Vol. 4The Road to the Finals

Lin Ye led the Heavenly Star Team through the tournament while strengthening his allies and securing the Huo Family’s allegiance. The volume ended as Bibi Dong confronted the Shrek Team before the final round.

  • Lin Ye trained the Heavenly Star Team and defeated the Elephant Armor Team, while Tang San faced the coming danger from Shi Nian.
  • Lin Ye rejected Xue Qinghe’s recruitment offer, then watched Shi Nian follow Tang San after Shrek’s victory over Canghui Academy.
  • Tang Hao rescued Tang San from Shi Nian and gave him guidance in Clear Sky Sect techniques, while Golden Crocodile Douluo gave Lin Ye a spiritual-type Soul Bone.
  • Lin Ye defeated the Thunder and Blazing Fire Teams, then faced Feng Xiaotian and the Divine Wind Team’s airborne attack.
  • Lin Ye defeated Skywater Team and Shrek Team to advance, while Xue Ye awarded noble titles to the advancing teams.
  • Lin Ye helped Huo Wu evolve her Martial Soul and Huo Xiaotian become a Soul Douluo, securing the Huo Family’s allegiance.
  • Lin Ye killed Dai Weisi and his accomplices after their staged abduction, then recruited Zhu Zhuyun as a spy.
  • Bibi Dong rejected Yu Xiaogang’s request for help and denounced the Shrek Team after Tang San challenged the demand to kneel.
Chapters 302–401 Read from ch. 302

Arc 13The Tournament Begins

Lin Ye protected Xiao Wu’s secret, prepared the Heavenly Star Team for the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, and won its early matches with overwhelming strength. After refusing recruitment by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Xue Qinghe, he left Shrek Team’s looming match against Canghui Academy as the story’s next danger.

  • Lin Ye bought the imprisoned cat girl at auction, then helped Xiao Wu hide from Chen Xin and gave her the Myriad Forms artifact so she could compete safely before returning to the Star Dou Forest.
  • Lin Ye trained the girls for half a year, prepared Heavenly Star Team for the tournament, and led them into the opening ceremony, where Shrek Team drew attention with its green uniforms.
  • Lin Ye defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team alone, winning Ye Zhilan a wagered residence and catching the attention of Ning Fengzhi, Xue Ye, and Salas.
  • Lin Ye watched Shrek Team win its first match, then met Xue Qinghe, rejected his recruitment offer, and discussed the empires, commoners, and unification with him.
  • After reaching level sixty-five, Lin Ye joined Su Mei against the Elephant Armor Team and overcame its shield wall, Pressure Kill attacks, and combined Mammoth Stomp to force Hu Yanli’s surrender.
  • Tang San and his companions watched Lin Ye’s victory, then Flender told Tang San that Shrek Academy would face Canghui Academy the next day, while Shi Nian followed Tang San from the lounge.
Chapters 302–326 Summaries Read

Arc 14The Qualifiers and Hidden Power

Lin Ye led the Heavenly Star Team through victories over the Thunder and Blazing Fire Teams while Tang San reunited with Tang Hao and revealed his Clear Sky Hammer. The stretch ended with Lin Ye facing Feng Xiaotian and the Divine Wind Team as they attacked from the air.

  • Tang Hao rescued Tang San from Shi Nian, killed Shi Nian, and fought Golden Crocodile Douluo, escaping after detonating his soul rings while Golden Crocodile Douluo kept the seven-colored Soul Bone.
  • Golden Crocodile Douluo gave Lin Ye the spiritual-type Soul Bone, which Lin Ye planned to give to the Holy Maiden, while Tang Hao agreed to teach Tang San Clear Sky Sect techniques.
  • Lin Ye defeated the Thunder Team and the Blazing Fire Team, overcoming Huo Wu’s Ring Fusion attack with his fire immunity.
  • Xue Qinghe introduced Lin Ye to Xue Ke, who admitted she liked him, and Xue Qinghe encouraged her to pursue him.
  • After Huo Wu discovered Lin Ye was Sword One, Lin Ye implanted a Split Sub-body in her and used it to make her obey his orders before letting her leave.
  • Tang San led Shrek Team to defeat Blazing Fire Team with the Clear Sky Hammer, revealing his second martial soul to Lin Ye.
  • Lin Ye entered the arena to face Divine Wind Team, where Feng Xiaotian led his teammates into the air and their Soul Skills drove Lin Ye back after he severed Feng Xiaotian’s claws.
Chapters 327–351 Summaries Read

Arc 15The Huo Family’s Allegiance

Lin Ye led Heavenly Star Team through the preliminaries, defeating Skywater Team and Shrek Team before the competition moved to the Royal Hunting Ground. He then secured Huo Wu’s loyalty and the Huo Family’s allegiance by helping Huo Wu evolve her Martial Soul and Huo Xiaotian reach Soul Douluo.

  • Lin Ye defeated the Divine Wind Team with his Symbiotic Battle Suit and Hidden Wind Sword, then warned Huo Wu not to provoke him again.
  • Lin Ye overcame Skywater Team’s freezing attacks with Nine Yang True Qi, broke Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and led Heavenly Star Team to victory.
  • Lin Ye defeated Shrek Team, leaving Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others off the arena as Ning Rongrong surrendered.
  • Xue Ye awarded the advancing teams noble titles and promised greater rewards if they won the finals, while Salas challenged the Empire’s authority and offered Spirit Hall recruitment.
  • Lin Ye left the advancement matches to Meng Yiran and the team, then met Xue Qinghe and Xue Ke at the Royal Hunting Ground before finding Huo Wu waiting at the Lin Residence.
  • Lin Ye offered to strengthen Huo Wu and Huo Xiaotian in exchange for the Huo Family’s submission, then passed Huo Xiaotian’s Soul Power pressure test and revealed that he was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and a thirteen-year-old Soul Emperor.
  • Lin Ye gave Huo Wu the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and Huo Xiaotian the Grade Nine Fire Ganoderma, helping Huo Wu evolve her Fire Shadow Martial Soul and Huo Xiaotian break through to Soul Douluo.
  • Huo Xiaotian pledged the Huo Family’s allegiance to Lin Ye, who asked him to address him as Young Master.
Chapters 352–376 Summaries Read

Arc 16The Finals in Spirit City

Lin Ye strengthened Huo Wu and his allies, defeated Dai Weisi’s ambush, and led the Heavenly Star Team through the tournament. The story left off as Bibi Dong confronted the Shrek Team before the final round.

  • Lin Ye brought Huo Wu to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, trained her to purify her Soul Power, and later watched her defeat Feng Xiaotian.
  • Lin Ye reunited with Hu Liena in Spirit City, gave her and her companions rare spirit herbs, and met with Bibi Dong before Zhu Zhuqing confronted her family.
  • Lin Ye protected Zhu Zhuqing from Dai Weisi, then led the Heavenly Star Team to victory over the Plant Team and advanced toward a match with the Star Luo Royal Team.
  • Dai Weisi lured Lin Ye into the forest with a staged abduction, but Lin Ye killed Dai Mo, Zhu Ling, and Dai Weisi, then recruited Zhu Zhuyun as a spy.
  • The Star Luo Royal Team forfeited its match, while the Heaven Dou Royal Team defeated Shrek and the Spirit Hall Team beat the Divine Wind Team.
  • Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong for help with Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls, but she rejected him and had the guards throw him out.
  • Bibi Dong opened the tournament’s final round at Pontiff Palace, where Tang San challenged the demand to kneel and Bibi Dong denounced the Shrek Team.
Chapters 377–401 Summaries Read
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