Chapter Summaries

Lin Ye led the Heavenly Star Team into its match against the Elephant Armor Team, whose captain Hu Yanli dismissed their chances. The Elephant Armor Team transformed to fight, while the rest of Lin Ye’s team sat down to snack and watch him alone.

• Lin Ye brought Sword One and Su Mei into the lineup in place of Zhu Zhuqing and Mu Qingyue.
• Hu Yanzhen predicted an Elephant Armor Team victory, but Salas privately knew Lin Ye’s team would win.
• Hu Yanli challenged Lin Ye and argued that the Elephant Armor Team’s strength and defense would counter physical attackers.
• The Elephant Armor Team entered Martial Soul Possession and summoned its Soul Rings.
• Lin Ye summoned the Hidden Wind Sword and four Soul Rings while Meng Yiran, Yue Qishan, Feng Yan'er, Xie Yunrou, Su Mei, and Ye Na set out snacks and watched from tables and stools.

Lin Ye faced the Elephant Armor Team alone while Meng Yiran and the other women watched from the sidelines. The Elephant Armor Team trapped him with a shield-wall charge and gravitational attacks, then Hu Yanli swung his tower shield at the immobilized Lin Ye.

• Lin Ye advanced alone to face the Elephant Armor Team, enraging Huyan Zhen and Hu Yanli.
• Hu Yanli led the team in activating their armor and tower shields, forming a shield wall and charging at Lin Ye.
• Lin Ye tried to dodge the shield wall and attack from the flank.
• Two Elephant Armor Team members used Pressure Kill on Lin Ye, leaving him stiffened for two seconds.
• Hu Yanli ordered his teammates to surround Lin Ye and swung his tower shield at him.

Lin Ye used Xuanyuan Sword Qi and quick movement to break through the Elephant Armor Team’s encirclement and exploit the limits of their Pressure Kill attacks. As he began tearing through their shields and armor, Hu Yanli ordered the team to use its combined soul skill, Mammoth Stomp.

• Lin Ye deflected Hu Yanli’s shield strike, but a Pressure Kill attack blasted him out of the air.
• Lin Ye unleashed Xuanyuan Sword Qi, battered the Diamond Tower Shields, and tore through Hu Yanxi’s crystal armor.
• Hu Yanli ordered Hu Yan Gai and Hu Yan Shi to use Pressure Kill, but Lin Ye evaded one attack and knocked the surrounding team members back with sword qi.
• Lin Ye escaped the encirclement and circled the Elephant Armor Team at speed, learning to evade their location-based Pressure Kill attacks.
• As Lin Ye’s attacks damaged the team’s shields and armor, Hu Yanli ordered his brothers to prepare their combined soul skill, Mammoth Stomp.

Hu Yanli summoned his Mountain Mammoth skull bone and combined the Elephant Armor Team's power into the Mammoth Stomp, but Lin Ye destroyed the phantom with the Xuanyuan Sword Technique. Lin Ye then held his sword to Hu Yanli's throat and declared him defeated.

• Humiliated by his team's defeat, Hu Yanli revealed his soul bone and began preparing the Combined Soul Skill, Mammoth Stomp.
• Hu Yanzhen released his Soul Douluo aura when spectators eyed Hu Yanli's valuable soul bone with greed.
• Hu Yanli summoned a Mountain Mammoth phantom, and five Diamond Mammoth Soul Elders poured their Soul Power into it until it reached the power of a Soul King's fifth soul skill.
• The Mountain Mammoth phantom stomped toward Lin Ye and restrained his movement, but Lin Ye used the Xuanyuan Sword Technique's Second Form to form a golden greatsword and destroy it.
• Lin Ye appeared behind the disoriented Hu Yanli, placed the Hidden Wind Sword against his throat, and told him he had lost.

Lin Ye single-handedly defeated the Elephant Armor Team, earning the spectators’ admiration and leaving Hu Yanli vowing to challenge him again. As Shrek Academy prepared to face Canghui Academy, Shi Nian watched Tang San leave and followed him.

• Lin Ye forced Hu Yanli to surrender after defeating the Elephant Armor Team, and Hu Yanli promised to beat him next time.
• The host announced Lin Ye’s victory, and the crowd erupted in cheers while Hu Yan Zhen seethed in the VIP section.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San watched Lin Ye’s performance and were shocked by his strength.
• Flender told Tang San that Shrek Academy would face Canghui Academy the next day, and Tang San returned to the lounge to cultivate.
• Shi Nian watched Tang San leave, narrowed his eyes, and followed him.

Shi Nian trapped Tang San in an illusion and tried to kill him, but Tang San’s Hidden Weapons could not overcome the Soul Sage. As Shi Nian closed in for the final attack, Tang Hao appeared and roared that Tang San was his son.

• Tang San left the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena and noticed that the city around him had become unnaturally silent.
• Shi Nian appeared and revealed that Tang San had entered an illusion; he said he planned to kill Tang San to protect Canghui Academy’s chances in the preliminaries.
• Tang San used his Purple Demon Eye and Hidden Weapons against Shi Nian, but the illusion held and Shi Nian deflected the attacks with his Soul Power.
• Shi Nian lunged at the wounded Tang San, who shut his eyes in despair, until Tang Hao’s terrifying Soul Power erupted and he ordered Shi Nian to get away from his son.

Tang Hao rescued Tang San from Shi Nian, killed Shi Nian, and discovered a seven-colored soul bone. Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived and recognized Tang Hao, leaving the two powerful Douluo facing each other in the forest.

• Tang Hao appeared just in time to save Tang San from Shi Nian, then revealed his identity as a Titled Douluo and reunited with his son.
• Tang Hao killed Shi Nian with the Clear Sky Hammer and discovered a seven-colored soul bone beside the corpse.
• Sensing Golden Crocodile Douluo approaching, Tang Hao sent Tang San fleeing from the forest.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo found the soul bone and recognized Tang Hao as Clear Sky Douluo before releasing his Soul Power pressure across the forest.

Golden Crocodile Douluo attacked Tang Hao to avenge the former Spirit Hall Pope, Qian Xunji, and overwhelmed him with his Rank 99 strength. Tang Hao remained badly injured and struggling to fight as the battle continued.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo revealed his Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul and nine Soul Rings, including a hundred-thousand-year ring, shocking Tang Hao.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo used Martial Soul Avatar and charged at Tang Hao, who answered with Clear Sky True Body and Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo overpowered Tang Hao’s hammer strike, knocked him away with his tail, and launched a relentless assault.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo’s attacks battered Tang Hao and devastated the forest, while Tang Hao suffered serious injuries.
• Tang Hao struggled back to his feet, bloodied and furious, and questioned how his opponent could be so powerful.

Tang Hao used the Great Sumeru Hammer's Ring Detonation to injure Golden Crocodile Douluo and escape with Tang San. Golden Crocodile Douluo recovered the soul bone and left the devastated forest before city guards arrived.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo taunted the wounded Tang Hao and charged at him, intent on killing him.
• Tang Hao detonated all nine soul rings and hurled his Clear Sky Hammer True Body at Golden Crocodile Douluo.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo's Golden Storm failed to stop the hammer, which blasted him away and injured his arms.
• Tang Hao seized Tang San and fled the forest, leaving the soul bone behind as his hammer dissipated.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo picked up the soul bone, buried Shi Nian's corpse, and flew away.
• A squad of city guards arrived at the ruined forest after Golden Crocodile Douluo had left.

After the Heavenly Star Team’s victory, Lin Ye returned to his residence, where Golden Crocodile Douluo brought him a seven-colored Soul Bone he had taken after confronting Tang Hao. Golden Crocodile Douluo gave it to Lin Ye, who learned it was a rare spiritual-type illusion Soul Bone suited to the Holy Maiden.

• Lin Ye watched the remaining matches at the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena and decided to cultivate at home the following day after seeing his team’s next opponent was an ordinary academy.
• At the residence, the girls crowded into the kitchen to learn Vivian’s cooking while Zhu Zhuqing went to cultivate.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo startled Lin Ye by entering through his window and presenting him with a seven-colored right arm Soul Bone.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo explained that he had found the Soul Bone beside a corpse after sensing Titled Douluo-level Soul Power, then attacked Tang Hao and was sent flying by his Ring Detonation technique as Tang Hao escaped.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo gave the ten-thousand-year Soul Bone to Lin Ye, who promised to remember his loyalty if he became a god.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo said the Soul Bone was a rare spiritual-type illusion bone suited to the Holy Maiden, and Lin Ye agreed to give it to her after returning to Spirit City.

Tang Hao recovered from his fight with a black-robed Titled Douluo and agreed to teach Tang San the Clear Sky Sect’s secret techniques, including Ring Detonation, so Tang San could reach the tournament finals. After Tang San left, Tang Hao privately hoped he would grow stronger for his mother’s sake, while the narrator questioned whether Tang Hao had knowingly treated Xiao Wu as a pawn.

• Tang San cared for Tang Hao in the forest while his father meditated to recover from his injuries and depleted Soul Power.
• After waking, Tang Hao accepted Tang San’s gratitude but refused to explain why they had lived in Holy Soul Village or where Tang San’s mother was.
• Tang San asked to learn Ring Detonation so Shrek Team could pass the qualifiers, and Tang Hao agreed to teach him the Clear Sky Sect’s secret techniques after each day’s matches.
• Tang Hao privately hoped Tang San would not blame him and said that Tang San needed to become stronger for his mother’s sake.
• The narrator argued that Tang Hao knew Xiao Wu was a soul beast and speculated that he had allowed her to go to Spirit City expecting her sacrifice to benefit Tang San.

The Shrek Team suffered its first preliminary defeat against the Thunder Team, and anticipation grew for the Thunder Team’s upcoming match against Lin Ye’s Heavenly Star Team. Lin Ye predicted that his team could defeat the Thunder Team faster than the Elephant Armor Team as both sides entered the arena.

• The Shrek Team sent its strongest lineup against the Thunder Team, but Yu Tianxin overwhelmed Dai Mubai and the team’s lightning attacks proved too fast and powerful for Tang San to control, forcing Shrek to concede.
• Spectators eagerly speculated about which lineup the Heavenly Star Team would use against the Thunder Team, with betting pools focused more on the lineup than the winner.
• Meng Yiran, Yue Qishan, Feng Yan'er, and Mu Qingyue fussed over Lin Ye in the waiting room while he reviewed the Thunder Team’s information from Principal Cheng Wudi.
• Lin Ye told the girls that the Thunder Team’s attack-focused fighters were easier for him to counter than the Elephant Armor Team’s defense and control.
• Lin Ye led the Heavenly Star Team into the arena, where they faced the Thunder Team as spectators cheered for both sides.

Lin Ye faced Yu Tianxin and the Thunder Team in the Five Elements Academy team battle, while Yu Tianxin warned him not to fight alone. Lin Ye entered the arena alone once again, and the Thunder Team launched its first attack as the match began.

• Lin Ye and Yu Tianxin exchanged salutes, and Yu Tianxin said that Lin Ye would not defeat the Thunder Team as he had the Elephant Armor Team.
• Yu Tianxin entered Martial Soul Possession as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and the other Thunder Team members summoned their Martial Souls.
• Lin Ye summoned the Hidden Wind Sword and simulated four soul rings, while Meng Yiran and the other girls watched from the back of the arena.
• The host announced the match, and the Thunder Team charged Lin Ye with their first soul skills.

Lin Ye overwhelmed the Thunder Team with the Xuanyuan Sword Technique and his Double Pupils, defeating several members despite their coordinated lightning attacks. He left Yu Tianxin and the Thunder Violent Bear Soul Master struggling to withstand his sword strikes.

• Yu Tianxin charged Lin Ye with Lightning Dragon Claw, but Lin Ye parried and quickly gained the advantage with the Nine Swords of Dugu.
• Lin Ye wounded the Thunder Eagle Soul Master, severed his summoned wings, and kicked him away from the fight.
• Yu Tianxin activated Wrath of Thunder while the Thunder Team's other Soul Masters attacked Lin Ye with lightning and physical soul skills.
• Lin Ye dodged Falling Lightning, cut apart the Lightning Web, and wounded the Thunder Leopard Soul Master before kicking both him and the Thunder Eagle Soul Master off the arena.
• Lin Ye continued fighting Yu Tianxin and the Thunder Violent Bear Soul Master, whose defenses gradually failed under his repeated sword strikes.

Lin Ye countered the Thunder Team’s coordinated lightning assault and broke free from Xu Sen’s Lightning Prison with the second form of the Xuanyuan Sword Technique. He destroyed Lin Hao’s thundercloud and left Lin Hao badly injured, then prepared to take out the rest of the team.

• Yu Tianxin ordered Xu Sen, Lin Hao, and the other Thunder Team members to restrain Lin Ye and prepare their strongest attacks.
• Lin Ye avoided Yu Tianxin’s lightning and the Thunder Violent Bear Soul Master’s Thunderous Stomp, then cut through the lightning pillar that erupted beneath him.
• Xu Sen trapped Lin Ye in Lightning Prison while the Thunderbolt Prayer Bead Soul Master boosted Yu Tianxin, the Thunder Violent Bear Soul Master, and Lin Hao.
• Yu Tianxin, the Thunder Violent Bear Soul Master, and Lin Hao launched their strongest lightning attacks at Lin Ye inside the cage.
• Lin Ye unleashed Shattering the Vault of Heaven, severed Lightning Prison, and destroyed Lin Hao’s thundercloud, causing Lin Hao to spit blood.
• Lin Ye decided to continue attacking and take out the rest of the Thunder Team.

Lin Ye defeated the Thunder Team alone with a crushing sword strike, while Tang San worried about Shrek Team’s remaining matches. After several days of cultivation and watching the tournament, Lin Ye returned home to find that Xue Qinghe had come to visit again.

• Lin Ye formed a massive golden greatsword and knocked Yu Tianxin and the Thunder Violent Bear Soul Master out of the arena, then swept the remaining Thunder Team members away with its flat side.
• Tang San worried that Shrek Team could not afford many more losses, and Grandmaster warned him that Sword One would become a formidable rival.
• Lin Ye dismissed Yu Tianxin’s vow to fight him again and left the arena with the girls.
• After several days of cultivating and watching matches, Lin Ye returned to his residence and learned from Vivian that Xue Qinghe was visiting.

Xue Qinghe visited Lin Ye and invited him to meet someone close to him at Moonlight Pavilion. Lin Ye accepted and arrived with Xue Qinghe, learning that the pavilion taught court etiquette to noble girls.

• Lin Ye went to the reception hall after cat maid Vivian told him Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had come to visit.
• Xue Qinghe explained that he wanted Lin Ye to meet someone close to him, and Lin Ye agreed to go along.
• Lin Ye and Xue Qinghe rode by carriage through Heaven Dou Imperial City to Moonlight Pavilion.
• Xue Qinghe told Lin Ye that Moonlight Pavilion taught court etiquette to noble daughters, then led him inside.

Xue Qinghe brought Lin Ye to Moonlight Pavilion to meet his younger sister, Xue Ke, who had wanted to meet the powerful young Soul Emperor. Xue Ke and Lin Ye greeted each other and sat down together as Xue Qinghe watched with quiet satisfaction.

• Xue Qinghe led Lin Ye into Moonlight Pavilion and asked Steward Ode to bring Xue Ke to them.
• Steward Ode escorted Xue Qinghe and Lin Ye to a private room upstairs.
• Xue Qinghe explained that Xue Ke had asked to meet Lin Ye after hearing about his strength and potential.
• Xue Ke arrived, and Xue Qinghe introduced Lin Ye as a twelve- or thirteen-year-old Soul Emperor.
• Xue Ke and Lin Ye exchanged polite greetings, and Xue Qinghe invited her to sit with them.

Lin Ye visited Xue Qinghe and Xue Ke at Moonlight Pavilion, where they learned he had founded the Heavenly Star Team and chatted with him through the afternoon. After Lin Ye left, Xue Ke admitted she was attracted to him, and Xue Qinghe promised to help her pursue him.

• Lin Ye told Xue Qinghe and Xue Ke that he had entered the tournament with the Heavenly Star Team, and declined Xue Ke's request to meet Sword One.
• Lin Ye entertained Xue Ke with stories about soul beasts and his travels until evening, then left Moonlight Pavilion.
• Xue Qinghe asked Xue Ke what she thought of Lin Ye, and she admitted she liked him a little.
• Xue Qinghe urged Xue Ke to pursue Lin Ye for both her happiness and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's benefit, and promised to create an opportunity for her.

Lin Ye’s Heavenly Star Team faced the Blazing Fire Team in a highly anticipated match at the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena. Before the match began, Huo Wu angrily challenged Lin Ye for planning to fight alone, and he calmly told her to prove her strength on the arena.

• Lin Ye learned that the Heavenly Star Team would face the Blazing Fire Team in the next day’s matches.
• The host announced the Heavenly Star Team versus the Blazing Fire Team as a headline match, and both teams took the stage.
• Lin Ye recognized Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and the other Blazing Fire Team members as they approached the arena’s center.
• Huo Wu confronted Lin Ye about fighting alone, and Lin Ye confirmed that he would.
• Huo Wushuang restrained Huo Wu and apologized, while Lin Ye invited the Blazing Fire Team to end his winning streak.
• Huo Wu vowed to make Lin Ye regret underestimating her team as the host prepared to begin the match.