Chapter Summaries

Lin Ye arrived in Spirit City with the Heavenly Star Team and went alone to visit Hu Liena. He entered her room expecting to find it empty, only to discover her bathing.

• Lin Ye and the other teams reached Spirit City, entered under a Spirit Hall archbishop’s guidance, and settled into the hotel Spirit Hall had reserved.
• The Heavenly Star Team chose rooms first, and the others went sightseeing while Lin Ye left alone for the Pontiff Palace area.
• Lin Ye used his Holy Son Token to enter the guarded residential district and went to Hu Liena’s courtyard with a key.
• After receiving no answer, Lin Ye let himself into Hu Liena’s room and found her bathing; Hu Liena screamed when they saw each other.

Lin Ye returned to Hu Liena’s room during her bath, leading to a mistaken attack before she recognized him. He explained his secret mission and gave her a Lovesick Heartbreak Red, an Immortal Grade Spirit Grass that could evolve her Martial Soul.

• Hu Liena mistook masked Lin Ye for a trespasser and attacked him, but he dodged her strike and revealed his identity.
• Hu Liena recognized Lin Ye, hurriedly dressed, and asked why he had returned while on a secret mission.
• Lin Ye explained his mission and told Hu Liena he expected to remain mainly in Spirit City after completing it.
• Lin Ye gave Hu Liena a Lovesick Heartbreak Red and explained that it could improve her strength and aptitude and might evolve her Martial Soul.

Lin Ye explained the Lovesick Heartbreak Red's powers and how true love was required to pluck it, and Hu Liena successfully picked the flower. Lin Ye left her additional Immortal Grade Spirit Grasses for Xie Yue and Yan before heading to meet the Pope for his secret mission.

• Lin Ye told Hu Liena that the Lovesick Heartbreak Red could evolve her Martial Soul, improve her cultivation and talent, but required a sincere lover's blood to pluck.
• Hu Liena recalled her time with Lin Ye, spat blood onto the flower, and successfully plucked it from the black stone.
• Hu Liena chose to keep the Lovesick Heartbreak Red rather than consume it immediately, and Lin Ye explained that it would not wither while it stayed with her.
• Lin Ye gave Hu Liena the Purple Star Golden Moonfang for Xie Yue and the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd for Yan, explaining that they could evolve their Martial Souls.
• Lin Ye asked Hu Liena to have Xie Yue and Yan consume the grasses soon, then said he had to carry out a secret mission and meet the Pope.

Lin Ye returned to Spirit City and visited Bibi Dong, telling her about his exploits and the talented girls he had gathered along the way. After teasing him about their feelings and Hu Liena’s jealousy, Bibi Dong received an Immortal Grade Spirit Grass he had brought as a gift.

• Lin Ye met with Bibi Dong in Pontiff Palace and recounted his adventures, including finding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and bringing several families and talented girls under his command.
• Bibi Dong expressed surprise at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s power and teased Lin Ye about taking in three girls and whether Hu Liena would be jealous.
• Lin Ye admitted he was unsure whether the girls had feelings for him, and Bibi Dong offered to talk to Hu Liena if needed.
• Lin Ye presented Bibi Dong with a Nine Cloud Azure Sky Poria, saying it could strengthen her foundation and improve her cultivation aptitude.

Bibi Dong accepted the Nine Cloud Azure Sky Poria from Lin Ye and briefly touched his face before he left, concealing her true feelings. On Spirit City's commercial street, Zhu Zhuqing confronted her sister Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi, who declared he would take her back to the Star Luo Empire.

• Lin Ye gave Bibi Dong a Nine Cloud Azure Sky Poria, and she thanked him for his concern.
• Bibi Dong touched Lin Ye's cheek before claiming she was checking his skin, and Lin Ye left the rear hall.
• Zhu Zhuqing and the Heavenly Star Team girls encountered Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi outside a pastry shop.
• Zhu Zhuqing rejected Zhu Zhuyun as her sister and told Dai Weisi he had no right to criticize her.
• Dai Weisi accused Zhu Zhuqing of betraying the Dai and Zhu families and threatened to take her back, while Zhu Zhuqing vowed to resist him.

Lin Ye arrived to stop Dai Weisi from taking Zhu Zhuqing and swiftly defeated him in front of the Heavenly Star Team and a crowd of onlookers. Dai Weisi was left severely wounded after Lin Ye shattered his defense and kicked him into the crowd.

• Meng Yiran, Yue Qishan, and the other girls stood against Dai Weisi and refused to let him take Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lin Ye arrived after receiving Zhu Zhuqing's plea for help and stood between her and Dai Weisi's group.
• Dai Weisi declared that Lin Ye had disgraced the Dai Family by taking his brother's fiancée, then attacked him with his Evil Eye White Tiger martial soul.
• Lin Ye dodged Dai Weisi's strike and cut through his tiger hide with the Hidden Wind Sword.
• Lin Ye shattered Dai Weisi's White Tiger Body Barrier, struck him repeatedly, and kicked him into the onlookers.

Lin Ye humiliated Dai Weisi in Spirit City before the finals began. The Heavenly Star Team drew the Plant Team for its first match, and Lin Ye prepared to enter the arena alone.

• Lin Ye gravely injured Dai Weisi, mocked him, and left with the girls as the crowd noticed a dog-shaped bloodstain on Dai Weisi's chest.
• Dai Weisi's angry outburst drew the attention of a bald Soul Sage and the hostile Spirit City crowd, leaving him and his team intimidated.
• Several days later, the finals began at Spirit City's grand spirit arena, where Meng Yiran and the others waited with Lin Ye in the Heavenly Star Team's lounge.
• Cheng Wudi drew the Plant Team as the Heavenly Star Team's first opponent and gave Lin Ye their information.
• Lin Ye assessed the Plant Team's plant-based control and poison tactics and judged that his swordsmanship and Nine Yang Divine Skill countered them.
• When the host announced the match, Lin Ye told the girls it was their turn to take the field.

Lin Ye led the Heavenly Star Team into its match against the Plant Team, while Meng Yiran and the other girls watched from the sidelines. Lin Ye defeated the Plant Team alone, forcing Cui Xiya to concede and securing the Heavenly Star Team’s victory.

• Lin Ye and the Heavenly Star Team entered the arena and saluted Cui Xiya and the Plant Team.
• The Plant Team summoned its plant Martial Souls, while Lin Ye summoned the Hidden Wind Sword and the girls sat down to eat and watch.
• Ning Fengzhi told Yue Guan that the Heavenly Star Team might be Spirit Hall’s greatest enemy, while Bibi Dong knew both teams belonged to Spirit Hall.
• When the match began, Lin Ye used his sword to cut through the Plant Team’s vines, thorns, bamboo, and poison attacks.
• Lin Ye sent most of the Plant Team flying from the arena, and Cui Xiya conceded with two teammates still standing.
• The host announced the Heavenly Star Team as the winner, and the audience cheered.

Lin Ye’s Heavenly Star Team advanced after he single-handedly defeated a powerful Star Luo Empire team, setting up a fourth-round match against the Star Luo Royal Team. The Royal Team’s members and teacher Solo assessed their poor odds, and Dai Weisi decided to make the arrangements for the match.

• Lin Ye swept a Star Luo Empire team with at least three Soul Ancestors, drawing attention to his strength and advancing the Heavenly Star Team to the next round.
• The tournament draw matched the Heavenly Star Team against the Star Luo Royal Team in the fourth round.
• Li Yang warned Dai Weisi and the Royal Team that Lin Ye’s speed and swordsmanship could overwhelm their fighters, while Ying Wei argued that the team should not fear him.
• Tang Hongyu noted that Lin Ye had defeated teams with Martial Soul Fusion Skills, making the Royal Team doubt whether the Hell White Tiger could help them win.
• Solo estimated the Royal Team had a forty percent chance against Lin Ye alone but only a ten percent chance against the full Heavenly Star Team.
• Dai Weisi dismissed the others and said he would make the arrangements for the next day’s match.

Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun feared losing their families’ inheritance rights if the Star Luo Royal Team fell behind Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, so they planned to ambush Sword One before the match. Zhu Zhuyun reluctantly agreed to impersonate Zhu Zhuqing and lure Sword One outside Spirit City.

• Dai Weisi kept Zhu Zhuyun behind and warned that losing to the Heavenly Star Team could let Zhu Zhuqing challenge her place in the Zhu Family, while Dai Mubai might regain standing in the Dai Family.
• Zhu Zhuyun said they had no way to counter Sword One and could only adapt during the match, but Dai Weisi argued that Sword One could defeat them if a Control System Soul Master restrained them.
• Dai Weisi proposed disguising Zhu Zhuyun as Zhu Zhuqing to lure Sword One outside Spirit City, where Dai Mo and Zhu Ling could ambush him with their Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Zhu Zhuyun disliked impersonating her sister but agreed to the plan to protect her inheritance rights, and Dai Weisi began discussing the details.

Lin Ye pursued a Nether Spirit Cat Soul Sage who appeared to be abducting Zhu Zhuqing, only to discover that the chase was a trap set by Dai Weisi to lure him out of Spirit City. The supposed Zhu Zhuqing was actually Zhu Zhuyun's younger sister.

• Lin Ye heard a woman announce that she had caught Zhu Zhuqing and saw a black-robed figure carrying someone dressed like her away.
• Lin Ye chased the figure across Spirit City, and she used her Nether Spirit Cat Martial Soul and speed-boosting skills to escape beyond the city walls.
• Lin Ye followed the Nether Spirit Cat Soul Sage deep into the forest, confident he could handle whatever awaited him.
• The Soul Sage stopped, and Dai Weisi emerged with a middle-aged man, revealing that the abduction had been a ruse to lure Lin Ye out.
• Lin Ye saw the supposed Zhu Zhuqing's face and realized she was Zhu Zhuyun's younger sister, not Zhu Zhuqing.

Dai Weisi lured Lin Ye into an ambush with Zhu Zhuyun posing as Zhu Zhuqing, then ordered Dai Mo and Zhu Ling to kill him. Lin Ye revealed his Nine Spirit Immortal Begonia Martial Soul and six soul rings, then struck both Soul Sages down as they charged him.

• Lin Ye recognized Zhu Zhuyun and realized Dai Weisi had lured him out to remove him before the tournament match.
• Dai Weisi ordered Dai Mo and Zhu Ling to attack Lin Ye, and the two Soul Sages approached with their Martial Souls activated.
• Lin Ye summoned the Nine Spirit Immortal Begonia Martial Soul and revealed six soul rings, stunning Dai Mo, Zhu Ling, Dai Weisi, and Zhu Zhuyun.
• Dai Weisi dismissed Lin Ye's display as an illusion and urged Dai Mo and Zhu Ling to attack.
• Lin Ye activated four soul rings and punched Dai Mo in the abdomen, sending him flying.
• Lin Ye followed with a sweeping kick that struck Zhu Ling and sent her flying as Dai Weisi's triumphant grin disappeared.

Lin Ye fought Dai Mo and Zhu Ling, using his weakening soul skill and Xuanyuan Sword to counter their strength. As they unleashed the Netherworld White Tiger, Lin Ye struck back with the Xuanyuan Sword Technique’s Splitting the Heaven and Earth, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Lin Ye sent Dai Mo flying with a punch, but Dai Mo dismissed the blow as carelessness and activated his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Lin Ye weakened Dai Mo with Purple Spirit Light of Weakness and attacked him with the Xuanyuan Sword, but Zhu Ling pulled Dai Mo away before the sword could kill him.
• Dai Mo and Zhu Ling merged their martial souls to form the Netherworld White Tiger and launched the Netherworld White Tiger Strike at Lin Ye.
• Lin Ye summoned countless golden swords and formed them into a giant blade before slashing down at the charging Netherworld White Tiger.

Lin Ye defeated the Netherworld White Tiger and killed Dai Weisi after learning he had tried to murder him. He caught Zhu Zhuyun as she fled, and she begged him to spare her.

• Lin Ye split the Netherworld White Tiger with the third form of the Xuanyuan Sword Technique, killing Dai Mo and Zhu Ling inside it.
• Lin Ye approached Dai Weisi with the Hidden Wind Sword and rejected his threats and pleas for his life.
• Lin Ye slashed Dai Weisi's throat, leaving him bleeding and unable to speak.
• Zhu Zhuyun activated her speed-boosting soul skills and fled into the forest.
• Lin Ye caught up to Zhu Zhuyun, but she dropped to her knees and begged him not to kill her.

Zhu Zhuyun begged Lin Ye to spare her, explaining that her engagement to Dai Weisi had been a political arrangement and offering to ally herself with him so she could pursue power in the Star Luo Empire. When she stripped to prove she was unarmed and sincere, Lin Ye showed no interest, leaving Zhu Zhuyun to suspect he was a lolicon.

• Lin Ye accused Zhu Zhuyun of faking surrender to avenge Dai Weisi and threatened her with his sword.
• Zhu Zhuyun decided that survival and ambition mattered more than revenge, and considered pledging herself to Lin Ye to gain his support.
• Zhu Zhuyun explained that she and Dai Weisi had no affection for each other, then offered to let Lin Ye inspect her to prove she was unarmed.
• Lin Ye backed away as Zhu Zhuyun undressed, then told her to put her clothes back on because he had learned what he needed.
• Zhu Zhuyun wondered why Lin Ye was unmoved by her naked body and concluded that he might only be attracted to girls Zhu Zhuqing's age.

Lin Ye spared Zhu Zhuyun after she offered to serve him and promised she could be useful as a future power in the Star Luo Empire. He made her fuse with a Split Sub-body of his Symbiotic Battle Suit, then had her forfeit the Star Luo Royal Team’s match after Dai Weisi’s death.

• Zhu Zhuyun begged Lin Ye to spare her, offering to become his female slave and conceal Dai Weisi’s death.
• Lin Ye decided Zhu Zhuyun could serve as a high-ranking spy and gave her a Split Sub-body of the External Soul Bone: Symbiotic Battle Suit to fuse with.
• Zhu Zhuyun swallowed the Split Sub-body and discovered that Lin Ye had given her an External Soul Bone.
• Lin Ye ordered Zhu Zhuyun to forfeit the next day’s match and leave the explanation for Dai Weisi’s death to her.
• Zhu Zhuyun announced that the Star Luo Royal Team was forfeiting its match against the Heavenly Star Team without giving a reason.

Shrek Team lost to the Heaven Dou Royal Team after Dugu Yan’s poison and the Royal Team’s strength overwhelmed them, leaving Tang San unconscious. After Tang San recovered, Grandmaster resolved to uncover the secret of Twin Martial Souls and how to prevent its wielders from dying.

• Lin Ye watched Shrek Team face the Heaven Dou Royal Team and noted how much both teams had progressed.
• Dugu Yan’s poison and Ye Lingling’s healing turned the fight in the Royal Team’s favor, while Yu Tianheng defeated Dai Mubai.
• Tang San used Ring Detonation, but the Shi Mo brothers endured his attack, and he fainted from exhaustion as the Heaven Dou Royal Team won.
• Spirit Hall Team defeated Divine Wind Team while Hu Liena kept Xie Yue and Yan out of the match.
• Tang San woke in the Shrek lounge and apologized to Yu Xiaogang for losing and failing to prove his theories.
• Yu Xiaogang comforted Tang San and resolved to investigate Twin Martial Souls and how to prevent their wielders from dying.

Yu Xiaogang went to the Pontiff Palace to ask Bibi Dong how she had overcome the dangers of Twin Martial Souls for Tang San’s sake. Bibi Dong rejected his appeal to their past, condemned him for abandoning her and taking credit for research she had supported, and had the guards throw him out.

• Yu Xiaogang told Liu Erlong he planned to ask Bibi Dong about Twin Martial Souls, and Liu Erlong reluctantly let him go.
• Yu Xiaogang used Tang Hao’s Elder token to enter the Pontiff Palace and asked Bibi Dong to reveal how she had handled Twin Martial Souls.
• Bibi Dong refused to help Tang San because he was Tang Hao’s son and Spirit Hall’s enemy, and she rejected Yu Xiaogang’s promise that he would not oppose Spirit Hall.
• Yu Xiaogang appealed to their past relationship, prompting Bibi Dong to accuse him of leaving her during her crisis and failing to acknowledge her help with his research.
• Bibi Dong ordered the guards to throw Yu Xiaogang out, and they carried out her command despite his protests.

Yu Xiaogang left Pontiff Palace injured and learned nothing about the danger of Twin Martial Souls, but he insisted he was clear of conscience and believed he could solve the problem himself. Three days later, the fifth and final round of the tournament began before Pontiff Palace, with the remaining teams gathered to watch.

• Pontiff Palace guards threw Yu Xiaogang out, and he left without arguing, troubled that Bibi Dong had refused to help Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang returned to his hotel in secret, where Liu Erlong saw his injuries and offered to confront Bibi Dong.
• Yu Xiaogang stopped Liu Erlong and admitted Bibi Dong had reason to be angry with him, but he said he had ideas about the Twin Martial Souls obstacle.
• Three days passed as Spirit Hall prepared an arena inside Pontiff Palace for the tournament’s final round.
• The three teams assembled in the plaza before Pontiff Palace as the Shrek, Divine Wind, Skywater, and other teams gathered to watch.

At the Spirit Hall gathering in Spirit City, Tang San and the Shrek Team refused to salute Pope Bibi Dong, provoking the archbishops and drawing her rebuke. Bibi Dong stopped the guards and publicly called Shrek Academy ungrateful for accepting Spirit Hall’s support while showing her disrespect.

• Lin Ye advised Meng Yiran and the other girls to bow to Bibi Dong rather than kneel when the Pope appeared.
• Bibi Dong emerged from Pontiff Palace with four prominent guests as the Temple Knight Order and most teams knelt before her.
• The Heavenly Star Team mostly knelt, while Lin Ye, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran bowed; the Shrek Team gave no salute.
• Tang San argued that no rule required anyone to kneel before the Pope, and a red-robed archbishop demanded that Shrek be seized.
• Bibi Dong stopped the archbishop, mocked Yu Xiaogang, and listed the Shrek members’ ties to Spirit Hall before calling them ungrateful, shameless wretches.