Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong challenged Tang San’s contempt for Spirit Hall by pointing out its support for commoner Soul Masters, leaving him unable to answer while Ma Hongjun and Oscar knelt in shame. After showing the tournament’s soul-bone prizes, she announced the elimination matches, and Hu Liena and Yu Tianheng both chose to forfeit.

• Bibi Dong defended Spirit Hall’s role in awakening commoners’ Martial Souls and distributing subsidies, while Tang San stubbornly refused to admit fault.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar, ashamed of their earlier ingratitude, knelt before Bibi Dong, while Tang San remained standing and silent.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Bibi Dong to forgive the Shrek students so the tournament could continue, and she agreed to let them rise.
• Bibi Dong displayed the three soul-bone rewards, including the Spirit Concentration Wisdom Skull from a fifty-thousand-year Sacred Illusion Demonic Ape.
• Bibi Dong announced the individual elimination contest, and Hu Liena and Yu Tianheng both stepped forward to forfeit.

Hu Liena and Yu Tianheng forfeited the elimination match, sending Lin Ye’s Heavenly Star Team straight to the grand finals, while Spirit Hall defeated the Heaven Dou Royal Team in the advancement match. Flender confidently misread Bibi Dong’s hostility toward Yu Xiaogang as lingering love, and Zhao Wuji remained uneasy about his explanation.

• Hu Liena and Yu Tianheng forfeited, and Bibi Dong advanced the Heavenly Star Team to the grand finals while scheduling Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Royal Team to face each other.
• Shui Yue'er praised Sword One, while Meng Yiran congratulated Lin Ye on the team’s effortless advancement.
• Liu Erlong vowed to bring Yu Xiaogang to the plaza the next day, and Flender told Zhao Wuji that Bibi Dong’s insults proved she still loved Yu Xiaogang.
• Hu Liena controlled the Heaven Dou Royal Team with her Charm, but Yan had to join the fight and used his evolved Magma Lord martial soul to help defeat them.
• The Heaven Dou Royal Team conceded, setting up the final grand finals.

The final championship began at the Pontiff Palace, where Lin Ye’s Heavenly Star Team faced the Spirit Hall Team. The crowd was stunned when Xie Yue revealed that he had become a Soul Emperor.

• Ning Fengzhi welcomed the Shrek Team and praised Grandmaster’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, while Yu Xiaogang privately drew his interest as a potential investment.
• Lin Ye and the girls entered the Pontiff Palace with Cheng Wudi and the Peerless Dragon Snake, then joined the Spirit Hall Team on the arena.
• Yan taunted Lin Ye and urged him to fight with his team, but Lin Ye said he cared more about making history than about winning or losing.
• Xie Yue stopped Yan and said he would face Lin Ye himself as the referee ordered both teams to summon their martial souls.
• Xie Yue revealed larger, dark purple Moon Blades and six soul rings, shocking the crowd after his breakthrough to Soul Emperor.

Lin Ye fought Xie Yue after Xie Yue’s martial soul evolved and he reached Soul Emperor, but the Purple Star Moon Blades shattered Lin Ye’s Hidden Wind Sword. Lin Ye revealed himself as the disguised Sword One and challenged the entire Spirit Hall Team to attack him together.

• Xie Yue revealed that the Purple Star Golden Moonfang had evolved his moon blade martial soul and helped him reach Soul Emperor, then charged at Lin Ye.
• Xie Yue used his speed, soul skills, and Purple Star Moon Blades to pressure Lin Ye, while Spirit Hall Team members predicted his victory.
• The repeated clashes cracked Lin Ye’s Hidden Wind Sword until Xie Yue’s strike shattered it.
• Lin Ye laughed, gathered the fragments, and used his Symbiotic Battle Suit to absorb the sword without suffering backlash.
• Lin Ye dropped his mask, revealed his identity to Xie Yue and the Spirit Hall Team, and challenged them all to fight him together.

Lin Ye revealed that he was Sword One and challenged the Spirit Hall Team alone. He eliminated all but Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, who answered his challenge by beginning their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demonic Charm.

• Lin Ye dismissed his disguise and revealed his identity as Sword One, shocking the spectators, Shrek Team, and Ning Fengzhi.
• Lin Ye challenged the Spirit Hall Team, and Xie Yue, Hu Liena, Yan, and their teammates prepared to fight him.
• Lin Ye dodged Xie Yue and used Phoenix Dance Six Illusions to rush through Hu Liena's Demonic Mist and knock the other Spirit Hall Team members off the stage.
• Lin Ye told Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan to use their full strength, and Xie Yue and Hu Liena began their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demonic Charm.
• A tall, masked figure in purple-and-gold armor appeared, wielding Xie Yue's Purple Star Moon Blades.

Lin Ye dispelled Xie Yue and Hu Liena’s Demonic Charm and overwhelmed their team, but Hu Liena’s mind control triggered Lin Ye’s Double Pupils: Radiant Light. Xiao Wu shielded Tang San from the accidental attack, which shattered the bead on her chest and exposed her to the watching crowd.

• Xie Yue and Hu Liena used Demonic Charm, but Lin Ye fused his soul rings to purify its red mist and revealed his extraordinary soul-ring configuration.
• Lin Ye defeated Xie Yue in close combat and kicked Yan out of the arena.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena separated, and Hu Liena used Mind Control while Lin Ye struggled to suppress the Devouring Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Hu Liena partially controlled Lin Ye and accidentally activated Double Pupils: Radiant Light, so Lin Ye turned his gaze away from her as two beams fired.
• Xiao Wu pushed Tang San out of danger and blocked the beams with Invincible Golden Body, but the attack destroyed the bead on her chest and drew shocked, excited gazes from the crowd.

Xiao Wu's identity as a 100,000 Year Humanoid Soul Beast was exposed after Lin Ye's attack shattered the tool concealing her, while Lin Ye defeated the Spirit Hall Team and won the tournament. After awarding Lin Ye the soul bones, Bibi Dong ordered Xiao Wu captured, leaving Tang San and the Shrek Team confronting the revelation.

• Xiao Wu discovered that the Myriad Forms Magic Tool had shattered, and Bibi Dong, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Lin Ye recognized her identity as a 100,000 Year Humanoid Soul Beast.
• Lin Ye overcame Hu Liena's spiritual attack, defeated Xie Yue, and was revealed by Bibi Dong as a Spirit Hall member who had won the tournament for the Heavenly Star Team.
• Bibi Dong awarded Lin Ye three soul bones, then ordered her followers to capture Xiao Wu.
• Tang San and the Shrek Team shielded Xiao Wu, and Bibi Dong mocked Tang San before revealing that Xiao Wu was not human.
• Ning Fengzhi reacted with a sigh, and Bibi Dong urged the red-robed archbishops to seize Xiao Wu.

Bibi Dong exposed Xiao Wu as a hundred-thousand-year humanoid soul beast and ordered Spirit Hall to seize her, while Shrek Academy tried to protect her and escape. After Bibi Dong defeated the teachers, she ordered Lin Ye to hunt Xiao Wu, and Tang San stepped in front of her.

• Bibi Dong revealed Xiao Wu’s identity, and Xiao Wu admitted she had escaped her before and wanted revenge for her mother.
• Flender, Liu Erlong, Yu Xiaogang, and Zhao Wuji stood between Xiao Wu and Spirit Hall, while Yu Xiaogang urged them to hold out for Tang San’s father.
• Bibi Dong ordered the red-robed archbishops to attack, and Shrek Academy forced its way out of the Pontiff Palace as Ning Fengzhi distanced his daughter Ning Rongrong from the conflict.
• The Golden Iron Triangle summoned the Golden Holy Dragon, but Bibi Dong shattered it and injured Flender, Liu Erlong, Yu Xiaogang, and Zhao Wuji.
• Bibi Dong named Lin Ye to hunt Xiao Wu, and Tang San leapt in front of Xiao Wu as Lin Ye approached.

Lin Ye confronted Tang San over Xiao Wu’s danger and accused him of repeatedly putting Yu Xiaogang’s theories ahead of her safety. As Tang San attacked Lin Ye, Tang Hao appeared and struck Lin Ye’s former position with a massive hammer.

• Lin Ye slapped Tang San across the face, knocking out several teeth and sending him crashing into the plaza railing.
• Lin Ye told Ning Rongrong that Tang San was ungrateful to Spirit Hall and rebuked him for ignoring warnings about Xiao Wu’s danger.
• Lin Ye reminded Xiao Wu that Tang San had chosen the tournament and Yu Xiaogang’s theories over her safety, leaving her shaken and questioning his care for her.
• Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and charged at Lin Ye after Xiao Wu wavered.
• Lin Ye dodged an incoming hammer strike, and Tang Hao roared that no one could harm his son.

Tang Hao attacked Spirit Hall with his Clear Sky Hammer True Body, while Lin Ye suspected he planned to force Xiao Wu to sacrifice herself for Tang San. Lin Ye crushed a golden Crystal Card and transformed into a dragon-like figure, sending Tang Hao and his hammer flying with one punch.

• Tang Hao arrived at Spirit Hall to save Tang San and activated his Clear Sky Hammer True Body, striking at Pontiff Palace.
• Lin Ye reasoned that Tang Hao had known Xiao Wu was a 100,000 Year Humanoid Soul Beast and intended Spirit Hall to force her to sacrifice herself for Tang San.
• Lin Ye crushed a golden Crystal Card and surged with power as Tang Hao's hammer descended toward Pontiff Palace.
• A black, gold-scaled figure with dragon horns flew up and punched Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer True Body into the sky.
• The figure appeared above Pontiff Palace with nine red Soul Rings, revealing a Titled Douluo with nine Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.

Lin Ye fought Tang Hao above Pontiff Palace, revealed his second Martial Soul, and shattered Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer with an enhanced punch. Qian Daoliu stopped Lin Ye from killing Tang Hao, leaving Tang Hao badly injured while Tang San swore revenge against Spirit Hall.

• Tang Hao attacked Lin Ye with the Clear Sky Hammer, but Lin Ye met his blows with powerful punches.
• Lin Ye summoned the Nine Spirit Immortal Begonia and weakened Tang Hao with Purple Spirit Light of Weakness.
• Lin Ye boosted his strength with four Soul Skills and shattered Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer True Body with one punch.
• Qian Daoliu told Lin Ye not to kill Tang Hao, so Lin Ye pulled back and blasted Tang Hao onto the plaza instead.
• Tang San, still held captive, saw Tang Hao injured and vowed to destroy Spirit Hall.

Lin Ye accused Tang Hao of knowingly putting Xiao Wu in danger so she might sacrifice herself for Tang San, and challenged Tang San over his repeated disregard for her safety. Xiao Wu began to turn away from Tang San and walked toward Lin Ye.

• Lin Ye argued with Tang San that Tang Hao's attack on Spirit Hall and Tang San's own actions made them no better than their enemies.
• Lin Ye told Xiao Wu that Tang Hao, as a Titled Douluo, had likely known her identity since Nuoding Academy and deliberately allowed her to enter the tournament and travel to Spirit City.
• Xiao Wu considered whether Tang Hao had engineered her relationship with Tang San so she would willingly sacrifice herself, while Tang San denied his father's involvement.
• Liu Erlong accepted Lin Ye's accusation and offered to help preserve Xiao Wu's life.
• Lin Ye listed the times he had protected Xiao Wu and accused Tang San of putting Yu Xiaogang's plans ahead of her safety.
• Xiao Wu lowered her head and walked toward Lin Ye.

Xiao Wu sacrificed herself to Lin Ye, giving him a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone before she vanished. Tang Hao escaped with the unconscious Tang San, and the tournament ended as Ning Fengzhi realized the events had begun a new conflict.

• Xiao Wu approached Lin Ye and began a sacrifice, asking him to spare Tang San and explaining that she had promised to sacrifice herself to him.
• Xiao Wu gave her life to create a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone for Lin Ye, then disappeared in his arms.
• Tang San fainted in grief, and Tang Hao seized him and escaped while Bibi Dong chose not to pursue them.
• Bibi Dong released the Shrek Academy members, and the tournament concluded after Xiao Wu's sacrifice and Tang Hao's escape.
• Ning Fengzhi saw Lin Ye's new soul ring and Soul Bone and realized that the real turmoil was only beginning.

After the tournament, Lin Ye told Zhu Zhuqing who he was, and she chose to stay with him and declared her love. In the Star Dou Forest, Tang Hao told Tang San about Ah Yin and urged him to help destroy Spirit Hall, while Tang San privately suspected his father had let Xiao Wu’s identity be exposed.

• Bibi Dong praised Lin Ye after the tournament and proposed using his victory to promote Spirit Hall and recruit soul masters.
• Lin Ye returned to the hotel and asked Zhu Zhuqing whether she would still follow him despite his Spirit Hall identity.
• Zhu Zhuqing said she would stay with Lin Ye, confessed she had resolved to follow him for life, and kissed him.
• Tang San awoke beside Tang Hao in the Star Dou Forest and asked whether Xiao Wu had died and whether Tang Hao had deliberately allowed her sacrifice.
• Tang Hao revealed that Tang San’s mother, Ah Yin, had been a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who sacrificed herself after Spirit Hall pursued them, then urged Tang San to help destroy Spirit Hall.
• Tang San agreed to train with Tang Hao but suspected his father had avoided answering whether he had knowingly exposed Xiao Wu, and chose not to confront him.

After a year of cultivation, Lin Ye broke through to the sixth level of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill and reached rank seventy-eight. Bibi Dong arranged a test for him with Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, leaving Lin Ye to fight using only his physical strength.

• Lin Ye emerged from three days of seclusion after advancing his Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill to the sixth level, with physical strength exceeding fifty thousand jin.
• Lin Ye reunited with Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena, and Hu Liena told him that Bibi Dong wanted to see him.
• Lin Ye told Bibi Dong that his cultivation had risen from rank seventy-three to rank seventy-eight after consuming two Immortal Grade Spirit Grasses.
• Bibi Dong summoned Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and revealed that he would test Lin Ye's physical condition.
• Yue Guan told Lin Ye to fight without soul skills or Soul Power and said Lin Ye would pass if he defeated him.

Lin Ye revealed his fully awakened Devouring Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul and defeated Yue Guan with one punch, proving his physical strength had grown far beyond expectations. Bibi Dong then assigned him a trial in the City of Slaughter, where he could obtain a domain and potentially awaken one hidden within his martial souls.

• Lin Ye revealed that his Devouring Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul had fully awakened more than half a year earlier.
• Lin Ye broke free of Yue Guan’s Aura Barrier and knocked Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan into the Pontiff Palace wall with one punch.
• Bibi Dong healed Yue Guan, praised Lin Ye’s strength, and explained that he was ready for his next task.
• Bibi Dong told Lin Ye that passing a trial could grant him a domain and awaken a hidden domain in one of his martial souls.
• Bibi Dong named the destination of Lin Ye’s trial as the City of Slaughter.

Lin Ye, Hu Liena, and Zhu Zhuqing reached the town that served as the entrance to the City of Slaughter. After tavern patrons threatened the two women, Lin Ye ordered Zhu Zhuqing to kill them, and she began cutting down the crowd.

• Lin Ye, Hu Liena, and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the silent northern town after nearly half a month of travel.
• Lin Ye led the women through the cold town toward its tavern, the entrance to the City of Slaughter.
• The tavern waiter demanded that Lin Ye and his companions drink Bloody Mary before revealing the entrance.
• Two patrons insulted Lin Ye and threatened to take Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing, while others joined in with lewd remarks.
• Lin Ye ordered the patrons killed, and Zhu Zhuqing attacked, swiftly slashing through the tavern as the patrons fell bleeding.

Lin Ye, Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena entered the City of Slaughter after Lin Ye killed the tavern patrons who attacked them. At the city gates, Lin Ye accepted Terror Knight Scott’s challenge and struck him and his horse with the Heavy Mountain Sword.

• Zhu Zhuqing cut down several attackers in the tavern, and Lin Ye killed the remaining patrons with golden needles.
• Lin Ye forced the attendant to reveal the hidden entrance, then sent Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena into the passage before following them.
• The attendant reset the tavern mechanism, and a ragged old man and a handsome blue-haired youth arrived moments later.
• Lin Ye and the women emerged beneath a purple moon, where he found that soul skills and soul rings were suppressed.
• Terror Knight Scott demanded that Lin Ye defeat his knights to enter the City of Slaughter, and Lin Ye accepted with the Heavy Mountain Sword.
• Lin Ye met the knights’ charge and smashed Scott’s lance, armor, and warhorse with a single blow.

Lin Ye defeated Terror Knight Scott and the Black Armor Knights, then received entry tokens for himself, Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena. Tang San followed them toward the City of Slaughter, secretly plotting revenge on Lin Ye, while Lin Ye spotted a veiled woman waiting at the city gates.

• Lin Ye knocked Terror Knight Scott and every Black Armor Knight to the ground, then took three entry tokens from Scott.
• A silver-blue-haired young man arrived, concealed his killing intent toward Lin Ye, and received his own token from Scott.
• The young man revealed himself in thought to be Tang San, who resolved to hide his identity and plan a chance to kill Lin Ye in revenge for Tang Hao and Xiao Wu.
• Lin Ye led Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena toward the City of Slaughter, where a powerful stench of blood greeted them.
• Lin Ye activated his Double Pupils and saw a black-veiled woman waiting at the city gates.

Lin Ye, Zhu Zhuqing, Hu Liena, and Tang San entered the City of Slaughter and learned about its rules, the Hell Slaughter Arena, and the Road to Hell. In the Inner City, Tang San condemned the place, prompting Lin Ye and Hu Liena to react coldly.

• The Black Veil Woman escorted Lin Ye, Zhu Zhuqing, Hu Liena, and Tang San through the city gate and explained that soul skills were suppressed inside the City of Slaughter.
• The Black Veil Woman described the city's two kinds of residents, the Hell Slaughter Arena, and the Road to Hell, noting that only eight Slaughter Gods had emerged over several thousand years.
• Lin Ye asked about the city's food supply, then told the Black Veil Woman to take the group to the Hell Slaughter Arena and explain how to qualify for the Road to Hell.
• The Black Veil Woman explained that residents could avoid the arena by contributing Bloody Mary, and Lin Ye saw the emaciated residents and unappetizing food distributed in the Outer City.
• The Black Veil Woman led the group into the Inner City, where they witnessed open violence and depravity.
• Tang San mocked the City of Slaughter and suggested Spirit Hall should destroy it, causing Lin Ye and Hu Liena to look at him coldly.