Chapter Summaries

Ma Hongjun and Yu Feng met at a takoyaki stall in Kor City and turned their rivalry into an eating contest. After tying, they discussed the tournament and their Soul Power, leaving Yu Feng discouraged by his stalled cultivation and Ma Hongjun’s rapid progress.

• Ma Hongjun and Yu Feng ordered ten large servings of takoyaki each and challenged one another to eat them.
• They finished all twenty servings and agreed the contest was a draw.
• Ma Hongjun asked why Yu Feng was in Kor City, and Yu Feng said Heaven Dou Royal Academy had come to study its tournament rivals.
• Yu Feng claimed Heaven Dou Royal Academy would win the finals, while Ma Hongjun boasted that he could defeat the team alone.
• Yu Feng revealed his Soul Power was level thirty-eight, and Ma Hongjun mocked him by comparing it to his own level forty-two.
• Yu Feng admitted he knew Ma Hongjun had surpassed him and felt lost because his cultivation had hit a bottleneck.

Yu Feng struggled with his level-thirty-eight bottleneck and the Speed Clan’s warning that offensive soul rings could keep him from advancing, but resolved to pursue greater power. The next day, he watched Ma Hongjun defeat all seven members of Skywater Academy, and his determination burned stronger.

• Ma Hongjun teased Yu Feng, then explained that Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang’s guidance had helped Blue Tyrant Academy’s students improve rapidly.
• Yu Feng and Ma Hongjun parted after joking about facing each other in the tournament.
• Back in his room, Yu Feng recalled his grandfather’s warning that offensive soul rings could stop the Speed Clan’s Sharp-Tailed Swift from advancing past level thirty-eight, but vowed to become stronger.
• Ma Hongjun defeated Skywater Academy’s members one by one, including captain Shui Bing’er, to win the match for Shrek Academy.
• Yu Feng watched Ma Hongjun’s victory from the stands and clenched his fists with renewed resolve.

Dai Mubai awakened and mastered the Ancient Evil-Eyed Saint King inheritance, crushing Thunder Academy and leading Blue Tyrant Team to victory. Yu Xiaogang gained new rewards, while a mysterious black-robed man watched Dai Mubai and declared that the title of greatest Beast Martial Soul should return to the Evil-Eyed White Tiger.

• Dai Mubai awakened his Evil-Eyed Saint King Form during the match against Yu Tianxin and defeated all seven members of Thunder Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang received an Adaptive Evolvable Soul Ring, the Dance of Frenzied Battle technique, and a guide to crafting level-one through level-five Soul Tools.
• A black-robed man watched Dai Mubai from the stands and said the title of world's greatest Beast Martial Soul should return to the Evil-Eyed White Tiger.
• The referee declared Blue Tyrant Team the winners, and Dai Mubai returned to the preparation area to congratulations from Tang San and the others.
• Dai Mubai held Zhu Zhuqing's hand and promised to protect her, and she accepted his reassurance as their friends teased them.
• Dai Mubai invited the team to celebrate with a feast at the hotel.

Yu Xiaogang learned that two Soul Saints were targeting the girls to force Dai Mubai to surrender the Evil-Eyed Saint King inheritance, so he and the teachers secretly guarded the students. When the attackers cornered Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan, Yu Xiaogang arrived and crushed them beneath his Soul Power.

• A sunglasses-wearing man confirmed that Yu Xiaogang had obtained the ancient Saint King inheritance and said their plan could begin, while Yu Xiaogang spotted him with a Soul Douluo and two Soul Saints.
• Yu Xiaogang told Liu Erlong and Flender to protect the students and capture anyone who attacked them, then secretly followed the four girls as they went shopping.
• Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu noticed two black-clad figures following them and led the group into a quiet alley, where the pair revealed themselves as Soul Saints.
• The black-clad woman used purple restraints to seal the alley, and the girls prepared to fight as Xiao Wu urged Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to escape.
• Yu Xiaogang's overwhelming Soul Power suppressed the attackers and slammed them to the ground, and he demanded to know whether they had considered the price of attacking his disciples.

Yu Xiaogang rescued Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the other girl from two Star Luo Empire deathsworn, while Dai Tian arrived at the hotel seeking Dai Mubai. Dai Mubai admitted he was a Star Luo prince and began explaining the empire’s dangerous succession system.

• Yu Xiaogang subdued two Soul Saints who had attacked the four girls, and he identified them as likely Star Luo Empire deathsworn.
• Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu carried the unconscious attackers back to the Blue Tyrant Academy hotel with Yu Xiaogang.
• Dai Tian visited the hotel and told Zhao Wuji he wanted to speak with Dai Mubai about the Evil-Eyed Saint King inheritance.
• Dai Mubai admitted to his teammates that he was a prince of the Star Luo Empire.
• Tang San recognized that Dai Mubai had likely fled because of the empire’s deadly contest for succession.
• Dai Mubai explained that every prince could become the Star Luo throne’s heir, not just the crown prince.

Dai Tian explained that the Star Luo Imperial Family forced princes to fight to the death in hopes of finding a vessel for the Evil-Eyed Saint King. After revealing that Dai Mubai had inherited the Saint King's power and could claim the throne, Dai Tian hinted that another plan was already underway.

• Dai Mubai described how the imperial family required brothers to fight to the death for the throne, horrifying Oscar and Ma Hongjun.
• Dai Tian claimed the bloody succession rule existed to produce a strong heir worthy of the Evil-Eyed Saint King.
• Dai Tian recounted the legend that the Saint King empowered the ancestor who founded the Star Luo Empire and said the imperial family had long awaited its return.
• Dai Tian revealed that a disturbance at the Saint King's shrine had led the imperial family to investigate and discover Dai Mubai's inheritance.
• Dai Tian told Dai Mubai that he could claim the throne if he returned to the Star Luo Empire, then hinted that something else was about to be completed.

Yu Xiaogang returned with Zhu Zhuqing and the others after they captured Dai Tian’s two Soul Saint accomplices, and Liu Erlong subdued Dai Tian. Yu Xiaogang exposed Dai Tian’s plot against Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai, while Dai Tian warned that killing a Star Luo Empire duke would have consequences.

• Dai Tian’s stalling ended when Yu Xiaogang entered with Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu, who brought in the two captured Soul Saints.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered Dai Tian seized, and Liu Erlong revealed her Titled Douluo strength by pinning him down and sealing his soul power.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Dai Tian of targeting Zhu Zhuqing to force Dai Mubai to sacrifice the Evil-Eyed Saint King’s inheritance, and Dai Mubai realized the purpose of Dai Tian’s visit.
• Dai Tian admitted defeat and denounced Dai Mubai as unworthy of the Saint King’s recognition, but Yu Xiaogang stopped Dai Mubai from attacking him.
• Dai Tian warned that he was a duke of the Star Luo Empire, provoking Liu Erlong’s killing intent.

Yu Xiaogang ordered Liu Erlong to cripple Dai Tian’s Martial Soul and strip him of his Soul Power, then taught his students how to respond to future threats. Dai Mubai thanked his teacher and promised to cultivate so he could protect those around him.

• Yu Xiaogang told Liu Erlong to spare Dai Tian’s life but cripple his Martial Soul and strip away his Soul Power.
• Liu Erlong shattered Dai Tian’s White Tiger Martial Soul and left him powerless, while Yu Xiaogang assigned Zhao Wuji to deal with the two unconscious Soul Saints.
• Flender had Dai Tian taken away and dumped outside Kor City.
• Dai Mubai thanked Yu Xiaogang for protecting him and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yu Xiaogang advised his students to protect themselves, seek help when needed, and show no mercy to those who attacked them.

After Blue Tyrant Academy continued its winning streak, Yu Xiaogang took the team to a courtyard and began teaching them a new combat technique called the Dance of Frenzied Battle. He demonstrated its basic footwork and prepared to show the complete technique.

• Dai Mubai grew stronger as he learned to control the Evil-Eyed Saint King's power, helping Blue Tyrant Academy win matches with increasing ease.
• Yu Xiaogang led the team to a quiet courtyard after a match and announced that he would teach them the Dance of Frenzied Battle.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that the technique combined body movement, footwork, force, and Soul Power, and said it could help even support Soul Masters defend themselves.
• Yu Xiaogang demonstrated a simple movement that carried force from his feet through his body to his palm, then asked the team to practice walking along marked lines.
• Ma Hongjun stumbled through the footwork while Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San handled it more easily; Yu Xiaogang corrected Tang San for relying on Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Yu Xiaogang signaled the team to step aside and announced that he would demonstrate the complete Dance of Frenzied Battle.

Yu Xiaogang demonstrated the Dance of Frenzied Battle, a flowing combat technique that combined evasive footwork with continuous attacks and could boost all combat attributes by fifty percent. He began teaching the group its movements and Soul Power circulation, leaving them training in the courtyard after nightfall.

• Yu Xiaogang demonstrated the Dance of Frenzied Battle without Soul Power, explaining how its dance-like movements combined offense and defense.
• Liu Erlong sealed the courtyard with a Red Soul Power Barrier so Yu Xiaogang could demonstrate the technique with Soul Power.
• Yu Xiaogang unleashed the full sequence and explained that mastering it could increase speed, strength, defense, and Soul Skill power by fifty percent while Soul Power lasted.
• Yu Xiaogang warned the group to master the footwork and circulation before combining the technique with Holy King Power, and Dai Mubai agreed to train them separately first.
• Yu Xiaogang marked the footwork on the bluestone and coached the group as they practiced until they could barely link the full sequence together after dark.

Blue Tyrant Academy secured first place at the Giant Sword Mountain Ranking Tournament and set out with the other finalists for Spirit City. In a mountain valley, two black-robed attackers ambushed the convoy, overwhelmed its escort, and began draining the Soul Saint general’s blood.

• Yu Xiaogang taught Flender, Liu Erlong, and Zhao Wuji the Dance of Frenzied Battle.
• Blue Tyrant Academy finished first in the tournament, alongside Thunder Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, Godwind Academy, and Skywater Academy as the five finalists.
• After several days of rest, the five teams departed for Spirit City with four hundred soldiers escorting them.
• Flender suggested selling more advertisements, while Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang objected to his schemes.
• Two black-robed men watched the convoy from above a valley and prepared to attack on orders from the Worshipper.
• The attackers blocked the road, killed or injured the escort soldiers, and one of them seized the Soul Saint general and drained his blood.

Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender confronted two powerful Fallen Soul Masters who had attacked the convoy and were trying to capture Yu Xiaogang. Liu Erlong injured the rank 95 Soul-Devouring Demon Shadow Soul Master, then transformed into her fire dragon Martial Soul Avatar and clashed with his demonic shadow.

• Two black-robed Titled Douluos attacked the convoy, and Liu Erlong rescued the wounded Soul Saint commander from the Demon Blood Soul Master.
• Liu Erlong, Yu Xiaogang, and Flender released their Martial Souls, revealing Liu Erlong's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and the attackers' rank 94 and rank 95 cultivation.
• The Demon Blood Soul Master revealed that the attackers intended to take Yu Xiaogang, and Flender withdrew to protect the children while Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong fought.
• Yu Xiaogang and Sanpao attacked with Sacred Dragon's Roar, but the Demon Blood Soul Master blocked the blast with his Blood-Devouring Shadow Light Shield.
• Liu Erlong broke the Soul-Devouring Demon Shadow Soul Master's arm with a punch and sent him flying.
• The Soul-Devouring Demon Shadow Soul Master used his Martial Soul Avatar, and Liu Erlong transformed into her fire dragon avatar to meet him in battle.

Yu Xiaogang overwhelmed and captured the demon blood Soul Master, while Liu Erlong defeated and captured the Soul-Devouring Demon Shadow Soul Master. The two Titled Douluo were left defeated as the watching academies realized the scale of Yu Xiaogang’s power.

• Yu Xiaogang used his Bone Armor Avatar and Dance of Frenzied Battle to batter the demon blood Soul Master’s Demon Blood Avatar.
• The demon blood Soul Master’s avatar exploded, and Yu Xiaogang pinned him against a mountain wall and suppressed his Soul Power.
• Liu Erlong arrived carrying the defeated Soul-Devouring Demon Shadow Soul Master and sealed the demon blood Soul Master’s remaining power.
• Yu Xiaogang dismissed his Bone Armor Avatar after the two Soul Masters were captured, noting that the battle had consumed more than half his Soul Power.