Chapter Summaries

Flender carried the Master away from Tang Hao, then betrayed him and let a blue-haired youth extract the rest of his Golden Holy Dragon bloodline. Meanwhile, Xue Qinghe learned that numerous high-ranking Spirit Hall members were gathering in Spirit City for a likely major operation.

• Flender arrived and, after Tang Hao allowed it, carried the injured Master away while the Master urged him to pursue Liu Erlong and take him to Spirit City.
• The Master noticed Flender was acting strangely and realized they were flying deeper into Sunset Forest's Core Area.
• Flender threw the Master into the brush, where a blue-haired youth stabbed his spine and drained his remaining Golden Holy Dragon bloodline.
• At the Crown Prince's Mansion, a black-robed Soul Master told Xue Qinghe that Platinum Bishops and Red-robed Bishops were gathering in Spirit City.
• Xue Qinghe listened to the report that Spirit Hall's unusual buildup suggested a major operation was approaching.

Xue Qinghe ordered his agents to stay discreet as he suspected Bibi Dong was making a move, while Tang Hao decided to rush the dying Master to the Pope’s Palace and gamble on Bibi Dong saving him. At the Heaven Dou tournament, Tang Chuan chose to compete against Skywater Academy, leaving Dugu Bo curious about his sudden interest.

• Xue Qinghe ordered the black-robed man to keep watch and told their people not to act without permission before considering a secret return to Spirit City.
• Tang Hao and Tang San found Master near death and learned that Dugu Bo had apparently extracted the Golden Holy Dragon origin from him.
• Tang Hao decided to stabilize Master and take him to the Pope’s Palace, hoping Bibi Dong would save him and provide Tang San with a Twin Martial Souls cultivation method.
• The tournament host announced that Tianxing Academy had secured advancement while Shrek Academy’s results had fluctuated without Tang San.
• Tang Chuan learned that Tianxing Academy would face Skywater Academy and volunteered to take the field, prompting Dugu Bo to tease him about the academy’s pretty girls.

Tang Chuan personally took the field for Tianxing Academy against Skywater Academy, whose members were distracted by his appearance before Shui Bing'er rallied them. The teams began their match, and Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu immediately started preparing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ice Snow Fluttering.

• Tang Chuan left the Preparation Room to face Skywater Academy, prompting Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and the others to follow and watch.
• Skywater Academy's members were struck by Tang Chuan's appearance, while Shui Yue'er felt she recognized him but could not recall where she had seen him.
• Shui Bing'er refocused her teammates by stressing the match's importance for momentum ahead of the Promotion Tournament.
• Tang Chuan and Shui Bing'er introduced their teams, revealing Tianxing Academy's strong lineup and Tang Chuan's Level fifty-three Spirit King rank.
• After the referee started the match, both teams released their Martial Souls, and Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu began preparing Ice Snow Fluttering.

Tang Chuan’s team fought Skywater Academy, whose coordinated ice attacks froze Osler and Yu Feng and slowed the Shi Brothers while Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu prepared their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Tang Chuan revealed that his Blue Silver Emperor life force could counter their ice, and his Thousand-Hand Buddha began dismantling their Ice Phoenix as the fight continued.

• Yu Hairou and Shen Liuyu froze Osler and Yu Feng with coordinated ice skills, stopping Tianxing Academy’s opening attack.
• Ning Rongrong amplified the Shi Brothers, but Skywater Academy’s layered ice restraints slowed their advance as Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu gathered power for their fusion skill.
• Dugu Yan prepared to use poison, but Tang Chuan stopped her to avoid harming weaker opponents as Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu formed the Ice Phoenix.
• Tang Chuan’s Blue Silver Emperor vines bound Skywater Academy’s five other fighters, and Shui Yue’er began to suspect he was someone from her past.
• The Ice Phoenix attacked Tang Chuan with Extreme Cold Phoenix Cry, but he summoned True Thousand-Hand Pillars—Buddha Crown Manifestation.
• Tang Chuan’s Blue Silver Emperor life force destabilized and melted the Ice Phoenix’s ice, leaving Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu shocked.

Tang Chuan defeated Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu’s Ice Snow Fluttering by using the Blue Silver Emperor’s life force to melt their ice, then healed the Skywater Academy team. His explanation and criticism of poison-focused Blue Silver Grass cultivation left the arena questioning Tang San’s path.

• The Ice Phoenix melted under Tang Chuan’s Blue Silver Emperor life force, and its remaining chill swept through the spectator stands.
• Shui Bing'er asked Tang Chuan how he had broken Ice Snow Fluttering, and he explained that life force had awakened the water within their ice.
• Tang Chuan released Shui Yue'er, Yu Hairou, and the other Skywater Academy girls, then used the Jade Swan’s healing aura to restore the team.
• Tang Chuan described Blue Silver Grass’s life force and healing potential, then mocked those who added control and poison Spirit Rings to it.
• Shui Bing'er and the arena audience connected Tang Chuan’s remarks to Tang San and criticized his Blue Silver Grass cultivation under Yu Xiaogang.

Tang San secretly watched a match and seethed as spectators mocked him and Yu Xiaogang. In Spirit City, Yu Xiaogang awoke in Pope’s Palace to learn the Rakshasa God had saved him, then discovered Luo Sanpao had transformed into a sinister black monster.

• Tang San listened from the stands as spectators ridiculed his Blue Silver Grass, Yu Xiaogang, and their absence from the competition, and vowed to defeat Tang Chuan with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Yu Xiaogang woke in Pope’s Palace and found his injuries healed and his Soul Power flowing smoothly, while a strange black light flashed across his forehead.
• Bibi Dong told Yu Xiaogang that he had been left at the palace entrance near death and that the Rakshasa God had saved him, rejecting his attempt to address her as Dong’er.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned his Martial Soul and saw that Luo Sanpao had become a larger, black, red-eyed monster radiating an evil aura.

Bibi Dong revealed that Rakshasa Divine Power had transformed Yu Xiaogang’s Luo Sanpao into a blood-drinking Evil Beast, and Yu Xiaogang begged her to explain how she overcame the cultivation risks of Twin Martial Souls. She refused after learning he wanted to help Tang San, whom she identified as Tang Hao’s son and an enemy of Spirit Hall.

• Yu Xiaogang recoiled in horror at Luo Sanpao’s monstrous new form, and Bibi Dong explained that its Golden Holy Dragon bloodline had been drained and it now needed fresh blood to grow.
• Bibi Dong said she had saved Yu Xiaogang with Rakshasa Divine Power, which had reshaped Luo Sanpao into an Evil Beast suited to growing through slaughter and devouring.
• Yu Xiaogang lunged at Bibi Dong, but she immobilized him with overwhelming pressure before he pleaded for her help.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong how she had overcome the dangers of adding Soul Rings to her Second Spirit, then revealed that he wanted to help his disciple Tang San develop his Twin Martial Souls.
• Bibi Dong accused Yu Xiaogang of stealing Spirit Hall knowledge and refused to help, warning that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and an enemy of Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong drove Yu Xiaogang from the Sleeping Palace after refusing to reveal how to cultivate Twin Martial Souls, then privately admitted she had bound him to the Rakshasa God to save his life. Days later, Yu Xiaogang returned to watch Shrek Academy face Canghui Academy, and Tang Chuan sensed something ominous in his blood and realized he should not have survived.

• Bibi Dong struck Yu Xiaogang with a blast of Soul Power and ordered him out of the Sleeping Palace, threatening to kill him if he stayed.
• After Yu Xiaogang left, Bibi Dong lay on his bed, apologized, and said Tang San and Tang Chuan had to die.
• At the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena, Shrek Academy faced Canghui Academy while Tianxing Academy and Skywater Academy watched together as allies.
• Flender warned that Canghui Academy's formation might conceal a dangerous trump card, and Yu Xiaogang appeared after being missing for several days.
• Flender noticed a human-blood smell on Yu Xiaogang, who claimed it was Soul Beast blood and avoided questions.
• Tang Chuan used his Blue Silver Domain to identify Yu Xiaogang as the source and was shocked that he was alive.

Canghui Academy unleashed a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill that covered the Battle Soul Stage, prompting Master to distinguish it from a true Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Watching the concealed match, Master realized Shrek Academy could copy the technique and proposed using it against Tianxing Academy and Spirit Hall Academy.

• Canghui Academy's seven members combined their Soul Power and created the Seven Asura Illusory Realm, shrouding the Battle Soul Stage in seven-colored light.
• Flender tried to rush onto the stage, but Yu Xiaogang stopped him and explained that Canghui Academy had formed a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill rather than a true Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Dugu Bo explained the difference to Dugu Yan, while Tang Chuan predicted Shrek Academy could withstand the attack and suspected Tang San might use the obscuring light to drain Canghui Academy's life force and Soul Power.
• Yu Xiaogang excitedly told Flender that Canghui Academy's technique had given him an idea for defeating Tianxing Academy and Spirit Hall Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang proposed that Shrek Academy copy Canghui Academy's technique and create an even stronger Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.

Tang San defeated Canghui Academy by seeing through its Seven Asura Illusory Realm, then used his Dark Blue Silver Grass to drain the team and staged injuries to Shrek Academy so the match would appear to have harmed both sides. After Shrek was declared the winner, Dugu Bo appeared and began addressing the tournament organizers about the danger to the other students.

• Tang San used Purple Demon Eyes to break through the Seven Asura Illusory Realm and bound Canghui Academy with Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San’s thorns paralyzed and drained Canghui Academy’s members of their life force and Soul Power.
• Tang San injured Dai Mubai and the other Shrek members to make their injuries match Canghui Academy’s.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner as the illusion faded and the arena erupted in cheers.
• Ning Fengzhi noticed strange puncture wounds on Canghui Academy’s members, and Dugu Bo appeared to warn the tournament organizers about student safety.

Dugu Bo and Salas confirmed that Canghui Academy’s students had suffered severe damage to their life force and Soul Power, prompting accusations that Tang San was an Evil Soul Master. Tang San blamed the injuries on Canghui Academy’s illusion and its backlash, while Salas remained intent on using the accusation against him.

• Dugu Bo entered the stage, examined the Canghui Academy students, and urged the tournament committee to investigate their depleted life force and Soul Power.
• Canghui Academy’s instructor accused Tang San of being an Evil Soul Master who cultivated by devouring others’ life force.
• Salas examined the injured students, confirmed Dugu Bo’s findings, and warned that they might suffer lasting damage or die young.
• Tang San denied the accusation, claimed he had used his Soul Power to escape Canghui Academy’s dangerous illusion, and blamed their injuries on backlash.
• Salas dismissed Tang San’s defense and prepared to exploit the accusation because Spirit Hall had ordered Tang San’s elimination.

Salas tried to arrest Tang San over the Canghui Academy students’ condition, but Master stopped him with the Pope’s Edict before Dugu Bo struck Master and challenged Spirit Hall’s authority. Tang San claimed the unconscious students could not testify, until an unseen speaker promised to bring them back to life.

• Salas accused Tang San of harming the Canghui Academy students and ordered the Temple Knights to arrest him.
• Master arrived with the Pope’s Edict, forcing Salas to abandon the arrest and return the token.
• Dugu Bo slapped Master across the stage and rejected the authority of Spirit Hall’s edict.
• Salas demanded that the Canghui Academy students wake and identify Tang San before he would arrest him.
• Tang San taunted Dugu Bo, saying he would surrender if the students could testify, and an unfamiliar voice answered that it could bring them back to life.

Tang Chuan revived the seven Canghui Academy students with his Blue Silver Emperor, restoring the witnesses Tang San had nearly killed. When Tang San tried to kill them again, Tang Chuan stopped him and Dugu Bo called on Xue Ye and Salas to judge the evidence without favoritism.

• Tang Chuan used his Blue Silver Emperor's Life Force to heal the seven Canghui Academy students and bring them back to consciousness.
• The arena realized Tang San's witnesses were alive, and Tang San panicked as his actions were about to be exposed.
• Tang San attacked the recovering students with Dark Blue Silver Grass to silence them.
• Tang Chuan cut apart the Dark Blue Silver Grass with his Dark-Gold Dreadclaw, while Dugu Bo immobilized Tang San with his pressure.
• Dugu Bo told Xue Ye and Salas that Tang San had used an Evil technique and tried to silence witnesses, and demanded they show no favoritism.

After the Canghui Academy captain accused Tang San of draining his teammates’ life force, Salas ordered his arrest and sent him to Spirit City for the Pope to judge. Shrek’s reputation collapsed amid public outrage, while Yu Xiaogang feared his academy and life’s work were finished.

• The Canghui Academy captain accused Tang San of using his Blue Silver Grass to drain people’s blood, life force, and Soul Power, and Salas ordered the Temple Knights to arrest him.
• Tang Chuan took the Pope’s Edict from Yu Xiaogang, stripping him of the authority he had used to try to protect Tang San.
• The Temple Knights subdued Tang San, knocked him unconscious, and prepared to escort him to Spirit City for Bibi Dong to decide his punishment.
• Xue Ye publicly called Tang San a Fallen One and urged the Martial Soul Hall to punish him, then left the arena with Ning Fengzhi.
• The crowd condemned Shrek Academy and called for it to leave Heaven Dou City, while Yu Xiaogang lamented that Tang San’s arrest had ruined his plans to prove his Spirit Theory.

Shrek Academy faced public outrage after Tang San was exposed as an Evil Soul Master, while Bibi Dong planned to use him to draw out Tang Hao. The Promotion Tournament began with Xiao Rui'er crushing Tai Long in one strike, and Yu Tianheng began plotting to report her Golden Dragon Martial Soul to his clan.

• Flender chose to keep Shrek Academy in the tournament despite the academy’s collapse and its students’ bleak prospects.
• Bibi Dong rejected the usual treatment for Tang San and planned to use him as bait to lure Tang Hao to Spirit City.
• Shrek Academy drew Tianxing Academy for its first Promotion Tournament match, and Master arranged a disorganized lineup without Tang San.
• Xiao Rui'er defeated Tai Long with one blow before he could defend himself, then called for the next opponent.
• Yu Tianheng recognized Xiao Rui'er’s Golden Dragon Martial Soul and considered telling the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan so they could pursue its bloodline.

Xiao Rui'er defeated Yu Tianheng in the Promotion Tournament, prompting Master to surrender Shrek Academy's match. After learning that Xiao Rui'er possessed the Golden Dragon Martial Soul, Master became obsessed with taking its bloodline to restore Luo Sanpao.

• Yu Tianheng entered the arena, but Xiao Rui'er broke his arm with her Golden Dragon Fist and knocked him unconscious with a follow-up punch.
• Master, alarmed by Yu Tianheng's injuries, accused Tianxing Academy of trying to cripple Shrek's fighters and surrendered the match.
• In the preparation hall, Yu Tianheng told Master that Xiao Rui'er possessed the Golden Dragon Martial Soul and suggested reporting it to their clan.
• Master recalled Luo Sanpao's degraded bloodline and began considering taking Xiao Rui'er's Golden Dragon Bloodline to restore his Martial Soul.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xiao Wu learns from Master that Tang San's father will rescue him during the journey to Martial Soul City.
• Master instructs Yu Tianheng to write a letter to the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Family, suggesting they ambush and seize Tang San's Golden Dragon Bloodline.
• The Heaven Dou Empire's team, including Tang San, is halfway through their journey to Martial Soul City. They encounter a perilous gourd-shaped canyon.
• Two groups of black-clothed figures, one led by the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Family's Vice Clan Leader, appear on the cliff tops of the canyon, planning to ambush the convoy.

Character Developments

• Xiao Wu: She is desperate and anxious about Tang San's capture, finding hope in Master's words about Tang San's father's rescue plan.
• Master (Yu Xiaogang): He manipulates Yu Tianheng to inform his family about Tang San's Golden Dragon Bloodline, hoping to secure it for himself.
• Yu Tianheng: He is loyal to his uncle, Master, and follows his instructions without question, despite his doubts.
• The Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Family: They send a group to ambush the convoy, aiming to seize Tang San's Golden Dragon Bloodline.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and manipulation: Master's schemes to secure the Golden Dragon Bloodline for himself.
• Family dynamics: The complex relationships and power struggles within the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Family.
• Desperation and hope: Xiao Wu's emotional state as she awaits Tang San's rescue.

Character Interactions

• Xiao Wu and Master: Xiao Wu seeks Master's help and guidance regarding Tang San's rescue, while Master manipulates her with false hope.
• Master and Yu Tianheng: Master instructs Yu Tianheng to write a letter to his family, revealing his ambitious plans.
• The Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Family: They plan to ambush the convoy together, each group unaware of the other's presence.

Black-Clad Soul Masters ambushed the Heaven Dou Empire convoy in Gourd Mouth canyon, targeting Tang Chuan and Tianxing Academy. Dugu Bo killed their leader and fought Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, but Magic Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo arrived, surrounding the academy’s group with four Titled Douluo.

• Several hundred Black-Clad Soul Masters trapped the convoy with falling boulders and attacked the Royal Knights, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s vice clan leader chose to wait for the fighting to weaken Dugu Bo.
• Tang Chuan and Tianxing Academy fought back, with Xiao Rui'er slaughtering attackers using her Golden Dragon Spear and Dugu Bo killing their leader, Lor Diarra, with a single slap.
• Dugu Bo dissolved the fleeing attackers with poison, then confronted Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and revealed his evolved Jade Phosphor Divine Dragon Martial Soul.
• Ghost Douluo Gui Mei joined Yue Guan, and their coordinated assault forced Dugu Bo onto the defensive.
• Magic Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo appeared beside the Tianxing Academy carriages, surrounding the group alongside Yue Guan and Gui Mei.

Chrysanthemum Douluo ordered Magic Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo to attack Tang Chuan, but the Scarlet King appeared and saved him. The Scarlet King left Ghost Leopard Douluo incapacitated and heavily injured Magic Bear Douluo, then turned his attention to Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo ordered Magic Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo to capture or kill Tang Chuan while he and Ghost Douluo held Dugu Bo back.
• Xiao Rui'er appeared beside Tang Chuan and clasped his hand, beginning to merge their Soul Power as the two attackers closed in.
• The Scarlet King arrived and slapped Ghost Leopard Douluo into a distant cliff wall, leaving his life or death unknown.
• Magic Bear Douluo attacked the Scarlet King with his Eighth Spirit Skill, but the Scarlet King's hellfire Three-Headed Red Mastiff broke the attack and blasted him away.
• The Scarlet King turned his gaze toward Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo after declaring that they had dared to target his young lady's chosen person.

Tang Chuan tried to escape the wounded Ghost Leopard Douluo and Magic Bear Douluo by flying toward Tang San, hoping to drag them into Tang Hao’s attempt to rescue him. Meanwhile, Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo joined the battle against the Scarlet King, and Tang Hao moved toward Tang San’s carriage.

• Tang Hao watched the Scarlet King overpower Spirit Hall’s Elders, then took advantage of the chaos to move toward Tang San’s carriage.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s vice clan leader held back as Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo arrived and attacked the Scarlet King together.
• An explosion and screams broke out near Tang San, prompting Ghost Leopard Douluo and Magic Bear Douluo to turn toward him.
• Tang Chuan grabbed Xiao Rui'er and flew toward Tang San and Tang Hao, intending to draw the pursuing Titled Douluo into the rescue attempt.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo and Magic Bear Douluo recognized Tang Chuan’s plan and chased after him.