Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao brought Minghui and the others to the Sunset Forest to find the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and Wang Dong'er joined them after learning about the letter from her parents. As the group entered a poisonous valley, the God of Destruction discovered Tang San had secretly intervened, and the chapter ended with Wang Dong'er noticing the flowers grew in neat rows.

• Xiaotian stopped Huo Yuhao from rushing off alone, and Huo Yuhao sought Minghui's advice about the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Minghui agreed to accompany Huo Yuhao, and Ma Xiaotao persuaded him to tell Wang Dong'er about the letter despite her father's warning.
• Wang Dong'er insisted on joining the group, and they traveled to Sunset Forest after requesting leave from the Academy.
• Minghui and Ma Xiaotao combined their ice-and-fire Soul Power to clear the miasma as the group entered the valley.
• Minghui suspected Tang San had left a trial and alerted the God of Destruction, who confirmed Tang San had sent Divine Sense into the lower realm and summoned Yan to witness it.
• Wang Dong'er noticed the Jade Phosphor Flowers were growing in neat rows as the group advanced through the poisonous fog.

Minghui, Huo Yuhao, and their companions discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and met Youyou, who offered them a dangerous trial for access to the site’s treasures. Minghui and Huo Yuhao entered the mist first, and Tang San’s illusion cut off their connection to the outside world.

• Minghui and the others suspected the orderly Jade Phosphor Flowers had been planted and discussed Wang Dong'er’s parents’ interference in her relationship with Huo Yuhao.
• The group descended to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Minghui explained its unusual environment and led them toward the marked book and Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Minghui identified Youyou as an intelligent plant, and she revealed the ancient book and explained that entrants had to pass individual trials to claim an opportunity.
• Minghui, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, Ma Xiaotao, Zhang Lexuan, and Ling Luochen agreed to participate, but Minghui and Huo Yuhao entered first to scout the trials.
• Tang San watched from the God Realm as Minghui entered the mist, then used divine power to sever the connection between the trial and the outside world.

Yan and Ji Dong secretly observed Tang San’s lower-realm test of Minghui and saw him repeatedly use unfair advantages. Minghui borrowed the God of Destruction’s and Goddess of Life’s power through the Divine Descent Art, then asked Tang San whether that counted as cheating.

• Yan argued that Tang San’s interference in the lower realm should be exposed, and Ji Dong used the God Realm Central Key to observe Minghui’s test.
• Tang San challenged Minghui to endure an incense stick’s worth of combat, then secretly gave his simulated Martial Soul superior strength and attacked with multiple powerful techniques.
• Minghui countered Tang San’s attacks with his ice abilities, adapted to the Golden Thirteen Halberds, and used the Divine Descent Art to reach the gods through fate.
• The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life lent Minghui their power, easing Tang San’s pressure and greatly enhancing Minghui.
• Minghui explained that the Divine Descent Art let him borrow power from gods he believed in, then asked Tang San whether using it counted as cheating.

Minghui defeated Tang San’s avatar in the trial by combining borrowed divine power, varied techniques, and quick adaptations. Tang San declared that Minghui had passed and earned the right to become his successor, but Minghui said he needed time to consider the offer.

• Tang San accepted Minghui’s borrowed power as permitted and continued the trial, while Minghui used the Ice Empress’s Martial Soul Avatar and a powerful ice arrow to meet his attack.
• Minghui disrupted Tang San’s Golden Thirteen Halberds with the Light of Destruction, then struck him with a surprise Ice Blast Technique and sent him flying.
• Tang San switched to the Asura Domain, but Minghui countered his attacks, broke his Soul Tool blade, and repeatedly sent him flying with close-range strikes.
• Minghui escaped Tang San’s blood chains and pressed his advantage as Tang San’s Divine Sense weakened, forcing Tang San to call off the fight.
• Tang San declared that Minghui had passed the trial, exceeded its requirements, and earned the qualification to become his successor.
• Minghui declined to answer immediately and told Tang San he needed time to consider inheriting his God Position.

Minghui passed Tang San’s trial, chose an Immortal Herb, and joined Huo Yuhao in the effort to obtain Lovesick Heartbreak Red for Wang Dong’er. The chapter ended with Minghui stopping Huo Yuhao from attempting to balance the herb’s attributes by swallowing water from the dangerous hot spring.

• Minghui declined Tang San’s offer of inheritance, while Destruction God ordered Ji Dong to secretly monitor Tang San and Minghui.
• Minghui passed his trial, chose Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, and received a map to Sea God Island; he absorbed the herb as Ma Xiaotao and the others discussed visiting the island.
• Huo Yuhao emerged battered after passing his trial, and Minghui healed him before they read Youyou’s book about the Immortal Herbs.
• Huo Yuhao failed to pluck Lovesick Heartbreak Red because his heart’s blood froze on its petals, then ran toward the hot spring to try to balance its attributes.
• Minghui stopped Huo Yuhao and suggested that Ma Xiaotao use her Fire Attribute Soul Power instead; Huo Yuhao acknowledged that he had acted impulsively.

Minghui helped Huo Yuhao balance his Soul Power so he could pick the Lovesick Heartbreak Red for Wang Dong'er, while the others gained Immortal Herbs and breakthroughs at the trial site. After returning to the academy, Minghui rejected the suggestion that he pursue the Sea God inheritance, insisting on reaching Rank 100 through his own strength.

• Minghui guided fire-element energy into Huo Yuhao, but Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, and Zhang Lexuan entered the Mist trials while he and Huo Yuhao waited outside.
• Ma Xiaotao met Ma Hongjun's Clone and earned the Infernal Delicate Apricot, while Zhang Lexuan obtained the Star Luo Spirit Pearl and reached Rank 88 after forming a Soul Core.
• Ma Xiaotao persuaded the Infernal Delicate Apricot to become her Soul Spirit, and its power let her help Huo Yuhao neutralize his Soul Power attributes so he could pick the Lovesick Heartbreak Red for Wang Dong'er.
• Wang Dong'er absorbed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, gained two ranks, and then passed her trial to obtain another one; Huo Yuhao consumed it and gained three ranks before the group returned to the academy.
• Xu Sanshi and the others urged Minghui to take them to Sea God Island, but Minghui said he would pursue Rank 100 through his own efforts, frustrating Tang San and impressing Beibei.

Minghui helped organize the Soul Spirit Hall team for the upcoming Soul Master Tournament and began training its members. While testing a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Wang Qiu'er, they both fainted and woke three days later in an awkward embrace.

• Minghui persuaded Tang Ya to wait until after the tournament before attempting the Sea God’s test, and he reported Ma Xiaotao’s situation to Mu En and Yan Shaozhe.
• Yan Shaozhe assigned Wang Qiu'er, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nangong Yun'er to Minghui’s team, while Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen stayed at the academy to cultivate.
• At the training ground, Beibei became the Academy Team’s captain and Minghui led the Soul Spirit Hall Team; Minghui’s team defeated the Academy Team in a friendly battle.
• Minghui trained his team and later sparred with Wang Qiu'er, whose sense of Martial Soul Attraction with him grew stronger.
• Minghui and Wang Qiu'er tried to form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but both fainted and woke three days later in an awkward embrace.

Minghui and Wang Qiu'er tested their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, which gave them a powerful shared form and intertwined their fortunes. As Shrek Academy and Minghui's family set out for the Soul Master Tournament, the Sun Moon Empire's court began questioning whether Ju Zi should remain Crown Princess.

• Minghui and Wang Qiu'er discussed the changes caused by their fusion and agreed to test it after eating; Minghui also offered to teach her the Method of Opening Acupoints.
• Di Tian investigated a surge in the Star Dou Great Forest's Fortune Power, while Tang San, the Goddess of Life, the Goddess of Goodness, and Flame God considered the consequences of Minghui and Wang Qiu'er's intertwined fortunes.
• Minghui and Wang Qiu'er displayed their fusion to their teammates, revealing a powerful armored form that could change appearance and share Martial Soul abilities; Minghui named it Dragon of Destiny Transformation.
• Minghui taught Wang Qiu'er the Aperture Method, then consolidated his gains before Shrek Academy and his family's group departed together for the tournament; Jing Hongchen had arrived at Shrek Academy as a hostage, while Mu En had left for the Sun Moon Empire.
• Arthas ended the teams' training in the Jingyang Mountain Range and prepared to return for the tournament.
• A minister urged the emperor and Xu Tianran to reconsider Ju Zi as Crown Princess, citing her background, injuries, and possible inability to bear heirs; the emperor took the matter under his authority, and Xu Tianran reluctantly agreed.

Ju Zi lost the Crown Princess title but received an imperial countess title, while Arthas learned about a tournament held by the Three Great Merchant Associations and arranged to enter it. Minghui arrived in Mingdu with the Shrek team and revealed that his contestants represented his own organization, the Soul Spirit Hall.

• The Emperor confirmed Ju Zi did not love Tianran, removed the Crown Princess arrangement, and bestowed on her the title of Countess of the Empire for her loyalty and achievements.
• Arthas returned to Mingdu, learned about the Three Great Merchant Associations’ Soul Engineer Tournament, and agreed to attend with Ju Zi and Keke under imperial protection.
• Xu Tianran assigned Shadow Douluo Xuechen to accompany Arthas, while Arthas sent a letter through the Gate of the Undead to Minghui.
• Minghui entered Mingdu with the team and told Xu Jiujiu that his contestants represented the Soul Spirit Hall, an organization he had created himself.

Minghui’s Soul Spirit Hall team registered for the tournament, drew attention after its two Titled Douluo guards revealed their strength, and met with leaders from the Three Great Empires and Shrek Academy. They learned that the Sun Moon Empire planned to capture elite contestants and use them to pressure other forces before launching a war, and Xuan Zi offered Xu Jiujiu a way to delay the attack.

• Xu Jiujiu gave Minghui a Pure Gold Token, and Minghui used Spiritual Detection to survey the hotel before identifying Zhang Peng and a likely Holy Spirit Cult team among the contestants.
• Minghui registered Soul Spirit Hall as a Heaven Dou Empire Sect, and its two Qing Luan Sect elders displayed their Titled Douluo auras after a registration official treated the team with disdain.
• Minghui’s team passed its age examinations, received rooms on an upper floor, and later toured Mingdu with Xuan Zi’s group under the protection of four Titled Douluo.
• The emperor and Zhongli Wu discussed monitoring the four Titled Douluo and gathering information on Soul Spirit Hall, while Zhongli Wu declared that the championship would belong to the empire and his Holy Spirit Cult.
• Xuan Zi, Minghui, Xu Jiujiu, Xue Feng, and Zhang Lexuan met secretly, where Minghui revealed that the Sun Moon Empire planned to seize elite contestants and launch a war after the tournament.
• Xuan Zi judged that the Star Luo Empire was the likeliest first target and told Xu Jiujiu that a way to delay the attack depended on whether she was willing to act.

Minghui and the others planned how to escape Mingdu and damage the Sun Moon Empire’s war effort, while Minghui warned that Shrek City could be used to force Shrek Academy’s leaders to return. The Soul Master Tournament then began, with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy facing the Dragon Slaying Sect in the opening match.

• Xuan Zi outlined a plan to cause chaos, break out of Mingdu, and destroy Mingde Hall’s underground Soul Tool Warehouse, while Minghui explained the Sun Moon Empire’s likely war strategy and its potential threat to Shrek City.
• Xu Jiujiu, Xue Feng, and Vina agreed to gather intelligence and help resist the Sun Moon Empire; Xuan Zi said Shrek’s reinforcements would restrain enemy high-level fighters and that the group should avoid revealing its plans.
• The next morning, Keke persuaded Arthas to take her and Ju Zi to watch the tournament, while Minghui and the Shrek team made their way to the competition grounds.
• Xu Tianran opened the tournament, and the host announced the first match between the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and the Dragon Slaying Sect.
• Meng Hongchen defeated her first opponent from the Dragon Slaying Sect, and Jiang Nannan remarked that Meng Hongchen was much stronger than in the previous tournament.

Meng Hongchen swept the Dragon Slaying Sect’s team, while Minghui and the Shrek Academy group helped conceal Arthas’s role in training the Sun Moon Empire’s students. Arthas then registered for the Soul Engineer competition, where Feng Ling approached him on behalf of the Xishui Alliance, and Shadow Douluo encouraged him to negotiate for a better reward.

• Meng Hongchen defeated all seven Dragon Slaying Sect contestants, securing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s victory and a place in the next round.
• Minghui told Xuan Zi that Arthas had trained the Sun Moon Empire’s teams, and the Shrek group publicly condemned Arthas to strengthen the cover story and his standing with the Empire’s leaders.
• The Emperor and Xu Tianran praised Arthas’s training and agreed that he should be rewarded if he showed no suspicious behavior during the tournament.
• Arthas, Ju Zi, Keke, and Shadow Douluo Xuechen went to the Qingse Hotel, where Arthas calmed the Soul Engineers registering for the competition by emphasizing learning and cooperation.
• Feng Ling, the Xishui Alliance’s leader and a Super Douluo, approached the entrance, and Shadow Douluo identified her as a likely recruiter for the Alliance.
• Arthas agreed to hear Feng Ling’s offer and consider securing greater benefits for himself.

Arthas agreed to represent the Xishui Alliance in the Soul Tool competition, then impressed the audience by swiftly crafting a perfect Level 3 Soul Tool. The next day, Minghui’s Soul Spirit Hall team faced the Earth Dragon Sect, where Wu Feng won her match and Minghui coached her on conserving Soul Power as Nangong Yun’er began her bout.

• Feng Ling hired Arthas to represent the Xishui Alliance, offering him an unrecorded Level 8 Soul Tool blueprint and an extra share of the championship rare metals.
• Arthas entered the preliminary round, completed a Level 3 Soul Tool with exceptional speed, and received a perfect evaluation.
• Wang Qiu'er suggested that she and Minghui cultivate together to become more familiar with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Wu Feng defeated Xu Shenshu, but Minghui called her off the stage and explained that her aggression had caused her to waste Soul Power.
• Nangong Yun’er began her match against Feng Jue, and Xiao Xiao wondered whether Minghui had known the opponents’ Martial Souls in advance.

Minghui’s Soul Spirit Hall Team defeated the Earth Dragon Sect in both the Individual Elimination Match and the team battle, with Jiang Nannan and Wang Qiu'er dominating the individual bouts before Minghui weakened the opposing team. After the first round, Minghui spent two days training and cultivating while spies from several factions surveyed Mingdu.

• Minghui had Nangong Yun'er wear down an Earth Dragon Sect contestant, then sent Jiang Nannan into the Individual Elimination Match.
• Jiang Nannan defeated Jin Lin with her Lightning Rabbit Soul Spirit, then conceded to Nan Qiuqiu after sustaining injuries.
• Wang Qiu'er defeated Nan Qiuqiu, prompting Nan Shuishui to forfeit the Individual Elimination Match and proceed to the team battle.
• Minghui weakened the Earth Dragon Sect team with his spiritual Soul Skills, and Wang Qiu'er led Soul Spirit Hall Team to victory.
• A Holy Spirit Cult contestant killed an opponent, so Xu Tianran ordered Zhongli Wu to restrain his subordinates; the morning matches then ended.
• During the two-day break, Minghui watched matches by day and cultivated with Wang Qiu'er at night as spies from the Three Great Empires, the Body Sect, and Shrek Academy surveyed Mingdu.

Huo Yuhao swept through the Heavenly Armor Sect’s Individual Elimination Match, while the Soul Spirit Hall Team advanced through its own matches and prepared for the round-robin stage. After Shrek Academy surrendered to preserve its qualification, the Holy Spirit Sect chose to fight the Soul Spirit Hall Team, and Minghui confronted Jili, whose spiritual-defense Soul Tool failed to stop Minghui from freezing his tongue and engulfing him in a blizzard.

• Huo Yuhao defeated several Heavenly Armor Sect contestants in succession, prompting their leader to concede the Individual Elimination Match.
• Minghui led the Soul Spirit Hall Team to victory over the Iron Sword Sect, and Xu Jiujiu asked him to send Soul Engineers to a rare-metal tournament; he said someone had already been sent.
• After dangerous third-round matches, Minghui drew Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Sect into the Soul Spirit Hall Team’s round-robin group.
• Shrek Academy surrendered against the Soul Spirit Hall Team, and Zhang Peng chose to have the Holy Spirit Sect fight them next.
• Minghui discovered that Jili wore a Soul Tool storing Spiritual Power, then caught and froze Jili’s tongue and swept him into a snowstorm.

Minghui defeated Jili and exposed the Holy Spirit Sect’s suspected Evil Soul Masters before facing Yan Feng, a Bone Dragon Soul Sage. His Light of Life purified the arena and made Yan Feng and other Holy Spirit Sect members scream, leaving their allegiance publicly exposed.

• Minghui froze Jili after countering his Brain-Eating Beast attack, and he argued that Jili had tried to suck out his brain marrow.
• Xuan Zi accused Zhang Peng and the Holy Spirit Sect of being Evil Soul Masters, while Zhang Peng denied the charge and Xu Tianran ended their argument.
• Yan Feng entered the match as a seven-ring Soul Sage with a Bone Dragon Martial Soul, and Minghui used his speed to evade Yan Feng’s attacks.
• Minghui unleashed Arrogant Dragon Without Regrets, and his Ultimate Ice suppressed Yan Feng’s Bone Dragon Avatar despite Yan Feng’s Soul Sage rank.
• Minghui’s Light of Life healed injured spectators while its purifying power burned Yan Feng, Zhang Peng, and other Holy Spirit Sect members, prompting Xuan Zi to declare them Evil Soul Masters.

Minghui's team defeated the Holy Spirit Sect after Yan Feng was incapacitated, and the tournament's round-robin and quarterfinal draw concluded. Soul Spirit Hall drew Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy, while Shrek Academy drew Star Luo Royal Academy, and Jing Hongchen grew concerned that Mu En was in the Sun Moon Empire.

• Zhang Peng blamed Xuan Zi for accusing him, while Long Xiaoyao subdued the Holy Spirit Cult spies in the stands.
• Minghui released the frozen Bone Dragon, and Zhang Peng found Yan Feng unconscious with serious damage to his soul before conceding the match to Soul Spirit Hall.
• Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy defeated Mingyu Sect, and the round-robin ended with eight teams advancing.
• After Yan Feng and Jili were absent, Beibei led Shrek Academy to defeat Holy Spirit Sect, and Zhongli Wu placed Beibei, Minghui, and Wang Dong'er on his must-kill list.
• Minghui drew Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy for Soul Spirit Hall in the quarterfinals, while Beibei drew Star Luo Royal Academy for Shrek Academy.
• Jing Hongchen suspected that Mu En had followed the tournament team to the Sun Moon Empire and grew anxious about the consequences.

Jing Hongchen suspected Mu En had left Shrek Academy and planned to escape to report the possibility, while the Sun Moon Empire teams prepared for the tournament with Arthas’s guidance. As the quarterfinals exposed Arthas’s Battle Armor and past, Jiang Nannan revealed her own Battle Armor against Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy, leaving their match underway.

• Jing Hongchen concluded that Mu En might be away escorting Beibei and Minghui, then devised a plan to escape and report the opportunity to the Empire.
• Arthas advised Xu Tianzhen and the Hongchen siblings on their weaknesses and team strategy, and he helped train the two Sun Moon Empire teams.
• Shrek Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Academy, and Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy overwhelmed Heavenly Dragon Sect with Soul Tools; Minghui warned his teammates to prepare for hidden weapons.
• Xiao Hongchen revealed his Battle Armor against Proud Sword Sect’s Wu Bifan, prompting a crowd dispute in which Sun Moon Empire spectators exposed Arthas’s history and his parents’ deaths under the White Tiger Duke’s command.
• Xu Jiujiu questioned Shrek’s group about Arthas, learned of his strength and his connection to Ju Zi, and left worried about the threat he might pose to the Star Luo Empire.
• Jiang Nannan brought out Battle Armor against Lu Jun, and her sixth Soul Ring let her transform and accelerate into the air as their match began.

Jiang Nannan and Wang Qiu'er helped Soul Spirit Hall defeat Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy in the quarterfinals, with Wang Qiu'er growing stronger after absorbing the power of Xu Tianzhen's solar flames. After the semifinal matchups were drawn, Meng Hongchen challenged Minghui to make a bet on Soul Spirit Hall's match against Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

• Jiang Nannan defeated Lu Jun and Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy's second competitor, then conceded to Xu Tianzhen so she would not fight while exhausted.
• Minghui sent Wang Qiu'er to face Xu Tianzhen, whose Sun Martial Soul and Solar True Fire helped Wang Qiu'er advance her Golden Dragon Martial Soul and gain a rank of Soul Power.
• Xu Tianzhen admitted defeat and declared that she would pursue Wang Qiu'er if Wang Qiu'er were a man; Wang Qiu'er told her to get lost.
• Soul Spirit Hall won its quarterfinal, and Wang Qiu'er left with Minghui to consolidate her advancement.
• Soul Spirit Hall was drawn against Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in the semifinals, and Meng Hongchen proposed a bet to Minghui.

Minghui and the other factions prepared for the Sun Moon Empire’s suspected plan to attack the tournament teams, while Shrek Academy defeated the Heavenly Soul Royal Academy and advanced to the finals. In the semi-final against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Minghui’s team used dense mist to obscure their opponents as the Xiao Hongchen siblings began a counterattack.

• Minghui and the Xiao Hongchen siblings wagered on the team battle, agreeing that the siblings would never personally fight in a future war against the former Three Great Empires.
• Minghui warned that the Sun Moon Empire might attack after his team won, and Xuan Zi agreed that the factions would unite to escape while leaving through the apparent weak point at the West Gate.
• Jing Hongchen escaped Shrek Academy and flew toward the Sun Moon Empire, prompting the Elders to send support after discovering his flight the next morning.
• Long Aotian defeated four Shrek contestants in the individual match, but Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er formed Radiant Garment and wore him down in the team battle, securing Shrek Academy's place in the finals.
• Minghui covered his team in dense Cold Mist during the afternoon semi-final, and Xiao Hongchen ordered his teammates to fire across the arena as he and Meng Hongchen joined hands and golden light appeared in the mist.