Chapter Summaries

Zhu Wu absorbed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s soul ring, gaining new attributes and strengthening his body and bloodline. After arranging a future attack on the Clear Sky Sect with Di Tian, he left with Zi Ji, and they flew off the next morning.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm restrained the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s soul ring energy and proposed Ice Empress as Zhu Wu’s future Sixth Soul Ring.
• Zhu Wu absorbed the tiger’s attributes, strengthened his Dragon God Bloodline and devouring ability, and reached Soul Power rank 53.
• Zhu Wu told Di Tian to take Zi Ji and Ten Thousand Demons King to the Clear Sky Sect in one month and attack when he received Zhu Wu’s message.
• Di Tian departed, and Zhu Wu took Zi Ji into the air with him.
• Two figures streaked across the sky early the next morning.

Long Ling'er transformed into a golden dragon and overwhelmed God of War Wind Academy, securing a decisive victory for Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Impressed and concerned about Spirit Hall's prospects, Xue Qinghe considered entering the competition herself and sent a letter to Spirit City.

• Long Ling'er used her Liberation State and Mental Shockwave to defeat God of War Wind Academy, forcing Feng Xiaotian to surrender.
• Spectators and Tang San reacted to Long Ling'er's strength, while Xue Qinghe wondered whether she should enter the competition to challenge her and Long Ying Tian.
• Shrek Academy's next opponent forfeited, and Tang San returned to practice the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer as Tang Hao watched.
• Xue Qinghe returned to the imperial palace, wrote a letter, and asked Snake Lance Douluo to deliver it to Spirit City.

Zhu Wu returned to the competition after obtaining the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Soul Core, while Tang San grew resentful and planned how to defeat and secretly cripple him. At Spirit City, Qian Daoliu told Bibi Dong that Qian Xue had decided to compete for Spirit Hall because its team could not match Zhu Wu and Long Ling'er.

• Zhu Wu reunited with Long Ling'er and Ning Rongrong, heard that Shrek Academy had been badly defeated by Skywater Academy, and returned to cultivation and the competition.
• Tang San saw Zhu Wu at the Great Soul Arena, resented his apparent growth, and imagined using his teammates' Soul Power to reach Soul Emperor-level strength.
• Zhu Wu's team and Shrek Academy both received forfeited matches, while Tang San left early to practice the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• Tang San resolved to pursue a Ten Thousand Year Fourth Soul Ring and secretly damage Zhu Wu before he faced Spirit Hall.
• Qian Daoliu told Bibi Dong that Qian Xue judged Spirit Hall's team unable to defeat Zhu Wu and Long Ling'er, so she would enter the competition herself.
• Bibi Dong objected to Qian Xue competing but said Hu Liena would take a substitute slot.

Shrek Academy faced God of War Wind Academy in the preliminary competition, but Feng Xiaotian’s team outmaneuvered them with coordinated aerial attacks and wind currents. Tang San’s desperate attempt to protect Xiao Wu left them unable to fight back, and Shrek surrendered, leaving the stage humiliated.

• Yu Xiaogang chose Tang San, Xiao Wu, Yu Tianheng, Shi Mo, Shi Mo, Tai Long, and Jiang Zhu to fight God of War Wind Academy.
• Feng Xiaotian anticipated Tang San’s Blue Silver Vine attack, and his team dodged the vines and the Shi Mo brothers’ shields.
• God of War Wind Academy layered wind blades to cut through Tang San’s vines and pressure the Shi Mo brothers’ barrier.
• Feng Xiaotian’s team surrounded Shrek Academy and used coordinated winds to lift the team into the air, while Tang San held Xiao Wu instead of preparing to escape.
• Huo Wu mocked Tang San and Xiao Wu, Yu Xiaogang surrendered, and the referee declared God of War Wind Academy the winner.

After the Preliminary Competition, Zhu Wu gave his team a month to reflect and improve while preparing for the Promotion Tournament. Yu Xiaogang instead announced intensive training for Shrek Academy, insisting they still needed to do more.

• Yu Xiaogang comforted the defeated Shrek team and urged them to learn from their loss to Zhu Wu's team.
• The top six teams received Promotion Tournament qualification certificates and prizes, then Xue Ye awarded titles and promised further rewards to the eventual champions and top Promotion Tournament students.
• Salas objected to Xue Ye's promises, and Zhu Wu, Long Ling'er, Tang San, Yu Tianheng, Feng Xiaotian, and Huo Wu left the ceremony with their companions.
• At the hotel, Zhu Wu told his team to reflect and practice during the month-long break, with basic physical training continuing and teachers available to answer questions.
• Yu Xiaogang told Shrek Academy that he would put them through intensive training and double the workload of anyone who slacked off.

Tang San absorbed a White Armor Sky Dragon Left Leg Bone, reaching level 40 and gaining the Sky Dragon Armor skill. He persuaded Yu Xiaogang to consider a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, and the group left for Sunset Forest to assess the risks.

• Tang San absorbed the twenty-thousand-year Left Leg Bone and gained the Sky Dragon Armor skill, which increased his defense and strength.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang about the Soul Bone skill, and Yu Xiaogang explained that limb Soul Bones might be replaceable, though he did not know how to do it safely.
• Tang San resolved to test Soul Bone removal on someone from Spirit Hall and justified his hatred of the organization as a righteous cause.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang to let him try absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring and argued that his physical strength and willpower could withstand it.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to assess the plan after reaching the forest, and Tang San left with Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Zhao Wuji for Sunset Forest.

Tang San devised a way to weaken a soul beast’s spirit through torture so he could absorb a powerful soul ring without suffering spiritual shock. He and his companions returned to hunt the Ten Thousand Year Soul-Devouring Demon Spider, but after searching for three days without finding it, they moved on to look elsewhere.

• After becoming frustrated that he could not absorb the exceptional soul beasts they encountered, Tang San realized he could reduce spiritual shock by tormenting a soul beast until it lost its resentment and will to resist.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Zhao Wuji about his plan, and they agreed to try it on the Soul-Devouring Demon Spider.
• The group returned to where they had seen the spider, but Liu Erlong, Yu Xiaogang, and Zhao Wuji concluded it had hidden after sensing their strength.
• After three days of searching, Tang San and his companions found neither the Soul-Devouring Demon Spider nor the Ten Thousand Year Man Faced Demon Spider.
• Yu Xiaogang decided they could not keep searching the same area, so the group set out to look for other suitable Ten Thousand Year soul beasts.

Tang San and the others killed a Ten Thousand Year Old Porcupine for dinner, then captured a rare winged Thousand Jun Ant King. Tang San chose its Soul Ring for his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and the chapter ended with the ant dying after prolonged torment and its black Soul Ring appearing.

• Liu Erlong killed a Ten Thousand Year Old Porcupine, and the group roasted and ate it.
• Yu Xiaogang identified an approaching winged Thousand Jun Ant King and explained that its strength and defense could make it a valuable Soul Ring for Tang San.
• Tang San chose to absorb the ant’s Soul Ring into his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul after Yu Xiaogang warned him not to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer early.
• Liu Erlong and Zhao Wuji grounded and restrained the Thousand Jun Ant King, then exhausted it through a prolonged fight.
• Tang San poisoned the wounded ant while Liu Erlong continued striking it, and the Thousand Jun Ant King finally died as its black Soul Ring appeared.

Tang San absorbed the Thousand Jun Ant King's Ten Thousand Year soul ring, gained a powerful defensive skill, and returned to the academy with his companions. There, he appeared to discover Xiao Wu with Long Ying Tian, who attacked and tortured him, but the closing note revealed the scene was an illusion created by the soul ring's lingering will.

• Tang San absorbed the Thousand Jun Ant King's soul ring, reached Soul Power level 43, and gained the Blue Silver Thousand Jun Entangling Armor skill.
• Liu Erlong and Zhao Wuji killed the Soul-Devouring Demon Spider and the Man Faced Demon Spider before the group left Sunset Forest and returned to the academy.
• Tang San hurried to the dormitory hoping to see Xiao Wu, then found her with Long Ying Tian and his bound teammates.
• Tang San attacked Long Ying Tian, but Long Ying Tian defeated him, bound him, and struck him with a vine whip while Xiao Wu pleaded for his release.
• The closing note explained that the scene was an illusion caused by the Thousand Jun Ant King's remnant will, which sought to make Tang San and the others experience the ants' suffering.

Tang San endured a nightmare during his Soul Ring absorption until Tang Hao’s voice helped him recognize it as a dreamscape and awaken his resolve. As the nightmare faded, a strange pain and movement along Tang San’s spine began, leaving Yu Xiaogang and the others alarmed.

• Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Zhao Wuji watched Tang San convulse beside the Thousand Jun Ant King’s corpse, while Tang Hao suspected the Soul Ring had stirred painful memories.
• In the dreamscape, Long Ying Tian tortured Tang San and humiliated Xiao Wu, while Tang San desperately hoped someone would rescue them.
• Tang Hao quietly urged Tang San to wake up, and Tang San began to recognize that Xiao Wu’s apparent betrayal was impossible and the scene was a dreamscape.
• Tang San calmed himself, rejected the nightmare, and erupted with intense killing intent that surprised Tang Hao.
• The cold sensation between Tang San’s brows dissipated, but a sharp pain and writhing sensation began along his spine as Yu Xiaogang noticed Tang San’s back bulging beneath his clothes.

Tang San gained a powerful fourth Soul Ring and an evolving External Soul Bone in Sunset Forest, then returned to the academy determined to protect Xiao Wu and grow stronger. He reunited with Xiao Wu, promised to hunt only evil Soul Beasts, and resumed training with his team.

• Tang San completed absorbing the Thousand Jun Ant King's Soul Ring and gained a flight-capable External Soul Bone, while Yu Xiaogang warned him that its wing membranes were vulnerable.
• Tang San returned to the academy and reunited with Xiao Wu, who asked him to promise not to kill Soul Beasts indiscriminately.
• Tang San promised Xiao Wu he would hunt only especially evil, aggressive Soul Beasts and agreed to sleep beside her under separate blankets.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu walked hand in hand to breakfast the next morning, surprising their teammates, then joined Yu Xiaogang's training.
• Tang San revealed his Ten Thousand Year Fourth Soul Ring during the team's fusion-skill practice, stunning the team.

Zhu Wu refined his control over his Soul Cores and prepared for the Soul Master Competition Promotion Tournament, where Heaven Dou Royal Academy received privileged accommodations. The teams settled into the venue, and the chapter ended with Dugu Yan urging Ye Lingling to confess her feelings for Zhu Wu, while Ye Lingling chose to focus on cultivation.

• Zhu Wu practiced controlling the elemental energies in his Soul Cores, reflected on his advantage over Tang San, and considered imprinting Tang San and Yu Xiaogang's later memories.
• Assistant Instructor Ma escorted Zhu Wu, his companions, and Dugu Bo to the Imperial Royal Knights Training Field as the Promotion Tournament began.
• Zhu Wu inspected the expanded arena and led Heaven Dou Royal Academy to its favored quarters near the VIP seating, while Xiao Wu complained about their preferential treatment and the arena's size.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe visited Zhu Wu's group briefly before leaving for dinner with Xue Ye and other officials.
• Dugu Yan urged Ye Lingling to tell Zhu Wu she liked him, but Ye Lingling declined and turned to cultivation.

Zhu Wu sent Xiao Chenyu and Osler to lead their team against Beast Academy, where their tactics and battle experience secured a decisive victory. As the tournament continued, the spectators and Emperor Xue Ye recognized Long Ying Tian’s influence on the team and contrasted it with Yu Xiaogang’s shortcomings.

• Assistant Instructor Ma announced that Shrek Academy would face Barak Academy and Zhu Wu set Xiao Chenyu, Osler, Yan Yan, Ling'er, and himself as the lineup.
• Huo Wu defeated three Fabia Academy opponents before Huo Wushuang finished off the rest of their team.
• Xiao Chenyu used his shield and defensive tactics to defeat three Beast Academy fighters before exhaustion forced him to leave the arena.
• Osler used his speed, precision, and stamina-saving attacks to defeat Beast Academy’s remaining four competitors.
• Huo Wushuang, Feng Xiaotian, and others praised Xiao Chenyu and Osler’s skills and blamed Yu Xiaogang for failing to develop Shrek Academy’s students.
• Emperor Xue Ye credited Osler’s improvement to Long Ying Tian’s training as Osler left the arena.

Xiao Wu defeated Barak Academy’s first contestant, then suffered severe injuries from the second contestant’s poisonous sunflower attack. Tang San remained in the arena after Xiao Wu was carried away, as Huo Wu’s group expected Shrek Academy to resort to excuses or dirty tactics.

• Xiao Wu knocked Barak Academy’s first contestant unconscious, prompting Salas to warn both teams against entering the arena without permission.
• Barak Academy’s second contestant used a poisonous Sunflower Martial Soul, and Xiao Wu charged into the mist before being struck by his fourth soul skill.
• Tang San and Liu Erlong tried to rush in, but Flender stopped them and conceded the match so Tang San could help Xiao Wu.
• Jiang Zhu healed Xiao Wu while Oscar gave Tang San a Recovery Sausage, and Tang San carried Xiao Wu away under a blanket.
• Tang San remained alone on the arena floor with the Barak Academy contestant, while Huo Wu and her teammates criticized Shrek Academy’s double standards.

Tang San used his newly revealed ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring to brutally defeat Barak Academy’s remaining contestants, worsening Shrek Academy’s reputation among the other teams. After the matches, Zhu Wu and his companions left, expecting Tang San’s actions to bring consequences and looking ahead to facing him.

• Zhu Wu identified a likely external soul bone on Tang San and guessed that Tang San had absorbed a ten-thousand-year Thousand Jun Ant soul bone.
• Tang San used his Blue Silver Grass to bind and severely wound a Barak Academy contestant, releasing him only after he surrendered.
• Barak Academy’s mentor retrieved the injured contestant, and Tang San went on to defeat the rest of their team.
• Spectators and rival academies condemned Tang San’s brutality, while Flender warned him that he had gone too far; Tang San defended his actions as retaliation for Xiao Wu’s injury.
• Tang San left to care for Xiao Wu, and Zhu Wu led his team away after telling Ning Rongrong to watch him perform when they faced Shrek Academy.

Zhu Wu led Heaven Dou Royal Academy against Blazing Academy, defeating Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu while demonstrating remarkable control of multiple elemental abilities. The match ended with Blazing Academy conceding, and Huo Wu left angry and embarrassed after their close-quarters clash.

• Assistant Instructor Ma told Zhu Wu that Heaven Dou Royal Academy would face Blazing Academy, while Shrek Academy would face Plant Academy.
• Xiao Chenyu lost to Huo Yun, and Osler defeated Huo Yun before Dugu Yan overcame Huo Yu and Huo Lie.
• Dugu Yan fought Huo Wushuang until she ran out of strength, then Zhu Wu entered the arena and defeated him with precisely controlled attacks.
• Huo Wu unleashed her Fire Dance Sun Flare and Fire Shadow Clone, but Zhu Wu reflected her flames, countered her clone, and stopped her attack.
• Huo Wushuang conceded for Blazing Academy after Zhu Wu knocked Huo Wu away from him, and Huo Wu left the arena furious and embarrassed.

Tang San swept Plant Academy, while Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated Skywater Academy in a friendly match. Shrek Academy then faced Blazing Academy, where Huo Wushuang badly injured Tai Long, and Xiao Wu entered the field against a flying opponent as Tang San urged her to put safety first.

• Tang San defeated all seven Plant Academy contestants, prompting concern from Flender that the sweep had needlessly antagonized the opposing team.
• Xiao Chenyu, Osler, Dugu Yan, and Long Ling'er led Heaven Dou Royal Academy to victory over Skywater Academy, with Long Ling'er defeating Shui Bing'er.
• Huo Wushuang defeated Shi Mo and then shattered Tai Long's arm and sternum with a powerful compressed-flame attack.
• Yu Tianheng forced Huo Wushuang to concede, but Huo Yu, Ma Hongjun, Yu Feng, and Huo Yun continued trading victories as both teams' contestants grew exhausted.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu to concede if she could not find an opening against Blazing Academy's flying Agility Attack System Soul Master, and Xiao Wu entered the arena.

Xiao Wu lost to Huo Yun after his Fireballs interrupted her attack, and Tang San answered by poisoning and injuring Huo Yun and another Blazing Academy fighter. Huo Wu entered the arena and angrily insulted Tang San and Xiao Wu.

• Huo Yun used Fire Crane Blazing Plains and Fire Crane Clones to pressure Xiao Wu, then struck her with two Fireballs and knocked her down before Flender conceded.
• Tang San rushed to help Xiao Wu while Jiang Zhu healed her, and Huo Lie and Huo Chui discussed Huo Yun's restraint and Tang San's displeasure.
• Tang San poisoned Huo Yun with spikes from Mystic Jade Hand, prompting Huo Yun to concede.
• Tang San defeated a Blazing Academy substitute by binding and wounding him with poisonous vines, drawing criticism from the other academies.
• Huo Wu conceded the next match for Huo Yan, entered the arena, and called Tang San disgusting while insulting Xiao Wu.

Tang San fought Fire Dance in the Promotion Tournament and used Nine-Section Emerald Poison to strike her after she was nearly defeated. Zhu Wu intervened with an antidote, leaving Tang San exposed as the arena audience turned against him.

• Fire Dance insulted Tang San and his family and teacher, while Liu Erlong was removed from the stands after Dugu Bo pressured her and Salas revoked her viewing qualification.
• Tang San and Fire Dance began their match, trading vines, fire attacks, and clones as Tang San struggled to break through her defenses.
• Tang San revealed an External Soul Bone to fly over Fire Dance’s Fire Wall, then attacked her with poisoned vine thorns despite Huo Wushuang calling a forfeit.
• Dugu Bo identified the Nine-Section Emerald Poison, and Fire Dance accused Tang San of trying to kill her before collapsing into Huo Wushuang’s arms.
• Zhu Wu offered Fire Dance an antidote developed by the sect elders, while Tang San suspected Zhu Wu had withheld it in the past and the other spectators condemned Tang San’s actions.

Zhu Wu saved Huo Wu from Tang San’s poison and turned the incident into free medical support for every academy except Shrek, while Huo Wu proposed that Blazing Academy merge with Godwind Academy for the finals. Shrek faced escalating retaliation in the following matches, and the chapter ended with Qin Ming announcing that they would face Heaven Dou Royal Academy the next day.

• Zhu Wu gave Huo Wu an antidote and arranged for Ye Lingling to treat her, while excluding Shrek Academy from his offer of free healing.
• Huo Wu rejected Feng Xiaotian’s romantic feelings and proposed merging their teams so they could challenge Shrek Academy and gain more tournament experience.
• Shrek’s opponents retaliated against Xiao Wu and Tang San, leaving both injured and making the academy increasingly unpopular.
• Shrek’s team continued to be targeted in subsequent matches, with Jiang Zhu and Oscar treating the injured competitors.
• Qin Ming told Shrek Academy that they would face Heaven Dou Royal Academy the next day.