Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong rejected Yu Xiaogang’s request to reveal the secret of cultivating Twin Martial Souls, furious that he had approached her only to help Tang San. Yu Xiaogang left humiliated and resolved to oppose Spirit Hall, while Bibi Dong returned to her residence in tears.

• Bibi Dong refused to help Tang San and accused Yu Xiaogang of exploiting their past relationship for his disciple’s sake.
• Yu Xiaogang insulted Bibi Dong, who forced him to his knees with her aura before withdrawing her pressure.
• Yu Xiaogang pleaded by invoking their former relationship, but Bibi Dong ordered the Hall Knights to escort him out.
• The Hall Knights accidentally knocked Yu Xiaogang unconscious, then dropped him when he woke during the journey to Blue Tyrant Academy’s hotel.
• Bibi Dong returned to her residence and wept, while Yu Xiaogang vowed to make her and Spirit Hall regret humiliating him.
• Yu Xiaogang admitted he could not solve Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls problem and said Mu Chen was likely his only hope.

Mu Chen and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy team arrived in Spirit City for the Soul Master Tournament and easily won their first elimination match. As the second round approached, Bibi Dong warned the Golden Generation about Mu Chen and assessed Blue Tyrant Academy’s formidable lineup.

• The Heaven Dou Empire delegation reached Spirit City, where Mu Chen and the others entered the hotel prepared for Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy.
• The first round began with seeded teams receiving byes, while the other teams faced elimination matches before a small audience of soul masters.
• Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy defeated Sky Star Academy in under a minute, with Zhu Zhuqing and A'li winning fights and Mu Chen knocking out the remaining opponents with single punches.
• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue not to push themselves if they faced Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy and warned them to finish their next match swiftly.
• After the Golden Generation left, Bibi Dong reflected on Mu Chen’s overwhelming strength and examined Blue Tyrant Academy’s lineup, resolving that Yu Xiaogang’s team was doomed to lose.

Spirit Hall Academy crushed Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Bewitching Charm, drawing Mu Chen and Tang San’s attention to the team’s strength. Mu Chen remained confident that his group could match them, while Yu Xiaogang considered asking him for help with Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls.

• Spirit Hall Academy defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy before Dugu Yan’s poison or Ye Lingling’s healing could turn the match around.
• Mu Chen watched Hu Liena and Xie Yue release Bewitching Charm, and Hu Liena became captivated by his appearance while Xie Yue sensed his strength.
• Ning Rongrong worried that Spirit Hall Academy’s three Soul Kings and Martial Soul Fusion Skill posed too great a threat, but Mu Chen reassured her and Zhu Zhuqing that they would soon catch up.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang about cultivating his Twin Martial Souls, and Yu Xiaogang said he would ask Mu Chen for advice.
• Liu Erlong grew jealous when Yu Xiaogang mentioned Bibi Dong and possessively clung to his arm.

Mu Chen rejected Yu Xiaogang’s request for help with Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls, explaining two conditions for cultivating them but withholding the crucial final one. After Yu Xiaogang’s callous treatment drove Liu Erlong away, Mu Chen left with his companions, planning to arrange for Na’er to help Liu Erlong and Flender.

• Mu Chen rebuffed Yu Xiaogang’s familiar greeting and challenged him to ask Bibi Dong about Twin Martial Souls.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Mu Chen for help with Tang San’s cultivation, claiming Spirit Hall would not share its secrets.
• Yu Xiaogang shook off Liu Erlong when she tried to calm him, and she ran away crying.
• Mu Chen explained that a strong body and spiritual power, along with compatible or similar Martial Soul attributes, helped prevent backlash between Twin Martial Souls, but said he did not know the final requirement.
• Mu Chen immobilized Yu Xiaogang with his pressure and left with the others, while Yu Xiaogang shouted that Tang San might help them fight Spirit Hall.

Mu Chen refused to help Yu Xiaogang and led Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy into its match against Star Luo Imperial Academy. After seeing through Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s attempt to provoke him, Mu Chen struck first and left five opponents unconscious, prompting their teacher to demand his team’s disqualification.

• Mu Chen said he knew the final requirement for cultivating Twin Martial Souls but would not reveal it to Yu Xiaogang or help Tang San, while Yu Xiaogang was taken into Spirit Hall.
• Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy drew Star Luo Imperial Academy in a match to decide which teams advanced to the semifinals.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun taunted Zhu Zhuqing and tried to unsettle Mu Chen before the match, but Mu Chen recognized their plan and warned that they had angered him.
• When the match began, Mu Chen used his Golden Dragon Wings and Shadow Movement Technique to strike down Star Luo Imperial Academy’s five other members before Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun could use Hell White Tiger.
• The Star Luo Imperial Academy teacher accused Mu Chen of attempted murder and demanded that Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy be disqualified.

Mu Chen overwhelmed Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s Hell White Tiger, securing Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy’s victory over Star Luo Royal Academy. Afterward, Zhu Zhuqing questioned his harshness, while Tang San and Yu Xiaogang doubted their chances against him.

• Mu Chen challenged Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun to surrender, but they fused into the Hell White Tiger and attacked him.
• Mu Chen knocked the Hell White Tiger down, smashed it into the platform, and kicked it off, leaving Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun alive but defeated.
• The red-clad bishop declared Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy the winner, and Mu Chen left the platform with Ning Rongrong, A'li, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked whether her sister and the others were badly hurt, and Mu Chen criticized her for judging his actions before walking ahead.
• Dai Mubai asked Tang San if they could defeat Mu Chen, and Yu Xiaogang advised Tang San to surrender if necessary after defeating Spirit Hall Academy.

Yu Xiaogang explained Mu Chen’s advice about Twin Martial Souls to Tang San, then outlined the semifinal arrangements as the three surviving teams gathered before Papal Hall. Bibi Dong presented three powerful soul bones as the tournament’s championship prize, leaving the teams poised to compete for them.

• Yu Xiaogang relayed Mu Chen’s requirements for cultivating Twin Martial Souls, and Tang San dismissed them as unhelpful while Yu Xiaogang praised Mu Chen’s theories.
• Yu Xiaogang explained the semifinal arrangements to his team, and the Spirit Hall Academy, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy, and Blue Tyrant Academy teams advanced to the top three.
• The three teams assembled before Papal Hall, where Bibi Dong arrived with Spirit Hall elders and Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo.
• Bibi Dong revealed three soul bones, including a fifty-thousand-year skull, and declared them the reward for the tournament champion.

At the semifinals, Mu Chen took the stage for Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy, but Yu Xiaogang had Blue Tyrant Academy concede the individual matches. Bibi Dong understood that Yu Xiaogang was preserving his team to face a weakened Spirit Hall Academy in the afternoon losers' bracket.

• The red-clad bishop announced the semifinals format, with the individual elimination matches in the morning and a losers' bracket team battle in the afternoon.
• Xue Qinghe watched Mu Chen and reflected that Spirit Hall's prepared soul bones would likely go to him, while Bibi Dong's growing strength complicated Qian Renxue's plans.
• Mu Chen entered the arena first, and Ning Rongrong encouraged him to defeat Tang San and the others.
• Yu Xiaogang conceded Blue Tyrant Academy's individual matches, sending the team directly to the afternoon losers' bracket final.
• Bibi Dong recognized Yu Xiaogang's plan to let Mu Chen wear down Spirit Hall Academy before Blue Tyrant Academy faced them.

Mu Chen continued defeating Spirit Hall Academy’s members, then knocked Yan unconscious after Yan challenged him over Hu Liena. Xie Yue stepped forward to fight, and Mu Chen drew the Emperor Dragon Sword as Yu Xiaogang hoped the damage would weaken Spirit Hall for the upcoming team battle.

• Mu Chen defeated another Spirit Hall Academy member, leaving Hu Liena and Xie Yue puzzled about his motives.
• Yan challenged Mu Chen after becoming jealous of Hu Liena’s attention, and Mu Chen broke several of Yan’s ribs and knocked him unconscious.
• Xie Yue checked Yan’s injuries and realized the Spirit Hall Academy team would have to continue without one of its Soul Kings.
• Xie Yue entered the stage and promised to fight despite knowing he was outmatched, while Hu Liena asked Mu Chen to go easy on her brother.
• Mu Chen drew the Emperor Dragon Sword and offered Xie Yue a chance to unleash his strongest attack, as Yu Xiaogang considered how the damage might help Blue Tyrant Academy.

Mu Chen defeated Xie Yue while teaching him how to advance his Moon Blades toward Sword Qi and momentum. After Xie Yue was eliminated, the spectators questioned Mu Chen’s reasons, and Tang San began wondering whether he could grasp the same concepts.

• Xie Yue used his fifth Soul Skill, Blood Line, but Mu Chen cut it apart with his Emperor Dragon Sword and Sword Qi.
• Mu Chen demonstrated Sword Qi and advised Xie Yue to treat his Moon Blades as part of his body and experiment with them.
• Xie Yue thanked Mu Chen and unleashed his Self-Created Soul Skill, Full Moon.
• Mu Chen used Silver Light Falling Blade and the power of momentum to break Full Moon, then punched Xie Yue off the platform.
• Hu Liena, Ning Rongrong, Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Bibi Dong, and Yu Xiaogang reacted to Mu Chen’s actions, while Tang San struggled to understand qi and momentum.

Mu Chen conceded to Hu Liena despite having the advantage, surprising both teams and disrupting Yu Xiaogang's plans. He revealed to Ning Rongrong that he intended to keep Blue Tyrant Academy from reaching the championship match, leaving Tang San and his teammates to face him that afternoon.

• Xie Yue recovered and told Hu Liena that Mu Chen was not as terrifying as they had thought, then Hu Liena entered the arena to fight him.
• Hu Liena used her Charm and other spiritual Soul Skills, but Mu Chen's Soul Skill nullified them.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Mu Chen to defeat Hu Liena, but Mu Chen unexpectedly admitted defeat on behalf of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy Team.
• Ning Fengzhi and the others wondered why Mu Chen had conceded, while Bibi Dong watched him with a softened expression.
• Mu Chen told Ning Rongrong that he planned to stop Blue Tyrant Academy from reaching the championship match.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San realized Mu Chen would be their opponent that afternoon, and Yu Xiaogang advised Tang San to concede if he could not win.

Mu Chen faced Tang San and Blue Tyrant Academy alone in the Losers' Bracket Final, overwhelming their attacks before they used a Seven-in-One fusion to empower Tang San. Mu Chen struck Tang San’s enlarged Clear Sky Hammer out of the air, but the match continued with Tang San still standing.

• Mu Chen entered the arena alone against Blue Tyrant Academy, whose team included Tang San and five Clear Sky Hammer users.
• Mu Chen used his Gravity Domain and Sword Qi to defeat Dai Mubai’s attack and send four Clear Sky Sect members flying.
• Mu Chen waited as Tang San’s team performed their Seven-in-One fusion, concentrating their Soul Power into Tang San and his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San swung the enlarged hammer at Mu Chen, who met it with his fifth Soul Skill, Titan Strike, and knocked Tang San back.
• Dai Mubai caught Tang San, whose hand bled and trembled from the impact, while Tang San said he could still fight.

Mu Chen dominated Tang San and Blue Tyrant Academy in the Soul Master Tournament, repeatedly injuring Tang San while Tang San refused to surrender. The chapter ended with Mu Chen planning to prevent Tang San’s final counterattack and continue tormenting him.

• Mu Chen defeated Tang San’s boosted Clear Sky Hammer attack again, then sent Dai Mubai and the other Blue Tyrant Academy fighters off the arena with severe injuries.
• Jiang Zhu surrendered, leaving only Tang San and Mu Chen in the match.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to surrender, but the referee let his interference pass after receiving Bibi Dong’s instruction.
• Mu Chen severed several of Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances with Sword Qi, but Tang San endured and waited for a chance to use the Man Faced Demon Spider’s poison.
• Mu Chen recognized Tang San’s plan and resolved to block his counterattack and keep beating him.

Mu Chen overwhelmed Tang San’s last-ditch poison attack with Gravity Domain and Sword Rain, leaving him trapped on the arena. He spared Tang San’s life but again demanded that he admit defeat.

• Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong watched helplessly as Tang San endured Mu Chen’s attacks, while Yu Xiaogang blamed Mu Chen for targeting his disciple.
• Tang San used his Clear Sky Hammer to create an opening, then launched sixteen poisoned Eight Spider Lances fragments at Mu Chen with Bat Wing Reincarnation.
• Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi discussed Tang San’s hidden attack, while Bibi Dong considered investigating his unusual abilities.
• Mu Chen released his full Soul Power and used Gravity Domain to pin Tang San down and slow the fragments.
• Mu Chen’s Sword Rain destroyed the fragments and surrounded Tang San with Sword Qi, then Mu Chen asked whether he still refused to admit defeat.

Mu Chen defeated Tang San and Blue Tyrant Academy in the losers' bracket final, securing Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy's place in the championship match against Spirit Hall Academy. After Yu Xiaogang blamed and threatened him, Mu Chen dismissed him and left, while the tournament's spectators anticipated his team would win the title.

• Tang San fainted after Mu Chen overwhelmed him, and the red-robed bishop declared Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy the losers' bracket winner.
• Yu Xiaogang confronted Mu Chen and accused him of treating Tang San cruelly; Mu Chen replied that Tang San had refused chances to surrender and privately mocked Yu Xiaogang's threat about the Clear Sky Sect.
• Mu Chen returned to his team's preparation area, then left with Ning Rongrong and A'li, while Zhu Zhuqing remained apart from him.
• Blue Tyrant Academy was eliminated, and spectators expected Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy to defeat Spirit Hall Academy in the championship match.
• Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi discussed Mu Chen's victory and anticipated the sect's first Soul Master Tournament championship.

Hu Liena admitted she could not defeat Mu Chen, and Bibi Dong accepted her limits before asking Ning Fengzhi for a private meeting with Mu Chen after the tournament. Mu Chen overwhelmed Spirit Hall Academy in the championship match, defeating Bewitching Charm and securing the title for Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy.

• Hu Liena told Bibi Dong she could not win the championship match, and Bibi Dong assigned a substitute to take Yan's place.
• Bibi Dong reflected on her memories of Mu Chen and wondered why her connection to the Rakshasa God's divine power was weakening.
• Bibi Dong asked Ning Fengzhi for permission to speak with Mu Chen alone after the tournament, and he agreed.
• Mu Chen and his teammates defeated most of Spirit Hall Academy, leaving Hu Liena and Xie Yue to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Bewitching Charm.
• Mu Chen used Titan Strike to knock Bewitching Charm off the stage, winning the championship match for Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy.

After Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy won the tournament, Mu Chen met privately with Bibi Dong, who proposed a trial in the City of Slaughter. He explained its dangers and the path to obtaining Divine Slaughter’s Domain, leaving their discussion about the trial underway.

• The cardinal announced Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Academy as tournament champion, and Mu Chen collected the three spirit bone rewards.
• Bibi Dong told Mu Chen she wanted to discuss something with him privately, and he agreed to meet her later.
• In the closed Papal Hall, Bibi Dong offered Mu Chen a trial and asked what he knew about the City of Slaughter.
• Mu Chen described the City of Slaughter as a lawless refuge for criminals where Soul Skills could not be used, and explained that one hundred Hell Slaughter Arena victories opened the Hell Road.
• Mu Chen said surviving the Hell Road granted Divine Slaughter’s Domain, which allowed its holder to use Soul Skills in the Hell Realm.

Mu Chen told Bibi Dong that Tang Chen was the Slaughter King and that the City of Slaughter held a divine inheritance more powerful than the Rakshasa God’s. He urged her to abandon the Rakshasa inheritance because it could corrupt her mind, but Bibi Dong remained unwilling to give it up and promised not to betray his trust.

• Mu Chen revealed to Bibi Dong that Tang Chen was the Slaughter King and that the City of Slaughter contained a powerful divine inheritance.
• Mu Chen explained that Tang Chen had received the god’s recognition but had been corrupted by Rakshasa power and turned into the Slaughter King by the Blood Red Nine-headed Bat King.
• Bibi Dong realized the City of Slaughter held Rakshasa divine power as well as another divine inheritance.
• Mu Chen warned Bibi Dong that the Rakshasa God’s malice could drive her insane and advised her to abandon its inheritance.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Mu Chen was worried about her, but she refused to give up the trials she had pursued for nearly twenty years.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Mu Chen feared she would kill him, then promised she would not betray his trust.

Mu Chen agreed to take Hu Liena to the City of Slaughter after he advanced to Soul Emperor, then offered Bibi Dong a trade involving his Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull and several Soul Bones. Bibi Dong learned that four of the bones had belonged to Tang Hao and that Mu Chen had crippled him.

• Bibi Dong asked Mu Chen to take Hu Liena to the City of Slaughter, and he agreed to meet them after reaching Soul Emperor.
• Mu Chen proposed trading Soul Bones and offered the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull in exchange for two bones suitable for Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.
• Mu Chen produced four more Soul Bones and explained that they had belonged to Tang Hao.
• Bibi Dong learned that Mu Chen had defeated and crippled Tang Hao, who had lost his Soul Bones, and that Gu Yuena had spared his life.

Mu Chen traded Soul Bones with Bibi Dong and explained how divine power resolved the backlash between Twin Martial Souls. He condemned Yu Xiaogang and began telling Bibi Dong what had happened between Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, leaving the story on the edge of that revelation.

• Mu Chen asked Bibi Dong to trade five Soul Bones for two high-quality ones, and she gave him an eighty-thousand-year Thorn Sword Dragon torso bone and a defensive right arm bone for Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.
• Mu Chen told Bibi Dong that divine power was the final condition for resolving the conflict between Twin Martial Souls and identified her Rakshasa God power as the reason she survived the backlash.
• Bibi Dong acknowledged Mu Chen's theory and asked what he thought of Yu Xiaogang.
• Mu Chen called Yu Xiaogang selfish and irresponsible, saying he did not love Bibi Dong and wanted to resent and destroy her.
• Mu Chen asked Bibi Dong whether she knew that Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong had once been close to marrying, then began to reveal what happened.