Chapter Summaries

Lin Mo and Dugu Bo concluded that the Blue Silver Grass was likely Ah Yin, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast recovering its former cultivation, and Lin Mo explained that his blood had only helped it adapt to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The group returned to Heaven Dou City for the approaching Soul Master Tournament, where Lin Mo prepared for the competition by checking his and Charizard’s status.

• Dugu Bo agreed that the Blue Silver Grass was probably a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast whose cultivation had fallen, and Lin Mo explained that Ah Yin could recover without ordinary cultivation bottlenecks.
• Dugu Yan worried Lin Mo would keep feeding the Blue Silver Grass his blood, so Lin Mo clarified that his blood had served only as a one-time catalyst and that he was helping repay a favor owed by Sister Lengleng.
• Dugu Bo took Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling with him as the group left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and headed back toward Heaven Dou City for the Soul Master Tournament’s opening.
• Lin Mo returned to Dugu Manor and checked his and Charizard’s status as he prepared for the tournament.

Lin Mo met Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas before the Heaven Dou Empire preliminaries began. The first-round draw matched Heaven Dou Royal Academy against Shrek Academy.

• Meng Shenji brought Lin Mo to the VIP lounge, where Emperor Xue Ye praised him and promised rewards if he led Heaven Dou Team One to the championship.
• Lin Mo returned to his team’s rest area as the tournament’s opening ceremony began.
• Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas delivered their tournament addresses, and Salas drew the first-round matchups.
• The emcee announced that Heaven Dou Royal Academy would face Shrek Academy in the first round, prompting an uproar in the arena.
• Lin Mo calmly looked toward Shrek Academy’s distinctive green uniforms after hearing the draw.

Shrek Academy overwhelmed Heaven Dou Second Team in the first preliminary-round match, while Lin Mo observed Tang San’s unusually powerful fourth Soul Skill and speculated about his cultivation. The chapter ended with Jiang Zhu healing the defeated team, a gesture the spectators took as further humiliation.

• The host announced Heaven Dou Royal Academy versus Shrek Academy as the first match, prompting spectators to accuse Heaven Dou Royal Academy of choosing an easy opponent.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the other Shrek Academy members launched an immediate assault, breaking Heaven Dou Second Team’s formation and trapping four front-line fighters with Spider Web Restraint.
• Lin Mo noticed that Tang San’s fourth Soul Skill strengthened his third and wondered whether Tang San had gained Soul Power by cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer or using the Eight Spider Lances.
• Shrek Academy defeated all seven opponents in just over a minute, while Jiang Zhu used her Healing Scepter to ease their injuries.
• Spectators condemned Jiang Zhu’s healing as an added insult to Heaven Dou Second Team.

After Shrek Academy publicly defeated the Heaven Dou Second Team, Lin Mo watched the preliminaries and invited representatives from four academies to dinner. He asked them for help and offered information in return, but had not yet explained either.

• Shrek Academy defeated the Heaven Dou Second Team and treated its members in public, angering Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing while Meng Shenji took comfort in Lin Mo's presence on Heaven Dou Team One.
• Lin Mo watched the remaining matches on the first day of the preliminaries and noted the strength of Shrek Academy and the Five Elements Academy teams.
• Lin Mo invited Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to meet Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Yu Tianxin, and Shui Bing'er at the Gathered Worthies Pavilion.
• At dinner, Huo Wu teased Lin Mo about his long absence, and Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling watched her warily.
• Lin Mo told the group he wanted their help and promised to give them information they would find extremely interesting in return.

Lin Mo asked Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, Yu Tianxin, and Huo Wu to punish Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun if their teams met Shrek Academy, offering detailed intelligence in return. They agreed and left with a thorough account of Shrek’s fighters and abilities, promising to take care of the two men.

• Lin Mo explained that Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had insulted Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and asked the Four Elements Academy representatives to teach them a lesson in the preliminary rounds.
• Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, and Yu Tianxin agreed, each for their own reasons, including their interest in Lin Mo’s intelligence and their relationship with him.
• Lin Mo revealed detailed information about Shrek Academy’s seven starters, including their Soul Skills, cultivation, fighting styles, and Tang San’s suspected External Soul Bone.
• The Four Elements Academy representatives were astonished by how thoroughly Lin Mo had investigated Shrek Academy.
• Feng Xiaotian promised that if they encountered Shrek Academy, they would give Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun a good looking after.

Lin Mo warned the Four Elements Academy that Shrek’s Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai might be able to use the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and encouraged them to target Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun. Later, as Shrek celebrated its first preliminary victory, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun felt an unexplained chill and unease.

• Lin Mo told Feng Xiaotian and the others about Shrek’s key fighters and urged them to take special note of Zhu Zhuqing alongside the Soul Ancestors.
• Dugu Yan connected Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Martial Soul and Zhu Zhuqing’s feline Martial Soul to the Dai and Zhu families of the Star Luo Empire, leading the group to suspect they could use the Hell White Tiger fusion skill.
• Lin Mo advised the Four Elements representatives to prepare for the possibility, and Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing’er promised to take care of Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun if they faced Shrek.
• Lin Mo left the Gathered Worthies Pavilion with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling after exchanging farewells with the Four Elements representatives.
• At a restaurant, Shrek Academy celebrated its victory over the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team, but Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun suddenly felt cold and remained uneasy.

Shrek Academy faced Elephant Armor Academy in the second round of the preliminaries, despite Yu Xiaogang having advised them to forfeit to protect their team and preserve their trump cards. The match began with Tang San trying to restrain Huyan Li, but the Diamond Mammoth’s strength and defense overwhelmed his Blue Silver Grass.

• Shrek Academy’s team debated Yu Xiaogang’s suggestion to forfeit, but Dai Mubai and Tang San insisted on fighting.
• Tang San recalled the debate and entered the match determined to win and vindicate Yu Xiaogang.
• Shrek Academy fielded Tang San, Yu Tianheng, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong against Huyan Li and the other six members of Elephant Armor Academy.
• The Elephant Armor Academy members activated their Diamond Mammoth Martial Souls, transforming into a formidable wall of heavily armored fighters.
• Tang San sent Blue Silver Grass vines to bind Huyan Li, but Huyan Li trampled through them and challenged Shrek Academy to give up.

Shrek Academy defeated Elephant Armor Academy in a costly match after Tang San’s team exposed the Hell White Tiger and Eight Spider Lances. Tang San left the platform brooding over Blue Silver Grass’s weaknesses and wondering whether the Clear Sky Hammer would have made the battle easier.

• Huyan Zhen boasted about Huyan Li, but Ning Fengzhi compared him to Lin Mo and silenced Huyan Zhen.
• Tang San ordered Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing to use the Hell White Tiger while he restrained Huyan Li with Spider Web Restraints.
• Huyan Li used a Head Soul Bone to withstand the Hell White Tiger’s attack and broke free of Tang San’s webs.
• Tang San revealed his Eight Spider Lances, and Ning Rongrong and Oscar supported the team as Shrek fought Elephant Armor Academy’s remaining members.
• Shrek Academy won, but its main fighters were injured and its two major trump cards were exposed.
• Tang San left the platform bitterly reflecting that Blue Silver Grass had failed him and imagining how the Clear Sky Hammer might have changed the fight.

After Shrek defeated the Elephant Armor Sect, Huyan Zhen accused Tang San of poisoning his disciples and demanded he cure them. Lin Mo recognized Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances had briefly drained their Soul Power and warned the other teams that Tang San might possess another Soul Bone.

• Huyan Zhen confronted Tang San after the match, accused him of using poison, and revealed that Tang San had an External Soul Bone.
• Ning Fengzhi intervened, and Tang San used the Eight Spider Lances to remove the poison from the six Elephant Armor Sect disciples while briefly extracting some of their Soul Power.
• Tang San stopped the Eight Spider Lances from devouring further Soul Power, then left with Ning Fengzhi and the Shrek team after Huyan Zhen collected his weakened disciples.
• Lin Mo observed Tang San’s momentary devouring and concluded that he had been using the Eight Spider Lances to accelerate his cultivation.
• Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Yu Tianxin, and Shui Bing’er met Lin Mo, who warned them that Tang San might have a regular Soul Bone in addition to his External Soul Bone.

Lin Mo spent the tournament qualifiers watching matches and enjoying time in Heaven Dou City with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling while sensing that unseen watchers were following him. After leaving the arena alone, he detected a mental power diverting him toward the western outskirts and deliberately followed it to discover who was behind it.

• Lin Mo suspected Tang San had absorbed the Soul Bones Bibi Dong had given Yu Xiaogang, explaining why Tang San hid those bones while revealing the Eight Spider Lances.
• Lin Mo left the Gathered Worthies Pavilion with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, unaware that a sinister watcher had turned its attention toward him.
• During the qualifiers, Lin Mo accompanied Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling around Heaven Dou City while secretly watched by people whose presence irritated him.
• After six rounds, Godwind Academy, Thunder Academy, and Shrek Academy remained undefeated, and Shrek later received a forfeit victory from Othello Academy.
• At the seventh-round matches, Thunder Academy faced Elephant Armor Academy, while Lin Mo left the arena alone and noticed a mental fluctuation steering him off his route.
• Lin Mo pretended not to notice the influence and followed the small road toward the western outskirts to find the person manipulating him.

Lin Mo confronted Shi Nian, who had lured him into a secluded grove with his Remnant Dream Martial Soul and planned to kill him to protect Canghui Academy’s chances in the tournament. After Shi Nian explained that his illusion concealed their meeting from everyone else, Lin Mo said that made things easy.

• Lin Mo recognized Shi Nian’s mental illusion and confronted him in a grove outside Heaven Dou City.
• Shi Nian admitted he targeted Lin Mo because Canghui Academy might not win the championship if Lin Mo remained alive.
• Shi Nian revealed that he feared Lin Mo could see through the Seven Asura Illusion Realm, Canghui Academy’s tournament trump card.
• Shi Nian claimed Remnant Dream hid all traces of Lin Mo’s arrival, so no one would know what happened in the grove or suspect him.
• Lin Mo calmly concluded that no one else knowing made things easy.

Lin Mo and Charizard confronted Shi Nian, whose illusions failed to stop Charizard from defeating him in one strike. As Lin Mo approached the helpless Soul Saint, he prepared himself to take a human life for the first time, while Shi Nian saw a chance to survive.

• Shi Nian threatened Lin Mo and relied on his Remnant Dream martial soul to hide in the woods.
• Lin Mo sent out Charizard, whose six soul rings revealed it was a Soul Emperor, and used Dragon Rush to charge Shi Nian's hiding place.
• Shi Nian's illusions failed to impede Charizard, which smashed through the tree and left him gravely injured.
• Charizard seized Shi Nian while Lin Mo approached, anxious but resolved to experience his first human killing in a controlled situation.
• Shi Nian noticed Lin Mo's hesitation and seized on the possibility of survival.

Lin Mo killed Shi Nian decisively, then concealed the corpse and collected Shi Nian’s Storage Soul Tool and Illusion Realm Wisdom Skull. He returned to Dugu Manor after disguising himself, where Dugu Bo had been preparing to search for him.

• Shi Nian pleaded for his life, but Lin Mo formed a blood blade and stabbed him through the heart.
• Lin Mo unleashed blood Qi to destroy Shi Nian’s life, then calmly watched him die.
• Charizard burned Shi Nian’s corpse to ash and retrieved his Storage Soul Tool and the Illusion Realm Wisdom Skull.
• Lin Mo stored the items, checked for traces, and left the woods for Heaven Dou City in disguise.
• Lin Mo returned to Dugu Manor after dark and revealed himself to Dugu Bo, who had been preparing to go look for him.

Lin Mo explained how he killed Shi Nian and gained a Head Soul Bone, then argued that it should be saved for a future trade rather than absorbed. He revealed that Ye Lingling’s Limb Regeneration ability could make replacing limb Soul Bones feasible, and admitted that killing Shi Nian had been his first time killing someone.

• Lin Mo showed Dugu Bo the Head Soul Bone and Storage Soul Tool he had taken after killing Shi Nian, then recounted the attack to Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
• Lin Mo rejected absorbing the Head Soul Bone himself or giving it to Dugu Yan or Ye Lingling, explaining that its compatibility was poor and that it could be traded for something more useful.
• Dugu Bo questioned Lin Mo’s claim that limb Soul Bones could be replaced, and Ye Lingling demonstrated her Nine Heart Begonia ability, Limb Regeneration.
• Lin Mo explained how Ye Lingling’s ability could restore a limb after its old Soul Bone was removed, and Dugu Bo agreed the method seemed feasible but rare Soul Bones made it impractical for most Soul Masters.
• Dugu Bo asked whether Shi Nian had been Lin Mo’s first kill, and Lin Mo admitted that he had killed someone for the first time.

Lin Mo explained that killing Shi Nian had left him disgusted but would not make him hesitate to defend himself, reassuring Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingleng. After Canghui Academy was disqualified, Shrek Academy recovered and prepared to face Blazing Fire Academy, a matchup that revived Tang San’s painful memories of losing to Lin Mo’s flames.

• Lin Mo told Dugu Bo that he respected life but would still kill anyone who threatened his, and Dugu Bo approved of his steady resolve.
• The tournament committee disqualified Canghui Academy after Shi Nian’s attack on Lin Mo, while Dugu Bo ensured the academy would face further consequences.
• After more than a week of recovery, Shrek Academy learned it would face Blazing Fire Academy, prompting Tang San to remember how Lin Mo’s Charmander had burned his Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San and the Shrek team took the arena against Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and the other Blazing Fire Academy members.
• Huo Wu fixed a provocative gaze on Tang San, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun sensed danger from her as Lin Mo watched from the VIP section.

Shrek Academy faced Blazing Fire Academy, whose fire-based fighters neutralized Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and met Shrek’s attacks with coordinated support. Ning Rongrong’s enhancements gave Shrek a temporary edge, but Huo Wu stayed composed and waited for their stamina and Soul Power to falter.

• Both teams released their Martial Souls, with Shrek Academy fielding one more Soul Ancestor than Blazing Fire Academy.
• Dai Mubai clashed with the Fire Leopard Soul Master while Yu Tianheng fought Huo Wushuang, and Blazing Fire Academy’s support strengthened its frontline fighters.
• Huo Yun and Huo Yu blocked Zhu Zhuqing with Fire Crane doppelgangers, while the flames also hindered Ma Hongjun and burned away Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San’s enhanced Spider Web Restraint was repelled by Huo Wu’s Repelling Fire Ring.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, and Zhu Zhuqing, shifting the fights in Shrek Academy’s favor for the moment.
• Huo Wu remained calm, recognizing that Ning Rongrong’s Soul Power and Shrek’s fighters’ stamina would not last.

Blazing Fire Academy defeated Shrek Academy after Huo Wu unleashed her Fourth Soul Skill, Huo Wu's Brilliant Sun, against the Hell White Tiger. After the match, Huo Wu exchanged a playful look with Lin Mo.

• Ning Rongrong's fading Soul Power weakened Shrek Academy's fighters, while Tang San failed three times to break through Huo Wu's defenses.
• Huo Wu ordered Blazing Fire Academy to form a defensive formation and began gathering power for her Fourth Soul Skill.
• Tang San called for Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Hell White Tiger.
• Huo Wu fired Huo Wu's Brilliant Sun, which erupted on contact with the Hell White Tiger and left most of Shrek Academy's team badly injured or unconscious.
• The referee declared Blazing Fire Academy the winner, and Huo Wu winked at Lin Mo, who gave her a thumbs-up.

On the way back to Dugu Manor, Lin Mo explained that he was interested in Huo Wu because her Fire Shadow Martial Soul resembled his hidden Body Martial Soul, and he considered seeking out Ghost Douluo Gui Mei in the future. Meanwhile, after Shrek Academy’s crushing defeat to Blazing Fire Academy, Tang San went to Yu Xiaogang for answers about Blue Silver Grass and his own weakness.

• Dugu Yan asked Lin Mo why he had been paying attention to Huo Wu, and he explained that her Fire Shadow Martial Soul resembled his Second Martial Soul.
• Lin Mo thought that Huo Wu’s unusual Martial Soul might be a Body Martial Soul and considered contacting Ghost Douluo Gui Mei through Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan in the future.
• Shrek Academy’s injured team members received treatment after their heavy loss to Blazing Fire Academy, while Ma Hongjun remained unconscious from his burns.
• Tang San left the infirmary and went to Yu Xiaogang’s room, seeking answers after Blue Silver Grass had failed against Blazing Fire Academy.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang why his Blue Silver Grass was so weak and ineffective against stronger opponents.

After losing to Blazing Fire Academy, Tang San doubted Blue Silver Grass and pressed Yu Xiaogang about when to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer and how to overcome the limits of Twin Martial Souls. Tang Hao arrived and challenged Yu Xiaogang’s view of the two Martial Souls, leaving the argument unresolved.

• Yu Xiaogang tried to reassure Tang San that Blazing Fire Academy’s Fire-type advantage and Elephant Armor Academy’s defenses did not prove Blue Silver Grass was weak.
• Tang San argued that Blue Silver Grass held him back and asked when he could switch to the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San worried that waiting to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer could leave him unable to bear its Soul Rings, while Yu Xiaogang had no answer to the Twin Martial Souls problem.
• Yu Xiaogang resolved to seek Bibi Dong in Spirit City after the preliminaries to find a cultivation method for Twin Martial Souls.
• Tang Hao entered after hearing their conversation and told Tang San not to belittle himself, then asked Yu Xiaogang whether he also considered Blue Silver Grass inferior to the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Yu Xiaogang admitted that Blue Silver Grass could not match the Clear Sky Hammer’s quality as a Martial Soul.

Tang Hao told Tang San that his Blue Silver Grass could become powerful after a second awakening and offered him the option to switch to cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer. As the qualifiers and advancement matches ended, Shrek Academy secured a place in the finals despite a string of defeats, and the teams prepared to travel to Spirit City.

• Tang Hao explained that Tang San's Blue Silver Grass could undergo a second awakening, while warning that an early awakening would waste its potential.
• Tang San considered switching to the Clear Sky Hammer, and Tang Hao offered to help him obtain its first Soul Rings after the qualifiers.
• Shrek Academy lost four consecutive qualifier matches, while Tang San remained eager despite public mockery of the team.
• Godwind Academy, Thunder Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, Skywater Academy, and Shrek Academy qualified for the finals, while Elephant Armor Academy failed to advance.
• Godwind Academy won the advancement matches, and Tang San broke through to rank forty-four Soul Power.
• The teams had three days to prepare before traveling with their teachers and royal soldiers to Spirit City for the finals.