Chapter Summaries

Lin Qianyi defended Ji Juechen after Xiao Hongchen accused him of betraying Sun Moon Academy, and Indestructible Douluo Zheng Zhan restored order. In the Tang Sect’s match against Mingyu Sect, Wang Dong’er faced You Chen and suffered a small setback in their opening exchange.

• Lin Qianyi reassured Ji Juechen and defended his proper withdrawal from Sun Moon Academy when Xiao Hongchen accused him of betrayal.
• Indestructible Douluo Zheng Zhan entered the room and suppressed the tension before the Tang Sect and Mingyu Sect match was announced.
• Wang Dong’er and You Chen introduced themselves and agreed to follow the referee’s rules.
• Wang Dong’er summoned the Light Goddess Butterfly while You Chen revealed his spear and five soul rings.
• You Chen charged at high speed, and Wang Dong’er deflected his thrust with her wings, but his defensive halos knocked her attack aside and damaged them.

Wang Dong'er defeated You Chen and then faced Ade of the Mingyu Sect, whose blood-red wings and Bat Martial Soul made him a dangerous opponent. She exploited his keen hearing to set up an attack, but Ade met her Butterfly God Slash with dark-charged claws.

• Wang Dong'er blasted back You Chen's Soul Tool Cannon with Butterfly God Slash, then knocked him unconscious with Hexagram Formation.
• Ade entered the arena as the next Mingyu Sect fighter and revealed blood-red wings and crimson eyes.
• Wang Dong'er evaded Ade's charge and struck him back with Butterfly God's Light.
• Wang Dong'er used a deliberately created sound to mislead Ade, then attacked with Butterfly God Slash.
• Ade countered Wang Dong'er's attack with claws infused with dark energy.

Wang Dong'er fought Ade in the arena, but his blood-based soul skills overcame her light attribute and left her severely weakened. Huo Yuhao could only watch helplessly as Ade restrained her with Blood Shadow Puppet and Bloodsucking.

• Ade broke through Wang Dong'er's attack and unleashed a blood-red aura that drove her onto the defensive.
• Wang Dong'er used Butterfly God Slash to suppress Ade, but his piercing howl stunned her and opened a chance for him to strike.
• Ade used Blood Shadow Puppet and Bloodsucking to attack Wang Dong'er from behind and drain her Soul Power.
• Huo Yuhao watched from his wheelchair, unable to intervene as Wang Dong'er struggled under Ade's assault.

Wang Dong'er defeated Ade when her Light Attribute repelled his attempt to drink her blood, giving the Tang Sect a win. Xiao Xiao then faced Qin Yueyue of the Mingyu Sect and fought her in a fierce clash.

• Ade tried to drink Wang Dong'er's blood, but the Light Attribute in her body struck him down.
• Lin Qianyi explained that Wang Dong'er's Power of Light had injured Ade, and the referee declared the Tang Sect the winner.
• The Mingyu Sect sent Qin Yueyue to fight next, and the Tang Sect chose Xiao Xiao.
• Qin Yueyue revealed herself as a Soul King and attacked Xiao Xiao with her Long-handled Great Saber.
• Xiao Xiao blocked Qin Yueyue's blows with the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron and sent her staggering back.
• Qin Yueyue launched another attack, and Xiao Xiao met it head-on as their battle continued.

Xiao Xiao overwhelmed Qin Yueyue, then faced Mingyu Sect’s Soul Emperor Xue Bing in the next match. As Xue Bing displayed a fearsome transformation that resembled a Martial Soul Avatar, Xiao Xiao answered with her fourth soul skill, Cauldron’s Seal.

• Xiao Xiao defeated Qin Yueyue with the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron, giving Tang Sect the victory.
• Lin Qianyi insisted that Tang Sect fight Mingyu Sect in the team battle, and Wang Dong'er and He Caitou agreed.
• Xiao Xiao began her match against Xue Bing, whose six Soul Rings and six azure metal rings marked him as a Soul Emperor.
• Xue Bing blocked Xiao Xiao’s cauldron strike and underwent a savage transformation that Huo Yuhao mistook for a Martial Soul Avatar.
• Lin Qianyi determined that Xue Bing was not a Soul Sage and that his transformation likely came from a special method.
• Xiao Xiao invoked her fourth soul skill, Cauldron’s Seal, against Xue Bing’s advancing attacks.

Xiao Xiao defeated Mingyu Sect’s Xue Bing in the individual elimination match, then surrendered so the teams could proceed to the Team Battle. As both teams took the stage, Mingyu Sect Captain Gai Sen joined the lineup while keeping her hostile gaze on Wang Dong'er.

• Xiao Xiao trapped Xue Bing with Cauldron's Seal and overwhelmed him with her Three Lives Soul-Calming Cauldron, winning the match for Tang Sect.
• Xiao Xiao surrendered to Mingyu Sect’s next contestant and returned to the Tang Sect Team, where Lin Qianyi praised her for exhausting their Vice-Captain.
• Lin Qianyi announced that Tang Sect would forfeit the remaining individual matches and proceed directly to the Team Battle.
• Huo Yuhao warned Wang Dong'er that the black-robed woman seemed to resent her, and Wang Dong'er insisted Ade had caused his own death.
• The Tang Sect Team and Mingyu Sect’s six contestants entered the stage, and Gai Sen identified herself as Mingyu Sect Captain while staring at Wang Dong'er.

The Tang Sect team faced the Mingyu Sect in a team battle, with Huo Yuhao coordinating his teammates through Mental Detection Share. The fight began with He Caitou eliminating You Chen, while Lin Qianyi and Gai Yin met in an evenly matched clash.

• The referee restated the rules, and Huo Yuhao used Mental Detection Share as the Tang Sect team took its formation.
• Both teams summoned their martial souls, revealing Lin Qianyi’s six-ring Divine Feather Azure Luan and the Mingyu Sect fighters’ weapons and abilities.
• The teams charged, and Lin Qianyi engaged Gai Yin while He Caitou prepared his Eye of Fear Soul Tool.
• He Caitou fired a Level 6 Soul Tool Cannon, and the referee announced that Mingyu Sect’s You Chen had been eliminated.
• Lin Qianyi and Gai Yin traded sword and claw attacks, then stepped back after an evenly matched exchange.

Xiao Xiao, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong'er, and Huo Yuhao worked together to eliminate Qing Qing and Chen Jun. Later, Lin Qianyi and Gai Yin fought a fierce battle, and Gai Yin remained dangerous despite the team's attempts to overwhelm her.

• Xue Bing targeted Huo Yuhao, but Xiao Xiao attacked him with her cauldron while Xu Sanshi restrained Qing Qing and Jiang Nannan knocked her out of the match.
• Chen Jun tried to help Qing Qing, but Wang Dong'er blocked him and Huo Yuhao struck him with Soul Impact, leaving him unconscious.
• Lin Qianyi and Gai Yin clashed with their fourth soul skills, and Lin Qianyi warned the others not to approach Gai Yin's poisonous mist.
• Lin Qianyi broke through Gai Yin's attack, but Gai Yin unleashed her fifth soul skill as Lin Qianyi defended with Azure Luan Bodyguard.
• Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Nether Swap to pull Gai Yin into the group's formation, but she unleashed Blood Thorn Dance and charged Lin Qianyi, who kicked her back.

Huo Yuhao helped Lin Qianyi defeat Gai Yin, but Lin Qianyi collapsed after being poisoned by the Dark Gold Bat. Wang Qiuer purified the poison, and Lin Qianyi awoke to find Ji Juechen still guarding her.

• Huo Yuhao froze the battlefield, allowing Lin Qianyi to strike Gai Yin with Ice Frost Dragon Rain while the Dark Gold Bat's Feather Thrust wounded Lin Qianyi's hand.
• Lin Qianyi overpowered Gai Yin, and the referee declared the Tang Sect victorious as Gai Yin suffered severe injuries and lasting damage to her martial soul.
• Lin Qianyi returned to the hotel but collapsed from the Dark Gold Bat poison, and Zhou Yi diagnosed that it had not yet reached her mind.
• Wang Qiuer used her light Soul Power to purify Lin Qianyi's poison, while Ji Juechen stayed beside her bed.
• Lin Qianyi awoke at midnight and found Ji Juechen asleep beside her; when he noticed she was awake, he embraced her.

After recovering from her injuries, Lin Qianyi reunited with her companions and learned the rules for the Soul Tool assessment at Qingse Hotel. She then had Ji Juechen place a one-million-Gold-Soul-Coin bet for each of the three competitors, leaving the hotel attendant shocked.

• Lin Qianyi expelled the remaining congealed blood from her body, and Ji Juechen brought her medicine and urged her to rest.
• Lin Qianyi joined Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, He Caitou, and the others, reassuring them that she had recovered.
• At Qingse Hotel, the middle-aged attendant told Lin Qianyi that three powerful Soul Engineers would judge the assessment and that her identity remained secret.
• The attendant explained that contestants had two hours to create a Soul Tool to advance, regardless of its level.
• Lin Qianyi told Ji Juechen to bet one million Gold Soul Coins on each of the three competitors, startling the attendant.

Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao arranged for the auction house manager to keep the day's events confidential and promised him a reward if they won. Lin Qianyi then spoke with Numbers 96 and 98, challenging Number 96 to face her in the competition.

• Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao offered the middle-aged manager an additional two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins if he maintained good service and kept the day's events confidential.
• The manager agreed and hurriedly left the VIP lounge.
• Numbers 96 and 98 entered, and Lin Qianyi invited them to sit before identifying herself and her companions by their auction numbers.
• Number 96 asked Lin Qianyi about the competition and raised the possibility that they might face each other in the draw.
• Lin Qianyi said she would compete against him if fate paired them, and promised to defeat him decisively.

Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou entered the Soul Tool competition and faced their opponents in a crafting challenge. They all produced Rank 5 Soul Tools and won, while Number 96 fell short and was left humiliated.

• Number 96 and 98 tried to push ahead at the entrance, but Lin Qianyi's cold stare and Number 96's intervention stopped them from escalating.
• Lin Qianyi drew Number 96 as her opponent, while Huo Yuhao drew contestant 48, a Rank 4 Soul Engineer.
• Lin Qianyi crafted a Rank 5 dagger, and Number 96 completed a Rank 4 long-range Soul Tool Cannon emplacement.
• Huo Yuhao and He Caitou each crafted a Rank 5 Power Gathering Soul Tool Cannon within an hour.
• The referee confirmed the three Rank 5 Soul Tools met the standard, while Number 96's tool was one rank too low, giving Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou an easy victory.
• Lin Qianyi reminded Number 96 that he had been wrong to assume she would lose again, then left with Huo Yuhao and He Caitou as Number 96 seethed in shame.