Chapter Summaries

Nameless refined its battle plans over two weeks of matches before facing Homeward Journey Team, a defense-and-support lineup built to outlast its opponents. Ye Qingyu and Bai Yu’s alternating support disrupted the enemy team and secured the victory, while Bai Yu again described her uncanny ability to sense Soul Power, prompting Feng Lingtian to record a possible connection to a village legend.

• Feng Lingtian asked Bai Yu why her chimes seemed to anticipate her teammates’ movements, but she said she acted on an unexplained feeling.
• Over two weeks, Jiang Lin and Cheng Luo began analyzing matchups and proposing lineups, with Feng Xiaotian making the final decision when they disagreed.
• For Nameless’s last match in Godwind City, Feng Xiaotian assigned Cheng Luo to entangle Homeward Journey Team’s defenders and Ye Qingyu and Bai Yu to alternate support.
• Nameless disrupted the enemy defenders’ rotations, and Ye Qingyu and Bai Yu maintained support while Bai Yu’s Shattered Sound interrupted the healing support.
• Homeward Journey Team surrendered, and Bai Yu told Feng Lingtian she could sense where an opponent’s Soul Power was flowing; he recorded a possible link to the mountain god legend.

Feng Xiaotian led the team away from Godwind City's Great Soul Arena and across the continent, where their four lineups were tested and refined against varied opponents. After three months of travel and training, Feng Lingtian received an urgent signal from Dugu Bo, and the team hurried back to Godwind City, fearing something had happened at the academy.

• Feng Xiaotian announced that Godwind City's Great Soul Arena no longer offered suitable opponents and told the team they would travel to surrounding cities after two days of rest.
• Feng Xiaotian reviewed the team's four lineups and identified weaknesses they needed to test against stronger opponents.
• The team traveled among cities, adapting to control chains in Luo City, agility assaults in Qing City, and attrition battles in Lan City.
• The team refined its coordination and gained strength, while Feng Lingtian, Ye Qingyu, Lu Hanxiao, Ji Ning, Shi Yan, Su Ran, and Bai Yu advanced in rank; Feng Xiaotian reached the bottleneck of rank fifty-eight.
• After three months, Feng Lingtian's Resonance Stone flashed with an urgent signal from Dugu Bo, so Feng Xiaotian led the team back to Godwind City at once.

Feng Xiaotian led the team to Godwind City, where they learned that the dean was attempting to become a Titled Douluo. The dean had entered seclusion behind Dugu Bo’s poison formation, and Feng Lingtian remained outside the mountain, waiting.

• Feng Xiaotian drove the team north toward Godwind City, and they rested briefly before continuing their journey.
• Feng Xiaotian and the team reached Godwind City on the morning of the third day and overheard that the dean was attempting to become a Titled Douluo.
• Feng Xiaotian led the team to Godwind Academy, where a teacher told them the dean was in seclusion on the rear mountain and Dugu Bo was guarding him.
• Feng Xiaotian told the team to rest for two days and gather at the trial grounds afterward.
• Feng Lingtian went alone to the foot of the rear mountain and stood outside the poison formation while Dugu Bo guarded it.

Feng Xiaotian tested the team’s coordination and footwork in two groups, revealing several members’ growing abilities. After training, a vibration came from the rear mountain, and Feng Xiaotian watched it with unusual concern.

• Feng Xiaotian challenged the two groups to force him across a boundary using only hand-to-hand and movement techniques, and the first group nearly drove him to the line with overlapping attacks.
• Shi Yan held Feng Xiaotian in place while Lu Hanxiao, Bai Yu, Cheng Luo, and Jiang Lin coordinated an attack that brought him even closer to the boundary.
• During later bouts, Lu Qing’s twin scythes displayed emerging Heart Separation Control, while Feng Xiaotian recognized Lu Hanxiao’s footwork and Jiang Lin’s observation as promising developments.
• Feng Lingtian recorded Bai Yu’s chime timing, Shi Yan’s bell resonance, and Lu Qing’s scythe control, then considered a possible connection between the sound-related Martial Souls.
• That evening, a low vibration came through the ground from the rear mountain, and Feng Xiaotian stepped forward and watched it in silence.

Feng Qingxuan emerged from seclusion as Godwind Academy’s first Titled Douluo, and he planned how the academy would manage the attention his breakthrough and Feng Lingtian’s pills would attract. After Heaven Dou and Spirit Hall sent congratulations and an invitation, an anonymous gift of the Speed Clan’s heirloom Soul Bone left Feng Qingxuan wondering who had sent it and why.

• Feng Qingxuan broke through to the Titled Douluo rank, and Feng Xiaotian led Feng Lingtian and the team to welcome him at the rear mountain.
• Feng Qingxuan told Feng Lingtian to reveal that an academy-trained alchemist had made the pills, while keeping their exact source and valuable formulas secret.
• Feng Qingxuan cautioned the team to stay safe and discussed which pills the academy could sell and which must remain for internal use.
• Prince Xue Xing brought the Heaven Dou Imperial Family’s congratulations, and Spirit Hall envoys delivered an invitation for Feng Qingxuan to visit Spirit City and register the title Azure Wind.
• An unsigned gift containing the Speed Clan’s Sharp-Tailed Swift left arm Soul Bone arrived at the academy, and Feng Qingxuan questioned the sender’s motives.

Feng Qingxuan tested the thirteen-person team in a group battle, praising their teamwork and giving them individual guidance. Afterward, six team members broke through to new Soul Power ranks, while Shi Yan wondered about the unusual resonance inside his Bell Martial Soul.

• Feng Qingxuan challenged all thirteen team members to make him use his other hand while he fought with only one hand and no Martial Soul or Soul Skills.
• The team attacked in coordinated waves, and Feng Qingxuan evaded and countered them while advising them on their techniques.
• Feng Qingxuan praised the team's teamwork, then asked Shi Yan and Zhong Yue to meet him so he could examine Shi Yan's unusual Bell Martial Soul.
• During meditation after the fight, Feng Lingtian, Lu Hanxiao, Ye Qingyu, Ji Ning, Shi Yan, and Su Ran each broke through to a new rank.
• Feng Lingtian added Feng Qingxuan's coming examination of Shi Yan's bell to his notes, while Shi Yan lay awake wondering about the tremor he felt inside it.

After Feng Qingxuan reached Titled Douluo, the Five Elements Academies gathered for an early exchange tournament, and Godwind Academy opened with a coordinated victory over Thunder Academy. The tournament continued with the other teams present, while Feng Qingxuan watched his academy’s strength take the field.

• Feng Qingxuan received letters from the other four academies proposing an early exchange tournament and agreed to host it.
• Blazing Fire Academy and Thunder Academy arrived, and Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian agreed to face each other at the tournament.
• Huo Xiao and Shui Lingyuan privately told Feng Qingxuan that his breakthrough gave Blazing Fire, Skywater, and Godwind an ally who could stand against Thunder and Elephant Armor.
• Feng Qingxuan opened the tournament, and Godwind Academy faced Thunder Academy in the first match.
• Feng Xiaotian used Gale Flash Step to evade Lei Zhen’s attacks, while Godwind’s team coordinated its formation and steadily controlled the fight.
• Yu Leiting conceded the match for Thunder Academy, and Lei Zhen and Feng Xiaotian agreed to fight again as Feng Qingxuan applauded Godwind’s victory.

Skywater Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy through Shui Bing’er’s precise control and coordinated teamwork. After the match, Feng Xiaotian’s attention to Shui Bing’er irritated Huo Wu, who asked Huo Wushuang about the next match.

• Feng Qingxuan announced the second day’s matches, and Blazing Fire Academy and Skywater Academy entered the arena.
• Shui Bing’er used three precisely timed Ice Rings to interrupt Blazing Fire’s attacks and disrupt its formations.
• Blazing Fire adapted and pressed the fight, but Skywater countered its advances and won on total team points.
• Huo Xiao acknowledged Yu Leiting’s criticism that Blazing Fire’s formation had been countered.
• Feng Xiaotian watched Shui Bing’er with respect, and Huo Wu noticed his attention and felt irritated.
• Huo Wu asked Huo Wushuang when the next match was, and he handed her the matchup sheet.

Godwind Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy after Su Mei'er’s unusual Water and Fire abilities suppressed Huo Wu’s strongest attack. That night, Huyan Zhen secretly sent an unmarked letter bearing a dark-gold seal.

• Thunder Academy defeated Elephant Armor Academy by overwhelming its defensive formation with Lightning Attribute Soul Skills.
• Su Mei'er used Wind Lightning Chain and Wind and Water Confinement to restrict Huo Wu, whose Repelling Fire Ring eventually broke free.
• Huo Wu unleashed Huo Wu's Brilliant Sun with support from Huo Ling and Huo Ming, but Su Mei'er’s Wind Fire Bewildering Array extinguished it.
• Godwind Academy won the match on overall points, and Feng Xiaotian praised Su Mei'er’s control of the pace.
• Huyan Zhen finished an unmarked letter and ordered an attendant to send it out that night.

Skywater Academy defeated Elephant Armor Academy after Shui Bing'er found a weakness in its formation, then Feng Xiaotian spoke with her about leadership and team coordination. Later, Thunder Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy, and Huo Wu left angrily after seeing Feng Xiaotian talking with Shui Bing'er.

• Shui Bing'er waited until a recurring gap appeared in Elephant Armor Academy's formation, then coordinated linked attacks that broke it open and led Skywater to win on overall score.
• Feng Xiaotian praised Shui Bing'er's composure and discussed team coordination and training methods with her.
• Huo Wu saw Feng Xiaotian talking with Shui Bing'er and headed to training with a flare of unexplained anger.
• Thunder Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy, with Lei Zhen breaking through its defensive line after lightning disrupted its amplification chain.
• Huo Wu passed Feng Xiaotian without looking back, and Shui Bing'er remarked that Huo Wu seemed to have a problem with him.

Godwind Academy defeated Skywater Academy on points, but Shui Bing'er impressed everyone by keeping her team’s formation intact against Feng Xiaotian’s full-strength assault. Feng Xiaotian gave Shui Bing'er an Ice Primordial Martial Awakening Pill, unaware that someone watched them from the shadows.

• Feng Xiaotian revealed his rare Soul Ring configuration and led Godwind Academy in a full-strength attack against Skywater Academy.
• Shui Bing'er coordinated Skywater’s defenses through the assault, keeping the formation together until Feng Xiaotian called a halt and Godwind won on points.
• Feng Xiaotian told Feng Lingtian he wanted to give the Ice Primordial Martial Awakening Pill to someone, and Feng Lingtian guessed he meant Shui Bing'er and handed him the pill.
• Feng Xiaotian gave Shui Bing'er the pill and explained that it could help her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul evolve; she accepted it and thanked him.
• A person with fiery-red hair watched Feng Xiaotian and Shui Bing'er from the shadows.

Blazing Fire Academy defeated Elephant Armor Academy in its final exchange tournament match, with Huo Wu breaking the opposing formation using Repelling Fire Ring. That evening, Huo Wu saw Feng Xiaotian give Shui Bing'er a precious pill, while Feng Lingtian continued working on the second stage of the Resonance Stone.

• Huo Wushuang rallied Blazing Fire Academy before its final match, and Huo Wu prepared to channel her frustration into the fight.
• Huo Wu observed the rhythm of Elephant Armor Academy's charges and blasted open its formation with Repelling Fire Ring.
• Huo Wushuang and his teammates pressed their advantage until Elephant Armor Academy's iron-barrel formation collapsed, giving Blazing Fire Academy the victory.
• Huo Wu searched the stands for Feng Xiaotian after the match, then later overheard Shui Bing'er thanking him for a precious pill.
• Huo Wu watched Shui Bing'er leave after telling Feng Xiaotian she was looking forward to something, then walked away feeling bitter.
• Feng Lingtian continued dismantling and studying the Resonance Stone prototype, nearing completion of its second-stage pattern.

Shui Bing'er’s newly evolved Ultimate Ice helped Skywater Academy defeat Thunder Academy, and Feng Xiaotian explained the power behind her transformed Ice Phoenix. That afternoon, Skywater Academy and Godwind Academy formed an alliance, as the balance among the Five Elements Academy began to shift.

• Shui Bing'er released her evolved Ice Phoenix, and its Ultimate Ice disrupted Thunder Academy’s lightning attacks as Skywater Academy gained control of the match.
• Shui Bing'er’s precise Ice Rings and her teammates’ coordinated defense broke Thunder Academy’s formation, and Skywater Academy won.
• Shui Bing'er thanked Feng Xiaotian for the pill, learned that her Martial Soul had become Ultimate Ice, and promised to remember his favor.
• Shui Lingyuan asked Feng Qingxuan about the pill, then proposed an alliance between Skywater Academy and Godwind Academy; Feng Qingxuan agreed.
• Feng Qingxuan studied a map of the Five Elements Academy and considered how the new alliance and other schools’ ambitions might change the established order.

Godwind Academy defeated Elephant Armor Academy to win the exchange tournament, but Huyan Shan challenged Shi Yan’s eligibility because his Bell Martial Soul showed little Wind Attribute. Feng Xiaotian secured a one-year trial for Shi Yan, while Huyan Zhen reported the tournament and academy’s unusual developments to an unknown recipient.

• Godwind Academy defeated Elephant Armor Academy, and the final rankings placed Godwind first and Elephant Armor last.
• Huyan Shan accused Shi Yan of lacking the Wind Attribute, prompting Yu Leiting to question his eligibility for the tournament.
• Feng Lingtian urged Feng Xiaotian to stand by Shi Yan, and Feng Xiaotian argued that faint wind patterns proved Shi Yan’s Bell Martial Soul had the Wind Attribute.
• Feng Xiaotian proposed that Shi Yan face one student each from Thunder Academy and Elephant Armor Academy in a year, with Shi Yan leaving Godwind Academy if he lost; Yu Leiting and Huyan Zhen agreed.
• Huyan Zhen wrote a report about the tournament, the agreement, Shi Yan, and Blazing Fire Academy’s unclear stance, then sent it out that night.

Feng Qingxuan revealed that Godwind Academy’s strength came from pills and announced rules for selling them to the five academies. The academy deans and Elephant Armor Academy’s teachers considered the terms, and the chapter ended with the teachers deciding to report the high-end pill arrangements to their sect master.

• Feng Qingxuan told the gathering that Godwind Academy had cultivated alchemists who restored ancient formulas and refined pills to aid cultivation.
• Feng Qingxuan announced that standard pills would have fixed monthly quotas, rare pills would be sold in limited quantities to the highest bidder, and all buyers would compete fairly regardless of academy or sect.
• Godwind Academy’s teachers distributed lists detailing the available pills, their effects, and how to purchase them, including high-end pills that required private discussion.
• Shui Qinglan read the list without surprise, Huo Xiao focused on the rare pills and private arrangements, and Yu Leiting folded his copy and left.
• Elephant Armor Academy’s teachers worried that Godwind Academy might not welcome private negotiations and decided that their sect master needed to hear about the offer.

After the tournament gathering, Feng Xiaotian and Shui Bing'er agreed to explore the city while the academies considered how to distribute the pills. Feng Qingxuan consulted his sons about the alliance, and Feng Xiaotian set off with Shui Bing'er.

• Yu Leiting left the trial grounds after observing Shui Bing'er, while Elephant Armor Academy hurried away with the pill list.
• Shui Qinglan teased Shui Bing'er about Feng Xiaotian, and the two agreed to go around the city together.
• Huo Wushuang apologized to Feng Xiaotian for Huo Wu's behavior and asked indirectly about the pills; Feng Xiaotian reassured him that their friendship would help.
• Feng Lingtian showed Su Mei'er his new Communication Stone and said he would make one for her after testing it.
• Feng Qingxuan asked Feng Xiaotian and Feng Lingtian how to distribute pills, and they favored giving Skywater Academy more while entrusting Blazing Fire Academy's pills to Huo Wushuang rather than Huo Wu.
• Feng Xiaotian finished speaking with Feng Qingxuan and left with Shui Bing'er to explore the city.

Shui Bing'er and Feng Xiaotian spent the afternoon exploring Godwind City's streets, where Shui Bing'er enjoyed sweet soup and asked Feng Xiaotian to choose a trinket for her. Three thugs who had earlier confronted Shui Bing'er followed the pair and approached while Feng Xiaotian was inside the shop.

• Shui Bing'er browsed Godwind City's street stalls with Feng Xiaotian, who bought her lotus root starch soup.
• Three local thugs harassed Shui Bing'er, but she chilled one man's hand with her Soul Power and made them retreat.
• The thugs watched Feng Xiaotian reunite with Shui Bing'er and decided to follow them and get even.
• Shui Bing'er rested by an alley and asked Feng Xiaotian to pick out a trinket for her.
• While Feng Xiaotian chose a gift inside the shop, the three thugs silently approached Shui Bing'er.

Feng Xiaotian rescued Shui Bing'er from three attackers, then admitted that he liked her. Shui Bing'er asked him to be her boyfriend, and they left the alley hand in hand.

• Three Soul Masters cornered Shui Bing'er in an alley and wore down her defenses as she fought them alone.
• Feng Xiaotian arrived, drove off the attackers, and restrained his urge to kill them.
• Shui Bing'er comforted Feng Xiaotian and admired the pale-blue braided cord with white jade that he had picked out for her.
• Feng Xiaotian admitted he liked Shui Bing'er and promised she could rely on him.
• Shui Bing'er asked Feng Xiaotian to be her boyfriend, and he eagerly agreed.
• Shui Bing'er and Feng Xiaotian left the alley hand in hand.

Feng Qingxuan negotiated a pill-distribution agreement with Shui Qinglan and Huo Xiao, formally uniting Godwind, Skywater, and Blazing Fire Academies. In Spirit City, an unknown woman learned of Godwind Academy’s pills and Feng Qingxuan’s breakthrough, then burned the report as a black-robed figure awaited her orders.

• Feng Qingxuan gave Huo Xiao a Primordial Martial Awakening Pill · Fire for Huo Wushuang, explaining its talent requirements and that Godwind Academy had chosen the recipient.
• Feng Qingxuan, Shui Qinglan, and Huo Xiao agreed on how their academies would divide and restrict access to Godwind Academy’s pills, including limited sales to potential allies.
• Feng Qingxuan, Shui Qinglan, and Huo Xiao signed the agreement and toasted the official alliance of their three academies.
• An unknown woman in Spirit City read an Elephant Armor Sect report about Godwind Academy’s pill sales, Feng Qingxuan’s breakthrough, and the academies’ ties.
• The woman burned the letter and called the pills interesting while a black-robed figure knelt outside, awaiting instructions.

Bai He visited Godwind Academy to demand an explanation for its pills, but meeting the supposedly dead Bai Qingyin shifted their conversation to the lost Speed Family. While Bai Chenxiang and Bai Lingyu explored the academy, they encountered two striking young men, and Bai He began to answer Bai Qingyin’s question about her brother.

• Bai He questioned Feng Qingxuan about the Vajra Limit-Expansion Pill and Ice Muscle Limit-Expansion Pill, whose formulas had belonged to the Speed Family.
• Bai Qingyin appeared, and Bai He recognized her as his long-lost niece; she explained that Feng Qingxuan had saved her and that she had kept her survival secret.
• Bai He sent Bai Chenxiang and Bai Lingyu to see the training ground, where Bai Chenxiang watched a silver-haired young man and Bai Lingyu noticed a pale-gold-eyed boy reading.
• Bai Qingyin asked Bai He about her brother, and Bai He paused before giving a quiet answer.