Chapter Summaries

Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and used Oscar’s Flying Mushroom Sausages to clear his teammates from the field before facing Elephant Armor Academy alone. After his first hammer strike forced Huyan Li back but failed to break his defense, Tang San began gathering power for a second blow.

• The spectators recognized Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer and realized he possessed Twin Martial Souls, while Salas watched him with a chilling gaze.
• Huyan Li ordered Elephant Armor Academy to close ranks and revealed a Head Soul Bone to strengthen their defense.
• Tang San nodded to Oscar, who gave Flying Mushroom Sausages to Shrek’s fighters so they could fly clear of the field.
• Tang San charged Huyan Li and struck the combined defense with the Clear Sky Hammer, driving Huyan Li backward but leaving him standing.
• Tang San began building power for a second strike as Huyan Li’s Head Soul Bone lit up again.

Tang San used the Clear Sky Hammer to break Elephant Armor Academy’s formation and defeat Huyan Li’s team, winning the match for Shrek Academy. The spectators discovered that Tang San had the Clear Sky Hammer, and Salas ordered Spirit Hall to gather information on him.

• Tang San shattered Elephant Armor Academy’s defensive formation with his second Clear Sky Hammer strike.
• Huyan Li combined his team’s strength into a final charge, but Tang San met it head-on and defeated him and his teammates with a third strike.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Huyan Li accepted the loss before leading his team away.
• Spectators identified Tang San as the son of Tang Hao and realized he possessed the Clear Sky Hammer alongside Blue Silver Grass.
• Salas told a Spirit Hall deacon to compile all information about Tang San after the preliminaries, while Feng Lingtian and Feng Xiaotian discussed the danger Tang San faced.

After the preliminaries ended, the qualified teams discussed Yu Xiaogang’s advice to Tang San and received details about the advancement tournament. Feng Lingtian reflected on Tang San’s predicament and learned that Feng Xiaotian had no romantic interest in Huo Wu, leaving him relieved about his brother’s future.

• In the lounge, Chen Lie, Lei Dong, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Wu debated whether Yu Xiaogang had deliberately pushed Tang San to reveal the Clear Sky Hammer while protecting himself from blame.
• A staff member announced that Godwind Academy, Skywater Academy, Thunder Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, and Shrek Academy had qualified, and that the advancement tournament would begin in half a month at the Royal Hunting Ground outside Heaven Dou City.
• After the teams left the lounge, Feng Lingtian waited for Feng Xiaotian and thought Tang San was pitiful for bearing the risks of Yu Xiaogang’s ambitions.
• Feng Lingtian asked whether Huo Wu was right, and Feng Xiaotian agreed before telling him that Shui Bing'er had left him with no thoughts for anyone else.
• Feng Lingtian recalled that he had long worked to change Feng Xiaotian’s fate and felt relieved and accomplished.

Godwind, Blazing Fire, and Skywater Academy members encountered Shrek Academy while shopping, where Ma Hongjun’s lewd remark sparked a confrontation. Huo Wu and Shui Yue'er challenged Tang San and Grandmaster’s treatment of Shrek’s members, leaving Feng Lingtian considering whether Oscar and Ning Rongrong might someday join his team.

• Feng Lingtian bought Su Mei'er a silver hair ornament, Zhong Yue gave Bai Yu a rice-ear pendant, and Ye Qingyu and Su Ran stopped to sample pastries.
• The three academies’ group met Shrek Academy on the shopping street, and the students exchanged cool but civil greetings.
• Ma Hongjun made an indecent remark about the women, prompting Huo Wu to insult him and confront Tang San about Grandmaster’s advice to use the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Shui Yue'er accused Grandmaster of favoring Tang San and treating the other Shrek members as tools, leaving several of them silent and troubled.
• Feng Lingtian reflected on how his own team gave everyone a role and decided that Oscar and Ning Rongrong might be worth recruiting if an opportunity arose.

Godwind Academy’s five students became Soul Kings, while Blazing Fire Academy discovered poison had damaged its students’ Martial Soul foundations and used Primordial Martial Awakening Pills to restore them. At the advancement tournament’s opening, Feng Xiaotian drew a Star Luo Empire team as Godwind Academy’s first opponent, while tension lingered within Shrek Academy.

• Jiang Lin, Cheng Luo, Lu Qing, Feng Lingtian, and Su Mei'er broke through to level fifty and obtained Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, completing Godwind Academy’s five new Soul Kings.
• A physician from the Nine Heart Begonia Clan diagnosed damage to the Martial Soul foundations of all seven Blazing Fire Academy teammates, and Huo Wushuang used a Primordial Martial Awakening Pill · Fire to regain his foundation and attain Ultimate Fire.
• Huo Xiao obtained a second Primordial Martial Awakening Pill · Fire from Feng Qingxuan, and Blazing Fire Academy shared it among six teammates to restore their damaged Martial Soul foundations; Huo Wu also attained Ultimate Fire.
• After Yu Xiaogang learned of the street confrontation, Oscar grew quiet, Ning Rongrong became more reserved, and Dai Mubai noticed the changes without confronting them.
• At the advancement tournament, captains from twelve teams drew their first-round matchups, and Feng Xiaotian drew a team from the Star Luo Empire for Godwind Academy.

Lu Hanxiao defeated all seven members of Godwind Academy’s first Star Luo opponent by himself, securing the team’s first advancement-tournament win. Godwind Academy kept its strongest competitors hidden as the other teams took notice of its strength.

• Feng Lingtian sent only Lu Hanxiao to face the Star Luo team, whose captain chose to send out his fastest competitor first.
• Lu Hanxiao defeated the Shadow Wolf Soul Master with a single strike, then used his speed and Cold Feather Thrust to eliminate the defensive second competitor.
• Lu Hanxiao defeated the remaining Star Luo competitors one after another, ending with the captain and clearing the match alone.
• The Star Luo captain acknowledged Lu Hanxiao, and the referee encouraged the defeated team to recover and compete in its remaining matches.
• Feng Lingtian considered rotating Shi Yan, Zhong Yue, Ji Ning, and Lu Hanxiao through future matches while keeping Godwind Academy’s hidden cards in reserve.

Blazing Fire Academy defeated Shrek Academy in the advancement tournament after Huo Wu and Tang San agreed to decide the match with a single duel. Huo Wu won, leaving Shrek silent and Tang San depleted.

• Huo Lie defeated Wu Jing, then withdrew after Tai Long blocked his attacks; Tai Long defeated Huo Yun before withdrawing from exhaustion.
• Huo Wushuang used his Ultimate Fire to defeat Ma Hongjun and injure Xiao Wu, prompting Tang San to enter the match.
• Tang San defeated Huo Wushuang with the Clear Sky Hammer, and Huo Wu proposed that their duel decide the teams' victory.
• Huo Wu and Tang San exchanged twelve blows before both fell; Huo Wu stood while Tang San could not rise, so the referee declared Blazing Fire Academy the winner.
• Huo Wu left the platform as her team celebrated, while Shrek Academy's members watched in silence.

Dai Mubai revealed why he had fled the Star Luo Empire and asked Shrek Academy to help him and Zhu Zhuqing face Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun. With Oscar providing Ning Rongrong a Soul-Fortifying Pill, Shrek entered the arena for the team battle against Star Luo Royal Academy.

• Yu Xiaogang explained that Star Luo Royal Academy had higher-ranked fighters and that Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun could use the Hell White Tiger.
• Dai Mubai confessed that he had fled the Star Luo Empire to escape the succession struggle, and asked all seven Shrek members to fight alongside him and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Oscar visited Su Ran to buy a Soul-Fortifying Pill for Ning Rongrong, offering his combat notes in exchange for help obtaining it.
• Oscar gave Ning Rongrong the pill before the match, and she thanked him.
• Dai Weisi requested a team battle under the Star Luo Imperial Family's rule, and Dai Mubai agreed.
• Both teams assembled in the arena, with Ning Rongrong strengthened by the pill as Dai Mubai told Shrek to begin.

Shrek Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Academy after Tang San broke through the Star Crown-supported Hell White Tiger, and Xu Chen left in anger. In the aftermath, Shrek celebrated while Ning Rongrong reflected on her place in the team and watched Huo Wu with interest.

• Xu Chen used the Star Crown to strengthen Star Luo Royal Academy, while Ning Rongrong revealed her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and boosted Shrek's fighters with the Soul-Fortifying Pill's help.
• Star Luo's fighters targeted Ning Rongrong, but Oscar shielded her with a Flying Mushroom Sausage ready, and Tang San blocked the attack with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun defeated Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's Hell White Tiger, but Tang San shattered their fusion skill with repeated hammer strikes and secured Shrek Academy's victory.
• Xu Chen refused to accept blame for the loss and left, prompting the coach to order secret medicine for Star Luo Royal Academy's next matches.
• Shrek's team returned to the rest area and celebrated, while Ning Rongrong watched Huo Wu and quietly considered what it would mean to belong to a team like hers.

Godwind Academy extended its winning streak as Shi Yan fulfilled his promise by defeating Lei Dong, and Feng Lingtian revealed his strength by beating Rock Academy’s Soul King. Godwind finished the tournament’s preliminary matches undefeated, while Shrek and Skywater Academy faced a decisive final match for second place.

• Shi Yan defeated three Thunder Academy fighters, then forced Lei Dong out of bounds to fulfill their one-year promise.
• Feng Lingtian defeated Rock Academy’s level fifty-two Rock-Shattering Bear Soul King, who conceded and forfeited the remaining bouts.
• The Star Luo Empire teams realized Godwind had a powerful core fighter in Feng Lingtian, who appeared not to be its strongest member.
• Godwind completed all eleven matches with a perfect record, while Shrek and Skywater Academy remained set to decide second place in their final match.

Shrek Academy defeated Skywater Academy in the final advancement tournament match after Shui Bing'er pushed Tang San to his limits with her ultimate ice. Godwind Academy and Shrek secured the two grand finals spots and prepared to travel to Spirit City, where Spirit Hall's team awaited them.

• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin took Ning Rongrong and Oscar from Shrek's waiting area before the match, while Ning Fengzhi politely but coldly addressed Yu Xiaogang.
• Skywater Academy's Xue Wu used ice to hinder Shrek's contestants, and the two teams traded members until Shrek had only Ma Hongjun and Tang San left.
• Shui Bing'er froze and eliminated Ma Hongjun, then fought Tang San with ultimate ice and forced him to withstand her attacks before he broke the ice beneath her and knocked her from the stage.
• Shui Bing'er stood again after Tang San's final attack, but the referee declared Shrek the winner; Feng Xiaotian watched her return to Skywater Academy's waiting area.
• The advancement tournament ended with undefeated Godwind Academy and Shrek Academy qualifying for the grand finals, while Blazing Fire, Skywater, Thunder, and Star Luo Royal Academy were set to attend as spectators.

The procession to Spirit City was ambushed in a mountain gorge, and the attackers focused their assault on Tang San after three Titled Douluo blocked their approach to Ning Rongrong. As a Titled Douluo joined the fight against Shrek, Jiang Lin noticed a message reach Feng Qingxuan, who silently began gathering power.

• Dugu Bo joined Godwind Academy’s party after breaking with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family over its demand to place Heaven Dou Royal Academy members on Godwind Academy’s finals roster.
• The procession set out for Spirit City, with Ning Rongrong and Oscar traveling alongside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Tang San remaining on guard in Shrek Academy’s carriage.
• After five days, attackers triggered explosions that dropped boulders across a mountain gorge and split the procession into isolated groups.
• Feng Qingxuan, Dugu Bo, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin blocked the attackers’ approach to the Three Academy Alliance and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, so the assailants concentrated on Tang San’s section.
• Tai Tan, the Strength Clan guards, Flender, Liu Erlong, and Tang San fought off the attackers, but their defenses weakened as a Titled Douluo descended and targeted Tang San.
• Jiang Lin sensed a faint message reach Feng Qingxuan, who silently gathered Azure Wind Attribute Soul Power.

Tang San and Shrek's companions survived an ambush by black-clad Soul Masters when Feng Qingxuan and Dugu Bo intervened, forcing the attackers to withdraw. The convoy resumed its journey to Spirit City, with the threat against Tang San still unresolved and Feng Lingtian suspecting Xiao Wu was guarding something precious in her bracelet.

• Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, and Xiao Wu disrupted the attackers' encirclement and helped Tang San and Tai Tan hold out.
• Dai Mubai called on Star Luo Royal Academy's teachers, who joined the fight and relieved pressure on Tai Tan.
• Feng Qingxuan and Dugu Bo arrived to confront the black-clad Titled Douluos, who ordered their forces to withdraw.
• After the battle, Feng Lingtian noticed Xiao Wu repeatedly checking her silver bracelet and recognized that she was guarding something she could not afford to lose.
• Xue Qinghe arranged a guarded camp for the night, and the convoy set off for Spirit City the next morning.
• Tang San nodded his thanks to Feng Qingxuan as the convoy traveled onward.

Feng Lingtian and Godwind Academy arrived in Spirit City for the grand final, where the teams learned the tournament format and drew their matchups. Feng Xiaotian and Yu Xiaogang both forfeited the individual competition, sending Spirit Hall directly to the final and setting up an afternoon team battle between Godwind and Shrek.

• Feng Lingtian and the Godwind Academy team entered Spirit City and settled into their assigned lodgings.
• Ning Fengzhi announced the three-stage grand final format and drew lots, pairing Godwind Academy against Shrek Academy while Spirit Hall received a bye.
• Feng Xiaotian forfeited Godwind Academy's individual competition so his team could face Shrek in the revival team battle.
• Yu Xiaogang also forfeited Shrek's individual competition, planning to rely on the team's strength and unveil its Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
• Ning Fengzhi declared Spirit Hall the automatic winner of the individual competition and scheduled Godwind Academy versus Shrek Academy for the afternoon.

Godwind Academy revealed that all seven of its members were Soul Kings before facing Shrek in the grand finals. Its coordinated opening attacks forced Shrek into a tightening formation, and Tang San ordered his team to begin their ultimate plan.

• Feng Xiaotian led Godwind Academy onto the arena, where all seven members revealed Soul King strength and astonished the spectators.
• Bai Yu explained that Zhong Yue had broken through to rank fifty the night before reaching Spirit City and had kept it secret for the finals.
• The match began with Feng Xiaotian attacking Dai Mubai while Su Mei'er’s elemental fire and ice pressured Tang San and Shrek’s back line.
• Godwind’s other members blocked Shrek’s flanking routes, cut off its escape paths, and used Zhong Yue’s defensive domain to compress its formation.
• After Yu Xiaogang silently nodded to him, Tang San told his teammates to gather up and begin the ultimate plan.

Shrek activated Yu Xiaogang’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, channeling the team’s Soul Power through Ning Rongrong into Tang San and forming a Clear Sky Hammer Avatar. Tang San advanced under the crushing pressure as Feng Lingtian watched for a chance to attack Ning Rongrong.

• Yu Xiaogang explained that Shrek’s strongest seven needed to face Godwind Academy and presented the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill as their fallback plan.
• Ning Rongrong refused to teach Yu Xiaogang the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Heart Separation Control method, leaving the fusion skill less stable.
• Remembering the team’s uncertain future and Oscar’s situation, Ning Rongrong committed to the battle and activated the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Oscar, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing joined Ning Rongrong in transmitting their Soul Power into Tang San, whose power rose to level seventy as a Clear Sky Hammer Avatar appeared.
• Feng Xiaotian braced against the Avatar’s pressure, while Su Mei’er and the other Godwind members prepared their defenses.
• Feng Lingtian avoided the frontal pressure and watched Ning Rongrong’s trembling fingers as Tang San advanced with the Clear Sky Hammer.

Godwind Academy broke Shrek Academy’s coordinated attack by disrupting Ning Rongrong’s support, and Tang San lost control of the Clear Sky Hammer before narrowly steering it away from Xiao Wu. Godwind won and advanced to the final, while Feng Lingtian noticed a crack in Xiao Wu’s bracelet and Tang San was left shaken by how close he had come to hurting her.

• Zhong Yue, Feng Xiaotian, Su Mei'er, Jiang Lin, Cheng Luo, and Lu Qing coordinated their defense and interference to disrupt Tang San’s hammer swings.
• Feng Lingtian slipped into Tang San’s blind spot and broke the connection between Ning Rongrong’s Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and Oscar, causing Shrek’s Soul Power to rebound through Tang San.
• Tang San lost control and swung the Clear Sky Hammer toward Xiao Wu, but Tang Hao’s voice gave him a moment of clarity, allowing him to redirect the blow into the arena.
• The referee declared Godwind Academy the winner after every Shrek member lost the ability to fight, and Feng Xiaotian returned to his team with bloodied hands.
• Feng Lingtian noticed the crack in Xiao Wu’s bracelet but kept his discovery to himself, while Tang San remained kneeling and struggled with the realization that he had nearly hurt her.

Godwind Academy faced Spirit Hall in the grand final, and Su Ran’s grain cakes helped the team withstand Demon Charm. Jiang Lin secretly revealed the enemies’ positions, allowing Su Mei’er to break the fusion skill and Godwind Academy to eliminate three opponents; the remaining fighters prepared to clash.

• Su Ran joined Godwind Academy’s finals lineup and distributed Soul-Power-enhancing grain cakes before the battle began.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena unleashed Demon Charm, shrouding the arena in red mist and obscuring Godwind Academy’s sight.
• Jiang Lin used his Spirit Eyes to reveal Spirit Hall’s positions to his teammates, who pretended to be disoriented while the opponents closed in.
• Su Mei’er released her Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Ice powers together, dispelling Demon Charm and sending Spirit Hall’s attackers reeling.
• Feng Lingtian and Cheng Luo helped eliminate two Soul Ancestors, while the blast knocked out Spirit Hall’s support Soul Master and left only four opponents standing.
• Xie Yue realized Godwind Academy had feigned confusion as Feng Xiaotian led the team forward for the next clash.

Godwind Academy defeated Spirit Hall in the grand finals and claimed the championship. As the team celebrated, Feng Lingtian noticed the crack on Xiao Wu’s wrist and knew the trouble was not over.

• Feng Xiaotian, Su Mei'er, and Jiang Lin held Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena at bay with their attacks and abilities.
• Zhong Yue knocked Spirit Hall’s Soul Ancestor out of the arena with his Tortoise Shell Shield.
• Su Mei'er drove Yan to the arena’s edge, while Feng Lingtian and Jiang Lin trapped Hu Liena and Feng Xiaotian pressured Xie Yue.
• Hu Liena called for Xie Yue to stop fighting, and he withdrew with her and Yan.
• The referee declared Godwind Academy the champion, and the venue erupted in cheers as the teams celebrated.
• Feng Lingtian saw the crack on Xiao Wu’s wrist and watched the sunlight, knowing things were not over.

At the awards ceremony, Godwind Academy received the championship’s three Soul Bones, but Ning Fengzhi’s healing power broke Xiao Wu’s bracelet and exposed her as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Bibi Dong ordered Xiao Wu seized, Tang San stood in her defense, and a powerful voice intervened just as the square turned hostile.

• Bibi Dong presented Godwind Academy with three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, which Feng Xiaotian accepted on behalf of the team.
• Ning Fengzhi used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to heal the competitors, and Xiao Wu’s bracelet broke as his power reached Shrek.
• Bibi Dong recognized Xiao Wu as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who had taken human form and ordered the guards to seize her.
• Tang San defended Xiao Wu, declaring her his little sister and aiming his Godly Zhuge Crossbow at the guards.
• A powerful voice from midair told Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to leave his son alone.