Chapter Summaries

Xuan Ming returned to Heaven Dou City with Bi Ji, Zi JI, Xiong Jun, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, then went to see Bibi Dong as she argued with Golden Crocodile Douluo over the tournament finals. The chapter ended as Golden Crocodile lost his temper and unleashed his Soul Power pressure on Bibi Dong.

• Xuan Ming entered Heaven Dou City with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Bi Ji, Zi JI, and Xiong Jun, drawing attention from the city's residents.
• Xuan Ming brought the group to Ah Rou's courtyard and asked her to look after them while he went to meet his friends.
• At the Martial Soul Holy Temple, Yue Guan and Gui Mei questioned Xuan Ming about his changed presence, and he learned that Golden Crocodile Douluo and two Enshrined were meeting with Bibi Dong.
• Xuan Ming headed into the council hall despite Yue Guan warning him that Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo were inside.
• Bibi Dong accused Golden Crocodile Douluo of weakening Spirit Hall and mocked him as a pillar of its cause, prompting him to release a powerful wave of Soul Power toward her.

Xuan Ming returned to Heaven Dou City after absorbing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s power, clashed with Golden Crocodile Douluo over Spirit Hall’s authority, and reunited with Bibi Dong. After leaving the Martial Soul Holy Temple to seek Ning Rongrong, he heard someone berating Zhu Zhuqing for still relying on him despite his long absence.

• Xuan Ming insulted Golden Crocodile Douluo, and Bibi Dong blocked the elder when his anger threatened to erupt.
• Bibi Dong and the three elders argued over the Pope’s authority before Golden Crocodile Douluo left with Qian Jun and Jiang Mo.
• Xuan Ming told Bibi Dong he had absorbed a sixty-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and gained its bead and Evil God Thorn.
• Bibi Dong told Xuan Ming that Heaven Dou’s factions had nearly finished their discussions, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had become his enemy, and Dugu Bo had reached level ninety-four.
• Bibi Dong suspected Xuan Ming had acquired another lover after smelling other women on him, but he denied it.
• Xuan Ming left for Shrek to find Ning Rongrong, where he heard someone scold Zhu Zhuqing for depending on him while he had been gone for half a year.

Xuan Ming returned to Shrek and learned why Yu Xiaogang was pressuring Zhu Zhuqing to reconcile with Dai Mubai. After Zhu Zhuqing condemned Dai Mubai and Yu Xiaogang for their selfishness, Xuan Ming punished both men with his ice needles.

• Xuan Ming arrived at Shrek and asked Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong why Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were arguing again.
• Ning Rongrong explained that the Zhu Family wanted Zhu Zhuqing to cut ties with Xuan Ming, while Dai Mubai needed her help to challenge Dai Weisi; she also revealed Tang San's Clear Sky Sect origins and Yu Xiaogang's interest in helping Dai Mubai.
• Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai and condemned him for his past cowardice, jealousy, and disregard for her choices.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Zhu Zhuqing to join forces with Dai Mubai, but she accused him of hypocrisy, selfishly using Dai Mubai and Tang San, and abandoning Liu Erlong.
• Xuan Ming appeared, comforted Zhu Zhuqing, and struck Dai Mubai with ice needles as punishment.
• When Yu Xiaogang tried to intervene, Xuan Ming struck him with ice needles too.

Xuan Ming returned to Heaven Dou City amid plans by the Seven Great Families and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to eliminate him during the tournament. He enlisted Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe in a scheme involving Yu Xiaogang, then told Dugu Bo he would soon leave for a long time as Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong hurried to rescue Yu Xiaogang.

• Xuan Ming learned that the Seven Great Families intended to target him at the tournament, with Yu Yuanzhen prepared to act personally, while the Heaven Dou Imperial Family still hoped to reconcile.
• Xuan Ming proposed that Ning Fengzhi or Xue Qinghe rescue the tormented Yu Xiaogang and encourage him to expose Xuan Ming, making Yu Xiaogang the one to take responsibility for the resulting conflict.
• Dugu Bo confronted Xuan Ming over the turmoil in Heaven Dou City, and Xuan Ming said he would handle the danger himself and would leave afterward, possibly for a very long time.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong headed to Shrek Academy to save Yu Xiaogang, warning Ning Rongrong that his age and poor condition might make the ice-and-fire torment fatal.

After Xuan Ming left Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang blamed him to turn Tang San against him, while Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe discussed who might support Xuan Ming. That night, Xuan Ming shared a tender moment with Bi Ji before slipping into Bibi Dong’s bedchamber, where she asked why he had come so late.

• Gu Rong expelled the ice and fire Qi from Yu Xiaogang and Dai Mubai, and Ning Fengzhi treated their injuries.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Xuan Ming attacked him over Dai Mubai’s pursuit of Zhu Zhuqing, prompting Tang San to vow revenge.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe discussed Emperor Xue Ye’s uncertainty and whether the Clear Sky Sect or Tang Hao would intervene for Xuan Ming.
• Bi Ji thanked Xuan Ming for saving her from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and Ning Rongrong returned to find them awkwardly close.
• Xuan Ming went to the Martial Soul Holy Temple, where Qian Jun and Jiang Mo noticed him entering Bibi Dong’s bedchamber.
• Bibi Dong turned to Xuan Ming and asked why he had come late at night.

Xuan Ming left Bibi Dong after helping her attempt to form a soul core, then visited Qian Renxue to discuss changes to the Imperial Fighting Team. Qian Renxue grew jealous of his closeness to other women, and their argument remained unresolved.

• Yue Guan and Gui Mei waited outside Bibi Dong’s bedchamber until Bibi Dong and Xuan Ming emerged at noon.
• Bibi Dong learned that Golden Crocodile had summoned the Martial Soul Holy Temple bishops and driven Yue Guan and Gui Mei from the council hall, then went there with Gui Mei.
• Xuan Ming told Yue Guan that he had helped Bibi Dong form a soul core and passed him the soul-core method, instructing him to teach Gui Mei and keep it discreet.
• Xuan Ming went to the Crown Prince’s Eastern Palace and told Qian Renxue that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing would join the Imperial Fighting Team, while Xiao Wu had refused.
• Qian Renxue accused Xuan Ming of using the tournament to get close to the girls, and Xuan Ming said he was waiting for her to calm down.

Xuan Ming arranged for the Imperial Fighting First Team to compete through the tournament and offered to help Qian Renxue deal with rebellious nobles, then rejected her despite admitting he had felt a stir for her. At Shrek, Yu Tianheng joined the team, and Xiao Wu revealed that immortal herbs had caused the girls’ rapid cultivation gains, prompting Tang San to recognize her Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

• Xuan Ming asked Qian Renxue to arrange for the Imperial Fighting First Team to enter the tournament through the full process, and offered to deal with rebellious nobles at the finals.
• Qian Renxue confronted Xuan Ming about their relationship, but he rejected her and said she could live in the light; she vowed not to give up.
• At Shrek Academy, Oscar questioned whether the weakened team should enter the tournament, but Yu Tianheng arrived and agreed to join them.
• Yu Xiaogang suspected that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had used evil arts to raise their Soul Power, while Xiao Wu defended them.
• Xiao Wu revealed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and said immortal herbs had caused the girls’ rapid improvements; Tang San recognized it as the legendary king of immortal herbs.

Xiao Wu left Yu Xiaogang and Tang San after they doubted her defense of Xuan Ming, then joined Xuan Ming’s tournament team with Ning Rongrong. The chapter ended when Di Tian and the others brought an unfamiliar silver-haired girl to Xuan Ming, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion leapt into his arms.

• Tang San explained immortal herbs to Yu Xiaogang, but Xiao Wu refused to let Yu Xiaogang inspect her Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Xuan Ming of using dangerous cultivation methods, and Xiao Wu left after Tang San failed to trust her.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Yu Tianheng that Xuan Ming’s cultivation could become dangerous, while Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu left the academy over Yu Xiaogang’s accusations.
• Xiao Wu joined Xuan Ming’s tournament team, and Ning Rongrong explained that one team slot remained open.
• Di Tian, Bi Ji, and the others arrived at Xuan Ming’s courtyard with an unfamiliar silver-haired girl, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion jumped onto Xuan Ming.

Xuan Ming introduced Gu Yuena as the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team’s final member, while Xue Qinghe struggled with jealousy over their closeness. At the tournament’s opening ceremony, Heaven Dou Royal Academy drew Shrek Academy for its first match, and both teams were stunned when they saw their opponents.

• Xuan Ming brought Gu Yuena to join the team, and she revealed that she was a rank-sixty-three Soul Emperor with a Silver Dragon Spear martial soul.
• Xue Qinghe questioned Xuan Ming about Gu Yuena, and Xuan Ming told him that Gu Yuena’s personality was better than his.
• Xue Ye declared the tournament open, and Salas announced that Heaven Dou Royal Academy would face Shrek Academy in the first preliminary round.
• Liu Erlong and Yu Tianheng discussed the strength of Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team, while the Shrek members prepared for their first team match.
• Xuan Ming led Heaven Dou Royal Academy into the arena, where both teams recognized their opponents and reacted with shock.

The Shrek Team forfeited its opening qualifier match against Xuan Ming after his pressure drove Oscar and Ma Hongjun to flee and Yu Xiaogang conceded. Afterward, Gu Rong brought Xuan Ming and his companions to the Seven Treasure Pavilion, where Ning Fengzhi wanted to speak with him.

• The Shrek Team faced Xuan Ming and his Heaven Dou Royal Academy teammates in the tournament’s opening match.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun fled the stage under Xuan Ming’s pressure, and Yu Xiaogang conceded before the fight began.
• Dai Mubai blamed Oscar and Ma Hongjun, while Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang urged the team to recover and focus on the remaining qualifiers.
• The referee declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy the winner as the audience cheered and the humiliated Shrek Team left the arena.
• Gu Rong met Xuan Ming and his companions and brought them through a spatial gate to the Seven Treasure Pavilion so Xuan Ming could meet with Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong warned Xuan Ming that several groups planned to attack him and tried to dissuade him from entering Slaughter City, but he remained determined. At training, Gu Yuena demonstrated an uncanny familiarity with Xuan Ming’s fighting style, and he told her to hide her true strength and coordinate with the team.

• Ning Rongrong led Gu Yuena to the private lounge while Xuan Ming met Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong, who warned him about enemies targeting him.
• Xuan Ming revealed he planned to go to Slaughter City after the tournament, but Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong urged him to wait; he escaped Gu Rong’s attempted punch through a spatial vortex.
• Gu Yuena caught Xuan Ming when he appeared in the lounge, and he wondered whether she had held him before while the Ice Dragon King denied knowing anything.
• Xuan Ming told the team he would sit out most matches and asked Gu Yuena to join them as a Soul Ancestor-level attacker.
• At the training grounds, Gu Yuena matched Xuan Ming’s spear techniques so closely that she wounded him when he was distracted, and he instructed her to suppress her strength and coordinate with the team.

Xuan Ming’s team faced Canghui Academy in the second preliminary match, where the opponents’ illusion attack triggered his Evil God’s Protection and left their contestants mentally collapsed. The tournament committee called for an investigation, giving Xuan Ming’s rivals an opportunity to challenge his place in the competition.

• Xue Qinghe warned the Imperial Fighting Team that Canghui Academy was unusual and told Xuan Ming not to act recklessly.
• Dugu Yan and the other girls revealed their Soul Rings on the central stage, drawing attention to the team’s formidable strength.
• Xuan Ming sent the girls off the stage and allowed Canghui Academy’s Seven Asura Illusion Realm to target him.
• Evil God’s Protection erupted from Xuan Ming, shattered the illusion, and blasted the seven Canghui Academy members into mental collapse.
• Xue Qinghe told Xuan Ming that the tournament committee and several factions wanted him examined, while Xuan Ming questioned who expected him to explain himself.

Salas investigated Xuan Ming over Canghui Academy’s mental collapse but quickly withdrew after Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile Douluo gave him conflicting political instructions. Xuan Ming blamed the incident on Canghui Academy’s own attack and named his Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Ring as the source of the strange presence, while the other academies questioned why Spirit Hall had backed down.

• Bibi Dong told Salas to investigate Xuan Ming and sent Yue Guan to join the investigation, while Golden Crocodile Douluo ordered Salas to make it clear that the Pope was covering for Xuan Ming.
• Salas met Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe at the hotel, then questioned Xuan Ming about Canghui Academy’s students and the presence sensed during the incident.
• Xuan Ming said Canghui Academy’s contestants had been overwhelmed by their own mental attack and identified his Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Ring as the source of the presence.
• Salas said Xuan Ming could not compete until Spirit Hall finished checking his explanation, then left without conducting a thorough investigation.
• Lei Dong, Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er questioned Salas’s hasty retreat and wondered what misgivings Spirit Hall had about Xuan Ming.

Bibi Dong declared Xuan Ming innocent, restoring his eligibility for the Soul Master Tournament, while the ruling stirred controversy across Heaven Dou City. As his teammates searched for him, Xuan Ming walked back toward the city and sensed a cold, sinister presence closing in.

• Salas asked Bibi Dong to decide Xuan Ming’s case, and she declared him innocent while suspecting Golden Crocodile Douluo was trying to use the affair against her.
• The tournament committee restored Xuan Ming’s eligibility, prompting both cheers and accusations of favoritism across Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Yan and the others looked for Xuan Ming after their match, and Ning Rongrong suggested he might be with a beautiful older sister.
• Xue Qinghe arrived looking for Xuan Ming, but the team could not tell him where Xuan Ming had gone.
• Xuan Ming walked alone toward Heaven Dou City after training to stabilize his Soul Ring, then felt a cold, sinister presence surround him.

Shi Nian trapped Xuan Ming in his Nightmare, exposing his fear that he could not trust reality or accept good fortune as real. After the others rescued him, the Ice Dragon King sent Gu Yuena into Xuan Ming’s mental world to try to bring him back, warning her not to provoke him.

• Xuan Ming deliberately let Shi Nian use Nightmare on him, expecting the Ice Dragon King and Ah Yin to protect him if needed.
• Shi Nian’s illusion showed Xuan Ming a bleak hospital room, and he became unresponsive while Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Grass cage kept Shi Nian away.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion sensed that Xuan Ming was in danger, and Di Tian brought Bi Ji, Zi JI, and her to his location.
• Zi JI killed Shi Nian, but Bi Ji’s healing could not wake Xuan Ming, so the Ice Dragon King explained that he feared being unable to tell which reality was genuine.
• The Ice Dragon King asked Gu Yuena to enter Xuan Ming’s mental world, and she agreed to try to bring him back despite the risk of making him distrust her.

Gu Yuena entered Xuan Ming’s memories to reach him, but an evil presence drove him into a berserk rampage until Bibi Dong subdued him and he regained some awareness. Afterward, Xuan Ming apologized to Gu Yuena and accepted support from his companions, while Di Tian warned that he needed stronger mental defenses.

• Gu Yuena saw Xuan Ming’s painful past and tried to comfort him, but he rejected her and attacked her with his Blood Spear and Black Dragon.
• The Ice Dragon King explained that an evil presence had twisted Xuan Ming’s emotions, and Gu Yuena escaped the nightmare as Xuan Ming went berserk in the real world.
• Di Tian tried to suppress Xuan Ming, but Bibi Dong arrived and used her abilities to drain his Soul Power and restrain him; Xuan Ming pierced her abdomen before regaining awareness.
• Bibi Dong healed herself and left, while Xuan Ming apologized to Gu Yuena and she reassured him that she did not blame him.
• Zi JI gave Xuan Ming the Head Soul Bone she had obtained from Shi Nian and hugged him, affirming that they were friends.
• Di Tian said Xuan Ming needed stronger mental defenses, and Zi JI asked whether he meant the worm at the bottom of the Lake of Life.

Xuan Ming visited Bibi Dong after recovering from his rampage, and she asked about the Soul Beasts and Shi Nian’s attack. The next morning, the Ice Dragon King revealed that Xuan Ming had once kissed Bibi Dong while unconscious, and he left to prepare for his match as someone suddenly burst into her bedchamber.

• Gu Yuena agreed to discuss Xuan Ming’s request after he got out of Slaughter City.
• Xuan Ming visited Bibi Dong, and she questioned him about his Soul Beast allies and how Shi Nian had made him lose control.
• Xuan Ming admitted that he had deliberately let Shi Nian’s Soul Skill hit him, and Bibi Dong comforted him when he would not explain his fears.
• The Ice Dragon King told Xuan Ming that he had kissed Bibi Dong while his subconscious controlled him and had later tried to run away.
• Xuan Ming left to prepare for his match, and an unknown figure suddenly stormed into Bibi Dong’s bedchamber.

The Imperial Fighting Team faced Blazing Fire Academy, whose flames could counter Dugu Yan’s poisonous mist, while Xuan Ming agreed to serve as defense without revealing his full strength. The teams took the field as Huo Wu insisted on fighting, and the match began with Xuan Ming still holding back.

• Hu Liena returned from seclusion and told Bibi Dong she had mastered the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox’s Fox Fire, while Bibi Dong concealed her unease about Xuan Ming’s visit.
• Xue Qinghe warned the Imperial Fighting Team that Blazing Fire Academy’s fire abilities could weaken Dugu Yan’s poisonous mist, and Xuan Ming volunteered to defend without stealing the spotlight.
• Bibi Dong arrived at the tournament with Hu Liena and told Ning Fengzhi she was interested in the promising young Soul Masters, especially Xuan Ming.
• Huo Wushuang worried that fighting the Imperial Fighting Team could hurt Blazing Fire Academy’s chances, but Huo Wu insisted on facing Xuan Ming and using her fourth Soul Skill first.
• The teams entered the arena, and Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling pulled Xuan Ming to the back of the formation as both sides released their Martial Souls.
• Huo Wu grew impatient when Xuan Ming still had not released his Martial Soul, and the host declared the match underway.

The Imperial Fighting Team faced Blazing Fire Academy, relying on Xuan Ming’s defenses after their disorganized tactics were disrupted. When Huo Wu’s overpowered fireball went out of control, Xuan Ming revealed his domain and erased it with Dark Firmament, leaving the arena stunned.

• Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing attacked Huo Wushuang, but Huo Wu’s third Soul Skill scattered them and Xuan Ming’s invisible barriers blocked the Blazing Fire Team’s counterattack.
• Dugu Yan spread poison mist across the arena, forcing Blazing Fire Academy to gather and use its flames to resist it.
• Huo Wu gathered her teammates’ support and formed Huo Wu’s Blazing Sun, evaporating the poison mist and forcing Xuan Ming to stand at the front.
• Huo Wu lost control of the fireball after compressing it further in anger, despite Huo Wushuang urging her to throw it away.
• Xuan Ming released his suppressive domain and used Dark Firmament to swallow the fireball, astonishing the arena.

After defeating Blazing Fire Academy, Xuan Ming explained to Huo Wu that his domain could suppress and take control of flames. The chapter left Huo Wu watching him demonstrate the ability with fire from her palm.

• Xuan Ming defeated Huo Wu’s attack, and Huo Wushuang conceded the match for Blazing Fire Academy.
• Feng Xiaotian claimed Godwind Academy could beat the Imperial Fighting Team, but Huo Wushuang dismissed his confidence and led the dispirited Huo Wu away.
• Di Tian explained that Xuan Ming had combined darkness and space to swallow Huo Wu’s fireball, while Bibi Dong speculated that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had strengthened him.
• Xuan Ming returned to the hotel and practiced fusing his evil attribute with thunder before Huo Wu came to ask how he had erased her attack.
• Xuan Ming demonstrated that his domain could suppress others and pull fire from Huo Wu’s control into his hand.