Chapter Summaries

Huo Wu defeated Elephant Armor Academy’s contestants one after another, using their strength and aggression against them. As she faced the academy’s strongest member, Hu Yanli, she refused Xiao Yu’s offer to replace her because she wanted to restore Blazing Academy’s reputation.

• Huo Wu knocked Hu Yan Shi out of the arena with her Second Spirit Skill, Crimson Flame Burst, then taunted Elephant Armor Academy.
• Huo Wu dodged Hu Yange’s attacks and kicked him off the stage, then outmaneuvered the academy’s next contestants, including Hu Yanshan.
• Xiao Yu noticed Qian Renxue watching him from the main platform, exchanged a silent teasing gesture with her, and got pinched by Ye Lingling.
• Huo Wu faced Hu Yanli after defeating six opponents, while Xiao Yu warned that she had used about half her Soul Power and Hu Yanli had a powerful head Soul Bone.
• Huo Wu refused to let Xiao Yu replace her, determined to silence rumors about Blazing Academy’s failure to advance.

Huo Wu defeated Hu Yanli after he used his Soul Bone and Diamond Storm, answering with Ring Fusion and Fire Dance Sun Flare. She remained standing despite exhausting her Soul Power, and the crowd cheered her victory.

• Hu Yanli used his defensive skills and charged Huo Wu, but she knocked him back with Repelling Fire Ring.
• Hu Yanli activated his giant elephant head Soul Bone, greatly increasing his strength, and urged Huo Wu to concede.
• Huo Wu refused, and Hu Yanli attacked with Diamond Storm while the referee prepared to intervene.
• Huo Wu used Ring Fusion to amplify Fire Dance Sun Flare and overpower Hu Yanli's Diamond Storm.
• Hu Yanli was knocked unconscious, while Huo Wu remained standing on the arena as the crowd cheered her one-against-seven victory.

After Huo Wu defeated Hu Yanli, Hu Yanzhen attacked her in anger, prompting Xiao Yu and Nine Stars Hall to demand an apology and compensation. Xue Ye disqualified Elephant Armor Academy, and Hu Yanzhen found his departure blocked by Gu Rong when he still refused to apologize.

• Hu Yanzhen released his killing intent at the exhausted Huo Wu, but Black Tortoise stepped in and overpowered him.
• Xiao Yu caught Huo Wu, condemned Hu Yanzhen’s attack, and demanded that Xue Ye address the violation.
• Hu Yanzhen refused to apologize, while Salas defended him and Ning Fengzhi challenged Salas’s favoritism.
• Xue Ye revoked Elephant Armor Academy’s qualification, and Gu Rong blocked Hu Yanzhen from leaving until he apologized.

Xiao Yu secured justice for Huo Wu, rejected Feng Xiaotian’s attempt to wager for her affection, and promised to face him in a future match. After Nine Stars Academy won six straight matches, they learned their next opponent would be Shrek Academy, and Huo Wu prepared to confront Tang San.

• Gu Rong forced Hu Yanzhen to apologize to Huo Wu, and Ye Lingling healed her at Nine Stars Hall’s resting area.
• Feng Xiaotian arrived to check on Huo Wu, but she told him she loved Xiao Yu and called herself his second wife.
• Feng Xiaotian challenged Xiao Yu over Huo Wu, but Xiao Yu refused to make her feelings a wager and promised to face him when Nine Stars Academy met Godwind Academy.
• Nine Stars Academy won six consecutive matches, with Huo Wu earning three one-against-seven victories and becoming known as the Flame Goddess.
• Xiao Yu and Black Tortoise announced that Nine Stars Academy’s next opponent was Shrek Academy, and Huo Wu asked to face Tang San first.

Xiao Yu planned Nine Stars Academy’s lineup against Shrek, warning Huo Wu not to underestimate Tang San and ordering Iao to open the promotion tournament. Both captains prepared for the match based on their predictions of the opposing team’s fighters.

• Xiao Yu explained that Shrek might expect Huo Wu to fight first and warned that Tang San could use his Clear Sky Hammer and hidden techniques.
• Huo Wu argued against Xiao Yu’s caution, but he asserted his authority as captain and told her to obey his orders.
• Xiao Yu named Iao as Nine Stars Academy’s first fighter, expecting him to counter Shrek’s likely opening fighters and challenge Ma Hongjun’s flames.
• Xiao Yu predicted that Shrek would send Jing Ling and Huang Yuan first, followed by Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai.
• Yu Xiaogang arranged for Dai Mubai, Tai Long, and Zhu Zhuqing to fight after Ma Hongjun, with Tang San taking the final position.

Iao defeated Shrek Academy’s first two contestants, Jing Ling and Huang Yuan, after Nine Stars Academy unexpectedly fielded him instead of Huo Wu. The match continued with Shrek needing to send out its next contestant.

• Shui Bing'er fought Feng Xiaotian in the first match and lost, giving Godwind Academy the victory over Skywater Academy.
• Nine Stars Academy sent Iao to face Shrek’s Jing Ling, surprising Yu Xiaogang and Tang San.
• Iao used his second Spirit Skill to transform into a blue-green wild wolf and eliminated Jing Ling with his speed.
• Yu Xiaogang changed his strategy for Huang Yuan, telling him to confront Iao directly rather than dodge.
• Iao transformed into a giant bear with his third Spirit Skill and knocked Huang Yuan off the stage, leaving Shrek to send out its next contestant.

Shrek Academy sent Ma Hongjun to fight Iao, but Iao revealed that he could fly and defeated him in their aerial clash. The match ended with Iao victorious and Shrek ordered to send out its next contestant.

• Yu Xiaogang advised Ma Hongjun to exploit his ability to fly and attack Iao from a distance.
• Ma Hongjun activated his Phoenix Possession and flew into the arena, firing flames at Iao, who blocked the attack as a giant bear.
• Iao transformed into a blood-colored bat and flew after Ma Hongjun, surprising Yu Xiaogang and Flender.
• Ma Hongjun boosted his flames with his Second Spirit Skill and charged Iao, while Tang San and Yu Xiaogang expected him to win.
• Iao defeated Ma Hongjun in midair, and the referee declared Iao the winner after Ma Hongjun fell unconscious.

Iao defeated Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai entered the match against him seeking revenge for his friend. After a fierce exchange, Iao used his bat form to escape Dai Mubai’s attack and recover in the air.

• Xiao Yu sent Iao to face Ma Hongjun, whose flames could not overcome Iao’s fire resistance, and Iao defeated him.
• Tang San urged Dai Mubai to avenge Ma Hongjun, while Flender warned Dai Mubai that Iao had already spent much of his Soul Power.
• Dai Mubai entered the arena and revealed his White Tiger Martial Soul and four spirit rings.
• Dai Mubai and Iao exchanged more than twenty blows, and Dai Mubai kicked Iao hard in the waist when Iao began to tire.
• Iao used his Fourth Spirit Skill, Vampire Bat Bite, to fly out of Dai Mubai’s reach and recover, but Dai Mubai pursued him.

Dai Mubai and Iao both suffered severe injuries when Iao trapped him inside Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Meteor Shower, and Iao won before conceding. Shrek Academy sent Tai Long to face Nine Stars Academy’s level-forty-seven Xie Wu, whose strength stunned the spectators.

• Dai Mubai launched his locked White Tiger Meteor Shower, but Iao changed into a python and wrapped around him to force them both into its path.
• The meteor attacks left Dai Mubai unconscious and Iao gravely injured; the referee declared Iao the winner, and Iao immediately conceded.
• Shrek Academy sent Tai Long to fight Xie Wu, while Tang San urged Tai Long to follow their planned strategy.
• The audience learned that Xie Wu was a level-forty-seven agility-attack Battle Soul Ancestor, and Yu Tianxin worried about Nine Stars Hall’s past conflict with his clan.

Tai Long and Zhu Zhuqing were defeated by Xie Wu, leaving Tang San as Shrek’s last fighter. Despite his teachers urging him to conserve his strength, Tang San entered the arena and faced Xie Wu, who took to the air to wear him down.

• Tai Long followed the plan to endure Xie Wu’s attacks but was kicked out of the arena.
• Zhu Zhuqing tried to drain Xie Wu’s Soul Power, but Xie Wu flew above her and knocked her out of the arena.
• Yu Xiaogang and Flender urged Tang San to concede and save his strength for future matches, but Tang San refused.
• Tang San entered the arena, confident in his abilities, and released his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
• Xie Wu used Wings of Radiance to fly beyond the reach of Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and began harassing him from above.

Tang San used his movement and Blue Silver Grass to trap and attack Xie Wu, but Xie Wu’s Fourth Spirit Skill turned the match around and drove Tang San to the arena’s edge. Refusing to surrender, Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer, shocking the spectators.

• Tang San evaded Xie Wu’s Sunlight Ray with his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and Nine Stars Academy’s observers recognized it as a self-created soul skill.
• Xie Wu charged with Meteor Flying Kick, but Tang San deflected the blow, struck a vital point, and planted Blue Silver Grass seeds in his body.
• Tang San trapped Xie Wu with Parasitism and Spider Web Restraint, then attacked with Blue Silver Scorpion Tail Sting.
• Xie Wu unleashed Holy Light Protection, broke free of Tang San’s restraints, and counterattacked with overwhelming speed and strength.
• Xie Wu pushed Tang San to the edge of the arena, but Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer, shocking the spectators on the main platform.

Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and defeated Xie Wu, prompting Ning Fengzhi to expose his identity as Tang Hao’s son so the Tian Dou Royal Family might protect him from Spirit Hall. Xiao Yu sent Cang Mo to stop Tang San’s challenge, and Cang Mo rushed him with a powerful fifth spirit skill as Tang San had stacked only three hammer strikes.

• Tang San used the Clear Sky Hammer and the tenth strike of Chaotic Cloak to blast Xie Wu out of the arena.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed to Xue Ye that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son, while Salas signaled guards to withdraw from the competition grounds.
• Xiao Yu stopped Huo Wu from fighting Tang San and chose Cang Mo to teach him a lesson.
• Cang Mo revealed his five spirit rings, including two black rings, and activated his fifth spirit skill, Blazing Flame Blast.
• Tang San began building momentum with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, but Cang Mo reached him before he could stack more than three strikes.

Cang Mo defeated Tang San in the promotion match, shattering his Clear Sky Hammer and leaving him badly burned. After Yu Xiaogang protested, Cang Mo slapped him and exposed his background, and Xue Ye and Salas intervened to end the confrontation.

• Cang Mo overwhelmed Tang San with Ultimate Fire, shattered his Clear Sky Hammer, and forced Shrek Academy to surrender.
• Yu Xiaogang rushed to Tang San and accused Cang Mo of trying to kill him and violating the competition rules.
• Cang Mo slapped Yu Xiaogang and revealed his low cultivation level and failure to break through level thirty, prompting the crowd to mock him.
• Flender restrained Liu Erlong, while Ning Fengzhi ignored Flender's plea for help from the viewing platform.
• Xue Ye and Salas spoke up to end the disturbance on the arena.

Nine Stars Academy faced Godwind Academy in a clash between the advancement round’s two leaders. Xiao Yu revealed six Soul Rings, stunning the arena and leaving Yu Xiaogang accusing him of cheating while Tang San suspected he had gained his power from Immortal Herbs.

• Skywater Academy and Plant Academy forfeited their matches against Nine Stars Academy because they feared Cang Mo’s flames, and Nine Stars Academy reached twelve consecutive victories.
• Feng Xiaotian thanked Xiao Yu for helping him break through to Soul King and challenged him to prove he could protect Huo Wu.
• Feng Xiaotian released his five Soul Rings and Soul King pressure, but Xiao Yu calmly drove it back with his own Soul Power.
• Xiao Yu revealed six Soul Rings, including three black rings, and shocked the arena.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Nine Stars Academy of cheating, while Tang San accepted that Xiao Yu’s age was genuine and suspected Immortal Herbs had empowered him.

Xiao Yu overwhelmed Feng Xiaotian in a spar, revealing the power of his dragon-type Soul Bone. He defeated Feng Xiaotian with Underworld Emperor's Heaven-Shaking Wrath, leaving the spectators stunned and covetous of his strength.

• Feng Xiaotian refused to concede and charged Xiao Yu, but their first clash sent him flying and showed the gulf between their strength.
• Feng Xiaotian used Demon Wolf Avatar to create four clones, which fought Xiao Yu with wolf-claw strikes before launching Tornado Wind Blade from all directions.
• Xiao Yu erased Feng Xiaotian's combined attack with his Soul Bone and summoned the phantom of the Underworld Dragon, forcing Feng Xiaotian's clones to merge.
• Bone Douluo Gu Rong identified Xiao Yu's right-arm Soul Bone as a high-age dragon-type treasure, drawing greedy attention from the spectators and envy from Tang San.
• Xiao Yu unleashed Underworld Emperor's Heaven-Shaking Wrath, shattered Feng Xiaotian's renewed storm attack, and blasted him off the arena.

After Xiao Yu defeated Feng Xiaotian, Godwind Academy and Thunder Academy conceded, leaving Nine Stars Academy first in the promotion tournament. Qian Renxue visited Xiao Yu to reveal that Xue Ye wanted to bind him to the Heaven Dou Empire through marriage to Xue Ke, and she ended the chapter reacting to Xiao Yu’s teasing about her jealousy.

• Xiao Yu defeated Feng Xiaotian, who conceded and vowed to pursue him while asking him to treat Huo Wu well.
• Godwind Academy conceded, and Thunder Academy also withdrew from its match against Nine Stars Academy because Yu Tianxin feared Xiao Yu would attack him.
• Nine Stars Academy finished first in the Heaven Dou Empire division with fourteen consecutive victories, followed by Godwind Academy, Thunder Academy, Skywater Academy, Plant Academy, and Shrek Academy.
• Qian Renxue arrived to see Xiao Yu, and Ye Lingling took Huo Wu away to give them privacy.
• Qian Renxue told Xiao Yu that Xue Ye wanted him to marry Xue Ke to tie him to the Heaven Dou Empire, then Xiao Yu teased her about smelling of vinegar.

Xiao Yu teased Qian Renxue about marrying Xue Ke, then kissed her before she pushed him away and warned him that Bibi Dong planned to ambush the teams traveling to Spirit City. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong meeting with five Titled Douluo loyal to her in Pope's Hall.

• Xiao Yu joked that marrying Xue Ke could help him take control of the Heaven Dou Empire, but told Qian Renxue he had no intention of doing so.
• Xiao Yu drew Qian Renxue into his arms and kissed her, but she pushed him away and fled.
• Qian Renxue warned Xiao Yu that Bibi Dong planned to ambush the Heaven Dou teams on their way to Spirit City, targeting Tang San and possibly Xiao Yu as well.
• Xiao Yu thanked Qian Renxue and resolved to be cautious about Bibi Dong's plan.
• Bibi Dong gathered five Titled Douluo loyal to Pope's Hall in Pope's Hall.

Bibi Dong ordered five Titled Douluo to target Xiao Yu during the journey to Spirit City, despite Qian Daoliu’s warning not to interfere with Nine Stars Hall. As the tournament teams traveled from Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue and Ye Lingling worked together to prevent Xue Ke from getting close to Xiao Yu.

• Bibi Dong revealed that Xiao Yu, not Tang San, was the real target of the mission and ordered the five Titled Douluo to kill him.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo warned Bibi Dong that Qian Daoliu had forbidden interference with Nine Stars Hall, but Bibi Dong insisted the elders could conceal their actions as battlefield accidents.
• Three days later, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe led the tournament teams and Princess Xue Ke from Heaven Dou City toward Spirit City.
• Xue Ye sent Xue Ke along to create opportunities for her to grow closer to Xiao Yu, but Qian Renxue helped keep them apart.
• Ye Lingling learned of Xue Ye’s plan and formed an alliance with Qian Renxue, further blocking Xue Ke’s chances with Xiao Yu.

Spirit Hall ambushed the convoy carrying the Spirit Master Competition teams, separating the academies with a rockfall before its forces attacked. Xiao Yu calmly led Nine Stars Academy into battle and revealed explosive weapons against the attackers.

• Xiao Yu traveled with Nine Stars Academy in the protected convoy, accompanied by six Titled Douluo in case Spirit Hall targeted him.
• Xiao Yu and the Royal Knights captain sensed danger as Spirit Hall's flying Spirit Masters accelerated a rockfall that blocked the valley road.
• Thousands of black-clad attackers descended on the separated academy teams, and Starflow Academy was swiftly defeated by coordinated Spirit Masters.
• Xiao Yu formed Nine Stars Academy into a defensive formation as nearly two hundred attackers surrounded the team and Shrek Academy faced powerful opponents.
• Nine Stars Academy's attackers charged and were met by red projectiles that exploded with force comparable to a Soul Sage's attack, causing heavy casualties.

Xiao Yu used a Gleaming Light God Needle volley and his sword skills to kill three Spirit Hall Soul Saints. Lor Diarra attacked him, but Black Tortoise intervened and revealed his powerful divine-beast Martial Soul, leaving Lor Diarra facing a dangerous opponent.

• Xiao Yu ordered the Nine Stars Academy students to fire their Gleaming Light God Needles, killing more than a hundred black-clad attackers.
• Lor Diarra used his Golden Eagle True Body to nullify the Soul Tool attacks and charged at Xiao Yu with several Soul Saints.
• Xiao Yu killed the Flame Lizard Soul Saint with his Death Gaze and Underworld Sword, then slew the Sword Soul Saint and Giant Axe Soul Saint.
• Lor Diarra charged toward Xiao Yu, but Black Tortoise blocked him and shattered his attack with a palm strike.
• Black Tortoise revealed his Black Tortoise Martial Soul and eight spirit rings, causing Lor Diarra to sense a fatal threat and halt his charge.