Chapter Summaries

Skywater Academy and Heaven Dou Team One fought in the tournament’s third round, with Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu’s freezing attacks turning the match into a three-on-three standoff. The battle remained unresolved as both teams prepared to continue.

• Shui Yue’er drew the tournament bye for Skywater Academy, giving the team two days of rest before the next round.
• After two rounds, Skywater Academy faced Heaven Dou Team One, and Lin Chen predicted that Skywater’s lack of healing support could leave them vulnerable in a prolonged match.
• Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ice and Snow Drifting, sending Yu Tianheng flying while Dugu Yan’s poison injured several Skywater members.
• Shui Bing’er told Shui Yue’er and the others to surrender, then joined Xue Wu in launching another freezing attack.
• Xue Wu’s attack froze everyone on Heaven Dou Team One except Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, leaving three fighters active on each side.

Lin Chen intervened in the match between Tianshui Girl Group and Heaven Dou Team One after Dugu Bo refused to cure the poisoned Tianshui disciples. He used his Sacred Physique’s Blood Qi to purge the poison, leaving Dugu Bo and others surprised by his ability.

• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu restrained four opponents with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Shui Yue'er and three teammates were poisoned and forced off the stage.
• Shui Ningrou asked Dugu Bo to cure the poisoned disciples, but he refused until the match ended, and Dugu Yan demanded that Shui Bing'er surrender.
• Lin Chen left the main platform and told Shui Bing'er to continue the match while he treated the poisoned women.
• Lin Chen used his Blood Qi to cure Shui Yue'er, Qiu Ruoshui, Shen Liuyu, and Gu Qingbo in fewer than ten breaths.
• Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo were astonished by Lin Chen’s cure, while Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo exchanged a knowing glance.

Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou used their final fusion attack against Heaven Dou Imperial Team One, then conceded after Ye Lingling restored Yu Tianheng. Dugu Yan broke the rules by attacking them with poison, but Lin Chen intervened, and Bibi Dong spared Heaven Dou Team One after Ning Fengzhi appealed; Lin Chen then met with Skywater Academy while Bibi Dong watched angrily.

• Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou launched their Ice Flies, Phoenix Dances fusion skill, badly injuring Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan before conceding.
• Ye Lingling restored Yu Tianheng, leaving him able to fight while the exhausted Skywater Academy women could not defeat him.
• Dugu Yan attacked the Skywater Academy women with Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison, but Lin Chen destroyed the venomous snakes and rebuked her for breaking tournament rules.
• Dugu Bo and Prince Xue Xing asked Bibi Dong to spare Heaven Dou Team One, and she agreed after Ning Fengzhi's appeal.
• Shui Ningrou and the Skywater Academy women thanked Lin Chen, and Shui Bing'er shyly asked his name before he introduced himself and left.
• Bibi Dong watched Lin Chen with the Skywater Academy women and grew angry at his apparent flirtation.

Shrek defeated the Star Luo Imperial Family First Team after Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing overcame a failed Martial Soul Fusion and joined forces against Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun. The four remaining teams were Spirit Hall, Heaven Dou, Shrek, and Divine Wind Blazing Fire, while Huo Wu vowed to defeat Tang San next.

• Spirit Hall defeated its third-round opponents without Lin Chen taking the field, and Elder Yang called Shrek and the Star Luo Imperial Family First Team to compete.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun taunted Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, and Bibi Dong considered acting against Shrek while Lin Chen predicted Shrek would win.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun activated the Hell White Tiger, but Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's first attempt at their own fusion skill failed, forcing them to escape with Oscar's flying sausages.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing successfully fused and fought the Hell White Tiger while Tang San, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong defeated the rest of the Star Luo team.
• Shrek routed the Star Luo Imperial Family First Team, and Dai Mubai told Dai Weisi he no longer had the right to criticize him.
• Huo Wu promised to defeat Tang San, and the Spirit Hall, Heaven Dou, Shrek, and Divine Wind Blazing Fire teams remained in the competition.

Lin Chen faced Heaven Dou Imperial Family Team One alone in the semifinals and revealed overwhelming strength with five Soul Rings, including two red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings. He knocked two opponents unconscious, while the audience and rival factions reacted with shock and concern.

• Lin Chen joined Spirit Hall’s semifinal match against Heaven Dou Imperial Family Team One and declared that he could defeat all seven opponents alone.
• Yu Tianheng ordered his team to attack Lin Chen, while the Tianshui women cheered him on and Shrek Academy doubted his chances.
• Lin Chen revealed five Soul Rings, including two red rings, and white soul swords blocked the team’s attacks.
• Lin Chen broke Yu Feng’s wing, dispersed Osler’s Martial Soul, and knocked both men unconscious.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo decided to put their plan into action as rival factions worried about Spirit Hall’s growing power.
• Yu Hairou and Xue Wu shouted that they wanted to marry Lin Chen, while Bibi Dong proudly thought of him as her man.

Lin Chen defeated Heaven Dou Team One, punished Dugu Yan after her team surrendered, and earned Villain Value. As Divine Wind Blazing Fire faced Shrek, Lin Chen predicted that Tang San’s team would soon use a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.

• Lin Chen subdued Dugu Yan and injured Yu Tianheng until Yu Tianheng surrendered, earning 50,000 Villain Value for defeating Heaven Dou Team One.
• Dugu Bo tried to intervene, but Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo stopped him, while Bibi Dong said Dugu Yan’s punishment would depend on Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen released Dugu Yan after warning her to abandon her arrogant attitude, earning another 10,000 Villain Value.
• After Spirit Hall left the arena, Ye Lingling helped Dugu Yan up, and Divine Wind Blazing Fire began its match against Shrek.
• Lin Chen told Hu Liena he expected Shrek to use a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, and Dugu Yan watched him from the stands.

Shrek defeated the Divine Wind Blazing Fire Team in the semifinal, setting up the final for the next morning. That night, Bibi Dong warned Lin Chen that her cultivation had reached a dangerous stage, but agreed to stay with him rather than return to seclusion.

• Dugu Yan rejected Yu Tianheng's concern and demanded to be left alone.
• Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Feng Xiaotian combined their Soul Power to empower Feng Xiaotian, while Shrek's seven members gathered their strength into Tang San.
• Tang San used the Clear Sky Hammer and defeated Feng Xiaotian's strongest attack, securing Shrek's victory and a place in the final.
• The Tianshui Girl Group discussed Lin Chen's attention, while Shui Ningrou recalled meeting his gaze.
• Bibi Dong told Lin Chen that her Martial Soul could endanger him because she was at a critical stage in her cultivation, then agreed to stay with him for the night.

After Dugu Yan ended her relationship with Yu Tianheng, the Spirit Hall Team and Shrek began their championship final. The battle opened with their fighters clashing as Hu Liena and Xie Yue moved to target Shrek’s key members.

• Dugu Yan told Yu Tianheng they should part ways, then admitted to herself that she could not forget Lin Chen.
• Dugu Yan appeared in the spectator stands as the teams gathered for the final.
• Lin Chen taunted Tang San with a provocative gesture before Elder Yang announced the match.
• Both teams released their Martial Souls, revealing Spirit Hall’s advantage in Soul Power.
• The teams clashed, and Lin Chen sent Hu Liena after Xiao Wu and Xie Yue after Shrek’s two support Soul Masters.

Lin Chen broke through Shrek Academy’s defenses and defeated Tang San, then joined Hu Liena in capturing Xiao Wu. Tang San was knocked back again as Lin Chen held Xiao Wu on the arena.

• Xie Yue clashed with Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, while Ning Rongrong boosted their Soul Power and helped them drive him back.
• Lin Chen shattered Tang San’s Blue Silver Cage with the Red Firmament Sword, broke one of Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances, and sent him flying.
• Xiao Wu tried to reach Tang San, but Lin Chen blocked her attack and Hu Liena stunned her with Fox Charm.
• Lin Chen caught Xiao Wu by the neck and swept her into his arms as Tang San charged with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Lin Chen blocked Tang San’s hammer with his sword and sent him flying backward again.

Liu Erlong clashed with Yu Xiaogang over his refusal to surrender and protect Xiao Wu, while Lin Chen held Xiao Wu hostage on the arena and challenged Tang San to give up. Tang San chose to keep fighting, and Lin Chen ordered the Spirit Hall team back before activating his Sword Domain.

• Liu Erlong demanded that Yu Xiaogang surrender to save Xiao Wu, but he refused, insisting Shrek still had a chance to win.
• Liu Erlong told Yu Xiaogang she no longer loved him, and Flender promised he would surrender if Xiao Wu was endangered.
• On the fighting stage, Xie Yue and four Spirit Hall teammates broke through Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's defenses while Lin Chen held Xiao Wu by the neck.
• Lin Chen asked Tang San to surrender, but Tang San ordered Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing to hold off the opposing team and summoned his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Lin Chen taunted Xiao Wu about Tang San valuing victory over her, then ordered the Spirit Hall team to retreat and activated his Fourth Soul Skill, Sword Domain.

Lin Chen used his Sword Domain to restrain Ning Rongrong while defeating most of Shrek’s team, and Ning Fengzhi intervened to protect her. After seeing Shrek’s leaders refuse to let her leave the match, Ning Fengzhi decided that Rongrong would leave Shrek after the battle.

• Lin Chen surrounded the arena with soul swords, and Shrek’s remaining fighters took to the air to counter him.
• Lin Chen’s Sword Domain shot down Oscar and Ning Rongrong, severely injuring Oscar while leaving Rongrong unharmed and trapped.
• Sword Douluo urged Ning Fengzhi to have Rongrong withdrawn, and Ning Fengzhi went to ask Flender.
• Yu Xiaogang refused to let Rongrong leave the match, but Flender promised that she would not fight again and that Shrek would concede if she faced danger.
• Sword Douluo accused Shrek of using Rongrong to distract Lin Chen, and Ning Fengzhi decided to have her leave Shrek after the battle.

Lin Chen defeated Tang San and Shrek Academy, captured Xiao Wu, and forced Flender to surrender. The system rewarded Lin Chen and advised him to wait for Tang San’s fortune to fully manifest before plundering it.

• Lin Chen ordered Xie Yue’s team to target the injured support Soul Masters while Tang San and his teammates tried to protect them.
• Lin Chen handed Xiao Wu to Hu Liena and declared that Xiao Wu belonged to him, provoking Tang San.
• Lin Chen overpowered Tang San and shattered his Eight Spider Lances as Hu Liena and Xie Yue kept Shrek’s other members at bay.
• Tang San unleashed Bat Wing Reincarnation, but Lin Chen’s Ten Thousand Swords Pay Homage destroyed the hidden weapons.
• Flender surrendered for Shrek Academy, and the system awarded Lin Chen Villain Value for defeating Shrek and capturing Xiao Wu while recommending that he plunder Tang San’s fortune gradually.

After the Spirit Hall Team won, Lin Chen exposed Xiao Wu as a Soul Beast and ordered Spirit Hall to seize her. Tang San tried to defend her and attacked Lin Chen, but a deep voice interrupted him.

• Elder Yang declared the Spirit Hall Team the winner, and Ning Fengzhi healed the injured Shrek students.
• Liu Erlong demanded that Lin Chen release Xiao Wu, while Lin Chen accused Shrek Academy of bringing a Soul Beast into the competition.
• Lin Chen ordered Hu Liena to take Xiao Wu's bag, revealing her Soul Beast presence to the Titled Douluo.
• Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Guan and Gui Mei to seize Xiao Wu, and the spectators learned she was a Soul Beast.
• Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and threatened to kill Lin Chen, but a deep voice ordered him to withdraw his Qi and recall his soul.

Tang Hao attacked Spirit Hall to free Tang San, but Lin Chen used a Soul Enhancement Pill and his Martial Soul Avatar to wound him. Tang Hao escaped after detonating his ninth Soul Ring and breaking through the barrier, while the other Soul Masters watched Lin Chen’s strength with awe.

• Tang Hao appeared over Spirit Hall and struck the Pope’s Palace with his Clear Sky Hammer, forcing Bibi Dong and the elders to reinforce a Soul Power barrier.
• Lin Chen protected Hu Liena, exchanged for a Soul Enhancement Pill, and confronted Tang Hao despite Bibi Dong’s warnings.
• Lin Chen used his Red Firmament Sword Martial Soul Avatar to pierce Tang Hao’s defenses and wound his shoulder.
• Tang Hao detonated his ninth Soul Ring, blasted Lin Chen’s sword aside, and broke through part of the barrier, allowing Tang San to escape while Hu Liena had already taken Xiao Wu to the rear hall.
• Tang Hao fled with severe injuries, and the spectators watched Lin Chen in shock as the women at Skywater Academy reflected on the gap between them and him.

Tang San blamed Tang Hao for failing to save Xiao Wu, but later accepted his offer to guide his cultivation. As the Shrek group scattered after the competition, Lin Chen led Spirit Hall’s champions to receive their rewards, where Bibi Dong invited him to choose a Soul Bone first.

• Tang San confronted Tang Hao over Xiao Wu’s capture, then asked how he could catch up to Lin Chen; Tang Hao offered to guide his cultivation for the next few years.
• Bibi Dong announced a meeting to discuss an alliance against the growing conflict between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts, while Liu Erlong mourned Xiao Wu’s capture.
• Flender berated Yu Xiaogang for neglecting Liu Erlong, then left with Shrek’s teachers and students; Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai argued, and Ning Rongrong returned with Ning Fengzhi, parting from Oscar.
• Bibi Dong presented three Soul Bones to Lin Chen’s team and told Lin Chen to choose first.

Lin Chen distributed the tournament Soul Bones, then accepted the leftover one from Bibi Dong and discussed Xiao Wu’s fate with her. He offered Xiao Wu a choice between submitting as his beast pet and death.

• Lin Chen gave the Head Soul Bone to Hu Liena and the Left Arm Soul Bone to Xie Yue, then offered the Leg Soul Bone to Xu Kai, who refused it.
• Lin Chen declined the Leg Soul Bone because he wanted to save the slot for a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone, and Bibi Dong later gave it back to him.
• Lin Chen and Bibi Dong discussed Xiao Wu, and Bibi Dong urged him to keep her alive as a beast pet while allowing him to take concubines under her conditions.
• Hu Liena stayed with Lin Chen in the Pope’s bedchamber and released Xiao Wu’s restriction.
• Lin Chen told Xiao Wu to choose between sacrificing her Soul Ring and Soul Bone to become his beast pet or dying.

Lin Chen used the Beast Taming Art to enslave Xiao Wu, who became attached to him and addressed him as Master. As Shrek's companions began to separate, Liu Erlong headed toward Spirit Hall, determined to save Xiao Wu.

• Xiao Wu refused to become Lin Chen's beast pet, but Hu Liena restrained her while Lin Chen challenged her faith in Tang San.
• Lin Chen exchanged 50,000 Villain Value for the Beast Taming Art and implanted its seal in Xiao Wu's beast soul, making her submit to him as Master.
• Lin Chen, Hu Liena, and Xiao Wu went to bathe together, while Lin Chen reflected that strength determined the rules of the Douluo Continent.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing left Shrek Academy, and Oscar decided to travel and gain experience; Ma Hongjun lamented that the Shrek Seven Devils were scattering.
• Flender noticed Liu Erlong was missing and sent Ma Hongjun to look for her, while Liu Erlong walked toward Spirit Hall, vowing to protect Xiao Wu.

Lin Chen attended a gathering at the Pope’s Palace after Bibi Dong summoned him, where faction leaders greeted him and he noticed representatives from several familiar groups. He asked Ling Yuan to bring the three women from Skywater Academy to sit beside him.

• Ghost Douluo told Bibi Dong that nearly all the invited factions had arrived, and she sent Ling Yuan to fetch Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen woke Hu Liena and Xiao Wu as he prepared to leave, and the two women helped him dress and groom himself.
• Ling Yuan escorted Lin Chen into the Pope’s Palace, where faction leaders including Kundera, Huo Yanbao, and Yang Wuqing greeted him.
• Lin Chen asked the gathered guests to wait for his wife, then took the seat nearest the Pope’s chair and noticed Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun among the attendees.
• Lin Chen spotted Shui Ningrou and her daughters at the back of the hall and asked Ling Yuan to invite the three Skywater Academy women to sit beside him.

Bibi Dong proposed a Soul Master Alliance that would bring the major powers under Spirit Hall’s command, and one faction after another agreed to join. Shui Ningrou committed Skywater Academy after Lin Chen reassured her, while Dai Weisi deferred the Star Luo Empire’s decision to its emperor.

• Shui Ningrou brought Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er to the first-rate seats beside Lin Chen, who told the sisters they could call him what they liked.
• Bibi Dong arrived at the assembly and proposed forming an alliance to protect Soul Masters and the major powers from Soul Beasts and Evil Soul Masters.
• Huyan Zhen, Yang Qingwu, and representatives of several other powers pledged to join and follow Spirit Hall’s lead.
• Shui Yue'er urged her mother to join, and Shui Ningrou agreed to bring Skywater Academy into the alliance after Lin Chen smiled at her.
• The White Tiger Sect, Wind Sword Sect, and other powers declared their support, while Dai Weisi said he needed the Star Luo Emperor to decide; only the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had not yet stated its position.

Bibi Dong secured leadership of the Martial Soul Alliance, while Qian Daoliu’s enshrined elders privately plotted to eventually replace her with Xiao Xue and discussed Lin Chen as a potential threat. Bibi Dong then proposed marrying Lin Chen to Ning Rongrong, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to let them get acquainted at Death Canyon as the chapter ended with Lin Chen and Bibi Dong alone in the Pope’s Palace.

• Ning Fengzhi carefully affirmed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s duty to oppose Evil Soul Masters without committing to Bibi Dong’s alliance, and the gathered powers chose Bibi Dong to lead the Martial Soul Alliance.
• Qian Daoliu dismissed concerns about Bibi Dong’s growing authority, while Golden Crocodile Douluo and Holy Dragon Douluo privately discussed supporting Xiao Xue against her and leaving Lin Chen’s fate to Qian Daoliu.
• Bibi Dong announced that alliance members would receive places in Death Canyon when the secret realm opened in three days.
• Bibi Dong proposed that Lin Chen marry Ning Rongrong, and Ning Fengzhi declined to promise the marriage but agreed that Lin Chen could get acquainted with her at Death Canyon.
• Lin Chen told Bibi Dong he would win Ning Rongrong over, and the two remained together in the Pope’s Palace after the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect members left.