Arc 10The Spirit City Finals

As the finals began in Spirit City, Shrek defeated Star Luo Academy while Xiao Yan overwhelmed Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Yu Xiaogang’s abuse of Xiao Yan came to light. Shrek and Spirit Hall advanced to the championship match, where Tang San and Xiao Yan’s clash remained unresolved as Xiao Yan revealed his second Martial Soul.

  • Xue Qinghe led the Heaven Dou delegation into Spirit City after a masked assault on their procession was stopped by Dugu Bo, Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi.
  • Flender’s intelligence revealed Xiao Yan’s rise within Spirit Hall, and Yu Xiaogang admitted that he had imprisoned Xiao Yan and used his Martial Souls to improve his own cultivation.
  • Qian Renxue explained Xiao Yan’s Soul Bone and the potential of leaving a second Martial Soul unsealed, as Spirit City prepared to host the finals.
  • Shrek defeated Star Luo Academy, with Dai Mubai overcoming Dai Weisi and Tang San, Xiao Wu, and their teammates eliminating the rest of the opposing team.
  • Xiao Yan defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy alone with Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and the finalists gathered before Pope Bibi Dong at the Pope’s Palace.
  • Spirit Hall advanced after Shrek and Godwind Academy withdrew from the individual matches, but Shrek later defeated Godwind when Tang San used a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill and the Clear Sky Hammer.
  • In the championship match, Xie Yue and Hu Liena’s Demon Charm divided the arena as Xiao Yan trapped Dai Mubai and Tang San fought within the red fog.
  • Xiao Yan endured Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Meteor Shower and revealed his second Martial Soul, Soul Division, as the battle continued.
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Ch. 226Four Titled Douluo

The Heaven Dou Empire’s procession reached Spirit City after a concealed group of Soul Masters had attacked it to kill Tang San. Four Titled Douluo gathered around the battlefield, and the chapter left the clash poised to continue as Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe joined Sword Douluo Chen Xin.

  • Xue Qinghe ordered the Heaven Dou Empire’s procession to enter Spirit City, while Ma Hongjun admired the city and Xiao Wu clung anxiously to the Immortal Herb Tang San had given her.
  • Three days earlier, more than a thousand masked Soul Masters attacked the Heaven Dou Empire’s contingent, and Tang San escaped three powerful assailants with his hidden weapon.
  • Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang intervened, but they fled with Meng Yiran after a Titled Douluo in white appeared.
  • Flender and Liu Erlong tried to defend Tang San, but Chrysanthemum Guan blasted them back before Dugu Bo confronted him.
  • A Titled Douluo in black arrived to challenge Dugu Bo, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin appeared to oppose the two attackers.
  • Ning Fengzhi emerged with Xue Qinghe and backed Chen Xin, bringing the number of Titled Douluo gathered over Tang San to four.

Ch. 227Heaven Dou Arrives

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin worried that the conflict over Tang San could escalate, while Spirit Hall publicly ordered a hunt for the attackers. As Shrek prepared for the finals, Flender brought news that left the team stunned: Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation was captained by Xiao Yan.

  • Chrysanthemum Douluo withdrew his forces after Ning Fengzhi arrived with Dugu Bo and Chen Xin to protect Tang San.
  • Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin discussed the risk that someone behind Tang San might retaliate against Spirit Hall, and Ning Fengzhi resolved to seek cooperation with Tang San over his hidden weapons.
  • Spirit Hall’s Pope ordered a high-level hunt for the bandits who had attacked the Heaven Dou delegation.
  • Xue Qinghe set out to tour Spirit City after Flender cautioned him to bring guards.
  • Grandmaster instructed the Shrek Seven Devils to follow Tang San’s plans and protect Ning Rongrong and Oscar during the finals.
  • Flender presented intelligence on Shrek’s opponents, revealing that Xiao Yan captained Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation.

Ch. 228Shrek Seven Devils

Shrek Academy learned that Xiao Yan had become a powerful member of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation, leaving the Grandmaster furious and the team divided over what had happened before Xiao Yan left. Dai Mubai rallied the team to prepare for their match against Spirit Hall, while Flender, Liu Erlong, and the Grandmaster remained behind to talk.

  • The Grandmaster reacted with rage and disbelief to intelligence reporting Xiao Yan's rise to level forty-nine and his defeat of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation.
  • Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and the others wrestled with conflicting memories and accounts of Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing's departure from Shrek Academy.
  • Dai Mubai insisted that Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing were traitors, and Ma Hongjun and Zhou Yi backed his call to fight Spirit Hall Academy.
  • Tang San promised that Shrek would win, and Flender sent the team away to rest before their match.
  • After the new Shrek Seven Devils left, Flender, Liu Erlong, and the Grandmaster stayed behind together.

Ch. 229Yu Xiaogang, the Beast

Grandmaster told Flender and Liu Erlong that he had deliberately imprisoned Xiao Yan during his six-month coma and absorbed the Martial Souls in Xiao Yan’s body to empower himself. Flender, Liu Erlong, and Ning Rongrong realized how they had unknowingly helped him, while Ning Rongrong returned to her room concealing her anger.

  • Flender and Liu Erlong questioned Grandmaster about his falling-out with Xiao Yan, but his hostile reaction unsettled them.
  • Grandmaster described his frustration at being unable to advance beyond level thirty and explained that he had taken Tang San and Xiao Yan as disciples to prove his theories.
  • Grandmaster admitted Xiao Yan’s coma was caused by him, not Poison Douluo’s poison, and said he had used spirit liquid to immobilize Xiao Yan and absorb his Martial Souls over six months.
  • Flender understood that Grandmaster’s sudden cultivation gains had come from plundering Xiao Yan, while Liu Erlong realized the spirit liquid had imprisoned him rather than helped him.
  • Ning Rongrong remembered that she and Zhu Zhuqing had applied the spirit liquid to Xiao Yan, then returned to her room with her hands clenched in anger.

Ch. 230Meeting Qian Renxue Again

Yu Xiaogang admitted that envy and the chance to feel like a genius had led him to torment Xiao Yan, but Liu Erlong and Flender rejected his excuses and left him alone with his resentment. Later, Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing met Qian Renxue in Spirit City, where she praised their victory and discussed Zhu Zhuqing’s mutated Martial Soul and the rewards she had promised.

  • Yu Xiaogang told Liu Erlong and Flender that discovering Xiao Yan’s Martial Soul had let him experience being a genius, and he asked them to understand why he had tormented Xiao Yan.
  • Liu Erlong refused to excuse Yu Xiaogang, promised to accompany him to apologize after the finals, and left the room.
  • Flender apologized to Yu Xiaogang and said he might hand Shrek Academy over to someone else after the finals.
  • Yu Xiaogang watched Liu Erlong and Flender leave, then grew bitter and resolved not to give up his chance to become stronger.
  • Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing visited Qian Renxue in a secluded courtyard in Spirit City, where Zhu Zhuqing explained that Immortal Herbs had caused her Martial Soul to mutate.
  • Qian Renxue asked Xiao Yan about the two Soul Bones she had given him and Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Yan thanked her.

Ch. 231The Finals Begin

Qian Renxue explained that Xiao Yan should leave his Second Martial Soul without Soul Rings until he could absorb powerful ones at the Titled Douluo level, inspiring him to make it his strongest Martial Soul. Three days later, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament finals began in Spirit City, with the competitors gathering at the venue.

  • Qian Renxue assured Xiao Yan she would not reclaim the two Soul Bones and explained the Soul Breaking Spear Immortal's Left Palm Bone and its Immaculate Realm skill.
  • Qian Renxue told Xiao Yan that Twin Martial Soul users could leave their second Martial Soul unsealed until they were strong enough to absorb older Soul Rings, including Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
  • Xiao Yan realized why Grandmaster had forbidden him and Tang San from placing Soul Rings on their Second Martial Souls and resolved to make his own the strongest.
  • Ning Rongrong spent the days before the finals with Ning Fengzhi instead of continuing high-intensity training.
  • The finals began at Spirit City's reinforced venue, where Spirit Hall's announcement said the top three teams would later compete before the Pope's Palace and the victors would be crowned by the Pope.
  • Spirit Hall's Soul Masters guided the student competitors from both empires to the venue early in the morning.

Ch. 232The Seeded Teams Take the Stage

Shrek Academy advanced to the finals after Blazing Fire Academy forfeited, then watched Godwind Academy defeat Nightshade Academy with a roster that included former Blazing Fire Academy fighters. Xiao Yan led Spirit Hall's team toward the arena as the tournament narrowed to the top ten, leaving Shrek set to face Star Luo Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy and Spirit Hall matched against Heaven Dou Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy.

  • Flender told Shrek Academy that Blazing Fire Academy had forfeited their first-round match, allowing Shrek to advance without fighting.
  • Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing watched Shrek from the platform outside the Pope's Palace before Xiao Yan led Spirit Hall's team toward the arena.
  • Shrek and the other Heaven Dou teams noticed four former Blazing Fire Academy fighters competing for Godwind Academy, which defeated Nightshade Academy decisively.
  • The organizing committee rejected protests over the academy roster changes, and the finals continued until the top ten teams were determined.
  • The match list set Shrek Academy against Star Luo Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy and Spirit Hall against Heaven Dou Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy.

Ch. 233Star Luo Empire Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy

Dai Mubai told the Shrek team that defeating the Star Luo Empire Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy was his chance to claim the family inheritance and avoid being killed. As the teams prepared to fight, Zhu Zhuqing trusted Xiao Yan’s promise to protect her from her family.

  • Dai Mubai explained that his family’s inheritance contest with the Zhu family could end in the losers’ deaths, and said he had to win to survive and inherit.
  • Ma Hongjun and the other Shrek members promised to help Dai Mubai win.
  • The Shrek Seven Devils took the stage together, revealing the previously hidden Oscar and surprising Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, and other spectators.
  • Dai Mubai’s older brother and Zhu Zhuqing’s lookalike rival led the Star Luo team onto the stage.
  • Xiao Yan extinguished his white flame as Zhu Zhuqing held his hand, and he promised to protect her from her family; she said she believed him.

Ch. 234The Fight Begins

Dai Mubai and the Shrek team faced Dai Weisi and the Star Luo Royal Team in the tournament’s top-six match, surprising their opponents with their strength and Soul Ring configurations. The battle began with Zhou Yi intercepting Zhu Zhuyun as Tang San prepared an attack.

  • Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun taunted Dai Mubai about Zhu Zhuqing, who stood beside Xiao Yan near the Spirit Hall Academy’s area.
  • The Star Luo Royal Team revealed a powerful lineup, with Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun leading the team at levels forty-seven and above forty-six.
  • Shrek revealed that all seven members were Soul Ancestors with optimal Soul Ring configurations, while Tang San displayed a black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
  • Dai Mubai challenged Dai Weisi and credited Shrek’s training and Tang San’s Immortal Herb for his rapid growth.
  • The match began, and Ning Rongrong and Oscar supported Shrek as Dai Mubai and Dai Weisi charged at each other.
  • Zhu Zhuyun attacked Tang San, but Zhou Yi blocked her path while Tang San gathered blue light in his hand.

Ch. 235A Perfect Engagement!

Shrek launched a coordinated assault that overwhelmed the Star Luo Academy team. Dai Mubai crippled Dai Weisi and threw him off the stage, leaving Zhu Zhuyun as the only opponent still standing.

  • Dai Mubai used the recoil from his clash with Dai Weisi to retreat as Xiao Wu attacked and trapped Dai Weisi with her Invincible Golden Body and Waist Bow.
  • Xiao Wu hurled Dai Weisi into his teammates while Dai Mubai and Zhou Yi held back the Star Luo Academy fighters with support from Ning Rongrong.
  • Tang San activated Blue Silver Thorn Array to restrain six opponents, then Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai struck them with their Soul Skills.
  • Tang San used Blue Silver Cage to pin Zhu Zhuyun while the combined attacks knocked out three Star Luo Academy members and injured the others.
  • Dai Mubai crushed Dai Weisi's shoulders, kicked him off the stage, and swatted away the remaining fighters, leaving Zhu Zhuyun alone.

Ch. 236One Person Was Enough

Shrek Academy defeated Star Luo Academy without serious injuries, and Tang San encouraged Yu Tianheng before Heaven Dou Royal Academy faced Xiao Yan’s Spirit Hall Academy. After Yu Tianheng accused Xiao Yan of betraying his master, Xiao Yan revealed his four Soul Rings and engulfed the arena in cold white flames, leaving Tang San struggling to see what was happening.

  • Tang San’s Parasite and Xiao Wu’s attacks helped Shrek eliminate Zhu Zhuyun and defeat all seven members of Star Luo Academy.
  • Xiao Yan and Tang San exchanged a brief look, while Yu Tianheng admitted he feared Heaven Dou Royal Academy could not beat Spirit Hall Academy.
  • Tang San urged Yu Tianheng not to lose heart, and Yu Tianheng vowed to fight when the two seeded teams entered the arena.
  • Yu Tianheng accused Xiao Yan of betraying his master, and Zhu Zhuqing defended Xiao Yan before he stopped her from explaining further.
  • Xiao Yan revealed four Soul Rings, then spread cold white flames across the arena as the match began.
  • Tang San used the Purple Demon Eye to glimpse the arena and saw that only Xiao Yan was advancing toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Ch. 237Team Wipeout

Xiao Yan single-handedly defeated Heaven Dou Academy, overwhelming its team with Bone Spirit Cold Flame and knocking out Yu Tianheng. After the match, Grandmaster watched the news from Shrek’s quarters and secretly produced a token while Liu Erlong went to check on Yu Tianheng.

  • Xiao Yan enclosed Heaven Dou Academy in Bone Spirit Cold Flame and blasted five members out of the arena when their thoughts froze.
  • Dugu Yan’s poison failed to affect Xiao Yan, and his cold white flames burned it away.
  • Yu Tianheng attacked Xiao Yan with his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon skills, but Xiao Yan bound him with chains and crushed his defenses with a punch.
  • Xiao Yan’s victory left the spectators stunned, while Liu Erlong stayed with Grandmaster at Shrek’s quarters and planned to take him to see Xiao Yan after the matches.
  • After hearing that Heaven Dou Academy had lost, Grandmaster asked Liu Erlong to check on Yu Tianheng, then watched a Spirit Hall patrol and produced a token.

Ch. 238The Final Three

After Xiao Yan eliminated Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Spirit Hall Academy, Shrek Academy, and Godwind Academy advanced to the final three. The teams entered Spirit Hall for the competition before the Pope’s Palace, while Flender watched Xiao Yan with guilt and Xiao Yan showed him no resentment.

  • Xiao Yan sensed Qian Renxue hidden behind Xue Qinghe, then left the arena with Zhu Zhuqing, Xie Yue, and the others.
  • Spirit Hall Academy, Shrek Academy, and Godwind Academy won their matches and became the final three teams.
  • Ma Hongjun confidently promised Flender that Shrek would win the championship, unaware that several Spirit Hall Academy members were Soul Kings.
  • Flender felt guilty about how he had handled the conflict between Xiao Yan and Grandmaster, but Xiao Yan held no hatred toward him.
  • The three teams entered Spirit Hall and walked toward the Pope’s Palace, where the final would be held.

Ch. 239Long Live His Holiness the Pope

Xiao Yan confronted Dai Mubai and the Shrek Seven Devils before the final showdown, revealing that Yu Xiaogang had experimented on him while he was unconscious. The argument ended as Bibi Dong arrived at the Pope’s Palace with several powerful figures, including Ning Fengzhi and three Titled Douluo.

  • Ning Rongrong greeted Zhu Zhuqing, but Ma Hongjun and Zhou Yi insulted her and called her a traitor to Shrek.
  • Xiao Yan challenged Dai Mubai and revealed that Yu Xiaogang had used his poisoning as an opportunity to experiment on him for half a year.
  • Xiao Yan warned the Shrek Seven Devils that Yu Xiaogang might target them next and asked Tang San to confirm his account; Tang San stayed silent.
  • Cardinals announced Bibi Dong’s arrival, and the Pope emerged from the palace amid cheers from Spirit Hall’s followers.
  • Bibi Dong appeared with Ghost, Chrysanthemum, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi.

Ch. 240The Finals Begin

At the Soul Master finals, Bibi Dong addressed the assembled teams, revealed the three Soul Bones offered as the champion’s reward, and announced the tournament format. The first individual elimination matches were about to begin.

  • Dugu Bo stayed away from the ceremony, while Spirit Hall Soul Masters and the Godwind Academy team knelt as Bibi Dong appeared.
  • Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing did not kneel, and Xiao Wu hid her hatred of Bibi Dong.
  • A cardinal rebuked those still standing, but Bibi Dong asked Tang San whether he was Grandmaster’s disciple, praised his resemblance to his teacher, and told everyone to rise.
  • Bibi Dong displayed three Soul Bones, and Gui Mei identified them as the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull, Explosive Burning Flame Right Arm, and Forward-Charging Wind-Chasing Left Leg.
  • Bibi Dong announced that the three teams would compete in individual elimination matches, with the winning team advancing directly to the next day’s championship match.

Ch. 241A Bizarre Match

Grandmaster secretly vanished with help from a Spirit Hall Soul Master while Liu Erlong was drawn away, and Tang San took charge of Shrek Academy’s lineup. Xiao Yan challenged Spirit Hall’s plan to join forces with Godwind Academy, but the first final match ended when Blazing Fire Academy forfeited.

  • Grandmaster urged Liu Erlong to investigate a disturbance, then disappeared into a Spirit Hall Soul Master’s shadow after she left.
  • Flender gave Tang San authority to decide Shrek Academy’s lineup in Grandmaster’s absence.
  • Xiao Yan learned that Spirit Hall had arranged for Godwind Academy and Blazing Fire Academy to target Shrek, and insisted on choosing his own match order.
  • Shrek chose Jing Ling as its first contestant, while Godwind Academy chose Huo Wushuang and Spirit Hall Academy chose Xiao Yan.
  • Flender drew Shrek a bye in the first round, but before Xiao Yan and Huo Wushuang could fight, Blazing Fire Academy forfeited.

Ch. 242The Grandmaster Left

Tang San withdrew Shrek Academy from the individual matches after suspecting Godwind Academy and Spirit Hall Academy were cooperating, and Godwind Academy withdrew as well, sending Spirit Hall Academy to the finals. When Shrek returned to its quarters, Liu Erlong told them that the Grandmaster had left.

  • Huo Wushuang forfeited to Xiao Yan, and Tang San then conceded Shrek Academy's first match.
  • A second Godwind Academy competitor forfeited to Xiao Yan, prompting Tang San to suspect Godwind Academy had secretly allied with Spirit Hall Academy.
  • Tang San proposed withdrawing from the individual matches to conserve Shrek's strength for the afternoon advancement match, and Flender and the team agreed.
  • Tang San announced Shrek Academy's withdrawal to Pope Bibi Dong, and Godwind Academy also withdrew, allowing Spirit Hall Academy to advance to the finals.
  • Flender led Shrek back to its quarters, where Liu Erlong tearfully said that the Grandmaster had left.

Ch. 243Seven in One and Five Protecting Two

Liu Erlong discovered that Grandmaster had slipped away to seek out Bibi Dong, but she resolved to find him again and led Shrek onward. As Shrek Academy faced Godwind Academy in the advancement match, the teams began revealing their strategies, leaving Xiao Yan confident in Shrek’s teamwork and Godwind’s plan centered on Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu.

  • Liu Erlong clarified that Grandmaster had left to avoid her, then explained that someone had distracted her so he could escape.
  • Liu Erlong blamed Spirit Hall for arranging the distraction and vowed to catch Grandmaster again, while ordering Shrek’s students to rest and prepare for their match.
  • Liu Erlong and the others gathered outside the Pope’s Palace to support Shrek, while Xiao Yan warned Spirit Hall Academy not to underestimate Shrek’s coordination.
  • Shrek began the match by forming a circle around Ning Rongrong and Oscar as the other five moved in unison and channeled Soul Power toward them.
  • Godwind Academy used three fighters to shield Huo Wu while two support Soul Masters transferred their power to her, as Feng Xiaotian took to the air with his enhanced abilities.

Ch. 244One Hammer Blow

The Shrek Seven Devils formed a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, while Feng Xiaotian launched a combined attack with Huo Wu’s support. Tang San countered with the Clear Sky Hammer and struck Feng Xiaotian out of the Pope’s Palace square, leaving his fate unknown.

  • Tang San ordered the Shrek Seven Devils to change formation, and Oscar and Ning Rongrong began channeling their Soul Power through the team to create a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
  • Bibi Dong, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin recognized the technique, while Xiao Yan recalled how the Grandmaster’s research and his own past role had helped make it possible.
  • Feng Xiaotian launched his Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes and received Huo Wu’s support, forming a white connection and incandescent armor around himself.
  • Feng Xiaotian rushed toward Ning Rongrong, but Tang San used his Purple Demon Eye to track him and summoned the Clear Sky Hammer.
  • Tang San struck Feng Xiaotian with one hammer blow, shattering his wing and armor and sending him out of the square; Godwind Academy’s team fell silent, and Feng Xiaotian’s fate remained unknown.

Ch. 245Clear Sky Hammer-Tool Soul True Body!

Tang San used the Shrek Seven Devils’ Seven-in-One Fusion Skill to break Feng Xiaotian’s momentum and then revealed the Clear Sky Hammer’s Tool Soul True Body. He crushed Godwind Academy’s formation with the hammer, leaving the tournament audience stunned and Xiao Yan eager to face him.

  • Tang San exploited the buildup required by Feng Xiaotian’s Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes and defeated him with a hammer blow empowered by the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
  • Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and filled its patterns with dark-golden light, spreading an immense pressure across the arena.
  • Ning Fengzhi recognized Tang San’s display as a Tool Soul True Body, and Bibi Dong and the other spectators reacted with shock to the Clear Sky Hammer’s power.
  • Xiao Yan watched the hammer with surprise and renewed fighting spirit, while Xie Yue and Hu Liena realized their Martial Soul Fusion Skill could not match it.
  • Tang San brought the Clear Sky Hammer down, sending Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Godwind Academy’s other members flying beyond Pope Mountain.

Ch. 246The Eve of the Finals

After Tang San’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill defeated Godwind Academy, Xiao Yan assessed the danger of his Clear Sky Hammer and discussed a plan to counter it. Bibi Dong arranged the Soul Bone rewards before the championship match, while Ghost Douluo warned Xie Yue and Hu Liena that they had to win.

  • Tang San used the Clear Sky Hammer’s Tool Soul True Body to send Godwind Academy out of bounds, then withdrew it after a voice guided him to stop.
  • Xiao Yan told Han Yueyue and the others that Tang San could not safely use the Tool Soul True Body again soon and that interrupting the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill could defeat him.
  • Ghost Douluo summoned Xiao Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena to the Pope’s Palace, where Bibi Dong asked about their chances against Tang San.
  • Bibi Dong offered Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing a chance to choose an item from the Spirit Hall treasury in exchange for giving up claims to Soul Bones meant for Xie Yue and Hu Liena.
  • Ghost Douluo threatened to send Xie Yue and Hu Liena to the Lost Track Grand Canyon if they failed to win the championship, and Bibi Dong entered a secret chamber to meet a figure in a wheelchair.

Ch. 247A Clash at the Pinnacle!

Xiao Yan led Spirit Hall Academy into the tournament final against Tang San and Shrek, where the match began with Spirit Hall’s three Soul Kings shocking the crowd. The opening exchange saw Shrek counter Hu Liena’s Charm, and Tang San launched his team’s first coordinated move.

  • Xiao Yan and Tang San led their teams onto Pope Mountain’s stage, where the final match was announced before Pope Bibi Dong and the other spectators.
  • Xie Yue and Xiao Yan rallied Spirit Hall Academy, while Tang San and Shrek’s members vowed to win.
  • Both teams released their Martial Souls, revealing that Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Zhu Zhuqing had each reached the Soul King realm.
  • Dai Mubai reacted to Zhu Zhuqing’s strength with resentment, while Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu showed surprise and delight.
  • Hu Liena used Charm against Shrek, but Tang San and Xiao Wu resisted while the other Shrek members closed their eyes; Xiao Wu then countered with her own Charm.
  • Tang San charged forward and used Blue Silver Grass vines to link the six other Shrek members.

Ch. 248Shrek vs. Spirit Hall Academy

Tang San and Xiao Yan faced Spirit Hall Academy’s Demon Charm fusion skill, which filled the arena with red fog and trapped Tang San and Dai Mubai. Xiao Yan dispersed the fog around himself and Dai Mubai with a domain-like Soul Skill, while Tang San revealed his Eight Spider Lances.

  • Xie Yue and Hu Liena fused into Demon Charm and spread red fog across the arena, halving perception and slowing movement.
  • Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to pull his teammates beyond the fog, but Xiao Yan’s Netherworld Lock caught Dai Mubai and stopped their escape.
  • Dai Mubai severed his connection to the others, allowing Ning Rongrong and four teammates to fly out while he and Tang San remained inside the fog.
  • Xiao Yan charged Dai Mubai, then used Everfrost Mausoleum to drive back the red fog and suppress him within a ring of cold flames.
  • Xie Yue saw Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances and recognized them as a Torso Soul Bone.

Ch. 249The Complete Flame

Xiao Yan fought Dai Mubai in close combat despite having the advantage of his control abilities, using the clash to break down Dai Mubai’s confidence. After Han Yueyue strengthened him, Xiao Yan unleashed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame’s opposing hot and cold forms together, declaring himself the complete flame.

  • Tang San revealed his Eight Spider Lances as Xie Yue and Hu Liena’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill sent the arena into battle.
  • Ma Hongjun engaged An Hanfu, Xiao Wu fought Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhou Yi tried to attack Han Yueyue but Qiu Zijing’s defense protected her.
  • Xiao Yan used his Everfrost Mausoleum and ice spear to pressure Dai Mubai, then shattered Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Protection Barrier and charged into close combat.
  • Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Vajra Transformation let him force Xiao Yan back, but Han Yueyue supported Xiao Yan with a Soul Skill.
  • Xiao Yan summoned both the searing and freezing forms of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame at once and declared himself the complete flame.

Ch. 250Twin Martial Souls!

Xiao Yan used Bone Spirit Cold Flame’s alternating heat and cold to fight Dai Mubai evenly at close range, then endured Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Meteor Shower. As the dust cleared, Xiao Yan emerged from the explosions with his second Martial Soul, Soul Division, possessed and his presence stronger than before.

  • Sword Douluo recognized Xiao Yan’s simultaneous use of Bone Spirit Cold Flame’s heat and cold as a self-created Soul Skill.
  • Xiao Yan traded dozens of close-range blows with Dai Mubai, scorching and freezing him until Dai Mubai forced him back.
  • Dai Mubai unleashed White Tiger Meteor Shower, sending countless golden orbs crashing into Xiao Yan’s position.
  • Dai Mubai believed Xiao Yan had been defeated, but Xiao Yan appeared unharmed as the dust settled.
  • Xiao Yan revealed his second Martial Soul, Soul Division, possession, and his presence grew even more powerful.
Arc 10 of 21
Arc 10 of 21