Recaps

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing navigated the chaotic arena battle by ambushing opponents while avoiding drawing too much attention. Xiao Yan eliminated a swordsman with a single elbow strike, while Hu Liena’s group weathered an attack from a large crowd.

• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing received different token colors, and Zhu Zhuqing vanished as Soul Masters swarmed the Golden Generation members and Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan used Cold Flame · Soul Armor to evade three attackers, then restrained a blue-token Soul Master with Cold Fire: Netherworld Lock so Zhu Zhuqing could strike and eliminate him.
• As dozens of contestants were eliminated, Hu Liena persuaded four attackers to withdraw while she and her two companions held off the rest.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing ambushed their remaining attackers and each charged one of them.
• A swordsman unleashed Ask the Sword Radiance, but Xiao Yan struck him with Eight Extremes Collapse, breaking his jade token and eliminating him.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing eliminated opponents before joining a red team with Hu Liena, who was intrigued that her charm had no effect on Xiao Yan. With the contest’s time running short, Xiao Yan urged the team to help its four members who had yet to eliminate anyone, while the officials watched Hu Liena’s interest in him.

• Xiao Yan easily defeated one opponent, and Zhu Zhuqing eliminated her opponent with a feint and a strike to the neck.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing parted ways to join teams on their own sides, and Xiao Yan chose a nearby red team of five.
• Xiao Yan and Hu Liena arrived at the same team, where Long Lan recognized Xiao Yan and yielded command.
• Xiao Yan urged the team to help its four members who had not yet eliminated an opponent, noting that they needed four more eliminations before time ran out.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo discussed how the contest rules pressured participants, and Ghost Douluo remarked that Hu Liena had approached Xiao Yan on her own.

Xiao Yan and his allies fought to secure places in the next round as the timed elimination contest grew increasingly brutal. After the first round ended, fewer than fifty of more than 270 contestants remained, leaving Xiao Yan questioning whether the format truly selected the strongest.

• Bibi Dong reassured Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo that Hu Liena and the others could win without Qian Daoliu's guidance.
• Long Lan led Xiao Yan, Hu Liena, and their allies in attacking a nearby team so their teammates could secure places before time ran out.
• Xiao Yan used Cold Flame · Soul-Concentrating Pierce to disrupt the opposing team while Hu Liena fought on the flank and tested Xiao Yan with her spiritual power.
• Ji Yue ended the first round and eliminated contestants whose battles were still undecided, leaving fewer than fifty people on the platform.
• Xiao Yan noticed that some eliminated contestants seemed stronger than those who advanced and questioned the fairness of the elimination format.

Xiao Yan faced Bo Gang in the second round of the competition and found that the Agility Attack System Soul Master could use illusions and become invisible. The fight continued with Bo Gang hidden somewhere on the platform.

• Ji Yue announced that the forty-six advancing Soul Masters would compete in pairs, and Xiao Yan drew number nine while Hu Liena drew one and Zhu Zhuqing drew fifteen.
• Xiao Yan met his opponent, Bo Gang, a level forty-six Agility Attack System Battle Spirit Master with the Wind Devil Wolf Martial Soul.
• Bo Gang used Gale Assault to rush Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan slowed him with Cold Flame · Soul-Concentrating Pierce.
• Bo Gang used Afterimage Clone to send two illusory figures toward Xiao Yan, who could not distinguish them.
• Bo Gang activated Shadow Stealth and vanished, leaving Xiao Yan searching the platform.

Xiao Yan fought Bo Gang, who used Wind and Thunder Nine Flashes to attack from unpredictable angles. After Xiao Yan merged with his Second Martial Soul and blocked Bo Gang's attacks, he countered with Lion Mountain Split.

• Xiao Yan spread the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to detect Bo Gang, forcing him to abandon concealment and attack directly.
• Bo Gang used a false image to attack Xiao Yan from behind, but Xiao Yan blocked his claws with an ice-crystal spear and counterattacked.
• Bo Gang activated Wind and Thunder Nine Flashes and landed several attacks, damaging Xiao Yan's Soul Armor.
• Xiao Yan sensed the faint changes before Bo Gang appeared and used Soul Division, merge to boost his perception and speed.
• Xiao Yan blocked Bo Gang's next three surprise attacks, then struck him with Lion Mountain Split during his final chest attack.

Xiao Yan defeated Bo Gang in the second round, while Yan won his match and Zhu Zhuqing eliminated her opponent. Ji Yue announced that the thirteen victors would fight for seven places on Spirit Hall’s team, and the platforms joined into a single arena for the final selection.

• Xiao Yan broke Bo Gang’s Wind and Thunder Nine Flashes with his enhanced reactions, struck him down, and accepted his concession.
• Yan defeated his opponent and provoked Xiao Yan, who ignored him as he watched the other matches.
• Zhu Zhuqing eliminated her opponent with a dark red crescent of energy, and the remaining bouts produced thirteen victors.
• Ji Yue told the thirteen Soul Masters that only seven would represent Spirit Hall in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• Ji Yue urged them to fight for the seven places, and the twenty-three platforms joined into one arena.

The thirteen remaining contestants gathered on the merged platform as Bibi Dong announced the third round: collect golden radiance, with the seven highest totals becoming Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation. When the round began, Yan ignored the radiance and charged at Xiao Yan, leaving Zhu Zhuqing and the others to collect points.

• The twenty-three Soul Fighting platforms merged, leaving Xiao Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and nine other contestants on the platform.
• Ji Yue announced that Bibi Dong would personally preside over the selection of Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation.
• Bibi Dong explained that contestants would gather golden radiance recorded in their jade tokens, and that the seven highest totals would qualify while the top scorer became captain.
• Bibi Dong allowed contestants to plunder radiance by defeating opponents, including by cooperating, then declared the third round begun.
• The contestants rushed to collect golden radiance, while Yan charged at Xiao Yan and the others avoided the pair to gather points.

Yan attacked Xiao Yan at the start of the match and escalated to using his Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill, forcing Xiao Yan to stop holding back. As Yan’s empowered fireball bore down on him, Xiao Yan revealed a black Soul Ring and unleashed Cold Flame: Everfrost Mausoleum.

• Xiao Yan met Yan’s opening punch with Lion Mountain Split and calmly continued absorbing golden radiance while Yan’s attacks drove him back.
• Yan used Boiling Earthfire to crack the ground and erupt magma around Xiao Yan, restricting his movement.
• Xiao Yan sent Cold Fire: Netherworld Lock chains at Yan, but Yan resisted their effect and shattered them with Sacrificial Fire.
• Yan summoned a huge magma fireball and hurled it at Xiao Yan, prompting Xiao Yan to reveal a black Soul Ring and use Cold Flame: Everfrost Mausoleum.

Xiao Yan fought Yan in the tournament and used his emerging domain and hidden force to defeat the Soul King despite enduring a powerful lava attack. He collected the remaining golden lights and stood battered but victorious as the crowd cheered.

• Xiao Yan revealed a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring and spread the chilling effects of Everfrost Mausoleum across the battlefield.
• Xiao Yan weakened Yan’s descending sphere with spirit-shrieking sound waves, but the attack exploded and engulfed him in flames.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the flames and struck Yan, who blocked the blow with Sacrificial Fire and Granite Body.
• Xiao Yan triggered hidden force that had entered Yan’s body during their clash, disrupting Yan’s Soul Power and sending him flying.
• Xiao Yan collected the remaining golden lights, revealed his battered body, and drew cheers after defeating Yan.

After defeating Yan, Xiao Yan ranked twelfth in the arena and teamed up with Han Yueyue, whose Ancient Tree of Life Martial Soul could restore Soul Power. Han Yueyue activated her Rejuvenation Domain to support Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing as the contestants began forming alliances.

• Xiao Yan defeated Yan and absorbed the remaining golden light, while Zhu Zhuqing also gathered points.
• A Soul Tool displayed the contestants' rankings, placing Xie Yue first, Zhu Zhuqing fifth, Xiao Yan twelfth, and Yan last with zero points.
• Han Yueyue approached Xiao Yan and proposed joining forces, explaining that her Ancient Tree of Life could speed up Soul Power recovery.
• Xiao Yan agreed to ally with Han Yueyue, prompting other contestants to begin forming alliances too.
• Han Yueyue used her Second Soul Skill, Rejuvenation Domain, to increase the Soul Power recovery of Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing.

The contestants formed alliances for the team contest, and Yan joined forces with Qi Shan’s group after admitting Xiao Yan had held back in their earlier fight. The chapter ended with Yan challenging Xiao Yan to reveal his full strength as the arena reacted to the impending unequal battle.

• Xiao Yan recognized Han Yueyue’s healing and Soul Power recovery abilities as valuable support, while contestants formed three camps: Xie Yue and Hu Liena watched, Qi Shan teamed with three top-ranked contestants, and Xiao Yan joined Zhu Zhuqing and Han Yueyue.
• Yan, left with zero points after Xiao Yan defeated him, joined An Hanfu, Qiu Zijing, and Xu Chengying to try to climb back into the top seven.
• As the three teams hesitated over who would fight first, Yan led his teammates toward Qi Shan and proposed that they join forces.
• Yan told Qi Shan that Xiao Yan was stronger than he was and had not fought at full strength, then challenged Xiao Yan to show how strong he really was.
• The arena erupted in astonishment as everyone realized Yan had recruited Qi Shan’s team to attack Xiao Yan’s group.

After Xie Yue challenged the idea of an eight-on-three fight, Qiu Zijing and An Hanfu joined Xiao Yan’s team, leaving Yan’s side with six fighters against Xiao Yan’s five. Yan recognized that Xiao Yan had hidden a powerful ability and planned to eliminate his auxiliary Soul Masters first as the teams prepared to fight.

• Xie Yue warned Yan that winning through an eight-on-three fight would bring no honor, and the other contestants agreed not to gang up on Xiao Yan.
• Qiu Zijing joined Xiao Yan’s team, explaining that his points made his chances of reaching the top seven uncertain.
• An Hanfu also joined Xiao Yan’s team, leaving Yan, Qi Shan, Wan Yunfan, Ke Wei, Feng Yang, and Xu Chengying on the opposing side.
• Yan reflected that Xiao Yan had briefly used a hidden power to break through his Soul Skill and defeat him.
• Yan planned to target Xiao Yan’s auxiliary-type Soul Masters quickly, and both teams introduced themselves before the match.

Xiao Yan's five-person team faced Yan's six-person group in a battle for Spirit Hall's younger generation, with the larger team targeting Han Yueyue to weaken Xiao Yan's side. Xiao Yan deployed Everfrost Mausoleum to protect his support teammates and charged at Yan, while the fight remained unresolved.

• Xiao Yan's group and Yan's team introduced their members and revealed their Soul Power levels and Martial Souls before Xie Yue and Hu Liena stepped aside.
• Spectators argued over which team would win as Yan and the others agreed to attack Han Yueyue first while Yan kept Xiao Yan occupied.
• Xiao Yan activated Everfrost Mausoleum and assigned Qiu Zijing to defend Han Yueyue while Zhu Zhuqing and An Hanfu guarded the flanks.
• Yan attacked Xiao Yan with Lava Burst, and Xiao Yan formed a cold-flame spear and charged toward him, preparing Soul Armor.

Xiao Yan risked taking Yan’s attack to bind Ke Wei with Netherworld Lock and eliminate him from the match. After Han Yueyue healed and strengthened Xiao Yan, the remaining battles continued as Xu Chengying began using his support ability.

• Xiao Yan used Cold Fire: Netherworld Lock to restrain Ke Wei, then struck him with Eight Extremes Collapse despite being hit by Yan’s lava attack.
• Ke Wei was thrown from the arena, while Xiao Yan suffered serious injuries and asked Han Yueyue to show the power of the Ancient Tree of Life.
• Han Yueyue used Ripple of Life to heal Xiao Yan and restore some of his Soul Power, then linked him to the Ancient Tree with Tree God's Protection.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Qi Shan resumed their fight, while Feng Yang held off An Hanfu and Qiu Zijing defended against Wan Yunfan.
• Xu Chengying began using Jade Leaves Reach the Heavens.

Xiao Yan relied on Han Yueyue’s support and Tree God's Blessing to fight Yan head-on despite the gap in their strength. As Yan’s frustration overwhelmed his reason, he unleashed an explosive burst of scorching energy that engulfed Xiao Yan.

• Xu Chengying’s Jade Leaf Lotus strengthened Yan and his teammates, while Xiao Yan’s allies struggled in their separate battles.
• Yan activated his Fifth Soul Skill, Sacrificial Fire, and attacked Xiao Yan at close range.
• Xiao Yan met Yan’s fiery punch with his own, then used an ice-crystal spear to press the attack while Han Yueyue’s support helped limit his injuries.
• Yan realized that Han Yueyue’s support and Tree God's Blessing let Xiao Yan fight recklessly, and he grew bitter at the prospect of another defeat.
• Yan took a spear thrust rather than defend, lost control as his flames intensified, and released a scorching burst that engulfed Xiao Yan.

Yan transformed into a towering Flame Lord and overwhelmed the arena with his power, but Xiao Yan discovered that the form left Yan vulnerable to the Bone Spirit Cold Flame. Xiao Yan froze and shattered the Flame Lord, leaving Yan exhausted and out of the battle.

• Yan awakened the Flame Lord form in his rage, gaining terrifying power that astonished the arena and worried Xie Yue and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiao Yan tested Yan with ice crystals and realized that Yan could not control his power and was vulnerable to the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Xiao Yan charged past the Flame Lord and bound it with two Netherworld Locks, spreading the cold flames across its body.
• Xiao Yan struck the frozen Flame Lord's head with an ice-crystal spear, causing its body to crack apart and dissipate.
• Yan reappeared in a feeble state and collapsed, ending the fight and removing him from the battle that followed.

Xiao Yan defeated Yan and dismantled the opposing team’s support, helping his teammates secure victory. The updated rankings placed Zhu Zhuqing alongside Xie Yue in first and left Xiao Yan in seventh, while Hu Liena fell to third.

• Xiao Yan defeated Yan’s Flame Lord form, then burned away Feng Yang’s Mother-Child Demon Vines to free An Hanfu from pressure.
• Xiao Yan confronted Xu Chengying, who conceded and ended the support effects on his teammates.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated Qi Shan with Netherworld Slash, and Wan Yunfan and Feng Yang stopped fighting as their team’s defeat became clear.
• The teams’ scores changed after the match, with Xiao Yan and his teammates gaining 23 points each and the losing team’s scores being halved with an extra point deducted from odd totals.
• The ranking board put Xie Yue and Zhu Zhuqing tied for first, Hu Liena in third, and Xiao Yan in seventh; Hu Liena looked at Zhu Zhuqing.

Xiao Yan recovered quickly and challenged Xie Yue and Hu Liena, aiming to defeat their Martial Soul Fusion Skill for Qian Renxue’s promised rewards. The chapter ended as they unleashed their Demon Charm state and sent their Full Moon attack toward him through the red mist.

• Xiao Yan told Hu Liena and Xie Yue he would fight them after recovering for fifteen minutes, then regained his strength in ten minutes with the Ancient Tree of Life’s help.
• Xiao Yan asked Xie Yue and Hu Liena to fight with all their strength and invoked his cold white flames and black Soul Division Martial Soul.
• Xiao Yan formed the Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear, revealing a powerful trump card that alarmed the spectators.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena joined their Martial Souls and created the Demon Charm state, spreading red mist that weakened and obscured their opponents.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena launched their Full Moon attack at Xiao Yan from within the red mist.

Xiao Yan defeated Xie Yue and Hu Liena’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill with his Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear, forcing Ghost Douluo to intervene. Bibi Dong named Xiao Yan captain of Spirit Hall’s team and its new Golden Generation, while Xie Yue and Hu Liena resolved to surpass him.

• Xie Yue and Hu Liena attacked Xiao Yan in Demongod form with their Full Moon, but Xiao Yan unleashed the Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear and destroyed it.
• Ghost Douluo blocked the spear before it hit Xie Yue and Hu Liena, and the crowd hailed Xiao Yan as Spirit Hall’s strongest young fighter.
• Bibi Dong entered the arena, halved Xie Yue and Hu Liena’s points, and awarded them to Xiao Yan, putting him first on the leaderboard.
• Bibi Dong announced Xiao Yan as captain of Spirit Hall’s tournament team and leader of its new Golden Generation.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena accepted their defeat and decided to train harder so they could surpass Xiao Yan.

Spirit Hall’s new Golden Generation received orders from Bibi Dong to prepare for the upcoming All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament by cultivating in the Supreme Secret Realm. After learning how the realm worked and what its contribution rewards could provide, Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing joined the others in heading toward their new training opportunity.

• After the competition ended, Bibi Dong ordered the seven victors to win the upcoming tournament and named Xiao Yan captain and Xie Yue vice captain.
• Bibi Dong gave Xiao Yan a golden token and announced that the Golden Generation would cultivate in the Supreme Secret Realm.
• Outside the Pope’s Palace, Han Yueyue explained that the Supreme Secret Realm simulated Soul Beasts and habitats to improve combat experience.
• Han Yueyue told Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing that defeating the realm’s Soul Beasts earned contributions that could be exchanged for resources, including Soul Bones and a worship elder’s aid.
• Xie Yue confirmed the contribution system and welcomed Xiao Yan to Spirit Hall.

After Xiao Yan won the Spirit Hall selection, he and Zhu Zhuqing prepared to report their victory to Qian Renxue before entering the Supreme Secret Realm. Far away in Heaven Dou City, Grandmaster watched the newly formed Shrek Seven Monsters prepare to compete in the tournament.

• Xiao Yan proposed that the group meet in three days to travel to the Supreme Secret Realm, then refused to reveal the nature of his trump card to Hu Liena and Xie Yue.
• Xie Yue urged Xiao Yan to trust Spirit Hall, and Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing returned to the academy before deciding to tell Qian Renxue that Xiao Yan had won the captain's position.
• In Heaven Dou City, Liu Erlong watched Grandmaster, whose injuries and changed personality continued to trouble her, as he insisted Tang San and the others would win.
• Grandmaster had replaced Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing with Zhou Yi in the Shrek Seven Monsters and trained the team harshly for more than a year, raising their strength.
• The Shrek Team entered the arena to face Elephant Armor Academy in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament qualifiers.

Xiao Yan led the Golden Generation into Spirit Hall’s Supreme Secret Realm, asserting his authority as captain after Hu Liena complained about his late arrival. The group learned that the realm could simulate nearly lifelike Soul Beasts, and Han Yueyue warned that geniuses had died there before.

• An Hanfu, Han Yueyue, and Qiu Zijing discussed Xiao Yan’s captaincy and Xie Yue’s appointment as vice-captain before Xie Yue and Hu Liena arrived.
• Hu Liena complained that Xiao Yan was late, and Xiao Yan answered that anyone who objected to his leadership could challenge him.
• Xie Yue stopped Hu Liena from escalating the confrontation, and Xiao Yan led Zhu Zhuqing and the others toward the Supreme Secret Realm.
• Xiao Yan showed his Pope Token to the Soul Master guards and brought the Golden Generation into the vast mountain realm.
• Han Yueyue explained that the realm simulated Soul Beasts and restored Soul Power quickly, then warned Xiao Yan that geniuses had died inside it.

Xiao Yan set the rules for his newly formed team, learned each member’s abilities, and led them to the lake to hunt a twelve-thousand-year Snake-Tailed Crocodile. As the group admired the peaceful scenery, Xiao Yan sensed something was wrong and scanned the area with his white flames.

• Xiao Yan established himself as captain and asked the team to introduce their Martial Souls and strengths.
• Xiao Yan chose a twelve-thousand-year Snake-Tailed Crocodile as the team’s first target and explained how to locate it.
• Xiao Yan assigned the team’s positions, with An Hanfu scouting ahead and Qiu Zijing protecting Han Yueyue.
• Xiao Yan and the others reached the still lake, where Han Yueyue admired the scenery and An Hanfu mocked her.
• Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and used his white flames to scan the tranquil surroundings.

Xiao Yan’s group hunted a ten-thousand-year Snake-Tailed Crocodile in the Supreme Secret Realm and collected the contribution it released. Meanwhile, at the Heaven Dou competition, Ning Fengzhi watched the Shrek Team and heard news that changed his expression.

• An Hanfu sensed danger near the lake, and Xiao Yan warned the group that a Snake-Tailed Crocodile was nearby.
• An Hanfu found the crocodile, and Xiao Yan explained that its tail joint was its weak point.
• Qiu Zijing blocked the crocodile’s attacks while An Hanfu and Zhu Zhuqing severed its tail, and the team killed it.
• Han Yueyue explained how to store the offering released by the dead Soul Beast, and Xiao Yan absorbed it into the Pope Token.
• Ning Fengzhi told the Heaven Dou Emperor that he expected the Shrek Team, including his daughter Ning Rongrong, to reach the final, then a disciple whispered news that left him stunned.

As the Continent-wide Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament finals approached, Xiao Yan’s team emerged from six months of training stronger but still lacking close coordination. Qian Renxue sent him two promised Soul Bones, including a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s Right Leg Bone that Xiao Yan recognized as a powerful fit for Zhu Zhuqing.

• Ning Fengzhi kept news of Xiao Yan’s strength from the Heaven Dou Empire and regretted that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had not recruited him.
• Spirit City filled with visitors as the tournament finalists prepared to arrive, with ten days left before the finals began.
• Xiao Yan reflected on the team’s strained coordination and their growth in the Supreme Secret Realm; he had reached level forty-nine, while Zhu Zhuqing had become a Soul King.
• Elder She delivered two Soul Bones from Qian Renxue and said she would explain the Martial Soul in person at the finals.
• Xiao Yan examined the sixty-thousand-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s Right Leg Bone and turned to Zhu Zhuqing, recognizing that its skills suited her agility-attack style.