Recaps

Qi Ling brought Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu together to use the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and their opposing powers to cure Shui Bing'er and help both women grow stronger. After giving them ice- and fire-attribute Immortal Herbs, he had them embrace before entering the spring.

• Shui Bing'er agreed to Qi Ling's condition that she remain chaste in exchange for his help curing her illness and perfecting her Martial Soul.
• Huo Wu came to Qi Ling seeking strength after Blazing Fire Academy lost to Godwind Academy, and Qi Ling agreed to help her.
• Qi Ling took Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and explained that their powers could balance and aid each other.
• Qi Ling gave each woman an Immortal Herb and told them to undress, eat the herbs, and follow his instructions in the spring.
• Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu ate their herbs and embraced as Qi Ling directed.

Qi Ling helped Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er absorb the energies of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, allowing their Martial Souls to evolve. After they completed the process, the three hurried back to learn the results of the day's matches.

• Qi Ling explained that Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er needed to share water and fire energy through sustained contact to survive the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• While the women absorbed the energies, Qi Ling worried about leaving them alone and wondered how the Qilin Team would fare against Shrek without him.
• After a day and night, Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er emerged safely as the spiritual Qi around them separated into red and blue.
• Huo Wu reported reaching rank 46 and gaining a stronger fire attribute, while her Martial Soul evolved into the Scarlet Flame Demon Shadow.
• Shui Bing'er reported reaching rank 48, losing her Martial Soul's dangerous flaw, and evolving the Ice Crystal Phoenix into its complete form.
• Qi Ling thanked the women for their progress and hurried back with them to find out how the matches had gone.

The Qilin Team defeated the Shrek Team and kept its perfect record as the ranking tournament approached its final day. Qi Ling and Bei Na began their long-awaited match, and Qi Ling opened with Nightmare Descends, a mental attack whose true nature the spectators did not know.

• Dugu Yan told Qi Ling how Yu Feng, Luna, and Tuoliya helped the Qilin Team beat the Shrek Team, while she defeated Xiao Wu to secure the victory.
• Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er began achieving seven-opponent sweeps, then gave Qi Ling suggestive looks after their matches.
• The ranking tournament reached its final day, with Qi Ling and Bei Na's undefeated-versus-genius showdown scheduled as the last match.
• Bei Na activated Battle God Possession and faced Qi Ling, who summoned the Blood Devil Emperor Martial Soul.
• Qi Ling used Nightmare Descends instead of Blood Devil Slays Heaven, revealing to the reader that the skill was an unavoidable mental attack.

Qi Ling used Nightmare Descends to expose Bei Na’s fear of mice, but she tricked him with a sneak attack and demanded a fair fight. He agreed to fight in his Divine Dragon Emperor form, and their battle ended with Qi Ling’s powerful punch sending Bei Na flying.

• Qi Ling chased Bei Na with Nightmare Descends until the shadowy fog enveloped her and made her see a mouse.
• Bei Na pretended to cry, then surprised Qi Ling with a sneak attack when he approached.
• Bei Na demanded that Qi Ling stop using Nightmare Descends, and he agreed before switching to the Divine Dragon Emperor form.
• Bei Na used Dragon Fang and Heavenly Thrust to break through Qi Ling’s defense and strike his armor with Heaven and Earth Shattering Tyrant.
• Qi Ling countered Bei Na’s spear with Tyrant Dragon Fist, sending her flying and leaving blood at the corner of her mouth.

Qi Ling and Bei Na fought an increasingly intense match, with Qi Ling gradually suppressing her despite her Battle God Will. After Bei Na offered to surrender if he withstood her ultimate move, she slowly thrust her spear toward him, leaving everyone unsure what made the attack so dangerous.

• Qi Ling and Bei Na exchanged attacks, and their growing combat instincts made the fight increasingly powerful.
• Bei Na's Battle God Will improved her condition, keeping her evenly matched with Qi Ling until she reached its limit.
• Bei Na used Chaotic Spears, but Qi Ling dodged every thrust with precise footwork.
• Bei Na attacked with Heaven and Earth Shattering Tyrant, but Qi Ling caught her spear and completely stopped the strike.
• Bei Na said she would surrender if Qi Ling withstood her next move, then slowly thrust her spear toward him.

Qi Ling defeated Bei Na in the final match of the Heaven Dou Empire advancement tournament, securing the Qilin Team’s fourteenth consecutive victory and first place. The teams would rest for seven days before traveling to the finals, where Crown Prince Xue Qinghe would represent Emperor Xue Ye.

• Bei Na trapped Qi Ling in a force field that made time seem nearly frozen and launched an incredibly fast spear strike.
• Qi Ling activated Lightning Flash and Flint Spark at 100% and shattered Bei Na’s force field with Tyrant Dragon Fist: Air Quake.
• The referee declared Qi Ling the winner, and Qi Ling carried the unconscious Bei Na from the arena.
• The Qilin Team celebrated Qi Ling’s victory, while Emperor Xue Ye praised the competitors and encouraged them ahead of the finals.
• The teams were scheduled to rest for seven days before traveling to the finals with Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and the Royal Knights.

After Qi Ling recovered from his weakened state, he prepared to lead his team into the promotion tournament’s finals in Spirit City. The teams departed for Spirit Hall’s main city, where the Pope’s Palace stood.

• Qi Ling rested in Shrek Academy’s infirmary while the visiting beauties failed to cook him a decent meal, so he relied on Tang San’s cooking.
• Luna reached level 39, but Qi Ling forbade her from rushing to become a Soul Ancestor and promised to fight alongside her in the finals.
• Dugu Yan tried to force herself on Qi Ling while he was bedridden, but he restrained her with the Immortal-Binding Rope; Tuoliya discovered them, and the other girls barred Dugu Yan from visiting him alone.
• Qi Ling recovered completely after seven days, and the teams set out under the Heaven Dou Empire’s escort for Spirit City and the final tournament.

Grandmaster briefed Shrek and the Qilin Team on the tournament’s strongest opponents, including Spirit Hall and several Star Luo Empire teams. The group rallied around Qi Ling’s call to fight as a team, but learned that the Star Luo Empire’s top team had a Soul Emperor captain.

• Grandmaster said Spirit Hall’s team had three Soul Kings and might possess a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Qi Ling rebuked Ma Hongjun’s defeatism and urged Shrek to rely on teamwork against stronger enemies.
• Grandmaster identified the Star Luo Empire’s seeded team as only its third strongest, led by a prince.
• Grandmaster described the powerful Overlord Team and its rank fifty-four Soul King, Kuang Tie.
• Grandmaster revealed that the Star Luo Empire’s strongest team had a captain above rank sixty, making him a Soul Emperor.

Feng Xiaotian asked Qi Ling to lend Yu Feng to the Godwind Academy team after learning about the Star Luo Empire’s powerful contenders. Qi Ling agreed to let Yu Feng join temporarily, and Feng Xiaotian explained that a final roster registration before the finals would allow the change.

• The group discussed the young Soul Emperor who made his team a championship favorite.
• Feng Xiaotian visited Qi Ling and asked to borrow Yu Feng for the Godwind Academy team.
• Feng Xiaotian said Yu Feng’s wind abilities could greatly strengthen his wind-attribute teammates.
• Qi Ling agreed to Yu Feng’s temporary move, and the system rewarded him with Pegasus Meteor Fist and Godwind Academy’s allegiance.
• Feng Xiaotian explained that teams could confirm their final rosters before the finals, giving Yu Feng a chance to join.

Qi Ling and the other teams arrived in Spirit City after a long journey, and Grandmaster explained how the finals would narrow thirty-three teams down to three before the championship matches. The chapter left the contestants preparing for the tournament, with Bei Na recovered and Xiao Wu stronger after gaining her fourth Soul Ring.

• Feng Xiaotian revealed that qualified contestants could switch teams during registration, and Yu Feng temporarily joined Godwind Academy to help plan tactics.
• Qi Ling wondered why Spirit Hall had not attacked Tang San and suspected that Bibi Dong’s changed circumstances had altered the course of events.
• Xiao Wu obtained her fourth Soul Ring and reached rank forty-two in Soul Power.
• The group arrived in Spirit City, where Qi Ling learned about the Pope’s Palace and Douluo Hall and their importance to Spirit Hall.
• After three days of rest, Bei Na recovered, and Grandmaster explained the finals format to the contestants.

Qi Ling prepared the Qilin Team for the tournament’s first round and guided them on how to conceal their strength. When the team discussed the three Soul Bones offered as prizes, its members left their distribution to Qi Ling, who promised to provide a suitable Soul Bone for each of them if they won.

• Qi Ling instructed the Qilin Team on how much strength and which Soul Skills to reveal in their matches.
• Dugu Yan, Tuoliya, Hua Yimeng, Hua Yidie, Luna, and Ye Lingling each said they would leave the three tournament Soul Bones for Qi Ling to distribute.
• Qi Ling said he would take none of the three Soul Bones because he already had the ones he needed.
• Qi Ling promised to find a suitable Soul Bone for every team member if the Qilin Team won the tournament.

Qi Ling was summoned to the Pope’s Palace and discovered that the Pope was Bibi Dong, the woman he knew as his big sister. Bibi Dong reassured him that their relationship had not changed and asked him to give her Spirit Hall team no special treatment if they met in the championship.

• A red-robed archbishop invited Qi Ling to meet the Pope, and Qi Ling followed him to the Pope’s Palace.
• Bibi Dong startled Qi Ling in the council chamber, and he realized she was the Pope he had known as his big sister.
• Qi Ling welcomed Bibi Dong as his big sister, and she said she had worried he would treat her differently after learning her identity.
• Bibi Dong told Qi Ling that her Spirit Hall team, including her direct disciple, was competing to win the championship, then asked him not to go easy on them if they faced the Qilin Team.

Qi Ling reunited with Xiao Ye at the finals of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament and learned that she captained the Star Luo Empire’s Night Raid Team. Xiao Ye revealed six Soul Rings, including a red one, leaving the venue stunned as the first match began.

• Bibi Dong told Qi Ling not to hold back if he faced Spirit Hall’s team, and Qi Ling agreed before leaving the Pope’s Palace.
• Qi Ling returned to the Qilin Team’s quarters and gave his teammates a vague explanation of his meeting with Bibi Dong.
• The participating teams gathered at the finals venue, where the first match would pit the Star Luo Empire’s Night Raid Team against the Heaven Dou Empire’s Aotuo Team.
• Xiao Ye recognized Qi Ling, embraced him, and revealed that she was competing in the tournament as Night Raid Team’s captain.
• Xiao Ye stepped onto the arena and summoned six Soul Rings—purple, purple, black, black, black, and red—shocking everyone who saw them.

Xiao Ye displayed a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring during Night Raid’s match, prompting Qi Ling to rally the Qilin Team before their own bout. After stunning their opponents with his dragon’s roar, Qi Ling began charging his Gaia Energy Cannon, leaving the match poised for his attack.

• Xiao Ye’s sixth Soul Ring was revealed to be a hundred-thousand-year ring, and Night Raid’s opponents conceded without fighting.
• Qi Ling told the Qilin Team that their only goal was the championship and led them onto the arena.
• Qi Ling’s Star Luo Empire opponents refused to surrender and surrounded him after the match began.
• Xiao Ye rebuked Ye Lan for underestimating Qi Ling and warned him not to let personal feelings affect his judgment.
• Qi Ling’s dragon’s roar stunned all seven opponents, and he charged his Fourth Soul Skill, the Gaia Energy Cannon.

Qi Ling forced his opponents to surrender with his Gaia Energy Cannon before the tournament showcased the Overlord Team, Shrek Team, Skywater Academy, and Godwind Academy. Skywater Academy’s lineup revealed a partnership with Blazing Fire Academy, while Godwind Academy won with Yu Feng coordinating its airborne attacks.

• Qi Ling threatened his opponents with the Gaia Energy Cannon, forcing them to surrender, then dispelled it and left the arena.
• Kuang Tie left the Overlord Team’s match to his teammates, who overwhelmed their opponents with a powerful offensive.
• Tang San led the Shrek Team’s debut match while concealing the team’s full strength.
• Skywater Academy’s lineup included Huo Wu and two fire-attribute Support System Soul Masters from Blazing Fire Academy, surprising the Heaven Dou Empire teams.
• Godwind Academy used Yu Feng’s wind control to coordinate its flying members’ attacks and win its match.
• The first day ended with fifteen winning teams and three teams with byes advancing to the second round.

Shrek Academy defeated the Star Luo Empire’s seeded team, helping Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing break free from their past. The Spirit Hall Team then eliminated the Battle God Team’s members but found itself locked in a difficult fight against Bei Na.

• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing revealed their Star Luo Empire betrothal and the deadly rivalry that had forced them to compete against their elder siblings.
• Shrek overwhelmed the Star Luo Empire’s team, with Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing suppressing their elder siblings and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun finishing the fight with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Shrek celebrated its complete victory, and Zhu Zhuqing gave Qi Ling a complicated look after the match.
• Spirit Hall’s team, led by Xie Yue with Hu Liena and Yan, quickly eliminated the Battle God Team’s other members.
• Bei Na held her own against Xie Yue, then fought all three members of Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation despite their Soul King strength.

Bei Na lost to Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then chose to stay with Qi Ling after waking. The tournament narrowed to ten teams, setting up a match between Qi Ling’s Qilin Team and Yu Feng and Feng Xiaotian’s Godwind Academy.

• Hu Liena and Xie Yue combined their powers and used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to overwhelm Bei Na with a mental attack.
• Bei Na rose after being knocked down, but Hu Liena’s Charm put her to sleep and ended the match.
• Qi Ling told Bei Na she had fought well; Bei Na refused to return to her temporary team and decided to stay with him.
• The Overlord Team defeated the Heaven Dou Empire’s seeded team, leaving ten teams in the tournament.
• A draw paired the Qilin Team against Godwind Academy, and Yu Feng and Feng Xiaotian resolved to give the match everything they had.

Godwind Academy used Yu Feng’s talent to harmonize the team’s Soul Power and form a Two-Headed Demon Wolf. After the wolf cracked Tuoliya’s defense, Qi Ling stepped in to face it himself.

• The Qilin Team began its match against Godwind Academy, and Godwind’s members took to the air beyond Luna’s reach.
• Yu Feng combined the team’s wind blade attacks, but Tuoliya blocked them with Invisible Air, strengthened by Hua Yidie and Hua Yimeng’s support.
• Yu Feng harmonized the Soul Power of all seven Godwind Academy members, enabling them to perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Godwind Academy transformed into a Two-Headed Demon Wolf with wings of wind, and its charge cracked Tuoliya’s defense.
• Qi Ling told Tuoliya to lower Invisible Air and prepared to fight the Two-Headed Demon Wolf himself.

Qi Ling transformed into the Blood Devil, took the fight into the air, and battered the Two-Headed Demon Wolf before its speed and invisible wind blades began wounding him. Yu Feng and Feng Xiaotian started to hope they could win, while Qi Ling smiled as if he had a plan.

• Qi Ling praised Yu Feng and Feng Xiaotian, then used his Blood Devil Emperor's Fourth Soul Skill and grew blood wings to fly after the Two-Headed Demon Wolf.
• Qi Ling seized the Two-Headed Demon Wolf and smashed one of its heads into the arena before striking it repeatedly.
• The Two-Headed Demon Wolf escaped and counterattacked with powerful wind blades, while Ye Lan feared facing Qi Ling and Xiao Ye watched with satisfaction.
• Qi Ling realized the Demon Wolf's wind blades extended beyond their visible edges, but its speed and changing blade lengths continued to wound him.
• Yu Feng and Feng Xiaotian began to believe they could defeat Qi Ling, while Qi Ling smiled smugly as the Demon Wolf attacked more fiercely.

After Bibi Dong delayed the tournament for three days so Qi Ling could recover, the six remaining teams drew their matchups. Skywater Academy and Overlord Academy began the first top-six match, with Huo Wu and Shui Bing’er facing Kuang Tie’s team.

• Dugu Yan told Qi Ling that Spirit Hall had postponed the remaining matches for three days, giving him time to recover.
• Three days later, the six teams drew the matchups: Skywater Academy versus Overlord Academy, Shrek Team versus Spirit Hall Team, and Qilin Team versus Night Raid Team.
• Spectators favored Overlord Team, Spirit Hall Team, and Night Raid Team to reach the grand finals, but Qi Ling said Soul Power alone could not decide the results.
• Skywater Academy and Overlord Academy entered the arena, and Kuang Tie tried to provoke Huo Wu and Shui Bing’er with lewd remarks.
• Shui Bing’er restrained Huo Wu, and both teams summoned their Martial Souls, revealing Kuang Tie’s Iron Armor and the fiery demon and ice-blue phoenix of Huo Wu and Shui Bing’er.

Skywater Academy’s Huo Wu and Shui Bing’er struggled against Kuang Tie’s shifting iron weapons, and their Ice Phoenix fusion skill was defeated. With the team in danger, they prepared to use a move they had saved for someone else.

• Kuang Tie used Flying Iron Filings, but Huo Wu’s Flame Demon, strengthened by two support fighters, absorbed his attacks while Huo Wu and Shui Bing’er’s control abilities disrupted the Overlord Team.
• Tie Shan and Tie Dun combined their shields into a spiked sphere, forcing Skywater Academy to dodge until Huo Wu and Shui Bing’er summoned their Ice Phoenix fusion skill and froze it.
• Kuang Tie absorbed the two Defense System Soul Masters’ iron shields, gained enormous blades, and cut down the Flame Demon before charging the Ice Phoenix.
• Kuang Tie blocked the Ice Phoenix’s icy attack, severed one of its wings, and struck its neck, forcing Shui Bing’er and Huo Wu out of their fusion form.
• Kuang Tie taunted the weakened women and offered to take them as his own, but Shui Bing’er rejected him and told Huo Wu they had to use their prepared move.
• Huo Wu complained that the move had been meant for a scoundrel, while Qi Ling sneezed below the arena and wondered who was talking about him.

Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er successfully used their ice-and-fire fusion skill to defeat Kuang Tie and lead Skywater Academy to victory over the Overlord Team. The Shrek–Spirit Hall match then began, with Tang San directing Shrek against Spirit Hall’s three Soul Kings and their fusion skill.

• Xue Wu and Blazing Fire Academy’s Support System Soul Masters aided Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er as the two fused their ice and fire powers into a whirlwind.
• Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er repeatedly heated and cooled Kuang Tie’s armor until it crumbled, leaving him unable to resist.
• The exhausted Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er separated, and Skywater Academy defeated the demoralized Overlord Team.
• Shrek and Spirit Hall fielded their full lineups, and Spirit Hall immediately used its Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Tang San held off Spirit Hall’s fusion skill and directed Shrek to restrain the three Soul Kings’ strength.

Shrek defeated Spirit Hall after Hu Liena hesitated to strike down Tang San. Before the Qilin Team faced the Night Raid Team, Xiao Ye withdrew from the match, leaving Qi Ling to wonder why the mysterious team had come to compete.

• Tang San endured Xie Yue's attack, and Hu Liena hesitated when she had a chance to finish him, allowing Shrek to rescue him and win.
• Xie Yue questioned Hu Liena about sparing Tang San, and she said she could not bring herself to strike.
• Xiao Ye told Qi Ling she would not compete, warned him not to lose, and said he would see familiar faces on the opposing team.
• The Night Raid Team entered with Ye Lan leading and Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue among its members, while Qi Ling wondered about their purpose.
• Ye Lan struggled with fear of Qi Ling as spectators reacted to Xiao Ye's absence from the match.

The Qilin Team faced the Night Raid Team, whose smoke, illusions, and hidden weapons failed to overcome the Qilin Team's counters. Luna entered the fog and overwhelmed Ye Lan, leaving the match in the midst of their head-on fight.

• Qi Ling greeted Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue, then irritated Ye Lan by failing to recognize him.
• The teams summoned their Martial Souls, and the Night Raid Team's Support System Soul Masters filled the arena with dense fog.
• Dugu Yan opposed the fog with her Jade Phosphor Violet Mist, while Qi Ling used his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils to see through the enemy's concealment.
• Ye Lan sent two illusory attackers toward Dugu Yan, then ordered Ye Feng and Ye Wu to fire Martial Soul darts; Tuoliya blocked the projectiles with Invisible Air.
• Qi Ling sent Luna into the fog after Hua Yimeng and Hua Yidie buffed her, and Luna dodged Ye Lan's ambush and struck him hard.

Luna overwhelmed Ye Lan while Qi Ling restrained Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue in the arena fog, leaving Night Raid on the brink of defeat. Ye Lan then charged at Qi Ling, betting that Qi Ling could not defend himself while holding the sisters.

• Luna dodged the ranged Soul Masters’ hidden weapons with her Third Soul Skill and continued pressuring Ye Lan.
• Qi Ling used the fog to reach Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue, then restrained them with True Dragon Qi.
• Ye Lan realized his team was losing as Luna occupied three opponents and Dugu Yan and Tuoliya disrupted their tactics.
• In Sleepless City's rest area, Xiao Ye and Xiao Ming watched the match and discussed Ye Lan’s poor showing.
• Ye Lan left Luna behind and charged at Qi Ling, hoping to exploit his occupied hands.