Chapter Summaries

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.

The Qilin Team overcame Ye Lan’s attack and Dugu Yan’s poison dismantled the Night Raid Team’s fog-based strategy. Qi Ling won while casually watching from the sidelines with Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue, then reminded them to clean up the sunflower seed shells.

• Tuoliya used Knight’s Oath to block Ye Lan’s all-out attack, while Dugu Yan joined her in pressuring the ranged Soul Masters.
• Qi Ling negotiated with Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue, released them, and sat between them to watch the match.
• Qi Ling offered Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue sunflower seeds as Luna battled Ye Lan and Dugu Yan secretly weakened the fog with poisonous mist.
• Dugu Yan poisoned the two support Soul Masters maintaining the fog, leaving the Night Raid Team exposed and unable to recover.
• The Qilin Team defeated the Night Raid Team, and Qi Ling told Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue to take their sunflower seed shells with them.

The three favored teams were eliminated, leaving three Heaven Dou Empire teams to contest the tournament’s top places. Before the finals began at the Pope’s Palace, Bibi Dong arrived and drew everyone’s attention, then smiled faintly when she saw Qi Ling.

• The three favored teams lost, and the remaining finalists were all from the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Huo Wu urged her teammates not to let Qi Ling underestimate them, while the Shrek Team joked about their likely defeat and prepared to face Skywater Academy first.
• The top three teams gathered outside the Pope’s Palace for the final matches.
• Twelve red-robed cardinals announced Bibi Dong’s arrival as the people of Spirit City cheered for her.
• Bibi Dong emerged in a golden gown and surveyed the crowd before meeting Qi Ling’s gaze and smiling faintly.

At the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament finals, Qi Ling refused to kneel before Bibi Dong, then volunteered to face every opponent in the individual elimination round. He revealed the Blood Devil Emperor and its Soul Power-draining passive as the key to his challenge, leaving Tang San and Huo Wu stunned by his plan.

• Bibi Dong stopped an archbishop from rebuking Qi Ling for standing, accepted his refusal to kneel, and officially opened the finals.
• Bibi Dong presented Spirit Hall's three Soul Bones and announced that the three teams would compete in an individual elimination round, with the two losing teams battling later for the second final place.
• Tang San, Huo Wu, and Qi Ling took the field for their teams, and Qi Ling declared that he would be the Qilin Team's only competitor and defeat all fourteen opponents.
• Tang San and Huo Wu questioned whether Qi Ling could last through fourteen matches, and Qi Ling summoned the Blood Devil Emperor instead of the Divine Dragon Emperor.
• Tang San realized that the Blood Devil Emperor's Emperor Plundering Technique could drain opponents' Soul Power and wondered whether Qi Ling could sweep through all fourteen competitors.

Qi Ling defeated fourteen opponents alone to win the Qilin Team’s advancement match, though his injuries left him needing to rest. Bibi Dong secretly visited him afterward, revealing that she had worried about him.

• Qi Ling repeatedly used Blood Devil Hundred Rending Claws to defeat his fourteen opponents, enduring mounting injuries as they fought with everything they had.
• Dai Mubai conceded the final match, completing Qi Ling’s unprecedented sweep, and Bibi Dong led the spectators in applauding him.
• Bibi Dong announced that the afternoon match would proceed as scheduled, while Qi Ling stayed behind to recover and sent the Qilin Team to observe Shrek’s match against Skywater Academy.
• Bibi Dong arrived secretly at Qi Ling’s room and admitted she had come because she was worried about him.
• Bibi Dong tested Qi Ling’s injuries, made him lie down, and told him she found men’s tendency to push themselves endearing.

Qi Ling recovered from his injuries in time to face the Shrek Team in the tournament final, where Tang San unleashed the Clear Sky Hammer’s Tool Soul True Body. Qi Ling prepared to meet its full power as the battle continued.

• Bibi Dong healed Qi Ling before returning to the match, and Dugu Yan later told him that Shrek had defeated their opponents.
• Qi Ling’s injuries had completely healed by morning, and he joined the Qilin Team for the final against Shrek.
• Qi Ling confirmed that the Shrek Seven Devils were unharmed, then challenged them before the match began.
• The Shrek Seven Devils formed a fusion skill that let Tang San unleash the Clear Sky Hammer’s Tool Soul True Body.
• Qi Ling met Tang San’s first hammer strike with Tyrant Dragon Fist, was knocked back and coughed blood, then called on Hua Yimeng and Hua Yidie as he prepared for another clash.

Qi Ling led the Qilin Team to defeat Tang San and win the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. After receiving the three Soul Bones, Qi Ling heard Bibi Dong secretly warn him to leave, so he decided to get everyone away from Spirit Hall immediately.

• Tang San unleashed Clear Sky True Body, and Qi Ling called on Dugu Yan, Tuoliya, Luna, and Ye Lingling to help him meet the attack with the Gaia Energy Cannon.
• Qi Ling and Tang San's attacks collided, and the Qilin Team remained standing while Tang San was the only one of the Shrek Seven Devils left on his feet.
• Qi Ling put Tang San into a deep sleep to let him recover, and the other Shrek members regained their strength with Oscar's sausages.
• Pope Bibi Dong announced the Qilin Team's victory, and Qi Ling accepted the three Soul Bones from her.
• Bibi Dong secretly told Qi Ling to leave, and he decided to retreat immediately with everyone, including the people from Shrek Academy.

Qi Ling tried to leave the award ceremony with Xiao Wu and the injured Tang San, but Qian Xunji arrived with nine Titled Douluos and exposed Xiao Wu as a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast. Qi Ling reaffirmed that he would protect her, and Qian Xunji prepared to attack them.

• Qi Ling warned Xiao Wu to stay beside him, then asked to leave the ceremony with her and Tang San for treatment, and Bibi Dong allowed them to go.
• Qian Xunji descended into the plaza with nine powerful Spirit Hall experts and blocked every exit.
• Bibi Dong identified the newcomer as Qian Xunji, who accused her of interfering with his plan to capture Xiao Wu.
• Qian Xunji revealed that he considered Xiao Wu a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, shocking the gathered teams and leaving Xiao Wu terrified.
• Qi Ling comforted Xiao Wu, declared that he had known her identity from the beginning, and said that anyone seeking to capture her would have to step over his corpse.
• Qian Xunji dismissed their bond and said he would grant Qi Ling's wish to die with Xiao Wu.

Qian Xunji tried to kill Qi Ling, but Bibi Dong intervened to protect him and defend Spirit Hall’s authority. After Yue Guan and Gui Mei held Bibi Dong at bay, Qian Xunji approached Qi Ling and Xiao Wu, only for a mysterious voice to challenge him.

• Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Bo tried to help Qi Ling, but Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo blocked them.
• Qian Xunji offered to spare Qi Ling if he joined the Divine Court, and Qi Ling cursed him.
• Qian Xunji attacked Qi Ling with his Angel Sword, but Bibi Dong appeared and stopped the strike.
• Bibi Dong confronted Qian Xunji and refused to let him harm the tournament contestants.
• Qian Xunji summoned Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who forced Bibi Dong into a stalemate before he went after Qi Ling and Xiao Wu.
• Qi Ling suggested someone else might rescue them, and a woman’s voice mocked Qian Xunji from behind.

Xiao Ye, Xiao Ming, and Uncle Li ambushed Qian Xunji, using a powerful darkness technique to seal his Martial Soul and steal the Angel's Key. As Qian Xunji's Titled Douluos moved to attack, Xiao Ye's group prepared to escape with Xiao Wu and Qi Ling.

• Xiao Ye, Xiao Ming, and Uncle Li appeared behind Qian Xunji with Titled Douluo-level strength and declared their attack.
• Uncle Li unleashed his ninth Soul Skill, Great Dark Heaven, trapping Qian Xunji and the three attackers in impenetrable darkness while Qian Xunji's followers waited outside.
• The darkness dispersed to reveal Qian Xunji injured and unable to summon his Martial Soul, while Xiao Ye held the Angel's Key and taunted him about the Darkness Seal.
• Xiao Ye asked Xiao Wu to come with them, and Qi Ling reassured her that she would be safe.
• Uncle Li activated a magic formation around Xiao Ye, Xiao Ming, Uncle Li, and Xiao Wu as Qian Xunji's Titled Douluos prepared to attack.

Xiao Ye and her companions escaped Qian Xunji using a formation, while Qi Ling mocked Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong and the others forced him to retreat. The group regrouped in a hidden forest, where Xiao Ye’s dangerous transformation began to take its toll and Ye Lan learned Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

• Xiao Ye, Uncle Li, and their companions teleported away before Qian Xunji and the Titled Douluos could stop them.
• Qi Ling taunted Qian Xunji, who tried to attack him, but Bibi Dong intervened and blocked the blow.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Grandmaster, Dugu Bo, and others confronted Qian Xunji, who withdrew after warning them he would settle accounts later.
• Bibi Dong apologized to the contestants and sent them back to their lodgings, while Qi Ling set out to confirm Xiao Wu was safe.
• Xiao Ye returned to a hidden forest with Xiao Wu and the Night Raid Team, then entrusted what came next to Uncle Li as her strength-enhancing state began to fail.
• Ye Lan learned Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and urged Xiao Ye to kill her, but Xiao Ye warned that his words might bring him disaster.

Qi Ling arrived at Sleepless City’s hideout, learned that Xiao Ye’s group was Sleepless City, and helped them evade Qian Xunji. As he and Xiao Wu left the forest, Xiao Wu decided to return to Star Dou Great Forest to become strong enough to protect him.

• Qi Ling broke through the barrier and reunited with Xiao Wu, then warned Xiao Ye that Qian Xunji was searching for her.
• Xiao Ye revealed that her group was Sleepless City after Qi Ling guessed their identity and their ancient grudge against Qian Xunji.
• Ye Lan urged Xiao Ye to kill Qi Ling, but Xiao Ye ordered him to patrol outside, and Qi Ling agreed not to hold the incident against her.
• Xiao Ye fell asleep, and Uncle Li told Qi Ling that they needed to leave before Qian Xunji sent more men.
• As Qi Ling and Xiao Wu left the forest, Xiao Wu said she would return to Star Dou Great Forest to train and become strong enough to protect him.

Qi Ling learned from Grandmaster that Spirit Hall had split into three factions, with Bibi Dong’s Pope-led organization opposed by Qian Xunji’s Divine Court. He left the discussion admiring Bibi Dong’s strength and influence, while suspecting Qian Xunji had once tried to use her as a puppet.

• Qi Ling returned to his lodgings and learned that Tang Hao had taken Tang San away to train him.
• The Shrek and Qilin teams decided to return with the Heaven Dou Empire’s main contingent the next morning for protection.
• Qi Ling asked Grandmaster about Sleepless City, and Grandmaster explained that it was a powerful assassin organization that mainly targeted the Divine Court.
• Grandmaster told Qi Ling that Spirit Hall was divided among Bibi Dong’s original Spirit Hall faction, Qian Xunji’s Divine Court, and a third faction.
• Grandmaster explained that Bibi Dong’s strength, authority, and support from Soul Masters made her difficult to attack, and Qi Ling suspected Qian Xunji had once intended to control her as a puppet.

Qi Ling learned that Qian Renxue led Spirit Hall’s Holy Temple Knight Order and had become a formidable Soul Emperor before the age of twenty. After the Heaven Dou contingent returned home, he finally had time to examine the two exclusive Soul Bones he had gained.

• Grandmaster told Qi Ling that the Holy Temple Knight Order acted according to its own standard of justice and was commanded by Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong’s daughter.
• Qi Ling learned that Qian Renxue had reached rank 69 as a Soul Emperor while still under twenty, and wondered how her life had shaped her.
• Grandmaster explained that he had left Bibi Dong of his own accord to pursue knowledge and remained an honorary Spirit Hall elder despite the organization’s divisions.
• The Heaven Dou contingent set off for home after winning the tournament, and Qi Ling wondered whether Xue Qinghe was the real crown prince.
• After more than twenty days, Qi Ling and the others returned to Heaven Dou City, where the Qilin Team and Shrek Team had met the requirements for graduation.
• Qi Ling finally had time to examine the two exclusive Soul Bones bestowed by the system.

Qi Ling absorbed the Divine Dragon Right Finger Bone, reaching Soul Power level 48 and gaining four powerful skills. After leaving seclusion, he learned that his friends had departed to train and promised to reunite in five years, then agreed to spend seven days with Ning Rongrong and show her his new fief.

• Qi Ling chose to absorb the Divine Dragon Right Finger Bone and entered seclusion, where the process went smoothly over three days.
• The finger bone raised Qi Ling's Soul Power to level 48 and granted him Invincibility Penetration, Wrist Strength Enhancement, Soul Skill Amplification, and Dragon Claw Hand.
• Qi Ling searched Shrek Academy and found Ning Rongrong, who told him the others had left to train after making a five-year reunion promise.
• Ning Rongrong explained that she had stayed to take Qi Ling to the imperial palace to collect his rewards from Xue Ye.
• Qi Ling agreed to spend seven days with Ning Rongrong and offered to take her to see the fief he had been granted.

Qi Ling received his imperial rewards and was appointed Princess Xue Ke’s teacher despite his reluctance. Ning Rongrong brought him to meet Xue Ke, who blushed and asked who he was.

• Xue Qinghe greeted Qi Ling and Ning Rongrong in the palace and led them to meet Xue Ye.
• Xue Ye promoted Qi Ling to marquis and appointed him as Princess Xue Ke’s teacher; Qi Ling reluctantly accepted.
• Xue Ye asked Ning Rongrong to take Qi Ling to meet Xue Ke in the rear garden.
• Ning Rongrong found Xue Ke painting and introduced Qi Ling’s presence, causing Xue Ke to blush and ask who he was.