Chapter Summaries

At the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament, Stelle grew eager to fight and received approval to participate in a special exhibition match. She introduced herself as the Galactic Baseballer and invited any young Soul Master to challenge her for a prize.

• The tournament opened in Spirit City's central arena, where representatives from the Astral Express, the Xianzhou Luofu, the Interastral Peace Corporation, and Herta watched the matches.
• Aventurine observed that martial souls had unusual applications and considerable development potential.
• Stelle asked Lin Yuan to let her fight, and Himeko supported the idea of an exchange with the young Soul Masters.
• Lin Yuan arranged the exhibition match with Bibi Dong, who approved it.
• Stelle entered the arena and told the crowd to call her the Galactic Baseballer.
• The host invited any participating young Soul Master to challenge Stelle for a special prize.

Stelle accepted a challenge from Huyan Li of the Elephant Armor Sect and defeated him with a single swing of her bat. She stood in the silent arena and called for the next challenger.

• Ma Hongjun recognized Stelle as the gray-haired girl he had seen rummaging through trash cans, and Flender stopped Dai Mubai from encouraging him to challenge her.
• Huyan Li leaped onto the platform and introduced himself, and Stelle corrected him that she was the Galactic Baseballer.
• Huyan Li activated his Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul, four Soul Rings, and Head Soul Bone while Stelle stood still with her bat.
• Stelle charged her bat with energy and struck Huyan Li on the head, sending him flying out of the ring unconscious.
• Stelle put the bat on her shoulder, faced the silent audience, and said, "Next."

Stelle defeated a string of renowned young Soul Masters with one swing each before Tang San accepted Shrek Academy’s challenge. Remembering Lin Yuan’s instruction to give Tang San a proper welcome, she replaced her bat with the Flaming Lance and invited him to attack.

• Stelle knocked Huyan Li, Feng Xiaotian, Yu Tianheng, and Dai Weisi out of the arena with one swing apiece.
• Yu Xiaogang and the Shrek students urged Tang San to challenge Stelle, and Tang San agreed.
• Tang San introduced himself in the arena, prompting Stelle to remember Lin Yuan’s request not to hold back against him.
• Stelle dismissed her bat, summoned the Flaming Lance, and pointed it at Tang San as she told him to come on.

Stelle defeated Tang San with a baseball bat and drove Yu Xiaogang off the platform after Lin Yuan threatened him. After Stelle quickly knocked away another challenger, Yan of Spirit Hall Academy stepped forward to face her.

• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass, hidden weapons, and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track against Stelle, but she deflected his attacks and struck him unconscious with her baseball bat.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Stelle of hitting Tang San too hard, and Lin Yuan fired an arrow at his feet and ordered him to leave.
• Flender led Shrek's students away with Tang San, while Bibi Dong sent Yan to challenge Stelle.
• Stelle knocked another Star Luo Empire competitor off the platform before Yan introduced himself and asked to fight her.

Stelle defeated Yan in the arena with a powerful bat strike, but Yan stayed on his feet and earned her recognition. She rewarded him with Astral Express coffee, which immediately knocked him unconscious after he drank it, while Aventurine refused to try a cup.

• Yan used his Flame Lord Martial Soul and blocked Stelle's first two bat strikes, though her blows cracked his armor and left his arms numb.
• Stelle powered up her bat and struck Yan's fifth-Soul-Skill defense, sending him tumbling to the arena's edge.
• Yan struggled back to his feet, and Stelle praised him and gave him a steaming cup of Astral Express coffee.
• Yan drank the coffee and collapsed unconscious as black vapor rose from his mouth.
• Himeko offered Aventurine some coffee, but he declined after seeing what happened to Yan.

Stelle’s gift of Himeko’s coffee left Yan unconscious despite Spirit Hall’s best healers, and Lin Yuan explained that only time would end its effects. After Stelle’s exhibition match ended, the tournament moved on to Shrek Academy versus Blazing Fire Academy.

• March 7th scolded Stelle for giving Yan Himeko’s coffee, while Lin Yuan assured her that Yan would survive.
• Spirit Hall healers, including a Soul Douluo, failed to wake Yan, whose vital signs remained stable.
• Lin Yuan explained that the coffee worked like a rule-level weapon and said Yan would wake on his own after resting for a few days.
• Yan was carried from the arena, and the host declared Stelle’s exhibition challenge over after her perfect record.
• Tang San recovered consciousness but remained sidelined as Shrek Academy and Blazing Fire Academy took the stage for their match.

After Shrek Academy lost to Blazing Fire Academy, Tang San doubted Blue Silver Grass and began cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer with two soul rings. Lin Yuan learned of Tang San’s decision, while Bibi Dong recognized Xiao Wu as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and chose to wait before acting.

• Blazing Fire Academy burned away Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and defeated Shrek Academy, leaving Tang San shaken by the loss.
• Bibi Dong recognized Xiao Wu as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast but postponed acting because of the other powerful groups in Spirit City and the ongoing tournament.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang he wanted to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer, and Yu Xiaogang eventually agreed after hearing his concerns about Blue Silver Grass’s weaknesses.
• Yu Xiaogang and Flender helped Tang San find two suitable Soul Beasts, and Tang San absorbed their soul rings into the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Lin Yuan received a secret report detailing Tang San’s hunt and soul-ring absorption, then dismissed the Clear Sky Hammer’s prospects before spending the night with Qian Renxue.

Tang San revealed the Clear Sky Hammer during Shrek Academy’s match against Star Luo Royal Academy, drawing attention to the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall’s role on the continent. After Shrek won, Tang San pointed his hammer toward Lin Yuan in a challenge, but Lin Yuan dismissed him.

• March 7th arrived in the VIP stands tired and resentful toward Lin Yuan, while Stelle wondered what had happened between them.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun unleashed their Hell White Tiger, and Tang San revealed the Clear Sky Hammer to counter it.
• Lin Yuan explained the Clear Sky Hammer’s reputation and criticized the sects that distrusted Spirit Hall; Himeko, Welt, Fu Xuan, and Aventurine discussed Spirit Hall’s responsibilities and influence.
• Tang San used the Clear Sky Hammer to break through the Hell White Tiger’s assault, helping Shrek defeat Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Tang San raised the Clear Sky Hammer toward Lin Yuan, who dismissed him as a clown and looked away.

After Tang San used the Clear Sky Hammer to defeat Star Luo Royal Academy, Tang Hao confronted Yu Xiaogang for giving the hammer two low-age Soul Rings and crippled Yu Xiaogang’s remaining leg. Tang Hao then faced a Spirit Hall ambush that grew to include several Titled Douluo and Qian Daoliu, while Lin Yuan and Aventurine watched from a spacecraft.

• At a celebratory meal, Tang San reflected on how the Clear Sky Hammer had restored his confidence and wondered whether his choice to use it had been right.
• Tang Hao burst into Yu Xiaogang’s room and accused him of wasting the Clear Sky Hammer’s future Soul Ring slots by letting Tang San cultivate it too early.
• Tang Hao confronted Yu Xiaogang outside Spirit City, spared his life for Yu Yuanzhen’s sake, and crippled his remaining leg before warning him to stay away from Tang San’s Martial Soul cultivation.
• Tang Hao discovered Yue Guan and Gui Mei following him, then saw Lin Yuan and Aventurine arrive in a silver spacecraft to watch the confrontation.
• Light Feather Douluo, Qian Jun Douluo, Demon Subduing Douluo, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei surrounded Tang Hao, and Qian Daoliu appeared as the standoff escalated.

Tang Hao used Ring Detonation against Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo but was defeated and captured. Aventurine considered studying the Clear Sky Hammer as Lin Yuan proposed cooperation, while Chen Xin left without intervening.

• Lin Yuan explained the Clear Sky Hammer’s Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer technique and Ring Detonation to Aventurine.
• Surrounded by Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo, Tang Hao detonated five Soul Rings and struck at them, but Qian Daoliu’s Angel Holy Judgment overpowered his attack.
• Tang Hao tried to escape, but Yue Guan and Gui Mei trapped him with the Two Extremes Stillness Domain, and Guang Ling shot him through the chest.
• Tang Hao detonated his remaining Soul Rings, but Qian Daoliu’s Angel’s Roar disrupted him, allowing Qian Jun and Jiang Mo to knock him down.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei sealed Tang Hao’s Soul Power and had him escorted to Spirit City as Chen Xin departed without intervening.
• Lin Yuan suggested Tang Hao as a research specimen, and Aventurine said cooperation sounded like a worthwhile investment.

After Tang San briefly sensed an unexplained loss, the Interastral Peace Corporation examined the injured Tang Hao and uncovered how Ring Detonation left Soul Ring imprints behind. Their discovery of a living signal in Tang Hao’s ninth imprint revealed that it came from a Soul Beast’s Sacrifice, and Tang Hao awoke after overhearing them discuss it.

• Tang San felt a fleeting emptiness during the Shrek group’s celebration, then dismissed it and rejoined their conversation.
• Aventurine, Lin Yuan, and Qian Daoliu watched as Corporation researchers examined the unconscious Tang Hao, with Dr. Ratio presenting the results.
• Dr. Ratio explained that Ring Detonation dismantled Soul Rings but left cores that could reconnect to Martial Souls, suggesting a path toward Artificial Soul Rings.
• Dr. Ratio found a distinct life signal inside Tang Hao’s ninth Soul Ring, and Lin Yuan identified it as the result of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast’s Sacrifice.
• Tang Hao heard the discussion and slowly opened his eyes.

Tang Hao woke in Spirit Hall custody and dismissed the Interastral Peace Corporation as a Spirit Hall fabrication while Dr. Ratio proposed researching Artificial Soul Rings and Artificial Martial Souls. The next morning, Tang San blamed Spirit Hall for Yu Xiaogang’s broken leg and exchanged an angry look with Lin Yuan at the arena.

• Tang Hao woke restrained in a laboratory, accused Lin Yuan and the others of inventing their offworld identities, and refused to believe their explanation.
• Dr. Ratio concluded that Artificial Soul Rings and Artificial Martial Souls could be researched, then left the laboratory to pursue the work.
• Aventurine, Lin Yuan, and Qian Daoliu left Tang Hao with the researchers, while Tang Hao continued to believe the Interastral Peace Corporation was Spirit Hall’s front.
• Flender brought Yu Xiaogang to Shrek’s waiting area in a wheelchair, and Yu Xiaogang falsely claimed he had broken his other leg in a fall.
• Tang San suspected Yu Xiaogang was hiding the truth, blamed Spirit Hall, and silently threatened revenge as he looked toward Lin Yuan.
• Lin Yuan noticed Tang San’s hostile stare, mouthed an insult at him, and turned away while Tang San grew furious.

Tang San and Shrek faced the undefeated Spirit Hall Academy Team in the tournament final, with Tang San relying on the Clear Sky Hammer he had revealed in earlier matches. The match began with both teams ready to clash, and Tang San resolved to end Spirit Hall’s unbeaten streak.

• The host announced that finalists could join optional Soul Power and martial-soul research projects, then revealed the championship prizes, including an energy shield, healing pills, and a cup of coffee from the Astral Express.
• March 7th confronted Stelle for secretly replacing the Express’s planned camera prize with coffee while Lin Yuan and Aventurine watched.
• Tang San and the Shrek team entered the arena, followed by Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and the rest of the undefeated Spirit Hall Academy Team.
• Fans in the stands loudly cheered for Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, drawing embarrassed reactions from the Spirit Hall members.
• Both teams released their martial souls as the referee started the final, and Tang San raised his Clear Sky Hammer while vowing to break Spirit Hall’s undefeated record.

Tang San and Shrek lost the tournament final to Spirit Hall Academy after Hu Liena and Xie Yue used Demon Charm to disable the team and eliminate its members. After the match, Tang San tried to attack the celebrating winners with hidden weapons, but Lin Yuan stopped him, leaving the arena in an uproar.

• Tang San used the Clear Sky Hammer to hold Yan at bay, but Hu Liena and Xie Yue unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demon Charm, and filled the arena with red mist that impaired Shrek's perception.
• Spirit Hall's agility-attack Soul Master eliminated Oscar, cutting off Shrek's Flying Mushroom Sausages, while the red mist and coordinated attacks forced Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu out of the arena.
• Yan defeated Dai Mubai, leaving Tang San alone to face Demon Charm; Xie Yue's Full Moon disarmed Tang San, and Yan knocked him down before the referee declared Spirit Hall Academy the tournament champion.
• As Spirit Hall celebrated, Tang San secretly readied hidden weapons to attack Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, but Lin Yuan pinned his face to the arena and made him drop them.
• The referee and spectators noticed Tang San's attempted sneak attack, and the arena erupted in protest while Lin Yuan held him down.

Lin Yuan stopped Tang San from launching a sneak attack after the championship match and had him detained for Shrek Academy to ransom. Spirit Hall Academy received its awards, and Lin Yuan secretly traded Aventurine the coffee for a card.

• March 7th realized Lin Yuan had left the VIP seats and wondered how he had sensed Tang San's attack, while Stelle called it Killing Intent Perception.
• Lin Yuan ordered Spirit Hall staff to detain Tang San and hold him until Shrek Academy paid compensation, leaving Yu Xiaogang and Flender unable to intervene.
• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan thanked Lin Yuan, then accepted the championship rewards, including Soul Bones and a camera containing photos from the Astral Express's travels.
• Lin Yuan told March 7th that he had used Killing Intent Perception, leaving her surprised that the ability was real.
• Lin Yuan secretly handed Aventurine the coffee and received a card from him in exchange.

Yu Xiaogang went to Pope Hall to demand Tang San’s release, but Bibi Dong refused and told him to appeal to Lin Yuan, who had arrested Tang San. After Yu Xiaogang vowed to destroy Spirit Hall, a mysterious figure appeared near a statue and someone struck him unconscious.

• Yu Xiaogang entered Pope Hall and demanded that Bibi Dong release Tang San.
• Bibi Dong rebuked Yu Xiaogang, knocked him and his wheelchair to the floor, and refused to release Tang San, saying Lin Yuan had set the terms.
• Bibi Dong told Yu Xiaogang to speak with Lin Yuan if he wanted to see Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang vowed to do whatever it took to destroy Spirit Hall if Tang San was harmed, then left Pope Hall.
• As Yu Xiaogang passed a statue, a mysterious figure questioned his vow, and an unseen assailant knocked him unconscious.

Lin Yuan had Yu Xiaogang abducted so Spirit Hall’s researchers could investigate how his Martial Soul became the Golden Sacred Dragon through fusion. After Yu Xiaogang learned Tang Hao had also been captured, Little Herta found unusual structures in Luo Sanpao and suggested Ruan Mei might be interested.

• Lin Yuan ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to abduct Yu Xiaogang, explaining that his Martial Soul’s transformation into the Golden Sacred Dragon could help the Artificial Martial Soul project.
• Yu Xiaogang woke restrained in a laboratory, where Lin Yuan revealed that he had been taken for examination.
• Yu Xiaogang threatened Lin Yuan with Tang Hao’s power, but Lin Yuan showed him footage of Tang Hao restrained and examined by researchers.
• Little Herta reported unusual structures in Luo Sanpao’s Martial Soul and said Ruan Mei might be interested in the results.

Little Herta discovered that Luo Sanpao contained a dormant, intact high-tier dragon template that could awaken as the Golden Sacred Dragon, and she sent its data to Ruan Mei for study. The next morning, Shrek searched for the missing Yu Xiaogang and came to negotiate Tang San’s release with Lin Yuan, who asked how much Tang San was worth.

• Little Herta found a dormant high-tier dragon structure inside Luo Sanpao and concluded that the Golden Iron Triangle’s fusion skill temporarily activated it.
• Little Herta sent Luo Sanpao’s data to Ruan Mei, who began discussing its evolutionary template and life structures with her.
• Flender and the Shrek group discovered Yu Xiaogang was missing after he visited the Pope Hall, then learned Tang San remained detained by Spirit Hall.
• Flender led the group to the Interastral Peace Corporation’s research area, where Lin Yuan agreed to discuss Tang San and asked how much he was worth.

Lin Yuan set the conditions for Shrek to ransom Tang San, including a public apology, compensation, and research cooperation. Flender agreed to the reduced payment and experiments, but Lin Yuan then called on Xiao Wu to come along too.

• Lin Yuan demanded that Tang San publicly apologize and that Shrek pay compensation, initially setting the total at one million Gold Soul Coins.
• Lin Yuan added that Tang San must provide information about his Twin Martial Souls for the Interastral Peace Corporation’s research.
• Herta told Lin Yuan that Ruan Mei wanted Flender and Liu Erlong to help study their Golden Sacred Dragon fusion, and Lin Yuan offered to reduce Shrek’s compensation to five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins if they cooperated.
• Flender agreed to the conditions, including installments, and the group prepared to find Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang.
• Lin Yuan stopped the Shrek group and told Xiao Wu to come along as well.

Lin Yuan arranged for Di Tian to meet Ruan Mei, a Genius Society researcher specializing in life, while Flender agreed to repay Spirit Hall eight hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins in installments. At the research base, Flender and Liu Erlong found the missing Yu Xiaogang strapped to an examination bed, bringing the Golden Iron Triangle together again.

• Lin Yuan told Di Tian that Ruan Mei would soon arrive, and Di Tian agreed to meet her.
• Flender accepted Spirit Hall's installment plan, committing to repay eight hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Lin Yuan brought Flender, Liu Erlong, and Xiao Wu to the research base, where Di Tian, Zi JI, and Xiong Jun recognized Xiao Wu as a human-form Soul Beast.
• Little Herta and Ruan Mei greeted the group in the laboratory, where Flender and Liu Erlong discovered Yu Xiaogang restrained on an examination bed.
• Lin Yuan noted that the Golden Iron Triangle had reunited.