Chapter Summaries

Skywater Academy fought Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Demon Charm, but Shui Bing’er was gravely injured and the team admitted defeat. After restoring the frozen competitors, Shui Bing’er lost consciousness again, while Hu Liena was left unsettled by her own words and actions.

• Hu Liena taunted Shui Bing’er, who accused her of pursuing Yu Tianshuang and insisted she needed Ye Lingling’s approval.
• Demon Charm attacked Ye Lingling and the others with Moon Blades, breaking through Shui Bing’er’s Ice Seals and cracking Ning Rongrong’s Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Demon Charm closed in on Shui Bing’er and slashed through her ice sword and body, then kicked her off the Ice Phoenix.
• Xue Wu caught Shui Bing’er as the Ice Phoenix vanished, and the exhausted Hu Liena and Xie Yue released Demon Charm without attacking further.
• The remaining Skywater Academy fighter admitted defeat, and Shui Bing’er later dispelled the frost that held Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Yue’er before passing out again.
• Hu Liena saw Shui Bing’er’s bleeding wound and felt nervous and afraid about what she had done.

After the Spirit Hall Team defeated Skywater Academy, Grandmaster identified a way for Shrek Academy to counter Demon Charm, while the recovering Yu Tianshuang discovered his injuries had healed and his strength had increased. Shui Xinrou comforted her team as they prepared for tomorrow’s match.

• Tang San encouraged the Shrek Academy Team and said they could counter Spirit Hall now that its trump cards were known.
• Grandmaster explained that Demon Charm’s red mist could not reach the air, and Oscar’s Flying Mushroom Sausages could let Shrek attack from above.
• Yu Tianshuang woke to find his injuries healed, intertwined red and blue dragons imprinted on his chest, and his cultivation at level fifty.
• Yu Tianshuang resolved to grow stronger so he could protect the people he cared about.
• Shui Xinrou reassured the defeated Skywater Academy girls and explained that Bing'er and Xue Wu were too badly injured to compete tomorrow.
• One of the girls asked Shui Xinrou which team they would face in tomorrow’s match.

Yu Tianshuang recovered from his severe injuries after the Ice and Fire Twin Dragon Shadows healed him, and he learned how Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu had lost to the Spirit Hall Team. After reviewing the match recording, he found Huo Wu and Hu Liena arguing outside his door and surprised them by appearing fully recovered.

• Yu Tianshuang appeared healthy and explained that the Ice and Fire Twin Dragon Shadows had healed him and improved his body.
• Shui Xinrou told Yu Tianshuang that Hu Liena and Xie Yue's Martial Soul Fusion Technique had trapped Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu, leaving them gravely injured.
• Yu Tianshuang reassured Shui Yue'er and Zhu Zhuqing, then watched a recording of the Spirit Hall match after lunch.
• Yu Tianshuang heard Huo Wu and Hu Liena arguing outside his door and went to confront them.
• Hu Liena greeted Yu Tianshuang warmly, while Huo Wu stared in disbelief at his recovery.

Hu Liena visited Yu Tianshuang with medicine, and the two made up as they explored the city together. The injured Skywater Academy team then prepared to face New Godwind Academy in a semifinal match, where Feng Xiaotian charged them as the battle began.

• Huo Wu nervously visited Yu Tianshuang, then fled after seeing he was willing to let her inside.
• Hu Liena gave Yu Tianshuang medicine from her teacher, and he apologized for judging her unfairly before joining her on a snack-filled outing.
• Shui Xinrou's team reviewed New Godwind Academy's victory over Heaven Dou Imperial Academy and discussed how their injuries and missing members left them at a disadvantage.
• Yu Tianshuang assigned Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Yue'er to protect the team and keep the opposing attackers occupied.
• The Skywater Academy and New Godwind Academy teams entered the arena, and Feng Xiaotian charged forward as Ning Rongrong boosted Yu Tianshuang, Zhu Zhuqing, and Shui Yue'er.

Yu Tianshuang’s team defeated Feng Xiaotian’s team after Yu Tianshuang’s Momentary Splendor overwhelmed Huo Wu’s Radiant Sun and froze Huo Wu and her teammates. After the referee declared the victory, Yu Tianshuang called for Ye Lingling and Yu Hairou to heal Huo Wushuang’s badly injured arms as soon as he was unfrozen.

• Shui Yue'er and Zhu Zhuqing used Ning Rongrong’s boosts and ice walls to trap Feng Xiaotian in an aerial fight.
• Huo Wu began charging Huo Wu’s Radiant Sun while Yu Tianshuang prepared Momentary Splendor, Greedy Wolf.
• Huo Wushuang charged at Yu Tianshuang to interrupt him, but Yu Tianshuang’s sword attack pierced through both his arms and chest.
• Huo Wu’s Radiant Sun collided with Yu Tianshuang’s sword Qi, froze into ice, and shattered; the passing attack turned Huo Wu and her teammates into ice sculptures.
• Shui Yue'er and Zhu Zhuqing knocked Feng Xiaotian unconscious, and the referee declared Yu Tianshuang’s team the winner.
• Yu Tianshuang called Ye Lingling and Yu Hairou to heal Huo Wushuang’s arms when he unfroze him.

Yu Tianshuang explained how his martial souls and self-created sword skill let him unleash Ultimate Ice, while Skywater Academy prepared to watch the Spirit Hall–Shrek semifinal. Both teams entered the arena with plans to counter each other, and the match began with Yan charging forward.

• Yu Tianshuang told the Ice Empress that Heavenly Frost Cold Qi and Momentary Splendor boosted his ice attacks to Ultimate Ice strength.
• Shui Xinrou and the Skywater Academy team discussed their upcoming match and stayed to study the Spirit Hall and Shrek teams.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu joined the others, and Shui Xinrou promised the team a feast after their next match.
• Hu Liena instructed Yan to interrupt Shrek's seven-in-one tactic while she and Xie Yue prepared to become Demon Charm.
• Tang San assured Dai Mubai he could hold Demon Charm off in the red mist while Shrek defeated the rest of the Spirit Hall team.
• The referee started the semifinal, and Yan charged as the Spirit Hall support Soul Master used Edict of Light on Hu Liena and Xie Yue.

Shrek Academy defeated Spirit Hall after Tang San stayed inside Demon Charm’s red mist and overcame the fused Hu Liena and Xie Yue. After the match, Shui Xinrou and the others discussed how Tang San had won and identified poison from his damaged External Soul Bone as part of his attack.

• Yan charged Shrek Academy, but Dai Mubai stopped him as the two teams held their positions.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue unleashed the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Demon Charm, engulfing the Shrek team in red mist.
• The Shrek members flew above the mist while Tang San stayed behind to face Demon Charm alone.
• Tang San sent Demon Charm flying out of the mist; Hu Liena and Xie Yue separated, gravely injured and poisoned, while Tang San was also badly hurt.
• Shrek Academy won after Yan and the other Spirit Hall fighters lost their ability to continue.
• Ye Lingling confirmed the poison, and Shui Xinrou and the Ice Empress speculated about Tang San’s tactics and training from Tang Hao.

Tang San’s Eight Spider Soul Bone evolved after his battle with Demon Charm, while Shrek and Skywater Academy prepared strategies for the final. The match began with both sides taking their formations, and Shui Bing'er ordered Skywater Academy to disrupt Shrek’s secret technique.

• Tang San’s broken Eight Spider Soul Bone regenerated and evolved, giving him greater strength and a powerful new attack.
• Yu Xiaogang planned to field Lingling and Hairou against Skywater Academy, while Shui Xinrou warned Yu Tianshuang not to underestimate Shrek.
• Dai Mubai tried to persuade Zhu Zhuqing to return to the Star Luo Empire, but Shui Yue'er rebuked him and Yu Tianshuang comforted Zhu Zhuqing.
• The final began, and Shrek Academy ate sausages before forming a long snake formation.
• Shui Bing'er halted Skywater Academy’s formation, used Ice Seals, and ordered Rongrong and Hairou to apply buffs and follow their second tactic.

Yu Tianshuang unleashed his Eternal Frozen Domain and Ice Empress's Blessing, then shattered Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer with a single sword strike and froze the Shrek team. He came back to his senses before finishing them, realizing his inner demon's influence was growing and that Shui Bing'er and the others were triggering it.

• Tang San's Blue Silver Grass broke Shui Bing'er's Ice Seal and surged toward her as she prepared Extreme Cold Vortex.
• Yu Tianshuang vowed to protect Shui Bing'er, summoned Heavenly Frost Cold Qi, and unleashed his Eternal Frozen Domain and Ice Empress's Blessing.
• Tang San attacked with the Clear Sky Hammer, but Yu Tianshuang's Ice Chill Storm Slash froze the hammer and swept across the arena, turning the Shrek members into ice sculptures.
• Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and the other Skywater Academy members were stunned by Yu Tianshuang's sudden change in temperament and overwhelming power.
• Yu Tianshuang regained control before attacking the frozen Shrek team further and recognized that his growing inner demon was triggered by Shui Bing'er and the others.

Skywater Academy won the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Finals, but Yu Tianshuang’s Ultimate Ice briefly froze Xiao Wu’s Lovesick Heartbreak Red and exposed her as a Soul Beast. Bibi Dong ordered her capture while Tang San tried to protect her, leaving the Shrek team facing Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo.

• The referee declared Skywater Academy the champions, and Ye Lingling healed Shrek Academy after Yu Tianshuang dispelled the frost covering them.
• The frost’s lingering effect on the Lovesick Heartbreak Red let the Titled Douluos sense Xiao Wu’s Soul Beast identity, and Bibi Dong’s attendants focused on her.
• Tang San realized Xiao Wu had been exposed, reached her, and took her hand to reassure her.
• Yu Tianshuang explained that his Ultimate Ice had temporarily weakened the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and exposed Xiao Wu.
• Bibi Dong ordered Gui Mei and Yue Guan to seize Xiao Wu, while Yu Xiaogang tried to intervene with his Spirit Hall elder token.

Bibi Dong ordered Gui Mei and Yue Guan to seize Xiao Wu, but Tang San and Liu Erlong tried to protect her. As Xiao Wu prepared to sacrifice herself, Tang Hao arrived and challenged Spirit Hall, vowing to destroy the Pope's Palace.

• Tang San revealed that he knew Xiao Wu was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and declared that he would stay by her side; Liu Erlong also called Xiao Wu her daughter.
• Bibi Dong ordered Gui Mei and Yue Guan to capture Xiao Wu, while Tang San, Liu Erlong, and Flender moved to defend her; Yu Xiaogang hesitated to oppose Spirit Hall.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei quickly knocked down Liu Erlong and Flender, and Xiao Wu stepped forward, determined to protect Liu Erlong by sacrificing herself rather than becoming Bibi Dong's Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Tang San charged to stop Xiao Wu, but a massive Clear Sky Hammer struck between him and Bibi Dong's group as Tang Hao appeared in the sky.
• Tang Hao landed beside Tang San, revealed his nine Soul Rings and Clear Sky True Body, and unleashed the Great Sumeru Hammer while declaring that he would grind the Pope's Palace to dust.

Tang Hao overwhelmed Bibi Dong and the other defenders by detonating his Soul Rings, destroyed the Angel Statue at the Pope's Palace, and escaped with Tang San and Xiao Wu. Yu Tianshuang revealed that he and Bibi Dong had planned the ambush, while Shui Bing'er struggled with the consequences of his conflict with Tang San.

• Tang Hao detonated his Soul Rings to overpower Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei, while reinforcements from the Worship Hall helped hold him back.
• The Ice Empress attacked Tang Hao from behind, and Tang San recognized her as the woman who had fought his father in the canyon and blamed Yu Tianshuang for the events.
• Tang Hao detonated the rest of his Soul Rings, smashed Bibi Dong down, destroyed the Angel Statue, and fled with Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Bibi Dong regretted that the plan had failed to capture Tang Hao, and Yu Tianshuang admitted that he had conspired with her to capture Tang San and his father.
• Yu Tianshuang explained that he had also wanted to ask Tang Hao about Qian Xunji and his parents, while Shui Bing'er lamented that her injuries had contributed to his feud with Tang San.

After Tang Hao escaped, Spirit Hall awarded the tournament prizes to Skywater Academy, and Yu Tianshuang helped distribute the Soul Bones. Huo Wu confessed that she liked him before Hu Liena summoned him to the Pope's Palace and hinted that she had feelings for him too.

• The Ice Empress and Yu Tianshuang discussed Tang Hao's overwhelming strength and lamented that he and Tang San had escaped.
• Bibi Dong recognized Shrek Academy's second-place finish and awarded the top academies their prizes.
• Yu Tianshuang gave the Wisdom Condensing Mind Skull to Ning Rongrong, the Rapid Advance Wind Chasing Left Leg to Zhu Zhuqing, and kept the Exploding Burning Flame Right Arm.
• Huo Wu asked whether Yu Tianshuang would join Spirit Hall, then confessed that she liked him and ran off.
• Shui Bing'er scolded Shui Yue'er for hiding her own feelings, and Shui Xinrou led Skywater Academy back toward the hotel.
• Hu Liena summoned Yu Tianshuang to the Pope's Palace and told him she would not mind being one more girl who liked him.

Yu Tianshuang met with Bibi Dong after Tang Hao’s escape and learned more about the secret technique that had overwhelmed Spirit Hall. Bibi Dong advised him to focus on mastering his own vast Soul Power rather than seeking a temporary boost.

• Hu Liena teased Yu Tianshuang outside the Pope’s Palace before leaving him to meet Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong accepted responsibility for underestimating Tang Hao and criticized the Worship Hall for refusing to act in person.
• Yu Tianshuang asked whether Tang Hao’s secret technique belonged to the Clear Sky Sect and whether Spirit Hall had one of its own.
• Bibi Dong explained that Tang Hao had created the Great Sumeru Hammer and used Ring Detonation, which caused his Soul Rings to disappear as he fought.
• Bibi Dong told Yu Tianshuang that his abundant Soul Power needed to be put to better use, and he reflected on how little Soul Power his strongest techniques consumed.

Bibi Dong helped Yu Tianshuang understand how to use his abundant Soul Power and sent him back with a cryptic message for Xue Qinghe. Later that night, Shui Yue'er asked about his feelings for her sister, and Yu Tianshuang confessed that he loved her, too.

• Yu Tianshuang realized that he needed a way to unleash his plentiful Soul Power without restriction, and Bibi Dong praised his insight.
• Bibi Dong told Yu Tianshuang to settle his affairs and deliver Xue Qinghe the message, “does the Heaven Dou Empire still have an empress?”
• Shui Yue'er visited Yu Tianshuang late at night and nervously asked whether he liked her sister.
• Yu Tianshuang told Shui Yue'er that he liked her and wanted to stay with her forever, and she asked him to tell her sister himself.
• Shui Yue'er kissed Yu Tianshuang on the cheek before leaving, and he touched the spot and grinned to himself.

Yu Tianshuang visited Huo Wu to learn Ring Fusion and gave her a fire-attribute Soul Bone in exchange. They traveled together toward their academies, and Huo Wu explained how Ring Fusion amplified Soul Skills.

• Yu Tianshuang told Skywater Academy that Bibi Dong had advised him to learn Huo Wu's Ring Fusion.
• Yu Tianshuang visited Huo Wu at Blazing Fire Academy's hotel, where Huo Wushuang woke his sister and she hurried to get ready.
• Yu Tianshuang offered Huo Wu an Exploding Burning Flame Right Arm Soul Bone for teaching him Ring Fusion, and she accepted it.
• Yu Tianshuang decided to travel with Huo Wu and return to his academy after learning Ring Fusion.
• During the carriage ride, Huo Wu explained that Ring Fusion increased a Soul Skill's power by concentrating Soul Power output.

Yu Tianshuang learned Huo Wu’s Ring Fusion methods during the journey and gave her a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower before parting in the Haagen-Dazs Kingdom. He returned to Hagen-Dazs City to visit his grandfather, but found a Clear Sky Hammer design carved into the shop counter and no sign of the old man.

• Huo Wu explained how her two Ring Fusion methods strengthened Soul Skills, and Yu Tianshuang studied her cultivation notes on the journey through the kingdoms.
• Yu Tianshuang mastered the first Ring Fusion method but could not yet perform the second, while Huo Wu teased him about the difficulty.
• Before leaving for Hagen-Dazs City, Yu Tianshuang gave Huo Wu a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and she accepted it after Huo Wushuang urged her to.
• Yu Tianshuang returned to the general store where he had lived with his grandfather, but found the old man missing and a Clear Sky Hammer design carved into the counter.

Regretting that Tang San had targeted his grandfather, Yu Tianshuang flew to Shrek Academy to seize Yu Xiaogang. He left Flender injured and sent Liu Erlong crashing into a wall, while Flender prepared to fight back.

• Yu Tianshuang blamed himself for revealing the Ice Empress and decided to take revenge on Tang San by abducting Yu Xiaogang.
• At Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun complained about Yu Tianshuang, but Liu Erlong told them to stop.
• Yu Tianshuang arrived on an ice-blue sword and announced that he would take Yu Xiaogang because Tang San had targeted his grandfather.
• Yu Tianshuang wounded Flender with a Frost Dragon Claw and knocked Liu Erlong into a wall when she tried to stop him.
• Flender transformed into a gigantic owl and activated his Martial Soul Avatar.

Yu Tianshuang fought Flender and Liu Erlong to take Yu Xiaogang, hoping to trade him for his missing grandfather, whom Tang San had taken. When Liu Erlong, Flender, and Yu Xiaogang summoned the Golden Sacred Dragon, Yu Tianshuang began Ring Fusion and formed the Ice Emperor Armor as they attacked.

• Yu Tianshuang used his enhanced legs to freeze Flender’s Martial Soul Avatar and struck Liu Erlong’s Fire Dragon Avatar with Ice Emperor’s Wrath.
• Yu Tianshuang told Liu Erlong he wanted to take Yu Xiaogang to force Tang San to return his grandfather, and refused to stand down.
• Liu Erlong and Flender joined with Yu Xiaogang to summon the Titled Douluo-level Golden Sacred Dragon.
• Yu Tianshuang fused his first three Soul Rings into his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, prompting Grandmaster to have the Golden Sacred Dragon attack.
• Yu Tianshuang activated Ice Emperor Armor as the fused ring blazed around him.

Yu Tianshuang endured the Golden Sacred Dragon’s attack, overpowered the Golden Iron Triangle, and abducted Yu Xiaogang to trade him for his grandfather. He brought Yu Xiaogang back to Skywater Academy and told Shui Xinrou what had happened, though he feared Tang San might refuse the exchange.

• Yu Tianshuang used Ring Fusion and the Ice Emperor Armor to survive the Golden Sacred Dragon’s breath attack, then tore through the Golden Iron Triangle’s shield and knocked Liu Erlong and Flender aside.
• Yu Tianshuang told Liu Erlong to tell Tang San that he would exchange Yu Xiaogang for his grandfather, then carried Yu Xiaogang away.
• Yu Tianshuang confined Yu Xiaogang in an ice enclosure near his dormitory and returned to his room.
• Shui Xinrou came to Yu Tianshuang’s door, and he explained how he had learned Ring Fusion and captured Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Tianshuang told Shui Xinrou that if Tang San refused to save Yu Xiaogang, he would make Yu Xiaogang pay for his grandfather’s death.