Chapter Summaries

Asura Academy's captain unleashed a devastating secret technique and a powerful blade strike against Shrek, forcing both teams to endure a destructive clash. The shockwave was contained by Pu Donglai's barrier, and the battle ended with Asura Academy's five members severely injured.

• Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and their teammates blocked the captain's three blade auras while Oscar and Ning Rongrong escaped their path.
• The Asura Academy captain pushed his body past its limits and used a secret technique that raised his power to the Soul King level.
• Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun countered the captain's Asura One-Blade Strike, while Oscar and Ning Rongrong were knocked off the arena.
• The attacks collided, shattering the arena's defensive shield and leaving Xiao Wu injured, until Pu Donglai raised a barrier over the square.
• The shockwave subsided, revealing the devastated arena and the five severely injured members of Asura Academy.

After Shrek defeated Asura Academy, the battered arena forced the tournament jury to postpone the Finals until three in the afternoon the next day. Shrek gained extra recovery time, while Nidya hurried after Wang Xiaofeng and her grandfather left with Old Chrysanthemum.

• Wang Xiaofeng questioned whether the injured Asura Academy members had needed to risk their lives, and Dai Mubai explained the responsibility they carried.
• Tang San carried Xiao Wu from the arena, while Ma Hongjun complained about the affectionate couples around him.
• Spirit Hall's staff reported that the arena was too badly damaged to rebuild before morning, so the jury moved the Finals to three in the afternoon.
• Shrek welcomed the delay because Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun needed time to recover from the match.
• Nidya rushed toward Shrek's resting area to see Wang Xiaofeng, and her grandfather departed with Old Chrysanthemum.

After Shrek’s victory, Wang Xiaofeng helped lift the team’s spirits, then Grandmaster discussed the danger Spirit Hall Academy’s hidden trump cards might pose in the Finals. The chapter ended with Grandmaster asking Wang Xiaofeng to protect Tang San if he became vulnerable, and Wang Xiaofeng agreeing.

• Zhao Wuji hugged Wang Xiaofeng to celebrate Shrek’s win, and Wang Xiaofeng told him to put him down.
• Nidya praised Wang Xiaofeng for defeating Asura Academy’s captain, then hit him after he pointed out that she had not washed her hair.
• Grandmaster had Jiang Zhu use her recovery aura while the team ate Oscar’s recovery sausages and restored their strength.
• Grandmaster told Wang Xiaofeng that Spirit Hall Academy might have a Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill and could attack Tang San after he used the Clear Sky Hammer and Eight Spider Lances.
• Grandmaster bowed to ask Wang Xiaofeng to protect Tang San, and Wang Xiaofeng promised he would help him.

Shrek prepared to face Spirit Hall Academy in the finals, with Grandmaster analyzing the Golden Generation’s weaknesses and Wang Xiaofeng and Tang San planning their approach. As the match began, Tang San’s Blue Silver Cage interrupted Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s attempt to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Grandmaster explained the Golden Generation’s strengths and weaknesses to Wang Xiaofeng, and Tang San gave the Shrek team Dragon Sesame Leaves to help them recover.
• Wang Xiaofeng noticed two additional Titled Douluo seated beside the Pope, while Grandmaster secretly gave Tang San instructions.
• Tang San vowed to obtain the three displayed Soul Bones, and both teams released their Martial Souls as the finals began.
• Wang Xiaofeng told Tang San to follow their plan and buy him time, while Yan and the Shield Armor Wild Boar Soul Master charged at Shrek.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue began preparing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Tang San’s Blue Silver Cage interrupted them and blocked the initial attack.

Shrek disrupted Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s attempt to complete their Martial Soul Fusion Skill while Wang Xiaofeng fought off Spirit Hall’s attacks. The chapter ended as the Shield Armor Wild Boar Soul Master charged through the flames toward Wang Xiaofeng.

• Tang San regrouped with his teammates as six Shrek members began a Six-in-One Soul Power Fusion Skill.
• Wang Xiaofeng hurled his Gourd at Hu Liena and Xie Yue, but Xie Yue dodged it and sliced it apart with his Moon Blades.
• Yan attacked Wang Xiaofeng with rising stone pillars, while Wang Xiaofeng dodged and threw stones to disrupt Spirit Hall’s fighters.
• Yan’s attack surrounded Wang Xiaofeng with heated pillars that exploded into a blazing fireball.
• The Shield Armor Wild Boar Soul Master charged into the flames toward Wang Xiaofeng.

Wang Xiaofeng struggled to hold off Demon Charm while Spirit Hall prepared an attack against Shrek. Ning Rongrong empowered Tang San, whose Blue Silver Grass shattered Yan’s silver sun, though the resulting blast erupted behind him.

• Wang Xiaofeng blocked Demon Charm’s crescent blade and kicked it away, but Demon Charm summoned two enlarged blades and pressed the attack.
• Demon Charm’s crescent blades severed Wang Xiaofeng’s Gourd, forcing him to retreat toward Spirit Hall’s other team members.
• Yan and Spirit Hall’s Support System Soul Master created a powerful silver sun while Shrek’s six members prepared their Combination Soul Skill.
• Ning Rongrong sent five pillars of light into Tang San, and he unleashed a giant Blue Silver Grass vine that shattered the silver sun.
• The molten fireball exploded behind Tang San, sending shockwaves and fragments across the arena.

Tang San struck Yan with an overwhelming Clear Sky Hammer attack, knocking him out of the arena, while Wang Xiaofeng countered Demon Charm by swallowing its red mist. Shrek’s unexpected strength left Spirit Hall’s spectators questioning how the unknown academy could compete with the continent’s major factions.

• Tang San formed a gigantic Clear Sky Hammer and smashed through Yan’s defenses, sending him flying out of Pope’s Hall Square.
• With Yan gone, Xie Yue expanded Demon Charm’s red field across the stage to weaken and slow Shrek’s team.
• Wang Xiaofeng closed his Gourd after absorbing the red mist and thanked Demon Charm for the meal.
• Spirit Hall’s spectators reflected on Shrek’s surprising performance and its ability to overcome opponents with greater resources and powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skills.

Tang San and Demon Charm unleashed their strongest attacks, and Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer Avatar met Demon Charm’s Full Moon in a devastating collision. Tang San survived with help from the Eight Spider Lances and Wang Xiaofeng’s skill, while Demon Charm also fell, leaving the match’s outcome uncertain.

• Demon Charm refused to concede and used Full Moon, while Wang Xiaofeng enhanced Tang San with four calabash skills.
• Tang San’s Soul Power surged enough to manifest the true Clear Sky Hammer Avatar, but he began losing control and draining his teammates.
• Tang San swung the Clear Sky Hammer at Demon Charm’s incoming attack, and the collision destroyed the arena and shattered the protective barrier.
• Tang San survived the impact with help from the Eight Spider Lances and Wang Xiaofeng’s First Soul Skill, but lay badly injured.
• Demon Charm stood briefly atop the ruined arena before collapsing, ending the Martial Soul fusion and silencing the crowd.

Wang Xiaofeng rescued Shrek’s buried team and stepped forward to face Spirit Hall, while Tang San’s clash with a spinning disc triggered a devastating explosion that brought down the arena. The chapter then abruptly shifted to separate scenes of Ye Qing and Ashiya Ryo looking out at clear skies and autumn weather.

• The Shield Armor Wild Boar Soul Master emerged from the sand after shielding three Spirit Hall teammates, while Wang Xiaofeng dug out Shrek’s survivors.
• Wang Xiaofeng gave the last Sausage to Tang San and walked toward Spirit Hall, leaving his recovering teammates behind.
• Tang San swung his Clear Sky Hammer at the spinning white disc, and their collision unleashed an explosion that collapsed the arena.
• Ye Qing left a meeting room and watched fiery clouds and the city lights from a window.
• Ashiya Ryo looked out at a rainbow beneath a clearing sky as the weather turned cool and autumnal.

After Shrek Academy won the tournament, Bibi Dong tried to recruit Wang Xiaofeng and then ordered Tang San arrested as the son of a criminal. As Titled Douluo moved to seize Tang San, a powerful voice intervened, and the chapter ended with his father arriving.

• Ning Fengzhi healed the Shrek team and restored their Soul Power, while Oscar gave them Vitality Sausages.
• Bibi Dong congratulated Shrek Academy and offered Wang Xiaofeng a place in Spirit Hall, but he refused and accepted the three Soul Bones.
• Bibi Dong ordered her forces to arrest Tang San and let everyone else leave, causing Ning Fengzhi to stand down.
• Dugu Bo appeared and grabbed Tang San, but Bibi Dong used her Soul Power to suppress him and the Shrek group.
• Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and two other Titled Douluo rushed toward Tang San, when a commanding voice warned them to back away.

Tang Hao arrived to protect Tang San and Xiao Wu, then unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill against Pope's Hall. The hammer struck the hall, leaving Bibi Dong and the other Titled Douluo caught in the blast.

• Tang Hao appeared before Tang San and drove back the four Titled Douluo with a swing of his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Bibi Dong revealed Xiao Wu was a Soul Beast, but Tang San stood between her and the Pope and vowed to protect her.
• Bibi Dong summoned two more powerful fighters, while Tang Hao announced he would destroy Pope's Hall.
• Tang Hao enlarged his Clear Sky Hammer and used his Ninth Soul Skill to immobilize the Soul Masters around Spirit City.
• The hammer crashed down on Pope's Hall, unleashing a massive explosion that knocked out Soul Masters below level seventy in Spirit City.

After Tang Hao rescued his companions and destroyed Pope's Hall, Bibi Dong and the other Titled Douluo emerged from the ruins and faced the consequences of their defeat. She ordered Shrek and the others to leave Spirit City while Spirit Hall began assessing its losses.

• Tang Hao thanked Grandmaster and Flander for educating his companions before leaving with the two of them.
• Bibi Dong and the other six Titled Douluo emerged from the wreckage of Pope's Hall, and Bibi Dong rejected Ghost Douluo's proposal to pursue Tang Hao.
• Bibi Dong told her subordinates to focus on minimizing the damage to Spirit Hall's reputation and ordered Shrek and the others to leave Spirit City.
• Spirit Hall counted the losses from Tang Hao's attack, including more than half of the two hundred Elite Knights stationed around Pope Mountain.
• Bibi Dong swept the loss report off her table, then let the frightened red-clad bishop leave.

Flander held an impromptu graduation ceremony for Dai Mubai and said he and Grandmaster had decided to part ways with the students. The ceremony began with Dai Mubai, who promised to become an outstanding person without agreeing to become emperor.

• The group set up camp in a remote grove, cooked meat soup, and ate together in silence.
• Ma Hongjun broke the silence by saying he wanted to fight seven Titled Douluo one day, and Dai Mubai urged him to train hard.
• Flander apologized that the group might have to part ways and explained that he and Grandmaster had arranged a simple graduation ceremony.
• Flander approved Dai Mubai's graduation and urged him to become an outstanding emperor.
• Dai Mubai promised to become an outstanding person, carefully avoiding a promise to take the throne.

At Shrek's graduation ceremony, the students agreed to reunite in five years before Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing departed for the empire. Grandmaster distributed the remaining soul bones, giving Ning Rongrong an illusion-focused Head Soul Bone and Zhu Zhuqing a leg bone that raised her soul power to rank forty-six.

• Zhu Zhuqing woke from her coma during the graduation ceremony, and the group agreed to meet again in five years.
• Yan Kai arrived with the emperor's summons for Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, prompting them to say farewell to their friends.
• Grandmaster gave Zhu Zhuqing the Swift Advance Chasing Wind Left Leg and Ma Hongjun the Explosive Burning Flame Right Arm, explaining that Tang San had the Wisdom Skull.
• Grandmaster gave Ning Rongrong the Illusion Head Bone that Tang San had left in his care, and she began fusing with it.
• Zhu Zhuqing fused with her leg soul bone, recovered her strength, and reached rank forty-six before she and Dai Mubai left.

After the Elite Tournament, Wang Xiaofeng and Grandmaster devoted themselves to improving Ring Fusion, completing the research in three months. They began the 165th experiment with Zhao Wuji as the test subject, leaving him to face another beating from Qin Ming.

• Ma Hongjun discovered that the Shrek Battle Team had become famous and learned that his unkempt, overweight appearance had made his figurine a bestseller.
• Wang Xiaofeng returned to the laboratory, and Grandmaster joined his research after realizing how much Martial Soul theory work mattered to him.
• Liu Erlong found Grandmaster in the laboratory and accidentally started a fire that destroyed some of its instruments.
• Wang Xiaofeng and Grandmaster completed their Ring Fusion improvements in three months and started the 165th experiment.
• Zhao Wuji prepared to endure another beating as Qin Ming approached to attack him while Shao Xin stood ready to heal him.

Wang Xiaofeng and Grandmaster completed the Improved Ring Fusion technique for Support System Soul Masters, and Qin Ming used its power to overwhelm Zhao Wuji in a test. Grandmaster confirmed the research had succeeded, and an exhausted Wang Xiaofeng fell asleep on the ground.

• Wang Xiaofeng fused four Soul Rings into a new white ring in 1.37 seconds, and Grandmaster recorded the result.
• Wang Xiaofeng transferred the fused ring's power to Qin Ming, who struck Zhao Wuji so forcefully that he was thrown into a tree.
• Grandmaster examined Wang Xiaofeng and recorded his condition while Wang Xiaofeng described the fusion process.
• Grandmaster congratulated Wang Xiaofeng on developing a Ring Fusion technique exclusive to Support System Soul Masters.
• Wang Xiaofeng celebrated the success, immediately fell asleep, and Flander covered him with a blanket.

Wang Xiaofeng donated his research to Shrek Academy on the condition that the academy teach three secret skills to qualified students regardless of background. After bidding farewell to Flander and the others, he left for the Star Luo Empire with Ma Hongjun.

• Wang Xiaofeng gave Flander copies of the Ring Fusion research and asked Shrek to teach Flash Step, Gluttony, and the Soul Fusion Secret Skill to students of excellent character and academic achievement, regardless of background.
• Flander agreed, and Wang Xiaofeng left a notebook of ideas for new school rules as his final gift before saying he would return in five years.
• Wang Xiaofeng packed his belongings and told Ma Hongjun that he was leaving because his business at the academy was finished.
• Ma Hongjun decided to accompany Wang Xiaofeng to the Star Luo Empire, saying he wanted to travel and missed Big Boss Dai.
• Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun left Shrek Academy, while Flander and Liu Erlong watched from the academy.

Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun evaded spies and left Heaven Dou City to travel across the countryside. Their journey was interrupted when three ragged young men emerged from the bushes and tried to rob them.

• Wang Xiaofeng warned Ma Hongjun about the spies watching them and devised a plan to split up and lose their pursuers.
• Ma Hongjun used a Soul Skill without summoning his Martial Soul to disguise himself, and Wang Xiaofeng praised him before teasing him into dropping the act.
• Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun avoided the search parties and left Heaven Dou City through the South City Gate.
• Three days later, Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun walked along a remote forest road and bickered about the birds in the trees.
• Three young men crawled out of the bushes with rusty kitchen knives and demanded that Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun hand over their valuables.

Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun encountered three impoverished men posing as Mountain Bandits, who warned them to leave the mountain before dark. The two travelers ran into a storm and headed toward a lightless village for shelter.

• Ma Hongjun and Wang Xiaofeng handed coins to three supposed Mountain Bandits and fled while the men gathered the money.
• The leader released a red-eyed bird and revealed that the trio had warned the travelers because they seemed like kind Soul Masters.
• Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun speculated about the men’s warning before a light drizzle became a torrential storm.
• Wang Xiaofeng spotted a village in the distance, and he and Ma Hongjun headed there for shelter without noticing that it had no lights.

Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun took shelter from the storm in an abandoned village, where an old man revealed a concealed underground passage. They followed him below, entering a cramped, dimly lit tunnel as the old man worried about his son, who had been chosen by That Lord.

• Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun reached a deserted village and searched for shelter from the rain.
• Ma Hongjun panicked at a storm-blown wooden board, and Wang Xiaofeng teased him before leading him to a Wooden House.
• Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun followed an old man from a shabby house into a nearby kitchen, where he stored rainwater and climbed through a broken water vat.
• The old man said his son had been chosen by That Lord and led Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun into the hidden passage beneath the vat.
• Ma Hongjun used his Soul Power to illuminate the passage, and the three descended into the narrow, damp tunnel.