Chapter Summaries

The Ming Sect overwhelmed the Crimson Flame Sect in the third-round team battle, revealing a lineup of two Soul Emperors and five Soul Kings. The Ming Sect advanced with a decisive victory while Shrek Academy’s Yan Shaozhe remained confident that his team would win the tournament.

• Xiao Xiao, Wu Feng, and Nana defeated the Crimson Flame Sect in the individual matches, forcing the teams into a battle.
• Wang Dong'er, Wu Feng, Xiao Xiao, Tang Ya, Ning Tian, Nana, and Jiang Nannan revealed their Soul Emperor and Soul King ranks, astonishing the spectators.
• Yan Shaozhe compared the Ming Sect’s strength with Shrek Academy’s and concluded that Shrek would claim the championship, while Beibei reacted angrily to Tang Ya’s advancement.
• The Crimson Flame Sect attacked first, but Tang Ya trapped all seven opponents in Blue Silver Prison as Xiao Xiao formed a Cauldron Array.
• Wang Dong'er unleashed Butterfly Goddess Dance, and the Ming Sect defeated the Crimson Flame Sect without killing its members.

After the Soul Engineer competition began, Huo Yuhao entered the Mingdu Soul Engineer Elite Competition under the name Huo Dong and quickly earned a place in the third round. He left the venue after Chen An ordered Lu Renjia to focus on serving him.

• After the Third Round Elimination ended, the Sun Moon Empire announced that Titled Douluo would referee future matches, and the competitors received a day of rest.
• The White-Clothed Middle-Aged Man gave Huo Yuhao's reward card to Nana and explained the competition's prizes, including the grand prize for the eventual champion.
• Chen An introduced the first round's rules: contestants had three hours to craft a Milk Bottle Soul Tool, and anyone who made one at Level 4 or higher would advance directly to the third round.
• Huo Yuhao crafted a Level 4 Milk Bottle Soul Tool and submitted it for testing.
• Chen An confirmed Huo Yuhao's exemption from the next round, then told an attendant to have Lu Renjia focus entirely on serving Huo Dong.

The Round Robin groups were announced, placing Shrek Academy, the Ming Sect, and the Holy Spirit Sect together in a group where only two teams could advance. The Ming Sect’s first match against Shrek began with Wang Dong'er facing Xie Huanyue, and she activated Light God Possession after he absorbed her opening attack.

• Huo Yuhao saw that Shrek Academy, the Ming Sect, and the Holy Spirit Sect were grouped together, and anticipated that Beibei had paid a price to reach Soul Saint.
• Xu Tianran and the Imperial Advisor discussed the Holy Spirit Sect’s chances against the Ming Sect, while Xu Tianzhen hoped Shrek Academy would notice her potential.
• The Round Robin began under referee Zheng Zhan, and the Ming Sect sent Wang Dong'er to face Shrek Academy’s Xie Huanyue in the opening Individual Battle.
• Xie Huanyue used his Rubber Elephant martial soul to absorb Wang Dong'er's Wing Blade Guillotine and tried to wear her down.
• Wang Dong'er activated her fifth soul skill, Light God Possession, after Xie Huanyue’s defense neutralized her attack.

Wang Dong'er won the opening match for Ming Sect, then fought He Caitou in the second match before conceding to let Xiao Xiao take her place. Xiao Xiao trapped He Caitou with her Seal of the Cauldron, leaving their bout poised to continue.

• Wang Dong'er struck Xie Huanyue with Butterfly God Slash, and referee Zheng Zhan blocked the attack before declaring Ming Sect the winner of the first match.
• Beibei sent He Caitou out as Shrek Academy's second contestant and warned him not to reveal his hidden strength as a seventh-grade Soul Engineer.
• He Caitou used his cigars and Soul Tool Cannon Platform Tactic to attack Wang Dong'er, while spectators recalled Shrek Academy's alleged cheating in the previous tournament.
• Wang Dong'er trapped He Caitou with her Hexagram Array and attacked with Light of the Butterfly God, then conceded and left the platform as Xiao Xiao entered.
• Xiao Xiao fired her Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldrons' black beam at He Caitou and used Seal of the Cauldron to immobilize him in midair.

Xiao Xiao used her cauldron skills and Huo Yuhao’s Soul Tools to defeat He Caitou and then fought Zhu Lu to a draw. Dai Huabin took the stage against Wu Feng, while Huo Yuhao left the fight to her.

• Xiao Xiao sealed He Caitou, struck him with her cauldron, and used a Soul Tool Ray Gun to secure the match for the Ming Sect.
• Zhu Lu attacked Xiao Xiao at high speed, but Huo Yuhao’s upgraded Crimson Proof pendant shielded Xiao Xiao from her claws.
• Xiao Xiao used National Treasure, Cauldron’s Tremor, to destroy Zhu Lu’s clones and blast her into the Soul Tool Barrier, and Zheng Zhan declared a draw.
• Dai Huabin objected to Zheng Zhan’s ruling, then took the stage as Shrek Academy’s next contestant.
• Huo Yuhao chose Wu Feng to fight Dai Huabin, and Dai Huabin opened with White Tiger Blazing Light Wave.

Wu Feng defeated Dai Huabin with her powerful Red Dragon's Return, giving Ming Sect the lead in the Individual Battle. Beibei then sent Xu Sanshi out to reveal Ming Sect's abilities and buy time for Shrek Academy's recovering fighters, and Xu Sanshi began defending against Wu Feng's attacks.

• Wu Feng used her dragon wings, Soul Skills, and Flame Red Dragon to overwhelm Dai Huabin, and Zheng Zhan declared Ming Sect the winner.
• Beibei told Xu Sanshi to defeat Wu Feng and draw out Ming Sect's remaining fighters and trump cards, even if Shrek Academy later conceded the Individual Battle.
• Xu Sanshi entered the arena and activated Darkwater Power, awakening his Black Tortoise Bloodline and transforming his shield into a Black Tortoise Shield.
• Wu Feng hurled a Heaven's Blaze orb at Xu Sanshi, but it slowed and dimmed as it entered the range around him.

Wu Feng conceded to Xu Sanshi after his Black Tortoise combination skill weakened her Soul Power, and Huo Yuhao took the field against him. Huo Yuhao overwhelmed Xu Sanshi with his domains and copied Darkwater Displacement, leaving the fight poised to continue.

• Wu Feng used Red Dragon's Return against Xu Sanshi, but his combined Soul Skills blocked it and drained her Soul Power, so she conceded.
• Huo Yuhao replaced Wu Feng, and he and Xu Sanshi faced off as the next match began.
• Huo Yuhao vanished with Simulation and struck Xu Sanshi's shield with Emperor's Palm, Great Cold Without Snow, while snow spread across the platform.
• Xu Sanshi unleashed Black Tortoise Domain, but Huo Yuhao's Everfrost Domain drove back most of the Black Water before Huo Yuhao attacked with Emperor's Sword, Ice Extreme Peerless.
• Xu Sanshi used Darkwater Displacement, but Huo Yuhao returned to his original position and revealed that he had imprinted Xu Sanshi's soul skill.

Huo Yuhao defeated Xu Sanshi by triggering an Ice Explosion Technique on his giant turtle-shell attack, leaving the Competition Platform badly damaged. Shrek Academy forfeited the Individual Battle, and Zheng Zhan prepared the repaired platform for the team battle.

• Xu Sanshi attacked Huo Yuhao with Turtle God's Charge, but Huo Yuhao turned and struck the giant shield with an ice-coated kick.
• Huo Yuhao's Ice Explosion Technique detonated the shield, and Zheng Zhan used a Class 6 Invincible Shield to protect Xu Sanshi before declaring Huo Yuhao the winner.
• Wang Yan identified the attack as the Ice Explosion Technique, while He Caitou warned Beibei that Huo Yuhao might also have reached Class 7 Soul Engineer level.
• Beibei forfeited Shrek Academy's Individual Battle, and Zheng Zhan announced the team battle would follow.
• Zheng Zhan used a white sphere of light to level the damaged Competition Platform, and Beibei leaped onto it.

Shrek Academy and the Ming Sect revealed their full lineups for the team battle, with Beibei and Gu Yuena both displaying seven Soul Rings and the Ming Sect showing several other powerful fighters. As Huo Yuhao faced Shrek’s team, Xu Tianran and the Imperial Advisor watched from the VIP platform, while the Imperial Advisor anticipated the Holy Spirit Cult’s plans and remained focused on Huo Yuhao’s Undead aura.

• Shrek Academy fielded Beibei, Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, Xie Huanyue, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cao Jinxuan, with Beibei revealing that he was a Soul Saint.
• The Ming Sect sent Huo Yuhao, Qiu’er, Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong’er, Wu Feng, Ning Tian, and Gu Yuena, whose seven Soul Rings marked her as another Soul Saint.
• Xu Tianran reacted with resentment to the Ming Sect’s strength and to the women gathered around Huo Yuhao, while the Imperial Advisor anticipated bringing people to Holy Valley for a blood sacrifice after the tournament.
• The Imperial Advisor recalled the Holy Spirit Cult’s former attempt to turn Huo Yuhao into a puppet and watched him closely for his Undead aura.
• Both teams released their martial souls and Soul Rings, and Huo Yuhao prepared to face Shrek Academy with Qiu’er and Gu Yuena on his side.

Shrek Academy launched its hidden tactics against the Ming Sect, but Qiu'er overwhelmed Xu Sanshi and destroyed his Black Tortoise Shield. The chapter ended with Xu Sanshi eliminated from the fight while the rest of the battle continued.

• Beibei ordered Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu to fight with everything they had, and they combined their Martial Souls to summon the Hell White Tiger.
• Ning Tian used her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to enhance Wang Dong'er and Wu Feng while Gu Yuena replenished her Soul Power.
• Qiu'er attacked Xu Sanshi with her Golden Dragon Spear, while Huo Yuhao linked the Ming Sect's fighters through Mind Chain.
• Gu Yuena blocked Xu Sanshi's attempt to use Darkwater Displacement, and Qiu'er blasted him back with her attacks.
• Cao Jinxuan briefly restrained Qiu'er, but she broke through Xu Sanshi's Turtle God's Charge and pierced the black serpent on his shield.
• Xu Sanshi's Martial Soul was damaged, forcing him out of the fight as Beibei shouted his name.

Huo Yuhao fought Beibei while Qiu’er and the other Shrek opponents battled across the platform. Beibei unleashed his Radiant Holy Dragon Avatar and prepared his strongest attack, leaving their duel unresolved.

• Qiu’er defeated Xu Sanshi and rushed toward the battle between the Hell White Tiger, Wu Feng, and Xiao Xiao.
• Huo Yuhao met Beibei’s attacks with the Ice Empress’s Chelae, Everfrost Domain, and Ice Emperor’s Protection, while Beibei struggled to break through.
• After hearing Xu Sanshi vomit blood, Beibei lost his composure, activated Thunderous Rage, and accused Huo Yuhao of defecting from Shrek Academy.
• Huo Yuhao challenged Beibei’s claim that leaving the academy was defection, while Qiu’er drove Cao Jinxuan and Xie Huanyue from the fight and approached the Hell White Tiger.
• Beibei transformed into the Radiant Holy Dragon Avatar, took to the air, and began preparing his strongest attack against Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao defeated Beibei with his Ultimate Ice and Soul Impact, but the match ended in a confrontation between Shrek Academy’s Yan Shaozhe and Huo Yuhao’s allies. Du Busi intervened and threatened to block Shrek Academy’s entrance if its people caused trouble again.

• Huo Yuhao used Everfrost Domain and a tiny icy-blue flame to erase Beibei’s strongest attacks, then struck Beibei with Soul Impact and knocked him out of his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Huo Yuhao spat blood after the fight, while the Imperial Advisor quietly instructed a subordinate and Xu Tianran judged that Huo Yuhao had paid a price.
• Yan Shaozhe entered the Competition Platform, treated Beibei, slapped referee Zheng Zhan, and condemned Huo Yuhao as a Shrek Academy traitor.
• Zhang Lexuan challenged Yan Shaozhe after he accused her of betraying Shrek Academy, and Yan Shaozhe struck her down.
• Du Busi appeared, sent Yan Shaozhe flying, and warned him to tell Elder Xuan Beast that he would block Shrek Academy’s entrance if its people caused trouble again.

Du Busi intervened after Ming Sect defeated Shrek Academy, protected Huo Yuhao, and threatened Yan Shaozhe, while Xu Tianran realized the Body Sect had entered the tournament in disguise. Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er discussed his injuries and their plan to lure the Holy Spirit Sect, and the chapter ended with Meng Hongchen arriving at Huo Yuhao's room and finding Wang Dong'er wearing rabbit ears.

• Du Busi appeared after Yan Shaozhe attacked Huo Yuhao, stopped him, and demanded compensation from Shrek Academy for Huo Yuhao's injuries.
• Xu Tianran realized Du Busi was a Limit Douluo and suspected members of the Body Sect were hidden among the tournament teams.
• Zheng Zhan declared Ming Sect the winner, and Wang Dong'er helped Huo Yuhao off the platform before learning he had faked his serious injury to lure the Holy Spirit Sect into a trap.
• Huo Yuhao teased Wang Dong'er about treating his internal injuries through lovers' activities, while Zhang Lexuan reflected on her thoughts about Shrek Academy.
• The tournament schedule left Shrek Academy and Ming Sect to face the Holy Spirit Sect, with the group’s qualifying places still contested.
• Meng Hongchen arrived at Huo Yuhao's room and encountered Vina and Xu Jiujiu outside; Wang Dong'er opened the door wearing rabbit ears.

Huo Yuhao faced Xu Tianzhen in the tournament and defeated her despite pretending his injuries had weakened him. Xu Tianzhen surrendered, while Huo Yuhao renewed the appearance that his injuries had flared up.

• Wang Dong'er welcomed Meng Hongchen to Huo Yuhao's room, while Vina and Xu Jiujiu left after delivering their gifts.
• Sun Moon Empire spectators discussed Yan Shaozhe's confrontation with Zheng Zhan and praised Du Busi and Ming Sect for standing up to Shrek Academy.
• Xu Tianzhen introduced herself to Huo Yuhao as the future member of Shrek Academy and challenged him on the Competition Platform.
• Xu Tianzhen used her Sun Martial Soul and Sun Reflection to evade Huo Yuhao's close-range attack, then activated Radiant Glory to fill the platform with golden-red light.
• Huo Yuhao combined Everfrost Domain with Snow Dance Blazing Sun, found Xu Tianzhen, and struck her barrier with Emperor's Palm, Great Cold Without Snow.
• Xu Tianzhen surrendered when Huo Yuhao held his ice-blue sword to her neck, and Huo Yuhao spat blood to make his injuries seem aggravated.

Shrek Academy faced the Holy Spirit Sect in a crucial match for Quarterfinal qualification, but the Holy Spirit Sect’s Jili killed Long Xiangyue in their opening bout. Yan Shaozhe erupted in fury as the match left Shrek’s chances—and the Holy Spirit Sect’s intentions—uncertain.

• After Xu Tianzhen lost, Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy forfeited, and Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Sect entered the arena for their decisive match.
• Shrek Academy fielded Long Xiangyue, while the Holy Spirit Sect sent out Jili, whose strange transformation revealed scales, fangs, and a monstrous shape.
• Long Xiangyue used a boomerang and a Fifth-Grade Soul Tool Shield, but Jili’s corrosive tongue pierced the shield and struck him down.
• Unbreakable Douluo Zheng Zhan declared Jili the winner after confirming Long Xiangyue was dead.
• Yan Shaozhe accused the Holy Spirit Sect of deliberately killing Long Xiangyue and released his nine Soul Rings, directing his pressure at the sect’s resting area.

After Shrek Academy conceded to the Holy Spirit Sect, Huo Yuhao planned to fight them in a team battle and use a powerful Soul Tool to eliminate the Evil Soul Masters. Beibei then faced Xu Tianzhen and nearly injured her before Zheng Zhan intervened, leaving Beibei unconscious and Xu Tianzhen shaken.

• Yan Shaozhe conceded Shrek Academy’s match against the Holy Spirit Sect after Long Xiangyue was killed.
• Huo Yuhao told Zhang Lexuan that the Holy Spirit Sect were Evil Soul Masters and proposed conceding the Individual Battle before attacking them in a Team Battle with Na’er controlling a powerful Soul Tool.
• Beibei entered Shrek Academy’s match against Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy to vent his anger, while Xu Tianzhen mistakenly assumed he was in a bad mood because of the morning’s loss.
• Beibei struck Xu Tianzhen with Dragon Emperor’s Evil-Shattering Rift after she deliberately held back, and Zheng Zhan intercepted the attack with an Invincible Shield.
• The collision destroyed the Competition Platform and knocked Beibei unconscious, while Zheng Zhan protected Xu Tianzhen from harm.

Ming Sect forfeited the Individual Battle against Holy Spirit Sect and began the Team Battle behind a powerful Soul Tool Shield Wall while Huo Yuhao assembled a mysterious Soul Tool. The Holy Spirit Sect relentlessly attacked the barrier, and Huo Yuhao called Wang Dong'er and the others back as he prepared to reveal his creation.

• Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy conceded its match after Xu Tianzhen was nearly killed, and Huo Yuhao chose to skip Ming Sect's Individual Battle against Holy Spirit Sect.
• Huo Yuhao led Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Wu Feng, Tang Ya, Qiu'er, and Gu Yuena onto the platform, where Ming Sect faced Holy Spirit Sect in the Team Battle.
• The Holy Spirit Sect's fighters transformed into monstrous Evil Soul Masters, including Lu Genggeng as an Abomination and Tang Dai as a Skeleton King.
• Wang Dong'er and the others joined their Soul Tools into a Combined Eighth-level Soul Tool Shield Wall while Huo Yuhao assembled a large device behind it.
• The Holy Spirit Sect attacked the shield wall as Huo Yuhao completed the device's framework, then he told Wang Dong'er and the others to return and promised to show them what art was.

Huo Yuhao used the Ice Explosion Furnace and his Ice Explosion Technique to devastate the Holy Spirit Sect team, while Du Busi protected Huo Yuhao’s group with Red Dust’s Blessing. The competition platform was left badly damaged, and Xu Tianran moved to address the crowd as questions arose about Huo Yuhao’s intent.

• Wang Dong'er and the others withdrew their Soul Power and joined Huo Yuhao in activating the Eighth-level Soul Tool Ice Explosion Furnace, unleashing a Blizzard Tornado that swept up Yan Feng and the other Holy Spirit Sect members.
• Huo Yuhao activated the Ice Explosion Technique, drawing the Holy Spirit Sect fighters toward the furnace as the storm began to subside.
• Du Busi appeared behind Zheng Zhan, and Huo Yuhao handed him the Level 9 Soul Tool Red Dust's Blessing for protection.
• The Ice Explosion blasted a huge hole in the competition barrier and destroyed much of the platform, leaving the crowd believing the Holy Spirit Sect team could not have survived.
• Xu Tianran prepared to address the audience, but an unexpected person stepped forward.

Xu Tianjiong publicly denounced the Holy Spirit Sect as a group of Evil Soul Masters and hinted that a traitor had enabled their entry into the tournament, while Xu Tianran concealed his anger. Huo Yuhao and the Ming Sect were declared winners, and the eight quarterfinal teams were announced as the draw began.

• Xu Tianjiong addressed the tournament audience and accused a traitor within the Sun Moon Empire of allowing the Holy Spirit Sect to infiltrate the competition.
• Xu Tianjiong identified the Holy Spirit Sect members as Evil Soul Masters and indirectly hinted at Xu Tianran without naming him.
• Xu Tianjiong declared Huo Yuhao and the Ming Sect team the winners and ruled that they would not be punished for killing the Evil Soul Masters.
• Xu Tianran praised Huo Yuhao and the Ming Sect, apologized for the staff's negligence, and expressed grief over the infiltration.
• The tournament officials announced the eight quarterfinal teams, and representatives prepared to draw lots for the matchups.

Huo Yuhao entered the third round of the Soul Engineer Competition, where contestants crafted Soul Tools and then fought using only what they had made. He faced Gao Dalou with a cannon that doubled as a defensive shield, leaving his opponent stunned as their match began.

• Huo Yuhao learned that the third round required contestants to craft a Soul Tool within two hours and then fight with it, with life and death left to the competitors.
• Huo Yuhao used his ability to influence Lu Renjia and discovered that only Lu Renjia and Director Chen An knew his Soul Engineer level.
• Huo Yuhao met contestant No. 96 in the VIP lounge, declined to give his name, and said he would win.
• Huo Yuhao and Gao Dalou crafted Soul Tools from the provided metals, and the judges identified Huo Yuhao's creation as a High-Explosive Soul Cannon with a special defensive shield.
• Huo Yuhao and Gao Dalou entered the suspended arena, where Huo Yuhao's cannon opened into a flower-shaped shield and left Gao Dalou astonished.