Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao defeated Gao Dalou in the Soul Engineer Competition with a powerful Level 4 Soul Cannon, then brought him to Silver Deer Hotel to hear his proposal. Gao Dalou asked to join Huo Yuhao’s supposed sect on terms that would let him keep the Soul Tools he made, and Huo Yuhao challenged him to offer a fair price for protection.

• Huo Yuhao’s concentrated high-explosive shell overwhelmed Gao Dalou’s Vibration Shell, and Gao Dalou admitted defeat after Huo Yuhao pointed his cannon at him.
• The Referee Chief asked Chen An about Number 49, and Chen An suggested Huo Yuhao came from Mingde Hall; the Referee Chief also ordered him to investigate Gao Dalou.
• Huo Yuhao took Nana and Gao Dalou to Silver Deer Hotel, where he privately considered recruiting Gao Dalou and monitoring the Xishui Alliance’s competition.
• Gao Dalou explained that his father had died under mysterious circumstances, leaving him penniless, and that his miserly habits kept him poor despite becoming a Level 5 Soul Engineer.
• Gao Dalou asked Huo Yuhao to introduce him to a sect, proposing first to keep every Soul Tool he made and then offering to surrender half; Huo Yuhao asked what protection would be worth in return.

Huo Yuhao recruited Gao Dalou by offering him a paid Soul Engineer position and gave him a Communication Soul Tool to stay in contact. As the Soul Master Tournament paused, the Bright Capital Soul Engineer Competition reached its Top Three round, where six contestants awaited their opponents.

• Huo Yuhao rejected Gao Dalou’s original demands, and Gao Dalou offered to make Soul Tools for Huo Yuhao’s sect in exchange for materials and a salary.
• Huo Yuhao gave Gao Dalou a Communication Soul Tool and told him to remain in Bright Capital until he contacted him.
• Huo Yuhao used the tool’s Spiritual Power to track Gao Dalou, then returned to his meal as the tournaments paused for Competition Platform repairs.
• The Bright Capital Soul Engineer Competition advanced to its Top Three round, where contestants had five shichen to make Soul Tools and could use soul skills in battle.
• Host A Jin introduced the six contestants and announced that No. 98 Soul Engineer and No. 96 Soul Engineer would not face each other before the drawing of lots began.

Huo Yuhao drew No. 98 as his opponent in the Soul Tool competition, and the two wagered valuable items on the match. As the contest began, Huo Yuhao had completed only one Soul Tool while No. 98 had made several, and a veiled vice leader watched Huo Yuhao’s work with interest.

• The drawing paired Huo Yuhao with No. 98, who threatened to kill him unless he surrendered.
• Huo Yuhao challenged No. 98 to a wager, and No. 98 offered his Ranked Carving Knife, Dark Azure Dragon, in exchange for an item of equal value.
• Huo Yuhao produced an equivalent item, and the two agreed before the Xishui Alliance that the winner would take both stakes.
• The six contestants began crafting Soul Tools, and No. 98 completed at least four Level 5 Soul Tools while Huo Yuhao completed one.
• A veiled vice leader asked Third Brother about Number 49, and he praised Huo Yuhao’s Level 4 Soul Tool for having power comparable to a Level 5 Soul Tool.

Huo Yuhao defeated No. 98 in the Soul Engineer Competition and won the Dark Azure Dragon Carving Knife, which he gave to Meng Hongchen for Jing Hongchen. After Nangong Wan failed to track him down, the competition paused for two days as the Soul Master Tournament began its final four matches.

• The Vice Leader learned that the Xishui Alliance’s competition profits exceeded projections and ordered more efforts to control Rare Metal mines.
• Huo Yuhao and No. 98 began their wager match, with Huo Yuhao concealing his true Soul Rings through Simulation.
• Huo Yuhao used his Soul Skills to break No. 98’s Invincible Shield, and No. 98 conceded before the finishing blow.
• Nangong Wan offered Huo Yuhao a place representing the Xishui Alliance in the Finals, but Huo Yuhao declined to commit and demanded his reward.
• Nangong Wan sent Chen An’s people to follow Huo Yuhao, but they lost track of him.
• Huo Yuhao gave Meng Hongchen the Dark Azure Dragon Carving Knife to pass on to Jing Hongchen, and the Soul Engineer Competition paused as the Soul Master Tournament’s final four matches began.

Heavenly Dragon Gate's captain, Yu Tianlong, tried to provoke Ming Sect into a wager that could decide their semifinal match, but Qiu'er and Huo Yuhao rejected him. When the individual elimination round began, Huo Yuhao took the first match against Yu Tianlong.

• Yu Tianlong challenged Qiu'er to a wager that would make the loser join the other's sect, but Qiu'er insulted him and refused.
• Yu Tianlong challenged Huo Yuhao to wager the teams' victory, but Huo Yuhao refused to stake his woman or his team.
• The announcer called Ming Sect and Heavenly Dragon Gate to the waiting area, and both teams sent their members forward.
• Yu Tianlong took the field first, and Huo Yuhao replaced Ning Tian and stepped up to face him.

Huo Yuhao faced Yu Tianlong in the tournament, whose Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul trembled under Huo Yuhao’s dragon-like majesty. Huo Yuhao blocked Yu Tianlong’s powerful Soul Skill with one punch and expanded his Everfrost Domain across the Competition Platform, leaving Yu Tianlong confronting the depth of his strength.

• Huo Yuhao’s dragon-like majesty caused Yu Tianlong’s Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul to tremble before their match began.
• Dai Huabin revealed Huo Yuhao’s Martial Soul information to the other teams in an attempt to undermine him.
• Yu Tianlong charged as the match started, and Huo Yuhao blocked his powerful Soul Skill with a single punch.
• Huo Yuhao’s Everfrost Domain spread across the Competition Platform as Yu Tianlong retreated from its jade-green light.

Huo Yuhao defeated Yu Tianlong with overwhelming force, prompting the Heavenly Dragon Gate to forfeit the rest of its matches. As the crowd celebrated, Xu Tianran and Zhongli Wu grew more hostile and wary of Huo Yuhao, and the tournament moved on to the Snow Demon Sect versus the Proud Sword Sect.

• Yu Tianlong launched his Thunder Prison attack, but Huo Yuhao shattered the lightning sphere with his fist.
• Huo Yuhao struck Yu Tianlong, leaving him unable to continue, and the Heavenly Dragon Gate forfeited the remaining Individual Battle and Team Battle.
• Zheng Zhan announced the result, and the spectators cheered for Huo Yuhao.
• Xu Tianran became more envious and hateful of Huo Yuhao, while Zhongli Wu feared he could not control him with Long Xiaoyao in the way.
• The Ming Sect and Heavenly Dragon Gate match ended after one battle, and the Snow Demon Sect versus the Proud Sword Sect match was next.

Snow Demon Sect defeated Proud Sword Sect to claim the second place in the final four, and the remaining matches were postponed for the Moon Sacrifice Festival. After the Ming Sect celebrated the festival together, Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy prepared for their long-awaited match.

• Wu Yifan led Proud Sword Sect against Snow Demon Sect, but Snow Demon Sect's superior strength secured the victory and the second final-four spot.
• The tournament committee postponed the remaining matches so the teams could observe the Sun Moon Empire's Moon Sacrifice Festival.
• At the Silver Deer Hotel, Huo Yuhao and the Ming Sect members discussed the festival and decided to celebrate their reunion together.
• Huo Yuhao expanded the Ming Sect's competition strategy from one seven-person team to two squads taking turns in battle.
• On the third day, Beibei and Yan Shaozhe prepared Shrek Academy to face Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy began their semifinal match, and Ding Xiaobu defeated Dai Huabin by exploiting his speed and Soul Tools. The battle continued with Zhu Lu defeating Ding Xiaobu before Shi Xing eliminated Zhu Lu, leaving Cui Yajie to face him using Beibei’s plan to exploit her appearance.

• Beibei assigned Dai Huabin to open Shrek Academy’s Individual Battle and chose Cui Yajie to use her charm as a tactical advantage.
• Xiao Hongchen sent Ding Xiaobu to open for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and ordered him to wear down his opponent.
• Ding Xiaobu evaded Dai Huabin’s attacks, trapped him in Soul Tool nets, and blasted him out of his enhanced state with a High-Explosive Shell, winning the match.
• Zhu Lu defeated the exhausted Ding Xiaobu, but Shi Xing then eliminated Zhu Lu.
• Cui Yajie took the stage in revealing clothes, and Shi Xing’s attention wavered as he faced her.

Meng Hongchen defeated Cui Yajie in the Individual Battle, forcing her to surrender and withdraw from the Team Battle. Shrek Academy then surrendered the rest of the Individual Battle and prepared to move straight to the Team Battle.

• Meng Hongchen entered the Competition Platform and used her ice poison and Ice Refraction to overwhelm Cui Yajie.
• Cui Yajie surrendered and promised not to participate in the Team Battle, and Meng Hongchen drew the poison from her body.
• Cui Yajie reflected on Shrek Academy’s pursuit of glory and resolved to leave the academy after the tournament.
• Beibei ordered Shrek Academy to start the Team Battle, then told Cao Jinxuan to surrender the Individual Battle outright.
• Xiao Hongchen was surprised when Shrek Academy announced its surrender in the Individual Battle.

After Cui Yajie withdrew from the Team Battle because she had promised Meng Hongchen not to compete, Beibei led Shrek Academy into the match with only six fighters. Cui Yajie left the venue with Nanmen Yun'er and wondered whether Yan Shaozhe would be angry if she quit the academy.

• Beibei learned that Meng Hongchen's detoxification condition prevented Cui Yajie from joining the Team Battle, then urged her to compete despite the promise.
• Cui Yajie refused to take the field, and Beibei apologized for his anger before Shrek Academy was called to battle.
• Beibei led the remaining six Shrek fighters onto the platform, while Cao Jinxuan felt trapped by the team's claims of passion and honor.
• Cui Yajie returned to the resting area, where Yan Shaozhe criticized her for panicking and misjudging the situation.
• Nanmen Yun'er accompanied Cui Yajie from the venue, and Cui Yajie asked whether Yan Shaozhe would be angry if she left the academy.

The Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy teams began their match with their strongest attacks, while Beibei and Xiao Hongchen traded accusations about how they had reached Soul Saint cultivation. The battle opened with both sides deploying powerful transformations and defenses.

• Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and Meng Hongchen exchanged accusations before referee Zheng Zhan signaled the teams to begin.
• Beibei transformed into a Radiant Holy Dragon as Xu Sanshi spread Black Water and He Caitou began setting up a Soul Cannon Platform.
• Xiao Hongchen transformed into a Three-legged Golden Toad and equipped his Martial Soul Avatar with Soul Tools, forming a mobile cannon platform.
• Beibei accused Xiao Hongchen of gaining Soul Saint cultivation through pills, and Xiao Hongchen retorted that Beibei had sacrificed his lifespan and potential.
• Beibei launched a lightning dragon head while Xu Sanshi's Dark Water advanced, but Meng Hongchen's Ring of Ice Poison blocked it with an ice-blue barrier.
• Xiao Hongchen opened his toad avatar's mouth and activated its first four Soul Rings simultaneously.

Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy escalated their battle as Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen revealed the strength of their Soul Skills. The chapter ended with Sun Moon’s team preparing a barrage of High-Explosive Shells while Xu Sanshi tried to withdraw his poisoned Dark Water.

• Xiao Hongchen activated four Soul Skills and used enhanced Soul Cannons against Beibei, blasting him backward without seriously injuring him.
• Xu Sanshi switched places with Ding Xiaobu, then defended himself with Darkwater Shield Array as Qiu Yi and Ye Nongfeng attacked him.
• He Caitou transformed into a Soul Cannon Platform and unleashed covering fire against Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Meng Hongchen used Corrosive Ice to poison Xu Sanshi’s Dark Water, forcing him to try to retract it.
• Meng Hongchen ordered the team to fire High-Explosive Shells and told Lan Xiu to prepare Nine Glories; Ding Xiaobu surrendered and was thrown out of the barrier.
• Lan Xiu arranged Nine Glories as a barrier while Sun Moon’s team aimed Soul Cannons and fired High-Explosive Shells toward the battle’s center.

Beibei burned his potential and unleashed his strongest attacks against Xiao Hongchen, who answered by joining Meng Hongchen in their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Mortal World's Affection. As their powers collided, Yan Shaozhe rushed to intervene, seeing that Beibei could not withstand them.

• Meng Hongchen's specially made High-Explosive Shells shattered the Hell White Tiger and left Beibei facing Xiao Hongchen alone.
• Beibei burned his potential and unleashed his domains and strongest soul skills, proclaiming his bond with Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Hongchen withdrew his Soul Tools and called Meng Hongchen to fuse, revealing their Mortal World's Affection Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Zheng Zhan opened the barrier so Lan Xiu and the others could leave the Competition Platform before the clash.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen transformed into a golden-red toad and fired a massive torrent at Beibei.
• Yan Shaozhe rushed from the resting area to intervene as the powers collided.

As Beibei, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen’s clash unleashed overwhelming energy, Yan Shaozhe tried to intervene while Jing Hongchen trusted that Meng Hongchen’s Red Dust’s Blessing would protect them. Du Busi stopped Yan Shaozhe and suppressed the eruption, leaving Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen protected behind a golden barrier.

• Yan Shaozhe judged that he could not safely stop the clash, while Wang Yan laughed and cried in Shrek Academy’s resting area.
• Jing Hongchen told Xu Tianran that he did not need help because he would protect Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, and Du Busi secretly remained nearby.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen’s combined attack collided with Beibei’s power, shaking the Competition Platform and forcing Zheng Zhan to struggle to contain the energy.
• As the energy began to subside, Yan Shaozhe knocked Zheng Zhan aside and moved to pull Beibei out of the Competition Platform.
• Du Busi appeared from the void, slapped Yan Shaozhe, and rebuked him for trying to interfere.
• Du Busi suppressed the energy with his palm and raised a brilliant golden barrier around Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen defeated Beibei’s team, eliminating Shrek Academy and sending the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy into the final four. After the semifinal draw, Huo Yuhao grew suspicious when the tournament was delayed again, wondering whether Xu Tianran or the Holy Spirit Cult was plotting around the Valley of Questions and Love.

• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen survived Beibei’s attack with Red Dust’s Blessing while Yan Shaozhe treated the badly injured Beibei.
• Du Busi accused Yan Shaozhe of hypocrisy and publicly revealed that Meng Hongchen was the wife of the Body Sect’s future sect master, prompting Xu Tianran’s resentment toward Huo Yuhao.
• The tournament announced that Shrek Academy had been eliminated and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy had advanced to the final four.
• The Star Luo Royal Academy defeated the Bright Jade Sect to claim the last semifinal spot.
• The tournament representatives drew matchups, pairing the Ming Sect with the Snow Demon Sect and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy with the Star Luo Royal Academy.
• The tournament committee postponed the semifinals by another day, and Huo Yuhao suspected Xu Tianran or the Holy Spirit Cult had a hidden motive connected to the Valley of Questions and Love.

Huo Yuhao and Long Aotian faced off in the Soul Master Tournament’s Individual Battle, each eager for a serious contest. The chapter ended with the two fighting hand-to-hand using only their physical strength, with neither having gained the advantage yet.

• Huo Yuhao considered the Holy Spirit Cult’s ability to activate the Valley of Questions and Love and hoped Tang San would take control of it himself.
• Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Academy in the morning match.
• Huo Yuhao and Long Aotian led Ming Sect and Snow Demon Sect onto the Competition Platform for their Individual Battle.
• Long Aotian revealed his seven Soul Rings and unleashed his Silver-tier Second Awakening, while Huo Yuhao chose not to use his Martial Souls.
• Huo Yuhao and Long Aotian fought with pure physical strength and hand-to-hand techniques, then pulled apart after a collision, both still ready to continue.

Huo Yuhao and Long Aotian revealed their formidable powers and traded attacks in the tournament battle. As Long Aotian descended in a devastating aerial strike, Huo Yuhao prepared a response.

• Long Aotian revealed his Silver Rank Body Martial Soul Second Awakening, while Huo Yuhao unleashed his Golden Dragon Divine Power.
• Long Aotian transformed into a giant with his Martial Soul Avatar and enhancement skills, while Huo Yuhao spread his ice domains across the platform.
• Long Aotian attacked with a sword-like leg and a hammer-like leg, but Huo Yuhao's barriers stopped both strikes.
• Huo Yuhao vanished using Simulation, but Long Aotian searched with his heart and launched himself into the air.
• Long Aotian plunged toward Huo Yuhao in a wide-range attack as an Ice Jade Empress Scorpion projection and a giant clock-like eye appeared behind Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao defeated Long Aotian in an Individual Battle, and Long Aotian admitted the fight had taught him how to unite his essence, energy, and spirit. The chapter ended as Ming Sect and Snow Demon Sect arranged their formations and the team match began.

• Huo Yuhao revealed his evolved Eye of Eternity Martial Soul, whose aura awed Zheng Zhan, Long Aotian, and Cao Jinxuan.
• Huo Yuhao stopped Long Aotian’s descending attack with a punch, and the two reappeared after their clash with their martial soul effects gone.
• Long Aotian conceded the Individual Battle, saying Huo Yuhao had taught him through combat.
• Huo Yuhao brought Gu Yuena and Qiu'er into Ming Sect’s team formation as both sides took the field for the team match.
• Zheng Zhan started the match, and Vina revealed her Snow Lotus plant martial soul.

The Snow Demon Sect and Ming Sect began their team battle, with Long Aotian directing an assault on Qiu'er while Gu Tong tried to restrain Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao’s concealment let him turn the attack around, but Vina unleashed her Banshee’s Wail as Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo began their fusion skill.

• The Snow Demon Sect members revealed their Body Martial Soul awakenings, with five of the seven reaching Silver Rank Awakening.
• The Ming Sect opened with Xiao Xiao’s Cauldron Array and Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Prison while Ning Tian strengthened the team and Qiu'er charged forward.
• Long Aotian and Wang Yanfeng targeted Qiu'er as Gu Tong attacked Huo Yuhao with beams from his eye Martial Soul.
• Huo Yuhao used Simulation to conceal himself, struck Long Aotian from the void, and let Qiu'er send Wang Yanfeng flying.
• Vina unleashed her fourth soul skill, Banshee’s Wail, while Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo began their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Heavenly Net and Earthly Web.