Recaps

Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer’s Ice Cang Imperial Dragon defeated the other contestants in the assessment, leaving seven candidates for Shrek Academy’s reserve team. After Xuan Zi explained the team’s role in the upcoming tournament, he made Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer thaw the frozen Soul Fighting Area as punishment.

• Ji Lin melted the ice sphere and freed Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan, while Xu Sanshi complained about the cold and Bei Bei reminded him that Ji Lin was stronger.
• Xuan Zi dismissed the eliminated Core Disciples and told Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Ji Lin, Wang Qiuer, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao they would form the reserve team for Shrek Academy’s tournament squad.
• Xuan Zi explained that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was Shrek’s main opponent and that the reserve candidates would train with him and undergo further assessments over the next five years.
• Ji Lin privately planned to enter the next tournament under Freedom Gate’s name and take Wang Qiuer, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao with him.
• Xuan Zi ordered Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer to thaw the Soul Fighting Area without food, so Ji Lin melted the ice while Wang Qiuer helped.

After thawing the Soul Fighting Area, Ji Lin invited Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er to join Freedom Gate, the sect he had founded. Both accepted, and the chapter left the group discussing the sect's members and its Titled Douluo Grand Consecrator in Shrek City.

• After a tiring day thawing the Soul Fighting Area, Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer ate and fell asleep together in Ji Lin's dorm room.
• At lunch, Ji Lin invited Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er to join Freedom Gate, and Xiao Xiao accepted first.
• Ji Lin revealed that Freedom Gate's members included his Titled Douluo teacher, his Star Luo Empire princess fiancée, and Wang Qiuer; Wang Dong'er then agreed to join as the sixth disciple.
• Wang Dong'er worried that Ji Lin might mistreat Wang Qiuer, but Wang Qiuer explained that she had met his fiancée and they got along well.
• Xiao Xiao asked about Freedom Gate's Titled Douluo Grand Consecrator, and Ji Lin said he would take the new members to meet his teacher in Shrek City.

Ji Lin had Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Wang Qiuer, and himself sign Freedom Gate's contract before teaching the girls Void Sword Qi. After intense training, Xiao Xiao broke through to level thirty, obtained a third Soul Ring from a thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, and returned as a Soul Elder.

• Ji Lin explained that Freedom Gate members had to contract not to reveal the sect's cultivation method, and Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Wang Qiuer, and Ji Lin signed the Book of Contracts.
• Ji Lin taught Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao Void Sword Qi after they joined Freedom Gate.
• Over two weeks of Xuan Zi's combat training, the seven reserve team members improved, and Xiao Xiao broke through level thirty.
• Xiao Xiao went hunting Soul Beasts and obtained a third Soul Ring and a fitting Soul Skill from a thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.
• Xiao Xiao showed Ji Lin her three Soul Rings, thanked him for his cultivation method, blushed at his praise, and pulled Wang Dong'er, Wang Qiuer, and Jiang Nannan away.

Ji Lin and his companions met the current Shrek Seven Devils, learning that the reserve team would also compete in the upcoming tournament. The introductions began with Ji Lin revealing his remarkable Rank 47 strength, surprising the Inner Court disciples.

• Xiao Xiao demonstrated her third Soul Skill, Might of the Cauldron, and challenged Wang Dong'er in training.
• Ji Lin's group arrived at the Assessment Area and met seven red-clad Inner Court disciples, including Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen.
• Xuan Zi explained that the new and old Shrek Seven Devils would serve as the tournament's main and reserve teams, and warned the reserves to follow orders.
• Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan introduced themselves as Rank 41–43 Battle Soul Sect Masters.
• Ji Lin introduced himself as a second-year student and Rank 47 Assault System Battle Soul Sect Master, astonishing the Inner Court disciples and drawing Ling Luochen's curiosity.

The reserve team and Shrek Academy’s Inner Court disciples introduced themselves, revealing the strength of both groups. Elder Xuan assigned Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng to lead opposing teams for a friendly match, with the team selections about to begin.

• Ji Lin, Wang Qiuer, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong'er introduced themselves as members of the reserve team, and the Inner Court disciples mistook Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiuer for sisters.
• Ma Xiaotao introduced herself as a sixty-eighth-level Battle Soul Emperor, followed by Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, Xixi, Ling Luochen, Yao Haoxuan, and Gongyang Mo.
• Ji Lin considered recruiting the Inner Court disciples into Freedom Gate and joked to himself about adding control to his own system title.
• Elder Xuan announced a friendly match to improve coordination and said he could change team members during training.
• Elder Xuan appointed Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng as captains, then explained their different team sizes and selection priorities.

Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng chose opposing teams for a sparring match that would decide who led the Shrek Team in the tournament. Ma Xiaotao planned to rely on Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and both teams took their positions to prepare for the match.

• Ma Xiaotao chose Gongyang Mo and Ji Lin, while Dai Yueheng picked Chen Zifeng and Xu Sanshi.
• Ma Xiaotao selected Xixi and Wang Qiuer, then Dai Yueheng chose Ling Luochen and Yao Haoxuan; Ma Xiaotao filled out her team with Bei Bei and Xiao Xiao, leaving Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong'er for Dai Yueheng.
• Xuan Zi announced that the spar would begin in ten minutes and that the losing team would have to shout, “I'm a pig.”
• Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer prepared to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Wang Dong'er worried about facing it.
• Ma Xiaotao assigned her teammates their opponents and trusted Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer to secure the win.
• Both seven-person teams moved to opposite ends of the Assessment Area and prepared to fight.

The Inner and Outer Court Shrek Seven Devils began their seven-on-seven assessment battle, with both teams' support Soul Masters empowering their allies and disrupting their opponents. Ji Lin released his Heavenly Snow Woman Martial Soul and used Ultimate Ice to freeze Ling Luochen, eliminating her almost immediately.

• Ma Xiaotao's team and Dai Yueheng's team charged toward each other as Xuan Zi declared the assessment battle underway.
• Gongyang Mo activated his Rainbow Dragon support skills, strengthening Ma Xiaotao's team, while Yao Haoxuan enhanced Dai Yueheng's team and Xiao Xiao disrupted it with her flute.
• Ling Luochen summoned her ice staff and sent a cold current toward Ma Xiaotao's team.
• Ji Lin released his Heavenly Snow Woman Martial Soul and its Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, then froze Ling Luochen with Ultimate Ice.
• Xuan Zi carried away Ling Luochen's frozen body, and Ji Lin released his control over her ice armor.

After Ji Lin eliminated Ling Luochen and restrained Yao Haoxuan, Ma Xiaotao unleashed her strongest attack against Dai Yueheng’s team. The chapter ended with her Phoenix Meteor Shower raining down on all six opponents.

• Ji Lin froze Ling Luochen, and Xuan Zi revealed that Ji Lin possessed twin ice-and-fire Martial Souls with dual ultimate attributes.
• Ji Lin attacked Yao Haoxuan with ice cones, but Chen Zifeng’s Soul Chasing Sword intercepted them.
• Wang Qiuer threw her Golden Dragon Spear at Chen Zifeng, forcing his sword to meet it in a clash.
• Gongyang Mo supported Ma Xiaotao as she faced Dai Yueheng, while Xixi charged toward Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong'er.
• Ma Xiaotao activated Phoenix Meteor Shower, sending golden-red fireballs down upon all six opponents.

Ma Xiaotao’s team defeated Dai Yueheng’s team without losing anyone, with Ji Lin’s interventions proving decisive. After the spar, Dai Yueheng wondered how his side had lost and realized Ji Lin possessed a second, still-unrevealed Martial Soul.

• Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Meteor Shower eliminated Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong’er, while Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, and Yao Haoxuan survived through their own defenses.
• Ma Xiaotao collided with Dai Yueheng, then used her fourth Soul Skill to dispel his enhancements and immobilize him as Xixi, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Qiuer attacked.
• Bei Bei held off Chen Zifeng, while Ji Lin froze Xu Sanshi’s feet and struck Yao Haoxuan with Emperor’s Palm: Great Cold Without Snow, sending him crashing into Xu Sanshi.
• Ma Xiaotao returned to the attack, and Dai Yueheng was eliminated; Chen Zifeng surrendered after seeing his teammates defeated and the opposing side still intact.
• Dai Yueheng reflected on Ji Lin’s decisive role and concluded that Ji Lin had Twin Martial Souls, since he had not used his primary Martial Soul.

After the first match, Elder Xuan ordered the teams to rest and then switched Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer with Yao Haoxuan and Xu Sanshi for a rematch. Ji Lin and Ling Luochen discovered that their Soul Power fused and began attempting a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, surprising Elder Xuan and leaving Wang Qiuer jealous.

• Elder Xuan made the losing students shout that they were pigs, then gave everyone an hour to recover before another match.
• Elder Xuan switched Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer with Yao Haoxuan and Xu Sanshi, and Wang Dong'er asked whether the losers would have to repeat their punishment.
• Ji Lin whispered an idea to Ling Luochen, then pressed his hands to her back and used his Ultimate Ice to transform her ice-element Soul Power.
• Ji Lin and Ling Luochen realized their Soul Power had fused, suggesting they possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ling Luochen fell backward into Ji Lin's arms, and the pair began combining their power as an astonishing chill spread across the arena.

Ji Lin and Ling Luochen discovered their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Absolute Zero, and used it to defeat Ma Xiaotao’s team. The Shrek Team then set out for Star Luo City, where Xuan Zi warned the reserve members that some Inner Court disciples had died defending the academy’s ideals.

• Ji Lin and Ling Luochen unleashed Absolute Zero, freezing Ma Xiaotao and the other six members of her team inside an iceberg and winning the match.
• After Ji Lin explained how the fusion skill had awakened, Ma Xiaotao and her teammates paid their bet by saying, “I am a pig.”
• Xuan Zi split the teams up for more sparring, forbidding Ji Lin, Wang Qiuer, and Ling Luochen from using their fusion skill.
• The next morning, the Shrek Team’s seven main members and seven reserve members left the academy with Xuan Zi and Wang Yan, bound for Star Luo City.
• Xuan Zi told the reserve members that fewer than one hundred Inner Court disciples remained at the academy because some had died fighting for its ideals.

Elder Xuan explained that Inner Court disciples served as Shrek Inspectors, protecting ordinary people by pursuing Soul Masters who committed evil, and warned the seven reserve disciples about the danger and responsibility involved. All seven chose to join the Inspection Corps, received Inspector's Rings, and learned that their first mission was about to begin.

• Elder Xuan explained that Inner Court disciples became Shrek Inspectors and had to complete thirty dangerous missions supervising Soul Masters who committed evil.
• The seven reserve disciples, including Ji Lin, unanimously chose to join the Inspection Corps.
• Elder Xuan announced that the seven were about to undertake their first inspection mission and asked Ma Xiaotao to explain it.
• Wang Yan gave each reserve disciple an Inspector's Ring containing exclusive equipment, and Ma Xiaotao explained how the rings verified identities and summoned help with signal flares.

Ma Xiaotao briefed the group on its mission to wipe out the bandit group Death's Hand in the Ming Dou Mountain Range, then led them toward the Star Luo Empire border. The team obtained military Flying Soul Tools and prepared to fly toward the bandits’ territory.

• Ma Xiaotao explained that the team had to eliminate Death's Hand within three days and warned the reserve members that the bandits’ leader was a powerful Evil Soul Master.
• Ma Xiaotao led the group at full speed, and they stopped at noon to rest and eat a meal prepared by her and Ling Luochen.
• The team continued to the border between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, where Dai Yueheng borrowed military Flying Soul Tools from a camp.
• Dai Yueheng explained how to operate the Flying Soul Tools, while Ji Lin kept his better personal tools packed away to avoid standing out.

Wang Yan’s group reached the western border of the Star Luo Empire after Xuan Zi flew them there at great speed, then met Dai Yueheng’s father’s soldiers. They entered the White Tiger Duke’s military camp and arrived at his tent, where the Duke’s formidable presence greeted them.

• Wang Yan told the reserve members to practice with their Flying Soul Tools while the main team guided and protected them, and Xuan Zi eventually carried the group to their destination.
• Xuan Zi left the group in the wilderness near the Star Luo Empire’s western border, where Dai Yueheng identified himself to soldiers led by Elder Du.
• Dai Yueheng and his classmates rested after their flight, then traveled with Elder Du’s men to the White Tiger Duke’s military camp.
• Dai Yueheng and the others entered the White Tiger Duke’s tent and saw the Duke finish his morning training with a fearsome burst of killing aura.

Duke White Tiger Dai Hao welcomed Wang Yan and the Shrek Academy students, who then entered the Ming Dou Mountain Range to search for Death's Hand. Wang Yan found evidence of the group and led the students along its trail, stopping them as they neared an unknown danger.

• Dai Yueheng greeted his father, Duke White Tiger Dai Hao, who welcomed the Shrek Academy delegation before leaving Elder Du to assist them.
• After resting and receiving intelligence and a map from Elder Du, the students flew to the Ming Dou Mountain Range and followed their guide into the mountains.
• Ma Xiaotao led the group deeper into the range, where they rested at dusk without lighting a fire.
• Wang Yan returned with a Wenlan Tree trunk and explained that its missing heartwood suggested Death's Hand had been nearby.
• Wang Yan led the students along broken branches, footprints, scraps of cloth, and bloodstains, then raised a hand and ordered them to stop.

Wang Yan led the Shrek Inspectors to a Death's Hand hideout, where Ma Xiaotao's team launched an assault. After witnessing the bandits' atrocities, Ji Lin and the others reached the ongoing battle, with Ma Xiaotao overpowering the enemies.

• Wang Yan found a cave marked by frequent footprints and assigned Ma Xiaotao to lead the assault while he commanded the reserve team.
• Ji Lin handed out seven Class 5 Invincible Shields, and the Inner Court students accepted them before the inspectors entered the cave.
• Ma Xiaotao's team confirmed the cave held Death's Hand members and began fighting the bandits.
• Wang Yan's group found human skins hanging on the cave walls and an infant's corpse, prompting Bei Bei and Ji Lin to rage at the band's cruelty.
• The reserve team reached the battle, where Ma Xiaotao's flames overwhelmed the bandits while Gongyang Mo, Yao Haoxuan, and Ling Luochen supported their formation.

Ma Xiaotao and the others fought through the bandits in the cave before the Death Messenger detonated poisoned corpses. Ji Lin rescued the Inner Court disciples, then chased the escaping Evil Soul Master deeper into the cave, while the others found the injured survivors.

• Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, Xixi, and Gongyang Mo overwhelmed the bandits as more enemies emerged from deeper in the cave.
• The Death Messenger triggered a chain of poisonous corpse explosions that engulfed the cavern.
• Ji Lin used Above Heaven and Below Earth, I Alone Am Supreme to freeze the explosions and carry the Inner Court disciples out of danger.
• Xuan Zi arrived, extinguished the poison, and seized the black-robed Soul King, but the Evil Soul Master escaped deeper into the cave as the corpses began swelling again.
• Ji Lin pursued the Evil Soul Master despite Wang Yan's warning, while Xuan Zi stopped Wang Qiuer from following.
• Everyone found Ma Xiaotao and the others; Yao Haoxuan and Gongyang Mo were unconscious and badly injured, while the rest had suffered lesser injuries or were unharmed.

After Ji Lin pursued the Death Messenger into the cave, his Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment unleashed a destructive blaze he could barely control. Electrolux awakened within Ji Lin’s Sea of Consciousness to help protect him as Ji Lin’s attack engulfed the cave, leaving the Death Messenger’s fate unclear.

• Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng blamed themselves for the explosion, while Ling Luochen urged everyone to get the wounded treated and realized Ji Lin had saved them.
• Wang Yan sent Xuan Zi to find Ji Lin after learning he had pursued the Death Messenger alone.
• The Death Messenger ordered twelve Corpse Slaves to cover his retreat, but Ji Lin caught up with him and confronted him over the infants’ deaths.
• Ji Lin’s Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment ignited with the Flame of Destruction, and Tian Meng and the Snow Empress struggled to protect him from his own power.
• Electrolux revealed his name and told the Snow Empress to protect Ji Lin’s body while the power was vented.
• Ji Lin unleashed Heavenly Fire, Unsheathed, vaporizing the twelve Corpse Slaves and striking the Death Messenger with a crimson pillar of light that shook the cave.

Ji Lin unleashed the Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment’s destructive power to kill Death Messenger, turning the cave into lava, then returned with Elder Xuan. In his Sea of Consciousness, Ji Lin learned more about Elder Yi’s arrival and promised Tian Meng they would seek out Ice Empress after he absorbed her soul ring.

• Ji Lin met Elder Xuan at the entrance to the lava-filled cave and admitted he had caused the destruction while confirming Death Messenger was dead.
• Elder Xuan took Ji Lin back to Shrek, and Ji Lin thanked Snow Empress for helping him survive the Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment’s eruption.
• Ji Lin explained that he had pursued Death Messenger both to avenge the murdered infants and to vent the Power of Destruction he could no longer suppress.
• Elder Yi told Ji Lin that his surviving wisp of divine consciousness had entered the Sea of Consciousness during Tian Meng’s fusion with Ji Lin, and that he had awakened when Ji Lin became enraged.
• Snow Empress and Elder Yi went back to sleep, while Tian Meng asked Ji Lin when they would find Ice Empress.
• Ji Lin promised Tian Meng they would head to the Far North to find Ice Empress after he absorbed her soul ring.

After Ji Lin rescued Shrek Academy’s team, Xuan Zi sent four injured Inner Court members back for treatment and left the reserve team to compete in the tournament. Wang Yan led the replacement lineup to Star Luo City, where preparations for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament had filled the capital with visitors.

• Ji Lin returned from the Sea of Consciousness after using Heavenly Fire Unsheathed, and Xuan Zi brought him back to the cave occupied by Death's Hand.
• The rescued Gongyang Mo, Yao Haoxuan, Xixi, Chen Zifeng, and Dai Yueheng thanked Ji Lin, while Wang Yan determined that four injured members needed treatment at the academy.
• Xuan Zi took Gongyang Mo, Chen Zifeng, Xixi, and Yao Haoxuan back to the academy and left Wang Yan to lead the reserve team to the tournament.
• Xuan Zi apologized to the Outer Court students and told them that the tournament lineup now depended on them.
• Wang Yan reassured the reserve team that their strength and Martial Soul Fusion Skill could secure victory, then led them toward Star Luo City.
• Star Luo City filled with visitors and heightened security as it prepared to host the tournament at Star Luo Plaza.

Wang Yan explained the tournament rules and prepared Shrek Academy’s team for the opening elimination round. Ji Lin then met Xu Jiujiu, reassured her that Shrek could still contend for the championship, and left their coming match against Star Luo Royal Academy unresolved.

• Wang Yan told the ten students that the tournament began with a seven-on-seven direct elimination round and urged the reserve team to rely on its strength.
• Wang Yan dismissed the students to rest, expecting Shrek Academy to compete on the first day as defending champions.
• Ji Lin returned to his room and found Chi Yuan waiting there, having secretly followed him to protect him.
• Ji Lin visited Xu Jiujiu at the imperial palace and explained that an Evil Soul Master had seriously injured four official team members.
• Ji Lin assured Xu Jiujiu that he and Wang Qiuer could help Shrek defeat Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and Xu Jiujiu asked him to go easy on Star Luo Royal Academy.

Ji Lin anticipated that Xu Jiujiu would want to defeat Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Meanwhile, the Sun Moon academy's leaders debated Shrek's unexpectedly young lineup before the tournament began at the imperial palace.

• Ji Lin considered Xu Jiujiu's competitive ambitions as the two chatted and grew closer.
• Elder Ma told the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's students that Shrek had registered only three main-team members and seven younger students, then ordered Ma Rulong to win.
• Xiao Hongchen argued that Shrek must have faced an unexpected problem, and Elder Ma told him to focus on the younger Shrek students.
• Xiao Hongchen taunted Ma Rulong about the consequences of losing, and Elder Ma began assigning the first-round competitors.
• At dawn, soldiers sealed the streets around Star Luo Plaza as competitors prepared to head to the tournament stage outside the imperial palace.

Star Luo Empire officials completed preparations for the Soul Fighting Tournament’s opening day as Emperor Xu Jiawei watched from the imperial city walls. Spectators began entering the plaza, while Shrek Academy’s young roster—including Ji Lin—awaited the elimination match draw.

• Star Luo Empire officials prepared the guarded competition platform, spectator sections, and academy resting area for the tournament.
• The Prime Minister told Xu Jiawei that the lots had been drawn, the match order finalized, and the plaza was ready to open.
• Xu Jiawei spoke with the Empress about the tournament and noted that Ji Lin was on Shrek Academy’s main roster.
• Citizens entered Star Luo Plaza through controlled checkpoints and paid admission to watch the competition.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament opened in Star Luo Plaza, where Shrek Academy drew huge cheers before its first match against Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy. As the team prepared to enter the arena, Wang Yan and Dai Yueheng encouraged the nervous contestants.

• Contestants from across the continent gathered in Star Luo Plaza, where Shrek Academy's unusually young lineup drew attention from Xiao Hongchen and his sister.
• Emperor Xu Jiawei arrived, welcomed the academies, and officially declared the tournament open.
• An official announced the single-elimination format and named Shrek Academy's first-round opponent as Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy.
• Ji Lin welcomed the crowd's cheers, while Wang Yan and Dai Yueheng reassured the nervous Shrek contestants.
• The announcer called Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy onto the stage.

Shrek Academy faced Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy in the tournament’s opening team elimination match, with Ji Lin leading the active fighters while Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng appeared to bolster the lineup. The match began with Shrek’s powerful soul rings drawing the crowd’s attention, but no attacks had yet taken place.

• Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy and Shrek Academy entered the arena as the crowd welcomed Shrek.
• Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng joined Shrek’s lineup despite being unable to fight, while Ji Lin and the others prepared to carry the match.
• The referee explained the team-battle rules, and the contestants took their positions inside the protective barrier.
• Both teams released their martial souls when the match began, revealing Tianling’s five four-ring fighters and two three-ring fighters.
• The crowd focused on the two Soul Emperors, Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, while Xiao Hongchen watched Ji Lin and Meng Hongchen admired him.