Recaps

Ji Lin used a single strike to defeat all seven members of Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, astonishing the tournament crowd and making Shrek Academy famous throughout Star Luo City. After the three-day elimination rounds, Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng had recovered enough to compete, easing Wang Yan’s worries about the team.

• Ji Lin struck Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy with Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment, knocking out all seven opponents and winning the match for Shrek Academy.
• Xu Jiawei, Xu Jiujiu, the other academies, and the spectators were stunned by Ji Lin’s strength, while Ling Luochen watched him with admiration.
• Xiao Hongchen realized Ji Lin had not used his full strength, while Meng Hongchen openly praised him.
• Ji Lin ignored the later matches as Wang Yan gathered information, and news of Ji Lin and Shrek Academy spread throughout Star Luo City.
• The elimination rounds ended after three days, and Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng recovered enough to compete, reassuring Wang Yan.

Wang Yan outlined Shrek Academy’s tactics for the round-robin stage, then Ji Lin encountered Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy students Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. The next morning, Shrek prepared to compete in the first match as the round-robin stage began.

• Wang Yan explained the round-robin schedule and recommended ways to use Shrek’s strongest fighters while concealing their abilities.
• Xu Sanshi asked to team with Jiang Nannan, but Wang Yan said she would coordinate better with Bei Bei.
• Ji Lin greeted Meng Hongchen and ignored Xiao Hongchen’s hostile stare, while Meng Hongchen became smitten with him and glared at Wang Qiuer.
• Wang Qiuer identified Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen as Soul Kings, and Ji Lin boasted that only he could defeat himself.
• Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer returned to their room to cultivate, then woke to cheers as Shrek prepared for the day’s first match.

Shrek Academy entered its first round-robin match against Yunluo Advanced Soul Engineer Academy, and the draw set the contest as individual elimination battles. Ji Lin volunteered to compete first and set out aiming to defeat all seven opponents while keeping his second martial soul secret.

• The host introduced Shrek Academy and Yunluo Advanced Soul Engineer Academy as the first teams in their group to compete.
• Ma Xiaotao and Yunluo's captain drew the one-on-one individual elimination format.
• Ji Lin volunteered to fight first, saying he could mislead the other academies by hiding his second martial soul.
• Wang Yan approved Ji Lin's plan and asked whether he could defeat all seven opponents.
• Ji Lin headed to the stage after asking for a cup of coffee, and Ling Luochen began preparing it.

Ji Lin easily defeated Yunluo Advanced Soul Engineer Academy’s first two fighters in the individual elimination match. Captain Situ Yu entered the arena and said his team would concede if Ji Lin defeated him next.

• Referee explained the individual elimination rules, and Ma Yingjun introduced himself to Ji Lin and asked him to go easy.
• Ma Yingjun fired Soul Cannons at Ji Lin, who destroyed the shots and knocked him off the stage with a sword aura.
• Shang Yue charged Ji Lin with twin blades, but he blocked her attack and punched her off the stage.
• Captain Situ Yu thanked Ji Lin for sparing his teammates and said Yunluo Advanced Soul Engineer Academy would concede if he lost.

Ji Lin defeated Situ Yu in the round-robin stage, revealing that he possessed Ultimate Fire and overwhelming the other academies with his strength. Shrek Academy won the first match, while the remaining teams watched Ji Lin with unease.

• Situ Yu transformed into a heavily armed Soul Tool Armor and attacked Ji Lin with a barrage of soul cannon shots.
• Ji Lin surrounded himself with flames that vaporized the incoming shots, prompting the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s leader and Xiao Hongchen to recognize his Ultimate Fire.
• Situ Yu fired his Energy Gathering Soul Cannon, but Ji Lin compressed his flames into Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment and defeated the beam with a crimson counterattack.
• Ji Lin’s attack blasted Situ Yu out of the arena and melted his Soul Tool Armor, and Situ Yu conceded the match for Yunluo Advanced Soul Engineer Academy.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, while the other academies fell silent under the pressure of Ji Lin’s display.

After Shrek Academy won its opening match, Ji Lin and his teammates watched the tournament and later followed Wang Yan to a Star Luo City auction house to explore buying Soul Tools. Ji Lin hoped to acquire the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife, and the group entered the lavish venue.

• Ji Lin thanked Ling Luochen for his coffee, then watched the next match with Wang Qiuer.
• The first round of the round-robin stage ended with teams holding back their strongest abilities, though Wang Yan expected fiercer matches ahead.
• Wang Yan took the reserve team to an auction house and asked what they thought of Soul Tools; none of the seven chose to leave when he offered them the chance.
• Ji Lin recalled that the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife would be auctioned and decided to attend so he could buy it.
• Wang Yan led the group through registration and into the grand auction house, explaining that Dai Yueheng had helped him secure admission.

Ji Lin and the others attended a soul-tool auction at the Starlight Auction House, where they met Purple-Level Auctioneer Qing Ya. The first item went up for bidding, and Wang Yan placed a high bid on it.

• Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer realized Wang Yan had obtained his bidding qualification through Dai Yueheng, though Ji Lin could have secured one more easily through his own connections.
• The group entered Auction Hall No. 12, received masks, and took seats in the first row while Wang Yan explained the mask rankings.
• Qing Ya introduced herself as a Purple-Level Auctioneer and announced that the final item would be a mysterious grand gift.
• The auction began with a Class 3 Soul Paralysis Ray, and Wang Yan raised the bid to two thousand five hundred Gold Soul Coins.

Wang Yan bought Soul Tools for his companions before the Starlight Auction House unveiled its final item, a ranked carving knife called the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife. Qing Ya revealed that the knife was cursed and described its infamous creator, leaving the bidders wary as its history was introduced.

• Qing Ya sold the Soul Paralysis Ray to Wang Yan, and Ji Lin suggested giving it to Xiao Xiao.
• Wang Yan bought a Class 4 Milk Bottle for Xu Sanshi and purchased suitable Soul Tools for the others, including a defensive tool for Ji Lin.
• Qing Ya unveiled the auction’s mysterious grand gift, and the audience recognized it as a carving knife essential to Soul Engineers.
• Qing Ya identified the knife as the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife, ranked ninety-ninth on the Carving Knife List despite its extraordinary abilities.
• Qing Ya explained that the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife was cursed and recounted how its creator, an Evil Soul Master and Level 9 Soul Engineer, had caused a bloody storm three thousand years earlier.

Ji Lin bought the dangerous Spirit Devouring Carving Knife at the Starlight Auction House, then joined Shrek Academy for its second tournament match against Thousand Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy. The match began as a team battle, and the chapter left the two teams facing off onstage.

• Ji Lin bought the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife for one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins after assuring his classmates that he could handle it.
• Wang Yan's auction rank rose by one level, while Ji Lin's rose by two levels.
• Wang Yan led Shrek Academy's team to Star Luo Plaza for its match against Thousand Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy.
• Ma Xiaotao drew the team-battle format for the match.
• Wang Yan sent Ji Lin, Wang Qiuer, Ling Luochen, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao to compete.
• The teams took their positions, with Shen Ce leading Thousand Spirit Academy's formation of four Spirit Shield defenders and two red- and blue-haired girls.

Thousand Spirits Academy used a defensive formation and Crimson Feather Flame’s fire-enhanced spear to attack Ji Lin’s team, but Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer broke through their shield wall. The battle left Shen Ce trapped in Ling Luochen’s Ice Prison as Jiang Nannan pursued Crimson Feather Flame and An Lengye sent her Frost Bear to intervene.

• Thousand Spirits Academy formed a shield wall with its four Spirit Rhino Shield Soul Masters while An Lengye strengthened it and Crimson Feather Flame enhanced Shen Ce’s Thousand Strikes Spear.
• Wang Qiuer warned Ji Lin’s team of an incoming attack, and Xu Sanshi blocked Shen Ce’s flaming spear with his Mysterious Underworld Power after his shield formation broke.
• Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer struck the shield wall with twin dragon attacks, opening a gap and sending two shield users flying.
• Bei Bei attacked the weakened formation, Jiang Nannan charged after An Lengye and Crimson Feather Flame, and Ling Luochen trapped Shen Ce in an Ice Prison.
• Crimson Feather Flame fled on her Blazing Tiger, and An Lengye sent her Frost Bear to support her against Jiang Nannan.

Shrek Academy defeated Thousand Spirit Academy in a brief match after Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer overwhelmed the opposing team. Back at the resting area, Xiao Xiao tickled Wang Dong'er, and Ji Lin learned that she was ticklish.

• Ji Lin's Flame Tornado overpowered An Lengye's frost tornado while Wang Qiuer punched Shen Ce into the arena barrier.
• Jiang Nannan, Bei Bei, and Xiao Xiao eliminated the remaining Spirit Rhino Shield Soul Masters as An Lengye surrendered for Thousand Spirit Academy.
• Shrek Academy celebrated its third match victory, and the team returned to the resting area to exchange high-fives.
• Wang Dong'er teased Xiao Xiao, who tickled her until she begged her to stop, while Ji Lin quietly noted that Wang Dong'er was ticklish.

After recovering from their previous battle, Ji Lin and the Shrek team prepared to face Zheng Tian Academy, a powerful team led by the Soul King Ye Wuqing. The captains drew a two-two-three match format, and the teams prepared to compete.

• Ji Lin watched Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao play around, while Wang Qiuer warned him not to try the same thing with her.
• Wang Yan analyzed Shrek's next opponent and said he would field at least one of Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng against Zheng Tian Academy.
• The Shrek team traveled to Star Luo Plaza, where they saw the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy observing their matches again.
• The captains Ma Xiaotao and Ye Wuqing faced each other before the draw, and Ye Wuqing challenged Ma Xiaotao to compete.
• The referee announced that Shrek Academy and Zheng Tian Academy had drawn the two-two-three format, with a best-of-three series.

Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer faced Zheng Tian Academy’s Ye Wuqing and Yu Mengdi in the tournament’s first round. As Yu Mengdi charged Wang Qiuer, Ji Lin met Ye Wuqing’s Golden Leaf with his fiery sword aura, and their clash ended with both attacks breaking apart.

• Wang Yan assigned Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer to Shrek Academy’s first-round match against Zheng Tian Academy.
• Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer introduced themselves to Ye Wuqing and Yu Mengdi, then both teams released their Martial Souls.
• Ji Lin recognized Yu Mengdi’s Twin-Winged Angel as a powerful Martial Soul and considered recruiting her to Freedom Gate.
• Yu Mengdi flew toward Wang Qiuer while Ye Wuqing launched his Golden Leaf at Ji Lin.
• Ji Lin’s fiery sword aura destroyed Ye Wuqing’s first Golden Leaf, and Ye Wuqing sent a second one toward him with his second soul ring activated.

Ji Lin and Ye Wuqing fought as Ji Lin’s Ultimate Fire countered Ye Wuqing’s Golden Leaf martial soul, while Wang Qiuer and Yu Mengdi battled to a stalemate. Ji Lin broke through Ye Wuqing’s defenses and destroyed his Golden Leaf formation, leaving Ye Wuqing defeated and flying through the air.

• Ji Lin’s sword auras clashed with Ye Wuqing’s Golden Leaves, putting Ye Wuqing at a disadvantage because Ultimate Fire restrained his martial soul.
• Wang Qiuer and Yu Mengdi exchanged rapid spear and sword attacks, then collided their Golden Dragon Claw and Holy Radiance Cross Slash in a fierce stalemate.
• Ji Lin used Remaining Fire and Fire Element Manipulation to accelerate toward Ye Wuqing and attack with Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment.
• Ye Wuqing blocked Ji Lin’s blade with Golden Left Hand and launched a Golden Leaf formation at Ji Lin from behind.
• Ji Lin empowered Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment with Heavenly Fire Holy Flame, broke through Ye Wuqing’s defense, and sent him flying with a sword mark on his chest.
• Ji Lin turned and used a crimson beam to melt and vaporize Ye Wuqing’s attacking Golden Leaf formation.

Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer defeated Ye Wuqing and Yu Mengdi in the first two-versus-two match, despite their opponents being top-tier Soul Kings. The referee awarded Shrek Academy the victory, and Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer returned to their resting area to praise from Xiao Xiao.

• Ye Wuqing unleashed his fifth soul skill, Dance of Golden Leaves, against Ji Lin.
• Ji Lin used Pseudo Heavenly Fire Draw to overwhelm Ye Wuqing's attack, and Yu Mengdi rushed in to shield him with Angel God-Sealing Slash.
• Ji Lin's attack defeated Yu Mengdi's strike and blasted Yu Mengdi and Ye Wuqing off the arena, leaving Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer standing.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner of the first two-versus-two match.
• Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer returned to Shrek Academy's resting area, where Xiao Xiao praised them.

Shrek Academy defeated Zheng Tian Academy in the second match, then sent a younger lineup to face Changning Academy in a team battle. Ji Lin stayed out of the fight as Wang Dong'er and the others quickly secured another victory.

• Ye Wuqing sent Tang Xiaolei and Blood Wolf to fight Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochen, but Dai Yueheng overwhelmed them and Shrek Academy won the match.
• After the tournament's first three rounds, Wang Yan told Shrek Academy that Changning Academy was their next opponent and chose a team led by Ji Lin, Wang Qiuer, and Bei Bei.
• Xu Sanshi used his fourth Soul Skill to switch places with Changning Academy's captain, leaving the captain surrounded by Bei Bei and the others.
• Bei Bei and the team beat Changning Academy's captain while Xu Sanshi defended himself against the rest of their team.
• Wang Dong'er joined the fight, and Bei Bei and the others drove Changning Academy's contestants off the stage while Ji Lin watched.

Shrek Academy finished the round-robin stage undefeated, then learned that its first elimination-round opponent would be the powerful Heaven Spirit Royal Academy. Wang Yan explained the two-day elimination format and warned the team that Heaven Spirit was likely concealing trump cards.

• Xu Sanshi's Mysterious Nether Swap Skill startled the audience as Shrek defeated Changning Academy, and Shrek went on to win all seven group matches.
• Shrek Academy and Zheng Tian Academy advanced from Group One, and Shrek received three days to rest before the elimination rounds.
• Wang Yan announced that Shrek would face Heaven Spirit Royal Academy in the round of sixteen, prompting Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Ling Luochen to react with concern.
• Wang Yan explained that Heaven Spirit had five Soul Kings, Soul Tools, and likely hidden trump cards after forfeiting its final group match to an undefeated dark horse.
• Wang Yan explained that elimination matches lasted two days, with a team battle followed by individual matches that could overturn the result.

Wang Yan accepted Starlight Auction House’s invitations and led the Shrek team to its top-tier auction. As the group followed Qing Ya inside, Xu Sanshi’s teasing earned him the team’s scorn, and they reached a mysterious entrance hidden behind a wall.

• Qing Ya delivered eleven invitations to Wang Yan and invited the Shrek team to the auction, which Wang Yan agreed to attend so they could prepare and broaden their horizons.
• After making a rough tactical arrangement, Wang Yan led the eleven team members to Starlight Auction House, where Qing Ya welcomed them.
• Xu Sanshi joked to Bei Bei that Qing Ya might win Wang Yan’s heart, prompting Wang Yan to glare at him while Bei Bei and Jiang Nannan rebuked him.
• Ji Lin comforted Xu Sanshi as the team followed Qing Ya through the auction house to a hidden entrance.
• Two attendants in golden gowns spoke with Qing Ya, and one pressed a hand against the wall, causing rippling lights to appear.

Qing Ya led Wang Yan, Ji Lin, and the others into the Starlight Grand Auction House’s exclusive Auction Hall Number One and explained how its private-room auctions worked. Wang Yan became embarrassed when Qing Ya sat beside him, and Xu Sanshi reacted as if his earlier teasing had been confirmed.

• Qing Ya guided the group through the white jade passageway to Room Seven and explained that only guests with distinguished status could enter Auction Hall Number One.
• Qing Ya thanked Ji Lin for buying the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife, which had helped her advance to Black-Rank Auctioneer, and said entry required at least Red-Rank status.
• An attendant activated the Light Guidance Screen, and Qing Ya explained that it used ore from the Sun Moon Empire rather than Soul Power.
• Qing Ya explained that guests would view items and bid from private rooms, with attendants placing bids and purchases delivered before the bill was settled.
• Wang Yan invited Qing Ya to sit, then blushed and shifted aside when she sat beside him, while Xu Sanshi gave him a knowing look.

Wang Yan grew close to Auctioneer Qing Ya, who gave him a Voice-transmitting Soul Tool and hinted she would contact him after expanding the Starlight Auction House into Shrek City. The premier auction then began, where Xu Jiujiu appeared as the gold-grade auctioneer, and Xiao Xiao revealed that she was Ji Lin’s fiancée.

• Qing Ya chatted with Wang Yan, asked for his advice about expanding the Starlight Auction House into Shrek City, and gave him a paired Voice-transmitting Soul Tool.
• Ji Lin, Bei Bei, and the others recognized Qing Ya’s interest in Wang Yan and decided to remind him to contact her after returning to Shrek Academy.
• The auction began, and Xu Jiujiu introduced the first lot as the Starlight Auction House’s gold-grade auctioneer.
• Qing Ya explained that Xu Jiujiu was the emperor’s youngest sister and held the auctioneer title despite being a princess.
• Xiao Xiao blurted out that Xu Jiujiu was Ji Lin’s fiancée, then covered her mouth in embarrassment.

Ji Lin’s engagement to Wang Qiuer was revealed, and Princess Jiujiu introduced the auction’s first item, a Level 8 Soul Tool from Mingde Hall. Dai Yueheng bid on the blade suited to his White Tiger martial soul, and the auction price climbed past one million Gold Soul Coins.

• Dai Yueheng recognized Ji Lin as Wang Qiuer’s fiancé, and the others reacted with surprise while Ji Lin reassured Xiao Xiao that he did not blame her for revealing it.
• Princess Jiujiu introduced the Overlord Tiger Soul Refining Blade, a Level 8 Soul Tool with an embedded soul bone skill and a starting price of six hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• The guests examined the blade’s image, and Dai Yueheng recognized how well it complemented his White Tiger martial soul.
• Dai Yueheng bid six hundred fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins and said he would pay for the blade himself.
• The bidding passed one million Gold Soul Coins, and Qing Ya explained that the blade’s estimated value exceeded 1.3 million despite a flaw in its soul bone.

Dai Yueheng won the Overlord Tiger Soul Refining Blade, and Wang Yan bought a set of twelve Fixed Soul Cannon Shells for Shrek Academy. After several expensive items went unpurchased by the group, Princess Jiujiu introduced an extraordinary emerald left arm soul bone as one of the auction’s highlights.

• Dai Yueheng won the Overlord Tiger Soul Refining Blade for 1.56 million Gold Soul Coins.
• Princess Jiujiu presented twelve Fixed Soul Cannon Shells, and Qing Ya warned Wang Yan that their Mingde Hall encryption formations could make them self-destruct.
• Wang Yan bid 655,000 Gold Soul Coins for the shells after no one else made an offer.
• The Heaven and Earth Splitting Cannon sold for eight million Gold Soul Coins, beyond Wang Yan’s authorized budget, while Ji Lin showed no interest in it.
• Princess Jiujiu presented an emerald left arm soul bone whose appearance surpassed the other bones shown at the auction.

Xu Jiujiu introduced an Ice Scorpion soul bone at the Starlight Auction House, presenting its restrictions and high age as drawbacks while revealing its rare origin and power. Ji Lin recognized it as the soul bone that carried Ice Blast Technique and considered warning Xu Jiujiu, but decided he could help Ling Luochen fuse with it later.

• Xu Jiujiu described the soul bone’s ice-attribute restriction, fixed soul skill, and estimated age of fifty to seventy thousand years as its drawbacks.
• Xu Jiujiu promised the auction guests that her claims were truthful and revealed that the soul bone came from an Ice Scorpion in the Far North Core Circle.
• Ji Lin recalled that the soul bone carried Ice Blast Technique and realized that it could only be safely absorbed by a soul master with Ultimate Ice.
• Ji Lin decided not to warn Xu Jiujiu, reasoning that Wang Yan might buy the soul bone for Ling Luochen and that the Snow Empress or Ice Empress could help her fuse with it.
• Xu Jiujiu explained that Ice Scorpions lived in groups and that obtaining a soul bone from one was exceptionally difficult, then identified their leader as the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, ranked eighth among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts.

Ji Lin yielded the Ice Scorpion Left Arm Bone to Ling Luochen, who won it at auction for thirty million Gold Soul Coins. After the sale, the auction introduced its grand finale, leaving Wang Yan and the others waiting to see what it was.

• The auctioneer explained the Ice Scorpion Left Arm Bone’s benefits, including enhanced ice abilities, greater left-arm strength, and the Ice Blast Technique.
• Ji Lin told Wang Yan to buy the soul bone for Ling Luochen, saying he already had a suitable left arm bone and did not need the Ice Blast Technique.
• Ling Luochen accepted Ji Lin’s concession and prepared to bid using her family’s spending card.
• Ling Luochen bid thirty million Gold Soul Coins, and the Ice Scorpion Left Arm Bone was sold to her after no one outbid her.
• The auction began presenting its grand finale, and Princess Jiujiu reappeared on the Soul Tool Screen in a golden gown.

Xu Jiujiu revealed a Hundred Thousand Year Gilded Fire Phoenix Left Arm Bone, and Ma Xiaotao immediately resolved to obtain it for Shrek Academy. Ji Lin had arranged for the bone to be auctioned to raise funds for Freedom Gate and strengthen ties with Shrek, while Wang Qiuer recognized it as the bone Di Tian had traded to Ji Lin.

• Xu Jiujiu revealed that the finale item was a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and Ma Xiaotao rushed forward and declared she would use her authorization to bid for it.
• Wang Yan, Xiao Xiao, and the others were stunned by the bone’s rarity and its suitability for Ma Xiaotao, while Ji Lin indicated he would not compete with her.
• Ji Lin’s plan was to auction the bone to fund Freedom Gate and give Shrek Academy an opportunity to obtain it, a move supported by Emperor Xu Jiawei as a way to build an alliance.
• Xu Jiujiu identified the item as a left arm bone from a Hundred Thousand Year Gilded Fire Phoenix and explained its value, absorption requirements, and the auction’s collateral-loan option.
• Wang Qiuer recognized the bone as the one Di Tian had traded to Ji Lin, and Ji Lin signaled that he would explain later.