Recaps

At the Starlight Auction House, Ma Xiaotao bid on a Hundred Thousand Year Gilded Fire Phoenix Left Arm Bone while Wang Yan worried about protecting the students and the treasure. The Body Sect emerged as her last rival and began investigating who was bidding against them, leaving open the possibility of stealing the soul bone.

• Wang Yan worried that the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone could attract attackers, while Ma Xiaotao assured him that the academy would send protection.
• Ji Lin recalled that Xuan Zi had already arrived in Star Luo City and was hiding his presence.
• The auction began at eighty million Gold Soul Coins, and Ma Xiaotao raised her bid to one hundred and ten million.
• Xiao Hongchen withdrew from the bidding after deciding the soul bone did not suit him or Meng.
• Two Body Sect disciples continued competing with Ma Xiaotao, and the big-headed man used his power to send an auctioneer to discover who their rival was.

Ji Lin warned Ling Luochen that she needed Ultimate Ice to absorb the Ice Scorpion soul bone and offered to help her after the tournament, then returned to prepare with Wang Qiuer for Shrek Academy’s next match. At the hotel, he encountered Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and insulted Xiao Hongchen by calling him “Uncle.”

• After Shrek Academy returned to the hotel with the auctioned items, Ji Lin visited Ling Luochen and warned her not to fuse with the Ice Scorpion soul bone before he helped convert her martial soul to Ultimate Ice.
• Ling Luochen thanked Ji Lin by embracing him, and he returned to Wang Qiuer, who noticed Ling Luochen’s scent on him before they settled down to cultivate.
• The next morning, Shrek Academy prepared to face Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy in the round of sixteen to eight.
• Ji Lin encountered Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in the hotel corridor, and Xiao Hongchen challenged him to meet on the competition stage.
• Ji Lin called Xiao Hongchen “Uncle,” leaving him stunned.

Wang Dong'er and Ji Lin teased Xiao Hongchen and flustered Meng Hongchen before the Shrek group headed into Star Luo Plaza. The remaining sixteen teams prepared for the round-of-sixteen matches as Xiao Hongchen held onto his grudge against Shrek.

• Wang Dong'er called Xiao Hongchen an uncle and teased Meng Hongchen about being much prettier than her brother.
• Wang Dong'er drew Ji Lin into the teasing, and Meng Hongchen blushed and complimented him.
• Xiao Hongchen confronted Wang Dong'er, but Meng Hongchen tugged him back while Wang Dong'er and Ji Lin left with Wang Qiuer.
• Wang Dong'er joked with Xiao Xiao about getting girls to make the first move, while Xu Sanshi claimed he wanted to learn from Ji Lin and Jiang Nannan rebuked him.
• The Shrek group and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team entered crowded Star Luo Plaza, where sixteen teams remained for the upcoming matches.

Ma Xiaotao led Shrek Academy into its round-of-sixteen team match against the Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, whose lineup included five Soul Kings. The chapter ended with both teams preparing to fight and their formations taking shape.

• Wang Dong'er teased the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's siblings from across the waiting area, while Ji Lin warned her not to provoke them.
• Wang Yan cautioned Shrek's team to watch out for the Dou Ling team's hidden trump cards before the match began.
• Ma Xiaotao made her first appearance as Shrek Academy's captain and led Dai Yueheng, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Ling Luochen, Ji Lin, and Wang Qiuer onto the stage.
• Dai Yueheng recognized the opposing captain, Gu Zhujian, and exchanged formal greetings with him.
• Wang Yan's intelligence identified Gu Zhujian, Hanyuan, Little Madman, Chi Hengyu, and Han Ling'er as the Dou Ling team's Soul Kings.
• Shrek and the Dou Ling team retreated to prepare, with Shrek positioning Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng at the front and Ling Luochen guarded at the rear.

The match between Shrek Academy and Heaven Spirit Royal Academy began, with Heaven Spirit building a fortified barrier while preparing a hidden attack. Ji Lin empowered Ma Xiaotao, who broke through the wall and revealed Captain Gu Zhujian holding a lightning-crackling metal disc.

• The referee started the match, and both teams released their martial souls.
• Chi Hengyu raised a Diamond Barrier while Qing Feng and Tang Niuniu reinforced the defense with earth and support Soul Skills.
• Ji Lin enhanced Ma Xiaotao, transforming her Evil Fire Phoenix into a True Fire Phoenix.
• Ma Xiaotao flew into Heaven Spirit's fortified wall and smashed open a breach.
• Ji Lin and the others saw Gu Zhujian kneeling behind the wall with a large, ornate metal disc crackling with lightning.

Xu Sanshi swapped places with Gu Zhujian, allowing Shrek’s team to break through the Heaven Spirit Battle Team’s defenses. Ma Xiaotao incapacitated all six opponents, while Dai Yueheng left Gu Zhujian seriously injured.

• Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Nether Swap to bring Gu Zhujian into the heart of Shrek’s assault.
• Gu Zhujian blocked the first wave with an Invincible Shield and put away his half-assembled Soul Tool.
• Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Nether Tremor to stagger the Heaven Spirit Battle Team as Ma Xiaotao attacked.
• Little Madman covered his team in purple mist, but Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Howling Sky Strike swept through it and incapacitated all six opponents.
• Dai Yueheng and his teammates overwhelmed Gu Zhujian, leaving him seriously injured and bedridden for days.

Dai Yueheng defeated Heaven Spirit Royal Academy's team in the individual elimination round, securing Shrek Academy a place in the quarterfinals. The chapter also revealed Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's analysis of Heaven Spirit's Thunder Cannon and left Xiao Hongchen thinking about how to overcome Shrek next tournament.

• Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen discussed Heaven Spirit's enlarged Thunder Cannon and suspected Ji Lin had used Ultimate Conversion to give Ma Xiaotao Ultimate Fire.
• Ma Rulong warned Xiao Hongchen to become less impetuous, while Xiao Hongchen considered how he could defeat Ji Lin and Shrek Academy in the next tournament.
• After a day of rest, the Round of Sixteen individual matches began, with Dai Yueheng facing Heaven Spirit's team because Gu Zhujian could not compete.
• Dai Yueheng defeated Hanyuan, then forced Han Ling'er to concede after her Soul Power ran low.
• Dai Yueheng blasted Chi Hengyu off the stage, defeating three opponents and advancing Shrek Academy to the top eight.

After Shrek Academy defeated Zheng Tian Academy and advanced to the semifinals, Ji Lin asked Electrolux to purify the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife. Electrolux cleansed its evil and began fusing the restored Spirit Gold with Ji Lin, whose body was transformed by its life force as the blade pierced his brow.

• Ji Lin and the others defeated Zheng Tian Academy in the quarterfinals, advancing Shrek Academy to the semifinals.
• Ji Lin returned to his room, where Chi Yuan stood guard while he called Electrolux out of his Sea of Consciousness.
• Electrolux recognized the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife as Spirit Gold and purified the evil thoughts and curses embedded in it.
• Electrolux told Ji Lin that the Spirit Gold could help sustain his divine sense and began guiding Ji Lin through their fusion.
• The Spirit Gold's life force strengthened Ji Lin's body, and the carving knife began piercing the center of his brow.

Ji Lin fused with Spirit Gold, which expanded and renewed his Sea of Consciousness while giving Electrolux a vessel to nurture his divine consciousness. Electrolux explained Spirit Gold’s immense life force, leaving Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Snow Empress astonished by its rarity and power.

• Electrolux reassured Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Snow Empress as Spirit Gold’s life force nourished Ji Lin’s Sea of Consciousness and strengthened Electrolux’s divine consciousness.
• Electrolux took human form, explained that he needed Ji Lin to become a god to regain his memories, and moved into the Spirit Gold to nurture himself.
• Ji Lin endured the painful fusion as the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife melted into cyan-green liquid and Spirit Gold’s life force healed and cleansed him.
• Ji Lin awoke with an expanded Sea of Consciousness, where Spirit Gold had become an emerald-green pearl containing Electrolux’s divine consciousness.
• Electrolux told Ji Lin, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and Snow Empress that Spirit Gold represented an entire world’s life force and described how long it would take the Star Dou Great Forest to form a piece of that size.

After successfully fusing with the Spirit Gold, Ji Lin learned that it had made his body and Sea of Consciousness exceptionally resilient. He and Wang Qiuer began preparing for the semifinals, while Wang Yan warned the team about the other contenders and the demanding final rules.

• Electrolux told Ji Lin that the Spirit Gold made his Sea of Consciousness immortal and his body capable of healing most injuries, then returned to it to recover as Tian Meng and the Snow Empress rested in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Ji Lin thanked Chi Yuan for helping him fuse with the Spirit Gold, and she left through the window before he could tell her to use the door.
• Wang Qiuer noticed Ji Lin's improved appearance, insisted she was not angry, and began cultivating with him.
• At a meeting, Wang Yan explained that Shrek Academy would face one of the other three finalists in the semifinals, with the pairings to be decided by drawing lots.
• Wang Yan identified the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy as Shrek Academy's strongest likely opponent and described the strengths of its Soul Engineers and the other finalists.
• Wang Yan told the team that the final would combine a team battle, an individual elimination match, and a 2-2-3 match without breaks, with the champion decided by the best two out of three.

As the semifinals began, Wang Yan prepared Shrek Academy for its team battle against the other top schools, while Ji Lin anticipated the threat posed by Xu Jiujiu and Star Luo Royal Academy. The four captains stepped forward to draw lots, leaving Ji Lin’s possible matchup against his fiancée unresolved.

• Wang Yan analyzed the rival teams for Ji Lin and the others and arranged Shrek Academy’s tactics.
• Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer felt that their accelerated cultivation had brought them close to breakthroughs.
• The four teams arrived at Star Luo Plaza, where Emperor Xu Jiawei announced the start of the semifinals and appointed Huang Jinxu to oversee the matches.
• Ma Xiaotao, Ma Rulong, Di Ao Academy’s captain, and Xu Jiujiu stepped forward to draw lots for their teams.
• Xiao Xiao worried that Shrek Academy might draw Star Luo Royal Academy, while Ji Lin said he would fight Xu Jiujiu if the draw matched them.

Xu Jiujiu secured the first draw and Shrek Academy was matched against Star Luo Royal Academy in the semifinal team battle. The match began with both teams releasing their martial souls, revealing Xu Jiujiu’s Star Crown and six Soul King teammates.

• Xu Jiujiu calmly caught a draw ball and claimed number one, pairing Shrek Academy with Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Xu Jiawei announced the semifinal matchups, and Wang Yan selected Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Ji Lin, and Wang Qiuer for Shrek’s team battle.
• Xu Jiujiu challenged Ji Lin with a provocative stare, while Xu Sanshi said he would use Mysterious Nether Swap to bring her across the stage.
• Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu started the match, and both teams immediately released their martial souls.
• Xu Jiujiu revealed her Star Crown martial soul and five soul rings, while the six Star Luo Royal Academy teammates also showed themselves to be Soul Kings.
• Xu Sanshi roared and activated Mysterious Nether Swap.

Ma Xiaotao and the Shrek team attacked the Star Luo Royal Team after Princess Jiujiu countered Xu Sanshi’s Mysterious Nether Swap and strengthened her teammates. Ma Xiaotao’s flames overwhelmed Huang Heyun, but Yi Chen intervened by drawing her Phoenix Firewire away.

• Princess Jiujiu used Star Shine Technique to block Xu Sanshi’s Mysterious Nether Swap and spread its golden support mist over her team.
• Ling Luochen cast Ice Mist Netherfrost as Ma Xiaotao led the charge out of the mist and attacked Huang Heyun.
• Princess Jiujiu’s amplification let Huang Heyun block Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Firewire and suppress her flames with Demon Tiger Shocks the Heavens.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed incandescent phoenix flames, burned away Huang Heyun’s attack, and sent another Phoenix Firewire at him.
• Yi Chen used his fire-control ability to draw Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Firewire away from Huang Heyun.

Princess Jiujiu used the Star Shine Technique to locate Shrek's fighters in the icy mist and relied on Star Luo Royal Academy's Soul Kings to hold them back. As Shrek's team launched a coordinated counterattack, Jiujiu trapped Ma Xiaotao and her Phoenix Meteor Shower inside a single-use Absolute Defense Soul Tool, leaving Shrek in danger.

• Princess Jiujiu's Star Shine Technique strengthened Star Luo Royal Academy's fighters as they held Dai Yueheng, Ma Xiaotao, Bei Bei, and Wang Qiuer at bay.
• Princess Jiujiu used her Star Attraction Technique to reveal Ji Lin, Ling Luochen, and Xu Sanshi inside the icy mist.
• Ji Lin retreated to Xu Sanshi's side and quietly spoke to him, and Xu Sanshi nodded in reply.
• Ma Xiaotao broke free of Yi Chen's fire control, Ling Luochen's icy mist surged forward, and Shrek's fighters intensified their attacks.
• Princess Jiujiu used a single-use Absolute Defense Soul Tool to seal Ma Xiaotao and her Phoenix Meteor Shower inside a Golden Barrier.

Ji Lin broke Xu Jiujiu’s Star Guardian with Pseudo Heavenly Fire Draw, freeing Ma Xiaotao and the others, but Xu Jiujiu immediately launched an Absolute Defense Soul Tool at him. The chapter ended as Ji Lin was about to be trapped inside it.

• Xu Jiujiu trapped Ma Xiaotao and several Shrek Academy members inside Star Guardian, separating them from Ji Lin and Ling Luochen.
• Wang Qiuer joined Dai Yueheng against the four Soul Kings while Bei Bei held off Chen Xiaojie, leaving the match at a stalemate.
• Ji Lin used Pseudo Heavenly Fire Draw to shatter Star Guardian alongside Ling Luochen’s icy mist.
• Xu Jiujiu threw an Absolute Defense Soul Tool toward Ji Lin as Wang Yan recognized her plan to seal him.

Xu Jiujiu used an Absolute Defense Soul Tool to trap Xu Sanshi, while Ji Lin and Dai Yueheng pressed their attacks against Star Luo Royal Academy. The Nine Transformations Soul Array turned the tide against Dai Yueheng, and the Heavenly Fiend Douluo removed several fighters as the match continued.

• Xu Jiujiu trapped Xu Sanshi in an Absolute Defense barrier, but Ji Lin escaped after switching places with him.
• Sacred Wing blocked Ji Lin, while Dai Yueheng charged toward Xu Jiujiu and was met by Huang Heyun and the other members of Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Huang Heyun's team used the Nine Transformations Soul Array to combine their Soul Power and blast Dai Yueheng backward.
• Dai Yueheng and Huang Heyun clashed with their strongest attacks as Bei Bei and Wang Qiuer attacked Dugu Shangshan.
• The Heavenly Fiend Douluo removed Dugu Shangshan from the match, then intervened again after Ji Lin tore through Sacred Wing's wings.

Ji Lin helped Shrek Academy defeat Star Luo Royal Academy, then suppressed Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire at the hotel. After Ma Xiaotao woke, she struggled to reach the bathroom while holding the wall.

• Ji Lin revealed that he had anticipated Xu Jiujiu’s Absolute Defense Soul Tool and arranged for Xu Sanshi to exchange places with him.
• Shrek Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Academy, and Ji Lin carried Xu Jiujiu off the stage before helping Ma Xiaotao suppress her evil fire.
• Xu Jiujiu admitted defeat for Star Luo Royal Academy, while Ji Lin returned to the Star Emperor Grand Hotel with Ma Xiaotao.
• Ji Lin used his ultimate ice Soul Power to suppress Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire until she fainted, then fell asleep beside her from exhaustion.
• Ma Xiaotao woke to find Ji Lin asleep against her, pushed him away, and made her way to the bathroom while holding the wall.

Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer watched Ma Rulong lead Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to victory over Di Ao Academy, securing a place in the finals against Shrek Academy. After the match, Ji Lin went to find Xu Jiujiu to comfort her following her defeat.

• Ji Lin returned to find Wang Qiuer waiting for him, and she said Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy had decisively defeated Di Ao Academy in the team battle.
• Wang Yan briefed Shrek Academy on the match, then led Ji Lin and the others to watch the individual elimination match between Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and Di Ao Academy.
• Mika lost to Di Ao Academy captain Jiang Peng, but Ma Rulong defeated Jiang Peng with his Soul Tools and went on to defeat Di Ao Academy's remaining contestants.
• Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy advanced to the finals, setting up another match against Shrek Academy.
• Ji Lin left Wang Qiuer and visited Xu Jiujiu, whom he found reviewing documents with an elderly woman standing behind her.

Ji Lin visited Xu Jiujiu after her match and reassured her about Shrek Academy’s chances against Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. He left after kissing her, then returned to find Wang Qiuer waiting and kissed her as well.

• Ji Lin greeted Star Cloud Douluo Manyi and teased Xu Jiujiu about losing to him before kissing her.
• Xu Jiujiu judged Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to be a serious threat and asked about Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ji Lin said their fusion skill would be enough and claimed confidence in his strength before kissing Xu Jiujiu again.
• Ji Lin returned to his room, where Wang Qiuer was waiting to cultivate, and kissed her instead.

Star Luo City filled with spectators as Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy prepared to face off in the tournament final. The team battle began with both sides revealing their opening formations, and Ji Lin summoned his second martial soul, the Heavenly Snow Woman.

• Dai Hao's presence on the city walls restored Dai Yueheng's fighting spirit before Xu Jiawei welcomed the spectators and announced the championship prizes.
• Huang Jinxu began the final as referee, while Xuan Zi's arrival reassured Wang Yan and alarmed the Sun Moon team's teacher; Mu En also secretly watched over Shrek.
• Ji Lin assured Wang Yan that Shrek would win, and Shrek fielded Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Ji Lin, Wang Qiuer, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi for the team battle.
• At the start, the Sun Moon team placed Lin Xi at the front with a shield designed to block Xu Sanshi's Mysterious Nether Swap, while Shrek moved Xu Sanshi and Ling Luochen forward.
• Wang Qiuer and Ji Lin held hands as they released their martial souls; Wang Qiuer became the Golden Dragon Girl, and Ji Lin summoned the Heavenly Snow Woman instead of Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment.

Ji Lin revealed his Heavenly Snow Woman Martial Soul and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring during Shrek Academy’s final against Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. As both teams unleashed their strongest attacks and Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer began a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the battle escalated into an all-out clash.

• Ji Lin revealed the Heavenly Snow Woman and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, shocking the audience and the opposing teams.
• Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy launched a coordinated Soul Tool barrage, and Shrek’s Dai Yueheng and Xu Sanshi defended against it.
• Ji Lin embraced Wang Qiuer as the Heavenly Snow Woman enveloped them, prompting Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen to recognize their impending Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed Phoenix Meteor Shower, suppressing the enemy’s Soul Tools and forcing Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to raise three layers of barriers.
• Ma Rulong transformed with his Great Head Spirit Ape Martial Soul, fired a Rank 7 Soul Tool beam at Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer, and Ma Xiaotao intercepted it.
• Ling Luochen raised an ice shield against Ma Rulong’s descending attacks, while Xiao Hongchen released his Martial Soul and gained a golden extra leg.

Xiao Hongchen unleashed a barrage of 128 Class 5 Soul Cannons, forcing Shrek to defend while Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer completed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Their Ice Cang Imperial Dragon attacked the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team, leaving its members relying on Invincible Shields as extreme cold engulfed the arena.

• Xiao Hongchen used his soul skills to create 128 Class 5 Soul Cannons and fired a barrage at Shrek.
• Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Xu Sanshi, and Bei Bei defended Shrek while Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer continued their fusion.
• Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer summoned the Ice Cang Imperial Dragon, whose appearance turned the drizzle into heavy snow and silenced Star Luo Plaza.
• The Ice Cang Imperial Dragon fired a beam at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team, and Ma Rulong and his teammates activated Invincible Shields.
• The beam’s extreme cold filled the arena, forcing the 108 soul masters maintaining its protective barrier to expend much of their Soul Power.

Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer’s Ultimate Ice Martial Soul Fusion Skill won Shrek Academy the team battle, and Ji Lin’s decision to thaw the defeated Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team earned him goodwill. The individual elimination round began with Xu Sanshi facing Li Yan, and Xu Sanshi used his fourth Soul Skill to turn Li Yan’s descending fire attack against him.

• Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer froze the arena and forced the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to concede the team battle.
• Ji Lin melted the ice and freed his opponents, impressing the spectators, Mu En, Xu Jiawei, and Dai Hao.
• The Heavenly Fiend Douluo announced the individual elimination matches, and both academies submitted their lineups.
• Shrek Academy sent Xu Sanshi to face Li Yan, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s first contestant.
• Xu Sanshi blocked Li Yan’s fireball, then used his fourth Soul Skill to swap their positions and leave Li Yan caught beneath his own fire attack.

Xu Sanshi defeated Li Yan but lost to Chen An, while Bei Bei defeated Chen An and Mika in succession. Meng Hongchen entered the arena to face Bei Bei, leaving Shrek’s next match against her uncertain.

• Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Nether Swap to defeat Li Yan, then was driven off the arena by Chen An’s lightning assault.
• Bei Bei defeated Chen An with his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and Tang Sect Hidden Weapons.
• Mika faced Bei Bei while still suffering from frostbite and lost after Bei Bei struck him with the Mother-Child Soul Chasing Life Seizing Gall.
• Meng Hongchen entered the arena as the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s fourth contestant, and Bei Bei charged at her.
• Ji Lin recognized that Bei Bei and Ling Luochen were doomed against Meng Hongchen.

Meng Hongchen defeated Bei Bei with an unknown ability despite never striking him directly. She won the match for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, leaving Shrek's team and the audience unable to explain his sudden collapse.

• Wang Yan sent Ling Luochen out before Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer so the pair could recover, while he grew uneasy when Meng Hongchen took the field.
• Meng Hongchen revealed a jade-white Ice Toad Martial Soul and attacked Bei Bei with a stream of pale mist.
• Bei Bei unleashed Wrath of Thunder and Thunder Dragon Head, but Meng Hongchen evaded the attack as his dragon head struck the protective barrier.
• Bei Bei suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed, and Meng Hongchen was declared the winner.