Chapter Summaries

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.

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.