Chapter Summaries

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.

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.