Chapter Summaries

Blue Tyrant Academy faced Zuan Academy in the tournament’s first preliminary match, after the teams traded insults and the VIPs debated the likely contenders. The match began with Tang San’s four soul rings drawing attention, while his six Blue Tyrant teammates displayed the best soul ring configuration.

• Zuan Academy’s students mocked Blue Tyrant Academy’s appearance, and Jiang Zhu, Tai Long, and the Zuan captain traded insults and threats with them.
• The referee ordered both teams to salute and leave only seven competitors each on the arena.
• Ning Fengzhi and Salas argued over which team Ning Fengzhi favored, and Xue Ye urged them to wait for the tournament’s outcome.
• The referee began the match, and Tang San told his teammates to unleash their martial souls.
• Blue Tyrant Academy revealed that all six teammates besides Tang San had two yellow and one purple soul ring, while Tang San displayed four rings and surprised Zuan Academy.

Tang San led the Blue Tyrant Team in a coordinated opening assault against the Zuan Academy Team, using his Blue Silver Prison to stop their charge and isolate their members. The battle left the Blue Tyrant Team in control as Yu Xiaogang praised Tang San from the stands.

• Tang San signaled the Blue Tyrant Team to attack while the Zuan Academy members were still stunned.
• Tai Long, Cao Zhan, Cao Kui, Huang Yuan, and Jing Ling launched their soul skills as Jiang Zhu spread an orange-yellow support field.
• Tang San trapped the five front-line Assault System Soul Masters with Blue Silver Prison, disrupting the Zuan Academy Team's formation and support.
• Tai Long and the Cao Kui brothers attacked the restrained opponents while Jing Ling overwhelmed the petite Control System Soul Master.
• Yu Xiaogang put his arm around Liu Erlong and boasted that the Blue Tyrant Team could defeat their opponents easily.

Yu Xiaogang watched Tang San command the Blue Tyrant Academy Team while Liu Erlong remained unaware of his deception and impotence. Tang San’s taunting gave the Zuan Academy Team a chance to strike back, but Blue Tyrant Academy ultimately won the brutal match.

• Yu Xiaogang praised Tang San’s battlefield control while secretly using Liu Erlong’s resources and continuing to deceive her about why he would not marry her.
• Tang San ordered the Blue Tyrant Academy Team to stop attacking, taunted the battered Zuan Academy Team, and dismissed Tai Long’s warning.
• The Zuan Academy Team unleashed twenty-one Soul Skills and blasted Tang San away before Blue Tyrant’s other members retaliated.
• The Zuan Academy Team surrendered, and its supervising teacher accused Blue Tyrant Academy of trying to kill them.
• Jiang Zhu said she had been healing the opponents throughout the match, and the referees declared Blue Tyrant Academy the winner.

After Shrek Team and Blue Tyrant Academy Team won their matches, Ning Fengzhi congratulated Huo Feng and cautioned Shrek against making unnecessary enemies. As Ning Rongrong prepared to introduce her companions, she grew flustered when her gaze met Huo Feng's.

• Yu Xiaogang criticized Tang San's decisions after Blue Tyrant Academy Team won, and Tang San dismissed the need for tactics against overwhelming strength.
• Shrek Team defeated their opponents in under a minute, then changed out of their green uniforms and left the arena unnoticed.
• Ning Fengzhi met Ning Rongrong and the Shrek group outside the arena, congratulated Huo Feng on his Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, and advised him not to grow arrogant.
• Ning Fengzhi urged Ning Rongrong to return to the academy with her companions and asked her to introduce them.
• Ning Rongrong looked at Huo Feng and felt her heart pound as she tried to appear calm.

Ning Rongrong introduced the Shrek members to Ning Fengzhi, who praised their abilities and invited Dai Mubai and Oscar to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The introductions continued with Huo Feng and the Sparta Brothers, leaving Ning Fengzhi impressed by the team's strength.

• Ning Rongrong introduced Dai Mubai as a level forty-four Soul Master, and Ning Fengzhi invited him to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Dai Mubai politely declined recruitment.
• Ning Rongrong introduced Oscar as a sixteen-year-old level forty-one food-type Soul Ancestor, and Oscar asked to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after graduation, which Ning Fengzhi welcomed.
• Ning Rongrong introduced Huo Feng as Shrek's captain and strongest member, while withholding his Soul Power level, and Ning Fengzhi said no level would surprise him.
• Ning Rongrong introduced Ma Hongjun as a level forty-one Fire Phoenix Soul Master, astonishing Ning Fengzhi with his talent.
• Ning Rongrong introduced the Sparta Brothers, Pan Sen and Pan Lin, and explained that their rare Martial Souls could perform a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill, prompting Ning Fengzhi to reassess Shrek's strength.

Ning Fengzhi took Huo Feng to meet Xue Qinghe, whom Huo Feng recognized as Qian Renxue in disguise. After talking over tea, Huo Feng declined lunch but accepted Xue Qinghe’s token and returned to the academy.

• Ning Rongrong introduced Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to Ning Fengzhi before the Shrek Academy students left the Great Soul Arena.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Huo Feng to speak with him privately and led him to a tea house on Emperor Heaven Street.
• Huo Feng recognized the young man Ning Fengzhi greeted as Xue Qinghe, the Crown Prince, and suspected he was Qian Renxue in disguise.
• Xue Qinghe praised Huo Feng, spoke with him over tea, and subtly suggested he consider joining the Heaven Dou imperial family.
• Huo Feng declined Xue Qinghe’s invitation to lunch but accepted his gold token after Ning Fengzhi reassured him.
• Xue Qinghe watched Huo Feng leave and told Ning Fengzhi that Huo Feng did not seem like a child of his age.

Ning Fengzhi advised Xue Qinghe to befriend Huo Feng rather than recruit him, while Flender began special training to help Ning Rongrong improve her Heart Separation Control. He revealed that her powerful support could only last three seconds, leaving her facing the challenge of overcoming the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s severe Soul Power consumption.

• Ning Fengzhi praised Huo Feng’s talent and told Xue Qinghe to seek his friendship instead of trying to recruit him.
• Flender took Huo Feng and Ning Rongrong into the forest to begin special training for her Heart Separation Control.
• Flender explained that Ning Rongrong’s evolved martial soul could be crucial to Shrek’s future matches but that her current abilities limited its potential.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that she could boost all four attributes of six teammates by fifty percent for only three seconds.
• Flender explained that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s immense support power consumed Soul Power too quickly for sustained use.

Flender explained the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Heart Separation Control and arranged for Huo Feng to cultivate it with Ning Rongrong. Huo Feng reached the Three Aperture Control Heart in one day, while Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang whether they should watch Shrek Team's match.

• Flender explained how Heart Separation Control lets Ning Rongrong direct support precisely and urged her to reach the Four Aperture Constant Heart before the Finals.
• Ning Rongrong agreed to teach Huo Feng the technique, and the two began training together that afternoon.
• Ning Rongrong instructed Huo Feng to divide his attention among three targets while switching martial soul forms to attack them.
• Ning Rongrong explained how to sense changes in the surroundings, helping Huo Feng enter a cultivation state and reach the Three Aperture Control Heart in one day.
• At Blue Tyrant Academy, Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang whether they should watch Shrek Team's match the next day.

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San went to study the Shrek Team, while Shrek prepared for its second preliminary match against the powerful Elephant Armor Academy. Zhao Wuji warned that Shrek must choose between forfeiting, risking injury with its previous lineup, or revealing its full strength.

• Yu Xiaogang agreed with Tang San that they would watch Shrek compete and assess its strength.
• The Shrek Team arrived at the arena wearing sponsor Fragrant Flower Dew’s advertising on their uniforms, and the crowd treated them with new respect after their first-round victory.
• Dai Mubai asked Flender about their opponent, and Flender said Zhao Wuji had been tracking the teams instead of him.
• Zhao Wuji explained that Shrek’s opponent was Elephant Armor Academy, whose seven competitors were Elephant Armor Sect heirs with formidable levels and defenses.
• Zhao Wuji laid out three options for the match: forfeit, use the previous lineup and risk defeat or injury, or field the full main lineup and expose Shrek’s strength.

Zhao Wuji advised the Shrek Team to forfeit its match against Elephant Armor Academy, but Huo Feng chose a cautious lineup intended to preserve their hidden strength while still competing for victory. As the second round began, Tang San hoped Elephant Armor Academy would wipe out Shrek, while prominent guests watched from the stands.

• Zhao Wuji warned that Elephant Armor Academy’s powerful defense and the arena’s limited space made the match dangerous, and suggested Shrek forfeit to protect its chances in later rounds.
• Flender worried about losing advertising income, while Oscar argued that Shrek should conceal its strength from future opponents.
• Huo Feng decided Shrek would compete with an adjusted lineup, keeping Pan Sen and Pan Lin on the field and replacing Zhu Qing with himself.
• The second round began, and Shrek’s match against Elephant Armor Academy was assigned to the central stage.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Elephant Armor Academy had at least two Rank 40-or-higher Soul Masters, and Tang San hoped Shrek would be wiped out.

Ning Fengzhi realized Salas had arranged Shrek Team’s match against the Elephant Armor Academy to suppress them, while Shrek still entered without using its full strength. The Elephant Armor team revealed its immense size and strength, leaving Tang San to scoff that Shrek was arrogant for keeping Huo Feng out.

• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo recognized Celestial Elephant Hu Yanzhen in the VIP Seating and suspected Salas had summoned him because Elephant Armor Academy faced Shrek Team.
• Ning Fengzhi saw that Ning Rongrong was not competing and realized Shrek Team still was not using its full strength.
• Ning Fengzhi noticed Salas’s hostile look and concluded the match had likely been arranged to hinder Shrek Team.
• The seven Elephant Armor Academy members entered the arena, and captain Hu Yanli introduced himself as a forty-third-rank defense-type War Soul Grandmaster.
• Tang San watched from the stands and criticized Shrek Team for refusing to send Huo Feng into battle against such a formidable opponent.

Shrek Team faced Elephant Armor Academy in the qualifiers, and the spectators discovered that five Shrek contestants were Soul Ancestors above level forty. In the VIP Seating, Salas reacted with alarm after learning that Flender led the team, while Ning Fengzhi questioned whether Yu Xiaogang was with him.

• Dai Mubai introduced himself as Shrek Team's level-forty-four vice-captain, and the referee began the match.
• The seven members of Elephant Armor Academy activated their martial souls and showed off their powerful, tusked forms.
• Hu Yanzhen praised his grandson A-Li and announced that Elephant Armor Sect was aiming for the top three in the Finals.
• Xue Ye pointed out that five Shrek contestants had four soul rings, surprising Hu Yanzhen and Salas.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that Flender, the Flying Horn of the Golden Iron Triangle, had founded Shrek Team.
• Salas asked whether Yu Xiaogang was with Flender, and Ning Fengzhi recalled what he knew about Yu Xiaogang's affairs.

The Shrek Team faced the Elephant Armor Academy Team as Yu Xiaogang and Tang San realized how strong Shrek’s lineup had become. Dai Mubai followed Huo Feng’s tactics and prepared the team to counter the Elephant Armor Team’s slow, powerful advance.

• Ning Fengzhi’s information revealed that Yu Xiaogang had left Heaven Dou Royal Academy for Blue Tyrant Academy, where Liu Erlong was dean, and had been connected to the theft of the Blue Tyrant Overlord Sect’s treasury.
• The Elephant Armor Academy Team advanced in formation with their first soul rings active, using their size and defense to squeeze Shrek’s fighters toward the arena’s edges.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San saw that five Shrek members had four soul rings, while Huo Feng and Ning Rongrong had also surpassed rank forty, and Tang San realized he could not lead the Blue Tyrant Team against them.
• Dai Mubai ordered Shrek to retreat, and his White Tiger Light Wave barely affected the Elephant Armor fighters, confirming their strength and defensive advantage.
• Dai Mubai ordered six teammates, excluding Oscar, to step forward together, and Shrek’s five Soul Ancestors surged their Soul Power against the Elephant Armor Team’s four.

Dai Mubai used Oscar’s Flying Mushroom Sausage to lift the Shrek Team into the air, exposing the Elephant Armor Academy’s weakness against airborne opponents. As Shrek began its planned assault on Hu Yanli, Dai Mubai had spent most of his Soul Power, and the battle remained unresolved.

• Dai Mubai ate a Flying Mushroom Sausage, carried Oscar aloft, and led the other five Shrek members into the air after they lightened their bodies.
• Oscar fed Dai Mubai a Recovery Great Sausage while Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi discussed the unexpected flight tactic.
• Hu Yanli gathered the Elephant Armor Academy members into a back-to-back formation and had them strike at the descending Shrek Team.
• Dai Mubai called for Hu Yanli to be taken down within twenty seconds and unleashed his White Tiger Vajra Transformation, White Tiger Light Wave, and White Tiger Meteor Shower.
• Dai Mubai’s coordinated assault drained more than half his Soul Power, while the Shrek Team descended to attack the Elephant Armor formation.

The Shrek Team nearly overwhelmed Hu Yanli with a coordinated assault, but he used a concealed skull soul bone to withstand their attacks and break free. In the stands, Yu Xiaogang suggested Tang San should obtain a soul bone, while Tang San dismissed the promise and Hu Yanzhen’s secret was publicly acknowledged.

• Dai Mubai led five teammates in attacking Hu Yanli’s head, aiming to defeat the Elephant Armor Sect team’s captain and core.
• Hu Yanzhen secretly guided Hu Yanli through Sound Transmission by Condensed Voice, and Hu Yanli activated his fourth soul skill as the attackers closed in.
• Pan Sen and Pan Lin failed to injure Hu Yanli, and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun’s combined attack was blocked by a helmet that appeared on his head.
• Dai Mubai realized Hu Yanli’s helmet was a skull soul bone, and Hu Yanli broke free with increased strength after his four soul rings lit up.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that a soul bone could raise his strength, but Tang San dismissed the promise and hoped to avoid facing the Shrek Team.
• Ning Fengzhi congratulated Hu Yanzhen on Hu Yanli possessing a head soul bone, while Salas looked jealous.

Hu Yanli used his soul bone to break free and attacked the Shrek team, but Pan Sen and the Sparta Brothers answered with their powerful attacks and Martial Soul Fusion Skill. As the Sparta Giant bore down on Hu Yanli, Xiao Wu used her enhanced strength to throw one Elephant Armor Sect disciple to the ground.

• Hu Yanli broke free using his soul bone and lunged at Xiao Wu, who evaded him with a leap.
• Hu Yanli used Crushing Kill on Pan Sen, but Pan Sen escaped with Great Wilderness Starfall.
• The Sparta Brothers launched their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and formed a ten-meter-tall Sparta Giant.
• The Sparta Giant attacked Hu Yanli with its spear and shield as he struggled to rise.
• Xiao Wu used the Excitement Pink Sausage and Waist Bow to throw the weakest Elephant Armor Sect member into the ground.

The Sparta Brothers used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Great Wilderness Starfall, to knock Hu Yanli unconscious and send two more Elephant Armor Sect disciples out of the arena, leaving both teams weakened. The Shrek team surrounded the last two opponents, and as their attacks targeted Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing stepped in to help Xiao Wu withstand a crushing blow.

• Hu Yanli tried to block the Sparta Giant, but Great Wilderness Starfall struck him unconscious.
• The Sparta Giant knocked two recovering Elephant Armor Sect disciples off the arena before disappearing, leaving the Sparta Brothers too exhausted to fight.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang watched in shock as the Sparta Brothers defeated three opponents, while Tang San realized he had no confidence against them.
• Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing injured another Elephant Armor Sect disciple, and Xiao Wu weakened her opponent with a Waist Bow throw.
• Oscar supplied the Shrek team with Recovery Great Sausages as the remaining five fighters surrounded the last two Elephant Armor Sect disciples.
• The two disciples attacked Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu; Dai Mubai grappled with one, while Zhu Zhuqing appeared to shield Xiao Wu from the other's crushing attack.

Shrek Team defeated Elephant Armor Team in the second round of the preliminaries by disrupting its defensive formation and focusing their attacks on Hu Yanli. The team left the arena to a roaring crowd, while Yu Xiaogang and Tang San struggled to take in how strong Shrek had become.

• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing redirected the Elephant Armor fighters' attack, and Shrek Team defeated all seven members of Elephant Armor Academy.
• Hu Yanzhen crushed his chair's armrest in anger, while Salas wondered how Shrek had overcome the Elephant Armor formation.
• Gu Rong recognized Shrek's strategy: the team broke the formation by targeting Hu Yanli and then unleashed the Sparta Brothers' Great Wilderness Starfall.
• Hu Yanli acknowledged Shrek's strength, and both teams bowed after the match, though Elephant Armor's members remained unwilling to accept their loss.
• The spectators erupted in cheers for Shrek Team, leaving Yu Xiaogang and Tang San stunned by the team's strength.
• Ning Rongrong restored some Soul Power to Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, and Shrek Team hurried out of the arena after changing clothes.

The Shrek Team remained unbeaten through six rounds of the preliminaries, and Captain Huo Feng still had not entered a match. As the team prepared to watch Elephant Armor Academy face Thunder Academy, they encountered the hostile Canghui Academy team, whose leader Shi Nian promised to handle them.

• After the Shrek Team defeated Elephant Armor Academy, Flender celebrated their popularity while Hu Yanzhen sat grimly and Shi Nian reassured Canghui Academy that he would deal with Shrek.
• Over the first six rounds, Shrek, Thunder Academy, and Godwind Academy each won all their matches, while Tang San's Blue Tyrant Team finished with four wins and two losses.
• Oslo Academy forfeited its seventh-round match against Shrek, so Flender led the team to watch Elephant Armor Academy face Thunder Academy.
• Shrek encountered Shi Nian and the Canghui Academy team in the corridor, and Dai Mubai and Fatty voiced their eagerness to face them.

Flender explained the Five Element Academies’ threat to Shrek and said Huo Feng and Rongrong would remain out of the competition until after the Promotion Tournament. Shrek watched Godwind and Skywater win their matches, leaving Ma Hongjun wondering why the academies relied on single-attribute teams.

• Flender warned Shrek that Thunder, Godwind, Skywater, Blazing Fire, and Elephant Armor Academies could threaten their chances, and said the Five Element Academies might coordinate to eliminate one of the five qualifying teams.
• Flender said Huo Feng and Rongrong would not compete until after the Promotion Tournament, so Shrek’s remaining members had to win the preliminaries themselves.
• The crowd booed when Shrek’s opponents forfeited, then cheered as the team appeared, while Flender’s Shrek uniforms had become a profitable business.
• Shrek watched Godwind Academy’s seven flying members defeat their opponents with diving attacks and Skywater Academy’s all-women team secure a quick victory.
• Ma Hongjun asked why the Five Element Academies used teams of a single attribute, and Flender explained that the Heaven Dou Empire’s academies had long been dominated by those schools.