Chapter Summaries

The Shrek Academy group improved their Soul Power as they traveled with the Heaven Dou Empire delegation toward Spirit City. Xue Qinghe brought the fifteen Soul Master teams into the city, where a red-robed bishop received them and arranged their lodging.

• During the journey, everyone in the Shrek group except Ma Hongjun advanced a level, leaving Gu Xuan at level fifty-six and Dai Mubai at level forty-five.
• The delegation traveled peacefully for ten days and reached Spirit City with five hundred Royal Knights escorting them.
• Xue Qinghe ordered the Ironclad Army and Royal Knights to remain outside Spirit City, then led the fifteen Soul Master teams inside.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Spirit City's massive hexagonal walls, which had been built with funding from Spirit Hall.
• A red-robed bishop welcomed the delegation and quickly arranged lodging for its more than two hundred members.

Gu Xuan explored Spirit City and learned about the Papal Hall and the revered Douluo Hall while Shrek Academy rested before the Finals. With the competition due to begin the next day, Flender gathered the team to review the format and tactics.

• Gu Xuan explored Spirit City and learned that the Papal Hall housed Spirit Hall's ruler and Hall of Elders.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that the Douluo Hall was the burial place of deceased Titled Douluo and stood above the Papal Hall.
• Spirit Hall assigned the teams from the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires to opposite sides of the city, and Xue Qinghe raised no objection.
• Shrek Academy spent three days resting and cultivating to prepare for the Finals.
• Flender gathered the Shrek members and began reviewing the competition format and tactics.

Flender explained the Finals format and warned Shrek about the seeded teams and the need to keep their strengths hidden. He decided the full main team would compete in the first round, with Huo Feng directing the match, while Huo Feng and Ning Rongrong looked forward to making their debuts.

• Flender outlined the five-round Finals, including the byes, elimination matches, and final contest to determine the champion.
• Flender warned Shrek that Spirit Hall Academy was their greatest threat and that opponents would reveal abilities they had previously concealed.
• Flender assigned all seven main team members to the first match as a warm-up and told Huo Feng to control the field.
• Huo Feng agreed to lead the team, and Ning Rongrong smiled in anticipation of competing.
• Flender told Gu Xuan to conceal as much of Shrek's strength as possible in the first round.

Shrek Team prepared for the Finals in Spirit City, where the Pope would crown the champion. Flender returned from the first-round draw with news that Shrek’s opponent was Blazing Fire Academy.

• Flender advised Shrek Team to conceal their strength while staying alert and encouraged them to show their abilities in the tournament.
• The participating academies arrived at Spirit City’s Finals venue, where the final three contenders would compete before Papal Hall and the Pope.
• Flender went to draw lots for the first round and returned looking pleased.
• Flender told Shrek Team that their first-round opponent was Blazing Fire Academy.

Shrek Team learned that Blazing Fire Academy had withdrawn from the Finals, giving them a bye in the first round. As the matches began, they discovered that four former Blazing Fire Academy members were competing for Godwind Academy.

• Flender told Shrek Team that Blazing Fire Academy had forfeited, though he did not know why.
• Flender urged the team to use their byes to study their opponents before the elimination rounds.
• A Spirit Hall cardinal announced the start of the Finals, and the first match ended quickly.
• Shrek Team watched Godwind Academy face Dragon Sunflower Academy and saw four Blazing Fire Academy members in Godwind Academy's lineup.
• The Heaven Dou Empire spectators erupted in an uproar over the changed lineup.

Blazing Fire Academy's members competed for Godwind Academy after exploiting a roster loophole, and Spirit Hall refused protests against the change. The first two rounds concluded, setting up Shrek Academy's first Finals match against Divine Might Academy and a headline clash between Spirit Hall Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, and Huo Wushuang led Godwind Academy to crush their opponents without Huo Wu using her Repelling Fire Ring.
• Dai Mubai asked Zhao Wuji about the roster change, and Zhao Wuji explained that registered students could switch academies if Spirit Hall allowed it.
• Flender returned after consulting the organizing committee and reported Spirit Hall's position that the merger followed the rules and protesters could withdraw.
• The first two rounds ended, and Godwind Academy and the second-ranked Star Luo Empire academy received byes in the third round.
• Shrek Academy prepared to face Divine Might Academy, while Spirit Hall Advanced Soul Master Academy was set to meet Heaven Dou Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy.

Huo Feng led Shrek Academy to a crushing victory in the final tournament preparations, revealing himself as a powerful contender. Afterward, Yu Tianheng warned him about Spirit Hall Academy and urged him to avenge the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, but Huo Feng challenged Yu Tianheng not to give up before the match.

• Shrek Academy appeared with its full lineup, surprising the other teams when Ning Rongrong and Huo Feng took the stage for the first time.
• Huo Feng led Shrek Academy to an overwhelming, flawless victory, drawing the attention of the spectators and Spirit Hall’s bishops.
• Yu Tianheng told Huo Feng that the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team had hoped to face him and asked him to avenge them against Spirit Hall Academy.
• Huo Feng urged Yu Tianheng not to lose confidence before his match, and Yu Tianheng stopped Dugu Yan when she angrily reacted.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Tianheng is motivated by Huo Feng's taunts, vowing to prove his team's worth.
• The highly anticipated match between Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Spirit Hall Academy begins.
• Spirit Hall fields three new members, including the famed 'Golden Generation.'

Character Developments

• Yu Tianheng: Becomes increasingly determined and emotional after Huo Feng's provocation.

Spirit Hall's Golden Generation

 - **Xie Yue:** Calm, confident, and powerful. He's a level 52 assault-type Battle Soul King with the Moon Blade martial soul.
 - **Yan:** Aggressive and imposing. He's a level 52 fire-attribute assault-type Battle Soul King with the Flame Lord martial soul.
 - **Hu Liena:** Subtly charming. She's Xie Yue's younger sister, a level 51 control-type Battle Soul King with a fox martial soul.

Significant Themes

• Confidence and Pride: Both teams display immense confidence, but Spirit Hall's team shows a calm, collected pride.
• Prodigies vs. Underdogs: The matchup between the two teams highlights the clash between established prodigies and underdog upstarts.

Character Interactions

• Yu Tianheng vs. Xie Yue: The two team captains exchange silent, intense gazes, setting the stage for a tense confrontation.
• Flender vs. Spirit Hall's Golden Generation: Flender, the Heaven Dou Academy's dean, takes a keen interest in their opponents, hinting at their formidable prowess.

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy team faced the Spirit Hall Academy Team, whose members’ strength and Hu Liena’s charm ability put them under pressure. Hu Liena and Xie Yue unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demon Charm, enveloping nearly half the stage in red light.

• Gu Xuan listened as Flender described Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Hu Liena’s charm-based soul skills.
• The match began, and Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and another front-line fighter revealed optimal five-ring configurations that weakened Yu Tianheng’s momentum.
• Hu Liena released her Martial Soul and used her charm to freeze the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team despite Yu Tianheng warning his teammates not to look into her eyes.
• Xie Yue collided with Hu Liena, and their fusion created a red barrier that engulfed the opposing team.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena merged into a long-haired figure and began attacking with enlarged Moon Blades as their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demon Charm.

The Spirit Hall Academy Team used a Martial Soul Fusion Skill to crush the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, leaving Shrek Academy as their main remaining rival. After the third round, six teams remained, with Spirit Hall considered the strongest and Shrek and Godwind close behind.

• Xie Yue and his partner trapped the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team inside their Red Light Barrier and weakened their senses, Soul Power, and movements with Demon Charm.
• The Spirit Hall pair threw out five opponents, then defeated Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng; Xie Yue spared Yu Tianheng for his family's sake.
• Xie Yue taunted the Shrek Academy Team with a killing gesture, and Huo Feng met his gaze without fear.
• The third round ended with six teams remaining, as two of the three seeded teams were eliminated and only the Spirit Hall Academy Team remained.

The fourth round ended with Spirit Hall Academy, Shrek Academy, and Godwind Academy advancing to the final three, each still largely intact. The contestants gathered before Papal Hall for the final stage as twelve red-robed bishops emerged from its side entrance.

• The six remaining teams drew lots, and Spirit Hall Academy, Shrek Academy, and Godwind Academy each faced a weaker opponent.
• The three strongest teams won their matches and advanced to the final three with their fighting strength largely intact.
• The eliminated teams departed and were barred from watching the final day of battle.
• The twenty-one finalists gathered on the plaza before Papal Hall while their teachers waited outside it.
• Twelve red-robed bishops emerged from Papal Hall's side entrance and approached the plaza.

Bibi Dong emerged from Papal Hall amid Spirit Hall’s massed cries of loyalty, followed by three Titled Douluo and Ning Fengzhi. The gathering revealed Ning Fengzhi’s status as an honorary elder of Spirit Hall.

• Twelve attendants announced Bibi Dong’s arrival at Papal Hall, and soul masters throughout Spirit City shouted their allegiance.
• Bibi Dong emerged in golden ceremonial robes, and Spirit Hall’s members knelt to pay their respects.
• Chen Xin and two other Titled Douluo followed Bibi Dong from the hall.
• Ning Fengzhi also emerged through the hall’s main entrance as an honorary elder of Spirit Hall.

At the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, Huo Feng and the Shrek group refused to kneel before Pope Bibi Dong, drawing Spirit Hall’s attention. Bibi Dong singled out Huo Feng, recognized him as Shrek’s captain, and praised his reputation.

• The Shrek group remained standing as the other teams knelt before Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong focused on Huo Feng, and he used his Soul Power to withstand her pressure.
• A red-robed bishop rebuked the Shrek group, but Bibi Dong silenced him.
• Bibi Dong asked Huo Feng whether he was Shrek’s captain, and he confirmed it respectfully.
• Bibi Dong praised Huo Feng, surprising the kneeling Spirit Hall and Godwind Academy members.

Bibi Dong announced three soul bones as the final reward and encouraged the contestants to show their strength. The Shrek Team climbed to face the Spirit Hall Academy Team, and both sides prepared for the final match.

• Bibi Dong praised the young Soul Masters and revealed three soul bones as the tournament’s reward.
• Flender led the Shrek Seven Devils forward, and Huo Feng resolved that he could not afford to lose.
• The Shrek Team climbed the stairs toward Papal Hall as the Spirit Hall Academy Team pressed them with killing intent.
• The tournament official announced that the final would begin in fifteen minutes, and the Shrek members shouted, “Victory is ours!”
• Xie Yue sneered at Shrek’s confidence and vowed that his team would show them true strength.

The Spirit Hall Academy Team prepared to face the Shrek Team, confident that their superior Soul Power would secure a flawless victory. When Huo Feng revealed his fifth soul ring, the audience learned he had reached level fifty, and Flender proudly watched the surprise spread.

• Xie Yue urged the Spirit Hall Academy Team to win flawlessly and claimed Huo Feng as his opponent.
• Both teams entered the plaza in their tournament uniforms and took their positions for the match.
• The Spirit Hall Academy Team released their martial souls, with three members showing five soul rings and four showing four.
• The Shrek Team chose a conventional two-three-two formation instead of using the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
• Huo Feng revealed his fifth soul ring, astonishing the spectators, while Flender looked smug.

Hu Liena opened the final match with her Charm, but Shrek countered by shutting off their senses and having Xiao Wu answer with Charm of her own. Xiao Wu was hurt but disrupted Hu Liena's opening, and as Huo Feng advanced, Xie Yue merged with Hu Liena beneath a spreading red curtain of light.

• Hu Liena released her martial soul and used Charm against Shrek, but five of its members blocked their sight and hearing.
• Xiao Wu used her Charm against Hu Liena, lost the spiritual clash, and staggered back bleeding from her nose.
• Huo Feng caught the pink light Oscar tossed him and advanced toward Spirit Hall Academy with his sword.
• Hu Liena's Soul Rings flashed in sequence as Xie Yue spread his arms and collided with her from behind.
• A support Soul Master sent golden beams into Xie Yue and Hu Liena, and a red curtain of light wrapped around them.

The Spirit Hall Academy Team activated Xie Yue and Hu Liena’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demon Charm, and trapped Shrek in its red mist. Ning Fengzhi questioned Flender’s decision to let Shrek enter the skill’s range, while Flender believed the move would help them surprise a stronger opponent.

• Xie Yue and Hu Liena combined into a single figure and unleashed Demon Charm, engulfing Shrek in red mist.
• Demon Charm cut Shrek’s senses, Soul Power, and speed by fifty percent while hiding the battlefield from everyone except the fused pair.
• The Spirit Hall Academy Team and Bibi Dong expected Shrek to be overwhelmed by the skill.
• Ning Fengzhi wondered whether Flender had planned Shrek’s charge into the red mist and why he had done so.
• Flender thought that Shrek could defeat a stronger team by winning through surprise, since Demon Charm weakened opponents rather than enhancing its users.

Huo Feng resisted Xie Yue and Hu Liena’s red-mist Martial Soul Fusion Skill and cast six Shrek members out of it, but Xie Yue expanded the mist across most of the arena and targeted Ning Rongrong. The Shrek team was trapped again as Xie Yue approached her from within the fog.

• Huo Feng caught Xie Yue and Hu Liena’s Moon Blades despite the red mist, then released his sword and threw six figures out of the fog.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Xiao Wu activated their abilities and prepared to fight after escaping the mist.
• Xie Yue spread the red mist outward and enveloped the six Shrek members again, covering nearly three-quarters of the arena.
• Xie Yue abandoned his attack on Huo Feng and headed through the mist toward Ning Rongrong.

Oscar's prepared Flying Mushroom Sausages let Shrek's six fighters escape Xie Yue and Hu Liena's red mist and take the fight to the Spirit Hall Academy Team. Xie Yue remained trapped inside the Martial Soul Fusion Skill and chose to focus on killing Huo Feng, while Dai Mubai attacked Yan.

• Oscar's Flying Mushroom Sausages gave Shrek's six fighters wings, allowing them to escape the red mist and take to the air.
• Pope Bibi Dong widened her eyes at their escape, while Ning Rongrong boosted Ma Hongjun's attack and Xiao Wu's agility.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing charged Yan, as Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu confronted the other three Battle Soul Masters.
• Xie Yue realized he could not cancel the Soul Power-draining Martial Soul Fusion Skill and decided to kill Huo Feng, who remained inside its range.
• Dai Mubai pounced at Yan, who showed no panic despite Shrek's escape.

The Shrek Seven Devils clashed with the Spirit Hall Academy Team as Yan’s Flame Lord overwhelmed Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s attacks. Xiao Wu and her allies avoided a holy-energy ring by forming a line, leaving the fight poised for their next move.

• Yan transformed with his first two soul skills and charged at Dai Mubai, knocking him back several meters.
• Zhu Zhuqing struck Yan’s neck with Hell Stab, but his Flame Lord defense left only a white mark.
• Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun held their ground against three Spirit Hall Battle Soul Masters.
• An opponent released an expanding holy-energy ring toward Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and Oscar.
• Xiao Wu called for a line, and Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong quickly formed one with her, perpendicular to the ring.