Chapter Summaries

Shrek Academy faced Blazing Fire Academy, whose coordinated fire-based attacks quickly put pressure on the team. As the opening clashes unfolded, Tang San stayed still according to Yu Xiaogang’s instructions, waiting for a critical moment to act.

• Dai Mubai, Tai Long, and Huang Yuan advanced as Blazing Fire Academy’s members unleashed flames and gathered sparks to strengthen their attacks.
• Huo Wushuang and another Power Attack System Spirit Master charged while Huo Yun and Huo Yu circled toward Oscar.
• Jing Ling and Ma Hongjun intercepted the two Agility Attack System Spirit Masters, while Tang San held back as instructed by Yu Xiaogang.
• Dai Mubai forced Huo Wushuang back in their clash, though the flames singed Dai Mubai’s paws.
• Tai Long and Huang Yuan struck the Fire Leopard Spirit Master together, and the gathered sparks rapidly poured into that opponent.

Dai Mubai recognized the opposing team's unusual support-control tactics as he and Huo Wushuang fought to a standstill. He lured Huo Wushuang into Shrek's triangular encirclement, but Huo Wu intervened just as the attack was about to land.

• A golden-red burst from the Fire Leopard Spirit Master's teammate repelled Tai Long and Huang Yuan, then empowered the Fire Leopard Spirit Master to attack Huang Yuan.
• Dai Mubai assessed that the opposing team's two support fighters used their abilities to control the battlefield and strengthen their ally.
• Dai Mubai and Huo Wushuang fought evenly until Dai Mubai retreated and drew Huo Wushuang into a triangular encirclement with Tai Long and Huang Yuan.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation and halted his retreat, preparing to strike Huo Wushuang with Tai Long and Huang Yuan.
• Huo Wu suddenly unleashed a red whirlwind and lit up her Third Spirit Ring as the encirclement was about to close.

Blazing Fire Academy’s Repulsion Fire Ring blasted Shrek Team’s fighters away and exposed Tang San, while the academy’s attackers launched a coordinated trap against Dai Mubai. Dai Mubai faced four simultaneous Spirit Skills with his escape routes sealed.

• Feng Wu used her Third Spirit Skill, Repulsion Fire Ring, to scatter Dai Mubai, Huang Yuan, Tai Long, Jing Ling, and Ma Hongjun, leaving Tang San singed and Shrek Team’s formation broken.
• Blazing Fire Academy’s strategy revealed that its fighters had planned from the start to surround and eliminate Dai Mubai, Shrek Team’s core.
• The academy’s two Support System Spirit Masters unleashed their Third Spirit Skills, multiplying their sparks into fireballs that closed around Dai Mubai.
• Huo Wushuang, two Agility Attack System Spirit Masters, and another Power Attack System Spirit Master attacked Dai Mubai from four directions with their Third Spirit Skills.

Dai Mubai concealed his true strength as Huo Wu’s team launched a coordinated attack, then charged straight into the Fire Leopard Spirit Master’s Blazing Seven Star Bullet. He dodged every projectile with an uncanny movement technique, leaving the Fire Leopard Spirit Master stunned.

• Dai Mubai held back his true strength and met Huo Wu’s gaze with amused confidence.
• Huo Wu watched Dai Mubai charge toward the Fire Leopard Spirit Master’s concentrated attack.
• The Fire Leopard Spirit Master unleashed his amplified Blazing Seven Star Bullet at Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai twisted through the air and passed through all seven energy bullets without being hit.
• The Fire Leopard Spirit Master stared in shock as Dai Mubai emerged from his attack.

Dai Mubai used a move he had learned from Ye Xian to turn Blazing Fire Academy’s attack against the Fire Leopard Spirit Master and gain the upper hand. Just as he and the Spartan Brothers pressed the advantage, Huo Wu used the Repulsion Fire Ring again to blast the Shrek Team away and rescue her teammates.

• Dai Mubai slammed the Fire Leopard Spirit Master from behind, sending him into his own returning Seven Star Bullets and Fire Roar.
• The Fire Leopard Spirit Master was badly burned, while his three teammates suffered backlash after redirecting their attacks.
• Dai Mubai charged with the Spartan Brothers as Blazing Fire Academy’s attackers struggled to recover.
• Huo Wu unleashed the Repulsion Fire Ring again, blasting the Shrek Team away and saving Blazing Fire Academy’s four main attackers.

The Shrek Team and Blazing Fire Academy paused after Huo Wu’s Repulsion Fire Ring disrupted Shrek’s attack, while the VIPs recognized Dai Mubai’s move as a combat technique rather than a spirit bone. Huo Wu then gathered her teammates’ power and began activating her fourth spirit skill, leaving Shrek facing a new threat.

• Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas realized Dai Mubai had used a close-combat technique rather than a spirit bone.
• Huo Wushuang and three teammates regrouped with the rest of Blazing Fire Academy, while the Shrek Team gathered opposite them.
• Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu exchanged a silent signal, and Huo Wu raised her hands.
• Blazing Fire Academy’s two Support System Spirit Masters poured their third spirit skills into Huo Wu, changing her flames from orange-red to incandescent white.
• Huo Wushuang and three attackers formed a defensive line as Huo Wu’s fourth spirit ring lit up and merged with the white fire in her palms.

Huo Wu gathered the combined power of three Soul Masters into her fourth spirit skill, Huo Wu's Radiant Sun, and aimed it at Dai Mubai. As she neared her limit, Dai Mubai walked forward alone while signaling Shrek Team to hold position.

• Huo Wu condensed a massive white sun with her fourth spirit skill, whose power and control impressed Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi warned that Shrek Team might be in trouble as Huo Wu's attack focused on Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai realized Huo Wu and her teammates intended to target him, then smiled and signaled Shrek Team to stay in place.
• Dai Mubai walked alone toward the opposing team, provoking them to attack him.
• Huo Wu told Dai Mubai that her team would win, while struggling to control the combined Soul Power of three people.

Dai Mubai survived Huo Wu’s blazing attack behind a barrier of Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix Evil Fire. He revealed that Shrek had led Blazing Fire Academy to waste its Soul Power because Ma Hongjun’s fire could counter and devour theirs.

• Huo Wu launched a sunlike attack that locked onto Dai Mubai, while Blazing Fire Academy expected it to defeat him.
• Dai Mubai signaled Ma Hongjun as the attack engulfed him, and Blazing Fire Academy relaxed, believing the fight was nearly won.
• Dai Mubai emerged unharmed inside a barrier of Phoenix Evil Fire as the flames faded.
• Dai Mubai explained that he had let Blazing Fire Academy believe their fire restricted him so they would exhaust their Soul Power.
• Dai Mubai revealed that Ma Hongjun’s evil fire could counter and devour their flames, and Ma Hongjun proudly raised his face.

The Shrek Team defeated Blazing Fire Academy after Dai Mubai broke Huo Wu’s fourth soul skill, forcing the academy to surrender. Their victory made them the leading contenders for first place in the Preliminary Competition, while Huo Wu was left bitterly unwilling to accept the loss.

• Dai Mubai’s team overcame Huo Wu’s fire-based attack, and the Shrek Team’s victory became clear.
• Huo Wu surrendered for Blazing Fire Academy after her teammates lost their fighting spirit.
• The Shrek Team defeated the second of the Five Element Academies without anyone being injured.
• Spectators regarded Shrek as the strongest contender for first place after its victory over an academy that had beaten Elephant Armor Academy.
• Huo Wu stared at the Shrek Team, devastated and unwilling to accept her defeat.

Shrek defeated Blazing Fire Academy, securing its eleventh consecutive victory in the tournament. As the teams left the arena, Feng Xiaotian promised that Godwind Academy would avenge Blazing Fire Academy in a few days.

• Huo Wu glared at Shrek and vowed that Blazing Fire Academy would do better next time, while Dai Mubai calmly accepted the challenge.
• Tang San realized he had been knocked out without getting a chance to fight, and Shrek's victory left the team at eleven wins while Blazing Fire Academy suffered its first loss.
• The Shrek members returned to the rest area to admiring looks, while Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu acknowledged that the fat Shrek member's unusual flames had countered their team.
• Feng Xiaotian and Godwind Academy approached Blazing Fire Academy, and Feng Xiaotian told Huo Wushuang that Godwind would avenge them.
• Feng Xiaotian argued that Shrek's flames might not counter his Plague Wind and said battles often depended on how Soul Master attributes matched up.

After Blazing Fire Academy lost to Shrek, Huo Wu challenged Feng Xiaotian to defeat Dai Mubai if he wanted to date her. Feng Xiaotian eagerly accepted the chance, while Huo Wu left with her brother, still stung by the defeat.

• Huo Wu asked Feng Xiaotian if he truly wanted to date her, and he admitted that he had always liked her.
• Huo Wu promised to date Feng Xiaotian if he defeated Shrek Team, then left with Huo Wushuang.
• Huo Wu remained unable to forget Dai Mubai's gaze and his calling her naive after the match.
• Feng Xiaotian realized Huo Wu had given him a chance and grew excited about pursuing her.

Shrek Academy prepared to face Canghui Academy in its twelfth match, with Flender choosing an unexpected lineup of substitutes and Oscar. As the teams entered the main arena, the commentator predicted Shrek Academy would win without difficulty.

• After eleven straight victories, Shrek Academy returned to the academy and learned its next opponent would be Canghui Academy.
• Flender announced that all five substitutes would compete, while Dai Mubai and Oscar were the only official members selected.
• Flender ordered Dai Mubai to hold back unless absolutely necessary, leaving him to understand how Gu Xian had once felt.
• Shrek Academy and Canghui Academy took their places in the main arena as the crowd cheered Shrek’s winning streak.
• The commentator noted Canghui Academy’s poor record and declared Shrek Academy the certain winner.

Shrek Academy and Canghui Academy began their match, but neither side attacked at first despite Shrek Academy's overwhelming advantage. As the audience grew impatient, Canghui Academy's captain finally made the first move.

• The commentator highlighted Canghui Academy's poor odds as Shrek Academy took the stage with five substitutes.
• Both teams released their martial souls, and Shrek Academy's Soul Power levels clearly surpassed Canghui Academy's.
• The teams stared each other down without attacking, puzzling the commentators, spectators, Xue Ye, and Ning Fengzhi.
• After warnings from the referee and boos from the audience, Canghui Academy's captain finally moved first.

Canghui Academy revealed that all seven of its members had gem spirits, whose potential depended heavily on their spirit rings. The Canghui captain singled out Tang San as Shrek Academy’s commander and claimed that absolute strength would defeat any tactics, leaving Tang San to challenge his confidence.

• The Canghui Academy members expanded their practiced hexagonal formation while keeping their captain at its center.
• All seven Canghui Academy members revealed differently shaped and colored gem spirits, surrounding themselves in a hazy rainbow glow.
• The Shrek Academy members realized Canghui Academy was more formidable than they had expected, and Dai Mubai left command of the match to Tang San.
• The Canghui captain addressed Tang San and declared that tactics and skills were futile against absolute strength.
• Tang San challenged the captain’s claim, and the captain answered with a strange smile.

The Canghui Academy Team combined their abilities into a dazzling formation that made their seven members vanish, astonishing the spectators and prompting speculation that it resembled a Seven-in-One Spirit Fusion Skill. The Shrek and Canghui match remained suspended as the arena filled with mesmerizing jewel-colored light.

• The Canghui captain raised his gem Martial Soul and activated his Fourth Spirit Ring while the other six members activated their Third Spirit Rings.
• The seven colored beams merged into a huge pillar of light that enveloped the team and made them disappear.
• Xue Ye wondered whether the display was a Seven-in-One Spirit Fusion Skill, but Ning Fengzhi judged it to be a different kind of group fusion technique.
• Ning Fengzhi realized that all seven Canghui members were Control System Soul Masters, an unprecedented tournament lineup.
• The light expanded across the arena and left spectators bewildered by its dazzling, mesmerizing glow.