Chapter Summaries

The Shrek Battle Team and the spectators were shocked when Huo Yuhao was named to the Sun Moon Royal Team's finals roster, while Dai Huabin dismissed him and Xiao Xiao defended him. The match began, and Huo Yuhao revealed six soul rings—one black, one white, and four red—leaving the arena facing an unexpected display of power.

• Dai Huabin mocked Huo Yuhao's selection, but Xiao Xiao argued that the Sun Moon Royal Academy must consider him a powerful secret weapon.
• Jing Hongchen and the soul masters watching from the Plane Crack ridiculed Dai Huabin's confidence, while Kong Deming praised Xiao Xiao's insight.
• The Sun Moon Royal Team and the Shrek Battle Team entered the arena, drawing attention because Huo Yuhao had never competed in the tournament before.
• The White Tiger Duke asked Xu Jiawei about Huo Yuhao, and Xu Jiawei explained that he was a talented former Shrek student.
• Ma Xiaotao taunted Huo Yuhao, but Meng Hongchen warned that he would show the Shrek team true cruelty.
• The referee started the match, and Huo Yuhao summoned six soul rings: black, white, and four red.

Huo Yuhao stunned the arena by revealing overwhelming Soul Power and four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, then led the Sun Moon Royal Team into battle against Shrek Academy. With Spiritual Detection Sharing helping his teammates anticipate Shrek’s moves, the Sun Moon Royal Team quickly knocked them back, leaving Xuan Zi shocked.

• Huo Yuhao summoned his Soul Rings, including red Hundred Thousand Year Rings, and astonished everyone at the competition.
• Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming mocked the Parallel World Shrek team from inside the Plane Crack as they watched.
• Dai Huabin struggled to accept Huo Yuhao’s strength, while Ma Xiaotao rallied the Shrek Battle Team by insisting they could still win as a team.
• Huo Yuhao activated Spiritual Detection Sharing and gave the Sun Moon Royal Team a god’s-eye view of their opponents.
• The Sun Moon Royal Team anticipated Shrek’s attacks, dodged them, and counterattacked until the Shrek members were knocked back.
• Xuan Zi stared in disbelief at how powerful the Sun Moon Royal Team had become.

The Sun Moon Royal Team used Huo Yuhao’s predictions and hidden Soul Tools to counter the Shrek Battle Team, while observers in the Plane Crack mocked Shrek’s misjudgment. Dai Yueheng finally realized that Huo Yuhao’s team had concealed its strength and gathered information on their opponents.

• Du Busi, Jing Hongchen, and Kong Deming mocked Parallel World Shrek Academy for failing to recognize that the Sun Moon Royal Team had hidden its strength.
• The Shrek Battle Team struggled to understand how the Sun Moon Royal Team anticipated their attacks, and Dai Yueheng led them into another assault.
• Huo Yuhao predicted Dai Yueheng’s White Tiger Demon God Transformation and White Tiger Light Wave, allowing Xiao Hongchen and the others to dodge and counterattack with Soul Tools.
• After Dai Yueheng and the other Shrek Battle Team members were injured, they realized their movements had been read in advance.
• Huo Yuhao admitted that his team had concealed its strength and gathered information, then mocked the Shrek members for being easy to fool.

Huo Yuhao taunted the Shrek Battle Team, then froze Ma Xiaotao’s fire attack with his Azure-Eyed Crystal Phoenix and separated them from the other fighters. He proposed a one-on-one fight with Ma Xiaotao while the rest continued their six-on-six battle.

• Huo Yuhao’s taunts made the Shrek Battle Team and the audience realize that the Sun Moon Royal Team had planned its advantage from the start.
• Xuan Zi feared Shrek Academy would lose and urged Ma Xiaotao to win.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed her evil fire and sent more than a dozen fireballs toward Xiao Hongchen and the others.
• Huo Yuhao switched to the Azure-Eyed Crystal Phoenix and froze the arena and Ma Xiaotao, but she melted the ice and broke free.
• Huo Yuhao proposed fighting Ma Xiaotao one-on-one and raised an Ice Wall that split the arena into two battlefields.

Huo Yuhao revealed the overwhelming power of his Ultimate Ice as he faced Ma Xiaotao in the arena. He stopped her Phoenix Fire Ray with one finger, froze her, and left her badly weakened after she escaped the ice.

• The spectators and Xuan Zi realized Huo Yuhao possessed Ultimate Ice and were stunned by his strength.
• Ma Xiaotao sensed Huo Yuhao's powerful aura but charged at him anyway, firing a Phoenix Fire Ray.
• Huo Yuhao blocked the ray with one finger and froze it, then froze Ma Xiaotao as well.
• Ma Xiaotao melted the ice with her evil fire but emerged exhausted and pale.
• The watching Soul Masters were left dumbfounded by how easily Huo Yuhao had overwhelmed Ma Xiaotao.

After Huo Yuhao overwhelmed Ma Xiaotao, Xuan Zi urged her to unleash the Evil Fire despite the risk of turning into an Evil Soul Master. Ma Xiaotao lost control and charged Huo Yuhao, who prepared to counter her with a technique taught by Electrolux.

• Du Busi, Jing Hongchen, and Kong Deming marveled at Parallel World Huo Yuhao's strength after he froze Ma Xiaotao.
• Xuan Zi, terrified of losing, told Ma Xiaotao to let the Evil Fire take control of her for Shrek's glory.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed the Evil Fire and lost control, prompting soul masters in the Plane Crack to condemn Xuan Zi and Shrek Academy.
• Qian Renxue wondered whether Huo Yuhao could defeat Ma Xiaotao in her empowered state, while Bibi Dong insisted he could.
• Huo Yuhao respected Ma Xiaotao but condemned Xuan Zi, then prepared to use a technique Electrolux had taught him against her evil power.

Huo Yuhao used Sacred Extraction to drain Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire and Soul Power, then joined the fight and helped the Sun Moon Royal Team defeat Shrek. The referee declared the Sun Moon Royal Team the winner, while a black-robed man left to report that Huo Yuhao was the Holy Son.

• Huo Yuhao used Sacred Extraction to pull Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire into his palm, leaving her exhausted and unable to fight.
• Ma Xiaotao realized Huo Yuhao had removed the evil fire from her body and reacted with shock and excitement.
• Huo Yuhao dispelled the Ice Wall and joined the battle against the remaining Shrek Battle Team members.
• The black-robed man recognized Huo Yuhao as the Holy Son and hurried away to inform the Cult Master.
• Huo Yuhao and the Sun Moon Royal Team defeated the remaining Shrek fighters, and the referee declared the Sun Moon Royal Team the winner.

The Sun Moon Royal Team won the Soul Master Competition, while the Shrek Battle Team faced public fury over its loss. After celebrating, Huo Yuhao spoke with Xiao Xiao about her future at Shrek, and she began to consider leaving the academy.

• The referee announced the Sun Moon Royal Team as champions, and spectators from the Douluo Three Kingdoms cursed the defeated Shrek Battle Team.
• Xuan Zi feared the defeat would bring public backlash and severe punishment, while Dai Huabin avoided looking at Huo Yuhao.
• Jing Hongchen celebrated the Sun Moon Royal Team's victory at the hotel and promised to petition the Emperor to reward its members.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er met Xiao Xiao, who explained that Xuan Zi was scolding the Shrek team after their loss.
• Huo Yuhao advised Xiao Xiao to think carefully before joining Shrek's Inner Courtyard, and she left considering whether to leave Shrek altogether.

Two Body Sect soul masters invited Huo Yuhao to join, but he declined for now, choosing to continue learning at Sun Moon Royal Academy. In the Plane Crack, Du Busi argued that pressure from the Sun Moon Empire could eventually push Huo Yuhao away from the academy and toward the Body Sect, while Wang Qiu'er lamented that she might never meet him in the Parallel World.

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er met two Body Sect soul masters, who invited him to join and left contact information after he refused.
• Du Busi told Jing Hongchen that Huo Yuhao might leave Sun Moon Royal Academy once he had learned enough, since he felt little loyalty to either academy.
• Du Busi warned that Sun Moon Empire leaders might distrust Huo Yuhao because he was a Douluo and pressure him to join Mingde Hall.
• Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming recognized that Huo Yuhao would likely refuse such pressure, and Kong Deming said they could only wait to see what happened.
• Wang Qiu'er watched Huo Yuhao's first meeting with her Original Timeline self and regretted that she might never meet Parallel World Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er returned to the Sun Moon Empire, where the Sun Moon Emperor rewarded their team and Crown Prince Xu Tianran tried unsuccessfully to recruit Huo Yuhao. Xu Tianran then visited Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, who were waiting with the Evil Soul Masters, and Ye Xishui asked whether he had met Huo Yuhao.

• Jing Hongchen told Huo Yuhao and the others that Shrek Academy had lost students and prestige after its defeat, and that Xuan Zi had been punished.
• Huo Yuhao and his companions arrived in the Sun Moon Empire's capital and received rewards from the Sun Moon Emperor.
• Xu Tianran approached Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er outside the palace and offered Huo Yuhao a valuable gift to recruit him.
• Huo Yuhao refused Xu Tianran's gift and left with Wang Dong'er, prompting Xu Tianran to call them ungrateful.
• Xu Tianran went to a concealed base of Evil Soul Masters, where Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao were waiting for him.
• Ye Xishui asked Xu Tianran whether he had met Huo Yuhao.

Xu Tianran revealed his plan to use Huo Yuhao’s refusal or acceptance of service to the Sun Moon Empire as a pretext to secure Ye Xishui’s help in capturing him. The observers in the Plane Crack realized Huo Yuhao was in danger, while Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er anxiously watched to see whether he could escape.

• Xu Tianran told Ye Xishui he would first find a legitimate reason to strip Huo Yuhao of the Sun Moon Empire’s protection.
• Xu Tianran planned to have the emperor test Huo Yuhao’s willingness to serve, expecting a refusal to provoke the emperor against him.
• Xu Tianran said that if Huo Yuhao accepted, Ye Xishui could help him kill the emperor so he could capture Huo Yuhao after taking the throne.
• Ye Xishui approved the scheme and promised that the Holy Spirit Cult would help Xu Tianran become emperor.
• In the Plane Crack, Du Busi and Xu Jiawei identified the danger to Huo Yuhao, while Xuan Zi mocked him and Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er watched anxiously.

Xu Tianran urged the Sun Moon Emperor to hand Huo Yuhao over to the Holy Spirit Cult, while Kong Deming proposed testing Huo Yuhao’s loyalty by offering him honors and entry into Mingde Hall. The emperor postponed his decision and was left to consider Kong Deming’s plan.

• Xu Tianran met with the Sun Moon Emperor and argued that Huo Yuhao was too dangerous to keep at the cost of antagonizing the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Xu Tianran told the emperor that Ye had asked for Huo Yuhao to join the Holy Spirit Cult in exchange for its unconditional support in a future war.
• The Sun Moon Emperor summoned Kong Deming and asked for his opinion on whether to hand Huo Yuhao over.
• Kong Deming explained that Huo Yuhao might become a weapon against the Holy Spirit Cult if he could be won over, but agreed that keeping him was not worth provoking the cult otherwise.
• Kong Deming advised offering Huo Yuhao and his teammates noble titles and admission to Mingde Hall, then judging their intentions by whether Huo Yuhao accepted.

The Sun Moon Emperor offered Huo Yuhao the empire’s highest noble rank and a lifelong honorary position in Mingde Hall, hoping to win his allegiance. Huo Yuhao refused both rewards, leaving the Emperor and Kong Deming to scrutinize his decision.

• Kong Deming advised the Sun Moon Emperor to summon Huo Yuhao, and the Emperor ordered him to the palace.
• Soul Masters in the Plane Crack discussed Huo Yuhao’s danger, while Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue judged that he would struggle against Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, and the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Huo Yuhao received the summons, spoke with Wang Dong'er, and went to meet the Sun Moon Emperor.
• The Sun Moon Emperor granted Huo Yuhao the empire’s highest noble title and lifelong honorary elder status in Mingde Hall.
• Huo Yuhao calmly refused both rewards, saying he could not accept them.

Huo Yuhao refused the Sun Moon Emperor’s investiture, prompting the emperor and Kong Deming to stop concerning themselves with him. Jing Hongchen secretly tried to help Huo Yuhao through Meng Hongchen, who warned him that he was in danger, and Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong’er that something had happened.

• Huo Yuhao firmly refused the Sun Moon Emperor’s investiture, and the emperor told him to leave.
• After Huo Yuhao departed, the Sun Moon Emperor and Kong Deming concluded that he could not be won over, and the emperor summoned Xu Tianran.
• Jing Hongchen called Kong Deming to discuss Huo Yuhao, but Kong Deming said the emperor had already decided to stop concerning himself with him and hung up.
• Jing Hongchen instructed Meng Hongchen to help Huo Yuhao, then destroyed his Communication Soul Guidance Device and reflected that he had done all he could.
• Meng Hongchen told Huo Yuhao what had happened and apologized, while Huo Yuhao thanked her and destroyed his own device.
• Wang Dong’er noticed Huo Yuhao’s grave expression and asked what was wrong, and Huo Yuhao told her something had happened.

Huo Yuhao explained the Sun Moon Empire’s role in the crisis to Wang Dong'er, then tried to flee the city with Huo Yun'er and Wang Dong'er hidden in the Ancient Wood Space. Ye Xishui launched a search and a Titled Douluo intercepted Huo Yuhao, who called on Bing Er for help.

• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong'er what Meng Hongchen had revealed, and they agreed that escaping the Holy Spirit Cult was their priority.
• Huo Yuhao placed Huo Yun'er and Wang Dong'er in the Ancient Wood Space, disguised himself with his First Soul Skill, and headed for the outskirts of Sun Moon Imperial City.
• Xu Tianran informed Ye Xishui that she could make her move, and she rushed to Huo Yuhao's residence only to find it empty.
• Ye Xishui ordered the Evil Soul Masters under her command to search for Huo Yuhao.
• A Titled Douluo saw through Huo Yuhao's disguise and intercepted him outside the city, prompting Huo Yuhao to call on Bing Er.

The Ice Empress rescued Huo Yuhao from an Evil Soul Master and carried him toward the Sun Moon Empire’s border. Just before they escaped, Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe blocked their way, and Xuan Zi attacked after Huo Yuhao refused to return to Shrek Academy.

• The Ice Empress froze a Level 91 Evil Soul Master, transformed into the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, and carried Huo Yuhao toward the border.
• Huo Yuhao and the Ice Empress traveled for a day or two without meeting another Evil Soul Master and reached the border region.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe appeared and blocked Huo Yuhao, then offered to protect him if he returned to Shrek Academy.
• Huo Yuhao rejected their offer and tried to leave, but Xuan Zi attacked and claimed Shrek had to capture the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion for humanity’s safety.

Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe tried to stop Huo Yuhao, but he called on the Ice Empress and Snow Empress to fight them. As Xuan Zi attacked the Ice Empress, a young girl suddenly appeared.

• Xuan Zi attacked Huo Yuhao after Mu En approved killing him if he refused to return to Shrek Academy.
• Wang Dong'er suggested leaving Shrek Academy, but Huo Yuhao agreed with Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe that the parallel world's events should not affect them.
• Huo Yuhao ordered the Snow Empress to join the Ice Empress against Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe.
• The Ice Empress's freezing rays overwhelmed Yan Shaozhe's Golden Phoenix, and he called for Xuan Zi's help.
• Xuan Zi transformed into a Taotie and struck at the Ice Empress, but a young girl suddenly appeared.

The Snow Empress turned the fight against Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe, freezing them and helping the Ice Empress force them to flee after Huo Yuhao ordered the two emperors to kill them. The soul masters watching in the Plane Crack mocked the pair, then realized Ye Xishui had caught up with Parallel World Huo Yuhao.

• The Snow Empress used Emperor's Cold Sky to freeze the battlefield and weaken Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe.
• Xuan Zi struck at the Ice Empress with Taotie Divine Palm, but the Snow Empress countered with Emperor Palm: Great Cold Without Snow and froze his hand and Yan Shaozhe.
• Huo Yuhao ordered Bing Er and Xue Er to kill Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe, and the Ice Empress and Snow Empress unleashed their ultimate moves.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe fled in panic as the soul masters in the Plane Crack mocked them.
• Qian Renxue warned that Ye Xishui had caught up and that Parallel World Huo Yuhao was in serious trouble.

Huo Yuhao escaped Ye Xishui and her powerful group by hiding in the Ghost Half-Plane, leaving them unable to find him. Ye Xishui ordered her forces to pursue Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe, and the chapter ended with both Shrek masters struck down.

• The Ice Empress and Snow Empress urged Huo Yuhao to flee as Ye Xishui and the others approached, but he sent them into Ancient Wood and teleported into the Ghost Half-Plane.
• Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, Zhongli Wu, and their group searched for Huo Yuhao but could no longer sense his aura.
• Zhongli Wu suggested that Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe might have taken Huo Yuhao, and Ye Xishui ordered the group to pursue them.
• The Soul Masters watching in the Plane Crack realized Huo Yuhao could hide in the Ghost Half-Plane and avoid detection.
• Ye Xishui's group caught Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe, and a black streak of light sent both crashing to the ground.

Ye Xishui tortured Xuan Zi while demanding that he reveal Huo Yuhao’s whereabouts, but released him and Yan Shaozhe when she accepted that they knew nothing. Huo Yuhao stayed in the Undead Half-Plane, recognized his vulnerability, and resolved to grow stronger.

• Ye Xishui beat and threatened Xuan Zi while Zhongli Wu knocked Yan Shaozhe unconscious.
• Soul masters watching the scene mocked Xuan Zi, and Du Busi and Jing Hongchen remarked on how differently Ye Xishui treated him and Yan Shaozhe.
• Long Xiaoyao persuaded Ye Xishui that Xuan Zi seemed uninvolved, so she ordered her people to release him and Yan Shaozhe and resume searching for Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao stayed in the Undead Half-Plane because returning to the Douluo Continent could expose him to Ye Xishui’s search.
• After reflecting on how close he had come to death, Huo Yuhao vowed to become stronger to protect himself and his loved ones.