Chapter Summaries

Mu En punished Xuan Zi and learned how badly the academy’s students had been hurt, then refused to send reinforcements to the tournament team. He left the students to continue on their own, hoping defeat might awaken Shrek’s elders to the academy’s decline.

• Mu En beat Xuan Zi unconscious, sealed his cultivation, and imprisoned him in the deepest level of the Golden Tree.
• Elder Zhuang reported that Dai Yueheng, Little Xixi, and Gongyang Mo had suffered devastating injuries, while Chen Zifeng had died.
• Mu En ordered the academy to give the injured students the best possible treatment.
• The elders argued that Shrek should send reinforcements to protect its tournament record, but Mu En refused.
• Mu En criticized the elders for valuing false honor and said he hoped Shrek would lose if defeat could make them change.
• Mu En told the elders to let the tournament team proceed without reinforcements, calling its members the academy’s true future.

Mu En refused to send Shrek's main team reinforcements, though he allowed Beibei and Xu Sanshi to join them in Star Luo City. Lin Yun entered the Soul Fighting Competition with Shrek's diminished team, which faced Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy in the opening elimination match.

• Mu En rejected calls for reinforcements, then sent Xian Lin'er to bring Beibei and Xu Sanshi to Star Luo City.
• Lin Yun criticized Shrek's uniforms before Wang Yan led the team to the competition arena.
• Xu Jiawei noticed Dai Yueheng was missing from Shrek's lineup and reflected on his suspicions about Dai Hao.
• Xu Jiawei opened the arena to spectators and announced the start of the Soul Fighting Competition.
• Wang Yan sent Lin Yun, Xiao Xiao, Ma Xiaotao, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong to face Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy.
• Lin Yun recognized Shrek's opponent and sighed, wondering why it was Heavenly Spirit again.

Lin Yun took over Shrek Academy’s elimination match against Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy and defeated all seven opponents with one attack. After unveiling his Self-Created Soul Skill, Shifting Shadows, he left the arena as Shrek’s victory sent the crowd into a frenzy.

• Lin Yun asked Ma Xiaotao to let him take all the experience, and she agreed to step aside.
• The referee began the match and activated the arena’s linked Soul Tool shield.
• Lin Yun released his Dragon’s Might and used Shifting Shadows to strike all seven Heavenly Spirit Team members at once.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner after the Heavenly Spirit Team was eliminated.
• The crowd cheered for Lin Yun and shouted Shrek’s name.

Lin Yun’s overwhelming victory left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy doubting whether they could defeat Shrek, while Meng Hongchen became infatuated with him. The chapter ended with Meng declaring that she intended to make Lin Yun her boyfriend, to Xiao Hongchen’s horror.

• Lin Yun’s performance made the rival academies regard him as the tournament’s most dangerous opponent.
• The Sun Moon Team wondered whether they could defeat Shrek, and Ma Rulong worried Lin Yun might stop him before he could use his powerful Soul Tools.
• Xiao Hongchen lost his composure and protested that Lin Yun could not be stronger than him.
• Meng Hongchen laughed strangely, then declared that Lin Yun was handsome and that she wanted to marry him.
• Xiao Hongchen warned Meng that Lin Yun was from Shrek, but Meng insisted she would pursue him and make him her boyfriend.

After Shrek's victory, Meng Hongchen remained determined to pursue Lin Yun, while Xiao Hongchen persuaded her to wait. Back in Shrek's resting area, Lin Yun's teammates and Wang Yan admired his Shifting Shadows technique, but he revealed little about its secrets.

• Meng Hongchen insisted on pursuing Lin Yun until Xiao Hongchen convinced her to wait until later in the tournament.
• Lin Yun and his teammates returned to the spectator area to watch the other teams compete.
• Shrek's team admired Lin Yun's performance and the Shifting Shadows technique he had used in the match.
• Wang Yan asked Lin Yun to explain the technique, and Lin Yun described it as a Self-Created Soul Skill based on his Soul Bone abilities.
• Wang Yan and the others stopped pressing Lin Yun after he made clear that he would not reveal more.

Lin Yun and Xiao Xiao strolled through Star Luo City after Lin Yun’s decisive victory, while Huo Yuhao watched them and struggled with envy, renewing his resolve to seek revenge. Wang Dong secretly watched Huo Yuhao and, distressed by his own feelings, wondered whether to restore his true appearance.

• Lin Yun and Xiao Xiao walked through Star Luo City, and Xiao Xiao praised Lin Yun for defeating the Heaven Spirit Team.
• Huo Yuhao watched Lin Yun and Xiao Xiao, envied Lin Yun’s life, and reaffirmed his determination to grow strong enough to take revenge on Dai Hao.
• Huo Yuhao left the street, resolved to focus on cultivation and let nothing distract him from revenge.
• Wang Dong emerged from hiding after secretly following Huo Yuhao and realized he felt jealous when Huo Yuhao watched someone else.
• Wang Dong wondered whether he should restore his true appearance.

Huo Yuhao was delighted when Beibei and Xu Sanshi arrived in Star Luo City as supposed reinforcements, while Lin Yun watched the elimination matches and enjoyed the tournament. After the elimination stage ended, Wang Yan explained that the remaining sixty-seven teams would be regrouped for the Round Robin Tournament beginning the next day.

• Huo Yuhao greeted Beibei and Xu Sanshi at breakfast and learned that Xian Lin'er had brought them to Star Luo City as reinforcements.
• The Shrek team welcomed Beibei and Xu Sanshi, while Xian Lin'er stayed hidden to protect them.
• Lin Yun watched the elimination matches with the team over the next three days and observed the varied Martial Souls.
• After the elimination stage, Wang Yan gathered the team and announced that the Round Robin Tournament would begin the next day with the sixty-seven remaining teams regrouped.

Wang Yan outlined the Round Robin Tournament and urged Shrek Academy to plan its tactics, but Lin Yun and Ma Xiaotao insisted their Ultimate Martial Souls made such caution unnecessary. The team abandoned the meeting and prepared to rely on their strength, while Huo Yuhao watched Lin Yun with envy.

• Wang Yan explained the tournament’s groups, scoring, and three match formats, then called for Shrek Academy to arrange its tactics before its first match.
• Lin Yun argued that he and Ma Xiaotao could overwhelm their opponents and could not be effectively targeted because of their Ultimate Martial Souls.
• Ma Xiaotao backed Lin Yun’s confidence, and Wang Yan conceded as the team settled on steamrolling their opponents rather than planning tactics.
• Lin Yun left the meeting with Xiao Xiao to get a late-night snack, while Ma Xiaotao went to the hotel rooftop to admire the view.
• Huo Yuhao silently envied Lin Yun’s confidence and thought that he would be even more arrogant if he had Lin Yun’s strength.

Ma Xiaotao represented Shrek Academy against Yunluo Advanced Soul Engineer Academy and defeated Ma Yingjun in seconds, revealing herself as a Soul Emperor. The crowd hailed her as the Phoenix Saintess, while Lin Yun watched from the sidelines.

• Shrek Academy faced Yunluo Advanced Soul Engineer Academy in the Round Robin Tournament, but sent Ma Xiaotao instead of Lin Yun.
• Ma Yingjun asked Ma Xiaotao to go easy on him, and she revealed six Soul Rings and her Soul Emperor cultivation.
• Ma Xiaotao used Phoenix Wing Soaring to blast Ma Yingjun off the arena in three seconds, holding back enough to leave him with only burns and minor internal injuries.
• The crowd cheered for Ma Xiaotao and began calling her the Phoenix Saintess, and Lin Yun noted the title despite her Evil Fire having been purified.

Cloud Luo surrendered to Shrek after Ma Xiaotao’s overwhelming presence frightened its captain and next fighter, giving Shrek a victory in the first round. Lin Yun then considered whether Wang Yan would take the team to the Starlight Auction the next day, where he expected to find the Soul Devouring Carving Knife.

• Shang Yue urged Situ Yu not to send her against Ma Xiaotao, and the referee pressed Cloud Luo to choose its next fighter.
• Situ Yu saw Ma Xiaotao’s icy gaze and immediately surrendered on behalf of Cloud Luo.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, while spectators continued chanting Ma Xiaotao’s title, “Phoenix Saintess.”
• Lin Yun noticed that Ma Xiaotao seemed calmer and more controlled than before and wondered whether her purified Evil Fire or his influence had changed her.
• Lin Yun recalled that the Soul Devouring Carving Knife was expected at the next day’s Starlight Auction and wondered whether Wang Yan would still bring the team there.

Lin Yun went alone to the Starlight Auction House to bid on the cursed Soul Devouring Carving Knife and met Xue Qingci, a fellow tournament participant. He realized she was the Dou Ling Empire’s third princess, though she did not know he had guessed her identity.

• Wang Yan chose to skip the auction and spend the evening reading, so Lin Yun went by himself.
• Lin Yun entered the masked auction hall and sat beside a girl who studied him curiously.
• The girl recognized Lin Yun as the Shrek Academy fighter who had defeated the Heaven Spirit Team in one move, and introduced herself as Xue Qingci.
• Lin Yun introduced himself and privately inferred from Xue Qingci’s surname and noble bearing that she was likely a Dou Ling princess.
• Xue Qingci became annoyed when Lin Yun drifted off instead of paying attention to her, while he correctly realized she was the empire’s third princess.

Lin Yun bought the cursed Soul Devouring Carving Knife at auction for one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. Electrolux recognized Xue Qingci as the ideal heir to his Undead Scourge, while her strange aura and fearful reaction left Lin Yun aware that she was hiding something.

• Lin Yun chatted with Xue Qingci and told her the truth about Shrek Academy, badly shaking her admiration for it.
• Qing Ya presented the Soul Devouring Carving Knife and explained that its thirty-seven owners had either died unnatural deaths or become Evil Soul Masters.
• Electrolux awakened at the knife’s curse and Life Gold, then spotted Xue Qingci and declared her perfectly suited to inherit his Undead Scourge.
• Lin Yun noticed Xue Qingci’s deathly aura and panic but chose not to question her, agreeing to help Electrolux approach her later.
• Lin Yun bid one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and no one challenged him, so he secured the Soul Devouring Carving Knife.

Lin Yun left the auction with the Soul Devouring Carving Knife’s Life Gold and avoided getting close to Xue Qingci, whose unusual Martial Soul might expose her to danger. He returned to the Star Emperor Hotel, where Xiao Xiao caught another girl’s scent on him and dragged him toward the bed.

• Lin Yun dismissed the auction crowd’s mockery, convinced that the Life Gold was a treasure only he could purify.
• Xue Qingci caught up with Lin Yun, and they headed to the auction house’s rear area to settle their bills.
• After Xue Qingci paid for her Soul Tool, Lin Yun left without her, prompting her to scream his name in the empty corridor.
• Lin Yun considered the danger of Xue Qingci’s Undead Magic inheritance being exposed and decided to keep his distance until the tournament ended.
• Lin Yun returned to the hotel, where Xiao Xiao welcomed him, smelled another girl on him, locked the door, and pulled him toward the bed.

After a jealous Xiao Xiao spent the night with Lin Yun, the Shrek Team faced Qianling Advanced Soul Master Academy in the second round of the round robin. Ma Xiaotao instantly defeated the opposing team with Phoenix Meteor Shower, leaving Shrek ready for its next match.

• Xiao Xiao fell asleep in Lin Yun's arms after their night together, and Lin Yun reflected on her jealousy and acceptance of his other relationships.
• Wang Yan briefed the Shrek Team on Qianling Advanced Soul Master Academy and its defensive formation and Ice-Fire Dual Control Thousand Strike Spear tactics.
• The Shrek Team drew a team battle against Qianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, and Lin Yun told Ma Xiaotao to finish the match with Phoenix Meteor Shower.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed her Ultimate Fire and knocked all seven members of the Thousand Spirit Team unconscious with a single attack.

After Shrek’s previous victory, Lin Yun joined Ning Tian for the first match against Zhengtian Academy and revealed his overwhelming power. He left Ye Wuqing and Yu Mengdi unable to fight, then unexpectedly formed a scythe from the Golden Leaves he had taken control of.

• The referee declared Shrek the winner of its match against Thousand Spirit Team, and spectators wondered why Lin Yun led the team despite Ma Xiaotao’s display of strength.
• Two days later, Lin Yun chose to compete with Ning Tian against Zhengtian Academy, while Xiao Xiao gave up her place and Wu Feng watched Ning Tian leave in dismay.
• Zhengtian Academy sent its two strongest Soul Kings, Ye Wuqing and Yu Mengdi, to face Lin Yun and Ning Tian in the first match.
• Ning Tian boosted Lin Yun’s strength and speed, then Lin Yun revealed five Soul Rings, including two red ones, and released his Golden Dragon King Martial Soul.
• Lin Yun’s aura sent Yu Mengdi crashing from the air and broke Ye Wuqing’s control over the Golden Leaves, which gathered around Lin Yun instead.
• Lin Yun fused the Golden Leaves into a huge scythe and wondered why he had instinctively formed that weapon.

Lin Yun defeated Zhengtian Team in the first match of the third round and discovered a new power fused with his bloodline. After leaving to investigate it, he drew the attention of a suspicious observer and the Star Luo Emperor.

• Lin Yun transformed his golden scythe into a staff and knocked Ye Wuqing and Yu Mengdi unconscious, securing Shrek Team's victory.
• The referee announced Shrek's win, and the crowd erupted in cheers at Lin Yun's strength and Soul Ring configuration.
• Lin Yun returned to the waiting area, then left for the Star Emperor Hotel to examine the new power between his brows.
• Beibei told the others not to pry into Lin Yun's business, and they agreed to let him speak if he wanted to.
• Old Deng decided Lin Yun was a transformed Soul Beast and vanished to pursue him.
• Xu Jiawei ordered his subordinates to investigate Lin Yun and bring him all available information within an hour.

Xu Jiawei decided to recruit Lin Yun to strengthen the endangered Star Luo Empire after learning of Lin Yun’s talent and strained relationship with Shrek Academy. Meanwhile, the Body Sect chose to report Lin Yun’s existence rather than attack him, but Cheng Gang mistook him for a transformed Soul Beast and came looking for him.

• Xu Jiawei read intelligence revealing that thirteen-year-old Lin Yun was a Soul King who had clashed with Shrek Academy and claimed to come from the Beast Taming Sect.
• Xu Jiawei resolved to recruit Lin Yun and use his strength and supposed sect as protection against the Sun Moon Empire and Shrek Academy.
• Two Body Sect Soul Douluo decided not to hunt Lin Yun and sent one of them to report the discovery to their sect master.
• Cheng Gang, a Star Luo Empire worshiper, concluded that Lin Yun was a transformed Soul Beast and set out to confront him.

Lin Yun activated the power hidden between his brows and formed a close connection with a golden scythe, though drawing it out nearly drained his strength. He named the weapon the Golden Dragon Death Scythe after discovering its dragon-wing blade and spine-like handle.

• Lin Yun used his Golden Dragon King Bloodline to awaken the power between his brows while Ice Empress watched and sealed off his room.
• After half an hour, the hidden power drew heavily on Lin Yun's Soul Power, Spiritual Power, and Bloodline Power until he was nearly depleted.
• Lin Yun summoned a tiny golden scythe and expanded it into a ten-foot weapon without changing its weight.
• Lin Yun's casual test swing cut through the table cleanly and frightened Ice Empress with its overwhelming killing intent.
• Lin Yun recognized the scythe's blade as resembling dragon wings and its handle as a spinal column, then named it the Golden Dragon Death Scythe.

Lin Yun lured Cheng Gang into attacking him, then had Ice Empress freeze the greedy Titled Douluo to death. Lin Yun asked her to preserve Cheng Gang’s head for a use he had in mind.

• Ice Empress sensed a weak Rank 91 Titled Douluo outside Lin Yun’s room, and Lin Yun recognized him as Cheng Gang and let him enter.
• Cheng Gang mistook Lin Yun for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast and tried to seize him in exchange for soul bones.
• Ice Empress appeared on Lin Yun’s shoulder and froze Cheng Gang, revealing herself as the Ice Empress Scorpion.
• Cheng Gang realized Ice Empress was protecting Lin Yun, and Lin Yun ordered her to kill him while leaving his head intact.
• Ice Empress shattered Cheng Gang’s frozen body and sent the fragments out the window.

After killing Cheng Gang, Lin Yun purified the cursed Life Gold and spent more than ten days recovering, reaching Soul Power Level fifty-seven. Shrek Academy finished the Round Robin Tournament undefeated, and Lin Yun agreed to attend the Premium Auction before the top sixteen matches.

• Lin Yun stored Cheng Gang's corpse and took the wealth from his Soul Tool, then asked Electrolux to purify the Soul Devouring Carving Knife.
• Electrolux removed the curse from the Life Gold and reminded Lin Yun to watch over Xue Qingci as a possible inheritor of his Undead Magic.
• Lin Yun put away the purified Life Gold and meditated for more than ten days, recovering from the Golden Dragon Death Scythe and advancing from Soul Power Level fifty-six to fifty-seven.
• Ling Luochen and Yao Haoxuan healed, while Shrek Academy won four more Round Robin Tournament matches and entered the top sixteen with the highest points in its group.
• Wang Yan asked whether the team should attend the Premium Auction, and Lin Yun supported going to see whether it offered anything worthwhile.