Chapter Summaries

After a humiliating incident at Shrek Academy, Su Yu ordered Ice God Palace to hunt down the escaped Death Messenger and then joined the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy Team at the tournament opening. Shrek advanced through its first elimination match, and the tournament continued with the Sun Moon team confident it would claim the championship.

• Wang Yan and the Shrek delegation discovered that Xu Sanshi and Dai Huabin had been publicly humiliated, while Zhang Lexuan suspected Su Yu had arranged it to avenge Jiang Nannan.
• Su Yu told Mu Wu to put the Death Messenger, led by the Soul King Xiao Yao, on Ice God Palace’s wanted list and capture or kill them.
• At the tournament venue, Su Yu explained that Shrek’s official team had been ambushed by an Evil Soul Master, leaving Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and another member injured while the attacker escaped Yan Shaozhe.
• The Sun Moon team laughed at Yan Shaozhe’s failure, but Su Yu and Ma Rulong warned them not to underestimate Shrek.
• Shrek opened the elimination round with four Soul Kings and three Soul Ancestors, defeated its opponents, and drew loud cheers from the spectators.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy Team crushed Tianchang Advanced Soul Master Academy Team in the elimination round, then gathered to discuss the upcoming round robin. Su Yu agreed that Reserve Team members could compete if at least four Soul Kings backed them, and Xiao Hongchen and Wang Dong were promised chances to take the field.

• Ma Rulong and Su Yu sent four main team members and three Reserve Team members to face Tianchang Advanced Soul Master Academy Team.
• The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy Team swept Tianchang Advanced Soul Master Academy Team off the platform with concentrated cannon fire in under ten seconds.
• Wang Yan recognized the threat posed by Soul Engineers and noted that Shrek Academy needed a way to counter their explosive firepower.
• Elder Ma explained the round robin format and proposed advancing from the group in first place.
• Su Yu approved giving the Reserve Team chances to compete, provided at least four Soul Kings held the line; he allowed Xiao Hongchen to enter without using his Martial Soul abilities and promised Wang Dong a chance too.

Su Yu led the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy representative team through its first round-robin matches, where Wang Dong and Su Yu helped secure a victory over Evergreen Advanced Soul Master Academy. After treating the team to a meal, Su Yu planned to take them to an auction for Spirit Gold, but they ran into Shrek Academy members and left after a tense confrontation.

• Su Yu told Wang Dong to focus on cultivation, and she later joined him for the round-robin match after two days of rest.
• Shrek Academy opened the first group's matches with an easy team-battle victory before the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team faced Evergreen Advanced Soul Master Academy.
• Yang Xu and Zhou Qin defeated their opponents in the first two-versus-two match, then Wang Dong and Su Yu won the next match against Evergreen's captain.
• Wang Yan watched Su Yu's performance and was impressed by his strength, though he could not determine his abilities.
• Su Yu treated the reserve team to a meal and announced plans to take everyone to an auction to pursue Spirit Gold.
• Su Yu and his companions encountered Xu Sanshi, Dai Huabin, and Shrek's inner-court Soul Kings, then departed after Su Yu and the Hongchen siblings intimidated them.

Wang Yan learned that Shrek Academy’s members had been intimidated by Su Yu and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s reserve team, then took his students to an auction for a change of pace. Su Yu’s group also attended the Starlight Auction House, where the Soul Tool auction began and he waited for the Spirit Gold he had come to find.

• Beibei told Wang Yan that Shrek Academy’s members had clashed with Su Yu’s reserve team, and Wang Yan consoled them before inviting them to an auction.
• Su Yu led the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s reserve team to the Starlight Auction House, with a Rank 8 Soul Engineer following to protect them.
• Su Yu’s group spotted Shrek Academy’s members on the way into the auction house and mocked them before entering the venue.
• Su Yu explained the auction house’s rules, and his group took masked seats in Hall Number Twelve alongside the Shrek Academy party.
• When auctioneer Qing Ya opened the Soul Tool auction, Xiao Hongchen admired her while Meng Hongchen and Su Yu flirted; Su Yu waited for the Spirit Gold he wanted.

At the Mingde Hall auction, Su Yu explained Soul Tool prices to Wang Dong and warned Meng Hongchen against medicine that raised Soul Power. Wang Dong won a Rank 4 Milk Bottle for fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins, and Su Yu focused on the final item, the Ranked Carving Knife Spirit Devourer.

• Su Yu explained that Soul Tools cost more because of the maker’s skill, while Wang Dong complained about their prices and said he relied on Su Yu instead of learning to make them.
• Wang Yan bought many Soul Tools for Shrek Academy, and Su Yu told Meng Hongchen that Shrek’s students resisted Soul Tools and that she should stop taking medicine to raise her Soul Power.
• Su Yu warned Meng Hongchen that Soul-raising medicine could damage her foundation and promised to help repair the harm already done.
• Su Yu urged Wang Dong to bid on the Rank 4 Milk Bottle, and Wang Dong won it for fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins after outbidding Wang Yan.
• The auction presented its final item, the Ranked Carving Knife Spirit Devourer, and Su Yu’s eyes lit up when he saw it.

Su Yu acquired the cursed Spirit Devouring Fierce Blade after Electrolux urged him to bid, then broke through to Rank 47. During the tournament, Wang Dong revealed her Clear Sky Hammer while fighting for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, shocking the spectators and raising questions about her ties to the Clear Sky Sect.

• Su Yu bid one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for the Spirit Devouring Fierce Blade, and Qing Ya sold it to him after no one else bid.
• Su Yu reassured a worried Meng Hongchen, collected the blade, and later broke through to Rank 47 Soul Ancestor.
• The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy continued winning round-robin matches as Wang Dong and other reserve members gained experience.
• Wang Dong defeated two Soul Ancestors in an individual elimination match, then brought out the Clear Sky Hammer when her Soul Power ran low.
• Wang Yan and the spectators, including the Star Luo Emperor, recognized the Clear Sky Hammer and were stunned that Wang Dong was competing for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

Wang Dong revealed her Clear Sky Hammer during the tournament, alarming the Star Luo Emperor, the other empires, and Shrek Academy, who suspected the Clear Sky Sect had allied with the Sun Moon Empire. Su Yu warned Wang Dong that officials might question her, while Mu En restrained Yan Shaozhe from acting rashly; the Clear Sky Sect's intentions remained unknown.

• The Star Luo Emperor and Dai Hao recognized Wang Dong's Clear Sky Hammer and decided to investigate the Clear Sky Sect's connection to the Sun Moon Empire rather than risk provoking it.
• Wang Dong defeated three Soul Ancestors before leaving the arena, and Yang Xu then defeated the remaining members of Purple Cloud Advanced Soul Master Academy's team.
• Su Yu warned Wang Dong that the Three Empires and Shrek Academy would likely question her about the Clear Sky Hammer, and he urged her to stay calm and protect herself.
• The tournament teams reported Wang Dong's Clear Sky Hammer, prompting alarm across the Three Empires and Shrek Academy.
• Yan Shaozhe demanded that the Clear Sky Sect explain itself, but Mu En told him Shrek Academy could no longer afford to act rashly.

Mu En warned Yan Shaozhe that Shrek Academy could not afford to antagonize the Clear Sky Sect, so Yan Shaozhe took a letter and set out to ask the sect about its plans. In the God Realm, Tang San sought help for his severe injuries by tricking Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong into summoning the Goddess of Life, while she confronted the God of Destruction over an attack he denied making.

• Mu En explained that the Clear Sky Sect had a Limit Douluo and urged caution, then agreed that Yan Shaozhe should visit with a letter to ask why the sect had changed its plans.
• Mu En lamented Shrek Academy's weakened position beside the corrupted Xuan Zi and hoped Yan Shaozhe's mission and plan to help Xuan Zi would succeed.
• Ning Rongrong told Tang San that his injuries would take more than a month to heal, and he blamed the God of Destruction while insisting he needed to recover quickly to guide the Child of the World.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu to claim he could no longer manage the God Realm Hub and offer it to the Goddess of Life, then sent her and Ning Rongrong to fetch her help.
• The Goddess of Life confronted the God of Destruction about injuring Tang San, but he denied attacking him and questioned why she assumed he was responsible.

Goddess of Life believed God of Destruction had injured Tang San and began treating him, while Tang San maneuvered to keep control of the God Realm’s center. Meanwhile, Yan Shaozhe visited the Clear Sky Sect and was shocked by the strength of its members and sect master Niu Tian.

• Goddess of Life confronted God of Destruction, who denied attacking Tang San, and she eventually believed him.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong brought Goddess of Life to the ruined Sea God Temple, where she found Tang San severely injured.
• Tang San urged Goddess of Life to take charge of the God Realm’s center, but she refused and began healing him.
• Yan Shaozhe arrived at Clear Sky Castle and learned that the Clear Sky Sect’s Fourth Elder was stronger than him.
• Yan Shaozhe entered the main hall, saw Niu Tian, and felt overwhelmed by the sect master’s immense presence.

Yan Shaozhe visited Niu Tian to urge the Clear Sky Sect to move Wang Dong from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to Shrek Academy, but Niu Tian refused and warned that anyone who harmed her would face the sect. Back in Star Luo City, a mysterious young noblewoman confronted Wang Dong and led her to a secluded place to talk.

• Yan Shaozhe delivered Dragon God Douluo's letter and asked Niu Tian to transfer Wang Dong to Shrek Academy, but Niu Tian insisted she could study wherever she wanted.
• Niu Tian told Yan Shaozhe that Wang Dong was the Clear Sky Sect's inheritor and threatened anyone who tried to harm her, then decided to go protect her himself.
• Wang Dong and Meng Hongchen won another tournament match, and Wang Dong returned to the Star Emperor Grand Hotel without seeing Su Yu.
• A beautiful young woman and two powerful men blocked Wang Dong outside her room and pressured her into speaking with the woman.
• The young woman led Wang Dong to a secluded, luxuriously decorated spot in the hotel to talk.

Jiu Jiu questioned Wang Dong about his Clear Sky Sect background and his reasons for studying at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, but Su Yu arrived and took over the conversation. Su Yu and Jiu Jiu traded polite challenges about their loyalties, leaving Jiu Jiu suspicious of the pair’s true motives.

• Jiu Jiu questioned Wang Dong about the Clear Sky Sect and why he had chosen the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Wang Dong said he wanted to learn Soul Tools and admitted that he had stayed for someone, but two guards sensed an approaching presence.
• Su Yu arrived, joined Wang Dong, and identified Jiu Jiu as a princess with two Soul Douluo guards.
• Jiu Jiu probed Su Yu about his family and affiliations, but he claimed to be an ordinary person from the Heaven Dou Empire and denied belonging to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Su Yu gave Jiu Jiu the same explanation as Wang Dong for attending the academy, and they exchanged pointed smiles while discussing loyalty to their homeland.

Su Yu used his meeting with Jiu Jiu to deepen Star Luo’s suspicions about possible betrayals, then explained his plan to Wang Dong. As Xu Jiujiu and her guards approached the Imperial City, they entered an eerily silent alley with no soldiers in sight.

• Jiu Jiu invited Su Yu to study in Star Luo, but he refused and left with Wang Dong after wishing her a pleasant journey.
• Jiu Jiu decided to investigate Su Yu’s background and went to report the encounter to her imperial brother.
• Su Yu told Wang Dong that he had deliberately claimed ties to the Heaven Dou Empire to make Star Luo fear that more factions might betray it.
• Wang Dong imagined disguising herself as a woman to get closer to Su Yu, while Su Yu expected someone else to confront Xu Jiujiu’s group.
• Xu Jiujiu and two Soul Douluo reached an alley near the Imperial City and found the area silent, with the soldiers missing.

Titan attacked Xu Jiujiu in Star Luo Imperial City for confronting Wang Dong, then overwhelmed the city’s defenders and headed for the Star Luo Imperial Palace. Xu Jiawei prepared to face the threat as seven pillars of light rose to shield the palace.

• Titan ambushed Xu Jiujiu, struck down her two Soul Douluo guards, and declared he would break one of her legs for bullying Wang Dong.
• Manyi intervened to protect Xu Jiujiu, but Titan sent her flying before four Titled Douluo arrived.
• Titan revealed his Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul and defeated the four Titled Douluo, giving Cheng Gang a particularly brutal beating.
• Titan sensed a Super Douluo at the Star Luo Imperial Palace and headed there, while Xu Jiujiu fled toward the palace.
• Xu Jiawei watched seven pillars of light form a barrier around the palace as Titan’s pressure bore down on it.

Tai Tan fought the Star Luo Worship Hall after breaking into the imperial palace, but the arrival of the Clear Sky Sect's Great Sect Master overwhelmed the defenders. Xu Jiawei realized the Clear Sky Sect possessed a Limit Douluo and deeply regretted provoking them over Wang Dong.

• Xu Jiujiu warned Xu Jiawei that the Clear Sky Sect had a Great Sect Master, prompting him to reconsider using lethal force against Tai Tan.
• The Star Luo Worship Hall Master led six Titled Douluo into battle against Tai Tan, who fought them without falling behind.
• Tai Tan transformed into his Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul Avatar and battered the seven defenders, while the Worship Hall Master used his Gale Eagle to evade him.
• A green-haired, white-robed man arrived and forced the fighters from the sky with his overwhelming pressure.
• The Great Sect Master struck the Worship Hall Master with one finger, knocking him from his Martial Soul Avatar and destroying the Star Luo Main Hall.
• Xu Jiawei recognized the man as the Clear Sky Sect's Great Sect Master and regretted provoking the sect over Wang Dong.

Xu Jiawei tried to appease Niu Tian and Tai Tan after the Star Luo Empire offended Wang Dong, while privately casting suspicion on Dai Hao. Niu Tian demanded a sincere apology, then departed with Tai Tan as Mu Wu emerged from hiding and revealed his formidable strength.

• Xu Jiawei blamed Dai Hao for directing him to Wang Dong and suspected the White Tiger Duke's Mansion of having ulterior motives.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan confronted Xu Jiawei, who apologized and offered compensation after learning that Wang Dong was the Clear Sky Sect's sole heir.
• Niu Tian ordered Xu Jiujiu to apologize to Wang Dong and warned that the matter would remain unsettled until Wang Dong forgave her.
• Niu Tian sensed Mu Wu nearby, and Mu Wu appeared and explained that the Young Master had sent him to investigate the fighting.
• Niu Tian warned Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu that he would watch their actions, then left with Tai Tan while Mu Wu reflected on breaking through to Limit Douluo.

After Tai Tan and Niu Tian left, Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu assessed the damage to the Star Luo Empire and planned to appease Wang Dong while keeping their suspicions about Dai Hao in check. They concluded that Su Yu likely belonged to Ice God Palace, the hidden force behind the terrifying expert who had appeared.

• The Star Luo Worship Hall members emerged after the pressure vanished, claimed their injuries were severe, and left Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu alone among the palace ruins.
• Xu Jiawei blamed Dai Hao for provoking Clear Sky Sect but decided not to move against him while the Sun Moon Empire threatened Star Luo.
• Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu chose to continue the Soul Fighting Tournament and expand an auction to raise money for palace repairs and other expenses.
• Xu Jiawei told Xu Jiujiu to apologize to Wang Dong and offer him a sixty-thousand-year Sacred Radiance White Tiger Left Leg Bone.
• Xu Jiujiu recounted Su Yu's connection to Wang Dong, and Xu Jiawei linked Su Yu to the mysterious expert who had arrived on his young master's orders.
• Xu Jiawei identified Ice God Palace as the likely force behind Su Yu and the expert, citing its reputation for expelling the powerful Body Sect Master.

Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu discussed Su Yu’s ties to Ice God Palace and decided the imperial family should seek a friendly connection with him. Su Yu spent time with Zhang Lexuan, then learned that Niu Tian had arrived in Star Luo City and discussed Mu Wu’s path toward a breakthrough.

• Xu Jiawei explained that Ice God Palace avoided continental conflicts and advised Xu Jiujiu to build a relationship with Su Yu and Mu Wu.
• Zhang Lexuan visited Su Yu to warn him about the turmoil in the Imperial City, and Su Yu told her Clear Sky Sect had caused it by retaliating over Wang Dong’s Clear Sky Hammer.
• Su Yu and Zhang Lexuan grew close and kissed, but Zhang Lexuan blushed, scolded him, and hurried away.
• Mu Wu reported that Niu Tian had arrived in Star Luo City with another Clear Sky Sect figure, and Su Yu wondered whether they would visit Wang Dong.
• Su Yu asked Mu Wu about his strength and breakthrough plans, and Mu Wu said he wanted to form the Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Core.

Su Yu learned that Mu Wu hoped to break through using a Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Core and considered cultivating Shui Lingguang with the Ice God Palace’s treasures. Meanwhile, Tai Tan ambushed Dai Hao outside Star Luo City and beat him so badly that he was left near death and likely unable to become a Titled Douluo.

• Mu Wu explained that he had reached rank 98 but had delayed attempting a breakthrough while pursuing a Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Core, and Su Yu offered to ask Di Tian for advice.
• Mu Wu said Shui Lingguang’s Ice Phoenix Martial Soul could evolve into Ultimate Ice, so Su Yu considered using the Ice God Palace’s treasures to cultivate her.
• Su Yu thought about seeking immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes to strengthen the people around him.
• Dai Hao returned from the palace without learning much from Xu Jiawei and headed toward the Duke’s Mansion.
• Tai Tan ambushed Dai Hao outside Star Luo City, overwhelmed his Soul Skills, and beat him into a near-death state before leaving.

Tai Tan severely injured Dai Hao, damaging his foundation and ending his chances of reaching the Titled Douluo realm, while Xu Jiawei concealed his relief behind a show of concern. After returning from a match, Su Yu and Wang Dong encountered Xu Jiujiu, who asked to speak with them privately to apologize.

• Tai Tan ambushed Dai Hao and beat him unconscious before disappearing into the night.
• Xu Jiawei learned of Dai Hao's injuries, ordered the Medicine Immortal Douluo to treat him, and visited the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
• The Medicine Immortal Douluo said Dai Hao's injuries had damaged his foundation and left him unable to attempt a breakthrough to the Titled Douluo realm.
• Xu Jiawei comforted the furious Duchess, promised to send treasures for Dai Hao's recovery, and left pleased that Dai Hao's power and prestige would weaken.
• At the Star Emperor Grand Hotel, Xu Jiujiu approached Su Yu and Wang Dong to apologize and asked to speak with them privately.
• Su Yu sent Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen ahead, while Xiao Hongchen warned Su Yu not to betray Meng Hongchen.

Xu Jiujiu apologized to Wang Dong by giving her a sixty-thousand-year Sacred Radiance White Tiger Left Leg Bone, then sought to befriend Su Yu. Wang Dong accepted the gift but grew jealous when Xu Jiujiu showed interest in Su Yu and dragged him away.

• Xu Jiujiu invited Su Yu and Wang Dong to talk, then formally apologized to Wang Dong for her previous disrespect.
• Xu Jiujiu offered Wang Dong a sixty-thousand-year Sacred Radiance White Tiger Left Leg Bone, and Wang Dong accepted it after Su Yu encouraged her.
• Xu Jiujiu thanked Su Yu and asked to become his friend; Su Yu agreed, making Wang Dong jealous.
• Xu Jiujiu invited Su Yu and Wang Dong to dine, but Wang Dong refused and pulled Su Yu away, claiming he had to eat with his girlfriend.
• Wang Dong dragged Su Yu to a corner while worrying that Xu Jiujiu might tempt him.