Chapter Summaries

Wu Liang and his family visited Uncle Nine’s dojo and met his disciples before joining them for lunch. On the way, they found the church reopening, and Uncle Nine hurried forward to stop it.

• Wu Liang and Kanna visited Uncle Nine’s dojo with Master, Madam Xiao Li, Old Driver, and Xiao Tianshi, where Xiao Yue recognized Lin Fengjiao as her martial uncle.
• Uncle Nine greeted his family, while Wu Liang introduced Kanna and explained that Phoenix was a zombie he had raised.
• Phoenix teased A Xing with her charm technique, then returned to the Follower Space because the dojo made her uncomfortable.
• The group saw a priest and a young woman urging the townspeople to donate, but only David and the innkeeper contributed.
• The priest ordered Mysan to remove the boards and reopen the church, and Uncle Nine stepped in to forbid it.

Wu Liang explained why Uncle Nine opposed reopening the church, then investigated a surge of resentment and captured a Fierce Ghost at a distillery. He left the ghost in A Xing’s care for Uncle Nine to perform rites, while Anny witnessed Wu Liang’s supernatural abilities.

• Wu Liang told the father that the church stood on the Three Killings Position and should not reopen, so the innkeeper arranged for the town mayor to settle the dispute the next day.
• At lunch, Anny asked Wu Liang about the Three Killings and his group’s youthful appearance, and Wu Liang claimed Taoist cultivation extended their lifespans.
• Wu Liang searched the church and found no vampire, then sensed intense resentment at a distillery and flew there.
• Wu Liang found A Xing and Xiao Yue struggling against a Fierce Ghost, shocked Anny by using lightning, and stopped the ghost from escaping.
• The Fierce Ghost described her past abuse and tried to self-destruct, but Wu Liang sealed her and told A Xing to take her to Uncle Nine for rites.
• Uncle Nine and Master Lin Fengjiao arrived at the distillery with the Dragon-Slaying Taoist.

Wu Liang uncovered the vampire’s resurrection plot after the church reopened and helped contain the resulting zombie outbreak in Jiuquan Town. He prepared to confront the powerful vampire beneath the church while Uncle Nine and Lin Fengjiao dealt with the lesser zombies.

• Uncle Nine took Wu Liang’s Ghost Sealing Talisman to transcend the Fierce Ghost, while Lin Fengjiao scolded A Xing and Xiao Yue for taking the winery owner’s job without permission.
• The local gentry reopened the church despite Uncle Nine’s warning, and Wu Liang sensed baleful energy gathering there to revive a vampire.
• Dragon-Slaying Taoist admitted to the mayor and David that he planned to wait until Lin Fengjiao and Wu Liang were gone before carrying out his scheme.
• The vampire killed clergymen and bit Dragon-Slaying Taoist and his fake zombies, spreading the outbreak through Jiuquan Town.
• Wu Liang, Lin Fengjiao, and Uncle Nine agreed to attack the zombies in the church basement, and Wu Liang told the priest to evacuate the clergy.
• Wu Liang announced the Rakshasa Edict and summoned heavenly lightning to confront the vampire.

Wu Liang finished settling his master and friends in Hong Kong, then learned that leaving the villa compound would send him into the merged Zombie Fates Trilogy world and erase them from his timeline. He chose to return home, with Old Driver having advanced to a second-generation zombie.

• Wu Liang and the priest defeated the vampires and zombies, and the priest decided to leave China while Uncle Nine arranged for the church to be torn down.
• Five years later, Old Driver advanced to a second-generation zombie, completing Wu Liang's mission and allowing him to return at any time.
• Wu Liang's master and friends decided to move to Hong Kong, so Wu Liang joined them and used his gold to buy land and build four villas beside Uncle Ma's home.
• Wu Liang, Old Driver, and his master set up protective formations around the villas, and the group moved into their new homes.
• As Wu Liang left Ma Family Mountain to sightsee, Seria explained that leaving would send him into the merged Zombie Fates Trilogy world and separate him from his master and friends' timeline.
• Wu Liang chose to return home, and Seria activated the return procedure.

Wu Liang returned to Douluo World with new rewards and grew stronger after resuming cultivation, while Kanna shared her experiences and Meng Yiran prepared to fight as a lancer. The chapter ended with Shrek Academy arriving at the advancement tournament, where its team intended only to watch.

• Seria rewarded Wu Liang with Level 70 Spirit Saint cultivation, the Rakshasa Woman, and 150,000 points, and unlocked his access to the world.
• Wu Liang paid to merge his master's timeline with My Date with a Vampire on his next visit, while Old Driver chose to remain a zombie rather than undergo conversion.
• Kanna absorbed her Soul Ring, and Wu Liang later obtained two Soul Rings and advanced to Level 71 Spirit Saint.
• Wu Liang developed Sunflame Sword Qi and Solar Sword Intent, while Meng Yiran acquired a custom Dragon Lance and secretly trained with Fei Ling.
• Wu Liang and Tang San discussed Liu Erlong's anger after the group had tricked and defeated her.
• Shrek Academy arrived at the Royal Hunting Grounds for the advancement tournament, where its team planned to watch rather than compete.

Shrek Academy arrived at the Royal Hunting Grounds for the advancement tournament and settled into its assigned barracks. Ning Fengzhi and Crown Prince Xue Qinghe visited, leaving Qian Renxue flustered by Wu Liang and bewildered by Fei Ling’s snacks.

• Captain Roxsen escorted Shrek Academy into the Royal Hunting Grounds and showed them their barracks.
• Grandmaster explained the advancement tournament’s schedule and one-on-one format, and Tang San said Fei Ling could face the strongest teams.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe visited Shrek Academy, where Wu Liang recognized Qian Renxue beneath her disguise and made her uneasy.
• Ning Rongrong greeted her father warmly, while Xue Qinghe asked to meet Fei Ling.
• Fei Ling briefly met Xue Qinghe, then asked Wu Liang for drinks and snacks, which left Qian Renxue puzzled.

Shrek Academy began the advancement matches, and Wu Liang’s team was drawn against Barak Academy, whose leader Lofuji insulted Flender and Shrek. Wu Liang volunteered to fight them, while the gathered teams speculated about how long Barak would last.

• Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue left after visiting Shrek, and Flender remarked that the academy would benefit from its students’ growing fame.
• The Master explained that Barak’s nobles had previously suppressed Shrek, preventing Qin Ming from qualifying for the tournament during his student years.
• Xue Ye opened the advancement matches, and Blazing Academy and Meng Yiran’s team won their first two matches.
• Lofuji mocked Shrek and Flender, prompting the other teams to criticize him and Feng Xiaotian to approach him.
• Wu Liang volunteered to take the field against Barak Academy and said he would not beat them to death.

Wu Liang led Shrek Academy to a one-versus-seven victory over the Barak team, using his Spirit Barak to overpower the opponents and absorb Olbai’s Sun Power. The first day ended with Shrek drawing Blazing Academy for the next match, leaving Blazing Academy worried about facing Wu Liang.

• Wu Liang entered the arena against Lofuji, and Barak defeated him with Xiao Wu’s Eight-Stage Throw.
• Barak used the same technique to eliminate Jacks, while Wu Liang absorbed Olbai’s Sun Power and drained him unconscious.
• Barak defeated the remaining Barak competitors, and the referee declared Shrek the winner of the match.
• Flender explained how Lofuji’s father and Barak’s nobles had worked against Shrek, and the team discussed their past mistreatment.
• Xue Ye awarded prize money to the competing academies, and Shrek drew Blazing Academy as its next opponent.
• Huo Wushuang worried that Blazing Academy could not defeat Shrek if Wu Liang fought again, while Huo Wu told him to stop pulling his hair.

Ma Hongjun won Shrek Academy’s match against Blazing Academy after Huo Wushuang and Huo Yun were knocked out of the arena, prompting Huo Wu to forfeit. On the sixth day, Wu Liang sent Fei Ling to face Plant Academy, where her cute Golden Stone Giant appeared to protect her.

• Wu Liang yielded Shrek Academy’s first match against Blazing Academy to Ma Hongjun, who defeated Huo Wushuang and Huo Yun by using his flying advantage.
• Huo Wu forfeited the match, and Shrek Academy won; Ma Hongjun received praise from Yu Yan and Dai Mubai.
• Feng Xiaotian questioned Huo Wu about forfeiting, while members of the other Five Elemental Academies criticized Blazing Academy’s defeat.
• In the following days, academies facing Shrek forfeited after losing their opening match, until Plant Academy faced them on the sixth day.
• Wu Liang tossed Fei Ling into the arena, and a cute Golden Stone Giant appeared to protect her from a thorny vine.

Fei Ling and Little Yellow swept Plant Academy from the arena, and Shrek Academy continued its winning streak in the promotion matches. Kanna revealed that she was a level fifty-five Soul King during Shrek’s match against Thunder Academy, prompting the team to forfeit and leaving Shrek victorious.

• Fei Ling used Little Yellow to eliminate Plant Academy’s contestants one by one, then demanded chips and cola from Wu Liang as compensation.
• Shrek won four more matches, including a victory over Skywater Academy in which Yu Yan defeated Shui Binger and Xue Wu.
• Kanna defeated Thunder Academy’s first five contestants without revealing her Spirit Soul, including blasting Lei Tian from the arena with a Kamehameha.
• Kanna told Lei Dong that she was a level fifty-five Soul King with the Angel Dragon Spirit Soul, and Lei Dong forfeited.
• Yu Tianxin forfeited Thunder Academy’s final match, and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner.

After Shrek Academy defeated Thunder Academy, Wu Liang agreed to let Neilbas represent Shrek against Godwind Academy in the final promotion-tournament match. Feng Xiaotian arranged a one-on-one duel, and the chapter ended as Feng Xiaotian and Neilbas faced off.

• Kanna revealed her strength as a Soul King, and Shrek Academy defeated Thunder Academy for its twelfth consecutive victory.
• Feng Xiaotian asked Wu Liang to send a weaker competitor against Godwind Academy, and Wu Liang agreed to send Neilbas.
• Grandmaster announced that Shrek and Godwind Academy would meet to decide first place, and Wu Liang confirmed Neilbas would fight instead of him.
• Feng Xiaotian proposed that a duel with Neilbas decide the match, with the losing academy conceding, and Wu Liang accepted the terms.
• The organizing committee approved the one-on-one duel, and Feng Xiaotian and Neilbas introduced themselves before Feng Xiaotian apologized for his tactic.

Neilbas defeated Feng Xiaotian in the promotion-round final, securing Shrek Academy the championship. Feng Xiaotian used his staged injuries to win Huo Wu’s sympathy, and she stayed by his side as he was treated.

• Neilbas’s male Six-Winged Angel Spirit stunned the spectators, and he fought Feng Xiaotian with axe-based attacks despite Bishop Salas’s objections.
• Feng Xiaotian used Gale Thirty-Six Slashes, but Neilbas countered with Starfall Strike and knocked him out of the arena.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the promotion-round champion, and Emperor Xue Ye ordered healing Spirit Masters to treat Feng Xiaotian.
• Huo Wu tearfully helped Feng Xiaotian and blamed herself for his injuries, while Feng Xiaotian pretended to be badly hurt.
• Feng Xiaotian secretly paid the healing Spirit Master to cover for him, and the doctor healed his fracture before leaving.

After the promotion matches ended, Wu Liang merged Wu Di’s Tomb Raiding System into his own and sent him to develop in Douluo Continent. Wu Liang then joined the Heaven Dou Empire’s teams on their journey to Spirit City for the finals, where he expected no ambush because Tang San’s identity had not been exposed.

• Xue Ye learned Feng Xiaotian’s true condition and laughed after recalling Neilbas’s last interaction with him.
• Wu Liang accepted the Tomb Raiding System’s request to merge with his system, making Wu Di his subordinate and giving him access to the Strongest Exchange System.
• Wu Liang prepared a modified Eight Gates Formation cultivation technique for Wu Di, then met the Tomb Raiding Iron Triangle with him before leaving their world.
• Wu Liang sent Wu Di to Douluo Continent to complete missions and gain points, then returned to Shrek Academy before the Heaven Dou Empire’s teams departed for Spirit City.
• During the journey, Galandis asked whether Spirit Hall would ambush them, and Wu Liang said it was unlikely while Tang San remained undiscovered.

As the convoy traveled toward Spirit City, Meng Yiran joined Wu Liang’s carriage and Feng Xiaotian reunited with Huo Wu, whose plans for the finals made him question her hunger for victory. On the eleventh day, Wu Liang recognized a Spirit Hall ambush, and the Royal Knights defended the convoy from a sudden rockfall.

• Meng Yiran visited Wu Liang and explained that her sect had moved into Sky City after receiving permission to settle there.
• Feng Xiaotian joined Huo Wu in the Blazing Academy carriage, where their relationship became public and their teammates teased them.
• Huo Wu proposed combining Blazing Academy with Godwind Academy to challenge Shrek, but Feng Xiaotian questioned whether she was too obsessed with winning.
• The Shrek Seven Monsters continued cultivating during the journey, and several students broke through to the next Soul Power level.
• On the eleventh day, Wu Liang sensed that Spirit Hall had ambushed the convoy between two hills, and the Royal Knights formed a defensive line against falling rocks.

Wu Liang and Shrek Team One fought off an ambush by black-clad Spirit Masters, then confronted Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, who did not know about Sky City’s ties to Spirit Hall. Wu Liang revealed his overwhelming strength and trapped Yue Guan in Storm Style, leaving Tang San’s chance for revenge unresolved.

• Thousands of black-clad attackers ambushed the Royal Knights and Spirit Masters from fifteen academies as they retreated through the hills.
• Tang San ordered Shrek Team One to fire their Godly Zhuge Crossbows, and Wu Liang and his team killed hundreds of attackers in one exchange.
• Meng Yiran’s group joined Shrek, while the Golden Triangle and Zhao Wuji repelled Golden Eagle Lor Diarra and the other powerful attackers.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan arrived, and Wu Liang realized he had been sent without knowing about Sky City’s relationship with Spirit Hall.
• Wu Liang’s second awakening let his sword intent destroy Yue Guan’s flower-petal darts, and he told Tang San that Yue Guan had helped ambush Tang San’s parents.
• Wu Liang trapped Yue Guan with Storm Style and began slashing him, but the attack was not powerful enough to kill a level ninety-five Titled Douluo.

Wu Liang defeated Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo by breaking their fused domain with his Sun Sword Domain, forcing the attackers to flee. The caravan resumed its journey, while Wu Liang warned Tang San to keep his identity and family ties secret and later found Kanna and the others calmly snacking.

• Chrysanthemum Pass called for Old Ghost, and the two used Two-Stage Stillness Domain to immobilize everyone except Wu Liang.
• Wu Liang unleashed his Sun Sword Domain, broke their domain, and drove Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo away; the black-clad attackers scattered.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo arrived after the attackers fled, and Ning Rongrong explained how Wu Liang had beaten them.
• Xue Qinghe organized the Royal Knights and ordered the group to continue onward after consulting Ning Fengzhi.
• Wu Liang explained the two Titled Douluo's abilities to Tang San, Ning Fengzhi, and Xue Qinghe, then told Tang San to keep his identity secret and encouraged him not to doubt himself.
• Wu Liang left Tang San alone and visited Kanna's carriage, where Kanna and the others were eating snacks and drinking iced cola.

Shrek Academy reached Spirit City and prepared for the tournament finals, where early forfeits gave them byes before their first match against Star Luo Royal Advanced Spirit Master Academy. Wu Liang laid out a strategy for Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s fated battle against their families, leaving Shrek poised for a decisive White Tiger clash.

• Xue Qinghe led the Spirit Master teams into Spirit City, where they settled in and spent three days resting before the finals began.
• Flender told Shrek that Blazing Academy had forfeited after joining with Godwind Academy as New Kamikaze Academy, and that Feng Xiaotian promised they would forfeit whenever they faced Shrek.
• Bibi Dong appeared at the tournament, triggering a system mission that required Wu Liang to choose between killing her and pursuing an unexplained redemption mission.
• After the first two rounds, Shrek drew Star Luo Royal Advanced Spirit Master Academy, while Spirit Hall Advanced Spirit Master Academy drew Heaven Dou Royal Advanced Spirit Master Academy.
• Wu Liang told Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing to lead Shrek Team One against their fated opponents and outlined a plan to use Hell White Tiger against the rival team’s fusion skill.

Shrek Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Academy in a match centered on Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s clash with Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun. After winning, Shrek advanced, while Dai Weisi was left unconscious and Zhu Zhuyun badly injured.

• The referee introduced both teams, and Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing confronted Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun over their families’ deadly rules and past hostility.
• Both teams released their Martial Souls, and Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing immediately formed their blue Hell White Tiger against Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s purple one.
• Star Luo Royal Academy’s auxiliary members combined their support skills to turn the fight in their favor, so Ma Hongjun attacked and interrupted their boost.
• The blue Hell White Tiger defeated the purple one, knocking Dai Weisi unconscious and badly injuring Zhu Zhuyun, while the remaining Star Luo Royal Academy members surrendered.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian discussed Shrek’s strength and Blazing Fire’s earlier decision.

Tang San urged Yu Tianheng to fight Spirit Hall with confidence, but the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team was overwhelmed by Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation and their Bewitching Allure Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Dugu Bo took healing medicine from Wu Liang to help his injured granddaughter Dugu Yan.

• Tang San challenged Yu Tianheng to regain his confidence and make Spirit Hall reveal its strength.
• Yu Tianheng led the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team onto the stage to face Spirit Hall Academy’s Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena.
• Dugu Bo explained the Golden Generation’s abilities and warned Wu Liang’s group about Hu Liena’s Charm ability.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue used their Bewitching Allure Martial Soul Fusion Skill, suppressing the Heaven Dou team and throwing its members from the arena.
• Wu Liang explained that his domain could counter the Fusion Skill and gave Dugu Bo healing medicine for Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo went to treat Dugu Yan, whose injuries were minor but whose mental trauma was severe.

Dai Mubai told Wu Liang that he and Zhu Zhuqing had abandoned their claims to their empires’ thrones and asked to join Sky City for protection, which Wu Liang agreed to provide. After the tournament’s fourth round, Shrek, Spirit Hall, and New Kamikaze advanced to the final three, where Pope Bibi Dong addressed Wu Liang directly.

• Dai Mubai thanked Wu Liang for letting him win and explained that he and Zhu Zhuqing planned to surrender their claims to the Star Luo and Zhu family inheritances.
• Dai Mubai asked Wu Liang to let them join Sky City for protection, and Wu Liang agreed to shelter them from retaliation.
• Wu Liang celebrated their decision with Kanna and Fei Ling, then considered which Shrek students would join Sky City after graduation.
• Shrek, Spirit Hall, and New Kamikaze each defeated their fourth-round opponents and advanced to the tournament’s final three.
• At Pope’s Hall, Bibi Dong arrived with Chrysanthemum Pass and Ghost Douluo and asked Wu Liang whether he was one of her Master’s disciples.
• Wu Liang insulted a cardinal who rebuked him, and Bibi Dong apologized for her subordinate’s conduct.