Chapter Summaries

Zhang Lexuan revealed her Soul Sage cultivation and defeated the Sun Moon Team’s members one by one. After she beat the sixth opponent, Jin Tianming refused to admit defeat and stepped onto the stage to face her.

• Wang Wei attacked Zhang Lexuan with multiple Soul Tools, but she revealed seven soul rings and blocked his barrage with her first and second soul skills.
• Zhang Lexuan defeated Wang Wei with a single strike, and the referee declared Shrek the winner.
• Zhang Lexuan continued defeating the Sun Moon Team’s fighters one at a time, leaving the team fearful and the Shrek supporters cheering.
• After Zhang Lexuan defeated the sixth member, Xu Ming offered Jin Tianming the option to concede, but Jin Tianming refused and walked onto the stage.

Jin Tianming faced Zhang Lexuan in the final match, and his terrifying physical strength let him withstand her attacks and injure her. The fight escalated as Zhang Lexuan stopped holding back and Jin Tianming charged at her again.

• Moyan admitted she could not defeat Jin Tianming and sent Dugu Luo to fight first if needed.
• Jin Tianming entered the arena and told Zhang Lexuan he wanted to test himself against a Soul Sage.
• Zhang Lexuan attacked first, but Jin Tianming blocked her strike and met her punch head-on.
• The clash left Zhang Lexuan's fist bleeding, while Du Busi and the Shrek observers were shocked by Jin Tianming's strength.
• Jin Tianming charged at Zhang Lexuan again, and she unleashed her full strength as their fight intensified.

Jin Tianming revealed an astonishing four-ring configuration and effortlessly broke Zhang Lexuan’s fifth soul skill, shocking the spectators. Zhang Lexuan invited him to join Shrek, but he refused; she then unleashed her sixth and seventh soul skills against him, leaving the duel at a tense turning point.

• Zhang Lexuan used her fifth soul skill, Moonfall, to attack Jin Tianming with two golden crescents.
• Jin Tianming revealed yellow, purple, black, and black soul rings, astonishing the crowd and the leaders watching the match.
• Jin Tianming activated his first three soul skills and shattered Zhang Lexuan’s Moonfall with one punch.
• Zhang Lexuan recognized Jin Tianming’s Dragon Martial Soul and invited him to join Shrek’s Inner Court, but he refused.
• Zhang Lexuan activated her sixth and seventh soul skills, transforming into her Silver Moon True Body and attacking Jin Tianming.

Jin Tianming defeated Zhang Lexuan after revealing his second Ultimate Power and golden Soul Tool armor, shocking the tournament spectators and officials. Zhang Lexuan returned to Shrek's resting area in defeat, while Yan Shaozhe prepared to send out the rest of his team against Jin Tianming.

• Xu Ming suspected a connection between Zhang Lexuan's Moon Martial Soul and the imperial family's Silver Moon guest, and decided to report it.
• Moyan pointed out to Yan Shaozhe that Jin Tianming had not used a Soul Tool, leading Yan Shaozhe to realize that Jin Tianming possessed an ultimate attribute.
• Jin Tianming emerged unharmed from Zhang Lexuan's Seventh Soul Skill in golden armor and revealed his Extreme Gold, prompting Yan Shaozhe and the Heavenly Soul Emperor to recognize his dual ultimate Martial Souls.
• Jin Tianming formed and hurled a golden spear at Zhang Lexuan, but the referee caught it before it could hit her and declared Jin Tianming the winner.
• Han Ruoruo and Xian Lin'er comforted Zhang Lexuan as she returned to Shrek's resting area, while Yan Shaozhe planned to use the team's remaining six contestants against Jin Tianming.

After Jin Tianming defeated five Shrek members, Yan Shaozhe persuaded Moyan to face him by offering a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, but she sent Dugu Luo out first to test his strength. Dugu Luo and Jin Tianming began a close-quarters fight, leaving the match unresolved.

• Shrek’s leaders concluded that Jin Tianming’s Soul Tool armor was permitted and suspected his Extreme Gold element was behind his strength.
• Yan Shaozhe refused to forfeit and offered Moyan a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone to fight Jin Tianming.
• Moyan agreed on the condition that Dugu Luo test Jin Tianming first, and Dugu Luo asked him to remove his Soul Tool armor.
• Jin Tianming removed the armor, and he and Dugu Luo spoke before the referee began the match.
• Dugu Luo revealed four soul rings and exchanged powerful close-range attacks with Jin Tianming, while her poison proved ineffective against him.

Jin Tianming overpowered Dugu Luo in their match while Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er tried to learn about him from Moyan and recruit him for Shrek Academy. Moyan revealed that Jin Tianming represented another faction of her family and was its only genius with twin Ultimate Martial Souls, leaving the Shrek leaders stunned.

• Jin Tianming struck Dugu Luo with his fourth soul skill and continued fighting her, while she recovered and avoided a disgraceful landing.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Xian Lin'er to summon Elder Song so they could bring Jin Tianming to Shrek Academy, but Xian Lin'er warned him against acting recklessly.
• Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er offered Moyan a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone for information about Jin Tianming, and she agreed to answer their questions.
• Moyan explained that her family had several factions, that she and Jin Tianming belonged to different ones, and that he represented a faction whose cultivation methods had led him to study Soul Tools.
• Moyan told Xian Lin'er that she was the weakest representative of her generation and that her family's leadership position had already been decided, then Xian Lin'er promised to deliver the Soul Bone after they returned to the academy.

Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er debated whether Shrek could recruit Jin Tianming, but Elder Song warned against involving their teacher and urged Yan to approach him himself. After Jin defeated Dugu Luo, Moyan entered the arena to fight him, and their clash began with opposing elemental dragons.

• Yan Shaozhe proposed recruiting Jin Tianming, but Elder Song told him to make another attempt himself and not call his teacher.
• Jin Tianming defeated Dugu Luo, who thanked him for his guidance, while the Heavenly Soul Emperor reviewed a report about Shrek’s connections to a mysterious family.
• Moyan told Zhang Lexuan she was strong and mocked Wu Ming for being defeated in one move before walking onto the stage.
• Jin Tianming and Moyan revealed they knew each other, exchanged teasing remarks, and activated their soul rings and powers.
• Moyan’s flames surged across the arena as Jin Tianming’s gold element formed a dragon to confront her.

Moyan unleashed her Extreme Fire against Jin Tianming, but he endured her strongest attack and defeated her with a hidden burst of speed. The Sun Moon Team took the first individual-match victory, and Jin Tianming admitted Moyan had nearly beaten him.

• Moyan attacked Jin Tianming with fireballs and fire-element creatures, but he countered them with his Gold Element.
• Exhausted, Moyan unleashed her Extreme Fire, shaping it into an Eastern dragon that crashed into Jin Tianming.
• Jin Tianming survived the attack with only his Soul Tool armor damaged, while the referee and spectators watched in alarm.
• Moyan tried to concede, but Jin Tianming struck her with startling speed, and Dugu Luo caught her as she flew back.
• The referee declared Jin Tianming of the Sun Moon Team the winner, and Jin Tianming admitted Moyan's attack had nearly defeated him.

After Moyan withdrew to rest, the Sun Moon Team decided to forfeit the finals rather than face Zhang Lexuan and the Shrek Team. Shrek was declared champion, while Jin Tianming’s strength drew the Heavenly Soul Emperor’s attention as the Sun Moon Team left amid the audience’s insults.

• Moyan said she wanted to die, then asked Dugu Luo to take her back to rest and keep people from bothering her.
• Jin Tianming told Xu Ming that he had exhausted his strength and advised the Sun Moon Team to withdraw, and Wang Wei and the other members agreed.
• Xu Ming obtained the Heavenly Soul Emperor’s approval to forfeit, and the referee announced the Shrek Team as champions.
• The audience shouted insults at the Sun Moon Team, and Xu Ming led the team away with Jin Tianming.
• The Heavenly Soul Emperor considered how to handle Jin Tianming and ordered a letter prepared, while Yan Shaozhe and the Shrek Team were upset by their unearned victory.

After the competition, rulers across the continent reacted to Jin Tianming’s talent and the Sun Moon Empire’s new Ultimate Martial Soul. Yan Shaozhe tried to recruit Jin Tianming to Shrek Academy, but Jin Tianming challenged him to name what Shrek could offer, leaving Yan Shaozhe to promise him a Limit Douluo as a teacher.

• Xu Jiawei learned that Shrek Academy had won the championship and that Jin Tianming possessed an Ultimate Martial Soul, then sent a letter to the Heavenly Soul Emperor proposing they seize the chance to intervene.
• The Sun Moon Emperor summoned Hall Master Jing to discuss contacting Jin Tianming and winning over him and his family.
• Jin Tianming considered using Zhang Lexuan’s fate to repair his damaged Soul Tool armor, while Moxie warned him that several presences were outside the hotel.
• Yan Shaozhe visited Jin Tianming and argued that Shrek Academy could provide a better platform for his talent.
• Jin Tianming dismissed Yan Shaozhe’s recruitment pitch and claimed his family could provide comparable techniques and resources, so Yan Shaozhe offered to let him study under a Limit Douluo.

Yan Shaozhe learned that Moyan’s faction had a Limit Douluo, forcing Shrek’s leaders to reconsider their approach to her. The next morning, Moyan slept through the soul-bone awards while Dugu Luo rejected the Heavenly Soul Emperor’s attempt to recruit her.

• Yan Shaozhe offered Jin Tianming a Limit Douluo as a master, but Jin Tianming revealed that Moyan’s faction already had one.
• Yan Shaozhe told Xian Lin'er, Elder Song, and Zhang Lexuan about the Limit Douluo, and Elder Song concluded that Moyan might already be his disciple.
• Zhang Lexuan said she and Ruo Ruo would stay behind so she could pay respects to her mother, and the others agreed.
• Dugu Luo told Moyan that Xian Lin'er had invited her to choose a soul bone, but Moyan declined and regretted how she had acted around Jin Tianming.
• At the soul-bone award ceremony, the Heavenly Soul Emperor apologized to Dugu Luo and tried to recruit her, but she rejected him.
• Moyan scolded the Heavenly Soul Emperor for disturbing her sleep, and he backed down before she rested on Dugu Luo’s shoulder again.

Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo visited the Zhang Family graves, where Tian Mucheng and Xiao Xue were waiting to meet them. Tian Mucheng returned Zhang Lexuan’s Second Granduncle’s possession and insisted on repaying a debt, leaving her to consider what she could ask for.

• Zhang Lexuan reassured Han Ruoruo that losing the tournament match had not shaken her as they walked toward the Zhang Family graves.
• Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo found Tian Mucheng and Xiao Xue waiting beside a grave.
• Tian Mucheng introduced himself as someone who barely knew Moyan and explained that he had come to thank Zhang Lexuan.
• Tian Mucheng returned an item belonging to Zhang Lexuan’s Second Granduncle and said he had been Tian Mucheng’s adoptive grandfather.
• Zhang Lexuan declined repayment at first, but Tian Mucheng insisted she accept it, and she asked what she could request in exchange.

Jin Tianming’s escort slaughtered attackers on the Sun Moon Team’s return journey, while the Sun Moon Emperor learned that Jin Tianming’s family possessed immortal grass. Tian Mucheng offered Zhang Lexuan a chance to obtain it and gave her a letter whose contents left her shaken and doubtful.

• Jin Tianming ordered his subordinates to send the attackers’ heads back to their masters, then told Xu Ming to continue leading the team.
• Jing Hongchen told the Sun Moon Emperor that Jin Tianming’s family possessed immortal grass, intensifying the emperor’s interest in him.
• Tian Mucheng offered Zhang Lexuan a chance to obtain immortal grass and handed her a letter to read later.
• Zhang Lexuan asked to discuss the offer with the academy before deciding, and Tian Mucheng left with Xiao Xue.
• Zhang Lexuan opened the letter at the hotel and erupted with killing intent, then privately doubted its detailed claims.

The Sun Moon Emperor and Kong Deming discussed Jin Tianming and the possibility that Shrek captain Zhang Lexuan was connected to Kong Deming’s missing granddaughter. After a letter left Zhang Lexuan questioning Shrek Academy’s role in her family’s destruction, Tian Mucheng and Xiao Xue watched her leave Heaven Dou City and prepared to create a third clone.

• Jing Hongchen left the palace troubled by the Sun Moon Emperor’s threat and curious about Jin Tianming’s unusual Soul Tool armor.
• The Sun Moon Emperor showed Kong Deming a report claiming Zhang Lexuan’s Silver Moon True Body might link her to his missing granddaughter, but Kong refused to involve the Worship Hall in personal matters.
• Kong Deming promised to protect the Sun Moon Emperor from his enemies as long as he acted sensibly, then vanished from the palace.
• Zhang Lexuan woke from a nightmare, reread the letter accusing Shrek Academy of colluding with the Heavenly Soul Emperor to destroy her family, and wondered whether the accusation could be true.
• Han Ruoruo noticed Zhang Lexuan’s poor condition, while Zhang Lexuan asked whether anyone could pretend to be good forever.
• Tian Mucheng and Xiao Xue watched Zhang Lexuan leave Heaven Dou City, teased each other about Xiao Xue’s jealousy, and agreed to return to prepare for the third clone.

Mu En punished Xian Lin'er and Yan Shaozhe for their treatment of Moyan, then summoned Moyan and the others to meet him. Outside the Golden Tree, Moyan frightened young Beibei into wetting himself, and she sensed that the person she sought was inside.

• Mu En slapped Yan Shaozhe into Sea God Lake and ordered Xian Lin'er to remain kneeling as punishment for their conduct toward Moyan.
• Mu En told Elder Song to bring Moyan and the others to him, including Zhang Lexuan.
• Moyan released Dragon Might to challenge Beibei's boast that his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul was invincible, and Beibei wet himself and ran away in tears.
• Elder Song stopped Zhang Lexuan from chasing Beibei and led Moyan, Dugu Luo, and Zhang Lexuan into the Golden Tree.
• Moyan sensed someone she was looking for inside the tree, resisted Mu En's Light Power, and heard him praise their performance in the competition.

Mu En offered Moyan the position of inheriting his role in Shrek Academy’s reforms, then proposed trading three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones for three immortal herbs from her family. Moyan agreed to consult her family, while Dugu Luo objected that Mu En’s offer was far too low.

• Mu En comforted Zhang Lexuan after the Soul Master Competition, unaware that she doubted him and the academy.
• Moyan collected the Soul Bones Mu En had promised her and sat down with Dugu Luo to discuss his intentions.
• Mu En asked Moyan to join Shrek Academy’s reforms and inherit his position, and she said she would consult her family.
• Mu En offered three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones for three immortal herbs from Moyan’s family.
• Dugu Luo objected that Mu En was asking for far too much in the exchange.

Dugu Luo challenged Mu En’s offer to trade soul bones for immortal herbs and set terms based on the herbs’ rarity. After Mu En asked Zhang Lexuan to help suppress Xiaotao’s evil fire, Moyan and Dugu Luo left, having secretly heard their conversation.

• Dugu Luo argued that ordinary Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones were worth less than immortal herbs and proposed exchanging three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones for a top-grade herb pill or one Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone for an ordinary herb pill.
• Mu En asked for time to consider the exchange, and Moyan and Dugu Luo left the Golden Tree.
• Mu En asked Zhang Lexuan what had happened when she visited her parents, and she told him about the young man without revealing that she planned to investigate in secret.
• Mu En asked Zhang Lexuan to help suppress Xiaotao’s evil fire and promised compensation, while Zhang Lexuan agreed only to consider it.
• Moyan and Dugu Luo revealed that they had overheard the conversation and criticized Mu En for treating Zhang Lexuan like a tool before returning to the dormitory.

Tian Mucheng absorbed a lightning-type soul ring, broke through to level thirty, and found that his new Dragon Soul granted him Cowardice Authority. He named the timid Dragon Soul Lei Ze and discovered new abilities that let him control his companions’ bodies and create ordinary avatars.

• Tian Mucheng killed the captured lightning-type soul beast and absorbed its two-thousand-year soul ring while Xiao Xue and Long Yaoqing watched over him.
• Tian Mucheng searched his Sea of Consciousness, found the frightened azure Dragon Soul, and drew it into his arms.
• Tian Mucheng awoke with a new soul skill that seemed to let his soul leave his body, then contacted Moyan and Jin Tianming.
• Tian Mucheng refined the Dragon Soul into an avatar and revealed that it controlled Cowardice Authority and could have two personalities.
• Tian Mucheng described new abilities to control his companions’ bodies and create ordinary avatars, punched Moyan, and named the timid youth Lei Ze.

Tian Mucheng and Jin Tianming discussed how to use Lei Ze’s clone and agreed to send him to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to steal its remaining luck through a melodramatic scheme. After returning from the Sea of Consciousness, Tian Mucheng began planning the operation and considered creating an “otherworldly Tang San 2.0” version.

• Jin Tianming suggested giving Lei Ze a second personality, and Tian Mucheng asked Lei Ze whether he agreed.
• Lei Ze volunteered to stay inside Tian Mucheng’s body and cheer him on, prompting Tian Mucheng to have Jin Tianming beat Moyan for encouraging slacking.
• Tian Mucheng decided to send Lei Ze to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to take its remaining luck, and Lei Ze asked Tian Mucheng to fight in his place when needed.
• Tian Mucheng returned with Lei Ze from the Sea of Consciousness and asked Xiao Xue to prepare manpower for the operation.
• Tian Mucheng left to plan the scheme and wondered whether he should create an “otherworldly Tang San 2.0.”

Wu Sen took Ning Tian and Wu Feng into the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain their first Soul Rings, then encountered a badly wounded old friend fleeing pursuers. He led the group away, while the pursuers reported that their plan had succeeded and warned that something powerful was approaching.

• Wu Sen brought Ning Tian and Wu Feng into the forest, where he found suitable hundred-year Soul Rings for them and sent Lei Ze their location using a Soul Tool Communicator 3.0.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng absorbed their Soul Rings, and Ning Tian repeatedly urged Wu Feng to show Wu Sen respect.
• Wu Sen told the girls he was waiting for an old friend, then shielded them when a terrifying pressure swept over the area.
• An old man carrying a young man appeared, and Wu Sen helped the wounded man before leading everyone away from the pursuers.
• The pursuers arrived at the spot, reported that their plan had succeeded, and disappeared after sensing something powerful approaching.