Chapter Summaries

Zhao Xuan confronted Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo, disrupting their attempt to use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and overpowering them with Purple Heaven Divine Lightning. As the battle escalated, Jade Lord Douluo and Chen Xin joined forces against Chrysanthemum Douluo, while Xue Qinghe secretly ordered a guard to act without revealing their involvement.

• Grandmaster warned Zhao Xuan that Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo could use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, so Zhao Xuan asked Jade Lord Douluo to hold Chrysanthemum Douluo back and charged at Ghost Douluo.
• Zhao Xuan trapped Ghost Douluo in Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, and Chrysanthemum Douluo braved the lightning to rescue him, damaging his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
• Jade Lord Douluo struck Ghost Douluo with sword qi, but Ghost Douluo turned insubstantial to avoid the full blow, and Chrysanthemum Douluo retaliated with his Ninth Spirit Skill against Jade Lord Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi enhanced Jade Lord Douluo, and Chen Xin appeared beside him to join the fight against Chrysanthemum Douluo's tornado.
• Xue Qinghe ordered an ordinary-looking guard to act without exposing their involvement.

Zhao Xuan nearly killed Ghost Douluo before Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo joined their powers to unleash the Two Extremes Stillness Domain. As Snake Lance Douluo moved to kill Zhao Xuan, Zhao Xuan broke through the domain’s restraint with his power.

• Zhao Xuan struck Ghost Douluo with lightning arrows and immobilized him with his First Soul Skill, Immovable.
• A newly arrived Titled Douluo and his companion distracted Zhao Xuan, allowing Ghost Douluo to break free and call Chrysanthemum Douluo to fuse with him.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo merged their eighteen soul rings and froze everything around them with the Two Extremes Stillness Domain.
• A black-clad Snake Lance Douluo entered the domain and charged Zhao Xuan while the Shrek students watched in alarm.
• Zhao Xuan used his Fifth Spirit Skill, Ruler, to stop Snake Lance Douluo, then unleashed Purple Gold lightning and Bloodline Power as the domain trembled.

Zhao Xuan broke the Two Extremes Stillness Domain with his Demon God True Body and drove back the Titled Douluo attacking him. After running out of Soul Power, he could not stop Snake Lance Douluo from escaping.

• Zhao Xuan shattered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo's domain, while Xue Qinghe sent a guard to stage an attack and draw defenders away.
• A black poisonous fog swept toward the crowd, prompting Ning Fengzhi to protect the Crown Prince and Jade Lord Douluo and Sword Douluo to rush over.
• Zhao Xuan struck Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo with a Thunder Long Spear, destroying Chrysanthemum Douluo's right arm as the pair fled.
• Snake Lance Douluo blocked Zhao Xuan's next lightning attack with his Ninth Soul Skill, then began retreating when Jade Lord Douluo and Sword Douluo returned.
• Zhao Xuan's Demon God True Body dissipated after he ran out of Soul Power, leaving the others unable to catch Snake Lance Douluo.

After Spirit Hall’s failed attack left two Titled Douluo gravely injured, Zhao Xuan and his allies discussed the danger of further retaliation and made plans to protect his parents. Grandmaster rejected Flender’s suggestion to withdraw from the Soul Master Tournament and insisted on going to Spirit City so he could confront someone himself.

• The onlookers reacted to the devastated battlefield as Zhao Xuan, Sword Douluo, and Jade Lord Douluo went to talk inside a carriage.
• Sword Douluo warned that Zhao Xuan’s group had become enemies of Spirit Hall, while Grandmaster said Spirit Hall would focus even more on Zhao Xuan after seeing his strength.
• Zhao Xuan asked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to bring his parents to Heaven Dou City, and Sword Douluo agreed to help.
• When Sword Douluo asked what the group would do next, Flender said they should give up going to Spirit City.
• Grandmaster rejected Flender’s plan, argued Spirit Hall could not attack with so many Titled Douluo again soon, and said he wanted to ask her himself.

Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi visited the carriage to thank Shrek, and Xue Qinghe tried to learn more about Zhao Xuan and recruit him. Zhao Xuan refused and then privately told Ning Fengzhi something that left him stunned.

• Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi entered the carriage, where Zhao Xuan recognized Xue Qinghe's guards as Snake Lance Douluo and Thorn Pig Douluo in disguise.
• Xue Qinghe thanked Shrek's group for their actions and asked Zhao Xuan for his title.
• Zhao Xuan called himself Thunder Douluo and identified himself as an advisor to Shrek Academy.
• Xue Qinghe tried to recruit Zhao Xuan, but Zhao Xuan said he preferred a peaceful and free life, so Xue Qinghe left.
• Zhao Xuan led Ning Fengzhi aside for a private conversation, and Ning Fengzhi returned looking dazed by what he had heard.

The Heaven Dou delegation arrived in Spirit City, where Zhao Xuan sensed a divine presence protecting the city and saw the Angel God’s statue. The Grandmaster left the group to meet someone, while Liu Erlong watched him resentfully, hinting at a troubled history between them.

• The Heaven Dou delegation crossed into Spirit Hall territory and continued toward Spirit City after replacing its damaged vehicles.
• Zhao Xuan sensed divine power around Spirit City and used his enhanced sight to see the Angel God’s statue, which appeared to respond to his gaze.
• A red-robed archbishop welcomed the delegation at Spirit City’s gates and guided them inside.
• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai exchanged jokes, easing the group’s tense mood.
• The Grandmaster left for the center of Spirit City despite Tang San’s concern, while Liu Erlong watched him with resentment.

Zhao Xuan warned Xiao Wu that her identity as a nonhuman soul beast could put her in danger in Spirit City. He urged her to keep the Lovesick Heartbreak Red on her and avoid competing, but Xiao Wu insisted she would fight alongside Xiao San and the others.

• Jade Lord Douluo warned Zhao Xuan that Spirit Hall might target Xiao Wu for her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and soul bone.
• Zhao Xuan called Xiao Wu to the hotel’s top floor and revealed that he and Senior Li Qing knew she was not human.
• Xiao Wu feared Zhao Xuan intended to kill her for her Soul Ring and soul bone, but Zhao Xuan reassured her that he had known her identity for a long time.
• Zhao Xuan told Xiao Wu to keep the Lovesick Heartbreak Red on her to conceal her aura and suggested she skip the remaining matches.
• Xiao Wu thanked Zhao Xuan for warning her but insisted she would fight beside Xiao San and the others in the final battle.

Bibi Dong rejected Yue Guan’s demand to kill Zhao Xuan before the tournament ended, then reflected on the Grandmaster’s departure. The next morning, Zhao Xuan cautioned Shrek Academy’s students about their formidable tournament opponents before Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing rose to make an announcement.

• Bibi Dong watched the Grandmaster leave and remained alone with the tea he had drunk from.
• Yue Guan urged Bibi Dong to eliminate Zhao Xuan, but she ordered him to wait until after the tournament and promised she had her own plans.
• Bibi Dong reassured herself that the Grandmaster would understand her someday as she sat alone in the Papal Palace.
• The next morning, Zhao Xuan joined Shrek Academy’s students for breakfast and warned them about Spirit Hall’s team and the combat experience of its fighters.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged a look, stood, and began addressing everyone.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing revealed their royal backgrounds and the deadly succession rules of the Star Luo Empire. After Zhao Xuan questioned what victory would mean, Shrek promised Dai Mubai he would always have a home with them, though the revelation that his father might now be a Titled Douluo unsettled Flender.

• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing bowed to their friends, and Zhu Zhuqing began explaining their backgrounds.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai revealed that they were heirs to the Star Luo Empire’s royal families, whose brutal succession rules forced rivals to fight for survival.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun clung to Dai Mubai, while Flender tried to capitalize on his princely status before Liu Erlong threw him aside.
• Dai Mubai said he hoped to defeat his elder brother, but Zhao Xuan asked what he would do afterward if the family rules still demanded one brother’s death.
• Zhao Xuan and Flender assured Dai Mubai that Shrek would remain his home if he could not return to the Star Luo Empire.
• Dai Mubai said his father had been at the peak of Soul Douluo when he left and might now be a Titled Douluo, leaving Flender visibly dismayed.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament finals began in Spirit City, where Zhao Xuan pondered the power of gods and Shrek Academy watched the matches. The next round paired Shrek Academy against Star Luo Royal Academy, forcing Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing to face their elder siblings.

• The finals began in a Soul Tool-reinforced arena beneath Spirit Hall’s Sacred Mountain, and Zhao Xuan studied the statue above the Papal Palace while reflecting on the difference between humans and gods.
• Ma Hongjun celebrated Shrek Academy’s two consecutive byes as the team watched the matches and recalled Huo Wu’s move to Godwind Academy.
• Shrek’s team spotted Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, while a Star Luo Empire representative recognized Dai Mubai and silently lamented the empire’s brutal system of succession.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun fixed Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing with undisguised killing intent.
• Flender told Dai Mubai that Shrek Academy’s next opponent was Star Luo Royal Academy, and the four siblings met each other’s gaze with hostility.

Dai Mubai prepared to face his brother Dai Weisi in the tournament, encouraged by his friends and determined to prove that he had caught up. Shrek Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy took the arena, where Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing prepared to challenge Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun themselves.

• Dai Mubai reflected on how Zhu Zhuqing, the Master's guidance, and Tang San's Immortal Herbs had helped him close the gap with Dai Weisi, and vowed to win for Zhuqing and his companions.
• Yu Tianheng urged Dai Mubai not to lose to Star Luo Royal Academy before their chance to settle their own score, and Dai Mubai confidently answered that he would defeat Dai Weisi.
• Ning Rongrong held back from saying something to Oscar, and Zhao Xuan suspected she needed to figure it out for herself before telling anyone.
• Shrek Academy faced Star Luo Royal Academy in the tournament, and Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing stood ready to take on Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun while their teammates held off the rest.
• Dai Weisi studied Dai Mubai seriously and felt pressured by his younger brother, while Dai Mubai declared that he would shatter Dai Weisi's pride.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing faced Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun as Shrek Academy revealed its powerful lineup and split the arena into two battles. Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing gained the upper hand, but Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun resolved that they could not afford to lose.

• Dai Weisi revealed Star Luo Royal Academy’s six Soul Ancestors and one Soul Elder, while Dai Mubai led Shrek Academy in revealing seven Soul Ancestors, including Tang San with a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun discovered that both younger siblings had four Soul Rings, and Ning Rongrong amplified Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Power.
• Tang San ordered Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu to help him hold back Star Luo’s other fighters while Ning Rongrong and the food-system Soul Master supported them.
• Dai Mubai matched Dai Weisi’s White Tiger Soul Skills and overpowered him in a contest of Soul Power.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Zhu Zhuyun’s glance toward Dai Weisi to land a palm strike that sent her sister flying.
• Seeing their teammates struggle, Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun exchanged a glance and silently agreed they could not afford to lose.

Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai each fused with their partner to form a Hell White Tiger, then fought for victory in the arena. Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing won, but both collapsed unconscious after their fusion dissipated.

• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun revealed their Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing answered with the same skill.
• The two Hell White Tigers fought fiercely while Tang San refused Ning Rongrong's offer to support Dai Mubai, saying Dai Mubai had to resolve his own conflict.
• After both pairs weakened, Dai Mubai drew on his determination not to disappoint his friends and overpowered Dai Weisi.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun's fusion dissipated, and they fell from the stage as Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing celebrated their victory.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing then lost consciousness, and their Hell White Tiger also disappeared.

After Shrek Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Academy, Grandmaster warned the team that Spirit Hall’s competitors had revealed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Zhao Xuan persuaded the others not to forfeit, and the team resolved to face Spirit Hall with their Titled Douluo allies backing them.

• Tang San and the others crushed Star Luo Royal Academy’s remaining members after Dai Mubai and Dai Weisi fell unconscious.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing regained consciousness, and the little monsters celebrated their victory together.
• Grandmaster told Shrek Academy that two Soul Kings from Spirit Hall’s team had used a Martial Soul Fusion Skill to defeat Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Liu Erlong urged the team to forfeit if they faced Spirit Hall, fearing Tang San would be targeted.
• Zhao Xuan argued that he and Senior Li could intervene if necessary, and Grandmaster and the others agreed to keep fighting.
• Ma Hongjun boasted about his trump card, then nervously backed down when Dai Mubai challenged him to spar.

The finals began with Shrek Academy, Spirit Hall, and Godwind Academy competing before Bibi Dong at Papal Palace. After Zhao Xuan challenged Spirit Hall’s demand that Shrek kneel, Bibi Dong announced the individual elimination format and the Soul Bones awaiting the champion.

• The finals began with Shrek Academy, Spirit Hall, and Godwind Academy assembled before Papal Palace.
• Bibi Dong appeared in a radiant display, while Zhao Xuan sensed something unusual beneath her calm expression and recognized Ghost Douluo among the Titled Douluo behind her.
• When red-robed archbishops demanded that Shrek kneel, Zhao Xuan dispersed their pressure and challenged them to name a rule requiring it.
• Bibi Dong agreed that no such rule existed and stopped the archbishops from pressing the issue.
• Bibi Dong displayed three Soul Bones and announced that the finals would use individual elimination battles, with the champion decided the next day.

After Shrek Academy defeated Godwind Academy in the losers’ bracket, Grandmaster and Zhao Xuan prepared for a possible Spirit Hall attack after the competition. Bibi Dong and Xue Qinghe agreed to join forces against Shrek Academy, leaving the coming ambush planned for when the group entered Heaven Dou territory.

• Ma Hongjun and Oscar condemned Godwind Academy for joining forces with Spirit Hall, while Grandmaster urged Shrek Academy to rest before facing Spirit Hall’s team.
• Grandmaster asked Zhao Xuan about his preparations, and Zhao Xuan said Poison Douluo and a powerful friend were waiting near the border to respond to a Title Douluo-level battle.
• Bibi Dong summoned Xue Qinghe and identified Tang San and Zhao Xuan as threats to Spirit Hall, pressing Xue Qinghe to help deal with them.
• Bibi Dong proposed using four Title Douluo while Xue Qinghe provided more than three, and she explained that Shrek might have several powerful allies ready to intervene.
• Xue Qinghe agreed to cooperate on the condition that the other academy teams remained unharmed, and Bibi Dong accepted.

Shrek Academy faced Spirit Hall’s team in the final battle for the three soul bones, while Zhao Xuan watched from outside the arena. The match opened with Ma Hongjun disrupting Hu Liena, and Hermione’s charged barrage forced Xie Yue’s team to prepare their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Shrek Academy prepared to claim the soul bones and climbed Sacred Mountain as Zhao Xuan and Xiao Wu encouraged the team.
• Bibi Dong presented the three soul bones, and Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation eyed Tang San and Zhao Xuan with hostility.
• The match began, and Hu Liena charged at Tang San before Ma Hongjun drew her attention and afflicted her with pain.
• Xie Yue suspected Ma Hongjun had used a soul bone, while Ma Hongjun recovered with Oscar’s sausage and returned to the fight.
• Hermione unleashed a charged barrage of more than a hundred fiery arrows, and Xie Yue ordered his team to prepare their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Hu Liena and Xie Yue fused into Bewitching Charm, whose red mist dulled the Shrek team's senses. Tang San drew it away and used his Eight Spider Spears to evade its attacks, but Bewitching Charm redirected Yan toward Hermione and the others.

• Xie Yue used Moon Blades—Ride the Wind to shred Hermione's flaming arrows while Spirit Hall’s Support System Soul Masters bolstered him and Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue merged into Bewitching Charm and filled the arena with red mist, prompting both teams to retreat and Shrek to follow Tang San’s plan.
• Hermione protected Shrek with her Soul Skills while Ning Rongrong amplified her power, and Spring Water Gushes Forth reduced the mist’s effects.
• Tang San charged into the mist to draw Bewitching Charm away, then blocked its moon blade with his Eight Spider Spears and evaded its pursuit.
• Bewitching Charm realized Tang San was buying time for Shrek to recover, contracted the mist around him, and sent Yan to attack Hermione and the others.

Tang San and the Shrek team endured Spirit Hall’s assault, then used Oscar’s Flight Mushroom Sausages to escape into the air. Xie Yue canceled the draining Martial Soul Fusion Skill and revealed a powerful Self-Created Soul Skill, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Yan recognized Hermione’s Gate of Burning Heaven as connected to the Flame Lord and shattered it with his fist.
• Dai Mubai took command as Shrek’s fighters faced Yan and three Spirit Hall Soul Ancestors, while Hermione and Ma Hongjun tried to disable them.
• Yan interrupted Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix Howl Heaven Strike, but Tang San escaped Bewitching Charm’s red mist and called the team to follow their original plan.
• Oscar supplied Flight Mushroom Sausages, allowing Tang San and the others to fly beyond Spirit Hall’s reach for the moment.
• Xie Yue ended the Martial Soul Fusion Skill and launched Full Moon, a moon-white blade that the master identified as a Self-Created Soul Skill.

Shrek Academy turned its plan to exhaust Spirit Hall’s Soul Power into a sudden counterattack once the Small Sausages’ effects ended. Tang San confronted Xie Yue with the Clear Sky Hammer as Shrek eliminated Spirit Hall’s two Soul Ancestors, leaving the battle in Shrek’s favor.

• Tang San ordered Shrek to scatter from Spirit Hall’s full moon disc, and the team evaded the attack before recovering with Oscar’s sausages.
• As the Small Sausages’ effects wore off, Hermione petrified Spirit Hall’s two Soul Ancestors while Ning Rongrong boosted Shrek’s fighters.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing summoned the Hell White Tiger against Yan, while Tang San trapped Spirit Hall’s team in his Blue Silver Grass Cage.
• Tang San charged Xie Yue with the Clear Sky Hammer and attacked with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• Ma Hongjun eliminated the two trapped Soul Ancestors as Shrek’s coordinated assault overwhelmed Spirit Hall’s team.