Vol. 3Tournament at Ming Capital

Xue Xiao Ran reunited with Wang Dong'er, strengthened the Tang Sect, and helped it enter the Ming Capital tournament while investigating threats from the Sun Moon Empire and Holy Spirit Cult. The Tang Sect began its team battle against Ming Yu Sect as Xue Xiao Ran concealed his teammates in poisonous mist.

  • Xue Xiao Ran chose Wang Dong'er at the Sea God Fairies matchmaking event and joined the Shrek Seven Devils' forest hunt, where Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er unleashed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
  • Xu Tian Ran sent masked agents to investigate Shrek Academy, and Ju Zi disappeared from her dormitory.
  • Xue Xiao Ran recovered from the twin swords' divine power, joined the Tang Sect's tournament team, and stopped assassins sent by Xu Tian Ran.
  • Xue Xiao Ran and Wang Dong'er found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Wang Dong'er met Youyou and Xue Xiao Ran began discussing an important matter.
  • Xue Xiao Ran awakened his Ultimate Angel martial soul, gave Wang Dong'er a blooming Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and led the Tang Sect to Ming Capital.
  • Xue Xiao Ran defeated Earth Dragon Gate's contestants as the tournament began, while Xu Sanshi started Tang Sect's match against Iron Sword Sect.
  • Huo Yu Hao and Xue Xiao Ran entered the underground Soul Tool tournament to investigate the Xi Shui Alliance, while Tang Sect advanced through the tournament and defeated Sun Moon Team.
  • Wang Dong'er defeated You Chen, and Xue Xiao Ran hid Tang Sect in poisonous mist as its team battle against Ming Yu Sect began.
Chapters 201–300 Read from ch. 201

Arc 9Choices and the Forest Hunt

Xue Xiao Ran reunited with Wang Dong'er, joined the Shrek Seven Devils, and led a dangerous soul beast hunt where Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er revealed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Meanwhile, Xu Tian Ran sent agents to Shrek Academy and Ju Zi disappeared.

  • At the Sea God Fairies matchmaking event, Xue Xiao Ran attracted all seventeen girls’ attention, then chose Wang Dong'er after she confessed her love for him.
  • Xue Xiao Ran and Huo Yu Hao explained their unusual Soul Rings and Soul Spirits to the Sea God Pavilion elders, who classified the research as a red-class secret.
  • Xue Xiao Ran and Wang Dong'er visited Qiu'er at registration, then joined the soul beast hunting operation with the Shrek Seven Devils.
  • The Shrek Seven Devils sparred against Han Ruo Ruo, Wu Ming, and Chu Qing Tian, but surrendered after Xue Xiao Ran helped defeat Wu Ming and failed to locate Han Ruo Ruo.
  • During the forest hunt, Xue Xiao Ran helped Mo Xuan kill a Ten-Thousand-Year Azure Sea Spirit Ape, then Zhang Lexuan rebuked him for entering its poison mist recklessly.
  • Blood Red Baboons surrounded the group at night, and Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er clasped hands to unleash a Martial Soul Fusion Skill against them.
  • Zhang Lexuan defeated the Blood Red Baboon King, and Xue Xiao Ran suggested that Qiu'er claim its soul ring while concealing his doubts about her connection with Wang Dong'er.
  • Xu Tian Ran ordered masked agents to investigate whether Xiao Hong Chen and Meng Hong Chen were at Shrek Academy, while Ju Zi disappeared from her dormitory.
Chapters 201–225 Summaries Read

Arc 10The Ice and Fire Valley

Xue Xiao Ran recovered from the divine swords’ backlash, helped the Shrek Seven Devils prepare for the tournament, and foiled an assassination attempt tied to Xu Tian Ran. He and Wang Dong'er traveled to Sunset Forest, where they found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and met its flower inhabitants.

  • Cai Mei'er and the Shrek students fought the Zhong Li brothers and the Holy Spirit Cult, while Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er combined their powers to destroy the soul beast wraiths and defeat the attackers.
  • Xue Xiao Ran woke after accepting part of the twin swords’ divine power, then agreed to represent the Tang Sect in the tournament and demonstrated his Soul Tool expertise to Xuan Ziwen.
  • The Shrek Seven Devils chose to compete for the Tang Sect, while Wang Qiu'er captained the Shrek Academy team and Xue Xiao Ran defeated Ning Tian and Qiu'er in their individual matches.
  • Xue Xiao Ran and Xuan Zi stopped masked Soul Douluo assassins from killing Meng Hong Chen, and the captured attacker confessed that Xu Tian Ran had sent them.
  • Xue Xiao Ran warned Xuan Zi that the Sun Moon Empire might use Mingdetang and the Holy Spirit Cult against Shrek, and Xuan Zi agreed to take Ma Xiaotao as a guard for the tournament.
  • Xue Xiao Ran and Wang Dong'er traveled through Sunset Forest, where he absorbed poisonous miasma and advanced to Level sixty-two before finding the Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flowers.
  • Xue Xiao Ran met Qijue and offered to share its poison source and eventually make it his Soul Spirit, then entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Wang Dong'er.
  • Wang Dong'er met Youyou, an immortal herb called Aromatic Silk Beauty, while Xue Xiao Ran began discussing an important matter that reminded Youyou of Dugu Bo.
Chapters 226–250 Summaries Read

Arc 11The Tournament Begins

Xue Xiao Ran completed his cultivation at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then led the Tang Sect into the expanded tournament in Ming Capital. The Tang Sect revealed its strength while confronting the Holy Spirit Cult’s threat, and Xu Sanshi’s match against Iron Sword Sect remained underway.

  • Xue Xiao Ran awakened his Ultimate Angel martial soul and read Tang San’s message, then used his heart’s blood to make a Lovesick Heartbreak Red bloom and gave it to Wang Dong’er.
  • After absorbing the icy spring’s energy, Xue Xiao Ran suffered a balance disruption among his martial souls, but Wang Dong’er helped him recover and he joined the Tang Sect’s trip to Ming Capital.
  • At Ming Yue Hotel, Tang Ya attacked Bei Bei with dark power, and Xue Xiao Ran identified the Holy Spirit Cult’s involvement as the Tang Sect resolved to rescue her.
  • Xue Xiao Ran met Carefree Sword Sect members and introduced Chen Dao to Ji Juechen, while Huo Yu Hao and Xue Xiao Ran secured Xu Jiujiu’s interest in cooperating against the Holy Spirit Cult and Sun Moon Empire.
  • Xue Xiao Ran took command of the Tang Sect’s tournament team, and the team arrived at the arena as Xu Tian Ran appeared as the Sun Moon Empire’s emperor.
  • Xue Xiao Ran defeated Earth Dragon Gate’s contestants with ease, including Nan Qiu Qiu, whom he encouraged to cultivate and later offered a place in the Tang Sect.
  • After witnessing a Sacred Spirit Sect contestant kill an opponent, Xue Xiao Ran met Yan Yuyan, discussed the threat of war, and then watched Shrek Academy defeat Heavenly Armor Sect.
  • Cang Xue told Xue Xiao Ran that the Holy Spirit Cult had likely taken and hypnotized Tang Ya, while Xu Sanshi began the Tang Sect’s match against Iron Sword Sect and discovered Wang Chengxi might have a second martial soul.
Chapters 251–275 Summaries Read

Arc 12Ming Capital Tournament

Huo Yu Hao and Xue Xiao Ran entered the underground Soul Tool tournament to investigate the Xi Shui Alliance and obtain rare metals, while the Tang Sect advanced through the Soul Master tournament. The Tang Sect defeated the Sun Moon Team and began its team battle against Ming Yu Sect.

  • Xu Sanshi defeated Wang Chengxi and Iron Sword Sect’s next competitor, helping Tang Sect advance to the third round.
  • Huo Yu Hao and Xue Xiao Ran entered the underground Soul Tool tournament under false names, qualified by crafting Soul Tools, and used Chen An to investigate the Xi Shui Alliance.
  • Tang Sect forfeited its third-round match against Sun Moon Team, then entered the round-robin stage alongside Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and Shrek Academy.
  • Xue Xiao Ran defeated Shi Xing and Zhou Xinghao, while Yan Yuyan conceded, and He Caitou killed Xiao Ping before Tang Sect forfeited its remaining individual matches.
  • Sun Moon Team conceded the team battle, giving Tang Sect the victory, while the Imperial Advisor identified Xue Xiao Ran’s soul ring as the result of a Hundred-Thousand-Year soul beast’s voluntary sacrifice.
  • Huo Yu Hao and Xue Xiao Ran competed in the next Soul Tool tournament round as Number Ninety-Six and Number Ninety-Eight advanced with Soul Tools crafted using rare Ranked Carving Knives.
  • Wang Dong’er defeated You Chen with the Clear Sky Hammer, then Tang Sect forfeited its remaining individual matches against Ming Yu Sect and entered the team battle trailing seven points to four.
  • Xue Xiao Ran concealed Tang Sect with poisonous mist after Zheng Zhan started the team battle, and Cain charged toward the front.
Chapters 276–300 Summaries Read
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