Chapter Summaries

Xue Xiao Ran and Qiu'er discussed their growing bond before a pack of more than a hundred Soul Beasts ambushed the students. As the group prepared to fight, Xue Xiao Ran entrusted Wang Dong'er to Qiu'er and charged into battle.

• Qiu'er told Xue Xiao Ran she wanted to pursue him because they understood each other through their shared experiences and dream.
• Xue Xiao Ran sensed a powerful group of Soul Beasts approaching, and the Inner Court students quietly took defensive positions under Zhang Lexuan's direction.
• The Soul Beasts split up and surrounded the students, revealing they had deliberately targeted them as prey.
• Xue Xiao Ran asked Qiu'er to protect Wang Dong'er, then drew his Sword Cannon and vanished toward the attackers.

Zhang Lexuan and the Shrek Academy group fought off a horde of Blood Red Baboons in the Star Dou Great Forest while Xue Xiao Ran protected his companions with his ice abilities. Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er discovered that holding hands made their Soul Power resonate, and the chapter ended as golden light erupted when Qiu'er took Wang Dong'er's hand during an ambush.

• Zhang Lexuan identified the Blood Red Baboons and warned the group to attack their faces, then recognized the fifty-thousand-year Baboon King and its Group Frenzy.
• Xue Xiao Ran put away his Soul Cannons, supported the group with his Soul Power, and killed a ten-thousand-year Blood Red Baboon with Great Snow Without Cold.
• Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er felt their Soul Power harmonize while holding hands, and Qiu'er smashed one attacker barehanded to protect Wang Dong'er.
• Xue Xiao Ran fought within his Extreme Ice and snow domain and warned Wang Dong'er about five Blood Red Baboons lying in ambush.
• Qiu'er grabbed Wang Dong'er's hand as the five Blood Red Baboons attacked, and brilliant golden light blazed around them.

Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er unleashed a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill that turned the battle against the Blood Red Baboons. After the fighting ended, Xue Xiao Ran and the others considered what the fusion meant and chose the Blood Red Baboon King's soul ring for Qiu'er.

• Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er clasped hands and summoned a mist-shrouded figure that swept a golden sword through the Blood Red Baboons.
• Xue Xiao Ran carried the exhausted Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er back to Zhang Lexuan's group, where Han Ruo Ruo pulled them to safety.
• The frozen baboon corpses exploded, scattering the surviving baboons, while Zhang Lexuan defeated the Blood Red Baboon King.
• Xue Xiao Ran suggested that Qiu'er take the Blood Red Baboon King's soul ring, and Zhang Lexuan agreed to wait until she recovered her Soul Power.
• Han Ruo Ruo identified the golden attack as a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Xue Xiao Ran concealed his doubts about Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er's connection.

Ju Zi pushed Xu Tian Ran through the Sun Moon Imperial City while concealing her conflicted feelings and asking about the missing Xiao Hong Chen and Meng Hong Chen. Xu Tian Ran ordered an investigation into their disappearance and Jing Hong Chen, while Ju Zi silently thought of Yu Hao.

• Xu Tian Ran promised Ju Zi that she could lead the army against the Star Luo Empire after he became emperor, and Ju Zi thanked him while hiding her thoughts.
• Ju Zi remembered the Shrek exchange student and the warm meals that had made her feel at home.
• Ju Zi asked Xu Tian Ran about Xiao Hong Chen and Meng Hong Chen, who had disappeared while returning from Shrek Academy.
• Xu Tian Ran suspected that Jing Hong Chen might be staging the siblings’ disappearance and ordered a guard to investigate all three of them.
• Ju Zi praised Xu Tian Ran’s standing with Jing Hong Chen and silently told herself that she missed Yu Hao.

Xu Tian Ran ordered two masked agents to investigate Xiao and Meng Hong Chen’s disappearance and assassinate them if they were at Shrek Academy. Ju Zi then disappeared from her dormitory, leaving Xu Tian Ran furious and ordering a search.

• A subordinate told Xu Tian Ran that Xue Xiao Ran had been close to Xiao and Meng Hong Chen and suspected the siblings were studying at Shrek Academy.
• Xu Tian Ran sent two masked agents to Shrek Academy to verify the suspicion and kill Xiao and Meng Hong Chen if they were there.
• Ju Zi struggled to focus while making Soul Tools, and Keke noticed her distraction as they worked together.
• After Ju Zi and Keke left the Soul Tool Department for their dormitories, Ju Zi disappeared overnight.
• A subordinate reported Ju Zi’s disappearance to Xu Tian Ran, who ordered his men to find her.

Wang Dong'er woke after exhausting her Soul Power, and she and Xue Xiao Ran considered the implications of her Martial Soul Fusion with Qiu'er. As the group prepared to leave, three identical old soul masters confronted them, and Cai Mei'er stepped forward to challenge their demand that she reveal her Martial Soul.

• Wang Dong'er woke and reassured Xue Xiao Ran that she felt no discomfort after using up her Soul Power.
• Xue Xiao Ran and Wang Dong'er considered whether her Martial Soul Fusion with Qiu'er was a good thing, while Cai Mei'er decided to postpone testing it until they returned to the academy.
• Xue Xiao Ran detected three approaching soul masters, and Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruo Ruo buried the Ink Leopard corpses before the newcomers arrived.
• The three identical elders demanded that the Shrek Academy group reveal their soul rings, and Zhang Lexuan claimed they belonged to the Moonflower Sect of the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Cai Mei'er rejected the elders' demand and met the right elder's palm strike, prompting him to recognize that she was an eight-ring soul master.

Xue Xiao Ran warned Cai Mei'er that the three Zhong Li brothers were likely Evil Soul Masters, but Shrek's group agreed to help them with their operation. Zhong Li Ren used a blood-colored soul beast to awaken a Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bear, leaving the group facing a creature whose danger rivaled a Titled Douluo.

• Cai Mei'er accepted the Zhong Li brothers' oath and ordered the group to follow them while maintaining formation.
• Xue Xiao Ran privately warned Cai Mei'er that the brothers were probably Evil Soul Masters, and she acknowledged his concern without revealing it to them.
• Zhong Li Ren stopped at an ancient tree and sent a blood-colored, rat-like soul beast into a hole beneath it.
• The ground shook, and a huge Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bear emerged from the hollow.
• Xue Xiao Ran recognized the bear's terrifying strength and stepped back to shield Wang Dong'er.

Xue Xiao Ran and Shrek Academy’s Inner Court students discovered that three Zhong Li brothers were Evil Soul Masters targeting a weakened mother Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bear and her newborn cubs. After Xue Xiao Ran revealed his resolve, the Shrek group ambushed Zhong Li Tian and identified the brothers as members of the Holy Spirit Cult.

• The Zhong Li brothers led Cai Mei'er and the Shrek students toward the Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bear, concealing their plan to attack it.
• Xue Xiao Ran realized the bear had recently given birth and that the brothers might target its cubs as well as the weakened mother.
• Cai Mei'er signaled the Inner Court students to attack the Zhong Li brothers, and Xue Xiao Ran stopped hiding his strength.
• Zhang Lexuan, Han Ruo Ruo, and Cai Mei'er led the students in an assault that trapped Zhong Li Tian with Han Ruo Ruo's Golden Rope.
• Cai Mei'er revealed her Titled Douluo strength, while Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruo Ruo displayed their Soul Douluo auras.
• Xue Xiao Ran recognized the three brothers as members of the Holy Spirit Cult and called them an evil cult.

Xue Xiao Ran unleashed two divine swords and killed Zhong Li Tian, but their power threatened to shatter his Sea of Consciousness. Zhong Li Ren and Zhong Li Di escaped, while the Ice and Snow Empresses struggled to suppress the swords inside Xue Xiao Ran.

• Zhong Li Tian ordered the Evil Soul Masters to attack, and Xue Xiao Ran charged him with two light swords under Wang Dong'er's cover.
• Xue Xiao Ran cut through Zhong Li Tian, but the swords vanished as he was overwhelmed by pain.
• Zhong Li Di sent a ferocious tiger at Xue Xiao Ran, and Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er intercepted it and guarded him.
• The Ice and Snow Empresses began using their origin power to suppress the divine swords in Xue Xiao Ran's Sea of Consciousness.
• Zhong Li Ren and Zhong Li Di fled after Zhong Li Tian's death, and Cai Mei'er stopped the students from pursuing them.
• Cai Mei'er checked on Xue Xiao Ran and ordered the group to treat their injuries and rest farther away while guarding against retaliation.

After Xue Xiao Ran fell unconscious, the Shrek group prepared to retreat while the Ice and Snow Empresses urged him to accept the power threatening his Sea of Consciousness. Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er remained determined to avenge him, despite Zhang Lexuan insisting they return to Shrek Academy to treat him.

• Wang Dong'er stayed beside the unconscious Xue Xiao Ran through the night, while Cai Mei'er and the other students prepared for the journey back to Shrek Academy.
• In his Sea of Consciousness, Xue Xiao Ran refused to accept the sealed power and explained that he had come to Douluo Continent to fulfill a responsibility, choosing to wait and see whether he or the power gave way first.
• Zhang Lexuan reported that Zhong Li Tian's corpse held a Ten-Thousand-Year leg Soul Bone, but Cai Mei'er ordered the group to retreat and remain alert for attacks from Zhong Li Di and Zhong Li Ren.
• Qiu'er set out to avenge Xue Xiao Ran, and Wang Dong'er joined her, but Zhang Lexuan stopped them and insisted that returning to treat him was the best course.
• Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er walked together toward Xue Xiao Ran's tent.

Cai Mei'er led the Shrek Inner Court group into an ambush by Zhong Li Di and Zhong Li Ren, who wanted to kill them and sacrifice Xue Xiao Ran. Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er joined hands to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill as the battle began.

• Qiu'er and Zhang Lexuan sensed danger as Cai Mei'er ordered Han Ruo Ruo and Zhang Lexuan to guard the group.
• A gray attack struck from the forest, but Cai Mei'er scattered it, and she ordered the group to advance against the Evil Soul Masters.
• Zhong Li Di and Zhong Li Ren summoned soul beast vengeful spirits, including a Hundred-Thousand-Year Vajra Lion, and revealed their plan to avenge their eldest brother.
• Han Ruo Ruo bound three Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts while Zhang Lexuan led students toward the brothers and fought the Vajra Lion.
• Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er clasped hands and unleashed the power of light, weakening Zhong Li Ren's control over the vengeful spirits.
• Zhong Li Ren sent flying soul beast vengeful spirits to attack Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er.

Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er combined their powers in the Autumn-Winter Sword, destroying Zhong Li Tian and Zhong Li Ren's Soul Beast wraiths and defeating the brothers. After the battle, Xue Xiao Ran revealed that his responsibility was to awaken the Dragon God and kill him.

• Qiu'er severed Zhong Li Di's control over the Soul Beast wraiths, while Cai Mei'er fought Zhong Li Tian and Zhong Li Ren and Zhang Lexuan protected an injured student.
• Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er fused their powers into the Autumn-Winter Sword, whose holy light restored the students and drove back the wraiths.
• Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er brought down the Golden Sword, turning the wraiths to ashes and killing Zhong Li Tian and Zhong Li Ren.
• Xue Xiao Ran discussed the power and compatibility of Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er's fusion skill with Snow Empress and Ice Empress.
• Xue Xiao Ran told Ice Empress and Snow Empress that his responsibility was to awaken the Dragon God and kill him.

Wang Dong'er visited the unconscious Xue Xiao Ran, whose Sea of Consciousness had been damaged, while Xuan Zi told the Shrek Seven Devils that the upcoming tournament might admit sects and asked whether they would compete for the Tang Sect. The chapter left their choice unresolved as Xue Xiao Ran remained asleep.

• Wang Dong'er sat beside the sleeping Xue Xiao Ran and feared he might never wake up.
• Huo Yu Hao had examined Xue Xiao Ran and found a problem with his Sea of Consciousness, while Tian Meng had sensed intense aggression within it.
• Xuan Zi informed the Shrek Seven Devils that the tournament would be held in the Sun Moon Empire and might expand to include sects.
• Xuan Zi explained that sect participation could make the championship more difficult but offered the group an opportunity to represent the Tang Sect.
• Xuan Zi said the decision was theirs and that Xue Xiao Ran would respect their choice.

Elder Xuan proposed that the Shrek Seven Devils compete for the Tang Sect while Shrek Academy sent a second team led by Wang Qiu'er. The group postponed its decision until Xue Xiao Ran awakened, but Huo Yu Hao believed Xiao Ran would recover from the spiritual injury that had left him unconscious.

• Elder Xuan told Bei Bei that the Tang Sect team could compete alongside a Shrek Academy team led by Wang Qiu'er, and gave the group three days to decide.
• Wang Dong'er visited the unconscious Xue Xiao Ran and said she would follow whatever choice he made about the tournament.
• Bei Bei and the others discussed competing for the Tang Sect or Shrek Academy, then agreed to wait for Xiao Ran before deciding.
• Wang Dong'er told the group that Xiao Ran had killed a Soul Douluo with an uncontrolled power during a battle against three Evil Soul Masters, then fallen unconscious.
• Bei Bei asked Elder Xuan when Xiao Ran would wake, and Huo Yu Hao explained that Xiao Ran's Sea of Consciousness had been injured by a powerful spiritual attack and that he would not remain unconscious forever.

Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er discovered that cultivating their Martial Soul Fusion Skill together greatly increased their cultivation speed, while Xue Xiao Ran decided to awaken by accepting some of the twin swords' power before the tournament. Ju Zi suspected Xu Tian Ran had sent deathsworn warriors to Shrek Academy and hurried there herself.

• Wang Dong'er told Qiu'er that the elders had agreed they could cultivate their Martial Soul Fusion Skill together, and the two joined hands to test it.
• Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er felt golden light gather between them and found their cultivation speed had doubled; Wang Dong'er's butterfly wings further accelerated her Soul Power circulation.
• Xue Xiao Ran decided he could not keep sleeping until the tournament and chose to accept part of the twin swords' divine power, despite the possible changes to his personality.
• Ju Zi recognized three of Xu Tian Ran's trusted subordinates at a tavern, disguised herself, and avoided drawing their attention.
• Ju Zi suspected the men were headed to Shrek Academy to find Xiao Hong Chen and Meng Hong Chen, so she packed her belongings and set off for the academy.

Xue Xiao Ran woke with golden eyes and a strangely detached personality, then reunited with Wang Dong'er and Bei Bei. He agreed to represent the Tang Sect in the tournament, while warning Wang Dong'er about the dangers awaiting them in Sun Moon Imperial City.

• Xue Xiao Ran woke in the Life Tree with golden eyes, white wings, and a golden soul ring, and wondered whether his compromise had made the sword appear.
• Wang Dong'er found Xue Xiao Ran awake, cried with relief, and embraced him; he teased her about caring for him while he was unconscious.
• Xue Xiao Ran and Wang Dong'er discussed her Martial Soul Fusion cultivation with Qiu'er and the power of their Autumn-Winter Sword.
• Bei Bei rejoiced at Xue Xiao Ran's recovery, and Xue Xiao Ran agreed to represent the Tang Sect in the tournament so Bei Bei could pursue news of Tang Ya.
• Xue Xiao Ran and Wang Dong'er considered which sects might compete, and he warned that the tournament in Sun Moon Imperial City would be dangerous because of Xu Tian Ran, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy, and Mingdetang.

Xue Xiao Ran visited the Tang Sect with Wang Dong'er and reunited with his teacher Xuan Ziwen, Ji Juechen, and Jing Ziyan. He defeated Ji Juechen in a swordsmanship match and gave him advice that helped him gain insight into his sword.

• Wang Dong'er told Xue Xiao Ran that Xuan Ziwen had come to Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy, and they went together to the Tang Sect to see him.
• Xue Xiao Ran found Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan at the Tang Sect, where Ji Juechen challenged him to a swordsmanship match.
• Xue Xiao Ran blocked Ji Juechen's Dragon Slaying sword strike with his ordinary Green Steel Longsword and shattered Ji Juechen's black iron sword with a single slash.
• Xue Xiao Ran told Ji Juechen that his sword was imitative and that his emotions conflicted with the intent behind it.
• Ji Juechen recognized the truth in Xue Xiao Ran's advice, sat down with his sword, and began cultivating.

Xue Xiao Ran reunited with Xuan Ziwen at the Tang Sect and demonstrated his Soul Tool skills to the gathered Soul Engineers. He revealed an advanced engraving technique using two Engraving Knives at once, earning Xuan Ziwen’s praise.

• Xue Xiao Ran asked Xu Sanshi to take him to meet Xuan Ziwen at the Tang Sect workshop.
• Xue Xiao Ran greeted Xuan Ziwen, who asked to see the Level Seven multi-elemental Soul Core he had developed.
• Xue Xiao Ran washed his hands and prepared to demonstrate his work as Huo Yu Hao, He Caitou, and others watched.
• Xue Xiao Ran used an Engraving Knife in each hand to engrave Volcanic Steel while carefully controlling its temperature.
• Xuan Ziwen blew away the metal’s outer layer to reveal the completed Soul Tool, then praised Xue Xiao Ran’s skill.

Xuan Zi announced the finalized tournament rules, allowing the Tang Sect to enter, and the Shrek Seven Devils chose to compete for the sect rather than the academy. The academy formed a new team led by Wang Qiu'er and arranged an individual elimination match against the Tang Sect team, as Ma Xiaotao predicted Xue Xiao Ran's presence would make the sect difficult to defeat.

• Xue Xiao Ran presented Xuan Ziwen with a Level Seven Soul Tool Soul Core made from Volcanic Steel, whose ice and fire powers supported each other.
• Bei Bei brought Xue Xiao Ran and Wang Dong'er back to Shrek Academy, where they joined the other Shrek Seven Devils at Sea God Pavilion.
• Xuan Zi told the students that sect teams could enter the new tournament, and Bei Bei confirmed that the Shrek Seven Devils would represent the Tang Sect without academy personnel support.
• Xuan Zi announced that Wang Qiu'er and nine other students would represent Shrek Academy, with Wang Qiu'er as captain and Dai Hua Bin among the main team members.
• Yan Shaozhe scheduled an individual elimination match between the Tang Sect and academy teams, while Dai Hua Bin glared at Huo Yu Hao and Xue Xiao Ran challenged Dai Hua Bin's stare.
• Ma Xiaotao told Yan Shaozhe that she favored the Tang Sect because Xue Xiao Ran's presence would make the academy team unlikely to win.

Xue Xiao Ran reunited with his former classmates, who discovered Wang Dong'er’s identity and her childhood betrothal to him. He then faced Ning Tian in a match, where his overwhelming Soul Tool arsenal locked onto her before he fired.

• Ma Xiaotao noticed that Xue Xiao Ran seemed colder, while he reunited with his former classmates and met the blushing Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo.
• Cao Jinxuan and Zhou Sichen recognized Wang Dong'er, and Xue Xiao Ran explained that she had disguised herself as a man because of their childhood betrothal.
• Wang Dong'er held Xue Xiao Ran’s hand when she sensed his mood change, and he reassured her while keeping his burdens to himself.
• Bei Bei sent Xue Xiao Ran to face Ning Tian, who equipped herself with flying gear, armor, and a Soul Cannon.
• Xue Xiao Ran shattered Ning Tian’s shot with a spoken gunshot and assembled an artillery platform that locked onto her before he fired again.