Chapter Summaries

He Qiang and Ling Luochen fought Ma Rulong and Xiao Xiaofeng in the second match, using ice magic and coordinated soul skills to gain the upper hand. Ma Rulong countered with the Sword of Judgment, while He Qiang vanished amid the Blizzard as the fight continued.

• He Qiang sent the noncompeting members to protect Ma Xiaotao from Evil Soul Masters drawn by the Evil Qi of her breakthrough.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong won the first match against Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, after which He Qiang and Ling Luochen entered the second match.
• He Qiang weakened Ma Rulong and Xiao Xiaofeng with his Spirit Power Suppression Domain while Ling Luochen trapped them in ice and covered the arena with mist.
• He Qiang and Ling Luochen froze Ma Rulong and Xiao Xiaofeng, but three Bloodthirsty Demon Apes broke them free and Ma Rulong used the Sword of Judgment to dispel He Qiang's fire attack.
• He Qiang teleported Xiao Xiaofeng off the stage, and the Heavenly Fiend Douluo rescued him before he could crash.
• Ma Rulong fired a red orb at He Qiang, who vanished again as the Blizzard concealed the arena.

He Qiang fought Ma Rulong and the three Bloodthirsty Demon Apes until they combined into a deadly giant, prompting Xuan Zi to stop the battle and concede. A new match began with Liu Xiaoxiao, Little Fatty, and Da Bao facing a Sun Moon team that included Princess Xu Tianzhen and the mysterious Kong Fang.

• He Qiang broke Ma Rulong's Invincible Shield with the Dragon Emperor's Evil Splitting Strike, but the Bloodthirsty Demon Apes knocked him down and regrouped with Ma Rulong.
• He Qiang fused his Fire Bomb and Monochromatic Ice Seal Ball against the three apes after they combined into a giant, but Xuan Zi intervened and conceded the match.
• The fused ape separated and the three Bloodthirsty Demon Apes died; He Qiang gave Liu Xiaoxiao, Little Fatty, and Da Bao Excitement Pills for their next match.
• Liu Xiaoxiao, Little Fatty, and Da Bao faced Lin Xi, Kong Fang, and Xu Tianzhen, whom He Qiang recognized as Xu Tianran's younger sister.
• The Sun Moon team used Lin Xi's shield to hide Xu Tianzhen and Kong Fang, while Liu Xiaoxiao's group activated their equipment and pills and charged into battle.

Liu Xiaoxiao and Little Fatty used the Book of Time to support Da Bao in a battle against Lin Xi's team, where Kong Fang and Xu Tianzhen's space-based abilities proved difficult to counter. After Lin Xi was forced off the arena and the Flame Demon Tiger was destroyed, Liu Xiaoxiao trapped Kong Fang and Xu Tianzhen with time abilities, but a silver shield protected them.

• Liu Xiaoxiao and Little Fatty summoned a thirty-thousand-year Sun Worm with the Book of Time and used their domains to support Da Bao's charge.
• Da Bao and his spirit beasts attacked Lin Xi's group, but Xu Tianzhen teleported herself and Kong Fang away from the Flame Demon Tiger's pounce.
• The Nether Python poisoned Lin Xi, and the Heavenly Fiend Douluo removed her from the arena.
• Kong Fang redirected the Sun Worm's attack into the Flame Demon Tiger, destroying it, and then blasted Da Bao toward the edge of the arena before Liu Xiaoxiao and Little Fatty pulled him back.
• Liu Xiaoxiao used Time Intertwine and Time Blockade on Kong Fang and Xu Tianzhen, but a silver shield kept them from being injured.

Liu Xiaoxiao, Da Bao, and Little Fatty defeated Kong Fang and Xu Tianzhen with their Evil God White Tiger, securing Shrek Academy the tournament championship. After the injured teams returned to the hotel, He Qiang’s group dealt with an Evil Soul Saint who had targeted Ma Xiaotao and prepared for the next day’s operation focused on Liu Xiaoxiao.

• Liu Xiaoxiao, Da Bao, and Little Fatty combined their abilities to create the Evil God White Tiger and clashed with Kong Fang and Xu Tianzhen’s Sun Moon War God.
• The Evil God White Tiger’s poisoned tail hook pierced the Sun Moon War God’s armor, knocking Kong Fang and Xu Tianzhen unconscious and giving Shrek Academy the match victory.
• Huang Jinxu announced Shrek Academy as the tournament champions, while Xu Jiawei postponed the award ceremony and closed it to the public.
• He Qiang’s group returned to the hotel, where Wang Haochen and Li Hong reported capturing an Evil Soul Saint who had approached Ma Xiaotao’s room.
• He Qiang interrogated and killed the Evil Soul Saint, then told the group to await details of the next day’s operation focused on Liu Xiaoxiao.

He Qiang’s group ambushed the Zhongli Three Brothers, but Zhongli Wu arrived and clashed with Xuan Zi before retreating. He Qiang used his Unlimited Positioning Teleportation Array to bring the group to safety, then suspected Zhongli Wu was pursuing a target connected to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

• He Qiang’s group tracked the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy carriages and discovered that the Zhongli Three Brothers had already killed the leading teacher.
• Liu Xiaoxiao, Qi Xiaomin, Wang Haochen, and their allies attacked the Zhongli Three Brothers with Pear Blossom Rain Needles, the Peacock Plume, and Spirit Skills.
• Zhongli Wu arrived on the Bone Dragon King, but Xuan Zi countered his attack with a temporary boost from Zheng Bei’s Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• The Zhongli Three Brothers escaped with Zhongli Wu while Xuan Zi chose not to pursue them.
• He Qiang teleported the group to his room with his Unlimited Positioning Teleportation Array and explained how it worked.
• He Qiang studied the warning from his Heavenly Machine Eye and wondered whether Zhongli Wu’s target was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

The Fei Family invited Liu Xiaoxiao to help Fei Litian break through to Limit Douluo, and He Qiang agreed to visit Heaven Dou City with him in two months. He Qiang revealed that Zhongli Wu might target the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and Huo Yuhao, and the group returned to Shrek Academy after Ma Xiaotao emerged from seclusion.

• Fei Xianxue, Fei Xianbing, and Fei Yunluo questioned Liu Xiaoxiao about the Xiezhi phantom, and Zhang Shiwen showed them the Xiezhi tattoo on his back.
• Fei Xianxue used her Mind Reading Technique to identify Liu Xiaoxiao and invited him to guide Fei Litian; He Qiang said he and Liu Xiaoxiao would visit the Fei Family in two months.
• He Qiang predicted that Zhongli Wu might go to the Star Dou Great Forest to attack the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, provoke conflict, and possibly kill Huo Yuhao, so he planned to seek the Fei Family's help.
• He Qiang planned to make new pills and gather the twelve companions in Shrek City in two months before they pursued divine inheritances.
• Ma Xiaotao emerged from seclusion with her Evil Qi gone, Extreme Fire, and Rank 70 Soul Power, then went after Huo Yuhao in anger; the group collected their prizes and returned to Shrek Academy under Xuan Zi's protection.

Lin Bo asked Jing Hongchen to help send his younger sister to Shrek Academy and offered him two immortal herbs. At Sea God Pavilion, the returning Shrek team received a golden-light blessing and their rewards, while the academy prepared to address the students next.

• Lin Bo asked Jing Hongchen to include his younger sister in an exchange program with Shrek Academy and gave him two immortal herbs in return for his help.
• Jing Hongchen accepted the herbs and suspected Lin Bo had another reason for arranging his sister’s studies.
• Yan Shaozhe led the returning team to Sea God Pavilion, where its golden light restored their strength and helped He Qiang break through to level 60.
• Yan Shaozhe explained that Sea God Pavilion was the academy’s highest decision-making body and announced rewards for the tournament team.
• Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen received custom Soul Tools, and Wang Yan was promoted and granted a year of access to the Sea God Pavilion Library.
• Yan Shaozhe turned to Huo Yuhao and the other seven to announce their rewards.

Yan Shaozhe rewarded the tournament champions with spirit bones and the lifelong title of the Shrek Seven Devils, while Liu Xiaoxiao began the God of Time’s third trial. After helping Tang Hao escape Spirit Hall’s pursuit, Liu Xiaoxiao was sent to the battle surrounding Ah Yin’s sacrifice, where he faced the mission of severely injuring Qian Xunji, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei.

• Yan Shaozhe announced spirit bone rewards and bestowed the lifelong title of Shrek Seven Devils on the tournament champions, ordering them to keep their achievements secret.
• Da Bao explained the Ten Sages’ purpose to the Sea God Pavilion elders, and Liu Xiaoxiao led the four Sages out of the pavilion.
• The God of Time transported Liu Xiaoxiao to the battle between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect and ordered him to help Tang Hao escape.
• Liu Xiaoxiao slowed and halted Spirit Hall’s forces, allowing Tang Hao and Ah Yin to flee, then killed the five wounded Soul Douluos before the trial pulled him away.
• The God of Time sent Liu Xiaoxiao to the battle at Ah Yin’s sacrifice and ordered him to severely injure Qian Xunji, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei.
• Liu Xiaoxiao rushed toward the battle and saw Tang Hao facing Qian Xunji amid a vast force of Spirit Hall soul masters.

Liu Xiaoxiao intervened in Spirit Hall’s battle with Tang Hao, helping him escape Qian Xunji and complete the mission to cover the Clear Sky Sect’s retreat. A new emergency mission then sent Liu Xiaoxiao to aid fleeing Clear Sky Sect disciples, where he began cutting down their Spirit Hall pursuers.

• Liu Xiaoxiao attacked Qian Xunji, disrupted the Spirit Hall forces, and broke Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo’s Two Extremes Stillness Domain.
• Tang Hao thanked Liu Xiaoxiao, then struck the immobilized Qian Xunji with his Clear Sky Hammer, completing Liu Xiaoxiao’s emergency mission.
• Liu Xiaoxiao received a new mission to cover the retreat of Clear Sky Sect disciples pursued by Spirit Hall soul masters.
• Liu Xiaoxiao charged into the pursuit, used his domain and Hurricane Evil Arrows to weaken Spirit Hall’s forces, and killed an Ironback Turtle Soul Douluo and three Sword Soul Sages.

Liu Xiaoxiao completed his third Trial of Time by destroying an Evil Soul Master stronghold and received a small increase to his Space Affinity. Back at Shrek Academy, he learned that his fourth trial required him to become a Level 7 Soul Engineer within one year.

• After the Spirit Hall forces fled, the Clear Sky Sect disciples pursued and killed most of them while Liu Xiaoxiao watched.
• Liu Xiaoxiao witnessed Yang Wushuang burn his Soul Power to hold off Spirit Hall’s Soul Douluo and help Yang Wudi lead the Breaking Clan to safety, then saw a bone staff Soul Master kill and interrogate Yang Wushuang’s controlled soul.
• Liu Xiaoxiao killed seven Evil Soul Masters, found and destroyed the rest of their stronghold, and defeated the bone staff Soul Master.
• The God of Time declared Liu Xiaoxiao’s third trial complete and increased his Space Affinity by two percent, bringing it to twelve percent.
• After Liu Xiaoxiao returned to Shrek Academy and discussed his trials with Little Fatty, the fourth trial began: he had one year to become a Level 7 Soul Engineer and create a Level 7 Soul Tool.

Liu Xiaoxiao entered the God of Time’s frozen-time assessment and used the Time Carving Knife to rapidly advance his Soul Tool crafting. After completing a series of emergency tasks, he prepared to make Soul Tools for himself and his companions, though reaching Level 7 within the remaining half-year still seemed uncertain.

• Liu Xiaoxiao received rare materials, blueprints, and a workbench, then bonded with the Time Carving Knife and learned its small-area Time Reversal ability.
• Liu Xiaoxiao completed the task of crafting a Rank 4 Soul Tool by making a Flash Cannon, then moved on to a Rank 5 Flying Soul Tool.
• Liu Xiaoxiao completed the Rank 5 Flying Soul Tool and crafted a Level 6 Invincible Shield that could support a Five-Ring Soul King for over fifteen seconds.
• Liu Xiaoxiao upgraded twenty sets of Ten Virtues Armor into personalized Rank 6 Soul Tools for his companions and completed twelve Rank 6 Walls of Tenacity.
• Liu Xiaoxiao finished more than half a year of emergency tasks and planned to craft Soul Tools for himself and the others, while doubting he could become a Level 7 Soul Engineer in the remaining half-year.

Liu Xiaoxiao completed the Dark Demon Soul-Destroying Saber, passed his fourth trial, and distributed Soul Tools as his group prepared for two months of cultivation. After Little Fatty reached Level 50, Liu Xiaoxiao and He Qiang set out with him for the Clear Sky Sect to obtain spirit rings.

• Liu Xiaoxiao upgraded his Dark Soul Devouring Blade into the Level 7 Dark Demon Soul-Destroying Saber, which gained enhanced soul attacks, the Evil Attribute, and a ranged attack that launched eighteen Dark Blades.
• Liu Xiaoxiao completed his fourth trial and received three percent Time Affinity, then discovered that the rare metals in his Storage Bracelet had vanished while his Time Carving Knife remained.
• Liu Xiaoxiao gave Soul Tools to Da Bao, Chen Fang, and Zheng Bei, while He Qiang delivered Soul-Boosting Pills and discussed the Tang Sect's recruitment plans.
• Liu Xiaoxiao, Little Fatty, and Zheng Bei trained in Soul Tool crafting as the others cultivated; Little Fatty reached Level 50, Liu Xiaoxiao advanced to Level 51, and Da Bao, Zheng Bei, and Chen Fang reached Level 57.
• He Qiang took Liu Xiaoxiao and Little Fatty toward the Clear Sky Sect, placing concealed Teleportation Arrays and bewildering formations along their route.

Liu Xiaoxiao, He Qiang, and Little Fatty reunited with Tang San at Haotian Fort, obtained God-Bestowed Soul Rings, and planned their next move against the Evil Soul Master Zhongli Wu. After awakening their new abilities, they left for Heaven Dou City to recruit Fei Litian and target the Iron Blood Sect.

• Da Ming and Er Ming verified the three visitors’ identities and escorted them into Haotian Fort, where He Qiang requested God-Bestowed Soul Rings and help against Zhongli Wu.
• He Qiang, Liu Xiaoxiao, and Little Fatty entered the Ascension Pavilion, met Tang San, and received more than a hundred God-Bestowed Soul Rings.
• He Qiang asked Tang San to investigate the God of Time, and the three absorbed their Soul Rings; Liu Xiaoxiao gained a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and reached Rank 54.
• He Qiang told the others to cultivate in the Ascension Pavilion, then returned hours later and laid out their plan for Heaven Dou City.
• He Qiang planned to recruit Fei Litian while Liu Xiaoxiao and Little Fatty covertly attacked the Iron Blood Sect, with instructions to retreat if they encountered Title Douluo-level Evil Soul Masters.

Liu Xiaoxiao entered Slaughter City to begin the fifth trial, which required him to win a hundred battles and pass through Hell Road within a year. After discovering that Tang San had already arrived, he went straight to the Hell Slaughter Arena and sensed another powerful presence inside.

• Liu Xiaoxiao entered Slaughter City through a hidden passage after killing everyone in a tavern.
• Liu Xiaoxiao disarmed the black-armored knight, took token 9572, and realized that Tang San had arrived before him.
• Liu Xiaoxiao entered the inner city with the Black Veil Girl and sensed Tang San inside a small house, but did not see Hu Liena.
• Liu Xiaoxiao killed a man carrying fresh blood and entered the Hell Slaughter Arena, where he detected a presence with the second-strongest Killing Intent after Tang San's.

Liu Xiaoxiao earned the name Silver Cloaked Death God in the Hell Slaughter Arena, then discovered that Hu Liena was actually Zhang Shiwen, a player sent into the game years before him. After revealing that he had come from the future, Liu Xiaoxiao agreed to stay with Zhang Shiwen for protection from the King of Slaughter.

• Hu Liena defeated nine opponents, while Liu Xiaoxiao used poisoned flying needles to win matches and kill those who ambushed him.
• Liu Xiaoxiao won twenty-three battles, used his Dark Demon Soul-Destroying Saber in his toughest match, and survived a siege of more than a hundred people, earning the nickname Silver Cloaked Death God.
• Hu Liena questioned Liu Xiaoxiao about his resistance to Killing Intent and his hidden weapon skills, and he challenged her identity in turn.
• Hu Liena revealed that she was a player who had arrived five years earlier; Liu Xiaoxiao recognized her as Zhang Shiwen and proved he was Xiaoxiao with future-era equipment.
• Liu Xiaoxiao explained that the God of Time had sent him to complete a trial, and Zhang Shiwen advised him to stay by her side to deter the King of Slaughter.

As the one-year deadline neared, Liu Xiaoxiao and Zhang Shiwen joined Tang San to attempt Hell Road and obtain Divine Slaughter's Domain. Liu Xiaoxiao scouted the altered route and returned to guide them through a vast Blood Bat swarm, where they encountered three Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat Kings.

• Liu Xiaoxiao completed ninety-nine arena battles by forcing incapacitated criminals to fight, then asked Tang San to join him and Zhang Shiwen on Hell Road; Tang San agreed.
• Three days later, the King of Slaughter opened Hell Road for the three champions, using the arena spectators' blood to transport them to a narrow path above an abyss.
• Liu Xiaoxiao flew ahead, discovered that Hell Road held over ten thousand Blood Bats, three Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat Kings, and two Ten-Headed Sun Serpents, then returned instead of leaving alone.
• Tang San led the group with Blue Silver Grass linking them, while Liu Xiaoxiao used his domains and wind control to disrupt and kill some of the attacking Blood Bats.
• The group advanced through the swarm and came upon three enormous Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat Kings hanging from the narrow path.

Liu Xiaoxiao, Tang San, and Zhang Shiwen fought their way through Hell Road and completed Liu Xiaoxiao's fifth trial, earning him Divine Slaughter's Domain. After returning to the outside of Haotian Fort, Liu Xiaoxiao questioned Zhang Shiwen about Chaos's plans before heading toward Heaven Dou City with He Qiang and Little Fatty.

• Liu Xiaoxiao, Tang San, and Zhang Shiwen defeated the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat Kings and Blood Bats, then Liu Xiaoxiao carried the group across the broken path.
• The three fought two Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpents, with Liu Xiaoxiao and Tang San each killing one and taking its inner core.
• After crossing the final gap, Liu Xiaoxiao completed his fifth trial and received Divine Slaughter's Domain before returning outside Haotian Fort.
• Liu Xiaoxiao told He Qiang and Little Fatty what had happened, and they flew toward Heaven Dou City.
• Liu Xiaoxiao asked Zhang Shiwen whether she had participated in the first round ten thousand years earlier, and she confirmed it while saying Chaos's scheme was still unclear.

Liu Xiaoxiao and Little Fatty attacked the Iron Blood Sect but encountered the Holy Spirit Cult’s Great Elder, Xue Tianxin, and escaped with help from He Qiang and Fei Litian. After the Evil Soul Masters withdrew, He Qiang secured Golden Lion Douluo’s support and returned to Shrek City with Liu Xiaoxiao and Little Fatty.

• Liu Xiaoxiao and Little Fatty killed the Iron Blood Sect’s disciples and leaders, then fled when Xue Tianxin confronted them.
• Liu Xiaoxiao restrained Xue Tianxin briefly and used Instant Movement scrolls to escape with Little Fatty.
• He Qiang arrived with Fei Litian, who fought Xue Tianxin as four imperial Title Douluo and other Soul Douluo battled the Evil Soul Master.
• Black Tiger Douluo and Soul Devour Douluo joined the fight and rescued Xue Tianxin, prompting He Qiang to withdraw with Liu Xiaoxiao and Little Fatty.
• He Qiang visited Golden Lion Douluo and gained his agreement to help, then used the Teleportation Array to return with Liu Xiaoxiao and Little Fatty to Shrek City.

He Qiang briefed the Tang Sect members on the coming battle, distributed pills and cultivation techniques, and began teaching them arrays. Days later, Qi Xiaomin's group encountered Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao in the Star Dou Great Forest and prepared to carry out their plan.

• He Qiang explained that the Sword of Judgment and other Soul Tools were in Shrek Academy's hands, predicted the Holy Spirit Cult would appear in ten days, and outlined the group's training schedule.
• He Qiang distributed cultivation pills, Fusion Divine Arts books, and God-Bestowed Soul Rings before having everyone study the Teleportation Array.
• Liu Xiaoxiao comprehended the Teleportation Array first, and He Qiang chose the Assimilation Array for him to study because it could help him use energy gained through Demon Devour.
• Qi Xiaomin, Mu Xue, and their six companions found Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao beside a bonfire and asked to rest with them.
• Mo Feiyun questioned Huo Yuhao, who said the three were students from Star Luo National Academy and planned to stay near the forest's outskirts.
• After the groups settled into their tents, Qi Xiaomin used Mental Detection and reported that the surroundings were clear, and a voice told her to proceed according to plan.

Qi Xiaomin visited Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to warn them about the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and explain the Ten Sages’ history and their enemy, The Destroyer. He left them with the responsibility of helping stop The Destroyer, who might target Shrek Academy or the Tang Sect.

• Qi Xiaomin identified himself as one of the Ten Sages, took a Storage Soul Tool ring from Huo Yuhao, and told him to have Elder Xuan perform an attribute induction if he encountered a Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• Qi Xiaomin explained that the Ten Sages came from a world connected to countless others and had been forced to cross into Douluo Continent, where becoming First-level Gods was necessary for their survival.
• Qi Xiaomin revealed that Qian Renxue, known as The Destroyer, had tried to eliminate Tang San ten thousand years earlier and had appeared again in the current era.
• Qi Xiaomin warned that The Destroyer might attack Shrek Academy or the Tang Sect to hurt Tang San, and said Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’s Martial Soul Fusion could be crucial to stopping him.
• Qi Xiaomin told Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong that the Ten Sages might become gods before The Destroyer, but they would be unable to interfere freely in Douluo Continent, then left their tent.