Chapter Summaries

Du Busi learned that Jiang Ming had achieved a Golden Second Awakening and ordered the Body Sect to recruit him, even by force. As the tournament final approached in Star Luo City, Jiang Ming secretly went to the underground black market to place a massive bet on Shrek Academy.

• Lang Ya told Du Busi that Jiang Ming had achieved a Golden Second Awakening and described his tournament performance, including defeating the Heavenly Killer Douluo.
• Du Busi decided Jiang Ming must join the Body Sect and ordered everyone with cultivation at Seven Rings or above to prepare to go to Shrek.
• Star Luo City filled with visitors eager to watch the final between Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and Shrek Academy.
• Jiang Ming went to the underground black market and tried to bet one hundred million Gold Soul Coins on Shrek, but the market refused to accept the wager.

After days of despair over Jiang Ming’s mockery and beating, Ming Jiang emerged and learned that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy had reached the finals against Shrek Academy. While getting cleaned up, Jiang Ming checked on the Soul Tools he was upgrading inside Our World, and Ming Jiang saw his newly styled reflection.

• Ming Jiang left his room looking disheveled and asked how the tournament was going.
• Ma Rulong told Ming Jiang that their team had reached the finals and would face Shrek Academy.
• Meng Hongchen took Ming Jiang to the Star Emperor Hotel barbershop and chose a youthful hairstyle for him.
• Jiang Ming entered Our World and observed the Heaven and Earth Cannon’s materials being improved toward Rank 9 quality.
• Jiang Ming decided to complete the Sky-Piercing Spear’s Rank 9 Core Magic Array himself once he became a Rank 9 Soul Master.
• Ming Jiang opened his eyes and saw his newly styled, handsome reflection in the mirror.

Ming Jiang got a new hairstyle before meeting with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team to discuss the final against Shrek Academy. Seeing that the team had lost hope because of Jiang Ming, he proposed luring him away so they could compete without him.

• Meng Hongchen praised Ming Jiang's new hairstyle, and a hairstylist finished styling his hair after he showered.
• Meng Hongchen confronted Ma Xiaotao and the others when they stared at Ming Jiang, while Zhang Lexuan quietly broke several sets of bowls and chopsticks during the meal.
• Ming Jiang and Meng Hongchen joined Xiao Hongchen, Elder Ma, Ma Rulong, and the others to discuss the final against Shrek Academy.
• The Sun Moon team admitted they had no hope of winning while Jiang Ming competed, and Ming Jiang asked whether they could fight if he lured Jiang Ming away.

Ming Jiang persuaded Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to prepare for the final without Jiang Ming, then left to lure his brother away. Outside Star Luo City, Jiang Ming asked Xuan Zi to attack him with full force so he could break through and return to Bright Virtue Hall looking badly injured.

• Ming Jiang convinced Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy that he could keep Jiang Ming from appearing in the final, and Elder Ma ordered the team to plan accordingly.
• Ming Jiang told Elder Ma that his plan carried some danger, but insisted he would go through with it to weaken Jiang Ming's position in the final.
• Ming Jiang vanished before dawn, and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy noticed Jiang Ming was missing from Shrek Academy's group.
• Jiang Ming met Xuan Zi outside Star Luo City and asked him to attack without holding back, saying he needed pressure to break through from level seventy-nine and wanted to return to Bright Virtue Hall looking miserable.
• Jiang Ming merged with four spirits, raised his aura to the level of a level ninety-five Super Douluo, activated his Golden Battle Body, and summoned the Sky-Piercing Spear.

Jiang Ming fought Xuan Zi in a prolonged battle to test their strength, revealing his spear techniques, soul skills, and power fused with Little Wind. The fight continued with both combatants using their trump cards, while the surrounding sky became a dangerous zone.

• Jiang Ming unleashed his first War God spear technique, and Xuan Zi met it head-on before punching him hundreds of meters away.
• Jiang Ming followed with his second spear technique and Lightning Transformation, but Xuan Zi shattered his attack and forced him to store the Sky-Piercing Spear.
• Xuan Zi struck Jiang Ming while he was distracted, and Jiang Ming answered by using Heart Tremor, Golden Blood, and Power of Indestructible Body to send Xuan Zi crashing into the clouds.
• Jiang Ming flew after Xuan Zi, and the two fought fiercely for half an hour as they began using their trump cards.
• Xuan Zi activated his Martial Soul Avatar, while Jiang Ming fused with Little Wind's power and raised his aura to the peak of Level Ninety-Six.
• Their clashes scattered the clouds and drove beasts, Soul Beasts, and humans away from the area.

Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy prepared for the tournament finals as Huo Yuhao took the field and unexpectedly saw the White Tiger Duke, Dai Hao. The Team Battle began with Jiang Ming absent, leaving both teams poised to fight.

• Huo Yuhao worried about competing against Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's powerful lineup, but Ling Luochen and Gongyang Mo reassured him.
• Huo Yuhao saw the White Tiger Duke, Dai Hao, on the city wall, while Dai Yueheng drew encouragement and fighting spirit from his father's glance.
• The Star Luo Emperor announced the finals' rewards and rules, and Heavenly Killer Douluo Huang Jinxu took his place as referee.
• Zhang Lexuan rallied Shrek Academy, and both teams named their seven Team Battle contestants; Shrek's lineup included Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao.
• The spectators and the Star Luo Emperor noticed Jiang Ming was missing, and Dai Hao learned about Jiang Ming's earlier spar with Heavenly Killer Douluo.
• Both teams took their positions, and Heavenly Killer Douluo announced the start of the Team Battle.

Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy began their match, and Huo Yuhao revealed seven Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings to intimidate his opponents and draw the White Tiger Duke’s attention. Sun Moon’s team steeled itself to fight for Ming Jiang, who had lured Jiang Ming away.

• Both teams released their Martial Souls, and Shrek’s formidable lineup surged with Gongyang Mo’s Martial Soul Avatar support.
• The White Tiger Duke smiled when Dai Yueheng revealed seven soul rings, and Huo Yuhao grew angry at his father’s reaction.
• Huo Yuhao revealed seven terrifying Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, startling the Heavenly Killer Douluo and drawing the White Tiger Duke’s gaze.
• Shrek’s attackers charged as Sun Moon’s team faced their overwhelming momentum and the pressure of Huo Yuhao’s rings.
• Ma Rulong urged his teammates to fight for Ming Jiang, and Sun Moon’s team stepped forward with renewed resolve.

Shrek Academy countered the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy’s opening Soul Tool barrage with Dai Yueheng’s White Tiger Meteor Shower and protective shields, then Ling Luochen’s Extreme Ice pushed their opponents to the platform’s edge. Ma Rulong and the Hongchen siblings completed a final assault, leaving the fight poised between Ma Rulong’s Rank 7 beam and their giant crimson-gold toad.

• The Sun Moon Team launched a sweeping barrage of Soul Tool attacks, and Dai Yueheng met it with his Fourth Soul Skill, White Tiger Meteor Shower.
• Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Chen Zifeng used Soul Tool Shields to withstand the explosion, surprising Ma Rulong.
• Ling Luochen unleashed Icebound Thousand Miles, forcing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy’s seven members toward the edge of the platform.
• Ma Rulong and the other Sun Moon members unleashed a concentrated volley of attacks, exhausting the Soul Power of four Soul King-level Soul Tool Masters.
• Ma Rulong charged his Rank 7 Soul Tool and aimed its Golden Light at the four Shrek members in the rear as Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen formed a giant crimson-gold toad.

Shrek Academy won the tournament final after defeating Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in the team battle and the 2v2v3 competition, with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’s third Martial Soul Fusion Skill securing the decisive match. The Shrek Reserve Team returned in triumph, but at the Star Emperor Hotel they found Ming Jiang dying.

• Gongyang Mo blocked Ma Rulong’s Soul Ray with his Rank 7 Protective Shield, and Chen Zifeng survived Red Dust Attachment using an Invincible Shield.
• Ma Rulong conceded the team battle, and Zhang Lexuan revealed that Jiang Ming had rearranged the events so Shrek’s Reserve Team could compete in the 2v2v3 competition.
• He Caitou and Xiao Xiao lost to Ma Rulong, but Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan defeated two Rank Five Soul Tool Masters in the next round.
• Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong defeated Mika, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen after Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong unleashed three Martial Soul Fusion Skills.
• Shrek Academy claimed the tournament championship, and its Reserve Team returned to the Star Emperor Hotel, where they found Ming Jiang dying.

Ming Jiang recovered after injuring himself to make his confrontation with Jiang Ming look life-threatening, while the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy held back from confronting Shrek. At Shrek Academy, Xuan Zi hid the real cause of his bruises as the others struggled not to laugh.

• A Star Luo Empire healer treated Ming Jiang and said his life was stable, though his severe internal injuries would take a long time to heal.
• Xiao Hongchen wanted to confront Jiang Ming, but Ma Rulong stopped him and pointed out that Ming Jiang had gone to him voluntarily.
• Ming Jiang woke and told Xiao Hongchen not to seek out Shrek Academy before falling asleep again.
• Xuan Zi arrived at Shrek Academy bruised and in torn clothes, and the students and leaders tried to suppress their laughter.
• Xuan Zi claimed reversed Soul Power had swollen his face, then shut down Wang Yan's questions about the supposed cultivation problem.

After the tournament, Elder Xuan said Jiang Ming would be away on a secret mission while the Shrek group prepared to return to the academy. Ming Jiang recovered enough to travel with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team, but as they reached the border, powerful enemies waited ahead.

• Elder Xuan ordered the students' extra training tripled, then said Jiang Ming would not return to the academy for a long time.
• Huo Yuhao guessed Jiang Ming was going to the Sun Moon Empire, but Elder Xuan warned him not to ask about the mission.
• Ming Jiang recovered enough to walk and, two days later, fly with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team toward home.
• Elder Ma warned the group that they might face attacks over the Soul Beast embryo, especially after crossing the border.
• As the team reached the border, Ming Jiang sensed the Titled Douluo following them pull away and several powerful auras waiting ahead.

Jing Hongchen arrived to protect the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team after two black-clothed Soul Douluos attacked them near the border. He captured the attackers and sent Elder Ma back with them, then called Ming Jiang over while preparing to visit Shrek Academy.

• Elder Ma led the team across the border, confident that no one could take the Soul Beast embryo from them.
• Two powerful auras approached, and a blood-red beam targeted the airspace where Ming Jiang and Meng Hongchen had been.
• Jing Hongchen intercepted the attack with an orange-yellow beam and revealed himself to the delighted students.
• The two black-clothed Soul Douluos tried to flee, but Jing Hongchen immobilized them with a Rank 9 Soul Tool and knocked them unconscious.
• Jing Hongchen gave Elder Ma a transparent Rank 9 Soul Tool to carry the captives to Bright Virtue Hall, then called Ming Jiang over before leaving for Shrek Academy.

Ming Jiang returned to Jing Hongchen after the ambush, while Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao demonstrated their tournament-forged strength at Shrek Academy. As Yan Shaozhe and Du Weilun anticipated Shrek’s bright future, a powerful voice summoned Xuan Zi and threatened the academy.

• Jing Hongchen sensed the severity of Ming Jiang’s injuries, praised his efforts, and left for Shrek Academy.
• Ming Jiang and Meng Hongchen headed back to Radiant City with Elder Ma’s group after Jing Hongchen dealt with the hidden enemies.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao defeated Dai Huabin, Xie Huanyue, and their classmates in a class confrontation.
• Du Weilun and Yan Shaozhe discussed Shrek Academy’s promising young talents and identified Jiang Ming as the future master of Sea God Pavilion.
• A powerful voice called for Xuan Zi across Shrek Academy, and Yan Shaozhe ordered Du Weilun to keep the students in their classrooms while he went to confront the threat.

Huo Yuhao and his companions were taken to Sea God Island as Du Busi led the Body Sect’s powerful forces to confront Shrek Academy. Xuan Zi faced Du Busi in the sky, and both unleashed their Martial Souls and Soul Rings as tensions escalated.

• A powerful voice shook Huo Yuhao’s Sea of Consciousness, and Yan Shaozhe transported Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao to Sea God Island.
• Xuan Zi recognized the intruder as Poison Old Monster, while the Body Sect’s more than twenty pillars of light appeared outside Shrek Academy.
• Shrek Academy’s experts gathered in the air, outnumbering the Body Sect’s forces, as Xuan Zi accused Du Busi of threatening the academy.
• Du Busi demanded that Xuan Zi remember what he had done, and Xuan Zi defended his decision to punish two Body Sect disciples who had attacked Shrek’s students.
• Du Busi and Xuan Zi released their Martial Souls and faced each other, revealing that Du Busi possessed three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings while Xuan Zi had one.

Du Busi and Xuan Zi fought above Shrek Academy while disputing the Body Sect’s claim to Huo Yuhao and Jiang Ming. After Huo Yuhao chose to stay at Shrek, Mu En intervened and revealed that Jiang Ming had been his disciple for seven years.

• Yan Shaozhe brought Huo Yuhao and the other two to Sea God Island, where Mu En asked Huo Yuhao whether he wanted to stay at Shrek or join the Body Sect.
• Huo Yuhao chose to remain at Shrek, and Mu En approved of his decision.
• Du Busi and Xuan Zi fought across the sky, but neither defeated the other, and they exchanged taunts and threats.
• Du Busi demanded that Shrek hand over Jiang Ming, claiming the Body Sect had a right to every Soul Master with a Body Martial Soul.
• Mu En spread golden light over Shrek Academy and Shrek City, halted the two Super Douluo, and declared that Jiang Ming had been his disciple for seven years.

Mu En revealed himself to stop Du Busi from taking Jiang Ming, then accepted Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao as disciples. He agreed to a student exchange with Jing Hongchen two years later, but Jing Hongchen’s request to exchange Jiang Ming instead of Huo Yuhao enraged Mu En.

• Mu En used the Sea God's Light to force Du Busi to withdraw, though Du Busi vowed to pursue Jiang Ming once he left Shrek Academy.
• Mu En made Huo Yuhao his final disciple, while Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao also became disciples of Mu En and Xuan Zi.
• Xuan Zi confronted Jing Hongchen, who entered Sea God Pavilion to negotiate a student exchange between Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
• Mu En and Jing Hongchen agreed to an exchange two years later, with Jing Hongchen staying as a hostage until the students returned after the tournament.
• Jing Hongchen asked to send Jiang Ming instead of Huo Yuhao, and Mu En angrily accused him of trying to lure away his disciple.

Jing Hongchen tried to leave the Sea God Pavilion after arranging an exchange between Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, but Mu En demanded a Rank 9 Soul Tool as an admission fee. Jing Hongchen complied and discovered that the Soul Tools he had placed outside Shrek Academy had also been taken.

• Jing Hongchen abandoned his attempt to have Jiang Ming studied and prepared to leave after settling the academy exchange with Mu En.
• Mu En stopped Jing Hongchen and demanded a Rank 9 Soul Tool for entering the Sea God Pavilion.
• Jing Hongchen gave Mu En Hongchen's Blessing, a trigger-type defensive Soul Tool, and explained how it worked.
• Mu En accepted the Soul Tool and warned Jing Hongchen not to enter uninvited again.
• Jing Hongchen left the Sea God Pavilion and found that all eight Fixed Soul Tools he had placed outside Shrek Academy were gone.
• Jing Hongchen cursed Shrek Academy but accepted the loss rather than return to confront Mu En.

After returning to Radiant City, Ming Jiang received treatment for his severe injuries while Meng Hongchen tried to care for him. Xiao Hongchen warned his sister to act less attentive so Ming Jiang would miss her, and she blushed as she imagined him confessing his love.

• Bright Virtue Hall's healing Soul Master treated Ming Jiang and warned him not to fight for several months while his meridians healed.
• Meng Hongchen brought Ming Jiang medicine and offered to search Jing Hongchen's treasury for treasures to speed his recovery.
• Ming Jiang refused Meng Hongchen's attempts to keep caring for him, and Xiao Hongchen escorted her from the room.
• Xiao Hongchen advised Meng Hongchen to give Ming Jiang less attention so he would long for her and approach her first.
• Meng Hongchen imagined Ming Jiang confessing to her, and Xiao Hongchen asked why her face had turned red.

Ming Jiang recovered from his injuries and found his Level Eighty bottleneck beginning to loosen, then used Jing Hongchen’s questions about Shrek Academy to win his trust. Jing Hongchen agreed to personally train him in Soul Tools, leaving Ming Jiang poised to gain access to Bright Virtue Hall’s advanced technology.

• Ming Jiang sensed that his Level Eighty bottleneck had loosened but estimated that breaking through would take at least half a year.
• Ma Rulong summoned Ming Jiang to meet Jing Hongchen, who questioned him about Mu En and Shrek Academy after visiting Sea God Pavilion.
• Ming Jiang revealed that Mu En was Shrek’s true leader, a Level Ninety-Nine Limit Douluo known as Dragon God, while claiming he knew little about the academy’s other Titled Douluo.
• Jing Hongchen lowered his guard and promised to devote himself to training Ming Jiang as a Soul Engineer.
• Ming Jiang left Bright Virtue Hall pleased that Jing Hongchen trusted him and that advanced Soul Tool technology was now within reach.

Meng Hongchen worried that Ming Jiang had stopped visiting her, but Xiao Hongchen reassured her that he was focused on recovering and cultivating. After failing another attempt to break through Level Eighty, Ming Jiang headed to Bright Virtue Hall’s laboratory and encountered someone he had not seen in a long time.

• Meng Hongchen accused Xiao Hongchen of misleading her because Ming Jiang had not visited her for a month.
• Xiao Hongchen suggested Ming Jiang was concentrating on recovering from his injuries and growing stronger, and Meng Hongchen felt reassured and went to cultivate.
• Xiao Hongchen returned to his Soul Tool research, vowing to surpass Ming Jiang and make him apologize.
• Ming Jiang failed to break through Level Eighty again, though he sensed the bottleneck was loosening.
• Ming Jiang headed to Bright Virtue Hall’s laboratory for a lecture and saw a familiar figure, who called out to him.