Chapter Summaries

A Shuai, posing as Ming Jiang’s disciple, crafted an enormous Rank 6-array Soul Cannon during the showdown, frightening his Rank 5 opponent into conceding. The judges arranged a test firing, and A Shuai began charging the cannon as everyone waited to see its power.

• The judges learned that the masked A Shuai claimed to be Ming Jiang’s disciple and marveled at his skill and supposed age.
• A Shuai assembled a blue-and-white Soul Cannon over two meters long with a caliber exceeding twenty centimeters, while his opponent finished a conventional Rank 5 cannon.
• The opponent conceded, and the chief judge examined A Shuai’s unfamiliar Core Formation patterns before asking to test the cannon.
• Kano arranged a black-iron target and deployed Soul Tool Shields while the contestants stayed to watch.
• A Shuai raised the cannon onto his shoulder from a hundred meters away and poured Soul Power into its arrays, which drew in his energy and concentrated it at the muzzle.

Ming Jiang demonstrated that his Rank 6 Soul Tool Great Cannon could unleash Rank 7-level power, strengthening Kano’s belief that A Shuai was far more than he appeared. At the tournament, Jiang Ming warned the referee to ensure a fair match before telling Wang Qiuer and the Shrek team to fight without worry against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

• Ming Jiang fired his Soul Tool Great Cannon and blasted a mountain of black iron apart with one shot, astonishing the referee and Kano.
• Ming Jiang told Kano to save his winnings for another bet and collect the rare metal, while Kano privately resolved not to share his suspicion about A Shuai’s identity.
• The Tang Sect and Shrek Academy reached six wins in the round-robin stage, and Shrek prepared to face the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in a crucial match.
• Regent Xu Tianran promised the Sun Moon Team rewards and the championship if they defeated Shrek, intending for the Holy Spirit Cult to eliminate the Tang Sect later.
• Jiang Ming went onto the competition stage, warned Zheng Zhan against favoritism or deliberate interference, and encouraged Wang Qiuer and the Shrek team to fight without worry.

Wang Qiuer defeated Ye Canshang in the first individual elimination match by shattering his Skeleton Martial Soul before he could use his Soul Tools. As Meng Hongchen prepared to fight next, Xu Tianran noticed how closely Wang Qiuer’s aura resembled Jiang Ming’s.

• Jiang Ming watched the match from the spectator area, ready to break the Soul Tool Barrier if either side faced danger.
• Wang Qiuer charged Ye Canshang as soon as the match began, while he summoned his Skeleton Martial Soul to block her attack.
• Wang Qiuer used a spiritual shock to interrupt Ye Canshang’s control of his Martial Soul, then shattered the skeleton with a kick infused with Ruler of the World and Inch Punch.
• Ye Canshang collapsed unconscious and seriously injured, and Zheng Zhan intervened to prevent Wang Qiuer from attacking him further.
• Meng Hongchen stepped forward as the Sun Moon Team’s next representative, while Xu Tianran compared Wang Qiuer’s aura to Jiang Ming’s.

Wang Qiuer faced Meng Hongchen in the second individual match and unleashed a devastating charged Golden Dragon Spear attack. Meng Hongchen surrendered and Zheng Zhan saved her with his Rank 9 Soul Tool, leaving him shocked by the strike’s power.

• Jiang Ming praised Wang Qiuer’s performance and considered how Shrek’s lineup depended on her winning enough individual matches to reach the Team Battle.
• The Sun Moon Team sent Meng Hongchen to face Wang Qiuer, and Meng Hongchen released her Crimson Ice Toad Martial Soul and Ice Poison Ring.
• Wang Qiuer charged her Golden Dragon Spear with her Golden Dragon abilities, while Meng Hongchen raised her defenses and failed to interrupt the attack.
• Wang Qiuer launched the spear strike, and Meng Hongchen surrendered while activating her Invincible Shield.
• Zheng Zhan intervened with his Unbreakable Divine Shield, blocking the attack and saving Meng Hongchen, but he was shocked that his Rank 9 Soul Tool struggled against it.

Wang Qiuer defeated Meng Hongchen and Ding Xiaobu in the individual elimination round, using Jiang Ming’s special training and custom Soul Tools to manage her Soul Power and counter her opponents. After securing another win, she forfeited Shrek’s remaining individual matches so she could recover for the decisive team battle.

• Wang Qiuer used two Milk Bottles to rapidly recover Soul Power, revealing the training and custom equipment Jiang Ming had prepared for her.
• Ding Xiaobu entered the stage with multiple propulsion devices and tried to exhaust Wang Qiuer by evading her.
• Wang Qiuer used the Golden Dragon Wings to catch Ding Xiaobu, then stunned and slammed him into the ground before piercing his Invincible Shields with her Golden Dragon Spear.
• Ding Xiaobu conceded when Wang Qiuer’s spear threatened to pierce his eye.
• Wang Qiuer forfeited Shrek’s remaining individual matches and left the stage to recover for the team battle.

Jiang Ming stopped Huo Yuhao from secretly helping the Shrek Team, insisting they protect Shrek’s honor by fighting fairly. The Shrek and Sun Moon Teams began their team battle, and Wang Qiuer emerged from a feint to attack Meng Hongchen, who defended herself with an Invincible Shield and poison.

• Jiang Ming told Huo Yuhao that Shrek should not win through cheating, and Huo Yuhao apologized for considering using Simulation to join the match.
• Wang Qiuer recovered some Soul Power with Milk Bottles, then led the Shrek Team onto the stage to face the Sun Moon Team.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu charged Xiao Hongchen, using Cao Jinxuan’s time-reversal skill, their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and an Invincible Shield to press their attack.
• The Lan sisters spread their hair across the stage to obscure the fighters while the Sun Moon Team burned it away and Lan Xiu’s Nine Luminaries repelled Wang Qiuer’s spear.
• Wang Qiuer used the distraction to approach Meng Hongchen, but Meng activated her Invincible Shield and spread her Crimson Ice Toad poison as Lan Xiu warned her of the attack.

Wang Qiuer fought through Sun Moon Team’s defenses, eliminated Blue Xiu, and appeared trapped deep in enemy territory. With Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo’s hidden setup retrieving her Golden Dragon Spear and Cao Jinxuan controlling Meng Hongchen, she prepared a boosted attack that left Meng Hongchen helpless.

• Wang Qiuer used Shrek Team’s Isolation Soul Tool to keep Meng Hongchen’s poison at bay, then feinted past her defenses and charged Blue Xiu.
• Wang Qiuer endured Meng Hongchen’s Convergent Soul Cannon with an Invincible Shield and smashed Blue Xiu’s Invincible Shield with a barrage of punches, prompting Zheng Zhan to eliminate him.
• Wang Qiuer faced Meng Hongchen, Ding Xiaobu, and Ye Nongfeng deep in enemy territory with little Soul Power, while Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo’s hidden hair net returned her Golden Dragon Spear.
• Wang Qiuer withstood Meng Hongchen’s Convergent Soul Cannon using her dragon scales and Ice Silkworm Robe, then caught her Golden Dragon Spear and activated Golden Dragon Blast and Golden Dragon Bloodlust.
• Cao Jinxuan controlled Meng Hongchen with his Soul Skills as Wang Qiuer prepared to strike at her.

Wang Qiuer used a feint to get Zheng Zhan to eliminate Meng Hongchen, then fought through the Sun Moon Team as Xiao Hongchen attacked Shrek’s rear. After several more eliminations and a narrowly survived Aging Ray, Wang Qiuer eliminated Ye Nongfeng, while the Lan sisters were also eliminated.

• Wang Qiuer tricked Zheng Zhan into blocking her feigned strike, and he eliminated Meng Hongchen.
• Xiao Hongchen broke Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s Hell White Tiger, and Zheng Zhan eliminated both Shrek fighters.
• Xiao Hongchen charged Shrek’s rear while Wang Qiuer eliminated Qiu Yi with her Golden Dragon Roar.
• Ye Nongfeng struck Wang Qiuer with the Aging Ray, but Cao Jinxuan controlled Ding Xiaobu long enough for Wang Qiuer to eliminate him; Zheng Zhan then eliminated Cao Jinxuan.
• Jiang Ming’s Seed of Life restored Wang Qiuer’s lost vitality, allowing her to eliminate Ye Nongfeng before Zheng Zhan eliminated Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo.

Shrek Academy defeated the Sun Moon Team in a brutal Team Battle after Wang Qiuer stood against Xiao Hongchen with her remaining Bloodline Power and fighting will. Jiang Ming carried the exhausted Wang Qiuer away, unaware that their battle wills had linked them by an invisible thread of fate and that the tenth page of the Book of Spirits Martial Soul had stirred.

• Ning Tian sacrificed her defenses and overdrawed her Martial Soul to strengthen Wang Qiuer before Zheng Zhan saved her from Xiao Hongchen's Rank 7 Soul Cannon and eliminated her.
• Wang Qiuer fought Xiao Hongchen alone, destroying much of his Soul Tool cannon platform while enduring his bombardment.
• After exhausting her Soul Power, Wang Qiuer used her Bloodline Power and the battle will Jiang Ming had left on the Golden Dragon Spear to clash with Xiao Hongchen's remaining attacks.
• Both fighters fell, but Wang Qiuer rose again before Xiao Hongchen and Zheng Zhan declared Shrek Academy the winner.
• Jiang Ming caught Wang Qiuer as she collapsed, restored the injured Shrek members with Life Force, and led them back to the hotel.
• Wang Qiuer's will merged with Jiang Ming's will on the Golden Dragon Spear, linking them by an invisible thread of fate as the tenth page of the Book of Spirits Martial Soul trembled.

After the Shrek Team narrowly defeated the Sun Moon Team, Jiang Ming reprimanded the injured fighters and discussed the next match with Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao. He planned for Shrek to concede to the Tang Sect so their teammates could recover, while Jing Hongchen led the disgraced Sun Moon Team away and worried about Xu Tianran’s reaction.

• The Spirits sensed a disturbance in fate within the Small World, and Little Time reassured them that it had only just connected to Jiang Ming.
• Mu En told Jiang Ming that the expert watching the competition had left, and Jiang Ming brought the injured Shrek Team members back to the hotel to heal.
• Jiang Ming scolded the Shrek fighters for risking their lives, while Zhang Lexuan praised their victory and soothed their spirits.
• Huo Yuhao questioned whether the referee could have prevented deaths, and Jiang Ming warned him not to trust a Sun Moon Empire official with Shrek’s safety.
• Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao proposed conceding the next match out of guilt, but Jiang Ming said he planned for Shrek to concede so the injured team could rest.
• Jing Hongchen escorted the defeated Sun Moon Team away through the crowd’s insults and feared Xu Tianran would punish them.

After the top eight teams were decided, Jiang Ming coordinated a dangerous plan to escape Radiant City while Ming Jiang entered the underground Soul Engineer Tournament final. An Litong offered Ming Jiang a huge reward to win, and Ming Jiang accepted confidently.

• Shrek Team forfeited its match against Tang Sect because of its severe injuries, and the tournament’s top eight were decided.
• Jiang Ming told Xuan Zi, Song, and Du Busi to follow his plan and withdraw if necessary while he stayed behind to draw the Sun Moon Empire’s attention.
• Kano told Ming Jiang that the Aodu Chamber of Commerce had advanced him directly to the final and offered ten million Gold Soul Coins as compensation for lost betting profits.
• Kano explained that the final’s champion would receive a Rank 9 Soul Tool and the right to choose up to one ton of Rare Metals.
• An Litong asked Ming Jiang to remove his mask, but Ming Jiang refused and said it was Lord Ming Jiang’s wish that he keep it on.
• An Litong offered Ming Jiang one hundred million Gold Soul Coins if he won the final for the Aodu Chamber of Commerce, and Ming Jiang accepted.

Ming Jiang recruited A Shuai for the Aodu Chamber of Commerce’s tournament team while An Litong and Yin Qingfeng assessed the rival factions and investigated his identity. Jiang Ming took Shrek and Tang Sect out shopping to relax and secretly sent Little Yellow and Little Void to mark valuable warehouses for a later raid.

• Ming Jiang left his meeting with An Litong after being offered one hundred million Gold Soul Coins, rare metals, and a Rank 9 Soul Tool to compete for the Aodu Chamber of Commerce.
• An Litong and Yin Qingfeng discussed A Shuai’s chances in the tournament, failed to uncover his identity, and agreed to investigate the rival factions.
• Jiang Ming announced a shopping trip for Shrek and the Tang Sect, and the students dressed up before leaving the hotel.
• Jiang Ming told Zhang Lexuan that the Sun Moon Empire would likely keep them in Radiant City after the tournament and revealed his plan to take its wealth.
• Jiang Ming sent Little Yellow and Little Void to mark warehouses containing Soul Tools, Gold Soul Coins, and rare metals so they could seize everything after the tournament.

Jiang Ming and the others strolled through Radiant City while Little Yellow and Little Void searched for the Empire’s strategic reserves, and Xu Tianran ordered them watched as he prepared to trap Jiang Ming. When Mu En left the group to stop a man luring away a child, the man revealed himself as an Evil Soul Master and attacked him.

• Little Yellow searched for stores of Rare Metals, Soul Tools, and Gold Soul Coins while Little Void placed spatial markers for a later raid.
• Jiang Ming and Zhang Lexuan walked through Radiant City under surveillance, and Jiang Ming told her he wanted their watchers to act.
• Xu Tianran ordered his agents to monitor Jiang Ming’s group and not attack while Jiang Ming was with them, then learned the device meant to keep Jiang Ming in the Empire would be finished before the tournament ended.
• Mu En recalled how Jiang Ming had advanced Shrek Academy’s Soul Tool Department as he walked through Radiant City.
• Mu En spotted a black-clothed man luring a child into an alley and went to intervene after leaving Jiang Ming’s Spiritual Detection range.
• The black-clothed man revealed himself as a Soul Douluo-level Evil Soul Master and sent skeletal arms toward Mu En, whose golden light burst through the darkness.

Mu En captured a Rank Eight Holy Spirit Cult Evil Soul Master in Radiant City, while Jiang Ming reviewed the city’s hidden spatial markers and urged the Shrek Team to prioritize survival. As the quarterfinals began, Wang Qiuer faced Lu Jun, and Elder Xuan, Du Busi, and Elder Song uncovered evidence that the Sun Moon Empire planned to trap the tournament teams and prepare for war.

• Mu En used his light domain to defeat a Rank Eight Evil Soul Master and discovered the child in the alley was already dead.
• Jiang Ming interrogated the captive, learned he belonged to the Holy Spirit Cult, and burned his body after finding no useful information.
• Little Void reported that over a hundred spatial markers had been planted around Radiant City, and Jiang Ming told the teams to rest and avoid risking their lives.
• Before the quarterfinal match against Ming Capital Soul Master Academy, Jiang Ming warned Wang Qiuer to prioritize survival, and she agreed to listen.
• Wang Qiuer entered the arena to face Lu Jun, and the opening signal sent her charging toward him.
• Elder Xuan, Du Busi, and Elder Song found traces of a concealed battle outside Radiant City and warned the Three Great Empires that the Sun Moon Empire was preparing for war.

Wang Qiuer defeated three Ming Capital Soul Master Academy opponents in rapid succession, prompting Xu Tianran and Jing Hongchen to suspect that a Shrek spy had commissioned her Golden Dragon Wings. Jing Hongchen defended Ming Jiang, while Wang Qiuer began her next match against Xu Tianzhen, whose Sun Martial Soul blinded the stage as the fight continued.

• Wang Qiuer used her Golden Dragon Wings and Golden Dragon Spear to defeat Lu Jun and two more Ming Capital contestants, earning three points.
• Jing Hongchen recognized Bright Virtue Hall techniques in Wang Qiuer's custom Rank 7 Flying Soul Tool, and Xu Tianran suspected a spy was cooperating with Shrek Academy.
• Jing Hongchen argued that Ming Jiang could not have crafted the wings, explaining that their unfamiliar mechanical structures differed from Ming Jiang's work.
• Wang Qiuer began her match against Xu Tianzhen and launched her Golden Dragon Spear, but Xu Tianzhen teleported away from its strike.
• Xu Tianzhen revealed her Sun Martial Soul and flooded the stage with dazzling light, obscuring her from Wang Qiuer's view as Jiang Ming watched the fight.

Wang Qiuer defeated Xu Tianzhen after Xu Tianzhen’s Sun Martial Soul unexpectedly strengthened her Golden Dragon bloodline and Soul Power. Jiang Ming took Wang Qiuer to his Small World to help her consolidate the gains, where an accidental glimpse while she was changing clothes left them both awkward before he offered her purer Sun True Fire for further training.

• Mu En explained that the Sun Power from Xu Tianzhen’s Sun Martial Soul strengthened Wang Qiuer because of her Golden Dragon heritage.
• Xu Tianzhen conceded the match and her team withdrew, then embarrassed Wang Qiuer by wishing she were a man and asking if she was disguised as a woman.
• Jiang Ming teleported Wang Qiuer to his Small World so she could safely absorb her gains, while Meng Bing impersonated him in the VIP viewing area.
• Jiang Ming accidentally saw Wang Qiuer changing clothes while searching for her with his Spiritual Power, and she angrily told him to get to the point.
• Jiang Ming revealed his Sun True Fire and offered to help Wang Qiuer improve further, covering his eyes with strips of cloth before she began training.

Jiang Ming helped Wang Qiuer temper her Golden Dragon bloodline with the dangerous Sun God Fire while Meng Bing disguised herself at the tournament. After Heavenly Dragon Gate advanced, the chapter ended as Tang Sect and Snow Demon Sect prepared to face each other in a tense quarterfinal match.

• Jiang Ming suppressed the Sun God Fire so Wang Qiuer could endure its pain and temper her Golden Dragon bloodline.
• Meng Bing disguised herself as Jiang Ming and returned to the VIP viewing platform, where Zhang Lexuan recognized her and learned where Jiang Ming was.
• Proud Sword Sect defeated Heavenly Dragon Gate’s first contestant, but Yu Tianlong then defeated their captain and overwhelmed three more members, sending Heavenly Dragon Gate into the semifinals against Shrek Team.
• The Holy Spirit Cult advanced after Star Luo National Academy withdrew, while Shrek Team and Tang Sect discussed tactics and rested.
• Tang Sect and Snow Demon Sect faced off for their quarterfinal, and referee Zheng Zhan realized Snow Demon Sect had sent its reserve lineup while Tang Sect’s members were also determined to fight hard.

Huo Yuhao helped Tang Sect defeat the Body Sect in the quarterfinals, while Shrek and Tang Sect secured two of the tournament’s final four spots. As the teams prepared for their semifinal matches against Holy Spirit Sect and Heavenly Dragon Gate, Jiang Ming and Wang Qiuer remained absent in the Small World.

• Huo Yuhao defeated Wang Yanfeng by switching places with him as the Body Sect contestant’s powerful attack landed, then eliminated the Body Sect’s second contestant.
• Long Aotian entered the individual matches and forced Huo Yuhao to surrender, but Huo Yuhao injured him before yielding; Xu Sanshi then made Long Aotian use several trump cards before losing.
• Tang Sect beat the Body Sect in the team battle by coordinating their attacks and eliminating Long Aotian first, prompting the remaining Body Sect members to surrender.
• The tournament’s final four were determined: Shrek Academy, Heavenly Dragon Gate, Holy Spirit Sect, and Tang Sect, with Shrek Academy holding two places.
• Du Busi questioned why Jiang Ming and Wang Qiuer had been gone for more than half a day, while Zhang Lexuan ordered both teams to recover and prepare for their semifinal opponents.

Jiang Ming returned from helping Wang Qiuer awaken and refine her Golden Dragon bloodline, badly weakened after spending more than half his Bloodline Power to save her from its rampage. He also agreed to Princess Jiujiu’s proposal for the Star Luo Empire to join their alliance, then explained the dangerous process to Zhang Lexuan.

• Zhang Lexuan served Tea of Life to the visitors and gathered teams while everyone waited for Jiang Ming to emerge.
• At midnight, Wang Qiuer came out of the Book of Spirits looking flushed, and Jiang Ming followed, pale and nearly collapsing from depleted Bloodline Power.
• Jiang Ming told Zhang Lexuan that he had helped Wang Qiuer improve her Martial Soul, and she reported that Tang Sect and Holy Spirit Cult had advanced to the semifinals.
• Princess Jiujiu proposed that the Star Luo Empire join the cooperation between Shrek, the Heaven Dou Empire, and Body Sect, and the parties agreed to the alliance.
• After the visitors left, Zhang Lexuan questioned Jiang Ming, and he explained that Wang Qiuer’s Golden Dragon bloodline had awakened violently, forcing him to use his Bloodline Power to strengthen her body and suppress it.

Jiang Ming confessed to Zhang Lexuan that Wang Qiu'er had seen him naked during the process of awakening her Golden Dragon bloodline, and Zhang Lexuan quietly added Qiu'er to her little notebook. As the tournament semifinals began, Yu Tianlong challenged Qiu'er to wager her place at Shrek Academy against joining Heavenly Dragon Gate, prompting Jiang Ming to confront him.

• Jiang Ming explained that Wang Qiu'er's Golden Dragon bloodline had consumed more than half of his Bloodline Power, then admitted that she had seen him naked during the process.
• Zhang Lexuan reassured Jiang Ming, then replaced Meng Hongchen's page in her notebook with one bearing Wang Qiu'er's name and photograph.
• Radiant City filled with spectators as the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament semifinals began, with Heavenly Dragon Gate facing Shrek Academy and Tang Sect facing Holy Spirit Sect.
• Yu Tianlong challenged Wang Qiu'er to an individual match, wagering that the loser would join the winner's academy or sect.
• Jiang Ming confronted Yu Tianlong for trying to poach his disciple and warned him about the consequences.