Chapter Summaries

Long Yao returned to the Tang Sect before the semifinal and discovered that the Holy Spirit Cult had planted a sensor beneath the breakfast table. He watched Shrek's seven competitors begin their match against Star Luo National Academy, while keeping the hidden threat in the audience under surveillance.

• Long Yao reunited with the Tang Sect at breakfast, rejected Xu Suixing's demand for a spiritual imprint, and warned Huo Yuhao to watch for cloaked people in the arena.
• Snow Empress detected a foreign sensor beneath the dining table, and Long Yao destroyed it with Chaos Flame, alerting a black-robed soul engineer in the monitoring room.
• Long Yao gave Huo Yuhao, Xu Sanshi, and the others tactical advice before the seven Shrek competitors entered the arena for the semifinal.
• Xu Sanshi swapped places with Star Luo National Academy's Control System Soul Master, allowing He Caitou and Bei Bei to attack the confused opponent.
• Long Yao sensed a Holy Spirit Cult presence among the spectators and asked Snow Empress to watch it as Wang Dong'er and the other Shrek fighters pressed their attack.

After Shrek Academy won its match, Long Yao learned that the Holy Spirit Cult had planted a soul-targeting weapon at the tournament and was preparing a larger attack for the final. He warned Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi, who went to alert the Star Luo leadership while Long Yao concealed the danger from the team.

• Shrek Academy defeated its opponent, and Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao looked to Long Yao for praise as the team celebrated.
• Ling Yue reported that a Soul-Death Guide had been hidden near the field and that the Hongchen Siblings and a masked figure with a weapon from Laboratory Number One threatened the final.
• Long Yao soothed Snow Empress, sent an emergency signal to Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi, and joined Wang Dong'er and the others in the lounge.
• Long Yao privately told Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi that the Holy Spirit Cult might attack the arena during the final, and urged them to involve the Star Luo authorities in a full search.
• Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi left to warn the Star Luo leadership while Long Yao returned to the team and urged them to enjoy their celebration without suspecting the danger.

Long Yao reviewed the Shrek team’s tactics at a dinner, secretly protecting them with Chaos Qi and warning them about danger in the final. On the morning of the Grand Finals, Shrek discovered that the Sun Moon team appeared unnaturally lifeless, and the two teams took the arena as the match began.

• At dinner, Long Yao pointed out Xu Sanshi’s defensive gap, warned Huo Yuhao to limit Spirit Detection Sharing, and told Wang Dong'er not to overuse her Clear Sky Hammer.
• Long Yao cautioned the team to watch for strange phenomena and secretly placed soul-protective Chaos Qi into each companion as they toasted.
• Long Yao and Wang Dong'er walked through Star Luo City, where the Snow Empress sensed an oppressive Soul Power Fluctuation above the city.
• The Star Luo Empire deployed heavy security around the arena, while Yan Shaozhe told Shrek to focus on the match and trust the academy to handle outside threats.
• Huo Yuhao sensed that the Sun Moon team’s mental fluctuations were deathly still, and Wang Dong'er noticed Meng Hongchen’s disturbing condition.
• Bei Bei ordered Shrek to form up, and both teams released their Soul Power as the Grand Finals began.

Long Yao and Snow Empress searched the arena for the force controlling the Sun Moon Team while Shrek struggled against Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen’s relentless Red Dust Attachment. Snow Empress found a hidden saboteur preparing to detonate a device beneath the arena, and the chapter ended with his finger on its trigger.

• Long Yao identified the Sun Moon Team as victims whose souls had been put to sleep by Soul Alchemy and Soul Tool Technology, then continued searching the arena for the mastermind.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, Xu Sanshi, and the other Shrek Seven Devils fought to hold off the Sun Moon Team’s increasingly powerful assault.
• Duke White Tiger Dai Hao ordered the Third Armored Regiment to seal the southeast stands, while Star-Shattering Douluo Xu Suixing prepared to act against the hidden threat.
• Long Yao enlisted Snow Empress to scan for the source of the Deathly Stillness, and she located a man in the southeast stands who was using underground metal veins to prepare a detonation.
• The hidden man held a ghostly-green Metal Sphere beneath his sleeve and rested his finger on its detonator.

Long Yao exposed a Holy Spirit Cult Evil Soul Master in the stands, disrupting the Sun Moon Team’s control and giving Shrek the chance to win the championship. The Evil Soul Master was stopped before he could detonate his weapon, and the victorious team reunited in the lounge to celebrate and recover.

• Long Yao struck a hidden Evil Soul Master with an item that triggered his aura, prompting Dai Hao and Xu Suixing to contain him as the Sun Moon Team’s fighters faltered.
• Bei Bei ordered Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao to counterattack, and they broke Red Dust Attachment and defeated Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.
• Long Yao secretly destroyed the Evil Soul Master's detonator before it could explode, and Dai Hao ordered Star Luo City locked down to capture Holy Spirit Cult members.
• The crowd cheered Shrek’s victory, and Long Yao comforted Tang Ya and Ning Xue before heading to the backstage area.
• Wang Dong'er and the exhausted Shrek team arrived in the lounge, where she leaped into Long Yao’s arms and asked him to praise her.

After recovering from the championship battle, the Shrek team received a triumphant welcome and claimed the tournament’s champion rewards. Long Yao joined Wang Dong'er and the others for a lavish celebration banquet, while Xu Suixing and Dai Hao investigated the mysterious force that had destroyed the Soul-Death Guide core.

• Long Yao gave the team Recovery Potions, including a custom heart-shaped bottle for Wang Dong'er, and the exhausted champions recovered before heading to the award ceremony.
• Bei Bei and Wang Dong'er led the Shrek team onto the arena stage, where Xu Jiawei presented them with three soul bones amid a huge celebration.
• Xu Suixing learned that an unknown figure had secretly melted the Evil Soul Master's detonation core, and Dai Hao ordered an investigation while warning his men not to provoke the hidden rescuer.
• Long Yao congratulated Wang Dong'er from the VIP area, and she proudly handed him the champion's soul-bone case after the ceremony.
• The champions gathered at Zhaixing Tower, where Xu Sanshi and Tang Ya eagerly dug into the lavish meal and the team celebrated their victory.

After Shrek’s championship victory, the team gathered at Zhaixing Tower to celebrate and thank Long Yao for his support. A spectacular display of starlight delighted the guests and brought Wang Dong’er closer to Long Yao before the team toasted the Tang Sect’s revival.

• Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan thanked Long Yao, and the others raised their glasses to honor him.
• Bei Bei celebrated the championship and the Tang Sect’s revival, while Huo Yuhao thanked Long Yao and promised not to disappoint him.
• Wang Dong’er teased Long Yao about holding back during the tournament and watched him closely.
• A tip-triggered display of starlight and a giant butterfly filled the sky above Zhaixing Tower, stunning the banquet guests.
• Wang Dong’er recognized Long Yao’s romantic surprise, clasped his hand, and told him how much she liked it.
• Bei Bei led everyone in a toast to the Tang Sect, and the team raised their glasses together.

The Shrek team left Star Luo City after the tournament, while Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei sensed that the Body Sect had taken an interest in Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Eyes. Du Busi secretly watched their convoy but was unsettled by Long Yao’s presence, and the group continued safely toward Shrek City.

• Xu Suixing gave the Shrek team rare medicinal herbs and conveyed the Star Luo Imperial Family’s offer of support.
• During the journey, Wang Dong'er fell asleep against Long Yao while Huo Yuhao meditated in the carriage.
• Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao discussed the oppressive spiritual pressure they had sensed and suspected the Body Sect was targeting Huo Yuhao.
• Long Yao’s calm presence reassured the team, and He Caitou shared chilled Happy Water as the carriage ride grew cheerful again.
• Du Busi, the Body Sect’s Level 98 Super Douluo Sect Master, watched the convoy and resolved to meet Huo Yuhao when he was alone, but sensed a frightening presence in Long Yao’s carriage and withdrew.

After returning to Shrek City as tournament champions, the team received a triumphant welcome and met with Moon at Sea God Pavilion. Moon granted them Inner Court status and seven days of cultivation in the Golden Tree Secret Chamber, and the chapter ended with Wang Dong'er asking Long Yao to make roast fish with her.

• Long Yao and the team arrived in Shrek City, where a cheering crowd welcomed the returning champions.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe led the team to Sea God Pavilion to meet Moon.
• Bei Bei reported the team's success, and Moon praised their conduct during the tournament.
• Moon granted the team Inner Court student status and one seven-day cultivation opportunity in the Golden Tree Secret Chamber.
• After the meeting, Wang Dong'er invited Long Yao to make roast fish by the lakeside while Bei Bei pulled Tang Ya away.

Long Yao and Wang Dong'er celebrated their return as Inner Court champions with a roast-fish dinner, but Ma Xiaotao arrived and asked to join them. Long Yao agreed, while privately deciding that Ma Xiaotao should eat something other than Wang Dong'er's fish.

• Wang Dong'er celebrated that she could finally stay with Long Yao in the Inner Court and looked forward to their peaceful life together.
• Long Yao and Wang Dong'er began roasting fish beside Sea God Lake, and Wang Dong'er eagerly waited for the meal.
• Ma Xiaotao arrived after following the smell of the fish, recognized the champions, and thanked Long Yao for curing her evil fire.
• Wang Dong'er tried to keep Ma Xiaotao away from their private meal, while Ma Xiaotao teased her and asked Long Yao to let her join.
• Long Yao agreed to let Ma Xiaotao eat with them, but thought that she should have something other than Wang Dong'er's roast fish.