Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao and Ice Empress disrupted the Deity Confinement Platform and helped the Snow Empress escape, while Yan Shaozhe led Huo Yuhao out of Ice God Mountain. The Snow Empress resumed her transformation and learned that Ice Empress had willingly become Huo Yuhao’s Intelligent Soul Ring, leaving her determined to find him after her transformation.

• Xu Shengzu and four other Titled Douluo held off the Ice Bear King while Hu Yaozong tried to reactivate the Deity Confinement Platform.
• Huo Yuhao used an ice arrow empowered by Ice Empress to sever the platform’s power lines, freeing the Snow Empress from its seal.
• The Snow Empress overwhelmed the defenders, escaped toward the Frozen Throne, and opened a passage that let Huo Yuhao and Yan Shaozhe flee.
• The Snow Empress ordered the Ice Bear King Xiao Bai to retreat, while Xu Shengzu’s group found Hu Yaozong frozen and the Deity Confinement Platform destroyed.
• Yan Shaozhe took Huo Yuhao back toward the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain his Third Soul Ring, and the failed capture team left Ice God Canyon.
• The Snow Empress resumed her transformation beneath Ice God Mountain and heard Ice Empress explain that she had willingly become Huo Yuhao’s Intelligent Soul Ring; the Snow Empress resolved to find him afterward.

Snow Empress transformed into a human and accepted the Ice God's inheritance, triggering a divine signal across the Extreme North and alerting the Divine Realm. The God of Destruction suspected Tang San intended to claim the Extreme North and secretly investigated evidence that Tang San was plotting around Douluo Star.

• Snow Empress reached the Ice God Palace, accepted the Ice God's Divine Position inheritance, and entered the vortex to begin her trials.
• After Yan Shaozhe and Huo Yuhao left the Extreme North, a divine inheritance signal rose over the region, and its soul beasts bowed in reverence.
• The God of Destruction, the Goddess of Life, Ji Dong, Lie Yan, and Tang San watched the signal in the Divine Realm Committee Hall and agreed to wait and see.
• After the others departed, Tang San worried that the Ice God's inheritance would thwart his plans to gain the Extreme North's faith.
• The God of Destruction told the Goddess of Life that the Ice God had meant to warn Poseidon, then showed her an image suggesting Tang San was concealing a powerful being's arrival on Douluo Star.
• The Goddess of Life agreed to support the God of Destruction's secret investigation of Tang San.

Huo Yuhao learned that the Ice God had issued a Divine Oracle announcing a successor and considered whether Snow Empress might be the chosen one, while preparing to seek a high-year Purple Spirit Wolf for his Third Soul Ring. Elsewhere, Dai Huabin learned Zhu Lu would remain at Shrek Academy, Chen Hongsheng prepared Dai Luoli for Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy, and Xu Jiawei planned new moves after the Star Crown Family's expedition failed.

• Yan Shaozhe agreed to take Huo Yuhao to the Star Dou Great Forest to search for a Purple Spirit Wolf, while Huo Yuhao aimed for a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress explained that the Ice God's Divine Oracle had announced a successor, and Huo Yuhao suspected Snow Empress might be that person.
• Ice Empress estimated Huo Yuhao could absorb a Soul Ring of around 13,000 years, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm suggested targeting one between 13,000 and 17,000 years with the Sun God Pillar's help.
• The Duchess told Dai Huabin that Zhu Lu had refused to leave Shrek Academy, and she planned to find him a new Zhu Family partner; Dai Huabin seethed over Huo Yuhao and vowed to surpass his humiliation.
• Chen Hongsheng told Dai Luoli to report early to Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy, while worrying that Huo Yuhao might seek revenge on the Duke's Mansion.
• Xu Jiawei sent Xu Shengzu and the other Titled Douluo to investigate the Imperial West Sea and decided to dispatch personnel to the Northern Border after hearing of the godlike pillar of light in the Extreme North.

Xu Jiawei and Xu Shengzu discussed Shrek Academy and the upcoming tournament as an injured Golden-Haired Girl escaped her pursuers and headed toward Mingdu. Back at Shrek, Tang Ya withdrew from the academy, Huo Yuhao returned with a powerful third Soul Ring, and he found Tang Ya's application, prompting him to consider seeking her out.

• Xu Jiawei told Xu Shengzu that the Dai Family's second son had withdrawn from Shrek and planned to strengthen ties with the academy, while Xu Shengzu urged him to support Jiu Jiu and left to investigate a backup plan.
• A wounded Golden-Haired Girl plunged into a river to escape four pursuers, who received a Divine Oracle from Lord Sea God and departed; she resurfaced and flew toward Mingdu.
• Tang Ya submitted her withdrawal application and promised Beibei she would stay in Shrek City for now, while Beibei warned her to delay seeking revenge.
• Ma Xiaotao welcomed Yan Shaozhe and Huo Yuhao back to Shrek, learned Huo Yuhao had obtained a thirteen-thousand-year Soul Ring, and agreed to guide Zhu Lu if she remained at school.
• Huo Yuhao found Tang Ya's withdrawal application and wondered whether she had activated her Devouring Talent, then followed Ma Xiaotao to the cafeteria.

Huo Yuhao imprinted Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Meteor Shower, urged her to take Soul Tools seriously, and learned Zhang Lexuan might join Shrek’s tournament team. Later, he discovered Tang Ya secretly using her Devouring Talent and confronted her, leaving her worried that Beibei would find out.

• Huo Yuhao explained his Imprint Soul Skill to Ma Xiaotao and copied her Phoenix Meteor Shower at the Soul Dueling Zone.
• Huo Yuhao argued that Soul Masters should use Soul Tools, and Ma Xiaotao listened as he explained their defensive and practical benefits.
• Yan Shaozhe and Cai Meier decided Zhang Lexuan and Wang Yan would serve as deputy leaders of Shrek’s tournament team under Elder Xuan.
• Huo Yuhao searched Shrek City’s parks for signs of Tang Ya absorbing plant Life Energy, then found her secretly using her Devouring Talent.
• Tang Ya attacked when Huo Yuhao approached, but he froze her vine and cleared her mind before warning that Beibei might learn what she was doing.

Huo Yuhao learned that Tang Ya’s Devouring Talent could be purified with his Heavenly Eye once he activated its first star ring, and he offered to help in exchange for a price she suspected was Tang Sect Secret Techniques. He began studying Soul Tool crafting during the holiday, and the chapter ended with Zhang Lexuan returning to Shrek City and hurrying to report to Yan Shaozhe.

• Tang Ya told Huo Yuhao that she had awakened her ability to devour Life Energy so she could grow stronger and avenge her parents, and she feared becoming an Evil Soul Master.
• Electrolux explained that the Heavenly Eye could purify Tang Ya’s talent, though Huo Yuhao could not do so until he activated the Sun God Pillar’s First Star Ring.
• Huo Yuhao offered to purify Tang Ya’s Devouring Talent after the tournament in exchange for a price, advised her to absorb Blue Silver Grass cautiously, and heard her guess that he wanted Tang Sect Secret Techniques.
• Huo Yuhao planned to study Soul Tools by day and cultivate with Yan Shaozhe at night, then went to the Soul Engineering Academy, where Fan Yu taught him Soul Tool basics and forging.
• He Caitou gave Huo Yuhao Spiritual Cigars, and Huo Yuhao spent the next ten days studying Soul Tool crafting and training under Yan Shaozhe.
• Zhang Lexuan returned to Shrek City with a group from a mission and hurried to Yan Shaozhe’s office to report something important.

Zhang Lexuan reported signs of Body Sect cooperation with the Heaven Dou Empire and unusual activity in the Extreme North before agreeing to serve as a Deputy Team Leader in the upcoming tournament. Meanwhile, the Sea God Family planned to pursue the Extreme North and exploit the coming continental war, while Chen Tianhai searched Sacred Angel blood for the Angel God’s inheritance.

• Zhang Lexuan told Yan Shaozhe and Cai Meier that the Body Sect appeared to be cooperating with the Heaven Dou Empire and that powerful Soul Masters had gathered near Cold Snow City after a divine light appeared over the Extreme North.
• Yan Shaozhe told Zhang Lexuan that he had also witnessed the divine light, then offered her the role of Deputy Team Leader alongside Wang Yan under Xuan Zi; she accepted.
• The Great Enshrined told the Sea God Family worshippers that the Sea God had authorized them to conquer the Extreme North, though he warned them of the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Titan Snow Demon King.
• The Great Enshrined ordered Sea Shark Douluo and Hai Nü to monitor the Sun Moon Empire and directed the family to wait until the continental war settled before joining a side.
• After the meeting, the Great Enshrined learned that his agents had killed two Sacred Angel descendants while a younger one escaped, then tested their collected heart blood for the Angel God’s inheritance and found no sign of it.
• Chen Tianhai resolved to keep searching for the inheritance power, believing it could let him regain youth and become a God.

Huo Yuhao engraved his first Core Magic Array, impressing Fan Yu and Qian Duoduo, who arranged for him to secretly receive Soul Engineering Department Core Disciple treatment and train toward Rank 3. He bonded Zhu Lu to him, brought her into the Inner Court to meet Ma Xiaotao, and the chapter ended as Wang Dong arrived at Shrek, eager to challenge him.

• Huo Yuhao engraved and assembled a Rank 1.5 Soul Tool Ray Device, which Fan Yu tested successfully.
• Fan Yu reported Huo Yuhao's achievement to Qian Duoduo, who secretly designated him a Soul Engineering Department Core Disciple and ordered Fan Yu to train him toward Rank 2.5 or Rank 3 before the competition.
• Huo Yuhao met Zhu Lu, made her sign a Bondservant Contract with Electrolux's help, and led her across the frozen Sea God Lake to the Inner Court.
• Huo Yuhao introduced Zhu Lu to Ma Xiaotao, who promised her special training, while Huo Yuhao gave her a Soul Ascension Pill and a Tiger Body Pill.
• Ma Xiaotao told Huo Yuhao she would go to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain her Seventh Soul Ring, and their close exchange left Zhu Lu sensing their relationship was more than friendship.
• Wang Dong arrived at Shrek as a Soul Elder and looked forward to challenging Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao reunited with Wang Dong at Shrek Academy, then led his classmates into their Second Year advancement assessment. He passed by controlling a Thousand-Year Wind Ape and making it perform an absurd routine, leaving the other students less nervous about their own tests.

• Huo Yuhao introduced Zhu Lu to Wang Dong, who teased him about being interested in someone else's girlfriend before heading back to their dormitory.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong returned to Class One, where their classmates greeted Huo Yuhao as their class leader.
• Wang Yan and Mu Jin explained the rules and dangers of the students' Soul Beast advancement assessment.
• Ma Xiaotao left with Yan Shaozhe and Elder Song to obtain her Seventh Soul Ring, while Huo Yuhao later joined the Second Year students at the Beast Fighting Area.
• Huo Yuhao chose to challenge a Thousand-Year Wind Ape, shattered its attack, and used his Mind Control Soul Skill to make it perform a routine and dribble a ball.
• Cai Meier ordered Du Weilun to pass Huo Yuhao, and his classmates watched him return with newfound admiration.

After studying Electrolux’s basic necromancy tome, Huo Yuhao began practicing magic and planned to infiltrate the Holy Spirit Cult by controlling the Death God's Envoy. He then went with Wang Dong and Zhu Lu to the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion, where he received Top Tier VIP privileges and spotted Beibei and Xu Sanshi.

• Huo Yuhao invited Zhu Lu to dinner with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, helping the girls grow closer, while Xiao Xiao asked whether he liked other people's girlfriends.
• Electrolux gave Huo Yuhao a basic necromancy tome, explained the differences between necromancy and Death Magic, and told him to focus on Curse and Summoning.
• Huo Yuhao studied the tome overnight and attempted to form a Magic Array, but it collapsed before taking shape.
• Huo Yuhao thought about controlling the Death God's Envoy and planting him inside the Holy Spirit Cult, then received Treasure Appraisal Fair invitations from Zhang Lexuan.
• After the Beast Fight assessments ended, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Zhu Lu went to the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion, where Huo Yuhao received a Top Tier VIP card and a fifty percent discount.
• Wang Dong noticed Beibei and Xu Sanshi examining a display case, and Huo Yuhao followed her over with Zhu Lu.

Huo Yuhao advised Xu Sanshi to bring Jiang Nannan’s mother to Shrek City and bought rare treasures, including an External Soul Bone called Wings of the White Dragon. The chapter revealed that Mu En had arranged for Huo Yuhao to receive the Soul Bone to protect him when he later tried to absorb the Dragon Core’s Killing Intent.

• Huo Yuhao suggested that Xu Sanshi bring Jiang Nannan’s mother to Shrek City and care for her without pressuring Jiang Nannan.
• Huo Yuhao bought Ten Thousand Year Whale Glue and an Invincible Shield for Ma Xiaotao, then purchased cultivation treasures for Zhu Lu.
• Huo Yuhao found the Wings of the White Dragon External Soul Bone and decided to obtain it after Electrolux said it would help him use the sun’s power.
• Wang Dong revealed that she had bought the Golden Radiance Left Arm Bone with money from her Big Uncle, then joked with Huo Yuhao as he headed to pay for the External Soul Bone.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Zhu Lu went for barbecue, while Huo Yuhao learned that Sister Lan Mei and Lang Bao were away on their honeymoon and Tang Ya was shopping with Beibei.
• Mu En explained to Lin Huiqun that the Wings of the White Dragon would protect Huo Yuhao when he tried to absorb the Dragon Core’s Killing Intent, and could help restore Mu En if the attempt succeeded.

Huo Yuhao absorbed the Wings of the White Dragon Soul Bone and gained radiant wings after Electrolux forced the remnant White Dragon Soul to submit. Yan Shaozhe then prepared to take Huo Yuhao to the Sea God Pavilion for a task he said could make him Shrek Academy’s greatest contributor, while Huo Yuhao left with Ma Xiaotao to rest.

• The Treasure Appraisal Pavilion delivered the Wings of the White Dragon Soul Bone to Huo Yuhao and the Golden Radiance Left Arm Bone to Wang Dong, who began absorbing his bone.
• Wang Yan told the Core Disciples that their selection competition would begin in three days and that its seven chosen students would form a reserve team for the upcoming Soul Fighting Competition.
• Yan Shaozhe explained to Huo Yuhao that the selection would help choose the next Shrek Seven Devils and urged him to become the next team’s core.
• Yan Shaozhe, Cai Meier, and Ma Xiaotao watched as Huo Yuhao absorbed the Wings of the White Dragon; Electrolux threatened the remnant White Dragon Soul until it agreed to submit.
• Huo Yuhao used the Sun God Pillar’s Divine Charm to calm and subdue the White Dragon Soul, then manifested seven-meter platinum-white wings and flew before crashing into Yan Shaozhe’s barrier.
• Ma Xiaotao caught Huo Yuhao and carried him away to rest, while Yan Shaozhe said he would take him to the Sea God Pavilion the next day.

Huo Yuhao gave Ma Xiaotao an Invincible Shield and helped her refine Ten Thousand Year Whale Glue, but its aphrodisiac effect led to an unexpected kiss before they parted for the night. The next day, Huo Yuhao reunited with his classmates and agreed to form a team with Beibei, Xu Sanshi, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and He Caitou for the Selection Tournament.

• Ma Xiaotao told Huo Yuhao that her new Seventh Soul Ring was seventy thousand years old, and he gave her an Invincible Shield for protection.
• Ma Xiaotao refined the Ten Thousand Year Whale Glue, then fed it to Huo Yuhao; the glue's aphrodisiac effect affected them both, and they kissed before Ma Xiaotao withdrew to her bedroom.
• Huo Yuhao suppressed the glue's effects with medicine and cold air, while Ma Xiaotao worried privately that her boldness might have frightened him; they met calmly the next morning.
• Huo Yuhao ate breakfast with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, agreed to arrange grilled fish for Xiao Xiao, and then attended class.
• Wang Yan gathered the Core Disciple Trainees for the Selection Tournament, where Huo Yuhao agreed to team up with Beibei and Xu Sanshi and invited He Caitou to join them.
• Xuan Zi arrived at the Soul Dueling Zone and led the Core Disciple Trainees deeper inside.

Huo Yuhao’s team won Xuan Zi’s selection tournament through coordinated attacks, and Huo Yuhao then silenced a protesting fourth-year student by revealing his Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul and Ultimate Ice. The seven selected students remained behind as the others left the Soul Dueling Zone.

• Xuan Zi announced a free-for-all to select seven students for a Special Mission and three alternates, and Zhu Lu immediately surrendered.
• Huo Yuhao’s team coordinated He Caitou’s Soul Tool attacks, Xiao Xiao’s cauldrons, Beibei’s lightning, Wang Dong’s attacks, and a Flashbang to eliminate nearly all the other competitors.
• Ning Tian surrendered, leaving Huo Yuhao’s seven-person team as the winners, while some older students protested the tournament’s format.
• Xuan Zi offered a one-on-one challenge, and Huo Yuhao faced Bao Taigui after the fourth-year student challenged the result.
• Huo Yuhao struck Bao Taigui with his Ice Crystal Fists, revealed his Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul and simulated Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, and prompted Bao Taigui to withdraw.
• The other students accepted the result and left with their teachers, while Xuan Zi kept Huo Yuhao’s group behind.

Xuan Zi explained the Reserve Team’s role and the threat posed by Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy before bringing Huo Yuhao to Sea God Pavilion. Huo Yuhao agreed to draw the Killing Intent from Mu En and began absorbing it with his Heavenly Eye, aided by the Sun God Pillar.

• Xuan Zi told the students that eight Inner Court Students had died fighting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and explained that the Selection Tournament had chosen a Reserve Team for the upcoming competition.
• Xuan Zi warned the students about Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy, ordered them to keep their Reserve Team status secret, and said they would train with him weekly.
• Huo Yuhao asked about three substitute spots for the competition five years later, and Xuan Zi revealed that the academy planned to add three students from their year.
• Xuan Zi brought Huo Yuhao to Sea God Pavilion, where Yan Shaozhe asked him to remove the Killing Intent tormenting Mu En; Huo Yuhao agreed, realizing the Wings of the White Dragon soul bone could protect him.
• In the Golden Ancient Tree’s soul power space, Huo Yuhao used his Heavenly Eye to draw out Mu En’s Killing Intent, while the Sun God Pillar blocked the Wings of the White Dragon and consumed the energy.

Huo Yuhao absorbed Mu En’s accumulated killing intent, activating the First Star Ring and gaining the Sun God Light skill. Mu En’s health began to recover, and he gave Huo Yuhao a prominent role in Shrek Academy’s plans before Yan Shaozhe revealed that Huo Yuhao could select three eliminated students for the Selection Tournament.

• Huo Yuhao absorbed the killing intent from Mu En’s Dragon Core, fully activated the First Star Ring, and learned the Sun God Light skill.
• Mu En awoke with renewed vitality and told Huo Yuhao, Yan Shaozhe, and the Sea God Pavilion Elders that he would recover fully within a year.
• Mu En granted Huo Yuhao an observer seat on the Sea God Pavilion and asked him to help promote Soul Tools throughout Shrek Academy.
• Mu En privately asked Huo Yuhao to advance the union of Soul Tools and Soul Masters, and Huo Yuhao accepted.
• Yan Shaozhe told Huo Yuhao that he could choose three eliminated students for the Selection Tournament, and Huo Yuhao met his teacher’s gaze.

Huo Yuhao and He Caitou agreed to cooperate over He Caitou’s revenge against the Sun Moon Empire, while the Reserve Shrek Seven Devils trained for the upcoming tournament. The chapter ended as the reserve team met the Inner Court students and learned they might compete, with Elder Xuan warning that careless losses would bar them from the Inner Court.

• Beibei led the seven reserve members in arranging their order by age and celebrating their selection as the Reserve Shrek Seven Devils.
• Huo Yuhao explained to He Caitou why he opposed the Extreme Individual Soldier Plan, deduced that He Caitou was a former Sun Moon Empire royal with a Sun martial soul, and offered to help him seek revenge.
• He Caitou accepted Huo Yuhao’s proposal to work together when the Exchange Student Program took them to the Sun Moon Empire.
• The reserve team trained with Elder Xuan for two weeks, and Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong each advanced in Soul Power.
• At the Soul Dueling Zone, Huo Yuhao reunited with Ma Xiaotao and other Inner Court students, while Elder Xuan brought the Main Team and Reserve Team together to prepare for the competition.
• Elder Xuan told the reserve team they could compete in some tournament matches and warned that anyone who lost through carelessness would be barred from the Inner Court.

Huo Yuhao’s team dominated a mixed-team spar by using his Spiritual Detection and Ling Luochen’s newly empowered Ultimate Ice, but Wang Dong fainted after Huo Yuhao’s illusion triggered a strange blue-gold seal. Xuan Zi sent Huo Yuhao to take her to the Inner Court for help.

• The Main Team and Reserve Team introduced themselves, and Ma Xiaotao revealed she had reached Rank 71 with Huo Yuhao’s help.
• Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng divided the students into mixed teams, and Huo Yuhao chose Ling Luochen and arranged a defensive formation.
• Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection guided Ma Xiaotao’s team as the spar began, while his interference tricked Wang Dong into attacking Dai Yueheng.
• Huo Yuhao helped Ling Luochen awaken Ultimate Ice, and she froze or eliminated several members of Dai Yueheng’s team.
• Huo Yuhao used an illusion on Wang Dong, but a blue-gold seal reacted and left her unconscious; after she woke, Xuan Zi ordered Huo Yuhao to take her to the Inner Court.

After Wang Dong collapsed during the spar, Huo Yuhao learned that a remnant soul had triggered the Deity Seal inside Wang Dong and began planning to use the Auspicious Beast to erase Tang Wutong's soul. Wang Dong recovered, and Shrek prepared to travel to Star Luo City for the competition and another mission, while Wu Feng, Zhu Lu, and Ning Tian were chosen as special reserve-team members.

• Old Zhuang examined Wang Dong and found no injuries, and Wang Dong told Huo Yuhao about seeing a girl who resembled him in an illusion.
• Electrolux explained that an Evil Eye Tyrant remnant soul had tried to hide inside Wang Dong but was destroyed by the Deity Seal, increasing Wang Dong's Spiritual Power.
• Huo Yuhao suspected that Wang Dong held a hidden Tang Wutong Main Soul and resolved to draw out the Auspicious Beast after the competition to erase Tang Wutong's soul.
• Wang Dong became frightened and cried, but Huo Yuhao comforted and teased him until he regained his usual confidence.
• Zhang Lexuan told Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to gather at the academy gates the next morning for their trip to Star Luo City and an additional mission.
• Wang Yan told Wu Feng and Zhu Lu that they and Ning Tian had been selected as special reserve-team members, with Huo Yuhao having chosen them.

Xuan Zi warned the group about the dangers of their mission and led them toward the Star Luo Empire after the Reserve Team agreed to join Shrek’s Inspection Group. On the road, Zhang Lexuan briefed them on their target, Death’s Hand, and the group stopped by a river after a long run.

• Mu En told Xuan Zi to heed Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan during the mission, warned him not to let any students die, and ordered him to abstain from alcohol.
• Huo Yuhao and the other students gathered at Shrek Academy’s eastern gate, where Xuan Zi explained that Inner Court students served in the Inspection Group and asked the Reserve Team to choose whether to join.
• Huo Yuhao, Jiang Nannan, and the other five Reserve Team members all agreed to join the Inspection Group and received Inspection Rings from Zhang Lexuan.
• Zhang Lexuan explained that their mission was to eliminate Death’s Hand, a bandit group in the Mingdou Mountain Range that included an Evil Soul Master called Death God’s Envoy.
• Xuan Zi used soul-power chains to help the Reserve Team run toward their destination, while Huo Yuhao considered whether to kill or capture Death God’s Envoy.
• Ma Xiaotao challenged the Main Team to a running contest, and Yao Haoxuan lost and had to tell each winner, “I’ll give you that.”