Chapter Summaries

Grand Duke Nether reported to the Star Luo Emperor that he had won Storm City, a strategically vital city inside the Heaven Dou Empire, at auction. As the Star Luo Emperor planned to secure access through the Balak Kingdom, Xue Ye learned of the purchase and feared Storm City could become a blade aimed at his empire.

• Grand Duke Nether went to the Star Luo palace and told the Star Luo Emperor he had won Storm City at auction.
• The Star Luo Emperor realized Storm City’s strategic importance and heard Grand Duke Nether explain how the Kingdom of Hills had fallen.
• Grand Duke Nether proposed entering Storm City through the border kingdom of Balak, and the Star Luo Emperor ordered him to persuade it.
• Xue Qinghe told Xue Ye that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had both denied buying Storm City.
• Xue Ye suspected the Star Luo Empire had acquired Storm City, while Prince Xue Xing argued that Heaven Dou could prevent it from sending troops there.

Xue Ye ordered Prince Xue Xing to pursue conciliatory talks with the Balak Kingdom to keep it from turning to the Star Luo Empire. At the Myriad Realms Auction Pavilion, Zhu Zhuqing completed her mission, earned a soul bone, and accidentally popped open a shirt button while thanking Su Mu.

• Xue Qinghe warned that the Star Luo Empire could reach Storm City through the Balak Kingdom, and Xue Ye agreed the risk had to be taken seriously.
• Xue Ye rejected another war against a kingdom and assigned Prince Xue Xing to negotiate with the Balak Kingdom.
• Zhu Zhuqing wore black stockings and a JK uniform to meet Su Mu, while Hu Liena and Dugu Yan privately envied her outfit and figure.
• Zhu Zhuqing awkwardly performed the movements on her mission card and received a ten-thousand-year Windchaser Left Leg Bone of Rapid Advance and one thousand auction points.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Su Mu, and the button on her tight shirt popped off and fell to the floor.

After a wardrobe mishap exposed Zhu Zhuqing’s black underwear, Dugu Yan concluded that Su Mu preferred black. Meanwhile, Di Tian and Zi Ji returned to the Lake of Life, where Di Tian recruited Da Ming and Er Ming to cultivate in the Exotic Dimension.

• Zhu Zhuqing accidentally exposed her black underwear, and Su Mu caught a glimpse before closing his eyes.
• Dugu Yan noticed Su Mu’s reaction and inferred that he preferred black, then wondered whether Zhu Zhuqing knew.
• Di Tian and Zi Ji discussed the power of the Gods and the soul beast race’s hopes for a revival.
• Er Ming complained about the ferocious beasts appearing near the Lake of Life, while Da Ming stayed because his heavenly tribulation was approaching.
• Di Tian assessed Da Ming and Er Ming’s bloodlines and invited them to cultivate in the Exotic Dimension.
• Da Ming agreed to follow Di Tian, and Er Ming reluctantly agreed as well.

Da Ming and Er Ming entered the Lake of Life’s hidden dimension, where Di Tian left them among the ferocious beasts before waking Gu Yuena and telling her about the Fire Dragon King’s Essence Blood. Meanwhile, Dugu Yan completed her mission at Su Mu’s Auction Pavilion, but the reward gave her no spirit bone.

• Da Ming and Er Ming arrived in the Exotic Dimension, where the Myriad Demon King inspected them and Red Dog mocked their Hundred Thousand Year cultivation.
• Di Tian left Da Ming and Er Ming to cultivate, while Zi Ji told the ferocious beasts that a human had fought Boss to a draw.
• Di Tian awakened Gu Yuena and explained how he had obtained the Fire Dragon King’s Essence Blood through Su Mu and the Auction Pavilion.
• Dugu Yan changed into a silk camisole nightgown and completed her mission by biting her lip.
• Dugu Yan received two Double Experience Cards and 1,000 Auction Points, then complained that she had not received a spirit bone.

Su Mu established weekly tasks as an employee benefit for Hu Liena, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan, while explaining that their first rewards had been unusually generous. Three days later, Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo went with Chrysanthemum Douluo to meet Bibi Dong, and Porcupine Douluo feared they were being summoned because they had failed to assist her.

• Dugu Yan hoped Su Mu would favor her with a better reward, but he ignored her request and announced that the girls could accept one task each week for free.
• Hu Liena, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan thanked Su Mu and looked forward to their weekly tasks.
• Su Mu explained that their first rewards had included critical-hit bonuses, while the system revealed that the three girls had triggered hidden tasks.
• Su Mu warned the girls to open the shop the next day, and they promised to work hard before taking their leave.
• Three days later, Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo accompanied Chrysanthemum Douluo to meet Bibi Dong, while Porcupine Douluo worried she would punish them for not helping during her battle against the spirit beasts.

Chrysanthemum Douluo brought Snake Lance and Porcupine Douluo before Bibi Dong, who questioned them for failing to support the battle. Snake Lance defended their absence as obedience to orders, but Chrysanthemum Douluo challenged his explanation and urged Bibi Dong to put her safety first.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo, Snake Lance, and Porcupine Douluo entered the council hall after hearing Bibi Dong angrily reprimand a Cardinal.
• Bibi Dong asked Snake Lance and Porcupine Douluo what they had done during the battle and why they had not gone to support it.
• Snake Lance said he and Porcupine Douluo had stayed at their assigned ambush to follow Bibi Dong's orders and demonstrate their loyalty.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo accused Snake Lance of failing to adapt to changing circumstances and said protecting Bibi Dong was their greatest mission.
• Porcupine Douluo glared at Chrysanthemum Douluo for tattling in front of Bibi Dong.

Chrysanthemum Douluo faced accusations from Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo over how he had invoked Bibi Dong’s authority when assigning them a mission. Bibi Dong heard the elders’ accounts, affirmed their duty to obey orders, and dismissed them without punishing Chrysanthemum Douluo, who then tried to mend relations with Snake Lance and Porcupine outside the council hall.

• Snake Lance Douluo criticized Chrysanthemum Douluo for using adaptability to seek personal gain and said he only followed the Pope’s orders.
• Porcupine Douluo repeated Chrysanthemum Douluo’s earlier instructions and said Ghost Leopard Douluo and Magic Bear Douluo could confirm what he had told them.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo claimed the injured witnesses could not be summoned and insisted that he had meant to put Bibi Dong first, not target Snake Lance and Porcupine.
• Snake Lance Douluo asked Bibi Dong to judge the dispute, and she praised the elders’ obedience while reminding them to keep following orders.
• Bibi Dong dismissed the elders without questioning Chrysanthemum Douluo, who caught up with Snake Lance and Porcupine afterward and apologized, but Snake Lance rebuffed him.

After returning to Blue Tyrant Academy, Flender gathered its staff and Shrek's to discuss a merger meant to prepare Shrek for the tournament and the Myriad Realms Auction Pavilion's team event. When he announced that the merged academy would keep the name Shrek Academy, Blue Tyrant's teachers protested, and Liu Erlong prepared to explain her decision.

• Flender hurried to organize a meeting after the students returned, while his loud wake-up call angered Liu Erlong.
• Flender told the gathered teachers and students that merging Shrek Academy with Blue Tyrant Academy would combine their strengths for the competition.
• A Blue Tyrant teacher listed Shrek's shortcomings before praising its graduates, including Qin Ming, and Liu Erlong told him not to scare everyone that way again.
• Flender announced that the merged academy would still be called Shrek Academy, prompting an uproar among Blue Tyrant's teachers and students.
• A council teacher challenged Liu Erlong over the decision, and she fell silent briefly before beginning to explain.

Liu Erlong finalized the merger of Blue Tyrant Academy with Shrek Academy and called on the teachers to recommend students for the upcoming tournament. In the Balak Kingdom, Prince Xue Xing secured King Charles V’s signature on an agreement, unaware that Grand Duke Nether was watching and despised the empire.

• Liu Erlong told the teachers that Flender would lead the merged Shrek Academy and ordered them to recommend students for the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament.
• Prince Xue Xing visited King Charles V and considered using the young ruler to strengthen his influence over Balak.
• Prince Xue Xing warned Charles V about the Star Luo Empire’s purchase of Storm City and urged Balak to deny its army passage.
• Charles V signed the agreement without reading it, and Prince Xue Xing left to report his success to Xue Ye.
• After Prince Xue Xing departed, Charles V mocked him, and Grand Duke Nether emerged from a side room and condemned the Heaven Dou Empire.

Tang Hao revealed his identity as the Clear Sky Douluo and told Tang San that his Blue Silver Grass had carried the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline. After learning Tang San had traded it away, Tang Hao blamed him, but Tang San held his father responsible for never explaining the truth.

• Tang Hao arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy and took Tang San aside, while Xiao Wu sensed his killing intent and feared he had recognized her as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that his second Martial Soul was the Clear Sky Hammer and revealed his ties to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Hao asked Tang San to release his Blue Silver Grass, then learned that Tang San had exchanged it at the Auction Pavilion for a Flame Lion King Martial Soul.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that the Blue Silver Grass had carried the unique Blue Silver Emperor bloodline inherited from his mother.
• Tang San argued that Tang Hao was to blame because he had never explained the bloodline or clearly told him what his left-hand Martial Soul meant.

Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing brought Su Mu local delicacies before they drew their weekly tasks. Zhu Zhuqing chose the ultimate version of a singing task, but her first attempt failed; the chapter ended after she sang again with deep emotion and asked whether she had completed it.

• Hu Liena brought spring rolls for Su Mu, and Zhu Zhuqing brought cherries from Star Luo City, prompting a tense exchange between them.
• Su Mu began the weekly tasks, and Zhu Zhuqing chose to go first and drew a task to perform the song "Conquest."
• Zhu Zhuqing selected the ultimate version and sang, but the task card declared her challenge failed because she had not conveyed the song's emotional resonance.
• Zhu Zhuqing recalled her engagement, her fiancé's indifference, and the hardship she faced in her family, then sang again with tears in her eyes.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Su Mu whether her second performance had completed the task.

Zhu Zhuqing deciphered the challenge’s hint and completed it by kneeling and singing “Conquered,” earning the Dawn Star Envoy skin from Su Mu. Su Mu then turned to Hu Liena for her challenge.

• Zhu Zhuqing failed her first performance because the system required her to bring the lyrics to life vividly, and Su Mu warned her that she had only one attempt left.
• Hu Liena suggested that Zhu Zhuqing kneel to demonstrate submission, then tried to conceal that she had helped her opponent.
• Zhu Zhuqing decided that kneeling before Su Mu represented sincere submission and began singing while kneeling.
• Su Mu confirmed that Zhu Zhuqing had completed the challenge and gave her the Dawn Star Envoy skin, which could alter her Martial Soul Skills’ visual effects and slightly increase her Soul Power.
• Su Mu told Hu Liena that it was her turn.

Hu Liena drew a mission to recreate a scene from Titanic, while Dugu Yan reported that Di Tian had arrived with a silver-haired girl he called “My Lord,” whom Su Mu suspected was Gu Yuena. After everyone watched the film, Su Mu altered Hu Liena’s mission to remove its kissing requirement, making her suspect he controlled the missions.

• Hu Liena drew a mission to watch Titanic and imitate one of its classic scenes.
• Dugu Yan arrived late and told Su Mu that Di Tian had come with a silver-haired girl whom he addressed as “My Lord.”
• Su Mu suspected the girl was Gu Yuena and invited Dugu Yan to watch a movie with the others.
• Su Mu projected Titanic, and Hu Liena, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan watched Jack and Rose’s story.
• Su Mu read the mission requiring Hu Liena to play Rose and himself to play Jack in the ship’s-bow scene.
• The system removed the scene’s kiss from the mission, and Hu Liena accused Su Mu of controlling the missions.

Su Mu completed Hu Liena’s mission by recreating the Titanic scene, earning her the Zixia Fairy skin as a reward. Meanwhile, Xiao Wu decided to leave Blue Tyrant Academy and return to the Star Dou Great Forest after realizing Tang Hao posed a danger to her.

• Su Mu transformed the room into a Titanic deck, and Hu Liena completed the mission while standing in his embrace.
• The mission awarded Su Mu the Zixia Fairy skin, which he gave to Hu Liena and said he liked.
• Xiao Wu recalled seeing killing intent and greed in Tang Hao’s eyes and feared he would target her as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Xiao Wu weighed her affection for Xiao San and Liu Erlong against the danger of staying among humans.
• Xiao Wu decided to leave that night and return to the Star Dou Great Forest to find Da Ming and Er Ming.

Tang Hao took Tang San to the Blue Silver King, who confirmed that Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor bloodline remained but could not awaken it without his lost Martial Soul. Tang Hao then revealed that Ah Yin might be resurrected from the Grass Seed she left behind, and Tang San asked to see her soul bone; meanwhile, Xiao Wu reached the Lake of Life and found Da Ming and Er Ming absent.

• Tang Hao and Tang San argued over Tang San trading away his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and Tang Hao offered to take him somewhere to seek a solution.
• Tang Hao brought Tang San to the Blue Silver King, who sensed Tang San’s faint Blue Silver Emperor bloodline but said he could not awaken it without a suitable vessel.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that Ah Yin had been killed by Spirit Hall but might return someday because he had planted the Grass Seed she left behind.
• Tang San asked to see the soul bone Ah Yin had left for him, and Tang Hao handed him a long, heavy black box.
• Xiao Wu arrived at the Lake of Life, called for Da Ming and Er Ming, and decided to wait when neither answered.

Xiao Wu was captured by Xiong Jun and brought into Dugu Yan’s Lucky Treasure Hunt Branch, where she spent 1,000 auction points on ten draws. She left with several prizes and a Spicy Rabbit Head, furious at the dish’s name.

• Xiao Wu followed a bear’s roar and was exposed when Xiong Jun destroyed the tree she was hiding behind.
• Dugu Yan recognized Xiao Wu as a customer and persuaded Xiong Jun to let her into the Lucky Treasure Hunt Branch.
• Xiao Wu spent 1,000 auction points and received five consecutive “Thank you for participating” results before winning a carrot, a Teleportation Scroll, an Elementary Battle Armor, and an iron sword.
• Xiao Wu’s final draw gave her a Spicy Rabbit Head, and she left the shop without saying anything.
• Dugu Yan called Xiao Wu back for the forgotten dish, and Xiao Wu took it with barely restrained fury.

Dugu Yan learned that Xiao Wu was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, while Blue Tyrant Academy received Xiao Wu’s farewell letter and Dai Mubai asked Flender for a chance to join the team. At a hidden cave behind a waterfall, Tang Hao revealed that the Blue Silver Grass was Tang San’s mother and told him to absorb the soul bone she had left behind.

• Xiong Jun told Dugu Yan that Xiao Wu was a rabbit Spirit Beast in Humanoid Transformation, and Dugu Yan realized she had served her spicy rabbit head.
• Liu Erlong read Xiao Wu’s letter saying she had returned home temporarily and would come back one day.
• Liu Erlong attacked Dai Mubai when he reacted happily to Xiao Wu’s departure, and Flender promised to consider him for the team if he proved his strength.
• Tang Hao brought Tang San through a waterfall to a hidden cave, where Tang San knelt before a Blue Silver Grass stalk with golden patterns.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that the Blue Silver Grass was his mother and instructed him to kowtow before absorbing her soul bone.

As the fourth auction approached, Su Mu agreed to let Hu Liena, Dugu Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing compete in the Spirit Master Tournament, while Tang Hao tried to secure the Clear Sky Sect’s support for Tang San. Teams and factions across the continent began traveling to Spirit City for the auction.

• Su Mu reached Level 53 and anticipated unlocking another world after the auction.
• Hu Liena, Dugu Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing asked to participate in the tournament, with Zhu Zhuqing joining the Heaven Dou Royal Team instead of returning to Shrek.
• Su Mu approved the three girls’ participation and wished them success.
• Tang Hao urged the Clear Sky Sect elders to invest in Tang San’s growth, but Lieyang accused him of using sect resources for his son.
• Tang Xiao supported Tang Hao’s proposal, arguing that the Clear Sky Sect needed to invest in its talented younger generation.
• Teams, Spirit Masters, and factions set out for Spirit City to attend the fourth auction.

As academy teams gathered in Spirit City ahead of the tournament and auction, Feng Xiaotian continued pursuing Huo Wu while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong reunited and discussed the benefits of working at the Myriad Realms Auction Pavilion. Hu Liena revealed that a mission had rewarded her with a spirit bone, leaving Xie Yue and Yan eager to learn more.

• The Blazing Fire Team entered Spirit City, where Feng Xiaotian offered Huo Wu a drink and insisted that her rejection was a test of his devotion.
• Dugu Yan introduced Zhu Zhuqing to the Heaven Dou Royal Team, where Zhu Zhuqing reunited with Ning Rongrong and received Yu Tianheng's welcome.
• Ning Rongrong asked how Zhu Zhuqing had advanced so quickly, and Zhu Zhuqing credited her Auction Pavilion employee benefits and mission rewards.
• Xie Yue and Yan questioned Hu Liena about her spirit bone, and she explained that she had earned it by completing a mission.

The Myriad Realms Auction Pavilion opened to crowds that included rival Spirit Master teams, whose members clashed and reacted to the venue’s grandeur. After Daji reviewed the auction rules, she announced that the Pavilion would reveal two matters at the auction.

• Daji opened the Myriad Realms Auction Pavilion as spirit masters gathered outside.
• Feng Xiaotian and Leidong traded insults, but teachers from Godwind Academy and Leiting Academy stopped their teams from fighting.
• Yan attracted an eager fan, and Hu Liena urged him to ignore the commotion before the Spirit Hall Team entered the Pavilion.
• The Spirit Master teams entered and marveled at the Pavilion’s immense, lavish interior, while the Canghui Team glared at Tang San and the Shrek students.
• Daji reviewed the auction rules and announced that the Pavilion would reveal two matters during the auction.