Chapter Summaries

Shrek and Tang Sect rested near Ming Capital as a group of rude Soul Masters arrived and Feng Ling tried to demand food and flirt with the women. Na Na had her Earth Dragon strike Feng Ling away, leaving him threatening them.

• Na Na considered expanding into beast taming while the Shrek group rested and the Horned Scale Horse riders kept their distance from the Earth Dragon.
• Two notorious fighters cornered the lonely Xie Huanyue and demanded that he spar with them.
• A group of Soul Masters in yellow outfits landed nearby using Flying Soul Tools and mocked the people resting there.
• Feng Ling approached the Shrek group to demand food, then ogled the female students and introduced himself as a genius from Heavens Gate.
• Na Na ordered no response, and her Earth Dragon swiped Feng Ling dozens of meters away; Feng Ling threatened them as he recovered.

After Feng Ling provoked the people of Shrek Academy, Ji Juechen confronted Heavens Gate and demanded that they hand him over. The sect revealed its Soul Engineers and prepared to fight, but the Sword of Judgment and the Earth Dragon showed them they had challenged a far stronger group.

• Wang Dong'er and Na Na discussed Feng Ling and realized he was a spoiled local rather than an agent of another force.
• The two leaders of Heavens Gate approached Ji Juechen and demanded to know what the group wanted.
• Ji Juechen raised the Sword of Judgment and told Heavens Gate to hand Feng Ling over.
• Heavens Gate's two Soul Emperor leaders and its other members brought out their Soul Tools and prepared to resist.
• The Earth Dragon stood up and revealed its twenty-thousand-year Soul Beast aura, making Heavens Gate realize how formidable their opponents were.

Na Na and the Shrek group reached Ming Capital after a confrontation with Heavens Gate, whose members beat their reckless Young Sect Master to avoid angering Shrek Academy. The group checked in at Mingyue Hotel and took in the Sun Moon Empire capital’s modern cityscape.

• Na Na and Jing Ziyan threatened the Heavens Gate men, who turned on their Young Sect Master Feng Ling and beat him before taking him away.
• Heavens Gate withdrew from the tournament, reducing the number of participating teams from one hundred and sixty-eight to one hundred and sixty-seven.
• The Shrek group boarded the Earth Dragon Carriage and traveled to Ming Capital, where the city’s scale, tall buildings, and orderly streets impressed them.
• Na Na led the group to Mingyue Hotel, where the modern silver-white design moved Huo Yuhao and the other Shrek members.

Huo Yuhao and the Shrek Academy group registered for the tournament while he dealt with Princess Xu JiuJiu and reflected on Dai Loli joining the Tang Sect. The chapter ended as Na Na asked to register absent teammates, prompting an attendant to consult a superior.

• A silver-gowned attendant welcomed Huo Yuhao and the others and guided them to wait for tournament registration.
• Xu JiuJiu arrived with the Star Luo National Academy team, traded barbs with Huo Yuhao, and gave him a Competition Badge in exchange for a favor.
• Huo Yuhao watched Dai Loli accompany the Tang Sect and wondered where the Tang Sect stories in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion had originated.
• Huo Yuhao led the Shrek Academy group through registration, listing himself as a substitute member before they underwent image recording and physical checks.
• Na Na asked an attendant to enter the information for teammates who would arrive later, and the attendant went to consult a superior.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er disguised themselves to register a second team, Soul Hall, and encountered Ma Xiao Tao and Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng. The tournament organizers then announced a format that differed from Elder Xuan's account, leaving Huo Yuhao wary of the unusual rules.

• Huo Yuhao used Mental Detection to understand the fitness test and made his result appear normal.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er disguised themselves as an ordinary young couple and registered Soul Hall for the tournament.
• Huo Yuhao recognized Ma Xiao Tao, whose eyes had turned completely red, and spotted Zhang Peng hiding nearby.
• Zhang Peng sensed danger from Huo Yuhao and chose to avoid drawing attention to himself.
• The Organizing Committee announced that the tournament would have Preliminary Round and finals stages, with no height limit on the competition grounds.

The Tournament’s revised rules favored Soul Engineers and individual combat, while Ming Capital prepared for the opening with a massive military presence. At the competition grounds, Huo Yuhao spotted Zhang Peng leading a mysterious group, and Zhang Peng nervously avoided drawing his attention.

• The chapter explained that removing the height restriction benefited Soul Engineers with Flying Soul Tools, while revised Individual Elimination scoring rewarded teams for defeating opponents alone.
• The Shrek group and 166 other teams traveled under heavy military escort to the competition grounds in Ming Capital.
• The competitors arrived at the venue, where they saw an enormous raised stage surrounded by a barrier and Soul Guidance Screens.
• Tournament staff registered Shrek and guided them to the best seats in the shaded Rest Area.
• Huo Yuhao noticed Zhang Peng leading a group of black-clad, veiled people, and Zhang Peng shuddered before ushering them into the shelter.

Huo Yuhao watched Xu Tianran arrive at the tournament as Regent, escorted by the Royal Soul Engineer Troupe, Ju Zi, and Jing Hongchen, and recognized how quickly he had seized power. After criticizing Zhao Yang for proclaiming righteousness too soon, Huo Yuhao watched Long Xiaoyao silence the crowd and Ju Zi open the tournament.

• The Royal Soul Engineer Troupe surrounded the VIP Platform, and Huo Yuhao explained to Wang Dong'er and He Caitou that it was a core force of the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Tianran arrived in a Dragon Carriage with Ju Zi and Jing Hongchen, and officials knelt to greet him as Regent and Regent Consort.
• Huo Yuhao inferred that Xu Tianran had seized the Empire's power core with the Holy Spirit Cult's help and criticized Zhao Yang for acting too hastily instead of rallying support against the Regent.
• Long Xiaoyao silenced the tournament grounds with his voice, and Ju Zi announced the start of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Youth Elite Tournament.

Soul Hall faced the Dragon Slaying Sect in the tournament’s opening elimination match, and Na Na revealed that she was a six-ring Soul Emperor. The chapter ended as her Sixth Soul Ring separated from her body and released a powerful aura and faint phantom.

• Xu Tianran addressed the assembled ministers as the competition rules were announced and Soul Hall was matched against the Dragon Slaying Sect.
• Huo Yuhao realized the Sun Moon Empire had chosen the Dragon Slaying Sect to test Soul Hall after Shrek Academy received a bye.
• Jing Hongchen recognized Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan as former academy students, then was shocked to see Ghost Na Na competing for Soul Hall.
• Mules found the Soul Offering Old Shop closed until the competition ended.
• Na Na entered the stage carrying Level Six Milk Bottles and faced a five-ring Soul King from the Dragon Slaying Sect.
• Na Na revealed six Soul Rings, and her Sixth Soul Ring separated from her body, emanating a powerful aura and faint phantom.

Na Na summoned a giant wolf Soul Spirit and defeated the Dragon Slaying Sect’s second-strongest fighter with a Heavy Soul Guidance Ray Gun. The State Preceptor took interest in her and Soul Hall as the Dragon Slaying Sect’s team reacted in disbelief to their teammate’s elimination.

• Na Na summoned a silver-gray giant wolf and replenished her Soul Power with Milk Bottles.
• Jing Hongchen explained that Na Na had once attended the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy and had a Ghost Martial Soul.
• The State Preceptor identified Na Na’s wolf as a soul formed from gathered power and expressed interest in Soul Hall.
• A Copper Bull Soul Master charged Na Na, using Bull’s Strength and Bull’s Gaze to attack and slow her.
• Na Na rode the giant wolf to evade him, then shot him in the lower back with a fully charged Level Six Heavy Soul Guidance Ray Gun.
• The Dragon Slaying Sect’s second-strongest fighter collapsed before using his Fifth Soul Skill, shocking his teammates.

Na Na defeated the Dragon Slaying Sect’s first fighter, then faced Feng Shen, whose Lightning Falcon speed overwhelmed her and her Netherworld Wolf in a devastating strike. The chapter ended without revealing whether Na Na had survived or Feng Shen had won.

• Na Na defeated the Dragon Slaying Sect’s first fighter and began restoring her Soul Power with her Milk Bottle.
• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong'er that Na Na’s giant wolf was a forty-five-thousand-year Netherworld Wolf soul spirit.
• Feng Shen entered the arena and revealed his Lightning Falcon martial soul and remarkable speed.
• Feng Shen charged Na Na with a powerful attack that swallowed both her and the giant wolf in purple light.
• The impact cracked the arena floor, leaving the spectators unsure whether Feng Shen had won.

Na Na and her Netherworld Giant Wolf swept all seven Dragon Slaying Sect contestants, making Soul Hall a sensation and earning it twelve points. As the first elimination round ended, the Tang Sect worried about its formidable rivals and half the participating teams were eliminated.

• Na Na used her Soul Spirit, Ghost Possession, and Soul Tools to defeat the Dragon Slaying Sect team in a One-vs-Seven Sweep.
• Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, and the other Tang Sect members discussed Na Na's strength and the dangerous rivals they might face.
• The first day's matches continued through the afternoon, and Na Na's victory drew attention from spectators seeking ways to counter Soul Tools.
• The first elimination round ended with half of the 167 teams eliminated, leaving Mingyue Hotel noticeably emptier.

Huo Yuhao showed the others how the Saint Spirit Sect’s insects killed a Tiandu Academy contestant and warned them to leave the Sun Moon Empire after the Tournament. He then focused on the Underground Tournament hosted by Ming Capital’s three Black Markets as a chance to contact Ma Xiao Tao and position Soul Hall as an outer-circle organization of the Holy Spirit Cult.

• Huo Yuhao used Mental Detection Sharing to show Bei Bei, Zhang Lexuan, Xu Jiu Jiu, Long Aotian, and Wei Na that the Saint Spirit Sect contestant’s insects had devoured his opponent’s soul and brain matter.
• Huo Yuhao urged everyone to leave the Sun Moon Empire after the Tournament because the Holy Spirit Cult was becoming more active, and Long Aotian agreed that war could begin after the Dragon God’s return to heaven.
• Huo Yuhao explained that the three largest Black Markets in Ming Capital were holding an Underground Tournament with Rare Metal rewards and betting on its Qualifying Round.
• Huo Yuhao planned to use the Black Market Tournament to seek a meeting with Ma Xiao Tao and help Soul Hall gain acceptance as an outer-circle organization of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er entered Green Hotel under the identities Soul Heavenly Cripple and Soul Earthly Deficiency, claiming to represent the Soul Offering Old Shop. The Xi Shui Alliance's representative welcomed them and offered a chance to bet on the competition, and Wang Dong'er began placing a large wager.

• A guard admitted Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er after inspecting their Invitation Letter from the Soul Offering Old Shop.
• Huo Yuhao considered how the Holy Spirit Cult had mistaken the Soul Offering Old Shop for one of its own factions.
• A middle-aged man in a white robe escorted the pair inside Green Hotel and asked their names.
• Huo Yuhao introduced himself as Soul Heavenly Cripple and Wang Dong'er as Soul Earthly Deficiency, saying their master had sent them to compete.
• The middle-aged man offered them chips and explained the Xi Shui Alliance's betting pools.
• Wang Dong'er presented a Gold Soul Coin card worth five hundred thousand and began to state the number they wanted to bet on.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er used extravagant wagers and Soul Tool Master jargon to establish their identities, then entered the Xi Shui Alliance's Underground World. Huo Yuhao prepared to compete alone in the qualifying round while Wang Dong'er explored the betting options.

• Wang Dong'er wagered five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and Huo Yuhao asked the middle-aged man to bet on a number formed by splitting the largest composite number below one hundred into two primes.
• The middle-aged man recalled a similar mathematical wager from Diophantus, a Rank Nine Soul Tool Master, and hurried to place Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er's bets.
• The middle-aged man escorted them by Soul Guidance Elevator to the lavish Underground World, where wealthy spectators watched the Soul Tool competition.
• The middle-aged man explained that 266 Soul Tool Masters were competing and that contestants had about an hour to make a Class Three Soul Tool to qualify.
• Huo Yuhao said he would craft alone while Wang Dong'er looked around at the other betting options.

Huo Yuhao crafted a powerful mental-type Soul Tool during the competition, astonishing the official with his unusual technique. The official confirmed that Huo Yuhao had passed.

• Huo Yuhao engraved a Rare Metal block and used his Eternal Freeze Hand to shape it into a Metal Banner with a complex internal structure.
• The old man in yellow tested the Metal Banner and found that it absorbed his Soul Power and disrupted his mind.
• Huo Yuhao joked that people who slacked off in training would become brothers in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, then asked whether he had passed.
• The old man in yellow returned the Metal Banner and confirmed that Huo Yuhao had passed, calling it an exceptional mental-type Soul Tool.

Huo Yuhao secured his cover at the Green Hotel and explained how Soul Hall intended to pit the Holy Spirit Cult against Xu Tianran and the empires. As the tournament advanced, he learned that Tang Sect had beaten Earth Dragon Gate and that Shrek Academy would face Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy in the next round.

• Huo Yuhao convinced Chen An of his supposed identity, arranged new identities for himself and Wang Dong'er, and offered Chen An a share of the winnings from his bet.
• Huo Yuhao spotted Master Diophantus at the Green Hotel but chose to wait for a better chance to attract the Soul Tool Master's attention.
• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong'er that Soul Hall would reveal Soul Spirit technology while letting Xu Tianran and the Holy Spirit Cult grow suspicious of each other.
• Tang Sect defeated Earth Dragon Gate in the second round, where Bei Bei overcame Nan Qiuqiu's Annihilation attribute and Huo Yuhao took interest in her unusual power.
• Wang Qiu'er gave Huo Yuhao the draw for the third round, revealing that Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy would face Shrek Academy in the first match.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy debated whether to withdraw or conserve strength rather than fight Shrek in the third Elimination Round. Withdrawing would avoid revealing its trump cards, but pressure from the public and Xu Tianran made that choice difficult, so the Empire began preparing public opinion for a cautious match.

• Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen worried about Shrek's strength, especially Huo Yuhao's ability to kill a Soul Saint, and discussed Wang Dong and the possible Martial Soul Fusion Skills of Shrek's twin pairs.
• Xiao Hongchen considered withdrawing or using the match to probe Shrek, while Meng Hongchen admitted she liked Wang Dong and might hold back against him.
• The Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy did not withdraw because it could not withstand the public backlash, and Jing Hongchen could not suppress the pressure.
• Xu Tianran opposed sending the academy into an all-out fight and activated propaganda that encouraged the public to expect a withdrawal or a cautious match.

Huo Yuhao challenged the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy alone, intent on facing its team himself despite Xu Tianran’s attempt to lower expectations. As the match began, Huo Yuhao sensed a powerful State Preceptor and suspected the Sun Moon Empire had another formidable Evil Soul Master.

• Xu Tianran used rumors that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy might forfeit to make a fight seem acceptable, but Huo Yuhao recognized the ploy and decided to take the first match himself.
• On the VIP Platform, Xu Tianran, Ju Zi, and Jing Hongchen discussed the match, with Jing Hongchen saying the students should use the opportunity to temper themselves.
• The Sun Moon Team entered the waiting area and grew furious when Huo Yuhao approached the arena alone with an enormous Giant Tachi.
• Huo Yuhao told the host to begin, and the referee called for him and the Sun Moon Academy’s first participant to enter.
• Huo Yuhao detected Xu Tianran and the State Preceptor, whose cold snort entered his Sea of Spirit without affecting him.
• Huo Yuhao judged the State Preceptor to be a Level 97 or 98 Power Attack System Super Douluo and suspected the Holy Spirit Cult was behind his strength.

Huo Yuhao faced Ye Canshang alone in the opening match of Shrek Academy’s elimination round against Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy. As the crowd recognized Huo Yuhao and Jing Hongchen warned Xu Tianran about his strength, the State Preceptor recalled that Long Xiaoyao had been injured in a past encounter tied to Shrek; the match began with Ye Canshang recoiling from Huo Yuhao’s killing intent.

• Shrek sent Huo Yuhao as its sole fighter, and spectators recognized him as the prodigy who had dominated the tournament five years earlier.
• Jing Hongchen warned Xu Tianran that Huo Yuhao was exceptionally talented and recounted how he had killed Zhao Yang while rescuing the Crown Princess.
• The State Preceptor told Xu Tianran that Long Xiaoyao and Zhang Peng had been badly injured after a past encounter involving Huo Yuhao, suggesting Shrek held hidden power.
• The referee announced the first individual elimination match, and Huo Yuhao and Ye Canshang stated their names.
• Huo Yuhao’s cold killing intent made Ye Canshang shudder before the fight began.

Huo Yuhao used Emerald Protection to heal himself and strengthen his defenses during the match against Ye Canshang, but the array instead proved fatal to the Evil Soul Master. Ye Canshang was destroyed, and Xu Tianran grew more wary of Huo Yuhao.

• Ye Canshang summoned his Bone Clone and charged Huo Yuhao after the referee started the match.
• Huo Yuhao revealed his Soul Rings and activated Emerald Protection, covering the stage with a golden-green array.
• The array’s Light and Life Powers healed Huo Yuhao but burned Ye Canshang, destroying his feet and dispersing his Martial Soul.
• Ye Canshang collapsed into bones and black smoke, which Emerald Protection purified.
• Xu Tianran became more intent on killing Huo Yuhao, while Jing Hongchen claimed Huo Yuhao’s Soul Rings were mimicked.