Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang briefed the Shrek students on the tournament before they arrived at the preliminaries venue, where Flander's sponsorship advertising embarrassed the team. As they prepared for the opening ceremony, Canghui Academy mocked Shrek's championship ambitions, and Tailong challenged them.

• Yu Xiaogang explained the tournament rules, scolded Oscar for being distracted, and finished his briefing after half an hour.
• Tang San pushed Yu Xiaogang's wheelchair as the Shrek group left the academy for the preliminaries venue.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu admired the huge crowd, while spectators laughed at the sponsorship slogans on Shrek's uniforms and Flander promoted his offer.
• Liu Erlong pulled Flander away from his sales pitch, and he told the students to prepare for the opening ceremony and aim for the championship.
• A Canghui Academy student mocked Shrek's championship hopes, and Tailong stepped forward to confront him.

Shrek confronted Canghui Academy before Flander identified its elder, Shi Nian, as a dangerous illusion specialist. At the tournament opening ceremony, Qian Renxue declared the competition open and exchanged a knowing look with Yin Hao, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing noticed his flirtatious gesture.

• Yin Hao, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Ma Hongjun taunted the Canghui Academy students until Shi Nian arrived and ordered them to leave.
• Flander warned the Shrek group that Shi Nian's Remnant Dream martial soul could trap opponents in deadly illusions and that Shi Nian was likely above level seventy.
• Flander left with Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang as tournament staff led the teams into the arena, with Shrek entering last.
• The Shrek group saw Qian Renxue occupying the crown prince's place on the VIP platform, while Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing were absent.
• Qian Renxue, speaking as Xue Qinghe, declared the tournament open and exchanged a knowing look with Yin Hao, who blew her a kiss.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing noticed Yin Hao's gesture and exchanged glances.

Ning Fengzhi publicly favored Shrek Academy at the Heaven Dou City division opening ceremony, and the draw matched them against the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team. The second team was ordered to forfeit before the match, leaving its captain resentful and unconvinced.

• Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi addressed the participating Soul Masters, and Ning Fengzhi named Shrek Academy as a team he favored.
• Ning Fengzhi’s endorsement surprised the spectators and delighted the Shrek Academy group, while Salas wondered about Your Highness’s presence there.
• Salas drew the first-round matchups, pairing the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team with Shrek Academy.
• Shrek Academy’s members reacted eagerly to the matchup, with Ma Hongjun determined to prove their strength after being expelled.
• The second team’s master told its members that orders from above required them to forfeit, and their captain reluctantly agreed despite his anger.

Shrek Academy won its first preliminary match when the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team surrendered before the fight began. The opposing team left bitter and resentful, while Salas privately maintained that Spirit Hall would claim the championship.

• Tang San chose seven Shrek members, including himself, to compete against the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team.
• The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team refused to salute, and its captain announced their surrender before the match began.
• The announcer confirmed Shrek Academy as the winner, while spectators angrily accused the teams of fixing the match.
• Salas asked Ning Fengzhi whether he had arranged the surrender, but Ning Fengzhi denied knowing about it and praised Shrek's strength.
• After leaving the arena, Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team members complained about surrendering, and their captain told them to prepare for the next match.

Ning Fengzhi visited Shrek Academy, invited several students to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and privately questioned Yin Hao about rumors that he was Crown prince Xue Qinghe’s lover. Yin Hao denied the rumor, and Ning Fengzhi invited him to have tea with Qinghe.

• Ning Fengzhi reunited with Ning Rongrong at the academy and greeted the Shrek students.
• Ning Fengzhi invited the students to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after graduation, and Jiangzhu, Huang Yuan, and Jing Ling accepted.
• Ning Fengzhi privately asked Yin Hao how things were between him and Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi told Yin Hao the rumor that he and Xue Qinghe were lovers, and Yin Hao called it absurd while hiding his surprise.
• Ning Fengzhi set aside the rumor and took Yin Hao to have tea with Qinghe.

Qian Renxue told Ning Fengzhi that Xue Ye had chosen Dugu Yan as her Crown Princess, leaving her worried about how to avoid a marriage she could not consummate. After Ning Fengzhi departed, Qian Renxue asked Yin Hao for help, and he advised her to delay the wedding with reasonable excuses.

• Ning Fengzhi met Qian Renxue and Yin Hao at a teahouse and asked about the Crown Princess selection.
• Qian Renxue said Xue Ye had chosen Dugu Yan, granddaughter of Dugu Bo, and was waiting for her side to reply.
• Ning Fengzhi urged Qian Renxue to have a prince after the wedding, while Qian Renxue hid her distress.
• Yin Hao teased Qian Renxue about marrying and having a child before she invited him to the Crown Prince Residence.
• Qian Renxue asked Yin Hao how to handle the marriage, and he suggested delaying it with excuses such as illness or official duties.

Yin Hao promised Qian Renxue he would stop Xue Ye from arranging her engagement to Dugu Yan, and asked for a kiss in return. At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang decided to take Tang San to ask Ning Rongrong for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Distraction Control Method.

• Yin Hao told Qian Renxue he would handle the proposed engagement before the tournament ended, and she agreed to discuss his request for a kiss afterward.
• Yin Hao left the Crown Prince Residence and headed to Shrek Academy, believing Dugu Yan’s feelings for him would make the engagement easy to prevent.
• Tang San cared for Yu Xiaogang, who resolved to seek BiBi Dong’s help with Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls after handling another matter.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered Tang San to go with him to find Ning Rongrong and obtain the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Distraction Control Method.

Yu Xiaogang asked Ning Rongrong to teach Tang San the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Distraction Control Method, but she refused to share the sect’s secret art. Yin Hao said they would need Sovereign Ning’s approval, and Yu Xiaogang left with Tang San to pursue it.

• Yu Xiaogang asked Ning Rongrong whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had the Distraction Control Method and explained how it could strengthen Tang San’s control abilities.
• Ning Rongrong refused to share the sect’s secret art, and Yu Xiaogang pressured her to reconsider because Tang San was her companion.
• Xiao Wu challenged Yu Xiaogang for pestering Ning Rongrong, and Yin Hao arrived and told Xiao Wu to apologize.
• Yin Hao agreed that the method could help Tang San but insisted Sovereign Ning must approve sharing it.
• Tang San supported Yin Hao’s point, and Yu Xiaogang left with Tang San to ask Sovereign Ning for approval.

Shrek Academy prepared to face the powerful Elephant Armor Academy in its second preliminary match, with Tang San choosing a lineup and planning tactics. The chapter ended as the match was about to begin on the central stage, before an audience that included Qian Renxue, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas.

• Yin Hao spent a day exploring Heaven Dou City with Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, then Shrek’s students arrived at the tournament venue wearing Flander’s new sponsorship advertisements.
• Liu Erlong drew Elephant Armor Academy as Shrek’s opponent, and she and Yu Xiaogang explained that the team included four members near or at level forty.
• Tang San and the others chose to face Elephant Armor Academy rather than forfeit, and Tang San selected Xiao Wu and Oscar to join the lineup.
• Yin Hao told Tang San he trusted him, and Tang San laid out tactics for the competing members.
• Shrek’s match was assigned to the central stage, where Qian Renxue, Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, Salas, and another guest watched from the VIP stands.

Shrek Academy and Elephant Armor Academy took the stage for their match, with Tang San representing Shrek as vice captain. After both teams traded insults over the absence of Shrek’s captain, Hu YanZhen realized his son’s taunts may have offended a person valued by the Spirit Hall’s Pope.

• Hu YanZhen watched from the VIP section as Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong speculated that he had come because of Shrek Academy.
• Shrek Academy and Elephant Armor Academy entered the arena, and Tang San and Hu Yanli introduced themselves as their teams’ vice captain and captain.
• Hu Yanli and his teammates mocked Tang San for being a level thirty-five Soul Elder and demanded to know where Shrek’s captain was.
• Xiao Wu and the other Shrek members fired back with insults, turning the arena into a shouting match.
• Hu YanZhen noticed Salas glaring at him and realized his son’s insults might have offended someone important to the Pope.

Shrek Academy and Elephant Armor Academy began their second-round preliminary match, drawing attention to Tang San’s mocked Blue Silver Grass and Soul Ring configuration. Xiao Wu revealed her Soul Ancestor cultivation, and the chapter ended with Zhu Zhuqing displaying a black Ten Thousand Year fourth Soul Ring.

• The referee started the match, and Elephant Armor Academy’s seven members transformed into powerful tusked forms with their Soul Rings revealed.
• Salas praised Elephant Armor Academy, making Hu YanZhen worry that his son had ignored his instructions and might offend someone favored by the Pope.
• Shrek Academy summoned its Martial Souls, and the crowd mocked Tang San for his Blue Silver Grass and two white ten-year Soul Rings.
• Xiao Wu revealed her Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul and four Soul Rings, quieting some of the crowd.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed her Netherworld Cat Martial Soul and stunned the arena with a black Ten Thousand Year fourth Soul Ring.

Zhu Zhuqing revealed a Ten Thousand Year Fourth Soul Ring as Shrek Academy faced Elephant Armor Academy. Tang San used Oscar’s Mushroom Sausage to lift his team into the air and attack from above, but Hu Yanli launched a surprise counterattack as Tang San reached for another sausage.

• Zhu Zhuqing revealed her Ten Thousand Year Fourth Soul Ring, shocking the spectators and Elephant Armor Academy.
• Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass failed to stop Elephant Armor Academy’s formation, so Oscar gave him a Mushroom Sausage that let him fly and carry his teammates into the air.
• Tang San directed Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others to attack Hu Yanli’s team from above while pulling them out of reach of retaliation.
• Tang San’s limited Soul Power kept the team from gaining much height, and Hu Yanli waited for an opening.
• As Tang San reached for another Mushroom Sausage, Hu Yanli shouted “Human Cannon,” and two teammates hurled him toward Tang San.

Hu Yanli broke through Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and used him as a shield against Shrek’s attacks, leaving Tang San badly hurt. In the spectator seats, Yu Xiaogang tried to rush to his aid, but Liu Erlong ordered him to be quiet.

• Hu Yanli shattered Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, grabbed him, and punched him in the face.
• Hu Yanli used Tang San as a shield as Zhu Zhuqing, Jing Ling, and the others attacked him with their soul skills.
• Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix Fire Line struck Tang San between the legs after Hu Yanli spun him around.
• Yu Xiaogang became agitated and tried to rush onto the stage, but Flander and then Liu Erlong restrained him.
• Liu Erlong ordered Yu Xiaogang to be quiet, and he reluctantly obeyed.

After Tang San was injured and the rest of Shrek withdrew, Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu faced Elephant Armor Academy alone. They struck back at the charging opponents, and Xiao Wu hurled one of them off the Soul Duel Stage.

• Tang San's flight ended, and Hu Yanli dropped him before demanding that Shrek surrender.
• Zhu Zhuqing stayed to fight Elephant Armor Academy while Oscar carried Tang San off for treatment and Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, and Ma Hongjun also left the stage.
• Xiao Wu chose to fight beside Zhu Zhuqing and taunted Hu Yanli and the others into charging.
• Zhu Zhuqing dodged the attackers and wounded the leftmost Elephant Armor Academy member with Netherworld Hundred Claws.
• Xiao Wu wrapped her legs around the wounded man, lifted him overhead, and threw him beneath the Soul Duel Stage.

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing used their coordinated attacks to eliminate three Elephant Armor Academy fighters, leaving Hu Yanli and the remaining teammates facing them. Hu Yanli targeted Zhu Zhuqing with Crush Kill as she prepared to test her training against him.

• Xiao Wu teleported behind an Elephant Armor Academy Soul Elder, struck him toward Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuqing finished him with Netherworld Slash before kicking him off the stage.
• Hu Yanli ordered his four remaining teammates to gather and advance together with their First Soul Skills activated.
• Zhu Zhuqing and her clone attacked the Soul Elders on the flanks, but Hu Yanli identified the real Zhu Zhuqing and charged her with Mammoth Impact.
• Zhu Zhuqing joined her clone to break through the remaining barrier and knock down a Soul Elder with their combined soul skills.
• Hu Yanli used Crush Kill to lock onto Zhu Zhuqing, who chose to face the attack rather than evade it.

Shrek Academy defeated Elephant Armor Academy in the first match of the second preliminary round after Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu overwhelmed their remaining fighters. A pair of sinister eyes watched the victors from the audience, while Liu Erlong struggled with her feelings as she saw Xiao Wu cling to Yin Hao.

• Zhu Zhuqing forced Hu Yanli back in a direct clash, astonishing the audience and the VIP guests.
• Xiao Wu knocked the last Soul Elder from Elephant Armor Academy off the stage, and Zhu Zhuqing used her clone to keep Hu Yanli occupied while joining Xiao Wu against the two remaining Soul Ancestors.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing defeated the two Soul Ancestors, then drove Hu Yanli off the stage despite his soul bone.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, while a pair of sinister eyes watched Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing from the audience.
• Liu Erlong stared at Yin Hao and recalled someone he resembled, then watched Xiao Wu celebrate their victory by clinging to him.

Tang San lay seriously injured in the Shrek Academy dormitory while Doctor Sun arrived to examine him. After returning to the academy, Yin Hao, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Liu Erlong went to check on him and met Flander outside the room.

• Yu Xiaogang suppressed his resentment toward Ma Hongjun and the other students, blaming Hu Yanli for Tang San's injuries instead.
• Oscar brought Doctor Sun to Tang San's dorm room, where the physician saw his injuries and ordered everyone else to leave.
• Flander pushed Yu Xiaogang out of the room, and the group waited outside while Doctor Sun examined Tang San.
• Liu Erlong suggested that Yin Hao, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing visit Tang San, and both Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing watched for Yin Hao's response.
• Yin Hao agreed to visit Tang San with them, and Flander greeted Liu Erlong when the group arrived outside the dorm room.

Doctor Sun told Yu Xiaogang that Tang San’s injuries required removing the badly damaged flesh to save his life, and Yu Xiaogang agreed. Meanwhile, Hu YanZhen beat Hu Yanli after they returned to the Elephant Armor Sect.

• Doctor Sun told Yu Xiaogang and Flander that Tang San’s injuries were not life-threatening, but the flesh in one area was badly damaged and had to be removed to prevent infection.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to the procedure, and Doctor Sun returned to treat Tang San while the others waited outside.
• Doctor Sun emerged with a box, handed it to Yu Xiaogang, and left after Flander sent Ma Hongjun to pay him and escort him out.
• Hu YanZhen returned home with Hu Yanli and approached him grimly, prompting Hu Yanli to try to run away.
• Hu YanZhen caught Hu Yanli and beat him as Hu Yanli cried for mercy.

Hu YanZhen beat Hu Yanli for ignoring his warning to treat Shrek Academy carefully, then revealed his suspicion that Shrek’s absent captain was the hidden Holy Son. Tang San woke from the match’s anesthetic and, despite his friends’ attempts to restrain him, demanded to know what had happened to him.

• Hu YanZhen punished Hu Yanli for forgetting his instructions and insulting Shrek during the match.
• Hu YanZhen told Hu Yanli that Salas had said the Pope valued a young Shrek member, and suspected the team’s absent captain was the concealed Holy Son.
• Hu YanZhen said he had sent for a portrait of the Holy Son and would accompany Hu Yanli to visit him.
• Tang San awoke in his dormitory with chest pain and pain elsewhere, and began recalling his injury during the match against Elephant Armor Academy.
• Flander and Yin Hao held Tang San down while Yu Xiaogang urged him to rest, but Tang San struggled and demanded to know what had happened to him.

Tang San woke after his injury and realized that he had lost the part of his body beneath the bandages. His companions tried to comfort him, but he remained numb and began to blame Hu Yanli for what had happened.

• Tang San struggled until his stitched wound started bleeding, and Yu Xiaogang warned him to stop moving.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang what had happened, then understood from the box he was given that his injury was permanent.
• Yin Hao, Flander, and the others urged Tang San to focus on recovering, while Ma Hongjun apologized for his part in the incident.
• Tang San briefly glared at Ma Hongjun, then thought that Hu Yanli was the one who deserved to die.
• Liu Erlong tried to comfort Tang San by comparing his condition to Yu Xiaogang and Ma Hongjun, but Flander asked her to stop talking.
• Flander told Tang San to recover before returning to the competition, and Tang San thanked him.