Chapter Summaries

Xiao Wu and the other girls revealed that they had already surpassed the usual limit for their Fourth Soul Rings, stunning Tang San and Dai Mubai. After helping them gain more strength, Du Cheng parted ways with Tang Hao’s group, while Tang Hao urged Tang San to use the girls’ revealed Soul Skills to plan a counter.

• Xiao Wu revealed that she and the other girls had Fourth Soul Rings beyond the five-thousand-year limit, shocking Tang San and Dai Mubai.
• Xiao Wu credited Du Cheng with teaching them well, and Du Cheng embraced her while explaining that their joyful battles had helped increase their Soul Power.
• Tang Hao guided the girls as they obtained Soul Rings, and they reached level fifty-one; Xiao Wu went with Qing Xuan separately to obtain her Soul Ring.
• Du Cheng thanked Tang Hao, warned him against indiscriminately killing low-level Soul Beasts, and left with the others before the Soul Master Competition.
• Tang San questioned why Tang Hao had helped Du Cheng, but Tang Hao told him to use the girls’ revealed Soul Rings and Soul Skills to find ways to counter them.

Du Cheng and Blue Tyrant Academy arrived at the Heaven Dou City competition grounds, where his teasing of Liu Erlong raised their bond value. At the opening ceremony, Tang San and his teammates endured their humiliating Shrek uniforms, while Jade Xiaogang grew furious after seeing Liu Erlong with Du Cheng.

• Liu Erlong and Xiao Wu headed to the competition grounds, where teams from six regions would compete for qualification spots.
• Du Cheng drew jealous stares from young Soul Masters, then smacked Liu Erlong's butt after she warned him that rivals might target him; the system announced their bond value had reached 35.
• Tang San and the others arrived in garish Shrek uniforms bearing an oversized emblem and an advertisement seeking title sponsors.
• Tang San noticed Jade Xiaogang grinding his teeth, and Jade Xiaogang claimed the ugly uniforms would make their names known quickly.

Master convinced Tang San and the others to embrace the attention their ridiculous uniforms attracted and to save their strength against Du Cheng for the finals. At the opening ceremony, Blue Tyrant Academy’s beautiful students drew the crowd’s attention away from them, leaving Du Cheng to anticipate becoming the target of jealousy.

• Master told Tang San that strong performances could turn ridicule of their uniforms into admiration.
• Master advised Tang San to conceal his strength against Du Cheng until the finals, and Tang San agreed because he wanted to defeat Du Cheng publicly and expose Xiao Wu’s identity.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun accepted Tang San’s decision, and the team proudly went to the opening ceremony.
• Spectators mocked Tang San’s team uniforms, but the arrival of Blue Tyrant Academy’s girls quickly captivated the crowd.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing joked with Du Cheng about their popularity, and Du Cheng predicted that he would soon attract jealousy.

Tang San and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy second team drew Purple Star Academy as their first opponent and swiftly defeated them. The competition began with Tang San’s group advancing after a decisive opening match.

• Du Cheng greeted the audience while the teams gathered for the competition’s opening ceremony.
• Dai Mubai asked Tang San not to draw Blue Tyrant Academy, and Tang San confidently agreed.
• Tang San drew Purple Star Academy as Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s opponent for the first match.
• Tang San selected Dai Mubai, Fatty, A Nuo, Qing Ping, Ling Yue, and Long Yue to compete with him.
• The Purple Star leader mocked Tang San’s group, and Tang San ordered his teammates to end the match quickly.
• As soon as the referee began the match, Tang San and his teammates launched their Soul Skills and left only the battered Purple Star leader standing.

Tang San’s ruthless victory over Purple Star Academy angered Xiao Wu and drew Du Cheng’s attention, while the next match paired Blue Tyrant Academy against Canghui Academy. Du Cheng revealed that he had become a Soul Emperor, accepted Ye Zhiqiu’s request to fight at full strength, and began the match with a giant carrot.

• Tang San dismissed complaints about his team’s severe injuries, arguing that opponents who could not withstand one move did not deserve to be called geniuses.
• Xiao Wu asked Du Cheng to teach Tang San’s team a lesson if they faced them, and Du Cheng agreed.
• The draw matched Blue Tyrant Academy against Canghui Academy, where Du Cheng reunited with Ye Zhiqiu and revealed he was a Soul Emperor.
• Ye Zhiqiu and his students asked Du Cheng to fight at full strength so they could recognize the gap and strengthen their resolve.
• Du Cheng began the match by enlarging a carrot to dozens of meters as Canghui Academy’s team reacted to his six powerful Soul Rings.

Blue Tyrant Academy defeated Canghui Academy in a swift match, with Ning Rongrong's support helping Du Cheng overpower the opposing team. Afterward, Ning Rongrong reunited with Ning Fengzhi, who praised her performance and advised her to focus on teamwork, before the group parted to avoid suspicion.

• Ning Rongrong boosted Du Cheng with her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, and he sent Canghui Academy's team flying with one blow.
• Canghui Academy conceded, and the referee declared Blue Tyrant Academy the winner as the crowd complained about the short matches.
• Xue Ye recognized Ning Rongrong as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's little princess, and Ning Fengzhi confirmed her identity.
• Du Cheng took Ning Rongrong and the others to meet Ning Fengzhi, where Rongrong asked about her performance and he praised her while advising her to cooperate with her team.
• Ning Fengzhi told them to return to Blue Tyrant Academy to avoid suspicion, and Du Cheng promised they would speak again after the competition.

Du Cheng met Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, who gave him her personal token and expressed a desire to befriend him. Ning Fengzhi warned Xue Qinghe not to try recruiting Du Cheng, and she agreed to build a friendship with him instead.

• Xue Qinghe approached Du Cheng and introduced herself as the Heaven Dou Empire's Crown Prince, then invited him to call her Big Brother Xue.
• Xue Qinghe gave Du Cheng her personal token so he could contact her at the Imperial Palace.
• Du Cheng asked Ning Rongrong about her relationship with Xue Qinghe and remarked that they would likely become close in the future.
• Xue Qinghe praised Du Cheng to Ning Fengzhi, who described his strength and potential.
• Ning Fengzhi advised Xue Qinghe to befriend Du Cheng rather than try to recruit him, and she accepted his guidance.

Tang San’s growing arrogance strained his relationship with Oscar and silenced the rest of the Shrek group before the next competition matches. Du Cheng’s team hoped to face Tang San, while Flender’s advertising deal left Shrek wearing a toilet slogan as the referee began drawing opponents.

• At the competition grounds, Tang San ordered the Shrek team to handle their matches as they had the day before, and Oscar objected that this would be excessive.
• Tang San insulted Oscar, threatened him, and sent him away from the team; Oscar left with resentment.
• Tang San asked the others whether they opposed his plan, and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun voiced support while hiding their misgivings.
• Xiao Wu told Du Cheng she hoped to face Tang San, and Du Cheng said their teams might meet if they were lucky.
• Flender secured a toilet advertisement for Shrek, whose uniforms now displayed the Huang Family Toilet slogan.
• The referee explained that teams would learn their opponents only after the draw, then reached into the box to select the next matches.

Blue Tyrant Academy drew the Elephant Armor Sect in the first match, and Liu Erlong told Du Cheng’s team to hold back and entertain the audience. Du Cheng accepted her offer of one thousand Gold Soul Coins, then faced the Elephant Armor Sect as Tang San watched and resolved to study their strength.

• The referee announced Blue Tyrant Academy versus the Elephant Armor Sect as the first match.
• Liu Erlong asked Du Cheng’s team to conceal some strength and make the fight entertaining, and Du Cheng negotiated a payment of one thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Tang San complained that Du Cheng had taken the chance to defeat the famous Elephant Armor Sect, but Ma Hongjun persuaded him to watch and learn about Blue Tyrant Academy’s strength.
• Du Cheng and the seven burly members of the Elephant Armor Sect stepped onto the Fighting Stage.

The Elephant Armor Sect team transformed into enormous, tusked fighters, making spectators doubt Blue Tyrant Academy could win their second-round match. Wang Laoliu stayed loyal to his prediction and bet all his recent winnings on Du Cheng's team as the battle began.

• The fourteen contestants saluted each other before the second-round match began.
• The Elephant Armor Sect members activated their soul rings, grew larger, and stomped the Fighting Stage, revealing their formidable physiques and soul-ring ranks.
• Spectators questioned Wang Laoliu's prediction that Blue Tyrant Academy would win, and he insisted that his judgment came from careful analysis.
• Wang Laoliu bet three Gold Soul Coins on Blue Tyrant Academy to win.

Wang Laoliu persuaded a skeptical spectator to bet on Blue Tyrant Academy, while Du Cheng let the girls handle the match against the Elephant Armor Sect. The girls revealed their Level 50 strength, shocking Hu Yanzhen and Hu Yanli, and Xiao Wu attacked Hu Yanli as the fight began.

• Wang Laoliu argued with a spectator until the man bet one Gold Soul Coin on Blue Tyrant Academy to win.
• Hu Yanli told Du Cheng and the girls to release their martial souls, and Du Cheng said the girls could fight without him.
• Hu Yanli charged at Du Cheng after taking offense at his and Xiao Wu's confidence.
• Hu Yanzhen praised his grandson to Salas and Xue Ye, but was shocked when the girls revealed five soul rings and Level 50 strength.
• Xiao Wu punched toward Hu Yanli and challenged him to prove his strength.

Xiao Wu and the Blue Tyrant Academy team turned the match against the Elephant Armor Sect around with coordinated attacks and Ning Rongrong’s buffs. After Hu Yanli was knocked off the stage, Ning Fengzhi confronted Hu Yanzhen for secretly sending instructions to his disciples, but Hu Yanzhen denied it as the battle continued.

• Xiao Wu and the Blue Tyrant Academy team threw the Elephant Armor Sect members to the ground, prompting Ning Fengzhi to mock Hu Yanzhen.
• Hu Yanli ordered the Elephant Armor Sect team to form a line and advance, reducing Xiao Wu and the others’ room to maneuver.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Rongrong to fall back and activate her buffs, and Ning Rongrong revealed her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to the audience.
• Xiao Wu and the others used their boosted soul skills and the threat of poison to exploit the Elephant Armor Sect’s defenses, while Zhu Zhuqing struck Hu Yanli and sent him off the stage.
• Ning Fengzhi accused Hu Yanzhen of secretly communicating with his disciples, but Hu Yanzhen denied doing anything as the fight continued.

Xiao Wu and the Blue Tyrant Academy team defeated the Elephant Armor Sect after Hu Yanzhen prompted his students to unleash their soul skills. Hu Yanzhen left the arena promising a stronger performance next time, while the victorious crowd celebrated.

• Hu Yanzhen reminded the Elephant Armor Sect members to use their soul skills, and they began holding their ground against Xiao Wu and her teammates.
• Xiao Wu used her Charm soul skill to daze the opponents, allowing the girls to attack while Tai Long drove the remaining Elephant Armor Sect members off the stage.
• Hu Yanzhen rose angrily, but Ning Fengzhi warned him not to interfere and reminded him that Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo could face him.
• Salas comforted Hu Yanzhen, who promised Hu Yanli would surprise Ning Fengzhi in a rematch and kept quiet about Hu Yanli's head soul bone.
• The referee declared Blue Tyrant Academy the winner, and Wang Laoliu celebrated with Huang Cun, whose bet had earned him forty Gold Soul Coins.

Blue Tyrant Academy defeated the Elephant Armor Sect, while Tang San watched with frustration and confidence that Shrek Academy would do better. At Canghui Academy, Shi Nian dismissed Ye Zhiqiu’s concerns and set out to deal with rival teams that might threaten his academy.

• Huang Cun apologized to Wang Laoliu, then angered him by mentioning that Wang’s sister-in-law had spent all day in a room with Niu Family Second Brother.
• The referee declared Blue Tyrant Academy the winner, and Xiao Wu and the others celebrated around Du Cheng while Tai Long silently resented being overlooked.
• Hu Yanli congratulated Du Cheng but vowed to win when they met again, and both teams bowed before leaving the stage.
• Tang San watched the match and thought Shrek Academy would have beaten the Elephant Armor Sect even faster.
• Shi Nian told Ye Zhiqiu to focus on Canghui Academy’s matches and said someone else would handle their threats, then left to target rival academies.

Ye Zhiqiu warned Du Cheng that Shi Nian was certain to attack, then confronted Shi Nian when he arrived. Shi Nian trapped Du Cheng and the others in an illusion of a desolate wilderness, leaving them to face his attack.

• Weiwei and the other Canghui Academy soul masters urged Ye Zhiqiu to oppose Shi Nian’s underhanded plans, even if it cost them a chance at a better ranking.
• Ye Zhiqiu found Du Cheng and warned him that Shi Nian would attack them soon.
• Shi Nian arrived and accused Ye Zhiqiu of betraying Canghui Academy, then threatened him and Du Cheng.
• Shi Nian revealed that he had targeted Du Cheng because Qing Yi and Qing Xuan were beautiful, and Du Cheng apologized to Ye Zhiqiu for the coming loss of his Vice Dean.
• Shi Nian activated his plan and changed the surrounding scenery, trapping Du Cheng and the others in a desolate wilderness.

Du Cheng fought Shi Nian, a Soul Saint who had lured him and his companions into the wilderness to kill him. Du Cheng broke Shi Nian’s illusions and overwhelmed him with his strength, leaving the injured Shi Nian unable to resist.

• Shi Nian revealed that he had used an illusion to draw Du Cheng and the others away from the judges, intending to kill them without leaving evidence.
• Du Cheng revealed his Soul Emperor strength and struck Shi Nian with his staff-shaped carrot before Shi Nian could finish boasting.
• Shi Nian trapped Du Cheng in his Nightmare illusion, but Du Cheng recognized and shattered it by slapping away the illusion of his former class monitor, Ge Erniu.
• Du Cheng concluded that Shi Nian’s illusions posed no threat to him and launched a powerful attack with his enlarged carrot.
• Shi Nian’s illusions failed against Du Cheng, who struck him twice and left him pale and badly injured on the ground.

Du Cheng killed Shi Nian after rejecting his threats, and Ye Zhiqiu agreed to explain the incident to Canghui Academy. Qing Yi found a soul bone on Shi Nian’s corpse, which Du Cheng gave to her, before Xiao Wu arrived and asked where he had been.

• Shi Nian warned Du Cheng that killing him would provoke Canghui Academy’s Dean, but Du Cheng dismissed the threat and killed him with a blow from his carrot.
• Ye Zhiqiu asked to collect Shi Nian’s body, and Du Cheng agreed while telling him to explain what happened.
• Qing Yi gave Du Cheng the left arm soul bone found on Shi Nian, and Du Cheng gave it to her while promising to find one for Qing Xuan later.
• Xiao Wu arrived and suspiciously asked Du Cheng where he had gone, and Qing Yi explained that he had just dealt with an ambush.

After a failed assassination attempt left Du Cheng unharmed, he and his team continued winning matches and faced Blazing Academy in their eleventh battle. Huo Wu challenged Du Cheng, setting the stage for a heated match.

• Xiao Wu worried over Du Cheng after Qing Yi mentioned the assassination, and Du Cheng reassured her that the attacker was dead.
• Du Cheng and the girls kept winning their matches, while only Shrek Academy matched Blue Tyrant Academy’s record.
• Wang Laoliu predicted Blue Tyrant Academy would beat Blazing Academy, and Huo Wu bristled at the spectators’ confidence in them.
• Huo Wu challenged Du Cheng to fight, and he said whether he joined the match depended on Blazing Academy’s strength.
• Huo Wushuang urged Huo Wu to prepare for battle after hearing her exchange with Du Cheng.

Blazing Academy launched its coordinated attack against Blue Tyrant Academy, but Xiao Wu and her teammates resisted and turned the fight around. Huo Wu used her Repelling Fire Ring to scatter them and led an assault on Ning Rongrong, only for Du Cheng to intervene at the last moment.

• Huo Wushuang told Huo Wu to wait until after the competition to talk with Du Cheng, while privately deciding to teach him a lesson.
• Du Cheng declined to join the match, leaving Xiao Wu and the others to face Blazing Academy as Huo Wu began the attack.
• Tai Long blocked Huo Wu’s strike against Du Cheng, and Ning Rongrong healed him and strengthened his aura.
• Zhu Zhuqing forced Huo Yun and Huo Yu onto the defensive, prompting Huo Wu to use her Repelling Fire Ring and scatter Blue Tyrant Academy’s formation.
• Huo Wu and her teammates charged at Ning Rongrong, but Du Cheng spoke up just as Huo Wu was about to strike her.

Du Cheng pinned Huo Wu during their fight, provoking her with repeated carrot pokes and forcing her to admit defeat after her teammates were eliminated. Huo Wu vowed to win next time, while Du Cheng awkwardly released her and she fell onto the stage.

• Du Cheng poked Huo Wu twice more, and the system notified him that he had gained Bond Value and lottery opportunities.
• Huo Wu attacked Du Cheng in a rage, but he trapped her legs and restrained her on the Fighting Stage.
• Huo Wushuang told Huo Wu to admit defeat because the match was over and their team had lost.
• Huo Wu admitted defeat and warned Du Cheng that she would win next time.
• Du Cheng released Huo Wu, causing her to fall onto the stage, and Huo Wushuang protested before Huo Wu stopped him.