Chapter Summaries

Ye Feng and the Shrek Team prepared to face Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Second Team, angered by the opponents’ privileged introduction and taunts. The match was about to begin, with Ye Feng telling his teammates to defeat their opponents in one move.

• Bai Chenxiang chose to sit out, and Ye Feng agreed that Ma Hongjun would compete while Oscar stayed below with her.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun vowed to finish the match quickly, but Ye Feng wanted to give the opponents time to use their soul skills so he could copy some.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy received a grand entrance while the host barely introduced Shrek, prompting Ma Hongjun and Ye Feng to complain about the unfair treatment.
• Ye Feng told the Shrek Team to defeat their opponents in one move, and the team took the arena opposite Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Second Team.
• Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun traded insults with a flamboyantly dressed opponent, while the Second Team’s captain threatened to cripple them.
• The referee called both teams to prepare, and the Shrek Team readied themselves to begin the match.

Shrek Academy overwhelmed the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team in the opening match, while Ning Fengzhi and Salas clashed over Shrek’s prospects. The chapter ended with Ye Feng gaining an improved invincibility skill after Xiao Wu used her Invincible Golden Body, and the stunned arena falling silent.

• Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas discussed Shrek Academy and which team Ning Fengzhi favored, with Ning and the Emperor rebuffing Salas.
• Shrek and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team summoned their martial souls, revealing Shrek’s stronger lineup and Ye Feng’s unreadable strength.
• Dai Mubai launched Shrek’s attack while Tang San restrained opponents, and Ye Feng quickly knocked three team members out.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai defeated the remaining opponents with their strongest spirit skills, supported by Ning Rongrong.
• Ye Feng gained absolute defense and a three-second invincibility duration by fusing his Invincible Golden Light Shield with Xiao Wu’s Invincible Golden Body.
• Shrek instantly defeated the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team, leaving all eighty thousand spectators speechless.

After Shrek Academy’s decisive victory over Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Second Team, Ning Fengzhi congratulated the team and took Ye Feng to meet Xue Qinghe. Xue Qinghe revealed that Ning Fengzhi had secretly obtained a precious soul bone for Ye Feng, and Ning Fengzhi asked him to show it.

• Shrek Academy defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Second Team, drawing cheers while Emperor Xue Ye left in anger.
• Ye Feng and the Shrek team escaped the Great Soul Arena before the crowd could surround them.
• Ning Fengzhi congratulated the team, then asked Ye Feng to accompany him while Ning Rongrong stayed behind with the others.
• Ning Fengzhi brought Ye Feng to a teahouse, where they met Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Qinghe told Ye Feng that Ning Fengzhi had asked him to find a precious soul bone, and Ning Fengzhi asked Xue Qinghe to bring it out.

Ye Feng received a perfect hundred-thousand-year Shadow Blink Left Leg Bone from Ning Fengzhi, despite initially trying to refuse it because of its value. Qian Renxue explained its phasing ability and limits, and Ye Feng planned to keep it as a concealed defense.

• Xue Qinghe presented Ye Feng with a box containing a hundred-thousand-year soul bone, and Ye Feng's All-Knowing Eye saw through Qian Renxue's disguise.
• Ye Feng opened the box and found a complete, perfect leg bone whose aura surpassed Ning Fengzhi's own hundred-thousand-year spirit bones.
• Ye Feng tried to refuse the soul bone, but Ning Fengzhi insisted that he accept it, and Ye Feng agreed to repay him in the future.
• Qian Renxue identified the bone as the Shadow Blink Left Leg Bone and explained that it let its user enter a phased state immune to attacks but unable to attack in return.
• Ye Feng decided to keep the ability secret as a potential lifesaving trump card, and Ning Fengzhi suggested they enjoy tea before returning.

After an engaging conversation with Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi, Ye Feng left to meet Ning Rongrong and the others, then encountered Grandmaster and Liu Erlong arguing over their love and blood relation. Ye Feng claimed he could help them but withheld his solution after Liu Erlong dismissed him, leaving her furious.

• Ye Feng impressed Qian Renxue with his knowledge and ideas, and she grew attracted to him while Ning Fengzhi approved of his relationship with Ning Rongrong.
• Ye Feng declined Qian Renxue's invitation to lunch and went to meet Ning Rongrong, Bai Chenxiang, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• The group spotted Grandmaster drinking with Liu Erlong, who confronted him for avoiding their relationship because they were related by blood.
• Ye Feng identified their dilemma and offered to help, but teased Liu Erlong by refusing to explain after she spoke dismissively.
• Liu Erlong smashed the table and angrily threatened Ye Feng.

Ye Feng offered to help Liu Erlong and Grandmaster resolve the conflict over their close blood relationship, after defeating Liu Erlong in a brief fight. He proposed they become a DINK spiritual couple, and they accepted the idea and reunited emotionally.

• Liu Erlong attacked Ye Feng, but their clash of fists sent her stumbling back and revealed his superior strength.
• Liu Erlong agreed to treat Ye Feng to a meal in exchange for his solution, and the group moved to a private room.
• Ye Feng explained that Liu Erlong and Grandmaster could be a spiritual couple without crossing physical boundaries.
• Grandmaster enthusiastically asked Liu Erlong to become his spiritual partner, and she tearfully agreed.

Ye Feng and the Shrek team prepared to face the Elephant Armored Academy, whose powerful defensive martial souls came from the Elephant Armored Sect. As both teams entered the arena, Ning Fengzhi suspected Salas had rigged the draw and arranged extra protection against danger outside the match.

• Flender warned the team that the Elephant Armored Academy had three level-40 members and three more close to that level, but Ye Feng and the others dismissed the threat.
• Ye Feng insisted on competing in every match for his War God Trial and selected Tang San, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Bai Chenxiang, Oscar, and himself for the lineup.
• Tang San explained that the Diamond Mammoth had formidable defense but was slow, and Ye Feng decided that Oscar and Bai Chenxiang should compete while Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong sat out.
• Bone Douluo asked Ning Fengzhi why Huyan Zhen had come to watch, and Ning Fengzhi deduced that Salas wanted to see his Elephant Armored Academy face Shrek.
• Salas challenged Ning Fengzhi's confidence in Shrek, but Ning Fengzhi stood by the team and had Sword Douluo secretly protect them against possible attacks.
• The Elephant Armored Team and the Shrek Team entered the arena for their match.

The Shrek Team faced the Elephant Armored Team, whose powerful Diamond Mammoth martial souls made them seem nearly impossible to move. Ye Feng and his teammates overwhelmed them through sheer strength, flight, and coordinated attacks, leaving the Elephant Armored Team crying out in pain.

• Huyan Li and Dai Mubai introduced their teams, and the battle began as both sides summoned their martial souls.
• Ye Feng shook the arena with a punch, stunning the Elephant Armored Team and drawing questions from Huyan Zhen about his strength.
• Oscar gave Tang San and the others Flying Mushroom Sausages, allowing them to take to the air while Bai Chenxiang flew ahead.
• Tang San trapped the Elephant Armored Team with Blue Silver Prison, but they broke free and forced his teammates back with their massive palms.
• Ye Feng rushed among the Elephant Armored Team and sent its members flying, allowing Tang San and the others to join in and pummel them.

Shrek Academy defeated the Elephant Armored Team, and Huyan Li accidentally revealed that he possessed a soul bone. Ye Feng sensed Shi Nian’s malice but waited a week without being attacked; after Shrek continued its winning streak, the team’s next opponent forfeited, giving them a day off.

• Shrek overwhelmed the Elephant Armored Team, and Huyan Li revealed his soul bone while speaking to Ye Feng.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Huyan Zhen that others might covet the soul bone, and Huyan Zhen decided to leave the tournament after the match.
• The crowd celebrated Shrek’s victory as Shi Nian told the Blue Sunshine Academy Team he would deal with Shrek himself.
• Ye Feng sensed Shi Nian’s malice and suspected he had become Shi Nian’s target, but Shi Nian made no move during the following week.
• Shrek, Thunderclap Academy, and Godwind Academy each finished the first six rounds undefeated, with Shrek regarded as the strongest.
• On the eighth day, Shrek’s opponents forfeited, and Ma Hongjun welcomed the unexpected day of rest.

Ye Feng and the others went to the Great Soul Arena viewing area, where Tang San identified the strongest tournament teams and they watched Godwind Academy and Skywater Academy fight. After observing their opponents, Ye Feng led his team back, mindful that Shi Nian was preparing to strike.

• Ye Feng led the team out of the lounge, and they crossed paths with Shi Nian and the Blue Sunshine Academy Team, whose hostility Ye Feng sensed was close to erupting.
• Tang San named Elephant Armored Academy, Thunderclap Academy, Godwind Academy, Skywater Academy, and Blazing Fire Academy as teams to watch.
• At the viewing area, Flender explained that spectators were upset because the team's opponents had forfeited and the team had not appeared.
• The team watched Godwind Academy overwhelm its opponents with diving attacks and Skywater Academy exploit its opponents' reluctance to strike the beautiful competitors.
• Ye Feng smacked Ma Hongjun for leering at Skywater Academy's fighters, then called the team back because they still faced a difficult battle against Shi Nian's Remnant Dream Spirit.

Ye Feng led Shrek Academy's students away from the Great Soul Arena and was ambushed by Shi Nian, a level seventy-two Spirit Saint. Ye Feng broke Shi Nian's Nightmare illusion and killed him, leaving Tang San and the others stunned by his strength.

• Ye Feng gathered the Shrek Academy group and led them away from the Great Soul Arena, while an unseen watcher followed them.
• Tang San noticed the road home was taking too long, and Shi Nian appeared, revealing that he had planned to ambush and kill them.
• Ye Feng struck Shi Nian's illusory body, then used gray beams to break the Nightmare illusion and reveal their location outside Heaven Dou City.
• Ye Feng revealed his Martial Soul Possession and spirit rings, then used Netherworld Phantom Clone and Seven Kill Void Breaking Chaotic Burst Strike to kill Shi Nian.
• Tang San and the others watched in shock as Ye Feng's power left him seeming far beyond their level.

After Ye Feng killed Shi Nian, he explained how Shi Nian’s illusion ability had been countered and took the spirit bone and other spoils. Back at Shrek Academy, Grandmaster ordered everyone to conceal what happened, while Sword Douluo erased the evidence at the scene.

• Ye Feng searched Shi Nian’s body, finding a head spirit bone and a Storage Soul Tool containing over a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Ye Feng explained that Shi Nian was powerful but that his All-Knowing Eye countered the Seventh Spirit Ability, Nightmare, and the group left the scene.
• After Shrek Academy returned, Sword Douluo arrived and erased the traces of Shi Nian’s death.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji reacted with relief and anger when they learned Shi Nian had attacked the students.
• Grandmaster told everyone to deny that the encounter had happened, and Oscar agreed.

Ye Feng gave the Seven-Colored Spirit Bone to Ning Rongrong, who absorbed it and gained powerful illusion and communication abilities. Shrek Academy then faced Blazing Fire Academy in the eleventh round, with both teams taking the central arena as the spectators watched.

• Grandmaster examined Ye Feng's Seven-Colored Spirit Bone and identified it as a gemstone-type bone suited to support and illusion Soul Masters.
• Ye Feng gave the bone to Ning Rongrong, who accepted it gratefully and absorbed it the next morning, gaining an Illusionary Space that strengthened allies and disoriented enemies.
• Shrek Academy finished the tenth round undefeated and was matched against Blazing Fire Academy in the eleventh round.
• Ma Hongjun eagerly anticipated testing his flames against Blazing Fire Academy, while Ye Feng warned him that the team excelled at coordinated fire-based combat.
• Huo Wushuang led Blazing Fire Academy onto the central arena, and Ye Feng noted that Huo Wu was level 43 and had a Fire Shadow martial soul.

The Shrek Team defeated the Blazing Fire Academy Team in a one-sided arena match, leaving the Shrek Team with eleven consecutive wins. Afterward, Ye Feng lamented that the match had not increased his Spirit Evolution Progress and planned to spar with Liu Erlong.

• Dai Mubai challenged Huo Wushuang, but Huo Wushuang refused to surrender before the match began.
• Both teams unleashed their Martial Spirits, and Dai Mubai charged Huo Wushuang as the Blazing Fire Academy Team filled the arena with intense heat.
• Ye Feng knocked out one opponent with a punch, while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing quickly defeated their assigned opponents.
• Tang San attacked Huo Wu but was blasted back by her flaming defense as Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing eliminated the remaining opponents.
• Huo Wushuang conceded the match, and Huo Wu vowed to defeat Tang San next time.
• Ye Feng complained that the weak opponents had not raised his Spirit Evolution Progress and decided to seek a spar with Liu Erlong.

The Tournament Organizing Committee, led by Salas and Ning Fengzhi, visited Shrek Academy to investigate Canghui Academy's accusation that Shrek's team had crippled its students. Salas pushed to punish Shrek, while Flender denied the charge and the committee ordered the students to be questioned separately.

• Salas and Ning Fengzhi arrived at Shrek Academy with their escorts, and Flender welcomed them while pretending not to recognize Salas.
• Salas demanded to know what had happened, but Flender claimed he had no idea why the committee had come.
• Salas accused Shrek's team of using excessive force and turning all seven Canghui Academy students into idiots.
• Flender denied the accusation, argued that Shrek had followed the rules, and claimed Canghui Academy was slandering them after losing.
• Salas ordered Shrek's participating students to be gathered for separate questioning, and Flender objected.

Ye Feng admitted that he had mentally damaged Canghui Academy’s team after they used their Seven-in-One Spirit Fusion Skill against Shrek, and Ning Fengzhi warned him that his actions had given Salas grounds to cause trouble. Shrek continued dominating the Preliminary Match, and the final round began with the advancing teams already decided.

• Flender questioned Ye Feng about Canghui Academy, and Ye Feng admitted that he had caused the team’s mental damage in retaliation for their attack on Shrek.
• Ning Fengzhi explained the Pope’s Token and warned Ye Feng that his actions could have let Salas delay or disqualify Shrek; Ye Feng acknowledged he had acted too impulsively.
• Divine Wind Academy forfeited its match against Shrek, and Thunderclap Academy later did the same, disappointing Ye Feng, who had hoped to copy some of its skills.
• The final round began with Shrek ranked first after winning all twenty-six matches, followed by Thunderclap, Divine Wind, Blazing Fire, and Skywater Academies.
• The five teams advancing to the next stage were Shrek Academy, Thunderclap Academy, Divine Wind Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, and Skywater Academy.

The Shrek Team faced the Heavenly Water Academy Team in the final round of the Preliminary Match, as Shui Yue'er openly showed her admiration for Ye Feng. The match began with Shrek launching an immediate attack, leaving the battle unresolved.

• The Shrek Team entered the Great Soul Arena and drew wary attention from the other academy teams.
• Shui Yue'er praised Ye Feng's looks and asked about his strength, but Ye Feng kept his level secret.
• Dai Mubai and Shui Bing'er introduced themselves as their teams' captains before both teams released their martial souls.
• After the referee started the match, Dai Mubai charged toward Shui Bing'er, Tang San sent Blue Silver Grass toward the Heavenly Water Academy members, and Ye Feng struck toward Shui Yue'er with an open palm.

Ye Feng and the Shrek Team faced the Skywater Team, whose Martial Soul Fusion Skill unleashed an Ice Phoenix and swept the arena with snow and ice. Ye Feng and Zhu Zhuqing answered with their own fusion, transforming into a Golden-winged Great Peng and stunning the arena.

• Ye Feng sent Shui Yue'er flying with a light strike, but Shui Bing'er froze her in midair and returned her safely to the arena.
• Shui Bing'er's freezing spirit skill had no effect on Ye Feng, who revealed his ice immunity before Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to become an Ice Phoenix and cover the arena with freezing snow, while Tang San rallied the Shrek Team behind Fatty's flames and a Blue Silver Grass wall.
• Ye Feng and Zhu Zhuqing joined their Martial Souls, transformed into a Golden-winged Great Peng, and drove the ice and snow beyond the arena.
• The Ice Phoenix descended and prostrated itself, Fatty collapsed in fear, and the spectators erupted at the sight of the Golden-winged Great Peng.

After Shrek Team won the Preliminary Match, Emperor Xue Ye awarded its members viscount titles and announced plans for the Promotion Tournament. Ye Feng’s Spirit Evolution Progress reached 49 points, and the story left the qualified teams preparing to compete at the Royal Hunting Ground.

• Shui Bing'er conceded after Ye Feng broke her Martial Soul Fusion Skill, ending the Preliminary Match with Shrek Team in first place.
• Ye Feng found that using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill had raised his Spirit Evolution Progress to 49 out of 50.
• Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas presented qualification certificates to the top five teams.
• Emperor Xue Ye granted viscount titles to all nine Shrek Team members and baron titles to members of the other qualifying teams, prompting Salas to object.
• Emperor Xue Ye rejected Salas's objection and announced that the Promotion Tournament would take place at the Royal Hunting Ground with teams from five duchies and kingdoms.

Emperor Xue Ye offered rewards to recruit promising Spirit Masters, while Huo Wu challenged Tang San and was thrown aside when she attacked him. Later, Tang San confided in Ye Feng that his Blue Silver Grass was failing him and began considering developing the Clear Sky Hammer.

• Emperor Xue Ye promised a spirit beast under thirty thousand years old to the three academies with the most Promotion Tournament victories, deepening the visible tension with Salas.
• Huo Wu challenged Tang San to a fight without martial spirits or Soul Power, but Tang San refused and redirected her kick into Huo Wushuang's arms when she attacked him.
• Ye Feng teased Tang San about attracting women as Shrek's group returned to the academy, and Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong traded playful remarks.
• Late at night, Tang San visited Ye Feng and worried that his Blue Silver Grass lacked the power and control needed of a Control-type Soul Master.
• Tang San recalled struggling against Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er and considered developing the Clear Sky Hammer.