Chapter Summaries

Jing Shaoyu and his six teammates accepted a special final assessment: challenge ten Advanced Soul Master Academies within fifteen days, with Sun Moon Royal Academy as their final opponent and no allowance for defeat there. As Cai Yue'er led them out to begin, the team discussed how the assessment could qualify them to compete for the next Shrek Seven Monsters selection.

• Shen Yi explained that the seven had to spar with ten Advanced Soul Master Academies within fifteen days, allowing one loss in the first nine matches but requiring victory over Sun Moon Royal Academy.
• Jing Shaoyu and his teammates accepted the assessment, and Ye Xinglan suggested it was connected to the upcoming selection of the Shrek Seven Monsters.
• The group discussed competing for the Shrek Seven Monsters title, which would be selected in four years, and agreed they needed to earn the right to participate.
• The seven gathered at Poseidon Lake the next morning, where Shen Yi told them she would only serve as their nominal leading teacher and would not arrange their matches.
• Cai Yue'er arrived and led the team toward the assessment, saying she would not appear again except for the final exam.

Jing Shaoyu led his team to Heaven Dou Academy and used a loophole in the exam rules to arrange a seven-on-seven sparring match as Shrek Academy students. The match was about to begin, while Cai Yue'er and Yang Yue discussed whether the team might become the next Shrek Seven Monsters.

• Jing Shaoyu explained that his team would challenge Heaven Dou Academy students in a seven-person Soul Battle match, and Li Zhi accepted after consulting his colleagues.
• Heaven Dou Academy publicized the event as a Shrek Academy sparring exchange and gathered students and teachers to watch.
• Jing Shaoyu and his six teammates entered the arena and met the seven Heaven Dou Academy representatives, led by a blond young man.
• Cai Yue'er praised the blond student, and Yang Yue asked whether Jing Shaoyu's team were candidates for the next Shrek Seven Monsters.
• Cai Yue'er said they were not candidates at present, and Yang Yue concluded that the final exam was their assessment.

Jing Shaoyu’s team began its sparring match against Heaven Dou Academy, whose seven members included a five-ring Soul King and six Soul Ancestors. Shrek gained an early advantage by removing Sheng Renjie, but Heaven Dou’s support boosts strengthened its front line as the battles continued.

• Li Zhi refereed as Jing Shaoyu and Xue Tianhe introduced their teams and took their positions.
• Both teams released their Martial Souls, revealing Heaven Dou Academy’s strong lineup and Xue Tianhe’s Light Angel Swan.
• Xu Xiaoyan’s Star Wheel Chains restrained Sheng Renjie, and Wu Siduo attacked him until Li Zhi rescued him from the stage.
• Chen Lin’er used her Bright Heart Treasure Pearl to strengthen Xue Tianhe, Mu Yun, Shi Honglong, and Yan Su.
• Jing Shaoyu and Na’er fought Xue Tianhe in the air while Ye Xinglan battled Mu Yun and Mo Hentian pressed Shi Honglong with repeated hammer strikes.

Shrek Academy defeated Heaven Dou Academy after Gu Yue turned Yi Yutong’s and Chen Lin’er’s earth-control attacks against them and Na’er drove Xue Tianhe off the stage. Mu Yun conceded after Xue Tianhe fell, ending the match in a complete defeat for Heaven Dou Academy.

• Gu Yue made Yi Yutong’s and Chen Lin’er’s feet sink into swamps, and Li Zhi rescued them from the stage.
• Xue Tianhe activated Radiant Light Transformation and dove toward Mo Hentian while Shi Honglong joined the attack.
• Gu Yue blocked Shi Honglong with earth and ice, while Mo Hentian met Xue Tianhe’s strike with her Giant Spirit Hammer.
• Na’er attacked Xue Tianhe as he exposed his back, and he used several pieces of battle armor before falling off the stage.
• Mu Yun conceded, and Heaven Dou Academy’s cadets applauded as the match ended in a complete defeat.

Mo Hentian attended a lecture by Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua in Heaven Dou City, while Jing Shaoyu and the others adjusted their travel plans. The group later reached Heavenly Fate Starry Sky Academy in Tianding City and prepared to begin their sixth challenge match, arriving at its Star Observation Platform.

• Jing Shaoyu agreed to delay the group's departure so Mo Hentian could attend Zhen Hua's lecture, and the others split up to wait or tour Heaven Dou City.
• Jing Shaoyu's group boarded the train to Tianyun City that night and continued their end-of-term exam journey.
• More than halfway through the exam period, the group arrived at Tianding City, where they planned to challenge Heavenly Fate Starry Sky Academy.
• Dean of instruction Li Zhilong welcomed Jing Shaoyu and the others and led them through the academy to its Teaching Building.
• Li Zhilong brought the group up the spiral staircase to the Star Observation Platform, where Jing Shaoyu praised its view of the sky.

Jing Shaoyu and the Shrek Academy team met seven elite cadets from Heavenly Fate Starry Sky Academy on its Star Observation Platform. As both teams prepared to spar, the platform’s array activated and drew starlight into a pillar above them.

• Li Zhilong explained that the Star Observation Platform’s arrays drew down starlight to help cadets cultivate, and Jing Shaoyu anticipated that Xu Xiaoyan might undergo a Martial Soul transformation there.
• Seven Heavenly Fate cadets arrived, and Jing Shaoyu and Xiao Tiantian introduced their teams to each other.
• Both teams revealed unusual lineups, and Li Zhilong reminded them that the match was a spar and they should stop once a point was made.
• The teams moved more than one hundred meters apart and took their positions, with Jing Shaoyu’s group forming up while Xiao Tiantian’s remained in a line.
• Li Zhilong called for the match to begin, and the Star Observation Platform’s array lit up and sent a pillar of light into the sky.

The sixth final-assessment match began on the Star Observation Platform, where star power strengthened both teams and especially empowered Xu Xiaoyan. As Shrek Academy’s blizzard drove Heavenly Fate Starry Sky Academy’s flying team toward the ground, Li Yaoyao broke through the storm as a flaming meteorite and charged at Jing Shaoyu, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue.

• The Star Observation Platform activated, bathing both teams in star power and surrounding Xu Xiaoyan with unusually dense golden mist.
• Li Zhilong started the match, and Wu Siduo, Na'er, Ye Xinglan, and Mo Hentian charged while Heavenly Fate Starry Sky Academy’s seven members took flight.
• Jing Shaoyu recognized Xiao Tiantian’s Devil King Martial Soul and identified the other Heavenly Fate cadets’ Martial Souls, including Xu Yile’s Flying Star Crown.
• Gu Yue combined Ice and Wind Elements with Jing Shaoyu’s Wind Binding Art to unleash a blizzard that battered the airborne Heavenly Fate team.
• Xiao Tiantian called on Li Yaoyao, who transformed into a flaming meteorite and broke through the blizzard toward Jing Shaoyu, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue.

Mo Hentian stopped Li Yaoyao’s attack while Gu Yue’s blizzard forced Heavenly Fate’s team to land, where Jing Shaoyu’s group quickly eliminated several opponents. Xu Xiaoyan’s Star Staff triggered a Star Power Riot that ended the match and left her and Ye Xinglan still absorbing its power.

• Mo Hentian struck Li Yaoyao out of her meteorite form and Li Zhilong carried her from the arena.
• Xiao Tiantian, Gu Tianming, and Han Yushang attacked after landing, but Ye Xinglan repelled Xiao Tiantian while Wu Siduo and Na'er eliminated Gu Tianming and Han Yushang.
• Ye Zishu, Zhang Xining, and Xu Yile landed to support Xiao Tiantian, prompting Xu Xiaoyan to unleash Starlight, Brilliance and trigger a Star Power Riot.
• Jing Shaoyu ordered Ye Xinglan to absorb the Starlight Force, while Wu Siduo, Na'er, and Mo Hentian eliminated Heavenly Fate’s remaining fighters.
• Li Zhilong recognized Xu Xiaoyan’s Star Staff and told Heavenly Fate’s cadets to absorb the Starlight Force; after more than two hours, Jing Shaoyu had nearly advanced two ranks while Xu Xiaoyan and Ye Xinglan continued refining the power.

After Xu Xiaoyan and Ye Xinglan gained breakthroughs from the Starlight Force, Jing Shaoyu’s team continued its final examination and reached Mingdu to challenge Sun Moon Royal Academy. Cai Yue’er appeared before Shen Yi could issue the challenge, saying she had things to explain.

• Xu Xiaoyan revealed that her Soul Power had reached rank forty and that Bai Xue had evolved into a Star Aspect Soul Spirit, while Ye Xinglan’s Soul Power also reached rank forty and her Star God Sword completed its second awakening.
• Shen Yi reminded the team that examination rules barred them from returning to Shrek City before completing the assessment, so Xu Xiaoyan and Ye Xinglan agreed to postpone fusing with their Soul Spirits.
• Jing Shaoyu led the team and Shen Yi to Mingdu on the twelfth day of the final examination, where they saw the city’s advanced technology and Sky Cars.
• The group arrived at Sun Moon Royal Academy, and Jing Shaoyu asked Shen Yi to issue a challenge on Shrek Academy’s behalf.
• Cai Yue’er appeared and stopped Shen Yi before she could issue the challenge, saying she had a few things to explain.

Jing Shaoyu and six Shrek Academy cadets prepared to challenge Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in a match broadcast across Mingdu and the Federation. After enduring the academy’s hostility and political chants, they entered the Great Soul Arena, where the battle was about to begin.

• Cai Yue'er told Jing Shaoyu’s group that they had to defend Shrek Academy’s undefeated record and promised them a chance to become the next Shrek Seven Monsters if they won.
• Shen Yi submitted Shrek’s challenge, and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy set the match rules, including a live broadcast and an audience of its cadets.
• Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy promoted the contest as a battle of genius youths, while Tang Wulin’s group chose to challenge Mingdu Advanced Soul Master Academy instead.
• Jing Shaoyu’s group waited for two hours, then entered the Great Soul Arena as the academy’s cadets chanted hostile slogans outside.
• Gu Yue formed a soundproof barrier so Jing Shaoyu’s group could discuss tactics, and the seven walked into the arena as the match was about to start.

Jing Shaoyu and Shrek Academy’s six students faced Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy’s World-Shaking Seven Stars in a hostile arena as both sides prepared for their match. The chapter ended just after the referee started the battle, with the teams in formation and staring each other down.

• Jing Shaoyu summoned Anya, whose Sacred Unicorn aura shielded his group from the hostile crowd’s curses.
• Jing Shaoyu and Gu Yue mocked Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy’s spectators and officials, prompting the referee to silence the arena and raise a protective barrier.
• The referee announced that the match would continue until one side was defeated, intervening only to prevent serious injury, disability, or death.
• Jing Shaoyu and his teammates introduced themselves to Long Chen and the other six members of the World-Shaking Seven Stars.
• Both teams retreated and formed their battle positions as the spectators chanted for the Sun Moon and the Seven Stars.
• The referee declared that the match had begun.

Jing Shaoyu and Shrek Academy faced the World-Shaking Seven Stars in a highly publicized match against Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Shrek’s fighters defeated the academy’s trump-card fusion skills, leaving Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy with a sweeping loss.

• Jing Shaoyu revealed four apparent Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, then defeated Long Chen with the Heart Spear Technique and knocked him unconscious.
• Xu Nu Huang used Frenzied Moon to bolster her teammates as the World-Shaking Seven Stars attacked, but Shrek gained the advantage across the arena.
• Jian Mochen and Kuang Zhantian combined their Martial Souls to summon the Sky Tiger, while Weng Daimin and Xue Liushuang fused into the Ice and Snow Goddess.
• Wu Siduo summoned the Hell White Tiger, and Ye Xinglan and Wu Siduo’s side revealed the Valkyrie, Shrek’s two fusion forms answering their opponents’ trump cards.
• The Hell White Tiger destroyed the Sky Tiger, and the Valkyrie defeated the Ice and Snow Goddess, securing Shrek Academy’s sweeping victory.

After Jing Shaoyu’s group defeated the World-Shaking Seven Stars, the match’s aftermath spread through Mingdu and beyond. Cai Yue'er praised the team and granted them candidate status for the Shrek Seven Monsters, while Qian Gu Dongfeng reacted to Jing Shaoyu’s appearance and left the Spirit Pagoda headquarters.

• Tang Wulin, Luo Guixing, and the others watched the match and confronted the gap between themselves and Jing Shaoyu’s team.
• Cai Yue'er picked up Jing Shaoyu’s group outside Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and told them they had earned the chance to become candidates for the Shrek Seven Monsters.
• Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy’s leaders analyzed their defeat and ordered an investigation into Jing Shaoyu and the other Shrek cadets.
• Cai Yue'er asked Jing Shaoyu why he had not defeated Long Chen immediately, and Jing Shaoyu said he wanted Long Chen to feel the full gap between them.
• Wu Zhangkong drove Cai Yue'er and the team toward Shrek Academy in her Sky Car.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng studied information and a photo of Jing Shaoyu, made a cryptic remark about the Prayer Angel and the Sky Bearing Spear, then vanished from his office.

After the first-year cadets finished their exams, Jing Shaoyu helped ensure the class passed and prepared to spend the month-long vacation with his friends. He warned Leng Yaozhu about possible Spirit Pagoda corruption, then said goodbye to Gu Yue before she left Shrek Academy.

• Jing Shaoyu learned that his team had earned full marks and persuaded Shen Yi to let them share their surplus points with classmates who needed them.
• Xu Xiaoyan fused with a Star Beast Soul Spirit, reached Soul Ancestor rank, and raised her Soul Power to rank forty-three.
• Leng Yaozhu warned Jing Shaoyu that his growing fame could attract enemies, strengthened the Heaven Phoenix Ring, and discussed how the Spirit Pagoda would judge a leader who colluded with Evil Soul Masters.
• Jing Shaoyu visited Yun Ming and Ya Li, learned that Na'er was in seclusion, and arranged for Yun Ming to bring her to Eastsea City when she emerged.
• Shen Yi announced that every first-year cadet had passed and received a month of vacation, after which Jing Shaoyu and his companions discussed their travel plans.
• Gu Yue asked Jing Shaoyu to walk her to the academy gate, kissed him goodbye, and left in a black luxury sedan.

Jing Shaoyu returned from vacation to Eastsea City and reunited with his family, but his visit to East Sea Park revealed that Big Machilus nanmu and the other Plant Soul Beasts had disappeared. He suspected Di Tian and the other Fierce Beasts had taken them, and ended the day awaiting Na’er's return.

• Gu Yue unleashed her pressure on Zi Ji in the departing car, then withdrew it after Di Tian pleaded with her to calm down.
• Yun Ming told the Sea God Pavilion Elders that he considered Jing Shaoyu a potential successor and wanted the next Shrek Seven Monsters selection built around him.
• Jing Shaoyu, Xu Xiaoyan, and Wu Siduo visited the Wu Family in Star Luo City, where Qi Lingyun welcomed Jing Shaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan warmly.
• Jing Shaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan traveled to Eastsea City in his Zero Machine God Mecha, and Jing Shaoyu reunited with Jing Ziyuan and Lin Xin at home.
• Jing Shaoyu found that Big Machilus nanmu and the other Plant Soul Beasts had vanished from East Sea Park and suspected Di Tian had taken them.
• Jing Shaoyu returned home and waited for Na’er to come back the next day.

Na'er returned home to Jing Shaoyu and their family, then joined him on a trip to the sea, where they were ambushed by Evil Soul Masters on an unnamed island. Jing Shaoyu and Na'er fought back, but the Soul Saint Han Dahai destroyed one of Jing Shaoyu’s Plant Soul Beasts and forced the siblings to face him together.

• Na'er came home and told Jing Shaoyu and their family that she would stay until the holiday ended; she also revealed she had reached rank forty-two as a Soul Ancestor with four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Na'er became jealous when she smelled Xu Xiaoyan on Jing Shaoyu’s bed, aired his bedding, and made him sleep in her room.
• On the fifth day after Na'er’s return, Jing Shaoyu took her to Aolai City and then drove a speedboat with her to a small unnamed island in the Douluo Near Sea Area.
• An arrow attacked Jing Shaoyu and Na'er as they entered the island’s forest, and more than twenty Evil Soul Masters emerged to surround them.
• Jing Shaoyu summoned his three Plant Soul Beasts, and he and Na'er joined the fight after the beasts struck down several attackers.
• The Soul Saint Han Dahai revealed his poisonous Martial Soul and killed the Demon Flower with his Heavenly Poison Finger, prompting Na'er to retreat to Jing Shaoyu’s side.

Jing Shaoyu and Na'er fought the Evil Soul Masters on an unnamed East Sea island, defeating Han Dahai’s three Soul King sons before confronting Han Dahai in his Martial Soul Avatar. Jing Shaoyu’s Endless Godslaying Spear suddenly killed Han Dahai, and Yun Ming arrived as Jing Shaoyu sat recovering with a mysterious red glow on his spear.

• Jing Shaoyu and Na'er fought off the remaining Evil Soul Masters while the Obsidian Sword Hemp battled Han Dahai.
• Jing Shaoyu used the Sky Bearing Spear Art to kill A Da and A Er, while Na'er defeated A San.
• Han Dahai transformed into his Evil Poison Fishman Martial Soul Avatar and attacked Jing Shaoyu, Na'er, and the Obsidian Sword Hemp.
• Jing Shaoyu and Na'er combined their spear techniques to strike Han Dahai, but his defenses initially stopped them.
• Jing Shaoyu's Endless Godslaying Spear unleashed red light that consumed Han Dahai and reduced him to ash.
• Yun Ming arrived and watched Jing Shaoyu, who sat recovering with red radiance and lotus-like blooms on his spear.

After killing Han Dahai, Jing Shaoyu discovered that his Endless Godslaying Spear could refine sinful Evil Soul Masters into energy, and Yun Ming suggested he was a World's Favored One. Back in Eastsea City, Jing Shaoyu gave his second Natural Tear to Jing Ziyuan, who reached level twenty-two after absorbing it and fusing with a Soul Spirit.

• Jing Shaoyu awakened after absorbing the energy refined from Han Dahai and discovered that his Soul Power had risen from level forty-eight to level forty-nine.
• Jing Shaoyu told Yun Ming and Na'er that the Endless Godslaying Spear's Red Lotus trait burned sinful foes and converted their lives and cultivation into energy for him.
• Yun Ming said Jing Shaoyu might be a World's Favored One, then advised him to focus on growing stronger as they left the Evil Soul Master hideout.
• Jing Shaoyu decided to use his second Natural Tear on his foster mother, Jing Ziyuan, and persuaded her to absorb it despite her reluctance.
• Jing Ziyuan absorbed the Natural Tear, grew younger, and reached level twenty; Jing Shaoyu then bought her a yellow Soul Spirit, raising her cultivation to level twenty-two.

Jing Shaoyu, Na’er, and Xu Xiaoyan returned to Shrek Academy, where they reunited with former classmates and discussed Harmonization Cultivation. After settling back in, Jing Shaoyu met with his workshop group and invited Ye Xinglan to cultivate with him.

• Jing Shaoyu, Na’er, and Xu Xiaoyan ran into Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi on the train, and the four discussed their cultivation progress and plans.
• Jing Shaoyu reflected that a growing distance might separate him from Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi, then explained Harmonization Cultivation to Na’er.
• Na’er grew upset when she learned Jing Shaoyu had cultivated with Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan, and she fell asleep in his embrace while Xu Xiaoyan jealously sought his attention.
• Jing Shaoyu arrived at Shrek Academy, escorted Xu Xiaoyan to her dormitory, and stayed overnight on Sea God Island with Na’er.
• Jing Shaoyu returned to the workshop the next day, learned Ye Xinglan’s Soul Power had reached the peak of Rank 42, and suggested they try Dual Cultivation.

Jing Shaoyu discussed Harmonization Cultivation with Ye Xinglan, learned that his ability to devour Evil Soul Masters’ power could make him a target, and met Spirit Pagoda Tower Master Qian Gu Dongfeng. Back at Shrek Academy, he set Battle Armor as his team’s main goal for the new semester.

• Jing Shaoyu encouraged Ye Xinglan to consider Harmonization Cultivation, while Wu Siduo confirmed that cultivating with both Martial Souls had greatly increased her cultivation speed.
• Jing Shaoyu told Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue that he had gained only one Soul Power rank after killing and devouring an Evil Soul Saint, and they warned him to keep the ability secret and use it only around trusted people.
• Jing Shaoyu and Gu Yue met Qian Gu Dongfeng in the Spirit Pagoda elevator, where the Tower Master acted warmly toward them but later privately warned Jing Shaoyu not to hurt Leng Yaozhu.
• Jing Shaoyu returned to Shrek Academy and told his team that Battle Armor would be their sole task for the new semester, aiming to wear complete One-Word Battle Armor once they became Soul Kings.