Chapter Summaries

The Shrek Seven Devils entered Mannis Forest in search of rumored treasure but became trapped in a Mirror Soul Beast’s illusion. After Xiao Wu’s rabbit form appeared in the beast’s mirror, she resolved to kill it and began confessing that she was a soul beast before Ming Sui stopped her.

• The Shrek Seven Devils found Mannis Forest strangely empty and discovered that a barrier prevented them from flying out.
• Tang San and Ming Sui confirmed that the group kept returning to a marked tree, where Zhu Zhuqing noticed that their marks had been mirrored.
• Xiao Wu kicked the tree and broke the illusion, exposing a ten-thousand-year Mirror Soul Beast, which the group attacked.
• The Mirror Soul Beast reflected Xiao Wu as a Soft Bone Rabbit, then escaped with help from a ninety-thousand-year demon spider as Xiao Wu broke down in tears.
• Xiao Wu asked her friends to help kill the Mirror Soul Beast and started to reveal that she was a soul beast, but Ming Sui covered her mouth and warned her not to speak openly.

Xiao Wu revealed that she was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and explained that the Mirror Soul Beast was connected to her father's death. Her companions pledged to help her pursue it, and the group tracked it to a valley where it and its Demon Spider companion argued instead of preparing for their arrival.

• Xiao Wu told her companions about her identity and her connection to the Mirror Soul Beast, and they reassured her that they would help her seek revenge.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to gather reports about the wounded Mirror Soul Beast and its Demon Spider companion, while he and Ming Sui planned the search route.
• The group followed Tang San's lead through Mannis Forest, and Xiao Wu concealed her aura so the Mirror Soul Beast would not sense her.
• The Mirror Soul Beast wanted to ambush the approaching soul masters, but the Demon Spider argued that they should avoid a fight and recover instead.
• The group reached the valley and found no traps, while the Mirror Soul Beast and Demon Spider remained distracted by their argument.

Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils captured the demon spider and Mirror Soul Beast, which had helped attack Xiao Wu’s father, and prepared to bring them back to Teacher A'tu for questioning. While waiting for help, they raided the beasts’ nests, collected their hoarded treasures, and decided to bring three eggs back for Teacher A'tu as well.

• Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils attacked the disguised thirty-thousand-year demon spider and Mirror Soul Beast, while Ming Sui weakened them with Life Void.
• The beasts trapped the group in an illusion, but Ming Sui and Tang San broke free, and Ming Sui battered the demon spider until the Blue Silver Emperor could bind it.
• The Shrek Seven Devils defeated the Mirror Soul Beast and left the prisoners’ fate to Xiao Wu, who decided to bring them back to Teacher A'tu for questioning.
• Tang San fed the two beasts medicine to keep them subdued, and Ming Sui called for help transporting them from the Calais City outpost.
• Ning Rongrong suggested raiding the beasts’ nests, and the group collected spirit bones, Immortal Herbs, and other valuables from both caves.
• The group found three eggs in the Mirror Soul Beast’s nest and agreed to bring them back with the prisoners for Teacher A'tu.

The Shrek Seven Devils followed a strong pull deeper into a cave and discovered a fire-attributed earth vein. They began cultivating around it, and Ma Hongjun underwent a fiery tempering that started refining the impurities in his martial soul.

• The group teased Ma Hongjun as they searched the cave, then Tang San and Ming Sui led everyone toward the heat they sensed inside.
• The Shrek Seven Devils traveled through the winding cave and reached an underground earth vein that Xiao Wu identified as fire-attributed.
• Dai Mubai and the others positioned themselves to cultivate near the earth vein, while Zhao Wuji and Li Yusong stood guard.
• Ma Hongjun's phoenix tried to reach the earth vein, then returned to his body to absorb its fire spiritual energy.
• Ma Hongjun's cultivation set his body ablaze as the fire energy expelled impurities and helped Netherflame fuse with him.

The Shrek Seven Devils returned to Calais City and learned that Spirit Hall had used the murder of its own bishop as a pretext to seize the Mera Principality. Tang San and Ming Sui discussed the political fallout with the adults at the City Lord’s Mansion, where Ming Zhen offered to show them the appraised soul bones.

• The Shrek Seven Devils returned to Calais City and learned that Spirit Hall had invaded and annexed the Mera Principality after its bishop and an envoy were killed there.
• At a tea party, Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ming Sui explained the conflict and discussed how Spirit Hall had treated its own members as scapegoats.
• Ming Sui and Tang San visited the City Lord’s Mansion, where Ming Zhen and Tang Yunhua discussed the principality’s strategic importance and Spirit Hall’s internal divisions.
• Tang Yunhua told Tang San that his second brother and second sister-in-law had left marriage funds for him, and Ming Sui asked whether they could create an illusion realm like the Mirror Soul Beast’s.
• Ming Zhen agreed to take Tang San and Ming Sui to see the soul bones after they helped massage his shoulders.

As the Elite Competition approached, Shrek Academy prepared its teams and tactics while Ning Fengzhi visited Ming Zhen and learned that the Shrek Seven Devils had all received soul bones. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the competition format was drawn: a four-zone Battle Royale followed by a Mixed Team Match for the Revival Match.

• Jin Yu and seven other younger students officially became Shrek Academy's second team, and the academy held repeated training matches to prepare its lineups.
• Ning Fengzhi visited Ming Zhen and Tang Yunhua after clashing with his clan elders, and Dugu Bo brought intelligence on the stronger Heaven Dou Empire teams.
• Ming Zhen warned that the Shrek Seven Devils carried soul bones, and Tang Yunhua revealed that Ning Rongrong had a Nine-Colored Magic Dragon skull bone.
• Shrek's teachers decided to travel with the students to the competition, while academies across the continent prepared their teams and Bibi Dong told Cole to investigate cautiously.
• The Shrek Seven Devils arrived in Heaven Dou Imperial City and watched Xue Ling draw the preliminary format and divide teams into four zones for a three-day Battle Royale followed by two more days of survival.
• Xue Ling drew the Revival Match format as a Mixed Team Match, with two 1v1 matches, two 2v2 matches, and one team battle in each best-of-five contest.

Shrek Academy entered the Heaven Zone Battle Royale and quickly defeated Maca Academy and Black Mountain Academy, drawing attention with their strength. After regrouping, the Shrek Seven Devils considered where to wait for their next opponents.

• Liu Erlong spoke with Flender and worried that Shrek's strength could threaten Blue Tyrant Academy's chances of avoiding the Revival Match.
• The Shrek Seven Devils decided to field their members in the opening match, reasoning that they could limit which soul skills they revealed.
• Ming Zhen prepared black-and-red uniforms for Shrek, and the team set out for the Battle Royale at Sunset Forest.
• Xue Ling announced the competition's start as the sixty teams took their positions across four zones.
• Ming Sui deflected an opponent's blade, and Shrek defeated Maca Academy and Black Mountain Academy, with Dai Mubai claiming first blood.
• Tang San searched for nearby teams while Ming Sui suggested waiting at a place that would draw opponents to them.

Shrek Academy used the resource point as an ambush site and eliminated multiple teams in the Heaven Zone, with Oscar’s grilled fish drawing attention during a lull. By the end of the day, only seven teams remained, and Shrek prepared to wait for more opponents near the resource point.

• Tang San spotted a team approaching the resource point, and Shrek Academy ambushed and eliminated it.
• Oscar caught and grilled fish for Shrek Academy while the audience watched.
• Shrek Academy ambushed Abila Academy at the resource point, and Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu stopped the fleeing members.
• Shrek Academy waited until Teams A and B had weakened each other, then defeated both teams.
• Shrek Academy returned to the resource point and planned to ambush more teams as the Heaven Zone dwindled to seven teams.

The Shrek Seven Devils split into three squads to harass and eliminate the remaining teams in Sunset Forest. Tang San and Ming Sui provoked Wu Dao Academy and Ming Fa Academy into fighting each other, then eliminated both teams and headed toward Ma Hongjun’s squad.

• The Shrek Seven Devils agreed to split into three squads and use Tang San’s signals and rendezvous plans to target the remaining teams.
• Tang San and Ming Sui secretly attacked members of Wu Dao Academy and Ming Fa Academy, provoking the two teams into a fierce battle.
• Tang San and Ming Sui revealed themselves after the teams had worn each other down, and Ming Sui defeated their remaining support-system soul masters while Tang San stopped them from escaping.
• Wu Dao Academy and Ming Fa Academy were eliminated, leaving only four teams in the competition.
• Tang San and Ming Sui hurried toward Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong’s squad, which had already found a target.

Shrek Academy’s team avoided elimination as spirit beasts attacked multiple teams across the sectors, prompting Ming Sui and Tang San to suspect outside interference. With the sectors set to merge after the next day, the group hid for the night and wagered on how many teams would remain.

• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing watched Finos Academy get overwhelmed by Blood Demon Antelopes, then escaped as referees arrived and Finos Academy was eliminated.
• Tang San summoned Dai Mubai’s group to help Ma Hongjun’s team evade a pack of Wind Demon Wolves, and the Shrek Seven Devils regrouped safely as another team was eliminated.
• Ming Sui noted that the spirit beasts’ unusual behavior might point to the Rakshasa Believers, while Tang San reported that the two remaining teams were also trapped by spirit beasts.
• The commentators announced widespread eliminations, including the Earth Sector’s Elephant Armor Sect, while Shrek Academy became the only team left in the Heaven Sector.
• As night fell, the Shrek Seven Devils guessed how many teams would remain when the sectors merged and agreed that the winner would avoid homework.

The Shrek Seven Devils discovered that only four teams remained and suspected Qian Renxue had helped orchestrate attacks on the Heaven Dou teams. When spirit beasts attacked all four teams, the Shrek team refused help and fought a Demon Ape, leaving the battle still underway after Xiao Wu’s powerful combo slammed it into the ground.

• Ming Sui celebrated that only four teams remained, while Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong suspected Qian Renxue was behind the effort to eliminate Heaven Dou teams.
• Tang San sensed approaching spirit beasts, and the Shrek Seven Devils encountered a powerful Demon Ape.
• Dai Mubai refused the referee’s offer of assistance, and Xiao Wu used the Demon Ape’s sonic attack to destroy the nearby camera.
• Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Ming Sui combined their attacks to wound and overwhelm the Demon Ape.
• Xiao Wu and Ming Sui launched a coordinated assault, and Ning Rongrong boosted Xiao Wu as she threw the Demon Ape into the ground.

Shrek Academy helped Heaven Dou Royal Academy fight the Three-Eyed Giant, and the two teams stood together until the giant left at dusk. Heaven Dou Royal Academy was eliminated, leaving Shrek Academy alone in Sunset Forest with a chance to claim the division’s first ticket to Spirit City.

• After Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy were eliminated, Shrek Academy went to check on Heaven Dou Royal Academy, which was struggling against the Three-Eyed Giant.
• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan refused to retreat, and Shrek Academy joined the fight while protecting Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s injured members.
• Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng fought the giant together as night approached, while the rest of Shrek Academy stood with the eliminated Heaven Dou Royal Academy members.
• The Three-Eyed Giant escaped as dusk fell, and Yu Tianheng was eliminated after punching the ground in frustration.
• The referees took away Heaven Dou Royal Academy, leaving Shrek Academy as the only team remaining in Sunset Forest for the final day.

Ming Sui and Tang San told Ming Zhen why they suspected Qian Renxue and Spirit Hall were connected to the spirit-beast attacks, prompting him to investigate. The Shrek Seven Devils prepared for the Revival Match, which opened with Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeating Ankel Academy 3:0, while Blue Tyrant Academy remained eager to face the Elephant Armor Sect.

• Ming Zhen told Ming Sui and Tang San that the Sunset Forest investigation had uncovered links to Spirit Hall and warned them to be careful because others believed they had hidden their strength.
• Ming Sui and Tang San explained their suspicions about Qian Renxue and suggested that Spirit Hall's internal divisions and the Papal Palace's need for burn-treatment herbs deserved investigation; Ming Zhen agreed to look into it.
• Flender explained the Revival Match format and gave the Shrek Seven Devils the bracket sheet so they could choose which teams to observe.
• Dai Mubai learned that Spirit Hall's interference had eliminated all the Star Luo Empire's teams, and he concealed his sadness over the result.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated Ankel Academy 3:0 in the Revival Match opener, with Dugu Yan poisoning Ankel's Control System Spirit Master unconscious.
• Xiao Wu spotted Blue Tyrant Academy among the spectators alongside the Elephant Armor Sect, and Ming Sui explained that Blue Tyrant Academy had been eliminated after the Elephant Armor Sect set them up.

The Shrek Seven Devils learned they had to attend a Heaven Dou Royal Family banquet and spent the day choosing formalwear, joking and teasing one another as they prepared. At the clothing shop, they reunited with competitors from other teams, who were also picking outfits and exchanging suggestions.

• Ming Sui told the Shrek Seven Devils that a banquet for the competing teams would be held at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace that evening, and that they needed formalwear.
• The Shrek Seven Devils discovered they had no suitable clothes and went to a Calais City clothing shop to buy outfits for the banquet.
• The group chose and tried on formalwear, with the girls teasing Dai Mubai and Oscar and helping select outfits and accessories for the others.
• The Shrek Seven Devils finished shopping and planned to go to the palace with their teachers that afternoon.
• At the shop, Dai Mubai greeted Yu Tianheng, and the Shrek Seven Devils saw competitors from several teams chatting and helping one another choose clothes.

At a Heaven Dou banquet, the Shrek Seven Devils slipped away to watch a confrontation between a royal relative named Xiao Yi and Xin Niang, a Spirit Hall spy. Duchess Xue Ning caught them together, and the exposed pair began hurling accusations as the crowd watched.

• Dai Mubai socialized with Yu Tianheng while the other Shrek Seven Devils ate, and he told them Yu Tianheng planned to surprise Dugu Yan with a marriage proposal after the Elite Competition.
• The group left the banquet hall with Ming Zhen and watched Xiao Yi and Xin Niang secretly meet in the palace grounds.
• Ming Zhen revealed that Xiao Yi was the son-in-law of a distant royal branch, Xin Niang was a Spirit Hall spy, and her brother had already been detained.
• Duchess Xue Ning confronted Xiao Yi after hearing him promise to bring Xin Niang into her estate, and Xiao Yi shoved Xin Niang away while begging Xue Ning to forgive him.
• Xin Niang rejected Xiao Yi’s claim that she had seduced him, and Huo Wu heckled as the argument escalated.

Xin Niang was exposed as a Spirit Hall spy after she attacked Xiao Yi, while the Shrek Seven Devils learned more about divisions within Spirit Hall. Qian Renxue accepted an order to return to Spirit City, and Salas began maneuvering to influence her against the Enshrined Elders.

• Xin Niang beat Xiao Yi until palace guards arrived and Xue Ning ordered the suspicious people taken away.
• Ming Zhen explained that Xin Niang had been sent by Spirit Hall and had caused the soul beasts’ abnormal behavior in Sunset Forest.
• Tang San noted that Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong were divided, while Salas’s departure from the banquet fueled suspicion against Spirit Hall.
• The Third Enshrined Elder summoned Qian Renxue back to Spirit City, and she defended Salas before agreeing to leave the next morning.
• Salas advised Qian Renxue to conceal her strength and build ties with the Enshrined Elders, then privately smiled as he plotted to manipulate them.

Tang Yunhua, Ming Zhen, Ning Fengzhi, and Dugu Bo discussed the dangers awaiting the young soul masters in Spirit City, while Qian Renxue returned to Spirit Hall and caused a factional dispute at her welcome banquet. The chapter leaves the banquet spiraling into conflict after Qian Renxue publicly invoked the martyrs of the Mera Principality.

• Tang Yunhua told Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Bo that Spirit Hall had prepared dangerous backup venues in Spirit City, and Ming Zhen urged them to trust the children.
• Qian Renxue returned to Spirit City frustrated by her repeated failures in Heaven Dou Imperial City and decided to act against Salas's wishes.
• Bibi Dong learned that Qian Renxue had led the Beast-Taming Group to disrupt the Heaven Dou Division, where only one team advanced.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu hosted a welcome banquet for Qian Renxue and the Spirit Hall factions, but a bishop's toast provoked Third Enshrined Elder.
• Qian Renxue defended the bishop and praised the martyrs of the Mera Principality, escalating tensions at the banquet.

Qian Renxue’s sharp remarks at a banquet exposed tensions between Spirit Hall’s elders and its outside branches, and Bibi Dong used the ensuing rumors to put Qian Renxue in charge of internal affairs and benefits. As Spirit Hall’s internal conflict spread through Spirit City, the Heaven Dou Division teams arrived and the Shrek Seven Devils heard the gossip, while Spirit Hall’s lower ranks let it circulate.

• At the banquet, Qian Renxue criticized Spirit Hall’s elders for neglecting those stationed outside, and Bibi Dong urged her to gain more experience.
• After hearing about the banquet, Tang Yunhua and Ming Zhen discussed Qian Daoliu’s indulgence of his family and how the dispute might affect Spirit Hall.
• Qian Daoliu reprimanded Qian Renxue but reconsidered when he saw her resemble Qian Xunji as a child; Bibi Dong then ordered the rumors spread and assigned Qian Renxue Spirit Hall’s internal affairs and benefits.
• Fifth Enshrined Elder complained to Third Enshrined Elder that his grandson had been sent to the Guard Department, while the Heaven Dou Division teams arrived in Spirit City.
• The Shrek Seven Devils heard gossip about Qian Renxue’s plans at a restaurant, and Tang San gave Ming Sui and the others digestive pills after they overate.
• Spirit Hall’s lower ranks allowed the rumors to circulate, and its elders welcomed the chance to portray themselves as mistreated and earn more money.

Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan asked Shrek to join forces against Spirit Hall’s suspected competition sabotage, but Dai Mubai urged caution until the venue and format were known. Dai Mubai then considered using Star Luo Empire contacts to disrupt Spirit Hall’s draw, while Qian Renxue’s actions were already throwing Spirit Hall into turmoil.

• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan visited the Shrek Seven Devils, warned that Spirit Hall’s competition venue was likely compromised, and sought allies.
• Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong argued that acting before learning Spirit Hall’s plans could expose the teams to greater danger; Dai Mubai offered only limited cooperation with Yu Tianheng’s team.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu explained why Yu Tianheng had grown anxious, while Oscar and Ning Rongrong discussed the risks of the rigged competition and its unknown format.
• Dai Mubai proposed quietly disrupting the draw or delaying the venue and format draw until competition day, and said he would consult the teachers before acting.
• Ming Sui suggested their elders might provide cover, Ma Hongjun volunteered to draw attention, and the Shrek Seven Devils lamented missing Calais City.
• Qian Renxue’s actions under Bibi Dong’s direction had thrown Spirit Hall into turmoil.

Tang Yunhua and Ming Zhen met with Bibi Dong, who sought their help as a contingency against threats to her position and Rakshasa power. After discussing cooperation and the Elite Competition, Ming Zhen left in anger when Bibi Dong brought up Tang San, then gave Tang San an awkward lecture about treating Sui Sui well.

• Tang Yunhua and Ming Zhen arrived in Spirit City and visited Bibi Dong in her study.
• Bibi Dong revealed her worries about the Elder Hall, the Rakshasa God, and the Rakshasa Believers, and asked the couple to help her in a future crisis.
• Ming Zhen demanded that the Elite Competition remain fair and impartial, and Bibi Dong agreed to the condition as one of three.
• Bibi Dong suggested that Tang San might be a match for her disciple, provoking Ming Zhen to storm out with Tang Yunhua.
• Ming Zhen called Tang San over and lectured him to be loyal to Sui Sui, respect his elders, and uphold male virtue.