Chapter Summaries

A raid on the estate of Spirit Hall’s draw official uncovered bribes and stolen assets, triggering a corruption crisis between Qian Renxue and the rest of Spirit Hall. The chapter ended with the scandal spreading privately while Calais City’s residency fraud also drew attention.

• The Shrek Seven Devils watched as a Soul Emperor-led group surrounded the estate and registered everyone inside.
• The raiders searched the estate, found valuables and Calais City residency certificates, and Ming Sui contacted her parents to investigate stolen identities.
• The raiders destroyed the garden and drained the lake, uncovering hidden chambers and recovering account books and stolen money.
• Parson reported the raid to Bibi Dong, who learned that Qian Renxue was furious and intended to investigate Spirit Hall’s assets.
• Qian Renxue ordered Spirit Hall’s middle- and upper-level officials to declare their assets, while Tang Yunhua and Ming Zhen discussed Bibi Dong’s role in the turmoil.
• Tang Yunhua and Ming Zhen learned that people from several teams, including the Star Luo Division and Spirit Hall, had offered bribes, and Ming Zhen realized Ming Sui did not know Calais City’s residency policy had changed.

A dispute at Spirit Hall’s welcome banquet reignited rumors about bribery, forcing Bibi Dong to mediate and Qian Renxue to postpone the Elite Competition while promising an investigation. Ming Sui then described the unusual quality of Bibi Dong’s Rakshasa power, as Spirit Hall began a public purge that changed little beneath the surface.

• Heaven Dou and Star Luo competitors argued at the banquet, and their quarrel returned to accusations of bribery.
• Bibi Dong mediated the dispute before Qian Renxue’s Enshrined Elders could restore order.
• Qian Renxue announced an investigation and temporarily postponed the Elite Competition to safeguard its fairness.
• Ming Sui told Tang San, Tang Yunhua, and Ming Zhen that Bibi Dong’s Rakshasa power felt cleaner than the power she had sensed before.
• Spirit Hall removed junior Enshrined Elders and knights during an asset review, but the purge barely affected its inner structure.

The Goddess of Destiny told the Asura God that two ownerless godheads were evolving by absorbing human power, giving him a reason to investigate Tang Yunhua and Ming Zhen. On Douluo Continent, the Asura God befriended the couple and discussed the Rakshasa God with them, while Spirit Hall announced the tournament’s competition format and draws.

• The Goddess of Destiny told the Asura God that two godheads without Divine Duties were absorbing power and evolving, and he accepted the chance to investigate their owners, Tang Yunhua and Ming Zhen.
• The Goddess of Destiny warned the Asura God that the laws were balanced, so the existence of an Asura God meant there would inevitably be a Rakshasa God.
• Tang San watched the Asura God get along with Ming Zhen and resented the potential rival for his future father-in-law’s favor.
• The Asura God told Tang Yunhua and Ming Zhen that he believed the Rakshasa God and himself should coexist, and Ming Zhen suggested there could be multiple Rakshasa Gods, including Bibi Dong.
• Spirit Hall announced the tournament could continue and held the drawing ceremony, setting the first round as a Mixed Team Match and Arena Match and outlining the later rounds and revival match.

The Shrek Seven Devils gathered intelligence on their opponents before the Asura God sent them into special training to prepare for the tournament. Ming Sui overcame a Ghost Leopard’s speed by sensing its movements with Spiritual Power, and the Goddess of Life praised her emerging domain technique.

• The Shrek Seven Devils watched the Heaven Dou and Star Luo teams compete and recorded their strengths and tactics.
• Yu Tianheng shared his observations of the Star Luo team with Dai Mubai and the others before leaving.
• The Asura God sent the Shrek Seven Devils into separate training spaces and warned them to win the championship.
• Ming Sui struggled to hit a fast Ghost Leopard, then learned its attack rhythms and struck it with her staff.
• Ming Sui used Spiritual Power to track the Ghost Leopard through a grid of sensed threads and adapted when it changed its movements.
• The Goddess of Life praised Ming Sui’s technique as the prototype of a domain and summoned the Ghost Leopard again.

Ming Sui recovered her Spiritual Power during special training, while the Asura God and Goddess of Life watched the competition and debated whether to return to the God Realm. Tang Yunhua and Bibi Dong discussed their alliance and Spirit Hall’s internal troubles, leaving Qian Renxue’s income investigation stalled after its forms were sent back for corrections.

• Ming Sui endured exhaustion, followed a guiding voice into cultivation, and replenished her Sea of Consciousness before facing another ghost panther.
• The Asura God and Goddess of Life praised the exceptional young Soul Masters and agreed to observe the competition longer before reaching a decision.
• Tang Yunhua recalled how A'tu persuaded Calais City to cooperate with Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall despite her personal grudge against Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong remembered her youth with Yu Xiaogang before putting those memories aside and discussing Spirit Hall’s divisions with Tang Yunhua.
• Bibi Dong told Tang Yunhua that Qian Renxue’s income forms had been returned for correction, delaying the investigation.

Bibi Dong and Tang Yunhua discussed Spirit Hall’s plans and the Clear Sky Sect’s visit to Spirit City. Meanwhile, Ming Zhen and Tang Yunhua considered Tang San and Ming Sui’s engagement, and the Clear Sky Sect began arranging a ceremony during the competition as Tang San fought to win the Asura God’s support.

• Bibi Dong told Tang Yunhua she planned to slow Spirit Hall’s movements, keep some actions hidden, and stay alert to Qian Daoliu.
• Tang Yunhua told Bibi Dong that Clear Sky Sect elders would visit Spirit City, and Bibi Dong accepted their arrival.
• Tang Xiao proposed an engagement between Tang San and Ming Sui, and Ming Zhen and Tang Yunhua weighed its benefits before softening their opposition.
• The Clear Sky Sect began preparing an engagement ceremony in Spirit City, and Tang Yunhua worried that the children might not want it.
• Tang San continued fighting hard to earn the Asura God’s praise, while the Asura God wondered why Tang San had slacked off before.

Tang San remembered Dai Mubai’s advice for persuading Ming Sui’s parents to approve an engagement, then used their impending separation to draw reassurance and a promise of lifelong support from Ming Sui. The chapter left Ming Sui offering to stand up for him for a lifetime, while Tang San still lacked an official status with her.

• Tang Xiao sent Tang San word that Ming Sui had persuaded the elders and agreed to become engaged immediately.
• Dai Mubai advised Tang San to win over the elders by showing his sincerity, involving the Clear Sky Sect, and addressing Ming Sui’s own wishes.
• After the Shrek Seven Devils finished training, Tang San arranged for everyone to rest and caught up with Ming Sui.
• Tang San lamented that Ming Sui might forget him after they separated, and Ming Sui promised to keep in touch and ignore handsome boys.
• Ming Sui hugged Tang San and promised to stand up for him, and he gently pointed out that he still had no official status with her.

Ming Sui and Tang San became formally engaged, and their families exchanged tokens, gifts, and discussed cooperation. After the celebration, Ming Sui worried about what engagement meant for their future, but her friends comforted her and began making plans to travel together after the competition.

• Zhu Zhuqing correctly guessed that Ming Sui and Tang San had become engaged, and Tang San confirmed it while handing out candy.
• The Clear Sky Sect and Ming Zhen's family exchanged engagement gifts and tokens, agreed to keep the news private until after the Elite Competition, and concluded their meeting.
• Tang San followed Ming Sui to her room, where she admitted she feared their engagement would make it harder to separate if they stopped getting along.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing visited Ming Sui and reassured her; they read a romantic storybook together, helping her feel less anxious.
• Ming Sui and Ning Rongrong planned to travel together after the competition, and Xiao Wu asked to join them; Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun were expected to remain behind for their own plans.

As the Shrek Seven Devils prepared for the tournament, Asura God discussed godhoods and Divine Duties with Tang Yunhua and Ming Zhen. In Calais City, Dai Weisi was provoked over Star Luo Royal Academy’s reputation, and he confronted a guest who called his team cowards and trash.

• Ming Sui adjusted to her engagement and joined the Shrek Seven Devils in studying tactics with their teachers.
• Asura God advised Tang Yunhua and Ming Zhen to choose godhoods and Divine Duties suited to their attributes, and he approved of their choices.
• Public opinion of Star Luo Royal Academy worsened while Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s reputation recovered, leaving Dai Weisi isolated from reports of the criticism.
• Brother Dong mocked Dai Weisi at a teahouse, where Dai Weisi insisted on ordering unavailable Snow Jade Tea.
• Yu Tianheng tried to help the waiter and offered Dai Weisi another tea, but Dai Weisi mocked him instead.
• A guest called Dai Weisi and his team cowards and trash, stirring up his anger and memories of his failures and lost support.

As the fourth round of the competition approached, Ming Sui sensed the Rakshasa God’s aura in Mallory Forest and questioned Spirit Hall’s sincerity. Bibi Dong learned that a group of Rakshasa Believers had gone missing and might be planning an attack, leaving her to contain the threat and preserve the alliance.

• Dai Weisi challenged Yu Tianheng before leaving, and the Revival Match ended with the final teams qualifying for the fourth round.
• Tang San introduced the rival teams as the Shrek Seven Devils inspected Mallory Forest, where the Forest Speed Race would begin.
• Ming Sui recognized the Rakshasa God’s aura in the forest and later told Tang Yunhua and Ming Sui that Spirit Hall’s sincerity needed to be verified.
• Bibi Dong learned that the Wuchen Team, a group of Asura Believers under her command, could no longer be contacted and had left a letter.
• Bibi Dong ordered the matter kept confidential and the Rakshasa Believers monitored, then resolved to explain the situation to Tang Yunhua.

The Shrek Seven Devils began the Mallory Forest racing competition and quickly took the lead by following Tang San’s carefully chosen route while avoiding fights. They planned to continue cautiously through the night, wary of the forest’s strange effects on their Soul Power and the mist.

• Ming Sui and Dai Mubai remarked that Dai Weisi seemed strange, and Tang San urged the team to stay cautious in the competition.
• At the start, Tang San led the Shrek Seven Devils away quickly, avoiding teams that had hoped to challenge them.
• The team agreed to prioritize reaching the finish line over disrupting rivals and followed Tang San’s smooth route through the forest.
• The Shrek Seven Devils built a large lead and stopped after covering about a quarter of the distance, with Tang San estimating they could finish by the following afternoon.
• Ning Rongrong and Ma Hongjun reported that their Soul Power recovery and cultivation felt impaired, while Ming Sui warned the team to cover their mouths and noses against the night mist.
• Dai Mubai decided they would travel at night only if Tang San found a safe route, and the team set out again after resting.

The teams struggled through the first day of the race as alliances fractured and Shrek stayed in the lead. The Shrek Seven Devils rested while soul beasts fought nearby, then continued into the night, with the other leading teams following behind.

• Hu Liena and Xie Yue fought Dai Weisi's Star Luo Royal Academy Team to a stalemate and prepared to use their ultimate move.
• The Four Elements Academy teams turned on one another, eliminated Blazing Fire Academy and Thunder Academy from the clash, and accepted Feng Xiaotian's leadership as they advanced.
• Yu Tianheng led the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team cautiously, bringing them close behind Shrek.
• Tang San spotted the Purple Thunder Dragon Lizard, White Faced Monkeys, and Painted Face Spider fighting, so the Shrek Seven Devils rested and waited for the monkeys to leave.
• The Shrek Seven Devils crossed the bloody battlefield and worried that the White Faced Monkeys' unusual behavior signaled a larger threat.
• The Shrek Seven Devils continued through the forest after nightfall as commentators reported Shrek in first place, Heaven Dou Royal Academy second, and the Four Elements Academy United Team third.

The group planned to travel together after graduation, but Dai Mubai heard Dai Weisi fighting a spirit beast and learned that a Dream Spirit had trapped him in a dream. Dai Mubai watched Dai Weisi wake, then chose to return with Ming Sui and continue their journey.

• Oscar suggested that the group travel together after graduation, and Xiao Wu proposed a route through Clear Sky Sect and Star Luo Imperial City.
• Dai Mubai recognized an Evil-Eyed White Tiger's roar, and Tang San sensed that Dai Weisi was fighting a Dream Spirit.
• Ming Sui flew Dai Mubai to a hidden spot, where they saw Dai Weisi trapped in a dream about his younger brother Dai Mubai's rise and his own aging and decline.
• After Dai Weisi woke, Dai Mubai told Ming Sui to return so they could continue their journey.

The Shrek Seven Devils traveled through Mallory Forest overnight and reached the finish line first, securing victory in the competition. Their celebration was broadcast to the audience, and the chapter ended with the team sharing breakfast with the referees.

• Dai Mubai checked on Ma Hongjun during the group's quiet overnight journey through Mallory Forest.
• The commentators noticed that Shrek Academy had traveled all night and followed a remarkably direct route toward the finish line.
• Ning Rongrong reminded Ma Hongjun that they were near the finish line, and Tang San estimated they would arrive in about fifteen minutes.
• Tang San and Ming Sui moved aside so Ning Rongrong and Oscar could cross the finish line first, and the Shrek Seven Devils celebrated their victory together.
• Lord Moluo Xi confirmed that Shrek Academy's result was valid and teased the team about what they planned to eat for breakfast.
• The Shrek Seven Devils shared a large breakfast with the referees as the audience watched the broadcast.

Blue Tyrant Academy crossed a dangerous river, but Tailong was bitten by a poisoned Alligator Gar and needed treatment after reaching shore. With the team moving forward again, an archbishop in Spirit Hall's viewing area quietly left.

• Tailong used the Great Strength Ape's gravity field to help Blue Tyrant Academy cross the river while Meng Yiran fought off a Dragon Turtle.
• A Demon Sturgeon and Water Snakes attacked as the team reached shore, and an Alligator Gar bit Tailong before Meng Yiran dragged him to safety.
• The Support Spirit Master suppressed Tailong's poison, and Meng Yiran cut away the poisoned flesh so Jiang Zhu could heal him.
• Bi Sheng and Coco reported that Blue Tyrant Academy had crossed the river, while the commentators judged the Heaven Dou Division's chances of qualification to be strong.
• An archbishop in Spirit Hall's viewing area quietly left.

After the Mallory Forest survival round, the Shrek Seven Devils discussed suspicious judging and Dream Spirits before preparing for the finals in Nemo Great Forest. They agreed to stop concealing their strength, while Dai Mubai made a limited non-aggression pact with Yu Tianheng.

• Blue Tyrant Academy crossed the finish line first, and the Spirit Hall Team unexpectedly placed ahead of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team; Star Luo Royal Academy later became the fifth team to advance.
• Moluo Xi let the Shrek Seven Devils and Blue Tyrant Academy leave with the resting referees, while the Spirit Hall Team stayed behind to observe.
• Dai Mubai told the Shrek Seven Devils that Dream Spirits had appeared in the competition and affected Dai Weisi, prompting the group to suspect trouble and question whether referees had interfered with the results.
• The Shrek Seven Devils reviewed the finals' survival, mission, and kill scoring rules, then planned to protect every teammate, prepare for rival alliances, and reveal their full abilities.
• Dai Mubai promised Yu Tianheng that Shrek would not attack the Four Elements Academy while other teams were present, and the Four Elements Academy officially split up.

The Asura God and Goddess of Destiny contained the aura released as Goddess of Life broke through, then concluded that her mastery of Withering and Flourishing could complete a missing part of the God Realm’s laws. Meanwhile, the Shrek Seven Devils entered the finals and planned to prioritize survival, while Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy fled a swarm of Thousand Poison Bees toward a dangerous attempt to burn them.

• The Asura God confessed to the Goddess of Destiny that he had taken the Rakshasa Scythe from the God Tomb and given it to A'luo, then they sealed the aura of decay from Goddess of Life’s breakthrough.
• The Asura God explained that mastering Withering and Flourishing could complete the laws governing the end of life and allow a God of Death to arise.
• The Shrek Seven Devils reviewed the dangerous mission list and decided that eliminating opponents and earning Survival Score mattered more than pursuing the listed targets.
• Blazing Fire Academy disturbed a Thousand Poison Bee hive, and Huo Wu led her teammates in fleeing toward Godwind Academy, whose members ran when the swarm approached.
• Tang San detected the pursuing bees, and Xiao Wu led the Shrek Seven Devils around them while Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian stopped to combine fire and wind against the swarm.

The Shrek Seven Devils collected points from Thousand Poison Bees and helped Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy escape a wildfire, which Ma Hongjun extinguished with his Netherflame. Afterward, they discussed their next move and chose a nearby six-point mission to hunt an Earth Gnawing Rat.

• Huo Wu's fire, empowered by Feng Xiaotian, burned through the Thousand Poison Bees and spread out of control.
• Tang San sensed the blaze, and the Shrek Seven Devils went to investigate after Ma Hongjun agreed to help contain it.
• The Shrek Seven Devils collected stingers from the dead bees for three points, then Ma Hongjun's Netherflame devoured the wildfire and put it out.
• Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu thanked Dai Mubai, and their academies promised not to attack Shrek Academy when other teams were present.
• Ming Sui used a small amount of Life Force to help the scorched vegetation recover, and the Shrek Seven Devils later reviewed their map and discussed their next objective.
• Tang San identified a nearby six-point mission involving an Earth Gnawing Rat, and Zhu Zhuqing suggested setting a trap for it.

Zhi, an Earth Gnawing Rat, followed the scent of the Shrek Seven Devils’ braised meat and was tricked into giving up his incisors for their task. After delivering food to his burrow, the group headed out at night to find an injured Fire Fox.

• Zhi smelled the Shrek Seven Devils’ meat, ate some, and was captured by the group.
• Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing removed Zhi’s incisors, earning Shrek Academy six points, and the group carried him home with food.
• Bi Sheng and Coco praised the group’s knowledge of Earth Gnawing Rats, while Bi Sheng credited their cooking skills as well.
• Tang San offered the group a choice of campsites and revealed that an injured Fire Fox could earn them two points.
• The group set off to find the Fire Fox, which had hidden beneath a Blazing Sun Flower while recovering from its injuries.

The Shrek Seven Devils treated an injured Fire Fox and discovered black qi resembling the Rakshasa Believers’ aura in its wound, raising suspicions about threats in the Nemo Great Forest. After recovering, the grateful fox offered them a Blazing Sun Flower, while other tournament teams prepared for the coming days and a black shadow approached Star Luo Royal Academy’s campfire unnoticed.

• Ming Sui used Life Force and Ning Rongrong supplied Soul Power to treat the Fire Fox, whose wound contained black qi resembling the Rakshasa Believers’ aura.
• Tang San found that the Fire Fox had returned from the opposite direction, leaving the group to consider whether a soul beast, hidden Rakshasa Believers, or infiltrated contestants had attacked it.
• The Fire Fox woke, thanked Ming Sui, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, and eagerly accepted roasted meat while the boys looked on resentfully.
• The Fire Fox offered the group a Blazing Sun Flower, and Ming Sui accepted an old one while reassuring it that one was enough.
• The other academy teams settled into their camps, while an unnoticed black shadow climbed onto the campfire at Star Luo Royal Academy’s camp.