Chapter Summaries

Jiang Shengyu and the others rode a Soul-guided Train through the Sun Moon Empire, where Wang Dong'er and Ling Luochen saw how widely the technology served ordinary people. The train was seized after the Brilliant Grand Duke declared independence, but Sun Moon Empire soldiers soon arrived to suppress the rebellion, leaving Jiang Shengyu to consider who had encouraged it.

• Xiao Hongchen arranged Soul-guided Train tickets for the group, and they boarded at North Snow Pass Station.
• Wang Dong'er and Ling Luochen marveled at the train's comforts, while Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen challenged Wang Dong'er's assumptions about ordinary people.
• The train abruptly stopped near Brilliant Station, where the Brilliant Grand Duke's soldiers declared the passengers prisoners after announcing the Grand Duke's independence.
• Jiang Shengyu recognized the rebellion and wondered whether the Brilliant Grand Duke was acting alone or had been urged on by another force.
• The Radiant Territory soldiers panicked and fled as Sun Moon Empire troops arrived to suppress the rebellion.

Jiang Shengyu learned that Xu Tianran had mobilized troops toward the Radiant Territory before its rebellion began and met the Crown Prince at his encampment. Xu Tianran revealed that he suspected Silver Moon Crown distrusted him over the Holy Spirit Cult and admitted he had planned to use the cult against Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong.

• A general told Jiang Shengyu that Xu Tianran had ordered the Imperial Dragon Soul Tool Master Legion and Bright Capital garrison to advance toward the Radiant Territory two days earlier.
• Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong went to meet Xu Tianran, while Snow Empress took Wang Dong'er, Ling Luochen, Jiang Feixin, and Jiang Qingtong's companions to wait at the Soul-guided Train station.
• Xu Tianran introduced Ju Zi as the future Crown Princess and invited Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong to speak privately.
• Xu Tianran said he had personally led the campaign to reassure the court because Silver Moon Crown had grown dissatisfied with him.
• Xu Tianran asked whether Silver Moon Crown's prejudice stemmed from the Holy Spirit Cult and admitted he had intended to use the cult to teach Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong a lesson.

Xu Tianran tried to win Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong’s support by promising to purge the Holy Spirit Cult and strengthen the Sun Moon Empire. Jiang Shengyu said they might stop opposing Xu Tianran if he fulfilled his promises and cleared out the cult.

• Xu Tianran admitted that he had once cooperated with the Holy Spirit Cult and claimed he had not expected it to attack Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong.
• Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong challenged Xu Tianran’s excuses and condemned his alliance with the Evil Soul Masters.
• Xu Tianran promised to purge the Holy Spirit Cult, support Soul Hall, and promote Soul Tools if he gained the throne.
• Xu Tianran summoned Xu Tianyuan, who confirmed that the Evil Soul Masters had been cleared from the Imperial Dragon Soul Tool Master Legion.
• Jiang Qingtong asked Jiang Shengyu what he thought, and Jiang Shengyu said they might end their conflict with Xu Tianran if he fulfilled his promises and purged the Holy Spirit Cult.

Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong secured Xu Tianran’s temporary alliance, then returned to Shrek Academy after the rebellion in the Radiant Territory was suppressed. Yan Shaozhe told Jiang Qingtong that Bei Bei had emerged from seclusion with an evolved martial soul and was waiting for her on Sea God Island.

• Xu Tianran promised Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong support, while privately planning to use the Holy Spirit Cult against them after he became emperor.
• Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong reunited with Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, and the Imperial Dragon Soul Tool Master Legion suppressed the Radiant Territory rebellion.
• Jiang Shengyu and his companions returned to Shrek Academy, where Yan Shaozhe questioned them about their trip to the Sun Moon Empire and invited them to the Sea God Fate matchmaking event.
• Yan Shaozhe told Jiang Qingtong that Bei Bei’s martial soul had evolved into the Light Sacred Dragon and that Bei Bei was waiting for her on Sea God Island.

Jiang Qingtong rejected Bei Bei’s request to stand by her during Sea God Fate, insisting that she was someone others relied on. Afterward, Ning Tian visited Jiang Shengyu to tell him that her father wanted to meet him.

• Yan Shaozhe told Jiang Qingtong that Bei Bei was waiting for her, and Jiang Shengyu, Jiang Feixin, and Jiang Qingtong went to see him.
• Bei Bei revealed his Light Sacred Dragon Martial Soul and announced his ambitions, but Jiang Feixin’s Golden Dragon overwhelmed his aura.
• Bei Bei asked to stand beside Jiang Qingtong at Sea God Fate, but she refused and left with Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Feixin.
• Ning Tian visited Jiang Shengyu’s dormitory and told him that her father wanted to meet him.

Ning Haoyu and Ning Tian met Jiang Shengyu to discuss the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School’s cooperation with the Sun Moon Empire, and Jiang Shengyu demanded that the school support its army in exchange for a future and Martial Soul Evolution. Ning Haoyu ultimately accepted under pressure from Jiang Shengyu’s threat and claim that Di Tian was his guardian, and Jiang Shengyu sent black flames toward Ning Haoyu and Ning Tian.

• Ning Tian told Jiang Shengyu that her father wanted to visit and discuss cooperation, and Jiang Shengyu agreed to wait until Sect Master Ning arrived.
• Ning Haoyu visited the Sea God Pavilion to pay his respects, then later met Jiang Shengyu alongside Ning Tian and Tang Ya.
• Ning Haoyu asked whether Jiang Shengyu could evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Jiang Shengyu confirmed that he could.
• Jiang Shengyu offered the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School Soul Master disciples, Defensive Soul Tools, and possible Martial Soul Evolution in exchange for handling logistics and joining the army.
• Ning Haoyu refused to help the Sun Moon Empire attack the Original Douluo Continent Three Kingdoms, but Jiang Shengyu threatened to seal the group with Di Tian’s help unless the school complied.
• Ning Haoyu accepted Jiang Shengyu’s demands, and Jiang Shengyu sent black flames toward Ning Haoyu and Ning Tian.

Jiang Shengyu secured Ning Haoyu and Ning Tian’s loyalty with a soul-binding measure and gave Ning Tian an Aromatic Silk Beauty, then advised Tang Ya on how the Tang Sect should respond to the Heaven Dou Empire. At the Sea God Fate matchmaking event, Jiang Shengyu stunned the crowd with his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and claimed the first spot, leaving the faculty wondering whom he intended to pursue.

• Jiang Shengyu implanted a Black Flame in Ning Haoyu and Ning Tian as insurance, then gave Ning Tian an Aromatic Silk Beauty that could evolve her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Tang Ya told Jiang Shengyu that the Heaven Dou Empire had approached the Tang Sect for soul tool technology and information about the Sun Moon Empire, and Jiang Shengyu advised her to sell civilian soul tools at a high price without sharing manufacturing techniques.
• Shrek Academy students and teachers gathered at Sea God Lake for the matchmaking event, which also included exchange students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Xiao Hongchen and Jiang Shengyu discussed their sisters’ participation as the event began, while Zhang Le Xuan hosted and Bei Bei watched from shore.
• Jiang Shengyu released five soul rings, including a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, subdued the crowd, and claimed the first water lily spot.
• Xian Lin'er wondered whether Jiang Shengyu had someone in mind, and Snow Empress told Xuan Zi that few people could catch his eye.

Jiang Shengyu used his Ultimate Ice domain to dominate the Sea God Fate matchmaking event, drawing the attention of the academy and many participants. Jiang Qingtong and several other girls chose him, while the chapter left their relationship poised to be revealed the next day.

• Bei Bei displayed his Light Sacred Dragon martial soul and removed two Bamboo Hats, but neither belonged to Jiang Qingtong.
• Jiang Shengyu froze a wide stretch of Sea God Lake with his Ultimate Ice domain, and Jiang Qingtong, Meng Hongchen, Wang Dong'er, Ling Luochen, and Ning Tian removed their Bamboo Hats.
• Jiang Shengyu ranked first after removing eight Bamboo Hats, while Tang Ya watched Bei Bei from shore and accepted that they had taken different paths.
• Jiang Shengyu introduced himself as a sixteen-year-old Rank 59 Soul King from the Sun Moon Empire, and Jiang Qingtong and several others chose him.
• Bei Bei frowned at Jiang Qingtong's choice, while Xuan Zi mistakenly assumed she had chosen Jiang Shengyu to avoid embarrassment.

Jiang Shengyu rejected the Sea God Fairy candidates and publicly revealed that he and Jiang Qingtong were not siblings but had made an Eternal Covenant. As the crowd reacted in shock, the Snow Empress froze Jiang Feixin before she could interrupt them.

• Ning Tian displayed her evolved Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and said she could support Jiang Shengyu, while Ning Haoyu confirmed to Xuan Zi that the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School had found a way to evolve Martial Souls.
• Wang Dong'er, Ling Luochen, Wu Ming, and Meng Hongchen each explained why they wanted to become Jiang Shengyu's partner.
• Jiang Shengyu took Jiang Qingtong's hand, and they announced that they had made an Eternal Covenant.
• Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong explained that they were not biological siblings and had pretended to be siblings because they looked alike and possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Jiang Feixin tried to rush over, but the Snow Empress stopped her with cold and froze her in place.

Bei Bei and several others challenged Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong in the Sea God Fate bride-snatching segment, while the Sea God Pavilion elders debated whether the couple might leave for the Sun Moon Empire. Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong revealed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Mirror Flower, Water Moon, and easily overwhelmed the challengers.

• Bei Bei declared that he would snatch the bride, and Wu Ming, Wang Dong'er, Ling Luochen, and Ning Tian joined him while Meng Hongchen withdrew.
• Xuan Zi and the Sea God Pavilion elders discussed how to keep Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong at the academy, then agreed to speak with them after the event.
• Zhang Le Xuan began the bride-snatching segment, and Ning Tian boosted Bei Bei and the other challengers with her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong fused their Mirror Flower and Water Moon Martial Souls, covering Sea God Lake with their domain while excluding the Sea God Pavilion members aboard the ship.
• The God of Destiny attacked the challengers with Phoenix Skyfire and a Spiritual Eye Soul Impact, overpowering them while holding back.

Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong defeated Bei Bei and the others with their Mirror Flower, Water Moon Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then faced questions from the Shrek Academy elders. Meanwhile, Bei Bei saw Tang Ya again, and Jiang Feixin struggled to believe that the pair were a couple rather than biological siblings.

• The God of Destiny suppressed Bei Bei and the others through their Martial Souls’ attributes and blasted them out of the Mirror Flower, Water Moon domain.
• Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong declared victory, and Xuan Zi asked them to explain themselves at Sea God Pavilion after the matchmaking event.
• Bei Bei spotted Tang Ya on the shore, but she turned and left when she saw him.
• Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong freed Jiang Feixin from the frost, then explained their relationship and their Thought Sharing and Sensory Link abilities.
• Jiang Feixin reluctantly accepted that Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong were a couple, but left Shrek Academy wanting time alone.
• The Shrek Academy elders gathered at Sea God Pavilion, where Xuan Zi asked Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong to explain their circumstances.

Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong fooled Shrek Academy’s elders about their plans, while the academy prepared for the upcoming competition in Bright Capital. Tang Ya ended her personal ties with Bei Bei, and Jiang Feixin returned from the Star Dou Great Forest with a gift for Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong.

• Jiang Qingtong said she would represent Shrek Academy in the competition, while Jiang Shengyu pretended to consider whether to stay, reassuring Xuan Zi and the other elders.
• Song Lao volunteered to lead the team to Bright Capital, and Xuan Zi and the elders discussed Bei Bei’s future as the academy’s heir.
• Tang Ya told Jiang Qingtong that she had ended her relationship with Bei Bei and would focus solely on being Tang Sect Master.
• Jiang Feixin returned from the Star Dou Great Forest and gave Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong purified Life Crystals, warning Jiang Shengyu not to mistreat Qingtong.

At the exchange period’s end, Jiang Nannan chose to leave Shrek Academy and stay at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, while Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong remained at Shrek. The two academies parted ways, and Shrek’s leaders began arranging the Soul Master Competition team.

• At Yu Ming Pass, Jiang Nannan announced that she would stay at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and Yan Shaozhe agreed to her withdrawal after Jing Hongchen offered to settle her training debt.
• Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong stayed with Shrek Academy, while Yan Shaozhe led them and the other Shrek students away.
• After Yan Shaozhe left, Jing Hongchen revealed that he and the Hongchen family had only pretended to be angry, and Meng Hongchen pointed out that Dai Hao was watching from the pass.
• Jing Hongchen gave the students Flying Soul Tools and led them back toward Bright Capital.
• At the Sea God Pavilion, Yan Shaozhe reported the exchange to Xuan Zi, who appointed Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong captain and vice-captain of Shrek’s Soul Master Competition team.

Shrek Academy’s official team trained against Inner Court seniors as the Soul Master Competition approached, while Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong grew strong enough to contend with Zhang Le Xuan. Wang Dong'er then sought them out with Niu Tian and Titan, who asked for their help because her worsening health could only be suppressed by soul masters with Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire.

• The Sun Moon Empire announced that sects could send teams to the upcoming Soul Master Competition, prompting Shrek Academy to prepare its official team for the new format.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe arranged daily sparring sessions between the seven official team members and six Inner Court seniors, with Mo Xuan forbidden from being attacked.
• Ning Tian supported the team with her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda while Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong gradually learned to hold their own against Zhang Le Xuan.
• With one month left before the competition, Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong strolled through Shrek City and encountered Wang Dong'er with Niu Tian and Titan.
• Niu Tian told Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong that Wang Dong'er's worsening health could only be suppressed by soul masters with Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire.

Niu Tian and Titan arranged for Wang Dong'er to stay with Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong, then the Shrek delegation set out for the Soul Master Competition in Mingdu. The teams arrived in the Sun Moon Empire by Soul-guided Train and were stunned by its modern cities and infrastructure.

• Niu Tian and Titan asked Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong to keep Wang Dong'er close so Jiang Shengyu's Dual Ultimate Attributes could stabilize her condition, and Jiang Shengyu agreed.
• Niu Tian offered resources and rare Soul Beasts to support Jiang Shengyu's research into Soul Rings not produced by Soul Beasts.
• Snow Empress and Song Lao escorted the Shrek team as it joined the other delegations at Yu Ming Pass and crossed into the Sun Moon Empire.
• A Rank Nine Soul Tool Master welcomed the delegations and led them to five advanced Soul-guided Trains bound for Mingdu.
• Bei Bei saw Tang Ya among the teams but did not approach her, and Song Lao's remarks about Tang Ya drew attention from nearby representatives.
• The trains carried the teams through the border and into Mingdu, where the Sun Moon Empire's highways, Soul-guided Cars, and towering buildings astonished the passengers.

Shrek Academy's delegation arrived in Mingdu, where Yan Shaozhe and Song Lao investigated Soul Hall and encountered Tang Ya. At Mingde Hall, Huo Yuhao and the others revealed that their concealment and acting had been meant to bring the Three Kingdoms' geniuses to Mingdu, and that discovery no longer mattered.

• Jing Hongchen welcomed the delegation to Mingdu and arranged rooms at Mingdu Grand Hotel, while Yan Shaozhe and Song Lao planned to explore the city.
• Two Rank Nine Soul Tool Masters secretly followed Yan Shaozhe and Song Lao as they investigated Mingdu, and Bei Bei noticed how much grander the city was than Shrek City.
• Yan Shaozhe and Song Lao encountered Tang Ya outside Soul Hall, where she told them the building was the Tang Sect's base and warned them not to enter.
• Tang Ya joined Huo Yuhao and the others for hot pot at Mingde Hall and asked whether they feared Yan Shaozhe and Song Lao discovering their allegiance.
• Huo Yuhao explained that the group's concealment and acting had brought the Three Kingdoms' geniuses to Mingdu, so it no longer mattered if they were discovered.

Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong explained that they meant to use the Bright Capital Soul Master Competition to keep the younger generation of the Original Douluo Continent Three Kingdoms in the city. Kong Deming warned them that Xu Tianran had secretly brought Ninth-Grade Fixed Soul Cannon Rounds into Bright Capital, apparently to stage a coup, and challenged them to handle the danger themselves.

• Jiang Shengyu told Tang Ya that the Snow Empress was on their side and that Yan Shaozhe and Song Lao would struggle to flee with the visiting geniuses.
• Kong Deming scolded Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong for dealing with Xu Tianran, then warned that the Holy Spirit Cult's Limit Douluo might target them.
• Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong said they would use the competition to keep the younger generation of the Original Douluo Continent Three Kingdoms in Bright Capital.
• Kong Deming revealed that Xu Tianran had secretly moved Ninth-Grade Fixed Soul Cannon Rounds into Bright Capital, leading Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong to conclude that he planned to seize the throne.
• Kong Deming asked whether they could manage the turmoil that would follow Xu Tianran's coup, and told them it was time to stand on their own.

Jiang Shengyu and Kong Deming planned to expose Xu Tianran’s betrayal and prepare Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong to take power, with Huo Yuhao tasked to build a small camera to record evidence. Jiang Qingtong then approached Ju Zi with an offer to cooperate, revealing that she knew Ju Zi sought revenge against the Star Luo Empire and the White Tiger Duke.

• Jiang Shengyu proposed stripping Xu Tianran of his Crown Prince position, and Kong Deming discussed how to prove he had murdered the emperor.
• Jiang Shengyu asked Huo Yuhao to make a fist-sized camera within half a month that could capture recognizable faces and audible voices, and Huo Yuhao reluctantly agreed to try.
• Kong Deming arranged a fabricated imperial-family background for Jiang Shengyu and advised Jiang Qingtong to claim she was a stranded princess and Imprint the Purple Emperor Annihilation Sky Dragon martial soul.
• Jiang Shengyu returned to the Mingdu Grand Hotel while Jiang Qingtong mobilized the Soul Hall and arranged to meet Ju Zi alone.
• Jiang Qingtong offered to cooperate with Ju Zi and help her take revenge on the Star Luo Empire and the White Tiger Duke, leaving Ju Zi stunned that Jiang Qingtong knew her secret.

Jiang Qingtong forced Ju Zi to secretly cooperate with her, while Ju Zi told Xu Tianran only part of the truth. At the Soul Master Competition, the Holy Spirit Sect appeared, and Ye Xishui confronted Xu Tianran over his attack on the Holy Spirit Cult.

• Jiang Qingtong threatened Ju Zi with her overwhelming power until Ju Zi agreed to secretly cooperate.
• Ju Zi told Xu Tianran that Jiang Qingtong wanted information about his movements but concealed their genuine alliance, and Xu Tianran accepted the arrangement.
• The Soul Master Competition began, and Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy advanced through the elimination rounds without facing each other.
• The Holy Spirit Sect appeared on the final day of the elimination rounds, surprising Xu Tianran.
• Ye Xishui confronted Xu Tianran, who claimed he had attacked the Holy Spirit Cult only to secure Kong Deming's support and had driven its members away rather than killing them.

Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao offered to support Xu Tianran's bid for the throne in exchange for making the Holy Spirit Cult the Sun Moon Empire's holy cult. Meanwhile, the Holy Spirit Sect crushed its opponents in the competition, and Shrek Academy became the remaining contestants' hope when it was drawn to face them.

• Ye Xishui offered Xu Tianran the support of herself and Long Xiaoyao if he publicly recognized the Holy Spirit Cult and allowed it to recruit across the Sun Moon Empire, and Xu Tianran agreed.
• Long Xiaoyao appeared beside Xu Tianran as the Holy Spirit Sect defeated Earth Dragon Gate, badly injuring Nan Qiuqiu with its Soul Saint's Black Flame.
• The Sun Moon Empire arranged for Heavenly Sound Douluo to treat injured contestants and offered eliminated teams reimbursement and participation prizes, so they stayed in Mingdu.
• Yan Shaozhe and Song Lao recognized the Holy Spirit Sect members as Evil Soul Masters and worried about the sect winning the competition.
• The Holy Spirit Sect advanced through the round robin with a growing reputation for overpowering its opponents, then drew Shrek Academy, placing the contestants' hopes on Bei Bei and the others.