Chapter Summaries

Jiang Shengyu was honored for helping the Sun Moon Empire launch a Soul-guided Satellite and was named Celestial Moon Marquis. As he settled into his new status, he prepared to leave for Star Luo City and teased Xiao Hongchen about the results of an investigation.

• Kong Deming credited Jiang Shengyu with proposing the Soul-guided Satellite, and Xu Tianran praised his contributions before the court.
• The emperor initially proposed making Jiang Shengyu Sun Moon Duke, but after officials objected, he named him Celestial Moon Marquis without a fief.
• News of the satellite launch spread through Bright Capital as Jiang Shengyu received visitors and construction began on his marquis estate.
• Xiao Hongchen congratulated Jiang Shengyu and said he would earn a noble title of his own, while Meng Hongchen watched their banter.
• Jiang Shengyu asked when they would leave for the tournament in Star Luo City, and Xiao Hongchen said they would go in a couple of days after Yuhao finished his Soul Tool research.
• Xiao Hongchen asked about Jiang Shengyu's investigation into Na Na's family, and Jiang Shengyu told him to beg for the answer.

Jiang Shengyu warned Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen that the Holy Spirit Cult was holding Na Na’s parents’ souls hostage, while Bei Bei struggled with Mu En’s demand that he distance himself from Tang Ya. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy set out for Star Luo City, and Shrek’s Reserve Team met the official team’s Shrek Seven Monsters.

• Jiang Shengyu told Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen that the Holy Spirit Cult was using Na Na’s parents’ souls to force her to work for them, and urged them to wait until after returning from Star Luo City before acting.
• Several days later, Huo Yuhao finished his Soul Tool research, and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s official and Reserve Teams departed for Star Luo City with Jiang Shengyu wielding considerable authority.
• Mu En told Bei Bei to make clear to Jiang Qingtong that he no longer had a relationship with Tang Ya, while Bei Bei privately resented having to live for Shrek Academy and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Xuan Zi summoned Bei Bei, Jiang Qingtong, and the other Reserve Team members to meet the seven official team members, including Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng.
• After both teams introduced themselves, the official members focused their attention on the three youngest Reserve Team members.

Xuan Zi arranged a friendly match between Ma Xiaotao’s and Dai Yueheng’s teams, and Jiang Qingtong’s Mental Detection Sharing gave Dai Yueheng’s side a major advantage. Ma Xiaotao’s team struggled under Jiang Qingtong’s coordination, and Ma Xiaotao ordered Ling Luochen and Bei Bei to target her.

• The Reserve Team and official team members introduced themselves, revealing that three Reserve Team members had Twin Martial Souls and that the official team members were all Soul Kings or stronger.
• Xuan Zi set up a friendly match, and Dai Yueheng won rock-paper-scissors before choosing Jiang Qingtong; Ma Xiaotao chose Wang Dong, and the two captains formed their teams from the remaining members.
• Jiang Qingtong linked Mental Detection Sharing to Dai Yueheng’s team, helping them fight as a coordinated unit against Ma Xiaotao’s less familiar group.
• Jiang Qingtong directed Chen Zifeng and Jiang Nannan to eliminate He Caitou before his Soul Tool could show its strength.
• Jiang Qingtong’s tactics forced Ma Xiaotao to keep rescuing endangered teammates, and Xi Xi was eliminated.
• Ma Xiaotao told Ling Luochen and Bei Bei to find a way to take Jiang Qingtong out.

Jiang Qingtong defeated Ling Luochen and Bei Bei, helping Dai Yueheng's team win the sparring match. Ling Luochen then claimed Jiang Qingtong had a third martial soul, leaving everyone demanding an explanation.

• Jiang Qingtong ordered Dai Huabin, Xiao Xiao, and Jiang Nannan to hold off Bei Bei while Ling Luochen attacked her.
• Jiang Qingtong used a concealed soul ability and a chilling emerald-green aura to stun Ling Luochen, then struck her with Phoenix Meteor Shower and defeated her.
• Jiang Qingtong joined the battle, knocked Bei Bei out with Ice Empress's Claw, and helped reduce Ma Xiaotao's team to two fighters.
• Ma Xiaotao conceded, and Xuan Zi declared Dai Yueheng's side the winners.
• Ling Luochen accused Jiang Qingtong of having a third martial soul, and Jiang Nannan asked Jiang Qingtong whether it was true.

Jiang Qingtong revealed that she had three martial souls, including Ultimate Ice, and her talent impressed Shrek’s senior students. After her team won another match, the group celebrated with a meal and discussed their upcoming visit to Star Luo City.

• Jiang Qingtong admitted she had a third martial soul, and confirmed it was Ultimate Ice.
• Xuan Zi rearranged the teams, putting Jiang Qingtong and Xiao Xiao with Ma Xiaotao against Dai Yueheng’s team.
• Jiang Qingtong amplified Ling Luochen’s ice until it reached Ultimate Ice, allowing Ma Xiaotao’s team to win quickly.
• Xuan Zi made the losing students declare themselves pigs and treat the winners to a meal, which Dai Yueheng paid for.
• Dai Yueheng invited the group to the White Tiger Duke Residence in Star Luo City, and Ma Xiaotao reminded him of the academy’s rules.

As the students set out for Star Luo City, Xuan Zi revealed Shrek Academy’s Supervision Group and invited the Reserve Team to join. Jiang Qingtong concealed her contempt for the group’s authority and accepted its equipment.

• Ma Xiaotao took Jiang Nannan, Jiang Qingtong, and Xiao Xiao away after the meal while Wang Dong chose to stroll alone.
• Ma Xiaotao warned the girls that Dai Yueheng was trying to draw students closer to the White Tiger Duke Residence and cautioned them against being deceived by men’s sweet talk.
• Before dawn, Xuan Zi led the students out of Shrek Academy toward Star Luo City with Wang Yan accompanying them.
• Near Shrek City, Xuan Zi explained that the Shrek Supervision Group sent Inner Court disciples to deal with evil soul masters when the empires could not or would not act.
• Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao praised the group’s missions, and all seven Reserve Team members agreed to join.
• Wang Yan gave each recruit a silver ring containing masks, cloaks, uniforms, and Signal Flares, while Jiang Qingtong silently judged the equipment poor.

The Shrek Supervision Group set out to eliminate an Evil Soul Master and his bandits in the Mingdou Mountain Range. After Jiang Qingtong supplied Flying Soul Tools and Wang Yan led the students to the hideout, the group found grisly evidence of the bandits’ cruelty inside a cave.

• Xuan Zi ordered the group to kill all three hundred bandits, and Ma Xiaotao reassured the Reserve Team that the official members would lead the attack.
• Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen argued over who would carry Jiang Qingtong, who resolved the dispute by distributing Flying Soul Tools to everyone.
• Xuan Zi obtained maps from the Star Luo Empire garrison, then sent Wang Yan to lead the students into the mountains while he stayed behind.
• Wang Yan used the map and Jiang Qingtong’s Mental Detection Sharing to locate the bandits’ hideout and assigned Ma Xiaotao to lead the assault.
• Wang Yan and the Reserve Team reached the cave after the official members had killed bandits outside, then found hanging human skins and an infant impaled on a stalagmite.

Shrek’s team was devastated when the Death Hand Bandit Group’s leader detonated corpses in the cave and abducted Jiang Qingtong. As Xuan Zi evacuated the wounded before pursuing her, the group encountered a silver-haired young man who looked like Qingtong.

• Bei Bei condemned the bandits as Shrek’s team advanced through the cave and found their corpses.
• The Death Bringer detonated more than a hundred corpses, killing Yao Haoxuan and severely injuring Chen Zifeng, Gongyang Mo, Xi Xi, Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Wang Yan.
• The Death Bringer overwhelmed the survivors, seized Jiang Qingtong, and carried her deeper into the cave as Xuan Zi arrived.
• Xuan Zi killed the remaining bandits and evacuated the wounded, promising to return for Jiang Qingtong after taking them to the military encampment.
• Outside the cave, Xiao Xiao and the others saw a silver-haired young man and instinctively called out Jiang Qingtong’s name.

Jiang Shengyu and the Hongchen siblings encountered Xuan Zi and learned that Jiang Qingtong had been abducted by an Evil Soul Master. Jiang Shengyu challenged Xuan Zi for prioritizing the other students’ safety over rescuing her, leaving their distrust of Shrek Academy exposed.

• Jiang Shengyu introduced himself as Jiang Qingtong’s older brother and explained that the three Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy reserve team members were traveling to the Soul Master Competition.
• Xuan Zi questioned the group about their injuries, and Jiang Shengyu learned that an Evil Soul Master had taken Jiang Qingtong.
• Xuan Zi said he would first escort the injured students to safety, then return to rescue Jiang Qingtong, whom he believed could defend herself with Rank Nine Soul Tools.
• Jiang Shengyu and Meng Hongchen challenged Xuan Zi’s decision, while Xiao Hongchen accused Shrek Academy of looking down on the Sun Moon Empire.
• Jiang Shengyu accused Shrek Academy’s leaders of disregarding people from the Sun Moon Empire, and Xuan Zi denied it.

After Xuan Zi left to rescue Jiang Qingtong, Jiang Shengyu and Meng Hongchen took Wang Yan and the injured Shrek students to a guarded spot by a stream. The Sun Moon Empire physician Gu Lingjun treated them and kept them alive, while Jiang Qingtong remained in danger.

• Xuan Zi trusted Meng Hongchen to care for Wang Yan and the injured students, then went to retrieve Jiang Qingtong.
• Jiang Shengyu kept the Shrek group away from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy camp and set up Defensive Soul Tools by a stream.
• Xiao Hongchen brought the delegation's physician, Gu Lingjun, who used her Silver Light Heavenly Ring and medicinal herbs to prevent the injured students from worsening.
• Gu Lingjun scolded Wang Yan for letting his students face such danger and blamed the group for Jiang Qingtong's capture.
• Gu Lingjun accused Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng of underestimating the Evil Soul Master, and they lowered their heads because she was right.

Gu Lingjun scolded the Shrek Academy group for underestimating the Evil Soul Masters and treated their injured students. After Xuan Zi returned with Jiang Qingtong, she reunited with Jiang Shengyu and declared that she would compete for Shrek Academy.

• Gu Lingjun reprimanded Ma Xiaotao's group and Wang Yan for their failure to take the Evil Soul Masters seriously, then began treating the badly injured students.
• Xiao Hongchen questioned Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong's abilities, and Wang Dong challenged the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team to settle matters in the Ring Tournament.
• Jiang Shengyu warned Xiao Hongchen to stop provoking Ma Xiaotao before Xuan Zi returned with Jiang Qingtong, having rescued her.
• Jiang Qingtong reunited with Jiang Shengyu and greeted Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen, who asked why she was with Shrek Academy.
• Jiang Qingtong said she was a Shrek Academy student and would represent the academy in battle, pleasing Xuan Zi and Wang Yan.

Xiao Hongchen, Jiang Shengyu, and Meng Hongchen urged Jiang Qingtong to leave Shrek Academy, while Xuan Zi defended the academy and clashed with them. Jiang Qingtong chose to stay at Shrek, and Xuan Zi learned that her brother Jiang Shengyu was the Sun Moon Empire’s Celestial Moon Marquis.

• Xiao Hongchen, Jiang Shengyu, and Meng Hongchen criticized Xuan Zi for failing to rescue Jiang Qingtong promptly and invited her to join them.
• Xuan Zi released his aura at the three, then withdrew it as Jiang Shengyu condemned his conduct and Xiao Hongchen accused him of prejudice against the Sun Moon Empire.
• Jiang Qingtong defended Shrek Academy and said the Sun Moon Empire had been wrong in its ancient war against the Original Douluo Continent Three Kingdoms, prompting Jiang Shengyu to accuse Shrek of influencing her.
• Jiang Shengyu ordered Jiang Qingtong to return to the Sun Moon Empire, but she refused and chose to remain at Shrek Academy.
• Jiang Shengyu left with Gu Lingjun, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen, and Jiang Qingtong told Xuan Zi that her brother was the Celestial Moon Marquis.
• He Caitou suspected Jiang Shengyu had received his marquis title personally, and Xuan Zi attributed his anger to his status as a Sun Moon Empire noble.

After Shrek Academy’s team suffered heavy injuries, Xuan Zi weighed whether they should withdraw from the competition, while Jiang Qingtong and the reserve members volunteered to continue. The chapter ended with Xiao Hongchen discovering that Jiang Qingtong had only pretended to side with Shrek Academy and realizing everyone thought he was an idiot.

• Jiang Qingtong told Xuan Zi she hoped to persuade her brother and suggested he study at Shrek Academy, prompting Xuan Zi to consider an exchange student program with the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xuan Zi brought the injured team back to camp, arranged for healing and Zhuang Lao’s help, and sent Chen Zifeng, Xi Xi, and Gongyang Mo back to Shrek Academy to recover.
• Wang Yan questioned whether the depleted team should continue the competition, and Xuan Zi said he would wait for the academy’s decision.
• Jiang Qingtong, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong insisted that the reserve team should keep fighting, and Xuan Zi left overnight to report their situation to Shrek Academy.
• Jiang Shengyu revealed to Xiao Hongchen that he and Jiang Qingtong had acted, and Meng Hongchen explained that she had recognized Jiang Qingtong’s scheme.
• Meng Hongchen told Xiao Hongchen that his failure to notice the act had helped Jiang Qingtong fool Shrek Academy, and Xiao Hongchen wondered whether she had complimented him.

After the Sun Moon Representative Team reached camp, Jiang Shengyu reported what happened at Shrek Academy, while Xuan Zi returned to Shrek and accepted responsibility for the deaths and injuries. Mu En allowed Jiang Qingtong and the others to continue competing for Shrek, and the two teams arrived at Star Luo City, where Jiang Shengyu ignored his sister.

• Meng Hongchen reassured Xiao Hongchen before Gu Lingjun urged him to keep working hard.
• Jiang Shengyu told Tang Ya that Bei Bei was safe and explained that a Titled Douluo had been eating a chicken leg during the attack.
• Xuan Zi told the Sea God Pavilion elders about the casualties and Jiang Qingtong's request to keep fighting for Shrek Academy.
• Mu En decided the injured team members could continue to the competition, saying they had already become Shrek's Glory.
• Xuan Zi carried Jiang Qingtong and the others to Star Luo City, where Jiang Shengyu ignored Jiang Qingtong as he entered the city with his team.
• Bei Bei approached the aggrieved Jiang Qingtong but stopped himself from patting her shoulder, then remarked that he had seen a familiar back.

Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy teams arrived in Star Luo City, where the hostility toward the Sun Moon team was immediately apparent. After the Sun Moon team settled into its assigned hotel, the Lead Teacher asked everyone to share their impressions of the city.

• Xuan Zi reassured Jiang Qingtong that the Sea God Pavilion had approved exchange students and that her brother might come to Shrek Academy.
• Xuan Zi led the Shrek Academy team into Star Luo City, drawing a crowd when the guards recognized them.
• Xiao Hongchen discussed how he would have to fight Jiang Qingtong while holding back, then joked that she should not take their act too seriously.
• Na Na and Huo Yuhao observed the closeness between Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Jiang Shengyu, and Xiao Hongchen startled the group by displaying an unnerving smile.
• The Sun Moon Representative Team followed a dismissive guide and hotel staff member to its accommodations while guests showed open hostility toward them.
• After the team entered its rooms, the Lead Teacher asked the students what they thought of Star Luo City.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team criticized Star Luo City's outdated infrastructure as the Lead Teacher urged them to value soul tool technology. Huo Yuhao faced memories of his homeland but drew comfort from his teammates, while Jiang Shengyu and Xiao Hongchen headed out with plans to wreck their place.

• The Lead Teacher explained that the Star Luo Empire lagged behind because it had failed to embrace soul tool technology, and warned the team not to neglect it.
• Huo Yuhao stared out at Star Luo City and admitted to Meng Hongchen that the city was connected to his past; she and the others reassured him that he was part of their team.
• Huo Yuhao asked where Jiang Shengyu and Xiao Hongchen had gone, and Meng Hongchen said they had likely gone for a stroll.
• Jiang Shengyu and Xiao Hongchen walked toward the city gates, and Xiao Hongchen said they were going to wreck their place.

Xiao Hongchen and Jiang Shengyu set fire to the White Tiger Duke Residence to avenge Yuhao, only for Dai Hao to return and extinguish the flames. Jiang Shengyu escaped with a soul tool, leaving Xiao Hongchen to flee alone as Dai Hao investigated the ruined estate.

• Xiao Hongchen persuaded Jiang Shengyu to burn the White Tiger Duke Residence because he believed Dai Hao was away.
• Jiang Shengyu and Xiao Hongchen sneaked to the estate, piled dry grass by a wall, and set a two-colored Buddha's Angry Fire Lotus on it.
• The fire lotus exploded, destroying part of the residence and spreading flames that the estate's people could not put out.
• The Duchess ordered people to fight the fire and demanded that someone notify Dai Hao.
• When Dai Hao arrived, Jiang Shengyu used Illusory Sea Traveling Together to disappear, while Xiao Hongchen cursed him and fled.
• Dai Hao extinguished the flames with a wave of his hand and descended toward the damaged residence.

The White Tiger Duke Residence was badly damaged by mysterious flames, and Dai Hao reported the arson to Emperor Xu Jiawei. At the Star Luo Grand Hotel, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team prepared for the competition as Huo Yuhao agreed to explore Star Luo City with Meng Hongchen.

• Dai Hao ordered a search after the flames destroyed much of the White Tiger Duke Residence, then told the Duchess to handle its recovery while he reported the attack.
• Jiang Shengyu and Xiao Hongchen returned to the hotel after an unexplained outing and claimed they had only taken a stroll.
• Huo Yuhao told Meng Hongchen he had never explored Star Luo City, so she offered to show him around.
• The Lead Teacher explained that only contestants with registered Soul Engineer identities could use Soul Tools, and warned the team to prepare for the elimination-round draw.
• Dai Hao told Emperor Xu Jiawei that the White Tiger Duke Residence had been attacked, and Xu Jiawei grew grave.

After Dai Hao received the emperor’s support, the Soul Master Competition knockout stage began, and both Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy advanced with reserve-team lineups. Bei Bei spotted Tang Ya competing for Sun Moon and was stopped from approaching her.

• Xu Jiawei promised Dai Hao a new White Tiger Duke Residence and offered his family a place in the Imperial Palace.
• Shrek Academy’s reserve team defeated Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy after Jiang Qingtong used Simulation to make them appear to be Soul Emperors.
• Jiang Shengyu’s group chose to field its reserve team against Tianhun Royal Soul Master Academy, with Ma Rulong joining and Tang Ya agreeing to fight.
• Bei Bei saw Tang Ya among the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team and rushed toward the arena, but Xuan Zi stopped him and reminded him of his duties as captain.
• Bei Bei regained his composure after Xuan Zi warned him not to let Mu En’s and the academy’s plans fail.

Tang Ya and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy overwhelmed the Tianhun Royal Soul Master Academy in the competition, revealing Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Grass abilities and her role as Tang Sect master. The match ended with Tang Ya declaring her identity as she eliminated all seven opponents, while Bei Bei watched in shock.

• Xuan Zi realized Tang Ya was representing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and decided Shrek Academy needed to reconsider its stance toward the Tang Sect.
• Bei Bei confirmed that Tang Ya was his beloved and wanted to leave, but Jiang Nannan insisted they stay to observe the other academies.
• Huo Yuhao and Jiang Shengyu revealed unusual soul-ring configurations, with Jiang Shengyu displaying one purple and three black rings.
• Huo Yuhao used Mental Detection Sharing to help the Sun Moon team seize control, while Jiang Shengyu’s Hand of Providence immobilized the Tianhun Royal Soul Master Academy team.
• Tang Ya restrained the opponents with her Blue Silver Grass abilities, announced that the Tang Sect master was eliminating them, and swept all seven off the ring.