Chapter Summaries

Wang Yan explained that Shrek’s Inner Court students served as Shrek Inspectors, carrying out dangerous missions against evil Soul Masters and other threats. Huo Yuhao and the reserve team agreed to join, then learned their first mission was to destroy the Death God Envoys bandits near the border of the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire.

• Huo Yuhao explained that many Inner Court students had died fighting Evil Soul Masters or through the academy’s negligence.
• Wang Yan described the Shrek Inspection Group and warned that its missions could be deadly.
• Huo Yuhao and the reserve team members all agreed to join the Inspection Group.
• Wang Yan gave the recruits Inspector’s Rings containing uniforms, masks, cloaks, and distress flares.
• Ma Xiaotao briefed the team on their mission to wipe out the vicious Death God Envoys bandits in the Mingdou Mountain Range.

Huo Yuhao and the Shrek group reached the Star Luo Empire’s Western Legion, where Dai Yueheng introduced the military camp and praised his father, Dai Hao. Huo Yuhao remained unconvinced by Dai Hao’s carefully polished reputation as the chapter ended.

• Xuan Zi pushed the group to fly at high speed, and Huo Yuhao kept pace while carrying several reserve team members.
• After they landed near the Western Legion, Xuan Zi sent Dai Yueheng to handle the approaching military patrol and went off to nap.
• Du Leisi recognized Dai Yueheng and escorted the Shrek group toward the military camp to meet Dai Hao.
• Dai Yueheng described the strength of the Central Legion and recounted how Dai Hao rose from an ordinary soldier to command the Western Army Group.
• Huo Yuhao judged Dai Hao’s image as a devoted commander and neglectful father to be a false attempt to whitewash his past.

Huo Yuhao accused the White Tiger Duke’s family of dominating the Star Luo Empire and forced Dai Hao to answer whether he intended to seize the throne. Dai Hao denied it, but Huo Yuhao exposed his lie before the gathered soldiers, leaving Dai Hao’s standing in the army under threat.

• Huo Yuhao compared Dai Hao’s concealed military identity and power to Zhao Gao’s tale of calling a deer a horse, alarming Dai Yueheng and the other students.
• Du LeiSi accused Huo Yuhao of sowing discord and ordered soldiers to seize him, but Dai Yueheng tried to stop the arrest.
• Dai Hao arrived and approached Huo Yuhao, who used spiritual power to knock down Du LeiSi and nearby soldiers and demanded that Dai Hao answer whether he planned to usurp the throne.
• Huo Yuhao shared Dai Hao’s thoughts with the gathered soldiers and killed Du LeiSi and two White Tiger Guards when Dai Hao’s answers proved false.
• Dai Hao realized Huo Yuhao was undermining his prestige, while the soldiers watched him with suspicion and he lost another chance to reveal that Huo Yuhao was his son.

Huo Yuhao forced Dai Hao to blame the White Tiger Guards for the attempted imprisonment, then led the Shrek group into the Mingdou Mountain Range to find the Hands of Death Bandit Group. After discovering the bandits’ gruesome encampment, Ma Xiaotao prepared to attack with Huo Yuhao.

• Dai Hao blamed Du LeiSi and the captured White Tiger Guards for the conflict, and Huo Yuhao executed the remaining guards.
• Huo Yuhao and the others received intelligence about the Hands of Death Bandit Group and set out for the Mingdou Mountain Range.
• Ma Xiaotao led the formation into the mountains while Huo Yuhao used Mental Detection to guide them.
• Wang Yan identified Wenlan Trees and explained that the bandits likely used their heartwood for an Evil Soul Master.
• Huo Yuhao found the bandits’ cave, where the group saw human skins and infant corpses; Ma Xiaotao and Huo Yuhao prepared to attack.

Huo Yuhao’s team attacked the Hands of Death Bandit Group, and he protected everyone from the Death God Envoy’s corpse explosions except Dai Yueheng. Xuan Zi failed to catch the fleeing Soul King, then left with the gravely injured Dai Yueheng while the others sided with Huo Yuhao.

• Huo Yuhao led the Official Team Members into the cavern, where they killed the guards and fought through the bandits as the reserve team arrived.
• Huo Yuhao found the Death God Envoy preparing to detonate the corpses and shielded the reserve team, Wang Yan, and the Inner Court members except Dai Yueheng when the explosions began.
• The Death God Envoy saw the group had survived and fled, but Xuan Zi arrived too late to stop him from escaping through a collapsing passage.
• Huo Yuhao confronted Xuan Zi over failing to protect the students and mocked him for letting a Soul King escape, while Ma Xiaotao and the others defended Huo Yuhao.
• Xuan Zi left with the severely wounded Dai Yueheng and told Wang Yan to lead the rest of the team and win the Soul Master Competition.

Dai Hao learned that Dai Yueheng’s injuries could only be treated with help from Huo Yuhao, whom he had come to hate. Huo Yuhao killed the fleeing Death God Envoy and refused Dai Hao’s offer before hearing his private plea to save Yueheng.

• Dai Hao brought Medical Soul Masters to treat Dai Yueheng, but they said his fused toxins required a powerful spiritual-type Soul Master to remove.
• Xuan Zi told Dai Hao that Huo Yuhao might be able to help, while the others debated whether to pursue the Death God Envoy or return.
• Huo Yuhao tracked down the Death God Envoy, killed him, and brought his corpse back to the group.
• Xuan Zi destroyed the corpse, then brought Dai Hao to ask Huo Yuhao for help treating Dai Yueheng.
• Huo Yuhao rejected Dai Hao’s offer to let him cripple Xu Xing and listened to him alone as Dai Hao pleaded that Yueheng was his older brother.
• Huo Yuhao sneered at the idea of having an older brother like Dai Yueheng.

Huo Yuhao rejected Dai Hao’s plea to save Dai Yueheng and vowed to destroy everything Dai Hao valued. At Shrek Academy, Xuan Zi called a Sea God Pavilion Meeting to accept responsibility for the mission’s failures and accuse Huo Yuhao, but Mu En rebuked him and said he still did not understand his mistakes.

• Huo Yuhao refused Dai Hao’s offer to hand over Xu Xing, declared that Dai Yueheng and the Dai Clan were his enemies, and left the cave.
• Dai Hao begged Huo Yuhao to spare Dai Yueheng, but Huo Yuhao departed, leaving Dai Hao kneeling behind him.
• Xuan Zi returned to Shrek Academy with Dai Yueheng, whose Corpse Poison had reached his Heart Meridian, and convened a Sea God Pavilion Meeting.
• Xuan Zi offered to cripple his cultivation and accused Huo Yuhao of being unfit to succeed Mu En as Sea God Pavilion master.
• Lin Lao and Xian Lin'er argued over Xuan Zi’s responsibility, while Mu En reprimanded Xuan Zi for his conduct and unresolved mistakes.

Mu En ordered Xuan Zi to cripple his cultivation to answer for the deaths of eight Inner Court students and preserve the academy’s trust. He also backed Xian Lin'er’s Soul Tool and Soul Spirit reforms, warning that Shrek Academy faced destruction if it refused to change.

• Mu En rejected the Elders’ pleas and explained that Xuan Zi had to be punished so the students would not lose faith in the academy.
• Xian Lin'er said she would leave with Huo Yuhao if he left the academy, and Xuan Zi struck his own dantian, crippling his cultivation.
• Mu En ordered every Inner Court disciple to obtain a custom-made flying Soul Tool and defensive Soul Tool from Xian Lin'er’s department.
• Mu En appointed Xian Lin'er deputy leader of the Shrek Inspection Group and tasked her with developing Soul Tools and promoting Soul Spirits.
• Mu En told Yan Shaozhe that the Sun Moon Empire had Soul Tools capable of threatening his life, and warned that Shrek Academy would be destroyed if it did not adapt.

Huo Yuhao and the Shrek team arrived in Star Luo City for the tournament, while news of Dai Yueheng’s grave injuries threw the White Tiger Duke’s family into turmoil. Xiao Xiao found Huo Yuhao brooding on a hotel rooftop and cheered him up by asking him to explore the city with her.

• Mu En’s proposal to support Soul Tool development passed unanimously, and Cai Meier was assigned to lead the academy team to Star Luo City.
• Huo Yuhao and his teammates checked into the Star Emperor Hotel, where Wang Yan explained the tournament’s opening elimination round and later competition formats.
• After learning Dai Yueheng was gravely wounded, the Duchess confronted Dai Huabin’s hopes of inheriting the dukedom and resolved to seek help from the emperor and Medicine Immortal Douluo.
• Huo Yuhao recalled the hardships he and his mother had suffered in Star Luo City while standing alone on the hotel roof.
• Xiao Xiao found Huo Yuhao, comforted him, and persuaded him to explore Star Luo City with her; he agreed and decided to take her to pay respects to his mother.

Huo Yuhao visited his mother's grave with Xiao Xiao, introduced her as his daughter-in-law, and promised to settle matters with the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. Back at the hotel, he used Equivalent Exchange to trade a piece of candy to baby Tang Wulin in return for the Golden Dragon King Bloodline.

• Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao paid their respects at his mother's grave, where he introduced Xiao Xiao as one of his future daughters-in-law and vowed to settle his grudge with the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
• Xiao Xiao asked Huo Yuhao to take her that night, and he agreed before using Space Transfer to bring her back to the Star Emperor Hotel.
• Wang Dong questioned Xiao Xiao about their outing, then resumed cultivating with Huo Yuhao while Xiao Xiao washed up.
• Huo Yuhao reviewed the refreshed Equivalent Exchange options and chose to trade with Tang Wulin for the Golden Dragon King Bloodline.
• Huo Yuhao offered Tang Wulin a piece of candy, completed the trade, and received the Golden Dragon King Bloodline.

Huo Yuhao absorbed the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, used Tang San’s Divine Sense to eliminate the lingering wills, and learned the bloodline could anchor the Douluo III World. The next morning, he and Shrek Academy’s contestants arrived for the tournament as the Star Luo Empire prepared to admit spectators.

• Huo Yuhao fused the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, resisted its brutal will, and watched Tang San seal it again.
• Tang San discovered Wang Dong and Wutong with Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao devoured Tang San’s Divine Sense and the Golden Dragon King’s remaining will.
• Huo Yuhao returned to his room, checked his gains, and found the Golden Dragon King Bloodline could anchor the Douluo III World in more than ten years.
• The Star Luo Emperor ordered the tournament venue opened to the public after the Prime Minister confirmed the arrangements were complete.
• Huo Yuhao and the other Shrek Academy contestants took their places, drawing attention because their lineup had only three male contestants.

Meng Hongchen arranged for Xiao Hongchen to provoke Huo Yuhao so she could learn his name and meet him, while also identifying him as Shrek Academy's strongest competitor. The gathering at Star Luo Square then fell silent as the Star Luo Emperor arrived.

• Meng Hongchen sent Xiao Hongchen to provoke Huo Yuhao and find out his name, and Huo Yuhao introduced himself to the siblings.
• Meng Hongchen apologized for Xiao Hongchen's behavior, introduced herself to Huo Yuhao, and then pulled her brother away.
• Meng Hongchen told Ma RuLong that Huo Yuhao was Shrek Academy's strongest competitor, explaining that the team treated him as their leader.
• The Shrek girls teased Huo Yuhao about Meng Hongchen until the audience had filled Star Luo Square.
• A booming announcement declared the Emperor's arrival, and the citizens and soldiers knelt while the participating academies bowed.

Huo Yuhao entered the tournament’s opening match alone for Shrek Academy and defeated Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy with a display of overwhelming spiritual power. The Star Luo Emperor and his Titled Douluo adviser watched in shock and discussed recruiting him.

• The Star Luo Emperor officially opened the tournament, and the host announced Shrek Academy’s first-round match against Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy.
• Huo Yuhao said he would compete only once and chose to face Tianling’s team alone so the reserve students could gain experience in later matches.
• Huo Yuhao arrived on the arena alone, prompting Xu Jiawei and a female Titled Douluo from the Star Crown Sect to discuss his strength and the possibility of recruiting him.
• After the referee began the match, Huo Yuhao used his spiritual power to entrance the Tianling team, and its members jumped off the arena.
• The referee declared Huo Yuhao the winner, while the female Titled Douluo realized that his spiritual power had affected even her and tens of thousands of spectators.

Huo Yuhao’s overwhelming spiritual power secured Shrek Academy’s victory, drawing the attention of the Body Sect. Back at the hotel, Xiao Xiao sought a private moment with him, and he asked her to tell the others to save their Soul Spirits for the Advancement Tournament.

• Ma RuLong learned that his grandfather and the other Sun Moon Empire teachers had been controlled by Huo Yuhao’s spiritual power, leaving them unsure how to defeat him.
• Lang Ya and his thick-armed companion identified Huo Yuhao’s awakened eye Martial Soul as a Body Sect Martial Soul and decided to observe him before approaching him.
• Huo Yuhao left the Soul Arena with the Shrek group, then returned to the Star Emperor Grand Hotel after they wandered around Star Luo City.
• Xiao Xiao led Huo Yuhao into her room, where he reassured her and asked how powerful her Soul Spirits had become.
• Huo Yuhao told Xiao Xiao to have the others avoid using Soul Spirits during the Elimination Round and Round-Robin Tournament so their later use in the Advancement Tournament would make a stronger impression.
• Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao shared an intimate moment in the room.

Huo Yuhao grew closer to Xiao Xiao while the tournament progressed, then secretly confronted Emperor Xu Jiawei about Dai Hao’s supposed rebellion. The chapter ended with Huo Yuhao demonstrating his control over a Star Crown Titled Douluo and pressing Xu Jiawei to believe him.

• Xiao Xiao asked Huo Yuhao why he had left her until last, and he teased her before comforting her through their painful first intimacy.
• Wang Dong entered the room, found Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao lying motionless together, and watched as Xiao Xiao gradually adjusted.
• Huo Yuhao sat out the three-day Elimination Round while the reserve team competed, and the Body Sect noticed that the Lan Sisters were nearing a Silver Level Awakening.
• Wang Dong won a one-against-seven match against Yun Luo Advanced Soul Engineer Academy during the Round-Robin Tournament.
• Huo Yuhao infiltrated the Star Luo Imperial Palace and asked Xu Jiawei to take down Dai Hao for planning a rebellion.
• Huo Yuhao revealed that the female Star Crown Titled Douluo protecting Xu Jiawei was his planted agent, then challenged the emperor to believe his claim about Dai Hao.

Huo Yuhao pressured Xu Jiawei to help bring down Dai Hao, promising the Star Luo Empire Soul Spirit Contract slots in return. After Huo Yuhao left, Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu prepared to seize control of the army and discussed the possibility of Xu Jiujiu marrying Huo Yuhao, while she also hoped to save the White Tiger Duke’s wife.

• Huo Yuhao threatened Xu Jiawei into helping expose Dai Hao’s alleged rebellion and proposed disgracing the Dai Clan at the Soul Master Competition’s closing ceremony.
• Xu Jiawei agreed to prepare the operation, and Huo Yuhao offered the Star Luo Empire one thousand Soul Spirit Contract slots with priority matching for Soul Rings below fifty thousand years.
• The Medicine Immortal Douluo examined the Star Crown Sect’s female Titled Douluo but found no problem with her.
• Xu Jiujiu urged Xu Jiawei to use the Dai Clan’s loss of Shrek’s protection as an opportunity, and they planned to take control of the army when Dai Hao returned.
• Xu Jiawei asked what Xu Jiujiu thought of Huo Yuhao and raised the possibility of marrying her to him; Xu Jiujiu accepted her duty but said she also hoped to save the White Tiger Duke’s wife.

Wang Yan took Shrek’s team to the Starlight Auction House to buy Soul Tools, where Huo Yuhao recognized their guide as Xu Jiujiu. The auction began with a mysterious finale item promised, and Xu Jiujiu continued to watch Huo Yuhao.

• Xu Jiujiu told Xu Jiawei she still intended to try to marry Huo Yuhao, then left for her match.
• Wang Yan brought Shrek’s team to the auction, and Huo Yuhao persuaded the Inner Court disciples that Soul Tools could help them in battle.
• The team entered the Starlight Auction House and met their guide, Jiujiu, whom Huo Yuhao suspected was Xu Jiujiu.
• Qing Ya opened an auction dedicated to Soul Tools and announced a mysterious grand finale item.
• Huo Yuhao noticed Xu Jiujiu observing him throughout the auction and decided not to interfere.

Huo Yuhao won the Soul Devouring Carving Knife at the auction and later used a magic formation to purify its evil attribute. He prepared to use the purified knife and the Gold of Life to nurture pure evil power.

• Wang Yan bought Soul Tools, including a Milk Bottle, and distributed them among the group.
• Huo Yuhao won the Soul Devouring Carving Knife after sensing its evil aura and vast life force.
• Xu Jiujiu warned Huo Yuhao about the knife and invited him to tour Star Luo City, but he declined.
• After returning to the hotel, Huo Yuhao used a blood-colored formation and the Eye of Life to purify the knife's impure evil attribute.
• The knife turned gray and gentle, and Huo Yuhao spread his spiritual power through the room as he began the next step of his plan.

Huo Yuhao completed the Soul Devouring Carving Knife’s transformation as Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao sensed its evil aura and discussed meeting Mu En. Shrek Academy advanced to the Elimination Round, where Wang Yan explained their upcoming match against Douling Royal Academy, and Xu Jiujiu invited the team to a top-tier auction.

• Huo Yuhao caught the transformed Soul Devouring Carving Knife and stored it in his Sea of Consciousness, where its pure evil power began to influence his Martial Soul.
• Ye Xishui sensed the knife’s evil aura in Star Luo City and told Long Xiaoyao it had merged with the aura of Huo Yuhao; they planned to speak with Mu En after Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek.
• Shrek Academy finished first in its Round-Robin Tournament group and drew Douling Royal Academy as its round-of-sixteen opponent.
• Wang Yan described Douling Royal Academy’s Soul Kings, Soul Ancestors, and Soul Tools, then explained the team battle and individual elimination formats.
• Xu Jiujiu delivered invitations to the team for a Starlight Auction House top-tier auction and privately urged Huo Yuhao to attend.

Huo Yuhao and the Shrek team attended the Starlight Auction, where they learned that Jiujiu was the emperor’s younger sister and the auction house’s chief auctioneer. The auction began with Soul Tools, and Huo Yuhao watched as the first two items went up for sale.

• Huo Yuhao teased Nan Qiuqiu about her appearance, then Wang Yan agreed to take the students to the auction with instructions to avoid trouble and rest afterward.
• Qing Ya welcomed the group and guided them to Room Seven, where she explained the auction rules and sat beside the awkward Wang Yan.
• Huo Yuhao examined the soul-guidance screen and a Sound Transmission Soul Tool with Mental Detection, comparing its Soul Power resonance to technology from his previous life.
• Jiujiu opened the auction, and Qing Ya revealed that she was the emperor’s younger sister and the auction house’s only Gold-ranked auctioneer.
• The Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade was sold to another bidder, and the Standard Soul Cannon Shell became the second item; Huo Yuhao had no intention of bidding on it.