Chapter Summaries

He Caitou unleashed overwhelming artillery during the arena match, then refused Huo Yuhao’s offer to cooperate because Chen Ping promised to help him build a high-thrust flying device for Fortress Mode. He Caitou targeted Huo Yuhao, but Chen Ping regrouped the team behind Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi as Dai Huabin’s side prepared to attack them.

• He Caitou’s barrage eliminated two Soul Grand Masters and three Soul Elders, including members of Huo Yuhao’s team caught in the crossfire.
• Huo Yuhao tried to recruit He Caitou, but He Caitou stayed with Chen Ping’s team because Chen Ping had promised to build him a flying Soul Guidance Device powerful enough to lift him in Fortress Mode.
• He Caitou fired his shoulder cannons at Huo Yuhao, who blocked the lasers with Ice Emperor Bodyguard and was knocked back more than ten meters.
• Wu Feng and Ning Tian joined Bei Bei and the others while Chen Ping covered He Caitou’s retreat with his Soul Guidance Ray Guns.
• Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi took the front line to guard their teammates, and Dai Huabin’s voice called for the Four-Ring fighters to be dealt with first.

Chen Ping and Huo Yuhao maneuvered Dai Huabin into acting against the Soul Ancestor team, while Chen Ping recognized Huo Yuhao had impersonated Dai Huabin’s voice to manipulate the arena. The chapter ended with Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu unleashing their enlarged Hell White Tiger.

• Dai Huabin realized someone had impersonated his voice to urge the teams to attack the Soul Ancestors first.
• Huo Yuhao activated Spiritual Detection and used it to link everyone on the field, while Dai Huabin felt pressured to lead the attack.
• Chen Ping deduced that Huo Yuhao had used Mimicry to impersonate Dai Huabin and had manipulated the teams to make Dai Huabin’s group expend a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Chen Ping fired his Soul Guidance Energy Accumulation Ray Gun at Dai Huabin, whose White Tiger Protective Barrier blocked the shot.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu fused into the Hell White Tiger, which appeared larger than it had a year earlier and roared across the arena.

Huo Yuhao realized Ning Tian’s inaction was the source of his unease, but his attempt to make the Lan Sisters use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill instead fractured the alliance and left Dai Huabin’s Hell White Tiger fighting alone. Chen Ping joined the battle with Ning Tian’s boosts and smashed the nearly exhausted Hell White Tiger apart in two blows, stunning the arena.

• Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei attacked the Hell White Tiger but were both knocked away, while Ning Tian still did not summon her martial soul.
• Huo Yuhao told the Lan Sisters to use Heavenly Net against the Soul Ancestors, but they refused and grew wary of his team.
• The three teams held back, leaving He Caitou and Jiang Nannan to help wear down the Hell White Tiger until it was close to collapsing.
• Ning Tian summoned her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and boosted Chen Ping as he attacked the Hell White Tiger with his Beast Staff.
• Chen Ping smashed the Hell White Tiger’s claw with his first strike and shattered it with his second, shocking everyone present.

Chen Ping overwhelmed Huo Yuhao with the Mammoth Staff after Huo Yuhao revealed his 100,000-Year Soul Ring and tried to counterattack. Chen Ping’s thrust sent Huo Yuhao out of the Soul Arena, eliminating him.

• Chen Ping knocked the Hell White Tiger away with two powerful strikes, and his growing momentum became visible as white ripples gathered around the Mammoth Staff.
• Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan moved into the battle, while Xu Sanshi used Netherworld Displacement to switch Huo Yuhao into the opposing team’s encirclement.
• Huo Yuhao revealed the 100,000-Year Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Ring and attacked He Caitou, but Chen Ping interrupted him with a blow that cracked the Ice Emperor’s Claw.
• Chen Ping gathered First Level Club Momentum into the Mammoth Staff and thrust it into Huo Yuhao’s chest, blasting him out of the Soul Arena.

Chen Ping overwhelmed the opposing team with his Mammoth Staff and unveiled his Second Soul Skill, Sky Pillar, leaving the Soul Arena shattered and many contestants incapacitated.

• Ning Tian boosted Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan, who routed their opponents with their amplified strength.
• Bei Bei knocked Xie Huanyue down, while Jiang Nannan used Waist Bow and Gravity Control to throw Wang Dong'er off the arena.
• Chen Ping fought three Soul Elders at once and built his Staff Momentum as the Lan Sisters prepared Heaven's Net.
• Chen Ping activated Sky Pillar, enlarging and hurling his gold-red Mammoth Staff down onto the Soul Arena.
• The strike smashed a huge hole in the arena, sent shockwaves through the contestants, and knocked Xiao Xiao off the platform.

Big Brother Chen’s staff strike overwhelmed the opposing team and ended the match, leaving the spectators stunned by the power of a Two-Ring Soul Master. Huo Yuhao compared himself with Chen, while the Ice Empress recognized in Chen an aura like Poseidon’s and privately doubted that Huo Yuhao’s allies could make up the difference.

• Big Brother Chen’s staff strike blasted the Lan Sisters’ Heavenly Net backward, stunned more than a dozen Soul Elders, and crippled their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Xuan Zi stopped the match as Big Brother Chen exhausted his Soul Power and Wu Feng caught him before he fell.
• The opposing Soul Masters recovered and left the arena, while Xu Sanshi, Huo Yuhao, and Dai Huabin reacted with shock at Chen’s strength.
• Huo Yuhao complained to Tian Meng and the Ice Empress that Chen had outperformed him despite his rare Soul Rings and Soul Bone.
• The Ice Empress compared Chen’s aura to Poseidon’s and reassured Huo Yuhao that he could surpass Chen as he grew stronger.

After the selection brawl, Elder Xuan named Chen Ping and six others Shrek Team reserve members and explained the trials they would face before earning a place in the tournament lineup. He kept Chen Ping behind to question the changes to his Martial Soul and Soul Skill, but first offered him a chicken leg.

• Elder Xuan dismissed the defeated students and kept the seven selected disciples, while Chen Ping recovered by drinking from a Milk Bottle Ning Tian had given him.
• Ning Tian praised the Milk Bottle’s usefulness as the seven Soul Ancestors experienced the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s boost.
• Elder Xuan revealed that the seven had become Shrek Team reserve members, warned that they would face years of assessments, and said they would cultivate with him weekly.
• Elder Xuan told the others to leave and asked Chen Ping to stay so he could discuss the changes to Chen Ping’s Martial Soul and Soul Skill.
• Elder Xuan offered Chen Ping a greasy chicken leg and asked him to compare it with his New Orleans Chicken Leg.

Chen Ping explained his changing Martial Soul to Xuan Zi, who recognized his talent and place in the academy’s core circle. After the Selection Competition, Chen Ping reunited with his temporary teammates, who thanked him and recalled how he had helped Tang Ya obtain her Soul Ring.

• Chen Ping praised Xuan Zi’s chicken leg and joked about using Five-Colored Brocade Chicken legs for Orleans-style cooking.
• Xuan Zi told Chen Ping that the academy expected him to grow into a team leader and asked about his unusual Martial Soul.
• Chen Ping changed his Mammoth Staff into a Touch Dragon Staff, demonstrated its corrosive Soul Skill, and explained that his Martial Soul had two modes with a cooldown between them.
• Xuan Zi let Chen Ping leave, impressed by his Martial Soul and Soul Tool aptitude.
• Bei Bei and the other teammates waited for Chen Ping outside the Soul Fighting Zone and thanked him for his performance in the Selection Competition.
• Chen Ping and Bei Bei recalled how Chen Ping’s staff strike had helped Tang Ya obtain her Third Soul Ring, drawing Jiang Nannan’s sympathy.

The new Shrek Seven Devils bonded over dinner, while Chen Ping learned that Tang Ya’s improved abilities had opened a possible path to the Inner Courtyard. After He Caitou confided in him about the Ultimate Soldier Plan and his revenge, Chen Ping called him a brother and promised to help.

• Xu Sanshi said Tang Ya’s Third Soul Ring had greatly improved her control and given her a chance to enter the Inner Courtyard.
• The seven compared their ages and ranked themselves, and Chen Ping was disappointed to learn Wu Feng was older than him.
• Chen Ping cooked dinner for the group, and Bei Bei tried to recruit Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Chen Ping, and He Caitou into the Tang Sect, but none agreed to join.
• After the others left, He Caitou told Chen Ping that the Ultimate Soldier Plan had changed his role and made him doubt his ability to avenge his family.
• Chen Ping told He Caitou they were brothers and promised to help him take revenge, bringing He Caitou to tears.

Chen Ping led the Reserve Team to repeated victories through careful tactics while training intensely to strengthen his body and Spiritual Power. As he neared Level Thirty, he weighed whether he could absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring at three rings, but remained unsure how to overcome the limits of his Spiritual Power.

• Xuan Zi put the seven Reserve Team members through two rounds of brutal practical combat, and Chen Ping won all seven matches despite barely appearing to fight.
• Chen Ping predicted the opposing team's tactics and guided his companions to another victory, making Bei Bei realize that Chen Ping understood the entire team unusually well.
• Chen Ping devoted himself to combat training, testing a high-thrust Heavy Turbofan Fourth-Order Flying Soul Guidance Device with He Caitou, and nightly body-tempering while nurturing Electrolux's gray orb.
• As Chen Ping approached Level Thirty, he judged that his physical strength and Spiritual Power were still inadequate for absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring at three rings.
• Chen Ping considered learning the Purple Demon Eye but doubted it would prepare him in time, and he wondered what else could help him reach his goal.

Elder Xuan gathered the Reserve Team and Inner Courtyard disciples who would compete in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, telling the reserves they would handle weaker opponents and must not lose. After everyone introduced themselves, Chen Ping learned more about the Inner Courtyard team and worried that its members were dismissive of soul tools, leaving him determined to focus on keeping himself alive and encouraging them to use defensive equipment.

• Elder Xuan brought the Reserve Team and Inner Courtyard disciples together ten days before the tournament and explained the reserves would take on weaker opponents, warning them that they could not afford to lose.
• Bei Bei, He Caitou, Wu Feng, Chen Ping, and Ning Tian introduced themselves, and the Inner Courtyard students reacted with surprise to the second-year students' cultivation levels.
• Ma Xiao Tao and the other Inner Courtyard disciples introduced themselves, and Chen Ping paid particular attention to the seniors who might be killed or crippled during the tournament.
• Chen Ping asked Ma Xiao Tao why the team had no Soul Guidance Department member, and she said the team did not need Soul Engineers or soul tools.
• Chen Ping decided he would try to persuade Xuan Zi and the Inner Courtyard disciples to drink less and wear more Defense Soul Tools, while prioritizing his own survival.

Xuan Zi arranged a friendly match between teams led by Ma Xiao Tao and Dai Yueheng, who selected their members and discussed their abilities. Dai Yueheng’s team discovered the powerful combination of Ning Tian’s support and He Caitou’s Soul Skill-boosting Cigars, and prepared to face Ma Xiao Tao’s team.

• Xuan Zi had Ma Xiao Tao and Dai Yueheng choose teams, giving Ma Xiao Tao first pick of a Main Team Member and a Reserve Member.
• Ma Xiao Tao chose Gongyang Mo and Xu Sanshi, while Dai Yueheng chose Chen Zifeng and Chen Ping.
• The teams finished selecting members, and Xuan Zi gave them ten minutes to plan before their sparring match.
• Yao Haoxuan asked the newcomers about their Soul Skills, and Dai Yueheng learned that Ning Tian came from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School and He Caitou was a Food System Soul Master.
• He Caitou gave Dai Yueheng’s team Cigars whose boosts could stack with Ning Tian’s, and Dai Yueheng assigned Yao Haoxuan to hold off Ling Luo Chen.

Chen Ping helped Dai Yueheng devise a plan against Ma Xiao Tao’s team and used Soul Guidance devices to seize the initiative in the match. After attacking through a smoke screen, he rose from the smoke as a huge poison bubble burst below, leaving its target unclear.

• Dai Yueheng assigned roles, and Chen Ping provided intelligence about Bei Bei’s team before approving the revised tactics.
• Chen Ping equipped a Flying Soul Guidance Device, and both teams launched their attack when Xuan Zi started the match.
• Chen Ping outpaced Gongyang Mo and dropped Soul Guidance flashbangs, temporarily blinding Ma Xiao Tao’s entire team.
• Dai Yueheng attacked the blinded Ma Xiao Tao, while He Caitou fired smoke bombs that engulfed most of her team.
• Chen Ping entered the smoke wearing goggles and carrying a poisoned Touch Dragon Staff, then emerged as a huge poison bubble burst inside the smoke.

Chen Ping’s poison attack disrupted Ma Xiao Tao’s team, but Yao Haoxuan countered with team-wide support and gravity control. As Ling Luo Chen fought him from inside an Ice Prison, Chen Ping struck her from behind with a Touch Dragon Staff, leaving her stunned against the prison.

• Gongyang Mo used his Seven-Colored Wings to scatter the black mist and reveal the poisoned members of Ma Xiao Tao’s team.
• Yao Haoxuan transformed and used his Soul Skills to strengthen his allies and weaken the enemy team’s Battle Intent.
• Yao Haoxuan trapped Ling Luo Chen in his Great Gravity Field, forcing her to summon an Ice Prison and attack him with Ice Mist.
• Chen Ping circled through the sky and struck Ling Luo Chen in the lower back with a Touch Dragon Staff, making her collapse against the Ice Prison.

Chen Ping used his Touch Dragon Staff and Layered Poison to trap Ling Luo Chen and trigger a chain of Five Poisons Bubble explosions across the battlefield. As Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were caught in the spreading poison, Xuan Zi recognized how devastating Chen Ping's abilities could be in a large-scale battle.

• Chen Ping used his Flying Soul Guidance Device to attack Ling Luo Chen, who had trapped herself in Frost Prison to conserve Soul Power.
• Chen Ping struck Ling Luo Chen with his Touch Dragon Staff, stacked five poisons on her, and detonated three Poison Bubbles that drained much of her Soul Power.
• The explosions splashed poison onto Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi; Xu Sanshi shielded himself, while Bei Bei was covered in Poison Bubbles.
• Xu Sanshi blasted Chen Zifeng back, then realized Bei Bei's Poison Bubbles were spreading and exploding around him as well.
• Xuan Zi watched the chain reaction and imagined Chen Ping's poison covering an entire battlefield, shuddering at its danger to ordinary soldiers.

Xuan Zi recognized that Chen Ping’s Five Poisons could counter Soul Engineer Legions and watched Chen Ping’s team defeat Ma Xiao Tao’s team. After the match, Xuan Zi banned Chen Ping’s disruptive Soul Skill for now and ordered him to transform his Martial Soul, surprising the Inner Courtyard members.

• Xuan Zi realized Chen Ping’s Five Poisons could spread among Soul Masters and disable Soul Engineer Legions and their Soul Tools.
• Dai Yueheng’s team defeated Ma Xiao Tao’s team after Chen Ping’s poison drove Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Ling Luo Chen from the arena.
• Xuan Zi made Ma Xiao Tao’s team accept the bet’s punishment by declaring, “I am a pig.”
• Dai Yueheng praised Chen Ping and offered to back him at the academy.
• Xuan Zi temporarily banned Chen Ping’s Soul Skill and told him to change his Touch Dragon Staff into a Mammoth Staff, revealing a surprising transformation to the Inner Courtyard members.

After the Reserve Team won another match using Chen Ping and He Caitou's Soul Tool tactics, Xuan Zi made Chen Ping the Reserve Team's vice-captain and tactical leader. Dai Yueheng noticed Chen Ping's advanced Flying Soul Guidance Device, learned it was Qian Duoduo's invention, and left to pursue the matter through proper channels.

• Chen Ping and He Caitou helped the Reserve Team defeat the Main Team with smoke, flash bombs, and Flying Soul Guidance Devices.
• Xuan Zi appointed Chen Ping Reserve Team vice-captain and put him in charge of its Soul Fighting tactics.
• Xuan Zi told the team to gather the next morning and travel to Star Luo City for the tournament.
• Dai Yueheng questioned how Chen Ping could use a Flying Soul Guidance Device as a Two-Ring Soul Grand Master, and Chen Ping credited Qian Duoduo with inventing it.
• Dai Yueheng realized he would need to negotiate with Qian Duoduo or involve his father, Dai Hao, and left after Xuan Zi dismissed the team.
• Chen Ping watched Dai Yueheng leave and suspected that his talk of brotherhood concealed self-serving intentions.

Chen Ping and the Shrek Seven Devils left Shrek Academy for the tournament, while he reflected on the dangers posed by Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin. As the group began its journey, Xuan Zi addressed the Reserve Team seriously about their future at the academy.

• Chen Ping recalled Dai Yueheng's plans and resolved to guard against him and Dai Huabin.
• The Shrek Seven Devils and Reserve Team left Shrek Academy, with Chen Ping checking his supply of medicine for the journey.
• Chen Ping admired Ning Tian and Wu Feng's outfits, while they felt annoyed that he soon focused on his training supplies.
• Xuan Zi and Wang Yan led the students on their journey toward Star Luo City.
• Xuan Zi gathered the Reserve Team's attention and said he needed to discuss their future direction at the academy.

Xuan Zi explained the Shrek Surveillance Group’s history, duties, and dangers, while Chen Ping considered its political overreach and the need to oppose Evil Soul Masters. Chen Ping chose to join the group and grow strong enough to defeat the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sun Moon Empire.

• Xuan Zi explained that many Inner Courtyard disciples had died pursuing the ideals of the Shrek Surveillance Group.
• Chen Ping reflected on how the group fought Evil Soul Masters and bandits but also interfered with the Three Great Empires’ authority.
• Xuan Zi warned the seven Reserve Team members that the group’s missions were dangerous and could bring them face-to-face with Titled Douluo.
• The seven Reserve Team members, including Chen Ping, showed their resolve to join the Surveillance Group.
• Chen Ping decided to join, improve his strength, and eventually crush the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sun Moon Empire.

Xuan Zi introduced the Reserve Team to their first Shrek Inspector mission, and Ma Xiao Tao assigned them to eliminate bandits near the Star Luo and Sun Moon Empires’ border. Chen Ping supplied the team with Defense Soul Tools and demonstrated his new flying device as they set out.

• Xuan Zi asked the seven Reserve Team members whether they would join or withdraw, and all seven agreed to join.
• Wang Yan distributed Inspector Rings, and Ma Xiao Tao explained their equipment and the mission to eliminate a bandit group within three to four days.
• Chen Ping gave the Inner Courtyard students Defense Soul Tools for testing and evaluation, then secretly gave He Caitou an Invincible Shield.
• Ma Xiao Tao assigned stronger students to carry their weaker teammates, but Chen Ping chose to fly with his new Level Two Flying Soul Guidance Device.
• Chen Ping flew for nearly twenty minutes before replenishing his Soul Power with a milk bottle, leaving Dai Yueheng astonished.