Chapter Summaries

Chen Ping used a daring aerial maneuver to defeat Ma Yingjun, drawing cheers and alarming the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s Ma Lao. Ma Lao worried that Shrek’s advancing Soul Tool technology could threaten the Sun Moon Empire as it prepared for another war.

• Chen Ping stopped and reversed in mid-air, then overtook Ma Yingjun and tapped him out without harming him.
• Ma Yingjun thanked Chen Ping, declared himself a fan, and left the Soul Arena as the audience marveled at the maneuver.
• Ma Lao feared that the designer of Chen Ping’s Flying Soul Guidance Device posed a major threat, but Ma Rulong suggested Shrek’s deans might have made it.
• Ma Lao recognized that Shrek’s Soul Tool development could undermine the Sun Moon Empire’s military advantage as the empire’s desire for war grew.

Chen Ping's display of Shrek's Soul Guidance Devices frightened Yunluo Academy into forfeiting the rest of its matches in exchange for his signatures, letting Shrek preserve its bluff. In the God Realm, a young man monitoring Huo Yuhao noticed events diverging from his plans, but his water mirror shattered before he could investigate.

• Chen Ping defeated Ma Yingjun, and Yunluo Academy's captain refused to let Shang Yue challenge him, wary that Chen Ping might stop holding back.
• Yunluo Academy offered to forfeit its next six matches if Chen Ping signed the team's uniforms, and Wang Yan accepted while hiding his relief.
• Chen Ping signed the uniforms, while Wang Yan hoped the extra time would let Yao Haoxuan, Dai Yueheng, and Ma Xiao Tao return to the team.
• A young man in the God Realm noticed that Huo Yuhao was still at Shrek Academy and had begun developing resonance with a Fire Attribute soul master.
• The young man's water mirror shattered as he tried to investigate, and he cursed the force resisting his plans.

Chen Ping, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng realized Wang Yan was hiding how powerful their group’s opponents were, so they joined Bei Bei and the others on the hotel roof to scout the matches. Chen Ping identified several teams with Soul Kings and explained how some competitors used potions to gain strength at the cost of their future potential.

• Ning Tian asked Wang Yan about scouting other academies, but he told the team to rest while he observed the matches himself.
• After Wang Yan left for the Soul Fighting Zone, Chen Ping, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng concluded that he was concealing the strength of their opponents to protect the team’s morale.
• Chen Ping led Ning Tian and Wu Feng to the hotel roof, where Bei Bei and the others were watching the matches through He Caitou’s telescopes.
• Bei Bei and Chen Ping reported that the competition included multiple Soul Kings and Soul Ancestors, with some teams fielding as many as four Soul Kings.
• Chen Ping explained that many competitors had used potions to drain their potential for early strength, while naturally gifted soul masters generally avoided that tradeoff.

Chen Ping explained that he had used a carefully rotated regimen of eighteen potential-stimulating drugs to overcome his low innate soul power, then improved his aptitude with Profound Water Pills and a Golden Apple. His teammates reconsidered their judgment of drug-using competitors, and Chen Ping left them focused on the matches ahead.

• Xu Sanshi questioned Chen Ping about his knowledge of Using Potions, and Chen Ping explained how competitors used drugs to draw out their potential.
• Chen Ping revealed that he had injected eighteen different drugs on a rotation, despite having only Innate Level Two Soul Power.
• Chen Ping said Profound Water Pills and a Golden Apple had improved his cultivation and aptitude and that he hoped to reach the Soul King Realm before the next tournament.
• Bei Bei worried that Chen Ping had overdrawn his potential, while the others reflected on the advantages they had received from their bloodlines.
• Chen Ping urged everyone to stop watching and said their opponents' Martial Soul Quality and Soul Skills still gave them a chance to win.

Chen Ping encouraged Shrek’s team to use their hidden strengths in the tournament, then learned Bei Bei was seeking safer ways to help Tang Ya grow stronger. Chen Ping agreed to devise a treatment for Tang Ya when they returned to the academy, while her reasons for rushing to improve remained undisclosed to Bei Bei.

• Chen Ping recognized that Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi’s trump card was their bloodline-stimulation technique and warned them about its physical toll.
• Bei Bei visited Chen Ping and asked about his needle-based method for stimulating potential while minimizing side effects.
• Bei Bei explained that Tang Ya felt pressure as an Outer Courtyard Core Disciple and had considered using Tang Sect supplements to grow stronger.
• Bei Bei said he wanted to help Tang Ya find a safer method, though she had not told him why she was in such a hurry.
• Chen Ping agreed to tailor a potion treatment for Tang Ya after they returned to the academy.

Wang Yan took Shrek's Reserve Team to an auction house and urged them to use Soul Tools to strengthen themselves for the tournament. The team agreed, and Wang Yan promised the academy would reimburse their purchases.

• Wang Yan led the seven Reserve Team members through Star Luo City to an auction house, explaining that Soul Masters increasingly relied on Soul Tools.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng supported using Soul Tools, while Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei said their past mission had taught them how important the tools were for survival.
• Jiang Nannan admitted she could not afford Soul Tools and asked whether she could pay in installments, prompting Xu Sanshi to offer to buy them for her and Jiang Nannan to tell him to get lost.
• Wang Yan assured the team that the academy would cover reasonable Soul Tool purchases, and the members cheered.

Wang Yan took Chen Ping and the others to the Starlight Auction House, where he bought numerous Soul Tools for the Reserve Team. As the auction’s final mystery item was brought onstage, Chen Ping wondered what it was, since the Soul Devouring Evil Blade had already been taken by him.

• Wang Yan led Chen Ping and the others into the underground Starlight Auction House after securing their admission.
• Wang Yan bought more than a dozen Soul Tools, including a Level Four Milk Bottle, spending over one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Qing Ya announced a mysterious final auction item and had three men bring a red-covered cart onto the stage.
• Chen Ping wondered whether the hidden item was a Level Five or Level 6 Standard Soul Guidance Shell.

Qing Ya introduced the Starlight Auction House’s final item, a mysterious creature said to purge medicinal impurities and possibly evolve a Martial Soul. The item was revealed to be a Dragon Girl, leaving the audience and Shrek Academy shocked by the half-human, half-beast girl in the cage.

• Qing Ya announced an opening bid of 800,000 Gold Soul Coins for the final auction item, while Chen Ping wondered why it was being sold at a lower-level venue.
• Qing Ya recalled how her colleagues and superior had burdened her with unsellable family heirlooms after she earned a commission for selling the Soul Devouring Evil Blade.
• Qing Ya explained that the item could remove medicinal residue from Soul Engineers and might give them a chance at Martial Soul Evolution.
• Qing Ya lifted the red cloth and revealed a young, scaled girl locked inside an Iron Cage.
• Wang Yan recognized the girl as a Dragon Girl, and Qing Ya confirmed that she was the auction’s final item.

Chen Ping eagerly considered using the auctioned Dragon Girl’s blood to make a Dragon Blood Potion, but Qing Ya revealed that the intelligent Dragon Girl carried a deadly curse. The guests recoiled from bidding, leaving the Dragon Girl’s fate unresolved.

• Chen Ping realized the Dragon Girl’s blood could be used to make a Dragon Blood Potion and wondered how much he could obtain.
• Qing Ya explained that Dragon Girls could transform a human’s physique and evolve their Martial Soul through mating.
• Qing Ya warned that the first person to capture a Dragon Girl was nearly certain to die from her curse.
• Qing Ya revealed that the auctioned Dragon Girl was intelligent and still retained her deadly Curse Power.
• The guests abandoned their excitement over the Dragon Girl, fearing that buying her could bring death.

Chen Ping bid 800,000 Gold Soul Coins for the cursed Dragon Girl, intending to study her blood and Curse Power and recruit her to his Massage Shop. Ning Tian and Wu Feng mistook his bid for lust, then blushed when he explained himself, while Chen Ping remained oblivious to their feelings.

• Qing Ya offered the Dragon Girl for 800,000 Gold Soul Coins, but the auction hall stayed silent as Shrek's group saw little value in her.
• Chen Ping bid the starting price, startling the Shrek members and upsetting Ning Tian and Wu Feng.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng accused Chen Ping of buying the Dragon Girl for her beauty, and he said he wanted to study her blood and Curse Power instead.
• Chen Ping explained that the Dragon Girl could manage medicinal ingredients at his Massage Shop and assured the girls he could protect himself from her Curse Power.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng claimed they had only worried about him being cursed, while the others laughed at Chen Ping's obliviousness.

Chen Ping won the Dragon Girl at auction for 800,000 Gold Soul Coins after his system revealed that her Doom Curse could be exchanged for Scholar Points. The auction ended with the frightened Dragon Girl sold to Chen Ping, while he also learned about other luck-based blessings and curses the system could redeem.

• Chen Ping's system told him the Dragon Girl's Doom Curse could be exchanged for Scholar Points, along with several other blessings and curses.
• Chen Ping questioned the system about the Auspicious Beast's Ill-Starred curse and learned it could spread misfortune to people connected to its target through fate.
• Chen Ping recalled that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had cursed Xuan Zi after he mistreated her, and considered how badly the curse might have affected him.
• The auction guests refused to bid higher than Chen Ping's 800,000 Gold Soul Coins, wary of the Dragon Girl's curse and the cost.
• Qing Ya sold the Dragon Girl to Chen Ping, and the Dragon Girl trembled and curled up in fear inside her cage.

After buying the Dragon Girl Cauldron, Chen Ping arranged for her delivery to Thousand Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy, addressed to Dean Qian Duoduo. Shrek Academy then prepared to face Thousand Spirit Academy in a team battle, with Chen Ping’s plan set to counter their defensive formation.

• Chen Ping received the Dragon Girl Cauldron and instructed the auction house to deliver her carefully to Thousand Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy for Dean Qian Duoduo.
• Wang Yan led Shrek Academy to Star Luo Square for their second round-robin match against Thousand Spirit Academy.
• Bei Bei and Thousand Spirit Academy’s captain drew lots, and the referee announced that the match would be a team battle.
• Wang Yan was relieved by the format and reviewed his analysis of Thousand Spirit Academy’s fortress-like tactics and Chen Ping’s counterplan.
• Shrek Academy entered the stage with Chen Ping at the back of the formation, while Jiang Nannan carried Soul Guidance Cannon Shells and other equipment.

Shrek Academy faced Thousand Spirit Academy’s defensive shield-poke formation and advanced cautiously while He Caitou and Ning Tian strengthened their teammates. As Shen Ce prepared a fully empowered spear attack against the approaching Shrek team, a sudden change interrupted the strike.

• Thousand Spirit Academy formed a shield wall around its captain Shen Ce, with An LengYe and Fei YuYan supporting the team with frost and fire.
• Chen Ping stayed back with a Cigar while He Caitou handed out Cigars and Ning Tian prepared buffs for Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi.
• Shen Ce threw his Thousand Strike Spear at Ning Tian, but she dodged and continued buffing her teammates.
• The Rhinoceros Shield fighters created Shield Wall, and An LengYe strengthened it with Icy Shield as Fei YuYan enhanced Shen Ce with fire.
• Shrek advanced toward the fortified Thousand Spirit lineup, and Shen Ce charged his spear for a powerful attack just as a sudden change occurred.

Jiang Nannan used Teleportation to infiltrate Thousand Spirit Academy’s tightly packed formation and detonated her Soul Guidance Cannon Shells, breaking their strategy and deciding the match. Shrek drove the scattered team from the arena, ending Thousand Spirit Academy’s tournament run.

• Jiang Nannan teleported behind Shen Ce and grabbed his wrist as she activated the Core Formations in the cannon shells hanging from her body.
• Shen Ce called for the referee, who shielded him as Jiang Nannan’s shells exploded and blasted Thousand Spirit Academy’s clustered fighters apart.
• Bei Bei knocked An LengYe off the arena, while He Caitou and Jiang Nannan took down a Rhinoceros Shield Soul Master.
• Wu Feng and Xu Sanshi defeated another Rhinoceros Shield Soul Master, leaving Thousand Spirit Academy unable to continue the match.

Shrek Academy defeated Thousand Spirit Academy with little effort and revealed few of its abilities. Back at the Star Emperor Hotel, Wang Yan warned the team that their next opponent had three Soul Kings, while Chen Ping considered the hidden cards they might need and realized his disguise might soon be exposed.

• He Caitou’s cannon threat prompted the remaining Spirit Rhino Shield Soul Masters to surrender, and Wu Feng and Xu Sanshi knocked Fei YuYan off the Soul Arena.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and the team returned to the hotel without watching the other matches.
• Members of Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy left after watching Shrek’s match, and both academies’ Team Leader Teachers called meetings at the hotel.
• Wang Yan thanked the Shrek Seven Devils for their victories and announced that their next opponent had three Soul King-level fighters and had reached the previous tournament’s top eight.
• Chen Ping weighed Shrek’s remaining trump cards and concluded that his disguise might not survive the coming matches.

Chen Ping, Bei Bei, and Wang Yan prepared Shrek’s Reserve Team for a possible match against Righteous Heaven Academy, whose Soul Kings made every format dangerous. Bei Bei urged the team to fight regardless of the draw, and Chen Ping outlined tactics before they awaited the result.

• Wang Yan explained Righteous Heaven Academy’s strengths and assessed Shrek’s chances in each possible match format.
• Bei Bei declared that Shrek would fight to the end even if the draw forced them into One-on-One matches.
• Chen Ping assigned himself, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi to face the opposing Soul Kings and acknowledged the team’s slim chances in individual matches.
• Chen Ping told Wang Yan that Shrek still had a chance in the Two-Two-Three Format and began preparing tactics for Righteous Heaven Academy’s fighters.
• Chen Ping described Tang YaoLei’s Purple Splendor Bow and discussed how the team could respond to him, Ye Wuqing, and Yu MengDi.

Shrek Academy prepared to face Righteous Heaven Academy’s three Soul Kings, while Elder Mu refused to send reinforcements and trusted the reserve team to fight on their own. The teams drew the Two-Two-Three format, leaving Shrek with only about a thirty percent chance of victory.

• Cai Meier asked Elder Mu whether Shrek should send help, but Elder Mu said the reserve team needed to face the challenge without reinforcements.
• Wang Yan urged Shrek’s seven reserve members to prioritize their safety as they prepared for the match.
• Ma Rulong and Xu Jiawei saw Shrek’s unchanged lineup and suspected Chen Ping might be a Seven Ring Soul Saint capable of carrying the team.
• Bei Bei and Ye Wuqing drew the Two-Two-Three format, which gave Shrek less chance of winning than a Team Battle.

Chen Ping arranged Shrek Academy’s doubles lineup to counter Righteous Heaven Academy’s powerful archer, Tang YaoLei. Xu Sanshi and Wu Feng faced Tang Xiaolei and Yang Yifan, and after blocking Tang Xiaolei’s opening arrow, Xu Sanshi challenged them to a one-minute defeat.

• Chen Ping separated Jiang Nannan and Xu Sanshi so either doubles team could counter Tang YaoLei, while Wang Yan worried about the matchups.
• Xu Sanshi and Wu Feng entered the first doubles match against Tang Xiaolei and Yang Yifan, and Xu Sanshi was relieved that Yu MengDi was not competing.
• Tang Xiaolei opened with a powerful arrow that drove Xu Sanshi back and tore his hand, but Xu Sanshi stayed on his feet.
• Xu Sanshi unleashed his Third Soul Ring and challenged Tang YaoLei and Yang Yifan to a bet that he and Wu Feng could defeat them within one minute.

Wu Feng confronted Yang Yifan while Xu Sanshi faced Tang YaoLei in the Soul Arena. Wu Feng blocked Tang YaoLei’s explosive arrow with her Defense Soul Tool, but the blast sent her and Yang Yifan flying and drained most of her Soul Power.

• Yang Yifan attacked Xu Sanshi from the side and rear, while Wu Feng stepped in to fight him.
• Wu Feng caught Yang Yifan’s dagger, activated Dragon’s Wrath, and punched him in the face.
• Tang YaoLei fired his Second Soul Skill, Spiral Arrow, at Wu Feng despite Yang Yifan being close beside her.
• Wu Feng’s Defense Soul Tool shielded her from the arrow until it exploded, sending her and Yang Yifan flying.
• Wu Feng’s shield went out after absorbing the blast, leaving her with more than eighty percent of her Soul Power spent.

Xu Sanshi used Chen Ping’s tactics and Netherworld Displacement to defeat Tang YaoLei in the first Two-Two-Three match, giving Shrek Academy two match points. Shrek’s team celebrated as victory came within reach.

• Xu Sanshi moved laterally to bring Tang YaoLei within range of Netherworld Displacement after enduring two arrows.
• Xu Sanshi jumped off the stage, then used Netherworld Displacement to swap places with Tang YaoLei as the archer fired his Purple Light Great Arrow.
• Tang YaoLei fell outside the stage and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, while Xu Sanshi’s teammate Yang Yifan was also down.
• Xu Sanshi shook Tang YaoLei’s hand and returned to Shrek’s team, where he explained how he had used Chen Ping’s second tactic.
• Shrek’s team recognized that they held two match points and expected Righteous Heaven Academy to send out at least one Soul King next.