Chapter Summaries

Righteous Heaven Academy sent Yu MengDi and Blood Wolf against Shrek's He Caitou and Jiang Nannan in the second match. He Caitou deployed his Soul Guidance Fortress and Chen Ping's improved propulsion devices, lifting the massive artillery platform into the air and splitting the arena into separate aerial and ground battles.

• Ye Wuqing and Yu MengDi decided to risk sending one of their Soul Kings into the third match rather than use both in the second.
• Jiang Nannan and He Caitou faced Yu MengDi and Blood Wolf for Shrek Academy in the second match.
• Blood Wolf transformed into a wolf, while Yu MengDi revealed her Angel Martial Soul and five-Soul-Ring configuration.
• Yu MengDi and Blood Wolf rushed He Caitou, choosing to avoid Jiang Nannan at first.
• He Caitou unfolded his Soul Guidance Fortress, then used Chen Ping's improved propulsion devices to take the artillery platform into the air.

He Caitou and Jiang Nannan’s plan to defeat Blood Wolf and Yu MengDi faltered when Yu MengDi used her Fourth Soul Skill to shield Blood Wolf from the bombardment. The match continued with He Caitou battling Yu MengDi in the air while Jiang Nannan chased Blood Wolf across the arena.

• He Caitou bombarded Blood Wolf while Jiang Nannan used Invincible Golden Body to stay unharmed, but Yu MengDi wrapped them both in her Angel Wings and protected Blood Wolf with her Fourth Soul Skill.
• Yu MengDi identified He Caitou and Jiang Nannan’s plan to eliminate Blood Wolf before He Caitou charged the Super Energy Cannon.
• Yu MengDi evaded He Caitou’s attacks and fought him in the sky as Jiang Nannan teleported behind Blood Wolf and tried to catch him.
• Blood Wolf crawled away to avoid Jiang Nannan’s Waist Bow, leaving her to chase him across the arena while He Caitou and Yu MengDi battled overhead.

Jiang Nannan and He Caitou pushed Righteous Heaven Academy’s Yu MengDi and Blood Wolf to their limits, but Blood Wolf’s delaying tactics gave Yu MengDi time to disable He Caitou’s Flying Fortress. Yu MengDi then knocked out Jiang Nannan and secured the match for Righteous Heaven Academy.

• Blood Wolf evaded Jiang Nannan while Yu MengDi broke through He Caitou’s aerial barrage and damaged one of his propulsion engines.
• Jiang Nannan used a Paralysis Ray and her Soul Skills to throw Blood Wolf off the arena, but He Caitou’s damaged Flying Fortress crashed and knocked him unconscious.
• Yu MengDi praised Shrek’s reserve team after seeing how badly the two Soul Ancestors had challenged her and Blood Wolf.
• Yu MengDi waited for Jiang Nannan to exhaust her Soul Power, then knocked her off the arena and won the second Two-Two-Three match for Righteous Heaven Academy.

After He Caitou and Jiang Nannan were knocked unconscious, Chen Ping, Bei Bei, and Ning Tian prepared to face Righteous Heaven Academy’s final team and vowed to win. The deciding match was about to begin, with both sides determined not to lose.

• Xu Jiawei applauded Shrek and Righteous Heaven Academy for their hard-fought battle, and the crowd joined him.
• Chen Ping, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi resolved to avenge He Caitou and Jiang Nannan, while Ning Tian joined Chen Ping and Bei Bei in a show of unity.
• Ye Wuqing led Yan Er and Shangguan Can onto the stage as Righteous Heaven Academy’s final lineup.
• Chen Ping, Bei Bei, and Ning Tian entered the arena, and Bei Bei rejected Ye Wuqing’s attempt to make them accept defeat.
• The referee ordered both teams to their starting positions as Wang Yan worried about Shrek’s chances against the stronger lineup.

Shrek Academy faced Righteous Heaven Academy in the tournament match, and Chen Ping’s extraordinary Soul Ring configuration stunned the crowd. Ning Tian used her support skills and a Soul Tool to attack Shangguan Can as the battle began.

• The referee started the match, and Bei Bei, Ning Tian, and Chen Ping released their Martial Souls.
• The spectators and Righteous Heaven Academy were shocked to see Chen Ping’s yellow, purple, and black Soul Rings, including a Ten Thousand Year Third Soul Ring.
• Yan Er sent a fireball at Chen Ping while Shangguan Can used his Soul-Seizing Bell to daze Shrek’s team.
• Chen Ping broke free of Shangguan Can’s control and smashed Yan Er’s fireball, while Bei Bei charged Ye Wuqing to divide the battlefield.
• Ning Tian boosted Bei Bei and fired her Three-Eyed Hand Cannon at Shangguan Can, forcing him to flee as she pressed the attack.

During the arena fight, Bei Bei countered Ye Wuqing’s Golden Leaves with Dragon Beard Needles while Ning Tian’s arsenal disrupted Shangguan Can’s support. Chen Ping and Bei Bei separated the opponents, but as Chen Ping pressed Yan Er, Ye Wuqing sent a Golden Leaf toward his back.

• Ye Wuqing’s Golden Leaves exploded after Bei Bei knocked them off course with Dragon Beard Needles.
• Shangguan Can used Soul Pierce, but Ning Tian fired a Soul Guidance Rapid-Fire Cannon near him, forcing him to flee.
• Bei Bei attacked Ye Wuqing with Thunder Dragon Claw as Chen Ping charged Yan Er with his Mammoth Staff.
• Yan Er dodged Chen Ping and launched five fireballs, which he batted away with his spinning staff.
• Ye Wuqing sent a Golden Leaf toward Chen Ping’s back while Chen Ping was facing Yan Er.

Chen Ping and Bei Bei fought Ye Wuqing and Yan Er while Ning Tian directed the field from the rear. Bei Bei closed in on Ye Wuqing but was caught by his Golden Left Hand, leaving his arm in danger of being twisted from its socket.

• Ning Tian warned Chen Ping about Ye Wuqing's attack from behind, and Chen Ping deflected the Golden Leaf with his Spinning Stick.
• Ye Wuqing used Leaf Blade and Leaf Array to overwhelm Bei Bei, but Bei Bei dodged through the Golden Leaves with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and reached him.
• Bei Bei attacked Ye Wuqing with his Thunder Dragon Claw, but Ye Wuqing blocked it with his Golden Left Hand and seized his claw.
• Bei Bei tried to activate Thunder Fury, but Ye Wuqing shifted his grip to Bei Bei's wrist and twisted his arm toward dislocation.

Bei Bei avoided Ye Wuqing’s close-range counterattack while Chen Ping was trapped in Yan Er’s Flame Cage. Ning Tian revealed her hidden Purification Soul Skill to free Chen Ping and turn the team battle around.

• Bei Bei deflected Ye Wuqing’s twisting force, but Ye Wuqing summoned a Golden Leaf Blade and forced him to retreat.
• Yan Er lured Chen Ping toward the arena’s edge, then used Flame Cage to trap and throw them both off the stage.
• Ning Tian used her previously hidden Second Soul Skill, a Purification Soul Skill, to counter Yan Er’s control and rescue Chen Ping.
• Righteous Heaven Academy’s Team Leader Teacher realized Ning Tian had concealed her Second Soul Skill throughout the tournament.

Chen Ping and Ning Tian turned the tide against Righteous Heaven Academy, helping Shrek Academy win the third match. The victory marked the end of an era of fighting without Soul Tools and the arrival of a new one.

• Ning Tian dispelled Yan Er’s Flame Cage and restored her buffs to Chen Ping, who knocked Yan Er out of the Soul Arena.
• Bei Bei and Ye Wuqing unleashed their golden abilities against each other, leaving both badly injured as Bei Bei called for Chen Ping.
• Chen Ping struck Ye Wuqing from above, shattered his Golden Leaf Blade, and drove him into the Soul Arena.
• Ye Wuqing attacked with his remaining strength, but Chen Ping replenished his soul power with a Milk Bottle and disarmed him.
• Chen Ping stopped his staff at Ye Wuqing’s temple while Ning Tian knocked Shangguan Can unconscious, and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner.

Shrek Academy defeated Righteous Heaven Academy despite a staggering Soul Power gap, leaving Wang Yan and the spectators astonished by the reserve team’s victory. As the injured Shrek members departed, Ma Rulong worried about Chen Ping’s unrevealed abilities, and Xiao Hongchen learned he would lead Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s exchange visit to Shrek.

• Wang Yan realized Shrek’s seven members had overcome a Soul Power disadvantage of more than a hundred levels to win the match.
• The emperor of the Star Luo Empire removed his crown as Shrek Academy departed under medical and imperial protection.
• Ma Rulong noticed Chen Ping had used only one First Soul Skill and worried about the trump cards he had kept hidden.
• Ma Rulong told Xiao Hongchen that he would lead Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s exchange visit to Shrek Academy.
• Yao Haoxuan arrived after the match, took the healed but weakened Bei Bei from Chen Ping, and praised the team.

Yao Haoxuan returned with White Tiger Guard Soul Tools and led Shrek’s Reserve Team to several easy victories, but the team then learned it would face the formidable Douling Royal Academy in the elimination round. As they discussed the matchup, Qing Ya arrived with invitations to a rare top auction at Starlight Auction House.

• Yao Haoxuan returned ahead of the others equipped with White Tiger Guard Soul Tools, allowing Chen Ping and the Reserve Team to relax and rotate their rest.
• Yao Haoxuan dominated the following Round Robin matches, including achieving a One Versus Seven record with Ning Tian’s support.
• Xu Sanshi repeatedly brought Jiang Nannan snacks and sweet syrup while she recovered, until Teacher Wang kicked him and stopped him from bothering her.
• Wang Yan told the team that Douling Royal Academy, their Round of 16 to Round of 8 opponent, had five Soul Kings, two Soul Ancestors, and contestants skilled with Soul Tools.
• Qing Ya visited the Shrek Academy meeting room and gave Chen Ping invitations to Starlight Auction House’s Top Auction that evening.

Wang Yan agreed to let the Shrek group attend the Starlight Auction House’s Top Auction, provided they rested after it for tomorrow’s important match. At the auction, Chen Ping recognized the advanced Sun Moon Empire technology behind the room’s live-screen display.

• Ning Tian explained that Top Auctions were rare events reserved for wealthy patrons, high-status figures, and powerful Soul Master forces.
• Wang Yan approved the group’s invitation, reminded them to avoid trouble, and arranged tactics for the next day’s match.
• After dinner, Wang Yan led the Shrek group to the auction, where Qing Ya welcomed them and guided them through a concealed passage to Room Seven.
• Qing Ya explained the auction rules as an attendant activated a wall that transformed into a screen showing the auction stage.
• Chen Ping recognized the screen as advanced Soul Tool technology from the Sun Moon Empire and recalled its use in long-range battlefield detection.

At the Starlight Auction, Chen Ping considered how the Sun Moon Empire profited from the Three Great Empires’ reliance on its Soul Guidance technology while Wang Yan bought equipment for Shrek Academy. The appearance of a top-tier Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone convinced Chen Ping that the Star Luo officials were courting Shrek and testing the possibility of a deal.

• Chen Ping reflected on how the Three Great Empires’ purchases of Sun Moon Empire technology helped fund its military development.
• Princess Xu Jiujiu opened the auction, and Wang Yan bought the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade and twelve Rank Five Standard Soul Guidance Shells for Shrek Academy.
• Chen Ping ignored several valuable Soul Bones and other auction items, reassured by the rewards he could claim from Shrek’s Treasure Pavilion.
• The auction displayed a rare, high-grade Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone, and Chen Ping recognized it as an offering aimed at Shrek’s representatives.
• Chen Ping suspected the Star Luo officials wanted to test Shrek’s interest in cooperation and potentially order its New Flying Soul Guidance Devices.

At the Starlight Auction, Chen Ping identified the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone and warned that it could kill anyone without an Ultimate Ice Martial Soul. His warning sent Qing Ya rushing to report the danger, while Chen Ping concealed where he had learned the Soul Bone’s supposed weakness.

• Chen Ping recognized the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone as a Soul Bone at least fifty thousand years old and said Shrek would bid on it.
• Chen Ping asked whether any guests with Ultimate Ice attributes were attending, then told Qing Ya the Soul Bone could make anyone without Ultimate Ice explode and die.
• Qing Ya realized the item description had not mentioned this danger and hurried away to report it.
• Wang Yan asked Chen Ping where he had learned about the Soul Bone, and Chen Ping claimed it was family knowledge.

Princess Jiujiu learned from Chen Ping that the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone could kill anyone without the Ultimate Ice Attribute, and Xu Jiawei decided to reward Shrek Academy for alerting the auction house to the danger. The siblings then discussed Chen Ping’s influence over the team and the significance of Shrek’s new Flying Soul Guidance Device, which could be used by a Soul Grandmaster.

• Princess Jiujiu visited Box Number Seven to ask whether Chen Ping had warned that the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone could kill someone without the Ultimate Ice Attribute.
• Chen Ping clarified that the victim would suffer sudden death rather than explode, and Princess Jiujiu realized he had only been uncertain about the exact side effect.
• Jiujiu told Xu Jiawei what Chen Ping had said, and Xu Jiawei instructed her to make Shrek Academy’s favor worthwhile because the warning had prevented a hidden danger.
• Xu Jiawei explained that Chen Ping seemed to be the true decision-maker of Shrek’s team and said the gift could help when they negotiated for Shrek’s new Flying Soul Guidance Device.
• Xu Jiawei showed Jiujiu an urgent memorial about the device, and she was astonished to learn that a Soul Grandmaster could use it.

Xu Jiujiu learned about Chen Ping’s rapid growth and Shrek’s Soul Tool, while Shrek’s team watched the auction and failed to secure the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone. The final item was revealed as Snow Empress sealed in a God Conferring Platform, and Chen Ping recognized her with intense excitement.

• Xu Jiawei explained to Xu Jiujiu that Chen Ping had gained three Soul Power levels after absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring and praised Shrek’s Soul Tool progress.
• Wang Yan gave up bidding on the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone after its price began at twelve million Gold Soul Coins, while Ning Tian offered to seek funds from her uncle to support Chen Ping.
• Ning Tian revealed that she had less than ten million Gold Soul Coins herself and that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School owned Box Number Six.
• Chen Ping told the others to wait as Box Number One bid thirty million Gold Soul Coins for the Soul Bone, suggesting it might come to them on its own.
• Xu Jiujiu introduced the final auction item, a white mass of air sealed in a God Conferring Platform, and Chen Ping recognized it as Snow Empress.

After the auction, Xu Jiawei met Chen Ping and used the language of fellow Shrek Soul Masters to establish a personal bond. Xuan Zi declared that Chen Ping represented the academy’s intentions, and Chen Ping pushed Xu Jiawei to state his purpose directly.

• Chen Ping warned the Shrek members that absorbing the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo could leave them tormented by the beast’s surviving will.
• The auction ended with the embryo selling for 150 million, and Qing Ya summoned Chen Ping to meet Xu Jiujiu and Xu Jiawei.
• Xu Jiawei exchanged a Soul Master’s salute with Chen Ping and called him a Shrek junior, leaving Chen Ping wary of his persuasive skill.
• Xuan Zi told Xu Jiawei that he had quit drinking and that Chen Ping’s intentions represented the academy’s intentions.
• Xu Jiawei praised Chen Ping, who asked him to stop speaking in riddles and get to the point.

Xu Jiawei offered Chen Ping the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone and proposed buying Shrek’s New Flying Soul Guidance Devices for the Star Luo Empire. Chen Ping outlined production limits and export models, then began discussing quantities and purchasing terms as Xu Jiawei studied the devices’ impressive specifications.

• Xu Jiawei thanked Chen Ping for identifying the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone’s flaw and gave him the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone as a gift.
• Xu Jiawei said he wanted to purchase New Flying Soul Guidance Devices Chen Ping had used in the tournament.
• Chen Ping explained that mass-produced devices would use Hundred Refined Steel and perform ten to twenty percent worse than the Special Steel versions.
• Chen Ping listed the specifications and asked Xu Jiawei about order quantities, purchase cycles, samples, and contract arrangements.
• Xu Jiawei examined the specifications and saw that Chen Ping’s devices surpassed the Sun Moon Empire’s models by a full generation.

Xu Jiawei left after discussing a possible military trade deal with Chen Ping, giving him a top-grade Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone as a favor. Chen Ping discovered his Martial Soul could not absorb the Soul Bone because of its age, then welcomed Electrolux’s awakening, which revealed the World Spirit’s weakness and drew his interest.

• Xu Jiawei decided to have Jiujiu discuss the military trade deal with Chen Ping after seeing how skilled Chen Ping was at procurement.
• Xu Jiawei gave Chen Ping the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone and left Box Number Seven with the specification sheet.
• Chen Ping returned to his room, celebrated receiving the Soul Bone, and used the System Spirit to learn that its age was too high for his Martial Soul to absorb.
• Electrolux awakened in Chen Ping’s Sea of Consciousness and nearly revealed the System Spirit’s nature before she warned him to stop.
• Electrolux sensed that the World Spirit was weak and suspected that someone was secretly wearing down the world to replace it.

Chen Ping thanked Electrolux for saving him and learned that Electrolux needed his help to recover. Strength Douluo Cheng Gang confronted Chen Ping, accused him of being a transformed Fierce Beast, and was left questioning his theory after Chen Ping pointed out that his martial soul was a staff.

• Chen Ping thanked Electrolux for rescuing him and asked to call him Old Yi.
• Electrolux explained that Chen Ping’s use of the Gold of Life had helped him awaken, and that he needed Chen Ping’s help to restore his vitality.
• Chen Ping sensed someone outside the window, and Strength Douluo Cheng Gang entered the room and pressed him with Soul Power.
• Cheng Gang claimed Chen Ping was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, possibly one of the Ten Fierce Beasts, and said he would claim a great reward for capturing him.
• Chen Ping called Cheng Gang an idiot and pointed out that his martial soul was a staff, leaving Cheng Gang uncertain about his accusation.