Chapter Summaries

Rota’s plans to build a royal city led Spirit Hall to suspect Tongbao Pavilion had a hidden agenda, though Rota only wanted to establish his own territory. Bibi Dong set the concern aside and sent Kizaru to approach Shrek Academy and try to recruit its talented students.

• Rota and the experts worked on royal city designs, while Spirit Hall grew uneasy about Tongbao Pavilion’s gathering of architects.
• Bibi Dong rejected Ghost’s suggestion to investigate, citing Rota’s strength and the risks of provoking Tongbao Pavilion.
• Bibi Dong reviewed Spirit Hall’s plans to overcome the empires and great sects, and decided to target Shrek Academy and Ning Rongrong.
• Bibi Dong summoned Kizaru and instructed him to try recruiting Shrek Academy’s students; Kizaru doubted the plan would succeed but agreed to go.

Kizaru failed to persuade Tang San and the others to join Spirit Hall Academy, while Rota’s royal city and the Tranquil Forest continued to develop. A week before the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Competition, Bibi Dong prepared Spirit Hall’s plan to cleanse the continent and ordered Kizaru to kill the Shrek Team after the competition, sparing Xiao Wu.

• Kizaru invited Tang San and the others to join Spirit Hall Academy, but Xiao Wu’s hatred of Bibi Dong and the group’s distrust of Spirit Hall led them to refuse.
• Bibi Dong accepted Kizaru’s failed attempt and focused on strengthening herself and completing the Rakshasa God’s trial before the competition.
• Rota oversaw construction of the royal city as Huang Luoyu, Little White, and Di Tian’s dragon clan settled in the life-rich Tranquil Forest.
• Qian Daoliu chose not to interfere with Bibi Dong’s plans, while Kizaru left the Elder Hall to join her at Pope Hall.
• Bibi Dong told Spirit Hall’s leaders that the operation to cleanse the continent would begin after the Soul Master Competition, and ordered Kizaru to eliminate everyone on the Shrek Team except Xiao Wu.

Kizaru traveled to Heaven Dou Imperial City as Spirit Hall’s special guest for the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Competition. Shrek Academy arrived in its mocked green uniforms, then prepared for the tournament with Tang San appointed to command the team.

• Bibi Dong instructed Kizaru to attend the competition and intervene if anything unexpected happened, and he headed to Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• Shrek Academy’s team walked through the city in their green, advertisement-covered uniforms as spectators mocked their appearance.
• Flender led the team to the arena, where reception staff explained that Kizaru had proposed the contestant rest-area service.
• Grandmaster urged the all-Soul Ancestor Shrek team to hide its strength, warned them about Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, and assigned Tang San to command their battles.

Shrek Academy and the other teams gathered for the Soul Master Competition, while Kizaru discussed the young contestants’ futures with Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin. After the opening ceremony, a black-robed Soul Douluo attacked Xue Ye, and Kizaru struck him away before he could reach the emperor.

• Ma Hongjun flirted with Yufeng, while Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng exchanged greetings and looked forward to competing against each other.
• Kizaru told Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin that Shrek Academy’s members, including Ning Rongrong, had the potential to become gods, and he praised Yu Tianheng as well.
• The tournament opening ceremony ended, and a black-robed Soul Douluo rushed toward Xue Ye’s viewing platform.
• Kizaru stopped Chen Xin from intervening and kicked the attacker several kilometers away, smashing the top of a mountain outside Heaven Dou Imperial City.

Kizaru stopped an attack on Xue Ye, and the Soul Master Competition continued with Shrek Academy and Huang Lei Academy's main team winning their opening matches decisively. Yu Tianheng's overwhelming strength left Shrek Academy eager to face his team as the tournament went on.

• Kizaru kicked away an attacker who had threatened Xue Ye, then returned to his seat after warning the emperor to stay safe.
• Shrek Academy defeated Huang Lei Academy's second-string team in one minute, with Tang San and Dai Mubai using their Fourth Soul Skills.
• Ning Fengzhi noticed Tang San's ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring, and Kizaru agreed that Shrek Academy's students were monsters.
• Yu Tianheng's Blazing Thunder Team faced Canghui Academy, and Yu Tianheng defeated all seven opponents with his Fourth Soul Skill in under thirty seconds.
• Tang San recognized Yu Tianheng's team as a serious contender for the championship, while Dai Mubai looked forward to competing against him.

Kizaru and Qian Renxue discussed the unknown Soul Douluo who attacked Xue Ye, then Shrek Academy faced the Elephant Armor Team on the tournament’s second day. Tang San’s strategy disrupted the team’s defense, but Hu Yanli’s side began preparing a Fusion Skill, leaving the match unresolved.

• Kizaru asked Qian Renxue about the Soul Douluo who attacked Xue Ye, and she said she did not know the attacker’s identity while confirming Xue Ye’s health was weakening from poison.
• Kizaru invited Qian Renxue to dinner, and she took him to a restaurant she had recently found.
• Shrek Academy’s team entered the arena in redesigned uniforms, prompting Flender to grumble that they had removed his advertisements.
• Hu Yanli and three Elephant Armor Team members trapped Dai Mubai, but Dai Mubai used his combat experience to retreat to the Shrek group.
• Tang San trapped the Elephant Armor Team in Blue Silver Cages, allowing Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to blast them away with their strongest Soul Skills.
• Hu Yanli rallied his teammates, who surrounded him and began preparing a Fusion Skill, and Yu Xiaogang recognized what they were doing.

Shrek Team defeated the Elephant Armor Team, and Kizaru confirmed Ning Fengzhi’s suspicion that Spirit Hall was preparing a major campaign. The chapter then introduced the Blazing Thunder Team’s match against Thunderclap Academy, where Yu Tianheng faced his younger brother Yu Tianxin.

• Hu Yanli transformed into a giant, but Tang San exploited his weaknesses and defeated the Elephant Armor Team alongside Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Kizaru whether Spirit Hall was planning a major move, and Kizaru confirmed it and urged the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to prepare.
• Kizaru warned Ning Fengzhi that the sect would face grave danger if someone other than Kizaru was sent to attack it.
• Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin confronted each other before the Blazing Thunder Team and Thunderclap Academy match.
• Yu Tianheng stopped his teammates from responding to Yu Tianxin’s taunts and said they would settle things in the arena.

Yu Tianheng faced Yu Tianxin and the Thunderclap Academy team in the match, quickly knocking his cousin unconscious with one punch. With their captain defeated, the Thunderclap team surrendered.

• Yu Tianxin tried to circle around Yu Tianheng and attack Ye Lingling, but Yu Tianheng saw through the feint and threw him back toward his team.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling strengthened and healed Yu Tianheng as he stepped forward to face the Thunderclap team alone.
• Yu Tianxin provoked Yu Tianheng and charged at him, but Yu Tianheng punched him unconscious and embedded him in the arena floor.
• Lei Dong surrendered on behalf of the Thunderclap team after Yu Tianxin was knocked out.

Yu Tianheng led Huang Lei Academy to defeat Thunderclap Academy and Godwind Academy with ease at the tournament. After returning, Yufeng praised him, while Yu Tianheng reflected on the brutal training Rota had put him through.

• Xue Ye praised Yu Tianheng’s strength after Huang Lei Academy defeated Thunderclap Academy, and Yu Tianheng refused the host’s offer of a rest before the next match.
• Feng Xiaotian introduced himself as Godwind Academy’s captain and led his team into a match against Yu Tianheng’s Huang Lei Academy.
• Yu Tianheng defeated Feng Xiaotian with a single Thunder Dragon Claw, and Godwind Academy surrendered after its vice-captain saw Yu Tianheng prepare to attack.
• Yufeng celebrated Yu Tianheng’s victories on the way back, and Yu Tianheng credited his strength to Rota’s teachings and training.

Thunderclap Academy suffered two humiliating defeats, and Yu Tianxin faced blame from the team leader before Yu Tianheng intervened. Yu Tianheng protected Yu Tianxin and his teammates, then confronted the leader as he tried to escape.

• Shrek Academy defeated Blazing Academy, while Skywater Academy defeated Thunderclap Academy after Yu Tianxin's team fought recklessly.
• Yu Tianheng decided to advise Yu Tianxin, and Dugu Yan encouraged him to let his cousin learn from the setbacks.
• The Thunderclap Academy leader berated Yu Tianxin, Lei Dong, and the others for their losses, prompting Yu Tianxin to take responsibility and his teammates to stand by him.
• Yu Tianheng blocked the leader's punch and subdued him, revealing that he was level 56 and praising Yu Tianxin's defense of his team.
• The leader tried to flee, but Yu Tianheng stopped him with a murderous aura, leaving him pleading not to be hit.

Yu Tianheng killed Thunderclap Academy’s leader after the man attacked Yu Tianxin, then helped Yu Tianxin recover from his loss. At the tournament, Blazing Academy forfeited to Huang Lei Academy, while Tang San and Xiao Wu sought Kizaru’s help to understand Dai Mubai’s declining Soul Power.

• Yu Tianheng killed Thunderclap Academy’s team leader for trying to severely injure Yu Tianxin and encouraged Yu Tianxin to learn from his defeat.
• Yu Tianxin accepted his cousin’s comfort and invited his teammates to celebrate over drinks.
• Shrek Academy defeated Skywater Academy after Dai Mubai shattered an icy tornado and was eliminated from the match.
• Blazing Academy forfeited its match against Huang Lei Academy, leaving Huang Lei Academy and Shrek Academy with likely places in the finals.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu asked Kizaru about Dai Mubai’s worsening condition, and Kizaru explained that it was an opportunity tied to the Evil Eye Saint King.

After Kizaru reassured Tang San and Xiao Wu that Dai Mubai’s fading Soul Power was part of an inheritance, Dai Mubai collapsed and met the Evil Eye Saint King. The Saint King began testing whether Dai Mubai was worthy of inheriting his power.

• Tang San and Xiao Wu thanked Kizaru for explaining Dai Mubai’s condition, then returned to Shrek Academy.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing discussed his fading Soul Power before Tang San told them Kizaru believed it was part of an inheritance.
• Dai Mubai fainted and found himself in a dark space before the Evil Eye Saint King.
• Dai Mubai calmly endured the Saint King’s pressure and said his teacher Hashirama’s training was far harsher.
• The Evil Eye Saint King asked Dai Mubai to prove himself worthy of the inheritance, and Dai Mubai agreed to take the trial.

Dai Mubai faced the Evil Eye Saint King's trial, rejected an illusion meant to break his resolve, and discovered the beast intended to take over his body. Hashirama's protective consciousness appeared to defend him and blocked the Evil Eye Saint King's attack.

• The Evil Eye Saint King warned Dai Mubai that failing the trial meant death, then sent him to an illusion of his childhood meeting Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dai Weisi appeared in the illusion threatening young Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai, but Dai Mubai struck him and dispelled the figures.
• The Evil Eye Saint King praised Dai Mubai's performance, then admitted he intended to seize Dai Mubai's body and restrained him.
• Hashirama's consciousness manifestation appeared, explained that he had been placed in Dai Mubai's spiritual space for protection, and confronted the Evil Eye Saint King.
• The Evil Eye Saint King attacked Hashirama, who easily blocked his tiger paw and shocked him.

Hashirama defeated the Evil Eye Saint King in Dai Mubai’s spiritual space and helped Dai Mubai absorb its power and Soul Ring. Dai Mubai awakened with a powerful new Fifth Soul Skill, then reunited with Zhu Zhuqing while deciding to hide his true strength.

• Hashirama restrained the Evil Eye Saint King with Wood Release techniques, drained its energy, and transferred the sealed power to Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai killed the weakened Evil Eye Saint King after Hashirama’s consciousness vanished, then absorbed its Soul Ring and advanced to level 52.
• Dai Mubai discovered his red-and-gold Fifth Soul Ring granted Saint King Descent, a brief transformation with a severe physical burden and backlash.
• Dai Mubai decided to conceal his true strength and display only the abilities of a four-ring Soul Ancestor.
• Dai Mubai awakened, and Zhu Zhuqing embraced him with relief as he reassured her that he was fine.

Dai Mubai recovered after gaining the Evil Eye Saint King's power and prepared to face his brother Dai Weisi, hoping to change the Star Luo succession system. At the Douluo Arena, Shrek Academy faced Star Luo Royal Academy, and Dai Mubai and Dai Weisi opened the match with a direct clash.

• Dai Mubai reassured Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and the others that he was healthy, and Yu Xiaogang confirmed his recovery.
• Yu Xiaogang announced that Shrek Academy would face Star Luo Royal Academy the next day, while Dai Mubai considered how to resolve his conflict with Dai Weisi.
• Dai Mubai told Zhu Zhuqing he wanted to speak peacefully with Dai Weisi and vowed to gain enough strength to change the Star Luo Royal Family's succession system.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to test their Martial Soul Fusion Skill before facing Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun.
• Dai Weisi insulted Shrek Academy before the match, and Dai Mubai challenged him to take back his words.
• After the match began, Dai Mubai and Dai Weisi charged at each other and collided fists, beginning their battle.

Dai Mubai revealed his overwhelming strength against Dai Weisi, then teamed up with Zhu Zhuqing to unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Shrek Academy won the match, and Dai Mubai spared his brother after teaching him a lesson.

• Dai Mubai stopped pretending to be suppressed and blasted Dai Weisi across the arena with Monster Strength and White Tiger Vajra Fist.
• Dai Mubai and Dai Weisi traded blows, with Dai Mubai steadily overpowering his brother while Zhu Zhuqing fought Zhu Zhuyun.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to form a Nether Black Tiger, and Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing answered by forming a Hell White Tiger.
• The two tigers collided, and the shockwave knocked Star Luo Royal Academy's other members out of the arena while Tang San protected Shrek Academy's team.
• Dai Weisi admitted defeat, but Dai Mubai punched him once and walked away with Zhu Zhuqing, choosing to spare his brother.

Dai Mubai gave up the Star Luo throne, while Shrek Academy advanced to the finals and drew Spirit Hall’s attention after Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer. On the road to Spirit City, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost stopped Shrek’s convoy to meet Tang San and probe his intentions.

• Dai Mubai refused the Star Luo throne and told Dai Weisi to inherit it instead.
• Shrek Academy, Huang Lei Academy, and Spirit Hall Academy advanced to the finals in Spirit City.
• Shrek Academy defeated Godwind Academy with the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill and a giant Clear Sky Hammer, drawing attention to Tang San.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ghost and Yue Guan to contact Tang San, while avoiding harm to Xiao Wu because of her ties to Kizaru.
• Ghost and Yue Guan blocked Shrek Academy’s convoy, and Tang San stepped forward when Yue Guan asked to meet him.

Yue Guan invited Tang San to join Spirit Hall, leaving Shrek Academy worried about Spirit Hall's interest in him as they arrived in Spirit City. Xiao Wu was brought to meet Kizaru, whose warm welcome eased her tension.

• Yue Guan told Tang San that the Pope wanted him to join Spirit Hall and gave him until after the finals to consider the offer.
• Tang San informed Flender and the others of the invitation, and Yu Xiaogang argued that Shrek had to continue the tournament rather than attract further attention by withdrawing.
• Shrek Academy arrived in Spirit City and exchanged a confident greeting with Yu Tianheng before being led to their resting area.
• A Spirit Hall guard told Xiao Wu that Kizaru had asked to see her, and Ning Rongrong offered to ask Grandpa Sword for help if she faced danger.
• Xiao Wu admired the flowers outside Kizaru's house until he greeted her from behind, and she immediately threw herself into his arms.

Kizaru reunited with Xiao Wu and promised to protect her and her companions, then the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Competition finals began in Spirit City. Huang Lei Academy drew Spirit Hall Academy for the first match, where the Golden Generation focused on Yu Tianheng as the match was about to start.

• Kizaru comforted Xiao Wu, warned her that Spirit Hall still posed a danger, and promised to protect her; Xiao Wu fell asleep in his arms before heading back.
• Kizaru reflected that his Lord Main Body was beginning his plans and that he would need to act again.
• Bibi Dong opened the finals and announced Spirit Hall's rewards for outstanding performances.
• Bibi Dong announced Huang Lei Academy versus Spirit Hall Academy as the first match, and Dugu Bo warned his students to do their best without risking themselves for rankings.
• Dugu Yan worried about disgracing Huang Lei Academy, but Yu Tianheng reminded her that Rota valued their safety above the result.
• Hu Liena tried to provoke Yu Tianheng, while Yan identified him as Huang Lei Academy's backbone and asked Hu Liena and Xie Yue to act accordingly.

Yu Tianheng drew Spirit Hall Academy’s Golden Generation away from his teammates and faced Yan, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena alone. After using his Dragon’s Wrath to interrupt Yan’s attack, he struck Yan down and turned his attention to the other two.

• Yu Tianheng told his teammates to prioritize their safety and planned to hold off the Golden Generation while they fought Spirit Hall Academy’s other members.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling buffed Yu Tianheng before retreating to safety as he prepared to face the three Golden Generation members alone.
• Yan charged Yu Tianheng, who caught his punch and provoked him while Xie Yue and Hu Liena moved to block his escape.
• Yu Tianheng unleashed Dragon’s Wrath, forcing Yan, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena back and transforming his right arm.
• Yu Tianheng grabbed Yan with Thunder Dragon Claw, tore through his defense, and kicked him flying before turning toward Xie Yue and Hu Liena.