Chapter Summaries

Shiyu gave Electrolux a damaged Gold of Life Engraving Knife and began learning the Life and Death Conversion Technique. He managed to fuse part of its power into his Eight Spider Lances, leaving him eager to continue experimenting after resting for tomorrow’s match.

• Electrolux inspected the broken Gold of Life Engraving Knife, accepted it, and reminded Shiyu and Huo Yuhao to keep his existence secret.
• After Huo Yuhao left to fuse with the Gold of Life, Shiyu began practicing the Life and Death Conversion Technique with Soul Power.
• Shiyu constructed a Magic Array and attempted to fuse it with his Eight Spider Lances.
• The Magic Array partly collapsed, but the Eight Spider Lances absorbed some of its power and changed slightly.
• Shiyu reviewed how he had built the array, recovered some Soul Power, and went to sleep before the next day’s match.

Shiyu faced Zheng Tian Academy in an Individual Battle and was chosen to fight first. He began his opening round against Yu Mengdi, a Soul King with an Angel Martial Soul, and dodged her first attack.

• The draw set Shrek Academy and Zheng Tian Academy's match as an Individual Battle.
• Shiyu insisted on fighting first, and Zhang Lexuan and Xuan Zi approved his plan.
• Shiyu recognized Zheng Tian Academy's first contestant, Yu Mengdi, as a Soul King with an Angel Martial Soul and wondered whether she was connected to the Qian Family.
• Yu Mengdi released her Angel Martial Soul and charged Shiyu with Golden Dual Swords.
• Yu Mengdi launched a Holy Flame Cross Sword Light, but Shiyu stepped back and vanished, evading the attack.

Shiyu defeated Yu Mengdi, a Soul King, and Zheng Tian Academy’s second contestant through repeated teleporting attacks with his Eight Spider Lances. After testing the lances’ devouring effect, he prepared to continue his streak against the academy’s third contestant.

• Shiyu used teleportation and venomous Eight Spider Lance strikes to wear down Yu Mengdi until she surrendered, then drew the venom from her body.
• Shiyu tested the Eight Spider Lances’ devouring effect and realized the life force they absorbed replenished some of his stamina.
• Shiyu defeated Zheng Tian Academy’s Soul Ancestor with repeated teleporting attacks, and his opponent surrendered.
• Shiyu drew venom and a little Soul Power from the Soul Ancestor, then faced Zheng Tian Academy’s third contestant, another Soul Ancestor.

Shiyu continued his one-against-five run against Zheng Tian Academy and faced Soul King Tang Xiaolei, whose Purple Splendor Bow could launch only five powerful attacks. Shiyu evaded two arrows with Teleportation and kept Tang Xiaolei under pressure, leaving their match ongoing.

• Shiyu defeated Zheng Tian Academy's first five competitors while conserving Soul Power, then waited for their final two students.
• Tang Xiaolei entered the arena with his Purple Splendor Bow and challenged Shiyu as the sixth competitor.
• After the referee began the match, Tang Xiaolei fired a powerful yellow arrow, but Shiyu predicted the attack and Teleported away.
• Shiyu appeared across the arena and struck at Tang Xiaolei with fists formed from Spatial Energy, forcing him to defend and dodge.
• Tang Xiaolei found an opening and fired a second arrow, but Shiyu Teleported away and continued advancing while attacking from a distance.

Shiyu defeated Tang Xiaolei with Teleportation and the Eight Spider Lances, then faced Zheng Tian Academy’s final competitor, Ye Wuqing. With little Soul Power left, he revealed his ability to fly and began using his first Soul Skill, Aeronautics Technique.

• Shiyu dodged Tang Xiaolei’s arrows with Teleportation, outmaneuvered his tracking Fifth Soul Skill, and forced him to concede.
• Shiyu extracted the Eight Spider Lances’ poison from Tang Xiaolei, who left the stage as the spectators cheered for Shiyu to defeat all seven Zheng Tian Academy competitors.
• Ye Wuqing entered the match as Zheng Tian Academy’s final competitor and released her Golden Leaf Martial Soul and five Soul Rings.
• Ye Wuqing used Leaf Blade and Leaf Array, then threw sharp Golden Leaves at Shiyu, who teleported away.
• Shiyu flew into the air and activated his First Soul Skill, Aeronautics Technique, surprising Ye Wuqing as he raised his hands toward her.

Shiyu used his Aeronautics Technique to keep Ye Wuqing airborne and defeat her, completing a one-against-seven victory over Zheng Tian Academy. The crowd celebrated his win, while the Star Luo Emperor became more determined to recruit him and rival academies recognized the threat he posed.

• Shiyu repeatedly lifted and tossed Ye Wuqing with his Aeronautics Technique, dodging her Golden Leaf attacks and preventing her from landing outside the stage.
• Ye Wuqing unleashed her Leaf Blades and Dance of Leaves, but Shiyu kept his distance and evaded or shattered her attacks.
• Shiyu maintained control until Ye Wuqing ran out of Soul Power, winning the match and completing One-Vs-Seven.
• The spectators cheered Shiyu, Shrek Academy celebrated, and the Star Luo Emperor resolved more firmly to recruit him.
• Di Ao Academy and Sun Moon Royal Academy recognized Shiyu as a formidable threat, while Shiyu walked off the stage and tried to stay composed.

Shiyu became a celebrated Honorary Worship of the Star Luo Imperial Family, then led Shrek Academy into its difficult match against Dou Ling Royal Academy. After drawing the dreaded Two-Two-Three Battle Formation, Shrek chose a strategy that left Xiao Xiao to fight alone in the first round.

• Shiyu's victory over Zheng Tian Academy made him famous, and the Star Luo Imperial Family announced that he was its Honorary Worship to deter other factions from recruiting him.
• Shrek Academy reached the middle-to-late stage of the Group Stage with Dou Ling Royal Academy and Di Ao Academy as its remaining opponents, while Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and He Caitou were not fully recovered.
• Shiyu drew the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation against Dou Ling Royal Academy, a format both teams viewed as unfavorable for their own side.
• Ma Xiaotao volunteered to fight despite her injuries, and Shiyu proposed conceding the first round, sending Ma Xiaotao and Jiang Nannan into the second, and saving himself for the third.
• Dou Ling Royal Academy sent two competitors into the first round, while Shrek sent Xiao Xiao alone onto the stage.

Ma Xiaotao made her first appearance in the tournament as Shrek Academy’s hidden Soul Emperor and defeated Dou Ling Royal Academy’s pair with her Ultimate Fire. Her effortless victory gave Shrek Academy the second match and left the opposing team’s strength unable to overcome her elemental advantage.

• Xiao Xiao surrendered immediately, giving Dou Ling Royal Academy the first match after Shrek Academy sent out only her.
• Ma Xiaotao and Jiang Nannan entered the second match, surprising Dou Ling Royal Academy, which had expected to face Shiyu.
• Ma Xiaotao revealed her six Soul Rings and powerful Phoenix Martial Soul, while Gu Zhujian and Xiao Feng released their Martial Souls.
• Gu Zhujian used his Fifth Soul Skill, and Xiao Feng prepared a spiritual attack, but Ma Xiaotao answered with her Sixth Soul Skill, Phoenix Meteor Shower.
• Ma Xiaotao’s flames shattered Gu Zhujian’s attack and forced him to withdraw; Xiao Feng also surrendered, giving Shrek Academy the second match.

Shiyu, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong faced three Soul Kings from Dou Ling Royal Academy in the deciding match. Shiyu wounded the Lightning Leopard Soul King and clashed with the Claw Bear Soul King, leaving the battle ongoing.

• Shiyu, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong took the stage against the Claw Bear, Diamond Giant Shield, and Lightning Leopard Soul Kings.
• Huo Yuhao used Mental Detection with Wang Dong, while Shiyu helped Wang Dong carry Huo Yuhao into the air to keep them out of the opponents’ reach.
• The Lightning Leopard Soul King targeted Shiyu, but he evaded her attack, restrained her with Spatial Power, and pierced her with three Eight Spider Lances that injected Deadly Toxin.
• The Claw Bear Soul King attacked Shiyu with his claws, and Shiyu blocked the strike with two Eight Spider Lances Soul Bones.
• Shiyu’s other six Eight Spider Lances stabbed toward the Claw Bear Soul King, who used his claws to defend himself.

Shiyu used Teleportation, his Eight Spider Lances, and the Aeronautics Technique to overwhelm the three Soul Kings, focusing on the Lightning Leopard Soul King. He repeatedly kicked her higher into the air while the Claw Bear and Diamond Giant Shield Soul Kings could only watch from below.

• Shiyu tested his Eight Spider Lances against the Claw Bear and Diamond Giant Shield Soul Kings, then teleported away from their counterattacks.
• Shiyu repeatedly stabbed the Lightning Leopard Soul King while evading her attacks with Teleportation.
• The Lightning Leopard Soul King moved close to her teammates for protection, but Shiyu seized her with the Power of Space and struck her with his fist and Eight Spider Lances.
• Shiyu intercepted the wounded Lightning Leopard Soul King in midair and used his Aeronautics Technique to kick her higher with repeated attacks.
• The Claw Bear and Diamond Giant Shield Soul Kings watched helplessly as Shiyu kept the Lightning Leopard Soul King out of their reach.

Shiyu defeated the Lightning Leopard Soul King, then pressured the Claw Bear Soul King while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong waited for an opening. Their Golden Road Martial Soul Fusion Skill was blocked by the Diamond Giant Shield Soul King, and the chapter ended as Shiyu’s Void Slash collided with the Claw Bear Soul King’s Sky-Rending Claw.

• Shiyu repeatedly kicked the Lightning Leopard Soul King until she crashed to the ground unconscious, and the referee carried her from the arena.
• Shiyu attacked the Claw Bear Soul King with his Eight Spider Lances while the Diamond Giant Shield Soul King tried to support him.
• The Claw Bear Soul King struck Shiyu and charged with the Diamond Giant Shield Soul King, but Shiyu teleported away and resumed his assault.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Golden Road, and the Diamond Giant Shield Soul King blocked it with his enlarged shield.
• Shiyu launched Void Slash at the Claw Bear Soul King, who answered with Sky-Rending Claw, and their attacks collided.

Shiyu defeated the Claw Bear Soul King and then wore down the Diamond Giant Shield Soul King, securing Shrek Academy’s victory over Dou Ling Royal Academy. The team claimed its sixth victory as the spectators cheered Shiyu’s name.

• Shiyu’s Void Slash broke the Claw Bear Soul King’s Sky-Rending Claw and badly wounded him.
• Shiyu teleported to the injured Claw Bear Soul King and forced him to surrender with an Eight Spider Lance at his neck.
• The Diamond Giant Shield Soul King attacked Shiyu, but Shiyu used Teleportation to evade and counterattack.
• Shiyu, aided by Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Impact and Wang Dong’s attacks, continued wearing down the Diamond Giant Shield Soul King until he surrendered.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, giving the team its sixth victory over Dou Ling Royal Academy.

Shiyu and Shrek Academy faced Di Ao Academy in a decisive Group Stage Team Battle, with both teams undefeated and competing for first place. Shiyu used his Substitution Skill to pull opponents into attacks from his teammates, leaving Di Ao Academy scrambling and one Soul King surrendering.

• Shiyu stayed in his room studying Magic while Shrek Academy prepared for its final Group Stage match against Di Ao Academy.
• Shiyu, Jiang Nannan, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and an injured Ma Xiaotao entered the Team Battle against Jiang Peng and Di Ao Academy's seven members.
• Ma Xiaotao opened with Phoenix Meteor Shower as Shiyu used his Substitution Skill to bring a Control System Soul King into the team's attacks.
• Shiyu substituted an auxiliary system Soul King over and knocked him unconscious with a punch, while the first Soul King also fell unconscious.
• Shiyu overcame an Agility Attack System Soul King's resistance and sent him to Ma Xiaotao, who struck him with flames until he surrendered.

Shiyu used his Substitution Skill to turn Jiang Peng’s attacks against Di Ao Academy, securing Shrek Academy’s victory. Shrek advanced as the top seed, while Sun Moon Royal Academy recognized the danger Shiyu posed.

• After Shiyu switched places with a Soul King, Jiang Peng’s Shocking Heaven Axe struck his own teammate, and Shiyu knocked the man unconscious.
• Jiang Peng hurled his axe at Huo Yuhao and the others, but Shiyu used ice cubes to substitute the axe into another teammate’s path.
• Shiyu repeatedly redirected Jiang Peng’s attacks, eliminating Di Ao Academy’s remaining teammates and drawing cheers from the audience.
• Shiyu turned Jiang Peng’s axe against Jiang Peng, who surrendered, giving Shrek Academy the match and the top seed.
• Sun Moon Royal Academy’s members watched Shiyu’s ability with solemn expressions.

Shiyu considered whether to join the Star Luo Empire’s Imperial Worship Hall in exchange for the Snow Empress Embryo, while Shrek Academy advanced to the Top 8. At the auction, he watched a high-grade Ice Scorpion Soul Bone that Huo Yuhao strongly desired and weighed whether to bid on it.

• Shiyu learned from Xu Jiujiu that he could obtain the Spirit Beast Embryo only by becoming a Formal Member of the Imperial Worship Hall, and he decided to consider the offer.
• Shiyu weighed reviving the Snow Empress against absorbing the embryo’s power to gain another Martial Soul, while worrying that joining the Star Luo Empire would cost him Shrek Academy’s attention.
• Shrek Academy defeated its Top 16 opponent and advanced to the Top 8 with Ma Xiaotao nearly recovered.
• Shiyu, Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, Huo Yuhao, and the others attended the auction with Xuan Zi, where Princess Xu Jiujiu conducted the proceedings.
• Shiyu became interested when a more than sixty-thousand-year-old Ice Scorpion Soul Bone with an Ice Explosion skill was offered, and he noticed Huo Yuhao longing for it.

Shiyu passed on the Snow Empress Embryo while Huo Yuhao secured the academy’s support to acquire a rare Soul Bone. At the auction’s end, Xiao Hongchen won the hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast Embryo for 110 million, and Shiyu headed to another hall to bid on an ancient copper coin he believed contained a Behemoth.

• Shiyu decided not to pursue the Snow Empress Embryo because he wanted to remain free and preserve his Soul Bone slots for a space- or Time-Attribute Soul Bone.
• Huo Yuhao revealed that the rare Soul Bone required an Ultimate Ice Spirit Master, and Xuan Zi secured it for ten million on the academy’s behalf.
• Xuan Zi warned Shiyu that fusing with the Soul Beast Embryo to gain a Second Martial Soul had less than a one-percent chance of success, then bid up to seventy million before withdrawing.
• Xiao Hongchen won the Soul Beast Embryo with a bid of 110 million, hoping it would make him a Twin Martial Souls Spirit Master.
• Shiyu joined Xuan Zi and the others in heading to Hall Four to bid on an ancient copper coin he suspected held a Behemoth.

Shiyu bought an ancient coin at auction and discovered it was a Storage Soul Tool containing a Life Evergreen vine bag and a sleeping Golden Behemoth. He decided to try binding the living beast as an ally, hoping to raise it into a powerful fighter.

• Shiyu outbid the other buyers for an ancient coin, paying 1.95 million Gold Soul Coins, and told Xuan Zi he would repay the academy.
• Back in his room, Shiyu activated the coin and uncovered a vine-woven bag made from Life Evergreen roots.
• Shiyu found a sleeping Golden Behemoth inside the bag and used the Power of Space to conceal the bag's life aura from Electrolux.
• Shiyu rejected killing the Golden Behemoth for its Soul Ring or Soul Bone and considered raising it as a powerful ally.
• Shiyu decided to try using blood and a contract method inspired by Electrolux's magic to bind the living Golden Behemoth to his will.

Shiyu awakened the Golden Behemoth and formed a mental connection with it, then discovered that the little beast could unleash terrifying strength when its emotions surged. The Golden Behemoth ended the chapter showing concern after its punches injured Shiyu.

• Shiyu used his blood and an incantation to awaken the Golden Behemoth and establish a connection with it.
• The hungry Golden Behemoth ate Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, then climbed onto Shiyu affectionately.
• Shiyu tested the little beast's strength and found that it could not initially control its power.
• After growing angry, the Golden Behemoth struck Shiyu hard enough to send him into a wall and break the skin on his hand.
• Shiyu realized the Golden Behemoth could draw out its true strength through intense emotions, and the little beast leaped onto him to ask if it had hurt him.

Shiyu absorbed a small amount of Life Evergreen, greatly improving his vitality and self-healing while sensing that his lifespan had increased. He also discovered that the Antique Coin could store living creatures, then took Little Gold with him for breakfast.

• Shiyu formed a bloodline connection with the Bimon Beast, felt his physique strengthen, and named it Little Gold.
• Shiyu chewed and swallowed the Life Evergreen bag’s drawstrings, then spent the night guiding its life energy through his body.
• Shiyu found that his cells’ vitality had increased by nearly fifty percent and estimated that his self-healing ability and lifespan had improved.
• Shiyu put Little Gold into the Antique Coin and confirmed that it could store living creatures without putting them into hibernation.
• Shiyu released Little Gold, told him to stay within three meters, and took him out for breakfast.

Shiyu led Shrek Academy to victory over their Top 8 opponent, securing a semifinal against Sun Moon Royal Academy. As the Top 4 match began, Shiyu insisted on forfeiting the Team Battle and said he was confident Shrek could win the remaining matches.

• Shiyu met Jiang Nannan and introduced her to the Little Behemoth Beast, which refused to be held.
• Shrek Academy forfeited the Team Battle against their Top 8 opponent, then Shiyu won the Individual Battle one against seven.
• Ma Xiaotao and Huo Yuhao won the first Two-Two-Three match, and Shiyu and Jiang Nannan won the second, advancing Shrek Academy to the Top 4.
• Shrek Academy drew Sun Moon Royal Academy in the semifinal, while Di Ao Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy were matched in the other half.
• Before the semifinal, Shiyu convinced Xuan Zi to support forfeiting the Team Battle, despite Ma Xiaotao's concern about the risk.