Chapter Summaries

The Shrek students reunited and discussed their gains from Spirit Bones and rare pills before Flender announced a weeklong tournament to select the Shrek Team. The tournament began, with Oscar and several other powerful students exempt from competing while Ning Rongrong entered matches using Oscar's Copy Sausage.

• Tang San said the Azure Vine Torso Bone had raised his Soul Power to level 36 and might help his Blue Silver Grass evolve, while Ma Hongjun revealed his Spirit Bone had brought him to level 50.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that the Qiluo Yujin Pill had evolved her martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and raised her Soul Power to level 39.
• Oscar advised Ma Hongjun to wait before seeking his next Spirit Ring because Teacher Erlong had prepared a Shrek Team selection tournament.
• Flender announced that students could compete over the coming week for places on the Shrek Team and outlined its benefits, including weekly lessons from Soul Douluo experts.
• The tournament began across several arenas, and Ning Rongrong used Oscar's Copy Sausage to defeat weaker opponents while Oscar and the other students above level 40 waited to appear at the end.

Oscar officially established the Shrek Team and tested its new members by arranging three Spirit Duels, with Jiang Zhu supporting their opponents. He left the matches about to begin, after both sides accepted wagers tied to the results.

• The Shrek Team added Tai Long, Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, and Jiang Zhu, and named Oscar captain and Dugu Yan vice-captain.
• Oscar challenged the four new members to individual Spirit Duels and assigned Tang San to fight Tai Long, Zhu Zhuqing to fight Jing Ling, and Xiao Wu to fight Huang Yuan.
• Oscar told Jiang Zhu to support Tai Long and the others, offering a separate reward if they won; Tai Long objected but agreed to the test and its conditions.
• Oscar set a wager requiring the losers to pay their opponents one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, while Dai Mubai worried that Zhu Zhuqing might lose.
• After ten minutes of preparation, Oscar sent the three pairs to separate Spirit Dueling Platforms and Jiang Zhu to the center so she could support all three matches.

Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu fought Tai Long, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan while Jiang Zhu supported her teammates. Tang San hurled Tai Long off the platform, and the other two duels remained unresolved as the chapter ended.

• Tang San used his Blue Silver Grass to restrain Tai Long, but Tai Long repeatedly broke free with his strength and spirit abilities while Jiang Zhu restored his Soul Power.
• Zhu Zhuqing used her speed to wound Jing Ling, whose bone claws carried a toxin, while Jiang Zhu healed his injuries.
• Huang Yuan kept his distance from Xiao Wu to avoid her Charm and Teleportation, and the two waited for an opening.
• Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu exchanged glances and began pressing their opponents together to exhaust Jiang Zhu's support.
• Tang San baited Tai Long into a mass of Blue Silver Grass, then used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to throw him off the platform before sitting down to recover.

Oscar’s team defeated Tai Long, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan in a spirit duel, then he arranged the next steps in Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong’s cultivation. The chapter ended with Ma Hongjun setting off for Mori Town to earn his prepared Fifth Spirit Ring by defeating a weakened Blazing Fire Phoenix himself.

• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to throw Tai Long off the platform, while Tang San nearly exhausted his Soul Power recovering afterward.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated Jing Ling with Netherworld Slash, and Xiao Wu knocked Huang Yuan unconscious with Waist Bow after stunning and teleporting behind him.
• Oscar praised his team, gave everyone three days to rest, and secured Tai Long and the others’ acceptance of the wager’s result.
• Oscar told Ma Hongjun to go to Mori Town for his Fifth Spirit Ring and advised Ning Rongrong to seek a Defense System spirit beast for her Fourth Spirit Ability.
• Ma Hongjun traveled to Mori Town, where Dugu Bo had arranged for him to face a weakened Blazing Fire Phoenix and prove himself before claiming its ring.

Oscar trained Shrek’s team and rewarded Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing with Immortal Grade Pills, then took them to Sunset Forest to earn their next Spirit Rings through strength. Elsewhere, Oscar and Gai Yue encountered Qian Renxue hunting a spirit beast in Star Dou Great Forest, where her hidden Titled Douluo protectors confronted them.

• Oscar arranged a match so Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing could prove themselves, then gave Dai Mubai the Qi Rong Tong Tian Pill and Zhu Zhuqing the Shui Xian Yu Ji Pill.
• The pills raised Dai Mubai’s Soul Power to level 50 and Zhu Zhuqing’s to level 40, and Oscar took them to Sunset Forest to hunt Spirit Rings suited to their advancement.
• Oscar and Gai Yue traveled through Star Dou Great Forest, where Oscar defeated a spirit beast to temper his sword path before they sensed a battle nearby.
• Oscar recognized Qian Renxue by her Angel Martial Soul as she fought a Ten Thousand Year spirit beast, and he and Gai Yue discussed her extraordinary talent.
• Qian Renxue’s two hidden Titled Douluo protectors confronted Oscar and Gai Yue, but Gai Yue calmly blocked their pressure and challenged their complaint.

Oscar led the Shrek Team’s newcomers through combat training, where Ning Rongrong defeated Tang San using Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire Phoenix form and improved tactics. Tai Long recognized Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer and wondered whether he was Tang Hao’s son, while Tang San accepted that the team could know about his twin Martial Souls.

• Oscar and Gai Yue withdrew rather than provoke Spirit Hall’s Snake Lance and Pufferfish while Qian Renxue fought a spirit beast.
• Ma Hongjun returned with his Fifth Spirit Ring at Level 52, and Dai Mubai also reached Level 52 while Zhu Zhuqing advanced to Level 42.
• Oscar began special training for the Shrek Team’s newcomers, and Tai Long learned that Oscar was a Support System Spirit Master who had defeated him without using his Martial Soul.
• Ning Rongrong fought Tang San with the Evil Fire Phoenix, interrupted his Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer buildup, and blasted him off the platform to win their duel.
• Tai Long recognized Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer and privately considered returning home to ask whether Tang San was Tang Hao’s son.
• Tang San agreed that revealing his Clear Sky Hammer to the Shrek Team was acceptable, and Jiang Zhu began combat training with Huang Yuan’s guidance.

The Sword Sect expanded its forces and resources while Gai Yue met Sword Douluo Chen Xin in a contest of sword intent that ended in a draw. The duel spread the Sword Sect’s reputation across the continent, while Shrek’s former teachers and students reflected on its rise and their connection to it.

• Jiang Zhu continued training as a Battle Spirit Master, while Dugu Yan returned to Sunset Forest to cultivate with Dugu Bo.
• The Sword Sect developed its headquarters and organized the three clans, trained promising disciples, and expanded with support from its alliance with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Chen Xin visited Mori Town and asked Gai Yue to spar, so they compared sword intent on a mountain and their contest ended in a draw.
• News of the draw made Gai Yue’s title of Sword God Douluo and the Sword Sect’s strength famous across the continent, and Xue Ye expanded Mori Town into Mori City.
• At Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and the former teachers were astonished by Gai Yue’s progress and the Sword Sect’s rise, while keeping their past ties to the sect secret.

Bibi Dong considered using Hu Liena and Ao Yue’s relationship to build an alliance with the Sword Sect, while Gai Yue and Oscar discussed the sect’s future and the upcoming tournament. On the tournament’s opening day, Shrek’s team prepared to compete after months of training and major breakthroughs among its members.

• Bibi Dong learned that Gai Yue had fought Chen Xin to a draw and discussed with Yue Guan the possibility of a future marriage between Hu Liena and Ao Yue to strengthen ties with the Sword Sect.
• Gai Yue told Oscar that Chen Xin had slightly outmatched him in their sword-intent contest, but that the exchange had taught him much and he expected to surpass Chen Xin within three years.
• Oscar explained that Flender had agreed to promote the Sword Sect through Shrek Academy, giving talented graduates the option to join it and helping the sect build its membership.
• Eight months later, the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament opened in Heaven Dou City, drawing huge crowds to the renovated Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena.
• Shrek’s team arrived in its new black-and-gold uniforms as the chapter detailed the competitors’ training gains, including Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass evolving into the Blue Silver King after he obtained his Fourth Spirit Ring.

Tang San and the Shrek Team arrived at the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, whose opening ceremony introduced the rules and drew attention to the teams. The first-round draw matched Shrek Academy against Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two, while Salas offered Spirit Hall Sanctuary entry to any student who reached the Grand Finals.

• Tang San’s Soul Power reached level 44, Xiao Wu advanced to level 43, and all eight Shrek monsters reached at least Soul Ancestor level.
• Zhao Wuji led the Shrek Team into the venue, where the host introduced them and their slogan, “Champions Without Opponents.”
• Flender and Liu Erlong watched from a VIP box and expressed confidence that the Shrek monsters could win the tournament, while a red-haired young man wondered whether their students or his were stronger.
• Xue Ye declared the tournament open, and Ning Fengzhi praised the young Spirit Masters and hinted that he favored a team capable of challenging Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One.
• Salas drew the first-round matchups, pairing Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two against Shrek Academy, and denied that the draw was rigged.
• Salas promised Spirit Hall Sanctuary entry to any participating student who reached the Grand Finals, prompting Xue Ye to react with displeasure before Ning Fengzhi calmed him.

Qin Ming watched his alma mater, Shrek Academy, face Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two, while Tang San selected Shrek’s lineup and promised a quick victory. Shrek defeated their opponents in under a minute, revealing only a fraction of their strength and leaving rival academies unable to properly assess them.

• Qin Ming felt conflicted when the draw matched Shrek Academy against the team he coached at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Oscar let Tang San choose Shrek’s seven competitors, and Tang San left Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Ning Rongrong on the sidelines.
• The two teams entered the arena, and the announcer revealed that Shrek had three Soul Ancestors while every opponent was a Spirit Elder.
• Tang San’s Blue Silver King restrained several opponents as Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Tai Long, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan quickly defeated the rest.
• Jiang Zhu healed the fallen opponents, and Shrek won its first match in under a minute while rival academies realized the team had held back.

After the Shrek Academy Team won its opening match, Oscar met Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, then discussed supplying Ning Fengzhi with Dark Demon Evil Tiger Intestines. The conversation ended with Oscar asking Chen Xin and Gu Rong for their blood so he could replicate their Martial Souls, leaving Chen Xin conflicted over the risks.

• The Shrek Academy Team defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two and left the Great Soul Arena to cheers.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin met Ning Rongrong and the Shrek Academy students, and Ning Fengzhi praised Ma Hongjun while inviting Oscar to talk privately.
• At a teahouse, Ning Fengzhi asked Oscar to provide more Dark Demon Evil Tiger Intestines for Gu Rong, and Oscar agreed to supply thirty each month.
• Ning Fengzhi offered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's help in building the Sword Sect's network across the continent.
• Oscar asked Chen Xin for blood, and also requested Gu Rong's blood, so he could replicate their Martial Souls; Chen Xin hesitated over exposing their abilities and secrets.

Oscar secured Chen Xin’s blood in exchange for supplying Dark Demon Evil Tiger Intestines, then met Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, who was secretly Qian Renxue. The chapter ended with Oscar, Xue Qinghe, and Ning Fengzhi heading to the Sword Sect’s Lingyu Restaurant for lunch.

• Chen Xin realized Oscar could be trusted, gave him a dozen drops of his blood, and promised to bring Gu Rong’s blood later.
• Oscar gave Ning Fengzhi five Dark Demon Evil Tiger Intestines and promised to provide thirty each month for the next half year.
• Xue Qinghe arrived at the teahouse, and Oscar recognized that the crown prince was secretly Qian Renxue.
• Ning Fengzhi introduced Oscar as the Sword Sect’s Young Sect Master, and Xue Qinghe welcomed the chance to become acquainted with him.
• Chen Xin left to deliver the Intestines to Gu Rong, while Oscar, Xue Qinghe, and Ning Fengzhi chatted over tea.
• Xue Qinghe invited Oscar to lunch, and the three headed to the Sword Sect’s Lingyu Restaurant with Ning Fengzhi agreeing to pay.

Oscar met Xue Qinghe, whose true identity was Qian Renxue, and his revealed strength convinced her that befriending him was wiser than opposing him. Oscar expected the exposure to benefit him, then prepared for Shrek Team’s next match against the Elephant Armored Academy Team.

• Ning Fengzhi introduced Oscar and Xue Qinghe, and Xue Qinghe gave Oscar a personal gold token so he could visit the Imperial Palace.
• After Oscar left, Ning Fengzhi told Xue Qinghe that Oscar had reached level 55 at sixteen and possessed Twin Martial Souls; Qian Renxue decided to befriend him rather than make an enemy of him.
• Ning Fengzhi advised Xue Qinghe to become Oscar’s true friend instead of trying to recruit him with power or wealth, and Xue Qinghe agreed.
• Oscar anticipated that Qian Renxue would learn about his talent and choose friendship, while considering how he might also use Ao Yue’s connection with Hu Liena.
• Oscar learned that Shrek Team would face the Elephant Armored Academy Team in the second round and handed tactical planning to Tang San.

Tang San chose to field Dai Mubai against Elephant Armored Academy while preserving Shrek Academy’s other hidden strength, then led the team onto the main stage for the next day’s tournament. As the match was about to begin, Huyan Zhen watched from the VIP seats, and Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin recognized that Shrek still was not using its full lineup.

• Oscar explained Elephant Armored Academy’s strength, and Tang San judged that its defensive team would be difficult to beat on the confined Spirit Dueling Platform.
• Tang San rejected forfeiting and decided to compete with a revised lineup that would protect Shrek Academy’s hidden strength.
• Tang San replaced Xiao Wu with Dai Mubai, keeping the other six competitors and reserving their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and additional Spirit Abilities for later matches.
• Oscar endorsed Tang San’s decision, and Tang San prepared tactics for facing Elephant Armored Academy without revealing the team’s full power.
• The next day, Shrek Academy and Elephant Armored Academy entered the main stage as Huyan Zhen watched from the VIP seats.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin noticed Dai Mubai in Shrek’s lineup and concluded that the team was still holding back its strongest members.

Shrek Academy faced Elephant Armored Academy in the second round of the Preliminary Round, and Dai Mubai’s level 55 Spirit King strength shocked the spectators and opposing team. Shrek gained the upper hand by targeting a weak point in Elephant Armored Academy’s shield formation, but the match remained underway as Dai Mubai battered at its defenses.

• Huyan Zhen expressed confidence in his grandson Huyan Li and Elephant Armored Academy, while Salas watched the matchup.
• Elephant Armored Academy revealed its Diamond Mammoth Martial Souls and formed a defensive line with huge diamond shields.
• Dai Mubai revealed his five Spirit Rings and level 55 Spirit King rank, stunning Huyan Zhen, Salas, and the audience.
• Tang San targeted the weakest member of the shield wall with Blue Silver King, while Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing charged forward.
• Dai Mubai struck the level 37 Soul Elder’s shield with Comet Burst, and Jiang Zhu restored Soul Power as Shrek prepared to break through the formation.

The Shrek Academy Team overwhelmed the Elephant Armored Academy Team after Huyan Li revealed his Head Soul Bone and launched a desperate counterattack. Dai Mubai and Tang San turned the fight around, and the referee declared Shrek the complete victor.

• Huyan Li left the Bronze Wall Iron Barrier and endured attacks from Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tai Long before his Head Soul Bone let him break free.
• Huyan Li sent Tai Long flying and tried to crush Zhu Zhuqing, but Tang San rescued her and the Shrek fighters renewed their assault.
• Huyan Li broke free again and charged at Tang San, who dodged him and tripped him with Blue Silver King vines.
• Dai Mubai broke through the Bronze Wall Iron Barrier and knocked down Elephant Armored Academy's other fighters as Shrek's attackers defeated the remaining Soul Ancestors.
• Dai Mubai struck Huyan Li off the platform, and the referee announced Shrek Academy Team's complete victory.

Shrek Academy’s victory over Elephant Armored Academy made it the tournament’s leading dark horse, while Oscar planned to take Shi Nian’s Ten Thousand Year Head Soul Bone. Five days later, Oscar provoked Shi Nian at the Great Soul Arena and set up an opportunity to act against him.

• Huyan Zhen grew furious after Huyan Li was defeated, while the spectators celebrated Shrek Academy and Dai Mubai’s strength.
• Huyan Li invited Dai Mubai to join the Elephant Armored Sect, and Dai Mubai said he would consider it.
• Oscar spotted Canghui Academy and decided to target its headmaster, Shi Nian, for the Ten Thousand Year Head Soul Bone he carried.
• Shrek Academy’s next five opponents forfeited, and Tang San studied the Five Elements Academy teams to prepare for future matches.
• Oscar created another clone to prepare for the operation against Shi Nian, then waited at the Great Soul Arena for Canghui Academy to leave.
• Oscar deliberately spilled coffee on Shi Nian, invoked Huyan Li’s name to deter him, and watched Shi Nian leave before smiling over the setup.

Oscar used a clone to lure Shi Nian into attacking him, killed him with a sword strike, and claimed his ten-thousand-year Head Soul Bone. Meanwhile, Shrek Academy reached ten consecutive victories and prepared to face the equally undefeated Blazing Academy, where Tang San planned to use his Fourth Spirit Ability.

• Oscar followed the Elephant Armored Academy Team out of the arena, then left the group and let Shi Nian draw him into an illusion in a deserted park.
• Oscar saw through Shi Nian’s illusion, found his true body, and killed him with Thunder Sound Sword Roar.
• Oscar retrieved Shi Nian’s ten-thousand-year Head Soul Bone and destroyed the corpse before leaving the park.
• Shrek Academy won its first ten matches, while Elephant Armored Academy fell to five wins and five losses after facing the other Five Elements Academy teams.
• Tang San studied Blazing Academy’s lineup and decided to take the field against them despite fire’s advantage over his Blue Silver King martial soul.

Shrek Academy faced Blazing Academy, whose coordinated fire-based tactics initially pinned down Shrek’s front line. Tang San revealed his Fourth Spirit Ability, using sharp Blue Silver Blades to attack multiple opponents at once, leaving Huo Wu under pressure as Xiao Wu closed in.

• Tang San selected the same lineup Shrek had used against Elephant Armored Academy, replacing Zhu Zhuqing with Xiao Wu, and both teams released their Martial Souls.
• Blazing Academy used support-control abilities to strengthen its fighters, while Huo Wushuang and the Fire Leopard Soul Elder held off Dai Mubai and Tai Long.
• Tang San used his Fourth Spirit Ability, Plucking Leaves and Flying Flowers, to wound Huo Yun and Huo Yu with hardened Blue Silver Blades.
• Tang San kept Huo Yun and Huo Yu at bay with pursuing blades while Jiang Zhu restored his soul power.
• Tang San sent Blue Silver Blades toward Huo Wu and the two support-control fighters as Xiao Wu moved within attack range of Huo Wu.
• Huo Wu realized Shrek had concealed its strength and faced a choice between conceding and risking a desperate gamble.

Shrek Academy defeated Blazing Academy after Xiao Wu used Teleportation to knock Huo Wu out, while Tang San and Xiao Wu revealed new abilities. Afterward, Huo Wu challenged Feng Xiaotian to defeat Shrek Academy in exchange for agreeing to date him, hoping Godwind Academy would weaken Shrek before their next match.

• Huo Wu used Resisting Fire Ring to repel Tang San's Blue Silver Blades, but Xiao Wu teleported through its forming gap and incapacitated her with Waist Bow.
• Huo Wushuang surrendered for Blazing Academy, and Shrek Academy secured its eleventh consecutive victory while revealing Tang San's Fourth Spirit Ability and Xiao Wu's Third Spirit Ability.
• Huo Wu recovered enough to confront Xiao Wu, and Oscar praised Shrek Academy's performance and Tang San's tactics.
• Feng Xiaotian arrived with Godwind Academy and said he was confident he could handle Dai Mubai.
• Huo Wu told Feng Xiaotian she would date him if he defeated Shrek Academy, intending to use Godwind Academy to exhaust Shrek before Blazing faced them again.