Chapter Summaries

Prince Xue Xing challenged Shrek Academy’s cooperation with Heaven Dou Royal Academy by accusing Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing of being Star Luo spies. Flender refused to expel them and led the Shrek teachers away, ending the proposed cooperation.

• Prince Xue Xing dismissed Shrek Academy as an unknown, third-rate school, and Meng Shenji defended its teachers’ abilities.
• Prince Xue Xing cited Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s royal Star Luo surnames as evidence that they were spies.
• Prince Xue Xing said Heaven Dou Royal Academy would accept Shrek’s teachers only if Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing withdrew.
• Flender tried to defend Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, but Meng Shenji said the conflict between the empires made the accusation difficult to dismiss.
• Flender declined to reconsider and led the Shrek teachers out of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Flender rejected Heaven Dou Academy’s recruitment and led the Shrek group to Heaven Dou City, where they found a notice for Blue Tyrant Academy. At Heaven Dou Academy, Li Chang'an proposed that he and Dugu Yan try to artificially create a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Flender told the teachers to conceal the real reason he rejected Heaven Dou Academy and said the group would rest in Heaven Dou City.
• The Shrek students woke, left Heaven Dou Royal Academy with their teachers, and spotted Blue Tyrant Academy’s recruitment notice outside Heaven Dou City.
• The narration stated that Tang San and the others would join Blue Tyrant Academy and turn it into Shrek Academy, while Qin Ming would remain at Heaven Dou Academy.
• After Dugu Yan returned from Dugu Bo’s place, Li Chang'an took her to the Secret Room and revealed his plan to create a Martial Soul Fusion Skill artificially.
• Li Chang'an told Dugu Yan to bathe and rest before they attempted the experiment.

Li Chang'an began helping Dugu Yan develop a Martial Soul Fusion Skill by using hypnosis and Soul Power to alter her body and martial soul. He drew on his Auspicious Ominous Eyes and Blessed Luck to accelerate the process, leaving the fusion attempt underway.

• Xue Ke returned, and Dugu Yan learned that Xue Ke's martial soul had evolved and changed her appearance.
• Li Chang'an considered using the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's Inner Core to help Dugu Yan evolve her martial soul.
• After Xue Ke left for Moonlight Pavilion the next morning, Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan went to the Secret Room to test their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Li Chang'an hypnotized Dugu Yan and began transmitting his Soul Power through her body to influence her martial soul.
• Li Chang'an activated his Auspicious Ominous Eyes and released the red cloud of Blessed Luck to speed up the fusion process.

Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan achieved a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, transforming into a Jet Black Serpent within a poisonous domain. Li Chang'an explained the domain’s abilities and limits as they explored their newfound power.

• Li Chang'an used the Blessed Luck Boost to align Dugu Yan’s Soul Power frequency with his own until their compatibility reached one hundred percent.
• Their Soul Powers fused, and dark-green, red, and blue currents combined into a wave of darkness that engulfed the dormitory courtyard.
• The darkness created a strange domain of black poisonous water and smoke, where Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan transformed into a flying Jet Black Serpent.
• Dugu Yan asked Li Chang'an about their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and he explained that its domain poisoned intruders, impaired their perception, and reduced their attributes by up to fifty percent.
• Li Chang'an clarified that the domain’s suppression weakened against opponents whose level exceeded theirs.

Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan perfected and named their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Black Water Ferocious Snake Domain, before preparing for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament. Xue Ye promised Li Chang'an a fief and a treasure from the Heaven Dou vault if his team won, and Li Chang'an set his sights on the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

• Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan tested their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, named it the Black Water Ferocious Snake Domain, and practiced until they could activate it more quickly.
• As the tournament approached, Xue Ye summoned Li Chang'an and promised him a real fief and a choice of treasure from the Heaven Dou Treasure Vault if he led the Royal Fighting Team to victory.
• Li Chang'an decided to win the championship so he could claim the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which he recognized as the key to the Sea God's inheritance.
• The tournament rules granted Heaven Dou Royal Academy's main team a direct place in the Finals, and Li Chang'an was named its captain.
• Li Chang'an chose Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling for his team, refused to recruit Yu Tianheng and his teammates, and selected four other academy students to fill the remaining places.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament opened in Heaven Dou City, drawing a huge crowd and nearly thirty academy teams. Shrek Academy entered in its humiliating sponsorship uniforms, leaving Tang San and his teammates embarrassed and convinced the tournament staff had singled them out.

• Heaven Dou City filled with visitors as the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena prepared to host the opening ceremony and the Heaven Dou Division preliminaries.
• Nearly thirty teams arrived in colorful uniforms, while Shrek Academy's shit-green outfits and sponsorship message provoked mockery from spectators.
• Tang San and the Shrek Academy team endured the crowd's ridicule and finally entered the arena, where Ma Hongjun complained about wearing the outfit again.
• Tournament staff delayed Shrek Academy until the other teams had entered, and Tang San and the others blamed the treatment on discrimination rather than their bizarre uniforms.

Li Chang'an and Heaven Dou Royal Academy attended the tournament opening, where Xue Ye declared the competition open and showed his confidence in Li Chang'an. The draw paired Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team with Shrek in the first preliminary round, while Salas used the ceremony to recruit future finalists for Spirit Hall.

• Li Chang'an led Heaven Dou Royal Academy into the arena, while Shrek received boos and ridicule from the spectators.
• Xue Ye opened the tournament and directed his hopes toward Li Chang'an, whom he had promised a choice of treasure from the imperial treasury.
• Ning Fengzhi spoke after Xue Ye, and Salas then drew the preliminary match order.
• The draw paired Shrek Academy against Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team in the first round.
• Salas denied that the draw had been manipulated and offered finalists direct entry into Spirit Hall’s Sacred Hall, displeasing Xue Ye.

Shrek Academy learned it would face Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s sub-team and prepared for the match, with Tang San trusting that his group could defeat their former rivals. The Heaven Dou team entered the arena, revealing a lineup stronger on paper than Shrek’s as the match was about to begin.

• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai recalled Li Chang'an’s overwhelming strength, while Tailong learned that Li Chang'an was a Soul King.
• The chapter introduced Shrek’s four substitutes: Tailong, Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and Jiang Zhu, who were unhappy about being sidelined.
• Tang San chose the Shrek Seven Devils to face Yu Tianheng’s team, and Dai Mubai and the others treated their former rivals as an easy stepping stone.
• The Heaven Dou Royal Academy sub-team entered the arena, led by Yu Tianheng and including Ma Baoqiang, the Shi Mo brothers, Yu Feng, Osler, and Liu Piaopiao.

Yu Tianheng faced Tang San and Shrek Academy in the opening match of the Preliminary, hoping a strong tournament result would restore his standing despite the lingering effects of Nine Infants' Poison. The teams took their positions as spectators predicted an easy victory for Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Second Team, just before the match began.

• Yu Tianheng's cultivation had crawled to level thirty-five after Li Chang'an gradually poisoned him with Nine Infants' Poison, undermining his chance to become young clan master.
• Yu Tianheng hoped that a strong showing in the Soul Master Competition would preserve his clan's support and prove his worth.
• Shrek's members complained about their plain appearance beside Heaven Dou Royal Academy's polished team before entering the arena.
• Yu Tianheng challenged Tang San, who vowed that Shrek would defeat him again.
• After the nonparticipants left the arena, Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi agreed that Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Second Team appeared certain to win, while Prince Xue Xing praised the academy.

The Shrek Seven Devils faced the Heaven Dou Team in the first preliminary match of the tournament. Dai Mubai’s opening assault failed against the Shi Brothers’ defenses, leaving the battle underway.

• The referee began the first preliminary match, and both teams activated their martial souls and took formation.
• Tang San linked the Shrek Seven Devils with his Blue Silver Grass while Oscar distributed sausages.
• The Heaven Dou Team revealed its improved strength, with Yu Tianheng displaying his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon arm and Yu Feng taking to the air.
• Dai Mubai charged the Shi Brothers under Ning Rongrong’s strength and speed boost.
• Shi Mo and Shi Mo withdrew their heads into their shells, deflecting Dai Mubai’s claws and leaving him unable to break through.

Shrek lost its first Preliminary match to Yu Tianheng’s Heaven Dou Second Team after Li Chang'an secretly used Calamitous Luck to cause Shrek’s mistakes. Li Chang'an then focused on reaching Level 70 and considered how to obtain a powerful seventh soul ring, leaving the possibility of creating Soul Spirits for later.

• Yu Tianheng’s team defeated Shrek after Tang San’s group made repeated mistakes, and the audience celebrated Heaven Dou Second Team’s victory.
• Li Chang'an revealed that he had secretly used Calamitous Luck on Tang San’s group to ensure Yu Tianheng’s team won.
• Li Chang'an turned his attention to cultivation as his Soul Power neared Level 70.
• Li Chang'an weighed possible Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast targets for his seventh ring, including Xiao Wu, the Sky Azure Bull Python, and the Titan Giant Ape.
• Li Chang'an considered persuading the Ice Empress and Snow Empress to sacrifice themselves and wondered whether he could create Soul Spirits, but decided to save his Blessed Luck for now.

Shrek Academy failed to qualify for the Advancement Tournament after Tang San was weakened without the Ice Fire Immortal Herb, while the Five Element Academies advanced. Emperor Xue Ye offered the successful teams noble titles, support, and Soul Beasts, leaving them to choose between the empire and Spirit Hall.

• The top five teams—Godwind Academy, Thunder Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, Skywater Academy, and Elephant Armor Academy—received their qualification certificates and prize money.
• The chapter explained that Shrek Academy lost most of its Preliminary matches because Tang San lacked the Ice Fire Immortal Herb and was poorly matched against opposing attributes.
• Emperor Xue Ye granted the teams’ captains and vice-captains Viscount titles and promised Baron titles for their teammates, provoking Salas’s objection.
• Emperor Xue Ye promised to promote the teams’ titles and fund their academies if they won the Finals, then announced that the Advancement Tournament would take place at the Royal Hunting Ground.
• Emperor Xue Ye offered Soul Beasts to the three students with the most victories in the Advancement Tournament, implying that the academy representatives must choose between the empire and Spirit Hall.

After the Advancement Tournament, the teams arrived in Spirit City for the Finals hosted by Spirit Hall. Li Chang'an’s Heaven Dou Main Team entered the competition as a seed team and faced Blazing Fire Academy in the second round.

• Li Chang'an focused on cultivation while the Advancement Tournament concluded and the victorious teams traveled to Spirit City without obstruction.
• A Red Robe bishop welcomed the teams, and they learned the Finals would begin in three days under a format that gave higher-ranked teams byes.
• The Heaven Dou Main Team drew Blazing Fire Academy as its opponent and went to the venue for its first match.
• The referee announced the matchup, and both teams took the field.
• Blazing Fire Academy presented its captain Huo Wushuang, its rank-forty-three vice-captain Huo Wu, and five other fire-attribute Soul Masters.

Li Chang'an faced Blazing Fire Academy alone after revealing his extraordinary Soul King strength, then used an invisible barrier to stop their opening attack. Several Blazing Fire fighters were left stunned and injured against the barrier.

• Li Chang'an revealed two yellow, one purple, and two black soul rings, shocking the spectators and Blazing Fire Academy.
• Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the other Heaven Dou teammates retreated to the edge of the stage, leaving Li Chang'an to face Blazing Fire alone.
• After the match began, Huo Wushuang and another Soul Master charged Li Chang'an while Huo Yun and Huo Yu tried to circle toward his teammates.
• Li Chang'an activated his fifth soul ring and raised the Azure Scale Sword as he used his elemental control ability.
• Huo Wushuang, the Fire Leopard Soul Master, Huo Yun, and Huo Yu crashed into Li Chang'an's invisible barrier and were left dazed.

Li Chang'an let Blazing Fire Academy attack his Invisible Barrier and faced Huo Wu’s powerful Fire Dance Sun Flare without moving. The blast devastated the arena outside the barrier, but the barrier remained intact, leaving the match unresolved.

• Li Chang'an praised the team’s coordination, then challenged them to break through his Invisible Barrier while he stood still.
• Huo Wu ordered her teammates to gather and channel their support into her Fourth Soul Skill, Fire Dance Sun Flare.
• Huo Wu launched the condensed white-flame attack at Li Chang'an, who secretly strengthened his barrier and did not dodge.
• The blast melted a huge hole in the arena, but Li Chang'an’s barrier remained undamaged.

Li Chang'an defeated Blazing Fire Academy with a wind tornado, and Feng Xiaotian vowed that Godwind Academy would avenge them. The next day, Heaven Dou Academy prepared to face Skywater Academy, whose captain Shui Bing'er warned her teammates not to underestimate Li Chang'an.

• Li Chang'an dispersed his barrier and sent Huo Wu and her teammates flying off the stage with a wind tornado, securing Heaven Dou Royal Academy's victory.
• Feng Xiaotian approached Blazing Fire Academy and promised Huo Wushuang that Godwind Academy would avenge them, claiming he had found a weakness in Li Chang'an's wind skill.
• Heaven Dou Academy's next match was scheduled against Skywater Academy rather than Godwind Academy.
• Skywater Academy's Seventh Girl praised Li Chang'an's looks, while the Red-Haired Girl teased her about going easy on him.
• Shui Bing'er cautioned her teammates that Li Chang'an was difficult to read and told them to give their all in the upcoming match.

Dugu Yan faced Skywater Academy alone while Li Chang'an and the others stayed at the back, turning the match into a one-against-seven battle. After Dugu Yan’s poison attacks met Shui Bing’er’s ice defenses, Shui Bing’er called on Xue Wu as Dugu Yan’s colorful mist spread across the stage.

• Dugu Yan grew jealous when Li Chang'an looked at Shui Bing'er and volunteered to fight Skywater Academy alone.
• Li Chang'an took Ye Lingling and four teammates to the back of the stage, leaving Dugu Yan to face all seven Skywater girls.
• Dugu Yan revealed her five Soul Rings and used Poison Net Restraint, but Shui Bing'er froze her and shielded her teammates with ice armor.
• Dugu Yan broke free, found her poison net could not bind the protected girls, and released her Fourth Soul Skill, Bewildering Mist Array.
• Shui Bing'er ordered Xue Wu to begin as Dugu Yan’s colorful mist spread toward Skywater Academy, and Xue Wu started dancing.

Dugu Yan’s Bewildering Mist Array failed to stop Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu from joining their martial souls and unleashing Ice Snow Piao Ling. Li Chang’an’s Dragon Scale Shield withstood the attack, leaving Shui Bing’er to prepare a final gamble.

• Xue Wu’s rain covered the arena while Dugu Yan released colored mist that bewildered the Skywater Academy team.
• Shui Bing’er sensed Xue Wu through their martial-soul connection and ran to join her inside the mist.
• Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu merged their martial souls and unleashed Ice Snow Piao Ling against Dugu Yan.
• Li Chang’an protected Dugu Yan with Impregnable Fortress, then strengthened the barrier into a Dragon Scale Shield that resisted the snowflake blades.
• Shui Bing’er realized the fusion attack might not break Li Chang’an’s shield and began her final gamble as a phoenix cry rang out.

Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan survived Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's devastating Ice Snow Piao Ling, forcing Skywater Academy to concede. Heaven Dou Academy then defeated Godwind Academy and advanced to the championship match against Spirit Hall Academy after Purple Star Academy withdrew.

• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu unleashed Ice Snow Piao Ling, but Li Chang'an's Dragon Scale Shield protected him and Dugu Yan from the attack that destroyed the arena.
• Shui Bing'er admitted defeat for Skywater Academy, and the referee declared Heaven Dou Academy the winner.
• After a day's rest, Li Chang'an quickly defeated Feng Xiaotian and Godwind Academy in the fourth round.
• Purple Star Academy admitted defeat before the final round, leaving Heaven Dou Academy to face Spirit Hall Academy for the championship.

Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan faced Spirit Hall Academy in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament Finals, while their other teammates prepared to withdraw if the fight turned dangerous. The match began with Li Chang'an striking Hu Liena across the face, stunning the arena and enraging Bibi Dong.

• Li Chang'an warned his filler teammates and Ye Lingling to leave the arena if the battle looked bad, then told Dugu Yan they might use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• The Heaven Dou Team and Spirit Hall Academy assembled before the Pope's Hall, where Bibi Dong, Ning Fengzhi, and three Titled Douluo watched the Finals.
• At the referee's signal, Spirit Hall Academy released their Martial Souls while five Heaven Dou Team members ran toward the arena's edge.
• Hu Liena advanced and used her Charm skills on Li Chang'an, who answered with a lightning-fast slap that sent her spinning into her teammates.
• Bibi Dong clenched her scepter and felt Killing Intent after Li Chang'an struck Hu Liena in the face.