Chapter Summaries

After the fog lifted, hundreds of hunters charged the six figures atop the bald mountain, and a voice sent them to their deaths as colossal beast phantoms appeared. Seven days later, Yu Bai emerged from seclusion with a deeper grasp of several laws and planned to condense another Reincarnation Body after Jiang Nannan and the others finished competing.

• The Black and White Monarchs were revealed dead as the fog cleared, while Wang Yan recognized the Clear Sky Sect elders and retreated from the mountain.
• Hundreds of hunters attacked the six figures despite their six Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, while Wang Yan and others watched from a distance.
• A voice told everyone to be on their way, and phantoms of a Divine Phoenix, an Azure Dragon, a thunderous beast, a Skyhorn Ant, and a giant mantis appeared above the mountain.
• Seven days later, Yu Bai awakened in Starlight Auction House and reflected on the laws he had gained from opening his previous life's Reincarnation Body.
• Yu Bai decided to return to his previous life's plane someday and planned to condense Heavenly Emperor Ye's Reincarnation Body after Jiang Nannan and the others finished competing.

After leaving seclusion, Yu Bai learned that seven days had passed and went with the Ice Empress to watch the tournament finals between Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy. On the way, he heard rumors about the Holy Spirit Cult’s attack on Shrek and its devastating casualties.

• The Ice Empress told Yu Bai that the tournament finals were taking place that day, and he decided to go cheer for his students.
• The Ice Empress said Yu Bai had been in seclusion for exactly seven days and hinted that major events had occurred.
• Crowds gathered in Star Luo City for the finals, while Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy was heavily favored over Shrek Academy.
• The Ice Empress remarked that Yu Bai seemed to have shed his shackles, but he neither confirmed nor denied it.
• Yu Bai and the Ice Empress heard passersby discuss the Holy Spirit Cult’s invasion of Shrek Academy and the deaths among its Inner Academy disciples, teachers, and worshipped elders.

As the teams arrived for the tournament final, Huo Yuhao wrestled with his resentment toward Wang Dong and then spotted the White Tiger Duke, Dai Hao, whose appearance stirred his emotions. The Star Luo Emperor prepared to address the crowd as the plaza filled with battle cries.

• Yu Bai learned that his six disciples had caused a continent-shaking disaster outside Star Luo City.
• Wang Dong watched Wang Yan for answers about her uncles, while Huo Yuhao remained dissatisfied with her deception.
• Shrek Team and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy Team walked to Star Luo Plaza, where the Sun Moon players displayed confidence before the final.
• Huo Yuhao saw the White Tiger Duke on the city wall, and Dai Yueheng gained renewed fighting spirit after receiving his father's nod.
• Dai Hao called for silence as the soldiers raised their weapons and shouted before the Star Luo Emperor spoke.

The Star Luo Emperor opened the tournament final and explained its rules as the weakened state of Shrek Academy became clear. Wang Yan urged Shrek’s students to follow their plan and bowed deeply, leaving the team to carry Shrek’s hopes into the match.

• The Star Luo Emperor praised Dai Hao, announced the rewards, and named Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu as referee to avoid suspicion over Dai Hao’s son competing for Shrek.
• Huang Jinxu reflected on Shrek’s catastrophic losses and the danger facing the academy as other forces watched its decline.
• Huang Jinxu announced the final’s team battle, individual elimination, and two-two-three formats, with the winner of two matches becoming champion.
• Wang Yan told Shrek’s ten students to follow the plan and bowed deeply, asking them to give everything for the academy’s future.

Shrek and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy sent their teams onto the arena for the final team battle, while Wang Yan concealed his real reasons for choosing Shrek's lineup. He admitted to Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao that he did not expect them to win, leaving Huo Yuhao shocked by the Sun Moon team's strength.

• Shrek's ten members vowed to win, and Wang Yan silently apologized for sending them into a dangerous match to buy the academy time to recover.
• The Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy's team, including Jiang Nannan, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Ma Rulong, entered to loud cheers.
• Shrek fielded Ma Tao, Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou, leaving Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong in the waiting area and surprising the audience.
• Wang Dong asked Wang Yan whether Shrek could win the championship, and Wang Yan admitted that he did not think so and urged the pair to use all their strength.
• Huo Yuhao asked whether the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy Team was truly unbeatable.

Wang Yan confirmed that the force behind Jiang Nannan and the other five had killed Wang Dong'er's uncles during the battle for the 100,000-year Humanoid Soul Beast Embryo, and he urged Shrek's team to fight for the championship. Yu Bai watched the final lineup and wondered why Shrek still had confidence against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy Team.

• Wang Dong'er told Wang Yan that she had asked her two uncles to pursue the embryo for Huo Yuhao and suspected the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy Team's backers had killed them.
• Wang Yan realized Wang Dong'er was likely connected to the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, then confirmed that the force behind Jiang Nannan and the others had killed nearly everyone who pursued them that night.
• Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao fixed their angry gazes on Jiang Nannan and the other five, while Wang Yan recalled the devastating battle and called on Shrek's team to defend its glory.
• Yu Bai arrived with the Ice Empress, saw his six disciples in good spirits, and wondered why Shrek had fielded only three official team members against such powerful opponents.

The final team fight between Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy began, with both sides confident and the crowd roaring. Shrek's team abruptly charged forward to challenge their opponents one by one, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• The Star Luo Emperor predicted that Shrek had a plan despite facing six Soul Emperors from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy.
• Ma Xiaotao and Shrek's teammates fixed their attention on their opponents, while Ling Luochen's gaze unsettled Ma Rulong.
• Both teams took their positions, and the crowd cheered for their favored competitors.
• Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu started the final, and Shrek's seven charged directly at individual opponents.
• The Star Luo Emperor, ministers, and spectators watched in surprise as Shrek appeared to turn the team fight into one-on-one duels.

Shrek Team began its plan against Jiang Nannan's group of six, using a formation and a soul power fusion technique to raise Xu Sanshi to Soul Emperor level. Dai Hao identified the move as a skill independently created by Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, while the battle's outcome remained uncertain.

• He Caitou fired a Soul Guidance Cannon at Ma Rulong, who dodged and counterfired, causing an explosion that revealed Ling Luochen behind him.
• Ling Luochen froze Ma Rulong into an ice sculpture and kicked him off the stage.
• Jiang Nannan's group of six watched as Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Gong Xue, and He Caitou formed a triangle around them.
• Bei Bei and He Caitou channeled their soul power through Gong Xue into Xu Sanshi, rapidly raising him to Soul Emperor level.
• Dai Hao told the Star Luo Emperor that Shrek had used a Soul Power Fusion Skill created by Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang.

The Star Luo Emperor recalled the history of a seven-person soul power fusion skill as Xu Sanshi’s soul power surged to Soul Emperor rank under Shrek’s formation. The chapter ended as Xu Sanshi, Ma Xiaotao, and Dai Yueheng prepared to unleash Ring Explosion and Soul Explosion Art against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy team.

• White Tiger Duke Dai Hao explained that a soul power fusion skill could combine several people’s soul power into one person’s body, and the Star Luo Emperor recalled an old account of Canghui Academy’s seven-person fusion skill.
• The Star Luo Emperor privately questioned the historical credit given to Shrek and Master Yu Xiaogang for the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
• Shrek’s Four-in-One Soul Power Fusion Skill raised Xu Sanshi’s soul power to the sixtieth rank.
• Jiang Nannan and the other five Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy members watched in surprise, doubting that Xu Sanshi’s power could change the match.
• Xu Sanshi, Ma Xiaotao, and Dai Yueheng each shouted “Ring Explosion” and “Soul Explosion Art” as they faced the encircled opponents.

The Shrek members triggered a massive blast during the final, while Jiang Nannan broke through to Soul Saint and an unknown force dispelled their Invincible Golden Light. The arena was left shrouded in smoke, and Wang Yan and Dai Hao anxiously awaited news of the competitors’ fate.

• The six Shrek members surrounded Jiang Nannan and the others, unleashing power that looked like they were about to self-detonate.
• Jiang Nannan and her teammates braced for the blast, but saw the Shrek members protected by Invincible Golden Light, an eighth-level Soul Tool.
• Jiang Nannan broke through from level 69 Soul Emperor to level 70 Soul Saint as an invisible force dissolved the Shrek members’ shields.
• The Shrek members’ explosion shook Star Luo City, and the empire’s hidden experts rushed to reinforce the arena’s defenses.
• After the audience recovered, Dai Hao worried about his son Yueheng while Wang Yan stared at the smoke-covered arena, awaiting the result.

After Ma Xiaotao and the others detonated themselves, Ling Luochen survived by freezing the arena, while Jiang Nannan and five others were protected by an Angel Phantom as the Angel God’s power returned. The awakening alarmed Shrek, Ye Xishui, and the Silver Dragon King, who ordered preparations to rescue the Golden Dragon King.

• The explosion destroyed the arena, leaving Ling Luochen wounded on an ice-covered patch and Jiang Nannan and five others protected by an Angel Phantom.
• Ling Luochen blamed Wang Yan and Shrek for the failed plan, then abandoned her ties to Shrek and reclaimed her identity as Cang Yue.
• Shrek’s elders and worshipers sensed the Angel Divine Power, and Mu En ordered Shrek’s Inner Academy survivors transferred in secret and called the continent’s powers to discuss eliminating Evil Soul Masters.
• Ye Xishui sensed the Angel God’s return and reacted with a complicated expression.
• The Silver Dragon King learned that the Great Empress Ren and other reincarnated beings remained difficult to locate, then ordered the Soul Beast race to prepare to infiltrate the God Realm and rescue the Golden Dragon King.

The Silver Dragon King learned that the Auspicious Beast had gained immense strength and gone to the human world after defeating the Fierce Beasts. At the tournament finals, Shrek’s six competitors were reported dead after self-destructing, and the Star Luo Emperor halted the competition as suspicion and condemnation fell on Shrek Academy.

• Di Tian told the Silver Dragon King that the Auspicious Beast had returned without Soul Beast aura, transformed freely into human form, and defeated the Fierce Beasts before leaving for the human world.
• The Silver Dragon King connected the Auspicious Beast’s transformation and power to the mysterious human who had traveled with her.
• Wang Yan panicked at the finals, where the competition stage had been destroyed and only Ling Luochen remained visible.
• Spectators concluded that Shrek’s six missing students had detonated their Soul Rings and self-destructed against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Team, then condemned Shrek Academy.
• Heavenly Fiend Douluo reported to the Star Luo Emperor that Shrek’s six competitors had died without leaving bones, and the emperor stopped the tournament and offered condolences to White Tiger Duke Dai Hao.

Wang Yan exposed his plan to use forbidden defensive Soul Tools and ring detonation to secure Shrek’s victory, provoking outrage across the tournament. As the crowd condemned Shrek, Dai Hao appeared in the Shrek rest area and crushed Wang Yan, Wang Dong, and Huo Yuhao beneath his Titled Douluo aura.

• The Star Luo Emperor ordered soldiers to seal off the competition site and investigate the deaths of the Shrek students and the survival of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy Team.
• Wang Yan raved that he had planned for Ma Xiaotao and the others to use ring detonation and class-eight defensive Soul Tools to injure their opponents and help Shrek win.
• Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao realized Wang Yan had revealed the plan, while Wang Dong regretted giving him the Clear Sky Sect's Ring Detonation Secret Technique.
• Spectators, academy teams, and officials condemned Shrek for using forbidden Soul Tools and attempting premeditated murder.
• Dai Hao vanished from the city wall and appeared in the Shrek rest area, where his aura pressed Wang Yan, Wang Dong, and Huo Yuhao to the ground and made them spit blood.

After Dai Hao confronted Shrek over his son Dai Yueheng’s death, Huo Yuhao argued that someone had sabotaged the team’s defensive Soul Tools. Dai Hao turned away and released his pressure, leaving Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong able to get up while the spectators continued to condemn Shrek.

• Dai Hao appeared at Shrek’s rest area, revealed his Titled Douluo strength, and demanded to know whether Wang Yan had taught his son to self-destruct.
• Huo Yuhao interrupted Dai Hao and claimed that hidden sabotage of the defensive Soul Tools, not the Soul Explosion Art, had killed Dai Yueheng and the other Shrek members.
• Spectators booed Huo Yuhao and accused Shrek of breaking the rules and shifting blame.
• Wang Dong’s pendant began to glow as she endured Dai Hao’s aura and the spectators’ insults.
• Dai Hao turned away and withdrew the pressure, and Wang Dong helped Huo Yuhao sit up.

Ling Luochen rejected Dai Hao's questioning and unleashed Ring Explosion, revealing the terrifying power of her past life. After she crushed Dai Hao with her rising aura, the spectators began to suspect that she was another reincarnated powerhouse.

• Dai Hao demanded that Ling Luochen explain what had happened during the match, but she challenged his right to question her and released an imperial aura that caught the Star Luo Emperor's attention.
• The Star Luo Emperor speculated that Ling Luochen was a reincarnated powerhouse and considered seeking an alliance with her.
• Dai Hao unleashed his Titled Douluo pressure against Ling Luochen, while Huo Yuhao stayed silent and harbored a dark thought about why Senior Sister Ma Xiaotao had died instead of Ling Luochen.
• Ling Luochen turned on Dai Hao, used Ring Explosion to raise her Soul Power to Soul Saint level, and overwhelmed him so badly that he spat blood and fell.
• The spectators and Yu Bai watched in shock as Ling Luochen's aura continued to climb, and the audience wondered which powerhouse she had reincarnated as.

Ling Luochen unleashed the Empress of Ice Cang Yue’s power, freezing the finals venue and much of Star Luo City before brutally punishing White Tiger Duke Dai Hao. As she prepared to kill him with an Ice Crystal Rose, an unidentified figure stepped forward to beg for his life.

• Ling Luochen’s icy aura froze the finals grounds and spread across Star Luo City, leaving spectators and soldiers shivering and afraid to move.
• Yu Bai recognized Ling Luochen as Cang Yue and resolved not to reveal himself, while planning to guide her growth.
• Ling Luochen scorned Dai Hao, severed his armored right arm with an ice blade, and froze him inside an ice sculpture.
• Ling Luochen formed an Ice Crystal Rose and aimed it at the still-living Dai Hao.
• An unidentified figure emerged from behind Dai Hao, apologized for his behavior, and begged Ling Luochen to spare his life.

Huo Yuhao revealed that White Tiger Duke Dai Hao was his father and pleaded with Ling Luochen to spare him, but Ling Luochen rejected his appeal and left the tournament. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy Team was declared champion as turmoil gathered around the Star Luo Empire.

• Huo Yuhao stood between Ling Luochen and the frozen White Tiger Duke Dai Hao and revealed that Dai Hao was his biological father.
• Ling Luochen refused to spare Dai Hao or recognize Huo Yuhao’s standing with her, then turned her killing intent on him.
• Wang Dong invoked the favor Ling Luochen owed her for teaching her the Ring Detonation Secret Technique, and Ling Luochen declared the favor settled before leaving.
• The Star Luo Emperor ordered an envoy to invite Ling Luochen to the palace and offer imperial support in exchange for her protection.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong began rescuing Dai Hao, while the Star Luo Emperor considered reclaiming military authority; the tournament ended with Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy Team as champion and no closing ceremony.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy Team celebrated defeating Shrek Academy while Jiang Nannan and Ning Tian wondered what their master would do next. That night, Yu Bai transformed into Xuan Yue and found Cang Yue drinking alone on a rooftop; she recognized him and invited him to drink with her.

• The Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy Team celebrated its victory over Shrek Academy, and Jiang Nannan guessed that their master might take them back to the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest to cultivate.
• Jiang Nannan told Ning Tian that their master was probably meeting Ling Luochen, the reincarnation of Ice Empress Cang Yue.
• Yu Bai followed his instincts through Star Luo City's bustling streets and arrived at a tall pavilion beneath the full moon.
• Yu Bai activated Reincarnation Body and transformed into Xuan Yue before silently approaching Cang Yue, who was drinking alone on the rooftop.
• Cang Yue turned around, recognized Xuan Yue, and invited him to drink with her.

On a moonlit rooftop, Cang Yue (Ling Luochen) believed she was dreaming and confessed her love and loneliness to Yu Bai, asking him to honor their childhood marriage vow. Yu Bai listened without revealing that the encounter was real, and Cang Yue demanded that he never leave her as his familiar smile brought tears to her eyes.

• Cang Yue (Ling Luochen) drank strong liquor while Yu Bai choked after trying to copy her, and she remarked that she had never seen Imperial Brother Xuan Yue look so disheveled.
• Yu Bai asked why Cang Yue (Ling Luochen) had started drinking again, and she said she drank because she missed him and could see him in her dreams.
• Cang Yue (Ling Luochen) said she had recovered her past memories, confessed that she liked Yu Bai, and asked him to marry her now that her hair reached her waist.
• Cang Yue (Ling Luochen) recalled her loneliness after Xuan Yue left and explained that drinking let her meet him in dreams.
• Cang Yue (Ling Luochen) grabbed Yu Bai by the shoulders and ordered him not to leave her, even in a dream, and Yu Bai smiled at her with familiar warmth.

Cang Yue (Ling Luochen) reunited with Yu Bai, recovered her past-life memories, and learned from his message that he had departed to wander the Myriad Worlds. After discovering the treasures and powers inside the Desolate Pagoda, she resolved to surpass him and left her world to pursue him.

• Cang Yue (Ling Luochen) embraced Yu Bai and told him how much she had missed him.
• The next morning, Cang Yue (Ling Luochen) read Yu Bai's message saying he had accepted her confession, was setting out across the Myriad Worlds, and would wait for her at the summit.
• Cang Yue (Ling Luochen) angrily reacted to Yu Bai's teasing before bonding with the Desolate Pagoda through her blood.
• Cang Yue (Ling Luochen) explored the Desolate Pagoda's small world and discovered its vast collection of treasures, divine medicines, techniques, and scriptures.
• Cang Yue (Ling Luochen) recognized Yu Bai as Heavenly Emperor Ye, vowed to reach the Myriad Worlds' peak before him, and used the Desolate Pagoda to leave her world.