Chapter Summaries

The Reserve Team accepted its first Shrek Monitoring Group mission: wiping out the Hand of Death, a band of bandits led by the Evil Soul Master Death God's Emissary. As Wang Yan prepared the team for the dangerous mission, Chen Junting and Ning Tian supplied two valuable Invincible Barriers, which they sold to the Inner Academy students.

• Xuan Zi warned the nine recruits about the mission’s mortal danger and lack of compensation, and all nine chose to join.
• Wang Yan distributed Shrek rings, and Chen Junting cautioned Huo Yuhao that powerful groups’ tokens might have tracking functions.
• Ma Xiaotao explained that the team had to annihilate the Hand of Death and warned them that the bandits included an Evil Soul Master called Death God's Emissary.
• Wang Yan urged the students to prepare Soul Tools, but Yao Haoxuan and Gongyang Mo declined, while He Caitou and Huo Yuhao explained Soul Tools to Xixi.
• Chen Junting and Ning Tian produced two Invincible Barriers, and they sold them to the Inner Academy students at market price.

The group traveled toward their destination, sharing a comic picnic before reaching a Star Luo army camp at the border. Chen Junting sensed that the Three Great Empires’ apparent cooperation hid deep mistrust as the group prepared to proceed.

• The group hurried toward their destination, and Xu Sanshi tried the Inner Academy’s nutritious but terrible-tasting rations before Ning Tian brought out restaurant meals.
• Xuan Zi emerged for the chicken dishes, then froze Yao Haoxuan in ice after he mocked him as “Old Chicken.”
• After lunch and a short rest, the group continued toward the border with Dai Yueheng and Xixi carrying Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.
• The group reached the Heaven Dou–Star Luo border, where Dai Yueheng entered a large Star Luo army camp.
• Chen Junting surveyed the battle-ready camp and concluded that the Three Great Empires’ secret schemes threatened their ability to resist the Sun Moon Empire.

Shrek’s group traveled to the western border of the Star Luo Empire, where Dai Yueheng reunited with his family’s forces and Huo Yuhao confirmed that the White Tiger Duke, Dai Hao, was his father. After receiving intelligence about the Hand of Death Bandit Group, the team prepared to hunt the Death God’s Emissary and his accomplices.

• Dai Yueheng led Shrek’s group toward the border using Flying Soul Guidance Devices, and Xuan Zi accelerated their journey with a high-speed flight.
• At the western border, Dai Yueheng signaled the military, and Elder Du Leisi greeted him and arranged for the group to meet the White Tiger Duke.
• Chen Junting and Ning Tian asked Huo Yuhao whether Dai Hao was his father, and they reassured him that the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect would not abandon him or prevent him from seeking revenge.
• Dai Hao welcomed the group and provided military intelligence about the Hand of Death Bandit Group, which had about three hundred members and a Soul King leader known as the Death God’s Emissary.
• During Wang Yan’s combat meeting, Chen Junting explained that the bandits joined the Evil Soul Master for personal benefit, and the group vowed to punish the accomplices.

The Shrek Monitoring Group tracked the Evil Soul Masters to a cave and discovered evidence of their brutal crimes. As the Inner Academy students fought the bandits, Wu Feng burned the corpses, and Wang Yan ordered the group to finish clearing out the cave.

• Chen Junting and Ning Tian identified missing Wenlan Tree hearts as a clue pointing to Evil Soul Masters, and Wang Yan used Huo Yuhao's First Soul Skill to search for their trail.
• The group followed signs to a concealed cave, where Ma Xiaotao quickly killed the six guards as the Inner Academy students rushed inside.
• Chen Junting told Wu Feng to burn the guards' corpses, explaining that Evil Soul Masters could use dead bodies for their abilities.
• Inside the cave, the group found human skins, corpses, and bones, and Wu Feng burned the remains as they advanced toward the fighting.
• After the Reserve Team and Wang Yan reached the Inner Academy students, Wang Yan ordered everyone to eliminate the remaining bandits.

Chen Junting and the Shrek teams fought the bandits and Death God's Emissary, but corpse explosions gravely injured several Inner Academy students. Xuan Zi arrived to kill the Evil Soul Master, and Ning Tian's pills helped Yao Haoxuan survive as he finally regained consciousness.

• Chen Junting directed the attack while Ning Tian boosted both teams, and Ma Xiaotao and Gongyang Mo burned the bandits' corpses to prevent them from becoming dangerous.
• Death God's Emissary triggered corpse explosions that injured Dai Yueheng, Ma Xiaotao, and Yao Haoxuan, though Chen Junting's barrier kept Yao Haoxuan alive.
• Ma Xiaotao attacked Death God's Emissary, who used a living Soul King bandit to cause another explosion that injured them both.
• Xuan Zi arrived, captured and crushed Death God's Emissary, then learned that Yao Haoxuan's injuries and blood poisoning were life-threatening.
• Ning Tian gave Yao Haoxuan pills from her mother, and after two hours of treatment, he slowly regained consciousness.

After Xuan Zi’s carelessness left several students gravely injured, Chen Junting and Ning Tian reassured the Reserve Team and learned that three Main Team members were considering joining the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. Xuan Zi accepted punishment from Mu En, who also changed academy policy and sent Elder Song to protect the students at the competition.

• Yao Haoxuan thanked Chen Junting and Ning Tian for saving him before falling unconscious again, and Xuan Zi sent Wang Yan to lead the students back to camp.
• Dai Hao arranged treatment for Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, while Chen Junting reassured the Reserve Team that Shrek still had enough strength to win the competition.
• Chen Zifeng and two other Main Team members asked whether the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect would accept them and their families.
• Xuan Zi offered to resign, but Mu En sealed his cultivation and ordered him to sweep the academy without eating or drinking for a year.
• Mu En assigned Little Song to lead the Shrek Monitoring Group temporarily, required its members to carry Soul Tools, and sent Elder Song to protect the students in Star Luo.
• Mu En refused to send extra support to the competition and urged the academy leaders to change its atmosphere and stop valuing victory above teaching.

Shrek Academy’s team arrived in Star Luo City for the Soul Duelling Competition, where Chen Junting encountered Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. At a team meeting, Wang Yan tasked Chen Junting with choosing the first-round lineup and making a spectacle; Chen Junting hinted at using a Seven-in-One Soul Skill Fusion Technique and began selecting backup members.

• Wu Feng and Ning Tian visited Chen Junting’s room, then the three headed to Shrek’s pre-match meeting.
• Chen Junting rebuffed Meng Hongchen’s attempt to approach him and recognized her and Xiao Hongchen as members of Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Wang Yan explained the tournament format and assigned Chen Junting to choose Shrek’s first-round lineup and make the match exciting.
• Chen Junting proposed something big, such as a Seven-in-One Soul Skill Fusion Technique, and later explained he would choose extra Inner and Outer Academy members as backups.
• Wu Feng and Wang Dong eagerly competed for a place in Chen Junting’s lineup.

Chen Junting entered Shrek Academy’s opening match against Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy and revealed a powerful sword technique backed by Ning Tian’s support. He summoned the Seven Kills Sword and struck as the phantom of Chen Xin rose behind him.

• The Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei opened the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Duelling Competition and welcomed the participating academies.
• Shrek Academy’s seven contestants faced Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy, while Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy wondered why Shrek’s Main Team members seemed unlikely to fight.
• Meng Hongchen watched Chen Junting and Wang Dong with interest as the referee began the match.
• Gongyang Mo withdrew, leaving Chen Junting and Ning Tian to face Heavenly Spirit’s seven contestants.
• Ning Tian boosted Chen Junting with her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Chen Junting arranged six banners to form a formation.
• Chen Junting summoned the Seven Kills Sword with a chant, manifested a phantom resembling Chen Xin, and swung his sword down.

Chen Junting led Shrek Academy to defeat Heavenly Spirit Academy with a devastating sword strike, drawing the attention of the Sun Moon Empire and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. After the match, Elder Song arrived to oversee Shrek’s team and announced that the Reserve Team would handle weaker opponents, leaving Wang Dong eager for her chance to fight.

• Chen Junting halted his sword after the Heavenly Spirit teacher admitted defeat, but the referee tried to block the attack and was sent flying before Chen Junting recalled the Seven Kills Sword.
• Xu Jiawei learned that Chen Junting wielded the Seven Kills Sword and a Combined Soul Tool resembling a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, while Xiao Hongchen and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s elders worried about its unknown workings.
• A new referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Chen Junting identified himself to Heavenly Spirit Academy’s captain as a member of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
• Wang Yan gathered Shrek’s team at the Star Emperor Hotel, where Elder Song introduced herself as a rank 97 Divine Eagle Douluo and praised Chen Junting’s Soul Tool.
• Elder Song criticized Ma Xiaotao and announced that the Reserve Team would face opponents without Soul Kings, prompting Wang Dong to volunteer before Wu Feng questioned her chances.

Chen Junting and the captain of Yunluo Advanced Soul Engineer Academy agreed to use their one-on-one Round Robin match as a training opportunity for both teams. The match was set to begin with each academy sending contestants in turn.

• Chen Junting visited the Nine Treasures Pavilion to ask about the items planned for the Starlight Auction.
• Wang Yan gathered the team before the Round Robin and reviewed its rules.
• Shrek Academy faced Yunluo Advanced Soul Engineer Academy, and Chen Junting and Yunluo's captain drew lots for an Individual Battle format.
• Chen Junting and Yunluo's captain secretly agreed to let their students take turns fighting opponents of similar strength for experience.
• Chen Junting explained the arrangement to Wang Yan and the Outer Academy students.

Shrek Academy defeated Yunluo Advanced Soul Engineer Academy in their Round Robin match, and several Shrek students offered their opponents advice after winning. The match ended with Chen Junting defeating Shang Yue and explaining why she should reconsider fighting with two great sabers.

• He Caitou defeated Situ Yu by using his Soul Propulsion Devices to evade the barrage and press a cannon to Situ Yu's head, then offered him advice about Bastion Tactics.
• Beibei won his match and shared combat pointers, while Shrek's Outer Academy students took turns competing and Xu Sanshi was left out by the drawing of lots.
• Huo Yuhao defeated his Soul Elder opponent in under half a minute by switching martial souls and disarming them, drawing the attention of several factions.
• Chen Junting fought Shang Yue, knocked her twin sabers from her hands, and advised her that wielding two great sabers restricted her speed and strength.
• Shang Yue thanked Chen Junting for his guidance as Cheng Gang announced Shrek's victory.

Shrek Academy encountered the Body Sect, whose representatives tried to claim Huo Yuhao because of his Spirit Eye martial soul. Chen Junting resisted them until Tai Yu arrived and defeated the two Soul Douluo, leaving the conflict unresolved after he let them go.

• After the matches, Chen Junting recognized two Body Sect members approaching and sent Ning Tian to fetch Tai Yu.
• Lang Ya and Yu Tao demanded that Huo Yuhao join the Body Sect, but Huo Yuhao refused and affirmed his loyalty to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
• Yu Tao tried to seize Huo Yuhao, and Chen Junting struck his arm aside while warning the Body Sect not to provoke his sect.
• Tai Yu arrived, overpowered Yu Tao and Lang Ya, and beat them before allowing them to leave.

Tai Yu welcomed the Shrek students and revealed the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s strength and preparations to protect itself from the Body Sect. Meanwhile, Yu Tao and Lang Ya left Star Luo City to report Huo Yuhao’s situation to their Sect Master.

• Tai Yu introduced himself to the Shrek group, welcomed Chen Zifeng and the other new disciples into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and spoke with Dai Yueheng about his father, Dai Hao.
• Elder Song privately warned Tai Yu that the Body Sect might retaliate over Huo Yuhao and the two injured Soul Douluo, but Tai Yu said the sect’s Soul Tools could defend it and planned to summon Ye Xuanji to Star Luo City.
• Yu Tao and Lang Ya complained that Tai Yu had thwarted their attempt to recruit Huo Yuhao and agreed to inform their Sect Master.
• Yu Tao and Lang Ya left Star Luo City immediately and headed for the Body Sect.

After the first Round Robin ended, Wang Yan took Shrek Team out to learn about Soul Tools and how they could complement soul masters’ abilities. Chen Junting suggested visiting his family’s Nine Treasures Pavilion instead of an auction house, and Wang Yan agreed.

• During the day between rounds, Wang Yan led Shrek Team through Star Luo City to find a place for them to relax and prepare for the future.
• Wang Yan revealed that he planned to take the team to an auction house so they could broaden their knowledge of Soul Tools.
• Chen Junting explained that Soul Tools could cover offensive and defensive needs, letting Beast Martial Soul users choose more amplification and utility Soul Skills.
• Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng recognized the advantages of combining Soul Tools with their soul-master abilities, while Wang Dong remained inwardly resistant.
• Chen Junting proposed visiting the Nine Treasures Pavilion, and Wang Yan agreed to take the team there to find suitable Soul Tools.

At the Nine Treasures Pavilion, Chen Junting learned that the Starlight Auction would feature a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo and deduced that the Star Luo Empire meant to trade it for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s soul guidance technology. He intended for the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect to acquire the embryo, preferably through a legitimate bid, and Tai Yu confirmed that Chief Xuanji had already been notified.

• Chen Junting and Ning Tian left Wang Yan’s group to meet Tai Yu while a staff member guided the others around the Nine Treasures Pavilion.
• Wang Dong asked to tour areas other than the soul guidance devices, and a female staff member took her separately.
• Tai Yu told Chen Junting and Ning Tian that the Starlight Auction’s grand finale would be a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo captured by a Sun Moon Empire Level 9 Soul Engineer.
• Chen Junting reasoned that the Star Luo Empire planned to use the embryo to obtain the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s soul guidance technology.
• Chen Junting said the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect would outbid the academy or take the embryo by force if necessary, while Tai Yu said Chief Xuanji had already been informed.

After learning that Tang San’s Divine Sense had made him instinctively reject popular Soul Guidance Devices, Wang Dong asked Chen Junting how to overcome the condition. The next morning, Shrek prepared to face Thousand Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy in a team battle, with Xixi chosen as its sole Inner Academy participant.

• Wang Dong told Ning Tian and Chen Junting about his inability to use most Soul Guidance Devices, and Chen Junting explained that Tang San’s influence had caused the condition he named Wang Dong Syndrome.
• Chen Junting told Wang Dong he could overcome the psychological illness by sleeping while hugging a Soul Guidance Device.
• Shrek arrived at Star Luo Plaza for its second Round Robin match against Thousand Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy, whose Soul King opponent was Shen Ce.
• Cheng Gang drew the red ball, assigning the first group match as a Team Battle, and the Inner Academy students argued over who would participate.
• Chen Junting settled the dispute by drawing lots, and Xixi was selected as the Inner Academy participant alongside Chen Junting, Ning Tian, Beibei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and Huo Yuhao.

Shrek Team overwhelmed Thousand Spirit Team by combining Chen Junting’s near-domain sword attack with Xixi’s lightning Soul Tool, leaving the opposing team defeated. The match alarmed Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, whose members returned to reconsider their chances against Shrek.

• Chen Junting released his Seven Kills Sword Momentum, freezing Thousand Spirit Team with its Killing Intent.
• Xixi used a lightning-charged Soul Tool to immobilize Thousand Spirit Team as Chen Junting’s Sword Domain Raging Waves shattered the four Rhino Shields.
• Cheng Gang removed the four injured Defense System Soul Masters from the stage, while Xixi, Huo Yuhao, and Jiang Nannan stopped the remaining members’ counterattacks.
• Xixi subdued Shen Ce, and Shrek Team left Thousand Spirit Team with no chance of recovering the match.
• Elder Ma told the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team to return and discuss how to face Shrek, while considering Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen their best hope for the championship.

Shrek Academy prepared to face Zhengtian Advanced Soul Master Academy, whose team included the formidable Angel Martial Soul user Yu Mengdi and Soul King Tang Xiaolei. Wang Yan selected the lineup and outlined a strategy, while the other academies watched closely to learn more about Shrek’s Inner Academy students.

• After Shrek Academy defeated Qianling Academy, Xu Sanshi complained that he had not gotten to fight, and Chen Junting promised to give him a chance later.
• Wang Yan told the team that Zhengtian Advanced Soul Master Academy was their next opponent and explained Yu Mengdi’s Angel Martial Soul and its potential evolution.
• Wang Yan selected Chen Junting, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and Huo Yuhao from the Outer Academy, alongside Inner Academy students, and assigned Huo Yuhao to coordinate with Ling Luochen if needed.
• Wang Yan described Tang Xiaolei’s Purple Splendor Bow, and Xu Sanshi boasted that he could withstand all five arrows.
• Before the third round began, other academies and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy watched Shrek’s match preparations, eager to gauge its Inner Academy students and use of Soul Tools.

Chen Junting and Gongyang Mo faced Yu Mengdi and Ye Wuqing in the first two-versus-two match between Shrek Academy and Zhengtian Academy. Chen and Gongyang countered their opponents’ coordinated attack, leaving the match underway with Chen declaring that the times had changed.

• Cheng Gang announced that the academies had drawn the 2-2-3 competition format, and Wang Yan assigned Chen Junting and Gongyang Mo to the first match.
• Chen Junting met Yu Mengdi and Ye Wuqing on the stage, and Yu Mengdi said she had expected him to become her formidable rival.
• The match began as Yu Mengdi attacked Chen Junting with her Angel twin swords, but his sword and Gongyang Mo’s amplification let him force her back.
• Ye Wuqing launched a Golden Leaf at Gongyang Mo, but a shield blocked it and Gongyang Mo fired a Soul Guidance Cannon that Ye Wuqing narrowly dodged.
• Gongyang Mo took to the air with his Rainbow Dragon wings, and Chen Junting teased Yu Mengdi that auxiliary Soul Masters no longer needed protection.

Chen Junting fought Yu Mengdi and Ye Wuqing while Gongyang Mo supported him with Soul Tools and attribute boosts. The clash ended with Chen Junting breaking Yu Mengdi’s Gate of Heaven, though she launched one final attack as his Sword Rain engulfed her.

• Ma Rulong warned the Sun Moon Team that Shrek had changed its tactics and urged Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen to save their Martial Soul Fusion Skill for a critical moment.
• Chen Junting shattered Yu Mengdi’s Sacred Twin Swords and wounded her, while Ye Wuqing attacked Gongyang Mo with Golden Leaves to free himself.
• Ye Wuqing unleashed Dance of Golden Leaves against Gongyang Mo, but Chen Junting’s Seven Kills Sword broke through the attack and rescued him.
• Ye Wuqing combined his Golden Leaves with Yu Mengdi’s Angel’s Blessing to form the Gate of Heaven, and Gongyang Mo amplified Chen Junting’s attributes.
• Chen Junting’s thirteen streaks of Sword Qi shattered the Gate of Heaven, and Yu Mengdi answered with Angel, God-Sealing Slash before his Sword Rain engulfed her.