Chapter Summaries

Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy prepared for their championship final after a three-day break. As both teams approached Star Luo Plaza, Ye Chen remained confident while his teammates and rivals felt the pressure of the decisive match.

• Elder Ma and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy discussed Shrek’s Soul-Sealing Martial Soul Fusion Skill and Ma Xiaotao’s near-Soul Sage strength.
• Both academies spent the three-day break cultivating and preparing for the final.
• Crowds braved the rain and filled the streets of Star Luo City to reach Star Luo Plaza for the championship match.
• Ye Chen watched the opposing delegation with a faint, pitying smile as he believed the weather favored his plans.
• Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, and their teammates approached the plaza, aware that the championship could define their legacies.

Shrek Academy faced Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in the tournament final, with Ye Chen commanding the team. As the match began, he replaced his three soul rings with a Blood Red Soul Ring marked by icy silver-white patterns.

• The teams entered Star Luo Plaza as the crowd cheered for Shrek Academy, and Huo Yuhao reacted with anger when he saw Dai Hao beside Emperor Xu Jiawei.
• Xu Jiawei announced that the champions could choose three Soul Bones from the imperial treasury, while Ye Chen focused on the True Dragon Soul Bones in Dragon Valley.
• Wang Yan handed command of the final to Ye Chen and urged him to prioritize bringing the team back safely.
• Shrek Academy took the stage in an unusual formation, with Jiang Nannan replacing Huo Yuhao, while Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy formed up under Ma Rulong.
• At the referee’s signal, Ye Chen boosted Shrek’s attributes with his First Soul Skill, then revealed a Blood Red Soul Ring with faint silver-white patterns.

Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy began their tournament final, with Ye Chen leading Shrek in an unusual formation. The match opened with Ye Chen revealing a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring as the crowd watched in shock.

• The crowd welcomed Shrek Academy, and Ye Chen noticed Huo Yuhao trembling with anger at the sight of Dai Hao beside Emperor Xu Jiawei.
• Xu Jiawei announced that the champions could choose three Soul Bones, while Ye Chen remained focused on the True Dragon Soul Bones in Dragon Valley and spotted Elder Xuan in the stands.
• Wang Yan entrusted command of the final to Ye Chen and urged him to bring the team back safely.
• Shrek took the stage in an unusual formation with Ye Chen at the front and Jiang Nannan replacing Huo Yuhao, while Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy formed a triangle behind Ma Rulong.
• When the referee started the match, Ye Chen enhanced the Shrek team with his first Soul Skill, then replaced his three Soul Rings with a blood-red ring that stunned the crowd.

Ye Chen unleashed the Nine Nether Domain, plunging the competition stage and Star Luo Plaza into darkness and cold while isolating the Sun Moon Team. The chapter left Ma Rulong weakened and unable to find his teammates as Shrek closed in under Ye Chen’s control.

• Elder Ma, Xuan Zi, and the referee reacted with shock when Ye Chen revealed a Blood Red Soul Ring.
• Ma Rulong ordered the Sun Moon Team to use its stationary turret tactic, but their weapons could not lock onto Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen activated the Nine Nether Domain, spreading darkness and extreme cold across the stage and into Star Luo Plaza.
• Xuan Zi shielded the Shrek and Sun Moon teams’ resting areas from the domain’s effects and recognized Ye Chen’s domain-type Soul Skill.
• Ma Rulong flew above the ground but found himself isolated in the domain, where the Sun Moon Team’s strength had fallen below forty percent.
• Shrek’s members moved closer to their opponents while Ye Chen remained the absolute master within his domain.

Ye Chen unleashed his Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and trapped the arena in his Nine Nether Domain, shocking the spectators and both teams. The Sun Moon Team was severely weakened and cut off from its teammates as Shrek closed in.

• Elder Ma, Xuan Zi, and the referee reacted in shock when Ye Chen revealed his Blood Red Soul Ring.
• Ma Rulong ordered the Sun Moon Team to spread out and aim their Soul Tools at Shrek, but they failed to lock onto Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen activated the Nine Nether Domain, spreading darkness and bitter cold across the arena and rest areas.
• Xuan Zi protected Shrek’s rest area while Elder Ma shielded the Sun Moon Team from the domain’s effects outside the stage.
• Ma Rulong found himself isolated in the domain, where the Sun Moon Team’s strength was reduced to less than forty percent.
• The Shrek group moved closer to their opponents as Ye Chen controlled the Nine Nether Domain.

Ye Chen used the Nine Nether Domain to divide the Sun Moon Team and weaken them, then changed his plan when Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen found each other. He sent Jiang Nannan to help Xu Sanshi and confronted the siblings himself, ending as Xiao Hongchen activated his Martial Soul in response to Ye Chen’s attack.

• Ye Chen used the Nine Nether Domain to trap and weaken the Sun Moon Team, but Ma Rulong had everyone take flight with their Soul Tools.
• Ye Chen revised his plan after Xiao Hongchen grabbed Meng Hongchen and the siblings recognized their connection through a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ye Chen ordered Jiang Nannan to help Xu Sanshi deal with Lin Xi, then rushed to confront Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.
• Xiao Hongchen pulled Meng Hongchen away from Ye Chen’s sudden azure attack and challenged Ye Chen from within the darkness.
• Ye Chen circled the siblings while taunting Xiao Hongchen, who sensed danger and activated his Martial Soul, producing a golden leg.

Ye Chen used the Nine Nether Domain to divide the battlefield and isolate the Sun Moon Team, then changed his plan when Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen connected through their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. He sent Jiang Nannan to help Xu Sanshi and confronted the siblings himself, ending as Xiao Hongchen released his Martial Soul in response to an imminent attack.

• Ye Chen's Nine Nether Domain restricted the Sun Moon Team, but Ma Rulong ordered them to use flying Soul Tools and avoid the freezing ground.
• Ye Chen recognized that Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen could see each other through their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, so he assigned Jiang Nannan to help Xu Sanshi and went after the siblings.
• Jiang Nannan joined Xu Sanshi, and the two targeted Lin Xi, whose defensive Soul Tools protected his teammates.
• Xiao Hongchen pulled Meng Hongchen aside to save her from a sharp cyan attack, then heard Ye Chen taunting him from the darkness.
• Ye Chen warned the siblings that they had little chance without using their trump cards, while circling them to conceal his position.
• Xiao Hongchen sensed danger and released his Martial Soul, as a golden leg emerged from his tailbone.

Ye Chen used his black wings to withstand Xiao Hongchen's barrage inside the Nine Nether Domain, then vanished back into the darkness. Meanwhile, Ma Xiaotao launched her ten-thousand-year soul skill at Ma Rulong as the team battle intensified.

• Xiao Hongchen unleashed more than a hundred Soul Tool cannons to force Ye Chen out of hiding while Meng Hongchen descended beneath him.
• Ye Chen revealed his transformed black wings, redirected many of Xiao Hongchen's shells into each other, and shielded himself from the rest with his wings.
• Ye Chen retreated into the darkness again, while the spectators remained unable to see the battle inside the Nine Nether Domain.
• Ma Xiaotao used her fifth soul skill, Phoenix Cloud Piercer, against Ma Rulong after recalling Ye Chen's instructions to cripple the Sun Moon Team in the team battle.

Ye Chen countered Xiao Hongchen’s barrage of Soul Tool shells inside the Nine Nether Domain while Ma Xiaotao began the decisive team battle against the Sun Moon Team. The chapter left the Sun Moon Team facing a coordinated effort to cripple its fighters.

• Xiao Hongchen unleashed more than a hundred Soul Tool cannons to flush Ye Chen out, while Meng Hongchen positioned herself beneath him on the frozen stage.
• Ye Chen appeared with transformed black wings and redirected many of Xiao Hongchen’s shells into midair collisions before shielding himself from the rest.
• Ma Xiaotao used her ten-thousand-year soul skill, Phoenix Cloud Piercer, against Ma Rulong after receiving Ye Chen’s instructions.
• Ye Chen resolved to make the team battle decide the championship and cripple the Sun Moon Team before it could turn the match around.

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen prepared to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill against Ye Chen, who revealed an ink-black spear formed from his feathers and the Demon Stone. The spear’s power shattered the protective barrier around the platform, leaving the one hundred and eight Soul Engineers maintaining it badly injured.

• Xiao Hongchen pulled Meng Hongchen close and urged her to set aside her feelings for Ye Chen and fight for the championship.
• Meng Hongchen resolved to help her brother and threw herself into his embrace, activating their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen’s fusion created a towering reddish-gold toad as Ye Chen flew toward them.
• Ye Chen shed the black feathers of his wings, which gathered into an ink-black spear, and grasped its shaft.
• The spear unleashed a powerful energy fluctuation that shattered the platform’s protective barrier and caused the one hundred and eight Soul Engineers maintaining it to spit blood.

Ye Chen confronted Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen as they prepared their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then revealed an ink-black spear formed from his feathers and the Demon Stone. Its energy shattered the protective barrier around the stage, leaving the Soul Engineers who maintained it badly injured.

• Xiao Hongchen pulled Meng Hongchen close and urged her to put aside her feelings for Ye Chen and fight for their academy’s chance to win.
• Meng Hongchen chose the championship over her admiration for Ye Chen and joined Xiao Hongchen in activating their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• The siblings’ golden and icy-blue light formed a massive reddish-gold toad with abyss-black eyes.
• Ye Chen flew toward them and transformed the feathers from his wings into an ink-black spear made from the Demon Stone.
• The energy released when Ye Chen gripped the spear caused the stage’s protective barrier to crack and shatter, and the 108 Soul Engineers maintaining it spat out blood.

Ye Chen intimidated the Sun Moon Team after exhausting the Nine Nether Domain, forcing Ma Rulong to concede the team battle. The match ended with Ye Chen collapsing from the strain of a bluff that had concealed his inability to complete his final attack.

• Ye Chen appeared at the center of the arena with his Ink-Black Spear, revealing his transformed appearance as the Nine Nether Domain vanished.
• Xiao Hongchen and his sister feared Ye Chen despite having activated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Ma Rulong judged the battle lost.
• Ma Rulong conceded the team battle, recognizing that his injuries and Shrek Academy's remaining strength left the Sun Moon Team no chance.
• Ye Chen revealed that his Soul Power had run out before he could complete his second soul skill, and that he had bluffed to keep Xiao Hongchen and his sister from attacking.
• The referee announced Shrek Academy's victory, and Ye Chen nearly collapsed before Ma Xiaotao caught him.

Ye Chen’s overwhelming display forced the Sun Moon Team to surrender the team battle, though he had secretly exhausted nearly all his strength. After the referee declared Shrek Academy the winners, Ye Chen nearly collapsed and Ma Xiaotao caught him.

• Ye Chen shattered the Nine Nether Domain and revealed the battered Sun Moon Team and his demonic-looking transformed appearance.
• Xiao Hongchen and his sister feared Ye Chen despite having activated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Ma Rulong realized his team could not win.
• Ma Rulong ordered the Sun Moon Team to surrender to preserve their remaining strength for the individual elimination matches.
• Ye Chen revealed that he had only feigned strength because using more of his Blood Red Soul Ring’s power would have drained him completely.
• After the referee announced Shrek Academy’s victory, Ye Chen’s spear dissolved into feathers, and Ma Xiaotao caught him as he nearly fell.

Ye Chen’s intimidating display secured Shrek’s victory over the Sun Moon Team, and Wang Dong finally admitted her feelings to him. Xuan Zi decided to take Ye Chen back to the academy for safety, while two suspicious black-robed figures slipped away after Xuan Zi noticed them.

• Xiao Hongchen and Ma Rulong realized Ye Chen had tricked them and could no longer use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Xu Jiawei concluded Shrek would win the championship.
• The crowd hailed Ye Chen as Shrek’s team brought him back to the resting area, where Wang Dong threw herself into his embrace and confessed that she liked him.
• Ye Chen answered Wang Dong, “I know,” and the Shrek team recognized the feelings between them.
• Xuan Zi ordered Ye Chen to leave for the academy at once because he had revealed too much, and Ma Xiaotao, Xu Sanshi, and Bei Bei assured him they could handle the remaining matches.
• Two black-robed figures watched the group from the crowd, then vanished when Xuan Zi turned toward them.

After Ye Chen led Shrek to victory over the Sun Moon Team, he collapsed from exhaustion, and Wang Dong openly revealed her feelings for him. Xuan Zi decided to take Ye Chen back to the academy for safety, while two suspicious black-robed figures watched the team and then vanished after Xuan Zi noticed them.

• Xiao Hongchen and Ma Rulong realized Ye Chen had deceived them with his display and despaired over the Sun Moon Team's remaining chances.
• The Star Luo Emperor, spectators, and Shrek's team recognized Ye Chen's decisive role in the victory, while Wang Dong threw herself into his arms and confessed her feelings.
• Ye Chen answered Wang Dong, "I know," and Shrek's teammates reacted with knowing smiles.
• Xuan Zi ordered Ye Chen to return to the academy immediately because he had revealed too much, and Ma Xiaotao, Xu Sanshi, and the others promised to handle the tournament.
• Two black-robed figures watched Shrek from the crowd; Xuan Zi sensed them, and they disappeared into the crowd.

Ye Chen left Star Luo City with Xuan Zi after Shrek Academy secured the tournament championship, and he reflected on the mysterious creature behind his new Soul Ring and spear. Shrek celebrated its victory, while the chapter ended with an author’s personal note.

• Han Yue defeated the Sun Moon Team members in the Nine Nether Domain before they could activate their Invincible Shields.
• Xuan Zi took the exhausted Ye Chen away from Star Luo City, wary of two suspicious individuals nearby.
• Ye Chen recalled how a spirit creature connected to the Moon Laurel Tree entered his body and gave him a one-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Ye Chen named the Ink-Black Spear God Slayer, and the thought caused a faint tremor in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Ma Xiaotao defeated Xiao Hongchen and his sister in the individual round, securing the tournament championship for Shrek Academy.

After Shrek Academy secured the tournament championship, Ye Chen recalled how a mysterious spirit had granted him a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and inspired him to name his spear Godslayer. The chapter ended with the tournament’s victory celebrations and the author’s note about posting only two chapters that day.

• Han Yue suddenly swept through the Sun Moon Team during the team battle, leaving four opponents defeated while Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao remained in the fight.
• Xuan Zi hurried Ye Chen away from Star Luo City after spotting two suspicious people, while Ye Chen reflected on the mysterious creature that had given him his Soul Ring and spear ability.
• Ye Chen named the Ink-Black Spear Godslayer, and the name caused a faint tremor in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Ma Xiaotao defeated the Xiao Hongchen siblings in the individual elimination match, securing Shrek Academy’s tournament championship.

Shrek Academy celebrated its tournament championship as Ye Chen recovered at the academy and questioned Mu En about the mysterious old man who had brought him to Star Luo City. Mu En postponed his explanation until Ye Chen had rested, while Ye Chen planned to obtain his fourth soul ring and use a Fusang Divine Fruit to help Mu En.

• Wang Yan and the Shrek Academy team celebrated their tournament victory, with Wang Dong now known as Wang Dong'er and eager to return to Ye Chen.
• Xuan Zi told Mu En he had seen two black-robed figures with sinister auras before leaving Star Luo City, and Mu En identified them as likely members of an organization that nurtured Evil Soul Masters.
• Ye Chen recovered in meditation at Sea God's Pavilion, then asked Mu En about the mysterious old man who had taken him to Star Luo City.
• Mu En told Ye Chen to rest and reunite with Lin'er and Duoduo before returning to Sea God's Pavilion for answers.
• Ye Chen resolved to seek his fourth soul ring and considered using the light energy in a Fusang Divine Fruit to treat Mu En's hidden injuries.

After Shrek Academy won the tournament, Ye Chen returned to the academy to recover and learned Mu En would answer his questions later. The chapter left Ye Chen planning to obtain his fourth soul ring and reunite with his parents.

• Wang Yan and the Shrek Academy team celebrated their championship, crediting Ye Chen and Wang Dong'er’s efforts for their victory.
• Xuan Zi told Mu En that he had seen two suspicious black-robed Evil Soul Masters in Star Luo City, and Mu En identified them as likely members of a covert organization.
• Ye Chen woke from meditation at Sea God's Pavilion and asked Mu En about the mysterious old man who had taken him to Star Luo City.
• Mu En told Ye Chen to rest and promised to explain everything after he had recovered.
• Ye Chen considered using the Fusang Divine Fruit to treat Mu En’s injuries and decided it was time to obtain his fourth soul ring and visit his parents.

After returning from the tournament, Ye Chen went home and reunited with Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo, who questioned him about his trip. Later, he visited the Ice Empress in his Sea of Consciousness and said he wanted to take her to meet an old friend.

• Ye Chen returned to his house on Sea God Island and remembered that he had forgotten to ask Princess Jiujiu about the Fire Element Holy Dragon Egg.
• Xian Lin'er greeted Ye Chen, hugged him, and brought him inside to see Qian Duoduo.
• Ye Chen told Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo about his trip, and Xian Lin'er scolded him after learning he had encountered the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife.
• Ye Chen entered his Sea of Consciousness and checked on the Ice Empress's recovery.
• Ye Chen told the Ice Empress that he wanted to take her to meet an old friend.