Chapter Summaries

Xu Jiawei summoned Qin Ze, thanked him for warning about the Ice Scorpion Soul Bone, and gave it to him while trying to win his favor. Qin Ze left after warning Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu that the Sun Moon Empire was developing an ultra-high-altitude detection soul tool, prompting Xu Jiawei to investigate the threat near the border.

• Qing Ya left after greeting Xu Jiawei, and Qin Ze sat down with Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu.
• Xu Jiawei thanked Qin Ze for warning about the Ice Scorpion Soul Bone and praised his performance in the competition.
• Xu Jiawei gave Qin Ze the Ice Scorpion Left Arm Bone, and Qin Ze accepted it and promised to repay his kindness.
• As Qin Ze left, he warned Xu Jiawei that the Sun Moon Empire was developing an ultra-high-altitude detection soul tool.
• Xu Jiawei believed Qin Ze and left through a secret passage to alert Dai Hao and investigate the detectors near the Ming Dou Mountain Range.

Qin Ze returned to the hotel and reunited with Di Yue Li, while Elder Ma led a group escorting the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo toward the Sun Moon Empire. Their flight ended in an ambush by Mad Saber Douluo, leaving Elder Ma and his group facing a powerful enemy.

• Qing Ya escorted Qin Ze back to Room Seven, and he later returned to the hotel, where Di Yue Li had been waiting for him.
• Elder Ma led more than twenty powerful soul engineers out of Star Luo City to transport the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo to Mingde Hall.
• The group crossed into the Sun Moon Empire, rested briefly, and then set off toward the Ming Capital.
• A towering wall of fire suddenly blocked their flight, prompting Elder Ma's group to form a combat formation and charge their soul tools.
• Mad Saber Douluo emerged from the flames, and Elder Ma recognized him as a member of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.

Xiao Kuangdao, Du Busi, and Xuan Zi confronted Elder Ma and the Sun Moon Empire Soul Engineers, demanding the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo. Elder Ma escaped Xiao Kuangdao’s devastating attack with defensive Soul Tools and fled into the distance.

• Xiao Kuangdao and Du Busi confronted Elder Ma from either side while Xuan Zi watched from the other, and Du Busi demanded that Elder Ma hand over the thing they sought.
• Elder Ma ordered his subordinates to flee and unleashed Soul Tool attacks, but Xiao Kuangdao, Du Busi, and Xuan Zi effortlessly destroyed the beams.
• Du Busi and Xuan Zi pursued the fleeing Soul Engineers while Xiao Kuangdao questioned Elder Ma about the Soul Beast Embryo and attacked him with Hurricane Annihilation.
• Xiao Kuangdao’s tornado destroyed Elder Ma’s Flying Soul Tool and dragged him into its blades, but Elder Ma survived by using two defensive Soul Tools and escaped on a replacement Flying Soul Tool.

Xiao Kuangdao and his allies recovered the Soul Beast Embryo and returned to Star Luo City, while Shrek Academy prepared to face Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy in the round of sixteen. The chapter left Shrek’s team ready to compete, with Wang Yan warning them not to underestimate their opponents.

• Xiao Kuangdao killed Elder Ma, collected his storage rings, and burned his corpse.
• Du Busi brought back the injured burly man who carried the Soul Beast Embryo, and Xiao Kuangdao took the treasure before Du Busi killed and disposed of the man.
• Xiao Kuangdao, Du Busi, and Xuan Zi flew back to Star Luo City, discussing the Sun Moon Empire’s advanced detection Soul Tools.
• Qin Ze watched spectators stream toward Star Luo Plaza as the round of sixteen began.
• Wang Yan selected Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Qin Ze, Bei Bei, Xu San Shi, and Huo Yu Hao for Shrek’s team battle against Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy.
• Wang Yan warned the team against underestimating their opponents, reminding them of their losses in the Ming Dou Mountain Range.

Shrek Academy faced Dou Ling Royal Academy in a team battle for a place in the top eight, with Qin Ze recognizing the opponents’ formation and preparing a counter. The match began with Dou Ling Academy rapidly building defensive fortifications.

• Wang Yan warned Shrek’s competitors not to underestimate Dou Ling Academy and ordered them to use their tactics immediately.
• Shrek’s seven competitors entered the arena, and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy noticed that Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng had joined the lineup.
• Qin Ze secretly instructed Xu San Shi to switch positions with Huo Yu Hao and carry out his plan.
• Shrek and Dou Ling took their unusual formations; Shrek recognized that Dou Ling’s setup resembled Thousand Spirits Academy’s strategy of sending its captain forward to attack.
• After the match began, Chi Hengyu raised a Diamond Barrier while Tang Niu Niu and Qing Feng created an earthen wall and spikes in front of it.

Shrek Academy dismantled Dou Ling Academy’s prepared Soul Tool attack by using Xu San Shi’s Mysterious Nether Swap to remove captain Gu Zhu Jian and Qin Ze’s control skill to disable the team. Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng finished the fight, leaving Shrek with a victory while Ma Xiaotao agreed to keep some strength in reserve for later matches.

• Xu San Shi swapped places with Gu Zhu Jian, removing Dou Ling Academy’s Soul Tool core formation array from the stage.
• Xu San Shi knocked Dou Ling Academy’s members off balance, then swapped Qin Ze into position behind support-type soul master Tang Niu Niu.
• Qin Ze used Soul Devouring Demon Sealing Slash to suppress the Dou Ling team’s soul power and movements while Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Fire Line eliminated four members.
• Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao overwhelmed Qian Yuan, leaving him with broken limbs, while Bei Bei and Xu San Shi defeated Chi Hengyu after Ling Luochen trapped him in Ice Prison.
• Ma Xiaotao celebrated unleashing her power, then agreed with Qin Ze to save her strongest soul skills for later matches.

Shrek Academy defeated Dou Ling Academy in the team battle, then advanced to the top eight after Dai Yueheng won three consecutive individual matches. Qin Ze learned that Xiao Kuangdao had secured the Snow Empress for him, while Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy also advanced with its strongest students still unrevealed.

• Shrek Academy won the team battle after Qin Ze’s control and his teammates’ attacks took Dou Ling Academy’s captain and other fighters out of action.
• Back at the hotel, Wang Yan named Dai Yueheng the first fighter in the upcoming individual elimination match so Ma Xiaotao could keep her strength hidden.
• Xiao Kuangdao told Qin Ze that he had obtained the Snow Empress and would hold onto it until Qin Ze needed it; Du Busi prepared to return to his sect.
• Dai Yueheng defeated three opponents in a row in the individual matches, sending Shrek Academy into the top eight.
• Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy also advanced, while Ma Rulong, Xiao Hong Chen, and Meng Hong Chen had yet to compete.

Shrek Academy defeated Zheng Tian Academy and advanced to the semifinals, where it prepared to face one of three unknown opponents. After Wang Yan briefed the team, Bei Bei rallied the students with a speech about Shrek’s strength and traditions.

• Shrek Academy defeated Zheng Tian Academy in the quarterfinals and advanced to the semifinals.
• Qin Ze failed to move the Spirit Gold beside the Azure Dragon and eventually stopped trying to investigate it.
• Wang Yan gathered the team and shared information about the other semifinalists, warning that Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was their greatest threat.
• After the meeting, Huo Yu Hao worried about Shrek’s chances, and Qin Ze reassured him that the team would win.
• Bei Bei urged the students to trust their strength and Shrek’s glory, impressing the Inner Court disciples and Wang Yan.
• Bei Bei explained force-feeding cultivation and Shrek Academy’s traditions to Huo Yu Hao, Ning Tian, and the others.

After Shrek Academy celebrated its semifinal qualification, Qin Ze warned his teammates that Princess Xu Jiujiu might be a Star Luo Royal Academy fighter with the mysterious Star Crown Martial Soul. As the semifinal approached, Emperor Xu Jiawei arrived at the competition stage accompanied by four Titled Douluo.

• Bei Bei kissed Tang Ya's cheek, making Xu San Shi freeze before Tang Ya chased Bei Bei toward the restaurant.
• At dinner, the group noticed that most academies had left the Star Emperor Hotel, while Ma Rulong worried that his grandfather had not returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• On semifinal morning, Qin Ze asked Wang Yan about the Star Crown Martial Soul and suggested that Princess Xu Jiujiu might be on Star Luo Royal Academy's main team.
• Wang Yan and Dai Yueheng warned the Shrek team not to underestimate the Star Crown Martial Soul or act impulsively if they faced Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Emperor Xu Jiawei walked to the competition stage amid cheers, and Qin Ze noticed four Titled Douluo accompanying him.

Xu Jiawei opened the semifinal ceremony and announced that Huang Jinxu would referee the remaining matches. The lot draw paired Shrek Academy with Star Luo Royal Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy with Di Ao Academy, confirming Qin Ze’s prediction.

• Xu Jiawei addressed the crowd, declared the semifinals underway, and said he would personally oversee the draw.
• Huang Jinxu revealed his powerful aura as Xu Jiawei named him the guardian Douluo and referee for the final rounds.
• Xiao Kuangdao, Du Busi, and Xuan Zi recognized Huang Jinxu, then Du Busi and Xuan Zi left to fight while Xiao Kuangdao followed.
• Ma Xiaotao, Ma Rulong, and Di Ao Academy’s captain recognized Xu Jiujiu as the four captains gathered for the draw.
• Xu Jiawei tossed four numbered balls, and Ma Xiaotao and Xu Jiujiu both drew number one, pairing Shrek Academy against Star Luo Royal Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy against Di Ao Academy.

Xu Jiawei’s draw paired Shrek Academy with Star Luo Royal Academy, and Qin Ze devised a plan to use Xu San Shi’s Mysterious Nether Swap to target Xu Jiujiu. The match began with Shrek arranged to pressure her, leaving both teams poised to act.

• Xu Jiawei announced that Shrek Academy would face Star Luo Royal Academy, while Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy would face Di Ao Academy.
• Wang Yan selected Shrek’s lineup, and Qin Ze persuaded him to use Xu San Shi’s Mysterious Nether Swap to attack Xu Jiujiu before she could reveal her hidden ability.
• Shrek’s team and Star Luo Royal Academy entered the arena, where Xu Jiujiu silently thanked Qin Ze for his earlier advice about an experimental detection soul tool.
• Star Luo formed a protective triangle around Xu Jiujiu, while Shrek formed a diagonal line with Xu San Shi near the stage’s edge, prompting Xu Jiujiu to order her team to use Flying Soul Tools.
• Qin Ze signaled Xu San Shi, and Heavenly Fiend Douluo started the match.

Shrek Academy eliminated Xu Jiujiu and launched a coordinated assault on Star Luo Royal Academy. Qin Ze used Xu San Shi and Ling Luochen to trap Chen Xiaojie, then stunned him with a powerful punch as their fight continued.

• Xu San Shi swapped Xu Jiujiu into the path of Shrek Academy’s attacks, and Ma Xiaotao froze her after her Invincible Shield broke.
• Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng attacked Star Luo’s Assault- and Control-type Soul Masters while He Caitou fired soul tools at Saint Wing.
• Qin Ze’s blades intercepted Chen Xiaojie, and Xu San Shi appeared to block Chen Xiaojie’s Lightning Slash.
• Ling Luochen trapped Chen Xiaojie in an Ice Prison, but he shattered it and tried to flee.
• Qin Ze attacked Chen Xiaojie with his blades and Lightning Step, then broke his opponent’s arms with a punch.

Qin Ze crippled Chen Xiaojie, while Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao overwhelmed Star Luo Academy’s remaining fighters. The match continued as Heavenly Fiend Douluo intervened to rescue the endangered opponents.

• Qin Ze paralyzed Chen Xiaojie, broke through his defenses, and struck him hard enough to keep him out of the remaining matches.
• Heavenly Fiend Douluo rescued Chen Xiaojie and placed him beside Xu Jiujiu, who seethed over Star Guard’s failure.
• Xu Jiawei praised Qin Ze’s strength and suggested he might one day reach the level of a Limit Douluo.
• Dai Yueheng drove Wang Yichen and Wang Shiying back, then unleashed his sixth soul skill, but Heavenly Fiend Douluo pulled them out of danger.
• Ma Xiaotao bombarded Huang Heyun and Dugu Shangshan with Phoenix flames as Huang Heyun countered with a Black Tornado.

Shrek Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Academy in the first semifinal team battle, though Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire stirred after her devastating attack. Back at the hotel, Xiao Kuangdao suppressed it and warned that a special battle situation could still make it dangerous.

• Ma Xiaotao’s attack destroyed the competition stage and forced Heavenly Fiend Douluo to rescue Huang Heyun and Dugu Shangshan, while Shrek eliminated Star Luo Academy’s final fighter.
• Ling Luochen and Huo Yu Hao helped suppress Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire, and Heavenly Fiend Douluo declared Shrek the winner.
• Qin Ze learned that three Star Luo fighters were too injured to compete again, while the next semifinal match was delayed to repair the stage.
• At the hotel, Xiao Kuangdao suppressed Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire and warned that unusual circumstances in battle could make it flare dangerously.
• Qin Ze explained the risks of Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul to the team.

Qin Ze explained the danger of Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire, and Elder Xuan gave her an Ice Marrow Jade Fruit to suppress it for half a year. Later, Qin Ze questioned Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong about a possible second Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but learned they had none and left puzzled by the difference from what he remembered.

• Qin Ze explained that Ma Xiaotao risked losing control if she released too much evil fire at once, and Wang Yan worried about her fighting in the finals.
• Elder Xuan brought Ma Xiaotao an Ice Marrow Jade Fruit from Shao Zhe, saying it would keep her evil fire under control for half a year.
• Wang Yan told the team to rest before the individual matches, while Elder Xuan took Xiao Kuangdao away to drink.
• Qin Ze asked Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong whether their Ice Scorpion and Clear Sky Hammer martial souls had a second fusion skill, and they said they did not.
• Qin Ze concealed his surprise by claiming he had only been curious about the possibility, then returned to the hotel with Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong.

The Sea God sensed that events on Douluo Continent were slipping beyond his control as Shrek Academy advanced to the finals against Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Qin Ze questioned why Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong’s expected second Martial Soul Fusion Skill had disappeared, while the city prepared for the championship match.

• The Sea God noticed that the child of destiny’s fortune had declined and vanished to make other preparations.
• Wang Yan announced that Star Luo Royal Academy had forfeited, sending Shrek Academy to the finals against the winner of Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and Di Ao Academy.
• Du Busi left Star Luo City with two Body Sect members and said they would pursue the Shrek student whose Body Martial Soul was his eyes another time.
• Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong told Wang Yan that their Ice Scorpion and Clear Sky Hammer had failed to produce a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Qin Ze wondered whether their lost fusion skill had been manipulated by Tang San.
• Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy defeated Di Ao Academy, and the packed Star Luo City awaited the final against Shrek Academy.

As Star Luo City prepared for the finals between Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, the teams arrived at Star Luo Plaza amid heavy crowds and rain. Xu Jiawei announced the championship rewards and introduced the match, leaving the two academies poised to begin.

• Xu Jiawei mobilized soldiers and supplies, ordered businesses to remain open around the clock, and oversaw the construction of public toilets as spectators flooded Star Luo City.
• The finalists set out from Star Emperor Hotel as crowds cheered, and Qin Ze and Ling Luochen anticipated the advantages the rainy weather might bring.
• Xu Jiawei and Dai Hao watched the teams arrive at Star Luo Plaza, while Huo Yu Hao restrained his anger toward Dai Hao and Dai Yueheng received his father's encouragement.
• Dai Hao quieted the spectators, and Xu Jiawei announced one million Gold Soul Coins and three selectable soul bones as the champion's reward.
• Xu Jiawei named Heavenly Fiend Douluo as the finals referee to avoid a conflict of interest because Dai Hao's eldest son was competing for Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy began the finals against Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, with Qin Ze and Di Yue Li helping turn the battle in Shrek’s favor. As the Sun Moon team’s remaining fighters prepared to retaliate, Qin Ze and Di Yue Li fused their soul power and opened a dark hollow in the sky.

• Xuan Zi and Xiao Kuangdao arrived at Shrek Academy’s rest area, and Huang Jinxu announced the finals would be a best-of-three match completed in one day.
• Qin Ze used his Phantom Spirit Chant soul-bone skill, increasing Shrek’s soul-power efficiency and disrupting the Sun Moon team’s Soul Tool attacks.
• Ma Xiaotao’s trapped Evil Fire vaporized Lin Xi, and Di Yue Li struck Xiao Hong Chen after Xu San Shi swapped him into Shrek’s reach.
• Qin Ze cut through Ma Rulong’s Lightning Cage, letting Xu San Shi swap Dai Yueheng into the Sun Moon formation, while He Caitou fired his Concentrated Soul Tool Cannon.
• Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng drove back the Sun Moon fighters, leaving Ma Rulong, Meng Hong Chen, Mika, and Xiao Xiafeng standing.
• Qin Ze and Di Yue Li clasped hands and fused their soul power, forming a dark hollow in the sky as a dragon roared from within.

Shrek Academy won the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition after Qin Ze and Di Yue Li’s fusion skill devastated Sun Moon’s team, and Ma Xiaotao defeated their remaining competitors. After the celebrations, Qin Ze told Xiao Kuangdao he could help him advance beyond rank 97, then reflected on returning to Maple Leaf Village.

• Qin Ze and Di Yue Li unleashed the Hand of the Heavens, disabling Sun Moon’s Soul Power and severely injuring four members before Heavenly Fiend Douluo and Elder Li contained the lingering force.
• Elder He chose to continue rather than concede, and Ma Xiaotao defeated all seven Sun Moon substitutes in the individual elimination round.
• Huang Jinxu declared Shrek Academy the competition’s champion, and Wang Yan selected the three highest-quality soul bones from the prize.
• Elder He learned that Elder Ma had disappeared, while Shrek celebrated its victory and Dai Yueheng was called away by Dai Hao.
• Qin Ze told Xiao Kuangdao he could help him reach rank 98 or even become a Limit Douluo, and Xiao Kuangdao trusted him and agreed to meet him later in Shrek City.
• Qin Ze thought about visiting Maple Leaf Village and wondered how Village Chief Ke Lan and the others were doing.

After winning the tournament, Shrek’s team returned from Star Luo City to a jubilant welcome at the academy. The students learned that their championship rewards would be presented at Sea God Pavilion, while Ma Rulong blamed Xiao Hong Chen for his grandfather’s likely death.

• Xuan Zi kept the three championship soul bones for Wang Yan and led Shrek’s group out of Star Luo City toward home.
• Ma Rulong learned that his grandfather was likely dead within the Sun Moon Empire and began to hate Xiao Hong Chen.
• Yan Shaozhe, Cai Mei'er, Xian Lin'er, Qian Duoduo, and Fan Yu welcomed Shrek’s returning team at the academy gates.
• Qin Ze quietly urged Xu San Shi to prepare something, and Xu San Shi thanked him.
• Yan Shaozhe announced that the team’s rewards would be presented at Sea God Pavilion on Sea God Island.