Chapter Summaries

Qin Ze met Electrolux in the Undead Demiplane, where Electrolux explained how he had entered Huo Yu Hao’s Sea of Consciousness and asked Qin Ze to protect Huo Yu Hao if his magic made others suspect him of being an Evil Soul Master. Qin Ze agreed, and he and Huo Yu Hao returned to the Martial Arts Arena.

• Qin Ze arrived in the Undead Demiplane and met Electrolux, whom Huo Yu Hao introduced as his teacher.
• Electrolux explained that Qin Ze had witnessed the gray air current that became part of Huo Yu Hao when Qin Ze followed him toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Qin Ze said Electrolux would need to become a god to seek out his scattered soul fragments, while Huo Yu Hao vowed to restore his teacher if he could.
• Electrolux asked Qin Ze to help Huo Yu Hao if his magic caused others to judge him an Evil Soul Master, and Qin Ze agreed.
• Electrolux returned to Huo Yu Hao’s Sea of Consciousness, and Qin Ze and Huo Yu Hao went back to the Martial Arts Arena.

Before the round-robin began, Qin Ze reassured Huo Yu Hao that he could resurrect his teacher and mother, then Shrek Academy drew Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy as its first opponent. Qin Ze opened their match by summoning his Demon Armor and crushing Shi Xing’s level-five High-Explosive Shell with his bare hand, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Qin Ze told Huo Yu Hao that he could bring back his teacher and late mother, and Huo Yu Hao resolved to stay by his side.
• Zhang Lexuan announced Shrek Academy’s group assignments, and the team prepared for the round-robin competition.
• Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy drew the first match, while Qin Ze noticed two Ming Yu Sect siblings he believed the Holy Spirit Cult would target.
• Qin Ze and Shi Xing entered the stage as the first contestants for their teams, and Shi Xing attacked with a level-five High-Explosive Shell.
• Qin Ze summoned his Demon Armor, caught and crushed the shell in his hand, then gestured for Shi Xing to continue.

Qin Ze endured Shi Xing’s explosive attacks without moving, then overwhelmed him with his speed and a single kick. He left Shi Xing unconscious but alive as the crowd erupted in cheers.

• Xu San Shi praised Qin Ze’s showy display, while Xiao Hong Chen watched with a grave expression.
• Shi Xing fired three High-Explosive Shells at Qin Ze, who stood unharmed at the center of their explosions.
• Shi Xing attacked with a Crimson Fire Heavy Cannon, but Qin Ze vanished before its fireball could hit him.
• Qin Ze broke Shi Xing’s Level 5 Protective Shield and kicked him into the barrier, knocking him unconscious.
• Qin Ze landed without looking back as the cannon’s fireball exploded, and spectators across Ming Capital cheered.
• The referee confirmed Shi Xing was alive, while Xu Tianran looked displeased and Zhong Liwu wondered about Qin Ze’s cultivation.

Qin Ze swept aside Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s first three fighters, prompting Xiao Hong Chen to enter the match and reveal himself as a Soul Saint. Qin Ze then revealed seven soul rings of his own, leaving the spectators stunned.

• Qin Ze defeated Shi Xing, Zhou Xinghao, and Xiao Ping in succession, giving Shrek three straight wins.
• Xu Tianran grew displeased at the losses, while Zhong Liwu assured him that the Holy Spirit Sect would make Shrek Academy suffer.
• Xiao Hong Chen stepped in to face Qin Ze, despite Meng Hong Chen offering to fight instead.
• Xiao Hong Chen revealed seven soul rings and his Soul Saint cultivation, which he had reached through medicine at the cost of five years of stalled cultivation.
• Qin Ze summoned his Demon Armor Martial Soul and revealed seven soul rings, then said he was a Soul Saint too.

Qin Ze revealed two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and a Deep Blue Soul Ring, stunning the spectators and officials before unleashing his fifth Soul Skill against Xiao Hong Chen. Xiao Hong Chen transformed into a Golden Toad and fired a powerful cannon attack, which Qin Ze met with his Dark Gold Dreadclaw as their attacks collided.

• Jing Hong Chen, Zhong Liwu, Xu Tianran, and the spectators reacted with shock to Qin Ze’s unusual Soul Rings, while Di Yue Li confirmed she had known about them.
• Xiao Hong Chen fired a barrage of Soul Tool rays at Qin Ze, but Qin Ze stood unharmed in his Demon Armor.
• Qin Ze began charging his fifth Soul Skill, Demon Light Annihilation, and warned Xiao Hong Chen that he would strike back.
• Xiao Hong Chen activated his Golden Toad Avatar and combined himself with his cannon barrels to fire the Light Splitting Piercing Cannon.
• Qin Ze swung his Dark Gold Dreadclaw at the golden blast, and the attacks collided with enough force to crack the stage.

Qin Ze overwhelmed Xiao Hong Chen with successive attacks, then unleashed the Demon Blade after Xiao refused to surrender. Jing Hong Chen rescued Xiao Hong Chen from a Spatial Rift just before a deep-blue pillar of the Aura of Destruction erupted.

• Qin Ze's Dark Gold Dreadclaw tore through Xiao Hong Chen's Light Splitting Piercing Cannon and cracked the arena's Soul Power barrier.
• Qin Ze struck Xiao Hong Chen with the Orca Demon Axe, exhausting most of Xiao's Soul Power before his defenses held out.
• Qin Ze asked Xiao Hong Chen to surrender, but Xiao refused as the Demon Blade finished charging.
• Qin Ze's Demon Blade opened a Spatial Rift beneath Xiao Hong Chen, trapping him with its suction force.
• Jing Hong Chen entered the arena and pulled Xiao Hong Chen clear just before a deep-blue pillar of the Aura of Destruction erupted from the rift.

Qin Ze’s hundred-thousand-year soul skill devastated the competition stage and forced the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to forfeit its match against Shrek Academy. Xu Tianran decided to postpone dealing with Qin Ze, while the tournament paused for repairs.

• Qin Ze canceled Demon Light Annihilation after Unbreakable Douluo and four Rank 9 Soul Masters blocked its destructive meteors.
• Jing Hong Chen told Xiao Hong Chen that he could never catch up to Qin Ze and advised him to forfeit the match.
• Xu Tianran addressed the frightened spectators, replaced the referee with Zheng Zhan, and suspended the tournament for an hour to repair the stage.
• Qin Ze reunited with Di Yue Li and returned to Shrek Academy’s rest area, where his teammates praised his performance.
• Xu Tianran told Jing Hong Chen that Shrek Academy would not be targeted until his future plan proceeded smoothly, then offered treatment for Xiao Hong Chen’s medicine-related aftereffects.

After Qin Ze explained his sudden breakthrough, Shrek's group rested while the competition continued. That night, Qin Ze and his companions returned to the Ming Capital Soul Engineer Elite Competition, where a confrontation with another group ended with Qin Ze secretly marking one of their guards.

• Qin Ze told Shrek's team that fighting Evil Soul Masters had helped him break through to Soul Saint, and Zhang Lexuan warned him not to go alone again.
• Zhang Lexuan suggested Qin Ze conserve his strength for powerful opponents, and he agreed that Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and Ming Yu Sect were their main threats.
• The second round of the soul engineer competition began with new rules requiring contestants to build and test an attacking Soul Tool; Qin Ze sent He Caitou and Huo Yu Hao to compete discreetly.
• At Qing Se Hotel, Qin Ze's group encountered two soul engineers and four guards, and Third Worship insulted them as they were leaving the VIP room.
• Ji Juechen drew the Sword of Judgment and revealed his Soul Saint rings, while Chen An intervened and Third Worship apologized.
• Qin Ze secretly planted a Spiritual Power mark on Third Worship, which would erupt when the guard next activated his martial soul.

Qin Ze’s group watched He Caitou and Huo Yu Hao compete in the Soul Engineer tournament, then learned that Chen An would lose his role as chief judge in the next round. After returning to the villa, Qin Ze shared a quiet moment with Di Yue Li, and the next morning Shrek Academy set out to face Ming Yu Sect.

• Qin Ze learned that the Holy Spirit Cult’s Number Ninety-six and Number Ninety-eight were Rank 6 Soul Engineers with ranked carving knives, and suggested betting on their quick completion.
• Chen An told Qin Ze that the two Holy Spirit Cult Soul Engineers had been sent by the alliance’s High Officials and later placed their tournament bets together with Qin Ze’s.
• Number Ninety-six and Number Ninety-eight finished their Soul Tools in half an hour, while He Caitou and Huo Yu Hao took about one and a half hours to complete Rank 4 Soul Tools and barely passed the power test.
• Chen An warned Qin Ze that the High Officials would appoint a new chief judge for the third round, making it harder to learn tournament information and influence bets.
• Qin Ze and his companions decided to become less discreet and draw out Chen An’s warehouse contact to obtain rare metals, then Qin Ze returned to the villa and kissed Di Yue Li.
• The next morning, Shrek Academy set out for its round-robin match against Ming Yu Sect, whose mysterious captain had yet to fight.

Shrek chose its lineup to face the Ming Yu Sect, whose leader Cain provoked a clash of auras with Ji Juechen. After Xiao Hong Chen accused Ji Juechen of defecting to Shrek, Qin Ze talked him down with a string of dubious claims, leaving Xiao Hong Chen to drop the argument.

• Bei Bei proposed seven fighters for Shrek's match against the Ming Yu Sect, and Qin Ze agreed to the lineup.
• Cain released a chilling aura toward Shrek, but Ji Juechen countered it with his Sword Intent and forced the other teams to summon their martial souls.
• Qin Ze calmed Ji Juechen and had him withdraw his Sword Intent before the rest area erupted into a fight.
• Xiao Hong Chen recognized Ji Juechen and angrily accused him of defecting to Shrek Academy.
• Qin Ze argued that Ji Juechen had simply left an academy and falsely claimed Shrek treated him better, so Xiao Hong Chen sat down and stopped responding.

Xiao Hong Chen calmed the conflict between Shrek Academy and Ming Yu Sect, and the tournament’s first match between the two teams began. Wu Feng faced Ming Yu Sect’s You Chen, whose close-combat soul tools pierced through Wu Feng’s dragon scales, and their fight continued.

• Xiao Hong Chen intervened, and the contestants withdrew their martial souls and soul rings, ending the conflict between Shrek Academy and Ming Yu Sect.
• Zheng Zhan announced the match, and both teams sent seven contestants to the waiting area as He Caitou deployed a floating umbrella to shield them from the rain.
• Wu Feng entered the arena for Shrek Academy, while You Chen represented Ming Yu Sect; Zheng Zhan reviewed the rules and started the match.
• Wu Feng and You Chen released their abilities, and You Chen rushed at Wu Feng with spike soul tools.
• Wu Feng blocked You Chen’s attack with his fire dragon claw, but the spikes pierced his scales, and You Chen launched another assault.

Wu Feng countered You Chen’s assassin tactics with her Fire Dragon skills and won the first match of the individual competition for Shrek Academy. The chapter ended with Zheng Zhan announcing her victory and You Chen seeing the competition stage engulfed in flames.

• Wu Feng used Fire Dragon Rings to burn away You Chen’s afterimages and force him back with her Fire Dragon Breath.
• You Chen reached the edge of the stage and activated an Invincible Shield to escape Wu Feng’s flames.
• You Chen split into three figures, but Wu Feng used her fifth soul skill, Fire Dragon Soul, to cover the stage with flame meteors.
• Zheng Zhan rescued You Chen after his Invincible Shield expired, and Wu Feng won the match.
• Zheng Zhan announced that the first individual competition match went to Shrek Academy.

Wu Feng defeated Ade with a powerful flame technique, and Di Yue Li stopped Cain from confronting her afterward. Xu San Shi then entered the fourth match against Qin Yueyue and began defending against her machete attacks.

• Wu Feng used her Fire Dragon martial soul and a vast field of flames to corner Ade, who attacked through an Invincible Shield rather than concede.
• Wu Feng’s Fire Dragon claw destroyed Ade’s Blood Shadow Puppet and struck him down, giving Shrek Academy the win as Unbreakable Douluo intervened too late to prevent his severe injuries.
• Cain carried Ade away for treatment, while Di Yue Li warned her off and escorted the exhausted Wu Feng back to Shrek’s waiting area.
• Xu San Shi volunteered for the fourth match, teased Qin Yueyue about her age, and then faced her after the barrier rose.
• Qin Yueyue attacked Xu San Shi with successive cyan blade lights, but he blocked them with his Mysterious Nether Turtle Shell Shield and split off a shield with Mysterious Nether Shield Array to stop her curved strike.

Xu San Shi defeated Qin Yueyue and Xue Bing with his Mysterious Nether Turtle Shell Shield techniques, giving Shrek Academy the lead before Di Yue Li took on Ming Yu Sect captain Cain. Di Yue Li overwhelmed Cain with the Golden Dragon Spear and a prepared explosive attack, and the chapter ended with Unbreakable Douluo intervening to save Cain from the blast.

• Xu San Shi sealed Qin Yueyue’s machete with his soul power, forcing her to surrender and giving Shrek Academy the win.
• Xu San Shi countered Xue Bing’s python-form attacks, severely injured him, and won another match for Shrek Academy.
• Di Yue Li replaced Xu San Shi to face Cain, then attacked her with the Golden Dragon Spear and wounded her through her wrist guards.
• Di Yue Li used Golden Perception to anticipate Cain’s blood-colored bat attack and struck it down with her scaled fist.
• Di Yue Li triggered a concealed explosion around Cain, and Unbreakable Douluo rushed in to rescue her as the blast left a vast crater on the stage.

Di Yue Li defeated Cain with a linked soul skill attack, securing Shrek Academy’s round-robin victory, while Xian Lin'er warned Qin Ze about Evil Soul Master influence in Sun Moon Empire cities. The group later went to Qing Se Hotel for the Soul Engineer competition, where Chen An gave Qin Ze their betting profits and the Rare Metals he had obtained.

• Di Yue Li damaged Unbreakable Douluo’s Rank 9 defensive Soul Tool with Golden Dragon Explosion, and Cain conceded the match to Shrek Academy.
• Zhong Liwu praised Cain’s potential, while Ming Yu Sect left and a mysterious black-robed person took Cain aside in Ming Capital.
• Xian Lin'er told Qin Ze and Zhang Lexuan that she had found three rare-metal mining areas but had also seen signs of Evil Soul Masters cooperating with officials in five cities.
• Qin Ze and the others discussed whether the continent should be unified, and Qin Ze said he hoped it would become a federation rather than an empire.
• At Qing Se Hotel, Chen An gave Qin Ze a gold card containing betting profits and a Spatial Storage Soul Tool holding the Rare Metals he had collected.

Huo Yu Hao and He Caitou advanced from the third round of the Xi Shui Alliance Soul Master Elite Competition, while Qin Ze learned where the Ping Fan Alliance was holding its tournament and hoped to find Ye Guyi. The chapter leaves Huo Yu Hao and He Caitou in the tournament’s top six, with Shrek Academy safely through to the quarterfinals and Cain and Ade missing after the Holy Spirit Cult took them.

• Chen An explained the third-round rules and told Qin Ze that Huo Yu Hao would face Gao Dalou while He Caitou would face another Level 4 Soul Master.
• Huo Yu Hao defeated Gao Dalou in the comparison, and He Caitou advanced after his opponent conceded.
• Qin Ze asked Gao Dalou where the Ping Fan Alliance was holding its tournament, learned it was at Ping Fan Winery on Ordinary Street in DC District, and Huo Yu Hao decided not to recruit him.
• Qin Ze visited Ping Fan Winery to look for Ye Guyi, but she did not appear.
• Huo Yu Hao and He Caitou advanced through the Underground Soul Engineer Tournament to the top six, while Shrek Academy won all six group matches and entered the quarterfinals.
• Qin Ze concluded that the Holy Spirit Cult had taken Cain and Ade after they disappeared from the competition.

Princess Jiujiu and Vena discussed the Sun Moon Empire’s succession crisis, Evil Soul Master influence, and a planned strike on Xu Tianran, while Qin Ze backed the plan and prepared for the Underground Soul Engineer Tournament. He Caitou and Huo Yu Hao reached the top-six match, where they faced two Holy Spirit Cult rivals as the competition began.

• Princess Jiujiu told Zhang Lexuan, Qin Ze, and Vena that four princes had returned to the imperial palace, suggesting the Sun Moon Emperor was failing, and Zhang Lexuan warned that Evil Soul Masters might control Sun Moon Empire cities.
• Xu Jiujiu and Vena revealed a plan to feint an attack on Mingde Hall and assassinate Xu Tianran the night before the finals, and Zhang Lexuan agreed to consult the Senior Elders and allied experts.
• Qin Ze reassured Zhang Lexuan that the assassination would succeed, then used a summoning dragon scale from Di Yue Li as he considered the plan’s changed circumstances.
• On the way to Qing Se Hotel, Qin Ze told He Caitou and Huo Yu Hao to impress the Holy Spirit Cult officials at the tournament and seek its Rare Metals rewards.
• Qin Ze restored Chen An’s health and purified his Soul Power in exchange for improved help acquiring Rare Metals, then Chen An reported that the tournament champion would receive a Class 9 Soul Tool.
• He Caitou and Huo Yu Hao encountered Number Ninety-six and Number Ninety-eight Soul Engineers before all six contestants entered the Golden Hall for the top-six match.

Huo Yu Hao drew Number Ninety-eight as his opponent in the top-six soul tool competition and tricked him into wagering a ranked carving knife against the Heaven and Earth Chessboard. As the long crafting round continued, the Holy Spirit Cult leaders discussed their plans, and Qin Ze left for Ping Fan Winery to seek someone connected to Li Wenzheng.

• A Jin introduced the six contestants and drew the matchups, pairing Huo Yu Hao with Number Ninety-eight and He Caitou with a Level 5 Soul Master.
• Huo Yu Hao provoked Number Ninety-eight into wagering his ranked carving knife against the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, and the judges identified the soul tool as Li Wenzheng's work.
• The Xi Shui Alliance certified the wager, and the six contestants began crafting during the five double-hours of competition time.
• Feng Ling and the Holy Spirit Cult elders discussed Gui Wujing, the Demon Empress, and their plans involving the rare metal mines.
• Qin Ze left the VIP room for Ping Fan Winery, hoping to meet someone there before seeking her during the finals.

Qin Ze tracked down Ye Guyi after she placed among the Ping Fan Alliance’s top three and tried to recruit her to help hunt Evil Soul Masters. Their conversation revealed that she descended from Qian Renxue’s angel lineage and that Sea Star and Sea Horse Martial Souls had been involved in her parents’ deaths, leaving Qin Ze convinced the Sea God was behind the persecution.

• Qin Ze reached Ping Fan Winery, watched Ye Guyi win a place among the top three, and followed her home after the tournament.
• Qin Ze revealed his Soul Saint strength and told Ye Guyi he wanted to recruit her to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, but she said she preferred to travel alone.
• Ye Guyi explained that Qian Renxue was an ancestor of her Ye Family’s Holy Angel lineage and that her parents had died protecting her from unknown pursuers.
• Qin Ze asked about the Martial Souls of her parents’ attackers, and Ye Guyi identified Sea Star and Sea Horse, prompting him to suspect the Sea God had ordered the persecution.

Qin Ze suggested that worshipers of the Sea God had likely killed Ye Guyi’s parents to prevent the Holy Angel Martial Soul from evolving, then invited her to join his group. After Shrek Academy secured a perfect round-robin record and entered the top eight, Qin Ze reunited with Di Yue Li and prepared for the tournament’s next stage.

• Qin Ze connected the water- and poison-related Martial Souls of Ye Guyi’s pursuers to Sea God Island’s worshipers and left her a Nine Treasures Badge as an invitation to join his group.
• Ye Guyi recalled that talented members of her angel lineage had faced danger for generations, wondered whether her potential to evolve had made her a target, and picked up Qin Ze’s badge.
• Huo Yu Hao gave Qin Ze the Heaven and Earth Chessboard and offered him the Dark Azure Dragon carving knife, but Qin Ze let Huo Yu Hao keep the knife in exchange for asking Xuan Ziwen to train Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect soul engineers.
• Qin Ze returned to the villa, where Di Yue Li told him she could not sleep without his embrace, and the two kissed and went to bed together.
• Shrek Academy’s final round-robin opponent forfeited, and Shrek finished with a perfect record as the group standings set the eight quarterfinal teams.