Chapter Summaries

The Sugar Water Troupe from Skywater Academy performed the new dance Peach Blossom Love Song at the tournament’s opening ceremony, captivating the audience. Bai Ge watched proudly and considered having Shui Bing’er lead the troupe on a future tour.

• The host introduced the Sugar Water Troupe and announced that it would perform Peach Blossom Love Song.
• The girls of the Sugar Water Troupe entered the arena in ice-blue cheongsams as spectators and young Soul Masters cheered them.
• Oscar and Dai Mubai recognized the troupe’s connection to Bai Ge’s earlier dance and clothing designs.
• Xue Wu sang through an Amplifier Soul Tool while Shui Bing’er and the other girls performed Peach Blossom Love Song.
• Bai Ge enjoyed the performance and considered arranging more dances and a continental tour for the troupe.

After Sugar Water Troupe’s performance, Bishop Salas drew the First Qualifying Round matchups and announced Spirit Hall’s offer to qualifying students. Shrek Academy drew Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team, and Bai Ge began preparing the team for its first match.

• Sugar Water Troupe finished Peach Blossom Love Song, and the host invited Platinum Bishop Salas to conduct the tournament draw.
• Salas used his Soul Power to pair the academy tokens, and the host announced the First Qualifying Round matchups, including Shrek Academy versus Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team.
• Tang San and the Shrek Academy members reacted to the matchup, with Ma Hongjun eager to take revenge and Dai Mubai and Oscar teasing him.
• Salas swore the draw had not been falsified and offered Spirit Sacred Hall membership to students who advanced to the finals.
• Bai Ge led Shrek Academy away to discuss their lineup, while the team looked forward to defeating Heaven Dou Second Team before the spectators.

Ma Hongjun persuaded the Shrek Team to let him compete against Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team, and Bai Ge finalized Shrek's lineup and tactics. As the teams entered the arena and the crowd began cheering for Shrek, Platinum Bishop Salas noticed Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang among the Pill Pavilion's supporters.

• Ma Hongjun asked to compete, and Grandmaster left the decision to the team, which agreed to let him take the field.
• Bai Ge selected Ma Hongjun, Tailong, Jiang Zhu, Zhu Qing, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar for Shrek's match against Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team.
• Tang San led the seven competitors into the arena while Bai Ge and the other non-competing members went to watch from the circular corridor.
• Holo and the Little Maids cheered for Shrek, and Shui Bing'er led the Skywater Academy sisters in joining them, prompting the crowd to cheer too.
• Salas asked Ning Fengzhi whether Shrek was the team he favored, then noticed Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang and frowned.

The Shrek Team faced Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team, whose captain mocked them and demanded they surrender. When both teams revealed their strength before the match began, Heaven Dou Second Team realized the Shrek Team had five Soul Ancestors and two Soul Elders, leaving the outcome looking overwhelmingly one-sided.

• Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team entered to louder cheers than the Shrek Team, while Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu recognized that Shrek had not fielded its full strength.
• Heaven Dou Second Team's captain mocked Tang San and Shrek Academy, then made a disrespectful remark about Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang San and the Heaven Dou Second Team captain arranged their teams during the one-minute Martial Soul preparation period.
• Heaven Dou Second Team revealed its members' Martial Souls and three Spirit Rings each.
• The Shrek Team revealed five Soul Ancestors with yellow, yellow, purple Spirit Rings and two Soul Elders, shocking their opponents and the spectators.

Shrek Academy overwhelmed Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team in less than half a minute during the first qualifying-round match. The victory stunned the spectators and left the officials and VIPs uneasy.

• The captain of Heaven Dou Second Team rallied his teammates despite their disadvantage against Shrek's stronger Soul Masters.
• Tang San ordered Shrek to abandon its cautious formation, and Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Tailong, and Ma Hongjun rushed their opponents as the match began.
• Ma Hongjun burned the lion and tiger Martial Soul masters with Phoenix Firewire while the other Shrek fighters swiftly defeated their opponents.
• Tang San caught the Heaven Dou Second Team captain and Support Spirit Master in his concealed Blue Silver Grass Earth Net, paralyzing them with poison.
• The host declared Shrek Academy the winner after Tang San prompted him, and the crowd erupted in cheers.

Shrek Team’s easy victory over Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Second Team drew cheers and made Shrek Academy’s reputation spread among nobles and powerful factions. Meng Shenji blamed Prince Xue Xing for turning Shrek into an enemy, while Emperor Xue Ye grew concerned about the academy’s strength.

• A local noble explained Shrek Academy’s ties to Blue Tyrant Academy, Bai Ge, the Pill Pavilion, and Dragon Snake Douluo Meng Shu to an out-of-town noble.
• Nobles discussed how Prince Xue Xing’s rejection of Shrek had led the academy to defeat Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Second Team and embarrass the Three Education Committee Members.
• Meng Shenji told Prince Xue Xing that Shrek’s current lineup was only its substitute team and warned that its full strength could surpass Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s.
• Emperor Xue Ye heard Meng Shenji’s warning and decided Prince Xue Xing needed further discipline.
• Shrek Team celebrated its victory before the cheering crowd, and Ma Hongjun struck poses and blew kisses to young women in the stands.

After Shrek defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team, Ning Fengzhi met the students outside the arena and invited them to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He sent the others back to the academy and asked Bai Ge to speak with him privately.

• Tang San cured the Heaven Dou Second Team captain and support member, then led Shrek away from the arena as Flender praised their victory.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong waited outside the Competitor Channel, where Ning Rongrong happily greeted her father and Grandpa Bone.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that he could not visit Shrek Academy because he served on the tournament’s Organizing Committee, and Ning Rongrong introduced her teammates to him.
• Ning Fengzhi invited the Shrek students to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Gu Rong gave them passes to its grounds.
• Ning Fengzhi told the students to return to the academy and asked Bai Ge to speak with him privately.

Bai Ge met Xue Qinghe at a tea house, where Xue Qinghe thanked him for advice that had improved crop yields and inspired Soul Tools for smelting. Xue Qinghe gave Bai Ge his Crown Prince Token, which might protect him if he faced danger.

• Ning Fengzhi told Bai Ge that Xue Qinghe wanted to meet him, and Bai Ge went with him to a tea house.
• Xue Qinghe thanked Bai Ge for advice that helped him use Rice Martial Souls to increase crop yields and begin developing Soul Tools for smelting.
• Ning Fengzhi asked whether Xue Qinghe intended to use Soul Masters in production and develop new Soul Tools, but Xue Qinghe kept the details of his plans secret.
• Xue Qinghe gave Bai Ge his Crown Prince Token so it might protect him from danger.

Xue Qinghe gave Bai Ge the Heaven Dou Empire Crown Prince Token, and Bai Ge wondered whether it concealed a warning about danger from Spirit Hall before the finals. After returning to the Pill Pavilion, he told Ning Rongrong and the others about the gift, leaving them astonished by how highly the Crown Prince valued him.

• Ning Fengzhi recognized Xue Qinghe's gift as the unique Crown Prince Token, and Bai Ge accepted it while questioning why Xue Qinghe had given him more than an ordinary personal token.
• Xue Qinghe told Bai Ge the token might spare him trouble and urged him to prepare for the Promotion Match before they parted ways.
• On his way back to the Pill Pavilion, Bai Ge took Xue Qinghe's remarks as a veiled warning and suspected Spirit Hall might threaten him before the finals.
• Bai Ge returned to the Pill Pavilion, where Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling asked about his meeting with the Crown Prince.
• Bai Ge revealed that Xue Qinghe had given him the Crown Prince Token, and the girls were surprised by the honor.

Bai Ge spent the day cultivating and watching the Elite Continental Soul Master Academy Tournament, assessing rival teams and scouting for talent. He identified Shield Guardian Academy’s tactical strengths and weaknesses, then learned that Shrek Academy would face them in its second match.

• Bai Ge taught Ye Lingling pill refinement and gave her Hu Qingniu's Medical Book to broaden her medical skills.
• Bai Ge cultivated in the morning, then took the girls to the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena to watch the tournament and assess potential recruits.
• Canghui Academy defeated Slat Academy, and Chihuo Academy won easily against Salk Academy.
• Godwind Academy, Skywater Academy, and Elephant Armored Academy advanced, while Bai Ge also took note of Shield Guardian Academy.
• Bai Ge analyzed Shield Guardian Academy’s shield-led formation and weaknesses, then found out Shrek Academy’s next match would be against them.

Bai Ge explained Shield Guardian Academy’s Twin Absolute Shield fusion and planned Shrek Academy’s strategy for their second qualifying-round match. He made Oscar the core of a plan to fly over the shields and attack the opposing back row.

• Bai Ge described Shield Guardian Academy’s defensive formation and its vulnerability to speed and attacks from the air.
• Liu Erlong explained that the two Twin Absolute Shield forms could fuse, sharing spirit power and strengthening their defenses, but the fusion limited how far apart the shield bearers could move.
• Bai Ge assigned Shrek Academy’s lineup, leaving Ma Hongjun out and making Oscar the core while Jiang Zhu, Tang San, and Tailong held off the shields.
• Bai Ge planned for Oscar’s Flying Mushroom Sausage to lift Zhu Qing, Xiao Wu, and Yiran over the shields so they could attack Shield Guardian Academy’s back row.

The Shrek Team faced the Shield Guard Team in the Second Qualifying Round, with Tang San studying their formation and abilities before the match. Both teams entered the arena and summoned their Martial Souls as they prepared to fight.

• Bai Ge selected Jiang Zhu, Oscar, Tang San, Tailong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran for the day's lineup.
• Emperor Xue Ye arrived with Ning Fengzhi and Salas, and the competition was announced to begin.
• The organizers placed Shrek Academy's match against the Shield Guard Team on the main arena because it had drawn strong interest.
• Tang San observed the Shield Guard Team and identified its two burly defenders and thin-looking captain before both teams entered the arena.
• The Shield Guard Team summoned its Twin Absolute Shields, five ranged Power Attack Spirit Masters' Martial Souls, and its Support Spirit Master's disk.

Shrek Academy faced the Shield Guard Team, whose Twin Absolute Shield Spirit Masters advanced to protect their ranged attackers. As Oscar began making Mushroom Sausages, Tang San and Tailong engaged the shield pair, and the chapter ended as three figures streaked toward the opposing team.

• The match began, and Oscar frantically produced Mushroom Sausages while the Shield Guard Team's Twin Absolute Shield Spirit Masters charged Tang San and Tailong.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Spider Web, but one Twin Absolute Shield Spirit Master blocked it with Qi Shield Wall.
• Tailong broke through the wall and slammed into the shield, forcing both himself and the shield wielder to stagger back.
• The Twin Absolute Shield Spirit Masters joined their shields in Twin Absolute Fusion and charged with Shield Fortification and Berserk Shield Bash.
• Tang San and Tailong retreated to let the fused shield pair approach as three figures suddenly streaked toward the Shield Guard Team.

Shrek Academy used Oscar’s Flying Mushroom Sausages to send Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran into a surprise assault on Shield Guard Team’s vulnerable back row. They quickly defeated four Power Attack Spirit Masters and subdued the Support Spirit Master, leaving the team’s captain facing a demand to surrender.

• Ning Fengzhi explained that Oscar’s sausages granted flight and revealed that the sixteen-year-old Food System Soul Master was a level forty-three Soul Ancestor.
• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran flew toward Shield Guard Team’s back row while its two Twin Absolute Shield Spirit Masters were forced to dispel their charging skill and defend against Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass.
• Xiao Wu knocked out the Wind Charm Soul Master and dazed the Fire Essence Soul Master with Charm.
• Zhu Zhuqing struck down two Power Attack Spirit Masters with her speed, while Meng Yiran subdued the Support Spirit Master.
• Meng Yiran pointed her spear at the Shield Guard Team captain and told him to admit defeat.

Shrek Academy defeated Shield Guardian Academy, and Bai Ge became interested in obtaining Shi Nian’s Illusionary Wisdom Skull to create a mental network for sharing knowledge. The chapter left Bai Ge considering how the Spirit Bone might let him train large numbers of Alchemists and eventually build a Mental Internet.

• Meng Yiran forced Shield Guardian Academy’s Support Spirit Master to surrender, and the team conceded to Shrek Academy.
• The host announced Shrek Academy’s victory, drawing cheers from the audience and establishing the team as a leading contender outside the Five Elements Academy.
• The Shrek team discussed the match, and Meng Yiran said she had been disappointed to face a Support Spirit Master rather than a stronger opponent.
• Grandmaster told Tang San that the Five Elements Academy teams would compete that afternoon, and Bai Ge reviewed the upcoming match schedule.
• Bai Ge remembered that Canghui Academy’s leader, Shi Nian, possessed the Illusionary Wisdom Skull, and considered using its Mental Network to share knowledge and train Alchemists.

Bai Ge learned that Shi Nian’s Environmental Wisdom Spirit Bone might be key to a new era, but postponed taking it until Dugu Bo returned. Shrek Academy drew Elephant Armored Academy for the sixth round, and Bai Ge led the team into the match venue prepared to fight as a Control System Soul Master.

• Bai Ge decided not to act against Shi Nian during the tournament and planned to wait for Dugu Bo to return after the qualifying round.
• Shrek Academy won its next three matches and reached five consecutive victories before drawing Elephant Armored Academy in the sixth-round matchup.
• Grandmaster explained Elephant Armored Academy’s strength and defense, but Bai Ge and Tang San refused to forfeit; Bai Ge volunteered to compete without revealing his true strength.
• Bai Ge reassured Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling, then led Shrek’s team toward the arena while Ma Hongjun envied his popularity.
• Bai Ge recognized Heavenly Elephant Hu Yan Zhen in the VIP Box and saw the enormous Elephant Armored Team arrive; one of its members saluted him.

Bai Ge faced Hu Yan Li and the Elephant Armored Team in the Soul Fighting Arena, where Hu Yan Li respectfully acknowledged Bai Ge’s status as Pill Pavilion Master. Bai Ge urged him to surrender, but Hu Yan Li refused and prepared to fight, while Bai Ge calmly remained at the front of Shrek’s team.

• The referee called both teams onto the arena, and Hu Yan Li greeted Bai Ge as the Pill Pavilion Master, explaining that the Elephant Armored Sect valued his pills.
• Bai Ge told Hu Yan Li to admit defeat, but Hu Yan Li refused to surrender before the match began.
• Bai Ge decided he would restrain Hu Yan Li without humiliating him, then both teams withdrew to prepare.
• Hu Yan Li and the Elephant Armored Team summoned their Diamond Mammoth Martial Souls and displayed their powerful defenses.
• Shrek’s members summoned their Martial Souls, while Bai Ge stayed calm at the front; Hu Yan Li grew angry, believing Bai Ge looked down on his team.

Bai Ge concealed his true strength until the Elephant Armored Team began its charge, then revealed that he was a young Soul King with an extraordinary spirit ring configuration. The chapter left the teams on the verge of clashing, with the spectators and officials stunned by his power.

• Ning Fengzhi reassured Xue Ye that Bai Ge would not disappoint him, while Hu Yan Zhen and Salas praised Hu Yan Li and predicted an Elephant Armored Academy victory.
• Bai Ge withheld his Martial Soul to catch the Elephant Armored Team off guard, knowing they were unlikely to know he had reached level fifty-four.
• After the referee started the match, Hu Yan Li led the seven Diamond Mammoth Soul Masters in activating their defensive and charging skills as they advanced in formation.
• Bai Ge summoned Cloud-Soaring Vine and revealed five spirit rings—Yellow, Purple, Purple, Black, Black—shocking the officials and spectators.

Bai Ge’s spirit ring configuration impressed Emperor Xue Ye, who permanently removed Prince Xue Xing from affairs at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. In the arena, Bai Ge swiftly bound and poisoned the Elephant Armored Team with Heavenly Net, forcing Hu Yan Li to surrender.

• Meng Shenji, Zhi Lin, and Bai Baoshan lamented that Bai Ge had not become Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s pride, while Ning Fengzhi told Emperor Xue Ye that Shrek could reach the tournament’s top three.
• Emperor Xue Ye told Prince Xue Xing to leave his duties to the younger generation, ending his hopes of returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Bai Ge summoned the Cloud-Soaring Vine and used Heavenly Net against Hu Yan Li and the Elephant Armored Team as they charged.
• Hu Yan Li, Hu Yan Ba, and Hu Yan Shan failed to break through the vine net with their combined soul skill, and Heavenly Net bound all seven Diamond Mammoth Spirit Masters.
• The Cloud-Soaring Vine’s thorns poisoned and weakened the trapped team, so Hu Yan Li conceded.

After Shrek Academy defeated Elephant Armored Academy, the team’s winning streak and Bai Ge’s fame grew. Before their tenth qualifying round against Chihuo Academy, Bai Ge chose to fight and named the lineup he planned to use.

• The referee announced Shrek Academy’s victory after Elephant Armored Academy conceded, and Bai Ge freed Hu Yan Li and the others from his poison and restraints.
• Hu Yan Li admitted defeat to Bai Ge but vowed to challenge him again, and Shrek Academy left the arena to roaring cheers.
• Shrek Academy went on to win nine consecutive matches as several opponents conceded, while Bai Ge attracted widespread attention.
• Grandmaster told the team that Chihuo Academy would be a dangerous opponent whose all-Fire-Attribute lineup could overwhelm them with powerful attacks.
• Bai Ge refused to concede and selected Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, Zhu Qing, Xiao Wu, Tailong, and Jiang Zhu to join him in the match.