Chapter Summaries

After the Promotion Matches ended, the teams prepared to travel to Spirit City for the finals while Shrek Academy trained and grew stronger. Bai Ge learned that Dai Mubai had been secretly meeting a student from Skywater Academy.

• Huo Wu rejected Feng Xiaotian and told him not to use her as a wager or approach her again.
• Shrek Academy finished first in the Promotion Matches, and Xue Qinghe was appointed to escort the fifteen teams to Spirit City.
• Bai Ge brought Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang along for the journey, while Dugu Bo warned the group that the Martial Soul Hall Team had three Soul Kings.
• The Shrek team trained during the journey and advanced in strength, with Bai Ge reaching level fifty-five and several teammates also breaking through.
• Ma Hongjun told Bai Ge that he and Oscar had seen Dai Mubai secretly meeting a student from Skywater Academy.

Bai Ge’s convoy was ambushed in a narrow pass by a force sent by Spirit Hall, and he warned Shrek Academy that the attackers were no ordinary bandits. As the ambushers overwhelmed the first academies to charge, they began advancing on the academies that had held back, including Shrek.

• The system warned Bai Ge that Spirit Hall had sent two Titled Douluo and a force of Soul Masters to kill him, and issued a survival-and-counterattack mission.
• Masked men in black appeared on the hills and sent boulders rolling toward the convoy, while nearly five hundred Royal Knights formed lines to protect it.
• Ma Hongjun tried to charge the attackers, but Bai Ge stopped him and Tang San agreed that the ambush looked suspicious.
• Meng Shu sensed that some of the attackers were at least as strong as he was, prompting Flender to worry that Titled Douluo were among them.
• The men in black outmatched the first academies to attack through numbers and coordination, then rushed toward the academies that had stayed behind, including Shrek Academy.

Flender led the group against the men in black, using hidden weapons and Spirit Skills to thin their ranks. Bai Ge unleashed reinforced Cloud-Soaring Vines, but the enemy leader revealed himself as a Soul Douluo and destroyed the vines with Golden Storm.

• Flender ordered Ma Hongjun to attack with Phoenix Firewire, but the men in black raised shields and pressed forward.
• Flender and Tang San ordered the group to fire Zhuge Crossbows, killing about half of the charging men in black.
• Bai Ge and Tang San used control skills, but the remaining men in black evaded or resisted them.
• Bai Ge expanded Thorn Strangler across the battlefield, and the Cloud-Soaring Vines crushed and pierced several men in black.
• The leader summoned his Golden Eagle Martial Soul, revealed eight Spirit Rings, and used Golden Storm to shred Bai Ge's vines.

Bai Ge’s explosive Heavenly Net devastated Lor Diarra’s ambush, and Meng Shu confronted the Spirit Hall Soul Douluo. The standoff ended when two new figures, one in white and one in black, appeared.

• Meng Shu identified Lor Diarra as a Spirit Hall Soul Douluo and warned that Spirit Hall might have sent Titled Douluos as well.
• Bai Ge used Heavenly Net against Lor Diarra, then detonated the vines with Ice Fire Thunder Explosion, killing the weaker attackers and badly injuring several Spirit Emperors.
• Lor Diarra emerged in his Martial Soul Avatar state, while three surviving Spirit Sages moved the injured Spirit Emperors to safety.
• Meng Shu named Lor Diarra and threatened to attack if he did not leave, as Bai Ge prepared to restrain him.
• Two figures in black and white appeared and challenged Meng Shu’s confidence in his new Titled Douluo rank.

Ju Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Ghostly attacked Meng Shu, Dugu Bo, Bai Ge, and their allies to kill Bai Ge and seize the Pill Pavilion. The Titled Douluo clashed while Lor Diarra and three Spirit Sages pursued the others, and Bai Ge prepared to face them with the Shrek team refusing to abandon him.

• Meng Shu realized Yue Guan and Ghostly’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill made them a dangerous pair, but Dugu Bo arrived to support him.
• Yue Guan and Ghostly attacked, and Dugu Bo blocked Yue Guan’s petals while warning everyone to retreat.
• Yue Guan and Ghostly fought Meng Shu and Dugu Bo as Lor Diarra and three Spirit Sages pursued the fleeing group.
• Bai Ge used Heavenly Net, Thorn Strangler, and Ice Fire Thunder Explosion to blast Lor Diarra and the Spirit Sages away.
• Bai Ge urged his allies to hide while Flender and Liu Erlong stayed with him, but Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and Dai Mubai refused to leave him alone.

Bai Ge sent Ning Rongrong and the others to seek help from Chihuo Academy while he stayed behind to face the attackers. After consuming Snow White Swan Kiss, he temporarily reached Spirit Sage rank and killed the two pursuing Spirit Sages, leaving the remaining battle unresolved.

• Bai Ge urged Ning Rongrong to lead the others to Chihuo Academy, while Liu Erlong and Flender stayed to hold off Lor Diarra and the Black Wind Tiger Spirit Sage.
• Bai Ge evaded the Earth Violent Bear Spirit Sage and Ironclad Turtle Spirit Sage, and Tang San delayed them with a prepared Earth Net.
• Bai Ge consumed Snow White Swan Kiss, and his Toxin Surge talent converted its poisonous energy into temporary Spirit Sage-level strength.
• Bai Ge bound the two pursuing Spirit Sages with Cloud-Soaring Vines, drained their protective Soul Power with Giga Drain, and killed them with Ice Fire Thunder Explosion.

Bai Ge joined the battle and severely wounded Lor Diarra with his Heavenly Net and Ice Fire Thunder Explosion, forcing him to flee. Bai Ge then stopped the Black Wind Tiger Spirit Sage from escaping and attacked him with the same combination of skills.

• Ning Rongrong, Tang San, and the reinforcements arrived and found that Bai Ge had killed the Ironclad Turtle Spirit Sage and the Earth Violent Bear Spirit Sage.
• Bai Ge led the group to Flender and Liu Erlong, who were still fighting Lor Diarra and the Black Wind Tiger Spirit Sage.
• Bai Ge trapped Lor Diarra in his strengthened Heavenly Net and injured him with Giga Drain and Ice Fire Thunder Explosion.
• Lor Diarra fled, and the Black Wind Tiger Spirit Sage tried to escape after seeing him go.
• Bai Ge struck the Black Wind Tiger Spirit Sage, bound him with Thorn Strangler, and used Giga Drain and Ice Fire Thunder Explosion after he surrendered.

After Bai Ge defeated the remaining Spirit Hall attackers, he joined the others near the Titled Douluo battle, where Ghostly and Yue Guan used the Two Forms Stillness Domain to threaten Chao Tianxiang. Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi arrived in time to stop them, and Yue Guan withdrew with Ghostly.

• Bai Ge defeated the Black Wind Tiger Spirit Sage and the half-crippled Spirit Emperors, then told his companions his strength would last only about half an hour.
• Bai Ge and his companions headed toward the Titled Douluo battlefield and found Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang fighting Yue Guan while Dugu Bo fought Ghostly.
• Bai Ge used Heavenly Net to trap Yue Guan, giving Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang an opening to prepare a powerful Dragon Snake Fusion Skill strike.
• Ghostly abandoned his fight with Dugu Bo and joined Yue Guan in unleashing the Two Forms Stillness Domain, freezing Meng Shu and the surrounding battlefield.
• Ghostly tried to kill Chao Tianxiang, but Chen Xin struck him back with Sword Qi and arrived with Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi declared that Spirit Hall had targeted his son-in-law Bai Ge, and Yue Guan admitted defeat and left with Ghostly.

After Spirit Hall’s ambush failed, Bai Ge and the tournament group continued safely to Spirit City. Bai Ge received powerful gacha rewards, including the North Profound Divine Skill, which he decided to postpone learning until after the finals.

• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin revealed that they had waited to expose Spirit Hall’s attack, then helped the survivors regroup as Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo and the Men in Black withdrew.
• Xue Qinghe checked on Bai Ge and urged him to carry the token, while Bai Ge wondered whether Xue Qinghe had anticipated Spirit Hall’s attack.
• Xue Qinghe reorganized the convoy, and Bai Ge reassured Meng Shu that he could escape danger using the Dimensional Castle and Little White.
• The group traveled without further attacks, and Bai Ge drew a Luxury Ball, a Specific Item Enhancement Card, and the North Profound Divine Skill, which he planned to learn after the finals.
• More than ten days later, the tournament participants arrived in Spirit City, where the Red-Robed Archbishop assigned their accommodations and explained the city rules and finals schedule.

After Spirit Hall’s warning, the finals began in Spirit City, and Shrek Academy advanced through its first two rounds byes before defeating Plant Academy. The chapter ended with Shrek set to face the formidable Star Luo Royal Academy in the top-six competition.

• Grandmaster returned and warned Bai Ge and the others to be cautious in Spirit City, especially around Spirit Hall.
• The Star Luo Empire’s teams arrived, and Grandmaster reviewed the finals rules with Shrek Academy before the tournament began.
• Shrek Academy drew Barak Royal Academy, which surrendered, and its Promotion Match standing earned it a second-round bye.
• Shrek Academy watched Spirit Hall’s team defeat two weak opponents without using a Soul King, then saw the top ten teams announced.
• Shrek Academy defeated Plant Academy in the third round while Godwind Academy and a Star Luo Empire academy received byes.
• In the top-six round, Shrek Academy drew Star Luo Royal Academy, while Spirit Hall’s team faced Godwind Academy.

Dai Mubai explained that the match against Star Luo Royal Academy could give him a fair chance to compete for his family’s inheritance, and Bai Ge agreed to fight. Shrek faced Dai Mubai’s brother Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuqing’s sister in the tournament, leaving the outcome of their confrontation unresolved.

• Dai Mubai told his friends that he and Zhu Zhuqing came from Star Luo families where heirs competed for the clan leadership and losers were eliminated.
• Dai Mubai explained that Bai Ge’s Spirit Ascension Pill had given him hope of defeating his elder brother Dai Weisi and earning a fair competition.
• Bai Ge promised Dai Mubai that he would take the field in the match against Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Grandmaster selected Ning Rongrong for Shrek’s lineup but kept Ye Lingling off the team.
• Bai Ge led Shrek onto the stage as Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuqing’s elder sister appeared with Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Dai Mubai challenged Dai Weisi, who questioned whether Bai Ge was the source of his confidence.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s demands to return home, while Bai Ge openly challenged them over Zhu Zhuqing. As the match began, Shrek revealed an unexpectedly powerful lineup, and Bai Ge displayed his six Spirit Rings.

• Dai Weisi offered to spare Dai Mubai if he crippled his cultivation and never returned to the Star Luo Empire, but Dai Mubai refused.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked Zhu Zhuqing to return home, but Zhu Zhuqing rejected her and said she would not go back.
• Bai Ge told Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun that Zhu Zhuqing was with him and challenged them to come after her through him.
• Dai Mubai told Dai Weisi that he could win without the Zhu Family’s support, and the referee then ordered both teams to prepare for the match.
• Dai Weisi’s team revealed six Soul Ancestors, but Shrek’s members each displayed four Spirit Rings, and Bai Ge summoned his Cloud-Soaring Vine with six Spirit Rings.

Bai Ge revealed that he was a Soul King with an extraordinary spirit ring configuration, and the Shrek Team began its match against the Star Luo Royal Team. Zhu Zhuqing gained the upper hand against Zhu Zhuyun, but Zhu Zhuyun exploited her momentary distraction and rushed toward Dai Mubai and Dai Weisi.

• Bai Ge revealed five spirit rings, shocking Dai Weisi, Zhu Zhuyun, and the gathered spectators with his Soul King rank and unusual ring configuration.
• Dai Weisi decided to target Ning Rongrong, while resolving to fight Dai Mubai and pursue victory with Zhu Zhuyun.
• After the referee started the match, Ning Rongrong buffed the Shrek Team, Ma Hongjun took to the air, and the fighters advanced according to their plan.
• Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed Zhu Zhuyun with her enhanced speed and attacks, explaining that she wanted her sister to experience the despair she had once endured.
• Zhu Zhuyun said she wanted to survive even if Zhu Zhuqing had to die, then used a phantom to distract Zhu Zhuqing and rushed toward Dai Mubai and Dai Weisi.

Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun unleashed their Hell White Tiger against Bai Ge and Ning Rongrong, but Bai Ge bound and drained it with Heavenly Net and Giga Drain. After the fusion skill collapsed, Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai chose to spare their defeated siblings while declaring their break from the Star Luo family.

• Zhu Zhuyun ambushed Dai Mubai and sent him flying, then joined Dai Weisi to charge toward Bai Ge and Ning Rongrong.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun fused into the Hell White Tiger and attacked Bai Ge and Ning Rongrong.
• Bai Ge restrained the Hell White Tiger with Heavenly Net and used Giga Drain to consume its energy until it dispersed.
• Bai Ge captured Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun in the vines and asked Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing what they wanted to do with them.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai chose to spare their siblings, and Dai Mubai warned Dai Weisi to leave the Star Luo Empire if he ever lost to him.

After the top-six matches, the Martial Soul Hall Team defeated the Divine Wind Team and advanced to the top three alongside Shrek and Chihuo. Dai Mubai struck a deal with Bai Ge to sell Pill Pavilion pills and establish Noble Hall in the Star Luo Empire.

• Shui Yue'er reunited with Dai Mubai and persuaded him to let her visit him in Heaven Dou Imperial City after he returned from the tournament.
• The Martial Soul Hall Team defeated the Divine Wind Team as Xie Yue and Hu Liena used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to overwhelm their opponents.
• The Martial Soul Hall Team, Shrek Team, and Chihuo Team advanced to the top three of the tournament.
• Dai Mubai asked Bai Ge to grant him the rights to sell Pill Pavilion pills in the Star Luo Empire in return for twenty percent of the profits.
• Bai Ge agreed on the condition that Dai Mubai help establish Noble Hall in ninety percent of the Star Luo Empire's cities, and the two sealed their deal.

Bai Ge and the Shrek Academy team attended the Top Three Tournament before the Papal Palace, where Pope Bibi Dong announced three Spirit Bones as the prize for the champions. After Bibi Dong outlined the Individual Elimination format, Shrek Academy forfeited the first round.

• Bai Ge and the other teams watched Pope Bibi Dong arrive with Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi, Ju Douluo Yue Guan, and Ghost Douluo Ghostly.
• Bibi Dong tested Bai Ge with spiritual pressure, and Bai Ge showed Xue Qinghe's token, drawing her attention and that of the two Spirit Hall Douluo.
• Bibi Dong presented three Spirit Bones and declared that the championship team would receive them.
• Bibi Dong announced that the three teams would send seven members each into the Individual Elimination, with the final team advancing directly to the championship match.
• Bai Ge and Tang San followed their plan as Shrek Academy announced it would forfeit the first round of the Individual Elimination.

Bai Ge had Shrek Academy forfeit its Individual Elimination match, then watched Chihuo Academy face the Martial Soul Hall Team to scout their strength. Huo Wu entered the arena as Chihuo’s last fighter, but Hu Liena’s charm left her exposed to an attack.

• Bai Ge told Bibi Dong that Shrek Academy would forfeit, sending the team to the Losers' Bracket.
• Huo Wushuang told Bai Ge that Chihuo Academy would test the Martial Soul Hall Team, and Bai Ge thanked him.
• Chihuo Academy sent several fighters against the Martial Soul Hall Team, and Huo Wushuang defeated two opponents before drawing with a third.
• Hu Liena took the arena against Huo Wu, who summoned her Fire Shadow martial soul and attacked with Flame Domain.
• Hu Liena evaded Huo Wu's fireballs, used her charm to daze her, and lunged at her with raised fox claws.

After Hu Liena defeated Huo Wu, Chihuo Academy conceded its match against Shrek Academy, sending Shrek to the finals against the Martial Soul Hall Team. During a three-day break, Shrek and Chihuo practiced together, and the chapter ended as the tournament finals began inside the Papal Palace.

• Hu Liena defeated Huo Wu, and the Martial Soul Hall Team advanced directly to the finals.
• Chihuo Academy conceded its Losers' Bracket match against Shrek Academy, allowing Shrek to advance to the finals.
• Grandmaster studied the Martial Soul Hall Team and arranged friendly matches between Shrek Team and Chihuo Team.
• Bai Ge joined Shrek's strongest lineup and repeatedly targeted Huo Wushuang during the practice matches.
• Shrek Team and Chihuo Team fought eight friendly matches over three days, improving Shrek's coordination.
• The finals began on the fourth day inside the Papal Palace.

The Shrek Team faced the Martial Soul Hall Team in the tournament final, relying on a plan to counter Hu Liena’s Charm. Bai Ge disrupted her attack with the Soul Shifting Great Method, but the spiritual clash left both of them injured and dazed.

• Grandmaster and Flender told Bai Ge and the others to prioritize their safety, regardless of the match’s outcome.
• Bai Ge led the Shrek Team into the Papal Palace and chose a lineup that puzzled Bibi Dong.
• Both teams summoned their martial souls, revealing the Martial Soul Hall Team’s advantage of three Soul Kings against Bai Ge’s single Soul King.
• When the match began, Hu Liena advanced and unleashed her Charm while the Shrek members looked away and covered their ears.
• Bai Ge struck Hu Liena with the Soul Shifting Great Method, severely injuring her spirit, but her Charm briefly muddled his consciousness as well.

Bai Ge and the Shrek Team faced Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Bewitching Charm, whose Red Mist suppressed everyone in the arena. Bai Ge used a Control Ward to track the fusion body and Giga Drain to consume the mist, then led Shrek into an attack as it faded.

• Ye Lingling healed Bai Ge while Xie Yue supported Hu Liena, who said her Spiritual Power was injured and she could no longer use Charm.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue activated Bewitching Charm, merging into one figure and spreading a Red Mist that impaired everyone’s senses, Soul Power, and movement.
• Bai Ge and Tang San prepared Cloud-Soaring Vines and Blue Silver Grass to protect and guide the Shrek Team through the mist.
• Bai Ge used the Control Ward he had placed on Hu Liena to sense the fusion body’s location and repeatedly attack it with Cloud-Soaring Vines.
• Bai Ge activated Giga Drain, causing the vines to devour the Red Mist, then shouted for Shrek to attack as the fusion body was revealed.