Chapter Summaries

Shrek Academy faced Earth Dragon Gate in the tournament’s second-day opening match, and Ning Wuque let the reserve members take the first round before stepping in himself. The Lan sisters lost despite injuring an opponent, and Ning Wuque and Zhu Lu entered the second match against two intimidated Soul Kings.

• The tournament paired Shrek Academy against Earth Dragon Gate, and Ning Wuque told Shrek’s reserve members to choose the first-round fighters while he and Bei Bei stood by.
• Zhu Lu and the Lan sisters volunteered, and Ning Wuque and Bei Bei encouraged them despite warning that Earth Dragon Gate’s main team had Soul Kings and Soul Emperors.
• Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill but lost to two Soul Kings, severely injuring one opponent before returning exhausted.
• Ning Wuque comforted the sisters, then entered the second match with Zhu Lu as Earth Dragon Gate’s two Soul Kings recalled his fight against a Titled Douluo and charged in after activating their Martial Soul Possessions.

Ning Wuque used his Martial Soul’s overwhelming pressure to defeat the two Sub-Dragon Soul Kings and secure Shrek Academy’s victory in the second match. Xu Tianran and Ju Zi discussed recruiting him, while Ning Wuque remained unaware and relied on Gu Long to protect him from danger.

• The two Sub-Dragon Soul Kings charged Ning Wuque and Zhu Lu with their strongest soul skills, but Ning Wuque stopped Zhu Lu from intervening and revealed his Martial Soul Possession.
• Ning Wuque’s aura forcibly dispelled both opponents’ Martial Souls and left them unable to fight, so he asked the referee to declare the match.
• The referee awarded the second match to Shrek Academy and called the contestants for the third match to prepare.
• Xu Tianran asked Ju Zi about Ning Wuque, and she described his combat ability, unknown Blood Gold soul rings, and connections while proposing to seek information and recruit him.
• Jing Hongchen overheard Ju Zi’s plan and considered whether Ning Wuque might join their side because he valued Xiao Hongchen’s friendship with him.
• Ning Wuque remained unaware of the discussion, while Gu Long sensed danger from Xu Tianran and stayed away; Ning Wuque resolved to leave with Gu Long, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng if others tried to involve him in danger.

After Ning Wuque defeated two Soul Kings, Bei Bei faced Earth Dragon Gate’s three Soul Emperors in the next match. Bei Bei unveiled the ancient Martial Soul True Body Armor technique, leaving his opponents and the audience astonished as the duel began.

• Ning Wuque left the arena with Zhu Lu after defeating two Soul Kings, and Bei Bei praised his control of will.
• Bei Bei told Ning Wuque that he could imitate the same suppressive effect using his Martial Soul’s innate Dragon Might.
• Bei Bei and Earth Dragon Gate’s Nan Qiuqiu, Xue Qian, and Meng Sigu took the arena for the third match.
• Nan Qiuqiu ordered her teammates into a triangular formation to attack Bei Bei from three sides, but they held back and waited for him to move.
• Bei Bei activated seven Soul Rings and demonstrated Martial Soul True Body Armor, prompting spectators and Soul Engineers to recognize the ancient technique.

Bei Bei used his Martial Soul True Body Armor and overwhelming Dragon Might to defeat Nan Qiuqiu and Earth Dragon Gate’s team. After the opening ceremony ended, Shrek Academy had won both later matches by crushing its opponents.

• Bei Bei wore his Martial Soul True Body Armor and waited as Nan Qiuqiu and her two teammates closed in.
• Nan Qiuqiu’s Annihilation Ray briefly opened a gap in Bei Bei’s armor, but it repaired almost immediately.
• Nan Qiuqiu and her teammates attacked Bei Bei together with a coordinated barrage of soul skills.
• Bei Bei unleashed Reign Over All, using Dragon Might and Spiritual Power to suppress Nan Qiuqiu and her teammates until they could no longer move.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Nan Qiuqiu left the arena furious after Bei Bei praised her.
• The opening ceremony ended in less than half an hour, with Shrek Academy’s last two matches both ending in one-sided victories.

Ning Wuque left the tournament venue for Mingdu after promising Wu Feng he would try to return for the final match. Ju Zi reported his departure to Xu Tianran, who ordered that his destination be watched because Uncle Long could not reliably pursue him.

• Bei Bei agreed to handle matters at the tournament while Ning Wuque visited Mingdu, and he told Ning Wuque that Mu En had chosen a wedding date for him and Senior Zhang Lexuan.
• Ning Wuque told Ning Tian and Wu Feng he was leaving, and Wu Feng said he did not need to hurry back before kissing him goodbye.
• Ning Wuque left the competition venue alone and headed toward Mingdu.
• Ju Zi informed Xu Tianran that Ning Wuque had left and asked whether to send someone after him.
• Uncle Long said Ning Wuque had a space-attribute Super Douluo with him and might evade pursuit, so Xu Tianran ordered someone to watch where he went.

Ning Wuque and Ning Wuyou discussed Xu Tianran’s planned war against the Douluo Three Kingdoms and the danger of leaving Mingdu. They also uncovered that Tang Dai, a member of Great-Grandfather’s family, had infiltrated the Holy Spirit Cult as an undercover agent.

• Ning Wuyou told Ning Wuque that two spies had died uncovering Xu Tianran’s plans, and that Soul Guide Communications in Mingdu were being monitored.
• Ning Wuque said they should avoid interfering directly, but proposed allying with the Body Clan and helping Du Busi reach the Limit to delay the coming war.
• Ning Wuyou realized that Long Xiaoyao could be one of the Limit Douluo supporting Xu Tianran and asked Ning Wuque about the Holy Spirit Sect.
• Ning Wuque identified the Holy Spirit Sect’s members as Evil Soul Masters and named Scorpion Tiger Douluo as their leader.
• Ning Wuyou revealed that Tang Dai, originally Gu Tang of Great-Grandfather’s family, had infiltrated the Holy Spirit Cult seven years earlier and might need to have his six soul rings discarded if he returned.

Ning Wuyou arranged for Ning Wuque to leave their meeting looking like an ordinary, drunken visit while secretly giving him a Rank 8 Soul Tool for Bei Bei. Ning Wuque returned to the venue and slept through the matches until the day's closing match began.

• Ning Wuyou told Ning Wuque that the Sun Moon Empire might be sheltering Evil Soul Master Titled Douluo and gave him a Black Iron Shield Wall to pass to Bei Bei, who was to register and use it openly in a crucial match.
• Ning Wuyou and Ning Wuque drank several cups without using Soul Power to sober up, making Ning Wuque's visit seem natural to anyone watching.
• Ning Wuque left Mingdu slightly tipsy, and the watchers reported his departure as routine.
• Ning Wuque returned to the venue, rested his head on Wu Feng's lap, and fell asleep after Ning Tian scolded him about his drinking.
• Ning Tian covered Ning Wuque with a blanket, and the others kept quiet while the matches continued.
• The referee announced the closing match between the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and the Iron Sword Sect.

Ning Wuque and his companions watched as Wu Feng entered the tournament arena alone to face the Iron Sword Sect. Wu Feng challenged the sect to withstand three moves, and the match was about to begin.

• Ning Wuque woke up and reluctantly got out of bed after Wu Feng urged him to rise for the tournament.
• Ning Tian told Ning Wuque that the Iron Sword Sect captain, Wang Chengxi, had Twin Martial Souls and was level fifty-seven at seventeen.
• Ning Tian arranged to take Xiao Xiao to a dessert shop, while Ning Wuque learned Xiao Xiao had added one soul ring to her second martial soul.
• Wu Feng entered the arena alone to face the Iron Sword Sect in a seven-versus-seven match.
• Wu Feng challenged Wang Chengxi's team to withstand three of her moves, promising to admit defeat if they succeeded.

Wu Feng overwhelmed the Iron Sword Sect with a single volcanic display of her lava dragon power, securing victory for the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and destroying the arena. Afterward, she admitted the opening spectacle had consumed sixty percent of her Soul Power.

• Wang Chengxi ordered the Iron Sword Sect members to scatter, hoping to avoid Wu Feng's attacks.
• Wu Feng unleashed blazing flames and bloodline suppression, trapping the Iron Sword Sect inside the Soul Tool Shield.
• Wu Feng formed a massive lava dragon that devastated the arena and spread molten rock across the battlefield.
• The referee rescued the Iron Sword Sect members, and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan won after Wang Chengxi's fighting spirit collapsed.
• Wu Feng left the arena and later told her companion that her display had used sixty percent of her Soul Power.

After the tournament’s powerhouse teams stunned the spectators, the Sun Moon Royal Academy and other factions considered the threats ahead. Ning Wuque’s family discussed Xu Tianran’s coming trap, but Wu Feng questioned why they should not escape before it was fully prepared.

• Ning Wuque praised Wu Feng after the day’s final match, then left with his two wives for the Glazed Tile Merchant Guild.
• Xu Jiujiu was stunned by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan’s strength, while Xiao Hongchen assessed Wu Feng’s elemental power and Meng Hongchen told him their grandfather wanted him to speak with Ning Wuque.
• Meng Hongchen urged Xiao Hongchen to repay their grandfather’s efforts by seeking victory, and Xiao Hongchen fell silent.
• The tournament’s weaker factions reeled at the strength of the top teams, while some competitors became eager to challenge them.
• Ning Wuyou warned Ning Tian and Wu Feng to follow Ning Wuque’s decisions because Xu Tianran’s trap could endanger them.
• Wu Feng suggested warning the other factions and escaping before Xu Tianran completed his preparations, but Ning Tian chided her for eating and speaking without refinement.

Ning Wuque, Ning Wuyou, and Wu Feng discussed why the sects could not unite against the Sun Moon Empire and decided to leave Mingdu after the tournament. The next day, the Holy Spirit Sect’s match against Tiandu Academy turned into a gruesome killing, exposing the danger of its contestants.

• Ning Wuque explained that Shrek and the sects distrusted one another, making Wu Feng’s plan for united action unrealistic.
• Ning Wuyou described the old alliance between Shrek and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and how it had deteriorated.
• Ning Wuque told Wu Feng they would leave Mingdu after the tournament, then the family ate together and returned to their hotel.
• The next day, Ning Wuque went to the tournament intending to speak with Bei Bei about coordinating their plans.
• A Holy Spirit Sect contestant devoured the brain matter of Tiandu Academy’s first contestant, and the referee warned the protesting team leader to leave the arena.

After the Holy Spirit Sect killed an opponent, the tournament descended into open slaughter, and Ning Wuque warned Bei Bei about a dangerous contestant. Teams that withdrew were hunted and eaten by Evil Soul Masters, leaving the remaining competitors in greater danger.

• The Holy Spirit Sect contestant killed a Tiandu Academy student, and Tiandu Academy's leader announced that his team was withdrawing.
• Xu Tianran and a masked man silently agreed to let the withdrawal proceed, while other teams protested.
• Ning Wuque told Bei Bei that the Holy Spirit Sect's Skeleton King must survive and advised leaving one or two other members alive; Bei Bei agreed to trust him.
• As the tournament continued, sect teams began killing opponents, four more contestants died, and several academy teams withdrew.
• Evil Soul Masters tracked down the departing teams and ambushed them, eating every group that had left within three days.

The round-robin stage introduced minor points and forced teams to field the same seven competitors in both individual and team matches. Shrek Academy faced Star Luo Royal Academy first, and Bei Bei opened with a crushing victory that left Xu Jiujiu stunned.

• The tournament entered a round-robin stage where teams earned minor points through individual matches and team battles, with those points affecting advancement to the top sixteen.
• Bei Bei, Ning Wuque, and Ning Tian prepared to face Star Luo Royal Academy, with Bei Bei assigned to the individual matches and Ning Wuque and Ning Tian to the team battle.
• Xu Jiujiu recognized Bei Bei and Ning Wuque as powerful Soul Saints and realized Star Luo Royal Academy would struggle against them in a team battle.
• Bei Bei defeated Xue Qian almost immediately by rushing across the arena and grabbing his forehead before Xue Qian could properly respond.
• Xu Jiujiu struggled to accept that Star Luo Royal Academy might be eliminated in the second round.

Bei Bei swept through Star Luo Royal Academy’s lineup in the round-robin match, forcing Xu Jiujiu to concede and securing Shrek Academy ten points. Xu Tianran and Ju Zi discussed the result, while Bei Bei realized his strength had far exceeded his expectations.

• Bei Bei defeated Star Luo Royal Academy’s Soul Kings and Soul Emperor one after another, then continued the solo match after Ning Wuque urged him on.
• Xu Jiujiu conceded as the last member of Star Luo Royal Academy, and the referee awarded Shrek Academy ten points.
• Xu Tianran questioned whether Xiao Hongchen could win the tournament, and Ju Zi reassured him that she had other ways to raise the empire’s morale.
• Ju Zi admitted she had arranged the matchup to weaken Star Luo Royal Academy and took satisfaction in their humiliation.
• Bei Bei reflected on how little Soul Power he had used, and he told his companion that he had gained a clearer understanding of his strength.

After the second round-robin stage ended amid growing bloodshed and rumors of Evil Soul Master attacks, Ning Wuque declined to join Shrek and the Body Clan’s operation and planned to leave Mingdu after the tournament. He accepted Xiao Hongchen’s invitation to a family banquet, where Jing Hongchen and Ju Zi waited to discuss winning him over; Xiao was confident he would come.

• Ning Wuque and Bei Bei discussed the deadly tournament, reports of Evil Soul Masters slaughtering travelers, and Xu Jiujiu seeking Shrek’s protection.
• Bei Bei explained that Xu Jiujiu’s Titled Douluo protector would support Shrek’s operation, but Ning Wuque refused to take part and said he would leave after the tournament.
• Ning Wuque told Bei Bei he would attend Xiao Hongchen’s family banquet, despite having no intention of joining Xu Tianran’s plans.
• After the tournament teams arrived in Mingdu, Ning Wuque parted from his companions with Ning Tian and Wu Feng and headed to Mingde Hall.
• At the Hongchen family castle, Jing Hongchen and Ju Zi waited for Ning Wuque, and Xiao Hongchen predicted his arrival just before someone knocked.

Ning Wuque, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng attended a dinner with Ju Zi, Jing Hongchen, and the Hongchen siblings, where they praised Mingdu and the benefits of Soul Tools. Ju Zi took their approval as a sign that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan might be persuaded to align with the Sun Moon Empire.

• Meng Hongchen brought Ning Wuque, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng into the room to meet Ju Zi and Jing Hongchen.
• Ning Wuque and Ju Zi agreed to dine before discussing business, and the guests shared wine and a meal.
• Ju Zi asked Ning Wuque and Ning Tian what they thought of the Sun Moon Empire and Mingdu.
• Ning Wuque praised Mingdu’s order and the people’s quality of life, while Ning Tian praised the benefits Soul Tools brought to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
• Ju Zi welcomed their support for Soul Tools and concluded that winning over the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan might be possible.

Ning Wuque recounted the hidden history of Spirit Hall and the nobles of the former Douluo Continent, prompting Xiao Hongchen and Ju Zi to compare Spirit Hall with Shrek and the Sun Moon Empire. He concluded that, despite its advanced civilization, the Sun Moon Empire was worse than the former Douluo Three Kingdoms in other respects.

• Ning Wuque told Ju Zi that nobles had erased the tradition of free martial soul awakenings after Spirit Hall was overthrown.
• Ning Wuque explained how he found a historical book in Shrek's library and recounted the past conflicts involving the Star Luo royal family, Heaven Dou nobles, Spirit Hall, and the Angel Family.
• Ning Wuque said that the current Evil Soul Master population emerged after an exiled group was destroyed and the former Douluo Three Kingdoms failed to act.
• Xiao Hongchen suggested that Shrek had replaced Spirit Hall and criticized it for not supporting the Angel Family's remaining branches.
• Ning Wuque agreed that the history was ridiculous and said he had once supported the Sun Moon Empire, but now considered it worse than the former Douluo Three Kingdoms in most respects.

Ning Wuque rejected Ju Zi’s recruitment offer because the Sun Moon Empire had allowed Evil Soul Masters to compete, and Xiao Hongchen left with him after apologizing. Ju Zi planned to seek further support from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan while Jing Hongchen reported that the testing preparations were nearly complete.

• Ning Wuque condemned the Sun Moon Empire for associating with Evil Soul Masters and allowing them to compete in the tournament.
• Ning Tian and Ning Wuque stated that they opposed the Fallen Soul Masters’ atrocities, while Xiao Hongchen apologized to Ju Zi and Jing Hongchen.
• Xiao Hongchen invited Ning Wuque and the others to visit his testing ground, and they left the castle together.
• Ju Zi told Jing Hongchen she would discuss seeking more support from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan with Xu Tianran.
• Jing Hongchen reported that the testing of the devices was nearly complete, and Ju Zi said the Evil Soul Masters were part of the plan.

The Sun Moon Royal Academy and Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan prepared to face each other in the fourth round’s opening match, with Wu Feng and Xiao Hongchen planning to conserve strength while testing their opponents. The chapter ended as Meng Hongchen entered the arena for the first individual match.

• Wu Feng brought Shrek Academy’s draw results to Ning Wuque, then left to discuss tactics with Ning Yueming after he comforted her.
• Ning Tian wiped Wu Feng’s saliva from Ning Wuque’s neck, while Jiang Nannan bit Xu Sanshi after he joked about their relationship.
• The Sun Moon Royal Academy and Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan announced their seven-person lineups for the opening match.
• Wu Feng assigned Ning Yueming to face the likely opening opponent and directed her teammates to conserve strength while trying to draw Xiao Hongchen into the individual matches.
• Xiao Hongchen told Meng Hongchen to open the match against Wu Feng, drain her Soul Power, and detoxify any opponents she poisoned.
• Meng Hongchen argued with Xiao Hongchen about his teasing and allowance threat, then carried her Rapier onto the arena.

Ning Yueming and Meng Hongchen faced off in the Individual Elimination Match, using lightning and poison-and-ice techniques to counter each other. Ning Yueming destroyed Meng Hongchen’s mirror plates and unleashed his Thunder Roar, while she continued evading him and keeping her distance.

• Meng Hongchen and Ning Yueming exchanged barbed remarks before the referee started their match.
• Ning Yueming activated his dragon transformation, armor, and great saber, then charged Meng Hongchen with a lightning attack.
• Meng Hongchen summoned her poison domain, mirror plates, and Soul Tool armor, then used refraction to evade Ning Yueming’s saber strike.
• Ning Yueming began smashing the mirror plates, while Meng Hongchen judged that his lightning and armor made her poison difficult to use effectively.
• Ning Yueming used Thunderous Breath to clear the closing poison and unleashed Thunder Roar to destroy the mirror plates more quickly, darkening the sky above the arena.