Chapter Summaries

Xu Tianxi supported Electrolux’s research into Soul Bones and Soul Spirits before the tournament opened and Shrek faced Heaven Cloud Academy. As Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu unleashed the Hell White Tiger, their brutal attack left Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao horrified.

• Xu Tianxi backed Electrolux’s research and considered finding Soul Spirits for members of the Xuanming Sect, including Xu Sanshi.
• Xu Jiawei opened the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament in Star Luo City, and Shrek drew Heaven Cloud Academy for its first match.
• Wang Yan chose Shrek’s lineup and allowed Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu to use the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• The Lan Sisters trapped several Heaven Cloud Academy fighters with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill while Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu transformed into the Hell White Tiger.
• The Hell White Tiger tore two Soul Elders apart, shocking Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao in the audience.

Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu killed three Heaven Cloud Academy students in Shrek’s opening match, prompting Zhang Lexuan to object and Cai Meier to dismiss the deaths while urging them to reserve their strength for the Sun Moon Battle Team. The Sun Moon Battle Team then faced Heaven Spirit Academy, and Xu Tianxi’s group astonished the arena by presenting themselves as six-ring Soul Emperors.

• Dai Huabin’s Hell White Tiger killed three Heaven Cloud Academy contestants before the referee stopped the fight and declared Shrek the winner.
• Xu Tianxi warned the Sun Moon Battle Team to prepare its Invincible Barriers, while Ma Rulong and the others discussed Shrek’s ruthlessness.
• Zhang Lexuan reprimanded Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, but Cai Meier excused the deaths and encouraged them to target the Sun Moon Empire instead.
• Xu Tianxi led the Sun Moon Battle Team into its match against Heaven Spirit Academy and told Xiao Hongchen to knock the opponents off the stage without killing them.
• The Sun Moon Battle Team revealed six optimal Soul Rings apiece, and Xu Tianxi projected an intimidating aura as the audience and Shrek’s representatives doubted the display.

Xu Tianxi’s Reserve Team crushed its opponents and used the match to challenge Shrek’s claims about their strength and origins. Xu Tianxi’s public recruitment pitch and confrontation with Xu Jiawei left the tournament audience sympathetic to the Sun Moon Empire and Shrek’s camp furious.

• Xiao Hongchen fired more than a hundred Level 5 Soul Guided Cannons, blasting five Soul Ancestors and two Soul Elders off the stage while sparing their lives.
• Cai Meier tried to calm the other teams by claiming the Sun Moon Empire’s apparent Soul Emperors relied on drugs, prompting Xu Tianxi to reveal the Stamp Collecting Quartet’s simulated Martial Souls.
• Xu Tianxi introduced himself as Kong Tianxi and praised the Sun Moon Empire’s openness to foreign talent, while the referee tried to interrupt him and Meng Hongchen cut down the referee’s Soul Power attack.
• Xu Tianxi urged Soul Masters and Soul Engineers from the Three Great Empires to join the Sun Moon Empire, then accused the referee and Star Luo Empire of unfairness when they tried to silence him.
• Xu Jiawei accepted responsibility for ordering the intervention, but Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen mocked his accusation before Xu Tianxi led the team away, leaving the audience receptive and Shrek’s camp enraged.

Xu Tianxi and the Sun Moon Battle Team used a public speech to challenge Shrek and recruit talent, prompting Xu Jiujiu to make a competing patriotic appeal for Star Luo. Xu Jiawei recognized the threat posed by the Sun Moon Empire’s geniuses and began planning a gift for Mingde Hall, while the Starlight Auction House invited the teams to an auction featuring a Ranked List Carving Knife.

• Cai Meier glared murderously at the Sun Moon Battle Team, while Xu Tianxi explained that he had volunteered to deliver their provocative speech and that they had protection from the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Jiujiu led the Star Luo Royal Academy’s strongest lineup to defeat the Heavenly Sun Soul Engineer Academy, then gave a speech inviting talented students to join Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Xu Jiawei learned more about Kong Tianxi and the Hongchen Siblings, judged their abilities a threat, and resolved to prepare a gift for Mingde Hall.
• The Starlight Auction House delivered invitations to the Sun Moon Battle Team for an auction that would feature a Ranked List Carving Knife, which Xu Tianxi suspected was Life’s Watch.

Shrek and the Sun Moon Battle Team attended the Starlight Auction House, where Xu Tianxi bought the cursed blade Soul Eater. Zhang Lexuan tried to speak with him afterward, but he rejected a private conversation, leaving her puzzled about his resemblance to Kong Xiyue and his failure to recognize her.

• Zhang Lexuan decided to accompany He Caitou and Huo Yuhao to the auction, while most of Shrek's team refused to go.
• Xu Tianxi and the Sun Moon Battle Team attended the auction, where Shrek bought a Level 4 Milk Bottle and Xu Tianxi won Soul Eater at the lowest price.
• Zhang Lexuan approached Xu Tianxi after the auction and asked to speak with him alone, but he insisted they talk in front of everyone.
• Xu Tianxi left with his team after saying he might visit Shrek once he became a Rank 9 Soul Engineer.
• Zhang Lexuan watched Xu Tianxi leave and wondered why he had Kong Xiyue's eyes but did not recognize her.

Xu Tianxi purified the curse on the Gold of Life and entered Deep Meditation, emerging at the peak of rank forty-nine. He joined Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy for its final round-robin match against Zheng Tian Academy, where he faced Tang Xiaolei’s opening attack.

• Electrolux purified the curse on Soul Eater and drove the transformed Gold of Life into Xu Tianxi’s brow, causing intense pain as Xu Tianxi entered Deep Meditation.
• Xiao Hongchen guarded Xu Tianxi for more than twenty days while Meng Hongchen teased him about her feelings for Xu Tianxi and Xiao contacted Jing Hongchen for security.
• Xu Tianxi awoke at the peak of rank forty-nine and learned that Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy had won its matches and was about to face Zheng Tian Academy.
• Xu Tianxi and Xiao Hongchen arrived at the arena, where Ma Rulong and Ye Wuqing drew the one-on-one elimination format; Xu Tianxi then stepped forward to fight Tang Xiaolei.
• Tang Xiaolei fired a Soul Ring-powered arrow at Xu Tianxi, who caught and crushed it with one hand before inviting him to attack twice more.

Xu Tianxi effortlessly defeated Tang Xiaolei and three Zheng Tian Academy Soul Ancestors, showing off his Moon-based defenses and Soul Guidance guns. Yu Mengdi then revealed her Two-Winged Angel Martial Soul, and Xu Tianxi invited her to develop in the Sun Moon Empire.

• Tang Xiaolei fired his remaining arrows at Xu Tianxi, who blocked all three with a barrier and moonlight before asking Zheng Tian Academy to send the next contestant.
• Ye Wuqing sent Yang Yifan, Blood Wolf, and Yan'er to test Xu Tianxi, but Xu Tianxi quickly defeated each of them with Soul Guidance guns.
• Yu Mengdi took the stage and revealed her Two-Winged Angel Martial Soul, earning Xu Tianxi's interest.
• Xu Tianxi praised Yu Mengdi's Angel Martial Soul and asked whether she was interested in developing in the Sun Moon Empire.

Xu Tianxi defeated Yu Mengdi and publicly offered to recruit her and Ye Wuqing to the Sun Moon Empire with promises of generous cultivation resources. Ye Wuqing challenged him with his strongest attacks, and Xu Tianxi unleashed Cold Moon Gaze as their duel continued.

• Xu Tianxi blocked Yu Mengdi’s Angel, God Sealing Slash with Moon God’s Protection, then punched her off the stage and repeated his recruitment offer.
• Ye Wuqing stopped Shangguan Can from taking the field and stepped forward to fight Xu Tianxi himself.
• Xu Tianxi praised Ye Wuqing’s talent and offered him the same resources he had promised Yu Mengdi, but Ye Wuqing rejected the offer and prepared his strongest attack.
• Ye Wuqing unleashed Leaf Blade, Leaf Array, Golden Left Hand, and Dance of the Golden Leaves against Xu Tianxi’s Wind Blades.
• Xu Tianxi activated Cold Moon Gaze, darkening the stage and sending a beam of moonlight toward Ye Wuqing’s torrent of Golden Leaves.

Xu Tianxi defeated Zheng Tian Academy’s remaining challengers while hiding how much strength he had used, then warned Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy that Shrek’s Ma Xiaotao was dangerously lethal. Shrek prepared to face Mingdu, with Ma Xiaotao eager to fight despite her unresolved Evil Fire.

• Xu Tianxi defeated Ye Wuqing with Cold Moon Gaze, then beat Shangguan Can’s spiritual attack and returned to the Sun Moon Battle Team as spectators noticed signs of exhaustion.
• Xu Jiawei considered the threat Xu Tianxi posed and wondered whether the Sun Moon royal princes might target him, while Shrek’s members mistakenly judged that Xu Tianxi had significant weaknesses.
• The Sun Moon Battle Team advanced as the group’s first-place team, and Shrek was scheduled to face Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy in a two-two-three match.
• Xu Tianxi warned Lin Jiayi that Ma Xiaotao was highly dangerous, prompting Lin Jiayi to advise Mingdu’s teacher to concede after two matches.
• Ma Xiaotao convinced Cai Meier to let her anchor Shrek’s lineup, dismissing Zhang Lexuan’s concerns about her Evil Fire and saying she would not fear consequences if she killed an opponent.

Shrek defeated Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy, but Ma Xiaotao, Yu Yang, and He Caitou killed three opposing students, provoking outrage and a confrontation. Xu Tianxi signaled for help, and Jing Hongchen appeared to challenge Shrek on the Sun Moon Empire’s behalf.

• Ling Luochen and Jiang Nannan won Shrek’s first match against Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy.
• Bei Bei and Hu Yanbashan won the second match, and Ma Xiaotao insisted that the teams continue to a final battle.
• Ma Xiaotao overwhelmed the two Level 5 Soul Engineers with her Phoenix flames while Yu Yang and He Caitou attacked the remaining opponent.
• He Caitou secretly killed a Level 5 Soul Engineer with a hidden needle, while Ma Xiaotao’s attack killed another and He Caitou’s needle killed the Level 4 Soul Engineer.
• Mingdu’s team leader accused Shrek of murder, but Cai Meier defended Shrek and used her Titled Douluo pressure against the team.
• Xu Tianxi signaled for aid, and Jing Hongchen revealed himself in the stands and challenged Shrek.

Jing Hongchen intervened after Shrek’s students killed three opponents, then fought Cai Meier in the sky above Star Luo City. He defeated and captured her as the Star Luo Empire’s Guardian Douluo stood ready, while the Body Sect and Holy Spirit Cult separately plotted to recruit Shrek’s talents.

• Jing Hongchen confronted Cai Meier over Shrek’s killings, and Cai Meier challenged him to settle the dispute in the sky.
• Xu Jiawei ordered the Star Luo Empire’s four Guardian Douluo to prepare to intervene but held them back, while the Body Sect’s Lang Ya and Yu Tao decided to seek Shrek’s Body Martial Soul talents.
• Two Holy Spirit Cult members identified Ma Xiaotao as the prophesied Fire Phoenix Holy Maiden and sent word for their leaders to come recruit her.
• Jing Hongchen bombarded Cai Meier with Soul Guided Cannons, struck her down, and caught her with a Soul Tool curtain before knocking her unconscious.
• Jing Hongchen acknowledged Xu Jiawei after capturing Cai Meier, and Xu Jiawei asked what he intended to do with Shrek’s dean.

Jing Hongchen used the deaths at the tournament to extort four Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones from Shrek in exchange for Cai Meier, while also securing a new judge for the matches. That night, he led the Sun Moon team to an auction after learning that his senior martial uncle had arrived to hunt the Evil Soul Master who destroyed Shrek in the Ming Dou Mountain Range.

• Jing Hongchen accused Shrek of killing three Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy students and demanded four top-grade Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, including one as a tournament prize.
• Ma Xiaotao cursed Jing Hongchen, and he used his aura to silence her before demanding the Soul Bones within three days for Cai Meier's safe return.
• Zhang Lexuan agreed on Shrek's behalf to deliver the Soul Bones, and Jing Hongchen persuaded Xu Jiawei to appoint Shattered Star Douluo as judge instead of Heavenly Disaster Douluo.
• Jing Hongchen received praise from the Sun Moon Empire academies and introduced Xu Tianxi and Xiao Hongchen to them.
• Jing Hongchen accepted an invitation to the Star Light Auction House, where he told Xu Tianxi that his senior martial uncle had arrived to capture the Evil Soul Master who destroyed Shrek.

At the Starlight Auction House, Xu Tianxi proposed using Light-Guiding Screens and movies to weaken the Three Great Empires’ public support, alarming Jing Hongchen with his plans. As the auction began, Xiao Changfeng watched Star Luo’s officials sell goods made by Mingde Hall and wondered whether Jing Hongchen would lose his temper.

• Xu Tianxi explained to Jing Hongchen how movies could promote the Sun Moon Empire and gradually sway commoners in the Three Great Empires toward its rule.
• Xu Jiujiu appeared on the Light-Guiding Screen and introduced the auction, beginning with an eighth-level Soul Tool made by Mingde Hall.
• In private room Number Two, the Shattered Star Douluo told Xiao Changfeng that the Star Luo Emperor hoped to recruit him with powerful positions and generous rewards.
• Xiao Changfeng declined recruitment and watched the auction continue, while the Shattered Star Douluo remained confident he could be persuaded later.
• When twelve Level 6 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells appeared, Xiao Changfeng worried that Jing Hongchen might become furious over the prohibited goods.

Jing Hongchen won a batch of smuggled level 6 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells at auction, while Shrek’s delegation discussed its plans to rescue Cai Meier and study Soul Tools. When a 70,000-year Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone appeared, Huo Yuhao decided to use Jing Hongchen to disrupt the auction, leaving Jing Hongchen accusing Star Light Auction House of a serious problem.

• Jing Hongchen angrily recognized twelve level 6 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells as contraband, then won them for 700,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• Wang Yan, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou regretted losing the cannon shells, and Zhang Lexuan defended Mu En’s plan for Shrek to exchange students with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Zhang Lexuan told Du Weilun that Sea God Pavilion would send Dean Xian, Dean Qian, and two elders to ensure Cai Meier’s safety.
• Xu Tianxi’s Ice Empress urged him to win the 70,000-year Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, while Huo Yuhao decided to save it for an elder and told Jing Hongchen to cause trouble.
• Jing Hongchen demanded that Star Light Auction House summon the princess, threatening to accuse it publicly of treason and plotting to kill its guests.

Jing Hongchen exposed the danger of the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone and forced the Starlight Auction House to compensate him, while Xu Jiujiu and Xu Jiawei avoided a diplomatic crisis by accepting his terms. Jing Hongchen then won the Level 9 God Sealing Platform and Snow Empress Embryo at auction, and ordered the Sun Moon Battle Team to remain at the hotel under his protection.

• Jing Hongchen warned Xu Jiujiu that the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone could only be absorbed safely by a Soul Master with the Ultimate Ice attribute, then demanded waived fees and several million Gold Soul Coins in exchange for his help.
• Xu Jiujiu told Xu Jiawei about the Soul Bone's danger, and Xu Jiawei agreed to Jing Hongchen's terms to prevent a disaster with the factions that might buy it.
• Xu Jiawei personally oversaw the auction as the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone sold for thirty million Gold Soul Coins.
• Jing Hongchen recognized the Level 9 God Sealing Platform containing the Snow Empress Embryo and vowed to punish the person who had put it up for auction.
• Jing Hongchen outbid the other buyers with an offer of 150 million Gold Soul Coins and secured the God Sealing Platform and Snow Empress Embryo.
• Jing Hongchen ordered the Sun Moon Battle Team to stay at the hotel until the competition ended and said he would protect them himself.

Jing Hongchen secured the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo and sought to move it back to Mingde Hall while requesting reinforcements amid the threat of powerful rivals. Xiao Changfeng accepted an Ultimate Ice soul bone from Xu Jiawei and warned him that the Holy Spirit Cult was organized and might be seeking someone in Shrek, leaving Star Luo City bracing for danger.

• Jing Hongchen sensed Titled Douluos nearby and ordered both the secret return of the auction item to Mingde Hall and a request for reinforcements from the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Jiawei offered Xiao Changfeng the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, and Xiao Changfeng accepted it in exchange for owing the Star Luo Empire a favor.
• Xiao Changfeng told Xu Jiawei that evil soul masters had formed a powerful organization led by Ye Xishui and were searching for a Fire Phoenix Holy Maiden.
• Xu Jiawei suspected that the Holy Spirit Cult might be targeting someone from Shrek and promised to strengthen security in Star Luo City.
• After Xu Jiawei left, Xiao Changfeng told the Star Breaker Douluo that he would ask his teacher and the Xuanming Sect to send reinforcements.

Shrek's elders arrived in Star Luo City and exchanged four valuable Soul Bones for Cai Meier, while Jing Hongchen used the exchange to stir suspicion between Shrek and the Star Luo Empire. After Shrek's opponent forfeited, the organizers moved the Sun Moon Battle Team's match against Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy to that afternoon, and Xu Tianxi decided to compete.

• Jing Hongchen sent a Rank 9 Soul Engineer out of Star Luo City with the Level 9 God Sealing Platform.
• Shi Yang, Lin Huiqun, Xian Liner, and Qian Duoduo arrived to rescue Cai Meier and watched Zheng Tian Academy forfeit to Shrek Academy.
• Jing Hongchen returned Cai Meier in exchange for four top-tier Soul Bones, then gave one Soul Bone to Shattered Star Douluo to pass to Xu Jiawei.
• Shi Yang accused the Star Luo Emperor of colluding with Mingde Hall, while Xu Tianxi recorded Shrek's angry reaction.
• Shattered Star Douluo announced that the Sun Moon Battle Team and Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy would fight that afternoon, and Xu Tianxi chose to compete.

Xu Tianxi led the Sun Moon Battle Team’s Reserve Team to sweep the Dou Ling Royal Academy in a decisive match. Shrek’s elders recognized his extraordinary combat strength, leaving Xian Liner envious and Qian Duoduo regretting that he might be the wrong fit for their plans.

• Xu Tianxi, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen entered the arena while Ma Rulong stayed behind, and Shrek’s elders learned that Xu Tianxi was the Reserve Team captain and a formidable fighter.
• Xu Tianxi and Xiao Hongchen revealed six Soul Rings, startling Shi Yang and the other Shrek newcomers.
• Xiao Hongchen’s Soul Guided Cannons shattered the Dou Ling Royal Academy’s defenses, and Xu Tianxi and Meng Hongchen swept all seven opponents out of the arena.
• Xu Tianxi and his teammates left the arena to widespread admiration, while Ma Rulong regretted missing the chance to join their display.
• Xian Liner praised Xu Tianxi’s close-combat ability, and Qian Duoduo regretted that Shrek might have lost a suitable candidate for its Ultimate Soldier Project.
• Qian Duoduo asked about Xu Tianxi’s Martial Soul, and the others silently looked to Zhang Lexuan.

Shrek’s leaders discussed Kong Tianxi’s strength and their team’s poor chances of defending the championship, then learned that Jing Hongchen had bought a priceless Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo. They agreed to seek reinforcements and seize the treasure and Kong Tianxi, despite Zhang Lexuan’s warning about endangering Star Luo City’s civilians.

• Zhang Lexuan identified Kong Tianxi’s Martial Soul as the Moon, and Shrek’s leaders worried about his strength and the Sun Moon Battle Team’s championship prospects.
• The Sun Moon Battle Team advanced after Dou Ling Royal Academy forfeited its individual matches, while spectators cheered for Kong Tianxi.
• Du Weilun revealed that Jing Hongchen had bought a Ninth Level Soul Guided Device containing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo that could grant a Second Martial Soul.
• Shi Yang, Lin Huiqun, Xian Liner, and Qian Duoduo agreed to request reinforcements from Shrek and seize the treasure and Kong Tianxi.
• Zhang Lexuan warned the elders that acting in Star Luo City could harm civilians, but Shi Yang insisted they pursue Shrek’s glory at any cost.

Xu Tianxi and Ma Xiaotao drew Shrek Academy against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in the semifinal, while powerful factions and Xu Tianran gathered in Star Luo City. The match began amid hidden plots, and both teams unleashed their opening attacks.

• Xu Tianran received reports about Jing Hongchen's capture of Shrek's vice dean and the Holy Spirit Cult's mobilization, then decided to travel to Star Luo City.
• Xu Jiawei oversaw the semifinal draw, and Xu Tianxi and Ma Xiaotao drew the first match between the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and Shrek Academy.
• Xu Tianxi took the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, while Shrek's elders and deans planned to capture Jing Hongchen after the match and replaced He Caitou with Ning Tian.
• The Holy Spirit Cult, Body Sect, Xuanming Sect, and Soul Engineers gathered around Star Luo City, and their leaders warned their followers to prepare for trouble.
• The semifinal began as Ma Xiaotao and Bei Bei led Shrek's attack, while the Sun Moon team fired Soul Tools and Xu Tianxi faced Shrek's charging fighters.