Chapter Summaries

Li Changsheng fought the Shrek Seven Devils team, revealing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and matching the team’s combined attacks. As the battle reached its climax, Tang San sensed a disturbance in the lower realm, but the Grand Pure Daoist Venerable concealed Li Changsheng’s presence from him.

• The Shrek Seven Devils and their observers were shocked to see Li Changsheng, a Soul Ancestor, wield a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng opened the attack, while Ling Luochen, Yao Haoxuan, and Xixi joined in; Li Changsheng used his pagoda’s first soul skill to break their assault.
• Gongyang Mo supported the team as Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng launched powerful attacks, and the watching students discussed Li Changsheng’s strength.
• Li Changsheng raised his Heaven and Earth Ice Emperor Shield against the team’s combined soul skills as the battle reached its most intense point.
• Tang San sensed a disturbance in the lower realm and tried to inspect it, but the Grand Pure Daoist Venerable concealed Li Changsheng and his treasures from the gods.

Grand Pure Daoist Venerable revealed that a god had targeted Li Changsheng, but promised to keep him hidden, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress speculated that he and Li Changsheng came from another world. In the competition, Li Changsheng replaced his defensive pagoda with his second martial soul, the Taiji Diagram, and immobilized his opponents with its overwhelming power.

• Grand Pure Daoist Venerable confirmed that a god was targeting Li Changsheng and assured Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress that he could keep Li Changsheng hidden.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress speculated that Grand Pure Daoist Venerable and Li Changsheng came from a world beyond Douluo Continent, then argued over who should ask them.
• Tang San failed to locate Li Changsheng with his divine power and suspected the Destruction God King was interfering.
• Ice Empress's Extreme Ice suppressed Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen as the Shrek Seven Devils' attacks struck Li Changsheng's Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda without harming him.
• Li Changsheng put away the pagoda, summoned his Taiji Diagram, and immobilized the opposing team with its Yin Yang Two Energies.

Li Changsheng revealed his second martial soul and overwhelmed Ma Xiaotao’s team, prompting Mu En to ask how he had obtained his extraordinary Fourth Soul Ring. The chapter ended with Dai Yueheng warning Dai Huabin that Li Changsheng had killed the Soul Masters he sent after him and was far too powerful to challenge.

• Li Changsheng’s Taiji Diagram immobilized the Shrek Seven Devils, and Ma Xiaotao identified it as his second martial soul.
• Elder Xuan stopped the fight, and Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng admitted that their team could not defeat Li Changsheng.
• Jiang Nannan guessed that Elder Xuan wanted to ask about Li Changsheng’s Fourth Soul Ring, while the others pressed her for an explanation.
• Mu En asked how Li Changsheng had obtained his Fourth Soul Ring, and Li Changsheng claimed a soul beast had sacrificed itself to him to escape its Heavenly Tribulation.
• Dai Yueheng warned Dai Huabin that Li Changsheng had killed the Soul Kings and Soul Emperors he had sent after him and could defeat even Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao.

Dai Yueheng warned Dai Huabin to stop pursuing Li Changsheng after the Shrek Seven Devils lost to him, while Li Changsheng questioned Jiang Nannan about Shrek Academy’s treatment of Evil Soul Masters. He suggested that the world’s definition of evil served a larger purpose and ended by pointing to inheritance as the key issue.

• Dai Yueheng told Dai Huabin that Li Changsheng had an extraordinary soul ring configuration and had defeated the Shrek Seven Devils alone.
• Dai Yueheng slapped Dai Huabin and warned him that pursuing Li Changsheng would endanger him and the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion.
• Li Changsheng used the Taiji Diagram’s shielding ability while walking with Jiang Nannan by Sea God Lake and asked her what she thought of Shrek Academy.
• Li Changsheng argued that people with evil-attribute martial souls were branded Evil Soul Masters regardless of their actions, unlike the standards he said Spirit Hall had used ten thousand years earlier.
• Li Changsheng suggested that Evil Soul Masters might be deliberately left alive because the world needed evil to define righteousness and protectors.
• Jiang Nannan argued that ordinary people could handle necessary work if fairly compensated, but Li Changsheng replied that inheritance was what mattered.

Li Changsheng explained Shrek Academy’s hidden motives to Jiang Nannan and warned her to think for herself when Elder Xuan made his next request. He tested her loyalty, then offered her a provocative choice that left her stunned, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s attempt to copy his tactic ended with the Ice Empress beating him.

• Li Changsheng told Jiang Nannan that Shrek Academy’s strength came partly from newcomers seeking revenge on Evil Soul Masters, and warned her to keep the truth secret.
• Li Changsheng advised Jiang Nannan to judge Elder Xuan’s expected request for herself and stay by his side to learn.
• Li Changsheng asked Jiang Nannan whether she would choose him or Shrek Academy, and she said he was more important to her than anyone except her mother.
• Li Changsheng offered to kiss Jiang Nannan as an apology or let her kiss him to get even, leaving her stunned.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm wrote down Li Changsheng’s tactic, but the Ice Empress discovered the notebook, read it, and beat him twice.

Li Changsheng and the Shrek Academy group learned that their mission involved fighting Evil Soul Masters, while he secretly warned Jiang Nannan about the Academy’s attempt to rally them. After reaching the Star Luo Empire’s Western Group Army, Jiang Nannan told Li Changsheng she would follow his lead.

• As the group left Shrek Academy, Wang Dong teased Li Changsheng about his late-night date with Jiang Nannan.
• Elder Xuan explained why few Inner Court Disciples remained and asked the group to choose whether to join the mission; seven agreed, while Li Changsheng silently warned Jiang Nannan to be cautious.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress discussed the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda’s power against Evil Soul Masters and the danger of revealing it.
• Led by Elder Xuan, the group traveled overnight and entered the Star Luo Empire’s Western Group Army with Dai Yueheng’s help.
• Jiang Nannan told Li Changsheng she understood the mission and would follow his lead, easing his worry that she had been swayed by the Academy’s appeal.

Shrek Academy’s team attacked the Evil Soul Masters in a cave in the Mingdou Mountains, but Ma Xiaotao killed the Death Messenger before Li Changsheng could warn her that his death would trigger Corpse Explosion. Explosions tore through the cave, leaving the team trapped and badly injured as Elder Xuan tried to reach them.

• Wang Yan ordered Ma Xiaotao and the Inner Court Disciples to attack the Evil Soul Masters while Li Changsheng warned the group to stay alert.
• The team entered the cave and found piles of corpses and the skins of adults and infants, prompting Li Changsheng to tell Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong to flee if danger arose.
• Wang Yan led the group into the cavern, where Beibei and Li Changsheng protected Wang Dong and Jiang Nannan as the team fought the Evil Soul Masters.
• The Death Messenger attacked with his five Soul Rings, but Li Changsheng used his Taiji Diagram to immobilize him.
• Ma Xiaotao killed the Death Messenger before Li Changsheng could stop her, triggering explosions throughout the cave and a rapid collapse.
• Elder Xuan sensed the danger outside, but the cave shook and collapsed before he could reach the others.

Li Changsheng rescued Ma Xiaotao from the collapsed cave after a Soul Tool Elemental Bomb killed Yao Haoxuan and badly injured the Shrek team. Elder Xuan admitted fault and split the survivors between Shrek Academy and the military camp for treatment.

• Li Changsheng rushed into the explosion to save Ma Xiaotao as Elder Xuan blasted a path out and the cave collapsed.
• Elder Xuan discovered that Ma Xiaotao, Li Changsheng, and Yao Haoxuan were missing, and Wang Yan reported Yao Haoxuan's death and the others' unknown fates.
• Jiang Nannan blamed Elder Xuan for failing to heed Li Changsheng's warning, and Elder Xuan accepted responsibility for the disastrous operation.
• Li Changsheng emerged from twisted space carrying the unconscious Ma Xiaotao and Yao Haoxuan's remains, then reassured Jiang Nannan.
• Elder Xuan confirmed Ma Xiaotao would recover, took the more seriously injured survivors toward Shrek Academy, and Wang Yan led the others back to the military camp.

After the battle in the Mingdou Mountains left most of Shrek's team injured, Wang Yan expected Jiang Nannan and the others to compete in the tournament while Li Changsheng recovered. At the military camp, Jiang Nannan cared for the unconscious Li Changsheng and discovered Wang Dong's female identity, agreeing to keep it secret.

• Wang Yan told Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong, and the others that they would likely have to compete in the tournament because the remaining Shrek Seven Devils were too injured.
• Jiang Nannan stayed beside the unconscious Li Changsheng at the military camp, and Ma Xiaotao visited to ask after him and blame herself for his injuries.
• Wang Dong visited Li Changsheng, and Jiang Nannan confronted her about being a girl and having attended the Treasure Appraisal Meeting with him.
• Wang Dong revealed her true appearance to Jiang Nannan after Jiang Nannan asked to see it.
• Wang Dong asked Jiang Nannan to keep her identity secret, and Jiang Nannan agreed before Wang Dong left.

Li Changsheng learned that the Grand Pure Daoist Venerable would consider taking him as a disciple if he proved himself by becoming a god. At Shrek Academy, Elder Xuan resigned from his positions and explained how Li Changsheng had saved Ma Xiaotao during the mission.

• Li Changsheng told the Ice Empress and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that his treasures had protected him from the Soul Tool Elemental Bombs and that he had used spatial traversal to escape the cave-in.
• The Grand Pure Daoist Venerable asked Li Changsheng about his cultivation plans and offered to take him as a disciple if he became a god of this world.
• Elder Xuan learned that Gongyang Mo and two others had suffered severe injuries but could use Soul Tools to compensate for their losses.
• At the Sea God Pavilion Meeting, Elder Xuan announced that he was resigning from his positions, shocking the assembled elders.
• Elder Xuan revealed that Li Changsheng had saved Ma Xiaotao from being blown to pieces, and the elders marveled at the power of his pagoda and Taiji Diagram.

Mu En confirmed that Huo Yuhao’s Taiji Diagram had saved Xiaotao and urged Shrek Academy to equip every Inner Court Disciple with flying and defensive Soul Tools. Elder Xuan stayed in his position despite his guilt, while Yan Shaozhe reluctantly accepted Mu En’s decision.

• Mu En affirmed that Huo Yuhao’s Taiji Diagram had helped Xiaotao survive the explosion and praised the strength of his martial souls.
• Elder Xuan blamed himself for the losses and declared he would bring Yao Haoxuan’s body home, but Mu En refused to let him resign.
• Mu En insisted that Elder Xuan marry and pass down his Godly Taotie Bull martial soul, prompting laughter from the others.
• Mu En ordered every Inner Court Disciple to receive flying and defensive Soul Tools, and Xian Lin'er welcomed the decision.
• Yan Shaozhe questioned the plan, but Mu En warned him that Shrek Academy had to adapt to the growing importance of Soul Tools.

Mu En decided Shrek Academy would let its injured tournament team compete as it could and planned reforms to integrate Soul Tools into the academy. Meanwhile, Li Changsheng woke in the Star Luo military camp, where Jiang Nannan cared for him, while Ma Xiaotao and Wang Dong left them alone; the chapter ended with the spirit beings speculating about his future relationships.

• Mu En asked about Chang Sheng's injuries, then decided Shrek Academy would let the team perform as it could in the tournament.
• Mu En ordered an exchange invitation to Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and required Shrek's Spirit System and Soul Tool Department to integrate.
• Li Changsheng woke after being unconscious for less than a day, and Jiang Nannan brought him meat porridge and fed him.
• Ma Xiaotao and Wang Dong saw Jiang Nannan caring for Li Changsheng and chose not to interrupt.
• Jiang Nannan urged Li Changsheng to protect himself and left after he reassured her.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress discussed Li Changsheng's relationships and considered betting on whom he would end up with.

After Shrek’s tournament team assessed their injuries, Li Changsheng considered founding the Dao Sect once he had repaid his debts to Shrek Academy. He proposed making a deal with Di Tian and the other soul beasts, arguing that he could offer them a way to address their greatest flaw.

• Wang Yan asked Ma Xiaotao, Li Changsheng, and the others about their injuries, and Li Changsheng said he could still fight.
• Wang Yan concluded that the team could hold out without academy reinforcements if Li Changsheng remained able to fight.
• Li Changsheng considered founding the Dao Sect and decided Shrek Academy could not provide the resources or backing he needed.
• Li Changsheng told Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress he intended to repay Shrek Academy and eventually leave it.
• Li Changsheng proposed making a deal with Di Tian and the other soul beasts, claiming he could offer them countless benefits.
• Li Changsheng asked Sky Dream Ice Silkworm why soul beasts could not become gods, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm blamed heaven and earth for refusing to acknowledge them.

Li Changsheng told Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress that the God Realm barred soul beasts from becoming gods, and proposed reshaping the world's rules to address the imbalance between humans and soul beasts. He revealed that the Taiji Diagram gave him the power to alter rules and reshape the world.

• Li Changsheng told Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress that even surviving ten Heavenly Tribulations would not let them ascend because the God Realm forbade lower-realm soul beasts from becoming gods.
• Li Changsheng explained that soul beasts developed intelligence and strength far more slowly than humans, while human reproduction, productivity, and Soul Tools had made humanity dominant.
• Li Changsheng said he could help Di Tian by changing the world's rules, then returned to his room and entered the Sea of Consciousness.
• Ice Empress guessed that Li Changsheng intended to remove the restriction on soul beasts after he ascended, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm doubted Di Tian could trust a human.
• Li Changsheng summoned the Taiji Diagram and revealed that it could alter rules, reshape heaven and earth, and perform other world-changing feats.

Li Changsheng explained that he and his martial souls came from another world and planned to change Douluo Star’s rules so humans would not need to hunt soul beasts to advance. The Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament began in Star Luo City, where Shrek Academy’s reserve team faced Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy in the opening match.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Empress questioned how the Taiji Diagram could reshape the world, and Li Changsheng explained that its original body came from a greater world.
• Li Changsheng said he would change the rules requiring soul masters to hunt soul beasts, while the Ice Empress described the threat of the soul beast race’s eventual extinction.
• The Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament opened in Star Luo City, and the draw matched Shrek Academy against Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy.
• Li Changsheng and Ma Xiaotao encouraged Shrek’s nervous reserve team, and Wang Dong gained confidence about proving herself.
• The two teams entered the arena before a curious crowd, released their martial souls and soul rings, and Beibei charged forward at the referee’s signal.

Li Changsheng revealed the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda during Shrek Academy’s match against Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy and single-handedly suppressed the opposing team. Shrek won, leaving the arena stunned by Li Changsheng’s strength.

• Dai Yueheng worried that Li Changsheng’s injuries might hinder Shrek Academy, but Ma Xiaotao reassured him that Li Changsheng was stronger than he imagined.
• Beibei and the others fought Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy while Li Changsheng watched and assessed the gap between the teams.
• Li Changsheng summoned the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and unleashed golden beams and a powerful suction force against Heavenly Spirit Academy’s contestants.
• The pagoda overwhelmed the opposing team without Li Changsheng using a soul skill or revealing his soul rings, and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner.
• Li Changsheng withdrew the pagoda and declared, “I was born useful,” prompting Wang Dong to question his boast.

After Li Changsheng’s team dominated Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy, the other academies and the Star Luo Emperor began investigating them. That night, Li Changsheng asked Jiang Nannan what she planned to do after the tournament, hinting that he had another idea for her.

• Xiao Hongchen watched Li Changsheng from Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and clenched his fists in anger.
• Wang Yan praised Li Changsheng and the other six contestants after their victory, then led them back to the hotel.
• The major academies and the Star Luo Emperor ordered investigations into Li Changsheng’s team after seeing how easily they had defeated Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy.
• Jiang Nannan came to Li Changsheng’s room at night, where he teased her before asking about her plans after the tournament.
• Jiang Nannan said she expected to remain at Shrek Academy as an Inner Court Disciple and asked whether Li Changsheng had another plan for her.

Li Changsheng told Jiang Nannan that he planned to leave Shrek Academy after the tournament and establish the Dao Sect, and she agreed to leave with him. He then revealed that he knew Wang Dong was a girl because her Light Goddess Butterfly martial soul appeared only in beautiful women, while he considered how to win Di Tian’s support for the sect.

• Li Changsheng told Jiang Nannan that he planned to leave Shrek Academy after the tournament to establish a faction and asked whether she would come with him.
• Jiang Nannan agreed to leave with Li Changsheng, provided he did not keep Wang Dong and Ma Xiaotao by his side.
• Li Changsheng explained that Ma Xiaotao was unlikely to leave because she was Yan Shaozhe’s disciple and heir, while Wang Dong’s powerful background made Shrek Academy wary of her.
• Jiang Nannan questioned how Li Changsheng knew Wang Dong was a girl, and he explained that the Light Goddess Butterfly appeared only in beautiful women.
• Li Changsheng told Jiang Nannan to keep his plans secret and looked toward the Star Dou Great Forest, hoping to gain Di Tian’s support by proving he could change the soul beast race’s fate.

Shrek Academy’s reserve team discussed their abilities ahead of the matches, and He Caitou’s cigar soul skill surprised everyone. Later, Xiao Hongchen challenged Li Changsheng, who dismissed him and returned to his room.

• Wang Yan asked the reserve team members to explain their soul skills as Shrek Academy prepared for the matches with its regular fighters injured.
• He Caitou revealed his cigar soul skill, and the others tried it after Xu Sanshi praised its effects.
• Li Changsheng recognized the cigar from his past life, while Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong, Ma Xiaotao, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm also sampled it.
• Xiao Hongchen confronted Li Changsheng and declared that he would defeat him in the upcoming matches.
• Li Changsheng called Xiao Hongchen an idiot and went to his room, while Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong mocked the challenger before leaving.

On the fourth day of the tournament, Shrek Academy faced Yunluo Advanced Soul Engineer Academy in a one-on-one gauntlet, and Wang Yan chose Xu Sanshi to counter their Soul Engineer. Li Changsheng started a betting pool on how many matches Xu Sanshi would win, and the chapter ended as Yunluo’s captain challenged him to a match that would decide the outcome in one battle.

• Beibei drew the match format, and Wang Yan chose Xu Sanshi to compete in the one-on-one matches so Li Changsheng could rest and recover.
• Li Changsheng proposed a betting pool on how many matches Xu Sanshi would win, and the others placed their bets.
• Jiang Nannan joined the pool after Wang Dong revealed that Li Changsheng had several million Gold Soul Coins.
• Xu Sanshi won two matches in a row, while Beibei and the others estimated how long he could keep fighting.
• Li Changsheng wondered if Yunluo might stake the outcome on a single battle, and Yunluo’s captain challenged Xu Sanshi on those terms.