Chapter Summaries

Shrek Academy worried that they could not counter Edward and the Whitebeard Team, but Xiao Tianyang reassured them that Edward was weaker than him before refusing to join their match. After Master sent Xiao Tianyang away to handle personal business, he evaded the people following him, including a frustrated Spirit Hall Spirit Emperor.

• Dai Mubai and Tang San admitted that Xiao Tianyang and the Whitebeard Team seemed impossible for Shrek Academy to counter.
• Xiao Tianyang joked with the group, then told them Edward was inferior to him even if he used unexpected tricks.
• Xiao Tianyang refused to fight for them, and Master confirmed that he would not take the field.
• Oscar shared his slacker saying, and Master sent Xiao Tianyang to handle his personal matters while the others returned to training.
• Ning Rongrong stayed behind to avoid extra training, and Xiao Tianyang left alone to meet Miao Zhenshan and explain the situation.
• Xiao Tianyang noticed people following him and vanished from their sight, while a Spirit Hall Spirit Emperor angrily gave up the pursuit.

Xiao Tianyang met with Miao Zhenshan to learn what Spirit Hall was planning for the competition and heard about a sixteen-year-old Soul Emperor on its team. He remained confident that the Body Type School could handle the opponent as Miao Zhenshan prepared for a larger confrontation.

• Xiao Tianyang put on a mask, entered Miao Zhenshan's hotel room, and brushed past Fei Xue on his way to meet his teacher.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Miao Zhenshan about Spirit Hall's plans, and Miao Zhenshan said Spirit Hall might field a Soul Emperor.
• Miao Zhenshan revealed that the newcomer was a sixteen-year-old level-sixty-two Assault System Battle Soul Master with a Demonic Totem Martial Soul and a close-combat style.
• Xiao Tianyang recognized similarities to someone Xue Qinghe had brought to challenge Shrek Academy and guessed that the newcomer was an outsider.
• Xiao Tianyang declared that the Body Type School could handle the opponent, while Miao Zhenshan decided not to burden the young disciples with his own concerns.

Xiao Tianyang’s overwhelming strength led more tournament teams to forfeit, while Shrek watched Skywater Academy compete and teased him about its girls. The chapter ended with Xiao Tianyang sensing malice from Canghui Academy’s direction and suspecting someone beyond its students.

• Xiao Tianyang defeated the Elephant Armored Sect team with one punch, and several teams forfeited rather than face him over the following two days.
• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Tang San discussed how many teams had forfeited before Xiao Tianyang invited them to watch Skywater Academy’s match.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu teased and warned Xiao Tianyang as he watched Skywater Academy’s girls, while Jiang Zhu said they were unusually proactive.
• Oscar recognized Canghui Academy as the team Bai Xue had defeated, but Dai Mubai told him not to provoke them.
• Xiao Tianyang sensed malice from Canghui Academy’s direction and suspected it came from someone other than the students.

Xiao Tianyang lured Shi Nian away from the others and confronted him after Shi Nian trapped him in an illusion of his parents’ deaths. He shattered the illusion and killed Shi Nian, leaving no evidence behind.

• Xiao Tianyang sent Tang San and the others down a detour, then returned alone to face Shi Nian’s ambush.
• Shi Nian trapped Xiao Tianyang in an illusion that replayed the deaths of his parents and tried to provoke him into losing control.
• Xiao Tianyang used his Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame chains to destroy the illusion and burn through Shi Nian’s defenses.
• Shi Nian tried to flee, but Xiao Tianyang pierced his chest and incinerated him without leaving a corpse or traces of battle.

Xiao Tianyang returned to Shrek Academy after defeating a Soul Saint and continued his Devil Training Plan while watching the tournament. He learned that Blazing Academy’s Martial Soul Combination Skill had grown stronger and that Huo Wu’s Martial Soul had evolved, leaving Tang San’s team facing a greatly heightened challenge.

• Xiao Tianyang received 1,123 Lottery Points for killing a level seventy-two Soul Saint and stored the opponent’s Mental Power Soul Bone in his Nether Sea Ring.
• Xiao Tianyang checked the area, returned to Shrek Academy, and resumed his Devil Training Plan without explaining where he had gone.
• Xiao Tianyang watched Skywater Academy and Blazing Academy compete, admiring Shui Bing’er and noticing Huo Wu had become more cautious and tactical.
• Xiao Tianyang told Tang San and the others that their opponent was Blazing Academy and that its Martial Soul Combination Skill was more than twice as strong as before.
• Xiao Tianyang revealed that Huo Wu’s Martial Soul had evolved, shocking Tang San and the others with the prospect of Blazing Academy’s increased strength.

Xiao Tianyang rejected Shrek’s request for an extra competition slot, then advised the team to think strategically about facing Blazing Academy. He identified Tang San as the key to their victory and privately shared his plan, leaving the others wondering what secret they were discussing.

• Ma Hongjun asked Xiao Tianyang for an extra slot, but Xiao Tianyang refused and said all seven should compete together.
• Xiao Tianyang warned the team about Blazing Academy’s momentum and urged them to conserve their strength for later matches.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Tang San to explain his original lineup, and Tang San named Dai Mubai, Oscar, Jiang Zhu, Tailong, and himself.
• Dai Mubai questioned why Tang San planned to compete instead of Ma Hongjun, who could move freely in Flame Hell.
• Xiao Tianyang said Tang San was the key to victory, then privately told him his plan while the others waited anxiously.

Shrek Academy faced Blazing Academy, whose improved teamwork and Huo Wu’s evolved abilities put Tang San’s team under heavy pressure. Tang San used his Blue Silver Grass to disrupt their attack, and both teams shifted their tactics as the battle continued.

• Huo Wu led Blazing Academy with a near-arena-wide Flame Hell, while her clone restrained Tailong and Jiang Zhu and the team’s attackers threatened Shrek’s backline.
• Tang San used his Fourth Spirit Ring to cage and pull his teammates away from danger, disrupting Blazing Academy’s attack.
• Huo Wu ordered her team to withdraw Flame Hell, strengthen Huo Wushuang, and have the Fire Leopard harass Tang San while the twin Soul Masters continued toward Jiang Zhu.
• Huo Wushuang charged Tang San but was caught in a Blue Silver Cage, while Dai Mubai used Oscar’s enhancement to attack the twin brothers threatening Jiang Zhu.

Tang San's team gained a numerical advantage over Huo Wu's team, but Huo Wu prepared a powerful charged attack and challenged Tang San to withstand it. Tang San chose to face the Radiant Sun head-on, leaving his teammates worried about whether he could survive it.

• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to wrap his teammates in fire-resistant vine armor as Huo Wu ordered her team to begin their third battle plan.
• Huo Wu gathered power for her Fourth Soul Skill, Huo Wu Radiant Shine, while Xiao Tianyang reassured Xiao Wu that he could intervene if Tang San was in danger.
• Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Tailong defeated or eliminated several opponents, giving Tang San's team a numerical advantage despite Huo Wushuang remaining in the fight.
• Huo Wu declared that her team would surrender if Tang San withstood her attack, and her Fire Shadow clone raised the blazing Radiant Sun.
• Dai Mubai volunteered to block the attack, but Tang San argued that his physical strength and Eight Spider Lances made him the better choice and decided to face it himself.

Xiao Tianyang saved Huo Wu and Tang San from the clash between Shrek Academy and Blazing Academy, then helped settle the match’s outcome. Huo Wu conceded after acknowledging Blazing Academy’s advantage, leaving the referee to announce the result again.

• Tang San met Dai Mubai’s attack in midair, shielding himself with vine armor, the Eight Spider Lances, and layers of Blue Silver Grass as a blinding blast filled the arena.
• Xiao Tianyang stood unharmed with Huo Wu in his arms, then dropped her when she told him to let go and traded teasing remarks with her.
• A Canghui Academy contestant challenged Xiao Tianyang for interfering, but Xiao Tianyang declared Shrek Academy the loser, and Tang San confirmed that he could represent the team.
• Huo Wu conceded the match, explaining that she had held the advantage before Xiao Tianyang intervened and that Blazing Academy could not win if he joined the fight.
• Xiao Tianyang asked the referee to announce the result again.

Xiao Tianyang’s intervention secured Tang San’s team victory, and Gu Rong assessed the strength and character he had revealed. The chapter left Ning Fengzhi reconsidering Xiao Tianyang as a possible match for Ning Rongrong, while Tang San questioned whether his victory had been deserved.

• Xiao Tianyang accepted Huo Wu’s concession, reassured Tang San, and left the arena with his teammates.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Gu Rong how Xiao Tianyang had stopped the Soul Power impact, and Gu Rong explained that Xiao Tianyang overwhelmed it with superior Soul Power and had also dismantled the dangerous deadlock.
• Gu Rong praised Xiao Tianyang’s talent but criticized his romantic fickleness, while Ning Fengzhi privately considered him a potentially suitable partner for Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong complained that Xiao Tianyang had held Huo Wu while saving her, and he replied that he had later thrown her down to preserve their chance of winning.
• Tang San asked whether Xiao Tianyang had conceded to lure Huo Wu in, and Xiao Tianyang said Tang San had genuinely been at a disadvantage, leaving Tang San discouraged about the victory.

Xiao Tianyang explained how Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances helped him turn defense into offense, resolving the group’s misunderstanding about his advice. As the others went to watch Whitebeard Team face Godwind Academy, Xiao Tianyang remembered that he had his own match and headed to another rest area.

• Dai Mubai questioned whether Xiao Tianyang’s help meant Tang San’s victory would be dishonorable, and Ning Rongrong defended Xiao Tianyang.
• Xiao Tianyang explained that Tang San had used the Eight Spider Lances to absorb damage and create an opening to attack, and Tang San apologized for doubting him.
• Xiao Tianyang told Dai Mubai to keep faith with his beliefs, and Ning Rongrong apologized to him as the misunderstanding ended.
• Saber reminded the group that Whitebeard Team was about to face Godwind Academy, prompting Xiao Wu and the others to hurry off to watch Edward and Feng Xiaotian.
• Xiao Tianyang slipped away toward another rest area after realizing he still had a match to attend.

Xiao Tianyang, disguised as Edward, secured approval to use the Congyun Blade after the referee inspected its sharpness, then prepared to face Godwind Academy’s flying team. As the match began, Huo Wu wondered whether she recognized Edward, and Huo Wushuang teased her about being interested in him.

• Xiao Tianyang let the referee inspect the Congyun Blade, which proved to have no special properties beyond its sharpness, and retrieved it.
• Feng Xiaotian spoke of his love of battle and determination to rise again if defeated, while Xiao Tianyang warned him to keep his dreams realistic.
• Godwind Academy activated their flying Martial Souls and took to the air as the match preparations ended.
• Huo Wu studied Xiao Tianyang and wondered whether she knew him, then blushed when Huo Wushuang teased her about falling for him.

Xiao Tianyang shattered Godwind Academy’s aerial strategy with a devastating blade strike and won the match for the Whitebeard Team. His overwhelming display left the spectators stunned and drew dangerous attention from powerful onlookers, including Spirit Hall.

• Feng Xiaotian ordered Godwind Academy to obscure the arena with mist and rain down wind blades while Xiao Tianyang struggled to track them.
• Tang San recognized Xiao Tianyang’s stance as the slash that had previously crushed Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s main team and warned everyone to brace themselves.
• Xiao Tianyang unleashed a powerful slash that tore through the clouds and wind blades, planted Feng Xiaotian headfirst in the arena, and knocked out the rest of Godwind Academy.
• The referee declared Edward of the Whitebeard Team the winner, while Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang reacted in shock to Xiao Tianyang’s strength.
• Spectators in the VIP section responded with concern, curiosity, and murderous intent as Xiao Tianyang’s display attracted dangerous attention.

Xiao Tianyang crushed Feng Xiaotian in the tournament, then acknowledged him as a decent opponent. Feng Xiaotian recovered his confidence and ordered his team into harsher training, while Salas grew suspicious of Xiao Tianyang and Ning Fengzhi became wary of Salas.

• Salas told Ning Fengzhi that Spirit Hall's sixteen-year-old Soul Emperor came from the barbarians and had joined Spirit Hall.
• Feng Xiaotian admitted defeat after Xiao Tianyang's overwhelming attack, and his team acknowledged that their opponent was far stronger.
• Xiao Tianyang told Feng Xiaotian he considered him a decent opponent, then turned and left.
• Feng Xiaotian ordered his team to begin daily special training, taking Xiao Tianyang's words as acknowledgment.
• Salas suspected Xiao Tianyang was winning over young geniuses and let killing intent show, while Ning Fengzhi noticed Salas's strange aura and became vigilant.

Xiao Tianyang planned to build a foundation by winning over the tournament’s young geniuses, while Shrek’s team debated whether they could stand against Edward. Tang San suggested testing Xiao Tianyang’s strength, and Xiao Tianyang immediately summoned the team to spar with him.

• Xiao Tianyang reasoned that earning favors from the tournament’s future powerhouses would strengthen his position against Spirit Hall.
• Ma Hongjun worried that Edward had grown too strong for Shrek’s team, but Ning Rongrong, Saber, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San argued that Xiao Tianyang could counter him.
• Tang San suggested asking Xiao Tianyang about his recent strength or testing him in a spar, prompting Ma Hongjun and Oscar to fear another beating.
• Xiao Tianyang appeared at the resting area and ordered Tang San and the others to return with him for training before tomorrow’s match.
• Dai Mubai led the others after Xiao Tianyang, while Oscar tried to console Ma Hongjun about the punishment ahead.

Xiao Tianyang put Shrek’s Seven Devils and their substitutes through brutal training, using his healing ability to restore them before extending their session. The girls discussed his strength and training methods, and Zhu Zhuqing asked Saber whether Xiao Tianyang was still holding back.

• Xiao Tianyang punished Ma Hongjun for complaining by extending the training time, while Oscar and Dai Mubai dragged him over and asked the coach to show mercy.
• Xiao Tianyang used his healing flames to restore the exhausted students and gave them two more minutes of rest before the Devil Training Plan.
• Xiao Wu reassured Jiang Zhu that Xiao Tianyang knew his limits and explained that Tang San needed to grow stronger for their relationship to face no obstacles.
• Jiang Zhu praised Xiao Tianyang’s healing, and Zhu Zhuqing said he had not truly fought at full strength.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Saber, Xiao Tianyang’s Childhood Sweetheart and frequent training partner, whether he was still holding back.

Saber explained that Xiao Tianyang could challenge most Soul Saints, but he planned to leave the championship to Shrek’s Seven Devils so their victory would be their own. During training, Tang San led the students in a coordinated assault on Xiao Tianyang, who singled out Oscar after the attack.

• Saber told Ning Rongrong and the others that Xiao Tianyang could handle most Soul Saints, but would not compete in the finals because he did not want to overshadow them.
• Xiao Tianyang ended the break and attacked the students with Demonic Fire Lava, forcing Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Tailong to respond.
• Xiao Tianyang used Meteor Volcano, and Tang San recognized the danger and ordered the boys to charge before the magma fell.
• Tang San used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to pull Xiao Tianyang down, then directed everyone to unleash their attacks and retreat along their planned routes.
• Xiao Tianyang emerged from the smoke and told Oscar that he had made himself a target.

Shrek Academy defeated Thunder Academy through Tang San and Ma Hongjun’s coordinated strategy, while Xiao Tianyang concealed that he had beaten the team during training. After the match, Xiao Tianyang defended his recent attention-grabbing actions and said he had Miao Zhenshan’s approval.

• Xiao Tianyang told Flender and Master that Tang San’s team had rolled down a hillside, and the battered students reluctantly backed up his story.
• Tang San chose a lineup built around his Blue Silver Grass and Ma Hongjun’s attacks, with Oscar, Tailong, and Jiang Zhu also selected.
• Tang San and Ma Hongjun quickly defeated two Thunder Academy opponents, and Shrek steadily wore down the rest to win without a costly struggle.
• Xiao Tianyang told Master that the team’s performance was passable and joked that he could make the next match more suspenseful.
• Xiao Tianyang told Flender that he had acted with Miao Zhenshan’s approval, leaving Flender to accept that the pair would do as they pleased.

Xiao Tianyang won his match against the Whitebeard Team, but five opposing fighters died after apparently reversing their Soul Power circulation, framing him for their deaths. As the authorities and onlookers reacted, Shrek Academy’s leaders considered how to protect Xiao Tianyang’s identity and keep him in the competition.

• Xiao Tianyang sensed the Whitebeard Team’s challenge was suspicious, then retreated when its members charged at him and he noticed their fear of death.
• Xiao Tianyang’s strike sent the five fighters flying, after which they reversed their Soul Power circulation, collapsed, and died; the team’s support Soul Masters surrendered.
• The referee named the Whitebeard Team and Edward the winner, then confirmed that the five fighters had died from their disrupted Soul Power.
• Xiao Tianyang concluded that someone had used the five fighters to frame him, while Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, Tang San, and the others watched with grave expressions.
• Tang San and his companions discussed the likely cause of death, while Saber quietly slipped away and Zhu Zhuqing asked how they could help Edward.
• Flender and Liu Erlong urged the Shrek students to remain calm, and the academy’s leaders recognized that the plot aimed to force Xiao Tianyang out of the competition or make them compromise.

Salas tried to investigate Edward, but Xue Ye backed Ning Fengzhi and gave him authority to handle the matter. At Whitebeard Team’s resting area, Xiao Tianyang restrained Fei Xue while Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian offered support, leaving the teams gathered around them as witnesses.

• Salas left the VIP seats to investigate Edward, prompting Xue Ye to suspect Spirit Hall’s involvement.
• Ning Fengzhi accused Salas of being involved in the plot and revealed Edward’s criminal records at Great Soul Arenas.
• Xue Ye granted Ning Fengzhi authority to represent the imperial family and handle the matter.
• Fei Xue tried to confront Edward’s accusers, but Xiao Tianyang ordered her to sit down.
• Huo Wu offered to act as a witness for Xiao Tianyang, while Feng Xiaotian told his team that he had come to repay a favor.