Chapter Summaries

At the Starlight Auction, Shrek Academy bought several items while Qian Chaoguang considered how the Ice Empress Torso Bone could sustain his Golden Body Art. When an Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone appeared, Qian Chaoguang recognized it and abruptly accused the auction of murder.

• Qian Chaoguang reassured Huo Yutong, while Dai Yueheng won the Overlord Tiger Soul Refining Saber after agreeing to let Qian Chaoguang study it.
• At He Caitou's urging, Wang Yan bought a set of twelve Level 5 Fixed Soul Cannonballs for Shrek Academy.
• Qian Chaoguang reflected that the Ice Empress Torso Bone's energy could fuel his remaining Heart Refining and Blood Quenching, but might not be enough for Bone Quenching.
• Princess Jiujiu introduced an Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone with a fixed Ice Burst Skill, and Huo Yutong urged Qian Chaoguang to bid for it.
• Qian Chaoguang stood up and shouted that the auction must stop because the Soul Bone was committing murder, leaving the others stunned.

Qian Chaoguang warned the Starlight Auction House that the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone would kill anyone without an Extreme Ice martial soul, then confronted Princess Jiujiu over the auction house’s negligence. After recognizing him as the victim of the recent attack on Shrek, Princess Jiujiu apologized and hurried away to report the problem to her brother.

• Qian Chaoguang told Qing Ya that the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone was deadly to anyone lacking an Extreme Ice martial soul, and Qing Ya summoned her superiors.
• Qian Chaoguang explained the danger to Ling Luochen, while Wang Dong and Huo Yutong discussed his imitation of arrogant young masters.
• Princess Jiujiu questioned Qian Chaoguang about his warning, and he accused the auction house of failing to identify dangerous items.
• Qian Chaoguang displayed the Starlight Sapphire Belt, prompting Princess Jiujiu to recognize him as the victim of Cheng Gang’s attack and apologize.
• Princess Jiujiu left the room in a hurry and told her brother that there was a problem.

Xu Jiawei concluded that Qian Chaoguang’s arrogant behavior was a guarded act and that Star Luo needed to preserve its relationship with Shrek, so he ordered Xu Jiujiu to deliver the apology and compensation. The auction resumed, the Star Luo royal family bought the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, and Qian Chaoguang revealed the final item to Ice Empress and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm as Snow Empress.

• Xu Jiujiu told Xu Jiawei what had happened, and he decided to personally deliver the gift and ensure the apology was sincere.
• Xu Jiawei explained that Shrek regarded Qian Chaoguang as a future Sea God Pavilion Member and that Star Luo needed Shrek’s support against the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Jiawei told Xu Jiujiu to secure the compensation, delay the auction of the other item, and verify that it was genuine.
• The auction resumed, and Qian Chaoguang explained that the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone remained on sale to protect the auction house’s reputation.
• The Star Luo royal family bought the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone for thirty million Gold Soul Coins.
• Qian Chaoguang showed the final item’s white airflow to Ice Empress and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, identifying it as Snow Empress.

Qian Chaoguang explained why the Snow Empress had been captured and dismissed the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast Embryo’s claims as an overpriced gamble. After the auction, Emperor Xu Jiawei met with Qian Chaoguang privately, and the chapter ended as he sat beside him without ceremony.

• Qian Chaoguang told Ice Empress that Star Luo Empire soul masters had captured the Snow Empress with a Level Nine Soul Tool after she sealed her origin.
• Qian Chaoguang warned Huo Yutong and the Shrek group that the embryo’s promise of a second martial soul was unproven and its price was absurdly inflated.
• Qian Chaoguang identified Zhang Lexuan as the Inner Academy’s strongest student and explained her connection to the tragedy that haunted Elder Xuan.
• Xiao Hongchen won the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast Embryo for 150 million, while the Star Luo Empire obtained Soul Tools from Mingde Hall as debt repayment.
• Qing Ya asked Qian Chaoguang to remain after the auction, and Emperor Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu entered to meet him privately.
• Qian Chaoguang greeted Xu Jiawei casually, and the emperor sat beside him without putting on imperial airs.

Xu Jiawei thanked Qian Chaoguang for warning the Starlight Auction House about the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, then gave him the Soul Bone and a Red-grade VIP Card to build goodwill with him. The chapter ended as Shrek Academy prepared to face the Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy in the Round of 16.

• Xu Jiawei confirmed that Qian Chaoguang's warning about the Soul Bone was correct and thanked him for protecting the auction house's reputation.
• Xu Jiawei gave Qian Chaoguang the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone and a Red-grade VIP Card, and Qian Chaoguang accepted while promising to repay the kindness.
• Qian Chaoguang told Wang Yan about Xu Jiawei's gesture, and Wang Yan understood it as goodwill toward Shrek Academy.
• At Star Luo Plaza, Qian Chaoguang teased the distracted Wang Dong while the team gathered for its elimination match.
• Wang Yan reminded Shrek Academy to follow its tactics because the Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy had a reason for giving up first place in its group.

Shrek Academy faced Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy in the Round of Sixteen, with Qian Chaoguang warning his teammates not to underestimate Soul Tools before the match. The teams began with unusual formations, and Dou Ling built a formidable shield wall while Shrek made no move to respond.

• Qian Chaoguang reminded Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng of the danger of carelessness and warned the team not to disregard Soul Tools.
• Wang Yan selected Jiang Nannan instead of Beibei for Shrek's lineup against Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy.
• Qian Chaoguang led Shrek onto the arena and told Guzhu Jian that their combat ideas were wildly imaginative.
• Shrek and Dou Ling formed unusual arrangements, and Qian Chaoguang privately shared a plan with his teammates.
• At the start, Chi Hengyu raised an Adamantine Shield Wall while teammates reinforced it with earth and spikes, but Shrek did not react.

Shrek used Jiang Nannan and Qian Chaoguang’s Class 9 Storage Ring to stop the Douling Team’s Thunder Giant Cannon and secure their surrender. The chapter ended with the audience stunned by the unconventional use of a Storage Soul Tool.

• The Douling Team assembled and charged an enlarged Class 7 Thunder Giant Cannon while Shrek watched without interfering.
• Qian Chaoguang told Jiang Nannan to follow his plan, and she teleported beside Guzhu Jian as the cannon finished charging.
• Jiang Nannan stored the Thunder Giant Cannon in Qian Chaoguang’s Storage Ring, then withdrew from the arena before Han Ling’er could strike her.
• Qian Chaoguang kicked the Douling Team’s shield wall and asked whether they still wanted to fight.
• With their Soul Power exhausted and their weapon gone, Guzhu Jian and the Douling Team surrendered.

Shrek Academy defeated Douling Academy without bloodshed, and Qian Chaoguang explained how the team had used a Storage Soul Tool to capture its Thunder Giant Cannon. After advancing to the Top 8, Shrek Academy drew an old acquaintance for the quarterfinals.

• Jiang Nannan returned the empty Storage Ring to Huo Yutong, who passed it to Qian Chaoguang, and he began dismantling the Thunder Giant Cannon with He Caitou and Huo Yutong.
• Qian Chaoguang explained that he had recognized Douling Academy's familiar charging tactic and had tested whether a Storage Soul Tool could capture a charging weapon.
• Qian Chaoguang warned his teammates not to underestimate Soul Tools and described how powerful weapons could threaten even the strongest soul masters.
• Dai Yueheng defeated three opponents in a row in the Individual Elimination Match, sending Shrek Academy into the Top 8.
• The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy also advanced, while Ma Rulong, Meng Hongchen, and Xiao Hongchen remained unfought.
• Shrek Academy drew an old acquaintance in the quarterfinals.

As Shrek prepared for the semifinals, Qian Chaoguang challenged Beibei’s belief that their hard work alone explained their strength, arguing that their extraordinary starting advantages made victory possible. He began listing his teammates’ exceptional bloodlines, talents, and inheritances, leaving the discussion unfinished.

• Shrek defeated Zheng Tian after Beibei took Ma Xiaotao’s place, with Qian Chaoguang supporting Ling Luochen from the back.
• Xu Sanshi recovered enough to fight as a top-tier Soul Ancestor, though he still could not use Black Tortoise Power.
• Wang Yan and Qian Chaoguang shared their intelligence at a six-hour strategy meeting to prepare for the semifinals.
• Huo Yutong asked whether Shrek could win, and Beibei said Shrek’s training and fighting spirit would secure victory.
• Qian Chaoguang disagreed, telling Beibei that Shrek’s unusually high starting advantages were central to their strength.
• Qian Chaoguang cited the exceptional talents and inheritances of Brother Cai Tou, Xu Sanshi, Wang Dong, Huo Yutong, and Dai Yueheng.

Qian Chaoguang challenged Shrek’s elite students to recognize how much their victories depended on talent, martial souls, resources, and background rather than effort alone. His words left nearly the entire team deep in thought about their advantages and limitations.

• Qian Chaoguang listed his teammates’ exceptional martial souls, innate Soul Power, and Soul Bones as reasons they should defeat opponents of the same rank.
• He argued that effort could not overcome the limits imposed on ordinary people by weak martial souls and a lack of Innate Soul Power.
• Jiang Nannan was deeply moved because she had little beyond her own talent to keep up with her advantaged teammates.
• Qian Chaoguang acknowledged that his own strength depended on his memories, cultivation methods, knowledge, and powerful allies, and urged everyone to understand where their abilities came from.
• Wang Yan agreed that people often turned to martial-soul research when limited talent made cultivation difficult.
• Nearly every member of Shrek, including Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao, entered deep meditation after reflecting on Qian Chaoguang’s words.

After a day of deep meditation, Shrek Academy’s students entered the semifinals with renewed humility and confidence. As the Top 4 draw began, Qian Chaoguang stayed back rather than compete for a lot, leaving the matchups to chance.

• Shrek’s students awoke from collective deep meditation with improved cultivation and accepted that defeating their opponents was only natural.
• The four semifinalist teams gathered at Star Luo Plaza, where Shrek’s calmer, steadier presence caught the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s attention.
• Xu Jiawei addressed the crowd and announced that Guardian Douluo Huang Jinxu would oversee the draw and the first semifinal match.
• The four team captains went onstage to draw lots, and Ma Rulong and Di Ao Academy’s captain rushed to seize the balls while Qian Chaoguang and Xu Jiujiu stayed put.
• Qian Chaoguang told Xu Jiujiu that winning a particular draw position offered no benefit, so he preferred to leave the result to fate.

Qian Chaoguang and Shrek Academy learned they would face Star Luo National Academy in the semifinal, and Wang Yan adjusted Shrek’s lineup to counter their Soul Tools. The two teams entered the arena, where Qian Chaoguang broke through Star Luo’s hostile momentum just before the match began.

• Qian Chaoguang and Xu Jiujiu drew the same number, pairing Shrek Academy against Star Luo National Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy against Di Ao Academy.
• Qian Chaoguang told Wang Yan that Xu Jiujiu was a Soul King with the Star Crown martial soul and an ability that could strip away elements.
• Qian Chaoguang persuaded Wang Yan to replace Beibei with He Caitou so Shrek would have more firepower against Star Luo’s Soul Tools.
• Xu Jiujiu led Star Luo National Academy onto the field and fixed Qian Chaoguang with a provocative stare.
• Qian Chaoguang released an overbearing aura that cut through Star Luo National Academy’s hostile momentum as the Team Battle was about to begin.

Shrek began its match against Star Luo National Academy by using Xu Sanshi’s Mysterious Nether Exchange and Huo Yutong’s targeting to eliminate Xu Jiujiu almost immediately. Xu Sanshi then endured the remaining opponents’ attacks long enough to swap Ma Xiaotao into danger, where she unleashed her newly strengthened firepower.

• The Heavenly Fiend Douluo started the match, and both teams released their Martial Souls while Ma Xiaotao lit Shrek’s cigars and Huo Yutong locked onto Xu Jiujiu.
• Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Nether Exchange to pull Xu Jiujiu into Shrek’s formation before she could cast Star Shine Technique.
• Ling Luochen, Dai Yueheng, and Huo Yutong overwhelmed Xu Jiujiu, shattered her Invincible Barrier, froze her, and Qian Chaoguang threw her out of the arena.
• Xu Jiawei watched in disbelief as Xu Jiujiu was eliminated, while Xiao Hongchen and Ma Rulong argued over Star Luo National Academy’s use of Flying Soul Tools.
• Xu Sanshi held off all six opponents for ten seconds, then used Mysterious Nether Exchange to put Ma Xiaotao in his place as he was about to be eliminated.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed her Blazing Phoenix Flame and attacked the Soul King before her with Phoenix Fireline.

Shrek overwhelmed Star Luo National Academy in a brief quarterfinal team battle after Huo Yutong and Xu Sanshi eliminated Xu Jiujiu before she could use the Absolute Defense Soul Tool. Ma Xiaotao rampaged through the opposing team, and Star Luo surrendered as Shrek secured the victory.

• Ma Xiaotao unleashed her blazing Phoenix Fire and fought Yichen and two other Star Luo Soul Kings alone, growing more ferocious as the battle continued.
• Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, and Huo Yutong pressured Star Luo's frontal fighters with attacks and support.
• Xu Jiujiu watched from below the arena and realized Star Luo could no longer use the Nine Transformations Soul Transformation Device or turn the battle around.
• Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Meteor Shower and Phoenix Roaring Sky Strike sent three opponents beyond the arena, while Dai Yueheng prepared his own powerful attacks.
• Xu Jiujiu surrendered on Star Luo's behalf, ending the team battle with Shrek victorious and Qian Chaoguang still untouched.

After Shrek Academy defeated Star Luo National Academy, the latter conceded the next day's Individual Elimination Match, sending Shrek to the finals. At the hotel, two Body Sect members singled out Huo Yutong and asked to speak with her.

• Ling Luochen suppressed Ma Xiaotao's surging Evil Fire, and Qian Chaoguang warned her not to unleash it so far in the next match.
• Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu announced Shrek Academy's victory over Star Luo National Academy, whose injured fighters would be unable to compete soon.
• Star Luo National Academy conceded the next day's Individual Elimination Match, allowing Shrek Academy to advance directly to the finals.
• Two Body Sect members, one with a massive head and one with an unusually thick arm, stopped Qian Chaoguang's group in the Star Emperor Hotel lobby and demanded to speak with Huo Yutong.
• Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong joined the Body Sect members in the lobby's resting area to hear what they wanted.

Lang Ya and Yu Tao revealed they belonged to the Body Sect and tried to recruit Huo Yutong, but she refused to leave Qian Chaoguang or Shrek. Qian Chaoguang exposed Shrek’s far greater support for her, leaving Lang Ya with no convincing offer.

• Lang Ya introduced himself and Yu Tao as members of the Body Sect and said they had come to bring Huo Yutong back to the sect.
• Huo Yutong rejected them, insisting that Qian Chaoguang was her only family and accusing the Body Sect of ignoring her when she was in need.
• Lang Ya promised that the Body Sect could guide Huo Yutong’s cultivation and even offered to let Qian Chaoguang come too, but she remained unmoved.
• Qian Chaoguang dismissed the Body Sect’s promises and listed Shrek’s extensive guarantees, resources, and investment in Huo Yutong.
• Lang Ya realized the Body Sect could not match Shrek’s wealth and support.

Lang Ya and Yu Tao tried to recruit Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong for the Body Sect, but Qian Chaoguang rejected their offer and demonstrated his Bloodline Power. After Yu Tao attempted to seize them, Xuan Zi intervened, and Lang Ya paid them compensation before the Body Sect members left.

• Lang Ya offered to teach Huo Yutong the Body Sect’s secret techniques and help her achieve a Second Awakening, but Qian Chaoguang refused and said her Spiritual Eye would awaken to Silver Rank.
• Qian Chaoguang activated the Golden Body Art and showed Lang Ya his externalized Bloodline Power, then knocked Lang Ya back when he tried to inspect him.
• Yu Tao reached for Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong, but Xuan Zi appeared and shattered the bones in Yu Tao’s right hand with a finger.
• Xuan Zi identified himself as a member of Shrek’s Sea God Pavilion and ordered Lang Ya and Yu Tao to leave.
• Qian Chaoguang demanded compensation, and Lang Ya gave him more than a million Gold Soul Coins before the two Body Sect members departed.

Star Luo City prepared for the finals as Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy entered the arena for the championship match. Against Wang Yan’s plan to concede the Team Battle, Qian Chaoguang insisted that Shrek should win it and end the competition there.

• Star Luo Empire reinforced the capital and mobilized supplies as crowds gathered for the finals.
• Qian Chaoguang noticed Xu Jiujiu watching him with hostility, while Huo Yutong saw the White Tiger Duke, Dai Hao, and renewed her resolve to kill him.
• Xu Jiawei announced the finals’ prize and named the Heavenly Fiend Douluo, Huang Jinxu, as referee; Xuan Zi arrived to watch.
• The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy sent Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, Mika, Xiao Xiafeng, Chen Fei, and Lin Xi into the Team Battle.
• Shrek sent Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Qian Chaoguang, Huo Yutong, Xu Sanshi, and He Caitou, and Qian Chaoguang declared that he wanted to win the Team Battle and finish the competition.

Xu Jiawei and Dai Hao discussed Shrek Academy’s mysterious Qian Chaoguang before the final match began. Both teams revealed their formations and opened the battle with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy unleashing a barrage of Soul Tool attacks.

• Xu Jiawei told Dai Hao that he could not discern Qian Chaoguang’s true strength, and they discussed the prospects of Shrek Academy’s young fighters.
• Ma Rulong watched Qian Chaoguang warily as both teams took their positions, with Shrek fielding Xu Sanshi at the front and the Sun Moon team forming a wedge.
• Wang Yan’s proposed lineup change was rejected by Qian Chaoguang, who kept He Caitou in place rather than send Jiang Nannan into a frontal fight against Soul Engineers with Invincible Barriers.
• Huang Jinxu started the final match, and both teams activated their Martial Souls and Soul Tools.
• Lin Xi shielded the Sun Moon team while its members prepared Flying Soul Tools to counter Xu Sanshi’s Mysterious Nether Exchange, then launched a sweeping barrage of Soul Tool attacks at Shrek.

Qian Chaoguang charged the Super Energy Gathering Cannon while Shrek countered the Sun Moon Battle Team’s bombardment. Ma Xiaotao and Xu Sanshi attacked the opposing front, and Huo Yutong used Lock On to make Mysterious Nether Exchange swap Xiao Hongchen into Xu Sanshi’s place.

• Qian Chaoguang carried and charged the complete Super Energy Gathering Cannon with energy from three concealed Level 4 Milk Bottles.
• Huo Yutong guided Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Meteor Shower, which suppressed the Sun Moon Battle Team’s bombardment and forced them to raise layered shields.
• Dai Yueheng launched Ma Xiaotao toward Lin Xi, who activated three Level 5 Defense Soul Tools and trapped her inside an Invincible Barrier and two shields.
• The Sun Moon Battle Team fired a Rank 7 beam and deployed Lightning Cage as Xu Sanshi prepared Mysterious Nether Exchange.
• Huo Yutong’s Lock On helped Xu Sanshi swap places with Xiao Hongchen, leaving Xiao Hongchen exposed on Shrek’s side.