Ch. 242Shadow Cat: "Life, Can't You Let Me Off Just This Once?"

Phainon and Shrek Academy’s team arrived in Star Luo City for the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Competition and settled into the Star Emperor Grand Hotel. Shadow Cat tried to sneak out for food, but Audrey caught it and ordered it to run laps instead.

  • Elder Song led Phainon and the others into Star Luo City and explained its old walls, defenses, and crowded streets to the group.
  • Wang Yan left to register Shrek Academy while Elder Song brought the Reserve Team and Ling Luochen to the Star Emperor Grand Hotel.
  • Castorice learned that Ling Luochen had regained her Soul Rings and Soul Skills after Elder Song defeated the bandits.
  • Shadow Cat explored its room, begged Castorice for more food, and then slipped outside when she left for a meeting.
  • Audrey caught Shadow Cat trying to sneak off for food and told it to run three laps around Star Luo City.

Ch. 243Xiao Hongchen: "I'm Not a Maggot, I'm the Sun Moon Empire's Greatest Genius!"

Shrek Academy named Phainon and the others its Main Team and assigned Anaxa as their teacher, while the Sun Moon Empire's team learned that Mydeimos had repeatedly defeated Xiao Hongchen. Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei prepared to welcome Di Tian and seek new allies, mindful of Shrek's powerful Limit Douluos.

  • Wang Yan told Phainon and the others that they had been promoted to Shrek's Main Team and would inherit the title of the Shrek Seven Devils early.
  • Anaxa introduced himself as Anak Sargas, took responsibility for the team's safety and tactics, and presented the Reserve Team as their support.
  • Elder Song reassured the students that Shrek expected no results from them, while Anaxa assessed their strengths and began planning for the competition.
  • Xiao Hongchen told Elder Ma and Ma Rulong that Mydeimos had beaten him in all ninety-one of their fights, prompting the Sun Moon team to take Shrek seriously.
  • Xu Jiawei set out with Xu Jiujiu and Medical Immortal Douluo Wang Xian'er to welcome Di Tian and seek allies for the Star Luo Empire.

Ch. 244Xiong Jun: "Myriad Demon King, You're Singer Bar, Huh?"

Di Tian and the Fierce Beasts arrived at Star Luo City, where Xu Jiawei welcomed them on behalf of the Star Luo Empire. After accepting gifts and exchanging courtesies, the group entered the city for a banquet.

  • Xiong Jun and Myriad Demon King bickered outside Star Luo City until Di Tian ordered them to settle down.
  • Scarlet King caught himself panting like a dog and apologized to Di Tian for acting on instinct.
  • Xu Jiawei, Xu Jiujiu, and Wang Xian'er arrived to welcome Di Tian and the Fierce Beasts.
  • Xu Jiujiu presented Di Tian with figurines depicting the Fierce Beasts, and Di Tian distributed them among his companions.
  • Bi Ji gave Xu Jiujiu a feather containing one use of her Light of Healing, impressing Wang Xian'er with its Life force.
  • Xu Jiawei invited Di Tian and the Fierce Beasts to a banquet, and they entered Star Luo City together.

Ch. 245Anaxa: "No One Understands Earth Beasts Better Than Me!"

Di Tian negotiated with Xu Jiawei for the Star Luo Empire to support the Spirit Pagoda and end Soul Beast hunting, while securing an alliance against the Sun Moon Empire. Huo Yuhao visited Castorice and Anaxa, giving Anaxa a drop of the Primordial Sea so he could create Earth Beasts.

  • Di Tian demanded a ban on Soul Beast hunting and full Star Luo support for Soul Spirit Technology and the Spirit Pagoda; Xu Jiawei and Wang Xian'er agreed, with the empire's ban to follow the Pagoda's opening.
  • Di Tian offered the Star Dou Great Forest's help against a Sun Moon Empire invasion, then told Xu Jiawei that the Heaven Soul Empire and Sun Moon Empire would accept the Spirit Pagoda proposal and that he would visit the Dou Ling Empire.
  • Huo Yuhao praised Audrey for making the Shadow Cat run, then told her he would travel to the Far North to accept Ice Empress's Sacrifice and planned to watch Castorice's competition.
  • Huo Yuhao surprised Castorice while she was writing a novel, promised to watch her matches, and then went to visit Anaxa.
  • Huo Yuhao gave Anaxa a sealed drop of the Primordial Sea, and Anaxa declared that he would create Earth Beasts and establish an Earth Beast department at Shrek Academy.

Ch. 246Dai Ying: "Heh, Grandpa, I've prepared an unexpected surprise for you."

Huo Yuhao prepared to leave Anaxa in charge of the alchemy studies and Shrek Academy, then returned to the Far North as the Ice Empress began her Sacrifice. Meanwhile, Dai Ying trained Huo Zhanji and revealed that she had secretly set a trap in Wang Dong’s soul for Tang San.

  • Huo Yuhao told Anaxa he would see him when the competition began and mentioned that an old friend had been assigned to Shrek Academy.
  • Huo Yuhao returned to the Far North, covered the sleeping Su Tong with his coat, and went to rest.
  • Huo Yuhao confirmed that the Ice Empress was ready, and she began her Sacrifice as the Ice Scorpion Clan watched.
  • The Snow Empress welcomed the Ice Empress’s Sacrifice because she hoped to have company while studying for Electrolux’s exams.
  • Dai Ying trained Huo Zhanji, then followed Bai Xiuxiu with him to see Huo Yuhao after Bai Xiuxiu said he had returned.
  • Dai Ying recalled planting a Divine Power trap in Wang Dong’s soul, ready to injure Tang San if he tried to manipulate it again.

Ch. 247Huo Yuhao: "Divine Soul Bomb?! I'm Truly Proud of You!"

Dai Ying explained how she planted an Original Sin Divine Power bomb on Tang San’s Divine Soul and gave Huo Yuhao the means to detonate it, leaving the decision to him. Huo Yuhao accepted the pendant and reassured her that he was proud of her as he prepared to take the group to the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Competition.

  • Dai Ying reasoned that the Original Sin bomb hidden on Wang Dong’s soul could latch onto Tang San’s Divine Soul and severely damage it if his divine sense entered her body.
  • Huo Yuhao gave Huo Zhanji Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, explaining that it could awaken his Spiritual Eye a second time.
  • Dai Ying admitted that she had received far more support growing up than Huo Zhanji, who then rallied after Huo Yuhao encouraged him.
  • Huo Yuhao invited Huo Zhanji, Dai Ying, and Bai Xiuxiu to watch the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Competition and said he would help them find a way home afterward.
  • As their surroundings began to distort, Dai Ying gave Huo Yuhao a pendant containing her Soulology knowledge and an Original Sin bomb attached to her mother’s soul.
  • Huo Yuhao accepted the pendant and told Dai Ying he was truly proud of her.

Ch. 248Huo Yuhao: "Holy crap, Yuan Hua?!"

Huo Yuhao comforted Dai Ying, brought her group to Star Luo City, and explained how Heaven Dou Plain had fallen under the Passion Sect’s control. There, he found Roman broke after lending his money to a fake Meli account that belonged to Amon.

  • Huo Yuhao reassured Dai Ying that her father would be proud of her and blamed Buddha Tang for her circumstances.
  • Huo Yuhao and the others arrived in Star Luo City, where Bai Xiuxiu marveled at the human world.
  • Huo Yuhao explained Heaven Dou Plain’s prosperity and how the Passion Sect had effectively taken control of it.
  • Huo Yuhao gave Bai Xiuxiu two items to conceal her soul-beast aura and led the group toward a restaurant.
  • Huo Yuhao found Roman broke after he lent his money to an account impersonating Meli, then discovered Amon was the account’s registrant.

Ch. 249Water Dragon King: "Little Di Tian?"

Huo Yuhao reunited with Roman, assessed the strain the foreign spacetime placed on Dai Ying and Huo Zhanji, and let the Water Dragon King explore Star Luo City. At the Star Luo Plaza, she recognized the Black-Clad Man and called him Little Di Tian.

  • Roman insisted that Amon had tricked him with photos of Meli, and Huo Yuhao gave him Dream Coins while urging him to work hard.
  • Roman explained that spacetime rejected Dai Ying and Huo Zhanji, making them tire easily and struggle to grow stronger, though they could live normal lives.
  • The Water Dragon King left the restaurant to explore Star Luo City, while the Snow Empress stayed behind to study for her exam with the Ice Empress.
  • At Star Luo Plaza, the Water Dragon King spotted a group of Soul Beasts leaving the imperial palace and called the Black-Clad Man Little Di Tian.
  • The Black-Clad Man turned around with trembling golden eyes, filled with hope and disbelief.

Ch. 250Di Tian Painfully Loses the Right for a Selfie to Count as a Family Portrait

Di Tian and the Fierce Beasts finalized the initial arrangements for the Spirit Pagoda before encountering A Shui, the former Water Dragon King and Di Tian’s long-lost aunt. Their reunion gave Di Tian a chance to seek answers about the Dragon Clan’s past and left him resolved to preserve its history.

  • Di Tian concluded negotiations with the Star Luo Royal Family and the Hall of Worship, securing legal recognition for the Spirit Pagoda and its Soul Spirit policies.
  • Huo Yuhao noted that the draft law against hunting Soul Beasts failed to address Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts that had Transformed.
  • A Shui approached Di Tian and the Fierce Beasts, revealed herself as Di Tian’s aunt and the former Water Dragon King, and affectionately welcomed them.
  • Bi Ji and Zi Ji recognized A Shui’s connection to the ancient Dragon Clan, and A Shui invited the group to eat with her.
  • Di Tian hoped to ask A Shui about the Dragon God War, his parents’ crowns, and their Divine Souls, while resolving to preserve the Dragon Clan’s history for future generations.

Ch. 251Di Tian: "Quack! My Father Killed My Aunt?!"

Di Tian learned from the Water Dragon King that his father, the Light Dragon King, had killed her during the Dragon God War. After piecing together how the Dragon Kings’ deaths helped trigger the war and the God Realm’s collapse, Di Tian was comforted by his aunt and caught the three Idea Kings secretly recording him.

  • The Water Dragon King took Di Tian and the other Fierce Beasts to a restaurant in Star Luo City and allowed them to eat.
  • Di Tian sensed that the Water Dragon King had become a Soul Spirit and asked how she had fallen during the Dragon God War.
  • The Water Dragon King revealed that the Light Dragon King had killed her, and that Light and Dark had likely perished together.
  • Scarlet King, the Myriad Demon King, Xiong Jun, Zi Ji, and Bi Ji made excuses and left while Di Tian struggled with the revelation.
  • Di Tian concluded that his father's actions helped set the Dragon God War in motion, while the Water Dragon King said she did not know why the Dragon God had shackled the Beast Clan.
  • The Water Dragon King comforted Di Tian, who discovered Scarlet King, the Myriad Demon King, and Xiong Jun recording him on the Magic Net and confronted them.

Ch. 252Bai Xiuxiu: "Is There No One I Care About Anymore?"

After the previous night’s disturbance was explained away as an earthquake, the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Competition continued in Star Luo City. Huo Yuhao made Dai Ying, Huo Zhanji, and Bai Xiuxiu wear matching purple shirts to cheer for Castorice, leaving Bai Xiuxiu resigned to embarrassing herself in a place where she cared about no one.

  • Star Luo City's residents accepted the royal family's claim that an Earth Dragon Overturn had caused the previous night's tremor, and the competition proceeded as scheduled.
  • Huo Yuhao assessed the strength of the Hall of Worship master and led Dai Ying, Huo Zhanji, and Bai Xiuxiu toward Star Luo Plaza.
  • Huo Yuhao revealed his purple shirt and its Castorice slogans, then persuaded Huo Zhanji that enduring public embarrassment would strengthen his resolve.
  • Huo Zhanji put on his matching shirt and eagerly suggested shouting the slogans at the competition, but Dai Ying and Bai Xiuxiu rejected the idea.
  • Bai Xiuxiu and Dai Ying put on their shirts, with Bai Xiuxiu deciding that she no longer cared about anyone around her.

Ch. 253Otto and Kiritsugu Emiya's Conspiracy

Gu Yue Na led students from Xilu City to Star Luo City, while Otto and Kiritsugu Emiya planned to assassinate key supporters of the Sun Moon Empire’s imperial family. They chose Xu Tianran’s coronation as the opportunity to kill Kong Deming by disabling his Soul Tools.

  • Gu Yue Na volunteered to lead the Xilu City Research Academy students to Star Luo City, partly to keep an eye on Gu Qiuer.
  • Gu Qiuer and Ilya explored Star Luo City and talked about their families and the coming monthly exam.
  • Otto gave Kiritsugu Emiya a dossier of powerful Sun Moon Empire figures and ordered him to eliminate them without raising suspicion.
  • Kiritsugu identified Kong Deming’s many defensive Soul Tools as the main obstacle to killing him quietly.
  • Otto proposed using the Divine Grace Barrier to disable Kong Deming’s Soul Tools during Xu Tianran’s coronation, when Kong Deming would lower his guard.

Ch. 254Huo Zhanji, Star Luo City's Superman

Huo Yuhao brought Dai Ying and Huo Zhanji to watch the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Competition in Star Luo City, where Shrek Academy drew attention for its young team. The chapter ended with Di Tian spotting Gu Yue Na among the spectators after he had forgotten to answer her message.

  • Huo Yuhao led Dai Ying, Huo Zhanji, and Bai Xiuxiu to the front of the competition venue, gave them stools, and warned Huo Zhanji not to shout the wrong encouragement.
  • Phainon greeted the crowd while Mydeimos warned him that the onlookers were scrutinizing Shrek Academy, whose young contestants drew criticism from rival spectators.
  • Xu Jiawei sent Prime Minister Chen Ze to offer Shrek Academy a possible bye in the elimination rounds as a favor.
  • Di Tian arrived with the injured Fierce Beasts, claiming he had treated their ailments, and Xu Jiawei and the Star Luo Empress reacted with awkward concern.
  • Di Tian noticed Gu Yue Na watching from the audience and realized he had forgotten to reply to her message about coming to Star Luo City.

Ch. 255Mydeimos: "A Slightly Dirty Hem."

Anaxa rejected the Star Luo Empire’s offer to give Shrek Academy a first-round bye, and the competition began with Shrek facing Heaven Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy. Mydeimos defeated their entire team alone in one minute, leaving the audience stunned and drawing the empire’s interest.

  • Anaxa refused the Prime Minister’s offer of a bye, and Wang Yan asked for the draw to proceed normally.
  • Xu Jiawei opened the competition, and the draw matched Heaven Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy against Shrek Academy.
  • Mydeimos volunteered to fight alone, and Shrek sent him onto the arena as a Soul Grandmaster.
  • Mydeimos overwhelmed the seven Heaven Spirit contestants and threw the two support Soul Masters off the stage.
  • The referee declared Shrek the winner, while Xu Jiawei ordered an investigation into Mydeimos and Ma Rulong recognized him as a dangerous opponent.

Ch. 256A Conversation in the Study

Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu reviewed Shrek Academy’s powerful team and considered the threat its rising students posed to the Star Luo Empire. Xu Jiawei ordered better championship Soul Bones as a gesture of goodwill toward Shrek if it won.

  • Xu Jiawei told Xu Jiujiu that Mydeimos’s flames approached Ultimate Fire and that he might possess Ultimate Power, despite being a first-year student who had only reached Rank 30.
  • Xu Jiawei revealed that Phainon, not Mydeimos, was the Shrek Team captain and that he possessed Ultimate Light, which could suppress Xu Jiujiu’s Star Crown Martial Soul.
  • Xu Jiawei described the other Shrek students’ talents and warned that they could become Super Douluo or Limit Douluo, leaving the Star Luo Empire under Shrek’s shadow for generations.
  • Xu Jiujiu suggested that the Three Douluo Kingdoms ally against the Sun Moon Empire and Shrek, but Xu Jiawei dismissed the idea and criticized the neighboring empires’ weakness.
  • Xu Jiawei ordered Xu Jiujiu to replace the championship Soul Bones with high-quality Light, Wind, and strength-related ones so the Star Luo Empire could show goodwill toward Shrek.

Ch. 257"You're awake? This is Nurturing Spring. Drink up."

Gu Yue Na met with Di Tian and offered to review the Soul Beast protections negotiated with the Star Luo Empire, while also taking charge of Gu Qiuer’s education. Elsewhere, Dai Yueheng woke in a hidden prison, where Gehelos began torturing him for answers.

  • Gu Yue Na questioned Di Tian about his visit to Star Luo City, and he explained the proposed Spirit Pagoda partnership and the Star Luo Empire’s agreement to ban Soul Masters from hunting Soul Beasts.
  • Gu Yue Na promised to help negotiate with the Heaven Dou Empire and Sun Moon Empire and to review the Star Luo legislation for loopholes.
  • Di Tian threatened Gu Qiuer over her upcoming exam, but Gu Yue Na defended her and offered to hire tutors to help her reach the top 300 in her grade.
  • Dai Yueheng woke in a secret prison with his injuries healed and no Soul Power, and Gehelos dragged him to an interrogation room.
  • Gehelos strapped Dai Yueheng into an electric chair and shocked him after he refused to choose among the bottles on the table.

Ch. 258Dai Yueheng: "Quack! Father! Save Me!"

Gehelos tortured Dai Yueheng in Xilu City Prison, first with an electric chair and then with venom from a Poison Blood Golden Skin Tree leaf. Dai Yueheng’s screams broke through the secret chamber’s soundproofing, terrifying the prisoners outside.

  • Gehelos repeatedly shocked Dai Yueheng, who refused to yield and demanded to know why he was being tortured.
  • Gehelos told Dai Yueheng that the outside world believed him dead and described how Tang Feng had been transformed after being tortured.
  • Gehelos showed Dai Yueheng a Poison Blood Golden Skin Tree leaf and explained that its venom could cause months of extreme pain.
  • Gehelos used mechanical arms to expose Dai Yueheng and smear the leaf’s venom on him, prompting Dai Yueheng to cry out for his father.
  • Gehelos shocked Dai Yueheng again as the venom intensified his agony, and his screams reached the prisoners outside, who vowed to reform and leave prison quickly.

Ch. 259Dai Yueheng's Miaomiao Mission

Gehelos tortured Dai Yueheng until he drank the Nurturing Spring, which transformed him into a girl named Dai Yuer. Huo Yuhao gave her a mission to serve and protect Dai Huabin, then Gehelos took her to the Maid Cafe for training before sending her to Star Luo City.

  • Gehelos kept Dai Yueheng alive with a Life Repair Potion while the Poison Blood Golden Skin Tree's venom subjected him to escalating pain.
  • Huo Yuhao ordered Gehelos to break Dai Yueheng's will, transform him, and preserve him for a later mission.
  • Gehelos offered Dai Yueheng three cups of Nurturing Spring, and Dai Yueheng crawled to lick up the spilled liquid after the bottles shattered.
  • The Nurturing Spring transformed Dai Yueheng into a little girl, and Huo Yuhao renamed her Dai Yuer and assigned her to care for, protect, and teach Dai Huabin.
  • Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Imprint prevented Dai Yuer from revealing her identity, and he ordered Gehelos to train her at the Maid Cafe for half a month before sending her to Star Luo City.

Ch. 260Underground Maid Base

Gehelos brought Dai Yuer to the underground Xilu City Maid Cafe Headquarters, where she began training for a mission personally assigned by Huo Yuhao. After a Martial Soul awakening ceremony, Dai Yuer gained the powerful Golden Claw Magic Tiger and felt her despair ease.

  • Gehelos carried Dai Yuer from Shrek City to the underground Maid Cafe Headquarters in Xilu City, where she learned she had been assigned training and a future mission.
  • Gehelos delivered Dai Yuer to Dai Feng'er and told her to teach Dai Yuer maid etiquette and prepare her for the mission after half a month of training.
  • Dai Feng'er accompanied Gehelos and Dai Yuer to the Martial Soul Awakening Room.
  • Dai Yuer underwent a second Martial Soul awakening and manifested the Golden Claw Magic Tiger, a powerful Martial Soul with metal and Dark attributes.
  • Dai Yuer recognized the strength of her new Martial Soul and felt her gloom over her transformation and suffering diminish.

Ch. 261Phainon: "When Mydeimos and I join forces, who could last even a round against us?!"

Dai Yuer awakened with Innate Full Soul Power and began training under Dai Feng'er, while Huo Yuhao joked with his family at the competition. As Shrek prepared for its Round Robin match, Sukuna watched Phainon and Mydeimos from the shadows, eager to fight them.

  • Dai Yuer tested her Innate Soul Power, and Dai Feng'er agreed to train her for the next half month after Gehelos left the underground base.
  • Huo Yuhao told Dai Ying and Huo Zhanji that he had turned their uncle into their aunt, then teased Huo Zhanji about trying the transformation himself.
  • Bai Xiuxiu pointed out that the competition was starting, and Dai Ying and Huo Zhanji joined her to watch.
  • Phainon and Mydeimos learned from Anaxa and Ling Luochen that rival teams had gathered to study Shrek, especially its Spiritual Attribute Soul Masters.
  • The host announced Shrek Academy's match against Yunluo Advanced Soul Engineer Academy, and Phainon went to draw the competition format.
  • Sukuna watched Phainon and Mydeimos from near Di Ao Academy's rest area and said he wanted to cut them to pieces.
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