Chapter Summaries

Zhou Huan arrived in Mingdu with Zhang Lexuan and secretly searched the area around the hotel before they went out to explore the city. At a dessert shop, his Godhead detected two complete Godheads nearby, while the passing gods chose to ignore the sensation and focus on watching Little Ya'er compete.

• Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan arrived in Mingdu, checked into Mingyue Hotel, and settled into the suites assigned to Shrek's group while the Tang Sect team received less comfortable rooms.
• Zhou Huan used the Cockroach Army, Gray Rat Army, and Ant Army to survey the area around Mingyue Hotel, then spent time with Zhang Lexuan and suggested they explore Mingdu before the competition.
• Zhou Huan took Zhang Lexuan out to see Mingdu's nightlife, and they stopped at a dessert shop to eat ice cream together.
• Zhou Huan's Five-Colored Godhead detected two complete Godheads nearby, so he concealed his own presence without alerting Zhang Lexuan.
• A young married couple passing the shop discussed the faint Godhead aura; the man and the bun-faced girl decided to leave the God Realm's affairs alone and focus on watching Little Ya'er compete.

Zhou Huan stayed at the hotel after sensing two godheads in Mingdu, sealing his own godhead and keeping watch for danger. Princess Vina visited Zhang Lexuan with Mu Xue, and Zhou Huan suspected Vina was building ties with Shrek for the Body Sect’s plans.

• Zhou Huan sealed the five-colored godhead in his Sea of Consciousness with the Floating Pagoda and stayed at the hotel with Zhang Lexuan.
• Vina arrived with Mu Xue to visit Zhang Lexuan and learned that Zhou Huan was leading the Shrek Team.
• Vina congratulated Zhou Huan, then chatted with Zhang Lexuan before leaving with Mu Xue.
• Zhou Huan told Zhang Lexuan that Vina was likely building connections because the Body Sect was planning something in Mingdu.
• Zhang Lexuan suggested Vina might approach Huo Yuhao about his Soul Tool Hall, and Zhou Huan said it was not their concern.

Zhou Huan attended the opening of the All Continent Youth Soul Master Elite Competition in Mingdu and noticed that the tournament schedule had changed. As the first match began, he grew concerned that the Holy Spirit Cult had not appeared, despite being listed to compete the next day.

• Zhou Huan led the Shrek Team to the huge competition venue in Mingdu East Suburb, where the Tang Sect team sat in an inconspicuous corner.
• Xu Tianran and Ju Zi arrived, and Long Xiaoyao's voice silenced the crowd before Ju Zi gave the opening address.
• The referee announced the competition rules, and the tournament began with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy facing the Dragon Slaying Sect in the Individual Elimination Tournament.
• Zhou Huan saw that the Tang Sect would face the Heavenly Armor Sect in the first elimination round, changing the Shrek Team's likely path through the competition.
• Zhou Huan noticed that the Holy Spirit Cult had not attended the opening, though the Holy Spirit Sect appeared on the schedule for the following day's matches.

Wang Qingya used Little Bun’s invisibility to win two matches for Tang Sect before Tang Sect defeated the Heavenly Armor Sect. As the Holy Spirit Sect arrived to face Heavenly Capital Academy, Zhou Huan recognized Dai Huabin among its disciples.

• Tang Sect sent Wang Qingya to face Han Yu, and she used Little Bun’s invisibility to defeat him with a strike to the face and a cut behind his heels.
• Wang Qingya used the same tactics to defeat a second Heavenly Armor Sect disciple, then withdrew because her skills had consumed much of her energy.
• Tang Ya won one individual match but lost the next, and Jiang Nannan fought before Tang Sect began the team battle.
• Huo Gua, Wang Dong'er, Beibei, and Xu Sanshi led Tang Sect to defeat the Heavenly Armor Sect despite its Seven-in-One Martial Soul Combination Skill.
• The Holy Spirit Sect arrived for its match against Heavenly Capital Academy, and Zhou Huan recognized Dai Huabin among its disciples.

Dai Huabin appeared as the Holy Spirit Team’s new Holy Son, shocking Shrek and the Tang Sect. After the Holy Spirit Sect’s contestant brutally killed an opponent, Huo Gua struggled with the chance to take revenge on Dai Huabin as the teams prepared for their next matches.

• Zhou Huan and the Shrek members recognized Dai Huabin among the Holy Spirit Team, and Ma Xiaotao condemned Shrek for merely expelling him after his attempt to assassinate Huo Yuhao.
• Zhou Huan told Wen Xiaoshuai that he might get the chance to take one of Dai Huabin’s legs.
• A Holy Spirit Sect contestant killed a Heavenly Capital Academy student with poisonous purple smoke, and Heavenly Capital Academy forfeited the match.
• The participating teams recognized the Holy Spirit Team as Evil Soul Masters, while Huo Gua reacted with conflicted feelings to Dai Huabin’s appearance.
• Wang Dong’er urged Huo Gua to take revenge, Nana identified Dai Huabin as the ruthless new Holy Son, and Xiao Xiao insisted the Tang Sect did not need to fear him.

Zhou Huan pursued Earth Dragon Gate after Nan Shuishui led the group out of Mingdu, where the Holy Spirit Cult ambushed them. He killed Nether Thunder Douluo and his seven followers, leaving Nan Shuishui and the Earth Dragon Gate disciples alive.

• Zhou Huan watched Nan Qiuqiu's Earth Dragon Gate lose to the Snow Demon Sect and kept the group under surveillance so he could protect them from the forces surrounding Mingdu.
• Nan Shuishui hurriedly led Nan Qiuqiu and the Earth Dragon Gate disciples east toward the Heaven Dou Empire after their elimination.
• Nether Thunder Douluo ambushed the group with seven Soul Sage-level followers and wounded Nan Shuishui with black lightning.
• Zhou Huan's Snow Dance Ice Unicorn Domain froze the attackers, and he destroyed Nether Thunder Douluo with a Snow Palm.
• Nan Shuishui and the Earth Dragon Gate disciples remained at the scene after Zhou Huan's domain vanished.

Zhou Huan rescued Nan Shuishui and the Earth Dragon Gate from an attack, then warned them that Xu Tianran and the Holy Spirit Cult were trapping sects and academies around Mingdu. After the Earth Dragon Gate set off for Shrek City, Xu Tianran learned that they had escaped and ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to hunt them down.

• Zhou Huan killed Ming Lei and seven Evil Soul Masters, then took Nan Shuishui and the Earth Dragon Gate away in the Floating Pagoda.
• Zhou Huan released them in the hills beyond Mingdu and explained that Xu Tianran and the Holy Spirit Cult were capturing competition participants.
• Zhou Huan urged Nan Shuishui to move the Earth Dragon Gate to Shrek City, and she agreed to send word to her sect and go there.
• Xu Tianran learned that the Earth Dragon Gate had escaped, and Ju Zi advised him to send the Holy Spirit Cult after them and prevent further escapes.
• Xu Tianran ordered a silver-armored general to act and criticized the commander of the three armies, while Ju Zi considered the situation an opportunity.

Zhou Huan attended a lavish dinner hosted by Wang Qingya’s parents and received a Nine-Colored Ball as a gift. The Pagoda Soul Sprite revealed that Wang Tizhou and Ling Suzhen were once gods and that the ball could protect Zhou Huan from three attacks by a Limit Douluo while alerting a goddess.

• Zhou Huan accepted Wang Tizhou and Ling Suzhen’s invitation to dinner, and he and Wen Xiaoshuai arrived with Wang Qingya and Xiao Xiao.
• Wang Tizhou and Ling Suzhen welcomed the group and served them an extravagant meal while praising Wang Qingya and her friends.
• Ling Suzhen gave Zhou Huan, Wen Xiaoshuai, and Xiao Xiao Nine-Colored Balls that granted protection against poison.
• The Pagoda Soul Sprite told Zhou Huan that the Nine-Colored Ball belonged to a god and that Wang Tizhou and Ling Suzhen were former gods who remained above god-level.
• The Pagoda Soul Sprite explained that Zhou Huan’s ball could withstand three attacks from a Limit Douluo and would alert a goddess, so Zhou Huan went to Zhang Lexuan’s room for comfort.

Wang Qiuer represented Shrek against Ming Yu Sect in the first match of the elimination round and defeated You Chen in a single exchange. She remained on the stage to face Ming Yu Sect vice-captain Xue Bing, while Zhou Huan wondered why the sect had not sent A De.

• Zhou Huan recognized Ming Yu Sect as a powerful close-combat Soul Engineer sect and suspected the Sun Moon Empire had arranged the matchup to test Shrek.
• Zhou Huan sent Wang Qiuer to fight all seven Ming Yu Sect members alone, and she accepted.
• You Chen attacked Wang Qiuer with fourteen spikes, but her Golden Dragon Roar and Golden Dragon Spear shattered them and left him defeated within seconds.
• Xu Tianran ordered the Prime Minister to ensure the referee would not appear again after the referee hesitated to announce Shrek's victory.
• Wang Qiuer stayed onstage for her second match against Xue Bing, and Zhou Huan noticed Ming Yu Sect had not sent out A De.

Wang Qiuer crushed Ming Yu Sect vice-captain Xue Bing in the second individual match, winning Shrek another victory and stunning the audience. As Ming Yu Sect captain Gai Yin entered the stage to face her, the other teams weighed Wang Qiuer’s strength and Zhou Huan’s hidden power.

• Xue Bing used Soul Tools to transform into a giant Boa Constrictor and charged Wang Qiuer.
• Wang Qiuer stopped the Boa Constrictor with a punch, seized its tail, and slammed it into the arena until Xue Bing reverted to human form and passed out.
• The referee awarded the second match to Shrek, and the audience erupted in cheers for Wang Qiuer.
• Xu Tianran praised Shrek, while Xiao Hongchen worried about Wang Qiuer and Huo Gua told Wang Dong’er that Zhou Huan was Shrek’s strongest secret weapon.
• Ming Yu Sect captain Gai Yin entered the stage and identified herself before facing Wang Qiuer.

Wang Qiuer defeated Gai Yin after her Golden Dragon Spear drained away a third of Gai Yin’s life, but Gai Yin unexpectedly exploded after drinking Wang Qiuer’s blood. The spectators and Wang Qiuer were left confused, while Zhong Liwu suspected Wang Qiuer’s unusual blood had caused it.

• Gai Yin attacked Wang Qiuer with her Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King Martial Soul, but Wang Qiuer broke her claws and shattered her sonic attack with Golden Dragon Roar.
• Wang Qiuer impaled one of Gai Yin’s three bats with the Golden Dragon Spear, draining its life force and causing Gai Yin to age into a middle-aged woman.
• Gai Yin used her Sixth Soul Skill to send a Blood Shadow Puppet after Wang Qiuer, but Wang Qiuer’s Golden Dragon Body repelled it after it bit her shoulder.
• Gai Yin drank Wang Qiuer’s blood and threatened to drain her dry, then suddenly exploded, leaving the arena stunned.
• Xu Tianran asked Zhong Liwu what had happened, and Zhong Liwu guessed that Wang Qiuer’s unusual blood had caused Gai Yin to explode.
• Zhou Huan watched Gai Yin’s death from Shrek’s Waiting Area and smiled meaningfully.

After Gai Yin self-destructed, Zhou Huan stopped a Ming Yu Sect contestant from ambushing Wang Qiuer and forced the sect to continue its matches. Wang Qiuer defeated the remaining opponents, giving Shrek a complete victory and preventing a Team Battle.

• The referee declared Shrek the winner after Gai Yin self-destructed, and Ming Yu Sect contestants rushed onto the stage.
• A black-clothed Ming Yu Sect attacker tried to strike Wang Qiuer, but Zhou Huan broke his wrist and froze him into an ice sculpture.
• Zhou Huan challenged the referee over the attack, and the referee declared that Ming Yu Sect forfeited the fourth match.
• You Chen demanded an explanation for Gai Yin's death, but Qin Yueyue insisted that Ming Yu Sect continue competing.
• Wang Qiuer defeated Qin Yueyue, Qing Qing, and Chen Jun, completing Shrek's victory over six opponents without a Team Battle.

After locating the Sun Moon Empire’s armory, Zhou Huan took Zhang Lexuan out for lunch and a stroll, where they unexpectedly met Wang Qingya’s parents. The chapter ended with Zhou Huan revealing to Zhang Lexuan that Wang Tizhou and Ling Suzhen were both powerhouses above the god-level.

• Zhou Huan used his Heavenly Eye to pinpoint the Sun Moon Empire’s armory and planned to move its Soul Tool Shells before leaving Mingdu.
• Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan could not get a table at Fragrance Filled Pavilion, so they ate at a small restaurant and continued strolling by an artificial lake.
• Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan unexpectedly encountered Wang Tizhou and Ling Suzhen at a lakeside pavilion, and Zhou Huan introduced Zhang Lexuan as his girlfriend.
• Zhou Huan told Wang Tizhou and Ling Suzhen stories about Wang Qingya’s life at Shrek before the couple took their leave.
• Zhou Huan isolated the pavilion with the Floating Pagoda and told Zhang Lexuan that Wang Tizhou and Ling Suzhen were both powerhouses above the god-level.

Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan shared a quiet moment before Shrek advanced through the preliminary matches. The group draw placed several strong teams together, and Shrek prepared to face Body Sect in its first group match.

• Zhang Lexuan accepted Zhou Huan's claim that Wang Qingya's parents were gods and shared a tender moment with him.
• Tang Sect defeated its opponent and advanced, while Shrek won its third elimination match with Wang Qiuer and Wen Xiaoshuai leading the team.
• Shrek received its group draw and found itself grouped with Tang Sect, Snow Demon Sect, Heavenly Dragon Gate, and other teams, creating what Wu Feng called a death group.
• Zhou Huan told the team to focus on defeating whoever they faced, and Ning Tian agreed that the Sun Moon Empire had rigged the group arrangements.
• Zhou Huan ended the meeting and told Shrek to rest before its first group match against Body Sect.

Shrek faced the Snow Demon Sect in the Group Stage’s first Individual Elimination match, and Wen Xiaoshuai defeated Wang Yanfeng with a sudden close-range attack. The match left Shrek with the first victory of the round-robin.

• Zhou Huan and Lexuan led the Shrek team into the arena, where they encountered the Snow Demon Sect team led by Long Aotian and Vina.
• Zheng Zhan announced the Group One match and called for the Individual Elimination Tournament to begin.
• Zhou Huan sent Wen Xiaoshuai out first, and Wen Xiaoshuai faced Wang Yanfeng of the Snow Demon Sect.
• Wen Xiaoshuai and Wang Yanfeng traded powerful attacks, and Wen Xiaoshuai injured Wang Yanfeng’s hands with his Battle Bear Sky Cannon.
• Wen Xiaoshuai abandoned his Great Hammer attack, moved behind Wang Yanfeng, and struck with Great Strength Vajra Palm, prompting Zheng Zhan to pull Wang Yanfeng clear and declare Shrek the winner.

Wen Xiaoshuai faced Chen Yu in the second individual match, but Chen Yu’s wings let him avoid the Earth Battle Bear’s attacks from the air. Zhou Huan conceded the match, and the third individual match was set to begin.

• Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan praised the team’s progress in Shrek’s waiting area as Wang Yanfeng returned from his loss.
• Chen Yu revealed his Wing Martial Soul and flew beyond Wen Xiaoshuai’s reach.
• Wen Xiaoshuai used Battle Bear Frenzy and attacked Chen Yu with his Soul Skills, but Chen Yu dodged from the air and kept his distance.
• The fighters stopped attacking, leaving Zheng Zhan and the spectators watching an awkward stalemate.
• Zhou Huan conceded the match, and Zheng Zhan announced Snow Demon Sect’s victory before calling for Shrek’s next contestant.

Wang Qiuer defeated Chen Yu in the third individual match, then conceded to the Snow Demon Sect’s captain as Zhou Huan had instructed. Zhou Huan took the stage to face Long Aotian in the fifth match.

• Wang Qiuer used her Golden Dragon Spear and Golden Dragon to shatter Chen Yu’s wing-axes and defeat him, then sent him safely to Zheng Zhan.
• Zheng Zhan announced Shrek’s victory in the third match, and the Snow Demon Sect sent its captain to face Wang Qiuer.
• Wang Qiuer conceded immediately, following Zhou Huan’s plan to avoid wasting her Soul Power against the Body Sect captain.
• Zhou Huan entered the stage for Shrek’s fifth match and greeted Long Aotian before challenging him to fight.

Zhou Huan reunited with Long Aotian in the tournament arena, where their friendly greeting gave way to a fierce duel. Though Long Aotian revealed himself as a young Soul Sage, Zhou Huan’s attacks proved powerful enough to injure him, and the fight remained unresolved.

• Long Aotian and Zhou Huan greeted each other as old friends before Zheng Zhan began their match.
• Long Aotian revealed his seven Soul Rings, shocking the spectators and drawing Xu Tianran’s anger at the Body Sect.
• Zhou Huan displayed only five Soul Rings, prompting the crowd to underestimate him, then filled the arena with afterimages and relentless Ice Palm strikes.
• Long Aotian blocked Zhou Huan’s minute-long assault with his metalized hands, which cracked under the impact.
• Long Aotian transformed his arms into a Giant Axe and struck at Zhou Huan with Unity of Heaven and Man, but Zhou Huan’s Ice Sword damaged the axe and forced Long Aotian to defend with a shield.

Zhou Huan defeated Long Aotian in their match, first wounding him with the Emperor's Sword and then overpowering his Martial Soul Avatar with a Titan Snow Demon Fist. Long Aotian conceded the match for the Snow Demon Sect, leaving Shrek with the advantage as the tournament continued.

• Zhou Huan's Emperor's Sword injured Long Aotian and forced him out of his giant form, while Ice Empress recognized it as one of the Snow Empress's ultimate techniques.
• Long Aotian asked Zhou Huan to name his sword technique, then said the Snow Demon Sect would concede if he lost their next exchange.
• Long Aotian activated his Martial Soul Avatar and struck Zhou Huan with a jade giant's punch fused with his Unity of Heaven and Man.
• Zhou Huan countered with his 0.6 times Titan Snow Demon Fist, breaking Long Aotian's fist and making him cough blood.
• Long Aotian returned to human form, acknowledged his defeat, and conceded the match for the Snow Demon Sect.

After Shrek defeated the Snow Demon Sect in the opening match, Zhou Huan left the arena with Zhang Lexuan and encountered a mysterious blonde girl. The girl revealed her name as Ye Guyi, while Zhou Huan privately recognized something unusual about her.

• Zheng Zhan declared Shrek the winner after Long Aotian conceded, and Zhou Huan returned to Shrek's waiting area.
• Zhang Lexuan noted that the Body Sect seemed unwilling to risk serious injuries, and Zhou Huan let the team decide whether to watch the remaining matches or explore Mingdu.
• Zhou Huan took Zhang Lexuan to buy candied hawthorn skewers and told her they reminded him of his childhood in a previous life.
• A blonde girl overheard Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan teasing each other, and Zhou Huan sensed something unusual about her after loosening the Five-Colored Godhead's seal.
• Zhang Lexuan introduced herself to the blonde girl, who then gave her name as Ye Guyi.