Chapter Summaries

Zhou Huan warned Ye Guyi that the Xishui Alliance was backed by a powerful Evil Soul Master organization and urged her to leave the Soul Master Elite Competition. Ye Guyi refused to withdraw, and Zhou Huan decided to keep watch over her because her shattered Godhead could benefit him.

• Zhou Huan introduced himself to Ye Guyi and asked whether she was competing in the underground Soul Master Elite Competition.
• Zhou Huan sensed Ye Guyi’s holy aura and warned her that the Xishui Alliance was backed by the Holy Spirit Cult, whose powerful Evil Soul Masters would target her.
• Ye Guyi explained that she had promised Shangguan Wei'er to compete and refused to withdraw, though she thanked Zhou Huan for the warning.
• Zhou Huan let Ye Guyi leave and told Zhang Lexuan he would keep an eye on her.
• Zhou Huan realized Ye Guyi possessed a shattered Godhead that could benefit him, then teased Zhang Lexuan as they continued toward Mingdu City.

Zhou Huan watched Ye Guyi compete in Mingdu’s underground black market and confirmed she was not in immediate danger. Back at the hotel, he shared his first kiss with Zhang Lexuan, while she asked him to keep an eye on Huo Yuhao and Ye Guyi.

• Zhou Huan used his Heavenly Eye through an ant to observe Ye Guyi at the Soul Engineer competition and saw Shangguan Wei'er there.
• Zhou Huan confirmed that Ye Guyi faced no immediate danger, then withdrew his vision because he had little interest in the competition.
• Zhang Lexuan asked Zhou Huan whether he used his ability to watch girls, and he teased her before kissing her for the first time.
• Zhang Lexuan asked how Huo Yuhao was doing and whether he could contact Ye Guyi, but Zhou Huan said he would handle Ye Guyi's situation himself.
• Zhang Lexuan joked that Zhou Huan could become Sea God Pavilion Master, and he replied that she could become his wife.

Ye Guyi investigated a suspected Evil Soul Master outpost in Shijia Village, while Zhou Huan noticed her departure and went after her. The chapter ended as a powerful aura erupted above the outpost, drawing two Holy Spirit Cult followers upstairs.

• Zhou Huan declined to watch Tang Sect's match and left Zhang Lexuan to check on Ye Guyi.
• Ye Guyi traveled to Mingdu's western outskirts to investigate a suspected Evil Soul Master outpost, believing she could handle its occupants.
• Ye Guyi arrived at Shijia Village and approached the ancient Bell Tower, which she suspected housed Evil Soul Masters.
• Inside the Bell Tower, the Thin-faced Youth boasted about his connection to Second Elder while the Big-headed Man warned him against disrespecting the Holy Son.
• A powerful aura came from above, and the Thin-faced Youth and Big-headed Man rushed upstairs.

Ye Guyi raided the Ancient Bell Tower’s Underground Palace and killed most of its Evil Soul Masters before facing a Soul Sage transformed into a Black Centipede. As Ye Guyi trapped him with her Holy Light Spirit Array, the Big-headed Man called for his Teacher.

• Ye Guyi found the Underground Palace and sensed that fourteen Evil Soul Masters were inside, with a Soul Emperor as their strongest fighter.
• Ye Guyi used her Holy Angel Martial Soul to kill twelve Evil Soul Masters and purify their souls.
• The Thin-faced Youth and Big-headed Man emerged from the second floor, and the two remaining Soul Emperors knelt before them.
• Ye Guyi attacked the newcomers, prompting the Thin-faced Youth to activate his Martial Soul Avatar and transform into a Black Centipede.
• Ye Guyi destroyed the centipede’s poisonous gas and trapped him beneath her Holy Light Spirit Array.
• The Big-headed Man ignored the centipede’s plea for help and called out, “Welcome, Teacher!”

Ye Guyi was trapped by the Holy Spirit Cult’s Seventh Elder, Mask Douluo, and nearly killed before Zhou Huan rescued her. Zhou Huan left the frozen enemies for Ye Guyi to execute, then erased their remains.

• The Seventh Elder appeared, shattered Ye Guyi’s attack, and wounded her with his Demon Maggot True Body.
• As the Seventh Elder moved to devour Ye Guyi, Zhou Huan froze him and the other surviving Holy Spirit Cult members.
• Zhou Huan revealed himself to Ye Guyi and left the frozen Seventh Elder and two men vulnerable for her to behead.
• Ye Guyi killed the three enemies, and Zhou Huan destroyed their bodies.

After destroying a Holy Spirit Cult stronghold, Zhou Huan helped Ye Guyi escape the danger of staying in Mingdu by hiding her inside the Floating Pagoda. He extracted an Angel Godhead Fragment from her and left her to cultivate safely on Sunny Island.

• Zhou Huan erased the slain Evil Soul Masters, and Ye Guyi purified the vengeful spirits trapped in the Blood Pool before he destroyed it.
• Zhou Huan warned Ye Guyi that the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sun Moon Empire had trapped Mingdu in a scheme tied to the Soul Master Competition, leaving her unable to safely withdraw or escape.
• Ye Guyi accepted Zhou Huan's offer of help and agreed to his condition, though she misunderstood his request as a desire for her beauty.
• Zhou Huan brought Ye Guyi to Sunny Island inside the Floating Pagoda and explained that it would be her refuge while she remained trapped near Mingdu.
• Zhou Huan used the Five-Colored Godhead and the Floating Pagoda's power of deprivation to extract a small Angel Godhead Fragment from Ye Guyi, then left her Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow to cultivate with.

Zhou Huan rescued Ye Guyi and brought Zhang Lexuan into the Floating Pagoda to cultivate, where they worked to strengthen their abilities. Meanwhile, Feng Ling grew furious over the deaths of two Holy Spirit Cult Elders and threatened the remaining Elders as the search for the killer continued.

• Zhou Huan returned to Zhang Lexuan and told her that Ye Guyi had stormed a Holy Spirit Cult stronghold and was now safe inside the Floating Pagoda.
• Zhang Lexuan teased Zhou Huan about keeping Ye Guyi in their Sunny Island refuge, then accepted another strand of Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow to aid her cultivation.
• Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan entered the Floating Pagoda and cultivated separately; Zhou Huan refined Ye Guyi's Golden Crystal while Zhang Lexuan absorbed the Profound Ice Marrow.
• Feng Ling confronted four Holy Spirit Cult Elders over the deaths of the Third Elder and the Seventh Elder, demanded they find the killer, and warned that another Elder could die next.

Zhou Huan absorbed Ye Guyi’s Angel Godhead Fragment, advanced to Level 94, and learned Zhang Lexuan had reached the same level. The next morning, Shrek began its second group-stage match against Heavenly Dragon Gate, with Wu Feng chosen to fight first.

• Zhou Huan refined the Angel Godhead Fragment, which his Five-Colored Godhead devoured and which raised his Soul Power to the middle stage of Level 94.
• Zhou Huan found Zhang Lexuan reading a novel and discovered she had also reached Level 94, then teased her about their future marriage.
• The Pagoda Soul Lord appeared and urged Zhou Huan to collect more Godhead Fragments, but he brushed her off and left the Floating Pagoda with Zhang Lexuan.
• Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan spent the evening looking over Mingdu and joked about making the world more peaceful.
• At the East Suburb Arena, Shrek faced Heavenly Dragon Gate in its second group-stage match, and Zhou Huan selected Wu Feng to begin the Individual Elimination Tournament.

Wu Feng fought Xing Yan of Heavenly Dragon Gate in the Individual Elimination Tournament, using powerful consecutive attacks before his Soul Cannon overwhelmed her. The match ended with Wu Feng collapsing and Heavenly Dragon Gate taking the first victory.

• Wu Feng and Xing Yan stated their names, and the match began with Xing Yan revealing that he was a Soul Emperor.
• Wu Feng used her fourth and fifth soul skills in succession, blasting Xing Yan and injuring him despite his defensive Soul Tool.
• Wu Feng and Xing Yan exchanged close-range attacks for five minutes, with Xing Yan gradually gaining the advantage.
• Xing Yan used fire meteors to distract Wu Feng, then fired a Soul Cannon beam that shattered her partially activated Defensive Soul Tool and badly injured her.
• Wu Feng collapsed, and Zheng Zhan declared Heavenly Dragon Gate the winner of the first match.

After Wu Feng was seriously injured by Heavenly Dragon Gate’s Soul Emperor, Zhou Huan entered the individual elimination match and defeated Xing Yan with one palm. The match ended with Shrek’s victory, while Xu Tianran and Ju Zi discussed ensuring the Shrek team would not return alive.

• Zhou Huan checked Wu Feng, secretly helped her recover with his life force, and sent Ning Tian to carry her back to Shrek’s waiting area.
• Zhou Huan faced Xing Yan of Heavenly Dragon Gate and defeated him with a single Snow Palm, leaving him unconscious and trapped in ice.
• Xu Tianran said Zhou Huan must not be allowed to return to Shrek, and Ju Zi assured him that her plan would prevent the team from surviving.
• Huo Gua and Wang Dong’er remarked on Zhou Huan’s strength, while Xiao Xiao said she might as well surrender if she had to face him.
• Zhou Huan prompted Zheng Zhan to announce the result, and the referee declared Shrek the winner of the second match.

Zhou Huan defeated Heavenly Dragon Gate captain Yu Tianlong in the individual elimination round, freezing him and securing Shrek’s victory after the opposing team conceded. He thawed Yu Tianlong, then returned to Mingyue Hotel with the Shrek team and the injured Wu Feng.

• Yu Tianlong failed to free the frozen Xing Yan, and Zhou Huan refused to thaw him, saying he would remain an ice sculpture for two days.
• Yu Tianlong challenged Zhou Huan, but Zhou Huan shattered his dragon-claw scales, caught and returned his Blue Lightning Dragon Breath, and cut through his black thunder dragon.
• Zhou Huan froze Yu Tianlong with a snow-white palm, and Zheng Zhan declared Shrek the winner of the individual match.
• The Heavenly Dragon Gate vice-captain conceded the group match, and Zhou Huan thawed Yu Tianlong before leaving the stage.
• Zhou Huan and the Shrek team returned to Mingyue Hotel with the injured Wu Feng.

Zhou Huan told Zhang Lexuan that divine forces were behind the crisis around Mingdu and said they should not leave with Shrek and the Tang Sect; she agreed to trust him. After the Group Stage ended, Vina, Long Aotian, and Xu Jiujiu met with Shrek and proposed assassinating Xu Tianran.

• Zhou Huan reassured Zhang Lexuan about Wu Feng's injury and explained that he would let the others choose whether to leave with him or go west with Elder Xuan.
• Zhou Huan told Zhang Lexuan that gods were involved and that he could not stop certain events; Zhang Lexuan said she would listen to him.
• Shrek advanced to the top eight after winning its remaining Group Stage matches, while the Tang Sect conceded its match against Shrek.
• Long Aotian, Vina, Xu Jiujiu, and an elderly woman met with Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan to discuss the army surrounding Mingdu.
• Vina proposed that the group cooperate to assassinate Xu Tianran.

Zhou Huan rejected Vina and Xu Jiujiu’s proposal to assassinate Xu Tianran, but Xuanzi committed Shrek’s Titled Douluo to the operation. The tournament would continue, while Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan were assigned to protect the participating disciples and stay out of the assassination.

• Vina and Xu Jiujiu argued that Shrek should help assassinate Xu Tianran, but Zhou Huan refused, seeing little benefit and believing Xu Tianran should remain alive.
• An old woman from the Star Luo Empire, Man Yi, tried to pressure Zhou Huan with Shrek’s reputation and released her Titled Douluo aura at him.
• Zhang Lexuan used Moonlight Brilliance to break Man Yi’s pressure and injure her, prompting Xu Jiujiu, Vina, and Man Yi to apologize.
• Xuanzi arrived and announced that Shrek would cooperate because Old Poison had offered terms he could not refuse, though Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao would protect the participating disciples.
• Xuanzi said the tournament would continue and the assassination would happen later, while Zhou Huan decided to let the operation proceed and Zhang Lexuan took his hand.

The Top 8 draw matched Shrek Academy against Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and their first Individual Elimination Tournament bout began. Wen Xiaoshuai turned Shi Xing’s explosive attacks back on him, leaving the battle unresolved as Shi Xing remained airborne.

• Zhou Huan drew the same number as Xiao Hongchen, and the draw paired Shrek Academy with Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy for the first match.
• Xiao Hongchen decided Shi Xing would fight first so the Sun Moon team could assess Shrek’s lineup and aim to reach the Team Match.
• Wen Xiaoshuai and Shi Xing began the Individual Elimination Tournament bout, and Shi Xing took to the air with his Soul Tool wings.
• Shi Xing fired four High-Explosive Bullets, but Wen Xiaoshuai caught two in his giant bear paw and hurled them back.
• Shi Xing dodged the resulting explosions and stayed in the air while Wen Xiaoshuai waited below, confident he could outlast him.

Wen Xiaoshuai defeated Sun Moon Team Soul Engineer Shi Xing in the first match of the individual challenge round. After Shrek won, Xu Tianran remarked that the empire lagged far behind Shrek in nurturing Soul Masters.

• Shi Xing fired High-Temperature Rays from his flying Soul Tool, but Wen Xiaoshuai’s Battle Bear Sky Cannon dissolved them and struck Shi Xing, damaging his wings and injuring him.
• Shi Xing assembled a powerful heavy cannon and fired a tracking shell at Wen Xiaoshuai, who flew into the air to meet the attack.
• Wen Xiaoshuai struck Shi Xing and the shell with his Great Strength Vajra Palm, powered by his left arm Soul Bone, and sent Shi Xing crashing down.
• Zheng Zhan stopped Wen Xiaoshuai from attacking further and declared Shrek the winner of the first individual challenge match.
• Xu Tianran said that the Sun Moon Empire lagged far behind Shrek in nurturing Soul Masters.

Meng Hongchen fought Zhou Huan in the Individual Elimination Tournament, relying on poison, illusions, and Soul Tool firepower to try to defeat him. The chapter ended with Zhou Huan appearing unharmed after her bombardment and praising her battle intelligence.

• Wen Xiaoshuai conceded to Meng Hongchen, explaining that Zhou Huan had warned him she was poisonous and provoking her in front of the audience.
• Zhou Huan took the stage, and Zheng Zhan declared that Shrek conceded the second match before starting the third match between Zhou Huan and Meng Hongchen.
• Meng Hongchen demanded to know why Zhou Huan kept calling her poisonous, and Zhou Huan defended himself by citing her Martial Soul and comparing her to Poison Douluo.
• Meng Hongchen attacked Zhou Huan with Ice Toad Poison, mirrored images, and waves of toxic liquid, but his Extreme Ice froze and dissolved the poison.
• Meng Hongchen used her Soul Tool armor to bombard Zhou Huan with dark-red beams until she had nearly exhausted her Soul Power.
• Zhou Huan spoke beside Meng Hongchen, apparently unharmed, and praised her for using her Crimson Ice Toad's abilities as a deception while revealing her battle intelligence.

Zhou Huan defeated Meng Hongchen, then demanded a Level 7 Soul Tool to release her from his ice seal. Xiao Hongchen gave in and devised a plan to wear Zhou Huan down, but the next Sun Moon contestant detonated his cannon platform as Zhou Huan closed in.

• Zhou Huan froze Meng Hongchen and won the third match of the Individual Elimination Tournament.
• Xiao Hongchen failed to break Meng Hongchen's ice seal, so he agreed to give Zhou Huan a Level 7 Soul Tool in exchange for her release.
• Xiao Hongchen planned to send Sun Moon contestants out one by one to exhaust Zhou Huan, then defeat him himself.
• Zhou Xinghao assembled a cannon platform and unleashed a barrage of shells and Soul Tool Rays, but Zhou Huan blocked the attacks with a giant Snow Palm.
• Zhou Huan rushed toward Zhou Xinghao, whose cannon platform turned dark red and exploded.

Zhou Huan defeated two Sun Moon Team opponents in succession after Zhou Xinghao tried to kill him by detonating his cannon platform. He crippled Zhou Xinghao but spared his life, then beat Lan Xiu and left Shrek ahead in the individual elimination tournament.

• Zhou Xinghao detonated his Soul Tool Cannon Platform at close range, but Zhou Huan survived the blast and attacked him from behind with Snow Palm.
• Zhou Huan sent icy energy through Zhou Xinghao's meridians, leaving him unconscious and crippled, then argued with Zheng Zhan that he had spared Zhou Xinghao's life.
• Zheng Zhan declared Shrek the winner of the fourth match, and Lan Xiu entered the fifth match for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
• Lan Xiu used his Nine Luminaries to form a Silver Light Cage and fired a Level 6 Soul Tool Shell at Zhou Huan.
• Zhou Huan cut through the Rebound Rays, escaped the cage, and froze Lan Xiu with Snow Palm, winning the fifth match for Shrek.

Xiao Hongchen entered the final match against Zhou Huan, determined to kill him despite the severe cost of his Soul Sage advancement. He transformed into a Soul Tool Cannon Platform and opened fire, ending the chapter as his Aging Rays closed in on Zhou Huan.

• Zhou Huan defeated Ye Cangshang and Xiao Ping, leaving Xiao Hongchen as the Sun Moon Team's final competitor.
• Meng Hongchen begged Xiao Hongchen to be careful, but he promised to reclaim the team's honor and stepped onto the stage.
• Xiao Hongchen revealed his seven Soul Rings and the cost of his advancement: his cultivation would be stalled for five years.
• Xiao Hongchen activated his Martial Soul Avatar, transformed into a Soul Tool Cannon Platform, and fired a barrage at Zhou Huan.
• Xiao Hongchen used Explosive Bullets to obstruct Zhou Huan's vision, then sent four Level Seven Aging Rays toward him.

Xiao Hongchen bombarded Zhou Huan with Soul Tool attacks, then tried to kill them both by detonating Level Seven Soul Tool Shells inside an Invincible Shield. Zhou Huan stopped the shells with his Ice and Snow Domain, leaving Xiao Hongchen stunned and the fight unresolved.

• Xiao Hongchen fired a relentless barrage of Soul Tool attacks at Zhou Huan, who dodged them as a white phantom.
• Zhou Huan eventually countered with a gigantic Snow Palm and vanished amid the explosions.
• Xiao Hongchen activated an Invincible Shield around himself and Zhou Huan, then liquefied his body with Level Seven Soul Tool Shells ready to explode.
• Zhou Huan froze the shells with his Ice and Snow Domain and shattered them before they could detonate.
• Xiao Hongchen returned to normal and stared in shock at the icy fragments on the ground.