Chapter Summaries

The Douluo delegation reached the Star Luo Continent after an uneventful voyage, and Xie Xie learned that Monster Academy would compete in an upcoming tournament. The chapter left Li Jinsheng anticipating a challenge from Monster Academy’s Dragon King, Long Yue.

• Mu Ye drove off the Octopus Fierce Beast and the Sea Soul Beasts, then joined Li Jinsheng and the others in eating the roasted Steel Arm Lobster.
• The ship continued toward the Star Luo Continent while Li Jinsheng studied Soul Skills and devised a destructive virus before rejecting it as wasteful.
• The delegation arrived at the Star Luo Continent, rested in a coastal city, and boarded a train to Star Luo City.
• Xie Xie told the group that the Continental Young High-Rank Soul Master Elite Tournament would feature Monster Academy and that its Dragon King wanted to challenge Li Jinsheng.
• Li Jinsheng considered researching powers to counter Long Yue’s Mountains! River! as welcome salutes streaked past the train.

A Green Skull force attacked the Soul Guide Train, and Li Jinsheng and the Star Luo Empire's Mecha Guard Team fought back. Li Jinsheng overwhelmed the attacking mechas and summoned a Dark Silver Bear to face Feng Linwan's Black-class Mecha.

• Cai Yuer and the Mecha Guard Team emerged from the train and engaged the Green Skull mechas while Wu Changkong joined the battle.
• Li Jinsheng carried Gu Yue to safety, then stopped a Giant Bear Mecha's axe with his fist and battered the mecha into submission.
• Li Jinsheng killed the Giant Bear Mecha's pilot by draining his life force through his left palm bone.
• Gu Yue, Ye Xinglan, Yuanen Yehui, and Xu Xiaoyan trapped an Ape Mecha but could not seriously damage it.
• Li Jinsheng blocked a second Black-class Mecha's giant hammers and summoned a Dark Silver Bear to confront Feng Linwan's mecha.

Li Jinsheng summoned a vast horde of Soul Beasts to overwhelm the Green Skull attackers and defeat Feng Linwan. After the Star Luo Empire's reinforcements arrived, the group continued their journey and reached Star Luo City, where Gu Yue sensed a mysterious pull from the continent.

• Li Jinsheng's Second Soul Ring brought Soul Beasts out of the earth, and Feng Linwan's Dark Silver Bear turned against him.
• Li Jinsheng destroyed Feng Linwan's Black-class Mecha and left him incapacitated.
• The Star Luo Empire's reinforcements arrived, and Li Jinsheng dispersed the Soul Beasts across the continent.
• Yuanen Yehui collected the damaged mechas, while Xie Xie identified the attackers as the Green Skull resistance group.
• The group reached Star Luo City two days later, and Gu Yue summoned Di Tian after sensing an aura drawing her in.

Gu Yue sent Di Tian to search the Star Luo Continent for a presence connected to the Dragon Clan, while Li Jinsheng infiltrated the Star Luo Tang Sect to inspect its hidden weapons stockpile. The next morning, Gu Yue took Li Jinsheng shopping and reminded him to act like her boyfriend.

• Gu Yue sensed a Dragon Clan aura calling to her and ordered Di Tian to find its source without alerting it.
• Di Tian searched Star Luo City, while Li Jinsheng, disguised as a white dove, flew to the Tang Sect headquarters on its outskirts.
• Li Jinsheng learned that the Tang Sect produced Soul Tools and supplied the Star Luo Empire, then burrowed into its underground vault and found numerous Grade 9 Fixed Soul Guide Cannonballs.
• Li Jinsheng evaded Hu Jie and escaped through a ventilation shaft, then planned to undermine the Tang Sect's standing and have his Spirit Pagoda take its place.
• The next morning, Gu Yue invited Li Jinsheng shopping and told him to show more awareness as her boyfriend, then took his hand as they left the elevator.

Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue met Dai Yun'er while shopping in Star Luo City, and Li Jinsheng's blunt remarks struck a nerve about her arranged engagement. That evening, the Federation delegation attended the formal ceremony and banquet at the Star Luo Imperial Palace, where Dai Yun'er intended to embarrass Li Jinsheng with Long Yue's help.

• Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue went shopping and encountered Dai Yun'er, who recognized them as Shrek Academy students.
• Li Jinsheng joked about Dai Yun'er's title and bluntly suggested her engagement to Long Yue was her problem, upsetting her.
• Dai Yun'er left determined to make Li Jinsheng embarrass himself at the banquet and said she would ask Big Brother Long for help.
• Gu Yue helped Li Jinsheng prepare as the Federation delegation traveled to the Star Luo Imperial Palace for the state ceremony.
• The ceremony for exchanging credentials concluded, and the banquet began at the palace.

At the Star Luo Empire’s welcoming banquet, Long Yue confronted Li Jinsheng over Dai Yun’er, but their strength contest ended with Long Yue’s hand injured and Li Jinsheng unharmed. Long Yue left after challenging Li Jinsheng to meet him in the arena, while Li Jinsheng’s explanation of his improvised poem disappointed Gu Yue.

• Dai Tianling discussed Dai Yun’er’s engagement to Long Yue, but she refused and ran off.
• En Ci attended the banquet to see Li Jinsheng, while Li Jinsheng’s sharp remarks brought several young nobles to tears.
• Long Yue arrived with Monster Academy’s Eight Heavenly Kings and accused Li Jinsheng of bullying Dai Yun’er.
• Li Jinsheng and Long Yue tested their strength in a handshake, and Li Jinsheng remained unharmed while Long Yue’s hand was injured.
• Long Yue challenged Li Jinsheng to meet him in the arena and left with Dai Yueyan and Dai Yun’er.
• Xie Xie praised Li Jinsheng’s improvised poem, but Li Jinsheng said he wrote poetry only to show off, disappointing Gu Yue.

Wu Changkong explained the Star Luo Tournament’s events and rewards, and Shrek’s students chose competitions before the tournament began. Li Jinsheng defeated Hua Lantang in the opening match and challenged Long Yue to meet him in the finals.

• Wu Changkong told the students that Old Cai had entered them in the team competition and described the tournament’s events and rewards.
• Tang Wulin joined the Mecha competition, while Li Jinsheng, Gu Yue, Ye Xinglan, and Yuanen Yehui entered the individual competition; Xu Xiaoyan paired with Ye Xinglan for doubles.
• The Continental Advanced Youth Soul Master Elite Tournament opened at Star Luo Grand Stadium, and Li Jinsheng was matched against Hua Lantang.
• Hua Lantang charged Li Jinsheng with his Dragon Wolf Martial Soul, but Li Jinsheng knocked him unconscious with one punch.
• Li Jinsheng told Long Yue he had prepared a move for their future match, and Long Yue accepted the challenge.

Li Jinsheng left the tournament with Gu Yue and visited the Star Luo Spirit Pagoda, where he secretly began plotting against Zhang Geyang while Zhang considered attacking them after the tournament. Meanwhile, Hua Lantang regained consciousness and told Dai Yueyan and Long Yue that Li Jinsheng’s physical strength rivaled a Soul Saint’s.

• Li Jinsheng left the arena after defeating Hua Lantang, then met Gu Yue in the corridor and went with her to the Spirit Pagoda.
• Li Jinsheng recognized Zhang Geyang as a powerful Qiangu faction figure and considered replacing him, while Zhang sensed danger and planned to deal with Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue later.
• Zhang Geyang welcomed Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue to the Spirit Pagoda, unaware that Li Jinsheng had secretly used his life force on him.
• Hua Lantang woke in the medical room and told Dai Yueyan and Long Yue that Li Jinsheng’s physical fitness was at least that of a Soul Saint.

Dai Yueyan identified Li Jinsheng as the real threat, while Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue left Zhang Geyang with a hidden problem that made Thunderclap Hellvine seek a chance to join Li Jinsheng. As the second match approached, Li Jinsheng prepared to face Fox King Su Mu and planned mischief beyond the arena.

• Dai Yueyan told Long Yue he would avenge Hua Lantang in the finals, then assured Dai Yun'er that Long Yue would win because the Star Luo Empire could not afford his defeat.
• Li Jinsheng told Gu Yue that he had left Zhang Geyang a problem that would make him suspect Hu Jie.
• Zhang Geyang released his four Soul Spirits, and Thunderclap Hellvine sensed Li Jinsheng's life force as its chance to reach one hundred thousand years and secretly vowed loyalty to him.
• Zhang Geyang silenced his Soul Spirits and intensified his suppression of Thunderclap Hellvine, then wondered whether a Limit Douluo had targeted him.
• Before his match with Fox King Su Mu, Li Jinsheng agreed to see a play with Gu Yue and considered using the outing to arrange a disguise and create trouble during entry into Dragon Valley.

Su Mu faced Li Jinsheng in the tournament, but his layered Nine-tailed Fox control skills failed to affect Li Jinsheng. Li Jinsheng overwhelmed him with a Nine-tailed White Fox phantom and won, leaving Monster Academy stunned by another swift defeat.

• Dai Yueyan warned Su Mu to be careful, while Dai Yun'er teased him about his relationship with Su Mu.
• Li Jinsheng offered to refrain from using his Battle Armor, and Su Mu began the match by summoning his Nine-tailed Fox Martial Soul and equipping his Battle Armor.
• Su Mu attacked Li Jinsheng with five control auras, but Li Jinsheng adapted to their effects and summoned a Toothless Blue Leopard to devour them.
• Su Mu unleashed five more auras, which the leopard also devoured, before Li Jinsheng struck him with a powerful Nine-tailed White Fox phantom.
• The phantom's bloodline pressure left Su Mu unconscious, and the referee declared Li Jinsheng the winner.

Gu Yue defeated Sima Xian in the tournament, then went on a date with Li Jinsheng while Tang Wulin responded to a Tang Sect Douluo Hall distress signal. As night fell, Gu Yue and Li Jinsheng headed to Tianxing Theater, unaware that danger was waiting beneath it.

• Dai Yueyan comforted Su Mu after his loss, while Long Yue warned his teammates to take Li Jinsheng seriously and told them to surrender if they faced him.
• Gu Yue defeated Sima Xian by combining the elements and blasting him out of the arena.
• Li Jinsheng met Gu Yue after her match, and they returned to the hotel so she could change before their date.
• Tang Wulin followed a Tang Sect Douluo Hall distress signal to headquarters, where twenty or thirty people rushed inside as a white dove watched and followed the departing vehicles.
• Gu Yue and Li Jinsheng changed into matching outfits, then headed to Tianxing Theater after Xu Xiaoyan teased them about their date.
• As night fell, danger watched Gu Yue and Li Jinsheng from beneath the theater troupe.

During a theater performance, Gu Yue and Li Jinsheng were interrupted by a fight breaking out beneath the stage. They joined the battle and killed the Green Skull attackers, leaving Tang Wulin stunned by their strength.

• At Tianxing Theater, Gu Yue watched a play about Huo Yuhao while Li Jinsheng sensed a battle raging underground.
• A wounded Tang Sect fighter crashed through the stage, and Gu Yue stormed toward the opening with Li Jinsheng following her.
• Gu Yue and Li Jinsheng found Tang Wulin and two other Tang Sect fighters fighting four members of the Green Skull resistance.
• Li Jinsheng deprived the Green Skull leader of his sense of touch and killed the Two-word Battle Armor Master with the Blade of Life.
• Gu Yue killed the three remaining Green Skull fighters with her elemental powers, and Tang Wulin watched in disbelief.

Gu Yue and Li Jinsheng defeated Green Skull members, then Li Jinsheng began planning to impersonate Dai Yun'er to enter Dragon Valley. After giving Gu Yue a moon-shaped necklace, he prepared for the next competition, where Long Yue was waiting to face him.

• Li Jinsheng asked Hei Yi for a reward for helping defeat the Green Skull members, but he and Gu Yue left without receiving one.
• Li Jinsheng identified Dai Yun'er as a suitable target to impersonate and sent his white dove to follow her.
• Li Jinsheng bought Gu Yue a crescent-moon Storage Soul Tool necklace, and they returned to their hotel.
• Li Jinsheng decided to wait until the Tang Sect entered the mountains before making his move against Dai Yun'er.
• At the stadium, Long Yue considered Li Jinsheng's unknown abilities while preparing to face him, and Li Jinsheng readied the moves Pulling Mountain and Calming Waves.

Li Jinsheng faced Dai Yueyan in the quarterfinals and defeated him with a single time-accelerated kick. The win advanced Li Jinsheng, while the crowd and his friends struggled to comprehend his strength.

• The quarterfinal matchups were announced, and Long Yue and Li Jinsheng said they expected to meet in the final.
• Dai Yueyan took the arena after Dai Yun'er teased him, and he activated his White Tiger Soul Skills and One-Word Battle Armor.
• As Dai Yueyan charged, Li Jinsheng turned his back and used his Life Domain to accelerate time around himself.
• Li Jinsheng kicked Dai Yueyan through his Battle Armor and the arena barrier, leaving him embedded in a wall.
• The referee declared Li Jinsheng the winner, while Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue reacted to the overwhelming display.

Gu Yue defeated Dai Yun'er, while Long Yue revealed his six-ring Mountain Dragon King Martial Soul and knocked out Yue Zhengyu. After Gu Yue and Yuanen Yehui conceded their semifinals, the finals between Li Jinsheng and Long Yue began ahead of schedule.

• Gu Yue used her control over the elements to defeat Dai Yun'er, who conceded when Gu Yue threatened her with an Ice Cone.
• Long Yue revealed his six Soul Rings and Mountain Dragon King Martial Soul, then knocked Yue Zhengyu unconscious with a punch.
• Li Jinsheng healed Yue Zhengyu and left Long Yue's challenge unanswered as he prepared for the final.
• Several days later, Gu Yue conceded her semifinal against Li Jinsheng, and Yuanen Yehui conceded against Long Yue.
• After the audience protested the early endings, Dai Tianling announced that the final would begin immediately, and Li Jinsheng and Long Yue entered the passageway.

Li Jinsheng countered Long Yue’s Soul Skills and overwhelmed him in the finals. After Long Yue lost control and unleashed his mountain-and-river assault, Li Jinsheng struck him with a Feicui-lit punch, leaving him alone in the arena.

• Li Jinsheng and Long Yue entered the finals as En Ci watched, worried Long Yue might lose control.
• Long Yue used Mountains and River, but Li Jinsheng countered them with Pulling Mountain and Calming Waves, then tore apart his Swamp.
• Long Yue and Li Jinsheng clashed spears, with Li Jinsheng holding his ground against Long Yue’s powerful attacks.
• Long Yue’s eyes turned red as he lost control, combining his Soul Skills into a landscape that concealed his movements.
• Li Jinsheng saw through Long Yue’s attack and punched him through half the arena, leaving only Li Jinsheng standing.

Li Jinsheng decisively defeated Long Yue and claimed the individual championship, while Dai Yun'er began scheming to choose him as her consort to escape her engagement. Li Jinsheng planned to confront Zhang Geyang after the tournament, unaware that Zhang Geyang was waiting for the same moment to target two geniuses.

• Li Jinsheng suppressed Long Yue throughout their match and knocked him unconscious, earning the individual championship.
• Dai Tianling awarded Li Jinsheng the dragon-type Right Arm Bone and gave a speech, while Dai Yun'er planned to choose Li Jinsheng during her consort-selection ceremony.
• Li Jinsheng returned to the hotel, where his teammates congratulated him and asked about his countermeasures against Long Yue.
• Li Jinsheng saw the distant Spirit Pagoda and decided to deal with Zhang Geyang after the tournament ended.
• Zhang Geyang also planned to use the end of the tournament to eliminate two geniuses.

Shrek Academy faced Monster Academy in the Team Competition’s opening seven-on-seven match, where Li Jinsheng and Long Yue traded devastating blows. After their clash sent everyone flying and shattered the arena, Li Jinsheng revealed he had a powerful move prepared—originally for Gu Yue—and said it would give him overwhelming physical strength and a bloodstained battle cloak.

• Long Yue revealed his Two-Word Battle Armor and unleashed his Mountain Dragon King Martial Soul, while Monster Academy’s other members donned One-Word Battle Armor.
• Long Yue charged Li Jinsheng, and their first punch collision cracked the arena and blasted Gu Yue and the other fighters away.
• Long Yue and Li Jinsheng exchanged increasingly powerful blows as their battle sank the arena and battered the spectators with shockwaves.
• Their final collision sent both teams flying and left a crater nearly thirty meters wide, with Long Yue kneeling and Li Jinsheng’s injured arm rapidly restored.
• Li Jinsheng told Long Yue that his new move was originally meant for Gu Yue, then described its overwhelming strength and promised a super-cool bloodstained battle cloak.

Li Jinsheng unleashed a devastating scarlet-cape-enhanced punch that overwhelmed Monster Academy and forced En Ci to intervene before Long Yue was killed. The exhausted Li Jinsheng recovered with Gu Yue and his teammates, then named his move “Freedom! Imperfection! Transformation!”

• Li Jinsheng formed a massive scarlet cape and struck Long Yue with a punch that sent Dai Yueyan, Hua Lantang, Su Mu, Ye Zhi, and the other Monster Academy students flying from the arena.
• Long Yue’s Mountain Dragon King bloodline went berserk, but En Ci appeared and blocked Li Jinsheng’s punch with a golden barrier, saving Long Yue and suffering the force of the attack.
• The crowd fell silent as Li Jinsheng knelt in the arena, while Cai Yuer and Wu Changkong reacted with astonishment to his strength.
• Gu Yue supported Li Jinsheng, who told her he had used the power of space and insisted he was fine despite his injuries and exhaustion.
• Xie Xie, Yue Zhengyu, Yuanen Yehui, Ye Xinglan, and Xu Xiaoyan regrouped with Li Jinsheng, and he assured them that their team had won.
• When Xie Xie asked what the move was called, Li Jinsheng named it “Freedom! Imperfection! Transformation!”

At Dai Yun'er's husband-selection banquet, an incarnation of Li Jinsheng attacked the Tang Sect armory and unleashed a massive Monster that devastated its headquarters. The explosion interrupted the banquet as Dai Tianling received reports that the Monster was moving southeast and the Golden-Bellied, Silver-Hipped Smiling Tiger had gone to stop it.

• At the imperial palace, Dai Yun'er rose to begin choosing a husband while Li Jinsheng moved to shield Gu Yue, whose aura turned cold.
• An incarnation of Li Jinsheng infiltrated the Tang Sect armory, took its Soul Tools, and fought the defenders with Golden Scale.
• The incarnation opened a rift and brought out a fifty-five-meter Monster, which fired a barrage that destroyed most of Tang Sect headquarters.
• The explosion shook the palace and forced Dai Yun'er's husband-selection ceremony to end early as Dai Tianling learned the Tang Sect was nearly destroyed.
• Dai Tianling suspected Green Skull had created the Monster, while Li Jinsheng feigned surprise and the Golden-Bellied, Silver-Hipped Smiling Tiger went to intercept it.