Chapter Summaries

Chen Ming, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen visited Spirit Fighting City and encountered hostility from both local Soul Masters and Shrek Academy. The chapter left the trio surrounded at a restaurant by Shrek’s teams, whose leader seemed familiar to Chen Ming.

• Chen Ming criticized the Dou Ling Empire’s backward streets and infrastructure while Xiao Hongchen wondered why it did not use Soul Guiding Lamps.
• A drunken Soul Master confronted the trio, and Chen Ming injured his fingers with chopsticks before intimidating the gathered Soul Masters into retreating.
• Chen Ming and the siblings noticed Shrek’s Inspectorate entering the restaurant, and Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen moved closer to him.
• Shrek’s fourteen Soul Masters recognized the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy insignia and seated themselves around the trio.
• Chen Ming sensed that the Shrek group included powerful Soul Masters and found its cool, aloof leader increasingly familiar.

Chen Ming and the Hongchen siblings encountered Yan Shaozhe, whose pressure knocked them unconscious and left Chen Ming burdened by fear. After recovering, Chen Ming overcame the lingering effect and resolved to oppose Yan Shaozhe, though his attempt to shape a Battle Skill remained incomplete.

• Chen Ming shared a meal with Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen while the Shrek teams relaxed nearby, and he learned that one hidden Soul Master was connected to the Profound Nether Sect.
• Chen Ming took Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen from the restaurant and ran into Yan Shaozhe, who suppressed them with his aura and caused the siblings to faint.
• Chen Ming carried the unconscious siblings back to their hotel room and recognized that Yan Shaozhe had used a trace of Mu En's Ruler of the World Battle Skill.
• Chen Ming recalled the immense powers he had witnessed before and used those memories to overcome the fear and submission left by Yan Shaozhe's pressure.
• Chen Ming condemned Yan Shaozhe's character and limitations, then tried to infuse his Soul Power with his spiritual power and will but fell short of forming a Battle Skill.

Chen Ming revived Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen after Yan Shaozhe’s pressure left them traumatized, then condemned Shrek Academy to them. Meanwhile, Yan Shaozhe brooded over the Dou Ling emperor’s distrust and was challenged to explain his ties to Feng Ling and Shrek’s failure to confront the Seven Evils of Star Dou.

• Chen Ming used his Soul Power to wake Xiao Hongchen, whose fear of Yan Shaozhe flared into anger when Chen Ming provoked him.
• Xiao Hongchen helped Chen Ming revive Meng Hongchen, who tearfully clung to Chen Ming after waking.
• Chen Ming told Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen that Shrek was hypocritical and domineering, and suggested Yan Shaozhe might have connections to Evil Soul Masters.
• Ma Xiaotao sensed Yan Shaozhe’s foul mood and wondered what had happened during his visit to the Dou Ling imperial palace.
• The Dou Ling emperor questioned Yan Shaozhe about his relationship with Feng Ling and why Shrek had not attacked the Seven Evils of Star Dou.

Yan Shaozhe recalled how his past relationship with Feng Ling ended after her martial soul became an Evil Phoenix, then denied responsibility for his actions and Shrek Academy’s alleged ties to Evil Soul Masters. After Old Wang confronted him over intimidating three Sun Moon Empire students, Yan Shaozhe released his martial soul, and Old Wang activated a cane that radiated a deadly threat.

• Yan Shaozhe remembered Feng Ling’s transformation into an Evil Phoenix and admitted to himself that he regretted letting her go, while publicly denying any meaningful connection to her or Evil Soul Masters.
• The emperor of the Dou Ling Empire and Heavenly Sun Douluo dismissed Yan Shaozhe’s excuses about Shrek, leaving him angry but unwilling to challenge Heavenly Sun Douluo.
• Yan Shaozhe used his pressure to intimidate two talented young Sun Moon Empire students and their older companion, rationalizing the act as a way to protect Shrek’s reputation.
• Old Wang, the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy team’s teacher, confronted Yan Shaozhe over the condition of the three students and warned him to show restraint.
• Yan Shaozhe denied harming the students, released his Bright Phoenix martial soul, and threatened Old Wang, who activated the power sealed inside his cane and filled the area with a deadly aura.

Yan Shaozhe and Old Wang confronted each other after Yan Shaozhe threatened the Sun Moon Empire students, and Old Wang forced him to back down with his Life-Bound Soul Tool. Old Wang then revealed his assessment of Shrek and contacted the Empire for support, leaving the conflict poised to escalate.

• Yan Shaozhe withdrew his Martial Soul when Old Wang warned that his Life-Bound Soul Tool could kill them both and the Shrek students.
• Zhang Lexuan questioned Yan Shaozhe’s actions and recalled Mu En’s doubts about his leadership and his instructions to keep him in check.
• Old Wang returned to a concealed basement, dismissed his Spiritual Avatar, and told the Sun Moon Empire teams that Yan Shaozhe was dangerous and Shrek could not be trusted.
• Old Wang explained the power and risks of his Evil Eye Martial Soul and Eighth Soul Skill, Spiritual Avatar.
• Old Wang told the students he had contacted Sun Moon Empire spies and sought help from his teacher, whom he identified as an early Mingde Hall student and senior brother to their sect master.

After unrest in Spirit Fighting City was suppressed, the tournament began with the Dou Ling emperor’s long speech and a heavily anticipated first match. Shrek Academy overwhelmed the Heavenly Soul Empire Royal Academy, leaving Chen Ming and the Sun Moon Empire team stunned by Zhang Lexuan’s strength and Sacred Moon Martial Soul.

• Several teams and students disappeared in Spirit Fighting City, and the Dou Ling Empire sent powerful offerings to restore order.
• The Dou Ling emperor gave a lengthy opening speech before his sister took over, revived the crowd, and began the tournament draw.
• Shrek Academy was drawn against the Heavenly Soul Empire Royal Academy, and both teams revealed their Soul Rings before a roaring crowd.
• Zhang Lexuan led Shrek’s lineup of one Soul Sage, two Soul Emperors, and four Soul Kings, while the opposing team had three Soul Kings and four Soul Ancestors.
• Zhang Lexuan defeated the Heavenly Soul Empire Royal Academy team in about a minute, shocking the Sun Moon Empire team.
• Chen Ming asked Old Wang about Zhang Lexuan’s Sacred Moon Martial Soul, and Old Wang explained how it differed from his teacher’s Silver Moon.

The Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s first match was against Canghui Academy, whose gemstone-wielding team relied on coordinated elemental attacks. Chen Ming entered the Two vs Two vs Three match alone, revealed his Vajra Dragon Elephant Martial Soul, and shattered the ice formed by Canghui’s opening attack.

• The Dou Ling Empire Royal Soul Master Academy defeated Heavenly Machine Academy after losing two Soul Ancestors and one Soul King.
• Chen Ming encouraged Xiao Hongchen to focus on growing stronger, and the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy prepared for its match against Canghui Academy.
• Canghui Academy planned to send two Soul Ancestors in each of the first two rounds and its captain with two strong students in the final round.
• Chen Ming stepped onto the arena alone, telling the referee that he was enough to face Canghui Academy.
• Chen Ming activated his Vajra Dragon Elephant Martial Soul, shocking Yan Shaozhe, while Canghui’s two Soul Ancestors combined water and ice attacks to encase him.
• Chen Ming roared and shattered the ice, while Canghui’s opening attack delayed him rather than attempting to defeat him.

Chen Ming defeated two Soul Ancestors at the tournament, while Old Wang’s warning deterred Yan Shaozhe from acting against him. As attacks and disappearances resumed in Spirit Fighting City, Xue Lingshuang and Xue Lingdai suspected a powerful Evil Soul Master was targeting exceptional bloodlines, including their own families.

• Chen Ming broke through the two Soul Ancestors’ combined ice-and-mist control and knocked them down before the referee declared him the winner.
• Old Wang warned Yan Shaozhe that he could detonate Soul Tools, preventing Yan Shaozhe from acting against Chen Ming as Zhang Lexuan worried about Shrek’s leadership and the Evil Soul Master rumors.
• The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy Team defeated Canghui Academy’s Soul Ancestor pair with two Level 6 Soul Tool-equipped Soul Kings.
• As attacks and abductions resumed, the Dou Ling Empire’s investigation found that victims included Soul Masters with rare bloodlines and many students with dark-attributed Martial Souls.
• Xue Lingdai told Xue Lingshuang that the culprit might be a Titled Douluo or stronger and argued that Heavenly Sun Douluo should protect the students.
• Xue Lingshuang suggested the attackers might be pursuing the noble bloodlines of the Xue and Xu Families, leaving Xue Lingdai unable to answer.

Xue Lingshuang persuaded the Dou Ling Empire to make Shrek investigate the Evil Soul Masters, while the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy Team barely defeated the Star Luo Empire Royal Academy Team in a brutal match. Yan Shaozhe then investigated the Sun Moon team for supposed ties to Evil Soul Masters and grew furious at what he learned.

• Xue Lingshuang convinced Xue Lingdai to enlist Yan Shaozhe and Shrek to investigate the Evil Soul Masters, shifting responsibility away from the Dou Ling Empire.
• Shrek defeated its second-round opponents, first with its reserve team and then with two Soul Emperors.
• The Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy Team faced the Star Luo Empire Royal Academy Team, whose Star Crown Soul Master helped the Dai and Zhu family members summon the Hell White Tiger.
• The Sun Moon team defeated the Hell White Tiger and eliminated the Star Luo team, but suffered heavy losses and revealed its strongest abilities to other teams.
• The Sun Moon team selected Ma Rulong to fill a place on its main lineup while an injured Soul Emperor recovered.
• Yan Shaozhe blamed Spirit Hall and the Angel God for the Evil Soul Masters, then investigated the Sun Moon team and became enraged by the information he received.

Yan Shaozhe investigated the Evil Soul Masters while struggling with suspicions about Feng Ling, and the tournament continued toward its end. At an Imperial Auction House event, Chen Ming bought a rare bottle of Mysterious Turtle Divine Pills, while Old Wang acquired several military-grade Soul Tools for inspection.

• Yan Shaozhe learned that Chen Ming was only ten years old and already a Soul Elder, then set aside his grudge while investigating the Evil Soul Masters.
• Yan Shaozhe found clues suggesting fire and evil powers approaching Extreme Attributes, briefly suspected Feng Ling, and rejected the possibility that she had surpassed him.
• The Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy team attended the Dou Ling Empire Imperial Auction House, where Chen Ming observed the empire's lavish setting and backward social customs.
• Old Wang bought a Rank 7 Soul Cannon Shell, two Rank 6 Invincible Golden Body Soul Tools, and a Rank 6 military Soul Cannon to examine their origins.
• Chen Ming bid on the rare Mysterious Turtle Divine Pills and bought all five for 3.6 million Gold Soul Coins.

After buying Mysterious Turtle Divine Pills at the auction, Chen Ming used one to cleanse his body and refine his accumulated power, reaching rank thirty-five. As the Sun Moon team prepared for the semifinals, Chen Ming reviewed the mysterious massacre of Zhang Lexuan’s family and the unanswered questions surrounding her escape to Shrek.

• Chen Ming stopped Xiao Hongchen from bidding on the Spirit Ape Head Bone, and an unknown academy bought it for 9.6 million Gold Soul Coins.
• Chen Ming gave Mysterious Turtle Divine Pills to Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, then took one himself and spent three days expelling impurities and recovering.
• Chen Ming refined the power accumulated in his body, rose to rank thirty-five, and considered seeking Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Chen Ming joined the team’s tactics discussion and learned that the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy would face the Star Luo Vast Sea Soul Master Academy in the semifinals.
• Old Wang told Chen Ming that Shrek Academy would face the Dou Spirit Empire Royal Soul Master Academy and shared their incomplete investigation into Zhang Lexuan’s family massacre.
• Chen Ming learned that the Zhang Family and the noble family that destroyed it had both been wiped out eight years earlier, while investigators had found no clear explanation for how Zhang Lexuan escaped and joined Shrek.

Chen Ming considered the hidden truth behind Zhang Lexuan’s past while the tournament semifinals concluded with Shrek and the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy advancing. As the finals approached, Xue Lingshuang returned from a secret journey with a golden-haired expert, while the tournament’s long-dominant Shrek prepared to face the Sun Moon team.

• Chen Ming recalled that Mu En had rescued Zhang Lexuan after her family’s extermination and suspected a concealed force had arranged the events around her joining Shrek.
• The Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy defeated Vast Sea Soul Master Academy after its opponents won the first round and forfeited the rest.
• Shrek Academy defeated the Dou Spirit Empire Royal Soul Master Academy, whose team had reached the semifinals through favorable tournament arrangements.
• Xue Lingshuang secretly left the imperial palace and returned with a golden-haired expert said to rival Heavenly Sun Douluo and counter Evil Soul Masters.
• The tournament reached its final showdown between Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and betting on the final was no longer accepted.

The Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy Team used specialized Soul Tools to counter Shrek Academy Team’s strengths in the final, trapping Zhang Lexuan and disrupting Shrek’s formation. The match remained underway as Shrek’s Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Soul King was eliminated from the arena.

• Xue Lingdai announced the finals format, and both teams entered the arena with the Sun Moon Empire replacing its injured Soul Emperor with Ma Rulong.
• Shrek’s Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Soul King boosted his teammates with five Soul Skills and used a Milk Bottle and Nine Transformations Soul Transformation Instrument to sustain his power.
• The Sun Moon Empire team deployed artillery and targeted tactics, while its captain briefly restrained Zhang Lexuan before trapping her in a barrier that absorbed her Soul Power and severed her enhancement.
• Shrek’s formation broke apart under the coordinated attacks, and a Sun Moon Empire Soul King teleported to the exposed Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Soul King and knocked him off the arena after his Invincible Golden Body expired.

The Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy used a surrender trick to force Zhang Lexuan to expend her Martial Soul Avatar, then left Shrek Academy scrambling for the remaining matches. After Yan Shaozhe blamed the eliminated support Soul Master, Zhang Lexuan began questioning whether Shrek was truly right.

• The Sun Moon team exploited its planned tactics to eliminate several Shrek fighters and bait Zhang Lexuan into activating her Martial Soul Avatar before surrendering.
• Heavenly Sun Douluo stopped Zhang Lexuan's attack after the Sun Moon team surrendered, and the crowd mistakenly celebrated Shrek's apparent victory.
• Chen Ming watched from the Sun Moon team's substitute seats as his companions discussed his unexpectedly clever plan and his former teacher's recent breakthrough to Super Douluo.
• Zhang Lexuan withdrew her Martial Soul Avatar, and Yan Shaozhe gave her a recovery pill while crushing the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect Soul Master's Milk Bottle and blaming him for Shrek's losses.
• Zhang Lexuan tried to defend the support Soul Master, but Xuan Zi stopped her and told her to focus on recovering for Shrek's glory.
• As Zhang Lexuan refined the pill, memories of Yan Shaozhe's past conduct and his treatment of the support Soul Master made her question whether Shrek was truly right.

Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy replaced exhausted fighters and sent Ma Xiaotao and Chen Ming into the first one-on-one match. Chen Ming countered Ma Xiaotao’s attacks until she unleashed the evil aura in her Phoenix Fire, leaving his Soul Beast-hide shorts on the verge of burning away.

• Yan Shaozhe decided Shrek should use the one-on-one match to buy Zhang Lexuan time to recover, while both teams replaced fighters who could not continue.
• The Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy added three Mingde Hall substitutes, and Chen Ming was selected to fight in the one-on-one match.
• Yan Shaozhe told Ma Xiaotao to delay the match, and she entered the arena to face Chen Ming.
• Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Fire and close-combat attacks failed to injure Chen Ming, whose strength, defense, and damage reduction let him withstand her assault.
• Ma Xiaotao used Phoenix Howling Heaven Strike to spread her Phoenix Fire, then unleashed its evil aura and threatened to burn through Chen Ming’s remaining clothes.

Chen Ming defeated Ma Xiaotao after she pushed herself beyond her limits and unleashed a powerful Soul Bone skill, but Yan Shaozhe attacked him before the referee could intervene. Heavenly Sun Douluo stopped Yan Shaozhe, and a Fierce Beast shielded him, leaving the arena facing a Titled Douluo confrontation.

• Ma Xiaotao used her Evil Fire to burn Chen Ming's clothes while trying to force him to surrender, and Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi praised her tactics.
• Chen Ming caught Ma Xiaotao with his Gravity Field and pinned her down, but she broke free enough to unleash her Phoenix Blast Strike Soul Bone skill.
• A silver barrier blocked Ma Xiaotao's attack, and Chen Ming struck her unconscious with a punch.
• Zhang Lexuan confirmed Ma Xiaotao was badly injured but not in mortal danger, while Yan Shaozhe flew at Chen Ming and attacked him.
• Heavenly Sun Douluo intercepted Yan Shaozhe's flames, but a Fierce Beast appeared and shielded him as the venue fell silent.

Yan Shaozhe attacked Chen Ming after Ma Xiaotao lost, prompting Heavenly Sun Douluo to defend the tournament rules and confront Shrek Academy. Xuan Zi fought Heavenly Sun Douluo, but several Titled Douluo struck Xuan Zi and sent him crashing to the ground.

• Yan Shaozhe attacked Chen Ming and accused him of winning through outside assistance, while Heavenly Sun Douluo stepped between them and demanded an explanation.
• Xuan Zi backed Yan Shaozhe, but Heavenly Sun Douluo challenged both Shrek elders and rejected their accusations of cheating.
• Emperor Xue Lingshuang stayed out of the dispute, and a blond man beside the Profound Nether Sect Master stopped Yan Shaozhe's message from reaching the sect master.
• Heavenly Sun Douluo unleashed his Sun Martial Soul against Xuan Zi, who countered with his chicken-leg-shaped weapon and overwhelmed him.
• Four powers struck Xuan Zi's weapon and sent him flying into the ground, leaving Zhang Lexuan and the other spectators stunned as several Titled Douluo appeared in the air.

Xuan Zi and Shrek Academy faced the Sun Moon Empire experts and their allies in a battle at Spirit Fighting City. As the Profound Nether Sect Master joined Shrek’s side, Jing Hongchen overwhelmed him with Soul Tools and prepared a Level 9 Soul Cannon Shell.

• A Six-Winged Angel phantom, a Dragon Elephant phantom, a moon, and a Golden Toad intervened to stop Xuan Zi from attacking Heavenly Sun Douluo, and Xuan Zi accused them of colluding with the Sun Moon Empire.
• The Yue Family Super Douluo explained that he had intervened only to protect Heavenly Sun Douluo, while the Profound Nether Sect Master flew to Shrek Academy’s side.
• Chen Li attacked Yan Shaozhe, and the two Super Douluo fought as Heavenly Sun Douluo and the Yue Family Super Douluo protected Xue Lingshuang.
• Xuan Zi transformed into a Godly Taotie Bull and attacked Kong Deming, but Kong Deming used his nearly completed Life-Bound Soul Tool to counter him.
• Jing Hongchen fired Soul Cannon Shells at the Profound Nether Sect Master, forcing him to awaken his Black Tortoise Martial Soul before Jing Hongchen revealed a Level 9 Soul Cannon Shell.

Kong Deming used Level 9 Soul Cannon Shells to cripple the Profound Nether Sect Master and drive Xuan Zi from the fight, while Yan Shaozhe tried to escape and was rescued by Feng Ling. Feng Ling fled with Yan Shaozhe, broke through the Angel Douluo and Heavenly Sun Douluo’s interception with his help, and escaped Spirit Fighting City.

• Kong Deming’s Level 9 Soul Cannon Shell left the Profound Nether Sect Master near death and forced Xuan Zi to abandon the fight.
• Yan Shaozhe used Phoenix Meteor Shower Flames to retreat, but Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming attacked him with Soul Cannons.
• Feng Ling emerged from the Black Flames, destroyed a Level 8 Soul Cannon Shell, and carried Yan Shaozhe away as Kong Deming’s Silver Moon Divine Light Shield wounded her Evil Phoenix True Body.
• The Angel Douluo and Heavenly Sun Douluo intercepted Feng Ling, and the Angel Douluo’s sacred attacks pushed her into a disadvantage.
• Yan Shaozhe blocked the Angel Douluo’s attack with Phoenix Fire and struck him with the Ruler of the World, giving Feng Ling the chance to break through the Heavenly Sun Douluo’s barrier and escape Spirit Fighting City.

After the battle, Angel Douluo Le Zheng and Heavenly Sun Douluo suspected Shrek Academy’s dean Yan Shaozhe had allied with Evil Soul Masters and might be concealing Dragon God Douluo Mu En’s death. The Sun Moon Empire secured Xuan Zi and the Shrek team as captives, while Du Busi reconsidered Soul Tools and the Sun Moon Empire celebrated its victory over Shrek.

• Angel Douluo Le Zheng and Heavenly Sun Douluo recognized a Bright Phoenix aura in the Evil Phoenix’s flames and suspected Yan Shaozhe had colluded with Evil Soul Masters; Le Zheng also wondered whether Shrek was hiding Mu En’s death.
• Xue Lingshuang rejected Xue Lingdai’s plea to defend her husband, then left to organize the Dou Ling Empire’s response to the arena battle.
• Jing Hongchen’s forces captured Xuan Zi and the Profound Nether Sect Master, restrained the Shrek students, and placed Ma Xiaotao in a Stasis Field Soul Tool.
• Du Busi watched the aftermath from a distance, realized he had underestimated Soul Tools, and planned to bring their knowledge to the Body Sect without noticing the Metal Bug on his clothing.
• Kong Deming, Jing Hongchen, and Chen Li signaled the Sun Moon Empire’s hidden teams, whose Rank 9 Soul Engineers celebrated Xuan Zi’s capture as the end of Shrek’s dominance.