Chapter Summaries

Chrysanthemum Pass and Ghostly Charm attacked Tang San and Shen Ranxi while Dugu Bo tried to hold them off. As the Shrek group fought Golden Eagle, Chrysanthemum Pass pinned Tang San with his aura-locking skill, and Shen Ranxi used her Fifth Soul Skill to pull him into a Black Hole.

• Chrysanthemum Pass attacked Tang San, but Dugu Bo blocked him and promised to protect Tang San and Shen Ranxi.
• Ghostly Charm appeared beside Golden Eagle, leaving Dugu Bo to face two stronger Titled Douluo as Shen Ranxi urged the others to stall for help.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun struck Golden Eagle while Tang San and Shen Ranxi used their abilities to catch him off guard, and Qin Ming, Flender, and Liu Erlong moved to block him.
• Chrysanthemum Pass turned on Tang San and pinned him with his aura-locking skill as Tang San struggled to use King Yama's Sticker.
• Shen Ranxi activated her Fifth Soul Skill, Multi-dimensional Shuttle, and a Black Hole opened beneath Tang San.

Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi arrived to rescue Shrek and drive Yue Guan, Ghostly Charm, and their men away. With the wounded treated and the group ready to continue, Tang San grew wary of Xue Qinghe’s attention toward Shen Ranxi.

• Shen Ranxi used her spatial Soul Skill to send a black-clothed man away, buying time as Tang San rushed back to protect her.
• Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi arrived, and Chen Xin’s Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin killed Golden Eagle and forced Yue Guan and Ghostly Charm to retreat.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Ning Rongrong for protecting her companions, while the Shrek group recovered from the battle and treated the wounded.
• Tang San thanked Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, but Ning Fengzhi credited Crown Prince Xue Qinghe for arranging their aid.
• Xue Qinghe ordered the knights to clean up and continue onward, and Tang San noticed his lingering attention toward Shen Ranxi.

After Spirit Hall’s attack, Tang San and Shen Ranxi chose to face the competition rather than hide, despite warnings from Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Bo. Yu Xiaogang arrived at the Papal Palace and came face-to-face with the woman he had not seen in years.

• Zhan Qingyun urged Zhan Tianqiong to help Shen Ranxi, but Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin arrived before they could act.
• Tang San reunited with Shen Ranxi, who scolded him for returning, and he apologized and explained that he had wanted to stay by her side.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Tang San that Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were powerful Spirit Hall pillars and offered to protect him.
• Tang San refused to hide and vowed to win the championship, while Shen Ranxi also refused to retreat and reminded Dugu Bo of her promise to become a legend.
• Yu Xiaogang entered the Papal Palace after changing into clean clothes and met the woman waiting in the great hall.

Yu Xiaogang visited Bibi Dong to ask how she had overcome the dangers of Twin Martial Souls so he could save Tang San, but learned that she had sent people to assassinate Tang San. Their conversation exposed Bibi Dong’s enduring hatred over Yu Xiaogang’s past departure, and it ended when an unexpected knock interrupted their confrontation.

• Yu Xiaogang apologized to Bibi Dong for not staying by her side, and she questioned whether Liu Erlong had changed him.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that his disciple Tang San and the other children had taught him to speak honestly and that Tang San felt like a son to him.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong how she had overcome the Twin Martial Souls hurdle, and she said she had sent people to test Tang San, revealing that she intended to have him killed.
• Yu Xiaogang grabbed Bibi Dong’s shoulders and begged her to spare Tang San, while she accused him of abandoning her and said she wanted him to suffer.
• A knock interrupted the argument, and Bibi Dong angrily ordered the person outside to leave.

Yu Xiaogang explained to Bibi Dong why he had left and asked her to stop targeting Tang San, leaving her shaken by the memories their past stirred. Meanwhile, the Heaven Dou teams reached Spirit City, where Spirit Hall’s false show of sympathy only strengthened Shrek’s resolve to win the championship.

• Yu Xiaogang told Bibi Dong that he had waited for her and asked her to spare Tang San, then left with the pink Starshade Flowers she gave him.
• Bibi Dong remembered her years with Yu Xiaogang and found the bouquet he had left behind, reopening her doubts about their past.
• Xue Qinghe escorted the Heaven Dou Soul Master teams to Spirit City with soldiers and expert Soul Masters protecting them.
• A Spirit Hall bishop offered the teams herbs and treasures while pretending Spirit Hall had dealt with the bandits that attacked them.
• Shrek’s members resolved to take the championship, and Flender warned them not to wander around Spirit City, especially Tang San and Shen Ranxi.

Shrek Academy settled in Spirit City to rest before the Grand Competition, while Yu Xiaogang returned troubled after meeting the Pope to learn about overcoming the Twin Martial Souls threshold. Tang San and Shen Ranxi shared a romantic moment beneath falling stars, and the chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang gathering the team to plan for their upcoming matches.

• Dai Mubai assigned rooms, and Tang San learned that the Papal Palace and Douluo Hall stood on the nearby hill.
• Yu Xiaogang returned after meeting an old friend, embraced Tang San in relief, and explained that he had sought advice about Twin Martial Souls.
• Shen Ranxi hinted that Yu Xiaogang and the Pope had once been lovers, leaving him visibly unsettled.
• Tang San and Shen Ranxi watched a meteor shower together, confessed their desire to stay together, and kissed beneath the stars.
• Shrek Academy spent three days resting and cultivating, then Yu Xiaogang gathered everyone to discuss tactics and their strongest opponents.

Shrek learned that Blazing Fire Academy had withdrawn, only to discover its members had joined Divine Wind Academy under a rules loophole. After Dai Mubai drew the next matchup, he and Zhu Zhuqing asked their companions to fight with everything they had because the battle would decide whether they lived or died.

• Yu Xiaogang explained the finals format and told the team to preserve their strength and leave tactical control to Tang San.
• Flender announced that Blazing Fire Academy had forfeited, allowing Shrek to advance and receive byes in the first two rounds.
• Shrek saw four Blazing Fire members competing for Divine Wind Academy, and Flender's protest was rejected because the roster change was allowed by the rules.
• Shen Ranxi ignored Huo Wu's provocation after Divine Wind defeated Dragon Sunflower Academy.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing revealed that their next battle concerned their lives and asked their companions to do everything they could to win.

Shrek's Eight Monsters united behind Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing as they faced the siblings who had oppressed them, and Shrek fielded its full main lineup for the first time. The match began with both teams revealing their strength, leaving Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing set to confront their relatives in battle.

• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing explained their family conflict, and Shrek's Eight Monsters pledged to help them challenge their clan's rules and defeat their siblings.
• The team joined hands and shouted their resolve to win, while Yu Xiaogang told Shen Ranxi not to use her Fifth Soul Skill or Soul Bone Skill.
• Shrek sent its entire main lineup into the third-round match, drawing attention from rival academies and cheers from Meng Yiran and Zhan Qingyun.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun taunted Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, who answered them defiantly.
• Both teams released their Martial Souls, and Dai Mubai noted that Star Luo Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy selected students for strength rather than status or money.

Shrek Academy faced Star Luo Academy in a match that exposed Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s royal-family rivalry and stunned the arena with Shen Ranxi’s Soul King strength. As the teams began fighting, Zhu Zhuqing confronted Zhu Zhuyun and was pulled into memories of the family that had rejected her accusations.

• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing revealed their strength, while Shen Ranxi displayed two black Soul Rings and shocked the Star Luo teams and spectators.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun recognized their younger siblings as threats and resolved to kill them during the match.
• The referee started the battle, and Dai Weisi’s attempt to suppress Shrek was thwarted by Shen Ranxi’s aura.
• Dai Mubai fought Dai Weisi, while Zhu Zhuqing faced Zhu Zhuyun and rejected her taunts about how she had gained strength.
• Zhu Zhuyun used her third soul skill, Netherworld Spring Descent, and Zhu Zhuqing recalled her parents dismissing her accusation that Zhu Zhuyun had arranged an assassination attempt.

Shrek and the Star Luo team traded powerful attacks as Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Shen Ranxi fought to turn the finals match around. After Dai Weisi regrouped his team, Tang San launched a charged attack, leaving the battle poised for another shift.

• Dai Mubai used Reverse Meteor and Comet Burst to knock Dai Weisi off a wall, but Dai Weisi trapped him with White Tiger Earthshaking Tremor and White Tiger Rises from the Earth.
• Xiao Wu and Shen Ranxi coordinated their attacks to knock out a Star Luo Soul Master, prompting Dai Weisi to prepare a finishing strike against Dai Mubai.
• Shen Ranxi used Moon Offering and Giant Mountain Tyrant Strength Hammer to attack Dai Weisi and smash open the meteorite trapping Dai Mubai.
• Shen Ranxi and Xiao Wu combined their attacks, and Xiao Wu used Invincible Golden Body and Explosive Eight Section Fall against Dai Weisi while Shen Ranxi blocked his teammates.
• Zhu Zhuqing rejected the illusion of her parents and reversed her fight as Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun gathered their teammates to adjust tactics.
• Tang San ate one of Oscar's Sausages and unleashed Blue Silver Thorn Array with a charged punch into the ground.

Shrek Academy overwhelmed the Star Luo team with Tang San’s Blue Silver Thorn Array and Shen Ranxi’s counterattack, forcing Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun to fight with their Martial Soul fusion. Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing defeated them with their own Hell White Tiger, and Shen Ranxi caught Zhu Zhuqing while Dai Mubai fell.

• Tang San stunned the Star Luo team with the Blue Silver Thorn Array, allowing Ma Hongjun and the others to unleash a barrage of attacks.
• Dai Weisi escaped the assault through mirror space and launched a sneak attack on Ma Hongjun, but Shen Ranxi’s Fifth Soul Skill absorbed and returned it.
• Shen Ranxi identified Dai Weisi’s mirror attack as a Mental Attack, and Tang San used Purple Demon Eye to force him out of the mirrors.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun fused their Martial Souls, prompting Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing to unleash their own Hell White Tiger despite Dai Mubai’s exhausted Soul Power.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s Hell White Tiger defeated Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s, and Shen Ranxi caught Zhu Zhuqing but let Dai Mubai fall.

Shrek defeated Star Luo, and Zhu Zhuqing overcame her inner demons by defeating Zhu Zhuyun and choosing to spare her. Afterward, Tang San and Shen Ranxi challenged Yu Tianheng to regain his confidence before his team faced Spirit Hall.

• Tang San had Fatty and Xiao Wu use the Blue Silver Thorn Array to defeat Star Luo's remaining fighters, securing Shrek's victory.
• Hu Liena watched Shrek with her companions and insisted that they follow their teacher's orders and claim the championship.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated Zhu Zhuyun, then signaled Tang San to spare her sister; Xiao Wu instead threw Zhu Zhuyun out of bounds to end the match.
• Jiangzhu healed the exhausted Shrek team, while Shen Ranxi teased Dai Mubai about his resilience.
• Yu Tianheng told Tang San he hoped Shrek would win the championship, and Tang San and Shen Ranxi urged him not to give up before facing Spirit Hall.
• Yu Tianheng regained his fighting spirit, and Dugu Yan thanked Tang San for choosing the Soul Devouring Shadow Flower before leaving with her team.

Shen Ranxi watched Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation defeat Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then intervened when a Soul Master tried to steal an old man’s medicinal herb. After learning the herb was Black Beauty, she asked about the old man’s sick wife so she could see whether she could help.

• Dugu Bo identified Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan as Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation before their team defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Xie Yue provoked Shrek Academy, and Shen Ranxi and her companions answered with a mocking thumbs-down gesture.
• Shen Ranxi told her companions she had a plan for facing Spirit Hall but kept it secret.
• Shen Ranxi saw a Soul Master assaulting an old man over a medicinal herb and knocked the attacker unconscious.
• Feifei recognized the herb as Black Beauty, and Shen Ranxi asked the old man about his wife’s symptoms.

Shen Ranxi helped an old man and watched Shrek advance while Godwind defeated Tiandu with a powerful combined attack. After the match, Zhan Tianqiong told Shen Ranxi that he wanted to discuss her origins after the Grand Competition, leaving her stunned by the suggestion that she had parents and a clan.

• Shen Ranxi gave an old man medicine and medicinal powder, then paid him for the item he offered her.
• Shrek defeated an unfamiliar academy without putting Shen Ranxi into the match.
• Godwind defeated Tiandu after Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian used a four-person power-boosting combination to strengthen Feng Xiaotian's Windstorm Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes.
• Zhan Qingyun approached Shen Ranxi after the loss and claimed he had not been allowed to use his true strength, while Zhan Tianqiong stopped him from revealing their family's Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Zhan Tianqiong asked Shen Ranxi to speak with him about her origins after the Grand Competition, leaving her shaken by the possibility that she had parents and a clan.

Shen Ranxi refused to let Zhan Tianqiong dictate whether Tang San could accompany her when she heard the clan’s claims about her parents, and her Shrek companions promised to stand by her. At the finals’ opening ceremony, Shen Ranxi recognized Pope Bibi Dong from a past encounter, while Shrek’s refusal to kneel drew everyone’s attention.

• Zhan Tianqiong said his clan had evidence about Shen Ranxi’s background and asked her to meet with them, but he tried to exclude Tang San because elders would attend.
• Shen Ranxi insisted Tang San could come if she chose, and Zhan Tianqiong eventually left with Zhan Qingyun.
• Shen Ranxi told the Shrek team she would hear the clan out but would not necessarily return with them, and her friends vowed to protect her.
• The three finalist teams gathered before the Papal Palace as Pope Bibi Dong emerged with Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, and Ning Fengzhi.
• Shen Ranxi recognized Bibi Dong as the woman she had met in Suotuo City, while the Shrek group remained standing as the other teams knelt.

At the tournament ceremony, Shen Ranxi defied Bibi Dong’s demand that she kneel, then earned the Pope’s approval with her principled answer. Bibi Dong moved on to reveal three Soul Bones as the champions’ rewards, leaving the assembled Soul Masters staring at them in awe.

• Shrek’s Eight Monsters gave Bibi Dong only a slight bow, and Bibi Dong singled out Tang San before asking Shen Ranxi why she would not kneel.
• The system told Shen Ranxi that Bibi Dong carried a corrupting divine presence and offered a reward if Shen Ranxi could deal with it.
• Shen Ranxi declared that neither heaven nor earth could make her kneel and explained that she respected Bibi Dong but would not abandon her principles.
• Bibi Dong laughed, praised Shen Ranxi’s courage, and said Spirit Hall’s doors would always be open to her before easing the tension at the ceremony.
• Bibi Dong introduced the tournament champions’ rewards and displayed a right arm bone, a skull bone, and a left leg bone, drawing the crowd’s attention.

Bibi Dong’s tournament rules and Spirit Hall’s deliberate concession forced Shrek into a semifinal against Divine Wind Academy, prompting Yu Xiaogang to reveal a new Soul Power fusion technique. Shrek began the match by activating the technique through Ning Rongrong, and the chapter ended as she used Ring Fusion.

• Yue Guan announced three valuable Soul Bones as the prize for the final champion, and Bibi Dong explained the individual elimination format.
• Spirit Hall conceded its match against Divine Wind Academy, so Yu Xiaogang recognized the scheme and had Shrek forfeit to enter the losers’ bracket.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed the Multi-Body Fusion Skill, and Shen Ranxi chose Tang San to perform it while she supported him.
• Divine Wind Academy faced Shrek in the afternoon semifinal, and Feng Xiaotian challenged Tang San to fight again.
• Huo Wu organized Divine Wind Academy’s five-protect-two formation while Shrek rearranged its lineup around Tang San, Ning Rongrong, and Oscar.
• Oscar poured Soul Power into Ning Rongrong, who activated Ring Fusion as the match began.

Ning Rongrong’s Ring Fusion helped Shrek overwhelm Godwind Academy, and Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer shattered Feng Xiaotian’s wing and knocked out two supporters. Tang San then lost control as he began channeling the hammer’s true Soul Skill, leaving Shen Ranxi to intervene before Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang were struck.

• Ning Fengzhi recognized Ning Rongrong’s Ring Fusion and was pleased by her growth.
• Shrek’s seven-person fusion skill combined with Ning Rongrong’s support, astonishing the spectators and drawing Bibi Dong’s attention to Yu Xiaogang.
• Feng Xiaotian attacked with Windstorm Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, but a white fusion light enveloped and empowered him.
• Tang San struck Feng Xiaotian with the Clear Sky Hammer, shattering his right wing and blasting two Godwind Academy supporters off the platform.
• Tang San’s hammer grew nearly as large as the platform, and Flender and Yu Xiaogang feared he could not control its Martial Soul True Body.
• Shen Ranxi realized Tang San’s next blow could kill or gravely injure Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang.

Shen Ranxi and the Great Void Kun helped Tang San regain control of his Clear Sky Hammer, and Shrek recovered after winning its match. That night, Shen Ranxi showed Yue Guan the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and secured his promise to escort Shrek and defend them from pursuers after the Grand Competition.

• Shen Ranxi tried to steady Tang San's wild Soul Power, but the Great Void Kun absorbed the hammer's energy and prevented it from striking Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Shen Ranxi and Tang San used their restorative Martial Soul Fusion Skill to heal their teammates.
• Shen Ranxi slipped out late at night to meet Yue Guan in the garden.
• Shen Ranxi showed Yue Guan the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and demanded that he escort Shrek away after the Grand Competition and deal with anyone pursuing them.
• Yue Guan questioned whether Shrek could win the championship, but Shen Ranxi answered without fear as his pressure faded.

Shen Ranxi and Yue Guan signed a contract binding them to a deal after the Grand Competition. Shrek and Spirit Hall Academy began their championship match, which opened with both teams revealing their strength and Shrek shocking the crowd with its Soul Ring configurations.

• Shen Ranxi gave Yue Guan a contract promising him an item after the Grand Competition, and they signed it under threat of Heavenly Dao punishment if either broke it.
• Flender told Shrek's students that their safety mattered more than winning, but his farewell strengthened their determination to claim the championship.
• Before the final, Shen Ranxi unleashed her full aura, and Tang San and Shen Ranxi distributed supplies to help Shrek withstand Spirit Hall Academy's mental attacks.
• The Shrek team and Spirit Hall Academy exchanged vows to win as the referee started the match and both sides released their Martial Souls.
• The crowd and Spirit Hall's Hu Liena and Xie Yue were stunned when Shrek revealed two Ten Thousand Year fourth Soul Rings and Thousand Year second Soul Rings.