Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen promised Qian Duoduo he would teach him to make Battle Armor, then learned that the major powers were disputing who held the Emperor’s true legitimate line. Elder Mu assigned Ye Chen to represent Shrek Academy in the coming contest and lead its team in the Soul Master Competition.

• Qian Duoduo asked Ye Chen to teach him to become a Battle Armor Master, and Ye Chen promised to teach him to make Battle Armor.
• Elder Mu dismissed the gathered Elders and took Ye Chen beneath the Golden Ancient Tree to discuss the Emperor’s rightful lineage.
• Elder Mu explained that the major powers would settle their competing claims through a strength contest after the Soul Master Competition, and Ye Chen agreed to represent the Emperor’s true line.
• Elder Mu told Ye Chen to lead Shrek Academy’s team in the Soul Master Competition, and Ye Chen accepted.
• Ye Chen left the Golden Ancient Tree and went to Cai Mei'er’s residence in the Inner Court to prepare for leading the team.

Ye Chen visited Cai Mei'er to learn how the Soul Master Competition worked after Mu En assigned him to lead Shrek Academy's team. After she explained the process and his authority, Cai Mei'er sought his affection, and Ye Chen carried her to her room.

• Ye Chen went to Cai Mei'er's residence to ask about the Soul Master Competition and told her Mu En had appointed him team leader.
• Cai Mei'er explained the competition's fourteen-member team structure, including the seven main members and seven reserves.
• Cai Mei'er confirmed Ye Chen had broad authority to manage the team and remove main members if he chose.
• Cai Mei'er showed Ye Chen her custom translucent high-heeled slippers and said she had designed them to please him.
• Ye Chen affectionately doted on Cai Mei'er, then carried her to her room when she asked him to satisfy her.

Ye Chen arrived at Shrek Academy’s reserve-member selection as the official selector, surprising Beibei and reuniting with him and the other familiar students. He revealed Tang Ya and the other three girls’ remarkable cultivation gains before sending them back to the ranks for the selection.

• Outstanding Outer Court students gathered at the Soul Duel Arena to select reserve members for the Soul Master Competition.
• Beibei greeted Ye Chen and asked whether he had come to participate, but Ye Chen revealed that he was there to select the candidates.
• Tang Ya pushed Beibei aside, hugged Ye Chen, and asked him to name her a reserve member without an assessment; Ye Chen told her to take the assessment instead.
• Ye Chen explained that Tang Ya had reached Soul Emperor level sixty-three, while Jiang Nannan was level fifty-six, Wang Dong'er level forty-two, and Xiao Xiao level thirty-nine.
• After speaking with the four girls, Ye Chen sent them back to the ranks as the core disciples gathered for the selection.

Ye Chen explained his test for choosing Soul Master Competition reserves, then demonstrated his overwhelming power by gathering light and cleaving open the sky with one sword. The core disciples abandoned their doubts and accepted his authority as the selection began.

• Ye Chen told the core disciples that the seven who walked closest to him under his Light Soul Power pressure would become reserve members.
• The core disciples doubted that an Outer Court student could oversee the competition, and Beibei wondered whether Ye Chen had reached Titled Douluo strength.
• Ye Chen gathered Power of Light from a hundred li and formed a hundred-meter sword above the Soul Duel Arena.
• Ye Chen shouted "One Sword Opens the Heavens!" and split the sky with a single slash.
• The core disciples called Ye Chen "God Ye" and stopped doubting his strength.

Ye Chen selected seven reserve members for the Soul Master Competition by testing how close the core disciples could approach him under his Light Soul Power. Afterward, he took the chosen seven to meet the main team, while Beibei and Wang Dong'er reacted to how powerful he had become.

• Ye Chen gave the core disciples fifteen minutes to prepare, then tested them by releasing his Light Soul Power and seeing how close they could get.
• Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, Beibei, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao led the assessment, while Ning Tian and Wu Feng secured sixth and seventh place.
• Ye Chen ended the assessment, restored the students with gentle Light Soul Power, and dismissed everyone except the seven reserve members.
• Ye Chen led Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, Beibei, Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng toward the Inner Court to meet the main team.
• Beibei asked Ye Chen whether he had reached Mu En's level, and Ye Chen alluded to the sky-splitting golden light from his recent battle with Mu En.
• Wang Dong'er admitted she still wanted to surpass Ye Chen but doubted she could catch up to his strength.

Ye Chen gathered the reserve members with Shrek’s official team, where Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen stunned them with their strength and the reserves revealed their own impressive levels. Ye Chen announced that he and Ma Xiaotao would train them, that Ma Xiaotao would not compete, and that her replacement had arrived.

• Ye Chen brought the seven reserve members to meet Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, and the five other official team members, and Ma Xiaotao greeted the younger girls warmly.
• Xixi, Dai Yueheng, and the others introduced themselves, and Ling Luochen revealed she had reached level seventy-eight Soul Sage while Ma Xiaotao revealed she was level eighty-three Soul Douluo.
• Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao introduced themselves, shocking the official members with their high Soul Power levels; Beibei, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng introduced themselves afterward.
• Ye Chen announced that he and Ma Xiaotao would train the reserves, then explained that Ma Xiaotao would not compete and that he had chosen someone to take her place.
• When Dai Yueheng asked who would replace Ma Xiaotao, Ye Chen looked in a certain direction and said the person had arrived.

Ye Chen introduced Di Qiuer as Ma Xiaotao’s replacement on Shrek’s Soul Master Competition team and outlined a week of friendly matches to determine the lineups. He promised to give the reserve members chances to compete, leaving Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng excited to take the field.

• Di Qiuer arrived at Ye Chen’s side, and he explained that Ma Xiaotao had withdrawn after reaching Soul Douluo while Di Qiuer would take her place.
• Di Qiuer revealed her simulated Golden Dragon Martial Soul, shocking the group with its status as an Extreme Strength Super Martial Soul.
• Ye Chen announced that friendly matches over the next week would determine the seven-person starting lineup based on strength and teamwork.
• Ye Chen said he would also choose two-person and three-person lineups for the two-two-three format so more team members could compete.
• Xiao Xiao celebrated Ye Chen’s plan, and Tang Ya teased her for wishing him a long life.

Ye Chen finalized Shrek's starting lineup for the Soul Master Competition and prepared to lead the team to Star Luo City. Before leaving, he spent the night with five of his girlfriends while Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao overheard them, then Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er joined his journey to the tournament.

• Ye Chen chose Ling Luochen, Di Qiuer, Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, Gongyang Mo, Jiang Nannan, and Xixi as the starting lineup, leaving Tang Ya out because Ling Luochen's ice weakened her Blue Silver Grass.
• Ye Chen told the competition members to rest before departing for Star Luo City and invited his girlfriends to dinner.
• Ma Xiaotao teased Ye Chen about spending the night with five women, and he accepted the challenge while Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao slept in a separate room.
• Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao overheard Ye Chen and the five women, blushed, and regretted that they would have to wait a few more years to join them.
• Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er told Ye Chen they would accompany him to the orthodox grand tournament, and they joined the group gathering beside Emperor Lake.

Ye Chen brought Shrek Academy’s competition team to Star Luo City, where they encountered the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy team and its master, Jing Hongchen. Meng Hongchen became infatuated with Ye Chen, while Xiao Hongchen challenged him and left furious after Jing Hongchen intervened.

• Ye Chen led Shrek’s team directly to Star Luo City and told the students to rest and enjoy themselves before the competition.
• Ye Chen distributed room cards at the Star Emperor Grand Hotel and took the team to its rooms on the top floor.
• Ye Chen encountered the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy team, where Meng Hongchen stared at him admiringly and her brother Xiao Hongchen warned that he would win.
• Jing Hongchen recognized Ye Chen’s formidable aura, called Xiao Hongchen back, and apologized for his grandson’s arrogance.
• Meng Hongchen defended Ye Chen, prompting Xiao Hongchen to glare at him before Jing Hongchen ordered Xiao to return to his group.

Jing Hongchen recognized Ye Chen as a powerhouse, while Meng Hongchen decided to pursue him and Di Qiuer prepared to target Xiao Hongchen in the competition. At Star Luo Plaza, the crowd completed a rite of faith for Emperor, and the competition began with Shrek Academy facing Tianling High-level Soul Master Academy.

• Jing Hongchen told Xiao Hongchen and the others that Ye Chen was as powerful as he was, perhaps even stronger.
• Meng Hongchen resolved to win over Ye Chen, and Di Qiuer agreed to punch Xiao Hongchen in both eyes during the competition.
• Ye Chen led Shrek Academy's students to Star Luo Plaza for the competition's opening ceremony.
• Xu Jiawei led the crowd in praising Emperor, whose divine protection had improved health, cultivation, and Soul Tool research across the continent.
• The competition officially began, and Ye Chen asked the reserve members whether they were nervous before Shrek Academy's match against Tianling High-level Soul Master Academy.
• Ye Chen judged Tianling High-level Soul Master Academy weak and ordered Shrek Academy to send out the reserve members.

Shrek Academy sent Tang Ya, Beibei, and the other reserve members to face Tianling High-level Soul Master Academy in the first elimination match, shocking the crowd and rival teams with their youth and strength. As both teams prepared to fight, Tang Ya began Shrek’s planned combination attack.

• Ye Chen encouraged Tang Ya and the other six reserve members before they entered the arena.
• Shrek’s young lineup astonished Tianling’s team, the spectators, Xu Jiawei, and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan revealed that they were a Soul Emperor and a Soul King, while two other reserve members were Soul Ancestors.
• Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen grew concerned about the strength of Shrek’s reserve team.
• After the referee began the team battle, Tang Ya led her teammates into formation and launched her Fourth Soul Skill, Grass World Descent.

Shrek’s reserve team defeated the Heavenly Soul Academy team in the elimination round, and Ye Chen spent the following days in Star Luo City with his companions. Meng Hongchen defied Xiao Hongchen’s efforts to stop her from pursuing Ye Chen, while Xu Jiujiu appeared before Ye Chen at the Star Luo Royal Hotel.

• Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Grass bound and drained the Heavenly Soul Academy team, allowing Beibei’s team to defeat them and win their first match.
• After the match, Tang Ya asked Ye Chen why he was not competing, and he explained that leading the team suited him better.
• During the following days, Ye Chen showed his female confidantes around Star Luo City while the team members enjoyed their free time.
• Xiao Hongchen warned Meng Hongchen to forget Ye Chen because he had several women, but Meng Hongchen insisted she would pursue him anyway.
• At the Star Luo Royal Hotel, Ye Chen met Xu Jiujiu, the Grand Princess of the Star Luo Empire, who greeted him as an old acquaintance.

Xu Jiujiu took Ye Chen on a night stroll through Star Luo City, where she confessed her feelings and he returned them. The two began dating and parted outside the Star Luo Royal Hotel.

• Xu Jiujiu invited Ye Chen to stroll around Star Luo City, and he took her hand as they explored the busy streets.
• At the riverbank, Ye Chen bought a river lantern, and he and Xu Jiujiu set it afloat after making wishes.
• As fireworks lit the sky, Xu Jiujiu confessed that she liked Ye Chen, and he kissed her forehead and said he liked her too.
• Xu Jiujiu and Ye Chen agreed they were boyfriend and girlfriend, then continued enjoying the city together.
• Several hours later, Ye Chen hugged Xu Jiujiu goodbye outside the Star Luo Royal Hotel.

Ye Chen awakened Beibei’s hidden Light Holy Dragon bloodline, evolving his Martial Soul into a Super Martial Soul before Shrek Academy’s individual match against Yunluo Academy. Beibei entered the arena displaying his new power, leaving Jing Hongchen stunned by the sudden change.

• Ye Chen chose Beibei to represent Shrek Academy in the individual elimination match and asked him to defeat all seven members of Yunluo Academy.
• Ye Chen used his Power of Light to awaken Beibei’s hidden Light Holy Dragon bloodline, evolving his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.
• Ye Chen explained the awakening to Beibei and urged him to take the Light Holy Dragon’s power onto the competition platform.
• Beibei summoned the Light Holy Dragon as the match began, unleashing powerful light and dragon might before the watching audience.
• Jing Hongchen recognized Beibei’s Light Holy Dragon and wondered how his Martial Soul had changed so suddenly.

Ye Chen told the Inner Court students that Beibei and Xu Sanshi were the only original Shrek members with unawakened higher bloodlines. On the Soul Duel stage, Beibei used his newly evolved Light Holy Dragon to defeat Ma Yingjun and capture him without injury.

• Ye Chen watched Beibei display the Light Holy Dragon, then told Gongyang Mo, Wu Feng, and the other students that they had no hidden higher-level bloodlines.
• Beibei faced Ma Yingjun, who armed himself with Soul Tools and took to the air to wear Beibei down.
• Beibei used Dragonification and gathered the Power of Light into a net that trapped Ma Yingjun.
• Ma Yingjun fired Soul Tool shells at Beibei, but Beibei emerged from the smoke and destroyed his Soul Tools with a Light Dragon Claw.
• Beibei captured Ma Yingjun without injuring him, and Ma Yingjun thanked him after conceding the match.

After Beibei defeated two opponents in the individual elimination match, Jing Hongchen used his strength to warn Xiao Hongchen against becoming complacent. Beibei then faced Yunluo Academy’s captain Situ Yu and began unleashing his strongest move, the Fourth Soul Skill, Light Dragon Head.

• Beibei defeated his first opponent, drawing cheers from the crowd and impressing Xiao Hongchen.
• Jing Hongchen told Xiao Hongchen that Shrek Academy had many geniuses and urged him to work harder rather than grow arrogant.
• Beibei defeated Shang Yue with a single strike and sent her off the arena.
• Situ Yu challenged Beibei and offered to concede for Yunluo Academy if Beibei defeated him.
• Situ Yu activated his Soul Tool armor and artillery, while Beibei charged forward with his Fourth Soul Skill, Light Dragon Head.

Beibei defeated Yunluo Academy with his newly evolved Light Holy Dragon and thanked Ye Chen for helping him evolve. Later, Ye Chen purified the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife with the Power of Light, gaining another piece of Spirit Gold.

• Beibei overwhelmed Situ Yu's Soul Tool fortress, and Situ Yu conceded the match for Yunluo Academy.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Beibei returned to the lounge excited about his Light Holy Dragon.
• Beibei thanked Ye Chen for helping his Martial Soul evolve, and the two reaffirmed their bond as brothers.
• Ye Chen bought the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife at the auction house and prepared to cleanse its curse.
• The blade's evil thought emerged and tried to attack Ye Chen, but he used the Power of Light to purify it and stored the Spirit Gold.

Tang Ya and the Shrek reserve team faced Thousand Spirit Academy in the second round-robin match. Tang Ya shattered the opponents’ formation with her Blue Silver Spear, leaving Thousand Spirit Academy defeated and Shen Ce stunned.

• Tang Ya and the six other Shrek reserve members took the field to thunderous cheers, while Thousand Spirit Academy formed a defensive formation around captain Shen Ce.
• Tang Ya told her teammates to use their combined skill, but Shen Ce and his allies attacked first with a flame-wreathed Thousand Strikes Spear.
• Tang Ya used her sixth Soul Skill, Blue Silver Spear, to break Shen Ce’s attack and overpower Thousand Spirit Academy’s four defenders.
• Tang Ya’s spear scattered the rest of Thousand Spirit Academy, leaving Shen Ce on one knee and his teammates unable to rise.
• Jiang Nannan reproached Tang Ya for taking the spotlight instead of letting the seven-person team use their combined skill.

Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Spear overwhelmed Thousand Spirit Academy, and Shrek Academy won the match. Zheng Tian Academy recognized Shrek’s reserve team as a formidable opponent and decided to prepare for a two-two-three match format, hoping to exploit its weaker members.

• Tang Ya apologized to her teammates for getting carried away, and Wu Feng reassured her that the victory would build her reputation.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and the crowd cheered for Tang Ya and her powerful Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
• Xixi praised Tang Ya, who credited Ye Chen for teaching her how to cultivate Blue Silver Grass, while Ning Tian admired Ye Chen and began considering a plan.
• Ye Wuqing admitted that he could not defeat Tang Ya but believed he could beat Shrek’s other reserve members.
• Zheng Tian Academy’s teacher ruled out the individual and team battles as likely paths to victory and urged the team to prepare for a two-two-three match, their best chance to exploit Shrek’s weaker members.

Ye Chen sent Shrek Academy’s main team to face Zheng Tian Academy in the two-two-three match format, revealing the strength that spectators and rival academies had been eager to see. Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng defeated their opponents in under half a minute, leaving Shrek on the verge of winning without a third match.

• Shrek Academy drew Zheng Tian Academy in the two-two-three format, and Zheng Tian’s teacher prepared the tactics they had planned for Shrek’s reserves.
• Ye Chen assigned Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng to the first match and Di Qiuer and Xixi to the second.
• Zheng Tian Academy’s members were alarmed when Shrek’s main team arrived instead of the reserves, drawing the attention of the spectators and rival academies.
• Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng faced a Soul Ancestor and a Soul King, respectively, and defeated both with a single strike each.
• The first match ended in under half a minute, displaying a glimpse of Shrek’s main team’s strength.