Chapter Summaries

Aron absorbed a Gilded Thorn Shield Beast’s soul ring, became a four-ring Soul Ancestor, and revealed his defensive Fourth Soul Skill. Seven days later, the All-Continent Soul Master Elite Tournament opened in Heaven Dou City, where Dugu Yan led the World Creation Mountain Academy team toward the arena.

• Lin Du cut the Gilded Thorn Shield Beast in half, and Aron finished it off by stabbing its heart.
• Aron absorbed the beast’s soul ring, broke through to level 40, and gained the Gilded Thorn Shield skill, which armored him with defensive spikes that rebounded attacks.
• Lin Du summoned the Phoenix Dragon God and took the group back; seven days later, the tournament’s Heaven Dou Empire Division opened in Heaven Dou City.
• Tens of thousands of spectators gathered at the renovated Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena as the city mobilized soldiers and visitors flooded its streets.
• Ning Rongrong admired the lively crowds, and Dugu Yan led the World Creation Mountain Academy team toward the arena in their distinctive uniforms.

The Shrek Seven Devils arrived at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena in Flender’s humiliating Shrek uniforms and drew ridicule from the crowd. They entered the tournament with their first team battle approaching, knowing they would have to compete in the outfits.

• Flender had secretly designed shit-green Shrek uniforms bearing a huge emblem and the words “Title Sponsorship Wanted,” and the team’s protests had failed to change them.
• Yu Xiaogang defended the uniforms as mental training while he and Flender avoided wearing them themselves.
• Tang San and the others attracted mockery as they crossed the crowd, so they covered their faces with Shrek Masks and hurried into the arena.
• Ma Hongjun complained about the uniforms after the group entered the arena, where they learned they would soon face their first round-robin opponent in an exhibition-style team battle.
• The Shrek Seven Devils considered the tournament’s rewards, including Gold Soul Coins for victories and advancement, as they prepared to compete in their humiliating uniforms.

At the Soul Master Academy competition, Mu Feng recognized Flender as the man who had dug out his eye, while Dugu Yan promised to help him get revenge if their teams faced Shrek Academy. Shrek and Canghui Academy traded insults in the rest area, and the arrival of Canghui’s teacher left Flender visibly unsettled.

• Tang San told the Shrek Seven Devils they would ask Flender to remove the words from their uniforms after their match.
• Mu Feng recognized Flender and told Dugu Yan that Flender had dug out his eye; Dugu Yan promised the team would help him take revenge.
• Flender told the Shrek team to stay in the corner and aim for the finals, prompting a Canghui Academy student to mock their uniforms.
• Ma Hongjun nearly struck the Canghui student, but Tang San stopped him and exchanged insults with the group instead.
• Dai Mubai joined the exchange, and Canghui’s students surrounded the Shrek team before their elderly teacher arrived.
• Oscar mocked the newcomers as the owner of the little white dogs, while Flender reacted uneasily to the old man.

Shrek Academy entered the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament after the announcer mocked the Shrek Seven Devils and their slogan. Emperor Xue Ye declared the tournament open, while Tang San noticed that his smile seemed forced.

• Flender warned the Shrek Seven Devils that Shi Nian of Canghui Academy wielded the dangerous illusion-based Martial Soul Remnant Dream.
• Tournament staff left Shrek Academy until last to enter, and the announcer drew jeers by introducing them as the Shrek Seven Devils with the slogan “Graduate smoothly.”
• Tang San calmed Dai Mubai and observed Emperor Xue Ye, Martial Soul Hall Saint Son Lin Du, and Ning Fengzhi on the VIP platform.
• Xue Ye declared the tournament open, and Tang San noticed that the emperor's smile looked forced.

Ning Fengzhi praised the tournament participants and hinted that he favored World Creation Mountain Academy, while Lin Du drew the first-round matchups. Shrek Branch defeated Green Light Academy, and Flender secured a lucrative flower-dew sponsorship; the team arrived at the arena for its next match without yet knowing its opponent.

• Ning Fengzhi praised the young Spirit Masters and said he favored a team that could win the tournament, indirectly pointing to World Creation Mountain Academy.
• Lin Du conducted the draw, matching Shrek Branch against Green Light Academy in the first round.
• Dai Mubai led the Shrek Seven Devils to an easy victory over Green Light Academy without Tang San needing to fight.
• Flender secured Miraculous Fragrance Flower Dew as a sponsor, and the Shrek team wore uniforms advertising the product.
• Flender led the Shrek team into the arena, where he told them he knew which match was the day's big favorite.

Flender told the Shrek Seven Devils to study World Creation Mountain Academy before its match against Elephant Armor Academy. In the VIP stands, Lin Du rejected Hu Yan Zhen’s offer to pledge himself to Spirit Hall, suggesting that Lin Du distinguished his own ambitions from the institution and leaving Emperor Xue Ye quietly pleased.

• Flender revealed that World Creation Mountain Academy’s Seven Saints were competing and urged the Shrek Seven Devils to analyze their tactics.
• The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament began its third day, with World Creation Mountain Academy facing Elephant Armor Academy on the central platform.
• Hu Yan Zhen approached Lin Du in the VIP stands and openly offered to pledge himself to Spirit Hall.
• Lin Du told Hu Yan Zhen that Spirit Hall and Lin Du were separate, prompting Bone Douluo to suspect that Lin Du coveted the Pope’s position.
• Emperor Xue Ye’s displeasure turned to delight as he realized that division within Spirit Hall could benefit the Heaven Dou Empire.

Lin Du pressured Hu Yan Zhen to reconsider his alliance with Spirit Hall before the Elephant Armor Academy faced World Creation Mountain Academy in the second round. As both teams began the match, Dai Mubai noticed that very few World Creation Mountain Academy contestants remained on the stage.

• Lin Du gave Hu Yan Zhen time to consider his warning and invited him to watch the match.
• Dugu Yan led World Creation Mountain Academy onto the stage, while Hu Yan Li introduced the Elephant Armor Academy team and resolved to ignore his grandfather’s instruction to lose.
• The contestants bowed, and the referee began the match as five bouts started at once.
• The Elephant Armor Academy team used Martial Soul Possession, transforming into towering, heavily armored figures with tusks.
• Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San discussed the Elephant Armor Academy’s size and defenses as Dai Mubai exclaimed that few contestants from World Creation Mountain Academy were left on the stage.

Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong faced the Elephant Armor Sect’s seven fighters after five of their teammates forfeited by leaving the platform. Ning Rongrong boosted Dugu Yan from within her mist before safely jumping off, leaving Dugu Yan to confront the advancing formation alone.

• Five World Creation Mountain Academy team members jumped off the platform, leaving Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong to face the seven Elephant Armor Sect fighters.
• Lin Du reassured Ning Fengzhi, while Hu Yan Li led his team forward with their synchronized first Spirit Skills strengthening their formation.
• Dugu Yan used her fourth Spirit Skill to fill much of the platform with mist that blocked Hu Yan Li’s Mental Power.
• Ning Rongrong summoned her Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda and boosted Dugu Yan’s strength, speed, soul, and defense by fifty percent.
• Ning Rongrong taunted Hu Yan Li and jumped off the platform, while Ning Fengzhi apologized to Hu Yan Zhen for her teasing.

Dugu Yan defeated Hu Yan Li and the Elephant Armor Sect team with overwhelming speed, even after Hu Yan Li revealed a Head Soul Bone. The match ended with World Creation Mountain Academy victorious, while Dai Mubai suspected Dugu Yan had a Right Arm Bone of her own.

• Dugu Yan attacked from the mist and knocked the Elephant Armor Sect’s Soul Elders off the platform one by one.
• At his clansman’s urging, Hu Yan Li revealed a Head Soul Bone and advanced with his two remaining companions.
• Dugu Yan exposed herself, but lightning sent Hu Yan Li’s two companions off the platform before he could celebrate.
• Hu Yan Li used Crushing Press against Dugu Yan, who charged into his attack and knocked him out with an azure lightning strike.
• Fei Xiang declared World Creation Mountain Academy the winner, and Dugu Yan returned to her team as the spectators cheered.
• Dai Mubai suggested that Dugu Yan possessed a Right Arm Bone that had empowered her attack.

Tang San and the others reflected on Lin Du defeating the Elephant Armor Sect in under a minute, while Yu Xiaogang warned Shrek Academy about the powerful Five Elemental Academies. After watching Godwind Academy and Skywater Academy win, Tang San questioned their teams’ single-element lineups.

• Tang San revealed that Lin Du had defeated the Elephant Armor Sect in less than a minute, leaving Oscar and the others shaken by World Creation Mountain Academy’s strength.
• In the following days, World Creation Mountain Academy avoided challenges while Shrek Academy gained recognition and benefited when weaker teams forfeited.
• Shrek Academy encountered Canghui Academy, and Yu Xiaogang stopped his students from provoking Shi Nian’s team.
• Yu Xiaogang identified Thunderclap, Godwind, Skywater, Blazing Fire, and Elephant Armor as threats competing with Shrek Academy for the remaining qualification spots.
• Tang San watched Skywater Academy win quickly and Godwind Academy defeat its opponents with coordinated aerial attacks.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang why the Five Elemental Academies used teams with members who all shared the same attribute despite their obvious weaknesses.

Yu Xiaogang explained the differences between extreme and balanced cultivation and argued that Shrek Academy’s blend of individual extremity and team balance was superior. Tang San left the Great Soul Arena alone and sensed that he had walked into a trap on his way back to the academy.

• Yu Xiaogang described the extreme and balanced schools of cultivation and said Shrek Academy followed a fusion of individual extremity and team balance.
• Tang San promised to carry forward Yu Xiaogang’s ideals, then left the viewing platform without the others noticing.
• A watcher with gloomy eyes followed Tang San’s departure from the Great Soul Arena.
• Tang San changed clothes and headed toward Shrek Academy, thinking about how to grow stronger and the changes in his Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San noticed the road seemed unusually long and felt a chill despite the sunlight, then recognized that he had unknowingly entered a trap.

Shi Nian trapped Tang San in his Remnant Dream and revealed that he intended to kill him to weaken Shrek Academy. As Shi Nian began his attack, Lin Du sensed something was wrong from the arena.

• Tang San sensed a deadly aura on a Heaven Dou City street and confronted Shi Nian, who said he planned to eliminate him so Canghui Academy could advance.
• Shi Nian transported Tang San into a desolate wilderness, where Tang San fired his Godly Zhuge Crossbow but the bolts passed through the illusion.
• Shi Nian explained that Tang San was trapped in his Remnant Dream, where he controlled everything and planned to drive Tang San mad before killing him.
• Tang San sat down and formed a Blue Silver Grass defense as Shi Nian's voice faded and the surroundings grew hazy.
• At the arena, Lin Du suddenly sensed something and looked toward Tang San and Shi Nian's location.

Shi Nian trapped Tang San in a nightmare that revived his punishment by the Tang Sect and showed Tang Hao being humiliated. Lin Du watched unseen from above, having used the Heavenly Dream Domain to conceal himself from Shi Nian and observe his actions.

• Tang San found himself at Ghost's Worry, where the Tang Sect Elders accused him of stealing the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and shattered his limbs in the nightmare.
• Tang San saw Tang Hao helplessly trampled by people from his past while he was unable to move or aid his father.
• Shi Nian watched Tang San convulse under his Seventh Soul Skill, Nightmare, believing the youth was nearing death.
• Lin Du sat unseen above Shi Nian and monitored him through the Heavenly Dream Domain.

Tang San escaped Shi Nian’s Nightmare and killed him, while Lin Du’s Mental Domain had secretly helped expose a flaw in the illusion. Lin Du took Shi Nian’s Head Soul Bone and returned to World Creation Mountain Academy, where he offered it to Rong Rong.

• Tang San used his Purple Demon Eye to break through Shi Nian’s Nightmare and struck him with a hidden weapon.
• Shi Nian dismissed Tang San’s threat, then collapsed and dissolved into blackness after Tang San’s attack took effect.
• Tang San rested until he regained enough strength to leave, while Lin Du emerged from concealment and collected Shi Nian’s Mental Domain Head Soul Bone.
• Lin Du returned to World Creation Mountain Academy’s private lounge, where Aron, Mei He, and Mu Feng greeted him.
• Lin Du gave the Head Soul Bone to Rong Rong and told her to absorb it.

Lin Du gave Ning Rongrong a Head Soul Bone, and she absorbed it to gain the Illusionary Space skill. After waking from a day-long unconsciousness, Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that he had killed Shi Nian, and Yu Xiaogang urged him to keep the matter secret.

• Lin Du gave Ning Rongrong a gem-type Head Soul Bone, and she kissed him in gratitude before beginning to absorb it.
• Ning Rongrong finished absorbing the Spirit Bone and gained Illusionary Space, which strengthened allies' Mental Power and disrupted enemies.
• Tang San woke after being unconscious for a day and night, then went to see Yu Xiaogang.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that he had killed Shi Nian and recounted their encounter, including his use of the King of Hell's Post.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San not to tell the Shrek students or Flender about Shi Nian's death.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang discussed Blazing Fire Academy’s hidden team roles and the danger its fire attacks posed to Shrek. The Shrek Seven Devils faced Blazing Fire Academy in a crucial preliminary match, and both teams took the arena as Huo Wushuang was introduced.

• Tang San concealed the truth about his Soul Power Loss by blaming an accidental cultivation deviation, known only to him, Yu Xiaogang, and Lin Du.
• World Creation Mountain Academy maintained first place without needing to field more than two members, while the other academies competed for the remaining promotion spots.
• Yu Xiaogang explained to Tang San that the Four Elements Academy had adopted specialized roles, and warned that Blazing Fire Academy’s flames could counter his Blue Silver Grass.
• The host announced the match between Shrek Academy and Blazing Fire Academy, and both teams entered the arena.
• Huo Wushuang led Blazing Fire Academy in a triangular formation as its level forty-two Fire Dragon Power Attack System Battle Soul Master.

Shrek Academy faced Blazing Fire Academy, whose fire-based lineup posed a serious threat to Tang San’s plant-type abilities. The match began with both teams moving into formation, leaving the outcome undecided.

• Tang San identified Huo Wu, Blazing Fire Academy’s level 43 Control System vice-captain, and noted the team’s two unusual Fire Star Support System Spirit Masters.
• Yu Xiaogang had withheld details about the opponents until shortly before the match to test Tang San’s ability to adapt.
• Dai Mubai and Huo Wushuang exchanged taunts, while Huo Wushuang urged Shrek Academy to forfeit because fire could counter Tang San’s plant-type Martial Soul.
• Both teams released their Martial Souls and formed their usual battle arrays, with Blazing Fire Academy taking a more aggressive formation.
• At the referee’s command, Dai Mubai advanced with Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Cang Fei as Blue Silver Grass linked the Shrek fighters together.

Blazing Fire Academy used coordinated fire-based support to pressure Shrek Academy, but Tang San recognized their tactics and began turning the battle against them. His retreating formation lured Huo Wushuang into a triangular encirclement, where Dai Mubai prepared to counterattack.

• Blazing Fire Academy's fighters charged as their support Soul Masters gathered sparks and sent them to strengthen their teammates.
• Dai Mubai held his ground against Huo Wushuang, while Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun struggled against the Fire Leopard Soul Master’s boosted counterattack.
• Tang San recognized that Blazing Fire Academy’s support fighters controlled the battle by concentrating their enhancements on selected teammates.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to direct Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun into a retreat that drew Huo Wushuang into a triangular encirclement.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation, halted his retreat, and pounced toward Huo Wushuang.

Blazing Fire Academy sprang a coordinated trap to isolate Tang San, but he charged straight into the Fire Leopard Soul Master's attack rather than revealing his Twin Martial Souls. The chapter ended as Tang San faced the incoming Seven Star Fire Bombs.

• Huo Wu used her Repelling Fire Ring to blast Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Cang Fei away, leaving Tang San exposed.
• Huo Wushuang, Huo Yun, Huo Yu, and the Fire Leopard Soul Master attacked Tang San from four directions while Blazing Fire Academy's Support System Soul Masters strengthened their assault.
• Tang San stayed calm under the combined attack and chose not to reveal his Twin Martial Souls.
• Tang San charged toward the Fire Leopard Soul Master's Seven Star Fire Bombs, leaving Huo Wu stunned by his apparently suicidal move.
• The Fire Leopard Soul Master welcomed Tang San's charge and launched his Seven Star Fire Bombs at him.

Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade the Blazing Fire Academy’s attacks and turn their formation against them. As the Shrek Seven Devils surged forward again, the observers considered how his movement could be countered.

• Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to slip through the Fire Leopard Soul Master's seven Seven Star Fire Bombs and Fire Roar.
• Tang San passed the Fire Leopard Soul Master and struck him from behind, sending him into the returning attacks and forcing his teammates to redirect their blows.
• Tang San tightened the Blue Silver Grass around Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun, speeding them forward to renew their attack.
• Dugu Yan asked Zhu Zhuqing to compare her speed with Tang San's, and Zhu Zhuqing said she had been slower before taking the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone but was faster now.
• Mu Feng said that area attacks and his Fourth Soul Skill could restrain Tang San's movement.