Chapter Summaries

Ning Tian raised the bid for a powerful lightning-attribute Soul Bone to forty million Gold Soul Coins for Yu Tianhuang, but Xiao Hongchen and then the Star Luo Imperial Family drove the price higher. Ning Tian ultimately won it for fifty-five million, while Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu prepared to meet Yu Tianhuang and deliver a favor.

• Ning Tian raised the Soul Bone bid to forty million Gold Soul Coins, and Xu Zihuang accepted her help despite worrying he could not repay her soon.
• Chen Zifeng teased Ning Tian and Xu Zihuang about marrying, while Beibei gave up on the Soul Bone and Jiang Nannan recalled the sacrifice she had made to save her mother.
• Xiao Hongchen bid forty-five million Gold Soul Coins, hoping to use the Soul Bone as the main component of a powerful Level 9 Soul Tool.
• Lang Ya and Yu Tao discussed stealing the Soul Bone but decided to wait for the Body Sect's Sect Master and planned to bring Yu Tianhuang to their sect.
• Xu Jiawei raised the price to fifty-five million Gold Soul Coins, causing Xiao Hongchen to withdraw and Ning Tian to win the auction.
• Xu Jiawei told Xu Jiujiu that Yu Tianhuang had Twin Martial Souls, including the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and the siblings set out to meet him.

Ning Tian paid fifty-five million Gold Soul Coins for a Thunderclap Nether Vine Soul Bone intended for Xu Zihuang, and Emperor Xu Jiawei visited Shrek Academy’s group. After learning that Xu Zihuang had Twin Martial Souls, the emperor arranged for four Worshipped Douluo to protect him as he began absorbing the Soul Bone.

• Ning Tian bought the Soul Bone for Xu Zihuang on the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s credit, deepening their connection.
• Xu Jiawei and Princess Jiujiu entered the VIP room, where the emperor praised Xu Zihuang’s talent and invited him to join the Star Luo Empire.
• Four Worshipped Douluo brought in the fifty-thousand-year Thunderclap Nether Vine Soul Bone and explained its dangerous lightning aura.
• Ning Tian revealed that she had bought the Soul Bone for Xu Zihuang, and Wang Yan disclosed that Xu Zihuang possessed Twin Martial Souls, including the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
• Xu Jiawei offered the four Worshipped Douluo’s protection, and Xu Zihuang agreed to begin absorbing the Soul Bone.

Xu Zihuang received the Star Luo Emperor's gift of a fifty-thousand-year Thunderclap Nether Vine Right Leg Bone and began fusing with it under the protection of four Worshipped Douluo. The fusion proceeded smoothly, leaving the Soul Bone’s power to strengthen his meridians and purify his Soul Power.

• Xu Jiawei left Princess Jiujiu to host the Shrek Academy delegation, and she offered them a free Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast from the auction house’s catalog.
• Wang Yan selected a twenty-thousand-year Scale Armor Beast for Gongyang Mo’s Sixth Soul Ring, and Ma Xiaotao accompanied Gongyang Mo to absorb it.
• Dai Yueheng left with the other students, carrying his Tiger Soul Refining Blade, while He Caitou received the Rank 6 Fixed Soul Cannons.
• Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu and the other Worshipped Douluo shielded Xu Zihuang as he touched the Thunderclap Nether Vine Soul Bone.
• Xu Zihuang suppressed the Soul Bone’s violent Thunder Attribute energy and pressed it to his right leg, beginning a smooth fusion that strengthened and widened his meridians.

Xu Zihuang fused with the Thunderclap Nether Vine Right Leg Bone, gained the Thunder Hell domain skill, and grew closer to Ning Tian before joining Shrek Academy for its Round of 16 match against Star Luo Royal Academy. The chapter ended as Xu Jiujiu, wearing the Star Luo Royal Academy uniform, approached her team’s preparation area.

• Xu Zihuang completed his fusion with the Thunderclap Nether Vine Right Leg Bone and gained the Thunder Hell soul skill.
• Xu Zihuang thanked Ning Tian for buying the Soul Bone, and the two walked hand in hand back to the Star Emperor Grand Hotel.
• Wang Yan briefed Shrek Academy’s team on its tactics against Star Luo Royal Academy and warned them not to underestimate their opponents.
• Xu Zihuang and his teammates entered the arena’s preparation area as spectators and rival teams watched.
• Xu Jiujiu left the Imperial City walls and approached Star Luo Royal Academy’s preparation area in her team uniform.

Shrek Academy faced Star Luo Royal Academy in the tournament’s first final match, with Princess Xu Jiujiu revealing the Star Crown Martial Soul and strengthening her teammates. The opening clash ended in a stalemate as Xu Jiujiu’s Starlight Art helped Star Luo’s fighters hold off Shrek’s leading attackers.

• Wang Yan and Dai Yueheng identified Xu Jiujiu’s likely Star Crown Martial Soul and warned that she might be a Soul King, while Xu Zihuang defended Wang Yan’s authority from Ma Xiaotao’s dismissive remarks.
• Emperor Xu Jiawei appointed Mighty Douluo Cheng Gang to officiate, and Wang Yan ordered Xu Sanshi to target Xu Jiujiu while Xu Zihuang commanded the battle.
• Both teams entered the arena in contrasting formations, and Xu Jiujiu focused her attention on Xu Zihuang as Ma Xiaotao grew irritated at being overlooked.
• When the match began, Xu Sanshi’s Mysterious Underworld Exchange failed against Xu Jiujiu’s Starlight Art, which dissolved its black light and spread golden mist over her teammates.
• Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Chen Zifeng charged, but Xu Jiujiu’s boosted fighters blocked or evaded their attacks, leaving the opening exchanges at a stalemate.

Shrek Academy’s Inner Court fighters surged ahead against Star Luo Royal Academy after Gongyang Mo revealed his new Soul Emperor cultivation and amplified the team. Ma Xiaotao’s overwhelming Phoenix Flame put Huang Heyun in danger, but Yi Chen redirected her attack as the battle continued.

• Ma Xiaotao shattered Huang Heyun’s Dark Wave with Phoenix Nirvana, then countered his black tiger attack with Phoenix Flame.
• Gongyang Mo revealed that he had reached Soul Emperor and used four amplification skills to strengthen Shrek Academy’s main attackers.
• Gongyang Mo’s support drove Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Flame to incandescent white, letting her vaporize Xu Jiujiu’s starlight and put Huang Heyun under severe pressure.
• Yi Chen redirected Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Fireline before it could hit Huang Heyun, while Wang Shiying joined Dugu Shangshan and Chen Xiaojie against Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng.
• Dai Yueheng forced Dugu Shangshan back, and Chen Zifeng’s sword beams made Chen Xiaojie reveal his lightning-wreathed, winged form.

Xu Jiujiu trapped the Shrek team in her Star Domain and targeted its more vulnerable members, but Xu Zihuang broke the domain with his Thunderclap Nether Vine Soul Bone. His Thunder Hell turned the arena into a field of plasma as the battle swung against Star Luo Royal Academy, leaving Ma Xiaotao attacking Huang Heyun and Dugu Shangshan.

• Xu Jiujiu activated her fifth Soul Skill, Star Domain, blocking perception and isolating the fighters from one another.
• Star Luo Royal Academy used the domain to injure Beibei and Xu Sanshi, while Huang Heyun and Dugu Shangshan advanced against Xu Zihuang.
• Xu Zihuang unleashed Thunder Hell, breaking Star Domain and filling the arena with black-purple lightning and plasma.
• Xu Zihuang struck Chen Xiaojie with plasma, forcing Mighty Douluo Cheng Gang to rescue him as Gongyang Mo evaded the falling lightning.
• Ma Xiaotao attacked Huang Heyun and Dugu Shangshan while Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng pressed the other Star Luo fighters.
• Ma Xiaotao's flames overwhelmed Huang Heyun and Dugu Shangshan, and Cheng Gang rescued them as flames and plasma engulfed the arena.

Xu Zihuang shattered Princess Jiujiu’s Star Guardian with Thunder Hell, forcing Star Luo Royal Academy to concede and revealing his overwhelming power. As Shrek Academy returned to the hotel, Yu Tao and Lang Ya concluded that Xu Zihuang had Twin Martial Souls and discussed bringing him to the Body Sect.

• Princess Jiujiu used Star Guardian to challenge Xu Zihuang, and he unleashed Thunder Hell against the golden barrier.
• Xu Zihuang’s lightning dragons drained and shattered Star Guardian, leaving Princess Jiujiu defeated and Sheng Yi badly injured.
• Princess Jiujiu conceded the team battle, and Cheng Gang announced Shrek Academy’s victory over Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Spectators and rival academies inferred that Xu Zihuang had Twin Martial Souls, while Xu Jiawei recognized his lightning as an Ultimate Attribute.
• Xu Zihuang and the Shrek team carried the unconscious Beibei and Xu Sanshi back toward the hotel, and Ma Xiaotao admitted she had failed to coordinate the team.
• Yu Tao and Lang Ya concluded that Xu Zihuang’s second Martial Soul was likely the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and planned to bring him to the Body Sect.

Shrek Academy advanced through the Quarterfinals and reached the final four, while Xu Zihuang explored the Thunderclap Nether Vine Right Leg Bone’s abilities. As the semifinals approached, Ning Tian accompanied Xu Zihuang to Wang Yan’s tactical discussion, using their public closeness to signal her relationship to Ma Xiaotao.

• Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy defeated its opponent with overwhelming Soul Light Rays, while Ma Rulong and the Xiao Hongchen siblings remained out of the match.
• Ma Xiaotao agreed to follow Wang Yan’s arrangements, but Xu Jiujiu withdrew Star Luo Royal Academy from the remaining matches, sending Shrek Academy into the top eight.
• Xu Zihuang spent the days before the Quarterfinals cultivating and studying how to guide lightning and alter the weather with his Thunderclap Nether Vine Right Leg Bone.
• Shrek Academy defeated Zhengtian Academy and advanced to the final four alongside Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Di Ao Academy, and Dou Ling Royal Academy.
• Ning Tian entered Xu Zihuang’s room and learned that he believed the Soul Bone could evolve through lightning; he took her hand and led her toward the dining hall.
• Ning Tian accompanied Xu Zihuang to Wang Yan’s tactical discussion without mentioning the request to fetch him, intending for Ma Xiaotao to see them holding hands.

Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian joined Shrek Academy’s pre-battle meeting before the semifinals, where Wang Yan assessed their three possible opponents and outlined the team’s strengths. The meeting ended with Wang Yan revealing a strange milk-bottle-shaped Soul Tool pendant.

• Xu Zihuang led Ning Tian into the restaurant hand in hand, drawing meaningful looks from the Shrek Academy group.
• Wang Yan explained that Shrek Academy would face one of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Di Ao Academy, or Dou Ling Royal Academy in the semifinals.
• Wang Yan reviewed the rival teams, emphasizing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s hidden stars and the strengths of Di Ao Academy and Dou Ling Royal Academy.
• Wang Yan ended the meeting and, before leaving, took a silver necklace with a milk-bottle-shaped pendant from his storage Soul Tool.

Wang Yan gave Xu Zihuang a Level 5 Milk Bottle for the upcoming matches, and Xu Zihuang openly held Ning Tian’s hand at dinner. The next day, Shrek Academy defeated Dou Ling Royal Academy and advanced to the Grand Finals.

• Wang Yan gave Xu Zihuang a Level 5 Milk Bottle and asked whether he could safely use it.
• Xu Zihuang held Ning Tian’s hand in front of the team, drawing teasing from the others and troubling Ma Xiaotao and Wang Dong.
• Shrek Academy drew Dou Ling Royal Academy in the semifinals.
• Xu Zihuang helped Shrek Academy win the Team Battle, and Ma Xiaotao defeated three opponents in the Individual Competition.
• Shrek Academy defeated Dou Ling Royal Academy and advanced to the Grand Finals.

After the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy advanced to the Grand Finals, Shrek Academy’s team reviewed its strengths and learned the full effects of Xu Zihuang’s First Soul Skill, Whale Song. The meeting ended with Wang Yan confident that Ma Xiaotao’s Extreme Fire would let Shrek overwhelm its opponents in the Team Battle.

• Ma Rulong used Rank 7 Soul Tools to defeat three Di Ao Academy members and lead the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy into the Grand Finals.
• Wang Yan gathered the Shrek Academy team at the Star Luo Grand Hotel to discuss the upcoming final against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Dai Yueheng asked Xu Zihuang about his First Soul Skill, and Xu Zihuang revealed that Whale Song removed all negative effects and amplified Spiritual Power and Martial Soul attributes by ten percent.
• Ma Xiaotao revealed that Whale Song could raise her Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul’s fire attribute to Extreme Fire.
• Wang Yan concluded that Ma Xiaotao could crush the opposing team in the Team Battle without elaborate tactics.

As the Grand Finals approached, Wang Yan weighed Shrek Academy’s interests against Ma Xiaotao’s personal needs, while Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian shared a quiet conversation about rare immortal herbs and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. The Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy teams then arrived at Star Luo Plaza for their final, with the contest about to begin.

• Wang Yan dismissed the Shrek Academy team after adjusting its lineup, and Dai Yueheng returned to his room feeling overshadowed by Ma Xiaotao and Yu Tianhuang.
• Wang Yan considered how Yu Tianhuang’s Extreme Thunder might help Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire, but left the matter for Elder Xuan and Dean Yan to handle.
• Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian discussed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower that could cure Ma Xiaotao and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s hope of finding an Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• As the Grand Finals approached, Star Luo City prepared for the crowds and deployed ten thousand more elite soldiers to maintain order.
• The Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy teams met at the Star Emperor Grand Hotel, where Xiao Hongchen, Ma Rulong, and Meng Hongchen focused their attention on their rivals.
• Led by Wang Yan and Old Master Ma, both teams crossed Star Luo Plaza toward the Grand Finals as Emperor Xu Jiawei and the crowds watched.

Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy began their Grand Finals team battle, with Shrek choosing to meet the Soul Engineers’ firepower head-on. Shrek unleashed a coordinated assault led by Ma Xiaotao’s Extreme Fire, leaving the Sun Moon team facing an overwhelming barrage.

• Meng Hongchen watched Xu Zihuang, while Xiao Hongchen mistook Xu Zihuang’s glance for nervousness.
• Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei announced the Grand Finals rewards and appointed Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu to officiate; Elder Xuan appeared in Shrek Academy’s rest area.
• Wang Yan sent Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, Gongyang Mo, Xu Zihuang, Beibei, and He Caitou into the team battle against Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, Mika, Xiao Xiafeng, Chen Fei, and Lin Xi.
• The Sun Moon team opened with a dense barrage of ranged Soul Tool attacks, while Gongyang Mo and Xu Zihuang boosted Shrek’s fighters.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed her Extreme Fire and sixth Soul Skill, Phoenix Meteor Shower, as Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, Beibei, He Caitou, and Xu Zihuang joined the all-out counterattack.

Shrek Academy overwhelmed Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in the team battle, forcing the opposing team to surrender after Ma Rulong was badly injured and Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen survived behind Xiao Hongchen’s Rank 9 Soul Tool. Shrek celebrated the victory and prepared for the individual elimination matches.

• Shrek Academy unleashed a coordinated barrage of powerful Soul Skills that overwhelmed the Sun Moon Team’s ranged attacks.
• Ma Rulong activated his Invincible Shield, while Xiao Hongchen used Red Dust Blessing to protect Meng Hongchen from the incoming assault.
• The blast severely injured Ma Rulong and incapacitated the Sun Moon Team’s other members, but Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen remained unharmed.
• Old Master Ma surrendered the team battle, and Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu helped remove the injured Sun Moon Team members from the arena.
• The spectators cheered Shrek Academy’s crushing victory, and Wang Yan told the team to recover before the individual elimination matches.

Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy finalized their lineups for the individual elimination match after Shrek’s Team Battle victory. The Hongchen siblings chose to fight for Sun Moon, while Xu Jiawei recognized Yu Tianhuang’s powerful ability and planned to recruit him.

• Wang Yan kept Shrek Academy’s order of Xu Sanshi, Beibei, Jiang Nannan, Yu Tianhuang, Chen Zifeng, Dai Yueheng, and Ma Xiaotao despite Dai Yueheng’s wish to fight earlier.
• Xuan Zi identified the Soul Tool Xiao Hongchen had used as a high-quality Level 9 Soul Tool, and He Caitou suggested it might use an energy-storage Core Array.
• Shrek’s members recovered their Soul Power, while Ning Tian noticed Wang Dong’s frustration at the gap between her and Xu Zihuang.
• Old Master Ma told Ma Rulong that his ruptured meridians kept him from fighting, and Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen volunteered to represent Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Ma Rulong encouraged the Hongchen siblings to fight for their academy’s honor, and Old Master Ma approved their order of Meng first and Xiao second.
• Duke White Tiger Dai Hao praised Yu Tianhuang’s attribute-enhancing soul skill, and Xu Jiawei decided to invite Shrek Academy to the palace after the tournament.

Xu Sanshi faced Meng Hongchen in the individual eliminations, but her Crimson Ice Toad poison incapacitated him almost immediately. As Meng Hongchen called for her next opponent, Lang Ya probed Xuan Zi with his Spiritual Power, revealing the Body Sect’s attention on Yu Tianhuang and leaving Xuan Zi worried about its plans.

• Xu Sanshi took the stage against Meng Hongchen, while Wang Yan advised him to use his defenses to exhaust her Soul Power.
• Meng Hongchen released her Crimson Ice Toad Martial Soul and struck Xu Sanshi with a current of poisonous air, causing him to collapse and lose his Martial Soul.
• Meng Hongchen called for the next opponent and briefly met Xu Zihuang’s gaze, while Xiao Hongchen expected her abilities to help the Sun Moon team turn the tournament around.
• Yu Tao urged Lang Ya to warn Yu Tianhuang about the Crimson Ice Toad’s venom, but Lang Ya instead focused his attention on Xuan Zi.
• Lang Ya and Xuan Zi clashed with their Spiritual Power; Lang Ya recognized Xuan Zi as Sea God's Pavilion's Taotie and sensed that the Body Sect faced a formidable opponent.
• Xuan Zi suspected the Body Sect was planning something major and regretted allowing Yu Tianhuang to enter the tournament.

Meng Hongchen used the Jade Clear Ice Toad’s potent poison to defeat Xu Sanshi, Beibei, and Jiang Nannan in succession, leaving Shrek Academy in a difficult position. The author’s note said the protagonist would soon defeat Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen before the tournament ended and a new arc began.

• Xuan Zi identified the Jade Clear Ice Toad poison afflicting Xu Sanshi and said he could stop it from spreading, though removing it would take time.
• Xu Zihuang warned Wang Yan that Meng Hongchen had spread poison through the rain and humid air, but Beibei was poisoned and defeated before he could complete his attack.
• Heavenly Fiend Douluo declared Meng Hongchen the winner after she defeated Beibei, and Jiang Nannan took the next turn.
• Jiang Nannan used Invincible Golden Body and Teleportation to attack Meng Hongchen, but Meng Hongchen evaded her with Ice Refraction.
• Jiang Nannan succumbed to the poison after Invincible Golden Body wore off, giving Meng Hongchen her third consecutive victory.
• The author said the protagonist would soon defeat Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen, bringing the tournament toward its end and starting a new arc.

Xu Zihuang entered the match against Meng Hongchen after she had poisoned three Shrek contestants, confident he could defeat her. His Ultimate Lightning let him resist her poison, but her Level 6 armor blocked his Mirror Shatter, leaving the duel unresolved.

• Ma Xiaotao brought the poisoned Jiang Nannan back, and Xuan Zi suppressed the poison while the Shrek team watched grimly.
• Xu Zihuang told Wang Yan he was one hundred percent certain he could defeat Meng Hongchen, then took the stage as Shrek's fourth contestant.
• Meng Hongchen equipped her Level 6 Soul Tool full armor set, including twin swords and flying wings, and received a warning from her teacher and Xiao Hongchen to use her full strength.
• Xu Zihuang charged at Meng Hongchen as she evaded and sent a poison-laced cross-shaped blade of light at him.
• Xu Zihuang used Ultimate Lightning to shield himself from Meng Hongchen's poison and then struck her with Mirror Shatter.
• Meng Hongchen's armor blocked Mirror Shatter, leaving her unharmed as Xu Zihuang's attack failed to penetrate her defense.

Xu Zihuang defeated Meng Hongchen by using Time Distortion and a Dark Red Crystal spear to break through her armored defense. After recovering with a Level 5 Milk Bottle, he watched Xiao Hongchen enter the arena for the next match.

• Meng Hongchen used Ice Refraction to retreat and attacked Xu Zihuang with sword shadows, while he evaded them and closed the distance.
• Xu Zihuang threw a Dark Red Crystal spear at Meng Hongchen while activating Time Distortion, striking the hidden Core Array in her armor and damaging its defense.
• Xu Zihuang formed four enormous crystal cones, but Old Master Ma and Xiao Hongchen surrendered before they could strike; Xu Zihuang withdrew his Soul Skill.
• Meng Hongchen asked how Xu Zihuang had found her armor's Core Array, and he explained that its location had been exposed when she blocked his second Soul Skill.
• Xu Zihuang recovered his Soul Power as Old Master Ma warned Xiao Hongchen that Time Distortion might be a rare Time Attribute Soul Skill, and Xiao Hongchen stepped onto the arena.