Chapter Summaries

Wang Qiu'er absorbed the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's Soul Ring, then clashed with Zhang Lexuan over her reckless actions and was ordered to obey the team. In Mystic Nether City, Jiang Nannan discovered Xu Sanshi had cared for her mother for years, but he left without asking her to return to him.

• Wang Qiu'er absorbed the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's Soul Ring in just over two hours as the group kept watch.
• Zhang Lexuan rebuked Wang Qiu'er for endangering the team, asserted her authority to recommend expulsion, and demanded that Wang Qiu'er obey orders.
• Wang Qiu'er lowered her head and followed Zhang Lexuan as the team left the Core Zone for the Mixed Zone outskirts.
• Xu Sanshi visited Jiang Nannan's mother at a Mystic Nether City clinic, where he had helped care for her for years.
• Jiang Nannan saw Xu Sanshi caring for her mother and realized what he had done, then encountered him as he left.
• Xu Sanshi told Jiang Nannan to visit her mother and departed, while Chen Wen learned he would not return for now.

Dai Luoli obtained a fourth Soul Ring from a Shocking Sky Roar, and Xu Zihuang reported the Thunderclap Nether Vine’s voluntary fusion to Xuan Zi and Elder Song. Xuan Zi named Xu Zihuang captain of Shrek’s team for the expanded All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament and warned him to stay safe.

• Xu Zihuang and Li Yongyue killed the Shocking Sky Roar, and Dai Luoli absorbed its Soul Ring to gain a sonic soul skill enhanced by Spiritual Attribute attacks.
• Zhang Lexuan led the group back to Shrek Academy, where Elder Song brought Xu Zihuang to meet Xuan Zi and recount the killing of the Zhongli Three Brothers and capture of the Thunder Beast.
• Xu Zihuang told Xuan Zi and Elder Song that the Thunderclap Nether Vine had voluntarily fused with him and that its spiritual consciousness might recover and grant him another Soul Ring.
• Xu Zihuang offered to record the fusion method for the academy, while Xuan Zi cautioned that its success might depend on Xu Zihuang’s Spiritual Power.
• Xuan Zi appointed Xu Zihuang captain of Shrek’s team for the All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament and warned him that the Sun Moon Empire’s rule changes could signal trouble.
• Ning Tian waited outside Sea God’s Pavilion, and Xu Zihuang told her Xuan Zi had ordered him to keep the Thunder Beast under control.

Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian spent Shrek Academy's break together before Elder Xuan gathered the students to discuss the newly expanded All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament. Beibei and Tang Ya formed a Tang Sect team with Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, and Jiang Nannan, and Xu Zihuang recommended Dai Luoli to complete their roster.

• Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian shared a quiet lunch at the Nine Treasure Pavilion and discussed visiting the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after the tournament.
• Beibei summoned Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian to Sea God's Pavilion, where Xu Sanshi startled the Thunder Beast and was shocked by its powerful electric attack.
• Elder Xuan explained that sects could enter the All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament and asked the group to represent the Tang Sect temporarily.
• Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, and Jiang Nannan agreed to join Beibei and Tang Ya's Tang Sect team.
• Xu Zihuang recommended Dai Luoli as a strong candidate, and Ning Tian confirmed that he was the White Tiger Duke's youngest son.

Xu Zihuang helped Dai Luoli join the Tang Sect team for the upcoming All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament, while Shrek Academy assembled its own team and appointed Xu Zihuang captain and Wang Qiu'er vice-captain. The chapter ended with Zhang Lexuan leading the Shrek team to train and prepare for a sparring match against the Tang Sect.

• Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian invited Dai Luoli to represent the Tang Sect in the tournament, and he accepted after Beibei reassured him about his strength.
• Ning Tian reminded Xu Zihuang that Mu En might know how to find a suitable hundred-thousand-year Light Attribute Soul Beast power crystal, while Wang Qiu'er secretly watched them together.
• Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, and Jiang Nannan agreed to represent the Tang Sect, completing its tournament team.
• Yan Shaozhe named Xu Zihuang captain and Wang Qiu'er vice-captain of Shrek Academy's team and assigned the other students to main and reserve positions.
• Yan Shaozhe explained the tournament format and announced that the Shrek team would train under Zhang Lexuan before facing the Tang Sect in a match.

Wang Qiu'er defeated Dai Huabin in a one-on-one fight, then challenged Xu Zihuang, and the two began a brutal close-combat duel. She escalated the fight by unleashing her Golden Dragon Dreadclaw, while the Brilliant Dragon Claw External Soul Bone in Xu Zihuang's left hand reacted with hostility.

• On the ferry and at the Douluo Arena, Dai Huabin questioned Wang Qiu'er's appointment as Vice-Captain and challenged her to prove her strength.
• Wang Qiu'er overwhelmed Dai Huabin with a single kick, shattering his defense and sending him into the arena wall.
• After Zhang Lexuan invited further challenges, Wang Qiu'er challenged Xu Zihuang, who accepted and stepped into the arena.
• Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er exchanged powerful close-range blows, matching each other's speed and strength as their dragon auras clashed.
• Wang Qiu'er released her Golden Dragon Bloodline and used Golden Dragon Dreadclaw, while Xu Zihuang suppressed the hostile reaction of his Brilliant Dragon Claw External Soul Bone.

Wang Qiu'er unleashed the power of her true Three-Eyed Golden Lion Martial Soul against Xu Zihuang, but he defeated and pinned her before she could reveal its complete form. Shrek’s elders arrived as Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi discussed her near-ultimate Light and Fire attributes.

• Wang Qiu'er used Golden Dragon Dreadclaw, and Xu Zihuang copied it with Imprint; his stronger attack shattered hers and carved the arena floor.
• Wang Qiu'er revealed the dragon-lion form of her Three-Eyed Golden Lion Martial Soul and unleashed Shattering Sky Chant, but Xu Zihuang remained unharmed behind his Soul Barrier.
• Wang Qiu'er continued attacking with Golden Flame Burst, but Xu Zihuang trapped her with Mirror Shatter, transformed his hands into dragon claws, and pinned her to the ground.
• Wang Qiu'er refused to concede, and Xu Sanshi arrived with Beibei, Tang Ya, Xu Sanshi, Caitou, Jiang Nannan, Dai Luoli, and Huo Yuhao.
• Xuan Zi and the elders arrived, and Yan Shaozhe questioned Wang Qiu'er's Light and Fire attributes before concluding that her abilities could benefit Shrek Academy.

Xu Zihuang subdued Wang Qiu'er in their clash, and she left the arena in tears. As the teams prepared for their sparring match, Xu Zihuang sent Dai Huabin out first, giving the hatred-filled Huo Yuhao a chance to face him.

• Wang Qiu'er launched another attack, but Xu Zihuang evaded it, seized her wrists, and used her strike to blast a huge crater into the arena.
• Xu Zihuang pinned Wang Qiu'er until she stopped struggling, then released her; she fled the arena without attacking him again.
• Xuan Zi restored the damaged arena, and Zhang Lexuan arranged a team sparring match while excluding Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian.
• Huo Yuhao stepped forward for the Tang Sect Team while secretly consumed by hatred for Dai Huabin and the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
• Xu Zihuang named Dai Huabin as his team's first fighter, and Dai Huabin entered the arena as Huo Yuhao watched with a widening smile.

Huo Yuhao challenged Dai Huabin, but his weak cultivation left him defeated and unconscious. His hidden weapon nearly injured Dai Huabin before Xu Sanshi contained its explosion; afterward, Dai Luoli entered the arena to face his older brother.

• Huo Yuhao revealed his three yellow Soul Rings and vowed to seek justice from Dai Huabin, who answered with his five-ring White Tiger Martial Soul.
• Huo Yuhao tried to weaken Dai Huabin and block his attack with his Elemental Shield, but Dai Huabin broke through and knocked him unconscious.
• Huo Yuhao dropped a pair of Mother-Child Soul Chasing Life-Taking Gallbladders, and Beibei warned Xu Sanshi to contain them.
• Xu Sanshi swapped places with Huo Yuhao and used his Mysterious Underworld Shield Array to contain the hidden weapon's poisonous explosion.
• Beibei apologized to Dai Huabin, while Xu Sanshi and Dai Luoli criticized Huo Yuhao's conduct.
• Dai Luoli entered the arena to spar with Dai Huabin, who told him not to disgrace the White Tiger lineage and said he would not hold back.

Dai Luoli fought Dai Huabin in the arena, showing the strength of his mutated Blood Tiger Martial Soul before losing to his brother. The sparring session continued with the Tang Sect and Shrek teams, and afterward Xu Zihuang sat with Ning Tian beside the Lakeshore Path.

• Dai Luoli overcame his fear of Dai Huabin and used his Blood Tiger skills to challenge him, but Dai Huabin defeated him with White Tiger Demon God Transformation.
• Huo Yuhao realized Dai Luoli was the son of the White Tiger Duke's concubine who had once cared for him, then felt forgotten by the Tang Sect team.
• Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, Jiang Nannan, and Beibei defeated Shrek Team members in succession, while Nanmen Yun'er lost to Xu Sanshi.
• Tang Ya used her fifth soul skill, Nightmare Fang, against Xie Huanyue but conceded when it could not penetrate his defenses; Beibei warned her not to pursue revenge on the Iron Blood Sect alone.
• After the sparring session ended, Beibei carried the apparently unconscious Huo Yuhao away, while Xu Zihuang left with Ning Tian and sat beside the Lakeshore Path.

Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian continued preparing for the tournament while waiting for Ye Guyi to emerge from Deep Meditation. The Thunderclap Nether Vine awakened in human form as Yan Yu, and she and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm helped Xu Zihuang form three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, bringing his revenge against Xu Tianran closer.

• Ning Tian admitted she felt jealous of Wang Qiu'er but trusted Xu Zihuang, and the two reconciled affectionately.
• The Shrek Team continued training for the All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament while the Tang Sect Team trained elsewhere, and Wang Qiu'er repeatedly defeated Dai Huabin in practice.
• Xu Zihuang sensed the Thunderclap Nether Vine stabilizing her Spiritual Origin and watched her awaken in human form as Yan Yu.
• Yan Yu explained that she could not provide another Soul Ring with her remaining Origin Power, so Sky Dream Ice Silkworm offered the power from its Spiritual Origin seals.
• Yan Yu and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm used the power to form three blood-red Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings for Xu Zihuang, who vowed to surprise Xu Tianran.
• Ning Tian woke as Xu Zihuang withdrew the Soul Rings, and he embraced her without answering her question.

Xu Zihuang used his Simulation Soul Skill to take Ning Tian to the Douluo Arena, then met Xuan Zi to request a Light-attribute Dragon Crystal and reveal the Soul Spirit fusion method. After confirming the crystal was available, he prepared to enter secluded cultivation beneath Sea God's Pavilion to inherit Mu En's techniques.

• Xu Zihuang concealed himself and Ning Tian with Simulation, flew her to the Douluo Arena, and left to meet Xuan Zi before beginning secluded cultivation.
• Wu Feng confronted Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan, then challenged Wang Qiu'er; Wang Qiu'er suppressed her and took charge of the team's training while Xu Zihuang was away.
• Xu Zihuang asked Xuan Zi for a Light-attribute Soul Beast power crystal for his sister's Seven Star Lightflame Sword, and Xuan Zi identified a Dragon Crystal left by a hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Dragon Horse.
• Xu Zihuang offered a high-quality Head Bone to compensate Bei Bei for the Dragon Crystal and revealed that the Thunderclap Nether Vine had given him two more Soul Rings through the Soul Spirit fusion method.
• Xu Zihuang told Xuan Zi he would cultivate beneath Sea God's Pavilion and inherit Mu En's Dragon Emperor Evil Breaking Split and Dragon Emperor Domain Shaking Realm, and Xuan Zi urged him to begin.

During team training, Huo Yuhao grew jealous when Dai Luoli praised Xu Zihuang and refused to teach him Winter’s Thought Fist. After completing his seclusion beneath the Golden Tree, Xu Zihuang demonstrated his newly completed Dragon Emperor Domain Shaking Realm against Ye Guyi’s Angel True Body.

• Beibei arranged sparring for the Tang Sect Team and watched Huo Yuhao and Dai Luoli practice.
• Dai Luoli broke Huo Yuhao’s Six Elements Shield with Winter’s Thought Fist, then refused to teach him the technique without Xu Zihuang’s permission.
• Dai Luoli praised Xu Zihuang, provoking Huo Yuhao’s jealousy, and Beibei concluded that his guidance had failed.
• After half a month of seclusion, Xu Zihuang completed the imprints for Dragon Emperor Domain Shaking Realm and Dragon Emperor Evil Breaking Split, while Ye Guyi emerged from Deep Meditation with an evolved Six-winged Angel Martial Soul.
• Xu Zihuang used Dragon Emperor Domain Shaking Realm against Ye Guyi’s Angel True Body, and their clash ended with his attack overpowering her sword beam.
• Xuan Zi watched the demonstration and declared that Xu Zihuang would surpass his predecessors and lead the Academy to greatness.

Xu Zihuang gave Beibei the Medusa Head Bone and told Xuan Zi that Soul Spirit fusion was viable, then accompanied Ye Guyi to meet Ning Tian. After Ye Guyi got Ning Tian drunk and asleep at the Nine Treasure Pavilion, she pushed Xu Zihuang onto a sofa and told him to lie down.

• Ye Guyi offered the Medusa Head Bone to Beibei through Xuan Zi, and Xu Zihuang explained that he would share his Soul Spirit fusion research with the Academy.
• Ye Guyi questioned Xu Zihuang about his past with another woman, then asked him to take her to meet Ning Tian.
• Ning Tian nervously greeted Ye Guyi, who reassured her and accepted her invitation to dinner at the Nine Treasure Pavilion.
• Ye Guyi and Ning Tian chatted warmly during dinner while Ye Guyi secretly used the Heart of Beautiful Silk to make Ning Tian fall asleep.
• Ye Guyi pushed Xu Zihuang onto a sofa and ordered him to lie down.

Xu Zihuang reunited with Ye Guyi and Ning Tian in Shrek City, then prepared the Shrek Team for the All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament. He revealed that his Fourth Soul Skill could summon a powerful Jadeite Bird, and the team set off for Ming City aboard it.

• Ning Tian woke beside Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi, then spent the day exploring Shrek City with Ye Guyi while Xu Zihuang carried their purchases.
• Ye Guyi became part of Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian’s daily lives, and Xu Zihuang later took charge of organizing the Shrek Team.
• With the tournament approaching, Beibei and Tang Ya departed for Ming City with the Tang Sect Team while Xu Zihuang returned from the Star Dou Great Forest.
• At the East City Gate, Xu Zihuang summoned a Ten-Thousand-Year Jadeite Bird using his Fourth Soul Skill Imprint and Electrolux’s contract method.
• Zhang Lexuan and Ye Guyi joined Xu Zihuang, Ning Tian, and the team on the Jadeite Bird, which sped toward Ming City.

The Shrek Team traveled to Ming City to register for the expanded All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament, while Xu Tianran and Ju Zi prepared for the succession and tournament developments. The chapter ended with Zhang Lexuan, Ye Guyi, and Xu Zihuang meeting privately after the team encountered a group of Evil Soul Masters led by a suspected Title Douluo.

• Xu Zihuang brought Ning Tian to Zhang Lexuan and Ye Guyi aboard the Jade Bird, while Wu Feng watched their closeness in pain.
• The chapter described the tournament’s restored sect eligibility, its 167 teams, and the valuable Soul Tool prizes offered by the Sun Moon Empire.
• Ju Zi reported that Xu Tianran’s forces controlled much of the empire’s military, and Xu Tianran asked her to invite Mr. Zhongli to discuss an important matter.
• Xu Zihuang brought the Shrek Team to Ming City on foot after stopping fifty kilometers away to avoid the city’s Soul Tool defenses.
• At the Mingyue Grand Hotel, Ye Guyi identified a newly arrived team as Evil Soul Masters led by a likely Title Douluo; Xu Zihuang suspected the elder was Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng.
• The Shrek Team registered and received top-floor suites, then Zhang Lexuan called Ye Guyi and Xu Zihuang to her room to discuss matters.

Zhang Lexuan, Xu Zihuang, Ning Tian, and Ye Guyi discussed the Holy Spirit Cult’s alliance with the Sun Moon Empire and sought to warn representatives of the Star Luo and Heaven Dou Empires. The meeting ended with Xu Zihuang revealing his nine Soul Rings and detecting a hidden Super Douluo, while the uneasy alliance between the attendees remained unresolved.

• Zhang Lexuan told Xu Zihuang, Ning Tian, and Ye Guyi that the Holy Spirit Cult likely worked with the Sun Moon Empire, and Ning Tian received permission to contact the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Xu Zihuang urged Shrek Academy to warn the Star Luo and Heaven Dou Empires, so Zhang Lexuan invited Xu Jiujiu while Ye Guyi and Ning Tian brought Vena and Mu Xue.
• Xu Zihuang revealed five black and four red Soul Rings after Manyi appeared and challenged him, then rebuked Xu Jiujiu and Manyi for their suspicion.
• Xu Jiujiu apologized and stayed for the meeting, while Vena, Mu Xue, and Mo Feiyun joined them.
• Xu Zihuang sensed a concealed woman behind Mo Feiyun, and the woman appeared with an icy aura that marked her as a likely Super Douluo protecting Vena.

Zhang Lexuan warned Princess Xu Jiujiu and Princess Vina that the Holy Spirit Cult was allied with the Sun Moon Empire and might have Super Douluo backing. Xu Zihuang gave Vina the complete Lightning Rocket designs for the Heaven Dou Empire, and Vina privately told him about his rare Innate Flawless Body and the Body Sect Secret Method.

• Zhang Lexuan told Xu Jiujiu and Vina that Shrek Academy had found signs of the Holy Spirit Cult colluding with the Sun Moon Empire and suspected the sect had several Super Douluo.
• Xu Jiujiu thanked Zhang Lexuan and Xu Zihuang, then left to verify the warning and report it to her Imperial Brother.
• Xu Zihuang gave Vina the complete Lightning Rocket blueprint and the method for forging Lightning Flame Gold, recommending that the Heaven Dou Empire equip an elite corps of archers with the weapons.
• Ye Guyi and Ning Tian linked arms with Xu Zihuang as Vina asked to speak with him privately, then Vina whispered a secret to him before leaving with Mu Xue.
• Xu Zihuang told Ye Guyi and Ning Tian that Vina had revealed he possessed an Innate Flawless Body and could visit the Body Sect's Sect Master to learn how its secret method could help him master his Gold-grade Second Awakening.

Vina confessed her willingness to share Yu Tianhuang with others, while the Shrek Team arrived at the tournament and watched its opening matches. The Clear Sky Sect’s Tang Wutong entered the arena and revealed that she looked exactly like Wang Qiu'er and possessed six Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.

• Vina told Mu Xue that she had fallen for Yu Tianhuang and would accept sharing him if he married her.
• Xu Zihuang spent the afternoon with Ye Guyi and Ning Tian before Zhang Lexuan briefed the Shrek Team on the tournament rules and schedule.
• The Shrek Team traveled to the tournament venue, where Xu Zihuang noticed Tang Wutong among the Clear Sky Sect’s representatives and saw Xu Tianran and Ju Zi arrive.
• Ju Zi opened the tournament, and Meng Hongchen swept aside Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s first opponent, Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy.
• The Clear Sky Sect sent Tang Wutong to face Heaven Armor Sect alone, and the Shrek Team realized she had Wang Qiu'er's face.
• Tang Wutong summoned a Clear Sky Hammer and revealed six Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, stunning the tournament crowd.

Tang Wutong defeated the Heaven Armor Sect’s two strongest fighters with single strikes of her Clear Sky Hammer, securing the Clear Sky Sect’s victory. Her resemblance to Wang Dong raised questions among the Shrek Academy members, while Wang Qiu’er firmly denied knowing her.

• Tang Wutong shattered Han Yu’s Heaven Armor Shield Array with one hammer strike, defeated him, and won the opening match for the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xu Tianran and the Imperial Preceptor concluded that Tang Wutong’s six Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings indicated she had Twin Martial Souls.
• Ning Tian pointed out Tang Wutong’s resemblance to Wang Dong, prompting several former Shrek students to recognize the likeness; Wang Qiu’er denied knowing her.
• Tang Wutong defeated team captain Han Jian with another hammer strike, after which he forfeited the Heaven Armor Sect’s remaining matches.
• Tang Wutong returned to the Clear Sky Sect’s rest area and briefly regarded Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu’er without visible emotion.

Xu Zihuang stayed away from Tang Wutong, learned that the Body Sect had entered Ming City, and remained at the hotel to cultivate while Ye Guyi kept him company. After the first round ended, Shrek Academy drew the Proud Sword Sect, and Xu Zihuang entered the opening match alone, revealing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

• Xu Zihuang dismissed the possibility that Tang Wutong’s identity mattered to him and learned that the Snow Demon Sect had advanced in the first round.
• Zhang Lexuan told Xu Zihuang, Ning Tian, and Ye Guyi that Elder Xuan and the Body Sect were in Ming City, and Xu Zihuang said the Body Sect might cooperate with Shrek Academy.
• Xu Zihuang stayed at the Mingyue Grand Hotel to cultivate while Ye Guyi remained with him; Ning Tian later reported that the Holy Spirit Team had used an Evil Soul Master ability and that the Tang Sect had defeated Earth Dragon Gate.
• Ye Guyi visited Nan Shuishui and Nan Qiuqiu, and the first round concluded with eighty-four teams advancing to the second round.
• Shrek Academy drew the Proud Sword Sect, and Xu Zihuang chose to face its team alone in the opening match.
• Xu Zihuang revealed five black Soul Rings and one red Soul Ring against Wu Yifan, stunning the crowd.