Chapter Summaries

After Jiang Yuheng made Cheng Gang back down, a mysterious old man lured the Titled Douluo outside Star Luo City and confronted him for pressuring Jiang Yuheng. Cheng Gang claimed he was the one who had suffered, while the old man challenged him to fight.

• Cheng Gang respectfully apologized to Wang Dong and poured her a cup of water after Jiang Yuheng rebuked him.
• Cheng Gang left the room, regretting his attempt to interrogate Jiang Yuheng about the aura of a Ferocious Beast.
• A mysterious voice taunted Cheng Gang and summoned him to the west gate, where an unseen pressure warned him not to return to the city.
• Cheng Gang followed the voice west and found a filthy old man holding a chicken leg and a Wine Gourd.
• The old man slapped Cheng Gang, scolded him for bullying Jiang Yuheng, and challenged him to fight with everything he had.
• Cheng Gang protested that he had been wronged, saying Jiang Yuheng had been fine and he was the one who had suffered.

Xuan Zi punished Cheng Gang for disrespecting the youngsters, while the Shrek team recovered and prepared for the elimination round. After learning that Dou Ling Royal Academy would be their opponent, the team received an invitation to a top-tier auction at the Starlight Auction House.

• Xuan Zi forced Cheng Gang to apologize and slap himself one hundred times before letting him go.
• Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong saw Huo Yuhao feeding recovering Xiao Xiao, then returned to their rooms to cultivate.
• Xiao Xiao recovered enough to break through level 30, while Wang Dong rose to level 36 and Jiang Yuheng remained at level 34.
• Wang Yan told the team that Dou Ling Royal Academy would be their round-of-sixteen opponent and warned that its Soul Kings were supported by Soul Tools.
• Qing Ya arrived on behalf of the Starlight Auction House and invited the Shrek team to its top-tier auction.

Wang Yan took the Shrek Academy students to the Starlight Auction House’s top-tier auction, where they saw powerful Soul Tools and an unprecedented Spirit Bone. The auction’s rare Ice-attribute bone revealed a connection to the Ice Empress’s people, leaving Huo Yuhao and Jiang Yuheng facing an unexpected discovery.

• Wang Yan accepted the invitations and allowed the students to attend the auction, warning them to avoid trouble and return to the hotel afterward.
• Qing Ya guided Wang Yan and the students into Auction Hall No. 1 and demonstrated a Light Projection Screen powered by ore from the Sun Moon Empire.
• Princess Jiujiu opened the auction, where Dai Yueheng saw a level-8 Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade and Shrek’s Soul Engineers noted the value of rare weapon shells.
• Princess Jiujiu presented an emerald-green Left Arm Bone that Jiang Yuheng recognized as carrying the aura of Extreme Ice.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Empress reacted to the Spirit Bone, and Huo Yuhao learned that it had belonged to one of the Ice Empress’s clanspeople.

At the auction, Princess Jiujiu presented an Ice Scorpion spirit bone with the Ice Burst skill, prompting Huo Yuhao and Ling Luochen to consider bidding for it. Jiang Yuheng revealed that the bone required the Extreme Ice attribute and offered Ling Luochen an Ice Attribute left arm spirit bone of his own.

• Princess Jiujiu introduced the Ice Scorpion spirit bone and explained its restrictions, age, and Ice Burst skill.
• Wang Yan asked Qing Ya whether Ice Attribute Spirit Masters were attending and offered to bid if Huo Yuhao and Ling Luochen could agree.
• The Ice Empress urged Huo Yuhao to obtain the spirit bone, and Huo Yuhao and Jiang Yuheng silently understood each other.
• Jiang Yuheng asked Qing Ya to relay a serious question to Princess Jiujiu, who extended the viewing period to ten minutes.
• Jiang Yuheng explained that only an Extreme Ice Spirit Master could safely absorb the spirit bone, then took an Ice Attribute left arm spirit bone from his Spatial Ring.

Jiang Yuheng sold Ling Luochen an ice spirit bone and alerted Princess Jiu Jiu to Huo Yuhao’s Ice Scorpion Martial Soul. The Star Luo Emperor stopped the auction and offered Jiang Yuheng a favor in exchange for his help if the empire faced danger.

• Jiang Yuheng agreed to sell Ling Luochen the spirit bone for eight million Gold Soul Coins, and she offered one million as a deposit and promised to pay the remainder within three days.
• Princess Jiu Jiu questioned Jiang Yuheng, who called Huo Yuhao over to demonstrate his Ice Scorpion Martial Soul and confirm their warning.
• Princess Jiu Jiu told the Star Luo Emperor what Jiang Yuheng and Huo Yuhao had revealed, and the emperor decided to offer Jiang Yuheng a favor to strengthen ties with Shrek Academy.
• At the auction, Jiang Yuheng kept bidding for the Ice Scorpion Left Arm Bone as its price rose to thirty million Gold Soul Coins, but the Star Luo Emperor halted the sale.
• The Star Luo Emperor offered Jiang Yuheng a favor in return for helping the Star Luo Empire if it faced danger, and Jiang Yuheng asked what he would be expected to do.

Jiang Yuheng accepted a Spirit Bone from the Star Luo Emperor and arranged for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to buy a rare Soul Beast embryo and store it in Mingde Hall. After Shrek Academy defeated Dou Ling Academy, it advanced to the Final Four, where it was set to face Star Luo National Academy.

• Jiang Yuheng accepted the Spirit Bone after Electrolux advised him that he could not avoid the consequences of his actions.
• Jiang Yuheng told Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen that the finale auction item was a Soul Beast embryo with cultivation far beyond a hundred thousand years, and asked the academy to bid on it for him.
• Xiao Hongchen agreed to bid for the embryo, while Jiang Yuheng assured him that no one else could absorb it and said his token and Soul Tool would protect him.
• The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy bought the Soul Beast embryo and arranged to store it in Mingde Hall.
• Shrek Academy defeated Dou Ling Academy to reach the Final Four, and Ma Xiaotao held back her sixth soul skill before the coming match against Star Luo National Academy.

As the Final Four teams prepared for the semifinals, the Star Luo Emperor announced that Titled Douluo would referee the remaining matches and Princess Jiujiu would represent Star Luo National Academy. Shrek Academy drew Star Luo for the Team Battle, leaving them to face an opponent whose princess’s strength remained unknown.

• The chapter noted that Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen had yet to compete, and that their strength placed pressure on Shrek Academy.
• The Star Luo Emperor arrived at the Competition Stage with four Titled Douluo and announced that the Empire’s Guardian Douluo would oversee the semifinals and finals.
• Bei Bei told Huo Yuhao about Huang Jinxu, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo, whose Heavenly Fiend Lone Star Martial Soul had cursed those close to him and granted him formidable power.
• Ma Xiaotao, Ma Rulong, Di Ao Academy’s captain, and Princess Jiujiu drew lots for the semifinal matches.
• Ma Xiaotao and Princess Jiujiu drew the Team Battle against each other, while the rules required a team to win both the Team Battle and Individual Elimination Tournament to advance.

Shrek Academy prepared to face Star Luo National Academy, and Jiang Yuheng claimed he could defeat Princess Jiujiu in one move. During the Team Battle, he used a planned swap to send Jiujiu off the stage, though she passed a prepared Soul Tool to her vice-captain before falling.

• Wang Yan learned that Huo Yuhao's Spirit Detection could not penetrate the barrier around Princess Jiujiu and told the team to stick to their plan.
• Jiang Yuheng told Wang Yan he could knock Jiujiu off the stage in one move, and Wang Yan assigned her to him.
• The teams entered the stage, and Xu Sanshi switched places with Jiang Yuheng to set up their planned swap.
• After the match began, Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Nether Swap, bringing Jiang Yuheng to the front instead of himself.
• Jiang Yuheng unleashed his freezing skills, reached Jiujiu, and knocked her off the stage.
• Before leaving the stage, Jiujiu handed her prepared Soul Tool to the vice-captain.

Jiang Yuheng’s surprise tactic helped Shrek Academy gain the upper hand after Princess Jiujiu was eliminated, and he left before the match ended. At the Star Luo Grand Hotel, two Body Sect members introduced themselves and invited him to join them, recognizing the promise of his Martial Souls.

• Jiang Yuheng’s swap with Xu Sanshi knocked Princess Jiujiu off the stage, leaving Star Luo National Academy disorganized.
• Ma Xiaotao led Shrek Academy’s assault, but the opposing vice captain trapped Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng with a Soul Tool and Absolute Defense.
• Jiang Yuheng left Star Luo Plaza and encountered two men at the hotel entrance who wanted to speak with him and test his Martial Soul.
• Lang Ya and Yu Tao revealed that they had been observing Jiang Yuheng and praised his Body Martial Soul and powerful second Martial Soul.
• Lang Ya introduced himself and Yu Tao as members of the Body Sect, and Jiang Yuheng recognized their importance to his plans.

Jiang Yuheng arranged for Huo Yuhao to meet the Body Sect after revealing that his brother possessed the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul they sought. He planned to ask the Sect Master to help attack Mingde Hall, while Huo Yuhao looked forward to joining the sect and saying goodbye to Xiao Xiao.

• Jiang Yuheng convinced Lang Ya and Yu Tao that Huo Yuhao had a Body Martial Soul and asked them to bring the Body Sect Sect Master to discuss a possible alliance against Mingde Hall.
• Lang Ya and Yu Tao agreed to inspect Huo Yuhao’s Martial Soul before deciding what the sect would do.
• Jiang Yuheng returned to Star Luo Plaza as Shrek Academy defeated Star Luo National Academy, with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong helping turn the match around.
• Jiang Yuheng told Huo Yuhao that the Body Sect members had arrived, and Huo Yuhao was relieved that he would have time to say goodbye to Xiao Xiao.
• Jiang Yuheng had Wang Dong summon Xiao Xiao, then activated his Time Domain and explained the plan while guarding against eavesdroppers and the Sea God.

Jiang Yuheng arranged for Huo Yuhao to meet with the Body Sect and explained to Xuan Zi and Ma Xiaotao why he wanted to build ties with them. After Huo Yuhao helped suppress Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire, she warned Jiang Yuheng that negotiating with the powerful and overbearing Body Sect would be dangerous.

• Huo Yuhao showed Lang Ya and Yu Tao his Spirit Eyes and Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Souls, and Jiang Yuheng arranged for a meeting after the competition at Shrek Academy.
• Xuan Zi and Ma Xiaotao burst into the room after sensing Body Sect soul power, and Xuan Zi questioned Jiang Yuheng about their visit.
• Jiang Yuheng explained that he wanted the Body Sect to train Huo Yuhao and hoped their connection would encourage cooperation between the sect and Shrek Academy.
• Ma Xiaotao asked Jiang Yuheng to help suppress her Evil Fire, and Huo Yuhao joined him in subduing it with Extreme Ice.
• Ma Xiaotao warned Jiang Yuheng that the Body Sect was as strong as Sea God's Pavilion, acted according to its own preferences, and would be difficult to bargain with.

Jiang Yuheng explained the Body Sect’s role in an ancient Soul Beast conflict and learned more about the dangers hidden in the Star Dou Great Forest. As the tournament finals approached, crowds packed Star Luo City to see Shrek Academy face Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

• Wang Dong teased Jiang Yuheng about Ma Xiaotao’s affection before they discussed the Body Sect and Sea God’s Pavilion.
• Jiang Yuheng recounted how the Body Sect’s hunting of Soul Beasts triggered a year-long siege of Shrek City by the four great Ferocious Beasts.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress warned that terrifying beings lived beneath the Star Dou Great Forest, including an existence they called their lord.
• Jiang Yuheng recognized that the sleeping being was the Silver Dragon King and hoped she would not awaken early.
• Sister Luo complained to Jiang Yuheng about an old man delaying her inheritance of the First Sequence and Second Sequence positions.
• Crowds filled Star Luo City as Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy prepared to meet in the tournament finals.

Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Academy arrived at Star Luo Plaza for the finals, both confident after preparing for the decisive matches. Huo Yuhao spotted the White Tiger Duke beside the Star Luo Emperor, while Dai Yueheng drew encouragement from his father’s brief nod.

• Star Luo City prepared for the one-day finals as crowds gathered to watch Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Academy arrive at Star Luo Plaza.
• Ling Luochen, Jiang Yuheng, and Huo Yuhao welcomed the cold, rainy weather, and Wang Yan adjusted Shrek Academy’s tactics accordingly.
• Meng Hongchen admired Wang Dong as the teams walked toward the plaza.
• Huo Yuhao saw the White Tiger Duke, Dai Hao, standing beside the Star Luo Emperor, and Dai Yueheng became excited at the sight of his father.
• Dai Hao gave Dai Yueheng a brief nod of encouragement, renewing his son’s determination to perform well.

The finals began as Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy prepared for their first Team Battle. Xuan Zi arrived to support Shrek, while Wang Yan’s unease led him to reserve Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong for the possible final match, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Dai Hao addressed the crowd, and the Star Luo Emperor watched as the finals were officially announced.
• Xuan Zi appeared in Shrek Academy’s rest area and reassured Wang Yan that he would prevent underhanded tricks.
• The Heavenly Fiend Douluo explained that the finals would consist of a Team Battle, an Individual Elimination Tournament, and a 2-2-3 Battle, with two victories securing the title.
• Wang Yan sent Shrek’s Selected Members into the Team Battle, while the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy fielded Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and four Level 5 Soul Engineers.
• Wang Yan told Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong to sit out the Team Battle and Individual Match so they could prepare for the final 2-2-3 Battle.
• The Star Luo Emperor quietly asked the White Tiger Duke whether Shrek’s Selected Members could guarantee victory.

Shrek Academy’s team battle against the Sun Moon Team began, but the Sun Moon Team used a defensive delaying strategy and Meng Hongchen’s poison to wear down Shrek’s fighters. Jiang Yuheng recognized the tactic he had once taught Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, while he and Wang Dong waited to see whether they would need to enter the match.

• The Star Luo Emperor told the White Tiger Duke his prediction for the battle, and Dai Hao questioned whether it was too hasty.
• Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu began the match as Ma Xiaotao led Shrek’s fighters in an immediate charge.
• The Sun Moon Team stayed back behind Lin Xi’s shield and used Soul Tools and Invincible Shields to block attacks and draw out the fight.
• Meng Hongchen released poison from her Vermilion Clear Ice Toad, forcing Shrek’s members to use enhancement soul skills to resist it.
• Jiang Yuheng recognized the delaying tactic he had taught Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, while Wang Dong reminded him that Shrek was losing the upper hand.

Shrek Academy conceded the Team Battle to preserve its strength, but the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy took the victory and the crowd turned against Shrek. As the Individual Elimination Tournament approached, Jiang Yuheng persuaded Wang Yan to consider the Sun Moon Team’s likely lineup and claimed he could keep fighting.

• Wang Dong blamed Jiang Yuheng for her recent weight gain, and he redirected her to choosing dinner.
• Shrek Academy conceded the Team Battle, and the Heavenly Fiend Douluo declared Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy the winner.
• The crowd erupted in anger until Dai Hao ordered them to be silent, while Jiang Yuheng explained the Sun Moon Team’s attrition strategy.
• Huo Yuhao watched Dai Hao with conflicted feelings and resolved to seek justice for his mother.
• Wang Yan chose Xu Sanshi to lead Shrek’s Individual Elimination Tournament and kept Jiang Yuheng in reserve.
• Jiang Yuheng warned Wang Yan that the Hongchen Siblings might lead the Sun Moon lineup, then said he could keep fighting.

Jiang Yuheng opened Shrek Academy’s Individual Elimination Tournament match against the Sun Moon Team and swiftly defeated its first three fighters. His planned strategy overwhelmed the opposing lineup, leaving the Sun Moon Team facing a difficult path through the tournament.

• Xiao Hongchen argued that he should compete, and Meng Hongchen and the team leader agreed to let him join the later 2-2-3 Battle instead of the Individual Elimination Tournament.
• The Sun Moon Team submitted its lineup, placing Meng Hongchen near the front and Xiao Hongchen last.
• Jiang Yuheng faced Li Yan and knocked him off the stage almost instantly with a Zero Frame Start.
• Jiang Yuheng defeated the Sun Moon Team’s second and third fighters in the same abrupt fashion.
• The Star Luo officials and others watched in shock as Jiang Yuheng’s lineup prediction and battlefield strategy became clear.

After Jiang Yuheng defeated three Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy contestants, Old Ma forfeited the remaining individual matches and proposed deciding the championship in a single designated battle. The chapter ended with the referee asking Shrek Academy whether it would accept the arrangement.

• Meng Hongchen entered the stage as the Sun Moon team's fourth contestant, but Old Ma forfeited before the match began.
• Old Ma dismissed a protest from the other team leader and told Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen to fight without reservations.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen agreed to face Shrek together in a single decisive match.
• Wang Yan explained that Shrek's weakened members could struggle against the Sun Moon team's largely untouched Soul Engineers in the 2-2-3 Battle.
• Heavenly Fiend Douluo asked Shrek whether it would accept a championship match with a designated number of participants.

Sun Moon Royal Academy proposed deciding the championship match with a single battle, and Jiang Yuheng urged Shrek to accept. Wang Yan and Wang Dong backed his plan, while Xuan Zi silenced the objections and entrusted Jiang Yuheng with winning Shrek’s honor.

• Jiang Yuheng advised Wang Yan to accept the single-battle proposal, arguing Shrek had a roughly seventy percent chance of winning if auxiliary members could not be chosen.
• Wang Yan agreed, but Dai Yueheng and most of Shrek’s team objected to gambling the championship on one fight.
• Wang Dong declared her trust in Jiang Yuheng and secured three minutes for Shrek to discuss tactics.
• Xuan Zi arrived and challenged the team to name anyone confident of defeating the Hongchen Siblings, then openly backed Jiang Yuheng’s decision.
• Xuan Zi encouraged Jiang Yuheng to fight for Shrek’s honor, leaving Jiang Yuheng surprised by the weight of trust placed on him.

The final match began with Xiao Hongchen choosing Jiang Yuheng as his opponent and allowing him to select a teammate. Jiang Yuheng chose Wang Dong, and the two took the stage together to face the Hongchen Siblings.

• Xiao Hongchen designated Jiang Yuheng as his opponent and let him choose a teammate for the final.
• Jiang Yuheng asked Wang Dong to join him, assuring her that she was always his first choice, and she accepted.
• Meng Hongchen became interested in Wang Dong, but Jiang Yuheng warned her not to set her sights on his person.
• The four competitors took their positions as their abilities were announced and betting opened, with the outcome still uncertain despite the Hongchen Siblings' cultivation advantage.
• Huang Jinxu ordered both sides to fall back and privately marveled at the young competitors' extraordinary abilities, especially Jiang Yuheng's Frost Dragon.