Chapter Summaries

Qian Chaoyun trained Xiao Xiao for the upcoming competition and accepted a mission to investigate Evil Spirit Masters in Heavenly Spirit City. He and Xiao Xiao left Shrek Academy to assist the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Qian Chaoyun treated the Inner Court students to a meal and then visited Xiao Xiao, who asked when they could go on a mission together.
• Qian Chaoyun took Xiao Xiao to the Inner Court and trained her for several days with Zhang Lexuan, while the Resident Elders approved an Inner Court Brawl to choose the competition team captains.
• Xuan Zi told Qian Chaoyun that three Evil Spirit Masters, led by a high-level Soul Sage, had been spotted near Heavenly Spirit City and that the Heaven Dou Empire had requested help.
• Qian Chaoyun agreed to take Xiao Xiao on the mission, and Xuan Zi warned him to keep her safe.
• Qian Chaoyun entered his Angel True Body state and flew with Xiao Xiao toward Heavenly Spirit City.

Qian Chaoyun and Xiao Xiao arrived in Heavenly Spirit City, where he met Princess Vina and Mu Xue to discuss a mission against Evil Spirit Masters. Vina revealed that the group planned to massacre a city in two days, and the party left to prepare for the operation.

• Vina and Mu Xue waited for Shrek's representative and discussed evidence of factional ties to Evil Spirit Masters.
• Qian Chaoyun and Xiao Xiao entered Heavenly Spirit City, ate at a restaurant, and met Vina and Mu Xue there.
• Qian Chaoyun introduced himself as a level seventy-four Battle Soul Sage with the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, surprising both women.
• Vina asked Qian Chaoyun to consider returning to Heaven Soul after graduating from Shrek, but he left the offer undecided.
• Vina told Qian Chaoyun that Body Sect experts were supporting the mission and that Evil Spirit Masters planned to massacre a city two hundred kilometers away in two days.

Qian Chaoyun joined Vina’s operation against a group of Evil Spirit Masters and ambushed them as they attacked a city. After his Angel Illumination nearly wiped out the squad, he revealed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and confronted the surviving leader, Leng Xue.

• Qian Chaoyun learned that two high-level Soul Emperors and a high-level Evil Soul Sage had repeatedly escaped, then barred Mu Xue from participating in the operation.
• Qian Chaoyun asked Vina about nearby Wenlan Trees and left with Xiao Xiao, Vina, and three Body Sect experts to prepare a first strike.
• Leng Xue led more than twenty Evil Spirit Masters in an assault on a small city, killing its guards and City Lord as they began refining souls and devouring vitality.
• Qian Chaoyun unleashed Angel Illumination within his Angel Domain, killing all but Leng Xue and his two Soul Emperor companions.
• Qian Chaoyun revealed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, drew the Holy Sword, and challenged Leng Xue.

Qian Chaoyun defeated Leng Xue and the two other Evil Spirit Masters, then killed them as they tried to flee. After the battle, Vina and the Body Sect powerhouses recognized the scale of his strength.

• Qian Chaoyun overwhelmed Leng Xue and his two companions with his Angel Soul Skills while Vina restored his Soul Power and the Body Sect fighters engaged the other Evil Spirit Masters.
• Qian Chaoyun battered Leng Xue with chained sword strikes, then countered his Death God Strike with the Great Angel Seal Demon Slash and left him near death.
• Leng Xue called for Xin'er and Big Plum to help him retreat, but Qian Chaoyun used Snow Empress's Three Absolutes to freeze and kill all three Evil Spirit Masters.
• Qian Chaoyun received system rewards, raised his Soul Power to level seventy-five and a half, and gained a Soul Bone.
• Vina and the Body Sect powerhouses arrived and praised Qian Chaoyun after witnessing his victory.

Qian Chaoyun returned to Shrek Academy after killing three Evil Spirit Masters and declined Princess Vina’s recruitment without closing the door on a future return. As Shrek’s Captain Selection Tournament approached, he prepared to compete and faced questions from Zhang Lexuan in the cafeteria.

• Qian Chaoyun told Vina that killing the high-level Evil Soul Sage and two Soul Emperors had taken only a fraction of his strength, then declined to join Heaven Soul while leaving open the possibility of returning.
• Vina praised Qian Chaoyun’s strength, while Mu Xue called him arrogant and Vina explained how difficult Evil Spirit Masters were to defeat.
• Qian Chaoyun returned to Shrek, where Xuan Zi announced the Captain Selection Tournament and told him to attend the Soul Dueling Zone that afternoon.
• Qian Chaoyun discussed his confidence in winning with Chen Zifeng, then ate and talked about cultivation as Inner Court Students debated the team selections.
• Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Tang Qi, and Ling Luochen arrived at the cafeteria, and Zhang Lexuan asked Qian Chaoyun whether he was confident about the tournament.

Qian Chaoyun reassured Zhang Lexuan that he would win the Second Team championship, while she urged him not to be consumed by Shrek Academy’s glory. Dai Yueheng and Tang Qi challenged him to a bet over the afternoon Captain Selection Tournament, leaving all three committed to shouting “I’m trash” three times if they lost.

• Zhang Lexuan passed Mu En’s warning to Qian Chaoyun that Shrek Academy’s long-standing glory should not dictate his mindset, then playfully scolded him when he teased her.
• Qian Chaoyun reflected on Zhang Lexuan’s care for him as Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, and others listened nearby.
• Dai Yueheng and Tang Qi plotted to defeat Qian Chaoyun in the free-for-all Captain Selection Tournament, with Tang Qi claiming he had arranged help against Ma Xiaotao.
• Dai Yueheng and Tang Qi stopped Qian Chaoyun after breakfast and bet that he would not win the captain position, offering to call him their Elder Brother if they lost.
• Qian Chaoyun accepted and set the penalty that the losers would each shout “I’m trash” three times; Dai Yueheng agreed to the same condition for Qian Chaoyun if he lost.

Shrek Academy held a battle royale to select ten Outer Court students for the All-Continent Soul Master Competition Reserve Team. Xiao Xiao fought with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, and her relentless attacks with the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Tripod sent many competitors flying.

• Qian Chaoyun returned to Lake Heart Island to cultivate after Zhang Lexuan warned him that Dai Yueheng and Tang Qi had grown stronger in seclusion.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Dai Huabin prepared for the Reserve Team selection, each determined to claim a spot.
• Qian Chaoyun arrived at the Soul Fighting Arena and encouraged Xiao Xiao to use the fighting methods he had taught her.
• Xuan Zi announced that surrender or rescue meant elimination, then Wang Yan started the battle royale.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao teamed up, and Wang Dong clashed with Dai Huabin while Xiao Xiao attacked Zhu Lu with her tripod.
• Ning Tian boosted Xiao Xiao's speed and strength, and Xiao Xiao smashed several students out of the arena.

Xiao Xiao’s powerful performance secured her a place on the Reserve Team, and the selection tournament ended with all ten members of Huo Yuhao’s team qualifying. The Inner Court Captain Selection Tournament then began, with Xiao Xiao and her friends expecting Qian Chaoyun to claim a captain position.

• Xiao Xiao used her Three Lives Soul Suppressing Tripod to overwhelm Xu Sanshi, earning praise from Xuan Zi and the Inner Court Students for the combat system Qian Chaoyun had taught her.
• Qian Chaoyun credited his success to Xuan Zi’s guidance, while the Inner Court Students praised his training and Xiao Xiao’s performance.
• Xiao Xiao led her companions through the final battle, and Wang Yan announced the ten Reserve Team qualifiers, including Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao’s entire team.
• Xiao Xiao hugged Qian Chaoyun after the tournament, and the Inner Court Students assembled for the Captain Selection Tournament.
• Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng backed Qian Chaoyun to win a captain position, while Xu Sanshi remained determined to pursue Jiang Nannan despite Beibei’s warning about Qian Chaoyun’s strength.

Qian Chaoyun faced a coordinated siege in the Inner Court Captain Selection Tournament and overwhelmed the contestants with his Angel True Body and Corona of Light. He defeated Dai Yueheng and Tang Qi, cleared the arena, and then showed Ling Luochen the power of an Ultimate Attribute.

• Jiang Nannan rejected Xu Sanshi and told him to stop contacting her, leaving him devastated.
• Xuan Zi announced a battle royale for the captain selection, and the Inner Court students scattered as the tournament began.
• Dai Yueheng and Tang Qi led a group attack on Qian Chaoyun while Ma Xiaotao and Chen Zifeng tried to support him; Ling Luochen used ice skills to control the field.
• Qian Chaoyun fought back with Angel Illumination and, after building his strength, activated Angel True Body and unleashed Corona of Light.
• Qian Chaoyun's giant Angel Sword defeated Dai Yueheng and Tang Qi and swept the remaining students out of the arena.
• Qian Chaoyun dismissed his Martial Soul Avatar, switched to the Heavenly Snow Woman, and told Ling Luochen to experience an Ultimate Attribute.

The Captain Selection Tournament ended with Ma Xiaotao and Qian Chaoyun as captains, after Qian Chaoyun’s power overwhelmed the other students. The teams were formed, and Qian Chaoyun’s Second Team would compete under Blue Tyrant Academy’s registration.

• Ling Luochen’s martial soul evolved into Ultimate Ice, and she froze the remaining students before conceding to Qian Chaoyun and Ma Xiaotao.
• Xuan Zi revealed that Qian Chaoyun had recently defeated a high-level Evil Soul Sage and a Soul Emperor alone, silencing the defeated students’ doubts.
• Qian Chaoyun chose the Second Team, while Ma Xiaotao chose the First Team.
• Qian Chaoyun selected Ling Luochen, Chen Zifeng, Ye Yuyu, Mo Xuan, Xiao Chun, Lin Dong, Ning Tian, Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong, Wu Feng, and Jiang Nannan for his team, despite Wang Yan objecting to its many support members.
• Ma Xiaotao selected Dai Yueheng, Tang Qi, Xixi, Yao Haoxuan, Gongyang Mo, Han Li, Huo Yuhao, Dai Huabin, Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, and Beibei for the First Team.
• Xuan Zi ordered both teams to train and coordinate, and confirmed that Qian Chaoyun’s Second Team would register as Blue Tyrant Academy.

After Dai Yueheng and Tang Qi admitted defeat in their wager with Qian Chaoyun, the Shrek Second Team celebrated and prepared for special training. Qian Chaoyun stayed at a hotel with Ling Luochen, where their intertwined cultivation enhanced her Ice Martial Soul and Snow Empress watched from his Sea of Consciousness.

• Qian Chaoyun reminded Dai Yueheng and Tang Qi of their wager, and they publicly called themselves trash before leaving in shame.
• Beibei and Xu Sanshi discussed Xu Sanshi's hopes of winning Jiang Nannan back, while Qian Chaoyun invited his team to dinner in Shrek City.
• At the banquet, Qian Chaoyun discussed cultivation and planned coordination training for the Shrek Second Team.
• Qian Chaoyun stayed at the hotel with Ling Luochen, who had pretended to be drunk, and explained that their Martial Souls could cultivate in fusion.
• Ling Luochen kissed Qian Chaoyun as her reward, and their cultivation enhanced the attributes of her Ice Martial Soul.
• Snow Empress watched from Qian Chaoyun's Sea of Consciousness as Tian Meng fled from her power.

During Shrek Academy’s training period, Qian Chaoyun grew stronger while tensions over the teams’ captains came to a head. Elder Xuan ordered the captains and reserve members to fight, and the battle left Ma Xiaotao clashing with Qian Chaoyun in the air while Xiao Xiao and her teammates overwhelmed Beibei below.

• Qian Chaoyun trained both teams for two weeks, improving his coordination, while Xiao Xiao reached Three Rings and Ling Luochen advanced to level 55.
• Dai Huabin complained that the captains were too unevenly matched, prompting Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng to rebuke him and Elder Xuan to insist that the teams fight.
• Elder Xuan kept Ma Xiaotao and Qian Chaoyun as captains and ordered the reserve members of both teams onto the field.
• Ning Tian amplified Qian Chaoyun, who entered Angel True Body and struck Ma Xiaotao and Xu Sanshi with the Angel Holy Sword.
• Ma Xiaotao transformed into a Fire Phoenix and drew Qian Chaoyun into an aerial battle while the ground fight began.
• Beibei attacked Ning Tian, but Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong countered him and Xiao Xiao repeatedly battered him with the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Tripod.

Huo Yuhao’s team gained the upper hand in a sparring match, but Qian Chaoyun’s Sixth Soul Skill nearly killed Xu Sanshi and Dai Huabin before Xuan Zi intervened. After the match, Xuan Zi ordered the teams to leave for Star Luo City the next morning to compete in the All Continent Soul Master Competition.

• Huo Yuyao disrupted Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan with his Spiritual Eye skills, allowing Jiang Nannan to knock Beibei off the stage while He Caitou fired Soul Guide Rays.
• Ma Xiaotao descended and sent Xu Sanshi and Dai Huabin back into the First Team’s formation, then Qian Chaoyun transformed into a Six-winged Angel and unleashed his Sixth Soul Skill.
• Xu Sanshi and Dai Huabin charged at Qian Chaoyun’s giant sword, but Xuan Zi appeared and blocked the strike, which split the arena floor and shattered his wine gourd.
• Dai Huabin and Xu Sanshi complained that Qian Chaoyun had nearly killed them, while Xuan Zi and Beibei criticized them for recklessly taking the strike head-on.
• Xuan Zi told the teams to rest and gather at the Academy gates the next morning to travel to Star Luo City for the All Continent Soul Master Competition.

Qian Chaoyun traveled with Shrek Academy’s competing teams toward the All-Continent High-Level Soul Master Academy Competition, drawing the attention of several girls who wanted to fly alongside him. After the team entered Star Luo Empire territory, Xuan Zi ordered them to pass Star Luo City and head for the Ming Dou Mountain Range, leaving Xu Sanshi wondering why they were not going to the competition.

• Qian Chaoyun took Xiao Xiao for a ride on his White Tiger, which accepted her after she offered it beef jerky.
• Qian Chaoyun and Xiao Xiao joined Shrek’s two teams as they departed for the competition under Xuan Zi’s lead.
• Ma Xiaotao rejected Dai Yueheng’s attempt to travel with her and inwardly resented the girls competing for Qian Chaoyun’s attention.
• Ling Luochen, Ning Tian, Wang Dong, and Jiang Nannan each asked Qian Chaoyun to help them fly, provoking jealousy among the male students.
• After entering Star Luo Empire territory, Xuan Zi ordered the team to pass Star Luo City and head toward the Ming Dou Mountain Range, and Xu Sanshi questioned the detour.

Elder Xuan led Shrek’s students to the Ming Dou Mountain Range to eliminate a bandit gang before they continued to the All-Continent High-Level Soul Master Competition. The group reached the Northwest Army Group’s camp, where Dai Hao welcomed them and prepared to provide intelligence for the mission.

• Elder Xuan explained that Shrek had been asked to help the Star Luo Empire deal with a cunning bandit gang in the Ming Dou Mountain Range, then told the students about Qian Chaoyun’s record to encourage them.
• The students set out for the mountain range, and Qian Chaoyun warned Xiao Xiao about the dangers of becoming a hero.
• At the Northwest Army Group’s camp, Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin identified themselves to Du Leisi, who escorted Shrek’s group inside.
• Qian Chaoyun encouraged Huo Yuhao to focus on gaining strength, and Huo Yuhao resolved to grow strong enough to avenge his mother.
• Dai Hao welcomed Elder Xuan and the students, praised Qian Chaoyun, and agreed to provide the bandit intelligence before taking Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin aside.

Dai Hao refused to take Dai Huabin’s side against Qian Chaoyun, instead criticizing his sons and praising Qian Chaoyun’s judgment. The Shrek teams then entered the Mingdou Great Forest to attack the Death Hand Bandit Group, and Qian Chaoyun led the assault with powerful support from his teammates.

• Dai Huabin told Dai Hao about Qian Chaoyun’s conflict with Dai Yueheng and his own grievances, but Dai Hao said Qian Chaoyun had taught them a lesson and criticized Dai Huabin’s arrogance.
• Dai Hao advised Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin on dealing with enemies and relying on themselves, leaving Dai Huabin convinced that his father favored Qian Chaoyun.
• Dai Yueheng delivered intelligence about the Death Hand Bandit Group, and Wang Yan led the Shrek group into the Mingdou Great Forest.
• Qian Chaoyun used spiritual detection to guide Second Team and told Xiao Xiao and the other members to stay behind him as Ma Xiaotao warned that they were near the bandits.
• After Qian Chaoyun detected the bandits’ hillside hideout, Wang Yan ordered him and Ma Xiaotao to lead the attack while the others stayed alert.
• Ning Tian enhanced Qian Chaoyun with speed and strength, and Mo Xuan’s halo raised the team’s attributes as Qian Chaoyun charged toward the hideout.

Qian Chaoyun and the two Shrek teams attacked the Death's Hand bandits in their cave, but Dai Yueheng, Tang Qi, and Gongyang Mo rushed ahead and were caught in the Death Messenger's Corpse Explosions. Xuan Zi arrived to fight the Death Messenger, who fled into Qian Chaoyun's Angel Domain and was trapped by its holy power.

• Qian Chaoyun's Second Team entered the cave and used Angel Power and coordinated attacks to slaughter the bandits.
• Dai Yueheng, Tang Qi, and Gongyang Mo charged into the cave ahead of First Team despite Ma Xiaotao's warnings, while Qian Chaoyun ordered Second Team to stay behind him.
• The Death Messenger triggered a chain of Corpse Explosions that badly wounded Dai Yueheng and killed Gongyang Mo and Tang Qi.
• Xuan Zi rushed into the cave and attacked the Death Messenger, but another explosion dazed him as the enemy fled.
• The Death Messenger entered Qian Chaoyun's Angel Domain, and Qian Chaoyun used Holy Fire, Light Purification to strike him with holy power.

Qian Chaoyun purified the Death Messenger and led the teams to the cave, where they found Tang Qi and Gongyang Mo dead and Dai Yueheng near death. After Ye Yuyu healed Dai Yueheng, Xuan Zi accepted responsibility and carried the two students’ remains back to Shrek Academy while the others continued toward Star Luo City.

• Qian Chaoyun used his Angel True Body to purify the Death Messenger until the Evil Spirit Master vanished.
• Dai Huabin noticed Dai Yueheng, Xuan Zi, and the others had not returned, so the teams rushed into the cave.
• The teams found Tang Qi and Gongyang Mo dead and Dai Yueheng grievously wounded; Ye Yuyu used the Nine Heart Begonia to save him.
• Xuan Zi admitted that his drinking had contributed to the deaths and said he would bear responsibility and take the bodies back to Shrek Academy.
• Wang Yan urged the students not to blame Xuan Zi, but Dai Huabin challenged him for excusing the elder.

Dai Huabin challenged the Academy’s defense of Elder Xuan, then apologized after Wang Yan threatened to remove him from the competition. At Shrek Academy, Elder Xuan accepted responsibility for the deaths of Tang Qi and Gongyang Mo and resigned, while Mu En defended him before Tai Tan.

• Dai Huabin accused Elder Xuan of harming Students without consequence, but backed down after Wang Yan threatened to send him home from the competition.
• Dai Yueheng asked Wang Yan to forgive Dai Huabin, and Dai Huabin apologized before Shrek’s team continued toward Star Luo City.
• Yan Shaozhe brought Elder Xuan to a Sea God Pavilion meeting, where Mu En questioned him and Tai Tan demanded answers for Tang Qi’s death.
• Elder Xuan admitted he had failed to protect Gongyang Mo and Tang Qi, then resigned as a Resident Elder and Vice Commander of the Inspection Group.
• Mu En argued that the deaths resulted from an accident and the Students’ disobedience, leaving Tai Tan unable to respond.

After Shrek’s leaders dealt with the Evil Spirit Master incident, Mu En entrusted the tournament to Qian Chaoyun and rejected sending extra support for the First Team. On the eve of the competition in Star Luo City, Qian Chaoyun planned to use Simulation to overwhelm opponents, while news of his strength stunned the Sun Moon Empire team.

• Mu En punished Xuan Zi, ordered Soul Tools for Martial Soul Department students, and arranged compensation for the affected families.
• Mu En decided Shrek would rely on Qian Chaoyun and the Second Team rather than send support to the First Team.
• Shrek arrived in Star Luo City with two registered teams, and Wang Yan gave Qian Chaoyun full authority over the Second Team’s tactics.
• Qian Chaoyun agreed with Tian Meng and Snow Woman to use Simulation to frighten opponents and end matches quickly.
• Elder Ma told the Sun Moon Empire team that Qian Chaoyun was a fourteen-year-old Seven-Ring Soul Sage with the Qian Family’s God-Tier Martial Soul, leaving Xiao Hongchen stunned.