Chapter Summaries

Jiang Peng defeated Xiao Hongchen in the individual match, but Meng Hongchen’s poison then overwhelmed Di Ao Academy in the team battle. Qian Chaoyun identified Meng Hongchen’s Martial Soul and drew Jing Hongchen’s attention as a threat to the Sun Moon Empire.

• Jiang Peng broke through Xiao Hongchen’s defenses with his Sixth Spirit Skill and injured him, prompting Jing Hongchen to nearly enter the arena before others stopped him.
• Meng Hongchen entered the team battle determined to avenge her brother, and her poison helped the Sun Moon Empire team defeat Di Ao Academy within a dozen breaths.
• Qian Chaoyun identified Meng Hongchen’s Martial Soul as the Crimson Ice Toad and explained that only Ultimate Ice or Ultimate Fire could counter its poison.
• Wang Yan called Shrek’s teams back to the hotel to revise their tactics, while Qian Chaoyun left after looking toward a corner of the arena.
• Jing Hongchen ordered Meng Hongchen to detoxify the fallen competitors, then called his team to a meeting and decided Qian Chaoyun had to be targeted.

After the tournament, the Sun Moon Empire team rallied around targeting Shrek’s First Team, while Shrek’s teachers warned that Qian Chaoyun’s power could make him a target. Late that night, Cheng Gang secretly entered Qian Chaoyun’s room, believing he had uncovered Snow Empress’s identity and hoping to claim Super Soul Bones.

• Jing Hongchen urged the Sun Moon Empire team to recover from its loss and focus on defeating Shrek’s First Team, prompting Xiao Hongchen and the others to vow to crush them.
• Wang Yan warned that Qian Chaoyun’s revealed Ice Martial Soul might draw powerful enemies, and Xuan Zi promised to protect his disciple.
• Qian Chaoyun planned to let Chen Zifeng and the other team members face Yunluo Academy while he rested and cultivated with Little Snow Woman.
• Snow Empress alerted Qian Chaoyun to an intruder, and he found Cheng Gang in his room, where Soul Power had sealed off the surroundings.
• Cheng Gang accused Snow Empress of undergoing Humanoid Re-cultivation and intended to confirm her identity so he could obtain a set of Super Soul Bones.

Qian Chaoyun unleashed his long-charged Emperor Sword and gravely wounded Cheng Gang, who had tried to seize a student he suspected was a transformed Fierce Beast. Xuan Zi attacked Cheng Gang in retaliation, and the Star Luo experts intervened before taking the wounded Guardian Douluo to report the incident to the emperor.

• Cheng Gang attacked Qian Chaoyun, who combined his powers and struck back with Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Unrivaled, sending the Titled Douluo flying and leaving him gravely wounded.
• Xuan Zi rushed in and repeatedly rammed Cheng Gang with his Godly Taotie Bull while Shrek students gathered around the exhausted Qian Chaoyun.
• Xiao Xiao and Ling Luochen comforted Qian Chaoyun, while the other students reacted with shock at his strength and Xu Sanshi’s confidence collapsed.
• Wang Xian'er and the Star Luo experts stopped Xuan Zi after Cheng Gang called for help and explained what had happened.
• Wang Xian'er promised to report Cheng Gang’s attack on Shrek’s students to the emperor, then took Cheng Gang to the Star Luo Imperial Palace.

After Cheng Gang nearly killed Qian Chaoyun, Shrek demanded an explanation from the Star Luo Empire while Xu Jiawei convened his court to decide Cheng Gang’s fate. Xu Jiawei sought a way to appease Shrek without making the Empire appear to submit, and the Venerables were asked to propose how Cheng Gang should be handled.

• Xuan Zi returned to the hotel, blamed himself for failing to protect Qian Chaoyun, and promised that the Star Luo Royal Family would compensate him.
• Jing Hongchen praised Qian Chaoyun’s powerful sword strike, while Xiao Hongchen left in dismay after learning how strong Qian Chaoyun had become.
• Xu Jiawei summoned the ministers and Venerables, then berated Cheng Gang for attacking Qian Chaoyun and damaging the Empire’s relationship with Shrek.
• A minister recommended executing Cheng Gang, while a conservative official argued for stripping him of his post and compensating Shrek instead.
• Xu Jiawei weighed the Empire’s standing against his wish to preserve relations with Qian Chaoyun, then asked the Venerables to decide Cheng Gang’s punishment.

After Cheng Gang was expelled and the Star Luo Empire arranged compensation for Qian Chaoyun, the All-Continent High-Level Soul Master Competition concluded its round-robin stage with both Shrek teams advancing. Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu arrived at the restaurant to apologize to Qian Chaoyun and deliver the royal family’s compensation.

• Wang Xian'er and other Douluos argued that Cheng Gang’s actions had intimidated would-be assassins, and Wang Xian'er proposed compensating Qian Chaoyun while expelling Cheng Gang.
• Xu Jiujiu urged Xu Jiawei to offer Qian Chaoyun a seventy-thousand-year Ice Scorpion left arm bone, and Xu Jiawei agreed to deliver it personally.
• The Star Luo Empire expelled Cheng Gang, apologized to Shrek, and discussed compensation as the tournament continued.
• After fifteen days, the round-robin tournament ended, and Shrek First Team, Shrek Second Team, Sun Moon Empire Spirit Engineer Academy, and other leading teams advanced to the top sixteen.
• Qian Chaoyun offered to take Xiao Xiao and Ling Luochen shopping during the five-day break, then teased Ling Luochen when she changed her mind about cultivating.
• Xu Jiawei, Xu Jiujiu, Medicine Immortal Douluo, and Star Cloud Douluo arrived at the restaurant to meet Qian Chaoyun, and Xu Jiujiu called out to him.

Qian Chaoyun accepted the Star Luo Empire’s apology and compensation, including an Ice Scorpion King Soul Bone, then bluntly criticized the Empire’s weaknesses to Xu Jiawei. The Emperor asked him how the situation could be changed.

• Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu visited Qian Chaoyun, apologized, and accompanied him to Shrek’s meeting room.
• Xu Jiujiu presented a Ten Thousand Year Ice Scorpion Left Arm Bone and promised the academy ten million Gold Soul Coins in annual educational funding.
• Qian Chaoyun accepted the compensation and said his resentment toward the Star Luo Empire had faded, leaving Cheng Gang as his enemy.
• Xu Jiawei invited Qian Chaoyun to walk through Star Luo City and asked what he thought of the Empire.
• Qian Chaoyun called the Star Luo Empire a paper tiger plagued by complacency and parasites, and warned that it might not withstand the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Jiawei restrained his anger, reflected on Qian Chaoyun’s criticism, and asked how he would change the situation.

Qian Chaoyun advised Xu Jiawei on governing the empire, then trained Xiao Xiao and Ling Luochen in Heart Separation Control. Ling Luochen discovered he had been taking advantage of her during the lessons and pelted him with ice balls before the team gathered to plan for its match against Star Luo National Academy.

• Qian Chaoyun urged Xu Jiawei to improve commoners' living conditions, support Martial Soul awakenings, and develop Soul Tools, and Xu Jiawei sent Xu Jiujiu to escort him back.
• Qian Chaoyun advanced to Rank 76 and took Xiao Xiao and Ling Luochen to practice Heart Separation Control.
• Qian Chaoyun guided Xiao Xiao in controlling multiple eggs, then taught Ling Luochen while distracting her with his wandering hand.
• Ling Luochen realized Qian Chaoyun had been taking advantage of her and chased him with ice balls as Xiao Xiao watched and applauded.
• Qian Chaoyun and the others met with the Second Team to discuss tactics for their upcoming match against Star Luo National Academy.

Qian Chaoyun prepared his team for the match against Star Luo National Academy, then fused the Ice Scorpion Left Arm Bone into Little Snow Woman. The fusion succeeded but transformed her into a maiden, and she beat Qian Chaoyun after he tried to reassure her about sharing a bed.

• Qian Chaoyun briefed the team on Star Luo National Academy's all-Soul King lineup and said only Ning Tian from the Reserve Team would compete.
• Bai Xiaochun boasted about the match, then panicked when Qian Chaoyun suggested he lead the individual match.
• Qian Chaoyun asked Electrolux, Tian Meng, and Snow Empress whether Little Snow Woman could fuse the Ice Scorpion Left Arm Bone.
• Qian Chaoyun helped Little Snow Woman fuse the Soul Bone, and after three hours the fusion succeeded.
• The fusion turned Little Snow Woman into a maiden version of Snow Woman, who beat Qian Chaoyun when he suggested they could keep sleeping in the same bed.

At the Round of 16 match between Shrek Second Team and Star Luo Royal Academy, Qian Chaoyun sent Bai Xiaochun into the individual battle. Bai Xiaochun exhausted Huang Heyun by running around the arena, then revealed he had been setting up a counterattack.

• The Snow Woman greeted Shrek Second Team, surprising the team until Qian Chaoyun explained that she was a sentient Soul Beast, not an awakened Martial Soul.
• Qian Chaoyun and Xu Jiujiu drew the first individual battle for Shrek Second Team versus Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Qian Chaoyun ignored Lin Dong's offer and kicked Bai Xiaochun onto the stage to fight Huang Heyun.
• Bai Xiaochun used his Cloud Chasing Boots to evade Huang Heyun for half an hour, while Xu Jiujiu realized Huang had fallen for the tactic.
• As Bai Xiaochun's running formed a tornado, he summoned his Life Tree and activated his fifth soul skill, Eternal Forest Treasure.

Bai Xiaochun defeated Huang Heyun with a binding trap and cannon blast, then surrendered to Wang Shiying after enduring her attacks with numerous defenses. Lin Dong entered the next match and began overwhelming Wang Shiying with his transformed strength and Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger.

• Bai Xiaochun bound Huang Heyun with the Life Tree roots and blasted him out of the arena, winning the first match for Shrek.
• Xu Jiujiu sent Wang Shiying to face Bai Xiaochun, and she used her Wind Element abilities to evade and attack him.
• After using up his Soul Power and Defensive Soul Tools, Bai Xiaochun surrendered, giving Star Luo National Academy the second match.
• Qian Chaoyun sent Lin Dong into the next match, and Lin Dong stopped charging his soul skill when the referee warned him about the rules.
• Lin Dong transformed into a giant and pressed Wang Shiying with successive Great Desolation Prison Heaven Fingers, leaving her unable to evade the second strike.

Shrek Second Team defeated Wang Shiying in the individual matches, prompting Star Luo National Academy to concede the Individual Elimination Tournament. The teams then began the team battle, where Xu Jiujiu’s Absolute Defense stopped Qian Chaoyun’s attack and Huang Heyun activated a Soul Tool to counter him.

• Lin Dong pinned Wang Shiying to the ground, and Xu Jiujiu conceded the Individual Elimination Tournament for Star Luo National Academy.
• Qian Chaoyun selected Ning Tian to replace Mo Xuan for Shrek Second Team’s team battle against Star Luo National Academy.
• Both teams released their Martial Souls, and Qian Chaoyun used Angel True Body to scatter the Star Luo formation.
• Ling Luochen trapped Wang Shiying and Yi Chen in an Ice Prison, and Qian Chaoyun’s sword strike shattered their Invincible Shields.
• Xu Jiujiu protected her entire team with Star Guardian, Absolute Defense, and Huang Heyun charged Qian Chaoyun while activating the Nine Transformations Soul Instrument.

Qian Chaoyun led the Shrek Second Team to defeat the Star Luo National Team with the Ice Explosion Technique, then watched Shrek First Team eliminate Zheng Tian Academy. He left the chapter looking ahead to a semifinal or final matchup with Xiao Hongchen and rejecting Meng Hongchen’s invitation to study Soul Tools.

• Xu Jiujiu struck Qian Chaoyun with the Star Explosion Technique, but the Snow Woman’s ice domain shielded the Shrek team while freezing the Star Luo National Team in place.
• Qian Chaoyun detonated the ice with the Ice Explosion Technique, blasting the Star Luo National Team out of the arena and securing Shrek Second Team’s advance to the quarterfinals.
• Xu Jiujiu glared at Qian Chaoyun for using the Soul Bone she had given him, while Xu Jiawei acknowledged that the Star Luo National Team could not overcome Shrek.
• Ma Xiaotao led Shrek First Team to defeat Zheng Tian Academy, ending Ye Wuqing’s run in the tournament.
• Qian Chaoyun taunted Xiao Hongchen about meeting in the semifinals or finals, then rejected Meng Hongchen’s invitation to study Soul Tools at Sun Moon Empire Spirit Engineer Academy.

The Sun Moon Empire Spirit Engineer Academy advanced to the top eight, while Huo Yuhao considered joining the Body Sect to pursue greater strength. The next day, Gu Zhu Jian challenged Qian Chaoyun in the quarterfinals, and Qian agreed to fight without using the Angel Holy Sword.

• Meng Hongchen learned Qian Chaoyun would not go to the Sun Moon Empire and decided she could study at Shrek Academy instead.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen helped the Sun Moon Empire Spirit Engineer Academy win its match and advance to the top eight.
• Huo Yuhao asked Qian Chaoyun whether he should accept the Body Sect's invitation, and Qian reminded him of his goal of seeking justice for his mother.
• Xuan Zi decided Shrek Academy should not restrict Huo Yuhao from choosing the Body Sect, since the academy had few resources to spare for him.
• Dou Spirit Royal Academy captain Gu Zhu Jian challenged Qian Chaoyun and offered to concede for his team if he lost.
• Qian Chaoyun accepted Gu Zhu Jian's challenge and said he would not use the Angel Holy Sword.

Qian Chaoyun defeated Gu Zhu Jian with one strike of the Deep Blue Emperor Sword, then watched Shrek’s teams and their rivals advance to the semifinals. After the draw matched Shrek’s First and Second Teams against each other, Wang Yan argued that the stronger Second Team should advance to face Sun Moon Empire Spirit Engineer Academy.

• Qian Chaoyun used the Deep Blue Emperor Sword to destroy Gu Zhu Jian’s bamboo swords and defeat him with a single strike.
• Shrek First Team, Shrek Second Team, Sun Moon Empire Spirit Engineer Academy, and Mingdu Soul Master Academy advanced to the semifinals.
• Qian Chaoyun, Ma Xiaotao, Ma Rulong, and Xu Tianzhen drew lots, pairing the two Shrek teams against each other and the two other academies against each other.
• Wang Yan told the meeting that Shrek’s Second Team had a better chance of beating Sun Moon Empire Spirit Engineer Academy and proposed that the First Team compete for a medal in the losers’ bracket.

Shrek First Team and Shrek Second Team refused to hold back in their semifinal despite Wang Yan’s warning, and Xuan Zi instructed them to fight at full strength while showing restraint. The teams arrived at Star Luo Square, where the draw selected the Two-Two-Three Battle Method, giving the First Team hope.

• Wang Yan urged both Shrek teams not to fight each other too fiercely, but Dai Yueheng, Dai Huabin, Xu Sanshi, and the Second Team insisted on competing seriously.
• Ma Xiaotao asserted her authority as captain, while Qian Chaoyun and Chen Zifeng accepted the challenge on behalf of the Second Team.
• Xuan Zi ended the meeting by telling both teams to use their full strength but avoid trying to kill their classmates.
• Qian Chaoyun returned to his room, where Snow Woman criticized the academy’s lack of unity before he fell asleep holding her.
• At Star Luo Square, Ma Rulong predicted that Shrek Second Team would win, and he teased Meng Hongchen about how she looked at Qian Chaoyun.
• The draw matched Shrek First Team against Shrek Second Team in the Two-Two-Three Battle Method, which encouraged the First Team.

Qian Chaoyun and Ling Luochen crushed Dai Yueheng and Xixi in the opening match, giving Shrek Second Team a decisive lead over First Team. Dai Yueheng remained frozen after the referee declared Second Team the winner, still consumed by the need to prove himself.

• Qian Chaoyun chose to face First Team with Ling Luochen first, aiming to win the semifinal in two rounds.
• Dai Yueheng and Xixi took the stage against Qian Chaoyun and Ling Luochen, while Ma Xiaotao declined to participate.
• Qian Chaoyun knocked Xixi back, blocked Dai Yueheng's attack, and overwhelmed Dai Yueheng without using a Soul Skill.
• Ling Luochen used her Ice Radiance Ring to freeze both Xixi and Dai Yueheng, before Dai Yueheng could unleash his Sixth Soul Skill.
• The referee declared Shrek Second Team the winner, and Dai Yueheng remained furious and determined to prove himself.

Dai Yueheng mutated into an Evil Demon Tiger during his match against Qian Chaoyun, and Qian killed him after the mutation. The arena fell silent, then Dai Huabin and Yu Mengdi argued over whether Qian had been right to kill him, drawing Shrek and Zheng Tian Academy into the dispute.

• Dai Yueheng broke free of the ice as his Evil-Eyed White Tiger mutated into an Evil Demon Tiger, shocking the spectators and Xu Jiawei.
• Qian Chaoyun attacked Dai Yueheng, but Xuan Zi and the Heavenly Fiend Douluo intervened and stopped their powers from colliding directly.
• Qian Chaoyun tried to kill Dai Yueheng despite Xuan Zi's efforts to restrain him, while Dai Yueheng begged to die rather than become an Evil Spirit Master.
• Dai Yueheng broke free and impaled himself on Qian Chaoyun's Angel Holy Sword, and Qian received a system reward that raised his Soul Power to Rank 77.
• Dai Huabin blamed Qian Chaoyun and the teachers for Dai Yueheng's death, while Yu Mengdi defended Qian and argued that Evil Spirit Masters had to be killed.
• Zheng Tian Academy's group and Shrek Second Team took opposing sides in the argument over Dai Yueheng's death.

After Qian Chaoyun killed Dai Yueheng, Xu Jiawei ruled that neither man was at fault, and Shrek's Second Team advanced to the Grand Finals. The chapter ended with Qian Chaoyun meditating at the Starlight Grand Hotel as Snow Woman warned that the Holy Spirit Cult might target him.

• Dai Huabin appealed to Xu Jiawei for justice over Dai Yueheng's death, but Xu Jiujiu argued that Qian Chaoyun had been right to kill an evil soul master.
• Xu Jiawei declared Dai Yueheng's death honorable and ruled that Qian Chaoyun bore no fault, leaving Dai Huabin devastated and resentful.
• Xiao Xiao and Ling Luochen comforted Qian Chaoyun, while Wang Yan and Xuan Zi told him that Mu En would handle the dispute with the Star Luo Empire.
• Ma Xiaotao forfeited the Shrek First Team's remaining matches, allowing the Second Team to advance to the Grand Finals; Sun Moon Empire Spirit Engineer academy defeated Mingdu Soul Master Academy to claim the other place.
• Snow Woman warned Qian Chaoyun that revealing his Twin Swords Combined strength could draw the Holy Spirit Cult's attention, and he promised to consider his companions before taking risks.

The Holy Spirit Cult learned of Qian Chaoyun’s rise and planned to capture him as a potential Holy Son, while Qian learned that powerful factions were pursuing him and Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao left Shrek for the Body Sect, and Qian was left wary of the danger surrounding him.

• Zhong Liwu heard about Qian Chaoyun’s strength and ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to try to capture him, with plans to kill him if he resisted.
• Feng Ling proposed capturing Qian to turn him into a Fallen Angel Holy Son or eliminating him before he grew stronger.
• Chen Zifeng told Qian Chaoyun that the White Tiger Guard had tried to take him and the Body Sect had come for Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao told Qian Chaoyun he was leaving Shrek to join the Body Sect and pursue a Martial Soul Second Awakening.
• Du Busi praised Qian’s guidance of Huo Yuhao but warned him to watch his safety before leaving with Huo Yuhao.
• Chen Zifeng offered to spar with the wary Qian Chaoyun.

Qian Chaoyun defeated Chen Zifeng in a swordsmanship drill, then confided his plan to establish Spirit Hall and gained Chen’s support. At a meeting before the Grand Finals against the Sun Moon Empire, he revealed that he planned to serve as the team’s core and use his teammates’ boosts to reach the strength of a Titled Douluo.

• Qian Chaoyun and Chen Zifeng resumed their swordsmanship contest, and Qian overwhelmed him with help from Snow Woman until Chen treated the beating as practical training.
• After fighting until nightfall, Chen asked why Qian held back in matches, and Qian explained that he used his full strength only against Evil Spirit Masters.
• Qian told Chen that he planned to establish Spirit Hall, and Chen warned him about the Academy’s opposition before promising to follow him.
• Ling Luochen and Xiao Xiao brought dinner for Qian and Chen, and Chen jokingly threatened to kill Qian if he mistreated his future wife.
• Wang Yan briefed the group on the Sun Moon Empire team and its captain, Ma Rulong, then asked Qian to explain his tactics.
• Qian said Ning Tian, Mo Xuan, and Ye Yuyu would boost him until he could match a Titled Douluo, startling the participating team members.