Chapter Summaries

Shrek defeated the Dou Ling Team after Ma Xiaotao broke through their Invincible Shields with her Phoenix Meteor Shower. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy analyzed Shrek's strength afterward, with Xiao Hongchen identifying Wu Xuan as a dangerous future rival.

• Qian Yuan attacked Ma Xiaotao with his Fourth Soul Skill, but she drove him back with Extreme Fire and used Phoenix Sky-Howling Strike to disable the Dou Ling Team.
• The six remaining members of the Dou Ling Team activated one-use Invincible Shields to defend against Ma Xiaotao's attack.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed Phoenix Meteor Shower, shattered the shields, and forced Gu Zhujian and the others to surrender.
• The Emperor of the Star Luo Empire praised Shrek's overwhelming victory and acknowledged the Dou Ling Team's strength.
• Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Old Ma discussed Wu Xuan's mysterious Soul Skills and the Dou Ling Team's imitation Thunderbolt Cannon.
• Xiao Hongchen called Wu Xuan the enemy of his lifetime, and Ma Rulong praised Xiao for growing more mature.

Ma Xiaotao clashed with Wang Yan over his tactical orders, then followed Wu Xuan’s advice and overwhelmed the Dou Ling Academy team in the individual match. Shrek later defeated Zheng Tian Academy to reach the semifinals, while the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy also advanced without fielding Ma Rulong.

• Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao agreed on who would compete in the upcoming individual matches, irritating Wang Yan.
• Wang Yan reprimanded Ma Xiaotao for ignoring his tactics and openly planning matches in front of him; she went to Wu Xuan for advice.
• Wu Xuan advised Ma Xiaotao to prove her strength by defeating the Dou Ling team alone, and she kissed him before leaving his room.
• Ma Xiaotao exposed all six of her soul skills and crushed the Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy team, after which Wang Yan made no further objections.
• The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy defeated its opponent without Ma Rulong taking the field, leaving Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen yet to appear.
• Shrek Academy defeated Zheng Tian Academy again in the quarterfinals and advanced to the semifinals.

The Star Luo Empire Emperor presided over the semifinal draw, which matched Shrek Academy against Star Luo National Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy against Di'ao Academy. As Shrek and Star Luo National Academy prepared for the opening team battle, Wang Yan learned that Princess Jiujiu possessed the imperial family's Star Crown martial soul.

• The Star Luo Empire Emperor arrived with four powerful elders, announced that guardian Douluo would referee the remaining matches, and had the four captains draw lots.
• Princess Jiujiu stayed still and caught the last golden ball, drawing Number One; Ma Xiaotao also drew Number One, pairing Shrek Academy with Star Luo National Academy.
• Dai Yueheng told Wang Yan that Jiujiu had inherited the imperial family's Star Crown martial soul and had awakened with Rank 9 Soul Power.
• The Emperor announced the semifinal matchups and rules, including a team battle followed by an Individual Elimination Match, with an additional format required if the teams split their wins.
• Ma Xiaotao led Shrek Academy's strongest lineup onto the platform, while Jiujiu focused her gaze on Wu Xuan as both teams formed up for the team battle.

Shrek Academy faced Star Luo Royal Academy in the tournament, where Xu Jiujiu’s Star Crown enhanced her team and initially checked Shrek’s assault. Wu Xuan’s Extreme Wind and Ma Xiaotao’s Extreme Fire turned the battle, leaving the Star Luo team on the defensive.

• The teams released their Martial Souls, and Xu Jiujiu used her third Soul Skill, Starshine Art, to strengthen her teammates as Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Chen Zifeng charged.
• Huang Heyun, Dugu Shangshan, and Chen Xiaojie held off the three Shrek attackers with the aid of Starshine Art.
• Wu Xuan’s Spirit Gathering Wind empowered Ma Xiaotao, whose Phoenix flames overwhelmed Huang Heyun and destroyed his demon tiger attack.
• A fire-wielding girl named Yi Chen redirected Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Fireline, but Beibei struck her with Thunder Dragon Head, and the Heavenly Fiend Douluo removed her from the arena.
• Wu Xuan used Jadeite Wind to freeze Wang Shiying, and the Heavenly Fiend Douluo removed her from the arena.
• With both Star Luo Control System Soul Masters eliminated, Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Chen Zifeng pushed the remaining opponents back while Xu Jiujiu remained calm at the rear.

Xu Jiujiu trapped Ma Xiaotao and used Star's Protection to isolate the arena, expecting to defeat Dai Yueheng and Wu Xuan. Wu Xuan revealed the Soul Breaking Spear and shattered Star's Protection, leaving Xu Jiujiu stunned by his soul skill.

• Ma Xiaotao launched Phoenix Meteor Shower, but Xu Jiujiu trapped her inside a Golden Light Shield with a golden bead.
• Xu Jiujiu activated Star's Protection, sealing off the Ice Mist and limiting the battle to her team, Dai Yueheng, Wu Xuan, and Ma Xiaotao.
• Sacred Wing attacked Wu Xuan, whose Extreme Wind failed to break through the shield and dimmed only three of its eighteen stars.
• Wu Xuan summoned the Soul Breaking Spear and used Soul Pressure to stun Sacred Wing and knock down the three Star Luo fighters attacking Dai Yueheng.
• Wu Xuan threw the Soul Breaking Spear with Divine Might Soul Break, shattering Star's Protection and cracking the gem in Xu Jiujiu's Star Crown.

Shrek Academy broke Princess Jiujiu’s Star’s Protection and rapidly eliminated four Star Luo Royal Academy fighters. Xu Jiujiu conceded the team battle, while Emperor Xu Jiawei grew more confident in Wu Xuan.

• Xu Jiawei and the spectators saw Shrek Academy break Star’s Protection, leaving Xu Jiujiu unable to fight and stunning Huang Heyun’s group.
• Dai Yueheng overwhelmed Sacred Wing, and Heavenly Fiend Douluo rescued him from the stage.
• Xu Sanshi switched places with Dai Yueheng to block Huang Heyun’s Dark Hurricane, while Beibei’s lightning domain forced the referee to remove Huang Heyun.
• Chen Zifeng defeated Dugu Shangshan, and Wu Xuan knocked Chen Xiaojie off the stage with his Soul Breaking Spear.
• With six teammates eliminated, Xu Jiujiu conceded the battle and leaped from the stage.
• Xu Jiawei watched with excitement as the match ended, and Heavenly Fiend Douluo released Ma Xiaotao from the absolute-defense Soul Tool.

Shrek Academy defeated Star Luo National Academy, while Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy demonstrated its strength by sweeping Di'ao Academy in the individual match. Sun Moon advanced to the finals, and Wu Xuan and his teammates prepared to face the threat posed by Ma Rulong and the Soul Engineers.

• Shrek Academy won its semifinal team battle against Star Luo National Academy, and Wu Xuan claimed his Soul Breaking Spear's second technique was a self-created soul skill variation.
• Wang Yan told Shrek's members to observe Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's match, but the team returned after Sun Moon had overwhelmed Di'ao Academy in the team battle.
• The next morning, Shrek's members attended the individual match between Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and Di'ao Academy, where Princess Jiujiu questioned Wu Xuan's Soul Breaking Spear and the Star Luo Emperor said Wu Xuan had held back.
• Ma Rulong defeated Di'ao captain Jiang Peng using an array of Soul Tools and an Invincible Shield.
• Ma Rulong defeated Di'ao Academy's remaining contestants, eliminating them and advancing Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to the finals.

Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy arrived in Star Luo Plaza for the tournament final, as Emperor Xu Jiawei announced the rewards and Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu took the referee’s position. The team battle began to take shape as both academies sent their seven participants onto the stage.

• Wang Yan and Old Ma led Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy into Star Luo Plaza, where Emperor Xu Jiawei and the White Tiger Duke, Dai Hao, awaited them.
• Xu Jiawei announced that the final champion would receive three soul bones, one million Gold Soul Coins, and a choice from ten soul bones in the national treasury.
• Xuan Zi appeared behind Shrek Academy, and Huang Jinxu reacted nervously before announcing the final’s rules.
• Wang Yan told Shrek Academy’s eleven representatives to follow their original plan as the team battle approached.
• Ma Rulong led Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s seven participants onto the stage, followed by Shrek Academy’s team of Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, Wu Xuan, Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan.

Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy began the tournament’s deciding team battle, with Shrek countering the Sun Moon Team’s long-range Soul Tool barrage using Wu Xuan’s Extreme Wind and Ma Xiaotao’s overwhelming firepower. The chapter ended as Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Meteor Shower bore down on the Sun Moon Team, who raised three layers of shields.

• Xu Jiujiu and Xu Jiawei questioned Shrek Academy’s choice to field an Agile Attack System Soul Master, while Dai Hao judged the team confident in its chances.
• At the start, both teams changed formation and charged toward the stage’s center, where Wu Xuan used Light Spirit Wind to boost Shrek’s speed.
• Lin Xi raised a shield to guard against Xu Sanshi’s Mysterious Turtle Replacement, and the Sun Moon Team fired a barrage of long-range Soul Tools at Shrek.
• Wu Xuan unleashed Extreme Wind, which annihilated the energy-based attacks, and Dai Yueheng’s White Tiger Meteor Shower destroyed Lin Xi’s shield.
• Wu Xuan used Spirit Gathering Wind to assist Ma Xiaotao, who released her sixth soul skill and sent a Phoenix Meteor Shower toward the Sun Moon Team.
• Ma Rulong ordered the Sun Moon Team to attack with everything, but their weapons could not stop Ma Xiaotao’s flames, so they enclosed themselves in three layers of shields.

Shrek launched a coordinated assault that exhausted and severely injured Ma Rulong, then Dai Yueheng attacked Xiao Hongchen. Xiao Hongchen’s Wall of Resilience blocked the strike but drained nearly half his Soul Power, leaving the fight ongoing.

• Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Turtle Replacement to swap Ma Rulong into Shrek’s attack, then stunned the Sun Moon Team with Mysterious Turtle Shock.
• Chen Zifeng’s strike shattered Ma Rulong’s Knockback Bracelet, while Ma Xiaotao’s flames were stopped by his Invincible Shield.
• Wu Xuan’s Soul Scattering Wind drained Ma Rulong’s Soul Power, and Ma Xiaotao’s combined attack shattered his shield and left him seriously injured and unable to fight.
• Xu Sanshi replaced Ma Rulong with Dai Yueheng, who charged Xiao Hongchen with three enhanced Soul Skills.
• Xiao Hongchen’s trigger-activated Wall of Resilience blocked Dai Yueheng’s strike but consumed nearly half of Xiao Hongchen’s Soul Power.

Jiang Nannan stopped Xiao Hongchen’s cannon barrage and helped Dai Yueheng nearly defeat him, forcing the Sun Moon Team to surrender. Seeing Jiang Nannan collapse awakened Xu Sanshi’s Black Tortoise Power, while Beibei and the Soul Chasing Sword user unleashed further attacks as the match continued.

• Xiao Hongchen deployed 128 Level Five Soul Tool Cannons against Dai Yueheng, but Jiang Nannan charged through the barrage and kicked him before throwing him toward Dai Yueheng.
• Dai Yueheng attacked Xiao Hongchen with his White Tiger skills, but Xiao Hongchen liquefied his body to blunt the first strike.
• Meng Hongchen called for the Sun Moon Team to surrender, and the Heavenly Fiend Douluo stopped Dai Yueheng’s follow-up attack and carried Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen off the stage.
• Xu Sanshi saw Jiang Nannan collapse and awakened the Black Tortoise Power, combining his first three soul skills into a powerful attack that immobilized Mi Jia, Xiao Xiafeng, Chen Fei, and Lin Xi.
• Beibei unleashed his Tyrant Emperor, Lightning Domain as the Soul Chasing Sword released a surge of killing intent and sword intent.

Shrek Academy crushed Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in the team battle, forcing its opponents to concede. As the Individual Elimination Match approached, Xiao Hongchen insisted on fighting despite his injuries, and Old Ma reluctantly allowed him to enter.

• Wu Xuan's Extreme Wind overwhelmed Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's opening attack, and Shrek Academy's Soul Emperors helped defeat the opposing team.
• Old Ma conceded the team battle, and Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu escorted the injured Sun Moon team members from the stage.
• Wang Yan praised Shrek Academy's victory and submitted its roster for the Individual Elimination Match while the fighters rested and recovered.
• Old Ma warned the injured Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen not to fight, but Xiao Hongchen refused to withdraw.
• Meng Hongchen urged Old Ma to let her brother compete, and Old Ma reluctantly agreed as the Individual Elimination Match was about to begin.

Beibei defeated Li Yan and Chen An in quick succession during the Individual Elimination Match. As Chen An collapsed, Old Ma could no longer stay seated.

• Beibei faced Li Yan in the opening match of the Individual Elimination Match.
• Beibei used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon and Thunderous Force to deflect Li Yan’s attacks and defeat him with a Thunder Dragon Claw.
• Beibei replenished his Soul Power with a milk bottle as Chen An entered the stage.
• Beibei blocked Chen An’s ambush with his dragon claw and used Annihilation Claw to knock him unconscious.
• Old Ma finally rose from his seat after Beibei defeated a second opponent in one exchange.

Meng Hongchen defeated Beibei with the Crimson Jade Ice Toad’s deadly poison, leaving Shrek stunned as Ling Luochen prepared to face her. The match continued, with Meng Hongchen restoring her Soul Power and appearing ready for a prolonged fight.

• Old Ma sent Meng Hongchen into the match, and she promised to turn the tide for Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Meng Hongchen revealed her jade-white toad martial soul and attacked Beibei with a stream of white mist.
• Beibei’s Thunder Dragon Head shattered the mist, but Meng Hongchen evaded the attack and Beibei collapsed without touching her.
• Huang Jinxu carried Beibei back to Shrek, where Wang Yan and Huo Yuhao caught him as his skin turned white and his breathing weakened.
• Xuan Zi identified Meng Hongchen’s martial soul as the Crimson Jade Ice Toad and explained that its deadly venom had poisoned Beibei.
• Meng Hongchen restored her Soul Power with a Class 5 Milk Bottle as Ling Luochen prepared to take the stage.

Meng Hongchen defeated Ling Luochen and Jiang Nannan with the Crimson Jade Ice Toad’s poison, bringing her total to three Shrek Academy students eliminated in a row. She called for Shrek’s next contestant, while Wang Yan faced a worsening situation.

• Ling Luochen unleashed five Ice soul skills, but Meng Hongchen used her Ice-element martial soul to transmit poison through the ice and defeated her.
• The Heavenly Fiend Douluo declared Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy the winner of the match, and Xiao Xiao and Wang Yan caught the unconscious Ling Luochen.
• Jiang Nannan used Invincible Golden Body and Teleportation to attack, but Meng Hongchen avoided her with Ice Refraction and let the poison take effect.
• Jiang Nannan collapsed after two minutes, leaving Meng Hongchen having defeated three Shrek Academy students in succession.
• Meng Hongchen called for Shrek’s next contestant as Wang Yan and the spectators reacted to her unprecedented streak.

Wu Xuan used his Extreme Wind and twin blades to overwhelm Meng Hongchen, whose poison and Soul Tool armor could not stop his assault. After the Sun Moon Team surrendered, Wu Xuan called for the next opponent, and Xiao Hongchen stepped onto the stage.

• Wu Xuan rejected Chen Zifeng's suggestion that he surrender and entered the arena to face Meng Hongchen.
• Meng Hongchen equipped her Level Six Soul Tool armor and used a Teleportation Ring to evade Wu Xuan's opening attack.
• Wu Xuan's Extreme Wind dispersed Meng Hongchen's poisonous mist, and he pressed his attack while her armor absorbed repeated blows.
• Wu Xuan broke through Meng Hongchen's defenses until Old Ma surrendered on her behalf and a beam of starlight stopped his final strike.
• Wu Xuan recovered with his Level Four Milk Bottle and called for the next opponent, while Xiao Hongchen entered the arena after Old Ma warned him that Wu Xuan could not sustain his wind for long.

Wu Xuan and Xiao Hongchen began their match, with Wu Xuan quickly destroying Xiao Hongchen’s first cannon before Xiao Hongchen unleashed 128 Level Five Soul Tool Cannons. Xiao Hongchen’s barrage broke through Wu Xuan’s wind barrier, leaving him confident that Wu Xuan would lose in a battle of endurance.

• Xiao Hongchen stepped onto the platform determined to win for the Sun Moon Team, while Wu Xuan taunted him before the match began.
• Wu Xuan attacked with Finger Wind Dragon, but Xiao Hongchen used his Fourth Soul Skill and a heavy cannon to blast it apart.
• Wu Xuan used Jadeite Wind to crystallize Xiao Hongchen’s cannon, then hurled two jade spears that Xiao Hongchen narrowly dodged.
• Xiao Hongchen deployed self-destructing Soul Tools, then used his Soul Skills to form 128 Level Five Soul Tool Cannons around himself.
• Xiao Hongchen’s barrage forced Wu Xuan to summon a jade-green hurricane, which dispersed the incoming Soul Power storm.
• Xiao Hongchen’s Soul Tool Rays broke through Wu Xuan’s wind barrier, and Xiao Hongchen smiled confidently as he expected Wu Xuan to run out of Soul Power.

Wu Xuan defeated Xiao Hongchen with a mental attack, and Xuan Zi prevented the Sun Moon Team from challenging the result. Shrek Academy won the tournament, collected its rewards, and quietly departed Star Luo City for home.

• Wu Xuan struck Xiao Hongchen with his Soul Blast, leaving him unconscious for three to five months, and asked Huang Jinxu to announce the result.
• Xuan Zi froze the stage, warned the Sun Moon Team against defying the tournament rules, and demanded that Shrek's poisoned students be cured.
• Chen Zifeng defeated two Sun Moon Team members before Dai Yueheng won the remaining matches and secured Shrek Academy's championship.
• Emperor Xu Jiawei made the award ceremony private, and Wang Yan selected the soul bones for Shrek Academy after Xuan Zi declined to choose them.
• After Shrek's poisoned students recovered and the academy settled its auction-house expenses, its team quietly left Star Luo City for Shrek Academy.

Jing Hongchen heard the full account of the tournament and learned that Xiao and Meng had volunteered for the exchange program with Shrek Academy. He then entered a secret chamber and revealed that he intended to use a sealed Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast Embryo for Xiao while considering how to eliminate Wu Xuan as a threat.

• Jing Hongchen accepted Old Ma's report of the tournament defeat and learned that Xiao's Spiritual Power had been damaged.
• Jing Hongchen said Xiao and Meng had requested to join the exchange student program, and he planned to visit Shrek Academy to discuss it.
• Meng Hongchen recounted her matches with Wu Xuan and vowed that she and her brother would one day reclaim their loss.
• Jing Hongchen entered a hidden chamber and found the Platform of Deification sealing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast Embryo.
• Jing Hongchen planned to use the embryo to help Xiao obtain a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and considered striking Wu Xuan from the shadows.

The Shrek Team returned to the academy after winning the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament, and the deans welcomed them before taking them to Sea God Pavilion to receive their rewards. There, Yan Shaozhe addressed his teacher, and the pavilion suddenly blazed with golden light.

• Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, Cai Mei'er, Qian Duoduo, and Fan Yu welcomed Elder Xuan and the returning Shrek Team at the academy gates.
• Ma Xiaotao told Yan Shaozhe she had brought back the championship, and Cai Mei'er embraced her with relief that the team had returned safely.
• Yan Shaozhe announced that the Sea God Pavilion council had decided to present the team's rewards inside Sea God Pavilion.
• Yan Shaozhe led the team by boat across Sea God Lake and along Sea God Island's paths to Sea God Pavilion.
• Yan Shaozhe bowed at the pavilion entrance and told his teacher that the team had returned.
• An aged voice invited everyone inside, and Sea God Pavilion suddenly shone with brilliant golden light.