Chapter Summaries

Ye Xingchen defeated Huo Wu’s team, then killed Shi Nian after escaping his illusion and collected a soul bone. Huo Wu still wanted to confront Ye Xingchen, but Feng Tianxiao claimed he had already stood up for her.

• Ning Fengzhi praised Ye Xingchen and Shrek Team while Salas watched Ye Xingchen with killing intent.
• Ye Xingchen overwhelmed Huo Wu’s team, knocking back Huo Wu and her brother while shielding her from harm.
• Feng Tianxiao confronted Ye Xingchen in Shrek’s lounge and warned him to stay away from Huo Wu, then left relieved that no one pursued him.
• Shi Nian lured Ye Xingchen into an illusion outside Heaven Dou City, but Ye Xingchen’s Heavenly Emperor Cauldron negated the enchantment and his Four Immortal Slaying Swords killed Shi Nian.
• Ye Xingchen collected the soul bone that appeared after Shi Nian’s death and vanished.
• Huo Wu decided to seek Ye Xingchen, but Feng Tianxiao stopped her and claimed he had already confronted him on her behalf.

Ye Xingchen began a secret relationship with Huo Wu while Spirit Hall ordered Salas to befriend him and arrange Tang San’s death. The next day, Shrek Academy arrived to face Blue Sunshine Academy, whose members were already wondering why Teacher Shi Nian had disappeared.

• Feng Tianxiao asked Huo Wu’s brother why Huo Wu was upset, and he warned Feng that Huo Wu did not like him.
• Huo Wu blocked Ye Xingchen outside Heaven Dou City, followed him to a grove, and kissed him; Ye Xingchen accepted her advances, and she declared that she would protect him.
• A messenger told Platinum Bishop Salas that the Pope wanted Ye Xingchen brought to Spirit City and Tang San eliminated, so Salas ordered the Prince to help arrange an attack on Tang San outside the city.
• The next morning, Blue Sunshine Academy’s members noticed Teacher Shi Nian was missing, then traded taunts with Shrek Academy before their match was announced.

Ye Xingchen defeated Blue Sunshine Academy’s seven-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill with ease, securing another victory for Shrek Academy. Crown Prince Xue Qinghe then delivered Ye Xingchen a Soul Ring from a Thirty Thousand Year White Tiger Soul Beast on behalf of the Heaven Dou Empire, hoping to build a friendship with him.

• Ye Xingchen crushed Blue Sunshine Academy’s illusion realm and shattered their seven-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill, winning the match for Shrek Academy.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that Shi Nian had likely died at Ye Xingchen’s hands, and Yu Xiaogang realized Ye Xingchen’s rise was unstoppable.
• Xue Qinghe arrived at Shrek Academy with servants and asked everyone except Ye Xingchen to leave the meeting room.
• Xue Qinghe presented Ye Xingchen with a Soul Ring from a Thirty Thousand Year White Tiger Soul Beast, explaining that the Heaven Dou Empire wanted to reward him.
• Ye Xingchen accepted the Soul Ring but asked Xue Qinghe to state whether the Crown Prince had come with any other request.

Ye Xingchen absorbed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, broke through to the Four Extremes and Soul King realms, and reassured Ning Rongrong about their future together. The next day, he faced Skywater Academy in the tournament and wondered why Shui Bing'er had joined the match.

• Xue Qinghe gave Ye Xingchen a Soul Ring and hinted at his personal interest, while Ye Xingchen tactfully called him a friend.
• The Prince cut ties with Tang San because Tang San’s father had offended someone powerful, and Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to continue toward the finals.
• Ye Xingchen absorbed the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, reached the Four Extremes and Soul King realms, and received a 100,000 Spiritual Qi Scroll and a Self-Created Soul Skill option.
• Ning Rongrong visited Ye Xingchen, celebrated his breakthrough, and heard him promise to take her to see the myriad worlds of the heavens.
• Skywater Academy entered the arena, and Ye Xingchen faced Shui Bing'er while wondering why she had chosen to compete against him.

Ye Xingchen revealed that he had reached level 59 Soul King, prompting Skywater Academy to concede and Shrek Academy to advance. After the victory, he met Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, and he and Dugu Yan planned to travel to Spirit City together.

• Shui Bing'er challenged Ye Xingchen, but he revealed his level 59 Soul King strength, stunning the audience and Platinum Bishop Salas.
• Platinum Bishop Salas announced that Spirit Hall wanted Ye Xingchen to visit Spirit City, while the Heaven Dou Emperor and Ning Fengzhi warned that they would oppose any attempt to harm him.
• Shui Bing'er conceded the match, and Doudou declared Shrek Academy the winner.
• Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo encountered Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, who pleaded for them to stop making trouble and claimed they had reconciled with Ye Xingchen.
• Ye Xingchen returned to Shrek Academy, then met Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan in the back garden.
• Dugu Yan reunited affectionately with Ye Xingchen, and they discussed going to Spirit City with Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo joined Shrek Academy as Spirit Hall’s Platinum Bishop Salas arrived with a message from Pope Bibi Dong for Ye Xingchen. Through a spatial mirror, Bibi Dong revealed that she had encountered Ye Xingchen in a vision long ago and credited his guidance with helping her become Pope, leaving him confused about his own past as her phantom disappeared.

• Dugu Bo told Liu Erlong and Flender that he wanted to join Shrek Academy and accompany them to Spirit City.
• Salas arrived at the academy on Bibi Dong’s orders and asked to speak privately with Ye Xingchen.
• Ye Xingchen returned from the garden with Dugu Yan, then agreed to hear Salas’s message after the others left the meeting room.
• Salas gave Ye Xingchen a golden spatial mirror prepared by Bibi Dong, who appeared through it and asked him to meet her in Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong explained that she had seen Ye Xingchen sleeping in a crystal coffin years earlier and believed his guidance had helped her survive the former Pope’s attack and take power.
• Ye Xingchen questioned Bibi Dong’s account because Ning Fengzhi had said he was found in the Demon Forest only around twenty years earlier, but Bibi Dong’s phantom vanished before he could resolve the mystery.

Bibi Dong summoned Ye Xingchen to Spirit Hall, and he agreed to visit despite the concern of his companions and the Heaven Dou court. At the arena, Feng Tianxiao confronted Ye Xingchen over Huo Wu, while Xiao Wu quietly worried about his coming meeting with Bibi Dong.

• Bibi Dong rejected Yu Xiaogang’s request to see her and ordered the guards to kill him if he returned, but he fled after they attacked him.
• Salas told Ning Rongrong, Flender, Liu Erlong, and the others that Bibi Dong had no ill intentions toward Ye Xingchen, and Ye Xingchen agreed to visit Spirit City when he had the chance.
• The Heaven Dou Emperor worried that Ye Xingchen might join Spirit Hall, while Ning Fengzhi assured Xue Qinghe that Ye Xingchen would not become their enemy.
• At the arena, Feng Tianxiao challenged Ye Xingchen over Huo Wu, who scolded Feng Tianxiao and defended Ye Xingchen.
• Xiao Wu worried that Ye Xingchen would meet Bibi Dong, but she told him she was only thinking about the coming battle against Godwind Academy.

Ye Xingchen reassured Xiao Wu that he would stand by her despite her identity, while Tang San and Yu Xiaogang worried about Spirit Hall's plans for their journey to Spirit City. In the tournament's final top-five qualifier, Ye Xingchen dominated Feng Tianxiao, whose strongest attack failed to break through his defense.

• Ye Xingchen promised Xiao Wu that he would stand by her whether she was human or beast, and she thanked him.
• Yu Tianheng, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San discussed the danger of traveling to Spirit City, and Yu Xiaogang vowed to protect his disciple.
• Ye Xingchen faced Feng Tianxiao as Shrek Academy and Godwind Academy fought for a top-five place in the tournament.
• Feng Tianxiao unleashed his strongest power and attacked Ye Xingchen at extreme speed, but his strike was repelled and he was forced back.

Ye Xingchen led Shrek Academy to victory over Godwind Academy, and the emperor offered the top five teams rewards for joining the Heaven Dou Empire, provoking Salas. After Tang San discovered Xiao Wu’s identity as a Soul Beast and confronted her at Shrek Academy, she rejected his claims of betrayal, and he left vowing to reclaim his glory.

• Ye Xingchen defeated Feng Tianxiao, who conceded, securing Shrek Academy’s tournament victory.
• The Heaven Dou Emperor offered the qualifying Soul Masters viscount titles, fiefs, and Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings if they joined the empire, and Salas objected before leaving.
• Tang San spotted Xiao Wu and used his Divine Eye to discover that she was a Soul Beast, then followed her back to Shrek Academy.
• Tang San demanded a private conversation with Xiao Wu, but Ye Xingchen said he already knew her identity and told Tang San to leave.
• Xiao Wu told Tang San that she had never lied to him and that their relationship had only been that of siblings; Tang San left vowing to reclaim his glory and make her remember him.

As Shrek Academy traveled toward Spirit City for the Soul Master Tournament, Spirit Hall prepared an ambush and Bibi Dong warned Hu Liena not to challenge Ye Xingchen. Ye Xingchen and Ning Rongrong reached the canyon, where an attack began as the guards moved to protect the teams.

• Tang San left after speaking with Ye Xingchen, and Zhu Zhuqing comforted Xiao Wu by promising to protect her.
• Three days later, Shrek Academy gathered outside the Heaven Dou imperial city while Tang San worried about the danger ahead and Yu Xiaogang reassured him.
• Ju Hua Guan and Old Ghost planned an ambush for Tang San's party, assigning Soul Douluo and Soul Emperor fighters to the attack.
• Bibi Dong warned Hu Liena that Ye Xingchen was stronger than her and told her not to fight him over what belonged to him.
• In the canyon, Ye Xingchen and Ning Rongrong concealed themselves in their carriage while the others admired the scenery.
• Whistling sounds came from both sides of the canyon, and the Heaven Dou Royal Knights dismounted and formed up to protect the Soul Masters.

Ju Hua Guan’s forces ambushed the convoy in the canyon, concentrating their attack on Tang San while Ye Xingchen’s group was initially left alone. Ye Xingchen intervened when a Soul Douluo blocked his way, and the chapter ended with the attacker preparing to fight him.

• Ju Hua Guan sent several Soul Douluo into the canyon, and a golden-winged Soul Douluo attacked Tang San and the convoy.
• Tang San defended himself with Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer while Yu Xiaogang stayed by his side.
• Ye Xingchen brought his carriage toward the fighting under the protection of his Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul, while Rongrong slept inside.
• A second Soul Douluo stopped Ye Xingchen’s group, and Ye Xingchen drew the Four Immortal Slaying Swords and challenged him.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin moved to protect Ye Xingchen, while Xue Qinghe left with them and Tang San remained under attack.
• The Soul Douluo unleashed his Soul Rings against Ye Xingchen, who told his companions to step back before he showed off.

Ye Xingchen defeated a Soul Douluo and challenged Chrysanthemum Douluo Ju Hua Guan, using their clash to test his strength. Ju Hua Guan and Old Ghost ultimately seized Tang San and left, while Ye Xingchen emerged eager to face greater pressure again.

• Ye Xingchen shattered the Soul Douluo’s pressure and overwhelmed him with his Four Immortal Slaying Swords, drawing astonishment from the crowd and praise from Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Ju Hua Guan appeared, killed the defeated Soul Douluo, and told Ye Xingchen that Bibi Dong wanted him to behave himself before turning toward Tang San.
• Ye Xingchen provoked Ju Hua Guan into fighting, and the two exchanged dozens of blows as onlookers watched their battle.
• Old Ghost interrupted Ju Hua Guan and reminded him that they had come for Tang San, not to fight Ye Xingchen.
• Ju Hua Guan and Old Ghost seized Tang San and rushed away, while Ye Xingchen calmed his aura after using the duel to test his strength.

Tang Hao appeared to rescue Tang San from Ju Hua Guan and Old Ghost, while Ye Xingchen and his companions continued toward Spirit City. Bibi Dong warned Ju Hua Guan not to target Ye Xingchen and revealed that Spirit Hall was coordinating with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect against Tang Hao.

• Ye Xingchen reassured Ning Rongrong after Ju Hua Guan and Old Ghost left, then prepared to travel with his companions toward Spirit City.
• Ju Hua Guan attacked Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, but Tang Hao appeared and struck Ju Hua Guan and Old Ghost away.
• Tang San learned from Yu Xiaogang that his father had come to protect him and that he needed to reach Spirit City to rise to prominence.
• Ye Xingchen's group departed, while Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi discussed Tang Hao's strength and Ye Xingchen's growing rivalry with him.
• Bibi Dong reprimanded Ju Hua Guan for fighting Ye Xingchen and said Spirit Hall was contacting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, with Tang Hao as their enemy.
• Hu Liena entered as Bibi Dong spoke with Ju Hua Guan and Old Ghost.

Bibi Dong welcomed Ye Xingchen to Spirit City and told him about their supposed past, but he could not remember it. He accepted her feelings and stayed with her, while insisting that he would compete in the Advanced Soul Master Competition.

• Bibi Dong went to Spirit City's gates to welcome Ye Xingchen and invited him to a private dinner, leaving Ning Rongrong and the others puzzled.
• Bibi Dong told Ye Xingchen that they had met in an illusion years earlier and that she had become Pope following his guidance, but Ye Xingchen said he could not believe her without recovering his memories.
• Bibi Dong embraced Ye Xingchen and urged him to call her Dong'er; he eventually returned her affection, and a surge of Soul Power drove the spies and guards away from Pope's Palace.
• Bibi Dong offered to withdraw Spirit Hall from the Advanced Soul Master Competition and give Ye Xingchen its treasures, but he refused and said he wanted to win by his own efforts.
• Flender and Liu Erlong waited anxiously with the Shrek students, then told them to sleep and trust that Ye Xingchen would return safely.

Ning Rongrong waited anxiously for Ye Xingchen, while Tang San accepted Yu Xiaogang’s plan to betray Xiao Wu and use her to gain Spirit Hall’s favor. Ye Xingchen returned from a secret night with Bibi Dong and joined Shrek Academy at the Advanced Soul Master Competition, where Dai Mubai faced his arrogant brother Dai Weisi.

• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin told everyone that Ye Xingchen would stay at Spirit Hall overnight and return the next day.
• Yu Xiaogang persuaded Tang San to stop hesitating and use Xiao Wu to reconcile with Spirit Hall, and Tang San agreed to get rid of her.
• Bibi Dong sent Ye Xingchen away after they agreed to keep their relationship secret, and Ye Xingchen returned to Shrek Academy the next morning.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun mocked Dai Mubai at the competition venue, and Dai Mubai admitted that he had fled the Star Luo Empire to avoid a succession struggle with his brother.
• Ye Xingchen promised to help Dai Mubai reclaim his pride and told his teammates that Shrek Academy would win the competition.

Ye Xingchen faced Dai Weisi’s Star Luo Empire team alone in the Advanced Soul Master Competition and overwhelmed them with his level 59 Soul King strength. After crippling Dai Weisi, he left Spirit Hall to dismiss the Star Luo elders’ complaint, while Bibi Dong learned that Xiao Wu might be a Soul Beast.

• Bibi Dong opened the Advanced Soul Master Competition and allowed Ye Xingchen to compete alone against Dai Weisi’s team.
• Ye Xingchen revealed that he was a level 59 Soul King and repelled the team’s attacks with his Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang discussed exposing Ye Xingchen’s identity in a later match, while Ju Douluo told Bibi Dong that a Shrek girl might be a Soul Beast.
• Ye Xingchen broke Dai Weisi’s mirror realm, defeated him, and severed the meridians in all four of his limbs with the Four Immortal Slaying Swords.
• The Star Luo Empire elders demanded justice, but Salas called Dai Weisi’s injuries normal consequences of a match.

Ye Xingchen stopped Tang San from exposing Xiao Wu’s secret, then challenged Tang San’s father, the Clear Sky Douluo, as tensions rose in Spirit City. The competition advanced to its top ten, and Shrek Academy faced Godwind Academy with Feng Xiaotian confronting Ye Xingchen.

• Salas rejected the Star Luo Empire team’s protest after Ye Xingchen crippled Dai Weisi, and Dai Mubai thanked Ye Xingchen for helping secure his future.
• Tang San tried to interrupt the competition to reveal a secret, but Bibi Dong restrained him and Salas’s guards dragged him off the platform.
• Ye Xingchen struck Tang San and accused him of trying to expose Xiao Wu; Xiao Wu confronted Tang San, who said he no longer felt guilty because she was a Soul Beast.
• Tang San threatened Ye Xingchen with his father, the Clear Sky Douluo, but Ye Xingchen struck him again and challenged his father to come fight.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ju Douluo to summon the elders after scouts reported the Clear Sky Douluo had entered Spirit City.
• The top ten competitors were decided, and Shrek Academy and Godwind Academy took the stage as Feng Xiaotian angrily pointed at Ye Xingchen.

Ye Xingchen faced Feng Tianxiao in their rematch while Bibi Dong proposed that Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect unite. Tang Hao secretly entered the arena, and the chapter ended with Ye Xingchen preparing to counter Feng Tianxiao’s transformed attack.

• Huo Wu refused to fight Ye Xingchen and said Feng Tianxiao could challenge him alone, while Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin discussed protecting Ye Xingchen after the championship.
• Bibi Dong proposed that Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect join forces to unify the continent, and Ning Fengzhi said he needed to consult Ye Xingchen.
• Feng Tianxiao took to the air with a mutated Martial Soul after receiving Huo Wu’s brother’s Fire Attribute power, while Huo Wu dismissed his chances against Ye Xingchen.
• Tang San worried that Ye Xingchen might kill him, and Yu Xiaogang tried to restore his confidence as Tang Hao secretly arrived at the arena.
• Bibi Dong sensed a powerful presence and resolved to protect Ye Xingchen, while Ye Xingchen summoned the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron and Four Immortal Slaying Swords against Feng Tianxiao.

Ye Xingchen defeated Feng Tianxiao, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to follow his lead while delaying a decision on Spirit Hall’s alliance offer. The Spirit Hall team chose to face Ye Xingchen directly in the competition’s final round, and the battle began with his overwhelming pressure and sword attacks.

• Ye Xingchen knocked Feng Tianxiao unconscious, securing Shrek Academy’s victory and ending the day’s matches.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue discussed facing Ye Xingchen, and Hu Liena insisted that the Spirit Hall team should fight him without holding back.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin asked Ye Xingchen how to respond to Bibi Dong’s proposed alliance, and he told them to delay while he focused on growing stronger.
• Hu Liena’s team volunteered to face Ye Xingchen first, and the referee scheduled their match before the winner would face Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Ye Xingchen summoned the Four Immortal Slaying Swords and overwhelmed the Spirit Hall team with his Soul Power and Sword Qi Dragons, prompting Hu Liena to enter a Martial Soul Fusion state with Xie Yue.

Ye Xingchen defeated Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, forcing them to surrender, then went to Bibi Dong’s secret room to absorb a fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring. His breakthrough unleashed a powerful surge of Soul Power that drew attention across Spirit City and alerted a wary Tang Hao.

• Ye Xingchen easily broke Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s mental attack, caught Hu Liena’s fox tail, and defeated Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation.
• Hu Liena and the others surrendered, while spectators celebrated Ye Xingchen’s victory and Yu Xiaogang worried about Tang San facing him.
• Ye Xingchen told his companions he would absorb a Soul Ring and went to Bibi Dong’s secret room, asking her to guard him.
• Ye Xingchen began absorbing the fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring as Bibi Dong protected the room with her Soul Power.
• Tang Hao and Spirit Hall’s Ju Douluo and Old Ghost sensed the immense Soul Power surge, while Ye Xingchen’s strength continued to rise.