Chapter Summaries

Dai Mubai waited in a Heaven Dou City internment camp, expecting Xue Qinghe to negotiate, but Xue Beng arrived instead and began intimidating him. Xue Beng prepared to punish Dai Mubai and approached with two concealed men, leaving Dai Mubai terrified.

• Dai Mubai worried that his imprisonment would damage his standing in the Star Luo Empire, then reassured himself that the Shrek Seven Devils could support his future claim to the throne.
• Dai Mubai expected Xue Qinghe to negotiate, but Xue Beng entered and mocked him for fleeing the Star Luo Empire.
• Xue Beng brought in a table of restraints and threatened Dai Mubai with them unless he explained why he had come to the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Dai Mubai said he had fled to avoid Dai Weisi and planned to hide his strength until the succession struggle, while regretting leaving Zhu Zhuqing behind.
• Xue Beng summoned two burly, black-robed men and advanced on the frightened Dai Mubai, saying they had never sampled the taste of a Prince.

Xue Beng had Dai Mubai abused in his cell, while Shui Bing'er led the Skywater Team to a swift victory over Purple Star Academy. Ning Fengzhi agreed to try to secure Dai Mubai's release, and Ma Hongjun noticed Bai Chenxiang as the Blazing Fire Team left dinner.

• Xue Beng left Dai Mubai alone with two men, who restrained and assaulted him despite his threats.
• Shui Bing'er froze Purple Star Academy's seven contestants and blasted them off the stage, winning the Skywater Team's opening match.
• Liu Yanyang congratulated the Skywater Team, and Ning Fengzhi left the VIP seats after the match.
• Flender and Shrek Academy's members pleaded with Ning Fengzhi to help free Dai Mubai, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to make a trip.
• After dinner, Ma Hongjun looked toward Bai Chenxiang as she stood beside Huo Wu.

Ma Hongjun offended Bai Chenxiang and Huo Wu with his leering, prompting Liu Yanyang to arrange for Bai Chenxiang to face him in the match against Shrek. Yu Xiaogang suggested forfeiting, but Tang San devised a battle plan and led Shrek onto the arena determined to defeat Blazing Fire Academy.

• Ma Hongjun leered at Bai Chenxiang, and Huo Wu insulted him before Flender made him apologize.
• Huo Wu recounted the incident at the Northern Territory Duke's Residence, where Liu Yanyang suggested Bai Chenxiang compete against Ma Hongjun the next day.
• Yu Xiaogang proposed that Shrek forfeit its match against Blazing Fire Academy, but Ma Hongjun volunteered to fight.
• Tang San outlined a blitzkrieg plan, assigning Shrek's fighters targets and directing Jiang Zhu to focus her healing on him.
• At the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, the crowd jeered at Shrek, and Tang San rallied his teammates to defeat Blazing Fire Academy.

The Shrek Team faced the Blazing Fire Team, whose changed lineup included Bai Chenxiang, a level 40 Soul Ancestor. The Blazing Fire Team’s coordinated fire attacks overwhelmed Shrek’s defenses and left Tang San’s team under pressure.

• Tang San assigned Jing Ling to keep Bai Chenxiang occupied and told Ma Hongjun to follow the plan, while he and Xiao Wu provoked Huo Wu.
• The match began, but Shrek froze when Bai Chenxiang revealed four Soul Rings; Huo Wu then launched a fireball that forced Shrek to scatter and restricted their movement.
• Tang San led Shrek in a charge toward Huo Wushuang, but Huo Wushuang’s fire dragon broke through Tang San’s spiderweb and burned his Blue Silver Grass shield.
• Fire Rain and Fire Cloud unleashed more attacks, and Ma Hongjun tried to counter them with his Phoenix abilities.
• Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and twin spiderwebs were destroyed after the teams’ attacks collided, and Huo Wu charged at Shrek as Tang San tried to recover.

Huo Wu and Bai Chenxiang trapped the Shrek Team in a fiery barrier that drained their Soul Power and burned its targets. Tang San attacked Bai Chenxiang, but her fire form let her pass through his strikes, leaving him and Ma Hongjun ablaze as Huo Wu rebuked Yu Xiaogang for protesting.

• Huo Wu used her Resisting Fire Ring to blast the Shrek Team back and nearly encircle them.
• Bai Chenxiang transformed into a Six-tailed Scarlet Kite and trapped Shrek inside her Dark Flame Realm, where black flames drained their Soul Power.
• Bai Chenxiang warned Tang San to surrender or become a roast pig like Ma Hongjun, whose Evil Fire was holding back the flames.
• Tang San used Spider God Possession to attack Bai Chenxiang, but she passed through his spider spears and set him ablaze.
• Tang San fell to the ground with black flames still burning him, while Ma Hongjun suffered the same fate.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Bai Chenxiang of premeditated murder, and Huo Wu defended her teammate while insulting him.

Huo Wu defeated Shrek Academy and humiliated Yu Xiaogang, while Ning Fengzhi healed Tang San and Ma Hongjun and reassured Flender about Dai Mubai. Liu Yanyang approved Dai Mubai’s release, but Xue Beng planned to keep tormenting him for a few more days.

• Huo Wu’s victory was declared after Tang San and Ma Hongjun survived her attacks, and Yu Xiaogang fled the arena while Liu Erlong chased after him.
• Ning Fengzhi chose to keep the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect neutral after considering Shrek’s situation and Liu Yanyang’s departure.
• Ning Fengzhi healed Tang San and Ma Hongjun, then told Flender that Dai Mubai could be released once the Star Luo Empire’s representatives confirmed the details.
• Liu Yanyang told Xue Beng to release Dai Mubai if his reasons for visiting the Heaven Dou Empire posed no problem.
• Xue Beng revealed that he had been tormenting Dai Mubai in prison and resolved to continue for a few more days before releasing him.

Tang San recovered from his injuries and, furious over his defeat and shaved head, resolved to grow stronger with the Clear Sky Hammer. After Dai Mubai emerged from prison traumatized by Xue Beng’s torment, Shrek brutalized Purple Star Academy in a match and drew the other teams’ contempt, while Feng Xiaotian prepared to challenge them.

• Tang San woke beside Xiao Wu, blamed his Blue Silver Grass for his weakness, and imagined adding powerful Soul Rings to his Clear Sky Hammer before vowing revenge on the Blazing Fire Team and Bai Chenxiang.
• Shrek forfeited its match against Thunder Academy because Tang San and Ma Hongjun were recovering from their injuries.
• Flender met Dai Mubai as he left prison, and Dai Mubai broke down in tears after recalling Xue Beng’s torment, though he concealed the worst of what had happened.
• Tang San promised to avenge Dai Mubai, while Dai Mubai insisted that nothing else had happened in prison.
• Tang San led Shrek to a decisive and brutal victory over Purple Star Academy, provoking criticism from rival teams for attacking a weaker opponent after forfeiting against Thunder Academy.
• Feng Xiaotian watched Shrek and ordered his Godwind Team to deliver a challenge letter.

Tang San accepted Feng Xiaotian’s challenge to a one-on-one duel, confident he would reveal his true strength. Liu Yanyang prepared Feng Xiaotian with countermeasures, then arrived at the arena with Shui Bing’er to watch the match begin.

• Flender advised Shrek to concede to Godwind Team, but Tang San insisted they would not back down.
• Feng Xiaotian offered to face Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Xiao Wu alone, demanding they apologize to Huo Wu if they failed to last ten minutes; Tang San instead challenged him to a one-on-one duel.
• Liu Yanyang shared information about Tang San with Feng Xiaotian and gave him countermeasures, then invited Shui Bing’er to watch Tang San be humiliated.
• The crowd mocked Shrek for accepting the match, and Tang San glared at them with murderous intent.
• Liu Yanyang and Shui Bing’er joined Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Xue Qinghe in the VIP section as the match was about to begin.

Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and fought Feng Xiaotian in the Soul Arena, but Feng Xiaotian used Liu Yanyang’s advice to evade his final attack. Tang San was crushed beneath a collapsed arena wall, while Shi Nian watched him from the Blue Sunshine Academy seats.

• Tang San and Feng Xiaotian released their martial souls, and Feng Xiaotian used his wings and Wind Blade Formation to overwhelm Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San revealed the Clear Sky Hammer and used it to smash Feng Xiaotian’s wind blades, exposing his twin martial souls to the audience.
• Feng Xiaotian challenged Tang San with Gale Wolf 54 Consecutive Slashes, and the two exchanged increasingly forceful blows.
• Tang San added five strikes to his hammer technique, but Feng Xiaotian changed direction and evaded the attack.
• Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer smashed into the arena wall, which collapsed on him as he fell and vomited blood.
• Liu Yanyang laughed at Tang San’s defeat, then noticed Shi Nian staring at him from the Blue Sunshine Academy seats.

After Tang San was badly injured in Shrek's loss to Godwind Academy, Ning Fengzhi healed him and offered the Shrek students a place in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Liu Yanyang arranged for Dugu Bo to keep Tang Hao occupied, and the chapter ended with a self-doubting Tang San leaving the lounge alone.

• Xiao Wu and the Shrek students pulled Tang San from the rubble, while the referee declared Godwind Academy the winner.
• Ning Fengzhi left the VIP seats to help Tang San, as Liu Yanyang told Dugu Bo to keep Tang Hao occupied and prepared a trap involving Shi Nian.
• Ning Fengzhi healed Tang San's injuries and welcomed the Shrek students to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after graduation.
• After Tang San woke and blamed himself for losing and upsetting Xiao Wu, he left the lounge alone despite her worries.

Shi Nian trapped Tang San in an illusion involving Xiao Wu, but Tang San broke free and killed him with hidden weapons. Liu Yanyang took Shi Nian’s soul bone and left Tang San a false message blaming Spirit Hall, then prepared to face Blue Sunshine Academy alone the next day.

• Shi Nian ambushed Tang San and used Remnant Dream to make him witness Bu Le threatening Xiao Wu.
• Tang San entered a murderous state, broke free of the illusion, and killed Shi Nian with his Godly Zhuge Crossbow and hidden weapons.
• Liu Yanyang struck Tang San unconscious, took Shi Nian’s thirty-thousand-year Illusion Dream Butterfly Head Soul Bone, and planted a message signed by Ri Tiantian.
• Tang San woke to find the soul bone missing and vowed revenge on Ri Tiantian and Spirit Hall.
• At the Northern Territory Duke's Residence, Liu Yanyang told Shui Bing'er he would face Blue Sunshine Academy alone the next day.

Liu Yanyang entered the preliminaries match alone and revealed that he was a Soul Emperor, stunning the arena. Canghui Academy began its Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, while Yu Xiaogang hoped the technique would give Shrek a way to defeat him.

• Xue Qinghe told Ning Fengzhi that Liu Yanyang intended to compete, and the spectators watched as Liu Yanyang entered the arena alone to face Canghui Academy.
• Liu Yanyang's gaze made Yu Xiaogang collapse to his knees in fear before the match began.
• Liu Yanyang summoned six Soul Rings and revealed his Soul Emperor strength, shocking the crowd and leading Chen Xin to suspect his Dragon Roar Spear had absorbed Geng Metal Qi.
• Tang San despaired at the gap between his strength and Liu Yanyang's, while the hidden Tang Hao decided Liu Yanyang must die for Tang San's sake.
• Canghui Academy's seven members formed a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, and Yu Xiaogang laughed as he imagined the Shrek Seven Devils using the same technique to win.

Liu Yanyang defeated Canghui Academy’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, then helped Skywater Academy finish the preliminaries in first place. Yu Xiaogang began teaching the skill to the Shrek Seven Devils, while the chapter ended with Tang San vowing to surpass Liu Yanyang.

• Liu Yanyang walked through Canghui Academy’s Seven Asura Illusion Realm and knocked out all seven members with his Dragon Roar Spear, securing Skywater Academy’s victory.
• Xue Qinghe asked Liu Yanyang about his Soul Power, and Liu Yanyang revealed that he had reached level 67 before reaffirming their alliance.
• Yu Xiaogang told the Shrek Seven Devils he had mastered the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill’s training method and planned to teach it to them before the finals.
• Shrek Academy surrendered to Skywater Academy in the final preliminary match, and Skywater Academy claimed first place in the standings.
• Xue Ye awarded the advancing teams certificates and prize money, granted titles to their captains and vice-captains, and promised greater rewards to the eventual champions.
• Tang San watched Liu Yanyang and vowed to trample him once he obtained Soul Rings for his Clear Sky Hammer.

Ning Fengzhi invited Liu Yanyang and Xue Qinghe to tea, offered him commercial deeds and Geng Metal Stone, and sought to learn how his Dragon Roar Spear had changed. Liu Yanyang revealed that his Martial Soul evolved after he obtained a Gold Devouring Beast Soul Ring, and Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin left after accepting that explanation.

• Ning Fengzhi invited Liu Yanyang to a teahouse, where he offered him deeds to Seven Treasure Commerce branches as congratulations for the Soul Master Competition.
• Ning Fengzhi said he planned to send Ning Rongrong to Skywater Academy and offered to deliver Geng Metal Stone to the Northern Territory Duke's Residence.
• Liu Yanyang realized Ning Fengzhi wanted to learn about his Dragon Roar Spear and clarified that its changes had not come from Geng Metal Stone.
• Liu Yanyang revealed that his Dragon Roar Spear's Martial Soul had evolved from four claws to five after he obtained a Gold Devouring Beast Soul Ring.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin accepted Liu Yanyang's explanation, promised to send him Geng Metal Stone, and departed with Xue Qinghe and Liu Yanyang seeing them off.

Liu Yanyang explained Spirit Hall’s structure and argued that its earlier services benefited commoners, while the Elder Hall was responsible for allowing Bibi Dong’s leadership to corrupt it. His analysis left Qian Renxue shaken and questioning whether her grandfather was letting Spirit Hall fall apart.

• Xue Qinghe asked Liu Yanyang for his view of Spirit Hall before Bibi Dong became Pope, while Liu recognized that Qian Renxue was probing him.
• Liu described Spirit Hall’s hierarchy and said its widespread martial soul awakenings gave commoners opportunities the empires did not provide.
• Liu argued that Spirit Hall maintained the Soul Hunting Forests and distributed spirit master subsidies, while the empires benefited without bearing the work or cost.
• Liu said Spirit Hall’s permit system pressured low-level spirit masters to join it or seek noble guarantees, and that the empires used subsidies to bind nobles to the imperial families.
• Liu praised the former Spirit Hall’s benefits to commoners but blamed the Elder Hall for enabling Bibi Dong’s rule and Spirit Hall’s decline.
• Qian Renxue was stunned by Liu’s accusation and wondered whether Qian Daoliu was allowing Bibi Dong to ruin Spirit Hall.

Liu Yanyang used Xue Qinghe’s disillusionment with her years-long mission to question Spirit Hall’s motives and promote their plan to unify the continent. Xue Qinghe agreed to join him while secretly deciding to return to Spirit Hall and take authority from Bibi Dong.

• Liu Yanyang asked Xue Qinghe what she would think if others had kept her from cultivating while claiming the strong deserved power.
• Xue Qinghe recalled being sent undercover as a child and began doubting Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu, and the purpose of her efforts.
• Liu Yanyang urged her to persist but said she should kill anyone who deliberately made her work meaningless.
• Liu Yanyang declared that he intended to destroy Spirit Hall and the other old powers while creating a new era.
• Xue Qinghe agreed to sweep aside their obstacles, while privately resolving to return to Spirit Hall and reclaim authority from Bibi Dong.
• Liu Yanyang and Xue Qinghe bumped fists and vowed to witness the arrival of the new era.

Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang to let him add another Soul Ring to the Clear Sky Hammer so he could defeat Liu Yanyang, but Yu Xiaogang warned him about the risks of cultivating Twin Martial Souls. After learning that Tang Hao had secretly watched over him, Tang San became more determined, and a mysterious voice called to him on his way back to the dormitory.

• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang he wanted to add another Soul Ring to the Clear Sky Hammer to challenge Liu Yanyang.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that Tang San could gain greater power by first cultivating Blue Silver Grass, but warned that adding Soul Rings to a second Martial Soul carried serious risks.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed that he knew the second Twin Martial Soul user and could obtain a cultivation manual, then showed Tang San the Pope's Token from Tang Hao.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Tang Hao had beaten Zhao Wuji after Zhao Wuji injured him and had secretly watched over him.
• Tang San renewed his request to absorb a Soul Ring, and Yu Xiaogang asked him to wait while he considered a solution.
• As Tang San headed back to the dormitory, a hoarse voice called out to him from behind.

Tang Hao criticized Tang San's failures and began preparing to train him in the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes before the promotion matches. Meanwhile, Tang Hao secretly decided to kill Liu Yanyang, while Liu Yanyang tried to make Shui Yue'er focus on cultivation after the preliminary rounds.

• Tang Hao rebuked Tang San for losing control under pressure and for his poor combat skills with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Hao promised to teach Tang San the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes during a month of special training, but refused to let him add another Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring yet.
• Tang Hao privately resolved to kill Liu Yanyang after the competition, take the soul bones, and protect the Clear Sky Hammer's standing.
• At the Northern Territory Duke's Residence, Liu Yanyang told Shui Yue'er to cultivate, but she said she planned to go shopping with Xue Wu.
• Shui Bing'er caught Shui Yue'er by the back of her neck and told her to listen to Liu Yanyang.

Liu Yanyang discussed possible godhoods for Shui Yue'er and considered whether the Sea God’s inheritance concealed a secret. A month later, the Heaven Dou City advancement round began with the Skywater Team’s first match set against Shrek Academy.

• Shui Yue'er pleaded to postpone training, but Liu Yanyang sent her to rest and Shui Bing'er began training her the next morning.
• Liu Yanyang told Shui Bing'er that the Water God suited Shui Yue'er, while the Sea God might be stronger but suspicious; he considered trading the Heart of the Sea God to the Silver Dragon King if Shui Yue'er could not use it.
• Tang San began learning the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes from Tang Hao, who knocked him down and ordered him to continue.
• One month later, Liu Yanyang and Shui Bing'er arrived with the Skywater Team at the Royal Knights’ drill ground for the advancement matches.
• Tang San watched the Skywater Team and thought he had mastered more than half of the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes and would defeat Liu Yanyang’s team.

Shui Yue'er faced Dai Mubai in the first match of the advancement tournament and used her water-based Soul Skills to overwhelm him. After a second brutal strike left him badly injured, Dai Mubai was still in the arena, and Shui Yue'er continued her attack.

• Xue Ye opened the advancement tournament, and the host announced Skywater Academy versus Shrek Academy as the first match.
• Dai Mubai entered the arena for Shrek, while Liu Yanyang sent Shui Yue'er to fight for Skywater Academy.
• Shui Yue'er covered the arena with dark water and used her Fish Transformation to evade Dai Mubai's attack.
• Shui Yue'er struck Dai Mubai from beneath the water, breaking his barrier and sending him crashing to the ground.
• Dai Mubai used two defensive Soul Skills, but Shui Yue'er launched him into the air and hit him again with her dolphin attack.