Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen defeated Meng Hongchen with the Seven Kill Sword, injuring referee Zheng Zhan when he intervened, and Shrek won the second match. Lin Chen then faced Ding Xiaobu, whose Invincible Shields and Soul Tool Thrusters let him survive Lin Chen’s opening attack and retreat.

• Meng Hongchen used her Teleport Ring to evade Lin Chen’s Seven Kill Sword until the ring shattered, leaving her unable to resist.
• Zheng Zhan blocked Lin Chen’s sword strike to save Meng Hongchen, but the attack broke through his defenses, injured him, and cracked his Unbreaking Divine Shield.
• Zheng Zhan declared Lin Chen the winner, and Meng Hongchen left the stage after discussing preparations with Xiao Hongchen and the next contestant.
• Ding Xiaobu took the stage against Lin Chen and used Soul Tool Thrusters to move with great agility.
• Lin Chen called down Thunder Force and struck Ding Xiaobu, whose two Invincible Shields stopped the sword long enough for him to leap away and widen the distance.

Lin Chen defeated Qiu Yi in the fifth individual match, destroying the core formation of his defensive Soul Tool while preserving most of his strength. Xiao Hongchen forfeited the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s remaining individual matches, sending the contest straight to the team battle.

• Ding Xiaobu surrendered after Lin Chen shattered his Invincible Shield, and Lin Chen had defeated three Sun Moon contestants while spending less than a tenth of his Soul Power.
• Lin Chen began his match against Qiu Yi by unleashing Nine Heavens Thunder Prison and targeting the formation core of Qiu Yi’s shield with his Seven Kill Sword.
• Lin Chen used lightning to destroy the shield’s core formation, then struck Qiu Yi’s Invincible Shields until Qiu Yi surrendered.
• Zheng Zhan stopped Lin Chen’s final strike, but the impact cracked Qiu Yi’s second Invincible Shield and damaged Zheng Zhan’s Soul Tool.
• Xiao Hongchen forfeited the Sun Moon team’s remaining individual matches and chose to proceed directly to the team battle.

Lin Chen revealed that he was a Soul Douluo after Zhongli Wu and Xu Tianran pressed him about his cultivation, then led Shrek into the team match against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. The teams took their formations, and the match began.

• Zhongli Wu and Xu Tianran asked Lin Chen to reveal his cultivation, and Lin Chen displayed eight Soul Rings, shocking the arena.
• Xu Tianran stopped Zhongli Wu from pressing Lin Chen about his Soul Ring configuration, and Zhongli Wu returned to his seat.
• The Sun Moon Team conceded the individual match, and its captain urged the remaining six members to unite and win the team match.
• Lin Chen selected Wang Qiu'er, Zhou Mingxing, Ning Tian, Cao Jinxuan, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo for Shrek's team, then briefed them on a strategy.
• Both teams entered the arena and formed their formations before Zheng Zhan started the match.

Lin Chen led Shrek Team against Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, using the Seven Kill Domain and a powerful sword strike to break their formation. He separated Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen from the rest of their team, leaving Wang Qiu'er to face the remaining four while he battled the siblings.

• Lin Chen spread his Seven Kill Domain across the arena, and Ning Tian boosted him with four enhancements.
• Lin Chen's Seven Kill Thunder Rises, One Sword Breaks the Sky shattered Qiu Yi's shield and scattered the Sun Moon Team's diamond formation.
• Lin Chen appeared before Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, while Wang Qiu'er led Shrek's other members into position against the remaining opponents.
• Wang Qiu'er received boosts from her teammates and used Zhou Mingxing's pellets to raise her aura to Soul Saint level.
• Xiao Hongchen revealed his Soul Saint cultivation, and he and Meng Hongchen attacked Lin Chen with their True Body and Ice Poison Ring.
• Lin Chen activated the Seven Kill True Body and fought both siblings as Xiao Hongchen's weapons and Meng Hongchen's poison pressed him.

Lin Chen defeated Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen after they used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Red Dust Attachment, and revealed his Eighth Soul Skill. Jing Hongchen intervened and demanded an explanation, but Xu Tianran ordered him to withdraw, and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy conceded; Shrek and the Tang Sect were both assured of advancing.

• Xiao Hongchen used a compass Soul Tool to absorb Lin Chen's Thunder Force and send it back, but Lin Chen overloaded the device and struck him with the remaining lightning.
• Meng Hongchen attacked Lin Chen, but he hit her with the Seven Kill Sword, leaving both siblings badly injured and struggling under the Seven Kill Domain.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen combined their Soul Power to unleash the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Red Dust Attachment, while Lin Chen activated his Eighth Soul Skill, One Sword Across the Eight Wastes.
• Jing Hongchen rushed into the arena and shielded Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen from Lin Chen's attack, then accused Lin Chen of injuring them.
• Zhang Lexuan defended Lin Chen, and Xu Tianran ordered Jing Hongchen to withdraw; the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy then conceded the match.
• Lin Chen left the arena with Zhang Lexuan as Shrek's victory secured its advancement, with the final match against the Tang Sect left to decide the group rankings.

After Shrek defeated the Sun Moon Team, Xu Tianran ordered Lin Chen investigated and the Hongchen siblings treated. In the final round robin, Shrek and Tang Sect faced off, with Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong preparing to fight despite both teams already qualifying.

• Xu Tianran sent imperial physicians to Mingdetang and told Ju Zi to investigate Lin Chen's strength.
• Ji Juechen marveled at Lin Chen's powerful sword strike, but Jing Ziyan stopped him from seeking Lin Chen out.
• The final round robin began, and Shrek and Tang Sect entered their match with six wins apiece and advancement already secured.
• Huo Yuhao apologized to Lin Chen after Wang Donger went onstage instead of conceding, and Lin Chen told him to handle his own affairs.
• Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong silently faced each other onstage, each stepping back into position with a sharp gaze.

The top eight teams were decided, and the teams drew their quarterfinal opponents and bracket positions. Shrek Academy drew Hehuan Sect, while the draw left Holy Spirit Sect facing Star Luo National Academy and the Tang Sect facing Heaven Dragon Sect.

• The Tang Sect forfeited its remaining matches, and Shrek Academy was declared the winner as the round-robin stage ended.
• The eight qualifying teams gathered at Bright Joy Hotel for the top-eight draw, with Lin Chen representing Shrek Academy.
• Lin Chen drew the upper half for Shrek Academy, and Tang Ya drew the upper half for Holy Spirit Sect, placing Snow Demon Sect and Heaven Dragon Sect in the lower half.
• Lin Chen first drew the Tang Sect, but redrew because the teams had been in the same group; his valid draw matched Shrek Academy with Hehuan Sect.
• Tang Ya drew Star Luo National Academy as Holy Spirit Sect’s opponent, and Heaven Dragon Sect drew the Tang Sect.
• The officials assigned Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy to face Snow Demon Sect, completing the quarterfinal matchups.

Xu Jiujiu offered Lin Chen Soul Tools and proposed that her team help Shrek advance to the semifinals. Two days later, the quarterfinals began, and Wang Qiu'er faced Hehuan Sect captain Jin Mei in the opening individual match.

• Xu Jiujiu offered Lin Chen two Soul Tools and said the Starfall Empire would welcome him, while Lin Chen directed her to discuss her team’s offer with Shrek’s leader.
• Two days later, the quarterfinal teams arrived at the competition grounds for a full day of quarterfinal matches.
• Shrek Academy faced the Hehuan Sect, and Wang Qiu'er entered the first individual elimination match against Jin Mei.
• Jin Mei used her seduction technique and an Invincible Shield, but Wang Qiu'er resisted the aura and attacked with her Golden Dragon Spear.
• Jin Mei sent Fox-Tail Needles at Wang Qiu'er and then swung a growing fox tail at her as Wang Qiu'er prepared to defend with golden scales.

Wang Qiu'er defeated Jin Mei, and the Hehuan Sect conceded, sending Shrek Academy to the semifinals against the Holy Spirit Sect. The next day, representatives of Shrek Academy, Tang Sect, and two princesses met to discuss cooperation, while Huo Yuhao asked Lin Chen about his preparations for the semifinal.

• Wang Qiu'er overwhelmed Jin Mei with her Golden Dragon Spear, and Jin Mei conceded to keep her teammates safe.
• Zheng Zhan announced Shrek Academy's victory over the Hehuan Sect and confirmed its place in the semifinals.
• Star Luo National Academy conceded to the Holy Spirit Sect, while Tang Sect and Snow Demon Sect won their afternoon matches and completed the semifinal lineup.
• After a day of recovery, Zhang Lexuan, Lin Chen, and Wang Qiu'er visited Tang Sect, where they met Huo Yuhao, Wang Donger, Beibei, Xu Jiujiu, and Vina.
• Xu Jiujiu and Vina spoke privately with Zhang Lexuan, while Huo Yuhao shared Xu Jiujiu's proposal with Lin Chen and Wang Qiu'er.
• Wang Donger suspected the princesses wanted to cooperate with Shrek Academy rather than Tang Sect, and Huo Yuhao asked Lin Chen about the match against the Holy Spirit Cult.

Lin Chen and the others discussed the Sun Moon Empire’s blockade around Mingdu and whether its open western route concealed a trap. The chapter left them uncertain, with Huo Yuhao’s group suspecting danger despite Wang Qiu’er’s report that Elder Xuan had inspected the mountains.

• Lin Chen insisted he could face the Holy Spirit Cult alone, but agreed to let Wang Qiu’er accompany him.
• Lin Chen told Huo Yuhao and the others that the Sun Moon Empire had sealed off three sides of Mingdu while leaving the west open.
• Huo Yuhao and Beibei questioned why the empire would leave an escape route and suspected it intended to delay or trap the strongest fighters.
• Lin Chen said the empire would either leave them alone or try to eliminate them completely, leading the group to suspect the western route was a trap.
• Wang Qiu’er said Elder Xuan had surveyed the western mountain range and found no threat, while Lin Chen reported that six Title Douluo had come from the academy.

Lin Chen and the others rejected the princesses’ plan to assassinate Xu Tianran and focused on surviving the tournament. As the semifinals began, Shrek Academy was set to face the Holy Spirit Sect and the Tang Sect the Snow Demon Sect.

• Lin Chen questioned why the Sun Moon Empire had left an apparent escape route open, while Wang Qiu’er defended Elder Xuan’s assessment.
• Zhang Lexuan told the group that Xu Jiujiu and Vina wanted them to support an assassination attempt on Xu Tianran, but she had refused.
• Huo Yuhao judged the assassination unlikely to succeed, and Zhang Lexuan urged everyone to prioritize the tournament and their safety.
• Wang Qiu’er told Huo Yuhao she hoped to fight him in the finals, and Lin Chen comforted Zhang Lexuan as they worried about the students’ safety.
• The tournament semifinals began, with Shrek Academy matched against the Holy Spirit Sect and the Tang Sect against the Snow Demon Sect.

Lin Chen and Wang Qiu'er represented Shrek Academy against the Holy Spirit Sect in the first semifinal match. Lin Chen killed Jili with a single strike, giving Shrek an emphatic start to the contest.

• Hundreds of thousands of spectators gathered in Mingdu to watch the semifinals, where Shrek Academy faced the Holy Spirit Sect.
• Lin Chen and Wang Qiu'er entered the waiting area as Shrek’s only competitors after Lin Chen persuaded the others to stay back for safety.
• Lin Chen and Jili took the stage for the first individual elimination match and faced each other across the arena.
• Jili transformed and unleashed a gray-blue blast at Lin Chen, who scattered it with Sword Qi.
• Lin Chen pierced Jili’s skull with the Seven Kill Sword, killing him instantly.

Lin Chen fought Wang Xiaolei of the Holy Spirit Sect, a survivor of the Wang Family who swore revenge for his family's destruction. Lin Chen broke through Wang Xiaolei's Dark Demon Evil God Claw and left his sword poised before Wang Xiaolei.

• Lin Chen killed Jili, then faced Wang Xiaolei after Zhang Peng sent him to the platform.
• Wang Xiaolei and Lin Chen revealed their families' history of bloodshed and vowed to kill each other.
• Wang Xiaolei summoned a crippled Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Martial Soul and clashed domains with Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen outmatched Wang Xiaolei in close combat, while Wang Xiaolei activated his Dark Demon True Body and summoned beast souls.
• Wang Xiaolei unleashed his Dark Demon Evil God Claw, but Lin Chen's Seven Kill Sword pierced it and stopped before Wang Xiaolei.

Lin Chen defeated Wang Xiaolei in the individual match, but Zhongli Wu intervened to save him and the Holy Spirit Sect forfeited the remaining individual matches. The tournament moved to the team battle, with Wang Qiu'er joining Lin Chen against the Holy Spirit Sect’s five remaining contestants.

• Lin Chen overwhelmed Wang Xiaolei, piercing his defenses and forcing him to sacrifice his seven beast souls to empower the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
• Lin Chen used Myriad Thunder Phenomena to batter the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and sent another Seven Kill Sword toward Wang Xiaolei.
• Zhongli Wu rushed onto the stage and rescued the crippled Wang Xiaolei, then announced that the Holy Spirit Sect would skip the remaining individual matches and proceed to the team battle.
• Xu Tianran approved Zhongli Wu’s decision, while the Tang Sect members criticized the Sun Moon Empire’s favoritism and Huo Yuhao and Beibei voiced confidence in Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen recalled Beibei’s plea to spare Tang Ya, then called Wang Qiu'er onto the stage as the Holy Spirit Sect’s five remaining contestants stepped forward.

Lin Chen and Wang Qiu'er began a two-on-five battle against Tang Ya and four Holy Spirit Sect members. Lin Chen severely injured Yan Feng and turned his attack toward Tang Ya, while Wang Qiu'er confronted Lu Genggeng.

• Lin Chen and Wang Qiu'er agreed that Lin Chen would face the two Soul Saints while Wang Qiu'er handled the three Soul Emperors.
• The five Holy Spirit Sect members revealed their Martial Souls, including Yan Feng’s bone wings, Lu Genggeng’s Abomination, and Tang Ya’s Dark Blue Silver Grass.
• Wang Qiu'er charged at the Holy Spirit Sect, using Seven Kill Swords to clear the way through Yan Feng’s and Tang Ya’s attacks.
• Lin Chen met Yan Feng in midair and severely injured him with a single strike, even though Yan Feng had activated his seventh Soul Ring.
• Lin Chen split Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Overlord Spear with his Seven Kill Sword and neutralized its corrosive power with Sword Qi.
• Wang Qiu'er reached Lu Genggeng and punched at him with overwhelming force.

Lin Chen and Wang Qiu'er defeated the Holy Spirit Sect and advanced Shrek Academy to the grand finals. After the victory, Xuan Zi gathered Lin Chen, Zhang Lexuan, and Yan Shaozhe to discuss a planned strike against Xu Tianran, and Lin Chen warned that Mingdu’s west side was not a safe route.

• Wang Qiu'er fought Lu Genggeng and Tang Dai while Lin Chen broke through Tang Ya and Yan Feng’s defenses and killed Gu Yu.
• Yan Feng surrendered, and Zheng Zhan declared Shrek Academy the winner and advanced it to the grand finals.
• Lin Chen told Wang Qiu'er he would not compete the next day, and Shrek’s team welcomed both fighters back.
• Xuan Zi met with Lin Chen, Zhang Lexuan, and Yan Shaozhe and said they planned to join Du Busi that night to attack Xu Tianran.
• Lin Chen agreed that the west looked like the best route on the surface, then cautioned that it could not be used.

Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan planned to get Shrek's younger students out of Mingdu as the Sun Moon Empire prepared to trap them, while the Tang Sect won its team match and qualified. Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan then found Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao looting a secret imperial warehouse filled with advanced Soul Tools and rare materials.

• Lin Chen warned Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe that Xu Tianran meant to trap their people, and proposed escaping south through the Bright Dou Great Forest with Zhang Lexuan.
• The Tang Sect defeated the Snow Demon Sect and secured qualification for the next stage.
• Lin Chen told Zhang Lexuan he was certain the unguarded western route was a trap and asked her to help him lead the Shrek students out; she agreed.
• Lin Chen sensed a familiar presence and took Zhang Lexuan to a concealed underground warehouse in the imperial palace.
• Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan found Huo Yuhao directing Xiao Xiao as she collected rare materials and Soul Tools, filling a large storage Soul Tool.

Huo Yuhao’s group raided a Sun Moon Empire weapons warehouse, but Zhang Lexuan stopped them from taking the armaments to avoid harming innocent civilians. At the tournament, Ye Guyi regained her strength with divine power and defeated Huo Yuhao’s undead creatures, but a voice warned her not to kill him.

• Huo Yuhao found a vast stockpile of Soul Cannons and other Soul Tools, enough to equip several elite Soul Engineer corps.
• Huo Yuhao left Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan on watch while he and the three girls explored farther into the warehouse.
• Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan arrived, and Ji Juechen immediately challenged Lin Chen to a future sword match.
• Zhang Lexuan rejected Huo Yuhao’s plan to take the weapons, arguing that it would endanger innocent citizens, and Huo Yuhao agreed to stop.
• Lin Chen returned to the tournament and watched Ye Guyi regain her strength through Angel True Body, destroy Huo Yuhao’s undead creatures, and charge at him.
• A voice told Ye Guyi that Huo Yuhao was not a true Evil Soul Master and warned her not to kill him, so she lowered her holy sword.

Lin Chen led Ye Guyi and the Shrek group out of Mingdu, where he and Zhang Lexuan faced the forces blocking the southern gate. As the group escaped toward Bright Dou Great Forest, Lin Chen stayed behind with Ye Guyi to hold off the Holy Spirit Cult’s strongest fighters.

• After seeing the Angel Sacred Sword, Ye Guyi reluctantly agreed to leave Mingdu with Lin Chen, who brought her back to the hotel and ordered the Shrek group to prepare for a southern breakout.
• When Lin Chen learned Wang Qiu'er had gone with Huo Yuhao’s group, he led the others toward the southern gate under cover of night.
• Lin Chen attacked the gate guards with his Seven Kill Domain and split the city gate with the Seven Kill Sword, but an army of tens of thousands and three Title Douluo awaited outside.
• Lin Chen told the Shrek group to flee toward Bright Dou Great Forest, gave Ye Guyi the Angel Sacred Sword, and flew into battle against two Title Douluo while Zhang Lexuan fought the third.
• After Zhang Lexuan defeated her opponent and joined Lin Chen, he sent her to find the fleeing Shrek members and said he and Ye Guyi would hold off the enemy.

Lin Chen and Ye Guyi faced the Holy Cult’s Title Douluo, and Lin Chen killed one before the Seventh Elder, Masked Kid, intervened. After the elder swallowed Lin Chen, Lin Chen revealed his Power of Bright Fire and attacked him with a Dark Gold Dreadclaw.

• Lin Chen used his Seven Kill Sword to overwhelm two Title Douluo, shattering one man’s bell Martial Soul and forcing the other to fight alone.
• Lin Chen’s Ninefold Seven Kill Sword pierced through the remaining Title Douluo’s Soul Cannon beam and chest, then he finished off the fallen opponent.
• Masked Kid, the Seventh Elder of the Holy Cult, appeared and devoured a Title Douluo, boosting his strength to the level of a Super Douluo.
• Masked Kid transformed into a gigantic Demon Maggot and swallowed Lin Chen, then turned toward the terrified Ye Guyi.
• Lin Chen burned through the Demon Maggot with the lingering Flame of Brightness, revealed his Power of Bright Fire, and struck Masked Kid with a Dark Gold Dreadclaw.