Chapter Summaries

After Huo Yuhao was knocked unconscious in the arena, Yan Shaozhe took Lin Chen to the Sea God Pavilion for a medical examination requested by Zhang Lexuan. The elders found Lin Chen unharmed, but Wang Donger arrived asking Elder Zhuang to examine Yuhao.

• Wang Qiu'er left the arena after knocking Huo Yuhao unconscious, and Wang Donger checked him before taking him to rest.
• Yan Shaozhe told Lin Chen that Zhang Lexuan had asked Elder Zhuang to check him for hidden injuries, and Lin Chen admitted that she was his girlfriend.
• At the Sea God Pavilion, Cai Mei'er teased Zhang Lexuan and Yan Shaozhe about their relationship wager while the two women went ahead to talk.
• Elder Zhuang examined Lin Chen, found no hidden injuries, and praised his strength after surviving a hundred-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.
• Wang Donger arrived at the council hall and urgently asked Elder Zhuang to examine Huo Yuhao.

Lin Chen shared a tender moment with Zhang Lexuan before returning to cultivation, then mediated between Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er. At the training grounds, Dai Huabin challenged Wang Qiu'er and was immediately sent flying by her punch.

• Wang Donger returned to Sea God Pavilion and asked Elder Zhuang to treat Huo Yuhao, who had been injured sparring with Wang Qiu'er.
• Zhang Lexuan kissed Lin Chen on the cheek before flying back to Sea God Island, and Lin Chen returned to his dormitory to cultivate.
• The next morning, Lin Chen persuaded Wang Qiu'er to let Huo Yuhao leave on his urgent errand, and she warned Huo Yuhao to explain himself when he returned.
• Dai Huabin asked Lin Chen to let him fight Wang Qiu'er, and Lin Chen refereed their match at the Battle Soul Zone.
• Wang Qiu'er charged Dai Huabin without activating her Martial Soul and sent him flying with a single punch.

Wang Qiu'er defeated Dai Huabin and became vice-captain, with Lin Chen assigning her to train the team. Lin Chen then went to Zhang Lexuan's home, where he kissed her cheek after joining her in the kitchen.

• Dai Huabin used his boosted Soul Skills and Sixth Soul Skill against Wang Qiu'er, but she overpowered him and nearly struck him with the Golden Dragon Spear.
• Lin Chen stopped the spear, and Dai Huabin accepted Wang Qiu'er as vice-captain after Lin Chen asked whether he still objected.
• Lin Chen named Wang Qiu'er vice-captain and put her in charge of training the team, then left to visit Zhang Lexuan.
• Wang Qiu'er challenged the entire team to fight her at once, while Lin Chen arrived at Zhang Lexuan's home and greeted Tang Xiaoyan.
• Lin Chen joined Zhang Lexuan in the kitchen and kissed her cheek before she could react.

Lin Chen spent a cozy morning with Zhang Lexuan before bringing her lunch to the exhausted Shrek Team. Several days later, Wang Qiu'er left to find Huo Yuhao, leaving Lin Chen to take over the team's brutal training.

• Lin Chen teased Zhang Lexuan about their kiss, then rested on her lap and fell asleep until noon.
• Lin Chen helped Zhang Lexuan prepare lunch and brought meal boxes to the Shrek Team after their training.
• Lin Chen offered Wang Qiu'er a meal made by Zhang Lexuan, and she accepted it.
• Several days later, Wang Qiu'er told Lin Chen she was leaving to find Huo Yuhao, and Lin Chen let her go.
• Lin Chen took over training the Shrek Team and put Zhou Sichen and the others through another punishing session.

While Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er remained away, Lin Chen trained with the Shrek Team and waited for their return. Wang Donger became consumed by worry over Huo Yuhao, and the chapter ended with Jiang Nannan telling her he had come back.

• Lin Chen learned that his Soul Power had risen to Rank 84 while he spent time visiting Zhang Lexuan and coaching the Shrek Team.
• Lin Chen brought lunch to the Battle Soul Zone, but Yan Shaozhe refused his offer to train the team and continued their punishing practice.
• Lin Chen spent the evening at Zhang Lexuan's home, then returned to his dormitory and slept instead of cultivating.
• Wang Donger waited in Huo Yuhao's room, overwhelmed by fear and longing after he vanished with Wang Qiu'er.
• Jiang Nannan rushed into the room and told Wang Donger that Huo Yuhao had returned.

Wang Qiu'er returned to Shrek Academy carrying an unconscious Huo Yuhao, prompting the Tang Sect members and Wang Donger to demand an explanation. Lin Chen prevented the confrontation from becoming a fight, and Wang Donger arranged for Huo Yuhao to be treated as Wang Qiu'er tried to leave.

• Jiang Nannan told Wang Donger that Huo Yuhao had returned with Wang Qiu'er, and Wang Donger flew toward the academy gates.
• Lin Chen sensed the commotion and found Wang Qiu'er surrounded by the Tang Sect members with Huo Yuhao asleep on her back.
• Beibei and the others questioned Wang Qiu'er, while Lin Chen stopped Xiao Xiao from attacking and urged them to focus on examining Huo Yuhao.
• Wang Donger arrived and demanded to know what Wang Qiu'er had done to Huo Yuhao, but Wang Qiu'er blamed his condition on Wang Donger and set him down.
• Lin Chen pushed Wang Qiu'er and Xu Sanshi apart before they could fight, and Wang Donger asked Beibei to find food and Xu Sanshi to summon the academy's best healing Soul Master.

Lin Chen revealed to Wang Qiu'er that he knew she was a soul beast and advised her to value herself despite her feelings for Huo Yuhao. Later, Zhang Lexuan asked whether Lin Chen could find a Lovesick Heartbreak Red to cure Huo Yuhao, and the chapter ended with her asking if he had seen one at the place where he found his previous Immortal Herb.

• After the others left, Wang Qiu'er thanked Lin Chen, who revealed that he knew she was a soul beast and explained how her Power of Destiny had helped him.
• Lin Chen learned that Wang Qiu'er liked Huo Yuhao and urged her to value her own life before leaving her to continue training.
• Lin Chen visited Zhang Lexuan, then brought food to the team after Wang Qiu'er had beaten them during training.
• That night, Zhang Lexuan asked Lin Chen about Huo Yuhao, whose condition had stabilized after Elder Zhuang treated him but who remained unconscious.
• Lin Chen said only a Lovesick Heartbreak Red could fully cure Huo Yuhao, and Zhang Lexuan asked whether he had seen one where he obtained his previous Immortal Herb.

Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan discussed Huo Yuhao's Lovesick Heartbreak Red and Wang Qiu'er, while Huo Yuhao recovered under Wang Donger's care. Shrek Academy's team departed for the tournament in Mingdu, where Xu Tianran prepared to meet Mr. Zhongli.

• Lin Chen told Zhang Lexuan that Huo Yuhao had eaten Lovesick Heartbreak Red with Wang Qiu'er, worsening Zhang Lexuan's opinion of him.
• Wang Qiu'er brooded over Lin Chen's words and her unhappiness in human society.
• After a month of recovery and training, Zhang Lexuan led Shrek Academy's contestants away from Sea God Plaza, while Cai Mei'er secretly followed to protect them.
• Lin Chen sensed Cai Mei'er's spiritual presence and stopped probing after identifying her.
• The chapter explained that the expanded tournament would host 167 teams and award Soul Tools, including a ninth-grade prize for the champions.
• Xu Tianran asked Ju Zi to invite Mr. Zhongli to discuss an important matter as the tournament preparations neared completion.

The Shrek Team arrived in Mingdu and moved into the luxurious sky villa reserved for the previous tournament’s champions. Zhang Lexuan outlined the team’s preliminary strategy and warned Lin Chen that revealing his Soul Douluo cultivation could make him a target for the Holy Spirit Cult.

• The Shrek Team entered Mingdu and checked into the Mingyue Grand Hotel, where the champions were assigned a sky villa on the top floor.
• Cao Jinxuan and Zhou Sichen rushed into the villa’s reception room, and the team admired its luxurious facilities.
• Zhang Lexuan told the team to conserve their final Soul Skills during the elimination rounds and said Lin Chen would sit them out as their trump card.
• Lin Chen questioned Zhang Lexuan about keeping him out of the elimination rounds, and she warned that the Holy Spirit Cult might try to eliminate him if they learned he was already a Soul Douluo.

Lin Chen, Zhang Lexuan, and Wang Qiu'er went to visit the Tang Sect members after Zhang Lexuan warned Lin Chen about the danger of the tournament. They found the team in cramped rooms, where Zhang Lexuan checked on Beibei’s injuries and Wang Qiu'er approached Huo Yuhao.

• Zhang Lexuan warned Lin Chen that the Holy Spirit Cult might send a Limit Douluo after him, and Lin Chen revealed that he could conceal his Soul Rings.
• Zhang Lexuan refused to let Lin Chen compete in the Soul Fighting Tournament, then invited him to visit Huo Yuhao, Beibei, and the others.
• Zhang Lexuan invited Wang Qiu'er to join them, and the three learned from the receptionist that the Tang Sect was staying in Rooms 201 through 205.
• Xu Sanshi opened Room 201 and complained to Zhang Lexuan about the Tang Sect’s cramped accommodations.
• Zhang Lexuan checked Beibei’s injuries while Wang Qiu'er went over to Huo Yuhao and asked if he was all right.

Lin Chen escorted the injured Beibei from Mingdu toward Shrek City after Beibei reported the Holy Spirit Cult’s attack. When Lin Chen sensed pursuers near the city gates, he and Beibei hid and disguised themselves to avoid being recognized.

• Beibei told Zhang Lexuan and the others that the Holy Spirit Cult had attacked him, but he concealed Tang Ya’s involvement.
• Zhang Lexuan ordered Lin Chen to escort Beibei back to the academy, and Lin Chen used his ultimate Light Martial Soul to suppress the dark power in Beibei’s injuries.
• Huo Yuhao asked about Lin Chen’s power, and Zhang Lexuan confirmed that he had a Second Martial Soul, an ultimate Light Martial Soul.
• Near Shrek City, Lin Chen sensed that someone was following them and took Beibei to an inn to hide.
• Lin Chen and Beibei agreed to disguise themselves as a middle-aged man and an old man, with Beibei posing as Lin Chen’s second uncle.

Lin Chen and Beibei disguised themselves and escaped the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, but Feng Ling and Zhang Peng intercepted them on the road to Shrek Academy. Lin Chen stayed to fight Feng Ling while Beibei fled, with Zhang Peng pursuing him.

• Lin Chen disguised himself and Beibei as ordinary people, and they passed through the city gate using forged identification Soul Tools.
• After leaving the city, Lin Chen and Beibei hurried toward Shrek Academy while Holy Spirit Cult watchers remained behind at their inn.
• Feng Ling and Zhang Peng appeared in black clouds and unleashed pressure that forced the injured Beibei to the ground, but Lin Chen shielded him.
• Feng Ling offered Lin Chen safety and the position of Saint Son if he joined the Holy Spirit Cult, revealing Tang Ya as its Saintess.
• Lin Chen told Beibei to flee and provoked Feng Ling, who attacked him and ordered Zhang Peng to pursue Beibei.
• Zhang Peng shot after Beibei as Lin Chen launched Three Skills Combined, Thunder Slash Sky!

Lin Chen overcame Feng Ling’s devouring technique and captured Tang Ya to stop Zhang Peng from killing Beibei. He forced Feng Ling and Zhang Peng to follow him to a hostage exchange ten miles outside Shrek City.

• Lin Chen struck Feng Ling with his Seven Kill Sword and trapped her in Nine Heavens Thunder Prison, injuring her and leaving him free to pursue Zhang Peng.
• Lin Chen seized Tang Ya as Zhang Peng grabbed Beibei, forcing Zhang Peng to release Beibei and return him to Feng Ling.
• Feng Ling threatened to kill Beibei and Tang Ya together, but Zhang Peng warned her that Tang Ya’s death would anger Zhongli Wu.
• Lin Chen demanded that Feng Ling and Zhang Peng accompany him to exchange hostages ten miles outside Shrek City.
• Feng Ling agreed to follow Lin Chen, and he warned both Holy Spirit Cult members not to hide their auras or try any tricks.

Lin Chen brought Tang Ya to Shrek City and exchanged her for the poisoned Beibei with Feng Ling and Zhang Peng. After Yan Shaozhe took Beibei for treatment, an exhausted Lin Chen returned to his dormitory to sleep.

• Lin Chen traveled nonstop toward Shrek City with Tang Ya while Feng Ling and Zhang Peng followed, keeping their auras visible.
• Near Shrek City, Lin Chen summoned Yan Shaozhe and explained that Feng Ling had injured Beibei and then tried to kill them during the journey.
• Yan Shaozhe confronted Feng Ling, but she refused to back down, so Lin Chen arranged an exchange of Beibei for Tang Ya.
• Zhang Peng handed Beibei to Feng Ling, and Yan Shaozhe and Zhang Peng caught the two captives as they were thrown across to their sides.
• Yan Shaozhe took Beibei to Elder Zhuang for treatment, while Feng Ling left with Tang Ya and warned Lin Chen she would remember him.
• Lin Chen returned to his dormitory and fell asleep, and Yan Shaozhe came by but left after sensing that he was resting.

Lin Chen returned to Mingdu as the tournament opened, while Huo Yuhao witnessed the Sun Moon Empire’s ceremony and sensed the Holy Spirit Cult’s ties to its rulers. The first elimination match began between the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and the Dragon Slaying Sect, with Meng Hongchen facing their first competitor.

• Lin Chen learned that Shrek Academy had received a first-round bye and then flew toward Mingdu after speaking with Yan Shaozhe.
• Long Xiaoyao’s presence silenced the tournament grounds, and Ju Zi announced the tournament’s start on behalf of the Regent Prince.
• Huo Yuhao recognized Long Xiaoyao and concluded that the Holy Spirit Cult was closely connected to the Sun Moon Empire’s imperial family.
• Qian Renxue warned Lin Chen that a Limit Douluo’s aura came from the direction of Mingdu, but Lin Chen continued toward the city.
• The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and the Dragon Slaying Sect were called to the arena for the first elimination match.
• Meng Hongchen and a short, solidly built Dragon Slaying Sect competitor took their positions as the opening battle began.

Lin Chen returned to Mingdu after encountering two Super Douluo-level Evil Soul Masters and warned the Tang Sect that the Sun Moon Empire was colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult. He ended the day planning how to counter the cult’s ambitions.

• Meng Hongchen won the Individual Elimination Match, advancing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and earning it eleven points.
• Lin Chen arrived in Mingdu and reassured Zhang Lexuan that he had escaped the Evil Soul Masters without injury.
• Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan visited the Tang Sect competitors, where Lin Chen reported the Sun Moon Empire’s connection to the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Huo Yuhao and Xu Sanshi voiced their anger at the Holy Spirit Cult, and Lin Chen warned the Tang Sect members to be careful and not leave Mingdu.
• Lin Chen returned to his room and planned his next moves, convinced the Holy Spirit Cult would not achieve its goals.

Lin Chen stayed at the villa to rest and cultivate while Shrek watched the tournament, where Huo Yuhao’s encounter with Nan Qiūqiū’s Earth Dragon Sect led to a disastrous match. The Earth Dragon Sect’s final contestant faced Huo Yuhao after two teammates were eliminated.

• Lin Chen decided the Holy Spirit Cult had provoked him too many times, then went to sleep.
• Lin Chen slept until noon, found Zhang Lexuan had gone to the matches, and cultivated in the villa’s protected cultivation room.
• Nan Qiūqiū offered to marry anyone who helped kill Huo Yuhao after he tried to recruit her for her Annihilation attribute.
• An Earth Dragon Sect contestant attacked the referee before the match began, so the referee disqualified him and knocked him away.
• Huo Yuhao sent the Earth Dragon Sect’s sixth contestant off the stage, leaving Nan Qiūqiū’s team close to defeat.
• Nan Qiūqiū told the final contestant to wear Huo Yuhao down, and he stepped onto the stage promising to win.

Huo Yuhao defeated Earth Dragon Sect and secured Nan Qiuqiu’s promise to join Tang Sect, while Nan Shuǐshuǐ negotiated with him afterward. Lin Chen joined Zhang Lexuan and Wang Qiu'er to watch Holy Spirit Sect’s match, which began with a mysterious black-clad youth displaying an unfamiliar Martial Soul.

• Nan Qiuqiu rushed at Huo Yuhao after his victory, but Wang Dong blocked her and repelled her attack.
• Nan Qiuqiu told Nan Shuǐshuǐ about her wager with Huo Yuhao, and her mother reluctantly brought her to bargain with him.
• Huo Yuhao stayed at the competition grounds to watch Holy Spirit Sect, and Lin Chen joined Zhang Lexuan and Wang Qiu'er in the stands.
• Holy Spirit Sect’s match against Tiandu Academy began, and a black-clad young man with an outfit like Tang Ya’s took the stage.
• The Holy Spirit Sect youth’s hands and eyes turned deathly white beneath a layer of pale light, leaving the spectators baffled by his Martial Soul.

A Holy Spirit Sect fighter killed a Tiandu Academy contestant, prompting Tiandu Academy to withdraw and stirring Lin Chen’s desire to retaliate against the sect. As the morning matches ended, Wang Qiu’er left Zhang Lexuan and Lin Chen to take care of something on her own.

• A Holy Spirit Sect youth evaded a Tiandu Academy fighter’s attacks and killed him with an eerie purple-mist technique.
• The Tiandu Academy team protested the killing, but its teacher withdrew the team to protect the remaining students.
• Lin Chen recognized Wang Xiaolei among the Holy Spirit Cult’s survivors and resolved to kill him, while Zhang Lexuan agreed with Lin Chen’s wish to fight the sect.
• After the morning matches ended, Zhang Lexuan led Lin Chen and Wang Qiu’er toward the hotel.
• Wang Qiu’er told Zhang Lexuan and Lin Chen to go ahead, then left on her own.

After Zhang Lexuan warned the Tang Sect about the Holy Spirit Cult and its Evil Soul Masters, Lin Chen investigated a shop connected to Mingdu’s underground world after sensing the Angel Clan’s aura. He discovered a hidden chamber and suspected Ye Guyi represented the Pingfan Alliance.

• Zhang Lexuan warned the Tang Sect that the Holy Spirit Sect’s members were Evil Soul Masters allied with the Sun Moon Empire, and described one killing and devouring a Soul King.
• The Tang Sect watched the remaining matches and reviewed their opponents before returning to cultivate.
• Qian Renxue told Lin Chen she sensed the aura of her Angel Clan, and Lin Chen recognized it as Ye Guyi’s presence.
• Lin Chen followed Nana to a house, then entered after she left and knocked out its owner.
• Lin Chen found an Aodu Chamber of Commerce token and reasoned that Ye Guyi likely represented the Pingfan Alliance.
• Lin Chen located a mechanism, entered the secret chamber, and began investigating the underground organization.