Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao arrived late to the reserve team gathering and faced Zhou Yi’s order to fight all six Devils. He revealed overwhelming Soul Power and rare abilities, defeating Bei Bei instantly and closing in on Wang Dong.

• Zhou Yi threatened to recommend revoking Huo Yuhao’s reserve team qualification for arriving late, but Huo Yuhao hurried into the training ground and apologized.
• Zhou Yi ordered Bei Bei, Wang Dong, and the other four Devils to attack Huo Yuhao with everything they had.
• Huo Yuhao revealed four Spirit Rings and immense Soul Power, then used Soul Impact to knock Bei Bei unconscious and shattered his Thunder Dragon Head with a punch.
• Huo Yuhao transformed into a giant through his second Martial Soul and used ice-crystal fists to destroy Wang Dong’s Butterfly God Slash blades.
• Huo Yuhao surged toward Wang Dong and loomed over her, blocking out the daylight.

Huo Yuhao defeated Wang Dong and the rest of the reserve team in a training match, then joined the assembled teams as Elder Xuan assigned them a bandit-extermination mission. The mission reminded Huo Yuhao of the Shrek Seven Devils’ devastating losses in his previous life, though he hoped his warnings had changed the outcome.

• Wang Dong attacked after Huo Yuhao withdrew, and he struck her with a punch that sent her flying unconscious.
• Huo Yuhao overwhelmed Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao with his Titan Frost Meteor Fist, until Zhou Yi called the fight off.
• Zhou Yi welcomed Huo Yuhao and said the reserve team was complete, while Ma Xiaotao and her teammates showed him respect.
• Elder Xuan and Zhang Lexuan arrived, and Zhang Lexuan greeted Huo Yuhao as her junior brother.
• Elder Xuan ordered both teams to eliminate the bandits in the Ming Dou Mountain Range before the Soul Master Competition.
• Huo Yuhao recalled that the same mission had caused four injuries, two crippling injuries, and one death in his previous life, but hoped his warnings had prompted preparations.

Shrek’s group traveled toward the Ming Dou Mountain Range, where Huo Yuhao used his Spiritual Power to track the bandits’ hideout. The team reached the forest and split up, with Ma Xiaotao’s group scouting ahead as Huo Yuhao led the reserve team after them.

• Zhang Lexuan took Huo Yuhao on her flying Soul Tool while Xuan Zi led the others toward the competition.
• Zhang Lexuan explained that the academy had made secret preparations to prevent the tragedy Huo Yuhao had foreseen, and Huo Yuhao sensed three concealed Title Douluo accompanying them.
• The group flew past the Star Luo Empire’s Western Army camp without stopping, and Zhang Lexuan reassured Huo Yuhao that he did not need his father’s recognition.
• After landing at the Ming Dou Mountain Range, Huo Yuhao identified Wen Lan Trees and used their trail to locate the bandits’ hideout.
• Ma Xiaotao and her six teammates moved ahead to scout and clear the way, while Huo Yuhao led the reserve team after them.

Huo Yuhao’s warning helped Xuan Zi stop the bandits’ corpse-explosion trap and save Ma Xiaotao’s group. After Xuan Zi promised to remember the favor and returned to the academy, Zhang Lexuan led the teams toward Star Luo City for the Soul Master Competition.

• Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei’s group discovered a cave filled with human remains and infant corpses as Ma Xiaotao’s team fought bandits outside.
• Zhang Lexuan confirmed to Xuan Zi that the bandit suppression could bring calamity and said they would need Huo Yuhao’s help.
• The Death God Envoy triggered the corpses to swell with explosive energy, and Huo Yuhao warned Ma Xiaotao’s team while locating the hidden attacker.
• Xuan Zi shielded Ma Xiaotao’s group from the explosions, dragged out the Death God Envoy, and discovered he had killed him with his strike.
• Xuan Zi thanked Huo Yuhao and returned to the academy with the Three Elders, while Zhang Lexuan set out with the teams for the Soul Master Competition.

The Shrek reserve team learned it would serve as the main force in the Star Luo City Soul Master Competition, despite Team One’s protests. Huo Yuhao remained focused on winning and avoiding ties to the Tang family, then joined his teammates to discuss tactics.

• Zhang Lexuan brought the Shrek team into Star Luo City and announced that the reserve team would be the competition’s main force by Mu En’s decision.
• Ma Xiaotao and Team One protested the choice, but Zhang Lexuan confirmed the reserve team would compete even in the elimination rounds.
• Huo Yuhao recognized that Mu En had chosen this path to secure the reserve team’s championship and said he would do his best.
• Huo Yuhao told Sky Dream Ice Silkworm he would not use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Tang’s daughter and wanted to finish the competition quickly.
• Wang Dong told Huo Yuhao that Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi wanted to discuss tactics, and he left his room to join them.

Huo Yuhao joined Shrek’s reserve team for strategy sessions and training, then confronted Xiao Hongchen after the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy captain attacked Bei Bei in the corridor. The chapter ended with Huo Yuhao sending a cracked five-thousand-jin cauldron flying toward Xiao Hongchen.

• Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Xiao Xiao, and Jiang Nannan discussed the reserve team’s prospects and welcomed Huo Yuhao to their tactics meeting.
• Huo Yuhao declined the captaincy, and Bei Bei led the team through strategy discussions and practical training.
• Xiao Hongchen brought his team to train beside Shrek and declared that he would end Shrek Academy’s winning streak in the next tournament.
• In the corridor, Xiao Hongchen struck a copper cauldron at Bei Bei, forcing him to stagger back as the other team members laughed.
• Huo Yuhao said courtesy demanded reciprocation and sent a cracked five-thousand-jin cauldron toward Xiao Hongchen.

Huo Yuhao crushed Xiao Hongchen in a single strike and revealed his Ultimate Ice, then Shrek prepared for the Soul Master Competition. The competition opened in Star Luo Plaza, where Shrek was announced as one of the teams in the first match.

• Huo Yuhao sent Xiao Hongchen crashing into a wall, then forced the silver-streaked, wine-red-haired girl back with his Ultimate Ice.
• Huo Yuhao told the girl his name and left with Bei Bei and the others.
• Zhang Lexuan told Shrek's teams that Bei Bei would lead ordinary matches, but everyone must obey Huo Yuhao against powerful opponents.
• At Star Luo Plaza, Xiao Hongchen vowed to defeat Huo Yuhao and erase his humiliation.
• The Star Luo Emperor declared the competition open, and the host announced the first match between Tian Ling Advanced Soul Master Academy and Shrek Academy.

Huo Yuhao entered the elimination match against the Heavenly Spirit Team and revealed eight simulated Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, overwhelming the arena with his pressure. He defeated all seven opponents with Soul Impact, securing Shrek Academy’s victory before leaving with Zhang Lexuan.

• Huo Yuhao and Shrek Academy’s reserve team stepped onto the arena as the audience and rival academies questioned the lineup.
• Xiao Hongchen saw Huo Yuhao competing and wanted to challenge him, but the bearded old man told him to return to cultivation.
• The match began, and Huo Yuhao used Simulation to display eight Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, shocking the audience, the rival academies, and the Star Luo Emperor.
• The Heavenly Spirit Team lost its will to fight under Huo Yuhao’s pressure, and he knocked all seven members unconscious with Soul Impact.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Huo Yuhao returned to the waiting area with Bei Bei and the others before declining to watch the remaining teams.

After Huo Yuhao disguised his strength during the competition, Zhang Lexuan explained that his Soul Power was actually near level fifty and warned the team to prepare for future matches. Wang Dong privately told Huo Yuhao that their Martial Souls seemed to resonate and suggested they might share a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Huo Yuhao told the Shrek team that his apparent Soul Douluo cultivation and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings were an illusion created by his simulation Spirit Skill.
• Zhang Lexuan said she had believed Huo Yuhao’s display but knew he was twelve and near level fifty because their master had told her.
• Zhang Lexuan assigned the team to let Huo Yuhao compete first while the others adapted to the tournament, and Huo Yuhao chose to return to his room and cultivate.
• Wang Dong followed Huo Yuhao to his room and complained that he treated her more distantly than Bei Bei and the others.
• Wang Dong released her Martial Soul and told Huo Yuhao that their Soul Power had resonated on the arena, proposing that they might be able to use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Huo Yuhao rejected Wang Dong’s suggestion of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and focused on cultivation, while Zhang Lexuan tried to persuade him to remain at Shrek after the tournament. The round-robin match against Yun Luo Academy began with a one-on-one arena format, and the crowd demanded that Huo Yuhao fight alone against all seven opponents.

• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong there was no need for a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then began cultivating as she left in disappointment.
• Zhang Lexuan invited Huo Yuhao to dinner, where he said he planned to cultivate at the Golden Ancient Tree and might travel after the tournament.
• Zhang Lexuan encouraged Huo Yuhao to attend Sea God's Fate, but he declined and said he wanted to focus on cultivation.
• The next day, Zhang Lexuan explained the possible round-robin formats, and the draw matched Shrek Academy against Yun Luo Academy in a one-on-one arena match.
• The crowd roared for Huo Yuhao to face Yun Luo Academy’s seven competitors alone.

Shrek chose not to field Huo Yuhao against Yun Luo Academy, sending six reserves to gain experience while keeping their strongest fighter hidden. Shrek won easily, leaving rival teams uncertain about Huo Yuhao and Sun Moon Royal Academy convinced he was bluffing.

• Zhang Lexuan judged Yun Luo Academy weak and sent Xu Sanshi, Bei Bei, Wang Dong, and He Caitou to fight while Huo Yuhao stayed behind.
• Ma Yingjun took the arena for Yun Luo Academy and armed himself with Soul Tools, but Xu Sanshi defeated him and the next contestant.
• Xu Sanshi fought Yun Luo Academy's third contestant in a fierce clash, then exhausted his strength and left the arena.
• Bei Bei, Wang Dong, and He Caitou helped Shrek defeat Yun Luo Academy with only four fighters in total.
• Old Ma told Sun Moon Royal Academy that Huo Yuhao was likely bluffing and urged the team not to fear Shrek.

Huo Yuhao ignored the tournament matches to cultivate while Shrek Academy prepared for increasingly powerful opponents and discussed the value of Soul Tools. As Shrek faced Thousand Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy, the draw set their next match as a team battle.

• Huo Yuhao left the arena without watching the other teams, and Zhang Lexuan told Shrek's members to study their opponents carefully.
• Zhang Lexuan reviewed the teams' strength and Soul Tool use, then encouraged Shrek's members to buy suitable Soul Tools on the rest day.
• Huo Yuhao cultivated and learned from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that Brother Zhexian wanted him to collect this world's Soul Tool knowledge for God Star.
• Huo Yuhao planned to travel to the Sun Moon Empire after the competition, while Bei Bei and the others bought Soul Tools and sparred.
• Zhang Lexuan identified Thousand Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy as a top-tier opponent, and the draw assigned Shrek Academy a team battle against them.

Shen Ce led the Thousand Spirits Team’s coordinated attack against Shrek, breaking through the front line and charging at Huo Yuhao with his enhanced Thousand Strikes Spear. Huo Yuhao opened his third eye and formed a green-gold blade to meet the spear, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, He Caitou, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao took the stage against the Thousand Spirits Team.
• Shen Ce ordered four Spirit Rhinoceros Shield Spirit Masters to charge while the Ice Bear froze the arena and the Blazing Tiger prepared its support skills.
• Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou attacked the shield formation, but the shields held long enough to send the four Shrek fighters flying before shattering.
• Shen Ce broke through the flying fragments as the Blazing Tiger empowered his Thousand Strikes Spear with blue-white flames.
• Shen Ce unleashed his Fifth Soul Skill at Huo Yuhao, who opened the vertical slit on his forehead and formed a green-gold blade to meet the spear.

Huo Yuhao single-handedly defeated the Thousand Spirits Team, leaving Shrek victorious and the other teams shaken. He then flew toward the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a new Spirit Ring and Soul Spirit before the competition continued.

• Huo Yuhao shattered Shen Ce's spear, overwhelmed the Thousand Spirits Team's defenses, and defeated its members, securing Shrek's victory.
• The crowd and rival teams reacted to Huo Yuhao's overwhelming strength, while Ma Rulong and Old Ma discussed Sun Moon Royal Academy's chances against Shrek.
• Xiao Hongchen realized he was afraid to face Huo Yuhao, while Wang Dong felt hurt that Huo Yuhao had skipped her during the victory high-fives.
• Zhang Lexuan explained that Huo Yuhao was heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a Spirit Ring during the team's break.
• Huo Yuhao flew toward the Star Dou Great Forest as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm anticipated ruling the forest and helping him dominate the competition.

Huo Yuhao arrived at the Lake of Life, where Sky Dream Ice Silkworm summoned five savage beasts and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger from beneath the Star Dou Great Forest. The beasts offered to become Huo Yuhao’s Soul Spirits, and he chose Bear Lord first, leaving the others to question his decision.

• Huo Yuhao reached the Lake of Life and learned from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that the forest’s dormant savage beasts had returned from the God Star True Realm.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm unleashed its Spiritual Power, shaking the forest and bringing Bi Ji, King of Ten Thousand Demons, Bear Lord, Scarlet King, Zi Ji, and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger to the surface.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger expressed reverence for the Creation God, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm bragged about its connection to him.
• Bi Ji told Huo Yuhao that the six beasts could become his Soul Spirits if he proved himself worthy.
• Huo Yuhao chose Bear Lord as his first Soul Spirit, and Bi Ji, King of Ten Thousand Demons, Scarlet King, and Zi Ji asked whether he was certain.

Huo Yuhao endured Bear Lord's power at the Lake of Life and gained a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear right arm Spirit Bone with the Sky-Tearing Claw. He set out for Star Luo City, while Shrek's team worried that he would miss the Soul Master Competition final.

• Bear Lord initially grew angry when Huo Yuhao chose him, but Huo Yuhao explained that he sought ultimate combat strength.
• Bi Ji warned Huo Yuhao that Bear Lord's power might overwhelm his body, but Huo Yuhao insisted on proceeding.
• Bear Lord transformed into a torrent of power, and Huo Yuhao endured the repeated destruction and healing of his body at the Lake of Life.
• Bear Lord forged his Soul Core into a dark golden right arm Spirit Bone, which Huo Yuhao absorbed over ten days.
• Huo Yuhao unleashed the Sky-Tearing Claw, splitting the Lake of Life with five enormous chasms, then hurried toward Star Luo City.
• Bei Bei, Zhang Lexuan, and the others waited anxiously at Star Luo Plaza, fearing Huo Yuhao would not return in time for the final.

Huo Yuhao returned to Star Luo Plaza just before the final against Sun Moon Academy and took Yao Haoxuan’s place on Shrek’s team. The match began with Sun Moon’s seven members unleashing a barrage of Soul Tools at Shrek.

• Zhang Lexuan regretted not accompanying Huo Yuhao to Star Dou Forest and worried about his safety before the final.
• Spectators and rival academies mocked Huo Yuhao for missing the competition, while Old Ma led Sun Moon’s team in preparing to defeat Shrek.
• Huo Yuhao arrived at the plaza, drawing the attention of the crowd, the Star Luo Emperor, and the White Tiger Duke.
• Huo Yuhao apologized to Zhang Lexuan, replaced Yao Haoxuan, and faced the seven members of Sun Moon’s team.
• Heavenly Fiend Douluo began the final, and Ma Rulong ordered Sun Moon’s team to attack Shrek with a coordinated Soul Tool barrage.

Huo Yuhao faced the Sun Moon Team alone and endured their opening bombardment without a scratch. As their combined attacks threatened him, he summoned the Sky-Tearing Claw, which shattered the arena’s Title Douluo-strength barrier.

• Huo Yuhao charged into the Sun Moon Team’s Soul Guide Beam barrage and emerged unharmed, then offered them one chance to attack.
• Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen ordered the team to use their full strength, revealing one Soul Emperor, six Soul Kings, and a devastating array of Soul Tools.
• Ma Rulong sacrificed his lifespan to activate the Sword of Judgment while the rest of the team prepared their strongest attacks.
• Ma Xiaotao offered to help Huo Yuhao, but he refused and faced the Sun Moon Team’s combined assault alone.
• Huo Yuhao raised his right hand and unleashed the Sky-Tearing Claw, tearing the clouds open and shattering the arena’s protective barrier.

Huo Yuhao overwhelmed the Sun Moon Team in the Soul Master Competition final, won the championship, and became the focus of Star Luo City. At the banquet that night, a guard summoned him at the Star Luo Emperor’s request.

• Huo Yuhao’s Dark Gold Claw shattered the Sun Moon Team’s attacks and forced back Old Ma and the Heavenly Fiend Douluo.
• Huo Yuhao knocked the combatants unconscious, swept them from the arena, and stripped the Sun Moon Team of its Soul Tools while warning Old Ma not to interfere.
• The Heavenly Fiend Douluo disqualified the Sun Moon Team and declared Huo Yuhao the competition’s ultimate winner.
• The Star Luo Emperor praised Huo Yuhao’s strength, and hundreds of thousands of spectators celebrated his victory.
• Zhang Lexuan brought Huo Yuhao to the awards ceremony and banquet, where he drank with the other academies’ geniuses.
• A guard approached Huo Yuhao during the banquet and said the Star Luo Emperor wanted to see him.

Huo Yuhao rejected the Star Luo Emperor’s offer and reminded the White Tiger Duke of Huo Yun’er, leaving the Duke shaken as he began to suspect Yuhao’s identity. Meanwhile, Jing Hongchen punished Old Ma for losing Soul Tools and set out to confront Shrek, convinced no one there could stop him.

• The Star Luo Emperor offered Huo Yuhao imperial support and a hereditary marquisate, but Yuhao refused because he wanted to remain free.
• As Huo Yuhao left, he asked the White Tiger Duke whether he remembered Huo Yun’er, prompting the Duke to rush away to verify his suspicions while the Emperor ordered an investigation.
• Huo Yuhao returned to the Star Emperor Hotel to cultivate and left for Shrek with Zhang Lexuan and the others the next morning.
• At Mingde Hall, Jing Hongchen excused Old Ma’s defeat but sent him to the Punishment Hall for losing his Soul Tools.
• Jing Hongchen resolved to retrieve the Soul Tools from Shrek and departed, believing that no one there could stop him.