Chapter Summaries

Shrek Team faced Elephant Armor Team in a match that Xue Qinghe had ordered the Elephant Armor Sect to fight with all its strength. The teams traded opening blows, and Elephant Armor Team’s fast-attack strategy broke down, though their sturdy physiques kept them in the fight.

• After defeating Elephant Armor Team, Feng Xiaotian and the others celebrated with Wu Qi, who noted their next match against Skywater Academy would be a concession.
• Shrek Team and Elephant Armor Team drew attention as Shrek Team entered undefeated and Hūyán Zhèn watched from beside Salas.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San about the Mammoth Spiral Cannon, and Shrek Team replaced Ma Hongjun with Tailong for the match.
• Xue Qinghe had ordered Elephant Armor Team to defeat Shrek Team at all costs, though Huyan Li and his teammates did not know why.
• Wu Qi bet on Shrek Team while most of the Seven Treasures Team backed Elephant Armor Team.
• Huyan Li opened with a heavy aerial strike at Dai Mubai, but Elephant Armor Team’s fast-attack plan collapsed as the teams clashed.

Hūyán Zhèn secretly directed the Elephant Armor Team during its match against Shrek, but Tang San led Shrek to victory through a Hell White Tiger fusion and stronger endurance. Hūyán Zhèn left after the loss, while Salas denied that he had interfered.

• Hūyán Zhèn used Sound Transmission to coordinate the Elephant Armor Team, and Gu Rong noticed but let him continue.
• Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong suspected the Elephant Armor Team was receiving outside help, but they could not prove it.
• Tang San called on Dai Mubai and Zhuqing to use the Hell White Tiger, helping Shrek break through the Elephant Armor Team's formation.
• The teams traded eliminations for nearly an hour, and Oscar supplied Tang San with sausages before being eliminated.
• Tang San defeated the exhausted Huyan Li, giving Shrek the final victory over the Elephant Armor Team.
• Gu Rong mocked Hūyán Zhèn after the match, and Salas denied that Hūyán Zhèn had interfered.

After defeating the Elephant Armor Team, the Shrek Seven Devils debated whether to conserve their strength or challenge the Seven Treasures Team. Wu Qi prepared the Seven Treasures Team to face Shrek with a plan to try to eliminate them faster than the record Shrek had set.

• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Yu Xiaogang concluded that the Elephant Armor Team had linked its movements through a concealed skill and reviewed Tang San's response to the tactic.
• Flender brought Shao Xin to restore the exhausted Shrek team with Sugar Beans.
• Tang San persuaded the Shrek group to consider fighting the Seven Treasures Team, and Yu Xiaogang agreed only if Feng Xiaotian did not compete.
• Wu Qi told the Seven Treasures Team that he would take the field against Shrek and assigned the lineup and preparation for the match.
• Wu Qi proposed breaking the record for the fastest elimination of an opponent, which the Shrek Team had set in its opening match.

The Seven Treasures Team used a surprise rapid assault against the undefeated Shrek Team, hoping to secure a swift victory. Wu Qi’s charge and Storm Surge swept the Shrek members into the air, leaving the match unresolved.

• Wu Qi persuaded Sun Buyu that Shrek would not expect the Seven Treasures Team to repeat the rapid assault tactic.
• Tang San fielded Ma Hongjun instead of Tailong, while the Seven Treasures Team entered with Wu Qi rather than Feng Xiaotian.
• Wu Qi sensed the referee’s breath and activated his martial soul as the match began, prompting his teammates to attack immediately.
• Wu Qi’s Wind Whirl Dragon Body knocked Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng down as he charged into Shrek’s formation.
• Tang San sent Blue Silver Grass to stop Wu Qi, but Zhou Yun’s Thorned Demon Vine tangled it.
• Wu Qi activated Storm Surge and swept every Shrek member into the storm.

The Seven Treasures Team defeated the Shrek Team in just twenty-nine seconds, leaving every Shrek member badly injured but alive. Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong protested the result, but the referees upheld the victory, and Salas publicly backed Wu Qi and the Seven Treasures Team.

• The Seven Treasures Team launched a surprise all-out attack, and Wu Qi’s assault prevented the Shrek members from activating their martial souls before the Shrek Team collapsed.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Wu Qi and the Seven Treasures Team of murder, but the referees confirmed that no Shrek member was in mortal danger.
• Liu Erlong accused the referees of favoring the Seven Treasures Team, while Wu Qi explained that Ning Tianyu had kept his healing-supporting martial soul active to protect the injured Shrek members.
• The referees declared the Seven Treasures Team the winner and announced that its twenty-nine-second victory broke Shrek Academy’s record; Flender rushed to find Healing-type Soul Masters and carry the injured away.
• Yu Xiaogang continued insulting Wu Qi and the Royal Family, until Salas denounced him and declared that the Seven Treasures Team had committed no violations.

After the Seven Treasures Team defeated Shrek in twenty-nine seconds, Wu Qi’s controlled attack and Salas’s defense of the team humiliated Yu Xiaogang and delighted Xue Ye. Shrek reeled from the defeat as Flender began to question his loyalty to Yu Xiaogang, while the Seven Treasures Team celebrated its record-breaking victory.

• Salas declared that the Seven Treasures Team had broken no rules, and Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong left the arena in disgrace as the crowd criticized them.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Wu Qi and the team about the risks of killing opponents, then learned they had only intended to humiliate Shrek and had held back their attacks.
• Xue Ye celebrated Shrek’s twenty-nine-second defeat and ordered a reward to be recorded for the Seven Treasures Team after the tournament.
• Yu Xiaogang smashed up Shrek Academy’s office and argued with Flender about how to handle the team’s next match, while Flender left and sent Tailong to fetch his grandfather.
• Sun Buyu recalled Yu Xiaogang’s conduct and said Shrek had deserved its defeat.

After the Shrek Seven Devils lost to Wu Qi’s team, Tang San doubted his Blue Silver Grass martial soul and his ability to compete. Tai Tan encouraged him by comparing his struggles to Tang Hao’s early defeats and suggested that Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass might not be ordinary, leaving him to consult Tang Hao before deciding whether to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer.

• The Shrek Seven Devils brooded over their crushing loss, and Tang San wondered whether choosing to cultivate Blue Silver Grass had been a mistake.
• Yu Xiaogang objected when Flender announced that Shrek Academy would concede its match against the Wind Fire Team, but Flender left without changing his decision.
• Tai Tan arrived and took Tang San aside, where he encouraged him by recounting how Tang Hao had suffered defeats as a young Soul Master.
• Tang San told Tai Tan that Blue Silver Grass seemed too fragile to defeat the Seven Treasures Team, and Tai Tan questioned whether his martial soul was truly ordinary.
• Tai Tan told Tang San that deciding whether to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer was a matter to discuss with Tang Hao.

Tang San struggled to accept Shrek’s defeat and considered cultivating his Clear Sky Hammer, but Tai Tan and Yu Xiaogang urged him to wait until the Preliminary Tournament ended. Meanwhile, Shi Nian lured Tang San away from Heaven Dou City, and Wu Qi and Dugu Bo watched without intervening.

• Tai Tan reassured Tang San that his father had not abandoned him and urged him to keep fighting for advancement.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San that cultivating both Martial Souls could be fatal and said they needed Tang Hao’s consent before proceeding.
• Tai Tan rallied the Shrek Seven Devils, and Tang San redirected their attention toward their upcoming match against Canghui Academy.
• Shi Nian targeted Tang San after deciding he could not safely attack the Seven Treasures Team or other powerful contenders.
• Dugu Bo suggested letting Shi Nian kill Tang San, but Wu Qi refused to give Tang Hao a reason to target them and followed Shi Nian from a distance.

Wu Qi and Dugu Bo killed Shi Nian, searched Tang San's Soul Tool for hidden-weapon blueprints, and staged the scene as a robbery. Meanwhile, Shrek discovered Tang San was missing and began seeking help, then an organizer arrived with news that something had happened to a team member.

• Shi Nian trapped Tang San in an illusion until he collapsed, and Dugu Bo appeared to arrest him after Wu Qi gave the order.
• Dugu Bo questioned Shi Nian about the stolen Treasure Cart, then killed him and took his Soul Bone when Shi Nian refused to confess.
• Wu Qi had Dugu Bo erase Tang San's Soul Tool imprint and searched its contents, finding hidden-weapon blueprints but not the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
• Wu Qi left Dugu Bo to stage the scene as Shi Nian's failed attempt to kill and rob someone, then departed with the blueprints.
• The Shrek group noticed Tang San was missing, and Flender, Liu Erlong, and Tailong prepared to seek help and search for him.
• An organizer arrived at Shrek Academy and told the group that something had happened to one of their team members.

Tang San survived Shi Nian’s attack after Dugu Bo rescued him, but the tournament committee’s ruling left Shrek Academy without compensation. As Shrek prepared to face Canghui Academy, Tang Hao arrived in Heaven Dou City too late to approach the tournament venue and left to gather information elsewhere.

• Dugu Bo defended his account of Shi Nian’s death before the committee, while Xue Qinghe rebuffed Xue Beng’s attempt to connect the attack to earlier disappearances.
• Flender brought the injured Tang San back to Shrek Academy, where Yu Xiaogang condemned Dugu Bo for rescuing him and making Shrek owe him a favor.
• Tang San learned that Shi Nian had erased his Soul Tool’s spiritual imprint and that the blueprints inside had burned, then worried that Dugu Bo might have seen them.
• The committee declared every Canghui Academy match a loss, but denied Shrek compensation, claiming the cost of Tang San’s treatment had offset it.
• Tang Hao reached Heaven Dou City after recovering from his fight with Dugu Bo, but left to gather information because Bone Douluo guarded the tournament venue.

Tang Hao returned to Heaven Dou City and reunited with Tang San, questioning him about Shi Nian’s attack and warning him about revealing the Clear Sky Hammer. Tang San insisted on cultivating it for the tournament, but Tang Hao postponed the decision until after the Preliminary Tournament and went to discuss Twin Martial Soul cultivation with Yu Xiaogang.

• Tang Hao called Tang San out of the dormitory, and Tang San reunited with his father after years apart.
• Tang San told Tang Hao what he knew about Shi Nian’s attack and Dugu Bo’s intervention, and Tang Hao asked whether he had exposed his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San asked to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer so he could challenge Wu Qi, but Tang Hao questioned whether the risk was worth it and warned that exposure could keep him out of the next tournament.
• Tang Hao told Tang San he would discuss Twin Martial Soul cultivation with Yu Xiaogang after the Preliminary Tournament and then met Yu Xiaogang in his study.

Wang Teng entered the match against Shrek Academy intending to die at the hands of the Shrek Seven Devils, following Prince Xuexing’s orders. When the team finally attacked, Wang Teng seized his chance and fought his way toward Tang San, leaving the match in chaos.

• Wang Teng appeared for Flame Glory Academy after Prince Xuexing had instructed him to provoke Shrek Academy and be killed by its members.
• Wu Qi suspected Prince Xuexing had arranged retaliation against Shrek Academy, while Huo Wu dismissed Qiangu Changkong’s attempt to bet on the match.
• Wang Teng tried to provoke Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng, but they stayed calm and Dai Mubai tossed him into Shrek Academy’s rear line instead of eliminating him.
• Tang San ordered the Shrek Seven Devils to end the match, and Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng led the attack on Flame Glory Academy.
• Wang Teng grabbed Ma Hongjun, fought off Xiao Wu, and lunged toward Tang San as the spectators wondered whether he held a grudge against Shrek Academy.

Wang Teng died after Tang San injured him and Ma Hongjun struck him with Phoenix Fire Line, prompting Prince Xuexing to order the Shrek Team detained. As Yu Xiaogang raised the Pope's Order to claim protection as a Spirit Hall honorary elder, the confrontation remained unresolved.

• Wang Teng repeatedly attacked Tang San, who severely injured him, and Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Fire Line killed him.
• Xue Qinghe ordered the injured treated, but the Healing-type Soul Masters confirmed Wang Teng was dead and the referee suspended the match and sealed the arena.
• Flender told Yu Xiaogang that members of Shrek had killed someone, while Wu Qi recognized that Prince Xuexing had exploited the rules loophole the Seven Treasures Team submitted.
• Prince Xuexing ordered the soldiers to detain the Shrek Team, and Yu Xiaogang argued that only the killer should be held responsible.
• Liu Erlong challenged Prince Xuexing's account, but Yu Luomian struck her, restrained her, and apologized to the prince.
• Yu Xiaogang raised the Pope's Order and declared that, as a Spirit Hall honorary elder, no one could arrest him.

Yu Xiaogang used the Pope's Order to intervene after Wang Teng's death, while Wu Qi advised Xue Qinghe to hold Ma Hongjun responsible and minimize the fallout. Yu Xiaogang then entered Martial Soul Hall and faced Salas's demand for an explanation.

• Salas persuaded Xue Qinghe to have Tang San and Ma Hongjun taken into custody while releasing the others.
• Flender and Liu Erlong urged Yu Xiaogang to save the captives, and he sent Flender to handle the team while he and Liu Erlong went to Martial Soul Hall.
• Wu Qi advised Xue Qinghe to confiscate Yu Xiaogang's Pope's Order, spare Shrek Academy for now, and blame Ma Hongjun for killing Wang Teng.
• Wu Qi sent a letter to Spirit Hall with Golden Eagle Douluo, while Yu Xiaogang entered Martial Soul Hall by displaying the Pope's Order and pushing past the guards.
• Salas greeted Yu Xiaogang as an elder and challenged him to explain Wang Teng's death.

After Wang Teng’s death led to Tang San and Ma Hongjun’s arrest, Yu Xiaogang and Salas arranged to place the blame on Ma Hongjun and clear Tang San. Shrek Academy remained barred from competing while the Royal Family weighed its response, leaving its tournament qualification uncertain.

• Salas told Yu Xiaogang that Ma Hongjun had killed Wang Teng and proposed taking responsibility away from Tang San and Shrek Academy.
• Tang San considered letting Ma Hongjun take the blame, while Ma Hongjun pleaded for help and a jailer beat him.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang Hao not to break Tang San out and said Salas would help save him, while Tang Hao dismissed Ma Hongjun’s fate.
• Flender failed to persuade the organizer to let Shrek Academy compete, and the Elephant Armor Sect hoped the delay would secure its advancement.
• Xue Ye considered using the incident to reprimand Shrek Academy but worried that the Royal Family would be blamed for the violence in the competition zone.

The Organizing Committee’s negotiations over Wang Teng’s death stalled, while investigators shaped the testimonies to make Ma Hongjun the sole culprit. After Tang San implicated him and Ma Hongjun was tortured into unconsciousness, the committee announced Ma Hongjun’s trial for the next day.

• Xue Qinghe, Salas, and Yu Xiaogang argued over the incident until evening, agreeing only that Ma Hongjun would bear all responsibility.
• Tang San told the commissioners that Ma Hongjun may have held a grudge against Wang Teng and deliberately failed to control his soul skills.
• The commissioners recorded Ma Hongjun’s denials and cries of innocence as affirmative testimony, then had jailers beat him unconscious.
• The Organizing Committee announced that Ma Hongjun’s trial would be held the next day.

Yu Xiaogang agreed to let Ma Hongjun stand trial in exchange for Tang San’s removal from the case and Shrek Academy’s chance to compete again. As Ma Hongjun awaited a public trial, Flender realized Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong had sacrificed his student, while the Seven Treasures Team prepared to watch.

• Yu Xiaogang pressured Salas for concessions, while the Organizing Committee announced that Ma Hongjun would be tried publicly the next day.
• Flender confronted Yu Xiaogang and realized he had traded Ma Hongjun’s fate for Tang San’s acquittal; Liu Erlong defended the decision as necessary for the academy and its students.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender that Ma Hongjun had confessed to killing Wang Teng and had to take responsibility so Shrek Academy could regain its eligibility.
• Wu Qi told the Seven Treasures Team that Ma Hongjun would be the scapegoat, Tang San would be removed from the matter, and Shrek Academy might compete again the day after tomorrow.
• Wu Qi invited the Seven Treasures Team to watch Ma Hongjun’s trial at the marketplace, and Chen Ping agreed.
• Prince Xuexing worked to erase traces left by Wang Teng before anyone could connect them to him.

At Ma Hongjun’s public trial, Tang San’s testimony helped clear him, while Ma Hongjun was forced to confess to Wang Teng’s murder and executed. Flender was devastated by Tang San and Yu Xiaogang’s betrayal and began considering leaving Shrek Academy behind.

• Soldiers brought the barely conscious Ma Hongjun and unrestrained Tang San to the Trial Platform as Flender watched helplessly.
• The court presented evidence and Tang San’s testimony, convincing the crowd that Ma Hongjun had murdered Wang Teng.
• Flender realized Tang San had betrayed Ma Hongjun and lost faith in Yu Xiaogang, Shrek Academy, and his own future as its headmaster.
• Salas declared Tang San innocent, while Tang San apologized to Flame Glory Academy and Wang Teng’s family on Shrek Academy’s behalf.
• Ma Hongjun was forced to confess, sentenced to death, and brutally executed before the crowd.
• Wu Qi closed the curtains, and Qiangu Changkong and Huo Wushuang remarked that the incident could undermine trust among the Shrek Seven Devils.

After Ma Hongjun's execution, the Organizing Committee restored Shrek Academy's place in the tournament and allowed the team to recruit another Substitute. Flender learned that Yu Xiaogang and Tang San had helped sacrifice Ma Hongjun, and he decided to retire from the academy, with Zhao Wuji choosing to leave with him.

• The Organizing Committee restored Shrek Academy's competition status, declared them winners against Flame Glory Academy, and granted them permission to recruit a Substitute.
• Tang San welcomed the team back and urged everyone to prepare for the next match; Tailong offered his cousin as a possible Substitute.
• Flender returned to Shrek Academy, and Zhao Wuji and the others learned that Yu Xiaogang had not saved Ma Hongjun.
• Zhao Wuji condemned Yu Xiaogang for trading Ma Hongjun's life to clear Tang San, while Flender acknowledged Yu Xiaogang's betrayal.
• Flender said he would resign as principal and retire, and Zhao Wuji promised to leave with him.

On the final day of the Preliminary Tournament, the Seven Treasures Team defeated the Thunderclap Team and advanced with a perfect record. Wu Qi then focused on gathering information about the teams they would face in the Promotion Tournament.

• Shao Xin and the others decided to leave Shrek Academy with Flender rather than remain in Heaven Dou City.
• Wu Qi selected Feng Xiaotian, four substitutes, Changkong, and Chen Ping to face the Thunderclap Team while he sat out.
• Yu Xiaogang, Yu Tianheng, and Tang San criticized the Thunderclap Team for fighting cautiously and discussed their confidence in Tang San’s abilities.
• Wu Qi told Xiao Wu and Sun Buyu to study the northern teams and gather information about their group battles.
• The Seven Treasures Team defeated the Thunderclap Team with four members eliminated and set a record by finishing the Preliminary Tournament undefeated.