Chapter Summaries

The Asura God summoned the God of the Starry Sky to investigate energy gathering in the fifth star, but the god could not explain what was happening. After dismissing him, the Asura God decided to send someone down to investigate.

• The Asura God saw energy from the stars converging on the fifth star and ordered a divine official to investigate.
• The Asura God told the official to bring the God of the Starry Sky, a solitary Second-Level God, to him.
• The God of the Starry Sky examined the starry sky but could not identify what was causing the energy to gather.
• The Asura God explained that the fifth star was absorbing the energy and dismissed the God of the Starry Sky.
• The Asura God watched the energy gather above the fifth star and decided to send someone down to investigate.

Bibi Dong arranged for the Spirit Hall Team to lose to Shrek Academy in exchange for a soul bone, but they had to make the defeat look genuine. The semifinal began, and the Spirit Hall Team’s suspiciously hesitant fighting left spectators wondering what was wrong.

• Bibi Dong negotiated with the Worship Hall to give Hu Liena a sixty-thousand-year ice-type soul bone in exchange for Spirit Hall losing to Shrek Academy without revealing the plan.
• Bibi Dong weighed the tournament matchups and the price of securing the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and soul bone, while vowing to settle matters with Qian Daoliu after becoming a god.
• Tang San and the Shrek Team prepared to face Spirit Hall in a team battle, and Xiao Wu encouraged everyone to fight together.
• Both teams declined to announce their names, and the referee started the match.
• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan held back despite having the strength to defeat their opponents, prompting Yu Tianxin and Feng Xiaotian to question Spirit Hall’s poor performance.

The Spirit Hall Team fought the Shrek Team with unexpected hesitation, confusing the audience and drawing speculation from Yu Tianxin, Zhu Zhuqing, and Wriothesley. Wriothesley concluded that Xie Yue and the other Soul Kings were holding back on Bibi Dong’s orders, possibly because she wanted the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones for herself; the match remained unresolved.

• Yu Tianxin and Zhu Zhuqing wondered why Xie Yue and the other Soul Kings had not quickly defeated the Shrek Team’s Soul Ancestors.
• Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu pointed out that Spirit Hall’s poor showing could benefit their team in a later match.
• Wriothesley noticed Xie Yue and the others looked resentful and considered why the Spirit Hall Team was fighting so hesitantly.
• Wriothesley suspected Bibi Dong had ordered the team to hold back so she could secure the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones.
• Xie Yue and the others accepted their orders because Bibi Dong mattered more to them than the match or Spirit Hall’s honor.
• The audience and the Shrek Team remained confused by the Spirit Hall Team’s strange performance.

The Spirit Hall Golden Generation combined Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan into a Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill, overwhelming Shrek Team with power approaching that of a Soul Saint. Tang San planned to hold the fusion back while his teammates targeted Spirit Hall’s other fighters.

• Xie Yue and Hu Liena activated Demon Charm, then Yan joined them and created a new Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Yan’s fusion form unleashed greater flames and pressure, leaving Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai fearing that Shrek Team could not win.
• Tang San told his teammates to eliminate Spirit Hall’s other four fighters while he held back the Golden Generation.
• The chapter explained that Spirit Hall recruited many commoners to build its numbers, though their weak Martial Souls and poor upbringing often limited their development.

Xie Yue and his teammates fought Shrek Academy with overwhelming force but deliberately held back, leaving the spectators and Yu Xiaogang stunned by the match. Wriothesley explained that Spirit Hall’s team intended to lose the championship because defeat would earn them more than the three soul bones offered for victory.

• Xie Yue unleashed a devastating Moonlight Storm, and the clash’s shockwave swept spectators away before it was abruptly suppressed.
• Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Dai Mubai recognized the power gap, while Yu Tianxin and the others noticed that Xie Yue had deliberately held back.
• The Four Elements Academy members left, and Sigewinne asked Wriothesley why Spirit Hall’s team seemed to be trying to lose.
• Wriothesley said Spirit Hall did not want the championship because losing would bring greater rewards than winning the three soul bones.

Wriothesley and Sigewinne realized that Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu had arranged for Spirit Hall's Golden Generation to hold back against Shrek, apparently for the sake of the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones. The Spirit Hall Team abruptly conceded, leaving the arena and its spectators bewildered and Spirit Hall's leaders furious.

• Wriothesley challenged Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu over the Spirit Hall Team's hesitant fighting, while Bibi Dong denied ordering them to lose.
• Sigewinne questioned why Spirit Hall's three Soul Grandmasters would sabotage their own match, and Wriothesley agreed they were likely following the Pope's orders.
• Dai Mubai wondered why Hu Liena and Yan's attack had seemed to spare Shrek, while Tang San watched for a chance to strike.
• Xie Yue broke apart the team's Martial Soul Fusion Skill and told the referee that they had run out of Soul Power, then conceded the match.
• The referee announced Spirit Hall's surrender, the spectators protested, and Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong reacted with anger and bitter embarrassment.

The Shrek Team won after Xie Yue and the other two Spirit Hall contestants conceded, though their strange actions left the victory clouded by confusion. Wriothesley departed after Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu asked him to keep Spirit Hall’s intervention secret.

• Bibi Dong bitterly watched Yu Xiaogang and thought that Xiao Wu’s death would end his amusement.
• The referee upheld the Spirit Hall Team’s concession, and the spectators questioned why Xie Yue and the others had stopped fighting.
• Dai Mubai and the Shrek Team wondered why the three Soul Kings had conceded, while Tang San felt relieved that Shrek had won.
• Qian Daoliu asked Wriothesley to keep the matter confidential, and Wriothesley said he was not angry.
• Bibi Dong mentioned that Spirit Hall had prepared three soul bones, and Wriothesley thanked her before refusing Qian Daoliu’s offer to escort him.
• Ning Fengzhi recognized that Xie Yue and the other two had acted strangely and considered their potential to become powerful Soul Masters.

Wriothesley left Yue Guan’s cottage with Sigewinne after discussing Spirit Hall’s plans for the Soul Master Tournament finals. He looked forward to seeing what would happen to Xiao Wu and Tang San, while insisting he would remain only a spectator.

• Sigewinne apologized to Wriothesley for Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong’s behavior, and Wriothesley said he would not take part in the tournament.
• Yue Guan explained that Spirit Hall had miscalculated its plans and made a costly sacrifice to keep Xiao Wu, though her presence could offset some of its losses.
• Wriothesley reflected on Ning Fengzhi’s clever wording and anticipated the disruption Xie Yue and the others might cause during the finals.
• Yue Guan offered Wriothesley and Sigewinne guest rooms, but Wriothesley declined, and Yue Guan escorted Sigewinne out.
• Wriothesley considered whether Xiao Wu would die at Tang San’s hands or theirs and said he would watch the finals as a spectator.
• Sigewinne and Yue Guan noticed Wriothesley seemed pleased, and he admitted he was happy that Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong might be suspicious of him.

Wriothesley reassured Sigewinne that he was not angry, though the tournament had stirred memories of his past and left him with a forced smile. He suspected Spirit Hall had arranged the day’s events around the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and looked ahead to the finals, where he expected Tang San to suffer.

• Sigewinne apologized to Wriothesley and worried that her earlier suggestion had upset him, but he told her he had already put the incident behind him.
• Wriothesley admitted that his companions’ abandonment had hurt him and that he hated how powerless he had been, while Sigewinne chose not to press him about it.
• Wriothesley said Sigewinne’s suggestion was good and considered changing his plans if Xiao Wu truly was Tang San’s Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Wriothesley suspected Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong had arranged the matches around the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, while Xie Yue and the others had held back.
• Wriothesley and Sigewinne headed back, anticipating the finals and the trouble Spirit Hall might cause for Tang San.

As the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament’s final stage began, Spirit Hall displayed its formidable strength before the gathered teams. Shrek Academy focused on winning the three soul bones, while tensions with their rivals flared before the matches.

• Wriothesley and Sigewinne arrived at the Hall of Souls, where Yue Guan and Spirit Hall’s elders greeted them.
• Bibi Dong assembled Title Douluo, scarlet-robed bishops, and holy knights to impress the visiting teams and empire representatives.
• The Pope arrived to loud cheers transmitted from across Spirit City, while Shrek Academy fixed their attention on the three soul bones offered as the champion’s prize.
• Tang San declared that Shrek had to win, and Yufeng mocked their chances of taking third place.
• Ma Hongjun and Osler traded insults over Qin Ming’s intervention in their previous spirit battle, and Yu Tianheng stopped Yufeng from starting a fight.

Bibi Dong arrived at the Hall of Souls, where Spirit Hall’s envoys and the Shrek Academy group were compelled to kneel before her. She presented three soul bones for the champions while Ning Fengzhi began considering how to provoke a conflict between Qian Daoliu and Wriothesley.

• Spirit Hall’s members knelt and greeted Bibi Dong, while Wriothesley, Qian Daoliu, Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xin remained seated in the VIP seats.
• Bibi Dong’s authority forced the Shrek Academy group to their knees, shocking Tang San and deepening Xiao Wu’s hatred of her.
• Bibi Dong addressed the competitors and revealed three top-grade soul bones prepared as prizes for the champions.
• The golden-armored Title Douluo displayed Spirit Hall’s strength as Qian Daoliu worried about being expected to fight Wriothesley.
• Ning Fengzhi resolved to find a way to turn Qian Daoliu and Wriothesley against each other.

Spirit Hall announced three soul bones as the champion's prize, while its elders secretly hoped to seize a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone from Shrek Academy. Yu Xiaogang then confronted Bibi Dong to announce Shrek's withdrawal from the individual matches, leaving the crowd and Spirit Hall furious at his disrespectful manner.

• Bibi Dong declared that the three soul bones would go to the final winning team.
• Spirit Hall's elders resolved to wait until after the competition to pursue the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and keep watch on Tang San and his companions.
• Yu Xiaogang stood before Bibi Dong without showing deference, drawing angry reactions from the bishops, Hall Guardians, and Shrek's allies.
• Yu Xiaogang told Bibi Dong that Shrek Academy would forfeit the first half of the finals and enter the losers' bracket finals instead.
• When Bibi Dong asked why, Yu Xiaogang said that surrendering was their right, provoking further disapproval from the gathered soul masters.

Bibi Dong punished Yu Xiaogang for defying Spirit Hall, ordering him publicly beaten despite pleas for leniency. The hall-guarding knights pinned Yu Xiaogang down as the punishment was about to begin.

• Bibi Dong declared Yu Xiaogang’s insolence and contempt for Spirit Hall were not rights and ordered the guards to seize him.
• Bibi Dong accused Yu Xiaogang of misusing a Papal Token and defying her, then sentenced him to twenty strokes in public instead of execution.
• Flender restrained Liu Erlong while the hall-guarding knights pinned Yu Xiaogang to the ground and brought over a wooden rod.
• Sigewinne and Qian Daoliu asked Bibi Dong to let Yu Xiaogang go, but she refused to compromise Spirit Hall’s dignity.
• A hall-guarding knight asked Bibi Dong how they should strike Yu Xiaogang.

Bibi Dong ordered Yu Xiaogang to receive twenty blows for defying her, leaving him gravely injured. Flender and Liu Erlong helped him up, and Flender arranged for Jiangzhu to heal him before Tailong and Jing Ling took him back.

• Bibi Dong ordered the Hall Guardian Knights to beat Yu Xiaogang half to death, and they struck him twenty times with wooden clubs.
• Liu Erlong, Yu Tianheng, and the Shrek Academy members watched without intervening, while Tang San privately hoped Yu Xiaogang would die and considered ending their teacher-student relationship.
• Wriothesley noticed Tang San's cold reaction and silently sneered at him.
• After the knights finished the sentence, Flender and Liu Erlong helped the bloodied Yu Xiaogang off the ground.
• Flender had Jiangzhu heal Yu Xiaogang and told Tailong and Jing Ling to take him back.

Royal Fight Team One lost a rock-paper-scissors draw and was matched against Shrek Academy, whose members hoped to avenge Yu Xiaogang and advance toward the championship. After Yu Xiaogang insisted on attending despite his injuries, the match began, and Tang San sensed that he might face another humiliating defeat.

• Royal Fight Team One lost to Four Elements Academy in rock-paper-scissors and was assigned to fight Shrek Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang woke and insisted on attending the crucial match despite Liu Erlong warning that his injuries had not healed.
• Liu Erlong and Flender helped Yu Xiaogang join the team as Qin Ming led the others to the carriages.
• Bibi Dong arrived at the Hall of Souls and ordered the Shrek Academy versus Royal Fight Team One match to begin.
• Tang San entered the arena with Shrek Academy, felt an ominous unease, and wondered how he could eliminate an opponent without outside help.

Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils used a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill to empower him with a Weapon Soul Avatar, astonishing the arena and Yu Xiaogang. As Tang San challenged Royal Fight Team One, Dugu Yan and her teammates revealed they had been preparing for this moment.

• Tang San led the Shrek Seven Devils through a formation that gathered their Soul Power and passed it into him.
• The gathered power let Tang San summon and transform his Clear Sky Hammer into a Weapon Soul Avatar, shocking Ning Fengzhi and the arena’s Soul Masters.
• Yu Xiaogang proudly claimed the fusion technique as his research and taunted Dugu Yan, while Yufeng mocked Royal Fight Team One for waiting.
• Dugu Yan said her team had been preparing, and Tang San advanced toward Yu Tianheng with his transformed hammer.
• Royal Fight Team One answered Tang San’s challenge with cold laughter and prepared to show him what they could do.

Royal Fight Team One revealed a fast Heterogeneous Fusion technique that could rival Shrek Academy’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill. The match’s outcome remained uncertain as Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan began their fusion.

• Yu Tianheng ordered Royal Fight Team One to release their Martial Souls, revealing a lineup with two Soul Kings and several Soul Ancestors.
• Dugu Bo took pride in Dugu Yan’s strength and credited Sigewinne and Wriothesley for helping the Dugu family, while worrying about her relationship with Yu Tianheng and its political consequences.
• Bibi Dong considered taking Dugu Yan after the match, but abandoned the idea when she saw Dugu Bo and Wriothesley; Qian Daoliu warned her through his reaction that he would oppose her.
• Yu Tianheng explained that Wriothesley had taught Royal Fight Team One to perform Heterogeneous Fusion between Soul Skills of the same level without gathering everyone into a formation.
• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan stepped forward and released their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and Jade Phosphorous Flood Dragon Martial Souls as their teammates transmitted Soul Power to them.
• Spectators realized Royal Fight Team One’s quicker fusion could counter Shrek Academy’s cumbersome Seven-in-One technique, leaving the match’s result unpredictable.

Royal Fight Team One used a seven-person Heterogeneous Fusion Skill, shocking the spectators and suppressing Shrek Team One. Tang San recognized the technique as Shrek’s secret weapon and demanded to know how their opponents could use it too.

• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan began Royal Fight Team One’s Heterogeneous Fusion, with their teammates channeling Soul Power into Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Yan’s power surged as a massive wyrm phantom appeared, stunning the academy spectators and Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to confront Royal Fight Team One over the technique, but Liu Erlong and Flender restrained him until the match ended.
• Yu Tianheng warned Tang San that maintaining a Martial Soul Avatar consumed the user’s soul and could cause severe consequences.
• Tang San realized Royal Fight Team One’s fusion skill was overwhelming Shrek Team One and roared at them for using the same seven-in-one technique.

Yu Tianheng explained that Yu Xiaogang had repackaged family and Spirit Hall research as his own discoveries, provoking Yu Xiaogang and mockery from the other teams. As Tang San launched a powerful Clear Sky Hammer attack at Dugu Yan, she countered it with the Jade Phosphorous Serpent’s corrosive breath.

• Yu Tianheng described Yu Xiaogang’s theories as copied research and questioned why Tang San’s father had not told him about the Heterogeneous Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Yu Xiaogang shouted angrily at Yu Tianheng, while Liu Erlong and Flender tried to restrain him and other teams mocked him.
• Yu Tianheng said Royal Fight Team One could sustain its Heterogeneous Fusion longer than Tang San could maintain his Martial Soul Avatar, and Dugu Yan prepared to attack.
• Tang San charged Yu Tianheng with the Clear Sky Hammer and used Heaven Sky Nine Techniques, Tremor, to bring down a massive hammer phantom.
• Dugu Yan sent azure breath from the Jade Phosphorous Serpent into the hammer, where dark-green motes and serpent shadows began corroding it.

Dugu Yan overwhelmed Tang San with the Jade Phosphorous Serpent’s transformed power, securing Royal Fight Team One’s victory over Shrek Academy. Yu Xiaogang struggled with the defeat and the rival team’s use of a Heterogeneous Fusion Skill, but Flender stopped him from confronting them and urged him to check on the Shrek Seven Devils.

• Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer attack failed against Dugu Yan’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent, and he realized how powerful it had become.
• Dugu Yan transformed the serpent into a flood dragon and struck Tang San with its tail, sending him crashing into the arena wall.
• The referee declared Royal Fight Team One the winner, leaving the Shrek Seven Devils and Yu Xiaogang devastated by their loss.
• Shao Xin gave the Shrek Seven Devils sugar beans to help them recover after the match.
• Yu Xiaogang angrily claimed that Royal Fight Team One had copied his Heterogeneous Fusion Skill theory and prepared to confront them.
• Flender restrained Yu Xiaogang, reminded him that his theory drew on existing material, and persuaded him to check on the Shrek Seven Devils instead.