Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen confronted Shi Nian to protect Tang San and offered a spirit bone in exchange for his brother’s life. As Shi Nian unleashed his full-power Nightmare skill, Ye Chen revealed his third martial soul, the Xuanyuan Holy Sword.

• Shi Nian discovered Ye Chen healing Tang San and prepared to kill both Shrek Academy students.
• Ye Chen offered to trade his life and a three-thousand-year spirit bone for Tang San’s release.
• Shi Nian let Tang San leave, and Tang San secretly passed Yama’s Invitation to Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen placed the spirit bone on the ground and retreated while Shi Nian chose to seize it.
• Shi Nian unleashed his seventh spirit skill, Nightmare, against Ye Chen and Tang San.
• Ye Chen drew the Xuanyuan Holy Sword, revealing his third martial soul.

Ye Chen broke through Shi Nian’s nightmare and revealed his formidable soul rings and spirit bone abilities, then poisoned Shi Nian until he chose to self-detonate. Ye Chen sent Tang San to safety and faced the explosion alone.

• Ye Chen used the Nine Spirits Holy Sword to shatter Shi Nian’s nightmare and revealed two ten-thousand-year soul rings.
• Ye Chen slowed Shi Nian with his Absolute Domain, then struck him with Yama’s Invitation and the Extreme Cold Emperor Scorpion’s poison.
• Shi Nian, poisoned and near death, began to self-detonate.
• Ye Chen shielded Tang San and froze him in place with the Ice Seal Domain so he could not share the danger.
• Ye Chen blasted Tang San to safety and used all his strength to withstand Shi Nian’s explosion alone.

Tang San and Ye Chen survived Shi Nian’s ambush, with Tang Hao secretly shielding Ye Chen from the explosion. After recovering, Ye Chen reunited with Ning Rongrong and told Shrek Academy that Shi Nian and the accompanying Soul Emperor were dead, leaving everyone stunned.

• Tang San collapsed before Shrek’s group and urged them to save Ye Chen, who was unconscious nearby with only minor injuries.
• Tang Hao’s intervention was revealed as the reason Ye Chen had survived the explosion, and the others brought him back for treatment.
• Ye Chen woke to find Ning Rongrong watching over him, and the two shared a quiet, affectionate morning before Ye Lingling came to fetch him.
• Ye Lingling told Ye Chen and Ning Rongrong that Grandmaster wanted to see them and Tang San once they had recovered.
• At the meeting, Ye Chen identified Shi Nian of Canghui Academy and another Soul Emperor as their attackers, then revealed that both were dead, shocking the Shrek group.

After Ye Chen and Tang San revealed how they had killed Soul Saint Shi Nian, Shrek Academy prepared to face undefeated Blazing Fire Academy. Both teams selected their lineups, and Blazing Fire Academy decided to bring out its hidden Spirit King ace, Huo Qing'er.

• Tang San explained that his Yama's Invitation and Ye Chen's help had enabled them to kill Shi Nian, who had tried to self-destruct; Grandmaster ordered the others to keep the incident secret.
• After ten preliminary rounds, Shrek Academy held first place with ten wins, and Grandmaster warned the team that Blazing Fire Academy had not revealed its full strength.
• Ye Chen chose to field the same eight Shrek members as before, confident they could defeat Blazing Fire Academy.
• Huo Wu warned Huo Wushuang that Ye Chen and Shrek were formidable, but she believed her Ring Fusion could overcome them.
• Huo Wushuang decided to field Blazing Fire Academy's full main lineup and call on Huo Qing'er, their hidden Level 51 Spirit King ace.

Huo Qing'er joined Blazing Fire Academy's full lineup against Shrek Academy, prompting concern among the spectators and Shrek's coaches. Grandmaster judged Shrek's chance of victory to be below one percent unless Ye Chen revealed his full strength.

• Huo Qing'er entered the Blazing Fire Academy lounge as its level fifty-one Spirit King trump card, and Huo Wu asked her to step up for the battle.
• Huo Qing'er confidently said she would defeat Shrek if her teammates lost, then walked away after Huo Wushuang asked whether she had a boyfriend.
• Huo Qing'er took the field with Blazing Fire Academy's full main lineup, drawing attention from the rival academies and Emperor Xue Ye.
• Ning Fengzhi worried that Shrek might lose, while Grandmaster explained Huo Qing'er's history of defeating teams and said Shrek's odds were below one percent.
• Grandmaster said Shrek's chance depended entirely on Ye Chen revealing his full strength.

Shrek Academy faced Blazing Fire Academy’s full main lineup in the eleventh preliminary round, with both teams risking their ten-match winning streaks. The battle began with Ye Chen and Huo Qing'er holding back as the two academies’ trump cards.

• Blazing Fire Academy fielded its full lineup, including Huo Qing'er, a level-fifty-one Spirit King making her first appearance that year.
• Dai Mubai and Tang San warned Shrek’s team about Blazing Fire Academy’s strength, while Ye Chen sensed pressure from Huo Qing'er.
• The host announced the matchup, and Shrek and Blazing Fire Academy saluted before exchanging taunts about whose winning streak would end.
• Dai Mubai ordered Shrek’s Seven Devils to release their martial souls, and both teams formed up with Ye Chen and Huo Qing'er positioned at the rear.
• When the host started the match, the teams advanced, but Ye Chen and Huo Qing'er watched each other and held back as their respective trump cards.

Shrek Academy and Blazing Fire Academy traded tactics as Tang San evaded a coordinated attack and threatened the opposing support masters. Just as Huo Wu prepared her strongest team-assisted attack, Huo Qing’er stopped her, leaving the arena wondering whether she would finally compete.

• Dai Mubai, Huang Yuan, and Tailong tried to trap Huo Wushuang, but Huo Wu used her Repulsive Fire Ring to repel Shrek’s fighters and break their formation.
• Tang San dodged the Blazing Fire Academy’s five-person assault and charged toward its support system soul masters, forcing Huo Wu to use her Repulsive Fire Ring again.
• Huo Wu gathered her teammates’ power to prepare her fourth spirit ability, Huo Wu Yaoyang, while Shrek’s fighters braced for the attack.
• Huo Qing’er tapped Huo Wu’s shoulder and halted her attack, drawing the arena’s attention as spectators wondered whether she would enter the battle.

Huo Qing'er overwhelmed Shrek Academy, countering their attacks and nullifying Tang San’s Blue Silver Cage. As she appeared poised to win, Shrek’s members made way for Ye Chen, their own trump card.

• Huo Qing'er entered the battle and revealed five spirit rings, prompting the Blazing Fire Academy to trust her completely.
• Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu attacked Huo Qing'er, but she blocked Dai Mubai, repelled Xiao Wu, and blasted Tailong, Huang Yuan, and Jing Ling away.
• Tang San charged Huo Qing'er with his fire-immune Blue Silver Grass, but she explained its limits and destroyed his Blue Silver Cage with her flames.
• Huo Wu realized Huo Qing'er had stopped her because Tang San could resist her fourth spirit ability, while Ning Fengzhi identified Ye Chen as Shrek Academy’s trump card.
• Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Xiao Wu stepped aside as Ye Chen walked to the front of Shrek’s Seven Devils.

Ye Chen faced Huo Qing'er alone after both teams left the arena for their decisive duel. He opened with a combined assault that trapped and attacked her, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Huo Qing'er recognized that Tang San's Blue Silver Grass fire immunity had limits and was strong enough to challenge Shrek Academy.
• Ye Chen sent Shrek's other team members off the stage, and Huo Qing'er did the same with Blazing Fire Academy's members.
• The fourteen other soul masters left the arena as Ye Chen and Huo Qing'er prepared for a one-on-one duel.
• Ye Chen revealed his four spirit rings and used Absolute Domain and Judgment to restrict Huo Qing'er.
• Ye Chen filled the barrier with sharp Nine Spirits Begonia blades and attacked Huo Qing'er from every direction.

Ye Chen and Huo Qing'er exchanged powerful attacks in the Spirit Fighting Arena, with Huo Qing'er countering his first moves and then striking him with her Fourth Spirit Ability, Huo Wu Yaoyang. Ye Chen answered with Nine Spirits True Body and Ice Spirit Angry God Lotus, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Ye Chen attacked Huo Qing'er with his Nine Spirits Begonia, but she burned the flowers away with her First Spirit Ability, Flame of Light.
• Ye Chen used his boosted speed to punch through Huo Qing'er's defensive barrier, but she countered at close range with her Fourth Spirit Ability, Huo Wu Yaoyang.
• Huo Qing'er's flames engulfed Ye Chen, prompting Grandmaster and Ning Rongrong to fear for his safety.
• Ye Chen activated Nine Spirits True Body and unleashed Ice Spirit Angry God Lotus to face Huo Wu Yaoyang head-on.

Ye Chen and Huo Qing'er unleashed the full power of their opposing ice and fire attacks, leaving both injured after their clash split the Spirit Fighting Arena. Huo Qing'er stood up and revealed that she still had a trump card as her fifth spirit ring lit.

• Tang San judged that Huo Qing'er’s Huo Wu Yaoyang was only a probe, while Ning Rongrong said Ye Chen had not used the Ice Spirit Angry God Lotus’s true might.
• Ye Chen unleashed the Ice Spirit Angry God Lotus at maximum power, freezing the entire Spirit Fighting Arena and forcing Huo Qing'er to answer with her own maximum-powered fourth spirit ability.
• Ye Chen and Huo Qing'er’s ice-and-fire clash split the arena, and both fighters fell injured to the same degree.
• Ye Chen realized that he was not yet strong enough to defeat Qian Renxue and resolved to fight Huo Qing'er without holding back.
• Huo Qing'er stood up, said she still had a trump card, and lit her fifth spirit ring.

Ye Chen used his fourth spirit ability, Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, to trap Huo Qing'er as she unleashed her fifth spirit ability, Blazing Meteor. He revealed his true purple, purple, black, black soul rings and full strength, leaving Huo Qing'er unable to escape and conceding that he had won.

• Huo Qing'er unleashed her fifth spirit ability, Blazing Meteor, consuming more than half her soul power to attack Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen activated his fourth spirit ability, Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, filling the arena with flames and trapping Huo Qing'er in a space of rising heat and repeated explosions.
• With the flames hiding the arena from view, Ye Chen dispelled his concealed abilities and revealed his true soul rings: purple, purple, black, and black.
• Ye Chen used the Nine Spirits Begonia's third transformation, Heavenly Thunder Power, to deflect Blazing Meteor and charge toward Huo Qing'er.
• Ye Chen confronted Huo Qing'er inside the fire lotus, and she realized he had outmatched her and lost her chance to escape.

Ye Chen defeated Huo Qing'er with his Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, then rescued and healed her before collapsing from exhaustion. After Shrek Academy celebrated its victory, Ye Chen woke the next day to find Zhu Zhuqing caring for him and preparing breakfast.

• Ye Chen stopped the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus before it killed Huo Qing'er, healed her, and caught her as she fainted.
• The host declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang accused Ye Chen of taking advantage of Huo Qing'er.
• Zhu Zhuqing caught the exhausted Ye Chen, defended him from Blazing Fire Academy, and gave him a Healing Pill.
• Huo Qing'er woke and confirmed that Ye Chen had won and saved her from severe injury, after which Blazing Fire Academy left.
• Grandmaster warned Shrek's team not to underestimate future opponents, while Zhu Zhuqing and the others checked and treated Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen woke the next morning to find Zhu Zhuqing caring for him; she made him breakfast before leaving to cultivate.

Ning Rongrong reached the Three Orifices Control Heart while practicing, and Ye Chen spent the day with her instead of training. Their quiet day ended as the next Shrek Academy match was about to begin.

• Ye Chen watched over Ning Rongrong as she practiced Heart Separation Control, and she succeeded in reaching the Three Orifices Control Heart.
• Ning Rongrong teased Ye Chen about needing to pursue her, and the two grew close before Tang San and Grandmaster returned.
• Ye Chen told Tang San that he had reached the Four Orifices Constant Heart, prompting Tang San to resolve to practice harder.
• Ning Rongrong returned to Ye Chen after being chased by dogs, and he comforted her and carried her back to her room.
• Ye Chen and Ning Rongrong spent a peaceful day and night together, and the next Shrek Academy match was about to begin.

Shrek Academy prepared to face Canghui Academy, with Tang San and Ye Chen recognizing the match as crucial to their chances of advancing. The chapter ended as Ye Chen realized Canghui had fielded several unfamiliar competitors and intended to reveal its full strength against Shrek.

• Ma Hongjun asked Tang San to let him compete, but Tang San and Ye Chen told him to keep his strength hidden.
• Tang San warned that Canghui Academy had a strong record and would fight desperately for a chance to advance, and Ye Chen chose Zhu Zhuqing for the match.
• Grandmaster explained the pressure on Shrek to win against teams outside the Five Great Elemental Academies, while Flender urged the team to punish Canghui for insulting them.
• Canghui Academy's eight competitors surrounded one teammate and taunted Shrek as they took the arena.
• Ye Chen stopped Dai Mubai and Tailong from rushing forward after noticing that five Canghui competitors had never appeared before, and concluded that Canghui meant to use its full strength.

Ye Chen kept Shrek Academy on the defensive against Canghui Academy, suspecting that the team was preparing an illusion-based attack. Canghui Academy unleashed its Eight-in-One Fusion Skill, engulfing Shrek in a powerful, blinding pillar of light as its captain threatened to defeat them.

• Ye Chen ordered Shrek to use Tang San’s Meteor Hammer Formation and wait for Canghui Academy to act.
• Both teams held defensive positions until Canghui Academy’s captain led the team in gathering soul power.
• Ye Chen tested the opponents with his Judgment spirit ability, but their gemstones absorbed the attack.
• Canghui Academy combined its power into an Eight-in-One Fusion Skill that enveloped the arena around them and obscured Shrek’s vision.
• Canghui Academy’s captain announced that the attack would plunge Shrek into an illusion and aimed to kill all eight members.

Ye Chen protected Shrek Academy from Canghui Academy’s Eight-in-One Fusion Skill, then joined Tang San and Dai Mubai in defeating all eight opponents. Canghui Academy accused Shrek of murder, while Ye Chen argued that his healing had kept the defeated team alive.

• Ye Chen used Nine Spirits Begonia’s Fourth Spirit Ability to block Canghui Academy’s Eight-in-One Fusion Skill and break its illusion.
• Ye Chen, Tang San, and Dai Mubai launched a coordinated counterattack, with Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Meteor Shower bringing down all eight Canghui Academy members.
• Ye Chen healed the fallen opponents, though they remained severely injured, and the referee examined them as spectators marveled at Shrek’s victory.
• Leng Leng accused Shrek Academy of premeditated murder and demanded punishment, while Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu defended their team’s actions.
• Ye Chen told the Host that Canghui Academy had forced Shrek to use its strongest attacks and said his healing had prevented the opponents from dying.

After Shrek Academy defeated Canghui Academy, Ye Chen urged his teammates to treat Canghui as an enemy and pursue the tournament championship. The chapter ended with Huo Qing’er challenging Shui Ling’er, who confidently declared that Shrek had no chance of defeating Skywater Academy.

• Flender and the other Shrek adults confronted Canghui Academy, while the referee ruled that Canghui’s team had been injured by backlash from its own Soul Power.
• Back in the lounge, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the others supported Ye Chen and Tang San, and Ye Chen warned Shrek’s team not to show mercy to Canghui Academy.
• Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Qing’er discussed Ye Chen’s strength, while Huo Qing’er acknowledged that she had lost to him and focused on defeating Shui Ling’er.
• Shui Ling’er led Skywater Academy past the other teams, displaying the strength of its Spirit King leader and powerful lineup.
• Huo Qing’er challenged Shui Ling’er, who said she looked forward to their rematch and claimed Shrek Academy had zero chance of beating Skywater Academy.

Shui Ling'er intimidated Shrek Academy, and the tournament standings set up Dragonfly Academy as a major threat. Dragonfly Academy then crushed Blazing Fire Academy in five minutes, leaving Shrek fearful of its own match against them the next day.

• Shui Ling'er released a chilling aura that silenced Dai Mubai and the rest of Shrek, while Ye Chen stepped forward to face Skywater Academy.
• Ning Rongrong told Ye Chen that Dragonfly Academy had defeated Elephant Armor Academy and that its ace, Lin Xi, was a level fifty-one Spirit King.
• Grandmaster warned Shrek that Dragonfly Academy was dangerous and told the team to watch its match against Blazing Fire Academy before facing Dragonfly Academy the following day.
• Shrek Academy, Skywater Academy, and Godwind Academy earned thirteen consecutive wins before Blazing Fire Academy faced Dragonfly Academy.
• Lin Xi and Dragonfly Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy in five minutes, severely injuring Huo Qing'er, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and the rest of the team.
• Grandmaster and Shrek's Seven Devils watched Dragonfly Academy's ruthless victory and feared their upcoming match against the team.

After Dragonfly Academy crushed Blazing Fire Academy, Grandmaster recommended that Shrek Academy forfeit its match to preserve its strength for the later rounds. Ye Chen rejected the plan and chose to fight Dragonfly Academy, leaving Shrek's Seven Devils fired up despite the risk of defeat and serious injuries.

• Dragonfly Academy overwhelmed Blazing Fire Academy, and Emperor Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi discussed its upcoming match against Shrek Academy.
• Shui Bing'er and Feng Xiaotian went to check on injured members of Blazing Fire Academy while Shui Ling'er glared at Dragonfly Academy and left.
• Grandmaster explained that Dragonfly Academy had six Soul Ancestors, a level 52 Spirit King, and eight fighters who could fly, then recommended that Shrek forfeit to conceal its strength.
• Flender and Liu Erlong supported Grandmaster's recommendation, warning that a fight could leave Shrek's members badly injured.
• Ye Chen met the determined gazes of Shrek's Seven Devils and declared that they would fight Dragonfly Academy.
• Flender warned Ye Chen that the team could lose its chance to advance, but Ye Chen stood by his decision.