Chapter Summaries

Tang Wulin and Tang Wuyang reviewed the Top 16 matches and prepared to keep cultivating as the competition grew more challenging. Elsewhere, Gu Yue Na delayed her return to the Spirit Pagoda, Leng Yaozhu faced pressure from her family, the soul beasts searched for their missing Master and Auspicious Beast, and Qiangu Dongfeng urged Qiangu Zhangting to get close to Gu Yue Na.

• Tang Wuyang and Tang Wulin watched the Top 16 replays, noting the strength of Sima Jinchi and the contestant who had won his match in three seconds, then left to focus on cultivation.
• Gu Yue Na called Leng Yaozhu and said family matters would keep her away from the Spirit Pagoda for five more days to a week, while Leng Yaozhu reassured her about the Reform Faction's situation.
• Leng Yaozhu read a letter from the Leng Family warning her not to rely too heavily on Gu Yue Na, and Leng Yulai burned it and comforted her sister.
• A group of soul beasts argued over Master leaving the Auspicious Beast among humans, but their leader ordered them to locate both without alerting the humans.
• Qiangu Zhangting reported the Qiangu Family's progress to Qiangu Dongfeng, who warned him not to underestimate the Top Eight and told him to build a relationship with Gu Yue Na.

Tang Wuyang rested in the camp before entering the Mecha Battle Finals, where he faced a ranged-mecha specialist who quickly trapped him in a series of calculated attacks. The chapter ended as an enormous shell closed in on Tang Wuyang’s defenseless mecha.

• Tang Wuyang met Qian Chi in the coffee shop, where Qian Chi praised his combat style and hoped to face him in the arena.
• Tang Wuyang returned to Gu Yue Na, then connected to the Battle Net for his first Mecha Battle elimination match.
• Tang Wuyang chose a melee mecha armed with a Long Spear and entered the arena as Number Sixty-Six against Number Two Hundred Thirty-One, the ranged specialist known as the Artillery Platform.
• Number Two Hundred Thirty-One used precisely controlled shells to disrupt Tang Wuyang’s charge, knock his mecha off course, and leave him unable to evade.
• A huge orange-red shell with a dark core bore down on Tang Wuyang as he had no weapon free to block it.

Tang Wuyang used his Golden Dragon Spear and Extreme Ice armor to break through Number 231’s artillery barrage and close the distance. With the spear hidden overhead as a looming threat, Number 231 ignored it and focused everything on a final attack against Tang Wuyang.

• Tang Wuyang survived Number 231’s Black Sun shell, then concealed his Golden Dragon Spear’s identity and threw it at Number 231’s mecha, badly damaging its shoulder.
• Tang Wuyang recalled and threw the spear again to pressure Number 231, who used four precise shells to deflect it while Tang Wuyang rushed within 150 meters.
• Number 231 unleashed a six-shell Stacked Explosion, but Tang Wuyang’s Extreme Ice armor absorbed the blast and let his mecha emerge battered but operational.
• Tang Wuyang tossed the spear high and concealed it above the arena, forcing Number 231 to fight under the threat of a sudden strike.
• Number 231 steeled himself, ignored the hidden spear, and concentrated his Soul Power and Spirit Power on Tang Wuyang for a decisive clash.

Tang Wuyang defeated No. 231, Gao Zhen, by turning the teleported Demon-Slaying Divine Light into energy for his Golden Dragon Spear, though the close fight left him exhausted and wary of his mecha’s weaknesses. Gao Zhen left the battle baffled by Tang Wuyang’s abilities and wanted a rematch.

• No. 231 teleported a massive four-layered Demon-Slaying Divine Light into Tang Wuyang’s mecha, causing its inner components to melt.
• Tang Wuyang used Fire Element Control to suppress the flames and Elemental Sovereign to convert their destructive force into energy for the Golden Dragon Spear.
• Tang Wuyang sent the empowered spear down through No. 231’s mecha, destroying it and winning the match as Number Sixty-Six.
• Tang Wuyang left the Star Dou Battle Net shaken, recognized that luck and elemental advantages had helped him win, and resolved to keep his mecha shield active in future matches.
• Gao Zhen struggled to understand how Tang Wuyang had survived the attack and defeated him, and he wanted another match.

After surviving a dangerous mecha battle, Tang Wuyang comforted the fiercely possessive Gu Yue Na and reflected on signs that she might remember more than she let on. At a coffee shop, a conversation about photos led him to reveal his longing to find his missing parents, and he began drawing Gu Yue for Long Yuxue.

• Tang Wuyang told Gu Yue Na how Gao Zhen had nearly defeated him with rhythm control, Stacked Explosion, and Space Teleportation, and promised to keep his shield active in future battles.
• Gu Yue Na threatened to kill anyone who harmed Tang Wuyang and to destroy the world if he died, briefly revealing an aura that made him suspect she remembered more than she claimed.
• Qian Chi identified Tang Wuyang as the Spear King, admitted Tang was stronger, and challenged him to fight at full strength in the next Soul Master Competition.
• Long Yuxue congratulated Tang Wuyang, asked to see Gu Yue, and then asked whether he had a photo of her.
• Tang Wuyang recalled his missing parents, explained that finding them drove him to grow stronger, and realized he and Gu Yue had no photos together.
• At Long Yuxue's request, Tang Wuyang began sketching Gu Yue from memory.

Tang Wuyang realized that Gu Yue and Na'er had become inseparable in his heart, while Long Yuxue accepted that he loved someone else and let him go. Later, Tang Wuyang faced Yuan En Yehui in the Star Dou Battle Net quarterfinals, where their match began with a test of strength and revealed his extraordinary defense.

• Tang Wuyang drew Gu Yue Na while trying to sketch Gu Yue, and realized he loved Gu Yue and Na'er as one person.
• Long Yuxue saw Tang Wuyang's affection in the drawing, accepted that she had no chance, and quietly left the coffee shop.
• The Star Dou Battle Net quarterfinal draw matched Tang Wuyang against Yuan En Yehui, prompting Xie Xie, Yue Zhengyu, and Xu Xiaoyan to lament his bad luck.
• Tang Wuyang and Yuan En Yehui recognized how much each had changed since joining the military and prepared to fight without holding back.
• Yuan En Yehui charged with her Titan transformations and Battle Armor, then used a twisting technique to pull Tang Wuyang off balance and strike his chest with her knee.
• Tang Wuyang took Yuan En Yehui's knee strike directly, slid back about twenty meters, and stood unharmed, leaving the spectators and Yuan En Yehui stunned.

Yuan En Yehui pushed Tang Wuyang to the brink with her Fallen Angel trump card, but he destroyed his Battle Armor in a final Golden Dragon Shockwave and won the match. Afterward, the fight inspired Yue Zhengyu and Ye Xinglan to press onward, while Xie Xie broke into Yuan En Yehui’s room and found her unconscious as she emerged from the Star Dou Cabin.

• Yuan En Yehui used Cloud Vortex Divine Fist and Titan’s Grasp to seize the advantage, then struck Tang Wuyang with a concealed Fallen Angel attack through a Light Gate.
• Tang Wuyang’s Ice and Fire Dragon Soul weakened the dark power, and he broke free by sacrificing his Long Yue Battle Armor and unleashing Golden Dragon Shockwave.
• The electronic voice declared Tang Wuyang the winner as Yuan En Yehui vanished with the shattered Light Gate, and Tang Wuyang praised her strength.
• Yue Zhengyu decided to begin the second phase of the Sacred Baptism ritual, while Ye Xinglan vowed to catch up to Tang Wuyang and Yuan En Yehui.
• Xie Xie broke into Yuan En Yehui’s room after she failed to answer and found her emerging naked from the Star Dou Cabin; she fainted, and he caught her.

Tang Wulin fought Qian Li in the Star Dou Battle Net quarterfinals, countering the Dragon Suppression Staff with his Blue Silver Emperor, Holy Dragon Spear, and Space Power. He defeated Qian Li and advanced, though the battle left him drained and his Battle Armor damaged.

• The Shrek Seven Monsters watched Tang Wuyang and Yuan En Yehui's match instead of Tang Wulin's live quarterfinal, then replayed his match afterward.
• Qian Li attacked Tang Wulin with the Dragon Suppression Staff, but Tang Wulin blocked the strike and used Blue Silver Emperor vines to counter and replenish his Soul Power.
• Qian Li unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar and brought down the Dragon Suppression Staff, but Tang Wulin halted it with the Holy Dragon Spear and Thousand Troops Pointing Their Spears.
• Tang Wulin wounded Qian Li with spatial spear attacks, then absorbed and reflected Qian Li's Seven Dragons Lock the Heavens with his Void skill.
• Tang Wulin trapped Qian Li in a Space Cage and defeated him with One Spear Breaks All Techniques, shattering his Martial Soul Avatar and Dragon Suppression Battle Armor.
• The arena declared Tang Wulin the victor; he stood exhausted with damaged Battle Armor as Qian Li vanished.

After Qian Li’s defeat, Qiangu Dongfeng stopped Qiangu Zhangting from pursuing Number Forty-Seven after learning the signal traced to the Blood God Legion, and redirected his attention to winning over Gu Yuena. Meanwhile, Tang Wulin’s victory excited his friends, and Leng Yaozhu considered whether to use the Qiangu Family’s setback to restore the Reform Faction’s influence.

• Qiangu Zhangting raged over Qian Li’s defeat, but Qiangu Dongfeng revealed that Number Forty-Seven’s signal traced to the Blood God Legion and ordered him to end the investigation.
• Qiangu Dongfeng told Qiangu Zhangting to focus on winning over Gu Yuena and postpone settling accounts with Number Forty-Seven until the Qiangu Family gained more power.
• Xie Xie tended to the unconscious Yuan En Yehui while Yue Zhengyu told him that Tang Wulin had advanced by defeating Qian Li.
• Yue Zhengyu and Xu Xiaoyan watched Tang Wulin’s match replay and wondered whether he and the boss would face each other in the semifinals; Ye Xinglan watched the replay and resolved to catch up.
• Leng Yaozhu read a letter urging her to exploit the Qiangu Family’s setback, reclaim influence in the Technical Coordination Committee, and revive the Reform Faction’s stalled appointments.

Leng Yaozhu decided she had to leave the Spirit Transmission Tower Headquarters to handle urgent affairs, despite Leng Yulai’s desperate attempts to keep her imprisoned. She broke Leng Yulai’s chain and sealed her inside the room, then left promising to return by the next night.

• Leng Yaozhu decided to leave and address the Leng Family’s affairs, the Reform Faction’s needs, and the political situation.
• Leng Yulai refused to let Leng Yaozhu go, tightened the dark-red chain around her, and threatened to kill anyone who might take her away.
• Leng Yaozhu awakened her Light Phoenix Martial Soul and broke the chain with her Nirvana True Fire.
• Leng Yulai attacked Leng Yaozhu as she headed for the door, but Leng Yaozhu blocked her with a wall of golden-red fire.
• Leng Yaozhu sealed the room, promised Leng Yulai she would return by the next night, and left to handle her duties.

Leng Yaozhu emerged from seclusion and headed to the Parliament Building while Leng Yulai’s despair hardened into an obsessive threat. After reaching the tournament’s final four, Tang Wuyang reflected on the need to develop abilities of his own, then entered his mecha quarterfinal against the formidable Metal Master.

• Leng Yaozhu ordered staff to summon the Reform Faction and take her to the Parliament Building, while Leng Yulai vowed to imprison her if she broke her promise to return.
• Tang Wuyang advanced to the final four and realized that he needed to find a path beyond the powers inherited from the Golden Dragon King.
• Blood Nine and Blood Two discussed Tang Wuyang and Tang Wulin’s rapid growth, and Blood Nine vowed to reclaim his title after the tournament.
• Long Yuxue told Jiang Wuyue that she had accepted her romantic disappointment and would treat the man she liked as a friend.
• Tang Wuyang entered his mecha quarterfinal against the Metal Master, whose metal-manipulating abilities and mecha-making skill gave him a major advantage.

Tang Wuyang defeated Metal Master in the mecha quarterfinals by using his soul spirits and elemental abilities to counter Metal Master’s transforming mecha, advancing to the semifinals. Afterward, he meditated while wrestling with Gu Yuena’s hidden burdens and his own responsibilities to both humans and soul beasts.

• Tang Wuyang pursued Metal Master, who used Metal Control to modify his mecha and evade him.
• Tang Wuyang spread life vines across the arena to restrict Metal Master’s movement, forcing him to build additional thrusters while completing his mecha’s core.
• The Fire Dragon Soul bound Metal Master’s mecha with crimson-gold light, and the Ice Dragon Soul pinned it with ice chains.
• Tang Wuyang used Gravity Control and extreme fire to destroy enough of Metal Master’s mecha for the system to declare him the winner and advance him to the semifinals.
• After leaving the Star Dou Cabin, Tang Wuyang tucked a blanket around the sleeping Gu Yuena and returned to meditation.
• Tang Wuyang reflected on Gu Yuena’s identity as the Silver Dragon King, the divide between humans and soul beasts, and his resolve to rebuild Shrek Academy and secure a future for soul beasts.

Tang Wuyang and Tang Wulin became celebrated figures in the Blood God Legion as the tournament semifinals approached. As Tang Wuyang prepared to face Sima Jinchi, Blood One and Zhang Huanyun discussed the brothers’ future role in defeating the Abyssal Plane and rebuilding Shrek Academy.

• News spread through the Blood God Legion that Tang Wuyang and Tang Wulin had both reached the semifinals in the Soul Master and Mecha Battles, while the Life Tide had been linked to their breakthroughs.
• Jiang Wuyue and Jiang Qiyue discussed Tang Wuyang’s chances against Sima Jinchi and wagered over whether he could win.
• Long Yuxue watched the broadcast preparations and wished Tang Wuyang success, reflecting on her feelings for him and accepting that he had rejected her.
• Blood One and Zhang Huanyun discussed whether Tang Wulin and Tang Wuyang would remain in the Blood God Camp and agreed that the legion should support them if they rebuilt Shrek Academy.
• The Blood God Legion gathered to watch Tang Wuyang’s semifinal against Sima Jinchi, while most viewers expected Tang Wulin to lose his own semifinal to the tournament’s top-ranked contender.

Tang Wuyang faced Sima Jinchi in the first semifinal, testing his Golden Dragon Spear against the powerful Dragon-Slaying Saber. Their opening clash began as Zhang Huanyun and Cao Dezhi discussed the Star Dou Battle Net and the threat of war between human nations.

• Tang Wuyang meditated on the Golden Dragon Spear before leaving the lounge, determined to confront Sima Jinchi despite their gap in cultivation and weapon mastery.
• Tang Wuyang and Sima Jinchi sensed the strange connection between the Golden Dragon King bloodline and the Dragon-Slaying Saber, whose history and purpose were revealed.
• The referee began the match, and Tang Wuyang donned his Dragon Moon Battle Armor as Sima Jinchi released his eight soul rings and summoned the saber’s dark, anguished aura.
• Zhang Huanyun and Cao Dezhi watched the match and discussed the Star Dou Battle Net’s limitations, the Federation’s resource shortages, and the growing risk of war.
• Tang Wuyang and Sima Jinchi charged at each other; Tang Wuyang entered Sima Jinchi’s domain-like darkness, silenced its dragon cries with Golden Dragon Roar, and met the saber aura with his spear.

Tang Wuyang and Sima Jinchi’s weapons resonated during their semifinal battle, and their clashes unleashed power that strengthened Sima Jinchi and pushed both fighters to their limits. Their final attacks destroyed the Competition Stage and killed at least half the spectators, leaving the Star Dou Battle Net match in disaster.

• Tang Wuyang and Sima Jinchi exchanged blows and discovered that the Golden Dragon Spear and Dragon-Slaying Saber made each other’s weapons and wielders resonate.
• Tang Wuyang unleashed Earth-Wood Dragon Ascends, breaking Sima Jinchi’s blade aura while the Dragon-Slaying Saber absorbed his spear intent and unexpectedly raised Sima Jinchi’s cultivation.
• Sima Jinchi activated his blade soul and Dragon-Slaying True Body, summoning the Hell Evil Dragon Emperor, while Tang Wuyang countered with Ice and Fire Dragon Soars the Four Seas and Elemental Dragon Shockwave.
• Tang Wuyang and Sima Jinchi’s final attacks collided, shattering the Competition Stage and its energy barrier.
• The resulting explosion killed at least half the arena’s spectators, and the commentators fell silent as the match became a catastrophic Star Dou Battle Net accident.