Chapter Summaries

After Xuan Zi was defeated by a mysterious Title Douluo, Star Luo’s officials and Shrek Academy struggled to contain the fallout. Xuan Zi returned to Shrek to report that the attacker was an Evil Spirit Master, while the tournament continued.

• Xu Jiawei agreed with Dai Hao to let the tournament proceed and have Sui Xing Douluo ask Wang Xian'er to examine Xuan Zi.
• A cloaked man decided that personally protecting Dong'er was necessary as the continent grew more unsettled.
• Wang Xian'er treated Xuan Zi and found that Ultimate Darkness energy was eroding his Soul Power, though she only said the attack resembled Evil Spirit Master methods.
• Xuan Zi told the Shrek team to continue the tournament and said he would return to report the suspected Super Douluo Evil Spirit Master to Elder Mu.

The Round-Robin Tournament groups were announced, and the obvious imbalance favored Shrek Academy while stacking the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Team against several strong opponents. Yuanen Yehui urged the angry Sun Moon team to accept the situation and rely on their strength, leaving them to prepare for the tournament rather than protest.

• The chief referee announced that the 67 advancing academies had been drawn into eight groups, with the top two from each group qualifying for the Round of Sixteen.
• Wang Yan worried that Shrek Academy might face strong rivals, while Huo Yuhao insisted that Shrek Team could win regardless of its group.
• The chief referee placed Shrek Academy in a group of eight with comparatively weak teams and put the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Team in a group of nine with several strong opponents.
• Xu Tianming and Wei Na recognized the draw as obvious manipulation, while Xiao Hongchen and Ma Rulong angrily called for the Sun Moon team to protest.
• Yuanen Yehui warned the Sun Moon team that protesting in Star Luo City could get them expelled, then challenged them to rely on their strength.

The Star Luo Imperial Family rigged the tournament groups to favor Shrek Team, and Shrek opened the round-robin against the weak Sinnoh Soul Master Team. Xu Tianming secretly disrupted Xu Sanshi during his match, allowing Zhao Yang to blast him out of the arena and leaving the plaza stunned.

• Wang Yan and Beibei urged Shrek Team to accept their favorable group and carry on the academy’s glory.
• Xu Jiawei defended the rigged groupings, hoping Shrek would expose the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Team’s tactics for Star Luo’s benefit.
• The referee drew an individual battle for Shrek Team’s opening match against Sinnoh Soul Master Team.
• Xu Sanshi faced Sinnoh captain Zhao Yang, who attacked him with a Level 4 Handheld Rapid-Fire Soul Cannon.
• Xu Tianming used spiritual power to daze Xu Sanshi, making his defenses vanish and letting Zhao Yang’s beam blast him out of the arena.

During Shrek Academy’s first round-robin match against Sinnoh Academy, Xu Sanshi was mysteriously struck by a Level 4 Soul Guidance Cannon, but Beibei went on to secure victory. Yan Shaozhe concealed his own interference and persuaded Mo Xuan to help protect Shrek’s tournament run, leaving their secret scheme in place.

• Xu Sanshi lost his connection to his Martial Soul, took Zhao Yang’s cannon blast, and was carried away with seven or eight broken ribs.
• Wang Yan rejected the possibility that Sinnoh Academy had cheated, then sent Beibei into the match.
• Beibei defeated four Sinnoh Team members in succession while Xu Tianming refrained from covertly interfering.
• Yan Shaozhe told Mo Xuan there was no need to assist Shrek before the round-robin tournament and justified their scheme as reclaiming Shrek’s glory.
• Mo Xuan agreed to keep their actions secret, and Yan Shaozhe entrusted Shrek Academy’s ten thousand years of glory to him.

Xu Tianming attended the Starlight Auction House with Leng Yulai, where he planned to pursue the Gold of Life disguised as the Ranking Engraving Knife. There, Huo Yuhao and Beibei sensed that Xu Tianming seemed familiar, and Huo Yuhao’s attempt to investigate him ended in a spiritual clash that left him and nearby Shrek Academy members reeling.

• Xu Jiujiu invited Xu Tianming to the Star Luo Huangshui auction and offered to invite him to a later auction as well.
• Xu Tianming accepted the invitation, eager to obtain the Gold of Life disguised as the Ranking Engraving Knife.
• Xu Tianming and Leng Yulai arrived at the Starlight Auction House and headed toward Auction Hall No. 12.
• Beibei and Huo Yuhao both sensed that the masked Xu Tianming seemed familiar as they approached the same hall.
• Huo Yuhao asked the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to identify Xu Tianming, and Xu Tianming sensed and struck back at its probing spiritual power.
• The spiritual clash left Huo Yuhao bleeding and disoriented, while Wang Yan caught him and the other nearby Shrek Academy members staggered.

Xu Tianming confronted Shrek Academy after Huo Yuhao’s spiritual probing caused a clash at the Starlight Auction. Beibei recognized Xu Tianming from their encounter in the Star Dou Forest, and Xu Tianming revealed that he was captain of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy Team.

• Huo Yuhao’s spiritual power collided with Xu Tianming’s, leaving many auction attendees dizzy, and Xu Tianming blamed Huo Yuhao for probing a bidder’s confidential identity.
• Xu Jiujiu arrived with the Nebula Douluo, and Wang Yan defended Huo Yuhao while Xu Tianming warned him to learn the auction’s rules.
• Beibei recognized Xu Tianming by his distinctive eyes and recalled that Xu Tianming had injured his right arm in the Star Dou Forest.
• Beibei accused Xu Tianming of infiltrating the Three Douluo Kingdoms and asked Xu Jiujiu to help apprehend him.
• Xu Tianming removed his mask and introduced himself as captain of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy Team.

Mu En rebuked Xuan Zi for wanting to attack a powerful darkness-attribute fighter and warned that Xuan Zi might ruin Shrek Academy if he led it without judgment. At Sea God Lake, Tang Ya despaired over her stalled cultivation and resolved to pursue a dangerous path to avenge her parents and revive the Tang Sect.

• Mu En used the Golden Tree's light to draw darkness energy from Xuan Zi and noted that the attribute differed from Long Xiaoyao's.
• Xuan Zi urged Mu En to join forces with the Star Luo Imperial Family's offerings to eliminate the suspected Evil Spirit Master and restore Shrek Academy's standing.
• Mu En called Xuan Zi an idiot, condemned the attack by Zhou Yi, and accused Xuan Zi of seeking personal revenge under the pretext of protecting Shrek Academy.
• Mu En warned that Shrek Academy would eventually pass to Xuan Zi but feared he would destroy its legacy, then sent him away.
• Tang Ya wept beside Sea God Lake over her slow cultivation, her family's losses, and the Tang Sect's weakness, then resolved to keep following a dangerous path.

Xu Jiujiu learned that Xu Tianming and his powerful guardian came from the Sun Moon Empire, while Shrek Academy discovered its elder Xuan had been defeated. The Star Luo Imperial Family refused to risk opposing the guardian, and Xu Tianming won the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade at the auction.

• Xu Tianming confirmed to Xu Jiujiu that he represented the Sun Moon Empire, and Wang Yan verified that he was registered for its tournament team.
• Xu Jiujiu told Wang Yan that Xu Tianming had injured Zhou Yi and that his guardian had defeated Xuan Zi, revealing a Super Douluo comparable to rank ninety-eight.
• Xu Jiujiu explained that the Star Luo Imperial Family could not safely support Shrek Academy against such a powerful opponent, and Wang Yan accepted her decision.
• Xu Jiujiu arranged for the Medicine Immortal Douluo to treat Shrek Team before its next match, and Wang Yan led the injured team away.
• Xu Tianming won the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade after Shrek Academy left and the other auction participants remained affected by the spiritual clash.

After the Sun Moon Empire team’s captain, Xu Tianming, demonstrated frightening strength at the auction, Shrek’s team and the Star Luo Empire worried about the empire’s growing power. Xu Jiujiu reported the appearance of the Soul Hall, and Xu Jiawei agreed to make contact with it.

• Ma Xiaotao took the unconscious Huo Yuhao from Wang Yan, and Beibei recounted the team’s encounter with Xu Tianming at the auction.
• Ma Xiaotao dismissed the possibility that Xu Tianming could overpower Beibei physically, while Beibei recalled being injured by him years earlier despite using his soul skills.
• Ma Xiaotao vowed that she and Ling Luochen would show the Sun Moon team Shrek Academy’s strength, while Ling Luochen privately wondered whether Xu Tianming shared a name with someone she knew.
• Wang Yan left to report that a Rank 98 Super Douluo had appeared in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Jiawei feared the Sun Moon Empire’s military strength, and Xu Jiujiu told him that the Soul Hall had appeared near the border and included a girl with the Holy Angel Martial Soul.
• Xu Jiawei agreed with Xu Jiujiu’s suggestion to make contact with the Soul Hall.

Xu Tianming had Electrolux purify the cursed Spirit-Devouring Engraving Knife, revealing that it was a high-quality piece of Gold of Life, and fused it with his Eye of Life. The resulting surge strengthened his body, spiritual power, and Soul Spirits, while briefly attracting the Life Goddess’s attention; Xu Tianming then prepared to meet his teammates.

• Electrolux recognized the engraving knife as Gold of Life and purified the curse and malicious thoughts coating it.
• Xu Tianming’s Eye of Life absorbed the purified engraving knife, flooding him and his Soul Spirits with powerful life energy.
• The Life Goddess sensed an aura that might meet the requirements of her divine trial, but it vanished before she could locate it.
• Xu Tianming realized his body and spiritual power had grown stronger, while Snow Empress and Electrolux became more solid.
• Xu Tianming declared that he would bring his Soul Spirits to the God Realm and then set out to meet his teammates.

Xu Tianming reunited with the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Team after returning to Star Luo City, where he revealed that he had secretly interfered with Shrek Academy’s team. He asked to compete in the next match against the Ming Capital Soul Master Team.

• The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Team discussed the news that Shrek Academy had been taught a lesson at the Starlight Auction House and wondered whether Xu Tianming had returned.
• Xu Tianming suddenly appeared, reunited with Xiao Hongchen and greeted Ma Yun, Meng Hongchen, and Yuanen Yehui.
• Xu Tianming apologized to Meng Hongchen and Yuanen Yehui for missing his promise to help them obtain their fifth Soul Rings, then promised to help Meng Hongchen with her sixth.
• Xu Tianming confirmed that he had injured people from Shrek Academy and said he had been secretly observing the teams in Star Luo City.
• Xu Tianming revealed that he had secretly exposed a Shrek team member’s strength and disrupted the team’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then asked to compete against the Ming Capital Soul Master Team in the next match.

Xu Tianming faced the Ming Capital Soul Master Team alone and revealed nine blood-red Soul Rings, stunning the tournament spectators. He unleashed a terrifying purplish-black power across Star Luo Plaza, leaving even the observing Title Douluo afraid to intervene.

• Xu Tianming told Ma Yun that he would take on the Ming Capital Soul Master Team alone to hide his teammates’ strength and intimidate their rivals.
• Wei Na, Xu Jiawei, Xu Jiujiu, and the Shrek Team watched Xu Tianming, while Beibei warned Huo Yuhao that the Sun Moon Empire could not be trusted.
• At the start of the team battle, Xu Tianming’s teammates left the stage, and he declared that he was enough to face the Ming Capital team alone.
• Xu Tianming rose into the air and displayed nine blood-red Soul Rings, shocking the crowd and spectators across the tournament.
• Xu Tianming released purplish-black energy that engulfed Star Luo Plaza, shook the earth, and made even the Title Douluo hesitate in fear.

Xu Tianming unleashed the Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon's destructive power, erasing the arena and securing the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Team's victory. After he explained that his Soul Rings were simulated and reflected on the Spirit Bone's effect on his disposition, Shrek Academy's leaders feared his strength and Yan Shaozhe began to see him as a future enemy.

• Xu Tianming's purplish-black destructive energy destroyed the arena, and the referee declared the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Team the winner.
• Xu Tianming returned to his team and told Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen that he could simulate Soul Rings with his spiritual power, but he kept the source of his destructive attack secret.
• Xu Tianming reflected that the Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon's Spirit Bone could affect his disposition despite his having refined its negative emotions.
• Beibei, Wang Yan, and the Shrek team debated Xu Tianming's power, while Wang Yan gave up hope of winning the championship.
• Yan Shaozhe recognized Xu Tianming from the Star Dou Forest and, fearing what he might become, regarded him as a future enemy of Shrek Academy.

After Xu Tianming's devastating display in the tournament, Star Luo's leaders and other observers assessed his strength and considered how to respond. Xu Tianming sensed the hostile attention but remained confident that he could handle the threat.

• Xu Jiujiu told Xu Jiawei that Xu Tianming's Soul Rings were likely fake but that his power could still rival a Title Douluo.
• Dai Hao urged Xu Jiawei to ally with Shrek Academy and the other empires to kill Xu Tianming, and Xu Jiawei said he would consider it.
• Wei Na sent Lang Ya to inform her sect's master about Xu Tianming and ask him to come to Star Luo City.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python sensed powerful Dragon Clan bloodline in Xu Tianming and decided not to report him to Tang San.
• Ma Yun warned Xu Tianming that powerful factions might try to trap him, but Xu Tianming said he had ways to deal with them.

After the arena was destroyed, the tournament was postponed, giving the Three Douluo Kingdoms and Shrek Academy time to threaten Xu Tianming. Xu arranged for his teacher to come to Star Luo City, then accepted an invitation to the Starlight Auction House’s top-tier auction.

• A Title Douluo announced that the tournament would be postponed until the arena was repaired, and Xiao Hongchen joked that Xu Tianming had made history.
• Ma Yun warned Xu Tianming that the delay could let the Three Douluo Kingdoms and Shrek Academy gather powerful reinforcements, so Xu asked him to contact home and summon his teacher.
• The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Team returned to the Star Emperor Hotel while other teams watched Xu Tianming with curiosity, fear, and killing intent.
• Qingya invited the team to a prestigious Starlight Auction House auction featuring high-quality Spirit Bones and Soul Tools.
• Xu Tianming agreed to attend the auction with the team while they waited for the tournament to resume.

At the Starlight Auction House, Xu Tianming confronted Ma Xiaotao and the Shrek Team after Ma Xiaotao attacked him, overwhelming them with his strength and spiritual pressure. Ling Luochen recognized him as a Sun Moon Empire team captain and asked him to release Ma Xiaotao.

• Xu Jiujiu told Qingya to receive the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Team and gather useful information at the auction.
• Xu Tianming and his companions arrived at the Starlight Auction House, where Ma Xiaotao suddenly attacked him with purple-black flames.
• Xu Tianming repelled Ma Xiaotao, lifted her into the air, and used spiritual pressure to pin the Shrek Team and Wang Yan to the ground.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Xu Tianming to release the Shrek members, but he refused, arguing that Ma Xiaotao had attacked first.
• Ling Luochen recognized Xu Tianming as a Sun Moon Empire team captain, and he greeted her before she asked him to let Ma Xiaotao go.

Xu Tianming chose to spare Ma Xiaotao and used the failed ambush to extort Shrek Academy. After Yan Shaozhe paid him a fifty-thousand-year Spirit Bone, Xu Tianming secretly planted something in Ma Xiaotao before releasing her.

• Xu Tianming chose to spare Ma Xiaotao and received the Shennong Pharmacopoeia from the system.
• Xu Tianming demanded compensation from Xu Jiujiu and secured a twenty percent discount at the Starlight Auction House.
• Xu Tianming held Ma Xiaotao and demanded a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone from Wang Yan as payment for her ambush.
• Yan Shaozhe arrived and offered Xu Tianming a fifty-thousand-year Spirit Bone instead of taking him to Shrek Academy.
• Leng Yulai caught the Spirit Bone Yan Shaozhe threw, and Xu Tianming secretly slipped a wisp of black into Ma Xiaotao before releasing her.

After Xu Tianming defeated Ma Xiaotao, Yan Shaozhe took her away for treatment while Wang Yan led Shrek Academy into the Starlight Auction House rather than retreating. At the auction, Xu Tianming examined the Fifty-Thousand-Year Soul Bone Yan Shaozhe had given them, identified it as a Gold-Eating Beast's left arm bone, and gave it to Xiao Hongchen.

• Yan Shaozhe treated Ma Xiaotao, found that many of her bones were dislocated or fractured, and took her away while the other Shrek members stayed behind.
• Wang Yan urged the Shrek students not to retreat, and Beibei and Huo Yuhao agreed to enter the Starlight Auction House.
• Qingya welcomed Xu Tianming's group and explained that the auction would be viewed and bid on through private rooms and screens.
• Xu Tianming opened the lead box and showed the group the Fifty-Thousand-Year Soul Bone Yan Shaozhe had given them.
• Xu Tianming identified the bone as a Gold-Eating Beast's left arm bone and gave it to Xiao Hongchen because it suited his attribute.

Xu Tianming gave Xiao Hongchen a fifty-thousand-year Gold-Eating Beast soul bone and warned the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Team not to underestimate Shrek Academy. The Starlight Auction began with Xu Jiujiu presenting an eighth-grade Tyrant Tiger Soul-Refining Blade.

• Xu Tianming gave Xiao Hongchen the Gold-Eating Beast soul bone, and Xiao quickly hid it when Xu pretended to take it back.
• Xu Tianming urged the team to win the tournament but cautioned them about Shrek Academy, Wang Dong'er, and Huo Yuhao.
• Xu Tianming confronted Qingya over her questions about his strength and suggested that Xu Jiujiu had sent her to learn about them.
• Xu Jiujiu opened the Starlight Auction and introduced the Tyrant Tiger Soul-Refining Blade, an eighth-grade close-combat Soul Tool forged by Mingde Hall.

At the Starlight Auction, the Sun Moon Team discovered that Mingde Hall products were being sold in the Star Luo Empire, while Dai Huabin tried and failed to buy a rank-eight Soul Tool. The next auction item, another set of Mingde Hall weapons, left Xu Tianming questioning Xiao Hongchen about his grandfather’s work.

• Xiao Hongchen and Ma Yun recognized the Tyrant Tiger Soul-Refining Blade as a rank-eight Soul Tool made by Mingde Hall, but Xu Tianming pointed out that the auction house was beyond Sun Moon Empire jurisdiction.
• Dai Huabin bid six hundred and fifty thousand for the blade, explaining that he wanted it to compensate for his lost legs, but he could not afford to raise his bid.
• Wang Yan offered to have Shrek Academy bid for Dai Huabin, but Dai Huabin rejected the offer as charity.
• The Tyrant Tiger Soul-Refining Blade sold for one million three hundred thousand, and Princess Jiujiu introduced twelve Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonballs made by Mingde Hall.
• Xu Tianming remarked to Xiao Hongchen that his grandfather had done an excellent job as Mingde Hall’s master, leaving Xiao Hongchen stunned.