Arc 8The Dragon Pill and the Semi-Final

Xu Tianming won the Dragon Pill at auction, purified and absorbed it, and gained a sixth Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. After returning to face Shrek in the semi-final, he let Ling Luochen cage him while the two teams clashed.

  • Xu Tianming spared Ma Xiaotao after her ambush, secured a fifty-thousand-year Gold-Eating Beast soul bone from Yan Shaozhe, and gave it to Xiao Hongchen.
  • Xu Tianming exposed the danger of absorbing the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Spirit Bone, while Xu Jiawei decided to keep the bone and planned to hold Xu Tianming in the Star Luo Empire.
  • Shrek’s elders debated helping Star Luo eliminate Xu Tianming, but Mu En forbade them from joining the plan and ordered negotiations for an exchange program with the Sun Moon Academy.
  • Xu Tianming won the Dragon Pill for 104 million Gold Soul Coins, entered seclusion, purified its vicious aura, and absorbed it with the Snow Empress’s help.
  • Xu Tianming emerged stronger with six Soul Rings, including a sixth Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, as Shrek and the Sun Moon Academy were drawn against each other in the semi-final.
  • Xu Tianming returned to the team and sent Ma Yun to bet their remaining one hundred million Gold Soul Coins on their victory, then learned Kong Deming had arrived because enemies planned to harm him.
  • Xu Tianming joined the semi-final after Shrek expected him to be absent, and Ling Luochen trapped him in an Ice Prison Cage while Mo Xuan secretly boosted Shrek’s fighters.
  • Xu Sanshi swapped Ma Rulong into Shrek’s formation, but the Sun Moon team protected him as Xiao Hongchen unleashed 128 cannon barrels and Shrek’s fighters survived behind Invincible Barriers.
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Ch. 178Farewell, Ling Luochen

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.

Ch. 179The Long-Awaited System, Extorting Shrek Academy

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.

Ch. 180Fifty-Thousand-Year Soul Bone Before the Auction

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.

Ch. 181Soul Bone Ownership, Auction Begins!

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.

Ch. 182Mingde Hall? Why Was It Mingde Hall Again?

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.

Ch. 183Xiao Hongchen, You Really Are a Bastard

Xu Tianming guided Xiao Hongchen to buy a set of smuggled Rank 6 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonballs at auction, then noticed Meng Hongchen was disappointed about missing out on a Spirit Bone. He promised to help her bid if a suitable one appeared among the final items.

  • Xu Jiujiu revealed that twelve Rank 6 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonballs had been produced by Mingde Hall, and Xu Tianming told Xiao Hongchen to inform Jing Hongchen about the need to tighten its management.
  • Xu Tianming ordered Xiao Hongchen to wait until the final seconds to bid, and Xiao bought the cannonballs for 660,000 Gold Soul Coins after no one else bid.
  • Ma Yun won a left leg Spirit Bone after several Spirit Bones were auctioned, while Meng Hongchen failed to obtain one.
  • Xiao Hongchen teased Meng Hongchen about wanting a Spirit Bone to keep pace with her older brother, making her blush and call him a bastard.
  • Xu Tianming told Meng Hongchen he would help her bid if one of the final two items was a Spirit Bone suited to her.

Ch. 184Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Spirit Bone!

At the Starlight Auction, the Sun Moon Team saw a rare fifty-thousand-year Ice Jade Empress Scorpion left arm Spirit Bone, and Xu Tianming warned that only a Spirit Master with Ultimate Ice could absorb it. He demonstrated his own Ultimate Ice and left Qingya facing the danger the auction house would cause if the Spirit Bone were sold to someone unsuitable.

  • Xiao Hongchen teased Meng Hongchen until she grabbed him by the neck, and the private room broke into laughter.
  • Xu Jiujiu introduced the auction’s eighth item, a jade-green left arm Spirit Bone from a fifty-thousand-year Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, and Snow Empress angrily recognized it as a Soul Beast from the Far North.
  • The Sun Moon Team noticed that the Spirit Bone might suit Meng Hongchen, while Xu Tianming explained to Qingya that the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion had developed its Ultimate Ice by abandoning its poison attribute.
  • Xu Tianming told Qingya that only a Spirit Master with Ultimate Ice could absorb an Ice Jade Scorpion Spirit Bone without losing an arm.
  • Xu Tianming released enough Ultimate Ice to coat the private room in frost, then warned Qingya that a failed absorption could ruin the Starlight Auction House’s reputation.

Ch. 185I, the Star Luo Empire, Will Never Aid the Enemy!

Xu Tianming warned Xu Jiujiu that the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Spirit Bone could only be absorbed by a Spirit Master with Ultimate Ice, then expressed interest in it. Xu Jiawei decided the Star Luo Empire would keep the bone rather than let Xu Tianming obtain it, while their plan to keep him there continued.

  • Xu Tianming told Xu Jiujiu that only a Spirit Master with Ultimate Ice could safely absorb the Spirit Bone and offered compensation if his warning proved false.
  • Xu Tianming explained to Meng Hongchen that the Starlight Auction House would likely keep the valuable bone once it learned of its flaw, then asked Qingya to tell Xu Jiujiu he wanted it.
  • Xu Jiujiu reported Xu Tianming's warning to Xu Jiawei, who realized it explained why the empire's consecrated expert had failed to absorb the bone.
  • After learning Xu Tianming was interested in the Spirit Bone and might possess Ultimate Ice, Xu Jiawei ordered Xu Jiujiu to leave it in the auction house's treasury.
  • Xu Jiawei told Xu Jiujiu that the arena's destruction had bought them time to carry out their plan to keep Xu Tianming in the Star Luo Empire.

Ch. 186Teammates as Useless as Pigs, Mu En Loses His Cool

Xuan Zi convened a Sea God Pavilion meeting to share Star Luo’s warning about a teenage Title Douluo from the Sun Moon Empire, protected by a Super Douluo. Most of Shrek’s Elders supported aiding Star Luo against the boy, but Mu En condemned the plan and forbade anyone from taking part.

  • Xuan Zi presented information from the Star Luo Empire describing a teenage Title Douluo with nine Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings who had destroyed a competition venue with one strike.
  • Xian Lin'er questioned whether the report was genuine, and Cai Mei'er pointed to Wang Yan’s testimony as proof.
  • Xuan Zi explained that Star Luo wanted Shrek’s support against the boy and his Super Douluo protector, who had defeated Xuan Zi.
  • Xuan Zi urged the Elders to help Star Luo kill the boy to preserve continental peace, and most of them agreed.
  • Mu En compared the plan to Spirit Hall’s past assassination attempt on the First-generation Shrek Seven Devils and warned that it could provoke the Sun Moon Empire into war.
  • Mu En declared that Shrek was only an academy and forbade the Elders from participating in Star Luo’s plan.

Ch. 187The Martial Soul Department's Secret Plot

Mu En ended the Sea God Pavilion meeting by insisting Shrek Academy focus on cultivating Spirit Masters, while Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo worried about the Sun Moon Empire’s strength. Cai Mei'er then revealed a plan to Xuan Zi to eliminate Xu Tianming, leaving Xuan Zi to consider whether to join Yan Shaozhe in Star Luo City.

  • Mu En overruled Xuan Zi, asked Xian Lin'er to negotiate an exchange program with the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy, and adjourned the meeting.
  • Cai Mei'er stopped Xuan Zi and took him aside, while Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo speculated about Cai Mei'er and Yan Shaozhe's plans.
  • Xian Lin'er questioned why Yan Shaozhe was delivering Invincible Barriers to Shrek's tournament team, and Qian Duoduo warned that the Sun Moon Empire's young Spirit Masters were surpassing Shrek's.
  • Cai Mei'er told Xuan Zi that Yan Shaozhe was in Star Luo City and described their plan to cheat in the tournament.
  • Cai Mei'er urged Xuan Zi to help eliminate Xu Tianming, citing his strength and his Title Douluo protector, but Xuan Zi hesitated because of Mu En.

Ch. 188Du Busi of the Body Sect

Du Busi learned of Xu Tianming’s astonishing power and a Body Martial Soul Title Douluo, and decided to travel to Star Luo City. At the auction, the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Spirit Bone rose beyond the Shrek Team’s budget, while Ling Luochen and Huo Yuhao discussed Xu Tianming’s past and his attack on Huo Yuhao.

  • Lang Ya told Du Busi about a powerful Body Martial Soul Title Douluo and Xu Tianming’s supposed nine Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, and Du Busi decided to meet them in Star Luo City.
  • Xu Tianming stopped bidding on the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone after its price reached thirty million Gold Soul Coins.
  • Wang Yan apologized to Ling Luochen for being unable to buy her the Spirit Bone, and Ling Luochen said her External Soul Bone had reduced her need for one.
  • Beibei asked Ling Luochen about meeting Xu Tianming in the Far North, and she confirmed he had helped her obtain her fifth Soul Ring.
  • Huo Yuhao wondered why Xu Tianming had attacked him so severely, and Beibei suggested it was because Huo Yuhao joined Shrek Academy instead of accepting Xu Tianming’s recruitment.

Ch. 189Dragon Pill!

Xu Jiujiu revealed that the Starlight Auction House’s finale was a Dragon Pill formed from the essence of a dragon Soul Beast over one hundred thousand years old. Its power could evolve a dragon Martial Soul and strengthen other Spirit Masters, but absorbing it carried deadly risks, and Xu Tianming left Xiao Hongchen’s questions unanswered.

  • Xu Jiujiu appeared in golden auction attire and hinted that the finale could be worth over one hundred million Gold Soul Coins.
  • Xu Jiujiu showed the bidders a golden orb sealed in a Glazed Cup and explained that it was a one-use heavenly treasure.
  • Xu Jiujiu revealed the orb was a Dragon Pill formed from a dragon Soul Beast over one hundred thousand years old, and warned that its powerful energy and violent death aura made it dangerous to absorb.
  • Beibei recognized the Dragon Pill and recalled that Mu En had been crippled by the violent aura of one he consumed.
  • Xu Tianming judged the Dragon Pill to be a rare treasure, though less valuable than the Snow Empress Embryo, while Xiao Hongchen asked him to explain its effects.

Ch. 190The Incompetent Wang Yan

Xu Tianming explained the Dragon Pill’s dangers and potential, while Beibei urged Wang Yan to secure it for Shrek Academy. Wang Yan lacked the authority to bid, and as the auction intensified, Xu Tianming raised the price to 130 million Gold Soul Coins and declared he would have the Dragon Pill.

  • Xu Tianming described the Dragon Pill’s powers and warned that consuming it without sufficient strength and spiritual power could kill or transform its user.
  • Xu Jiujiu announced that the Dragon Pill required an eighth-grade Soul Tool for storage, set its starting price at sixty million Gold Soul Coins, and opened the final auction after a thirty-minute break.
  • Beibei insisted that Shrek Academy should win the Dragon Pill and suggested borrowing money from the Star Luo Imperial Family, but Wang Yan said only Yan Shaozhe could authorize such a purchase.
  • Wang Yan refused to seek a loan in Shrek Academy’s name, leaving Beibei dejected and resentful toward Yan Shaozhe.
  • Bidders drove the price above one hundred million Gold Soul Coins, and Xu Tianming ordered Qingya to raise it to 130 million before asking Ma Yun and Xiao Hongchen for funds.

Ch. 191The Auction Ends, Attention from All Sides

Xu Tianming won the Dragon Pill at auction for 130 million Gold Soul Coins, then paid 104 million after Xu Jiujiu’s discount. After inspecting the prize, he announced that he planned to enter seclusion in Star Luo City, leaving his Sun Moon team worried about his safety and absence from the tournament.

  • Xiao Hongchen offered to lend Xu Tianming the money for his 130-million-Gold-Soul-Coin bid, and the other bidders stopped competing.
  • In VIP Room Three, Yu Tao told Wei Na that the Body Sect should take the Dragon Pill after learning which faction won it.
  • Xu Jiujiu brought the Dragon Pill to Xu Tianming and confirmed that the auction house’s 20 percent discount reduced his payment to 104 million Gold Soul Coins.
  • Xu Tianming paid for and examined the Dragon Pill, then told Elder Ma and Xiao that he intended to enter seclusion before the tournament resumed.
  • Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen urged Xu Tianming to wait until the team returned to Ming Capital, warning that Star Luo City was unsafe.

Ch. 192Purifying the Dragon Pill

Xu Tianming left the competition grounds to cultivate in seclusion while Xu Jiawei arranged to expose him as the Dragon Pill’s buyer. In the Undead Half-Plane, Xu Tianming began purifying the pill, and its vicious aura emerged as a dragon-shaped Soul Beast.

  • Xu Tianming entrusted Leng Yulai with protecting his classmates and teachers, then vanished to enter seclusion.
  • Xu Jiawei ordered Xu Jiujiu to discreetly reveal that Xu Tianming had bought the Dragon Pill, hoping the dangerous gift would trouble him.
  • Xu Tianming examined the Dragon Pill with Snow Empress and learned from Electrolux that he could use Gold of Life to remove its resentment and vicious aura.
  • Xu Tianming released the Dragon Pill from the Glazed Cup and used the third eye on his forehead to draw out its black qi.
  • The black qi surged from the Dragon Pill and formed the shape of a dragon-like Soul Beast.

Ch. 193Aftereffects of Swallowing a Dragon Pill?

Xu Tianming purified the Dragon Pill’s remnant consciousness and swallowed its energy, but the pill awakened an overwhelming desire within him. Electrolux told Snow Empress that joining with Xu Tianming was the only way to save him, leaving her to decide whether to help.

  • Xu Tianming and Snow Empress found that the Dragon Pill’s owner was an unknown, vicious Dragon Clan Soul Beast whose remnant consciousness challenged Xu Tianming.
  • Xu Tianming used the Eye of Life to purify the dragon’s remnant, turning its black mist into pure golden energy.
  • After Electrolux confirmed the purified Dragon Pill was safe, Xu Tianming swallowed it and absorbed its energy.
  • The Dragon Pill’s innate heat overwhelmed Xu Tianming, and the Gold of Life could not suppress the desire it ignited.
  • Electrolux explained to Snow Empress that the Dragon Pill’s effect could burn Xu Tianming alive unless he released it, and said she was the only one who could help.
  • Snow Empress hesitated at Electrolux’s proposed union of yin and yang, asking how she could help while she was only a spiritual body.

Ch. 194How Was This Resolved?

Electrolux sealed Xu Tianming’s spirit body in his Sea of Consciousness and guided him and Snow Empress through a ritual to calm the dangerous heat affecting him. The two souls grew intimate as the ritual took effect, while Electrolux watched over Xu Tianming’s body and saw his expression settle.

  • Snow Empress agreed to follow Electrolux’s plan to help Xu Tianming, then returned to his Sea of Consciousness.
  • Electrolux used an Undead Magic array to separate Xu Tianming’s spirit body and instructed him and Snow Empress to join hands and open their divine senses.
  • Xu Tianming and Snow Empress began the ritual, allowing their divine senses and bodies to draw closer as the magic array glowed.
  • Their souls entwined, and the growing pink light concealed them as their suppressed sounds echoed through the Sea of Consciousness.
  • Electrolux saw Xu Tianming’s expression calm and concluded that his body should be fine.

Ch. 195All Sides Gather (Part 1)

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen worried about Xu Tianming’s prolonged seclusion and the danger surrounding the Sun Moon team. As the tournament reached the semifinals, Xu Jiawei arranged for Shrek and the Sun Moon team to face each other, while Xuan Zi wrongly concluded Xu Tianming had fled and remained confident Shrek would win.

  • Meng Hongchen said Xu Tianming’s Dragon Pill absorption could take longer and warned that the Sun Moon team was being watched and faced danger from Shrek and the Three Douluo Kingdoms.
  • Dai Hao told Xu Jiawei that his men assigned to monitor the Sun Moon team had vanished, while Shrek’s Elder Xuan had arrived in Star Luo City.
  • Xu Jiawei ordered the Shrek team and the Sun Moon team into the same semifinal bracket to draw Xu Tianming out and improve the Star Luo team’s chances of reaching the finals.
  • Xuan Zi claimed Xu Tianming had left for the Sun Moon Empire out of fear, and Yan Shaozhe questioned his reasoning.
  • Xuan Zi declared Shrek would defeat the Sun Moon team and blamed Wang Yan for letting the Dragon Pill fall into the Sun Moon Empire’s hands.

Ch. 196All Sides Gathered (Part 2)

Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe considered whether the Body Sect had become involved with the Sun Moon Empire, while Du Busi investigated the mysterious palm Martial Soul user and Huo Yuhao. In the Undead Half-Plane, Xu Tianming and the Snow Empress recovered from their ordeal, and he promised to find a way to restore her body.

  • Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe discussed the powerful Super Douluo who had appeared with Xu Tianming and wondered whether conflict within the Body Sect had drawn it toward the Sun Moon Empire.
  • Du Busi met Wei Na in Star Luo City and asked about the Sun Moon Empire's Super Douluo, Xu Tianming, and Huo Yuhao.
  • Wei Na told Du Busi that the Super Douluo had a palm Martial Soul, exceptional Soul Rings, and knowledge of the Body Sect's secrets, prompting Du Busi to plan a meeting with him.
  • Wei Na explained Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes Martial Soul, and Du Busi decided to observe him at the tournament and bring him to the Body Sect.
  • Xu Tianming and the Snow Empress finished their recovery in the Undead Half-Plane, and Xu Tianming promised to find a way to give her a body again.

Ch. 197Reaped Quite a Harvest

Xu Tianming absorbed the Dragon Pill’s energy, reaching the rank seventy Soul Power bottleneck and gaining a sixth Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. After the tournament draw paired Shrek Academy against the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy in the semi-finals, Shrek’s leaders discussed using Mo Xuan’s Soul Skill without drawing attention.

  • Xu Tianming awakened in the Undead Half-Plane after absorbing the Dragon Pill, and Electrolux and Snow Empress recognized how much stronger he had become.
  • Xu Tianming revealed his six Soul Rings and explained that the Dragon Pill’s energy had formed his sixth Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
  • Xu Tianming left the Undead Half-Plane as the semi-final matchups were announced: Shrek Academy would face the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy, while Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy Team would face Di'ao Academy.
  • Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and Wang Yan accused the Star Luo Imperial Family of arranging the draw to push Shrek out of contention for second place.
  • Xuan Zi told Yan Shaozhe to ensure Mo Xuan used his Soul Skill carefully the next day so no one would notice, and Yan Shaozhe agreed.

Ch. 198Everything Is Ready

Xu Tianming emerged from seclusion after absorbing the Dragon Pill and learned that the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Team would face Shrek Academy in the Semi-Finals. He arranged a large bet on his team’s victory and learned that Kong Deming had arrived in Star Luo City to protect him.

  • After the Semi-Finals matchups were announced, Ma Yun and the Hongchen siblings worried about facing Shrek Academy, while Xiao Hongchen insisted their team could win without Xu Tianming.
  • Xu Tianming returned from seclusion, confirmed the Shrek match, and said he planned to recoup the team’s auction expenses by betting on the tournament.
  • Ma Yun and the Hongchen siblings revealed that they had one hundred million in remaining funds, and Xu Tianming sent Ma Yun to bet it all on their victory.
  • After sending the team away to prepare, Xu Tianming summoned Leng Yulai and Mu Ye, who told him that Kong Deming had also arrived in Star Luo City.
  • Xu Tianming learned that Kong Deming had come because the Three Douluo Kingdoms and Shrek Academy intended to harm him, and warned that he would turn Star Luo City upside down if they acted against him.

Ch. 199The Match Begins (Part One)

Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy began their semi-final amid a massive crowd and mounting tension between their Super Douluo. The match was set to begin with Sun Moon fielding only six contestants, leaving Shrek's apparent confidence unsettled by the unexplained absence.

  • Huang Jinxu introduced himself as chief referee, while powerful auras from Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy briefly clashed around him.
  • Xuan Zi warned that he would not repeat his previous mistake against Leng Yulai, and Huang Jinxu announced the semi-final.
  • Ma Xiaotao led Shrek's seven contestants onto the arena as Xu Jiawei and Dai Hao discussed Dai Yueheng's injuries and Xu Tianming's absence.
  • Dai Hao reported that Xu Tianming had not appeared at the Star Emperor Hotel and might have returned to the Sun Moon Empire.
  • Xuan Zi relaxed when Sun Moon's team entered the arena with only six members, but Wang Yan questioned why they had not fielded a seventh contestant.

Ch. 200The Match Begins (Part Two)

Xu Tianming unexpectedly appeared as the seventh member of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Team, astonishing the audience and disrupting assumptions that he had abandoned the match. As the teams prepared to fight, Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire quietly reassessed their plans against him.

  • After Xuan Zi questioned why Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy had only six fighters, Xu Tianming emerged from warped space and joined Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen on the stage.
  • Du Busi recognized Xu Tianming’s exceptional spatial control and suspected he had mastered Body Sect secret techniques, while Wei Na confirmed he was the person she had mentioned.
  • Xuan Zi reassured Wang Yan that Shrek Academy had prepared contingencies and warned that Xu Tianming would not easily leave Star Luo City.
  • Dai Hao apologized to Xu Jiawei for failing to monitor Xu Tianming, and Xu Jiawei ordered him to cancel their original plan and watch Shrek Academy instead.
  • Huang Jinxu enclosed the arena with the repaired defensive Soul Tools and ordered both teams to salute and release their Martial Souls.

Ch. 201Shrek's Tactics

Shrek Academy tried to counter the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Team’s superior Soul Rings by rushing forward and trapping Xu Tianming in an Ice Prison Cage. Xu Tianming agreed to stay restrained, and he gave Ling Luochen a way to watch the battle outside as the match continued.

  • The teams revealed their Soul Rings, and Yuanen Yehui’s five Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings shocked Shrek Academy and the spectators.
  • Ma Xiaotao led Shrek Academy’s charge, while Mo Xuan secretly boosted the team’s attributes with his support Halo.
  • Ling Luochen used her Ice Prison Cage to separate Xu Tianming from his teammates, following Shrek Academy’s plan to restrain him.
  • Xu Tianming told Ling Luochen he would stay inside the cage so his teammates could fight without his interference.
  • Xu Tianming remotely shared the battle’s view with Ling Luochen after she asked how he could watch the match from inside the cage.

Ch. 202Shrek, Eat My Cannon!

Xu Sanshi’s maneuver gave Shrek a temporary advantage, but Xiao Hongchen unleashed a barrage from 128 Soul Guidance Cannons. Shrek’s Invincible Barriers blocked the attack, leaving Xuan Zi questioning whether Shrek Academy’s education system had failed its students.

  • Xu Sanshi used his fourth Soul Skill to swap Ma Rulong into Shrek’s formation while Ma Xiaotao attacked the Sun Moon team with Phoenix Meteor Shower.
  • Xu Sanshi pulled Ma Xiaotao back as Wang Dong’er, Huo Yuhao, and Beibei trapped and attacked Ma Rulong, who survived behind an Invincible Barrier.
  • Xiao Hongchen transformed into a humanoid artillery platform with 128 Spirit Forged Metal cannon barrels and began charging his weapons.
  • Mijia and Chen Fei kept Ma Xiaotao away from Xiao Hongchen, while Yuanen Yehui and Meng Hongchen prevented Jiang Nannan from reaching him.
  • Xiao Hongchen fired all 128 cannons at Shrek’s team, but the students activated Invincible Barriers and endured the barrage.
  • Xuan Zi remembered Mu En’s advice to equip defensive Soul Tools and wondered whether Shrek Academy’s educational system had a problem.
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