Chapter Summaries

Shui Bing'er defeated Tang San's Shrek Seven Devils with Skywater Academy's Three-Person Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Ice and Snow Fluttering Ice Phoenix. Tang San's Dance of the Chaos Cloak failed, leaving him frozen and powerless as Shui Bing'er crushed his Clear Sky Hammer.

• Shui Bing'er and her teammates unleashed the Ice and Snow Fluttering Ice Phoenix, shocking the spectators and forcing most of the Shrek Seven Devils to flee the ring.
• Tang San stayed behind to protect Xiao Wu and attacked the descending phoenix with his self-created Dance of the Chaos Cloak, building it to eighty-one consecutive hammer strikes.
• The phoenix overwhelmed Tang San's attack, froze the ring, and collapsed it; Shui Bing'er remained standing while the Shrek Seven Devils were defeated.
• Tang San realized the gulf between his strength and Shui Bing'er's, then found himself frozen and unable to move after exhausting his soul power.
• Shui Bing'er crushed Tang San's frozen Clear Sky Hammer and said it was nothing special.

Skywater Academy defeated the Shrek Seven Devils after Shui Bing'er used a devastating Ice Phoenix attack that froze Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the ruined competition ring. The Shrek team conceded, and Tang San and Xiao Wu were carried away for urgent treatment as Skywater Academy was declared the winner.

• Shui Bing'er froze Tang San after crushing his Clear Sky Hammer, and Qin Ming rescued Yu Xiaogang when the cold began freezing him on the ring.
• Qin Ming explained Shui Bing'er's Soul King strength and Skywater Academy's Three-Person Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Yu Xiaogang privately decided Liu Erlong would be easy to win back.
• Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong reached Yu Xiaogang, and Oscar urged the adults to rescue Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Yu Xiaogang conceded the match, and Shui Bing'er withdrew the cold, leaving Tang San and Xiao Wu unconscious with severe frostbite.
• Yu Xiaogang and Qin Ming carried Tang San and Xiao Wu away for treatment, and the referee declared Skywater Academy the winner.

After Skywater Academy defeated Shrek, Huo Wu brought Shui Bing'er to meet Ye Qifeng. Shui Bing'er arrived to find Huo Wu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling competing for his attention, and the resting room became a battleground of jealous teasing.

• Shui Bing'er left the team with Huo Wu after Shui Wuxiang urged her to pursue Ye Qifeng, while Shui Yue'er stayed behind because she was still weak.
• Huo Wu brought Shui Bing'er to the Martial Soul Hall Second Team's resting room, where Jin Yue'er welcomed them and revealed that Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were with Ye Qifeng.
• Huo Wu confronted Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling for clinging to Ye Qifeng, but both refused to let go of him.
• Huo Wu forced herself between Ye Qifeng and Dugu Yan, taking Dugu Yan's seat and provoking an angry retort.
• Shui Bing'er watched the rivalry and considered joining the competition for Ye Qifeng's favor, while the other girls observed the spectacle.

Shui Bing'er visited Ye Qifeng, who welcomed her as a friend and praised her performance, while Huo Wu tried to encourage their closeness. The Preliminary Tournament continued, leaving the Martial Soul Hall Second Team in first place and Skywater Academy second with five rounds remaining.

• Huo Wu brought Shui Bing'er to meet Ye Qifeng, and he told her she did not need to treat him formally.
• Shui Bing'er hid her disappointment when Ye Qifeng called her a friend, then redirected their conversation to the task he had assigned her.
• Ye Qifeng praised Shui Bing'er's Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill and introduced her to the others in the lounge.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun required painful treatment for severe frostbite and would miss at least two days of matches.
• The Shrek Seven Devils won their next two matches, while Skywater Academy defeated Thunder Academy and Blazing Academy.
• Skywater Academy defeated Blazing Academy, and after twenty-three rounds the Martial Soul Hall Second Team remained first while Skywater Academy ranked second.

After his defeat by Shui Bing'er, Tang San fell into deep self-doubt and began considering abandoning Blue Silver Grass to attach Spirit Rings to the Clear Sky Hammer. Tang Hao took him to the forest, where Tang San finally told his father what he wanted to do.

• Tang San spent two days in bed reliving his loss to Skywater Academy and questioning his strength and choice to cultivate Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San concluded that Blue Silver Grass's limitations had left him vulnerable and considered transferring its Spirit Rings to the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Yu Xiaogang left Tang San alone while he researched the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill as a possible trump card against the tournament's strongest teams.
• Tang San decided to visit the badly injured Xiao Wu, but Tang Hao appeared and took him to the forest where he practiced with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San told Tang Hao, "Father, I want to attach Spirit Rings to the Clear Sky Hammer."

Tang Hao rejected Tang San’s plan to add Spirit Rings to the Clear Sky Hammer and urged him to regain his confidence by training in the Nine Absolutes of the Clear Sky. Tang San resolved to focus on his training after Tang Hao promised to teach him the Great Sumeru Hammer and Ring Detonation Profundity once he mastered them.

• Tang Hao opposed Tang San adding Spirit Rings to the Clear Sky Hammer, warning that it could damage his foundation and would not let him defeat Shui Bing'er.
• Tang Hao explained that Tang San’s Dance of the Chaos Cloak was limited and urged him to master the Nine Absolutes of the Clear Sky instead.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that Sword Douluo was training the Shrek Seven Devils while Tang San had wasted two days in despair, and ordered him to resume training.
• Tang San apologized, regained his resolve, and asked whether mastering the Nine Absolutes would let him stay ahead of his peers.
• Tang Hao reassured Tang San about his talent and promised to teach him the Great Sumeru Hammer and Ring Detonation Profundity after he mastered the Nine Absolutes.

After Tang Hao’s advice restored Tang San’s confidence, Tang San recognized his Tang Sect arts and Hidden Weapons as ways to strengthen himself, then endured more training. At the tournament, he took charge of the Shrek Seven Devils’ plans against Thunder Academy, and the match began with their qualification hopes at stake.

• Tang San reconsidered his strengths and resolved to combine Blue Silver Grass with Tang Sect Hidden Weapon techniques, but Tang Hao ordered him to train with the Clear Sky Hammer despite his exhaustion and injuries.
• One day later, Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang to let him lead the Shrek Seven Devils against Thunder Academy, whose poor results left the team close to elimination.
• Yu Xiaogang gave Tang San Thunder Academy’s team information and warned him that lightning would restrain Blue Silver Grass and that he should avoid injury.
• Tang San promised the team would win and accepted responsibility for arranging the match, while Yu Xiaogang reminded him that stronger opponents remained in the tournament.
• The Shrek Seven Devils and Thunder Academy began their twenty-fifth-round match, with Shrek fourth and Thunder sixth in the standings.

The Shrek Seven Devils faced Thunder Academy in a crucial Preliminary Tournament match, with both teams unleashing their martial souls and charging into battle. Dai Mubai agreed to fight Yu Tianxin, and the chapter ended as Yu Tianxin attacked him with two spirit skills.

• Thunder Academy fielded its regular starters, while the Shrek Seven Devils included Xiao Wu, who had recently advanced to level forty-one.
• Both teams released their martial souls and spirit rings as the referee started the match.
• Yu Tianxin urged Thunder Academy to fight at full strength and led its coordinated charge toward the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Tang San ordered his team to attack first, and Dai Mubai asked Yu Tianheng to let him face Yu Tianxin.
• Yu Tianheng agreed, and Yu Tianxin charged Dai Mubai with Wrath of the Thunder God and Blue Lightning Dragon Claw.

Yu Tianxin and Dai Mubai clashed, with Ning Rongrong’s support helping Dai Mubai hold his ground despite the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon’s superior power. Yu Tianxin ordered Lei Tian to attack Shrek’s support fighters, and Tang San’s attempt to send Xiao Wu to intercept him was disrupted by Lei Dong.

• Yu Tianxin enhanced himself with Wrath of the Thunder God and struck Dai Mubai with Blue Lightning Dragon Claw, but Dai Mubai blocked it with his White Tiger skills and countered with his claws.
• Ning Rongrong’s strength and soul-power enhancements helped Dai Mubai withstand Yu Tianxin, though lightning still injured him.
• Yu Tianxin recognized Ning Rongrong as the source of Shrek’s advantage and ordered Lei Tian to target her and Oscar.
• Lei Tian used his Thunder Eagle flight and third spirit skill to dive toward Ning Rongrong and Oscar.
• Tang San called to Xiao Wu and sent Blue Silver Grass to pull her into the air to intercept Lei Tian, but Lei Dong struck the grass with lightning and burned it away.

Tang San used Oscar’s Rapid Flight Mushroom Sausage to help Xiao Wu intercept Lei Tian, who had been targeting Oscar and Ning Rongrong. Xiao Wu drove Lei Tian away from the support pair, while Yu Tianxin gained the upper hand against Dai Mubai in a clash of spirit skills.

• Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass was burned away by Lei Dong’s Thunder Threads, so he threw Xiao Wu Oscar’s Rapid Flight Mushroom Sausage instead.
• Xiao Wu ate the sausage, gained the ability to fly, and pursued Lei Tian as he swooped toward Oscar and Ning Rongrong.
• Xiao Wu used Teleportation to kick Lei Tian out of the air before he could attack the support spirit masters.
• Oscar and Ning Rongrong moved away after supplying Xiao Wu with food and boosts, and Xiao Wu traded insults with Lei Tian as he focused his attack on her.
• Yu Tianxin and Dai Mubai exchanged spirit skills, and Yu Tianxin emerged with the advantage while Dai Mubai bled from the mouth.

Dai Mubai and Yu Tianxin fought fiercely while Xiao Wu evaded Lei Tian’s lightning attacks in the air. Tang San tried to go help Xiao Wu, but Lei Dong blocked him with Thunder Net.

• Dai Mubai and Yu Tianxin exchanged powerful blows, each refusing to yield as their teammates’ enhancements intensified the fight.
• Yu Tianheng watched the duel while Tang San and Lei Dong remained focused on one another.
• Lei Tian launched his Thunder Eagle at Xiao Wu, who dodged its attack with Teleportation and rapid flight after her Charm failed.
• Xiao Wu kept breaking Lei Tian’s lock and fleeing his attacks while restoring her soul power with Oscar’s sausages.
• Tang San tried to rush to Xiao Wu’s aid, but Lei Dong trapped his path with his third spirit skill, Thunder Net.

Tang San tore through Lei Dong’s Thunder Net after believing Xiao Wu had been struck down, while Xiao Wu’s collision with Lei Tian’s Thunder Eagle left her fate unclear. Yu Tianxin defeated Dai Mubai in their decisive clash, leaving the match still unfolding.

• Lei Dong cast Thunder Net to block Tang San from reaching Xiao Wu, but Tang San tore through it with Mysterious Jade Hand and charged him with a black hammer.
• Lei Tian pursued Xiao Wu until she turned and flew straight into his Thunder Eagle, which exploded in a burst of lightning that swallowed her.
• Tang San saw the blast and, believing Xiao Wu had been hurt, erupted in rage and attacked Lei Dong.
• Yu Tianxin and Dai Mubai exchanged their strongest fourth Spirit Skills in a decisive clash.
• Yu Tianxin remained standing after the collision, while Dai Mubai fell with severe injuries and Yu Tianxin declared his victory.

Yu Tianheng defeated the two Thunder Academy fighters facing him and moved to confront Yu Tianxin, while Xiao Wu used Invincible Golden Body and Explosive Kill Eight-Stage Throw to defeat Lei Tian and two other opponents. Tang San destroyed Lei Dong’s attacks, but Lei Dong trapped him with God-Locking Ring.

• Yu Tianheng activated Thunder Fury and defeated the two Thunder Academy fighters before charging toward Yu Tianxin.
• Xiao Wu emerged unharmed from Lei Tian’s Thunder Eagle attack by using Invincible Golden Body, then closed in on him with Teleportation.
• Xiao Wu subdued Lei Tian with Waist Bow and Explosive Kill Eight-Stage Throw, sending him crashing into two Thunder Academy Soul Elders and defeating all three.
• Tang San destroyed Lei Dong’s attacks, but Lei Dong used God-Locking Ring to paralyze and imprison him.

Tang San and Xiao Wu defeated Thunder Academy’s Lei Dong and Lei Tian, securing the Shrek Seven Devils a top-five qualifying place, though both sides’ fighters suffered severe injuries. After the match, Feng Xiaotian challenged Tang San to a one-on-one fight in their teams’ match the next day, with the winner deciding which team would surrender.

• Tang San broke Lei Dong’s God-Locking Ring with the Clear Sky Hammer and knocked him unconscious with the first of the Nine Absolutes of the Clear Sky, Void.
• Xiao Wu defeated Lei Tian with her Waist Bow and Explosive Kill Eight-Stage Throw, then Tang San caught her as she fell and used his Mysterious Heaven Skill to ease her injuries.
• Yu Tianheng blocked Yu Tianxin from reaching Tang San and Xiao Wu, while Thunder Academy’s team leader surrendered and took the injured fighters for treatment.
• The referee declared the Shrek Seven Devils the winners, securing their top-five place; the Organizing Committee dismissed Thunder Academy’s protest, and Shrek’s record rose to twenty-two wins and twenty-two points.
• Feng Xiaotian approached Tang San after the match and proposed a one-on-one contest the next day, with the losing team surrendering.

Tang San accepted Feng Xiaotian’s challenge to decide the Shrek Seven Devils’ match against Godwind Academy in a one-on-one duel. The chapter ended as the two Soul Ancestors faced each other on the central platform and introduced themselves before the fight began.

• Feng Xiaotian challenged Tang San to a duel, and Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to accept after the team agreed.
• Tang San and Feng Xiaotian agreed that the winner of their duel would take the match for his academy.
• Grandmaster, Flender, and Zhao Wuji found that Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu’s injuries were mostly superficial and that they might recover within days.
• The twenty-sixth preliminary-round match between Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Godwind Academy was scheduled as the day’s final bout on the Main Central Spirit Fighting Platform.
• The other team members left the platform, and Tang San and Feng Xiaotian introduced themselves before their duel.

Tang San faced Feng Xiaotian, whose mutated Wind Twin-Headed Wolf Martial Soul and superior speed made him a formidable opponent. Tang San evaded Feng Xiaotian’s opening attack and countered, but their close-quarters clash left Tang San gradually at a disadvantage.

• Tang San and Feng Xiaotian introduced themselves and released their Martial Souls, revealing Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and Feng Xiaotian’s mutated Wind Twin-Headed Wolf.
• Feng Xiaotian explained his determination to win, and Tang San agreed to fight for the Shrek Seven Devils’ honor.
• Feng Xiaotian charged at Tang San and used his first Spirit Skill, Wind Blade Array, to attack with ten wind blades.
• Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade the wind blades, then closed in and struck Feng Xiaotian with his Mysterious Jade Hands.
• Tang San and Feng Xiaotian traded dozens of close-range blows, and Tang San gradually fell behind because Feng Xiaotian had greater physical strength and Soul Power.

Tang San and Feng Xiaotian fought to a standstill until Feng Xiaotian took to the air and unleashed his self-created Wind Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes. Tang San defended against the opening blows with Blue Silver Cage, then unexpectedly dispelled it as Feng Xiaotian began his sixth slash.

• Tang San used Blue Silver Bind to stop Feng Xiaotian's close-range assault, but Feng Xiaotian shredded the vines with Wind Blade Array and forced Tang San to retreat.
• Feng Xiaotian activated Twin Wolf Possession and Wind Wings, rising beyond the reach of Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and announcing his self-created Wind Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes.
• Feng Xiaotian dived at Tang San, cutting apart the Blue Silver Grass he sent upward with the first slash.
• Tang San summoned his ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Cage to defend against Feng Xiaotian's continuing slashes.
• After Feng Xiaotian's fifth slash failed to break the cage, Tang San voluntarily dispelled it as Feng Xiaotian launched his sixth.

Tang San and Feng Xiaotian clashed with their self-created Spirit Skills, the Dance of the Chaos Cloak and the Wind Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes. Their final attacks met with tremendous force, leaving both fighters standing but exhausted as the battle ended in a draw.

• Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and blocked Feng Xiaotian’s sixth slash, sending him flying.
• Tang San used the Dance of the Chaos Cloak, combining the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, to meet Feng Xiaotian’s repeated attacks.
• Feng Xiaotian and Tang San continued exchanging blows as their attacks accumulated and neither could safely stop.
• Feng Xiaotian unleashed the final wind blade of his thirty-six slashes while Tang San struck with sixty-four stacked hammer strikes.
• The attacks collided, throwing Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer away and cracking the Spirit Fighting Platform, but both fighters remained standing and the match ended in a draw.

Tang San and Feng Xiaotian unleashed their strongest attacks, destroying the platform and knocking each other unconscious. Their match ended in a draw, leaving the tournament standings unchanged.

• Feng Xiaotian prepared to use his self-created Gale Slash, a powerful single strike developed with Ye Qifeng's guidance.
• Feng Xiaotian launched Gale Slash, sacrificing his wings to form a blood-red wind blade and dive at Tang San.
• Tang San countered with the first absolute of the Nine Absolutes of the Clear Sky, Void, and the two attacks collided in a devastating explosion.
• The blast destroyed the platform and sent Tang San and Feng Xiaotian flying beyond the competition area, where both passed out with serious injuries.
• The referee declared the match between the Shrek Seven Devils and Godwind Academy a draw, and neither team gained points.

Huo Wu told the Second Team how Ye Qifeng had helped Feng Xiaotian develop his self-created spirit skills, while the Preliminary Tournament rankings remained largely settled. Tang San woke after his draw with Feng Xiaotian and learned his teammates were competing against a weak team, not the Martial Soul Hall Second Team.

• Huo Wu explained to Shui Bing'er and the other girls that Ye Qifeng had guided Feng Xiaotian's development and credited him with Feng Xiaotian's draw against Tang San.
• The twenty-sixth round ended with the Martial Soul Hall Second Team first, Skywater Academy second, Blazing Academy third, the Shrek Seven Devils fourth, and Godwind Academy fifth.
• Rui Wen told the Second Team that their next opponent was a lower-ranked team, disappointing Jin Yue'er, who wanted to face the Shrek Seven Devils and Dai Mubai.
• Tang San woke at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and learned from Yu Xiaogang that his match with Feng Xiaotian had ended in a draw.
• Yu Xiaogang encouraged Tang San to focus on the Qualifying Tournament and Grand Finals, then told him Xiao Wu and the others had gone to compete against a weak team.