Chapter Summaries

The four semifinalist teams emerged, and Xu Tinglan represented Sun Moon Academy at the captains’ drawing ceremony instead of Ma Rulong. His unexpected appearance left the other captains and spectators wondering whether Sun Moon Academy was underestimating its opponents.

• Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao’s ruthless fighting impressed spectators, while the Sun Moon Team defeated Tianming Academy without Xu Tinglan or Ma Rulong taking the field.
• Wang Yan and the Shrek team studied the Sun Moon Team, and Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong promised to rely on their new Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Shrek, Sun Moon, Heavenly Soul Dio Academy, and Star Luo National Academy advanced to the semifinals, whose matches would include individual, group, and team formats.
• Xu Jiawei arrived at Star Luo Square with four Title Douluo, and an elder called the four team captains onto the stage to draw lots.
• Ma Xiaotao represented Shrek, but Xu Tinglan appeared for Sun Moon Academy instead of Ma Rulong, prompting the Dio captain to question the choice.

Xu Tinglan revealed that he was the Sun Moon Team’s official captain and was stronger than Ma Rulong, shocking Shrek’s team. During the captains’ draw, he refused to compete for a ball and bluntly explained that he thought the method was pointless.

• Jiang Peng learned that Xu Tinglan was the Sun Moon Team’s official captain and abandoned his attempt to recruit him.
• Huo Yuhao realized Xu Tinglan was a Soul King and suspected Sun Moon Academy had used him to gain an advantage over Shrek.
• The four captains gathered before the Star Luo Emperor, who announced that they would draw positions by grabbing golden balls.
• Ma Xiaotao and Jiang Peng seized balls, while Xu Jiujiu used her Starlight Attraction Power to pull one to herself.
• Xu Tinglan remained still, and when Xu Jiujiu asked why, he said he had been too lazy to snatch a ball because the draw felt like teasing dogs.

Jiang Peng and Ma Xiaotao realized that the Star Luo Emperor’s ball toss had tested the captains’ obedience, and the semifinal matchups were set. As Shrek fell into a desperate position against Star Luo National Academy, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong prepared to counter Xu Jiujiu’s Star Guardian with Golden Road.

• Jiang Peng and Ma Xiaotao understood that the Star Luo Emperor’s draw had made the captains look like dogs fetching a ball, and the Emperor explained that he had meant to test their obedience.
• Xu Jiawei set the semifinal matchups: Shrek Academy faced Heavenly Soul Dio Academy, while Sun Moon Royal Academy faced Star Luo National Academy.
• Huyan Zhen refereed as Shrek Academy and Star Luo National Academy began their team battle, while Xu Tinglan advised the Sun Moon team to respect their opponents tactically.
• Xu Jiujiu used Star Guardian and an Absolute Defense Soul Tool to isolate Ma Xiaotao and put Shrek in a dire position.
• Dai Yueheng fought four opponents with White Tiger Destruction Kill, and Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong attempted to use Golden Road to seal Star Guardian.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong revealed a second Martial Soul Fusion Skill, crippling Star Guardian before both collapsed from exhaustion. Ma Xiaotao returned to the battle and unleashed her Evil Fire, killing three Star Luo Team members and forcing Xu Jiujiu to surrender; Xu Tinglan then prepared the Sun Moon Team for its match.

• Tian Meng controlled Huo Yuhao as Golden Road struck Xu Jiujiu, and Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong then used a new Martial Soul Fusion Skill to smash Star Guardian and injure the Holy Wing Soul King before collapsing.
• Xu Tinglan speculated that Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong could have four Martial Soul Fusion Skills and resolved to avoid Wang Dong, while Xiao Hongchen reacted with alarm to their hidden ability.
• After recovering for a quarter of an hour, Ma Xiaotao returned to the field and unleashed her Evil Fire against Dugu Shangshan and two other opponents.
• Ma Xiaotao's flames burned the three opponents to ash, and Xu Jiujiu surrendered as the Evil Fire surged toward her.
• Xu Tinglan stood and asked his teammates whether they were ready for their upcoming match.

Shrek Academy defeated the Star Luo Team, but three Star Luo members died and Huo Yuhao fell into a deep coma. The Sun Moon Royal Academy then overwhelmed Heavenly Soul Dio Academy in the team battle, leaving Dio’s players to rely on the later matches.

• Huyan Zhen announced Shrek Academy’s team-battle victory after three Star Luo Team members died and several others were injured.
• Dai Yueheng and Beibei decided to stay and watch the Sun Moon Royal Academy’s semifinal match against Heavenly Soul Dio Academy.
• Xu Tinglan led the Sun Moon Team in spreading the Canglan Domain while six teammates transformed into Soul Guidance Turrets.
• Jiang Peng charged forward with defensive support, but the domain slowed him and the Sun Moon Team’s barrage swept him off the field.
• The Dio Team accepted that it could not win the team battle and chose to save its strength for the individual and group matches.

Xu Tinglan faced Jiang Peng in the individual match between Sun Moon Academy and Dio Academy, overwhelming the Soul Emperor with his armor and coordinated Soul Tools. Jiang Peng unleashed his strongest Soul Skill, Dark Demon Heaven-Shaking, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• After the Star Luo Team conceded its individual matches, Shrek secured a place in the finals and the Sun Moon–Dio individual match was moved earlier.
• Xu Tinglan entered the arena wearing the Mountain and Sea Heaven-Bearing and carrying the Demon-Slaying Sword, while Jiang Peng wielded the Heaven-Shaking Axe.
• Xu Tinglan used his strength and Soul Tools to gain the advantage in their close-range exchange, then blocked Jiang Peng's Mountain-Splitting Slash with Thousand Mountains Return to Ruins.
• Huo Yuhao watched Xu Tinglan's coordinated use of Soul Tools and thought that Soul Tools were the future.
• Jiang Peng unleashed his Sixth Soul Skill, Dark Demon Heaven-Shaking, trapping Xu Tinglan in Hell Black Flame as he launched a powerful axe strike.

Xu Tinglan defeated Jiang Peng and the rest of the Dio Team, completing a one-against-seven victory in the semifinals as spectators embraced the promise of Soul Tools. The final between Shrek and the Sun Moon Team was set for the day after tomorrow, and Xu Tinglan trained alone that night with a greatsword extending from his arm.

• Xu Tinglan dodged Jiang Peng's Sixth Soul Skill, overpowered him with the Demon-Slaying Sword, and forced him to concede.
• Dai Yueheng criticized Jiang Peng's soul skill configuration and vowed to defeat Xu Tinglan in the final, while Huo Yuhao wondered whether Xu Tinglan's Fourth Soul Skill granted invulnerability.
• Xu Tinglan defeated the Dio Team's remaining six contestants, completing a one-against-seven victory and drawing cheers from the audience for the potential of Soul Tools.
• Beibei and Huo Yuhao resented the Sun Moon Team claiming the glory and vowed to reclaim it for Shrek.
• The semifinals ended with Shrek set to face the Sun Moon Team in the final after the rest day.
• Xu Tinglan returned to the Star Emperor Hotel and practiced alone in the cultivation room with a black greatsword extending from his arm.

Xu Tinglan forged the Spirit Forged Demon-Severing Monster-Slaying Sword and prepared to face Dai Yueheng in the finals between Shrek and Sun Moon Academy. At Star Luo Square, Dai Hao appeared as the White Tiger Duke, and the teams gathered on the platform as Huyan Zhen prepared to referee.

• Xu Tinglan completed the Spirit Forged sword, which could raise his attacks to the level of a Soul Saint, and resolved to target Dai Yueheng.
• Xu Tinglan and the Sun Moon Academy team walked to Star Luo Square, where Meng Hongchen complained that she had not yet been allowed to fight.
• Dai Hao appeared before the finals, and his soldiers answered his command with a thunderous killing chant.
• The Star Luo Emperor announced that the champions would receive three Soul Bones and one million Gold Soul Coins, and said Dai Hao had declined to referee because Dai Yueheng was competing.
• Huyan Zhen took the platform and watched Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao, the competitors he considered most ruthless.

Shrek and the Sun Moon Team prepared for the championship team battle as both sides warned their students about the dangers of the match. Wang Yan was surprised when the Sun Moon Team entered without Jiang Nannan, leaving the teams facing off in the arena.

• Xuan Zi appeared in Shrek's rest area, silenced the onlookers' criticism, and assured Wang Yan that Shrek's students would be safe.
• Wang Yan briefed Ma Xiaotao and the others on Shrek's tactics and warned them to beware of Jiang Nannan's Teleportation and Super Energy Cannon.
• Xu Tinglan told the Sun Moon Team to follow their instructions, use their Invincible Barriers, and withdraw if their lives were in danger.
• Wang Yan sent Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Beibei, Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, and Xie Huanyue into the arena, intending to keep Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong in reserve.
• Xu Tinglan led Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, Mika, Xiao Xiafeng, and Chen Fei into the arena, and Wang Yan was startled that Jiang Nannan was absent.

Shrek and the Sun Moon Team began their team battle after Xiao Hongchen mocked Dai Yueheng, and both sides unleashed their attacks. Xu Sanshi’s Mysterious Underworld Displacement failed twice against Xu Tinglan, who exposed Huo Yuhao’s hidden Spiritual Detection Sharing and threatened him.

• Xiao Hongchen mocked Dai Yueheng and provoked Shrek before the referee ordered both teams to take their positions.
• Kui Elephant Douluo started the match, and Shrek and the Sun Moon Team charged into battle.
• Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao attacked with their area Soul Skills while Xu Sanshi used his shield to protect Shrek’s formation.
• Xu Sanshi’s first Mysterious Underworld Displacement failed when Xu Tinglan intercepted it with his Black Tortoise Shield.
• Huo Yuhao secretly used Spiritual Detection Sharing to guide Xu Sanshi, but Xu Tinglan blocked the second displacement after it changed direction.
• Xu Tinglan spotted Huo Yuhao below the stage and warned him not to cheat again.

Xu Tinglan exposed Huo Yuhao’s cheating and then faced Dai Yueheng after Shrek’s planned maneuver failed. He sealed Dai Yueheng’s enhancement skills with Mountain Anchor and killed him with a sword strike, leaving the match in chaos.

• Xu Tinglan recognized Huo Yuhao’s cheating but chose not to report it, and Huo Yuhao wondered how he had been discovered.
• Xu Sanshi’s planned use of Mysterious Underworld Displacement failed, so Dai Yueheng charged the Sun Moon Team’s formation.
• Xu Tinglan met Dai Yueheng’s attack with his Black Tortoise abilities, soul tool armor, and Azure Wave Domain, slowing the Soul Emperor.
• Dai Yueheng unleashed White Tiger Destruction Kill, but Xu Tinglan’s Thousand Mountains Return to Ruins absorbed the clash before the phantom mountains shattered.
• Xu Tinglan activated Emperor Sword—Treading the Empyrean and Mountain Anchor, sealing Dai Yueheng’s body-enhancement skills and beheading him.

Xu Tinglan killed Dai Yueheng with a single sword strike during the competition, shocking both teams and the spectators. Xuan Zi attacked the protective barrier to avenge the Shrek student, but Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen intervened, and Jing Hongchen projected a Soul Tool display as the confrontation continued.

• Xu Tinglan used a powerful sword strike to kill Dai Yueheng before the referee could intervene.
• Ma Rulong, the Shrek students, and the spectators reacted in shock, while Huo Yuhao felt unexpected grief at Dai Yueheng's death.
• Dai Hao suppressed his grief and told the Star Luo Emperor that Dai Yueheng's death was not exceptional.
• Xuan Zi vowed to avenge Dai Yueheng and broke through the protective barrier, causing the barrier's Soul Masters to collapse.
• Kong Deming blocked Xuan Zi, and Jing Hongchen appeared and projected a light screen with a Soul Tool.

Jing Hongchen exposed Xuan Zi’s hypocrisy over the deaths of Star Luo Team members, and Kong Deming defended the tournament’s dead against Shrek’s claims. Dai Hao calmed the crowd and gave Xuan Zi a way to leave, while Xu Tinglan judged Dai Hao a hypocrite for neglecting Huo Yun'er and Huo Yuhao until Yuhao showed extraordinary talent.

• Jing Hongchen revealed a concealed image of Xuan Zi telling Star Luo Team teachers that their students’ deaths were the referee’s fault and had nothing to do with Shrek.
• Jing Hongchen mocked Xuan Zi for showing no such fairness after a Shrek student died, and Xu Tinglan called out Huo Yuhao over his sneaking and stealing.
• Xuan Zi attacked Xu Tinglan with a Godly Taotie Bull phantom, but Kong Deming destroyed it and pointed out that Shrek had killed three of the tournament’s more than forty dead students.
• Dai Hao asked to speak, said his eldest son’s death should be avenged on the battlefield rather than at the tournament, and his soldiers rallied behind him.
• Dai Hao excused Xuan Zi’s outburst, prompting Xuan Zi to leave the grounds as the crowd looked at Shrek with suspicion and disgust.
• Xu Tinglan reflected that Dai Hao had known about Huo Yun'er and Huo Yuhao but only tried to make amends after suspecting Yuhao was his talented biological son.

Xu Tinglan publicly framed Dai Yueheng's death as an accident while Dai Hao recognized his implication, and the tournament resumed. Ma Xiaotao launched a series of Evil Fire attacks against the Sun Moon Team, then combined her skills to send two phoenixes at them.

• Xu Tinglan told the crowd he had feared Dai Yueheng's strength and had fought with all his power, while Dai Hao understood the youth's insinuation.
• Dai Hao left the arena, and the referee asked whether Shrek would continue the match; Ma Xiaotao refused to surrender.
• Xu Sanshi recognized the Soul Skill that had weakened Dai Yueheng and concluded that his cousin had deliberately killed him.
• Ma Xiaotao sent an Evil Fire Phoenix toward Chen Fei, then redirected it toward Mika, Meng Hongchen, and Xiao Hongchen as they evaded or withstood it.
• Ma Xiaotao combined Bathing Fire Phoenix, Phoenix Cloud Piercing Strike, and Phoenix Burst Strike to launch two Evil Fire Phoenixes at the Sun Moon Team.

The Sun Moon Team defeated Shrek in the final team battle after Xu Tinglan stopped Ma Xiaotao’s Dark Phoenix attack and led the team’s advance. As the individual matches began, Xu Tinglan selected Meng Hongchen to compete first.

• Ma Xiaotao rushed off the platform toward Huo Yuhao after exhausting herself, while Xu Tinglan and the Sun Moon Team faced the two remaining Dark Phoenixes.
• Xu Tinglan used his Black Tortoise Shield to swallow Ma Xiaotao’s Dark Phoenix attack, and the Sun Moon Team neutralized both phoenixes without any further deaths.
• The Sun Moon Team pressed Shrek with Soul Tools, and Beibei surrendered when Xu Tinglan raised his greatsword to strike.
• The referee declared the Sun Moon Team the winner of the team battle, and the leaders prepared their lineups for the individual matches.
• Xu Tinglan chose Meng Hongchen to compete first because Xiao Hongchen had spent too much Soul Power.

After Shrek's team lost its Soul Emperor, Ma Xiaotao blamed Xu Sanshi and clashed with Beibei before Xuan Zi calmed her. In the individual matches, Meng Hongchen defeated Beibei and Ling Luochen in quick succession, then withdrew when Xu Sanshi entered the arena.

• Ma Xiaotao accused Xu Sanshi of hiding his family's martial soul secret, and Beibei defended him by reminding her that Xu Tinglan was also a starting captain.
• Xuan Zi stopped Ma Xiaotao from confronting Beibei, and she fainted; Wang Yan then sent Beibei to fight first in the individual matches.
• Meng Hongchen evaded Beibei's Thunder Dragon Head, and Beibei suddenly collapsed without anyone seeing when he had been struck.
• Ling Luochen trapped Meng Hongchen in an Ice Prison, but Meng Hongchen broke through and froze her into an ice sculpture.
• Xu Sanshi entered the arena as Shrek's third contestant, and Meng Hongchen unexpectedly withdrew.

Xu Tinglan dominated Xu Sanshi in their tournament match, breaking through his Mysterious Turtle Shield formation and confronting him about relying on their family’s fighting style instead of Shrek. As Xu Sanshi’s anger surged, his martial soul began a dramatic transformation.

• Meng Hongchen withdrew from the match, and Xu Tinglan took the stage to face Xu Sanshi.
• Xu Tinglan parried Xu Sanshi’s attacks and threw him to the platform, showing that his strength and control far surpassed Xu Sanshi’s.
• Xu Tinglan drew the Demon-Slaying Sword and shattered Xu Sanshi’s Mysterious Turtle Shield formation with one slash.
• Xu Tinglan questioned what Shrek had taught Xu Sanshi and why he kept using the family’s fighting style.
• Xu Sanshi recalled his father arranging a Black Tortoise Awakening ceremony and his coercive encounter with a weak commoner girl.
• Xu Sanshi’s anger rose, and a jet-black light triggered a dramatic transformation of his martial soul.

Xu Tinglan defeated Xu Sanshi and He Caitou while Shrek's plan fell apart, leaving Wang Dong to face him next. As Wang Dong attacked, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned Huo Yuhao that Xu Tinglan was absorbing Soul Skills and growing stronger.

• Xu Sanshi used Black Tortoise Descent, but Xu Tinglan countered with Thousand Mountains Return to Ruins and Black Tortoise Abyssal Descent, forcing Xu Sanshi to kneel.
• The audience questioned whether Shrek had declined after seeing Xu Tinglan defeat Xu Sanshi without using Soul Tool Armor.
• Wang Yan sent He Caitou to fight Xu Tinglan, but Xu Tinglan let him exhaust his Soul Tools without breaking his defense, and He Caitou surrendered.
• Wang Dong took the stage and unleashed Butterfly Goddess Light and Butterfly Goddess Slash against Xu Tinglan's Black Tortoise Shield.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Huo Yuhao that Xu Tinglan was deliberately absorbing Soul Skills and that his Soul Power fluctuations kept rising.

Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao deduced that Xu Tinglan’s Fourth Soul Skill sealed physical-enhancement skills, explaining Dai Yueheng’s death, while his Fifth could absorb Soul Power. Ma Xiaotao entered the match against Xu Tinglan, and their battle continued as her flaming phoenix struck his Black Tortoise defense.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm realized Xu Tinglan’s Fifth Soul Skill could absorb an opponent’s Soul Power, and Huo Yuhao worried that Xu Tinglan was preparing to target Ma Xiaotao.
• Ma Xiaotao woke, concluded Xu Tinglan’s Fourth Soul Skill had sealed Dai Yueheng’s body-enhancement skills, and said it would not work on her.
• Ma Xiaotao replaced Xie Huanyue as Shrek’s sixth contestant and entered the arena to face Xu Tinglan.
• Xu Tinglan activated his equipment and Soul Skills as Ma Xiaotao attacked with Phoenix Wing Sky Soar and Phoenix Meteor Shower.
• Ma Xiaotao launched her flaming phoenix with her Fifth Soul Skill, and Xu Tinglan planted his shield to summon Thousand Mountains Return to Ruins; the Black Tortoise phantom emerged and began devouring the attack.

Xu Tinglan used his Spirit Forged Sword and storm-enhanced Black Tortoise abilities to withstand Ma Xiaotao’s attacks and wear her down. As she faced losing control of her Evil Fire, Ma Xiaotao unleashed a dark transformation and vowed not to lose for Shrek.

• Ma Xiaotao recognized Xu Tinglan’s greatsword and suspected he had Twin Martial Souls before he struck with Emperor Sword, Treading the Empyrean.
• Ma Xiaotao combined Phoenix Wing Sky Soar, Phoenix Meteor Shower, and Phoenix Burst Strike to clash with Xu Tinglan’s sword technique.
• Huo Yuhao decided to help Shrek win, then dismissed his fear of Xu Tinglan’s earlier threat when Wang Dong asked if he was all right.
• Xu Tinglan summoned a torrential rain with Sea-Summoning Mountain-Fixing to recover his Soul Power and heal while Ma Xiaotao struggled to keep up.
• Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire slipped out of control, and she transformed into an Evil Phoenix while declaring that she could not lose for Shrek.