Chapter Summaries

As the Soul Master Competition began in Star Luo City, Huo Yuhao led Shrek Academy into the venue and drew the attention of the Star Luo Emperor, who judged him worth recruiting. Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy took Shrek’s young lineup as an insult and prepared to face them in the tournament.

• Ma Lao warned Xiao Hongchen to focus on Shrek Academy’s young contestants, but Xiao Hongchen declared that his only opponent was himself.
• At dawn, spectators and contestants entered Star Luo Plaza under heavy guard as the competition officially began.
• Huo Yuhao led Shrek Academy’s seven students into the venue, while Ma Xiaotao walked behind him and Zhou Yi brought up the rear.
• The Star Luo Emperor asked the Prime Minister to investigate Huo Yuhao and said the empire should win him over.
• Meng Hongchen admired Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Hongchen recorded him in his notebook while resolving to punish him if they met onstage.
• The contestants gathered before the hundred-meter competition stage, and a voice from the imperial city called for silence.

The Star Luo Emperor opened the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament, and Shrek Academy took the stage for the first elimination match against Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy. The chapter ended as both teams faced off, with spectators and rival academies reacting to Shrek’s unusually young lineup.

• Xu Jiawei welcomed the academies, declared the tournament open, and had the Prime Minister announce the elimination-round rules.
• Ma Xiaotao calmed Shrek’s Reserve Team and promised that she and Huo Yuhao would not lose the tournament.
• Huo Yuhao led Shrek’s team onto the platform to face Heavenly Spirit Battle Team, while Zhou Yi watched and resolved to claim a share of the team’s honor.
• Heavenly Spirit Battle Team was startled by Shrek’s young lineup, led by the not-yet-thirteen-year-old Huo Yuhao.
• Ma Rulong questioned whether Shrek’s young team could win, Xiao Hongchen predicted Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy would triumph, and Meng Hongchen admired Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.

Huo Yuhao faced the Heavenly Spirit Battle Team alone in the tournament’s opening elimination match. After revealing his Frost Centipede Armor and five-ring configuration, he defeated all seven opponents in an instant, leaving Shrek Academy with the victory.

• Xu Jiawei wondered why Shrek Academy had not sent its main force as the referee began the team battle.
• Huo Yuhao told Ma Xiaotao that the others should fall back and that he would fight alone, and she agreed.
• Huo Yuhao politely introduced himself to the Heavenly Spirit Battle Team and said that one person was enough to defeat them.
• Huo Yuhao revealed his armor and purple, purple, black, black, black soul rings, shocking Xu Jiawei and the other spectators.
• Huo Yuhao struck all seven opponents with Ice Haze Fist—Sevenfold Combo, freezing them and winning the match.

Huo Yuhao defeated the Heavenly Spirit Battle Team with a single rapid attack, then won them over with his courtesy. As Shrek Academy settled into the rest area, Xiao Hongchen resolved to challenge Huo Yuhao and trust in his Soul Tools.

• Huo Yuhao froze and incapacitated all seven members of the Heavenly Spirit Battle Team with a flurry of punches, ending the match without seriously injuring them.
• Huo Yuhao freed the opposing team, helped their captain up, and accepted the team’s friendship after they acknowledged their defeat.
• Xu Jiawei praised Huo Yuhao’s strength and humility, then considered having Jiujiu approach him and preparing a greeting gift.
• Huo Yuhao joined the Shrek Academy group in the rest area and privately viewed the new friendships as a way to gather Fortune.
• Meng Hongchen admired Huo Yuhao, while Xiao Hongchen called him a hypocrite and resolved to defeat him with his Soul Tools.

Ma Lao restored the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team's confidence by explaining how they could counter Huo Yuhao, while Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu watched him with resentment and uncertainty. After Shrek advanced, Huo Yuhao trained between matches, then secretly spent the night with Ma Xiaotao before entering Zhou Yi's room under the influence of his golden eyes.

• Ma Lao told the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team to keep Huo Yuhao at a distance and bombard him, and Ma Rulong rallied the team to face Shrek.
• Dai Huabin watched Huo Yuhao with hatred, while Zhu Lu worried about Dai Huabin's declining standing and privately considered her connection to Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao noticed Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, contemplated their changed circumstances, and turned his attention toward Zhou Yi.
• Shrek Academy advanced to the round-robin stage, and Huo Yuhao trained with Ice and Fire Body Tempering and Annihilation Body Tempering during the three-day break.
• Wei Na saw Ma Xiaotao enter Huo Yuhao's room and watched through the door crack, then stayed outside for hours.
• Huo Yuhao left Ma Xiaotao sleeping, knocked on Zhou Yi's door, and used the golden light in his eyes to make her let him into her room.

The round-robin stage began, and Shrek Academy drew the Dou Ling Empire's Nuohua Advanced Soul Master Academy for its first match. Ma Xiaotao drew the two-two-three format, and Jin Qiuer volunteered to compete first.

• Huo Yuhao led Shrek Academy into the arena to loud cheers after his astonishing performance in the elimination stage.
• The sixty-seven remaining teams were divided into groups, with Shrek Academy placed in a group of eight and given a spacious rest area.
• The host announced Shrek Academy's first opponent, Nuohua Advanced Soul Master Academy, and called both captains to draw the match format.
• Ma Xiaotao represented Shrek Academy as captain and drew a blue ball, setting the match format as two-two-three.
• Jin Qiuer stepped forward and volunteered to take the first match.

Jin Qiuer and Xiao Xiao entered Shrek Academy’s round-robin match against Nuohua Academy, but Jin Qiuer overwhelmed both opponents before Xiao Xiao could contribute. The chapter ended with Nuohua conceding and Xiao Xiao responding with a bewildered “Gah-gah.”

• Jin Qiuer volunteered to lead Shrek Academy’s first match, and Wang Dong urged Xiao Xiao to support her with control.
• Jin Qiuer and Xiao Xiao faced Nuohua’s Wode and Xu Ke, whose team expected to defeat them and force Shrek to send its main force in a later round.
• Wode charged Jin Qiuer while Xu Ke fired two Soul Guidance Cannon shots, but Jin Qiuer emerged unharmed and struck Wode into Xu Ke.
• Jin Qiuer threw her Golden Dragon Spear into the arena beside Wode and Xu Ke, making them concede the match.
• Xiao Xiao wondered why she had been brought along to control the opponents, then made a “Gah-gah” sound.

Jin Qiuer led Shrek Academy to victory in the first match, and Huo Yuhao and Wei Na entered the second match against Nova Team. Huo Yuhao revealed his five-ring Frost Centipede Martial Soul, and the battle began with Tu Xijun moving to stop his attack on Taylor.

• Jin Qiuer defeated Nova Team in the first match, earning cheers from the audience before she left the arena with Xiao Xiao.
• Tu Xijun chose to fight Shrek Academy's second match alongside Taylor, while Shrek sent Huo Yuhao and Wei Na.
• Tu Xijun and Taylor introduced themselves, and Huo Yuhao declared that his armor was only one form of his martial soul.
• Huo Yuhao summoned his five-ring Mutated Frost Centipede Martial Soul, shocking Tu Xijun and the audience.
• Taylor charged her Soul Guidance Cannon at Huo Yuhao and Wei Na, so Huo Yuhao ordered the Frost Centipede to interrupt her.
• Tu Xijun used spiritual power to try to stop the Frost Centipede.

Tu Xijun and Taylor tried to stop Huo Yuhao with spirit attacks and Soul Tools, but Huo Yuhao easily overpowered Tu Xijun in close combat. As he absorbed her Fortune and phoenix qi, Tu Xijun began doubting her strength.

• Tu Xijun used Fox's Interference on Huo Yuhao, but he silently dissolved the attack and Taylor failed to stop the Mutated Frost Centipede Martial Soul.
• Tu Xijun ordered Taylor to restrain the centipede while she charged Huo Yuhao and Wei Na with a thin sword-type Soul Tool.
• Wei Na silently retreated as Tu Xijun reached Huo Yuhao, who calmly met her attack with an ice-covered fist and knocked her sword away.
• Huo Yuhao struck Tu Xijun with an uppercut, then landed two more punches while the Visualization White Tiger and Visualization Black Tortoise tried to absorb her Fortune and phoenix qi.
• Huo Yuhao told Tu Xijun not to hold back because he was young, while she grew furious and began doubting her own strength.

Huo Yuhao used a string of attacks and concealed substances to defeat Tu Xijun in the tournament match. The referee awarded Shrek Academy the victory, giving it two consecutive wins in the first round-robin match.

• Huo Yuhao struggled to drain Tu Xijun’s phoenix energy while the Mutated Frost Centipede Martial Soul restrained Taylor.
• Huo Yuhao changed tactics, and his Fortune caused Tu Xijun’s sword strike to miss so he could attack her again.
• Huo Yuhao secretly drove Pink Lady poison gas and Aphrodisiac Nutmeg secretions into Tu Xijun with his punches, making her lose the will to resist.
• Tu Xijun collapsed, and Huo Yuhao withdrew his fist after obtaining more than half of what he wanted.
• The referee announced Shrek Academy’s victory, securing its second consecutive win in the first round-robin match.

After Shrek Academy won its match, Huo Yuhao returned to the hotel with Ma Xiaotao and Wei Na, while the other teams began considering how to counter him. Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire led her and Huo Yuhao to become intimate, Wei Na joined them, and Ling Luochen discovered the three together.

• Tu Xijun left the arena with Taylor, while the remaining Nova Team members stayed to watch matches and scout their opponents.
• Jin Qiuer took Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Jiang Nannan sightseeing, while Huo Yuhao returned to the hotel with Ma Xiaotao and Wei Na.
• Ling Luochen thanked Huo Yuhao and Wei Na for helping Shrek Academy win, and Ma Xiaotao urged her to focus on recovering.
• Ma Xiaotao entered Huo Yuhao’s room and asked him to help with her Evil Fire, then Wei Na arrived and joined them.
• Ling Luochen followed strange sounds to Huo Yuhao’s room and saw Huo Yuhao, Ma Xiaotao, and Wei Na together.

As Shrek Academy prepared for the second round of the round-robin, Huo Yuhao took the team to the Star Luo Empire’s largest Auction House, where Xu Jiawei had expedited their approval. The team entered the underground venue, ready to see what the auction held.

• Jin Qiuer and Wang Dong accused Huo Yuhao of leaving puddles outside his room, while Xiao Xiao defended him and Jiang Nannan watched their bickering.
• Shrek Academy’s team relaxed after the first round of the round-robin, while Xu San Shi grew jealous of Wang Dong’s closeness with Jiang Nannan and the other girls.
• Huo Yuhao led the team out at night for a team-building event at the Auction House, leaving Zhou Yi behind.
• The team entered the unassuming building and descended a red-carpeted staircase to the underground Auction House.
• The group completed registration and received number plates after Huo Yuhao’s application had been approved that day through Xu Jiawei’s favor.

Huo Yuhao and the Shrek Academy group entered Starlight Auction House for a soul tool auction, where he secretly held the academy’s activity funds and credit certificate. The auction began as Huo Yuhao spotted Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu among the bidders and Qing Ya took the stage.

• The etiquette attendant explained that the group would attend a rank-four auction featuring soul tools, prompting Wang Dong and Jin Qiuer to briefly threaten to leave.
• Huo Yuhao reminded Wang Dong and Jin Qiuer that no one would reimburse them, while keeping Shrek Academy’s 100,000 Gold Soul Coins and credit certificate secret in his pocket.
• The group received white masks and sat in the last row of Hall Number Twelve, where Huo Yuhao noticed Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu seated near the front.
• The auction began, and Xu San Shi stared at Qing Ya as she walked onto the stage to host.

Huo Yuhao won the cursed Soul Devouring Engraving Knife at the auction for one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, while Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu bought several Soul Tools. He left with the knife, planning to test whether Ultimate Ice could suppress its curse or give it to Dean Qian Duoduo if the test failed.

• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu bought eight Soul Tools, then won a Class 4 Milk Bottle for twenty-three thousand Gold Soul Coins on credit.
• The Shrek Academy group bought no Soul Tools, and Huo Yuhao waited for the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife.
• The auction house did not offer the Ice Attribute Class 5 Soul Tool and instead presented the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife as the final lot.
• Huo Yuhao bid one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and won the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife without competition.
• Ma Xiaotao asked whether the knife was dangerous, and Huo Yuhao said he would test it with Ultimate Ice or give it to Dean Qian Duoduo.

After the auction, Huo Yuhao confronted Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, then watched Zhou Yi arrive badly wounded with a warning about Duke White Tiger's Mansion. The chapter ended as a blade pierced Zhou Yi's neck before she could finish speaking.

• Zhu Lu was briefly captivated by Huo Yuhao, but Dai Huabin recognized him and grew furious; Zhu Lu stopped Dai Huabin from confronting him because of the coming match.
• Huo Yuhao revealed in his thoughts that he had drugged Zhu Lu with a miniature Aphrodisiac Nutmeg vengeful spirit.
• A wounded Zhou Yi rushed through the crowd to Shrek Academy's group, drawing alarm from the onlookers and delight from Dai Huabin.
• Zhou Yi grabbed Ma Xiaotao and began warning her to beware Duke White Tiger's Mansion, but a cold blade pierced Zhou Yi's neck.

Zhou Yi was murdered in the street, and Ma Xiaotao identified Duke White Tiger's Mansion as responsible. Huo Yuhao joined Shrek Academy's challenge against the mansion, volunteering to lead the charge.

• An unseen attacker pierced Zhou Yi's throat; Huo Yuhao caught her body, secretly took her soul, and sealed the corpse in ice.
• Ma Xiaotao released her Soul Saint aura and attacked a suspected killer, who revealed the Heavenly Crippled Earth Sunflower martial soul before escaping.
• Dai Huabin recognized the killer's martial soul as Eunuch's and fled toward Duke White Tiger's Mansion, while Zhu Lu ran to warn her family.
• A City Defense Army Soul Saint arrived, but Ma Xiaotao named Duke White Tiger's Mansion as the culprit and ordered Shrek Academy to go there.
• Huo Yuhao flew after Ma Xiaotao and volunteered to lead the charge against Duke White Tiger's Mansion.

The Duchess confirmed that Shrek Academy had suffered heavy losses in the Ming Dou Mountain Range and ordered the news spread across Star Luo City while seeking to recruit the escaped Death God Messenger. The chapter ended with news that Zhou Yi had been murdered by someone using a martial soul resembling Eunuch Gao’s, prompting the Duchess to suspect a plot against her.

• The Duchess dismissed a report about Shrek Academy’s losses as fake until her subordinate verified that several team members were missing or injured.
• The Duchess concluded that four Main Team members had died and one Reserve Team member had gone missing, then identified the escaped Death God Messenger as the likely source of the news.
• The Duchess ordered her subordinate to find Death God Messenger and invite him to work for her, and to spread the intelligence throughout Star Luo City.
• A guard reported that Zhou Yi had been murdered in the street by someone suspected of wielding the Heavenly Crippled Earth Sunflower martial soul.
• The Duchess feared Eunuch Gao might be alive and that someone was framing her, so she summoned the duke’s mansion’s senior members and ordered a letter sent to His Majesty.

After Zhou Yi's death, Huo Yuhao led Shrek Academy members toward Duke White Tiger's Mansion, but Star Luo City's guards blocked them. He confronted a Titled Douluo who intervened, and the chapter ended with Huo Yuhao unleashing poisonous mist after declaring he would fight for Shrek's dignity.

• Huo Yuhao led Ma Xiaotao and the others toward the city gates, where a guard stopped them on orders from Xu Jiawei.
• Huo Yuhao threatened the guard and activated his soul rings, but a Titled Douluo appeared and challenged him.
• Huo Yuhao used Frost Centipede Armor to disperse the old man's pressure, then attacked the guard before the old man intervened.
• Huo Yuhao dodged the old man's slap and declared that Shrek would kill anyone who became its enemy.
• Huo Yuhao named Mu En, Xuan Zi, and Yan Shaozhe as his seniors, then unleashed his fourth soul skill, Poison Like a Raging Tide, as the old man tried to stop him.

Huo Yuhao and Shrek Academy’s companions fought Star Luo Empire Guardian Douluo Cheng Gang at the city gate, where Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao combined ice and fire to defeat him. Huo Yuhao prepared to finish Cheng Gang, but an unseen voice intervened and asked him to show mercy.

• Huo Yuhao’s poisonous fog threatened the soldiers at the city gate, so Cheng Gang used his Soul Power to contain it as Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, Xu San Shi, Wang Dong, Jin Qiuer, and the others joined the fight.
• Cheng Gang revealed himself as Star Luo Empire’s Guardian Douluo and dismissed the Shrek Academy group as juniors, while Huo Yuhao challenged his claim to strength.
• Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao combined their dragon, phoenix, ice, and fire powers in a combination skill, and Huo Yuhao froze Cheng Gang briefly with Absolute Zero Freeze.
• Huo Yuhao’s Dragon Soaring Phoenix Flight Strike blasted Cheng Gang into a pit, leaving him badly injured and defeated.
• Huo Yuhao threatened to kill Cheng Gang, but an anxious voice called out and asked him to show mercy.

Huo Yuhao stopped short of killing Cheng Gang after Imperial Princess Xu Jiujiu apologized and promised Star Luo Empire would investigate the murder of a Shrek Academy teacher. Xu Jiujiu then learned the suspected killer was the Duchess of Duke White Tiger's Mansion, leaving her and Man Yi to pursue the case.

• Xu Jiujiu arrived with Man Yi and apologized to Huo Yuhao, persuading him to spare Cheng Gang.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to let Star Luo Empire investigate, then carried Ma Xiaotao and returned into Star Luo City with the others.
• Man Yi questioned why Xu Jiujiu had not let her attack, and Xu Jiujiu explained the danger of provoking Shrek Academy and its allies.
• Xu Jiujiu told Man Yi that the suspected killer had a Heavenly Crippled Earth Sunflower martial soul and had accompanied the Duchess to Duke White Tiger's Mansion.
• Xu Jiujiu and Man Yi set out for Duke White Tiger's Mansion to find the killer and handle the matter for the empire.