Chapter Summaries

Xu Sanshi and He Caitou faced Zhengtian Academy’s Yu Mengdi and Yang Yifan in a two-on-two match. Their bizarre body swap let He Caitou knock Yu Mengdi out of the arena, and Xu Sanshi then stunned Yang Yifan to secure Shrek’s victory.

• Xu Sanshi learned that Zhengtian Academy had sent Yu Mengdi, a Soul King with a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring, and Yang Yifan, an agility-type Soul Ancestor.
• After the match began, Xu Sanshi and He Caitou used their abilities to swap bodies and charged toward the spectator stands.
• Xu Sanshi leaped out of the arena, leaving Yu Mengdi in his body on Zhengtian Academy’s side.
• He Caitou struck Yu Mengdi with his Long-handled War Hammer and knocked her out of the arena.
• Xu Sanshi used Xuanming Shock to hit Yang Yifan on the head, knocking him unconscious and eliminating both Zhengtian Academy contestants.

Xu Sanshi and He Caitou’s calculated surprise attack won Shrek the first two-versus-two match against Zhengtian Academy. Huo Yuhao and Beibei then entered the second match against Ye Wuqing and Yan Er, while Ye Wuqing wrongly believed he had figured out Shrek’s strategy.

• Huo Yuhao explained that Xu Sanshi and He Caitou had targeted the opposing Soul King with a surprise attack, and Wang Yan acknowledged the tactic’s risks.
• Xu Sanshi pressed the referee to announce Shrek’s victory, and the crowd erupted as Yu Mengdi realized she had been tricked.
• Ye Wuqing’s team reeled from losing two fighters in under ten seconds, and Ye Wuqing braced himself for Shrek’s next match.
• Huo Yuhao and Beibei took the stage, leading Ye Wuqing to assume Shrek was saving Xiao Xiao because it feared a direct confrontation.
• The referee introduced Huo Yuhao, Beibei, and Zhengtian Academy’s Yan Er, whom Huo Yuhao recognized as a level forty-six power-attack specialist.

Huo Yuhao helped Beibei unleash a devastating thunder sword against Zhengtian Academy’s Ye Wuqing and Yan Er, forcing the referee to intervene. Shrek won the two-versus-two match and the overall contest.

• Ye Wuqing introduced himself as Zhengtian Academy’s captain and faced Huo Yuhao and Beibei in the match.
• Huo Yuhao drank from a wine flask and placed his hand on Beibei’s shoulder as Beibei summoned a massive storm and thunder sword.
• Beibei sent the lightning sword at Ye Wuqing and Yan Er, and the referee transformed into his Alligator Scale Turtle Martial Soul Avatar to shield them.
• The thunder sword battered the referee’s shell and scorched the competition platform, while Ye Wuqing and Yan Er were saved from the attack.
• The referee declared Shrek the winner of the two-versus-two match and the overall contest.

Shrek’s Beibei defeated Ye Wuqing with a shocking lightning attack, intensifying the other academies’ fear of Shrek’s strength. After the first three tournament rounds, Ma Xiaotao recovered and Wang Yan prepared the team for its next match, while the Sun Moon Academy selected Xiao Hongchen to lead an exchange visit to Shrek.

• Beibei returned from defeating Ye Wuqing, and Huo Yuhao told Xu Sanshi he could not create a water-attributed sword move for him.
• The Star Luo Emperor ordered his guards to investigate Beibei and Shrek’s Reserve Team, while Xiao Hongchen and the Sun Moon team questioned how Shrek’s members could be so powerful.
• Ma Rulong told Xiao Hongchen that Sun Moon Academy had accepted Shrek’s invitation for an exchange visit and appointed him to lead the team.
• Meng Hongchen resolved not to miss Huo Yuhao during the exchange, fearing someone else might win his affection.
• After the first three tournament rounds, Ma Xiaotao recovered, and Wang Yan thanked Huo Yuhao before leading the team toward its next match.

Ma Xiaotao returned to Shrek Team’s lineup for its Individual Competition against North Shore Soul Tool Master Academy, eager to prove herself despite her recent injuries and growing resentment. Huo Yuhao allowed her to compete, leaving her to face the match with her stagnant evil fire still troubling her.

• The Star Luo Emperor noticed Ma Xiaotao’s return and questioned why Dai Yueheng had died so completely in the bandit attack.
• Ma Xiaotao insisted to Wang Yan that she was ready to contribute to Shrek Team by competing.
• Huo Yuhao agreed that Ma Xiaotao could fight, treating the weak opponent as a warm-up.
• Ma Xiaotao kept her unstable evil fire and pent-up frustration to herself, determined to vent them in the match.
• Huo Yuhao focused on his goals of obtaining the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone and the library materials promised by Yan Shaozhe.

Ma Xiaotao entered Shrek’s Individual Competition match against Mo Yu of North Shore Soul Tool Master Academy, her resentment toward Huo Yuhao and her teacher intensifying her evil-fire aura. She revealed her Soul Emperor strength and charged through Mo Yu’s opening attacks, while Mo Yu fired her fully charged Concentrated Soul Tool Cannon.

• Wang Yan sent the recently recovered Ma Xiaotao to compete and warned her not to reveal too much of her strength.
• Mo Yu questioned whether Huo Yuhao was Shrek’s captain and taunted Ma Xiaotao by claiming she was inferior to the Reserve Team.
• Mo Yu took to the air with Folding Wings and fired four Scorching Rays while charging a Concentrated Soul Tool Cannon.
• Huo Yuhao and He Caitou explained Mo Yu’s Soul Tool tactics and discussed Huo Yuhao’s skill as a Sixth-Rank Soul Tool Master.
• Ma Xiaotao revealed six Spirit Rings, absorbed the Scorching Rays with her Phoenix flames, and flew at Mo Yu as Mo Yu unleashed her charged cannon.

Ma Xiaotao’s attack severed Mo Yu’s hand after Mo Yu conceded, and You Huo confronted her in the next match. You Huo unleashed a life-consuming Ghost Fire technique, leaving the fight poised to begin in earnest.

• Mo Yu conceded, but Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Sky Howl Strike struck before she stopped, vaporizing Mo Yu’s right hand as the referee pulled her aside.
• The North Shore captain accused Ma Xiaotao of attacking after Mo Yu surrendered, then carried Mo Yu away and said he would no longer endure for his parents.
• The captain introduced himself as You Huo and entered the next match against Ma Xiaotao, who dismissed him as a mere Soul King.
• You Huo released his Ghost Fire martial soul and used his fifth Spirit Skill, spreading cold black flames while his body withered as fuel.

You Huo’s Ghost Fire triggered the unstable evil fire within Ma Xiaotao, transforming her Evil Fire Phoenix into the Fallen Phoenix. The transformed Ma Xiaotao attacked You Huo as Xuan Zi sensed the change and rushed toward the Arena.

• You Huo blamed Ma Xiaotao for Mo Yu’s injury and unleashed his Ghost Fire, intent on making her pay despite knowing he was outmatched.
• Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Flame scattered the Ghost Fire, but its sinister aura and mind-burning power intensified the evil fire within her.
• Huo Yuhao realized the Ghost Fire was provoking Ma Xiaotao’s unstable martial soul, while her spiritual suppression collapsed.
• Ma Xiaotao transformed into a black Fallen Phoenix with violet eyes, and Xuan Zi sensed her change from a roast chicken shop and vanished.
• Ma Xiaotao swung her black-flame-wreathed hand and sent a small black phoenix streaking toward You Huo.

Ma Xiaotao's black-flame mutation turned her into a deadly threat after she killed You Huo and attacked Wang Yan. Xuan Zi subdued her, but her dark Ultimate Fire and altered cultivation left Shrek fearing she might become an Evil Soul Master.

• Ma Xiaotao's black phoenix pierced You Huo's chest, and black flames consumed him as Wang Yan rushed onto the stage.
• Ma Xiaotao attacked Wang Yan, but Huo Yuhao intercepted her black phoenix with a soul cannon blast.
• Xuan Zi broke through the Soul Guidance Shield, knocked Ma Xiaotao unconscious, and tried to suppress her flames.
• Xuan Zi explained that You Huo's darkness had mutated Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix, pushing her cultivation past level seventy and risking her transformation into an Evil Soul Master.
• Huo Yuhao recognized that You Huo's presence had changed the expected course of events, while Mo Yu fainted after seeing You Huo's death.

After North Shore conceded, Shrek struggled with Ma Xiaotao’s dangerous black flames and arranged to bring in a healer before returning to the academy. At Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy, Old Ma discussed the match and turned the team’s attention to Huo Yuhao’s performance.

• The North Shore Battle Team conceded, and the Star Luo Emperor watched Shrek leave while a gray-robed spectator fixated on Ma Xiaotao’s black flames.
• Xuan Zi told Wang Yan that he could not stabilize Ma Xiaotao’s evil energy and injuries well enough to take her back to the academy immediately.
• Xuan Zi arranged for Immortal Doctor Douluo Wang Xian'er to return to Star Luo City and temporarily stabilize Ma Xiaotao, while he sealed her body and the others waited.
• Old Ma told the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy students that Ma Xiaotao’s mutation resembled the influence of Evil Soul Masters and the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Old Ma asked the students what they had noticed about Huo Yuhao’s performance.

Old Ma and Ma Rulong reasoned that Huo Yuhao was secretly a Soul Engineer with a powerful, mutated ice-attribute Beast Martial Soul and exceptional physical strength. Old Ma concluded that Huo Yuhao used a Spiritual Attribute skill to conceal his Spirit Rings and disguise his presence in the Land of Extreme North.

• Ma Rulong pointed out that Huo Yuhao had used a fifth-class Blast Cannon instinctively during the Shrek student's attack, suggesting he was familiar with Soul Tools.
• Old Ma proposed that Huo Yuhao was a Soul Engineer whose rapid cultivation was supported by great talent and rare medicines, and speculated that he had a powerful Beast Martial Soul.
• Ma Rulong recalled Huo Yuhao's fight with An Leng Ye and Fei Yu Yan and noted that Huo Yuhao had suppressed their Ice Bear and Fire Tiger Martial Souls.
• Old Ma argued that Huo Yuhao's strength and ability to handle the Blast Cannon showed extraordinary physical power associated with a Beast Martial Soul.
• Old Ma questioned Meng Hongchen about the Ten-Thousand-Year Iceflame Birds and concluded that Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Attribute skill had frightened them, concealed him, and hidden his Spirit Rings.

Old Ma theorized that Huo Yuhao’s unusual Martial Soul and Soul Tool talent made him a planned Shrek trump card, while a cultist reported finding the Holy Maiden among Shrek’s students. Shrek advanced undefeated to the Elimination Tournament, where they learned their Round of 16 opponent would be Douling Royal Academy.

• Old Ma explained how Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Attribute and mutated Beast Martial Soul could aid his cultivation and Soul Tool talent, and the Sun Moon team praised his deductions while Meng Hongchen remained doubtful.
• A cloaked cultist reported to the Cult Leader that a Shrek female student emitted pure darkness; the Cult Leader ordered an Offering Elder to retrieve the Holy Maiden and told the cultist to watch her.
• Ling Luochen returned as Shrek’s next opponents surrendered, and Shrek finished first in its group with seven victories, advancing alongside Zhengtian Academy.
• During Shrek’s three-day rest, Xuan Zi sealed the Evil Qi in Ma Xiaotao, and the group awaited the Medical Immortal Douluo’s return.
• Wang Yan announced that Shrek would face Douling Royal Academy in the Round of 16, and he and He Caitou warned that its Soul Kings and skilled Soul Tool users would make it a formidable opponent.

After Ma Xiaotao’s injury left Shrek Team short of strength, Wang Yan explained the Promotion Match format and warned that Douling Royal Academy had concealed its capabilities. He named the Team Battle lineup and asked Beibei and Xu Sanshi to use their hidden abilities if needed, while Huo Yuhao teased Xiao Xiao into calling him “Brother Hao.”

• Ling Luochen asked Wang Yan why Shrek Team had drawn Douling Royal Academy, and Wang Yan explained that the academy had forfeited its final group match and advanced in second place.
• Wang Yan described the Team Battle and Individual Promotion Match format, explaining that Huo Yuhao could still win the match for Shrek Team if he defeated all seven opponents alone.
• Wang Yan asked Beibei and Xu Sanshi to reveal their hidden abilities if necessary, and both agreed.
• Wang Yan announced that Huo Yuhao, Ling Luochen, Beibei, Xu Sanshi, Qiu'er, Ning Tian, and He Caitou would fight in the Team Battle.
• Huo Yuhao teased Xiao Xiao, and she blushed before calling him “Brother Hao.”

After Qing Ya invited Shrek’s group to a top-tier auction, Wang Yan agreed to take them while arranging for Wang Dong to stay behind and watch over Ma Xiaotao. Huo Yuhao anticipated that the Ice Jade Scorpion Spirit Bone would be auctioned and resolved to pursue it.

• Wang Dong’s jealous remark about Huo Yuhao prompted Xu Sanshi to tease her about liking men, and she remembered that she was disguised as a boy.
• Wang Yan warned Huo Yuhao that the Promotion Match opponents would be stronger and urged him to conceal his exceptional talent, but Huo Yuhao promised to protect Xiao Xiao and lead Shrek to victory.
• Qing Ya delivered invitations from the Starlight Auction House to a top-tier auction, and Wang Yan explained that it would feature rare, costly items.
• After Xuan Zi agreed to watch over Ma Xiaotao, Wang Yan allowed the group to attend the auction and instructed them to avoid trouble and return promptly.
• Huo Yuhao expected the Ice Jade Scorpion Spirit Bone to appear at the auction and wanted to obtain it, while Wang Dong chose to stay behind to watch Ma Xiaotao.

Wang Yan and the Shrek group entered the Starlight Auction House’s top-tier Auction, where Qing Ya explained that Huo Yuhao’s previous sale had helped her become a Black-level Auctioneer. The group settled into a lavish private room and learned that the auction’s Light Guidance Screen had been imported from the Sun Moon Empire.

• Qing Ya welcomed Wang Yan and the Shrek group at the auction house entrance, while Xu Sanshi’s remark about her drew Jiang Nannan’s disgust.
• Xu Sanshi admitted to Wu Feng that he had wronged Jiang Nannan and still liked her, while Huo Yuhao recalled their past as a story unsuitable for children.
• Qing Ya led the group through a hidden entrance into Auction Hall One and revealed that the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife’s sale had earned her a promotion to Black-level Auctioneer.
• The group entered private room seven, where Qing Ya began explaining the top-tier Auction’s rules.
• Huo Yuhao identified the room’s display as a Light Guidance Screen from the Sun Moon Empire, and Qing Ya confirmed its origin and power source.

Huo Yuhao praised the Sun Moon Empire’s civilian soul-tool technology, prompting the others to reflect on its development. As the Starlight Auction began, Qing Ya gave Wang Yan a Sound Transmission Soul Tool and invited him to contact her.

• Qing Ya explained that the ore-powered Light Guidance Screen used weak energy suitable only for civilian soul tools.
• Huo Yuhao said the Sun Moon Empire had taken the right path by using technology to improve civilian life, and Wang Yan and Qing Ya were impressed by his insight.
• Qing Ya described the private rooms, bidding arrangements, and complimentary refreshments before sitting beside Wang Yan.
• Qing Ya asked about expanding the Starlight Auction House into Shrek City and gave Wang Yan a pair of Sound Transmission Soul Tools so they could contact each other.
• The Light Guidance Screen lit up, and the auction host announced that the top-tier Auction would present nine items in order of increasing value.

Princess Jiu Jiu opened the top-tier auction by presenting a powerful Mingde Hall Soul Tool and a set of twelve Standard Soul Cannon Shells. Huo Yuhao showed little interest in the first item but recognized the shells as useful to him as the auction continued.

• Princess Jiu Jiu introduced herself as the auctioneer, and Qing Ya explained that she was the Xing Luo Empire emperor's younger sister and the Star Luo Auction House's chief auctioneer.
• Princess Jiu Jiu presented the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, an Eighth Level Soul Tool made by Mingde Hall, and a brawny middle-aged man won it.
• He Caitou examined the blade's Core Array and remarked on its Amber Crystal Gold construction.
• Princess Jiu Jiu introduced twelve Standard Soul Cannon Shells with different attributes, explaining that they could threaten Soul Douluo-level soul masters.
• Huo Yuhao recognized the shells as Level 6 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells and decided they were just right for him.

Huo Yuhao showed how Soul Tools and soul skills could be combined to ambush even powerful soul masters, challenging Shrek’s traditional views and leaving Ling Luochen questioning her education. The group was left considering how dangerous such tactics were and whether Shrek’s instruction had serious gaps.

• He Caitou praised the ingenious Core Array carved into a Standard Soul Cannon Shell and discussed its power.
• Huo Yuhao teleported behind Xu Sanshi, placed iron blocks behind him, and demonstrated how a sudden explosion could catch a target off guard.
• Huo Yuhao explained that Jiang Nannan’s Teleport and Invincible Golden Body could make the ambush especially effective, frightening Xu Sanshi and shocking the others.
• Huo Yuhao warned that soul masters who failed to adapt to advancing Soul Tools could be overwhelmed, and Wang Yan silently thanked him.
• Ling Luochen recalled the casualties from Corpse Explosion and her recent study of Soul Tools, then questioned whether Shrek’s Inner Academy education had left her unprepared.

Huo Yuhao bought Mingde Hall’s Standard Soul Cannon Shells, while the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy reclaimed an even more powerful weapon at auction. The appearance of an Ice Jade Scorpion Spirit Bone earlier than Huo Yuhao expected left him wondering whether the auction’s finale had changed.

• Huo Yuhao bid seven hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for the Standard Soul Cannon Shells, and no one challenged his bid.
• Princess Jiu Jiu auctioned several items, including the Heaven Opening Earth Splitting Cannon, which the guest in room two bought for eight million Gold Soul Coins.
• Old Ma, Ma Rulong, and Xiao Hongchen condemned the smuggling of strategic weapons from the Sun Moon Empire, and Old Ma explained why they had reclaimed the cannon but not the shells.
• Princess Jiu Jiu presented a jade-green left arm Spirit Bone, and the Ice Empress angrily recognized it as belonging to her clan.
• Huo Yuhao recalled that the Ice Jade Scorpion Spirit Bone had been the auction’s most valuable item in the original story and wondered whether the plot had changed again.

At the Starlight Auction, Princess Jiu Jiu introduced a rare Ice Jade Scorpion Spirit Bone, and Huo Yuhao recognized that the Auction House had missed a serious flaw. After revealing his Ultimate Ice to Qing Ya, he prompted the arrival of Chief Auctioneer Xu Jiujiu to hear his warning.

• Princess Jiu Jiu introduced the roughly sixty-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion Spirit Bone and described its rarity, ice requirement, and fixed Ice Burst Technique.
• Huo Yuhao realized the Ice Empress wanted him to obtain the bone, then told Qing Ya that it had a problem.
• Huo Yuhao swore that he could explain the flaw if the Auction House kept his revelation secret, and demonstrated his Ultimate Ice.
• Qing Ya left to find someone authorized to respond, while Princess Jiu Jiu extended the viewing period by ten minutes.
• Qing Ya returned with the Starlight Auction House's Chief Auctioneer, Xu Jiujiu.