Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao warned Xu Jiujiu that the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone could only be safely absorbed by an Ultimate Ice soul master, prompting her to report the danger to the Star Luo Emperor. The Emperor learned of the Spirit Bone’s unusual requirements, while the auction house faced the prospect of buying it back to protect its reputation.

• Xu Jiujiu questioned Huo Yuhao about the Spirit Bone and probed him about his Twin Martial Souls, learning that he had Ultimate Ice and a Spiritual Attribute.
• Huo Yuhao revealed his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion spine bone and warned Xu Jiujiu that anyone without Ultimate Ice who absorbed the Left Arm Bone risked severe backlash or death.
• Xu Jiujiu hurried away to address the danger, and Huo Yuhao suggested that the auction house buy back the Spirit Bone rather than risk selling it.
• Xu Jiujiu told the Star Luo Emperor what Huo Yuhao had said, and he remarked on the Ice Jade Scorpions’ unusual fusion requirements.

The Star Luo Emperor concluded that Huo Yuhao was seeking the royal family’s support for revenge against the Duchess’s branch and decided to repay his favor. At the auction, the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone sold for thirty million Gold Soul Coins, and the grand finale appeared to be something Huo Yuhao had thought should no longer exist.

• Xu Jiujiu described Huo Yuhao as unusually talented and perceptive, and the Star Luo Emperor reasoned that he planned to avenge his mother and reclaim his place in the White Tiger family.
• The Star Luo Emperor decided the Star Luo Royal Family would accept Huo Yuhao’s goodwill and personally handle the matter after the auction.
• Bidders drove the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone’s price to thirty million Gold Soul Coins, and the sale was confirmed.
• Princess Jiu Jiu introduced the grand finale by revealing a gemstone-studded wooden tray with rippling air above it.
• Huo Yuhao recognized the item and reacted with shock because he had already taken the Snow Empress.

Princess Jiu Jiu revealed that the auction’s finale was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo captured during its transformation into a human, capable of yielding a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring and Soul Bone or potentially granting a martial soul. Huo Yuhao wondered who the mysterious seller was and marveled that they had captured another such treasure despite his having already taken Snow Empress.

• Huo Yuhao asked Snow Empress whether she had a twin sister, and Ice Empress said that was impossible.
• Princess Jiu Jiu explained that the mass of airflow was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo imprisoned in the Rank 9 Soul Tool God Conferring Platform.
• Princess Jiu Jiu revealed that the Embryo could provide a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring and Soul Bone and might even grant a martial soul if directly absorbed.
• Huo Yuhao questioned how the mysterious seller had captured another Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo and complained that their luck seemed greater than his.
• Princess Jiu Jiu announced a thirty-minute viewing period before the final auction began and said bidders could pay with collateral.

The Star Luo Emperor visited Shrek Academy and offered the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone to the academy if it won the tournament, which Huo Yuhao accepted. Afterward, he and Princess Jiu Jiu discussed a scheme to obtain Mingde Hall Soul Tools and delay Xiao Hongchen’s attempt to fuse with the Embryo.

• The Star Luo Emperor arrived at Shrek Academy’s auction room and thanked Huo Yuhao for warning the Starlight Auction House about the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone.
• The Star Luo Emperor offered the Spirit Bone to Shrek Academy if it won the tournament, and Huo Yuhao accepted his goodwill.
• The Star Luo Emperor and Princess Jiu Jiu went to VIP Room One, where she reported that Mingde Hall had begun selling them Soul Tools for cash and reduced handling fees.
• The Star Luo Emperor ordered Princess Jiu Jiu to send the Soul Tools to the research institute and planned to issue a treasure-seizure mission against Mingde Hall three months after the auction.

Xiao Hongchen won the Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast Embryo at the Starlight Auction for 150 million Gold Soul Coins, while rival factions began plotting to discover where it would be taken. The Star Luo Emperor secretly arranged the sale as a gift for the Mingde Hall Master and departed through a hidden passage.

• Huo Yuhao watched the bidding without joining in, since he had no money and did not need the Embryo.
• Xiao Hongchen bid 150 million Gold Soul Coins, driving the other bidders away, and told Old Ma to take the Embryo to Mingde Hall through secret channels.
• In Private Room Number Three, the Big-Headed Man used his power to control an auctioneer and ordered her to find out who had made the winning bid.
• The Star Luo Emperor learned that Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy had won the Embryo and called it a gift for the Mingde Hall Master before leaving through a secret passage.

Long Xiaoyao lured Xuan Zi away from Star Luo City while a black-robed figure abducted Ma Xiaotao from the Star Emperor Hotel. Huo Yuhao sensed an Evil Soul Master fleeing east and pursued, telling the others to find Elder Xuan.

• Long Xiaoyao contacted Xuan Zi at a roast chicken shop and summoned him to a small woods outside West City.
• Wang Dong found a note reading “Welcome the Holy Maiden back to her place” and discovered that Ma Xiaotao had been abducted.
• Wang Dong alerted the Shrek group, and Huo Yuhao flew to the hotel roof to search for Ma Xiaotao.
• Electrolux sensed an evil aura fleeing east, and Huo Yuhao realized the Holy Spirit Cult had likely lured Xuan Zi away.
• Huo Yuhao pursued the fleeing Evil Soul Master and told the others to find Elder Xuan.

After Ma Xiaotao was abducted by an Evil Soul Master, Huo Yuhao pursued the fleeing captors while Shrek’s team searched for Elder Xuan. An ambush by a Soul Saint forced Huo Yuhao to turn and attack, leaving Ma Xiaotao’s rescue uncertain.

• Wang Yan stopped Qiu'er and the others from chasing Huo Yuhao, and Beibei organized a search for Elder Xuan and called for reinforcements.
• Huo Yuhao followed Ilyas’s directions while two black-clad men detected him and secretly followed.
• Huo Yuhao spotted a distant figure fleeing beyond Star Luo City and accelerated after them.
• An Evil Soul Master ambushed Huo Yuhao from below with a blood-red claw, and Huo Yuhao identified the attacker as a Soul Saint.
• Huo Yuhao turned to fight the ambusher and unleashed his Ice Meteor Spirit Skill.

Huo Yuhao pursued the Wraith Evil Soul Master who had abducted Ma Xiaotao and encountered a Vampire Soul Saint sent to cover the escape. Huo Yuhao attacked with his Peerless Sword Skill, forcing the Vampire Soul Saint to reveal his Martial Soul Avatar.

• A Vampire Soul Saint intercepted Huo Yuhao and revealed that his martial soul was the Vampire.
• Huo Yuhao unleashed Snow Dance Shining Sunlight, concealing himself and his aura in a blizzard.
• The Vampire Soul Saint explained through his thoughts that he had guarded the Wraith Evil Soul Master, who had kidnapped Ma Xiaotao and fled toward the outskirts.
• Huo Yuhao concealed himself with Snow Concealment, drank from his flask, and attacked with a Peerless Sword Skill.
• The Vampire Soul Saint roared and transformed into his five-meter-tall Martial Soul Avatar.

Huo Yuhao fought the Vampire Soul Saint, whose Blood Refinement Great Art empowered him with attacks approaching Soul Douluo strength. Huo Yuhao destroyed his blood saber and struck with divine lightning, but the Vampire Soul Saint sacrificed blood qi to escape as crimson bats, leaving Huo Yuhao unable to stop every one.

• The Vampire Soul Saint used Blood Cocoon Cage to defend against Huo Yuhao’s Frost Sword Qi, then transformed into a larger form and attacked with Blood Flame Slash.
• Huo Yuhao met the Vampire Soul Saint’s blood saber with A Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate, but his golden sword light shattered before he destroyed the saber’s remains with his enlarged Eight-Sided Han Sword.
• Huo Yuhao summoned lightning with Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art and launched a Thunderous Giant Sword at the Vampire Soul Saint.
• The Vampire Soul Saint used Blood Refinement Dismemberment Great Art to explode into crimson bats and flee, while Huo Yuhao’s lightning destroyed most of them and some escaped.

Long Xiaoyao lured Xuan Zi away from Star Luo City while Evil Soul Masters abducted Ma Xiaotao. Huo Yuhao fought the kidnappers but failed to stop Ma Xiaotao from being taken, and the Big-Headed Man recognized him as a remarkable find.

• Xuan Zi met Long Xiaoyao in the Small Woods, where Long Xiaoyao asked about Mu En and then departed after remarking on Shrek's new talent.
• Xuan Zi realized Long Xiaoyao had distracted him, returned to the Star Emperor Hotel, and learned from Wang Yan that Evil Soul Masters had taken Ma Xiaotao east while Huo Yuhao pursued them.
• Huo Yuanyao fought a Vampire Soul Saint, but the Evil Soul Master escaped beyond Ilyas's ability to track, leaving Ma Xiaotao captured.
• The Big-Headed Man and the thick-armed man watched Huo Yuhao's battle and marveled at his strength despite his young age.

Huo Yuhao reported that Evil Soul Masters had abducted Ma Xiaotao, while two hidden men from the Original Body Sect recognized his unusual abilities and decided to alert their sect master. Back at Star Luo City, Shrek’s group examined a note welcoming the return of a “Holy Maiden” and feared Ma Xiaotao’s martial-soul mutation was tied to the abduction.

• The Big-Headed Man deduced that Huo Yuhao possessed an Original Martial Soul in his eyes and a second martial soul, and the Thick-Armed Man agreed he was a rare talent.
• Xuan Zi arrived, learned that Evil Soul Masters had abducted Ma Xiaotao, and was told that both attackers had escaped.
• Huang Jinxu offered to alert the Star Luo Empire and arrange a search, while Xuan Zi took Huo Yuhao back to Star Luo City.
• The Big-Headed Man and the Thick-Armed Man emerged after the others left and chose to return to the Original Body Sect to notify the sect master about Huo Yuhao.
• At the Star Emperor Hotel, Xuan Zi and the Shrek group discussed a note welcoming the Holy Maiden’s return, and Wang Yan worried that Ma Xiaotao’s martial-soul mutation could lead to disaster.

After Ma Xiaotao was abducted, Huo Yuhao realized he needed a stronger trump card and tried fusing his two martial souls. He discovered that Top-Grade Fine Wine could make them fuse, and the chapter ended as a powerful aura erupted from him.

• Xuan Zi left to report Ma Xiaotao's abduction to the Sea God Pavilion, while Wang Yan stayed behind to oversee Shrek's team.
• Huo Yuhao worried that his Peerless Sword Skill might not be enough against powerful enemies and decided to seek a way to raise his strength quickly.
• Huo Yuhao attempted to fuse the Drunken Sword Immortal and Ice God Eyes, but an invisible barrier kept their powers apart.
• Huo Yuhao remembered the Drunken God Curse and exchanged 1,000 Drunken Intent for Top-Grade Fine Wine.
• Huo Yuhao drank the wine, causing his two martial soul energies to fuse as a powerful aura erupted from him.

Shrek Academy prepared to face Fighting Spirit Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy in the Round of 16, with Xiao Xiao replacing He Caitou. Huo Yuhao led Shrek onto the stage, where the opposing captain greeted them before the match began.

• Wang Yan led Shrek to Star Luo Square, where the crowd gathered to watch the Round of 16 opening match against Fighting Spirit Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen discussed Ma Xiaotao's reported martial soul problem, unaware that the public explanation concealed her abduction by Evil Soul Masters.
• Huo Yuhao reassured Wang Yan that Xiao Xiao could replace He Caitou, and He Caitou said he was content to watch and study the match.
• Ling Luochen recalled that Huo Yuhao had pursued Ma Xiaotao's abductors alone and learned that one of the Evil Soul Masters had been a Soul Saint.
• Huo Yuhao led Shrek onto the stage, where the Dou Ling Battle Team captain respectfully challenged them and Huo Yuhao told him to do his best.

Shrek and the Dou Ling Battle Team revealed unusual formations for their match, and Huo Yuhao recognized the opponents’ tactic and arranged Shrek’s positions in response. The match began with Dou Ling equipping Mental Defense Soul Tools and releasing their Martial Souls.

• Huo Yuhao recalled the strengths of Dou Ling’s core fighters, including Guzhu Jian, Qian Yuan, and Xiao Feng.
• Dou Ling arranged Guzhu Jian in the center, guarded by its control fighters, while Qian Yuan and Chi Hengyu took the front.
• Huo Yuhao used Mental Detection Sharing and True Sight to inspect the formation, then positioned Ling Luochen, Xu Sanshi, Beibei, Qiu’er, Xiao Xiao, and Ning Tian around his own hidden position.
• Guzhu Jian reacted to Shrek’s formation with a subtle smile, making Huo Yuhao suspect something was wrong.
• The referee started the match and quickly left the arena as Dou Ling’s members donned Mental Defense Soul Tools and released their Martial Souls.
• Chi Hengyu summoned his massive Vajra Shield Martial Soul.

Dou Ling Academy built a fortified defense and revealed a team-powered Thunderclap Cannon, while Shrek's attempt to displace captain Guzhu Jian failed against a fourth-level Soul Tool. Huo Yuhao recognized the cannon as likely seventh-level and realized the battle had diverged from the original story.

• Chi Hengyu used his fifth spirit skill, Vajra Barrier, to create a wall of shields as Qing Feng and Tang Niuniu helped Dou Ling Academy build an earthen fortress.
• Huo Yuhao directed Xu Sanshi to use Profound Netherworld Displacement on Guzhu Jian, but a deep-blue barrier blocked the attack.
• Guzhu Jian revealed the Universe Shift Armor and taunted Shrek before summoning a cannon and connecting it to his teammates with wires.
• The Dou Ling Battle Team gathered all seven members' Soul Power to charge the cannon, which Ma Rulong identified as an enlarged Thunderclap Cannon imitation.
• Huo Yuhao judged the cannon to be a seventh-level Soul Tool and realized that Dou Ling Academy's preparation had changed the expected course of events.

Huo Yuhao faced Dou Ling Battle Team’s charging Seventh Level Thunderclap Cannon without revealing his sword skill, instead preparing an enormous Energy Gathering Soul Tool Cannon. He left the arena poised to return their attack with his own weapon.

• Huo Yuhao recognized Dou Ling Battle Team’s plan to use the Thunderclap Cannon and told his teammates to leave the platform.
• Huo Yuhao refused Ling Luochen’s offer to stay, reminding everyone that he was Dean Qian’s Personal Disciple and a Soul Engineer.
• Beibei and the others jumped off the platform, while Xiao Xiao stayed behind Huo Yuhao as he had promised to protect her.
• Guzhu Jian grew confident that Dou Ling Battle Team would win as the Thunderclap Cannon nearly finished charging.
• Huo Yuhao casually lit a cigar, then summoned a massive Energy Gathering Soul Tool Cannon and began rapidly gathering Soul Power into it.

Huo Yuhao blocked Guzhu Jian's Thunderclap Cannon with two Invincible Shields and prepared to fire his modified Energy Gathering Soul Tool Cannon. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy realized Shrek Academy was changing its attitude toward Soul Tools.

• Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen recognized Huo Yuhao's cannon as a modified Super-Concentrated Energy Cannon and discussed what his Soul Engineer training meant for Shrek Academy.
• Guzhu Jian ordered Chi Hengyu to open the shield wall and fired the fully charged Thunderclap Cannon at Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao used an Invincible Shield to withstand the blast, then revealed that he had a second shield when the first one expired.
• Huo Yuhao's cigar burned away as He Caitou's fourth soul skill amplified his Soul Power, and Huo Yuhao prepared to fire his cannon at Guzhu Jian's team.

Huo Yuhao fired a modified Super-Concentrated Energy Cannon at Guzhu Jian’s team, forcing them to surrender as the referee intervened. The blast devastated the Arena, and the referee’s giant elephant Martial Soul Avatar emerged battered but alive.

• Huo Yuhao rapidly charged his Super-Concentrated Energy Cannon, astonishing Xiao Hongchen and Ma Rulong with his abundant Soul Power.
• Huo Yuhao fired the cannon, locking onto Guzhu Jian as Chi Hengyu and the other Dou Ling team members tried to shield their captain.
• Guzhu Jian called for the referee and surrendered when the cannon’s attack threatened to overwhelm the team.
• The referee used his Martial Soul Avatar and a defensive Soul Skill to block Huo Yuhao’s shot and protect the contestants.
• Huo Yuhao’s cannon blast tore a huge, fan-shaped crater into the Arena, leaving the referee’s giant elephant form battered and half-charred.

Huo Yuhao's modified Super-Concentrated Energy Cannon secured Shrek's victory over Dou Ling, revealing his formidable Soul Engineer abilities to the tournament. The round of 16 continued, and the individual elimination tournament began after a rest day, with Dou Ling expecting a difficult match against him.

• Huo Yuhao's cannon blast overcame the Dou Ling team and injured the referee, earning Shrek the team battle victory.
• Huo Yuhao joked with Xiao Xiao about carrying her, while Sun Moon Academy's students reacted to his strength and Ma Rulong warned Xiao Hongchen against arrogance.
• Sun Moon Academy won its team battle without Ma Rulong or Dream Hongchen competing, and Xiao Hongchen chose to sit out and reflect.
• After a day of rest, the individual elimination tournament began with Shrek competing first.
• Dou Ling's team concluded Huo Yuhao was a powerful Soul Engineer with a Spiritual Martial Soul and worried that its mental defenses would not give it an advantage.

Huo Yuhao defeated Han Ling'er with the same mysterious method that had taken down Shen Ce, leaving the Dou Ling Battle Team shaken. As the team struggled to decide whether to continue, vice-captain Qian Yuan volunteered to face Huo Yuhao next.

• Guzhu Jian insisted that the Dou Ling Battle Team fight to defend the Dou Ling Empire's honor and sent Han Ling'er out first.
• Han Ling'er charged Huo Yuhao with her close-combat Soul Tools, but he used his Simulation Soul Skill to make her lose consciousness and caught her as she fell.
• The referee declared Huo Yuhao the winner, and Wang Yan admitted that opponents could approach him without changing the outcome.
• Ma Rulong and other watching contestants wondered how Huo Yuhao had defeated Han Ling'er in the same way he had defeated Shen Ce.
• Guzhu Jian hesitated as his teammates lost confidence, but Qian Yuan volunteered to fight Huo Yuhao next.