Chapter Summaries

Shrek forfeited its Eight into Four team battle against Zhengtian Academy after Beibei and Qiu'er were eliminated, leaving only Ling Luochen. The upset stunned the tournament audience and raised questions about Huo Yuhao’s absence and Shrek’s reliance on him.

• Ye Wuqing, Tang Xiaolei, and Yu Mengdi overwhelmed the injured Beibei and Qiu'er, and the referee removed them from the arena.
• As the three Zhengtian Academy Soul Kings prepared to attack Ling Luochen, Wang Yan announced that Shrek forfeited.
• Ling Luochen dismissed her Ice Staff and left the platform, while Ye Wuqing, Tang Xiaolei, and Yu Mengdi celebrated their victory.
• The spectators and the Star Luo Emperor reacted in disbelief, and the Emperor wondered whether Huo Yuhao had been the real source of Shrek’s strength.
• The Sun Moon Soul Tool Master Academy’s leader and students questioned how Shrek could lose, then noted that the team had no heavyweight powerhouse present.

While the other teams realized how much Shrek depended on Huo Yuhao, he completed a transformation that expanded his Spiritual Sea into a golden ocean. Huo Yuhao awakened within it and learned that Tian Meng had supplied the spiritual power that made the change possible.

• Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen realized Huo Yuhao's absence had made Shrek's team far weaker, and Meng Hongchen admired him.
• Wang Dong watched Huo Yuhao meditate in his hotel room and wondered if his appearance and physique had changed overnight.
• Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sea transformed into a golden ocean beneath a massive golden eye, and he awakened within it.
• Electrolux told Huo Yuhao that Tian Meng's immense, pure Spiritual Power had helped transform his Spiritual Sea.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said Huo Yuhao's improvement would help their shared plan, and an irritated voice told him to stop talking.

Huo Yuhao completed his breakthrough to Soul Saint and transformed his Spiritual Power into the Boundless Sea, gaining greatly enhanced recovery and spiritual abilities. After returning to his body, he caught Wang Dong peeking at him.

• The Snow Empress and the others appeared in Huo Yuhao’s transformed Spiritual Sea, where Ilyas explained that his Spiritual Power had reached the Boundless Sea level.
• Ilyas said the Boundless Sea renewed itself endlessly and connected Huo Yuhao’s two Seas of Consciousness, greatly strengthening his spiritual abilities and recovery.
• The Snow Empress told Huo Yuhao that his transformation had taken only a little over half a day and had coincided with his Soul Saint breakthrough.
• Ilyas ended the explanation and began preparing to fuse with the Embryo as Huo Yuhao returned his consciousness to his body.
• Huo Yuhao opened his eyes and teased Wang Dong after catching her watching him.

After Wang Dong accidentally kissed Huo Yuhao, he discovered that his Soul Power had reached Level 73 and learned that Du Busi had named him the Original Body Sect’s next-generation sect leader. Du Busi gave Huo Yuhao the Sect Leader’s Token and promised support after the tournament.

• Wang Dong accidentally fell onto Huo Yuhao and kissed him, and Wu Feng walked in and saw them.
• Wang Dong fled the room, while Huo Yuhao assured Wu Feng that his sexual orientation was normal.
• Huo Yuhao checked his condition and found that his Soul Power had reached Level 73, making him a twelve-year-old Soul Saint.
• Du Busi gave Huo Yuhao the Original Body Sect’s prospective leader Token and explained how it could locate and contact him.
• Du Busi told Huo Yuhao he had chosen him as the sect’s heir and would send two people to support him after the tournament.

After Du Busi left, Huo Yuhao discovered the powerful defensive and escape skills of his new Ice Wraith Guard Right Leg Bone and found that his Soul Power had reached rank seventy-three. He returned to learn that Shrek had lost its Team Battle against Zhengtian Academy, but promised to turn things around in the Individual Competition.

• Du Busi advised Huo Yuhao to keep his Simulation Soul Skill active to hide his Soul Saint cultivation, then returned to the sect.
• Huo Yuhao examined the Ice Wraith Guard Right Leg Bone and learned its skills, Ice Wraith Flash and Ice Wraith Doppelganger, could help him evade attacks and survive danger.
• Huo Yuhao checked his cultivation and discovered that he had reached rank seventy-three.
• Huo Yuhao met the exhausted Shrek team and learned from Wang Yan that they had lost the Team Battle to Zhengtian Academy.
• Huo Yuhao reassured his teammates that the loss was understandable and said he would win the Individual Competition for them.

Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek’s team and healed Qiu’er before the Individual Competition against Zhengtian Academy. As Shrek prepared for its last chance to qualify, Xiao Hongchen learned that the Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast Embryo had been stolen, while rival teams focused on the threat Huo Yuhao might pose.

• Huo Yuhao asked who had injured Qiu’er, learned that Yu Mengdi had hurt her and Beibei, and used his life aura to heal her.
• Qiu’er sensed that Huo Yuhao’s cultivation had improved, and he hinted that he had gained a lot.
• The next day, spectators gathered for Shrek’s Individual Competition against Zhengtian Academy, where three Shrek members had to defeat all seven opponents to qualify.
• Xiao Hongchen learned that a Titled Douluo-level attacker had stolen the Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast Embryo and Old Ma’s Storage Soul Tool, devastating him.
• Huo Yuhao arrived with the Shrek Team, and rival academies discussed his abilities and prepared strategies against Shrek’s reserve members.

Huo Yuhao faced Tang Xiaolei in the Individual Competition after his Deep Meditation left others sensing a change in him. The match opened with Tang Xiaolei seemingly blasting him into fragments, leaving Shrek stunned.

• Other academies expected Zhengtian Academy's long-range Soul Kings and Yu Mengdi to exploit Huo Yuhao's weaknesses.
• Lang Ya told his companion that Huo Yuhao had reached Soul Saint and was concealing his aura with a Simulation Soul Skill.
• Zhengtian Academy's leading teacher sent Tang Xiaolei first, and she vowed to prove her team's championship strength.
• Huo Yuhao and Tang Xiaolei entered the arena as Sun Moon Academy's members remarked on his changed temperament after Deep Meditation.
• Tang Xiaolei equipped a Mental Defense Soul Tool, summoned her Violet Bloom Bow, and fired an arrow that appeared to blast Huo Yuhao into fragments.

Huo Yuhao defeated Tang Xiaolei with a single punch after using his Ice Substitute and powerful Spiritual Power, stunning the arena and restoring Shrek Academy’s reputation as a top contender. Yu Mengdi volunteered for Zhengtian Academy’s next match, hoping to learn more about Huo Yuhao’s abilities for Ye Wuqing.

• Tang Xiaolei’s arrow struck Huo Yuhao’s Ice Substitute, and Huo Yuhao appeared behind her.
• Huo Yuhao struck Tang Xiaolei with Mental Spike and Mental Shockwave, leaving her unable to defend herself.
• Huo Yuhao punched Tang Xiaolei into the arena’s protective barrier, knocking her unconscious and winning the first individual match for Shrek Academy.
• The referee confirmed Tang Xiaolei was alive, while the Star Luo Emperor, White Tiger Duke, and Sun Moon Academy’s spectators reacted with shock at Huo Yuhao’s apparent growth.
• Yu Mengdi volunteered to fight next so she could assess Huo Yuhao’s abilities for Ye Wuqing.

Huo Yuhao confronted Yu Mengdi over her attack on Qiu'er and faced her in the tournament match. He tricked Yu Mengdi into launching her strongest attack, then teleported behind her while she was exposed.

• Huo Yuhao asked Yu Mengdi whether she had injured Qiu'er and vowed to hit back when she admitted it.
• Meng Hongchen saw Huo Yuhao's apparent closeness with Qiu'er and worried that she was his girlfriend, while Xiao Hongchen watched resentfully.
• Yu Mengdi used her Mental Defense Soul Tool and angel martial soul, then repeatedly attacked Huo Yuhao with Saintly Radiance Cross Slash.
• Huo Yuhao evaded Yu Mengdi's attacks with Mental Detection Sharing, prompting her to challenge him to take revenge directly.
• Huo Yuhao appeared to charge his Energy Gathering Soul Tool Cannon, baiting Yu Mengdi into using Angel's Blessing and Angel God Sealing Slash.
• Huo Yuhao used Simulation to fake the cannon's charge, teleported behind Yu Mengdi, and caught her by surprise.

Huo Yuhao defeated Yu Mengdi by interrupting her attack with Mental Spike and battering her with a giant war hammer. He sent her crashing in front of Shrek’s waiting area and told Qiu'er he had restored her honor, leaving her deeply moved.

• Huo Yuhao interrupted Yu Mengdi’s Angel God Sealing Slash with Mental Spike and brought out a giant Long-handled War Hammer.
• Huo Yuhao repeatedly hammered Yu Mengdi into the ground, using Mental Spike to disrupt her attempts to resist.
• Huo Yuhao smashed the ground beside Yu Mengdi, freed her from the earth, and struck her into the stage barrier, shattering her Sacred Twin Swords.
• Huo Yuhao told Qiu'er he had gotten her honor back, and Qiu'er smiled as she realized how moved she felt.
• Yu Mengdi watched Qiu'er’s reaction and felt a trace of envy.

Huo Yuhao defeated Yu Mengdi and then overwhelmed Ye Wuqing with aerial attacks and mental soul skills. He drew an improved Energy Gathering Piercing Cannon as Ye Wuqing was blasted away.

• Huo Yuhao forced clotted blood from Yu Mengdi's chest with his hammer strike, then told her he had not gone easy on her despite the match being only a match.
• Huo Yuhao challenged Zhengtian Academy's next competitor, and Ye Wuqing stepped onto the arena after seeing Yu Mengdi and Tang Xiaolei incapacitated.
• Huo Yuhao used Folding Wings and Mental Spike to stun Ye Wuqing, then weakened and disoriented him with Group Weakness and Mental Shockwave.
• Huo Yuhao struck Ye Wuqing with his hammer and blasted him away after Ye Wuqing briefly regained his composure.
• Huo Yuhao produced an improved Soul Tool that Ma Rulong and the elderly team leader identified as an Energy Gathering Piercing Cannon.

Huo Yuhao defeated Zhengtian Academy’s third Soul King with an improved Energy Gathering Piercing Cannon, leaving the audience and rival academies stunned by his strength and Soul Tool skill. Zhengtian Academy withdrew from the rest of the Individual Competition, while Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy recognized Huo Yuhao as a formidable rival.

• Huo Yuhao fired his Energy Gathering Piercing Cannon at Ye Wuqing, and the referee intervened before the shot could pierce him.
• Ye Wuqing questioned Huo Yuhao’s sudden strength, but Huo Yuhao ignored him and called for the next contestant as the crowd cheered his name.
• The old man at Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy judged Huo Yuhao’s Soul Tool control and physical strength superior to expected, and Ma Rulong agreed that he could wield Soul Tools far above his level.
• Meng Hongchen watched Huo Yuhao with growing admiration as the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy team fell silent.
• After seeing Huo Yuhao defeat Zhengtian Academy’s three leading Soul Kings, the team-leading teacher withdrew the academy from the remaining Individual Competition.

After Shrek defeated Zhengtian Academy and advanced to the final four, Wang Yan briefed the team on their possible semifinal opponents and focused their preparations on the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy. Huo Yuhao predicted they would face Star Luo Royal Academy, while the meeting ended with Beibei reminding everyone that Huo Yuhao’s Ultimate Ice could counter ice-attributed opponents.

• After Zhengtian Academy withdrew, Shrek left the arena and officially advanced to the final four.
• Wang Yan told the team that the semifinal matchups would be decided by a draw and reviewed the strengths of the three other academies.
• Huo Yuhao predicted that Shrek would face Star Luo Royal Academy, saying his Martial Soul sometimes let him foresee the future.
• Wang Yan explained that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy had a Soul Emperor captain, Ma Rulong, and that Xiao Hongchen was a Soul King under fifteen.
• Huo Yuhao revealed that Meng Hongchen was also a Soul King, having learned this when he saved her in the Extreme North Icefield.
• Beibei reassured the team that Huo Yuhao’s Ultimate Ice could cripple ice-attributed Soul Masters.

Wang Yan briefed the Shrek team on their likely opponents and explained the Finals format, highlighting the Sun Moon team’s Soul Tools and Shrek’s weakness in the Two-Two-Three Battle Method. Huo Yuhao warned that Star Luo Royal Academy might have a seventh Soul King in Princess Jiu Jiu, while privately resolving to conceal his true strength.

• Wang Yan explained that Meng Hongchen’s ice-attribute martial soul would be countered by Huo Yuhao, but the Sun Moon team’s powerful and varied Soul Tools still made it dangerous.
• Wang Yan described the Finals’ three consecutive matches and said Shrek needed to win the Team Battle and Individual Competition because it lacked strength in the Two-Two-Three Battle Method.
• Wang Yan assessed Di'ao Academy as a strong team but noted that Huo Yuhao’s prediction might mean Shrek would not face it.
• Wang Yan called Star Luo Royal Academy the weakest of their major rivals, and Huo Yuhao countered that Princess Jiu Jiu was likely a seventh Soul King and a hidden trump card.
• Huo Yuhao privately decided to use his abilities and Soul Tools to win while keeping his Soul Saint cultivation secret.

Wang Yan reassured Shrek Academy’s team and prepared them for the semifinals, while the finalists rested at the Star Emperor Hotel. That night, Wu Feng found Wang Dong awake on the rooftop and confronted her about her feelings for Huo Yuhao.

• Wang Yan reminded the team that Huo Yuhao’s Ultimate Ice remained hidden and urged them to treat the coming matches as a chance to improve.
• Ning Tian pointed out that Huo Yuhao had never lost a match, easing the team’s doubts.
• Wang Yan spent the afternoon explaining the three opponents and planning tactics for the semifinals.
• The four remaining teams returned to the Star Emperor Hotel to rest and prepare for the next matches.
• Wu Feng went to the rooftop and found Wang Dong unable to sleep.
• Wu Feng asked whether Wang Dong was worried about the semifinal or about Huo Yuhao, then said she had discovered Wang Dong’s secret.

Wu Feng mistook Wang Dong’s feelings for Huo Yuhao as same-sex love and confided that she feared losing Ning Tian, who had become interested in Huo Yuhao. Wang Dong considered revealing her secret, believing she still had a chance with Huo Yuhao if she stopped hiding who she was.

• Wu Feng told Wang Dong that she had noticed Wang Dong was in love with Huo Yuhao, who loved Qiu'er.
• Wu Feng revealed that she liked women and assumed Wang Dong shared her feelings for the same sex.
• Wu Feng explained that she and Ning Tian had grown up together, but she feared Ning Tian had fallen for Huo Yuhao after meeting him at Shrek.
• Wu Feng said Xiao Xiao, Meng Hongchen, and possibly Senior Ling also seemed interested in Huo Yuhao, and asked Wang Dong how she could win Ning Tian back.
• Wang Dong thought about revealing her secret and remembered that she and Huo Yuhao had already kissed.

Wang Dong'er revealed to Wu Feng that she was a girl disguised as a boy and resolved to face Huo Yuhao with her real appearance. The next morning, Wu Feng appeared exhausted, and the Shrek group fell silent when Wang Donger's door opened.

• Wang Dong decided she would pursue Huo Yuhao despite his feelings for Qiu'er and the possibility that Qiu'er might not accept her.
• Wang Dong confessed to Wu Feng that she was a girl named Wang Dong'er and had disguised herself as a boy while traveling.
• Wang Dong'er promised to keep Wu Feng's secret and thanked her for helping her understand her feelings for Huo Yuhao.
• Wang Dong'er went to bed excited to show everyone her real appearance the next day, while Wu Feng stood in shock and distress.
• The Shrek group gathered the next morning, and Wu Feng appeared exhausted before the room fell silent as Wang Dong'er's door opened.

Wang Dong'er revealed her female appearance to the Shrek team and joined them on the way to the semifinal venue. As the first day of the team-battle semifinals approached, the Star Luo Emperor arrived at Star Luo Square with a formidable escort.

• Wang Dong'er emerged from Wang Dong's bedroom as a girl, asked Xu Sanshi if she was pretty, and explained to Beibei that she had disguised herself as a boy while traveling.
• Wang Yan planned to take Wang Dong'er to the Organizing Committee after breakfast because she was not listed on the competition roster.
• The Shrek team arrived at Star Luo Square, where the final four teams gathered and focused their attention on Huo Yuhao before the semifinals.
• Wang Dong'er felt jealous when Huo Yuhao exchanged glances with Meng Hongchen, then wondered whether Qiu'er would accept a relationship between her and Huo Yuhao.
• The Star Luo Emperor emerged from the Imperial City before the draw, accompanied by four elderly men whom the competing teams suspected were Titled Douluo.

The Star Luo Emperor opened the final four draw and named Heavenly Star Douluo Huang Jinxu as referee for the remaining matches. Huo Yuhao recognized Xu Jiujiu as Star Luo Royal Academy’s captain as the four teams’ representatives came forward for the draw.

• The Star Luo Emperor addressed the crowd, welcomed the four remaining teams, and announced that he would oversee the final draw.
• Huang Jinxu released his powerful aura as he stepped forward to preside over the draw and the first semifinal.
• The Star Luo Emperor appointed Huang Jinxu, the Heavenly Star Douluo, to referee every match in the tournament’s final stage.
• Beibei described Huang Jinxu’s history and temperament, while Xu Sanshi welcomed the protection a Titled Douluo referee would provide.
• Huo Yuhao, Ma Rulong, Di'ao Academy’s captain, and Xu Jiujiu came forward to represent their teams in the draw.
• Huo Yuhao greeted Xu Jiujiu, and she confirmed that he had known she was competing for Star Luo Royal Academy.

Wang Yan explained the Star Crown martial soul’s significance as the tournament captains drew their semifinal opponents. Shrek Academy drew Star Luo Royal Academy, and Huo Yuhao prepared to face Princess Jiu Jiu’s hidden trump card while keeping his own true strength concealed.

• Wang Yan told the Shrek team that Princess Jiu Jiu likely possessed the rare, powerful Star Crown martial soul.
• The Star Luo Emperor tossed out the draw balls, and Huo Yuhao, Ma Rulong, and Xu Jiujiu announced their positions.
• Xu Jiujiu hinted that Huo Yuhao’s long-hidden trump card would go unused, and Huo Yuhao replied that Star Luo Royal Academy had its own trump card and resources.
• The Star Luo Emperor announced that Shrek Academy would face Star Luo Royal Academy, while Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy would face Di'ao Academy.
• Huo Yuhao told Wang Yan that Star Luo Royal Academy would likely try to restrict his Ultimate Ice, but that it was only a smokescreen, and the team agreed to follow its original plan.