Chapter Summaries

Long Zhanye stopped Huo Yuhao’s mental attack and used his Secret Method Soul left arm spirit bone to destroy Xu Sanshi’s sense of direction. After the Hongchen siblings completed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Xu Sanshi exhausted his Soul Power defending against it, leaving his team in danger.

• Long Zhanye met Huo Yuhao’s Soul Shock with Demon Eye Barrier, and the two attacks ended in a draw.
• Long Zhanye used Chaos Heaven-Tilting Line to disorient Xu Sanshi, then threw him toward the arena boundary.
• Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Underworld Displacement to swap places with Huang Wei, causing Huang Wei to be eliminated.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen completed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Red Dust Attachment, and fired at Xu Sanshi.
• Xu Sanshi unleashed Black Tortoise Domain while Jiang Nannan used Teleport and Invincible Golden Body to shield him from the attack.
• Jiang Nannan was badly struck, and Xu Sanshi exhausted his Soul Power while the Hongchen siblings’ fusion skill remained active.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er used a series of Martial Soul Fusion Skills to attack the Hongchen siblings, while briefly suppressing Long Zhanye. Long Zhanye survived their attacks unharmed with three Class 9 Soul Tools and prepared to continue fighting.

• Wang Dong'er bound Long Zhanye with Hexagram Array, and Huo Yuhao weakened him with Group Weakness.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er fused their martial souls and redirected Golden Road from Long Zhanye to Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, freezing them during their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• They followed with Hammer of the Heavenly Emperor, shattering the siblings' fusion skill and badly injuring them.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er unleashed Mind Storm, but Long Zhanye broke free and took the attack while shielding the Hongchen siblings.
• Wang Yiheng recognized the Blood Net on Long Zhanye, and Jing Hongchen identified Red Dust Protection; Long Zhanye revealed that he also had the Clarity Necklace and had emerged unharmed.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er unleashed four consecutive Martial Soul Fusion Skills, but Long Zhanye endured their attacks through Unity of Heaven and Man and three Class 9 Soul Tools. As Huo Yuhao struck with Ice Emperor's Wrath, Long Zhanye revealed Asura Hell, suppressing the Tang Sect team and overwhelming their attack.

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er unleashed their fourth Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Solo Dance Amidst the Frost, Light's Neon Garment, stunning the arena.
• Long Zhanye activated Unity of Heaven and Man and withstood their attack using three Class 9 Soul Tools, though he bled from the mouth.
• Long Zhanye demanded that the Tang Sect team surrender, then erupted with killing intent when they remained silent.
• Huo Yuhao activated his Spirit Bone and attacked Long Zhanye with Ice Emperor's Wrath.
• Long Zhanye released the Divine Slaughter's Domain evolutionary skill, Asura Hell, suppressing the Tang Sect team's Soul Power and Martial Souls and overwhelming Huo Yuhao's attack.

Huo Yuhao used Mysterious Underworld Displacement to redirect Long Zhanye's attacks and kill Xiao Ping, then conceded to stop Long Zhanye from hitting Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao. The match ended in chaos, with Xiao Hongchen accusing the Tang Sect team of fighting only to kill.

• Long Zhanye unleashed his killing-intent domain and fired a Decomposition Cannon and Weakening Ray at Huo Yuhao and Xu Sanshi.
• Huo Yuhao blocked Long Zhanye's attacks with the Life Reflection Shield, then baited him into firing again.
• Huo Yuhao used Mysterious Underworld Displacement to swap places with Xiao Ping, who was killed by Long Zhanye's beams after his Invincible Barriers shattered.
• Long Zhanye fired at Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao, but Huo Yuhao conceded and Zheng Zhan blocked the attacks with the Unbreakable Divine Shield.
• Xiao Hongchen shouted that the Tang Sect team had ignored winning and losing and only wanted to kill one of them.

Sun Moon Team defeated Tang Sect but lost three members, leaving them dangerously short-handed for the remaining matches. Huo Yuhao’s strategy depended on Shrek defeating Sun Moon Team and preserving Tang Sect’s slim chance to advance, while Long Zhanye planned to save his strength for Shrek and Tang Sect.

• Referee Zheng Zhan declared Sun Moon Team the winner, securing its likely place in the top eight despite the deaths of Wang Xing, Zhou Xinghao, and Xiao Ping.
• Huo Yuhao chose to conserve Tang Sect’s strength and rely on Shrek to defeat Sun Moon Team, trusting a hidden trump card shared with Wang Qiu'er.
• Meng Hongchen worried that Sun Moon Team’s four remaining members could not handle later team matches against larger, stronger rosters.
• Long Zhanye announced that he would sit out the match against Heavenly Dragon Gate and save his strength for Shrek.
• Xiao Hongchen objected to Long Zhanye’s decision, then joined Meng Hongchen and Huang Wei in resolving to face Heavenly Dragon Gate without him.

Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen led Sun Moon Team to six consecutive victories, setting up a final team battle against Shrek after both teams skipped the individual matches. Long Zhanye charged at Wang Qiu'er, revealed his Qilin Arm martial soul, and shocked the arena with a giant transformation and three soul rings: one red and two black.

• Meng Hongchen swept Heavenly Dragon Gate's individual matches, and she and Xiao Hongchen helped Sun Moon Team earn six straight victories.
• Shrek and Sun Moon Team skipped the individual matches and began their final Round Robin Tournament battle as a five-person team faced Long Zhanye and three teammates.
• Long Zhanye focused on Wang Qiu'er and Wu Feng, intending to capture them and considering using Wang Qiu'er's body to revive Xiahou Ling.
• Long Zhanye charged at Wang Qiu'er and transformed into a giant while revealing his Qilin Arm martial soul.
• Long Zhanye displayed one red and two black soul rings, leaving the competitors, officials, and spectators stunned.

Wang Qiu'er’s Golden Dragon Spear and strength were repeatedly matched by Long Zhanye, who appeared to be using a Martial Soul Avatar. Long Zhanye’s six Level 7 Metal Rings were revealed to amplify his Soul Power and give him seventy percent of a true Martial Soul Avatar’s combat power.

• Wang Qiu'er thrust the Golden Dragon Spear at Long Zhanye, but his transformed body knocked it aside with a single blow.
• Wang Qiu'er attacked again, and Long Zhanye caught the Golden Dragon Spear with his bare hands before she pulled it back.
• Wang Qiu'er leaped into the air and kicked at Long Zhanye, whose hundred-thousand-year External Soul Bone met her strike in a draw.
• Wang Qiu'er landed with her leg numb and wondered how Long Zhanye’s strength could rival the Golden Dragon’s.
• Long Zhanye used six Level 7 Soul Tool Metal Rings to amplify his martial soul and achieve seventy percent of a true Martial Soul Avatar’s combat power.

Long Zhanye and Wang Qiu'er escalated their clash of strength as Long Zhanye combined his many enhancements and gained the upper hand. Wang Qiu'er unleashed her Sixth Soul Skill, Golden Dragon Bloodlust, as the battle continued.

• Long Zhanye used his Flawless Golden Body to guard his vital points and kept Wang Qiu'er from targeting his weaker areas.
• Long Zhanye activated Silver-Grade Awakening and seized Wang Qiu'er's Golden Dragon Spear, overpowering her until she stacked Golden Dragon Body and Dragon's Power.
• Long Zhanye struck Wang Qiu'er with Unity of Heaven and Man, and the two exchanged a blow that fractured the arena floor.
• Wang Qiu'er used Golden Dragon Roar to force Long Zhanye back several steps, but his eight stacked enhancements soon gave him the advantage.
• Long Zhanye mocked Wang Qiu'er and swung his seven-colored fist at her, prompting her to activate Golden Dragon Bloodlust and unleash more power.

Long Zhanye overpowered Wang Qiu'er with his temporary Power God Avatar, but Huo Yuhao secretly used Simulation to fuse his powers with hers, giving her the strength to break his attack. The chapter ended as Long Zhanye launched another assault against the transformed Wang Qiu'er.

• Long Zhanye struck Wang Qiu'er with his left arm and sent her flying, making her doubt her Ultimate Strength.
• Long Zhanye activated his hundred-thousand-year soul ring and used Power God Patting the Crown to trap Wang Qiu'er beneath a giant golden palm.
• Huo Yuhao vanished from the stands as the rest of Shrek's team struggled against Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, and Huang Wei.
• Wang Qiu'er pierced and shattered Long Zhanye's golden palm while wearing blue armor infused with Ultimate Ice and powerful Mental Power.
• Long Zhanye realized Huo Yuhao had fused the Golden Dragon, Spirit Eye, and Ice Jade Empress Scorpion powers with Wang Qiu'er through a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Long Zhanye leaped into the air and prepared to attack Wang Qiu'er again.

Long Zhanye defeated Wang Qiu'er and Shrek's remaining fighters, leading Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy to victory over Shrek Academy. The chapter ended with Shrek's students and teachers stunned as their long-held dominance collapsed.

• Long Zhanye overwhelmed Wang Qiu'er with successive soul skills, broke her defenses, and knocked her off the stage.
• Huo Yuhao reappeared in the waiting area, weakened by the backlash and exhaustion from the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Long Zhanye crushed Xie Huanyue to death, while Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen killed Dai Huabin and Zhou Sichen.
• Long Zhanye's Chaos Qi concealed Wu Feng as she conceded, and Zheng Zhan declared Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy the winner.
• The audience celebrated Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy's victory as the Shrek group stood in shock and despair.

Long Zhanye's Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy defeated Shrek, leaving Wang Qiu'er as Shrek's sole surviving team member. After the standings were announced, Huo Yuhao offered to forfeit Tang Sect's tiebreaker so Shrek could advance, but Wang Qiu'er despaired over her team's defeat.

• Long Zhanye secretly abducted the weakened Wu Feng by replacing her with a Puppet, while Wang Qiu'er was the only Shrek Team member left alive after the match.
• Xu Tianran congratulated Jing Hongchen as Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy secured first place with seven consecutive victories, and Long Zhanye recovered from the strain of his abilities.
• The referee announced that Tang Sect and Shrek tied for second place and would need an extra match to decide which team advanced to the quarterfinals.
• Huo Yuhao declared that Tang Sect would forfeit the extra match so Shrek could advance, but Wang Qiu'er wept and blamed herself for failing to defeat Po Hongchen.

After the Round Robin Tournament ended, the top eight teams gathered at Mingyue Hotel for the quarterfinal draw ceremony. The organizers explained how the draw would set the teams’ opponents and bracket, leaving the ceremony ready to begin.

• The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer team, Snow Demon Sect, Holy Spirit Sect, and Tang Sect finished first in their groups, while four other teams advanced as runners-up.
• Huo Yuhao chose not to let Tang Sect concede to Shrek and resolved to pursue the championship.
• The eight teams arrived at Mingyue Hotel on the first rest day before the quarterfinals.
• A Sun Moon Empire official delivered a lengthy welcome speech before announcing the quarterfinal draw procedure.
• The official explained that the four group winners would draw to determine the upper and lower halves, then each would draw a group runner-up as an opponent.

The tournament bracket draw placed Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy against Tang Sect Team in the quarterfinals, while Holy Spirit Sect Team drew Heavenly Dragon Gate Team. After two days of rest, the quarterfinals began as the teams and spectators headed to the arena outside Ming Capital.

• Long Zhanye drew Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy into the upper bracket, and Tang Ya drew Holy Spirit Sect Team into the lower bracket.
• The remaining draws placed Tang Sect Team in the upper bracket and Heavenly Dragon Gate Team in the lower bracket, setting up Sun Moon against Tang Sect and Holy Spirit Sect against Heavenly Dragon Gate.
• The official announced that the quarterfinals would take place two days later, with upper bracket matches in the morning and lower bracket matches in the afternoon.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen looked toward Tang Sect Team, while Long Zhanye vowed to crush them again in the quarterfinals.
• On quarterfinal day, crowds filled Ming Capital and the teams traveled under soldiers' protection toward the arena outside the city.

The quarterfinals began with the Sun Moon Team facing the Tang Sect in the first match. Long Zhanye and Xu Sanshi took the stage as the opening contestants for the individual elimination round.

• The Holy Spirit Sect, Tang Sect, Snow Demon Sect, and Star Luo National Academy arrived early to observe the morning matches.
• Xu Tianran asked Jing Hongchen which team he favored, and Jing Hongchen backed the Sun Moon Team while Xu Tianran and Zhongli Wu discussed Tang Sect and Shrek's young talents.
• Chief referee Zheng Zhan announced the quarterfinal match between the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy team and the Tang Sect Team.
• Long Zhanye entered the stage as the Sun Moon Team's first contestant, drawing wary looks from the Tang Sect members.
• Xu Sanshi stepped forward to face Long Zhanye, and both contestants stated their names before preparing to fight.

Long Zhanye used his aerial mobility and overwhelming bombardment to defeat Xu Sanshi in their match. Xu Sanshi admitted defeat, leaving Long Zhanye the victor with most of his Soul Power still intact.

• Long Zhanye charged Xu Sanshi, who defended with his Mystic Turtle Shell Shield and tried to use Mysterious Underworld Displacement to swap him out of the arena.
• Long Zhanye anticipated the swap and used his Supersonic Bionic Wings to stay airborne while Xu Sanshi was left below.
• Long Zhanye fired a barrage from 108 cannon barrels, wrecking the arena as Xu Sanshi dodged and blocked the attacks.
• Long Zhanye hurled eight bombs at Xu Sanshi from different directions, damaging his shield and leaving him battered amid the rubble.
• Xu Sanshi admitted defeat, and Long Zhanye won without using much Soul Power.

Tang Sect abandoned its failed plan to wear down Long Zhanye and advanced to a six-versus-four team battle against the Sun Moon Team. As Zheng Zhan prepared to start the match, both teams took their positions and Huo Yuhao secretly linked his companions with Spiritual Detection Sharing.

• Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao conceded quickly after Long Zhanye overwhelmed them with his attacks and Soul Tools.
• Huo Yuhao sent Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao into individual matches to exhaust Long Zhanye, but Long Zhanye replenished his Soul Power with Level 7 Sealed Milk Bottles.
• Tang Sect gave up the remaining four individual matches, and the Sun Moon Team agreed to proceed directly to the team battle.
• Beibei reminded Tang Sect's fighters to put their lives and safety first before they entered the stage.
• The six Tang Sect members and four Sun Moon Team members introduced themselves and took positions at opposite ends of the stage.
• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection Sharing and thought transmission to coordinate Tang Sect as Zheng Zhan raised his hand to signal the match's imminent start.

Beibei entered the team battle driven by grief over He Caitou’s death and revealed a pale-gold mutation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul. As he charged Xiao Hongchen and struck with a tightly controlled Thunder Dragon Claw, Yu Tianlong wondered whether Beibei descended from Yu Xiaogang’s line and admired his lightning control.

• At Zheng Zhan’s signal, Beibei roared and transformed, revealing dragon scales and his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul.
• The spectators recognized Beibei’s resemblance to Yu Tianlong’s martial soul, while Yu Tianlong noticed its pale-gold mutation and considered a possible family connection to Yu Xiaogang.
• Beibei released six Soul Rings and charged toward Xiao Hongchen across the arena.
• Beibei attacked Xiao Hongchen with a concentrated Thunder Dragon Claw, impressing Yu Tianlong with his precise control of lightning.

Beibei and Xiao Hongchen fought fiercely in close quarters, with Xiao Hongchen using his metal-controlling Three-Legged Golden Toad Martial Soul and Beibei relying on his dragon powers, a Soul Tool Barrier, and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. Xiao Hongchen pressed his attack as Beibei dodged through the assault, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Xiao Hongchen transformed his body into metal and blocked Beibei's Thunder Dragon Claw before striking at him with a golden blast shaped like a monster's mouth.
• Beibei activated a Level 6 Soul Tool Barrier to withstand the blast, then rushed Xiao Hongchen with his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon claws.
• Xiao Hongchen smashed apart Beibei's Thunder Dragon Claw and met his dragon claw head-on, scorching Beibei's scales and forcing him backward.
• Xiao Hongchen pursued Beibei with a fierce attack, boasting that he could defeat Beibei even though he could not beat Wang Qiu'er.
• Beibei used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade Xiao Hongchen's fists and Metal Storm by slipping through the attacks at close range.

Beibei used Thunderous Might to trap and disrupt Xiao Hongchen, then awakened his Golden Sacred Dragon form. Xu Sanshi joined him as the Black Tortoise, and their teamwork drove Xiao Hongchen toward the arena’s edge—until Xiao revealed he had expected someone to come help Beibei.

• Beibei compressed Thunderous Might between his palms, trapping Xiao Hongchen’s arm and disrupting his Soul Power.
• Beibei awakened the Golden Sacred Dragon, but Xiao Hongchen released his Martial Soul Avatar and overpowered him.
• Xu Sanshi awakened the Black Tortoise and teamed up with Beibei against Xiao Hongchen.
• Beibei and Xu Sanshi coordinated their attacks and defenses, forcing Xiao Hongchen toward the edge of the arena.
• Xiao Hongchen smiled and said he had expected someone to come help Beibei, sending a chill through Beibei.

Xiao Hongchen sacrificed himself to eliminate Beibei and Xu Sanshi, but Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao then defeated Huang Wei, leaving the Sun Moon Team badly outnumbered. Wang Dong'er attacked Long Zhanye, who saw through her moves and sent her flying, leaving the Tang Sect members facing him and the injured Meng Hongchen.

• Xiao Hongchen grabbed Beibei and Xu Sanshi and dragged them off the arena with him, eliminating all three.
• Jiang Nannan caught Huang Wei off guard, locked him down with Soft Bone Lock, and evaded Xiao Xiao's giant tripod as it crushed him.
• Meng Hongchen hesitated to hurt Wang Dong'er, allowing Wang Dong'er to wound her with scorching light power.
• With only Long Zhanye and Meng Hongchen left against four Tang Sect fighters, Wang Dong'er approached Long Zhanye and launched a golden-finger attack.
• Long Zhanye read Wang Dong'er's moves, struck her with Mental Power, and sent her flying more than ten meters.