Chapter Summaries

After the Preliminary Round ended, Ma Hongjun began dating Shui Bing'er and Xuewu, while the Shrek team prepared for the Qualifying Round. At their new camp, Ning Fengzhi and the Heaven Dou Crown Prince visited, prompting Le Bai to hide because he recognized the prince as Qian Renxue in disguise.

• Shrek forfeited its final Preliminary Round match against Blue Tyrant Academy and finished tied for second through fourth place.
• Le Bai helped Ma Hongjun prepare for dates with Shui Bing'er and Xuewu, then secretly followed them on his first outing with the women.
• Ma Hongjun began dating both women, but his public boasts about traveling with them earned him a beating from four male companions.
• The Qualifying Round began at the Heaven Dou Empire Royal Hunting Park, where the Shrek team settled into its temporary camp.
• Ning Fengzhi and the Crown Prince visited the Shrek courtyard, and Le Bai hid from Qian Renxue, whom he recognized beneath her disguise.

Shrek began the Qualifying Round against Barak Academy, with Le Bai choosing Xiao Wu to fight first and explaining his plan to reveal some of his strength later. Xiao Wu swiftly defeated two Soul Ancestors, and she stood ready to face Barak’s next contestant.

• Le Bai assigned Xiao Wu to fight first, Tang San second, and himself only if needed, explaining that showing some of his abilities would help disguise his true strength.
• Xiao Wu defeated Barak Academy’s first contestant with a fast two-stage kick.
• Barak Academy’s students rushed onto the field, but Salas threatened to revoke their tournament eligibility, and the team withdrew with their injured contestant.
• Barak Academy’s second contestant released poisonous smoke and explosive attacks, but Xiao Wu emerged unharmed and knocked him down with one kick.
• Xiao Wu called for Barak Academy’s next contestant.

Xiao Wu defeated all seven Barak Academy fighters, and Le Bai explained how the Pressure Bracers had strengthened Shrek’s bodies. In Shrek’s match against Blazing Fire Academy, Tang San defeated several opponents before Le Bai took the field to face Huo Wu, who attacked him with a sweeping Flame Wave.

• Xiao Wu defeated all seven Barak Academy fighters in the first Qualifying Round match.
• Le Bai explained that the Pressure Bracers trained the body as well as improving Soul Power cultivation.
• Grandmaster announced that Shrek would face Blazing Fire Academy the next day and left the lineup decisions to Le Bai.
• Tang San defeated Huo Wushuang and Blazing Fire Academy’s other fighters before leaving Huo Wu as the final opponent.
• Le Bai replaced Tang San, provoked Huo Wu into fighting, and charged through her flames before her Resisting Fire Ring pushed him back.
• Huo Wu launched her First Soul Skill, Flame Wave, at the approaching Le Bai.

Le Bai stunned the spectators by fighting Huo Wu with extraordinary physical skill and a Self-Created Soul Skill. As Huo Wu used Ring Fusion, Le Bai prepared to counter her flames with Soul Power modeled on Ye Zhiqiu’s Mystic Water.

• Le Bai broke through Huo Wu’s flames with a powerful punch and forced her back, drawing the attention of Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi.
• Huo Wu used Resisting Fire Ring to push Le Bai away and charged her Fourth Soul Skill, Fire Dance Shining Sun.
• Le Bai created a rotating Soul Power Storm that gradually neutralized Huo Wu’s tracking fireball.
• Huo Wu apologized for underestimating Le Bai, then fused her four Soul Rings to prepare a decisive attack.
• Le Bai changed his Soul Power to an icy, water-like nature and formed a black mass modeled on Ye Zhiqiu’s Mystic Water.

Le Bai defeated Huo Wu with his newly developed Mystic Water technique, then Shrek continued its Qualifying Round matches with several decisive victories. Feng Xiaotian challenged Le Bai to a match for Huo Wu’s sake, and Godwind Academy’s team leader guaranteed the wager Feng proposed.

• Le Bai pierced Huo Wu’s fire sphere with Mystic Water, blocked the explosion, and won the match for Shrek.
• Le Bai sensed strong emotions directed at him and worried that Qian Renxue had noticed his strength.
• Shrek advanced through the next matches, with Ma Hongjun sweeping Plant Academy and Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai defeating Thunder Academy’s team.
• Feng Xiaotian approached Shrek and challenged Le Bai to fight him to stand up for Huo Wu.
• Le Bai rejected Feng Xiaotian’s request until Feng proposed that the loser’s academy concede under agreed conditions.
• Godwind Academy’s team leader guaranteed Feng Xiaotian’s wager, and Shrek’s team agreed to the challenge.

Shrek planned for Le Bai to drain Feng Xiaotian’s Soul Power while pretending to lose, so the team could defeat him without drawing unwanted attention to Le Bai. Their match began with Feng Xiaotian’s wind attacks failing to hit, and Le Bai countered his close-range assault with ease.

• Le Bai told Shrek he would weaken Feng Xiaotian and then feign defeat, explaining that he wanted to avoid attracting the attention of powerful factions.
• Le Bai sent Ma Hongjun to face Feng Xiaotian after his planned withdrawal, with Xiao San or Dai Mubai to follow if needed.
• Feng Xiaotian and Le Bai introduced themselves before the match, and Feng Xiaotian attacked with his First Soul Skill, Wind Blade Array.
• Le Bai’s Soul Power caused Feng Xiaotian’s wind blades to slide past him, and Le Bai dodged Feng Xiaotian’s claws before countering with a punch toward his face.

Le Bai fought Feng Xiaotian, whose aerial speed and self-created consecutive slashes challenged Le Bai’s strength and skill. After Le Bai exposed his extraordinary physique and countered the first slash, Feng Xiaotian rebuilt his momentum as Le Bai leaped into the air, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Le Bai met Feng Xiaotian’s punch with his forehead, then evaded Feng Xiaotian’s close-range wind blades as Feng Xiaotian took flight and activated his soul skills.
• Feng Xiaotian announced his self-created skill, Gale Wind Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, and accelerated into a high-speed dive at Le Bai.
• Le Bai clamped Feng Xiaotian’s Wind Wing between his elbow and knee, stopping the strike but being dragged several meters across the arena.
• Le Bai’s clothing was shredded, revealing his heavily trained physique and astonishing the spectators, including the Shrek students.
• Le Bai broke free and punched at Feng Xiaotian, who blocked the blow and rose into the air to build up speed for another attack.
• Le Bai leaped after Feng Xiaotian, but his momentum faded in midair as Feng Xiaotian charged at him with four rounds of buildup behind his Wind Wings.

Le Bai defeated Feng Xiaotian by enduring his strongest attack and then returned to Shrek’s team, where Tang San shared intelligence about Spirit Hall’s three Soul Kings. Le Bai proposed a plan to hold off two Soul Kings while the others dealt with the remaining opponents.

• Le Bai evaded Feng Xiaotian’s attacks by moving through the air and charged a Soul Power Sphere as Feng Xiaotian built momentum for his thirty-sixth slash.
• Feng Xiaotian unleashed his fourth Soul Skill, Demon Wolf Storm, scattering Le Bai’s sphere and knocking him out of the arena, but Le Bai remained unharmed.
• Ma Hongjun took the field against the exhausted Feng Xiaotian while Le Bai changed clothes and returned to Shrek’s seating area.
• Tang San told the team that Spirit Hall had sent three Soul Kings, and Le Bai suggested that he hold off two while Dai Mubai and Zhuqing defeated the third.
• Ma Hongjun defeated his opponent, and Godwind Academy honored its promise by surrendering without sending out its remaining members.

Le Bai helped Grandmaster reach Spirit City and confront Bibi Dong about their past relationship. Though Bibi Dong tried to reject him, Grandmaster embraced her and vowed not to let go again.

• After Shrek’s Qualifying Round ended, Le Bai arranged for Grandmaster to visit Bibi Dong in Spirit City.
• Le Bai accompanied Grandmaster in secret and helped him prepare to face Bibi Dong at Pope Hall.
• Bibi Dong greeted Grandmaster coldly and insisted he address her as Pope or Your Holiness.
• Le Bai encouraged Grandmaster to see through Bibi Dong’s guarded behavior, and Grandmaster pressed closer despite her warning.
• Grandmaster overcame Bibi Dong’s Soul Power pressure, embraced her, and declared he would never let go again.

The Grandmaster confronted Bibi Dong about their past and revealed that he knew what had happened to her twenty years ago. As Bibi Dong broke down and voiced a desire to destroy everything, he embraced her and reaffirmed his love, leaving her beginning to accept his comfort.

• Bibi Dong used her Soul Power to push the Grandmaster away, then insisted that the woman he once knew was gone and that she was now the Pope of Spirit Hall.
• The Grandmaster noticed Bibi Dong's sorrow and asked why she was resisting him instead of simply making him leave.
• The Grandmaster showed Bibi Dong a projection revealing that he knew about her tragedy and still believed she deserved love.
• Bibi Dong became overwhelmed with despair and murmured that she wanted to destroy the world, prompting Le Bai to urge the Grandmaster to comfort her.
• The Grandmaster embraced Bibi Dong and told her he loved her regardless of what she had endured, and she began to struggle less as he reassured her that she was worthy of being with him.

Le Bai helped Grandmaster and Bibi Dong reconcile, showing Bibi Dong that Liu Erlong was willing to share Grandmaster. After hinting that he would ask Bibi Dong for a costly favor once the tournament ended, he left her to consider how to explain her child’s parentage, then worried about how to handle Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu without bloodshed.

• Bibi Dong told Grandmaster she loved him but hesitated to accept him because Liu Erlong was already part of his life, and Grandmaster insisted he would not give up either woman.
• Le Bai revealed that Liu Erlong was willing to share Grandmaster by showing Bibi Dong an edited recording of their conversation.
• Bibi Dong questioned Le Bai about his knowledge and motives, and he promised to explain after the tournament while revealing he would need her to pay a great price for his plan.
• Le Bai urged Bibi Dong to remember that a child could not choose their parents or whether they came into the world, then left Pope Hall.
• Grandmaster asked Bibi Dong to explain their relationship to their child and hoped the child might call him Dad, while Bibi Dong asked for time.
• After leaving Spirit City, Le Bai worried about Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu and wondered how to resolve the danger without bloodshed.

Le Bai reunited with Shrek Academy’s team in Spirit City and explained the Grand Finals format. After the draw matched Shrek against Blue Tyrant Academy in the first round, the team prepared to fight at full strength.

• Le Bai secretly joined the Shrek carriage and told the team about Grandmaster’s past with Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong.
• Le Bai explained the Grand Finals’ knockout and round-robin format and warned the team to rest carefully because Xiao Wu was absent.
• Shrek arrived in Spirit City, where Grandmaster later reunited privately with Liu Erlong.
• After three days, Grandmaster announced that Shrek’s first-round opponent was Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Le Bai and the others welcomed the matchup, and Grandmaster let them arrange their own tactics while asking them not to be too heavy-handed.

Shrek Seven Devils faced Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy in a rematch, and Dai Mubai quickly overwhelmed Yu Tianheng with his enhanced strength. The battle remained underway as Le Bai intervened to protect Ma Hongjun from Dugu Yan’s attack.

• Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai charged at each other, and Dai Mubai’s boosted aura drew the attention of Yue Guan and Ghost Fan.
• Yue Guan recognized the effects of several Immortal Grade Herbs on Shrek’s members and decided he wanted Dai Mubai as his disciple.
• Dai Mubai defeated Yu Tianheng in fewer than ten exchanges and sent him flying.
• Le Bai directed Ma Hongjun to use Black Fire against the Shi Brothers, while Oscar knocked Yu Feng out of the air and Tang San bound him with Blue Silver Grass.
• Dugu Yan fired her Fourth Soul Skill at Ma Hongjun, but Le Bai appeared and blocked the golden beams.

Shrek defeated the Blue Tyrant Team after Ning Rongrong revealed her combat strength and Zhu Zhuqing captured Ye Lingling. Dugu Yan surrendered, and the chapter ended with Shrek’s victory announced and the teams leaving the arena.

• Le Bai warned Ma Hongjun to avoid Dugu Yan’s gaze while Ma Hongjun attacked the Shi Brothers with Black Fire Birds.
• Osler charged Ning Rongrong, but she shattered his Soul Skill with an uppercut and knocked him out with a punch.
• Ye Lingling began healing Osler, but Tang San bound him while Le Bai blocked Dugu Yan’s poison and neutralized its effects.
• Dugu Yan realized Le Bai could overcome her poison, while Zhu Zhuqing appeared behind her and held Ye Lingling at clawpoint.
• Dugu Yan surrendered, and the referee announced Shrek’s victory.
• Ma Hongjun withdrew his Black Fire, Tang San released Yu Feng and Osler, and the teams cleared the arena for the next match.

After Shrek’s matches, Yue Guan sought out Dai Mubai because he sensed the aura of an Immortal Grade Herb and took him as a disciple. Le Bai then persuaded Ghost Fan to take Zhu Zhuqing as his disciple as well, and the group returned to their lodgings with two new masters among them.

• Le Bai planned to explore Spirit City during Shrek’s three-day rest while the Grandmaster studied potential opponents.
• Yue Guan approached Dai Mubai, identified the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum’s aura, and asked him to become his disciple.
• Le Bai advised Dai Mubai to accept Yue Guan’s offer, and Dai Mubai became Yue Guan’s student and received a Pope Token.
• Le Bai pointed out Zhu Zhuqing’s partnership with Dai Mubai and asked Ghost Fan to consider taking her as a disciple.
• Ghost Fan accepted Zhu Zhuqing as his student and gave her his handwritten cultivation insights before the two Title Douluo departed.

After Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing became disciples of two powerful Title Douluo, Le Bai slipped into Spirit Hall’s library to search for Soul Tool knowledge. He discovered that Golden Crocodile, a Consecrated Elder, had noticed him, and the chapter ended as Le Bai cautiously revealed himself.

• Grandmaster told Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing that their new masters were a powerful Title Douluo pair with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Le Bai left the group in Stealth and infiltrated Spirit Hall’s library to search for books about Soul Tools.
• Le Bai found a history describing how Divine Throne Inheritors destroyed an advanced Soul Tool civilization at the behest of Deities.
• After searching for days without finding crafting instructions, Le Bai decided to leave the last bookshelf alone.
• Golden Crocodile addressed Le Bai, revealed that he had noticed him, and introduced himself as a Consecrated Elder of Spirit Hall’s Elder Hall.

Le Bai explained his Soul Power Stealth to Golden Crocodile, then used Spirit Hall’s cultivation books to identify patterns for improving his cultivation method. Shrek drew Star Luo Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy in the tournament, and the chapter ended as both teams prepared to fight amid Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s confrontations with their family members.

• Le Bai told Golden Crocodile that his concealment technique was a Self-Created Soul Skill and demonstrated it, earning permission to browse the Library’s books.
• Le Bai found no books on Soul Guidance Device Crafting but compared Spirit Hall’s cultivation methods and noticed a hidden pattern.
• Grandmaster told Shrek they had drawn Star Luo Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, and Le Bai reassured him that Shrek could win.
• Dai Mubai traded hostile remarks with his older brother Dai Weisi, while Zhu Zhuqing rejected Zhu Zhuyun’s show of concern.
• The referee ordered both teams to release their Martial Souls, and Dai Weisi rallied his teammates to surprise Dai Mubai.

Shrek Academy used Le Bai and Oscar’s support skills to empower Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, overwhelming Star Luo Academy and winning the match. Afterward, Le Bai explained that the tactic also concealed his own strength, leaving the story with Shrek’s next opponents unaware of his true power.

• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun resolved to cripple Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, while Le Bai told Dai Mubai he would use a Three Protect One strategy.
• Tang San and Ma Hongjun blocked the opponents with Blue Silver Spider Silk and Black Fire while Le Bai and Oscar prepared Hot Dogs for the team.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing transformed into a Hell White Tiger, and Le Bai, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong boosted it with Hot Dogs and support skills.
• The empowered Hell White Tiger blasted away Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s Hell White Tiger and crushed the center of the arena, knocking out Star Luo Academy’s fighters.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Le Bai told Grandmaster that the match had disguised his strength from future opponents.

Godwind Academy was swiftly defeated by Spirit Hall Academy, and Le Bai planned to face the Golden Generation’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill in the next match. Dai Mubai explained his Star Luo royal background and why he had fled to the Heaven Dou Empire, while Le Bai criticized the royal family’s succession system and recalled a great nation.

• Spirit Hall Academy defeated Godwind Academy after Hu Liena’s Charm stopped its members from taking flight and Xie Yue knocked them out of the arena.
• Grandmaster explained that Hu Liena and Xie Yue could use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Le Bai said he would hold it off in their coming match.
• Grandmaster told Le Bai to prepare for the tournament’s end and the Shrek students’ graduation.
• Dai Mubai gathered everyone and revealed that he was the Star Luo Empire’s Second Prince and Zhu Zhuqing came from a family connected to the royal family.
• Dai Mubai explained that the Star Luo royal family made princes compete in life-or-death struggles, prompting Le Bai to criticize its system and recall a great nation.

Shrek Academy reached the final match of the tournament against Spirit Hall Academy, and Le Bai’s strategy brought him face-to-face with Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Demon Charm. The battle began with Le Bai trapping Demon Charm inside the red mist, leaving the match’s outcome undecided.

• Le Bai predicted that Shrek would avoid Spirit Hall in the fourth round, and Shrek defeated its opponent to secure a place among the final three alongside Spirit Hall and Blazing Fire.
• Bibi Dong announced three Soul Bones as the final prize, and Blazing Fire Academy withdrew so Shrek and Spirit Hall would face each other immediately.
• Hu Liena recognized Le Bai as Shrek’s commander, while the two teams took unusual formations before the match began.
• Le Bai and Oscar used their Soul Incantation to make Big Hot Dogs, and Tang San shattered Hu Liena’s Charm with a Mental Attack.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue fused into Demon Charm as Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing became the Hell White Tiger, while Le Bai and Oscar supported their teammates with more Big Hot Dogs.
• Le Bai appeared inside the red mist in crystalline armor, seized Demon Charm’s Moon Blades, and declared that Hu Liena and Xie Yue would have to keep him company.