Chapter Summaries

Ning Rongrong told Jiang Chen that Sword Douluo had invited him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Jiang Chen agreed only to consider going. In Heaven Dou City, the blond young man ordered Snake Lance Douluo to monitor Jiang Chen discreetly and waited to see how the sect would approach him.

• After Ning Rongrong struggled through training, Jiang Chen helped her back toward the dormitory, and she asked whether he would visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after the break.
• Ning Rongrong said Sword Douluo wanted to meet and assess Jiang Chen, while Jiang Chen worried about revealing his secrets and gave no firm answer.
• Ning Rongrong threatened to tell Sword Douluo that Jiang Chen had bullied her, and Jiang Chen eventually said he would think about the invitation.
• At the Crown Prince Residence in Heaven Dou City, the blond young man identified Jiang Chen from a secret report and ordered Snake Lance Douluo to watch Shrek Academy without drawing attention.
• The blond young man learned that Ning Fengzhi was letting Ning Rongrong remain at Shrek Academy and decided to wait before approaching Jiang Chen.

The blond young man arranged a competition at the Heaven Dou Soul Fighting Field to draw out Jiang Chen, while Flender held an internal tournament at Shrek Academy. The first match began between Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun activated his second soul skill as Zhu Zhuqing closed in.

• The blond young man dismissed the idea of recruiting Jiang Chen to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and ordered Snake Lance Douluo to arrange a grand competition at the Heaven Dou Soul Fighting Field.
• Flender announced an internal tournament, offering winners waived tuition and charging losers an additional thirty percent practical guidance fee.
• The students drew opponents, pairing Ma Hongjun with Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San with Dai Mubai, and Oscar with Xiao Wu; Ning Rongrong received a bye because Jiang Chen would not enter the lottery matches.
• Zhu Zhuqing attacked Ma Hongjun with Hell Stab, and Ma Hongjun countered with Phoenix Fire Line.
• Yu Xiaogang praised Ma Hongjun's training and predicted he would win, while Jiang Chen, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong discussed Zhu Zhuqing's chances.
• Zhu Zhuqing evaded Ma Hongjun's fire at close range, and Ma Hongjun activated Bathing Phoenix Fire as she approached.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Ma Hongjun by breaking through his flames, and Tang San used his Blood-Red Blue Silver Grass to defeat Dai Mubai. The matches ended with both losers owing a coaching fee.

• Zhu Zhuqing charged through Ma Hongjun's flames and stopped only when he surrendered.
• Ma Hongjun collapsed in relief, while Dai Mubai and Yu Xiaogang wondered how Zhu Zhuqing had resisted the fire.
• Flender announced Tang San and Dai Mubai's match, and Dai Mubai attacked first with his Evil Eye White Tiger Martial Soul.
• Tang San dodged Dai Mubai's strikes and ensnared him with Blood-Red Blue Silver Grass that drained his Soul Power.
• Dai Mubai surrendered when the vines weakened him, and Flender declared Tang San the winner and reminded him to pay the coaching fee.

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong fought in the second round of the sparring tournament, where Ning Rongrong used her improved mental power and footwork to evade Xiao Wu’s attacks. The match remained unfinished as Ning Rongrong’s stamina and mental strength began to fail and Xiao Wu closed in for a decisive blow.

• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar lost their first-round matches, and Yu Xiaogang ordered them to train twice as hard.
• Flender announced that Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong advanced, then drew the second-round pairings.
• Xiao Wu drew Ning Rongrong, while Zhu Zhuqing drew Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong used speed and strength boosts, practiced footwork, and mental power to evade Xiao Wu’s attacks.
• Ning Rongrong grew pale and weak, and Xiao Wu accelerated toward her as she struggled to dodge.

Xiao Wu defeated Ning Rongrong, and the next match began between Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San. Zhu Zhuqing fought through Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and hidden weapons, but his layered Soul Skills trapped and weakened her before she could unleash a final technique.

• Ning Rongrong surrendered, and Flender declared Xiao Wu the winner of the second round’s first match.
• Flender called Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San to the arena for the second match.
• Zhu Zhuqing used her speed and claws to break Tang San’s vines and escape his Bloodthirsty Cage, avoiding his Silent Sleeve Arrows.
• Tang San used Spider Web Restraint together with Blood-Devouring Entanglement and Bloodthirsty Cage to trap Zhu Zhuqing in a shrinking enclosure.
• Zhu Zhuqing prepared a strange hand seal, but Tang San’s spider web contracted around her limbs and numbed her before she could use it.

After Zhu Zhuqing lost to Tang San, Flender changed the final match into a seven-against-one fight, challenging Jiang Chen to defeat the others without using his Martial Soul or Soul Skills and within four minutes. Jiang Chen healed and restored all seven opponents before the fight, leaving them offended by what they saw as his confidence in victory.

• Tang San trapped Zhu Zhuqing with his Third Soul Skill, and she conceded before telling Jiang Chen she would win next time.
• Flender announced that the final match would pit Xiao Wu, Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing against Jiang Chen, who could not use his Martial Soul or Soul Skills and had four minutes to win.
• The students welcomed the chance to take revenge on Jiang Chen, while he told them not to hold back.
• Jiang Chen used the Glazed Green Lotus to heal the seven and fully restore their Soul Power, prompting them to accuse him of looking down on them.

Jiang Chen tested Shrek Academy’s seven-person team, quickly taking out Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar while evading the others. Tang San drew the remaining fighters into a Blue Silver Grass enclosure to force a final group battle, and Jiang Chen watched as the trap closed.

• Jiang Chen rushed past Tang San’s defense and knocked Ning Rongrong unconscious before she could use her support skill.
• Xiao Wu attacked Jiang Chen, but he caught her ankle and threw her aside, where Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass caught her.
• Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun launched a combined attack, but Jiang Chen used Dai Mubai as a shield and knocked both Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun down.
• Tang San regrouped with Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Oscar, but Jiang Chen stole Oscar’s freshly made Mushroom Sausage before the two women’s coordinated attack failed to catch him.
• Tang San surrounded himself, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing with a wall of Blue Silver Grass, planning to draw Jiang Chen into a final group fight.

Jiang Chen fought off Tang San’s group inside the vine cage, but Tang San transformed with his External Soul Bone and launched a fierce counterattack. As Tang San’s spider-leg web closed around Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen released an overwhelming force.

• Jiang Chen entered Tang San’s vine cage, where Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San attacked him together.
• Jiang Chen broke Dai Mubai’s arm and knocked him unconscious, then charged through Ma Hongjun’s flames and knocked him out with a punch.
• Tang San activated his third soul skill and transformed, revealing eight spider legs that Yu Xiaogang recognized as an External Soul Bone.
• Tang San attacked Jiang Chen with his spider legs while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing joined the assault, forcing Jiang Chen to defend himself.
• Tang San used a variant of Spider Web Restraint to trap Jiang Chen, but an indescribable force erupted from inside the cage.

Jiang Chen defeated Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the rest of the team in under three minutes without using his Martial Soul or Soul Skills. After the seven lined up, Flender asked Jiang Chen to assess their weaknesses.

• Jiang Chen used his speed and strength to knock Xiao Wu unconscious and bring Tang San down, while Zhu Zhuqing continued attacking.
• Tang San used hidden needles and smoke-producing iron balls, but Jiang Chen dodged and countered their attacks.
• Jiang Chen defeated the remaining fighters, and Zhu Zhuqing conceded as the smoke cleared.
• Flender revealed that only two minutes and forty-seven seconds had passed, then ordered the team to line up.
• Flender asked Jiang Chen to explain what problems the seven fighters had.

Flender and Yu Xiaogang critiqued the seven students’ failed fight against Jiang Chen and ordered extra training and coordination practice. Flender then revealed that they would compete in Heaven Dou City in seven days for a prize of ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.

• Flender criticized Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar for their poor decisions, praised Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing’s teamwork, and pointed out flaws in Tang San’s tactics.
• Yu Xiaogang blamed insufficient training and identified weaknesses in the team’s tactics, coordination, and Ning Rongrong’s positioning, while ordering Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to double their training.
• Jiang Chen said Flender and Yu Xiaogang had already covered everything and had nothing to add.
• Flender announced that he and Yu Xiaogang would train the team’s coordination for three days ahead of a competition in seven days.
• Flender revealed the competition would be held in Heaven Dou City and offer ten thousand Gold Soul Coins; Ning Rongrong offered to guide the group around the city.

As the Shrek group prepared for a competition in Heaven Dou City, Ning Rongrong described the city and its Soul Fighting Field to the others. Jiang Chen advised Tang San to stop relying on predictable tactics, leaving Tang San considering whether to go out and temper himself.

• Jiang Chen remembered that the group had visited Heaven Dou City in the original plot for ordinary team battles, then dismissed Ning Rongrong’s offer to guide him as conditional on her performance.
• Flender ordered the students to train for the competition in five days and warned them to gather early the next morning.
• Ning Rongrong told Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing about Heaven Dou City’s size, powerful Soul Fighting Field, high-level opponents, and possible prize money; Zhu Zhuqing said she would consider seeking her third Soul Ring after the competition.
• Tang San wondered whether different timing and coordination could have changed the group’s loss to Jiang Chen, and Jiang Chen told him that predictable tactics would fail against a stronger opponent.
• Tang San reflected on Jiang Chen defeating all seven students without using Soul Power or his Martial Soul and considered leaving to temper himself.

Tang San decided to seek experience after Shrek Academy’s competition, while Jiang Chen considered his latest cultivation gains. After three days of brutal training, the Shrek group departed for Heaven Dou City, where Yu Xiaogang expected to prove his worth.

• Tang San told Jiang Chen he wanted to seek experience after the competition, and Jiang Chen encouraged him to go.
• Jiang Chen reviewed his system interface and noted that his Creation Green Lotus Art had reached its third level and unlocked the Green Lotus Shield.
• Yu Xiaogang brooded over the team’s defeats and planned to use his connections in Heaven Dou City to demonstrate his ability to guide the students.
• For three days, the Shrek students endured tactical drills, beatings from Jiang Chen, and nightly internal battles.
• Flender gathered the eight departing students at dawn and led them toward Heaven Dou City for the competition.
• Ning Rongrong joined Jiang Chen’s carriage, while Dai Mubai rebuked Ma Hongjun for dreaming about the city’s beauties instead of the competition.

Flender led the group into Heaven Dou City, where they ate before heading to register for the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena competition. They learned that the seven-on-seven tournament could pit them against teams led by Soul Kings, and Flender brought them to the arena.

• After three days of travel, the group reached Heaven Dou City, and Flender bribed a guard to let them enter through the competitors' passage.
• Flender took everyone to an inn, where Ning Rongrong offered to treat Jiang Chen to the signature Eight Treasure Duck.
• Oscar asked about the competition, and Flender explained that it was a seven-on-seven elimination tournament that might include teams led by Soul Kings.
• Yu Xiaogang urged the group to rely on tactics and exploit their strengths, while Ning Rongrong quietly dismissed his advice as obvious nagging.
• Flender paid the expensive meal bill and led the group through the city to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.

Shrek Academy registered for the Heaven Dou Soul Fighting Field tournament and faced taunts from Canghui Academy and Snow Eagle Academy. In a private box, a golden-haired young man recognized Jiang Chen and ordered someone to test Shrek in the first round.

• A red-haired Canghui Academy student insulted Shrek during registration, and Flender told the team to remember them and fight hard if they met in the arena.
• Jiang Chen stopped Ning Rongrong from arguing with Canghui Academy and told her to settle things in the arena.
• A student from Snow Eagle Academy called Shrek country bumpkins, and Dai Mubai resolved to remember the academy.
• In Hall No. 3, the red-haired Canghui student taunted Shrek again, while Jiang Chen wondered whether someone had deliberately targeted them.
• A golden-haired young man watched Shrek from a private box, identified Jiang Chen, and ordered Snake Lance Douluo to arrange a capable opponent to test them in the first-round draw.

The blond young man defended his interest in Jiang Chen, while Shrek Academy faced Canghui Academy in the tournament’s first round. Jiang Chen stayed off the arena as his teammates quickly seized control of the fight.

• The blond young man told Porcupinefish Douluo that Jiang Chen deserved attention because Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo had personally invited him, and said he was only testing him.
• After Shrek Academy drew Canghui Academy, its red-haired member mocked the team, but Jiang Chen declined to fight and sent the seven Shrek students onto the arena.
• Tang San assigned the Shrek fighters their matchups, and Ning Rongrong used her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to strengthen her teammates.
• Dai Mubai overpowered the red-haired Canghui fighter, breaking his shield and blasting him toward the edge of the arena.
• Zhu Zhuqing disrupted two Canghui attackers with her claws, and Ma Hongjun charged at them with his second Soul Skill, Bathing Phoenix Fire.

Dai Mubai led Shrek Academy to crush Canghui Academy in under half a minute, drawing the interest of a blond young man and Porcupinefish Douluo. Shrek then learned their next opponents were Thunder Academy, whose captain Yu Tianxin belonged to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Dai Mubai eliminated Canghui Academy's captain and two Agility Attack System Soul Masters, forcing the team to surrender.
• The blond young man and Porcupinefish Douluo discussed Shrek Academy's unusual group of talented students and wondered who had gathered them.
• Yu Xiaogang criticized Shrek's coordination after the victory, while Flender urged the students not to underestimate their opponents.
• The draw matched Shrek Academy against Thunder Academy, and Dai Mubai and Yu Xiaogang warned the group about its lightning-based fighters and captain Yu Tianxin.

Shrek Academy faced Thunder Academy in the tournament, and Ning Rongrong’s support helped Shrek turn the battle around. Yu Tianxin then activated Thunder Academy’s powerful Extreme Lightning Dragon move.

• Jiang Chen declined to fight, telling Ma Hongjun that he believed in him as Shrek prepared to face Thunder Academy.
• Yu Tianxin opened the match with Thunder Dragon Claw, while Thunder Academy’s attackers pressured Shrek’s support members and a lightning net restrained Ma Hongjun.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun countered the assault, and Ning Rongrong boosted five Shrek fighters with her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Dai Mubai forced Yu Tianxin back, while Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu eliminated two Thunder Academy members and swung the battle in Shrek’s favor.
• Yu Tianxin ordered his Support-type Soul Masters to enhance him, then unleashed Extreme Lightning Dragon.

Yu Tianxin unleashed his Extreme Lightning Dragon state against Shrek Academy, but Tang San’s team used Oscar’s sausages to fly and overwhelm him with coordinated attacks. After Tang San’s evolved Blue Silver Grass withstood Yu Tianxin’s Thunder Prison, Yu Tianxin burned his blood essence to power up and charged straight at Tang San.

• Yu Tianxin transformed into a lightning-wreathed state, and Tang San told Dai Mubai to use their second plan.
• Oscar gave the Shrek team Mushroom Sausages, allowing six members to fly and evade Yu Tianxin’s Thunderous Might.
• Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Dai Mubai combined their attacks to wound and pin down Yu Tianxin.
• Yu Tianxin unleashed Thunder Prison, but Tang San’s Blood-Red Blue Silver Grass formed a cage that withstood the lightning.
• Yu Tianxin used the Blood Burning Secret Art to strengthen his lightning and charged at Tang San.

Tang San redirected Yu Tianxin’s lightning charge out of bounds, securing Shrek Academy’s victory over Thunder Academy, while Yu Xiaogang warned that the Imperial Fighting Team would be a much tougher opponent. After Shrek’s team won ten straight matches, the Imperial Fighting Team’s captain Yu Tianheng and vice-captain Dugu Yan reviewed reports on their upcoming final.

• Tang San used Mysterious Jade Palm to redirect Yu Tianxin’s charge into the arena’s buffer zone, and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner.
• The blond young man and Porcupinefish Douluo discussed Tang San’s technique and wondered whether it connected him to a certain sect.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Shrek that the Imperial Fighting Team’s Soul Elders, Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling made them formidable, while Jiang Chen questioned his prediction of a crushing defeat.
• Jiang Chen teased Tang San about taking on seven opponents, and Flender told Ma Hongjun that the academy would keep the prize money.
• Over the next two days, the Shrek Seven Devils won ten consecutive matches and reached the tournament final against the Imperial Fighting Team.
• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan reviewed reports about Shrek Academy’s winning streak in the Imperial Fighting Team’s private box.

Qin Ming warned the Imperial Fighting Team not to underestimate Shrek Academy and began considering how to bring its students to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Meanwhile, Flender told the Shrek group that the Heaven Dou Crown Prince had invited the finalist teams to a banquet and that he had created the tournament to assess the empire’s younger generation.

• Ye Lingling praised the strength of Shrek Academy’s support Spirit Masters, while Dugu Yan teased her about her distracted thoughts.
• Qin Ming ordered the Imperial Fighting Team to review tactics and gave Yu Feng extra aerial evasion training for his overconfidence.
• Ye Lingling asked Qin Ming about Jiang Chen, and he said there was no information about his Martial Soul and that he probably would not fight in the finals.
• Qin Ming reflected on Shrek Academy’s talented students and considered persuading Flender to let them join Heaven Dou Royal Academy after the finals.
• Flender told the Shrek group that the Crown Prince had invited the finalist teams to a banquet and had established the tournament to assess the empire’s younger generation.