Chapter Summaries

Lin Feng announced open-age, comprehensive-battle challenges against the bottom ten participants of the Five Great Competition, with challengers below Super Douluo level and rank-nine-or-higher Soul Tools forbidden. The crowd learned Lin Feng could teleport challengers directly to the arena, and the chapter ended as the first challenger, a disheveled old man missing his right arm, appeared.

• Lin Feng removed the competition's age limit and specified that challengers would fight comprehensive battles for the listed rewards.
• Lin Feng opened challenges against the bottom ten participants to challengers below Super Douluo level and prohibited Soul Tools above rank nine.
• The War God Temple teacher warned Zhao Chen not to lose to an outsider, and Zhao Chen vowed to win.
• Lin Feng displayed the bottom ten participants' names and rewards and said he could teleport challengers to the arena from wherever they were.
• A light descended onto the competition stage, and a disheveled old man with a missing right arm appeared as the first challenger.

Xuan Zi appeared as the first challenger and demanded that Lin Feng restore his severed arm before his match with Zhao Chen. Lin Feng repeatedly exploded and restored Xuan Zi’s body to punish him, then declared that Xuan Zi was not worthy of negotiating terms with him.

• Xuan Zi appeared on the arena, surprising Bei Bei, Yan Shaozhe, and the spectators because he was a Rank 98 Super Douluo with one arm missing.
• Xuan Zi blamed Lin Feng for Mu En’s death and chose to challenge Zhao Chen, whom he considered the weakest contestant.
• Before the match, Xuan Zi demanded that Lin Feng restore his severed arm so the fight would be fair.
• Lin Feng repeatedly exploded and restored Xuan Zi’s body, subjecting him to intense pain until he could barely respond.
• Lin Feng stopped the punishment and told Xuan Zi that he was not worthy of negotiating terms with him.

Long Xiaoyao watched Lin Feng repeatedly kill and revive Xuan Zi, reflecting on Mu En’s decision to entrust the Dragon Core to Bei Bei rather than Xuan Zi. Lin Feng resumed the match and Zhao Chen entered the arena, determined to defeat Xuan Zi and cripple his remaining arm.

• Long Xiaoyao watched Xuan Zi suffer through repeated deaths and recoveries, then reconsidered Mu En’s concerns about Xuan Zi’s arrogance.
• Long Xiaoyao recalled that Mu En had entrusted the Dragon Core to him for Bei Bei, and decided not to give it to Xuan Zi despite his weakened state.
• Long Xiaoyao concluded that Xuan Zi could not lead Shrek Academy and feared that the academy Mu En had protected would fall.
• Lin Feng calmly announced that the match would continue.
• Zhao Chen stepped onto the arena and resolved to defeat Xuan Zi and cripple his remaining arm.

Zhao Chen fought Xuan Zi in the match, overcoming the veteran Super Douluo’s Taotie True Form with his Battle Armor and Crimson Flame Tiger abilities. After Xuan Zi exhausted his Soul Power and collapsed, Zhao Chen grabbed his only remaining arm and yanked it away.

• Zhao Chen activated his silver-white Battle Armor and Crimson Flame Tiger martial soul before attacking Xuan Zi with his Taotie Divine Palm.
• Zhao Chen interrupted Xuan Zi with Tiger Roar Shakes Heaven, wounded his shoulder with Flaming Tiger Claw, and spread his Crimson Flame Domain.
• Xuan Zi invoked Taotie True Form and unleashed a barrage of heavy yellow spheres, but Zhao Chen countered with Tiger Roar Burns Heaven.
• Xuan Zi used Gravity Control and charged Zhao Chen, but their collision dissipated his Taotie True Form and left him wounded and out of Soul Power.
• Zhao Chen grabbed Xuan Zi’s only remaining left arm and yanked it away.

Zhao Chen tore off Xuan Zi’s remaining arm, leaving him crippled and reducing his Soul Power to level seventy-eight before Lin Feng ended his challenge. Watching from the God Realm, Tang San judged Lin Feng ruthless and began considering how he might gain control of Shrek Academy’s resources.

• Zhao Chen tore off Xuan Zi’s left arm, and Xuan Zi lost another ten levels of Soul Power.
• Lin Feng declared Xuan Zi’s challenge failed, and a beam of light removed him from the arena.
• Tang San watched the outcome and suspected that Lin Feng had directed Zhao Chen to cripple Xuan Zi.
• Tang San considered how he might earn Lin Feng’s gratitude and gain access to Shrek Academy’s resources, then blamed the Douluo Continent plane for opposing him.

Nightmare Douluo, an infamous Evil Soul Master, entered Lin Feng’s challenge match seeking a reward to advance his spiritual power, and Lin Feng allowed him to compete. Tang San and his companions condemned the decision as Nightmare Douluo chose Ye Xi as his opponent.

• After Xuan Zi’s defeat, Nightmare Douluo appeared as the next challenger, shocking the Holy Spirit Cult’s leaders.
• Viewers recognized Nightmare Douluo as the Evil Soul Master who had once slaughtered a village and escaped a joint pursuit by major Soul Master factions.
• Nightmare Douluo respectfully asked Lin Feng for permission to compete, and Lin Feng accepted him.
• Seeking the Golden Pearl’s spiritual energy to break through his bottleneck, Nightmare Douluo challenged Ye Xi.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, and Oscar criticized Lin Feng for allowing an Evil Soul Master to compete and potentially receive a reward.

After losing both arms and being cast out, Xuan Zi awakened the Taotie martial soul’s true power to devour others and restore his body. He embraced the path of an Evil Soul Master and vowed to destroy those he blamed for his suffering.

• Xuan Zi landed in the wilderness and despaired over his injuries, lost arms, and expulsion from Shrek Academy.
• Xuan Zi’s martial soul awakened, revealing that the Taotie’s true power was devouring living beings and their Soul Power.
• A group of black-clad Soul Kings ambushed Xuan Zi, but his Taotie True Form dragged them into its mouth and devoured them.
• Xuan Zi absorbed the men’s flesh and Soul Power, regrowing one arm as his strength surged.
• Xuan Zi blamed Bei Bei, Mu En, and Shrek Academy for betraying him and vowed to grow stronger and destroy them all.

Lin Xi and Nightmare Douluo fought a spiritual battle on the competition platform, with their illusions matching one another until Nightmare Douluo burned all nine soul rings to unleash a sudden surge of power. Oscar watched from the God Realm and wondered why Nightmare Douluo’s move resembled Tang San’s Ring Detonation.

• Nightmare Douluo released his Nightmare Demon martial soul and filled the platform with Nightmare Mist, but Lin Xi blocked it with Illusion Butterfly Dance.
• Nightmare Douluo sent nightmare shadows against Lin Xi, who answered with the Ten Thousand Beast Illusion Realm and held her spiritual barrier steady.
• Nightmare Douluo used Overlapping Nightmare Realms and Nightmare Cage to intensify the pressure, while Lin Xi’s faster spiritual recovery made the prolonged battle unfavorable for him.
• Nightmare Douluo burned all nine of his soul rings, causing his Soul Power and spiritual power to erupt.
• Oscar watched the match through the light screen and compared Nightmare Douluo’s move to Tang San’s Ring Detonation.

Tang San denied any connection to the Holy Spirit Cult as the God King of Destruction challenged him over the rise of Evil Soul Masters. While the gods watched the light screen, Tang San privately recalled how he had strengthened the cult and spread its methods to create turmoil on the Douluo Continent.

• Oscar linked Tang San to the Holy Spirit Cult, prompting Tang San to deny involvement and cite his destruction of Slaughter City.
• Ma Hongjun defended Tang San, but the God King of Destruction accused him of past secretive actions on the Douluo Continent.
• The God King of Destruction questioned why Evil Soul Masters had become rampant, and Tang San asked whether he was being blamed for it.
• Dai Mubai called for evidence and suggested the Clear Sky Sect might have spread the Holy Spirit Cult's secret art, darkening Tang San's expression.
• Tang San privately recalled that he had increased some cult members' soul ring ages and improved Ring Detonation to stir chaos on the continent.
• The gods turned their attention back to the light screen.

Lin Xi defeated Nightmare Douluo with her Ten Thousand Beast Illusion Realm, but Ha Luosa appeared onstage and executed him. Ha Luosa then warned all Evil Soul Masters that the competition was their only chance to survive before they were purged.

• Lin Xi summoned her specialized puppets and strengthened her spiritual barrier with her Illusion Butterfly wings.
• Nightmare Douluo burned his soul rings and attacked Lin Xi with nightmare shadows, but her phantom beasts held them back.
• Lin Xi trapped Nightmare Douluo in an illusion of the people he had killed, leaving him unconscious when the illusion shattered.
• Lin Feng declared Nightmare Douluo's challenge failed, and Ha Luosa appeared and beheaded him.
• Ha Luosa identified himself as head of the Holy Spirit Execution Department and warned Evil Soul Masters that losers would die and all would be purged after the competition.

After Ha Luosa killed Nightmare Douluo and announced that every Evil Soul Master’s location was known, fear swept through the Holy Spirit Cult and across the continent. Ye Xishui rejected Long Xiaoyao’s advice to accept their fate and resolved to resist Shrek Academy herself.

• Evil Soul Masters across the Douluo Continent watched Ha Luosa’s execution of Nightmare Douluo and learned that their locations had been exposed.
• Ye Xishui asked Long Xiaoyao whether the Holy Spirit Cult could fight back, and he said there was no turning back and that Shrek Academy was beyond their power.
• Ye Xishui considered using the Death God Tower for a surprise strike, but Long Xiaoyao warned that Shrek Academy would anticipate her plan.
• Ye Xishui accused Long Xiaoyao of accepting death and declared that she would go alone rather than rely on anyone else.
• Ye Xishui recalled Long Xiaoyao’s former sharpness and resolved that she would not die before bringing suffering to the world and ruling it.

In the God Realm, Tang San and the other gods praised Shrek Academy’s campaign against Evil Soul Masters, while the God King of Destruction suspected Tang San was trying to curry favor with the academy. In the lower realm, Xuan Zi decided to grow stronger by killing Evil Soul Masters and blaming them for his actions, but then fell into a familiar Abyss Passage.

• Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Xiao Wu praised Shrek Academy’s campaign, and the other gods joined them while the God King of Destruction watched in silence.
• The God King of Destruction recalled how Tang San had changed his attitude toward Shrek Academy after learning Tang Wulin carried his bloodline, and suspected Tang San wanted to draw closer to the academy.
• After hearing Ha Luosa’s declaration, Xuan Zi raged that the rule against killing civilians targeted him, though he knew Shrek Academy would not spare him.
• Xuan Zi decided to kill Evil Soul Masters to restore his strength and planned to blame them for his crimes, just as he had blamed an Evil Soul Master for Ma Xiaotao’s actions.
• While traveling through a forest, Xuan Zi fell into a passage whose aura matched the Abyss Passage that had opened inside Shrek Academy.

Xuan Zi devoured Four-Clawed Bats in the Abyss Passage, restoring his arm and raising his Soul Power to rank eighty. He transformed into a monstrous beast and charged deeper into the darkness to devour more Abyss Creatures and pursue revenge.

• Xuan Zi used his devouring power to absorb the Four-Clawed Bats swarming around him.
• Xuan Zi regained his severed arm and restored his Soul Power to rank eighty.
• Xuan Zi underwent a mutation, becoming a horned beast with a sheep's body and a ferocious head.
• Xuan Zi embraced his monstrous form and vowed to take revenge on those who had wronged him.
• Xuan Zi charged deeper into the passage and began devouring Four-Clawed Bats, Six-Clawed Bats, and other Abyss Creatures.

As Evil Soul Masters continued to die on the competition stage, Dark Thunder Douluo and Nether Douluo decided to attack a nearby village to prove Sky Shrek Academy could not watch them everywhere. Nangong Wan refused to join them, and the two elders were confronted by Long Yue when they reached the village.

• Evil Soul Masters kept losing to the bottom-ranked students, and Ha Luosa executed each defeated challenger.
• Dark Thunder Douluo and Nether Douluo agreed to attack a village during the competition, while Nangong Wan refused because he feared Sky Shrek Academy.
• Dark Thunder Douluo and Nether Douluo left the hall with several Soul Saints and headed for the village as challengers continued dying onstage.
• Dark Thunder Douluo ordered the Soul Saints to attack the sleeping village, but a pillar of light brought Long Yue before them.

Long Yue trapped Dark Thunder Douluo, Nether Douluo, and their Soul Saint allies inside a barrier, then withstood their combined attacks without harm. He ended the fight with a single spear strike that killed everyone, including Dark Thunder Douluo.

• Long Yue's pillar of light formed an unbreakable barrier around Dark Thunder Douluo, Nether Douluo, and the Soul Saint Evil Soul Masters.
• Dark Thunder Douluo and Nether Douluo released their Martial Souls and soul rings, while Long Yue summoned his High Mountain skill.
• Dark Thunder Douluo, Nether Douluo, and the Soul Saints attacked Long Yue, but their Soul Skills barely marked the mountain phantom and left him unharmed.
• Long Yue formed a massive double-tipped spear and struck, killing the Soul Saints and Nether Douluo while shattering Dark Thunder Douluo's Invincible Shield.
• Long Yue's spear pierced Dark Thunder Douluo's chest, and a sweeping blow filled the air with blood mist.

Shrek Academy hunted down Evil Soul Masters across the Douluo Continent, earning the gratitude of ordinary people and alarming rulers who could not control its power. As the academy’s influence reshaped the continent, Nangong Wan suddenly appeared before Lin Feng and knelt.

• Zhongli Wu watched the light screen and realized that neither he nor the Holy Spirit Cult could challenge Shrek Academy.
• Dai Yueyan, Mu Xi, Xu Xiaoyu, and other students killed Evil Soul Masters who had attempted to strike back, driving the survivors into hiding.
• Ordinary people across the Douluo Continent celebrated Shrek Academy’s actions and thanked it for ending the Evil Soul Masters’ terror.
• Xu Jiawei recognized Dai Yueyan’s resemblance to the Dai Family and worried about Shrek Academy’s growing influence over the continent’s balance of power.
• Nangong Wan stepped onto the competition stage and knelt before Lin Feng, stunning the Holy Spirit Cult and the spectators.

Nangong Wan publicly begged Lin Feng to spare his life, giving Evil Soul Masters across the continent hope that they might survive. Lin Feng killed him and declared that no Evil Soul Master who had committed evil would be spared.

• Ye Xishui seethed as Nangong Wan's public kneeling disgraced the Holy Spirit Cult, while Zhongli Wu hoped the plea might offer Evil Soul Masters a way to survive.
• Citizens and Evil Soul Masters across the continent watched Nangong Wan beg Lin Feng for mercy, including an elderly woman whose family he had slaughtered.
• Lin Feng raised his hand, and Nangong Wan mistook the gesture for forgiveness before Lin Feng turned him into a cloud of blood mist.
• Lin Feng warned that no Evil Soul Master who had committed evil would be spared.
• Citizens celebrated Nangong Wan's death, while Evil Soul Masters realized there was no path to survival.

Long Xiaoyao returned Mu En’s Dragon Core to Bei Bei and asked him to apologize at Mu En’s grave, while Lin Feng concluded his competition by killing every Evil Soul Master below Super Douluo. The chapter left the remaining Evil Soul Masters facing the consequences of Lin Feng’s mass execution.

• Tang San worried that Lin Feng’s interference would take the Douluo Continent’s power of faith from the God Realm, but the God King of Destruction and the Goddess of Life stayed silent.
• After Nangong Wan died, Long Xiaoyao flew to Pirated Shrek Academy and gave Bei Bei the Dragon Core Mu En had entrusted to him.
• Long Xiaoyao admitted he had wronged Mu En and asked Bei Bei to apologize to him at his grave before departing.
• Elder Song confirmed the item was a Dragon Core, and Yan Shaozhe and the others feared it might have been dangerous before she noted it could otherwise have fallen into Xuan Zi’s hands.
• When no more Evil Soul Masters below Super Douluo stepped forward, Lin Feng ended that portion of the competition and caused them all to turn into blood mist.

Ye Xishui and Zhongli Wu prepared to fight to the death after the Holy Spirit Cult’s members were killed, while Feng Ling entered the competition and challenged Xu Lizhi. Xu Lizhi copied her Evil Phoenix Martial Soul Avatar, leaving Feng Ling and Oscar stunned.

• Ye Xishui told Zhongli Wu that the Holy Spirit Cult had to fight to the death, and he agreed to follow her orders.
• As Lin Feng announced the next challenge round, Feng Ling appeared on the light screen, and Yan Shaozhe recognized his former girlfriend.
• Feng Ling chose Xu Lizhi as her opponent, expecting the food-type Soul Master to be a relatively manageable challenge.
• Feng Ling transformed into her Evil Phoenix Martial Soul Avatar and attacked Xu Lizhi.
• Xu Lizhi ate a Mirror Crystal Bun, transformed into an identical Evil Phoenix, and repelled Feng Ling’s strike.
• Oscar recognized a similarity to his Copy Mirror Sausage but wondered how Xu Lizhi had copied Feng Ling without obtaining her blood.

Xu Lizhi defeated Feng Ling with his powerful food-based soul skills, but Ha Luosa killed her after the battle. Across the continent, evil-doers also perished, while Tang Ya watched the Iron Blood Sect members who had destroyed her family die and found some relief in her revenge being avenged.

• Oscar watched Xu Lizhi fight and reflected on his potential and the possibility of passing on the God of Food's divine position.
• Feng Ling unleashed her ninth soul skill, Sun of the Evil Phoenix, but Xu Lizhi countered with his Bloodthirsty Red Bean Bun, Clone Soup Dumpling, Battle Armor, Bun Domain, and Destruction Meat Bun.
• Xu Lizhi and his clones overwhelmed Feng Ling, and Ha Luosa appeared and beheaded her after she lost.
• Zhongli Wu grieved over Feng Ling's death, while Yan Shaozhe mourned the woman he had once loved.
• Tang Ya watched the Iron Blood Sect members responsible for her family's ruin die, and Bei Bei comforted her as she cried.
• Evil-doers across the Douluo Continent turned into bloody mist, prompting ordinary people to cheer.