Chapter Summaries

Zhong Kui asked Electrolux how to upgrade the Bronze Sword, and Electrolux proposed combining light magic, necromancy, and soul bones to make it more powerful. After Electrolux returned to Zhong Kui’s spiritual world, Zhong Kui met Xu Tianling, who had come to find him and wanted to discuss something.

• Zhong Kui asked Electrolux for a way to upgrade the Bronze Sword, but said he wanted a weapon with more abilities than light and necromancy alone.
• Electrolux suggested gathering dead soul beasts’ soul bones and forging them into the Bronze Sword alongside light magic and necromancy.
• Zhong Kui agreed and planned to ask the Beast God, Di Tian, for soul bones.
• After Electrolux returned to Zhong Kui’s spiritual world, Zhong Kui nearly bumped into Xu Tianling.
• Xu Tianling introduced herself and said she had come to find Zhong Kui, then suggested they eat and talk; Zhong Kui asked her to explain what she wanted.

Linglong privately confirmed that Zhong Kui was a fellow transmigrator and asked him to help her become the Sun Moon Empire’s ruler. After learning about her uncertain imperial bloodline and her offer to oppose Tang San, Zhong Kui agreed that cooperation was their best choice and admitted he had a system.

• Linglong took Zhong Kui to his soundproof pill-refining room and tested him with phrases from their shared homeland.
• Zhong Kui and Linglong recognized each other as transmigrators from the same world.
• Linglong explained that Kong Deming wanted her to replace Xu Tianran and drive the Evil Soul Masters from the Sun Moon Empire, though she did not know whether her body had imperial blood.
• Linglong offered to help Zhong Kui oppose Tang San because Zhong Kui had taken the Ice and Snow Emperors away from Huo Yuhao.
• Zhong Kui accepted that working with Linglong was the best choice and confirmed that he had a system.

Zhong Kui told Linglong about his plan to strip away Tang San’s contingencies by fleecing Huo Yuhao, while Linglong and Electrolux agreed that Huo Yuhao’s tournament victory had to be prevented. The chapter ended with Zhong Kui vowing to succeed despite the threat Tang San posed and the difficulty of taking human fortune.

• Zhong Kui explained that he was working with Gu Yuena and the soul beasts to fleece Huo Yuhao and remove Tang San’s plans in the lower realm, but was not yet strong enough to confront Niu Tian and Titan.
• Linglong revealed that she was a transmigrator named Xu Tianling in this life and wanted to help defeat Huo Yuhao, though she was not yet eligible for the Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Zhong Kui told Linglong that he relied on Heavenly Flame sub-flames because full Heavenly Flames cost too many system points.
• Electrolux appeared and understood why Linglong preferred the name her parents had given her in her previous life, then condemned Tang San’s control over Douluo Continent.
• Linglong said Huo Yuhao had to be stopped from winning the upcoming Soul Fighting Tournament, and Zhong Kui promised to succeed.
• Electrolux warned that the soul beasts’ fortune might be protected by Zhong Kui’s alliance, but taking human fortune would remain difficult.

Linglong told Zhong Kui about Shrek Academy’s Ultimate Single Soldier Plan and argued that they needed to stop Shrek from acquiring the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Tool technology. Zhong Kui agreed to report the plan to Kong Deming or Jing Hongchen, and Linglong proposed using the upcoming Soul Fighting Tournament as a plausible source for the intelligence.

• Linglong explained that Shrek’s Ultimate Single Soldier Plan aimed to create a lone combatant capable of changing the course of a war, with Huo Yuhao and He Caitou as its core members.
• Linglong criticized Shrek for exploiting Huo Yuhao to obtain Sun Moon Empire technology and condemned Huo Yuhao’s actions and hypocrisy.
• Linglong urged Zhong Kui to prevent Shrek from learning the Sun Moon Empire’s cutting-edge technology, and Zhong Kui agreed that Shrek gaining it would threaten the empire.
• Zhong Kui worried that Kong Deming or Jing Hongchen would question how he learned about the plan, so Linglong suggested he pretend to uncover it while gathering intelligence on Shrek at the Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Zhong Kui agreed to try Linglong’s plan and warned her to be cautious around Xuan Zi; Linglong said she would bring Elder Kong or Hall Master Hongchen with her.

Zhong Kui and Jing Hongchen prepared for Xuan Zi’s possible interference at the upcoming Soul Fighting Tournament, then Zhong Kui met Zi Ji, who sought his help choosing a soul beast to study Sun Moon Empire Soul Tool technology. Zhong Kui recommended the King of Ten Thousand Demons and saw the exchange as a chance to strengthen cooperation with the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Zhong Kui warned Jing Hongchen to bring more Class Nine Soul Tools to guard against Xuan Zi, and Jing Hongchen agreed to prepare for a confrontation.
• Zhong Kui returned to his room and planned to visit the Star Dou Great Forest after the tournament to ask Di Tian and the others for soul bones to upgrade Bronze Sword.
• Zi Ji arrived and told Zhong Kui that the Star Dou Great Forest wanted to send a soul beast to the Sun Moon Empire to study Soul Tool technology.
• Zhong Kui recommended the King of Ten Thousand Demons, citing his spiritual power, intelligence, and suitability for learning Soul Tools.

Zhong Kui and the Star Dou Great Forest agreed to send King of Ten Thousand Demons to study Soul Tools, then Zhong Kui reunited with his parents in the Sun Moon Empire. He hoped to win the Soul Fighting Tournament and secure better protection and living conditions for them.

• Zi Ji and Zhong Kui agreed that King of Ten Thousand Demons was suited to studying Soul Tools and serving as a strategist.
• Zi Ji used a high-grade communication Soul Tool to contact Di Tian, who approved the plan and promised Zhong Kui soul beast soul bones in exchange for helping King of Ten Thousand Demons.
• Zhong Kui warned Zi Ji to keep the Auspicious Beast safe, then went to meet his parents at a villa belonging to Jing Hongchen.
• Zhong Ming and Shui Bingxue told Zhong Kui they had worried about him and explained why they had stayed hidden.
• Zhong Kui said he was busy teaching alchemy and planned to represent the Sun Moon Empire in the Soul Fighting Tournament, hoping victory would help him improve his parents' security.

Zhong Ming and Shui Bingxue reassured Zhong Kui that they accepted him as their child despite his secrets. Tang Ya then told Huo Yuhao that Mu En had approved him to represent Shrek in the Soul Fighting Tournament, leaving Huo Yuhao wondering why he had been selected.

• Zhong Ming recalled Zhong Kui's unusual intelligence as a child and said he and Shui Bingxue had never questioned his secrets.
• Zhong Ming told Zhong Kui that he was their child because they had watched him being born and trusted the care he showed them.
• Zhong Kui contrasted his parents' acceptance with Tang Hao's self-interested treatment of Tang San.
• Tang Ya told Huo Yuhao that Beibei had informed her he was eligible to represent Shrek in the Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Huo Yuhao asked Tang Ya why he had qualified and whether Shrek had another motive.

Huo Yuhao questioned whether he deserved to represent Shrek in the Soul Fighting Tournament, while Tang Ya tried to reassure him. Tang San revealed that he had arranged Huo Yuhao’s participation to use him to lure out the true Child of Destiny.

• Huo Yuhao asked Tang Ya whether his abilities and strength qualified him for the Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Tang Ya suggested that Mu En might have chosen Huo Yuhao because of Beibei or because he saw Huo Yuhao’s potential, then encouraged him to prepare.
• Huo Yuhao suspected he had been selected only through Beibei’s influence and felt inferior.
• Tang San watched Huo Yuhao and explained that he had arranged the tournament selection to use the discarded Child of Destiny as bait.
• Tang San said he wanted Huo Yuhao’s remaining value for the Tang Clan and complained that the consciousness of the plane resisted him.

Zhong Kui met Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen before the Soul Fighting Tournament, discussing the Sun Moon Empire’s hopes of defeating Shrek and his concerns about the event. Despite their confidence in the team, Zhong Kui felt an unexplained unease about participating.

• Xiao Hongchen asked Zhong Kui whether he had prepared for the Soul Fighting Tournament, and Zhong Kui concealed his worries about Shrek and Tang San.
• Xiao Hongchen asked Zhong Kui to refine pills for him, but worried they might have harmful side effects; Zhong Kui reassured him that his pills followed ancient Alchemist methods.
• Meng Hongchen complimented Zhong Kui’s appearance, and Zhong Kui then asked the siblings whether they were ready to face Shrek and the other teams.
• Xiao Hongchen said Jing Hongchen had chosen a rigorously screened team and described a Level 5 defensive Soul Tool that could withstand a Soul Saint.
• Zhong Kui hoped the Sun Moon Empire would win the championship but sensed that something bad might happen during the tournament.

Jing Hongchen led Zhong Kui and the Sun Moon Empire team out for the Soul Fighting Tournament, while Shrek's team prepared to depart amid doubts about Huo Yuhao's weak combat strength. Huo Yuhao remained determined to compete in the Star Luo Empire, hoping to grow stronger and earn a soul bone if Shrek won.

• Ma Rulong and the other Sun Moon Empire competitors introduced themselves to Zhong Kui, and Ma Rulong offered him their support.
• Jing Hongchen handed out high-level flying Soul Tools and led Zhong Kui and the Sun Moon team on their departure.
• Shrek's competitors questioned why Huo Yuhao had been chosen, and Beibei worried that the dangerous tournament could get him killed.
• Beibei brought Huo Yuhao food and comforted him as Shrek members and teachers protested his participation.
• Huo Yuhao stayed determined to travel to the Star Luo Empire, hoping to find a way to become stronger and earn a soul bone if Shrek won.

Xuan Zi confronted Mu En over Huo Yuhao’s selection for the Soul Fighting Tournament, arguing that his low Soul Power made the choice dangerous for both him and Shrek. Mu En insisted that he had chosen Huo Yuhao to prepare for Shrek’s future, and Xuan Zi reluctantly agreed to trust him.

• Xuan Zi urged Mu En to revoke Huo Yuhao’s tournament qualification, warning that the underpowered student could be harmed and bring shame on Shrek.
• Xuan Zi argued that Huo Yuhao lacked the strength and talent to stand beside the tournament’s top contestants or shoulder Shrek’s future.
• Mu En told Xuan Zi that he had his reasons for letting Huo Yuhao compete and believed Huo Yuhao could carry Shrek’s burden one day.
• Mu En asked Xuan Zi to trust Huo Yuhao, noting that he did not have much time left, and Xuan Zi reluctantly agreed.

Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe worried that Mu En had insisted on putting the underpowered Huo Yuhao on Shrek's Soul Fighting Tournament team. Meanwhile, Zhong Kui and the Sun Moon Empire team arrived in the Star Luo Empire, where Jing Hongchen announced they would attend an auction featuring a powerful treasure.

• Xuan Zi complained to Yan Shaozhe that Huo Yuhao lacked the strength to compete, though he resolved to preserve the team's morale.
• Yan Shaozhe agreed that Shrek would have to rely on Ma Xiaotao and the other team members to make up for Huo Yuhao.
• Lin Xi expressed disappointment with the Star Luo Empire, and Xiao Hongchen criticized the Dou Ling and Heaven Dou Empires for rejecting Soul Tool development.
• Zhong Kui condemned the Douluo Three Kingdoms and offered to refine pills for Xiao Hongchen, who declined so the competition would remain fair.
• Jing Hongchen told the Sun Moon Empire team they would attend an auction with an important treasure, and Zhong Kui wondered what it might be.

After registering for the competition in the Star Luo Empire’s capital, Zhong Kui explored the city and sensed that someone was watching him. He returned to the team and learned that the others had also been followed, leaving the source of the surveillance unknown.

• Xiao Hongchen led the team to register for the competition and settle into their luxurious hotel.
• Zhong Kui secured his room, then explored the capital and examined its Soul Tool shops.
• Electrolux detected someone secretly watching Zhong Kui and advised him to conceal that he had noticed.
• Zhong Kui hurried back to the hotel to warn Jing Hongchen, but the team told him they had also been watched and could not identify the pursuer.

Jing Hongchen and Zhong Kui discussed who was secretly monitoring the Sun Moon Empire team, and Zhong Kui and Electrolux suspected the God Realm rather than the Star Luo Imperial Family. Zhong Kui urged Jing Hongchen to conceal their suspicions and contact Kong Deming, while Xiao Hongchen blamed the Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek.

• Jing Hongchen told Zhong Kui that a powerful expert was secretly observing them and suggested the Star Luo Empire might be responsible.
• Zhong Kui consulted Electrolux, who also rejected the idea that a Star Luo Title Douluo could evade his detection and suspected the God Realm was helping the watchers.
• Electrolux warned Zhong Kui not to reveal his strength and advised him to let others believe the Star Luo Imperial Family was responsible.
• Zhong Kui told Jing Hongchen to act as if they knew nothing, stay wary of the other teams, especially Shrek, and ask Kong Deming for help.
• Jing Hongchen sent a message to Kong Deming and gave Zhong Kui and the others more detectors.
• Xiao Hongchen angrily accused the Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek of secretly spying to gain an advantage in the competition.

Shrek finalized its Soul Fighting Tournament team, with Huo Yuhao among the competitors despite Zhou Yi's doubts about his abilities. Xuan Zi urged the team to defend Shrek's glory, and they set out for the Star Luo Empire by flying Soul Tools.

• Shrek named its seven Inner Court monsters as official competitors and Huo Yuhao's team as reserves, while Huo Yuhao insisted he could prove himself.
• Zhou Yi privately worried that Huo Yuhao was too weak for the tournament and recalled that Mu En had refused her request to keep him from competing.
• Xuan Zi told the competitors that they must bear Shrek's glory, and the team pledged to pursue the championship.
• Xuan Zi ordered the group to depart, and they traveled toward the Star Luo Empire using flying Soul Tools.

Electrolux took control of Zhong Kui’s body to investigate who was secretly monitoring them, while warning Zhong Kui not to act recklessly. Their search found no physical tail or suspicious Soul Tool, leaving them to suspect a powerful soul skill or someone from the God Realm, possibly Tang San.

• Electrolux asked Zhong Kui to hand over control of his body temporarily, and Zhong Kui agreed while urging caution.
• Electrolux used a detection Soul Tool as a cover and borrowed the eyes of people nearby with necromancy magic to search for their watcher.
• Electrolux found no suspicious people or Soul Tools and suspected that someone was tracking them with spiritual power or a soul skill.
• Zhong Kui privately suspected Tang San was watching them because Zhong Kui had interfered with Huo Yuhao’s opportunities, but he shared no evidence-free accusation.
• Electrolux agreed that Tang San might be involved, and Zhong Kui praised Electrolux’s ability to create divine artifacts and super divine artifacts.

Electrolux and Zhong Kui secretly watched the contestants while Niu Tian and Titan searched for Douluo Planet’s new Child of Destiny. Niu Tian rejected Huo Yuhao as the destined candidate, and the two continued looking for the person Tang San’s plans required.

• Electrolux told Zhong Kui to watch the people observing them, then noticed they might have overlooked something.
• Titan suggested Zhong Kui might be the new Child of Destiny, but Niu Tian told him not to jump to conclusions.
• Niu Tian and Titan discussed their search and concluded that Douluo Planet’s will was hiding the new Child of Destiny from them.
• Niu Tian said Huo Yuhao was no longer the Child of Destiny and criticized his character and his failure to carry on Electrolux’s legacy.
• Niu Tian implied that Tang Wutong would need to fall in love with the new Child of Destiny to serve Tang San’s plans.

Niu Tian and Titan discussed Huo Yuhao’s flaws and concluded that he resembled Tang San, while Niu Tian regretted Tang San’s decision to entrust Tang Wutong to him. After Shrek’s team arrived in the Star Luo Empire, they noticed that several competitors were injured despite Xuan Zi’s protection, while Huo Yuhao appeared unharmed.

• Niu Tian told Titan that Huo Yuhao’s apparent devotion and righteousness concealed a nature like Tang San’s.
• Niu Tian recalled opposing Tang San’s plan to make Tang Wutong Huo Yuhao’s partner, but he had been too afraid to challenge Tang San’s strength.
• Niu Tian reflected on Huo Yuhao’s criticized conduct in romance, revenge, war, tournament competition, and his accumulation of power-ups.
• Shrek’s competing team arrived in the Star Luo Empire and received an escort to the capital’s finest hotel.
• Titan and Niu Tian observed that several Shrek competitors were injured despite Xuan Zi’s protection, while Huo Yuhao appeared unharmed.
• Titan wondered whether Huo Yuhao’s power of destiny had protected the team, and Niu Tian dismissed the idea by pointing to his ten-year Solitary Bamboo second martial soul.

Niu Tian and Tai Tan debated whether Huo Yuhao had been targeted or had lost his destiny, while questioning how Xuan Zi had failed to protect Shrek's students. After secretly following the group, they reunited with Tang Wutong, who recounted Xuan Zi's failures.

• Tai Tan argued that someone might have sabotaged Huo Yuhao, while Niu Tian said Huo Yuhao had lost his status as a Child of Destiny.
• Niu Tian questioned how Xuan Zi, a rank 98 Super Douluo, had allowed Shrek's students to suffer severe injuries.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan decided to investigate what had happened and secretly followed the group.
• After Tang Wutong returned to her room, Niu Tian and Tai Tan revealed themselves to her.
• Tang Wutong described Xuan Zi's actions, and both Niu Tian and Tai Tan called him ridiculous.

Niu Tian explained how Death's Emissary ambushed Shrek's team and escaped while Xuan Zi protected the injured students, prompting Xu Jiujiu to condemn Xuan Zi's negligence. Xu Jiujiu grew alarmed that Shrek's main team was crippled before the tournament, while Niu Tian said the reserve team might still recover in time to compete.

• Niu Tian and Tai Tan discussed how Xuan Zi's hesitation to endanger Huo Yuhao and the injured students let Death's Emissary escape.
• Xu Jiujiu approached Tai Tan and Niu Tian and asked why Shrek's team had been badly injured despite Xuan Zi's protection.
• Niu Tian recounted the attack and Xuan Zi's failure to protect the team.
• Xu Jiujiu condemned Xuan Zi's negligence and panicked that Shrek's weakened reserve team might not defeat the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy.
• Niu Tian reassured Xu Jiujiu that the reserve team could still have a chance if its injured members had time to recover.