Chapter Summaries

Shrek Academy defeated Qianling Academy, prompting cheers and drawing the attention of rival teams who suspected Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen were hiding unusual power. Lin Ciyan began awarding the Shrek fighters their promised rewards, presenting Ma Xiaotao with Crimson Flame Essence Gold and Ling Luochen with Mystic Ice Marrow Liquid.

• Xiao Xiao disrupted the connection between Qianling Academy's ice-and-fire attack, and Xi Xi nearly struck An Lengye before Ling Luochen stopped the fight.
• Shen Ce surrendered for Qianling Academy, and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner.
• Xu Jiawei praised Shrek's strength, while Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Ma Rulong discussed the team's unusual abilities and prepared to face them.
• Lin Ciyan scored the Shrek fighters and announced that Ma Xiaotao earned 86 points and received Crimson Flame Essence Gold.
• Lin Ciyan awarded Ling Luochen 87 points and presented her with a bottle of Mystic Ice Marrow Liquid.

Lin Ciyan distributed rewards to the team members who competed, with Xiao Xiao receiving the most valuable prize for earning the highest score. He then helped Wang Dong'er reveal her identity and began guiding the remaining energy from the ancient soul beast egg within her.

• Lin Ciyan gave Ling Luochen, Xi Xi, Gongyang Mo, Bei Bei, and He Caitou rewards suited to their martial souls and abilities.
• Lin Ciyan awarded Xiao Xiao a Soul-Suppressing Spirit Jade for her 96-point score and praised her decisive strike during the match.
• Lin Ciyan promised the remaining team members opportunities to compete and earn rewards, then asked Wang Dong to visit his room for soul beast egg energy guidance.
• Lin Ciyan brought Wang Dong to his room, where she dropped her disguise and revealed herself as Wang Dong'er.
• Lin Ciyan guided the settled energy from the ancient soul beast egg through Wang Dong'er's meridians, gradually purifying her Soul Power.

Lin Ciyan prepared Shrek Academy for its fourth round-robin match against Zhengtian Academy, whose team included three Soul Kings. He sent Xu Sanshi and Huo Yuhao into the opening two-on-two match, where Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Eyes and shared Spiritual Detection began guiding their defense.

• Lin Ciyan finished helping Wang Dong'er improve her Soul Power, while Mu En dismissed concerns about Lin Ciyan’s safety and trusted his abilities.
• Shrek Academy faced Zhengtian Academy in the fourth round, and the teams drew the two-two-three match format.
• Lin Ciyan chose Xu Sanshi and Huo Yuhao for the first match, surprising Huo Yuhao and the onlookers.
• Xu Sanshi and Huo Yuhao faced Yang Yifan and Yu Mengdi, a Soul Ancestor and a Soul King.
• Huo Yuhao shared his Spiritual Detection with Xu Sanshi and began warning him about the opponents’ movements and abilities.

Huo Yuhao used his Spirit Eyes to guide Xu Sanshi through Zhengtian Academy’s coordinated attacks, turning their low-ringed partnership into a formidable defense. The chapter ended with Xu Sanshi surviving Yu Mengdi’s powerful Angel, God-Sealing Slash, while Yu Mengdi realized Huo Yuhao had pinpointed the attack’s weakness.

• Yu Mengdi and Yang Yifan attacked Huo Yuhao from two directions, but Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Underworld Displacement and Mysterious Underworld Tremor to disrupt them.
• Huo Yuhao directed Xu Sanshi’s defenses with precise warnings, foiling Yang Yifan’s strikes and Yu Mengdi’s Angel’s Blessing.
• Spectators and the Sun Moon Team recognized that Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection could be shared with a teammate to provide unusually effective support.
• Yu Mengdi unleashed her ten-thousand-year soul skill, Angel, God-Sealing Slash, combining several abilities into a massive blade of light.
• Following Huo Yuhao’s instructions, Xu Sanshi angled his shield toward the slash’s weakest point and blocked it, though he was injured and his shield was scarred.

Xu Sanshi broke the seal on his Black Tortoise bloodline and prepared to face Yu Mengdi’s final attack while Huo Yuhao watched for an opening. As Yu Mengdi’s massive golden slash descended, Xu Sanshi realized Jiang Nannan had not looked at him once.

• After Xu Sanshi endured Yang Yifan’s attack, he asked Huo Yuhao to help him seize an opening and forcibly broke the seal on his Black Tortoise bloodline.
• Lin Ciyan explained to Bei Bei, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao that Xu Sanshi was wielding the power of the Black Tortoise divine beast bloodline.
• Xu Sanshi asked Huo Yuhao to enter the fight within three seconds, and Huo Yuhao agreed that he could do it.
• Yu Mengdi unleashed her Angel God-Sealing Slash, sending a massive golden blade crashing toward Xu Sanshi.
• Xu Sanshi tried to call out to Jiang Nannan, then noticed that she was talking with Wang Dong'er and had not looked at him.

Xu Sanshi awakened the Black Tortoise bloodline to block Yu Mengdi’s strongest attack, allowing Huo Yuhao to defeat her and secure Shrek Academy’s win. As Xu Sanshi left the arena, Jiang Nannan ignored him, while Zhengtian Academy’s captain Ye Wuqing challenged Lin Ciyan with his gaze ahead of the next match.

• Xu Sanshi fused his first three soul rings into a black ring and unleashed the Black Tortoise Roar to devour Yu Mengdi’s Angel God-Sealing Slash.
• Huo Yuhao struck Yu Mengdi’s Soul Power junction while she was stunned, defeating her as Yang Yifan remained incapacitated.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and the crowd reacted with astonishment at Xu Sanshi and Huo Yuhao’s victory over the stronger opponents.
• Xu Sanshi left the arena badly exhausted, but Jiang Nannan did not look at him, leaving him visibly hurt.
• Ye Wuqing rose in Zhengtian Academy’s waiting area and fixed his battle-ready gaze on Lin Ciyan.

Shrek Academy’s Dai Yueheng and Yao Haoxuan faced Zhengtian Academy’s Tang Xiaolei and Blood Wolf in the second match. Dai Yueheng overwhelmed Blood Wolf at first, but Tang Xiaolei’s arrows shifted the fight, and the chapter ended with Dai Yueheng injured but ready to continue.

• Lin Ciyan sent Dai Yueheng and Yao Haoxuan to compete and warned them about Tang Xiaolei’s Purple Brilliance Bow and its arrows.
• Dai Yueheng used his White Tiger Martial Soul and soul skills to badly injure Blood Wolf, while Yao Haoxuan’s Battle Intent Resonance strengthened him.
• Tang Xiaolei halted Dai Yueheng with a Speed Arrow, then fired a Shattering Arrow that exploded near him.
• Blood Wolf activated Bloodthirsty Berserk and wounded Dai Yueheng’s tiger claws in a close-range clash.
• Dai Yueheng waved off Yao Haoxuan’s concern and declared that he would fight again.

Tang Xiaolei used a mysterious fifth-grade Soul Tool to suppress Dai Yueheng’s White Tiger Martial Soul, turning the fight against Shrek. Blood Wolf then defeated Yao Haoxuan, leaving the two opponents facing the immobilized Dai Yueheng.

• Meng Hongchen watched Lin Ciyan in the Shrek waiting area and blushed faintly while Xiao Hongchen remarked on Tang Xiaolei’s arrows.
• As Dai Yueheng pressured Blood Wolf, Tang Xiaolei took out a silver ring, recalling that his team leader had called it a Dragon Binding Ring capable of suppressing a Soul Emperor.
• Tang Xiaolei released the ring, which passed through Dai Yueheng and locked his White Tiger Martial Soul, rendering his Soul Rings ineffective.
• Lin Ciyan recognized the ring as a special fifth-grade Soul Tool from the Sun Moon Empire and watched calmly as Wang Dong'er reacted with alarm.
• Blood Wolf attacked Yao Haoxuan after Battle Intent Resonance broke down, wounded him severely, and knocked him off balance at the edge of the stage.
• Blood Wolf regrouped beside Tang Xiaolei, and they faced the immobilized Dai Yueheng.

Tang Xiaolei defeated Dai Yueheng and Yao Haoxuan, evening the score between Shrek Academy and Zhengtian Academy. Lin Ciyan took the stage with Wang Dong and Jiang Nannan for the deciding match, then sat in a golden chair and told Zhengtian’s team he would watch them fight.

• Tang Xiaolei used his fourth and fifth arrows to wound Dai Yueheng, and the referee awarded Zhengtian Academy the two-on-two match.
• Huo Yuhao watched his half-brother Dai Yueheng kneel and realized he could not bring himself to hate him.
• Dai Yueheng admitted his defeat to Lin Ciyan, who told him to get medical treatment and watch the next match.
• Lin Ciyan chose Wang Dong and Jiang Nannan for Shrek Academy’s three-on-three match against Ye Wuqing, Shangguan Can, and Yan’er.
• Lin Ciyan summoned a golden chair, sat down onstage, and told Zhengtian Academy’s team that he would watch.

Lin Ciyan used the Five Elements Divine Light to strengthen Wang Dong'er and Jiang Nannan, who then overwhelmed the Zhengtian team with attacks that drained their opponents' Soul Power. Meng Hongchen watched Lin Ciyan and wondered what relationship he had with the two girls.

• Lin Ciyan placed his hands on Wang Dong'er and Jiang Nannan's shoulders and infused them with the Five Elements Divine Light, rapidly boosting their Soul Power.
• Wang Dong'er recalled her intimate nightly training with Lin Ciyan, while Jiang Nannan remembered how he had saved her mother with a Black Tortoise Divine Pill.
• Lin Ciyan told Wang Dong'er and Jiang Nannan to keep the Zhengtian team under pressure and finish the fight in three moves.
• Jiang Nannan teleported behind Yan'er and knocked her out of the fight, while Wang Dong'er and Jiang Nannan's attacks began dissolving their opponents' Soul Power.
• Wang Dong'er and Jiang Nannan pressed Ye Wuqing back with their light-based attacks and kicks as the spectators and rival academies reacted in disbelief.
• Meng Hongchen watched Lin Ciyan lounging on the arena and wondered what relationship he had with Wang Dong'er and Jiang Nannan.

Lin Ciyan shattered Ye Wuqing’s Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill and returned to his seat, while Wang Dong’er and Jiang Nannan continued fighting Ye Wuqing and his teammates. As Jiang Nannan was trapped in Yan’er’s contracting Flame Cage, the golden mark on Wang Dong’er’s shoulder activated Five Elements Divine Light.

• Lin Ciyan froze and shattered Ye Wuqing’s Dance of the Golden Leaf, then sat back down as Ye Wuqing recovered and called Shangguan Can and Yan’er to follow their plan.
• Shangguan Can’s Soul-Absorbing Bell disrupted Wang Dong’er, while Jiang Nannan blocked Yan’er’s Purple Flame Ball and repelled Ye Wuqing’s Golden Leaves.
• Shangguan Can used Soul Piercing to make Wang Dong’er fall and falter Jiang Nannan, but Jiang Nannan dodged Ye Wuqing’s strike and kicked his Golden Left Hand, making Five Elements Devouring erode his Soul Power.
• Yan’er and Shangguan Can trapped Jiang Nannan with Mental Control and a contracting Flame Cage while Ye Wuqing’s Golden Leaves kept Wang Dong’er back.
• A golden mark appeared on Wang Dong’er’s shoulder, and Five Elements Divine Light activated automatically.

Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong'er defeated Ye Wuqing after Lin Ciyan's contingency freed them from their opponents' attacks, securing Shrek Academy's advancement. Back in the waiting area, Lin Ciyan promised rewards to everyone who fought, and Dai Yueheng nervously asked whether he would receive one too.

• Lin Ciyan's golden light shattered Shangguan Can's Soul-Absorbing Bell and freed Jiang Nannan and Yan'er from their restraints.
• Jiang Nannan defeated Yan'er, then teamed up with Wang Dong'er to overpower Ye Wuqing and win the match for Shrek Academy.
• The referee announced Shrek Academy's 2–1 victory and advancement, while Meng Hongchen took note of Lin Ciyan.
• Lin Ciyan promised rewards to everyone who fought, prompting Xu Sanshi to ask whether he qualified.
• Dai Yueheng approached Lin Ciyan and asked whether he would receive a reward too.

Lin Ciyan reassured Dai Yueheng that he remained part of Shrek’s team, then selected him and Ling Luochеn for Shrek’s team battle against Changning Academy. Meanwhile, the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy studied Lin Ciyan and planned to force him into action.

• Lin Ciyan told Dai Yueheng he was still part of the team, and Dai Yueheng accepted his place as captain.
• Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen reviewed Lin Ciyan’s unknown abilities, while Meng Hongchen suggested putting Shrek under pressure to make him act.
• Shrek Academy entered Star Luo Square to cheers for its next round-robin match against Changning Academy.
• Lin Ciyan drew the team-battle format and chose Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochеn to compete.

Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochеn entered a team battle against seven Changning Academy opponents, and Dai Yueheng revealed that his White Tiger Martial Soul had gained extraordinary sharpness. As Changning Academy shifted to a coordinated strategy, Dai Yueheng broke free of their vines and cleared part of the fog, leaving the fight underway.

• Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochеn faced Changning Academy’s seven fighters, and Ling Luochеn insisted that two Shrek fighters were enough.
• Ling Luochеn unleashed an icy attack as Dai Yueheng revealed his six Soul Rings and White Tiger Martial Soul.
• Dai Yueheng used his enhanced claws to injure the Blazing Fire Mad Lion and the Violent Rock Giant Bear, while Lin Ciyan’s Source of Origin reward was revealed as the cause of his transformation.
• Changning Captain ordered his team to use support boosts, vines, fog, and sound waves to suppress the two Shrek fighters.
• Dai Yueheng blasted the ground with White Tiger Intense Light Wave, tearing apart the vines and clearing a swath of fog.

Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochen overwhelmed Changning’s seven-person team, winning their match with a decisive combination of attacks and Ling Luochen’s ice techniques. They rejoined Lin Ciyan, who praised them and led the team back to rest before the next day’s match.

• Ling Luochen used her ice mist and Ice Cone Technique to break Changning’s defenses, injure several fighters, and scatter their formation.
• Changning’s captain refused to surrender and led all seven teammates in a combined assault on Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochen.
• Dai Yueheng shattered the Blazing Fire Mad Lion’s attack and struck Changning’s captain with his White Tiger soul skills.
• Ling Luochen blocked the boulders and froze all seven opponents into ice sculptures, prompting the referee to declare Shrek Academy the winner.
• Xiao Hongchen and Ma Rulong watched in stunned silence while Meng Hongchen took interest in Lin Ciyan’s teammates.
• Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochen returned to Lin Ciyan, who called their victory not bad and told them to rest for the next match.

Zhang Lexuan briefed Shrek Academy’s team on its round-of-sixteen opponent, Douling Royal Academy, and explained the knockout-stage rules and planned lineup. A Starlight Auction House delegation interrupted the meeting, and its representative Su Yao introduced herself.

• Zhang Lexuan announced that Shrek Academy would face Douling Royal Academy, whose lineup included five Soul Kings, two Soul Ancestors, and several Soul Engineers.
• Zhang Lexuan explained that each knockout round included a team battle and an individual elimination match, with the results of both determining advancement.
• Zhang Lexuan assigned Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng as the main forces for the team battle and outlined roles for the other members.
• A woman from the Starlight Auction House knocked on the meeting-room door, and Lin Ciyan nodded for Bei Bei to let her in.
• Su Yao introduced herself as the person in charge of the Starlight Auction House, accompanied by the auctioneer Qingya.

Su Yao brought the Shrek team a rare Seven-Colored Invitation and privately delivered Xu Jiujiu’s letter to Lin Ciyan, inviting him to spend the evening with her. Lin Ciyan agreed to attend the Starlight Auction with the whole team, who arrived at the auction house as its staff prepared to welcome them.

• Su Yao presented Wang Yan with a Seven-Colored Invitation, shocking Dai Yueheng with its rarity and status.
• Su Yao privately gave Lin Ciyan a letter from Princess Jiujiu, who asked him to attend the auction and keep her company.
• Lin Ciyan returned to the meeting room, said he had once helped the Star Luo Imperial Family, and announced that everyone would attend the auction.
• At dusk, Qingya welcomed Lin Ciyan and the Shrek team to the Starlight Auction House and led them inside.

The group entered the lavish Auction Hall No. 1, where Su Yao explained the top-tier auction rules and introduced its nine lots. The first item appeared on the screen, and Dai Yueheng recognized the battle saber and reacted with shock.

• Qingya led the group through a jade passage into Auction Hall No. 1, reserved for the most distinguished guests.
• Su Yao welcomed the group and explained that the nine auction lots would be bid on privately, with payment collected at the end.
• Jiujiu opened the auction and presented the first lot, a battle saber with a tiger-head guard and a fierce aura.
• Dai Yueheng stood up and moved toward the screen, staring at the saber in shock.

Huo Yuhao learned about Mingde Hall while viewing an eighth-grade Soul Tool, and Dai Yueheng won the bidding for it. The next lot, twelve Mingde Hall Fixed-Installation Soul Cannon Shells, drew He Caitou’s excitement and a warning about their encryption formations.

• Su Yao explained that the Tyrant Tiger Soulforging Blade was an eighth-grade Mingde Hall Soul Tool, and He Caitou identified Amber Crystal Gold in its core formation.
• Lin Ciyan described Mingde Hall as the Sun Moon Empire’s leading Soul Tool institution, and Huo Yuhao became deeply interested in studying there.
• Zhang Lexuan and Qingya explained that flaws in the blade’s soul bone lowered its value, and Dai Yueheng won it with a bid of 1.56 million Gold Soul Coins.
• Princess Jiujiu presented twelve Mingde Hall Fixed-Installation Soul Cannon Shells capable of threatening Soul Douluo-level masters.
• He Caitou urged Lin Ciyan to buy the shells for research, and Qingya warned that their encryption formations could trigger self-destruction.

At the Starlight Auction, Lin Ciyan bought a long-range Soul Tool for Zhang Lexuan and showed that his wealth far exceeded the others’ expectations. The auction then unveiled a rare Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone with a starting price of twelve million Gold Soul Coins, leaving the room stunned.

• Su Yao bid 660,000 Gold Soul Coins on a set of shells, and Lin Ciyan gifted it to the Soul Guidance Department.
• Lin Ciyan rejected several soul bones and a rare metal, judging them unsuitable or too low in quality.
• Lin Ciyan ordered Zhang Lexuan to buy an eighth-grade long-range Soul Tool, then paid eight million Gold Soul Coins for the cannon as a gift to her.
• Su Yao arranged the cannon’s purchase, and Lin Ciyan told Zhang Lexuan he had bought it for her because she was his.
• Princess Jiujiu presented a left arm bone from a more than fifty-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion, with a starting price of twelve million Gold Soul Coins.