Chapter Summaries

At the Starlight Auction, Lin Ciyan warned that the Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone could only be absorbed by someone with Ultimate Ice, then watched it sell for thirty million Gold Soul Coins. The auction added six new lots, and Su Yao invited Lin Ciyan to speak with the auction house as the new items went on sale.

• Princess Jiujiu described the Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone’s drawbacks and advantages, including its powerful Ice Explosion skill.
• The Ice Empress urged Lin Ciyan to acquire the bone and explained that only someone with Ultimate Ice could survive absorbing it.
• Lin Ciyan warned Su Yao that fusion without Ultimate Ice meant certain death, prompting the auction house to extend the viewing period.
• The soul bone sold for thirty million Gold Soul Coins, and Princess Jiujiu announced six newly added lots before presenting the final centerpiece later.
• Su Yao returned and asked Lin Ciyan to speak with the auction house, and he left after telling Zhang Lexuan to bid on suitable items for the team.

Lin Ciyan reunited with Xu Jiujiu in a private room at the auction house, where she thanked him for warning her about the Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone. She accepted his flirtatious request for a personal thank-you, and the chapter ended with them kissing as she teased him about her public image as the Star Luo Princess.

• Xu Jiujiu kissed Lin Ciyan and told him she had missed him and watched his matches.
• Xu Jiujiu said she knew about Lin Ciyan's relationship with the Shrek Academy Inner Court senior sister but hoped she still had a place in his heart, and Lin Ciyan reassured her.
• Xu Jiujiu thanked Lin Ciyan for warning her about the Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone and the danger of selling it to someone unable to fuse with it.
• Lin Ciyan asked how Xu Jiujiu would thank him, and she accepted his suggestive request.
• Lin Ciyan and Xu Jiujiu kissed passionately, and Xu Jiujiu teased him about what the audience would think if they knew how he had treated her auction dress.

Xu Jiujiu and Lin Ciyan spent time together in a private room during the auction, where he explained the soul bone and promised to return to Star Luo City. Xu Jiujiu prepared to host the final item while Lin Ciyan headed back to Private Room No. 1.

• Xu Jiujiu told Lin Ciyan that the soul bone was his, and he explained that only someone with Ultimate Ice could absorb it and use Ice Explosion to its full power.
• Xu Jiujiu asked whether Lin Ciyan would return to Star Luo City, and he said he would come back to discuss matters with her and the Emperor.
• Lin Ciyan asked what Xu Jiujiu's brother thought of his relationship with Lexuan, and she said her brother did not object as long as Lin Ciyan treated her well.
• Xu Jiujiu straightened her golden gown, kissed Lin Ciyan goodbye, and left to prepare to host the final item.
• Lin Ciyan headed toward Private Room No. 1 while Xu Jiujiu restored her appearance and went to prepare for the final auction item.

Lin Ciyan told Shrek’s team that Starlight Auction House would gift them the Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone if they won the tournament, and Ling Luochen believed it would be hers. The auction then revealed its finale item, whose identity remained unknown.

• Lin Ciyan explained that Starlight Auction House was giving Shrek Academy the soul bone in thanks for his warning, on the condition that they win the tournament championship.
• The team realized Ling Luochen was the only one among them with Ultimate Ice, and she understood the soul bone could greatly increase her strength.
• The auctioneer announced that all six new items had sold, and Princess Jiujiu introduced the finale auction item.
• Lin Ciyan recognized the currents displayed on the screen as the same mysterious item Xu Jiujiu had said carried a starting price of one hundred million Gold Soul Coins.

The Chaos Primordial Embryo, an 89,000-year-old soul beast embryo that could keep growing, sparked a fierce auction and sold to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy for 250 million Gold Soul Coins. Xiao Hongchen celebrated the purchase as a chance to gain a second martial soul, while Ma Rulong resented how the team’s resources were being devoted to him.

• Xu Jiujiu revealed that the Chaos Primordial Embryo could absorb energy and grow toward the 100,000-year level, then announced a starting price of 100 million Gold Soul Coins.
• Lin Ciyan and the Shrek group agreed not to bid, while Lin expected the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy to pursue the embryo.
• VIP Room No. 2, VIP Room No. 4, and the unknown VIP Room No. 3 drove the price upward during the auction.
• VIP Room No. 2 won the Chaos Primordial Embryo for 250 million Gold Soul Coins, and the auction concluded.
• Xiao Hongchen celebrated the purchase and claimed that absorbing the embryo could give him a second martial soul, while Ma Rulong grew resentful over the resources being spent on him.

Xiao Hongchen secured the Chaos Primordial Embryo for 250 million, drawing plans from rivals to steal it after it left Star Luo City. The auction house delivered the Shrek Academy party’s purchases, while Xu Jiawei teased Xu Jiujiu about Lin Ciyan and invited him to the palace.

• Xiao Hongchen celebrated winning the Chaos Primordial Embryo, and Elder Ma prepared to escort it to Mingde Hall through a secret channel.
• The big-headed man and the thick-armed man decided to learn the Sun Moon Empire party’s route and consider asking their sect to send an elder to seize the embryo.
• Xu Jiawei praised the auction’s 250-million price, teased Xu Jiujiu about Lin Ciyan, and asked her to invite him to the palace for a drink.
• Su Yao delivered the auction purchases to Lin Ciyan and the Shrek Academy party, including Dai Yueheng’s Tyrant Tiger Soulforging Blade, He Caitou’s cannon shells, and the soul bone entrusted by Princess Jiujiu.
• The Shrek Academy party inspected and packed their purchases, while Lin Ciyan recalled Xu Jiujiu’s words before leaving the private room.

Lin Ciyan and the Shrek team crossed paths with the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy before the knockout rounds, trading taunts over Lin Ciyan’s performance and the Chaos Primordial Embryo. The teams reached the competition area, where Wang Yan prepared to announce Shrek’s match roster.

• Wang Dong teased Xiao Hongchen by mistaking him for a teacher, then Lin Ciyan dismissed Xiao Hongchen’s challenge and mocked his purchase of the Chaos Primordial Embryo.
• Ma Rulong told Xiao Hongchen that Starlight Auction House had given Lin Ciyan an Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone worth thirty million Gold Soul Coins after he identified a problem with it.
• Xiao Hongchen vowed to face Lin Ciyan in the competition, while Meng Hongchen watched Lin Ciyan with growing interest.
• The Shrek and Sun Moon teams entered the competition waiting area, where Wang Dong continued teasing Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen blushed when her brother caught her staring at Lin Ciyan.
• Wang Yan stood before the Shrek team with their match roster and prepared to address them.

Zhang Lexuan explained the knockout-stage rules and encouraged Shrek’s team before Shrek faced Douling in the round of sixteen. Douling formed a defensive fortress while Gu Zhujian prepared a mysterious Soul Tool, and Xu Sanshi began his counterattack with Mysterious Underworld Displacement.

• Wang Yan warned Shrek’s team not to underestimate Douling, and Zhang Lexuan explained the team battle and individual elimination formats.
• Zhang Lexuan encouraged the team and wished Lin Ciyan good luck, while Meng Hongchen watched Lin Ciyan from the Sun Moon Team’s waiting area.
• The announcer called Shrek and Douling to the competition stage, where Dai Yueheng identified Douling captain Gu Zhujian and described his martial soul.
• After the referee began the match, Douling raised a wall of shields and earth, while Gu Zhujian held a patterned, lightning-flickering Soul Tool.
• Lin Ciyan recognized that Douling was buying time to prepare a major attack, and Xu Sanshi stepped forward and activated Mysterious Underworld Displacement.

Shrek Academy defeated the Douling Team after Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Underworld Displacement to bring Lin Ciyan into the middle of their formation. Lin Ciyan overwhelmed the opposing team with only his first soul skill, then left after Little Mad challenged him to their individual elimination match.

• Xu Sanshi and his teammates swapped Gu Zhujian into Shrek's encirclement and Xu Sanshi into the Douling Team's formation, where Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Underworld Tremor and then swapped Lin Ciyan into the opposing team.
• Lin Ciyan repelled Qian Yuan, Han Linger, and Chi Hengyu with Dawn Break Fist, then countered Little Mad's Purple Illusion Realm with Dawn Refraction.
• Ling Luochen trapped Gu Zhujian in an ice prison, and Dai Yueheng beat him after his invincible barrier expired.
• Lin Ciyan used Dawn Break Fist · Rapid Fire to knock all five remaining Douling Team fighters down, and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner.
• After the match, Little Mad challenged Lin Ciyan to face him in the individual elimination matches on the third day, and Lin Ciyan said he would use his second soul skill next time.

Lin Ciyan defeated Xiao Feng and led Shrek Academy into the semifinals after the team also won its quarterfinal. At the pre-battle meeting, Zhang Lexuan reviewed the remaining opponents and warned the team to prepare for Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy’s powerful Soul Tools.

• Lin Ciyan used Five Elements Rotation and Holy Radiance Qilin Claw to defeat Xiao Feng, and Shrek Academy won four to zero.
• Zhang Lexuan, Ling Luochen, and the Sun Moon team watched Lin Ciyan return to the waiting area, where Wang Dong praised him and Zhang Lexuan congratulated him.
• Shrek Academy defeated Zhengtian Academy in the quarterfinals with little effort from Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, advancing to the semifinals.
• Zhang Lexuan called a pre-battle meeting and explained that Shrek Academy would face one of the other three semifinalists after drawing lots.
• Zhang Lexuan described Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy’s Soul Kings, captain Ma Rulong, and unused Soul Tools, advising the team to adapt its tactics.

Lin Ciyan entered Shrek Academy’s individual elimination match against the Douling Team and defeated its first three contestants, including a three-person team-up. He countered Little Mad’s Purple Illusion Realm, then began using the soul skill he had gained from a ninety-two-thousand-year soul ring, leaving the final match unresolved.

• Lin Ciyan volunteered to fight for Shrek Academy and defeated Qian Yuan with one punch.
• Lin Ciyan caught Han Linger despite her speed, trapped her with Dawn Break Fist Refraction, and won again.
• Chi Hengyu, Qingfeng, and Tang Niuniu attacked Lin Ciyan together, but he overwhelmed them with Rapid Fire and Holy Splendor Canopy.
• Little Mad covered the arena in purple mist with Purple Illusion Realm, but Lin Ciyan’s Mystic Yellow Exquisite Armor repelled it.
• Lin Ciyan activated his fourth soul ring against Little Mad, revealing that its skill came from a ninety-two-thousand-year soul ring.

Zhang Lexuan briefed Shrek Academy on its semifinal opponents and discussed tactics before Lin Ciyan joked with Wang Dong and promised he might fight Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy. The next morning, the team headed to Star Luo Square for the semifinals and the drawing of lots.

• Zhang Lexuan explained the finals format and assessed Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, Dio Academy, and Star Luo National Academy as formidable opponents.
• Zhang Lexuan analyzed the opposing teams' members and discussed Shrek Academy's tactics with the group for more than four hours.
• Lin Ciyan told Zhang Lexuan he might compete if Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy proved too arrogant, while Ling Luochen quietly said she would do her best.
• The next morning, Shrek Academy's members traveled through crowded streets toward Star Luo Square for the semifinals and the drawing of lots.
• Wang Dong urged Lin Ciyan to look more alert, but Lin Ciyan said he did not need to be since he would not draw lots.

The four semifinal teams gathered in Star Luo Square as Emperor Xu Jiawei arrived to preside over the final draw. The four captains prepared to seize the draw balls, with the semifinal matchups still unknown.

• Lin Ciyan noticed Meng Hongchen and Princess Jiujiu watching him, and told Wang Dong that he was confident Shrek would win regardless of its draw.
• Emperor Xu Jiawei arrived with four Title Douluo, and Zhang Lexuan identified Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu and described his strength.
• Xu Jiawei announced that the empire’s guardian Douluo would referee the remaining matches and called the four team captains to draw lots.
• Ma Xiaotao, Ma Rulong, Dio Academy’s captain, and Princess Jiujiu stepped onto the stage and prepared to seize the draw balls simultaneously.

The semifinal draw matched Shrek Academy against Star Luo National Academy and Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy against Dio Academy. The first team battle began with Shrek and Star Luo releasing their martial souls, but Huo Yuhao could not detect Princess Jiujiu with his Spiritual Detection.

• Xu Jiawei drew the semifinal pairings, placing Shrek Academy against Star Luo National Academy and Dio Academy against Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy.
• Ma Xiaotao and Princess Jiujiu claimed the first draw balls and exchanged confident words about facing each other.
• Lin Ciyan recognized Princess Jiujiu’s glance as a sign to meet that night, while Shrek’s team settled on its lineup for the battle.
• Huang Jinxu started the first semifinal match, and both teams released their martial souls.
• Huo Yuhao spread Spiritual Detection across the stage but found that a golden light around Princess Jiujiu blocked it.

Xu Jiujiu revealed herself as a six-ring Soul Emperor and used the Star Crown to boost, defend, and heal her teammates against Shrek’s attacks. As Ma Xiaotao battered her defenses, Xu Jiujiu activated her sixth soul ring and darkened the sky above the arena.

• Xu Jiujiu revealed six soul rings, including two ten-thousand-year rings, and boosted her six teammates with Star Radiance Technique.
• Xu Sanshi faked using Mysterious Underworld Displacement while Shrek charged, and Xu Jiujiu used Star Guiding Technique to propel Chen Shi into Ma Xiaotao’s attack.
• Bei Bei fought Gu Jian as Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng clashed with the opposing assault-type Soul Kings; Xu Jiujiu blocked Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Roaring Sky Strike with Star’s Protection.
• Xu Jiujiu intercepted Xi Xi with Starfall Technique and deflected Xu Sanshi’s real Mysterious Underworld Displacement with Star’s Protection.
• Xu Jiujiu healed and restored her teammates with Starlight Baptism, then activated her sixth soul ring as Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike cracked her barrier.

Xu Jiujiu’s Starfall Array enhanced Star Luo’s six Soul Kings, letting them pin down Shrek’s team across the battlefield. Ma Xiaotao’s flames overwhelmed Huang Heyun until Yi Chen and Wang Shiying’s elemental control, along with the other Soul Kings’ attacks, contained Shrek’s fighters.

• Xu Jiujiu unleashed Starfall Array, strengthening the auras of Star Luo’s six Soul Kings until they approached Soul Emperor level.
• Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng battered Star’s Protection, but Huang Heyun charged in to stop them with his Dark Demon Tiger martial soul.
• Ma Xiaotao’s incandescent Phoenix Flame burned through Huang Heyun’s attack, but Yi Chen diverted her flames with fire control.
• Wang Shiying trapped Dai Yueheng in a wind tornado while Dugu Shangshan held him back with the Netherworld Mad Lion’s illusory power.
• Chen Xiaojie pressured Bei Bei with lightning-fast attacks, while the remaining Star Luo Soul Kings tied down Xi Xi and Yao Haoxuan.
• Star Luo’s six enhanced Soul Kings pinned down the Shrek team across the battlefield.

Princess Jiujiu used the Star Crown Martial Soul and powerful Soul Tools to trap Ma Xiaotao and turn the battle against Shrek Academy. As Dai Yueheng, Bei Bei, Xi Xi, and Yao Haoxuan came under pressure, Jiujiu unleashed Starfall Array again.

• Princess Jiujiu marked Xu Sanshi with Star Guiding Technique as Shrek Academy launched a coordinated attack, and Ma Xiaotao unleashed Phoenix Meteor Shower.
• Princess Jiujiu trapped Ma Xiaotao in a Class 7 absolute defense Soul Tool and enclosed the fighters in Star's Protection, leaving Huo Yuhao outside.
• Huang Heyun, Dugu Shangshan, Yi Chen, and Wang Shiying combined their Soul Power through a Ninefold Soul Transformation Device and sent Dai Yueheng crashing into the barrier.
• Electrolux told Lin Ciyan that the Star Crown's power ultimately came from light, and Lin Ciyan smiled.
• Princess Jiujiu healed her teammates with Starlight Baptism, then used Starfall Array again as Shrek's fighters struggled against their opponents.

Ma Xiaotao broke free of the Absolute Defense Barrier after her Phoenix Flame transformed into Ultimate Fire, turning the battle in Shrek’s favor. The Sun Moon team’s linked Soul Kings were defeated, and Dai Yueheng confronted Princess Jiujiu as the match reached its decisive moment.

• Huang Heyun’s team enhanced their strength with the Starfall Array and kept Dai Yueheng and the other Shrek fighters under pressure while Ma Xiaotao remained trapped.
• Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Flame transformed into pure crimson-gold Ultimate Fire, which shattered the Class 7 Absolute Defense Barrier.
• Ma Xiaotao charged Huang Heyun’s linked Soul Kings, bypassed his Dark Hurricane, and defeated Dugu Shangshan, Yi Chen, and Wang Shiying with Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike.
• Huang Jinxu rescued the defeated Soul Kings and Huang Heyun, while Dai Yueheng tore through Holy Wing’s metal wings and forced him out of the fight.
• Dai Yueheng stood before Princess Jiujiu without attacking as she watched her defeated teammates and Ma Xiaotao’s transformed flames.

Shrek Academy defeated Star Luo National Academy in the semifinal team battle after Ma Xiaotao unleashed her newly awakened Ultimate Fire. That evening, after explaining her breakthrough to her teammates, Lin Ciyan went to the imperial palace to meet Xu Jiujiu.

• Xu Jiujiu conceded after Ma Xiaotao's Ultimate Fire overwhelmed Star Luo National Academy, giving Shrek Academy the first semifinal victory.
• Xu Jiujiu exchanged a brief look with Lin Ciyan, who signaled that they would meet that night.
• Ma Xiaotao told the Shrek team that Lin Ciyan had helped purify her martial soul and that her Phoenix Flame had fully evolved into Ultimate Fire.
• Zhang Lexuan told the team to rest before the next day's matches, while Ma Xiaotao's breakthrough left them optimistic about facing the Sun Moon Team.
• Lin Ciyan arrived at a secluded hall in the imperial palace, where Xu Jiujiu greeted him in her court gown and linked her arm through his.

After Xu Jiujiu questioned whether she could gain an extreme attribute, Lin Ciyan reassured her that the Star Crown had its own powerful path. Shrek advanced to the finals by forfeit and went to scout the Sun Moon Team, while Xu Jiujiu remained unconvinced by her loss to Shrek.

• Xu Jiujiu asked Lin Ciyan about gaining an extreme attribute, and he explained that the Star Crown relied on mastery of star power instead.
• Wang Yan announced that Star Luo National Academy had forfeited, sending Shrek directly to the finals.
• Wang Yan led Xu Sanshi, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Dai Yueheng to watch the Sun Moon Team face Dio Academy.
• Wang Yan described how Ma Rulong and the Sun Moon Team had overwhelmed Dio Academy, while Shrek's members expressed confidence about the final.
• Xu Jiujiu told Xu Jiawei she was not convinced by the loss, but he argued that she would still have struggled to defeat Ma Xiaotao.