Chapter Summaries

After Shrek Academy’s match, Lin Ciyan joined Emperor Xu Jiawei for a banquet and walked with Xu Jiujiu through the palace garden. He revealed that he had helped Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen awaken ultimate attributes, and he and Xu Jiujiu became intimate.

• Xu Jiawei praised Lin Ciyan and Shrek Academy at a banquet, then asked Xu Jiujiu to show Lin Ciyan around the palace.
• Xu Jiujiu questioned Lin Ciyan about Ma Xiaotao’s Ultimate Fire and Ling Luochen’s Ultimate Ice, and he admitted he had helped them both.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Lin Ciyan to help her reach an ultimate attribute, but he explained that her Star Crown Martial Soul followed a different path.
• Xu Jiujiu kissed Lin Ciyan and took him to her bedroom, where they became intimate.
• Afterward, Xu Jiujiu asked whether Lin Ciyan had helped Ling Luochen as he had helped Ma Xiaotao, and he confirmed it was more or less the same.

After Xu Jiujiu questioned Lin Ciyan about her Star Crown and his other companions, Star Luo National Academy withdrew from the individual elimination round, sending Shrek Academy straight to the finals. Shrek’s team watched the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy compete and prepared for a likely final against them, while Xu Jiawei reminded Jiujiu that Shrek had not yet shown its captain’s strength.

• Xu Jiujiu asked Lin Ciyan whether her Star Crown could gain an ultimate attribute, and he told her that controlling and understanding star power was her own path.
• Wang Yan announced that Star Luo National Academy had withdrawn, allowing Shrek Academy to advance directly to the finals.
• Wang Yan led Xu Sanshi, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Dai Yueheng to watch the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy compete, while Yuhao stayed behind to study Soul Tools.
• Wang Yan explained that Ma Rulong had used two Class 7 Soul Tools to overwhelm Dio Academy, then expressed confidence that Shrek could still defeat the Sun Moon team.
• Xu Jiujiu told Xu Jiawei she was unwilling to accept the loss, and he reminded her that Shrek’s captain had not even fought yet.

Xu Jiawei warned Xu Jiujiu about Shrek Academy’s strength and Lin Ciyan’s importance before the team match began. Mika revealed Sun Moon Team’s powerful close-combat Soul Tool armor and matched Jiang Peng’s Heaven-Shaking Axe, leaving Shrek’s spectators wondering what other abilities the team was hiding.

• Xu Jiawei told Xu Jiujiu that Shrek had chosen Lin Ciyan as its next-generation successor and urged her to take the academy’s strength seriously.
• Jiang Peng took the stage for Dio Academy, while Mika represented the Sun Moon Team as the match began.
• Mika activated a full-body close-combat Soul Tool set and blocked Jiang Peng’s descending Heaven-Shaking Axe with his greatsword.
• Jiang Peng threw his axe after Mika, but Mika tracked its path and struck it aside with another sword swing.
• Wang Yan warned the Shrek spectators that Mika was only one of Sun Moon Team’s main roster members, while Wang Dong saw Mika concentrate his armor’s lightning at his sword tip.

Jiang Peng defeated Mika with his newly revealed Dragon-Slaughtering Eighteen Slashes, giving Dio Academy the individual match and provoking the Sun Moon Team. As Ma Rulong prepared to face him, Wang Dong reflected on her changing attitude toward Soul Tools and wondered why she had once rejected them.

• He Caitou identified Mika's armor and greatsword as likely Class 6 or Class 7 close-combat Soul Tools.
• Jiang Peng used his first soul skill to control the Heaven-Shaking Axe in midair and strike Mika from behind with Dragon-Slaughtering Eighteen Slashes.
• Jiang Peng's axe split Mika's defensive blast and struck his armored back, but the referee stopped the follow-up attack and declared Dio Academy the winner.
• Jiang Peng taunted the Sun Moon Team, and Ma Rulong stopped Xiao Hongchen from taking the stage before volunteering to fight.
• Wang Yan and the others discussed Jiang Peng's strength, while Wang Dong considered how Soul Tools had changed her understanding of combat and her own aversion to them.

Wang Dong reflected on Soul Tools as Ma Rulong faced Jiang Peng in the Star Luo Square, while Lin Ciyan woke in Xu Jiujiu’s bedchamber and chose to rest rather than watch the matches. Ma Rulong used a Flash Cannon and explosive shells to blind and disorient Jiang Peng, then fired a blood-red beam as Jiang Peng sensed deadly danger.

• Wang Dong told Xiao Xiao that he wanted to ask his Master about Soul Tools when they returned.
• Lin Ciyan read Xu Jiujiu’s note, ate the breakfast she had arranged, and went back to rest.
• Jiang Peng challenged Ma Rulong and declared that Soul Masters surpassed Soul Engineers who relied on Soul Tools.
• Ma Rulong explained that he crafted his own Soul Tools and began the match by firing a Class 4 Flash Cannon.
• Ma Rulong fired explosive shells around Jiang Peng to impair his sight and hearing, then shot a blood-red beam at him as Jiang Peng sensed the danger.

Ma Rulong defeated Jiang Peng and led Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy into the finals, displaying the overwhelming power and precision of a top-tier Soul Engineer. Shrek’s team returned to the hotel worried about facing him, where two people blocked their way.

• Jiang Peng pierced Ma Rulong with a blood-red shot but continued fighting, using Dark Demon Heaven-Shaking against Ma Rulong’s Invincible Barrier.
• Ma Rulong immobilized Jiang Peng with a Soul Tool and overwhelmed him with a barrage of Soul Engineer rays, winning the match.
• Ma Rulong defeated Dio Academy’s remaining competitors, sending Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy to the finals.
• Wang Yan warned Shrek’s team about Ma Rulong’s strength, while Dai Yueheng said the finals would be difficult and Xu Sanshi trusted their captain.
• As Shrek’s group entered the Star Emperor Hotel, two people stepped forward and blocked their path.

Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochе drew the attention of the Body Sect after revealing their Ultimate Martial Souls, while Shrek Academy’s Sea God Pavilion learned of their transformations through Mu En. The Pavilion Elders accepted Ci Yan’s explanation and learned that he planned further training for the women after the tournament.

• Lang Ya and Yu Tao of the Body Sect confronted Wang Yan, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochе, and asked how the women’s Martial Souls had become Ultimate Attributes.
• Xuan Zi slipped into the Sea God Pavilion meeting room disguised as a janitor, where Elder Song and Elder Zhuang criticized his poor cleaning and his theft of students’ food.
• Mu En told the Pavilion Elders that Star Luo National Academy had won its team battle and reached the finals, with Ma Xiaotao’s Martial Soul becoming Ultimate Fire and Ling Luochе’s becoming Ultimate Ice.
• Yan Shaozhe, Cai Mei'er, and the other Pavilion Elders reacted with shock and discussed the women’s transformations and Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire problem.
• Mu En read Ci Yan’s letter explaining that he had used attribute-matched spiritual herbs and his Soul Power to transform the women’s Martial Souls, and that he planned to train them further after the tournament.

Sea God Pavilion’s elders agreed to keep Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochеn’s breakthroughs secret and let Lin Ciyan guide their growth. In Star Luo City, Body Sect members tried to seize the two girls, but a sudden golden light stopped Yu Tao’s attack.

• The Sea God Pavilion elders praised Lin Ciyan’s role in Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochеn’s breakthroughs and agreed to keep the matter confidential.
• Xuan Zi continued sweeping Sea God Island, lamenting that complaints had extended his ten-year sentence to seventeen years.
• The elders decided to prioritize student safety and postpone discussing Soul Rings for the two girls until Lin Ciyan returned.
• At the Star Emperor Hotel, Lang Ya and Yu Tao demanded that Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochеn accompany them, while Wang Yan and Dai Yueheng objected.
• Yu Tao reached for Ma Xiaotao, but a burst of golden light halted his arm in midair.

Lin Ciyan intervened when two Body Sect experts tried to seize Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochеn, repelling their attacks and resisting Lang Ya's spiritual pressure. As Titled Douluos approached, Lang Ya withdrew with Yu Tao, though he maintained that the Body Sect still wanted to learn how the women’s Martial Souls had transformed.

• Lin Ciyan appeared between Yu Tao and Ma Xiaotao, freed her from Yu Tao’s grip, and warned the Body Sect not to threaten his teammates.
• Lin Ciyan blocked Lang Ya’s spiritual attack with Heart of Dawn and returned a spiritual shockwave that forced Lang Ya to stagger.
• Yu Tao attacked Lin Ciyan with Heaven-Splitting Palm, but Lin Ciyan’s Mystic Yellow Exquisite Armor shielded him and injured Yu Tao’s hand.
• Lang Ya claimed the Body Sect only wanted to know how Ma Xiaotao’s and Ling Luochеn’s Martial Souls had transformed, while both women rejected his excuse.
• When several Titled Douluo auras approached, Lang Ya apologized and left with Yu Tao.

After Lin Ciyan confronted the Body Sect, Zhang Lexuan and Wang Yan explained its history and its past conflict with Shrek Academy. Lin Ciyan warned that the sect would target them again, then Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao stayed in his room to keep watch.

• Dai Yueheng, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Bei Bei, He Caitou, and Wang Yan praised Lin Ciyan after the confrontation, and he told Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochеn they would talk later.
• Zhang Lexuan and Wang Yan explained that the Body Sect's hunt for seven Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts had triggered a beast tide, and Shrek had established Sea God Pavilion to defeat the sect and stop it.
• Zhang Lexuan said the Body Sect had later proved stronger than Shrek, while Ma Xiaotao explained that both sides eventually agreed the sect would not hunt Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in Star Dou Great Forest again.
• Lin Ciyan warned that the Body Sect would return because it coveted Ultimate Martial Souls, and Zhang Lexuan reassured everyone before they left to prepare for the finals.
• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao asked to stay in Lin Ciyan's room to protect him, and he let them remain there for the night.

Lin Ciyan discussed the Sun Moon Team and the Body Sect with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, then began using his Five Elements power to help them cultivate. The session took an unexpected turn when Xiao Xiao began absorbing the power and her Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron appeared.

• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao asked Lin Ciyan about the Sun Moon Team's match, and he explained Ma Rulong's strengths and weakness.
• Lin Ciyan revealed his Holy Radiance Qilin's Five Elements attribute and said he might visit the Body Sect to see what he could learn for his disciples.
• Xiao Xiao asked Lin Ciyan to help her and Wang Dong cultivate, and he agreed to channel the Five Elements power into them.
• Xiao Xiao suddenly absorbed Lin Ciyan's Five Elements power, and her Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron emerged on its own.

Lin Ciyan helped Xiao Xiao’s Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron absorb and store his Five Elements power, while Wang Dong learned her Martial Souls could not absorb it. The students prepared for the finals, and Star Luo City filled with spectators awaiting the competition.

• Lin Ciyan infused the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron with Five Elements power, which the Martial Soul absorbed and stored.
• Lin Ciyan sensed that Xiao Xiao’s cauldron might gradually gain Five Elements attributes and advised her to absorb the power cautiously.
• Lin Ciyan explained that Wang Dong’s two strongly specialized Martial Souls could not absorb his Five Elements power, then reassured her that they had their own strengths.
• Wang Dong told Xiao Xiao that her second Martial Soul was the Clear Sky Hammer, and she reflected on her growing distance from Huo Yuhao.
• Lin Ciyan told Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong to cultivate and prepare for the finals the next day; the three spent the night in the room with their own thoughts.
• By morning, crowds packed Star Luo City’s streets and queued in the rain for the finals at Star Luo Square.

Star Luo City filled with spectators as Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy arrived for the tournament finals, with Shrek heavily favored because of its formidable fighters. As the teams reached Star Luo Square, Lin Ciyan confirmed Shrek’s strategy, and Ling Luochеn welcomed the rain’s advantage for her Ultimate Ice.

• Thousands of spectators crowded Star Luo City for the finals, which would decide winners in three tournament formats.
• Betting odds overwhelmingly favored Shrek, though some gamblers considered Sun Moon’s Soul Engineers and reserve players capable of an upset.
• Lin Ciyan led Shrek Academy onto the red carpet beside Zhang Lexuan as Sun Moon approached Star Luo Square.
• Zhang Lexuan asked Lin Ciyan about their plan, and he confirmed that she would direct the team battle while Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochеn led the attack and he stayed in reserve.
• Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochеn anticipated using their Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Ice against Sun Moon, while Ling Luochеn welcomed the rainy weather.

Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy arrived at Star Luo Square for the final, with both teams preparing for the decisive battle. As the crowd roared and Emperor Xu Jiawei watched from the city wall, Lin Ciyan exchanged a glance with Xu Jiujiu.

• Dai Yueheng resolved to prove himself to his father and honor the White Tiger bloodline.
• Bei Bei urged Xu Sanshi not to let the team down, while Xu Sanshi quietly looked toward Jiang Nannan.
• Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong discussed their confidence in Lin Ciyan, and Xiao Xiao felt the power of the Five Elements within her Martial Soul.
• Xiao Hongchen steeled himself for the final, trusting Sun Moon Academy's preparations to counter Shrek's strongest fighters.
• Meng Hongchen secretly admired Lin Ciyan as the Sun Moon team followed Shrek into Star Luo Square.
• Three hundred thousand spectators cheered as both teams arrived, and Lin Ciyan met Xu Jiujiu's gaze from across the square.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament final began amid a grand ceremony in Star Luo City. Huo Yuhao saw his father, Dai Hao, and struggled to contain the pain it stirred as both teams prepared to compete.

• Dai Hao surveyed Shrek’s team and briefly noticed Huo Yuhao without recognizing him, while Huo Yuhao recognized his father and forced himself to focus on the final.
• Dai Yueheng saw Dai Hao watching and resolved to perform well and make him proud.
• Dai Hao silenced Star Luo Square and announced that the tournament final was about to begin, prompting cheers from the crowd.
• Lin Ciyan remained relaxed before the match, while the Sun Moon Team followed Ma Rulong’s plan and Meng Hongchen stole glances toward Shrek.
• Emperor Xu Jiawei welcomed the teams and announced that the winner would receive three soul bones and one million Gold Soul Coins.

The finals began with Huang Jinxu announcing the rules, while Lin Ciyan’s presence gave the referee a sense of danger. Shrek Academy sent its full official team onto the field, and as the Sun Moon team faced the strength of its opponents, Ma Rulong revealed a strange black box.

• Xu Jiawei announced that the champion could choose from ten soul bones and that Huang Jinxu would referee the final.
• Huang Jinxu announced the three-round format and warned that he would intervene to prevent fatal outcomes.
• Zhang Lexuan told Shrek Academy’s team to follow the plan, and Lin Ciyan led the other six members onto the stage.
• The crowd reacted to Shrek’s powerful lineup, including Lin Ciyan, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen, while Xiao Hongchen recognized the gap between the teams.
• Ma Rulong told Xiao Hongchen not to panic and took out a black box that released a dark, cold aura.

The Sun Moon Team equipped pitch-black badges that stirred a dark power, while Lin Ciyan noticed their aura before the seven-on-seven team battle began. Shrek and Sun Moon took their formations, and the match began with Lin Ciyan confident in his official team members.

• Ma Rulong distributed pitch-black badges to the Sun Moon Team, and Xiao Hongchen felt their cold, violent power merge with his body.
• Lin Ciyan sensed the badges' dark aura, while Wang Dong noticed something unsettling but trusted that Lin Ciyan had seen it.
• Xu Jiawei and Dai Hao discussed Shrek's lineup and Lin Ciyan's connection to Princess Jiujiu.
• Shrek and the Sun Moon Team formed up on the stage, with Shrek's casual formation centered on Lin Ciyan and the Sun Moon Team arranged in a wedge.
• Lin Ciyan told Shrek's official team members to show their strength, and Huang Jinxu started the match.

Lin Ciyan and Shrek Academy faced the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy in the finals, where the teams revealed sharply contrasting formations and Shrek’s confidence in its captain became clear. As Lin Ciyan strolled toward his opponents, his overwhelming presence unsettled the Sun Moon team, while Meng Hongchen was captivated by his looks.

• Ma Rulong led the Sun Moon team into a coordinated three-two-two formation, with the others readying their soul tools.
• Shrek’s seven members stood in a loose formation but remained alert and confident under Lin Ciyan’s leadership.
• The chapter described Shrek’s formidable lineup, including three ultimate Martial Souls and four Soul Emperors, with Lin Ciyan’s strength still unknown.
• Lin Ciyan walked toward the Sun Moon team with his hands in his pockets, and his growing pressure unnerved Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen.
• Meng Hongchen watched Lin Ciyan, her heartbeat speeding up because she found him handsome.

Lin Ciyan revealed his Holy Radiance Qilin martial soul and overwhelmed the Sun Moon Team’s three attackers with three punches. The battle continued across the arena, with Shrek’s other fighters gaining the upper hand in their matchups.

• Lin Ciyan summoned the Holy Radiance Qilin, stunning the spectators and drawing reactions from Xu Jiawei, Dai Hao, Xu Jiujiu, and Huang Jinxu.
• Ma Rulong ordered Xiao Hongchen and Mika to attack Lin Ciyan while the Sun Moon Team’s other four members engaged Shrek’s fighters.
• Lin Ciyan used three Dawn Break Fist strikes to drive back Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, and Mika.
• Ma Xiaotao suppressed Meng Hongchen with her Ultimate Fire, while Dai Yueheng forced Xiao Xiafeng onto the defensive.
• Ling Luochen weakened Chen Fei’s fire Soul Tools with Ultimate Ice, and Xi Xi, Yao Haoxuan, and Gongyang Mo pressed Lin Xi.

Lin Ciyan and Shrek Academy dominated the opening of the final, but the Sun Moon Team’s carefully planned counterattack began trapping Shrek’s fighters with custom Soul Tools. The chapter ended as the Ice Seal Ring absorbed Ling Luochen’s Ultimate Ice while the Golden Lock Array imprisoned Dai Yueheng.

• Xu Jiawei pointed out to Dai Hao that Lin Ciyan had defeated the Sun Moon Team’s strongest members using only his first soul skill.
• Ma Rulong ordered the Sun Moon Team to enact its second plan, sending himself, Xiao Hongchen, and Mika against Lin Ciyan while their teammates engaged Shrek’s other fighters.
• Xi Xi, Yao Haoxuan, and Gongyang Mo pressured Lin Xi, whose defensive Soul Tool helped him withstand their attacks.
• Ma Xiaotao overwhelmed Meng Hongchen with Ultimate Fire as Lin Ciyan casually repelled attacks from Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, and Mika.
• The Sun Moon Team activated its custom Ice Seal Ring around Ling Luochen and Golden Lock Array around Dai Yueheng, and the Ice Seal Ring absorbed Ling Luochen’s Soul Power.