Chapter Summaries

Xiao Xiao pushed herself to keep fighting Meng Hongchen despite the cold poison, dwindling Soul Power, and Emerald’s exhaustion. She then summoned her other martial soul, the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, whose awakening revealed a powerful five-element force within it.

• Xiao Xiao and Emerald launched a final barrage of Binding Rings, but Meng Hongchen evaded it with Ice Refraction and counterattacked with her cold poison.
• Emerald distracted Meng Hongchen long enough for Xiao Xiao to retreat, while the poison and Xiao Xiao’s depleted Soul Power left both fighters exhausted.
• Emerald returned to Xiao Xiao’s body to sleep, but Xiao Xiao refused to admit defeat and told Meng Hongchen she could still fight.
• Xiao Xiao summoned the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, and its sealed five-element power awakened as her three soul rings rose and merged their aura with the cauldron.

Xiao Xiao used the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron’s five-element power to resist Meng Hongchen’s ice poison and attack with three cauldrons at once. The exchange revealed that the cauldrons’ purifying Seven-Colored light came from an outside source and was running low, as the match continued.

• Shrek’s observers recognized Xiao Xiao’s enormous Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, and Ma Xiaotao suspected Lin Ciyan had empowered it.
• Xiao Xiao felt the cauldron’s energy purge some of the cold poison and ease the blockage in her Soul Power.
• Meng Hongchen spread her Ice Toad Poison and doubled its strength with Ice Poison Ring, forcing Xiao Xiao to act before the fog overwhelmed her.
• Xiao Xiao used Cauldron’s Tremor to clear the poisonous mist, then split her cauldron into three and sent them crashing toward Meng Hongchen.
• Meng Hongchen dodged with Ice Refraction, but the cauldron’s Seven-Colored light dissolved some of her icy poison before dimming.
• Meng Hongchen challenged Xiao Xiao to use the attack again, and Xiao Xiao merged the three cauldrons back into one.

Xiao Xiao and Meng Hongchen unleashed their strongest attacks in a fierce duel at Star Luo Square. The clash left a massive crater in the arena, with the fight’s outcome still unclear.

• Meng Hongchen equipped her custom Class 6 soul-powered armor and used Ice Refraction to evade Xiao Xiao’s Cauldron’s Tremor before attacking with both swords.
• Xiao Xiao used Cauldron Swing to blast Meng Hongchen backward, revealing the force of her five-element-enhanced soul skills.
• Meng Hongchen unleashed poisoned ice spikes, but Xiao Xiao activated Cauldron Might and combined Cauldron’s Tremor with Cauldron Swing to destroy them.
• Meng Hongchen launched her strongest attack, Icefire Poison Dragon Drill, as an ice-and-fire vortex.
• Xiao Xiao fully unleashed the five-element power in her cauldron and combined all three soul skills in a meteor-like counterattack.
• The attacks collided with enough force to shake Star Luo Square and create a ten-meter crater in the arena.

Xiao Xiao defeated Meng Hongchen in a final clash, winning the match for Shrek Academy despite exhausting her Soul Power. As the teams regrouped, Xiao Hongchen worried about the remaining matches and the condition of Sun Moon’s fighters.

• Xiao Xiao endured Meng Hongchen’s final strike and stood back up, while Meng Hongchen admitted defeat and collapsed.
• Huang Jinxu announced Xiao Xiao as the winner, and the crowd and Shrek team celebrated her victory.
• Xiao Hongchen supported Meng Hongchen as she left the stage, and she acknowledged Xiao Xiao’s strength.
• Xiao Hongchen assessed the remaining lineups and worried that Chen Fei and Mika were still too injured or exhausted to fight.
• Wang Dong helped Xiao Xiao back to Lin Ciyan, and Xiao Xiao proudly told her master that she had won.

After Xiao Xiao’s victory, Lin Ciyan praised her and calmly urged the tournament to continue. Jiang Nannan remembered how he had saved her mother and stepped into the next match against Sun Moon Team’s Xiao Xiafeng, whose defenses she bypassed with an instant teleport.

• Lin Ciyan praised Xiao Xiao after her victory, then told the tournament to continue as the crowd celebrated.
• Xiao Xiafeng volunteered for Sun Moon Team’s next match, while Jiang Nannan rose to represent Shrek.
• Jiang Nannan recalled that Lin Ciyan had given her the Black Tortoise Divine Pill to save her mother without asking for anything in return.
• Jiang Nannan told Lin Ciyan she would win, and he encouraged her to go on.
• At the start of the match, Jiang Nannan rushed Xiao Xiafeng, teleported behind him, and triggered his defensive Soul Tools.

Jiang Nannan used her four soul skills to nearly defeat Xiao Xiafeng, but his higher cultivation and overwhelming Soul Tool barrage won him the match. After losing, she saw Lin Ciyan calmly acknowledge her effort and held back her tears.

• Jiang Nannan used Gravity Control, Teleportation, Invincible Golden Body, and Waist Bow to break through Xiao Xiafeng's defenses and hurl him toward the edge of the stage.
• Jiang Nannan glanced toward Lin Ciyan, then saw Xu Sanshi and met his infatuation with cold indifference.
• Xiao Xiafeng recovered with a milk bottle and unleashed tracking Soul Tool attacks that forced Jiang Nannan to dodge and exhaust her Soul Power.
• Xiao Xiafeng's barrage struck Jiang Nannan and left her injured, and the referee declared him the winner.
• Jiang Nannan saw Lin Ciyan calmly nod toward her and pushed herself up while holding back tears.

He Caitou took the stage against Xiao Xiafeng, and the two Soul Engineers unleashed a head-on turret battle. As Xiao Xiafeng launched his ultimate strike, He Caitou activated his fourth soul ring and countered with a concentrated blast, leaving their attacks colliding in midair.

• Jiang Nannan apologized to Lin Ciyan after her loss, and he praised her fight as she promised to win next time.
• Xiao Xiafeng recovered some Soul Power while Xiao Hongchen worried that Chen Fei and Mika were too injured to fight.
• He Caitou volunteered to face Xiao Xiafeng, and Lin Ciyan allowed him to go.
• He Caitou and Xiao Xiafeng rooted themselves in place and exchanged volleys, with He Caitou's heavier firepower cracking Xiao Xiafeng's shield.
• Xiao Xiafeng unleashed a concentrated ultimate attack, and He Caitou used his fourth soul ring and cigar boosts to fire back.
• The two pillars of light collided and shook the arena.

He Caitou defeated Xiao Xiafeng in a destructive turret duel but had little Soul Power left when the injured Chen Fei entered the next match. After a fierce exchange, both fighters fell, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• He Caitou outlasted Xiao Xiafeng's final attack, and Huang Jinxu declared him the winner.
• He Caitou revealed he had only forty percent of his Soul Power remaining as Chen Fei, still badly injured, chose to fight.
• Chen Fei used his speed and restraining Soul Tools to trap He Caitou, then struck him with a short sword.
• He Caitou used his cigar and a concealed cannon to wound Chen Fei, who dodged most of the blasts and charged with two short swords.
• Chen Fei stabbed He Caitou's arms, but He Caitou rammed him with his head, and both fighters fell to the ground.

Chen Fei defeated He Caitou but was too injured to continue, leaving Wang Dong to face Mika in the individual match. With his team badly hurt, the Sun Moon team leader considered withdrawing, but Xiao Hongchen persuaded him to keep fighting and was named the team’s remaining hope as Wang Dong and Mika began their battle.

• Chen Fei defeated He Caitou, then withdrew because his injuries prevented him from continuing.
• Wang Dong entered the competition platform as Shrek’s final individual-match contestant, while Lin Ciyan watched her from the rest area.
• The Sun Moon team leader planned to submit a withdrawal application because the team’s injuries made further matches dangerous.
• Xiao Hongchen protested and asked to fight if the Sun Moon team won the individual match, and the team leader agreed to let him try.
• The team leader told Xiao Hongchen he would be the team’s final trump card in the two-two-three formation, and Xiao Hongchen vowed to turn the competition around.
• Huang Jinxu began the match between Wang Dong and Mika, who equipped himself with specialized Soul Tools focused on his legs and back.

Wang Dong faced Mika’s high-speed Soul Tool attacks and revealed the Light Goddess Butterfly martial soul to counter them. She destroyed his homing cannons and chased him across the stage, leaving Mika unable to shake her pursuit.

• Mika revealed his complete Soul Tool equipment and fired a silent, homing trigger-timed cannon shell at Wang Dong.
• Wang Dong dodged the shell and pierced it with a light needle, but the shell absorbed the attack and kept pursuing her.
• Mika fired a second shell to trap Wang Dong, prompting her to release the Light Goddess Butterfly martial soul.
• Wang Dong used Wing Guillotine to slice both shells apart without detonating them.
• Wang Dong used the movement technique Lin Ciyan had designed for her to pursue Mika, who could not escape her speed.

Wang Dong defeated Mika with her butterfly-wing soul skills and advanced to face Xiao Hongchen. As Xiao Hongchen entered the arena, Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei asked his worthy brother what he thought of him.

• Huo Yuhao and He Caitou noticed Wang Dong's unusual movement technique and her increased Soul Power, which had reached Rank 36.
• Mika unleashed his concentrated strike, but Wang Dong dodged it and overwhelmed him with Butterfly God Light.
• Mika conceded, and Huang Jinxu announced Wang Dong as the winner.
• Wang Dong acknowledged Lin Ciyan from the stage and then faced Xiao Hongchen, who prepared to fight despite his recent injuries.
• Xiao Hongchen stepped onto the competition stage as Meng Hongchen watched anxiously, and Xu Jiawei asked his worthy brother for his opinion of him.

Xiao Hongchen revealed the Three-Legged Golden Toad’s metal-control abilities and overwhelmed Wang Dong with a barrage from 128 Soul Cannons. Wang Dong continued dodging despite being wounded, while Lin Ciyan watched from Shrek’s resting area.

• Dai Hao and Xu Jiawei discussed Xiao Hongchen’s strength and noted that Shrek still had an undefeated fighter in reserve.
• Xiao Hongchen released his Three-Legged Golden Toad Martial Soul and used his soul skills to create and control 128 Class 5 Soul Tools.
• He Caitou and Huo Yuhao realized the cannon barrage put Wang Dong in danger.
• Xiao Hongchen fired all 128 cannons at Wang Dong, who dodged wave after wave until a beam grazed her shoulder and drew blood.
• Wang Dong kept evading the relentless bombardment as Xiao Xiao, He Caitou, and Ma Xiaotao watched anxiously, and Lin Ciyan opened his eyes to follow her fight.

Wang Dong unleashed Butterfly God Slash after Xiao Hongchen trapped her, but both fighters exhausted themselves and Xiao Hongchen won when Wang Dong could no longer continue. Lin Ciyan entered the arena and crouched beside Wang Dong as Xiao Hongchen prepared for the next fight.

• Xiao Hongchen restrained Wang Dong with Gold's Devotion, but she shattered the golden shell with Butterfly God Slash and wounded him.
• Xiao Hongchen survived the attack with Gold's Devotion, then aimed a soul cannon at Wang Dong when she had exhausted her Soul Power.
• Wang Dong collapsed, and referee Huang Jinxu declared Xiao Hongchen the winner.
• Meng Hongchen rushed to support her injured brother, while Xiao Hongchen watched Lin Ciyan enter the arena.
• Lin Ciyan walked to Wang Dong and crouched beside her.

After Wang Dong lost to Xiao Hongchen, Lin Ciyan comforted her, while the crowd mocked Shrek for falling behind in the individual matches. Ma Xiaotao released her Ultimate Fire and declared that Shrek would win the tournament, turning the spectators’ doubts into cheers.

• Wang Dong apologized for losing, and Lin Ciyan praised her effort before leading her back to Shrek’s resting area.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen reflected on Lin Ciyan’s strength as the individual matches ended and the 2-2-3 format approached.
• Spectators argued over Shrek’s defeat, prompting Emperor Xu Jiawei to signal Dai Hao to respond.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed her Ultimate Fire, silenced the arena, and challenged anyone who doubted Shrek to face her or their captain.
• Ma Xiaotao declared Shrek would be champion, and the crowd erupted into cheers while Xiao Hongchen watched in silence.

Ma Xiaotao’s victory shifted the arena’s mood, while Wang Dong took comfort from Lin Ciyan and vowed to do better next time. As the Sun Moon Team prepared for the 2-2-3 format, Ma Rulong insisted on fighting despite his injuries and damaged martial soul, and the team sent reserves Yang Tian and Li Meng to open.

• Wang Dong apologized to Lin Ciyan for losing to Xiao Hongchen, then regained her resolve after hearing Ma Xiaotao address the arena and promised not to lose next time.
• Xu Jiawei and Dai Hao praised Shrek and noted that its captain had still not revealed his strength, while Xu Jiujiu watched Lin Ciyan fondly.
• Ma Rulong praised Xiao Hongchen for fighting for the Sun Moon Team and told him the rest was theirs to handle.
• Ma Rulong revealed that the black badge’s backlash had cracked his martial soul, but asked the team-leading teacher to let him compete in the 2-2-3 format, and the teacher agreed.
• The team-leading teacher chose reserves Yang Tian and Li Meng for the first match, and Yang Tian admitted they might not be able to win.

Yang Tian and Li Meng prepared to face Shrek’s team, while Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen volunteered to fight the first match. Lin Ciyan sent them together and warned that losing would bring punishment.

• The supervising teacher told Yang Tian and Li Meng to focus on exhausting their opponents, and they headed to the arena ready to fight despite expecting a loss.
• Ma Xiaotao volunteered to take Shrek’s first match, and Ling Luochen stepped forward after revealing her Ultimate Ice power.
• Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen’s fire and ice powers clashed as they competed to join the match, drawing attention from the audience.
• Lin Ciyan sent both women out to secure a strong start and warned them that he would punish them if they lost.
• Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen reacted with private embarrassment to Lin Ciyan’s warning, and Ma Xiaotao admitted to herself that she liked the idea of punishment.

Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen entered the first match of the 2-2-3 formation, where Ma Xiaotao overwhelmed Yang Tian with her fire attacks. The fight continued with Yang Tian airborne and trying to attack from a distance, but his Soul Tool bombs failed to harm her.

• Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen approached the arena while privately competing over their feelings for Ci Yan.
• Yang Tian and Li Meng recognized that their fire- and ice-vulnerable martial souls faced two opponents with ultimate attributes.
• Huang Jinxu started the match, and Ma Xiaotao blasted Yang Tian into the protective barrier with a Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike.
• Yang Tian recovered, drew his lightning-element short sword, and used his flying Soul Tool to retreat while launching three trigger-type bombs.
• Ma Xiaotao detonated all three bombs with a flick of flame and remained unharmed as Yang Tian realized his attacks could not pierce her defenses.

Ling Luochen and Ma Xiaotao defeated Sun Moon reserve members Li Meng and Yang Tian in the first match of the 2-2-3 format. Shrek won, and the teams prepared to send out their members for the second match.

• Ling Luochen pierced Li Meng’s illusions with Ultimate Ice and sealed her inside an Ice Crystal Palace before she could surrender.
• Ma Xiaotao overwhelmed Yang Tian with Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike, burning his uniform and Soul Tool while leaving him unharmed.
• Huang Jinxu announced Shrek Academy’s victory as the crowd celebrated and the Sun Moon team reacted to the loss.
• Yang Tian surrendered after the battle, and Li Meng finished the surrender she had been unable to say while frozen.
• Yang Tian and Li Meng admitted they had failed to wear down Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen, who left the stage smiling.

Ma Rulong forced himself into the second match despite his injuries, while Lin Ciyan sent Dai Yueheng and Bei Bei to face him and Xiao Xiafeng. As Bei Bei took the stage, he recalled growing up alongside Lin Ciyan and how their different backgrounds had shaped his view of his own talent.

• Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen returned to the rest area after their victory, and Lin Ciyan told them to prepare for the next match.
• Ma Rulong stood despite his damaged martial soul, and he and Xiao Xiafeng went out to represent the Sun Moon Team.
• Lin Ciyan chose Dai Yueheng and Bei Bei for Shrek's second match.
• Dai Yueheng and Bei Bei stepped onto the stage to face Ma Rulong and Xiao Xiafeng.
• Bei Bei remembered growing up alongside Lin Ciyan and believing his own talent was unrivaled before he met him.

Bei Bei reflected on choosing a happy life with Tang Ya over relentless cultivation while Lin Ciyan surged ahead, then Dai Yueheng attacked Ma Rulong and Xiao Xiafeng in the tournament. Ma Rulong deployed his Soul Tools as Xiao Xiafeng covered him, but Dai Yueheng blocked their barrage and kept advancing.

• Bei Bei remembered how Lin Ciyan's relaxed cultivation philosophy shaped his life and how he chose to spend his days with Tang Ya, eventually becoming a Soul King.
• Ma Rulong sized up Dai Yueheng and Bei Bei, then prepared to fight despite his damaged Martial Soul and reduced Soul Power.
• After Huang Jinxu started the match, Dai Yueheng used his White Tiger Martial Soul and launched a White Tiger Intense Light Wave at Ma Rulong and Xiao Xiafeng.
• Ma Rulong dodged with Xiao Xiafeng, brought out his Class 6 Silverlight Shield and cannon, and ordered Xiao Xiafeng to cover him.
• Xiao Xiafeng unleashed his Soul Tool Turret's full-power barrage, but Dai Yueheng used White Tiger Vajra Transformation to block the attacks and charge forward.