Chapter Summaries

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun agreed to absorb Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Rings to help Tang San, while Ning Rongrong made clear her sect would no longer sacrifice everything for him. Elsewhere, Yu Tianheng grew suspicious of Tang San’s origins, and Li Pu discussed the disguises used in a plan to keep Tang San under control.

• Ning Rongrong told Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuyun to prepare to absorb the Soul Rings, and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun agreed.
• Oscar pointed out that Ma Hongjun would lose the chance to fly until a later Soul Ring, but Ma Hongjun accepted the cost and hoped Tang San would repay his sacrifice.
• Ning Rongrong said the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would help Tang San only within reasonable limits, unlike in their previous life.
• Yu Tianheng watched Zhu Zhuyun care for the unconscious Xiao Wu and suspected Tang San might be connected to the old human–Soul Beast scandal involving Blue Silver Grass.
• Li Pu revealed that his worshippers had disguised themselves as women to conceal their identities, and the worshippers complained about being asked to do it.
• Li Pu explained that Qian Daoliu suspected Tang San was a godhood candidate and that they needed to take measures to keep him under control without attacking him directly.

Tang San pretended to accept losing his External Soul Bone while Yu Dash promised revenge, and Tang San planned to take the Eight Spider Lances from his friends. Meanwhile, the Shrek group revealed their past lives and Tang San’s future godhood to Yu Tianheng, who agreed to support him in hopes of becoming a god.

• Yu Dash grieved over Tang San losing the Eight Spider Lances, while Tang San reassured him and privately considered obtaining the Soul Bone from his friends.
• Yu Dash told Tang San to rest, and Tang San welcomed the chance to avoid training with the Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Yu Tianheng got Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun drunk at a hotel, and they revealed that the Shrek group had come back from the future.
• Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun explained the Eight Spider Lances’ devouring ability and described Tang San’s destined rise to godhood.
• Yu Tianheng agreed to stand by Tang San in exchange for the chance to become a god, while Ma Hongjun warned him not to betray the group.

Yu Tianheng kept the secret of his potential godhood after the Shrek group forgot their drunken conversation. In Heaven Dou City, the eight Shrek monsters began Soul Fighting matches and eagerly embraced two new arena formats designed by Li Pu to challenge their confidence.

• Yu Tianheng decided not to reveal what he had learned while the others forgot the previous night's conversation.
• Yu Dash brought the eight Shrek monsters to the Heaven Dou City Soul Fighting Arena and arranged their doubles teams.
• The Shrek monsters began competing in singles, doubles, and team matches, with Ning Rongrong relying on substitutes from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Li Pu introduced Individual Arena Matches and Free-for-All brawls, which quickly attracted Soul Masters and reduced interest in traditional matches.
• Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, and the others enthusiastically declared that the new formats would let them prove their strength.

Tang San and his companions decided to enter the new tournament and melee Soul Fighting modes, while Li Pu prepared his trainees to face them. The chapter ended with Li Pu's students realizing he might be testing potential recruits.

• Tang San declared that he wanted to face twenty or even a hundred opponents, and Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the others agreed to enter the new modes.
• Yu Tianheng sided with the Shrek students and said he would help them against their enemies.
• Tang San's group prepared to sign up for the tournament and melee at the Heaven Dou City Soul Fighting Arena.
• Li Pu gathered Zhu Zhuqing and three other young Spirit Masters in a private room and told them to defeat the opponents he had chosen.
• Li Pu reminded his trainees of the Hall of Heroes' combat rules after they complained that their opponents were too weak.
• One trainee guessed that Li Pu wanted them to beat the talented Shrek students so he could recruit them.

Li Pu explained why he wanted his group to beat Tang San and the others, while Tang San’s party watched the Soul Fighting Arena and discussed whether Martial Soul Fusion Skills could switch their primary roles. The chapter left Yu Dash eager to test his theory as Zhu Zhuqing entered the arena.

• Zhu Zhuqing warned Li Pu’s group that Tang San and his companions were dangerous, vindictive troublemakers, and Li Pu singled out Tang San as the greatest threat.
• Li Pu’s group agreed to target Tang San’s party in the upcoming Soul Fighting matches.
• Tang San and the others watched Chen Cai defend his arena title against the Evil Eye Spirit Cat.
• Ning Rongrong identified the Evil Eye Spirit Cat as a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and suggested that its primary and secondary roles could be reversed.
• Yu Dash urged Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuyun to test the idea, but Dai Mubai resisted and Flender suggested they discuss it after the matches.
• Zhu Zhuqing stepped onto the platform and drew attention from lecherous spectators.

Zhu Zhuqing, masked and using the name Evil Eye Spirit Cat, entered the Soul Fighting Arena despite Zhu Zhuyun recognizing her figure and doubting that her Martial Soul had changed. She defeated champion Chen Cai in seconds and became District 12’s new champion, leaving the crowd eager to see whether she could win seven matches in a row.

• The Shrek crowd admired the masked woman’s figure, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuyun suspected she was Zhu Zhuqing, though Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuyun doubted it because her Martial Soul was no longer the Hell Spirit Cat.
• Chen Cai taunted the masked Zhu Zhuqing, assuming his higher level and War Tiger Martial Soul would make him the stronger fighter.
• The referee announced that Zhu Zhuqing was level thirty-five, and the match began.
• Zhu Zhuqing moved in an instant, struck Chen Cai in the abdomen, and knocked him unconscious within seconds.
• The referee declared Zhu Zhuqing the winner and District 12’s new champion, while Yu Dash dismissed her victory as luck.

Dai Mubai entered the arena to fight Zhu Zhuqing as the Evil Eye White Tiger, confident he could defeat her and win her over. When the crowd recognized his Star Luo Imperial Family Martial Soul and turned hostile, Shrek stood by him.

• Yu Dash argued that Zhu Zhuqing relied on tricks, and Dai Mubai volunteered to teach her a lesson.
• Dai Mubai took the arena under the name Evil Eye White Tiger and suspected his opponent might be Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing dismissed Dai Mubai's looks and told him to take the fight seriously, making him furious.
• Dai Mubai revealed his Evil Eye White Tiger Martial Soul and three Soul Rings, drawing attention to his strength and Star Luo heritage.
• Spectators recognized Dai Mubai as a member of the Star Luo Imperial Family and shouted insults at him.
• Yu Dash and Ma Hongjun dismissed the crowd's hostility, while the Shrek group remained loyal to Dai Mubai.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Mubai in a fast, one-sided arena match, launching him into the air and knocking him unconscious when he landed. Dai Mubai refused to accept the loss and faced jeers from the crowd as Yu Tianheng prepared to take his place.

• Oscar said he considered the others brothers and valued friendship with a prince over ordinary noble status.
• Zhu Zhuqing struck Dai Mubai before he could finish his Martial Soul Possession, then repeatedly kicked him higher into the air.
• Tang San warned that the fall could kill Dai Mubai, who used White Tiger Shield and White Tiger Vajra Transformation before crashing to the ground.
• Zhu Zhuqing attacked Dai Mubai again as he landed, kicked him in the face, and knocked him unconscious.
• Dai Mubai woke up and demanded a rematch, but the referee and spectators rejected his protest and jeered at him.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong urged Dai Mubai to leave the arena and let Yu Tianheng avenge him.

Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng faced public scorn before Zhu Zhuqing defeated them both, exposing her trained fighting skills and the strength of her evolved Evil Eye Spirit Cat Martial Soul. Yu Dash recognized that the Martial Soul combined Power Attack and Agility Attack, while Ma Hongjun proposed that the Evil Eye White Tiger and Hell Spirit Cat had switched primary and secondary roles.

• Xiao Wu rebuked Dai Mubai, who left the stage in humiliation after Tang San offered no help.
• Yu Tianheng endured insults about his clan, revealed his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, and challenged Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yu Tianheng attacked with lightning, but Zhu Zhuqing used her speed and combat training to target his knees and defeat him in under a minute.
• Yu Dash identified Zhu Zhuqing's Evil Eye Spirit Cat as a rare combination of Power Attack and Agility Attack.
• Ma Hongjun suggested that the Evil Eye White Tiger and Hell Spirit Cat had switched their primary and secondary roles, and Yu Dash resolved to claim the theory as his own.

Zhu Zhuqing fought under a mask in the Soul Fighting match, defeating Zhu Zhuyun before battling Tang San. When Tang San knocked off her mask and exposed her identity, Zhu Zhuqing quickly defeated him and remained in the competition.

• Zhu Zhuqing confronted Zhu Zhuyun, blaming her for scheming against her, then defeated her in less than thirty seconds.
• Tang San entered the match to restore Shrek Team's honor and faced the masked fighter.
• Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged attacks as he pursued her with Blue Silver Grass and she evaded his control.
• Tang San's Blue Silver Grass knocked off Zhu Zhuqing's mask, revealing her identity to Shrek Team.
• Zhu Zhuqing took advantage of Tang San's surprise, defeated him, and continued competing as Zhu Zhuyun watched with hatred.

Zhu Zhuqing returned to the arena and defeated seven opponents, then reunited with her companions while holding Li Pu’s hand. Dai Mubai confronted them, and Li Pu revealed that Zhu Zhuqing had no memories and had been sentenced to death in the Star Luo Empire, while Zhu Zhuyun concealed the truth.

• Zhu Zhuqing appeared as the masked fighter and defeated Xiao Wu gently before winning all seven matches in a row.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s companions found her after the tournament, where she was holding Li Pu’s hand.
• Dai Mubai confronted Li Pu, who knocked him down and accused him of mistreating Zhu Zhuqing and pursuing her older sister.
• Li Pu told the group that Zhu Zhuqing had no memories and had been sentenced to death in the Star Luo Empire.
• Zhu Zhuyun claimed that her younger sister’s disappearance had been unexpected and said she was relieved to see her safe.

Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai and left with Li Pu after choosing the Heaven Dou Empire over her old friends. Back with the Shrek group, Xiao Wu learned that they claimed to have returned from the future, but she treated the story as far-fetched.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Dai Mubai that their arranged engagement had ended and that her changed Martial Soul meant she could no longer fuse with his Evil Eye White Tiger.
• Li Pu defended Zhu Zhuqing's right to choose and left with her after she said she wanted nothing more to do with Dai Mubai or the Star Luo Empire.
• Ma Hongjun demanded that Dai Mubai win Zhu Zhuqing back, then tried to reassure Zhu Zhuyun that the group would not give up on her.
• Xiao Wu questioned the Shrek group about their strange behavior, and Tang San and the others explained that they claimed to have returned from the future.
• Xiao Wu doubted the story and told Tang San that Dai Mubai should leave Zhu Zhuqing alone because Li Pu was looking after her.

Zhu Zhuqing chose to stay with Li Pu rather than return to Shrek, while Li Pu arranged for Shrek to suffer a string of losses at the Soul Fighting Arena. Shrek prepared to redeem themselves in a team match, only to discover that Li Pu was their opponent and planned to fight alone.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Li Pu she would not return to Shrek, and Li Pu warned that Tang San would consider her an enemy.
• Li Pu arranged for Shrek's opponents to give them difficult matches, leaving the team badly beaten despite their opponents holding back.
• Flender threatened the Shrek students with punishment if they lost their next team match, and Yu Tianheng and Tang San vowed to win.
• Yu Dash selected Ning Rongrong to replace Oscar, and the Shrek team learned they would face a team of newcomer Soul Elders.
• The Shrek team headed to the Main Soul Fighting Arena and found Li Pu waiting as their opponent; he told his teammates to step down and leave the fight to him.

Li Pu faced the Shrek Seven Devils alone in a team Soul Fighting match and revealed that his Food-type Martial Soul could create explosive buns without using Soul Skills. The match began with him summoning dozens of Bun Bombs, leaving the Shrek team and spectators stunned.

• Li Pu told his teammates he would fight all seven Shrek members by himself.
• Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai felt Li Pu's terrifying killing intent when the teams entered the arena, but Tang San encouraged them to recover.
• The Shrek team linked themselves together with Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and prepared for the match with Oscar's sausages.
• After the match began, Li Pu's six teammates moved aside, leaving him alone to face the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Li Pu threw a bun that exploded with enough force to stop Dai Mubai, then summoned dozens of Bun Bombs and declared that explosion was art.

Li Pu used his self-created Destruction Breath to badly injure Dai Mubai, then challenged the Shrek group to fight without relying on prepared food. He overwhelmed them with endlessly produced Bun Bombs, but stopped before breaking them and asked his companion to increase their healing.

• Li Pu struck Dai Mubai with Destruction Breath, and Tang San caught him and gave him a Big Recovery Sausage.
• Li Pu argued that Dai Mubai had accepted the risk of fighting, while the Shrek group accused him of going too far and then decided to continue.
• Li Pu called out the Shrek group for using prepared sausages, prompting several of them to throw theirs away as Xiao Wu vowed to fight fairly.
• Li Pu used Infinite Proliferation to bombard the group with Bun Bombs, forcing them to defend with Soul Skills as the explosions battered their barriers.
• Li Pu stopped his attack before the Shrek group was defeated and told his companion to turn up their healing.

Li Pu defended his brutal attack on the Shrek Team as legal Soul Fighting, while the referee let the match continue. Tang San tried to retaliate with Dragon Whisker Needles, but Li Pu’s invisible field stopped them, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Yu Dash complained that Li Pu had tried to kill the Shrek Team, but Li Pu argued that the rules allowed lethal attacks and pointed out that his teammates had healed them.
• The referee rejected Yu Dash’s complaint and asked whether the Shrek Team would surrender; Yu Dash chose to continue the match.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun seethed with humiliation and killing intent, and Tang San discovered that his Eight Spider Lances were missing.
• Tang San attacked Li Pu with Dragon Whisker Needles, but Li Pu’s invisible field turned them back into golden beads.
• Li Pu caught the beads and pretended to admire their sharpness.

Li Pu taunted the Shrek Seven into attacking, then caught Tang San’s poisoned crossbow bolt and used it to poison the airborne students. As the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect treated them, Li Pu left with his teammates, while Tang San blamed him and swore revenge.

• Tang San demanded that Li Pu return his Dragon Whisker Needle, and Li Pu challenged him to take it back by force.
• The Shrek Seven ate Oscar’s sausages and attacked Li Pu together, while Tang San fired his Zhuge Divine Crossbow.
• Li Pu caught the bolt, anticipated the group’s movements, and threw it back at their feet, poisoning several of the Shrek Seven with Man Faced Demon Spider venom.
• Tang San rushed to Xiao Wu and tried to treat her, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Spirit Masters hurried to detoxify the injured students.
• Yu Dash and Flender tried to stop Li Pu from leaving, but Li Pu blamed Tang San and departed with his teammates.
• After the sect’s healers began treating Xiao Wu and the others, Tang San blamed Li Pu and vowed to make him suffer.

After recovering from the poisoned crossbow bolts, the Shrek members discussed recruiting Lord Bun, the Food-type Spirit Master who had defeated them. Tang San agreed to Yu Dash’s proposal, but the others resisted, and Yu Dash rebuked them for their pride.

• The six Shrek members recovered from the Man Faced Demon Spider poison, and Tang San embraced Xiao Wu and apologized for endangering everyone.
• The group returned to the private lounge, where Yu Dash said he wanted to recruit Lord Bun into Shrek.
• Yu Dash praised Lord Bun’s combat strength and said the team could learn from him.
• Tang San changed his mind and welcomed Lord Bun, while Ma Hongjun and Oscar objected because Lord Bun had humiliated them.
• Yu Dash scolded the Shrek members for thinking they could reject Lord Bun despite his overwhelming strength.

Flender tried to recruit Li Pu into Shrek Academy, but Li Pu mocked the academy and rejected his invitation. The chapter ended with Li Pu pointing out that Flender’s claim about a former student becoming Spirit Hall’s youngest elder at thirty was implausible.

• Yu Dash criticized Dai Mubai and the others for thinking too highly of themselves, and Ma Hongjun asked where the powerful man had gone.
• Flender returned from trying to recruit the man and sobbed in Yu Dash’s arms.
• Li Pu’s group scorned Shrek’s reputation and mocked its students’ talent.
• Flender visited Li Pu’s box and invited him to join Shrek Academy.
• Li Pu rejected the invitation and challenged Flender’s claims about Shrek’s graduates, especially the supposed young Spirit Hall elder.

Flender tried to recruit Li Pu and his teammates into a joint Shrek Academy venture, but they mocked his claims and rejected his pitch. The chapter ended with the group confusing Flender by insisting their grandmas were all getting married tomorrow.

• Flender argued that Yu Xiaogang deserved honorary elder status because of his Spirit Master theories, but Li Pu dismissed the claim.
• Flender praised Yu Xiaogang's ability to create Soul Power Fusion Skills across different attributes, and Li Pu countered with stronger examples.
• Flender offered Li Pu and his teammates a major stake in Shrek Academy's brand and promised one of them could become team captain.
• Li Pu's teammates laughed at Flender and claimed their grandmas had all remarried or were getting married on the same day.
• Flender asked whether all their grandmas were the same person, and the group insisted they were all getting married tomorrow.