Chapter Summaries

Bai Yuan defeated Sima Xian in their opening match with a single claw strike, revealing overwhelming power even without displaying his Soul Rings or Battle Armor. The crowd celebrated his victory, while Dai Yuner was impressed by her choice to follow him.

• Sima Xian summoned his Horned Ox Dragon Martial Soul, donned his Battle Armor, and used Gravity Control before charging at Bai Yuan.
• Bai Yuan remained still as Sima Xian closed in, then gathered the Core Flame’s power and struck with a claw that shattered Sima Xian’s earthen defenses.
• Bai Yuan’s claw smashed Sima Xian into the arena barrier, cracking his Battle Armor and leaving him motionless.
• The referee declared Bai Yuan the winner, and the Shrek crowd cheered as Dai Yuner marveled at his strength.

Dai Tianling discussed Bai Yuan’s potential and the Star Luo Empire’s political options with En Ci, who urged him to act cautiously. After Bai Yuan defeated Sima Xian, he returned to his companions and decided to visit the Spirit Pagoda branch in Star Luo City.

• Dai Tianling asked En Ci whether Bai Yuan was the variable he had foreseen, and En Ci praised Bai Yuan’s immense potential and unrevealed strength.
• En Ci warned Dai Tianling that trying to use Bai Yuan to approach Sky Phoenix Douluo could push the Qiangu Family closer to the Sun Moon Federation, and advised him to wait and protect Bai Yuan without appearing desperate.
• Dai Tianling agreed to proceed cautiously while seeking contact with the Phoenix Family through Bai Yuan to help the Star Luo Empire.
• Sima Xian woke while being carried off the arena, realized he had been knocked unconscious, and fainted again from anger and humiliation.
• Bai Yuan returned to the contestants’ rest area, told Yue Zhengyu he had used about thirty percent of his strength, and said he would not watch the upcoming matches.
• Bai Yuan told Gu Yuena and Yue Zhengyu that he would complete Teacher’s task by visiting the Spirit Pagoda branch in Star Luo City.

Qiangu Dongfeng learned that Mu Ye was accompanying Bai Yuan to the Star Luo Empire and ordered Ghost Flame Douluo Zhang Geyang to watch him. Bai Yuan and Gu Yuena visited the Star Luo City Spirit Pagoda with Mu Ye, where Zhang Geyang greeted them and tried to discern their purpose.

• Leng Yaozhu told Qiangu Dongfeng that Mu Ye had chosen to protect Bai Yuan, and Qiangu Dongfeng ordered an attendant to have Ghost Flame Douluo Zhang Geyang monitor Bai Yuan.
• After watching Bai Yuan and Gu Yuena leave the arena, Ye Xinglan and Yuanen Yehui returned to sword training while Tang Wulin and the others headed back to practice.
• Bai Yuan and Gu Yuena went with Mu Ye to the Star Luo City Spirit Pagoda.
• Zhang Geyang met the three in the hall, welcomed Bai Yuan, and watched for signs of why he had come.

Bai Yuan asked to use the Spirit Pagoda’s soul spirit chamber and transmitted a dying Demon Soul Great White Shark before Zhang Geyang stopped further transmissions by claiming the equipment had broken. After Bai Yuan left, Zhang Geyang’s Thundering Hell Prison Vine went out of control, apparently reacting to a life aura it had encountered.

• Zhang Geyang welcomed Bai Yuan and asked why he had come to the Spirit Pagoda, and Bai Yuan requested access to the soul spirit chamber.
• Zhang Geyang explained how the chamber processed captured Soul Beasts, while Gu Yuena recalled the consequences of the soul spirit experiment.
• Bai Yuan asked Mu Ye to release a Soul Beast, and Mu Ye sent a dying fifty-thousand-year Demon Soul Great White Shark into the chamber for transmission.
• Bai Yuan asked Zhang Geyang to continue transmitting, but Zhang Geyang claimed the instruments had broken and suggested they return another day.
• After Bai Yuan and his companions left, Zhang Geyang entered a secret chamber, where his Thundering Hell Prison Vine grew wildly and responded to a life aura.
• Zhang Geyang wondered whether the vine had sensed Bai Yuan's life aura.

Phainon used the Golden Tree’s life energy to provoke Zhang Geyang’s unstable Thundering Hell Prison Vine contract, forcing Zhang to suppress its rampage and weakening his ability to keep watch. Phainon proposed using the opportunity to make the vine defect and eliminate Ghost Flame Douluo, and Leng Yaozhu approved the plan.

• Phainon left the Spirit Pagoda after planting a trace of Golden Tree life energy and Abundance aura in Zhang Geyang, triggering the Thundering Hell Prison Vine.
• Zhang Geyang suffered the vine’s rampage, struck his chest to draw in the backlash, and weakened himself to suppress it.
• Mu Ye noticed Zhang Geyang’s Soul Spirit had gone out of control, while Gu Yuena sensed an outside force had awakened it.
• Mu Ye warned Phainon that Zhang Geyang was close to becoming a Limit Douluo and promised to protect him while Zhang was weakened.
• Phainon told Leng Yaozhu he could lure the Thundering Hell Prison Vine into defecting and use Zhang Geyang’s decline to eliminate him and gain the Spirit Pagoda’s Star Luo foothold.
• Leng Yaozhu supported Phainon and told him to proceed.

Shrek’s competitors celebrated their strong first-round results as Bai Yuan became a sensation across the Star Luo Empire. Gu Yue tried to entice Bai Yuan on their way to the tournament, where he drew Monster Academy’s Wolf King Hua Lantang as his next opponent.

• Zhuo Shi praised Shrek’s first-round victories and warned the students to stay cautious as they pursued the goal of becoming the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Bai Yuan’s crushing win over Sima Xian earned him widespread fame, while Star Luo spectators eagerly awaited the clash between Shrek and defending champions Monster Academy.
• Gu Yue dressed up and tried to lure Bai Yuan into holding hands and promising a private conversation, but he remained wary and set off with her.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Ye Xinglan, and Yuanen Yehui each reacted privately to Gu Yue’s appearance and her closeness with Bai Yuan.
• At Star Luo Stadium, Bai Yuan drew Wolf King Hua Lantang of Monster Academy as his opponent in the second-round individual competition.

Bai Yuan faced Hua Lantang, the Wolf King, in the opening match of the individual competition’s second round and overwhelmed him with his power. Hua Lantang was left kneeling and unable to rise, and Monster Academy conceded.

• Hua Lantang drew Bai Yuan, and Dai Yueyan warned him that Bai Yuan had few weaknesses.
• Hua Lantang entered the arena and activated his Dragon Wolf Martial Soul and Soul Spirit fusion technique.
• Bai Yuan revealed four black Soul Rings and a black-gold Soul Ring, then repelled Hua Lantang’s attack with his first soul skill.
• Bai Yuan unleashed “Dawn of Creation, Creation of Heaven and Earth” as Hua Lantang countered with Dragon Wolf Annihilation Claw.
• Bai Yuan’s golden-crimson attack shattered Hua Lantang’s counter and left him kneeling, prompting Monster Academy to concede.

Bai Yuan defeated Hua Lantang and drew attention across Star Luo Continent, then discovered an assassination plot targeting him at his hotel. As an Evil Soul Master attack began, a Soul Tool missile streaked toward the entrance, leaving Bai Yuan in immediate danger.

• Bai Yuan defeated Hua Lantang, while Long Yue watched with interest and Dai Yuner wondered whether anyone could beat him.
• Gu Yuena defeated her afternoon opponent with one elemental orb, and she and Bai Yuan returned to the hotel.
• Bai Yuan found and knocked out a man who had been following them, but could not determine which faction he belonged to.
• A Shrek ally warned Bai Yuan that Evil Soul Masters planned to bomb the hotel and use his death to inflame conflict between the continents.
• Bai Yuan went outside as Black-Grade Mechas assembled across the street, and an incoming Soul Tool missile hurtled toward the hotel entrance.

Bai Yuan stopped the Evil Soul Masters’ attack by devouring their Level 7 artillery shell with his Evil God Space and sending its energy back to destroy their formation. Afterward, he caught a masked observer who revealed herself as Star Luo’s princess, Dai Yuner, and claimed to belong to the Tang Sect.

• The Evil Soul Master leader fired a Level 7 fixed-installation Soul Guidance artillery shell at Bai Yuan and vowed to use the attack to announce their return.
• Bai Yuan used his Soul Spirit skill, Evil God Space, to absorb the shell, then returned its energy through a Space Rift and blasted the Evil Soul Masters’ mechas.
• Zhuo Shi and Wu Changkong hurried back with the Shrek group after seeing the explosion, while Tang Wulin worried about Bai Yuan.
• Bai Yuan told the Star Luo Guard Corps to handle the aftermath, then caught a masked woman trying to slip away.
• Bai Yuan sealed the woman’s space and questioned her, and she removed her mask to reveal herself as Dai Yuner, Star Luo’s princess, claiming she was a member of the Tang Sect.

Bai Yuan confronted Dai Yuner about concealing the Tang Sect’s involvement in an Evil Soul Master attack, while she recognized his strategic value and chose not to report him. He and Gu Yuena returned to the hotel, where Bai Yuan warned that the attackers would strike again and Di Tian set out to investigate other forces.

• Bai Yuan demanded to know whether the old emperor knew Dai Yuner was with the Tang Sect, and she admitted the Tang Sect’s Soul Fighting Hall had sent her to investigate the Evil Soul Masters’ planned attack.
• Bai Yuan warned Dai Yuner not to withhold information from him again, and she promised to keep him informed while privately deciding not to report his abilities to the Tang Sect.
• Dai Yuner considered how Bai Yuan could deter the use of high-level fixed-installation soul-guided cannons and chose to let him grow so he could disrupt the major powers for the Star Luo Empire’s benefit.
• Bai Yuan told Gu Yuena that the Tang Sect had been involved and suspected it was selling weapons to Star Luo; he also planned to track the surviving Evil Soul Masters to their hideout.
• Gu Yuena signaled Di Tian to investigate the forces behind the attack, and Bai Yuan returned to the hotel with her.
• Bai Yuan told Tang Wulin and Zhuo Shi that Evil Soul Masters and Tang Sect personnel had been involved, while Zhuo Shi took charge and told him not to shoulder another incident alone.

Bai Yuan revealed to Mu Ye that his spatial ability had swallowed the soul-guided artillery shell, prompting Mu Ye to warn him to keep it secret. Zhuo Shi and Wu Changkong remained baffled by the vanished weapon and planned to question the Tang Sect.

• Yue Zhengyu suspected Bai Yuan was connected to the disappearance of the soul-guided artillery shell and recognized his potential strategic value.
• Bai Yuan told Mu Ye that his soul skill had dealt with the shell and demonstrated a spatial fissure that absorbed Mu Ye’s energy attack.
• Mu Ye praised Bai Yuan for forging his own path, warned that revealing his ability would make him a target, and promised to arrange further training.
• After leaving Bai Yuan, Mu Ye reflected that Bai Yuan and A Ruheng might be the sect’s best hopes for the future.
• Zhuo Shi questioned Wu Changkong about the vanished shell, rejected the idea that Bai Yuan could have made it disappear, and decided to ask the Tang Sect about its investigation.
• Zhuo Shi condemned the Tang Sect for selling weapons and said Shrek would disdain to associate with them.

The top eight of the individual competition were announced, and the draw paired Shrek Academy against Monster Academy in every match. The first upper-bracket bout began with Tang Wulin facing Fox King Su Mu, while Bai Yuan predicted Tang Wulin would win.

• Bai Yuan, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Ye Xinglan, Long Yue, Dai Yueyan, Dai Yuner, and Su Mu advanced to the top eight, leaving Shrek Academy and Monster Academy with four entrants each.
• Yue Zhengyu lamented his loss to Gu Yue, while Xie Xie reflected on how Bai Yuan had outmatched him and hoped to learn from his footwork.
• Dai Tianling and En Ci recognized that Shrek's four remaining competitors made Monster Academy's equal numbers a disappointing result.
• The draw matched Tang Wulin against Su Mu, Bai Yuan against Dai Yueyan, Gu Yue against Dai Yuner, and Ye Xinglan against Long Yue.
• Tang Wulin and Su Mu entered the arena for the first upper-bracket match, and Bai Yuan told Xie Xie that Tang Wulin would win.

Tang Wulin defeated Su Mu in the first upper-bracket quarterfinal by overcoming the Nine-Tailed Fox’s control abilities and bloodline techniques. He left the arena to prepare for his next match as the second quarterfinal, between the top geniuses of Douluo Continent and Star Luo Continent, was about to begin.

• Bai Yuan told Xie Xie that he trusted all of them, and Xie Xie agreed to cheer for Tang Wulin.
• Su Mu’s Nine-Tailed Fox was suppressed by Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King bloodline, so Su Mu used his five tail-based abilities to slow Tang Wulin, drain his Soul Power, and disrupt his attacks.
• Tang Wulin interrupted Su Mu’s attempt to combine the five halos, then forced his way through the Reversal Halo and broke its defense.
• The referee declared Tang Wulin the winner, while Su Mu admitted that bloodline suppression had kept him from using his full strength.
• Zhuo Shi praised Tang Wulin, and Wu Changkong told him to prepare for his next match.
• Tang Wulin left the arena as the referee called the contestants for the second upper-bracket quarterfinal to take the stage.

Bai Yuan defeated Dai Yueyan with overwhelming ease in the Star Luo Empire’s arena, despite letting him begin equipping his One-Word Battle Armor. As Dai Yueyan was carried off unconscious, Long Yue vowed revenge and the people around him questioned whether anyone could defeat Bai Yuan.

• En Ci told Dai Tianling that Bai Yuan had not yet shown his full strength and that Dai Yueyan had little chance of winning.
• Dai Yueyan entered the arena, activated three White Tiger enhancement skills, and began assembling his One-Word Battle Armor while Bai Yuan waited.
• Bai Yuan struck Dai Yueyan from behind before the Battle Armor was complete, then overwhelmed him with a relentless series of blows.
• Bai Yuan’s final elbow dispelled Dai Yueyan’s White Tiger possession, and Dai Yueyan passed out after angrily protesting that Bai Yuan had promised to let him equip his armor.
• Long Yue smashed the table in anger and vowed to make Bai Yuan wait, while the onlookers wondered whether they could defeat him.

Bai Yuan’s easy victory over Dai Yueyan left Star Luo’s spectators shaken, while Long Yue prepared to face him next. Dai Yuner then fought Gu Yue and broke through her fireball barrage, closing in with a direct strike as the chapter ended.

• Star Luo’s spectators lost confidence after Dai Yueyan’s defeat, but Long Yue’s presence steadied them and he announced he would fight Bai Yuan.
• Dai Yuner dismissed the medical Soul Masters, helped her brother Dai Yueyan stop pretending to be unconscious, and escorted him back to Monster Academy’s resting area.
• Dai Yueyan apologized to Long Yue for losing, and Long Yue said they still had a chance and would take the field.
• Bai Yuan returned to Shrek’s resting area, knocked Yue Zhengyu unconscious after he admitted he was learning how to show off, and wished Gu Yue luck before her match against Dai Yuner.
• Dai Yuner used her Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul to dodge Gu Yue’s falling fireballs and slash at her from close range.

Gu Yue defeated Dai Yuner with a fierce elemental assault, giving Shrek three quarterfinal victories. The final quarterfinal match began as Ye Xinglan stepped forward to face Long Yue, determined not to retreat.

• Dai Yuner used Soul Impact against Gu Yue, but Gu Yue's stronger spiritual power rebounded the attack and stunned her.
• Gu Yue unleashed a series of elemental attacks on Dai Yuner, who endured several exchanges before being forced to stop.
• Bai Yuan, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin completed their matches with victories, while Dai Yuner and Dai Yueyan received treatment.
• Dai Tianling lamented that none of his empire's fighters had won, and En Ci reflected on Shrek's long legacy.
• Ye Xinglan ignored her companions' concerns and took the arena to face Long Yue in the final quarterfinal match.

Ye Xinglan faced Long Yue in the semifinal as he unleashed the Mountain Dragon King's power and reshaped the arena around her. Though her Stargod Sword Intent resisted his dragon might, Bai Yuan judged that she had been defeated.

• Long Yue told Ye Xinglan to surrender, but she refused and prepared to fight.
• Xu Lizhi cheered for Ye Xinglan as the audience overwhelmingly supported Long Yue.
• Dai Tianling asked En Ci whether Long Yue was losing control, and En Ci said he believed Long Yue could not retreat.
• Ye Xinglan charged through Long Yue's dragon might with her Stargod Sword Intent, while Long Yue transformed into the Mountain Dragon King.
• Long Yue used Mountains and Rivers to alter the arena and restrict Ye Xinglan's movement.
• Bai Yuan watched Ye Xinglan struggle and declared that she had lost.

Ye Xinglan unleashed a devastating sword strike that wounded Long Yue but exhausted her and left her unconscious. Enraged, Long Yue moved to attack her, but Bai Yuan stepped between them and stopped his advance.

• Long Yue overwhelmed Ye Xinglan with his Mountain Dragon King power, but she gathered her Soul Power, sword intent, Star Core, Battle Armor, and Soul Spirit into one decisive strike.
• Ye Xinglan's sword split Long Yue's mountain-and-river attack and cut through his scales, drawing blood before she collapsed from exhaustion.
• The medical Soul Master confirmed Ye Xinglan was safe, but Long Yue approached her in fury and knocked the healer aside.
• Bai Yuan stood in front of Ye Xinglan and stopped Long Yue with an invisible barrier, warning him to leave or be killed.

Bai Yuan stopped Long Yue from attacking Ye Xinglan, and En Ci intervened before the two could clash. After Star Luo agreed to compensate Shrek, Long Yue challenged Bai Yuan over the individual finals, and Bai Yuan declared he would defeat him and take everything he valued.

• Long Yue's Mountain Dragon King blood reacted to Bai Yuan's aura, but En Ci stepped in and calmed Long Yue before a fight began.
• Zhuo Shi demanded an explanation for Long Yue nearly killing Ye Xinglan, and En Ci apologized and promised Star Luo would compensate her.
• Xu Lizhi watched as Ye Xinglan was carried away, then Zhuo Shi led Bai Yuan and the others back toward the contestants' passageway.
• Long Yue challenged Bai Yuan and vowed to take everything that belonged to Shrek in the finals.
• Bai Yuan clarified that he belonged to the Spirit Pagoda, mocked Long Yue for failing to control his martial soul, and promised to take his Dragon King dignity and imperial glory in the individual finals.
• Yue Zhengyu admired Bai Yuan's speech and memorized its delivery.

After waking from two days of exhaustion, Ye Xinglan learned that Bai Yuan would face Long Yue directly in the final. Gu Yuena discovered Dragon Valley and vowed to destroy the Tang Sect after learning its Title Douluo guarded the site.

• Ye Xinglan woke at the Star Luo Hotel, heard that Tang Wulin and Gu Yue had withdrawn from the semifinals, and hoped Bai Yuan would defeat Long Yue.
• Di Tian told Gu Yuena that he had found a hidden space believed to be Dragon Valley, where those with cultivation above five rings were forcibly teleported away.
• Di Tian reported that a Tang Sect Title Douluo guarded Dragon Valley, and Gu Yuena declared that she would destroy the Tang Sect.