Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong ordered the Golden Generation to withdraw, then Shrek Academy faced Spirit Hall Academy in the match deciding who would advance to the overall championship. As the battle began, Tang San recognized that Spirit Hall’s team was stalling and called for Shrek to prepare a Seven-in-One Fusion.

• Bibi Dong ordered Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan to withdraw, and Hu Liena told her brother that they had to obey their teacher.
• Three days later, Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun watched Shrek Academy face Spirit Hall Academy in the packed Soul Fighting Arena.
• Yan opened the match by erupting magma, but Tang San blocked it with Blue Silver Grass and ensnared two Spirit Hall support Soul Masters.
• Xie Yue cut the vines, while Hu Liena charmed Ma Hongjun and nearly struck his throat before Dai Mubai intervened.
• Yan launched a wave of Hellfire that Shrek’s fighters evaded, and Tang San realized Spirit Hall was stalling and called for a Seven-in-One Fusion.

Shrek Academy defeated Spirit Hall Academy after Tang San countered Enchantress’s red mist with his Blue Silver Grass and attacked Xie Yue. Spirit Hall’s team conceded before Tang San’s final strike, leaving him uneasy about Xie Yue’s apparent weakness.

• Xie Yue and Hu Liena merged into Enchantress, whose red mist swallowed Shrek’s Seven-in-One formation and suppressed the team’s senses and Soul Power.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to guide his teammates, but Enchantress’s attacks stopped Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing without seriously injuring them.
• Tang San saw the red mist thinning and struck Enchantress with his Blue Silver Overlord Spear, destabilizing the fusion.
• After Enchantress separated, Tang San attacked Xie Yue with his Eight Spider Lances, and Spirit Hall Academy’s team leader conceded before the final strike landed.
• Shrek Academy was declared the winner, while Tang San wondered whether Xie Yue’s injuries had forced him to yield and felt displeased at the thought of owing him.

Shrek defeated Spirit Hall and advanced to the tournament finals, though spectators and Shrek’s own members disagreed about how much the victory proved. As the team celebrated and prepared for the final in three days, Ma Hongjun insisted they could beat Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun too.

• Ma Hongjun and the Shrek team celebrated their win, while Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu privately remained troubled.
• Spectators explained Spirit Hall’s loss as the result of Xie Yue’s injuries and Yan’s poor performance, while others criticized Shrek’s lucky path to the finals.
• Bibi Dong declared that events had gone according to her plan, and Zhou Qiubai, Yang Guyun, and Chen Xuan left the stands.
• Tang San focused on winning the championship and obtaining the Spirit Bones, while Yu Xiaogang considered how Shrek might face the finalists.
• Flender treated the team to dinner and told them to do their best in the final, but Ma Hongjun boasted that Shrek would defeat Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun with its Seven-in-One Fusion.

After Shrek defeated Spirit Hall, Tang San brooded over the easy victory and planned for the finals while the Skywater Academy girls celebrated with Zhou Qiubai. On the fourth day, the tournament final was about to begin, and Shrek saw that Chen Xuan still had not taken the field.

• Ning Rongrong gave a noncommittal answer when Flender asked what she thought about their victory.
• Tang San regretted not killing Xie Yue, justified his intentions by blaming Spirit Hall, and resolved to keep his hidden weapons secret until they left Spirit City.
• Shui Yue'er toasted Zhou Qiubai as a future champion, while Shui Bing'er quietly placed lotus root in his bowl and blushed.
• Zhou Qiubai left the restaurant with Yang Guyun and Chen Xuan after Shui Bing'er handed him a bag of osmanthus cakes.
• On the fourth day, the Hall Guard Knights assembled before Pope Palace and the Red-Robed Bishop announced that the final would begin in fifteen minutes.
• Tang San noticed Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun standing in Heaven Dou Royal Academy's resting area while Chen Xuan remained seated, and Dai Mubai clenched his fists.

Tang San led Shrek Academy into a seven-in-one fusion that combined his teammates’ power into a Clear Sky Hammer resembling a Tool Soul Avatar. As the immense hammer formed over the arena, Zhou Qiubai finally reached for his sword.

• Tang San took the stage with six teammates while Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun entered for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Chen Xuan explained that ancient records described larger team fusion skills, though they came at considerable cost.
• Tang San directed his teammates through a fusion that channeled their power into him and his Clear Sky Hammer.
• The fusion transformed Tang San’s hammer and aura, astonishing the spectators and filling Yu Xiaogang and Tang Hao with confidence.
• As the massive hammer’s image threatened to crush the arena, Zhou Qiubai grasped the hilt of his sword.

Tang San launched three powerful attacks at Zhou Qiubai, but Zhou Qiubai deflected them with precise swordsmanship while Yang Guyun positioned himself to threaten Tang San. Tang San retreated to the arena’s edge, shaken and unable to understand why his attacks had failed.

• Tang San sent his teammates to the edge of the arena and charged Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Zhou Qiubai used the White Clothes Sword to divert Tang San’s first hammer strike and sidestepped its force.
• Tang San swung again as Yang Guyun moved into position to strike if Tang San exposed an opening.
• Zhou Qiubai deflected Tang San’s second and third attacks, leaving the arena floor shattered around him.
• Tang San retreated to the arena’s edge with sore, numb hands and stared at Zhou Qiubai, asking, “Why...”

Zhou Qiubai defeated Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer assault by predicting his movements and redirecting his strongest strike. Tang San was left kneeling with his hammer embedded in the arena, while Chen Xuan recognized that Zhou Qiubai had been teaching him through the fight.

• Zhou Qiubai told Tang San that his obsession with winning made his attacks heavy and exposed openings, but Tang San forced himself to continue fighting.
• Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to create afterimages, but Zhou Qiubai’s concise footwork anticipated and blocked his attack routes.
• Tang San unleashed Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, Break, concentrating his strength into a devastating hammer strike.
• Zhou Qiubai evaded the hammerhead and pressed his sword against the handle, numbing Tang San’s hand and redirecting the blow into the arena floor.
• Tang San knelt amid the rubble as Zhou Qiubai stood unharmed, and Chen Xuan praised his technique as a lesson for Tang San.

Tang San continued to face Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun after failing to force Zhou to use a soul skill. Yang Guyun unleashed his formed Spear Intent while Zhou Qiubai drew the White Clothes Sword and began gathering Autumn Intent, leaving their attacks poised to meet Tang San’s renewed hammer glow.

• Tang San raised the Clear Sky Hammer again despite his humiliation, while Zhou Qiubai remained calm and Yang Guyun waited with the Returnless Spear.
• Yang Guyun’s spear released a dragon’s cry, stirring Yu Tianheng’s Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and drawing the arena’s attention.
• Yang Guyun formed a black dragon from his Spear Intent, spun the Returnless Spear around himself seven times, and launched Dragon Turns Back at Tang San.
• Zhou Qiubai drew the White Clothes Sword and gathered Autumn Intent around its blade as Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer glowed dark gold.
• Zhou Qiubai swept his sword through the autumn wind, redirected it around the blade, and thrust out a second sword.

Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun defeated Tang San with a coordinated combination of sword and spear attacks in the tournament final. Tang San was left badly injured by the backlash of his Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, and Heaven Dou Royal Academy was declared the winner.

• Zhou Qiubai’s Autumn Chill Sword Intent and Yang Guyun’s Startling Dragon spear attack trapped Tang San as Zhou Qiubai sent sword qi bursting from beneath his feet.
• Tang San blocked the combined assault with the Clear Sky Hammer, but Zhou Qiubai followed with a Bamboo Shadow Sword Intent that confused and surrounded him.
• Yang Guyun’s spear pierced through Tang San’s defense and numbed his right arm, while Zhou Qiubai’s final sword strike sent him flying off the arena.
• Tang San coughed up blood and collapsed as the backlash from his Seven-in-One Fusion Skill overwhelmed him.
• The Red-Robed Bishop announced that Heaven Dou Royal Academy had won the tournament final.

Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun defeated Tang San’s team, earning Heaven Dou Royal Academy the tournament championship. As Zhou Qiubai accepted the reward, a hidden group closed in on Xiao Wu while Tang Hao considered killing the victors.

• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan reacted with shock to Tang San’s defeat, and Ning Rongrong declared the tournament over.
• Tang Hao watched Tang San fall and vowed to kill Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun, but failed to notice a crowd gathering around Shrek Academy’s resting area to target Xiao Wu.
• Tang San got up and stared at Zhou Qiubai with hatred, while Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun left the arena together.
• Bibi Dong announced Heaven Dou Royal Academy as champion and presented the reward to Zhou Qiubai.
• The disguised encirclement moved within several dozen meters of Shrek Academy’s resting area as Zhou Qiubai accepted the prize.

After the Spirit Hall tournament ended, Bibi Dong ordered her Elders to seize Xiao Wu after revealing that she was a Transformed Spirit Beast. As Spirit Hall surrounded Shrek Academy, Xiao Wu faced Bibi Dong and shared a regretful farewell with Tang San.

• Zhou Qiubai accepted a Spirit Bone, while Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong considered negotiating for the Spirit Skull Bone.
• Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to seize Xiao Wu, and Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils moved to protect her.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Bibi Dong to reconsider, then took Ning Rongrong away from the arena.
• Bibi Dong warned the other Title Douluo not to interfere, and Dugu Bo chose not to act.
• Xiao Wu admitted that she was the Transformed Spirit Beast Bibi Dong had once pursued, while Zhu Zhuqing considered how to leave safely.
• Xiao Wu told Tang San she had been happy with him, as he struggled to stand after the backlash from the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.

Xiao Wu sacrificed herself to give Tang San a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and Spirit Bone, pushing him through a major breakthrough. Spirit Hall chose not to seize the bone or punish Shrek, while Tang Hao prepared to take Tang San away.

• Xiao Wu began an irreversible Sacrifice, and Tang San pleaded with her as her body dissolved into red light.
• Xiao Wu's Soul Ring and right-arm Spirit Bone fused with Tang San, and he broke through to Level fifty.
• Zhu Zhuqing left the plaza, while Liu Erlong collapsed in helplessness over Xiao Wu's fate.
• Bibi Dong refused to let Spirit Hall take Tang San's Spirit Bone or pursue Shrek over Xiao Wu's participation.
• Qian Daoliu told Bibi Dong to let them leave, and Tang Hao resolved to take Tang San away before their safety changed.

After the tournament, Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun left with Dugu Bo and accepted Ning Fengzhi’s invitation, while Tang San mourned Xiao Wu’s sacrifice and reached the level-sixty bottleneck. As Tang Hao fled Spirit City with Tang San, Spirit Hall’s elders pressed Bibi Dong to pursue them.

• Ning Fengzhi congratulated Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun and invited them to a celebration, and Zhou Qiubai accepted.
• Tang San knelt in the ruined arena, grieved over Xiao Wu, and realized he needed a Soul Ring to become a Soul Emperor.
• Ning Fengzhi quietly reminded Ning Rongrong that she still had much to learn, while the tournament crowds dispersed and the Star Luo team headed home.
• Qian Renxue abandoned her plan to recruit Xie Ru and assessed the intelligence she had gained about Zhou Qiubai, Yang Guyun, and Tang San.
• Yang Guyun predicted that Spirit Hall would pursue Tang San before daybreak, and Tang Hao escaped into the night with his son.
• At the Pope Palace, Demon Bear Douluo and several elders urged Bibi Dong to hunt down Tang San and claim his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

Bibi Dong ordered four elders to hunt Tang San for his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, adding Ghost and Yue Guan after Magic Bear warned that Tang Hao might be protecting him. She dismissed Hu Liena after the meeting and turned her thoughts to acquiring more powerful Soul Rings.

• The elders urged Bibi Dong to prioritize hunting Tang San and obtaining his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and she assigned Magic Bear and Ghost Leopard to the pursuit.
• Magic Bear warned that Tang Hao could be with Tang San, so Bibi Dong ordered Ghost and Yue Guan to join the hunt and told Ghost to kill Tang Hao if possible.
• The elders withdrew to prepare to depart overnight and track Tang San, who had left the group along the way.
• Hu Liena entered and apologized to Bibi Dong, who reassured her that she was not disappointed and reflected on Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun's strange power.
• Bibi Dong considered the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Forest, while Hu Liena sensed her teacher's distraction and felt a quiet sense of loss.
• Bibi Dong came back to herself and told Hu Liena to return and cultivate properly.

Hu Liena asked Bibi Dong to let her train in the Capital of Slaughter, while Bibi Dong considered the danger it could pose to Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun. Shrek Academy caught up with Xue Qinghe’s convoy and discovered Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing were gone, and Flender summoned Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to the relay station’s courtyard.

• Hu Liena asked Bibi Dong to let her train in the Capital of Slaughter, but Bibi Dong sent her to Death Valley with Xie Yue and Yan instead.
• Bibi Dong considered that Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun might enter the Capital of Slaughter and either die there or emerge with even greater power.
• Ghost Leopard and Magic Bear suspected Bibi Dong had sent them to scout for Tang San, and Magic Bear planned to wait for Ghost and Yue Guan to fight Tang Hao before striking.
• Shrek Academy caught up with Xue Qinghe’s convoy, and Flender found that Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing were missing.
• Flender reflected that Tang San had to leave because the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone made him a target, while Zhu Zhuqing had likely left because of Dai Mubai’s behavior.
• After the group ate at the relay station, Flender summoned Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to the rear courtyard.

After the tournament, Flender asked the graduates what they planned to do, and Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun chose to return to Shrek Academy. Ma Hongjun then asked Jiang Zhu to consider him, but she told him to lose weight and become handsome first.

• Flender praised the team's tournament performance and invited the graduates to share their plans.
• Oscar said he would return to Shrek Academy as an instructor and help care for Flender.
• Dai Mubai chose to return to the academy because he had nowhere to go in the Star Luo Empire, and Flender warned him not to prey on younger students.
• Ma Hongjun decided to stay, and Flender agreed to look into his Evil Fire problem while warning him to behave.
• Ma Hongjun asked Jiang Zhu to consider him, and she told him to lose weight and become handsome first.

Jiang Zhu, Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and Tailong discussed their plans after graduation as Flender prepared to celebrate Shrek’s runners-up. In Spirit City, Zhou Qiubai presented a rare skull Spirit Bone at Ning Fengzhi’s gathering, leaving Dugu Bo stunned.

• Jiang Zhu told Flender she planned to travel and might later return to the academy as an instructor, while Huang Yuan and Jing Ling also expressed interest in returning.
• Ma Hongjun invited Jiang Zhu to travel with him, and she said she would consider it because a flying Soul Master could protect her.
• Tailong told Flender he would return to help his clan, while Flender invited everyone to celebrate their graduation at the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.
• Ning Fengzhi hosted Zhou Qiubai, Yang Guyun, Chen Xuan, Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, Gu Rong, and Ning Rongrong at the Sea-Gazing Pavilion and toasted Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun.
• Zhou Qiubai addressed Ning Fengzhi’s intentions directly, then produced a skull Spirit Bone more than fifty thousand years old, astonishing Dugu Bo.

Zhou Qiubai gave Ning Fengzhi a Spirit Bone to repay a debt and offered two more to Dugu Bo for protecting him and Yang Guyun. Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan took offense at the gesture, but the tension eased, and Ning Fengzhi ended the meal by asking Zhou what he thought of Ning Rongrong.

• Zhou Qiubai gave Ning Fengzhi a Spirit Bone, and Ning Fengzhi thanked him and welcomed him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Zhou Qiubai offered two Spirit Bones to Dugu Bo for protecting him and Yang Guyun, saying they would suit Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo angrily rejected the implication that he had protected them for payment, and Dugu Yan also felt slighted.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong explained that Zhou intended the Spirit Bones as gifts, while Chen Xuan said Zhou could decide what to do with them.
• Dugu Bo stopped objecting but did not accept the Spirit Bones, and the group resumed eating and drinking.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Zhou Qiubai what he thought of Ning Rongrong, and Zhou said she was quite good, making Rongrong blush.

At a banquet, Ning Fengzhi tested whether Zhou Qiubai would consider marrying Ning Rongrong, but Zhou declined, and Ning Fengzhi accepted his choice. Afterward, Chen Xuan recommended Canghai City as Zhou and Yang Guyun’s next destination, surprising the elders who knew of it.

• Ning Rongrong reflected on her growing feelings for Zhou Qiubai while Ning Fengzhi raised the subject of matchmaking.
• Zhou Qiubai told Ning Fengzhi he had other intentions, and Ning Fengzhi accepted his answer while keeping the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s welcome open.
• Dugu Bo considered why a marriage between Ning Rongrong and Zhou Qiubai would be complicated by Zhou’s relationship with Shui Bing'er and the families’ unequal standing.
• Ning Fengzhi accepted Zhou Qiubai’s Spirit Bone as repayment for saving him and let the sensitive topic drop for the rest of the meal.
• After the banquet, Ning Fengzhi asked Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun about their plans, and Zhou said they would travel without a set itinerary.
• Chen Xuan recited a poem recommending Canghai City, and Gu Rong, Ning Fengzhi, and Dugu Bo reacted with recognition.

Zhou Qiubai learned about Canghai City, its hundred-story Canghai Tower, and the history that kept the city independent from both the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and Spirit Hall. The tower remained open to challengers, guarded by the Twelve Guards of Canghai, while Canghai Douluo served as the city’s Acting City Lord.

• Ning Fengzhi explained that legends tied the hundredth floor of Canghai Tower to godhood, though the strongest past challengers had reached only the ninety-fifth floor.
• Gu Rong recalled that Qian Daoliu and Tang Hao had reportedly challenged the tower, but neither had revealed how far they climbed.
• Ning Fengzhi said challengers first had to defeat the Twelve Guards of Canghai, each of whom cultivated above the Soul King level.
• Ning Fengzhi recounted how four Titled Douluo built Qingya Ferry into Canghai City and how its residents resisted attempts by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and Spirit Hall to seize control.
• Chen Xuan identified the current Acting City Lord as Canghai Douluo, a level ninety-two Titled Douluo who had guarded the city for sixty years.