Chapter Summaries

Wang Sheng recovered from Miaomiao’s attack and chased after her and Meier, only to find Miaomiao gravely wounded and learn that she came from the Beast God Temple. Miaomiao revealed that the temple’s master, Divine Wind, had gathered human-form Soul Beasts to raise them as food, while Meier would remain safe until she reached level 95.

• Miaomiao took Meier away, leaving Wang Sheng badly injured in the Soul Fighting Arena.
• Wang Sheng used Earth's Gift to heal, then chased north and questioned people for clues to Meier’s whereabouts.
• Miaomiao pulled Wang Sheng into a hidden spot, where he found her badly injured and asked where Meier was.
• Miaomiao told Wang Sheng that she was a Soul Beast who had taken human form and that Meier would be safe until she reached level 95.
• Miaomiao explained that the Beast God Temple was created by Divine Wind, who gathered and nurtured human-form Soul Beasts to use them as food for his own strength.

Miaomiao revealed that Divine Wind had consumed transformed soul beasts and that Meier was in danger, then decided to help Wang Sheng before she died. She exposed Earth Hidden as another trapped witness whose child was among Divine Wind’s reserve food.

• Miaomiao told Wang Sheng that Divine Wind had eaten her thirteen older siblings and that Meier would be safe until she reached level 95.
• Miaomiao explained that she and Meier had been sent to kill Wang Sheng, and she wondered why Divine Wind treated Meier differently from an older sister who had loved a human.
• Miaomiao transformed into a nine-tailed cat-like soul beast and offered to help Wang Sheng, hoping he could oppose Divine Wind.
• Miaomiao revealed Earth Hidden nearby, and Wang Sheng realized the lizard-like soul beast could not move.
• Miaomiao told Wang Sheng that Earth Hidden was Divine Wind’s loyal servant, trapped after learning his secrets, and that his child was among the soul beasts kept as food.

Wang Sheng received the sacrifices of Miaomiao and Earth Hidden, gaining powerful Soul Rings, Spirit Bones, and Miaomiao’s nine lives as he resolved to grow strong enough to confront Divine Wind. Six months later, he arrived with a group of young Soul Masters in Suotuo City for the Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

• Miaomiao persuaded Earth Hidden to sacrifice himself to Wang Sheng, and Earth Hidden gave Wang Sheng a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and a Spirit Bone.
• Miaomiao also sacrificed herself, giving Wang Sheng another Soul Ring and Spirit Bone and granting him nine tails that each served as an extra life.
• Wang Sheng reached level fifty-five and set the goal of reaching level sixty before the tournament so he could face Divine Wind.
• Half a year later, a group of young Soul Masters arrived at the Soto Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City with Teacher Qin Ming.
• The group wondered what opponents they would face, with the young girl, her brother, the sharp-eyed boy, the beautiful woman, and a Dongtian Sect boy discussing the arena.

Grandmaster agreed to let the Shrek Seven Devils fight in the Central Main Soul Fighting Arena against a powerful Silver-level team, setting up a clash with Wang Sheng's Seven Monsters. On his way back to the Heaven Dou Empire, Wang Sheng entered Suotuo City and spotted Shi Nian at the Great Soul Arena.

• Wu Xiaodong, Wu Xiao'ai, and Xiao Tian reassured Dongfang Jinghan that Brother Sheng would return before the tournament.
• Supervisor Ao asked Grandmaster to let the Shrek Seven Devils compete in the Central Main Soul Fighting Arena.
• Supervisor Ao explained that a team of Silver Soul Fighting soul masters had defeated every local team and caused the arena heavy losses.
• Grandmaster accepted the request, bringing Wang Sheng's Seven Monsters closer to a duel with Tang San's Seven Devils.
• Wang Sheng entered Suotuo City, followed a familiar figure to the Soto Great Soul Arena, and saw Shi Nian greeted by a group of students in familiar uniforms.

Wang Sheng recognized Ji Bing and Shi Nian at the Soto Great Soul Arena, where the Canghui Academy teachers had gathered with their student teams. After Shi Nian recognized him and learned that Spirit Hall wanted him dead, Wang Sheng led him into a secluded area, intending to take Shi Nian’s Wisdom Spirit Bone for Jinghan.

• Wang Sheng recognized Ji Bing and Shi Nian by their Canghui Academy uniforms, and Ji Bing subtly signaled him to stay back.
• Ji Bing proposed choosing the tournament team leader based on the teams’ results at the Soto Great Soul Arena, and Shi Nian agreed.
• Shi Nian recognized Wang Sheng, who watched him closely and decided to test whether he was an enemy.
• Shi Nian had a student investigate Wang Sheng, learned that Spirit Hall had ordered him killed, and left the arena to pursue him.
• Wang Sheng deliberately led Shi Nian through hidden paths, planning to take his Wisdom Spirit Bone for Jinghan, while Shi Nian grew suspicious but kept following.

Wang Sheng lured Shi Nian into an ambush, where the two Soul Masters trapped each other in illusions. Wang Sheng’s Five Senses of Scorching Heat overwhelmed Shi Nian with the sensation of burning alive, leaving him in torment.

• Shi Nian followed Wang Sheng and used Residual Dream to trap him in an unfamiliar illusion.
• Shi Nian boasted that no Soul Master of Wang Sheng’s strength could escape Residual Dream and revealed his desire to kill him to advance within Spirit Hall.
• Wang Sheng revealed that he had activated Illusion, Five Senses of Scorching Heat, at the same time, trapping Shi Nian in his own illusion.
• Wang Sheng released the effects on Shi Nian’s touch, smell, sight, hearing, and taste, making him feel as though he was burning alive despite knowing it was an illusion.

Wang Sheng and Shi Nian struggled to escape each other’s illusions, and Wang Sheng overcame his guilt about killing Daoist Xuancheng in his past life. Both returned to reality badly injured, where Shi Nian still claimed his superior Soul Power would let him defeat Wang Sheng.

• Shi Nian’s seventh soul skill trapped Wang Sheng in a vision of his final duel with Daoist Xuancheng, while Wang Sheng’s Illusion, Scorching Five Senses set Shi Nian ablaze.
• Wang Sheng fought Daoist Xuancheng through their hundred-move duel and struck his temple with Great Vajra Finger, finally accepting Xuancheng’s words and letting go of his guilt.
• Wang Sheng and Shi Nian opened their eyes in reality, with Shi Nian burned beyond recognition but still alive.
• Shi Nian revealed that he had used his seventh soul skill, Nightmare, and claimed his level seventy-two Soul Power would let him defeat Wang Sheng despite his injuries.

Wang Sheng used his powerful fifth soul skill to kill Shi Nian, a Soul Saint who had been weakened in their illusion duel. After the battle, Wang Sheng reunited with Elder Xiong and the others who had rushed to investigate the storm.

• Shi Nian mistook Wang Sheng’s soul rings for another illusion, and Wang Sheng activated Thunder Fire Descent.
• A vast thundercloud formed over Suotuo City, drawing the attention of its residents and sending ordinary people fleeing.
• Shi Nian charged toward Wang Sheng to escape the lightning, but flames erupted from the ground and trapped him between fire and thunder.
• Shi Nian died in the combined attack, and Wang Sheng reflected on the skill’s immense Soul Power cost.
• Elder Xiong and the others arrived at the site, and Wang Sheng and Elder Xiong greeted each other in surprise.

Wang Sheng agreed to join the Imperial Fighting Team against Tang San’s team and promised Dugu Yan that they would later compete together as an eight-person group. Both teams entered the Soto Great Soul Arena, where the match was introduced, but the chapter ended before the duel began.

• Wang Sheng compared the teams’ levels and concluded that his allies had a clear advantage over Tang San’s group.
• Dugu Yan urged Wang Sheng to join the match, and he agreed, then invited her to take part in a later eight-person battle.
• Wu Xiao'ai reassured Dugu Yan, helping her feel included in the group.
• Half an hour later, Wang Sheng’s team and Tang San’s team entered the Central Main Soul Fighting Arena.
• The host introduced both teams, and the Imperial Fighting Team entered in a formation led by Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan.

The Shrek Seven Devils faced Wang Sheng’s team in a seven-person spirit fight, while Grandmaster recognized Elder Xiong as Bear King Douluo and realized the opposing team had a connection to children he had met years ago. Both teams summoned their martial souls and began preparing their formations as the match was about to start.

• Dai Mubai took offense when Wang Sheng ignored him and focused on Tang San, then clashed auras with Dongfang Jinghan.
• Grandmaster recognized Elder Xiong and told Flender and Zhao Wuji that the opposing team had swapped a member and was led by Bear King Douluo.
• The thirteen spirit masters summoned their martial souls as the host laid out the rules for the match.
• Tang San spread Blue Silver Grass across the ground and linked the Shrek Seven Devils together with vines around their waists.
• Xiao Tian released his Mother-Child Ghost Vine and sent its four child vines into the ground.

Wang Sheng refused to release his Spirit and fought Dai Mubai barehanded, while Tang San recognized Wang Sheng’s Vajra Palm and suspected he was a traveler from another world. As the team battle spread across the arena, Dongfang Jinghan resisted Xiao Wu’s Charm and revealed a crystal-like Soul Ring, shocking Tang San and the Grandmaster.

• Wang Sheng refused to release his Spirit, saying that doing so would count as his loss, and the host began the soul fight.
• Dai Mubai attacked Wang Sheng with his White Tiger Protection Barrier, but Wang Sheng’s Vajra Palm sent him flying and numbed his arm.
• Tang San recognized Wang Sheng’s Vajra Palm and wondered if Wang Sheng, like him, had come from another world.
• Dai Mubai charged again with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing while Zhang Xuan pursued Zhu Zhuqing and Dongfang Jinghan sent a freezing current toward Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu used Charm on Dongfang Jinghan, but it had no effect, and Dongfang Jinghan revealed two yellow, one crystal, and one purple Soul Rings.

Tang San’s team struggled against Wang Sheng’s side as Dongfang Jinghan nearly froze Xiao Wu, while Ma Hongjun’s attempt to join the fight ended with him being battered and targeted by the opposing women. Tang San pulled Ma Hongjun away from Dongfang Jinghan’s advancing Ice Seal, leaving the duel still underway.

• Dongfang Jinghan attacked Xiao Wu with Frost Slash, but Ning Rongrong’s speed amplification helped Xiao Wu dodge it, though frost covered her exposed skin and froze part of her skirt.
• Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Intense Light Wave clashed with Wang Sheng’s Air-Splitting Palm as Zhang Xuan’s twin sabers collided with Zhu Zhuqing’s claws.
• Tang San sent Ma Hongjun after Dongfang Jinghan, but Wu Xiao’ai’s Gravity Field forced him down and Nangong Feiyan struck him with Poison Dragon Claw.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to keep Ma Hongjun from falling out of the arena, but Dongfang Jinghan began freezing the ground beneath him with Ice Seal.
• Tang San yanked Ma Hongjun back toward his team as the ice advanced.

Wang Sheng's team targeted Ma Hongjun, then used Xiao Tian's vines to throw Oscar and Ning Rongrong off balance and trap Tang San's team. Ma Hongjun rescued Ning Rongrong, while Tang San rushed to help Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu but was lifted into the air by Wu Xiaodong's Anti-Gravity skill.

• Wang Sheng struck Dai Mubai back when Dai Mubai tried to stop him from reaching Ma Hongjun, while Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San engaged the other attackers.
• Xiao Tian summoned Man-Eating Vine mouths beneath Oscar and Ning Rongrong, flinging them into the air and biting through Tang San's Blue Silver Grass as he tried to save them.
• Ma Hongjun broke free of the suppression and caught Ning Rongrong after Oscar and Tang San both urged him to save her.
• Zhang Xuan sent a hurricane toward Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu, while poisonous vines blocked their retreat.
• Tang San rushed to help the three, but Wu Xiaodong used Anti-Gravity to lift him into the air.

Tang San’s team pressed Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu with coordinated attacks, while Ma Hongjun’s attempt to help was stopped by Dongfang Jinghan. Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing unleashed their Hell White Tiger fusion skill to defeat Wu Xiaodong, but Nangong Feiyan trapped them in Soul Devouring Mist.

• Oscar fell from the arena as Ma Hongjun returned with Ning Rongrong and tried to clear Xiao Tian’s Poisonous Vine with Phoenix Fire Line.
• Dongfang Jinghan froze Ma Hongjun’s flames with her frost blade, preventing him from reaching Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu.
• Dai Mubai charged toward Nangong Feiyan, but she yielded the path and Wu Xiaodong attacked with his enlarged Nine Star Shield Axe.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing activated their Hell White Tiger fusion skill and struck Wu Xiaodong, breaking his shield and sending him flying.
• Wang Sheng caught Wu Xiaodong, while Nangong Feiyan blocked Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu with her Soul Devouring Mist.

Nangong Feiyan's poison incapacitated Ma Hongjun and poisoned Xiao Wu, while Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were trapped in Zhang Xuan's Hurricane. Tang San attacked Wang Sheng with hidden weapons as Wang Sheng rushed to protect Xiao Wu, leaving the duel ongoing.

• Xiao Wu leaped over Nangong Feiyan's poisonous mist and tried to throw her with Waist Bow, but Nangong Feiyan struck her with Poison Dragon Tail and broke free.
• Tang San realized Nangong Feiyan's poison had incapacitated Ma Hongjun and poisoned Xiao Wu.
• Tang San saw Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing struggling inside Zhang Xuan's Hurricane and drew hidden weapons to fight back.
• Wang Sheng used Great Shift to rush toward Xiao Wu, drawing Tang San's hidden weapons away from the others.
• Wang Sheng blocked Tang San's barrage with the Shaolin Iron Sleeve Technique while continuing toward Xiao Wu.

Nangong Feiyan’s poison weakened Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu, while Zhang Xuan’s Hurricane trapped Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing. Tang San attacked Wang Sheng with hidden weapons, but Wang Sheng blocked them all with the Shaolin Iron Sleeve Technique as he rushed toward Xiao Wu.

• Xiao Wu leaped over Nangong Feiyan’s poisonous mist and tried to throw her with Waist Bow, but Nangong Feiyan struck her with Poison Dragon Tail and escaped.
• Tang San saw that Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu had been poisoned, while Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing struggled inside Zhang Xuan’s Hurricane.
• Tang San fired a barrage of hidden weapons at Wang Sheng as Wang Sheng used Great Shift to rush toward Xiao Wu.
• Wang Sheng blocked Tang San’s hidden weapons with his Shaolin Iron Sleeve Technique while continuing toward Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Tian and Zhang Xuan marveled at Wang Sheng’s defense, while Wu Xiao’ai recognized similarities between the technique and the Kasaya Demon Subduing Technique.

Wang Sheng’s team continued defeating Shrek’s fighters while Xiao Tian’s poison vines paralyzed Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing. Wang Sheng then overwhelmed Ma Hongjun and met Tang San’s Mysterious Jade Hand with Flower-Plucking Finger, leaving Tang San stunned by its force.

• Wang Sheng knocked the poisoned Xiao Wu off the arena without injuring her, and Nangong Feiyan gave Oscar an antidote for her.
• Xiao Tian used Soul-Absorbing Bind to paralyze Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, allowing Wu Xiaodong, Zhang Xuan, and Nangong Feiyan to defeat them.
• Wang Sheng scattered Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix Fire Line and struck him with Vajra Palm, ending Ma Hongjun’s ability to fight.
• Tang San attacked Wang Sheng with Mysterious Jade Hand, but Wang Sheng countered with Flower-Plucking Finger and left Tang San’s arm aching.

Tang San remained on the Soul Fighting Arena to challenge Wang Sheng one-on-one after the others withdrew, and their martial arts clash began. Tang San’s Sleeve Arrows proved to be a feint, and Wang Sheng realized a Dragon Whisker Needle was coming at him.

• Tang San told Ning Rongrong to leave the arena and challenged Wang Sheng to fight using martial arts from their past lives.
• Wang Sheng sent Wu Xiaodong, Wu Xiao'ai, Nangong Feiyan, Zhang Xuan, Xiao Tian, and Dongfang Jinghan off the arena, and Nangong Feiyan gave Ma Hongjun an antidote for her slow-acting poison.
• Xiao Tian, Wu Xiaodong, and Wu Xiao'ai recognized the Grandmaster as the uncle from the tavern whom Wang Sheng had called Grandmaster.
• Tang San attacked Wang Sheng with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and an array of hidden weapons, but Wang Sheng deflected them with the Kasaya Demon Subduing Technique.
• Tang San fired three Sleeve Arrows as a feint, while Wang Sheng realized a Dragon Whisker Needle was targeting him.

Wang Sheng defeated Tang San in their duel, securing victory for the Imperial Team. After the injured Shrek team recovered, the Grandmaster reprimanded them for their disorganized performance.

• Wang Sheng blocked Tang San's returning Dragon Whisker Needles with shattered arena stone, then pursued him and knocked him down with three kicks.
• The host declared the Imperial Team victorious, and Wang Sheng helped Tang San up after Tang San admitted defeat and vowed to win next time.
• Wang Sheng left the arena with his teammates, while Tang San suspected that Wang Sheng had come from another world like himself.
• After the Shrek team received treatment, the grim Grandmaster criticized Tang San and the others for fighting without coordination.

Grandmaster reviewed the team’s loss and warned that they needed a way to counter Dongfang Jinghan. Meanwhile, Ji Bing reunited with Dongfang Jinghan but pretended not to know her around Fan Lei, whose interest in the students made the group suspicious.

• Grandmaster faulted Ma Hongjun for freezing after Wu Xiao'ai’s Gravity Field caught him, while praising Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Oscar and reassuring Xiao Wu about Dongfang Jinghan.
• Grandmaster concluded that the team needed to find a counter to Dongfang Jinghan if they hoped to win the National Advanced Soul Master Tournament.
• Wang Sheng arrived with Wu Xiaodong, Wu Xiao'ai, Xiao Tian, and Dongfang Jinghan, and Ji Bing became visibly shaken when she saw Dongfang Jinghan call her “Teacher.”
• Fan Lei appeared, and Ji Bing acted as if she did not know the group while secretly signaling them with her eyes.
• A student pointed out that Dongfang Jinghan had called Ji Bing “Teacher,” and Fan Lei inspected the group before commenting on the beauty of Ji Bing’s students.