Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao negotiated with Xu Jiujiu over the Star Luo Empire’s support and the auction’s final lot, then offered his Flesh Alchemy Weapon-Forging Art in exchange for bidding funds. The auction paused as Xu Jiujiu tested the flesh weapons, and she grew excited at their potential.

• Xu Jiujiu promised Huo Yuhao that his faction could settle peacefully in Star Luo City and offered him properties at a favorable price.
• Huo Yuhao recognized that the auction’s final lot was an ice-blue-haired girl from the Far North, and Xu Jiujiu offered to give her to him as a sign of the empire’s sincerity.
• The auction began with the Tyrant Tiger Soul-Refining Saber, but Huo Yuhao admitted he lacked the money to bid and asked whether the auction house accepted items as payment.
• Huo Yuhao gave Xu Jiujiu his Flesh Alchemy Weapon-Forging Art, explaining that it could produce weapons usable by ordinary people without soul master involvement.
• Xu Jiujiu paused the auction and arranged a test, then became excited when four writhing flesh weapons were presented to her.

Huo Yuhao sold Xu Jiujiu a mass-producible flesh-and-blood weapon and spent heavily at the auction while warning her about a dangerous soul bone. After the auction, Xu Jiujiu arranged a private meeting, where Huo Yuhao recognized the young woman who arrived.

• Xu Jiujiu agreed to buy Huo Yuhao’s weapon for thirty-eight million Gold Soul Coins and discussed future business with him.
• Huo Yuhao resumed bidding, won the Tyrant Tiger Soul-Refining Saber and twelve stationary Soul Cannon shells, then bought five more items for a total of eight million Gold Soul Coins.
• Huo Yuhao warned Xu Jiujiu that the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan soul bone could kill anyone without the ultimate ice attribute, and Xu Jiujiu removed it from the auction.
• Huo Yuhao rejected Xu Jiujiu’s attempt to renegotiate their recruitment terms and stopped bidding until the auction ended.
• Xu Jiujiu brought Huo Yuhao to a reception room, where he recognized a young woman with ice-colored hair.

Huo Yuhao brought the Snow Empress back to the hotel, where she explained why she had come to the Human World and how her powers had been sealed. He invited her and the Ice Empress to help guard the business he planned to establish in the Star Luo Empire, and the Snow Empress agreed to contact Bing'er.

• Xu Jiujiu gave Huo Yuhao a storage ring and arranged for him to take the Snow Empress back to the hotel before his teammates returned.
• The Snow Empress explained that she needed to live among humans to understand humanity and fully reclaim her sealed power.
• The Snow Empress described how she had planned to escape the auction, and Huo Yuhao warned her that the powerful bidders and their backers would have pursued her.
• Huo Yuhao learned that the Snow Empress was around the level of a five-ring Soul King and the Ice Empress around a four-ring Soul Ancestor.
• Huo Yuhao offered the Snow Empress and Ice Empress work guarding his planned business, and the Snow Empress agreed to contact Bing'er.

Huo Yuhao refused to fight Zhengtian Academy in an exhibition match, arguing that Shrek Academy should preserve its strength for more important battles. After clashing with Wang Yan, he left the meeting and warned that he would challenge anyone who deliberately seriously injured Wang Dong or Xiao Xiao.

• Huo Yuhao refused to compete, and Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao stood with him.
• Wang Yan explained that new rules required the top teams to fight an additional head-to-head exhibition match or risk disqualification.
• Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao arrived and offered to fight despite their injuries, prompting Wang Yan to confront Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao argued that Shrek Academy should save its strength, then left the meeting and returned to his room.
• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao to compete if asked, but declared he would challenge anyone who deliberately seriously injured either of them.

Huo Yuhao skipped Shrek Academy’s match against Zhengtian Academy and went to the Starlight Auction House to confirm Xu Jiujiu’s promise of land for his sect. As he inspected the plot and received its deed, Shrek Academy’s second match was underway.

• Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong agreed to represent Shrek Academy, while Huo Yuhao stayed out of the competition and left Wang Yan displeased.
• Shrek Academy arrived at Star Luo Plaza without Huo Yuhao, drawing Ma Rulong’s attention before Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong won the first match against Zhengtian Academy.
• Huo Yuhao met Xu Jiujiu at the Starlight Auction House and learned that Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong had won without serious injuries.
• Huo Yuhao asked Xu Jiujiu to fulfill her promise of land, chose a plot from a map, and received its deed along with an imperial construction team.
• Shrek Academy’s second match against Zhengtian Academy began, and Wang Yan was still excited by the first match’s victory.

Bei Bei and Jiang Nannan faced Blood Wolf and Shangguan Can in the second match, but Shangguan Can’s Soul-Devouring Bell turned Jiang Nannan against Bei Bei and left Shrek thoroughly defeated. Bei Bei conceded, leaving Shrek to rely on its injured Soul Emperors and Ling Luochen in the final match against Zhengtian Academy’s three Soul Kings.

• Wang Yan realized Shrek had to face Blood Wolf and Shangguan Can before confronting Zhengtian Academy’s three reserved Soul Kings.
• Shangguan Can used his Soul-Devouring Bell to restrict Jiang Nannan and disrupt Bei Bei, while Blood Wolf overpowered Bei Bei in close combat.
• Blood Wolf threw Bei Bei toward Jiang Nannan, and Shangguan Can’s bell control made Jiang Nannan attack Bei Bei with Waist Bow.
• Bei Bei cupped his hands toward Blood Wolf and Shangguan Can and conceded the match.

Shangguan Can and Blood Wolf secured a victory for Zhengtian Academy after Jiang Nannan defeated Bei Bei, leaving the teams tied and the match at its final round. Shrek prepared to face Ye Wuqing’s team without Huo Yuhao, while Dai Yueheng focused on proving himself to his father, Dai Hao.

• Jiang Nannan kicked Bei Bei again while under Shangguan Can’s control, and the referee warned Shangguan Can to release her or forfeit the match.
• Shangguan Can ended his control, and Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong carried the collapsed Jiang Nannan away as Ye Wuqing praised Shangguan Can and Blood Wolf.
• Shrek’s team argued over Huo Yuhao’s absence, and Wang Dong challenged Bei Bei’s claim that Huo Yuhao lacked collective honor.
• Wang Yan told Dai Yueheng, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen to protect themselves, and he authorized Ling Luochen to adapt their tactics, including surrendering.
• Dai Yueheng saw his father, Dai Hao, watching from the imperial city and resolved to prove himself before joining Ling Luochen and Ma Xiaotao on the stage.
• Shrek’s trio faced Ye Wuqing’s trio of Soul Kings as the final round began.

Shrek Academy faced Zhengtian Academy, but the team’s disorganized tactics and Dai Yueheng’s worsening poison left it at a disadvantage. Ling Luochen conceded after Dai Yueheng was seriously injured, and the chapter ended with Ma Xiaotao confronting her over the decision.

• Tang Xiaolei, Yu Mengdi, and Ye Wuqing revealed their martial souls as Shrek Academy’s fighters took the field.
• Dai Yueheng ignored the agreed formation and charged Yu Mengdi, while Ma Xiaotao attacked Tang Xiaolei and Ling Luochen tried to control the fight.
• Ye Wuqing’s Golden Leaf struck toward Dai Yueheng as his poison disrupted his White Tiger Vajra Transformation, and Tang Xiaolei knocked Ling Luochen’s staff away.
• Yu Mengdi hit Dai Yueheng with a Radiant Cross Slash and kicked him in the chest, causing him to spit black blood.
• Tang Xiaolei’s third arrow struck Dai Yueheng as he prepared another attack, and Ling Luochen conceded the match.
• The crowd booed Shrek Academy, and Ma Xiaotao challenged Ling Luochen for conceding while the team still had a chance.

After Shrek’s defeat, Ling Luochen challenged Ma Xiaotao’s view that Huo Yuhao owed the academy his life, while Wang Yan rallied the team for the matches ahead. Huo Yuhao demonstrated his advantage to Ye Wuqing over dinner, then sensed a spiritual domain as three figures blocked his way.

• Ling Luochen explained to Ma Xiaotao why they should not risk further injuries and said Huo Yuhao had no duty to die for Shrek Academy.
• Wang Yan led the Shrek team back to the hotel and told Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao to bring Huo Yuhao to the tactical meeting after dinner.
• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao told Huo Yuhao that they had won their match, but Shrek had lost the other two and faced boos from the audience.
• Ye Wuqing challenged Huo Yuhao to spar, and Huo Yuhao briefly dazed him and showed how quickly he could put a blade to his neck.
• Huo Yuhao told Ye Wuqing that he regarded Shrek Academy as merely a place where he had studied, and Ye Wuqing left.
• As Huo Yuhao left the dining hall with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, three figures blocked his path and he sensed that the nearby staff were under spiritual control.

Du Busi visited Huo Yuhao and tried to recruit him into the Body Sect by offering protection and its second-awakening method. Huo Yuhao refused and ended their conversation when Du Busi threatened force, leaving Wang Dong concerned in Huo Yuhao’s room.

• Huo Yuhao recognized Du Busi, the Head of the Body Sect, and used his Ghost Domain to meet with him and two Body Sect Disciples.
• Du Busi urged Huo Yuhao to join the Body Sect because he possessed a body Martial Soul, but Huo Yuhao said he planned to establish his own sect.
• Du Busi offered to protect Huo Yuhao and teach him the method of second awakening, but Huo Yuhao refused to give up his independence.
• When Du Busi threatened to use force, Huo Yuhao vanished from the Ghost Domain and the meeting ended.
• Du Busi laughed and said Huo Yuhao was worth visiting again, while Wang Dong later looked at Huo Yuhao with concern in his room.

After reassuring Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao that Du Busi could not harm him, Huo Yuhao invited them to join his faction and began laying out its future. The three agreed to build it together, and Huo Yuhao ended confident that it would rise quickly.

• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao worried that Huo Yuhao had offended Du Busi, but he assured them that Du Busi had no ability to kill him.
• Huo Yuhao and the girls discussed what would happen to Dai Yueheng and whether the Duke's Mansion could find someone to replace him.
• Huo Yuhao invited Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao to join his faction, and Wang Dong revealed that she belonged to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Wang Dong swore on her Martial Soul that she would not betray Huo Yuhao or his faction, while Xiao Xiao agreed to join without taking an oath.
• Huo Yuhao told Xiao Xiao that his faction's plans depended on Star Luo Empire policy and that he already had two other members, the Ice and Snow Empresses.
• Huo Yuhao declared that his faction would rise faster and faster from then on.

Wang Yan introduced three new contestants, and Lin Xinlong challenged Huo Yuhao over his seat in the meeting room. Huo Yuhao defeated Lin with Iron Will and sat down, leaving Wang Yan to explain why the new contestants had arrived.

• Wang Yan introduced Lin Xinlong and He Xiao from the Inner Court and He Caitou from the Soul Engineering Department as new contestants.
• Lin Xinlong insulted Huo Yuhao and challenged him when Huo Yuhao objected to Lin taking his seat.
• Ling Luochen stopped He Xiao from intervening, while Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao restrained He Caitou.
• Huo Yuhao activated Iron Will and knocked Lin Xinlong into the wall with a single punch.
• Huo Yuhao took an empty chair and asked Wang Yan to explain what was going on.

After Huo Yuhao defeated Lin Xinlong, Wang Yan planned Shrek Academy’s match against Douling Royal Academy and selected the team battle lineup. Shrek’s team entered the arena as the tournament’s champions and runners-up watched, and Lin Xinlong warned Huo Yuhao not to hold them back.

• Huo Yuhao told Wang Yan that he had beaten Lin Xinlong to prevent future conflict and said Lin’s fractures would heal quickly.
• Wang Yan introduced Douling Royal Academy’s lineup and selected Shrek’s team battle roster, including Lin Xinlong, He Xiao, Ling Luochen, He Caitou, Jiang Nannan, Bei Bei, and Huo Yuhao.
• Wang Yan took Lin Xinlong to receive treatment, and Lin’s combat strength returned to normal by the next morning.
• Wang Yan led Shrek’s team past the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy as both groups headed to Star Luo Plaza for their matches.
• Shrek Academy and Douling Royal Academy entered the arena for a team battle, where Lin Xinlong warned Huo Yuhao not to hold the team back.

Douling Royal Academy conceded its match against Shrek Academy to preserve its abilities, then defeated Zhengtian Academy to advance. Shrek and Douling were drawn against each other in the Round of Sixteen, while Huo Yuhao suspected the tournament draw was arranged to keep Shrek and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy apart until later.

• Dugu Jian had Douling Royal Academy concede to Shrek Academy, explaining that both teams wanted to hide their abilities before the knockout stage.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen discussed how Douling’s surrender shifted pressure onto Zhengtian Academy.
• Zhengtian Academy defeated an ordinary academy, but Douling Royal Academy later beat Zhengtian and secured the group’s second advancing spot.
• Shrek Academy and Douling Royal Academy drew each other in the Round of Sixteen, canceling their planned friendly match.
• Wang Yan told Shrek Academy’s team to rest together for two days while Ma Xiaotao recovered.
• Huo Yuhao suspected the Star Luo Empire had arranged the draw to prevent Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy from meeting too early.

Huo Yuhao watched from the sidelines as Shrek Academy prepared to face Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, and he spoke with Xiao Hongchen about Shrek’s tournament plans and reputation. Xiao Hongchen returned to his team while Ma Xiaotao led Shrek’s lineup onto the stage.

• Wang Yan benched Huo Yuhao and led Ma Xiaotao, Lin Xinlong, He Xiao, Ling Luochen, Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou into the preparation area.
• Xiao Hongchen approached Huo Yuhao, who explained that Shrek’s Reserve Team had been forced to replace the main team rather than serve as a planned ambush force.
• Huo Yuhao told Xiao Hongchen that Shrek’s reputation mattered more to most Soul Masters than whether the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy took first or second place.
• Xiao Hongchen returned to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy’s resting area after Huo Yuhao’s advice left him unable to respond.
• Wang Yan urged Shrek’s team to avoid mistakes, and the seven members shouted their resolve to win.
• Ma Xiaotao led Shrek Academy onto the stage to face Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy.

Huo Yuhao copied the Thunder Cannon blueprint during Shrek Academy’s victory over Douling Royal Academy, then prepared to compete in the individual elimination round. The chapter ended as he faced Qian Yuan, a Dreadclaw Bear Soul King, and drew the Ferocious Blade Soul Eater.

• Huo Yuhao used the Eye of Truth to memorize the Thunder Cannon’s blueprint during Shrek Academy’s match against Douling Royal Academy, then drew a copy in his hotel room.
• The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy won its team battle without Ma Rulong, while Xiao Hongchen kept Huo Yuhao’s information about Shrek’s lineup secret.
• Wang Yan sent Huo Yuhao out first in the individual elimination match, with Ma Xiaotao set to hold the fort.
• Qian Yuan told Huo Yuhao to leave the stage, but Huo Yuhao challenged him to win the match instead of complaining.
• At the referee’s signal, Qian Yuan released his Dreadclaw Bear martial soul, and Huo Yuhao manifested his Spirit Eye and drew the Ferocious Blade Soul Eater.

Huo Yuhao deliberately left the arena after defeating Qian Yuan, while Shrek Academy advanced through the tournament under the watchful eyes of Du Busi and Xuan Zi. The four semifinalists were decided, setting up the anticipated clash between Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy.

• Huo Yuhao threw Qian Yuan off the stage, then pretended to be exhausted and refused Wang Yan's demand to continue fighting.
• Bei Bei entered the match against Han Ling'er, while Huo Yuhao rested and Du Busi's group watched him from the stands.
• Du Busi told Yu Tao and Lang Ya that he intended to make Huo Yuhao willingly join the Body Sect, as Xuan Zi kept watch on him.
• Bei Bei lost, but Lin Xinlong won three consecutive matches and secured Shrek Academy's place in the top eight.
• Shrek Academy crushed their quarterfinal opponent without sending out all their members, and the four semifinalists were decided.

Huo Yuhao and the Shrek group were confronted by Du Busi and two Body Sect experts, escalating the conflict between the sect and Shrek Academy. As Xuan Zi faced Du Busi, Huo Yuhao noticed that Du Busi was using a powerful technique to reinforce his body.

• Xuan Zi sensed that three Body Sect experts were following the group and sent Wang Yan ahead while preparing to confront them.
• One of the Body Sect experts appeared before Wang Yan and caused him to collapse, prompting Xuan Zi to challenge the attackers.
• Du Busi mocked Xuan Zi and accused Shrek Academy of acting without principles, while Ma Xiaotao defended Xuan Zi and blamed the Body Sect for the beasts' hostility toward humanity.
• Du Busi struck at Ma Xiaotao, and Xuan Zi intercepted the attack before it could injure her.
• Du Busi argued that the Body Sect had helped Shrek during the beast tide and criticized Shrek for restraining other groups.
• Huo Yuhao examined Du Busi and realized that his sinews and veins were being reinforced by three carefully controlled layers of power.

Du Busi challenged Xuan Zi over Shrek Academy’s treatment of Body Martial Soul possessors and tried to bring Huo Yuhao into the Body Sect. Huo Yuhao used the confrontation to free Wang Yan, but a Title Douluo accused him of provoking the Body Sect.

• Huo Yuhao recognized the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda enhancement empowering Du Busi and decided to let the clash with Xuan Zi disrupt the tournament.
• Du Busi accused Shrek Academy of harming Body Martial Soul possessors and demanded justice, citing its lack of proper Main Squad members.
• Xuan Zi charged Du Busi, and the two rose into the sky to fight as Star Luo Empire soldiers evacuated the spectators.
• Huo Yuhao used his spiritual power and Medusa's immobilization-type soul skill to break Wang Yan free from a Title Douluo's control.
• The Title Douluo pointed at Huo Yuhao and warned him not to provoke the Body Sect again.

Huo Yuhao used his mental abilities to help the Shrek group escape the Body Sect’s interception and flee toward Shrek City. After a day and night of pursuit, Du Busi blocked their path just before they could reach the city.

• Huo Yuhao attacked the eye-martial-soul Title Douluo with icy mist that disrupted his vision and battered him with mental and ice-element forces.
• Ma Xiaotao sent up a Shrek Inspectorate distress flare as two more Title Douluo closed in, and Xuan Zi fell into a crater after Du Busi defeated him.
• Electrolux taught Huo Yuhao how to resist stronger mental suppression, allowing Huo Yuhao to form a brief barrier and use the Ghost Domain to get the Shrek group out of Star Luo City.
• Xuan Zi organized the group’s escape toward Shrek City while Body Sect pursuers followed them for a day and night.
• Du Busi struck the road ahead with a dark green fist shadow and blocked Xuan Zi and the Shrek group near Shrek City.