Chapter Summaries

Jiang Chen and the Spirit Hall Team faced Shrek at Pope Palace before the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament began. After Shrek rallied from Jiang Chen’s killing intent, both teams prepared for their match, which was about to start.

• Jiang Chen unleashed his killing intent at the approaching Shrek Team, frightening its members and crushing their fighting spirit.
• Tang San used his spiritual power to break his teammates free of Jiang Chen’s killing-intent illusion, then rallied Shrek with a defiant cry.
• Bibi Dong took her seat before Pope Palace and announced that both teams would have fifteen minutes to prepare before the match began.
• The Spirit Hall Team rested while Grandmaster gave the Shrek Team its final tactical preparations.
• After fifteen minutes, Shrek stacked its hands together and shouted that it would win, and Jiang Chen looked forward to the match.

Jiang Chen challenged Shrek Academy to fight him alone, leaving Spirit Hall’s other team members behind him. His declaration outraged the watching academies, though some spectators thought Shrek might turn the challenge against him.

• The referee began the final match, and both teams released their martial spirits.
• Dai Mubai urged Shrek’s team to fight as its seven members gathered their Soul Power.
• Jiang Chen stepped forward alone while Spirit Hall’s other members stayed behind him without releasing their martial spirits.
• Jiang Chen told Tang San that he intended to fight all of Shrek Academy by himself.
• The watching academies protested that Spirit Hall was humiliating Shrek and the tournament, while some spectators predicted Jiang Chen might be humiliated instead.

Jiang Chen challenged Shrek Academy alone, prompting speculation about Martial Soul Hall’s intentions and whether he could defeat them. Bibi Dong said the challenge was Jiang Chen’s own decision, while Tang San questioned Jiang Chen about it.

• Flender asked Grandmaster why Martial Soul Hall Academy had sent Jiang Chen to fight Shrek alone.
• Grandmaster suspected Bibi Dong had arranged the challenge to humiliate him, then urged Shrek to trust Tang San’s ability to coordinate the team.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Bibi Dong about Jiang Chen’s decision to face six opponents, and she said it was his own choice.
• Ning Fengzhi wondered whether Jiang Chen had an unusual ability that made Bibi Dong confident in him.
• Tang San asked Jiang Chen whether the challenge had been his idea or the Pope’s.

Jiang Chen challenged Shrek to face him alone and claimed he would not need his martial soul, angering the team. Tang San accepted the fight and began directing Shrek as the battle started.

• Jiang Chen said his decision to challenge Shrek had the Pope's approval and claimed he wanted a challenge because he was invincible among his peers.
• Dai Mubai urged Tang San to accept, and Tang San agreed to fight Jiang Chen.
• Jiang Chen refused to release his martial soul, provoking the Shrek members.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation as the others prepared to attack.
• Tang San ordered the Meteor Strategy, and the team responded by calling for Oscar's Detoxification Small Sausage.

Tang San and his companions prepared to fight Jiang Chen with buffs, detoxification sausages, and a coordinated Meteor Human Hammer Tactic. Jiang Chen let Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass bind him, revealing that its spikes could not pierce his skin as the spectators mistook his stillness for weakness.

• Tang San ordered Ning Rongrong to buff the group while Oscar handed out Detoxification Small Sausages to guard against Jiang Chen’s Corpse Poison.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tai Long charged Jiang Chen as Tang San controlled them with Blue Silver Grass and attacked with barbed vines.
• Jiang Chen stood still and allowed the Blue Silver Grass to wrap around him, wanting to test how much Tang San had improved.
• Tang San’s vines stabbed and constricted Jiang Chen, but their spikes snapped against his skin without piercing it.
• Tang San recognized that Jiang Chen’s defense had grown even stronger, while the spectators were astonished and assumed Jiang Chen had been easily subdued.

Jiang Chen broke free of Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and turned the torn strands into a massive weapon, forcing Dai Mubai and the others to retreat. Tang San tried to restrain Jiang Chen again with Parasitism, but Jiang Chen shattered the new bindings.

• Jiang Chen tore more than ten strands of Blue Silver Grass out of the ground and twisted them into a thick rod.
• Jiang Chen swung the rod at Dai Mubai and the other three before they could reach their ideal attack range.
• Tang San shouted for the group to retreat and pulled Dai Mubai and the others back with Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San activated Parasitism, causing the seeds on Jiang Chen to sprout and bind him again.
• Jiang Chen surged with Soul Power and shattered the newly grown Blue Silver Grass.

Jiang Chen’s attack severely injured Ma Hongjun and forced Shrek to regroup. With Ma Hongjun recovering on the sidelines, Tang San prepared to lead the others against Jiang Chen, whose strength had stunned the silent crowd.

• Tang San abandoned his fourth soul skill and pulled Dai Mubai and the others out of the black staff’s path.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing attacked the staff, but their skills only partially damaged it.
• Jiang Chen’s staff smashed into Ma Hongjun, shattering his left arm and injuring his chest and internal organs.
• Tang San pulled the team clear, while Dai Mubai caught Ma Hongjun and Oscar gave him a Recovery Sausage.
• Ma Hongjun began recovering as Tang San told him to leave the rest of the battle to the others.
• The plaza fell silent after seeing Jiang Chen’s power despite his claim that he would fight without using his martial soul.

Tang San and the others launched another coordinated attack against Jiang Chen after he defeated Ma Hongjun, while Grandmaster and the others believed Jiang Chen would lose without using his martial soul. The chapter ended as Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing fused into the Hell White Tiger and charged at Jiang Chen, with Tai Long and Tang San following.

• Grandmaster, Flender, Liu Erlong, and Zhao Wuji concluded that Jiang Chen would be overwhelmed once Tang San and the others attacked together.
• Jiang Chen tossed aside the Blue Silver Grass he had used to strike Ma Hongjun from a distance.
• Tang San took Recovery Sausages from Oscar, then led Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tai Long in a charge against Jiang Chen.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to become the Hell White Tiger and charged at Jiang Chen.
• Tai Long advanced with his Powerful Gorilla martial soul, while Tang San followed with his Clear Sky Hammer.

Jiang Chen faced Tang San, Tai Long, and Dai Mubai’s Hell White Tiger while refusing to use his Martial Soul. He chose to meet Tai Long’s attack head-on and sent the Strength Clan disciple flying, even as Tang San’s hammer strike and the Hell White Tiger threatened him.

• Tang San built his Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to thirty-six strikes while Tai Long and Dai Mubai’s Hell White Tiger attacked Jiang Chen from either side.
• Jiang Chen activated his Level Six zombie body and ignored the incoming attacks to focus on Tai Long.
• Jiang Chen stomped down and gathered his strength into a punch as Tai Long charged him.
• Jiang Chen’s fist collided with Tai Long’s, and the impact blasted Tai Long backward like a cannonball.

Jiang Chen continued dominating the match, severely injuring Tai Long before confronting Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer and the Hell White Tiger head-on. The chapter ended as Jiang Chen's two fists met their attacks, cracking the arena under the impact.

• Jiang Chen ignored Tai Long's punch and kicked him in the chest, breaking bones and knocking him unconscious beneath the arena.
• Grandmaster ordered Jiangzhu to treat Tai Long and admitted that he had misjudged Jiang Chen.
• Jiang Chen turned to face Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer and the Hell White Tiger, declaring that only two opponents remained.
• Jiang Chen enlarged his arms, wrapped them in lightning, and punched the Clear Sky Hammer and the Hell White Tiger's claw simultaneously.
• The collision sent energy surging across the arena and split the ground beneath Jiang Chen's feet.

Jiang Chen overwhelmed Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's Hell White Tiger fusion while Tang San continued building power with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. After Jiang Chen sent the pair crashing toward Shrek's resting area, Flender and Liu Erlong caught them, leaving Tang San as Shrek's only remaining fighter.

• Tang San repeatedly struck at Jiang Chen with the increasingly powerful Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, and Jiang Chen matched his rising strength.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing attacked Jiang Chen as the Hell White Tiger, but he punched the fusion beast into the air.
• Jiang Chen kicked the Hell White Tiger toward Shrek's resting area, forcing the fusion skill to dissolve and leaving Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing badly injured.
• Flender and Liu Erlong caught Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing before they hit the ground, and a healing Soul Master began treating them.
• Tang San realized that he was the only Shrek fighter left who could still battle.

Jiang Chen faced Tang San’s escalating Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and repelled his eighty-first strike. Tang San lost his grip on the Clear Sky Hammer, then unleashed his Eight Spider Lances as Jiang Chen moved in to decide the victor.

• Tang San continued building up Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer while recovering Soul Power with Oscar’s sausage.
• Jiang Chen landed and asked how many strikes Tang San had reached; Tang San answered that it was the seventy-sixth.
• Tang San’s fighting spirit surged, and he struck Jiang Chen repeatedly until he reached the eighty-first strike.
• Jiang Chen raised his strength fivefold and knocked Tang San’s strongest hammer strike back, splitting Tang San’s hand and forcing him to drop the Clear Sky Hammer.
• As Jiang Chen closed in, Tang San released the Eight Spider Lances from his back.

Spirit Hall won the tournament after Jiang Chen defeated Tang San and Shrek Academy conceded. The other academies left stunned by Jiang Chen’s strength, while Grandmaster questioned his own teaching.

• Jiang Chen ignored Tang San’s poisoned spear and struck him, sending him crashing in front of Ning Rongrong and Oscar.
• Tang San admitted defeat, and Ma Hongjun offered to keep fighting before Oscar persuaded him the match was lost.
• Grandmaster conceded on Shrek Academy’s behalf and wondered whether his teaching had failed Tang San.
• Liu Erlong silently embraced Grandmaster as he looked toward Bibi Dong and accepted Spirit Hall’s victory.

Martial Soul Hall Academy won the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, and Jiang Chen received the three soul bones awarded to the champions. Tang San vowed to make Jiang Chen his goal, while the victorious team celebrated the end of the competition.

• The referee announced Martial Soul Hall Academy as the tournament champion.
• Tang San congratulated Jiang Chen, then declared that he would strive to surpass him.
• Bibi Dong congratulated Martial Soul Hall Academy and presented Jiang Chen with the champions' three soul bones.
• Jiang Chen accepted the reward from Bibi Dong and returned to stand with Hu Liena and the others.

After the tournament ended, Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation gathered in the Pope Palace council hall to receive soul bones. Jiang Chen accepted a lightning-and-poison soul bone, while Jing Wuming and Zhao Youyue received other soul bones from their teachers.

• The academies began departing after the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, and Qian Renxue told Jiang Chen they would return that afternoon.
• Bibi Dong gave the Wisdom Skull of Spiritual Condensation to Hu Liena and the Left Leg Bone of Swift Pursuit to Xie Yue.
• Bibi Dong offered Jiang Chen a lightning-and-poison right arm bone, but Jiang Chen suggested Jing Wuming receive it instead.
• Gui Mei revealed that he had already prepared a soul bone for Jing Wuming, and Yueguan gave Zhao Youyue another soul bone bestowed by Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong explained that the two extra soul bones had not been publicly announced, so Jiang Chen accepted the right arm bone but did not intend to absorb it.

Jiang Chen asked Bibi Dong to let Hu Liena accompany him to Heaven Dou City, and she agreed. After saying goodbye to Bibi Dong and Hu Liena, Jiang Chen left and encountered members of Blazing Academy on the way down the mountain.

• During lunch, Jiang Chen asked Bibi Dong if Hu Liena could travel to Heaven Dou City with him.
• Bibi Dong agreed, and Hu Liena happily promised to keep cultivating diligently.
• Jiang Chen said goodbye to Bibi Dong and Hu Liena at Pope Palace, then headed down the mountain.
• At the foot of the mountain, Jiang Chen encountered Blazing Academy's dean, teachers, and the Huo Wushuang siblings, who recognized him.

Jiang Chen turned down Huo Wu’s attempt to get acquainted, while Bibi Dong decided not to eliminate Tang San because she wanted him to serve as a whetstone for Jiang Chen. The story left Tang San alive under Bibi Dong’s plans.

• After Jiang Chen’s arena victory made him famous among the major academies, Huo Wu introduced herself and asked to get to know him.
• Jiang Chen rejected Huo Wu, saying she was not qualified to fight alongside him, and left as Huo Wu fumed.
• Huo Wushuang warned Huo Wu not to set her sights on Jiang Chen and reminded her that Feng Xiaotian was devoted to her.
• Yueguan and Gui Mei urged Bibi Dong to eliminate Tang San, citing his age, Soul Ancestor rank, and mastery of the eighty-one forms of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• Bibi Dong dismissed the elders and kept Tang San alive, intending for him to serve as a whetstone for Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen reunited with Qian Renxue on the journey back to Heaven Dou City and checked on their unborn child. That night, Tang Hao arrived outside the camp, and Chen Xin summoned Tang San to meet him.

• Jiang Chen returned to Qian Renxue's carriage, where she complained that he had spent several days with his senior sister.
• Jiang Chen checked the unborn child's heartbeat, and Qian Renxue told him the child had conveyed that it was hungry.
• Jiang Chen prepared dinner for Qian Renxue and the others after the group made camp for the night.
• Tang Hao approached the camp, and Chen Xin sensed his powerful aura and went to confront him.
• After speaking with Tang Hao, Chen Xin returned to camp and called Tang San out.

Tang Hao took Tang San away as the Soul Master Academies dispersed, and Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue returned to a peaceful life in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace. With their daughter due in a little over two months, Jiang Chen checked on her and learned that a worshiper sent by Qian Daoliu had arrived to protect Qian Renxue.

• Tang San returned from the woods and left with Tang Hao after saying farewell to Grandmaster and the others.
• Ning Fengzhi left near the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with its members, Oscar joined them, and Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing headed back to the Star Luo Empire.
• Ma Hongjun proposed going adventuring alone, but Flender refused because he was only a Soul Elder.
• Twenty days later, Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue returned to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and resumed their peaceful daily life.
• Jiang Chen checked their unborn daughter's condition and remarked on her abundant life force, while Qian Renxue told him that Xiao Qing seemed interested in him.

Jiang Chen refused Qian Renxue’s offer to cultivate with Xiao Qing, reassuring her that he only loved her and Hu Liena. Hu Liena arrived in Heaven Dou City with Dugu Bo and was reunited with Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue.

• Qian Renxue offered to let Jiang Chen take Xiao Qing, believing Xiao Qing could help him grow stronger.
• Jiang Chen told Qian Renxue that he would only have her and Hu Liena, and said Hu Liena would arrive soon.
• Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue left the imperial palace to meet Hu Liena at the Holy Hall.
• Dugu Bo escorted Hu Liena to the Holy Hall while on his way to guard the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Hu Liena eagerly waited for Jiang Chen, then saw him arrive with Qian Renxue.