Chapter Summaries

As the Youth Soul Master Competition approached, Yu Xiaogang and Flender told the Shrek Team to register as Shrek Academy rather than Technology Guild Shrek Academy. Yu Xiaogang argued that the guild no longer needed Shrek’s prestige and that Shrek had to control its own future, especially given the guild’s close relationship with Spirit Hall.

• The Shrek Team became a seeded team for the Youth Soul Master Competition after defeating the other teams in the Balak Kingdom.
• Dai Mubai questioned why Flender and Yu Xiaogang wanted the team to compete under Shrek Academy’s name instead of Technology Guild Shrek Academy.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun defended the Technology Guild, pointing to its investments and support for the academy, while several teammates stayed silent.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that the guild had originally invested in Shrek to borrow its prestige, but now treated the academy as an ordinary partner because it no longer needed that protection.
• Yu Xiaogang told Dai Mubai that Shrek should not become a tool of the Technology Guild and must take control of its own future.

Shrek Academy decided to enter the Youth Soul Master Competition under its own name to prove its independence from the Technology Guild, while retaining the School Director system. Chen Lin accepted the decision and ordered the guild to sponsor Shrek, leaving the academy to pursue its own standing.

• Yu Xiaogang urged Shrek Academy to compete so it could clear its name and escape the Technology Guild's shadow.
• Flender declared that Shrek would prove itself as the continent's strongest academy, and Ning Rongrong enthusiastically supported the plan while arguing that the School Director system should remain.
• Flender registered Shrek Academy for the Youth Soul Master Competition under its own name and kept the School Director system to attract future investors.
• Chen Lin heard that Shrek had changed its registration, then ordered five million in Technology Guild sponsorship funds to be allocated to the academy.
• Chen Lin understood Flender's ambition and Yu Xiaogang's desire to distance himself from the guild, and accepted Shrek's pursuit of independence.

Chen Hong finished placing Philosopher's Stones throughout the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Valley and examined Dugu Bo's Martial Soul Poisoning Phenomenon. After scanning Dugu Bo, he diagnosed him with Soul Power Toxin and declared him terminally ill.

• Chen Lin dismissed Shrek Academy's ambitions and returned to studying Soul Guidance Device Engraving Studies.
• Chen Hong spent a month burying Philosopher's Stones beneath every immortal herb and spirit grass in the valley.
• Dugu Bo competed with the Qianjun Jiangmo Brothers to charge the stones as the valley's energy tide grew stronger.
• Dugu Bo told Chen Hong that his Martial Soul poisoning worsened with Soul Power cultivation and asked him to find a cure.
• Chen Hong used his Psychic Power to examine Dugu Bo, remarked that his heart was black, and pronounced him terminally ill.

Chen Hong explained that Dugu Bo’s poison came from his human body lacking the poison glands of a Jade Scale Snake, and suggested soul bones or poison glands as clues to a solution. The chapter ended with Dugu Bo stunned by Chen Hong’s theory, while the timeline was about to skip ahead.

• Dugu Bo explained that his clan concentrated its poison around the heart because it was the most poison-resistant part of the human body, and that other methods had failed.
• Dugu Bo asked Chen Hong to look after Dugu Yan if he died from a poison outbreak, then learned that Tang San had already revealed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to Chen Hong.
• Dugu Bo became enraged and nearly triggered a poison outbreak, but Qianjun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo restrained him.
• Chen Hong asked whether Dugu Bo had a soul bone, then said the problem lay in the human body rather than Dugu Bo’s martial soul.
• Chen Hong compared humans with transformed Soul Beasts and proposed that soul bones and poison glands were the key differences.

Chen Hong explained how Soul Power could encode information beyond a civilization’s understanding, then argued that Martial Soul origins linked humans to Soul Beasts. He left the group with his unfinished study before the text shifted to a cryptic account of a civilization’s path from technology toward deification.

• Chen Hong explained Information Entropy Encryption and why he chose to study Burning Soul Power rather than focus on boiling water.
• Dugu Bo asked whether his Jade Scale Snake Emperor ancestor could have left behind a soul bone or poison gland, and Demon Subduing Douluo questioned the theory’s premise.
• Chen Hong confirmed that his reasoning required the Dugu Clan’s ancestor to have been a hundred thousand year Jade Scale Snake Emperor who underwent Illusion Transformation.
• Chen Hong described his classification of Martial Souls and said he had encountered a Transformed Soul Beast whose Martial Soul and bloodline resembled those of a human.
• Thousand Jun Douluo realized that Chen Hong’s experience with a Transformed Soul Beast explained his lack of interest in immortal herbs and a hundred thousand year Soul Ring or soul bone.
• A cryptic passage described a figure surveying star rivers, pondering the connection between technological and mystical civilizations, and becoming gradually deified.

Chen Hong explained why Spirit Hall valued studying Soul Beast phenomena more than directly hunting a Transformed Soul Beast, and secured the Qianjun Jiangmo Brothers' promise to protect his research subject. He then introduced the Blue Silver Empress Incident as an example, asking how her son came to possess the Blue Silver Grass martial soul.

• Thousand Jun Douluo and the others decided that letting Chen Hong study a Transformed Soul Beast could be more valuable than claiming its Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Chen Hong told the Titled Douluo not to target the Transformed Soul Beast beside him, and the Qianjun Jiangmo Brothers pledged to protect his research.
• Dugu Bo stood awkwardly aside as Spirit Hall's Super Douluo agreed to Chen Hong's request.
• Chen Hong brought up the Blue Silver Empress Incident and asked whether the Blue Silver Empress's son should have inherited her martial soul.
• Thousand Jun Douluo and the others recognized Chen Hong's point, while Dugu Bo recalled the boy who had nearly gotten him killed.

Chen Hong explained how Soul Beast bloodlines, Mental Will, and the soul shaped Martial Souls, then introduced Body Martial Souls and proposed a separate category for his Psychic Power. He left Dugu Bo and the two Douluo with the concept of Pure-blooded Humans as the counterpart to Beast-blooded Humans.

• Chen Hong told Dugu Bo, Thousand Jun Douluo, and Demon Subduing Douluo that Transformed Soul Beast bloodlines could be inherited, using Tang San as an example.
• Chen Hong explained that Plant Martial Souls and Beast Spirits could originate from Soul Beasts, while Tool Spirits could arise through Martial Soul Variation when Mental Will gained influence.
• Chen Hong described his own failed Martial Soul Variation, in which his soul and Mental Will overwhelmed his bloodline and produced Psychic Power.
• Chen Hong defined Body Martial Souls as organs of a Spirit Master's own body and said he would classify Psychic Power as a Special Martial Soul instead.
• Chen Hong argued that Body Martial Souls corresponded to Beast-blooded Humans and named their counterpart Pure-blooded Humans.

Chen Hong explained his hypothesis that Pure-blooded Humans came from another world and that an ancient Soul Guidance Device civilization preceded the rise of the Soul Master System. Dugu Bo was left wondering whether his soul bone came from an ancestor, while Chen Hong suggested he investigate its poison gland.

• Demon Subduing Douluo questioned Chen Hong about how Pure-blooded Humans originated, and Chen Hong admitted he did not know.
• Chen Hong proposed that Pure-blooded Humans and Beast-blooded Humans once coexisted before Soul Power research gave rise to an advanced Soul Guidance Device civilization, which was later destroyed.
• Thousand Jun Douluo and Dugu Bo praised Chen Hong's theory, and Dugu Bo deduced that his clan's ancestor may have been a Jade Scale Snake Emperor.
• Dugu Bo cried over killing what he believed was his ancestor, but Demon Subduing Douluo reassured him that the snake might only have been a distant relative from another village.
• Chen Hong urged Dugu Bo to investigate whether his Head Soul Bone contained a Jade Scale Snake Emperor poison gland and matching venom fangs.

Dugu Bo began transferring the toxins in his body into his Head Soul Bone while Chen Hong researched the immortal herbs in Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Valley. As the Youth Soul Master Competition began in Spirit City, Bibi Dong privately encouraged Hu Liena and warned her that Ye Lingling would be a formidable opponent.

• Dugu Bo followed Chen Hong's guidance and found that transferring his toxins into his Head Soul Bone was easier than expected.
• Chen Hong continued researching the immortal herbs in Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Valley as Spirit Master teams gathered in Spirit City for the Youth Soul Master Competition.
• Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena whether she was certain she could win and explained that the elders had blocked her attempt to give Hu Liena several soul bones.
• Hu Liena thanked Bibi Dong and promised not to disappoint her, while Bibi Dong reflected on how the Technology Guild had helped Hu Liena secure her position in Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong warned Hu Liena that Ye Lingling of the Imperial Fighting Team was unusually powerful, knew Ring Explosion, and was closely connected to Chen Hong.

Bibi Dong warned Hu Liena that Chen Hong’s exceptional talent had drawn the Worship Hall’s attention and urged her to act if she truly loved him. Bibi Dong also revealed her effort to coordinate the activation of her Twin Martial Souls, a breakthrough she believed her Soul Ring studies might make possible.

• Hu Liena confidently told Bibi Dong that her and Xie Yue’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill would counter the Imperial Fighting Team’s berserk tactic.
• Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena whether she truly liked Chen Hong, and Hu Liena blushed shyly.
• Bibi Dong manifested her Death Spider Emperor’s Soul Rings and tried to activate her Soul Devouring Spider Emperor at the same time, but could not sustain the attempt.
• Bibi Dong explained that Chen Hong’s Soul Ring research had advanced Soul Master civilization and praised him as someone who could stand equal to a Level 99 Peak Douluo through scholarship.
• Bibi Dong warned Hu Liena that the Worship Hall elders had privately contacted Chen Hong and urged her to decide whether she would compete with the Qian Family for him.

Bibi Dong decided against attacking the Shrek Team, while moving the Youth Soul Master Competition finals to Spirit City to draw out Chen Hong. As the tournament approached, Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu traveled toward the city and discussed Suotuo City's rapid growth and Qian Daoliu's progress on his Soul Power Core.

• Ghost Douluo told Bibi Dong that Tang San was suspected to be the son of Clear Sky Douluo and asked whether Spirit Hall should eliminate him.
• Bibi Dong learned that the Technology Guild had sponsored the Shrek Team and chose not to antagonize the guild by sending Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo after them.
• Bibi Dong moved the finals to Spirit City, and the Shrek Team advanced smoothly without an interception.
• Spirit Masters traveled to Spirit City for the tournament, bringing widespread attention and business to the Technology Guild's Soul Tool products.
• Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu rode toward Spirit City as Qian Daoliu discussed his Soul Power Core research and the migration of commoners toward Suotuo City.
• Qian Daoliu praised Chen Hong's Theory of Martial Soul Origins and offered to take him to the core of the Star Dou Great Forest once his strength improved.

Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu discussed the hidden dangers of the Star Dou Great Forest and the powerful Soul Beasts rumored to inhabit the ocean and Far North. After Chen Hong said he had sensed danger before an enemy attacked, Qian Daoliu invited him to investigate the forest together.

• Qian Daoliu collected original manuscripts of books Chen Hong had written or published, while Chen Hong questioned why he feared entering the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Qian Daoliu explained that legendary Soul Beasts in the deep sea and Far North could threaten even a level 99 peak Douluo.
• Chen Hong pointed out that Spirit Hall's archives mentioned no comparable threat in the Star Dou Great Forest despite its rich ecosystem.
• Qian Daoliu revealed that he sensed hidden danger in the forest's depths and had avoided exploring there, even as Spirit Hall hunted its Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
• Chen Hong urged Qian Daoliu to trust his instincts and described sensing an approaching threat before an enemy reached him.
• Qian Daoliu asked Chen Hong to accompany him on a visit to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Chen Hong warned Qian Daoliu that he was not ready to meet the Angel God, hinting that his Mental Power had begun to develop divine qualities. After they agreed to wait, Chen Hong arrived in Spirit City for the Youth Soul Master Competition Finals and went to meet Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin.

• Chen Hong told Qian Daoliu he was not ready to pay respects to the Angel God, and Qian Daoliu agreed to wait until they were both prepared.
• Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu grew closer after reaching a shared understanding, while Ning Quan drove them quietly to Spirit City.
• Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu arrived in Spirit City, where factions from across the continent had gathered for the Youth Soul Master Competition Finals.
• Ning Fengzhi attended the finals as an invited guest under the protection of Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
• Chen Hong brought Ning Quan to visit Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi praised Chen Hong's accomplishments.

Chen Hong visited Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin in Spirit City, then spent several days cultivating and reading before attending the Youth Soul Master Competition semifinals. The chapter leaves him watching the four teams gather in Pope Bibi Dong’s cathedral arena.

• Chen Hong and Ning Quan greeted Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s residence.
• Chen Xin praised Ning Quan’s swordsmanship, while Ning Fengzhi praised Chen Hong and discussed the Technology Guild’s influence and research.
• Chen Hong told Ning Fengzhi he was attending the finals as a specially invited guest of Spirit Hall, then stayed with him and the others in Spirit City.
• Chen Hong cultivated and borrowed books from Spirit City’s Collection Pavilion until the competition semifinals began.
• Chen Hong went with Sword Douluo Chen Xin to Pope’s Palace, where Pope Bibi Dong and thousands of spectators watched the four teams assemble in the cathedral arena.

Chen Hong attended the Youth Soul Master Competition semifinals, where Bibi Dong announced three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones as the champion’s reward. He recognized Xu Ke’er of the Star Luo Team as Ning Quan’s future partner, then saw the draw set up a likely upset.

• Chen Hong sensed Bibi Dong’s gaze, and she announced three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones for the champion.
• Chen Hong recognized star power in Xu Ke’er of the Star Luo Team and learned from Ning Fengzhi that she was Ning Quan’s future partner.
• Chen Hong assessed the four teams’ strengths and weaknesses, noting their rivalries and counters could decide the tournament.
• The semifinal draw paired the Golden Team against the Imperial Fighting Team and Shrek Team against the Star Luo Team, prompting Chen Hong to predict an upset.

During the semifinals, Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia countered the Golden Team’s Demon Charm fusion skill while Xu Ke’er’s Star Luo Team overwhelmed Shrek, forcing Tang San to reveal his twin Martial Souls. The chapter left both battles underway and Chen Hong wondering why the support Soul Masters connected to his family were all so good at fighting.

• Hu Liena and Xie Yue unleashed Demon Charm, filling the Imperial Fighting Team’s arena with red mist that weakened their senses and abilities.
• Ye Lingling bloomed a sea of Begonias and used her Nine Heart Begonia’s chains to link her teammates and cleanse Demon Charm’s negative effects.
• Xu Ke’er led the Star Luo Team in a powerful charge against Shrek, and Tang San revealed his second Martial Soul to withstand her and protect his teammates.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo observed the rare abilities revealed across both semifinals, while Chen Hong noticed the Golden Team’s poisoned members inside the red mist.
• Chen Hong saw Xu Ke’er battering Shrek and wondered whether every support Soul Master connected to his family was unusually strong in combat.

Ye Lingling conceded the semifinal after the Imperial Fighting Team fell to the Golden Team, choosing not to use her final trump card, Life Reversal and Life Plunder. She then spent her last Soul Power healing two poisoned Golden Team members and collapsed into Chen Hong’s arms as he supported her.

• The Red Mist Begonia Domain faded, revealing Ye Lingling and the defeated Imperial Fighting Team facing Hu Liena and the Golden Team.
• Hu Liena recognized that Ye Lingling’s healing and purification had weakened Demon Charm’s effects and helped the Imperial Fighting Team fight back.
• Ye Lingling gathered vitality into her Flower of Reversal, but lowered it and conceded the match instead of using Life Reversal and Life Plunder.
• The referee declared the Golden Team the winner, and Ye Lingling used her remaining Soul Power to suppress the Jade Scale Snake Poison in two Golden Team members.
• Ye Lingling’s Martial Soul Dial collapsed, and Chen Hong rushed to support her as she fell into his arms.

Chen Hong attended to the recovering Ye Lingling and dismissed concerns about Xiao Wu after Tang San reported that her concealing pouch had broken. The Shrek Team had defeated the Star Luo Team and prepared for the finals, while Chen Hong trusted Xiao Wu’s remaining protections.

• Chen Hong carried the unconscious Ye Lingling to Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s lounge, where she later woke and complained about losing to Xu Ke’er.
• Chen Hong gave Ye Lingling a bottle of mysterious liquid and told her to rest before the fight for third place.
• The Shrek Team defeated Xu Ke’er’s Star Luo Team after Tang San powered up and Xu Ke’er surrendered when her Starfall Power ran out.
• Tang San told Chen Hong that Xiao Wu’s Ice Gold Concealing Breath Pouch had broken during the battle and that she had been severely injured.
• Chen Hong reassured Tang San that Xiao Wu’s Lovesick Heartbreak Red and another safeguard kept her protected, then told the Shrek Seven Devils to prepare for the finals.

Shrek Team defeated Golden Team in the final after Tang San detonated his Eight Spider Lances to break Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Demon Charm. Tang San collapsed after protecting Xiao Wu, while Chen Hong caught a fragment of the shattered Soul Bone and considered the power of Soul Bone Detonation.

• Star Luo Team surrendered its match against Imperial Fighting Team because its members were too exhausted to continue.
• Shrek Team and Golden Team began the final, with both sides unleashing their strongest abilities.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue used Demon Charm, and Tang San relied on his Purple Demon Eye to fight inside its red mist.
• Tang San destroyed his Eight Spider Lances to protect Xiao Wu and blast apart Demon Charm, defeating Hu Liena and Xie Yue and collapsing into Xiao Wu’s arms.
• Chen Hong intercepted a fragment of Tang San’s shattered Eight Spider Lances and reflected on Soul Bone Detonation.

After Tang San collapsed in the arena, the Lovesick Heartbreak Red revealed Xiao Wu as a transformed hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, prompting Tang Hao to intervene. Tang Hao defeated the attacking Titled Douluo and prepared to take Tang San and Xiao Wu away while Bibi Dong held back.

• Chen Hong reflected that Tang San had accidentally detonated his External Soul Bone while trying to use the Great Sumeru Hammer’s Ring Explosion.
• The Lovesick Heartbreak Red fell onto Tang San, releasing an aura that revealed Xiao Wu’s identity as a transformed Soul Beast to the Titled Douluo present.
• Ghost Douluo attacked Xiao Wu and Tang San, but Tang Hao appeared and knocked him away with a single slap.
• Tang Hao used the Great Sumeru Hammer’s Ring Explosion to shatter the attacks of five Titled Douluo and overwhelm them with the remaining force.
• Tang Hao declared that he would take his son and Xiao Wu, while Bibi Dong let them leave rather than risk a destructive battle in the Pope’s Palace.