Chapter Summaries

Ning Rongrong returned to Shrek Academy with her boyfriend, Dugu Feng, and announced that she would join Gem Academy for the upcoming Soul Master Competition. Flender accepted that Shrek was not yet strong enough to contend for the championship, while Yu Xiaogang objected to losing her from the team.

• Ning Rongrong introduced Dugu Feng to Tang San, who welcomed him after hearing of his reputation and offer of help from the Dugu Family.
• Oscar overheard Ning Rongrong call Dugu Feng her boyfriend, fell at the cottage entrance, and struggled to hide his heartbreak when he greeted them.
• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun joined the gathering, and Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong arrived from the forest.
• Ning Rongrong told Flender and Yu Xiaogang that she would join Gem Academy to pursue the Soul Master Competition championship and its three Soul Bones, though she would still fight alongside her companions at the Great Soul Arena.
• Yu Xiaogang challenged Ning Rongrong's decision, but Flender defended it, admitting Shrek's team was not strong enough to contend for the championship.

Ning Rongrong left Shrek Academy for Gem Academy after revealing her rapid rise to Soul Ancestor, prompting Flender to challenge the Shrek Six Monsters to work harder. In the forest, Tang Hao considered what her second Martial Soul awakening might mean for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and decided to warn his elder brother.

• Ning Rongrong encouraged the Shrek Six Monsters to cultivate, then left for Gem Academy with Dugu Feng.
• Flender scolded the remaining Shrek Six Monsters for neglecting their training and revealed that Ning Rongrong had reached Level Forty-Two.
• Flender ordered the six monsters to spend a day preparing to become more resolute and hardworking, while Yu Xiaogang wondered whether Ning Rongrong's awakening could help Tang San.
• Tang Hao overheard that Ning Rongrong had undergone a second Martial Soul awakening and worried that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Martial Soul defect might be resolved.
• Tang Hao decided Tang San should build a solid foundation before pursuing a second awakening and resolved to warn his elder brother about the sect's changes.

Dugu Feng showed Ning Rongrong Gem Academy’s lavish facilities and introduced her to Shi Nian and the Gem Team so she could train in their Seven Asura Illusion fusion skill. Ning Rongrong revealed that her Soul Bone granted Illusion Control, and she began practicing with team captain Zhang Jingyang.

• Dugu Feng and Ning Rongrong walked to Gem Academy, where she praised its facilities and discovered its gem-filled Mimetic cultivation environment.
• Ning Rongrong offered to send talented gem Soul Masters from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to the academy.
• Dugu Feng introduced Ning Rongrong to Shi Nian and asked him to teach her the Seven Asura Illusion.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that her Fourth Soul Bone granted Illusion Control, prompting Shi Nian to welcome her to the Gem Team.
• Shi Nian paired Ning Rongrong with Zhang Jingyang to practice fusing their Illusion Control skills while he used his own illusion to guide the students.

Dugu Feng and Ning Rongrong trained at Gem Academy as the Soul Master Competition approached, while Gem Academy’s team grew stronger. The day before the tournament, Dugu Feng, Dugu Shuo, and Dugu Bo discussed Xue Ye’s worsening condition and the poison already planted in him.

• Dugu Feng practiced the Seven Asura Illusion alongside Ning Rongrong and cultivated poison to temper his body and strengthen his Spiritual Power.
• Over several months, Gem Academy’s team reached seven Soul Ancestors, including five Soul Ancestors and two Level Thirty-Nine Soul Elders in its projected lineup.
• Dugu Feng had Shi Nian lead the team’s preparation for the Heaven Dou City Preliminary Tournament, where Gem Academy needed to place in the top five to qualify for the finals.
• Dugu Feng and Dugu Shuo visited the Imperial Palace the day before the competition and encountered Dugu Bo on his way to see Xue Ye.
• Dugu Bo warned Dugu Shuo that Xue Xing suspected Xue Ye had been poisoned and that Dugu Shuo could be held responsible if Xue Ye died.
• Dugu Feng considered how Qian Renxue had used Seven-Colored Iridescence, whose deadly toxin could be triggered by a particular fragrance, against Xue Ye.

Dugu Shuo advised Dugu Bo to stay out of Xue Ye’s suspected poisoning until the danger became imminent, and the Dugu clan examined the royal family without finding poison. After Xue Ye urged the empire to win the Soul Master Competition, Qian Renxue invited Dugu Feng to the Crown Prince Residence, where they discussed Tang San and the competing teams.

• Dugu Shuo told Dugu Bo that Xue Ye’s condition would take years to become critical and advised the Dugu Family to pretend not to notice the poisoning.
• Dugu Bo, Dugu Shuo, and Dugu Feng arrived at Xue Ye’s bedchamber, where Qian Renxue welcomed them.
• Dugu Shuo examined Prince Xue Xing, Xue Beng, Xue Ke, Xue Qinghe, and Xue Ye, finding none of them poisoned.
• Xue Ye said he would preside over the Soul Master Competition and urged the Dugu family to bring the championship to the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Qian Renxue invited Dugu Feng to her Crown Prince Residence, and he accepted after saying goodbye to Dugu Shuo and Dugu Bo.
• Qian Renxue lamented that Tang San had killed Yu Tianheng, and Dugu Feng advised her to recruit Tang San and noted that the Shrek Team would compete.

Qian Renxue and Dugu Feng discussed Tang San, the Dugu Family, and the balance of power between Heaven Dou and the Clear Sky Sect. After Dugu Feng left, Qian Renxue ordered Chi Xue to keep Tang Hao’s presence secret while she tried to recruit Tang San and learn more about the Clear Sky Sect.

• Dugu Feng praised Tang San and urged Qian Renxue to recruit him for Heaven Dou, and Qian Renxue agreed to meet him after the preliminary tournament opening ceremony.
• Qian Renxue probed Dugu Feng’s cultivation, and he explained that his family’s Martial Soul Defect made rapid cultivation dangerous.
• Dugu Feng concluded that Qian Renxue viewed the Dugu Family as a potential asset rather than an enemy, while Qian Renxue saw them as a family she could recruit.
• After Dugu Feng left, Chi Xue told Qian Renxue that Dugu Feng’s Mental Poison blocked Spiritual Power and seemed more formidable than Dugu Bo’s poison.
• Qian Renxue ordered Chi Xue not to alert Tang Hao and said she would use her Crown Prince identity to recruit Tang San and learn about the Clear Sky Sect.

Old Snake and Shi Nian escorted the Gem Academy Team to the Soul Master Competition, where they encountered Shrek Academy and watched its opening match against the Heaven Dou Royal Second Team. Tang San sent six teammates onto the field while keeping Oscar and Ma Hongjun in reserve, and the arena reacted to Dai Mubai’s fourth spirit ring.

• Old Snake, Shi Nian, Dugu Feng, and the Gem Academy Team set out for the Great Soul Arena, with Shi Nian warning the students to stay under their protection.
• The Gem Team encountered Shrek Academy in the competitors’ rest area, where Ning Rongrong greeted her former companions and learned Xiao Wu was only there to watch.
• Dugu Feng surveyed the VIP platform and noted the rivalry among the Empire, Spirit Hall, and other factions as the competition began.
• Xue Ye announced generous rewards, Ning Fengzhi gave a speech, and Salas declared that Grand Final contestants could join the Spirit Hall Holy Temple before drawing the match order.
• Tang San led Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, Jiang Zhu, and Tai Long onto the field against the Heaven Dou Royal Second Team, while keeping Oscar and Ma Hongjun in reserve.
• Dai Mubai revealed his fourth spirit ring as Shrek faced an opponent with no Soul Ancestors, while Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass showed its standard two yellow and one purple rings.

Shrek Team crushed Heaven Dou Second Team in the first match, drawing the attention of Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi. The next day, Gem Academy won its opening battle, while Dugu Feng considered the strengths of the Extreme School and the possibility of Gem Academy joining the Four Element Alliance.

• Dai Mubai led Shrek Team in a brutal victory over Heaven Dou Second Team, and Qian Renxue and Salas took notice of Tang San.
• Dugu Feng and Ning Rongrong encountered Ning Fengzhi as he prepared to introduce Tang San to Qian Renxue.
• Dugu Mo, Zhang Jingyang, Dong Heguang, and four Soul Elders represented Gem Academy against Purple Star Academy, while Ning Rongrong and Shi Nian stayed out of the battle.
• Dugu Feng reflected that Gem Academy and the Dugu Family followed the Extreme School and considered Gem Academy joining the Four Element Alliance.
• Skywater Academy, Godwind Academy, Thunder Academy, and Chi Huo Academy won their opening matches with striking displays of their abilities.

After Gem Academy continued its winning streak, Dugu Feng learned how the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan controlled Thunder Academy and recruited talent without properly supporting its affiliates. He backed the creation of the Five Element Alliance and ordered Gem Academy to remain independent while working toward a merger of the five academies into the Extreme Academy.

• Gem Academy won its fifth competition match, keeping pace with the four other Element Academies and concealing most of its soul skills.
• Under Old Snake’s arrangements, the five academy principals held a secret meeting and agreed in principle to restore the Five Element Alliance with Gem Academy included.
• Dugu Feng learned that Thunder Academy was largely independent and that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan recruited many affiliated Soul Masters from the Extreme School.
• Old Snake explained that the clan favored its direct-line disciples, leaving its affiliated Soul Masters with few resources and prompting the four academy principals to seek greater independence.
• Dugu Feng told Old Snake to strengthen the alliance, recruit teachers and Guest Elders, keep Gem Academy independent of the Dugu Family, and work toward merging the academies into the Extreme Academy.

Dugu Feng directed Old Snake to build the Five Element Alliance, ally with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and watch Clear Sky Sect while the Dugu Family waited for its chance to claim a place among the Upper Three Sects. At the tournament, Gem Academy overwhelmed Shrek Academy with a coordinated assault, and Tang San surrendered to protect his teammates.

• Dugu Feng told Old Snake to handle the Five Element Alliance while he returned his attention to the tournament.
• Gem Academy sent Little Snake to face Shrek Academy, whose strongest lineup included the five monsters, Tai Long, and Huang Yuan.
• Gem Academy revealed four Soul Ancestors, and Tang San urged Shrek Academy to attack before their opponents could build momentum.
• Zhang Jingyang's Illusion Control blinded most of Shrek Academy, allowing Little Snake, Dugu Mo, and their teammates to strike while Tang San tried to pull his allies back with Blue Silver Grass.
• Gem Academy's attacks poisoned several Shrek members and severed Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, so Tang San surrendered.

After Gem Academy defeated the Shrek Team, its strength drew attention from the VIP platform, especially Qian Renxue, who became more intrigued by Tang San. As the Preliminary Tournament reached its tenth round, Gem Academy prepared to face Thunder Academy, and Ning Rongrong made her first appearance on the team.

• Little Snake detoxified Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun, then he and his teammates showed concern for their injuries.
• Ning Fengzhi explained to Xue Ye that Gem Academy's captain had spiritual-type Soul Skills, while Qian Renxue studied Tang San's abilities and resolved to uncover his secrets.
• Gem Academy, Thunder Academy, Skywater Academy, and Chi Huo Academy finished the ninth round undefeated, setting up Gem Academy's clash with Thunder Academy in the tenth round.
• The commentator announced that Ning Rongrong had joined Gem Academy's lineup as its fifth Soul Ancestor and drew the crowd's attention.
• Both teams began releasing their martial souls as the commentator turned the audience's attention to Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Ning Rongrong revealed that her Martial Soul had evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, drawing Salas's suspicion and astonishment from the VIP stand. Her powerful enhancements gave the Gem Team the advantage over Thunder Academy, and Yu Tianxin admitted defeat to spare his teammates further injuries.

• The commentator praised Ning Rongrong and her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Salas questioned Ning Fengzhi about the Martial Soul's evolution.
• Ning Rongrong enhanced the Gem Team's four Soul Ancestors, increasing their Soul Power and Spiritual Power by fifty percent.
• Yu Tianxin ordered Thunder Academy to attack, but Little Snake met his Blue Lightning Divine Dragon Strike with Jade Phosphor Heavenly Gang.
• The Gem Team's mental attacks and Dugu Mo's Spider Web left Thunder Academy on the defensive as Little Snake poisoned Lei Tian and Lei Dong.
• Little Snake warned Yu Tianxin that his teammates could suffer serious injuries, and Yu Tianxin admitted defeat.

Gem Academy defeated Thunder Academy, while Yu Tianxin resolved to target Tang San in their upcoming match. Shrek Team recognized an opening against the weakened Thunder Academy, and Tang San prepared to explain the weakness he had discovered.

• Little Snake detoxified Thunder Academy's injured members, and the healer said Lei Dong would have to miss a match while Lei Tian needed to limit his Soul Power.
• Yu Tianxin planned to injure Tang San in the next day's match, still holding a grudge over Yu Tianheng's death.
• Ning Fengzhi's plan to keep Dugu Feng off the field continued to mislead the other teams into treating him as Gem Academy's trump card.
• Shrek Team watched Gem Academy defeat Thunder Academy and saw a chance to exploit Lei Dong's injury in their upcoming match.
• Tang San urged Grandmaster to let Shrek Team use Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Grandmaster warned that it might not be enough.
• Tang San said he had discovered a weakness in Thunder Academy, and Flender excitedly talked about raising Tang San's advertising fees.

Tang San explained how Shrek could exploit Thunder Academy’s costly opening attacks and gained Yu Xiaogang’s permission to lead the team in tomorrow’s match. Shrek’s members prepared to fight for victory, while Dugu Feng and Ning Rongrong returned to their hotel after her popular Soul Duel and shared an intimate moment.

• Tang San identified Thunder Academy’s Thunderbolt area attack as powerful but exhausting and proposed using speed, Oscar’s Flying Sausage, and his Blue Silver Grass to evade it and outlast the team.
• Yu Xiaogang worried that Tang San’s plan would worsen his relationship with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, while Liu Erlong remained uncomfortable that Tang San had killed Yu Tianheng.
• Tang San said he could withdraw from the match but did not want to let his brothers down, and Yu Xiaogang agreed to let him arrange Shrek’s tactics.
• Tang San named the seven Shrek fighters for tomorrow’s match, and Dai Mubai led the team in pledging to give everything for victory.
• Dugu Feng and Ning Rongrong struggled to escape fans who recognized her after her Soul Duel, then returned to the hotel, where Ning Rongrong sought Dugu Feng’s affection.

Shrek Academy faced Thunder Academy in the preliminary tournament, and Tang San’s team used an unexpected aerial maneuver to evade the opening lightning barrage. The battle remained underway as Thunder Academy’s first attack failed to hit most of its targets.

• Dugu Feng and Ning Rongrong watched Shrek Academy face Thunder Academy, while Dugu Feng hoped Tang San would become famous and planned to make Yu Xiaogang repeat his mistake.
• The teams took the arena, and Yu Tianxin’s Thunder Academy refused to salute Shrek before the referee started the match.
• Tai Long powered up with Oscar’s sausages and stood in front of Shrek’s team as a defensive shield.
• Yu Tianxin ordered Thunder Academy to unleash a coordinated lightning barrage, targeting Tang San and the other Shrek members.
• Tang San flew into the air with Oscar, then used Blue Silver Grass to lift Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun while Zhu Zhuqing and Jing Ling dodged along the arena’s edge.
• Tai Long endured the lightning attacks at the arena’s edge, while Tang San and the others evaded the barrage.

Tang San’s plan to spread out and exhaust Thunder Academy’s Soul Power turned the battle into a contest of attrition. After Tai Long fell, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and charged at Yu Tianxin, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Tang San’s team scattered across the arena to evade Thunder Academy’s wide-range attacks and drain the opponents’ Soul Power.
• Tai Long endured Lei Shan’s attacks until Yu Tianxin struck him with Blue Lightning Divine Dragon Strike, and Tang San sent him off the arena after his mission was complete.
• Yu Tianxin ordered Thunder Academy to focus its attacks on Tang San, prompting Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing to unleash the Hell White Tiger.
• Yu Tianxin used Divine Dragon Heavenly Thunder against the Hell White Tiger, which endured the strike and knocked Lei Tian and another Soul Elder out of the arena before pouncing at Yu Tianxin.

Shrek Academy’s team overwhelmed Yu Tianxin with the Hell White Tiger and Ma Hongjun’s amplified Phoenix Fire. As Tang San followed with Spider Web Restraint, Dai Mubai realized Yu Tianxin could not survive the combined attacks and shouted for them to stop.

• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing struck Yu Tianxin with Hell White Tiger Break, driving him back and leaving him badly wounded.
• Tang San ordered a counterattack as Ma Hongjun flew toward Yu Tianxin and Jing Ling targeted Lei Shan.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing collapsed after their fusion attack, and Dai Mubai discovered he had advanced from rank forty-one to rank forty-two.
• Ma Hongjun engulfed the nearly exhausted Yu Tianxin in amplified Phoenix Fire while Tang San attacked with Spider Web Restraint.
• Dai Mubai shouted for Tang San and Ma Hongjun to stop, and Tang San’s Purple Demon Eye finally noticed Yu Tianxin’s condition.

Tang San accidentally killed Yu Tianxin during the tournament, prompting Yu Yuanzhen to attack him in rage. Tang Hao appeared and fought Yu Yuanzhen, while the spectators and teams below were caught in the danger of their battle.

• Tang San's Spider Web Restraint severed Yu Tianxin's weakened body, killing the Thunder Academy captain and heir of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• The Soul Arena erupted into chaos, and Salas demanded severe punishment for Tang San and Dai Mubai.
• Yu Yuanzhen attacked Tang San in grief and fury, unleashing a storm of lightning over the arena.
• Tang Hao appeared with his Clear Sky Hammer and intercepted Yu Yuanzhen's attack.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Hao clashed above the arena, endangering the spectators and competitors below.

After Tang San killed Yu Tianxin, Yu Yuanzhen fought Tang Hao above the Great Soul Arena while Ning Fengzhi weighed whether to intervene. Yu Xiaogang collapsed in anguish over the deaths of Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin, and Ning Fengzhi ordered Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to separate the combatants after Tang Hao had suffered a little longer.

• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, Salas, and the others protected the Great Soul Arena as Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Hao battled overhead.
• Dugu Feng suggested that Tang San might have deliberately killed Yu Tianxin, deepening Yu Xiaogang's doubts about his disciple and Tang Hao.
• Yu Xiaogang vomited blood, and Flender, Liu Erlong, and Jiang Zhu rushed to treat him while Xiao Wu insisted Tang San had not acted on purpose.
• Dugu Feng watched the battle calmly, while Little Snake suspected the Young Master had engineered the deaths of Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin.
• Sword Douluo told Ning Fengzhi that Tang Xiao was absent and Tang Hao was losing ground, so Ning Fengzhi instructed Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to let Tang Hao endure a little longer before intervening.

Salas tried to use the competition’s ruling to provoke a fight between Tang Hao and Yu Yuanzhen, but Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect intervened to stop the battle. After Tang Hao left, Tang San vowed revenge on Yu Yuanzhen, while Dai Mubai accepted responsibility for Yu Tianxin’s death and revealed he had reached Level Forty-Two.

• Salas expelled the Shrek Team and declared Tang San outside the Competition Organizing Committee’s protection, hoping Yu Yuanzhen would kill Tang Hao and the Shrek students.
• Xue Xing challenged Salas’s authority, and Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo intercepted Tang Hao’s and Yu Yuanzhen’s attacks to protect the Great Soul Arena.
• Ning Fengzhi urged Yu Yuanzhen to trust the competition committee to investigate Yu Tianxin’s death, and Yu Yuanzhen withdrew while threatening the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi healed Tang Hao with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, but Salas insisted Tang San remain for an investigation, so Tang Hao departed without taking him.
• Tang San learned that Tang Hao had been protecting him and vowed to avenge himself on Yu Yuanzhen.
• Dai Mubai told Tang San that Yu Tianxin’s death was his responsibility and revealed that he had advanced to Level Forty-Two.