Chapter Summaries

Grandmaster and Tang San visited Qian Renxue to thank him for protecting them and discussed an alliance between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Clear Sky Sect against Spirit Hall. Qian Renxue agreed outwardly, but after they left, she revealed her hostility toward their plans.

• Grandmaster and Tang San visited Qian Renxue, who welcomed them and promised to ask Bibi Dong to stop troubling them.
• Grandmaster introduced Tang San as Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao's son and praised his Twin Martial Souls, prompting Qian Renxue to express interest in him.
• Grandmaster proposed that the Heaven Dou Empire and Clear Sky Sect unite against Spirit Hall, claiming he could persuade the Clear Sky Sect to reemerge.
• Qian Renxue agreed to cooperate with the Clear Sky Sect and escorted Grandmaster and Tang San out.
• After they left, Qian Renxue's smile vanished and she condemned Grandmaster for opposing Spirit Hall.

Grandmaster and Tang San planned to oppose Spirit Hall by securing alliances with the Heaven Dou Empire, the Clear Sky Sect, and the Star Luo Empire. Qian Renxue visited Bibi Dong at the Papal Palace and was taken to see Ao Tian.

• Qian Renxue left to visit the Papal Palace after Grandmaster and Tang San departed.
• Grandmaster told Flender that Xue Qinghe had promised to support them against Spirit Hall, while Flender arranged for Grandmaster and Tang San to stay behind during the meal.
• Grandmaster admitted to Tang San that he had exaggerated their influence over the Clear Sky Sect to persuade Xue Qinghe, then predicted that the sect would join their cause.
• Grandmaster proposed winning over the Star Luo Empire by helping Dai Mubai defeat Dai Weisi, and Tang San agreed to support Dai Mubai.
• Qian Renxue arrived at the Papal Palace, reunited with Bibi Dong, and explained that Grandmaster and Tang San had given her an excuse to visit.
• Bibi Dong took Qian Renxue to see Ao Tian.

Grandmaster and Tang San plotted to build an alliance against Spirit Hall, starting with the Heaven Dou Empire and then the Star Luo Empire. Qian Renxue went to the Papal Palace under her Xue Qinghe disguise to see Bibi Dong, who took her to meet Ao Tian.

• Qian Renxue left to visit the Papal Palace after watching Grandmaster and Tang San depart.
• Grandmaster told Flender and Tang San that Xue Qinghe had agreed to oppose Spirit Hall with them, then privately admitted he had exaggerated the Clear Sky Sect’s influence to secure the alliance.
• Grandmaster and Tang San discussed recruiting the Star Luo Empire by helping Dai Mubai defeat Dai Weisi and contend for the crown prince position.
• Qian Renxue arrived at the Papal Palace disguised as Xue Qinghe and told Bibi Dong that Grandmaster and Tang San had given her an excuse to return openly.
• Bibi Dong welcomed Qian Renxue and took her to see Ao Tian.

Qian Renxue reunited with Bibi Dong, Ao Tian, and the others, then secretly spent the nights with Ao Tian at the Papal Palace while Shrek Academy prepared for the Grand Finals. On the final night before the competition, Yu Xiaogang summoned Shrek’s team, ready to make his move.

• Qian Renxue returned to the Papal Palace, joined the group for dinner, and discussed Yu Xiaogang and Tang San’s plans against Spirit Hall with Bibi Dong and the others.
• Bibi Dong said she would let Xiao Wu and the others face Tang San at the tournament before deciding how to deal with him.
• Qian Renxue returned to her hotel, then used Ao Tian’s Dragon Scale to summon him and spent the night with him at the Papal Palace.
• Qian Renxue spent the following nights with Ao Tian, Gu Yuena, and finally Bibi Dong before returning to the hotel each morning.
• Dai Mubai kept Ma Hongjun from sneaking out while Shrek Academy’s team cultivated and prepared for the Grand Finals.
• On the final night before the Grand Finals, Yu Xiaogang called Shrek’s team together, determined to prove himself through their performance.

Qian Renxue reunited with Bibi Dong and Ao Tian while the group discussed Yu Xiaogang and Tang San’s plans against Spirit Hall. As the Grand Finals approached, Grandmaster gathered Shrek Academy’s competitors and prepared to make his move.

• Bibi Dong welcomed Qian Renxue back to the Papal Palace, where she joined Ao Tian and the others for dinner.
• Qian Renxue told Bibi Dong that Yu Xiaogang and Tang San had asked her to join forces with the Clear Sky Sect against Spirit Hall, and Bibi Dong decided to wait until after the tournament to deal with Tang San.
• Qian Renxue returned to her hotel, then used Ao Tian’s Dragon Scale to summon him and spent the following nights with him, Gu Yuena, and Bibi Dong.
• Shrek Academy’s competitors stayed in their rooms to prepare for the Grand Finals, while Dai Mubai stopped Ma Hongjun from sneaking out.
• On the final night before the Grand Finals, Grandmaster gathered Shrek’s competitors and prepared to prove himself through his actions.

Grandmaster briefed Shrek’s team on the Grand Finals and put Tang San in command of their opening match, while warning them to save their strongest abilities for Spirit Hall Academy. The next morning, Shrek set out for the tournament as Spirit City filled with Spirit Hall slogans.

• Grandmaster explained the single-elimination format, Shrek’s second-round bye, and the threat posed by Spirit Hall Academy, then entrusted Tang San with directing the first match.
• Tang San told the team to stay vigilant, follow his commands, and conceal their strongest abilities; the Shrek members joined hands and vowed to win.
• Liu Erlong confided her concerns about Spirit Hall Academy’s mysterious new team to Grandmaster, who reassured her that Shrek’s youth and talent gave them time to grow.
• Liu Erlong embraced Grandmaster, but shouts from Godwind Academy next door interrupted the moment and drove him from her room, leaving her furious and Grandmaster guilt-ridden.
• At dawn, the tournament participants rose as Spirit City displayed Spirit Hall slogans, and Shrek Academy headed to the venue with a Spirit Hall escort.

Grandmaster reviewed the Grand Finals rules with Shrek Academy’s team, and Tang San prepared them to conceal their strength while pursuing the championship. As the teams headed toward the opening matches, Grandmaster resisted Liu Erlong’s advances, and Spirit City filled with support for Spirit Hall.

• Grandmaster explained the knockout format, Shrek’s second-round bye, and the danger posed by Martial Soul Hall Academy, then put Tang San in charge of the first match.
• Tang San told the team to stay alert, follow his commands, and save their strongest tactics for the championship fight; the eight students pledged to win and returned to cultivate.
• Liu Erlong told Grandmaster she was worried about Martial Soul Hall Academy’s mysterious new team, and he reassured her that Shrek could still succeed despite its members’ youth.
• Liu Erlong embraced Grandmaster, but cheers from Godwind Academy next door interrupted them, and Grandmaster left while Liu Erlong angrily blamed the neighboring team.
• At dawn, Shrek’s team ate breakfast and set out with a Spirit Hall guide as slogans supporting Spirit Hall appeared throughout Spirit City.

The Grand Finals began with Shrek Academy learning that Blazing Fire Academy had forfeited, while the mysterious Spirit Hall Academy team remained absent from its rest area. Ao Tian, Gu Yuena, and the girls watched from the public seating as the matches started, leaving Shrek to study its potential opponents.

• Flender drew Shrek Academy's first-round opponent, Blazing Fire Academy, which forfeited the match and withdrew from the following rounds.
• Grandmaster told Shrek's students they could conserve their strength and study the other academies, while the group wondered why Spirit Hall Academy had not appeared.
• A Red Bishop announced the matchups and officially began the Grand Finals.
• Ao Tian, Gu Yuena, and the six girls watched from the public spectator area so they could avoid attention and observe their opponents.

Shrek Academy learned that Blazing Fire Academy had withdrawn, giving Shrek a pass through the first two rounds, while Spirit Hall Academy’s team remained absent from its Rest Area. Ao Tian, Gu Yuena, and the other girls watched the opening matches from the public Spectator Stand, keeping their identities and team separate from the other academies.

• Flender drew Blazing Fire Academy as Shrek Academy’s first opponent, but Blazing Fire Academy withdrew from the tournament.
• Grandmaster pointed out that the withdrawal and Shrek’s second-round bye meant the team could rest and study its opponents without revealing its strength.
• Tang San noticed that Spirit Hall Academy’s Rest Area was empty, and the Shrek group wondered why its team had not appeared.
• A Red Bishop announced the Grand Finals and began the matches after stating the matchups and order of appearance.
• Ao Tian, Gu Yuena, and the other five girls watched from the public Spectator Stand so they could observe their opponents without attracting attention to Spirit Hall Academy’s team.

Shrek Academy received another bye after Blazing Fire Academy withdrew, while Godwind Academy absorbed four of its members and crushed its next opponent. Tang San spotted Ao Tian watching from the stands, and Grandmaster said he had a way to deal with him: “kill with a borrowed knife.”

• The Red Bishop announced Shrek Academy’s bye, prompting envy from the other academies and smugness from Shrek’s students.
• Godwind Academy competed with four Blazing Fire Academy members and defeated Dragon Kui Academy after Spirit Hall ruled the merger was within the rules.
• Tang San spotted Ao Tian and the girls in the spectator stand, and the Shrek group recognized them.
• Ao Tian and the girls noticed Shrek watching them, while Gu Yuena told her companions to focus on the matches.
• Grandmaster noticed an aged figure behind Ao Tian and told Tang San he could deal with Ao Tian by using a borrowed knife.

Shrek Academy received a bye after Blazing Fire Academy forfeited, then watched Godwind Academy crush Dragon Kui Academy with Blazing Fire contestants on its roster. Tang San spotted Ao Tian in the spectator seats, and Grandmaster ended the chapter by revealing a plan to deal with him using a borrowed knife.

• The Red Bishop announced that Blazing Fire Academy had forfeited, sending Shrek Academy directly to the next round.
• Shrek Academy watched Godwind Academy defeat Dragon Kui Academy after four Blazing Fire Academy contestants joined its lineup.
• Tang San spotted Ao Tian and the girls in the spectator seats and told the Shrek team.
• Grandmaster noticed an aged figure behind Ao Tian and said he had a way to deal with him: killing with a borrowed knife.

Grandmaster devised a plan to use Ju Douluo and Spirit Hall to kill Dugu Bo, hoping Ao Tian would be caught in the fallout. Flender reached Ju Douluo and prepared to report Dugu Bo’s presence in Spirit City.

• Tang San recognized Dugu Bo behind Ao Tian and realized Grandmaster intended to use Spirit Hall against him.
• Grandmaster identified Ju Douluo as the man who had once led the hunt for Dugu Bo and sent Flender to report the wanted Titled Douluo.
• Flender approached the Judging Panel, persuaded the Hall Guardian Knights to pass on his request, and was summoned by Ju Douluo.
• Ju Douluo led Flender to a secluded spot and asked him to share the intelligence.

Grandmaster devised a plan to use Ju Douluo and Spirit Hall against Dugu Bo, hoping to eliminate Ao Tian’s protector. Flender reached Ju Douluo and was asked to reveal the intelligence, leaving the plan’s outcome unresolved.

• Tang San identified Grandmaster’s plan to tell Spirit Hall that Dugu Bo was in Spirit City so they would attack him.
• Grandmaster identified Yue Guan, or Ju Douluo, as the Spirit Hall elder who had once led the hunt for Dugu Bo, and sent Flender to report him.
• Flender approached the judging seats but was stopped by Hall Guardian Knights until one agreed to seek Ju Douluo’s permission.
• Ju Douluo came to meet Flender and led him to an empty area behind the judging seats.
• Ju Douluo asked Flender to explain the important intelligence he had come to report.

Flender tried to persuade Ju Douluo to attack Dugu Bo, but Dugu Bo exposed his scheme. Ju Douluo seriously injured Flender in front of the other academies, leaving Shrek Academy in shock.

• Flender told Ju Douluo that Dugu Bo was a wanted Titled Douluo secretly present at the tournament and urged him to protect the academies by attacking.
• Ju Douluo dismissed Flender because he knew Dugu Bo belonged to Ao Tian and was not Spirit Hall’s enemy.
• Dugu Bo informed Ju Douluo that Flender was trying to use him to take revenge for Shrek Academy’s past defeat.
• Ju Douluo called Flender back, accused him of plotting against Dugu Bo, and rejected his excuse that he was concerned for everyone’s safety.
• Ju Douluo slapped Flender, sent him crashing into the Judging Panel, and left him seriously injured.
• Hall Guardian Knights carried Flender back to Shrek Academy as the other academies erupted in gossip.

Flender tried to persuade Ju Douluo to attack Dugu Bo, but Dugu Bo exposed Flender’s scheme. Ju Douluo severely injured Flender and had him carried back to Shrek Academy.

• Flender reported Dugu Bo to Ju Douluo and urged him to eliminate the supposed threat.
• Ju Douluo refused to act and ordered Flender to leave because he feared Dugu Bo and knew he was Ao Tian’s ally.
• Dugu Bo told Ju Douluo that Flender was trying to use him to settle Shrek Academy’s grudge.
• Ju Douluo recalled Flender, accused him of plotting against Dugu Bo, and struck him down with a single slap.
• Hall Guardian Knights carried the gravely injured Flender back to Shrek Academy as the other academies watched and discussed the incident.

After Ju Douluo badly injured Flender instead of attacking Dugu Bo, Shrek Academy abandoned its plan against Ao Tian and endured the first two rounds of the finals. The third round opened with Shrek facing the Star Luo Royal Team, while Martial Soul Hall Academy was set to face Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Two knights carried the injured Flender back to Shrek Academy, where he explained that Ju Douluo had learned of their plan and attacked him for trying to use him against Dugu Bo.
• Grandmaster, Tang San, and the others questioned why Ju Douluo had left Dugu Bo alone, but Flender told them to accept their loss and stop pursuing him.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Gu Yuena laughed at Shrek’s failed scheme, while Ju Douluo left the academy alone afterward.
• The first two rounds ended, eliminating fifteen teams and establishing the top ten; Shrek then drew the Star Luo Royal Team for the third round.
• The Red Bishop announced Shrek Team’s match against the Star Luo Royal Team, while Martial Soul Hall Academy’s match against Heaven Dou Royal Academy drew major attention.

Flender returned badly injured after Ju Douluo discovered Shrek’s plan to use him against Dugu Bo, leaving Grandmaster and the others confused about why Ju Douluo had ignored Dugu Bo. After the first two rounds ended, Shrek learned it would face the Star Luo Royal Team in the third round, while Spirit Hall Academy was set to meet Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Two knights carried the injured Flender back to Shrek, where he explained that Ju Douluo had attacked him after discovering Shrek wanted to manipulate him into fighting Dugu Bo.
• Grandmaster, Tang San, and the others questioned why Ju Douluo had spared Dugu Bo, then accepted they could do nothing to change his decision.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Gu Yuena celebrated Shrek’s failed scheme against Ju Douluo.
• The first two rounds concluded, leaving ten teams in the Grand Finals, and the third round was announced.
• Shrek was paired against the Star Luo Royal Team, a match Dai Mubai both longed for and feared.
• The arena also anticipated the crucial match between Spirit Hall Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Shrek Academy defeated the Star Luo Royal Team by using Tang San’s tactics to overcome the gap in Soul Ancestor numbers, leaving Dai Mubai victorious over Dai Weisi. The chapter ended as Spirit Hall Academy prepared to face the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, with Yu Tianheng and Tang San watching their team appear.

• Tang San encouraged Dai Mubai before the match, and Shrek’s team vowed to win together.
• Dai Weisi taunted Dai Mubai and revealed that Zhu Zhuqing’s defection meant they could not use the Hell White Tiger fusion skill.
• Tang San and Shrek’s fighters exploited the Star Luo Royal Team’s overconfidence, and Shrek defeated them decisively.
• Dai Mubai confronted Dai Weisi after the loss, while Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun realized their futures had changed.
• Ao Tian led Xiao Wu and the other girls toward Spirit Hall Academy’s Rest Area for their match against the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Tang San and Yu Tianheng met after Shrek’s victory, then turned toward Spirit Hall Academy as its team appeared.

Shrek Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Academy by exploiting its opponents’ arrogance and launching a coordinated attack. As Shrek celebrated, Martial Soul Hall Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy prepared for their match, and Yu Tianheng watched the mysterious Martial Soul Hall team appear.

• Tang San encouraged Dai Mubai before the match, and Shrek’s team vowed to win together.
• Dai Weisi taunted Dai Mubai, while Shrek and Star Luo Royal Academy revealed their martial souls and faced jeers over Shrek’s apparent disadvantage.
• At the referee’s signal, Tang San trapped Star Luo Royal Academy with his Blue Silver Cage while Shrek’s fighters blocked Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, then defeated the team decisively.
• Dai Mubai confronted his defeated brother, while Grandmaster praised the victory and looked toward Pope Palace.
• Ao Tian led Xiao Wu and the other girls toward Martial Soul Hall Academy’s rest area as Shrek passed Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s team.
• Yu Tianheng spotted Martial Soul Hall Academy’s team, prompting Tang San and his teammates to turn and look as well.

Shrek Academy discovered that Ao Tian and his companions were the mysterious new team representing Spirit Hall Academy. As Shrek’s members celebrated Dai Mubai’s imminent rise as Star Luo’s heir, they concluded Ao Tian’s group had probably taken the stolen Immortal Herbs and grown strong enough to replace Spirit Hall Academy’s former team.

• Tang San and the Shrek group recognized Ao Tian and his companions in Spirit Hall Academy’s Rest Area and were shocked to learn they represented Spirit Hall.
• Liu Erlong, Flender, Grandmaster, and Tang San congratulated Dai Mubai after his victory, and Dai Mubai promised to remember Shrek even if he became Crown Prince or Emperor.
• Grandmaster celebrated the prospect of alliances among the Clear Sky Sect, Heaven Dou Empire, and Star Luo Empire, but Dai Mubai’s sight of Ao Tian turned the group’s attention to revenge.
• Grandmaster and Tang San argued that Ao Tian’s team would defeat Royal Academy because Bibi Dong would not have chosen an unworthy team to represent Spirit Hall.
• Tang San suggested that Ao Tian and his companions had all reached Soul Ancestor, and he and Grandmaster suspected they had gained strength by taking the stolen Immortal Herbs.