Chapter Summaries

Yue Ling used the Rainbow Dragon Martial Soul's enhancement and his second soul skill to eliminate six opponents, cutting the opposing team from fifteen down to nine. He then organized his seven-person team into assigned roles and led them into position to begin the fight.

• Yue Ling's Falling Blossom Storm shattered a senior's defense and eliminated four opponents from the arena.
• Yue Ling precisely controlled his Chrysanthemum Blades to eliminate two more students who had stood aside.
• The remaining opponents argued over who should attack Yue Ling, and two of them began grappling.
• Yue Ling assigned Ling Luochen, Chen Zifeng, Dai Yueheng, Xixi, Yao Haoxuan, and Gongyang Mo their roles in the battle.
• Gongyang Mo enhanced Dai Yueheng, while Ling Luochen guarded Gongyang Mo and Yao Haoxuan and Chen Zifeng watched the team's flank.
• Yue Ling's team of seven spread into position and prepared to attack.

Yue Ling led Dai Yueheng and Xixi into battle against the nine remaining upperclassmen, using his strength and Yao Haoxuan’s timely support to break through their formation. After eliminating a staff-wielding opponent, Yue Ling rushed to help Dai Yueheng, who was still battling a balanced enemy group.

• Yue Ling ordered Dai Yueheng and Xixi to support his charge as the nine upperclassmen focused their attacks on him.
• Yao Haoxuan used Mental Shock to slow the enemy front line, allowing Yue Ling to attack their formation.
• Yue Ling blocked attacks from an Earth Giant Bear wielder and a staff wielder, then eliminated the staff wielder with chrysanthemum-blade fragments.
• Yue Ling saw Dai Yueheng being pressed back while Xixi disrupted the opponents, so he redirected the staff attack and charged toward them.
• Dai Yueheng activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation against an Agility Attack Type Spirit Master and a Defense Type Spirit Master while Xixi harassed two Control Type Spirit Masters.

Yue Ling and Xixi eliminated the opposing Control Type Spirit Masters while the battle shifted toward protecting Gongyang Mo and Yao Haoxuan. After Dai Yueheng went to support Chen Zifeng, Xixi intercepted two pursuers to protect him, leaving Yue Ling racing to join the fight.

• Yue Ling defeated a Control Type Spirit Master with his Chrysanthemum Blades, and Xuan Zi removed the student from the arena.
• Yue Ling and Xixi defeated the remaining Control Type Spirit Master, then headed toward Dai Yueheng as the last two Power Attack Type students charged at Gongyang Mo and Yao Haoxuan.
• Yue Ling ordered Dai Yueheng to support Chen Zifeng and Ling Luochеn while he and Xixi held off the two attackers.
• Dai Yueheng blocked his opponents with White Tiger Intense Light Wave and left to support Chen Zifeng, but the two students pursued him.
• Xixi used Thunder Flash to intercept the pursuers' attacks and protect Dai Yueheng, while Yue Ling rushed to reach her.

Yue Ling saved Dai Yueheng from a final attack and then helped Xixi fend off an Agility Attack Type Soul Master during the selection match. He lured the opponent into targeting Xixi, ready to use the Falling Blossom Storm against him.

• A Power Attack Type Soul Master charged Dai Yueheng with his Golden Eagle Thrust, but Yue Ling detonated his crystal attack and knocked the strike off course.
• Xuan Zi rescued the defeated opponent from Yue Ling’s Chrysanthemum Blades, eliminating him from the match.
• Yue Ling launched Falling Blossom Storm to relieve pressure on Xixi, then used his domain to sneak up and punch her opponent.
• The Agility Attack Type Soul Master fled from Yue Ling while searching for a chance to ambush Xixi.
• The opponent finally charged at Xixi, and Yue Ling smiled because he had anticipated the bait and could control the Chrysanthemum Blades within the storm’s area.

Yue Ling’s team won the selection match, and Elder Xuan kept seven students to explain the history and importance of the Shrek Seven Monsters. He revealed that their next tournament challenge would be the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy.

• Yue Ling used the Agility Attack Type Spirit Master's attack on Xixi to trap him, and Elder Xuan saved him before the Chrysanthemum Blades struck.
• Yue Ling gave Xixi a healing pill, and Elder Xuan stopped the match once he sensed that only two opponents remained.
• Elder Xuan dismissed the eliminated students and kept Yue Ling, Dai Yueheng, Gongyang Mo, Xixi, Chen Zifeng, Yao Haoxuan, and Ling Luochеn.
• Elder Xuan explained how the First-Generation Shrek Seven Monsters won the tournament against Spirit Hall and made the academy famous.
• Elder Xuan said the selected seven would represent Shrek Academy in the next tournament, where their sole opponent would be the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy.

Elder Xuan explained the Reserve Team’s role in Shrek Academy’s upcoming tournament and told Yue Ling he could not join the team traveling to compete. He took Yue Ling to the Inner Court, while Wu Ming visited Zhang Lexuan to ask for advice about someone she liked.

• Elder Xuan told the eligible students they would form the Reserve Team and serve as substitutes, then warned them to keep their selection secret and train with him weekly.
• Elder Xuan told Yue Ling he could not join the team traveling to the tournament because the Academy’s elders remained concerned about him, and Yue Ling accepted the decision.
• Yue Ling told Elder Xuan he wanted to compete only if he could win the championship, and Elder Xuan took him to the Shrek Inner Court instead of letting him return to class.
• Gongyang Mo saw a streak of white light leaving and guessed that Yue Ling would not return to the dorm that night.
• Wu Ming went to Zhang Lexuan’s courtyard and asked her for advice because she thought she might have fallen for someone.

Yue Ling returned to Xuan Zi’s home and went to fetch Zhang Lexuan and the others for a meal. Meanwhile, Wu Ming revealed that she had fallen for Yue Ling, leaving Zhang Lexuan torn between her affection for him and Wu Ming’s hopes as Yue Ling approached nearby.

• Yue Ling collapsed after returning with Xuan Zi, then agreed to cook and went to invite Zhang Lexuan and the others.
• Wu Ming told Zhang Lexuan she liked a younger student and described his chrysanthemum Martial Soul, strength, and Soul King cultivation.
• Wu Ming named Yue Ling as the boy she liked and explained that she had lost a bet, earning a month of sparring with him.
• Zhang Lexuan hid her turmoil and gave Wu Ming an uncertain answer, which Wu Ming took as encouragement before leaving to talk with Sister Ruo Ruo.
• Zhang Lexuan struggled with jealousy and doubts about her place in Yue Ling’s life, unaware that Yue Ling was nearby.

Yue Ling visited Zhang Lexuan and was accidentally struck by her when he startled her. While pretending to be unconscious, he suspected her orange quilt had originally been prepared for him, then invited her to join a meal at Elder Xuan’s place; Zhang Lexuan was left flustered and wondered how he had found out about the quilt.

• Yue Ling saw Wu Ming leave Zhang Lexuan’s courtyard and asked Zhang Lexuan whether she liked her, startling her into striking him with Soul Power.
• Zhang Lexuan panicked when Yue Ling fell, carried him to her room, and gave him a healing pill while he pretended to be unconscious.
• Yue Ling recognized the scent of the orange quilt and suspected Zhang Lexuan had originally prepared it for him.
• Zhang Lexuan scolded Yue Ling after he mentioned Wu Ming, then sent him flying from the room when he began asking about the quilt.
• Yue Ling invited Zhang Lexuan to eat at Elder Xuan’s place, and she agreed; afterward, she hid beneath the quilt and wondered how he had found out.

Yue Ling invited Mu En, Bei Bei, and Senior Sister to dinner and began preparing a feast with his teacher, Xuan Zi, at home. When he opened the door hoping for help, he found Ma Xiaotao instead of Zhang Lexuan.

• Yue Ling visited the Sea God Pavilion and invited Mu En to dinner, and Mu En agreed to bring Bei Bei.
• Yue Ling planned nine dishes and one soup, then returned to the courtyard to prepare the meal while Xuan Zi slept.
• Yue Ling took out Soul Beast meat and began sorting and cutting ingredients.
• Yue Ling heard a knock, opened the door expecting Zhang Lexuan, and found Ma Xiaotao.

Yue Ling reunited with Ma Xiaotao, who came to see him and ended up helping him prepare a meal for several guests. When Zhang Lexuan arrived, Xiaotao’s nervous reaction revealed that Lexuan had once beaten her in a fight.

• Ma Xiaotao visited Yue Ling after sensing that he had returned, and they traded teasing remarks while he cooked.
• Yue Ling invited Ma Xiaotao to help prepare the meal, and she agreed after warning him not to laugh if she made a mistake.
• Ma Xiaotao heard Xuan Zi inside the house and became cautious because she knew how powerful he was.
• Yue Ling said that six people would be eating, and a knock at the door interrupted his explanation of who was coming.
• Zhang Lexuan arrived, and Ma Xiaotao greeted her nervously; Zhang Lexuan explained that they had fought before.

Yue Ling prepared an elaborate meal while Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao helped in the kitchen and Xuan Zi, Mu En, and Bei Bei gathered outside. As dish after dish came out, the group waited eagerly for the feast to begin.

• Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao joined Yue Ling in the kitchen, where he assigned them vegetables and dishes to prepare.
• Yue Ling cooked several meat dishes, then sent Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao outside to wait.
• Xuan Zi woke to the smell of the food, tried to taste it early, and Yue Ling pushed him out of the kitchen.
• Mu En arrived with Bei Bei, who greeted Xuan Zi and noticed Ma Xiaotao.
• Yue Ling continued cooking, bringing out a variety of meat and vegetable dishes as their aroma filled the courtyard.

Yue Ling cooked a lavish meal for the others at Shrek, and they enjoyed the feast together. After the meal, Ma Xiaotao challenged Yue Ling to a fight, and he accepted while warning her not to regret it.

• Yue Ling finished preparing nine dishes and a soup, and Zhang Lexuan helped arrange the meal while Ma Xiaotao brought out the bowls and chopsticks.
• Everyone gathered around the stone table and ate Yue Ling's food, with Xuan Zi and Mu En chatting, Bei Bei eating heartily, and Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan enjoying the dishes and soup.
• After the meal, Xuan Zi went inside to sleep, Mu En returned to the Sea God Pavilion, and Ma Xiaotao carried the dishes to the kitchen while Bei Bei went to wash them.
• Ma Xiaotao demanded that Yue Ling fight her after their two-year separation, and Yue Ling accepted while warning her not to regret it.

Yue Ling reunited with Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan after two years, revealing that he had reached Soul King and ending Ma Xiaotao’s desire to spar. He and Zhang Lexuan then spent a quiet evening together at their familiar pavilion, where they felt at ease in each other’s company.

• Ma Xiaotao revealed her four Spirit Rings and challenged Yue Ling to a friendly match.
• Yue Ling revealed that he was a level fifty-three Soul King with five Spirit Rings, including two black rings, and Ma Xiaotao called off the fight.
• Ma Xiaotao left determined to cultivate until her Soul Power matched Yue Ling’s, while Yue Ling sent Bei Bei off to play.
• Yue Ling and Zhang Lexuan walked to their usual pavilion and sat together over chrysanthemum tea and pastries.
• Yue Ling and Zhang Lexuan stayed at the pavilion until nightfall, finding comfort in their quiet companionship.

Yue Ling and the Reserve Team trained intensely under Xuan Zi as they prepared for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament. At the first meeting with Shrek’s Inner Court students, Xuan Zi revealed that the Reserve Team would compete while Yue Ling would stay behind as a secret weapon for a future tournament.

• Yue Ling returned to his room after saying goodbye to Zhang Lexuan, then went back to the Shrek Outer Court with his teacher the next day.
• The Reserve Team improved through daily cultivation and Xuan Zi’s full-contact practice fights, until Yue Ling finally lost to the increasingly coordinated six.
• Xuan Zi gathered the Reserve Team and seven Inner Court students ten days before the tournament and explained that the reserves would compete to conceal the main team’s abilities.
• Xuan Zi said Yue Ling would not attend the tournament, and Yue Ling agreed to remain behind as the academy’s secret weapon.
• Yue Ling introduced himself as a level-fifty-four Battle Soul King, and Dai Yueheng followed by introducing himself as a level-forty Battle Soul Ancestor.

Yue Ling watched the Shrek Outer Court and Inner Court students introduce themselves before Xuan Zi arranged a friendly team match to test their abilities and teamwork. The Inner Court students prepared for the tournament, while Yue Ling returned to cultivation and learned how Gongyang Mo’s Rainbow Dragon abilities could strengthen a team.

• Gongyang Mo, Xixi, Yao Haoxuan, Chen Zifeng, and Ling Luochеn introduced themselves as third-year Shrek Outer Court students.
• The Shrek Inner Court students revealed that they included two Soul Emperors and five Soul Kings, astonishing the Reserve Team members.
• Xuan Zi announced a friendly match and assigned the two strongest Inner Court students to choose teammates for opposing teams.
• Yue Ling learned that the students would leave for the tournament in the Heaven Dou Empire the next morning, then returned to his usual cultivation routine.
• Gongyang Mo told Yue Ling that the official and Reserve Team students had been mixed for a match, and Yue Ling reflected on the powerful support abilities of Gongyang Mo’s Rainbow Dragon.

Gongyang Mo joined the Shrek Seven Monsters on their early departure for the Soul Fighting Tournament, while Yue Ling slept in at the academy. Before they left, Mu En and Xuan Zi discussed the threat of Evil Soul Master spies and how to protect Shrek and the child they were targeting.

• After the friendly matches, Gongyang Mo’s Rainbow Dragon Martial Soul helped his team win, and Yue Ling felt glad that he had shown his abilities.
• Xuan Zi told Mu En that Evil Soul Master spies had appeared near Shrek and refused to reveal who they served.
• Mu En rejected the idea of handing over the child the Evil Soul Masters sought and told Xuan Zi to strengthen the watch while preparing the child to defend himself.
• At dawn, Xuan Zi and two senior teachers escorted the official and reserve teams of the Shrek Seven Monsters out of the academy for the Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Gongyang Mo left without waking Yue Ling, who woke after daylight and realized his friend had already gone.

With Gongyang Mo away at the tournament, Yue Ling returned to ordinary classes and spent his free time cultivating while puzzling over his strange abilities and Martial Souls. He suspected he might be connected to the Flower God, but remained focused on removing the Fifth Elder’s remnant soul before it could take over his body.

• Yue Ling returned to class after deciding the Reserve Team would have few chances to compete, and he adjusted to Gongyang Mo’s absence.
• Yue Ling tried to communicate with a sprig of Blue Silver Grass but got no response and left after passersby stared at him.
• Yue Ling sparred with his Soul Emperor homeroom teacher and used his extra free time to cultivate toward the Soul Emperor level.
• Yue Ling reviewed the strange history and emotional nature of his Lovesick Heartbreak Red Martial Soul and wondered if he was a candidate to inherit the Flower God’s divine position.
• Yue Ling considered ways to remove the Fifth Elder’s remnant soul, fearing it could seize his body and live on as him.

Yue Ling spent a month at Shrek cultivating and attending classes while keeping the Remnant Soul trapped inside him. When Gongyang Mo returned from the tournament with news of Shrek’s championship, he hurried Yue Ling off to join a celebratory meal.

• Yue Ling decided to keep the Remnant Soul imprisoned inside his Spirit Sea rather than let it escape or attempt to remove it.
• Yue Ling followed his usual routine at Shrek, visited the Soul Fighting District, and potted a stalk of blue silver grass on his windowsill.
• Over the month, Yue Ling cultivated until his soul power reached the peak of rank fifty-four.
• Gongyang Mo returned to the dormitory and announced that Shrek had won the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Gongyang Mo told Yue Ling that Dai Yueheng had invited the competitors and reserve team members to a celebratory meal, then dragged him out before he had finished getting dressed.

Gongyang Mo brought Yue Ling to a dinner gathering with Shrek’s main and reserve teams, where Wu Ming eagerly welcomed him. Yue Ling arrived in his pajamas and slippers, and Wu Ming saved him a seat beside her.

• Wu Ming impatiently waited for Yue Ling and claimed that he belonged to her, while another female student hinted that he already liked someone.
• Gongyang Mo led Yue Ling to Room 205, and Yue Ling complained about being dragged there in his messy hair, pajamas, and bear slippers.
• Gongyang Mo opened the door and announced that he had brought Yue Ling, prompting the gathered students to react with surprise and excitement.
• Wu Ming stood up, offered Yue Ling the seat beside her, and smiled at his fluffy hair and casual outfit.

Yue Ling attended a celebratory meal with Shrek’s students, learned about the Sea God Fate matchmaking event and the Inner Court, and heard how Inner Court students graduated. He left the meal looking forward to joining the Inner Court, though he thought he would be too young for matchmaking.

• Wu Ming congratulated Yue Ling on his future role in maintaining Shrek’s championship streak, and Dai Yueheng arranged the meal.
• Yue Ling listened as the Reserve Team discussed their travels and considered the Body Sect and the changing nations of Douluo Continent.
• Yue Ling shared a rib with Wu Ming, while he and Gongyang Mo ate most of the food.
• Yue Ling learned that Sea God Fate was an annual matchmaking event for Shrek Inner Court students.
• Dai Yueheng asked about Inner Court graduation, and a senior student explained that assessments varied according to each student’s strongest field.