Chapter Summaries

Chen Qiye left Zhao Wuji and the others to travel four million years into the past, where he witnessed the universe’s creation and the destruction of an ancient Azure Planet. Before the transfer carried him away, a voice from his own body revealed that its name was Hao Tian and warned him to survive until he was strong enough to return and destroy the Era of Divine Governance.

• Chen Qiye temporarily left Zhao Wuji in charge of protecting the seven students and departed for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Chen Qiye used the system to travel four million years upstream through time and witnessed sword light split the primordial void, giving rise to light and darkness.
• Chen Qiye saw the first living beings embodying light and darkness, then arrived on an ancient Azure Planet.
• A voice speaking through Chen Qiye warned that the Era of Divine Governance was coming and urged him to survive until he could return and destroy it.
• Chen Qiye witnessed gods and heavenly lightning destroy the cultivators and shatter the Azure Planet, then learned the voice’s name was Hao Tian.
• As the system carried him away, Chen Qiye replied that his own name was Chen Qiye.

Chen Qiye was intercepted on the River of Time by the Five-Colored Heavenly Blade and ghostly spirits, but the Dragon Emperor arrived and destroyed them. Chen Qiye returned to Douluo Continent and planned to finish condensing the Chaos Sword’s ten soul rings.

• Chen Qiye recognized the Five-Colored Heavenly Blade as another attack from the Immortal Emperor and prepared to break the laws of heaven and earth.
• The Dragon Emperor crossed the River of Time in person, annihilated the ghostly spirits, and shattered the Heavenly Blade with a single palm strike.
• The Dragon Emperor greeted Chen Qiye as his teacher, then departed after reaching the tear in the darkness.
• Chen Qiye returned to Douluo Continent as a Ninth-Rank Martial Emperor and completed the four-star master advancement.
• Chen Qiye decided to return to Shrek Academy and focus on condensing the Chaos Sword’s ten soul rings.

Chen Qiye completed the fusion of his nine Heavenly Sword Intent forms, then returned to Shrek Academy and learned that the Shrek Seven Monsters were competing in the Continental Soul Master Elite Tournament. He caught up with their convoy on the way to Spirit City just as Spirit Hall launched an ambush, and decided to watch how his students handled it.

• Chen Qiye failed to form a tenth soul ring, confirmed that the Azure Sky Bull Python was still alive, and concluded that little time had passed.
• Chen Qiye found Shrek Academy deserted and learned from Teacher Li that the Shrek Seven Monsters had advanced in the tournament and were traveling to Spirit City.
• Chen Qiye went to the Royal Hunting Grounds, learned that Shrek Academy had already left, and set off after the convoy.
• During the journey, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun wondered where Chen Qiye had been and whether he would attend the finals.
• As a cold, sinister aura surrounded the convoy in a narrow mountain pass, Chen Qiye arrived nearby, recognized a Spirit Hall ambush, and vanished to observe his students.

A coordinated ambush struck the convoy carrying Shrek Academy and the other soul master academies, forcing the students to fight off waves of trained attackers. As a masked Soul Douluo moved to attack the Shrek Seven Monsters, an unidentified Soul Douluo intervened.

• Falling rocks ambushed the convoy, and the Royal Knight Corps and academy soul masters formed defenses as thousands of black-clad attackers charged from the hills.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to control the attackers while Oscar killed two Soul Ancestors with his sword.
• The Shrek Seven Monsters unleashed their Zhuge Divine Crossbows and hidden weapons, but an enemy Soul Douluo and two Soul Sages forced Tang San to escape with Oscar's Mushroom Sausage.
• Flender and Liu Erlong engaged a Soul Sage each while the masked Soul Douluo transformed into a golden eagle and charged at the Shrek students.
• An unseen Soul Douluo's gentle aura eased the pressure on the Shrek Seven Monsters, and the group saw that an eight-ringed soul master had arrived.

Duke Long Meng Shu and Serpent Grandmother Chao Tianxiang tried to protect the Shrek Seven Monsters from Lou Erdiyala, but a masked man in white forced them to withdraw. Just as the man ordered Lou Erdiyala to attack, Zhao Wuji arrived as a Soul Douluo, while Chen Qiye watched from afar.

• Duke Long Meng Shu confronted Lou Erdiyala to protect his granddaughter Meng Yiran, and Serpent Grandmother Chao Tianxiang stood with him.
• Lou Erdiyala summoned a masked man in white, whose pressure drove Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang to retreat with Meng Yiran.
• The masked man in white ordered Lou Erdiyala to deal with the Shrek Seven Monsters as Chen Qiye prepared to intervene.
• Chen Qiye saw Zhao Wuji charge in and sent a flash of light across the sky that crashed onto the mountain road.
• Zhao Wuji revealed eight soul rings and declared that no one could hurt his students, while Dai Mubai joked that Teacher Zhao had been poisoned.

Zhao Wuji confronted the masked Titled Douluo to protect the Shrek Academy group, then astonished everyone by knocking him into the mountainside with a single palm. As Chrysanthemum Pass called for Chenxin, another Titled Douluo arrived, leaving the battle poised to escalate.

• Chao Tianxiang and Meng Shu decided they could not interfere further as they watched the fight and wondered who had arrived.
• Zhao Wuji dismissed the masked Titled Douluo’s threat and told him to leave, while Flender and Liu Erlong prepared to protect the students.
• A sword intent stopped the masked man’s attack, and Zhao Wuji struck him with Mighty Vajra Palm, sending him crashing into the mountainside.
• Zhao Wuji revealed that Shrek Academy had powerful defenders, leaving Flender and Liu Erlong shocked by his strength.
• Chrysanthemum Pass demanded that Chenxin appear, and a black shadow arrived with nine soul rings, revealing another Titled Douluo.

Chen Qiye arrived to protect Shrek Academy and revealed overwhelming sword power when Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei tried to flee. He annihilated the attackers, including both Titled Douluo, leaving everyone stunned.

• Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi arrived to support Shrek Academy, and Ning Fengzhi declared Tang San a friend of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Chrysanthemum Pass realized Chen Xin was not the source of the sword intent and ordered Gui Mei to withdraw.
• Chen Qiye appeared, and the Shrek Academy students and teachers greeted him as their teacher and Seventh Master.
• Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei tried to escape, but Chen Qiye called, "Sword, come!" and summoned countless sword shadows.
• Chen Qiye's sword shadows killed the black-clad attackers and Lou Erdiyala, then struck down Gui Mei and Chrysanthemum Pass, annihilating more than a thousand men and two Titled Douluo.

Chen Qiye revealed overwhelming sword power by killing Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and over a thousand soul masters, establishing Shrek Academy as a force no one could casually challenge. After reuniting warmly with the Shrek Seven Monsters, he received the respect of Ning Fengzhi, Sword Chenxin, and Xue Qinghe.

• Chen Qiye called out “Sword, Come!” and his sword intent killed Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and the surrounding black-clad soul masters.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Chenxin confirmed the two Titled Douluo were dead, while Sword Chenxin admitted he felt ashamed to bear the title of Sword Douluo before Chen Qiye.
• Chen Qiye greeted the Shrek Seven Monsters as their teacher, and they teased him for still liking to show off.
• Flender, Liu Erlong, the substitute students, and members of Blazing Fire Academy and Kamikaze Academy reacted to Chen Qiye’s strength with awe and fear.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Chenxin, and Xue Qinghe approached and paid their respects to Chen Qiye.

Chen Qiye’s sword strike annihilated the attackers, and the convoy continued toward Spirit City as Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi considered the threat his power posed. The Grandmaster reached the Pope’s Palace, leaving his purpose there unknown.

• A Soul Douluo witnessed the devastation near Fertile Fields Lake and raced toward Spirit City, while the convoy resumed its journey.
• Xue Qinghe asked Ning Fengzhi whether they could gain Chen Qiye’s support, and Ning Fengzhi advised him to abandon the idea.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin discussed Chen Qiye’s overwhelming strength and the nature of his sword strike.
• Tang San suspected Spirit Hall had targeted him, and Zhao Wuji and the other Shrek members promised to protect him.
• Chen Qiye told the Shrek Seven Monsters to become stronger and said he would not intervene again unless a Titled Douluo appeared.
• The Grandmaster entered Spirit City and went straight to the Pope’s Palace.

Yu Xiaogang met Bibi Dong after twenty years and asked how she had overcome the obstacle of twin martial souls. Bibi Dong revealed that Spirit Hall had ambushed Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang threatened to destroy Spirit Hall if his disciple was harmed.

• Yu Xiaogang presented his Elder token at Pope's Palace and was admitted to see Bibi Dong.
• Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong exchanged guarded words about their past and addressed each other formally.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong how she had overcome the obstacle of twin martial souls.
• Bibi Dong said Spirit Hall had sent people to ambush and kill Tang San, a Clear Sky Sect disciple.
• Yu Xiaogang seized Bibi Dong's shoulders and vowed to destroy Spirit Hall if anything happened to Tang San.

Bibi Dong taunted Yu Xiaogang over Tang San’s assassination, but Sakoa arrived with news that Tang San had survived. Bibi Dong then learned that Chen Qiye had killed Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, and she issued an urgent secret order as Spirit Hall reeled from the news.

• Bibi Dong threatened to kill Tang San and torture Liu Erlong, while Yu Xiaogang could only endure her taunts.
• Sakoa interrupted them, and Yu Xiaogang realized Tang San was still alive and pleaded with Bibi Dong not to harm him or his loved ones.
• Yu Xiaogang left after warning Bibi Dong to kill him first if she intended to hurt them again, and Bibi Dong resolved to spare Tang San and Liu Erlong.
• Bibi Dong ordered Sakoa to summon Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, but Sakoa revealed that Chen Qiye had slain them outside the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Bibi Dong’s fury destroyed the council hall and shook Spirit Hall, and she issued an urgent secret order as Chen Qiye’s name spread among soul masters.

Chen Qiye and the Shrek Academy group arrived in Spirit City for the Continental Elite Spirit Master Tournament finals, which were set to begin in three days. As the finals approached, Yu Xiaogang arrived to prepare tactics, and Chen Qiye sat alone in the courtyard when a figure appeared late at night.

• Xue Qinghe led the Heaven Dou Empire's teams into Spirit City, where Spirit Master guards and formidable walls impressed the Shrek group.
• A red-robed bishop arranged lodging for the delegation, and the youngsters went out to explore the city.
• Flender turned away visitors seeking Chen Qiye, while Zhao Wuji received twenty-three love letters from students at other academies.
• Chen Qiye checked his system and hoped the tournament would earn him enough reputation points to improve his soul rings.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived the day before the finals, and after everyone went to rest, Chen Qiye waited in the courtyard as a silent figure arrived.

Bibi Dong visited Chen Qiye at night and offered to make him a consecrated elder of Spirit Hall in exchange for letting the border incident go. Chen Qiye refused to be intimidated, and after Bibi Dong left, he promised Yu Xiaogang he would spare her once if Spirit Hall attacked him.

• Bibi Dong met Chen Qiye in his courtyard and questioned him about killing Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
• Chen Qiye warned Bibi Dong that she would die if she came to avenge the two elders, and dismissed them as too weak to withstand one sword strike.
• Bibi Dong offered Chen Qiye the position of Spirit Hall's consecrated elder and promised to let the Heaven Dou Empire border matter go.
• Chen Qiye rejected the offer and warned that Bibi Dong could not receive one strike from his sword.
• After Bibi Dong vanished, Chen Qiye called out Yu Xiaogang, who asked him to spare her; Chen Qiye agreed to spare Bibi Dong once if Spirit Hall attacked.

As the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Finals began, Chen Qiye warned Shrek’s team to perform well after Flender wagered his fortune on their victory. After two byes, Shrek prepared to face Star Luo Imperial Advanced Soul Master Academy, while spectators focused on the looming confrontation between Chen Qiye and Spirit Hall.

• Yu Xiaogang encouraged the Shrek Seven Monsters to show their best, and Chen Qiye told them Flender had bet his entire fortune on their championship win.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Chen Qiye about a strange glow connecting Pope’s Palace to the tournament venue, but Chen Qiye said the Three Great Invincibles would not have threatened him.
• Flender announced that Blazing Fire Academy had forfeited, giving Shrek two consecutive byes and a place in the top ten.
• Sword Chenxin explained to Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Bo that the Three Great Invincibles were Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, and Bo Saixi.
• Shrek drew Star Luo Imperial Advanced Soul Master Academy for its first match, while spectators paid more attention to Chen Qiye’s expected clash with Spirit Hall.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing asked the Shrek team to help them defeat their older siblings, Davis and Zhu Zhuyun, in their last chance to challenge for their family inheritances. As the finals match began, Davis unexpectedly conceded to Dai Mubai, leaving the reason for his decision unresolved.

• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing explained that Davis and Zhu Zhuyun were their elder siblings and that this match was their final chance to compete for their family inheritances.
• Tang San rallied the Shrek Seven Monsters to promise victory, while Oscar and Ma Hongjun joked about Chen Qiye joining as a substitute.
• Shrek Academy entered the arena with Oscar and Ning Rongrong, surprising rival teams that had viewed Oscar as a hidden trump card.
• Dai Mubai faced Davis and demanded that they settle their rivalry in battle.
• Davis announced that Star Luo Imperial Soul Master Academy conceded the match.

Davis and the other major factions withdrew from the tournament after Chen Qiye’s killing of two Titled Douluo made the finals a political crisis. Shrek Academy reached the top three without fighting, and Chen Qiye arrived before Pope’s Palace intent on confronting Spirit Hall.

• Davis surrendered Star Luo Imperial Advanced Soul Master Academy, and Zhu Zhuyun invited Zhu Zhuqing to return home before leaving with him.
• Davis told Dai Mubai that the family withdrew because Chen Qiye’s actions had changed the stakes and that the family’s succession depended on the outcome.
• Heaven Dou Imperial Academy and Shrek Academy’s next opponent also surrendered, deciding the tournament’s top three without further matches.
• Chen Qiye stood before Pope’s Palace and said he was considering what kind of death Spirit Hall wanted.

At the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament final, Chen Qiye openly challenged Bibi Dong’s authority while Shrek Academy faced Spirit Academy. The match began with Shrek resisting Hu Liena’s Charm and Dai Mubai using a Teleportation Mushroom Sausage to knock out Spirit Academy’s support-system soul master.

• Bibi Dong arrived at Pope’s Palace, and Tang San resisted the pressure of her gaze with his Purple Demon Eyes.
• Chen Qiye struck down a red-robed bishop who accused him of disrespecting the Pope, and Bibi Dong announced the final between Shrek Academy and Spirit Academy.
• As the teams prepared to fight, Chen Qiye noticed Qian Daoliu hidden in Spirit City while Bibi Dong challenged him with a look.
• Hu Liena’s Charm failed to affect the Shrek Seven Monsters, and Ma Hongjun’s remark briefly unsettled Spirit Academy.
• Xiao Wu used Charm against Hu Liena while Oscar handed out Teleportation Mushroom Sausages, enabling Dai Mubai to teleport past the defense and knock out Spirit Academy’s support-system soul master.

Shrek Academy fought back from losing Oscar as a support and watched him return to protect Ning Rongrong, severing Xie Yue’s arm with a hidden sword technique. Spirit Academy conceded, and Bibi Dong declared Shrek Academy the champions of the tournament.

• After Oscar took Xie Yue’s fifth soul skill to protect Ning Rongrong, Tang San revealed the Clear Sky Hammer and Xiao Wu rushed to confront Xie Yue.
• Oscar returned to defend Ning Rongrong again and used a lightning-fast sword slash to sever Xie Yue’s arm.
• Tang San defeated Hu Liena with the Clear Sky Hammer’s Chaotic Cloak, while Shrek Academy’s attacks sent Yan out of the arena.
• Xie Yue conceded on behalf of Spirit Academy after its Golden Generation members were incapacitated.
• Bibi Dong announced Shrek Academy as the champions of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

Shrek Academy celebrated its victory, but Bibi Dong revoked the championship after exposing Xiao Wu as a soul beast. Tang San revealed that he had known Xiao Wu’s identity and stood by her as Chen Qiye entered the plaza.

• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin reacted to the four black-robed figures, whose presence unsettled them and drew attention to Xiao Wu.
• Chen Qiye gave Zhao Wuji ten Sealing Pearls containing sword intent powerful enough to match a Limit Douluo’s full-force strike, then walked into the plaza.
• Tang San reunited with Flender, Grandmaster, and Liu Erlong and celebrated Shrek’s victory before Bibi Dong stripped the team of its championship qualification.
• Bibi Dong accused Xiao Wu of being a soul beast and therefore disqualified her from the human competition, while Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi moved to protect Shrek.
• Chen Qiye confirmed the accusation, and Tang San admitted he had long known Xiao Wu was not human and still regarded her as his sister and the one he loved.

After Bibi Dong revealed Xiao Wu’s identity, Chen Qiye rejected her offer to join Spirit Hall, prompting her to order an attack by seven Titled Douluo. Dugu Bo arrived to stand with Tang San and Chen Qiye as Bibi Dong unveiled her hundred-thousand-year soul ring, leaving the confrontation poised to begin.

• Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Ma Hongjun joined Tang San in protecting Xiao Wu, while Bibi Dong ordered Ning Fengzhi to leave.
• Bibi Dong offered Chen Qiye a high position in Spirit Hall and promised him Xiao Wu, but Chen Qiye rejected her offer and declared that what she valued meant nothing to him.
• Bibi Dong ordered her forces to kill anyone who obstructed them, and four Spirit Hall Worshippers revealed their nine soul rings and powerful ranks.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Chenxin chose to stand with Chen Qiye against the attackers.
• Dugu Bo arrived after settling his granddaughter and pledged to fight alongside Tang San and the others.
• Bibi Dong joined the gathering Titled Douluo and displayed a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, intensifying the pressure on Chen Qiye.