Vol. 3The Collapse of Shrek

Spirit Hall conquered the empires and expanded its rule while Tang San’s plans faltered and Shrek’s reputation collapsed. The story left Oscar enslaved with his powers destroyed and Xiao Wu set on revenge after entering the Asura inheritance.

  • Dai Tianfeng and Xue Ye joined Ning Fengzhi’s coalition, but Spirit Hall defeated both empires and installed new rulers under its terms.
  • Ma Hongjun fled his ruined village after his mother died of starvation, while Xue Beng escaped across the sea to Sea-Sky City.
  • Xue Beng accepted Spirit Hall’s terms, and Qian Xunyi established Spirit Holy Land as the continent’s ruling authority.
  • Qian Renshuang joined Heavenly Spirit Academy’s tournament team, and Huo Yuhao revealed six blood-red rings before their match.
  • Qian Renshuang killed Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, and Ma Xiaotao as Heavenly Spirit Advanced Academy won the tournament.
  • Bei Bei asked Zhang Lexuan to help rescue Tang Ya from the Holy Spirit Cult, while Mu En summoned the dispirited Xuan Zi.
  • The Holy Spirit Cult accused Mu En and Yan Shaozhe of ties to its members, and the ensuing fight devastated Shrek City and damaged the academy’s standing.
  • The Slave Merchants Guild chairman destroyed Oscar’s Martial Soul and Soul Power, while Xiao Wu entered the Asura inheritance and returned determined to avenge her mother and Er Ming.
Chapters 202–303 Read from ch. 202

Arc 9The Fall of Two Empires

Spirit Hall turned the empires’ invasion into a counteroffensive, breaking Star Luo and conquering Heaven Dou while imposing new rulers and terms. Xue Beng fled overseas as Spirit Hall’s forces pursued him to Sea-Sky City.

  • Dai Tianfeng and Xue Ye renounced their agreements with Spirit Hall and joined Ning Fengzhi’s coalition, which prepared armies to attack Spirit Hall from every direction.
  • Ma Hongjun found his village devastated by the war’s conscription and taxes, lost his mother to starvation, and fled toward the city.
  • Yu Xiaogang demanded leadership of the alliance but was thrown out, while Ning Fengzhi was chosen to lead the coalition.
  • Qian Xunyi trapped Dai Tianfeng’s army at Watercloud Pass as Bibi Dong killed its commanders, then routed the troops and captured Dai Tianfeng and other Star Luo elites.
  • Qian Xunyi took Star Luo City and imposed the Eight Banners order, stripped Dai Tianfeng of his imperial title, and gave Zhu Tianming power and Soul Bones.
  • Spirit Hall defeated Heaven Dou’s army and captured Heaven Dou City after Xue Ye and Xue Qinghe failed to meet Jialing’s demands.
  • Ge Long reclaimed territory for Xue Beng, but Spirit Hall captured Swan Castle and pursued Xue Beng across the sea to Sea-Sky City.
Chapters 202–227 Summaries Read

Arc 10Spirit Hall's Ascendance

Qian Xunyi turned Spirit Hall’s victory over the empires into rule over the continent, while Tang San’s schemes and the next generation’s powers unfolded in the other world. The stretch ended as Qian Renshuang’s Heavenly Spirit team faced Shrek, and Huo Yuhao shocked the tournament crowd by revealing six blood-red rings.

  • Xue Beng executed Ge Long and accepted Spirit Hall’s humiliating terms in the Sea-Heaven Accord.
  • Qian Xunyi established Spirit Holy Land as the continent’s ruling authority, humiliated Ning Fengzhi, and reduced the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Martial Souls to Five-Treasure Glazed Pagodas.
  • Bibi Dong captured Xiao Wu and accepted Er Ming’s sacrifice, gaining his Soul Ring and Soul Bone as Xiao Wu escaped with Da Ming.
  • Qian Daoliu, Red Star, Qing Zhang, and Huang Mian ascended as gods, while Qian Xunyi traveled through the Two-World Gate and learned that twelve years had passed in the other world.
  • Qian Xunyi helped Ah Yin take over the Golden Ancient Tree, while Tang San pursued control of the Life Core and planned to use his future son for his ambitions.
  • Qian Renshuang received the Snow Empress as her sixth Soul Ring and reached level sixty-six before joining Heavenly Spirit Academy’s tournament team.
  • Xuan Zi’s mission against Death God Envoy left Shrek’s main team injured, forcing its reserve team to face Heavenly Spirit in the opening match.
  • Huo Yuhao revealed six blood-red rings at the tournament, and Qian Renshuang recognized them as an illusion while preparing to challenge him.
Chapters 228–253 Summaries Read

Arc 11Spirit Hall’s Return

After Qian Renshuang destroyed Shrek’s team, Qian Xunyi expanded Spirit Hall’s power, reshaped the Sun Moon Empire, and made alliances against Tang San. The arc left Shrek facing a weakened Huo Yuhao and a divided Tang Sect, while Bei Bei resolved to rescue Tang Ya from the Holy Spirit Cult.

  • Qian Renshuang defeated Shrek’s team, killing Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, and Ma Xiaotao, and Heavenly Spirit Advanced Academy won the tournament.
  • Qian Xunyi crushed Xuan Zi and exchanged him for the Dragon Core, while Shrek’s remaining students returned home in disgrace.
  • Qian Xunyi helped Ah Yin take control of the Life Core, refined the Plane Will, and learned that it had chosen Huo Yuhao as its Child of Destiny before cursing him.
  • Qian Xunyi destroyed the Holy Spirit Cult’s headquarters and won Xu Tianran’s allegiance by restoring his body and empowering his followers.
  • Xu Tianran made Spirit Hall the Sun Moon Empire’s state religion, and Qian Xunyi used the empire’s faith to restore the Angel Godhood and appoint Ye Guyi and Yu Mengdi as saintesses.
  • Qian Xunyi drew the Body Sect and the Heaven Soul Empire toward Spirit Hall, while Mu En grew wary of the alliance and questioned Huo Yuhao’s fitness to lead Shrek.
  • Tang Ya destroyed the Ironblood Sect for revenge, but Feng Ling claimed her for the Holy Spirit Cult and declared her its future Saintess and the Tang Sect’s master.
  • Bei Bei insisted Tang Ya had been forced into the Holy Spirit Cult and asked Zhang Lexuan to help rescue her, while Mu En summoned a dispirited Xuan Zi and suggested his lost cultivation could be restored.
Chapters 254–278 Summaries Read

Arc 12Shrek’s Ruined Funeral

Mu En’s funeral exposed Shrek’s alleged role in the Zhang family massacre and the Holy Spirit Cult’s ties to Tang San, setting off a public backlash and a disastrous fight. As Tang San lost influence in the God Realm and Shrek’s standing collapsed, the story shifted to Oscar’s enslavement and Xiao Wu’s entry into the Asura inheritance.

  • Mu En died after giving his remaining power to Shrek and the Golden Ancient Tree, and Shrek gathered the continent’s factions for his funeral.
  • Ye Xishui and the Holy Spirit Cult arrived to mourn Mu En, and their claims about Tang San and their relationship with Shrek provoked confrontations at the funeral.
  • The Holy Spirit Cult revealed evidence linking Yan Shaozhe to its members and accused Mu En of arranging the destruction of Zhang Lexuan’s family, prompting Kong Deming to take Zhang Lexuan away from Shrek.
  • Niu Tian and Tai Tan fought the Holy Spirit Cult in Shrek City, killing students and damaging the academy, while Xu Tianran spread the resulting revelations throughout the Sun Moon Empire.
  • The Holy Spirit Cult declared Tang San its patriarch and forced people to worship him, while Tang San’s attempt to intervene from the God Realm was stopped and his authority over the God Realm Core was stripped.
  • Zhang Lexuan publicly left Shrek, and the Sun Moon Empire’s campaign against the academy led students such as Ling Luochan to seek withdrawal.
  • Oscar awakened a Sausage Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power while enslaved, but the Slave Merchants Guild chairman destroyed his Martial Soul and Soul Power.
  • Tang San awakened a Scabby Giant Lizard Martial Soul alongside the Clear Sky Hammer, while Xiao Wu entered the Asura inheritance, merged with the Asura Scabbard, and returned determined to avenge her mother and Er Ming.
Chapters 279–303 Summaries Read
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