Chapter Summaries

Lin Wan fought nine opponents in the Hell Slaughter Arena, where Soul Power and Martial Souls could not be used, and killed six with swift, precise attacks. Poisoned but unfazed, he faced the three remaining fighters as the arena’s rule left them no way to escape.

• Lin Wan seized Poison Scorpion’s wrist, took his dagger, and killed him with a cut to the throat.
• Blood Fang and the other seven fighters attacked Lin Wan from all sides, but he evaded them and killed the spear-wielding man.
• Lin Wan killed a bald brute and a woman with twin blades, then severed Red Lips’s arm and stabbed her through the heart despite being grazed by her poison.
• Lin Wan closed in on Blood Fang and thrust his dagger through the crown of his head, bringing his kill count to six.
• Shatterbone, One-Eye, and Dual-Sworder circled Lin Wan with trembling weapons, unable to flee the arena.

Lin Wan faced Shatterbone, One-Eye, and Dual-Sworder in Slaughter City and dismantled their coordinated attack with effortless precision. After killing Dual-Sworder, he turned to confront the two remaining fighters.

• Shatterbone, One-Eye, and Dual-Sworder agreed to fight Lin Wan together.
• Lin Wan deflected Shatterbone's hammer and redirected One-Eye's chain mace before charging Dual-Sworder.
• Dual-Sworder attacked Lin Wan with both swords, but Lin Wan caught one blade between two fingers and cut his forehead with Poison Scorpion's dagger.
• Lin Wan struck Dual-Sworder in the chest, breaking his spine and killing him.
• Lin Wan ignored Dual-Sworder's fallen body and turned to face Shatterbone and One-Eye.

Lin Wan defeated all nine opponents in the Hell Slaughter Arena, including Shatterbone and One-Eye, and was declared the winner as White Fox. He left with Poison Scorpion’s dagger, while the crowd hailed his sixty-eight consecutive victories.

• Shatterbone raised dust to obscure the arena, but Lin Wan closed his eyes and used sound to locate the attackers.
• Lin Wan slid under Shatterbone’s hammer and slashed open his chest and abdomen.
• Lin Wan caught One-Eye’s chain, pulled him off balance, and cut off his head.
• Shatterbone offered to reveal Slaughter City’s secrets, but Lin Wan killed him.
• The arena announced White Fox as the winner, and Lin Wan collected Poison Scorpion’s dagger before leaving.

Lin Wan returned home after earning his sixty-eighth consecutive victory in the Hell Slaughter Arena, treating his wounds and restoring his strength. Meanwhile, the Slaughter King watched him and considered whether he was a true powerhouse, while a woman urged him to make contact.

• Lin Wan used Ge Duo’s antidote on the poison marks on his face as he left the arena and crossed the inner city without hiding his identity.
• Lin Wan returned to his stone residence, rested after the nine-man deathmatch, reapplied the antidote, and swallowed a restorative pill.
• The Slaughter King watched Lin Wan leave the arena through a crystal screen as a woman asked whether Slaughter City should approach him.
• The woman praised Lin Wan’s combat ability and noted his sixty-eight victories and young age, while the Slaughter King remained unconvinced that he was a true powerhouse.

The Slaughter King realized Lin Wan had come to Slaughter City to challenge the Hell Road, not to seek sanctuary, and ordered him watched from a distance. Recovering in his chamber, Lin Wan reflected on the fairy-tale godhead seed within him and his plan to obtain Divine Slaughter's Domain so it could absorb divine power and rules.

• The Slaughter King questioned whether Lin Wan had nowhere left to turn, and the woman concluded that he had not come to Slaughter City for refuge.
• The woman recognized that Lin Wan was likely pursuing the Hell Road, and the Slaughter King ordered her to keep observing him without approaching.
• The Slaughter King noted that Lin Wan needed thirty-two more consecutive victories to qualify for the Hell Road.
• Lin Wan recovered from his recent battle in his chamber while Ge Duo's antidote faded most of the poison marks on his face.
• Lin Wan considered how his fairy-tale godhead seed could absorb divine power and rules, and resolved to pursue Divine Slaughter's Domain through the Hell Road.

Lin Wan reflected on how the Ice Snow Queen’s discovery of the Ice God’s inheritance had strengthened his fairy-tale godhood, and considered absorbing the rules of the Asura and Rakshasa gods as well. In Slaughter City, he prepared to continue his winning streak as White Fox and bought information about his upcoming opponents.

• The Ice Snow Queen’s discovery of an ancient ruin had awakened its divinity and granted her the Ice God’s inheritance, while its power and rules further completed Lin Wan’s fairy-tale godhood.
• Lin Wan considered analyzing and absorbing the Asura and Rakshasa gods’ rules, and noted that he needed thirty-two more victories to reach a hundred.
• After treating his wounds, Lin Wan left his chamber and went to Slaughter City’s Intelligence Exchange District for information on his next opponents.
• Lin Wan paid a gaunt old informant with a waterskin of liquid for detailed information on opponents he might face in his next five matches, and the old man promised to deliver it by the following evening.

Yu Xiaogang put the Shrek students through a demanding endurance test and assessed their fitness. After all six passed, he led them to a cafeteria transformed by his reforms for a nourishing breakfast.

• Yu Xiaogang ordered Tang San, Cinderella, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to run fifty laps wearing thirty-kilogram weighted vests within an hour.
• Tang San and Cinderella finished first, followed by Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, while Oscar and Ma Hongjun staggered across the finish line just as the hour ended.
• Yu Xiaogang recorded each student's strengths and weaknesses and considered how to train them for the tournament.
• Yu Xiaogang led the students to the improved cafeteria, where they were served medicinal porridge, meat patties, side dishes, and nutritional soup.

Yu Xiaogang served the students medicinal cuisine, then led them through practical combat training and assessed their strengths and weaknesses. The students ended the session exhausted as Yu Xiaogang considered how to improve their teamwork.

• Tang San recognized the porridge as medicinal cuisine, while the students reacted according to their different backgrounds and expectations.
• Yu Xiaogang observed the students' responses and hoped that his training would eventually earn Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's acknowledgment.
• After half an hour of rest, Yu Xiaogang divided the six students into two groups for practical combat training.
• Tang San, Cinderella, and Zhu Zhuqing fought Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun while Yu Xiaogang recorded notes on each student's abilities.
• Yu Xiaogang considered possible team combinations as the combat training continued for two hours and left all seven exhausted.

Yu Xiaogang gave the students restorative medicinal baths and taught a theory class on Soul Skill types, counters, and team coordination. Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing found the lesson familiar, while Zhu Zhuqing reflected on her rivalry with Zhu Zhuyun and thought of Levin, whose dedication to cultivation set him apart.

• Yu Xiaogang sent the six students to medicinal baths after morning training, and they soaked in separate men's and women's areas.
• Tang San guided the herbs' effects with the Mysterious Heaven Skill, while Cinderella noticed that her Reputation Points had increased slightly.
• Yu Xiaogang taught the students how Soul Skills were classified and how different types countered one another.
• Dai Mubai recognized the material as basic theory he had learned in childhood, and he noticed that Zhu Zhuqing was distracted too.
• Zhu Zhuqing remembered her sister Zhu Zhuyun teaching her about speed and lethal attacks, then recalled that she had been made Dai Mubai's fiancée as part of a political alliance.
• Zhu Zhuqing thought of Levin, the gifted boy who cared about cultivation and discovering the mysteries of Martial Souls rather than noble power struggles.

Yu Xiaogang taught the students systematic Soul Master theory, prompting Oscar and Ma Hongjun to reconsider problems with their cultivation. After the lesson, Ma Hongjun asked how to counter his Evil Fire, and Yu Xiaogang began explaining its special nature.

• Zhu Zhuqing set aside her thoughts about her constrained fate and focused on taking notes during Yu Xiaogang's lesson.
• Tang San and Cinderella discussed how Yu Xiaogang's theories had become more systematic, while Tang San reflected on his mixed feelings about their teacher.
• Yu Xiaogang explained the role of Control System Soul Masters in team battles, and Tang San connected the ideas to Tang Sect combat principles.
• Oscar recognized possible reasons for problems with his sausage Soul Skills, while Ma Hongjun considered how Soul Master theory might help with his Evil Fire.
• After the lesson, Ma Hongjun asked Yu Xiaogang how water could counter his special flame, and Yu Xiaogang explained that it was a mutated fire attribute mixed with desire and spiritual energy.

After class, Dai Mubai tried to persuade Zhu Zhuqing to work with him on their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but she rejected him and walked away. He decided to seek another way to master the Hell White Tiger, while the chapter ended in Star Luo City with the imperial family’s atmosphere easing after Dai Mubai left for Suotuo City.

• Yu Xiaogang dismissed the class and told the students to assemble at the training grounds that afternoon.
• Dai Mubai caught up with Zhu Zhuqing and asked her to build mutual understanding so they could perform the Hell White Tiger.
• Zhu Zhuqing refused, saying their hearts were not in harmony, and told Dai Mubai to focus on strengthening himself.
• Dai Mubai failed to grab Zhu Zhuqing as she evaded him and left, then vowed to find another way to master their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Dai Mubai resolved to visit Flender’s office, while the chapter shifted to Star Luo City, where the imperial family’s atmosphere had eased since his departure.

Dai Weisi hosted Levin, Pinocchio, and Zhu Zhuyue at a lavish dinner, reinforcing his close ties with the two talented commoners as the Star Luo Royal Academy Team prepared for the continent-wide tournament. Levin warned that the Heaven Dou Empire had produced formidable talents and began to share what he had heard.

• Dai Weisi’s years of patient support had made Levin and Pinocchio the core of the Star Luo Royal Academy Team and his closest young allies.
• Dai Weisi hosted Levin, Pinocchio, and Zhu Zhuyue at the Star-Picking Pavilion, where Pinocchio admired the restaurant and its food.
• Zhu Zhuyue praised Levin and Pinocchio, adding that Zhu Tianlin believed the empire’s future depended on talents like them.
• Dai Weisi praised Levin and Pinocchio’s abilities and expressed confidence in them for the upcoming tournament.
• Levin cautioned Dai Weisi not to underestimate the Heaven Dou Empire or Spirit Hall, noting rumors of Heaven Dou’s new talents.

Heaven Dou Team One rested in Suotuo City after months of combat training, while its members wondered about Rapunzel and Teacher Qin Ming. Qin Ming went to the Suotuo Great Soul Arena to seek news of his alma mater, Shrek Academy, and the Little Monsters.

• Heaven Dou Team One relaxed at a hotel after more than two months of traveling and fighting in Great Soul Arenas across the empire.
• Ning Rongrong asked Snow White why Qin Ming had brought them to Suotuo City, and Snow White trusted his arrangements.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling noted that Rapunzel kept to herself during their breaks despite her strong teamwork and combat abilities.
• The team noticed Qin Ming was absent and learned he had gone out to handle something before dinner.
• Qin Ming walked toward the Suotuo Great Soul Arena, hoping to learn about Shrek Academy and imagining its students proving themselves in battle.

Yu Xiaogang pressed Flender to recruit a seventh member so Shrek Academy could enter the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament with a complete team. Half a month after Flender left to find someone, he returned with a young woman whose arrival stunned the six students.

• Yu Xiaogang reviewed Shrek's six-person lineup and decided they needed another Control System Soul Master to compete in the tournament.
• Yu Xiaogang confronted Flender and demanded that he find a seventh teammate within a month.
• The six students discussed the incoming recruit, while Tang San and Cinderella exchanged a knowing glance.
• Flender left Shrek Academy to find a new teammate and returned half a month later with a young woman.
• Flender introduced the woman to the training group, and the six students stared at her in surprise as she looked shocked and doubtful.

Lin An joined Shrek Academy after doubting Flender’s promises, then saw Yu Xiaogang’s rigorous training and the students’ abilities firsthand. She began to believe that the team could compete in the High-Tier Soul Master Tournament.

• Lin An inspected Shrek Academy’s rundown grounds and questioned whether it could produce a tournament team.
• Flender persuaded Lin An to join, introducing her as a level thirty-five Control System Weapon Soul Elder with the Miracle Veil Martial Soul.
• Lin An met Tang San, Xian Di, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, who reacted to her in different ways.
• Lin An experienced the academy’s harsh living conditions and watched Yu Xiaogang put the students through meticulous, demanding training.
• Lin An observed the students’ individual talents and early teamwork, and began to believe they could advance in the tournament.

The Shrek Seven Monsters overcame early defeats at the Suotuo Great Soul Arena and became a feared team. Qin Ming arranged a seven-on-seven match between them and Heaven Dou Team One, and introduced their opponents to the team.

• The Shrek Seven Monsters lost several early battles, then improved their teamwork through Yu Xiaogang's critiques and extra training.
• The seven executed a seamless combination to defeat a veteran Soul Elder team, earning cheers and rising to prominence in Suotuo City.
• Qin Ming recognized the Shrek Seven Monsters and decided they would be a useful challenge for Heaven Dou Team One.
• Qin Ming arranged a prime-time match between the teams for three nights later.
• Qin Ming returned to the hotel and told Heaven Dou Team One that their opponents would be the Shrek Seven Monsters.

After Ning Rongrong questioned the weak-looking Shrek Seven Monsters team, Qin Ming passionately warned Heaven Dou Team One not to underestimate them. The team remained baffled by his unusually fervent praise as they prepared for the match.

• Ning Rongrong read the Shrek Seven Monsters' levels and complained that their strength seemed far below Heaven Dou Team One's.
• Qin Ming rebuked Ning Rongrong and insisted the Shrek Seven Monsters were exceptional fighters despite the information on the page.
• Qin Ming described Dai Mubai, Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Xian Di, and Lin An's abilities and praised their combat experience and teamwork.
• Qin Ming warned Heaven Dou Team One that the match would be difficult and could expose their shortcomings.
• Snow White, Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the other team members reacted with confusion at Qin Ming's uncharacteristic enthusiasm.

Qin Ming urged the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy team not to underestimate Shrek Academy, but the students doubted his claims because the level figures favored them. He then asked them to show mercy during the spirit battle, leaving the team stunned and questioning his motives.

• Dugu Yan and the others challenged Qin Ming's claims that Shrek Academy was a formidable opponent, pointing to the teams' level differences.
• Snow White asked Qin Ming to explain why he believed Shrek's team was so strong, but he could offer no firsthand evidence.
• Qin Ming warned the team that levels were not everything, though the students remained unconvinced.
• Qin Ming asked the team not to kill, cripple, or seriously injure their opponents in the spirit battle.
• Ning Rongrong challenged Qin Ming's request, and the team's questions forced him to confront his desire to protect Shrek Academy and its students.

Qin Ming admitted that his request for Heaven Dou Team One to hold back against the Shrek Seven Monsters came from his ties to Shrek Academy, prompting Snow White to reject his demand and take charge of the upcoming match. The team left the living room in anger, while Qin Ming remained alone and resentful.

• Qin Ming revealed that Shrek Academy was his alma mater and that Headmaster Flender had been his mentor.
• Snow White told Qin Ming that his duty was to Heaven Dou Team One and formally rejected his request to restrain themselves in the match.
• Qin Ming blurted out that he had considered keeping Snow White out of the match for balance and training value.
• Snow White announced that she would decide the lineup and tactics herself and told Qin Ming not to concern himself with preparations.
• The team members left the living room without acknowledging Qin Ming, who was left alone and angry.

After Qin Ming urged Heaven Dou Team One to favor his former school, Snow White and her teammates lost trust in him and took steps to report his conduct. Meanwhile, Flender and Yu Xiaogang learned that Shrek had been challenged by the stronger Heaven Dou Royal Academy team, and Flender resisted accepting the match.

• Ning Rongrong decided to write to Ning Fengzhi about Qin Ming, while Dugu Yan planned to inform Dugu Bo.
• Snow White wrote to Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhilin to report Qin Ming’s conduct and request another teacher to assist or replace him.
• Snow White gave the letter to a Shadow Guard and ordered him to deliver it to the education committee members.
• A Suotuo Great Soul Arena supervisor told Flender and Yu Xiaogang that Heaven Dou Royal Academy had proposed a seven-versus-seven match against Shrek in three days.
• After reviewing the opposing team’s dossier, Flender argued that Shrek should refuse because Heaven Dou Team One had a Soul Ancestor and several powerful Soul Elders.