Chapter Summaries

Ju Zi opened the Continental Tournament, and Lu Yuan’s trio drew the obscure Chongtian Sect after the tournament rules and first match were announced. The Abyss Cult members argued over who would compete first, leaving their opening bout about to begin.

• Lu Yuan, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao teased one another while Zhongli Wu and Long Xiaoyao admitted they could not discern Lu Yuan’s strength.
• Ju Zi finished her address, the referee explained the tournament format, and the preliminary matches began.
• Meng Hongchen entered the opening match for Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy against the Dragon Slaying Sect, while Xu Tianran questioned Jing Hongchen about the academy’s chances.
• After hours of matches, the Abyss Cult trio was paired with the Chongtian Sect for its first bout.
• Lu Yuan, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao all volunteered to compete first, then argued over who should enter the arena.

Xiao Xiao fought Feng Ling of the Chongtian Sect and revealed herself as a Soul Sage with seven Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings. After she overwhelmed Feng Ling, the Chongtian Sect forfeited the rest of the match, and Xu Tianran questioned whether the Abyss Cult’s members were fellow practitioners of the Imperial Preceptor.

• Xiao Xiao won rock, paper, scissors against Gu Qiu'er and Lu Yuan and went to face Feng Ling.
• Feng Ling flirted with Xiao Xiao, then activated his armor and Soul Cannon when the match began.
• Xiao Xiao revealed seven Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and attacked Feng Ling with her Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron.
• Xiao Xiao battered Feng Ling until he surrendered, earning the Abyss Cult a point and two minor points.
• The Chongtian Sect forfeited the remaining match, and Xu Tianran asked whether the Abyss Cult shared the Imperial Preceptor’s path.

Xiao Xiao, Lu Yuan, and Gu Qiu'er learned that Sun Moon’s publicity had downplayed their role in the previous tournament, leaving many spectators unable to recognize them. The next day, Gu Qiu'er volunteered to fight the Heavenly Armor Sect, but its fearful team hesitated to face her.

• Xiao Xiao, Lu Yuan, and Gu Qiu'er wondered why spectators treated them like strangers after their match.
• Meng Hongchen explained that Sun Moon’s publicity had credited the championship mainly to its own Soul Masters, especially the Hongchen siblings.
• Xiao Xiao, Lu Yuan, and Gu Qiu'er laughed and seemed to plan another surprise for the spectators.
• The next day, Gu Qiu'er won rock-paper-scissors and went to face the Heavenly Armor Sect in the knockout round.
• Gu Qiu'er waited on the arena with her Golden Dragon Spear while Han Jian and his six teammates remained seated, afraid to stand.

Gu Qiu'er overwhelmed Han Yu in the individual elimination round, then chose to face the Heavenly Armor Sect alone in the team match. The sect formed its Seven-in-One combination skill, leaving spectators and opponents expecting Gu Qiu'er to struggle against their giant shield.

• Han Jian sent Han Yu to test Gu Qiu'er, but she battered him until his Heavenly Armor Shield shattered and he was thrown from the arena.
• Han Jian conceded the individual elimination round and advanced the Heavenly Armor Sect to the team match.
• Gu Qiu'er told Lu Yuan and Xiao Xiao she would fight the team match alone, and they accepted her decision.
• The Heavenly Armor Sect's seven members formed their Seven-in-One combination skill, creating an enormous shield as spectators questioned whether Gu Qiu'er could defeat it.

Gu Qiu'er faced the Heavenly Armor Sect’s seven-in-one martial soul fusion skill and defeated the team without using a soul skill. The fight ended with Han Jian and his teammates injured, while Gu Qiu'er stood unscathed in the arena.

• Gu Qiu'er revealed six black soul rings and one hundred-thousand-year red soul ring, shocking the spectators and the dignitaries watching from the elevated platform.
• Gu Qiu'er’s spear strike cracked the Heavenly Armor Shield, prompting Han Jian to order his team to counterattack with Heavenly Armor Needle.
• Gu Qiu'er met the combined attack with her Golden Dragon Spear and broke through it with a single thrust.
• Gu Qiu'er pierced the Heavenly Armor Shield, and its backlash injured and hurled away all seven members of the Heavenly Armor Sect.
• Han Jian recognized that Gu Qiu'er had defeated his team without using a soul skill and bitterly resented her display of power.

Gu Qiu'er defeated the Heavenly Armor Sect alone, sending the Abyss Cult into the next Knockout Round, while Shrek's team argued over how to face the powerful trio. Later, Lu Yuan took Xiao Xiao for a private flute lesson that ended with fermented mung bean juice spraying her face.

• Gu Qiu'er defeated all seven members of the Heavenly Armor Sect, earning the Abyss Cult five points and advancing them to the next Knockout Round.
• Ning Tian questioned whether Shrek could challenge the Abyss Cult, and Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, and Huo Yuhao urged her to defend Shrek's glory.
• Wang Chun'er comforted Ning Tian, then asked Bei Bei how Shrek could overcome Lu Yuan, Xiao Xiao, and Gu Qiu'er; He Caitou proposed using soul tools to make up the strength gap.
• Huo Yuhao reminded Shrek's team to prepare for their match and their secret search for rare metals in Mingdu.
• Lu Yuan sent Gu Qiu'er to share Xiao Xiao's room and took Xiao Xiao aside to teach her to play his Nine-Dragon Contest Flute.
• Lu Yuan accidentally made fermented mung bean juice spray from the flute, soaking Xiao Xiao's face.

Lu Yuan teased Xiao Xiao with suggestive cooking jokes before leaving her to rest and heading to the tournament with Gu Qiu'er. As the Abyss Cult prepared to face the Earth Dragon Gate, Nan Qiuqiu struggled to decide whether to surrender or test Lu Yuan's strength.

• Lu Yuan playfully tossed Xiao Xiao around the kitchen and joked about teaching her more dishes.
• Lu Yuan left Xiao Xiao sleeping in Bi Ji's care and went with Gu Qiu'er to the competition venue.
• Lu Yuan and Gu Qiu'er learned that the Abyss Cult would face the Earth Dragon Gate, whose inherited martial soul carried the annihilation attribute.
• Nan Qiuqiu recognized Lu Yuan from his earlier visit and worried that he had become far stronger since their last meeting.
• Nan Qiuqiu's teammates debated surrendering, while her mother Nan Shuishui silently encouraged her from the stands.
• Nan Qiuqiu decided to face Lu Yuan in the individual match and surrender if she could not beat him, then proceed to the team match.

Nan Qiuqiu challenged Lu Yuan in the tournament, hoping the Earth Dragon Gate could avoid elimination, but his flames overwhelmed her annihilation attacks. The match continued as she summoned the Hand of Annihilation to stop his sword energy.

• Nan Qiuqiu decided the Earth Dragon Gate would fight rather than surrender and entered the arena to face Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan greeted Nan Qiuqiu as an old acquaintance, and spectators recognized him as the fighter who had used six Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings in the previous tournament.
• Wang Yan warned Shrek Academy’s team to study Lu Yuan’s combat style, while Huo Yuhao watched closely.
• After the referee began the match, Nan Qiuqiu charged and attacked Lu Yuan with her Light of Annihilation and Annihilation Chain Explosion.
• Lu Yuan summoned the Sun-Chopping Flame and destroyed Nan Qiuqiu’s attacks, explaining that his flames could annihilate her energy decomposition.
• Lu Yuan sent several arcs of sword energy toward Nan Qiuqiu, who activated Annihilation Protection and summoned the Hand of Annihilation.