Chapter Summaries

Shrek defeated Elephant Armor Academy by breaking its formation, while Xiao Wu advanced to Level thirty-five. After the match, Bai Jin stopped Huyan Zhen’s pressure, and Tang San noticed a Black-Red Thread collecting Soul Power fluctuations as Bai Jin said it would reveal the road home.

• Elephant Armor Academy charged Ning Rongrong, who fled with Oscar while Tang San used hidden Blue Silver Grass to pull the rear fighters out of formation.
• Tang San called for Shrek to shut the gate, and Ma Hongjun, Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Dai Mubai attacked the separated Elephant Armor fighters.
• Xiao Wu and her teammates struck Huyan Li’s exposed armor until Dai Mubai knocked him down, then Xiao Wu defeated the last fighter and reached Level thirty-five.
• The Referee declared Shrek the winner, and Ning Rongrong realized her support decisions had helped protect her teammates.
• Huyan Zhen confronted Bai Jin, but Bai Jin halted his Soul Douluo pressure and made him sit down.
• Tang San spotted a Black-Red Thread collecting Soul Power fluctuations, and Bai Jin said its growing power would make the road home clearer.

Tang San led Shrek to defeat Blazing Fire Academy by outmaneuvering its fire attacks and resisting Huo Wu’s strongest technique, then broke through to Level thirty-eight. The chapter ended with Salas watching Tang San, Canghui Academy displaying its gemstone Martial Souls, and a black-red wisp of Soul Power stirring beneath the arena.

• Blazing Fire Academy attacked Shrek’s formation with waves of fire, but Tang San coordinated his teammates’ counterattack and grew Blue Silver Grass beneath the burning floor.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu disrupted Blazing Fire’s Support Soul Masters while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun held off the opposing attackers.
• Huo Wu struck Tang San with Blazing Sun of Huo Wu, but he endured the flames and used hidden Blue Silver Grass to bind her, securing Shrek’s victory.
• After the match, Tang San reached Level thirty-eight when the pressure of Huo Wu’s attack stirred the medicinal power of Ice-Fire Tempering.
• Grandmaster cautioned Tang San to control his rapidly rising Soul Power, and Tang San practiced guiding Blue Silver Grass with precision.
• Bai Jin noticed Salas watching Tang San as Canghui Academy’s members revealed their gemstone Martial Souls and black-red Soul Power stirred beneath the arena.

Tang San led Shrek Academy through Canghui Academy’s Seven Asura Illusion Realm and secured their victory, then Bai Jin followed a hidden stream of stolen mental power into an underground tunnel and confronted a Soul Douluo. Shi Nian left the arena by another route after a mysterious candy wrapper made him wary.

• Shi Nian exchanged tense remarks with Bai Jin before Canghui Academy and Shrek Academy began their match.
• Canghui Academy trapped Shrek’s members in illusions built from their deepest fears, but Tang San recognized the deception through their Blue Silver Grass connection and found the seven mental nodes.
• Tang San guided his teammates to destroy the nodes, and Ning Rongrong strengthened him with a Soul Power boost before he shattered the illusion and won the match for Shrek.
• Bai Jin traced a black-red thread of mental power beneath the arena and discovered a hidden tunnel where an eight-ring Soul Douluo confronted him.
• Shi Nian noticed a candy wrapper in a deserted passage and hurried away by another route instead of pursuing Shrek.

Bai Jin defeated the Bone Bat Soul Douluo beneath the Soul Fighting Arena, returned the stolen mental energy to the spectators, and advanced to level seventy-eight. After rejoining Shrek, he learned they would face Skywater Academy next and announced training for an ice battle.

• The Bone Bat Soul Douluo attacked Bai Jin and threatened to send the Crystal Core's destructive energy into the arena, but Bai Jin contained his attacks with Unlimited Void.
• Bai Jin used Azure and He to crush the Bone Bat Soul Douluo's defenses, stopped the Crystal Core from exploding, and restored the stolen mental energy to the spectators.
• Bai Jin defeated the Bone Bat Soul Douluo with Hollow Technique: Purple, sparing him for questioning, and reached level seventy-eight.
• Xue Qinghe arrived with covert guards, told Bai Jin that Shrek had won, and learned that he had leveled up again.
• Bai Jin returned to Shrek's rest area, where Ning Rongrong showed him their next opponent, Skywater Academy, and he called for extra training to prepare for fighting on ice.

Shrek Academy struggled against Skywater Academy’s precise ice-based control, but Tang San uncovered Shui Bing’er’s targeting rhythm and Shrek disrupted their formation. Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu then began a powerful fusion technique, leaving the match at a dangerous turning point.

• Shui Bing’er froze Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun while Xue Wu’s snow filled the arena with mist, forcing Tang San to coordinate Shrek through Blue Silver Grass.
• Skywater’s attackers targeted Ning Rongrong, but Zhu Zhuqing protected her and broke through to level thirty-seven.
• Tang San detected the brief interval between Shui Bing’er’s Ice Seals, helping Shrek evade attacks and throw Skywater’s formation into disarray.
• Ning Rongrong broke through to level thirty-nine as Dai Mubai pressed toward Xue Wu, but Tang San pulled him back when Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu joined their Soul Power.
• Skywater’s other five members leaped out of the arena as a massive ice-blue phoenix phantom began to form behind Shui Bing’er.

Shrek and Tianshui fought to a draw after Tang San disrupted Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's Ice Phoenix fusion skill. After the teams parted, Bai Jin learned that the advancement tournament roster had been leaked and that the Soul-Devouring Bone Bat's crystal core was involved.

• Tang San evacuated his teammates from the Ice Phoenix's attack, and Oscar's Soul Power breakthrough raised him to level thirty-seven.
• Tang San endured the blizzard, redirected the Ice Phoenix's dive, and struck the point where Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's Soul Power streams met.
• Shui Bing'er and Tang San stopped before their final attacks, and the Referee declared a draw.
• Bai Jin used Azure to gather the flying ice shards and protect the spectators, then exchanged parting remarks with Shui Bing'er and Tang San.
• A Spirit Hall Deacon gave Bai Jin Lu Heng's note revealing the roster leak, a meeting point near the Royal Hunting Ground, and the buyer's connection to the Blood Market and the Soul-Devouring Bone Bat's crystal core.

Shrek Academy began a month of intensive preparation for the Promotion Tournament while Bai Jin investigated suspicious buyers targeting young Soul Masters near the Royal Hunting Ground. As the team arrived at the hunting grounds, a dark red light appeared in the abandoned Old Hunting Palace.

• Flender celebrated Shrek Academy's third-place finish, but Bai Jin assigned the team a demanding training schedule for the month before the Promotion Tournament.
• Bai Jin trained the team members separately, helping Dai Mubai reach level forty-four, Xiao Wu reach level thirty-six, and Ma Hongjun stabilize at level thirty-eight while the others improved their control and teamwork.
• Bai Jin received a warning from Chen Xin and Gu Rong, increased the training load, and then met Xue Qinghe to discuss suspicious newcomers near the Old Hunting Palace.
• Bai Jin took a pass insignia from Xue Qinghe and departed alone to investigate the buyers, while Shrek's team traveled to the Royal Hunting Ground the next day.
• A dark red light appeared in a window of the abandoned Old Hunting Palace as Shrek arrived at the Royal Hunting Ground.

Shrek defeated Barak Academy in the Advancement Tournament, with Dai Mubai taking three wins before Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Tang San finished the match. That night, Bai Jin discovered a powerful presence and three Soul Saints guarding the Old Hunting Palace, then planned to lure them with the confession copy.

• Dai Mubai defeated Barak Academy's first three fighters, then withdrew so his teammates could compete.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu won their matches, and Tang San defeated Barak's captain with Blue Silver Grass, securing Shrek's victory.
• Bai Jin noticed that two teams of covert guards had lost contact and told Xue Qinghe that their Soul Power had been suppressed.
• Bai Jin sensed a powerful presence and three Soul Saints near the Old Hunting Palace and decided to use the confession copy as bait.
• Blood-red light appeared at the Old Hunting Palace, accompanied by eight slowly turning Soul Rings.

Ma Hongjun defeated five Plant Academy Soul Masters by using precise Phoenix Flame attacks, then broke through to level thirty-nine. That night, Bai Jin faced a Soul Douluo and three Soul Saints at the Old Hunting Palace, where the old man demanded the original confession.

• Plant Academy's control fighters defeated Tai Long, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan before Ma Hongjun entered the match.
• Ma Hongjun used carefully controlled Phoenix Flame to defeat four Plant Academy fighters without exhausting his Soul Power.
• Ma Hongjun defeated Plant Academy's captain by burning a narrow path through her poisonous thorn attack, then advanced to level thirty-nine.
• Bai Jin received a copy of a confession stained with fake blood, and that night three Soul Saints and a level eighty-nine Soul Douluo confronted him at the Old Hunting Palace.
• The old man demanded that Bai Jin hand over the original, and Bai Jin asked whether they had brought him a midnight snack.

Bai Jin defeated the Soul-Severing Spear Soul Douluo and three Soul Saints in the Old Hunting Palace, then broke through to Level 79. He learned that the Black Coffin Merchant was gathering information on young geniuses for Slaughter City’s customers, while his next goal was reaching Level 80 and finding a cooperative Soul Beast.

• The Soul-Severing Spear Soul Douluo attacked Bai Jin with a blood formation and Ghost God Guide, but Bai Jin countered with Azure, He, and Unlimited Void.
• Bai Jin used Hollow Technique: Purple to erase the Soul-Severing Spear Soul Douluo’s attack, shattered his Martial Soul Avatar, and left him alive with one arm lost.
• Bai Jin broke through to Level 79 as the strain of the battle loosened the bottleneck in his Soul Power.
• The Soul-Severing Spear Soul Douluo revealed that the Black Coffin Merchant collected information on young geniuses and sold or selected them for customers connected to Slaughter City.
• Xue Qinghe arrived with the royal covert guards and ordered the prisoners taken away, while Bai Jin said he would seek a willing Soul Beast after reaching Level 80.

Shrek Academy defeated Thunder Academy on the ninth day of the Promotion Tournament, with Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai winning their bouts. That night, Huo Wu told Tang San that she and Huo Wushuang would be Blazing Fire Academy’s first fighters the next day and challenged him to come first as well.

• Xiao Wu watched Lei Tian’s movements, used Teleportation and Waist Bow to throw him off the stage, and defeated him in fewer than five breaths.
• Xiao Wu used Lei Dong’s Thunder Net against him, defeated him with Waist Bow, and reached level thirty-seven before withdrawing from the match.
• Dai Mubai fought Yu Tianxin in a direct clash of strength and defeated him with White Tiger Meteor Shower, securing Shrek Academy’s victory over Thunder Academy.
• Huo Wu visited Shrek’s residence and told Tang San that Huo Wushuang would be Blazing Fire Academy’s first fighter the next day, challenging Tang San to fight first too.

Tang San defeated six Blazing Fire Academy opponents before overcoming Huo Wu’s Ring Fusion attack and shielding her from its rebound, securing Shrek’s victory. He broke through to Level 39, and Feng Xiaotian challenged him to a one-on-one fight when Shrek faces Godwind Academy in two days.

• Tang San volunteered to face Blazing Fire Academy’s lineup alone, and Grandmaster entered him first.
• Tang San defeated Huo Wushuang and four more opponents using Blue Silver Grass and evasive techniques, enduring the flames until the sixth opponent fell.
• Huo Wu used Ring Fusion to launch Blazing Sun of Huo Wu, but Tang San redirected the fireball into the Protective Barrier and pulled her clear of its rebounding flames.
• Tang San shielded Huo Wu with his Eight Spider Lances, and the Referee declared Shrek the winner after Huo Wu ran out of Soul Power.
• Tang San broke through to Level 39, and Feng Xiaotian asked to fight him one-on-one when Godwind Academy faced Shrek in two days.

Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer to defeat Feng Xiaotian in a one-on-one match against Godwind Academy, and his Soul Power broke through to level 40. A list bearing Tang San’s name left the VIP seats with a new warning that the hammer had appeared.

• Bai Jin advised Tang San to choose whether to use his hammer based on the match, rather than on keeping it secret.
• Feng Xiaotian proposed a one-on-one decider, and Grandmaster agreed to let him face Tang San.
• Feng Xiaotian’s Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes drove Tang San to the arena’s edge and damaged his Eight Spider Lances.
• Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and used Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to counter Feng Xiaotian’s final slashes, winning the match and reaching level 40.
• Feng Xiaotian accepted his defeat, and Bai Jin joked about Tang San’s hammer as Shrek celebrated.
• An observer quietly removed a list bearing Tang San’s name from the VIP seats after adding the words “Hammer has appeared.”

After Tang San revealed the Clear Sky Hammer, Bai Jin shielded him from Spirit Hall scrutiny and uncovered a leak of the tournament roster tied to the Black Coffin Merchant. As the teams traveled toward Spirit City, Bai Jin spotted signs of an ambush in a mountain pass.

• Salas tried to question Tang San about his Twin Martial Souls, but Bai Jin stopped him and noticed a freshly removed page on the tournament roster.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Tang San about the Clear Sky Sect’s feud with Spirit Hall, while Bai Jin identified a Black Coffin mark linking the roster leak to the Black Coffin Merchant.
• Blazing Fire Academy gave up its finals berth, and Huo Wu told Tang San they would meet at the Final Tournament.
• Xue Qinghe privately warned Bai Jin that Salas had met with three groups, and gave him an imperial route map before the teams departed for Spirit City.
• During the journey, Tang San cultivated while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing watched the windows, and Bai Jin noticed suspiciously arranged rocks in a mountain pass on the fifth day.

Bai Jin and the Shrek group fought off a coordinated ambush in the Valley, only to face Yue Guan, a Titled Douluo seeking Tang San. Bai Jin revealed his seven Soul Rings and stopped Yue Guan’s golden petals just before they struck.

• The Royal Knights and academy carriages were ambushed by black-clad fighters in the Valley, and Bai Jin identified their Spirit Hall boots before capturing one attacker who died from poison.
• Tang San coordinated the Shrek Seven Monsters as they protected their allies, and nearby academies joined them to form a defensive line.
• Three Soul Saints entered the fight, and Bai Jin hurled one away after he threatened Tang San.
• Yue Guan descended into the Valley and demanded that Tang San be handed over, while Bai Jin refused to move aside.
• Bai Jin removed his blindfold, revealed seven Soul Rings, and halted Yue Guan’s attack with his First Soul Skill, Limitless.

Bai Jin protected the convoy from Yue Guan and broke through to Level 80 during their battle. After Chen Xin and Dugu Bo drove off the ambushers, Bai Jin learned of an eighty-thousand-year-old Void Silver-Eyed Beast and set out with Chen Xin to obtain his Eighth Soul Ring.

• Yue Guan attacked the convoy with his Chrysanthemum Avatar, but Bai Jin fought him while maintaining a barrier around the Royal Knights and competing teams.
• Yue Guan's close-range assault wounded Bai Jin, who healed himself before activating Six Eyes True Body and countering with Hollow Technique, Purple.
• Bai Jin's Soul Power surged as he broke through to Level 80, while Yue Guan withdrew after Chen Xin and Dugu Bo arrived to confront the ambushers.
• Bai Jin healed Tang San and told him to obtain his Fourth Soul Ring before reaching Spirit City.
• Chen Xin gave Bai Jin a report about an over-eighty-thousand-year-old Void Silver-Eyed Beast, and Bai Jin invited him to join the hunt for an Eighth Soul Ring.

Tang San hunted a roughly twelve-thousand-year-old Cave Demon Spider and absorbed its Soul Ring, gaining his fourth Soul Skill, Blue Silver Cage. As the group prepared to pursue Bai Jin’s target, Bai Jin found evidence that the supposedly eighty-thousand-year-old Soul Beast could be a hundred-thousand-year-old creature.

• Tang San chose to risk absorbing the Cave Demon Spider’s Soul Ring despite Grandmaster’s warnings, and the group traveled into Sunset Forest to find it.
• Tang San tracked the Cave Demon Spider, defeated it with Blue Silver Grass, his Eight Spider Lances, and the Clear Sky Hammer, then began absorbing its black Soul Ring.
• While Tang San cultivated, Bai Jin found a hair-thin silver trace showing that something had watched the battle through folded space.
• Tang San completed his absorption at level forty-one and gained the Fourth Soul Skill, Blue Silver Cage.
• Bai Jin pointed out a silver-edged cut in a tree and said the evidence could belong to a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, despite the booklet describing its target as over eighty thousand years old.

Bai Jin fought the hundred-thousand-year Void Silver-Eyed Beast, whose spatial powers could bypass his defenses. The beast folded its territory around them and vanished with Bai Jin, leaving him surrounded by a hundred pairs of glowing eyes.

• Bai Jin tested the Void Silver-Eyed Beast’s spatial distortions and entered the silver threads alone while Chen Xin guarded Tang San and Grandmaster.
• The Void Silver-Eyed Beast attacked Bai Jin from shifting coordinates, and he struck back with Azure and Shrinking Earth while dodging its space blades.
• The beast opened a spatial rift inside Limitless and wounded Bai Jin, but Bai Jin healed himself and praised the creature’s skill.
• The Void Silver-Eyed Beast warped the surrounding forest and launched attacks from multiple spatial entrances, but Bai Jin struck its vertical eye.
• The beast folded its territory around itself and Bai Jin, disappearing with him as Dugu Bo and Chen Xin waited outside.
• Bai Jin opened his eyes inside the darkness and saw more than a hundred pairs of silver beast eyes surrounding him.

Bai Jin fought the Void Silver-Eyed Beast inside its distorted beast domain and broke through its layered spatial traps. He returned to the real forest with the wounded beast, which began burning its Hundred-Thousand-Year essence to continue the fight.

• The Void Silver-Eyed Beast attacked Bai Jin with shifting gravity and spatial projections, but he seized its foreleg and slammed it into the ground.
• Bai Jin struck the beast with He, pursued it through the chaotic domain, and countered its attempt to connect the space before him to his back.
• Bai Jin opened his Six Eyes True Body, found the real rift, and combined Azure and He to blast through the beast domain.
• Bai Jin stepped into the real forest as the wounded Void Silver-Eyed Beast crashed after him, and Chen Xin asked if he could still fight.
• Bai Jin said he had only warmed up as the Void Silver-Eyed Beast howled and began burning its Hundred-Thousand-Year essence.

Bai Jin defeated the Void Silver-Eyed Beast after a fierce battle that forced him to use his strongest spatial techniques. The beast died and left behind a Red Soul Ring and a Head Soul Bone, and Bai Jin began absorbing the ring.

• The Void Silver-Eyed Beast burned its life essence and attacked Bai Jin with rapid spatial strikes, but Bai Jin countered and wounded it.
• The beast hid in a Space Rift, but Bai Jin found its spatial anchor and trapped it with Azure and Limitless.
• The Silver-Eyed Beast tried to unleash its full power, but Bai Jin froze its consciousness with Unlimited Void and pierced its vertical pupil with Hollow Technique: Purple.
• The beast’s silver core broke, and after it made one last futile strike, Bai Jin praised it as it collapsed.
• A Red Soul Ring and a Head Soul Bone emerged from the corpse, and Bai Jin drew the ring toward himself to begin absorbing it.