Chapter Summaries

Cheng Xiao and Seven Star Academy faced Shrek Academy in the first round of the advancement tournament, prompting Shrek to plan how to wear him down before Tang San fought him. The match began with Tailong confronting Cheng Xiao, who summoned a mysterious shadow that startled the arena.

• Shrek Academy learned it would face Seven Star Academy, and Xiao Wu reacted coldly to Master and Tang San as they discussed the matchup.
• Master planned to have Shrek’s fighters exhaust Cheng Xiao before Tang San challenged him, while Xue Ye officially opened the advancement tournament.
• Blazing Fire Academy attacked Skywater Academy after the match began, while Master gave Shrek’s team further instructions for fighting Cheng Xiao.
• The referee announced Seven Star Academy versus Shrek Academy, and Tailong and Cheng Xiao took the arena first.
• Cheng Xiao summoned a black shadow from his own shadow, drawing alarm from spectators and surprise from Xue Ye.

Cheng Xiao’s Shadow Soldiers overwhelmed Seven Star Academy’s opponents, prompting Tailong to forfeit and leaving Dai Mubai to face him for Shrek Academy. Nash pinned Dai Mubai down, and Cheng Xiao shattered his jaw with a kick; the VIP spectators then realized the Shadow Soldier’s power rivaled Sword Douluo’s.

• Tailong sensed the Shadow Soldiers’ danger and forfeited against Cheng Xiao, giving Seven Star Academy the round.
• Cheng Xiao challenged Shrek Academy, and Dai Mubai reluctantly took the stage after the referee warned the team it would lose its qualification.
• Dai Mubai used Martial Soul Possession and charged Cheng Xiao, but Nash crushed him to the ground with overwhelming pressure.
• Cheng Xiao kicked Dai Mubai off the stage and shattered his jaw, shocking the Soul Masters watching.
• Xue Ye questioned Ning Fengzhi about the Shadow Soldier, and Sword Douluo judged its strength to be on par with his own.

Cheng Xiao’s fight against Shrek Academy led Master to accuse Seven Star Academy of deliberately injuring Dai Mubai, but Dugu Bo and Salas rejected the accusation. Dugu Bo then moved to take Master’s Pope’s Token, leaving Master screaming as the venue watched.

• Salas decided to praise Cheng Xiao and seek his favor after seeing his strength.
• Master accused Cheng Xiao of maliciously injuring Dai Mubai, prompting Dugu Bo to defend Seven Star Academy and challenge the referee to judge the rules.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo discussed Dugu Bo’s unexpectedly powerful Soul Power fluctuations.
• Flender asked Salas to investigate Dai Mubai’s injury, but Salas argued that injuries were an unavoidable part of spirit battles and rejected Shrek Academy’s accusation.
• Master displayed the Pope’s Token and accused Salas of colluding with Seven Star Academy, while Dugu Bo mocked Master’s honorary elder status.
• Dugu Bo rushed toward Master to take the Pope’s Token, and Master screamed as Flender and Liu Erlong tried to shield him.

Dugu Bo severely injured Yu Xiaogang, while Shrek Academy found itself without support from the tournament officials. Cheng Xiao proposed a one-round duel against Shrek’s strongest fighter, and Tang San stepped forward to face him.

• Dugu Bo struck Yu Xiaogang into a coma and confirmed that the Pope’s Token was genuine, while Flender stopped Liu Erlong from attacking him.
• Tang San and Oscar carried Yu Xiaogang from the arena, and Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Salas proposed treating the dispute as a misunderstanding.
• Flender asked that Cheng Xiao be barred from using his martial soul’s special ability, but Cheng Xiao offered to settle the match in one round against Shrek’s strongest member.
• Flender accepted Cheng Xiao’s challenge and named Tang San as Shrek’s strongest fighter.
• Cheng Xiao told Tang San that his teacher’s tactics were useless against him, and Tang San realized Cheng Xiao had acted deliberately.

Cheng Xiao defeated Tang San in the tournament match despite Tang San revealing his Clear Sky Hammer, leaving Tang San doubting his training and his father’s advice. That night, Tang Hao confronted Master over Tang San exposing his second Martial Soul, and Master promised to seek Bibi Dong’s help in protecting him.

• Cheng Xiao suppressed Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass with Ah Yin’s power, outmaneuvered him with Shadow Swap, and knocked the Clear Sky Hammer from his grasp.
• Tang San revealed his Twin Martial Souls and attacked with Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, but Cheng Xiao’s Blue Silver Overlord Spear overwhelmed him and forced his surrender.
• The referee declared Seven Star Academy the winner, while Tang San questioned whether he had made a mistake by cultivating Blue Silver Grass first.
• At Shrek Academy, Tang Hao confronted Master for allowing Tang San to reveal the Clear Sky Hammer and warned that Spirit Hall might pursue him.
• Master argued that Tang San had acted on his own and promised to meet Bibi Dong in Spirit City to arrange for Tang San’s safety.

During the journey to Spirit City, Cheng Xiao learned that Spirit Hall planned an ambush, and the convoy was attacked in a canyon. As Tang Hao defended Tang San from the attackers, two Spirit Hall worshippers arrived, prompting Ghost Douluo to ask why they were all there.

• Seven Star Academy finished first in the advancement matches, and the teams set out for Spirit City after three days of rest.
• On the road, Dugu Bo told Cheng Xiao that Bibi Dong had ordered an assassination, which they believed targeted Tang Hao’s son.
• Huo Wu proposed that Godwind Academy merge with Blazing Fire Academy, and Feng Xiaotian agreed to withdraw from the competition.
• Master asked Bibi Dong how she had handled Twin Martial Souls, but she revealed she had sent assassins after Tang San and drove Master away.
• Black-clothed Soul Masters ambushed the convoy in a canyon; Dugu Bo fought to protect Dugu Yan, while Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan confronted him.
• Tang Hao arrived to save Tang San and struck down the attackers, but Ghost Douluo appeared, followed by two powerful Spirit Hall worshippers.

Tang Hao fought off Spirit Hall’s elders until a portal opened and unleashed orcs from another world into the canyon. As the battle spread and more orcs gathered, Tang Hao left, while the Shrek group and other soul masters moved toward the portal’s threat.

• Tang Hao struck Ghost Douluo with his Clear Sky Hammer, but Demon Subduing Douluo attacked him after Thousand Jun Douluo offered him a chance to leave.
• At Seven Star Academy, Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan ended their act, then Yue Guan left to check on Ghost Douluo while Dugu Bo returned to guard the students.
• A portal opened in the canyon, and Cheng Xiao recognized the energy as belonging to the Sovereigns’ legions as massive orcs emerged and attacked.
• Dugu Bo used his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor and poison to kill several orcs, but more giant orcs gathered at the portal.
• Thousand Jun, Demon Subduing, Chrysanthemum, and Ghost Douluo left to confront the otherworldly threat, and Tang Hao departed after entrusting Tang San to Flender.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing ran toward the portal, and Flender led the rest of Shrek after them as two forces faced off across the canyon.

Dugu Bo and the soul masters followed the orcs through a portal to confront their chained king, Legia, who demanded that the Shadow Monarch appear. Cheng Xiao revealed his power and led the transformed Shadow Soldiers into battle, leaving Legia and the orc army under attack.

• Karkakan invited the soul masters to meet the orc king, and Dugu Bo accepted after Sword Douluo Chen Xin and other Titled Douluo arrived.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe joined the group, while Xiao Wu reunited with Cheng Xiao and insisted on going with him through the portal.
• The soul masters reached Legia, who threatened to kill them unless the Shadow Monarch appeared and warned that neither he nor Cheng Xiao could leave.
• Cheng Xiao summoned fifty Shadow Soldiers with King's Domain, and Legia transformed the giant orcs and ordered them to attack.
• Cheng Xiao and the Shadow Soldiers fought the orcs, while Dragon Breath pierced Legia's chest and the three empowered orcs suffered severe injuries.

Cheng Xiao defeated Progenitor King Legia by turning the fallen giant orcs into Shadow Soldiers, then escaped the collapsing chamber with Dugu Bo. The delegation reached Spirit City, while Spirit Hall leaders recognized Cheng Xiao as a potentially crucial figure and ordered that no one harm him.

• Cheng Xiao raised the dead giant orcs as Shadow Soldiers, overwhelming Legia’s forces before Nash’s Dragon Breath killed the chained Progenitor King.
• Cheng Xiao retrieved a Magic Crystal from Legia’s corpse and used Shadow Swap to take Dugu Bo to safety as the chamber collapsed.
• The Soul Masters escaped, and the Heaven Dou Empire delegation resumed its journey under Xue Qinghe’s protection, intending to withdraw from the competition upon reaching Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong heard Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo’s report about the Beings from Other Worlds and ordered Spirit Hall to prepare for the tournament’s reduced field.
• Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo told Qian Daoliu about Cheng Xiao, his Shadow Monarch power, and his connection to Xiaoxue; Qian Daoliu declared that no one should touch Cheng Xiao because he might be their key.
• Several days later, the Heaven Dou Empire delegation arrived in Spirit City, where Cheng Xiao looked upon the city and Dugu Bo announced their arrival.

Cheng Xiao arrived in Spirit City for the tournament finals, where Spirit Hall revealed three Soul Bones as the prize and Bibi Dong sensed a strange aura from him. As the competition was about to begin, Cheng Xiao learned about Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation and confidently awaited the matches.

• Dugu Bo told Cheng Xiao that several academies planned to withdraw, and Cheng Xiao began cultivating with the Magic Crystal he had taken from the Progenitor King.
• Master told Shrek that Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy had merged and would be their first-round opponents; Tang San and the others prepared to face them.
• Bibi Dong opened the finals, praised Cheng Xiao’s composure, and presented three Soul Bones as the tournament’s reward.
• Bibi Dong noticed Master and Liu Erlong standing together and reacted with anger, while Master refused to back down.
• Dugu Bo identified Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena as Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, and Cheng Xiao said the outcome would be the same regardless of when they fought.

Shrek Academy defeated Wind-Fire Academy after Tang San used the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill to unleash the Clear Sky Hammer’s Weapon Soul True Body, but the technique threatened his soul and future. Bibi Dong warned Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation about Tang San and Cheng Xiao, while declaring that either winner of the tournament would belong to Spirit Hall.

• Bibi Dong opened the tournament, and the academy matches began as Tang San and Cheng Xiao entered their preparation areas.
• Shrek Academy and Wind-Fire Academy exchanged insults before their match, then revealed their powerful combined attacks: Wind-Fire’s fusion skill and Shrek’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
• Tang San used the Clear Sky Hammer’s Weapon Soul True Body and defeated Feng Xiaotian with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, nearly killing him before Tang Hao’s voice stopped him.
• Master celebrated Shrek’s victory and imagined winning the tournament, but worried that using the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill again could severely damage Tang San’s soul.
• Bibi Dong told Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation that Tang San risked crippling himself if he repeated the technique and warned them not to underestimate Cheng Xiao.
• Bibi Dong declined Yue Guan’s offer to speak with Cheng Xiao and said she would accept either Spirit Hall-affiliated academy winning the championship.

Shrek Academy defeated Star Luo Imperial Academy after Tang San turned the match around with his Eight Spider Lances, while Master forfeited Shrek’s next individual round. At Worship Hall, King of Cold fought Qian Daoliu with borrowed Angel God power, and the clash destroyed the hall before an unidentified white light fled the ruins.

• Zhu Zhuqing revealed her and Dai Mubai’s imperial family backgrounds, and Shrek’s team vowed to win against Star Luo Imperial Academy.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun overwhelmed Shrek with Hell White Tiger, but Tang San used his Eight Spider Lances to secure a comeback victory.
• Bibi Dong announced the next stage, and Master declared that Shrek Academy would forfeit the individual elimination round and enter the afternoon losers’ bracket.
• Kuo Baxi entered Worship Hall, released King of Cold, and confronted Qian Daoliu, who borrowed the Angel God’s Divine Power to fight him.
• King of Cold and Qian Daoliu unleashed their strongest attacks, destroying Worship Hall and leaving the worshippers unable to sense Qian Daoliu.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and the other worshippers searched the ruins for Qian Daoliu as a streak of white light escaped.

After Worship Hall was destroyed and Qian Daoliu was left gravely injured, Cheng Xiao killed the weakened King of Cold, absorbed two Magic Crystals, and became stronger. The next morning, he opened Seven Star Academy’s elimination match by defeating Liu Po in one move.

• Bibi Dong sealed the tournament grounds after Worship Hall was destroyed, while Master explained why Shrek would forfeit the elimination match and aim for the team match.
• Cheng Xiao suspected the King of Beings from Other Worlds had defeated Qian Daoliu, sent Dugu Bo and the others away, and prepared to kill a Sovereign.
• Bibi Dong asserted control over Spirit Hall while Qian Daoliu was unconscious, dismissing the Worship Hall elders from the council chamber.
• Cheng Xiao used an Honesty Pact to learn King of Cold’s plans, then killed him with help from Nash, Ah Yin, and Titan and took his Magic Crystal.
• Cheng Xiao crushed two Magic Crystals and absorbed their magic power overnight, raising his strength before the elimination rounds began.
• Cheng Xiao defeated Spirit Hall contestant Liu Po in one move, and the referee announced Seven Star Academy’s win.

Cheng Xiao overwhelmed Spirit Hall Academy in the individual matches, then sat out as Spirit Hall defeated Shrek Academy in the team battle. After the match, Bibi Dong ordered Tang San seized and threatened anyone who resisted with imprisonment or death.

• Cheng Xiao defeated Hu Liena and Yan, prompting Bibi Dong to concede Spirit Hall Academy's remaining individual match.
• Dugu Bo told Seven Star Academy to rest and prepare for the final without Cheng Xiao, while Master forbade Shrek from using the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill again and allowed Tang San to use the Eight Spider Lances' poison.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to defeat Shrek Academy, leaving the team badly injured.
• Ning Fengzhi healed Shrek's members, while Cheng Xiao secretly signaled Sword Douluo Chen Xin to protect Xiao Wu's transformed Soul Beast identity.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall's members to seize Tang San because he was Tang Hao's son, and she ordered anyone who obstructed them imprisoned.

Spirit Hall’s forces overwhelmed Tang Hao, who escaped with Tang San while Bibi Dong declared a bounty on them. Cheng Xiao returned Xiao Wu to the Star Dou Great Forest, then traveled to the Extreme North Land, where he arrived as Ice Empress confronted the White Ghosts.

• Tang Hao arrived to protect Tang San, shattered the Golden Iron Triangle’s fusion skill, and fought Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo before their forces drove him down.
• Tang Hao and the unconscious Tang San vanished after the clash, and Bibi Dong offered a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone for their capture.
• Flender discussed the Shrek students’ plans after graduation, while Master left angrily and Liu Erlong followed him.
• Cheng Xiao reunited Xiao Wu with Da Ming and Er Ming, then departed for the Extreme North Land on Giant Dragon Nash.
• Cheng Xiao found the White Ghosts’ Cold Legion slaughtering Soul Beasts as Ice Empress confronted its Long-haired White Ghost commander.

Cheng Xiao rescued the Ice Empress from the Cold Legion by raising its dead soldiers as Shadow Soldiers and overwhelming the White Ghosts and snow bears. He defeated the Long-haired White Ghost, leaving the Ice Empress alive amid his expanded army.

• The Long-haired White Ghost led the Cold Legion in an attack that drove the Ice Empress onto the defensive.
• Cheng Xiao appeared before the Ice Empress and deflected the Long-haired White Ghost’s deadly arrow.
• Cheng Xiao raised fallen Ice Jade Scorpions, White Ghosts, and snow bears as Shadow Soldiers and ordered them to fight the Cold Legion.
• Cheng Xiao and the Long-haired White Ghost clashed while the Shadow Soldiers overwhelmed the Cold Legion and revived whenever they fell.
• Cheng Xiao used Dominator’s Authority to shatter the Long-haired White Ghost’s blades and kill it.
• Cheng Xiao commanded the Long-haired White Ghost to rise as a Shadow Soldier.

Cheng Xiao secured Partner Contracts with Snow Empress and Ice Empress, then set his sights on Slaughter City. Meanwhile, Hu Liena prepared to enter Slaughter City, while Tang San trained under Tang Hao after Spirit Hall defeated them and forced them to flee.

• Cheng Xiao gave Ice Empress the choice to serve him or die, and she summoned Snow Empress to meet him.
• Cheng Xiao showed Snow Empress the Partner Contract, and she agreed on the condition that Ice Empress joined too.
• Cheng Xiao, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress signed the reciprocal contract, linking their minds and allowing Cheng Xiao to use the two Empresses' abilities.
• Hu Liena asked Bibi Dong for permission to enter Slaughter City, and Bibi Dong gave her a Spirit Bone before agreeing.
• Tang Hao trained Tang San beneath a waterfall with his Soul Power sealed, while Tang San struggled with their defeat, their wanted status, and Xiao Wu's absence.

Cheng Xiao returned to Seven Star Academy, then set out for Slaughter City with Snow Empress and Ice Empress to deal with a hidden danger. After entering the city, he killed the black-armored Knight who challenged him and gained entry.

• Cheng Xiao returned to Seven Star Academy with Snow Empress and Ice Empress, and Dugu Bo told him that Spirit Hall’s Pope seemed to be plotting something.
• Cheng Xiao learned that Qian Daoliu had been gravely injured by the king of the Beings from Other Worlds, while Qian Renxue stayed by her grandfather and prepared to undergo the Angel Assessment.
• Cheng Xiao left the academy the next morning and traveled with Nash, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress toward Slaughter City.
• Ice Empress froze the town at Slaughter City’s entrance, and Cheng Xiao entered the tavern, where his Shadow Soldiers killed the Fallen Ones who threatened his companions.
• Cheng Xiao and his companions descended into Slaughter City, where he recognized a trace of magical power and approached its gate.
• Cheng Xiao ordered his Shadow Soldiers to kill the black-armored Knight who challenged them, then accepted three tokens from the other Knights and headed toward the city.

Cheng Xiao entered Slaughter City and began fighting in the Hell Slaughter Arena while his Shadow Soldiers protected Hu Liena from Fallen Ones. Demon King Baran summoned the Hundred Flames Legion and set his sights on the Shadow Monarch, while Hu Liena ran back toward the arena to warn her unknown rescuer.

• Cheng Xiao entered Slaughter City, learned about the Hell Slaughter Arena, and used his Shadow Soldiers to obtain Bloody Mary and register for a match.
• Demon King Baran summoned the Hundred Flames Legion, and King of Slaughter reported that someone had arrived as Baran declared, "Shadow Monarch, we meet again..."
• Cheng Xiao watched Hu Liena win a one-against-nine arena match and ordered his Shadow Soldiers to follow and protect her.
• Hu Liena lured the Fallen Ones following her into an alley, where Cheng Xiao's Shadow Soldiers killed them before disappearing.
• Hu Liena saw Demon King Baran and the Hundred Flames Legion approaching, then ran toward the Hell Slaughter Arena to warn her rescuer.

Cheng Xiao and his allies fought Demon King Baran’s army, and Cheng Xiao defeated Baran in a prolonged battle using Ice Empress’s power and Dominator’s Hand. He claimed Baran’s Magic Crystal and believed he could now condense his eighth soul ring.

• Cheng Xiao summoned the Shadow Soldiers, and Ah Yin, Ice Empress, Snow Empress, the Long-haired White Ghost, Titan, and Nash fought the demon army.
• Demon King Baran unleashed blue lightning that devastated the Shadow Soldiers, but Cheng Xiao resisted its special effects with the Blessing of the Great Shaman and charged Baran.
• Cheng Xiao and Baran clashed in a fierce duel, and Cheng Xiao used Dominator’s Hand and ultimate ice to break Baran’s balance and disable his attacks.
• Cheng Xiao struck Baran down with a final blow, and the demon army began vanishing as the surviving soldiers dealt with the Fallen Ones.
• Cheng Xiao used Dominator’s Authority to claim Baran’s Magic Crystal and said he should now be able to condense his eighth soul ring.