Arc 4Sun Moon’s Road to the Semifinal

Chen Mo helped the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy navigate a rigged tournament, while the Ice Empress took the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone and thwarted the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s plan. The arc ended with Chen Mo leading Sun Moon to defeat Shrek Academy in the semifinal team battle.

  • Electrolux purified Chen Mo’s Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, which became the Blade of Life’s Watch and revealed a destructive purple form that Chen Mo named the Blade of Destruction’s Watch.
  • The Blade of Life’s Watch fused with Chen Mo’s Sea of Consciousness as Electrolux rebuilt his spiritual origin, while tournament officials banned certain Fixed-Installed Soul Tools and drew nine Sun Moon academies into one group.
  • Huo Yuhao simulated six Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and helped Shrek defeat Dou Ling Advanced Academy in under five minutes, while Meng Hongchen froze the Sea Soul Beast Team to win for Sun Moon.
  • Xuan Zi proposed that the Douluo Three Kingdoms target Sun Moon students, but Xu Jiawei rejected the plan, and the Starlight Auction later became a battleground over the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone.
  • The Ice Empress seized the Soul Bone, defeated Xuan Zi, and returned to Chen Mo, who received the bone and a system mission to lead his team to victory.
  • The Ice Empress rejected the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s God-Making Plan for Huo Yuhao, siphoned his spiritual origin, and escaped with Chen Mo after a trident-wielding phantom intervened.
  • Sun Moon defeated Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy to reach the semifinals, where the draw set them against Shrek, and Jing Hongchen wagered two hundred million Gold Soul Coins on Sun Moon winning.
  • Chen Mo’s team used defensive fortifications and his mental shock to eliminate several Shrek fighters, then Ma Rulong defeated Dai Yueheng with the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade as Sun Moon won the team battle.
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Ch. 77Two Forms of the Watch Blade

Electrolux purified the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, revealing the Blade of Life's Watch, but a mysterious purple energy entered Chen Mo and transformed the blade. Chen Mo learned he could switch the weapon between its life and destruction forms, though the purple energy’s nature remained unknown.

  • Electrolux purified the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, restoring it to the emerald-green Blade of Life's Watch.
  • The blade turned purple, and its destructive energy entered Chen Mo’s Sea of Consciousness before forming a Purple Crystal in his hand.
  • Electrolux said the purple energy resembled his power of death but was something more fundamental, then sent Chen Mo back to the worried Ice Empress and Snow Empress.
  • Chen Mo’s thoughts caused the blade to switch between its emerald-green and purple forms, and he named the purple form the Blade of Destruction's Watch.
  • Electrolux wondered how the blade could contain both destruction and life energy.

Ch. 78Fusing with the Gold of Life

Chen Mo successfully purified the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife and renamed it the Blade of Life's Watch, but he could not activate it until Electrolux guided him through bonding with it. As the gold of life fused into Chen Mo's Sea of Consciousness, the process became agonizing and Electrolux warned that the main event was only beginning.

  • Chen Mo left his suite and reassured Jing Hongchen that the purification had succeeded and the knife's abilities had improved.
  • Chen Mo named the purified knife the Blade of Life's Watch, and Jing Hongchen praised the bargain before leaving him to rest for the Promotion Tournament.
  • Chen Mo found that he could not activate the Blade of Life's Watch, so Electrolux told him to press it against his forehead and keep his will steady.
  • The Blade of Life's Watch flooded Chen Mo with life force, strengthening his body and flushing out impurities without increasing his cultivation.
  • The knife entered Chen Mo's forehead and fused with his Sea of Consciousness, which expanded rapidly as Chen Mo endured intense pain.
  • Electrolux told Chen Mo that the main event was only beginning, and Chen Mo screamed in agony.

Ch. 79Targeted by the Star Luo Empire

Chen Mo recovered from Electrolux’s painful remodeling of his Sea of Consciousness and learned that a space might have awakened inside his martial soul. At the Promotion Tournament’s opening, the Star Luo organizers imposed new restrictions that targeted the Sun Moon Team’s soul tools.

  • Electrolux used the gold of life to remodel Chen Mo’s Sea of Consciousness, repeatedly crushing and reconstructing his spiritual origin while keeping him conscious.
  • Electrolux told Chen Mo that a space had awakened within his martial soul, and Chen Mo recalled that his Jade-Eyed Three-Flower Pupils could contain tamed serpent-type magical beasts.
  • Meng Hongchen warned Chen Mo that he was about to walk into a pool, then teased Xiao Hongchen after revealing Ma Rulong and Mi Jia had seen him peering into indecent establishments.
  • At Star Luo Plaza, an official announced that rapid-fire soul cannons and certain defensive soul tools would be classified as Fixed-Installed Soul Tools and banned, with violations bringing elimination and a ten-year academy ban.
  • The Sun Moon Team recognized that the new rule was aimed at their academy, while rival teams applauded the restriction.

Ch. 80Sun Moon Infighting? Rigged!

Chen Mo and the Sun Moon team learned that the Star Luo Empire had introduced a temporary restriction on certain soul tools and then rigged the tournament draw to put nine Sun Moon academies in one group. Jing Hongchen stopped Ma Rulong from attacking Emperor Xu Jiawei and ordered the team to advance and win while he prepared to report the injustice.

  • Chen Mo questioned how the Star Luo Empire had changed the rules without the Sun Moon Empire’s approval, and Jing Hongchen explained that the restriction applied only to this tournament.
  • Jing Hongchen said the Sun Moon Empire could invalidate the rule by proving the continuous-fire cannon was not a fixed-installed soul tool, but the evidence had to be public for a week.
  • The tournament official announced the group draw, placing nine of the strongest Sun Moon Empire academies together in group seven.
  • Ma Rulong, Chen Mo, and the Hongchen siblings accused the Star Luo Empire of rigging the draw to suppress the Sun Moon Empire.
  • Ma Rulong aimed a Level Seven Fixed-Installation Soul Cannon at Emperor Xu Jiawei, while Chen Mo used a soul skill to help target him.
  • Jing Hongchen stopped them, demanded that the team advance and win, and vowed to report the matter and seek repayment at the next tournament.

Ch. 81Huo Yuhao wanted to show off

Sun Moon Empire academy leaders protested the rigged Promotion Tournament draw, but Jing Hongchen urged them to keep competing and seek revenge at the next tournament. Shrek Academy prepared to face Dou Ling Advanced Academy, and Huo Yuhao stepped forward, eager to surprise them.

  • Leaders from the Sun Moon Empire’s academies gathered at Jing Hongchen’s quarters and demanded a joint appeal against the draw, while one called for war.
  • Jing Hongchen said the Sun Moon Empire would have to compete for now and vowed to retaliate when it hosted the next tournament.
  • Xu Jiawei learned that the Sun Moon Empire’s academy leaders had met and showed no regret for ordering their teams grouped together to favor Shrek.
  • Wang Yan rejected Ma Xiaotao’s offer to fight because of her evil fire and chose the recovering Ling Luochen for Shrek’s opening match against Dou Ling Advanced Academy.
  • Huo Yuhao told his teammates to hold back while he put on a show, then took the front of Shrek’s lineup.

Ch. 82A Familiar Aura, the Ice and Snow Empresses' Discovery

Shrek Academy defeated Dou Ling Advanced Academy after Huo Yuhao used Simulation to make his two-ring Soul Grandmaster appearance seem like a Soul Emperor with six Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings. The Snow Empress and Ice Empress sensed the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s aura, and Shrek left the arena after claiming victory.

  • Shrek sent Huo Yuhao forward alone, confusing the spectators and Dou Ling Advanced Academy’s team.
  • Huo Yuhao simulated six Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, frightening the opponents and stunning the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineers.
  • Chen Mo revealed Huo Yuhao’s illusion to Meng Hongchen and the others, then explained Huo Yuhao’s identity and grudge with him to Jing Hongchen.
  • The Snow Empress and Ice Empress sensed a trace of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s aura and recalled their past with Tian Meng.
  • Huo Yuhao’s first soul ring caused the Dou Ling team severe head pain, then Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong sealed all seven opponents with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
  • Bei Bei and the others finished off the opponents, giving Shrek victory in under five minutes before Huo Yuhao left with his teammates.

Ch. 83A Cold Glint Strikes First, the Opponents Freeze into Blocks of Ice

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy defeated the Sun Moon Sea Soul Beast Research Academy after Meng Hongchen froze all seven opponents with her enhanced ice attribute. Watching the match, Wang Yan concluded that Shrek would need other methods to protect its long-standing dominance.

  • Xu Jiawei wondered how Huo Yuhao had become a Soul Emperor with six hundred-thousand-year soul rings, while Dai Hao found the boy familiar.
  • Ma Rulong assigned Meng Hongchen to face the Sea Soul Beast Research Academy and Chen Mo to support her, while Jing Hongchen warned Meng not to use poison.
  • The Sea Soul Beast Team unleashed a Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill, sending a torrent toward Meng Hongchen.
  • Meng Hongchen froze the torrent and all seven opponents with her enhanced ice power, securing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's victory.
  • Chen Mo loudly praised Meng Hongchen, embarrassing her, while Xiao Hongchen decided to reuse Chen Mo's line with his own name.
  • Wang Yan watched the match and decided Shrek would need other methods to preserve its ten-thousand-year glory.

Ch. 84Xuan Zi's Scheme

Chen Mo warned the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy about Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Xuan Zi sought Emperor Xu Jiawei’s help in secretly eliminating Sun Moon Team members during the tournament. Xu Jiawei recognized the scheme’s danger and hesitated to support it.

  • Chen Mo warned Jing Hongchen that Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong could use a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Jing Hongchen urged everyone to prevent them from using it against Shrek Academy.
  • Chen Mo returned to his room and cultivated with the Soul-Nurturing Art, nearing level forty.
  • Xuan Zi visited Emperor Xu Jiawei in the Star Luo Imperial Palace, dismissed Guardian Douluo Cheng Gang, and explained that he wanted Shrek Academy to win the tournament.
  • Xuan Zi proposed that teams from the Douluo Three Kingdoms focus their attacks on Sun Moon Team members while referees prioritized protecting the other teams.
  • Xu Jiawei worried that the scheme would kill Sun Moon students and provoke a war, so he hesitated to agree.

Ch. 85Xiao Hongchen: Oh no! Someone raided my home!

Xu Jiawei refused Xuan Zi’s demand to target the Sun Moon team, fearing war and for his sister’s safety. While Shrek defeated Yunluo Advanced Soul Engineering Academy, Meng Hongchen kept Chen Mo in the waiting area, and Xiao Hongchen realized they were missing and rushed back.

  • Xu Jiawei rejected Xuan Zi’s plan to attack the Sun Moon students, and Xuan Zi left the Imperial Palace in anger.
  • Xiao Hongchen asked Chen Mo to use All-Domain Shared Search so he could scout Shrek’s match.
  • Meng Hongchen brought Chen Mo breakfast and pulled his head onto her lap while the others went outside to watch.
  • Xu Sanshi defeated three Yunluo Advanced Soul Engineering Academy opponents before the academy forfeited, then hurried off after his wounds began bleeding.
  • Xiao Ruofeng compared Xu Sanshi’s Soul Skill to Chen Mo’s, prompting Xiao Hongchen to notice Chen Mo and Meng Hongchen were missing and rush back.

Ch. 86Money to burn

After the Promotion Tournament, Qing Ya invited the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to a prestigious Starlight Auction, and Jing Hongchen decided to spend heavily on its treasures. The team arrived at the auction the next evening, where Qing Ya welcomed them to VIP Room No. 2 as the bidding was about to begin.

  • The Promotion Tournament ended, and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy advanced to the top sixteen.
  • Qing Ya visited the Sun Moon team and invited them to the Starlight Auction’s top-tier event, presenting Jing Hongchen with a list of its treasures.
  • Jing Hongchen was impressed by the auction list and said he had brought five hundred million Gold Soul Coins to spend.
  • The next evening, Jing Hongchen and the team arrived at the Starlight Auction and were escorted to VIP Room No. 2 by Qing Ya.
  • Xiao Hongchen recognized the room’s display screen as a Soul Tool Display Screen imported from the Sun Moon Empire, and Jing Hongchen settled in while they waited for the auction to start.

Ch. 87Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade

Xu Jiujiu opened the Starlight Auction with the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, a Level 8 soul tool from the Illustrious Virtue Hall, as the first lot. Jing Hongchen bought it back for 1.3 million Gold Soul Coins and resolved to investigate the traitors who had let it leave the Hall, while Shrek Academy could not afford to compete for most of the auction’s lots.

  • Qing Ya explained the private-room auction rules, and Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen bickered before the auction began.
  • Xu Jiujiu introduced the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade and revealed that it had been produced by the Illustrious Virtue Hall.
  • Chen Mo suspected that an Illustrious Virtue Hall traitor had smuggled out the Level 8 soul tool, and Jing Hongchen resolved to root out the traitors and recover it.
  • Jing Hongchen outbid the others and bought the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade for 1.3 million Gold Soul Coins.
  • Wang Yan and Shrek Academy watched as other lots went by because their available funds were limited.

Ch. 88Ice Empress, Calm Down

At the Starlight Auction, Jing Hongchen bought back several Soul Tools produced by the Illustrious Virtue Hall, while the final lot—the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone—caught the attention of Meng Hongchen, Huo Yuhao, and Ling Luochen. Jing Hongchen promised to buy the bone for Meng, and Chen Mo tried to calm the agitated Ice Empress in his mind.

  • Xu Jiujiu presented twelve Level 6 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells made by the Illustrious Virtue Hall, and Jing Hongchen condemned the Sun Moon Empire’s military supplies reaching the Star Luo Empire.
  • Wang Yan bid on the shells, but Jing Hongchen outbid the other factions and bought the set back for nine hundred and ninety thousand Gold Soul Coins.
  • Jing Hongchen also bought the Level 8 Heaven-Splitting Cannon and a rare metal as a package after the auction presented them as Illustrious Virtue Hall products.
  • Xu Jiujiu revealed the final lot, an Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, and explained its strict ice-attribute absorption requirements.
  • Meng Hongchen begged Jing Hongchen to buy the Soul Bone for her, and he promised to spend the family fortune to secure it.
  • Chen Mo anxiously urged the Ice Empress in his mind to stay calm and not act rashly.

Ch. 89Utterly Shameless Shrek

The Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone drew fierce interest from both Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Team, while the Ice Empress struggled to contain her anger at the death of her kin. When the bidding reached thirty million Gold Soul Coins, Xuan Zi took matters into his own hands and threatened Box Two.

  • The Ice Empress recognized the soul bone as belonging to her kin and raged, but Chen Mo persuaded her not to act in the human-controlled Star Luo Empire.
  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm urged Huo Yuhao to obtain the soul bone, while Wang Yan and Xuan Zi decided Shrek Academy should buy it for Ling Luochеn.
  • Xuan Zi began bidding for Shrek, but Box Two quickly raised the price from fifteen million to thirty million Gold Soul Coins.
  • Chen Mo told Jing Hongchen and Meng Hongchen that Box One belonged to Shrek Academy, and Jing Hongchen dismissed Shrek as a rival in wealth.
  • Xuan Zi refused to use Shrek's earmarked funds, activated his Martial Soul Avatar, flew onto the auction stage, and threatened Box Two into stopping its bids.

Ch. 90Jing Hongchen chose to take him head-on

At an auction, Xuan Zi tried to force everyone to yield a Soul Bone to Shrek Academy, but Jing Hongchen confronted him and deployed nine Level 9 Soul Tools. The chapter ended with Xuan Zi facing Jing Hongchen’s challenge as the Ice Empress offered to teach Xuan Zi a lesson.

  • Xuan Zi invoked Shrek Academy’s duty to fight Evil Soul Masters and demanded that the other bidders give up the Soul Bone.
  • Jing Hongchen promised Meng Hongchen he would secure the Soul Bone, then left the private box to challenge Xuan Zi.
  • Xuan Zi threatened to go berserk if Shrek did not get the Soul Bone, while Xu Jiawei told Xu Jiujiu not to interfere.
  • Jing Hongchen declared that the Sun Moon Empire would claim the Soul Bone and activated all nine of his Level 9 Soul Tools.
  • The Ice Empress offered to teach Xuan Zi a lesson while Chen Mo watched from the private box.

Ch. 91The Ice Empress Furiously Roasted the Chicken Leg Douluo

The Ice Empress helped Chen Mo steal the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone from the Starlight Auction House and fought Xuan Zi, who believed a Limit Douluo had intervened. She escaped by returning to Chen Mo as a Gulou Ball, while Xuan Zi rushed back to check on the Shrek students.

  • Chen Mo accepted the Ice Empress's offer to help, and she assured him that her Gulou Ball form could conceal her identity and let her return to him.
  • The Ice Empress appeared at the auction, took the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, and dispelled Xuan Zi's attack with her ultimate ice power.
  • The Ice Empress insulted Shrek Academy and fought Xuan Zi, while Huo Yuhao learned her identity from the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
  • An unseen Limit Douluo struck Xuan Zi and sent him flying, allowing the Ice Empress to beat him and escape with the soul bone.
  • The Ice Empress turned into a Gulou Ball and returned to Chen Mo, while Xuan Zi chased after her before realizing he had left the Shrek students behind and hurried back.

Ch. 92Meng Hongchen's Path of Cultivation

Chen Mo returned to the hotel with the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone and learned about the Vermilion-Clear Ice Toad’s dangerous cold poison. The system then issued him a mission to lead his team to victory in the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament.

  • Jing Hongchen paid Qing Ya and led Chen Mo and the others away from the ruined Starlight Auction Hall.
  • The Ice Empress gave Chen Mo the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone and advised him to keep it for himself.
  • The Snow Empress explained that the Vermilion-Clear Ice Toad’s strongest attribute was cold poison, which could overpower other Martial Souls but might turn against its host.
  • Chen Mo considered ways to protect Meng Hongchen from the cold poison’s backlash, but the Ice Empress and Snow Empress had no solution.
  • The system issued Chen Mo a mission to lead his team to win the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament.

Ch. 93A late-night visit

The quarterfinal matchups were announced, leaving Shrek Academy with Zhengtian Academy and the Sun Moon teams set to face each other. That night, Huo Yuhao met Sky Dream Ice Silkworm outside the hotel, where Sky Dream tried to lure the Ice Empress to join his god-making plan.

  • The tournament organizer announced the quarterfinal matchups, including Shrek Academy against Zhengtian Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy against Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy.
  • Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, Chen Mo, and Meng Hongchen protested that the Star Luo Empire had rigged the draw to make the Sun Moon teams fight each other.
  • Wang Yan confidently told Shrek Academy that they could defeat Zhengtian Academy, while Wang Dong discovered Huo Yuhao had left his room.
  • Wang Yan said Xuan Zi had returned to the academy overnight on urgent business.
  • Sky Dream Ice Silkworm released his spiritual origin in a bamboo grove, hoping to draw the Ice Empress to Huo Yuhao and recruit her for his god-making plan.

Ch. 94The failed pitch

The Ice Empress met the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who invited her to help make Huo Yuhao a god. After learning she had survived her four-hundred-thousand-year tribulation, he urged her to join his plan, but she refused.

  • The Ice Empress sensed the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and flew out to meet him, while Chen Mo and the Snow Empress followed in secret.
  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm introduced Huo Yuhao and said he wanted the Ice Empress to join his plan.
  • The Ice Empress rejected the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s attempt to win her over and threatened him when he called her Bingbing.
  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm learned that the Ice Empress had survived her four-hundred-thousand-year tribulation and revealed his God-Making Plan for Huo Yuhao.
  • The Ice Empress refused to sacrifice herself to the plan.

Ch. 95The Ice Empress's Fright

The Ice Empress rejected the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's plan and drained much of his spiritual origin, but a trident-wielding phantom appeared to attack her. Chen Mo rescued her and the Snow Empress, while the phantom's appearance awakened a trident mark on Wang Dong.

  • The Ice Empress refused to become Huo Yuhao's Soul Ring, then siphoned the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual origin.
  • Huo Yuhao threatened the Ice Empress with a Soul Guidance Ray Gun, but she knocked him unconscious and prepared to freeze him.
  • A trident-wielding phantom intervened, and Chen Mo used Recall to pull the Ice Empress back into the Gulou Ball before fleeing with the Snow Empress.
  • The phantom searched for Chen Mo, then sensed Wang Dong, whose trident mark glowed as he murmured about his father in his sleep.
  • The Ice Empress gave Chen Mo the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual origin, while Huo Yuhao woke unharmed and vowed to make her regret her actions.

Ch. 96The eagerly awaited clash: Shrek versus Sun Moon

Chen Mo and Meng Hongchen tricked Xiao Hongchen into believing he had been chosen for an exchange with Shrek Academy, prompting Jing Hongchen to consider the idea. After the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy defeated Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy, it drew Shrek Academy in the semifinals, setting up their eagerly anticipated clash.

  • Meng Hongchen offered Chen Mo her lap to rest on, but Xiao Hongchen interrupted them and wedged himself between them.
  • Chen Mo and Meng Hongchen convinced Xiao Hongchen that Jing Hongchen had suggested an exchange with Shrek Academy and praised him into volunteering.
  • Xiao Hongchen discovered the pair had fooled him, but Jing Hongchen said the exchange might be a good idea.
  • The quarterfinals ended with Star Luo Royal Academy, Shrek Academy, Di'ao Academy, and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy advancing to the semifinals.
  • With Chen Mo's guidance, Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy beat Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy in the team match, and Ma Rulong defeated all seven opponents in the individual match.
  • The Star Luo Empire's chief minister announced that Shrek Academy would face Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in the semifinals, setting off an uproar.

Ch. 97Cheating? This is for Shrek's glory

The semifinals paired Shrek Academy against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and the teams prepared for their match under the newly announced best-of-three format. With Shrek’s strength at a disadvantage, Xuan Zi revealed a plan that Wang Yan feared would amount to cheating.

  • Huang Jinxu silenced Star Luo Plaza and announced that Sun Moon would face Shrek while Star Luo Royal Academy would face Di'ao Academy.
  • Jing Hongchen rallied the Sun Moon team, which was eager to defeat Shrek and win the championship.
  • The chief minister announced that the semifinals would consist of a team battle, an individual elimination match, and a two-two-three match.
  • Wang Yan warned Shrek’s team that Ma Xiaotao could not compete and that their chances against Sun Moon were poor.
  • Xuan Zi promised Shrek would win, assigned Bei Bei to lead the strongest fighters, and gave Huo Yuhao a hidden task that Wang Yan called cheating.

Ch. 98I Support You, but I'm Betting on Sun Moon to Win

As Star Luo City erupted in debate over the semifinal between Sun Moon and Shrek, Jing Hongchen brought Chen Mo and Xiao Hongchen to a casino and made a massive public wager on Sun Moon. Their confidence persuaded many gamblers to switch their bets, and the trio left after Jing warned the casino not to cheat them.

  • Gamblers in Star Luo City's largest casino argued over whether Shrek or Sun Moon would win, with the dispute nearly turning into a fight.
  • Jing Hongchen arrived with Chen Mo and Xiao Hongchen, thanked the Sun Moon supporters, and wagered two hundred million Gold Soul Coins on Sun Moon defeating Shrek.
  • Xiao Hongchen bet two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins on Sun Moon, and Chen Mo wagered his entire fortune of one million Gold Soul Coins.
  • The casino manager hesitated to accept Jing Hongchen's enormous wager, but the casino owner ultimately agreed to take it.
  • After seeing the Sun Moon delegation's confidence, other gamblers switched their bets to Sun Moon winning.
  • Jing Hongchen warned the casino manager against cheating before he and the others left.

Ch. 99Shrek's Reinforcements Arrive

Xu Jiawei recognized that the Sun Moon Empire’s wealth and strength had put the Star Luo Empire in a dangerous position, so he sought closer ties with Shrek Academy. Three days later, Shrek’s reinforcements arrived for the semifinal against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and both teams prepared their lineups as the match began.

  • Xu Jiawei learned that Jing Hongchen had wagered two hundred million Gold Soul Coins and invited Xuan Zi to discuss important matters.
  • Chen Mo distributed Invincible Shields and pills to the Sun Moon Team and gave Lin Xi a Class 7 Defensive Soul Tool before they left for the arena.
  • Xuan Zi arrived with Dai Yueheng and four Soul Kings, strengthening Shrek Academy’s team.
  • Xu Jiawei did not attend the semifinals, and Huang Jinxu announced the first team battle between Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
  • Jing Hongchen selected Ma Rulong, Lin Xi, Mi Jia, Xiao Xiafeng, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Chen Mo for the Sun Moon team, while Wang Yan selected Shrek’s seven competitors.
  • Xuan Zi instructed Ma Xiaotao to go all out, then watched the match while eating a chicken leg.

Ch. 100Martial Soul Suppression

Shrek used a special Tournament privilege to add four competitors at the last minute, angering the Sun Moon Team and spectators. When the team match began, Chen Mo's Ultimate Spiritual Power suppressed Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes, prompting Ma Xiaotao to order an attack on him.

  • Shrek's new lineup surprised Jing Hongchen, who complained to the Organizing Committee, but officials ruled that Shrek's special privilege allowed additions until the Tournament ended.
  • Chen Mo rallied the Sun Moon Team to defeat Shrek through genuine strength, and the two captains exchanged threats before the team match began.
  • Chen Mo and Huo Yuhao used detection skills for their teams, but Chen Mo's Martial Soul suppression rendered Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection and Spiritual Sharing ineffective.
  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Huo Yuhao that Chen Mo's Ultimate Spiritual Power countered his Spirit Eyes and that defeating Chen Mo was the only way to break the suppression.
  • Ma Xiaotao ordered Shrek's competitors to target Chen Mo first.

Ch. 101Screwing Over Teammates Was a Shrek Tradition

The Sun Moon Team used Chen Mo’s tactics and Soul Tools to defeat Shrek in the team match. Ma Rulong then overwhelmed Dai Yueheng with the Class 8 Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, securing the Sun Moon Team’s victory.

  • Xuan Zi recognized Chen Mo’s ultimate mental martial soul and planned to take him back to Shrek, while a masked man in dark green robes also watched him.
  • Chen Mo directed the Sun Moon Team to build a defensive fortification, and their Class 6 Energy-Gathering Soul Guidance Ray Gun forced He Caitou to dodge.
  • Chen Mo struck Ma Xiaotao with a mental shock, diverting her Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike into her teammates and eliminating He Caitou, Bei Bei, and Wang Dong.
  • Ma Xiaotao became unable to fight as Ling Luochеn helped suppress her evil fire, leaving Huo Yuhao and Dai Yueheng as Shrek’s remaining fighters.
  • The Sun Moon Team defeated Shrek, and Ma Rulong beat Dai Yueheng with the Class 8 Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade.
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