Arc 2The Tournament and Xiao Wu

Zhao Su strengthened Shrek Academy, pursued alliances, and guided the Shrek Seven Devils through the Soul Master Tournament. After Spirit Hall moved against Xiao Wu, Zhao Su intervened against Tang Hao and allowed Shrek Academy to leave.

  • Yu Xiaogang challenged Zhao Su’s methods, but after seeing the students’ evolved martial souls, he apologized and agreed to train them.
  • Zhao Su spent five years leading Shrek’s training, grew closer to Zhu Zhuqing, and guided the team to victory over the Imperial Fighting Team.
  • At Blue Tyrant Academy, Zhao Su gathered immortal herbs, helped Dugu Bo manage his poison, and strengthened his allies with rare gifts and techniques.
  • Zhao Su met Ning Fengzhi, secured Xue Beng’s cooperation against Xue Qinghe, and helped Tang Yuehua improve her constitution.
  • The Shrek Seven Devils advanced through the tournament without Zhao Su competing, defeating the Star Luo Empire team and Spirit Hall Academy.
  • Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to seize Xiao Wu after Tang San revealed she was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
  • Tang Hao drove back Spirit Hall’s forces and attacked Bibi Dong, but Zhao Su blocked him and ordered Spirit Hall to let Shrek Academy leave.
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Ch. 26Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang's Doubts

Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy and challenged Zhao Su’s ability to improve martial souls and raise soul power, insisting that such gains could only come from burning vitality. After Flender warned him about Zhao Su’s victory over Tang Hao, Yu Xiaogang remained troubled but confronted Zhao Su at the Training Ground, where Zhao Su dismissed his research and Ten Great Theories.

  • Zhao Wuji suggested asking Zhao Su to help Flender break through to Soul Douluo, but Yu Xiaogang warned that external methods could not raise soul power without burning vitality.
  • Zhao Wuji challenged Yu Xiaogang’s claim by showing his strengthened Great Strength Vajra Bear and arranged for the children to be examined at the Training Ground.
  • Flender told Yu Xiaogang that Zhao Su had beaten Tang Hao, leaving Yu Xiaogang questioning whether such a powerful sixteen-year-old could exist.
  • Yu Xiaogang and Flender arrived at the Training Ground, where Tang San and the other students, Zhao Su, Zhao Wuji, and Shrek’s teachers had gathered.
  • Yu Xiaogang demanded that Zhao Su explain how he changed martial souls and raised soul power, and Zhao Su angrily mocked Yu Xiaogang’s research and Ten Great Theories.

Ch. 27Grandmaster's Confidence Crumbled

Zhao Su disproved Yu Xiaogang’s claims by showing him how the Shrek Seven Devils’ martial souls had evolved, forcing Yu Xiaogang to admit defeat and try to leave. A system mission then prompted Zhao Su to persuade Yu Xiaogang to stay and investigate the golden sacred dragon remnant soul within him.

  • Zhao Su argued that Tang San’s talent, not Yu Xiaogang’s theories, was responsible for his potential, and challenged Yu Xiaogang’s claim that there were no useless martial souls.
  • Ning Rongrong revealed her Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun showed Zhao Su’s other students’ evolved martial souls.
  • Yu Xiaogang accepted that the students’ increased soul power came from their martial soul evolutions and apologized to Zhao Su.
  • Yu Xiaogang announced that he was leaving, but Flender grabbed his arm and tried to make him stay.
  • Zhao Su received a system mission to keep Yu Xiaogang at the academy and uncover the connection between his mutated martial soul and the golden sacred dragon.

Ch. 28Keeping Grandmaster with the Promise of Martial Soul Evolution

Zhao Su persuaded Yu Xiaogang to stay at Shrek Academy by promising to help evolve Luo Sanpao, though his first attempt failed. He learned that evolving it into the Golden Sacred Dragon required reuniting the Golden Iron Triangle and obtaining two clan heirlooms, then planned to bring Shrek to Heaven Dou City.

  • Zhao Su convinced Yu Xiaogang to stay and train the students by offering to help evolve his martial soul.
  • Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Zhao Wuji discussed reuniting the Golden Iron Triangle, and Yu Xiaogang agreed to take charge of the students’ training.
  • Over the next month, the Shrek Seven Devils underwent intense training while Zhao Su tried and failed to evolve Luo Sanpao with his sacred essence.
  • Zhao Su learned that the Dragon Seal and Dragon Transformation Soul Bone, along with the reunited Golden Iron Triangle, were needed to summon the Golden Sacred Dragon.
  • Zhao Su sent his shadow to Heaven Dou City to gain Liu Erlong’s trust and planned to lead Shrek Academy to Blue Tyrant Academy.
  • Zhao Su asked the system about the Nine-Winged Yinglong’s missing bones, then considered visiting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to seek information from Gu Rong.

Ch. 29The Devouring-Heaven Dragon Cat and the Yin-Yang Spirit Cat

Zhao Su awakened the Devouring-Heaven Dragon Cat to pursue a Martial Soul fusion skill with Zhu Zhuqing, then revealed that he possessed three Martial Souls. As the group prepared to begin soul fighting in Suotuo City, his impossible five-ring configuration stunned Grandmaster and the others.

  • Zhao Su reached level fifty-one, exchanged for a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, and awakened the Devouring-Heaven Dragon Cat after learning it could fuse with Zhu Zhuqing's Yin-Yang Spirit Cat.
  • Ning Rongrong told Zhao Su that Zhu Zhuqing had visited Suotuo City alone and might accept a marriage alliance with Dai Mubai.
  • Grandmaster scheduled the Shrek Seven Devils to start practical soul fighting in Suotuo City after three days off, and Zhao Su joined the group traveling there.
  • Zhao Su told Zhao Wuji he had another Martial Soul, then revealed the Devouring-Heaven Dragon Cat to the group.
  • Zhao Su revealed his Twelve-Winged Holy Angel Martial Soul and its five Soul Rings, shocking Grandmaster and the others.

Ch. 30Don't Worry About It, Just Let Them Repel Each Other

At the Suotuo City Soul Fighting Arena, Grandmaster questioned how Zhao Su handled the repulsion between his martial souls, and Zhao Su told him to let them repel each other. The Shrek Seven Devils chose their two-person teams, while Zhu Zhuqing struggled with her family’s plans for her and her growing feelings for Zhao Su before their match began.

  • Zhao Su told Grandmaster to let his martial souls repel each other, leaving Grandmaster shaken.
  • Grandmaster assigned the Shrek Seven Devils their two-person teams, pairing Zhao Su with Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun with Ning Rongrong.
  • Zhao Su asked Zhu Zhuqing why she did not want to team up with him, and she struggled to explain her feelings.
  • Zhu Zhuqing recalled her family’s demand that she develop her relationship with Dai Mubai and prepare their Hell White Tiger fusion skill.
  • Zhao Su offered Zhu Zhuqing his hand as their soul fight began, but she walked toward the fighting platform without taking it.

Ch. 31Winning Zhu Zhuqing's Heart Again

Zhao Su stopped Zhu Zhuqing from killing an opponent and comforted her, while Dai Mubai watched their closeness with resentment. After Shrek’s winning streak, Zhao Su confronted Mad Rhino for trying to remove Zhu Zhuqing’s mask and prepared to lead the team against Mad Battle Team.

  • Zhu Zhuqing nearly killed Zhang Yuren after he surrendered, but Zhao Su restrained her, calmed her, and accepted Zhang Yuren’s thanks for saving his life.
  • Dai Mubai watched Zhao Su and Zhu Zhuqing leave together, while Oscar and Ning Rongrong told Dai Mubai he had no chance with Zhu Zhuqing.
  • The Shrek Seven Devils won their matches, but Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing failed to perform their Martial Soul Fusion Skill during the team battle.
  • Over the following days, the Shrek Seven Devils built a reputation in the Great Soul Arena, and spectators speculated that they belonged to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
  • Mad Rhino tried to pull Zhu Zhuqing’s mask off, so Zhao Su struck him and agreed to settle the dispute on the Soul Fighting stage.
  • Zhao Su replaced Ning Rongrong in the upcoming team battle and told Tang San and the others to defeat Mad Battle Team quickly.

Ch. 32Crushing the Mad Battle Team in Seconds

Zhao Su and the Shrek Seven Devils defeated the Mad Battle Team in under a minute, then celebrated at a tavern where Zhu Zhuqing chose Zhao Su over Dai Mubai. On the way back to Shrek Academy, Zhao Su admitted to Zhao Wuji that he was from Spirit Hall and claimed he wanted to unite it and the continent.

  • Zhao Su snapped Mad Rhino’s horn and arm while Tang San and the others subdued the rest of the Mad Battle Team, securing a swift victory.
  • Zhao Su and the others redeemed their points and celebrated at a tavern, where Dai Mubai asked Zhu Zhuqing to speak with him privately.
  • Dai Mubai returned looking relaxed, and Zhu Zhuqing sat beside Ning Rongrong with an affectionate gaze toward Zhao Su, revealing her choice.
  • Flender sent Zhao Wuji to find the drunken group, and Zhao Wuji helped Zhao Su back toward Shrek Academy.
  • Zhao Su admitted to Zhao Wuji that he was from Spirit Hall and said he wanted to unite Spirit Hall and the continent.

Ch. 33Zhao Wuji Was Well and Truly Aboard the Pirate Ship

Zhao Su secured Zhao Wuji’s allegiance and spent five years helping Shrek’s students grow stronger while keeping his own power hidden. When the Imperial Fighting Team challenged Shrek, Zhao Su recognized a chance to bring the Golden Iron Triangle together, and the team agreed to fight.

  • Zhao Su invited Zhao Wuji to join his plans to unify the continent, and Zhao Wuji agreed after Zhao Su warned he would kill everyone at Shrek Academy if his plans were exposed.
  • Zhao Su gave Zhao Wuji Soul Gathering Pills and returned to Shrek Academy; the next morning, Zhu Zhuqing shared a flirtatious moment with Zhao Su on the roof.
  • Five years passed, and all seven Shrek students surpassed soul power level fifty while Zhao Su deliberately kept his level in the fifties.
  • Zhao Su became the Shrek Team’s core leader, while Zhu Zhuqing remained close to him and Dai Mubai resumed his debauched lifestyle.
  • Zhao Wuji told the group that the undefeated Imperial Fighting Team had challenged them, and Zhao Su accepted the match after the team agreed to follow his lead.

Ch. 34Heading to Heaven Dou Royal Academy

Zhao Su urged Shrek Academy to move to Heaven Dou City and revealed to Zhu Zhuqing that he had known her identity and approached her with an ulterior motive. The group set off for Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while Zhu Zhuqing kept her distance from Zhao Su and he reminded Ning Rongrong of her promise.

  • Grandmaster warned the Shrek team about the Imperial Fighting Team's powerful martial souls, but Zhao Su told the level-fifty fighters to handle the match themselves, and the Shrek Seven Devils won.
  • Qin Ming reunited with Flender and Zhao Wuji after the match, and Flender decided the next day to move Shrek Academy to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
  • Zhao Su found Zhu Zhuqing crying, admitted he had known she was from the Zhu Family and had approached her with an ulterior motive, and she angrily shut him out.
  • Zhao Su resolved to push Zhu Zhuqing back toward the Star Luo Empire, and three days later Shrek Academy departed for Heaven Dou City as Zhu Zhuqing avoided him.
  • Ning Rongrong asked Zhao Su whether he and Zhu Zhuqing had fought, and Zhao Su changed the subject to remind her of her promise.

Ch. 35Since You Like Poison, I'll Give You Your Fill

At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Zhao Su confronted Dugu Bo after the Titled Douluo tried to intimidate Shrek Academy. Zhao Su overwhelmed him with poison, then led Shrek away toward another academy, leaving Dugu Bo intrigued by the relief his toxin had brought.

  • Dai Mubai taught a rude student a lesson as Shrek Academy arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Qin Ming arranged their lodgings.
  • Prince Xue Xing brought Xue Beng and Dugu Bo to confront Shrek Academy before the board members, while Dugu Bo's pressure helped Tang San open his meridians.
  • Zhao Su insulted Dugu Bo, let his venom enter his body unharmed, then sealed Dugu Bo's Soul Power and forced snake venom down his throat.
  • Zhao Su urged Flender to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Flender, Zhao Wuji, Grandmaster, and the others agreed and departed with Qin Ming following.
  • Zhao Su told Dugu Bo to seek him at Blue Tyrant Academy to remove his accumulated toxins, and Dugu Bo noticed that the venom had eased his affliction.

Ch. 36The Selfish, Hypocritical Yu Xiaogang

After Shrek Academy left Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Flender chose Blue Tyrant Academy as their next home, where Zhao Su reunited with Shadow and learned more about the Golden Sacred Dragon. Zhao Su hurried to Sunset Forest to witness the Golden Iron Triangle’s fusion technique, and the chapter ended as a golden light rose into the sky.

  • Flender decided the group would seek positions at Blue Tyrant Academy after Ma Hongjun spotted its recruitment notice.
  • Shadow recognized Zhao Su and invited the group to eat, but Zhu Zhuqing left after seeing Shadow’s intimacy with him, and Flender sent Tang San and the others after her.
  • Shadow told Zhao Su that Liu Erlong was her close friend and that Liu Erlong’s account of the trio’s fusion technique suggested they could summon the Golden Sacred Dragon.
  • Zhao Su explained to Shadow that Liu Erlong was Yu Xiaogang’s wife and younger cousin, then told her to conceal their relationship at Blue Tyrant Academy.
  • Zhao Su left for Sunset Forest, uncertain whether Dugu Bo would still abduct Tang San, and saw a golden light shoot into the sky when he arrived.

Ch. 37Tang San's Forbearance

Zhao Su reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, secured Dugu Bo’s promise of future help in exchange for treating his poison, and took the immortal herbs growing there. He returned to Blue Tyrant Academy with Tang San and the others, where Zhao Wuji questioned how he had met Grandmaster and Flender.

  • Zhao Su learned that the Golden Sacred Dragon was incomplete and that Liu Erlong and Flender needed to reach Titled Douluo while Yu Xiaogang needed to reach Soul King.
  • Dugu Bo knelt before Zhao Su and agreed to help him with Heaven Dou Xue Ye in exchange for treatment of his poison.
  • Zhao Su told Grandmaster that Dugu Bo had to give him the immortal herbs from the mountain, then led the group to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
  • Tang San emerged safely from the spring with a strengthened physique, while Zhao Su gathered all the immortal herbs and Tang San concealed his resentment.
  • Zhao Su returned to Blue Tyrant Academy with Tang San, Grandmaster, Flender, and Liu Erlong, and Zhao Wuji asked how he had met the others.

Ch. 38The Terrifying Boost from the Holy Angel Set Soul Bones

Zhao Su received intelligence about Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu, then cultivated his new techniques and absorbed a Holy Angel Set Right Arm Soul Bone. The soul bone unleashed a tremendous surge of spiritual power that was sensed throughout Shrek Academy.

  • Zhao Wuji privately asked Zhao Su whether taking the Golden Sacred Dragon would harm Flender and received assurances that Zhao Su would compensate him by helping him become a Titled Douluo.
  • Shadow told Zhao Su that Qian Renxue was posing as Xue Qinghe and might soon move against Xue Ye, while Qian Daoliu and Azure Luan might be targeting Zhao Su.
  • Zhao Su examined the Primordial Unrestrained Art, learned its Nine Serenities Underworld Art and Nine Heavens Yang Art, and raised his level to sixty-one after attaching a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring to his Twelve-Winged Holy Angel.
  • Zhao Su spent 100,000 energy points on the Holy Angel Set Right Arm Soul Bone and fused it with his right arm.
  • Zhao Su's spiritual power surged into golden liquid and flowed through his body, and Liu Erlong and the other Shrek Academy teachers sensed the terrifying power.

Ch. 39Suspicions from the Shrek Group

Flender, Liu Erlong, and Grandmaster suspected Zhao Su’s hidden power and possible connection to Spirit Hall, while Zhao Su completed his Soul Bone fusion and Blue Tyrant Academy became Shrek Academy. The chapter left Zhu Zhuqing accepting the Lovesick Heartbreak Red after seeing Zhang Ying close to Zhao Su.

  • Flender and Liu Erlong discussed Zhao Su’s immense spiritual force and wondered whether he had come from Spirit Hall for Grandmaster.
  • Zhao Su completed his fusion with the Right Arm Soul Bone and discovered a golden pool circulating liquid through his body.
  • Liu Erlong renamed Blue Tyrant Academy Shrek Academy, appointed Flender dean and herself and Zhao Wuji vice deans, and the Shrek Seven Devils chose to stay until the tournament ended.
  • Liu Erlong introduced Zhang Ying to Flender and Grandmaster, and Zhang Ying revealed that she was a level ninety-five Agility Attack System Titled Douluo.
  • Zhao Su offered Zhu Zhuqing the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, but she initially refused until Zhang Ying appeared and offered to take it; Zhu Zhuqing then said she wanted it.

Ch. 40Grandmaster Breaks Through the Level Thirty Limit

Zhao Su distributed immortal herbs to the Shrek group, helping Ning Rongrong evolve her martial soul and enabling Grandmaster to break through the level thirty limit. After everyone awakened, Grandmaster, Liu Erlong, and Flender left to find his third soul ring.

  • Zhu Zhuqing fed her blood to the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, caught the fallen blossom, and chose to keep it uneaten.
  • Zhao Su gave Ning Rongrong an Aromatic Silk Beauty, then gave Grandmaster an immortal herb intended to help him break through level thirty.
  • Zhao Su gave herbs to Liu Erlong and Flender, while Zhu Zhuqing and Zhang Ying refused theirs, so Zhao Su ate the extra herb himself.
  • After about two hours, Ning Rongrong's martial soul evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire Phoenix was purified, and Grandmaster broke through level thirty.
  • Grandmaster, Liu Erlong, and Flender left Heaven Dou City to seek Grandmaster's third soul ring, placing the academy in Zhao Wuji's care.

Ch. 41Medusa Soul Bone Set

Dugu Bo asked Zhao Su to cure the poison afflicting him, and Zhao Su gave him a complete set of Medusa soul bones and helped channel the toxins into the external soul bone. After Dugu Bo left, Zhao Su and Zhao Wuji discussed the Heaven Dou Empire and Zhao Su’s plan to seek another ally.

  • Dugu Bo visited Shrek Academy and asked Zhao Su for a way to cure his chronic poisoning.
  • Zhao Su produced the five Medusa soul bones Dugu Bo lacked, including the Snake Tail External Soul Bone, and told him to fuse with them.
  • Zhao Su helped Dugu Bo channel his accumulated toxins into the Snake Tail External Soul Bone, which converted them into soul power.
  • Zhao Su gave Dugu Bo a pill and advised him to find an external soul bone for Dugu Yan so her toxins could be treated as well.
  • After Dugu Bo left, Zhao Wuji said his support made the Heaven Dou Empire’s downfall seem certain, while Zhao Su warned that others were also targeting the empire and said he would seek another person’s help.

Ch. 42Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect

Zhao Su and Zhang Ying followed Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin to an auction, where Zhang Ying’s aura revealed her rank as a Titled Douluo and Ning Fengzhi bought Catwoman to save her from the nobles. Ning Fengzhi began questioning Zhao Su about his background, while Zhao Su considered the future leadership of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

  • Zhao Su left the academy with Zhang Ying and Zhu Zhuqing, but slipped away with Zhang Ying after they spotted Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin entering an auction house.
  • Zhao Su presented a Godly Zhuge Crossbow to gain entry, and Chen Xin sensed that Zhang Ying was a Titled Douluo who might be a level ninety-five Super Douluo.
  • At the auction, Zhang Ying grew angry at Catwoman’s sale, and Ning Fengzhi bought her for twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
  • Zhao Su told Zhang Ying not to bid, knowing Ning Fengzhi had a different reason for purchasing Catwoman.
  • Ning Fengzhi introduced himself to Zhao Su and asked about his background, while considering the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s future leadership.

Ch. 43With Me Here, I'll Protect You

Zhao Su declined Ning Fengzhi’s invitation after meeting him at an auction, then returned to Shrek Academy and promised Zhu Zhuqing that he would protect her. He was interrupted by Ma Hongjun, who told him Ning Fengzhi was waiting to see him in the meeting room.

  • Zhao Su told Ning Fengzhi that Ning Rongrong had likely returned home and declined to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while mentioning that one of the auction items was his.
  • Zhao Su ordered Zhang Ying to follow Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, then returned to Shrek Academy and saw Tai Tan kneel to Tang San after recognizing his Clear Sky Hammer.
  • Zhao Su gave Zhu Zhuqing a matching cat gift and reassured her that he would handle the Zhu Family and Star Luo Imperial Family so she would not have to worry.
  • Zhao Su and Zhu Zhuqing kissed until Ma Hongjun interrupted them, making Zhu Zhuqing flee in embarrassment.
  • Ma Hongjun told Zhao Su that Ning Fengzhi was waiting to see him in the meeting room, and Zhao Su went there with him.

Ch. 44Tang Yuehua, a peerless beauty

Zhao Su met with Ning Fengzhi and sold the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect hidden-weapon blueprints before going to Moonlight Pavilion to meet Prince Xue Beng. After forcing his way past the guards, he encountered Tang Yuehua, whose arrival prompted a hostile voice to challenge Steward Aude.

  • Zhao Su confirmed that Bone Douluo Gu Rong carried a powerful Bone Dragon aura and considered how to make him use his Martial Soul Avatar and Bone-Transformed Divine Dragon skills.
  • Ning Fengzhi asked Zhao Su about the aromatic silk beauty, then bought hidden-weapon blueprints from him for five million Gold Soul Coins.
  • Zhao Su left Shrek Academy and went to Moonlight Pavilion to secretly meet Prince Xue Beng.
  • The guards refused Zhao Su entry without an invitation, so he knocked them aside with Soul Power without killing them.
  • Tang Yuehua came downstairs, and a cold voice with powerful killing intent challenged Steward Aude as he reported Zhao Su for causing trouble.

Ch. 45Winning Xue Beng Over

Zhao Su exposed Xue Qinghe as a Spirit Hall impostor and promised to help Xue Beng become the next emperor if he followed his instructions. After inviting Zhao Su to her private room, Tang Yuehua received a warm current from him that began to circulate through her body.

  • Dugu Bo apologized to Zhao Su for the trouble at Moonlight Pavilion, and Tang Yuehua dismissed Aude after warning him to act less rashly.
  • Aude brought gifts to apologize, but Dugu Bo sent him away.
  • Zhao Su confirmed to Xue Beng that Xue Qinghe was from Spirit Hall in disguise, and Xue Beng knelt and asked for help.
  • Zhao Su promised Xue Beng the throne if he continued pretending to be a wastrel and waited for Zhao Su's signal.
  • Tang Yuehua invited Zhao Su to her private room, where he took her hand and sent a warm current through her body.

Ch. 46The Elite Soul Master Tournament Begins

Zhao Su cured Tang Yuehua’s long-standing physical affliction and left her the Nine Serenities Underworld Art, leaving her captivated by him. Six months later, the Shrek Seven Devils advanced through the tournament qualifying rounds and prepared to face Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Imperial Fighting Team for a place in the finals.

  • Zhao Su used the Nine Serenities Underworld Art to improve Tang Yuehua’s constitution, then gave her the art without accepting payment and left.
  • Tang Yuehua reflected on Zhao Su’s qualities and hoped they would meet again.
  • Six months later, Flender and Liu Erlong had reached level eighty-one, and the Shrek Seven Devils prepared for the tournament qualifying rounds.
  • Grandmaster barred Zhao Su from competing so the Shrek Seven Devils could face the tournament on their own, and Zhao Su agreed.
  • The Shrek Seven Devils advanced through the qualifying rounds while Shrek Academy’s other three teams were eliminated.
  • Emperor Xue Ye, Xue Qinghe, and the education commissioners arrived to watch the final qualifying match against the Imperial Fighting Team, and Zhao Su recognized Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue.

Ch. 47Entering the Finals, Setting Out for Spirit City

The Shrek Seven Devils defeated the Imperial Team and qualified for the finals in Spirit City, while Bibi Dong learned of their abilities and reacted strongly to Tang San’s connection to Yu Xiaogang. As the team set out, Zhao Su stopped at the Moonlight Pavilion to meet Tang Yuehua, who prepared tea and music for him.

  • Qian Renxue and Tang Yuehua watched Zhao Su from the arena’s elevated platform, and Zhao Su noticed them in return.
  • The Shrek Seven Devils decisively defeated the Imperial Team and earned a place in the finals, scheduled to begin in ten days.
  • Bibi Dong reviewed the Shrek Seven Devils’ files, learned that all seven were Soul Kings and that Tang San had twin martial souls and Yu Xiaogang as his teacher, then ordered her subordinate to leave.
  • Flender, Grandmaster, Liu Erlong, and the Shrek Seven Devils set out for Spirit City, but Aude stopped them to ask Zhao Su to meet his lady.
  • Zhao Su left the group and went with Aude to the Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang Yuehua welcomed him and invited him to listen to her play the guqin.

Ch. 48True Yin-Yang Harmony with Tang Yuehua

Zhao Su and Tang Yuehua grew intimate, and her Soul Power broke through its long-standing limit. After leaving her with a Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus for protection, Zhao Su headed to Spirit City, where he arrived as Yu Xiaogang met Bibi Dong.

  • Tang Yuehua soothed Zhao Su with her guqin and innate domain, and the two became intimate.
  • Tang Yuehua's Soul Power broke through rank nine, and Zhao Su urged her to study the Nine Serenities Underworld Art.
  • Zhao Su left Tang Yuehua a Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus and departed for Spirit City to arrive before the Soul Master Tournament.
  • Shadow told Zhao Su that Yu Xiaogang had gone to see Bibi Dong and that Bibi Dong had sent Chrysanthemum and Ghost to kill Tang San and his companions.
  • Zhao Su ordered Shadow to protect Tang San and his companions in secret, then reached Spirit City seven days later and watched Bibi Dong meet Yu Xiaogang.

Ch. 49A melon picked by force may quench your thirst, but it isn't sweet!

Zhao Su left Bibi Dong after she rejected his help, then supported Zhu Zhuqing as the tournament finals began. The Shrek Seven Devils defeated the Star Luo Empire team and Spirit Hall Academy, and Bibi Dong turned her attention to Xiao Wu.

  • Zhao Su admitted to Bibi Dong that he had secretly saved Tang San, but left after she refused his help.
  • Zhao Su reassured Zhu Zhuqing before the Shrek team faced the Star Luo Empire team, where Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s side.
  • Dai Weisi left for the Star Luo Empire after the loss, determined to prepare for Dai Mubai’s return.
  • Bibi Dong announced three soul bones as the tournament prize before Shrek Academy faced Spirit Hall Academy’s secretly strengthened Golden Generation.
  • The Shrek Seven Devils defeated Spirit Hall Academy, and Tang San detoxified Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and the others after poisoning them.
  • Bibi Dong awarded the soul bones to the Shrek Seven Devils, declared the tournament concluded, and looked toward Xiao Wu.

Ch. 50Clear Sky Hammer Avatar

Bibi Dong ordered Xiao Wu seized after her identity as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast was revealed, but Tang Hao intervened and fought Spirit Hall’s forces. Zhao Su rescued Bibi Dong from Tang Hao, then let Tang Hao and Shrek Academy leave and calmed her down.

  • Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to seize Xiao Wu, and Tang San revealed that Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in the transformation stage.
  • Grandmaster, Flender, and Liu Erlong activated their Golden Sacred Dragon fusion skill to protect Xiao Wu, while Zhu Zhuqing chose to stand with Shrek Academy.
  • Tang Hao arrived and drove Yue Guan and Gui Mei back, but four Spirit Hall elders withdrew into the Papal Hall as he attacked Bibi Dong with his Clear Sky Hammer Avatar.
  • Tang Hao struck Bibi Dong three times and injured her before Zhao Su appeared, blocked his hammer, and sent him flying.
  • Zhao Su ordered Spirit Hall’s forces to let Tang Hao and Shrek Academy leave, then used a sacred power to calm Bibi Dong.
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