Recaps

Chen Ping bid eight hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for the Dragon Girl after learning his system could exchange her curse, along with other fortune-related blessings and curses, for Academic Genius Points. The Dragon Girl was sold to him, leaving her frightened and uncertain about what would happen next.

• Chen Ping won the Dragon Girl's auction with an eight-hundred-thousand-Gold-Soul-Coin bid, and the guests assumed Shrek Academy could handle her curse.
• Chen Ping's system told him it could exchange the Dragon Girl's ill-fortune curse and several other blessings and curses for Academic Genius Points.
• Chen Ping learned that the Auspicious Beast could release its fortune as a curse that threatened both its target and those connected to them by fate.
• Chen Ping reflected that a curse might have made Xuan Zi suffer, but doubted bad luck alone would kill him without endangering others.
• After Qing Ya received no further bids, she sold the Dragon Girl to Chen Ping, and the Dragon Girl trembled in fear inside her cage.

Chen Ping collected the Dragon Girl Cauldron and arranged for her delivery to Dean Qian Duoduo at Shrek Academy. The next day, Shrek faced Qianling Academy in a team battle, and the teams took the platform as Jiang Nannan carried an unusual load of ammunition and equipment.

• Chen Ping inspected the Dragon Girl Cauldron, confirmed she was unharmed, and arranged for the auction house to deliver her to Dean Qian Duoduo at Shrek Academy.
• Wang Yan and the Shrek team headed to Star Luo Plaza for their second round-robin match, where their opponents were Qianling Advanced Soul Master Academy.
• Bei Bei drew the match format, and the referee announced that Shrek Academy and Qianling Academy would fight a team battle.
• Shrek Academy took the platform with Chen Ping at the rear, while Jiang Nannan carried ammunition belts and other equipment.

Shrek Academy faced Qianling Academy’s heavily fortified shield-and-spear lineup, while Chen Ping remained at the arena’s edge and the others advanced under He Caitou’s and Ning Tian’s buffs. As Shen Ce prepared his fully fire-enhanced spear against the approaching Shrek team, an unexpected change occurred.

• Qianling Academy fielded four Spirit Rhinoceros Shield defenders, Shen Ce with his Thousand Strike Spear, and the ice-and-fire fighters An Lengye and Fei Yuyan.
• Shrek Academy released its Martial Souls, and He Caitou supplied cigars while Ning Tian used her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to buff Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi.
• Shen Ce threw his spear toward Ning Tian, but she dodged it while continuing to support her teammates.
• Shrek advanced as Qianling’s defenders formed a Shield Wall, which An Lengye strengthened with Frost Shield while Fei Yuyan began enhancing Shen Ce with fire.
• Shen Ce recalled his spear and let Fei Yuyan empower it as Shrek drew closer, but an unexpected change interrupted the standoff.

Jiang Nannan teleported into Qianling Academy’s tightly packed formation and detonated her Soul Cannon shells, using Invincible Golden Body to remain unharmed while wrecking their strategy. Shrek quickly eliminated most of the opposing team, ending Qianling Academy’s tournament run.

• Jiang Nannan teleported behind Shen Ce, seized his wrist, and triggered the Soul Cannon shells she carried.
• Shen Ce called for the referee, who shielded him as the shells exploded around them.
• The blast scattered Qianling Academy’s formation, throwing An Lengye and Fei Yuyan away and injuring the Spirit Rhinoceros Shield quartet.
• Bei Bei, He Caitou, Jiang Nannan, Wu Feng, and Xu Sanshi attacked the scattered opponents and eliminated several team members.
• Qianling Academy was routed within seconds, and Shen Ce was left unable to continue after the referee rescued him from the arena.

Shrek Academy defeated Qianling Academy with little effort, revealing few of its abilities. Wang Yan warned the team that their next opponents were exceptionally strong, and Chen Ping realized he might soon have to fight openly and risk exposing his cover.

• He Caitou used bundled soul cannon shells to overwhelm Qianling Academy, and the remaining opponents surrendered or were knocked out by Wu Feng and Xu Sanshi.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and the team returned to the hotel without watching the following matches.
• The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team also left after observing Shrek's match and returned to the Star Emperor Hotel.
• Wang Yan told the Shrek Seven Devils that their next opponents had three Five-Ring Soul Kings and had reached the previous tournament's top eight.
• Chen Ping considered the team's remaining trump cards and concluded that he probably could not keep his cover intact much longer.

Wang Yan and Chen Ping assessed Shrek’s difficult match against Zhengtian Academy, and Bei Bei rallied the team to fight regardless of the format. Chen Ping outlined their chances and tactics, leaving them to await the next day’s draw.

• Wang Yan finished analyzing Zhengtian Academy and explained that Shrek’s best chance was a team battle, while one-on-one would leave them nearly doomed.
• Bei Bei declared that Shrek would fight to the end in any format, and Xu Sanshi asked how they would approach the battle.
• Chen Ping said he would face Ye Wuqing in a one-on-one match and assigned Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi to the other Soul Kings if that format came up.
• Chen Ping estimated Shrek had a forty percent chance in the two-two-three format and began planning responses to Zhengtian Academy’s possible lineups.
• Chen Ping explained Tang Yaolei’s Purple Splendor Bow and continued outlining tactics for the other opponents as the team awaited the draw.

Mu En refused to send reinforcements for Shrek Academy’s reserve team, trusting them to reach their potential against Zhengtian Academy. As the teams prepared to face each other, Shrek’s opponents and the emperor misread the absence of regular members as evidence that Chen Ping was secretly a Soul Sage, and the draw set the match format to two-two-three.

• Cai Mei'er asked Mu En whether Shrek should send support, and he insisted the reserve team could handle the challenge without it.
• Wang Yan urged the seven reserve members to prioritize their safety before they entered Star Luo Plaza to face Zhengtian Academy.
• Ma Rulong watched Shrek’s lineup and speculated that Chen Ping might be a young Soul Sage powerful enough to carry the team alone.
• Xu Jiawei saw Shrek’s reserve lineup and wondered how they could defeat Zhengtian Academy’s three Soul Kings and four Soul Ancestors.
• Bei Bei drew the two-two-three match format, while Ye Wuqing watched him for signs of fear.

Chen Ping arranged Shrek's doubles lineup to counter Zhengtian Academy's powerful archer, Tang Xiaolei, and Xu Sanshi and Wu Feng began the opening match. After Xu Sanshi withstood Tang Xiaolei's devastating arrow, he challenged the Soul King to a one-minute fight.

• Chen Ping separated Jiang Nannan and Xu Sanshi into different groups and explained how Shrek could secure points against Tang Xiaolei.
• Xu Sanshi and Wu Feng took the stage for Shrek while Tang Xiaolei and Yang Yifan represented Zhengtian Academy.
• Tang Xiaolei fired a powerful arrow that slammed into Xu Sanshi's shield, drove him back, and tore open his hand.
• Xu Sanshi unleashed his third Soul Ring and taunted Tang Xiaolei, betting that he and Wu Feng could defeat him within a minute.

Wu Feng fought Yang Yifan while Tang Yaolei targeted her with a powerful explosive arrow. Her Defensive Soul Tool absorbed the blast, but left her with little Soul Power as both she and Yang Yifan were thrown away.

• Yang Yifan attacked Xu Sanshi from behind, but Wu Feng intercepted him with Dragon's Fire.
• Wu Feng caught Yang Yifan's dagger, activated Dragon's Wrath, and struck him in the face.
• Tang Yaolei fired his Second Soul Skill, Piercing Arrow · Spiral Arrow, at Wu Feng despite Yang Yifan standing beside her.
• Wu Feng's Defensive Soul Tool formed a barrier that endured the arrow's explosion before collapsing, sending Wu Feng and Yang Yifan flying.

Xu Sanshi used Chen Ping’s tactics and Xuanming Displacement to turn Tang Yaolei’s powerful arrow against him, winning the first round for Shrek Academy. With two match points secured, Shrek moved closer to victory over Zhengtian Academy.

• Xu Sanshi closed the distance to Tang Yaolei by running toward the arena’s edge, then leaped off the platform.
• Tang Yaolei fired a powerful arrow at Xu Sanshi as he fell.
• Xu Sanshi used Xuanming Displacement to swap places with Tang Yaolei, sending Tang Yaolei falling while the arrow flew back toward him.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner and crushed Tang Yaolei’s arrow before it could hit him.
• Xu Sanshi and Wu Feng returned to Shrek’s team, where Xu Sanshi explained how he had used Chen Ping’s second tactic.
• Shrek held two match points, forcing Zhengtian Academy to field at least one Soul King in the next round.

After Shrek Academy took the first Soul Fighting match, Zhengtian Academy chose to save its Soul Kings for the final match and fielded Yu Mengdi and Blood Wolf against Jiang Nannan and He Caitou. The match began with He Caitou transforming into a flying soul-tool fortress, leaving the fighters to battle on separate levels of the arena.

• Ye Wuqing and Yu Mengdi weighed the risk of a two-zero loss and decided not to field their Soul Kings in the second match.
• Shrek Academy sent Jiang Nannan and He Caitou into the arena, while Zhengtian Academy sent Yu Mengdi and Blood Wolf.
• Blood Wolf activated Wolf Transformation, and Yu Mengdi revealed her angel martial soul and five optimal soul rings, including a ten-thousand-year ring.
• Yu Mengdi and Blood Wolf attacked He Caitou together, intending to take him out before turning to Jiang Nannan.
• He Caitou deployed sixty-four weapons and two powerful turbofan propulsion units, lifting his massive soul-tool fortress into the air.

He Caitou and Jiang Nannan attempted to defeat Blood Wolf with a coordinated bombardment, but Yu Mengdi protected him with her defensive fourth Soul Skill. The match continued with He Caitou battling Yu Mengdi in the air and Jiang Nannan chasing Blood Wolf below.

• He Caitou fired his Flying Fortress’s cannons at Blood Wolf while Jiang Nannan used Invincible Golden Body to draw his attack.
• Yu Mengdi shielded Blood Wolf inside her Angel Wings, surviving the bombardment and explaining how she had countered Chen Ping’s plan.
• Yu Mengdi evaded He Caitou’s aerial attacks and fought him above the arena.
• Jiang Nannan teleported behind Blood Wolf and tried to catch him, but he fled on all fours to avoid her Waist Bow.
• He Caitou and Yu Mengdi fought in the sky while Jiang Nannan chased Blood Wolf around the arena floor.

Jiang Nannan and He Caitou fought Yu Mengdi and Blood Wolf in the second match of the 2-2-3 format, forcing Zhengtian Academy’s stronger team to struggle before claiming victory. Zhengtian Academy won the match, but Yu Mengdi was left badly battered and Jiang Nannan and He Caitou had shown how dangerous Shrek’s reserve team was.

• Blood Wolf avoided Jiang Nannan to buy Yu Mengdi time, while Yu Mengdi used Instantaneous Movement to cut apart He Caitou’s Flying Fortress weapons.
• Jiang Nannan used a Paralysis Ray to immobilize Blood Wolf, then hurled him out of the arena with her Soul Skills.
• Yu Mengdi destroyed a propulsion engine on He Caitou’s Flying Fortress, causing him to crash and lose consciousness.
• After fighting for another minute, Jiang Nannan ran out of Soul Power, and Yu Mengdi knocked her out of the arena.
• The referee declared Zhengtian Academy the winner of the second match, while the audience watched the battered Yu Mengdi and recognized Shrek’s strong showing.

After He Caitou and Jiang Nannan were knocked unconscious, Chen Ping, Bei Bei, and Ning Tian resolved to fight Zhengtian Academy’s final team and win back their teammates’ share. The match was about to begin, with both sides determined to claim victory.

• Xu Jiawei and the crowd applauded both teams for their performance, while Chen Ping and Bei Bei vowed to win for He Caitou and Jiang Nannan.
• Ning Tian joined Chen Ping and Bei Bei in a hands-stacked pledge to finish the match, and Wang Yan let them take the stage despite his concerns.
• Ye Wuqing led Zhengtian Academy’s final lineup onto the arena with Yan’er and Shangguan Can, while Chen Ping, Bei Bei, and Ning Tian prepared to face them.
• Ye Wuqing acknowledged Shrek’s strength and implied they could accept defeat, but Bei Bei countered with a boast that Shrek would finish the match in under a minute.
• The referee sent both teams to their starting positions, and the competitors readied themselves as Wang Yan worried about Shrek’s disadvantage in strength.

The match between Shrek Academy and Zhengtian Academy began, and Chen Ping stunned the crowd with his extraordinary Soul Ring configuration. As the teams clashed, Ning Tian joined the attack with a Soul Tool and drove Shangguan Can into retreat.

• Both teams released their Martial Souls, and Chen Ping revealed one yellow, one purple, and one black Soul Ring.
• Ye Wuqing and the other Zhengtian Academy members were shaken by Chen Ping’s ten-thousand-year third ring but remained determined to win.
• Yan’er launched a fireball at Chen Ping while Shangguan Can rang his Soul-Seizing Bell to daze Shrek’s team.
• Chen Ping resisted Shangguan Can’s control and destroyed Yan’er’s fireball with a thrust of his staff.
• Bei Bei charged Ye Wuqing while Ning Tian buffed Bei Bei and fired her Three-Eyed Arquebus at Shangguan Can.

Ye Wuqing’s Golden Leaves were repeatedly intercepted by Bei Bei’s Dragon Whisker Needles, while Ning Tian’s arsenal forced Shangguan Can to abandon his interference. With the teams’ fighters engaged, Chen Ping drove Yan’er onto the defensive, though Ye Wuqing launched a Golden Leaf at Chen Ping’s back.

• Ye Wuqing threw Golden Leaves at Bei Bei, but Bei Bei used Dragon Whisker Needles to knock them off course and trigger their explosions away from him.
• Shangguan Can used his Soul-Piercing skill, but Ning Tian fired a Soul Guidance Rapid-Fire Cannon at him and forced him to flee.
• Bei Bei charged Ye Wuqing with a Thunder Dragon Claw as Chen Ping crossed the arena and attacked Yan’er with his Barbarian Elephant Staff.
• Yan’er escaped on her fireball and sent five fireballs at Chen Ping, who spun his staff to knock them aside.
• Ye Wuqing sent a spinning Golden Leaf toward the center of Chen Ping’s back while still fighting Bei Bei.

Ning Tian warned Chen Ping of Ye Wuqing’s surprise attack, while Bei Bei dodged Ye Wuqing’s Golden Leaf Formation and closed in for a counterattack. Ye Wuqing proved formidable at close range and seized Bei Bei’s wrist, twisting his arm as the chapter left Bei Bei in immediate danger.

• Ning Tian spotted Ye Wuqing’s Golden Leaf attack from behind and warned Chen Ping, who deflected it with his staff.
• Ye Wuqing unleashed Leaf Blade and Leaf Formation against Bei Bei, who used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade the Golden Leaves and reach him.
• Bei Bei attacked Ye Wuqing with his Thunder Dragon Claw, but Ye Wuqing stopped it and seized it with his Golden Left Hand.
• Ye Wuqing caught Bei Bei’s wrist and twisted his arm, threatening to wrench it from its socket.

Bei Bei and Chen Ping fought Ye Wuqing and Yan'er in the tournament battle, but Yan'er trapped Chen Ping in her Flame Cage and tried to take him out of the arena with her. Ning Tian revealed her long-hidden Second Soul Skill, Purification, just as Zhengtian Academy seemed poised to win.

• Bei Bei escaped Ye Wuqing's Golden Leaf blade, but Ye Wuqing continued attacking him at close range.
• Chen Ping overwhelmed Yan'er with his staff techniques until she lured him toward the arena edge.
• Yan'er used Flame Cage to envelop herself and Chen Ping, then hurled them toward the edge of the arena.
• Ning Tian activated her concealed Second Soul Skill, Purification, disrupting Zhengtian Academy's plan to win.

Chen Ping escaped Yan’er's Flame Cage with Ning Tian’s help and defeated Ye Wuqing, while Ning Tian knocked out Shangguan Can to secure Shrek Academy’s victory. The match ended with Zhengtian Academy’s defeat and the old era of fighting without soul tools giving way to a new one.

• Ning Tian used her Light of Purification to dispel Yan’er’s Flame Cage, and Chen Ping kicked Yan’er out of the arena.
• Bei Bei and Ye Wuqing unleashed their strongest attacks against each other, leaving both badly injured.
• Bei Bei called out to Chen Ping, who struck Ye Wuqing from above and shattered his Golden Leaf Blade.
• Chen Ping replenished his soul power with a Milk Bottle, then disarmed Ye Wuqing and held his staff to Ye Wuqing’s temple.
• Ning Tian knocked Shangguan Can unconscious, and Shrek Academy won the match.

Shrek Academy defeated Zhengtian Academy despite an enormous Soul Power gap, leaving Wang Yan and the spectators astonished by the team's hard-won victory. Ma Rulong worried about Chen Ping's hidden strength, while Xiao Hongchen learned he would lead an exchange visit to Shrek Academy.

• Wang Yan realized Shrek's victory set a record for overcoming a combined Soul Power gap of more than a hundred levels, and he wept with pride.
• He Caitou recognized that the battered team had preserved and magnified Shrek Academy's glory through their determination.
• Ma Rulong feared Chen Ping had kept most of his strength and trump cards hidden, and he warned Xiao Hongchen about the next tournament.
• Ma Rulong told Xiao Hongchen that Shrek Academy had invited their students for an exchange and that the academy had chosen him to lead the team; Xiao Hongchen agreed.
• Yao Haoxuan met the team as they left the arena, took Bei Bei from Chen Ping, and praised them for winning.

Yao Haoxuan returned to Shrek's reserve team equipped with White Tiger Guards soul tools and dominated the next round-robin matches. As the knockout stage approached, Wang Yan warned the team that Dou Ling Royal Academy had five Soul Kings and soul engineers, while Qing Ya arrived with invitations to a top-tier auction.

• Dai Yueheng arranged White Tiger Guards soul tools for the recovered Yao Haoxuan and sent him back to the team ahead of the others.
• Yao Haoxuan used Ning Tian's boosts and his soul tools to win matches with ease, defeating seven opponents in succession.
• Xu Sanshui repeatedly brought Jiang Nannan treats and interrupted her recovery until Wang Yan kicked him and he stopped visiting her.
• Wang Yan told the team that their round-of-sixteen opponent was Dou Ling Royal Academy, whose roster had five Soul Kings and proficient soul-tool users.
• Qing Ya visited Shrek's meeting room and gave Chen Ping invitations to the Starlight Auction House's top-tier auction.

The Shrek group accepted invitations to Starlight Auction House’s top-level auction, with Wang Yan allowing them to attend after warning them to avoid trouble before tomorrow’s match. In their private room, Chen Ping recognized that the auction’s live-screen technology revealed how far the Sun Moon Empire had advanced in Soul Guidance technology.

• Ning Tian explained that top-level auctions were rare and usually restricted to black card members and distinguished guests, and Wang Yan agreed to take the students while reminding them to return promptly and rest for tomorrow’s crucial match.
• Wang Yan arranged the next day’s tactics, and the Shrek group later changed into ordinary clothes and headed to the auction with their invitations.
• Qing Ya greeted the group at the entrance and led them through a concealed jade passage to Room Seven, explaining that Chen Ping’s purchase of the Dragon Girl had helped her become a black-level auctioneer.
• Qing Ya explained the auction rules as an assistant activated a Light-Guidance Screen that displayed the auction stage in real time.
• Chen Ping recognized the screen as Sun Moon Empire technology and reflected on its lead in video transmission and detection Soul Tools.

Chen Ping watched the Starlight Auction House open its premier auction and recognized the Star Luo Empire’s dependence on Sun Moon Empire soul-tool technology. As Shrek’s Wang Yan bought equipment for the team, an Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone appeared as a likely overture to Shrek, leaving Chen Ping focused on its value and the authorities’ possible interest in the academy’s flying soul tools.

• Chen Ping considered how the Three Great Empires’ purchases of civilian soul tools were financing the Sun Moon Empire’s military research.
• Xu Jiujiu opened the auction, and Wang Yan bought a Level 8 Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade after Chen Ping said Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao would soon rejoin the team.
• Wang Yan also bought twelve Level 5 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells after He Caitou identified them as a technology the academy needed.
• Chen Ping ignored several soul bones, a Level 8 Heaven-Splitting Cannon, and rare metal, believing the Treasure Gathering Pavilion’s rewards would be better.
• The auction displayed a top-tier Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Soul Bone, and Chen Ping suspected the Star Luo authorities were using it to test Shrek’s willingness to trade for flying soul tools.

Chen Ping recognized the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone at the Starlight Auction and claimed that only a Soul Master with ultimate ice could absorb it safely. His warning alarmed Qing Ya, who hurried away to report it before the auction proceeded.

• Chen Ping recognized the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Soul Bone and learned it contained the Ice Explosion skill and was between fifty thousand and seventy thousand years old.
• Chen Ping said Shrek Academy would bid for the Soul Bone and asked whether any other Soul Masters with ultimate ice were attending.
• Chen Ping warned Qing Ya that anyone without ultimate ice who absorbed the Soul Bone would explode and die.
• Qing Ya realized this danger was absent from the auction's description and hurried away to report Chen Ping's warning.
• Wang Yan asked where Chen Ping had learned the Soul Bone's property, and Chen Ping attributed it to family teachings.

Chen Ping corrected his warning that an Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone would kill anyone lacking ultimate ice, and Princess Jiujiu reported the issue to Emperor Xu Jiawei. Xu Jiawei decided to reward Shrek for the warning and revealed that Shrek had developed a powerful flying soul tool usable by a Soul Grandmaster.

• Princess Jiujiu visited Shrek’s private room and asked Chen Ping whether the soul bone could only be absorbed by someone with ultimate ice.
• Chen Ping clarified that an unqualified soul master would drop dead rather than burst apart, and Jiujiu left embarrassed by the misunderstanding.
• Jiujiu told Xu Jiawei about Chen Ping’s warning, and Xu Jiawei decided to make Shrek a generous favor for helping the auction house avoid trouble.
• Xu Jiawei explained that Chen Ping held unusual sway over Shrek’s team and said the gift could help build a relationship with the academy.
• Xu Jiawei showed Jiujiu Dai Hao’s urgent memorial, which reported that Shrek’s flying soul tool could carry nearly a ton and that Chen Ping had used a Class 2 model.
• Jiujiu exclaimed that Shrek’s device seemed usable by a Soul Grandmaster, something even the Sun Moon Empire could not achieve.