Recaps

Chen Ping defeated Wang Yanfeng by freezing him with Great Cold Without Snow, piercing his Invincible Shield, and knocking him down before he could use his Second Awakening. After Wang Yanfeng conceded, Chen Ping offered him a medicinal bath formula and pills to improve his blood qi, and Wang Yanfeng eagerly realized he had been missing medicinal training.

• Wang Yanfeng activated his first soul skill and attacked Chen Ping with enlarged iron fists, but Chen Ping countered with Great Cold Without Snow and froze him.
• Wang Yanfeng activated his Invincible Shield, but Chen Ping used the Living Being Carving Knife hidden in the Eye of Truth to pierce and shatter it.
• Chen Ping kicked the still-frozen Wang Yanfeng across the arena, leaving him unable to fight or use his Body Martial Soul's Second Awakening.
• Wang Yanfeng admitted defeat and praised Chen Ping, who helped him to his feet.
• Chen Ping offered Wang Yanfeng a medicinal bath formula and pill supplements to improve his physical strength and blood qi, and Wang Yanfeng eagerly understood their value.

Chen Ping faced Snow Demon Sect’s Chen Lü in the individual knockout stage and endured his attacks without releasing his martial soul. Chen Lü revealed his bronze-level body martial soul second awakening and launched his strongest kick, leaving its impact on Chen Ping unresolved.

• Chen Ping offered Wang Yanfeng a drug-assisted body-refining regimen, and Wang Yanfeng withdrew before revealing his interest in the advice.
• Chen Ping and Chen Lü identified themselves, and Unbreakable Douluo began their duel.
• Chen Lü’s fast leg attacks failed to break through Chen Ping’s Red Dust Protection.
• Chen Lü activated his bronze-level body martial soul second awakening, prompting Xu Tianran to suspect the Body Sect was operating in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Chen Lü enlarged his legs and brought down a devastating kick toward Chen Ping.

Chen Ping defeated Chen Lü in the second individual match between Shrek Academy and the Snow Demon Sect, leaving the Snow Demon Sect wary of Shrek’s strength. As Chen Ping replenished his soul power, a stern young man stepped forward to face him.

• Chen Lü’s scissoring attack passed through Chen Ping’s Snow Drifting afterimage, and Chen Ping appeared behind him.
• Chen Lü used his fifth soul ring to summon a temporary third leg and launched a powerful attack.
• Chen Ping struck with Rule the World, shattered Chen Lü’s attack, and sent him flying.
• The Unbreakable Douluo ended the match and declared Chen Ping the winner; Wang Yanfeng carried Chen Lü from the stage.
• A cold, stern young man volunteered to fight next while Chen Ping used his Milk Bottle to replenish his soul power.

Chen Ping faced Long Ao Tian, the Snow Demon Sect's formidable young master, in the Soul Fighting Arena. As Long Ao Tian advanced, Chen Ping recognized that his opponent's soul power and spiritual power were fused to a level approaching that required for Super Douluo, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Chen Ping pondered Chen Lü's three-legged soul skill while absorbing the Milk Bottle's power.
• Long Ao Tian entered the arena, and Chen Ping sensed the danger posed by the powerful Soul Saint.
• Chen Ping recalled how Long Ao Tian had endured Huo Yuhao's Yama's Invitation and required a team effort to defeat.
• Long Ao Tian and Chen Ping each regarded the other as a formidable opponent and remained on guard.
• Long Ao Tian slowly approached, increasing his pressure, and Chen Ping detected that his soul power and spiritual power were seamlessly united.

Chen Ping faced Long Ao Tian in the tournament and answered Long Ao Tian’s unity-of-heaven-and-man realm with his defiant Domination Domain. Their first punch left Chen Ping’s arm numb and Long Ao Tian’s finger bones cracked, as both recognized the other’s formidable strength.

• Zheng Zhan introduced Chen Ping of Shrek Academy and Long Ao Tian of Snow Demon Sect before starting their match.
• Long Ao Tian revealed his seven-ring Soul Sage cultivation and rushed Chen Ping with a heaven-and-earth-shaking palm strike.
• Chen Ping released his Domination Domain and declared that he would not accept heaven as his master, suppressing Long Ao Tian’s unity-of-heaven-and-man state.
• Long Ao Tian closed in and exchanged a punch with Chen Ping, forcing Chen Ping back three steps while Long Ao Tian retreated one.
• Chen Ping’s punch numbed his own arm and disrupted his qi and blood, while it cracked Long Ao Tian’s finger bones through his Skin Martial Soul’s protection.

Long Ao Tian unleashed his silver-level Body Martial Soul Awakening and overwhelmed Chen Ping with a relentless barrage of punches. He drove Chen Ping into the arena wall, where Chen Ping swallowed his blood and dodged another punch as the fight continued.

• Long Ao Tian sensed Chen Ping's aura and Staff Momentum rising beneath the Domination Domain, then activated his Body Martial Soul's Second Awakening.
• Long Ao Tian attacked Chen Ping with a rapid storm of jade-colored punches, each carrying the force of a powerful Soul Skill.
• Chen Ping met Long Ao Tian's fists head-on, but the impacts slowed him and drove him toward the edge of the platform.
• Long Ao Tian gathered power in his right arm and struck Chen Ping with a heavy rear-hand punch, embedding him in the wall.
• Chen Ping swallowed the blood rising in his throat and dodged Long Ao Tian's next punch while both teams watched in disbelief.

Chen Ping countered Long Ao Tian’s Rainstorm Sonic Punch by breaking his fingers with a series of elbow strikes and recovering his momentum. As Chen Ping reached his full strength, Long Ao Tian activated two Soul Skills and attacked again.

• Long Ao Tian drove Chen Ping against the arena wall and aimed a punch at his heart, but Chen Ping blocked it with his elbow and broke one of Long Ao Tian’s finger bones.
• Chen Ping identified that Long Ao Tian’s finger bones were vulnerable and used a succession of elbow strikes to break or crack more of them, forcing Long Ao Tian to stop punching.
• Chen Ping and Long Ao Tian paused to recover as their clashes left rows of footprints in the arena floor.
• Chen Ping’s staff momentum reached three full stacks and rose to a golden-red light, while his domination domain further weakened Long Ao Tian.
• Long Ao Tian activated his first and third Soul Skills, strengthening his muscles and covering his skin in a dark gold sheen, then hammered his fists toward Chen Ping.

Chen Ping faced Long Ao Tian in the Soul Fighting Arena and met his devastating combined attack with his Star Nodule Club. Both fighters were thrown back by the clash, leaving the match’s outcome uncertain as Chen Ping revealed his Red Dust Protection had kept him from serious harm.

• Chen Ping dodged Long Ao Tian’s rapid punches and kicks while Huo Yuhao judged that he could not withstand the attacks himself.
• Long Ao Tian transformed into a massive axe and unleashed Mad God Slash, combining his fifth and seventh Soul Skills with his awakened Body Martial Soul.
• Chen Ping planted himself on the Star Nodule Club and countered Long Ao Tian’s descending strike with Earth Devil Split and his accumulated staff momentum.
• The two attacks collided above the arena, creating a blast that strained the protective barriers and forced Zheng Zhan to intervene.
• The impact hurled Long Ao Tian into the barrier and sent Chen Ping skidding across the arena, with both fighters appearing badly battered.
• Chen Ping told Zheng Zhan the result depended on whether Long Ao Tian had a Defensive Soul Tool, then revealed he had suffered no substantial injuries thanks to Red Dust Protection.

Chen Ping defeated Long Ao Tian in a devastating clash, then credited Jing Hongchen’s Red Dust Protection for saving him. Long Ao Tian accepted his loss and began reconsidering the Body Sect’s rejection of soul tools, while Xu Tianran grew more suspicious of Jing Hongchen.

• Chen Ping’s Red Dust Protection blocked Long Ao Tian’s Mad God Slash, and the resulting clash left Long Ao Tian gravely injured and unable to continue fighting.
• Chen Ping offered to call the match a draw, but Long Ao Tian took his hand and acknowledged his defeat.
• Chen Ping thanked Jing Hongchen for the Red Dust Protection, enraging Xu Tianran and deepening Xu Tianran’s doubts about Jing Hongchen’s loyalty.
• Long Ao Tian reflected that using defensive soul tools might not compromise martial soul cultivation after seeing Chen Ping’s strength.
• Du Busi clutched the Body Sect’s Storage Soul Tool Bag, confused by his sudden feeling that its contents were about to disappear.

Chen Ping and Long Ao Tian agreed to a draw in the individual match, leaving Shrek ahead 3-1. As the platform was repaired, Long Ao Tian decided the Body Sect should resign the team match because his weakened team could not stop Shrek’s boosted fighters.

• Chen Ping and Long Ao Tian accepted a draw, and Zheng Zhan announced that both teams earned one point, bringing the score to 3-1 for Shrek.
• Chen Ping requested that Shrek proceed directly to the team competition and began restoring his soul power while briefing his teammates on the Body Sect’s fighters.
• Long Ao Tian told Vina that he could not recover before the team match and that the Body Sect lacked anyone who could stop Shrek’s boosted fighters without him.
• The Body Sect members fell silent as Long Ao Tian explained the danger posed by Shrek’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda support and powerful combatants.
• Long Ao Tian watched Shrek prepare tactics and smiled at the thought of letting them prepare for a match the Body Sect would resign.

After the Snow Demon Sect forfeited the team competition, Shrek, the Holy Spirit Cult, the Proud Sword Sect, and the Tang Sect advanced to the tournament’s top four. Vina, Long Ao Tian, and Chen Ping discussed closer ties between Shrek and the Body Sect, though old grievances could still obstruct a lasting alliance.

• Long Ao Tian decided the Snow Demon Sect would forfeit the team competition and considered how the Body Sect could adopt soul tools and train soul engineers.
• Long Ao Tian notified the referee of the forfeit, bringing the quarterfinals to a close and leaving Shrek Academy, the Holy Spirit Cult, the Proud Sword Sect, and the Tang Sect in the top four.
• Chen Ping and Long Ao Tian praised their match, while Vina urged Shrek to defeat the Holy Spirit Cult as their common enemy.
• Chen Ping offered the Body Sect discounted body-tempering potions, and Vina described the soul tools and potions her side had bought from Shrek’s Pill Pavilion.
• Vina proposed that Shrek and the Body Sect strengthen their ties, but acknowledged that Du Busi’s lingering grievance over Mu En killing Du Bisou could limit cooperation.

Xu Tianran reflected on Shrek’s strength and revealed his plan to seize the continent’s young prodigies, while Chen Ping confronted Xu Jiujiu and Vina about being trapped in Mingdu. Chen Ping explained that he had helped other academies escape and used the Eye of Truth to uncover the Soul Engineer Corps concealed outside the city.

• Xu Tianran told Ju Zi that Shrek and the Body Sect had exposed the Sun Moon Empire’s weakness in nurturing young fighters and vowed to conquer the Douluo Continent.
• Xu Tianran explained that the Holy Spirit Cult might defeat Shrek and said he planned to capture the tournament’s outstanding young competitors.
• Xu Jiujiu and Vina met Chen Ping and proposed leaving Mingdu with Shrek after the tournament.
• Chen Ping deduced that Xu Jiujiu’s group had been unable to leave Mingdu and revealed that he had quietly helped other academies and sects escape.
• Chen Ping used the Eye of Truth to spot the hidden Soul Engineer Corps beyond Mingdu’s walls.

Chen Ping surveyed the blockade around Mingdu and the nearby Qiankun Asking Love Valley while Vina and Xu Jiujiu discussed how the foreign teams might escape. He warned them that attacking Xu Tianran would be extremely dangerous because the Sun Moon Imperial Palace was protected by powerful Soul Tools.

• Chen Ping observed that Mingdu was sealed off by Soul Engineer Corps and noticed Qiankun Asking Love Valley in the sparsely guarded Sun Moon Mountain Range.
• Xu Jiujiu revealed that Granny Manyi had gone missing while trying to return to the Star Luo Empire, and Vina said the Sun Moon Empire intended to target the foreign teams and their accompanying forces.
• Chen Ping questioned whether the gathered experts could break through the blockade while protecting more than forty competing Soul Masters.
• Xu Jiujiu proposed threatening Xu Tianran to draw troops back to the capital and create an opening for escape.
• Chen Ping said Shrek's Elders and Xuan Zi had come, then warned that the Imperial Palace's defenses and Metal Air-Defense Forest could endanger even Titled Douluo.

Chen Ping warned Vina and Xu Jiujiu that Xu Tianran’s defenses made assassinating him nearly impossible, then proposed a way to exploit the Sun Moon Empire’s succession struggle. Vina realized his plan involved attacking the old emperor, leaving their next move poised to begin.

• Chen Ping described Xu Tianran’s powerful Soul Tools and cultivation, convincing Vina and Xu Jiujiu that a direct assassination would likely fail.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Chen Ping for another plan, and he considered how he could escape Mingdu while still pursuing his own goal of visiting its arsenal.
• Chen Ping pointed out that the ailing old emperor was still alive and that Xu Tianran’s other royal rivals had reason to keep him from taking the throne.
• Chen Ping suggested that an assault on the old emperor could be mistaken for an attack by Xu Tianran’s forces, and Vina asked whether they should target him.

Chen Ping planned to exploit political rivals of Xu Tianran and set his sights on the Sun Moon Empire’s vast armories. After meeting Chen An, he learned a warehouse shipment could be arranged during the tournament finals and secretly followed him to investigate the armory.

• Xu Jiujiu and Vina agreed to meet their academy’s Eldest Senior Sister to plan how to use Xu Tianran’s rivals against him.
• Chen Ping considered the empire’s three top-level armories and focused on the rare-metal armory whose trail led through Chen An.
• Chen Ping met Chen An, who handed him a list of rare metals he had diverted from a guarded warehouse.
• Chen An proposed delivering the goods when Xishui Alliance leaders attended the Mingdu Elite Soul Engineer Competition finals, and Chen Ping approved the plan.
• After Chen An left, Chen Ping concealed himself and followed him toward the armory.

Chen Ping followed Chen An to a hidden arsenal near the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and learned that Chen An and a warehouse manager planned to steal rare metals. After memorizing the route to the underground arsenal, Chen Ping returned to the hotel and began studying the Sun Moon Imperial Palace, hoping to locate its arsenal too.

• Chen An evaded anyone who might be following him as he made his way to a guarded courtyard near the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Chen An met with a warehouse manager surnamed Li and confirmed their plan to steal rare metals, handing over a deposit of one million Gold Soul Coins.
• Chen An and Li agreed that Chen An would collect the prepared goods the following night.
• Chen Ping secretly watched the meeting and memorized Li's route into the underground arsenal.
• Chen Ping returned to the hotel and used the Eye of Truth to study the Sun Moon Imperial Palace and search for its arsenal.

As the tournament semifinals approached, public opinion rallied behind Shrek against the Holy Spirit Sect, whose alliance with Xu Tianran had provoked fierce opposition. The chapter ended as the four teams gathered before a massive crowd, with Shrek facing the sect’s sinister presence ahead of its afternoon match.

• Mingdu’s residents debated the upcoming tournaments, and spectators from the Three Kingdoms hoped Shrek would defeat the Holy Spirit Sect.
• Xu Tianran had suppressed opposition to his alliance with the Holy Spirit Cult, allowing it to register as a Sun Moon Empire partner.
• Chen Ping’s strength and Shrek’s talented Main Team drew public support for Shrek in the semifinal against the Holy Spirit Sect.
• Hundreds of thousands of spectators gathered as the Tang Sect, Shrek, the Proud Sword Sect, and the Holy Spirit Sect entered the competition grounds.
• Zhang Lexuan led the Shrek and Tang Sect teams to sit together, while cloaked Holy Spirit Sect members sent cold, sinister sensations toward Shrek.

The Tang Sect defeated the Proud Sword Sect, then Shrek Academy prepared to face the Holy Spirit Sect in the last semifinal. Zhongli Wu predicted that the Holy Spirit Sect had the advantage, while Chen Ping entered the first bout against Jili, confident he could kill his opponent.

• The Tang Sect won its match against the Proud Sword Sect after a grueling Team Competition.
• Zhongli Wu told Xu Tianran that the Holy Spirit Sect had a sixty or seventy percent chance of defeating Shrek, and said its Evil Soul Masters had the advantage.
• Zheng Zhan announced the semifinal between the Holy Spirit Sect and Shrek Academy, and both teams entered the waiting area.
• Shrek chose Chen Ping for the first Individual Knockout bout because he was confident he could kill an opponent before Zheng Zhan.
• Chen Ping and Jili introduced themselves on the Competition Platform, and the Soul Tool Shield rose as the match was about to begin.

Chen Ping faced Jili in the second semifinal and used the Snow Empress’s Ultimate Ice to kill the Brain-Eating Beast Soul Master in seconds. The arena was left stunned by the public execution of an Evil Soul Master.

• Chen Ping charged Jili as the second semifinal began, and Jili attacked with his venomous tongue.
• Chen Ping caught Jili’s tongue and dragged him down, while the Snow Empress’s Ultimate Ice protected Chen Ping from the toxin.
• The Snow Empress appeared and cut Jili’s throat with her Black Ice Sword, freezing his blood and severing his head.
• Zheng Zhan and the spectators watched in shock as Chen Ping and the Snow Empress ended the match with a swift execution.

Chen Ping defeated and killed Jili of the Holy Spirit Sect, then faced Wang Xiaolei, an undead fighter whose cultivation could help Chen Ping advance his Undead Legion. The next match began with Chen Ping donning a gem-adorned white robe.

• Zhongli Wu reacted in shock to Chen Ping's hidden strength and the Snow Empress's sword strike, while Zhang Peng recognized the possibility of a soul spirit.
• Chen Ping returned to the platform after the Snow Empress beheaded Jili, securing Shrek's victory in the first individual knockout match.
• Chen Ping's Shrek and Tang Sect teammates saw his ruthless resolve against the Holy Spirit Sect as he sought revenge for the destruction of his Coiling Dragon Sect.
• Wang Xiaolei entered the arena, and Chen Ping recognized him as an undead creature with a martial soul and cultivation, hoping to learn how to strengthen his Undead Legion.
• Zheng Zhan started the next match, and Chen Ping put on a gem-adorned white robe.

Chen Ping fought Wang Xiaolei, an Evil Soul Master whose grisly abilities were fueled by Vengeful Spirits, and countered his attacks with his Domination Domain and Heavenly Silkworm Robe. The chapter ended with Chen Ping’s enlarged sleeve drawing Wang Xiaolei and his still-active Invincible Shield inside.

• At the start of the match, Wang Xiaolei activated his Level 6 Invincible Shield and used his First Soul Skill to trap Chen Ping’s feet with skeletal claws, but Chen Ping shattered them and leapt free.
• Wang Xiaolei’s Second Soul Skill, Evil Frost, engulfed Chen Ping in freezing evil energy, which Chen Ping repelled with his Domination Domain.
• Wang Xiaolei unleashed his Fifth Soul Skill, Death Whip, a weapon forged from more than two hundred Vengeful Spirits, while Zheng Zhan silently hoped Chen Ping would defeat him.
• Chen Ping’s Heavenly Silkworm Robe released White Mist, then he enlarged his sleeve and pulled Wang Xiaolei and his Invincible Shield inside.

Chen Ping used the Heavenly Silkworm Robe to capture Wang Xiaolei and send him to the Undead Demiplane. Electrolux ordered the undead to examine Wang Xiaolei, hoping to learn how undead could cultivate.

• Chen Ping revealed that the Heavenly Silkworm Robe could shrink and imprison opponents, then used it to make Wang Xiaolei vanish from the Soul Fighting Arena.
• Chen Ping told Unbreakable Douluo that he did not know where Wang Xiaolei had gone.
• Wang Xiaolei revealed his skeletal form and unleashed his sixth Soul Skill, Death and Decay, but could not break free of the robe’s spatial restraints.
• A giant skeletal hand dragged Wang Xiaolei into the Undead Demiplane, where the undead gathered around him.
• Electrolux dispelled Wang Xiaolei’s attack and ordered two Banshees and two Liches to take him to the experimental grounds for a thorough examination.

After Chen Ping made Wang Xiaolei disappear, the spectators celebrated his victories over two Holy Spirit Sect Soul Emperors and gave him the titles “Ghost-Exorcising Celestial Master” and “Evil-Slaying Heavenly King.” His next opponent, Chu Sheng, revealed the brutal cost of his Demon Sword and declared that he would kill Chen Ping to advance his cultivation; the match was about to begin.

• The Unbreakable Douluo and the officials suspected Chen Ping had destroyed Wang Xiaolei, while Xu Tianran watched him with keen interest.
• The spectators cheered Chen Ping for killing two Holy Spirit Sect Soul Emperors, and their belief earned him strands of Power of Faith and shallow believers.
• A grotesquely disfigured Holy Spirit Sect fighter named Chu Sheng entered the arena and explained that his Demon Sword demanded increasingly frequent killings.
• Chu Sheng confessed that he had killed his parents to raise his cultivation and vowed to sacrifice Chen Ping to break through from rank sixty-nine to rank seventy.
• Chen Ping’s Spiritual Power forced Chu Sheng’s murderous gaze away, and Zheng Zhan gave both fighters time to state their names before the match.

Chen Ping faced Chu Sheng, a murderous Holy Spirit Cult fighter whose Demon Sword grew stronger by consuming lives. As Chu Sheng launched a powerful aerial strike, Chen Ping activated his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill, Poison Devil Dance.

• Chu Sheng threatened to kill Chen Ping and revealed that he had gone three days without a victim to prepare for the match.
• Unbreakable Douluo began the third match, and Chu Sheng summoned his Demon Sword and revealed its life-draining power.
• Chu Sheng tore off his robe to expose his skinless body and used his first Soul Ring skill, Wolf Leap, to spring at Chen Ping.
• Chu Sheng spun through the air and unleashed Lion Slash at Chen Ping with his Demon Sword.
• Chen Ping called forth his Jade Scorpion Staff and activated his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill, Poison Devil Dance.

Chen Ping defeated Chu Sheng in the Soul Fighting Arena after surviving the Demonlight Life-Slaying Cannon and freezing him with Cold Binding Seal. He detonated Chu Sheng with an Ice Explosion, killing him despite Zhang Peng's surrender.

• Chen Ping used the spinning Jade Scorpion Staff and repeated Poison Explosions to weaken and knock Chu Sheng around the arena.
• Chu Sheng struck away the staff and fired the Demonlight Life-Slaying Cannon, but Chen Ping sensed the danger and dodged the beam.
• Chen Ping used Cold Binding Seal to freeze Chu Sheng before he could fire again.
• Zhang Peng called for surrender, but Chen Ping activated Frost Poison Explosion and killed Chu Sheng with an Ice Explosion.