Chapter Summaries

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.

After defeating three Holy Spirit Sect opponents, Chen Ping challenged the remaining four to face him together in the team battle. Bei Bei then announced that the Tang Sect would give up its chance at the championship and asked the organizers to award the prizes immediately after the match, following Chen Ping’s warning that the Sun Moon Empire might withhold them.

• Chen Ping won his third individual match against the Holy Spirit Sect, leaving its remaining members wary of facing him.
• Chen Ping mocked the Holy Spirit Sect and proposed forfeiting the rest of the individual matches to fight its four remaining members alone in the team battle.
• Zheng Zhan warned Chen Ping about the danger, but Chen Ping thanked him and stood by his decision.
• Bei Bei asked to speak and announced that the Tang Sect would accept second place rather than challenge the team battle’s winner.
• Bei Bei requested that the team battle be treated as the tournament’s final match and that all prizes be distributed afterward, as Chen Ping had planned to prevent the Sun Moon Empire from withholding them.

Bei Bei forced Xu Tianran to honor the tournament prizes after Shrek forfeited the Grand Finals, and Chen Ping prepared to fight four Holy Spirit Sect Evil Soul Masters alone. The team battle began with Chen Ping facing three Soul Emperors and one Soul Saint.

• Bei Bei forfeited the Grand Finals and requested that the prizes be awarded after the team battle, unsettling Xu Tianran with his apparent knowledge of Xu Tianran’s plans.
• Xu Tianran ordered his subordinates to prepare the final prizes rather than renege in front of the spectators.
• Chen Ping faced the Holy Spirit Sect team of Lu Genggeng, Yan Feng, Tang Dai, and Gu Yu, whose ranks included three Soul Emperors and one Soul Saint.
• Zheng Zhan prepared to intervene if Chen Ping was in danger, recognizing the four opponents as powerful Evil Soul Masters.
• Chen Ping switched from the Jade Scorpion Staff to the Star Nodule Club, and Zheng Zhan began the match.

Chen Ping faced the four Holy Spirit Sect fighters alone and used the Living Being Carving Knife to attack Gu Yu. After Gu Yu evaded the first strike with Void, Chen Ping ignited the blade with Holy Flame and pierced him, setting him ablaze.

• Lu Genggeng and Tang Dai transformed into the Abomination and Skeleton King as Yan Feng revealed himself to be a Soul Saint and Gu Yu raised his bone staff to support the group.
• Xu Tianran regretted allowing the Holy Spirit Sect into the tournament and hoped Chen Ping would defeat the four evil soul masters.
• Chen Ping evaded the Skeleton King's strike by turning into wind and snow, then rematerialized behind Gu Yu and hurled the Living Being Carving Knife at him.
• Gu Yu used Void to let the knife pass through his body, but Chen Ping recalled it and threw it again with golden flames burning along its blade.
• The Holy Flame Blade pierced Gu Yu's chest, and golden flames began purifying him as he screamed.

Chen Ping and the Snow Empress fought the Evil Soul Masters, killing Gu Yu and forcing Yan Feng to cut off his frozen arm. As Tang Dai and Lu Genggeng attacked Chen Ping, his knife became stuck in Lu Genggeng’s thick belly fat, though the Holy Flame continued to burn him.

• Yan Feng attacked Chen Ping with Ice Dragon’s Breath, but the Snow Empress split the frost and froze Yan Feng’s right arm with Great Cold Without Snow.
• Yan Feng cut off his frozen forearm to stop the chill from spreading through his body.
• Chen Ping struck the burning Gu Yu with two more flying knife attacks and killed him.
• Tang Dai and Lu Genggeng charged Chen Ping rather than trying to save Gu Yu.
• Chen Ping’s Living Being Carving Knife stuck in Lu Genggeng’s thick belly fat, but its Holy Flame continued to burn him.

Chen Ping used his Domination Domains and threefold Staff Momentum to kill Tang Dai with Earth Devil Split while the Snow Empress held Yan Feng back. Lu Genggeng swore revenge, and Chen Ping declared that he had come to avenge the victims of the Evil Soul Masters.

• The Snow Empress blocked Yan Feng's ice attacks, giving Chen Ping room to face Tang Dai and Lu Genggeng.
• Chen Ping dodged Tang Dai's sabers and Lu Genggeng's crushing charge, then used three Domination Domains to knock both opponents down.
• Chen Ping struck Tang Dai with Earth Devil Split at three stacks of Staff Momentum, shattering his defense and trapping him in a fissure that crushed him to death.
• The spectators reacted with shock and grim satisfaction as Chen Ping killed Tang Dai, an Evil Soul Emperor, in one blow.
• Lu Genggeng raged over Tang Dai's death and vowed to kill Chen Ping, who answered that he had come to take revenge on the Evil Soul Masters.

Chen Ping killed Lu Genggeng and Tang Dai while the Snow Empress kept Yan Feng at bay, astonishing the spectators. As Yan Feng prepared to attack, Du Busi reconsidered the Body Sect’s relationship with Shrek, and Long Ao Tian realized Chen Ping had concealed many abilities in their earlier fight.

• Chen Ping intensified the Holy Flame, which spread through Lu Genggeng’s body and burned him to death despite Yan Feng’s attempt to help.
• The Snow Empress suppressed the ice power in Yan Feng’s Bone Dragon Martial Soul and prevented him from reaching Chen Ping.
• Xuan Zi praised Chen Ping’s strength, while Du Busi reconsidered cooperating with Shrek after recognizing Chen Ping’s potential.
• Long Ao Tian realized Chen Ping had held back many abilities during their earlier match.
• Yan Feng prepared to attack Chen Ping, hoping to devour his ultimate ice power and advance within the Evil Soul Masters’ sect.

Chen Ping faced Yan Feng’s Bone Dragon True Body in the tournament and used a terrifying illusion to summon what appeared to be a Light Dragon from a Gate of Heaven. The Sacred Golden Flame engulfed the Soul Fighting Arena as Chen Ping’s soul power rapidly drained.

• Yan Feng transformed into his Bone Dragon True Body and charged the Snow Empress, but Chen Ping recalled her before the attack landed.
• Yan Feng changed direction and slammed into Chen Ping, while Red Dust Protection absorbed most of the collision’s force.
• Chen Ping challenged Yan Feng over the people he had murdered and vowed to bring them fairness and justice, stirring the spectators into a roar.
• Yan Feng prepared to kill Chen Ping, but Chen Ping manifested a grand Gate of Heaven that shocked Zhongli Wu.
• A huge Light Dragon appeared through the gate and unleashed Sacred Golden Flame across the Soul Fighting Arena, including toward referee Zheng Zhan, as Chen Ping’s soul power drained rapidly.

Chen Ping’s Holy Flame overwhelmed Yan Feng in the Soul Fighting Arena, melting his bone dragon form and nearly extinguishing his soulfire. The flames weakened, leaving Yan Feng gravely damaged in a vast lava crater while the spectators and Zhongli Wu witnessed the power of the sacred fire.

• Chen Ping’s Holy Flame engulfed Yan Feng’s Bone Dragon True Body and the Soul Fighting Arena.
• The flames purified Yan Feng’s icy evil power and burned his soul, while the Holy Flame melted the arena floor into a massive crater.
• Referee Zheng Zhan shielded himself with his Level Nine Defensive Soul Tool as the spectators recoiled from the heat.
• Zhongli Wu recognized the Holy Flame as a natural enemy of Evil Soul Masters and watched in alarm.
• The Holy Flame receded, leaving Yan Feng with much of his skeleton melted and only two faint sparks of soulfire remaining.

Chen Ping defeated the Holy Spirit Sect team in the semifinal by killing all seven members, including Yan Feng, with a Bone Dragon summoned through the Gate of Heaven. The victory left Zhongli Wu vowing revenge, while Chen Ping and Shrek were celebrated by the crowd.

• Chen Ping closed the Gate of Heaven after the Radiant Flame Bone Dragon killed Yan Feng, destroying his body and soul.
• Zhongli Wu realized he had been too afraid to intervene and blamed Chen Ping for the Holy Spirit Sect's losses, while Feng Ling urged him to calm down.
• Xu Tianran promised Zhongli Wu that the surviving opponents would be handed over, but Zhongli Wu and Feng Ling departed to pursue their own plans.
• Chen Ping, exhausted from the battle, declared that he had come to seek justice, and the spectators cheered his name.
• Unbreakable Douluo deactivated his defensive barrier after deliberately staying inside it instead of trying to save Yan Feng.

Shrek celebrated winning the tournament after Chen Ping defeated the Holy Spirit Sect alone, while the Tang Sect received its runner-up prize. Xu Tianran then addressed Chen Ping and prepared to present him with a championship prize he claimed was beyond an ordinary Level 9 Soul Tool.

• He Caitou realized the tournament was over and led Shrek's team onto the arena to celebrate their championship.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng kissed Chen Ping after seeing him emerge unharmed from the fight against the Holy Spirit Sect.
• The Unbreakable Douluo prompted the Tang Sect to honor its promise to forfeit the grand final, allowing the award ceremony to proceed.
• Ju Zi gave Bei Bei a Level 8 Gold-Melting Cannon as the Tang Sect's runner-up prize.
• Xu Tianran praised Chen Ping and said he would give him a championship prize beyond an ordinary Level 9 Soul Tool, then signaled Ju Zi to present it.