Chapter Summaries

Li Yixue’s plant-based control overwhelmed the Shrek Seven Monsters until Ma Hongjun used his fire advantage to defeat her and Li Yiyun. Mo Ning then knocked Ma Hongjun off the platform, but Oscar struck her twice with Iron Fist and sent her crashing into a tree.

• Li Yixue used Snow Condensation Grass to exhaust Dai Mubai, then defeated him and Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, earning Victoria Academy praise for her four consecutive victories.
• Ma Hongjun entered the arena and defeated Li Yixue with his flame Martial Soul, then overcame her older sister, Li Yiyun, despite her Sky Cloud Vine’s fire resistance.
• Mo Ning flew onto the platform and knocked the exhausted Ma Hongjun out of bounds with a powerful attack.
• Oscar intercepted Mo Ning with Iron Fist, punched her twice, and sent her crashing into a distant tree.

Oscar faced Xu Baiyun in the final battle of the match, but her spear and holy light power overwhelmed him. Though the invading power left him in agony, Oscar refused to surrender and prepared to keep fighting.

• After Mo Ning's defeat, Ning Rongrong was the last Shrek Seven Monster to take the stage, and Oscar had to defeat Xu Baiyun to keep the match in suspense.
• Xu Baiyun pierced Oscar's Iron Fist with her golden spear, so Oscar used a Mirror Sausage and unleashed Ice Emperor's Wrath.
• Xu Baiyun emerged unharmed behind a transparent golden barrier and struck Oscar with a spear of light.
• Tian Meng explained that Xu Baiyun's mutated power had entered Oscar's body and that even his fourth Soul Skill might not be enough to handle her.
• Xu Baiyun told Oscar to surrender and offered to withdraw her holy light power, but Oscar refused and challenged her to prove she could make him give up.

Oscar used his psionic energy form to fight Xu Baiyun to a double knockout, securing the Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team’s victory over Victoria Academy. Leng Xiyue assessed Xu Baiyun’s solar power as roughly demigod-level, and Oscar then helped the Shrek Seven Monsters sweep their later matches.

• Oscar ate his Psionic Energy Sausage, healed Xu Baiyun’s wounds, and fought her with enhanced psionic abilities.
• Xu Baiyun and Oscar exchanged powerful attacks that sent both of them off the arena, and the referee declared the Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team the winner.
• Leng Xiyue asked Qian Renxue to compare Xu Baiyun’s solar power with angel divine power, and Qian Renxue estimated it was around demigod level.
• The Shrek Seven Monsters swept their following matches as Oscar used his psionic skills against the elemental academies.
• Oscar used Psionic Storm against Thunder Academy, drained most of its members’ soul power, and defeated Yu Tianxin.

Jiuzhou Academy faced Blazing Fire Academy in the advancement tournament’s final match, while Huo Wu accepted Ancient Flame Dragon Blood from a mysterious black-cloaked figure to gain the power to challenge Oscar. Oscar unexpectedly entered first and began fighting Huo Wushuang, leaving Huo Wu’s planned gamble in jeopardy.

• After learning Blazing Fire Academy would be their final opponent, the Seven Monsters agreed that Oscar would enter first and choose whom to leave for the others.
• Feng Xiaotian warned Huo Wu against a dangerous plan, but she refused to turn back and accepted Ancient Flame Dragon Blood from a mysterious black-cloaked figure.
• The final match was scheduled last, and Oscar entered the arena first for Jiuzhou Academy, shocking Huo Wu and Blazing Fire Academy.
• Huo Wushuang awakened his One-Horned Fire Tyrannosaur Martial Soul and launched a dark red sphere at Oscar, who caught it in a psionic net and sent it back.
• Huo Wushuang charged at Oscar with his fourth Soul Skill, and Oscar formed a psionic longsword and slashed at him.

Oscar defeated Huo Wushuang, then offered Huo Wu a one-on-one match to preserve Blazing Fire Academy's dignity. After an unknown voice rekindled Huo Wu's resentment and she drew on the Ancient Dragon Clan's bloodline, she launched a powerful attack as Oscar returned to the arena.

• Oscar knocked Huo Wushuang out of the arena, encouraged him to train harder, and accepted his wholehearted concession.
• Oscar proposed that Huo Wu fight him alone while the rest of Blazing Fire Academy forfeited, and Huo Wu agreed.
• An unknown voice urged Huo Wu to avenge her humiliation, and her resolve hardened as her aura rose to near Xu Binglan's level.
• Huo Wu used Repelling Fire Ring to blast Oscar beyond the arena, but he steadied himself with Iron Fist and flew back within the boundaries.
• Huo Wu awakened draconic features and gathered the power of all four Soul Rings, while Leng Xiyue identified the Ancient Dragon Clan's bloodline and accused Spirit Hall of tampering with her.

Oscar conceded his match against Huo Wu rather than let her destroy herself with Ring Fusion, giving Blazing Fire Academy a humiliating victory. After Huo Wu withdrew from the competition and the teams departed for Spirit City, Leng Xiyue returned to the Empire after completing a mission and unlocking the Mechanical Research Institute and a Hero Selection Card.

• Leng Xiyue explained that Huo Wu's Ring Fusion was consuming her life and talent, while Oscar countered her with Xue Wu's Extreme Ice Domain.
• Huo Wu pushed past the Soul Emperor level and continued gathering power until Oscar withdrew his abilities and conceded, making Blazing Fire Academy the winner.
• Oscar told Huo Wu he would fight her when she could wield that power without sacrificing herself, and Huo Wu collapsed before asking Huo Wushuang to withdraw their academy.
• The advancement tournament ended with Jiuzhou Academy Second Team first, Victoria Academy second, and Blazing Fire Academy third; Xue Qinghe was appointed to accompany the teams to Spirit City.
• Three days later, the convoy departed for the Grand Finals, while Leng Xiyue warped back to the Empire after the system announced her mission rewards and the next phase's requirements.

Leng Xiyue visited Sky Star City’s Nuclear Fusion Power Plant, where Swann described the Empire’s advanced research and proposed combining Protoss and Terran technology. After building her first Immortal, she prepared to reach Spirit City, where securing time for the Empire’s development would be tested.

• Leng Xiyue learned that an Immortal would greatly strengthen her Protoss legion and decided to spend her remaining Minerals on one.
• Leng Xiyue toured Sky Star City’s fusion plant and heard how Swann’s arrival had accelerated its development and enabled Androids to handle repetitive work.
• Swann showed Leng Xiyue a Siege Tank prototype and asked for dozens of Immortals to support research combining Terran and Protoss technology, but she postponed the project because she lacked the Minerals.
• Swann outlined projects for a clean Fusion Bomb, a vehicle Nuclear Fusion Engine, and a fusion core to replace the Empire’s electricity system, all of which would take years to complete.
• Leng Xiyue built her first Immortal, met with her core members through the Spirit Network, and continued toward Spirit City with the delegation.

Leng Xiyue and Qian Renxue arrived in Spirit City for an official visit and found it tense and subdued after Bibi Dong’s purge. As Leng Xiyue assessed Spirit Hall’s divisions and defenses, she prepared for the possibility of conflict and hoped the ancient city would survive.

• Leng Xiyue and Qian Renxue entered Spirit City together, where Javier and another Platinum Bishop greeted them and escorted the competing teams.
• Leng Xiyue questioned Qian Renxue about Spirit City’s condition, while the Platinum Bishops’ reactions revealed unease over Bibi Dong’s harsh rule.
• Leng Xiyue concluded that Bibi Dong’s purge had eliminated most opposition but left some Spirit Hall loyalists dissatisfied, creating a possible opening for Qian Renxue.
• At the manor, Tian Meng reported that Spirit Hall had not tampered with the equipment but had stationed twenty-three Titled Douluo there.
• Leng Xiyue reviewed the team’s plans for gathering intelligence and moving reinforcements, then worried that the conflict might destroy Spirit City.

As the Soul Master Tournament banquet began in Spirit City, Leng Xiyue met Bibi Dong and discovered that the Rakshasa God was secretly attached to her. The Rakshasa God revealed her plans and welcomed the prospect of Leng Xiyue eventually challenging the Divine Realm.

• Leng Xiyue and Qian Renxue discussed Spirit Hall's hidden strength and the purpose of Bibi Dong's banquet as they traveled to the auditorium.
• Ning Fengzhi and Dai Tian exchanged polite memories of their cooperation during a border conflict before the tournament delegations entered the banquet.
• Leng Xiyue sat beside Bibi Dong, whose exhausted appearance concealed the Rakshasa God lurking within her.
• Xiao Bai exposed the Rakshasa God and isolated Leng Xiyue from the frozen banquet guests behind a golden barrier.
• The Rakshasa God explained that she had gained her Divine Position through enslaving the continent's people and said she looked forward to Leng Xiyue challenging the Divine Realm.
• The Rakshasa God declared that witnessing despair, even her own, brought her pleasure and described it as a road to salvation.

The Rakshasa God told Leng Xiyue that she had chosen Bibi Dong as her successor and would no longer interfere in Bibi Dong’s affairs. At the Spirit City banquet before the tournament, Leng Xiyue saw Yu Xiaogang leading Spirit Hall Academy, while Bibi Dong revealed she had strengthened the contestants so Spirit Hall’s victory would be indisputable.

• The Rakshasa God dismissed Leng Xiyue’s suspicions, said she had established Bibi Dong’s inheritance, and vanished as time resumed.
• Leng Xiyue considered the Rakshasa God’s explanation and concluded Bibi Dong would now make her own decisions.
• Spirit Hall Academy arrived, and Leng Xiyue recognized Yu Xiaogang as its leader, dressed with newfound confidence and ignoring Liu Erlong, Flender, and the Shrek Seven Monsters.
• Bibi Dong welcomed the tournament teams, announced the draw and first round would begin the next morning, and started a lavish banquet.
• The banquet’s food improved contestants’ strength and helped some break through bottlenecks; Bibi Dong told Leng Xiyue she wanted Spirit Hall’s victory to prove its superiority.

As the finals began, Leng Xiyue reviewed her teams’ strategies and discussed Qian Renxue’s plans to build support within Spirit Hall. The participating academies gathered for the opening draw, where Jiuzhou Academy’s second team was matched against Dai Weisi’s team.

• Leng Xiyue heard Oscar outline the second team’s trump cards and Liu Qinghan describe the first team’s strength and new Dou Techniques.
• Qian Renxue told Leng Xiyue she was gathering the Angel Clan’s support and planned to remain in Spirit City after the tournament, asking Leng Xiyue to arrange a replacement for Xue Qinghe.
• The academies arrived at Central Square, where their representatives watched as the captains began drawing opponents for the finals.
• Hu Liena drew Thunder Academy, Snow Empress drew an obscure academy, and Yu Tianheng drew Victoria Academy.
• Dai Weisi drew Jiuzhou Academy’s second team as its first-round opponent.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing faced Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun in the tournament, with their old family rivalries and Star Luo’s succession rules laid bare. Dai Mubai rejected his former ties to Star Luo, and both teams released their Martial Souls as the match began.

• Leng Xiyue celebrated the draw, and Zhu Zhuqing explained that she and Dai Mubai had been expected to defeat their older siblings to claim their clans’ positions.
• Dai Mubai said he no longer cared about inheriting Star Luo’s throne and wanted to win a glorious battle with Zhu Zhuqing; Shrek planned to use Ning Rongrong’s enhancements to support the pair.
• Dai Mubai confronted Dai Weisi over their childhood and accused him of invoking family and nation after abandoning them.
• Zhu Zhuyun warned Zhu Zhuqing that returning to Star Luo could mean execution, while remaining with Dai Mubai would brand her a traitor.
• The referee announced that the losers would be eliminated, and both teams released their Martial Souls as the match began.

The Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team defeated the Star Luo Royal Academy after Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing overcame Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s drug-enhanced fusion. Dai Mubai collapsed from severe injuries, leaving his team weakened as Yu Xiaogang eyed his remaining rivals.

• Oscar gave Mirror Sausages to his teammates, and they stacked their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda boosts on Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing formed the Hell White Tiger and knocked two Star Luo members away, while Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun drank drugs and transformed into the Hell Black Demon Tiger.
• The referee disqualified the Star Luo Royal Academy but allowed the match to continue, and Oscar knocked the other Star Luo fighters out of the arena.
• Oscar assured Dai Mubai he could heal their opponents, so Dai Mubai fought without restraint and eventually defeated the Hell Black Demon Tiger through a desperate exchange of attacks.
• Dai Mubai sent the weakened Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun out of the arena, then collapsed; Oscar’s Nine Heart Begonia could only heal some of his superficial wounds.
• The referee declared the Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team the winner, while Yu Xiaogang concluded that Dai Mubai’s injuries would weaken the team in the coming matches.

Leng Xiyue prepared Shrek for the quarterfinals while Dai Mubai recovered, and the tournament advanced to Spirit Hall Academy’s match against Victoria Academy. Victoria initially trapped Hu Liena and gained the upper hand, but Xie Yue turned the fight around before a streak of light raced toward him.

• Leng Xiyue refused to let Dai Mubai compete while the evil energy remained in his body and took Oscar away to teach him Immobility Wave.
• Godwind Academy, Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy First Team, and Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team advanced after Myriad Beasts Academy, Skywater Academy, and Canghui Academy were defeated or surrendered.
• Victoria Academy captain Xu Baiyun rejected Hu Liena’s attempt to recruit her and said she only wanted a satisfying match.
• Victoria Academy’s shield, plant sisters, and Mo Ning’s Spiritual Power trapped Hu Liena and surrounded Spirit Hall Academy’s Agility Attack System members, but Xie Yue arrived and defeated Ling Feng, Li Yiyun, and Li Yixue.
• Xie Yue prepared to attack Hong Yu and Tie Yu as Victoria Academy’s remaining fighters faced Spirit Hall Academy’s advantage, but a streak of light hurtled toward him.

Xu Baiyun defeated Xie Yue and the remaining Spirit Hall Academy fighters, but Hu Liena gained control of her and invaded her memories. Hu Liena discovered Xu Baiyun’s past and realized the intrusion had reactivated a tracking program, revealing her location and route to the empress of the Sun Moon Empire.

• Xu Baiyun struck down Xie Yue after he recovered with a powerful enhancement, then turned back toward the battle as Mo Ning fell and Hu Liena defeated Tie Yu.
• Hu Liena regrouped with Yan and the support Soul Masters; Yan charged Xu Baiyun while Hu Liena defeated Hong Yu and Mo Ning, but Yan was soon incapacitated.
• Hu Liena seized Xu Baiyun in midair and used her Soul Bone Skill to control her and enter her mental world.
• Hu Liena saw Xu Baiyun’s memories of her gifted younger sister, the younger sister’s violent rise to power, and Xu Baiyun’s attempts to escape the Sun Moon Empire.
• Hu Liena learned that Xu Baiyun had reached the Douluo Continent and helped replace the Victoria royal family, then realized her intrusion had activated the tracking program and exposed Xu Baiyun’s location and sea route to the empress.

Xu Binglan warned Hu Liena that Xu Baiyun must not be harmed, then severed Hu Liena’s spiritual connection and left her unconscious as the tournament finals approached. After waking, Hu Liena clashed with Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong, but resolved to fight for Spirit Hall before leaving it; the final against Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy began as Leng Xiyue and Tang Hao sensed a storm gathering.

• Xu Binglan threatened retaliation against the continent if Xu Baiyun was harmed, then expelled Hu Liena from Xu Baiyun’s mental space, leaving her unconscious and ending the match in Spirit Hall’s victory.
• Spirit Hall Academy was drawn against Godwind Academy, defeated Feng Xiaotian’s team, and advanced to face Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy’s first team after the final was postponed for a week.
• Hu Liena woke and tried to find Bibi Dong, but Yu Xiaogang struck her, prompting her and Xie Yue to retaliate before guards took them to the Papal Hall.
• Hu Liena protested Yu Xiaogang’s treatment, but Bibi Dong sentenced her to two months of confinement after the tournament; Hu Liena resolved to win the final and then leave Spirit Hall.
• Leng Xiyue noticed that the marked Titled Douluo had vanished, while Tang Hao arrived in Spirit City disguised as her female bodyguard as the factions gathered for the final.

The final match began with Spirit Hall Academy revealing a demonic fusion skill that overwhelmed Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Ah Yin. Qin Menglan struck Hu Liena from behind, but Hu Liena survived the head wound and was then hit by Qin Menglan’s launcher.

• Leng Xiyue learned from Tian Meng that around seventy Titled Douluos had gathered nearby, many of them tied to Bibi Dong’s plans.
• Snow Empress and Ice Empress recognized Spirit Hall Academy’s formation as related to the ancient Demon Race before the match began.
• The two teams released their Martial Souls, and the aura of the Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy’s three Ferocious Beasts pressured the arena.
• Snow Empress activated Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain, but Yan’s flames held it back until Snow Empress broke through the barrier with her Emperor Sword.
• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan formed a demon through their Martial Soul Fusion Skill; Hu Liena incapacitated Xuanwu and Wu Rou, drained Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Ah Yin, and threw them out of the arena.
• Qin Menglan ambushed Hu Liena with a Psi Blade and then a launcher, but Hu Liena healed from the head wound before the second attack left a bloody hole in her chest.

Qin Menglan and Liu Qinghan used their unconventional weapons and abilities to overcome Hu Liena’s rapidly regenerating demonized form. Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy won the tournament, though Liu Qinghan was left weak after the fight.

• Qin Menglan and Liu Qinghan attacked Hu Liena, but her body regenerated even after Liu Qinghan split her in two.
• Hu Liena wounded Qin Menglan and shattered her power armor, so Qin Menglan fired its fusion core at her before falling from the sky.
• The fusion core exploded, destroying Hu Liena’s shield and disrupting her regeneration, while Liu Qinghan emerged from the smoke and restrained her with black chains.
• Hu Liena ended the fusion skill, and Liu Qinghan bound Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan before throwing them out of the arena.
• Zhang Ping knocked herself unconscious, leaving Spirit Hall with no one standing.
• The referee declared Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy the winner of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.

After Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy won the tournament, Bibi Dong accused the Jiuzhou Empire of seven crimes and launched a planned attack on Leng Xiyue and her allies in Spirit City. The fighting began with Kaldalis driving Bibi Dong back after she wounded Tang Hao.

• Bibi Dong declared Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy the tournament champion, and Liu Qinghan accepted the eighty-thousand-year External Soul Bone.
• Bibi Dong announced Spirit Hall's charges against the Jiuzhou Empire, while Leng Xiyue and allied Titled Douluo gathered to oppose her.
• Leng Xiyue ordered Miho Nishizumi to attack, and Ning Fengzhi and the other allied powers refused to abandon her.
• Bibi Dong ordered dozens of disguised Titled Douluo to attack, and Tang Hao tore off his disguise and summoned his Clear Sky True Body.
• Probius slowed the attackers with Psionic Energy, while Bibi Dong caught Tang Hao's hammer and stabbed him before Kaldalis drove her back.

During the battle for Spirit City, Leng Xiyue’s outnumbered force held on until the Protoss and Jiuzhou Empire reinforcements breached the walls. As Leng Xiyue’s troops warped into the fight, she stalled a Titled Douluo until the Immortal struck him down.

• Kaldalis fought Bibi Dong and her clone while Leng Xiyue’s force was pinned down by Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluos.
• Leng Xiyue tried to deploy a Warp Prism, but Spirit Hall shot it down before the Immortal struck the attacker from beyond a breach in Spirit City’s walls.
• Two thousand Protoss soldiers and Jiuzhou Empire Royal Guards entered the city, supported by tanks and Hovercars, and fought their way toward Central Square.
• Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluos halted the reinforcements’ advance while Leng Xiyue’s group was driven back before the Papal Hall.
• Gui Mei and Yue Guan used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to restrain the enemy for three seconds, allowing Leng Xiyue to deploy three Warp Prisms and begin warping in Protoss troops.
• Leng Xiyue battled a flying Titled Douluo who tried to destroy the prisms until the Immortal struck him with a long-range attack.