Arc 8Dragon City’s Tournament Triumph

Lu Yu led Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy through the tournament while uncovering and disrupting the Holy Spirit Cult’s plots in Star Luo City. After his team defeated Shrek Academy, Lu Yu began exploring how to strengthen his mimetic beasts for the battles ahead.

  • Lu Yu led Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy into the tournament, where Nan Qiuqiu’s boosted Dragon Transformation and Annihilation Light defeated Eastsea Navy Academy.
  • Lu Yu’s team beat Zhengtian Academy in the Two-Two-Three format, with Wu Feng and Lu Yu defeating Yu Mengdi and Tang Xiaolei while Lu Yu collected their martial soul fragments.
  • Lu Yu investigated Huo Yutong’s mother’s death, found that Huo Yun’er’s soul had been taken, and decided they would need to retrieve it in the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • At Feng Ling’s ball, Lu Yu marked Evil Soul Masters, diverted Bei Bei and several Shrek students, and disrupted Dai Huabin’s night through a perception trick.
  • Lu Yu killed Masked Douluo after stopping a flood, while Dai Huabin’s embarrassing night became public and Huo Yutong received a soul tool made from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s tailbone.
  • Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy defeated Shrek in a team battle as Jiang Nannan overwhelmed Xu Sanshi, Dai Yueheng, and Ma Xiaotao, while Xiao Xiao beat Wang Dong.
  • Lu Yu’s team completed the round robin, and Lu Yu tested a mimetic Frost Giant Bear before considering a summoning-type martial soul to strengthen it.
Chapters 177–201 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 177What did the Evil Soul Masters mean by handing out Soul Tool Players for free?

Wang Dong arranged for the Starlight Auction House to invite every surviving tournament team to an auction of rare treasures, while Lu Yu discovered an Evil Soul Master distributing video players at the tournament venue. The competition opened with Shrek drawing attention and hostility toward Lu Yu’s small, hastily assembled Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy team.

  • Wang Dong stopped Xu Jiujiu from revealing the Clear Sky Sect’s identity as the source of her treasures and demanded invitations for all teams still in the tournament.
  • Lu Yu accepted a video player from a Sun God Merchant Association representative, noticed the man’s Evil Soul Master martial soul, and handed the device to a Star Luo official after it appeared harmless.
  • Lu Yu led his team to the tournament venue, where he saw Yan Shaozhe and Shrek’s team arrive carrying the same players.
  • Wang Dong stared directly at Lu Yu, while Xu Tianzhen recognized Ma Xiaotao and Huo Yutong threatened the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion.
  • Other teams learned that Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy had only ten competitors and dismissed it as a makeshift school with little strength.

Ch. 178Have You Ever Heard of One Player Farming All Seven Lanes?

At the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, Shrek overwhelmed its first opponent while Lu Yu planned a six-protect-one strategy for Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy. The chapter ended as Dragon City’s unusual lineup faced Eastsea Navy Academy in the next match.

  • Xu Jiujiu wondered how Lu Yu’s group had gained so many ranks in a short time.
  • The Star Luo Emperor opened the tournament, and the referee explained its stages and rules.
  • Shrek defeated Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy with Dai Yueheng leading the attack.
  • Lu Yu told Nan Qiuqiu that the team would use a six-protect-one strategy, with Wu Feng tanking and the others supporting Nan Qiuqiu.
  • Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy and Eastsea Navy Academy took the stage, and spectators were surprised by Dragon City’s 1-1-5 formation.

Ch. 179Nan Qiuqiu: The Continental Soul Fighting Tournament's Number One Sharpshooter Takes the Stage

Lu Yu’s team used a protect-one-with-six strategy to stack buffs on Nan Qiuqiu, turning her into the center of attention with a full-body Dragon Transformation. As the East Sea Team’s assault on the back line failed against their Invincible Shields, Nan Qiuqiu launched a seven-target volley.

  • Xu Jiujiu and Yan Shaozhe questioned Heaven Dou Dragon City’s unusual lineup, while Yan Shaozhe hoped a loss would help him blame Mu En and regain his former position.
  • At the match’s start, the East Sea Team sent most of its fighters toward Heaven Dou Dragon City’s back line, while Lu Yu ordered Wu Feng to fight and the others to put on a show.
  • Ning Tian, Xu Tianzhen, Vina, Lu Yu, and Huo Yutong stacked buffs and protections on Nan Qiuqiu, raising her power and helping her reach Soul King level.
  • Nan Qiuqiu revealed her full-body Dragon Transformation, drawing the crowd’s attention; Wu Feng then displayed the same transformation against her opponent.
  • The East Sea Team’s attackers reached the back line but could not break through five Invincible Shields, while Nan Qiuqiu flew above the stage and locked onto all seven opponents.
  • Nan Qiuqiu activated Annihilation Shield and fired a seven-shot Annihilation Light volley at the East Sea Team.

Ch. 180Take Out That Nan Qiuqiu in One Hit, and Wouldn't the Remaining Five Supports Be Easy Pickings?

Nan Qiuqiu’s team crushed the Eastsea Navy Academy with boosted Annihilation Light, while rival teams speculated about how to counter them and accused Lu Yu and Tang Ya of being Evil Soul Masters. After the match, Lu Yu investigated a Broadcast Soul Tool for signs of an Evil Soul Master plot, then encountered Xu Jiujiu outside his door.

  • Nan Qiuqiu used seven boosted beams of Annihilation Light to defeat the Eastsea Navy Academy team, and referees intervened to prevent injuries.
  • Xu Jiujiu concluded that Lu Yu’s strategy relied on stacking support abilities onto Nan Qiuqiu, while the Shrek Team discussed ways to counter her and suspected Lu Yu and Tang Ya were Evil Soul Masters.
  • Lu Yu left the arena with his team and focused on investigating the Broadcast Soul Tool instead of the tournament.
  • Lu Yu, Elder Yi, and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm debated whether the device concealed an Evil Soul Master conspiracy or simply played videos.
  • Lu Yu opened his door to investigate further and found Xu Jiujiu waiting outside.

Ch. 181Holy Spirit Cult: Our Players Will Soon Be Sold All Across Star Luo City

Lu Yu investigated Xu Jiujiu’s invitation to an auction featuring Immortal Herbs, suspecting a conspiracy, while Feng Ling revealed the Holy Spirit Cult’s plans in Star Luo City. The cult was secretly marking the herbs to recruit gifted youths and distributing Soul Tools across the city for a separate operation.

  • Xu Jiujiu invited Lu Yu to the Starlight Auction House, where a private archaeological team planned to sell treasures from ancient ruins, including Immortal Herbs, and Lu Yu accepted the invitation.
  • Lu Yu followed Xu Jiujiu as she delivered invitations to competing teams, but discovered nothing about her purpose and suspected an Evil Soul Master conspiracy.
  • An Evil Soul Master proposed bombing the Starlight Auction, but the Death Messenger rebuked him and displayed his nine Soul Rings; Feng Ling stopped their argument.
  • Feng Ling explained that the cult had infiltrated the archaeological team and marked the Immortal Herbs so their marks would seek suitable targets and draw gifted youths into the Holy Spirit Cult.
  • Feng Ling ordered Móqū Douluo to expand the distribution of Soul Tools until everyone in Star Luo City had one, while she anticipated broadcasting a video of Yan Shaozhe after Shrek Academy’s tournament victory.

Ch. 182Actually, we were a noob team that only knew how to run six-protect-one

Lu Yu set aside his investigations into the player and auction, then prepared his team for the tournament’s round-robin stage while pretending they relied on a weak six-protect-one tactic. Their first match against Zhengtian Academy began with a draw that selected the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation, leaving Nan Qiuqiu alarmed and Ye Wuqing confident.

  • Lu Yu investigated the player-selling merchant associations and learned their members were ordinary people, while Elder Yi found the player was a cheap, ordinary device that only played recordings.
  • Lu Yu stopped pursuing the player and auction mysteries and planned to modify the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Tailbone into a spellcasting undead staff for Huo Yutong.
  • Ning Tian told Lu Yu their team had been grouped with Shrek Academy and six other teams, making Group One unusually difficult.
  • Shrek Academy defeated Yunluo Academy after Dai Laoda beat all seven opponents, and Lu Yu planned to hide his team’s real strengths and bait Shrek into targeting the wrong fighter.
  • Nan Qiuqiu drew the blue ball for the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation against Zhengtian Academy, prompting Ye Wuqing to declare that his team had the advantage.

Ch. 183Yan Shaozhe: I'll extend the video signal towers all the way to Shrek City

Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy chose its pairings against Zhengtian Academy, while Yan Shaozhe planned to extend the broadcast signal to Shrek City. Nan Qiuqiu and Vina began the first match against Ye Wuqing and Yan’er, confident they could finish it quickly.

  • Ye Wuqing told his teammates that Zhengtian Academy would win by taking the first two matches and planned aggressive pairings for the two-two-three format.
  • Yan Shaozhe considered how to expose Lu Yu and the others as Evil Soul Masters and decided to ask the merchant association to extend its broadcast signal towers to Shrek City.
  • Lu Yu chose Nan Qiuqiu and Vina for the first match, then planned to support Wu Feng himself in the second.
  • Nan Qiuqiu and Vina faced Ye Wuqing and Yan’er, who expected to win a ranged attack contest.
  • Vina and Nan Qiuqiu laughed at Ye Wuqing’s confidence and said they expected to finish the match in five seconds; the referee started the match.

Ch. 184Nan Qiuqiu is strong, but how will you deal with my Xuanming Displacement?

Nan Qiuqiu and Vina overwhelmed their opponents in the opening match using Dragon Transformation, powerful soul tools, and coordinated defenses. After Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy won, Shrek’s team discussed how to counter Nan Qiuqiu, with Yan Shaozhe proposing that Sanshi use Xuanming Displacement to isolate her in a team battle.

  • Ye Wuqing and Yan'er attacked Nan Qiuqiu and Vina, but their initial strikes failed to penetrate Vina’s Level 7 Defensive Soul Tool and Nan Qiuqiu’s rare-metal armor and dragon scales.
  • Vina enhanced herself and Nan Qiuqiu, while Nan Qiuqiu endured the opponents’ firepower and counterattacked until the referee intervened and awarded Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy the match.
  • Dai Yueheng, Bei Bei, and Gongyang Mo discussed the power of Dragon Transformation and Shrek’s own support abilities, while Dai Yueheng tried to win Gongyang Mo’s favor and Dai Huabin doubted his chances against Zhu Lu’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
  • Yan Shaozhe told Shrek’s team that their techniques and soul tools could match the opponents’ advantages and proposed using Sanshi’s Xuanming Displacement to swap Nan Qiuqiu into their group and overwhelm her.

Ch. 185Lu Yu: If I Get This Martial Soul, I Won't Cultivate for the Next Week

Lu Yu and Wu Feng entered the second match against Yu Mengdi and Tang Xiaolei, using Lu Yu’s soul-power fusion tool to boost Wu Feng to Soul King strength. Tang Xiaolei’s Purple Splendor Bow stunned Lu Yu, who urged Wu Feng to win before the opponents surrendered.

  • Ye Wuqing planned to rely on Yu Mengdi and Tang Xiaolei to win the second match and ordered Shangguan Can to use his Group Mental Soul Skill in the third.
  • Yu Mengdi and Tang Xiaolei took the stage against Lu Yu and Wu Feng, who rode together in a dragon-knight formation.
  • Lu Yu used a soul tool to transfer his soul power into Wu Feng, raising her aura to Soul King level, then began eating candy.
  • Tang Xiaolei fired an arrow from his Purple Splendor Bow, and Wu Feng used Lu Yu as a shield while Lu Yu’s invincible protection blocked the attack.
  • Lu Yu became fascinated by Tang Xiaolei’s Purple Splendor Bow and urged Wu Feng to defeat the pair before they surrendered, promising not to cultivate for a week.

Ch. 186Copy after copy-the next thirty shots will be insane!

Lu Yu helped Wu Feng defeat Yu Mengdi and Tang Xiaolei while protecting himself with Invincible Shields. He claimed Tang Xiaolei’s Purple Splendor Bow martial soul fragment and then turned his attention to Yu Mengdi’s Angel Martial Soul.

  • Yu Mengdi attacked Lu Yu with her Angel Martial Soul’s Holy Twin Swords and Angel God-Sealing Slash.
  • Lu Yu decided that Tang Xiaolei’s Purple Splendor Bow was the martial soul fragment he wanted most because his many soul rings could let him fire it repeatedly.
  • Lu Yu sent Wu Feng after Tang Xiaolei and blocked the opponents’ attacks with successive Invincible Shields.
  • Wu Feng reached Tang Xiaolei and knocked her out with a Flame Fist before she could fire a third arrow.
  • Lu Yu picked up the Purple Splendor Bow martial soul fragment and then turned toward Yu Mengdi.

Ch. 187Though Prison Blue Was Good Company, the Angel Martial Soul Offered Far Wider Horizons

Lu Yu and Wu Feng defeated Yu Mengdi, securing Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy’s 2–0 victory over Zhengtian Academy and drawing attention to their powerful soul tools and Dragon Transformation. The other teams assessed the threat, while Yan Shaozhe planned to meet with the Player Merchant Association about installing Signal Towers to Shrek City.

  • Wu Feng used her enhanced defenses and close-range attacks to overwhelm Yu Mengdi while Lu Yu replenished his soul power, and Wu Feng knocked Yu Mengdi down.
  • Lu Yu collected Yu Mengdi’s Angel Martial Soul and placed it in his warehouse, where it showed strong compatibility with other light-attribute martial souls.
  • The tournament announced Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy’s victory over Zhengtian Academy, and the other academies discussed the team’s strength and feared drawing them early.
  • The Star Luo Emperor dismissed rumors that Taotie Douluo had killed Shrek’s next generation and ordered his minister to maintain good relations with Shrek Academy.
  • Yan Shaozhe praised Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin for helping wear down Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy, then planned to discuss Signal Towers with the Player Merchant Association.

Ch. 188Since Feng'er Invited Me, I'll Certainly Bring My Students as Promised.

Feng Ling used her meeting with Yan Shaozhe to draw him into an intimate alliance and persuade him to bring Shrek’s students to an auction. She then ordered the Death Messenger to corrupt the students and arranged to control the distribution of Immortal Herbs, leaving her poised to advance her influence within the Holy Spirit Cult.

  • Feng Ling met Yan Shaozhe in the Sun God Merchant Association’s secret chamber and agreed to discuss extending the Soul Signal Towers to Shrek City.
  • After spending the night with Feng Ling, Yan Shaozhe agreed to attend the Starlight Auction House auction with his students to seek powerful Soul Tools.
  • Feng Ling ordered the Death Messenger to inject corruption liquid into girls selected for Shrek’s students and make the academy’s elites serve the Holy Spirit Cult.
  • Feng Ling told the Death Messenger that she would personally distribute the Immortal Herbs recovered from the auction on the 19th, and promised him one if he completed the night’s task.

Ch. 189Not enough materials? No problem. Think of your clansmen.

Lu Yu investigated the White Tiger Duke's Mansion and learned how its servants had abused Huo Yun'er before her death. He discovered that Tang God King had extracted Huo Yun'er's soul, and set out to tell Huo Yutong as Dai Yueheng, Dai Huabin, and Zhu Lu left the mansion.

  • Lu Yu and Elder Yi planned to convert the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's tailbone into a light-element Undead Staff for Huo Yutong, and agreed to investigate the Duke's Mansion for suitable materials.
  • Lu Yu used his Nightmare Soul Skill to learn that the Duke's servants had forced Huo Yun'er to work for years, and that she died after Dai Huabin's guards injured her while she protected Huo Yutong.
  • Lu Yu planted suggestions in the minds of innocent servants to leave when Huo Yutong took revenge, then searched for Huo Yun'er's grave and found her remains buried nearby.
  • A divine-power detector startled Lu Yu; he identified traces of Tang God King's power at Huo Yun'er's grave and realized her soul had been extracted around the time she died.
  • Elder Yi confirmed that Huo Yun'er's soul had likely been taken, so Lu Yu decided they would need to retrieve it in the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • As Lu Yu flew back to tell Huo Yutong, he saw Dai Yueheng, Dai Huabin, and Zhu Lu leaving the Duke's Mansion.

Ch. 190Meng Hongchen, the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone

Lu Yu followed Yan Shaozhe and the Shrek group to a major auction, then joined the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s party and bonded with Meng Hongchen over soul tool crafting. The auction’s final lot was announced as an ultimate ice soul bone from the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan.

  • Lu Yu learned that Yan Shaozhe, Dai Yueheng, and others were returning to the Duke’s Mansion for money to buy equipment at an auction.
  • Lu Yu secretly followed the group to the auction but entered openly with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy after Meng Hongchen invited him.
  • Lu Yu discussed soul tool core arrays with Meng Hongchen and impressed the Sun Moon Empire’s soul engineers with his expertise.
  • Yan Shaozhe secured a Level 8 Soul Tool made from a ten-thousand-year-old tiger-type soul bone, while Feng'er bought soul tools for some Shrek students.
  • Xu Jiujiu announced the auction’s final lot: an ultimate ice soul bone from the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan in the Far North’s Core Circle.

Ch. 191A real brother just couldn't measure up to a sweetheart

Xu Jiujiu introduced a 70,000-year Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone with the Ice Explosion skill, and Meng Hongchen persuaded Lu Yu to buy it for her after her brother and Elder Ma refused. The soul bone was delivered to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy’s private room, where Meng Hongchen eagerly prepared to absorb it.

  • Xu Jiujiu announced that the final auction lot was a rare Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone with the Ice Explosion skill and the potential to grant its owner Ultimate Ice.
  • Meng Hongchen asked Elder Ma and Xiao Hongchen to buy the soul bone, but they refused because they needed their funds for immortal herbs.
  • Meng Hongchen asked Lu Yu to lend her money, and Xiao Hongchen argued with her about how she would repay him.
  • Lu Yu agreed to pay for the soul bone, hoping to build ties with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and its leadership.
  • Lu Yu spent forty-five million gold soul coins on the soul bone, which was delivered to the academy’s private room as Meng Hongchen eagerly prepared to absorb it.

Ch. 192Bei Bei: Teacher Yan, teach me! Yan Shaozhe: Students? Not my concern.

Lu Yu warned Meng Hongchen about absorbing the Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone and encouraged her to build her soul skills around Ice Explosion. At a Sun God Merchant Association ball, Lu Yu marked hidden Evil Soul Masters while Bei Bei and Yan Shaozhe each led Shrek’s students away for different reasons, leaving the Death Messenger to begin corrupting those who remained.

  • Lu Yu cautioned Meng Hongchen that the soul bone’s violent energy made direct absorption dangerous, then recommended combining Ice Explosion with Poison Explosion; Meng Hongchen accepted his advice despite Xiao Hongchen’s objections.
  • Lu Yu left the auction house, disguised himself, and followed the Shrek group to Feng Ling’s celebratory ball, where he spotted and marked numerous Evil Soul Masters with Nightmare.
  • Xu Sanshi tried to persuade Bei Bei to approach the dancing girls, but Lu Yu used Nightmare to make Bei Bei refuse and lead the female Shrek students away.
  • Bei Bei told Ma Xiaotao that the other male students had upset their stomachs and Yan Shaozhe had gone to discuss business with Feng Ling, while Yan Shaozhe was secretly with Feng Ling beneath the mansion.
  • The Death Messenger decided not to target the students who had left and began using a corruption potion on the Shrek students who remained at the ball.

Ch. 193The Late-Night Premiere of the Soul Guidance Film

Lu Yu’s intervention led Dai Yueheng to rescue Zhu Lu and then become involved with her, while Lu Yu secretly set up Dai Huabin for a humiliating live broadcast. As Star Luo City’s nobles watched the scandal unfold, Lu Yu headed to the Eternal Night Dam to snipe a marked Evil Soul Master and gain experience.

  • Zhu Lu was attacked by a drunken soul master, and Dai Yueheng rescued her before taking her into a room.
  • Lu Yu used Nightmare to bring Dai Yueheng to Zhu Lu’s aid, then gave them fusion soul power from the White Tiger Martial Soul and Hell Spirit Cat.
  • Lu Yu made Dai Huabin mistake four men for women and follow them to the Soul Guidance Signal Tower, where a late-night show was broadcasting live.
  • Dai Huabin drove the crew aside and began a show with the four men and the manager, shocking Star Luo City’s wealthy viewers and the Star Luo Emperor.
  • Lu Yu reached the dam, activated his magnified Spirit Eyes and Angel Martial Soul, and aimed his Level Seven Purple Radiance Soul Guidance Bow at a marked Evil Soul Master.

Ch. 194No Such Martial Soul Existed

Lu Yu ambushed Holy Spirit Cult Evil Soul Masters from afar, absorbing their soul power until he reached level 53 before Masked Douluo attacked him. Lu Yu countered the Titled Douluo’s abilities and destroyed him with a fully empowered strike.

  • Lu Yu used the Purple Splendor Bow to kill marked Evil Soul Masters and had Prison Blue absorb their soul power, raising him from level 51 to level 53.
  • Tian Meng crashed into the dam, and Lu Yu froze the flood before Masked Douluo confronted him.
  • Masked Douluo’s spiritual attacks, demon maggots, poison, and evil thoughts failed against Lu Yu’s defenses, so he fled toward the forest.
  • Lu Yu lured Masked Douluo into a trap lit by soul guidance lamps and prepared his stacked martial souls and buffs.
  • Masked Douluo mistook Lu Yu’s appearance for a spiritual illusion, and Lu Yu vaporized him with a sword strike.

Ch. 195Dai Huabin: My fame has already spread throughout Star Luo City!

Lu Yu killed Masked Douluo, collected his spoils, and escaped, while Dai Huabin enjoyed unexpected fame after winning two matches in Star Luo City. The chapter ended with Dai Huabin ordering room service and replaying a recording after Zhu Lu ignored his knock.

  • Lu Yu killed Masked Douluo, gained three levels, collected Soul Bones and Soul Tools, and escaped with a Million-Year Evacuation.
  • The Death Messenger arrived at the ruined scene, mistook rain for sweat, and ordered Evil Soul Masters to clean up and repair the dam.
  • Dai Huabin woke after a night of partying, took a recording, and joined Yan Shaozhe and the others on their way to the tournament.
  • Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy narrowly beat a team with four Soul Kings after its Invincible Shields failed to protect most of its back line.
  • Dai Huabin defeated two Soul Ancestors in the individual matches and received the loudest cheers of the tournament.
  • That night, Dai Huabin found Zhu Lu unresponsive, ordered room service, and watched the recording from the morning.

Ch. 196Yan Shaozhe: I solemnly declare that this has nothing to do with Shrek

Dai Huabin’s embarrassing night was exposed in a newspaper, and Huo Yutong received a list of the people who had bullied her mother along with a Soul Tool made from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s tailbone. At the arena, she spotted something on the city wall that made her clench her fists and restrain herself from attacking.

  • Dai Huabin watched a recording of his night with five hulking men, then attacked one of them when he appeared at his hotel room dressed as a bunny-girl attendant.
  • The suppressed livestream and Dai Huabin’s attempted murder became newspaper news, while Yan Shaozhe claimed Dai Huabin’s interests had nothing to do with Shrek Academy.
  • Xiao Xiao showed Huo Yutong the article, and Lu Yu admitted he had reversed Dai Huabin’s perception of men and women.
  • Lu Yu gave Huo Yutong a list of people who had bullied her mother and a Soul Tool made from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s tailbone.
  • Huo Yutong and her companions reached the arena, where she saw something on the city wall and restrained herself from unleashing a Spiritual Shock.

Ch. 197Yan Shaozhe: The First Battle Would Be the Decisive Battle!

Yan Shaozhe arranged a team battle against Lu Yu’s Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy, convinced Shrek would win and that victory would protect his position. The two teams took the stage, with Wang Dong’s challenge drawing Xiao Xiao into the match.

  • Dai Hao accepted the Star Luo Emperor’s explanation and the Sun God Merchant Association’s promised auction compensation for Dai Huabin.
  • Yan Shaozhe settled matters with Feng'er, Dai Yueheng, Dai Hao, and Madam Zhu, then arranged the match to help secure his standing at Shrek.
  • Yan Shaozhe chose a seven-versus-seven battle and planned to use Xu Sanshi’s ability, the Dai siblings’ fusion skill, and Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng’s attacks to defeat Lu Yu’s team.
  • The draw assigned Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy to a team battle.
  • Wang Dong challenged Xiao Xiao, and Xiao Xiao accepted after getting Lu Yu’s approval.
  • Both teams assembled on stage: Shrek fielded Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Gongyang Mo, Xu Sanshi, Wang Dong, Dai Huabin, and Zhu Lu, while Heaven Dou Dragon City fielded Lu Yu, Huo Yutong, Xiao Xiao, Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, Nan Qiuqiu, and Wu Feng.

Ch. 198Xu Sanshi: Brothers, I swapped in a big one for you.

Shrek Academy faced Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy, and Dai Yueheng planned to use Xu Sanshi’s Xuanming Displacement to swap Nan Qiuqiu into an ambush. Jiang Nannan intercepted the swap and Nan Qiuqiu’s enhanced Annihilation Hand eliminated Xu Sanshi within five seconds, as Jiang Nannan’s charged Soul Tool began to flare.

  • Dai Yueheng told Shrek’s team to use Xu Sanshi’s Xuanming Displacement to pull Nan Qiuqiu into range and finish her quickly.
  • Wang Dong challenged Xiao Xiao to a duel, and Xiao Xiao accepted, shifting Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy’s formation and bringing Nan Qiuqiu nearer Jiang Nannan.
  • The match began, and Vina enhanced Nan Qiuqiu while Gongyang Mo boosted Shrek’s other fighters and they gathered around Xu Sanshi.
  • Xu Sanshi used Xuanming Displacement to swap himself with Nan Qiuqiu, but Jiang Nannan’s fourth Soul Skill took her place in front of the attack.
  • Nan Qiuqiu’s enhanced Annihilation Hand overwhelmed Xu Sanshi and threw him out of the arena, leaving Shrek down one member.
  • Jiang Nannan’s fully charged Soul Tool lit up among Shrek’s remaining fighters.

Ch. 199Three Soul Emperors vs. a Half-Mana Soft Bone Rabbit-Would They Win?

Wang Xian'er treated Xu Sanshi and warned that his essence had been damaged, while Yan Shaozhe challenged the referee over an alleged illegal soul tool and biased calls. Jiang Nannan then used her recovered soul power, Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear soul bones, and Twin Phantom to defeat Shrek’s opponents, leaving Ma Xiaotao as her next target.

  • Wang Xian'er stabilized Xu Sanshi and told Yan Shaozhe to leave the healing to the other healers, then hurried to inform the Star Luo Emperor.
  • Yan Shaozhe confronted the referee about an illegal soul tool, but the referee denied seeing the incident and referred him to the committee.
  • Jiang Nannan recovered much of her soul power and tore through Gongyang Mo’s Class 6 Defensive Soul Tool shield with her Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear external soul bone.
  • Jiang Nannan’s Twin Phantom used a separate Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear soul bone to overwhelm Dai Yueheng, seal his soul power, and knock him unconscious.
  • Jiang Nannan teleported past Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Roaring Sky Strike and appeared in front of her, declaring that she was next.

Ch. 200I think Shrek's higher-ups have an evil soul master mole among them

Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy defeated Shrek Academy, and Yan Shaozhe tried to blame the loss on an allegedly illegal Fixed Soul Cannon Shell. Shattered Star Douluo challenged him to review the match recording, while suspecting Yan Shaozhe’s despair could push him toward corruption.

  • Xiao Xiao defeated Wang Dong with Great Luck, while Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu failed to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and Dai Hao knocked Dai Huabin down for raising his hand against her.
  • Jiang Nannan emerged from her fight carrying Ma Xiaotao, and the referee declared Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy the winner over Shrek Academy.
  • Spectators accused Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy of using a banned Fixed Soul Cannon Shell, and Yan Shaozhe seized on the claim to accuse the referees of cheating.
  • Yan Shaozhe transformed into his Bright Phoenix form and moved toward the refereeing panel as Shattered Star Douluo intervened.
  • Shattered Star Douluo invited Yan Shaozhe to review the arena’s recordings, while considering whether the defeat might deepen Yan Shaozhe’s tendency toward corruption.

Ch. 201Mimetic Martial Souls, External Soul Beasts

Mu En approved Shrek’s plan to build a signal tower and sent Xuan Zi, Zhang Lexuan, and Xian Lin’er to protect Yan Shaozhe around the Star Luo City auction. After Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy finished the round robin, Lu Yu copied Qianling Academy’s mimetic martial souls and successfully separated a Frost Giant Bear, then considered using a summoning-type martial soul to strengthen it.

  • Mu En praised Yan Shaozhe for admitting fault, approved his signal-tower proposal, and arranged for Xuan Zi, Zhang Lexuan, and Xian Lin’er to escort Shrek’s team around the auction.
  • Lu Yu and Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy faced Qianling Academy in a team battle, where Xiao Xiao smashed through its shield wall with her lightning cauldron.
  • Lu Yu copied the Frost Giant Bear and Blazing Tiger martial souls, while Heaven Dou Dragon City Academy completed the round robin among the sixteen qualifying teams.
  • Lu Yu returned to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s branch and used Mimetic Separation to manifest a Frost Giant Bear, but found its physical strength too weak for his current battles.
  • Lu Yu remembered that he had collected a summoning-type martial soul and considered using it to improve the mimetic beast.
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