Chapter Summaries

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.