Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen told Ning Fengzhi that he had killed Shi Nian, then led Shrek Academy toward its match against Tianshui Academy while planning to profit by throwing a later match against Shenfeng Academy. The chapter left Shrek preparing to face Tianshui, with Xiao Wu set to compete and Ye Chen hoping to conceal their strength before the next betting opportunity.

• Ye Chen admitted to Ning Fengzhi that he had killed Shi Nian after Shi Nian tried to ambush him, and Ning Fengzhi told him to seek help if another expert targeted him.
• Shrek Academy crushed Thunder Academy in the twenty-first round, with Zhu Zhuqing defeating Yu Tianxin and Ning Rongrong supporting the team.
• Ye Chen won more than fifty million Gold Soul Coins from his wager on the Thunder Academy match, bringing his combined funds to five hundred million.
• Before Shrek's twenty-fifth-round match against Tianshui Academy, Ye Chen warned the team about its Ice and Snow Dance Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Xiao Wu insisted on competing against Tianshui Academy, while Ye Chen planned to reveal some of Shrek's trump cards and later throw its match against Shenfeng Academy for a large profit.

Ye Chen bet heavily on Shrek Academy and Blazing Academy, then asked Feng Xiaotian to ensure Shenfeng Academy lost to Blazing Academy without forfeiting. Feng Xiaotian agreed to throw the match but questioned Ye Chen’s confidence that Shrek Team could beat his team.

• Ye Chen reviewed the teams’ standings and predicted Shenfeng Academy and Shrek Academy would finish with matching records, with Shenfeng taking first place.
• Ye Chen gave Ning Yu two hundred million Gold Soul Coins to bet on Shrek Academy and Blazing Academy, then decided to confirm Feng Xiaotian would make Shenfeng Academy lose.
• Ye Chen found Feng Xiaotian and learned he had convinced his teammates to forfeit against Blazing Academy for Huo Wu.
• Ye Chen told Feng Xiaotian not to forfeit and asked Shenfeng Academy to throw the match so his bet would pay off.
• Ye Chen offered Feng Xiaotian a handicap for Shenfeng Academy’s upcoming match against Shrek, but insisted Shenfeng Team could not beat Shrek Team.
• Feng Xiaotian realized Ye Chen’s confidence suggested he had been hiding his strength.

Ye Chen persuaded Feng Xiaotian to have the Kamikaze Team throw its match against Blazing Academy, then bet heavily on the outcome. Blazing Academy won after Kamikaze surrendered, while Feng Xiaotian ignored the crowd’s anger.

• Feng Xiaotian questioned Ye Chen about Zhu Zhuqing’s strength, and Ye Chen revealed that she was a Level 48 Soul Ancestor ranked third in the Shrek Team.
• Feng Xiaotian agreed to have Kamikaze Academy throw its match against Blazing Academy and promised to keep the arrangement secret.
• Ye Chen watched the betting odds and placed a one-hundred-million-Gold-Soul-Coin bet on Blazing Academy.
• Kamikaze Academy fielded weaker fighters against Blazing Academy’s main members, then surrendered and handed Blazing Academy the victory.
• Huo Wu felt displeased by Feng Xiaotian’s arrangement but was also touched, while Feng Xiaotian ignored the spectators’ curses.

Ye Chen arranged Shrek Academy’s lineup and tactics for its match against Heavenly Water Academy, aiming for a decisive win while keeping some of their abilities concealed. As the teams prepared to fight, Ning Rongrong revealed that she was level 46, surprising Shui Yue’er and the Tianshui Battle Team.

• Shui Bing'er warned the Tianshui Battle Team that Shrek Academy was a formidable opponent and noted that its Ice and Snow Dance Martial Soul Fusion Skill was no longer secret.
• Ye Chen selected Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Tai Long, and Jiang Zhu for Shrek’s lineup and told Xiao Wu to handle Ice and Snow Dance.
• Ye Chen instructed Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong to conceal some of their strength, and Xiao Wu agreed to face the fusion skill.
• Both teams entered the arena, where the host noted that Xiao Wu was making her first appearance in the tournament.
• Shui Bing'er introduced herself as a level 43 Soul Elder, and Ning Rongrong announced that she was a level 46 Soul Ancestor.
• Shui Yue'er reacted in shock because Ning Rongrong’s publicly known level had been 39, while Ning Rongrong smiled without explaining.

Shrek Team faced the Tianshui Battle Team, and Xiao Wu shocked the arena by revealing herself as a Five-Ring Soul King. The match began with Shrek launching its planned attack while Tianshui prepared its Ice and Snow Dance Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Shui Bing'er questioned whether Shrek Team's other Level 39 members were hiding their strength, and Ning Rongrong teased her without answering.
• Xiao Wu revealed five Soul Rings, including a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, leaving the Tianshui Battle Team and the audience stunned.
• Salas suspected Xiao Wu was a secret Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect trump card, while Ning Fengzhi stayed silent and remained confident in Shrek Team's victory.
• Shui Yue'er warned Shui Bing'er that Tianshui was outmatched, but Shui Bing'er insisted they fight with all their spirit.
• Ning Rongrong and Oscar boosted Shrek's fighters, and Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing charged while Ma Hongjun and Tai Long guarded the support members.
• Xue Wu began Tianshui's Ice and Snow Dance, darkening the arena with clouds and rain, as Zhu Zhuqing used Soul Bone Skills and Shui Bing'er protected her teammates with Ice Ring Armor.

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing quickly overwhelmed the Tianshui Battle Team, but Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu managed to unleash their Ice and Snow Dance Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Xiao Wu faced the attack alone and tested the pillar protecting them with her Taiyin Cold Needle.

• Shui Bing'er used Ice Seal and Repelling Ice Ring to hinder Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu while she moved to join Xue Wu.
• Xiao Wu froze Shui Yue'er, Chen Liuyu, and Gu Qingbo with Taiyin Cold Qi, while Zhu Zhuqing struck down Yu Hairou.
• Xiao Wu asked Qiu Ruoshui to surrender, but Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu activated Ice and Snow Dance before Qiu Ruoshui could answer.
• Xiao Wu sent Zhu Zhuqing to the rear and used Taiyin Cold Needle against the pillar protecting Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu.

Xiao Wu endured Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's Ice and Snow Dance with her Fourth Soul Skill, Taiyin Guardian, and defeated the Tianshui Battle Team. Shui Bing'er learned that Xiao Wu's skill granted immunity to damage, then conceded the match.

• Xiao Wu's Taiyin Divine Needle nearly broke the defensive light pillar protecting Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu.
• Shui Bing'er unleashed the Ice Phoenix through Ice and Snow Dance, while the other competitors evacuated the Soul Duel Arena.
• Xiao Wu activated Taiyin Guardian and remained unharmed when the Ice Phoenix destroyed the arena.
• Shui Bing'er, exhausted and unable to understand Xiao Wu's survival, asked how she had withstood the attack.
• Xiao Wu explained that Taiyin Guardian granted immunity to all damage, and Shui Bing'er conceded the match.

Shrek Academy defeated Heavenly Water Academy and Yuesi Academy, with Xiao Wu dazzling spectators and earning the title “Moon Goddess of Frost.” Before Shrek’s final preliminary match against Shenfeng Academy, Ye Chen bet on Shenfeng Academy to win, planning to profit from throwing the match.

• After Shui Bing'er admitted defeat, the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner over Heavenly Water Academy, and the crowd cheered for Xiao Wu.
• Ye Chen collected nearly fifteen million Gold Soul Coins from his bet, bringing his available winnings to more than five hundred and eighty million.
• Xiao Wu defeated all seven Yuesi Academy contestants in less than ten seconds and gained fans who called her the “Moon Goddess of Frost.”
• Before Shrek Academy’s final preliminary match against Shenfeng Academy, Ye Chen had Ning Yu bet two small targets on Shenfeng Academy to win.
• Ning Yu recognized Ye Chen’s plan to throw the match, while Flander, Ma Hongjun, and Feng Xiaotian had also encouraged their companions to bet heavily.

Shrek Academy threw its final preliminary match against Shenfeng Academy, but put up enough resistance to make the defeat convincing. Shenfeng took first place in the Heaven Dou Division, while Shrek finished second and received its Advancement Tournament qualification and prize money.

• Ye Chen sent Tai Long, Jiang Zhu, Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong to face Shenfeng Academy, prompting spectators to accuse Shrek of fixing the match.
• Ning Fengzhi denied Salas's accusation that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had arranged the match, then realized Ye Chen was behind it.
• Feng Xiaotian used Gale Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes to defeat Ma Hongjun and secure Shenfeng Academy's victory over Shrek.
• The preliminary standings placed Shenfeng Academy first, Shrek Academy second, Thunder Academy third, Heavenly Water Academy fourth, and Blazing Academy fifth.
• Ye Chen and Ning Rongrong represented Shrek at the awards ceremony, where Ye Chen received the qualification certificate and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.

After the Preliminary Competition, Emperor Xue Ye offered noble titles and imperial support to recruit the academy teams, provoking Salas and sharpening the rivalry between the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall. The Advancement Tournament was scheduled for a month later, but Ye Chen stayed behind to collect his prize money.

• Ye Chen grumbled that Xue Ye’s reward of ten thousand Gold Soul Coins was too stingy.
• Xue Ye awarded the ten captains and vice-captains viscount titles and promised baron titles to the other participating students, with fiefs to be assigned after graduation.
• Salas objected to the Empire’s generous rewards, but Xue Ye declared that the titles were an imperial matter and promised a further promotion and funding to any team that won the championship.
• Xue Ye announced that the Advancement Tournament would take place at the Royal Hunting Ground in one month, and that the three students with the most victories could receive Spirit Beasts below thirty thousand years.
• The ceremony ended with the teams understanding that Xue Ye wanted them to choose between the Empire and Spirit Hall, while Salas concealed his reaction.
• Ye Chen stayed behind instead of going home because he still had to collect his money.

Ye Chen collected his betting winnings and spent part of his fortune on Soul Bone upgrades and an immortal herb while planning for the Soul Master Competition Finals and his Seventh Soul Ring. He left himself with more than four hundred million Gold Soul Coins and resolved not to strengthen his existing Soul Rings further before pursuing a hundred-thousand-year plant-type soul beast.

• Ye Chen earned 123 million Gold Soul Coins from his bet on Shenfeng Academy, bringing his total wealth to more than 700 million.
• After returning to Shrek Academy, Ye Chen bought eighteen Soul Bone Age Upgrade Cards for Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, plus a Kirara Tulip for Ning Fengzhi.
• Ye Chen planned to rely on Chen Xin and Gu Rong to help him obtain a hundred-thousand-year plant-type soul beast for his Seventh Soul Ring.
• Ye Chen reasoned that an Immortal Spirit Grass could push a plant-type soul beast past its hundred-thousand-year bottleneck and make the hunt worthwhile.
• Ye Chen decided not to raise his existing Soul Ring ages further because he needed to withstand the pressure of a hundred-thousand-year Seventh Soul Ring.

Ye Chen raised Ning Rongrong’s Illusion Realm Wisdom Skull to 100,000 years and upgraded all four of her Soul Rings to black, bringing her to level 50. Afterward, Ning Rongrong kept him in her room playing queen and male servant until early morning.

• Ye Chen visited Ning Rongrong’s room and gave her nine Black 10,000 Year Soul Bone Age Upgrade Cards.
• Ning Rongrong used the cards to evolve her Illusion Realm Wisdom Skull into a 100,000 Year Soul Bone, but her Soul Power stopped at level 49.
• Ning Rongrong’s Illusory Space became more effective and its Spiritual Power boost for teammates increased from 20% to 50%.
• Ye Chen spent nearly twenty-five million Gold Soul Coins on Soul Ring Age Upgrade Cards and raised Ning Rongrong’s four Soul Rings to black, helping her reach level 50.
• Ye Chen planned to visit Zhu Zhuqing but stayed with Ning Rongrong, playing her queen and male servant until early morning.

Ye Chen upgraded Zhu Zhuqing’s soul abilities and planned a trip with her and Ning Rongrong to find their fifth soul rings. The four arrived at a town near the Star Dou Great Forest and checked into a single room, where Ye Chen was pleased to find a huge bed.

• Ye Chen upgraded Zhu Zhuqing’s Netherworld Civet Left Leg Bone and four soul rings, strengthening her soul skills and piercing effects.
• Ye Chen told Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong that they would leave for the Star Dou Great Forest to find fifth soul rings, and Xiao Wu joined the trip.
• Ye Chen, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong set off by carriage and reached a Soul Hunting Town ten days later.
• Ye Chen sold the carriage and booked one room for the four of them, claiming it was safer while traveling.
• The group found a spacious bedroom with a bed large enough for all four, and Ye Chen privately celebrated the prospect of sharing it.

Ye Chen and the three girls traveled into the Star Dou Great Forest to find spirit rings for Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. They encountered a ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, and Ye Chen decided it would become Ning Rongrong’s fifth soul ring.

• Ye Chen spent the night sharing a bed with Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu, then left Soul Hunting Town with them early the next morning.
• Ye Chen reassured Ning Rongrong that the Lucky Cards he had used would help them find suitable spirit beasts.
• Ye Chen sensed a powerful spirit beast approaching while the group rested and warned the others to prepare for battle.
• A ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear emerged from the bushes, and Ye Chen chose to fight it for Ning Rongrong’s fifth soul ring.

Ye Chen and Xiao Wu subdued a Ten Thousand Year Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear so Ning Rongrong could claim its Soul Ring. Ning Rongrong began killing the bound bear with her Gatling Machine Gun.

• Ye Chen judged the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear's Soul Ring suitable for Ning Rongrong's Fifth Soul Ring.
• The Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear charged at Ye Chen and Xiao Wu, identifying them as the greatest threats among the four humans.
• Ye Chen weakened the bear and prevented it from using its Innate Soul Skills, while Xiao Wu bound it with her Taiyin Divine Chains.
• Ye Chen further restrained the bear with his Endless Blood Vine Soul Bone Skill and signaled Ning Rongrong to finish it.
• Ning Rongrong fired her Gatling Machine Gun at the bear's head, drawing blood as it roared.

Ning Rongrong killed a Ten Thousand Year Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear with a Barrett sniper rifle and began absorbing its Soul Ring. During the process, a rare External Soul Bone appeared, leaving her in pain as Ye Chen urged her to endure.

• After Ning Rongrong's Gatling Gun failed to kill the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, Ye Chen told her to use a sniper rifle and aim for a weak point.
• Ning Rongrong shot the bear through its eye with the Barrett, killing it and producing a black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Ning Rongrong began absorbing the Soul Ring, using her cultivation techniques and Illusory Space Soul Bone Skill to withstand its Soul Power and lingering will.
• Ye Chen told Xiao Wu and Zhuqing to set up a tent while he watched over Ning Rongrong's absorption.
• Nearly half a day later, Ning Rongrong cried out as a Dark Gold Terror Claw External Soul Bone formed over her right hand, and Ye Chen encouraged her to hold on.

Ning Rongrong finished absorbing a Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear soul ring and gained the Darkgold Terrorclaw External Soul Bone, reaching level 54 and demonstrating its powerful ranged attack. Ye Chen’s group then continued searching the Star Dou Great Forest for a suitable soul beast for Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Chen sensed something was wrong as they entered a dark, densely wooded area.

• Ning Rongrong endured the pain of refining her soul ring and External Soul Bone while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing came to check on her.
• Ning Rongrong finished refining the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear soul ring and right palm bone, reached level 54, and excitedly showed Ye Chen her new External Soul Bone.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Darkgold Terrorclaw had ordinary and ranged attack modes, then cut down a tree with its ranged attack and had to flee when the tree fell toward her.
• Zhu Zhuqing failed to find a suitable soul beast with her Lucky Cards for two days, while Ye Chen expected the search for a rare dark-attribute beast to take time.
• Ye Chen’s group cooked and ate a Black Back Mountain Pig, then entered a dense, shadowy forest where Ye Chen sensed something was wrong.

Ye Chen tracked a concealed predator in the Star Dou Great Forest and discovered it was a Shadow Leopard just over twenty thousand years old. He decided it was a suitable fifth soul ring for Zhu Zhuqing and prepared to help her hunt it.

• Ye Chen noticed the forest was unusually quiet and suspected a powerful predator had driven away the other soul beasts.
• Ye Chen sensed a twenty-thousand-year soul beast approaching and stopped the group’s retreat.
• The soul beast concealed its presence, so Ye Chen told Ning Rongrong to use Illusory Space to boost their Spiritual Power.
• Ye Chen identified the predator as a Shadow Leopard and explained its Concealment and Clone abilities.
• Ye Chen decided the Shadow Leopard was suitable for Zhu Zhuqing and told her he would restrain it while she finished it off.

Ye Chen helped Zhu Zhuqing kill a twenty-thousand-year Shadow Leopard so she could obtain her fifth Soul Ring. After absorbing it, Zhu Zhuqing reached level 55 and gained a skill that linked her shadow clones’ attacks, leaving Ye Chen impressed by its potential.

• Ye Chen used his Confinement skill to immobilize the Shadow Leopard, and Zhu Zhuqing killed it with Netherdark Slash.
• Zhu Zhuqing absorbed the Shadow Leopard’s Soul Ring overnight and awakened as a level 55 Soul King.
• Ye Chen found no Soul Bone on the Shadow Leopard’s corpse and asked Zhu Zhuqing about her fifth soul skill.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that Netherdark Shadow Connection linked her clones so their attacks followed hits landed by her original body.
• Ye Chen praised the skill and considered how it could multiply Zhu Zhuqing’s attacks as she grew stronger.

Ye Chen left the Star Dou Great Forest with his three companions after reflecting on Soul Skills, while Tang San awakened the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and reunited with Tang Da Chui. The chapter left Tang Da Chui resolved to have Tang San defeat Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation in the Soul Master Competition.

• Ye Chen considered the differences between Invincible Golden Body Soul Skills and Soul Bone Skills, then departed the Star Dou Great Forest with his three girls.
• Tang San awakened his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, Martial Soul, Blue Silver Domain, and natal soul ring with help from the Blue Silver King and the forest’s Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang Da Chui recognized the transformed Tang San and praised him for reaching Level 51 Soul King at age fourteen.
• The chapter explained that Tang San had trained at Star Luo Royal Academy with the empire’s support and had received his mother’s hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.
• Tang San used the Soul Bone Skill and Tang Sect techniques to heal Tang Da Chui’s old injuries, helping him reach level 96 Titled Douluo.
• Tang Da Chui told Tang San to trample Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation in the Soul Master Competition.