Chapter Summaries

After Shrek’s victory earned Ye Chen a large betting profit, Ning Fengzhi summoned him to the Heaven Dou Grand Hotel. There, Ye Chen met Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, unaware that the prince was Qian Renxue in disguise, and joined them for a meal.

• Ye Chen collected his winnings, turning seven million Gold Soul Coins into more than seventeen million seven hundred thousand.
• Wang Lin told Ye Chen that Ning Fengzhi wanted to see him, so Ye Chen sent Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing back to the academy and went to the hotel.
• Ye Chen found Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Xue Qinghe waiting in a private room, then exchanged polite introductions with the crown prince.
• Xue Qinghe asked about Ye Chen’s rapid cultivation, and Ye Chen claimed heavenly treasures and a little effort had helped him.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Ye Chen and Xue Qinghe to eat, and Ye Chen raised his cup to Ning Fengzhi while considering whether he could get Qian Renxue drunk.

Ye Chen got Qian Renxue drunk during dinner, then told Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong that Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul had evolved and explained the existence of god-grade Martial Souls and divine inheritances. He left them considering Spirit Hall’s chance of producing a new Angel God.

• Ye Chen repeatedly toasted Qian Renxue until she became drunk and uninhibited, then stopped when she refused to drink more.
• After dinner, Ning Fengzhi questioned Ye Chen about his drinking with Xue Qinghe, and Ye Chen denied having any grievance against him.
• Ning Fengzhi asked about Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul, and Ye Chen confirmed that the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda had evolved again.
• Ye Chen explained god-grade Martial Souls and told Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong about the Six-Winged Angel, the Sea God, and Sea God Island.
• Ye Chen said Spirit Hall’s Angel God Test could allow a gifted member of the Angel Family to inherit godhood and become the next Angel God.

Ye Chen explained Ning Rongrong’s evolved Martial Soul and its new support abilities to Ning Fengzhi. After leaving the Heaven Dou Grand Hotel for Shrek Academy, Ye Chen was unknowingly followed by Shi Nian, who planned to attack him.

• Ye Chen told Ning Fengzhi that Sea God Island had Bo Saixi, a Rank 99 Peerless Douluo, and at least seven other Titled Douluo.
• Ye Chen explained that Ning Rongrong’s Nine Treasures Star Glazed Tile Pagoda boosted attributes by 15% per ring and that her Nine Colors Domain halved Soul Power consumption.
• Ye Chen left the Heaven Dou Grand Hotel and headed toward Shrek Academy while Ning Fengzhi stayed behind for a meeting with Emperor Xue Ye.
• Shi Nian spotted Ye Chen, sent the Canghui Team members back, and secretly followed him to prepare an attack.
• Shi Nian believed Ye Chen was a Three-Ring Soul Grandmaster, unaware that Ye Chen was a Six-Ring Soul Emperor in disguise.

Ye Chen realized Shi Nian had lured him out of Heaven Dou City with an illusion and confronted him in the forest. After Ye Chen revealed his six black soul rings and sealed Shi Nian’s Spiritual Power, he trapped the fleeing man with blood vines.

• Shi Nian followed the drunken Ye Chen and used an illusion to lead him toward the city gate.
• Ye Chen recognized Shi Nian’s illusion, pretended to remain fooled, and confronted him in the forest outside Heaven Dou City.
• Shi Nian admitted he planned to kill Ye Chen so Canghui Academy could qualify for the Advancement Tournament.
• Ye Chen revealed six black ten-thousand-year soul rings and struck Shi Nian with God Restriction, sealing his Spiritual Power.
• Shi Nian tried to flee, but Ye Chen’s Endless Blood Vine soul bone skill caught him and began draining his blood.

Ye Chen killed Shi Nian with Endless Blood Vine and claimed the Illusion Realm Wisdom Skull, refusing to use the blood essence it produced. Back at the academy, he gave the soul bone to Ning Rongrong, who learned how Shi Nian had died and playfully teased Ye Chen.

• Ye Chen drained Shi Nian to death with Endless Blood Vine, then dispersed the blood essence rather than using it to strengthen himself.
• Ye Chen smashed Shi Nian's corpse, retrieved the ten-thousand-year Illusion Realm Wisdom Skull, and returned to the academy.
• Ning Rongrong questioned Ye Chen about his drunkenness, and he said he had been drinking with Xue Qinghe.
• Ye Chen told Ning Rongrong that Shi Nian had ambushed him and that he had killed him, then gave her the Illusion Realm Wisdom Skull.
• Ning Rongrong accepted the soul bone and kissed Ye Chen, then flirtatiously challenged him to keep teasing her.

After Ning Rongrong gained a level from refining a Soul Bone, Ye Chen focused on betting at the Great Spirit Arena. He urged the Shrek group to wager on Canghui Academy against Elephant Armor Academy, believing Canghui’s hidden technique could win, and left Flander curious about his inside information.

• Ning Rongrong refined the Illusion Realm Wisdom Skull, rose to level 46, and gained a skill that strengthened allies’ Spiritual Power and disoriented enemies.
• Ye Chen asked Flander about Shrek’s opponent, and Liu Erlong explained that they would face Oakland Academy in the first group.
• Ye Chen learned that Canghui Academy would face Elephant Armor Academy in the second group and decided its odds made it the better bet.
• Ye Chen told the Shrek group to bet on Canghui Academy, and Flander learned contestants could legally bet on their own team to win.
• Flander asked Ye Chen whether he had inside information, and Ye Chen confirmed it but refused to reveal the secret that could help Canghui win.

Ye Chen’s Shrek Team defeated Oakland Academy while hiding its strength, and he looked ahead to Canghui Academy’s match against Elephant Armor Academy. The chapter left the two teams entering the arena, with Hu Yanli taunting Canghui Academy before the match began.

• Ye Chen used bets from the Shrek Team to put eighteen million Gold Soul Coins on Canghui Academy to beat Elephant Armor Academy.
• Shrek Academy fielded seven members against Oakland Academy and won after deliberately concealing much of their strength.
• Xiao Wu asked Ye Chen to let her compete, and he promised she could face one of the Five Great Element Academies while displaying no more than level 41 Soul Power.
• Ye Chen watched Hu Yanzhen in the VIP Seats and anticipated Elephant Armor Academy’s humiliation if Canghui Academy upset them.
• Elephant Armor Academy and Canghui Academy entered the Number Four Soul Duel Arena, where Hu Yanli mocked Canghui Academy and urged them to surrender.

Canghui Academy used a seven-person Soul Skill Fusion Technique against Elephant Armor Academy in the second round of the Preliminary Competition. The seven-colored light engulfed the arena, leaving Hu Yanli warning his teammates to close their eyes.

• Hu Yanli mocked Canghui Academy and singled out Liu Haosi for having a white Soul Ring, angering the Canghui team.
• Elephant Armor Academy activated its First Soul Skill and advanced in a row, expecting an easy victory.
• Chen Xinshui led Canghui Academy into a hexagonal formation as six teammates activated their Third Soul Skills and he activated his Fourth.
• The seven Canghui Soul Skills combined into a towering seven-colored pillar, which Ye Chen recognized as a Seven-in-One Soul Skill Fusion Technique.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Hu Yanzhen that Elephant Armor Academy was in trouble, but Hu Yanzhen refused to concede defeat.
• The seven-colored light spread across the arena and enveloped Elephant Armor Academy, prompting Hu Yanli to tell his teammates to close their eyes.

The Canghui Team defeated the Elephant Armor Academy Team with its Seven-in-One Soul Skill Fusion Technique, and Ye Chen went to Ning Fengzhi for help collecting his huge betting winnings. Ning Fengzhi learned Ye Chen had wagered eighteen million Gold Soul Coins and agreed to help ensure the Great Spirit Arena paid out.

• Chen Xinshui used the Seven Shura Illusion Realm to defeat the Elephant Armor Academy Team, and the referee declared Canghui Team the winner.
• The spectators celebrated the Canghui Team's seven-person soul skill fusion technique as Ye Chen led his companions to collect their winnings.
• Ye Chen saw that his eighteen million Gold Soul Coin wager would pay out more than 135 million after the arena's cut, so he decided to seek Ning Fengzhi's help.
• Ye Chen asked Wang Lin to summon Ning Fengzhi from the VIP Seats, and Ning Fengzhi left with Gu Rong after excusing himself to Great Emperor Xue Ye.
• Ye Chen told Ning Fengzhi he held eighteen winning slips, and Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong were shocked by the enormous payout.

Ye Chen collected 135.09 million Gold Soul Coins from his winning bets and asked Ning Fengzhi to send disciples to help him place future wagers. He returned to the stands, where Ma Hongjun asked to see his winnings, but Ye Chen refused to show them.

• Ye Chen gave Qian Laifu eighteen betting slips, and Qian Laifu arranged to redeem them for 135.09 million Gold Soul Coins.
• Ye Chen asked Ning Fengzhi to send disciples to help him place bets, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to send them the next day.
• Qian Laifu gave Ye Chen Gold Coin Cards worth 135.09 million Gold Soul Coins after commission.
• Ma Hongjun asked Ye Chen to show him the money, but Ye Chen refused and warned him against flaunting wealth.

After Shrek Academy learned it would face Elephant Armor Academy, Ye Chen prepared to profit from the next day's matches. He recruited Ning Fengzhi's help and chose Thunder Academy as another promising bet.

• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong persuaded Ye Chen to take them shopping and treat them to a meal after the matches.
• Flander announced that Shrek Academy would face Elephant Armor Academy in the second group the next day, and Ye Chen's companions joked about Elephant Armor Academy suffering a third straight loss.
• Ning Yu and nineteen Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect members arrived to help Ye Chen place bets at the Great Spirit Arena.
• Ye Chen reviewed the day's matchups and decided that Shrek Academy and Thunder Academy were the strongest betting choices, favoring Thunder Academy against Blazing Academy.

Ye Chen placed 135 million Gold Soul Coins on Shrek Academy and Thunder Academy to win, then watched Shrek prepare to face Elephant Armor Academy. The teams took the arena, and Hu Yanli planned how to target Shrek’s support members as the match was about to begin.

• Ye Chen gave Ning Yu 35 million Gold Soul Coins to bet on Shrek Academy and 100 million to bet on Thunder Academy, and revealed that six Shrek members had Soul Power above level forty.
• Ning Yu placed the bets while Ye Chen returned to the stands and watched the first group’s matches end.
• Ye Chen selected Tai Long, Jiang Zhu, Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing to face Elephant Armor Academy, with Zhu Zhuqing disguised as a level 39 Soul Elder.
• Hu Yanli instructed Hu Yanba to contain Ma Hongjun and Hu Yanshan to attack Shrek’s support members, while the rest of Elephant Armor Academy planned to handle the other fighters.
• The Elephant Armor Academy Team and Shrek Team entered the arena as the match was about to begin.

Shrek Academy began its match against Elephant Armor Academy, using Oscar’s flight-granting sausages and coordinated attacks to counter the opposing team’s tactics. Zhu Zhuqing badly wounded Hu Yanba, while Ma Hongjun kept Hu Yanli occupied in the air.

• Oscar gave five Shrek fighters Pink Excitement Sausages and flew into the air with Jiang Zhu using Flying Mushroom Sausages.
• Hu Yanli redirected Hu Yanshan from attacking Shrek’s back line after Oscar and the support fighters took to the sky.
• Ma Hongjun used his enhanced Phoenix Fire Line against Hu Yanli, who protected himself with Mammoth Guard.
• Zhu Zhuqing used her Soul Bone Skills and Hell Stab to carve a deep wound into Hu Yanba despite his Copper Wall Iron Wall defense.
• Hu Yanba’s Mammoth Shockwave missed Zhu Zhuqing when she dodged, while Hu Yanshan was left in greater danger.

Shrek Academy defeated Elephant Armor Academy after Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun incapacitated its key Soul Ancestors. Elephant Armor Academy suffered its third straight loss, and Hu Yanzhen left the VIP seats in anger.

• Zhu Zhuqing wounded Hu Yanshan with Netherdark Slash, then continued attacking Hu Yanba.
• Ma Hongjun trapped Hu Yanli with Phoenix Sky Howl Strike and defeated him in a burst of Phoenix flames.
• Zhu Zhuqing and her teammates defeated the remaining Elephant Armor Academy fighters, and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner.
• Hu Yanzhen left the VIP seats after Elephant Armor Academy's third consecutive loss, without Hu Yanli using the Soul Bone trump card.
• Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi remarked on Elephant Armor Academy's three straight losses.

As the Preliminary Competition reached its twelfth round, Ye Chen bet heavily on Shrek Academy to defeat Blazing Academy and kept Zhu Zhuqing in the lineup as insurance. Ning Rongrong asked to compete, but Ye Chen told her she would have to wait for a future match.

• Ye Chen watched Canghui Academy lose to Heavenly Water Academy and Shenfeng Academy after both teams stopped it from using its Soul Skill Fusion Skill, while Thunder Academy defeated Heavenly Water Academy and earned Ye Chen a small fortune.
• Ye Chen had Ning Yu place a wager of one hundred million Gold Soul Coins on Shrek Academy to beat Blazing Academy, expecting the odds to improve before the match.
• Ye Chen kept Tai Long, Jiang Zhu, Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing in Shrek's lineup, relying on Zhu Zhuqing to protect the team.
• Ning Rongrong asked Ye Chen to let her take the field, but he reassured her that she would get a chance later and explained why Zhu Zhuqing needed to play.

Shrek Academy faced Blazing Academy in the twelfth round of the Preliminary Competition, with Ma Hongjun drawing Huo Wu’s attention while Zhu Zhuqing attacked the opposing formation. The match remained underway as Huo Wushuang unleashed his strongest skills against Zhu Zhuqing.

• Ning Rongrong told Zhu Zhuqing to represent her in the match, and Shrek Academy entered the central arena to face Blazing Academy.
• Ma Hongjun and Huo Wu traded insults before the match, while Shrek’s strategy assigned him to restrain her and Zhu Zhuqing to attack Huo Wushuang and Huo Yun.
• Huo Wu opened the match with Flame Tornado, but Ma Hongjun countered it with his empowered Phoenix Fire Line and drew her focus.
• Zhu Zhuqing activated her Soul Bone Skills, charged Blazing Academy’s formation, and dodged Huo Wushuang’s Exploding Fireball.
• Huo Wushuang unleashed Tyrant Dragon’s Wrath and Tyrant Dragon Flame Kill as Zhu Zhuqing advanced.

Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed the Blazing Academy Team, defeating its fighters one after another with help from Oscar’s Flying Mushroom Sausage. The match was left with Huo Wu as the only Blazing Academy member still able to fight.

• Zhu Zhuqing evaded Huo Wushuang’s attack and severely injured Huo Lie with one strike.
• Huo Yun’s wide-area attack missed Zhu Zhuqing, who then broke through Huo Wushuang’s defense and grievously wounded him.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned to Oscar and took a Flying Mushroom Sausage, gaining the ability to fly.
• Zhu Zhuqing knocked Huo Yun out with her Second Soul Skill, Netherdark Claw.
• Zhu Zhuqing helped Tai Long, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan eliminate Huo Yu, Huo Chui, and Huo Jun, leaving Huo Wu as the only Blazing Academy fighter still able to fight.

Shrek Academy defeated Blazing Academy after Zhu Zhuqing stopped Huo Wu’s ultimate move and forced her to concede. Huo Wu offered to date Feng Xiaotian if he defeated Shrek, and Feng Xiaotian vowed to beat them as Ye Chen reminded him who had taught him how to approach girls.

• Huo Wu used her Repelling Fire Ring to knock Ma Hongjun off balance and prepared her ultimate move, but Zhu Zhuqing reached her first and held a claw to her neck.
• Huo Wu conceded, and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner of the match.
• Ning Rongrong praised Zhu Zhuqing while Feng Xiaotian tried to comfort Huo Wu, who worried about her injured brother Huo Wushuang and Huo Lie.
• After arguing with Ning Rongrong about the injuries, Huo Wu promised to date Feng Xiaotian if he defeated Shrek Academy.
• Feng Xiaotian vowed to beat Shrek, and Ye Chen reminded him that he had taught him how to pick up girls at the betting stalls.

Feng Xiaotian confronted Ye Chen over his failed attempt to win Huo Wu, but Ye Chen persuaded him that he had botched the advice and then offered to let Shrek lose for a huge fee. Feng Xiaotian could only offer just over eight hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, so Ye Chen dismissed him and left with the Shrek group.

• Feng Xiaotian recognized Ye Chen as the disguised Love Saint and demanded an explanation for the advice that had led Huo Wu to beat him.
• Ye Chen blamed Feng Xiaotian for not following his method and urged him to keep pursuing Huo Wu, but Feng Xiaotian rejected the advice and said he would win her by defeating Shrek Team.
• Ye Chen offered to guarantee Feng Xiaotian's victory by arranging for Shrek Team to lose in exchange for one hundred million Gold Soul Coins.
• Feng Xiaotian admitted he had only just over eight hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, so Ye Chen called him a poor bastard and led the Shrek group away.

After Salas ordered Ye Chen to cooperate with an investigation into Shi Nian’s disappearance, Ye Chen refused and Ning Fengzhi intervened to protect him. Ning Fengzhi claimed Gu Rong had killed Shi Nian, and Salas let the matter drop.

• Ye Chen celebrated the profit from betting on Shrek Academy before Spirit Hall members stopped the group and demanded he join an investigation.
• Aufro said Ye Chen was suspected of involvement in Shi Nian’s disappearance, but Ye Chen and Ning Rongrong refused to comply.
• Salas arrived and invoked the Competition Committee’s authority, while Ye Chen challenged him and called for Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi told Salas that Shi Nian had ambushed Ye Chen and that Gu Rong had killed him.
• Salas accepted Ning Fengzhi’s account and ended the investigation.