Chapter Summaries

Qian Chaoguang defeated Situ Yu of Yunluo Academy by dodging his barrage and slicing through his Focus Soul Tool Cannon with a carefully controlled slash. Situ Yu conceded, giving Shrek Academy the victory and leaving Qian Chaoguang to return to the waiting area amid the crowd’s cheers.

• Situ Yu activated his Soul Rings and revealed the many Soul Tools mounted on his body as Qian Chaoguang approached with his glowing longsword.
• Situ Yu fired his Soul Tools while charging his Focus Soul Tool Cannon, but Qian Chaoguang rushed through the attacks without being hit.
• Situ Yu unleashed the cannon’s full-power shot, and Qian Chaoguang split the blast and cut away most of the cannon’s muzzle while sparing Situ Yu.
• Qian Chaoguang returned the severed barrel and apologized, and Situ Yu accepted the loss and conceded for Yunluo Academy.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Qian Chaoguang returned to the waiting area as the audience cheered.

After Qian Chaoguang led Shrek Academy to victory, Xiao Hongchen wondered at the limits of his strength while Wang Yan kept the team from watching the other matches. Qian Chaoguang, Huo Yutong, and Wang Dong secretly joined Bei Bei and the others on the hotel roof to learn about their upcoming opponents.

• Xiao Hongchen praised Qian Chaoguang's feats but doubted he was truly a Soul Saint, while Meng Hongchen dismissed his concerns.
• Wang Yan congratulated Qian Chaoguang and led Shrek Academy away from Star Luo Square as Xu Jiawei watched them depart.
• Wang Yan told the team to rest rather than observe the other academies, explaining that Shrek had not yet revealed its full strength.
• After Wang Yan left, Qian Chaoguang, Huo Yutong, and Wang Dong realized their round-robin opponents were strong and discussed the team's injured members and need to win.
• Qian Chaoguang took Huo Yutong and Wang Dong to the hotel roof, where Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou were watching the matches.

Qian Chaoguang and the others watched rival teams compete and prepared for tougher matches, while Qian Chaoguang and Bei Bei confronted Xu Sanshi about hiding his abilities. Xu Sanshi recognized that the academy expected its students to reveal their strength when needed.

• Qian Chaoguang set up a telescope, and the group saw several Soul King-level students competing.
• Qian Chaoguang warned that the team could not rely on intimidation tactics again and explained that keeping his and Xiao Tong's abilities hidden could mislead rival academies.
• Xu Sanshi argued that the team should save its strength for the future, but Bei Bei insisted they had to defend Shrek Academy's honor and win.
• Qian Chaoguang challenged Xu Sanshi's plan to conceal his Mystic Tortoise Power and explained that the academy could already know about his family's Divine Beast bloodline.
• Bei Bei reminded Xu Sanshi that the academy had selected him and other students for a reason, citing Qian Chaoguang's past feats and his Oscillating Light Blades.
• Xu Sanshi fell silent after realizing he might not have been able to withstand Qian Chaoguang's attack.

The reserve team settled on a revised pairing plan and Qian Chaoguang tested whether Wang Dong and Huo Yutong could trigger Martial Soul Fusion Skills, without success. The next evening, Wang Yan took the seven reserve members into Star Luo City to relax before their second-round match.

• Bei Bei urged Xu Sanshi to stop hiding his strength, and the team agreed that Bei Bei would pair with Xu Sanshi while Jiang Nannan paired with He Caitou.
• Qian Chaoguang reassured Bei Bei that the team needed every member and told everyone to rest before their next match.
• Qian Chaoguang wondered whether Wang Dong and Huo Yutong could form Martial Soul Fusion Skills, then tested them with no result.
• Qian Chaoguang concluded that the original Martial Soul Fusion Skills had been forcibly cobbled together and resolved to train toward rank twenty-eight.
• Wang Yan led the seven reserve members out of the Star Emperor Hotel, saying he wanted them to relax before the second-round match.

Wang Yan took the Shrek team to an auction house to show them how Soul Tools had become widespread in the tournament and argue that Shrek needed to reform. Qian Chaoguang reminded them that defensive Soul Tools could have prevented the injuries to their senior teammates, leaving them shaken as they considered Wang Yan’s proposal.

• Wang Yan led the group to an auction house and explained that most tournament academies now equipped their students with Soul Tools.
• Xu Sanshi objected that Soul Tools were external objects and that soul masters should rely on abilities they cultivated themselves.
• Wang Yan said Shrek’s resistance to Soul Tools had stunted its Soul Tool Department and vowed to propose reforms after the tournament.
• Wang Yan invited the students to serve as an example by attending the auction, while allowing anyone unwilling to return to the hotel.
• Qian Chaoguang explained that Soul Tool Armor and other defenses could have protected their injured senior teammates from the Corpse Explosion, moving the four students.

Wang Yan persuaded most of the group to accept using soul tools, but Wang Dong refused because of her family’s influence. The others entered Starlight Auction House, where Wang Yan won a Level 3 Paralysis Ray and assigned it to Huo Yutong.

• Wang Yan explained the advantages of soul tools and argued that Spirit Masters had to adapt to their development, and Qian Chaoguang reminded Bei Bei that the Tang Sect’s Hidden Weapons had been left behind by the times.
• Bei Bei agreed to learn how to use soul tools, while Qian Chaoguang convinced Xu Sanshi that he could use soul tools without knowing how to make them; Jiang Nannan also accepted the proposal.
• Wang Dong firmly refused to use soul tools and left for the hotel, and Qian Chaoguang stopped Huo Yutong from following her and explained that Wang Dong’s family was behind her resistance.
• Wang Yan led the group to Starlight Auction House, where they collected their number plates, donned masks, and took seats in the first row of Auction Hall Twelve.
• Wang Yan won a Level 3 Soul Tool Paralysis Ray for two thousand five hundred gold soul coins, and He Caitou’s analysis led the group to assign it to Huo Yutong.

Wang Yan bought several soul tools at the auction before Qian Chaoguang bid on the notorious Soul Devouring Engraving Knife. Qian Chaoguang was determined to secure it for Electrolux, but his bid alarmed his Shrek Academy companions.

• Wang Yan won more than a dozen soul tools, including a Fourth Level Baby Bottle, with lavish bids.
• Qing Ya introduced the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife as the auction’s final item, and Qian Chaoguang recognized it as the Gold of Life Electrolux needed to recover his Divine Sense.
• After the hall fell silent at the knife’s one-hundred-thousand-Gold-Soul-Coin starting price, Qian Chaoguang bid exactly that amount.
• Qing Ya recovered from her shock and announced Qian Chaoguang’s bid, while Huo Yutong clutched his sleeve in worry.

Qian Chaoguang bought the dangerous Soul-Devouring Evil Blade after convincing Wang Yan he could control it, intending to purify it into Life Gold. After the auction, he and Wang Yan collected their purchases and were led to a secret room.

• Qian Chaoguang assured Wang Yan that his skill with blades would let him suppress the Soul-Devouring Evil Blade or reforge it if necessary.
• Wang Yan warned Qian Chaoguang not to risk his life, and Qian Chaoguang promised he would not act recklessly.
• Qian Chaoguang won the Soul-Devouring Evil Blade for one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins after no one else bid.
• Qian Chaoguang planned to purify the blade into Life Gold to help restore Electrolux and considered whether Life Gold could be Spirit Refined.
• Qian Chaoguang and Wang Yan paid for the auction items, rose to Purple Rank at Starlight Auction House, and followed a maid toward a secret room.

Qian Chaoguang discovered that the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife could destroy a Storage Soul Tool and called Starlight Auction House out for failing to provide proper packaging or a warning. Manager Liu arrived and treated Qian Chaoguang with exaggerated deference after recognizing him from the Soul Fighting Tournament.

• Qian Chaoguang inspected the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife and confirmed it was genuine.
• Qian Chaoguang questioned the maid about taking the knife without its sealing platform, then asked her to summon the person in charge.
• Qian Chaoguang warned Wang Yan that the knife's vicious aura would destroy his Level 4 Storage Soul Ring within half a month.
• Wang Yan thanked Qian Chaoguang for spotting the danger, and they discussed their different areas of expertise.
• Manager Liu arrived, recognized Qian Chaoguang from the tournament, and offered him an unusually deferential welcome.

Qian Chaoguang secured compensation from Starlight Auction House and returned with Wang Yan to Shrek Academy. Before Shrek’s second tournament match, the draw matched them against Thousand Spirit Academy in a team battle, and both teams took their positions onstage.

• Qian Chaoguang accepted a VIP card and two tools from Manager Liu Chao as compensation for the auction house’s mistake.
• Wang Yan teased Qian Chaoguang for earning money during a shopping trip, and Qian Chaoguang explained that his fabricated identity had fooled Starlight Auction House.
• The next morning, Wang Yan led Shrek Academy to face Thousand Spirit Academy, while Huo Yutong showed the team their charged Baby Bottles.
• Qian Chaoguang drew lots against Shen Ce and secured the team battle Shrek had hoped for.
• Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong, Huo Yutong, and Qian Chaoguang took their positions onstage as Qian Chaoguang sat down to rest.

At the start of the match, Shrek used Huo Yutong’s Lock On and Xu Sanshi’s Profound Tortoise Displacement to swap Thousand Spirit Academy’s captain, Shen Ce, off the arena. Xu Sanshi appeared inside the opposing formation and attacked Fei Yuyan, leaving Thousand Spirit Academy’s defeat all but certain.

• Thousand Spirit Academy arranged its four shield users at the front and placed Shen Ce behind them as its main attacker.
• Qian Chaoguang secretly helped Huo Yutong display seven powerful soul rings, briefly stunning Thousand Spirit Academy as Shrek’s members charged.
• An Lengye strengthened the shield wall’s defense while Fei Yuyan amplified Shen Ce’s attack power.
• Xu Sanshi leaped off the arena and used Profound Tortoise Displacement to swap places with Shen Ce, eliminating the captain from the match.
• Xu Sanshi appeared in the center of Thousand Spirit Academy’s formation and charged at Fei Yuyan with his shield.

Shrek Academy dismantled Thousand Spirit Academy’s shield formation after Xu Sanshi swapped out its main attacker, and the match left Thousand Spirit’s team in disarray. Qian Chaoguang revealed his seven Soul Rings and crushed An Lengye’s summoned Frost Giant Bear, leaving her defeated.

• Xu Sanshi knocked Fei Yuyan out of the shield formation, and He Caitou’s bombardment eliminated her, leaving Thousand Spirit Academy down two members.
• Huo Yutong weakened the remaining Thousand Spirit fighters as Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi broke apart their linked shield wall.
• Jiang Nannan used Gravity Control and Waist Bow to throw Yang Ming off the competition stage.
• An Lengye summoned her Frost Great Bear to catch Yang Ming, but Qian Chaoguang revealed seven Soul Rings and destroyed the summon with a single gesture.
• An Lengye spat blood and collapsed as ice covered her body.

Qian Chaoguang revealed himself as a Soul Saint when he defeated the Rhino Shield team’s captain in one move, securing another Shrek Academy victory and shocking the other academies. As Shrek left the arena, Qian Chaoguang worried about how the team could win its upcoming round-robin match while keeping its hidden tactics concealed.

• Qian Chaoguang’s attack sent Yang Ming out of bounds and revealed his seven Soul Rings, leaving the Rhino Shield Soul Masters stunned by his Soul Saint strength.
• Xu Sanshi pressed the remaining opponents to surrender, and Shen Ce conceded the match for his team.
• Qian Chaoguang melted the ice around An Lengye and woke him before Shrek Academy left the stage.
• The spectators concluded that Qian Chaoguang was a Soul Saint with Twin Martial Souls and powerful Soul Bones, while Wang Yan considered the team’s deception strategy a success.
• Qian Chaoguang reviewed Shrek’s hidden abilities and possible lineups as he worried about winning the round-robin match without revealing his own trump cards.

Qian Chaoguang assessed Zheng Tian Academy’s superior strength and argued that their best chance lay in exploiting the opponents’ assumptions in a two-two-three match. He proposed sacrificing one pairing and using Xu Sanshi and Xiao Tong’s tactics to defeat a Soul King and Soul Ancestor combination.

• Wang Yan explained Zheng Tian Academy’s formidable lineup and arranged tactics for the team battle, while admitting the team had little chance in individual or two-two-three matches.
• Qian Chaoguang argued that their Deception Tactics could give them a slim chance in a two-two-three match because Zheng Tian Academy would try to avoid facing him.
• Qian Chaoguang predicted that Zheng Tian Academy would likely field a Soul King and Soul Ancestor in the first pairing, then save two Soul Kings for the second pairing.
• Qian Chaoguang proposed conceding against two Soul Kings and defeating the Soul King and Soul Ancestor pairing with Xiao Tong’s Lock On and Xu Sanshi’s Profound Tortoise Displacement tactic.
• Xu Sanshi vowed to give up pursuing Jiang Nannan if he lost to a Soul Ancestor with Xiao Tong’s support, and Qian Chaoguang predicted Tang Xiaolei would be Zheng Tian Academy’s solo contestant.

Qian Chaoguang and the Shrek team planned for Zheng Tian Academy’s possible match strategies, with Xu Sanshi tasked with enduring Tang Xiaolei’s arrows while Huo Yutong charged a mental attack. Later, Qian Chaoguang revealed the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife to Electrolux, who recognized it as Gold of Life and said it could help his Divine Sense recover.

• Qian Chaoguang explained how Huo Yutong could disrupt Tang Xiaolei’s arrow attacks, while Xu Sanshi would need to withstand the first three shots.
• Wang Yan and the others considered whether Zheng Tian Academy might send two Soul Kings to challenge Qian Chaoguang’s supposed Soul Saint identity, then agreed they would have to adapt if it happened.
• Qian Chaoguang returned to his room, secured it, and summoned Electrolux within his Sea of Consciousness.
• Qian Chaoguang exposed the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife, and Electrolux expelled its baleful aura from Qian Chaoguang’s body.
• Electrolux identified the knife as Gold of Life and said it could speed the recovery of his Divine Sense and prevent it from dissipating.

Electrolux purified the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife with the Gold of Life and used its power to strengthen Qian Chaoguang’s Sea of Consciousness while Qian endured another painful round of body tempering. The attempt to form an Eye of Life was blocked by Qian Chaoguang’s Blade Intent and his body’s resistance, but his Sea of Consciousness expanded and his Spirit Connection Art advanced.

• Electrolux used Divine Purification and Qian Chaoguang’s holy power to remove the evil and curses from the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife, leaving it pure and translucent green.
• Electrolux told Qian Chaoguang to press the purified Gold of Life against his forehead so its life force could enhance his Sea of Consciousness and Ancestor Aperture.
• Qian Chaoguang’s Golden Body Art began tempering his body as the Gold of Life and the Ice Empress’s released Source Power flooded him with life force, bringing intense pain and expelling damaged flesh and blood.
• Electrolux tried to form an Eye of Life in Qian Chaoguang’s Ancestor Aperture, but the Blade Intent of his Spirit Connection Art and his body’s resistance stopped the modification.
• Electrolux instead expanded and strengthened Qian Chaoguang’s Sea of Consciousness, advancing his Spirit Connection Art until the expansion ended with a thunderous boom.

Qian Chaoguang completed his bodily transformation but stopped short of Blood Refinement, which could kill him in his weakened state. He learned from Electrolux that his light was not holy light, then began studying holy light in preparation for a possible fight with Yu Mengdi.

• Qian Chaoguang recovered after his transformation and halted Blood Refinement because refining his heart was too dangerous to attempt before reaching rank thirty.
• Qian Chaoguang discarded his blood-stiffened clothes, bathed, and examined the warm, radiant light flowing from his chest.
• Electrolux explained that Qian Chaoguang's light was pure light from his heart, while holy light relied on faith in the God of Light.
• Qian Chaoguang asked Electrolux to teach him about holy light because he suspected Yu Mengdi might use similar power in their next match.
• Electrolux sent Qian Chaoguang information about holy light, describing it as a derivative of light.

After receiving Electrolux’s teachings on holy light, Qian Chaoguang prepared with Shrek’s reserve team for its difficult match against Zheng Tian Academy. The match format remained unknown as Qian Chaoguang and Zheng Tian Academy’s captain stepped forward to draw.

• Electrolux taught Qian Chaoguang the principles of holy light and gave him simple light-type spells before returning to slumber.
• Qian Chaoguang left his room and briefly explained his condition to Huo Yutong.
• Wang Yan warned the reserve team that their lives mattered more than victory and urged everyone to return safely.
• Shrek and Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy arrived at Star Luo Square, where Ma Rulong questioned Shrek’s lineup and Wang Yan worried about the team’s prospects.
• The referee announced Shrek Academy’s match against Zheng Tian Academy and called for the captains to draw the format.
• Qian Chaoguang stepped onto the stage and glanced at Zheng Tian Academy’s captain.

Qian Chaoguang planned Shrek Academy’s opening match against Zheng Tian Academy and sent Xu Sanshi and Huo Yutong to face a Soul King and a Soul Ancestor. The match began with Tang Xiaolei taking flight and Huo Yutong locking onto Yang Yifan.

• Qian Chaoguang reassured the reserve team and sent Xu Sanshi and Huo Yutong into the first two-versus-two match.
• Qian Chaoguang explained that Shrek could concede the round if Zheng Tian opened with two Soul Kings and described his plans for the remaining matches.
• Tang Xiaolei and Yang Yifan revealed themselves as Zheng Tian’s first pair, matching Qian Chaoguang’s prediction of a bow-wielding Soul King and a Soul Ancestor.
• The referee began the match, Tang Xiaolei equipped a Flying Soul Tool and released his Purple Splendor Bow, and Yang Yifan moved to flank Shrek’s pair.
• Xu Sanshi took a defensive position while Huo Yutong used Lock On to target Yang Yifan.

Huo Yutong revealed that she was only a Soul Elder, but she and Xu Sanshi adapted quickly and removed Yang Yifan from the match. Xu Sanshi then defended Huo Yutong from Tang Xiaolei's powerful arrows, though the second shot cracked his shield and badly wounded him.

• Huo Yutong's three soul rings startled Tang Xiaolei and Yang Yifan, giving her and Xu Sanshi the chance to redirect Profound Tortoise Displacement and send Yang Yifan off the stage.
• Xu Sanshi returned to the stage and used Profound Tortoise Power to shield Huo Yutong as Tang Xiaolei fired his first Spirit Ring arrow.
• Xu Sanshi deflected the arrow, which pierced the protective barrier, and taunted Tang Xiaolei to keep drawing his attention.
• Tang Xiaolei fired his Second Soul Skill, Arrow of Rupture: Spiral Arrow, cracking Xu Sanshi's shield and blasting apart the stage beneath him.
• The explosion shredded Xu Sanshi's clothes and injured him with flying debris as he continued protecting Huo Yutong.