Chapter Summaries

Qian Chaoguang watched Shrek Academy bid on auction items while reflecting on his cultivation and the Ice Emperor’s stored energy. When the auction revealed an Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone suited to Huo Yutong, he abruptly accused the auction house of murder, leaving everyone alarmed.

• Qian Chaoguang assured Dai Yueheng he only wanted to study the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, and Dai Yueheng won it for 1.56 million Gold Soul Coins.
• Wang Yan bought a set of twelve Class 5 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells for 655,000 Gold Soul Coins at He Caitou’s urging.
• Qian Chaoguang considered how the Ice Emperor’s energy could support his Golden Body Art and reviewed the stages of his cultivation methods.
• Princess Jiujiu presented a rare Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone with the Ice Explosion Skill, and Huo Yutong urged Qian Chaoguang to bid for it.
• Qian Chaoguang stood up and shouted that the auction must stop because the soul bone’s sale amounted to murder, shocking the room.

Qian Chaoguang warned the Starlight Auction House that the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone would kill anyone without an Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, then confronted Princess Jiujiu over the auction house’s repeated appraisal failures. After recognizing him as the victim of Cheng Gang’s attack, Princess Jiujiu apologized and hurried away to report the problem to her brother.

• Qian Chaoguang warned Qing Ya that the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone was fatal to anyone without an Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, and Wang Yan and Dai Yueheng backed his authority.
• Qian Chaoguang told Ling Luochen that the bone could only be absorbed by someone with an Ultimate Ice Martial Soul.
• Princess Jiujiu entered the private room and questioned Qian Chaoguang’s claim, while he condemned the auction house’s appraisers and dismissed her suspicions that he wanted to swindle them.
• Qian Chaoguang placed his Starlight Sapphire Belt on the table, and Princess Jiujiu recognized it as the compensation given to Shrek after Cheng Gang attacked him.
• Princess Jiujiu apologized to Qian Chaoguang, left the room, and went to tell her brother that there was a problem.

Xu Jiawei decided to personally apologize to Qian Chaoguang and preserve Star Luo’s relationship with Shrek, while Xu Jiujiu continued to wonder whether Qian’s arrogant behavior was an act. At the auction, the Star Luo Imperial Family bought the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, and Qian revealed that the final item was Snow Empress in her current form.

• Xu Jiujiu told Xu Jiawei about the earlier incident, and he explained that Shrek regarded Qian Chaoguang as a future leader and expected Star Luo to apologize.
• Xu Jiawei ordered Xu Jiujiu to arrange the apology, bid for the suspicious soul bone, and verify it before handing it over.
• Wang Yan gave up bidding on the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, and Qian Chaoguang explained that the auction house could use a shill to protect its reputation.
• The Star Luo Imperial Family bought the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone for thirty million Gold Soul Coins.
• Qian Chaoguang showed Huo Yutong and the others the final auction item and revealed in his Sea of Consciousness that it was Snow Empress; Ice Empress reacted in shock.

Qian Chaoguang persuaded the Shrek group that the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast embryo was an overpriced gamble, while the Ice Empress agreed to follow his instructions to save the Snow Empress. After the auction, Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu met Qian Chaoguang privately, leaving him alone with the Star Luo Emperor.

• The Ice Empress asked what she had to do to save the Snow Empress, and Qian Chaoguang told her to follow his instructions when the time came.
• Qian Chaoguang dismissed the embryo’s claims and warned the Shrek group that buying it would be a waste of money.
• Qian Chaoguang explained that Zhang Lexuan was the Inner Courtyard’s top student and the sole survivor of the incident that haunted Xuan Zi.
• Xiao Hongchen won the embryo for one hundred and fifty million after competing with the Body Sect, while the Star Luo Empire obtained debt-repayment soul tools from Illustrious Virtue Hall.
• Qing Ya asked Qian Chaoguang to stay behind, and Xu Jiujiu brought Xu Jiawei to meet him privately after the Shrek group left.
• Qian Chaoguang greeted Xu Jiawei casually, and the Star Luo Emperor sat beside him without displaying imperial airs.

Xu Jiawei gave Qian Chaoguang the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone and a Red Rank VIP Card as a gesture of goodwill from Star Luo Empire, and Qian accepted while promising to repay the favor. The next day, Shrek prepared to face Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy in the round of sixteen as Wang Dong remained distracted.

• Xu Jiawei thanked Qian Chaoguang for warning Starlight Auction House about the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone and confirmed that only someone with Ultimate Ice could fuse with it.
• Xu Jiawei sent Xu Jiujiu away, then offered Qian the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone and a Red Rank VIP Card as an investment in their ties.
• Qian accepted the gifts and said he would repay Star Luo Empire for its goodwill.
• Qian returned to the hotel and briefly told Wang Yan about meeting Xu Jiawei.
• At Star Luo Square, Qian teased the distracted Wang Dong while Shrek prepared to face Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, and Wang Yan reminded the team to follow their planned tactics.

Shrek Academy faced Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy in the round of sixteen, with Qian Chaoguang warning his teammates not to underestimate Soul Tools or stray from their tactics. As Dou Ling raised a powerful shield formation, Shrek showed no response, leaving the audience and even Wang Yan puzzled.

• Qian Chaoguang warned Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng that carelessness against Soul Tools could get them badly hurt, reminding them of Xu Sanshi’s injury and He Caitou’s Focus Soul Tool Cannon.
• Wang Yan led Shrek’s lineup into the waiting area, replacing Bei Bei with Jiang Nannan on Qian Chaoguang’s suggestion.
• Qian Chaoguang greeted Dou Ling captain Gu Zhujian and said Shrek’s approach to battle was wildly imaginative.
• As the teams formed up, Qian Chaoguang noticed Dou Ling’s unusual formation, sent instructions through Divine Sense, and had Huo Yutong give something to Jiang Nannan.
• At the start of the match, Chi Hengyu raised Adamantine Shield Wall while his teammates reinforced it with earth and spikes, but Shrek made no move.

Shrek Team let Dou Ling Team charge a Thunder Giant Cannon, then Jiang Nannan used a Storage Soul Tool to remove it from the stage. With Dou Ling Team drained of Soul Power and their weapon gone, they admitted defeat.

• Dou Ling Team assembled and charged a Class 7 Thunder Giant Cannon while Shrek Team watched.
• Qian Chaoguang told Jiang Nannan to follow his plan, and she teleported beside Gu Zhujian as the cannon neared completion.
• Jiang Nannan stored the Thunder Giant Cannon, announced her withdrawal, and returned to Shrek Team’s waiting area.
• Qian Chaoguang confronted Dou Ling Team and explained that he had put the cannon away in a Storage Soul Tool.
• With their Soul Power depleted and their weapon gone, Gu Zhujian and the rest of Dou Ling Team surrendered.

After Shrek Academy defeated Dou Ling Academy, Qian Chaoguang studied their Thunder Giant Cannon and lectured his teammates on the importance of understanding and respecting Soul Tools. Shrek advanced to the quarterfinals, where they were matched against a familiar team.

• Jiang Nannan returned the Storage Ring containing the captured Thunder Giant Cannon to Huo Yutong, who passed it to Qian Chaoguang to study before returning it to Dou Ling Academy.
• Qian Chaoguang, He Caitou, and Huo Yutong dismantled the cannon, while Qian Chaoguang explained how he had used a Storage Soul Tool to take it.
• Qian Chaoguang warned Ma Xiaotao and the others that dismissing Soul Tools was foolish, since their power could threaten even powerful Spirit Masters.
• Dai Yueheng swept three opponents in the individual matches against Dou Ling Team, sending Shrek Academy into the top eight.
• Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy also advanced, while Ma Rulong, Meng Hongchen, and Xiao Hongchen still had not fought.
• The quarterfinal draw matched Shrek Academy Team with a familiar opponent.

Shrek advanced to the semifinals after defeating the Zhengtian Battle Team, and the team spent hours preparing for the final rounds. When Bei Bei credited Shrek’s confidence to its hard work, Qian Chaoguang argued that their exceptional starting talents and advantages were just as important, leaving Bei Bei speechless as he began listing his teammates’ gifts.

• Shrek defeated the Zhengtian Battle Team without Qian Chaoguang fighting and advanced to the semifinals.
• Xu Sanshi recovered enough to fight at top-tier Soul Ancestor strength, and Shrek held a six-hour strategy meeting to prepare for the semifinals.
• Huo Yutong asked Qian Chaoguang whether Shrek could win, and he assured her they could.
• Bei Bei said Shrek would win because its members had earned their strength through hard work, prompting Qian Chaoguang to challenge his explanation.
• Qian Chaoguang argued that talent and advantages had enabled Shrek’s members to reach their current strength, then began listing their exceptional backgrounds and abilities.

Qian Chaoguang challenged Shrek’s gifted students to recognize that their strength came chiefly from talent, resources, and background rather than hard work alone. His speech left nearly everyone in deep reflection, with the team reconsidering what their achievements meant.

• Qian Chaoguang listed his companions’ powerful martial souls, innate soul power, soul bones, and privileged training, arguing that their victories over peers were expected.
• Qian Chaoguang said ordinary people with weak or no innate soul power could work their whole lives without becoming powerful, and named Ji Juechen and Ling Zichen as rare grassroots exceptions.
• Jiang Nannan was deeply affected because she lacked the backing and advantages of her teammates and felt she had to strain herself to keep up.
• Qian Chaoguang explained that his own strength depended on his talent, past-life knowledge, cultivation methods, later knowledge, and powerful mentors, and urged the gifted students not to look down on those with humble origins.
• Wang Yan agreed that people often turned to studying martial souls when limited talent made cultivation slow, while Qian Chaoguang contrasted Zhu Zhuqing’s hard work with Ning Rongrong’s greater opportunities.
• Nearly everyone in Shrek, including Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao, entered deep meditation after hearing Qian Chaoguang’s words.

After a day of collective deep meditation, the Shrek students entered the semifinals with renewed confidence. Xu Jiawei opened the draw ceremony and announced that Nation Protecting Douluo Huang Jinxu would referee the remaining matches, while Qian Chaoguang and Xu Jiujiu waited as Ma Rulong and Di'ao Academy's captain chased the draw balls.

• The Shrek students woke from a day and night of deep meditation with improved cultivation and recognized Qian Chaoguang had been right about their false sense of achievement.
• Shrek arrived at Star Luo Square for the semifinals with a steadier presence, drawing loud cheers from the crowd.
• Xu Jiawei addressed the crowd, welcomed the four semifinal teams, and announced that he would personally preside over the final draw.
• Xu Jiawei named Huang Jinxu as the referee for the draw and the first match, and the four team captains stepped onto the stage.
• Xu Jiawei tossed four draw balls, Ma Rulong and Di'ao Academy's captain rushed to seize them, while Qian Chaoguang stayed still and told Xu Jiujiu he would leave the draw to fate.

Qian Chaoguang and his teammates learned that Shrek Academy would face Star Luo National Academy in the semifinals, then adjusted their team battle lineup to counter the opponents’ Soul Tools. The two teams entered the arena with tensions rising as Qian Chaoguang suppressed Star Luo’s momentum.

• Qian Chaoguang and Xu Jiujiu drew the same number, pairing Shrek Academy against Star Luo National Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy against Di'ao Academy.
• Qian Chaoguang told Wang Yan that Xu Jiujiu was a Soul King with the Star Crown Martial Soul and warned him about Star's Guardian.
• Qian Chaoguang persuaded Wang Yan to replace Bei Bei with He Caitou for the team battle, citing Star Luo National Academy’s skill with Soul Tools and the need for stronger ranged output.
• Bei Bei accepted the change, and Shrek’s seven selected team battle members entered the arena led by Qian Chaoguang.
• Qian Chaoguang released an overbearing pressure that cut Star Luo National Academy’s momentum in half, surprising Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu.

Shrek used Xu Sanshi’s Profound Tortoise Displacement, coordinated with Huo Yutong’s Lock On, to eliminate Xu Jiujiu almost immediately. The match continued with Xu Sanshi trading places with Ma Xiaotao, who launched a powerful counterattack against Star Luo National Academy.

• Heavenly Fiend Douluo began the match, and both teams released their martial souls and prepared their soul tools.
• Xu Sanshi used Profound Tortoise Displacement to swap Xu Jiujiu into Shrek’s formation before she could activate Star Radiance Art.
• Huo Yutong, Ling Luochen, and Dai Yueheng overwhelmed Xu Jiujiu, and Qian Chaoguang threw her out of the arena after her barrier failed.
• Xu Jiawei and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy members discussed Shrek’s tactics and the weakness of Star Luo’s outdated flying soul tools.
• Xu Sanshi endured attacks from Star Luo’s remaining six fighters, then swapped places with Ma Xiaotao just before he was eliminated.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed her phoenix flames and attacked the Soul King in front of her.

Shrek defeated Star Luo National Academy in the quarterfinals after Huo Yutong and Xu Sanshi eliminated Xu Jiujiu before she could use her defensive Soul Tool. Ma Xiaotao overwhelmed three opponents, and Xu Jiujiu conceded as the match ended.

• Ma Xiaotao unleashed her Phoenix Flame and fought Yi Chen, a wind-element Soul King, and a Power Attack System Soul King at once.
• Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, and Huo Yutong pressed the remaining Star Luo fighters on the front line.
• Xu Jiujiu watched from below the stage, realizing that Star Luo could no longer use the Nine Transformations Soul Conversion Instrument to turn the match around.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed Phoenix Meteor Shower and Phoenix Sky Howl Strike, and Huang Jinxu moved the three injured Star Luo fighters out of bounds.
• Xu Jiujiu conceded, giving Shrek the quarterfinal victory while Qian Chaoguang had not fought.

Shrek defeated Star Luo National Academy in the semifinal team battle, and Star Luo conceded the individual match, sending Shrek to the finals. At the hotel, two members of the Body Sect approached Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong, insisting that they wanted to speak with her.

• Ling Luochen used Ultimate Ice to suppress Ma Xiaotao's evil fire, and Qian Chaoguang told Ma Xiaotao to seek his help later.
• Star Luo National Academy conceded the next day's individual elimination match, advancing Shrek directly to the finals.
• Qian Chaoguang recognized the two men who blocked Shrek's group at the hotel as members of the Body Sect and used Divine Sense to repel the big-headed man's mental pressure.
• Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong sat with the two Body Sect members to hear why they wanted to speak with her.

Lang Ya and Yu Tao revealed that they belonged to the Body Sect and tried to recruit Huo Yutong, but she refused to leave Qian Chaoguang. Qian Chaoguang compared Shrek’s support for her with the Body Sect’s vague promises, leaving Lang Ya stunned by the difference in resources.

• Lang Ya introduced himself and Yu Tao as members of the Body Sect and said they wanted to bring Huo Yutong back to the sect.
• Huo Yutong rejected their claim that the Body Sect was her home, saying Qian Chaoguang was her only family and recalling how the sect had been absent during her hardships.
• Lang Ya argued that the Body Sect could help Huo Yutong develop her Eyes Martial Soul and offered to let Qian Chaoguang come along, but she remained unmoved.
• Qian Chaoguang asked whether Lang Ya was finished and criticized the Body Sect’s recruitment offer as an empty promise.
• Qian Chaoguang listed Shrek’s extensive guarantees and resources for Huo Yutong, including soul rings, soul bones, and support from both departments.
• Lang Ya’s expression turned ugly as he realized the Body Sect could not match Shrek’s wealth and resources.

Qian Chaoguang rejected the Body Sect's offer and demonstrated that he could release Bloodline Power himself. When Lang Ya and Yu Tao tried to seize him and Huo Yutong, Xuan Zi intervened, drove them off, and made them pay compensation.

• Qian Chaoguang told Lang Ya that Shrek could awaken Huo Yutong's Spirit Eye and showed him his own Bloodline Power.
• Lang Ya tried to probe Qian Chaoguang, who repelled him with Divine Sense, and Yu Tao then reached for the siblings to take them away.
• Xuan Zi appeared and crushed Yu Tao's hand with one finger, then forced Lang Ya to recognize him as the Taotie of Sea God Pavilion.
• Qian Chaoguang demanded compensation, and Lang Ya handed over more than a million Gold Soul Coins before leaving with Yu Tao.

Qian Chaoguang rejected the Body Sect’s offer and argued that joining a sect need not mean leaving Shrek, while Ma Xiaotao reconsidered her own attachments. Two days later, Star Luo City filled with spectators awaiting the tournament’s final showdown between Shrek and Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy.

• After Lang Ya fled, Qian Chaoguang told Xuan Zi to stop tormenting himself and focus on preventing future mistakes, then went upstairs with Huo Yutong.
• Qian Chaoguang, Huo Yutong, and Ling Luochen helped Ma Xiaotao suppress her evil fire before meditating to recover.
• Qian Chaoguang explained that the Body Sect had tried to recruit him and said he might consider joining only if they made him Sect Master and let him spend the sect treasury.
• Qian Chaoguang argued that sect membership did not conflict with attending Shrek, prompting Ma Xiaotao to hesitate and Ling Luochen to suggest Huo Yutong might train with the Body Sect after graduation.
• Two days later, Star Luo City overflowed with visitors as crowds camped outside Star Luo Square to watch Shrek face Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy in the tournament’s final.

Star Luo City prepared for the finals between Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy, while the teams and spectators gathered under the watch of Xu Jiawei and the White Tiger Duke. As the team battle began, Qian Chaoguang rejected Shrek’s plan to forfeit strategically and declared that he wanted to win outright.

• Star Luo mobilized soldiers, supplies, and engineering crews as the influx of tournament spectators overwhelmed the city.
• Qian Chaoguang saw the betting odds, while the finalists entered the arena and Huo Yutong silently vowed revenge on Dai Hao.
• Xu Jiawei announced the prizes and named Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu as referee; Xuan Zi then appeared in Shrek’s rest area.
• Both academies confirmed their predicted seven-member lineups for the team battle.
• Wang Yan prepared to sacrifice the team battle strategically, but Qian Chaoguang insisted Shrek should win it and end the tournament immediately.

Xu Jiawei and Dai Hao discussed Shrek Academy’s lineup and Qian Chaoguang’s hidden strength before the championship match began. Shrek and Sun Moon opened the battle with opposing formations, and Sun Moon’s soul tool masters launched a coordinated barrage at Shrek.

• Xu Jiawei told Dai Hao that he had been unable to see through Qian Chaoguang’s cultivation and hoped to witness his strength in the final matches.
• Ma Rulong watched Qian Chaoguang warily while Xiao Hongchen focused on uncovering the suspected spy and testing Qian Chaoguang’s abilities.
• Qian Chaoguang vetoed Wang Yan’s plan to replace He Caitou with Jiang Nannan, and Shrek fielded a lineup led by Xu Sanshi.
• Huang Jinxu started the championship match, and both teams released their martial souls and soul tools.
• Lin Xi raised a shield to protect Sun Moon’s team as its soul tool masters fired a barrage of attacks toward Shrek.