Chapter Summaries

Heavenly Armor Sect forfeited the Individual Elimination Match to rely on its Seven-in-One Fusion Skill in the Team Battle against Shrek. Wang Qiuer and her teammates disrupted the shield formation, and Wang Qiuer drove her assault forward as the battle continued.

• Lin Qianyi warned that Qiu'er lacked the teamwork needed for coordinated combat.
• Han Jian announced Heavenly Armor Sect would forfeit the Individual Elimination Match and focus on the Team Battle.
• Wang Dong'er gathered the Shrek team to plan their tactics while Han Jian told his teammates to rely on their defensive system.
• Heavenly Armor Sect summoned its Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, forming a massive shield that changed from black to crimson.
• Wang Qiuer led Shrek's charge as Ning Tian boosted the team with her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Cao Jinxuan's clock skill stalled Heavenly Armor Sect's formation, allowing Wang Qiuer to break through its defense and continue attacking.

Wang Qiuer led Shrek to a decisive victory over Heavenly Armor Sect, while Huo Yuhao and his companions reflected on her growth. The next day, Lin Qianyi captained Tang Sect against Iron Sword Sect and sent Ji Juechen to fight first.

• Wang Qiuer broke Heavenly Armor Sect’s combination shield, preventing the team from using its Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, and led Shrek to victory.
• Xiao Hongchen wondered why Wang Qiuer seemed familiar, while Meng Hongchen teased him; Huo Yuhao praised Wang Qiuer’s improvement, and Lin Qianyi credited their sparring for shaping her fighting style.
• Huo Yuhao and his companions returned to the hotel, where Xu Sanshi followed Jiang Nannan despite her efforts to avoid him.
• The next day, Lin Qianyi took command of Tang Sect in Beibei’s absence and cultivated while the team waited for its match.
• The referee announced Tang Sect’s elimination match against Iron Sword Sect, and Lin Qianyi sent Ji Juechen to fight first.
• Iron Sword Sect sent out a young girl, drawing Xu Sanshi’s attention until Jiang Nannan’s cough brought him back to his senses.

Ji Juechen defeated Wang Chengxi and two more Iron Sword Sect opponents in the elimination round, helping the Tang Sect win. After he surrendered the third match and let Nana, Xiao Xiao, or Jiang Nannan take his place, the Iron Sword Sect was eliminated.

• Lin Qianyi ended the dispute involving Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan, then Ji Juechen and Wang Chengxi introduced themselves before their match.
• Ji Juechen overwhelmed Wang Chengxi with his sword skills and knocked her unconscious, earning the Tang Sect the first victory.
• Ji Juechen told the Iron Sword Sect’s next fighter that Wang Chengxi would wake after a day, then defeated the first two opponents who followed.
• Ji Juechen surrendered the third match and sent Nana, Xiao Xiao, or Jiang Nannan onto the field instead.
• The Iron Sword Sect ran out of strength after a fierce battle and was eliminated.

After Nana reported that people connected to the Sacred Spirit Sect or the Sun Moon Imperial Palace were nearby, Lin Qianyi concluded that Nan Qiuqiu was their true target. Lin Qianyi decided to compete in the Black Market for rare metals and agreed to Ji Juechen’s conditions for going.

• Lin Qianyi asked Nana to investigate rare metals and the Soul Power fluctuations near the hotel, and Nana reported that Black Market sellers were reluctant to part with rare metals and suspicious people were nearby.
• Lin Qianyi told Ji Juechen that the suspicious people were likely targeting Nan Qiuqiu because Evil Soul Masters coveted her Rouge Dragon martial soul and its annihilation attribute.
• Lin Qianyi decided to enter the Black Market’s nighttime matches to obtain rare metals for the Tang Sect while continuing tournament preparations during the day.
• Lin Qianyi said Second Senior Brother and Yuhao would accompany her, and Ji Juechen insisted on going too so he could protect her.
• Ji Juechen agreed to let Lin Qianyi go if she first obtained Beibei’s approval and promised to stay safe and avoid overexertion.

Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao’s group planned to enter the Mingdu Soul Engineer Elite Competition undercover to investigate the underground factions and seek Rare Metals. They chose the Xishui Alliance’s preliminaries and arrived at Qingse Hotel, where a guard blocked their way.

• Lin Qianyi promised Ji Juechen she would avoid getting hurt, then joined Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er to discuss Nana’s information and their plans.
• Lin Qianyi, Ji Juechen, He Caitou, Wang Dong'er, and Huo Yuhao visited the injured Beibei and sought his approval to enter the Black Market competition.
• The group devised cover identities, with Lin Qianyi posing as a noble lady, Ji Juechen as her guard, and Wang Dong'er disguising herself in men's clothing.
• Lin Qianyi chose the Xishui Alliance because it seemed less involved in immoral dealings than the Pingfan Alliance and Aodu Chamber of Commerce.
• The group arrived at Qingse Hotel for the Xishui Alliance preliminaries, but a guard told them the hotel was closed; Lin Qianyi declared they were contestants.

Lin Qianyi brought her companions to the Mingdu Soul Engineer Elite Competition after registration had closed and used their promised wager and displays of power to secure entry. The group reached the qualifying round, where Lin Qianyi threatened the organizers over the betting rules before having them lead the way.

• A burly man told Lin Qianyi and her companions that registration had closed, but Lin Qianyi cited the Xishui Alliance and her two-hundred-thousand-Gold-Soul-Coin wager, prompting him to fetch an elderly man in white.
• Lin Qianyi introduced herself as Azure Frost and named Huo Yuhao and He Caitou as Tang Wu and Tang Si, then showed a Gold Card and had the three demonstrate their Soul Tools to confirm their identities.
• The elderly man accepted the three as contestants, and Nana agreed to accompany him to settle the wager.
• Huo Yuhao learned that 267 people were competing and that the qualifying round required each participant to craft a Level 3 Soul Tool.
• At the arena entrance, Huo Yuhao told Xiao Dong and Xiao Na to stay outside, and Lin Qianyi confronted the organizers over the betting rules and threatened the middle-aged man.
• The middle-aged man hurriedly agreed to lead Lin Qianyi and the others onward.

Huo Yuhao, Lin Qianyi, and He Caitou took the Soul Tool examination, which required them to make a Level 3 Soul Tool before time ran out. They all completed their devices in minutes and passed, leaving the yellow-robed elder astonished by their skill.

• The yellow-robed elder told Huo Yuhao, Lin Qianyi, and He Caitou that they had to produce a Level 3 Soul Tool within the allotted time to advance.
• Huo Yuhao used his Dark Gold Dreadclaw Soul Bone to identify Rare Metals, and all three began crafting Soul Tools at their worktables.
• Lin Qianyi finished her Soul Tool in four minutes and demonstrated its concealed effects, alarming the yellow-robed elder.
• Huo Yuhao and He Caitou completed their Soul Tools shortly afterward, and Huo Yuhao explained that his was a Simplified Level 3 Soul Tool Condensing Cannon.
• The yellow-robed elder confirmed Huo Yuhao and He Caitou had passed, then Lin Qianyi described her tracking weapon and asked whether she had passed.

Lin Qianyi and her companions collected their competition reward after she confronted officials who accused them of cheating and punished a man who shot her with a crossbow. Back at the hotel, Ji Juechen treated her wound and urged her to take better care of herself.

• Lin Qianyi refused to take back the damaged Soul Tool, giving it to the yellow-robed elder as compensation for the broken table.
• Huo Yuhao asked the middle-aged man to take them to collect their reward, but he accused them of cheating, so Lin Qianyi pressured him until the yellow-robed elder apologized and doubled their metal reward.
• The middle-aged man secretly fired a crossbow bolt that grazed Lin Qianyi, then kowtowed three times after she demanded an apology or punishment.
• Lin Qianyi left with Huo Yuhao and the others to collect their reward.
• Ji Juechen cleaned Lin Qianyi’s wound, scolded her for neglecting herself, and apologized for speaking harshly; Lin Qianyi promised to take better care of herself.

After the second round of the competition, the Tang Sect drew the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy as its next opponent. Lin Qianyi argued that the injured, understaffed team should forfeit the round-robin match and save its strength for the finals, leaving her teammates to consider the decision.

• Ji Juechen kissed Lin Qianyi to calm her worries.
• Xu Sanshi drew the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy as the Tang Sect’s next opponent.
• Huo Yuhao and He Caitou warned that fighting the powerful academy could drain the team and reveal its abilities.
• Xiao Xiao, Jiang Nannan, and Xu Sanshi urged the team to fight for Shrek’s honor.
• Lin Qianyi proposed strategically forfeiting because the team was injured, lacked substitutes, and had already secured advancement.
• Wang Dong’er and Huo Yuhao supported Lin Qianyi’s plan to preserve their strength for the later rounds.

The Tang Sect forfeited its round-robin match against Sun Moon Academy to conceal its strength, while Lin Qianyi’s earlier victory secured the team’s advancement. Later, Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, and Cai Tou arrived at Qingse Hotel and reviewed the tournament’s betting arrangements.

• Lin Qianyi persuaded Jiang Nannan that the Tang Sect should avoid revealing its strength, and Jiang Nannan apologized for her impulsive reaction.
• The Tang Sect decided to forfeit its match against Sun Moon Academy, prompting Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen to speculate about the reason.
• Lin Qianyi’s one-against-seven victory secured the Tang Sect’s qualification, while the knockout round left more than twenty cultivators severely injured and five dead.
• Lin Qianyi led her group to Qingse Hotel, where the middle-aged man escorted them to the VIP area and provided competition documents.
• Huo Yuhao asked the middle-aged man to explain the documents, and the man described how contestants could bet on the number of competitors remaining.

Lin Qianyi and her companions maintained their disguise as members of the Sacred Spirit Sect while entering the Mingdu Soul Engineer Tournament assessment. Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou passed the first round by crafting flawless Level 3 Soul Tool Milk Bottles, then departed after the tournament ended.

• The middle-aged man explained the tournament’s prizes and the assignment to craft a Level 3 Soul Tool Milk Bottle, while Lin Qianyi warned him to keep their information secret.
• Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou entered the assessment venue, where the head referee announced they had to finish a Milk Bottle before the hourglass ran out.
• Huo Yuhao and Lin Qianyi persuaded He Caitou not to craft a Level 4 Soul Tool, since showing too much skill could expose them.
• Lin Qianyi finished a flawless Milk Bottle in eight minutes, and Huo Yuhao and He Caitou also submitted their work and passed.
• Huo Yuhao gave his Milk Bottle to the referee, who praised Lin Qianyi’s work as perfect, and the group later left the tournament.
• Lin Qianyi told He Caitou that their Sacred Spirit Sect disguise and her threats made the middle-aged man unlikely to betray them.

Huo Yuhao and Lin Qianyi sensed something ominous, and the next morning the Tang Sect drew the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy again, in the same group as the Shrek Team. Lin Qianyi rallied the team and planned their approach to the elimination match, leaving Ji Juechen to lead while she saved her strength for the Team Battle.

• Huo Yuhao sensed that something was wrong, but Lin Qianyi found no sign of anyone nearby.
• Back at the hotel, Lin Qianyi and Ji Juechen discussed the possibility that a powerful expert had been watching them and promised to protect each other.
• Jiang Nannan drew Sun Moon Academy, and Xu Sanshi revealed that the Tang Sect would face the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and share a group with the Shrek Team.
• Lin Qianyi comforted Jiang Nannan, arguing that the draw could let her coordinate with Wang Qiuer against their opponents.
• Lin Qianyi told the team to preserve their strength and safety in the Individual Elimination Match, chose Ji Juechen to take the first match, and said she would save her strength for the Team Battle.

Wang Dong'er persuaded Lin Qianyi to let her fight first against Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and the Tang Sect team agreed to follow Lin Qianyi’s commands. As the round-robin opening match approached, Meng Hongchen resolved that her team would have to fight at full strength despite the cost of revealing their trump cards.

• Wang Dong'er argued that her Light Fire could counter Meng Hongchen's ice poison and asked to take the opening match; Huo Yuhao and Lin Qianyi agreed, with Lin warning her to prioritize safety.
• Lin Qianyi took charge of the team’s match arrangements, and Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao agreed to follow her orders.
• The round-robin stage began with Tang Sect facing Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in the group’s opening match.
• Meng Hongchen worried that Tang Sect might conceal its strength, while Xiao Hongchen argued that conceding would preserve their trump cards.
• Remembering Sun Moon Academy’s previous defeat to Lin Qianyi’s Shrek team, Meng Hongchen decided they had to give the match everything, though doing so would expose their strategies.

Lin Qianyi provoked Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen before the quarterfinals, while the Shrek Team prepared to face Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Wang Dong'er took the first match against Shi Xing, who attacked her with high-explosive shells as the battle began.

• Lin Qianyi taunted Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen about their team’s past losses, and Xu Sanshi joined in before the Tang Sect Team left.
• At the Shrek Team’s lounge, Jiang Nannan urged everyone to focus, while Ji Juechen told Lin Qianyi he liked her cunning.
• Wang Qiuer glanced at Huo Yuhao as he sat with his eyes closed, and Wang Dong'er patted his hand before stepping onto the arena.
• Xiao Hongchen welcomed Wang Dong'er's appearance in the match, while Meng Hongchen admired her disguised as a man.
• Wang Dong'er and Shi Xing exchanged barbs before the referee started the quarterfinal match.
• Shi Xing launched himself into the air with his flying Soul Tool and fired crimson Level 4 high-explosive shells at Wang Dong'er.

Wang Dong'er defeated Shi Xing but was injured by his post-match sneak attack, prompting Huo Yuhao to retaliate and Lin Qianyi to demand justice. After Tang Sect forfeited the remaining individual match, the team battle began, with Lin Qianyi's formation facing the Sun Moon Team as Huo Yuhao weakened their opponents.

• Wang Dong'er outmaneuvered and defeated Shi Xing with Butterfly God Slash after the referee panicked at his attacks.
• Shi Xing secretly struck Wang Dong'er with a Level 4 Fixed Soul Device after the result was announced, and Huo Yuhao knocked him unconscious with Soul Impact.
• Lin Qianyi confronted the referee and appealed to Xu Tianran, who dismissed the referee and promised severe punishment.
• The Tang Sect members wore down the Sun Moon Team before Lin Qianyi forfeited the remaining individual match and chose the team battle; Ji Juechen replaced the injured Wang Dong'er.
• The teams began the battle, Xiao Xiao used Cauldron's Tremor, Huo Yuhao evaded Xiao Hongchen with Mysterious Nether Swap, and then weakened the opponents with Group Weakness.

Lin Qianyi and Ji Juechen led the Tang Sect to victory in the soul fighting competition quarterfinal, defeating Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen with their Qian Jue's Blade Martial Soul Fusion Skill. After returning to the hotel, Lin Qianyi recovered from the battle while Ji Juechen stayed by her side.

• Lin Qianyi and Ji Juechen coordinated attacks against Meng Hongchen and helped their teammates eliminate two opponents.
• Lin Qianyi used the Ice Crystal Butterfly and Extreme Ice to dispel Meng Hongchen's Poison of the Ice Toad, while Huo Yuhao, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan stopped Xiao Hongchen's retreat.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Lin Qianyi and Ji Juechen answered with Qian Jue's Blade while their teammates held off the other opponents.
• Lin Qianyi and Ji Juechen combined their self-created skills to injure Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, then Lin Qianyi blasted Meng Hongchen away and helped eliminate Xiao Hongchen.
• The seven Tang Sect members won the quarterfinal and left the arena as Xu Tianran considered Lin Qianyi a potential threat to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Lin Qianyi meditated at the hotel while Ji Juechen guarded her, and they teased each other before discussing her need to rest before the next match.

Lin Qianyi prepared to compete in the joint Mingdu Soul Engineer Competition while Ji Juechen promised to support her and asked to watch her compete. At the venue, Lin Qianyi struck down a guard who insulted her and Wang Dong'er, while the guard’s companions summoned their martial souls to defend their master.

• Lin Qianyi explained to Ji Juechen why she wanted to help the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy, and he promised to stand by her.
• Ji Juechen asked to watch Lin Qianyi’s competition, then kissed her tenderly that night.
• The three major powers launched a joint competition requiring contestants to make a Level 4 Attack Soul Tool, with those who made a Level 5 one advancing directly.
• At the Qingse Hotel, Lin Qianyi received number 97, while Huo Yuhao received 68 and He Caitou received 86; she also noted competitors numbered 96 and 98.
• A guard insulted Huo Yuhao and made lewd remarks about Wang Dong'er and Lin Qianyi, so Lin Qianyi sent him flying into a wall with her Soul Power.
• The other two guards summoned their martial souls to protect their master.

Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao entered an elimination round of a Soul Tool competition, where contestants had to craft a Level 4 Attack Soul Tool or advance by making a Level 5 one. As they worked, they noticed the extraordinary Rank Engraving Knives used by Number 96 and number 98, inspiring Huo Yuhao to resolve to forge one himself.

• Lin Qianyi intimidated the guards who had attacked her companions, then accepted Number 96's apology and entered the arena with her group.
• The referee announced that contestants had to create a Level 4 Attack Soul Tool to avoid elimination, while those who made a Level 5 Soul Tool would advance directly.
• Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao began working at their tables as Number 96 and number 98 displayed their swift, practiced techniques.
• Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao noticed Number 96's dark-red engraving knife and number 98's dark-cyan dragon-carved knife, both Rank Engraving Knives.
• Huo Yuhao admired the knives and secretly resolved to forge a Rank Engraving Knife of his own.

Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou crafted fourth-rank offensive Soul Tools for the competition but fell short of advancing. Afterward, Lin Qianyi learned that Snow Girl planned to help her gain four soul rings in the Extreme North when she reached rank 70, and she reflected on what she could learn from the defeat.

• Lin Qianyi finished her work, and she, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou chose to craft fourth-rank Soul Tools rather than attempt a fifth-rank challenge.
• Huo Yuhao and He Caitou completed Soul Tool Cannons while Lin Qianyi made an Energy Hand Cannon, but Number 96 and number 98 passed the round and Lin Qianyi's group fell short.
• Ji Juechen gave Lin Qianyi his robe as the group left the competition, and Wang Dong'er teased the couple before everyone returned to the hotel.
• Lin Qianyi meditated and learned from Snow Girl that she should visit the Extreme North at rank 70, where Snow Girl would merge her Soul Power into Lin Qianyi as four soul rings.
• Ji Juechen brought Lin Qianyi soup, and she said she accepted the loss and had learned from Number 96 and number 98's precise performances.

Lin Qianyi prepared the Tang Sect team to face the mysterious Mingyu Sect, telling her teammates to conserve their strength and wear down their opponents. In the lounge, tensions rose when the veiled Mingyu captain pressured Lin Qianyi, prompting Ji Juechen to protect her.

• Lin Qianyi reflected on her defeat and realized that adapting and letting go of rigid habits could help her improve.
• The Tang Sect team reviewed the Mingyu Sect's undefeated record, close-combat expertise, and masked captain before their match.
• Lin Qianyi rebuffed Xiao Hongchen's provocation, then assigned the Tang Sect's lineup and instructed them to stall, conserve strength, and surrender if necessary.
• The Mingyu Sect captain insulted the Tang Sect, and Wang Dong'er challenged the captain for hiding their face.
• After Lin Qianyi urged Wang Dong'er to show respect, the captain unleashed pressure on her, and Ji Juechen shielded her with his sword drawn.