Chapter Summaries

Cao Yu watched Xu Tianran arrive as Prince Regent at the tournament, where the Sun Moon Empire’s alliance with the Holy Spirit Cult became clear. The preliminary elimination match began, and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy lost its second bout to Wind Wolf Sect’s Ren Ya.

• Over five hundred members of the Royal Soul Engineer Corps escorted Xu Tianran to the arena, where the officials hailed him as Prince Regent.
• Long Xiaoyao silenced the crowd, and Cao Yu told Xuan Zi that the Holy Spirit Cult served as the Sun Moon Empire’s State Preceptor Sect.
• The tournament began with Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy facing Wind Wolf Sect, and its first contestant defeated a Wind Wolf Sect Soul Emperor using Soul Tools.
• Ren Ya used his speed and fifth Soul Skill to break through Fei Long’s defenses and defeat him, giving Wind Wolf Sect the second match.

The Sun Moon Team recovered from an early disadvantage when Xiao Hongchen defeated Ren Ya and led them to victory over the Wind Wolf Sect. Two days later, the Shrek Representative Team began its first match against the Earth Dragon Sect, with Cao Yu taking the stage first.

• Ren Ya defeated Lu Shui in the third match, putting the Sun Moon Team behind the Wind Wolf Sect by two matches to one.
• Xiao Hongchen trapped Ren Ya’s arms in golden liquid metal and knocked him unconscious with Class 7 Soul Cannon shells, then won the remaining matches for the Sun Moon Team.
• Xu Jiujiu recognized Vina, the Heaven Dou Empire’s princess, competing with the Snow Demon Sect and warned Cao Yu not to pursue her.
• Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi discussed the Body Sect’s senior members secretly entering Mingdu and their possible suspicions about the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Two days later, the Shrek Representative Team began its first match against the Earth Dragon Sect, and Cao Yu took the stage as its first contestant.

Cao Yu defeated Chu Zhongtian, then faced Nan Qiuqiu in the next match. After her annihilation attacks failed to catch him, Nan Qiuqiu was startled when Cao Yu appeared behind her.

• Cao Yu shattered Chu Zhongtian’s earth wall and survived his Earth Dragon Burst Technique without a scratch.
• Cao Yu defeated Chu Zhongtian, who surrendered, and the referee awarded Shrek’s team the match.
• Nan Qiuqiu introduced herself as captain of the Earth Dragon Sect’s team and began her match against Cao Yu.
• Nan Qiuqiu fired Light of Annihilation twice, but Cao Yu dodged both beams with his speed and Shadow Evasion.
• Nan Qiuqiu unleashed Annihilation Chain Explosion across the arena, then heard Cao Yu speak from behind her.

Cao Yu defeated Nan Qiuqiu, and the Earth Dragon Sect forfeited the rest of its matches. After witnessing the Holy Spirit Cult’s brutality, Cao Yu proposed organizing bounty hunters to hunt Evil Soul Masters, leaving plans for the campaign to be discussed with the academy and the Star Luo Empire.

• Cao Yu overwhelmed Nan Qiuqiu, who conceded the remaining individual matches and the team match for the Earth Dragon Sect.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Cao Yu and Nan Qiuqiu exchanged farewells before she returned to her mother and team.
• Cao Yu and the Shrek team watched the Holy Spirit Sect defeat Tiandu Academy through brutal attacks that devoured several competitors’ souls.
• Xuan Zi restrained himself from attacking the Holy Spirit Cult because of the tournament rules and Long Xiaoyao’s presence.
• Cao Yu proposed training bounty hunters, offering rewards for killing or locating Evil Soul Masters, and equipping the hunters with weapons developed by Shrek Academy.

Cao Yu defeated the Holy Spirit Sect contestant in Shrek Academy’s first round-robin match, killing him after overpowering his spiritual attack and extracting the sect’s hidden location from his memories. Shrek was declared the winner, while Cao Yu learned where the Holy Spirit Cult was hiding.

• Cao Yu drew the Holy Spirit Sect as Shrek Academy’s opponent and vowed to defeat them.
• Cao Yu took the field for Shrek and faced a Holy Spirit Sect contestant who attacked with purple mist and a giant insect.
• Cao Yu crushed the contestant’s spiritual attack and dissolved the insect with his Gold Melting Spell.
• Cao Yu used Soul Control Fire and Time Reversal to control the contestant and learn where the Holy Spirit Cult was hiding.
• Cao Yu cast the Withering Spell, which drained the contestant’s Soul Power and vitality until he vanished.
• The referee announced Shrek’s victory, and the spectators cheered.

Cao Yu killed Zhou Liansen and his bat with golden light, leaving the Holy Spirit Sect furious and wary. He then faced the sect captain Yue Guling, who threatened to consume him, and launched a barrage of golden spheres as their fight began.

• Zhou Liansen unleashed a swarm of bats to attack Cao Yu, but Cao Yu blinded and unbalanced him with golden light, destroyed the bats, and killed him.
• Yue Guling consumed Zhou Liansen's corpse with a giant skull, while the Holy Spirit Sect members watched without concern.
• Cao Yu faced Yue Guling, the Holy Spirit Sect captain, whose Soul Power had reached rank sixty-nine and whose Soul Rings included one red ring.
• Cao Yu activated his second and sixth Soul Rings, multiplied golden spheres into a massive barrage, and sent them flying toward Yue Guling.

Cao Yu defeated Yue Guling after the Holy Spirit Sect captain survived an apparent death and tried to overwhelm him with skulls. The Holy Spirit Sect conceded the round-robin stage and was eliminated, while Cao Yu returned to the Ming Yue Hotel with his Shrek teammates.

• Yue Guling formed a giant skeleton from skulls, but Cao Yu's explosive golden spheres shattered it and blasted Yue Guling apart.
• Yue Guling re-formed from vapor and trapped Cao Yu among his skulls, but Cao Yu appeared behind him from his shadow and froze him with his sixth Ice Martial Soul skill.
• Cao Yu's ice sculpture exploded after he walked away, and the Holy Spirit Sect conceded after its captain fell; the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner and the Holy Spirit Sect eliminated.
• Long Xiaoyao noticed Taotie Douluo watching the match as the crowd cheered Cao Yu.
• Xu Sanshi, Bei Bei, Ning Tian, and the others praised Cao Yu, then returned with him to the Ming Yue Hotel to rest.

Shrek Academy faced the Sun Moon Team in the tournament, and Bei Bei opened their match against Zhao Shuting. After countering Zhao’s flight and cannon attacks with his own Flying Soul Tool, Bei Bei launched a powerful lightning assault that left the battle unresolved.

• Xiao Hongchen rejected Hao Tingkun’s suggestion to concede against Shrek and chose to fight for the team’s honor.
• Cao Yu teased Xiao Hongchen about taking good care of Meng Hongchen, and Xiao Hongchen angrily confronted him.
• Xu Tianran asked Jing Hongchen about the match, and Jing admitted that Shrek had the advantage while hoping his grandson would win.
• Zhao Shuting took the stage for the Sun Moon Team, while Bei Bei entered for Shrek.
• Zhao attacked from the air with Soul Cannon shells, but Bei Bei used a Flying Soul Tool to dodge them and make them collide.
• Zhao transformed into a Level 6 Soul Tool Turret and fired at Bei Bei, who pushed through the explosions and attacked with Thunder Dragon Head.

Bei Bei defeated Zhao Shuting and Hao Tingkun in the individual elimination matches, but then lost to Xiao Hongchen. Cao Yu quickly defeated Xiao Hongchen, prompting the Sun Moon Team to forfeit the remaining individual matches and move directly to the team battle.

• Bei Bei destroyed Zhao Shuting’s Soul Tool Turret, and Zhao Shuting admitted defeat.
• Bei Bei used his Level 7 Soul Tool Shield to withstand Hao Tingkun’s strongest hammer attack, and Hao Tingkun surrendered.
• Xiao Hongchen defeated Bei Bei after more than ten minutes of fighting.
• Cao Yu defeated Xiao Hongchen in under three minutes, despite Xiao Hongchen transforming into a gigantic Three-Legged Golden Toad.
• Xiao Hongchen forfeited the Sun Moon Team’s remaining individual matches, and the referee called both teams into the arena for the team battle.

Shrek faced the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in a team battle, with Cao Yu initially letting his teammates fight while he waited. He then deployed a Level 8 Soul Tool Turret to overwhelm the opposing team, securing Shrek’s victory and advancement to the quarterfinals.

• Xiao Hongchen led the Sun Moon team onto the stage, and Cao Yu taunted him about taking care of Meng Hongchen.
• Tang Ya, Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, Bei Bei, and Jiang Nannan combined their abilities to counter the Sun Moon team's opening Soul Tool barrage.
• The Sun Moon team fired Level 7 Soul Cannons, but Jiang Nannan survived the blast using her Invincible Golden Body.
• Cao Yu assembled a Level 8 Soul Tool Turret and blasted apart the Sun Moon team's shield formation.
• Cao Yu destroyed Xiao Hongchen and Hao Tingkun's Soul Tool Turrets, and the Sun Moon team conceded as Shrek advanced to the quarterfinals.

Shrek Academy drew Mingdu Soul Engineering Academy in the quarterfinals, and Cao Yu defeated its first competitor, Xue Xiaoyue. He then faced captain Xu Tianzhen, who asked him to go easy on her and said she would withdraw if she lost.

• At the quarterfinal draw, Cao Yu drew Mingdu Soul Engineering Academy as Shrek Academy's opponent.
• Cao Yu opened the individual elimination match against Xue Xiaoyue, overwhelming him with speed and a crushing attack.
• Xue Xiaoyue fired a Level 7 Soul Cannon at Cao Yu, but Cao Yu used Shadow Stream Avatar to appear behind him and win the match.
• Xu Tianzhen took the stage as Mingdu's next competitor and asked Cao Yu to go easy on her, saying she would withdraw if she lost.

Cao Yu defeated Xu Tianzhen of Mingdu Soul Engineering Academy with his ice storms, securing Shrek Academy’s place in the semifinals. Xu Tianzhen confessed that she wanted to pursue him, but Cao Yu rejected her and left her determined to try again.

• Xu Tianzhen attacked Cao Yu with her Sun Martial Soul, using Sun Divine Light and then Sun Gaze.
• Cao Yu countered Xu Tianzhen’s scorching attack with four massive storms of extreme cold, surrounding her and forcing her to surrender.
• Xu Tianzhen withdrew Mingdu Soul Engineering Academy from the tournament, and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner.
• Xu Tianzhen asked Cao Yu if she could pursue him, but Cao Yu rejected her and warned that she might someday hate him.
• Xu Tianzhen left determined to win Cao Yu over, while Shrek Academy celebrated becoming the first team to qualify for the semifinals.
• Teacher Wang Yan teased Cao Yu about Xu Tianzhen’s interest, and Cao Yu denied that anything was going on.

Cao Yu turned down Xu Tianzhen, then secretly spent the night with Xu Jiujiu while Wang Dong'er realized she had been too late to join them. The next day, Shrek faced the Heavenly Dragon Sect in the semifinals, where Cao Yu transformed into a Level 8 Soul Tool Turret as Di Ziyi prepared to fight back.

• Cao Yu admitted to Wang Dong'er and the other girls that he had turned down Xu Tianzhen, easing their suspicions.
• Xu Jiujiu slipped into Cao Yu's room, but Wang Dong'er interrupted them; Xu Jiujiu later invited Cao Yu to her room, and he went to her after Wang Dong'er left.
• Wang Dong'er checked Cao Yu's room and, finding him gone, realized he had gone to Xu Jiujiu and returned to her room glumly.
• The Shrek team prepared for its semifinal against the Heavenly Dragon Sect, and Wang Yan warned them not to let their guard down.
• Cao Yu faced Di Ziyi and immediately transformed into a Level 8 Soul Tool Turret, while Di Ziyi charged in determined not to lose easily.

Cao Yu led Shrek Academy past the Heavenly Dragon Sect in the semifinals with the Level 8 Soul Tool Turret, securing a place in the final. The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy and the Body Sect then began their semifinal match, with Hong Xiaodong facing Wang Yaofeng.

• Di Ziyi charged Cao Yu, but tracking Level 8 Soul Cannon shells broke through his defenses and forced him to surrender.
• Cao Yu won the remaining matches against the Heavenly Dragon Sect in quick succession, advancing Shrek Academy to the finals.
• Spectators gathered to watch the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy face the Body Sect, while Cao Yu judged the Body Sect slightly more likely to win.
• Hong Xiaodong and Wang Yaofeng introduced themselves before the match, and Hong Xiaodong regarded the Body Sect contestant as a beast.

The Body Sect defeated the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy’s Hong Xiaodong, and Wang Yaofeng won several matches with his powerful attacks and Flying Soul Tools. The contest ended with Xiao Hongchen and Long Xiaochen exhausting themselves in a prolonged battle, which Xiao Hongchen narrowly won for the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.

• Wang Yaofeng overwhelmed Hong Xiaodong with a series of flying kicks and knocked him off the platform, eliminating the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy from the match.
• Wang Yaofeng defeated two more opponents in succession, using Flying Soul Tools to counter the Soul Engineers’ aerial advantage.
• Xiao Hongchen took the stage and defeated Wang Yaofeng, but then faced the Body Sect captain Long Xiaochen.
• Xiao Hongchen and Long Xiaochen fought for half an hour, exhausting their Soul Power and leaving both badly injured.
• Long Xiaochen collapsed first, and Xiao Hongchen fell moments later, giving the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy the win.

The Sun Moon Team defeated the Body Sect in the team match after narrowly winning the individual matches, securing second place in the tournament. Hao Tingkun lamented that they had once again fallen short of Shrek Academy, while A Mu celebrated his bet.

• The Sun Moon Team rallied after Meng Hongchen was injured and won the remaining individual matches by a narrow margin.
• A Mu taunted Feng as the Sun Moon Team advanced to a team match against the Body Sect.
• The Sun Moon Team adopted a defensive formation and unleashed repeated shell attacks against the Body Sect.
• The Body Sect countered with Yang Xi'an's Thousand Mountain Hands, a long-haired fighter's attacks, and a bone spike, but the Sun Moon Team held its ground.
• After nearly an hour of fighting, Hao Tingkun and Zhao Shuting's final shells knocked out the last three Body Sect members, giving the Sun Moon Team victory and second place.
• Hao Tingkun regretted that the win was not against Shrek Academy, while A Mu celebrated and Feng angrily protested.

Shrek Academy won the Continental Soul Fighting Tournament after the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy conceded the final, and Cao Yu rejected Xu Tianran’s offer to join the Sun Moon Empire. As the group prepared to leave, Xu Tianzhen saw Cao Yu with his girlfriends and left heartbroken.

• Hao Tingkun announced that the Sun Moon Team had unanimously withdrawn from the final, giving Shrek Academy the tournament victory.
• Xu Tianran presented the Body Sect, the Sun Moon Team, and Shrek Academy with their prizes, then offered Cao Yu a place in the Sun Moon Empire, which Cao Yu refused.
• Cao Yu shared Shrek’s prize money with his companions as the spectators began to leave.
• Xuan Ziwen told Bai Xiuxiu to prepare to return to Shrek Academy, while Zi Mu asked to come along.
• Xu Tianzhen approached Cao Yu, saw him with his girlfriends, and left in tears after he confirmed that he loved them and others.

Tang San and Dai Mubai investigated a barrier that had severed the Divine Realm’s connection to the human world, while Xiao Wu worried about their daughter. In the Sun Moon Empire, villagers uncovered the remains of ancestors in Qiankun Asking Love Valley and destroyed the valley with help from nearby troops.

• Tang San and Dai Mubai found that the Divine Realm remained connected to other worlds, but a strange barrier isolated the human world, and they suspected someone there was behind it.
• Xiao Wu worried about their daughter, and Zhu Zhuqing took her away to look for other solutions.
• Villagers entered the mist-free Qiankun Asking Love Valley and found remains and belongings belonging to their ancestors.
• The village chief recognized his great-grandfather’s token and ordered the villagers to raze the valley.
• The villagers bombarded Qiankun Asking Love Valley for three days, and nearby Sun Moon Empire troops joined them after learning what had happened.

Shrek Academy celebrated the Shrek Seven Devils’ tournament championship, and Cao Yu gave Wang Qiu’er a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone before Sister Xiaotao whisked him away. At the Sea God Pavilion, the elders discussed the Holy Spirit Cult’s alliance with the Sun Moon Empire and Yan Shaozhe argued that Cao Yu’s weapons gave the Star Luo Empire the advantage in any coming war.

• Xuan Zi returned to Shrek Academy with the champions and reported that they had won the tournament.
• Xian Lin'er welcomed the students back and took them to the Sea God Pavilion to receive their rewards.
• Cao Yu gave Wang Qiu’er a hundred-thousand-year right leg Soul Bone, then Sister Xiaotao carried him away and said she would return him the next day.
• Wang Qiu’er told the other girls that Sister Xiaotao had borrowed Cao Yu, while Bei Bei led Xu Sanshi and the others off to celebrate.
• Xuan Zi told Mu En and the elders that the Holy Spirit Cult had allied with the Sun Moon Empire and that Long Xiaoyao stood beside Xu Tianran.
• Yan Shaozhe argued that Cao Yu’s weapons gave the Star Luo Empire the strength to defeat the Sun Moon Empire and leave the Holy Spirit Cult vulnerable.

Cao Yu told Ma Xiaotao he planned to graduate from Shrek Academy and return to the Star Luo Empire, where they would marry. He agreed to help coordinate against the Holy Spirit Cult and learned that the Star Luo Emperor had already prepared a chancellor’s post for him.

• Cao Yu and Ma Xiaotao shared breakfast and discussed his plan to leave Shrek Academy after the semester and return to the Star Luo Empire.
• Cao Yu invited Ma Xiaotao to return with him and marry, and she agreed while saying they could wait to have a child.
• Cao Yu and the Sea God Pavilion elders discussed the Sun Moon Empire’s ailing king, Xu Tianran’s likely accession, and a plan to attack the Holy Spirit Cult during the coming war.
• Cao Yu told the elders he would graduate and return to the Star Luo Empire, and they asked him to treat Ma Xiaotao well and invite them to the wedding.
• Cao Yu met Shen Cheng at the research institute, where Shen Cheng said the Star Luo Emperor had prepared a chancellor’s post for him.