Arc 39Tournament Battles and Reinforcements
Little Nine and Botanical Academy defeated Shrek, but tournament changes kept Shrek in contention while its rivals prepared stronger fusion skills. Oscar rebuilt the Heaven Dou Team's Spirit Rings, and the qualified teams departed for Martial Spirit City with Little Nine sensing danger aboard their airship.
- Huo Wu forced Shrek to concede, and Shui Bing'er overwhelmed its fighters before Shrek won through the time limit.
- Little Nine learned that Ye Ying and her husband had helped Shrek's injured substitutes recover, and he deduced that Shrek planned a Seven-in-One Martial Spirit Fusion Skill.
- Botanical Academy defeated Shrek's fighters, and Little Nine gravely injured Ma Hongjun before taking control of Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer.
- Little Nine redirected his hammer blow when Xiao Wu shielded Tang San, and the referee declared Botanical Academy the winner after Little Nine and Tang San collapsed.
- Tournament officials arranged an additional round that kept Shrek in contention, while Little Nine recruited his companions for further cultivation.
- Oscar joined the Heaven Dou Team, learned about Ning Rongrong's closeness to another Food-system Spirit Master, and agreed to develop fusion skills for his new teammates.
- Oscar used prisoner experiments to perfect Spirit Ring dissolution, then helped the Heaven Dou Team obtain stronger rings while retaining their old effects and assigned Martial Spirit Fusion Skill pairings.
- Tournament organizers postponed the finals and allowed eleven-member teams, while Little Nine sensed danger as the qualified teams traveled to Martial Spirit City.