Vol. 1Worlds Collide at Shrek
Xiao Yan’s bond with his counterpart carried him between the Douluo and Battle Through the Heavens worlds as he gained Soul Rings, lost his clan, and trained with the Shrek students. The volume leaves the Shrek Eight Monsters battling the Imperial Fighting Team, with Xiao Yan burning Shi Mo’s Black Tortoise.
- Xiao Yan awakened powerful Martial Souls, trained at Nuoding Academy, and gained his first Soul Ring before his Soul Division merged with his counterpart on the Dou Qi Continent.
- He protected Xun’er from the Jia Lie Family, and Xiao Zhan drove the rival families from the marketplace.
- Xiao Yan and his counterpart exchanged news across worlds as the Xiao Clan fought the Jia Lie Family, and Xiao Yan learned his betrothal to Xun'er supported the clan’s alliance with the Ao Ba Family.
- Xiao Yan, Tang San, and Xiao Wu reached Shrek Academy, passed Zhao Wuji’s trial, and began competing at the Soto Great Soul Arena.
- Xiao Yan and the Shrek students fought through the Star Dou Great Forest, where Oscar and Tang San gained new abilities before the Titan Giant Ape seized Xiao Wu.
- Xiao Yan returned to the ruined Xiao Clan, learned Xiao Zhan had been taken, and told Grandmaster and Tang San about his connection to the Battle Through the Heavens World.
- Grandmaster trained Xiao Yan and the Shrek students for three exhausting months, then sent them to the Soto Great Soul Arena, where they defeated the Mad Team and began facing the Imperial Fighting Team.
- After the Shi brothers injured Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Yan defeated Feng Yang and knocked Shi Mo off the stage as the second round began.