Chapter Summaries

Lang Ya and Yu Tao tried to recruit Huo Yuhao into the Body Sect, but Huo Yuhao refused and Kong Xuan and Ma Sheng intervened. Kong Xuan then proposed that they might agree to Huo Yuhao joining the sect, leaving Huo Yuhao confused and opposed.

• Lang Ya told Huo Yuhao that the Body Sect had come to bring him back, while Xu Wei stalled by asking about the sect's strength.
• Yu Tao boasted about the Body Sect until Lang Ya noticed Kong Xuan approaching.
• Kong Xuan sat with Huo Yuhao and Xu Wei, and Huo Yuhao refused to join the Body Sect.
• Yu Tao tried to grab Huo Yuhao, but Kong Xuan stopped him with the Atlas Spear and warned him against attacking a Soul Grandmaster.
• Lang Ya threatened that the Body Sect's sect master would come for Huo Yuhao, and Ma Sheng arrived to defend the academy's claim to him.
• Kong Xuan said they might agree to Huo Yuhao joining the Body Sect, but Huo Yuhao insisted he would not; Kong Xuan told him to sit down.

Kong Xuan negotiated with the Body Sect over Huo Yuhao’s future, then the tournament final began with Shrek Academy facing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. The chapter ended as Shrek’s opening move swapped Xu Sanshi into Kong Xuan’s place, surrounding Kong Xuan as he smiled calmly.

• Kong Xuan proposed that Huo Yuhao study Soul Tools first and later learn Body Martial Soul cultivation from the Body Sect, but Lang Ya insisted that Body Sect disciples could not take other masters.
• Huo Yuhao chose to remain with his Soul Tool teacher, and Kong Xuan invited Sect Master Du Busi to visit the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy; Lang Ya and Yu Tao left to report the matter.
• Kong Xuan reassured Ma Sheng that his grandfather, Kong Deming, could intervene if Du Busi tried to take Huo Yuhao by force.
• More than half a month later, Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy faced each other in the tournament final at Star Luo Plaza.
• Xu Sanshi used Xuanming Displacement to swap places with Kong Xuan, leaving Kong Xuan surrounded by Shrek’s fighters as Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao attacked him.

Shrek Academy’s opening assault failed to eliminate Kong Xuan, who turned the attack into a trap with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. After the teams clashed with Soul Skills and Soul Tools, Kong Xuan donned his Battle Armor and revealed the presence of a Soul Saint.

• Tang Mingxuan boosted Shrek Academy’s team with the Starlight Lyre as Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng attacked Kong Xuan.
• Kong Xuan used the Ring of Teleportation to evade Ma Xiaotao, then blocked Dai Yueheng’s White Tiger Destruction Kill with Atlas Battle Intent.
• Xiao Hongchen, Ma Rulong, and Lin Xi fired their Soul Tool cannons while Gu Yuena and Kong Ling attacked Xu Sanshi.
• Kong Xuan activated the Divine Atlas Spear Formation, restricting Shrek Academy’s movements as spear phantoms and cannon fire pressured them.
• Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao countered with White Tiger Meteor Shower and Phoenix Meteor Shower while Kong Xuan put on his crimson-gold Battle Armor.
• Kong Xuan released a Soul Saint’s presence, leaving Shrek Academy’s members shocked.

Kong Xuan revealed Soul Saint-level power, prompting shock from Xuan Zi and Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei, while the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy launched its all-out assault. Kong Ling then revealed her Twin Martial Souls and performed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill alone, leaving Xuan Zi baffled as Ren Jun watched with satisfaction.

• Kong Xuan unleashed Soul Saint-level power, shocking Xuan Zi, Xu Jiawei, and the spectators.
• Xu Jiawei asked Dai Hao to send more spies into the Sun Moon Empire, and Dai Hao agreed.
• Kong Ling trapped Shrek's team with Blazing Sun Cage and revealed her Twin Martial Souls.
• Kong Ling fused her Sun and Moon Martial Souls into a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, stunning Xuan Zi.
• Ren Jun met Xuan Zi's confused gaze and took satisfaction in his reaction.

Kong Ling’s Light and Darkness Domain and Kong Xuan’s spatial attacks gave the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy an edge over Shrek, while Gu Yuena’s elemental powers overwhelmed their opponents. The battle left Xu Sanshi eliminated, Tang Mingxuan stripped of his Soul Power, and Dai Yueheng gravely wounded as Huo Yuhao watched Dai Hao from the sidelines.

• Kong Ling used the Light and Darkness Domain to speed up her teammates and slow Shrek Academy, while Kong Xuan attacked with his Atlas Spear.
• Gu Yuena’s fused elemental attacks overwhelmed Xu Sanshi, and Huang Jinxu intervened to eliminate him from the match.
• Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng broke free of Kong Ling’s Blazing Sun Cage and counterattacked, but Gu Yuena stripped the elements from their attacks and Ling Luochеn’s ice mist.
• Kong Xuan wounded Tang Mingxuan with Void Stab and used Heavenly Prohibition to seal his Soul Power, while Zhu Yu was injured pulling him clear.
• Lin Xi and Ma Rulong fired their shoulder-mounted cannons, severely wounding Dai Yueheng despite his attempt to block the beams.
• Huo Yuhao observed Dai Hao’s worry over Dai Yueheng and resolved to face his father himself one day.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s Piercing Cannons severely injured Dai Yueheng and Tang Mingxuan, while Ma Xiaotao’s transformation into a Dark Phoenix forced Xuan Zi to intervene. With Shrek’s team unable to continue, Xuan Zi conceded the final showdown.

• Ma Rulong’s Level 7 Piercing Cannon broke through Dai Yueheng’s defenses, and Lin Xi’s Level 6 Piercing Cannon severed Tang Mingxuan’s forearm.
• Ma Xiaotao saw her injured teammates and transformed as dark flames engulfed her Phoenix Evil Fire.
• Xuan Zi smashed through the stage’s protective barrier and restrained Ma Xiaotao before knocking her unconscious.
• Huang Jinxu objected to Xuan Zi’s interference, while Xu Jiawei condemned his actions and Dai Hao urged the emperor to preserve Shrek’s support against the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xuan Zi conceded the final showdown because Shrek’s injured and incapacitated students could no longer compete.

After Shrek Academy conceded the tournament championship to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Xuan Zi seized Ren Jun and accused him of betraying Shrek. Kong Xuan exposed that Ren Jun had left after Shrek neglected him following an injury, and Xuan Zi defended the academy as the plaza watched.

• Xuan Zi conceded the tournament, and Huang Jinxu declared the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy champion.
• Kong Xuan reminded Xiao Hongchen that he had kept his promise to help the academy defeat Shrek.
• Xuan Zi seized Ren Jun in front of the crowd, prompting Ma Sheng to confront him with his Soul Tools.
• Xuan Zi revealed that Ren Jun had once studied and taught at Shrek, then claimed he would take him back to atone for betraying the academy and his country.
• Kong Xuan announced that Shrek had caused Ren Jun to lose his right leg and ignored him afterward, driving him to join the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xuan Zi defended Shrek’s treatment of injured students, while Ren Jun’s remaining guilt toward the academy disappeared.

Kong Xuan condemned Xuan Zi for Shrek Academy’s avoidable supervisory-mission casualties, prompting Dai Hao to learn that Zhu Lu had died. When Xuan Zi attacked Kong Xuan, Ma Sheng intervened, and Kong Deming of Sun Moon appeared to challenge him.

• Kong Xuan argued that Shrek’s supervisory missions were effectively mandatory and accused Xuan Zi of repeatedly allowing students to be injured or killed in avoidable accidents.
• Kong Xuan mentioned a recent mission that had killed a reserve team member surnamed Zhu, and Xu Jiawei told Dai Hao that Zhu Lu had died on a Shrek supervisory mission.
• Dai Hao realized Zhu Lu’s death meant he had lost a daughter-in-law and that the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill was no longer possible.
• Xuan Zi roared at Kong Xuan and reached for him, but Ma Sheng fired his Level 9 Annihilation Star cannon at Xuan Zi.
• Xuan Zi blocked Ma Sheng’s attack, then faced a white-haired armored stranger who emerged from rippling air.
• The stranger introduced himself as Kong Deming of Sun Moon, titled Silver Moon.

Kong Deming confronted Xuan Zi after he attacked Kong Xuan, and the two prepared to fight at Star Luo Plaza. Before their battle began, a mysterious figure abducted Kong Xuan, leaving his friends and family alarmed while Gu Yuena assured them he would be safe.

• Kong Deming revealed himself as a Rank 97 Super Douluo and challenged Xuan Zi for attacking his grandson, Kong Xuan.
• Xuan Zi claimed he had suspected Kong Xuan of becoming an Evil Soul Master and insisted on taking him to Shrek Academy for investigation.
• Kong Deming and Xuan Zi prepared to fight, with Xuan Zi activating his Martial Soul Avatar and Kong Deming spreading moonlight across Star Luo Plaza.
• As Xuan Zi moved to attack, a mysterious figure seized Kong Xuan and carried him away; Kong Xuan stayed calm and told Kong Deming by voice transmission that he could protect himself.
• Kong Deming held back from pursuing Kong Xuan, while Meng Hongchen and Kong Ling prepared to chase after him.
• Gu Yuena told the panicked Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy members that Kong Xuan would not be in danger.

Kong Deming used his newly created Level 10 Life-Bound Soul Tool, the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield, to trap Xuan Zi after Xuan Zi abducted Kong Xuan. He vanished with Xuan Zi and told the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy group to wait for his return.

• Xuan Zi transformed into the Godly Taotie Bull and charged Kong Deming, but Kong Deming trapped him inside the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield.
• Gu Yuena reassured the others that Kong Xuan had means to protect himself, and Ma Sheng realized Kong Deming had created the first Level 10 Soul Tool.
• Xuan Zi exhausted his attacks against the shield but could not break through, and he recalled Mu En's warning about Soul Tools.
• Kong Deming collapsed the shield inward and vanished with Xuan Zi.
• Kong Deming told the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy group to wait for his return.

Kong Deming defeated Xuan Zi and vanished, leaving Shrek and the Star Luo Empire uncertain about Xuan Zi’s fate. Meanwhile, Tai Tan revealed himself as the Clear Sky Sect’s second sect master after abducting Kong Xuan, who suspected that Tang San had ordered the capture.

• Kong Deming trapped Xuan Zi, then disappeared through space, leaving Xuan Zi’s fate unknown.
• Xu Jiawei, Huang Jinxu, Cheng Gang, and Dai Hao discussed Kong Deming’s power and the threat to the Star Luo Empire.
• Wang Yan steadied the Shrek students and told them to treat the wounded and wait for Kong Deming’s return.
• Tai Tan brought Kong Xuan to a secluded valley and revealed his identity as the Clear Sky Sect’s second sect master.
• Kong Xuan guessed that Tang San had issued a divine decree for his capture, and Tai Tan reacted with surprise.

Tai Tan tried to invade Kong Xuan’s consciousness, but Yun Ming and Electrolux helped Kong Xuan repel him. Tai Tan unleashed divine power, only for Kong Xuan’s own golden power to frighten him into contacting Tang San for help.

• Tai Tan launched a powerful spiritual assault on Kong Xuan, but Yun Ming and Electrolux bolstered Kong Xuan’s spiritual power and stopped it.
• Kong Xuan asked why the person behind Tai Tan’s mission had not come in person, making Tai Tan suspect that something was unusual about Kong Xuan’s spiritual power.
• Tai Tan broke through to Level 99 and continued drawing on divine power, surpassing Yun Ming’s former strength and overwhelming Kong Xuan’s defenses.
• A pure golden power erupted from Kong Xuan and dissolved Tai Tan’s spiritual assault, leaving Tai Tan terrified and guessing that Kong Xuan was tied to a Divine Realm faction.
• Tai Tan contacted Tang San in the Divine Realm, who heard Er Ming cry, “Tang San, save me!”

Kong Xuan unleashed the Ruyi Golden Cudgel’s divine power against Tai Tan, forcing Tang San to descend through Tai Tan and confront him. Kong Xuan’s strike crushed Tang San’s divine sense and obliterated the valley, leaving Kong Xuan wary of the devastation his power could cause.

• Er Ming pleaded with Tang San for help, and Tang San realized Kong Xuan was likely connected to the changes on the Douluo Continent.
• Kong Xuan drew on the Ruyi Golden Cudgel’s origin divine power and overwhelmed Tai Tan’s defenses.
• Tang San possessed Tai Tan through Divine Descent, judged Kong Xuan an anomaly, and declared that he must be slain.
• Kong Xuan pressed down with the Ruyi Golden Cudgel’s power and struck Tai Tan, shattering his defenses and dispersing Tang San’s divine sense.
• The strike erased the valley, destroyed the surrounding terrain, and left Kong Xuan reflecting on the danger of using such power carelessly.

The God of Destruction confronted Tang San after Tang San’s divine sense was destroyed in the lower realm, then revealed he knew Tang San’s secret origins and warned him not to interfere. Back in his own temple, the God of Destruction considered contacting the powerful outsider on the Douluo Continent.

• The God of Destruction confronted Tang San for using the Divine Realm Core to monitor and influence the lower realm, then noticed Tang San’s Divine Power was in disarray.
• Tang San spat golden blood and revealed that an unknown force in the lower realm had destroyed his divine sense.
• The God of Destruction dismissed Tang San’s demand for intervention and suggested that he himself was not originally from the Douluo Continent.
• The God of Destruction explained that the previous Sea God had discovered Tang San’s secret during the Divine Examination and threatened to strip him of his enforcer position if he interfered again.
• The God of Destruction returned to his temple, revealed his appearance, and wondered whether he should contact the outsider on the Douluo Continent.

Kong Deming found Kong Xuan alive after witnessing the devastating strike that had ended his danger, and Kong Xuan explained that the Clear Sky Sect had abducted him because of conflicts involving gods. Back at Star Luo Plaza, Medicine Immortal Douluo Wang Xian'er treated the injured students, while Dai Yueheng asked what had happened to Xuan Zi.

• Kong Deming sensed godlike powers clashing, saw a giant staff strike devastate the landscape, and rushed to find Kong Xuan.
• Kong Deming found Kong Xuan unharmed, and Kong Xuan identified the Clear Sky Sect as his abductors and said their motives involved conflicts in the Divine Realm.
• Kong Xuan reassured Kong Deming that there would likely be no immediate further trouble, then resolved to grow stronger and remain wary of Tang San.
• Wang Xian'er treated Dai Yueheng, reattached Tang Mingxuan's arm, and stabilized Ma Xiaotao, though she could not cure her Evil Fire.
• Dai Yueheng asked Dai Hao what had happened to Xuan Zi, prompting the others to seek the White Tiger Duke's view.

Kong Deming returned with Kong Xuan safe and revealed that he had captured Xuan Zi, demanding that Shrek Academy send decision-makers to negotiate his release and a student exchange. After Shrek agreed to discuss the terms, Kong Deming appeared before Xu Jiawei, who asked why he had come.

• Kong Xuan returned safely to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, reassured Kong Ling and Meng Hongchen, and concealed what had happened.
• Wang Yan asked Kong Deming about Xuan Zi, and Kong Deming said he had taken Xuan Zi prisoner for attacking a teacher and threatening Kong Xuan.
• Kong Deming told Wang Yan that Shrek representatives must come to negotiate Xuan Zi's ransom and discuss a student exchange; Wang Yan agreed to relay the demand.
• Kong Deming warned that Shrek must send someone empowered to make decisions, then said Xuan Zi would be fine despite going hungry for a few days.
• Kong Deming appeared before Xu Jiawei on the imperial city's wall, and Xu Jiawei asked what had brought him there.

Kong Deming offered the Star Luo Empire Battle Armor, which could raise a Soul King’s power to Soul Saint level, while secretly planning to use the sale to divide the original Douluo Three Kingdoms. As the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s party headed home, Kong Deming revealed that the armor would contain safeguards and that the Star Luo Empire could not reproduce it.

• Kong Deming demonstrated Battle Armor’s power to Xu Jiawei and offered to discuss selling it to the Star Luo Empire.
• Xu Jiawei consulted Giant Strength Douluo Cheng Gang and the prime minister, then ordered the prime minister to prepare a plan to investigate the offer while guarding against hidden risks.
• After the eighteen-day tournament ended, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s party departed for the Sun Moon Empire under Kong Deming’s protection.
• Ma Sheng questioned Kong Deming about selling Battle Armor to an enemy, and Kong Deming explained that safeguards would make the armor dangerous to use against the Sun Moon Empire.
• Kong Deming told Ma Sheng that strengthening the Star Luo Empire would provoke suspicion among the other two kingdoms, and that their Soul Tool Technology could not reproduce Battle Armor.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy celebrated Kong Xuan and his teammates for winning the tournament, and Crown Prince Xu Tianran promised them imperial rewards. The next morning, Jing Hongchen led them to the Sun Moon Bright Light Tower to choose treasures, where two Titled Douluo emerged to guard the imperial treasury.

• Jing Hongchen welcomed the returning team at the academy and praised them for winning the tournament championship.
• Xu Tianran congratulated the team, celebrated their defeat of Shrek Academy, and promised each participant a chance to choose a treasure from the imperial treasury.
• The team traveled to the imperial palace the next morning with Jing Hongchen and arrived at the Sun Moon Bright Light Tower.
• Two elderly guards emerged from the tower, and Yun Ming told Kong Xuan that both were Titled Douluo.

After the tournament victory, Kong Xuan and the other students received imperial rewards and entered the Sun Moon Bright Light Tower to choose one treasure from their assigned floors. Kong Xuan explored the ninth floor alone and found many rare items, including Soul Bones, but had not yet chosen his reward.

• Lin Feng and Xu Hui welcomed the tournament students, gave them numbered cards, and explained that each card allowed its holder to enter a matching tower floor and take one item.
• The students rode the Soul Tool elevator to their assigned floors, with Kong Xuan alone heading to the ninth floor.
• Kong Xuan entered the ninth-floor collection and read the information displayed for its rare metals and powerful Soul Tools.
• Kong Xuan continued examining the treasures and spotted items that could benefit traditional Soul Masters, including spiritual liquid and Soul Bones.

Kong Xuan chose an unknown Soul Bone from the Sun Moon Empire’s imperial treasury after Yun Ming and Electrolux sensed that it held powerful healing and life energy. Meanwhile, Shrek Academy convened another Sea God Pavilion Meeting to address Xuan Zi’s capture and the Sun Moon Empire’s formidable Soul Engineer.

• Kong Xuan considered several rare Soul Bones, but Yun Ming directed him to examine an unidentified one, and Electrolux sensed its concealed life energy was exceptionally powerful.
• Kong Xuan used his silver card to disable the Soul Bone’s protective field, stored the bone, and left the tower as the first student to claim a reward.
• Shrek Academy’s Sea God Pavilion elders gathered after the tournament defeat, with Wang Yan attending to explain what had happened during the competition.
• Wang Yan had kept Xuan Zi’s capture by Kong Deming secret from everyone except the tournament participants and Sea God Pavilion members.
• The elders faced news that a Super Douluo-level Soul Engineer had defeated the Level 98 Xuan Zi in a single move.