Chapter Summaries

Qi Ling exchanged three unwanted Soul Bones for the Soul Bone formed from Tyrannical Savage's skull, then risked absorbing its Soul Ring in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while cultivating his True Dragon Body. After three days, he completed the fourth stage of his cultivation and emerged with a vastly strengthened body.

• Qi Ling reached the blast site, found Tyrannical Savage's intact skull and Soul Ring, and agreed to exchange three Soul Bones for the skull's Soul Bone.
• Qi Ling decided to absorb Tyrannical Savage's Soul Ring in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while undertaking his fourth True Dragon Body cultivation.
• Qi Ling spent three days absorbing the Soul Ring and enduring the well's ice-and-fire forces as his body transformed.
• Qi Ling emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after completing the fourth stage of his True Dragon Body, with physical toughness rivaling a Soul Douluo.

Qi Ling returned to Shrek Academy after absorbing Tyrannical Savage’s sixty-thousand-year Soul Ring, reaching Soul Power Level forty-five and discovering the strength of his new fourth Soul Skill. Reunited with his worried friends, he agreed to demonstrate the skill and begin special training for their upcoming competition.

• Qi Ling tested his increased attack power and examined his fourth Soul Skill, which gave him a new idea about how to make up for being one person rather than a full team.
• After Zhao Wuji announced Qi Ling’s return, Xiao Wu rushed to embrace him, and Ning Rongrong scolded him for worrying them.
• Qi Ling told everyone that Tyrannical Savage had exhausted itself and exploded, then revealed that he had absorbed its sixty-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Grandmaster was astonished by Qi Ling’s achievement, while Zhao Wuji disclosed that his own seventh Soul Ring was fifty thousand years old and Flender avoided the comparison.
• Qi Ling agreed to show his new Soul Skill and announced that he would put everyone through special training for their upcoming competition.

Qi Ling faced the seven Shrek students in a training battle, while Flender and Grandmaster assessed their chances against him. The Shrek team created an opening with coordinated attacks, but Qi Ling escaped Xiao Wu’s throw using a new function of his third Soul Skill, leaving the fight underway.

• Tang San rallied the seven Shrek students, and Grandmaster estimated they could win if Qi Ling did not use his fourth Soul Skill.
• The Shrek students summoned their Martial Souls and formed a defense around their Support System Soul Masters as Qi Ling summoned his Blood Devil Emperor.
• Ning Rongrong enhanced Dai Mubai, allowing his attack and Ma Hongjun’s to catch Qi Ling off guard and break his defense.
• Xiao Wu seized the opening, wrapped herself around Qi Ling, and used her Waist Bow to throw him toward the ground.
• Qi Ling transformed into shadow to avoid the impact, then explained that Shadow Transformation was a new function of his third Soul Skill with significant limitations.

Qi Ling fought the Shrek Seven Devils and was injured by their coordinated attack before using Night Devil's Frenzied Cry to slip past their defenses. He reached the rear of the group, but Zhu Zhuqing intercepted him before he could reach Ning Rongrong.

• Dai Mubai held Qi Ling in place while Xiao Wu used Charm, letting Tang San pull them back and Ma Hongjun prepare his fourth soul skill.
• Ma Hongjun attacked with Phoenix Roaring Sky Strike while Tang San restrained Qi Ling with Spider Web Restraint, and Tang San used Purple Demon Eye to guide Ma Hongjun through Qi Ling's shadowy mist.
• Ma Hongjun's strike injured Qi Ling and dispelled Nightmare Descends, but Qi Ling praised the Seven Devils before activating Night Devil's Frenzied Cry.
• Qi Ling used his enhanced ability to evade the group and rush toward Ning Rongrong, their support Soul Master.
• Qi Ling broke through the Seven Devils' defenses, but Zhu Zhuqing appeared between him and Ning Rongrong.

Zhu Zhuqing and the Shrek Seven Devils coordinated their attacks to trap and overwhelm Qi Ling, forcing him to admit they had passed his special training. Grandmaster then pointed out that Qi Ling had not yet demonstrated his fourth Soul Skill, leaving the match’s real purpose unresolved.

• Zhu Zhuqing matched Qi Ling’s speed, used her Amethyst Shield and Hell Stab against him, and kept him occupied while Ning Rongrong strengthened her.
• Zhu Zhuqing bound Qi Ling with her shadow, allowing Tang San to trap him with Blue Silver Grass and Dai Mubai to strike with White Tiger Meteor Shower.
• Qi Ling endured Dai Mubai’s attack but was left exhausted and injured, then declared that the Shrek Seven Devils had passed his special training.
• Ma Hongjun and the others celebrated their victory while Flender praised their progress.
• Grandmaster told Flender that Qi Ling had not used his fourth Soul Skill, which had been the match’s more important purpose.

Qi Ling demonstrated his fourth Soul Skill, Blood Devil Slays Heaven, after the Shrek Seven Devils insisted that their earlier victory did not count without seeing it. His transformation made their attacks useless, and the chapter ended with Ma Hongjun wondering how Qi Ling could win by only absorbing blows.

• Zhu Zhuqing and the others urged Qi Ling to use his unused fourth Soul Skill, and he agreed to demonstrate it rather than continue their training match.
• Qi Ling activated Blood Devil Slays Heaven, taking on a terrifying form and releasing fear that made the Shrek Seven Devils hesitate to attack.
• Zhu Zhuqing overcame her fear and attacked Qi Ling, but her blows sank harmlessly into his body.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai unleashed their strongest remaining attacks, but neither could hurt Qi Ling; Qi Ling also stopped Xiao Wu from attacking because he feared she would get hurt.
• Tang San recognized that Qi Ling could no longer use his other Soul Skills while the transformation lasted, though he gained their characteristics, and Ma Hongjun asked how Qi Ling could win by merely taking hits.

Qi Ling demonstrated how far his strength exceeded his rank by attacking Ma Hongjun with a flick and destroying a barren hill with Blood Devil Slays Heaven. The Shrek Seven Devils gave up on sparring with him, while Grandmaster explained that Qi Ling had not even shown the move's full power.

• Qi Ling sent Ma Hongjun tumbling with a distant Soul Power flick, then showed that Dai Mubai could withstand the same attack better.
• Qi Ling transformed into a towering demon and blasted the barren hill to pieces with Blood Devil Slays Heaven.
• Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Liu Erlong compared the destruction with what they could accomplish using their own abilities.
• Grandmaster explained that Blood Devil Slays Heaven absorbed attacks and returned their force, and that Qi Ling had not reached its limit.
• Ma Hongjun said he would never spar with Qi Ling again, but Qi Ling argued that sparring could show them how vast the world was.

Shrek’s members grew stronger and Grandmaster explained the tournament format, while Qi Ling gave Heaven Dou’s seeded place to the second team so his Imperial Fighting Team could gain experience in the preliminaries. The team prepared to compete despite doubts about their readiness, and Qi Ling reassured the Hua sisters by pointing to their extraordinary third Soul Rings.

• Shrek’s Soul Masters reached new Soul Power levels, and Tai Long, Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, Jiang Zhu, and Mo Lin joined as substitutes.
• Grandmaster explained that thirty-two teams would compete, with the remaining spots decided through regional preliminaries.
• Qi Ling told the Imperial Fighting Team they would enter the Heaven Dou City preliminaries after he gave their first-seed position to Heaven Dou’s second team.
• Yu Feng questioned the decision, but Qi Ling said the team needed combat experience and practice working together to pursue the championship.
• Hua Yimeng, Hua Yidie, and Luna worried that their Soul Power was too low, and Qi Ling reminded the Hua sisters that their third Soul Rings were ten thousand years old.

Qi Ling and the Imperial Fighting Team prepared for the tournament, while Dugu Bo took charge of their registration. At the opening ceremony, Qi Ling discovered that Dugu Bo had registered them as the Qilin Team.

• Luna became captain after the team recognized her strength, and Qi Ling helped the members train together.
• Dugu Yan argued that the team had no need to hide its strength because Qi Ling had not even joined the fight.
• Qi Ling left tournament arrangements to Meng Shenji, who handed the registration task to Dugu Bo.
• Five days later, Qi Ling and the team entered the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena for the tournament's opening ceremony.
• The host announced the team's name as the Qilin Team, and Qi Ling realized Dugu Bo had caused the surprise.

Qi Ling learned that his team had been renamed the Qilin Team and watched the tournament opening ceremony, where Spirit Hall challenged the Heaven Dou Empire by offering finalists a path into its ranks. The Qilin Team drew the Purple Star Team for its first match, which was set to begin in an hour.

• Qi Ling realized Dugu Bo had arranged the Qilin Team name change with Emperor Xue Ye’s approval, in exchange for Qi Ling’s promise to win the tournament.
• Xue Ye opened the tournament with a speech, followed by Ning Fengzhi, and Salas drew the preliminary matchups.
• The Qilin Team drew the Purple Star Team, while Shrek Academy drew Oakland Academy.
• Salas announced that all finalists could join the Martial Soul Temple, provoking concern from Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi and exposing tensions between Spirit Hall and the empire.
• The organizers scheduled the Qilin Team’s match against the Purple Star Team as the opening match, one hour later, and the other teams went to watch.

Qi Ling faced the Purple Star Team alone in the tournament’s opening match and used his Blood Devil Emperor Martial Soul to overwhelm them with terror. The team conceded before he attacked, and Qi Ling launched another display of power as the referee prepared to announce his victory.

• The Qilin Team’s members left the stage, leaving Qi Ling to face all seven members of the Purple Star Team alone.
• Qi Ling summoned his Blood Devil Emperor Martial Soul and revealed four Soul Rings, including two purple and two black ones, shocking the audience and Salas.
• Qi Ling challenged the Purple Star Team to withstand one move and activated his fourth Soul Skill, Blood Devil Slays Heaven.
• Qi Ling’s transformation terrified the Purple Star Team, and its captain conceded before Qi Ling attacked.
• The Purple Star Team fled the stage, and Qi Ling unleashed Blood Devil Slays Heaven again as the referee prepared to announce his victory.

Qi Ling destroyed the arena platform with his attack, securing the Qilin Team’s victory and stunning everyone present. After returning to his team, he was summoned by Xue Ye for a private audience, with Ning Fengzhi warning him to be cautious.

• Qi Ling struck the platform as the Blood Demon, collapsing it and leaving the gathered teams convinced they could not withstand his power.
• The referee declared the Qilin Team victorious, and the spectators erupted into cheers for Qi Ling.
• Dugu Yan, Yu Feng, Tuoliya, and the Hua sisters enthusiastically praised Qi Ling, who told his team he would not fight again unless they reached the finals or faced an opponent they could not handle.
• Ning Fengzhi visited Qi Ling and told him that Xue Ye wanted a private audience with him.
• Ning Fengzhi said Xue Ye likely intended to reward and encourage Qi Ling, but warned him to be careful with his words and actions.

Qi Ling met Emperor Xue Ye, who offered him a position as Princess Xue Ke’s teacher if the Qilin Team won the tournament. Ning Fengzhi then brought Qi Ling to meet Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, where Qi Ling noticed the powerful woman guarding him and wondered whether the prince was connected to Spirit Hall.

• Qi Ling assured Ning Fengzhi that he would keep their earlier conversation from Xue Ye.
• Xue Ye praised Qi Ling and, after Heaven Dou Academy’s education commissioners spoke highly of his teaching, offered to appoint him Princess Xue Ke’s teacher if the Qilin Team won the tournament.
• Qi Ling left Xue Ye’s audience troubled by the emperor’s generous effort to win him over.
• Ning Fengzhi told Qi Ling that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe wanted to meet him, and Qi Ling agreed to go.
• Ning Fengzhi took Qi Ling to a teahouse, where Qi Ling met Xue Qinghe and noticed that the woman standing behind him was powerful enough to make him uneasy.

Qi Ling met Xue Qinghe, whose identity he could not determine despite using his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils, then returned to Shrek Academy and saw Tang San advance in Heart Separation Control. Xue Qinghe secretly destroyed Qi Ling’s return gift after Qi Ling left.

• Xue Qinghe invited Qi Ling to win his support, and Qi Ling failed to see through any disguise with his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils.
• Xue Qinghe gave Qi Ling a gold token, and Qi Ling bit it to check whether it was real gold before offering him a piece of purple jade in return.
• After Qi Ling left, Xue Qinghe crushed the purple jade and departed with the cold beauty following him.
• Qi Ling returned to Shrek Academy and found Grandmaster, Tang San, and Ning Rongrong practicing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Heart Separation Control method.
• Tang San controlled three stalks of Blue Silver Grass in different directions, impressing Qi Ling, while Ning Rongrong vowed to master the technique.

After Ning Rongrong envied Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing’s strength, Qi Ling gave her a Life-Bound Divine Artifact to help her cultivation. She left determined to refine it and prove she could catch up to Zhu Zhuqing.

• Ning Rongrong told Qi Ling she wanted to become stronger, and he invited her to his room to teach her.
• Ning Rongrong came to Qi Ling that night, eager to start immediately, and he signed a highest-tier contract with her.
• Qi Ling gave Ning Rongrong the Seven-Apertured Exquisite Heart, which she connected with under his guidance.
• Qi Ling explained that the artifact could improve her cultivation but was extremely difficult to refine, noting that Zhu Zhuqing had refined only three ten-thousandths in a year.
• Ning Rongrong vowed to work hard and make Qi Ling see her in a new light.

Qi Ling watched the first-round matches and judged the strengths of the competing teams while telling the Qilin Team to prepare to fight without him. The day ended with the stronger academies winning and their members looking toward Qi Ling as their eventual target.

• Qi Ling led the Qilin Team into the arena to loud cheers, then told his teammates he would not compete again and urged them to take every opponent seriously.
• Shrek Academy defeated Oakland Academy after Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Xiao Wu quickly eliminated three opponents, prompting Oakland to concede.
• Blazing Fire Academy, Elephant Armor Academy, Thunder Academy, Skywater Academy, and the wind-attribute academy each won their matches using their distinctive styles.
• Qi Ling watched the remaining matches and found no other teams worth noting among the day's competitors.
• After their victories, the teams cast determined and expectant looks toward Qi Ling, who felt that his reputation had made being invincible lonely.

The Qilin Team’s overwhelming reputation caused Telan Academy to forfeit, leaving Qi Ling frustrated that the team would gain no combat experience. He then watched Shrek Academy face Elephant Armor Academy, where Tang San and the others had chosen to compete with a lineup that excluded several main members.

• Qi Ling assigned Luna, Yu Feng, and five reserve members to face Telan Academy.
• Telan Academy forfeited before the match began, giving the Qilin Team the victory.
• Qi Ling realized opponents might keep forfeiting and prevent his team from gaining experience.
• Emperor Xue Ye celebrated the Qilin Team’s victory while Salas pretended to sleep.
• Shrek Academy fielded Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, Xiao Wu, and three reserves against Elephant Armor Academy.

Shrek faced the Elephant Armor Academy, whose massive fighters relied on overwhelming strength and defense, while Tang San used Blue Silver Grass and Oscar’s Flying Mushrooms to control them. With Tang San able to hold the team for only brief bursts, Shrek focused its attacks on captain Huyan Li, and Zhu Zhuqing emerged as a potential key to the match.

• Qi Ling recognized Tang San’s plan to use control and aerial movement against the Elephant Armor Team, and suspected Zhu Zhuqing would decide the battle.
• Huyan Li introduced himself as Elephant Armor Academy’s level-forty-three captain, and Zhu Zhuqing calmly answered with her own level and rank.
• The Elephant Armor Team activated its Diamond Mammoth Martial Souls, swelling into heavily armored fighters as Huyan Zhen boasted about Huyan Li’s defense to Emperor Xue Ye.
• Tang San bound all seven opponents with Blue Silver Grass and used Oscar’s Flying Mushrooms to lift Shrek’s fighters into the air.
• Tang San judged that he could restrain the Elephant Armor Team for only about twenty seconds at a time and told Shrek to target its strongest member.
• Tang San immobilized all seven opponents, and Xiao Wu, Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and Mo Lin attacked Huyan Li.

Tang San’s plan to defeat Huyan Li was thwarted by Huyan Li’s Head Soul Bone, but Zhu Zhuqing broke through his defenses and knocked him down. After the Elephant Armor Sect members escaped Tang San’s restraint, they trapped Zhu Zhuqing with their Crushing Kill attack, leaving her unable to move as they descended on her.

• Huyan Li used a Head Soul Bone to withstand the attacks from Xiao Wu and the others and break free of Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass.
• Zhu Zhuqing cracked Huyan Li’s Soul Bone with Hell Rush Hundred Claws, then knocked him unconscious with the Mysterious Nether Divine Palm.
• Huyan Zhen tried to rush onto the arena, but Gu Rong and Xue Ye stopped him from interfering with the match.
• The Elephant Armor Sect members surrounded Zhu Zhuqing, and she severed the Blue Silver Grass that Tang San had been using to pull her to safety.
• Two Elephant Armor Sect Soul Ancestors used Crushing Kill to lock Zhu Zhuqing in place and leap down toward her.

Zhu Zhuqing used her Netherworld Domain and powerful attacks to cripple the Elephant Armor Team, while Shrek steadily defeated the remaining opponents. Shrek won the match with all seven members of Elephant Armor Academy unable to fight.

• Zhu Zhuqing turned into shadow to evade the Elephant Armor Soul Ancestors’ attack, then emerged behind one and wounded him with Netherworld Hundred Claws.
• Huyan Zhen ordered A Da to use his fourth Soul Skill, but Zhu Zhuqing’s attacks bypassed his defenses and left him unable to move.
• Zhu Zhuqing vanished from the four attackers and retreated with Oscar’s help to recover her Soul Power as the crowd cheered.
• Xiao Wu, Mo Lin, Huang Yuan, Qi Ling, and Zhu Zhuqing defeated the remaining Elephant Armor Team members until only one Soul Ancestor remained.
• Xiao Wu and Tang San controlled the final opponent, and the referee declared Shrek Team the winner.