Chapter Summaries

After the Shrek Team defeated the Elephant Armor Team, Huyan Li confessed his admiration for Zhu Zhuqing and challenged Qi Ling when he learned she liked him. Dugu Yan set a condition for the challenge, leaving the teams eager to prove themselves against the Qilin Team.

• Huyan Zhen reacted angrily to the Elephant Armor Team's defeat, while Huyan Li recovered enough to exchange salutes with Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Huyan Li praised Zhu Zhuqing, asked whether she had a boyfriend, and heard her say she liked someone she wanted to become worthy of.
• Zhu Zhuqing looked toward Qi Ling in the stands, and Huyan Li challenged him after realizing he was her chosen person.
• Huyan Zhen encouraged Huyan Li, while the spectators waited to see whether Qi Ling would accept the challenge.
• Dugu Yan said Huyan Li would first have to defeat Qilin Team members to earn the right to challenge Qi Ling, who would sit out the remaining preliminary matches.

Qi Ling discovered that Shi Nian planned to target both Tang San and him, then watched the Qilin Team face Elephant Armor Team in the tournament. Dugu Yan and Tuoliya led a heavily substituted lineup, and the match began with Elephant Armor Team advancing in formation.

• Dugu Yan asked Qi Ling for his judgment of her performance, and he warned her not to lose the upcoming match.
• The referee announced that the Qilin Team would face Elephant Armor Team in the next day's seventh match.
• Qi Ling disguised himself and followed Canghui Academy, where he overheard Shi Nian plotting to kill Tang San and him.
• The Qilin Team entered the arena with Dugu Yan, Tuoliya, and five substitutes against Elephant Armor Team.
• Huyan Li led Elephant Armor Team forward in formation after both teams released their Martial Souls, while Dugu Yan prepared a tactic with Tuoliya.

Dugu Yan used the poisonous mist to distract the Elephant Armor Team while she prepared a barrage of poisoned swords, striking several members and weakening them. When they charged, Tuoliya fortified herself with layered defensive skills and stood firm against all seven attackers.

• Dugu Yan spread poisonous mist across the arena, but the Elephant Armor Team scattered it by blowing it away.
• Dugu Yan revealed that the mist had only been a distraction and launched hundreds of poisoned swords at the Elephant Armor Team.
• Huyan Zhen warned Huyan Li in time, and the team defended, but the swords poisoned the four Soul Elders and began draining their Soul Power.
• Huyan Li ordered the team to attack before the poison took full effect, and Dugu Yan entrusted the defense to Tuoliya.
• Tuoliya combined Invisible Air and Knight's Protection with Dugu Yan's defensive poison, then remained unmoved as the seven attackers charged her.

Dugu Yan’s poison weakened the Elephant Armor Team while Tuoliya held off their repeated charges with Invisible Air. The team finally shattered her defense, but their captain was close to collapsing, and Dugu Yan stepped in as two Soul Ancestors charged again.

• Huyan Li realized that Dugu Yan’s evaporating poison had spread through the air, while Dugu Yan explained that the team’s exertion had accelerated its effects.
• Huyan Li rallied the Elephant Armor Team, and all seven members threw themselves against Tuoliya’s Invisible Air as Dugu Yan prepared more poison swords.
• The four Soul Elders collapsed from exhaustion, while Huyan Li used his Head Soul Bone to block Dugu Yan’s swords and led the remaining Soul Ancestors in breaking Tuoliya’s defense.
• Tuoliya staggered back, drained of Soul Power, as Huyan Zhen praised her defense; Huyan Li then urged the two remaining Soul Ancestors to attack before she recovered.
• As Tuoliya raised her sword to meet the charge, Dugu Yan stopped her and said she would handle the fight.

Dugu Yan and Tuoliya defeated the Elephant Armor Team’s remaining fighters in a two-against-seven battle, winning the match for the Qilin Team. Their victory showed the other teams that Qi Ling’s teammates were formidable fighters in their own right.

• Dugu Yan used her speed and poison sword to outmaneuver two Elephant Armor Sect Soul Ancestors, then poisoned them when they lowered their defenses to attack.
• Tuoliya used Knight’s Oath to teleport beside Dugu Yan and block both opponents’ attacks, then carried Dugu Yan back to their side.
• The two poisoned Soul Ancestors collapsed, leaving all seven Elephant Armor Team members unable to fight, and the referee declared the Qilin Team the winner.
• The spectators cheered Dugu Yan and Tuoliya, while the other teams recognized the Qilin Team’s strength; Shrek’s members compared their victory with their own harder-fought match.

After both Shrek Academy and the Qilin Team received forfeits, Qi Ling accompanied Tang San because he expected Shi Nian to attack him. Shi Nian trapped Tang San in an illusion, but Qi Ling remained unaffected and drew Shi Nian into an illusion of his own.

• Shrek Academy, the Qilin Team, Thunder Academy, and Godwind Academy remained undefeated after six rounds of the Soul Master Tournament.
• Qi Ling walked back toward Shrek Academy with Tang San, watching for the danger he sensed and expecting Shi Nian to make his move.
• Qi Ling recognized Shi Nian’s attack on the deserted street and challenged him to come out of hiding.
• Shi Nian used his Martial Soul to trap Tang San in a painful illusion, but Qi Ling appeared unaffected.
• Shi Nian entered Qi Ling’s illusion and found himself in a barren wasteland, where Qi Ling welcomed him and revealed that it was his own illusion.

Qi Ling used Nightmare Descends to take control of the dream Shi Nian had created and trapped Shi Nian in a terrifying illusion. After escaping, Qi Ling found Shi Nian’s body vacant and Tang San awake, then considered what to do with Shi Nian.

• Shi Nian panicked when Qi Ling revealed that Nightmare Descends let him control the dream and that Shi Nian had lost control of the illusion.
• Qi Ling pointed out that Shi Nian cared most about himself and used Nightmare Descends to overwhelm him with fear.
• Qi Ling left the illusion after Shi Nian was enveloped by shadowy mist and heard Shi Nian screaming within the dream.
• Qi Ling found Tang San recovering and Shi Nian standing vacant, his consciousness trapped in the illusion.
• Tang San recognized Shi Nian and asked whether he had caused the attack, while Qi Ling explained that Shi Nian was now only a walking corpse.

Qi Ling killed Shi Nian and used the World-Destroying Black Flame to erase his body, then gave the Soul Bone left behind to Tang San. The brothers returned to Shrek Academy, where Xiao Wu and the others were waiting anxiously for them.

• Qi Ling chose to kill Shi Nian and received the World-Destroying Black Flame, learning that it could burn almost anything but was difficult and unsettling to cultivate.
• Qi Ling snapped Shi Nian's neck after explaining that he would kill him and erase every trace of him.
• Tang San told Qi Ling how Shi Nian's illusion had nearly broken his will, then worried that the killing could cause trouble for their tournament team.
• Qi Ling burned Shi Nian's body with the black flame, which grew slightly stronger, and found a Soul Bone where the body had been.
• Qi Ling gave the Soul Bone to Tang San, and the two returned to Shrek Academy, where Xiao Wu and the others were waiting.

Qi Ling told Shrek that he had killed Shi Nian, and Grandmaster warned him and Tang San to keep the death secret after examining the Soul Bone they recovered. With both teams unbeaten, the eleventh round paired Shrek against Blazing Fire Academy and Qilin against Canghui Academy, while Qi Ling decided to compete.

• Qi Ling reunited with Xiao Wu and told the Shrek group that he had killed Shi Nian after Shi Nian tried to scheme against him and Tang San.
• Qi Ling explained the killing to Flender and Grandmaster, who urged him to conceal Shi Nian's death and examined the multicolored Soul Bone before suggesting it might suit Ning Rongrong.
• Shrek and Qilin completed ten consecutive victories, then drew Blazing Fire Academy and Canghui Academy, respectively, for the eleventh round.
• Qi Ling dismissed Dugu Yan's confidence about Canghui Academy and announced that he would take the field against them.
• Before the matches, Grandmaster studied Blazing Fire Academy's lineup, and Tang San chose to use Shrek's previous lineup.

Tang San led Shrek Academy against Blazing Fire Academy, using Zhu Zhuqing’s speed to disrupt their formation and create an opening. The chapter ended with Huo Wushuang barely fending off attacks from Tai Long, Huang Yuan, and Jing Ling.

• Blazing Fire Academy’s captain Huo Wushuang warned Tang San that their fire-attribute team would defeat Shrek.
• At the referee’s signal, Blazing Fire Academy launched an attack aimed at Tang San, while Zhu Zhuqing raced toward Huo Wu.
• Huo Wu used her Third Soul Skill, Repelling Fire Ring, to repel Zhu Zhuqing and protect herself.
• Zhu Zhuqing vanished from the enemy formation as Tang San trapped Huo Wushuang with Blue Silver Grass.
• Tai Long, Huang Yuan, and Jing Ling attacked Huo Wushuang together, but he used his second Soul Skill to barely block them.

Shrek used Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and Zhu Zhuqing’s agility to turn the battle against Blazing Fire Academy. After Zhu Zhuqing defeated three boosted opponents by herself, Huo Wu admitted defeat.

• Huo Wushuang blocked Shrek’s pincer attack, but Zhu Zhuqing appeared behind him and knocked him out of the fight.
• Huo Wu ordered the support Soul Masters to boost three fighters, who overwhelmed Tai Long, Huang Yuan, and Jing Ling until Tang San pulled them back with Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San wrapped Zhu Zhuqing in fire-immune Blue Silver Grass, and she fought Blazing Fire Academy’s three boosted fighters alone.
• The support Soul Masters exhausted their Soul Power, the boosts faded, and Zhu Zhuqing defeated all three opponents.
• Huo Wu admitted defeat after her teammates fell and she lost the chance to use her Fourth Soul Skill.

After Shrek Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy, Canghui Academy challenged Qi Ling and unleashed its Seven Asura Illusion Realm fusion skill. Qi Ling was trapped inside the seven-colored light as the spectators wondered whether his undefeated record would end.

• Huo Wu conceded, and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner over Blazing Fire Academy.
• Huo Wu vowed that Blazing Fire Academy would not lose to Shrek again, and Tang San calmly accepted her challenge.
• Canghui Academy chose the Qilin Team as its opponent and fielded the seven members of its Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
• Qi Ling took the stage alone after his six teammates withdrew, while Canghui Academy gathered in formation and summoned seven gemstone Martial Souls.
• Canghui Academy activated its Seven Asura Illusion Realm and enveloped Qi Ling in a pillar of colored light.

Qi Ling broke Canghui Academy’s seven-person fusion skill with a dragon’s roar and won the match, leaving the team unable to continue as Soul Masters. His victory thrilled the spectators and drew the attention of Bishop Salas, while Qi Ling left the arena with Dugu Yan.

• Canghui Academy trapped Qi Ling inside its seven-person Soul Skill Fusion Skill, while Dugu Yan, Luna, Xiao Wu, and Tang San remained confident in him.
• Qi Ling saw through the captain’s plan to defeat him without killing him and warned the team to give up being Soul Masters.
• Qi Ling unleashed a dragon’s roar that shattered the illusion, leaving Canghui Academy’s members kneeling in fear.
• The referee declared Qi Ling the winner, and the crowd chanted his name as Emperor Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi celebrated while Salas worried about his growing strength.
• Dugu Yan praised Qi Ling, who revealed that the Canghui Academy members might never be able to become Soul Masters again.

Qi Ling explained that his Nine Heavens Dragon Roar had broken Canghui Academy’s illusion but left its seven members unable to use their fusion technique and damaged their future cultivation. While waiting for the matchups, he was confronted by Huo Wu, who insisted on speaking with him alone, and he followed her to a secluded corner.

• Qi Ling explained that his dragon roar had shattered Canghui Academy’s fusion technique and left its members with lasting psychological and cultivation setbacks.
• Dugu Yan summed up the outcome by saying Canghui had suffered bad luck and Qi Ling had won again.
• As Qi Ling waited for the matchup announcement, Huo Wu approached and demanded that he come speak with her alone.
• Qi Ling teased Huo Wu about her maturity and refused to leave until she threatened to accuse him of molesting her.
• Huo Wu grew tearful, and Qi Ling agreed to go with her after asking Dugu Yan to listen for the matchups.
• Qi Ling followed Huo Wu to a secluded corner of the rest area, where they were alone.

Qi Ling agreed to defeat Zhu Zhuqing for Huo Wu if she served as his maid until the match against Shrek, and she accepted after he rebuked her pride. The next day, Blazing Fire Academy forfeited its match against the Qilin Team, surprising Qi Ling and his teammates.

• Huo Wu asked Qi Ling to help her defeat Zhu Zhuqing, offering to let him court her and then to be his girlfriend as payment.
• Qi Ling declined those offers and proposed that Huo Wu serve as his maid; after he restrained her and challenged her to earn what she wanted, she agreed and vowed to defeat him someday.
• Qi Ling returned to the Qilin Team lounge, where Dugu Yan revealed that the next day's opponent was Blazing Fire Academy.
• Qi Ling selected Luna, Tuoliya, and Yu Feng to compete, and Yu Feng eagerly prepared for his first official match.
• Huo Wu arrived at the Qilin Team's rest area and announced that Blazing Fire Academy had forfeited, explaining that conserving their strength was better than challenging a team on course to qualify.

The Qilin Team prepared to face the Thunder Team, one of the strongest single-attribute academy teams, and Qi Ling chose Luna and the Hua twins for the lineup. The Thunder Team took the field determined to fight for a qualifying spot, while the audience awaited the Qilin Team’s response.

• Qi Ling accepted Huo Wu’s advice to forfeit against teams they could not beat, and Godwind Academy also surrendered to the Qilin Team.
• Qi Ling named Luna, Hua Yimeng, and Hua Yidie to face the Thunder Team, saying no previous opponent had warranted the twins’ appearance.
• The Shrek Team finished its match and joined Qi Ling in the spectator area, where he told them Luna would compete for the first time.
• Yu Tianxin led the Thunder Team onto the field, determined to win and secure their qualifying spot.

The Qilin Team faced the Thunder Team with Qi Ling absent from the lineup and Luna as its sole attacker, while the Hua sisters shocked the arena with extraordinary Soul Ring configurations. The match began with Yu Tianxin enraged by the Qilin Team’s apparent contempt and Luna’s warning that she might hurt him.

• Yu Tianxin resented the cheers for the Qilin Team and vowed to defeat them.
• The Qilin Team entered with Luna as acting captain, while Qi Ling, Dugu Yan, and Tuoliya were absent; Hua Yimeng reassured the nervous Luna.
• Qi Ling silenced the arena with his Nine Heavens Dragon Roar and told Luna to go easy on the Thunder Team.
• Qi Ling assigned four substitutes to protect the Hua sisters, leaving Luna to carry the Qilin Team’s offense alone.
• The Thunder Team summoned its Martial Souls, then Luna and the Hua sisters revealed unusual Soul Ring configurations that astonished the crowd.
• Yu Tianxin challenged Luna, who warned him not to distract her and said she might beat him to death.

Luna used three enhancement Soul Skills and the Hua sisters’ Bell of Coordination to reach overwhelming strength before the Qilin Team’s match against the Thunder Team. She knocked Yu Tianxin and the rest of his team out of the arena, securing a decisive victory for the Qilin Team.

• Luna activated her three enhancement Soul Skills, and Hua Yimeng and Hua Yidie boosted her attributes with their Bell of Coordination.
• At the start of the match, the Thunder Team charged Luna while the Qilin Team’s substitutes protected the Hua sisters.
• Luna leaped in front of Yu Tianxin and struck him off the arena with one blow.
• The Thunder Team lost its composure, and Luna knocked its remaining members out of the arena.
• The referee declared the Qilin Team the winner after confirming the Thunder Team members were safe.

The Qilin Team continued its winning streak as the preliminaries neared their end, and Skywater Academy challenged Qi Ling to compete in their match. Qi Ling accepted, then learned that Skywater captain Shui Bing'er was a seventeen-year-old Soul Ancestor with a Soul Power Level of forty-seven.

• Qi Ling told the Qilin Team that their safety mattered more than winning, and the team returned to treat Luna’s injuries.
• Shrek and the Qilin Team kept winning while Skywater, Blazing Fire, and Divine Wind also remained among the strongest teams.
• The draw paired the Qilin Team with Skywater Academy, whose vice-captain Xue Wu announced that they would field their main members and asked Qi Ling to compete.
• Qi Ling accepted Xue Wu’s challenge, prompting cheers from the spectators.
• Huo Wu warned Qi Ling that Skywater captain Shui Bing'er was a formidable genius with an Ice Crystal Phoenix Martial Soul and a Soul Power Level of forty-seven.

Qi Ling rejected Huo Wu and Tuoliya’s offers to accompany him, choosing to face Skywater Academy alone. As the match began, his Divine Dragon Emperor Martial Soul unexpectedly drew a harmonious response from Shui Bing’er’s phoenix, leaving her flustered and determined to defeat him.

• Huo Wu worried that Qi Ling would face Skywater Academy alone, but he insisted he would fight by himself, and Dugu Yan encouraged Huo Wu to work hard if she wanted to stand beside him.
• Qi Ling refused Tuoliya’s request to join the next day’s match, saying he wanted to enjoy a challenging opponent.
• The Great Soul Arena scheduled the match first on the main stage, where Shui Bing’er led Skywater Academy against Qi Ling and his withdrawn reserve teammates.
• Skywater Academy summoned its Martial Souls, revealing five Soul Ancestors and Shui Bing’er’s black Ten Thousand Year fourth Soul Ring.
• Qi Ling summoned the Divine Dragon Emperor, and its dragon phantom cried in harmony with the ice-blue phoenix above Shui Bing’er, startling the audience and embarrassing her.
• Shui Bing’er regained her composure and silently resolved to teach Qi Ling a lesson.