Chapter Summaries

Xu Xingyu recalled how he had challenged Tang Ya’s faith in Tang San and offered the Spirit Contract Pagoda’s support for restoring the Tang Sect. He intended to bring the sect under the Pagoda’s control and weaken Tang San’s influence, while keeping his plans for the power of faith secret.

• Xu Xingyu remembered giving Tang Ya the Tang Sect manuals and questioning why Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect had not preserved or returned them to the Tang Sect.
• Xu Xingyu gave Tang Ya a Spirit Contract Pagoda token and offered funding if she chose to restore the sect, leaving her to consider his questions about Tang San.
• Tang Ya withdrew into herself, and Bei Bei failed to get an explanation from Xu Xingyu after Xu Xingyu’s Dragon God pressure stopped him from approaching.
• Bei Bei stayed with Tang Ya to comfort her and attended the tournament only after she promised to remain at the academy and avoid doing anything foolish.
• Xu Xingyu planned to use the Pagoda’s support to gain control of the weakened Tang Sect and disperse the power of faith Tang San had left on the continent.

Shrek Academy prepared for the semifinals by studying the other three qualifying teams, especially the Star Luo team’s hidden Soul Emperor, Xu Jiujiu. Xu Xingyu offered to use his fifth Soul Skill to counter her Starlight Guardian, and Wang Yan approved the plan.

• Shrek Academy trained and studied the semifinalists: Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Star Luo National Academy, and Di'ao Academy.
• The team assessed Sun Moon’s Soul Tool-based lineup and the Soul Emperor and Soul Kings of Di'ao Academy.
• Xu Xingyu revealed that Xu Jiujiu was Star Luo Academy’s reserve member and had reached Soul Emperor level after fusing with a Star Radiance Unicorn Soul Spirit.
• Xu Xingyu explained that the Soul Spirit let Xu Jiujiu cultivate during the day and warned Wang Yan about her Starlight Guardian Soul Skill.
• Dai Yueheng questioned why Xu Xingyu knew so little about his fiancée’s abilities, and Xu Xingyu said their engagement was political.
• Xu Xingyu offered to use his fifth Soul Skill to break through Starlight Guardian, and Wang Yan allowed him to reveal it while keeping his fourth Soul Skill hidden.

The semifinal match between Shrek Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy began, with Xu Xingyu’s Ziwei Star Martial Soul pressing down on the arena. Xu Jiujiu countered with her Starlight Domain and set out to prove her worth to her fiancé.

• The four teams gathered at Star Luo Plaza, where Xu Jiujiu openly greeted Xu Xingyu and drew the other teams’ attention to their relationship.
• After the draw matched Shrek Academy against Star Luo Royal Academy, Wang Yan selected the team-battle lineup and left Ling Luochen and Xu Yanxue out.
• Huang Jinxu took his place as referee and started the match between Shrek Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Xu Xingyu released his Ziwei Star Martial Soul, spreading an imperial pressure that weighed especially heavily on Xu Jiujiu.
• Xu Jiujiu summoned her Star Radiance Unicorn and activated Starlight Domain, dispelling Xu Xingyu’s pressure and supporting her allies while weakening their opponents.

Xu Jiujiu’s Starlight Domain, Soul Tools, and Starlight Guardian put Star Luo Royal Academy in control and trapped Ma Xiaotao. Xu Xingyu then unleashed Plane of Euthymia, disrupting Xu Jiujiu’s powers and turning the match around.

• Xu Jiujiu’s Starlight Domain blocked Shrek’s Spiritual Detection Sharing, and Star Luo’s team used the Nine-Turn Soul Transformation Device to channel four Soul Masters’ power into Huang Heyun.
• Huang Heyun drove back Dai Yueheng, while Xu Jiujiu trapped Ma Xiaotao and her Phoenix Meteor Shower inside the Absolute Defense Soul Tool.
• Xu Xingyu directed Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan to attack the Soul Masters supplying Huang Heyun, but Xu Jiujiu blocked them with Starlight Guardian.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Xu Xingyu to admit defeat, but he refused and invoked Plane of Euthymia.
• Xu Xingyu’s domain drew away the power of the stars, disrupted Xu Jiujiu’s Starlight Domain and Starlight Guardian, and revealed its ability to seal Soul Skills.

Xu Xingyu used Plane of Euthymia to seal the Star Luo team's Soul Skills, then drew the ancestral Stargod Sword and shattered their Starlight Guardian with a massive star-and-lightning attack. Heavenly Fiend Douluo blocked the blow, leaving Xu Xingyu’s overwhelming strength on display as the match’s outcome became clear.

• Xu Xingyu sealed the Star Luo team's Soul Skills with Plane of Euthymia, allowing Dai Yueheng to eliminate Huang Heyun with White Tiger Destruction Kill.
• Xu Xingyu drew the ancestral Stargod Sword, which Xu Jiujiu and Xu Jiawei recognized as the divine weapon once wielded by Star God Douluo.
• Xu Xingyu gathered star and lightning power into the sword, while Xu Jiujiu remained unable to stop him and her teammates stayed trapped inside Starlight Guardian.
• Xu Xingyu shouted “EX Curry Stick” and swung a colossal beam of sword light at Starlight Guardian, cracking and breaking through the barrier.
• Heavenly Fiend Douluo intervened to stop the attack and realized that even a Soul Douluo would struggle to block Xu Xingyu’s strike.

After Shrek Academy won the match, Xu Xingyu freed Ma Xiaotao from the Absolute Defensive Soul Tool, only for her Evil Fire to erupt again. He restored balance to her Yin-Yang Twin Fires at the hotel, where Ma Xiaotao woke to discover her clothes had shattered and Xu Xingyu had seen her naked.

• Xu Xingyu praised Xu Jiujiu after Shrek Academy's victory, while Xu Jiujiu reflected on the gap between their strength.
• Xu Xingyu used the Blade of Life's Watch to shatter the Absolute Defensive Soul Tool and free Ma Xiaotao.
• Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire flared out of control, so Xu Xingyu froze her and took her back to the hotel with Wang Yan's permission.
• Xu Xingyu spent about an hour using his Power of Chaos to restore balance to Ma Xiaotao's Yin-Yang Twin Fires.
• Ma Xiaotao woke up, apologized to Xu Xingyu, and realized her clothes had shattered while he was treating her.

After Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire went out of control, Xu Xingyu dressed her and reprimanded her for recklessly risking her life and endangering others during the match against the Star Luo Empire. She apologized and learned that she could have escaped the Absolute Defensive Soul Tool by targeting its core.

• Ma Xiaotao put on a dress after her Evil Fire burned away her clothes and worried that Xu Xingyu seeing her naked meant she would have to marry him.
• Xu Xingyu called Ma Xiaotao to account for ignoring their plan to hide her strength and recklessly attacking the Star Luo Team.
• Ma Xiaotao admitted she was wrong, and Xu Xingyu warned he would not help suppress her Evil Fire if she deliberately risked her life again.
• Xu Xingyu explained that the Absolute Defensive Soul Tool reflected most attacks but had a vulnerable core that Ma Xiaotao could have targeted with her Soul Power.
• Ma Xiaotao realized she had ignored the core and regretted not learning basic Soul Tool knowledge before the tournament.

Xu Xingyu reflected on Ma Xiaotao’s stubbornness and resolved to keep their relationship to friendship after treating her Evil Fire. After he left, Ma Xiaotao developed a crush on him and reconsidered how her mistakes had affected their match, unaware of his broader strategy.

• Xu Xingyu judged Ma Xiaotao’s headstrong behavior and the academy’s indulgence of her, then decided he would avoid becoming closer to her after curing her Evil Fire.
• After Xu Xingyu scolded her and left, Ma Xiaotao admired his strength and domineering manner and began thinking of him romantically.
• Ma Xiaotao realized her lack of Soul Tool knowledge had left her helpless against the Absolute Defense Soul Tool and believed she could have escaped and helped Xu Xingyu defeat the Star Luo Team.
• Ma Xiaotao assumed Xu Xingyu could easily counter the Star Luo Team’s Starlight Domain and Star God Protection, while Xu Xingyu had planned to use Plane of Euthymia regardless.
• Xu Xingyu intended to mislead Sun Moon Royal Academy about the danger of Plane of Euthymia, draw their attention toward Ma Xiaotao, and later reveal his Zi Wei Star Thunder Chains.

After Sun Moon Royal Academy defeated Heavenly Soul Di'ao Academy, Xu Xingyu discovered that its team included Ji Juechen, a sword-obsessed Soul Emperor who rejected Soul Skills and Soul Tools. The chapter ended with Xu Xingyu wondering whether Ji Juechen would wield the Sword of Judgment against Shrek in the finals.

• Shrek Academy won both the team and individual competitions against Star Luo Royal Academy and advanced to the finals.
• Sun Moon Royal Academy defeated Heavenly Soul Di'ao Academy in the other semifinal.
• Xu Xingyu noticed an unlisted, long-haired swordsman at Sun Moon Royal Academy, but Wang Yan could not identify him.
• Xu Xingyu realized the swordsman was Ji Juechen, a Soul Emperor who relied on his sword and Sword Intent rather than Soul Skills or Soul Tools.
• Xu Xingyu questioned why Sun Moon Royal Academy had entered Ji Juechen in the tournament and wondered whether he would wield the Sword of Judgment against Shrek.

Wang Yan arranged Shrek’s lineups and strategy for the final against the Sun Moon Team, planning to use Xu Xingyu’s hidden Soul Skill to gain an advantage. Huo Yuhao accepted a place in the individual matches while secretly planning to defeat his opponent, earn the academy’s praise, and then leave for the Body Sect.

• Xu Xingyu hoped to face Ji Juechen in the individual matches and test his intent against him.
• Wang Yan planned for Xu Xingyu to reveal Ziwei Star Lightning Rope during the team battle, then for Ma Xiaotao to lead Shrek’s individual matches.
• Wang Yan assigned the team battle, individual matches, and two-two-three matches, including Huo Yuhao in the individual lineup.
• Xu Xingyu realized Wang Yan intended Huo Yuhao to scout the enemy and pass information to Dai Yueheng, while Huo Yuyao appeared delighted to compete.
• Huo Yuhao had understood the risk but planned to beat his opponent, win Wang Yan’s praise, and then leave Shrek Academy for the Body Sect.

Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena attended a banquet hosted by the Star Luo Imperial Family, hoping to make useful connections for the Spirit Contract Pagoda. They made a striking entrance as a couple and became the focus of the gathering.

• After Wang Yan dismissed the group to rest before the finals, Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena left the hotel together for the imperial banquet.
• Gu Yuena opened a spatial portal, and the pair traveled to the Star Luo Imperial Palace, where they sensed numerous Titled Douluo guarding the venue.
• An attendant escorted Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena to the banquet hall, where they removed their coats and revealed their formal outfits.
• Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena drew the crowd's attention, and the guests admired their appearance as a couple.
• Gu Yuena took pleasure in the guests praising Xu Xingyu's appearance and the purple suit she had designed for him.

Xu Jiujiu revealed her engagement to Xu Xingyu at the Star Luo banquet, surprising the nobles and confirming rumors about their relationship. After dancing with Xu Jiujiu, Xu Xingyu danced with Gu Yuena.

• Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena mingled with the banquet guests, turning down invitations to dance because they already had partners.
• Xu Jiawei arrived with Xu Jiujiu, and Xu Xingyu noticed that her purple gown matched his suit designed by Gu Yuena.
• Xu Xingyu resolved to guide the Spirit Contract Pagoda responsibly so that its Soul Spirit System would not threaten Soul Beasts.
• Xu Jiawei welcomed the guests and formally began the banquet, after which Xu Xingyu prepared to invite Gu Yuena to dance.
• Xu Jiujiu called Xu Xingyu her fiancé and asked him to dance, revealing their engagement to the surprised nobles.
• Xu Xingyu danced with Xu Jiujiu and then danced with Gu Yuena.

Xu Xingyu danced with Xu Jiujiu at the banquet while Gu Yuena waited for her turn. Xu Jiujiu explained that after the tournament she would temporarily give up her princess status to ease Xu Xingyu’s concerns about the Spirit Contract Pagoda’s neutrality.

• Xu Xingyu reluctantly accepted Xu Jiujiu’s invitation to dance, promising Gu Yuena that he would dance with her afterward.
• Gu Yuena ate the banquet’s Soul Beast meat and medicinal dishes while Xu Xingyu and Xu Jiujiu danced before the guests.
• Xu Jiujiu praised Xu Xingyu’s dancing, and they sat down together after the music ended.
• Xu Xingyu asked Xu Jiujiu why she had revealed their engagement, since marrying a princess could compromise the Spirit Contract Pagoda’s neutral stance.
• Xu Jiujiu said she and her imperial brother had agreed that she would temporarily give up her princess status after the tournament and serve as a liaison with the Spirit Contract Pagoda.

Xu Xingyu considered the Spirit Contract Pagoda’s options for dealing with the Star Luo Empire and agreed to discuss closer cooperation after the tournament. He accepted Xu Jiujiu’s choice to give up her princess status for their engagement, then danced with Gu Yuena, who insisted that she would always come first.

• Xu Xingyu weighed whether the Spirit Contract Pagoda should support the Star Luo Empire, the Sun Moon Empire, or establish its own nation.
• Xu Xingyu told Xu Jiujiu to meet him and Gu Yuena at the Spirit Contract Pagoda in Shrek City after the tournament to discuss cooperation.
• Xu Jiujiu smiled, believing that her decision had secured a lasting connection with the Spirit Contract Pagoda.
• Xu Xingyu found Gu Yuena at the banquet and told her about Xu Jiujiu’s decision.
• Gu Yuena said Xu Xingyu should accept Xu Jiujiu as long as Gu Yuena always came first, then danced with him.

The finals of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament began with Shrek Academy facing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in a team battle. Xu Xingyu broke free after a Sun Moon team member trapped them both inside an Invincible Barrier, while the rest of Shrek faced Xiao Hongchen's cannon barrage.

• Xu Xingyu and the others trained for several days before the finals, as crowds flocked to Star Luo Plaza and the city prepared for the event.
• Heavenly Fiend Douluo started the team battle, and Xu Xingyu led Shrek Academy into an attack on the Sun Moon Team.
• Dai Yueheng's White Tiger Meteor Shower struck the Sun Moon Team's group barrier, and Xu Xingyu directed Shrek to use icy mist and artillery before attacking when the barrier fell.
• The Sun Moon Team's Invincible Barriers protected its members from Shrek's ambush, and one member trapped Xu Xingyu inside a barrier with him.
• Xiao Hongchen launched a barrage of Soul Cannons against Shrek while Xu Xingyu remained trapped, but Xu Xingyu used Ziwei Star Lightning Chain to smash the barrier apart.

Xu Xingyu broke Sun Moon Team’s double Invincible Barrier with his fourth Soul Skill and bound the entire team, forcing Ma Rulong to surrender and giving Shrek Academy the team battle. In the Sun Moon Team lounge, Ji Juechen insisted on taking the first individual match, challenging Ma Rulong to stop him.

• Lin Xi trapped Xu Xingyu inside two Invincible Barriers, but Xu Xingyu shattered them with his Zi Wei Star Thunder Chains.
• Xu Xingyu’s chains pierced the Sun Moon Team’s defenses and suppressed their Soul Power, leaving them unable to fight.
• Ma Rulong surrendered, and Heavenly Fiend Douluo declared Shrek Academy the winner of the team battle.
• The Sun Moon Team worried that Xu Xingyu might be their first opponent in the individual battles.
• Ji Juechen announced he would take the first match, and he dismissed Ma Rulong’s protest by challenging him to a fight.

Elder Ma agreed to let Ji Juechen open the Sun Moon Team’s individual matches, and both teams sent out their first fighters. Ji Juechen demanded that Ma Xiaotao admit defeat so he could face Xu Xingyu, and Ma Xiaotao’s rash wager threatened to disrupt Shrek’s planned lineup.

• Elder Ma persuaded Ma Rulong to let Ji Juechen fight first, believing Ji could resist Xu Xingyu’s binding chains and exhaust his Soul Power.
• The chapter explained that Jing Hongchen had given Ji Juechen the Sword of Judgment after Ji proved unusually compatible with the powerful Soul Tool.
• At the start of the individual matches, the Sun Moon Royal Academy sent out Ji Juechen and Shrek Academy sent out Ma Xiaotao.
• Ji Juechen told Ma Xiaotao to admit defeat because he wanted to fight Xu Xingyu, whom he sensed possessed Sword Intent.
• Ma Xiaotao challenged Ji Juechen and promised that he could fight whoever he wanted if he beat her, potentially forcing Xu Xingyu to fight earlier than Wang Yan’s planned lineup allowed.

Ma Xiaotao and Ji Juechen faced off in the match, revealing the power of his Sword of Judgment and her Phoenix flames. As both prepared their strongest attacks, the next exchange was set to decide the outcome.

• Ma Xiaotao and Ji Juechen released their six Soul Rings as the match began, and Ji Juechen charged the Sword of Judgment with light, darkness, and sword intent.
• Ma Xiaotao used her transformation Soul Skills and fired Phoenix Fire Line at Ji Juechen, who split the flames with his sword and emerged unharmed.
• Ji Juechen taunted Ma Xiaotao and Shrek, prompting her to unleash her flames and gather them into her right arm with her fifth Soul Ring.
• Ji Juechen acknowledged Ma Xiaotao's strength, and both fighters began charging their strongest attacks for the decisive exchange.

Ma Xiaotao and Ji Juechen both unleashed their strongest attacks, and their clash left them badly injured before Ji Juechen was declared the winner of the first individual match. Xu Xingyu carried Ma Xiaotao to the rest room and found that her Yin-Yang Twin Fires had been disrupted, leaving Shrek Academy without both of them for the upcoming matches.

• Ma Xiaotao used Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike against Ji Juechen's Silence, and the two attacks canceled each other out in a massive explosion.
• Heavenly Fiend Douluo cleared the smoke and saw that Ma Xiaotao and Ji Juechen were both badly injured, though Ma Xiaotao fainted first.
• Heavenly Fiend Douluo declared Ji Juechen of the Sun Moon Royal Academy the winner of the first individual match.
• Xu Xingyu carried Ma Xiaotao to the rest room and examined her injuries while Wang Yan asked about her condition.
• Xu Xingyu told Wang Yan that Ma Xiaotao could not compete because her Yin-Yang Twin Fires were unbalanced, and he had to stay with her to suppress her Evil Fire.

Shrek faced the Sun Moon Royal Academy in the individual matches while Xu Xingyu stayed behind to treat Ma Xiaotao. Bei Bei and Ling Luochen won their bouts, giving Shrek a commanding lead and leaving Wang Yan confident that they could win even if Xu Xingyu did not return.

• Wang Yan sent Xu Xingyu to treat Ma Xiaotao and asked him to return for the matches if he finished in time.
• Bei Bei wore down Li Yan with evasive footwork, then poisoned him with a Tang Sect hidden weapon; after Sun Moon’s team secured an antidote, Li Yan recovered.
• Bei Bei defeated Chen An with his Golden Sacred Dragon bloodline and Tyrant Emperor Lightning Domain, then conceded the next match because he had nearly exhausted his Soul Power.
• Ling Luochen froze Mi Jia with her Ice Radiance Ring and won Shrek’s fourth individual match.
• Shrek took three points in the individual matches and led Sun Moon Royal Academy eight to one overall, easing Wang Yan’s concern.