Chapter Summaries

Tang Wulin demonstrated his forging skill in the Tang Sect Soul Tool Hall, using Huo Yutong’s Spiritual Detection to refine Golden Light Stone with exceptional precision. Xuan Ziwen watched in astonishment and began to see Tang Wulin as someone who could help close the gap between the Original Three Kingdoms of Douluo and the Sun Moon Empire in Rare Metals.

• Xuan Ziwen brought Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong to his experimental table in the Tang Sect Soul Tool Hall and invited Tang Wulin to prove his ability.
• Huo Yutong used Spiritual Detection Sharing to reveal the metals’ internal structures and urged Tang Wulin to begin forging.
• Tang Wulin heated Golden Light Stone with the Fire Dragon King’s flames and entered Unity of Heaven and Man as he struck it with his hammers.
• Tang Wulin refined the Golden Light Stone with rapid, precise blows while Huo Yutong’s Spiritual Detection guided his control.
• Xuan Ziwen watched Tang Wulin’s forging and realized his skill could help overcome the Original Three Kingdoms of Douluo’s shortage of high-grade Rare Metals.

Tang Wulin achieved his first Spirit Refinement on a Golden Light Stone, astonishing Xuan Ziwen, who took the metal to study. After returning to Huo Yutong’s room, the two resolved an awkward misunderstanding and spent the night together.

• Tang Wulin completed Grade One Thousand Refinement on the Golden Light Stone and began Spirit Refinement.
• Tang Wulin maintained his connection with the metal and completed Spirit Refinement, producing a brilliant dragon-shaped glow.
• Xuan Ziwen eagerly questioned Tang Wulin about the transformed metal, and Tang Wulin agreed to let him study it.
• Huo Yutong and Tang Wulin returned to her room, where she became embarrassed when Tang Wulin failed to hear her promise.
• Huo Yutong invited Tang Wulin back into her room, and the two spent the night together.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong shared an affectionate morning before meeting Di Yun'er and learning that the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament would use a different format. They hurried to Cai Mei'er’s office for details, with Di Yun'er joining them as a likely teammate.

• Tang Wulin woke beside Huo Yutong, and she gave him a good-morning kiss after he asked how she was feeling.
• Huo Yutong said she was sore but could get out of bed, and she went with Tang Wulin to eat in the Inner Court.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong encountered Di Yun'er in the dining hall, where Han Ruoruo and Wang Yan told Tang Wulin to visit Cai Mei'er about changes to the tournament format.
• Wang Yan said Tang Wulin’s senior sister would lead the team and knew more about the changes, so Tang Wulin hurried to Cai Mei'er’s office with Huo Yutong.
• Di Yun'er followed, and Tang Wulin realized she was participating in the tournament and welcomed her as a teammate.

Tang Wulin and other gifted students gathered at Cai Mei'er's office to hear that the upcoming tournament might allow sects to compete alongside academies. Cai Mei'er offered them the chance to represent the Tang Sect, while Huo Yutong would remain with Shrek Academy.

• Tang Wulin arrived at Cai Mei'er's office and found old acquaintances, including Nan Qiūqiū, who Huo Yutong revealed had long liked him.
• Cai Mei'er explained that the Sun Moon Empire had proposed allowing sects to enter the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• Beibei asked whether the students could represent the Tang Sect instead of Shrek Academy, and Cai Mei'er said the proposal would almost certainly pass.
• Cai Mei'er told the students they could divide their teams as they wished, provided Huo Yutong stayed with Shrek Academy.
• Huo Yutong reassured Tang Wulin that they would not be separated, and he agreed to visit her during the tournament.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong became captains of the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy teams for a sparring match, but were barred from competing. After Huo Yutong effortlessly suppressed Wu Feng, the teams prepared for one-on-one arena matches, with Xu Sanshi and He Caitou chosen to fight first.

• Cai Mei'er finalized the two teams and appointed Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong as their captains, while forbidding them from participating.
• Wu Feng challenged Huo Yutong's appointment, and Huo Yutong froze and suppressed her to demonstrate her strength.
• Cai Mei'er led both teams to the Soul Dueling Zone and explained that the matches would help them coordinate for the upcoming tournament.
• Tang Wulin chose Xu Sanshi as the Tang Sect team's first fighter, and Huo Yutong sent He Caitou to face him.

Shrek defeated the Tang Sect in a morning of sparring, while Tang Wulin warned Cai Mei'er that the Body Sect might enter the tournament. At the Tang Sect, Xuan Ziwen excitedly showed Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong a ninth-grade Soul Tool Core Array he had engraved in record time.

• Shrek won the sparring matches, with Di Yun'er defeating Beibei using her own Golden Dragon Spear.
• Tang Wulin told Cai Mei'er that the Body Sect might participate in the tournament, and she left to discuss the threat with the Teachers.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong encountered Xuan Ziwen at the Tang Sect entrance and followed him to the Soul Tool Hall.
• Xuan Ziwen showed them a ninth-grade Soul Tool Core Array he had made overnight, astonishing Huo Yutong with how quickly he had engraved it.

Tang Wulin’s Spirit Refinement metal greatly increased Xuan Ziwen’s Soul Tool engraving speed and success rate, giving Xuan Ziwen hope of creating a Tier 9 Soul Tool and even a Humanoid Soul Tool. Tang Wulin agreed to forge the metals Xuan Ziwen needed, leaving Huo Yutong hopeful about the renewed future of the Tang Sect and academy.

• Xuan Ziwen told Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong that the Spirit Refinement metal doubled his Core Array engraving success rate and improved his speed.
• Xuan Ziwen asked Tang Wulin to forge more Rare Metals, and Tang Wulin agreed to supply them for free if Xuan Ziwen taught Huo Yutong well.
• Xuan Ziwen explained that Spirit Refinement metal had enhanced Golden Light Stone and awakened its spirituality.
• Xuan Ziwen said the metal gave him confidence to attempt creating Humanoid Soul Tools, exciting Huo Yutong with the possibility of closing the Soul Tool gap between the Original Three Kingdoms and the Sun Moon Empire.
• Tang Wulin asked Xuan Ziwen for a list of metals to forge, while Huo Yutong told Tang Wulin that his return had brought new vitality to her, the academy, and the Tang Sect.

After a month and a half of training and forging, Tang Wulin and the Shrek and Tang Sect teams departed Shrek City for the tournament in Mingdu. Huo Yutong’s team had grown stronger, and Zhang Lexuan warned everyone to beware of danger in the Sun Moon Empire.

• Tang Wulin spent his days training the teams and his nights forging, while Xuan Ziwen urged him to stay because he needed his rare metals.
• Wang Dong returned from home with her Sixth Soul Ring, and Zhang Lexuan arrived to lead Shrek Academy’s team to the tournament.
• Huo Yutong defeated the Shrek team in training, while Di Yun'er later overwhelmed Xie Huanyue and was appointed vice-captain.
• Tang Ya joined the Tang Sect delegation despite Beibei’s attempts to dissuade her, and Tang Wulin noticed Zhang Lexuan acted strangely toward her.
• Zhang Lexuan warned both teams to watch for traps in the Sun Moon Empire, then led them out of Shrek City toward Mingdu.

Tang Wulin and his team arrived in Mingdu for the expanded All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, whose prizes and unusual circumstances made him suspect a conspiracy. At the registration venue, Huo Yutong used Spiritual Detection Sharing to locate Princess Jiujiu and Princess Vina, whom Tang Wulin greeted.

• Tang Wulin surveyed Mingdu and learned that sects had been allowed to compete, bringing the tournament to 167 teams and prompting the Sun Moon Empire to offer Soul Tools as prizes.
• Tang Wulin suspected the Sun Moon Empire had a hidden motive for awarding a ninth-grade Soul Tool amid rising tensions at the borders.
• Huo Yutong and He Caitou led the group to the Mingyue Hotel to register for the tournament.
• Tang Wulin asked Huo Yutong to share her Spiritual Detection, impressing the Shrek Team members and allowing them to sense other participants' cultivation.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong found Princess Jiujiu and Princess Vina, and Tang Wulin greeted them.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong contacted Princess Xu Jiujiu and Princess Vina before the tournament, then spotted Meng Hongchen and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team approaching. Tang Wulin prepared to face the encounter, while Huo Yutong’s calm reaction left him more anxious.

• Huo Yutong added Xu Jiujiu and Vina to a private Spiritual Detection Sharing list, and Tang Wulin arranged to meet them after registration.
• Vina warned Tang Wulin that revealing Huo Yutong’s soul skill could give their opponents an advantage, but Tang Wulin confidently said they would not be able to beat his team.
• Tang Wulin ended the connection with the princesses and stressed that the group needed to share intelligence about the ambitious Sun Moon Empire.
• Huo Yutong spotted Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen leading the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team toward them.
• Tang Wulin told his companions to keep walking normally, while Wu Feng called him a womanizer and Huo Yutong showed no sign of jealousy.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong encountered the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team, where Meng Hongchen rushed toward Tang Wulin and was stopped by Huo Yutong. Tang Wulin urged Meng to take responsibility for her team and moved on with Huo Yutong, who reassured him that she was not angry.

• Meng Hongchen charged toward Tang Wulin, but Huo Yutong blocked her and called her a fox spirit.
• Xiao Hongchen restrained Meng Hongchen, knowing she could not defeat Huo Yutong.
• Tang Wulin asked Meng Hongchen to look at her puzzled teammates and reminded her of her duties as vice-captain.
• Xiao Hongchen thanked Tang Wulin for advising Meng, and Tang joked that he could thank him after being knocked off the stage.
• Huo Yutong told Tang Wulin she was not angry and clasped his hand as they continued on.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong met Xu Jiujiu and Vina to discuss the Holy Spirit Cult’s role in the Mingdu Soul Engineer Elite Competition, then decided to rely on Shrek’s own Soul Engineers. After the meeting, the bodyguards judged the pair exceptionally talented, and Xu Jiujiu and Vina considered closer ties with Shrek.

• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong met Xu Jiujiu and Vina, and Huo Yutong sensed two Titled Douluo-level guards hidden in the room.
• Tang Wulin confirmed that the Xishui Alliance was a subordinate organization of the Holy Spirit Cult and explained that Shrek had warned the other countries about the competition.
• Huo Yutong asked whether the princesses had brought capable Soul Engineers, but Vina admitted that their teams lacked strong candidates, so Shrek would have to rely on Huo Yutong and He Caitou.
• Tang Wulin asked the princesses to share any further information about the Holy Spirit Cult, and Vina told him that Long Aotian looked forward to fighting him again.
• After Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong left, Grandma Manyi warned Xu Jiujiu that both students were extraordinary, prompting Xu Jiujiu and Vina to reconsider their plans and the value of cooperation with Shrek.

The Tang Sect arrived at the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament and watched the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy win its opening match. When the Tang Sect’s match against the Heavy Armor Sect began, Tang Wulin volunteered to compete first, hinting that he meant to reveal his abilities to certain people.

• Xu Sanshi drew lots for the Tang Sect, while Shrek Academy received a bye in the First Shift and advanced with twelve points.
• The Tang Sect was assigned a remote, uncovered seating area, and Nan Qiūqiū complained about the Sun Moon Empire’s treatment.
• Xu Tianran arrived at the competition grounds, and a young girl announced that the tournament had begun on behalf of the Regent.
• Meng Hongchen defeated six opponents in the opening match, giving the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy victory over the Dragon Slaying Sect.
• When the Tang Sect’s match against the Heavy Armor Sect was called, Tang Wulin confirmed he would compete first and walked onto the stage.

Tang Wulin used his Bluesilver Emperor to defeat Heavy Armor Sect’s first two fighters in quick succession, concealing his close-combat strength and saving the Golden Dragon King’s power for his other identity in Mingdu. The second opponent was blasted out of the match, and Tang Wulin remained ready to face the rest of the team.

• Tang Wulin defeated Heavy Armor Sect’s Vice-Captain by binding him with Bluesilver Emperor vines and detonating his Fire Attribute vines.
• Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s members questioned Tang Wulin’s vine-based fighting style and unusual Soul Ring configuration, and Meng Hongchen explained that he had Twin Martial Souls.
• Tang Wulin deliberately relied on the Bluesilver Emperor so opponents would mistake it for his primary fighting method, while reserving the Golden Dragon King’s power for Mingdu.
• Heavy Armor Sect’s second fighter charged Tang Wulin, but Tang Wulin detonated his vines, overcame the opponent’s gravity skill, and blasted him out of the match.

Tang Wulin defeated the Heavy Armor Sect’s remaining fighters, including its Soul Emperor, Ling Wanqing, in a one-versus-seven sweep. Ling Wanqing conceded, and the Heavy Armor Sect agreed to forfeit the upcoming Team Battle.

• Tang Wulin defeated the Heavy Armor Sect’s third through sixth contestants with little effort, leaving its leader grim and Tang with most of his Soul Power remaining.
• The Heavy Armor Sect sent its Soul Emperor, Ling Wanqing, who promised to forfeit the Team Battle if Tang defeated him.
• Ling Wanqing charged at Tang, but Tang summoned the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King to counter him.
• Tang used the Water Dragon King’s Water Emperor’s Bind to restrain Ling Wanqing as the Fire Dragon King prepared a powerful attack.
• The referee blocked the attack, Ling Wanqing admitted defeat, and Tang became the tournament’s first contestant to complete a One vs Seven Sweep.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong disguised themselves as a fallen-family young lady and her butler to enter the Mingdu Soul Engineer Elite Competition and investigate the Xishui Alliance. They reached the Alliance’s underground venue at Qingse Hotel and entered its vast competition hall.

• Huo Yutong showed Tang Wulin a newspaper praising his water-and-fire abilities, which helped their plan by drawing attention away from his Body Techniques.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong prepared their disguises and set out for the competition as a young lady and her longtime butler.
• Tang Wulin split the team’s efforts, sending He Caitou to the Audu Merchant Association while he and Huo Yutong chose the Xishui Alliance venue.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong entered Qingse Hotel after presenting Huo Yutong’s forged Soul Guidance Badge.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong descended into the underground hall, where they saw suspended rooms, escalators, and a large central platform.

Huo Yutong entered the Underground Grand Competition and used her spiritual power to question the referee about the participants and the Xishui Alliance. After learning that the alliance consisted of Evil Soul Masters, she compelled the referee to arrange a meeting with one and left the competition to pursue contact with them.

• Huo Yutong registered for the competition and began crafting a Soul Tool while speaking with the elderly referee.
• Huo Yutong used Spiritual Detection to assess the competitors and learned from the referee that 187 of the 265 participants had advanced.
• Huo Yutong secretly controlled the referee’s mind and discovered that the Xishui Alliance was made up of Evil Soul Masters.
• Huo Yutong compelled the referee to help her meet an Evil Soul Master, sent him an address through Divine Sense, and left her worktable after finishing her Soul Tool.

Disguised as Tang Wu and Tang Liu'er, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong met a Holy Spirit Cult Saint to gather information and attract a higher-ranking member. Huo Yutong revealed her Holy-attribute Undead Knight, and Third Elder mistook Tang Wulin for her devoted guard as he welcomed them into the cult.

• The yellow-robed elder brought Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong to meet a black-clothed Saint of the Holy Spirit Cult, who recognized Huo Yutong's control over the elder's soul.
• Huo Yutong pretended to know nothing about the cult, then asked its hidden observer to speak with her instead of the Saint.
• Third Elder appeared and challenged Huo Yutong to demonstrate her abilities, so she released Death Aura and summoned an Undead Knight with a Holy Attribute.
• Third Elder tried to grab Huo Yutong, but Tang Wulin blocked him with a punch, and they recognized each other's strength as Soul Douluo and Titled Douluo.
• Tang Wulin claimed he was loyal to Huo Yutong because her family had taken him in, and Third Elder accepted the story and said he could remain with her in the cult.

Huo Yutong negotiated with the Holy Spirit Cult’s Third Elder, securing the tournament prize and a limited safety oath while delaying any decision about joining. After she and Tang Wulin escaped his pursuit, Tang Wulin persuaded her not to become an undercover agent in the cult.

• The Third Elder invited Huo Yutong and Tang Wulin to join the Holy Spirit Cult, but Huo Yutong demanded the ninth-grade Soul Tool prize and an oath protecting them during the tournament.
• The Third Elder swore to protect Huo Yutong and Tang Wulin during the competition, and Huo Yutong postponed further negotiations until it ended.
• Huo Yutong used a Spiritual Clone and Simulation Soul Skills to help her and Tang Wulin evade the Third Elder and return to their hotel.
• Tang Wulin objected when Huo Yutong admitted she was considering infiltrating the Holy Spirit Cult as an undercover agent.
• Huo Yutong agreed not to go undercover after Tang Wulin explained that he feared for her safety.

Shrek Academy drew the Snow Demon Sect, secretly the Body Sect, as its opponent in the third round. Huo Yutong arranged to face them first and took the stage confidently after Vina confirmed her team would fight.

• Xie Huanyue drew the Snow Demon Sect, and Huo Yutong revealed that it was the Body Sect in disguise.
• Huo Yutong stopped Wu Feng from berating Xie Huanyue and announced she would be Shrek's first contestant.
• Huo Yutong told Vina that the Body Sect should forfeit, but Vina explained its members insisted on fighting to avoid appearing afraid.
• Huo Yutong said she would go first, and Vina understood her meaning and agreed to proceed with the match.
• The referee called for the first contestants, and Huo Yutong walked calmly onto the competition stage.