Chapter Summaries

The Hundred Thousand Year Dragon Blood Ganoderma Immortal Grade went up for auction, and a bidder won it for 160 million Gold Soul Coins. Xu Jiujiu then came to escort the Shrek group, leaving their reason for special treatment unrevealed.

• Xu Jiujiu explained the damaged herb’s powers and gave the guests thirty minutes before the final auction began.
• The Dragon Blood Ganoderma’s bidding opened at 100 million Gold Soul Coins and climbed to 160 million, forcing Xiao Hongchen and other bidders to stop.
• A big-headed man used his power to order a Black Rank Auctioneer to investigate the winning bidder, while his thick-armed companion proposed robbing the herb.
• Xu Jiawei approved of the winning bid, and the guests began leaving through secret passages.
• Xu Jiujiu entered the Shrek group’s room and asked them to come with her.

Xu Jiawei gave Mu En the Dragon Blood Ganoderma and explained that he had arranged an auction partly to build ties with Tang Wulin. He then offered Shrek Academy the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone if the team won the tournament championship, leaving them with another reason to pursue victory.

• Xu Jiawei handed Mu En the Dragon Blood Ganoderma and wondered why he was collecting rare herbs.
• Xu Jiawei realized Mu En was gathering herbs to nurture Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, then explained why he had sold the Ganoderma through an auction.
• Xu Jiawei thanked Huo Yutong for identifying the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone's absorption restriction and offered it to Shrek Academy if they won the championship.
• Xu Jiawei encouraged Huo Yutong and welcomed her as a subject of the Star Luo Empire.
• Wang Yan told the Shrek students that Xu Jiawei was earning favors from both Huo Yutong and the academy, and urged them to rest before their matches.

Shrek Academy faced Zhengtian Academy in the first Elimination Round Team Battle, with Dai Yueheng revealed as a Soul Emperor. The match began with Shrek quickly disabling Tang Xiaolei while Dai Yueheng pressed Yu Mengdi, and the battle remained underway.

• Shrek Academy and Zhengtian Academy entered the arena with their strongest lineups for the Team Battle.
• Dai Yueheng revealed six Soul Rings and charged forward as Shrek’s captain.
• Ye Wuqing’s Golden Leaves were blasted apart before they could reach Shrek’s team.
• Tang Xiaolei tried to target He Caitou, but Huo Yutong struck him with Soul Impact and forced him to his knees.
• Dai Yueheng met Yu Mengdi’s Sacred Radiance Cross Slash with his first, third, and fifth Soul Skills and pushed to defeat her quickly.

Dai Yueheng led Shrek to defeat Zhengtian Academy in under half a minute, setting the tournament’s fastest-match record. Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy then discussed targeting Dai Yueheng with Meng Hongchen’s poison in a future match.

• Yu Mengdi and her teammates attacked Dai Yueheng, but his White Tiger Meteor Shower, guided by Huo Yutong’s Spiritual Detection, struck Zhengtian Academy’s fighters with precision.
• Yang Yifan was eliminated, Blood Wolf and Yan'er were rescued by the referee, and Shangguan Can surrendered as Dai Yueheng redirected meteors toward Yu Mengdi.
• Dai Yueheng overwhelmed Ye Wuqing while Zhengtian Academy’s remaining fighters were incapacitated, and Shrek won the match in less than half a minute.
• Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen assessed Dai Yueheng’s strength, and Xiao Hongchen proposed that Meng Hongchen poison him in a future match.

Tang Wulin faced Zhengtian Academy’s Tang Xiaolei in the Individual Elimination Match and defeated him with a sudden burst of speed and overwhelming close-range force. He advanced Shrek Academy’s effort to reach the quarterfinals, leaving the crowd cheering.

• Shrek Academy selected Tang Wulin to face Zhengtian Academy, surprising Tang Xiaolei, who had expected Huo Yutong or Dai Yueheng.
• Tang Xiaolei fired two arrows at Tang Wulin, but Tang Wulin dodged the first and used a Soul Guidance Thruster to evade the second and close the distance.
• Tang Wulin kicked Tang Xiaolei and stopped his Golden Dragon Claw just before striking his head.
• Tang Xiaolei conceded and ran off the stage as the crowd erupted in cheers.

Tang Wulin defeated Yu Mengdi with his powerful dragon attack, advancing through Zhengtian Academy’s remaining fighters. After Yu Mengdi left the arena, Ye Wuqing stepped forward to face him.

• Yu Mengdi challenged Tang Wulin and vowed that she would defeat him.
• Tang Wulin charged Yu Mengdi as the match began, and she used a barrier to buy time before unleashing her strongest attack.
• Tang Wulin’s dragon scales lit up as he countered with Golden Dragon Overlord Body, catching Yu Mengdi off guard.
• The referee stepped between them and took Tang Wulin’s attack, while its shockwave knocked Yu Mengdi down and eliminated her.
• Ye Wuqing, Zhengtian Academy’s captain and last remaining contestant, entered the arena to face Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin defeated Ye Wuqing despite entering the match with much of his Soul Power and Bloodline Power spent, securing three straight wins for Shrek Academy. The chapter ended with the audience and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy reckoning with his strength and Xiao Hongchen wondering how powerful he would become in five years.

• Tang Wulin faced Ye Wuqing while still worn down from his match against Yu Mengdi, but refused to surrender.
• Ye Wuqing opened with Golden Leaves and tried to charge his Fifth Soul Skill while Tang Wulin dodged and closed the distance.
• Tang Wulin charged through Ye Wuqing's explosions with Golden Dragon Body and used Hidden Weapons to knock aside the Golden Leaves.
• Tang Wulin stopped his golden dragon claw just short of Ye Wuqing's forehead, and the referee declared Tang Wulin the winner.
• The arena cheered as the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy students and teachers reacted to Tang Wulin's strength, while Xiao Hongchen wondered how powerful he would be in five years.

Wang Yan asked Huo Yutong to examine the Soul Devouring Demonic Blade after its vicious aura destroyed his Storage Soul Tool. Electrolux purified the blade, leaving it calm and azure, and Huo Yutong told Wang Yan the seal had been removed.

• Wang Yan showed Huo Yutong the ruined Storage Soul Tool and the sinister Soul Devouring Demonic Blade, asking her to try to lift its curse.
• Electrolux took control of Huo Yutong and suppressed the blade's baleful aura as it attacked her Sea of Consciousness.
• Electrolux purified the Soul Devouring Demonic Blade, removing its black currents and turning it clear and azure.
• Electrolux awakened Wang Yan and told Huo Yutong to keep the blade so he could fuse it with her.
• Huo Yutong explained to Wang Yan that she had opened the blade's seal and released its evil intent, and Wang Yan found it warm and harmless.

Huo Yutong used the Soul Devouring Demonic Blade under Electrolux's guidance, and the Gold of Life transformed her body and Sea of Consciousness. She fainted after the blade pierced her forehead, leaving a green eye where it entered.

• Wang Yan gave Huo Yutong the Soul Devouring Demonic Blade and told her to have Fan Yu inspect it after they returned to the academy.
• Huo Yutong told Tang Wulin what had happened, then used the blade as Electrolux instructed.
• The Gold of Life strengthened Huo Yutong's body and expanded her Sea of Consciousness, nourishing Tian Meng, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress as well.
• Electrolux told the soul beasts that Huo Yutong's innate talent had been transformed and urged them to release small amounts of their sealed energy for her to absorb.
• Huo Yutong fainted, and a green eye appeared where the Soul Devouring Demonic Blade had pierced her forehead.

Huo Yutong recovered after the Soul Devouring Demonic Blade drained her energy, then joined Shrek’s team to learn that Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy was their next opponent. After a tense encounter with Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, the chapter left Wang Yan wondering about the Hongchen Siblings.

• Tang Wulin found Huo Yutong unconscious on her floor, and she explained that the Soul Devouring Demonic Blade had consumed her energy.
• Wang Yan told Shrek’s team that Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy, whose members were all Soul Kings, would face them in the Top 8 Match.
• Wang Yan warned the team not to underestimate Mingdu and analyzed the academy’s Main Team before sending everyone to lunch.
• Xiao Hongchen challenged Shrek and vowed to defeat the academy in a future tournament, then taunted Huo Yutong with a downward-pointing thumb.
• Tang Wulin threatened Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen quietly rebuked her brother before Dai Yueheng led Shrek away.

Shrek Academy used Xu Sanshi’s Mysterious Underworld Exchange to disrupt Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy’s formation and launch a surprise attack. Mingdu’s participants survived Dai Yueheng’s White Tiger Meteor Shower with Invincible Shields, and he charged at them as the match continued.

• Mo Xiaowei taunted Shrek Academy over its missing Main Team members, and Dai Yueheng retorted that Mingdu would have no excuse if it lost.
• After the referee started the match, Shrek’s members surrounded Xu Sanshi while Mingdu formed a Two-Two-Three formation.
• Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Underworld Exchange to switch places with Mo Xiaowei, leaving Mo surrounded by Shrek’s members.
• Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Underworld Exchange again to place Dai Yueheng at the front of Mingdu’s formation, and Dai unleashed White Tiger Meteor Shower.
• Mingdu’s members activated Invincible Shields to withstand Dai Yueheng’s attack, and he charged toward them.

Shrek Academy defeated Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy in the Team Battle after Xu Sanshi’s Mysterious Underworld Exchange disrupted the enemy formation and helped eliminate captain Mo Xiaowei. Shrek left the stage confident about the next day’s Individual Elimination Match.

• Huo Yutong, Ling Luochen, and Shrek’s attackers trapped Mo Xiaowei, broke through his defenses, and eliminated him from the match.
• Shrek’s members regrouped with Dai Yueheng as Huo Yutong’s Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain scattered Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy’s formation.
• Dai Yueheng, Huo Yutong, and Tang Wulin took out three more opponents while the blizzard concealed the fighters.
• Shrek’s seven members quickly eliminated Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy’s remaining three competitors.
• The audience praised Xu Sanshi’s Mysterious Underworld Exchange for disrupting Mingdu’s strategy and turning the battle in Shrek’s favor.

Shrek Academy’s victory in the Individual Elimination Match secured its place in the Top 8, while Wang Yan assessed the strength of the remaining teams and prepared Shrek for its next matches. His analysis left the team worried about the formidable Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and Dai Yueheng questioned his warning about Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.

• Dai Yueheng defeated all three of Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy’s fighters without Shrek sending out another contestant.
• The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Star Luo National Academy, and Dio Academy won their matches and advanced.
• Wang Yan judged the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and Dio Academy to be exceptionally strong, while warning that Star Luo National Academy might have hidden Trump Cards.
• Wang Yan told the team not to feel pressured and promised to seek recognition for them, prompting Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochen to feel troubled about the Reserve Team bearing the burden of the Main Team’s mistakes.
• Wang Yan spent six hours analyzing the three opponents and arranging tactics, leaving Shrek’s members concerned about the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s strength and varied strategies.
• Dai Yueheng asked Wang Yan what made Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen important after hearing that the siblings would likely serve as the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s trump cards in the finals.

Wang Yan warned Shrek Academy that Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were likely hiding their true strength and might possess a dangerous Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The team prepared to treat the siblings as a major threat in the finals, though their abilities remained uncertain.

• Wang Yan pointed out that Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen had appeared unusually rarely in Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's matches.
• Wang Yan recalled Xiao Hongchen's prominent position among his teammates and concluded that he held unusual status and was concealing his strength.
• Dai Yueheng considered whether Xiao Hongchen might be Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's second-strongest fighter, and Wang Yan cautioned that the Hongchen Siblings could be geniuses like Huo Yutong and Tang Wulin.
• Beibei prompted Wang Yan to reveal his remaining suspicion, and Wang Yan warned that the siblings might have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill capable of threatening Dai Yueheng.

As the semifinals began, Emperor Xu Jiawei arrived to preside over the Top 4 draw and assigned Protector Douluo Huang Jinxu to referee the remaining matches. Xu Jiujiu unexpectedly joined the draw for Star Luo National Academy, prompting Wang Yan to recognize the imperial family's Star Crown Martial Soul as the captains prepared to draw.

• The four remaining teams gathered in a tense rest area before the on-site Top 4 draw.
• Xu Jiawei arrived with four Titled Douluo, addressed the crowd, and announced that Protector Douluo would referee the remaining matches.
• Huang Jinxu released a powerful aura and called the four team captains to draw lots.
• Dai Yueheng, Jiang Peng, Ma Rulong, and the unexpected Xu Jiujiu went onstage to represent their academies.
• Wang Yan recognized that the Star Luo Imperial Family's Martial Soul was the Star Crown, but told Tang Wulin to watch the draw first.

The semifinal draw paired Shrek Academy against Star Luo National Academy, whose hidden trump card, Princess Jiujiu, left Wang Yan uneasy. As both teams took the stage for the Team Battle, Shrek prepared to face an opponent whose strength and strategy remained uncertain.

• Xu Jiawei held the draw, and Xu Jiujiu, Ma Rulong, and Dai Yueheng announced their numbers, revealing that Shrek Academy would face Star Luo National Academy.
• Dai Yueheng admitted he knew little about Princess Jiujiu, and Huo Yutong said her Spiritual Detection could not penetrate the protection around her.
• Wang Yan warned Shrek that Star Luo might excel in the Two-Two-Three format and urged the team to win the Team Battle; Dai Yueheng promised to give his all while staying safe.
• Shrek's members joined hands and shouted their determination to win as Xu Jiujiu watched them with amusement.
• Huang Jinxu called both teams onto the stage and ordered them to retreat without releasing their Martial Souls before the match began.

Shrek Academy faced Star Luo National Academy, whose seven members were all Soul Kings and whose commander, Xu Jiujiu, wielded the combat-focused Star Crown Martial Soul. The match began with Xu Sanshi bluffing about using Mysterious Underworld Exchange, while Xu Jiujiu activated a golden skill that enveloped her entire team.

• Shrek Academy and Star Luo National Academy took their positions as the Heavenly Fiend Douluo started the match.
• Huo Yutong used Spiritual Detection to watch Xu Jiujiu, whom Dai Yueheng had identified as Star Luo National Academy's core support.
• Xu Jiujiu revealed her Star Crown Martial Soul and five soul rings, while the other six Star Luo National Academy members also showed themselves to be Soul Kings.
• Xu Sanshi shouted that he was using Mysterious Underworld Exchange, prompting Xu Jiujiu to activate a golden beam from her Star Crown.
• Ling Luochen spread Ice Mist across the stage as Xu Sanshi revealed he had only been teasing Xu Jiujiu.
• Xu Jiujiu's golden mist spread over all six of her teammates, coating the Star Luo National Team in gold.

Shrek's core fighters broke the stalemate against Star Luo National Academy and launched a coordinated assault on Xu Jiujiu, whose starlight support had empowered her teammates. As Dai Yueheng, Tang Wulin, and Huo Yutong closed in, Xu Jiujiu remained calm and smiled mysteriously.

• Dai Yueheng tested Huang Heyun's defense and discovered that Xu Jiujiu's explosive starlight weakened opponents while strengthening her teammates.
• Tang Wulin struggled against Dugu Shangshan's illusory body, while Chen Xiaojie harassed Huo Yutong with his speed.
• After coordinating through Spiritual Detection, Dai Yueheng, Huo Yutong, and Tang Wulin overwhelmed their opponents and attacked Xu Jiujiu from three sides.
• Shrek's other members restrained Star Luo's remaining fighters and prevented them from supporting Xu Jiujiu.
• Xu Jiujiu faced the oncoming assault without panic and smiled mysteriously.

Xu Jiujiu used a costly Soul Tool to trap Huo Yutong and Xu Sanshi, splitting Shrek’s team and disrupting Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong’s Martial Soul Fusion. Sensing that Xu Jiujiu still had another plan, Tang Wulin rushed into her starlight barrier just before it closed, giving Shrek a chance to respond.

• Huo Yutong threw Tang Wulin clear of the golden barrier, and Xu Sanshi exchanged places with him, leaving Huo Yutong and Xu Sanshi trapped inside.
• He Caitou identified the Soul Tool as Absolute Defense, a one-use Level 7 device that sealed its targets behind a barrier for fifteen minutes.
• Holy Wing blocked Huo Yutong’s Emperor Sword, the Wind King’s Breaking Slash, and Dai Yueheng’s charge, allowing Xu Jiujiu to raise a starlight barrier around her team.
• Tang Wulin recognized that Xu Jiujiu still had a trump card and charged into the starlight barrier before it closed.

Xu Jiujiu’s Star’s Protection isolated the Shrek fighters and left Tang Wulin and Dai Yueheng facing six Soul Kings. Tang Wulin charged toward Xu Jiujiu, and his unexpected King’s Descent shattered the fire tornado aimed at him.

• Xu Jiujiu’s Star’s Protection slowly withstood the attacks of Ling Luochen, He Caitou, and Beibei, keeping them outside the battle.
• Dai Yueheng proposed that he hold off the enemy while Tang Wulin attacked Xu Jiujiu, and Tang Wulin agreed.
• Dai Yueheng charged the opposing team as Tang Wulin flew toward Xu Jiujiu on a golden whirlwind.
• Wang Shiying and Yichen combined wind and fire to send a powerful fire tornado at Tang Wulin.
• Tang Wulin used King’s Descent instead of Golden Dragon Overlord Body, and his golden Dragon Head blasted apart the fire tornado.