Arc 2Shrek and the Stolen Bone

Han Yu left Nuoding Academy, gathered students of his own, and repeatedly disrupted Shrek Academy’s plans while building a team. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San gained a new Soul Ring but lost the External Soul Bone that formed from it to Han Yu.

  • Han Yu expelled Tang San after challenging his theories, then treated teachers poisoned by Tang San before pursuing him and Xiao Wu.
  • Han Yu confronted Tang San and Tang Hao, burned Xiao Wu and disfigured Tang San, then left Nuoding Academy to travel the Heaven Dou Empire.
  • Han Yu hunted a Fire Phoenix, met Qian Renxue, absorbed the Azure Lotus Core Flame, and rescued Zhu Zhuqing from her family’s pursuit.
  • Zhu Zhuqing abandoned Dai Mubai after witnessing his infidelity, and Han Yu took her and Ye Lingling as students while recruiting Zhu Dazhi and seeking more teammates.
  • Han Yu disrupted Shrek’s enrollment disputes and injured Dai Mubai, while his students trained and prepared to join the Soul Master Grand Competition.
  • Han Yu’s group traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Zhu Dazhi killed an Iron Armor Dragon and absorbed its Soul Ring.
  • The Titan Giant Ape seized Xiao Wu, and Tang San followed her before killing a Man Faced Demon Spider and absorbing its Soul Ring.
  • Han Yu used the system to steal the External Soul Bone forming from Tang San’s new Soul Ring, while Tang San turned his attention back to Xiao Wu.
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Ch. 26Tang San Is Expelled

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San challenged Han Yu over Tang San’s failed exam, but Han Yu exposed the flaw in Yu Xiaogang’s theory and expelled Tang San from the academy. After they fled, Han Yu decided to resign and leave Nuoding City.

  • Yu Xiaogang asked Pei Feng to restore Tang San’s lost point, but Pei Feng refused and blamed Tang San’s absences for his failure.
  • Yu Xiaogang and Tang San confronted Han Yu, who offered to restore Tang San’s point if he could answer questions about Yu Xiaogang’s theories.
  • Tang San defended the theory that no Martial Souls were useless, and Han Yu argued that Yu Xiaogang’s level twenty-nine Soul Power made the theory condemn its own author.
  • Han Yu rejected Tang San’s make-up exam and expelled him for repeated misconduct, then drove Yu Xiaogang and Tang San out of the academy.
  • Han Yu told Ye Lingling that he planned to resign and leave Nuoding City.

Ch. 27Azure Lotus Core Flame

After Tang San left Nuoding City for Shrek Academy, Han Yu claimed his Azure Lotus Core Flame reward and discovered that Tang San had poisoned several academy teachers. Han Yu used his Fallen Heart Flame to save some victims, but the ordinary gatekeeper died, and the other teachers still needed treatment.

  • Yu Xiaogang told Tang San to travel with Xiao Wu and said he would join them at Shrek Academy a few days after it opened.
  • Han Yu accepted the reward of an Azure Lotus Core Flame and stored it in a Soul Tool while preparing to resign and visit Director Su.
  • Tang San poisoned several people who had offended him and Yu Xiaogang, leaving them conscious as their bodies deteriorated.
  • Teacher Huang alerted Han Yu that several teachers were suffering from severe abdominal pain, and Han Yu suspected Tang San had poisoned them.
  • Pei Feng and the Healing-Type Soul Masters could only keep the victims alive, so Han Yu used his Fallen Heart Flame to purify Teacher Zhang's blood and save him.
  • Han Yu began treating the other poisoned teachers, but Ye Lingling could not save the ordinary gatekeeper.

Ch. 28Pursuit

Han Yu pursued Tang San after learning he had poisoned people in Nuoding City and attacked him on the road with the Azure Lotus Core Flame. He left Tang San unconscious and badly burned, while Xiao Wu had also been injured by the flames.

  • Han Yu recovered, learned Tang San and Xiao Wu had left Nuoding City, and set out after them in disguise.
  • Han Yu caught up with Tang San and Xiao Wu and engulfed Xiao Wu in flames, leaving her severely burned and unconscious.
  • Tang San attacked Han Yu with Hidden Weapons, but the Azure Lotus Core Flame melted them.
  • Han Yu dodged Tang San's Silent Sleeve Arrow, grabbed his throat, burned his cheek, and knocked him unconscious.

Ch. 29Dual Flame Fusion

Han Yu fought Tang Hao after Tang Hao arrived to protect Tang San, then escaped after using the Fallen Heart Flame to trigger a devastating explosion. Tang Hao survived but suffered worse internal injuries, while Han Yu returned to Nuoding City and advised Ye Lingling to seek a detoxification ability for her fourth Soul Ring.

  • Han Yu bluffed that he had a Martial Soul Avatar and a Ninth Soul Skill to make Tang Hao retreat, then attacked him with Heavenly Flames.
  • Han Yu used the Fallen Heart Flame inside Tang Hao to halt his pursuit before fleeing, and the resulting explosion injured them both.
  • Tang Hao detonated four Black Soul Rings to shield Tang San and Xiao Wu, then took them to an inn and left alone to avoid exposing himself to Spirit Hall.
  • Han Yu returned to Nuoding City, told Ye Lingling he had injured the culprit but failed to catch him, and received healing from her.
  • Han Yu advised Ye Lingling to choose a fourth Soul Ring that granted detoxification abilities.

Ch. 30Tang San's Disfigured Face

Han Yu left Nuoding Academy with Yu Xiaogang’s possessions and traveled with Ye Lingling to Suotuo City, where he planned to hunt a powerful soul beast. After setting out for the Star Dou Great Forest, he received a mission to help Zhu Zhuqing escape Shrek and began considering a visit to Heaven Dou City.

  • Han Yu received a Soul Ring Concealment Method and a movement technique, then told Pei Feng he would explore the Heaven Dou Empire instead of joining Spirit Hall.
  • Han Yu formally left Nuoding Academy and took Yu Xiaogang’s property and Soul Master Handbook.
  • Tang San woke beside Xiao Wu with the left half of his face disfigured, and they fled the inn filled with corpses.
  • Half a month later, Han Yu and Ye Lingling reached Suotuo City, where Han Yu told her to stay at the hotel while he went to hunt a soul ring over 30,000 years old.
  • At Soul Beast Town, Han Yu received a mission to help Zhu Zhuqing escape Shrek’s clutches and considered traveling to Heaven Dou City and planning around Dugu Bo’s Immortal Herbs.

Ch. 31Fire Phoenix

Han Yu and Qian Renxue’s group encountered each other while hunting Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. After they helped him kill a Fire Phoenix, Han Yu gave the false name Xiao Yan and tried to leave with its corpse.

  • Han Yu searched the forest for a thirty-five-thousand-year Fire Phoenix, hoping to gain a Soul Ring for his Seventh Soul Ring.
  • Qian Renxue and her guards struggled to hunt a Light Unicorn as Soul Beasts swarmed around them.
  • Han Yu arrived and fought the Fire Phoenix while Qian Renxue pursued and killed the Light Unicorn.
  • She Long held back the attacking Soul Beasts, giving Han Yu an opening to kill the Fire Phoenix.
  • Qian Renxue’s group stopped Han Yu as he prepared to leave, and he introduced himself as Xiao Yan.

Ch. 32Evil Eyed White Tiger and Red-Haired Chicken

Han Yu accepted Qian Renxue’s token, then cultivated in seclusion and prepared to absorb Azure Lotus Core Flame. In Suotuo City, Ye Lingling rejected Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun’s advances before Han Yu reached Soul Emperor level and began devouring the Heavenly Flame.

  • Qian Renxue gave Han Yu Xue Qinghe’s token and explained that she intended to keep him under her own control.
  • Han Yu left with the corpse, found his secluded cultivation spot, and used his martial soul to draw soul rings onto his body.
  • Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai approached Ye Lingling, but she rejected them and returned to the hotel disgusted.
  • Han Yu reached level sixty-six and considered the risks of hunting a powerful soul beast for his Seventh Soul Ring.
  • Han Yu summoned Azure Lotus Core Flame and prepared to absorb the Heavenly Flame.

Ch. 33Zhu Zhuqing

Qian Renxue advanced to Soul Emperor while Han Yu endured the fusion of two flames, which drew Zhu Zhuqing to the cave. When Zhu Zhuyun and her people cornered Zhu Zhuqing, Han Yu intervened and revealed that he was a Soul Emperor.

  • Qian Renxue reached Soul Emperor, and She Long and Ci Xue congratulated her before she asked whether Xiao Yan had acted in the forest.
  • Han Yu endured the flames as they fused, and the resulting blaze scorched the cave.
  • Zhu Zhuqing approached the flames, hoping to use them to strengthen herself and escape her fate, but Zhu Zhuyun and an elder caught up with her.
  • Han Yu appeared and promised to protect Zhu Zhuqing, despite her urging him to leave.
  • The elder revealed his Soul Ancestor cultivation, and Han Yu answered by displaying six Soul Rings, prompting Zhu Zhuyun to offer him the Zhu Family's hospitality.

Ch. 34Return

Han Yu drove Zhu Zhuyun and her group away, then helped Zhu Zhuqing with her Fire Poison and invited her to travel with him to Suotuo City. After arranging for Zhu Zhuqing to meet him the next day, Han Yu received a God-Given Soul Ring and told Ye Lingling that Zhu Zhuqing was Dai Mubai’s fiancée.

  • Han Yu forced Zhu Zhuyun and her group to retreat, then collapsed from injuries sustained after absorbing the Heavenly Flames.
  • Han Yu explained that Zhu Zhuqing had Fire Poison from his flames and offered to remove it, then invited her to join him at a new academy.
  • Zhu Zhuqing told Han Yu she was going to Suotuo City to find Dai Mubai, and they traveled there together.
  • Han Yu gave Zhu Zhuqing one hundred Gold Soul Coins as a loan and asked her to meet him the next morning at the Soto Grand Hotel.
  • The system rewarded Han Yu with a God-Given Soul Ring for fusing two Heavenly Flames.
  • Han Yu told Ye Lingling that Zhu Zhuqing was Dai Mubai’s fiancée, and Ye Lingling criticized Dai Mubai for pursuing other women.

Ch. 35Dai Mubai, Short on Love

Zhu Zhuqing found Dai Mubai in Suotuo City and watched him flirt with twin sisters, shattering her idealized view of him. After she slapped him and left, Dai Mubai ignored her and took the sisters to a hotel.

  • Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the Soto Grand Hotel, where Han Yu introduced her to Ye Lingling and let her search for Dai Mubai without warning her about him.
  • Han Yu told Ye Lingling that Shrek Academy offered little to its students and planned to visit it before leaving Suotuo City.
  • Zhu Zhuqing learned where Dai Mubai was and followed him to a shop, where she saw him flirting with twin sisters.
  • Zhu Zhuqing slapped Dai Mubai, rejected his affectionate excuses, and walked away.
  • Dai Mubai did not follow Zhu Zhuqing and instead coaxed the twin sisters into going with him to a hotel.

Ch. 36Zhu Zhuqing Gives Up

Zhu Zhuqing saw Dai Mubai with another woman and finally gave up on him, then asked Han Yu to teach her. Han Yu accepted her as a student, fused a Sub-fire of the Fallen Heart Flame into her, and planned to teach her a Self-Created Soul Skill alongside Ye Lingling.

  • Zhu Zhuqing watched Dai Mubai enter a hotel with twin sisters and was devastated, while Han Yu and Ye Lingling told her about his other relationships.
  • Han Yu explained Zhu Zhuqing's family's expectations and suggested she could leave for Spirit Hall or the Heaven Dou Empire, and Zhu Zhuqing asked to cultivate under him.
  • Han Yu welcomed Zhu Zhuqing as a student and arranged for her to cultivate with Ye Lingling.
  • That night, Zhu Zhuqing saw Dai Mubai enter the Tulip Hotel with a rich merchant's daughter and gave up on him completely.
  • Han Yu fused a Sub-fire of the Fallen Heart Flame into Zhu Zhuqing, which strengthened and condensed her soul power.
  • Han Yu showed Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling how to summon the flames in their palms and promised to teach them his Self-Created Soul Skill once he mastered it.

Ch. 37Passing on the Flame

Han Yu prepared to visit Shrek Academy to recruit talented applicants and went to Flender's shop to seize a valuable item before Tang San could get it. There, he discovered that Flender had been selling damaged Soul Tools taken from Clear Sky Sect graves.

  • Han Yu explained to Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing why secret skills should be passed down, then said they would visit Shrek Academy when it opened.
  • Han Yu planned to recruit talented applicants who lacked the resources to obtain their second Soul Rings and to take the Ban Jing Fa Jin before Tang San could acquire it.
  • Ye Lingling said her Soul Power had reached level thirty-eight, while Zhu Zhuqing reported reaching level twenty-eight with Han Yu's help.
  • Han Yu went to Flender's shop and found Flender asleep behind the counter.
  • Han Yu noticed that some of the shop's damaged Soul Tools bore the Clear Sky Sect emblem and concluded that Flender had taken them from graves.

Ch. 38Insatiable Greed

Han Yu confronted Flender over the price of Ban Jing Fa Jin, overpowering him and forcing him to pay ten thousand Gold Soul Coins. Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling followed Dai Mubai to the Rose Hotel, where a fight broke out, leaving Zhu Zhuqing stunned.

  • Han Yu paid Flender for Ban Jing Fa Jin, but Flender repeatedly raised the price and demanded more money.
  • Han Yu took Flender’s Soul Tools, revealed his Fallen Heart Flame, and subdued Flender with its Heart Fire.
  • Han Yu collected ten thousand Gold Soul Coins from Flender, then left after smashing up the shop.
  • Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling followed Dai Mubai to the Rose Hotel after seeing him with twin sisters.
  • Zhu Zhuqing turned to leave, but the sound of Dai Mubai fighting someone inside the hotel stopped her.

Ch. 39Tang San Defeated

Tang San challenged Dai Mubai over a hotel room, but his damaged Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul could not overcome Dai Mubai's White Tiger. Dai Mubai defeated him and left, telling him to mention his name at Shrek Academy.

  • Xiao Wu argued with Dai Mubai over the room, while the hotel manager offered compensation; Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling recognized Tang San and left in disgust.
  • Dai Mubai dismissed the twins and challenged Tang San, who revealed that he was a level twenty-nine Blue Silver Grass Soul Grandmaster; Dai Mubai introduced himself as a level thirty-seven White Tiger Battle Soul Elder.
  • Tang San used Entanglement and Parasitism, then tried to attack Dai Mubai with Tang Sect techniques, but Dai Mubai's White Tiger Body Protection Barrier shattered the Blue Silver Grass and stopped the strike.
  • Dai Mubai sent Tang San flying, told him to mention the name Dai Mubai at Shrek Academy, and left with the twins, putting the damage on his tab.

Ch. 40Shrek Academy Registration Grounds

Han Yu brought Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy to recruit teammates for the Soul Master Grand Competition, where he exposed the academy’s unfair registration fees. The dispute escalated when Ling Hai demanded a refund, and Tang San stepped in to defend Shrek’s rules.

  • Tang San and Xiao Wu discussed Dai Mubai after their earlier encounter, and Tang San suspected he might become their teammate at Shrek Academy.
  • Han Yu told Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing that he planned to recruit five teammates for the Soul Master Grand Competition and joined the long registration line at Shrek.
  • Han Yu explained that Shrek charged applicants fees even when they failed its tests, and Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing condemned the practice.
  • Ling Hai demanded that Li Yusong return the fees paid for his granddaughter’s failed enrollment, but Li Yusong refused and summoned Zhao Wuji through Dai Mubai.
  • Tang San intervened and told Ling Hai to follow Shrek Academy’s rules.

Ch. 41Ling Hai's Advice

Ling Hai fought Zhao Wuji over Shrek Academy withholding registration fees, while Han Yu secretly weakened Zhao Wuji and let Ling Hai win. Ling Hai returned the parents’ money and warned Tang San to leave, but Tang San refused to heed him.

  • Tang San tried to defend Ling Hai, but Li Yusong told him to line up and leave the dispute to the teachers.
  • Zhao Wuji challenged Ling Hai, and the two Soul Saints exchanged Soul Skills as the crowd fled.
  • Zhao Wuji activated Martial Soul Avatar and began overpowering the aging Ling Hai, while Tang San watched from a distance.
  • Han Yu secretly caused Zhao Wuji sharp pain and made him collapse, allowing Ling Hai to severely wound him.
  • Ling Hai offered to return the withheld fees to the parents and advised Tang San to leave Shrek Academy, but Tang San rejected his concern.

Ch. 42Can't Get It Up

Han Yu struck Dai Mubai after Dai insulted Zhu Zhuqing, while Tang San and the others passed Shrek Academy’s entrance test. Flender learned that Ling Hai had confronted the academy and that an unknown expert had injured Zhao Wuji, leaving Shrek’s leaders wary of further trouble.

  • After Ling Hai left, Dai Mubai tried to stop Zhu Zhuqing, who rejected him and walked away.
  • Dai Mubai insulted Zhu Zhuqing and Han Yu, so Han Yu struck him and left him unconscious with a Fire Poison injury.
  • Tang San and the others passed Li Yusong’s test and were taken to the dormitories by Lu Qibin.
  • Li Yusong met Flender, who had been hiding since Han Yu injured him, and told him about Ling Hai’s confrontation at the academy.
  • Flender and Zhao Wuji suspected that the expert who had attacked them was the same person and warned each other to avoid conflicts.
  • Li Yusong informed Flender that Dai Mubai was seriously injured, prompting Flender to question why he had not been told sooner.

Ch. 43Boss Dai, I’ll Look After Your Sister-in-Law for You

After Dai Mubai was treated for his injuries, he learned that an unknown force had impaired his ability to perform sexually, and his attempt to enjoy himself in Suotuo City ended in humiliation. Meanwhile, Han Yu sought an audience with Ling Hai and revealed his six Soul Rings to the household guard.

  • Flender hired Master Wang to heal Dai Mubai, who woke and claimed he had been ambushed rather than admitting Zhu Zhuqing had defeated him in one punch.
  • Master Wang preserved Dai Mubai's cultivation foundation but warned that an unknown force had impaired his sexual function, and Flender suggested trying folk remedies.
  • Dai Mubai went to Suotuo City with Ma Hongjun, but the twin sisters left in disgust after he failed to satisfy them; Ma Hongjun teased him, and Dai Mubai returned to the academy furious.
  • Han Yu visited Ling Hai's residence in Suotuo City, where a guard questioned his strength before Han Yu revealed six Soul Rings and requested an audience.

Ch. 44Ling Xiao

Han Yu visited Ling Hai to recruit his granddaughter Ling Xiao for his team and offered to guide her cultivation. After seeing Han Yu’s students, Ling Hai agreed to entrust Ling Xiao to him, and Zhu Zhuqing and Ling Xiao began a spar.

  • Han Yu met Ling Hai and asked to recruit Ling Xiao, promising her a starting place in the next Soul Master Grand Competition.
  • Ling Hai offered to recommend Han Yu to Spirit Hall Academy, but Han Yu declined and said he would likely go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
  • Ling Hai asked Han Yu to bring his other students so he could judge their abilities before entrusting him with Ling Xiao.
  • Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ling Xiao introduced themselves and their martial souls and Soul Power levels at the Ling Residence arena.
  • Han Yu asked Zhu Zhuqing to spar with Ling Xiao, and the two activated their martial souls and used their first soul skills.

Ch. 45Fallen Flame Palm Mastery

Han Yu mastered Fallen Flame Palm while staying with the Ling Clan, and Shrek Academy began its opening ceremony. He then offered to take Da Zhi as a student and help him obtain a Second Soul Ring, leaving the boy’s parents to decide whether to trust him.

  • Zhu Zhuqing defeated Ling Xiao in a spar, and Han Yu agreed to teach her while staying at Ling Hai’s residence.
  • Han Yu trained in the Ling Clan’s Martial Arts Arena and mastered Fallen Flame Palm by compressing flames into a point before releasing them.
  • At Shrek Academy’s opening ceremony, Flender assigned Ning Rongrong and Oscar ten laps, and Tang San met Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun without a serious clash.
  • Han Yu gave his three students cultivation guidance, then went to the Ru Ting Hotel to find another prospective student.
  • Han Yu offered to guide Da Zhi and help him obtain a Second Soul Ring, then displayed his six soul rings to reassure the boy’s parents.

Ch. 46Bloodthirsty Porcupine

Han Yu recruited Zhu Dazhi and began preparing his team for the next Soul Master Grand Competition while planning to take Tang San’s Eight Spider Soul Bone. At Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai’s humiliation over his impotence led him to threaten Ning Rongrong, and Tang San sided with him.

  • Han Yu recruited Zhu Dazhi, whose Bloodthirsty Porcupine Martial Soul had undergone a beneficial mutation, and promised to train him into a Soul Saint.
  • Han Yu brought Zhu Dazhi to Ling Residence, arranged team sparring against a Soul King, and identified the lack of a suitable commander as the team’s main weakness.
  • The system assigned Han Yu a mission to seize Tang San’s Eight Spider Soul Bone and promised to extract it unnoticed when Han Yu was near Tang San.
  • Dai Mubai burst into the girls’ dormitory and threatened Ning Rongrong after mistaking her laughter for mockery of his impotence.
  • Tang San urged Ning Rongrong to apologize to Dai Mubai, while Oscar insisted she had done nothing wrong.

Ch. 47Narrow Road for Enemies

Han Yu and the Ling family reached Soul Beast Town and encountered Shrek Academy and Canghui Academy, whose students soon fought at the hotel. Han Yu secretly weakened Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, while Zhao Wuji defeated Ye Zhiqiu; the next day, Han Yu planned to train the Ling students while avoiding both academies.

  • Han Yu traveled with Ling Hai and the students to Soul Beast Town after helping Ling Xiao and Zhu Dazhi improve their Soul Power.
  • Shrek Academy arrived at the hotel, followed by Canghui Academy, and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun provoked the Canghui students into a fight.
  • Han Yu secretly disabled Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, allowing the Canghui students to beat them until Zhao Wuji intervened.
  • Zhao Wuji defeated Ye Zhiqiu, and Han Yu told the Ling students to avoid Shrek and Canghui Academy and fight soul beasts themselves before he or Ling Hai intervened.
  • Tang San asked Dai Mubai why he had suddenly surrendered, and Dai Mubai said his body had inexplicably lost all strength.

Ch. 48Dragon Duke Meng Shu

Han Yu led Ling Hai and his students into the Star Dou Great Forest to find a suitable Soul Ring for Zhu Dazhi, and they encountered Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran. Meanwhile, Shrek’s group found a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent nest, where Zhao Wuji stayed behind to hold off the beasts as the others withdrew.

  • Han Yu and Zhao Wuji suspected that Canghui Academy’s spiritual Soul Skills had caused Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun’s earlier injuries, while Tang San blamed Dai Mubai’s argument with Ning Rongrong for her refusal to heal him.
  • Han Yu led Ling Hai, Ye Lingling, Zhu Dazhi, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ling Xiao into the Star Dou Great Forest to seek a defense-type Soul Ring for Zhu Dazhi, recommending an Iron Armor Dragon.
  • Han Yu told Zhu Dazhi not to curry favor with others, then discussed team-building with Ling Hai as the students traveled through the forest.
  • Han Yu’s group met Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran; after learning Meng Yiran had reached Rank 31, they exchanged greetings and went their separate ways.
  • Shrek’s group found a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent nest, and Zhao Wuji ordered Dai Mubai to lead the others away while he stayed to face the thousand-year serpents.

Ch. 49Third Brother, I'm Sorry

Oscar absorbed a Soul Ring and Tang San reached level thirty while Xiao Wu concealed her identity and avoided a breakthrough. Han Yu's group reached the Iron Armor Dragon nest, where Zhu Dazhi obtained a Soul Ring, as Han Yu worried about events unfolding elsewhere in the forest.

  • Oscar absorbed a Soul Ring and advanced to level thirty-one, gaining a flying sausage Soul Skill, while Tang San announced that he had reached level thirty.
  • Xiao Wu failed to break through and silently hoped to find a chance to leave the group and condense her own Soul Ring.
  • Han Yu and Ling Hai scouted the Iron Armor Dragon nest, and Ling Hai took on its two ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts.
  • Han Yu urged Zhu Dazhi to overcome his fear, then weakened a seven-hundred-year Iron Armor Dragon for him to kill and absorb its Soul Ring.
  • Ling Hai lamented that Soul Beasts had grown scarce in the forest, and Han Yu reflected that he could not change their decline.

Ch. 50Bone Stripping

Han Yu followed Tang San and the others after sensing the Titan Giant Ape, then secretly stole the External Soul Bone Tang San gained from absorbing a Man Faced Demon Spider’s Soul Ring. Tang San reunited with Xiao Wu, unaware that Han Yu had taken the bone.

  • Han Yu told Ling Hai to lead the others back after Zhu Dazhi absorbed his Soul Ring, then entered the forest to follow Tang San.
  • The Titan Giant Ape attacked Zhao Wuji’s group, seized Xiao Wu, and prompted Tang San to pursue her with Oscar’s Flying Mushroom Sausage.
  • Han Yu secretly watched as an injured Man Faced Demon Spider attacked Tang San, who killed it and began absorbing its Soul Ring.
  • Zhao Wuji and the others arrived, and Xiao Wu rejoined them after giving an explanation for her Soul Ring.
  • As Tang San’s External Soul Bone formed, Han Yu used the system to steal it and received a Netherworld Poison Fire reward.
  • Tang San felt disappointed at losing the Soul Bone, but his concern faded when he saw Xiao Wu safe.
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