Chapter Summaries

Xiang Yang and the Shrek group arrived at the town beside the Star Dou Great Forest to prepare for their Soul Ring hunt, while the chapter recounted how the group’s lives and habits had changed under Xiang Yang’s influence. Xiang Yang later explored the town with Tang San and Xiao Wu, where Tang San’s medicines and weapon-making came up.

• Xiang Yang had refined Solar Corona Light Shield, making his defenses more flexible while noting its reduced area and slower Sunlight Energy absorption.
• The Shrek group arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest town, and Tang San noticed its many shops selling weapons, armor, and medicines.
• Xiao Wu’s lavish spending and a large gambling loss had led Tang San and Xiang Yang to limit how much money she carried.
• Xiang Yang and the others checked into rooms and arranged to meet after half an hour.
• Xiang Yang browsed a weapons shop and told Tang San and Xiao Wu that the weapons there could not compare to the ones Tang San made.
• Tang San had developed medicines and pills for Soul Masters, and he had shared some formulas with Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect while Xiang Yang took the formulas for ordinary treatments.

Tang San discovered that the blacksmith Wang Dachui used Dark Gold Bear bone to make his unusually strong weapons, and he asked to buy the last remaining piece. Wang Dachui explained how he had acquired the bones, leaving Tang San and his companions eager to negotiate for the rare material.

• Tang San inspected Wang Dachui's weapons and offered to pay above market price for the rare metal used to make them.
• Wang Dachui led Tang San, Xiang Yang, and Xiao Wu to a storeroom and showed them a dark-gold lump he identified as a Soul Beast bone.
• Wang Dachui revealed that the bone came from a thousand-year Dark Gold Bear and described how he had obtained its bones after finding the beast's corpse.
• Xiang Yang summarized Wang Dachui's story and asked how much he wanted for the last piece of Dark Gold Bear bone.

Xiang Yang, Xiao Wu, and Tang San bought Dark Gold Bear Bone from Wang Dachui after bargaining, then discussed its properties and how Soul Beast bones might strengthen forged iron. Tang San planned to study the forging method after their Soul Hunting trip as the group headed back to regroup.

• Wang Dachui tried to sell the Dark Gold Beast Bone for five thousand Gold Soul Coins, but Xiang Yang bargained him down to three thousand while Xiao Wu objected to the price.
• After the group left, Wang Dachui counted his earnings and recalled that he had repeatedly profited by selling Dark Gold Beast Bone to wealthy buyers.
• Xiang Yang told Xiao Wu and Tang San that Wang Dachui had been an experienced seller and warned Tang San not to let others exploit his indifference to money.
• Tang San said the Dark Gold Bear Bone was unusually hard and compatible with Soul Power, and Xiang Yang explained that adding Soul Beast bone could strengthen iron during forging.
• Tang San stored the bone and decided to research the forging method after the Soul Hunting trip, then the three set off to regroup.

The Shrek group hunted a thousand-year Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest so Oscar could obtain his third Soul Ring. Oscar completed the absorption and revealed the name of his new flight-granting Soul Skill.

• Tang San led the Shrek group toward the thousand-year Soul Beasts’ territory while Flender and Zhao Wuji secretly watched over them.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing scouted the target, and the group surrounded its nest without frightening it away.
• Xiang Yang used his Sunlight Cannon-Modified: Sunlight Bullet to shoot down the fleeing Soul Beast.
• Oscar absorbed the thousand-year Soul Ring under Flender’s watch while Ma Hongjun spoke with Xiang Yang about his Evil Fire.
• Oscar finished absorbing the ring and announced his third Soul Skill, Sky-Piercing Cloud-Penetrating Pigeon Wing Crisp.

Oscar’s new flying Soul Skill let the Shrek group fly and seemed to consume surprisingly little Soul Power, while Xiang Yang suspected Oscar’s cooking had strengthened it. After the group ate and set off toward their next destination, Tang San worried that Soul Beast populations were shrinking and that Soul Masters might eventually disappear with them.

• Oscar summoned a pigeon-wing crisp that gave Ma Hongjun gray wings, and Ma Hongjun flew excitedly through the forest.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and the others asked Oscar for wings; he made enough for everyone and said he could still create four more.
• Xiang Yang wondered whether Oscar’s cooking had improved his Soul Skill and decided to investigate after they returned.
• The group prepared a meal in the forest while Flender and Zhao Wuji kept watch, and the others praised Oscar’s cooking.
• After eating, the group used Tang San’s first Soul Skill and continued toward their next destination.
• Tang San told Xiang Yang that Soul Beast populations seemed to be declining and worried that Soul Masters might disappear as a result.

Xiang Yang discussed the exploitative relationship between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts with Tang San, raising the possibility that Soul Beasts could disappear. Xiao Wu worried about what that would mean for her kind, and Xiang Yang proposed changing the relationship from parasitism to symbiosis.

• Xiang Yang described Soul Masters as depending on Soul Beasts while Soul Beasts could survive without them, and Tang San realized the relationship was parasitic.
• Tang San warned that bypassing the need for Soul Rings might make humans hunt Soul Beasts for Soul Bones even more aggressively.
• Xiao Wu worried that Soul Beasts’ disappearance would threaten the Soft Bone Rabbit clan and Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts such as Da Ming and Er Ming.
• Xiao Wu asked Xiang Yang whether humans and Soul Beasts could coexist peacefully, and he proposed turning their parasitic relationship into symbiosis.

Xiang Yang proposed using contracts instead of killing Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings, with increased intelligence as the beasts’ benefit, though he had no answer yet for Soul Bones. During the group’s night in the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San explained to Dai Mubai why he planned to develop his Blue Silver Grass through support skills, and Dai Mubai asked how Tang San and Xiang Yang had become so close.

• Xiang Yang described a contract method for obtaining Soul Rings that could benefit Soul Beasts by increasing their intelligence, while Xiao Wu raised the unresolved problem of Soul Bones.
• Tang San comforted Xiao Wu when she was disappointed that Xiang Yang had no solution for Soul Bones yet.
• The group camped in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Tang San and Dai Mubai took the first watch as the others settled into their tents.
• Dai Mubai questioned Tang San about choosing a support skill for his third Soul Skill, and Tang San explained that Blue Silver Grass could develop in several directions but could not easily produce support abilities on its own.
• Dai Mubai asked how Tang San and Xiang Yang had become so close, and Tang San began recalling their past as morning arrived.

Xiang Yang led the group through a dangerous bamboo forest, avoiding a Black Bamboo Bee swarm and unnecessary fights with Soul Beasts. With Flender and Zhao Wuji clearing a path, Tang San absorbed a thousand-year Secluded Iron Bamboo Soul Ring, resolving to face the future alongside Xiang Yang.

• Xiang Yang and the others entered the bamboo forest and avoided disturbing Soul Beasts as Tang San scouted ahead.
• A Black Bamboo Bee swarm pursued them, so Xiang Yang ordered the group to hide while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing drew the bees away.
• Oscar explained that fighting the swarm or setting the bamboo forest on fire could attract far more Soul Beasts.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji cleared a path through the Secluded Iron Bamboo forest, leaving a few living roots for Tang San.
• Tang San used his Blue Silver Grass to absorb the thousand-year Soul Ring and silently vowed that he and Xiang Yang would succeed.

At the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City, Tang San defeated Xiong Sanbang by trapping him in a modified Blue Silver Bamboo Net Formation. Back in the team's lounge, he enjoyed Xiao Wu and Xiang Yang's playful company before Xiang Yang asked how much Soul Power his new move had consumed.

• Tang San faced level-thirty-six Soul Elder Xiong Sanbang, whose Great Bear Iron Staff Martial Soul gave him powerful attacks.
• Tang San dodged Xiong Sanbang's strikes and used his third Soul Skill, Iron Bamboo Flower, to spread Blue Silver Grass seeds across the arena.
• Tang San activated his modified Blue Silver Bamboo Net Formation, trapping Xiong Sanbang among thick black bamboo stalks.
• Xiong Sanbang failed to break through the bamboo and surrendered, and the host declared Tang San the winner.
• In the team's lounge, Xiao Wu celebrated their winnings and playfully chased Xiang Yang while Tang San watched.
• Xiang Yang stopped teasing Xiao Wu and asked Tang San how much Soul Power his new formation had consumed.

After Tang San tested the Blue Silver Bamboo Net Formation in combat, Xiang Yang examined its limits and developed a theory distinguishing fully self-created Soul Skills from variations of Soul Ring skills. He began considering whether a Soul Ring could be made using a soul and a self-created Soul Skill circuit, then followed Tang San to the academy smithy.

• Xiang Yang assessed the Blue Silver Bamboo Net Formation’s combat strength and discussed its weaknesses with Tang San.
• Tang San said the Soul Incantation had not guided his Soul Power during the skill’s activation.
• Xiang Yang distinguished fully self-created Soul Skills from partially self-created skills that modified Soul Ring abilities.
• Xiang Yang reasoned that Soul Rings contained Soul Beast souls and considered using a soul to create an External Soul Ring.
• The Shrek students returned from their matches, and Tang San led Xiang Yang to the academy smithy.

Xiang Yang and Tang San tested a dagger forged from Dark Gold Bear bone, discovering that Soul Power attributes could greatly enhance or damage it. After the Shrek students tried the weapon, Xiang Yang and Tang San decided to keep useful materials from Soul Beasts they hunted and wondered what a weapon made from a Soul Bone could do.

• Xiang Yang tested the Dark Gold Dagger and found that his yang attribute made it pierce a hardwood block and leave scorch marks.
• Xiang Yang and Tang San brought the dagger to Dai Mubai, whose metal-attribute Soul Power more than doubled its sharpness.
• The Shrek students tested the dagger, and Ma Hongjun's fire and Zhu Zhuqing's darkness damaged it while Dai Mubai and Xiang Yang could use it effectively.
• Xiang Yang and Tang San discussed using Soul Beast feathers and bones from their hunts as materials for clothing and weapons.
• Xiang Yang and Tang San wondered whether a weapon made from a Soul Bone could bypass the usual limit on how many Soul Bones a Soul Master could absorb.

Tang San’s beast-bone greatsword revealed forging techniques far beyond those known to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Sword Douluo urged Ning Fengzhi to bring Tang San to the sect. After learning Tang San’s age and Martial Soul, the elders connected him to Tang Hao and the old conflict with Spirit Hall, sensing that upheaval was coming.

• Tang San forged a Dark Gold Greatsword from beast bones and refined iron, and Ning Rongrong sold it to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Ning Fengzhi sent Ning Rongrong a black card with a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, while he and Xiang Yang speculated about the sect’s investment in Tang San.
• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin tested the greatsword and discovered that its unusual forging made it exceptionally strong and able to amplify Soul Power.
• Chen Xin explained that the sword’s forging techniques differed from modern methods and recommended bringing Tang San directly to the sect to learn them.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed that Tang San was eleven and had a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, prompting the elders to connect him to Tang Hao and the events involving Spirit Hall eleven years earlier.
• Chen Xin concluded that the continent’s old conflicts were about to flare up again.

Shrek faced the Mad Battle Team in a challenge arranged by a rival arena manager, and the battle began with both sides revealing their strength. Dai Mubai held off Mad Rhino while Tang San and Ma Hongjun disrupted the opposing team’s tactics, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Xiang Yang, Flender, and Yu Xiaogang assessed the Mad Battle Team’s lineup and realized its members could put Shrek under pressure, though Shrek’s true strength was unknown to them.
• A rival arena manager arranged for the Mad Battle Team to challenge Shrek and encouraged spectators to bet against the Monster Team.
• The Monster Team and Mad Battle Team exchanged taunts before the host started the match.
• Dai Mubai charged Mad Rhino and forced him to use his first Soul Skill to strengthen his armor and defense.
• Tang San’s bamboo poles guarded the support members while Ma Hongjun’s fireballs burned Liu Zhu’s webs and provoked her.

The Monster Team overcame the opposing Soul Masters after Tang San shielded his teammates and Dai Mubai unleashed a powerful winged attack. Dai Mubai won the match, and Zhu Zhuqing comforted him as he collapsed, while Ma Hongjun teased Tang San about his feelings for Xiao Wu.

• Xiao Wu evaded a coordinated attack when Tang San pulled her clear, and the enemy team charged at the remaining fighters.
• Tang San blocked the attackers’ combined Soul Skills with his Self-Created Soul Skill, Sunlight Shield, while Xiang Yang and Ning Rongrong prepared to turn the fight around.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Dai Mubai, who took flight and unleashed his Golden Radiance Fierce Light Slash and White Tiger Impact.
• Dai Mubai knocked the opposing fighters from the arena, and Liu Zhu surrendered; Zhu Zhuqing caught him when he collapsed and told him she understood his feelings.
• Ma Hongjun teased Tang San about Xiao Wu, leaving Tang San to reflect on their relationship.

Xiang Yang showed Tang San that his Sun-Gathering Shield could increase the cultivation age of plant Soul Beasts, though its power and growth were still limited. Tang Hao, who had secretly watched the experiment because it gave him hope of reviving Ah Yin, appeared before Tang San after six years apart.

• Xiang Yang told Tang San that his experiment had succeeded and showed him Sun-Gathering Shields that gathered sunlight to increase the age of plants inside them.
• Tang San recognized the importance of the technique and warned Xiang Yang that people might try to seize or destroy it if he published it.
• Tang Hao watched the demonstration from a distance, resolved to act because he believed the technique might help bring Ah Yin back to life.
• Xiang Yang explained that his current cultivation could only support a plant Soul Beast growing rapidly to around a thousand years.
• Tang Hao appeared behind Tang San and called him Xiao San, and Tang San turned and called him Dad.

Tang Hao brought Tang San and Xiang Yang to Nuoding City so Tang San could meet his mother, while Qian Renxue investigated the mysterious grandmaster behind the Martial Soul theories. The chapter ended with Tang San realizing his mother might be in Holy Soul Village.

• Tang San introduced Tang Hao to Xiang Yang and explained what his father had told him about his mother's sacrifice.
• Xiang Yang agreed to help Tang Hao bring Tang San's mother over, but Tang Hao said they should go to his place instead.
• Qian Renxue complained about the newspaper's theories and ordered her followers to keep searching for Yu Xiaogang and the other grandmaster.
• Qian Renxue dismissed Snake Lance Douluo's advice to focus on cultivation, then imagined earning the mysterious grandmaster's acknowledgment by winning their loyalty.
• After two days of flying, Tang Hao brought Tang San and Xiang Yang to Nuoding City, where Tang San asked whether his mother was in Holy Soul Village.

Tang San and Xiang Yang visited Ah Yin, found her growing in poor conditions, and moved her to a brighter place with Tang Hao’s promise to protect her. Tang Hao later took Tang San aside after noticing a change in his Martial Soul, and a week later Tang San returned to Shrek Academy.

• Tang Hao flew Tang San and Xiang Yang to the hidden chamber behind a waterfall, where Tang San reunited with Ah Yin.
• Tang San explained that the chamber lacked the sunlight and water Ah Yin needed, and Tang Hao realized he had neglected her care.
• Tang San and Xiang Yang transplanted Ah Yin to a sunny spot by the pool, where Xiang Yang built a Sun-Gathering Shield.
• Tang Hao promised to learn how to care for Ah Yin and told Tang San he would not let him take her away.
• Tang Hao noticed golden light on Tang San’s Martial Soul and led him aside, while Xiang Yang focused on completing the shield.
• A week later, Tang San returned to Shrek Academy after gathering supplies and preparing to protect Ah Yin’s new home.

The Shrek group grew closer over another year of training as Xiang Yang cultivated the medicinal field and reflected on his slower—but still impressive—progress. At dinner, Oscar and Ning Rongrong showed signs of growing affection, while Ma Hongjun’s teasing earned him another beating from Xiao Wu.

• Ma Hongjun asked Tang San about his father, and Oscar joked that he and Ma Hongjun were the least privileged members of the group.
• Over the next year, Dai Mubai and Tang San gained their fourth Soul Skills, the others advanced to Soul Elder, and Xiao Wu neared level 36; Tang San reached level 42 after absorbing the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone.
• Xiang Yang watered the medicinal field with Sun-attribute energy and noted that his Soul Power had reached level 28 at age thirteen.
• At dinner, Oscar gave Ning Rongrong food, and she praised him, leaving him flustered as Xiang Yang observed their growing closeness.
• Ma Hongjun mimicked Tang San telling Xiao Wu to eat slowly, so Xiao Wu punched and scolded him before he complained that he had helped her block a sneak attack.

Xiang Yang recognized Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan as the Huang Dou group arrived, while Yu Xiaogang realized that Dugu Yan was suffering from poison caused by her Martial Soul. Tang San examined her and explained that her condition could be managed with detoxifying herbs or a Soul Bone capable of storing poison.

• Xiang Yang recognized the Wind Chime Bird and Ghost Leopard Soul Masters Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu had fought as members of the Huang Dou group.
• Yu Xiaogang met Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, learned they were a couple, and warned Yu Tianheng that Dugu Yan was poisoned.
• Yu Tianheng asked Yu Xiaogang to cure Dugu Yan, and Yu Xiaogang brought them to Tang San instead of revealing Xiang Yang's involvement.
• Tang San welcomed Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan to lunch, where Oscar's cooking impressed them.
• Xiang Yang asked Tang San about Dugu Yan, and Tang San explained that her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul poisoned her body and that a suitable Soul Bone might store the poison.

Xiang Yang prompted Tang San to consider how Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo had survived cultivating with poison, leading them to seek out a legendary treasure basin. Meanwhile, Qin Ming visited Flender and asked to arrange a match between the Imperial Fighting Team and Shrek’s students, but Flender revealed that two of his eight students were already Soul Ancestors.

• Xiang Yang questioned how Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo had cultivated safely despite their exposure to poison, and Tang San realized Poison Douluo might have relied on a legendary treasure basin.
• Tang San and Xiang Yang decided to go look for the treasure basin described in Tang San’s book.
• Qin Ming visited Flender, offered gifts for him and the other teachers, and Flender took them all into his Storage Soul Tool.
• Qin Ming asked Flender to arrange a match between the Imperial Fighting Team and Shrek’s students, but Flender asked about Qin Ming’s students’ strength first.
• Qin Ming introduced Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, and Flender revealed that Shrek currently had eight students, including two Soul Ancestors aged sixteen and thirteen.