Chapter Summaries

After Shrek won the Preliminary Competition, Xiao Wu accepted the champion’s award while Xue Ye promised generous rewards for the top teams. Wang Xiaofeng woke after three days unconscious and discovered his Soul Power had improved, while Dai Mubai remained in danger and collapsed again beside Zhu Zhuqing.

• Xiao Wu accepted the Golden Flower Crown for Shrek as Xue Ye honored the top teams and promised noble titles, territories, and further rewards.
• Xiao Wu asked Ning Fengzhi about the teams’ twenty thousand Gold Soul Coin reward while Shrek’s dean was occupied elsewhere.
• Wang Xiaofeng woke after three days, learned Dai Mubai was still being examined, and went to eat before discovering he had advanced to rank forty-six.
• Dai Mubai relaxed with Zhu Zhuqing near Sunset Forest and promised he would survive the Evil Eye Saint King inheritance.
• Dai Mubai suddenly fell unconscious again, leaving Zhu Zhuqing beside him.

Tang San prepared a rare-herb medicine for Dai Mubai when Dai Mubai’s Soul Power began dissipating as the Evil Eye White Tiger Saint King’s inheritance started. Inside the inheritance, Dai Mubai searched through memories and visions for Zhu Zhuqing, ending up before a young version of her beneath a tree.

• Tang San brewed precious herbs while Dugu Bo complained about their use, until Zhu Zhuqing rushed in and revealed that Dai Mubai was radiating golden flames and losing Soul Power.
• Dugu Bo explained that Dai Mubai’s inheritance ceremony had begun, and Zhu Zhuqing went pale.
• Dai Mubai met the Evil Eye White Tiger Saint King in an endless darkness, where the Saint King told him to find himself and help kill someone.
• Dai Mubai passed through visions of twin sisters and Shrek’s dining hall, leaving both behind because Zhu Zhuqing was absent.
• Dai Mubai reached a memory beneath a tree and found a young Zhu Zhuqing, who gave him an Angel’s Falling Dance flower to comfort him.

Dai Mubai continued trying to save the unconscious Dai Mubai while helping young Zhu Zhuqing stop waiting and search for him. The trial then brought him face-to-face with Davis, who offered him power if he killed his younger self.

• Tang San brought Dugu Bo’s Comfort Qi Powder to the infirmary as Zhu Zhuqing cared for Dai Mubai, whose life Wang Xiaofeng could sustain for only three more days.
• In the trial’s sunset scene, Dai Mubai urged young Zhu Zhuqing to leave and search for the person she was waiting for, and the Evil Eye White Tiger Saint King let the trial proceed.
• Dai Mubai returned to the challenge arena, where Davis defeated young Dai Mubai and then struck the older Dai Mubai, who had no Soul Power.
• Davis seized young Zhu Zhuqing and young Dai Mubai, then offered Dai Mubai supreme power if he killed his younger self and left his past behind.
• Dai Mubai remembered Dugu Bo’s warning that everyone chosen by the Evil Eye Saint King had died.

Dai Mubai resisted Davis’s temptations and destroyed him at the cost of his own body, then received a mysterious reward from the Evil Eye White Tiger Saint King. He woke up in the hospital with Zhu Zhuqing and Wang Xiaofeng beside him, and encountered Tang San and Dugu Bo as he stepped outside.

• Dai Mubai refused to kill Zhu Zhuqing for power and punched through Davis’s Soul Power barrier, dissolving as he took Davis down with him.
• The Evil Eye White Tiger Saint King praised Dai Mubai’s power and sent a golden scroll into his head before the white space shattered.
• Dai Mubai woke up in the hospital, where Zhu Zhuqing happily embraced him and Wang Xiaofeng dismissed the Gourd and went to sleep.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Dai Mubai that Wang Xiaofeng had gone without proper rest for more than ten days, and Dai Mubai acknowledged that he owed him another favor.
• Dai Mubai stepped outside and met Tang San and Dugu Bo, and Tang San expressed relief that he had awakened.

Dugu Bo warned Tang San that Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation included three Soul Kings and urged him to hide his Clear Sky Hammer, but Tang San refused to give up on the competition. Meanwhile, Zhao Wuji joined the students searching for Dai Mubai, who returned with Tang San and the others, while Wang Xiaofeng woke and sensed a clash of Soul Power nearby.

• Dugu Bo told Tang San that Spirit Hall’s three Golden Generation contestants had surpassed level fifty and cautioned him not to reveal his Clear Sky Hammer.
• The hungry Ma Hongjun and his companions tried to leave the academy to find Dai Mubai, but Zhao Wuji caught up with them and agreed to help.
• Dai Mubai arrived by carriage, reuniting with the Shrek group, while Tang San explained that Wang Xiaofeng was asleep inside.
• Wang Xiaofeng woke after a day and a night of rest and sensed colliding Soul Power coming from the nearby forest.

After recovering, Wang Xiaofeng joined Grandmaster’s brutal training plan, in which Shrek fought Liu Erlong to prepare for the Spirit Hall team. On the second-to-last day of the offseason, the group defeated Liu Erlong through a coordinated ambush, though she beat them afterward.

• Wang Xiaofeng learned that Liu Erlong had wrecked the training grounds while trying to push the team’s potential, and Grandmaster ordered him to join training.
• Grandmaster’s plan used Liu Erlong as a powerful opponent, and Tang San and Ma Hongjun had already advanced to levels forty-two and forty-three.
• Ma Hongjun begged Grandmaster to let them train against Zhao Wuji instead, but Liu Erlong dragged him back into the fight.
• Wang Xiaofeng and Dai Mubai led Oscar and Ning Rongrong in a feigned escape, drawing Liu Erlong into Tang San’s Improved Blue Silver Thrust Array.
• Tang San, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu restrained Liu Erlong, and Wang Xiaofeng’s Heavy Impact knocked her out of her Martial Soul Avatar form after she surged to Soul Saint strength.
• Grandmaster declared the team victorious, but Liu Erlong gave them a savage beating afterward.

Shrek Academy arrived at Giant Sword Mountain for the Advancement Tournament and settled into the accommodations in Cole City. Huo Wu warned Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun to tell Tang San that he would lose, and two special guests arrived at Shrek’s door after the pair left.

• After their training ended, Shrek’s students traveled to Giant Sword Mountain for the Advancement Tournament.
• Wang Xiaofeng told the others a legend about Giant Sword Mountain and revealed that he had picked up a travel guide.
• Flander showed Shrek’s invitation token to Rosenke, who escorted the group to their accommodations in Cole City.
• The girls claimed the third floor, and Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun went out to look for food.
• Huo Wu told Wang Xiaofeng to warn Tang San that he would lose in the Advancement Tournament.
• Two special guests knocked on Shrek’s door after Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun left.

Wang Xiaofeng and the Shrek team prepared for the Advancement Tournament while an unseen observer watched their courtyard. The tournament began, and Shrek faced Plant Academy in its first match, with Xiao Wu chosen to fight first.

• Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun returned from the market and learned that Ning Fengzhi and the Crown Prince had visited Shrek.
• Flander told the team that Shrek would form a strategic partnership with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while a hidden observer criticized the academy and reported that their intelligence gathering was complete.
• The Advancement Tournament began at the rebuilt arena, and Wang Xiaofeng noted that most teams were weaker than the elemental academies.
• Grandmaster warned the team not to underestimate Plant Academy and selected Xiao Wu as Shrek's first contestant.
• Xiao Wu entered the arena for Shrek's match against Plant Academy, the royal academy of the Sophia Kingdom.

Xiao Wu defeated Tian Tian in the first one-on-one match against Plant Academy, though Tian Tian secretly planted a seed inside her. Plant Academy sent its captain next as the teams prepared for the second match.

• Xiao Wu mocked Tian Tian's small stature, then dodged the spikes released by Tian Tian's Sensitive Plant Martial Soul.
• Tian Tian transformed into a spiked sphere and used Spike Defense, forcing Xiao Wu to wait for her to emerge while a hidden flower spread pink mist.
• Tian Tian ran out of Soul Power and conceded, giving Shrek the first match.
• After leaving the arena, Tian Tian told Plant Academy's captain that she had planted a seed inside Xiao Wu, and he went out to fight next.
• Wang Xiaofeng and Grandmaster discussed Plant Academy's strengths in team battles and its lack of defensive skills.

Xiao Wu faced Plant Academy captain Nan Zhi, whose Giant Pitcher Plant used relentless thorn attacks and a poisonous mist to counter her. Xiao Wu escaped the mist but inhaled a trace of its fragrance, leaving her mind muddled and her Soul Power sluggish.

• Nan Zhi introduced herself as Plant Academy's captain and began the match by firing countless thorns at Xiao Wu.
• Nan Zhi tried to wear Xiao Wu down with continuous attacks, but Xiao Wu's training had given her ample stamina.
• Irritated by the barrage, Xiao Wu teleported in front of Nan Zhi and used Charm before wrapping her braid around Nan Zhi's neck.
• The Giant Pitcher Plant stopped attacking and released poisonous yellow mist, forcing Xiao Wu to teleport away.
• Xiao Wu inhaled a trace of the mist's floral fragrance and found her mind muddled and her Soul Power moving sluggishly.

Xiao Wu survived Plant Academy’s attempt to poison and swallow her, then defeated Nan Zhi when the Giant Pitcher Plant exploded. Plant Academy forfeited the round, giving Shrek Academy the win and prompting rumors that the match had been fixed.

• Nan Zhi ordered the Giant Pitcher Plant to swallow Xiao Wu, but a warmth from Xiao Wu’s chest cleared the poison.
• The Giant Pitcher Plant exploded from within, severely injuring Nan Zhi and disappearing as Xiao Wu approached her.
• Xiao Wu taunted Nan Zhi, who fainted, and the referee declared Xiao Wu the winner.
• Nan Zhi asked whether Plant Academy should continue its plan, and a shadowy figure told the team to save its trump cards.
• Plant Academy forfeited the round, and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner.
• Spectators began spreading rumors that Plant Academy had rigged the match or taken money.

Wang Xiaofeng and Shrek advanced through the second round before exploring Giant Sword Mountain Market, where he sensed something unusual in a vendor’s bag. His attempt to buy the bag was interrupted by Zhen Youqian of Barak Royal Academy, who took the fluorescent stone and renewed the conflict between their academies.

• Wang Xiaofeng reviewed the first day’s matches with the others, and Shrek spent the night cultivating before Zhao Wuji summoned them in the morning.
• Oscar tricked Ma Hongjun into eating a bun filled with chili sauce, while an exhausted Dai Mubai arrived at breakfast without explaining his state.
• Xiao Wu defeated all seven students from Shrek’s weak Feili Kingdom opponent in under five minutes, securing Shrek’s second-round victory.
• Wang Xiaofeng led the group to Giant Sword Mountain Market, where he noticed a strange sensation coming from the bag beneath a vendor’s stall and negotiated to buy it with a fluorescent stone.
• Zhen Youqian of Barak Royal Academy interrupted Wang Xiaofeng’s purchase, paid fifty Gold Soul Coins for the stone, and left after Wang Xiaofeng mocked him and his companion.

Wang Xiaofeng browsed the market after recalling his past clashes with Barak Royal Academy, while Ma Hongjun got lost and stumbled upon a fortune-teller’s stall. The chapter left Ma Hongjun asking only where he could find food.

• Wang Xiaofeng stored the black ores he had bought and dismissed the threat from the Barak Royal Academy students.
• Wang Xiaofeng recalled how Shrek’s mission successes had provoked Barak Royal Academy, whose students and teachers once ambushed his group before they fought back.
• Wang Xiaofeng continued browsing the stalls, convinced the market held valuable finds for anyone with a good eye.
• Ma Hongjun wandered into a secluded alley, where he found a sleeping middle-aged fortune-teller and woke him to ask for directions.
• The middle-aged man bragged that he knew all kinds of secrets and could tell fortunes, but Ma Hongjun clarified that he only wanted to find food.

Tang San and Xiao Wu encountered a vendor selling a fake Soul Beast, while Ning Rongrong and Oscar saw a powerful sword offered for eight million Gold Soul Coins. The chapter ended with Ning Rongrong deciding whether to buy it.

• Tang San and Xiao Wu stopped at a Soul Beast stall, where the vendor claimed a Golden Silk Snow Swallow could improve health and performance.
• Tang San recognized the supposed Ten Thousand Year Golden Silk Snow Swallow as a Ten Year Golden Silk Finch and led Xiao Wu away, suspecting the vendor seemed like a soldier.
• Ning Rongrong criticized the gemstones in a jewelry store, prompting the shopkeeper to show her a longsword said to have been reforged by Lou Gao from a divine sword's remnants.
• The shopkeeper demonstrated the sword's imposing power and offered it to Ning Rongrong for eight million Gold Soul Coins.

Dai Mubai experienced a disturbing vision of Davis and the Evil Eye White Tiger Saint King, while his companions continued exploring the market. A disguised man resembling Dai Mubai questioned Ma Hongjun about the group, then learned their Soul Power levels from two merchants.

• Dai Mubai saw a blank golden scroll burst into flames and show Davis and the Evil Eye White Tiger Saint King before Zhu Zhuqing pulled him from his thoughts.
• Oscar tried to bargain with a shopkeeper, and he and Ning Rongrong left to buy food and wait for the others.
• Bu Zhidao treated Ma Hongjun to a feast and drew information from him about the group's relationships and troubles.
• Wang Xiaofeng found Ma Hongjun after he missed the meeting time, and the two headed back together.
• After Ma Hongjun left, the middle-aged man removed his mask to reveal a face resembling Dai Mubai, and two merchants reported that they had investigated the group's Soul Power levels.

Shrek learned the history of its long-standing feud with Barak Royal Academy before preparing to face them in the arena. Dai Mubai selected the lineup, and Wang Xiaofeng began describing their opponents.

• Ma Hongjun apologized for making everyone wait and offered to treat them to a meal, prompting Oscar to tease him about his usual stinginess.
• Flander announced that Shrek's opponent was Barak Royal Academy, and Wang Xiaofeng explained how the academy had helped undermine Shrek in the past.
• Dai Mubai proposed that he, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Wang Xiaofeng handle the match while the others rested.
• Dai Mubai ordered Oscar to compete first, Ma Hongjun second, himself third, and Wang Xiaofeng last.
• Wang Xiaofeng took out a notebook and began introducing Barak Royal Academy's team.

Shrek Academy faced Barak Royal Academy, and Oscar used his Phantom Sausage to turn the opening match into a trap for his opponent. The chapter left Oscar landing a kick on the young man after his opponent struck an illusion.

• Wang Xiaofeng shared intelligence that Barak Royal Academy's captain, Aibona, was its only Soul Ancestor.
• Dai Mubai and his teammates encouraged Oscar before Shrek Academy took the arena.
• Oscar fooled Barak Academy's first contestant into chasing him by pretending he planned to surrender.
• Oscar vanished using his Phantom Sausage, while the Azure Wolf Soul Master searched unsuccessfully for him.
• Oscar attacked from the young man's blind spot, let him stab his illusion, and kicked him in the face from behind.

Oscar defeated Barak Royal Academy’s first contestant before surrendering to captain Aibona because of his fractured leg. Ma Hongjun then defeated Aibona with his phoenix flames, leaving Shrek Academy waiting for Barak’s next contestant.

• Oscar knocked out Barak Royal Academy’s first contestant with a kick, then surrendered to Aibona because his right leg was fractured.
• Oscar returned to the Shrek team, where Zhao Wuji praised him and Ning Rongrong twisted his ear before Ma Hongjun took the field.
• Aibona transformed with his Vigorous Rock Bear martial soul and attacked Ma Hongjun with falling boulders and a Rock Cannon.
• Ma Hongjun dodged Aibona’s attacks and traded a powerful aerial strike with him, sending both fighters flying back.
• Ma Hongjun broke through Aibona’s stone pillars with Phoenix Fire Line and knocked him unconscious with Phoenix Flame Kick.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Ma Hongjun challenged Barak Royal Academy to send out its next contestant.

Ma Hongjun defeated two more Barak Royal Academy opponents before losing after his Soul Power ran low. Dai Mubai then dominated his opponents before conceding, and Wang Xiaofeng began a match against Barak’s hidden trump card, a sunflower Soul Ancestor.

• Ma Hongjun won two consecutive matches after the second match but lost when his Soul Power was depleted.
• Dai Mubai knocked his first Barak Royal Academy opponent out in twenty seconds, then threw his next opponent from the arena without using a soul skill.
• Dai Mubai conceded, allowing Wang Xiaofeng to take his turn after Ma Hongjun accidentally revealed he had bet on Dai.
• Wang Xiaofeng absorbed the yellow mist released by the skinny sunflower Soul Ancestor’s first and second soul skills with his Gourd.
• The sunflower Soul Ancestor launched his Life-Stealing Flying Wheel, and Wang Xiaofeng hurled his Gourd to meet it in midair.

Wang Xiaofeng defeated Barak Royal Academy’s frail young fighter by blocking his poison-based Soul Skills with his Steel Gourd, leaving him too shaken to continue. Shrek Academy won the round, and the chapter ended with Wang Xiaofeng noting that his opponent’s Martial Soul had been countered by his own.

• Wang Xiaofeng deflected the young man’s returning Sunflower attack with his Steel Gourd and sent it rolling across the arena.
• The young man lost his confidence after Wang Xiaofeng neutralized his Third Soul Skill and could not bring himself to continue fighting.
• The referee declared that the young man had lost the will to fight and awarded the round to Shrek Academy.
• Wang Xiaofeng mocked Barak Royal Academy as its students left, and the young man fainted after spitting blood.
• Oscar congratulated Wang Xiaofeng, who explained that his Martial Soul had naturally countered the young man’s poison-based abilities.