Chapter Summaries

After the injured Shrek Academy group found Xiao Wu, she returned with them while they searched unsuccessfully for Wang Xiaofeng and withdrew from the Star Dou Great Forest. Wang Xiaofeng eventually escaped the forest on his own and headed toward the town where the group had first gathered.

• Oscar gave Dai Mubai a Recovery Sausage while the group rested and searched for Xiaofeng.
• Xiao Wu reunited with Tang San and claimed the Titan Giant Ape had left her unconscious before she gained her third Soul Ring.
• The group resumed its search for Wang Xiaofeng, but after two days without finding him, it withdrew to town, and Zhao Wuji went back to Shrek Academy for help.
• Wang Xiaofeng emerged from the Star Dou Great Forest after spending two days finding his way out.
• Wang Xiaofeng cleaned up in the nearest town and set off for the town where the group had first rested, hoping to find news from Teacher Zhao.

Oscar and Dai Mubai prepared to search the Star Dou Great Forest for Wang Xiaofeng, but Wang Xiaofeng returned safely and recounted his encounter with a golden lotus and the Titan Giant Ape. After the Shrek group returned to the academy, Yu Xiaogang identified Xiao Wu’s ox bellow as the Sky Azure Bull Python.

• Oscar followed Dai Mubai to a dried food store, where Dai Mubai realized Oscar planned to sneak into the Star Dou Great Forest and refused to take him along.
• Ma Hongjun gathered the group at Small Town’s entrance, where Wang Xiaofeng suddenly returned and asked to eat before explaining what had happened.
• Wang Xiaofeng told the others that a golden lotus had saved him after the Titan Giant Ape threw him away, while Tang San noticed Xiao Wu looked pale and took her to rest.
• Flander arrived, found Wang Xiaofeng unharmed, and led the Shrek group back to the academy that night.
• At the teachers’ meeting, Yu Xiaogang arrived and identified the ox bellow Xiao Wu had mentioned as the Sky Azure Bull Python.

Grandmaster explained that the Sky Azure Bull Python had driven the Titan Giant Ape away and identified the golden lotus that saved Wang Xiaofeng as a dangerous Demon Flower. He learned that Tang San had gained a mutated Third Soul Ring, but agreed to wait until the next day to see him.

• Grandmaster arrived at Shrek Academy, confirmed Tang San was unharmed, and explained that the Sky Azure Bull Python had interrupted a Titled Douluo's encounter with the Titan Giant Ape.
• Grandmaster identified the golden lotus Wang Xiaofeng encountered as a Demon Flower whose spores could parasitize living creatures and drain their life force, so Zhao Wuji and the other teachers went to examine him.
• Flander told Grandmaster that Wang Xiaofeng had risen from Rank 23 to Rank 37 in two years and praised his talent.
• Flander explained that Tang San's Third Soul Ring had caused a martial soul mutation that produced spider-like legs, and Grandmaster agreed to let Tang San rest before asking about it.

Wang Xiaofeng returned from the Star Dou Great Forest exhausted, and the teachers searched him for the Golden Spores but found nothing. After he rested and cultivated, Grandmaster arrived at Shrek Academy and, after criticizing the students’ breakfast, took charge of their meals.

• Zhao Wuji and the teachers searched Wang Xiaofeng for the Golden Spores Grandmaster had described, but Zhao Wuji found nothing.
• Wang Xiaofeng slept through the day, then cultivated overnight after discovering his Soul Power had reached the level thirty-eight bottleneck.
• Wang Xiaofeng met Grandmaster at breakfast and expressed his respect for his books and teachings.
• Grandmaster criticized the academy’s meager breakfast, and Flander said he could not afford better food.
• Grandmaster decided to oversee the students’ meals, while Flander pretended to agree reluctantly.

Flander introduced Grandmaster as the students’ new instructor, and Grandmaster announced that he would give all eight students unified, individualized training. The students then tested Zhao Wuji’s triple-gravity field, giving Grandmaster firsthand data for adjusting their training.

• Flander introduced the academy’s teachers and presented Yu Xiaogang, whom the students called Grandmaster, as Tang San’s teacher and their new instructor.
• Grandmaster said he would design targeted methods for each student and told them to gather early the next morning.
• Wang Xiaofeng gave Zhao Wuji a jug of wine in exchange for a triple-gravity training session, and Wang Xiaofeng, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun entered the field.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the other students tried Zhao Wuji’s gravity field, while Oscar went to the Cafeteria to cultivate.
• Ning Rongrong left the field first, followed by Ma Hongjun; Dai Mubai then carried the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing out, and Ning Rongrong gave her an Oscar sausage.

Wang Xiaofeng trained under Zhao Wuji’s Soul Power pressure, then tested a new Self-Created Soul Skill to strengthen his stomach. Though the first attempt injured him, he survived and named the skill Eight Extremes - Gluttony.

• Wang Xiaofeng completed an intense training session under Zhao Wuji’s rank-fifty Soul Power pressure, while Grandmaster recalculated the training plan and borrowed an old Soul Tool from Flander.
• After recovering in a Medicinal Bath, Wang Xiaofeng joined the others for lunch and declined Dai Mubai’s invitation to visit the Great Spirit Arena so he could focus on his new Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Wang Xiaofeng paid Shao Xin to stand guard while he tested a technique that used Soul Power to accelerate digestion without relying on his Martial Soul ability.
• Wang Xiaofeng spat blood and collapsed during the experiment, but Shao Xin’s healing Sugar Beans helped him recover.
• Wang Xiaofeng declared the experiment a success and named his new technique Eight Extremes - Gluttony.

Wang Xiaofeng refined his Gluttony Soul Skill before joining the others for a lavish breakfast prepared by the Grandmaster. At training, the Grandmaster paired Dai Mubai against Tang San, and their sparring match began with Tang San using Blue Silver Grass to attack.

• Wang Xiaofeng explained that Gluttony and Flash represented two of his planned Eight Extremes, then returned to his research and lost track of time.
• Wang Xiaofeng and Oscar rushed to breakfast, where they ate Soul Beast meat soup prepared by the Grandmaster and Tang San.
• The Grandmaster ordered Dai Mubai to defeat the students one by one and chose Tang San as his first opponent, allowing Tang San to use his Third Soul Ring.
• Dai Mubai opened with White Tiger Light Wave, while Tang San dodged and spread Blue Silver Grass across the training field.
• Tang San used Entanglement, but Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Barrier and White Tiger Asura Transformation to push through the attack as hidden Blue Silver Grass blades struck toward his back.

Tang San and Dai Mubai’s duel ended in a draw after Dai Mubai broke free of Tang San’s traps and counterattacked. Xiao Wu then began her match against Ma Hongjun and Wang Xiaofeng, eliminating Wang Xiaofeng and leaving Ma Hongjun to face her alone.

• Tang San used Blue Silver Cage to trap Dai Mubai, who eventually shattered it, only to be caught in a second cage.
• Dai Mubai surprised Tang San with White Tiger Sky-Rending Claw, but Tang San blocked it with eight spider-leg-like objects; Grandmaster called the duel a draw.
• Grandmaster sent Xiao Wu to face Ma Hongjun and Wang Xiaofeng, while restricting Wang Xiaofeng to support skills.
• Xiao Wu used Charm on Ma Hongjun to distract him, then chased down Wang Xiaofeng and threw him out of the arena.
• Wang Xiaofeng gave Ma Hongjun an attack enhancement as he was eliminated, and Ma Hongjun declared that he was getting serious.

Xiao Wu defeated Ma Hongjun in their spar after using Charm, Teleportation, and Waist Bow, though Ma Hongjun used a self-created flight skill to land safely. Grandmaster criticized the students’ mistakes and ordered all eight to run to Suotuo City and back ten times, with Tang San assigned twelve.

• Ma Hongjun used Wang Xiaofeng’s boost and Phoenix Fire Line to restrict Xiao Wu’s movements, but Xiao Wu dodged until the flames left her with little room.
• Xiao Wu used Charm and Teleportation to catch Ma Hongjun off guard and throw him with Waist Bow, but Ma Hongjun used Phoenix Soaring Nine Heavens to land safely.
• Grandmaster stopped the spar, praised Xiao Wu’s rare Teleportation skill, and criticized her for giving Ma Hongjun a chance to recover.
• Grandmaster rebuked Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and Dai Mubai for their mistakes in battle.
• Grandmaster ordered all eight students to run ten round trips between the academy and Suotuo City without Soul Power, while Tang San had to run twelve.
• Tang San immediately ran out to begin the punishment.

Grandmaster punished the eight Shrek students with a weighted run of more than sixty kilometers, adding a gravity Soul Tool to Wang Xiaofeng’s training. The students regrouped and planned to run together, sharing the weight and helping one another through the test.

• Grandmaster ordered all eight students to run more than sixty kilometers carrying stones, and gave Wang Xiaofeng a gravity-generating Soul Tool set to twice normal gravity.
• Wang Xiaofeng discovered the students had been assigned different weights and realized Grandmaster had made his own burden especially difficult with the added gravity.
• Grandmaster and Flander discussed the harsh training and the academy’s dwindling funds as the students set off.
• Oscar and Ning Rongrong transferred their stones to Wang Xiaofeng, while Ma Hongjun stayed with him and the slower runners.
• Tang San stopped with the others, and Wang Xiaofeng and Oscar proposed matching the slowest runner’s pace and redistributing weight when anyone struggled.
• The eight students agreed to run together and resumed the long-distance punishment.

The Shrek students completed punishing weighted runs under Grandmaster’s supervision, with Wang Xiaofeng carrying extra stones despite his support role. By the eighth lap, the exhausted group had stopped to catch their breath, though Xiao Wu still had some strength left.

• The Shrek group ran between the academy and Suotuo City while carrying bamboo cages and weights, and Grandmaster provided warm salt water at each return.
• Grandmaster watched the students complete four laps, then went inside to prepare medicinal herbs for their recovery baths.
• As Oscar and Ning Rongrong slowed during the fifth lap, Dai Mubai and Tang San offered to take some of their stones.
• Wang Xiaofeng rearranged the weights, taking a heavier load while Tang San carried less, and the group completed the fifth, sixth, and seventh laps.
• By the eighth lap, Ma Hongjun could no longer continue, and the exhausted students stopped while Xiao Wu remained comparatively energetic.

The Shrek students struggled through Grandmaster’s weighted endurance punishment, repeatedly sharing loads and supporting one another as they neared their limits. They completed the final lap, but Wang Xiaofeng and the others collapsed at the finish.

• Ma Hongjun complained about the run, while Wang Xiaofeng took his fifteen kilograms of stones and Dai Mubai offered to help Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang San exchanged loads with Zhu Zhuqing, then took Dai Mubai’s basket after Dai and Wang Xiaofeng fell; Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong later reclaimed some of their own weight.
• The students completed the ninth lap by supporting one another, and Ma Hongjun took his fifteen-kilogram load back from Wang Xiaofeng for the final lap.
• As students fainted or faltered during the tenth lap, they redistributed the stones and carried one another, with Wang Xiaofeng eventually bearing one hundred kilograms.
• The group spent an hour finishing the final lap, then Wang Xiaofeng fell at the finish and the other seven collapsed after him.

After Grandmaster’s punishing training, Wang Xiaofeng recovered in a medicinal bath and discovered that he had reached level thirty-eight. He joined the others for dinner, where Dai Mubai discussed completing his Self-Created Soul Skill.

• Tang San and Xiao Wu struggled to keep going but collapsed together, earning Grandmaster’s praise for their refusal to give up.
• The teachers removed the students’ weighted baskets and carried them back to the academy for treatment.
• Wang Xiaofeng woke in a medicinal bath, used his Green Calabash to refine the remaining medicine, and discovered that his Soul Power had reached level thirty-eight.
• Oscar woke and felt dejected when Wang Xiaofeng told him about his breakthrough.
• Wang Xiaofeng and Oscar went to the Cafeteria, where Dai Mubai learned of Wang Xiaofeng’s breakthrough and spoke about developing the White Tiger Sky-Rending Claw with Fatty.

After dinner, Wang Xiaofeng and Dai Mubai explained how Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun developed their Soul Skills, and the group discussed the categories of Self-Created Soul Skills. After washing dishes, Wang Xiaofeng went to the Mimetic Cultivation Ground to cultivate.

• Ma Hongjun said Phoenix Soaring Nine Heavens used too much Soul Power and was mainly useful for defense against an agile opponent like Xiao Wu.
• Wang Xiaofeng explained that Dai Mubai's and Ma Hongjun's techniques were deeper applications of their Soul Skills, while Dai Mubai outlined three categories of Self-Created Soul Skills.
• Dai Mubai urged everyone to return and cultivate before Grandmaster's training the next day, and Wang Xiaofeng told Tang San that the Mimetic Cultivation Ground could help his Plant Martial Soul.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to wash the dishes but made Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun clean their own bowls.
• After washing up, Wang Xiaofeng told Ma Hongjun to cultivate and headed to the Mimetic Cultivation Ground.

After a month of Grandmaster’s grueling team training, the students were taken to the Okles Mountain Range for a new two-month training period. Grandmaster sent them to climb a nearby mountain without using Soul Power, leaving them to begin the challenge.

• Wang Xiaofeng ate breakfast with Oscar and joked with Ma Hongjun before the students gathered at the Training Field.
• Grandmaster ordered Tang San to finish the previous day’s punishment, and Xiao Wu joined him while the others followed along.
• Grandmaster paired Wang Xiaofeng and Dai Mubai against the other six students for sparring, then subjected the group to a month of combat and physical training.
• Grandmaster and Flander led the students to the Okles Mountain Range, where Zhao Wuji had prepared Wooden Houses for their two-month stay.
• Grandmaster told the students to climb the nearby mountain and return without using Soul Power, and Dai Mubai led them toward the weights at its foot.

Wang Xiaofeng and the others prepared for Grandmaster’s weighted mountain hike and began climbing through the wilderness. After they rested, Ma Hongjun produced the Direction Soul Tool, letting Dai Mubai correct their course as they continued toward the summit.

• Wang Xiaofeng and the others picked up their weighted bamboo cages, and Tang San handed out insect-repelling sachets.
• Wang Xiaofeng explained basic hiking preparations, and Dai Mubai cut branches that the group shaped into hiking sticks.
• Dai Mubai led the group up the pathless mountain while Wang Xiaofeng brought up the rear, and they paused to rest in the heat.
• Wang Xiaofeng asked Dai Mubai to check their direction, but Dai Mubai realized he had left the Direction Soul Tool behind.
• Ma Hongjun revealed that he had the Direction Soul Tool, and Wang Xiaofeng used it to help Dai Mubai correct their course before the group resumed climbing.

While climbing the mountain, Wang Xiaofeng and the others were attacked by a group of Rampage Wild Boars drawn to their food. Tang San dealt with the leader, and the group resumed their climb toward the summit before nightfall.

• After climbing for two hours, the exhausted group stopped for their fifth rest and prepared lunch.
• Ma Hongjun showed off a heating Soul Tool for his roast chicken, and Wang Xiaofeng made a Chinese-style burger with Oscar's Sausages.
• Tang San sensed approaching danger, and around twenty Rampage Wild Boars emerged from the grass, drawn by the group's food.
• Tang San charged toward the leader but became trapped in a stalemate, so Wang Xiaofeng and Dai Mubai knocked down boars and cleared him a path.
• Tang San defeated the leader, causing the remaining wild boars to flee, and the group set off to reach the summit before nightfall.

The Shrek group climbed toward the summit under the weight of their training loads, and Tang San treated Ning Rongrong after a Gray-backed Snake bit her. They reached the mountaintop safely, but a note warning that they would miss dinner if they returned after sunset sent them rushing downhill.

• Wang Xiaofeng, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar lamented losing their food to wild boars as the group continued its climb.
• A Gray-backed Snake bit Ning Rongrong, and Oscar sucked out the venom before Tang San treated her wound and gave Oscar a pill for his numb lips.
• Xiao Wu carried Ning Rongrong while Wang Xiaofeng took on the remaining stones, raising his load to eighty-four kilograms.
• The Shrek group reached the summit, rested, and admired the mountain range at sunset.
• Oscar found a note warning them to return before sunset to get dinner, so everyone hurried down the mountain.

After returning from their mountain climb, the exhausted students took medicinal baths, and Oscar’s sausages helped heal Ning Rongrong’s injured foot. Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were caught trying to peek at the girls bathing, leaving Tang San to repair their injuries before the next day’s training.

• Dai Mubai let the group rest during their descent, and Oscar collapsed after summoning food for Ning Rongrong, whose foot had fully healed.
• Wang Xiaofeng carried Oscar back to the valley, where Grandmaster sent the students to their medicinal baths and warned them to come out for dinner on time.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun tried to peek at the girls bathing, but Xiao Wu attacked them with Eight Stage Throw after they were caught.
• Zhao Wuji brought the unconscious Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to the bathhouse, where Oscar fed them sausages to revive them.
• Tang San restored Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun’s disordered meridians and said they would be ready for training after a night’s rest.

The Grandmaster punished Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun for peeping by ordering them to chop firewood, while Wang Xiaofeng continued developing his Eight Extremes - Gluttony Soul Skill. The next morning, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun completed their first load and joined the others for breakfast before training.

• Zhao Wuji and the Grandmaster discussed how Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had fallen for the bathroom trap and been beaten by Xiao Wu.
• The Grandmaster ordered Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to chop two hundred kilograms of firewood each morning without Soul Power or cutting down trees in the valley.
• Oscar and Dai Mubai asked Wang Xiaofeng about Eight Extremes - Gluttony, and Wang Xiaofeng said he hoped to make it teachable within two months.
• Wang Xiaofeng cultivated on the roof under the moonlight while the others slept.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun went out before dawn to gather firewood, breaking two knives before completing the task.
• Dai Mubai bought four of Oscar's sausages, and the Grandmaster told everyone that sparring would begin in half an hour.