Chapter Summaries

After a month of mountain-climbing and sparring, Grandmaster gave the group a rest day, during which Wang Xiaofeng tested his modified Eight Extremes - Gluttony on Ma Hongjun. The next round of training began at a waterfall, where Ning Rongrong and Oscar were tasked with approaching it without using Soul Power.

• Grandmaster ended the month of training and granted everyone a day off before announcing that new training would begin the next day.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong went to Suotuo City with Tang San and Oscar, while Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai trained and Wang Xiaofeng tested Eight Extremes - Gluttony on Ma Hongjun.
• Ma Hongjun failed to memorize even one-tenth of the complicated meridian sequence and became extremely hungry, so Wang Xiaofeng took him to Suotuo City for a meal.
• Grandmaster led the group to a waterfall and ordered Ning Rongrong and Oscar to get within twenty meters of it without using Soul Power.

Grandmaster set swimming and waterfall-training goals for the group, and Zhao Wuji taught them basic swimming. Wang Xiaofeng then tested himself against the waterfall and was swept back after reaching ten meters away.

• Grandmaster assigned each student a distance goal under Zhao Wuji’s Soul Power pressure and gave weighted belts to Wang Xiaofeng, Tang San, and Dai Mubai.
• Zhao Wuji used his gravity pressure to make the group warm up, then restored their stamina with Oscar’s Sausages.
• Zhao Wuji threw a reluctant Ma Hongjun into the shallow pool, then taught everyone basic swimming and breathing techniques.
• Wang Xiaofeng swam toward the waterfall and reached ten meters from it before the current swept him back.

Wang Xiaofeng struggled with the waterfall training and began considering a defensive Self-Created Soul Skill based on Force Dissipation. After failing to apply the technique in the water, he looked to Tang San for guidance.

• Wang Xiaofeng was swept ashore after trying to face the waterfall’s force head-on, and the others explained that they were learning to dissipate the current’s force instead.
• At lunch, Flander teased Wang Xiaofeng about how much fruit he ate, and Grandmaster told everyone to resume training after their meal.
• Wang Xiaofeng wrote down an idea for a defensive Self-Created Soul Skill using Force Dissipation.
• During afternoon practice, Tang San coached Xiao Wu in swimming while Dai Mubai taught Zhu Zhuqing.
• Wang Xiaofeng tried to use Force Dissipation near the waterfall but could not keep his balance against currents coming from all directions, so he turned toward Tang San for help.

Wang Xiaofeng asked Zhao Wuji how to dissipate force in water and learned that the skill depended on turning and practice. Over ten days of waterfall training, he developed better control of his body and advanced to swimming five meters while carrying twenty kilograms.

• Wang Xiaofeng asked Zhao Wuji about dissipating force in water, and Zhao Wuji demonstrated how to dissipate force on land by taking his punch.
• Zhao Wuji explained that force dissipation came down to turning, while Wang Xiaofeng continued training against the waterfall.
• After five days, Wang Xiaofeng could endure the waterfall for eight seconds at about ten meters, while Tang San and Oscar also struggled to apply the technique.
• Zhao Wuji told them to use every part of their bodies to dissipate force, prompting Wang Xiaofeng to consciously control his movements.
• By the tenth day, Wang Xiaofeng could swim to the five-meter mark carrying twenty kilograms and set his sights on standing beneath the waterfall.

On the twentieth day of training, Wang Xiaofeng helped the Shrek students realize they could support one another during Grandmaster’s assessment. When the assessment began, Flander and the other teachers added Soul Power pressure to the challenge, slowing the students as they swam toward the waterfall.

• Wang Xiaofeng reached a point less than three meters from the waterfall’s base but could not break through the water’s surface or stand on the boulder.
• Wang Xiaofeng told the group that only Dai Mubai and Tang San were physically capable of using Force Dissipation underwater, and Grandmaster reminded everyone to focus on improving their swimming.
• Oscar explained that Xiao Wu had been stuck at fifteen meters, and Wang Xiaofeng pointed out that Grandmaster had never said the students would be assessed separately, allowing them to help one another.
• Over the remaining ten days, the students continued training, though Ma Hongjun remained unable to pass the ten-meter mark.
• Grandmaster began the assessment with a one-incense-stick time limit, and the students entered the water and swam toward the waterfall.
• Flander signaled for the teachers to press the students with Soul Power, slowing the six swimmers at the front as Oscar and Ning Rongrong caught up with Ma Hongjun.

Wang Xiaofeng led the group through the waterfall swimming test using a rope and a single-file formation, helping Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing reach their targets. With time running out, he launched Tang San and Xiao Wu forward together, while the incense continued burning and Wang Xiaofeng was swept toward the middle of the pool.

• Wang Xiaofeng secretly passed a rope through the group, and they used a single-file formation to swim toward the waterfall while reducing resistance.
• The group helped Ning Rongrong and Oscar reach the twenty-meter mark, where they untied themselves and returned to shore.
• Wang Xiaofeng and the others helped Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing reach the fifteen-meter mark as the incense burned down.
• Wang Xiaofeng told Dai Mubai to untie himself and finish the test, then used a burst of force to launch Tang San and Xiao Wu to the four-meter mark together.
• Grandmaster ruled that Tang San and Xiao Wu had not broken the rules, while Wang Xiaofeng was swept to the middle of the pool with only a fifth of the incense left.

Wang Xiaofeng passed Grandmaster’s final assessment, and the group learned they had earned a seven-day vacation before their next stage of training. As they prepared to leave, Flander and Zhao Wuji discovered the rope the students had used during the assessment.

• Wang Xiaofeng punched Dai Mubai toward the finish during his final sprint, then reached the seven-meter mark just before time ran out and passed the assessment.
• Grandmaster praised the eight students for completing their three months of training and gave them seven days off before the next stage.
• Oscar agreed to go shopping with Ning Rongrong, while Flander joked with the teachers about sharing credit for Grandmaster’s training.
• Zhao Wuji found a ten-meter rope in the lake, and Flander realized the students had used it to maintain their formation under pressure.
• Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Wang Xiaofeng packed their belongings, and Oscar negotiated with Ma Hongjun over how many meals he would owe him.

The Shrek students returned to the academy after two months away and agreed to celebrate passing Grandmaster's assessment with a meal in Soto City. Wang Xiaofeng had secretly conducted another human experiment, and the chapter left the group arriving at the Soto City Grand Hotel.

• The boys packed their dormitory belongings, and Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Tang San left to visit the girls' dormitory while Ma Hongjun went to find food.
• Wang Xiaofeng asked Oscar for sausages, ate one to prepare himself, and began his fourth human experiment alone.
• Wang Xiaofeng arrived late for the gathering, accepted a Weighted Belt from Grandmaster as punishment, and ran back to Shrek Academy with the others.
• Dai Mubai suggested a group meal to celebrate passing Grandmaster's assessment, and the students agreed to meet at the Village Entrance after returning to their dormitories.
• The students changed clothes and traveled to the Soto City Grand Hotel, where Xiao Wu asked Tang San to bring her back regularly.

After an extravagant meal at the Soto City Grand Hotel, Tang San and his friends headed back to the academy and found two men harassing a girl in an alley. Xiao Wu stepped out to draw the men’s attention, while Tang San and the others waited to back her up.

• Oscar warned Tang San and Xiao Wu that the hotel was expensive, but Tang San said his arrangement with Ning Rongrong could cover their meals.
• Ma Hongjun ordered nearly everything on the menu, and the group ate more than a hundred dishes before paying a four-digit bill.
• Dai Mubai persuaded Zhu Zhuqing to return to the academy with the group instead of visiting the Great Spirit Arena.
• The group heard cries for help in an alley, and Oscar made Phantom Sausages for Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiao Wu stepped out to distract the two obscene middle-aged men, claiming she was lost and asking them to take her home.

Xiao Wu lured Horizon away from Goose Exam, then attacked him with her Eight Stage Throw while Wang Xiaofeng and the others ambushed Goose Exam. The fight continued as Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun countered Goose Exam’s feather attack, and Goose Exam realized Zhu Zhuqing had disappeared behind him.

• Horizon led Xiao Wu toward a secluded spot, unaware that Tang San and the others were following them.
• A captive girl warned Xiao Wu to run, and Goose Exam struck her to the ground.
• Xiao Wu used her Charm and scorpion braid to seize Horizon and began the Eight Stage Throw.
• Wang Xiaofeng, Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing joined the attack on Goose Exam.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun’s Soul Skills countered Goose Exam’s feather storm, while Zhu Zhuqing vanished from his sight.
• Goose Exam noticed Zhu Zhuqing was missing and activated his Second Soul Ring.

Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing incapacitated Goose Exam while Xiao Wu defeated Horizon with her Eight Stage Throw. The group debated whether to kill the two men, and Ma Hongjun agreed to Tang San’s decision.

• Tang San bound Goose Exam with Blue Silver Grass, allowing Zhu Zhuqing to strike him with Hell Stab and knock him unconscious.
• Xiao Wu used the Eight Stage Throw to slam Horizon repeatedly and leave him unconscious and badly injured.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun reacted fearfully to Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing’s attacks.
• Wang Xiaofeng suggested killing the two men, and Tang San argued they deserved to die for harming women and families.
• After Dai Mubai warned that Spirit Hall might release them, Ma Hongjun hardened his resolve and told Tang San to do it.

Wang Xiaofeng and the others killed Goose Exam and Horizon, and Ma Hongjun agreed to escort the unconscious girl home. At Shrek Academy, Flander warned that the Grandmaster’s training had nearly exhausted the school’s funds, while a man searching for the two dead Soul Ancestors passed by their burned bodies without finding them.

• Tang San killed Goose Exam and Horizon with hidden weapons, and Ma Hongjun burned their bodies.
• Wang Xiaofeng persuaded Ma Hongjun to take the unconscious girl home, and Ma Hongjun promised to do so.
• Dai Mubai and the others left Ma Hongjun behind and returned to the academy.
• Flander told the Grandmaster that his training methods had nearly spent the academy’s money, and the Grandmaster promised to resolve the expenses after the seven-day rest.
• A lecherous middle-aged man searched the alley for Goose Exam and Horizon but failed to discover their bodies beneath him.

After the Shrek group killed people, Wang Xiaofeng and Oscar struggled with their unease before drinking together, while Ma Hongjun discussed the woman he had rescued. Wang Xiaofeng resumed training and attempted another self-experiment, which failed and left him injured as he prepared to rest.

• Oscar and Wang Xiaofeng admitted they felt repulsed by killing people, then drank together until Wang Xiaofeng got Oscar drunk.
• Wang Xiaofeng met Ma Hongjun at breakfast and learned that the woman Ma Hongjun had saved had offered to repay him in a future life, not become his girlfriend.
• Wang Xiaofeng invited Zhao Wuji to oversee training, and he, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Mubai trained while the others rested or went shopping.
• After training and a Medicinal Bath, Wang Xiaofeng began his fifth experiment on himself while Oscar kept watch.
• Wang Xiaofeng's experiment failed, rupturing some blood vessels and causing him to cough up blood, but he said he would recover after a day's rest.

After seven days of rest, Grandmaster began the Shrek students’ second stage of training by sending them to the Soto Great Spirit Arena to earn Silver Spirit Soul Arena Badges. The group settled in Suotuo City and prepared to compete under the name Shrek Battle Team.

• Wang Xiaofeng conducted six more experiments to simplify Gluttony, but each one failed and left him with further experience.
• Grandmaster announced that the students would train at the Soto Great Spirit Arena until they earned Silver Spirit Soul Arena Badges in both individual and team battles.
• Grandmaster required the students to use aliases, forbid Tang San and the others from using hidden weapons, and ordered each student to compete at least twice a day.
• Grandmaster led the students to Suotuo City with Flander and Zhao Wuji, then arranged for them to stay at a hotel near the Great Spirit Arena.
• Grandmaster told the students they had to enter one team battle each day and could choose their other battle, while Wang Xiaofeng realized he might be left out of some team matches.

The Shrek group chose partners for the two-on-two Soul Arenas, and Grandmaster set rules to protect their identities and hidden weapons. They settled on codenames and masks before entering the competitions.

• Oscar persuaded Dai Mubai to team up with him, while Tang San stayed partnered with Xiao Wu as the Three-Five Combo.
• Grandmaster suggested Ning Rongrong pair with Ma Hongjun, but she chose Zhu Zhuqing instead, leaving Wang Xiaofeng to team up with Ma Hongjun.
• Grandmaster forbade hidden weapons without his permission and required the group to fight wearing masks and using codenames.
• The group chose Thousand Hands Asura for Tang San, kept Evil Eye White Tiger and Sausage Specialty Shop for Dai Mubai and Oscar, and accepted Evil Fire Phoenix for Ma Hongjun.
• Ning Rongrong mocked Ma Hongjun as a country chicken, and Ma Hongjun threatened to fight her.

Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun entered a two-on-two match at the Soto Great Spirit Arena under the Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix name. Their opponents revealed powerful Martial Soul Avatars, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Grandmaster assigned titles to the group, including Tender Bone Charm Rabbit for Xiao Wu and Seven-Colored Calabash for Wang Xiaofeng.
• The group cultivated until nightfall, then went to the Great Spirit Arena to register for matches while following Grandmaster's instructions to stagger their times.
• Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun registered as the Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix Combination and were called to compete first.
• The Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix Combination faced the Invincible Loneliness Combo before a packed crowd.
• The red-haired woman and the Green-Haired Man activated their Martial Soul Avatars and revealed their Soul Rings, prompting Wang Xiaofeng to recognize that the match would be difficult.

Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun faced the Invincible Loneliness Combo in a two-on-two match, and the opponents trapped Wang Xiaofeng before turning the arena into a lava field. The red-haired girl and green-haired man launched their Combination Soul Skill, Flame Meteor Fall, at the pair.

• Wang Xiaofeng boosted Ma Hongjun with his support skills as the audience mistook Ma Hongjun for being on the wrong stage.
• The red-haired girl bound Wang Xiaofeng with Flame Tongue Binding while the green-haired man attacked both opponents with Heat Wave Impact.
• Ma Hongjun absorbed the heat attack as the red-haired girl melted the arena floor with Lava Swamp.
• Wang Xiaofeng told Ma Hongjun to trust his plan and secretly enhanced himself while their opponents gathered power.
• The red-haired girl and green-haired man unleashed their Combination Soul Skill, Flame Meteor Fall, at Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun.

Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun battled the Red-Haired Girl and Green-Haired Man, surviving their combined fire attack before Wang Xiaofeng left Ma Hongjun to fight alone. After Ma Hongjun endured the Red-Haired Girl’s explosive barrage, he unleashed a self-created soul skill, Phoenix Soaring Nine Heavens.

• Wang Xiaofeng tore the Red-Haired Girl’s tongue free, grabbed her, and threw her into the path of the incoming Flame Meteor Fall.
• The Green-Haired Man caught the Red-Haired Girl and shielded them both, but the explosions left him nearly out of Soul Power and her weakened.
• Wang Xiaofeng escaped with Ma Hongjun, then jumped off the stage and left Ma Hongjun to face the opponents alone.
• Ma Hongjun burned through the Red-Haired Girl’s binding tongue with Phoenix Bathing in Fire, but her Flame Missile explosions engulfed him.
• Ma Hongjun gathered the smoke into a vortex and unleashed his self-created soul skill, Phoenix Soaring Nine Heavens.

Ma Hongjun and Wang Xiaofeng won their two-on-two match, and Shrek’s other members also secured victories in their bouts. As the eight disciples prepared for their team battle, Ning Rongrong suddenly called out, “Sixth Brother?”

• Ma Hongjun used his fire phoenix attack to force the Red-Haired Girl and Green-Haired Man to surrender, giving the Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix Combination its second victory.
• Wang Xiaofeng and Ma Hongjun registered their points and signed up for one-on-one matches, while Tang San and Xiao Wu quickly won their two-on-two bout.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing defeated their opponents with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s support, and Oscar impressed Ning Rongrong during his match with Dai Mubai.
• Grandmaster warned the eight disciples that their upcoming team battle would pit them against opponents above Rank 30 and stressed the need for coordination.
• The Shrek Battle Team waited in a corner to recover their Soul Power, and Ning Rongrong suddenly called out, “Sixth Brother?”

Ning Rongrong reunited with her brother Ning Tian, who revealed that his academy team would face Shrek in a team battle. After learning that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could strengthen the opposing team over time, Tang San planned Shrek’s opening strategy.

• Ning Tian arrived to check on Ning Rongrong and greeted the Shrek team, while Oscar nervously avoided him.
• Ning Rongrong introduced her companions, and Ning Tian recognized their strength and considered recruiting them.
• Ning Tian revealed that he had brought an academy team to assess Ning Rongrong’s growth and face Shrek.
• Ning Rongrong warned the team that Ning Tian’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could support seven people and strengthen them over time.
• Tang San assigned the team’s roles, directing the attackers to target the opposing support Soul Master and Wang Xiaofeng to guard the rear.