Chapter Summaries

Ling Chang'an brought Chrysanthemum Douluo to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, hoping to secure its Immortal Herbs for Spirit Hall before Tang San could benefit from them. They found the hidden spring, where a mysterious command suddenly warned them to leave.

• Ling Chang'an explained that he knew the locations of the Immortal Herbs in Dugu Bo's medicinal garden and persuaded Chrysanthemum Douluo to accompany him.
• Ling Chang'an and Chrysanthemum Douluo traveled to Sunset Forest and found that Dugu Bo was not there.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo protected Ling Chang'an as they crossed Dugu Bo's poisonous barrier and climbed into the mountain hollow.
• Ling Chang'an and Chrysanthemum Douluo discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, with its separate milky-white and vermilion springs.
• A terrifying voice or presence warned Ling Chang'an and Chrysanthemum Douluo to leave.

Li Chang'an defied the Douluo Continent's will with the Pangu Axe and survived its attempt to stop him from taking the Immortal Herbs. After the pressure vanished, he and Chrysanthemum Douluo examined the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and began identifying rare herbs.

• Li Chang'an resolved to resist the God Realm's will and summoned the Pangu Axe as Chrysanthemum Douluo knelt under the pressure.
• The Pangu Axe trembled and told the gods to scram, causing the pressure to subside and earning Li Chang'an more than one million points.
• Li Chang'an collapsed from exhaustion, and Chrysanthemum Douluo healed him as Li Chang'an explained that the Douluo Continent's consciousness had tried to stop them.
• Li Chang'an urged Chrysanthemum Douluo to examine the Immortal Herbs and take some with them.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo recognized a Snow Silkworm, a Cinnabar Lotus, and Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

Li Chang'an returned to Spirit City, gave Bibi Dong and Hu Liena White Tale flowers, and discussed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Bibi Dong. He arranged to travel without an escort, while Spirit Hall prepared to pursue the treasure land.

• Li Chang'an and Chrysanthemum Douluo discussed their plan for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before returning to Spirit City.
• Li Chang'an gave Bibi Dong a three-thousand-year-old White Tale and explained the discovery at Sunset Forest, prompting her to convene an emergency meeting and make plans to claim the well.
• Bibi Dong agreed to let Li Chang'an travel without an escort, requiring him to report his safety monthly and authorizing Spirit Hall branches to obey him in emergencies.
• Li Chang'an went to Hu Liena's home and presented her with a two-thousand-year-old White Tale, saying she had been the first person he thought of.

Li Chang'an gave Hu Liena a White Whisper and reunited with Muxi, whom he gave a Lovesick Heartbreak Red that she successfully claimed. He then convened the Li Clan Commerce’s leaders to announce a partnership with the Hong Clan Commerce and plans for major expansion and reform.

• Li Chang'an gave Hu Liena a White Whisper, shared a meal with her, and left after Xie Yue returned.
• Li Chang'an met Muxi at the academy lakeside and gave her a Lovesick Heartbreak Red, explaining how the flower chose its master.
• Muxi offered her blood to the flower, successfully claimed it, and kissed Li Chang'an.
• Li Chang'an returned home and convened a meeting with his parents and Li Clan Commerce supervisors.
• Li Chang'an announced comprehensive cooperation with the Hong Clan Commerce, plans to reform the commerce, and expansion into Suotuo City across several businesses.

Li Chang'an arrived in Suotuo City with Xiao Wu, disguised and using the name Li Changsheng, to seek a teaching position at Shrek Academy while expanding his influence in the Balak Kingdom. There, Xiao Wu recognized Tang San, leaving Li Chang'an face-to-face with the boy he had come to meet.

• Li Chang'an planned to use Suotuo City as a foothold for Spirit Hall and his commerce interests in the Balak Kingdom.
• Li Chang'an entered Suotuo City with Xiao Wu, disguised as a Soul King and calling himself Li Changsheng.
• Xiao Wu complained about traveling so far to study, and Li Chang'an explained that he intended to join Shrek Academy as a teacher.
• Li Chang'an and Xiao Wu headed to a local food stall, where he noticed Tang San nearby.
• Xiao Wu greeted Tang San while holding Li Chang'an's hand.

Li Chang'an met Tang San and Xiao Wu on their way to Shrek Academy, then led them to the Rose Hotel to confront Dai Mubai. He easily knocked Dai Mubai down with his As-You-Wish Golden Staff, leaving the challenge settled but the group still at the hotel.

• Li Chang'an sized up Tang San, and Tang San cautiously examined Li Chang'an before agreeing to travel with him and Xiao Wu to Shrek Academy.
• Li Chang'an brought the group to the Rose Hotel and requested two rooms, including a couple's suite for himself and Xiao Wu.
• Dai Mubai arrived with two twin girls and demanded the couple's suite, prompting Li Chang'an to challenge him for it.
• Dai Mubai revealed his White Tiger Martial Spirit and rank as a level-thirty-seven Battle Soul Elder, while Li Chang'an summoned his As-You-Wish Golden Staff and refused to release his soul rings.
• Dai Mubai attacked with his soul skills, but Li Chang'an blocked his first strike and then knocked him down with a jab from the enlarged staff.

Li Chang'an arrived at Shrek Academy to rescue Zhu Zhuqing and found it far shabbier than he expected. After seeing Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing at registration, he revealed his simulated Soul King strength to ask whether he could join the academy as a teacher, leaving everyone stunned.

• Li Chang'an observed the shabby academy and watched Li Yusong and Dai Mubai intimidate applicants with their strength.
• Ning Rongrong passed the preliminary test, and Dai Mubai led her into the academy.
• Li Chang'an spotted Zhu Zhuqing in the registration line and resolved to pursue her.
• Li Yusong rejected Li Chang'an as a student because he was thirteen, and Dai Mubai recognized the youth who had beaten him.
• Li Chang'an summoned his Golden Staff and displayed five simulated soul rings, stunning the applicants and staff before asking Li Yusong if he qualified as a teacher.

Li Chang'an humiliated Dai Mubai at the Rose Hotel, then spent the night there with Xiao Wu. The next day, he, Xiao Wu, and Tang San reached the shabby entrance of Shrek Academy.

• Li Chang'an defeated Dai Mubai without releasing a soul ring, forced him to submit, and introduced himself as the Sea King before leaving with Xiao Wu.
• Dai Mubai left the hotel in disgrace, while Tang San returned to his room to reconsider his plans after witnessing Li Chang'an's strength.
• Li Chang'an and Xiao Wu explored their lavish Rose Hotel room, and he promised they could return in the future.
• The next day, Li Chang'an carried Xiao Wu as he and Tang San traveled south from Suotuo City toward Shrek Academy.
• The trio arrived at a small village and discovered that its shabby entrance bore the name Shrek Academy.

Li Chang'an asked to join Shrek Academy as a teacher so he could stay with Xiao Wu, and Flender agreed to let him try for the position by passing Zhao Wuji’s test. At the academy’s Soul Power assessment, Xiao Wu and Tang San revealed they were both level twenty-nine.

• Flender introduced himself to Li Chang'an and agreed to let him become a teacher if he lasted two incense sticks against Zhao Wuji.
• Li Chang'an refused Dai Mubai’s offer to lead him to Zhao Wuji and entered the academy with Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dai Mubai brought the group to the second entrance test, where candidates with Soul Power above level twenty-five could proceed directly to the fourth test.
• Oscar called out offers of sausages, but Li Chang'an steered Xiao Wu away from the stall.
• Xiao Wu and Tang San both tested at level twenty-nine, impressing the teachers and candidates nearby.
• Li Chang'an handed the testing crystal to Zhu Zhuqing for her assessment.

Ning Rongrong passed the Soul Power test, and Dai Mubai led her, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy’s fourth test. Zhao Wuji prepared to test them himself, while Li Chang'an promised to protect them if anything went wrong.

• Ning Rongrong showed Soul Power above level twenty-five, and Dai Mubai led the four applicants to the fourth test.
• Dai Mubai explained that the test measured combat experience and that Shrek Academy had admitted only forty-two students in twenty years.
• Dai Mubai introduced Li Chang'an as a prospective teacher who had to last two incense sticks against Zhao Wuji.
• Zhao Wuji lit an incense stick and began preparing to test Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dai Mubai revealed that Zhao Wuji was a level seventy-six Soul Saint, and Li Chang'an told the applicants to fight without fear because he would rescue them if needed.

Li Chang'an rescued Zhu Zhuqing from Zhao Wuji’s attack and used his injury to win her concern, while Tang San fought Zhao Wuji with hidden weapons until the trial ended. After recovering, Li Chang'an prepared to face Zhao Wuji himself.

• Dai Mubai explained Zhao Wuji’s strength and revealed that he was the famed Immovable Bright King, while the newcomers introduced their Martial Souls and skills.
• Zhao Wuji’s attack blasted Zhu Zhuqing into the air, and Li Chang'an caught her, took the aftershock, and used his Soul Power to treat her.
• With Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong out of the match, Tang San continued alone and attacked Zhao Wuji with precise hidden weapons, but Zhao Wuji ended the trial after the incense burned out.
• Oscar made sausages to treat Tang San and Zhao Wuji, whose tongue had swollen from Tang San’s poisoned weapons.
• Zhu Zhuqing offered to buy Li Chang'an a sausage, but he said he had recovered and stepped forward to begin his match against Zhao Wuji.

Li Chang'an accepted a system mission to impress Zhao Wuji and tested his strength against him before the Shrek group. After their clash, both were still standing, but Zhao Wuji was panting and his protective true body had vanished.

• Li Chang'an received a mission to impress Zhao Wuji for 100,000 points and a Martial Soul Evolution Pill, and decided Zhu Zhuqing was the best recipient.
• Li Chang'an displayed his unusual Soul Rings and Golden Staff, stunning the Shrek group before Zhao Wuji transformed and prepared to fight.
• Zhao Wuji tested Li Chang'an with a physical strike, but their clash showed Li Chang'an's strength was nearly on par with his.
• Zhao Wuji used his first and second Soul Skills, while Li Chang'an answered with his first Soul Skill and struck Zhao Wuji head-on.
• The collision sent out waves of Soul Power, and Tang San saw Li Chang'an still standing with torn clothes and a trembling hand while Zhao Wuji panted after losing his protective true body.

Li Chang'an countered Zhao Wuji’s gravity skills and used his enhanced speed to batter him with ice and fire, pushing Zhao Wuji to unleash his Martial Soul Avatar. The chapter ended as Li Chang'an activated his fifth soul skill, Phantom Avatar, and appeared as three figures a hundred meters away.

• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Enhancement, but Li Chang'an purified its effect and countered with Thunder Crescent Slash.
• Zhao Wuji used Position Tracking to close in and trap Li Chang'an with Gravity Compression, but Li Chang'an activated Shadowless and struck him twenty times with his ice-and-fire-infused Golden Staff.
• Zhao Wuji, badly burned and frozen, unleashed his seventh soul skill and transformed into his Vajra Bear Martial Soul Avatar.
• Li Chang'an's Shadowless effect ended, and he activated his fifth soul skill, Phantom Avatar, appearing a hundred meters away as three figures.

Li Chang'an fought Zhao Wuji, staged his own defeat, and received a mission reward while recovering at Shrek Academy. The next morning, he went with Xiao Wu to find food and encountered Ma Hongjun arguing with Cuihua.

• Li Chang'an used three identical doubles and his lightning skills to fight Zhao Wuji, and the battle shattered the square.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu found Li Chang'an unconscious and bleeding, while Zhao Wuji also lay on the ground; Li Chang'an secretly pretended to be unconscious.
• Xiao Wu checked Li Chang'an's injuries, and Dai Mubai and Oscar helped carry him to his dormitory, where he received 100,000 points and a Martial Soul Evolution Pill.
• Li Chang'an decided to pursue Zhu Zhuqing and look for chances to oppose Yu Xiaogang, while avoiding killing Tang San and the other chosen figures.
• The next morning, Li Chang'an met Xiao Wu outside her dormitory and went with her to find food.
• Li Chang'an recognized Ma Hongjun as he argued with Cuihua, who tried to end their relationship.

Li Chang'an intervened when Ma Hongjun grabbed Cuihua, beat him despite his Phoenix Avatar, and stopped his flames without using Soul Power. Dai Mubai arrived and revealed that Cuihua and Ma Hongjun had broken up because they were incompatible, leaving Ma Hongjun humiliated and dejected.

• Ma Hongjun grabbed Cuihua as she tried to get away, and Xiao Wu stepped in to stop him.
• Li Chang'an slapped Ma Hongjun twice and sent him flying after Ma Hongjun insulted him.
• Ma Hongjun released his Phoenix Avatar and attacked Xiao Wu with fire, but Li Chang'an shielded her and proved immune to the flames.
• Li Chang'an kicked Ma Hongjun again, and Cuihua begged him to stop before helping Ma Hongjun up.
• Dai Mubai arrived, and Cuihua explained that she had broken up with Ma Hongjun because they were not suited for each other.
• Dai Mubai offered to explain Ma Hongjun's situation, and Ma Hongjun let him tell the story.

At Shrek Academy, Li Chang'an was recognized as an assistant instructor while Ning Rongrong defied Flender after skipping her assigned training. As Flender ordered Dai Mubai to escort her out, Li Chang'an tried to defuse the confrontation.

• Li Chang'an introduced himself to the students as a thirteen-year-old teacher and asked them to call him Teacher Li.
• Flender welcomed the new students, appointed Li Chang'an assistant instructor, and assigned him to help lead the evening lesson.
• Li Chang'an gave Xiao Wu a collection of daily necessities from his Storage Soul Tool.
• At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi heard a report about Ning Rongrong and Li Chang'an, noting Li Chang'an's age, Soul King rank, and Soul Rings.
• Flender confronted Ning Rongrong for skipping her lesson and leaving the academy; she insulted him and threatened consequences.
• Flender ordered Dai Mubai to collect Ning Rongrong's belongings and escort her away, but Li Chang'an asked them both to compromise.

Li Chang'an challenged Flender's training approach and accompanied the Shrek students to Suotuo City, where Flender introduced their first lesson at the Soto Great Spirit Arena. The chapter ended with the students learning how difficult it was to earn a Silver Spirit Badge.

• Li Chang'an argued that Flender's training for Ning Rongrong was too monotonous and urged him to balance discipline with other methods.
• Flender stopped scolding Ning Rongrong and led the students toward Suotuo City, with Li Chang'an keeping pace at the front of the group.
• Flender brought the students to a teahouse near the Soto Great Spirit Arena and explained its matches, points, and badge ranks.
• Flender set earning at least a Silver Spirit Badge as the students' goal before graduation.
• Dai Mubai revealed that he had only two points after fifty-six matches, and Xiao Wu called the arena's ranking system a rip-off.

Flender brought the group to the Soto Great Spirit Arena, where Ling Chang'an revealed he had a second Martial Soul and arranged to compete at level twenty-nine. After registering, the group awaited their matches, and Xiao Wu won her first fight with ease.

• Flender explained the spirit battle formats and registration rules as he led the group to the Soto Great Spirit Arena.
• Ling Chang'an told Flender that he had Twin Martial Souls and could conceal his Soul Power, then asked to compete for a Purple-Gold Badge.
• The group registered for spirit battles, and Ling Chang'an and Xiao Wu formed the Unreasonable Combo.
• The six received masks and match assignments, with Xiao Wu scheduled to fight first in the Betting Zone.
• Xiao Wu defeated her opponent by using Charm to close the distance and bring the battle to an end.

Li Chang'an defeated Zhu Zhuqing by coaching her through a more unpredictable attack, then entered a doubles match with Xiao Wu against Tang San and Ma Hongjun. The match began with Li Chang'an fighting at limited strength, and he cut through Tang San's vines and dodged Ma Hongjun's fire as Tang San realized how outmatched he might be.

• After Xiao Wu's match, Li Chang'an faced Zhu Zhuqing and revealed two ten-thousand-year soul rings, shocking the arena crowd.
• Li Chang'an blocked Zhu Zhuqing's attacks, pointed out her openings, and coached her to use feints until she improved and conceded.
• Li Chang'an and Xiao Wu were paired against Tang San and Ma Hongjun, and Li Chang'an agreed to fight using only twenty-ninth-rank Soul Power.
• A system mission tasked Li Chang'an with beating Tang San and offered him the Omni-Soul Fusion skill as a reward.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to bind Li Chang'an while Ma Hongjun attacked with Phoenix Fire Line, but Li Chang'an cut through the vines and dodged the flames.

Li Chang'an defeated Tang San and Ma Hongjun in a arena fight, countering Tang San's techniques and hidden weapons while warning him against relying on poison. After leaving with Xiao Wu, Li Chang'an received the Omni-Soul Fusion skill for completing his task.

• Li Chang'an resisted Tang San's poison and sent Tang San flying by nullifying the force behind his Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon technique.
• Li Chang'an used Thunder Crescent Slash to overwhelm Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Fire Line and knock him out of the arena.
• Tang San attacked Li Chang'an with his hidden weapons, but Li Chang'an blocked or redirected them and left Tang San unable to dodge the last arrow.
• Li Chang'an stopped the final Sleeve Arrow at Tang San's shoulder, held his sword to Tang San's throat, and warned him about poison before the host declared Li Chang'an the winner.
• Li Chang'an left with Xiao Wu and received the Omni-Soul Fusion skill from his system.