Chapter Summaries

Huo Feng tested his First Soul Skill in a realistic simulation and learned it dealt physical and lightning damage. Six years later, after building up more than ten thousand Sacrifice Points and reaching level thirty, he bought a five-thousand-year dual-attribute Soul Ring and received the Soul Skill One Thought God and Demon.

• Huo Feng used Sword Cleaving Strike in the simulation and saw its lightning damage sever a tree and briefly paralyze nearby enemies.
• Over six years, Huo Feng became the leader of Notting Academy's students and repeatedly sacrificed Tang San and Xiao Wu to gain Sacrifice Points.
• Huo Feng defeated Tang San in another sparring match, then gained two hundred Sacrifice Points from his twenty-fourth sacrifice of Tang San.
• Huo Feng returned to his rented house and spent nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Sacrifice Points on a five-thousand-year light-and-dark Soul Ring.
• Huo Feng received the Soul Skill One Thought God and Demon after buying the Soul Ring.

Huo Feng fused a five-thousand-year dual-attribute soul ring and gained the One Thought God and Demon skill, reaching level thirty-three. A week after planning his departure for Shrek Academy, he arrived in Suotuo City with Xiao Wu.

• Huo Feng fused the soul ring into his Flame Sword and gained the light-and-dark One Thought God and Demon skill.
• Huo Feng checked his status and discovered the five-thousand-year ring had raised his Soul Power to level thirty-three.
• Huo Feng planned to leave Notting City for Shrek Academy in a week to find the remaining five monsters and complete his quest.
• Huo Feng and Xiao Wu entered Suotuo City through its western gate.

After visiting Old Jack, Huo Feng traveled to Suotuo City with Xiao Wu and planned to use Tang San’s coming clash with Dai Mubai to eliminate Dai Mubai. Tang San arrived at the Rose Hotel, challenged Dai Mubai over a room, and was stunned when Dai Mubai revealed his powerful Martial Soul and Soul Rings.

• Huo Feng returned to Holy Spirit Village to thank Old Jack, secretly gave him ten Gold Soul Coins, and then left.
• Huo Feng and Xiao Wu reached Suotuo City, where Huo Feng planned to intervene in Tang San’s expected fight with Dai Mubai.
• Tang San arrived in Suotuo City and checked into the Rose Hotel, where only one room remained.
• Dai Mubai arrived with two twin women and demanded the room, prompting Tang San to challenge him.
• Dai Mubai released his White Tiger Martial Soul and displayed two yellow Soul Rings and one purple Soul Ring, leaving Tang San dumbfounded.

Tang San and Dai Mubai clashed over the Rose Hotel’s last room, and both summoned their martial souls. Dai Mubai attacked after seeing Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, leaving their fight underway.

• Manager Wang favored Dai Mubai and told Tang San to find another inn because Dai Mubai had reserved the only room.
• Tang San refused to yield after Dai Mubai threatened him, and Dai Mubai summoned his White Tiger martial soul and revealed his Level 37 Soul Power.
• Tang San summoned his Blue Silver Grass and revealed that he was a Level 25 Tool Soul Master, prompting Dai Mubai and the twin sisters to doubt his strength.
• Dai Mubai charged and punched at Tang San, who retreated with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and sent his vines surging toward Dai Mubai with Blue Silver Entanglement.

Dai Mubai brutally defeated Tang San at the Rose Hotel, but Huo Feng and Xiao Wu arrived and challenged him over the beating. The chapter ended with Dai Mubai revealing his name and level as a Level 37 Battle Soul Grandmaster.

• Dai Mubai shattered Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and knocked him into a wall with a single punch.
• Tang San used Parasitism to bind Dai Mubai, but Dai Mubai unleashed his Thousand Year Soul Skill and broke free.
• Dai Mubai defeated Tang San with another punch, then prepared to leave the Rose Hotel with the twin sisters.
• Huo Feng and Xiao Wu arrived, and Xiao Wu called Tang San their underling and Huo Feng their boss.
• Dai Mubai identified himself as a White Tiger Martial Soul user and a Level 37 Battle Soul Grandmaster, alarming Manager Wang.

Huo Feng fought Dai Mubai and endured his full-force punch while concealing his soul rings. After the system offered him the chance to sacrifice Dai Mubai, Huo Feng accepted, leaving the outcome of the fight unresolved.

• Huo Feng received the quest to sacrifice Dai Mubai and a reward that could disguise his soul rings’ displayed ages.
• Dai Mubai charged Huo Feng, but Huo Feng struck him with an electrified sword slash that left him scorched and twitching.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation and clashed with Huo Feng’s sword, which shocked him through his tiger claws.
• Huo Feng put away his sword and attacked Dai Mubai with his bare fists; Dai Mubai’s punch sent Huo Feng flying, but Huo Feng regained his balance.
• Huo Feng accepted the system’s prompt to proceed with Dai Mubai’s sacrifice.

Huo Feng defeated Dai Mubai, collected compensation for Tang San, and learned that Tang San would also attend Shrek Academy. Seven days later, Huo Feng and Xiao Wu arrived at the shabby village where the academy held its entrance examination.

• Huo Feng used his Thunderclap Sword to defeat Dai Mubai, then accepted fifty Gold Soul Coins after demanding compensation for Tang San.
• Huo Feng checked on Tang San, who claimed his injuries were superficial and revealed that he was going to Shrek Academy for its entrance examination.
• Huo Feng told Tang San that he and Xiao Wu were also headed to Shrek Academy, and Tang San left while dreading their continued rivalry.
• Seven days later, Huo Feng and Xiao Wu found Shrek Academy at the entrance to a village and Huo Feng complained about its shabby appearance.

Huo Feng and Xiao Wu arrived at Shrek Academy and saw its primitive entrance, while Tang San reached the front of the line despite his injured leg. The examiner rejected Tang San and refused to return his registration fee, leaving him furious.

• Huo Feng reassured Xiao Wu that they should check out Shrek Academy despite its shabby appearance.
• Several applicants left the line, and Huo Feng recognized Tang San ahead of him, still limping from his injury.
• Tang San paid ten Gold Soul Coins and showed the examiner his Blue Silver Grass martial soul and Soul Rings.
• The examiner rejected Tang San, citing his ordinary White Soul Ring and weak body.
• Tang San demanded his registration fee back, but the examiner said fees were not refunded.

Tang San was rejected by Shrek Academy and left in disgrace, while Huo Feng and Xiao Wu passed the entrance tests. The chapter ended as Huo Feng recognized Zhu Zhuqing as the final applicant.

• Tang San demanded his registration fee back, but Dai Mubai challenged him, so Tang San abandoned the demand and limped away.
• Huo Feng watched Tang San leave, and Dai Mubai recognized Huo Feng in the line and resolved not to provoke him again.
• Ning Rongrong passed the entrance examination, and Dai Mubai escorted her into the academy.
• Huo Feng and Xiao Wu passed the age and Martial Soul tests, with Huo Feng displaying two yellow Soul Rings and one purple Soul Ring.
• Huo Feng saw the last applicant and recognized her as Zhu Zhuqing.

Huo Feng and the others reached Shrek Academy’s final entrance examination, where Zhao Wuji challenged them to withstand his attacks for one incense stick’s time. After learning Zhao Wuji’s strength and forming a plan, Huo Feng secretly prepared to sacrifice him and launched the first attack.

• Dai Mubai led Huo Feng, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to the final examination, where they met Zhao Wuji.
• A hidden mission appeared for Huo Feng to sacrifice Zhao Wuji in exchange for increased Soul Power and Sacrifice Points.
• Zhao Wuji announced that the four had to withstand his attacks for one incense stick’s time, and Dai Mubai warned them that Zhao Wuji was a level seventy-six Battle Soul Saint.
• The four introduced their Martial Souls and Soul Power levels, and Huo Feng revealed that he was level thirty-three before assigning their combat roles.
• When the incense burned out, Huo Feng rushed at Zhao Wuji with his sword and slashed toward his head.

Huo Feng, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing fought Zhao Wuji, whose overwhelming defense withstood their attacks. The chapter ended as Huo Feng struck Zhao Wuji’s lower back and a system prompt asked whether he would sacrifice him.

• Huo Feng opened with a surprise attack, but Zhao Wuji blocked his sword strike without being hurt.
• Ning Rongrong revealed her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and boosted Huo Feng, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing’s strength and speed.
• Huo Feng changed his sword into its Flame Sword form and used Prairie Fire, burning off Zhao Wuji’s eyebrows while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing attacked from either side.
• Zhao Wuji used a ground-shaking attack to blast Huo Feng backward, then activated his Martial Soul Possession as Xiao Wu clung to him and Zhu Zhuqing struck his vital points.
• Huo Feng changed his sword into a black dagger, used Shadow Assault to stab Zhao Wuji in the lower back, and triggered a prompt asking whether he would sacrifice Zhao Wuji.

Huo Feng and the others held off Zhao Wuji until the incense burned out, passing Shrek Academy’s entrance test. Meanwhile, Tang San worked at a blacksmith shop in Suotuo City and waited for Yu Xiaogang to help him enter the academy.

• Huo Feng completed the hidden sacrifice mission, gaining five Soul Power levels and 1,500 Sacrifice Points as Zhao Wuji fell during the group’s attack.
• Zhao Wuji resumed fighting, but Huo Feng, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing wounded him with coordinated Soul Skills.
• Zhao Wuji’s First Soul Skill sent Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing flying, and Huo Feng caught them before attacking Zhao Wuji alone.
• Huo Feng’s attacks struck Zhao Wuji’s weak spots as Dai Mubai announced that the incense had burned out, ending the test.
• Tang San worked at a blacksmith shop in Suotuo City after spending his money on Shrek Academy, hoping Yu Xiaogang’s connections would help him gain admission.

Flender brought Shrek Academy’s students to the Soto Fighting Arena for their first lesson in practical combat. After several students fought, Xiao Wu and Tang San were unexpectedly matched against each other, leaving both fighters and their companions stunned.

• Flender explained that the students would train at the Soto Fighting Arena and described its Soul Battle Badge system.
• Huo Feng, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing registered for Soul Duels in the arena’s fourteenth Branch Soul Arena.
• Dai Mubai defeated a level-thirty-five opponent, and Huo Feng beat a Fire Wolf Soul Master in two exchanges.
• Xiao Wu entered the final one-on-one Soul Duel against Tang San, who had come to the arena alone to earn back borrowed Gold Soul Coins.
• Xiao Wu, Tang San, Huo Feng, and Dai Mubai froze when they heard the unexpected matchup announced.

Tang San and Xiao Wu met in their first Soul Duel at Soto Fighting Arena, where Xiao Wu overwhelmed him with her speed and kicks. She sent him bouncing off the ring ropes and tumbling beneath the stage.

• Huo Feng recognized Tang San at Soto Fighting Arena and realized he had entered the arena by coincidence.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu faced each other onstage, and the spectators questioned their youth and Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass martial soul.
• Xiao Wu rushed Tang San, dodged his Blue Silver Entanglement, and struck him with a series of kicks.
• Tang San tried to defend himself with his Mysterious Heaven Skill, Purple Demon Eyes, Mystic Jade Hand, and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, but Xiao Wu outmaneuvered him.
• Xiao Wu hooked Tang San with her legs, twisted in midair, and threw him into the protective ropes, sending him beneath the stage.

After the Shrek students won their Soul Duels, Flender sent them with Zhao Wuji to the Star Dou Great Forest to help Oscar obtain his third soul ring. They reached the forest, where Zhao Wuji warned them to stay close and follow his orders.

• Xiao Wu defeated Tang San in the Soul Arena, and Shrek Academy finished the day with four other victories.
• The next day, Flender had the students train with Oscar's sausages and announced that Oscar had reached level thirty and needed a third soul ring.
• Flender assigned Zhao Wuji to lead the group to the Star Dou Great Forest, where the students would handle encounters with Soul Beasts unless they faced a thousand-year beast.
• Dai Mubai led the group toward the forest, and they rested overnight in a town before continuing their journey.
• The group reached the forest, and Zhao Wuji ordered them to remain within twenty meters of him and not attack Soul Beasts without permission.

Zhao Wuji led the group deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest to find a thousand-year Soul Beast for Oscar. Zhu Zhuqing spotted a thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent approaching, and the group prepared to face it.

• Oscar gave the others sausages that could aid recovery or detoxify, then Zhao Wuji ordered the group to move out.
• Dai Mubai cleared a path through the dense forest while Huo Feng and Zhu Zhuqing watched the rear.
• After traveling for two hours, the group rested in the forest's outer region before Zhao Wuji warned that something was approaching.
• Zhao Wuji sent Zhu Zhuqing up a tree to identify the creature, and she reported seeing a flying snake with a blood-red crest and fan-shaped tail.
• Zhao Wuji identified the creature as a thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, estimated its age at thirteen hundred to eighteen hundred years, and said it was suitable for Oscar.
• Zhu Zhuqing warned that the serpent was arriving, and the group readied themselves.

Zhao Wuji and the others subdued a thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent so Oscar could claim its soul ring, but an old woman and Meng Yiran arrived to contest it. Huo Feng recognized Meng Yiran as the system issued a hidden mission to sacrifice both her and the serpent for a Right Arm Soul Bone.

• Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Huo Feng attacked the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent as it charged and tried to escape.
• Huo Feng shocked the serpent with his Thunderclap Sword and burned it with his Flame Sword, while Zhao Wuji used his soul skills to restrain it.
• Zhao Wuji knocked the serpent unconscious and handed Oscar a short blade to kill it and obtain its soul ring.
• Xiao Wu reacted with unease to the Soul Beast, but the others focused on Oscar and did not notice her distress.
• An elderly woman and Meng Yiran appeared just as Oscar prepared to strike the serpent.
• Huo Feng recognized Meng Yiran, and the system triggered a hidden mission to sacrifice her and the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent for a Right Arm Soul Bone.

Huo Feng considered the system mission to sacrifice Meng Yiran, but saw no safe opportunity while Chao Tianxiang and her powerful husband were nearby. Zhao Wuji and Chao Tianxiang disputed who had the right to the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and Zhao Wuji began negotiating after learning her identity.

• Huo Feng weighed sacrificing the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and Meng Yiran, but decided he would have to wait for an opportunity to confront her.
• Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran arrived and claimed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent for Meng Yiran, who had just reached Rank 30.
• Oscar objected that Chao Tianxiang could not prove she had found the serpent first, but she pointed out wounds from her Serpent Head Crutch and explained her granddaughter needed the Soul Ring.
• Zhao Wuji recognized Chao Tianxiang as Serpent Granny, learned her husband Meng Shu was Dragon Duke, and realized he might be nearby.
• Zhao Wuji introduced himself as the Immovable Bright King and softened his stance, explaining that he had brought his students to the forest for a Soul Ring and experience.

Zhao Wuji refused to hand over the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent to Chao Tianxiang, arguing that his student Oscar needed it for his third Soul Ring. After Chao Tianxiang proposed a contest to decide who would claim the beast, Huo Feng volunteered to fight Meng Yiran without using Soul Skills, provoking her anger.

• Chao Tianxiang asked Zhao Wuji to return the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent to her granddaughter, Meng Yiran, but Zhao Wuji refused.
• Zhao Wuji revealed that Oscar had just reached level thirty and needed a Soul Ring, then showed Chao Tianxiang the Shrek students' Soul Rings.
• Chao Tianxiang proposed that Meng Yiran and Oscar compete for the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, but Zhao Wuji explained that Oscar was an auxiliary food-system Soul Master.
• Huo Feng offered to take Oscar's place and fight Meng Yiran without using Soul Skills, and Meng Yiran angrily called him arrogant.

Huo Feng challenged Meng Yiran to a fight without Soul Skills, but she agreed to let him use his first Soul Skill. He quickly paralyzed and defeated her, then told the system to sacrifice her.

• Huo Feng offered to fight Meng Yiran in Oscar's place without using his Soul Skills, and Zhao Wuji proposed the terms to Chao Tianxiang.
• Meng Yiran agreed to fight and insisted Huo Feng only refrain from using his third Soul Skill.
• Meng Yiran attacked Huo Feng with her Serpent Cane, but he dodged and struck back with his first Soul Skill, Sword Cleaving Strike.
• The lightning from Huo Feng's sword paralyzed Meng Yiran, and he knocked her to the ground with a palm strike.
• Huo Feng called to the system and ordered it to sacrifice Meng Yiran.