Chapter Summaries

Ye Xian absorbed a soul bone and reached Soul Power level 43 before sharing breakfast with Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu. Meanwhile, Dai Mubai returned with Oscar and Ma Hongjun and was rejected by Zhu Zhuqing, while Tang San clashed with the blacksmith shop owner and was ordered sold to Xiu Chun Brothel.

• Ye Xian absorbed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, raised his Soul Power to level 43, and agreed to have breakfast with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun returned to Shrek Academy after a night out, praising their experience together.
• Dai Mubai saw Ye Xian walking with Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu, but Zhu Zhuqing turned away in disgust and led the girls back to the dormitory.
• Tang San complained about unpaid overtime at Ai Kun Blacksmith Shop and refused to return to work.
• The owner accused Tang San of insulting his Gege and ordered him seized and sold to Xiu Chun Brothel.

Tang San was knocked unconscious by the Blacksmith Shop owner and sold to Xiu Chun Brothel, where he learned he had become a slave expected to serve nobles and dignitaries. He was left facing a woman and a Soul Elder guard, with his attempt to resist halted.

• Tang San revealed his two Soul Rings and tried to attack the Blacksmith Shop workers, but the owner showed his three Soul Rings and struck him unconscious with a thrown ball.
• The owner ordered the workers to put Tang San in a sack and deliver him to Xiu Chun Brothel.
• Tang San woke in a dark, foul-smelling room and met a woman who told him he had been sold as a slave.
• A muscular Soul Elder entered, and Tang San withdrew the Soul Power he had begun gathering.
• The woman explained that Xiu Chun Brothel had paid fifty Gold Soul Coins for Tang San and planned to have him serve nobles and dignitaries.

Tang San was taken to Xiu Chun Brothel, where a burly man subjected him to an unwanted encounter before he was cleaned up and given a room as a servant. Meanwhile, Flender brought Yu Xiaogang to the brothel, where Yu Xiaogang eagerly asked about its services.

• The brothel's madam left Tang San in the dungeon with a burly man, who attacked him while claiming to inspect the goods.
• Afterward, the burly man led Tang San to a bathhouse, where Tang San washed and changed into an attendant's outfit.
• The madam gave Tang San a room and told him he would serve guests whenever needed.
• Unable to find any clues about Tang San, Flender dragged Yu Xiaogang out for drinks and brought him to Xiu Chun Brothel.
• Yu Xiaogang showed interest in the brothel's male services, and the madam explained its different price tiers.

Flender arranged for Yu Xiaogang to visit Xiu Chun Brothel, where Yu Xiaogang unknowingly received service from his missing godson, Tang San. Afterward, Yu Xiaogang removed Tang San’s mask, and they recognized each other, leaving both frozen in shock.

• Flender paid for second-tier selections and arranged for Yu Xiaogang to be paired with a man.
• Tang San was sent to Yu Xiaogang’s room and, fearing punishment if he refused, complied with the guest’s demands.
• Yu Xiaogang praised Tang San’s strength and took off his hat after their encounter.
• Tang San recognized Yu Xiaogang and realized what had happened, but the brothel’s rules prevented him from leaving.
• Yu Xiaogang tore off Tang San’s mask, and the two recognized each other as godfather and godson.

Yu Xiaogang and Flender rescued Tang San from Xiu Chun Brothel without exposing their connection to the establishment. Yu Xiaogang then promised to take Tang San back to Shrek Academy, where he could recover and resume cultivating.

• Tang San knelt before Yu Xiaogang, apologized, and explained that he had been sold to Xiu Chun Brothel after leaving Shrek Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang grew furious over Tang San's treatment, while Flender emerged and urged him to leave quietly to protect Shrek Academy's reputation.
• Flender intimidated the brothel's Boss Lady into accepting ten Gold Soul Coins to release Tang San, then watched to ensure no commotion followed.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang returned to the inn, where Flender left for the academy and they stayed the night.
• The next morning, Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San whether he still wanted to attend Shrek Academy, then promised to take him there and help him recover.

Yu Xiaogang brought Tang San back to Shrek Academy and used his connection with Flender to enroll him. Flender introduced Tang San and announced Yu Xiaogang would join the academy’s academic affairs, but not teach regular classes, leaving Yu Xiaogang visibly displeased.

• Yu Xiaogang reminded Tang San that his Soul Power had not improved, and Tang San promised to cultivate diligently.
• Yu Xiaogang took Tang San to Flender, who agreed to complete his enrollment despite his misgivings.
• Flender gathered the teachers and students, and Ye Xian, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun joined the others in applauding Tang San’s introduction.
• Flender announced that Yu Xiaogang would join the academic affairs system but would not participate in regular teaching.
• Dai Mubai and Zhao Wuji relaxed at the news, while Yu Xiaogang grew gloomy over Flender’s implied separation of him from the academy’s teaching staff.

Shrek Academy traveled toward the Star Dou Great Forest to help Oscar obtain his Third Spirit Ring, then clashed with students from Canghui Academy at an inn. Tang San caught a plate meant for Dai Mubai, but it ended up dumped on Ma Hongjun, who cursed him.

• Flender announced that Zhao Wuji would lead the Shrek students to the Star Dou Great Forest to help Oscar get his Third Spirit Ring, with Zhao Wuji holding back unless they encountered a thousand-year Soul Beast.
• Zhao Wuji warned the students about the dangers of the forest, and the group set out, stopping for the night at a town near their destination.
• At the inn, Ma Hongjun ogled the only girl with the visiting Canghui Academy group, while he and Dai Mubai insulted the group aloud.
• A Canghui Academy student collided with a waiter, sending a plate toward Dai Mubai, and Tang San caught it with Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon.
• Tang San’s plate became too hot to hold and landed on Ma Hongjun’s head, scalding him as he yelled, “Tang San! Fuck you!”

Tang San accidentally drenched Ma Hongjun, and a clash between Shrek Academy and Canghui Academy escalated into a fight with Ye Zhiqiu. Ye Xian baited Ye Zhiqiu into relying on his tortoise shell, then charged a powerful arrow as the battle continued.

• Tang San accidentally drenched Ma Hongjun, who angrily shoved him away while Tang San apologized.
• Dai Mubai slapped a Canghui Academy student after the student tried to kick his chair, and the student crashed through two tables.
• Ye Xian revealed his powerful soul-ring configuration, startling the Canghui students and their teacher, Ye Zhiqiu.
• Ye Zhiqiu released his Mystic Tortoise martial soul and challenged the Shrek students to fight outside the inn.
• Ye Xian fired a probing arrow that Ye Zhiqiu blocked with his shell, then began charging three arrows with his third and fourth soul skills.

Shrek Academy entered the Star Dou Great Forest to find Oscar a Soul Ring after Ye Xian’s attack humiliated Ye Zhiqiu. The group encountered a thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent suited to Oscar, but Tang San rushed forward and trapped it with his Blue Silver Hallucination Pollen.

• Ye Xian’s three purple projectiles pierced Ye Zhiqiu’s turtle shell, and Zhao Wuji sent the Shrek students back to the inn.
• Ye Zhiqiu left in disgrace after seeing Ye Xian’s strength.
• Zhao Wuji led the Shrek group into the Star Dou Great Forest and warned them to stay close and avoid attacking Soul Beasts without his orders.
• Zhu Zhuqing spotted a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and Zhao Wuji identified it as a thousand-year Soul Beast suited to Oscar.
• Tang San rushed out and used Blue Silver Hallucination Pollen to engulf the approaching serpent.

Tang San was badly injured after the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent struck him, but Ye Xian and Zhao Wuji stopped the serpent and prepared it for Oscar to claim as a Spirit Ring. Just as Oscar was about to kill it, Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran arrived and claimed they had found and hunted the serpent first.

• Tang San charged the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, but its tail sent him flying into a tree and left him coughing up blood.
• Ye Xian trapped the serpent with Corrosion Arrow Rain and wounded it with Piercing Arrow, slowing it with poison.
• Zhao Wuji used his Spirit Ring skills to seize the serpent and render it unconscious, then gave Oscar a short blade to finish it.
• Oscar prepared to kill the serpent for his third Spirit Ring while Xiao Wu watched with distress, but Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran arrived and demanded that he stop.
• Chao Tianxiang told Zhao Wuji that she and Meng Yiran had found the serpent and begun hunting it first.

Tang San challenged Meng Yiran to a contest for the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and their fight began with Meng Yiran launching a poisonous strike. Gu Xian used the system to alter the scene’s expected outcome, changing Tang San’s injury from his arm to his “Kun.”

• Chao Tianxiang pointed out the wounds her cane had inflicted on the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and asked Zhao Wuji to settle its ownership through a contest.
• Tang San volunteered to fight Meng Yiran for Oscar, despite Zhao Wuji and the other Shrek members doubting his chances.
• Meng Yiran accepted Tang San’s challenge, and the two introduced themselves before the fight.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Hallucination Pollen to bind Meng Yiran, but she activated Tongue Blade and Serpent Body and launched a poisoned blade at him.
• Gu Xian received a system prompt about the iconic encounter and changed the expected injury from Tang San’s arm to his “Kun.”

Meng Yiran defeated Tang San with her poisoned Tongue Blade, and Zhao Wuji reprimanded him before the Titan Giant Ape appeared and abducted Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu later returned unharmed, explaining that a bull’s roar had caused the ape to leave her behind.

• Tang San dodged Meng Yiran’s attack with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, but she struck him with her poisoned Tongue Blade, forcing Zhao Wuji to concede and give her the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.
• Meng Yiran gave Tang San an antidote and left with Chao Tianxiang, while Zhao Wuji warned Tang San that another act of disobedience would get him expelled from Shrek Academy.
• A Titan Giant Ape emerged from the forest, knocked Zhao Wuji aside, grabbed Xiao Wu, and vanished into the Star Dou Great Forest; Tang San fainted from fright.
• Zhao Wuji led the group away and crippled a Thousand Year Soul Beast for Oscar, who delivered the finishing blow and began absorbing its spirit ring.
• Xiao Wu returned to the group and said the Titan Giant Ape had thrown her aside after hearing a bull’s roar, leaving her unconscious among dozens of knocked-out Soul Beasts.

Xiao Wu and Oscar returned safely from the Star Dou Forest, and Zhao Wuji brought the group back to Shrek Academy. Flender then assigned the students to train at the Soto Great Soul Arena under aliases, while Tang San struggled with his injury and resented being ranked last.

• Xiao Wu said she had reached Level 30 and obtained her third Soul Ring, while Oscar completed his Soul Ring absorption.
• Zhao Wuji led the exhausted group back to Suotuo City, where Flender left Yu Xiaogang's room after meeting with him.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that his injury had worsened and that he feared it would not heal; Yu Xiaogang promised to look for a remedy.
• Flender announced that the eight students would begin combat training at the Soto Great Soul Arena and would need Silver Soul Badges in both individual and team battles.
• Flender assigned the students numbered Shrek aliases according to strength, placing Ye Xian first and Tang San eighth.
• Tang San resented being ranked below Oscar and Ning Rongrong and felt uncomfortable with the alias Shrek Number Eight.

Flender assigned Tang San to be a substitute because he was injured and considered weaker than the other students, while Ye Xian was limited to one-on-one battles. The group traveled to Suotuo City for intensive training and settled into a hotel near the Great Soul Arena.

• Flender handed out Shrek masks and named six starters for team battles, leaving Tang San as a substitute and assigning Ye Xian only to one-on-one battles.
• Tang San swallowed his anger as Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun mocked him, and he resolved to recover and earn a place on the field.
• The next morning, Flender and Zhao Wuji prepared to take the students to Suotuo City, and Yu Xiaogang joined them to look after Tang San.
• Flender led the group to a hotel near the Great Soul Arena, where most students shared rooms while Dai Mubai took a suite for himself, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun.
• Ye Xian rented a room of his own next to Flender and Yu Xiaogang's rooms.

Ye Xian accidentally overheard a private secret between Flender and Yu Xiaogang, then the Shrek students began competing at the Soto Great Soul Arena in disguise. Ma Hongjun lost his opening match, and the chapter ended as Shrek Number One was introduced for the next battle.

• Ye Xian heard strange noises from the room next door, used Soul Power to sharpen his hearing, and discovered a secret between Flender and Yu Xiaogang that disgusted him.
• The Shrek group arrived at the 13th Branch Soul Arena wearing masks and registered for one-on-one and two-on-two matches under their Shrek codenames.
• Ma Hongjun began his one-on-one battle with a female Soul Grandmaster, but flirted instead of finishing the fight and was blasted off the stage.
• Flender grew furious over Ma Hongjun's loss and decided to give him extra training starting the next day.
• The host announced Shrek Number One as the next contestant while spectators speculated about the masked team's identity.

Ye Xian faced the White Rat Girl in the Soul Arena after she mistook him for Ma Hongjun’s ally. His extraordinary Spirit Ring configuration and calm defense revealed the gulf between them, and the White Rat Girl launched a desperate follow-up attack.

• The White Rat Girl challenged Ye Xian over his connection to the man who had fought Ma Hongjun, and Ye Xian confirmed they were allies.
• The match began, and the White Rat Girl revealed her Martial Soul transformation and four Spirit Rings.
• Ye Xian displayed four Spirit Rings—one yellow, two purple, and one black—shocking the spectators and the White Rat Girl.
• The White Rat Girl attacked Ye Xian at high speed, but his purple-black shield blocked her claws and forced her to stagger back.
• The White Rat Girl activated her Third Spirit Ring and extended her claws to strike Ye Xian near the edge of the stage.

Ye Xian overwhelmed the White Rat Girl in a Soul Arena match, dodging her attacks and defeating her with three arrows. He left the arena as the shocked spectators speculated that he had entered the match to restore his faction’s reputation.

• The White Rat Girl’s claws missed as Ye Xian dodged her attacks with startling speed, leaving the audience and the White Rat Girl stunned.
• Flender watched Ye Xian’s display and wondered about the origins of his powerful bow martial soul.
• Ye Xian’s Fourth Soul Ring flashed, and three arrows struck the White Rat Girl, blasting her out of the Soul Arena.
• The injured White Rat Girl noticed her torn clothes and fled while the spectators stared at her.
• Ye Xian put away his martial soul and left as spectators praised his strength and guessed he had stepped in after the previous fighter’s poor performance.

Ye Xian defeated White Rat, while Tang San was crushed again in his one-on-one match. Yu Xiaogang persuaded Flender to let Tang San join Shrek's first Team Battle, where the team faced the Berserker Team as Ye Xian, Flender, and Yu Xiaogang watched from the stands.

• Ye Xian ended White Rat's three-match winning streak with an overwhelming victory, drawing attention from the spectators.
• All six Shrek students except Tang San won their remaining one-on-one battles, and Tang San was crushed again.
• Yu Xiaogang insisted Tang San had to participate in the first Team Battle, and Flender agreed after Yu Xiaogang offered to let him do whatever he wanted.
• The next evening, Shrek's seven members, including Tang San, entered the arena to face the Berserker Team, who had recently clashed with them in the waiting room.
• The crowd favored the Berserker Team, while Ye Xian watched from the stands with Flender and Yu Xiaogang.

The Shrek Team faced the Berserker Team in their first Team Battle, drawing boos from the crowd while Yu Xiaogang assured Flender that his tactics would help Tang San. The match began with both teams releasing their Martial Spirits, leaving Shrek at a disadvantage in combat strength.

• Manager Ao introduced the Berserker Team’s seven-match winning streak and announced the newly registered Shrek Team as their opponents, prompting the crowd to boo.
• Flender worried about the Berserker Team’s strength, while Yu Xiaogang confidently claimed his tactics would make Tang San’s performance satisfying.
• The teams took formation, with Dai Mubai alone at Shrek’s front and Tang San positioned behind the fighters and supports.
• Dai Mubai called for the Shrek Team to release their Martial Spirits, and both teams prepared for the battle.
• The Berserker Team’s seductive woman revealed two yellow and one purple Soul Rings, while Tang San displayed only one white and one yellow ring; a system message then triggered a Chosen Encounter.

Ye Xian changed Tang San’s Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track entry to make him kneel, then watched the Shrek Team face the Berserker Team. Tang San’s poorly timed pollen attack disrupted Dai Mubai’s defense, leaving him furious as the fight continued.

• Ye Xian ordered the system to change Tang San’s encounter entry from dodging with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to kneeling.
• Ning Rongrong used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to boost her Shrek teammates, while the Berserker Team targeted her.
• Mad Rhino and two Sheep Martial Soul Masters charged Dai Mubai as the Monkey Martial Soul fighters moved toward Ning Rongrong.
• Ma Hongjun attacked the Bewitching Girl’s spiderweb with Phoenix Fire Wire, while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing intercepted the two Monkey Soul Masters.
• Mad Rhino unleashed his Second Soul Skill at Dai Mubai, who countered with two White Tiger Soul Skills.
• Tang San released Blue Silver Hallucination Pollen, which disrupted Dai Mubai’s attack and made him sneeze.