Chapter Summaries

Tang San and Dai Mubai discussed other possible reincarnates and the risks to their plans, then talked about Yu Xiaogang’s usefulness and Tang San’s relationship with Xiao Wu. Tang San remained confident that his divine destiny was secure, but admitted he and Xiao Wu were still only like brother and sister.

• Tang San warned Dai Mubai that other people in the era might have been reborn, and Dai Mubai worried that someone could find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well first.
• Tang San explained that he had hidden the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and argued that rebirth and talent alone could not guarantee godhood.
• Dai Mubai admitted he had followed his former path and gotten carried away, while Tang San explained that his first Soul Ring came from trying to save Xiao Wu.
• Tang San said he kept Yu Xiaogang around because his presence had restrained Spirit Hall during the Spirit Master Tournament, then dismissed him as a useful shield.
• Dai Mubai asked about Xiao Wu, and Tang San blamed Yu Xiaogang for preventing him from building a closer bond with her.

At Shrek Academy’s admissions, Huo Yuhao sent Divine Power into Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar, causing Dai Mubai to discover a powerful Martial Soul resonance with Xiao Wu. Dai Mubai feared Tang San’s reaction and tried to hide their potential fusion, while Xiao Wu passed the entrance test and flirted with him.

• Dai Mubai warned Tang San to rein himself in before Zhu Zhuqing arrived, and the two parted ways before Shrek’s admissions began the next day.
• Huo Yuhao watched the admissions from the Divine Realm and sent four points of Divine Power into Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.
• Dai Mubai followed a strong Martial Soul resonance to Xiao Wu and realized they might have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then feared Tang San would punish him if he found out.
• Tang San passed Shrek’s entrance test at twelve years old and Level 29, and Dai Mubai led him inside.
• Xiao Wu also passed the test at twelve years old and Level 29, then held Dai Mubai’s hand and introduced herself before letting go when Tang San was nearby.

At Shrek's admissions, Dai Mubai worried about Zhu Zhuqing's absence and Xiao Wu's attention, while Oscar discovered an unexpected Martial Soul resonance with Xiao Wu. Oscar fled after Xiao Wu ate his sausage, leaving Tang San unaware of the connection.

• Ning Rongrong joined the Shrek admissions group, but Dai Mubai was unsettled that Zhu Zhuqing had not appeared.
• Dai Mubai reported Shrek's history to Tang San and the others while worrying about Xiao Wu's hungry gaze and keeping Tang San from learning about their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Oscar brought his sausage cart to prank the new students and discovered that his Sausage Spirit resonated with Xiao Wu.
• Tang San made Oscar reveal his sausage incantation, and Ning Rongrong recoiled in disgust.
• Xiao Wu ate one of Oscar's sausages and gave him a flirtatious look, prompting Oscar to panic and push his cart away.
• Tang San sensed something significant had happened, while Xiao Wu watched Oscar leave and Dai Mubai studied Oscar's retreating figure.

After Tang San and the others faced Zhao Wuji, the reborn Shrek members compared what they knew about the altered world and worried that other variables were changing history. Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar then secretly revealed that each of them had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill involving Xiao Wu, and Dai Mubai admitted his Martial Soul resonated with hers too.

• Tang San challenged Zhao Wuji after Xiao Wu was injured, was beaten unconscious, and later heard that his father had badly injured Zhao Wuji.
• Tang San convened a meeting where Oscar reported that Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and he had been reborn, while Xiao Wu had not and Zhu Zhuqing's whereabouts were unknown.
• Dai Mubai explained that the Body Sect, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Dragon Elephant Sect had become the Upper Three Sects, prompting Tang San to suspect other variables were changing Douluo Continent.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar slipped away from Tang San and met secretly in the forest.
• Dai Mubai confronted Oscar and Ma Hongjun about their connection to Xiao Wu, and Oscar and Ma Hongjun confessed that each had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with her.
• Dai Mubai admitted that his Martial Soul also resonated with Xiao Wu's, and the three men were relieved they shared the secret.

Dai Mubai tried to keep his Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Xiao Wu secret from Tang San, but Xiao Wu came to his room and persuaded him to cultivate with her. By morning, their fusion had reached perfect compatibility and Dai Mubai had advanced to level 35, while his attraction to Xiao Wu began to grow.

• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar agreed to hide their Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Xiao Wu from Tang San.
• Tang San worried that his relationship with Xiao Wu was only brotherly and considered asking Dai Mubai for advice.
• Dai Mubai awoke from a nightmare about Tang San catching him with Xiao Wu and found Xiao Wu embracing him in his bed.
• Xiao Wu threatened to tell Tang San that Dai Mubai had forced her to fuse their Martial Souls, so Dai Mubai agreed to cultivate with her.
• Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu cultivated overnight, reached one-hundred-percent compatibility, and helped Dai Mubai advance to level 35.
• Dai Mubai began finding Xiao Wu increasingly attractive.

Xiao Wu pursued a Martial Soul Fusion connection with Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun while keeping Tang San close for her own purposes. Tang San planned how to gain the Eight Spider Lances, unaware that Xiao Wu was provoking Ma Hongjun as his Evil Fire flared.

• Xiao Wu left Dai Mubai's dorm and decided the Martial Soul Fusion connection could help her avenge her mother, while she regarded Tang San as less useful than Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun.
• Tang San brought Xiao Wu breakfast, and Dai Mubai secretly watched her during training while struggling with his attraction and fear of Tang San.
• Tang San recalled his previous encounter with the Man Faced Demon Spider and decided he should still chase Xiao Wu when the Titan Giant Ape took her, so he could gain the Eight Spider Lances.
• Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire surged as he cultivated, and Xiao Wu embraced him from behind and offered to help before he tore himself free.

Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue found and took the Soul Bones hidden in the Water Curtain Cave, along with the fake Blue Silver Emperor Life Seed. Tang Hao discovered the theft and, unable to risk drawing Spirit Hall’s attention to his Sects, destroyed Holy Spirit Village’s Back Mountain in his rage.

• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue searched the Water Curtain Cave and found the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit Right Arm Bone.
• Qian Renxue told Bibi Dong to watch Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager when Meng Yiran went Soul Hunting, anticipating her encounter with Tang San over a Man Faced Demon Spider.
• Bibi Dong took both Soul Bones, and Qian Renxue dug up the fake Blue Silver Emperor Life Seed before they left.
• Tang Hao arrived at the cave, discovered Ah Yin’s Seed of Life and both Soul Bones were gone, and blamed Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao decided against risking his Sects in a confrontation with Spirit Hall and smashed the Back Mountain of Holy Spirit Village with his Clear Sky Hammer.

Tang Hao vowed that Little San would destroy Spirit Hall once he became a god, while the Snow Empress led the Spark Team to the Eternal Spiral Tower for their next trial. The team entered the tower, learned its rules, and was transported to face the Shrek Team in their first match.

• Tang Hao left the flattened Holy Spirit Village Back Mountain after threatening Spirit Hall with Little San's future power.
• The Snow Empress guided the Spark Team through the Extreme North and showed them the Eternal Spiral Tower.
• The Snow Empress formed an Ice Condensation Bridge across the Ice Abyss and led the team to the Grand Altar's teleportation array.
• The Spark Team arrived inside the tower, learned the training rules, and saw that only thirty seconds remained before their first match.
• The countdown transported the team to the Arena, where they faced the Shrek Team as the crowd cheered for both sides.

The Spark Team repeatedly fought the Shrek Seven Devils in the tower’s simulation, suffering losses while training and learning their opponents’ tactics. Elsewhere, the Spirit Hall Team received Angel God assessments and entered the domain to face a simulated Shrek team.

• The Spark Team lost its first match to the Shrek Seven Devils, whose Hidden Weapons and superior Soul Power killed all seven members.
• After waking outside the Arena, the Spark Team recognized that their deaths reset and planned to train, survive longer, and gather information.
• In later rounds, the Spark Team learned that injuring Xiao Wu triggered Tang San’s Berserk Buff, while Mu Yuanfang reached level thirty and gained a Titan Giant Ape Soul Ring.
• Qian Daoliu announced the Spirit Hall Team’s Angel God assessments, and Tian Yue learned that the Shrek Seven Devils would be their opponents in the Spirit Master Tournament.
• The Spirit Hall Team entered the Angel Domain, where Tian Yue and Guang Ning mocked the Shrek Seven Devils’ uniforms.

The Shrek Seven Monsters clashed with the Spirit Hall Team after Dai Mubai threatened Tian Yue, while Xiao Wu continued secretly visiting Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar. Tang San remained unaware and prepared to take the group to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a Soul Beast, leaving Dai Mubai to hide Xiao Wu’s escape from his room.

• Dai Mubai insulted and threatened Tian Yue, prompting her to activate her Martial Soul Possession and start the clash between Shrek and Spirit Hall.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun blamed Tang San for their past disappointments and let their guilt over their affair with Xiao Wu turn into resentment.
• Oscar deliberately delayed telling Flender that he had advanced so he could preserve his place beside Tang San.
• Tang San told Dai Mubai that the group was going to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a Soul Beast and said he expected to find the Man Faced Demon Spider.
• Xiao Wu escaped through a secret passage when Tang San arrived at Dai Mubai’s room, and Dai Mubai hid her absence by claiming he had indulged with another woman.
• Tang San noticed a lipstick mark on Dai Mubai’s collarbone but accepted Dai Mubai’s explanation and urged him to stay faithful to Zhu Zhuqing.

Xiao Wu disappeared during Shrek Academy’s soul beast hunt, sending Tang San and the others searching for her. She had left to meet Er Ming, who had taken human form and discovered that they shared a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Flender sent Zhao Wuji to lead Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the others on a hunt for a soul beast for Oscar, warning him to protect the students.
• The group followed events much as before, meeting Canghui Academy, Snake Grandma Zhao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran before Oscar obtained his Third Soul Skill from a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.
• Dai Mubai noticed Xiao Wu was missing, and Tang San rushed into the forest with Oscar’s Flying Sausage while Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai joined the search.
• Xiao Wu revealed that she had left the group to meet Er Ming, who had taken human form and followed her scent to the forest.
• Xiao Wu realized that she and Er Ming shared a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and invited him to cultivate with her.

Tang San began absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider's Soul Ring, only for Bibi Dong to reveal that the Soul Beast was over two thousand years old. Zhao Wuji persuaded Bibi Dong to stay and protect Tang San as he cultivated, leaving the Shrek Three Heroes anxious about what would happen next.

• Tang San killed the crippled Man Faced Demon Spider and began absorbing its Soul Ring after winning the right to it from Meng Yiran.
• Bibi Dong appeared in the Woods, and Oscar recognized her as the Pope of Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong told Zhao Wuji that the Man Faced Demon Spider was over two thousand years old, putting Tang San at risk as he absorbed its Soul Ring.
• Zhao Wuji knelt and begged Bibi Dong to protect Tang San, and she agreed to stay and watch over him.
• Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager remained with Bibi Dong to see what would happen during Tang San's cultivation.

Tang San absorbed his third Soul Ring and gained an External Soul Bone, but Bibi Dong seized it despite his attempt to use Yu Xiaogang to stop her. She spared Tang San’s life and left, while the Shrek group carried him away unconscious.

• Tang San completed absorbing his third Soul Ring and revealed his Eight Spider Lances, which Dragon Duke recognized as an External Soul Bone.
• Bibi Dong announced that she would take the Soul Bone as payment for guarding Tang San, and Tang San fled on his spider legs.
• Bibi Dong trapped Tang San with spider silk, but paused when he claimed that Yu Xiaogang would hate her if she harmed his disciple.
• Bibi Dong drove a spider spear into Tang San’s back and ripped out his External Soul Bone, then spared his life and left.
• The Shrek group carried Tang San away unconscious, while Dragon Duke condemned Spirit Hall after Bibi Dong had departed.

After Bibi Dong tore the newly emerged Soul Bone from Tang San’s back, he learned how she had appeared and took it. Tang San and the Shrek Three Heroes suspected a Spirit Hall Reincarnator was changing events, and the chapter ended with Tang San unsure whether the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was safe.

• Tang San woke in pain and blamed Bibi Dong for taking his Soul Bone, while resenting Yu Xiaogang for failing to influence her.
• Dai Mubai recounted how Bibi Dong had arrived during Tang San’s Soul Ring absorption and taken the Soul Bone, prompting Tang San and the others to consider whether she had been reborn.
• Tang San concluded that a Reincarnator within Spirit Hall had likely informed Bibi Dong, while the group considered and discounted Qian Renxue as the culprit.
• Oscar suggested the Reincarnator was a Spirit Hall remnant who had earned Bibi Dong’s trust with future knowledge, and Tang San vowed to root out Spirit Hall’s survivors.
• Ma Hongjun worried that Spirit Hall might discover the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and take the Immortal Herbs, but Tang San said its location had never been revealed.

Tang San recovered from his injuries while Zhao Wuji searched the Star Dou Great Forest for Xiao Wu and found her with Er Ming, a powerful young man with the Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul. Er Ming joined Shrek Academy to stay by Xiao Wu’s side, and she introduced him to Tang San as his younger brother.

• Tang San learned that Zhao Wuji had gone alone into the Star Dou Great Forest to look for Xiao Wu, but his injuries left him unable to follow.
• Zhao Wuji found Xiao Wu with Er Ming, who said his Martial Soul was the Titan Giant Ape and revealed himself as a Rank 31 Soul Elder.
• Zhao Wuji invited Er Ming to join Shrek Academy, and Er Ming agreed because he wanted to remain with Xiao Wu.
• Zhao Wuji brought Xiao Wu and Er Ming back to the hotel, where Dai Mubai told Tang San that Xiao Wu had returned with a man.
• Xiao Wu comforted Tang San and introduced Er Ming as her younger brother and Tang San’s younger brother.

Tang San met Er Ming, Xiao Wu’s newly arrived younger brother and a rival for her affection, and suffered a painful handshake that deepened his hatred. Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar reassured him while secretly planning to use Er Ming to distract him from their own trysts with Xiao Wu.

• Tang San and Er Ming introduced themselves, then Er Ming crushed and twisted Tang San’s hand during their handshake while Xiao Wu watched.
• After Xiao Wu and Er Ming left, Tang San howled in pain and secretly vowed to kill Er Ming if he ever sacrificed himself to him.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar explained that Er Ming had joined Shrek Academy and had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Xiao Wu, which Xiao Wu controlled.
• The three reassured Tang San that Xiao Wu liked him and promised to stand behind him, while Tang San thanked them.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar gave Tang San a green hat and, outside his room, revealed their plan to use Er Ming to distract him while they pursued Xiao Wu.

After learning that Bibi Dong had taken Tang San’s External Soul Bone, Yu Xiaogang performed outrage at Spirit Hall to impress his disciple and secure his loyalty. Tang San appealed to him to retrieve the bone, and Yu Xiaogang prepared to use his Pope’s Token to confront Bibi Dong.

• Tang San and his companions returned to Shrek Academy, where Yu Xiaogang saw Tang San’s injuries and heard Zhao Wuji recount how Bibi Dong had taken his External Soul Bone.
• Yu Xiaogang declared that he would confront Bibi Dong, while privately hoping his show of influence would strengthen Tang San’s loyalty.
• Tang San asked whether Yu Xiaogang could make Bibi Dong return the bone, then knelt and promised to honor him as a father if he succeeded.
• Yu Xiaogang eagerly agreed to go to Spirit Hall, and he showed Flender the Pope’s Token as proof of his authority.

Tang San planned to use Yu Xiaogang’s feelings for Bibi Dong to recover his Eight Spider Lances and advance his own schemes. Yu Xiaogang reached Pope’s Palace and tried to use a Pope’s Token to demand an audience with Bibi Dong, but the guards questioned the token.

• Yu Xiaogang left Shrek Academy, while Flender warned Tang San that Bibi Dong was unlikely to return the absorbed Soul Bone.
• Flender welcomed Er Ming to Shrek Academy, filling the last spot on the team for the Continental Spirit Master Tournament.
• Tang San told Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun he intended to use Yu Xiaogang to get his Eight Spider Lances back and possibly drive a wedge between Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall reincarnator.
• Yu Xiaogang traveled toward Spirit City, convincing himself Bibi Dong would understand his past choice to abandon her and return the Soul Bone.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived at Pope’s Palace, presented his Pope’s Token to the guards, and ordered them to take him to Bibi Dong, but they noticed something seemed wrong with it.

Yu Xiaogang tried to use an old Pope's Token to command Spirit Hall's guards, but they recognized it as the missing Clear Sky Sect token and captured him. Qian Renxue ordered them to torture him into signing a confession implicating Tang Hao, and Yu Xiaogang was brought to the interrogation room.

• Yu Xiaogang presented the Pope's Token and demanded that Spirit Hall's warriors kneel, but one slapped him and the two beat him until he begged for mercy.
• A warrior explained that the token was an outdated Clear Sky Sect token and demanded to know how Yu Xiaogang had obtained it.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed Bibi Dong had given him the token, so the warriors arrested him and brought him before Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue ordered the warriors to torture Yu Xiaogang until he signed a confession that Tang Hao had given him the token, then keep him imprisoned for a month.
• The warriors accused Yu Xiaogang of spying for the Clear Sky Sect and took him to a room filled with torture devices.

Yu Xiaogang was tortured into signing a fabricated confession that tied him to Tang Hao and espionage against Spirit Hall. After days in a cell, he was taken to a prison full of men who greeted him with a bizarre welcome song.

• Yu Xiaogang lied that he had found the Pope's Token at the Clear Sky Sect ruins, but the guard forced him to sign a false statement claiming Tang Hao had recruited him as a spy.
• The guard repeatedly whipped and tortured Yu Xiaogang, healing his injuries between rounds, until Yu Xiaogang signed the confession and pressed his fingerprint onto it.
• The guard kept torturing Yu Xiaogang despite his confession, then locked him in a cell after growing bored.
• A few days later, the guard dragged Yu Xiaogang to another prison cell and told him a welcome party was waiting.
• Yu Xiaogang entered to find Scarface, One-eyed Dragon, Brother Chicken, and a crowd of burly men singing that they liked him best.