Chapter Summaries

Ling Yun awakened in the body of an abused orphan on Douluo Continent and fought back against Zhang Hu and the village children. After discovering two mysterious powers within him, he prepared for the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony the next day.

• A soul from another world awakened in Ling Yun's frail body as Zhang Hu and the other children beat him at the mass grave.
• Ling Yun sensed two faint lights and warm currents within his dantian, then bit Zhang Hu's ankle and threatened the children with a sharp stone.
• Zhang Hu and his companions fled, warning Ling Yun that they would deal with him after the awakening ceremony.
• Ling Yun recognized the names Chaos Dragon God and Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor as the source of his hidden potential.
• Ling Yun vowed to avenge the body's past suffering and walked toward his shack, determined to make his name known at the ceremony.

At the village’s Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony, Ling Yun revealed two god-grade Martial Souls and unprecedented level-twenty Innate Soul Power. After receiving his Spirit Hall certification, he left for Suotuo City and Shrek Academy, where he planned to meet Tang San.

• Zhang Hu awakened a short-blade Martial Soul with level-one Soul Power and smugly looked toward Ling Yun.
• Ling Yun unleashed the Chaos Dragon God, whose overwhelming pressure knocked Su Yuntao and the villagers to the ground.
• Ling Yun revealed a second Martial Soul, the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor, whose healing aura soothed those affected by the Dragon Might.
• Ling Yun tested at level-twenty Innate Soul Power, causing the crystal ball to shine brilliantly and crack.
• Su Yuntao issued Ling Yun a Spirit Hall certification listing his two suspected god-grade Martial Souls, and Ling Yun left the village for Suotuo City and Shrek Academy.

On the road to Suotuo City, Ling Yun intervened when Young Master Li’s servants attacked Ye Lingling and her maid, then used the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor’s power to heal Ye Lingling. After refusing repayment and giving her money for treatment and a new carriage, Ling Yun continued toward Shrek Academy, while Ye Lingling remembered his name.

• Ling Yun encountered Young Master Li’s men threatening Ye Lingling and her maid over a carriage accident and extorting them for money.
• Ling Yun stopped a servant from striking the maid, broke the man’s arm, and defeated the other servants when they attacked him.
• Ling Yun healed Ye Lingling with the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor’s life force and forced Young Master Li to pay compensation.
• Ling Yun offered Ye Lingling twenty Gold Soul Coins, but she declined and introduced herself; Ling Yun gave his name and continued on his way.
• Ye Lingling sensed a connection between Ling Yun’s Martial Soul and her own Nine Heart Begonia, and wondered whether they would meet again.

After arriving in Suotuo City, Ling Yun learned that Shrek Academy was a little-known school outside the city and headed south to find it. At the Rose Hotel, he encountered Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Dai Mubai just as they clashed over the last room.

• Ling Yun entered Suotuo City, bought clean clothes, and ate his first proper meal since crossing over.
• Ling Yun asked a restaurant proprietor about Shrek Academy and learned it was in a rundown village south of the city and had a poor reputation among locals.
• Ling Yun spotted the Rose Hotel and went inside, where he recognized Tang San and Xiao Wu trying to book a room.
• Dai Mubai arrived with twin girls and claimed the room, then challenged Tang San and Xiao Wu to defeat him if they wanted it.
• Ling Yun watched as tensions rose and a fight seemed imminent.

Ling Yun intervened when Dai Mubai threatened Tang San and Xiao Wu over a room at the Rose Hotel, then overwhelmed Dai Mubai with his Supreme Dragon Might. He gave the room key to Tang San and Xiao Wu, leaving them and Dai Mubai shaken by his power.

• Xiao Wu challenged Dai Mubai, but Tang San tried to avoid a fight until Dai Mubai insisted they either fight or leave.
• Ling Yun appeared and challenged Dai Mubai for the room, refusing to use his martial soul.
• Ling Yun released his Supreme Dragon Might, terrifying Dai Mubai and making Tang San and Xiao Wu struggle against the pressure.
• Dai Mubai yielded the room to Ling Yun, who gave its key to Tang San and Xiao Wu and requested another room.
• Dai Mubai left the hotel with the twin girls while Tang San and Xiao Wu watched Ling Yun depart, stunned by his strength.

Ling Yun reached Shrek Academy and stunned its admissions teacher by revealing the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor without soul rings, then shattering a strength-testing crystal with one punch. He was admitted and sent to meet Vice Dean Zhao Wuji, while keeping his focus on Tang San.

• Ling Yun left Suotuo City and found Shrek Academy's rural village entrance, where a long line of applicants waited for admission.
• He recognized Tang San and Xiao Wu in the queue and watched them pass the initial test with their level-twenty-nine Martial Souls.
• Teacher Li confirmed Ling Yun met the age requirement, but questioned his admission when his Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor appeared without soul rings.
• Ling Yun claimed that lacking soul rings did not mean lacking power and destroyed the strength-testing crystal with an unassisted punch.
• Teacher Li let Ling Yun enter and directed him to the open ground to find Vice Dean Zhao Wuji.

At Shrek Academy's final entrance assessment, Ling Yun challenged Vice Dean Zhao Wuji to a trial of strength. After Ling Yun forced Zhao Wuji back with one punch, Zhao Wuji released his Great Vajra Bear Martial Soul, and Ling Yun's Chaos Dragon God aura surged as their battle intensified.

• Zhao Wuji announced that the applicants had to withstand his attacks until an incense stick burned down, and Dai Mubai lit the incense.
• Ling Yun stepped forward to face Zhao Wuji alone and insisted that he not hold back.
• Ling Yun met Zhao Wuji's palm strike with a punch and forced the Soul Saint back three steps without being injured.
• Zhao Wuji released his Great Vajra Bear Martial Soul and used his first Soul Skill to attack Ling Yun again.
• Ling Yun's Chaos Dragon God Martial Soul awakened, releasing a powerful Dragon Might that made Zhao Wuji's bear Martial Soul uneasy.

Ling Yun fought Zhao Wuji through Zhao Wuji’s gravity skills, enduring a fierce exchange without using his soul rings. After the battle left him battered but determined, Ling Yun announced that he was getting serious and raised both of his god-tier Martial Souls, poised to reveal their combined power.

• Ling Yun used Dragon Emperor Sky-Shattering Strength to withstand Zhao Wuji’s enhanced palm strike and force him back, astonishing Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the other onlookers.
• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Enhancement and Gravity Crush, but Ling Yun resisted the increased pressure and charged into a rapid exchange of blows.
• After a prolonged clash, Zhao Wuji stood at the crater’s edge while Ling Yun knelt inside it, bloodied and exhausted but still eager to fight.
• Ling Yun told Zhao Wuji the warm-up was over, then summoned the Chaos Dragon God in his right hand and the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor in his left as the skies above Shrek Academy stirred.

Ling Yun revealed his Twin Martial Souls and combined the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor’s healing power with the Chaos Dragon God’s strength to challenge Zhao Wuji. After their clash left Zhao Wuji slightly injured and Ling Yun exhausted, Zhao Wuji declared that everyone had passed and welcomed Ling Yun to Shrek Academy, while Tang San’s jealousy grew.

• Ling Yun revealed his Twin Martial Souls, shocking Zhao Wuji, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the other applicants.
• Ling Yun used the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor to heal himself and empower the Chaos Dragon God before launching his Dragon Emperor Sky-Rending Strike.
• Zhao Wuji transformed with his seventh spirit skill and met Ling Yun’s attack, creating a crater and leaving both fighters injured or exhausted.
• Ling Yun asked whether the incense test was over, and Zhao Wuji confirmed that everyone had passed and accepted Ling Yun as a Shrek Academy student.
• Tang San watched Ling Yun receive the crowd’s attention and felt jealousy and a sense of crisis.

After passing Shrek Academy’s assessment, Ling Yun moved into a dormitory with A Qing, whose Precognitive Spirit Eyes could show her vague visions of the future. Flender ordered Ling Yun’s Twin Martial Souls kept secret, while Ling Yun began exploring a way to condense soul rings for himself.

• Dai Mubai arranged dormitories and explained the academy’s rules to the eight students who passed the assessment.
• When Ling Yun asked for a private room, A Qing offered to share with him, saying she felt safer near him and feared the visions caused by her Martial Soul.
• Ling Yun and A Qing settled into their room, and A Qing described her Precognitive Spirit Eyes as a curse; Ling Yun told her that power itself had neither good nor evil.
• Tang San worried that Ling Yun was an overwhelming rival and resolved to cultivate harder, while warning Xiao Wu to stay away from him.
• Zhao Wuji told Flender about Ling Yun’s strength, and Flender ordered the details of the assessment and Ling Yun’s Twin Martial Souls kept confidential.
• Ling Yun sat in meditation and began trying to communicate with the method for condensing soul rings linked to his two god-tier Martial Souls.

Ling Yun condensed his first Origin Soul Ring from the Chaos Dragon God Martial Soul and gained the Dragon Emperor Earthshaker Wave soul skill. A Qing sensed his secret and shared a precognitive dream hinting at a future clash involving blue grass, a hammer-wielding figure, and golden light, while Ling Yun began preparing to condense a ring for his Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor Martial Soul.

• Ling Yun used the Chaos Dragon God's inheritance to communicate with the laws of power, while the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor's origin protected him from the strain.
• Ling Yun condensed his First Origin Soul Ring and gained the Dragon Emperor Earthshaker Wave soul skill.
• Ling Yun realized A Qing had sensed his attempt and told her it was his secret; A Qing promised not to reveal it.
• A Qing told Ling Yun about a dream of blue grass, a dark figure with a hammer, and golden light, which Ling Yun connected to a possible future conflict.
• Ling Yun continued stabilizing his new ring and began preparing to condense the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor's First Soul Ring.

At Shrek Academy’s first theoretical lesson, Yu Xiaogang challenged Ling Yun’s refusal to use Soul Rings, but Ling Yun insisted his Martial Soul followed different rules. Ling Yun left for the Mimicry Training Ground, while Yu Xiaogang began doubting his theories and Tang San resolved to surpass him.

• Flender introduced Yu Xiaogang as the students’ teacher of theoretical knowledge.
• Yu Xiaogang examined Ling Yun’s Nine Heart Begonia Emperor and demanded to know why he had no Soul Rings.
• Ling Yun explained that he used his Martial Soul’s own power and called Soul Rings shackles, rejecting Yu Xiaogang’s theories as inapplicable to him.
• Zhao Wuji confirmed Ling Yun had used no Soul Rings during their fight, and Tang San sided with Yu Xiaogang.
• Ling Yun left for the Mimicry Training Ground with A Qing following, while Yu Xiaogang questioned his convictions and Tang San vowed to grow stronger.

Ling Yun condensed the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor’s first Origin Soul Ring and gained a group healing skill, then absorbed energy so rapidly that his Soul Power surged to level twenty-nine. His display stunned Shrek Academy’s students and left Tang San determined to surpass him, while Ling Yun began considering how to obtain more resources.

• Ling Yun chose a rocky area to condense an Origin Soul Ring for the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor, while A Qing trained in the nearby woodland.
• Ling Yun successfully formed the Begonia Emperor’s first Origin Soul Ring and gained the healing skill Begonia Guardian.
• Ling Yun’s two Origin Soul Rings triggered an enormous influx of energy, raising his Soul Power from level twenty to the peak of level twenty-nine.
• Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and the other students noticed Ling Yun’s cultivation anomaly and watched in shock.
• Ling Yun returned to the dormitories to consolidate his cultivation, while Tang San vowed to surpass him and Yu Xiaogang urged him to focus on his foundation.
• Ling Yun began planning how to acquire the resources needed to accelerate his growth.

Flender sent the Shrek Academy students to the Soto Great Soul Arena for daily sparring matches, where they registered under codenames and formed teams. Ling Yun made a spectacular debut by defeating the level-twenty-seven Iron Wall with a single gesture, leaving the crowd and his classmates stunned.

• Flender announced that the students would compete in sparring matches at the Soto Great Soul Arena, and Dai Mubai led them there.
• The students registered under codenames, and Ling Yun and A Qing formed the Dragon Eyes team.
• Ling Yun drew Iron Wall, a level-twenty-seven defensive Soul Grandmaster, for his first one-on-one match.
• Ling Yun shattered Iron Wall's shield and knocked him unconscious without releasing his Martial Soul.
• The referee declared Ling Yun the winner as Tang San, Dai Mubai, A Qing, and the arena crowd reacted with shock.

Ling Yun overwhelmed the Soto Great Soul Arena, earning a Silver Soul Douluo badge and defeating the level-thirty-eight Mad Rhino with one strike. As Ling Yun set his sights on stronger opponents and more money, Flender planned a team battle to test Tang San and the others against him.

• Ling Yun won two matches a day and rapidly advanced from an Iron to a Silver Soul Douluo badge, while Tang San earned a Bronze badge and watched Ling Yun with growing despair.
• Ling Yun faced Mad Rhino, a level-thirty-eight Assault Type Battle Soul Elder, in the main arena.
• Ling Yun stopped Mad Rhino’s Berserk Charge with his palm and knocked him unconscious with an invisible shockwave.
• The crowd hailed Ling Yun as invincible beneath the Soul Ancestor realm, and he turned his attention to stronger matches and earning more Gold Soul Coins.
• Flender watched Ling Yun and the despondent Tang San, then decided to arrange a team Soul Fighting match to temper Tang San and the others.

Ling Yun and A Qing’s Dragon Eyes Combination won their two-on-two matches as A Qing sharpened her precognition and improved their coordination. After Tang San watched their victory with jealousy, Ling Yun looked forward to testing himself in the upcoming team battle.

• A Qing warned Ling Yun of an Agility Type opponent’s ambush, allowing him to defeat both opponents in their first match.
• Ling Yun reassured A Qing that her precognition was valuable, and she resolved to improve it through further matches.
• A Qing’s warnings helped Ling Yun counter a Control Type soul master’s swamp and vine attacks, leading the Dragon Eyes Combination to defeat two Soul Elders.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu watched Ling Yun and A Qing after winning their own match, and Tang San left determined to obtain a Clear Sky Hammer soul ring.
• Ling Yun anticipated that the seven-on-seven team battle would challenge him more than his earlier matches and test the Shrek Seven Devils reserves.

Flender announced that the eight students would begin competing in seven-on-seven Team Battles as the Shrek Seven Devils, with Yu Xiaogang assigning their roles. Their first opponents would be the powerful Imperial Dou Team, and Flender offered a large reward for victory while secretly betting on Shrek.

• Flender gathered the students and announced their upcoming Team Battles under the name Shrek Seven Devils, with one student resting in each match.
• Yu Xiaogang assigned tactical roles, making Tang San the control core, Ling Yun a free agent, and A Qing a protected rear-line scout.
• Flender revealed that Shrek's first opponents would be the Imperial Dou Team, led by Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan.
• Flender promised each student one thousand Gold Soul Coins for winning, and Xiao Wu and Tang San declared their determination to prevail.
• Flender privately considered the match a chance to test Ling Yun and Tang San and to profit from his bet on Shrek.

The Shrek Seven Devils faced the Imperial Dou Team in a highly anticipated battle, where Ling Yun ignored the opposing captain and healer to launch a sudden attack on Ye Lingling. His Dragon Emperor Earthshaker Wave shook the arena, leaving the battle at a turning point.

• Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Zhao Wuji watched as Shrek prepared to face Qin Ming's Imperial Dou Team.
• A Qing sensed Dugu Yan's poison, Yu Tianheng's Dragon Might, and a hidden sharp aura before both teams entered the arena.
• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan led the Imperial Dou Team's opening assault, putting Dai Mubai under pressure and filling the field with poison mist.
• A Qing warned Tang San and Xiao Wu about the poison's spread and the enemy's attack, helping Shrek withstand the first assault.
• Ling Yun recognized Ye Lingling from their earlier encounter and dashed through the poison mist to reach her at the rear.
• Ling Yun asked whether her healing could keep up with his destructive speed, then unleashed Dragon Emperor Earthshaker Wave with a punch that shook the arena.

Ling Yun defeated the Imperial Dou Team with a single punch, earning the Shrek Seven Devils the victory and making the name Dragon Emperor famous. As the team left the arena, Tang San's jealousy deepened, leaving cracks within Shrek ahead of the coming storm.

• Ling Yun's dark-gold shockwave shattered the Shi Brothers' defenses and knocked out them, Yu Feng, and Dugu Yan.
• Yu Tianheng used Blue Lightning Divine Dragon Swiftness to defend himself, but Ling Yun's attack overwhelmed him and left him unable to rise.
• The referee declared the Shrek Seven Devils the victors, and the arena crowd erupted in cheers for Ling Yun.
• Ling Yun walked away from the arena as the Shrek group followed, while Tang San clenched his fists and felt jealous of Ling Yun's glory.
• The battle spread the Dragon Emperor's fame beyond Suotuo City and drew the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy's attention to the Shrek Seven Devils.

After Ling Yun’s victory brought unwanted attention to Shrek Academy and deepened Tang San’s fixation on surpassing him, Flender urged Ling Yun to seek training elsewhere. Ling Yun considered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and planned to visit Suotuo City’s Spirit Hall to verify his rank and obtain a Soul Ring before leaving.

• Ling Yun’s fame attracted curious soul masters and recruiters to Shrek Academy, while Flender and Zhao Wuji drove them away and worried about the attention he drew.
• Tang San trained obsessively and grew distant from Ling Yun, while Yu Xiaogang worried that his disciple’s fixation would only ease if Ling Yun left or Tang San defeated him.
• Flender told Ling Yun that Shrek Academy could not protect or properly train him and suggested he join Spirit Hall or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ling Yun said he would consider leaving, judging that Shrek had little more to offer and that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s resources might suit him better.
• After Flender left, Ling Yun decided to visit the Spirit Hall Main Hall in Suotuo City to verify his rank and obtain his First Soul Ring before departing.