Chapter Summaries

The Shrek students settled how they would rank themselves and chose Qian Bing as their captain, with the right to be challenged later. The next morning, Qian Bing and Tang San headed to the cafeteria after Tang San completed his cultivation.

• Xu Lei questioned Yu Xiaogang's strength, and Qian Bing defended his former teacher's ability to guide their cultivation.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing rejected Ma Hongjun's attempt to claim seniority, and Dai Mubai agreed that the students should rank themselves by strength.
• Dai Mubai endorsed Qian Bing as the strongest among the new students, and the group accepted him as their leader.
• Qian Bing proposed serving as captain during battles while everyone kept their usual relationships, and the students unanimously approved.
• Qian Bing trained his Soul Ring Spirits in Pokémon World, then went with Tang San to the cafeteria the next morning after noticing Tang San's progress in the Purple Demon Eyes.

Yu Xiaogang prepared a nourishing breakfast for the Shrek students and explained his plan to build a coordinated team. He began intensive training by ordering Dai Mubai to defeat every student except Qian Bing, leaving Dai Mubai surprised by the challenge.

• Qian Bing and Tang San arrived at the dining hall, where Yu Xiaogang served them a hearty breakfast and explained the value of physical training.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the other students came to eat after Qian Bing had warned them to follow Yu Xiaogang’s instructions.
• Yu Xiaogang told the students to arrive early for breakfast and said his training would focus on understanding one another’s abilities and coordinating as a team.
• Yu Xiaogang called Dai Mubai forward and ordered him to defeat the other students one by one without seriously injuring them.
• Dai Mubai hesitated at the unexpected task, and Yu Xiaogang challenged him to explain why his thirty-seventh-rank Soul Power would not be enough.

Yu Xiaogang tested the students’ combat skills through a series of battles, then criticized their mistakes and ordered the group to run weighted laps to improve their discipline and teamwork. Ning Rongrong and Qian Bing joined the punishment, leaving the students running together as a group.

• Yu Xiaogang had Tang San fight Dai Mubai, and Tang San’s Spider Web Restraint overwhelmed Dai Mubai before Yu Xiaogang stopped the match and explained the strengths and weaknesses of control skills.
• Xiao Wu’s Teleport and Charm helped her draw with Tang San, while Ma Hongjun and Oscar used Oscar’s sausages and a kite-flying strategy to defeat Dai Mubai.
• Yu Xiaogang rebuked Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Tang San, and Xiao Wu for their mistakes, then ordered the students to run weighted round trips to Suotuo City and back without using Soul Power.
• Yu Xiaogang told Ning Rongrong that she and the others were also being punished because they were companions, and Qian Bing prompted her to join the runners.

Yu Xiaogang made the nine students run with weighted bamboo baskets and no Soul Power, and Qian Bing recognized the task as both physical training and a test of teamwork. After the group shared their burdens and pushed through repeated laps with Yu Xiaogang’s salt water and brief rests, they began the ninth lap exhausted, and Qian Bing urged Ma Hongjun to keep going while offering to take half his load.

• Yu Xiaogang prepared named baskets of stones for the nine students and ordered them to run without using Soul Power.
• Qian Bing persuaded Tang San and Dai Mubai to wait for the others, then proposed that the group keep a shared pace and redistribute loads when necessary.
• Yu Xiaogang gave the students one cup of salt water after their first round trip, and they completed four laps at a steady pace.
• Tang San took five kilograms from Oscar, and Dai Mubai took five kilograms from Ning Rongrong as the group continued its laps.
• The group grew exhausted during the ninth lap, and Ma Hongjun stopped to catch his breath.
• Qian Bing told Ma Hongjun to persevere and offered to carry half his load.

Qian Bing and the others completed Yu Xiaogang’s punishing group endurance training, carrying one another across the finish line before Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Qian Bing finished the remaining laps. After recovering in medicinal baths, the group gathered in the cafeteria, where they ate and learned they would cultivate through the night before morning class.

• Qian Bing and Xu Lei took stones from Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing, and the group slowed down as they continued their final round trips.
• Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing collapsed from exhaustion, so their companions carried them while the group supported one another toward the finish line.
• The nine students reached the finish, but Tang San and Dai Mubai still had two laps to complete; Qian Bing accompanied them, and all three eventually collapsed after finishing.
• Yu Xiaogang praised the students for never abandoning one another, and the teachers carried them back to the academy.
• Qian Bing woke in a medicinal bath, found Yu Xiaogang’s instructions, and went to the cafeteria, where he ate with Dai Mubai and Tang San.
• Xiao Wu, Oscar, Xu Lei, Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, and Ning Rongrong arrived to eat, and the group saw Yu Xiaogang’s order to clean up and cultivate until dawn.

Yu Xiaogang put the nine Shrek students through three months of grueling combat and physical training, strengthening their teamwork and bodies. After the training ended, they began a seven-day break, while Qian Bing learned that Dragonite’s Soul Ring was nearing the ten-thousand-year level.

• Tang San and Dai Mubai began their remaining punishment run, and Qian Bing, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Xu Lei, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing joined them with weighted stones.
• Yu Xiaogang resolved to devote himself to raising the nine students, then trained them relentlessly for three months with restricted sparring and physical exercises.
• Tang San, Oscar, and Xiao Wu registered as Soul Elders in Suotuo City, while Qian Bing, Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Xu Lei each advanced a Soul Power level.
• The nine students completed their training and received a seven-day break, during which they chose different ways to rest, cultivate, or continue training.
• Qian Bing discovered that a year of progress in the Pokémon World had brought Dragonite to level 61 and darkened its Soul Ring toward ten-thousand-year strength.

Qian Bing’s Soul Ring Spirits grew stronger during his leave, while Zhong Ren successfully developed the Y-Potential Breakthrough Incubation Fluid. After returning to Douluo Continent, Qian Bing and his friends encountered Ma Hongjun battered and bruised, and learned that a lecherous old man had beaten him while they both pursued the same woman.

• Ditto reached Level 55 and Wishful Transform proficiency, while Miltank remained at Level 51 and Espeon reached Level 60, raising Qian Bing’s Mental Power.
• Zhong Ren mastered the Y-Potential Breakthrough Incubation Fluid and prepared to make enough for a Spirit Egg’s full incubation period.
• Qian Bing trained during his leave, then returned to Douluo Continent and went toward dinner with Xu Lei.
• Qian Bing, Xu Lei, Oscar, and Tang San saw Ma Hongjun stagger toward them with swollen cheeks, bruises, and torn clothes.
• Qian Bing helped Ma Hongjun eat Oscar’s recovery Big Sausage, and Ma Hongjun explained that a lecherous old man had beaten him while they both pursued a pretty girl.

After Ma Hongjun returned badly beaten by Bu Le, Dai Mubai and the others learned that he had challenged a four-ringed Soul Ancestor while trying to resolve his evil fire. The group agreed to help him reclaim his pride, but Qian Bing urged them to finish eating and plan before confronting Bu Le.

• Qian Bing brought Ma Hongjun and the others to the cafeteria to eat and hear what had happened.
• Dai Mubai demanded an explanation after seeing Ma Hongjun's injuries, and Ma Hongjun described how Bu Le had beaten and humiliated him at a pleasure den in Suotuo City.
• Dai Mubai scolded Ma Hongjun for challenging a stronger opponent, while Ma Hongjun insisted he had to fight back after Bu Le insulted him.
• After Ma Hongjun identified his attacker as Bu Le, Dai Mubai called on the others to go confront him, and Qian Bing agreed but urged them to eat and learn about Bu Le's martial soul first.

After Ma Hongjun described the Control System Soul Master who had beaten him, Qian Bing led the group to seek revenge in Suotuo City. The group arrived at the shabby establishment where the man had attacked Ma Hongjun, and Oscar prepared for a possible fight.

• Ma Hongjun recounted how Bu Le had used two pink, resilient covers to block his Phoenix Fire Line and bind him.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai speculated about Bu Le's martial soul, while Qian Bing concealed his amusement and urged the group to pursue him.
• Qian Bing, Tang San, Dai Mubai, Xu Lei, and Ma Hongjun hurried to the place where Ma Hongjun had been beaten.
• The group reached the shabby row of houses, and Ma Hongjun went inside to find out whether Bu Le had left.
• Oscar prepared Big Sausages and Mushroom Sausages in case the group needed support or an escape.

Qian Bing confronted Bu Le to avenge Ma Hongjun, attacking him with the Annihilation Black Light and Blast Burn. Bu Le wounded and trapped himself inside his Heavenly Net Double Cover to defend against the falling attack.

• Ma Hongjun spotted Bu Le leaving and asked the group to help him get revenge, but Dai Mubai refused to eat a meal paid for with Ma Hongjun’s saved money.
• Qian Bing stopped Ma Hongjun from rushing in, then approached Bu Le alone and used the Annihilation Black Light to blast two holes through his thigh.
• Bu Le summoned his Heavenly Net Double Cover and activated its first Soul Skill to block Qian Bing’s attack.
• Qian Bing flew above Bu Le and sent Blast Burn crashing down, while his silver light interfered with Bu Le’s control of the covers.
• Bu Le activated his Second Soul Skill and wrapped himself tightly inside the Heavenly Net Double Cover to shield himself from Blast Burn.

Qian Bing defeated Bu Le with Mental Impact, leaving Tang San and Ma Hongjun to bind and punish him. As Bu Le lay incapacitated, Qian Bing suspected that his unusual martial soul meant he might also be a transmigrator.

• Bu Le used Pink Water Mist to block part of Qian Bing's Blast Burn, but Qian Bing followed with Mental Impact.
• Bu Le collapsed in agony as the Heavenly Net Double Cover fell away, and Tang San bound him with Blue Silver Grass.
• Qian Bing recalled his martial soul and told Ma Hongjun to take out his anger on Bu Le; Ma Hongjun kicked him while cursing him.
• Qian Bing suspected Bu Le could be a transmigrator because his Heavenly Net Double Cover seemed too advanced for Douluo Continent.

Ma Hongjun and his companions dealt with Bu Le, while Tang San and Qian Bing defended the decision to leave him to die. After the holiday, Yu Xiaogang began the students’ second training stage at the Soto Great Soul Arena, where they had to earn Silver Soul Badges and support themselves.

• Ma Hongjun burned Bu Le, and Tang San said his Blue Silver Grass poison would likely kill him before morning.
• Qian Bing explained that killing Bu Le would prevent future revenge, and the group returned to the academy.
• After the holiday, Yu Xiaogang ended the costly physical training and sent the nine students to the Soto Great Soul Arena for practical combat training.
• Yu Xiaogang required the students to earn individual and team Silver Soul Badges under the name Shrek Battle Team, use code names, avoid outside aid, and fight at least twice daily.

Yu Xiaogang brought the Shrek students to Suotuo City to begin practical combat training at the Great Spirit Arena and organized their duels and competition identities. The students formed their teams and received nicknames, leaving them ready to enter the arena that night as the Shrek Monster Team.

• Oscar questioned the requirement to earn individual Silver Soul Badges, and Yu Xiaogang explained that Two-on-Two and Team Battles also earned points.
• Yu Xiaogang, Flander, and Zhao Wuji brought the nine students to Suotuo City and explained the arena schedule and minimum daily duel requirement.
• Oscar teamed up with Qian Bing for Two-on-Two duels, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing formed a team; Ma Hongjun paired with Xu Lei, and Dai Mubai chose one-on-one duels.
• Yu Xiaogang gave the students masks, named their Team Battle lineup the Shrek Monster Team, and assigned each student a competition nickname, including Summoning Master for Qian Bing.
• Yu Xiaogang told the students to cultivate at the hotel and prepare to begin their Great Spirit Arena training that night.

Qian Bing defeated Fire Rain Venerable in a one-on-one duel with Dragonite before arriving at Tang San and Xiao Wu’s Two-on-Two match. The San Wu Combination faced the Cat and Mouse Combination, whose Thin Cat proved to have formidable Soul Power as Xiao Wu redirected her attack toward Fat Rat.

• Qian Bing registered for one-on-one, Two-on-Two, and Team Battle duels under an alias and was assigned an early one-on-one match.
• Fire Rain Venerable attacked Qian Bing with fireballs, but Dragonite broke through his flaming shield and knocked him off the stage with Dragon Tail.
• Qian Bing left as Fire Rain Venerable accused him of concealing his strength and demanded an investigation.
• Qian Bing arrived at Tang San and Xiao Wu’s Two-on-Two duel against the Cat and Mouse Combination.
• Tang San tested Thin Cat’s Soul Power with Controlling Crane Catching Dragon, warned Xiao Wu to avoid her, and helped deflect her claw attack.
• Xiao Wu changed targets and charged toward Fat Rat, who sprang forward with enhanced speed and extended claws.

Xiao Wu and Tang San defeated the Cat and Dog Combination in a swift Two-on-Two Soul Duel, earning their second consecutive victory. Qian Bing and Oscar then began their first match as the Summon Big Sausage Combination against the Ox-Head and Horse-Face Combination.

• Xiao Wu used Teleport and her Waist Bow to throw Fat Rat off the stage.
• Tang San restrained Thin Cat with Blue Silver Entanglement, then kicked her off the stage, securing victory for the San Wu Combination.
• The host announced that Tang San and Xiao Wu had earned their second consecutive Two-on-Two victory and raised their individual scores to three points.
• Qian Bing and Oscar entered the stage to face the Ox-Head and Horse-Face Combination, while Oscar prepared to make sausages and support Qian Bing.
• Qian Bing summoned two Dragonite and Miltank, then ordered Dragonite and Ditto to use Dragon Dance as the duel began.

Qian Bing and Oscar won their Two-on-Two Soul Duel decisively, prompting Yu Xiaogang to reassess Qian Bing’s strength and potential. After Shrek’s students completed a perfect day of individual and Two-on-Two matches, Qian Bing organized the team for their upcoming Team Battle.

• Ox-Head and Horse-Face attacked Qian Bing’s group, but Miltank’s Heal Bell cleared the dizziness caused by Horse-Face’s spiritual attack.
• Ditto’s Dragonite sent Horse-Face flying off the stage, while Dragonite paralyzed Ox-Head with Thunder Wave and struck him out of the arena with its tail.
• Qian Bing and Oscar were declared the winners, and Yu Xiaogang concluded that Qian Bing’s overall strength might rival an ordinary Soul King’s.
• Shrek’s students celebrated their victories across six one-on-one and four Two-on-Two Soul Duels before preparing for their final Soul Arena match.
• Qian Bing assigned roles for the Team Battle and led the group to the waiting room, where many Soul Masters had gathered.

The Shrek Monster Team faced the veteran Mad War Team in their first Team Battle Soul Duel, drawing attention with their masks and unexpectedly strong Soul Rings. After Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda strengthened her teammates, Rhino led the Mad War Team’s opening charge toward Dai Mubai.

• The Shrek Monster Team and the Mad War Team entered the arena as spectators jeered at Shrek’s masked members.
• Both teams formed their battle lines and released their Spirits, revealing that four Shrek members had top-tier Soul Ring configurations.
• The Mad War Team’s Wishful Disk Soul Master boosted his teammates, while Ning Rongrong used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to increase Shrek’s strength and speed.
• Rhino ordered the Mad War Team to attack but warned his teammates not to harm Ning Rongrong or the others.
• Rhino and the two goat Spirit Masters charged toward Dai Mubai.

Shrek and the Mad War Team clashed, and Tang San and Qian Bing coordinated to trap Rhino while Shrek’s fighters pressed the opposing formation. The Bewitching Girl escaped Tang San’s next restraint, but a silver effect then empowered the Mad War Team, allowing Rhino to rise and the Bewitching Girl to pull at his web.

• Tang San intercepted the two Monkey Spirit Masters and attacked Rhino, while Qian Bing burned away the Bewitching Girl’s spiderweb.
• Tang San’s Spider Web Restraint trapped Rhino, and Ditto struck him with Ice Beam as Dai Mubai and the others launched attacks on the Mad War Team.
• The Bewitching Girl tried to free Rhino, but Tang San engaged her; Ma Hongjun burned through her web and Tang San sent another restraint after her.
• The Bewitching Girl used her pink hair-whips to halt and escape Tang San’s web, then a silver ripple struck the Mad War Team’s fighters and made them swell with strength.
• Rhino sprang up inside the web, and the empowered Bewitching Girl hooked it with four locks of hair and tried to pull him free.

The Shrek Monster Team fought back after the Mad War Team’s Wishful Plate Soul Master unleashed a frenzy-enhancing skill that reversed the battle’s momentum. Qian Bing took to the air with Phoenix Wings Soaring to the Heavens and attacked the Bewitching Girl, leaving the fight unresolved.

• The Wishful Plate Soul Master fell unconscious after empowering the Mad War Team, whose members became frenzied and gained increased attributes.
• Qian Bing ordered Tang San to pull Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing out of danger, then sent Dragonite to strike Rhino with Thunder.
• Tang San restrained the two Monkey Soul Masters while Dragonite and Ditto helped Dai Mubai and pressured the Sheep Soul Masters.
• The Bewitching Girl refused Qian Bing’s demand to surrender and sent her pink hair and spider threads toward him.
• Qian Bing transformed with Phoenix Wings Soaring to the Heavens, flew above the Bewitching Girl, and unleashed a greatly enhanced Phoenix Fire Line.

After the Shrek Monster Team defeated the Mad War Team, Yu Xiaogang praised the students and instructed them to review their teamwork. Over the next month, the Shrek students dominated the Soto Great Soul Arena, though some of their records varied by competition.

• Qian Bing burned away the Bewitching Girl's hair and spider silk until she surrendered, securing the Shrek Monster Team's victory over the Mad War Team.
• Yu Xiaogang praised the students' performance, gave them a day off from Spirit Duels, and told them to review their teamwork before their next matches.
• Dai Mubai hosted a celebratory meal, where Ning Rongrong apologized to her companions and thanked them for accepting her as a friend.
• Over the following month, the Shrek Monster Team won all twenty-seven of its Team Battle Spirit Duels at the Soto Great Soul Arena.
• Summon Big Sausage and the San Wu Combination each won twenty-seven consecutive two-on-two matches, while the Seven Treasure Spirit Cat Combination won twenty-two and the Phoenix Fortress Combination won twenty-four.
• Dai Mubai won twenty-five of his twenty-seven individual matches, while Tang San maintained a perfect record in the level thirty Soul Elder bracket.