Chapter Summaries

Qian Yuling defeated Wang Xiong, then returned to Shrek Academy and met Ma Hongjun during breakfast. After the students introduced themselves, a bell summoned them to the headmaster, and Dai Mubai went to fetch Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Yuling.

• Qian Yuling ended her fight with Wang Xiong by summoning Louise and sent him flying off the arena.
• Qian Yuling flew back to Shrek Academy and learned that the chubby Ma Hongjun, whose martial soul was the Phoenix, was the academy's previous student.
• Qian Yuling joined Zhu Zhuqing for breakfast, complained about the rice soup, and found other food to eat.
• Dai Mubai introduced Ma Hongjun to the new students and helped everyone settle on informal names, while Ma Hongjun openly admired Qian Yuling.
• Zhu Zhuqing left the cafeteria, and Qian Yuling followed her with an egg and a half-eaten fried dough stick.
• After Dai Mubai explained the academy's rules and tuition, a bell sounded, and he left to get Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Yuling for the headmaster's summons.

Qian Yuling accompanied Zhu Zhuqing to class and helped ease tension between her and Dai Mubai, while the students gathered at the training ground to meet Headmaster Flender. Flender welcomed the new students, assigned Dai Mubai to explain the academy rules, and summoned Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Yu Ling to accompany him.

• Ma Hongjun remarked that Dai Mubai seemed unusually concerned about a woman, and Ning Rongrong teased him before they headed to class.
• Zhu Zhuqing warned Qian Yuling about Ma Hongjun and called Dai Mubai a fickle, cowardly man when Qian Yuling asked why she treated him coldly.
• Tang San and the others met Oscar at the training ground, where Oscar explained that he had shaved his beard to attract the new female students and revealed his interest in Ning Rongrong.
• Oscar identified the approaching man as Shrek Academy headmaster Flender, a level seventy-eight Soul Saint and Ma Hongjun's master.
• Flender welcomed the students, ordered them to pay one hundred Gold Soul Coins, and told Dai Mubai to explain the academy rules.
• Flender told Dai Mubai to rest for the evening's first class, then called Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Yu Ling to go with him.

Flender taught Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Qian Yuling how support-type Soul Masters should survive, then assigned them a grueling stamina run. As the three began running around the village, Flender called Tang San aside.

• Flender explained that Qian Yuling counted as a Support System Soul Master because she had no offensive or defensive soul skills that relied on herself.
• Qian Yuling described the essence of support as defeating opponents herself, but Flender rebuked her and emphasized relying on companions and being able to flee.
• Flender ordered Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Qian Yuling to run twenty laps around the village, forbidding Qian Yuling from summoning a beast and making Oscar lead.
• Flender called Tang San to come with him, while Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun returned to their dormitories.
• Oscar led Ning Rongrong and Qian Yuling on the run, and Ning Rongrong struggled to learn how far one lap was while Qian Yuling remained unfazed by the distance.

Yu Ling and Ning Rongrong skipped their academy run and traveled to Suotuo City for an outing. After choosing to visit an auction later, they ordered an extravagant meal at the Immortal Soup Tower.

• Oscar offered Yu Ling and Ning Rongrong his Great Recovery Sausages, but Ning Rongrong refused and ran ahead.
• Ning Rongrong stopped running and invited Yu Ling to visit Suotuo City, while Flender watched them leave and noticed Yu Ling’s signal.
• Yu Ling summoned Little Fire Dragon Fleet to carry them quickly to Suotuo City.
• Yu Ling and Ning Rongrong spotted an auction scheduled for that afternoon and decided to eat before attending.
• At the Immortal Soup Tower, Ning Rongrong ordered servings of the restaurant’s costly signature dishes, telling the waiter not to worry about the price.

Qian Yuling and Ning Rongrong ate at Immortal Soup Tower, then attended an auction in Suotuo City. Ning Rongrong bought a bracelet and Qian Yuling bought a sparkling outfit, leaving both pleased with their purchases.

• Qian Yuling and Ning Rongrong watched two Soul Grandmasters fight to a draw while they waited for their food at Immortal Soup Tower.
• Qian Yuling and Ning Rongrong enjoyed their meal, split the bill, and headed to the auction house.
• Li Li opened the auction and introduced the Flower Palace Wind Chime, which Ning Rongrong bought for 1,200 Gold Soul Coins.
• Qian Yuling bid 520 Gold Soul Coins for the Phantom Shadow outfit after Ning Rongrong let her have it.

At the auction, Qian Yuling and Ning Rongrong watched a Soul Bone sell for one hundred million Gold Soul Coins before encountering Qing Qian being harassed. Qing Qian gave Qian Yuling a mysterious wooden piece that merged with the great tree in her spiritual sea, and Qian Yuling finished absorbing its power.

• A young man won the right arm Soul Bone auction for one hundred million Gold Soul Coins, while Ning Rongrong and Qian Yuling could not afford it.
• Ning Rongrong confronted two men who were harassing Qing Qian, but one man seized her until Qian Yuling knocked both men down and threw them away.
• Qing Qian gave Qian Yuling a small piece of wood, which transformed into energy and began strengthening her as Ning Rongrong stood guard.
• The two men encountered Qing Qian, who revealed twenty golden Soul Rings and turned them to dust.
• The wooden piece merged with the great tree in Qian Yuling's spiritual sea, enlarging it and intensifying its golden light; Qian Yuling later opened her eyes after absorbing the power.

Qian Yuling celebrated a major increase in her abilities after Qing Qian’s gift, then spent the day with Ning Rongrong instead of completing Flender’s running assignment. When Flender confronted them at Shrek Academy, he punished Oscar, Qian Yuling, and Ning Rongrong for lying or skipping the task.

• Qian Yuling told Ning Rongrong that Qing Qian’s wooden gift had raised her Soul Power to level forty-nine, and she revealed that her Jieyi Gong Kirin had reached its second stage and her martial soul felt complete.
• Qian Yuling and Ning Rongrong reserved a hot spring, relaxed there, and later flew back to the academy on Little Fire Dragon Fleet’s back.
• Ning Rongrong went to speak with Oscar, and the three students arrived at evening class after Flender had watched them return.
• Flender learned that Oscar had claimed all three students had completed their twenty laps, sealed his Soul Power, and ordered him to run another twenty laps without eating.
• Qian Yuling admitted that she had not completed the task, so Flender ordered her to run twenty more laps; Ning Rongrong challenged him for spying, and he rebuked her for encouraging the others to skip class and lie.

Flender confronted Ning Rongrong over her arrogance and lack of effort, comparing her unfavorably with the other Shrek students until she ran away in tears. Outside the academy, Qian Yuling spoke with Oscar about Ning Rongrong, her own goals, and Ma Hongjun's feelings for her.

• Flender gave Ning Rongrong the choice to leave Shrek Academy or prove she could follow its rules, and she challenged his authority.
• Flender compared Ning Rongrong's talent and effort with the other students, including Oscar and Qian Yuling, and Zhu Zhuqing explained that she came to Shrek Academy to become stronger.
• Ning Rongrong realized she had no answer to Flender's criticism, burst into tears, and ran toward the dormitories.
• Dai Mubai asked Flender whether he should still help Ning Rongrong pack, and Flender revealed that he did not actually want her to leave.
• Outside Shrek Academy, Qian Yuling told Oscar that she hoped the incident would change Ning Rongrong and explained that her cultivation was driven by her wish to help her sister.
• Oscar asked Qian Yuling about Ma Hongjun, and she said she did not dislike him but had not considered romance because she was focused on her goals.

Qian Yuling reunited with Qing Qian, who revealed her overwhelming Soul King strength and helped Qian Yuling absorb the remaining energy from the wood. Qing Qian left after giving her a fifth Soul Ring, and Qian Yuling became a level-fifty-five Soul King with a transformed martial soul.

• Dai Mubai told Oscar to comfort Ning Rongrong and said Qian Yuling could rest after finishing her twenty laps.
• Qing Qian appeared while Qian Yuling was running and revealed five Soul Rings, astonishing Qian Yuling with her strength as a Soul King before turning ten.
• After they finished running, Qian Yuling revealed her true martial soul and level, and Qing Qian described her powerful Eastern Emperor Bell support abilities.
• Qing Qian used the Eastern Emperor Bell to raise Qian Yuling from level forty-nine to level fifty, then gave her a multicolored halo to serve as a fifth Soul Ring.
• Qian Yuling absorbed the halo, became a level-fifty-five Soul King, and gained a silver-white Staff martial soul with five Soul Rings, including two platinum rings.

Qian Yuling refused Ning Rongrong’s offer to help kill Dai Mubai, then told Zhu Zhuqing that she had reached level fifty-five. After Zhu Zhuqing explained Ma Hongjun’s behavior to her, Qian Yuling had a nightmare but fell asleep again under Zhu Zhuqing’s protection.

• Qian Yuling refused Ning Rongrong’s request to kill Dai Mubai and warned that leaving Shrek Academy would end their friendship.
• Qian Yuling told Zhu Zhuqing she was level fifty-five and showed her five Soul Rings, including two white ones.
• Zhu Zhuqing teased Qian Yuling and explained that Ma Hongjun had gone to a brothel, teaching her about the matters Oscar had discussed.
• Qian Yuling dreamed that thousands of Ma Hongjuns were chasing her, and Zhu Zhuqing comforted her until she fell asleep again.
• Qian Yuling and Zhu Zhuqing woke, washed, and headed to the cafeteria together.