Recaps

After emerging from the Star Dou Great Forest, Li Qing broke through to Rank 93 and led the Shrek group toward a nearby town. There, they encountered Blue Sunshine Academy again, and its dean, Shi Nian, confronted them before realizing Zhao Wuji was among them.

• Li Qing advanced to Rank 93 after leaving the forest, and Zhao Xuan and Zhao Wuji congratulated him.
• Li Qing offered to treat the Shrek group to a meal in a nearby town.
• Tang San recognized Blue Sunshine Academy’s students, and Zhao Wuji explained that Zhao Xuan had previously struck their old turtle companion.
• Shi Nian led the Blue Sunshine Academy group over and threatened the Shrek group, while Li Qing said he would not interfere in disputes among juniors.
• Zhao Wuji released his Soul Power and revealed his Great Strength Vajra Bear martial soul, prompting Shi Nian to recognize him and realize the confrontation would be troublesome.

Shi Nian attacked Shrek Academy with his illusion-based soul skills, but Zhao Xuan’s divine consciousness and Zhao Wuji’s strength thwarted him. Li Qing revealed himself as a Titled Douluo and killed Shi Nian, then removed a seven-colored soul bone from his skull.

• Shi Nian trapped Zhao Wuji in an illusion and offered the Shrek group the choice of joining Blue Sunshine Academy or facing death.
• Zhao Xuan shielded Zhao Wuji with divine consciousness, and Purple Heaven Divine Lightning disrupted Shi Nian’s Dream Entry.
• Zhao Wuji resisted Shi Nian’s Phantom Butterfly attack, forcing Shi Nian to surrender when his illusions failed.
• Shi Nian unleashed a purple divine-light attack, but Zhao Xuan and Li Qing protected Zhao Wuji; Li Qing then revealed his nine soul rings and killed Shi Nian.
• Li Qing cut open Shi Nian’s skull and extracted a seven-colored soul bone, which Ning Rongrong identified.

After recovering from the backlash to his divine sense, Zhao Xuan learned that the Master had arrived at Shrek Academy and received a Soul Bone from Tang San, which he refused. The chapter ended with the Master arguing with Flender over the students’ food and agreeing to solve the academy’s financial problems.

• Zhao Xuan woke in the dormitory and discovered that chaotic energy was flowing into his Nascent Soul and transforming into divine sense.
• Tang San told Zhao Xuan that the Master had arrived and gave him the seven-colored Soul Bone that Li Qing had passed along.
• Zhao Xuan refused the Soul Bone and encouraged Tang San to keep it, then learned that Tang San’s spider legs were an External Soul Bone.
• Zhao Xuan joined the others at the dining hall and heard the Master criticize Flender for the academy’s poor meals.
• Flender agreed to let the Master take charge, and the Master said he would find a solution to the academy’s finances.

After Grandmaster took charge of Shrek Academy’s students, Zhao Xuan, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun went to Suotuo City. Zhao Xuan entered the Great Soul Arena to earn money and was matched against Bloodthirsty Butcher, a hostile Soul Master who threatened to kill him.

• Flender introduced Shrek Academy’s teachers and students, then handed the students’ training over to Grandmaster.
• Ma Hongjun invited the group to Suotuo City, and Tang San and Zhao Xuan agreed to go with him.
• In Suotuo City, Ma Hongjun went his own way, Tang San looked for a blacksmith, and Zhao Xuan headed to the Great Soul Arena.
• Zhao Xuan entered the arena’s underground hall and requested an Indiscriminate Competition to earn money and see more martial souls and soul skills.
• A cloaked Soul Master challenged Zhao Xuan’s reputation, and the draw matched Zhao Xuan against Bloodthirsty Butcher.

Black Mystery faced Bloodthirsty Butcher in a highly anticipated arena match and revealed overwhelming durability and strength. After concealing his fourth soul ring, Zhao Xuan used his third skill to create an illusionary body while hiding his true self, leaving the fight poised to continue.

• Zhao Xuan and Bloodthirsty Butcher entered Heavenly Character Number Three Arena as spectators gathered to see whether Black Mystery could win again.
• Bloodthirsty Butcher revealed his gray-haired appearance and Killer Crocodile Martial Soul, while the crowd cheered for both fighters.
• Bloodthirsty Butcher attacked with his crocodile tail and Second Soul Skill, but his water blades failed to injure Zhao Xuan.
• Zhao Xuan seized Bloodthirsty Butcher's tail and slammed him into the arena floor, shattering the bluestone.
• Zhao Xuan concealed his fourth soul ring, revealed three rings, and used his third soul skill to create an Illusionary Body while hiding his true body.

Zhao Xuan used his strange Soul Skills and Illusionary Body to fight Bloodthirsty Butcher, who entered a berserk state and nearly destroyed the Illusionary Body with his Fourth Soul Skill. Zhao Xuan’s real body then revealed himself, defeated Bloodthirsty Butcher, and was declared the winner as Mo Xuanji.

• Bloodthirsty Butcher entered a berserk state and attacked Zhao Xuan’s Illusionary Body.
• Zhao Xuan used Disconnect to disrupt Bloodthirsty Butcher’s energy cannon, causing it to explode and injure him.
• The Illusionary Body restrained Bloodthirsty Butcher and struck him, but Bloodthirsty Butcher countered with his crocodile tail and Fourth Soul Skill.
• Bloodthirsty Butcher’s Soul Skill swallowed the Illusionary Body, and he believed he had won.
• Zhao Xuan’s real body appeared beside Bloodthirsty Butcher and kicked him away, securing the victory.
• The host announced Mo Xuanji as the winner of the match.

After earning extra money at the Suotuo Soul Fighting Arena, Zhao Xuan discovered two Spirit Hall Ascetic Hall members following him and learned that they wanted to challenge him for guidance. Mu Shiyi agreed to pay him ten Gold Soul Coins, and the pair prepared to begin with Mu Shiyi as the challenger.

• Zhao Xuan left the arena with more than twenty additional Gold Soul Coins after the manager raised his payment by fifty percent.
• Zhao Xuan noticed two people following him through Suotuo City and led them along a quiet road away from Shrek Academy.
• Mu Shiyi and Mu Shi'er revealed that they were Spirit Hall Ascetic Hall members seeking Zhao Xuan's guidance after watching his arena match.
• Mu Shiyi offered ten Gold Soul Coins for a challenge, and Zhao Xuan accepted while revealing that he was a Soul Ancestor.
• Mu Shiyi agreed to challenge Zhao Xuan first because he wanted to see Zhao Xuan's soul skills.

Zhao Xuan defeated Mu Shiyi in a spar despite Mu Shiyi being a Soul Sage, using his immobilizing skill and Electromagnetic Cannon to end the fight. Mu Shiyi paid Zhao Xuan ten Gold Soul Coins, then he and Mu Shi'er left after hinting that a woman was reducing the subsidies for Ascetic Hall Soul Masters who had not submitted to her.

• Mu Shiyi challenged Zhao Xuan, limiting himself to level-forty Soul Power and his first four Soul Rings.
• Mu Shiyi trapped Zhao Xuan with Air Slash and anticipated his illusion, but Zhao Xuan escaped his counterattack.
• Zhao Xuan immobilized Mu Shiyi with Immovable and threw him with a Soft Skill, then sent Mu Shiyi's returning Wavebreaker Blade flying into a tree with an Electromagnetic Cannon.
• Mu Shiyi called off the fight and handed Zhao Xuan ten Gold Soul Coins after realizing that summoning his weapon again had drained much of his Soul Power.
• Mu Shiyi mentioned collecting his subsidy, and Mu Shi'er hinted that a woman was cutting payments to Ascetic Hall Soul Masters who had not submitted to her.
• Mu Shiyi and Mu Shi'er ended their conversation and walked farther along the path, while Zhao Xuan wondered about their secret.

Zhao Xuan told the Master that his physical strength had reached the level of a level ninety-one Titled Douluo after Beast Soul possession, leaving the Master stunned. After Zhao Xuan left, the Master crossed out his training plan and stared at the blank page.

• Zhao Xuan discussed Tang San's Hidden Weapons for Ning Rongrong and warned him not to neglect Soul Power cultivation.
• Oscar returned to the dorm and told Zhao Xuan that the Master wanted to see him.
• The Master asked Zhao Xuan whether the mark on his forehead had changed, and Zhao Xuan said his physical strength had increased enormously.
• Zhao Xuan reported that Senior Li Qing had compared his strength to that of a level ninety-one Titled Douluo after Beast Soul possession.
• The Master was shocked, dismissed Zhao Xuan, and crossed out the boy's training plan.

The Master began special training at Shrek Academy, but sent Zhao Xuan to spar with the teachers because the planned lessons would not suit him. Zhao Xuan found Li Yusong, who summoned his martial soul and prepared to fight as Zhao Xuan activated his own.

• The students praised the Master's lavish breakfast, and he ordered them to gather at the training ground after eating.
• The Master announced special training and warned the students to follow his decisions or leave the academy or challenge Flender.
• The Master told Zhao Xuan to seek battle instruction from the academy teachers instead of joining the group's training.
• Zhao Xuan went to Li Yusong and asked him to spar, explaining that the Master had sent him.
• Li Yusong agreed, summoned his Dragon Patterned Staff and six soul rings, and told Zhao Xuan to summon his martial soul.
• Zhao Xuan attached his phone to his wrist as a faint streak of purple lightning flashed across his hand.

Zhao Xuan sparred with Li Yusong and saw the power of his teacher’s Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill. After Li Yusong’s Soul Power began to run out, Zhao Xuan activated Eternal Time, revealing that his Fourth Soul Skill had taken effect.

• Zhao Xuan and Li Yusong exchanged attacks, and Li Yusong used his Third Soul Skill to trap Zhao Xuan’s foot before throwing him away.
• Zhao Xuan immobilized Li Yusong with his First Soul Skill, then let him recover and traded teasing remarks with him.
• Li Yusong unleashed his Sixth Soul Skill, creating a dangerous area filled with pale golden streams of air, while Zhao Xuan revealed his fourth soul ring and used Eternal Time.
• Zhao Xuan evaded Li Yusong’s attacks and waited outside the skill’s range until Li Yusong’s Soul Power began to run low.
• Zhao Xuan activated his Fourth Soul Skill again, and countless streams of air appeared around him, leaving Li Yusong staring in shock.

Zhao Xuan demonstrated his Fourth Soul Skill, which copied Li Yusong's Unrivaled Domain and infused it with purple lightning. After the test, the Grandmaster questioned Zhao Xuan about his new soul ring and lightning, but Zhao Xuan concealed the truth and left the Grandmaster intrigued by the mark on his forehead.

• Zhao Xuan explained that his Fourth Soul Skill could imprint an enemy's soul skill and use it as his own, then revealed a lightning-charged version of Li Yusong's Unrivaled Domain.
• Li Yusong described how he had gained Unrivaled Domain from a Shadowless Beast and entered Zhao Xuan's domain to test it.
• Zhao Xuan's lightning streams paralyzed Li Yusong, forced him to drop his staff, and tore his clothes before Zhao Xuan dispelled the domain.
• The Grandmaster summoned Zhao Xuan and asked about his fourth soul ring and sudden lightning power.
• Zhao Xuan gave evasive explanations, while the Grandmaster suspected the lightning was connected to Zhao Xuan's purple-gold forehead mark and grew intensely curious.

The Master tested whether Zhao Xuan’s Purple Heaven Divine Lightning was a third Martial Soul by having him kill a Spined Pig and try to absorb its soul ring, but the ring vanished instead. Back at the academy, the Master sent Zhao Xuan to supervise Xiao San and the others as they completed a grueling stone-carrying punishment.

• The Master took Zhao Xuan to a forest and told him to kill a Spined Pig and use his lightning to sense its soul ring.
• Zhao Xuan killed the Spined Pig, but its white soul ring melted away when he tried to absorb it, confirming that the lightning was not a Martial Soul.
• The Master had Zhao Xuan bring the Spined Pig back to the academy for dinner.
• Zhao Xuan learned that Xiao San and the others were carrying baskets of stones between the academy and Suotuo City without using Soul Power, and the Master ordered him to make sure they did not cheat.
• The Master admitted that he had considered assigning Zhao Xuan the same punishment but could not think of a suitable method.

Zhao Xuan supervised the Shrek students as they completed the exhausting basket-carrying punishment, watching them support one another through the heat. The eight students reached the academy together and collapsed, while the master reassured Zhao Xuan that he had always been with them.

• Zhao Xuan waited at Shrek Academy while the master prepared salt water and assigned him to supervise the eight students’ punishment.
• Ma Hongjun considered cheating, but seeing Ning Rongrong and Oscar persevere, he continued running.
• When Oscar and Ning Rongrong began to falter, Tang San and Dai Mubai took their burdens, with Zhao Xuan approving the help.
• The exhausted group kept moving through the heat, and Zhao Xuan urged them to continue when they turned to look at him.
• The eight students completed the final lap, crossed the academy gate, and collapsed before Zhao Xuan and the master.
• The master told Zhao Xuan that he had always been with the group, while Flender, the teachers, and Li Qing watched and praised the students’ potential.

After the exhausted students recovered from training, Zhao Xuan revealed that he had become a Soul Ancestor and began grueling combat practice with Shrek’s teachers. Months of constant battles strengthened the students, but Zhao Xuan struggled against Li Qing’s overwhelming rank; the master then summoned him before everyone at Shrek.

• Zhao Xuan prepared baths and medicinal herbs for the unconscious students, then cooked for them as they woke during the night.
• Hermione announced that she had reached rank twenty-eight, and Zhao Xuan revealed that he had become a Soul Ancestor.
• The next day, Tang San resumed his run while the other seven students continued training with their bamboo baskets, and Zhao Xuan sought practical combat training from Lu Qibin.
• Zhao Xuan narrowly defeated Lu Qibin in a battle between control-system soul masters, then teased Li Yusong about his reaction to losing.
• Over the following months, the students trained through constant battles, while Zhao Xuan fought Shrek’s teachers and found himself outmatched by Li Qing.
• The master summoned Zhao Xuan before everyone at Shrek.

Grandmaster ordered Zhao Xuan to fight all eight Shrek students at once, with his strength suppressed to a Soul Ancestor’s level. The students coordinated their attacks, but Zhao Xuan broke through their defenses and eliminated Oscar, leaving the battle underway.

• Grandmaster set the rules for the match, allowing Zhao Xuan to use his soul skills while forbidding Tang San from using Hidden Weapons.
• Tang San assigned Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu to attack Zhao Xuan while the others protected the support Soul Masters and Ma Hongjun prepared to use his flames.
• Xiao Wu’s Charm failed against Zhao Xuan, and he escaped Tang San’s Binding by using Telecommunication Fraud.
• Zhao Xuan froze Xiao Wu with Can't Move and charged the support Soul Masters, dodging Hermione’s Phoenix Rockets.
• Zhao Xuan kicked Oscar out of the fight while Oscar was still holding his sausages.

Zhao Xuan turned the tide of the arena battle by revealing a lightning spear, but Dai Mubai and the others coordinated an attack that left him facing Hermione’s Phoenix Rockets in midair.

• Xiao Wu recovered Oscar’s sausages while Tang San bound Zhao Xuan, but Zhao Xuan interrupted Ma Hongjun’s attack and broke free.
• Hermione healed Ma Hongjun, and Zhao Xuan revealed purplish-gold runes and formed a lightning spear, prompting the others to suspect he had another Martial Soul.
• Grandmaster told the teachers that Zhao Xuan more or less had Twin Martial Souls, while Tang San wondered if Zhao Xuan had three.
• Dai Mubai charged Zhao Xuan, but Xiao Wu used Waist Bow to launch him into the air as Tang San trapped him in Spider Web Restraint.
• Ma Hongjun fired Phoenix Fire Line at Zhao Xuan, who used his Fourth Soul Skill to block the flames and escape the web, but Hermione sent dozens of Phoenix Rockets toward him.

Zhao Xuan narrowly dodged the Phoenix Rocket, eliminated Ning Rongrong, and used his Illusionary Body to hold off Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu while he attacked Tang San. Tang San sent Mushroom Sausages to Hermione and Ma Hongjun, who took flight, leaving Zhao Xuan frustrated as the fight continued.

• Zhao Xuan blasted the ground with Purple Heaven Divine Lightning to ride the shockwave upward and evade the Phoenix Rocket.
• Zhao Xuan charged Ning Rongrong and pushed her out of the arena as Dai Mubai and the others rushed to stop him.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing fought Zhao Xuan while he retreated, and Zhao Xuan secretly sent an Illusionary Body to hold off his pursuers.
• Zhao Xuan's real body attacked Tang San from the rear, breaking free of Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and striking him out of the way.
• Tang San used Capturing Dragon Controlling Crane to send Mushroom Sausages to Hermione and Ma Hongjun, who ate them and flew into the air.

Zhao Xuan used his Purple Heaven Divine Lightning to eliminate Ma Hongjun and Hermione, then Master stopped Dai Mubai and the others and declared their team defeated. Master praised Shrek Academy’s coordination and announced that they had passed his training.

• Zhao Xuan threw a lightning spear that destroyed Ma Hongjun’s wings, then caught him and tossed him out of the arena.
• Zhao Xuan struck Hermione down with another lightning spear and threw her out of the arena after catching her.
• Dai Mubai and the others charged Zhao Xuan, but Master stopped them and declared that they had lost.
• Master admitted he had underestimated Zhao Xuan’s divine lightning and praised Shrek Academy’s coordination, while noting Ma Hongjun’s loss of composure.
• Master congratulated the group for successfully passing his training.

Zhao Xuan developed a powerful Lightning Longbow technique by using repulsive force to launch arrows of Purple Heaven Divine Lightning. After testing it in a nearby forest, he left the area devastated and gained a new offensive method.

• Zhao Xuan continued sparring with Li Qing until the villagers' complaints forced them to stop, and Li Qing judged Zhao Xuan's combat strength to be at least that of a level ninety-one Beast Soul Title Douluo.
• Shrek's little monsters resumed cultivation after hearing Li Qing's assessment, while Flender left the academy to avoid dealing with its lack of money.
• Zhao Xuan went to a small forest to consider how to develop his Purple Heaven Divine Lightning and tested his existing lightning techniques.
• Zhao Xuan shaped lightning into a bow and arrow, then used magnetic repulsion to fire a Lightning Arrow that pierced through trees at tremendous speed.
• Zhao Xuan repeatedly tested the Lightning Longbow, cutting down most of the trees within a kilometer.

After Ma Hongjun returned badly beaten, he told Zhao Xuan, Tang San, Oscar, and Dai Mubai that a Soul Ancestor named Bu Le had beaten him over a woman. The group flew toward Suotuo City to confront Bu Le, while Xiao Wu mistakenly believed Zhao Xuan’s joke that he was taking Tang San to a brothel.

• Zhao Xuan ran into Ma Hongjun on the way to dinner and found him badly bruised and swollen.
• Oscar gave Ma Hongjun Recovery Sausages, and Ma Hongjun recounted how Bu Le had beaten him after they competed over a woman.
• Dai Mubai insisted that Shrek Academy had to win back face, and Zhao Xuan proposed flying to find Bu Le before he could escape.
• The group ate Oscar’s Mushroom Sausages and flew toward Suotuo City, passing Xiao Wu and Hermione as they left the academy.
• Zhao Xuan joked to Xiao Wu that he was taking Tang San to a brothel, and Hermione stopped Xiao Wu from chasing after them.
• Ning Rongrong reminded Xiao Wu that Zhao Xuan had the combat strength of a Titled Douluo, leaving Xiao Wu awkwardly reconsidering her threat.

Ma Hongjun led Zhao Xuan and the others to a brothel in Suotuo City to confront Bu Le, who had beaten him. Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San challenged Bu Le, while Zhao Xuan and Oscar watched from the side, laughing when Bu Le revealed his Martial Soul and shouted its name.

• Oscar's Third Soul Skill let the group fly outside Suotuo City, where they landed in the woods and followed Ma Hongjun into the commoner district.
• Ma Hongjun found the brothel where Bu Le was staying, and Zhao Xuan, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Tang San hid in a nearby alley while they waited.
• Ma Hongjun and Bu Le traded insults before Ma Hongjun led him back to the group.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San summoned their Martial Souls as Bu Le revealed his Soul Rings and Martial Soul.
• Bu Le shouted, "Heavenly Gauze Twin Covers!", making Zhao Xuan and Oscar burst out laughing.

Bu Le attacked Ma Hongjun and the others with his strange Heavenly Gauze Twin Covers, but Tang San and Dai Mubai turned the fight against him. Dai Mubai broke free and moved to cripple Bu Le before a thrown blade stopped him and Bu Le’s allies arrived.

• Ma Hongjun mocked Bu Le’s Heavenly Gauze Twin Covers, and Bu Le insulted him until Ma Hongjun attacked with Phoenix Fire Line.
• Bu Le blocked Ma Hongjun’s flames with his second soul skill, while Tang San bound him with Blue Silver Grass and Dai Mubai attacked.
• Bu Le used his third soul skill to trap Dai Mubai inside the Heavenly Gauze Twin Covers, then broke free of Tang San’s restraints.
• Poison weakened Bu Le, and Ma Hongjun prepared another Phoenix Fire Line, but Dai Mubai shattered the covers and avoided the flames’ strike.
• Dai Mubai charged at the helpless Bu Le with killing intent, but a short blade forced him to stop as Old Goose and Tian Ya rushed over.

Zhao Xuan faced Bu Le and his two powerful companions after Dai Mubai and Tang San withdrew to avoid risking injuries before their next training session. He used his Lightning Longbow to strike all three, leaving Bu Le screaming and Ma Hongjun horrified by Zhao Xuan’s explanation of the injury.

• Old Goose and Tian Ya arrived to find Bu Le battered, and Bu Le challenged the Shrek group to fight all three opponents.
• Old Goose revealed himself as a Soul Ancestor, while Tian Ya proved to be a Soul King; Zhao Xuan stepped forward so the others could avoid injuries before training.
• Zhao Xuan summoned purple-gold lightning and drew his Lightning Longbow, prompting Tian Ya to warn his companions to flee.
• Zhao Xuan fired three arrows that pursued the fleeing men; Tian Ya and Old Goose were grazed by the lightning, while Bu Le’s Heavenly Gauze Twin Covers failed to stop it.
• Zhao Xuan told Ma Hongjun that Bu Le would never be able to steal women from him again, and Ma Hongjun recoiled in alarm.

After Zhao Xuan demonstrated his lightning ability, Master began the Shrek students’ second training phase, requiring them to earn Silver Soul Fighting Badges in Suotuo City. Zhao Xuan had to earn a Gold Soul Fighting Badge individually, and the group prepared to leave for the city.

• Zhao Xuan told Tang San and the others that his lightning had appeared as an unexplained ability and that a spirit ring had vanished when Master tried to attach it.
• The Shrek students gathered on the training ground, where Master announced that they must earn Silver Soul Fighting Badges in individual and team battles.
• Master barred Ning Rongrong from partnering with Zhao Xuan and required Zhao Xuan to earn a Gold Soul Fighting Badge individually.
• Ning Rongrong failed to recruit Ma Hongjun or Hermione as a partner, then teamed up with Zhu Zhuqing for two-on-two matches.
• Master told the students they would stay in Suotuo City until they earned their badges, and Flender agreed to let Master guide their training.