Chapter Summaries

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.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, and their companions reunited with Wang Sheng on Suotuo City's black-market Oddities Street, where a Soul Ancestor was pressuring him to sell meteoric iron for a pittance. The chapter ended as Wang Sheng faced the man's revealed soul rings and the group prepared to intervene.

• The little monsters arrived in Suotuo City with Flender, Grandmaster, and Zhao Wuji, then settled into a hotel near Suo Tuo Great Soul Arena.
• The girls led the group shopping through the city, and the companions wandered into Oddities Street despite Dai Mubai warning them that it was a dangerous black market.
• Tang San and Zhao Xuan recognized Wang Sheng arguing with a middle-aged man, and Xiao Wu rushed over with Tang San and the others following.
• Wang Sheng protested that the man was offering only one Gold Soul Coin for meteoric iron he and his classmate had obtained at great effort.
• The middle-aged man revealed one white, one yellow, and two purple soul rings, showing that he was a Soul Ancestor, and Wang Sheng's expression turned grim.

Zhao Xuan reunited with Wang Sheng in Suotuo City and stopped a Soul Ancestor from taking Wang Sheng’s goods. The group caught up over tea, where Tang San recognized Wang Sheng’s meteor iron as Star Meteor Iron.

• A Soul Ancestor tried to seize Wang Sheng’s goods, but Zhao Xuan appeared and kicked him away.
• Xiao Wu and the others joined Zhao Xuan, and Wang Sheng greeted his old friends from Nuoding Academy.
• Zhao Xuan struck the Soul Ancestor a second time, leaving him badly injured, then told Wang Sheng to pack up.
• At a tea shop, Wang Sheng told the group that he had moved to Suotuo City after graduating and joined Suotuo Intermediate Soul Master Academy.
• Tang San examined Wang Sheng’s ore and identified it as Star Meteor Iron.

Wang Sheng learned that Tang San had become a Soul Elder and Zhao Xuan a Soul Ancestor, then the Shrek group arrived at Suo Tuo Great Soul Arena for the second phase of training. As the others prepared for their evening matches, Zhao Xuan went to the underground arena, where his reputation as Black Mystic drew attention.

• Tang San explained Star Meteor Iron to Wang Sheng and offered to buy it for three hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Wang Sheng was shocked to learn Tang San was a Soul Elder and Zhao Xuan was a Soul Ancestor.
• The group returned to the hotel, ate dinner, and prepared for the next day's competition training.
• The master instructed the Shrek group to give their all and protect themselves during the matches.
• The Shrek group entered Suo Tuo Great Soul Arena, where most of them concealed their identities before registering for one-on-one matches.
• Zhao Xuan went to the underground Soul Fighting Arena, where spectators recognized him as Black Mystic.

Zhao Xuan entered the Indiscriminate Competition at Suotuo Soul Fighting Arena, where the counter attendant discovered he had advanced to Soul Ancestor and revealed that his opponent was the famed Soul King, the Flower Queen. He went to Yellow Character Arena Number 12 and recognized her as the graceful young woman he had seen on his first visit.

• Zhao Xuan registered for Indiscriminate Competition, and the counter attendant noticed his Soul Fighting Badge showed he was now a Soul Ancestor.
• Zhao Xuan explained that he had concealed his earlier Soul Power level, while the surrounding Soul Masters discussed his rapid advancement.
• The counter attendant announced that Zhao Xuan's opponent was the Flower Queen, a formidable Soul King with the Emperor Flower martial soul.
• The counter attendant warned Zhao Xuan about the Flower Queen and admitted she was his fan before he headed to Yellow Character Arena Number 12.
• Zhao Xuan entered the arena and recognized the Flower Queen as the young woman he had seen during his first visit to the underground arena.

Zhao Xuan faced Flower Queen, a popular Soul King with a fifty-six-match winning streak, in the Suo Tuo Great Soul Arena. As he struggled against her Emperor Flower attacks, he discovered that her first soul skill drew energy from the ground to replenish her Soul Power and realized he might need to force her from her position.

• The host introduced Flower Queen and Mysterious Black, and the arena crowd cheered for the two fighters.
• Flower Queen summoned her Emperor Flower martial soul and blocked Zhao Xuan’s opening charge with an oppressive wall of flowers.
• Flower Queen fired two Emperor Flower Cannons, and Zhao Xuan escaped with his Third Soul Skill.
• Flower Queen used her second soul skill to make blade-edged Emperor Flowers erupt from the ground and attack Zhao Xuan.
• Zhao Xuan sensed that Flower Queen’s first soul skill drew energy from beneath the earth to restore her Soul Power and concluded that he might need to move her from her spot.