Chapter Summaries

Luo Ling traveled to Shrek Academy with Zhu Zhuqing to investigate it after learning Ning Rongrong had enrolled there. After witnessing the academy's harsh registration and Dai Mubai's intimidation, Luo Ling decided to enter as Ning Rongrong's companion, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to stay as well.

• Luo Ling and Zhu Zhuqing left Suotuo City for Shrek Academy, while Tang San and Xiao Wu followed behind them.
• Ning Rongrong greeted Luo Ling at the academy, and he introduced her to Zhu Zhuqing as his cousin to conceal his identity.
• The old man running registration rejected an overage boy and refused to return his fee, so Dai Mubai intimidated the boy and his father with his Soul Rings.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu stayed to register, while Dai Mubai noticed Luo Ling standing with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Luo Ling told Ning Rongrong he wanted her to enroll so he could investigate Shrek Academy, then asked Zhu Zhuqing to stay; she agreed.

Luo Ling accompanied Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing through Shrek Academy’s entrance tests, where Ning Rongrong’s Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and rank 35 Soul Elder cultivation astonished the other candidates. The four candidates prepared to face Zhao Wuji’s Fourth Gate challenge while Luo Ling watched from the side.

• Luo Ling persuaded the entrance examiner to let him enter Shrek Academy with Ning Rongrong, and Oscar hurried away when Luo Ling asked him to recite his food-type Martial Soul incantation.
• At the Soul Power test, Tang San and Xiao Wu registered rank 29, but Ning Rongrong’s crystal ball burst and revealed that she was a Soul Elder.
• Dai Mubai led the candidates to Zhao Wuji, who set a challenge for the four candidates to withstand his attacks for the time it took one incense stick to burn.
• As the candidates discussed their abilities and learned Zhao Wuji was a Soul Saint, Ning Rongrong revealed she was a rank 35 Soul Elder with a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Zhao Wuji asked Ning Rongrong to release her Martial Soul, and she displayed the pagoda with two yellow Soul Rings and one purple Soul Ring.

Ning Rongrong revealed that her cousin Luo Ling was a thirteen-year-old level 46 Soul Ancestor, and Zhao Wuji invited him to join Shrek Academy. Luo Ling declined, but agreed to help the group in their trial while concealing most of his abilities, leaving Tang San uneasy about his connection to Xiao Wu.

• Ning Rongrong revealed Luo Ling’s age and level, shocking Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Zhao Wuji.
• Zhao Wuji invited Luo Ling to join Shrek Academy, but Luo Ling declined because he belonged to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and had his own way of cultivating.
• Ning Rongrong persuaded Luo Ling to help the group face Zhao Wuji, and Luo Ling agreed to use only his Nether Shadow Sickle while hiding his other abilities.
• Luo Ling introduced himself as a level 46 assault-type weapon Soul Ancestor and displayed his scythe and four Soul Rings.
• Tang San formed a battle plan with Luo Ling leading the attack, and Luo Ling warned Xiao Wu not to use her Charm on Zhao Wuji.
• Tang San grew tense when Luo Ling showed familiarity with Xiao Wu’s soul skill, and Luo Ling walked toward Zhao Wuji.

Luo Ling and his teammates began their test against Zhao Wuji, with Ning Rongrong supporting the attackers before Luo Ling used his unusual Soul Skills to protect her and wound Zhao Wuji. The battle continued with Zhao Wuji overpowering Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, while Luo Ling rescued both and warned Xiao Wu against using her Charm.

• Ning Rongrong enhanced Luo Ling, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing with her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Zhao Wuji charged at Ning Rongrong, but Luo Ling used Phantom Stealth to make her disappear and then struck Zhao Wuji with his Nether Shadow Sickle.
• Zhao Wuji unleashed his Martial Soul after the sickle inflicted a painful wound, and Luo Ling used his Soul of Desire Garment to evade Zhao Wuji's attacks.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing attacked Zhao Wuji, but his Immovable King Body blasted them away and left Zhu Zhuqing unconscious.
• Luo Ling caught Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu as they fell, then warned Xiao Wu that Zhao Wuji's resistance to charm could cause her Charm to backfire.

Luo Ling let Tang San reveal his hidden weapons while he waited in the air, then struck Zhao Wuji with Darkness Severance when Tang San was about to be hit. Zhao Wuji survived but suffered badly mangled arms, leaving him stunned by a Soul Ancestor’s power.

• Luo Ling flew beyond Zhao Wuji’s reach and urged Tang San to stop holding back while the test’s incense burned.
• Tang San revealed his Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record techniques and attacked Zhao Wuji with poisoned Hidden Weapons and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Zhao Wuji endured Tang San’s attacks with Immovable King Body, then used Gravity Enhancement, Positioning Tracking, and Gravity Squeeze to trap him.
• Luo Ling attacked Zhao Wuji with Darkness Severance, forcing him to abandon his strike on Tang San and defend himself.
• Darkness Severance blasted Zhao Wuji several meters away and eroded both his arms, leaving him shocked that a Soul Ancestor had wounded him.

Luo Ling exposed Tang San’s Hidden Weapons as sinister, then used Phantom Stealth on Ning Rongrong to ensure someone could outlast Zhao Wuji’s Sixth Soul Skill. The test ended with Zhao Wuji admitting he had underestimated Luo Ling.

• Luo Ling mocked Tang San’s Hidden Weapons, causing Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Dai Mubai to view Tang San with wariness.
• Zhao Wuji used Vajra Strength Roar, knocking Tang San unconscious while Luo Ling pretended to be near defeat.
• Luo Ling reminded Zhao Wuji that the test required only one person to hold out and revealed that Ning Rongrong had remained invisible nearby.
• Zhao Wuji accepted that they had passed, and Luo Ling revealed Ning Rongrong by tapping the empty air beside him.

After the students passed Shrek Academy’s entrance test, Luo Ling secretly took Xiao Wu to see Tang Hao and warned her that her identity had been exposed. He offered her a way to escape with the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python, leaving her to consider what to do.

• Zhao Wuji had Oscar make sausages to heal his injuries, then declared Luo Ling, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong had passed the entrance test.
• Dai Mubai led the students to their dormitories while Luo Ling supported Zhu Zhuqing and later settled in the boys’ dormitory with Oscar and Tang San.
• Luo Ling used Phantom Stealth to wake Xiao Wu and lead her outside, then asked if she remembered his warning about Tang San’s Father.
• Luo Ling showed Xiao Wu Tang Hao, who was displaying his nine Soul Rings in the back mountain, and revealed that he had already exposed her identity.
• Luo Ling warned Xiao Wu that Tang Hao might kill her and offered to help her contact the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python so she could leave and never return.

Luo Ling warned Xiao Wu about the risks of staying at the academy and let her decide whether to leave. The next morning, he stopped Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun’s fight, and the group went to the cafeteria to discuss the misunderstanding.

• Luo Ling offered Xiao Wu the choice of leaving the academy or staying despite the danger, and warned her that the upcoming tournament would take her to Spirit City.
• Tang Hao defeated Zhao Wuji, received thanks from him, and left after speaking privately with Zhao Wuji and Flender.
• The next morning, Luo Ling met Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong outside his dormitory, and they headed toward the cafeteria with Oscar.
• Luo Ling saw Tang San and Xiao Wu fighting Ma Hongjun, then stopped them with a crescent-shaped wave from his Nether Shadow Sickle.
• Ma Hongjun explained the dispute over his girlfriend Cui Hua, and Luo Ling led everyone toward the cafeteria to talk as they walked.

At Shrek Academy, the students learned more about Ma Hongjun’s condition and gathered for their first instruction from Dean Flender. Flender felt pressured by the powerful and well-connected students, while Ning Rongrong lent Zhu Zhuqing the money she needed for the academy fee.

• Oscar and Dai Mubai told the others that Ma Hongjun’s Mutated Phoenix Martial Soul made him vent his desires with women to cultivate, and Dai Mubai hurriedly stopped Ma Hongjun from exposing his dating habits in front of Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu sat near Luo Ling in the cafeteria, leaving Tang San and Dai Mubai at a neighboring table.
• Flender welcomed the students, demanded a hundred Gold Soul Coins from each, and told Oscar and Ning Rongrong to join him while Dai Mubai explained the academy rules to the others.
• Unable to pay the fee, Zhu Zhuqing asked Luo Ling for a loan, but Ning Rongrong lent her the money first; Dai Mubai followed Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu followed them, and Tang San stayed behind to watch Luo Ling.
• Flender asked Oscar and Ning Rongrong what mattered most for support Soul Masters in battle, and Ning Rongrong described assessing the battlefield, protecting herself, and trusting her teammates.

Ning Rongrong completed Flender’s endurance test, and Luo Ling rewarded her before the Shrek students went to the Great Soul Arena for their first lesson. There, Luo Ling secretly revealed himself as the Mystic Mage and arranged a 1V7 spirit fight, intending to choose a team that could include Tang San.

• Flender ordered Oscar and Ning Rongrong to run twenty laps, and Ning Rongrong convinced Luo Ling to run alongside her.
• Ning Fengzhi told Sword Douluo that Ning Rongrong had found Luo Ling and joined Shrek Academy, and he asked Flender to look after her.
• Ning Rongrong finished all twenty laps, and Luo Ling gave her a cake as a reward.
• Flender led the students to the Great Soul Arena, where Luo Ling considered challenging Tang San and slipped away without Ning Rongrong noticing.
• Luo Ling entered the Great Soul Arena’s administrative office disguised as the Mystic Mage and showed the manager his Diamond Spirit Fight Badge.
• Luo Ling told the excited manager that he would hold a 1V7 spirit fight and would choose his opponents himself.

At the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City, the host announced that the undefeated Mystic Mage had arrived and would fight a challenger before choosing a team for a 1v7 match. Luo Ling, who was secretly Mystic Mage, agreed to fight, while Tang San and the others waited to see who would be selected.

• The host interrupted a Spirit Fight to announce that Mystic Mage would compete in Suotuo City, and the Long Blade Soul Master won while the crowd ignored him.
• Dai Mubai and Flender explained to Tang San and Xiao Wu that Mystic Mage had won over three hundred fights and defeated a team led by a Soul King through powerful spiritual abilities.
• Luo Ling returned to the group, and the host announced that the arena would select a challenger for Mystic Mage's immediate 1v1 Spirit Fight.
• Ning Rongrong asked whether Luo Ling would fight, and he nodded; he then told Tang San he was no match for Mystic Mage and said the arena would not select him.
• Luo Ling pointed out a Soul King who had signed up to challenge Mystic Mage.

Luo Ling chose the level 57 Hua LeiSi to challenge his Raven Shadow Puppet in the Great Soul Arena. The Puppet evaded Hua LeiSi’s attacks, trapped him with Darkness Threads, and overwhelmed his defenses with Raven Feathers, leaving Tang San jealous of the powerful Soul Skill.

• Luo Ling selected Hua LeiSi, a famous level 57 Dark Gold Bear Soul King, as his challenger.
• Luo Ling sent the Raven Shadow Puppet to fight, reassuring Ning Rongrong that it could defeat a Soul King alone.
• The Raven Shadow Puppet effortlessly dodged Hua LeiSi’s attacks, then resisted his roar and escaped his claw strike.
• Luo Ling trapped Hua LeiSi in Darkness Threads that drained his Soul Power and ordered the Puppet to attack with Raven Feathers.
• Tang San compared the Raven Feathers to his Hidden Weapons and felt jealous of their power.

Luo Ling watched the Shrek group register for Spirit Fights and decided to leave Suotuo City to pursue the Blue Silver Emperor Seed and 100,000 Year Soul Bone. He began revealing to Ning Rongrong that his arrival in the city was connected to a mission involving Tang San.

• The Mystic Mage easily defeated the Dark Gold Bear Soul Master, and Xiao Wu wondered whether she had seen the Mystic Mage before.
• Ning Rongrong asked Luo Ling to team up for a two-on-two Spirit Fight, but he refused, while Xiao Wu chose Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San paired with Dai Mubai.
• Tang San grew excited about acquiring a Soul Skill like the Mystic Mage's Raven Feather and considered discussing the idea with Yu Xiaogang.
• Luo Ling decided to leave when the Shrek Seven Devils went to the Star Dou Great Forest so he could pursue the Blue Silver Emperor Seed and 100,000 Year Soul Bone while Tang Hao was in Suotuo City.
• Luo Ling told Ning Rongrong he would leave for a while and asked whether she knew who Tang San was, beginning to explain that he had come to Suotuo City on a mission.

Luo Ling attacked Dai Mubai after Dai Mubai threatened Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, then severed Dai Mubai’s right hand and moved to kill him. As Luo Ling’s final strike flew toward the helpless Dai Mubai, an unknown figure appeared and blocked it.

• Luo Ling told Ning Rongrong that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and asked her to watch Tang San while he was away.
• After Shrek’s spirit fights ended, Dai Mubai threatened Ning Rongrong, and Luo Ling struck him down.
• Dai Mubai attacked Luo Ling with his White Tiger abilities, but Luo Ling cut through the attack and wounded him with the Black Scythe.
• Luo Ling reminded Zhu Zhuqing that Dai Mubai had abandoned her, and she rejected Dai Mubai as someone unworthy of her trust.
• Dai Mubai insulted Zhu Zhuqing, and Luo Ling severed his right hand before preparing to kill him.
• An unknown figure rushed in and blocked Luo Ling’s final strike against Dai Mubai.

Luo Ling crippled Dai Mubai after he insulted Ning Rongrong, then encouraged Zhu Zhuqing to leave him and join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He warned Xiao Wu about the coming trip to the Star Dou Great Forest and revealed his plan to target Tang Hao, leaving Xiao Wu uncertain about her future and Luo Ling preparing to depart Suotuo City.

• Flender arrived and accused Luo Ling of being too ruthless, but left with the unconscious Dai Mubai and his severed arm for treatment.
• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Tang San fled, while Tang San resolved to prove himself with his Twin Martial Souls and Clear Sky Hammer.
• Luo Ling urged Zhu Zhuqing to rely on Ning Rongrong and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ning Rongrong offered to take her in.
• Luo Ling warned Xiao Wu that Oscar's trip to the Star Dou Great Forest would give her a chance to leave, but Xiao Wu hesitated and reacted when Luo Ling said he would be away.
• Xiao Wu admitted to herself that she had stayed near Tang San to verify Luo Ling's claims and had come to Suotuo City intending to return to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Luo Ling told Ghost Douluo that Tang San was Tang Hao's son with Twin Martial Souls, and said he planned to attack Tang Hao with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's two Titled Douluo.

Luo Ling found the Blue Silver Emperor hidden behind a waterfall near Holy Soul Village and took both the plant and its Soul Bone. Tang Hao caught him in the cave, but Luo Ling vanished after provoking him.

• Luo Ling left Suotuo City and searched the mountain range near Holy Soul Village for the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Luo Ling found a towering waterfall, passed through it with Phantom Stealth, and opened the hidden cave.
• Luo Ling transplanted the Blue Silver Emperor into a flowerpot and took the box containing its Soul Bone.
• Tang Hao returned to the cave and found Luo Ling holding the Soul Bone box, then attacked him with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Luo Ling's Soul of Desire Garment blocked the blow, and he taunted Tang Hao before escaping with Phantom Stealth.

Tang Hao failed to find the person who abducted Ah Yin, while Luo Ling absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor’s Soul Bone and gained three Soul Power levels. Luo Ling then tracked Yu Xiaogang to a post station, where he prepared to begin his plan.

• Tang Hao searched the ruined cave for Ah Yin’s kidnapper, suspected Spirit Hall, and vowed to make the culprit suffer.
• Luo Ling sealed himself inside a distant cave and absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.
• After a day of absorption, Luo Ling reached level 49 and planned his next move while Tang San remained in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Yu Xiaogang left Notting Academy and traveled by carriage toward Suotuo City, convinced Tang San would prove his worth.
• Luo Ling watched Yu Xiaogang arrive at a post station, then appeared in the hallway carrying a book titled "Blood Devil Ritual" as a storm began.

Luo Ling used the Soul Domain and the power of suggestion to make Yu Xiaogang perform a ritual from the Blood Devil Ritual. The ritual broke Yu Xiaogang’s level 29 bottleneck and unexpectedly raised Luo Ling to level 50, leaving Yu Xiaogang fearful but eager to learn more from him.

• During a storm at an inn, Yu Xiaogang saw a shadow with scarlet eyes outside his window and later found himself unable to move as Luo Ling appeared before him.
• Luo Ling released Yu Xiaogang from his control and used the Soul Domain to frighten him, then tempted him with the promise of breaking through level 29.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to command Luo Sanpao to attack Luo Ling, but Luo Sanpao did not move.
• Luo Ling gave Yu Xiaogang the Blood Devil Ritual and urged him to slaughter; Yu Xiaogang used the corpses of dead bandits to draw a Magic Array and began its incantation.
• The ritual consumed the corpses and their souls, breaking Yu Xiaogang’s bottleneck and causing Luo Ling to reach level 50.
• Yu Xiaogang noticed his changed appearance and looked at Luo Ling with fear and longing, understanding that the mysterious being had enabled his breakthrough.

Luo Ling ensured Yu Xiaogang became dependent on the Blood Devil Ritual, then returned to Suotuo City and learned about Tang San’s hidden weapons. At Shrek Academy, he suggested giving Ning Rongrong the hidden weapons as compensation, hinting that he planned to take them from Tang San.

• Yu Xiaogang worshipped Luo Ling as the Primordial God after breaking through to Level 30, and Luo Ling knocked him unconscious before leaving with the ritual book.
• Yu Xiaogang woke, hid the Blood Devil Ritual book in his Soul Tool, and cleaned the blood from his room while Luo Ling watched as a crow.
• Ghost Douluo told Luo Ling that Xiao Wu had returned after the Titan Giant Ape took her and that Tang San possessed dangerous weapons that did not require Soul Power.
• Luo Ling returned to Shrek Academy, where Ning Rongrong asked for her compensation and told him she had watched Tang San closely.
• Luo Ling proposed giving Ning Rongrong Tang San’s hidden weapons as compensation and said they would soon belong to him.

Luo Ling learned about the Star Dou Great Forest trip and warned Oscar that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s heirs would not choose support Soul Masters as partners. At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang arrived to see Tang San and became fascinated by Ning Rongrong’s evolved Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

• Oscar enthusiastically told Luo Ling about becoming a Soul Elder and encountering the Titan Giant Ape, but Luo Ling explained that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s direct descendants would not choose support Soul Masters as lovers.
• Luo Ling met Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, confirmed Xiao Wu had returned safely from the Titan Giant Ape, and asked Zhu Zhuqing whether Dai Mubai had harassed her; Ning Rongrong said the sect would protect Zhuqing.
• Zhao Wuji reported on the forest trip to Flender, then Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy and asked where Tang San was.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender he had come for Tang San and secured Flender’s promise to accompany Tang San whenever he hunted Soul Beasts.
• Yu Xiaogang read the academy records, marveled at an innate full soul power food-type Martial Soul, and excitedly questioned how Ning Rongrong’s Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had evolved.