Chapter Summaries

Flender tested Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong in Shrek Academy’s final admission assessment by having Tang San fight the two girls. Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong won, and Flender admitted all three to the academy.

• Ma Hongjun brought Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong to Flender, who explained that the Fourth Gate would test their combat ability.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong introduced their Martial Souls and Soul Power, and Flender assigned Tang San to fight Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong amplified Xiao Wu’s strength and speed, while Tang San used Blue Silver Grass and stones as improvised Hidden Weapons to hold off their attacks.
• Xiao Wu tricked Tang San with her Bewitchment skill and launched him with Waist Bow, winning the match alongside Ning Rongrong.
• Flender declared Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong the winners and welcomed all three candidates to Shrek Academy.

Yang Ming treated the Shrek students to Soul Beast dishes, then questioned Tang San about his family and learned that Tang Hao had disappeared five years earlier. He gave Tang San a roasted Soft Bone Rabbit leg as a deliberately cruel joke aimed at Xiao Wu, unaware that she was a Soft Bone Rabbit herself.

• Yang Ming found the Academy's meal inadequate and brought Soul Beast meat from his Phoenix Cry Ring to the kitchen for extra dishes.
• Yang Ming invited the students to eat, and Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and Xiao Wu joined him while Ning Rongrong refused the food.
• After Oscar escorted Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong away, Yang Ming asked Tang San about his origins and learned his father had disappeared five years earlier.
• Yang Ming hid his emotional reaction to Tang San's news, then wished him a reunion with his father while privately resolving to track Tang Hao down.
• Yang Ming tossed Tang San a charcoal-grilled Soft Bone Rabbit leg and used a mental suggestion to encourage him to enjoy eating it, hoping to disgust Xiao Wu.

Yang Ming coaxed Tang San into eating Soft Bone Rabbit meat, while Tang San reasoned himself into accepting it and even considered sharing it with Xiao Wu. Meanwhile, Tang Hao revealed himself to Flender as Tang San’s father, entrusted Tang San’s safety to him, and left behind a manual before departing.

• Yang Ming used his secret method and the rabbit meat’s aroma to persuade Tang San to eat a Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit leg, and Tang San devoured it.
• Tang San reassured himself that eating rabbit meat was acceptable and began imagining how it might benefit Xiao Wu and his goal of rebuilding the Tang Sect.
• Oscar joined Yang Ming and Tang San for rabbit legs, then escorted Tang San to stay with Dai Mubai before returning to the dormitory with Yang Ming.
• Tang Hao visited Flender, revealed that Tang San was his son, and entrusted his cultivation guidance and safety to the academy.
• Flender told Tang Hao that Yang Ming came from a reclusive Heaven Dou City family, and Tang Hao accepted his answer before leaving the Pure Agility Secret manual as compensation.

Yang Ming watched Flender begin training Oscar and Ning Rongrong and judged Shrek Academy’s teaching standards to be poor. He told Flender that the academy had already lost their bet, leaving their disagreement unresolved.

• Yang Ming reflected on how Shrek Academy had inherited and transformed the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record into its own technique, Absolute Dominance.
• After practicing his spear, Yang Ming returned to the dormitory and saw that Oscar had shaved his beard and revealed his handsome face.
• Oscar invited Yang Ming to follow him to the Great Training Field when the bell summoned the students.
• Flender welcomed the students, announced the academy’s principles of combat and survival, and ordered Oscar and Ning Rongrong to run laps.
• Yang Ming criticized Flender’s teaching standards and declared that Shrek Academy had already lost their bet.

Yang Ming challenged Flender’s teaching methods at Shrek Academy, arguing that it lacked the knowledge and resources to properly train different Martial Souls and auxiliary students. Flender was left shaken, while Ning Rongrong’s hidden Guardian decided to alert her sect about the academy.

• Yang Ming asked Flender to defend Shrek Academy’s teaching standards, then used Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix Martial Soul to explain how Blazing Academy could offer specialized training Shrek could not.
• Tang San and Ma Hongjun struggled to refute Yang Ming’s argument, and Tang San’s confidence in Yu Xiaogang’s theories wavered.
• Yang Ming asked what Shrek taught Support System Soul Masters beyond running and meditation, and Ning Rongrong described the additional training provided by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Yang Ming criticized Shrek’s lack of specialized auxiliary training and its identical physical training for Food System and Support System students.
• Flender became distraught, while Ning Rongrong’s Guardian resolved to send an urgent message to the sect about Shrek Academy.

Yang Ming condemned Shrek Academy’s teaching failures, causing Flender to break down and reconsider the school’s past. After Flender flew away, the students faced a choice about staying, while Ning Rongrong ordered her guard to investigate Yang Ming.

• Yang Ming accused Flender and Shrek Academy of failing their students, and Flender collapsed after hearing the rebuke.
• Yang Ming warned Flender to teach with responsibility and wisdom, then left for Suotuo City.
• Flender reflected on the academy’s record, laughed in anguish, and flew away as Zhao Wuji and the other teachers pursued him.
• Oscar told Tang San, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu to decide for themselves whether to stay; Ning Rongrong left, while Tang San chose to wait for Yu Xiaogang and went to Suotuo City with Xiao Wu.
• Ning Rongrong summoned Uncle Ying and ordered him to investigate who Yang Ming worked for.

Yang Ming returned to Shrek Academy after confronting Flender about its flaws, while Flender fell into a deep shock. Three days later, Flender recovered and admitted that Yang Ming had awakened him to the academy’s failures, leaving its future reforms unresolved.

• Yang Ming reached Suotuo City in time for breakfast, then returned to Shrek Academy and watched Oscar run laps without interrupting him.
• Zhao Wuji, Ma Hongjun, and the others found Flender unresponsive on a mountain, and Shao Xin said they had to wait for him to recover on his own.
• Yang Ming rented a Small Courtyard in the village and stayed to see what would happen to Shrek Academy.
• Three days later, Flender woke with snow-white hair and reassured Ma Hongjun and his old companions that he was fine.
• Flender stopped Zhao Wuji and the others from seeking revenge on Yang Ming, saying Yang Ming had awakened him to Shrek Academy’s failures and that he regretted the price others had paid for his dream.

Flender returned to Shrek Academy and officially disbanded it, unable to keep running the school after confronting its deep problems. Ning Rongrong then invited the teachers and students to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Zhao Wuji and Lu Qibin reassured Flender after he apologized to them.
• Flender summoned the academy’s students and teachers to the Great Training Field, where Ma Hongjun brought Dai Mubai.
• Ma Hongjun angrily confronted Yang Ming, but Flender stopped him.
• Flender announced that Shrek Academy was officially disbanded and rejected the teachers’ pleas to reconsider.
• Flender told Ning Rongrong she was no longer a student, and she invited the teachers and students to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Rongrong failed to recruit the Shrek Academy group, while Flender arranged for Ma Hongjun to join Blazing Fire Academy and urged him to surpass Yang Ming. Yang Ming invited Oscar into his clan, where Yang Wutian offered Oscar a position as the future successor to the First Elder.

• Ning Rongrong invited Flender, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Tang San, and Yang Ming to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but they all refused.
• Flender told Tang San that Yu Xiaogang would arrive in four days, then asked Dai Mubai to consider his next steps.
• Flender persuaded Ma Hongjun to join Blazing Fire Academy so he could learn about fire-type Martial Souls and eventually rebuild Shrek Academy.
• Ma Hongjun agreed to leave for Blazing Fire Academy after Flender challenged him to defeat Yang Ming.
• Yang Ming invited Oscar to join his clan, and Yang Wutian promised Oscar he could become the First Elder's successor, second only to Yang Ming.

Oscar joined Yang Ming after Flender urged him to choose his own path, and Yang Ming left Shrek with Oscar and Yang Wutian as the academy dissolved. Flender prepared to reunite with his old companions and visit former students and their families, while Yang Ming’s returning memories remained fragmented but close to fully awakening.

• Flender told Oscar that he should follow his heart, but refused to let Oscar stay with him; Oscar thanked him and agreed to join Yang Ming.
• Flender took Ma Hongjun to Blazing Academy, where the vice dean promised to train him and address his Evil Fire Phoenix’s flaw.
• Ning Rongrong left for Heaven Dou City, and Yang Ming, Oscar, and Yang Wutian departed Shrek after Oscar bid farewell to Flender and Shao Xin.
• Flender explained to Zhao Wuji and his other old companions that he had dissolved the academy to protect the students’ futures and make amends for past regrets.
• Zhao Wuji and the others refused Flender’s recommendation letter and chose to travel with him to visit their former students and their families.

Yang Ming helped Oscar hunt a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent for his third Spirit Ring, then revealed to Yang Wutian that he had traced Tang Hao to Tang San. Yang Ming planned to head to Heaven Dou City to prepare, while Yang Wutian warned him not to risk his safety.

• Yang Ming explained that the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent could give Oscar a Flight-type Spirit Skill, and Oscar killed it and began absorbing its Spirit Ring.
• Yang Wutian asked why Yang Ming had brought them to Ovilan City, and Yang Ming revealed that he was going to Heaven Dou City because he had found Tang Hao's trail.
• Yang Ming told Yang Wutian how he connected Tang San's Twin Martial Souls and family details to Tang Hao, who was likely staying near his son.
• Yang Ming reasoned that Tang San would probably attend Blue Tyrant Academy in Heaven Dou City, allowing them to locate Tang Hao.
• Yang Wutian warned Yang Ming against acting rashly, and Yang Ming assured him that he only intended to make preparations.

After Oscar reached the Soul Elder realm and demonstrated his new flight skill, Yang Ming's group continued toward Heaven Dou City. Near Saga City, Yang Ming intervened when Black Armor Soldiers attacked a group of civilians, leaving their captain injured and demanding to know who Yang Ming was.

• Oscar became a thirty-first-rank Food System Soul Master and revealed that his third Soul Skill let him fly at high speed for one minute.
• Yang Ming, Yang Wutian, and Oscar left the Soul Hunting Forest and traveled toward Heaven Dou City.
• Near Saga City, Yang Ming heard Black Armor Soldiers threatening civilians and vanished from the carriage to intervene.
• The Black Armor Captain struck at a woman and child while his soldiers fought their companions, but Yang Ming's Ethereal Long Spear blocked the blade and damaged it.
• Yang Ming appeared before the wounded captain as the soldiers regrouped, and the captain demanded to know who he was.

Yang Ming encountered Ya Li, whose reunion with him began restoring his memories, but he did not recognize her and rejected her embrace. As injured commoners pleaded for help after clashing with the Black Armor Soldiers, Ya Li began treating them while Yang Ming remained wary of the soldiers’ explanation.

• Yang Ming blocked a deadly blow and saw a powerful white figure approach; Ya Li arrived and embraced him, calling him Brother Ming.
• Yang Ming felt joy and affection toward Ya Li but insisted that he did not want to be influenced by his past and told her to have some self-respect.
• The Soul Grandmaster asked Yang Ming and Ya Li to leave, while the wounded commoners begged them to save their lives.
• The Felt Hat Man accused the City Lord's Mansion of issuing decrees that left commoners no chance to survive, and the Soul Grandmaster hurried to silence him.
• Yang Ming suspected the Soul Grandmaster was concealing something, but Ya Li noticed that two wounded people were weakening and began treating everyone.

The Angel of Hope healed the injured civilians and soldiers, earning their gratitude and revealing her Martial Soul to Yang Ming. Yang Ming remained intrigued by the girl as Yang Wutian and Oscar arrived, and the group began investigating the City Lord's Mansion's decree.

• The Angel of Hope used her Holy Light and healing skills to treat the civilians and Black Armor Soldiers, stabilizing the severely wounded and easing the Horse Chopping Blade Great Soul Master's pain.
• The healed civilians thanked the girl, while the Black Armor Soldiers' hostility faded; Yang Ming recognized her Martial Soul as the Angel of Hope.
• The girl believed Yang Ming was her beloved but wondered whether he had lost his memories when he did not recognize her.
• Yang Wutian and Oscar arrived and saw Yang Ming staring at the girl, while Oscar asked what had happened.
• The girl asked the Felt Hat Man to explain how the City Lord's Mansion's decree endangered the people, and Yang Ming promised to seek justice if the decree was problematic.

Yang Ming and his companions learned that a deadly plague had spread through Saga City and that the city’s authorities were suppressing people who tried to flee. After Yang Wutian subdued the group, a mysterious archer appeared, and the young girl clarified that the crisis in Saga City was severe.

• The Felt Hat Man revealed that a plague had struck Saga City, killing residents despite the city lord’s measures, and explained that he and the young girl had fled.
• Yang Ming questioned the Horse Chopping Blade Great Soul Master, who admitted that he had tried to kill the escapees to intimidate others.
• Yang Ming signaled Yang Wutian to knock out the people present, but a golden arrow suddenly attacked Yang Wutian.
• Yang Wutian summoned his Soul Breaking Spear as the archer, Old An, appeared; the young girl explained that Yang Ming and his companions were her friends.
• After Old An and Yang Wutian put aside their hostility, the young girl said that the situation in Saga City was very serious.

Yang Ming and the young girl deduced that a powerful mastermind had engineered and concealed a plague in Saga City, possibly city lord Ye Chuan. The girl, Ya Li, entered the dangerous city to help its residents, and Yang Ming chose to go with her, leaving them newly introduced to one another.

• Yang Ming and the young girl reasoned that someone had prevented the plague and news from leaving Saga City, and Oscar suspected city lord Ye Chuan might be responsible.
• The young girl explained that the city’s lockdown, stocked supplies, and guards had temporarily concealed the crisis, while the escapees suggested that control was beginning to weaken.
• Yang Ming examined the Black Armor Soldiers and escaped civilians but found no signs of the plague.
• The young girl told Old An she would enter Saga City to save more people and bid farewell to Yang Ming.
• Yang Ming said he would go with her to seek justice, and the girl smiled and agreed.
• The girl introduced herself as Ya Li, and Yang Ming gave her his name.

Yang Ming gathered intelligence about the conspiracy in Saga City and decided to act before the city erupted into chaos. He and Ya Li entered the city disguised as soldiers and headed toward the Isolation Zone, while Oscar and Yang Wutian remained behind.

• Yang Wutian interrogated Zhang Tong and learned that Lin Xiao had ordered information concealed, city guards had been reassigned, and more than ten thousand people might have died.
• Yang Ming concluded that Saga City was close to unrest and that his group had to intervene quickly to save lives.
• Yang Ming arranged for three of Zhang Tong's men to escort the fleeing residents elsewhere and used poison and the promise of an antidote to secure their silence and cooperation.
• Yang Ming, Ya Li, and Old An entered Saga City disguised as Zhang Tong's subordinates, then collected a map and headed for the Isolation Zone.
• Zhang Tong's soldiers questioned whether they should obey Yang Ming, but Zhang Tong told them they had no choice.
• Ya Li asked Yang Ming how he had convinced Yang Wutian to cooperate.

Yang Ming and Ya Li entered the city’s lockdown zone to investigate the plague, where Yang Ming discovered that a patient’s cold-like symptoms vanished after she ate Oscar’s Detoxifying Little Sausage. The cure left him deep in thought, and the cause of the supposed plague remained unknown.

• Yang Ming persuaded Yang Wutian to accept his team plan by joking that he could become Ya Li’s family’s son-in-law and keep Old An from attacking him.
• Yang Ming confessed the joke to Ya Li, who blushed, while Old An disapproved but chose not to interfere.
• Yang Ming and Ya Li donned protective suits and entered the lockdown zone as Old An kept watch outside.
• Yang Ming examined a weak, coughing patient and found symptoms that seemed to indicate an ordinary but severe cold.
• Ya Li fed the patient Oscar’s Detoxifying Little Sausage, and the patient’s bodily functions returned to normal, leaving Yang Ming puzzled.

Yang Ming learned that Gu Yan’s Wind Death Disease had entered its second episode and set out to investigate the physicians and the morgue. He left Ya Li to watch Gu Yan, while Gu Yan learned that Ya Li called Yang Ming her husband.

• Gu Yan told Yang Ming and Ya Li that Wind Death Disease caused increasingly severe recurring cold symptoms, and that most victims did not survive a third episode.
• Yang Ming examined Gu Yan and found no signs of poisoning or other illnesses.
• Yang Ming gave Ya Li a Sky Support Mark and left her to monitor Gu Yan while he searched for the Physician Gathering Point and the morgue.
• Gu Yan asked Ya Li whether Yang Ming was her boyfriend, and Ya Li replied that he was her husband.
• Yang Ming failed to find the temporary medical locations on Zhang Tong’s map and decided to kidnap someone to guide him.

Yang Ming infiltrated the Physician Gathering Point and stole access to case files on Wind Death Disease. After studying the evidence, he formed a possible explanation and left Roast Brother warning him to keep their meeting secret.

• Yang Ming knocked out two patrolling guards, interrogated them, and learned where the physicians kept their research and records.
• Yang Ming entered the Physician Gathering Point and overheard physicians discuss rising deaths and their failure to find a cause or cure.
• Yang Ming teleported into the Archives, where he encountered Roast Brother and stopped him from raising an alarm with the Atlas Spear.
• Yang Ming asked Roast Brother for patient data, and Roast Brother handed over files and explained that the disease seemed to intensify people’s focus on what they loved.
• Yang Ming reviewed the files and autopsy reports, identified a possible explanation for Wind Death Disease, and vanished after warning Roast Brother not to reveal their meeting.