Chapter Summaries

Wang Nan faced a seven-thousand-two-hundred-year Tyrant Dragon while seeking a fourth Soul Ring and revealed the Coiling Dragon Three Forms he had developed after Deep Meditation. As the Tyrant Dragon unleashed Dragon’s Might, Wang Nan struggled under its pressure, and Yan Huo warned that he had to overcome it himself to absorb its Soul Ring.

• Yan Huo explained that some supposedly extinct Soul Beasts had survived by hiding in remote places and identified the Tyrant Dragon’s cultivation as seven thousand two hundred years.
• Wang Nan asked his father, Wang Xing, to let him face the Tyrant Dragon alone while Wang Xing watched for other Soul Beasts.
• Wang Nan attacked with Point Staff and Sweep Staff, damaging the Tyrant Dragon’s scales and revealing his Coiling Dragon Three Forms.
• The Tyrant Dragon countered with its tail, hurt itself with the blow, and then unleashed Dragon’s Might that suppressed Wang Nan.
• Wang Xing prepared to intervene, but Yan Huo told him Wang Nan had to endure the Dragon’s Might himself if he wanted to absorb the Soul Ring.

Wang Nan defeated a Tyrant Dragon with the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, but the beast self-destructed before he could claim its Soul Ring. Di Tian later revealed that Wang Nan was the reconciliation to the Auspicious Beast's coming calamity and ordered Scarlet King to protect her.

• Wang Nan overcame the Tyrant Dragon's Dragon's Might and fought until it collapsed from exhaustion.
• The Tyrant Dragon self-destructed, but Scarlet King arrived and protected Wang Nan, Wang Xing, and Yan Huo from the blast.
• Yan Huo left with Scarlet King, and Wang Xing realized that she was a Soul Beast in human form.
• Wang Nan and Wang Xing carried the still-living Tyrant Dragon out of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Di Tian told Scarlet King that the Auspicious Beast faced an unavoidable calamity and that Wang Nan was its reconciliation.

Wang Nan absorbed the Tyrant Dragon’s Soul Ring and discovered that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s spirit had emerged within his Spiritual Sea, greatly strengthening it. He awakened with a new Fourth Soul Skill, Golden Scales, which formed the Overlord Armor and granted him Dragon’s Might and Mutual Destruction.

• Wang Xing brought the dying Tyrant Dragon to the forest’s outskirts, where Wang Nan meditated before beginning to absorb its Soul Ring.
• As Wang Nan absorbed the ring, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s spirit appeared in his Spiritual Sea, entered the Luminous Orb, and caused his Spiritual Power and the sea to flourish.
• After meditating for a day and a night, Wang Nan awakened with four Soul Rings and soul power he estimated to be around level forty-five.
• Wang Nan used his Fourth Soul Skill, Golden Scales, and donned the Overlord Armor, which enhanced his defense and strength and granted him Dragon’s Might and Mutual Destruction.

Wang Nan learned that his transformed Coiling Dragon Staff was the legendary true Martial Soul, awakened by a heart of justice and fearlessness. Back at Shrek Academy, he sensed a possible Evil Soul Master, encountered Tang Ya seeking admission, and met new student Xu Sanshi.

• Wang Xing told Wang Nan that the Coiling Dragon Staff could awaken into a real dragon, and Wang Nan watched the dragon move as if it were alive.
• After the holiday, Wang Nan returned to Shrek Academy and noticed his Luminous Orb flicker, which he associated with Evil Soul Masters.
• Wang Nan saw Tang Ya argue with the registration teacher over her Tang Sect exemption, and the teacher recognized her Mysterious Jade Hand and took her away.
• Xu Sanshi introduced himself to Wang Nan while waiting to register, then headed to the registration area as Wang Nan continued toward the dormitories.

Wang Nan and Ling Luochen were assigned a long-delayed Inspection Mission for the Shrek Oversight Group, investigating the disappearance of children in Linhai City. As the team prepared to leave, Wang Nan warned Gongyang Mo to stay cautious and protect himself.

• Sun He explained that Wang Nan and Ling Luochen still needed to complete the Inspection Mission postponed after last year's Soul Fighting Competition.
• Sun He brought Wang Nan and Ling Luochen to meet Zhang Lexuan, Han Ruoruo, and Ma Xiaotao by Seagod Lake.
• Zhang Lexuan told the seven reserve members that they would investigate the rising number of missing children in Linhai City, where the Dou Ling Empire had requested the academy's help.
• Zhang Lexuan named Han Ruoruo as the team's primary controller if combat broke out and told the reserve members to prepare to leave the next day.
• Wang Nan stayed awake to warn Gongyang Mo about the dangers of Evil Soul Masters and urged him to protect himself during the mission.

Zhang Lexuan led the Shrek group to Lingdou City using new Soul Tool equipment, planning to meet the Dou Ling Empire's Imperial Family before continuing to Linhai City. After recovering at the hotel, Wang Nan went downstairs for food, and Ma Xiaotao insisted on taking him to a restaurant she had found.

• Ye Xiaosheng distributed rechargeable Flying Soul Tools and experimental Triggered Soul Tool Shields to the group.
• Zhang Lexuan assigned the formation, and the nine-member team set out with her leading and Han Ruoruo guarding the rear.
• The group reached Lingdou City before nightfall and checked into a hotel, where Zhang Lexuan planned to visit the palace with Ma Xiaotao the next morning.
• Wang Nan meditated in his room until dark, while Gongyang Mo went out.
• Wang Nan found Ma Xiaotao studying the menu in the lobby, and she pulled him out to eat at a restaurant she had found.

Wang Nan visited a souvenir shop with Ma Xiaotao and learned that a carp-like Water God was connected to the destroyed Heavenly Scale Sect and a failed attempt to transform into a dragon. He planned to report the legend to the academy, then left with his companions after Ma Xiaotao bought a chicken-shaped carving.

• Wang Nan and Ma Xiaotao met Gongyang Mo, Xixi, and Ling Luochen outside a souvenir shop and went in to browse.
• Wang Nan noticed a carp-shaped statue and questioned the shop owner about the Water God it represented.
• The shop owner explained that the Water God had once been an elder of the Heavenly Scale Sect who failed to transform into a dragon but survived in a river.
• Wang Nan decided not to question the shop owner further and planned to tell the academy about the Water God for an investigation.
• Ma Xiaotao bought a chubby chicken-shaped carving after joking with Gongyang Mo about whom it resembled.

After receiving information about missing girls in Linhai City, Zhang Lexuan led the Shrek Oversight Group to investigate suspected Evil Soul Masters. Wang Nan sensed a change in the humid air and warned Zhang Lexuan that they had been discovered, prompting the group to prepare for an encounter.

• Zhang Lexuan returned from the Dou Ling Empire's palace with information, and the group traveled to Linhai City.
• Dai Yueheng explained that Sea Soul Beasts stayed in the deep sea by the command of Tang San, while Wang Nan and Ye Xiaosheng discussed the Sun Moon Empire's All-Terrain Soul Tool research.
• Zhang Lexuan ordered the group to change into their Shrek Oversight Group uniforms and search for the missing six-year-old girls.
• Zhang Lexuan and Wang Nan approached the buildings where the children had reportedly been seen, but Wang Nan's Luminous Orb showed no reaction.
• Wang Nan sensed a subtle change in the humid air and warned Zhang Lexuan that they had been discovered; Zhang Lexuan retreated with him as Ma Xiaotao and the others rushed to meet them.

Wang Nan and Zhang Lexuan confronted the Qishui Gate Soul Masters and fought to expose the group’s hidden ambush. After their team gained the upper hand, Xu Zhao revealed that he was a steward of the Profound Darkness Sect, leaving Zhang Lexuan questioning whether the group were Evil Soul Masters.

• A Qishui Gate Soul Master used a sorrow-inducing sound to slow Wang Nan and Zhang Lexuan, then attacked Wang Nan at close range.
• Ma Xiaotao tried to pursue the fleeing man, but Han Ruoruo pulled her back as Wang Nan warned that the room might contain an ambush.
• Wang Nan shook the ground without bringing down the buildings, forcing eleven Soul Masters to emerge from three rooms.
• Zhang Lexuan ordered Ye Xiaosheng to fire Soul Tool Cannons and sent Xixi inside to search for the missing children.
• Xu Zhao identified himself as a steward of the Profound Darkness Sect and asked the group to show mercy, prompting Zhang Lexuan to wonder if they were Evil Soul Masters.

The Shrek Oversight Group uncovered Xu Zhao’s scheme of abducting girls to serve the Profound Darkness Sect’s Martial Soul evolution, then defeated and captured him and his accomplices. Zhang Lexuan ordered the captured perpetrators killed and said the academy would handle the sect, while Wang Nan worried about the girls already taken away.

• Xixi told Zhang Lexuan that they had found the girls, and Xu Zhao realized the group was Shrek’s Oversight Group.
• Xu Zhao ordered his allies to attack as Zhang Lexuan’s team blocked their escape and Wang Nan, Ma Xiaotao, and Dai Yueheng engaged the Soul Ancestors.
• Wang Nan struck down the female Control Type Soul Master, while Xu Zhao began to awaken his Black Tortoise Shield.
• Han Ruoruo sealed Xu Zhao with her Shaking Gold Rope, and the team subdued the remaining Soul Masters and rescued the girls in the room.
• Zhang Lexuan ordered the captured perpetrators killed and said the academy would negotiate with the Profound Darkness Sect, leaving the girls taken elsewhere to the academy.

After returning from the Inspection Mission, Wang Nan learned from Zhang Lexuan about leading a team and the Inner Courtyard assessment, then decided to apply for it. He asked Sun He to register him and left the Soul Fighting Zone after watching Xu Sanshi defeat Beibei.

• Wang Nan told Zhang Lexuan that Lingdou City was likely conducting a ritual, and she said she would report it to the academy.
• Zhang Lexuan made Wang Nan a front-line leader, moved Ma Xiaotao to the right side of the formation, and explained the responsibilities of a Captain and the Inner Courtyard assessment.
• After returning to the academy, Wang Nan went to the Soul Fighting Zone to ask Sun He to register him for the Inner Courtyard assessment.
• Wang Nan watched Xu Sanshi defeat Beibei and predicted that the shield-bearing Xu Sanshi would win by exhausting Beibei's Soul Power.
• Sun He agreed to handle Wang Nan's registration, and Wang Nan left after Xu Sanshi invited him to fight.

Wang Nan took part in the Inner Courtyard practical assessment on Sea God Island and faced Tai Yuan, a sixth-year Soul King with the Mighty Ape Martial Soul. The fight continued as Wang Nan used his Soul Tool Thruster to evade Tai Yuan’s heavy attack.

• Wang Nan reunited with Dai Yueheng after arriving on Sea God Island for the Inner Courtyard assessment.
• Yan Shaozhe announced the practical combat assessment, and Cai Meier led the Assault Type candidates to their arena.
• Wang Nan drew lot number three and was paired with Tai Yuan, a sixth-year student from Shrek Academy.
• Tai Yuan activated his Mighty Ape Martial Soul and charged, while Wang Nan used his Soul Tool Thruster to take to the air.
• Tai Yuan leaped after Wang Nan and swung both arms down, but Wang Nan used his First Soul Skill to twist away in midair.

Wang Nan defeated Tai Yuan in a Shrek Academy arena match by combining evasive tactics, his Soul Bone’s remote control of the Coiling Dragon Staff, and a timely counterattack. Tai Yuan conceded and congratulated Wang Nan before leaving the arena.

• Wang Nan evaded Tai Yuan’s powerful attacks until Tai Yuan switched to defense, while Wang Nan landed and prepared a two-handed staff strike.
• Wang Nan released the Coiling Dragon Staff, circled behind Tai Yuan, and used his Right Arm Bone to send the staff flying back into Tai Yuan’s back.
• Wang Nan continued to pressure the injured Tai Yuan with unpredictable attacks, forcing Tai Yuan to expend Soul Power defending.
• Tai Yuan unleashed his Fifth Soul Skill, Power Shakes Mountains and Rivers, but Wang Nan’s Third Soul Skill stopped the arena’s waves short of him.
• Tai Yuan conceded to Cai Meier, congratulated Wang Nan, and invited him to visit his home in Heaven Dou City.

After passing the Inner Courtyard assessment, Wang Nan learned how the academy operated and met Mu En at Sea God Pavilion. Mu En shared stories and advice with him, invited him to cultivate by the Golden Tree, and urged him to wait before entering Sea God Pavilion for Deep Meditation.

• Cai Meier dismissed the disciples who had failed the assessment and led the successful disciples to their Inner Courtyard dormitories.
• Gongyang Mo and Dai Yueheng approached Wang Nan, and Dai Yueheng offered to help him in the Inner Courtyard.
• Cai Meier explained the Inner Courtyard’s study, combat-ranking, Soul Beast expedition, and mission arrangements as she took Wang Nan to Sea God Pavilion.
• Wang Nan met Mu En, who shared memories and insights about forging one’s own path as a Soul Master.
• Mu En advised Wang Nan to delay his next Deep Meditation and invited him to cultivate near the Golden Tree and visit again.

After passing the Inner Courtyard assessment, Wang Nan met his uncle Wang Yan, who had returned from investigating Evil Soul Master traces linked to the destroyed Heavenly Scale Sect. Wang Nan then reunited with Ma Xiaotao at the dormitory and planned to complete enrollment before taking leave to visit home.

• Wang Nan encountered Wang Yan at the foot of Sea God Island and told him that a teacher at Sea God Pavilion had wanted to speak with him.
• Wang Yan explained that he had investigated reports of Evil Soul Masters connected to the Heavenly Scale Sect, found no suspects, and returned to seek permission to consult Inner Courtyard records.
• Wang Nan headed to the dormitory to move his luggage, and Ma Xiaotao congratulated him on passing the Inner Courtyard assessment.
• Ma Xiaotao explained the Inner Courtyard ranking system and said she was ranked somewhere in the teens.
• Wang Nan told Ma Xiaotao that he planned to finish enrollment procedures and take leave to visit home.

Wang Nan encountered the injured Dai Yueheng fleeing a Soul Douluo and helped him escape through the Star Dou Great Forest. He brought Dai Yueheng to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, where the household hurried to take him inside.

• Wang Nan saw Dai Yueheng fleeing from a masked Soul Douluo, who attacked Wang Nan with powerful Soul Light Rays.
• Dai Yueheng's guard, transformed into a white tiger, attacked the Soul Douluo to buy time, and Dai Yueheng urged Wang Nan to run.
• Wang Nan caught the unconscious Dai Yueheng and escaped into the Star Dou Great Forest, avoiding the Soul Douluo's pursuit.
• Wang Nan treated Dai Yueheng with medicinal pills and carried him through the forest until they emerged after nightfall.
• Wang Nan arrived at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, where guards recognized him and servants carried Dai Yueheng inside.

Wang Nan returned Dai Yueheng to the Duke's Mansion, where the Duchess questioned him and gave him a Storage Soul Tool in thanks. The next morning, Dai Yueheng brought Wang Nan to the Tiger Rearing Garden and presented him with a divine beast, Bì'àn.

• An old man welcomed Wang Nan to the Duke's Mansion and arranged clean clothes before bringing him to meet the Duchess.
• The Duchess asked Wang Nan to recount what happened in the Star Dou Great Forest, then gave him a Storage Soul Tool as thanks for rescuing Dai Yueheng.
• Dai Yueheng awakened, thanked Wang Nan, and explained that guards had been ambushed on the way home, leaving several dead or injured.
• Dai Yueheng led Wang Nan to the mansion's Tiger Rearing Garden and explained how it raised tiger-type Soul Beasts for the White Tiger family.
• Dai Yueheng had guards bring a white tiger-like Soul Beast before Wang Nan and identified it as the divine beast, Bì'àn.

Wang Nan accepted Dai Yueheng’s gift of a mutated White Tiger Soul Beast and encountered Huo Yuhao being abused while seeking medicine for his mother. Wang Nan gave Huo Yuhao a life-force elixir and secretly told him that saving his mother required taking her away from the Duke’s Mansion; Huo Yuhao then ran toward the side courtyard.

• Dai Yueheng offered Wang Nan a twenty-thousand-year mutated White Tiger with Bì'àn bloodline, and Wang Nan agreed to leave it in the Duke’s Mansion’s care.
• Wang Nan and Dai Yueheng heard a commotion at the mansion’s pharmacy and found Huo Yuhao kneeling and begging for medicine for his sick mother.
• Dai Yueheng kicked away the servant who was insulting Huo Yuhao and his mother.
• Wang Nan gave Huo Yuhao a life-force elixir and explained how to divide it into doses for his mother.
• Wang Nan secretly used Spiritual Power to tell Huo Yuhao that he needed to take his mother away and find a doctor to cure her.
• Huo Yuhao decided to act and ran toward the side courtyard.

Huo Yuhao used a mysterious pill to help Huo Yun'er recover, then urged her to leave the Duke's Mansion as they confronted their painful family ties. Wang Nan returned home and reunited with his mother, while his father remained away on a Soul Ring commission.

• Huo Yuhao dissolved the emerald-green pill in water and gave some to Huo Yun'er, who soon woke and stroked his hair.
• Huo Yuhao asked Huo Yun'er to leave the Duke's Mansion, and he blamed his absent father for their years of suffering.
• Huo Yun'er embraced Huo Yuhao as they wept, and he thought of Wang Nan.
• Wang Nan returned to Star Luo City and reassured his mother that his fine new clothes had come from a male classmate.
• Wang Nan's mother told him that Wang Xing had left days earlier to help someone hunt a Soul Ring, then urged him to make the most of his cultivation opportunities.

After returning to Shrek Inner Courtyard, Wang Nan meditated beneath the Golden Tree and watched Beibei struggle to control his unusual Martial Soul. He then asked Cai Meier about Tool Soul Avatars, and touching her spear revealed a powerful dragon presence that caused his Coiling Dragon Staff to respond as his Soul Power reached level fifty.

• After the New Year, Wang Nan's parents sent him back to Shrek Academy, where he cultivated beneath the Golden Tree.
• Wang Nan saw Beibei meditating and struggling to control the power of his Mutated Martial Soul, then advised him to wait until he reached level seventy to better understand it.
• Wang Nan visited Cai Meier to ask about Martial Soul Avatars and learned that Tool Soul Avatars fused the Soul Master's soul with their Tool Soul and consumed Spiritual Power.
• Cai Meier summoned her Evil-Breaking Dragon Soul Spear and let Wang Nan touch it, revealing a giant dragon aura that made his Coiling Dragon Staff respond.
• Wang Nan's Soul Power boiled during the encounter, and his level reached fifty.