Chapter Summaries

Ye Feng persuaded Sword Saint Chen Xin to investigate Poison Douluo’s herb garden, then returned to Notting Academy after obtaining his third soul ring. He learned that Xiao Wu and the other Work-Study Students had been expelled after a dispute over unpaid promissory notes, while Tang San had avoided expulsion, and Xiao Chenyu’s father arrived looking for them.

• Ye Feng asked Sword Saint Chen Xin to take him to Poison Douluo’s herb garden, and Chen Xin agreed to investigate the rumors after things were settled.
• Five days later, Ye Feng obtained his third soul ring and returned to Notting City with Chen Xin, then went alone to Seventh Dorm.
• Ye Feng found Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, and the other Work-Study Students leaving the academy with their belongings and learned they had been expelled after Xiao Wu defeated Xiao Chenyu over unpaid promissory notes.
• Wang Sheng explained that Tang San had received probation instead of expulsion because of Master Yu Xiaogang’s connection to the Dean.
• Xiao Chenyu’s father called out from beyond the crowd, demanding to know where the Work-Study Students who had beaten his son were.

Xiao Xiao attacked Ye Feng over his son’s injury, but Ye Feng revealed himself to be a Soul Elder with a powerful mutated martial soul. The academy’s dean and Ning Fengzhi arrived, leaving Xiao Xiao to abandon his attack and approach the sect leader respectfully.

• Xiao Xiao confronted Ye Feng and tried to attack him with his Wolf Claw soul skill.
• Ye Feng dodged the attack and revealed three soul rings, shocking the teachers and students.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized Ye Feng’s martial soul as a mutated Nine Heart Hibiscus and speculated that Ye Feng had Innate Full Soul Power at level thirty.
• The dean and Ning Fengzhi arrived, and Xiao Xiao stopped threatening Ye Feng to greet Ning Fengzhi respectfully.

Ye Feng fought Xiao Xiao after Xiao Xiao had attacked the work-study students and learned that the academy’s Vice Dean had expelled them. Ye Feng defeated Xiao Xiao, then Ning Fengzhi’s familiarity with him left Yu Xiaogang and Tang San wondering whether Sword Saint Chen Xin was Ye Feng’s teacher.

• Dean Chen confronted Vice Dean Qian Ming for expelling the work-study students without approval, while Xiao Xiao agreed to stop his attack in front of Ning Fengzhi and the Dean.
• Ye Feng used his soul skills to freeze Xiao Xiao and punch him across the courtyard, shocking the academy teachers and revealing his Soul Power was level thirty-four.
• The Dean berated Qian Ming, who insisted the students had broken academy rules and that he would bear responsibility.
• Xiao Xiao attacked Ye Feng with Wolf Howl, but Ye Feng slowed him with Essence of Water and struck him hard enough to break several bones.
• Xiao Xiao acknowledged Ning Fengzhi, and Ye Feng greeted him as Uncle Ning, prompting Yu Xiaogang to suspect that Sword Saint Chen Xin was Ye Feng’s teacher.

After learning that Ye Feng was Sword Saint Chen Xin’s disciple, Ning Fengzhi punished Xiao Xiao by cutting off the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s business with him and demanding repayment. Ye Feng agreed to remain at Notting Academy for Wang Sheng and the others, then headed to the Notting City Spirit Hall Branch with Xiao Wu, while the Dean warned the Vice Dean that Chen Xin might still seek revenge.

• The Vice Dean learned that Ye Feng was Sword Saint Chen Xin’s disciple and panicked over expelling him.
• Ning Fengzhi ended the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s business with Xiao Xiao and ordered him to settle his outstanding debts, prompting Xiao Xiao to beg Ye Feng for help.
• Ye Feng rejected Xiao Xiao’s plea and reminded the Vice Dean that the academy had expelled him; the Dean apologized and promised to punish those responsible.
• Ye Feng agreed to stay at Notting Academy so Wang Sheng, Xiao Wu, and the others could continue studying, then set out for the Notting City Spirit Hall Branch with Xiao Wu.
• After Ye Feng left, the Dean warned the Vice Dean that Chen Xin might punish him and suggested he seek Chen Xin’s forgiveness at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ye Feng and Xiao Wu visited Notting City's Spirit Hall to have their Soul Power evaluated, where Ma Xiunuo discovered Xiao Wu was level twelve and Ye Feng was a level-thirty-four Soul Elder. Tang San recognized Yu Xiaogang’s theory in Ye Feng’s explanation and suspected his teacher had stolen it from an ancient record.

• Ye Feng and Xiao Wu entered the Spirit Hall Branch, where Su Yuntao recognized Ye Feng and led them to Ma Xiunuo and Tang San.
• Ye Feng asked Xiao Wu to go first, and Ma Xiunuo measured her Soul Power at level twelve.
• Ye Feng released his three-colored Pear Blossom Martial Soul and three standard-configured Soul Rings, revealing that he had reached level thirty-four.
• Ye Feng said his teacher had explained that Martial Soul Masters could obtain Soul Rings from soul beasts of different types, and he named the Rampage Ape, Snow Eagle, and Luo River Spirit Bamboo as his sources.
• Tang San recognized the explanation as Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul Mimicry Theory and concluded that Yu Xiaogang had stolen it from earlier records.

After completing their Spirit Hall assessments, Ye Feng and Xiao Wu collected their stipends and grew closer while walking beside a lake. Ye Feng revealed that he knew Xiao Wu was a transformed soul beast and promised to protect her, and she agreed to become his younger sister.

• Ma Xiunuo learned that Ye Feng studied under Sword Saint Chen Xin, then awarded Ye Feng, Xiao Wu, and Tang San their Soul Master badges and monthly stipends.
• Xiao Wu pulled Ye Feng away from Tang San and decided to remain a Work-Study Student alongside him.
• After collecting their stipends and sharing a meal, Ye Feng and Xiao Wu walked beside a lake, where Xiao Wu thanked him for staying by her side and proposed becoming his elder sister.
• Ye Feng argued that he should be Xiao Wu's older brother and promised to protect her, even if powerful enemies came after her.
• Ye Feng revealed that Chen Xin had told him Xiao Wu was a transformed soul beast, and Xiao Wu cautiously agreed to become his younger sister rather than his pet rabbit.

Ye Feng, Xiao Wu, and Sword Saint Chen Xin found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest, where Ye Feng identified several rare Immortal Herbs. Ye Feng planned to use the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot to temper his body, but Chen Xin refused to let him risk his life.

• Sword Saint Chen Xin crippled Xiao Xiao for bullying Ye Feng, then brought Ye Feng and Xiao Wu to Dugu Bo's Herb Garden in Sunset Forest.
• Ye Feng and Xiao Wu reached the poisonous crater and saw the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well at its center.
• Ye Feng identified rare herbs around the spring, including the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.
• Ye Feng told Chen Xin that taking the two herbs together could grant immunity to ice and fire, citing a beggar named Tang Jia San Shao.
• Chen Xin warned Ye Feng that the herbs were poisonous and refused to let him test the method because he could not save him if it failed.

Ye Feng tested the combined effects of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Infernal Delicate Apricot, and Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well on a rabbit, convincing Sword Saint Chen Xin that the method was safe. Ye Feng and Xiao Wu then began tempering their bodies in the well, hoping to strengthen their future soul rings.

• Ye Feng persuaded Sword Saint Chen Xin to test his method on a ten-year rabbit, which survived after eating leaves from both herbs and spending more than twenty minutes in the well.
• Sword Saint Chen Xin agreed to let Ye Feng and Xiao Wu temper their bodies, and Ye Feng urged Xiao Wu to bathe with him so they could save time.
• Ye Feng ate leaves from the two herbs and suffered alternating extreme cold and heat before jumping into the Fountain of Life to endure the pain.
• Sword Saint Chen Xin left the choice to Xiao Wu and stood guard while she watched Ye Feng.
• Xiao Wu decided to follow Ye Feng, ate leaves from both herbs, and leaped into the Fountain of Life to begin tempering her body.

Ye Feng and Xiao Wu tempered their bodies in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well until Dugu Bo arrived and discovered they had eaten his Immortal Herbs. Ye Feng revealed that Dugu Bo was suffering from poison, prompting the Poison Douluo to prepare to fight Sword Saint Chen Xin and keep Ye Feng from exposing his secret.

• Ye Feng stopped tempering his body and offered to stand guard while Sword Saint Chen Xin took his turn, but Chen Xin told him to continue cultivating.
• Dugu Bo arrived at his Herb Garden, recognized Sword Saint Chen Xin, and accused Ye Feng and Chen Xin of eating his Immortal Herbs.
• Chen Xin argued that the herbs were effectively ownerless and challenged Dugu Bo, who backed down and ordered them to leave.
• Ye Feng apologized for taking the herbs and offered to give Dugu Bo what he needed most.
• Ye Feng described Dugu Bo's recurring symptoms and revealed that poison had seeped into his bones.
• Dugu Bo realized Ye Feng had uncovered his secret and prepared to fight Chen Xin so he could keep Ye Feng there.

Ye Feng explained a way for Dugu Bo to preserve his poison arts while preventing the poison from harming him, then took nearly all the Immortal Herbs in Dugu Bo’s Herb Garden. The chapter ended with Dugu Bo realizing Xiao Wu was a Soul Beast and Ye Feng receiving 180 distributable Attribute Points from his system.

• Ye Feng stopped Sword Saint Chen Xin and Dugu Bo from fighting and explained that Dugu Bo could store his poison in his soul bones or another container.
• Dugu Bo accepted Ye Feng’s advice and offered him a reward beyond the two Immortal Herbs he had already eaten.
• Ye Feng took more than a dozen Immortal Herbs from the Herb Garden, leaving Dugu Bo with only ordinary high-grade herbs.
• Ye Feng told Dugu Bo that the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot could grant Ice Immunity and Fire Immunity, prompting Dugu Bo to think of his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.
• Xiao Wu asked Ye Feng if he was going to cultivate, and Dugu Bo recognized her as a Soul Beast.
• The system rewarded Ye Feng with 180 distributable Attribute Points for changing the story line and taking Immortal Herbs intended for Tang San.

Five years after leaving the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Ye Feng, Tang San, and Xiao Wu arrived in Suotuo City and headed for Shrek Academy. At the Rose Hotel, Dai Mubai appeared to claim the last room, leaving Ye Feng torn between changing events for Attribute Points and sharing a room with Xiao Wu.

• Xiao Wu worried that Shrek Academy might have powerful soul masters who could discover her soul-beast identity, and Ye Feng reassured her about the academy’s teachers.
• Xiao Wu agreed to enroll at Shrek Academy and chose the Rose Hotel as a place to stay for the night.
• The attendant said the hotel had only one room left and misread Ye Feng, Xiao Wu, and Tang San’s plans.
• Dai Mubai arrived with two twin women and demanded that the last room be given to him.
• Ye Feng recognized Dai Mubai and hesitated over whether to yield the room and alter the story’s events.

At the Rose Hotel, Xiao Wu defeated Dai Mubai, and Tang San demanded that he honor his taunt to get lost. Ye Feng intervened, intimidated Dai Mubai with his four Soul Rings, and let him leave; the system rewarded Ye Feng for overturning the original storyline.

• Xiao Wu refused Tang San's offer to fight Dai Mubai and revealed her three Soul Rings, including two powerful Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
• Xiao Wu introduced herself as a level thirty-three Battle Soul Elder and used Charm and Waist Bow to kick Dai Mubai into the hotel wall.
• Tang San blocked Dai Mubai from leaving and told him to demonstrate what 'get lost' meant, improving Xiao Wu's impression of him.
• Ye Feng revealed four Soul Rings, including a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, and warned Dai Mubai that stronger people existed.
• Ye Feng let Dai Mubai leave the Rose Hotel, and the system awarded him 10 distributable Attribute Points for overturning the original storyline.

Ye Feng and Xiao Wu became lovers after sharing a kiss at the Rose Hotel. The next day, they found Flender’s Soul Master shop, where Ye Feng discovered that the Banjin was still there and arranged to visit Shrek Academy the following morning.

• Ye Feng refused to give up the Rose Hotel room, and Xiao Wu chose to stay with him.
• Ye Feng and Xiao Wu teased each other until Ye Feng kissed her, and Xiao Wu embraced him and kissed him again.
• Ye Feng and Xiao Wu spent the day shopping together as a couple in Suotuo City.
• Ye Feng recognized Flender in the Soul Master shop and found the Banjin still there, suggesting Tang San had not yet visited.
• Xiao Wu decided they would register at Shrek Academy the next morning, while Ye Feng noticed Flender’s rocking chair pause as they spoke.

Ye Feng obtained a Hair Crystal containing the Dragon Beard Needle from Flender for free and uncovered its hidden weapon inside his hotel room. The next morning, Ye Feng and Xiao Wu set out with Tang San for Shrek Academy, while their intimacy continued on the journey.

• Ye Feng picked up a Hair Crystal from Flender's shop, and Flender let him take it for free.
• The system rewarded Ye Feng with 15 distributable Attribute Points for obtaining the Dragon Beard Needle before Tang San and freeloading from Flender.
• Ye Feng smashed the crystal in his hotel room and explained to Xiao Wu how the golden Hair Crystal threads worked as a hidden weapon.
• Ye Feng and Xiao Wu kissed and spent the night together.
• The next morning, Ye Feng, Xiao Wu, and Tang San headed for Shrek Academy, and Ye Feng carried the tired Xiao Wu.
• Tang San walked ahead, unaware of Ye Feng's behavior, as Xiao Wu blushed and asked Ye Feng to wait until that night.

Ye Feng, Xiao Wu, and Tang San arrived at Shrek Academy and impressed its teacher with their extraordinary soul rings. Ye Feng then met Ning Rongrong, who objected to his claim that she was his junior sister.

• Ye Feng and Xiao Wu reached Shrek Academy with Tang San and found a crowd waiting to register at its rundown entrance.
• Ning Rongrong passed the academy's assessment, then Ye Feng, Xiao Wu, and Tang San registered.
• The teacher examined their martial souls and was astonished by Xiao Wu's thousand-year soul rings and Ye Feng's Soul Ancestor cultivation and ten-thousand-year soul ring.
• The teacher accepted the three, and Dai Mubai led them into the academy.
• Ning Rongrong introduced herself to Ye Feng, who called her Junior Sister because she called their teacher Sword Grandpa.
• Ning Rongrong argued that she should be the Senior Sister and said she and Ye Feng had been born on the same day.

Ye Feng and the other applicants passed Shrek Academy’s Soul Power assessment and faced Zhao Wuji’s fourth test, which required them to work together against a powerful Soul Saint. As the group prepared for the fight, the system gave Ye Feng a Soul Douluo Experience Card, leaving him with a chance to face Zhao Wuji on more equal terms.

• Ye Feng teased Ning Rongrong into calling him Senior Brother and promised her a gift after she entered Shrek Academy.
• Ye Feng, Xiao Wu, Tang San, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong displayed Soul Power above level twenty-five and advanced directly to the fourth assessment.
• Dai Mubai led the applicants to Zhao Wuji, who announced they had to withstand his attacks together for one incense stick’s time.
• Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong explained that Zhao Wuji was a level-seventy-six Soul Saint known as the Immovable Bright King, startling the group.
• As Ye Feng worried that he could not defeat Zhao Wuji, the system granted him a Soul Douluo Experience Card.

Ye Feng used a Soul Douluo Experience Card and challenged Zhao Wuji alone, revealing Soul Power at level eighty-nine despite having only four Soul Rings. He summoned his Xuanyuan Sword and prepared to strike Zhao Wuji with one move as Zhao Wuji activated his Vajra Bear True Body.

• Dai Mubai urged the group to coordinate against Zhao Wuji, and Tang San began outlining a strategy.
• Ye Feng pretended to suffer an epileptic fit, then refused to join Tang San’s plan and declared that he would fight Zhao Wuji alone.
• Ye Feng’s Soul Power surged to the Soul Douluo realm, shocking Zhao Wuji and the others.
• Ye Feng dismissed his Soul Rings, summoned the Xuanyuan Sword, and announced that one move would defeat Zhao Wuji.
• Zhao Wuji activated his Seventh Soul Skill, Vajra Bear True Body, as Ye Feng’s sword gathered power.

Ye Feng defeated Zhao Wuji with the Xuanyuan Sword and joined Shrek Academy alongside his companions. That night, Sword Saint Chen Xin summoned Ye Feng and Ning Rongrong, then arranged for them to fly together on Ye Feng’s sword.

• Zhao Wuji used his Martial Soul Avatar and jumped to evade Ye Feng, but Ye Feng struck him down and knocked him unconscious.
• Ye Feng pretended to convulse after the fight, and Tang San speculated that a dormant soul might reside inside him.
• Ye Feng, Ning Rongrong, Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu passed Shrek Academy’s entrance assessment.
• Sword Saint Chen Xin called Ye Feng to the plaza, where Ning Rongrong joined them and complained that Chen Xin had come only for his new disciple.
• Chen Xin told Ning Rongrong to ride Ye Feng’s Xuanyuan Sword, and she grabbed Ye Feng around the waist when the sword took flight.

Ye Feng flew with Ning Rongrong to a mountain peak, where Sword Saint Chen Xin revealed that he planned to awaken Ye Feng’s martial soul domain. Chen Xin summoned eighteen thousand Precious Swords collected over six years, preparing to begin the awakening.

• Ning Rongrong clung to Ye Feng as they flew, and the two teased each other while Sword Saint Chen Xin led the way.
• Ning Rongrong suspected Chen Xin was deliberately giving her and Ye Feng time together, and she shyly rested her face against Ye Feng’s back.
• Ye Feng and Ning Rongrong followed Chen Xin to a barren mountain peak, where he said he would awaken Ye Feng’s martial soul domain.
• Chen Xin summoned thousands of Precious Swords from his Storage Soul Guidance Device, and Ye Feng sensed the unusual energy radiating from them.
• Chen Xin explained that he had asked Feng Zhi to collect the swords and had finally gathered eighteen thousand of them to awaken Ye Feng’s domain.

Sword Saint Chen Xin used eighteen thousand ancient swords to help Ye Feng awaken the domain of his Xuanyuan Sword Martial Soul. The ritual succeeded, but Chen Xin was left exhausted as Ye Feng prepared to show him his new Xuanyuan Sword Spirit Domain.

• Ning Rongrong learned that Chen Xin had spent six years collecting rare swords, challenging Sword Martial Soul masters and accepting swords bought by her father.
• Chen Xin began Ye Feng's domain awakening ritual, directing energy from eighteen thousand ancient swords into him while Ye Feng endured the pain and guarded his consciousness.
• Ye Feng's awakening continued through the night, and silver sword-shaped lights flashed in his eyes when he opened them at dawn.
• Chen Xin dispelled the silver cocoon and staggered from exhaustion, prompting Ning Rongrong to catch him.
• Ye Feng thanked Chen Xin, and Chen Xin urged his disciple to show him the Xuanyuan Sword Spirit Domain.