Chapter Summaries

Dai Mubai explained that Ma Hongjun’s mutated phoenix Spirit caused a dangerous evil fire that forced him to seek frequent release, though he had never coerced anyone. At breakfast, the students met Yun Chuan, and Dai Mubai warned Ma Hongjun that their new teacher was a twenty-five-year-old Level 71 Soul Saint.

• Dai Mubai explained that Ma Hongjun’s Spirit had mutated into a powerful phoenix but gave him uncontrollable evil fire and unusually strong desires.
• Ma Hongjun insisted that his relationships were consensual, while Dai Mubai said his former girlfriends had left because they could not keep up with him.
• Dai Mubai led Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun to the cafeteria, where Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were eating breakfast.
• Yun Chuan arrived, greeted the students, and sat beside Ning Rongrong to eat.
• Ma Hongjun questioned Yun Chuan’s qualifications, and Dai Mubai told him that Yun Chuan was a Level 71 Soul Saint at age twenty-five.

Yun Chuan and the students introduced themselves at breakfast, and he explained the limits of Spirit Hall subsidies and why Shrek Academy’s teachers lived with little income. The group began to get acquainted, while Zhu Zhuqing left without responding to Dai Mubai, and Ning Rongrong explained why powerful Soul Masters often refused imperial titles.

• Yun Chuan invited the students to introduce themselves, then revealed that he was twenty-five and a Level 71 Soul Saint, astonishing them.
• Dai Mubai suggested that the students use informal names, but Zhu Zhuqing stood up and left before he could address her.
• Tang San asked about the academy’s rules and classes, and Dai Mubai explained that fighting and gambling were encouraged and that students had to pay tuition.
• Xiao Wu questioned why Shrek Academy was poor despite its powerful teachers, and Yun Chuan explained that Spirit Hall subsidies stopped at Level 40.
• Dai Mubai said the teachers refused to serve under any power, and Ning Rongrong explained that imperial titles came with obligations to serve in war.

The Shrek students gathered at the Grand Training Field, where Dean Flander welcomed the new students and assigned Oscar and Ning Rongrong a lesson in endurance. After ordering Tang San to come with him alone, Flander left the others wondering what awaited them.

• Dai Mubai went to fetch Zhu Zhuqing while Ma Hongjun led Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong to the Grand Training Field, where they met a clean-shaven Oscar.
• Dai Mubai arrived with Zhu Zhuqing, and Oscar teased him about failing to win her over.
• Flander introduced himself as Shrek Academy’s dean, welcomed the students, and told Dai Mubai to explain the academy rules to the newcomers.
• Flander explained that auxiliary Soul Masters needed stamina to escape danger and ordered Oscar and Ning Rongrong to run twenty laps around the village before lunch.
• Flander told Tang San to accompany him alone, and Tang San signaled Xiao Wu to stay behind.

Ning Rongrong tried to abandon her twenty-lap punishment and leave for Suotuo City, but Yun Chuan stopped her and insisted she return to the task. He tripped her when she attempted to pass, leaving her furious and determined to remember the humiliation.

• Ning Rongrong grew tired of running with Oscar, used her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to boost her speed, then decided to quit and head to Suotuo City for food.
• Yun Chuan intercepted Ning Rongrong on the road and reminded her that she had not completed Flander's twenty-lap task.
• Ning Rongrong argued that the task was unfair and threatened Yun Chuan with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but he refused to let her leave without consequences.
• Yun Chuan pretended to fear the sect's Titled Douluo, then let Ning Rongrong approach him and lightly tripped her as she tried to pass.
• Ning Rongrong fell into the dirt, sprang up with tears in her eyes, and glared at Yun Chuan in anger.

Yun Chuan harshly confronted Ning Rongrong about her attitude and abilities, then discouraged Oscar from pursuing her by claiming her sect required a Battle Soul Master spouse. After Ning Rongrong fled to the dormitory in tears, Yun Chuan brought her a cake and left it for her.

• Yun Chuan criticized Ning Rongrong's lack of effort and warned that her personality would leave her unable to survive or receive help on a battlefield.
• Ning Rongrong ran away crying after Yun Chuan told her that Oscar was exceptionally talented and stronger than she was.
• Yun Chuan learned that Oscar had feelings for Ning Rongrong and told him the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect required members to marry Battle Soul Masters, causing Oscar to give up hope.
• Yun Chuan went to the Girls' Dormitory and told Xiao Wu that Ning Rongrong had fallen while running and needed his healing.
• Ning Rongrong angrily told Yun Chuan to leave, so he set a cake on her table and quietly walked out.

Ning Rongrong overcame her reluctance and completed all twenty laps, earning praise from Flander. The next day, Oscar announced he had reached level thirty, and Flander began a class requiring the students to eat Oscar’s sausages.

• Yun Chuan encouraged Ning Rongrong to finish her laps, and she returned after eating the cake and wiping cream from her mouth.
• Ning Rongrong completed all twenty laps, and Flander praised her effort before taking the students to Suotuo City for class.
• The next morning, Oscar arrived excitedly and announced that he had reached level thirty, drawing congratulations from Flander and the others.
• Flander told everyone except Oscar to eat one of each of Oscar’s two kinds of sausages as adaptability training, and the girls reacted with disgust.

Flander made the students eat Oscar’s Martial Soul sausages to teach them to rely on his support, and everyone completed the lesson. The group prepared to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest the next morning so Tang San could help Oscar obtain his third Soul Ring.

• Flander ordered Oscar to summon his sausages and required every student to eat them.
• Ning Rongrong ate both sausages first and discovered that Oscar’s big sausage quickly restored her strength.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and Xiao Wu ate Oscar’s sausages, then Zhu Zhuqing overcame her reluctance after Flander reminded her of her goal to defeat Dai Mubai.
• Flander declared the lesson complete and announced that Teacher Tang would lead the students to the Star Dou Great Forest to help Oscar obtain his third Soul Ring.
• Oscar told Tang San about the dangers and vast size of the Star Dou Great Forest and hoped to find a useful new Soul Ring.

Yun Chuan led the Shrek students toward the Star Dou Great Forest, where Oscar and Ning Rongrong’s support helped the team cover more than four hundred kilometers in a day. After stopping in a town for the night, the students encountered a group from Canghui Academy, and tensions began to rise.

• Dai Mubai organized the students into a protective formation, and Yun Chuan led them out toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Oscar’s sausages and Ning Rongrong’s boosts helped the group maintain their pace, and they traveled more than four hundred kilometers before nightfall.
• Yun Chuan brought the students to a town near the forest and told them to pay for their own lodging and meals.
• Dai Mubai rented rooms for the students and treated them to dinner, where Ma Hongjun ordered more than a dozen dishes.
• A group from Canghui Academy entered the restaurant, and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun’s remarks drew the attention of their middle-aged leader.

Yun Chuan watched Dai Mubai and the others clash with Canghui Academy and concluded that Shrek’s behavior made them look like villains. The fight continued as Xiao Wu used her grappling techniques to throw two Canghui students, with three opponents still facing her.

• Tang San caught a dish the Canghui youth had sent flying, but the youth then tried to kick Dai Mubai’s chair.
• Dai Mubai struck the Canghui youth and sent him crashing through two tables, where the Canghui teacher caught him.
• Yun Chuan observed the confrontation from the shadows and decided Shrek acted like villains.
• The Canghui teacher ordered his students to attack, and five of them charged Shrek’s table before Xiao Wu rushed to meet them.
• Tang San used his Purple Demon Eyes to assess the students’ Soul Power and trusted Xiao Wu to handle them.
• Xiao Wu wrapped her braid around one student’s neck and threw him, then used her grappling techniques to send a second student flying.

Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San confronted students from Canghui Academy at a restaurant, where their superior strength forced the students to back down. Ye Zhiqiu then challenged them himself, and Yun Chuan decided to watch rather than intervene as they prepared to fight outside.

• Xiao Wu quickly threw aside two Canghui Academy students before Dai Mubai called her back and Tang San took her place.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San revealed their spirits and soul rings, frightening the five Canghui Academy students into retreating.
• Ye Zhiqiu introduced himself as Canghui Academy's director of external affairs and released his Black Tortoise spirit, revealing five soul rings and Soul King strength.
• Tang San prepared to use hidden weapons against Ye Zhiqiu, while Ma Hongjun insulted him and the restaurant owner pleaded with them not to fight inside.
• Ye Zhiqiu challenged the Shrek Academy students to continue outside, and Yun Chuan chose to let them face him without help.

Tang San planned for Shrek Academy to exploit Ye Zhiqiu’s defensive Mystic Tortoise Spirit with speed, teamwork, and Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix flames. Their opening attacks troubled Ye Zhiqiu but failed to defeat him, leaving Tang San questioning how to counter his chilling water skills.

• Tang San explained that Ye Zhiqiu’s Mystic Tortoise was powerful defensively but lacked threatening attacks, then assigned roles for Shrek Academy’s seven students.
• Ye Zhiqiu refused to accept an apology and challenged the students, so Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun launched a coordinated attack.
• Ye Zhiqiu used Mystic Tortoise Body Protection and Mystic Water Ice Seal to withstand Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Light Wave and slow Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass.
• Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix Fire Line weakened the ice seal, letting Tang San bind Ye Zhiqiu while Zhu Zhuqing tried to strike his neck; Ye Zhiqiu retracted his head and extinguished the flames with mystic water.
• Dai Mubai struck Ye Zhiqiu’s shell hard enough to make him stagger, but Ye Zhiqiu counterattacked with Mystic Water Surge before Ma Hongjun’s flames helped Dai Mubai retreat.
• Tang San wondered whether his understanding of the Mystic Tortoise was wrong, while Ye Zhiqiu was surprised by the students’ coordination and Ma Hongjun’s unusual flames.

Ye Zhiqiu defeated Tang San and the others, then let Canghui Academy students beat the immobilized boys. Yun Chuan arrived, struck Ye Zhiqiu down with a single slap, and let him leave with his students.

• Ye Zhiqiu used Mystic Water Tide to immobilize Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun, while Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong remained standing.
• Ma Hongjun provoked Ye Zhiqiu, who froze Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing and ordered his students to beat Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun.
• Ning Rongrong and Oscar returned with Yun Chuan as Canghui Academy students were kicking the three boys.
• Yun Chuan admitted his students had been wrong but insisted their discipline was his responsibility, then slapped Ye Zhiqiu and cracked his turtle shell.
• Ye Zhiqiu accepted Yun Chuan's implied offer to end the conflict and left with the Canghui Academy students.

Yun Chuan rebuked Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun for provoking Canghui Academy and let their injuries serve as a lesson. The next morning, he led the students to the Star Dou Great Forest, where his Plant Master—Life Goddess Spirit made him feel at home.

• Yun Chuan revealed he had watched the conflict with Canghui Academy and explained that he had stayed out of it because Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai had acted arrogantly.
• Yun Chuan healed the students who had been frozen, then scolded Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai for confusing reckless provocation with standing up to evil.
• Tang San reflected on Yun Chuan's rebuke, while Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Oscar agreed that the provocation had been inappropriate; Xiao Wu remained resentful.
• Yun Chuan ordered Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun to keep their injuries and led the group back to the hotel.
• At dawn, Yun Chuan woke the students and led them out of town toward the Star Dou Great Forest, exciting Oscar as he anticipated obtaining his third soul ring.
• The group reached the forest, where Yun Chuan felt that his Plant Master—Life Goddess Spirit made the plant-filled wilderness his territory.

Yun Chuan led the Shrek students into the Star Dou Great Forest to find a thousand-year Soul Beast for Oscar. When he captured a Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent with ease, the students realized how much stronger he was than they had thought.

• Yun Chuan warned the students about the forest's dangers, and Oscar handed out sausages and cured sausages before the group entered.
• Yun Chuan led the group through the forest, where Dai Mubai cleared a path and the students avoided or defeated minor Soul Beasts.
• Yun Chuan sensed a Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent approaching with an old woman and a young girl pursuing it, and identified it as a suitable Soul Beast for Oscar.
• Yun Chuan stopped the students from attacking and captured the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent in a net of Soul Power.
• Tang San realized Yun Chuan had held back during their earlier fight, while the other students were stunned by his strength.

Yun Chuan refused to give the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent to Chao Tianxiang and let Oscar claim its Soul Ring. After Tang San revealed he had reached level thirty, Yun Chuan planned to continue through the forest once Oscar finished absorbing his ring.

• Yun Chuan gave Oscar a short sword and told him where to strike the captured Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent.
• Chao Tianxiang arrived with her granddaughter and claimed they had hunted the serpent first, but Yun Chuan refused to yield it.
• Chao Tianxiang left after Yun Chuan invoked the Peerless Dragon Snake couple and said he would yield only to Meng Shu.
• Oscar killed the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent and began absorbing its purple Soul Ring as Xiao Wu questioned whether Soul Beasts had to be hunted.
• Tang San told Yun Chuan he had reached level thirty, and Yun Chuan said they would continue their journey after Oscar finished absorbing the ring.

After Oscar gained a flight-granting third soul skill, Yun Chuan led the Shrek students through the Star Dou Great Forest in search of Tang San’s third soul ring. Their search ended when the Hundred-Thousand-Year Titan Giant Ape arrived, leaving the group facing a dangerous battle.

• Oscar absorbed the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent's soul ring and gained a third soul skill that let him create sausages enabling one minute of flight.
• Yun Chuan led the group searching for a suitable Soul Beast for Tang San, but after two days they had found none.
• The students grew more coordinated through their time fighting together in the forest, then set up camp for another night.
• Yun Chuan sensed a massive creature approaching with his Plant Domain and warned the students to leave their tents and prepare to evade.
• The Titan Giant Ape emerged from between the trees, and Tang San recognized the forest king as an overwhelmingly powerful Soul Beast.

Yun Chuan confronted the Titan Giant Ape to protect Tang San and the others, then used his Plant Domain to unleash Tree World Descent. The attack briefly bound the giant beast, but it broke free and began leaping happily among the newly grown trees.

• Yun Chuan spotted Tang Hao secretly watching and boldly threatened the Titan Giant Ape, while Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Tang Hao reacted with alarm.
• The Titan Giant Ape ignored Yun Chuan and stepped toward Tang San and the others, so Yun Chuan prepared to attack.
• Yun Chuan used Tree World Descent to make countless trees rapidly grow and bind the Titan Giant Ape.
• Ning Rongrong marveled at Yun Chuan's power, while Tang San wondered whether Blue Silver Grass could do the same.
• The Titan Giant Ape snapped the branches, climbed among the towering trees, and left Yun Chuan realizing that trees suited the ape rather than restricting it.

Yun Chuan revealed the Life Goddess Spirit and used Blue Silver Grass to create a gigantic Thousand Hands Guanyin statue as his self-created soul skill. The statue stood before the Titan Giant Ape, whose next move remained unknown.

• Yun Chuan altered the trees around the Titan Giant Ape, but their thorns and poisonous fragrance barely affected the hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast.
• Yun Chuan told Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others to prepare to escape, then released his seventh soul skill and manifested the Life Goddess Spirit.
• Tang San and the others stared in awe at the goddess-like figure until Yun Chuan urged them to focus on the Titan Giant Ape.
• Yun Chuan announced his self-created soul skill, Thousand Hands Guanyin, as thick Blue Silver Grass vines burst from the ground and fused into a huge humanoid form.
• The Life Goddess Spirit entered the enormous figure, completing a hundred-meter-tall statue of Guanyin with countless arms behind it.

Yun Chuan used his Plant Master—Goddess of Life to create Thousand Hands Guanyin and battle the Titan Giant Ape, while Tang San questioned whether he had been cultivating his own Blue Silver Grass incorrectly. The ape shrugged off the statue’s punches as a massage until Yun Chuan struck it with a lightning seal, enraging it.

• Tang San watched Yun Chuan’s versatile Blue Silver Grass techniques and wondered whether he had taken his own cultivation in the wrong direction.
• The Titan Giant Ape attacked Thousand Hands Guanyin, tore apart one of its arms, and drew comments from the watching group about how brittle it seemed.
• Yun Chuan ordered Thousand Hands Guanyin to unleash a continuous barrage of punches, but the Titan Giant Ape barely felt them and enjoyed them like a massage.
• Yun Chuan formed a swastika-shaped lightning seal and struck the Titan Giant Ape, causing it intense pain and triggering its fear of lightning.
• The Titan Giant Ape became completely enraged after the lightning attack.

Yun Chuan’s Thousand Hands Guanyin failed to stop the Titan Giant Ape, so he unleashed a hammer attack from the sky that devastated the forest and left the beast near death. He prepared to claim its Soul Bone, unable to absorb its 100,000-Year Soul Ring with his current physique.

• The Titan Giant Ape broke free of Thousand Hands Guanyin’s barrage and destroyed it with Titan Sky Shatter as Tang San and the others tried to flee.
• The Titan Giant Ape chased Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others, then reached for Xiao Wu despite Yun Chuan’s warning.
• Yun Chuan leaped above the forest and dropped his hammer like a falling sun, knocking out the Shrek Seven Devils and shaking Star Dou Forest.
• The hammer’s impact left the Titan Giant Ape charred and near death after it shielded Tang San and the others from the blast.
• Yun Chuan dismissed his hammer and decided to take the Titan Giant Ape’s Soul Bone because he could not safely absorb its 100,000-Year Soul Ring.