Chapter Summaries

Yun Qi fought Wang Tie in the Battle Soul Arena without using Spirit Skills so he could hone his swordsmanship. After exhausting Wang Tie and earning the crowd’s admiration, he continued the match with his intentions still hidden from most of the audience.

• Yun Qi faced Wang Tie onstage and chose to test the swordsmanship Sword Dao Chen Xin had taught him without using Spirit Skills.
• Wang Tie charged and used his defensive Third Spirit Skill, but Yun Qi’s sword could not break through the barrier.
• Wang Tie launched a claw attack, and Yun Qi used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade and counterattack.
• Yun Qi blocked Wang Tie’s repeated claw strikes and landed several sword cuts, leaving Wang Tie injured and exhausted.
• Zhu Zhuqing recognized that Yun Qi was using Wang Tie to practice his sword moves, while Tang San wondered how Yun Qi knew Tang Sect techniques.
• Wang Tie praised Yun Qi, and Yun Qi’s Affable Halo made the audience and hostess enthusiastically respond to him.

Yun Qi defeated Wang Tie by interrupting his final soul skill, then manipulated Tang San into apologizing for accusing him of stealing his techniques. The chapter ended with the two reconciling in an emotional embrace.

• Wang Tie gathered his Soul Power for a final roar, but Yun Qi blocked his mouth with his sword and won the Spirit Combat.
• The hostess announced Yun Qi's victory as the spectators regretted their bets and his companions celebrated.
• Tang San confronted Yun Qi about learning his footwork and techniques, and Yun Qi claimed he had learned them by watching him.
• Yun Qi used the forgiveness aura and an emotional appeal to make Tang San reconsider his anger and apologize.
• Tang San accepted Yun Qi teaching the techniques to his sister-in-laws, and the two embraced before the bewildered spectators.

Yun Qi reconciled with Tang San, watched Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong win their tag-team match, and prepared to fight alongside Xiao Wu. The chapter ended as the host announced their first tag-team bout for the Yanhuang Team.

• Yun Qi accepted Tang San's apology and was pleased when Tang San promised to help him in the future.
• Yun Qi reunited with Xiao Wu, and they watched Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong defeat both opponents with Ning Rongrong's support.
• Yun Qi told Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing they could use the techniques he had taught them, and Ning Rongrong asked him to teach her too.
• Yun Qi and Xiao Wu reached the Spirit Combat Stage for their tag-team match after joking about Xiao Wu's earlier victory.
• The host announced the seventh tag-team bout between the Massage Team and the Yanhuang Team.

Yun Qi and Xiao Wu faced Ma Xingyi and Cai Kun in the Great Soul Arena, where the unusual pair’s eccentric techniques caught them off guard. After Yun Qi and Xiao Wu avoided their combined attack by flying above the arena, Yun Qi prepared to counterattack.

• Yun Qi and Xiao Wu met Ma Xingyi and Cai Kun, who introduced themselves and summoned their Martial Souls.
• Cai Kun created eggs with his Spirit Skill, and the pair ate them to boost their speed before charging at Yun Qi and Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu tried to throw Cai Kun, but he resisted her Hip Toss and struck her with his Iron Mountain Lean.
• Yun Qi carried Xiao Wu while dodging Ma Xingyi’s whip and Cai Kun’s enhanced Ball Skill attack.
• Yun Qi and Xiao Wu escaped the combined blast by flying into the air, and Yun Qi told Ma Xingyi and Cai Kun that it was his turn.

Yun Qi and Xiao Wu defeated the Massage Combination in a Spirit Combat match, with Cai Kun surrendering after Yun Qi’s power intimidated him. Afterward, they reunited with the academy group, learned everyone had won, and heard that Flender had taken Ma Hongjun away to vent his fire.

• Yun Qi revealed three purple Spirit Rings and one black Spirit Ring, then used precise sword energy to injure Cai Kun and Ma Xingyi while setting Xiao Wu up to attack.
• Xiao Wu dodged the opponents’ Spirit Skills and used her Soft Skill to throw Cai Kun and Ma Xingyi off the Spirit Combat Stage.
• Cai Kun surrendered after Ma Xingyi pointed out that Yun Qi had barely fought, and the audience began cheering for Yun Qi and Yanhuang.
• Yun Qi checked Xiao Wu’s injuries, and she said the Mysterious Heaven Skill had helped protect her.
• Yun Qi and Xiao Wu met the academy group and learned that everyone had won their matches, while Flender had taken Ma Hongjun away to vent his fire.

Flender took Ma Hongjun to a brothel to test whether his evil fire had been cured, then reclaimed part of the fee by intimidating the Madam with his Spirit Rings. Back at Shrek Academy, Yun Qi brought Ning Rongrong into his room and asked her to keep what he planned to teach her secret, leaving her touched by his trust.

• Flender tested Ma Hongjun at a brothel, where the young women called him impotent and Ma Hongjun said his evil fire seemed cured despite his unchanged Martial Soul.
• Flender revealed his Spirit Rings to force the Madam to refund some of the fees, then hurried away with Ma Hongjun.
• On the way back to Shrek Academy, Oscar mentioned Dai Mubai's past visits to brothels, and Dai Mubai pinched him for it.
• Yun Qi and the girls returned to the courtyard, where Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu led a hesitant Ning Rongrong into the room.
• After Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu went to wash up, Yun Qi asked Ning Rongrong to promise not to share what he would teach her, and she asked whether he trusted her that much.

Yun Qi and Ning Rongrong grew intimate, but she stopped him from going further because Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were nearby. After the two girls returned from the bathroom and caught them in an embarrassing moment, they comforted Ning Rongrong and discussed how Zhu Zhuqing could take the initiative with Yun Qi.

• Ning Rongrong confessed that she trusted Yun Qi, and he told her he liked her before she kissed him.
• Ning Rongrong stopped Yun Qi from going further, reminding him that Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were still in the bathroom.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing returned, saw Yun Qi and Ning Rongrong together, and retreated to the bathroom without interrupting them.
• Xiao Wu urged Zhu Zhuqing to take the initiative with Yun Qi, and Zhu Zhuqing resolved to try.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing came out after a long bath, checked on Ning Rongrong, and pinched Yun Qi when they saw her swollen lips.

After Ning Rongrong joined Yun Qi’s group, she learned the Mysterious Heaven Skill techniques and practiced with him, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing. At breakfast and the training ground, misunderstandings over Ma Hongjun’s loss of interest and Oscar’s breakthrough gave way to Flender celebrating Oscar reaching level thirty.

• Yun Qi taught Ning Rongrong the techniques and secret manuals he had obtained from Tang San, and she joined the morning Purple Demon Eye practice with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.
• At breakfast, Ning Rongrong asked Ma Hongjun about visiting a brothel with Flender, and Ma Hongjun’s explanation led Oscar and Dai Mubai to mistakenly think he was interested in men.
• Ma Hongjun clarified that he was no longer interested in men or women, while Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong enjoyed the academy’s strange gossip.
• At the training ground, Flender choked on a steamed bun and then tried to begin the second lesson.
• Oscar announced that he had reached level thirty, and Flender reacted with shock before celebrating his food-system student’s breakthrough.

After Oscar reached Level 30, Flender assigned the students to eat Oscar’s sausages as adaptability training, but Yun Qi accepted a mission and stopped the three girls from being forced to eat them. The lesson ended with Zhao Wuji set to take the group to the Star Dou Great Forest the next day to help Oscar obtain his Third Spirit Ring.

• Flender congratulated Oscar on reaching Level 30 and announced that the lesson was to eat Oscar’s sausages.
• Yun Qi accepted a mission to keep the three girls from eating the sausages and gained a Portable Immortal Bean Bottle.
• Dai Mubai ate more than ten sausages to support Oscar, while Tang San and Ma Hongjun each ate one.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong pleaded with Yun Qi, who told Flender and Oscar that the girls did not have to eat the sausages and that he could provide another way to restore them in battle.
• Oscar offered Yun Qi a sausage, but Yun Qi declined after pointing out that Dai Mubai had eaten until she vomited.
• Flender ended the lesson and announced that Zhao Wuji would lead the group to the Star Dou Great Forest the next day to help Oscar obtain his Third Spirit Ring.

Yun Qi and the Shrek Academy group set out for the Star Dou Great Forest, where Oscar would seek a Soul Ring and Zhao Wuji would test the students rather than intervene. Yun Qi accepted a quest requiring the academy members to suffer severe injuries, hoping to obtain an item that would boost the Soul Power cultivation of his girlfriends.

• Zhao Wuji arrived at the training grounds wrapped in bandages after Tang Hao beat him, and the students laughed at his injuries and altered voice.
• Zhao Wuji praised Oscar for reaching Soul Elder and announced that the students would handle threats themselves unless they encountered a soul beast they could not defeat.
• When Xiao Wu teased Zhao Wuji, Yun Qi stepped in front of her, and Zhao Wuji backed down after remembering Tang Hao's warning.
• Dai Mubai led the group toward the Star Dou Great Forest and warned everyone that its soul beasts were dangerous.
• Yun Qi accepted a quest to have the Shrek Academy members suffer severe injuries in exchange for a Team Soul Power Amplifier.
• Dai Mubai assigned Tang San to the front, himself to the rear, Yun Qi and Ma Hongjun to the flanks, and the others to the middle; Zhao Wuji approved the formation.

Yun Qi flew Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing at breakneck speed to the town outside the Star Dou Great Forest, leaving Zhao Wuji and the others behind. After recovering from the ride, they explored the town and wondered why the rest of the group had not arrived.

• Yun Qi carried the three girls through the sky while Zhao Wuji and the others ran below, with Oscar handing out sausages to restore their stamina.
• Dai Mubai carried the exhausted Oscar on his back as Yun Qi accepted Ning Rongrong’s speed and strength buffs and accelerated with the three girls aboard his sword.
• Yun Qi reached the Star Dou Great Forest town with the three girls in an hour, and all four were left pale and sick from the high-speed flight.
• Yun Qi gave the girls water after they vomited, and they laughed when he also crouched beside the tree and retched.
• Yun Qi and the three girls explored the busy town, found it dull, and wondered why Zhao Wuji and the others had not arrived.

Yun Qi brought Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to a town near the Star Dou Great Forest and planned to swindle the Shrek group during the trip. When Zhao Wuji and the exhausted students arrived, Yun Qi led them to a hotel and let them settle in for the night.

• At a secluded teahouse, Yun Qi asked whether Xiao Wu had told Ning Rongrong about her identity, and Xiao Wu said she would explain later.
• Yun Qi proposed using the trip to the Star Dou Great Forest to swindle the Shrek group, and he assigned tasks to Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yun Qi greeted Zhao Wuji and the exhausted students at the town entrance, claiming he had arrived early to find them a place to rest.
• Yun Qi led the group to a hotel and said he had paid for their rooms but not their meals.
• Tang San, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai ordered food downstairs while Yun Qi and the three girls kept their distance.

Tang San and the others ate at the hotel while Zhao Wuji hid upstairs with his meager food, and Canghui Academy arrived. A plate thrown at Dai Mubai sparked a fight, while Yun Qi and the girls mocked Flender’s belief that a Spirit Master should always cause trouble.

• Tang San asked Dai Mubai whether they should invite Zhao Wuji to eat, while Zhao Wuji secretly gnawed on dry rations because he had no money.
• Eight members of Canghui Academy entered the hotel, and Dai Mubai loudly insulted them as Oscar and Ma Hongjun ate.
• Ma Hongjun told Tang San that Flender taught them that a Spirit Master who did not dare cause trouble was mediocre, and Tang San accepted the idea.
• A Canghui student slammed a plate onto Dai Mubai’s head, prompting her, Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to strike him and face the rest of the academy.
• Yun Qi and the three girls criticized Flender’s lesson, and Yun Qi told them to praise the group and wait for its recklessness to bring consequences.

Yun Qi and the three women refused to join the fight after Dai Mubai provoked Canghui Academy, leaving the Shrek students to battle its team. After Dai Mubai revealed his Martial Soul and the two sides traded insults, Ye Zhi Qiu prepared to defend his students.

• Yun Qi persuaded both groups to take their confrontation outside, where Dai Mubai insulted Canghui Academy and provoked its students into attacking.
• Yun Qi and the three women stepped aside to eat and watch, while Dai Mubai, Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun fought Canghui Academy’s seven members.
• Canghui Academy’s attacks pierced Dai Mubai’s defense and bloodied his clothes, so he released his White Tiger Martial Soul.
• Ye Zhi Qiu introduced himself as Canghui Academy’s director of external affairs, but Dai Mubai mocked him after he said he had never heard of Shrek Academy.
• Ye Zhi Qiu endured the insults until he could no longer tolerate the woman’s humiliation of his students.

Ye Zhi Qiu attacked Dai Mubai and the others after Oscar insulted him, forcing them to fight the Soul King together. As Ye Zhi Qiu’s chilling skills began to overwhelm them, Yun Qi finally said he would step in.

• Ye Zhi Qiu released his Mysterious Tortoise Martial Soul and revealed that he was a Soul King, while Yun Qi calmly kept eating.
• Ye Zhi Qiu struck Dai Mubai and demanded that the students summon their Teacher to answer for their behavior.
• After Oscar called him an old turtle, Ye Zhi Qiu unleashed Mysterious Tortoise Body Protection and Mysterious Water Ice Seal against the group.
• Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun attacked in coordination, but Ye Zhi Qiu extinguished Ma Hongjun’s flames and intensified the cold.
• Oscar asked Yun Qi to help as the others struggled, and Yun Qi said he would make a move.

Dai Mubai, Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar were overwhelmed by Ye Zhi Qiu until Yun Qi intervened. Ye Zhi Qiu backed down from fighting Yun Qi, but Zhao Wuji attacked him after a dispute and stopped only when Yun Qi pointed out that Ye Zhi Qiu's Martial Soul had been damaged.

• Ye Zhi Qiu used Mysterious Water Surge and Mysterious Water Ice Seal to freeze and injure Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai, while Oscar escaped harm.
• Yun Qi stepped in, identified himself as the students' boss, and sent the frostbitten group away with Oscar.
• Ye Zhi Qiu refused to fight Yun Qi, then challenged Zhao Wuji over the students' insult to Canghui Academy.
• Zhao Wuji threatened Ye Zhi Qiu, who changed his insult into praise of Shrek Academy's students.
• Zhao Wuji struck Ye Zhi Qiu and cracked his turtle-shell Martial Soul, then stopped when Yun Qi asked him to leave it there.

Yun Qi and the others left the hotel with Zhao Wuji and traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to help Oscar obtain his third spirit ring. At the forest’s entrance, Zhao Wuji stopped the group before they went farther inside.

• Yun Qi defended Ye Zhi Qiu after Zhao Wuji defeated him, then returned to the hotel with Xiao Wu and the other girls.
• The next morning, Zhao Wuji gathered everyone and led them toward the Star Dou Great Forest, while Yun Qi and the girls finished their sunrise cultivation.
• As the group traveled, Oscar looked forward to obtaining his third spirit ring, and Yun Qi told Xiao Wu he wanted to visit her home and bring seasonings for Er Ming.
• Yun Qi and Xiao Wu agreed to keep their plans secret from the others, and Ning Rongrong asked what they had been whispering about.
• Yun Qi descended from his sword and joined Zhao Wuji’s group as they reached and entered the forest.
• Zhao Wuji told everyone to stop shortly after they entered the Star Dou Great Forest.

Zhao Wuji led Yun Qi, Tang San, and the others into the Star Dou Great Forest to search for Spirit Beasts, warning them to stay close and prepare for danger. Yun Qi secretly removed the aura around Xiao Wu to attract Er Ming, and the group continued past a harmless pack of Spiny Rats without fighting them.

• After resting, Oscar made sausages and dried sausages for the group, while Zhao Wuji warned everyone to stay within twenty meters of him and not hunt without permission.
• Zhao Wuji arranged for Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Yun Qi to lead the group into the forest, with himself covering the rear.
• Xiao Wu excitedly chatted with Yun Qi as they traveled, and Yun Qi secretly withdrew the aura around her to let Da Ming and Er Ming sense her.
• Tang San cleared the overgrown path while keeping watch for Spirit Beasts, and Yun Qi and Xiao Wu exchanged glances without the others noticing their plan.
• When Zhao Wuji found a pack of ten-year Spiny Rats blocking the way, Yun Qi persuaded him not to attack and told Tang San to go around them.

Yun Qi and the group rested in the Star Dou Great Forest before a fast-approaching spirit beast interrupted them. Yun Qi identified the creature as a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and warned that it was already injured, setting up a dispute over Oscar's potential Spirit Ring.

• Xiao Wu thanked Yun Qi, and the group continued through the forest, driving off attacking spirit beasts without killing them.
• Zhao Wuji called for a break, and Yun Qi cleared a resting place, then shared food with Tang San and the others.
• After about half an hour, Zhao Wuji sensed something approaching and ordered everyone to prepare.
• Yun Qi used his Third Spirit Skill to scout from the air and described the approaching snake to the group.
• Zhao Wuji identified it as a Wind-Tailed Cockscomb Snake suited to Oscar, but Yun Qi pointed out its injuries and said it was someone else's prey.

Yun Qi and the others pursued a Wind-Tailed Cockscomb Snake so Oscar could obtain its Spirit Ring, with Tang San identifying the beast and explaining its traits. Zhao Wuji helped stop the fleeing snake, and the group knocked it unconscious as Oscar prepared to absorb it.

• Tang San identified the Wind-Tailed Cockscomb Snake as a thousand-year Spirit Beast and explained that its speed-boosting Spirit Skill would suit Oscar.
• Dai Mubai struck the fleeing snake, and Ning Rongrong boosted the pursuers’ speed with her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Tang San restrained the snake with Blue Silver Entanglement, but it slipped free and fled faster along the ground.
• Zhao Wuji used his third Spirit Skill to slow the snake, allowing Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Tang San to beat it unconscious.
• Zhao Wuji told Oscar to recover before absorbing the Spirit Ring, and Oscar sat down to meditate.