Chapter Summaries

Xiao Han said goodbye to Feng Qing'er, Ya Fei, and Nalan Yanran before spending 300 energy points to travel alone to the Douluo World. He left Nalan Yanran flustered by kissing her cheek, while she and Ya Fei planned to return to the Gamma Empire and then help Hun Susu.

• Feng Qing'er asked Xiao Han to give her the wings, but he explained they had fused with him as a Flight Combat Skill and promised to spare anyone who came after him for her sake.
• Feng Qing'er left Tianmu Mountain, and Ya Fei and Nalan Yanran accepted that Xiao Han planned to leave on his own.
• Nalan Yanran told Xiao Han that she and Ya Fei would return to the Gamma Empire, then find Aunt Lan and help Hun Susu.
• Xiao Han teased Nalan Yanran, kissed her cheek, and activated the system to open a gate to the Douluo World.
• Xiao Han vanished through the gate, leaving Nalan Yanran stunned.

Tang San and his companions hunted an eleven-thousand-year Ghost Vine in the Star Dou Great Forest, but discovered it had dragon blood and could overpower them. As the Ghost Vine attacked, an azure-robed figure appeared to protect the group, and Tang San recognized the figure as his Master.

• Tang San restrained the Ghost Vine with his Spider Web Restraint while the staff-wielding elder tried to freeze it.
• Yu Xiaogang identified the Ghost Vine as an eleven-thousand-year soul beast and explained that it had likely absorbed dragon essence blood by devouring animals.
• The Ghost Vine broke free of the ice and pursued the group despite Yu Xiaogang's Luo Sanpao smoke attack.
• The Ghost Vine blocked the group's escape and raised its tendrils to strike as the elder prepared to hold it off.
• A powerful light shielded Tang San and his companions from the Ghost Vine's attack, and an azure-robed figure appeared whom Tang San recognized as his Master.

Xiao Han returned just as Tang San needed a third soul ring and subdued a ten-thousand-year Ghost Vine for him. Tang San began absorbing the Ghost Vine’s soul ring after revealing that his second ring came from a Man-Faced Demon Spider and gave him Spider Web Restraint.

• Xiao Han fell into the group, was struck by the Ghost Vine, and emerged from the impact crater unharmed.
• Yu Xiaogang told Xiao Han that Tang San had reached level thirty and needed one more soul ring to become a Soul Venerable.
• Xiao Han evaded the Ghost Vine’s attacks, battered it into submission, and tossed it before Tang San.
• Tang San told Xiao Han that his second soul ring came from a Man-Faced Demon Spider and granted Spider Web Restraint.
• Tang San killed the Ghost Vine and began absorbing its black soul ring while Xiao Han wondered at the similarity to the original storyline.

Xiao Han reunited with the Tang Sect after six years away, praised its members’ growth, and thanked Yu Xiaogang and Li Yusong for training them. Tang San completed his third soul-ring absorption and revealed his new Ghost Vine skill, Parasite.

• Xiao Han greeted Yu Xiaogang and the Tang Sect members, discovering that six years had passed while he was away.
• Xiao Han examined the disciples’ Martial Souls and thousand-year first and second soul rings, and Yu Xiaogang explained that he had followed Xiao Han’s instructions.
• Yu Xiaogang credited Li Yusong with fighting the soul beasts for the disciples, and Xiao Han thanked Li Yusong with potions.
• Tang San opened his eyes after absorbing the Ghost Vine and announced that his third soul skill was Parasite.
• Tang San used Parasite to spread tiny particles across a massive tree, where vine-like tendrils sprouted and coiled around it.

After Tang San absorbed his third soul ring, Xiao Han refined the Ghost Vine and obtained the Silver Dragon King's Essence Blood, which he gave to Xiao Wu. He then refused to leave the Star Dou Great Forest, deciding to obtain his own third soul ring first.

• Tang San told Xiao Han that his new soul ring had increased each of his physical attributes by eleven thousand points, while Xiao Han promised to find a way to improve their Gravity Equipment.
• Li Yusong explained that the ten-thousand-year Ghost Vine had a trace of Dragon Bloodline, and Yu Xiaogang urged Xiao Han and the others to leave the dangerous forest soon.
• Xiao Han refined the Ghost Vine's corpse with four-colored flames and received the Silver Dragon King's Essence Blood from the system.
• Xiao Han gave the essence blood to Xiao Wu, who wondered whether he had discovered her true identity.
• Yu Xiaogang urged the group to leave before Shrek Academy's admissions began, but Xiao Han said he would obtain his third soul ring first.

Xiao Han revealed that his second soul ring was a one-million-four-hundred-thousand-year ring formed by fusing the power of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of Extreme North. He demonstrated its devastating ice-based skills, leaving Yu Xiaogang, Li Yusong, Tang San, and the others stunned.

• Yu Xiaogang asked Xiao Han about his second soul ring, and Xiao Han summoned his enormous Cold Rock Snake martial soul to reveal its brilliant-gold ring.
• Xiao Han explained that he had killed the Three Great Heavenly Kings of Extreme North and fused their soul rings into one ring aged one million four hundred thousand years.
• Yu Xiaogang and Li Yusong were shocked by Xiao Han's claim, while Tang San was disheartened by the vast gap between their soul rings.
• Xiao Han demonstrated Withering Snowflakes, Imprisoning Frost, and Winter Has Come, freezing and destroying a forest, hills, and a small mountain.

Xiao Han revealed the three domains granted by his million-year soul ring and the powerful fused soul-bone set he gained from the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North. While the group waited near the Star Dou Great Forest’s core for a soul beast suited to Yu Xiaogang, Xiao Wu refined Gu Yuena’s dragon blood essence and transformed; a mysterious voice then announced it had found a human with a spiritual attribute.

• Xiao Han explained that his second soul ring granted three domain skills with a range of 170 kilometers and showed the fused six soul bones, which boosted his ice attack and immunity by 150 percent each.
• Xiao Han reassured Xiao Wu that the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North had been reborn elsewhere and promised to take her to see them.
• Xiao Han decided to wait near the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest for a soul beast suited to Yu Xiaogang.
• Xiao Wu finished refining Gu Yuena’s dragon blood essence, and Xiao Han noticed that she had gained a subtle, alluring aura.
• A mysterious voice laughed that it had finally encountered a human with a spiritual attribute.

Xiao Han and the others encountered the nine-hundred-thousand-year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, which asked Xiao Han to help it deal with a pursuer. The Six-Armed Ape appeared from the forest, leaving the group facing the threat.

• An enormous Ice Silkworm emerged from a fissure, and Yu Xiaogang identified it as the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, nearing the Million Year Level.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm offered Xiao Han a great fortune, but he refused and said he would take it himself.
• The ground trembled, and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm asked the humans to help it deal with trouble approaching.
• Xiao Han recalled how the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had been captured and imprisoned by soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• A six-armed, black-furred creature emerged from the forest, and Yu Xiaogang identified it as a Six-Armed Ape.

Xiao Han defeated and killed the 163,000-year Six-Armed Ape, then fused two skill books to gain the Three Heads Six Arms divine ability. He also killed the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, rejecting its offer of an Intelligent Soul Ring.

• Tang San identified the Six-Armed Ape as a soul beast that had surpassed the Hundred-Thousand-Year Level, terrifying Wang Sheng and the Holy Soul Village children.
• Xiao Han countered the Six-Armed Ape’s sonic attack with Hundred Beast Roar and killed it with a single punch.
• The system rewarded Xiao Han with experience, a six arms skill book, a left arm bone, and a Silver-tier treasure chest.
• Xiao Han spent 500 Energy Points to fuse Three Heads and six arms, gaining the Three Heads Six Arms divine ability.
• Xiao Han collected the Six-Armed Ape’s soul bone and killed the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm before it could finish introducing itself, rejecting its Intelligent Soul Ring.

Xiao Han absorbed the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s soul ring, which resonated with his second ring and became a million-year soul ring, greatly increasing his soul realm. He revealed his new spiritual skills and mutated martial soul to the others.

• Xiao Han stored the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s head soul bone and began absorbing its soul ring while Yu Xiaogang and the others guarded him.
• The system announced that resonance with the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion’s presence in Xiao Han’s second soul ring had elevated his third soul ring to the Million Year Level.
• Xiao Han’s soul realm rose to Heaven Realm Great Perfection, and he reassured Xiao Wu and Yu Xiaogang that he was fine.
• Xiao Han showed everyone his brilliant gold third soul ring and explained that it had broken through to the Million Year Level.
• Xiao Han demonstrated Dragon’s Might and revealed Dragon’s Roar as his two spiritual offensive skills, after his martial soul grew to 270 meters and developed four legs.

Xiao Han revealed the power of his newly evolved martial soul and explained that his mission was to bring fairness to the continent and help soul beasts ascend to the Divine Realm again. He left the group planning to refine the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's corpse for its treasures.

• Xiao Han explained that his Third Soul Skill's Dragon's Might was using only five percent of its attack power, leaving Wang Sheng, Er Gouzi, Li Yusong, and the others stunned by the pressure.
• Xiao Han described the ice silkworm's fifty-percent boost to his ice abilities, and Yu Xiaogang congratulated him on his million-year soul ring and stronger First Soul Skill.
• Xiao Han renamed his mutated martial soul the Cold Rock Golden Flood Dragon and refused to return to Shrek Academy immediately.
• Xiao Han said he would refine the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's corpse, prompting Xiao Wu to object to using a dead soul beast's remains.
• Xiao Han told Xiao Wu that his mission was to bring fairness to the continent and let soul beasts ascend to the Divine Realm again.

Xiao Han explained to Xiao Wu and Yu Xiaogang that the God Realm’s gods had sealed soul beasts’ path to ascension and changed Douluo Dalu’s laws so soul masters needed soul rings. He reassured Xiao Wu and taught Tang San to put righteousness above rigid principles before leading the Tang Sect disciples toward Shrek Academy.

• Xiao Han told Xiao Wu and Yu Xiaogang that higher planes existed beyond the God Realm.
• Xiao Han explained that the God Realm’s gods sealed soul beasts’ passage after defeating the Dragon God and altered Douluo Dalu’s laws to make soul masters hunt them for soul rings.
• Xiao Wu became furious at the gods, then apologized to Xiao Han after he explained why they needed to grow stronger.
• Xiao Han advised Tang San not to cling too rigidly to principles, and Tang San obediently agreed.
• Xiao Han led the Tang Sect disciples out of the Star Dou Great Forest toward Shrek Academy.

Xiao Han opened one Silver-grade and three Gold-grade Treasure Chests during the carriage ride to Shrek Academy, gaining several rare items and the talismanic arts of the Myriad Heavens and Worlds. Yu Xiaogang announced that Shrek Academy had arrived.

• Xiao Han opened a Silver-grade Treasure Chest and obtained a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.
• Xiao Han opened a Gold-grade Treasure Chest and obtained a Kira Tulip, then noted its connection to Ning Rongrong’s martial soul evolution.
• Xiao Han opened another Gold-grade Treasure Chest and obtained a Netherworld Cat Torso Bone with a concealment skill.
• Xiao Han opened his final Gold-grade Treasure Chest, crushed the Jade Slip inside, and absorbed the talismanic arts into his mind.
• Yu Xiaogang called to Xiao Han that Shrek Academy had arrived.

Xiao Han arrived at Shrek Academy with his companions and agreed to take its entrance assessment despite being powerful enough to train them himself. As the strict admissions process continued, Xiao Han and his group reached the front of the line.

• Xiao Han told Li Yusong he would follow Shrek Academy's rules and take the entrance assessment, honoring his promise to Headmaster Flander.
• Wang Sheng questioned whether the shabby academy was worth entering, and Xiao Han warned him not to judge by appearances or he could leave the Tang Sect.
• Xiao Han considered Martial Soul Hall's future conflict with the Tang Sect and wondered why Bibi Dong had returned to Martial Soul Hall.
• Dai Mubai drove off a parent demanding a registration-fee refund, and the applicants learned Shrek accepted only children under thirteen with soul power above rank twenty-one.
• Xiao Wu called Shrek Academy interesting for accepting monsters, and Xiao Han's group reached the front of the assessment line.

Xiao Han arrived at Shrek Academy, where Zhao Xin recognized his Innate Full Soul Power and let him enroll despite his age. After Xiao Han and his companions passed the assessment, Zhao Xin accepted a golden-haired girl as well.

• Zhao Xin recognized Xiao Han's Innate Full Soul Power and revealed that Dean Flander had intended to make him a teacher.
• Xiao Han refused the teaching position and insisted on enrolling as a student, so Zhao Xin made an exception and ordered Dai Mubai to escort him inside.
• Xiao Han received 10,000 Experience Points for making Shrek Academy break precedent, and he declined the System's suggested achievement for becoming a teacher.
• Zhao Xin tested Tang San, Er Gouzi, Wang Sheng, and the others, and Xiao Han's companions all passed the assessment.
• Zhao Xin called Dai Mubai back and told him to take a golden-haired girl into the academy too.

Xiao Han brought the Tang Sect members to Shrek Academy for the second entrance examination and rejected Martial Soul Hall’s authority over his sect. At the academy, he recognized Oscar’s sausage as a soul-power creation, and Oscar demonstrated how he made it.

• Wang Sheng told Dai Mubai that Xiao Han was the Tang Sect’s sect master and invited him to join the new sect.
• Dai Mubai said new sects had to register with Martial Soul Hall, but Xiao Han declared that it had no authority over the Tang Sect.
• Xiao Wu tried to buy Oscar’s sausages, but Xiao Han stopped her and explained that they were made from soul power.
• Dai Mubai returned with Zhu Zhuqing, warned the others that Oscar was fooling people, and ordered him to make a sausage.
• Oscar summoned two hundred-year soul rings and condensed a fragrant sausage from soul power while the others watched.

At Shrek Academy’s assessment, Xiao Han’s disciples and former Work-Study Students displayed soul power above level twenty-five and qualified to proceed directly to the fourth round. Xiao Han then revealed Soul Saint-level power, destroyed the crystal ball, and gained Experience Points, while the story left a skeptical applicant being forced to pay for it and honor his wager.

• Oscar defended his food-based soul chant while Wang Sheng, Er Gouzi, and the others teased him.
• Dai Mubai led the Tang Sect group past the second-round assessment, and Xiao Wu, Tang San, and the others demonstrated soul power above level twenty-five.
• Xiao Han tested his soul power, which registered at Soul Saint level and shattered the crystal ball, earning 2,967 Experience Points.
• Lu Qibin questioned Xiao Han about his power, and Xiao Han asked to proceed to the fourth-round assessment.
• After Xiao Han left, the academy demanded that the skeptical applicant pay for the crystal ball and perform his promised handstand.

Tang San and the others arrived at Shrek Academy's fourth test, where Xiao Han refused an offer to join as a teacher and was exempted from the test as a student. Zhao Wuji began the challenge by giving the eighteen remaining candidates one incense stick to prepare to withstand his attacks.

• Dai Mubai told Tang San and Xiao Wu that Shrek Academy had admitted only forty-two students in twenty years and currently had just three enrolled students.
• Zhao Wuji welcomed Tang San and Xiao Han, but Xiao Han declined the offer to become a teacher and insisted on joining as a student.
• Zhao Wuji exempted Xiao Han from the fourth test, and the system awarded him an achievement and 3,700 Experience Points.
• Zhao Wuji started the fourth test, challenging the eighteen candidates to endure his attacks for one incense stick's worth of time.
• Dai Mubai warned the candidates that Zhao Wuji was a Soul Saint who specialized in strength and defense, so they gathered to discuss tactics.
• When the incense time ran out, Zhao Wuji called on the candidates to show him their tactics, while Xiao Han watched curiously.

Xiao Han’s students faced Zhao Wuji’s fourth trial, revealing their unusual soul rings and the immense Gravity Equipment they had trained in for years. Zhao Wuji overwhelmed the group after knocking out Ning Rongrong, but Xiao Han rescued three students from his attack and offered to fight Zhao Wuji next.

• Ning Rongrong strengthened the group with her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda as Tang San and the others revealed their martial souls and rare soul-ring configurations.
• Xiao Han let the students remove their Gravity Equipment, revealing that they had been carrying a combined 1,300 jin while training.
• Zhao Wuji began the battle by knocking Ning Rongrong unconscious, then endured the group’s attacks until Tang San trapped him with his third soul skill.
• Zhao Wuji broke free and unleashed a shockwave, but Xiao Han swiftly saved Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Cui Hua from its impact.
• After Zhao Wuji declared the group defeated, Xiao Han stepped forward and challenged him to exchange moves.

Xiao Han confronted the Ice Master after she acted cold toward him, then revealed he had seen through her disguise as Ying Huanhuan. After restraining and disciplining her, he left her embarrassed and invited her to discuss the Ice Ancestral Symbol.

• The Ice Master entered Xiao Han’s room and challenged him when he ordered her onto the bed.
• Xiao Han used Absorption Palm to overpower the Ice Master, whose ice mirror shattered when she sensed his Ancestor Realm strength.
• Xiao Han restrained the Ice Master and spanked her as she protested and realized he could suppress her power.
• Xiao Han revealed that he knew the Ice Master was Ying Huanhuan, and he scolded and punished her for acting like a stranger after he awakened her power.
• Ying Huanhuan got off the bed and tried to leave, but Xiao Han called her back and corrected his invitation to discuss the Ice Ancestral Symbol.