Chapter Summaries

After Xiao Han defeated Zhao Wuji, he taught him that a soul master should develop techniques suited to their own abilities, then graduated from Shrek Academy on the day he enrolled. That night, a mysterious Black Robed Man with nine soul rings confronted Zhao Wuji and Flander, who sent Dai Mubai to fetch Xiao Han.

• Xiao Han explained that soul skills were tools for combat and that outstanding soul masters developed techniques suited to themselves, prompting Zhao Wuji and Tang San to reflect on his words.
• Zhao Wuji declared Xiao Han a Shrek graduate, and Xiao Han received system rewards for becoming the academy’s fastest graduate.
• Zhao Wuji described Shrek’s graduation requirements and its graduates, while Xiao Han said Tang Sect members had to reach level forty within a year or leave.
• Zhao Wuji decided to give Tang San special attention in future practical classes, then heard an unseen voice call him outside.
• Zhao Wuji met Flander and Dai Mubai in the forest, where a Black Robed Man revealed nine soul rings; Flander sent Dai Mubai to summon Xiao Han.

A mysterious Clear Sky Douluo attacked Zhao Wuji at night to avenge the children Zhao Wuji had fought earlier. After Xiao Han arrived, Zhao Wuji and Flander prepared to face the intruder, but Xiao Han claimed he could defeat him alone.

• The Clear Sky Douluo challenged Zhao Wuji to endure his assault or agree to do something for him.
• Zhao Wuji tried to stall and ask which child the Clear Sky Douluo was avenging, but the man began beating him before he could answer.
• Flander watched helplessly as Zhao Wuji was badly beaten and waited for Xiao Han to arrive.
• Xiao Han appeared and helped Zhao Wuji up, while Zhao Wuji and Flander prepared to fight with his support.
• Xiao Han refused to support them and said he could defeat the Clear Sky Douluo by himself.

Xiao Han used his Cold Rock Golden Flood Dragon and First Soul Skill to greatly strengthen Zhao Wuji, allowing him to withstand a Titled Douluo’s attacks. As Zhao Wuji continued fighting the mysterious man, Flander recognized the extraordinary potential of Xiao Han’s support abilities.

• Xiao Han summoned his Cold Rock Golden Flood Dragon and used Blood Boiling to strengthen Zhao Wuji.
• The mysterious man rushed Xiao Han, but Xiao Han’s Qi Aura let him withstand the man’s punch without moving.
• Zhao Wuji struck the mysterious man and sent him sliding backward, drawing blood from the Titled Douluo.
• The mysterious man summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and attacked Zhao Wuji with Quake Hammer, but Zhao Wuji endured the blow.
• Zhao Wuji continued battling the mysterious man as Flander marveled at Xiao Han’s support abilities.

Xiao Han and Zhao Wuji fought a mysterious attacker, with Xiao Han’s support skills helping Zhao Wuji overpower him before Xiao Han sent him crashing into a mountain. The attacker was revealed as Tang Hao, who praised Xiao Han, left Tang San at Shrek Academy, and departed to reclaim what belonged to him.

• Xiao Han used his frost abilities to slow the mysterious man and assist Zhao Wuji in landing a series of heavy blows.
• Xiao Han’s icy beams restricted the attacker, but the man used his Right Leg Bone to break free and charged at Xiao Han with a Clear Sky Hammer.
• Xiao Han kicked the attacker into a mountain, and Tang San discovered that the man was his father, Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo.
• Xiao Han teased Tang Hao about being beaten, and the system rewarded Xiao Han with 60000 Experience Points and 600 Energy Points for a new achievement.
• Tang Hao praised Xiao Han, told Tang San to remain at Shrek Academy, and left to reclaim what belonged to him.

Xiao Han and Xiao Wu discussed his upcoming travels and the need to find a way to improve their friends’ physical training. When they encountered the Red-Haired Fatty harassing Cui Hua, Xiao Han intervened and demanded an apology, leaving the man cowed by Xiao Han’s power.

• Xiao Han told Xiao Wu he would stay for half a year to solve the limits of their Gravity Equipment, but refused to take her traveling until she was stronger.
• Xiao Han and Xiao Wu saw the Red-Haired Fatty grabbing Cui Hua and insisting she remain his girlfriend.
• Xiao Wu confronted the Red-Haired Fatty, and Cui Hua escaped while he tried to explain his behavior.
• The Red-Haired Fatty threatened Xiao Wu and Xiao Han, so Xiao Han demanded that he apologize and blasted him into a tree.
• The Red-Haired Fatty revealed his Phoenix Avatar, but he lost his nerve when Xiao Han displayed three soul rings, including one red and two gold.

Xiao Han forced Ma Hongjun to apologize to Xiao Wu, and Dai Mubai explained the source of Ma Hongjun’s dangerous evil fire. At Shrek Academy, Flander assigned the students’ rooms, and Tang San volunteered to share with Ma Hongjun instead of Oscar.

• Ma Hongjun tried to get Dai Mubai to help him fight Xiao Han, but Dai Mubai warned him that Xiao Han was far stronger and urged him to apologize to Xiao Wu.
• Ma Hongjun apologized to Xiao Wu, and Xiao Han left with her when the academy bell rang.
• Dai Mubai explained that Ma Hongjun’s mutated martial soul caused periodic evil fire that made him pursue women and could eventually drive his martial soul berserk.
• Flander introduced Yu Xiaogang as the students’ teacher and arranged rooms for the students, including giving Xiao Han a room to himself.
• Oscar protested sharing a room with Ma Hongjun, so Tang San volunteered to room with Ma Hongjun instead.

Xiao Han took Tang San and Xiao Wu under his guidance at Shrek Academy, gave Tang San materials and tasks for forging, and offered Ma Hongjun a cure for his martial-soul flaw only if he joined the Tang Sect. The chapter left Flander struggling with Xiao Han’s condition and the students’ freedom to choose whether to join the sect.

• Xiao Wu asked whether Shrek Academy had any Soul Douluo, and Xiao Han reassured her that he would protect her.
• Xiao Han asked Flander to let Tang San and Xiao Wu follow his instruction, and Flander agreed.
• Xiao Han gave Tang San 108 seventh-grade Magic Tools, armor blueprints, and an energy-rich droplet, then told him to forge the equipment.
• Flander asked Xiao Han to help Ma Hongjun repair his martial soul, and Xiao Han said he would do so if Ma Hongjun joined the Tang Sect.
• Xiao Han told Flander that joining the Tang Sect was each student's choice, leaving Flander troubled by the condition.

Xiao Han took Xiao Wu into the forest, revealed that he knew she was a transformed hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit, and helped her strengthen her cultivation with a Silver Droplet and the Snake Mother's Inner Core. After refining the Inner Core overnight, Xiao Wu displayed seven spirit rings, reaching the level of a Soul Sage.

• Xiao Han persuaded Flander to let talented academy members consider joining the Tang Sect, earning an Achievement Point.
• Xiao Han brought Xiao Wu into the forest and told her he knew she was a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast who had transformed into a human.
• Xiao Han gave Xiao Wu a Silver Droplet, and she refined it until her strength could shatter a ten-ton boulder.
• Xiao Han gave Xiao Wu the Snake Mother's Inner Core, then guarded her while she refined it overnight.
• Xiao Wu finished refining the Inner Core and revealed seven spirit rings.

Xiao Han used a pill to provoke Ma Hongjun’s evil fire and awaken the power of his Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul. After Ma Hongjun lost control, Xiao Han directed him to prepared women, and the system rewarded him for completing the awakening.

• Xiao Han returned to Shrek Academy and gave Ma Hongjun a pill to awaken the power in his bloodline.
• Ma Hongjun swallowed the pill, became consumed by desire, and tried to grab Zhu Zhuqing before the teachers restrained him.
• Xiao Han explained that Ma Hongjun’s evil fire came from his incompletely awakened bloodline and said he was using the pill to catalyze it.
• Ma Hongjun’s flames intensified, withered nearby plants, and began to overwhelm the teachers restraining him.
• Xiao Han ordered the teachers to release Ma Hongjun, then kicked him into a room with women prepared for him.
• The system announced that Ma Hongjun had completely awakened his Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul and awarded Xiao Han experience and energy points.

Ma Hongjun controlled his evil fire and joined the Tang Sect after Xiao Han gave him a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower. When Dai Mubai challenged Er Gouzi to test Flander's claims about Xiao Han's students, Er Gouzi faced him without releasing his martial soul.

• After his evil fire was brought under control, Ma Hongjun revealed his Phoenix martial soul and thanked Xiao Han for his guidance.
• Xiao Han gave Ma Hongjun a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower as a welcome gift to the Tang Sect.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Dai Mubai resisted joining the Tang Sect, but Flander explained that membership was optional and praised Xiao Han's students.
• Flander told Dai Mubai to challenge one of the Holy Soul Village students, and Dai Mubai chose Er Gouzi.
• Er Gouzi refused to reveal his Nine-Toothed Rake martial soul and said he could defeat Dai Mubai in one move.
• Dai Mubai activated his first soul skill and wagered that Er Gouzi could not make him retreat, while Xiao Han warned Er Gouzi not to beat him to death.

Er Gouzi defeated Dai Mubai with a single martial-soul-free punch, and Xiao Wu revealed she had become a Soul Saint overnight through Xiao Han’s guidance. Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong joined the Tang Sect, earning Xiao Han a new achievement.

• Er Gouzi used the Eight Extremes Collapse to defeat Dai Mubai with one punch, then explained that Xiao Han had taught the skill to Tang Sect members.
• Xiao Wu revealed her seven soul rings and said Xiao Han’s guidance had helped her reach Soul Saint rank overnight.
• Xiao Han told Dai Mubai that members could serve as guest elders if they could not remain in the Tang Sect, as long as they answered its summons when needed.
• Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong each declared that they would join the Tang Sect.
• Xiao Han received an achievement for bringing all of the Shrek Seven Devils in the story line into the Tang Sect, along with experience and energy points.

Xiao Han trained the Tang Sect members by making them work at Tang San’s Blacksmith Shop and then wear rune-imbued Black Armor. When Ning Rongrong questioned the training, Xiao Han demonstrated Cui Hua’s strength, leaving the students stunned.

• Xiao Han welcomed the students into the Tang Sect and ordered them to help Tang San at the Blacksmith Shop for seven days.
• A report told Ning Fengzhi and Sword Uncle that Ning Rongrong was forging iron at the shop, and Sword Uncle flew off to bring her back.
• After seven days, Xiao Han presented the students with Black Armor weighing over a thousand jin per set and explained that Earth Attribute runes increased its weight.
• Xiao Han insisted that Ning Rongrong wear the armor, arguing that auxiliary-system soul masters needed strong bodies to survive on the battlefield.
• Cui Hua put on the armor effortlessly and shattered a Heavy Iron anvil with a punch, astonishing Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.

Xiao Han equipped the Shrek students with Black Armor and taught them two life-saving techniques, impressing the teachers with their power. Flander and the other Shrek teachers joined the Tang Sect, making Shrek Academy an affiliated academy.

• Xiao Han persuaded Ning Rongrong that she needed to learn close-combat survival skills, and she put on the Black Armor after he promised to marry her if no one else would.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai donned the thousand-jin Black Armor, and Xiao Han explained how it could reinforce its defenses with soul power.
• Xiao Han granted the group the Three Heads Six Arms secret technique and the Seven Spirits Unite Fusion Skill, and Dai Mubai demonstrated how he could unleash three soul skills at once.
• Flander asked to join the Tang Sect, and Xiao Han accepted him as a guest elder; Zhao Wuji and the other Shrek teachers also volunteered to join.
• The Tang Sect received an achievement reward after Shrek Academy became one of its affiliated academies.

Sword Saint Chen Xin arrived at Shrek Academy after hearing that Ning Rongrong had been made to do menial work and challenged Xiao Han to endure three attacks. Xiao Han caught Chen Xin’s first punch, leaving the two poised for the next move.

• Xiao Han assigned Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to clean the Blacksmith Shop and summoned Flander, Yu Xiaogang, and the teachers to talk.
• Sword Saint Chen Xin arrived to defend Ning Rongrong and confronted Flander about making her do menial work.
• Xiao Han said he was responsible and would guide Ning Rongrong’s training, but Chen Xin misread her exhaustion as mistreatment.
• Chen Xin challenged Xiao Han to take three moves without soul power or his martial soul, despite Flander and Ning Rongrong urging him to stop.
• Chen Xin struck Xiao Han with his first punch, but Xiao Han caught it and was only pushed back three steps.

Xiao Han proved to Chen Xin that he was qualified to teach Ning Rongrong, then challenged him to endure one of his moves. As Xiao Han prepared to attack, he summoned a series of mysterious flames, leaving Chen Xin on guard.

• Chen Xin attacked Xiao Han after learning Ning Rongrong called him her master, but Xiao Han blocked the strike unharmed.
• Chen Xin took Xiao Han to a forest and secretly activated his Seven Kill Domain, but Xiao Han recognized its weakening effect and declined to summon his martial soul.
• Chen Xin challenged Xiao Han to break his Spirit Sword Guard, and Xiao Han shattered the barrier with his Mental Power.
• Chen Xin acknowledged Xiao Han was qualified to teach Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Han challenged Chen Xin to withstand one move before taking her away.
• Xiao Han summoned deep blue, bluish-green, and milky white flames, then brought forth a dark white flame as Chen Xin sensed their destructive power.

Xiao Han battled Sword Douluo Chen Xin with a four-flame Destruction Fire Lotus, and their attacks devastated the surrounding forest and mountains. Xiao Han emerged unharmed, and Chen Xin conceded that Xiao Han had won, leaving the question of whether he would take Ning Rongrong unresolved.

• Chen Xin activated his Seven Kill True Body as Xiao Han fused four Heavenly Flames into a Destruction Fire Lotus.
• Xiao Han sent the fire lotus at Chen Xin, who countered with Man and Sword as One, and their collision unleashed a destructive shockwave.
• Flander and the others fled but were caught by the shockwave, which leveled the forest and a nearby mountain.
• The group saw Chen Xin battered and feared Xiao Han had vanished, but Xiao Han flew out of a ravine unharmed.
• Xiao Han called the clash a draw and offered to let Chen Xin take Ning Rongrong, but Chen Xin declared Xiao Han the winner because he remained unhurt.

Xiao Han revealed that Bibi Dong had become a Titled Douluo more than ten years earlier, then impressed Sword Douluo with the Soul Tools he had made for the Tang Sect. The chapter ended with Xiao Han explaining higher realms of swordsmanship, prompting Sword Douluo to enter deep contemplation.

• Xiao Han told Sword Douluo that Bibi Dong had become a Titled Douluo before Tang Hao, and Sword Douluo recognized the news as important.
• Ning Rongrong told Sword Douluo that Xiao Han had defeated Tang Hao and shown mercy during their earlier fight.
• Ning Rongrong demonstrated that her Black Armor weighed thousands of jin and increased in weight when infused with soul power.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that Xiao Han had made the twenty-one Soul Tools, astonishing Sword Douluo.
• Xiao Han described the Swordless Realm and the Selfless Realm, and Sword Douluo contemplated his words as sword qi formed around him.

Xiao Han claimed the mountain range for the Tang Sect and began organizing its establishment, refusing to seek the Heaven Dou Emperor’s permission. He assigned Tang San, Flander, and Yu Xiaogang their roles and announced plans to open the sect in two months.

• Xiao Han chose a mountain range near the Capital City as the Tang Sect’s base and declared that the peaks belonged to the sect.
• Xiao Han rejected Yu Xiaogang’s suggestion to negotiate with the Heaven Dou Emperor, saying he would not become the empire’s guardian and would kill any troops sent against them.
• Xiao Han exchanged his Points for Gold Soul Coins and told Tang San to plan the Tang Sect’s establishment according to the Tang Sect of the China Plane.
• Xiao Han put Flander in charge of the money and told him to build Shrek Academy after the sect was established.
• Xiao Han instructed Yu Xiaogang to buy the official announcement board and publicize the Tang Sect’s opening and its free tuition, food, lodging, and family rewards.

Flander and the Tang Sect workers faced Niu Mo, a teacher from Blue Tyrant Academy, who demanded the official announcement board and challenged them to a fight. Cui Hua defeated him with a single punch, but as he fled with a threat, another group arrived with more than a hundred armed soldiers.

• Niu Mo accused Flander of taking the announcement board from Blue Tyrant Academy, but Flander pointed out that no agreement had been signed.
• Flander ordered Cui Hua to fight Niu Mo, and she revealed her purple, purple, and black soul rings.
• Niu Mo strengthened himself with his first soul skill, but Cui Hua struck him with Eight Extremes Collapse and sent him flying.
• Niu Mo threatened that Blue Tyrant Academy would retaliate, then fled as Cui Hua watched him go.
• Flander noticed a middle-aged man in brocade robes approaching with more than a hundred armored soldiers.

The Heaven Dou Empire’s official confronted Flander and the others over building without a Land Deed, but Tang Sect’s disciples defeated his soldiers and drove him away. Flander worried the empire would send stronger forces, then agreed to embrace the conflict and asked whether Fourth Brother was still refining pills.

• The Brocade-Robed Man demanded Flander’s Land Deed and ordered him to come with the soldiers, but Er Gouzi announced that the mountain range belonged to the Tang Sect and warned the empire to stay away.
• Tang San said the Heaven Dou Empire had once been rebels too, and the Brocade-Robed Man ordered his soldiers to attack.
• Tang San, Er Gouzi, Wang Sheng, and the other Tang Sect disciples used Eight Extremes Collapse to kill more than half the soldiers and send the rest fleeing with the Brocade-Robed Man.
• Flander warned that stronger opponents would come, and Yu Xiaogang urged him to make his life meaningful rather than seek peace.
• Flander resolved to stand with the others and asked whether Fourth Brother was still refining pills.