Chapter Summaries

Shen Yi brought Jing Shaoyu, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue to Shrek Academy for the admission examination and showed them its historic grounds. They entered Shrek Building, where Jing Shaoyu reflected on the academy’s long heritage and Gu Yue privately vowed to settle her grudge against Huo Yuhao.

• Shen Yi drove Jing Shaoyu, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue to Shrek Academy while Ye Yingluo stayed behind at the inn with Wu Zhangkong and Xie Xie.
• Xu Xiaoyan tried to persuade Shen Yi to give them an examination hint by asking about Wu Zhangkong teaching at Shrek Academy, but Shen Yi refused.
• Shen Yi explained that Shrek Academy occupied Shrek Inner City and drove through its main gate to Spirit Ice Plaza.
• Jing Shaoyu recognized the statue of Huo Yuhao, while Gu Yue looked at it with hatred and resolved to settle her debt against him.
• Shen Yi led the three examinees into Shrek Building and explained its murals and memorials to Inner Academy disciples.

Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan began the Shrek Academy admission exam and faced the Black Dragon Mural's soul-pressuring test. Jing Shaoyu shielded Xu Xiaoyan, and the dragon's pressure eased as Shen Yi returned with a white-haired old man.

• Shen Yi explained the admission exam's scoring and warned that the additional test required a complete One-Word Battle Armor.
• Shen Yi left to retrieve Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, while Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan entered the Circular Hall for the first test.
• The Black Dragon Mural unleashed Di Tian's dragon might, which Jing Shaoyu and Gu Yue resisted while Xu Xiaoyan struggled under the pressure.
• Jing Shaoyu protected Xu Xiaoyan with a green aura, helping her withstand the dragon's might as Gu Yue urged them to focus.
• The dragon's pressure weakened, and Shen Yi reappeared with a white-haired old man.

Shen Yi led Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan through the first assessment and into the combat exam. They faced a five-thousand-year Earth Demon Rhino in a transformed arena, where Jing Shaoyu began by knocking it off balance.

• Shen Yi explained that the first assessment tested Mental Power, and Li Lao awarded Jing Shaoyu and Gu Yue full marks and Xu Xiaoyan eight points.
• Shen Yi brought the three examinees to the next hall, where they rested before entering the combat assessment.
• The arena transformed into a night sky surrounding a circular beast arena, and a five-thousand-year Earth Demon Rhino emerged.
• Jing Shaoyu assigned Xu Xiaoyan to control the beast, Gu Yue to attack, and himself to restrain it.
• Jing Shaoyu used Earth Tremor Art to make the charging Earth Demon Rhino lose its balance and crash to the ground.

Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan defeated a five-thousand-year Earth Demon Rhino in the Beast Arena and earned full marks. After registering their scores, they joined the line for the third examination.

• Xu Xiaoyan restrained the Earth Demon Rhino with her Star Wheel Chains while Gu Yue attacked it with an Elemental Orb.
• Jing Shaoyu finished the badly wounded Earth Demon Rhino with his Dark Gold Terror Claw, ending the examination.
• Shen Yi congratulated the trio and awarded each of them ten points for killing the beast.
• Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan registered their scores and followed Shen Yi to the third examination.
• Jing Shaoyu led Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan to the back of the line, where they waited with eleven examinees ahead of them.

Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan passed the Third Assessment by using their abilities to hold back the guillotines, earning full marks and moving on toward the Fourth Assessment. In a separate scene, Wang Lin descended into an abyss, found an altar and spatial rift, and faced a claw emerging from it.

• Jing Shaoyu chose the six-gate route and had Gu Yue imbue the group with wind energy as they prepared for the guillotine challenge.
• Xu Xiaoyan ran through the gates while Gu Yue braced the first blade with a stone pillar and Jing Shaoyu restrained the others with willow branches.
• Xu Xiaoyan finished in nine seconds, and Jing Shaoyu and Gu Yue reached the finish in fifteen seconds, earning full marks.
• Shen Yi explained their scores, and the three followed her toward the Fourth Assessment as the number of remaining candidates dwindled.
• Wang Lin investigated a dark abyss, descended into an underground cavern, and discovered an ancient rune-covered altar beneath a spatial rift.
• A massive black-scaled claw thrust through the rift and attacked Wang Lin.

Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan took Shrek Academy’s fourth assessment, which asked each applicant to demonstrate a strength or specialty. After Xu Xiaoyan presented her Star Staff Martial Soul, Cai Yue'er misunderstood Jing Shaoyu’s close relationship with both girls and rejected him, leaving Shen Yi to intervene as the three prepared to leave.

• Shen Yi brought Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan before Cai Yue'er and two other proctors for the fourth assessment.
• Xu Xiaoyan revealed her Star Staff Martial Soul and three purple Soul Rings, and Cai Yue'er recognized her Xu family background and dismissed her without asking for more.
• Cai Yue'er asked Jing Shaoyu about his relationship with the two girls, and he called them both his childhood sweethearts and confidantes.
• Cai Yue'er accused Jing Shaoyu of wanting to two-time the girls and rejected him for having despicable character.
• Jing Shaoyu turned to leave, and Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan rose to leave with him before Shen Yi stopped him and told Cai Yue'er she had misunderstood.

After Shen Yi revealed Jing Shaoyu’s Martial Soul Fusion Skills, Cai Yue'er apologized and allowed his assessment to continue. Jing Shaoyu displayed his Life Attribute Martial Soul and four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, then Gu Yue began her assessment by demonstrating extraordinary control over three elements.

• Shen Yi stopped Jing Shaoyu from leaving and told Cai Yue'er that he had Martial Soul Fusion Skills with both Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue.
• Cai Yue'er admitted she had judged Jing Shaoyu too hastily, apologized, and let him continue the assessment.
• Jing Shaoyu revealed his Origin Spirit Martial Soul, rich life energy, and four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, astonishing the Proctors and the hidden observer, Leng Yaozhu.
• Gu Yue took her turn and formed intricate Earth and Water Element lotuses with her Soul Skills.
• Gu Yue added a Wind Element lotus, demonstrating simultaneous control of Earth, Water, and Wind and leaving the Proctors shocked.

Gu Yue stunned the Shrek Academy examiners by displaying control over six elements, and Cai Yue'er offered to take her as a disciple. Gu Yue rejected her and declared that Cai Yue'er was unworthy, prompting Cai Yue'er to tell her to leave Shrek Academy.

• Gu Yue fused fire, wind, water, and earth into a destructive silver lotus, then added light and space elements to create a spectacular explosion outside the building.
• Cai Yue'er praised Gu Yue's six-element control and granted her direct admission to the Inner Academy without requiring her to finish the examination.
• Cai Yue'er asked Gu Yue to become her disciple, but Gu Yue refused and said Cai Yue'er was not qualified to teach her.
• Shen Yi tried to explain Cai Yue'er's standing and urged Gu Yue to apologize, but Gu Yue replied that Cai Yue'er was not even a Limit Douluo.
• Cai Yue'er reacted with fury and told Gu Yue that Shrek Academy could not accommodate her and that she should leave.

Gu Yue nearly lost her Shrek Academy examination qualification after insulting Cai Yue'er, but Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li intervened and allowed her to continue after a reluctant apology. Ya Li then revealed that she planned to take Jing Shaoyu as her disciple and successor.

• Cai Yue'er revoked Gu Yue's examination qualification, and Jing Shaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan prepared to leave Shrek Academy with her.
• Ya Li appeared, rebuked Cai Yue'er for being rash, and offered to let Gu Yue continue if she apologized.
• Gu Yue agreed to apologize on the condition that she was not wrong, and Cai Yue'er accepted before Shen Yi hurried the three students to the Fifth Test.
• Ya Li comforted Cai Yue'er and explained that Jing Shaoyu's pure life energy inspired reverence in her and that she intended to make him her disciple and successor.

Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan continued Shrek Academy’s entrance examinations, earning perfect scores on the fifth, sixth, and seventh tests. They crossed the passing threshold, and Shen Yi led them onward to the next assessment.

• Shen Yi explained that Cai Yue'er would be their freshmen homeroom teacher and speculated that Ya Li might want to take Jing Shaoyu as her disciple.
• Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan presented their professional badges, revealing Level 5 Repairer, Level 4 Designer, and Level 4 Manufacturer credentials that exempted them from the fifth test.
• Shen Yi announced the trio’s scores before the sixth test, which required candidates to eat at least fifteen steamed buns without using Soul Power to digest them.
• Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan passed the bun-eating test and proceeded to the seventh test, a physical endurance course.
• Jing Shaoyu supported Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan through the endurance course, and all three earned perfect scores that brought their totals above sixty points.

Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan began Shrek Academy’s eighth assessment, in which each had to fight a Second Year student. Jing Shaoyu chose the unusually steady Second Cadet, whose ape-type martial soul revealed overwhelming strength, and their battle continued as Jing Shaoyu unleashed a powerful wind-and-water attack.

• Shen Yi explained that the assessment required each student to survive ten minutes against a chosen Second Year opponent or defeat them for a perfect score, and confirmed that Soul Guidance Devices were allowed with restrictions.
• Jing Shaoyu studied the ten candidates, recognized that the Second Cadet’s steady aura concealed unusual strength, and chose him; Gu Yue chose Number One, while Xu Xiaoyan chose Number Ten.
• Wu Lao selected the three chosen opponents and assigned Jing Shaoyu to fight first against the Second Cadet.
• At Wu Lao’s command, the Second Cadet charged and transformed into a huge, fur-covered ape-like fighter with three purple Soul Rings.
• Jing Shaoyu summoned his Staff of Stars and sent a wave crashing toward the Second Cadet, who shattered it with his fists.
• Jing Shaoyu followed the wave with a cyan tornado infused with water, forcing the Second Cadet to brace himself as Wu Lao marveled at Jing Shaoyu’s unusual power.

Jing Shaoyu fought the Second Cadet, Yuan En, in a training-ground assessment and controlled the battle with water and fire attacks before revealing his Martial Soul Possession. He restrained Yuan En with the Azure Moon Willow and earned ten points.

• Yuan En used Titan Strength to punch through Jing Shaoyu's Water Tornado, but Jing Shaoyu summoned ten Fireballs and forced him to dodge.
• Jing Shaoyu guided the Fireballs around Yuan En, while the watching cadets realized that Jing Shaoyu was controlling the battle's rhythm.
• Yuan En launched an Air Cannon that triggered a chain of explosions, then descended through the flames with a crushing strike aimed at Jing Shaoyu.
• Jing Shaoyu revealed four wings and flew clear of Yuan En's attack, surprising the cadets and proctors.
• Jing Shaoyu used the Azure Moon Willow to bind Yuan En, and Wu Lao ended the battle by awarding Jing Shaoyu ten points.

Xu Xiaoyan faced the Tenth Cadet in the Shrek Academy assessment and earned a perfect score by immobilizing her with Star Wheel Chains. After the match, Wu Lao praised Xu Xiaoyan’s rare Astral Martial Soul, while Gu Yue prepared to take her turn.

• Jing Shaoyu told Wu Lao that his giant waves, whirlwinds, Fireballs, and vines had been soul skills, and Wu Lao learned that Jing Shaoyu was Wu Zhangkong’s student.
• Xu Xiaoyan greeted the Tenth Cadet, who revealed her Snow Leopard Martial Soul and charged across the training ground.
• Xu Xiaoyan revealed three purple soul rings and used Star Wheel Chains to immobilize the Tenth Cadet despite the snow filling the arena.
• Xu Xiaoyan fired the Thunderbird Small Crossbow at the immobilized cadet, and Wu Lao caught the bolt before it could hit her.
• Wu Lao awarded Xu Xiaoyan ten points and praised her Astral Martial Soul, and Xu Xiaoyan returned to Jing Shaoyu and urged Gu Yue to do her best.

Gu Yue faced First Cadet in the final match and defeated him with a carefully controlled attack combining ice, wind, and space. Wu Lao intervened before First Cadet was hit, awarded Gu Yue full marks, and left Jing Shaoyu and the others pleased with the result.

• Gu Yue and First Cadet began their match, revealing that they were both Soul Elders with three Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
• First Cadet summoned his Lion Mastiff Soul Spirit and used his first soul skill to make it more solid before sending it at Gu Yue.
• Gu Yue formed a smooth ice ball, launched it at the Lion Mastiff, and turned away as it charged toward her.
• The ice ball burst into Ice-Wind Dual Attribute Ice Cones, with some reappearing around First Cadet through Gu Yue's use of space.
• The Ice Cones overwhelmed the Lion Mastiff, and Wu Lao destroyed the Ice Cones aimed at First Cadet before they struck him.
• Wu Lao praised Gu Yue's control of ice, wind, and space, awarded her full marks, and Jing Shaoyu and the others smiled.

Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan began the Ninth Assessment, a survival trial in a virtual forest containing real soul beasts and possible Soul Bones. They learned the trial was set at the highest level, and their first steps through the forest revealed no soul beasts, leaving Jing Shaoyu wary of a hidden threat.

• Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan earned full marks in the Eighth Assessment and followed Shen Yi to the next exam site.
• Old Xun explained that the Ninth Assessment tested survival in a virtual world with real soul beasts, Soul Rings, and Soul Bones, and said the three would enter together to test their teamwork.
• Shen Yi learned that Old Cai had ordered the highest difficulty level and worried about what the three would face.
• Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan entered the forest, where Jing Shaoyu identified the environment as resembling the more dangerous Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Jing Shaoyu directed Gu Yue to send Wind Birds ahead while the group searched for higher ground, but neither the birds nor Jing Shaoyu detected any soul beasts.

Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan searched the silent forest for signs of the Ninth Assessment until nightfall, when two powerful roars broke the stillness. Suspecting a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast and sensing a connection to the second roar, Jing Shaoyu led the group toward the sounds to investigate.

• Jing Shaoyu rejected Xu Xiaoyan's suggestion that they split up and proposed exploring the forest together while staying alert.
• Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan traveled through the featureless forest as darkness fell.
• A powerful roar startled the group, and Jing Shaoyu judged that it might have come from a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast and could be their assessment target.
• A second roar made Jing Shaoyu sense an unusual connection to its source, while Gu Yue urged the group to investigate.
• Jing Shaoyu agreed to approach the roars, and the Wind Bird scouted ahead as the three prepared for danger.

Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan reached a valley where two powerful soul beasts were fighting. Jing Shaoyu identified them as a ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear and a Three-Eyed Golden Lion, leaving the group watching their devastating clash from the valley’s edge.

• Gu Yue sensed that her Wind Birds had been scattered by powerful air blasts coming from a valley ahead.
• Jing Shaoyu led Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan toward the valley, and the three crawled to its edge to avoid the violent wind pressure.
• Jing Shaoyu used his Eye of Dao and Dharma to see through the two colliding spheres of light.
• Jing Shaoyu recognized one beast as a colossal ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear capable of immense destruction.
• Jing Shaoyu identified the other beast as a Three-Eyed Golden Lion, though he concluded it was a replica rather than the unique Emperor Auspicious Beast of history.

Jing Shaoyu identified the battling soul beasts as a ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear and a Three-Eyed Golden Lion, then explained the auspicious beast’s history and its bond with Huo Yuhao. The beasts fought deeper into the valley and disappeared, leaving Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan safe but uncertain about the battle’s outcome.

• Jing Shaoyu used his Eye of Dao and Dharma to identify the two fighting soul beasts for Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue.
• Gu Yue explained the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s importance to the Star Dou Great Forest, while Jing Shaoyu said the beast before them was likely only a replica.
• Jing Shaoyu described how the Three-Eyed Golden Lion sacrificed herself for Huo Yuhao, and Gu Yue clasped his hand as Xu Xiaoyan lamented their tragic love story.
• A violent blast shook the valley, and Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan lay flat as the battle intensified.
• Jing Shaoyu saw the two soul beasts move deeper into the valley and vanish, sparing the three companions from a fight.

Jing Shaoyu, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue entered a valley to investigate the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s territory and followed a musk-scented cave deeper inside. A golden figure attacked them in the cave, and Gu Yue identified it as a second Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

• Jing Shaoyu reasoned that one of the two departing Soul Beasts owned the valley, and the three decided to search for its traces.
• Jing Shaoyu used his Origin Wings to carry Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue down into the valley, where they found the devastation left by the Soul Beasts’ battle.
• Xu Xiaoyan found a clean, musk-scented cave, and Gu Yue concluded it belonged to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• Jing Shaoyu, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue entered the cave and passed walls covered in precious gemstones.
• A golden figure charged at the group in a spacious cavern, but Jing Shaoyu stopped it with a wave of water.
• Gu Yue identified the attacker as a second Three-Eyed Golden Lion, shocking all three.

Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan encountered a young Three-Eyed Golden Lion during the ninth trial and chose not to harm it. After the adult Three-Eyed Golden Lion knocked them unconscious, Old Xun praised their character, awarded them full marks, and sent them to face the final assessment.

• Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan discovered that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in the cave was a cub whose Eye of Destiny had not opened.
• Jing Shaoyu refused to seek the cub's Soul Bone, and the three decided to leave before its adult returned.
• The adult Three-Eyed Golden Lion froze the trio near the cave entrance and engulfed them in golden flame.
• Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan woke in their Landing Pods and watched footage of the adult caring for its unharmed cub.
• Old Xun praised the trio for resisting the temptation of Soul Rings and Soul Bones, awarded them full marks, and directed them to the final assessment.