Chapter Summaries

Tang San discovered that the new star whose Destiny he had arranged had vanished, and that gods could no longer interfere with Douluo Continent. At the border between Douluo Continent and Sun Moon Continent, a wounded woman fled through the forest with an infant and began burning her life force to escape pursuit.

• Tang San watched a brilliant new star disappear and worried that the change could threaten the Tang Sect and his plans for Xiao Qi.
• Tang San used his Purple Demon Eye to look toward Douluo Continent, but the dazzling sunlight blinded him and left golden blood at his eyes.
• Tang San realized that gods could no longer interfere with the world and asked where Xiao Qi was; Xiao Wu told him she was asleep in her room.
• A wounded woman carried a swaddled infant through the forest while fleeing pursuers, and an explosion sounded behind her.
• The woman began burning her life force, then checked the infant when it stopped crying and relaxed after seeing it grin.

After Huo Yuhao broke through in cultivation, he and Xu Jie secretly escaped the Duke White Tiger's Mansion. Their departure followed years of hardship in which Xu Jie had protected Huo Yun'er and Yuhao while hiding his past-life memories and using the Nine Yang Divine Skill to treat Huo Yun'er's injuries.

• Huo Yuhao succeeded in his breakthrough, and Xu Jie told him to settle his soul power before they left.
• Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao gathered their bundles, slipped out through the mansion's north gate, and headed north through the woods.
• On the road, Xu Jie treated Huo Yuhao's cuts, and Yuhao stared back at the mansion with tears in his eyes.
• Xu Jie had been brought to Huo Yun'er as an infant by his dying mother, and Huo Yun'er had raised him alongside Huo Yuhao.
• After the Duchess forced Huo Yun'er and the boys into the servants' woodshed, Xu Jie regained his memories and used his Nine Yang Divine Skill to treat Huo Yun'er after she was beaten, though she was left with a lasting ailment.

After escaping Duke White Tiger's Mansion, Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao headed toward Shrek Academy, planning to hunt for Soul Rings in the Star Dou Great Forest first. As they traveled, Xu Jie reflected on their cultivation and why Huo Yuhao was better suited to the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill than the Nine Yang Divine Skill.

• Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao left Duke White Tiger's sphere of influence and rested after fleeing the mansion.
• The two decided to travel to Shrek Academy and enter the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts for Soul Rings.
• Xu Jie reviewed their Martial Souls, Soul Power, and the continent's Soul Master ranks as they journeyed.
• Huo Yuhao traveled using the physical strength he had gained from cultivating the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill.
• Xu Jie concluded that the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill suited Huo Yuhao better than the Nine Yang Divine Skill.

Huo Yuhao and Xu Jie traveled north toward the Star Dou Great Forest so Huo Yuhao could seek a Soul Ring. After five days on the road, they reached a stream, washed, and prepared a meal before continuing their journey.

• Huo Yuhao and Xu Jie left Star Luo City and traveled north, relying on their supplies and Huo Yuhao's keen senses to find food and water.
• After five days, Xu Jie checked the map and told Huo Yuhao they were about half a shichen from their destination.
• Huo Yuhao sensed the sound of flowing water, and the two found a stream filled with Green Fish.
• Huo Yuhao and Xu Jie took turns bathing while the other watched their clothes, then Xu Jie caught rabbits and washed their clothes as Huo Yuhao speared fish.
• Xu Jie used his Sun Martial Soul to light a fire, and Huo Yuhao seasoned the fish and rabbits for roasting.

Huo Yuhao and Xu Jie met Tang Ya and Beibei by a stream and shared grilled fish and rabbit with them. After eating, they packed up their campsite and said goodbye to the pair.

• Huo Yuhao and Xu Jie took fighting stances when Tang Ya called out, then learned she and Beibei only wanted to buy grilled fish.
• Huo Yuhao offered Tang Ya and Beibei fish, while Xu Jie and Beibei cleaned more fish together.
• Tang Ya and Beibei ate with Huo Yuhao and Xu Jie, and Beibei introduced himself while the boys shared their names.
• Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao finished grilling the food, and Tang Ya jokingly asked them to become her cooks.
• Huo Yuhao and Xu Jie packed up the campsite and said goodbye to Tang Ya and Beibei.

Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao entered the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for Soul Rings, while Beibei and Tang Ya lost track of them. Huo Yuhao killed a Wind Baboon but rejected its low-level Soul Ring, and the two continued deeper into the forest.

• Beibei and Tang Ya discussed following Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao and inviting them to join the Tang Sect.
• Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao reached the warning sign for the Star Dou Great Forest and hurried onward, hoping to find Huo Yuhao's rare opportunity.
• A Wind Baboon ambushed them, and Xu Jie tested its strength before telling Huo Yuhao to fight it.
• Huo Yuhao used the White Tiger Dagger to kill the Wind Baboon and produced a white Soul Ring.
• Huo Yuhao declined to absorb the Wind Baboon's Soul Ring because it was too weak and incompatible with his Martial Soul, then prepared to continue with Xu Jie.

Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao encountered Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, a million-year Soul Beast that planned to become Huo Yuhao’s Soul Ring. The silkworm pushed Xu Jie aside and shot toward Huo Yuhao.

• A mysterious voice froze all life within a hundred miles except Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao, then revealed that it belonged to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
• Xu Jie covered his head with his Martial Soul to shield his Spiritual Sea from spiritual observation, while a fissure opened and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm emerged.
• Huo Yuhao mistook Sky Dream Ice Silkworm for a maggot and considered hunting it, but the silkworm immobilized him with Spiritual Power before promising not to hurt him.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm introduced itself as a million-year Soul Beast, while Xu Jie concealed what he knew about it and kept his Martial Soul guarding his head.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm found that its Spiritual Power could not affect Xu Jie, pushed him aside, and shot toward Huo Yuhao.

Xu Jie guarded his memories from the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm while Huo Yuhao woke after absorbing it. Beibei and Tang Ya found the boys, learned about Huo Yuhao’s first Soul Ring, and invited Xu Jie to hunt for one of his own.

• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm entered Huo Yuhao, but Xu Jie shielded his mind with his Martial Soul and kept the worm from probing his memories.
• Huo Yuhao woke and told Xu Jie what had happened in his mind, and Xu Jie reassured him that the worm was unlikely to harm him.
• Beibei and Tang Ya arrived, examined the Wind Baboon’s corpse, and asked whether Huo Yuhao had absorbed its Soul Ring.
• Huo Yuhao showed his Spiritual Eye Martial Soul and white Soul Ring, then explained how he had killed the Wind Baboon; Xu Jie confirmed his account.
• Beibei and Tang Ya invited Xu Jie to join them in finding a Soul Beast, and Xu Jie revealed his fire-attributed sun Martial Soul.

Xu Jie absorbed a Fireball Rat soul ring while Huo Yuhao watched, and the group continued through the Star Dou Great Forest as Beibei and Tang Ya sought Tang Ya’s third soul ring. Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao planned to register at Shrek Academy, but Xu Jie rejected Tang Ya’s offer to join the Tang Sect, leaving Huo Yuhao uninterested as well.

• Beibei subdued a four-hundred-year Fireball Rat, and Xu Jie absorbed its soul ring, gaining the Fireball Spell soul skill.
• Beibei and Tang Ya told Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao that they had come to the forest for Tang Ya’s third soul ring.
• Xu Jie said he and Huo Yuhao planned to register at Shrek Academy, and Beibei explained the academy’s age and Soul Power requirements.
• Xu Jie displayed level-sixteen Soul Power, while Huo Yuhao admitted he was only level eleven.
• Tang Ya described the Tang Sect and offered Huo Yuhao a special Shrek admission slot through the sect.
• Xu Jie refused to join the Tang Sect, and Huo Yuhao lost interest after recalling Xu Jie’s criticism of its founder.

Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao encountered Beibei and Tang Ya on the road to Shrek Academy, where Xu Jie helped defeat a Mandala Snake that Tang Ya killed to obtain a soul ring. The group continued traveling together, and Xu Jie began charging Beibei and Tang Ya for using his Martial Soul to aid their Purple Demon Eye cultivation, while both boys continued to refuse joining the Tang Sect.

• Beibei rescued Tang Ya from a Mandala Snake, and Xu Jie shielded Huo Yuhao from its poisonous breath with his Sun Martial Soul.
• Xu Jie blasted the Mandala Snake with a fireball, Beibei trapped it with his electric net, and Tang Ya killed it and absorbed its thousand-year soul ring.
• Beibei saw Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection and Sharing reach roughly a hundred meters, but Huo Yuhao and Xu Jie again refused to join the Tang Sect.
• Tang Ya stopped pressing the boys to join after discovering Huo Yuhao's eye-training method was effective beyond the Purple Demon Eye's usual conditions.
• Xu Jie imitated the morning's clear purple qi with his Martial Soul, then charged Beibei for further cultivation sessions after giving the group three uses for free.

Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao reached Shrek Academy, but Xu Jie was turned away because he lacked the required letter of recommendation. Xu Jie tried to think of another way to secure admission, leaving both of them stranded outside the academy.

• After reaching Shrek City, Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao went to Shrek Academy while their companions split up.
• Xu Jie paid the enrollment fee for himself, but Huo Yuhao could not enroll because he did not meet the requirements.
• The academy teacher recorded Xu Jie's name, age, martial soul, and Soul Power before asking for a letter of recommendation.
• Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao were sent aside, and Xu Jie discovered the notice requiring a recommendation from a main city or higher.
• Xu Jie weighed their options, then summoned his martial soul again as the teacher warned him not to provoke Shrek Academy.

Xu Jie demonstrated that his Sun Martial Soul possessed Ultimate Fire, earning swift admission to Shrek Academy and bringing Huo Yuhao along as his younger brother. The academy’s leaders decided to admit Huo Yuhao as a special student but to reserve judgment on Xu Jie until the freshman assessment.

• Xu Jie raised the heat of his Sun Martial Soul until the admissions teacher recognized it as Ultimate Fire, and the teacher enrolled him without a recommendation letter or fee.
• Xu Jie claimed Huo Yuhao was his orphaned younger brother, and the admissions teacher brought them through registration to the freshman dormitory.
• Xu Jie stored their luggage in his spatial ring and led Huo Yuhao toward Shrek Academy’s Soul Guidance Department, avoiding their assigned dormitory room.
• Zhong Sheng reported Xu Jie’s Ultimate Fire to the middle-aged man and the old man, who decided Xu Jie would receive no special treatment before the freshman assessment.
• The academy leaders granted Huo Yuhao special-student status and gave Zhong Sheng a token for him.

Huo Yuhao sought admission to Shrek Academy and passed Zhong Sheng’s strength test, allowing him to enroll alongside Xu Jie. After registering and receiving a shared dormitory, the two settled in and went to the cafeteria for a meal.

• Zhong Sheng met Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao, then offered Huo Yuhao an exceptional chance to join Shrek Academy if he passed a test.
• Zhong Sheng tested Huo Yuhao by increasing his Soul Power suppression, and Huo Yuhao endured pressure that reached Level 32, earning admission.
• Zhong Sheng registered Huo Yuhao and collected the registration fees from both boys.
• Xu Jie gave up his room-one-zero-eight key, and the dormitory teacher assigned Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao to room Two Zero Two.
• Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao cleaned and furnished their dormitory, then bought an unusually costly meal at the cafeteria.

Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao settled into life at Shrek Academy and attended their first freshman class, where their teacher ordered the entire class to run 150 laps as punishment. Xu Jie led Huo Yuhao out first, drawing the teacher’s interest because of his Ultimate Fire.

• After seeing Wang Dong and Dugu Lu’s fight, Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao trained regularly and learned they were assigned to Freshman Class One.
• Xu Jie noticed Wang Dong sitting apart from the boys and learned that his arrogant behavior had provoked Dugu Lu into fighting him.
• The old woman teacher called Wang Dong and Dugu Lu to stand and ordered them to run 150 laps around Shrek Plaza.
• When a student objected to punishing the rest of the class, the teacher revealed her six Soul Rings and threatened to expel anyone who failed to complete 150 laps in an hour and a half.
• Xu Jie led Huo Yuhao out of the classroom, and the teacher took particular notice of Xu Jie’s Ultimate Fire.

Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao completed Zhou Yi’s first endurance test, then Xu Jie trained Huo Yuhao in Wudang Long Fist and fitness exercises. That afternoon, Zhou Yi made Wang Dong class monitor and started another weighted running test, where Huo Yuhao impressed her with his endurance.

• Several students entered the classroom despite the pressure of Zhou Yi’s Soul Emperor aura, and she eventually withdrew her soul rings.
• Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao finished the morning’s 150 laps; Zhou Yi expelled nine students who had failed to meet the requirement.
• Xu Jie took Huo Yuhao to an expensive cafeteria lunch, then taught him Wudang Long Fist and modern fitness exercises by Sea God Lake.
• Zhou Yi appointed Wang Dong class monitor and told the class that anyone who defeated her could take the position.
• Zhou Yi ordered the students to run wearing Iron Vests and threatened to expel the last two; Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao maintained their pace, surprising Zhou Yi with Huo Yuhao’s endurance.

Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao pushed themselves through Zhou Yi’s exhausting running assessment, then learned the Profound Nether Palm after recovering from the day’s training. The chapter ended with Huo Yuhao restoring his Soul Power so Xu Jie could teach him the technique.

• Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao increased their pace and ran all out, while Wang Dong chased after them and kept running until the dismissal bell rang.
• A man in white revealed himself as a level-seventy Soul Saint with the Tree of Life Martial Soul and used his leaves to restore the exhausted students.
• Zhou Yi criticized the students who had failed to last through class, but announced that none of them would be dismissed because everyone had tried their best.
• Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao went to the cafeteria for dinner, then returned to their room, where Huo Yuhao eagerly asked Xu Jie to teach him the palm technique.
• Xu Jie recalled how he had obtained the Profound Nether Palm in his previous life and told Huo Yuhao that he needed Soul Power to use it, prompting Huo Yuhao to begin recovering.

Xu Jie taught Huo Yuhao the Profound Nether Palm and trained with him while they settled into life at Shrek Academy. Two months later, Zhou Yi took Xu Jie to hunt for a soul beast after learning he had reached level twenty, stopping first at Dugu Lu’s dormitory.

• Xu Jie taught Huo Yuhao the Profound Nether Palm, and Huo Yuhao grasped its basics in ten minutes.
• Xu Jie moved their training sessions from the clearing near Sea God Lake to the dormitory roof just before an explosion lit up their old training ground.
• Zhou Yi took Huo Yuhao to the Soul Guidance Department, where he began studying Soul Tools without taking Fan Yu as his master.
• He Caitou asked Xu Jie about the Sun Moon Empire and examined his martial soul, then left disappointed when Xu Jie did not meet his expectations.
• Two months later, Zhou Yi saw that Xu Jie had reached level twenty, told him to pack for soul hunting, and led him to Dugu Lu’s dormitory.

Zhou Yi took Xu Jie and Dugu Lu to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for soul beasts, leaving them responsible for defeating and killing their own prey. After using Milk Bottles to recover their Soul Power, they encountered a seven-hundred-year Mandala Snake.

• Dugu Lu arrived to join Zhou Yi and Xu Jie, and Zhou Yi flew them from Shrek Academy to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhou Yi told Xu Jie and Dugu Lu that they would have to defeat and kill their soul beasts themselves, though they could work together.
• Xu Jie and Dugu Lu introduced their martial souls and first soul skills, then used Milk Bottles to restore their Soul Power.
• Zhou Yi scanned the forest with a metal sphere, flew off, and returned with a seven-hundred-year Mandala Snake.
• Dugu Lu recognized the Mandala Snake and summoned his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor martial soul.

Xu Jie and Dugu Lu killed the Mandala Snake, and Dugu Lu absorbed its soul ring while Xu Jie proved to Zhou Yi that he could withstand the strain of a Thousand-Year Soul Ring. After Dugu Lu revealed his new Snake Breath skill, Zhou Yi left them with a Thousand-Year Flame Pig to face.

• Xu Jie used Fireball Spell to trap the Mandala Snake while Dugu Lu poisoned its wound with Jade Phosphor Snake Venom.
• Xu Jie stopped Dugu Lu from approaching the fallen snake and gave him a flying dagger, which Dugu Lu used to kill it from a distance.
• Dugu Lu absorbed the Mandala Snake's soul ring as Xu Jie asked Zhou Yi whether he could absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Zhou Yi tested Xu Jie's physical condition and mental strength, then agreed that he could absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Dugu Lu revealed his Snake Breath soul skill, and Zhou Yi returned with a Thousand-Year Flame Pig before disappearing again.

Xu Jie killed a Flame Pig, absorbed its thousand-year Soul Ring, and revealed that he had reached level thirty. Zhou Yi quickly brought him another soul beast so he could absorb a third Soul Ring before they returned to Shrek Academy.

• Xu Jie and Dugu Lu worked together to weaken the charging Flame Pig, and Xu Jie killed it by stabbing its eye with his blade.
• Dugu Lu removed the poison from Xu Jie's palm, and Xu Jie absorbed the Flame Pig's purple Soul Ring despite Dugu Lu's alarm.
• Xu Jie successfully absorbed the Soul Ring and revealed that he had reached level thirty, shocking Dugu Lu and Zhou Yi.
• Zhou Yi left to find another soul beast, while Xu Jie told Dugu Lu that Soul Power could continue to be cultivated without absorbing a Soul Ring.
• Zhou Yi returned with an unconscious scarlet tiger, and Xu Jie stabbed its eye and began absorbing its purple Soul Ring.