Chapter Summaries

After Zhu Ziyang reached Soul Grandmaster at eight, Hong Zhen visited his family and arranged valuable cultivation resources for him, hoping he would enter Shrek Academy. At dinner, Zhu Ziyang learned that his grandfather had once belonged to the Earth Dragon Sect, leaving the reason unexplained.

• Hong Zhen congratulated Zhu Ziyang on becoming a Soul Grandmaster and urged Zhu Changhe to provide him with enough cultivation resources.
• Hong Zhen gave Zhu Ziyang exclusive soul beast meat and Bone Forging Flower allocated from Dragon City, promising more each month to support his cultivation.
• Zhu Ziyang recognized the resources' benefits, especially the Millennium Heavy Armored Dragon Rhinoceros Meat, and appreciated Hong Zhen's help.
• At dinner, Zhu Ziyang asked Liang Ying whether she had been a disciple of the Earth Dragon Sect.
• Liang Ying told Zhu Ziyang that she had not belonged to the sect, but his grandfather had before leaving it.

After three years of training, Zhu Ziyang absorbed a 4,500-year Soul Ring and gained a powerful Light-attribute attack, bringing him and Jiang Nannan closer to qualifying for Shrek Academy. Back in Beihe Village, he continued refining his Martial Soul control and began researching Self-Created Soul Skills.

• Zhu Ziyang absorbed the Sacred Light White Horse's Soul Ring and advanced to Soul Elder with a yellow and two purple Soul Rings.
• Zhu Ziyang demonstrated his new soul skill, Exorcism Slash of Light, by shattering a massive boulder.
• Zhu Changhe and Jiang Nannan celebrated Zhu Ziyang's power, and the three planned to take Shrek Academy's entrance examination the following month using recommendation letters from Dragon City.
• Zhu Ziyang and Zhu Changhe found no Soul Bone on the Sacred Light White Horse and took its horn before returning to Anyang City.
• Zhu Ziyang practiced in the forest behind Beihe Village, displaying precise Martial Soul control and beginning to research Self-Created Soul Skills.

Zhu Ziyang refined his self-created scythe techniques into the Zhu Clan's Five Scythes, while acknowledging that his most powerful ideas remained beyond his current abilities. After hearing a roar in the back mountain, he entered a cave to investigate an injured Soul Beast and encountered something that terrified him.

• Zhu Ziyang classified self-created abilities into three levels and decided to develop a scythe technique based on his Martial Soul.
• After nearly a year of refinement, Zhu Ziyang completed five scythe forms, though several remained incomplete or theoretical.
• Zhu Ziyang heard a roar from the back mountain and went to investigate, expecting to find a wounded Soul Beast.
• Zhu Ziyang followed bloodstains into a cramped cave, entered its inner cavern, and nearly collapsed in terror at what he saw.

Zhu Ziyang discovered a dying Hundred-Thousand-Year Silver Dragon Wolf, which chose to sacrifice itself to him after recognizing his Frost Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul. The wolf bound him to an oath to avenge it, then became a Soul Ring and began evolving his bloodline as Zhu Ziyang fell asleep.

• Zhu Ziyang escaped the cave after spotting the Silver Dragon Wolf, but it appeared before him outside, gravely wounded and near death.
• The Silver Dragon Wolf asked Zhu Ziyang to release his Frost Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and recognized their bloodlines as highly compatible.
• The Silver Dragon Wolf told Zhu Ziyang it would sacrifice itself to him and demanded that he swear to avenge it within one hundred years.
• Zhu Ziyang swore the oath to the World Will, and a silver dragon phantom appeared before a mark faded from his brow.
• The Silver Dragon Wolf turned into silver flames, entered Zhu Ziyang as a Soul Ring, and urged him to evolve into a true dragon before he fell asleep.

After absorbing the Silver Dragon Wolf’s sacrifice, Zhu Ziyang gained strength, transformed both Martial Souls into Ultimate Super Martial Souls, and vowed to avenge her. He tested his new Heavenly Frost Holy White Dragon and revealed his World-Pacifying Death Scythe.

• Zhu Ziyang awakened with his Soul Power increased from rank thirty-two to rank thirty-five and tested his Heavenly Frost Ice Dragon Claw by freezing and uprooting a large tree.
• Zhu Ziyang learned from the Silver Dragon Wolf’s memories that the Ice Demon Snow Soul King had ambushed her during her tribulation, leaving her mortally wounded before she sacrificed herself.
• Zhu Ziyang recognized that his Frost Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul had evolved into the Ultimate Ice Heavenly Frost Holy White Dragon, and he vowed to avenge the Silver Dragon Wolf.
• Zhu Ziyang discovered that his Radiant Scythe Martial Soul had also evolved into an Ultimate Light Super Martial Soul, making him the first person in history to possess twin Ultimate Martial Souls.
• Zhu Ziyang summoned and proudly named his golden weapon the World-Pacifying Death Scythe.

After absorbing the Silver Dragon Wolf’s hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone, Zhu Ziyang examined his new powers and inherited fortune before returning home. He reunited with Liang Ying and Jiang Nannan, then heard an aged voice speak as he began cultivating that night.

• Zhu Ziyang gained two soul skills from the Silver Dragon Wolf’s hundred-thousand-year soul ring and two more from its right arm bone, including the ability to stop time for three seconds.
• Zhu Ziyang learned that the Silver Dragon Wolf’s fortune had passed to him and tested his growing control over light and ice.
• Zhu Ziyang returned to Beihe Village, where Liang Ying scolded him for staying out all night before noticing how much he had grown and arranging new clothes for him.
• Zhu Ziyang changed into clothes borrowed from his father, saw his altered appearance in a mirror, and visited Jiang Nannan while she practiced Soft Technique.
• As Zhu Ziyang began cultivating that night, an aged voice declared that its lingering remnant soul had survived.

Zhu Ziyang discovered that a remnant soul named Electrolux had entered his Spiritual Sea, drawn by the Silver Dragon Wolf’s sacrifice. He accepted Electrolux as his teacher, but Electrolux needed to sleep and stabilize his soul before teaching him.

• Zhu Ziyang sensed a voice in his Spiritual Sea and used the Eye of the Luminous Heart to confirm the remnant soul meant him no harm.
• The remnant soul identified himself as Electrolux, the Scourge of the Undead and the Holy Necromancer, from another world.
• Electrolux recognized Zhu Ziyang’s Light and Death Attributes and offered to teach him Light Magic, Necromantic Magic, and how to fuse the two powers.
• Zhu Ziyang accepted Electrolux as his teacher and asked when he could learn to fuse light and death.
• Electrolux said he needed to sleep to stabilize his soul and would awaken within a year, leaving Zhu Ziyang to practice releasing light and death separately.

After the Silver Dragon Wolf's sacrifice greatly strengthened Zhu Ziyang's Sea of Consciousness, he and Jiang Nannan left home for Shrek Academy. On their journey south, they stopped at a village near Heaven Dou City and were welcomed into an elderly woman's home for the night.

• Zhu Ziyang examined the changes to his Sea of Consciousness, including the Silver Dragon Wolf's presence in a crystal and the reflections of his Ultimate Martial Souls.
• Zhu Ziyang spent several days cultivating with improved efficiency while keeping his breakthroughs secret from his family and Jiang Nannan.
• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan said goodbye to Zhu Changhe, Liang Ying, and Bai Xinyi, then set out for Shrek Academy.
• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan traveled south toward Heaven Dou City, planning to continue on to Shrek Academy for its admissions period.
• Jiang Nannan spotted a village near the road, and Zhu Ziyang asked an elderly woman there if they could stay the night; she let them in.

Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan stayed with Yang in Zhangyang Village and learned that poverty had left its children without access to martial soul awakenings. Before leaving, Zhu Ziyang promised to return the following year and awaken her granddaughter Nannan’s martial soul, as well as those of the other eligible village children.

• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan learned from Yang that most Zhangyang Village residents had moved away because they could not afford the Soul Master Association’s awakening fee or serve a noble estate.
• Yang told them that her son and daughter-in-law were dead and offered them her son’s wedding room for the night.
• The next morning, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan met Yang’s timid granddaughter, Nannan.
• Yang pleaded with Zhu Ziyang to awaken her granddaughter’s martial soul, and he agreed to return in a year and awaken the other eligible village children as well.
• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan left Zhangyang Village with heavy hearts.

Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan traveled to Shrek City to register for Shrek Academy. After completing the registration and paying the assessment fee, they headed to the testing room, where Zhu Ziyang remained confident about getting in.

• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan stayed overnight in Heaven Dou City, then continued their journey the next morning.
• Near Sunset Forest, Zhu Ziyang recognized that it held the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and decided to explore it only after becoming stronger.
• After traveling through Suotuo City, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan arrived in Shrek City and went to the academy's east gate to register.
• Zhu Ziyang filled out the registration form, presented a recommendation letter from the lord of Dragon City, and paid ten Gold Soul Coins.
• A young Shrek student stamped Zhu Ziyang's form and directed him to the assessment room, and Zhu Ziyang confidently said he would pass.

Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan passed Shrek Academy’s entrance assessment and entered the academy as provisional students. As they headed to the Freshman Teaching Building to register, Zhu Ziyang reflected on what he had learned about Tang San.

• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan impressed the sixth-year examiners with their ages, Soul Power levels, and Soul Rings, earning provisional student status.
• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan entered Shrek Academy and paused to look at the statues of the first-generation Shrek Seven Devils.
• Zhu Ziyang recalled books and Qian Renxue’s diary about Tang San, and questioned Tang San’s character and conduct as a god.
• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan walked past Sea God Lake and Shrek Plaza, then entered the Freshman Teaching Building to register.

Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan completed their enrollment at Shrek Academy and settled into the freshman dormitory. Zhu Ziyang recognized the elderly man at the entrance as a powerful figure, then he and Jiang Nannan headed to the freshman dining hall.

• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan registered, collected their uniforms and badges, and went to the dormitory building.
• Zhu Ziyang cleaned his sparse dorm room and waited for his roommate, who had not yet arrived.
• Zhu Ziyang sensed the old man's immense Light Element aura and suspected he was a Sea God Pavilion Elder.
• The old man spoke briefly with Zhu Ziyang, then remarked that the perceptive boy was worth cultivating after Zhu Ziyang left with Jiang Nannan.
• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan went to the freshman dining hall, where students had to eat their food inside.

Zhu Ziyang settled into Shrek Academy and met Yu Beibei and Tang Ya, two students he recognized from memories of a book from his previous life. The chapter ended as Jiang Nannan and Zhu Ziyang prepared for their morning run while Tang Ya and Yu Beibei went to eat.

• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan discovered they had been assigned to Freshman Class 4, then returned to their dormitory after a walk through Shrek City.
• Zhu Ziyang found that he had no roommate and began cultivating, then waited outside the dormitory the next morning for Jiang Nannan.
• Yu Beibei introduced himself to Zhu Ziyang, and the two chatted while waiting for the girls they knew.
• Jiang Nannan came downstairs with Tang Ya and introduced her to Zhu Ziyang, while Tang Ya introduced Yu Beibei to Jiang Nannan.
• Jiang Nannan declined Tang Ya's invitation to eat before exercising, so Tang Ya and Yu Beibei went to breakfast while Jiang Nannan and Zhu Ziyang prepared to run.

Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan began their routine at Shrek Academy as classes officially started, and Tang Ya invited Zhu Ziyang to join the declining Tang Sect. The group reached Freshman Class 4, where Tang Ya quickly secured a seat beside Jiang Nannan.

• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan ran two laps around Sea God Lake using Gravity Wristbands, then spent the day exploring Shrek Academy.
• On the first day of classes, Tang Ya invited Zhu Ziyang to join the Tang Sect, but he declined because he had no plans to join a sect.
• Tang Ya revealed that only she and Beibei remained in the Tang Sect and that their old grounds had been taken; Beibei and Jiang Nannan encouraged her to rebuild it.
• Zhu Ziyang asked Tang Ya about her Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and Beibei studied him thoughtfully.
• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan entered Freshman Class 4 and took two seats; Tang Ya then persuaded another student to give up her seat so she could sit beside Jiang Nannan.

Xia Yu warned Class Four that freshmen faced repeated assessments and that the Freshman Assessment would eliminate half of them, then revealed their class included a twelve-year-old Soul Elder. The students began introducing themselves, with Tang Ya announcing that she was the Tang Sect’s current Sect Master before Xia Yu invited Jiang Nannan to speak.

• Xia Yu introduced himself as Class Four’s homeroom teacher and warned that he could expel students before the Freshman Assessment.
• Xia Yu said the Freshman Assessment in three months would eliminate half the freshmen and that Class Four had the widest gap in Soul Power cultivation.
• Xia Yu revealed that the class’s strongest student was a three-ringed Soul Elder, and Jiang Nannan confirmed to Tang Ya that Zhu Ziyang was that student.
• Xia Yu asked the students to introduce themselves, and Tang Ya introduced herself as the current Sect Master of the Tang Sect.
• Xia Yu praised the Tang Sect and invited Jiang Nannan to introduce herself.

Xia Yu chose Zhu Ziyang as Class Four's Class Monitor and announced that anyone who defeated him could take the position. Wang Qiao challenged Zhu Ziyang, and their duel was postponed until the afternoon class at the Soul Duelling Arena.

• Jiang Nannan and Zhu Ziyang introduced themselves to the class, and Xia Yu commented on all one hundred students.
• Zhu Ziyang volunteered to be Class Monitor, and Xia Yu selected him while inviting the other students to challenge him for the position.
• Tang Ya learned from Jiang Nannan that Zhu Ziyang was a Soul Elder.
• Wang Qiao challenged Zhu Ziyang after morning class, and Xia Yu moved their duel to the afternoon so she could explain the Soul Duelling Arena rules.
• Wang Qiao declared that he would take the Class Monitor position from Zhu Ziyang and complained that a commoner was riding roughshod over him.

Zhu Ziyang accompanied Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, and Yu Beibei to watch as Freshman Class 4 learned the rules of Shrek Academy’s Soul Duelling Zone. His match against Wang Qiao began with Wang Qiao revealing his powerful Martial Soul, while Zhu Ziyang still held back his own.

• Zhu Ziyang confidently told Tang Ya and Yu Beibei that he expected to beat Wang Qiao in their afternoon match.
• Xia Yu explained Soul Duelling fees, points, and advancement requirements to Freshman Class 4 at the Soul Duelling Zone.
• Xia Yu treated the class to watch Zhu Ziyang and Wang Qiao’s match, and the two students entered the arena.
• Wang Qiao insulted Zhu Ziyang, then summoned his Blazing Flame Lion Martial Soul and announced that he was a Level 23 Soul Grandmaster.
• Zhu Ziyang told Wang Qiao to make the first move and said he would release his Martial Soul only if necessary.

Zhu Ziyang defeated Wang Qiao in a soul duel without using his Martial Soul, then pointed out flaws in Wang Qiao’s fighting style. Xia Yu praised Zhu Ziyang and considered reporting the eleven-year-old three-ring Soul Elder to Director Du as the freshmen returned to class.

• Wang Qiao attacked Zhu Ziyang with his Chain Fire Soul Skill, but Zhu Ziyang dodged the fireballs and advanced.
• Wang Qiao used Fire Lion Blast, but Zhu Ziyang dashed past its explosion and threw Wang Qiao to the ground, ending the duel.
• The freshmen marveled at Zhu Ziyang’s victory, while Jiang Nannan refused to tell Tang Ya what his Martial Soul was.
• Zhu Ziyang advised Wang Qiao to use his lion Martial Soul’s physical strengths, and Wang Qiao accepted the advice.
• Xia Yu praised Zhu Ziyang, warned Wang Qiao to improve his combat skills for the Freshman Assessment, and dismissed the freshmen to class.

Xia Yu introduced Freshman Class 4’s Soul Power rankings and announced a demanding schedule of practical battles, with expulsion awaiting students who failed to win. After revealing that Zhu Ziyang was a level 35 Soul Elder and exempt from the battles, Xia Yu led the class to the open ground for their first matches.

• Zhu Ziyang posted the class’s Soul Power rankings, and Xia Yu ordered students to gain at least one level before the Freshman Assessment.
• Xia Yu announced five rounds of battles during the first month and said students with no victories would be expelled; Ling Xiaodong chose the Soul Tool Department and received its recommendation slot.
• Zhu Ziyang announced the matchups, including Jiang Nannan versus Li Yue, while Xia Yu warned students against collusion and retaliation.
• Xia Yu revealed his seven Soul Rings and demonstrated that he was a Soul Saint; Zhu Ziyang resisted his pressure.
• When Luo Tianyou questioned Zhu Ziyang’s exemption, Xia Yu explained that Zhu Ziyang was a level 35 Soul Elder, then led the class to the open ground.

Jiang Nannan defeated Li Yue in the first group match by using her second Soul Skill, Empty Moon Throw, while Xia Yu rescued Li Yue before she hit the ground. Lin Ziwei later beat Luo Tianyou in a close second-group match.

• Jiang Nannan and Li Yue entered the arena as the first group, and the students learned that Jiang Nannan was a Level 25 Soul Grandmaster.
• Jiang Nannan used Moon Shadow Body to evade Li Yue's Ink Cloud Rope and slipped free after being bound.
• Jiang Nannan caught Li Yue and used Empty Moon Throw to hurl her toward the ground, but Xia Yu intercepted her and declared Jiang Nannan the winner.
• Lin Ziwei and Luo Tianyou fought in the second group, trading attacks with their Tiger Soul Blade and Rock Armored Bear Martial Souls.
• Lin Ziwei used his strength-boosting second Soul Skill to break through Luo Tianyou's defenses and win.