Chapter Summaries

Zhao Wuji led the Shrek students on a forced run toward the Star Dou Great Forest, and they reached a nearby town after running until nightfall. The group settled in at a hotel to eat and rest, while Ye Qiu helped Zhu Zhuqing recover and awaited her answer.

• Zhao Wuji ordered the students to run to the Star Dou Great Forest, and the group set off despite Ma Hongjun's complaints.
• The students ran most of the day, with Oscar helping them travel and Ning Rongrong using sugar pills and her martial soul to support Zhu Zhuqing.
• The Shrek group reached a town about a hundred kilometers from the forest and entered it to rest for the night.
• Ye Qiu took Zhu Zhuqing's hand and used his healing ability to ease her fatigue, then reminded her to give him an answer soon.
• Zhao Wuji booked a room at the hotel while the students chose to eat together, and Dai Mubai told them the teachers and students paid their own expenses.

Ye Qiu and the others ate at a restaurant, where Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun provoked students from Canghui Academy. As the confrontation grew, Ning Rongrong whispered warnings about Dai Mubai to Zhu Zhuqing, and the two groups remained on the verge of a fight.

• Dai Mubai treated the group to a meal, and Ma Hongjun ordered more than a dozen dishes.
• Ye Qiu noticed eight Canghui Academy Soul Masters enter the restaurant and kept monitoring for Tang Hao.
• Ma Hongjun leered at the Canghui Academy woman, and Dai Mubai insulted her and her teammates.
• Oscar explained Shrek's philosophy about causing trouble, while Ning Rongrong privately warned Zhu Zhuqing against accepting Dai Mubai.
• Ye Qiu advised the group to avoid trouble before their soul hunt, but Dai Mubai called the Canghui Academy students cowards.

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun provoked Canghui Academy, while Ning Rongrong befriended Zhu Zhuqing after telling her about Dai Mubai’s behavior. The chapter ended with Dai Mubai continuing to taunt Canghui Academy as Ye ZhiQiu confronted the students.

• Ye Qiu warned Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun that Canghui Academy’s teacher was a Soul King, but Dai Mubai relied on Zhao Wuji’s backing and encouraged Ma Hongjun to keep provoking them.
• Ning Rongrong told Zhu Zhuqing about Dai Mubai’s past behavior, and Zhu Zhuqing asked her not to mention him again.
• Ning Rongrong asked Zhu Zhuqing to be friends, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed, becoming Ning Rongrong’s third friend.
• Ye ZhiQiu crushed his teacup and demanded to know which academy Dai Mubai and the others attended, while Dai Mubai refused to answer and Ma Hongjun kept eating.

Ye Qiu stopped a brewing fight between Shrek and Canghui Academy by revealing his four spirit rings, including a ten-thousand-year ring. Ye ZhiQiu halted his students, and the confrontation ended before anyone attacked.

• Ye ZhiQiu ordered his six students to attack Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, while Xiao Wu started to join the fight but sat back down after Ye Qiu glared at her.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San summoned their martial souls, shocking Ye ZhiQiu with their strength and spirit rings.
• Oscar urged Ning Rongrong to help Dai Mubai so she could prove she belonged at Shrek, and she pretended to consider his suggestion while plotting against him.
• Ye Qiu summoned his Black Comma martial soul and displayed four spirit rings, including a ten-thousand-year ring.
• Ye ZhiQiu recognized Ye Qiu's strength and ordered the Canghui students to stop before the two sides clashed.

Canghui Academy fled after Ye Qiu’s display frightened them, and the group finished dinner without a fight. Ye Qiu took Xiao Wu to his room, where she eagerly joined him, while the chapter ended with them embracing.

• Ye ZhiQiu ordered Canghui Academy to retreat and change hotels before a fight began.
• Dai Mubai lamented that his chance to vent had disappeared, while Ning Rongrong teased Ye Qiu and Zhu Zhuqing wondered how she could become stronger.
• Ye Qiu invited Xiao Wu to stay with him, and she accepted, leaving Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to share a room.
• Ye Qiu took Xiao Wu upstairs and teased Ning Rongrong by inviting her to keep watch; Tang San ended up sharing a room with Dai Mubai and the others.
• After washing up, Xiao Wu asked Ye Qiu whether they would cultivate or do something else, then leaned into him as he embraced her.

Ye Qiu told Xiao Wu that Tang Hao had exposed her identity as a soul beast and that he planned to return her to the Lake of Life. Xiao Wu begged not to leave him, but the next morning Ye Qiu brought her to breakfast, where her coldness toward Tang San and tearful appearance worried the others.

• Ye Qiu used their spiritual connection to tell Xiao Wu that Tang Hao was a Titled Douluo, knew her identity, and that Ye Qiu intended to send her back to the Lake of Life.
• Xiao Wu cried and begged Ye Qiu not to make her leave, while he promised to come find her.
• The next morning, Ye Qiu comforted Xiao Wu, healed her swollen eyes, and brought her to join Tang San and the others for breakfast.
• Tang San noticed Xiao Wu looked haggard and asked if she was all right, but Xiao Wu answered him with a cold glance and said nothing.
• Xiao Wu told Ning Rongrong that Ye Qiu had not bullied her, and Ning Rongrong warned Ye Qiu not to mistreat her.
• Ning Rongrong urged Zhu Zhuqing to back her up, but Zhu Zhuqing avoided taking a stand against Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu and the Shrek group entered the Star Dou Great Forest to seek third spirit rings for Oscar and Tang San. After resting near the Mixed Zone, they prepared for an approaching creature, which Zhu Zhuqing identified as a flying snake.

• After leaving town, Zhao Wuji led the group toward the Star Dou Great Forest and warned everyone to stay close and follow his orders.
• Inside the forest, Dai Mubai and Tang San led the way while Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu guarded the rear; Ye Qiu asked Xiao Wu to release her Spirit Beast aura.
• The group avoided the Spirit Beasts they encountered and reached the edge of the Mixed Zone, where Zhao Wuji ordered a two-hour rest.
• Ye Qiu comforted the tired Xiao Wu and restored Ning Rongrong's vitality while the group rested.
• Ye Qiu and Zhao Wuji sensed something approaching, so the group summoned their martial souls and protected Ning Rongrong and Oscar.
• Zhu Zhuqing climbed a tree and reported that the approaching creature was a flying snake with a large cockscomb and fan-shaped tail.

Zhao Wuji's group captured a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent for Oscar, but Snake Woman Chao Tianxiang arrived and demanded they stop. The group faced a tense standoff as Zhao Wuji recognized her, while Ye Qiu waited for Er Ming to appear.

• Zhu Zhuqing spotted an injured Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and Tang San judged it suitable for Oscar's next soul ring.
• The group attacked and restrained the serpent, with Ye Qiu and Tang San warning that its seven-colored mist was not poisonous.
• Zhao Wuji trapped the serpent with his fourth and fifth soul skills, and Oscar prepared to kill it for its soul ring.
• Snake Woman Chao Tianxiang and her granddaughter arrived and ordered the group to stop.
• Zhao Wuji recognized Chao Tianxiang, while Ye Qiu watched the confrontation and waited for Er Ming.

Zhao Wuji and Snake Woman Chao Tianxiang argued over who had the right to the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, which Oscar needed for his third spirit ring. They agreed to settle the dispute with a spirit battle, and Zhao Wuji prepared to send Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun against Meng Yiran.

• Chao Tianxiang claimed the wounded Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent belonged to her granddaughter Meng Yiran, while Oscar insisted it had been stolen from him.
• Zhao Wuji refused to return the serpent, explaining that Oscar needed it for his third spirit ring, and rejected Chao Tianxiang's offer to settle the matter through a direct duel because Oscar was a Food-Type Spirit Master.
• Ye Qiu suggested that Ma Hongjun or Zhu Zhuqing fight in Oscar's place, with Ning Rongrong joining them to provide support.
• Zhao Wuji proposed that a level-twenty-seven Soul Grandmaster and a level-twenty-six Support-Type Spirit Master fight Meng Yiran, and Chao Tianxiang accepted.
• Zhao Wuji asked Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun which of them would fight, as the spirit battle was about to begin.

Ma Hongjun fought Meng Yiran in a soul battle to win Oscar's soul ring, with Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda enhancing him. The fight began with Ma Hongjun dodging Meng Yiran's attack and unleashing his Phoenix Fire Line.

• Ma Hongjun volunteered to fight Meng Yiran, while Ning Rongrong agreed to support him with her martial soul.
• Chao Tianxiang recognized Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and protested to Zhao Wuji, but accepted that the battle would proceed.
• Meng Yiran and Ma Hongjun introduced themselves, then Zhao Wuji started the soul battle.
• Ning Rongrong enhanced Ma Hongjun's strength and speed as Meng Yiran attacked him with her Serpent Cane.
• Ma Hongjun used Bathing Fire Phoenix and unleashed Phoenix Fire Line at Meng Yiran.

Meng Yiran used her Snake Body skill and a feint to overcome Ma Hongjun’s fire attacks, then exposed her shoulders and waist to distract him. She struck while he was stunned, leaving Ma Hongjun unable to evade her Serpent Cane.

• Meng Yiran dodged Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix Fire Line with Snake Body and crawled toward him, but Oscar’s warning let Ma Hongjun evade her first attack.
• Meng Yiran kept evading the fire as Ma Hongjun pursued her, and she attacked when he stopped to conserve Soul Power.
• Ma Hongjun caught Meng Yiran’s Serpent Cane, but he released it when its blade slid down the shaft toward his hand.
• Meng Yiran tore her outer clothing and threw the fabric at Ma Hongjun, distracting him with the exposed skin of her shoulders, collarbone, arms, and waist.
• Ma Hongjun froze, and Meng Yiran’s Serpent Cane transformed into eight streaks of light aimed at him.

Meng Yiran and Chao Tianxiang took the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent after Ma Hongjun lost their bet, then left after Meng Yiran detoxified and injured him. Zhao Wuji led the group deeper into the forest to find Oscar another soul beast, and Ye Qiu spotted signs that Er Ming was approaching as night fell.

• Meng Yiran stabbed Ma Hongjun with her Serpent Cane, and Zhao Wuji surrendered the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent to Chao Tianxiang after accepting defeat.
• Chao Tianxiang captured the soul beast, while Meng Yiran detoxified Ma Hongjun before leaving with her grandmother.
• Oscar treated Ma Hongjun's wounds with sausages, and Zhao Wuji's group rested before continuing their search for a soul beast suited to Oscar.
• Zhao Wuji led the group deeper into the forest, but they found no suitable soul beast along the way.
• Ye Qiu spotted distant trees shaking as large numbers of soul beasts fled, and Zhao Wuji ordered the group to make camp as Er Ming approached.

Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu shared a tearful farewell while the mountain-like figure approached their camp. Just as they kissed, Zhao Wuji spotted the danger and ordered everyone behind him.

• Ye Qiu told Ning Rongrong to stay close to him, warning that he was doing it for her own good.
• Xiao Wu gave Ye Qiu her comb as a keepsake, and he promised to come back for her.
• Ning Rongrong accused Ye Qiu of deliberately making her a third wheel as Xiao Wu kissed him goodbye.
• Zhao Wuji spotted the approaching mountain-like figure and ordered everyone to get up and gather behind him.

Zhao Wuji’s group encountered the Titan Giant Ape Er Ming, who attacked after seeing Xiao Wu with Ye Qiu. The chapter ended with Er Ming reaching for Ye Qiu despite the others’ attempts to stop it.

• Zhao Wuji warned the students that a powerful spirit beast was approaching and told them to stay close and be ready to flee.
• The Titan Giant Ape appeared, and Tang San identified it as the Forest King, a ten-thousand-year spirit beast.
• Er Ming saw Xiao Wu with Ye Qiu, roared, and reached for the group as Zhao Wuji ordered Dai Mubai to lead the students away.
• Zhao Wuji activated his Vajra Bear True Body and charged Er Ming, but Er Ming swatted him aside in one blow.
• Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun attacked Er Ming while Ye Qiu held Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, but Er Ming ignored them and continued reaching for Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu and Ning Rongrong used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to protect the group from the Titan Giant Ape’s attack, but Xiao Wu was taken away. After Tang San stole Oscar’s sausages and fled, Ye Qiu rushed after him, leaving Ning Rongrong behind.

• Ye Qiu transformed and charged the Titan Giant Ape to protect Ning Rongrong, but the ape knocked him into a pit and carried Xiao Wu away.
• Tang San attacked the Titan Giant Ape with hidden weapons, drawing a blow toward the group, and Ye Qiu reunited with Ning Rongrong to form Qiu Rong.
• Qiu Rong used the Glazed Golden Body Pagoda to shield Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and the others from the Titan Giant Ape’s punch.
• After the group recovered, Tang San bound Oscar, stole his sausages, and fled using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Ye Qiu broke apart the fusion and chased after Tang San, while Ning Rongrong tried to follow and watched his back fade from view.

Ye Qiu followed Tang San through the Star Dou Great Forest, planning to claim the Man Faced Demon Spider’s External Spirit Bone rather than let Tang San obtain it. He rejected Ah Yin’s demand to kill Tang San for now, and the chapter ended when he spotted the treasure he had been seeking.

• Ye Qiu trailed Tang San through the Mixed Zone, using his perception to avoid Soul Beasts and keep track of him.
• Ye Qiu connected with Ah Yin, whose doubts about Tang Hao deepened as she compared him with Ye Qiu.
• Ah Yin urged Ye Qiu to kill Tang San, but Ye Qiu said the time was not right and explained that he was following him to hunt for treasure.
• Ye Qiu resolved that he and Tang San would become enemies and that he would protect Xiao Wu and Ah Yin when the conflict came.
• Ye Qiu spotted what he had been looking for and reacted with delight.

Tang San raced into the forest to rescue Xiao Wu but stopped to fight an injured Man Faced Demon Spider, hoping to claim its soul ring and venom. Ye Qiu watched from the shadows while Ah Yin questioned Tang San’s motives.

• Tang San searched desperately for Xiao Wu and vowed to protect her, then heard a rustling sound in the forest.
• Tang San encountered a Man Faced Demon Spider and recognized it as a rare, venomous soul beast.
• Tang San reasoned that the spider had already used its web and decided to kill it for its soul ring and venom.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass's Entanglement skill, but the Man Faced Demon Spider caught him in a sticky web.
• Ye Qiu watched the fight, while Ah Yin suspected Tang San had abandoned his rescue attempt.

Tang San defeated the Man Faced Demon Spider but was caught by its final web and pinned unconscious to a tree. Ye Qiu raced to claim the spider before Dragon Lord arrived, while Ah Yin urged him to escape and admitted she wanted to kill Tang San herself.

• Ye Qiu waited with Ah Yin as Tang San fought the Man Faced Demon Spider, intending to claim its drop after the battle.
• Tang San crushed the spider’s eyes with his Clear Sky Hammer, but its last web struck him and pinned him to a tree until he fainted.
• The dying Man Faced Demon Spider produced a purple soul ring as Ye Qiu rushed toward it, sensing Dragon Lord approaching.
• Ah Yin told Ye Qiu to leave and said she would rather kill Tang San herself if she got the chance.
• Ye Qiu used Teleportation and his Little Black Worm soul skill to transform and shoot toward the Man Faced Demon Spider’s face.

Ye Qiu controlled the Man Faced Demon Spider’s corpse, stole its spirit ring, and escaped after firing three arrows at Tang San. Meng Shu arrived to find Tang San wounded and the spider gone, just as the Shrek group rushed in to rescue him.

• Ye Qiu used his fourth spirit skill to animate the Man Faced Demon Spider’s corpse, grabbed its spirit ring, and fled into the forest.
• Ye Qiu fired three arrows toward Tang San; they struck his throat, ear, and groin, leaving him badly injured.
• Meng Shu arrived, saw the spider flee, and found Tang San bound to a tree.
• Zhao Wuji and the Shrek group arrived and began freeing Tang San, with Oscar and the others carefully removing the arrow from his groin.

After Tang San woke from his injuries, Zhao Wuji explained that Meng Shu had left and refused to take the group deeper into the forest, though he agreed to search nearby for Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu. Tang San remained confused about the Man Faced Demon Spider and suspected Ye Qiu had harmed him as the Shrek group set off to recover.

• Zhao Wuji privately told Meng Shu that Meng Yiran had already obtained her spirit ring, and Meng Shu departed after learning Tang San was not responsible for his granddaughter's trouble.
• Oscar revived Tang San with sausages, and Tang San worried about his injuries while Ning Rongrong asked where Ye Qiu was.
• Ning Rongrong urged Zhao Wuji to search for Ye Qiu, and Zhao Wuji agreed to look nearby but refused to go deeper into the forest.
• Tang San insisted he had killed the Man Faced Demon Spider, but Zhao Wuji and the others said Meng Shu had reported that it fled.
• Tang San asked Zhao Wuji what Meng Shu had seen, then left on a stretcher while wondering if Ye Qiu had harmed him and vowing to avenge Xiao Wu.