Chapter Summaries

Li Ang accepted Ning Rongrong as his disciple and taught her Eight Extremes Collapse, then began training her body so she could use the close-combat skill. Ning Rongrong agreed to endure the training to become strong enough to take revenge on Dai Mubai, and she headed to the cafeteria the next morning after her first night of training.

• Ning Rongrong bowed to Li Ang and became his disciple in exchange for helping him restore his physical body.
• Li Ang secretly obtained Eight Extremes Collapse from the System Shop and passed its cultivation method to Ning Rongrong.
• Li Ang warned Ning Rongrong that her body was too weak for the skill and offered to strengthen her through painful training.
• Ning Rongrong agreed to Li Ang's training because she wanted to defeat Dai Mubai and prove she had been right to stay at Shrek Academy.
• Li Ang put Ning Rongrong through a night of whipping training and had her soak in Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid afterward.
• Ning Rongrong woke hungry but otherwise unharmed and went to the cafeteria the next morning.

Li Ang considered Immortal Herbs for Zhu Zhuqing and watched Ma Hongjun return to Shrek Academy badly beaten after a fight with Bu Le. Over the following months, Li Ang trained his disciples and gave Zhu Zhuqing a Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, raising her Soul Power to rank thirty.

• Li Ang considered buying Immortal Herbs for Zhu Zhuqing and kept the Acacia Heartbreak Red untouched at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Ma Hongjun entered the cafeteria with a swollen face, and Oscar gave him a Big Sausage while Tang San asked what had happened.
• Ma Hongjun said a middle-aged man had beaten him after a dispute over a woman, and Xiao Wu proposed that the group retaliate.
• Li Ang recognized the man as Bu Le, decided not to interfere, and noted that the encounter had happened earlier than in the original timeline.
• Li Ang spent the next two months training Zhu Zhuqing and gave her a Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, raising her Soul Power to rank thirty.

Ning Rongrong consumed the Tulip of Qiluo Li Ang prepared, raising her Soul Power to level thirty and evolving her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. She planned to keep training before challenging Dai Mubai, while Li Ang urged her to obtain her Third Soul Ring and continue absorbing the herb’s effects.

• Ning Rongrong mastered Eight Extremes Collapse and began learning Suction Palm and Fire Blowing Palm from Li Ang.
• Li Ang gave Ning Rongrong the Tulip of Qiluo, which raised her Soul Power by four levels and transformed her martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Rongrong celebrated reaching level thirty and considered how a Third Soul Ring and her combat skills could help her challenge Dai Mubai.
• Li Ang told Ning Rongrong to obtain her Third Soul Ring and keep cultivating, promising her more good things after she absorbed the Tulip of Qiluo’s effects.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing’s rapid breakthroughs astonished Flender and the Shrek Academy students. Flender dismissed training and arranged for the group to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest the next morning to help three students obtain their Third Soul Rings.

• Li Ang planned to give Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing a second Immortal Herb after they absorbed the first, and reflected on how his own overconsumption had both limited and later fueled his growth.
• Ning Rongrong and Oscar arrived late at Shrek Academy’s training grounds and announced that they had both reached rank thirty.
• Ning Rongrong released her aura to confirm her breakthrough, leaving Flender, Oscar, and the other students astonished by her rapid progress.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed that she had reached rank thirty two days earlier and released her aura to prove it.
• Flender canceled training and ordered the group to set out for the Star Dou Great Forest the next morning, where Zhao Wuji would help Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing obtain their Third Soul Rings.

Zhao Wuji led the Shrek Academy students toward the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a spirit ring, while Bu Le and his allies learned of their departure and prepared an ambush. The chapter left the Shrek group unaware that the Three Scoundrels Mercenary Group was pursuing them.

• Zhao Wuji gathered the Shrek Academy students and led them from Suotuo City toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Rat reported to Bu Le, Tian Ya, and Lao E that eight people had left Shrek Academy, including Zhao Wuji.
• Tian Ya and Lao E agreed to help Bu Le take revenge and set out with several dozen soul masters.
• E Kao used Soul Spirit Avatar and flew away alone to contact their people.
• Bu Le and Tian Ya pursued the Shrek group while the students continued their journey, unaware of the danger.

Shrek Academy’s students provoked and defeated Canghui Academy in a nearby town, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong remained apart from their classmates. That night, Bu Le and his companions located Shrek Academy’s inn and prepared to attack once Lao E joined them.

• Shrek Academy stopped for the night in a town near the Star Dou Great Forest and encountered students from Canghui Academy.
• Ma Hongjun leered at Canghui Academy’s female students, and Dai Mubai insulted the academy, prompting a fight.
• Zhao Wuji defeated Canghui Academy’s teacher and students, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong watched without helping.
• Zhao Wuji tried to lecture Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, but they rebuked him and left him furious.
• Rat told Bu Le that Shrek Academy was staying at the town’s central inn, and Tian Ya urged him to wait until Lao E arrived before attacking.

Bu Le and Tian Ya met with Ma Xiu, a vice captain of the Black Beast Mercenary Group, to arrange help against Shrek Academy. Ma Xiu demanded one million gold soul coins because the mission involved students with powerful connections, and E Kao agreed to pay as the group prepared to proceed.

• Bu Le and Tian Ya led the Three Scoundrels Mercenary Group to meet Ma Xiu and two other members of the Black Beast Mercenary Group after a signal flare appeared.
• E Kao introduced Ma Xiu, and Tian Ya recognized that the vice captain and his two companions were formidable Soul Masters.
• Ma Xiu revealed that Shrek Academy included a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect direct disciple and two Xingluo Imperial Family members, making the mission riskier than Tian Ya had described.
• Ma Xiu demanded one million gold soul coins, and Bu Le and Tian Ya objected that they could not afford the sum.
• E Kao offered to provide the money, and Ma Xiu promised to complete the mission or take no payment if it failed.

Ma Xiu and the Black Beast Mercenary Group ambushed Shrek Academy with a Soul Power Suppression Field and an anesthetic agent, but Li Ang intervened secretly and Tang San’s antidote freed the students. Ma Xiu confronted Zhao Wuji while ordering Bai He to take the clients inside and Hei Shan to maintain the field.

• Ma Xiu’s men deployed the Soul Power Suppression Field and anesthetic agent around the inn as Ma Xiu gave Tian Ya and Bu Le antidote pills.
• Li Ang recognized his subordinates’ attack and secretly awakened his disciples and removed their negative conditions, while choosing not to stop the ambush.
• Tang San gave the Shrek Seven Devils an antidote, freeing the Shrek Academy students from paralysis.
• Zhao Wuji activated his Soul Spirit Avatar and charged outside, where Hei Shan used the suppression field against him.
• Ma Xiu summoned his martial soul, ordered Bai He to escort the clients inside and Hei Shan to control the field, then challenged Zhao Wuji over the bounty on his head.

Ma Xiu attacked Zhao Wuji to claim the bounty on his head while Bu Le and his brothers confronted the Shrek Seven Devils. As Zhao Wuji realized Shrek Academy was outmatched, he ordered the students to scatter and flee, then began transforming with his seventh Soul Skill to cover their escape.

• Ma Xiu attacked Zhao Wuji under the Soul Power Suppression Field while Bai He led the Three Scoundrels Mercenary Group toward the inn.
• Tang San led the Shrek Seven Devils out of the inn, and Bu Le trapped Ma Hongjun with his Soul Skill and severely injured him.
• Zhao Wuji tried to strike Bu Le, but Bai He blocked him long enough for Ma Xiu to knock Zhao Wuji away.
• Zhao Wuji ordered the Shrek Seven Devils to split up and escape, then activated his seventh Soul Skill.

Ma Xiu used his swordsmanship to kill Zhao Wuji after Hei Shan and Bai He suppressed Zhao Wuji with their Soul Power Suppression Field. The battle ended with Ma Xiu injured but alive, as the chapter explained how his attack-focused skills overcame Zhao Wuji’s defenses.

• Zhao Wuji activated his Martial Soul Avatar and all his Soul Skills, while Bai He helped Hei Shan maintain the Soul Power Suppression Field.
• Ma Xiu activated his Martial Soul Avatar and enlarged the Horse Chopping Blade before confronting Zhao Wuji.
• Ma Xiu used his self-created Soul Skill, Extreme Style Swordsmanship: Mountain Split, to cut Zhao Wuji in two.
• Ma Xiu coughed blood from the strain, then recovered and dismissed his Martial Soul Avatar.
• The account explained that the suppression field weakened Zhao Wuji, while Ma Xiu’s amplified swordsmanship gave him overwhelming attack power but left him vulnerable to faster opponents.

After Zhao Wuji was killed, the Shrek students fled in separate groups, but Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were knocked back into the Soul Power Suppression Field and cornered between the Three Scoundrels Mercenary Group and Canghui Academy. Ye Zhiqiu confronted Dai Mubai and revealed that Shrek Academy lacked the Academy Alliance’s protection because it was not recognized as a qualified academy.

• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing fled together while Dai Mubai carried Ma Hongjun away and Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar escaped in another direction.
• Ma Xiu killed Zhao Wuji, and Li Ang reacted with shock as the plot derailed further.
• A huge turtle shell struck Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, sending them back into the Soul Power Suppression Field.
• Ye Zhiqiu and the Canghui Academy group emerged and confronted Dai Mubai as Bu Le’s mercenaries closed in.
• Ye Zhiqiu told Dai Mubai that Shrek Academy was not recognized by the Academy Alliance and therefore had no protection under its rules.

Ye Zhiqiu seized the chance to take revenge on Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun after the Three Scoundrels Mercenary Group’s attack brought the fleeing Shrek students within reach. Dai Mubai invoked his Star Luo Imperial Family status as Bu Le and the mercenaries confronted him.

• Ye Zhiqiu learned that Shrek Academy was an unrecognized school and brooded over Zhao Wuji’s earlier beating of him.
• The Three Scoundrels Mercenary Group attacked, and Ye Zhiqiu rushed outside after sensing a fight involving Shrek’s teacher.
• Ye Zhiqiu saw Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun fleeing, then used his Soul Spirit Avatar to severely injure Dai Mubai.
• Bu Le caught up and struck the injured Dai Mubai, while Ma Hongjun remained unconscious from his injuries.
• Dai Mubai angrily warned Bu Le that he belonged to the Xingluo Imperial Family.

E Kao revealed his hostility toward the Star Luo Imperial Family and helped the Three Scoundrels Mercenary Group capture Ma Hongjun, while their pursuit of Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar continued. Li Ang warned Ma Xiu to retreat if the mission turned dangerous, then flew toward the Star Dou Great Forest to intervene.

• E Kao attacked Dai Mubai, revealing that he was a descendant of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and hated the Star Luo Imperial Family.
• Bu Le took Ma Hongjun out of town while leaving Dai Mubai badly beaten, then joined Tian Ya to pursue Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar.
• After killing Zhao Wuji, Ma Xiu led his men to join the pursuit of Xiao Wu so he could complete his agreement with Bu Le.
• Li Ang warned Ma Xiu to be cautious and to abandon the mission if anything went wrong, but he did not order him to stop.
• Li Ang summoned a flying Battle Qi Transformation Horse and rode toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Li Ang flew to the Star Dou Great Forest and found Ma Xiu’s group being hunted by a berserk Titan Giant Ape after Ma Xiu’s men chased Xiao Wu and the others. The ape nearly wiped out the Three Scoundrels Mercenary Group, and the chapter ends as Rat’s unusual Soul Skill is introduced.

• Li Ang used Battle Qi Transformation Horse to fly to the Star Dou Great Forest and released his Titled Douluo pressure as he traveled through it.
• Li Ang found Ma Xiu and the Three Scoundrels Mercenary Group, whose pursuit of Xiao Wu and the other two had turned disastrous.
• A berserk Titan Giant Ape attacked the pursuers, and Ma Xiu fled with his two Chief Officers rather than fight it.
• The Titan Giant Ape killed Tian Ya and nearly wiped out the Three Scoundrels Mercenary Group, while Bu Le and E Kao escaped with Ma Xiu.
• Rat also survived, and the chapter revealed that his First Soul Skill, Life Control, let him control ordinary rats for scouting.

Li Ang arrived to rescue Ma Xiu and the remaining members of the Three Scoundrels Mercenary Group from Titan Giant Ape Er Ming, which had attacked them for hunting Xiao Wu. As Ma Xiu and the others fled, Er Ming confronted Li Ang and demanded that he move aside.

• Rat used his scouting and concealment Soul Skills to survive Er Ming’s attack, but Er Ming continued pursuing Ma Xiu’s group.
• E Kao and Ma Xiu questioned why Er Ming was chasing them while E Kao stayed with his companions instead of escaping alone.
• Li Ang arrived in Soul Spirit Avatar form and struck Er Ming with his First Soul Skill, Wolf’s Kiss.
• Li Ang ordered Ma Xiu to take the survivors and flee, and Ma Xiu led them away.
• Er Ming fixed its gaze on Li Ang and told him to move aside.

Li Ang faced the enraged Titan Giant Ape, Er Ming, in the Star Dou Great Forest and defeated him with the Tsukuyomi illusion technique. Er Ming collapsed after experiencing Li Ang’s version of the Eighteen Levels of Hell, leaving Li Ang relieved that the fight ended without a drawn-out battle.

• Li Ang refused to back down when Er Ming confronted him and insulted the Titan Giant Ape.
• Er Ming activated his Gravity Control Domain, reinforced himself with earth armor, and charged Li Ang with a powerful punch.
• Li Ang revealed the transformed pattern in his left eye, and Er Ming collapsed as the illusion took hold and his domain faded.
• Li Ang explained that his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan’s Tsukuyomi had trapped Er Ming in a version of the Eighteen Levels of Hell.
• After enduring all eighteen levels, Er Ming was mentally defeated, and Li Ang’s eye returned to normal.

Li Ang killed the incapacitated Titan Giant Ape Er Ming and preserved his Soul Ring, Soul Bone, and corpse before fleeing the Star Dou Great Forest. The enraged Sky Azure Bull Python arrived at the battle site after Li Ang had escaped.

• Li Ang decided to kill Er Ming and struck the Titan Giant Ape with his amplified Demon Wolf Claw.
• Er Ming recovered enough to activate Gravity Control Domain, but Li Ang enlarged his body and repeatedly slashed Er Ming’s neck before stabbing his heart.
• A red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring formed over Er Ming’s corpse, and Li Ang stored it in a Soul Tool.
• Li Ang considered using the Soul Ring with a Second Soul Spirit and collected Er Ming’s Soul Bone and corpse as well.
• The enraged Sky Azure Bull Python rushed toward Li Ang, who escaped the Star Dou Great Forest on a conjured black flying horse.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python arrived at the place where Li Ang and Er Ming had fought.

A Beast Tide led by the wounded Sky Azure Bull Python was crushed by the Heaven Dou army and Spirit Hall, while Li Ang traveled to Skywater City to meet his disciple Bai Chi and support Heavenly Water Academy. At Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai arrived gravely injured and collapsed, prompting Flender to seek help.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python led Soul Beasts out of the Star Dou Great Forest, but Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou army nearly wiped them out, forcing the wounded beast to flee.
• Li Ang left Ma Xiu to guard the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and rode toward Skywater City to visit Bai Chi, the dean of Heavenly Water Academy.
• Li Ang considered entering the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament with Heavenly Water Academy.
• Dai Mubai stumbled into Shrek Academy with his face badly injured and collapsed before he could speak.
• Flender carried Dai Mubai inside and rushed to find Shao Xin because Dai Mubai's injuries were severe.

After Dai Mubai awoke, he told Flender that Zhao Wuji had been killed and explained how the group’s past conflict with Bu Le had led to the attack. Flender set revenge aside for the moment and sent a team to find the missing students in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Teacher Shao used his Sugar Bean martial soul to stabilize Dai Mubai’s injuries as Flender and the other Shrek Academy teachers gathered.
• Dai Mubai woke and told Flender that a Soul Sage wielding a Horse Chopping Blade had killed Zhao Wuji with one slash.
• Dai Mubai explained the group’s earlier attack on Bu Le and their encounter with Canghui Academy, revealing why the attackers had come after them.
• Flender resolved to investigate the attackers and take revenge later, while Yu Xiaogang urged him to find the students quickly.
• Flender took Lu Qibin and Li Yusong toward the Star Dou Great Forest, leaving Yu Xiaogang and Shao Xin to care for Dai Mubai.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were swept into the Star Dou Great Forest Beast Tide, while Tang San and Oscar searched for the missing Xiao Wu and Flender searched for Ma Hongjun. After profiting from the upheaval, Li Ang went to Heavenly Water Academy to visit his fifth disciple, Bai Chi, who attacked him on sight.

• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing entered the Star Dou Great Forest for their Third Soul Rings but were recruited by Spirit Hall to fight the Beast Tide and slew many Soul Beasts.
• Tang San escaped the Three Scoundrels Mercenary Group with Oscar, then discovered Xiao Wu was missing and began searching for her.
• Xiao Wu went to find Da Ming and Er Ming, while Flender found the other students but could not locate Ma Hongjun.
• Bu Le and E Kao paid Li Ang the one million Gold Soul Coin bounty, and Li Ang gained more than four thousand points as plot alteration progress reached 15%.
• Li Ang traveled to Heavenly Water Academy and entered the villa where his fifth disciple, Bai Chi, lived.
• Bai Chi recognized Li Ang but called him a lecherous beast, activated her Martial Soul, and lit her seventh and eighth Soul Rings.