Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating into Oscar just after his Spirit Awakening, Oscar resolved to use his foreknowledge and train hard rather than settle for following the original story. Zhao Wuji took him to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain his first spirit ring.

• Oscar reflected on his transmigration, his Spiritual Power, and his plans to grow stronger and make use of his knowledge of the future.
• Oscar decided to train his body and keep practical Spirit Abilities similar to those in the original story.
• Zhao Wuji told Oscar he would accompany him to acquire his first spirit ring, and Oscar followed him out of the academy.
• Zhao Wuji and Oscar traveled by carriage to the town near the Star Dou Great Forest and rested there overnight.
• Zhao Wuji and Oscar entered the Star Dou Great Forest early the next morning to search for Oscar's spirit ring.

Oscar obtained a powerful recovery Spirit Ability from a Blood Demon Silkworm and began training at Shrek Academy while secretly earning money by auctioning his sausages. His business inspired Shao Xin to sell Candy Beans too, bringing Shrek Academy a major new source of income.

• Zhao Wuji found Oscar a four-hundred-and-thirty-year-old Blood Demon Silkworm, and Oscar absorbed its Spirit Ring to reach Level 12 and gain Super Recovery Great Sausage.
• Oscar returned to the academy, learned from Shao Xin about Food System Soul Master cultivation, and began studying theory, training his physique, and practicing staff techniques with Li Yusong.
• Flender refused to let Oscar register as a Soul Master, so Oscar arranged for Flender to auction his recovery sausages and began earning Gold Soul Coins.
• Shao Xin began auctioning his Candy Beans, and the sales caused a stir in Suotuo City while giving struggling Shrek Academy a substantial source of revenue.

Two years of hard work and successful sausage sales left Oscar stronger, wealthier, and still Shrek Academy’s only student. Flender brought in the newly awakened Ma Hongjun, and Oscar welcomed his junior and showed him around the academy.

• Oscar completed his morning training, having reached level eighteen and earned enough from selling sausages to help improve Shrek Academy.
• Oscar found Zhao Wuji with Flender, who introduced Ma Hongjun as the academy’s new student with Innate Level Nine Spirit Power and a top-grade Fire Attribute Spirit.
• Flender asked Oscar to show Ma Hongjun around, and the two spent the morning exploring the improved academy before eating together.
• Oscar helped Ma Hongjun settle into his dormitory and told him he was eight years old, a level eighteen Support System Soul Master with the Supreme Sausage Spirit.
• Oscar encouraged Ma Hongjun to believe that hard work could make anything possible.

Oscar decided to guide Ma Hongjun and began bringing him into Shrek Academy’s disciplined routine. After training and studying independently, Oscar took Ma Hongjun to Zhao Wuji for practical combat training and challenged Zhao Wuji to demonstrate the academy’s teaching methods.

• Oscar resolved to help Ma Hongjun train and eventually address the problems caused by his Evil Fire.
• Oscar trained with Zhao Wuji, then shared his specially prepared braised pork with Ma Hongjun and promised to train him starting the next day.
• Oscar completed his morning exercise while Ma Hongjun slept late, then continued reading in Lu Qibin’s classroom.
• Oscar took Ma Hongjun to Zhao Wuji for training and asked Zhao Wuji to spar with him.
• Zhao Wuji agreed to the spar and faced Oscar without releasing his spirit.

Oscar trained Ma Hongjun for two months until Ma Hongjun reached Level Ten, then Flender took him to obtain a Spirit Ring. After Ma Hongjun returned as a Level Eleven Spirit Master with Phoenix Fire Line, Oscar defeated him in a sparring match by evading his flames until his Soul Power ran out.

• Oscar sparred with Zhao Wuji, enduring his attacks and earning Ma Hongjun’s admiration.
• Oscar led Ma Hongjun through two months of demanding training, and Ma Hongjun broke through to Level Ten.
• Flender took Ma Hongjun to obtain a Spirit Ring, and he returned with the Phoenix Fire Line ability as a Level Eleven Spirit Master.
• Ma Hongjun challenged Oscar to a sparring match, confident that his new ranged attack would give him an advantage.
• Oscar dodged Ma Hongjun’s flames until Ma Hongjun exhausted his Soul Power, then struck him with the Iron Bar and made him surrender.

After reaching Level 20, Oscar traveled with Zhao Wuji to the Star Dou Great Forest and absorbed a 980-year Purple Gold Sword Bamboo Spirit Ring. He gained a powerful detoxifying and immunity ability, leaving Zhao Wuji astonished.

• Over seven months, Ma Hongjun reached Level 13 and lost weight, while Oscar advanced to Level 20 and studied pharmacology.
• Oscar and Zhao Wuji entered the Star Dou Great Forest to find a Spirit Beast that could grant Oscar a detoxification ability.
• After searching for a week, Zhao Wuji uprooted a 980-year Purple Gold Sword Bamboo, and Oscar killed it to claim its Spirit Ring.
• Oscar successfully absorbed the Spirit Ring after five hours and rose to Level 22.
• Oscar told Zhao Wuji that his Second Spirit Ability, Secret Recipe Detoxifying Small Sausage, cured weaker poisons and granted five minutes of immunity to negative effects and restrictive Spirit Abilities.

Oscar revealed that his second spirit ability could detoxify and remove negative effects, and that he had also gained an External Soul Bone called the Azure Spirit Jade Sword. After testing its abilities with Zhao Wuji, Oscar returned to the academy with a powerful new means of combat.

• Oscar told Zhao Wuji that his second spirit ability could detoxify and remove negative effects for five minutes without a level restriction.
• Oscar formed a sharp azure sword from his left hand and revealed that he had gained the External Soul Bone Azure Spirit Jade Sword.
• Oscar explained that the Azure Spirit Jade Sword increased his strength and attack power by fifty percent and could condense soul power into sharp sword qi.
• Oscar attacked Zhao Wuji, then formed ten jade swords and launched them from every direction; Zhao Wuji blocked them with his First Spirit Ability, Immovable Vajra Body.
• Zhao Wuji praised Oscar's new combat ability and returned with him to the academy to share the news with Flender.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Oscar told Flender about his new Second Spirit Ability and External Soul Bone, leaving the headmaster stunned and excited. Oscar’s rare External Soul Bone was now known to the people he trusted at the academy.

• Oscar and Zhao Wuji returned to Shrek Academy after spending nearly a month on their trip.
• Oscar reflected on his goal of reaching level 30 before he turned twelve and resolved to keep cultivating in case events differed from the original story.
• Zhao Wuji praised Oscar’s maturity and whispered that he would make a better headmaster than Flender.
• Flender opened his office door and asked how much Oscar had improved.
• Zhao Wuji told Flender about Oscar’s Second Spirit Ability and External Soul Bone, and Flender froze before reacting with excitement.

Oscar returned to Shrek Academy with a second Spirit Ring and challenged Ma Hongjun to show Flender the strength of his External Soul Bone. The chapter ended as the two prepared to spar, with Ma Hongjun revealing how much he had improved.

• Oscar told Flender he wanted to spar with Ma Hongjun, and Flender agreed and sent Zhao Wuji to gather the other teachers.
• Oscar found Ma Hongjun studying spirit-beast theory and learned that he had reached rank 14 after a month of hard training.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun went to the Spirit Dueling Platform, where Flender, Zhao Wuji, Lu Qibin, Li Yusong, and Shao Xin watched.
• Zhao Wuji began the formal match preparations, and Oscar revealed his Supreme Sausage martial spirit and rank 22 Soul Master status.
• Ma Hongjun released his Evil Fire Phoenix martial spirit and rank 14 Spirit Ring, impressing Oscar with his changed appearance and imposing aura.

Oscar defeated Ma Hongjun in a spar by countering his newly developed Flame Claw with an Azure Jade Sword formed from his External Soul Bone. Ma Hongjun conceded and asked Oscar what the sword was, while Oscar urged him to keep training.

• Zhao Wuji started the match, and Ma Hongjun rushed Oscar with Phoenix Fire Line, which Oscar dodged.
• Ma Hongjun attacked Oscar's Iron Club with his self-created Flame Claw and crushed it.
• Oscar summoned an Azure Jade Sword and broke Ma Hongjun's Flame Claw with one strike, forcing Ma Hongjun to concede.
• The teachers praised Oscar's External Soul Bone, and Oscar told Ma Hongjun to keep working hard.
• Ma Hongjun asked Oscar what the sword was and how he had used it without a soul skill.

Oscar explained the Azure Spirit Jade Sword’s power as an External Soul Bone to Ma Hongjun, then took him to Suotuo City. They arrived safely and left their horses outside the city.

• Oscar explained External Soul Bones and revealed that his Azure Spirit Jade Sword was one.
• Ma Hongjun vowed to catch up to Oscar, who encouraged him to persevere.
• Oscar asked Flender for permission to take Ma Hongjun to Suotuo City, and Flender agreed.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun raced their white horses to the city, arriving in fifteen minutes and leaving the horses at a shop outside the gates.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun traveled to Suotuo City, where Oscar searched for rare treasures and went to the Grand Auction House hoping to find Whale Rubber. He entered the auction house alone while Ma Hongjun explored the city, and the chapter ended as Oscar prepared to enter its auction areas.

• Oscar and Ma Hongjun passed Suotuo City's gate without showing Spirit Master Certificates because neither had registered as a Spirit Master.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun visited Flender's shop, but Oscar found nothing worthwhile among its wares.
• Oscar took Ma Hongjun to the Grand Auction House and told him to explore the city and meet him outside in two hours.
• Oscar disguised himself with a mask and cloak, then entered the Grand Auction House using his Ten Thousand Gold Soul Coin Identity Card.
• Oscar learned about the auction house's five guest areas and noted that Flender held a higher-level card registered under Shao Xin's status as a Candy Bean seller.

Oscar attended an auction and won a piece of seven-hundred-year-old Whale Rubber for one thousand Gold Soul Coins. After leaving the Auction House, he found Ma Hongjun battered and learned that robbers had attacked him.

• Oscar watched the auction until a piece of Whale Rubber appeared and recognized its value.
• Oscar bid one thousand Gold Soul Coins and won the Whale Rubber, then stored it in his Soul Tool.
• Oscar left the Auction House and found Ma Hongjun bruised and swollen at the end of the street.
• Ma Hongjun told Oscar that a robber had stolen his money and beaten him, then began explaining what had happened.

After learning that Bu Le had beaten and robbed Ma Hongjun, Oscar decided to prepare before confronting him. Zhao Wuji agreed to accompany Oscar and Ma Hongjun to Suotuo City and step in if they were in danger.

• Oscar learned that Bu Le had beaten Ma Hongjun and stolen his money after they competed for the same item.
• Oscar decided not to confront Bu Le yet, treated Ma Hongjun's injuries with a Super Recovery Great Sausage, and returned with him to Shrek Academy.
• Oscar told Zhao Wuji what had happened, and Zhao Wuji angrily wanted to go after Bu Le at once.
• Oscar said he planned to strengthen himself with the Whale Rubber and fight Bu Le alongside Ma Hongjun, with Zhao Wuji keeping watch.
• Zhao Wuji agreed to accompany them to Suotuo City and back them up if needed.

Oscar purified and absorbed seven-hundred-year-old Whale Rubber, greatly improving his physical fitness and raising his Soul Power. He left the night confident that he and Ma Hongjun could defeat Bu Le together.

• Zhao Wuji accepted Oscar's plan to try the Whale Rubber and told him to seek help if anything went wrong.
• Oscar returned to his dormitory and purified the Whale Rubber over charcoal, separating its impurities with careful control.
• Oscar consumed the refined Whale Rubber and spent the night cultivating through its intense heat.
• Oscar woke at dawn with his physical fitness nearing the level of a Soul Ancestor and his Soul Power approaching level 23.
• Oscar concluded that his improved strength made him confident he and Ma Hongjun could take down Bu Le.

Oscar took Ma Hongjun to confront Bu Le in Suotuo City, with Zhao Wuji secretly watching over them. Oscar challenged Bu Le to fight for the stolen money, and the chapter ended with Bu Le accepting while warning Oscar not to underestimate him.

• Oscar and Ma Hongjun traveled to Suotuo City with Zhao Wuji, who followed them discreetly.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun waited at the West City vegetable market until Bu Le appeared and demanded a hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Oscar stopped Ma Hongjun from attacking and reminded Bu Le that Ma Hongjun’s Hundred Year Spirit Ring suggested he came from a powerful family.
• Oscar demanded that Bu Le pay a hundred Gold Soul Coins and apologize, but Bu Le boasted about his Soul Elder rank and Soul Ancestor brothers.
• Oscar proposed a fight in which the loser would pay a hundred Gold Soul Coins, and he warned Bu Le that a Soul Saint was his teacher.
• Bu Le accepted the challenge but grew angry when Oscar threatened him, insisting that Oscar would pay for looking down on him.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun fought Bu Le in the marketplace, where Oscar concealed his true Martial Soul and challenged the Spirit Elder with his Azure Spirit Jade Sword. The two boys defeated Bu Le, and Oscar held a sword to his throat.

• Bu Le released his level 36 Ghost Hand Martial Soul, and Oscar revealed his level 22 Azure Spirit Jade Sword while secretly hiding his Supreme Sausage.
• Ma Hongjun released his Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul and joined the duel as Bu Le attacked Oscar.
• Oscar clashed with Bu Le using his jade sword, while Ma Hongjun struck Bu Le with flaming claws.
• Bu Le used his Spirit Abilities to increase his speed and attack Oscar, but Oscar summoned ten jade swords as Ma Hongjun fired his Phoenix Fire Line.
• One jade sword pierced Bu Le's thigh, and Ma Hongjun's flames burned him before Oscar held the jade sword to his throat.

Oscar defeated Bu Le and took his Soul Tool, then crippled him to prevent him from preying on women again. Afterward, Flender joined Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Zhao Wuji and offered to treat them to a celebratory meal.

• Bu Le begged Oscar to spare him, and Oscar took his Soul Tool, which was filled mostly with women's underwear.
• Oscar warned Bu Le to leave Suotuo City and stop bullying women, then kicked him in the crotch and left him unconscious and crippled.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun left the market and met Zhao Wuji, who praised Oscar for defeating a rank-36 Soul Elder despite having rank-22 Soul Power.
• Ma Hongjun admired Oscar and said he wanted to become like him, while Oscar encouraged him and reflected on his own future as a Food System Soul Master.
• Flender appeared and revealed that he had witnessed the fight, then offered to treat Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Zhao Wuji to a meal at Ju Xian Lou.

After Oscar defeated Bu Le, Flender celebrated his accomplishments and considered whether to auction Oscar’s new ability. Oscar returned to Shrek Academy, where he continued training and chose to stay despite the chance to learn swordsmanship from Chen Xin at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Flender treated Oscar and the others to an expensive meal, impressed by Oscar’s victory over Bu Le and his concealed abilities.
• Zhao Wuji took Oscar and Ma Hongjun back to Shrek Academy while Flender stayed in Suotuo City to auction Shao Xin’s Candy Beans.
• Oscar gave Ma Hongjun Bu Le’s Soul Tool and explained that Whale Rubber’s exceptional effect on him came from his strong physical foundation.
• Oscar continued his daily training and practiced swordsmanship alone because Shrek Academy had no Sword Martial Soul teacher.
• Oscar decided against joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to study under Chen Xin because he wanted to remain at Shrek Academy and avoid joining a faction.
• Flender considered Oscar’s sword training and worried that Shrek Academy was holding him back, though he wanted Oscar and Ma Hongjun to stay.

On his ninth birthday, Oscar learned that Flender had brought Gai Yue to Shrek Academy to offer him a chance to study swordsmanship. Gai Yue agreed to test Oscar, and Oscar discovered that the swordsman’s path focused on killing, a style suited to his Azure Spirit Jade Sword.

• Over two months, Oscar reached the middle stage of Level 23, while Ma Hongjun advanced to the late stage of Level 14.
• Shrek’s teachers celebrated Oscar’s ninth birthday with a lavish breakfast and Zhao Wuji’s training session.
• Flender returned with Gai Yue, a cold-tempered swordsman whom Zhao Wuji greeted as an old friend.
• Flender told Oscar that Gai Yue could become his swordsmanship teacher if Oscar earned his approval.
• Oscar led Gai Yue to the Spirit Dueling Platform and asked whether his sword path emphasized killing or speed; Gai Yue answered that it focused on killing.