Chapter Summaries

Oscar demonstrated his third Spirit Ability, a Mushroom Sausage that granted one minute of flight, while Tang San revealed he had reached level thirty. Chao Tianxiang pulled Oscar aside to speak privately, as Ye Zhiqiu waited for the Titan Giant Ape and considered how to obtain a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and Soul Bone.

• Oscar recited his Third Spirit Ability incantation, and the Shrek Seven Devils laughed before Ye Zhiqiu fed the Mushroom Sausage to Ma Hongjun.
• Ma Hongjun sprouted wings and flew, and Oscar explained that his ability granted flight at the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's speed for one minute.
• Tang San emerged from meditation and revealed that he had suddenly broken through to level thirty.
• Chao Tianxiang asked Oscar to speak privately, and he went with her after Ye Zhiqiu nodded.
• Ye Zhiqiu considered whether he could obtain a Soul Ring over a hundred thousand years old when the Titan Giant Ape arrived.

Ye Zhiqiu proposed that Meng Yiran stay with Shrek Academy as a student's family member after rejecting her admission as a monster-level genius. As the group accepted the arrangement, the Titan Giant Ape approached, and Ye Zhiqiu ordered everyone not to attack.

• Meng Shu asked Flender to admit Meng Yiran to Shrek Academy, but Flender deferred to Ye Zhiqiu.
• Ye Zhiqiu said Meng Yiran could not enter as a student but could stay and train as a student's family member, and Meng Yiran agreed.
• Meng Shu sensed a powerful soul beast approaching, and Ye Zhiqiu recognized that the Titan Giant Ape had arrived.
• Ye Zhiqiu stepped in front of the group and told everyone not to attack, especially Tang San.

Ye Zhiqiu took Xiao Wu away with the Titan Giant Ape, revealing that he knew it as Er Ming. The others stayed behind to search for Tang San’s spirit ring while the ape carried Ye Zhiqiu and Xiao Wu toward the Star Dou Great Forest’s Core Area.

• The Titan Giant Ape emerged from the forest and fixed its gaze on Xiao Wu, while Tang San recognized it as the king of the forest.
• Ye Zhiqiu told the others to return to the academy without waiting, then used his third red Spirit Ring to take Xiao Wu to the Titan Giant Ape’s shoulder.
• When the Titan Giant Ape tried to attack Ye Zhiqiu, he called it Er Ming, and Xiao Wu signaled the ape to take them away.
• Tang San and Ning Rongrong worried about Ye Zhiqiu and Xiao Wu, but Oscar pointed out that Ye Zhiqiu seemed to know the ape.
• Flender told the group to trust Ye Zhiqiu and continue looking for Tang San’s spirit ring, while the Titan Giant Ape carried Ye Zhiqiu and Xiao Wu toward the Core Area.

Ye Zhiqiu reassured Xiao Wu that he accepted her as a spirit beast and asked her to help him find a dangerous spirit beast he could hunt. Xiao Wu brought him to meet Da Ming, the Sky Azure Bull Python, who initially challenged Ye Zhiqiu but heard Xiao Wu and Er Ming vouch for him.

• Xiao Wu worried Ye Zhiqiu had known her identity since Nuoding Academy, and he told her she had revealed it while sleep-talking.
• Ye Zhiqiu asked Xiao Wu to persuade Da Ming and Er Ming to help him find a troublesome or evil spirit beast, clarifying that he would not harm her friends.
• Xiao Wu said Da Ming would know about potential threats in the forest, while Er Ming protested her description of him as dim-witted.
• Er Ming carried Ye Zhiqiu and Xiao Wu to the Lake of Life, where the Sky Azure Bull Python sensed the unfamiliar human approaching.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python warned Ye Zhiqiu to leave, but Xiao Wu and Er Ming assured Da Ming that Ye Zhiqiu was their friend and meant no harm.

Ye Zhiqiu brought Xiao Wu to reunite with Da Ming and tried to persuade the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape to help him hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Da Ming agreed for Xiao Wu’s sake, but Ye Zhiqiu’s red third spirit ring made him reconsider.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape welcomed Xiao Wu and insisted on calling her their older sister.
• Ye Zhiqiu explained that he wanted to reunite Xiao Wu with them and hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, but Da Ming initially accused him of seeking their spirit rings and bones.
• Xiao Wu told Da Ming that Ye Zhiqiu was her older brother and asked him to help deal with any enemies threatening the beasts’ territory.
• Ye Zhiqiu argued that hunting an enemy Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast would protect Da Ming’s subjects and preserve the Lake of Life.
• After Er Ming roared to him, Da Ming agreed to help Ye Zhiqiu for Xiao Wu’s sake, then questioned whether Ye Zhiqiu could survive absorbing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.
• Ye Zhiqiu revealed his purple, black, and red spirit rings, causing Da Ming to hesitate at seeing his third ring was already a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.

Ye Zhiqiu and Er Ming confronted the Hundred-Thousand-Year Unicorn Evil Dragon in its black forest, where Ye Zhiqiu used Susanoo to armor Er Ming against its Black Flame. The chapter ended with Ye Zhiqiu activating Flying Thunder God to send Er Ming toward the airborne dragon.

• Da Ming told Ye Zhiqiu that the Unicorn Evil Dragon lived forty li east and explained why he could not join the hunt.
• Er Ming left Xiao Wu behind and carried Ye Zhiqiu to the Unicorn Evil Dragon’s black forest.
• The Unicorn Evil Dragon flew out to meet Er Ming, and the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts began fighting at close range.
• The Unicorn Evil Dragon trapped Er Ming and engulfed it in corrosive Black Flame, but Ye Zhiqiu covered Er Ming in Susanoo armor.
• The Unicorn Evil Dragon flew high to avoid Er Ming, and Ye Zhiqiu activated Flying Thunder God to send the armored Er Ming into the sky.

Ye Zhiqiu and Er Ming defeated the Unicorn Evil Dragon, and Ye Zhiqiu killed it with Amaterasu before extinguishing the flames. With Da Ming and Xiao Wu guarding him, Ye Zhiqiu recovered a strange rectangular Spirit Bone and began absorbing the dragon’s Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring.

• Ye Zhiqiu used Flying Thunder God to place Er Ming on the Unicorn Evil Dragon’s back, where Er Ming beat and rode its old rival through the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ye Zhiqiu told Er Ming to end the ride, and Er Ming knocked the Unicorn Evil Dragon unconscious with a gravity-enhanced punch.
• Ye Zhiqiu used Amaterasu on the falling Unicorn Evil Dragon, which crashed into the forest and burned until Ye Zhiqiu extinguished the spreading Black Flame.
• Da Ming and Xiao Wu arrived to guard Ye Zhiqiu, who found a long rectangular Spirit Bone beneath the dragon’s horn.
• Ye Zhiqiu sat beside the corpse and began connecting with the Unicorn Evil Dragon’s Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring.

Ye Zhiqiu absorbed the Unicorn Evil Dragon's spirit ring and gained a six-hundred-thousand-year fourth ring with powerful Divine Sense abilities. After discovering an unstable, overwhelming aura beneath the Lake of Life, he focused his Divine Sense downward to investigate.

• Ye Zhiqiu chose Mind's Eye of the Kagura after the system rejected Summit Buddha Transformation, and the nine Tailed Beast Origins fed their power back into him.
• Ye Zhiqiu formed a six-hundred-thousand-year fourth spirit ring, which pressured Xiao Wu, Da Ming, Er Ming, and powerful soul beasts across the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ye Zhiqiu gained Divine Sense that could passively reach nearly one hundred and ten miles, and the system announced a three-day upgrade after he reached Level 40.
• Ye Zhiqiu tested his Divine Sense and detected an unstable aura beneath the Lake of Life that was far stronger than Da Ming and Er Ming at its peak.
• Ye Zhiqiu concentrated his Divine Sense beneath the lake to identify the hidden being as he considered whether it might be one of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts.

Ye Zhiqiu used his Divine Sense to explore the bottom of the Lake of Life and found a silver-haired woman in a crystal coffin who appeared to be Di Tian. After returning to the group, he watched Tang San awaken an External Soul Bone, while Xiao Wu revealed that she had also reached level 30 and received help hunting a spirit ring.

• Ye Zhiqiu used Mind's Eye of the Kagura to extend his Divine Sense beneath the Lake of Life and found a powerful silver-haired woman sleeping in a crystal coffin.
• The woman briefly opened her violet eyes after Ye Zhiqiu withdrew his Divine Sense, then fell asleep again as Ye Zhiqiu meditated and recovered by the lake.
• Ye Zhiqiu returned Xiao Wu to the group near Tang San, who was absorbing a spirit ring, and told everyone he had killed the Unicorn Evil Dragon after getting bored of riding it.
• Tang San awakened the Eight Spider Lances, and Ye Zhiqiu identified them as an External Soul Bone and advised Tang San to learn to control them.
• Tang San gained control of the Eight Spider Lances, and Xiao Wu revealed that she had reached level 30 and that Ye Zhiqiu had helped her hunt a spirit ring.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Ye Zhiqiu learned that Spirit Hall had named him its Holy Son and discovered that his clone had risen through its ranks. He examined the public records of the clone’s exploits in Suotuo City, including a claim that it had killed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

• Ye Zhiqiu used Flying Thunder God to bring the group back to Shrek Academy, where Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang departed after entrusting Meng Yiran to Flender’s care.
• Ye Zhiqiu asked Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang to keep his spirit rings and identity secret, then returned to the dining hall and met Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang announced that Spirit Hall had established a Holy Son named Ye Zhiqiu, and Ye Zhiqiu explained that the Holy Son was the clone he had left with Su Yuntao.
• Ye Zhiqiu showed Yu Xiaogang the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone from the Unicorn Evil Dragon, and Yu Xiaogang judged it was likely an External Soul Bone.
• Ye Zhiqiu traveled to Suotuo City and read Spirit Hall’s notice boards, which detailed his clone’s achievements and listed wanted Akatsuki members Si and Du.

Ye Zhiqiu discovered that the Unicorn Evil Dragon's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone could change shape, then accidentally embarrassed himself in front of Zhu Zhuqing. He agreed to teach her the Eight Gates of Dunjia and learned that Ning Rongrong wanted to study it too.

• Ye Zhiqiu refined the Unicorn Evil Dragon's soul bone, and it transformed into an awkward shape after he threw it down in frustration.
• Zhu Zhuqing caught Ye Zhiqiu holding the transformed soul bone, but believed his explanation after he changed it into a sword.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked to learn the Eight Gates of Dunjia, and Ye Zhiqiu agreed to teach her the first gate while warning her about the physical strain.
• Zhu Zhuqing massaged Ye Zhiqiu beneath a tree, and the other students arrived to find them in an awkward scene.
• Ye Zhiqiu called Zhu Zhuqing his disciple, spanked Ning Rongrong when she questioned them, and told her she could learn the Eight Gates of Dunjia too.
• Ning Rongrong resolved to learn the Eight Gates of Dunjia and become a Support Soul Master who could fight as well as provide buffs.

Ye Zhiqiu set the Shrek students a punishing weighted run and discovered that his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone could carry him through the air as a sword. After the exhausted students finished the course, he took Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to recover and resumed working on the Rasengan.

• Ye Zhiqiu told Flender and Yu Xiaogang he planned to visit Spirit Hall in three days, then asked Yu Xiaogang to add a tree-climbing lesson to the students’ training.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered Tang San and the others to run ten round trips between Shrek Academy and Suotuo City without using Soul Power, carrying baskets of rocks.
• Ye Zhiqiu discovered that his transformed Soul Bone could fly under Divine Sense control, named the sword Suebian, and teased the students while eating melon as they ran.
• Tang San and the others struggled through the final lap and collapsed after completing the course; Ye Zhiqiu caught Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing and took them away with Flying Thunder God.
• Ye Zhiqiu left Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing in a medicinal bath and returned to practicing the Rasengan.

Ye Zhiqiu perfected a basic Rasengan using Soul Power and tested its devastating internal damage on a tree. After returning to Shrek Academy, he prepared clothes and a bath for the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing woke that night to find his teasing note and instructions.

• Ye Zhiqiu realized the Rasengan relied on rotational inertia and completed a purple version using only one balloon.
• Ye Zhiqiu tested the Rasengan on a tree, punching through its trunk and leaving its interior riddled with cracks.
• Ye Zhiqiu returned to Shrek Academy, gathered clothes for Zhu Zhuqing, and prepared a tub for her and Ning Rongrong to wash in.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke in Ye Zhiqiu and Ning Rongrong's room, read Ye Zhiqiu's note telling her to wash and meet him at the training ground, and crushed it in embarrassment.

Ye Zhiqiu explained the first seven gates of Dunjia to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, warning them that the eighth gate was fatal. The next day, Tang San and the others completed an easier run and gathered around Ye Zhiqiu for his lesson.

• Ye Zhiqiu explained the locations and effects of the first seven gates to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ye Zhiqiu refused to teach the eighth gate because opening it meant certain death, and Zhu Zhuqing left after he teased her about their master-disciple relationship.
• Ning Rongrong questioned Ye Zhiqiu about his relationship with Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Zhiqiu carried her toward the dormitories.
• Tang San and the other seven ran five round trips between Shrek Academy and Suotuo City instead of ten, as Ye Zhiqiu had requested.
• After finishing before noon and drinking Yu Xiaogang's salt water, Tang San and the others gathered around Ye Zhiqiu, relieved to have an easier day.

Ye Zhiqiu gathered the Shrek students for a lesson before leaving to deal with his clone at Spirit Hall. He shared unconventional ways to use their abilities and left them eager to learn the main lesson.

• Ma Hongjun lamented that everyone else had a romantic partner, and Ye Zhiqiu teased him about eventually finding someone.
• Ye Zhiqiu brought the students and Yu Xiaogang to the woods outside Shrek Academy and handed out watermelon before explaining he would soon be away at Spirit Hall.
• Ye Zhiqiu told the students that Yu Xiaogang's physical training built their foundation, while he would teach them techniques to improve their combat skills.
• Ye Zhiqiu suggested that Tang San control swords and blades with Blue Silver Grass, and offered Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong advice on using their abilities more efficiently.
• Ye Zhiqiu called his ideas only an appetizer, leaving the students astonished and wondering what the afternoon's main lesson would be.

Ye Zhiqiu taught the Shrek students to improve Soul Power control by climbing trees, and Tang San mastered the first stage before the others. Ye Zhiqiu left the second stage for after his upcoming trip to Spirit Hall and arranged for others to train the students in combat coordination while he was away.

• Ye Zhiqiu demonstrated how to climb a tree by attaching Soul Power to his feet and controlling its strength to maintain balance and grip.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the others practiced on separate trees while Ye Zhiqiu monitored their progress and offered reminders.
• Tang San reached the top of a tree first and told Ye Zhiqiu that the exercise had improved his Soul Power control.
• Ye Zhiqiu told Tang San to wait until the rest of the team finished the first stage before learning the next one.
• Ye Zhiqiu contacted Bai Xiaosheng through Divine Sense and had arranged for others to teach the students practical combat coordination during his absence.

Ye Zhiqiu arranged for Madara to train Shrek’s students, then checked on his parents and dismissed the clone serving as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son. He learned that Spirit Hall still distrusted the clone despite recognizing his talent, leaving his position there uncertain.

• Madara arrived at Shrek Academy and said Ye Zhiqiu had sent him to train the students in practical combat.
• Ning Rongrong guessed that Ye Zhiqiu had sent Madara, and Flender allowed him to take over their afternoon training.
• Ye Zhiqiu returned to Holy Spirit Village, confirmed his parents were safe, and left another clone to protect them.
• Ye Zhiqiu used Flying Thunder God to reach Spirit City and dismissed his Holy Son clone, absorbing its memories.
• Ye Zhiqiu learned that Bibi Dong had appointed the clone Holy Son but that Spirit Hall’s leaders still withheld important matters from him because they remained suspicious.

Ye Zhiqiu took over his clone’s role as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, dressed in the uniform, and headed to combat class with Hu Liena. They arrived late and faced Bibi Dong’s displeasure.

• Ye Zhiqiu reviewed his clone’s spirit abilities and put on the Holy Son’s uniform, struggling to position its crystal crown.
• Ye Zhiqiu left his room in the East Side Hall and walked through Spirit Hall, receiving salutes from the guards.
• Hu Liena met Ye Zhiqiu at the Main Palace steps and hurried him toward the square because they were late.
• Ye Zhiqiu saw Bibi Dong in person as he and Hu Liena arrived at the square and addressed her as their teacher.
• Bibi Dong reprimanded Ye Zhiqiu and Hu Liena for rushing and forgetting their identities.

Ye Zhiqiu mistook Bibi Dong’s gesture with the Pontiff’s Scepter for an attempt to appoint him Pontiff and immediately refused the position. His blunt refusal seemed to warm Bibi Dong toward him, and he tried to negotiate a less demanding role as an elder instead.

• Bibi Dong scolded Hu Liena and Ye Zhiqiu for acting rashly, then questioned why Ye Zhiqiu’s crystal crown was crooked.
• Hu Liena blamed the crooked crown on having pulled Ye Zhiqiu along while they ran, and Bibi Dong called him closer.
• Bibi Dong gave Ye Zhiqiu the Pontiff’s Scepter and had him kneel, leading him to think she was appointing him Pontiff.
• Ye Zhiqiu refused the position and said he would rather pass it to Hu Liena than become Pontiff.
• Bibi Dong asked why he did not want the role, and Ye Zhiqiu proposed becoming an elder instead; Bibi Dong laughed.

Bibi Dong gently fixed Ye Zhiqiu’s hair crown, then ordered him and Hu Liena to run ten laps around Spirit City as punishment. Ye Zhiqiu and Hu Liena set off together, while Bibi Dong hoped the grueling run would bring them closer.

• Bibi Dong reassured Ye Zhiqiu that he would always belong to her and carefully arranged his hair crown.
• Ye Zhiqiu misunderstood Bibi Dong’s earlier actions, then secretly stared at her exposed chest while she fixed his hair.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ye Zhiqiu and Hu Liena to run ten laps around Spirit City and return before evening, requiring them to stay together.
• Bibi Dong explained to herself that the punishment would exhaust them and help deepen their relationship.
• Ye Zhiqiu and Hu Liena ran side by side outside Spirit City, and Hu Liena teased him by offering to carry him if he tired.