Chapter Summaries

Wang Xiao returned to his home and discovered that Mu Ran had reached Level Three Soul Power after taking Five Lives Crystal Ginseng. Later, he visited Gu Yuena at Shrek Academy, gave her rice dumplings, and left her happily eating them.

• Wang Xiao reunited with Mu Ran and tested her Soul Power with a crystal ball, revealing that she had reached Level Three.
• Mu Ran cried with joy at becoming a Soul Master, and Wang Xiao encouraged her to train until she reached Level Ten.
• Wang Xiao met the six maids Mu Ran had named the Six Flowers and offered to teach them to make a delicacy.
• Wang Xiao returned to Shrek Academy and found Gu Yuena waiting anxiously in her dorm room while Ning Rongrong bathed.
• Wang Xiao gave Gu Yuena rice dumplings, and she eagerly ate several while he sat with her.

Wang Xiao returned with rice dumplings and shared them with Gu Yuena and Ning Rongrong in the dorm. Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing joined them, and the chapter ended with Xiao Wu delighted by the treat and Wang Xiao offering to teach them how to make it.

• Ning Rongrong emerged from the bathroom, asked Gu Yuena for her dress, and blushed when Wang Xiao brought it to her.
• Gu Yuena guarded Wang Xiao’s rice dumplings, while Ning Rongrong grabbed a bite and complained that she had received too few.
• Wang Xiao gave Ning Rongrong a dumpling and told her to invite Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing to eat with them.
• Ning Rongrong returned with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu eagerly greeted Wang Xiao after his absence.
• Ning Rongrong showed Xiao Wu how to unwrap a rice dumpling, and Xiao Wu praised its taste.
• Wang Xiao offered to make rice dumplings for the girls again and teach them how to prepare them.

Wang Xiao hired Cuihua to work at his residence and introduced her to Mu Ran and the Six Flowers. Three days later, the system assigned him a check-in mission at the Yan Sect, and he began gathering Gu Yuena, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing to go with him.

• Wang Xiao gave Zhu Zhuqing a basket of zongzi and later met Cuihua at Shrek Academy, where she asked to work at his residence.
• Wang Xiao brought Cuihua to his residence, where Mu Ran accepted her and the Six Flowers took her to arrange a room.
• Wang Xiao told Mu Ran that Cuihua was the last person he planned to hire, then left after reminding Mu Ran to cultivate.
• Three days later, the Loli Voice System assigned Wang Xiao a mission to check in at the Yan Sect within ten days.
• Wang Xiao invited Ning Rongrong to travel with him, and she agreed before he went to wake Gu Yuena.

Wang Xiao arrived in Wangshui City with Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, then visited Yan Sect to see Little Yan. He completed his sign-in and learned the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms Miracle Version before reuniting with Little Yan and Mei Ji, who worried he had come before the immortal herbs were ready.

• Wang Xiao and his companions reached Wangshui City, rented rooms at an inn, and rested before he set out for Yan Sect the next morning.
• Wang Xiao showed his Nine-Leaf Red Lotus token at Yan Sect’s gate and entered, then learned from a disciple that Little Yan lived in a remote wooden house.
• While waiting outside Little Yan’s house, Wang Xiao completed his sign-in and learned the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms Miracle Version.
• Little Yan and Mei Ji returned at noon, and Little Yan ran to embrace Wang Xiao.
• Mei Ji asked why Wang Xiao had come after only half a month when he had said he would arrive in three months, worrying that the immortal herbs would not be ready.

Wang Xiao gave Mei Ji and Xiao Yan immortal medicine plants and shared rice dumplings with them. Xiao Yan then revealed how her stepmother had stripped her of her place in the Yan Sect, leaving Wang Xiao to consider how to help her.

• Wang Xiao teased Mei Ji about waiting for an immortal herb, then gave her Xu Long Gold to consume directly.
• Wang Xiao gave Xiao Yan a Dusk Falling Wild Goose Lotus, which she ate raw.
• Mei Ji and Xiao Yan tried to eat the rice dumplings with their bamboo-leaf wrappers until Wang Xiao showed them how to peel them.
• After Mei Ji went to cultivate, Xiao Yan told Wang Xiao that she was the Yan Sect Master's daughter and that her stepmother had driven her into a small hut and made her live like a servant.
• Wang Xiao considered how he could help Xiao Yan regain her standing in the Yan Sect.

Wang Xiao helped Xiao Yan confront her stepmother, Ling Hongyan, who had taken control of the Yan Sect after Xiao Yan’s father died. After Wang Xiao killed Ling Hongyan and her lover, Xiao Yan announced Wang Xiao as the Yan Sect’s future Sect Master.

• Xiao Yan told Wang Xiao that her father had died and that her stepmother, Ling Hongyan, had become the Yan Sect’s Sect Master.
• Wang Xiao, Xiao Yan, and Mei Ji found Ling Hongyan in bed with a young man; Wang Xiao killed the man when he attacked Xiao Yan.
• Ling Hongyan revealed her Spirit King strength, but Wang Xiao overwhelmed and killed her with his Fifth Soul Skill.
• Mei Ji gathered the Yan Sect members, and Xiao Yan showed them Ling Hongyan’s head to prove she was dead.
• Xiao Yan announced that she would take over the sect’s affairs and named Wang Xiao as the Yan Sect’s future Sect Master.

Wang Xiao accepted Xiao Yan’s offer to take over the Yan Sect while leaving her in charge, then confronted the sect’s opposition by revealing his Soul Rings. The chapter ended as a brilliant red Soul Ring appeared, shocking everyone who had mistaken him for a weak Spirit Master.

• Wang Xiao decided to take over the Yan Sect and support Xiao Yan from behind the scenes.
• Xiao Yan’s uncles Yan Feng, Yan Ji, and Yan Dou challenged her decision, and Wang Xiao knocked Yan Feng and Yan Ji into the dirt.
• Wang Xiao told the disciples he would convince them through virtue and revealed a White, Yellow, Purple, and Black Soul Ring.
• The crowd marveled at Wang Xiao’s strength and debated whether his Martial Soul qualified him to lead the sect.
• Wang Xiao revealed a fifth, brilliant red Soul Ring as the chapter ended.

Wang Xiao used his two red soul rings and overwhelming power to frighten the Yan Sect disciples into accepting Xiao Yan’s authority. He spared them, appointed Yan Dou Great Elder, and prepared to establish new sect rules, leaving Xiao Yan poised to lead the Yan Sect.

• Wang Xiao revealed his fifth and sixth red soul rings, then used his Chicken Blood Vine to terrify the Yan Sect disciples and make them beg for mercy.
• Wang Xiao told the disciples that their lives depended on Xiao Yan, and they promised to reform and declared him their sect master.
• Xiao Yan pleaded with Wang Xiao to spare the disciples, and Wang Xiao released them after warning them not to offend again.
• Wang Xiao appointed Yan Dou Great Elder and told him to keep the disciples at their posts while preparing to implement new sect rules.
• Wang Xiao planned for Xiao Yan to remain Yan Sect’s sect master and considered making the sect an affiliate of his own future sect.

After helping Xiao Yan and Mei Ji for seven days, Wang Xiao returned to Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong, then set out with them on a scenic detour back to Shrek Academy. They reached Mao Village after dark, but the carriage could not travel down the narrow path, leaving them to continue on foot without the driver.

• Wang Xiao said farewell to Xiao Yan and Mei Ji after helping Xiao Yan with the Yan Sect for seven days.
• Wang Xiao returned to the hotel, where Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong greeted him.
• Wang Xiao and the four girls hired a carriage and chose a route twice as long so they could enjoy new scenery on the way to Shrek Academy.
• As night fell in the mountains, Wang Xiao learned from the driver that Mao Village lay about thirty li ahead and told the girls they could stay there overnight.
• The carriage reached Mao Village, but the driver explained that it could not enter the village and that he had to stay behind to watch the horses.

Wang Xiao and the four girls trekked through a cold mountain storm toward Mao Village, using rain gear and Soul Power to endure the night. They reached a lit house and Ning Rongrong went to knock on its door.

• Wang Xiao led Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing along the dark, rugged path toward the village.
• A sudden downpour forced the group to shelter under a tree, where Wang Xiao handed out black raincoats and explained they would help them stay hidden.
• The group continued through the rain and finally reached Mao Village, where dogs barked from inside.
• Xiao Wu suggested sharing a bed with Gu Yuena, but Gu Yuena said she wanted to sleep with Wang Xiao.
• Wang Xiao chose a lit house for their overnight stay, and Ning Rongrong went to knock on its gate.

Wang Xiao and the girls found shelter from the rain in a village after Ning Rongrong offended the homeowner by calling him Grandpa. The next morning, Wang Xiao discovered Gu Yuena had slept in his bed, but their quiet moment was interrupted when frightened villagers rushed into the homeowner’s courtyard.

• Ning Rongrong angered the homeowner when he shut the door on her, but Wang Xiao persuaded him to let the group stay by calling him handsome man.
• The homeowner welcomed the group, served them dinner, and arranged rooms for the night.
• Wang Xiao explained that the homeowner was only about fifty and had been offended by Ning Rongrong calling him Grandpa.
• Wang Xiao went to sleep alone after bathing, but Gu Yuena later sneaked into his bed.
• Wang Xiao woke to find Gu Yuena beside him, then heard villagers shouting for the village chief and saw them gather in the courtyard, frightened and pale.

When Hao Le warned Village Chief Bai that at least five hundred Wolf Raiders were near Mao Village, Wang Xiao explained that the villagers could not escape or defeat them. The chapter ended with Village Chief Bai asking Wang Xiao to reveal his plan.

• Hao Le reported that he had found a group of Wolf Raiders resting beneath a nearby hillside.
• Wang Xiao recalled the Wolf Raiders’ strength and explained why the villagers were in grave danger.
• Hao Le estimated that at least five hundred Wolf Raiders were nearby, and Village Chief Bai proposed fleeing.
• Wang Xiao warned that the Wolf Raiders could track and outrun the villagers, making escape unlikely.
• Village Chief Bai realized Wang Xiao might have a solution, pleaded for his help, and asked him to explain his plan.

Wang Xiao revealed his six Soul Rings and learned that the Wolf Raiders had massacred villages near Mao Village, including Village Chief Bai’s family. He promised to protect Mao Village, showed the villagers that his companions were also Soul Masters, and began organizing them for the coming attack.

• Wang Xiao summoned his six Soul Rings, convincing Village Chief Bai and Mao Village’s residents that he was a Soul Emperor who might save them.
• The villagers described the Wolf Raiders’ past massacres, and Hao Le told Wang Xiao that the raiders had killed Village Chief Bai’s son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren.
• Wang Xiao promised to defend Mao Village and asked its residents to call him Brother Xiao Xiao.
• The villagers celebrated Wang Xiao by tossing him into the air and tending to him, until Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing interrupted.
• Wang Xiao asked Gu Yuena and Zhu Zhuqing to reveal their Soul Rings, and the villagers gained confidence after seeing their companions’ abilities.
• Wang Xiao told Village Chief Bai that everyone had to follow his arrangements to stay safe, and the villagers agreed.

Wang Xiao prepared Mao Village for the Wolf Raiders by sheltering its villagers and protecting his companions. When more than five hundred Wolf Raiders gathered and attacked, he and the others fought back, leaving the battle underway.

• Wang Xiao enclosed Village Chief Bai's house in a Chicken Blood Vine cage and had the villagers hide inside.
• Wang Xiao raised Climbing Tiger's Shield around himself and his companions as the Wolf Raiders entered the village and gathered outside.
• Wang Xiao used the Golden Magnetic Hand to gather more than a hundred kitchen knives while the Wolf Raiders charged the barrier.
• Gu Yuena, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong prepared to fight, with Ning Rongrong boosting her companions and Wang Xiao urging them to stay within the shield.
• Xiao Wu kicked a Wolf Raider away, Zhu Zhuqing pierced several with her Eight Spider Lances, and Wang Xiao sent the knives into the horde.

Wang Xiao, Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong fought the remaining wolf bandits attacking Mao Village. They overwhelmed the bandits with their martial souls and teamwork, leaving the villagers amazed at Wang Xiao and Gu Yuena’s Twin Martial Souls.

• Wang Xiao unleashed eighteen golden dragon palm strikes, while Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing attacked the wolf bandits together.
• Gu Yuena awakened her silver dragon martial soul, and Zhu Zhuqing was surrounded as Ning Rongrong’s Soul Power ran low.
• Wang Xiao rescued Ning Rongrong from a wolf bandit, replenished her Soul Power with his Chicken Blood Vine, and she resumed supporting the team.
• Wang Xiao used his Hundred Treasures Glazed Pagoda to send wolf bandits flying and crush them as the team pressed its attack.
• Hao Le and the villagers praised Wang Xiao and Gu Yuena after discovering that both possessed Twin Martial Souls.

Wang Xiao and his companions finished exterminating the wolf bandits in Mao Village, celebrated with the villagers, and returned to Shrek Academy after five days. Back at the academy, Wang Xiao confronted Ma Hongjun over a loan and brought down his dagger on Ma Hongjun’s hand.

• Xiao Wu was injured by a massive blue-green wolf bandit, and Wang Xiao identified it as the pack’s leader before drawing it away from Gu Yuena.
• Wang Xiao used invisibility and his Hundred Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to defeat the leader, then killed it with a dagger.
• Wang Xiao helped Gu Yuena and Zhu Zhuqing eliminate the remaining wolf bandits and ensured that all five hundred-plus had been killed.
• The villagers burned the bandits’ bodies and held a feast to thank Wang Xiao and his companions for saving Mao Village.
• Wang Xiao, Xiao Wu, and the others returned to Shrek Academy five days later, where Wang Xiao demanded repayment of Ma Hongjun’s one thousand gold spirit coins and drove his dagger down on Ma Hongjun’s hand.

Wang Xiao arranged for Ma Hongjun to keep Tang San and Dai Mubai away from Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing, then treated Tang San after his own sleeve arrow became lodged in his buttock. Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun carried Tang San back to Master Xiao Gang for further care.

• Wang Xiao offered to forgive Ma Hongjun's one thousand gold spirit coin debt if he watched Tang San and Dai Mubai and kept them away from Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing.
• Wang Xiao surprised Tang San while he was cultivating, caught Tang San's fired sleeve arrow, and sent it back into Tang San's buttock.
• Wang Xiao convinced Tang San to remove his pants so he could inspect and extract the embedded sleeve arrow.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun arrived and saw Wang Xiao preparing to remove the arrow with a sterilized dagger.
• Wang Xiao cut into Tang San's buttock and removed the sleeve arrow, then sent Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to carry Tang San to Master Xiao Gang for treatment.

Wang Xiao received a task to sign in at Star Luo Royal Academy within half a month and decided to travel to Star Luo City with Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing. When he invited them, Zhu Zhuqing reacted strongly to the destination and ran out before answering.

• The Loli Voice System assigned Wang Xiao a sign-in task at Star Luo Royal Academy, due within half a month.
• Wang Xiao recalled Dai Weisi, Zhu Zhuyun, and other Star Luo Royal Team members, and considered the sisters’ and brothers’ contrasting upbringings.
• Wang Xiao decided to travel to Star Luo City with the girls and planned to leave the next morning, without telling Zhu Zhuqing the real purpose of the trip.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Gu Yuena happily agreed to go with Wang Xiao.
• Zhu Zhuqing grew emotional at the mention of Star Luo City, lowered her head, and then ran out of the dormitory without answering.

Wang Xiao and the four women arrived in Star Luo City, where Zhu Zhuqing returned to her hometown but could not visit her family. He later infiltrated Star Luo Royal Academy to complete a sign-in and learned that a hidden task could earn him the remaining fragments needed to synthesize the Mechanical Hand Eternal Edition.

• Wang Xiao traveled with Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to Star Luo City, stopping overnight at the Mountain Hotel along the way.
• After arriving, Wang Xiao treated the women to a meal, settled them into a hotel, and returned late at night; Gu Yuena slipped into his room to sleep beside him.
• The next morning, Wang Xiao went out to buy breakfast, reassuring the women when they searched for him.
• Wang Xiao used his Limited Edition Invisibility Technique to enter Star Luo Royal Academy and searched its grounds for Zhu Zhuyun.
• The Loli Voice System awarded Wang Xiao three Mechanical Hand Eternal Edition fragments and revealed that completing a hidden sign-in task would earn three more.

Wang Xiao found Zhu Zhuyun at Star Luo Royal Academy and sent Dai Weisi flying before escaping. He reunited with Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong at a residence he had bought, then returned to the academy to apply as a teacher and fought its guards after they attacked him.

• Wang Xiao recognized Zhu Zhuyun and knocked Dai Weisi away when he reached for her, then left Star Luo Royal Academy.
• A man in black brought Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong from their hotel to Wang Xiao’s new residence in Star Luo City.
• Wang Xiao returned to Star Luo Royal Academy and told the guards he wanted to apply as a teacher.
• The guard captain mocked Wang Xiao, grabbed him, and punched him, while other guards surrounded him.
• Wang Xiao struck back, sent more than a dozen guards flying, and kicked the captain down, breaking his front teeth and injuring his nose.