Chapter Summaries

Xuan Zi reported the disastrous Star Dou Great Forest operation to Mu En, deepening Mu En’s fears about Shrek’s future after his death. At the Lake of Life, Snow Empress challenged Di Tian and urged Huo Yuhao to understand the purpose behind wielding his sword.

• Xuan Zi told Mu En that the operation had cost several Shrek elites their lives and that he had offended Di Tian and the other soul beasts.
• Mu En let Xuan Zi leave but worried that Xuan Zi would eventually overrule Yan Shaozhe and lead Shrek into crisis.
• Snow Empress criticized Di Tian for raising so few Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts despite the Lake of Life’s resources.
• Di Tian rose into the sky and released the oppressive aura of his eight-hundred-twenty-thousand-year cultivation, while Snow Empress answered his challenge by entering her Demon Yin Body state.
• Snow Empress asked Huo Yuhao why he wielded his sword, then declared that he would understand only after cutting down every obstacle in the world.

Di Tian defeated Snow Empress in their brief battle and explained that he was waiting for the Soul Beasts’ ruler to lead their resurgence in ten thousand years. Snow Empress took some Lake of Life water, then had Xiao Qiang absorb its life energy while washing her feet, alarming Di Tian when he continued for hours.

• Di Tian destroyed Snow Empress’s strongest sword attack with Dragon King’s Claw and won their battle.
• Snow Empress questioned why Di Tian had endured Shrek’s attacks, and he said the Soul Beasts had to wait for their lord’s plan to unfold in ten thousand years.
• Snow Empress collected some Lake of Life water, but Di Tian stopped her from filling her bead completely.
• Snow Empress asked Xiao Qiang to wash her feet in the lake, and Tian Meng helped him absorb its life energy through his skin.
• Di Tian watched Xiao Qiang absorb the lake’s energy for two and a half hours before becoming concerned.

Xiao Qiang finished absorbing life aura from the Lake of Life, and Snow Empress accepted a Six-winged White Tiger seeking refuge. After Xiao Qiang filtered the water and learned how the tiger used Soft Bone Rabbits to clean itself, he bathed while Snow Empress replaced her legs with fresh snow.

• Di Tian told Xiao Qiang to stop absorbing from the Lake of Life, and Xiao Qiang said he would finish in ten minutes.
• A Hundred-Thousand-Year Six-winged White Tiger asked Snow Empress to take him in because he was no longer safe in the Star Dou Great Forest, and she agreed after consulting Di Tian and the others.
• Xiao Qiang filtered the Lake of Life's water seven times, then learned that the Six-winged White Tiger used a Soft Bone Rabbit as a personal cleaning tool.
• Xiao Qiang bathed twice with water he had brought, while Snow Empress discarded her legs and formed new ones from snow.

Xiao Qiang rewarded Nana for nearly a year of service with a powerful soul bone, and she successfully absorbed it before beginning her second Body Spirit awakening. At Shrek Academy, Xuan Zi arrived to personally lead a soul-hunting mission and protect Ning Tian, whom he considered important to the new generation of the Shrek Seven Devils.

• Xiao Qiang learned that Nana had reached level forty-eight and gave her an eighty-five-thousand-year Wind Demon Tiger leg bone to absorb.
• Nana successfully absorbed the soul bone, and Mu Qingxue began helping her undergo her second Body Spirit awakening.
• Xiao Qiang proposed that Nana fuse with a Soul Spirit after her awakening and then return from the Star Dou Great Forest, and the Snow Empress left the decision to him.
• A Shrek Academy group of eleven second-year students, including Ning Tian, gathered with a Seven-Ring Soul Sage and two Six-ring Soul Emperors for a soul hunt.
• Xuan Zi interrupted the preparations, rebuked the slow staff, and announced that he would personally lead the mission to protect Ning Tian.

Xuan Zi led Ning Tian and the others into the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain spirit rings, reassuring them with displays of his strength. When he sensed a powerful angel aura nearby, he left briefly, believing the group could hold out for the dozen seconds it would take him to return.

• Xuan Zi agreed to personally oversee the spirit hunt, and the teachers and students were reassured while Ning Tian remained wary of him.
• Xuan Zi led the group into the Star Dou Great Forest and drove off a fifty-thousand-year soul beast that threatened them.
• Over the following days, Xuan Zi protected the group as they advanced toward the mixed zone, suppressing powerful soul beasts without revealing his spirit rings.
• Xuan Zi sensed an angel aura from a being with more than seven rings, hesitated because he needed to protect Ning Tian, then decided to leave briefly, expecting to return in a dozen seconds.

Nana awakened her silver-grade Body Spirit, but Xuan Zi arrived and tried to seize her and punish Xiao Qiang and Mu Qingxue. Xiao Qiang trapped Xuan Zi in a Restriction Dome and used the Silver Dragon Staff to teleport him to a cesspit, while Shrek’s group continued hunting a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear without knowing their protector was gone.

• Nana awakened her silver-grade Body Spirit after enduring repeated near-death trials in the lake.
• Xuan Zi confronted Xiao Qiang and tried to recruit Nana to Shrek, then threatened Xiao Qiang and Mu Qingxue.
• Xiao Qiang used Psychological Suggestion to ease Mu Qingxue’s fear of Xuan Zi.
• Xiao Qiang enclosed Xuan Zi in a Restriction Dome and teleported him to a marked location outside the Star Dou Great Forest, where he landed in a cesspit.
• The Soul Sage leading Shrek’s group celebrated finding a five-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, unaware Xuan Zi was gone.

Vice Director Jia and the teachers found a five-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear and tried to defeat it so Xie Huanyue could claim its soul ring. When they called for Xuan Zi after falling behind, he did not respond, and the bear roared in greeting.

• Teacher Zhao identified the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear as a rare opportunity for Xie Huanyue, who pledged his loyalty to Shrek Academy in hopes of obtaining its soul ring.
• Ning Tian urged the group to consult Xuan Zi, but Teacher Zhao dismissed her concerns and said Xuan Zi would not abandon them.
• Vice Director Jia attacked the bear while Teacher Zhao and Teacher Wang provided support, intending to handle it without Xuan Zi if possible.
• The bear's dreadclaw cut Vice Director Jia despite his Martial Soul Avatar and defensive soul skill, and the three teachers gradually fell behind in the fight.
• Vice Director Qin called for Xuan Zi's help, but Xuan Zi gave no answer as the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear roared.

Vice Director Jia and the teachers were abandoned by Xuan Zi after their fight with the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, forcing the survivors to flee through the Star Dou Great Forest at a terrible cost. Teacher Zhao eventually brought Ning Tian, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo to Shrek Academy, where someone demanded they kneel and apologize to Xuan Zi.

• Vice Director Jia called for Xuan Zi as the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear attacked, but Xuan Zi never appeared.
• After the bear severed Vice Director Jia's fingers, he transformed into his Martial Soul Avatar to hold it back while Teacher Wang and Teacher Zhao led the students away.
• Teacher Wang and Teacher Zhao abandoned students who could not keep up, including Zhou Sichen, Xie Huanyue, and Wu Feng.
• Teacher Wang died in the outer zone, and Teacher Zhao eventually reached Shrek's outskirts with Ning Tian, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo.
• Someone confronted the exhausted survivors and ordered them to kneel before Xuan Zi and apologize.

Xuan Zi realized his absence had left Ning Tian’s team stranded in the Star Dou Great Forest, then confessed his failure to Mu En and resigned from Shrek. Ning Tian and the survivors returned, leaving Mu En to decide how to handle Xuan Zi’s departure.

• Zhou Yi berated Ning Tian and the other survivors and told them that Mu En wanted to see them at the Sea God Pavilion.
• After Xiao Qiang teleported Xuan Zi outside the Star Dou Great Forest, Xuan Zi returned to search for the students and found a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear eating the Soul Sage’s corpse.
• Xuan Zi killed the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, fought Bear Lord, and gave up searching when the battle stirred a Beast Tide.
• Xuan Zi confessed to Mu En that Xiao Qiang had sent him away and that he had failed to protect the students, then knelt and resigned as deputy master of the Sea God Pavilion.
• Yan Shaozhe informed Mu En that Ning Tian and the others had returned, and Mu En decided to see them while acknowledging that Shrek could not afford to lose Xuan Zi.

After Xuan Zi drunkenly destroyed Guangjing Sect, Ning Tian and the others persuaded him to return to Shrek Academy. Back in her dormitory, Ning Tian privately grieved for Wu Feng and the way Shrek had treated the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

• Xuan Zi killed Ye Xuan and Guangjing Sect's elders in a drunken rampage, leaving the sect's surviving juniors to flee.
• After sobering up, Xuan Zi apologized to the corpses and left the hotel.
• Ning Tian, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, and Teacher Zhao found Xuan Zi and begged him to return to Shrek.
• Ning Tian explained that Shrek's promises to the Lan sisters were backed by pressure, and the group persuaded Xuan Zi to resume his position as Deputy Master of the Sea God Pavilion.
• Ning Tian returned to her dormitory, sealed it with a soundproofing Soul Tool, and cried over Wu Feng's empty bed.

After Wu Feng died in the Star Dou Great Forest, Ning Tian grieved and told her father how Xuan Zi’s disappearance had led to the group’s ordeal and Shrek’s demand that they apologize. She then told him she wanted to become an exchange student in the Sun Moon Empire.

• Ning Tian broke down in her dormitory as she mourned Wu Feng and worried about the consequences for the declining Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.
• Ning Tian used her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to steady herself, then contacted her father through Soul Communication.
• Ning Tian told her father that Wu Feng had died after Vice Director Jia encountered a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.
• Ning Tian explained how Xuan Zi had brought them into the forest’s mixed zone and vanished, leaving them to escape and face Shrek’s blame.
• Ning Tian’s father apologized for being unable to protect her, and Ning Tian said she wanted to become an exchange student in the Sun Moon Empire.

Ning Tian decided to leave Shrek Academy for an exchange in the Sun Moon Empire, hoping to secure a powerful ally and strengthen the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. Mu En approved her departure and the other added exchange students, while Yan Shaozhe worried they were dissatisfied with Shrek.

• Ning Tian told her father she wanted to go to the Sun Moon Empire because Shrek had no suitable partner for her and she saw little reason to remain there.
• Ning Tian identified Xiao Qiang as her best potential partner, but admitted Meng Hongchen had greater advantages and she had little confidence of winning him over.
• Ning Tian said she was willing to become Xiao Qiang's concubine or bear his child if it would protect the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, and her father agreed to speak with Shrek.
• Yan Shaozhe presented Mu En with the exchange roster, which included Ning Tian, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo.
• Mu En approved their departure, saying they deserved a change of mood and would remain Shrek's people if they continued pursuing the Soul Master path.

Mu En reviewed Shrek Academy’s exchange roster and accepted that Bei Bei, Xiao Xiao, and Ling Luochen would go to the Sun Moon Empire in return for Xiao Hongchen studying at Shrek. He summoned the exchange students and hoped his next move would make them remember Shrek’s kindness.

• Mu En judged Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, and Ning Tian’s prospects and decided to let all three go on exchange.
• Mu En and Yan Shaozhe reviewed the roster and the negotiations that required Shrek to send Bei Bei, Xiao Xiao, and Ling Luochen in exchange for Xiao Hongchen.
• Mu En accepted the roster despite Shrek’s unfavorable position and told Yan Shaozhe to summon Bei Bei, Ling Luochen, Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou.
• After Yan Shaozhe left, Mu En looked toward the Golden Tree and asked Shrek’s ancestors to bless his plans.

Bei Bei arrived at Sea God Pavilion grieving Tang Ya’s disappearance as Mu En prepared the students for their exchange studies at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Before they left, Mu En gave Xiao Xiao and Ling Luochen private reasons to accept the journey and asked Ling Luochen to help Shrek in the future.

• Bei Bei told Mu En that Tang Ya had vanished after destroying the Iron Blood Sect, and he had been unable to find her despite searching across the continent.
• Mu En explained Sea God Pavilion’s origins in the Golden Tree and assigned each student a Golden Tree Training Room before their exchange studies.
• Mu En told Xiao Xiao that Wang Dong was a girl disguised as a boy because the Light Goddess Butterfly martial soul could only belong to females, and Xiao Xiao accepted the need to leave and calm down.
• Mu En apologized to Ling Luochen for Shrek’s failures and for the losses under Xuan Zi’s leadership, then promised Shrek would pay for her Soul Guide Shields and Invincible Shields.
• Mu En asked Ling Luochen to help Shrek if she could after leaving, and she promised she would.

Mu En reassured Ling Luochen about her interest in Soul Tools, uncovered He Caitou’s identity as Xu He, and promised help for his future. He then told Bei Bei that Tang Ya had vanished in connection with the Evil Soul Masters, leaving Bei Bei wondering whether she could somehow have become their Saintess.

• Mu En decided Shrek would fund Ling Luochen’s Soul Tool studies to keep her from turning to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Mu En revealed that he knew He Caitou was the missing Sun Moon Empire crown prince Xu He and offered Shrek’s help in reclaiming what was his; He Caitou pledged lifelong loyalty to Shrek.
• Mu En told Huo Yuhao that the Academy had prepared a soul beast for his third soul ring, and Huo Yuhao promised not to disappoint Shrek.
• Mu En told Bei Bei that Tang Ya’s disappearance was linked to Evil Soul Masters and that Shrek had found no trace of her on the Douluo Continent.
• Mu En said Tang Ya was probably unharmed, and Bei Bei wondered whether she could have become the Evil Soul Masters’ Saintess.

Mu En revealed that he knew Tang Ya had become an Evil Soul Master and explained how soul bones and overlevel soul rings could raise a Soul Master's potential. He gave Bei Bei a soul bone and a Dragon Pill to strengthen him, while Xiao Qiang later returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy after obtaining a Soul Spirit for Nana.

• Mu En told Bei Bei that he suspected Tang Ya's whereabouts but refused to reveal them until Bei Bei became stronger.
• Mu En explained how his own soul bones and overlevel soul rings had helped him rise in cultivation, and admitted he had prepared a soul bone for Bei Bei before.
• Mu En gave Bei Bei a sixty-thousand-year Bright Earth Dragon right arm bone and a light dragon Dragon Pill to improve his cultivation and guide his bloodline toward the Bright Holy Dragon.
• Mu En instructed Bei Bei to cultivate in seclusion near the Golden Tree and said Shaozhe would arrange his future soul rings.
• After Shrek's group spent more than a month cultivating and breaking through, Xiao Qiang returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy after obtaining a Soul Spirit for Nana.

Xiao Qiang learned that Jing Hongchen had decided to send Xiao Hongchen to study at Shrek Academy, despite Xiao Qiang’s doubts about the school. Before Xiao Hongchen left, Xiao Qiang gave him a teleportation Soul Tool and advice for his time at Shrek, where Xiao Hongchen planned to grow stronger and look for treasures.

• Jing Hongchen told Xiao Qiang that Xiao Hongchen would study at Shrek Academy to learn from its teaching and fulfill Jing Hongchen’s old dream.
• Xiao Qiang visited Xiao Hongchen and warned him not to expect too much from Shrek, while Xiao Hongchen insisted he would return stronger.
• Xiao Qiang gave Xiao Hongchen a Soul Tool that could teleport him to safety if he encountered danger at Shrek.
• Xiao Qiang advised Xiao Hongchen to stop taking his medicine, avoid absorbing Soul Rings at Shrek, and buy useful Soul Bones and treasures for Meng Hongchen.
• Meng Hongchen pushed Xiao Hongchen out of the courtyard and locked the gate, leaving him feeling that his family had no place for him anymore.

After returning to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Xiao Qiang asked Meng Hongchen about finding hammer technique manuals, then left to pursue a lead connected to the Indestructible Douluo. Meanwhile, the Body Sect learned Xiao Qiang had reappeared and assigned Tian Ye to capture him with absolute certainty.

• Xiao Hongchen realized Meng Hongchen had grown close to Xiao Qiang, who left after handing over items and answering his questions.
• Meng Hongchen told Xiao Qiang that the Indestructible Douluo might have manuals related to hammer techniques, and Xiao Qiang went to seek them.
• Xiao Qiang told Tian Meng he wanted hammer techniques for a future encounter involving an attack on Mingde Hall by Shrek exchange students.
• Lang Ya and Yu Tao reported to Du Busi that they had located the soul beast embryo and that Xiao Qiang had returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Du Busi assigned Tian Ye to capture Xiao Qiang, insisting that the Body Sect needed absolute certainty despite Xiao Qiang's young age.

Jing Hongchen led the Sun Moon Empire delegation to Shrek, while Yan Shaozhe led Shrek’s exchange students to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, where Xiao Qiang oversaw their physical assessments. Shrek’s students impressed the Sun Moon teachers with their results, and Xiao Qiang sent Nana to take the test next.

• Mu En stopped Xuan Zi from leading Shrek’s delegation, so Yan Shaozhe took charge instead.
• Xiao Qiang told Wang Heng to conduct the Shrek students’ physical assessments as usual.
• Ling Luochen, He Caitou, and Huo Yuhao impressed Wang Heng with their age, strength, and Soul Bone results.
• Bei Bei’s exceptional results prompted Shrek’s students to boast that their team would have beaten the Sun Moon Empire at the tournament.
• Wang Heng asked Xiao Qiang how to answer Shrek’s claims, and Xiao Qiang told Nana to take the test.

Xiao Qiang had Nana take the Shrek testing instrument, and her extraordinary results silenced the academy’s students. Her strength left Bei Bei wary of the next tournament and caused Ning Tian to reconsider her plans, while Xiao Qiang’s own ability remained untested.

• Nana addressed Xiao Qiang as Master and went to take the Soul Guide test despite Shrek students mocking the idea.
• The instrument recorded Nana as sixteen years old, with level-fifty-five Soul Power, exceptional physical qualities, and two Soul Bones.
• Xiao Qiang offered to let anyone who doubted Nana fight her, warning that he would accept no responsibility for the outcome.
• Shrek’s students were shaken by Nana’s results, and Bei Bei recognized her as a major threat in the next tournament.
• Ning Tian abandoned her interest in Bei Bei and wondered how powerful Xiao Qiang might be, considering that becoming his concubine could be worthwhile.