Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen announced that the assessment would select two reserve team members for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament, stirring the students and teachers into action. Just as he was about to continue, someone unexpectedly declared, “I withdraw.”

• Ye Chen explained that the academy had authorized him to assess the students and choose two reserve team members for the tournament in two years.
• The students grew eager to compete, while Chen Bing praised Ye Chen’s speech and considered his connection with Ye Yu and Wang Dong'er.
• Mu Yiyi worried that she could not defeat Ye Yu or Ye Chen but resolved to attempt the assessment anyway.
• The head teachers urged their promising students to compete, recognizing the training and prestige that selection would bring.
• An unidentified speaker firmly announced, “I withdraw,” shocking everyone present.

Ye Yu withdrew from the arena battles and challenged Ye Chen directly, who agreed to consider her for a Reserve Team spot after the assessment. Du Weilun then began the assessment, and nearly a thousand students rushed to their respective arenas for a chaotic group battle.

• Ye Yu withdrew from the competition and challenged Ye Chen directly, and he promised her a chance at one of the two spots if she met his requirements.
• Ye Chen told Ye Yu that the arena battles would still determine the strongest person in each system, and Ye Yu returned to her seat to meditate.
• Du Weilun announced that students would fight in group battles for ten minutes before the survivors faced one-on-one duels, while Ye Chen would assess Support System students.
• Du Weilun warned students against attacks that crippled or killed their fellow students, then gave everyone five minutes to prepare.
• Nearly a thousand students rushed toward their system arenas, and Mu Yiyi planned to survive the group battle and eliminate opponents when she could.

Ye Yu forfeited the arena battles and challenged Ye Chen directly, and he promised her a chance at a Reserve Team spot if she met his requirements. Ye Chen then set new rules for the assessment, and the freshmen began a chaotic ten-minute battle on their system arenas.

• Ye Yu forfeited and challenged Ye Chen, who agreed to assess her while reserving the two spots for the arena battles’ strongest contestants.
• Ye Yu returned to her seat and meditated as Du Weilun announced that students would fight in group battles before the remaining arena contestants faced one-on-one duels.
• Du Weilun warned that students who deliberately caused crippling injuries or deaths would face severe punishment.
• After five minutes, nearly a thousand Assault, Agility Attack, Control, and Defense System students charged toward their arenas.
• Mu Yiyi planned to survive the ten-minute battle, eliminate a few opponents, and avoid being overwhelmed by a group.

Ye Chen supervised the Support System freshmen’s assessment while the other system groups competed in separate arenas. The first candidate, an enthusiastic boy who admired Ye Chen, stepped forward to demonstrate his support ability.

• Students rushed into the assessment arenas, where the Agility, Assault, Control, and Defense System trials began under different rules.
• Mu Yiyi held back rather than join the early fight on the Assault System arena, waiting for a better chance to enter.
• Ye Chen used his Spiritual Power to observe the assessment area and went to Arena Five, where more than seventy Support System freshmen had gathered.
• Ye Chen explained that each Support System student would take turns applying their strongest support ability to him and asked for the first volunteer.
• The students pointed toward a refined-looking boy they regarded as the strongest Support System freshman, and he stepped onto the arena.
• The boy greeted Ye Chen as his idol with exaggerated excitement, leaving Ye Chen to wonder whether he might become the group’s joker.

Ye Chen oversaw the Support System freshmen’s assessment at Arena Five while the other system assessments unfolded across the grounds. The first student to step up was an enthusiastic boy who declared Ye Chen his idol, and Ye Chen began sizing him up as a potential student.

• Students rushed into the five arenas, and Mu Yiyi chose to wait rather than risk being targeted by a group.
• Du Weilun arranged specialized assessments for the Control System and Defense System freshmen instead of letting them compete in free-for-alls.
• Ye Chen went to Arena Five, where more than seventy Support System freshmen had gathered to be tested by his strongest support method.
• Ye Chen asked the students to report their class and name and come forward one at a time, warning that anyone who stayed back would forfeit.
• The freshmen looked toward a refined boy, who stepped onto the arena, bowed to Ye Chen, and excitedly announced that Ye Chen was his idol.

Ye Chen assessed Qin Mo, a poor freshman whose Mutated Martial Soul was the Seven-Colored Gourd Vine, and learned about his unusual innate Soul Power. Qin Mo began his assessment and transformed his Martial Soul in a way that made Ye Chen suspect he had displayed a Martial Soul Avatar.

• Qin Mo introduced himself to Ye Chen and named his Martial Soul the Seven-Colored Gourd Vine.
• Qin Mo explained that his mother's Purple Gourd Vine had mutated into a vine with seven differently colored flowers and that he had innate Soul Power.
• Ye Chen told Qin Mo to begin the assessment and noticed him glance toward Ye Yu.
• Qin Mo summoned a white and a yellow soul ring, then transformed into a gourd vine over five meters tall with two gourds growing on it.
• Ye Chen was shocked by Qin Mo's transformation and wondered whether it was a Martial Soul Avatar.

Ye Chen assessed Qin Mo, a freshman whose mutated Seven-Colored Gourd Vine Martial Soul had given him innate Soul Power. When Qin Mo began his assessment, his first Soul Ring transformed him into a five-meter Gourd Vine, leaving Ye Chen wondering if it was a Martial Soul Avatar.

• Qin Mo introduced himself to Ye Chen as the owner of the Seven-Colored Gourd Vine Martial Soul, which had mutated from his mother's Purple Gourd Vine.
• Qin Mo explained that his parents were ordinary people, his mother had died, and his mutated Martial Soul had given him innate Soul Power.
• Ye Chen told Qin Mo to begin the assessment and noticed him glancing toward Ye Yu in the stands.
• Qin Mo released a white and a yellow Soul Ring, then used his first Soul Ring to transform into a five-meter Gourd Vine bearing two gourds.
• Ye Chen was shocked by the transformation and asked if it could be a Martial Soul Avatar.

Ye Chen learned that Qin Mo’s mutated Martial Soul could double his attack power through an unusual Martial Soul Avatar. After Qin Mo revealed the ability’s severe stamina cost, he and Ye Chen recognized both its potential and its limits.

• Mu En told Ye Chen that Qin Mo’s unprecedented mutated Martial Soul had a Martial Soul Avatar as its First Soul Skill.
• Qin Mo used his Martial Soul Avatar to raise Ye Chen’s attack power by one hundred percent.
• Qin Mo explained that his Avatar raised all soul-skill enhancements to one hundred percent, an absolute effect.
• Ye Chen realized Qin Mo’s power could make a team of peers nearly invincible.
• Qin Mo revealed that enhancing a much stronger person drained him severely, leaving him pale and unsteady.

Ye Chen learned that Qin Mo’s mutated martial soul gave him an early Martial Soul Avatar that could guarantee a one-hundred-percent increase to his soul skills. After Qin Mo’s power drained away, Ye Chen recognized both the astonishing potential and the severe cost of the ability.

• Mu En told Ye Chen that Qin Mo’s unprecedented mutated martial soul had a Martial Soul Avatar as its First Soul Skill.
• Qin Mo used his avatar to double Ye Chen’s attack power, leaving Ye Chen stunned by the guaranteed enhancement.
• Qin Mo explained that his avatar raised every soul skill’s enhancement effect to one hundred percent, while his Second Soul Skill only provided a modest attack boost on its own.
• Qin Mo’s avatar ended, and Ye Chen learned that enhancing stronger people drained Qin Mo so severely that a Title Douluo could leave him dead.
• Ye Chen concluded that Qin Mo’s ability could make a team of peers overwhelmingly powerful.

Ye Chen assessed the freshmen and identified Qin Mo, Song Xiaoxiao, and An Xia as promising candidates for the reserve team. The chapter ended with Ye Chen discovering that An Xia’s martial soul was a rare Body Spirit.

• Ye Chen decided Qin Mo’s guaranteed enhancement ability and Rank 27 cultivation made him a strong reserve-team candidate, and he planned to develop him before the next tournament.
• Ye Chen watched the Control System assessment select Song Xiaoxiao, whose Rank 29 Fear Dragon martial soul gave her exceptional mental control.
• Ye Chen worried that Song Xiaoxiao and Huo Yuhao would leave the team with two Mental Attribute soul masters and considered advising Huo Yuhao to focus on Ice Attribute abilities.
• Du Weilun tested the Defense System students, and An Xia won with his unusual martial soul, which consisted of his own body fat and made him Shrek Academy’s second recent Body Spirit user.

Ye Chen finished reviewing the freshmen for the reserve team and identified Qin Mo, Song Xiaoxiao, and An Xia as promising candidates. The chapter ended with the reveal that An Xia’s martial soul was a rare Body Spirit formed from his own fat.

• Ye Chen decided Qin Mo’s guaranteed amplification skill made him a strong reserve-team candidate and planned to train him before the next tournament.
• Song Xiaoxiao was selected for the Control System because her Fear Dragon martial soul gave her exceptional Spiritual Power control.
• Ye Chen worried that Song Xiaoxiao and Huo Yuhao would leave the team with two Mental Attribute soul masters, and considered urging Huo Yuhao to favor Ice Attribute abilities.
• An Xia won the Defense System assessment after Du Weilun tested the students’ defensive abilities.
• Ye Chen learned that An Xia’s martial soul was his own body fat, making him the second Body Spirit at Shrek Academy in recent years.

Ye Chen watched the freshman assessments and focused on the two Agility System students who had eliminated everyone else through their coordination. As Yuan Feng prepared to forfeit to Zhu Mengying, Ye Chen considered their talents and resolved that Shrek would support them if they passed his assessment.

• Ye Chen led Qin Mo, An Xia, and Song Xiaoxiao onto the platform after they secured reserve-team spots, while he worried that the Body Sect might learn of An Xia's talent.
• Yuan Feng and Zhu Mengying eliminated every other Agility System competitor by working together, leaving only the two of them onstage.
• Ye Chen recognized Yuan Feng's near-ultimate wind martial soul and Rank 34 cultivation, and noticed that he was signaling his intention to forfeit to Zhu Mengying.
• Ye Chen read Zhu Mengying's file and learned she was from the Zhu Clan of the Star Luo Empire and possessed a Hell Spirit Cat martial soul.
• Ye Chen reflected on Zhu Lu and the Zhu Clan's marriage customs, then decided Shrek would stand behind Yuan Feng and Zhu Mengying if they passed his assessment.

Ye Chen oversaw the reserve-team assessments and watched two unusually coordinated Agility System students emerge as finalists. He learned that the girl, Zhu Mengying, belonged to the Zhu Clan, and resolved that Shrek would support them if they passed his assessment.

• Ye Chen recognized An Xia's talent as a potential source of trouble with the Body Sect, while Qin Mo, An Xia, and Song Xiaoxiao secured three reserve-team spots.
• The Agility System free-for-all ended early with only Yuan Feng and Zhu Mengying remaining after they cooperated to eliminate the other students.
• Ye Chen observed the pair's coordination and considered selecting them both, but waited to see how they handled their one-on-one battle.
• Song Xiaoxiao sensed the Spiritual Power surrounding Ye Chen and confirmed it when he gave her a knowing smile.
• Ye Chen read that Zhu Mengying was a Zhu Clan member with a Hell Spirit Cat martial soul and decided Shrek would stand behind her and Yuan Feng if they passed his assessment.

Yuan Feng forfeited his chance to advance so Zhu Mengying could compete for a place on the Shrek reserve team, but Zhu Mengying instead forfeited in his favor and revealed a second Martial Soul. Ye Chen recognized it as a Pizza Food System Martial Soul and realized she possessed Twin Martial Souls.

• Yuan Feng forfeited, apparently to give Zhu Mengying a better chance, while Ye Chen and Wang Dong'er watched the assessment.
• Zhu Mengying asked Ye Chen if she and Yuan Feng could advance together, and he told her she had to prove her strength.
• Zhu Mengying learned that Yuan Feng had not yet been eliminated, then forfeited her own place so he could advance.
• Zhu Mengying's original Martial Soul and soul rings vanished, and she summoned a steaming slice of pizza as her second Martial Soul.
• Ye Chen recognized Zhu Mengying's Pizza Martial Soul as a Food System Martial Soul and inferred that she had Twin Martial Souls.

Yuan Feng forfeited his place in the Agility System assessment, but Zhu Mengying asked Ye Chen to let them advance together. She then forfeited in Yuan Feng’s favor and revealed her second Martial Soul, a pizza, leaving Ye Chen astonished by her Twin Martial Souls.

• Yuan Feng forfeited, hoping Zhu Mengying could claim a place on the Shrek Team’s reserve roster.
• Wang Dong'er and Ye Chen discussed the pair’s relationship while the assessment continued.
• Zhu Mengying asked Ye Chen if she and Yuan Feng could advance together, and he said she had to prove her strength.
• Zhu Mengying forfeited her chance so Yuan Feng could advance, then revealed a Food System Martial Soul shaped like a slice of pizza.
• Ye Chen realized Zhu Mengying had Twin Martial Souls and suspected her Pizza Martial Soul could become exceptionally powerful.

Ye Chen selected Yuan Feng and Zhu Mengying for the Shrek Preparatory Team, then addressed the students’ objections by explaining his authority and Zhu Mengying’s rare Food System Martial Soul. He promised to demonstrate his strength later, leaving the Assault System assessment still undecided.

• Ye Chen accepted Yuan Feng and Zhu Mengying onto the Shrek Preparatory Team, and the students questioned why Zhu Mengying had been chosen.
• Du Weilun offered to intervene, but Ye Chen refused and spoke directly to the students about his right to decide.
• Ye Chen declared that he could make the decision because he was stronger than the students, drawing scoffs from the crowd.
• Ye Chen explained that Yuan Feng would have advanced under the normal process and began teaching the students about Food System Martial Souls.

Ye Chen named Yuan Feng and Zhu Mengying as members of the Shrek Preparatory Team, prompting doubts from the other students. He explained Zhu Mengying’s rare Food System Martial Soul and promised to demonstrate why he had the right to decide, leaving the assessment’s Assault System contest still underway.

• Ye Chen accepted Yuan Feng and Zhu Mengying onto the Shrek Preparatory Team, while five students remained in the Assault System arena.
• Du Weilun offered to settle the students’ objections, but Ye Chen declined and addressed them himself.
• Ye Chen declared that he had the right to choose because he was stronger than the students, drawing jeers from the crowd.
• Yan Shaozhe praised Ye Chen’s boldness, while Mu En said Ye Chen had more prepared.
• Ye Chen explained that Zhu Mengying’s rare Food System Martial Soul gave her special qualifications and described how such soul masters could create food that enhanced attributes.

Ye Chen justified Zhu Mengying’s selection for Shrek’s Reserve Team by explaining how her Twin Martial Souls balanced the weakness of her Food System Martial Soul. After offering the other freshmen a chance to challenge the selected members, he turned to Ye Yu, who challenged him.

• Ye Chen explained that Zhu Mengying’s Agility System Martial Soul gave her the protection and offensive power needed to complement her Food System Martial Soul.
• Ye Chen apologized to Zhu Mengying for revealing details about her abilities, then told the freshmen they could challenge any selected Reserve Team member during the next two years.
• Mu En and Yan Shaozhe recognized Ye Chen’s ability to lead the gathering, while Ye Chen decided he needed to prove his strength next.
• Ye Chen asked Du Weilun to preside over the Assault System arena matches and called Ye Yu forward.
• Ye Yu rose and declared that she chose to challenge Ye Chen.

Ye Chen justified Zhu Mengying’s selection for Shrek’s Preparatory Team by explaining how her twin Martial Souls compensated for the Food System’s poor self-preservation, then promised the other freshmen they could challenge the selected members. He turned to Ye Yu and asked her intentions, and she chose to challenge him.

• Ye Chen explained that Zhu Mengying’s twin Martial Souls and Agility System Netherworld Spirit Cat gave her the self-preservation and instant-kill ability needed to be selected.
• Ye Chen apologized to Zhu Mengying for revealing her private secrets, then said the other freshmen could challenge the seven selected members during the next two years.
• Mu En and Yan Shaozhe watched Ye Chen manage the freshmen, while Ye Chen asked Du Weilun to oversee the Assault System arena matches.
• Ye Chen called on Ye Yu to state her intentions, and she chose to challenge him.

Ye Chen set the terms for his assessment battle against Ye Yu, offering to limit himself to the same three rings and abilities from his primary Martial Soul. As the other arena’s one-on-one matches began, Mu Yiyi appeared likely to face a gauntlet from the remaining contestants.

• Wang Dong'er warned Ye Chen not to be rough or take advantage of Ye Yu during the assessment.
• Ye Chen flew down to the arena and offered to suppress his cultivation to three rings, saying Ye Yu would advance if she forced him to use any greater ability.
• Ye Yu hesitated over the fairness of the challenge, but Ye Chen privately reassured her that she was exceptionally talented and that he had cultivated for longer.
• Ye Chen noticed Ye Yu's brief sorrow and decided to ask Du Weilun about her background after the selection.
• On the neighboring arena, the Assault System matches began, and the contestants appeared to be arranging a gauntlet against Mu Yiyi.