Chapter Summaries

After defeating Li Yusong, the Shrek students prepared to face Lu Qibin in their second match, with Zhao Zilong proposing a plan to win before surrendering to Zhao Wuji. The students took their places, and Lu Qibin revealed his six Soul Rings as the next battle began.

• Shao Xin treated Li Yusong, and Flender praised the students for defeating him and warned Zhao Zilong to keep his Soul Bone hidden.
• Meng Yiran resented Zhao Zilong for taking the Man Faced Demon Spider, and Zhao Zilong promised to give her a Soul Bone when he was strong enough.
• Zhao Zilong proposed that the students defeat Lu Qibin and then surrender to Zhao Wuji, since winning two of the three matches would secure victory.
• Zhao Zilong suggested an attack plan that used Tang San to protect Ning Rongrong while the others attacked and he and Meng Yiran tried to poison Lu Qibin.
• The students replaced Oscar with Tang San and faced Lu Qibin, who revealed his six Soul Rings as Dai Mubai prepared to begin the match.

Zhao Zilong led the Shrek students in guerrilla tactics to outlast Lu Qibin, winning their second match but exhausting everyone. When Flender sent them to fight Zhao Wuji, they surrendered, pointing out that they had already won two matches out of three.

• Lu Qibin trapped the group with his Star Luo Chess Martial Soul, but Tang San freed them from the control and Zhao Zilong proposed a guerrilla strategy.
• Dai Mubai and the others agreed to spread out, attack Lu Qibin, and retreat whenever he counterattacked, while Ning Rongrong supported them and Tang San rescued and disrupted as needed.
• After more than two hours of being harried, Lu Qibin ran low on Soul Power and stopped the fight; the students were exhausted as well.
• Flender gave the students time to recover before their match with Zhao Wuji, but Zhao Zilong and the others surrendered.
• Xiao Wu reminded Flender that the contest was best two out of three and they had already beaten Li Yusong and Lu Qibin, so Flender dismissed the class after reprimanding them.

Yu Xiaogang reached Suotuo City after his Soul Power mysteriously fell and his belongings were stolen, then reunited with Flender at his store. After cleaning up, he learned about Shrek Academy’s students and agreed to train them, taking a particular interest in Zhao Zilong.

• Yu Xiaogang woke in Suotuo City with his Soul Power reduced to level 13, his Second Soul Ring gone, and his belongings stolen.
• Yu Xiaogang decided to find Flender before going to Shrek Academy, worried that his disciples would see him in his current state.
• Flender initially mistook Yu Xiaogang for a beggar, then recognized him and offered him a bath and clothes.
• After dressing, Yu Xiaogang learned Shrek had nine students and studied Zhao Zilong’s information, noting his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and Soul Elder rank.
• Flender told Yu Xiaogang that Zhao Zilong’s Third Soul Ring came from a Man Faced Demon Spider and asked him to train the students.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to train the students and privately resolved to consider Zhao Zilong as another disciple.

Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek and took charge of arranging the students’ cultivation, while Zhao Zilong began training Meng Yiran and Ning Rongrong in hidden weapons. Oscar joined them to learn dagger throwing, but Zhao Zilong warned him that he had no chance with Ning Rongrong because of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s partner requirements.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San to work harder and announced that he would guide the Shrek students’ cultivation starting the next day.
• Zhao Zilong took Meng Yiran and Ning Rongrong to practice hidden weapons, advising Meng Yiran to use them as a surprise attack rather than spend too much time mastering difficult techniques.
• Zhao Zilong gave Ning Rongrong Flying Needles and explained that accuracy, finger strength, and wrist strength were essential to using them effectively.
• Oscar arrived to learn dagger throwing, then pulled Zhao Zilong aside and accused him of competing with him for Ning Rongrong.
• Zhao Zilong told Oscar that he had no chance with Ning Rongrong because the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect required its Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Masters to partner with attack-type Soul Masters.

Ning Rongrong firmly rejected Oscar, who left after asking Zhao Zilong to teach him Hidden Weapons. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang reprimanded Tang San for entering the Star Dou Great Forest and explained why his Soul Power had temporarily regressed.

• Oscar asked Ning Rongrong whether her sect required her partner to be an Attack-type Soul Master, and she confirmed that they could not be together.
• Ning Rongrong rejected Oscar again, and Zhao Zilong warned him not to use learning Hidden Weapons as a reason to hold her back.
• Oscar apologized to Ning Rongrong and left after she told him there was no chance for them.
• Yu Xiaogang reprimanded Tang San for recklessly entering the Star Dou Great Forest, then speculated that Zhao Zilong might have Twin Martial Souls.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that his Soul Power had briefly fallen from level twenty-nine to twenty-eight, and Yu Xiaogang advised him to rest and avoid staying up late.

Oscar decided to learn Hidden Weapons from Tang San so he could protect Ning Rongrong, while Tang San agreed and hoped to recruit him into the Tang Sect. The next morning, Yu Xiaogang arranged a spar between Dai Mubai and Zhao Zilong, eventually allowing Zhao Zilong to use the abilities he had initially been told to restrict.

• Oscar resolved to prove he could protect Rongrong and asked Tang San to teach him Hidden Weapons.
• Tang San agreed to teach Oscar basic Hidden Weapon techniques and considered bringing him into the Tang Sect.
• At the training grounds the next morning, Yu Xiaogang ordered Dai Mubai and Zhao Zilong to spar, initially forbidding Zhao Zilong from using his External Soul Bone and Third Soul Skill.
• Dai Mubai objected to the restrictions, and Yu Xiaogang relented, telling Zhao Zilong to use both abilities so the companions could understand each other's strengths.

Zhao Zilong quickly defeated Dai Mubai in a wagered spar, then rejected Yu Xiaogang's criticism of his tactics. Yu Xiaogang accused Zhao Zilong of arrogance and defiance, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Zhao Zilong wagered a hundred Gold Soul Coins with Dai Mubai and immediately trapped him with Spider Web Bind and Bamboo Leaf Sword Rain.
• Dai Mubai surrendered, accepted an Antidote Sausage from Oscar, and paid Zhao Zilong the wager.
• Yu Xiaogang criticized Dai Mubai for defending against a Third Soul Skill with his First, then warned Zhao Zilong that his opening attack was wasteful and counted as a sneak attack.
• Zhao Zilong argued that seizing the initiative helped win Soul Master battles, while Yu Xiaogang insisted that the move would break competition rules.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Zhao Zilong of being proud, conceited, and distant from his companions.

Zhao Zilong angrily challenged Yu Xiaogang for judging him without understanding him, then insisted Yu Xiaogang retract his words even as Flender punished him. Yu Xiaogang ended the confrontation by ordering all the Little Monsters to run fifty laps, while Zhao Zilong ran off with a hundred-lap punishment.

• Zhao Zilong told Yu Xiaogang that his judgment of him was hasty, irresponsible, and damaging, and demanded that he take back his words.
• Flender ordered Zhao Zilong to run fifty laps and forbade him from eating until he finished, but Zhao Zilong repeated his demand and added ten laps for himself.
• Flender increased Zhao Zilong's punishment to a hundred laps, and Zhao Wuji objected that the boy was still growing and needed food.
• Yu Xiaogang reflected on his limited teaching experience, then ordered all the Little Monsters to run fifty laps as a team punishment.
• Tang San resented Zhao Zilong for openly opposing Yu Xiaogang, whom he regarded as a father.

Zhao Zilong and the Shrek students ran their assigned laps together, and he lifted their spirits by singing “True Hero.” They decided to sing as they ran to show their perseverance to the teachers.

• Zhao Zilong joked with the students as they joined him for their fifty-lap punishment, while he still had a hundred laps to run.
• Ma Hongjun’s talk about visiting brothels embarrassed the girls and prompted Dai Mubai to insist he had stopped going now that he was with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ning Rongrong began to tire, and the others slowed as they struggled to finish their laps.
• Zhao Zilong sang “True Hero,” and Ning Rongrong and Dai Mubai praised the song and its lyrics.
• Dai Mubai urged everyone to start singing immediately, and Zhao Zilong led them in the song as they ran.

Yu Xiaogang began organizing six months of physical training for the Shrek students, while Zhao Zilong challenged the training and was punished with extra laps. After apologizing for his harsh start and promising results, Yu Xiaogang asked the students to follow his program.

• Yu Xiaogang told Flender that the students had grasped teamwork through their song and outlined further team training, while admitting Zhao Zilong was a difficult but rare genius.
• Flender ordered Zhao Zilong to run fifty additional laps before eating, but Zhao went to a neighboring village for lunch and argued that proper nutrition was necessary.
• Flender found Zhao Zilong eating and explained the value of physical conditioning, while asking him to keep Yu Xiaogang's low Soul Power secret.
• Zhao Zilong returned to the training field, where Yu Xiaogang announced six months of daytime fitness training and nightly medicinal baths.
• Yu Xiaogang acknowledged his abrupt reprimand, promised that the training would transform the students' bodies, and asked them to follow his arrangements; they agreed.

Over six months, Yu Xiaogang’s grueling physical training improved the Shrek students’ fitness and Soul Power, though it nearly bankrupted the academy. He ended the first phase and assigned them to earn badges at the Great Soul Arena before introducing actual combat training in a month.

• Yu Xiaogang put the Shrek students through daily weighted exercises, Gravity Domain training, and medicinal baths, while Flender worried about the cost.
• Tang San reached level 31 and gained Spider Web Bind, while the others also advanced; Zhao Zilong remained at level 33 and sensed he was near a bottleneck.
• Yu Xiaogang announced that the group’s next phase would involve actual combat at the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City, where they were expected to earn Silver Spirit Master badges and Tang San and Zhao Zilong were urged to aim for Gold.
• Yu Xiaogang gave the students a month off and warned Zhao Zilong to keep his Soul Bone secret if he fought at the Great Soul Arena.
• Ma Hongjun invited Zhao Zilong into Suotuo City, but Meng Yiran objected and asked him to visit her home, while Ning Rongrong also invited him to hers.

Zhao Zilong and the others discussed their vacation plans, and Tang San offered to make Hidden Weapons before Zhao Zilong and Meng Yiran traveled to Krilan City. At Dragon-Snake Manor, Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang welcomed them, learned their Soul Power levels, and arranged a feast.

• Zhao Zilong asked the others about their vacation plans, and Tang San said he would make Godly Zhuge Crossbows for them.
• Zhao Zilong explained the Godly Zhuge Crossbow’s power, and Tang San gave one to Ning Rongrong.
• Meng Yiran took Zhao Zilong to Krilan City, where they arrived at Dragon-Snake Manor and reunited with Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang.
• Meng Shu teased Meng Yiran about making her relationship with Zhao Zilong official, and she protested that they were still young.
• Meng Yiran said she was level 32 and Zhao Zilong was level 33, prompting Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang to marvel at his progress.
• Meng Shu asked Chao Tianxiang to prepare a feast for Zhao Zilong and Meng Yiran.

Meng Yiran worried that Zhao Zilong might leave her for someone more suitable, and she went to his room that night. After they spent the night together, Zhao Zilong discovered that his Soul Power had broken through to level 34.

• Meng Shu urged Meng Yiran to secure her relationship with Zhao Zilong before another woman won him over.
• Meng Yiran worried that Zhao Zilong's greater talent and her age difference would eventually drive them apart.
• Unable to sleep, Meng Yiran went to Zhao Zilong's room and found him frustrated after failing to break through to level 34.
• Zhao Zilong welcomed Meng Yiran inside, and they spent the night together.
• The next morning, Meng Yiran asked Zhao Zilong not to abandon her, and he promised to care for her for life.
• Zhao Zilong sensed that his Soul Power had reached level 34 and credited the breakthrough to his night with Meng Yiran.

After spending the holiday with Meng Yiran, Zhao Zilong returned to Shrek and joined the others in dealing with Ma Hongjun’s assault by Bu Le. Master Yu Xiaogang then announced the next training stage at the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City, where the students would compete under aliases and earn Spirit Badges.

• Zhao Zilong gave Meng Yiran birth control pills and promised he would marry her someday, then they returned to Shrek Academy when the holiday ended.
• Zhao Zilong reunited with the students, received the Godly Zhuge Crossbow from Tang San, and heard that Bu Le had beaten Ma Hongjun.
• Zhao Zilong agreed to help Ma Hongjun get revenge, but Xiao Wu lured Bu Le in and beat him herself.
• Master Yu Xiaogang assigned the students to train at the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City until they earned Silver Spirit Badges, setting Gold Spirit Badge goals for Tang San and Zhao Zilong.
• Master Yu Xiaogang prohibited Hidden Weapons and Zhao Zilong’s External Soul Bone, required the students to compete in singles, doubles, and team events under aliases and masks, and led them to register.

Yu Xiaogang arranged the students’ Soul Fighting matches and assigned them arena nicknames, while the students formed doubles teams. Zhao Zilong proposed new names for himself and Tang San, leaving the group with Blue Silver Emperor and Thousand Hand Asura as their chosen titles.

• Yu Xiaogang explained the daily match requirements and told the nine students to form their teams.
• Oscar teamed up with Dai Mubai, while Zhao Zilong agreed to alternate doubles matches with Meng Yiran and Ning Rongrong.
• Dai Mubai arranged to compete with Zhu Zhuqing, who also agreed to team up with Ning Rongrong; Tang San stayed paired with Xiao Wu, leaving Ma Hongjun without a partner.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Dai Mubai and Zhao Zilong that their doubles opponents would be above level thirty.
• Yu Xiaogang assigned arena nicknames to the students, but Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong objected to the names for Tang San and Zhao Zilong.
• Zhao Zilong suggested calling Tang San Thousand Hand Asura and himself Blue Silver Emperor.

Yu Xiaogang formed the Shrek Battle Team, appointed Dai Mubai captain and Tang San vice-captain, and prepared the students to register at Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena. Zhao Zilong used the System Girl to steal power from Tang San, leaving Tang San with Level 30.5 Soul Power and raising Zhao Zilong to Level 34.5.

• Yu Xiaogang told the students to arrange themselves by age and unite as brothers and sisters during team fights, while Xiao Wu demanded Zhao Zilong call her Sister Xiao Wu and kicked at him after he asked to cuddle with her.
• Yu Xiaogang named the group the Shrek Battle Team, and the System Girl offered Zhao Zilong a chance to check in with the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Yu Xiaogang appointed Dai Mubai captain and Tang San vice-captain, while Tang San suggested Zhao Zilong become vice-captain and Yu Xiaogang said he wanted Zhao Zilong to be the team's ace.
• Dai Mubai rallied the team to make their name at Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena, and Yu Xiaogang told them to prepare to register.
• Zhao Zilong checked in with Tang San and stole one level of Innate Soul Power and half a level of Soul Power, reducing Tang San's stats to Level 8 and Level 30.5 and raising his own Soul Power to Level 34.5.

At the Suotuo Grand Spirit Arena, Zhao Zilong registered as a Level 34 Soul Master and was matched against Dai Mubai. Their fight began with Dai Mubai attacking aggressively and Zhao Zilong dodging before countering with Blue Silver Grass; the battle remained unresolved.

• Zhao Zilong registered as a Level 34 Blue Silver Emperor, and he and Meng Yiran formed the Blue Snake Combination while he also formed a team with Ning Rongrong.
• Zhao Zilong and Dai Mubai were matched for a one-on-one Soul Fighting bout, and Zhao Zilong bet on himself to win.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation and repeatedly attacked Zhao Zilong, who used Lingbo Weibu to evade him.
• Zhao Zilong launched Heartbreak Poison: Bamboo Leaf Sword Rain, and Dai Mubai blocked the Blue Silver Grass barrage with White Tiger Body Protection Barrier.

Zhao Zilong defeated Dai Mubai in the arena, then began stripping Soul Power and Talent Soul Power from the Shrek Seven Devils over the following days. By the seventh day, he had taken power from all six of his teammates, raising his own Innate Soul Power to Level 8 and Soul Power to Level 37.5.

• Zhao Zilong dodged Dai Mubai’s attacks, bound him with Spider Web Bind, and won after Dai Mubai conceded.
• Zhao Zilong released Dai Mubai and removed the poison from his wounds, while Dai Mubai lamented how decisively he had lost.
• Meng Yiran gave Zhao Zilong the Gold Soul Coins from his bet, and Tang San and Xiao Wu left to prepare for their doubles match.
• Over the next six days, Zhao Zilong stripped Soul Power and Talent Soul Power from Dai Mubai, Oscar, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhao Zilong gained the Byakugan and Gentle Fist after completing his sign-in task with the Shrek Seven Devils, then learned of new targets connected to Tang San. At the Suotuo Grand Spirit Arena, Zhao Zilong, Tang San, and Dai Mubai received Bronze Spirit Master Badges, and the Shrek Battle Team prepared to face Bronze-rank opponents.

• Zhao Zilong reached level 37.5 Soul Power and innate talent level eight after taking Soul Power and talent from the Shrek Seven Devils.
• The system rewarded Zhao Zilong with the Byakugan and Gentle Fist, then assigned sign-in tasks involving Liu Erlong, Tang Hao, Tang Chen, Tang Xiao, and Tang San.
• The Shrek students continued competing in Soul Fighting matches, and the Shrek Battle Team built a reputation for its winning streak at the Suotuo Grand Spirit Arena.
• Manager Ao delivered Bronze Spirit Master Badges to Zhao Zilong, Tang San, and Dai Mubai, announcing that they would face Bronze-rank opponents if they competed that night.
• The Shrek students congratulated the three badge recipients and laughed together as Ning Rongrong praised their success.

Yu Xiaogang briefed the Shrek Battle Team on the powerful Berserk Team and warned them to work together rather than rely on their strength advantages. He removed Zhao Zilong and Dai Mubai from the lineup, leaving Tang San and the others to face a difficult match and prove their teamwork.

• Yu Xiaogang shared the Berserk Team's lineup and record, highlighting its level 39 captain, level 38 vice-captain, and powerful support member.
• Zhao Zilong and the others discussed their advantages in Spirit Ring Configurations and Ning Rongrong's support, and Zhao assigned Dai Mubai to fight Crazy Rhino.
• Yu Xiaogang criticized the team's reliance on individual strength and said Hongjun and Zhuqing needed to participate in the match.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered Zhao Zilong and Dai Mubai to sit out, leaving four Soul Elders and three Soul Grandmasters to face the Berserk Team.
• Yu Xiaogang warned that the remaining Shrek members had only a three-in-ten chance of winning unless they fought as a team, and Tang San and the others grew solemn.