Chapter Summaries

Tang San accepted Master as his teacher after Master explained Mutated Martial Souls and his reasoning about Tang San's Innate Full Soul Power. After registering at Notting Junior Soul Master Academy, Tang San heard the staff mock Master’s theories but remained convinced that Master’s knowledge was valuable.

• Master explained how Mutated Martial Souls arose and why Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass could not account for his Innate Full Soul Power.
• Tang San kowtowed and asked Master to accept him as his teacher, and Master gladly agreed.
• Master took Tang San to register at Notting Junior Soul Master Academy, then left him to complete the process.
• Headmaster Su and the other teachers registered Tang San as a work-study student assigned to Room Seven and warned him about choosing Master as his teacher.
• Tang San overheard a teacher ridicule Master’s theories and left, dismissing the teachers’ judgment.

Lan Xue met Daming and Erming in the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain her Soul Rings, then completed the God of Abilities’ trials by hatching two foxes and absorbing Soul Rings and Soul Bones. After she leveled up, Daming and Erming roared in despair, frightening the nearby Soul Beasts.

• Lan Xue arrived in the Star Dou Great Forest and asked Daming and Erming to guard her while she obtained her Soul Rings.
• Lan Xue completed the God of Abilities’ first trial and received two pet eggs, then spent seven days hatching them for the second trial.
• Two nine-tailed white foxes hatched, and Lan Xue received a set of Hundred-Million-Year Soul Bones and the third trial’s instruction to absorb all her Soul Bones and Soul Rings.
• Lan Xue absorbed all the Soul Rings and Soul Bones in one minute and leveled up.
• Daming and Erming roared at the sky, causing the Soul Beasts within ten square kilometers to hide in fear.

Six years later, Lan Xue faced the eighth test of her God of Abilities Trial while Tang San arrived at the rundown Shrek Academy to register. The chapter ended as Dai Mubai challenged an angry applicant and his father to win back their fee.

• Lan Xue reflected that twelve-year-old Little San was ready to attend Shrek Academy, while her eighth trial instructed her to kiss someone.
• Tang San arrived at Shrek Academy and was shocked to find a shabby village instead of a proper school.
• The registration teacher rejected a thirteen-year-old applicant and refused to return his family’s ten Gold Soul Coins.
• Dai Mubai appeared at the teacher’s request and challenged the father and son to beat him to recover their fee.

Dai Mubai’s Soul Rings scared many applicants away, and the registration teacher explained that Shrek Academy only accepted exceptional youths who met its strict age and Soul Power requirements. After revealing that he was a level-sixty Soul Emperor, the teacher continued admitting applicants who passed the first test, leaving them to enter the academy for the second stage.

• Dai Mubai displayed his three Soul Rings, causing the boy and his father to retreat and many waiting applicants to leave.
• The old man rejected a boy whose first Soul Ring was a hundred-year ring, calling him ordinary.
• The old man explained that Shrek meant monster and that the academy required applicants to be under thirteen with Soul Power of at least level twenty-one.
• The old man revealed his six Soul Rings and Soul Emperor strength, silencing the crowd and driving away more families.
• Several boys with Soul Power above level twenty and two Soul Rings passed the first examination and were told to enter the academy without their parents.

Tang San reached Shrek Academy’s preliminary test and watched the old man admit a girl in white before examining him. After verifying Tang San’s bone age and seeing his hundred-year Soul Ring, the old man was startled by his Blue Silver Grass, and Tang San asked whether that made him a monster.

• Dai Mubai greeted Tang San from the registration table but indicated he could not help him pass the test.
• The old man admitted a girl in white after she asked whether she met the academy’s requirements, and Dai Mubai led her inside.
• Tang San noticed two more girls in line, one black-haired and cold, the other purple-haired and familiar to him.
• The old man struggled to determine Tang San’s bone age by examining his unusually flexible hand, then checked his leg and approved him.
• Tang San released his Martial Soul and revealed a hundred-year Soul Ring with Blue Silver Grass, prompting the old man to question its rapid cultivation.
• Tang San asked the old man whether he counted as a monster because the academy accepted only monsters.

Tang San entered Shrek Academy and met Oscar, a fourteen-year-old student selling sausages. Dai Mubai returned with the final two candidates and warned Tang San not to eat Oscar’s sausages, then asked Oscar to make one fresh.

• Dai Mubai led Tang San into Shrek Academy and explained that a girl outside might have a Martial Soul compatible with his White Tiger.
• Dai Mubai left Tang San to join the line for the second test so he could return to the entrance and look for the girl.
• Tang San approached Oscar’s sausage cart and was surprised when Oscar said he was only fourteen years old.
• Oscar gave Tang San two sausages, and Tang San apologized for calling him uncle.
• Dai Mubai returned with the cold girl and another candidate, told Tang San not to eat Oscar’s sausage, and ordered Oscar to make a fresh one.

Tang San refused to eat Oscar’s sausage after hearing its suggestive spirit incantation, and Dai Mubai explained Oscar’s reputation at the academy. Dai Mubai then brought Tang San and the cold young girl past the second test, where Tang San prepared to prove his Soul Power exceeded rank twenty-five.

• Oscar summoned a sausage with his Food-Type Spirit, but Tang San put it back after hearing the incantation, and Dai Mubai warned him about Oscar.
• Dai Mubai explained that Oscar’s meat-producing Spirit was top-class but his incantations had earned him the nickname Uncle Great Sausage.
• Dai Mubai led Tang San and the cold young girl to the second test and asked the teacher to send them directly to the fourth test.
• When a candidate challenged the shortcut, the teacher explained that candidates with Soul Power above rank twenty-five could skip ahead.
• Dai Mubai handed Tang San a white testing crystal, and Tang San infused it with the inner power of his Mysterious Heaven Skill.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, a gentle young woman, the cold girl, and Lan Xue demonstrated high Soul Power during the second test, impressing the examiner. Dai Mubai led the four applicants onward and explained the entrance exam’s remaining criteria before they reached the fourth test.

• Tang San’s Soul Power reached level twenty-nine, and a gentle young woman then demonstrated roughly level twenty-six.
• The cold girl and Lan Xue also passed the test, with Lan Xue sealing her Soul Power at level twenty-nine; her beauty caused many applicants to faint.
• The examiner sent the four applicants with Dai Mubai to the fourth test after declaring that applicants above level twenty-five could skip the second and third tests.
• Dai Mubai explained that the second test assessed martial-soul potential and the third tested control, while Tang San questioned how his Blue Silver Grass had qualified.
• Dai Mubai described the fourth test as an assessment of practical combat experience and said the academy rejected applicants raised in sheltered luxury.

Dai Mubai explained Shrek Academy’s severe admission and graduation standards before bringing Tang San and the others to the final test. Teacher Zhao Wuji set them a team challenge: withstand his attacks for one incense stick’s time, and they would all pass.

• Lan Xue questioned Shrek Academy’s strict standards, and Dai Mubai revealed that the academy had only three current students and had admitted just forty-two in twenty years.
• Dai Mubai explained that Shrek Academy accepted only talented students and required graduates to reach Soul Ancestor before turning twenty; Tang San said he was fortunate to have come.
• Dai Mubai brought Tang San and the other three candidates to Teacher Zhao Wuji for the fourth test.
• Zhao Wuji announced that the four candidates had to work together to withstand his attacks for one incense stick’s time, with all four passing if even one lasted until the end.

Zhao Wuji took over the fourth trial, forcing Tang San, Lan Xue, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to prepare to withstand a Soul Saint far stronger than they were. After learning one another’s abilities, the group discovered Ning Rongrong carried the rare Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Soul.

• Zhao Wuji lit an incense stick and announced that he would personally test the four candidates while Dai Mubai briefed them.
• Dai Mubai revealed that Zhao Wuji was a level seventy-six Soul Saint known as the Immovable King, with formidable attack and defense.
• A short-haired girl recognized Zhao Wuji from stories of his escape from sixteen Spirit Hall bishops, and Dai Mubai described his seven powerful Soul Rings.
• Tang San, Lan Xue, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing introduced their Spirit Souls, levels, and roles so they could plan together.
• Tang San realized Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Soul meant she came from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Tang San and the others learned about Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and the legendary Ice Jade Orchid Empress. Lan Xue revealed her Orchid Hall token to Zhao Wuji, made him keep her identity secret, and began giving him some “pointers.”

• Ning Rongrong explained that her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could boost the group’s speed and strength by around thirty percent.
• Tang San considered the pagoda’s growing enhancement power and its importance to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang San and the others reflected on the legendary Ice Jade Orchid Empress and its many abilities.
• Lan Xue asked Zhao Wuji to let the students pass and showed him a purple-gold token bearing the title “Orchid.”
• Zhao Wuji recognized Lan Xue as the Pope of Orchid Hall, and she told him to keep her identity secret.
• Lan Xue took Zhao Wuji into the forest to give him some pointers, and his screams soon rang out.

After Lan Xue beat Zhao Wuji, Oscar arrived and used his sausages to help treat the injured. Dai Mubai took the newcomers to their dormitories, where Lan Xue and Ning Rongrong shared a room, Zhu Zhuqing had one to herself, and Tang San shared with Oscar.

• Dai Mubai called Oscar over to make sausages for the injured.
• Oscar arrived, flirted with Lan Xue, and asked for payment for his sausages.
• Zhao Wuji identified himself after Oscar failed to recognize him.
• Oscar gave Zhao Wuji a sausage and a little sausage, improving his condition.
• Dai Mubai took the group to the dormitories and assigned their rooms.

Tang San cultivated at dawn, then learned about his new roommate Oscar and asked where Lan Xue lived. He reunited with Lan Xue outside her dormitory, and they went to find breakfast together.

• Tang San cultivated the Purple Demon Eyes and sensed that his Soul Power was close to reaching level thirty.
• Tang San woke Oscar, who introduced himself as a level twenty-nine food-type Tool Soul Master and joked about pursuing Lan Xue.
• Oscar told Tang San where Lan Xue and Ning Rongrong lived and warned him about the Academy's rules for male students.
• Tang San went to Lan Xue and Ning Rongrong's dormitory and called Lan Xue outside so he would not disturb Ning Rongrong.
• Tang San checked that Lan Xue was safe, and the two realized they were hungry and went to eat.

Tang San and Lan Xue left Shrek Academy to find food and encountered Ma Hongjun harassing Cuihua. After Lan Xue intervened and Tang San challenged him, Ma Hongjun revealed his Soul Power as they began to fight.

• Tang San and Lan Xue searched the village for somewhere to buy breakfast.
• Cuihua told Ma Hongjun she wanted to end their relationship, but he grabbed her and demanded she be with him again.
• Lan Xue kicked Ma Hongjun's hand away and told him to stop harassing Cuihua.
• Tang San stepped between Lan Xue and Ma Hongjun, then attacked after Ma Hongjun insulted him.
• Ma Hongjun blocked Tang San's kick with both fists, revealing a faint purple glow of Soul Power, and the two exchanged blows.

Tang San and Lan Xue fought Ma Hongjun after he revealed his Phoenix Spirit Soul and attacked them with purple flames. The chapter ended with Lan Xue reflecting Ma Hongjun’s flames back at him, sending him crashing into a wall.

• Tang San and Ma Hongjun traded kicks, and Ma Hongjun revealed his Phoenix Avatar and two Soul Rings.
• Ma Hongjun mocked Lan Xue’s challenge by attacking her and Tang San with a stream of purple fire.
• Tang San pulled Lan Xue out of the fire’s path and bound Ma Hongjun’s legs with Blue Silver Grass.
• Ma Hongjun burned through the vines with his second Soul Ring skill and advanced on Tang San and Lan Xue.
• Lan Xue charged Ma Hongjun, raised a defensive wall with her Ice Jade Orchid Emperor, and reflected his flames back at him.
• Ma Hongjun was struck by his own flames and crashed into a wall.

Dai Mubai explained that Ma Hongjun's mutated Martial Soul gave him powerful flames but also an Evil Fire that drove his intense desires and could kill him if suppressed. The chapter ended with Ma Hongjun admitting he could not control the Evil Fire when it flared up.

• Cuihua stopped Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu from fighting, then explained that she had broken up with Ma Hongjun because they were unsuited for each other.
• Dai Mubai arrived and clarified that Ma Hongjun was the academy's third student and had been brought there by the Dean.
• Dai Mubai explained that Ma Hongjun's mutated Martial Soul granted him powerful fire abilities and made him unusually prone to desire.
• Dai Mubai said that suppressing Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire could cause it to flare up and kill him, and Ma Hongjun admitted he could not hold it down.

Tang San and Lan Xue learned about Ma Hongjun’s mutated Martial Soul and his struggle to control its evil fire before joining the others for breakfast. Ma Hongjun was shocked to discover that Lan Xue had beaten Teacher Zhao, a level seventy-six Soul Saint.

• Dai Mubai explained that Ma Hongjun’s mutated Martial Soul caused an evil fire that drove him to seek relief, and that his girlfriends had left because he needed it too often.
• Lan Xue objected to Ma Hongjun harming innocent girls, and Dai Mubai confirmed that Ma Hongjun’s relationships had been consensual.
• Dai Mubai led Tang San, Lan Xue, and Ma Hongjun to the cafeteria, where Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were already eating.
• Ma Hongjun stared at Lan Xue and began drooling, but Dai Mubai warned him to control his evil fire.
• Dai Mubai introduced Ma Hongjun to the group and revealed that Lan Xue had beaten Teacher Zhao, leaving Ma Hongjun incredulous.

Dai Mubai introduced the newcomers to one another and explained Shrek Academy’s unusual rules and tuition. He also clarified why Spirit Hall subsidies stopped once a Soul Master reached level forty.

• Dai Mubai told Ma Hongjun about Tang San and the other newcomers, and warned him not to provoke Lan Xue.
• The students agreed on familiar ways to address one another, while Zhu Zhuqing left the dining room without speaking further.
• Tang San asked Dai Mubai about the academy’s rules and classes, and Dai Mubai explained that fighting and gambling were encouraged in moderation.
• Dai Mubai said the academy’s annual tuition was one hundred gold coins, prompting Lan Xue to ask why it struggled financially despite its powerful teachers.
• Dai Mubai explained that Spirit Hall subsidies only supported Soul Masters up to level forty because funding high-level Soul Masters would place an unsustainable burden on the Empire.

Dai Mubai explained why Shrek Academy’s teachers rejected imperial titles, then the students gathered at the training ground after the headmaster’s bell. Tang San met Shrek’s founder, Flander, and silently noted that Lan Xue had misjudged the strength of the person standing before them.

• Dai Mubai explained that Shrek’s teachers rejected noble titles because they did not want to be bound to serve the empire in wartime.
• After the headmaster’s bell rang, Dai Mubai left to fetch Zhu Zhuqing while Ma Hongjun led the others to the training ground.
• Tang San saw that Oscar had shaved his beard, and Oscar admitted he wanted to attract Ning Rongrong’s attention.
• Dai Mubai arrived with Zhu Zhuqing, who kept her distance from him, and Oscar joked that Dai Mubai’s flirting had failed.
• Flander arrived, and Oscar introduced him as Shrek Academy’s founder, a level seventy-eight Soul Saint.
• Lan Xue asked whether the academy had any Soul Douluo, and Oscar said such experts were rare as Tang San silently recognized Flander as a Titled Douluo.

Flender welcomed the new students to Shrek Academy and explained that its training focused on using Spirits in battle. He sent Oscar and Ning Rongrong on a grueling running lesson, then called Tang San and Lan Xue to follow him.

• Flender welcomed the four new students and told Dai Mubai to explain the academy rules.
• Flender explained to Oscar and Ning Rongrong that support-type Spirit Masters needed to learn how to protect themselves and aid their companions.
• Flender assigned Oscar and Ning Rongrong to run twenty laps around the village before lunchtime.
• Flender called Tang San and Lan Xue to come with him.