Chapter Summaries

Li Yuan infiltrated the Luon Family estate and killed Luon En with his Keyboard Martial Soul after overhearing him and Xue Beng discuss their plans. Li Yuan chased Xue Beng, but a Luon Family guard intervened before he could strike.

• Li Yuan and Juhua rented an inn room beside the Luon Family estate, and Li Yuan asked Juhua to watch over his body while he controlled a clone inside.
• Li Yuan’s ant-disguised clone overheard Luon En threaten Li Xiaoyao and boast that he would pursue the Spirit Hall beauty after dealing with him.
• Li Yuan switched places with his clone and killed Luon En with a blow from his Keyboard Martial Soul.
• Xue Beng fled and shouted for help as Li Yuan chased him with the keyboard raised.
• A Luon Family guard used Martial Soul Possession and blocked Li Yuan’s path before he could hit Xue Beng.

Li Yuan chased Xue Beng through the Luon Family estate, laughing at a Wind Baboon Soul King before defeating him. A powerful Spirit Douluo stopped Li Yuan from killing Xue Beng, but Li Yuan’s apparent self-destruction triggered a Soul Power explosion beside them.

• Li Yuan recognized the Soul King’s Wind Baboon Martial Soul and laughed at him until the Soul King attacked with Raging Thunder Vajra Fist.
• Li Yuan struck the Wind Baboon Soul Master with his Keyboard and sent him crashing into a wall, while Xue Beng escaped the main hall.
• Li Yuan pursued Xue Beng, but a lion’s roar stunned him and a golden-haired Spirit Douluo appeared to protect the prince.
• The Spirit Douluo broke through Li Yuan’s Shinra Tensei and Keyboard defenses and punched toward him.
• Li Yuan smiled as his body split apart and exploded into a Soul Power bomb beside the Spirit Douluo and Xue Beng.

Luo Shixin survived Li Yuan's escape but was left injured, while Ning Fengzhi learned that Ning Rongrong had secretly left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The chapter ended with Fatty Jin kneeling before Qian Renxue at the Heaven Dou Auction House.

• Luo Shixin revealed that his old injuries had worsened when he used his Martial Soul Avatar to protect Xue Beng from Li Yuan's clone.
• Luo Shixin ordered Luon Cheng to send Xue Beng back and report the incident to the Emperor, then returned to his seclusion chamber.
• Dugu Bo sensed the clash near Luon Family Manor and wondered who had fought Luo Shixin.
• Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo Gu Rong, and Sword Douluo learned that Ning Rongrong had left the sect, and Ning Fengzhi ordered followers to protect her without stopping her journey.
• Fatty Jin knelt before Xue Qinghe, who was actually Qian Renxue, in a secret chamber at the Heaven Dou Auction House.

Qian Renxue ordered an investigation into the masked Titled Douluo, while Li Yuan escaped Heaven Dou City with Juhua after being injured by Luo Shixin. The Royal Guards searched in vain for Li Xiaoyao, and Xue Ye’s fury grew as the attack threatened the imperial family’s prestige.

• Qian Renxue learned the masked man might be an unknown Titled Douluo and ordered Jin Buhuan to investigate him and the aura sensed across Heaven Dou City.
• Li Yuan returned to his room injured after using his clone to withstand Luo Shixin’s attack, then urged Juhua to flee with him.
• Juhua carried Li Yuan away just before the Royal Guards sealed off the area and began searching for Li Xiaoyao.
• Xue Ye mobilized the Royal Guards after Xue Beng’s near-death, but they failed to find Li Xiaoyao despite searching the city.
• Xue Ye grew increasingly furious because the failed search made the Heaven Dou Imperial Family appear unable to protect its own members.

After Li Yuan escaped Heaven Dou City and changed his appearance, the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall both searched for the supposedly powerful Li Xiaoyao. Li Yuan traveled under his own name with Juhua while a curious young girl headed toward the Balak Kingdom, unaware that Soul Masters were watching her.

• Xue Ye feared Li Xiaoyao's escape could inspire common-born Soul Masters, while Qian Renxue learned Li Xiaoyao's identity and ordered Spirit Hall to recruit him.
• Li Yuan and Juhua saw the ten-million-Gold-Soul-Coin bounty for Li Xiaoyao, and Juhua suggested claiming it with a clone.
• Li Yuan refused Juhua's plan because he feared the Heaven Dou Imperial Family might betray them, and he said he would avoid using the Li Xiaoyao identity for several years.
• A pretty young girl walked toward the Balak Kingdom, unaware that several Soul Masters were following her from the shadows.

Ning Rongrong’s disguised guards staged a fake attack to frighten her into returning home, but she fled and Li Yuan stepped in to defend her. Li Yuan suspected the beautiful girl was Ning Rongrong, though he sensed the situation was strange.

• Two of Ning Rongrong’s guards discussed staging a frightening encounter to make her return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• The four guards disguised themselves as masked assailants and surrounded Ning Rongrong on the road.
• Ning Rongrong summoned her Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda, strengthened herself with her first two Soul Skills, and ran from the guards.
• Li Yuan blocked the masked Soul Masters and declared that he would stop them from harming the girl.
• Li Yuan recognized the pagoda and wondered whether the girl was Ning Rongrong, but he also suspected the attack was not what it seemed.

Li Yuan stepped in to protect Ning Rongrong from four disguised Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Soul Masters, then fought them when they attacked. He badly injured two of them and faced the remaining pair with growing confidence.

• Li Yuan sensed hidden powerful Soul Masters near Ning Rongrong, then stepped forward and shielded her from the masked men harassing her.
• The four Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Soul Masters revealed their Martial Souls and attacked Li Yuan together.
• Li Yuan struck the group with Shinra Tensei and Universal Pull, disrupting their attacks and throwing their Soul Power into disarray.
• Li Yuan swung his electrified Keyboard at the Black Bear Soul Master, while the Bintie Cudgel Soul Master intervened and took the blow instead.
• Li Yuan's Keyboard sent both the Black Bear Soul Master and the Bintie Cudgel Soul Master flying and left them badly injured.

Li Yuan defeated the remaining masked Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect spirit masters, sparing Ning Rongrong after rescuing her. As he prepared to kill the unconscious attackers, a powerful Seven-Ringed Spirit Sage appeared, leaving Li Yuan facing a dangerous opponent.

• Li Yuan knocked out the longsword spirit master, then used Taunt to lure in and defeat the monkey spirit master, achieving a quadra kill.
• Li Yuan considered attacking Ning Rongrong to complete a penta kill but spared her, and she thanked him for rescuing her.
• Li Yuan introduced himself as Li Xiaoyuan, an independent spirit master, and prepared to kill the unconscious masked attackers.
• A masked man emerged from the woods and revealed a sickle Martial Soul and seven Soul Rings, identifying himself as a Spirit Sage stronger than level seventy-five.
• Li Yuan assessed his chances against the Spirit Sage and realized that winning would be difficult because of their gap in Soul Power.

Li Yuan avoided a fight with the Scythe Spirit Sage and tried to part ways with Ning Rongrong, but she hired him to escort her to Suotuo City. He agreed and immediately began negotiating the fee and expenses.

• Ning Rongrong boosted Li Yuan with her martial spirit, but he told her not to be rash and let the Scythe Spirit Sage take the masked Soul Masters away.
• After the group left, Li Yuan prepared to part ways with Ning Rongrong, who asked where he was going and invited him to travel with her to Suotuo City.
• Li Yuan refused Ning Rongrong's request to accompany her, but stopped when she offered to pay him for an escort.
• Ning Rongrong offered five thousand Gold Soul Coins a day, and Li Yuan asked whether the price included food and lodging.

Li Yuan accepted Ning Rongrong’s offer to escort her to Shrek Academy for five thousand Gold Soul Coins a day, and the group reached Suotuo City after a comfortable, food-filled journey. There, Ning Rongrong tried to pay Li Yuan for a chance to pet Juhua, and they settled on a price.

• Juhua urged Li Yuan to accept Ning Rongrong’s generous offer, and Li Yuan agreed to escort her to Suotuo City.
• Li Yuan set aside his thoughts of opposing Tang San and traveled with Ning Rongrong and Juhua toward Suotuo City.
• Ning Rongrong paid for the group’s food and lodging along the way while Li Yuan and Juhua ate their fill.
• Ning Rongrong repeatedly failed to pet Juhua, so she asked Li Yuan for help and offered to pay.
• Li Yuan and Ning Rongrong haggled until they agreed she would pay five thousand Gold Soul Coins for one day of petting Juhua.

Li Yuan and Ning Rongrong reached Suotuo City and encountered Tang San and Dai Mubai fighting at a hotel. After Li Yuan said he could defeat Dai Mubai with one punch, Dai Mubai challenged him to a formal match, leaving the two ready to fight.

• Li Yuan, Ning Rongrong, and Juhua traveled leisurely for over a month before arriving in Suotuo City.
• Li Yuan and Ning Rongrong entered a hotel, where Tang San fought Dai Mubai while Xiao Wu cheered for Tang San.
• Li Yuan told Ning Rongrong that Tang San would lose in a conventional fight but could kill Dai Mubai with his hidden weapons if he fought without restraint.
• Dai Mubai took offense at Li Yuan's remarks and challenged him after defeating Tang San.
• Li Yuan accepted and introduced himself as a level-thirty-four Battle Spirit Master with the Black Brick Martial Soul, while Dai Mubai identified himself as a level-thirty-seven Battle Spirit Master with the White Tiger Martial Soul.

Li Yuan defeated Dai Mubai with a single punch despite using no Soul Power, stunning Tang San and Xiao Wu. Dai Mubai conceded, paid for the hotel damage, and left after saying he would challenge Li Yuan again at Shrek Academy.

• Li Yuan warned Dai Mubai not to let the punch kill him, then attacked without using Soul Power.
• Dai Mubai tried to defend himself but was blasted into a wall and left trembling, his Martial Soul Possession interrupted.
• Li Yuan checked Dai Mubai and confirmed that he had held back and caused no serious harm.
• Ning Rongrong took Li Yuan's strength in stride, while Tang San and Xiao Wu were stunned by his display.
• Dai Mubai admitted defeat, arranged for the hotel room and damage to be paid for, and left with the twin beauties after promising to challenge Li Yuan at Shrek Academy.

Li Yuan drove Dai Mubai away and met Tang San and Xiao Wu, who were also headed toward Shrek Academy. He considered enrolling there to study Soul Master theory, especially with Yu Xiaogang soon to arrive.

• Dai Mubai left the hotel after Li Yuan defeated him, while the twin beauties continued to flirt with Li Yuan.
• Ning Rongrong praised Li Yuan, and Tang San introduced himself and Xiao Wu before thanking Li Yuan for intervening.
• Xiao Wu insulted Dai Mubai, and Tang San scolded her before asking whether Li Yuan and Ning Rongrong planned to enroll at Shrek Academy.
• Li Yuan said they probably would, though he remained uncertain because the academy was restrictive and uncomfortable; he wanted proper guidance in Soul Master cultivation.
• Li Yuan reflected on Yu Xiaogang's half-rank Innate Soul Power, stalled cultivation, reputation as a theoretical expert, and tragic romantic life.

Li Yuan arrived in Suotuo City with Ning Rongrong, hoping to study Martial Soul Theory with Yu Xiaogang without joining Shrek Academy. He considered using the Great Soul Arena’s gambling matches to build his fortune, but left the arena without competing while he weighed the risks.

• Li Yuan told Tang San he had come to Suotuo City to seek Yu Xiaogang’s guidance, then booked rooms with Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong worried Li Yuan would leave, but he reassured her that he planned to stay in Suotuo City for a while.
• Li Yuan and Ning Rongrong explored the city, and Li Yuan became interested in the Great Soul Arena’s gambling matches.
• Li Yuan considered creating a clone before competing so he could bet heavily on himself, but worried the Great Soul Arena might retaliate.
• Li Yuan and Ning Rongrong left the Great Soul Arena without entering any competitions.

Li Yuan and Ning Rongrong found Shrek Academy in a shabby village, where they reunited with Tang San and Xiao Wu. As applicants questioned the academy's condition, Li Yuan identified the registration elder as a powerful Soul Emperor, who then announced Shrek's strict admission requirements.

• Li Yuan and Ning Rongrong traveled to a small village in search of Shrek Academy, and Li Yuan asked why Ning Rongrong had come so far to attend it.
• Ning Rongrong explained that a Heaven Dou Royal Academy teacher had praised Shrek's teaching and that she had wanted to leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong spotted Tang San and Xiao Wu waiting in line and was startled by the academy's rundown appearance.
• Li Yuan told Ning Rongrong, Tang San, and Xiao Wu that the old man handling registration was likely a Soul Emperor.
• The registration elder explained that Shrek accepted only monsters, then declared that applicants over thirteen or below level twenty-one should leave and released a powerful aura.

Li Yuan and the others watched the Shrek Academy entrance test and discovered Zhu Zhuqing’s arrival, which visibly affected Dai Mubai. Tang San and Xiao Wu passed the initial checks, and the group prepared to register.

• A gatekeeper revealed himself as a level-sixty Soul Emperor, astonishing Ning Rongrong and the others and convincing them that Shrek Academy had powerful staff.
• Li Yuan recognized Dai Mubai helping with registrations, and Xiao Wu remarked that he was the lecherous tiger from their earlier encounter.
• The group noticed Dai Mubai staring at Zhu Zhuqing, whom Li Yuan recognized, while Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong teased the others about his interest in her.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu paid their fees and revealed their martial souls; the gatekeeper struggled to determine Tang San’s age because of his Mysterious Jade Hand, then let him pass after checking his leg bones.

Li Yuan entered Shrek Academy by agreeing to pass its four entrance tests, then joined the group Dai Mubai led inside. On the way, Li Yuan recognized Dai Mubai’s distress over his forced royal competition and his abandoned betrothed, Zhu Zhuqing.

• Li Yuan told the examiner he wanted to meet Headmaster Flender, and agreed to pass all four entrance tests for permission to enter and leave freely.
• Ning Rongrong paid the registration fees for herself and Li Yuan, and Li Yuan passed the tests using his simulated appearance and physical traits.
• The examiner approved the four candidates and sent Dai Mubai to lead them into the village.
• Xiao Wu accused Dai Mubai of looking for another girl, while Ning Rongrong moved closer to Li Yuan and looked at Dai Mubai with disdain.
• Li Yuan recalled that Dai Mubai had fled his royal contest against Dai Weisi and repeatedly cheated on Zhu Zhuqing, who still needed to rely on him to have any chance of winning.

Li Yuan discussed Martial Soul Fusion Skills after Dai Mubai used them to explain his connection to Zhu Zhuqing, then tried Oscar’s Soul Skill-made sausages. The chapter ended with Li Yuan enjoying the sausage and its Soul Power-restoring effects.

• Dai Mubai claimed that Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul complemented his own and explained that compatible Martial Souls could perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Li Yuan guessed that Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul was a cat, and Dai Mubai left to find her.
• Ning Rongrong asked Li Yuan how he had identified Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul, and he said he had guessed.
• Oscar arrived selling sausages, and Li Yuan ordered all of them while pointing out that Ning Rongrong would pay.
• Li Yuan tasted one of Oscar’s sausages and found it fragrant, filling, and capable of restoring Soul Power.

Li Yuan and the others discovered that Oscar’s grilled sausages came with an embarrassing Soul Incantation, though Li Yuan kept eating and sympathized with him. He explained that his own Taunt Soul Skill required him to shout challenges at enemies, leaving the others astonished.

• Ning Rongrong told Tang San and Xiao Wu that Li Yuan could finish the sausages, but Dai Mubai stopped them from eating and asked Oscar to make one fresh.
• Oscar summoned a sausage while reciting his Soul Incantation, prompting Ning Rongrong, Tang San, and Xiao Wu to recoil.
• Dai Mubai explained that Oscar was a Food System Soul Master whose sausage Soul Skills required the suggestive incantation.
• Li Yuan kept eating, sympathized with Oscar, and accepted his offer of free sausages for life.
• Ning Rongrong asked Li Yuan about his Soul Skill, and he explained that Taunt provoked enemies into attacking him; the others reacted with astonishment and sympathy.

Dai Mubai let Li Yuan and his companions skip ahead to Shrek Academy’s final test, prompting Li Yuan to demonstrate his strength and the others to reveal their high Soul Power. Dai Mubai led the group onward, while Li Yuan stayed behind with Oscar and Tang San learned that Blue Silver Grass might be considered a low-potential Martial Soul.

• Dai Mubai decided that Li Yuan’s strength might be learned through taking beatings and sent Li Yuan’s group directly to the final test.
• When a candidate challenged the preferential treatment, Li Yuan revealed his three Soul Rings, and Tang San and the girls demonstrated Soul Power levels from twenty-six to twenty-nine.
• The testing teacher told Dai Mubai to lead the group to the final test, and Dai Mubai set off with them while Li Yuan stayed behind to eat sausages with Oscar.
• Tang San asked Dai Mubai about the academy’s four tests, then worried that his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul would be judged to have little potential.