Chapter Summaries

Oscar absorbed his Spirit Ring, while Tang San and Bai Ge revealed they had also advanced and needed new Spirit Rings. After days of searching the Star Dou Great Forest, the Shrek group encountered a gigantic black-furred ape, leaving Zhao Wuji ordering everyone to prepare for danger.

• Oscar successfully absorbed his Spirit Ring, but Bai Ge announced that Tang San had reached level thirty and he had reached level forty.
• Zhao Wuji led the group away to camp for the night, then took them searching for Spirit Beasts the next morning.
• For two days, Zhao Wuji kept the group in the forest’s outer regions, where they found no Spirit Beasts suitable for Tang San.
• The students settled into coordinated roles while searching, with Zhu Zhuqing scouting, Oscar and Ning Rongrong supporting, and Bai Ge guarding the rear.
• At night, Zhao Wuji sensed danger and ordered the students out of their tents, telling them to flee if necessary and entrusting their protection to Bai Ge.
• A towering, black-furred ape emerged between two trees, stunning the group with its enormous size.

The Titan Giant Ape appeared before Shrek Academy, and Zhao Wuji attacked it while the others tried to escape. After the beast unleashed a wave of black energy, Bai Ge used his Golden Battle Skill to block it.

• Tang San recognized the Titan Giant Ape, and Zhao Wuji asked it to let the group withdraw, but it stepped closer.
• Zhao Wuji told the others to flee using Oscar's Mushroom Sausages, then attacked the Titan Giant Ape with four spirit skills.
• Dai Mubai charged to help Zhao Wuji, but Bai Ge struck him unconscious and urged everyone else to run.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Zhao Wuji and Bai Ge with her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Zhao Wuji's attack sent him flying backward after striking the Titan Giant Ape.
• Tang San saw black energy erupt from the Titan Giant Ape, and Bai Ge used Crystal Wall to block it.

The Titan Giant Ape attacked the group and seized Xiao Wu despite Tang San and Zhao Wuji’s desperate attempts to stop it. After knocking back their attacks, it leaped away with Xiao Wu, leaving the others behind.

• Tang San threw Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun clear of the Titan Giant Ape’s pounce, while Dai Mubai pulled Zhu Zhuqing into a pit and Bai Ge carried Ning Rongrong into the air.
• The Titan Giant Ape caught Xiao Wu as she flew upward, and Tang San attacked its eyes with hidden weapons.
• Zhao Wuji used Martial Soul Avatar and charged the Titan Giant Ape, but it blocked his attack and blew Tang San into a tree with a shockwave.
• The Titan Giant Ape ignored Zhao Wuji’s next charge and leaped into the forest with Xiao Wu.

After the Titan Giant Ape seized Xiao Wu, Tang San refused to accept that she was lost and secretly asked Oscar for a Mushroom Sausage. He flew after the ape with Ning Rongrong’s speed boost, leaving the others behind as he vowed to find Xiao Wu.

• Zhao Wuji and the students regrouped after the Titan Giant Ape carried Xiao Wu away, while Tang San struggled with his injuries and guilt.
• Tang San secretly asked Oscar for a Mushroom Sausage so he could pursue Xiao Wu, and Oscar reluctantly agreed.
• Oscar made the Mushroom Sausage, but Ma Hongjun’s question alerted the others to what was happening.
• Tang San ate the Mushroom Sausage and flew after the Titan Giant Ape, telling Zhao Wuji he had to find Xiao Wu and bring back her body if she was dead.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Tang San’s speed and urged him to bring Xiao Wu back, while Zhao Wuji angrily confronted Oscar and Ning Rongrong.

After the Titan Giant Ape took Xiao Wu away, Zhao Wuji decided that the Shrek group would pursue her together while Tang San raced ahead alone. Xiao Wu persuaded Er Ming to stop so she could return to her friends after obtaining her third Spirit Ring, while Tang San rested during his search and noticed a strange sound.

• Oscar accepted the blame for Tang San’s urgency, but Zhao Wuji ordered him to make Flying Mushroom Sausages so everyone could chase after Xiao Wu together.
• Dai Mubai held Zhu Zhuqing’s hand as the group prepared to pursue Tang San and the Titan Giant Ape.
• Xiao Wu, riding on Er Ming’s shoulder, persuaded him to stop and warned him not to attack her friends again.
• Xiao Wu told Er Ming she would obtain her third Spirit Ring before returning, and Er Ming frightened nearby Soul Beasts away while she began summoning her Soft Bone Rabbit martial soul.
• Tang San’s flight ended after less than three thousand meters, and he rested to recover before continuing to search for Xiao Wu.
• Tang San heard a strange rustling sound, cautiously stood up, and looked toward its source.

Tang San encountered an injured Man Faced Demon Spider in the Star Dou Great Forest and fought it with his Blue Silver Grass, hidden weapons, and Clear Sky Hammer. He launched a volley of crossbow bolts into the spider, including its damaged eyes, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Tang San recognized the Man Faced Demon Spider by the human-face markings on its abdomen and dodged its attack.
• Tang San bound the spider with Blue Silver Grass, but its purple radiance corroded the grass.
• Tang San fired hidden weapons at the spider’s eyes, and the spider flattened itself to protect its weak point.
• Tang San charged the spider with his Clear Sky Hammer and struck its chest, knocking it upward.
• Tang San fired sixteen crossbow bolts into the Man Faced Demon Spider, targeting its eyes and other parts of its body.

Tang San killed the Man Faced Demon Spider and faced the Peerless Dragon Snake family, who blamed him for ruining Meng Yiran’s chance to obtain its Spirit Ring. Just as Dragon Lord Meng Shu offered Tang San a choice, Bai Ge appeared and warned him not to let Meng Yiran absorb the ring.

• Tang San escaped the dying Man Faced Demon Spider and waited as its Spirit Ring began to form.
• Chao Tianxiang, Meng Yiran, and Dragon Lord Meng Shu arrived and discovered the spider was dead.
• Tang San admitted he had killed the Man Faced Demon Spider, and Meng Yiran angrily recognized him as the one who had cost her a Spirit Ring before.
• Meng Shu acknowledged Tang San’s skill but said he had twice ruined Meng Yiran’s chance and offered him two choices, beginning with joining their family.
• Bai Ge appeared and warned Meng Shu not to let Meng Yiran absorb the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Spirit Ring.

Bai Ge warned Meng Yiran that the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Spirit Ring was too old for her, then watched Tang San risk absorbing it himself. After giving Meng Yiran a martial arts manual, Bai Ge gained mastery of Hidden Force and underwent a transformation.

• Bai Ge arrived ahead of the others and warned Dragon Lord Meng Shu that the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Spirit Ring exceeded two thousand years and could kill Meng Yiran.
• Meng Yiran accepted Bai Ge’s warning, and Tang San began absorbing the Spirit Ring despite the danger.
• Tang San convulsed and bled as he endured the Spirit Ring’s violent effects, while Meng Yiran thanked Bai Ge for stopping her from trying it.
• Bai Ge gave Meng Yiran a Form and Will martial arts manual as compensation for taking her Spirit Ring twice.
• Bai Ge gained mastery of Hidden Force, and his tendons and marrow were remade.

Meng Yiran kissed Bai Ge to repay him for saving her, and Ning Rongrong angrily threatened her before the Dragon Duke and Snake Woman departed. Xiao Wu returned to the group and explained how she had escaped the Titan Giant Ape and obtained her third Spirit Ring, while Tang San remained in danger as he absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Spirit Ring.

• Meng Yiran kissed Bai Ge and said she was repaying him for saving her from the Man Faced Demon Spider.
• Ning Rongrong threatened Meng Yiran, and Bai Ge identified her Bone Grandpa as Bone Douluo Gu Rong, prompting the Dragon Duke and Snake Woman to leave with their granddaughter.
• Bai Ge teased Dai Mubai about taking twin beauties to a couples' hotel, and Zhu Zhuqing reacted angrily.
• Xiao Wu returned to the group, saw Tang San absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Spirit Ring, and rushed toward him before Zhao Wuji stopped her.
• Xiao Wu told the group that the Titan Giant Ape had left her behind after a mysterious roar, and she had awakened to find herself at level thirty.
• Xiao Wu said she killed an unconscious thousand-year Spirit Beast for her third Spirit Ring, then fought her way back to the group.

Bai Ge revealed a fabricated history to explain Tang San’s heritage and reassure the Shrek group as Tang San absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Spirit Ring. Just when his absorption seemed successful, eight purple-black spider limbs burst from his back, leaving everyone stunned.

• Bai Ge told the Shrek group that Tang San’s mother was a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor and claimed his own parents had died protecting him from mysterious attackers.
• Bai Ge explained that Tang San’s bloodline had not awakened and that the Thousand Year Man Faced Demon Spider’s Spirit Ring could not harm him permanently.
• Tang San endured the violent Spirit Ring energy until his body began absorbing it, and blue light and altered Blue Silver Grass appeared as Zhao Wuji declared that the most dangerous stage had passed.
• Tang San suddenly convulsed and screamed as eight bulges formed along his spine, then ruptured to release eight rapidly growing purple-black spider limbs.

Tang San survived absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider's Spirit Ring and emerged with an External Soul Bone in the form of eight Spider Legs. Bai Ge explained what had happened after letting the group worry, while Tang San reunited with Xiao Wu and began to adjust to his new body.

• Tang San's body sprouted eight Spider Legs as he absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider's Spirit Ring, and the Shrek group waited through twelve hours of his transformation.
• Tang San woke from inside the Blue Silver Grass cocoon with a changed body and eight Spider Legs growing from his back.
• Tang San retracted the Spider Legs, fell into Xiao Wu's arms, and reunited with her before Dai Mubai reminded him to get dressed.
• Tang San discovered the Spider Legs while putting on his clothes, and Bai Ge identified them as an External Soul Bone.
• Bai Ge admitted that he had let the group panic because he found their worry amusing, while assuring them Tang San had been safe.

Bai Ge faced a Fifty Thousand Year Golden Saber-Toothed Lion and revealed the deadly combat skills and weapon granted to him by the system. After killing the beast with twelve spear strikes, he received the memories of his Jian San counterpart, Cao Xuehan, whose life ended in grief and battle.

• A Fifty Thousand Year Golden Saber-Toothed Lion appeared, and Xiao Wu warned that it was far beyond the limit for Bai Ge’s Fourth Spirit Ring.
• Bai Ge said that he and Tang San excelled at killing, then stepped forward to confront the lion.
• Bai Ge summoned Tears of Blood and transformed his Golden Saint Cloth into the Tian Ce Po Jun Set.
• Bai Ge pierced the Golden Saber-Toothed Lion’s vital points with twelve spear strikes, leaving the Shrek students horrified.
• The system’s gift gave Bai Ge Cao Xuehan’s memories and abilities, including his tragic devotion to General Xuanwei Cao Xueyang and his death defending Tian Ce.

Bai Ge absorbed the Golden Saber-Toothed Lion’s fifty-thousand-year Spirit Ring and assessed his newfound strength and ambitions. After resting and traveling with the Shrek group, he returned to Shrek Academy, where Zhao Wuji went to report to the dean.

• Bai Ge absorbed the Golden Saber-Toothed Lion’s Spirit Ring and reached the threshold of the Golden rank, though his combat power still lagged behind his realm.
• Bai Ge resolved to support Qian Renxue and described his reasons for opposing Spirit Hall and going to Shrek Academy.
• Tang San praised Tian Ce’s might, while Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong questioned whether he and Bai Ge were hiding something from them.
• The Shrek group left the Star Dou Great Forest and spent two days recovering and relaxing in a small town, with Dai Mubai paying for everyone.
• The group returned to Shrek Academy outside Suotuo City, and Zhao Wuji went to report their trip to the dean.

Tang San introduced Yu Xiaogang to Bai Ge and Flander, and Yu Xiaogang decided to stay at the academy and take charge of the students’ instruction. After Flander introduced the teachers, Bai Ge told Yu Xiaogang that his theories did not apply to him, and Yu Xiaogang recognized their shared pursuit of the highest level of their fields.

• Tang San introduced Yu Xiaogang to Bai Ge, who revealed that he meant Bibi Dong when he called her his wife’s mother.
• Yu Xiaogang criticized the students’ breakfast and told Flander he would manage their meals and stay to improve the academy’s teaching.
• Flander agreed to give Yu Xiaogang authority over the academy’s teachers and introduced Li Yusong, Lu Qibin, Shao Xin, and Yu Xiaogang to the students.
• Flander announced that Yu Xiaogang would take charge of the students’ instruction and gave them the day off before classes resumed.
• Bai Ge said Yu Xiaogang’s theories did not suit his path, and Yu Xiaogang recognized their shared dedication before asking whether Bai Ge had a god-tier Martial Soul.
• Bai Ge confirmed that his Martial Soul was god-tier.

Bai Ge defeated the Shrek Seven Devils in a seven-on-one test without using his martial soul, exposing their poor teamwork and mistakes. Grandmaster punished them with a weighted run to Suotuo City and back ten times, and Tang San and Dai Mubai soon stopped to catch their breath as the others fell behind.

• Grandmaster set the Seven Devils the task of forcing Bai Ge to use his martial soul, while forbidding Tang San from using hidden weapons.
• Bai Ge swiftly disarmed and incapacitated Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, and Zhuqing, then pointed his sword at Tang San and won the test.
• Grandmaster rebuked the Seven Devils and ordered them to run ten round trips between the academy and Suotuo City without Soul Power.
• The Seven Devils found named bamboo baskets loaded with stones at the academy gate and set off, while Grandmaster explained the punishment to Flander.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai soon stopped to rest as the others lagged behind and Bai Ge followed quietly.

Bai Ge put the Shrek Academy Seven Devils through three months of grueling physical training, while Tang San and Dai Mubai helped the group endure it. After the training ended, the students began their break, and Bai Ge and Tang San encountered a badly swollen Ma Hongjun on the road.

• Tang San persuaded Dai Mubai and the others to complete the punishment together, but Ma Hongjun's suggestion to cheat earned the group extra exercises from Bai Ge.
• Bai Ge subjected the Shrek Academy Seven Devils to demanding training for three months, while Dai Mubai learned basic massage techniques and began supporting Zhu Zhuqing.
• After the training ended, Oscar slept, Bai Ge and Tang San cultivated, Dai Mubai accompanied Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong rested, and Ma Hongjun went to Suotuo City.
• That night, Bai Ge and Tang San encountered Ma Hongjun walking with his face covered and discovered that his face was swollen beyond recognition.

After Ma Hongjun returned battered from Suotuo City, he told Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Bai Ge that a four-ringed Soul Ancestor named Bu Le had beaten him. The group agreed to go confront Bu Le, and Bai Ge recognized the strange Martial Soul as something like a modern girls’ intimate garment, leaving Tang San stunned.

• Tang San carried the badly injured Ma Hongjun to the dining hall, where Oscar gave him a Recovery Big Sausage.
• Ma Hongjun said Bu Le had beaten him at Grass Nest after they both pursued the same woman, and that Bu Le had also struck him in a humiliating place.
• Dai Mubai proposed going to find Bu Le, and Tang San and Oscar agreed to join him and Ma Hongjun.
• While they ate, Ma Hongjun described Bu Le’s control-type Martial Soul as two pink semicircular covers that blocked his Phoenix Fire Line and trapped him.
• Bai Ge recognized the covers as an intimate garment from his era, and Tang San reacted with shock.

Ma Hongjun led his friends to the Grass Nest to confront Bu Le, the man who had beaten him. Xiao Wu joined their revenge plan and approached Bu Le alone, leaving her intentions unclear.

• After seeing Ma Hongjun’s injuries, Xiao Wu joined Tang San, Bai Ge, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun on their trip to Suotuo City.
• Ma Hongjun took the group to the Grass Nest and explained that Bu Le was still inside.
• Bu Le emerged from the Grass Nest, and Ma Hongjun identified him as the man who had beaten him.
• Xiao Wu stopped Ma Hongjun from acting and walked toward Bu Le herself.

Xiao Wu lured Bu Le into a dark alley and defeated him with her Eight Stage Throw while Tang San and the others watched. As the group returned to the academy, Bai Ge secretly attached an explosive device to the unconscious Bu Le, planning to kill him if he woke.

• Xiao Wu pretended to be an innocent girl looking for candy and persuaded Bu Le to lead her into a secluded alley.
• Tang San explained to Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar that Xiao Wu planned to use her Eight Stage Throw on Bu Le.
• Xiao Wu used Charm and Waist Bow to slam Bu Le into the ground repeatedly until he could no longer move.
• The group left the alley after Xiao Wu finished her attack and headed back to the academy.
• Bai Ge secretly attached a C4 explosive and mercury detonator to Bu Le so it would explode if he woke and stood.

Grandmaster brought Shrek Academy’s students to the Soto Great Spirit Arena, where Bai Ge arranged their team’s names and paid for their stay. After the group swept their one-on-one and two-on-two matches, they prepared for their first team battle.

• Grandmaster led the group to the Soto Great Spirit Arena, where the team registered as the Shrek Eight Devils with Bai Ge as their anchor.
• Bai Ge paid for the group’s luxurious hotel stay and teased Dai Mubai about handing his money over to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Bai Ge wore his Virgo Golden Saint Cloth instead of a mask, and the group chose their arena codenames; the system awarded Bai Ge thirty thousand Points for the changes.
• The Shrek students entered the arena with Grandmaster and the headmasters, drawing attention with their matching green masks and Bai Ge’s golden armor.
• The group won every one-on-one and two-on-two match, with Bai Ge defeating each opponent with a single punch without revealing his Spirit Rings.
• The team battle was about to begin as the day’s final match.