Chapter Summaries

Qin Feng and Tang San brought a hidden-weapon blueprint to Suotuo City's Feng Ling Blacksmith Shop and negotiated to have twenty sets forged. The shopkeeper agreed and offered a price of one hundred gold coins, just as his two sons burst in.

• Qin Feng agreed to accompany Tang San to the blacksmith shop after Tang San threatened to keep the profits for himself.
• Tang San showed the blueprint to a young blacksmith, who found it too complicated and brought it to the shopkeeper.
• The shopkeeper saw Qin Feng and Tang San were Spirit Masters and invited them upstairs to discuss the job.
• Tang San asked whether the shop could forge twenty sets and how much it would cost, and the shopkeeper agreed to charge one hundred gold coins.
• Qin Feng sprayed out his tea as the shopkeeper's two sons rushed in, shouting that they had heard the family got a big job.

Qin Feng and Tang San negotiated the price of Tang San’s hidden weapons at Qin Feng’s blacksmith shop, where Qin Feng granted him only a small discount. As they left, Qin Feng asked about Tang San’s Third Soul Skill and proposed that they spar in the woods behind the academy.

• Qin Feng revealed that he had acquired the blacksmith shop, and Tang San realized the quoted price of one hundred gold coins was far below the expected cost.
• Tang San tried to split the supposed bargain with Qin Feng, but Qin Feng explained that the shop belonged to him and talked up its expenses.
• Qin Feng set the price at one hundred gold coins per weapon and gave Tang San a two-percent discount, bringing the total to 1,960 gold coins.
• Qin Feng asked Tang San about his Third Soul Skill, Spider Web Restraint, and suggested they test it in the woods behind the academy.
• Tang San agreed to spar with Qin Feng so he could try out his new skill.

Tang San and Qin Feng sparred at Shrek Academy’s back mountain, where Qin Feng’s speed and strength overwhelmed Tang San’s attacks. Qin Feng then unleashed his Third Soul Skill, Deathly Serpent Hammer, causing Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass to wither as he declared its Taipan Gold Serpent poison superior.

• Tang San challenged Qin Feng to spar at the back mountain and attacked with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San used his Second Soul Skill, Parasite, to make poisoned Blue Silver Grass burst from Qin Feng, but Qin Feng tore it away with Titan Force.
• Qin Feng struck the ground with his hammer, sending shockwaves through Shrek Academy and knocking Tang San into a tree.
• Qin Feng’s Hundredfold Speed let him repeatedly evade Tang San and send him flying, even as Tang San used Purple Demon Eyes to track him.
• Tang San trapped Qin Feng with Spider Web Restraint and challenged him to use his Third Soul Skill.
• Qin Feng used Deathly Serpent Hammer, making Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass wither and claiming that the Man Faced Demon Spider’s poison was inferior to his Taipan Gold Serpent.

Qin Feng tested his resistance to poison by letting Tang San's newly acquired Man Faced Demon Spider legs pierce him, then helped Tang San learn to retract them. After the group assembled at Shrek Academy, a scream from the back of the academy sent everyone rushing toward a shocking scene.

• Tang San's External Soul Bone emerged during his spar with Qin Feng, and its eight venomous legs pierced Qin Feng.
• Qin Feng revealed that the poison was being consumed by the Ugly Bug inside him and showed Tang San how to retract the spider legs.
• Qin Feng and Tang San returned to the dormitory, where Oscar told them that Zhao Wuji had called the students to assemble.
• Ma Hongjun credited Qin Feng's secret formula with improving Cuihua, and Oscar asked Qin Feng about it.
• Oscar heard Ning Rongrong scream from the back of the academy and rushed there with the others.

Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong were caught gathering papayas, and Fatty was beaten after teasing them and using Zhu Zhuqing’s name too casually. Flender then introduced Grandmaster as Shrek Academy’s new instructor, leaving Tang San to explain Qin Feng’s habit of refuting his teacher.

• Qin Feng and the others found Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong collecting papayas.
• Fatty teased the girls, so Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong beat him before Dai Mubai attacked him for how he spoke about Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong told Flender that Dai Mubai and Fatty had only been sparring, and Flender accepted their explanation.
• Flender introduced Grandmaster as Shrek Academy’s new instructor, and Tang San greeted his teacher.
• Oscar asked about Qin Feng shutting down Grandmaster, and Tang San explained Qin Feng’s irreverent attitude toward his teacher.

Grandmaster took charge of the students’ training, then examined Tang San’s new abilities and discovered his External Soul Bone. Qin Feng’s role in helping Tang San control it surprised Grandmaster, who then asked what Spirit Ring Qin Feng had obtained.

• Grandmaster ordered the students to assemble in the dining hall before seven the next morning for training.
• Flender praised Grandmaster’s reputation, and Grandmaster asked Tang San and Qin Feng to stay after the others were dismissed.
• Tang San revealed his new Third Soul Skill, Spider Web Restraint, which Grandmaster identified as a mutation of his Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San showed Grandmaster the eight spider legs on his back, and Grandmaster recognized them as an External Soul Bone.
• Tang San said Qin Feng had identified the External Soul Bone and helped him learn to control it, leaving Grandmaster astonished.
• Qin Feng downplayed his skill, and Grandmaster asked what Spirit Ring he had obtained.

Qin Feng showed Grandmaster his powerful third Spirit Skill and confirmed that his second and third Spirit Rings were both over ten thousand years old, crushing Grandmaster’s remaining doubts about his theories. The next morning, Qin Feng and Tang San arrived for breakfast, where Qin Feng’s remark made Grandmaster realize Flender had been exploiting him as both a teacher and a cook.

• Qin Feng revealed his third Spirit Ring and used Deathly Serpent Hammer, which could kill weaker opponents through their defenses and injure or paralyze stronger ones.
• Grandmaster marveled at Qin Feng’s strength, while Tang San realized Qin Feng’s repeated Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings disproved Grandmaster’s Atavism Phenomenon theory.
• Grandmaster left in a melancholy mood, and Tang San accused Qin Feng of having shaken his teacher’s confidence again.
• The next morning, Tang San woke Qin Feng so they could follow Grandmaster’s instructions and reach breakfast on time.
• Qin Feng praised Grandmaster’s cooking and suggested Flender should pay him two salaries, making Grandmaster realize Flender had taken advantage of him.

Grandmaster began training by ordering Qin Feng to fight the others without using his Third Soul Skill, then lifted the restriction so Oscar and Dai Mubai could team up with him. Qin Feng defeated Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing in turn, leaving the remaining students to face him.

• Grandmaster set a five-thirty breakfast deadline and began the day's training by ordering Qin Feng to defeat the others without using his Third Soul Skill.
• Grandmaster lifted Qin Feng's restriction and allowed Oscar and Dai Mubai to team up against him.
• Qin Feng struck Oscar with his hammer before Oscar could finish speaking, sending him crashing through wooden planks.
• Qin Feng defeated Dai Mubai with his Thunder Blast Hammer and Titan Force.
• Zhu Zhuqing tried to attack Qin Feng at speed, but he appeared behind her and kicked her down without using the hammer's power.

Qin Feng defeated Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Ning Rongrong in a series of sparring matches, revealing the power of his Third Soul Skill. The exhausted Shrek students gathered to hear Grandmaster’s evaluation, while Flender realized Qin Feng had absorbed a Ten Thousand Year Taipan Gold Serpent Spirit Ring.

• Zhu Zhuqing accepted her defeat, and Qin Feng sent Ma Hongjun flying with a single blow.
• Xiao Wu used Teleportation and Bow Waist against Qin Feng, but he stopped her with Titan Force and blasted her away with his hammer.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Tang San as he attacked Qin Feng with Blue Silver Grass, but Qin Feng unleashed Deathly Serpent Hammer and its poisonous mist.
• Ning Rongrong collapsed from the poison, and Tang San’s Spider Web Restraint failed to reach Qin Feng, leaving him defeated.
• Qin Feng revived Ning Rongrong, and Grandmaster asked the defeated students how they felt.

Grandmaster criticized the students for their poor performance against Qin Feng and assigned them a punishing run to Suotuo City and back. He praised Qin Feng’s battle awareness, leaving him exempt from the reprimand and the punishment.

• Ning Rongrong described how quickly Qin Feng had defeated her, and Oscar whispered an inappropriate interpretation of her words, making her blush.
• Grandmaster scolded Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun for their mistakes during the fight.
• Grandmaster rebuked Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing for failing to use their abilities and advantages carefully.
• Tang San admitted that Qin Feng’s unexpected use of his Third Soul Skill had disrupted his plans and endangered Ning Rongrong.
• Grandmaster ordered everyone except Qin Feng to carry rocks and complete ten round trips between the academy and Suotuo City before lunch.
• After Qin Feng said he had been waiting for his evaluation, Grandmaster praised his battle awareness and told him to keep honing it.

Qin Feng escaped punishment for his flawless performance in battle, but Grandmaster insisted that he train with the others as a role model. The chapter left Qin Feng sprinting with an enormous stone on his back, hoping to build enough Soul Power to level up.

• Grandmaster praised Qin Feng’s battle performance but used his status as the strongest student to make him join the punishment training.
• Qin Feng told Oscar and the others that he had been punished for being too outstanding.
• Qin Feng discovered that Grandmaster had assigned him an iron basket carrying a nearly two-hundred-jin stone.
• Qin Feng checked his status panel, saw that he needed over sixty million more Soul Power to level up, and began sprinting with the stone to accelerate his gains.
• Ning Rongrong and the others questioned whether Qin Feng was secretly using Soul Power as he ran far faster than them.

Qin Feng pushed himself through Grandmaster’s brutal weighted run, using his critical hits to gain Spirit Power Value and helping his exhausted classmates carry their stones. The group continued toward the final lap as Qin Feng struggled under a load exceeding two hundred and fifty jin.

• Flender and Grandmaster discussed Qin Feng’s extraordinary endurance, and Grandmaster considered increasing his future training weight.
• Qin Feng realized that one hundred critical hits triggered a major critical hit worth one hundred thousand Spirit Power Value, and he gained more than thirty million Spirit Power Value during the morning run.
• Qin Feng took stones from Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to lighten their loads.
• Qin Feng added Oscar’s largest stone to his own basket and teased him into getting back up by warning that Ning Rongrong might end up with Qin Feng.
• Qin Feng offered to carry some of Fatty’s stones, but Xiao Wu and the others worried that he was pushing himself too hard.
• Qin Feng insisted he could continue, and the group pressed onward under the blazing sun.

Qin Feng and the others reached Shrek Academy after collapsing from exhaustion, with the group helping Qin Feng carry his heavy load to the gates. Grandmaster assured Flender that the training was intentional, then questioned whether Flender had properly prepared the supplies and bathhouse.

• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Oscar took their stones back from Qin Feng as the group neared Shrek Academy.
• Qin Feng grew too exhausted to walk properly, so Oscar, Fatty, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others helped lift his basket and stones.
• The eight Shrek students carried nearly two hundred jin of weight to the academy gates and all fainted from exhaustion.
• Flender worried about the unconscious students, but Grandmaster said he was pushing them beyond their limits to help their bodies grow.
• Grandmaster asked about the herbs and bathhouse, and Flender said he had bought the supplies and separated the bathhouse into men's and women's sections.
• Grandmaster suspected Flender had cut corners on the bathhouse after Flender insisted that he had not skimped on the herbs.

The Shrek students woke in separate medicinal baths after their exhausting day, and the girls teased one another about who had undressed and carried them there. The girls’ playful water fight ended when a brick fell from a distant wall, hinting that someone had been listening.

• Zhu Zhuqing woke in the girls’ bath, startled the others by standing up, then hid in the water in embarrassment.
• Dai Mubai, Qin Feng, Fatty, Oscar, and Tang San woke in the boys’ bath and realized they were soaking in medicinal water.
• The boys chatted together and faintly heard a sound from a distant wall.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong teased Zhu Zhuqing about her size and who had brought them to the bath.
• Ning Rongrong claimed Dai Mubai had carried Zhu Zhuqing and undressed her, but Zhu Zhuqing denied liking him.
• The girls splashed one another in a water fight as a brick quietly fell from a distant wall.

After the boys were caught spying on the girls’ bathhouse, Ma Hongjun demanded compensation from Qin Feng and the others for taking the blame. Qin Feng and the others threatened to expose him as the culprit if he refused their terms, leaving Ma Hongjun to decide whether to accept one day of compensation.

• Ning Rongrong and the other girls heard a brick crash in the wall and saw shadows, while the boys rushed out of the bathhouse and were beaten.
• Ma Hongjun complained to Qin Feng, Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Oscar that they had left him to take the blame and demanded a month of health care.
• Qin Feng reduced the group’s offer to one day, and Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others agreed.
• Ma Hongjun threatened to expose them, but Qin Feng warned that they would coordinate their stories and make Ma Hongjun look like a liar.
• Qin Feng asked Ma Hongjun whether he would accept the one-day offer, and Ma Hongjun fell silent to think it over.

Ma Hongjun returned to Shrek Academy battered after a man abducted the woman he had been with, and Qin Feng recognized the culprit as the notorious Buluo. The others learned that Buluo might be connected to Suotuo City’s highest-level bounty.

• Dai Mubai pressured Ma Hongjun to accept one day of compensation and keep quiet about the bathroom incident.
• Grandmaster reprimanded Flender over the faulty bathroom wall, and Flender promised to repair it.
• Three months passed as Qin Feng and the others trained, improved, and received confirmation as Soul Elders from Spirit Hall in Suotuo City.
• Ma Hongjun returned from his night out badly beaten and said a man had abducted the woman he was with.
• Qin Feng recognized the man as Girl-Killer Buluo the Madman and warned that Ma Hongjun was lucky to have survived.
• Oscar explained that the Suotuo City Bounty was the City Lord's Mansion's highest-level wanted order and asked whether Buluo was on it.

Qin Feng and his companions learned that Bu Le the Maniac had attacked Fatty and decided to hunt him for revenge and a bounty. To lure the killer out, Qin Feng brought the group to his clothing store and revealed his plan to disguise Oscar as a woman.

• Qin Feng told the group that Bu Le the Maniac had killed and attacked numerous women and that Suotuo City offered a thousand gold coins for his capture.
• Fatty revealed that he had been knocked unconscious in a secluded alley the previous night, and the group agreed to hunt Bu Le.
• Tang San noted that the group needed a way to lure Bu Le out, and Qin Feng proposed that Oscar and Fatty put on an act.
• Qin Feng led the group to his clothing store in Suotuo City and arranged for makeup artists to prepare Oscar in a cute outfit.
• The makeup artists and the group reacted with surprise when Qin Feng revealed that Oscar was supposed to wear women's clothing.

Qin Feng persuaded Oscar to disguise himself as a woman and help Fatty lure out Bu Le the Maniac. The plan appeared to work when Bu Le flew overhead carrying a woman, and Qin Feng’s group prepared to act.

• Qin Feng manipulated Oscar into agreeing to dress as a woman by appealing to his sense of justice and arranging for two girls to plead with him.
• Oscar dressed in a pink outfit and makeup, then left with Fatty to bait Bu Le while Qin Feng rewarded the girls for their help.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai realized Qin Feng had staged the scene, and Qin Feng explained that the plan could protect Suotuo City and earn the bounty.
• After night fell, Oscar and Fatty waited in an alley, where Bu Le flew past carrying a woman.
• Qin Feng quietly told the others to get ready to capture Bu Le.

Fatty, Oscar, Qin Feng, and the others set a trap for Bu Le the Maniac and captured him after a fight. They planned to take him to the City Lord’s Mansion for the bounty in the morning, but Qin Feng’s claim that he owned only a small share of the Rose Hotel was challenged by Oscar.

• Bu Le recognized Fatty, mocked his appearance, and grabbed Oscar, mistaking him for a beautiful woman.
• Oscar’s wig slipped off and revealed he was a man, and the group sprang their trap on Bu Le.
• Qin Feng blocked Bu Le’s escape with his hammer, then Tang San restrained him as everyone beat him into submission.
• Qin Feng suggested staying at the Rose Hotel until morning and offered the group a one-percent discount, claiming he was only a minor shareholder.
• Oscar pointed out that Dai-laoda had previously said Qin Feng owned the entire Rose Hotel, leaving the group in awkward silence.

Qin Feng and the Shrek group brought the crippled Bu Le the Maniac to Suotuo City’s City Lord’s Mansion to claim the reward. They arrived to find the mansion decorated and crowded, and the chapter ended before they learned what was happening.

• Dai Mubai defended Qin Feng’s plan to take the group to the Rose Hotel, and the others agreed to use the reward money to cover their stay.
• Qin Feng crippled Bu Le the Maniac and smashed his limbs, then the Shrek group joined in beating him.
• The group carried Bu Le back to the Rose Hotel and spent the night there.
• The next morning, Qin Feng and the others carried Bu Le toward the City Lord’s Mansion to claim the reward.
• The group found the mansion bustling with people and decorated with lanterns, banners, and a longevity character, while Qin Feng admitted he did not know the occasion.
• Two guards questioned the group at the mansion gates.