Chapter Summaries

Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Ning Rongrong passed the initial assessment and headed toward Shrek Academy’s final test, while Xiao Wu’s extraordinary Soul Power stunned the registration line. Lin Hai left Flender to follow Ah Rou, who had taken up a hidden position to watch the assessment.

• Xiao Wu revealed that she was twelve years old and had reached Soul Power Level forty-nine, shocking Li Yusong and everyone in line.
• Tang San’s Level thirty-two seemed unremarkable beside Xiao Wu, while Tang Hao privately disapproved of Tang San’s attachment to her.
• Ning Rongrong felt crushed by the comparisons to Xiao Wu and recalled the conflicting judgments of Gu Rong, Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi.
• Li Yusong accepted Ning Rongrong’s explanation that her family knew she had come, then sent Dai Mubai to escort the three girls to the final assessment.
• Ah Rou went to watch from a nearby tree, and Lin Hai told Flender he was leaving before vanishing without a trace.

Lin Hai reunited secretly with Ah Rou and learned about Xiao Wu’s growth, evolved Martial Soul, and reasons for attending Shrek. As Zhao Wuji began testing the students, Xiao Wu and Tang San fought him while several observers watched.

• Lin Hai secretly contacted Ah Rou, who explained that Xiao Wu had grown close to Tang San through annual fights and had insisted on joining Shrek with him.
• Ah Rou told Lin Hai that the Elixir Pill had raised Xiao Wu to level twenty-nine, evolved her Martial Soul into Diamond Rabbit, and changed her second skill from Charm to Diamond Power.
• Ah Rou recounted her enmity with Tang Hao and her observations of Yu Xiaogang, while Lin Hai reflected on Yu Xiaogang’s limited understanding of soul beast traits and attributes.
• Lin Hai and Ah Rou watched from inside and outside a tree as Zhao Wuji prepared to test Xiao Wu and Tang San, with Flender, Tang Hao, and other students also observing.
• Zhao Wuji tried to target Ning Rongrong, but Tang San disrupted his plan and Xiao Wu joined him in binding and kicking Zhao Wuji.

Lin Hai reunited with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong after years apart while Xiao Wu fought Zhao Wuji during the academy test. The chapter ended with Lin Hai greeting Ning Rongrong, who had been disappointed by his closeness with Xiao Wu but eagerly awaited his attention.

• Xiao Wu used her Invincible Golden Body and Waist Bow to launch Zhao Wuji into the air, then prepared her Explosive Eight Section Fall.
• Lin Hai emerged as the incense stick neared its end, and Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong called out to him with delight.
• Xiao Wu teleported into Lin Hai's arms, and they reunited warmly after six years apart.
• Zhu Zhuqing watched without objecting, while Dai Mubai felt envious, Tang San grew jealous, and Ning Rongrong felt disappointed.
• Lin Hai took Xiao Wu by the hand, approached Ning Rongrong, rubbed her head, and greeted her.

Lin Hai healed Zhao Wuji, took the new students to their dormitories, and used his Origin Seal on Tang San. That night, Zhao Wuji rushed into the mountains, with Lin Hai, Ah Rou, and Flender secretly following him.

• Lin Hai healed Zhao Wuji and escorted Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to their dormitories.
• Lin Hai secretly activated his Origin Seal on Tang San, who mistook Lin Hai for a mere Healing System Spirit Master.
• Ning Rongrong learned that Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power had risen dramatically and noticed that the girls' strength was not as they claimed.
• After dinner, Lin Hai watched Zhao Wuji's room and followed when Zhao Wuji suddenly raced toward the outskirts of the village.
• Lin Hai sensed Ah Rou and Flender following Zhao Wuji and him through the mountains.

Tang Hao confronted Zhao Wuji over Tang San, then challenged the hidden Ah Rou, revealing her as a powerful Titled Douluo. Their battle ended without either being injured, while Lin Hai observed and considered how Tang Hao’s Great Sumeru Hammer might threaten him.

• Zhao Wuji called out the figure following him, and Tang Hao emerged with nine spirit rings and confronted him.
• Flender descended to help Zhao Wuji, but Tang Hao beat Zhao Wuji while demanding justice for Tang San.
• Tang Hao sensed someone else nearby, and Ah Rou revealed herself as a Titled Douluo with a Soft Bone Rabbit martial soul.
• Tang Hao and Ah Rou fought fiercely, but their defensive abilities kept either from injuring the other.
• Lin Hai watched from hiding, judged Tang Hao’s Great Sumeru Hammer a potential threat, and decided the Spirit Master Competition finals would be the best chance to test it.

Tang Hao and Ah Rou fought before agreeing to set aside their conflict and entrusting Xiao San and Xiao Wu’s safety to the Shrek staff. The next morning, Lin Hai joined the girls for breakfast and then led them into the village, where they found Ma Hongjun arguing with a woman.

• Tang Hao and Ah Rou fought fiercely, then withdrew their martial spirits and agreed to let bygones be bygones.
• Tang Hao asked Flender and Zhao Wuji to look after Xiao San before leaving, and Ah Rou told them she would arrange Xiao Wu’s spirit rings herself.
• Lin Hai reflected on Tang Hao’s visits to Ah Yin and on his own connection with her.
• Lin Hai joked with Shao Xin about the spicy cabbage buns, then shared a harmonious breakfast with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lin Hai suggested a walk through the village, where the group found Ma Hongjun tugging at and arguing with a grown woman.

Lin Hai confronted Ma Hongjun over his treatment of Cuihua while Dai Mubai arranged money and a cultivation room. Xiao Wu admitted she had deliberately followed Tang San to Shrek to make Lin Hai come find her, leaving Lin Hai focused on mastering the Primordial Force and preparing for possible hostility from the Divine Realm.

• Lin Hai apologized to Cuihua and scolded Ma Hongjun for pursuing her without considering her feelings.
• Dai Mubai explained Ma Hongjun’s martial-soul problem to the girls, then Ma Hongjun revealed that Dai Mubai had rented a room near the Red Ocean.
• Dai Mubai borrowed five hundred Gold Soul Coins from Lin Hai, gave Ma Hongjun a room key, and went to Suotuo City to buy materials for a Mimic Cultivation Environment.
• Lin Hai asked Xiao Wu why she had come to Shrek with Tang San despite his warning about people named Tang.
• Xiao Wu said she had followed Tang San on purpose to see whether Lin Hai would come find her, and Lin Hai reconsidered his concern about Tang San while resolving to guard against the Divine Realm.

Lin Hai disrupted Flender’s training by magically forcing Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Flender to run around the village, then left Shrek Academy. He arrived in Star Luo City that evening, where he reflected on its stern, martial character compared with Heaven Dou City.

• Lin Hai asked Xiao Wu about her money, and she explained that she had spent some on meals and wages for the underlings she gathered in Notting.
• Lin Hai asked Flender about Tang San’s belt and learned that Flender recognized it as belonging to an old friend.
• Lin Hai secretly followed Oscar and Ning Rongrong, then used his harp and the song “Three Days and Three Nights” to make them run uncontrollably.
• Flender joined the running crowd, and Lin Hai ended the spectacle after an hour before teleporting back to the academy to say farewell to Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lin Hai left Shrek Academy and appeared in Star Luo City that evening.

Lin Hai overheard Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun discussing Zhu Zhuqing’s disappearance and Zhu Zhuyun’s secret efforts to protect her. After following them to the Zhu Mansion, Lin Hai teleported into Zhu Zhuyun’s room to confront her, and she called for guards.

• Lin Hai recognized Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun when they entered the restaurant, while Zhu Zhuyun recognized Lin Hai from an encounter years earlier.
• Dai Weisi questioned Zhu Zhuyun about Zhu Zhuqing, and she explained that her sister had changed after awakening her Martial Soul and had vanished while being followed by Zhu Zhuyun’s people.
• Zhu Zhuyun privately hoped to protect Zhu Zhuqing from Dai Weisi, who she believed cared only about power and had no regard for family.
• Lin Hai listened to their conversation with his Spiritual Power and decided to confirm Zhu Zhuyun’s intentions before telling her about Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lin Hai followed Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun to the Zhu Mansion, then teleported into Zhu Zhuyun’s room and sealed it with a Space Barrier.
• Zhu Zhuyun used Martial Soul Possession and shouted for guards when Lin Hai appeared.

Lin Hai used Dream Weaver to probe Zhu Zhuyun’s memories, uncovering her affection for Zhu Qing, her attempts to protect her younger sister, and the Zhu Family’s cruel bond with the imperial succession struggle. The memories left Zhu Zhuyun’s sacrifice and resentment toward the family’s fate laid bare.

• Lin Hai trapped Zhu Zhuyun in the room, and she failed to break through his barrier before he used Dream Weaver on her.
• Zhu Zhuyun remembered sharing Beltfish Jerky with young Zhu Qing and reassuring her that she no longer wanted snacks.
• Zhu Zhuyun remembered telling Zhu Qing that they would become opponents after her Martial Soul awakening, then secretly ordering Soul Masters to protect her younger sister.
• Zhu Zhuyun confronted Zhu Yongnian about confining Zhu Yu, and he explained that the imperial family could force Zhu Yu to replace either sister if they died.
• Zhu Yongnian lamented that Zhu Family women either died or became childless Empresses, while the men gained wealth and status through the family’s imperial ties.

Lin Hai revealed to Zhu Zhuyun the truth behind the Zhu women’s forced childlessness and told her how he had helped Zhu Zhuqing escape Star Luo. The chapter ended with Zhu Zhuyun learning that her younger sister had become extraordinarily powerful and already understood her intentions.

• Zhu Yongnian told Zhu Zhuyun that the imperial family prevented the Zhu women from bearing legitimate heirs to preserve the political balance between the families.
• Zhu Zhuyun learned that her aunt’s childlessness was imposed by the imperial family and fled the room in distress.
• Lin Hai reflected on the secret and the imperial family’s deliberate silence about close-relative marriage.
• Lin Hai told Zhu Zhuyun that Zhu Zhuqing was safe in Suotuo City and that he had taken her there himself.
• Lin Hai explained how he had helped Zhu Zhuqing evolve her Martial Soul, increase her Soul Power, and plan her escape from Star Luo.
• Zhu Zhuyun learned that Zhu Zhuqing was already level forty-eight and had understood her sister’s intentions, leaving her mortified.

Lin Hai reassured Zhu Zhuyun that his teleportation could keep Zhu Qing safe, and Zhu Zhuyun asked him to help rescue her sister Zhu Zhuyu from Star Luo. After Zhu Zhuyun offered herself to him, Lin Hai discovered that their intimacy had stirred the Immortal's Parasol and strengthened his belief that women were key to mastering the Ten Directions Divine Artifacts.

• Lin Hai explained that his Space Seal and ability to teleport could protect Zhu Qing from the Star Luo Imperial Family.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked Lin Hai to take Zhu Zhuyu to Suotuo City and entrust her to Zhu Qing.
• Lin Hai questioned why he should help, and Zhu Zhuyun offered to become his woman in exchange for his aid.
• Lin Hai accepted Zhu Zhuyun's offer, and they became intimate in a space sealed off from the outside.
• Lin Hai noticed the Immortal's Parasol tremble and recalled that each divine artifact had a compatible female master linked to its nature.

Lin Hai reassured Zhu Zhuyun that he could protect her family and revealed that he was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, while explaining how she could contact him after he returned to Suotuo City. Zhu Zhuyun decided to discuss leaving with her parents and aunt before giving him an answer.

• Lin Hai promised to help Zhu Zhuyun and explained that he could seal Dai Weisi’s Martial Soul, preventing him from using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill again.
• Lin Hai revealed that he was level seventy-three and had been adopted by Pope Bibi Dong after growing up in an orphanage.
• Lin Hai told Zhu Zhuyun about his past and his trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, leaving out Gu Yuena.
• Lin Hai offered to take Zhu Zhuyun’s parents and aunt away, but she said she needed to discuss it with them first.
• Lin Hai arranged for Zhu Zhuyun to send letters through the owner of Yunlai Restaurant after he returned to Suotuo City.
• Zhu Zhuyun said she would give Lin Hai an answer after speaking with her family, then asked to be intimate with him again.

Lin Hai sealed Dai Weisi's Martial Soul and helped Zhu Zhuyun evolve hers, then gave her Bibi Dong's Pope's Decree as protection before leaving Star Luo. He returned to Spirit City carrying a large stock of pills and Spirit Bones and found that Bibi Dong still lived in Saint Son Hall.

• Zhu Zhuyun refined Lin Hai's pill over seven days, raising her Soul Power from level forty-three to level forty-nine and evolving her Martial Soul into the Dark Moon Spirit Cat.
• Lin Hai told Zhu Zhuyun that he had sealed Dai Weisi's Martial Soul and that her evolved Martial Soul would prevent her from using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Dai Mubai.
• Lin Hai gave Zhu Zhuyun Bibi Dong's Pope's Decree and advised her to seek Spirit Hall's protection if the imperial family troubled her.
• After three days together, Lin Hai left Zhu Zhuyun several Spirit Ring Pills and visited Platinum Archbishop Karen to ask him to protect the Zhu Family's main branch.
• Lin Hai returned to Spirit City with a large quantity of pills and Spirit Bones, entered Saint Son Hall, and found signs that Bibi Dong still lived there.

Lin Hai left Spirit Bones and Spirit Ring Pills for Bibi Dong, then returned to Shrek and watched Yu Xiaogang lead combat training. The chapter ended as Yu Xiaogang called Tang San and Dai Mubai forward, still unsettled by the academy’s young, powerful students.

• Lin Hai left Bibi Dong a letter, Spirit Bones, and Spirit Ring Pills, then departed behind a Space Barrier.
• Lin Hai returned to Shrek in secret and watched the training ground, where he criticized Yu Xiaogang’s conduct and theories.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing fought, but neither could gain the upper hand against the other’s evolved abilities.
• Yu Xiaogang called Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing back and summoned Tang San and Dai Mubai for the next match.
• Yu Xiaogang reflected that Tang San’s strength was overshadowed by a student under twelve with rank-forty-eight Soul Power.

Lin Hai watched the Shrek Seven Devils compete at the Suotuo Great Soul Arena, then tracked down three criminals and forced them to target Tang San. The trio hurried toward the arena under his ten-day deadline, unaware that Lin Hai’s illusion had already vanished.

• Tang San reflected that he wanted to meet Lin Hai and learn how he had grown so powerful, while Lin Hai sensed that Oscar had reached Rank 31 and that Oscar and Ning Rongrong seemed listless.
• Lin Hai followed the Shrek group to the Great Soul Arena, where Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing won their matches, Dai Mubai and Oscar split their results, Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong managed a modest win rate, and Tang San remained undefeated in one-on-one battles.
• Lin Hai sketched Tang San wearing his mask, then searched Suotuo City and found Tianya, Bule, and Ekao drinking in a tavern.
• Lin Hai used Dream Weaver to lure the three men into an alley, appeared disguised as a skeletal old man, and threatened them with his nine spirit rings.
• Lin Hai showed the trio portraits of Tang San and ordered them to kill him when he was alone, giving them ten days and warning that failure meant death.
• After Lin Hai disappeared, the three men realized an illusion had deceived them and reluctantly headed for the Great Soul Arena.

Bibi Dong broke through the Space Barrier Lin Hai had left around her room and found his gifts and letter, which stirred her feelings about their relationship. Lin Hai returned to Shrek Academy the next day, where his familiar arrival drew mixed reactions from the others.

• Bibi Dong used her Spider Emperor Clone and repeated attacks to shatter the Space Barrier blocking her room.
• Bibi Dong found Spirit Bones, Spirit Ring Pills, and a letter from Lin Hai, who promised to help her reach the peak beneath God Level and said they would meet again at the Spirit Master Competition finals.
• Bibi Dong wondered whether Lin Hai's gifts and teasing meant he no longer saw himself as her student, then murmured about her troublesome disciple.
• Lin Hai returned to Shrek Academy at lunchtime and greeted Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing before making an Ice Crystal Seat Cushion between them.
• Lin Hai began serving himself food and told Flender he would pay a one-thousand-Gold-Soul-Coin fine for damaging academy property.

Lin Hai settled some of his resentment with Flender, then joined the academy’s staff and students after a meal to demonstrate his supposedly difficult-to-control Martial Soul. The chapter left everyone gathered at the training ground, waiting to see what Lin Hai would reveal.

• Lin Hai offered Flender a thousand Gold Soul Coins, and Flender accepted the payment as compensation for the damaged floorboards.
• Lin Hai met Yu Xiaogang and explained that instant spirit skills came from precise Soul Power control, while his special Martial Soul did not need to be summoned for most skills.
• Zhao Wuji asked Lin Hai about his Martial Soul, and Yu Xiaogang offered to investigate its alleged control problem.
• Lin Hai agreed to demonstrate his Martial Soul at the training ground after the meal, and everyone moved back thirty meters at his instruction.
• Tang San hesitated as he watched Yu Xiaogang join the group, mindful of his teacher’s poor combat strength.

Lin Hai demonstrated his martial soul and accidentally trapped Yu Xiaogang in a terrifying illusion, leaving him incapacitated and humiliated. As the students and teachers reacted, Ning Rongrong decided to become Lin Hai’s girlfriend, while Tang San grew more resentful of Lin Hai and the others.

• Lin Hai summoned his blood-shadow martial soul and used Dream Weaver on Yu Xiaogang while concealing the training field from the Divine Realm.
• Yu Xiaogang experienced an illusion in which the sea of blood consumed his family, then collapsed outside it, screaming and convulsing.
• Lin Hai teleported Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing away as Yu Xiaogang’s humiliation drove the others to flee, and Ning Rongrong resolved to become Lin Hai’s girlfriend.
• Lin Hai offered Ning Rongrong a special gift and gave Flender two thousand Gold Soul Coins as compensation and money for Yu Xiaogang’s care and new clothes.
• Tang San watched Xiao Wu laugh with Lin Hai and silently vowed that Lin Hai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong would die.

Lin Hai argued that Yu Xiaogang’s stalled Soul Power came from poor Spirit Ring attribute choices rather than his mutated martial spirit alone, leading Flender to reconsider his friend’s abilities. The next day, Yu Xiaogang remained out of sight, while Tang San brooded over his classmates’ avoidance and Xiao Wu’s closeness with Lin Hai.

• Lin Hai told Flender that the Sacred attribute in the Golden Sacred Dragon likely came from Yu Xiaogang’s Three-Eyed Blazing Demon and that Yu Xiaogang’s Spirit Ring attributes may have exhausted his potential.
• Flender reflected on Yu Xiaogang’s Spirit Rings and resolved to bind Lin Hai more closely to Shrek Academy.
• Flender, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun carried the unconscious Yu Xiaogang back to his residence after the others fled or refused to help.
• The next day, Yu Xiaogang was nowhere to be seen, and students moved away from Flender, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San whenever they appeared.
• Tang San brooded over losing his classmates’ trust, his failure to win Xiao Wu’s attention, and her closeness with Lin Hai.