Chapter Summaries

Dai Mochen maimed a Canghui Academy student and provoked the academy’s teacher, sparking a tavern brawl. As Little Dance rushed to face the attackers, she disarmed five of them with a sweet greeting and prepared to strike.

• Dai Mochen revealed his transformed, powerful form and taunted Canghui Academy after injuring one of its students.
• The Canghui Academy teacher restrained his furious students, demanded to know the group’s academy, and ordered them to attack after Dai Mochen and Oscar mocked him.
• Little Dance and Third Master rose to meet the five charging students while Lin Mo calmly watched from his seat.
• Little Dance greeted the five Canghui students sweetly, making them hesitate, then moved to attack.

Little Dance swiftly defeated a second Canghui youth with her braid and acrobatic fighting, stunning the tavern. As the remaining Canghui students prepared to attack, Dai Mochen stepped in front of her and ordered her back to Third Master.

• Little Dance used her braid to choke a Canghui youth, then hooked his neck with her leg and threw him through a table.
• Oscar gaped at Little Dance's strength, while Third Master watched her with confidence and approval.
• The three remaining Canghui youths gathered soul power as their teacher urged them to release their martial souls and attack.
• Dai Mochen silenced the tavern and shielded Little Dance from the Canghui group.
• Little Dance returned to Third Master's side after receiving his approving nod.

Dai Mochen and his companions faced five enraged Moon Soul Academy students after mocking their weak martial souls and soul rings. As the students threatened to attack, Dai Mochen told Third Master and Xin to reveal their soul rings and show them what a true Soul Axe was.

• Xin reluctantly left his food and joined Dai Mochen and Third Master as they formed up against the five older students.
• The Moon Soul Academy students revealed ordinary martial souls and one white and one gray soul ring each.
• Xin laughed at their martial souls, and Dai Mochen ridiculed the students and their academy in front of the silent restaurant.
• The Moon Soul Academy students grew furious, and the antlered student and the trident-wielding student threatened to attack.
• Dai Mochen dismissed their threats and urged Third Master and Xin to reveal their soul rings.

Dai Mochen revealed his three Soul Rings, including a thousand-year ring, and terrified the Canghui Academy students who had challenged him. Xin and Third Master also released their martial spirits and Soul Rings, joining Dai Mochen in confronting them.

• Dai Mochen roared and revealed his yellow, yellow, and purple Soul Rings, silencing the arena and frightening the five Canghui Academy students.
• Dai Mochen formed a tiger-claw phantom but held back, letting his pressure keep the students at bay.
• Xin ignited his Phoenix martial spirit and revealed two yellow Soul Rings as he prepared to fight.
• Third Master released his Blue Silver Grass and two yellow Soul Rings, and the three allies’ combined pressure overwhelmed the Canghui Academy students.

Ye Zhiqiu confronted Dai Mochen, Tang San, and Xin after Moon Soul Academy’s students were overpowered, then demanded to see their instructor. The three claimed to attend Kaelen Academy, and Ye Zhiqiu raised his five Soul Rings as he tried to recover his academy’s standing.

• Ye Zhiqiu ordered the Moon Soul Academy students to stand down and studied Dai Mochen, Tang San, and Xin’s strength.
• Ye Zhiqiu introduced himself and asked Dai Mochen which sect they belonged to.
• Xin announced that they were from Kaelen Academy while leering at a Moon Soul Academy girl.
• Ye Zhiqiu said he had never heard of Kaelen Academy, and Dai Mochen called him ignorant.
• Ye Zhiqiu released his five Soul Rings and demanded that the youths call out their instructor.
• One of the youths insulted Ye Zhiqiu and said he was not worthy of meeting their instructor.

Lin Mo stopped the tavern standoff by warning everyone not to damage the food or his belongings, and his threat frightened Dai Mochen, Third Master, and Kaelen into backing down. Xuan remained wary of Lin Mo and led the others outside to fight.

• Dai Mochen and Third Master prepared to attack Xuan while Kaelen declared that he could take on the Demon King.
• Lin Mo set down his utensils and ordered everyone to fight outside, warning them of the consequences if they spilled soup or broke anything he used.
• Dai Mochen, Third Master, and Kaelen abandoned their defiance, while Xuan wondered who Lin Mo was and what his warning meant.
• Xuan suppressed his doubts, challenged the group to follow him outside, and strode toward the tavern exit.

After Lin Mo drove the Moon Soul Academy students out of the tavern, Zhu Zhuqiu confronted Kaelen and the others outside Starfall Town. Third Master devised a strategy against Zhu Zhuqiu’s defensive Black Tortoise, and the clash began with Fatty Ning Rongrong declaring that they were monsters.

• The Moon Soul Academy students left the tavern with their injured companion, and Dai Mochen led Kaelen and the others outside to face Zhu Zhuqiu.
• Third Master analyzed Zhu Zhuqiu’s Black Tortoise martial soul and assigned roles for the group to exploit its limited offensive power.
• Zhu Zhuqiu offered to spare them if they knelt and apologized, but Dai Mochen refused and provoked him into attacking.
• Zhu Zhuqiu lost his temper, strengthened his Black Tortoise phantom, and challenged them to fight together.
• Fatty Ning Rongrong summoned his Fire Phoenix and proclaimed that they were monsters.

Kaelen unleashed a Blackwater Shockwave, but Dai Mochen shielded the group while Third Master and Xin restrained and burned him. Little Dance seized the opening to throw Kaelen, forcing him to unleash his strongest skill, Blackwater Ice Seal, with her caught at its center.

• Kaelen used Blackwater Shockwave, and Dai Mochen blocked most of its force with his protective barrier.
• Third Master bound Kaelen with Blue Silver Grass vines and drained some of his Soul Power.
• Xin's Phoenix Fire melted Kaelen's ice armor and damaged his chest armor, driving him half a step back.
• Little Dance used Waist Bow to wrap around Kaelen's neck and begin throwing him.
• Kaelen unleashed Blackwater Ice Seal, sending a deadly freezing tide toward Little Dance.

Zhang Tie Feng arrived as Zhu Zhuqing’s fight with Kaelen Academy’s students reached its climax, and his presence made both sides pause. When Zhu Zhuqing demanded an explanation, he mocked Canghui Academy as a trash academy.

• Zhu Zhuqing’s freezing attack overwhelmed Little Dance, Dai Mochen, Third Master, and Fatty, leaving the Kaelen Academy students badly injured.
• Dai Mochen refused to kneel, but a voice from the shadows stopped him and the others from continuing the fight.
• Zhang Tie Feng emerged and ordered the Kaelen Academy students to go back to sleep.
• Zhu Zhuqing demanded that Zhang Tie Feng answer for his students’ actions and insults.
• Zhang Tie Feng dismissed her demand and called Canghui Academy a trash academy.

Ye Zhiqiu attacked Zhang Tie Feng after he called Canghui Academy a trash academy, but Zhang effortlessly knocked him unconscious with one slap. The Canghui students and Kaelen’s group were left stunned by the display.

• Ye Zhiqiu flew into a rage over Zhang Tie Feng’s insult and charged at him with his Black Tortoise martial soul.
• Zhang mocked Dai Mochen and the others for their poor performance and ordered them to settle their debt back at the academy.
• Zhang vanished from Ye Zhiqiu’s attack and slapped the back of his head.
• The blow shattered Ye Zhiqiu’s martial soul and dispersed his soul power, leaving him unconscious on the ice.
• The Canghui students and Kaelen’s group stared in shock at Zhang’s display of strength.

Flender defeated Ye Zhiqiu, then Lin Xia warned him that Shrek Academy belonged to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and that his intervention had worsened the incident. Ning Rongrong condemned Flender and said she would report his actions to her father, leaving him panicked and unable to explain.

• Flender knocked Ye Zhiqiu down and ordered the Shrek students to leave.
• Flender apologized to Lin Xia, who told him he should not have interfered and reminded him that Shrek Academy belonged to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Lin Xia warned Flender that the students' actions reflected on the sect, making Flender realize the consequences of his intervention.
• Ning Rongrong accused Dai Mubai and the others of provoking Canghui Academy and Flender of damaging Shrek Academy's and the sect's reputations.
• Ning Rongrong said she would report the incident to her father, while Flender pleaded for a chance to explain.

After the previous night's trouble, Zhang Tie Feng led the students toward Star Dou Great Forest to find Oscar a soul ring. The group reached the forest's edge, where its vast, dark interior awaited them.

• Zhang Tie Feng left the students with a warning to pay for their own mistakes.
• Zhang Tie Feng ordered everyone to assemble early, and the group set out for Star Dou Great Forest.
• Oscar grew excited about obtaining his third soul ring as the group traveled.
• Third Master admired the forest's lush air and used his Purple Demon Eye to survey the greenery.
• Zhang Tie Feng halted the group at the forest's edge.

Flender led the group into the dangerous Star Dou Great Forest, where Oscar supplied them with recovery and antidote sausages. As they advanced through the tangled outskirts, Xiao Wu eagerly explored until Flender switched Dai Mubai to the lead, and he activated his White Tiger possession to clear the way.

• Oscar created recovery and antidote sausages and handed them to the group before they entered the forest.
• Flender led everyone into the Star Dou Great Forest and warned them to stay alert.
• Xiao Wu bounded through the forest and playfully touched its plants while Flender watched her closely.
• Flender switched places with Dai Mubai when the terrain became too rugged for him to lead.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger possession and extended bone blades from his tiger paws.

The party encountered a pack of Qi Qi Rats in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Lin Mo stopped Dai Mochen from attacking them. He directed everyone to avoid the Soul Beasts and take another route.

• Dai Mochen carved a path through the forest while Third Master used his Purple Demon Eyes and heightened hearing to watch for danger.
• Third Master and Zhang Tie Feng halted the party after spotting two or three dozen Qi Qi Rats feeding in a clearing.
• Third Master warned that the Qi Qi Rats had sharp teeth and told the party to keep thirty meters away.
• Lin Mo restrained Dai Mochen as he prepared to attack the rats, then gestured for the party to stay quiet.
• Lin Mo told them to stay away and pointed toward a route through sparser vines, so Dai Mochen reluctantly turned and cleared that path instead.

Lin Xia explained why the group had avoided killing the Rodent Weasels, warning that unnecessary bloodshed could attract stronger Soul Beasts. The group rested while preparing to search deeper for a Thousand Year Soul Beast for Oscar, but a sudden sound broke their respite.

• Oscar and Ma Hongjun questioned Lin Xia about why the group had avoided attacking the Rodent Weasels.
• Lin Xia explained that Soul Beasts should not be killed without need, both to preserve their population and to avoid attracting predators with blood and noise.
• Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Flender took Lin Xia's warning seriously, and the group continued through the forest with greater caution.
• Flender ordered everyone to rest, and Oscar distributed Recovery Great Sausages and Detoxifying Sausages as they recovered their strength.
• About half an hour into the rest, a sharp sound suddenly rang out.

A Crested Serpent charged the group’s camp and nearly killed Oscar, but Lin Mo struck its raised crest with a precise attack. The serpent’s strength vanished, leaving its fate unresolved.

• Lin Mo, Third Master, and Zhang Tie Feng sensed a fast-moving threat, and the group prepared to defend Oscar.
• The Crested Serpent burst from the brush and lunged at Oscar, evading attacks from Dai Mochen, Third Master, and Du Mi.
• As Zhang Tie Feng prepared to intervene, Lin Mo flicked a faint blue attack into the serpent’s pink crest.
• The Crested Serpent’s attack stopped, its head sank, and its eyes lost their fierce light.

Lin Xia killed a thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and said Oscar could have its soul ring, but only after an old friend decided who would get it. A powerful elderly woman and a young girl arrived, and the girl stared anxiously at the serpent’s corpse.

• Lin Xia killed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent with a precise strike, saving Oscar and stunning the Shrek group.
• Lin Xia identified the serpent as a thousand-year soul beast whose ring could grant Oscar a speed-related third skill, and Oscar eagerly asked for it.
• Flender approved Oscar’s request, but Lin Xia said he had to wait for an old friend to decide who would get the serpent.
• An elderly woman carrying a serpent-headed staff entered with a young girl, whose possessive gaze fixed on the dead Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.

Snake Granny and Ying Luo challenged Oscar’s claim to the Crested Serpent, arguing that Ying Luo had injured it first. Xuan rejected the idea that the Soul Beast’s Soul Ring belonged to either side by default and proposed a spar between Ying Luo and his disciple, which Snake Granny accepted.

• Snake Granny arrived with Ying Luo and respectfully greeted Xuan as City Lord Xuan.
• Ying Luo claimed the Crested Serpent’s Soul Ring because her grandmother had injured and marked the beast before it fled.
• Oscar argued that his aunt had subdued the serpent, but Zhang Tie Feng reluctantly conceded that the wound and Soul Power imprint supported Ying Luo’s claim.
• Xuan said both sides had contributed and proposed that Ying Luo and Oscar settle the dispute through a spar.
• Snake Granny agreed to Xuan’s proposal, while Ying Luo eagerly prepared to fight.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Ying Luo in a duel, securing the thousand-year cockscomb snake for Oscar. Xuan praised Zhu Zhuqing as Oscar prepared to absorb the snake.

• Ying Luo used Serpent Shadow Bind and attacked, but Zhu Zhuqing evaded her skills and countered with precise strikes.
• Ying Luo unleashed Frost Strike, but Zhu Zhuqing flashed past her guard and stopped a claw at her throat.
• Ying Luo accepted defeat, and the Snake woman supported her while recognizing Zhu Zhuqing's restraint.
• Xuan confirmed the agreement and told Oscar that the thousand-year cockscomb snake was his.
• Oscar eagerly prepared to absorb the snake, and Xuan praised Zhu Zhuqing's skill and composure.

Oscar successfully absorbed a thousand-year Soul Ring, became a thirty-two-level Soul Elder, and gained a flying Soul Skill. When he revealed its humiliating incantation, everyone laughed at him.

• Oscar emerged from his breakthrough with his third Soul Ring and reached level thirty-two.
• Dai Mochen and the others asked Oscar to demonstrate his new Soul Skill, but he hesitated over its incantation.
• Oscar warned everyone not to laugh, then shouted, "I have a mushroom sausage!"
• Radish Leg, Dai Mochen, Little Dance, Third Master, Zhang Tie Feng, and the others burst into laughter as Oscar produced a pink, winged mushroom sausage.
• Oscar blushed in embarrassment and silently cursed his companions for breaking their promise not to laugh.