Chapter Summaries

Third Master absorbed the Thousand Year Ghost Vine King's Soul Ring and advanced to rank thirty-two, but felt an inexplicable loss after destroying a gleaming stone. Xuan found Ying Luo a suitable Soul Beast, and just as she advanced to rank thirty-one, Ying Xu arrived and recognized Xuan.

• Third Master absorbed the Thousand Year Ghost Vine King's Soul Ring, advanced to rank thirty-two, and gained stronger Blue Silver Grass abilities, but felt he had lost something important.
• Xuan led the group to a Thousand Year Blue Crystal Three-Tailed Snake and identified it as a perfect match for Ying Luo's snake-staff martial soul.
• The Snake woman captured the Blue Crystal Three-Tailed Snake, and Ying Luo absorbed its Soul Ring to advance to rank thirty-one.
• Ying Xu arrived in the clearing, recognized Xuan, and excitedly asked why he had come to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Lin Mo explained that Soul Masters’ reliance on hunting Soul Beasts for Soul Rings was causing their populations to decline faster than they could recover. The group recognized the long-term danger and credited Wuhun Hall’s protected Soul Beast forests and hunting restrictions with helping preserve Soul Beast resources.

• Lin Mo challenged the group to consider how Soul Masters’ cultivation depended on killing Soul Beasts for Soul Rings.
• Lin Mo argued that Soul Beasts’ slow growth and reproduction could not keep pace with Soul Master hunting, especially for powerful Soul Beasts.
• Lin Mo warned that continued hunting could make even Thousand Year Soul Beasts rare outside the Star Dou Great Forest’s core regions.
• Ying Xu, Zhang Tie Feng, and the others acknowledged the danger Lin Mo had described.
• Xuan explained that Wuhun Hall had established enclosed Soul Beast forests and restricted reckless hunting, prompting Zhang Tie Feng to praise its foresight.

Lin Xia arranged a spar between Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran, limiting Zhu Zhuqing to level 29 Soul Power and forbidding her third soul skill. Zhu Zhuqing evaded Meng Yiran’s opening strike and countered with Hell Stab, leaving the match unresolved.

• Oscar panicked when Lin Xia announced a fight, but Lin Xia reassured him that he would not have to participate.
• Lin Xia chose Zhu Zhuqing to spar with Meng Yiran and restricted her Soul Power to level 29 and barred her third soul skill.
• Lin Xia promised Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran that he would find another suitable Soul Beast for Meng Yiran even if she lost.
• Meng Yiran attacked first with her Serpent Cane, while Zhu Zhuqing waited without summoning her Martial Soul.
• Zhu Zhuqing dodged Meng Yiran’s thrust and struck the Serpent Cane with Hell Stab, then sprang back as the two remained poised to continue.

Lin Xia gave Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran a new promise to find them a suitable Soul Beast after Oscar absorbed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent’s Soul Ring. Oscar successfully absorbed it and reached Level thirty-two, gaining a flight-granting third soul skill.

• Lin Xia asked Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran to wait while Oscar absorbed the Soul Ring, promising to find Meng Yiran another suitable Soul Beast afterward.
• Oscar killed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and began absorbing its Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Oscar endured the ring’s violent energy until he subdued it and completed the absorption.
• Oscar reached Level thirty-two and revealed his third soul skill, the Rapid Flight Mushroom Sausage, which let someone fly for one minute.

Oscar revealed that his third Soul Skill created flight-granting Mushroom Sausages, and Tang San then broke through to level 30 and needed a Third Soul Ring. Lin Xia led the group to a Ghost Vine King and supervised Tang San as he began absorbing its Soul Ring, while secretly preventing him from finding the opportunity that would grant him the Eight Spider Lances.

• Oscar said he could make at most ten Mushroom Sausages at once, and Flender praised the flight ability as valuable strategic support.
• Tang San sensed that he had broken through to level 30, and the Shrek group congratulated him on needing a Third Soul Ring.
• Lin Xia proposed that they find Tang San's Soul Ring alongside Meng Yiran's, and Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang agreed to follow his arrangements.
• Lin Xia led the group through the Star Dou Great Forest while blocking Tang San's attempts to sense a peculiar attraction in the forest.
• Lin Xia guided them to a Ghost Vine Forest, where he killed a roughly seventeen-hundred-year-old Ghost Vine King and told Tang San to absorb its Purple Soul Ring.

Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang thanked Lin Xia extravagantly for helping Meng Yiran obtain her Soul Ring, then the group camped for the night in the Star Dou Great Forest. As Flender, Meng Shu, and Chao Tianxiang discussed how Soul Beasts had grown scarce, the reason for the forest’s decline remained uncertain.

• Chao Tianxiang prompted Meng Shu to praise Lin Xia for helping Meng Yiran find and absorb a Soul Ring, and Meng Shu bowed deeply and pledged the Meng Family’s gratitude.
• Lin Xia dismissed their thanks, and he decided the group would camp in the forest overnight and return the next day.
• The group made camp, ate dinner, and the young people talked about Oscar’s Soul Incantation and Tang San’s new ability.
• Flender, Meng Shu, and Chao Tianxiang reminisced about the Star Dou Great Forest’s former abundance and wondered why Soul Beasts had become harder to find.

Lin Xia sensed an ancient threat in the Star Dou Great Forest and summoned a colossal Tyranitar to face it. A massive figure emerged from between the trees, leaving the camp confronted by an unknown giant beast.

• Lin Xia sensed a primordial pressure approaching and opened a spatial crack with a slash of his hand.
• A hundred-meter-tall Tyranitar stepped through the crack, its roar tearing apart the camp and waking everyone.
• Lin Xia ordered everyone out of the tents while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong prepared to fight and support him.
• Flender, Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang, Tang San, and the others recoiled from Tyranitar’s overwhelming presence.
• Two ancient trees parted near the camp, and a huge four-legged figure emerged through the opening.

The Titan Great Ape appeared at the campsite, and its oppressive presence frightened the Shrek group and the Gai Shi Long She party. It locked eyes with Lin Xia, who suspected it had come for Xiao Wu rather than him.

• The Titan Great Ape revealed itself as the forest’s overlord, and Tang San recognized it from Yu Xiaogang’s teachings.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, Flender, Meng Shu, and Chao Tianxiang struggled under the Titan Great Ape’s pressure, while Xiao Wu showed a conflicted reaction.
• The Titan Great Ape assessed Tyranitar before fixing its gaze on Lin Xia, and Tyranitar roared a warning.
• Lin Xia met the Titan Great Ape’s gaze as their auras clashed, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong took shelter behind him.
• Lin Xia told Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong that the Titan Great Ape might not be looking for him, and glanced toward Xiao Wu.

Lin Xia and Tyranitar faced the Titan Great Ape, whose crushing punch sent Tyranitar reeling and injured the Shrek group. Impressed by the Forest King’s strength, Lin Xia abandoned his restraint and activated all five Soul Rings.

• Lin Xia recognized the Titan Great Ape’s overwhelming power as it blocked Tyranitar’s Sandstorm and struck at them.
• Tyranitar crossed its armored arms and took the Titan Great Ape’s punch, while Lin Xia raised spatial barriers to protect the others.
• The collision sent a massive shockwave through the forest, injuring the Shrek group and the Gai Shi Long She grandparents despite their protection.
• The Titan Great Ape forced Tyranitar back dozens of meters and cracked its armor, leaving Tyranitar hurt and shaken.
• Lin Xia praised the Forest King, his fighting spirit surging as he ignited all five Soul Rings at once.

Lin Xia stacked Tyranitar’s five characteristics, unleashing a colossal sandstorm that transformed the Star Dou Great Forest into a desert. Tyranitar and the Titan Great Ape fought for more than ten minutes in a devastating clash, with neither side shown defeated.

• Lin Xia fused and amplified Tyranitar’s five characteristics, causing a vast sandstorm to engulf the forest.
• Flender, Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang, and the Shrek students were stunned by the destruction, while Xiao Wu silently begged Er Ming not to kill Lin Xia.
• Lin Xia ordered Tyranitar to attack the Titan Great Ape with Thunder Punch and Flame Fist.
• The Titan Great Ape met Tyranitar’s attack head-on, and the two traded blows amid the raging sandstorm.
• Tyranitar used the sandstorm and its characteristics to evade and bombard the Titan Great Ape as their battle continued for more than ten minutes.

Lin Xia and Tyranitar fought the Titan Great Ape to a standstill, but the Forest King seized Xiao Wu and fled into the Star Dou Great Forest. Tang San decided to pursue her with Oscar’s Mushroom Sausage, and Oscar agreed to help.

• Lin Xia ordered Tyranitar to withdraw after realizing their strength was fading, but the Titan Great Ape seized Xiao Wu during the momentary opening.
• The Titan Great Ape fled toward the deepest part of the Star Dou Great Forest with Xiao Wu, leaving the others stunned.
• Tang San secretly asked Oscar for a Mushroom Sausage so he could fly after Xiao Wu.
• Oscar objected that pursuing the Titan Great Ape would be suicidal, but Tang San insisted he could not abandon Xiao Wu.
• Oscar agreed to help Tang San and began reciting the Mushroom Sausage incantation.

After realizing Tang San planned to pursue the Titan Great Ape alone to save Xiao Wu, Lin Xia organized a group pursuit instead. The camp prepared to enter the Star Dou Great Forest, with Lin Xia secretly hoping to test whether Tang San would find a new opportunity.

• Lin Xia stopped Tang San and Oscar’s secret exchange and warned Tang San that one Mushroom Sausage would not be enough to save Xiao Wu alone.
• Tang San insisted he could not wait while Xiao Wu was in danger, but Lin Xia proposed that they pursue the Titan Great Ape together.
• Lin Xia assigned Flender, Dragon Duke, and Snake Granny to lead the others, while he took Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong; he ordered Oscar to make as many Mushroom Sausages as possible.
• Tang San accepted the help despite suspecting Lin Xia’s motives, while Lin Xia privately planned to see whether Tang San’s luck would lead him to another opportunity.
• Oscar made Mushroom Sausages as the group prepared to move, and Lin Xia led the pursuit into the forest.

Er Ming brought Xiao Wu back into the forest, where she calmed him and decided to obtain her third Soul Ring before returning to her companions. After Er Ming drove every nearby Soul Beast away, Xiao Wu sat down in a clearing and began preparing to cultivate.

• Er Ming raced through the forest with Xiao Wu on his shoulder, frightening every Soul Beast in his path.
• Xiao Wu told Er Ming to stop, then explained that she needed to return to her companions and that his sudden rescue had made them fear she was dead.
• Er Ming reassured Xiao Wu that Da Ming was well and gently apologized for taking her away.
• Xiao Wu decided to obtain her third Soul Ring in the forest, while acknowledging that her companions followed the human custom of hunting Soul Beasts.
• Er Ming roared, causing all Soul Beasts within a thousand meters to flee and leaving the clearing empty.
• Xiao Wu sat cross-legged in the clearing and entered a focused state to begin cultivating.

Xiao Wu completed her advancement in the forest, forming a stable Thousand-Year Third Soul Ring as Er Ming protected her. Meanwhile, Lin Xia led Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong through the forest toward her faint traces.

• Xiao Wu chanted ancient syllables, summoned her Soft Bone Charming Rabbit Martial Soul, and began forming a red cocoon as Er Ming concealed and guarded her.
• Xiao Wu condensed a purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring from her Hundred-Thousand-Year cultivation and stabilized it alongside her two yellow Soul Rings.
• Xiao Wu's body and Jade Rabbit phantom changed as the Third Soul Ring settled into place.
• Lin Xia tracked the concealed traces of the Titan Great Ape and Xiao Wu, then led Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong through the forest.

Lin Xia found Xiao Wu’s trail but ordered the exhausted group to rest instead of pursuing her immediately. Tang San charged ahead alone, and as he prepared to continue, a massive black spider emerged from the darkness.

• Flender, Meng Shu, and their companions followed Tang San through the forest as he used Oscar’s Mushroom Sausages to pursue Er Ming.
• Lin Xia found Xiao Wu’s faint Soul Power trace and sensed a Soul Ring forming nearby, but told everyone to stop and rest.
• Tang San ignored Lin Xia’s order and continued alone, convinced that stopping meant abandoning Xiao Wu.
• After exhausting himself and using his last Mushroom Sausage, Tang San heard movement and spotted a huge, ominous black spider emerging from the shadows.

Tang San encountered a Man Faced Demon Spider while exhausted and narrowly escaped its spear attack and poisonous web. Poison had begun to numb and burn his body as he fled the web’s reach.

• The Man Faced Demon Spider appeared before Tang San and attacked him with its venomous forelegs.
• Tang San recognized the Man Faced Demon Spider and dodged its spears with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• The spider sprayed a vast Nerve Venom Spiderweb toward Tang San.
• Tang San used Mysterious Jade Hand to slide beneath the web, but venom splashed onto him and began to poison him.
• Tang San suppressed the poison temporarily and sprang away from the web.

Tang San battled the Man Faced Demon Spider while weakened by its poison, then overwhelmed it with hidden weapons and a close-range barrage from the Godly Zhuge Crossbow. As he prepared to finish the wounded creature, an unknown source’s Azure Sword Qi killed it first.

• The Man Faced Demon Spider pressed Tang San with attacks that blocked his escape routes as poison and exhaustion weakened him.
• Tang San charged into the spider’s attack, leaned back to evade its front legs, and fired five Sleeve Arrows into its compound eyes.
• Tang San followed with the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, piercing the spider’s carapace and dropping it to the ground.
• Tang San aimed another Sleeve Arrow at the dying spider, but Azure Sword Qi struck its damaged brow and extinguished its life.

Lin Xia killed the Man Faced Demon Spider just as Tang San was about to finish it, taking the Purple Soul Ring and provoking Tang San’s fury. Tang San then felt that a major opportunity had been taken from him before collapsing from exhaustion, injuries, and poison.

• Lin Xia emerged with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Flender, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran after killing the Man Faced Demon Spider.
• Tang San accused Lin Xia of stealing his hard-won victory, while Lin Xia calmly claimed he had acted to protect him.
• Tang San experienced a deep, inexplicable sense of loss after the spider died and suspected it had possessed something meant for him.
• Tang San’s depleted Soul Power and spreading poison overwhelmed him, and he collapsed unconscious beside the demon spider’s corpse.

Xiao Wu returned safely from the Star Dou Forest while Tang San lay unconscious after his fight with the Man Faced Demon Spider. Flender questioned her about how she had escaped the Titan Great Ape, and she prepared to conceal the truth.

• Lin Xia said Tang San had fainted from his injuries and Soul Power Overdraft, then turned toward the forest where Xiao Wu had been taken.
• Lin Xia revealed that he had erased the Man Faced Demon Spider's Soul Ring and the Eight Spider Lances that should have belonged to Tang San.
• Xiao Wu emerged from the forest, and the group reacted with shock and relief at seeing her alive.
• Xiao Wu rushed to Tang San and, seeing his condition, asked Flender what had happened to him.
• Flender explained that Tang San was severely weakened and poisoned, then demanded to know how Xiao Wu had escaped the Titan Great Ape.
• Xiao Wu hid that the Titan Great Ape had taken her home and helped her form her Third Soul Ring, preparing a false explanation instead.

Xiao Wu recounted how a mysterious bull-like roar made the Titan Great Ape release her, then claimed the event awakened her Soul Power and helped her reach level 30 and obtain a Soul Ring. Flender and the others were stunned, while Lin Xia sensed Er Ming quietly leaving nearby.

• Xiao Wu told Flender and the others that a massive bull-like roar stopped the Titan Great Ape and made it throw her into the bushes.
• Xiao Wu described waking among Soul Beasts felled by the roar and said her Soul Power had surged to level 30.
• Flender and the others reacted in disbelief when Xiao Wu revealed she was younger than Tang San but had reached level 30.
• Xiao Wu said she had absorbed a Soul Ring from a Soul Beast knocked unconscious by the roar.
• Lin Xia sensed Er Ming's concealed aura receding from the trees after confirming Xiao Wu was safe.