Vol. 1The Golden Tree Rises

Lin Yi developed his Golden Tree and abilities while helping Shrek’s students and companions, then rose toward leadership as he uncovered Tang San’s influence and guided Huo Yuhao’s growth. The volume ends with Lin Yi arriving as Shrek begins selecting its team for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Competition.

  • Lin Yi awakened a Golden Tree Martial Soul, became Mu En’s disciple, and reached Level 30 before his seventh birthday.
  • Lin Yi chose the Soul Tool Department, prompting Mu En to restructure the academy and support Soul Tool studies.
  • Lin Yi gained the Thunderclap Hellvine’s Soul Ring and strengthened his Golden Tree while aiding Mu En and his companions.
  • Lin Yi joined Lin Qingxuan’s Soul Hunting Operation and led the team toward an Earth Attribute Soul Beast.
  • Lin Yi helped Lin Qingxuan gain Bi Tian as a Soul Ring, crafted Soul Artifacts, and joined the Inspection Team.
  • Lin Yi met Huo Yuhao, helped him join the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy, and strengthened his body and meridians.
  • Lin Yi helped Tang Ya and Beibei gain new Soul Rings, confronted Zhou Yi over her treatment of freshmen, and became Mu En’s eventual successor.
  • Lin Yi guided Huo Yuhao’s team through the freshman assessment, then left seclusion as Shrek began selecting its competition team.
Chapters 1–101 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Child of Light

Lin Yi awakened a rare Golden Tree Martial Soul, gained powerful Soul Rings, and joined Shrek Academy as Mu En’s disciple. His choice to study Soul Tools forced Mu En to confront the academy’s resistance, and Lin Yi reached Level 30 before his seventh birthday.

  • Lin Yi awakened a Golden Tree Martial Soul with Innate Level 15 Soul Power, and Mu En recognized him as a Dual Extreme talent before taking him as his disciple.
  • The Golden Ancient Tree blessed Lin Yi and healed Lin Qingxuan, who recovered and advanced to rank seventy-eight.
  • Lin Yi helped a Blue Silver Grass break through to ten thousand years, received its Sacrifice as his First Soul Ring, and named its Spirit Body Lin Tong.
  • Lin Yi obtained a forty-thousand-year Starfall Unicorn Soul Ring and an External Soul Bone, then brought Lin Yao’s family to Shrek Academy under his protection.
  • Lin Yi passed an assessment against Wu Ming by defending himself with Golden Protection and defeating her, astonishing Shrek’s Elders with his two black Soul Rings.
  • Lin Yi chose the Soul Tool Department, and Mu En removed Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi from their leadership posts while restructuring the academy to support Soul Tools.
  • Lin Yi settled in Sea God Pavilion, studied and cultivated while visiting Lin Yao’s family, and reached Level 30 two months before his seventh birthday.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Golden Tree’s Path

Lin Yi strengthened his Golden Tree, helped Mu En and his companions, and gained a powerful lightning Soul Ring after guiding the Thunderclap Hellvine to sacrifice itself. After a year of study and cultivation, he joined a Soul Hunting Operation in the Star Dou Great Forest, where he began leading the team toward a suitable Soul Beast.

  • Lin Yi received the Ranked Carving Knife Soul Devourer from Lin Qingxuan and purified its evil aura with Ouyang Xi’s Extreme Light.
  • The Golden Ancient Tree revealed that Lin Yi was the Child of the Plane and gave him Spirit Gold, which strengthened him and offered hope for Mu En’s failing health.
  • Lin Yi used his Golden Tree and Extreme Light to purge Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire and proposed strengthening her Martial Soul Origin to control it.
  • Lin Yi chose a Lightning Attribute Soul Ring, helped Beibei awaken his Light Holy Dragon bloodline, and supported Beibei in absorbing a Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
  • At the Thunderfall, Lin Yi gained the willing sacrifice of the Thunderclap Hellvine, preserved its Spirit Body, and used its lightning to strengthen his Golden Tree.
  • Lin Yi developed Golden Tribulation, began crafting Soul Tools, discovered a way to help Xuan Zi’s Martial Soul, and cultivated Dragon Scale Rice that helped stabilize Mu En’s injuries.
  • After reaching Rank 37 and creating several Soul Skills, Lin Yi joined Lin Qingxuan’s Soul Hunting Operation and entered the Star Dou Great Forest with the team.
  • Lin Yi summoned Lin Yao and detected an Earth Attribute Soul Beast ahead, so Zhang Lexuan ordered him to lead the way.
Chapters 26–51 Summaries Read

Arc 3Artifacts and New Allies

Lin Yi guided Shrek’s Soul Hunting Team through dangerous hunts, helped Lin Qingxuan gain Bi Tian as a Soul Ring, and developed Soul Artifacts before joining the Inspection Team. In the Star Dou Great Forest, he met Huo Yuhao, helped him join the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy, and strengthened him before the group prepared to return.

  • Ma Xiaotao gained the Pure Sun Phoenix Flame, and Lin Yi helped the team capture Soul Beasts whose Soul Rings and Soul Bones went to Ji Qing, Luo Xiaohei, Zhang Mingyu, and Gu Cheng.
  • Lin Qingxuan, Lin Yi, and the students fought the Hundred-Thousand-Year Nether Moon Wolf until Mu En arrived, and Zhang Lexuan absorbed its Soul Ring and Torso Bone.
  • Lin Yi and Lin Qingxuan healed the Jade Swan’s damaged origin, but Bi Tian chose to sacrifice himself as Lin Qingxuan’s Soul Ring and later appeared as a Spirit Body.
  • Lin Yi invented Soul Artifact crafting, made tools for his companions, obtained a ninety-nine-thousand-year Phantom Soul Tree as his Fourth Soul Ring, and defeated the Inner Court students before joining its Inspection Team.
  • Lin Yi accompanied Beibei and Tang Ya to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Huo Yuhao encountered Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and joined the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy.
  • Lin Yi helped Beibei and Tang Ya subdue a Mandala Snake, then read the Tang Sect’s Mysterious Heaven Skill after accepting Tang Ya’s conditions.
  • Lin Yi confronted Sky Dream Ice Silkworm about its intentions toward Huo Yuhao, then strengthened Huo Yuhao’s body and meridians with controlled lightning and Golden Domain.
  • Huo Yuhao reached level twelve after Lin Yi’s treatment, learned about Lin Yi’s abilities from Beibei, and joined Lin Yi and Beibei in a cooking contest for Tang Ya to judge.
Chapters 52–76 Summaries Read

Arc 4Lin Yi Takes the Lead

Lin Yi helped Beibei and Tang Ya gain new Soul Rings, then began preparing to oppose Tang San’s influence while rising within Shrek Academy. After settling a dispute over Zhou Yi and guiding Huo Yuhao’s team through the freshman assessment, Lin Yi left seclusion to find Shrek selecting its team for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Competition.

  • Lin Yi led Tang Ya and Beibei through Soul Ring hunts, helping Tang Ya absorb a Silver Scale Grass ring and enabling Beibei to defeat the evolved Purple Lightning Bright Emperor Dragon and reach Soul Ancestor.
  • Lin Yi returned to Shrek with Beibei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao, helped Huo Yuhao defeat Wang Dong, and met the God of Light, who awakened Electrolux and revealed Tang San’s influence over Mu En.
  • Lin Yi challenged Zhou Yi after she expelled struggling freshmen, fought Fan Yu when he intervened, and let Huo Yuhao explain what had happened to the academy’s leaders.
  • Mu En named Lin Yi his eventual successor and gave him an observer’s seat in Sea God Pavilion, while Lin Yi proposed punishments for Zhou Yi and a chance for Fan Yu to redeem himself.
  • Lin Yi used Wood Clones to develop his cultivation and techniques, then watched Huo Yuhao’s team win the freshman assessment final against Dai Huabin’s team and learned that Wang Dong carried Tang San’s divine aura.
  • Lin Yi warned Huo Yuhao and his teammates not to absorb the assessment’s Soul Bone, gave Huo Yuhao a Secret Method Soul Bone, and spent six months advancing his training and creating a fifth doppelganger.
  • Lin Yi left seclusion, learned from Beibei that Shrek’s selection for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Competition had begun, and hurried to the Sea God Pavilion as Elder Song announced six team spots.
Chapters 77–101 Summaries Read
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