Chapter Summaries

Ma Hongjun defeated seven opponents in a row for Shrek, and Shen Ranxi prepared to make him train after the matches. The system delivered the alchemy books she had requested, but Shen Ranxi could not open the Taiqing Divine Pill Scripture.

• Ma Hongjun defeated Yao Zi with Phoenix Roaring Sky Strike, knocked her off the arena, and secured his seventh consecutive victory.
• Shen Ranxi gave Ma Hongjun a pill, and Jiang Zhu healed him while Yu Xiaogang praised his improved Soul Power control.
• Shen Ranxi ordered Tang San to keep Ma Hongjun from slacking off during hand-to-hand combat training, then returned to the tent after the system called her.
• The system gave Shen Ranxi several pill-refinement books, including the Taiqing Divine Pill Scripture, but she could not open it and demanded an explanation.

Shen Ranxi studied the Alchemy Classic and other alchemy texts while continuing to dominate the Grand Competition. She faced Shui Bing'er in a battle that ended with their attacks colliding, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Shen Ranxi discovered the Alchemy Classic by Gui Yuanzi and decided to master alchemy after the competition.
• Shen Ranxi swept through her matches using Martial Skills and her physical strength, defeating Qiu Ruoshui without using a Soul Skill.
• Shui Bing'er challenged Shen Ranxi, and the two began their match with Shui Bing'er freezing the arena and Shen Ranxi breaking free almost immediately.
• Shui Bing'er used Ice Ring Armor and Repelling Light to defend herself and push Shen Ranxi back, but Shen Ranxi doubled her speed and attacked with Myriad Shadows, Thousand Layers.
• Shui Bing'er summoned a massive Extreme Ice Cone as Shen Ranxi answered with Mountain Shaker, Sun Piercer, merging her fireballs into one enormous sun.

Shen Ranxi defeated Shui Bing'er in the tournament, then shared the Alchemy Classic with Tang San and reassured him as they grew closer. Shrek Academy prepared to face Thunder Academy, with Tang San held back for the later match against Divine Wind Academy.

• Shen Ranxi used a concealed clone to close in on Shui Bing'er and pin her down, forcing her to surrender.
• Shui Yue'er teased Shui Bing'er about blushing near Shen Ranxi, and Shui Bing'er changed the subject by asking why she had not pursued Dai Mubai.
• Shen Ranxi offered Tang San a copy of the Alchemy Classic and encouraged him to study it, while asking him to make deadly poisons for her.
• Tang San embraced Shen Ranxi, and the others gave the couple privacy.
• Master named the Shrek Academy lineup for the match against Thunder Academy and told Tang San to save his strength for Divine Wind Academy.
• The team joked about Tailong's toughness and praised Yu Xiaogang's tactical guidance.

Shrek used carefully planned matchups to gain a major advantage over Thunder Academy, and Xiao Wu defeated Lei Tian before Dai Mubai faced Yu Tianxin in a brutal final duel. The chapter ended with the two captains trading powerful blows as Shrek’s girls teased Zhu Zhuqing about Dai Mubai’s exposed physique.

• Jing Ling dodged his opponent repeatedly, while Huang Yuan drained the opponent’s Soul Power and Xiao Wu defeated Lei Tian with her mobility and Soul Skills.
• Xue Ye praised Shrek’s growing strength, and Ning Fengzhi explained that their advantage came from lineup choices and tactics.
• Xiao Wu returned to Shrek’s side exhausted, and Dai Mubai and Yu Tianxin stepped onto the arena to fight.
• Dai Mubai and Yu Tianxin exchanged crushing blows in a fierce close-range battle that carried them across the arena and into the air.
• Shen Ranxi and Ning Rongrong teased Zhu Zhuqing about the girls admiring Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing boldly replied that she could touch him while they could only look.

Dai Mubai defeated Yu Tianxin in a fierce final clash, and the friends returned to camp. Tang San led Shen Ranxi away for a private talk, while Oscar's jealousy over Ning Rongrong admiring Dai Mubai's muscles turned into a tender moment that Gu Rong nearly interrupted.

• Dai Mubai and Yu Tianxin unleashed their fourth soul skills, and Dai Mubai won after both fighters collapsed from exhaustion.
• Zhu Zhuqing rushed to Dai Mubai, while Tang San took Shen Ranxi aside to speak with her.
• Oscar led Ning Rongrong away and admitted he feared she preferred Dai Mubai's physique.
• Ning Rongrong reassured Oscar that she liked his build and not Dai Mubai's muscles.
• Gu Rong tried to confront Oscar, but Ning Fengzhi stopped him by warning that Rongrong would be angry.

Tang San and Shen Ranxi resolved his jealousy over her remarks about Dai Mubai, then returned to camp, where Feng Xiaotian challenged Tang San to a duel in the next day's match. Tang San accepted and advised Feng Xiaotian to pursue Huo Wu sincerely, while reaffirming that he loved Shen Ranxi.

• Tang San showed Shen Ranxi his abdominal muscles to prove he preferred her praise to Dai Mubai's, and she reassured him that she liked his body best.
• Tang San and Shen Ranxi returned to camp hand in hand, and Feng Xiaotian told Tang San that Divine Wind Academy would face Shrek the next day.
• Feng Xiaotian challenged Tang San to determine the Promotion Match champion, and the Shrek team encouraged Tang San to accept.
• Tang San agreed to fight Feng Xiaotian and clarified that he had no relationship with Huo Wu because he wanted to spend his life with Shen Ranxi.
• Feng Xiaotian asked Tang San how he had won Shen Ranxi's affection, and Tang San told him to use sincerity to move Huo Wu.

Tang San fought Feng Xiaotian for first place in the Promotion Match and revealed his Clear Sky Hammer when Feng Xiaotian’s powerful attacks threatened to overwhelm him. Salas recognized Tang San’s identity and secretly ordered a subordinate to act against him.

• Godwind Academy and Shrek Academy cheered for their teams before Feng Xiaotian and Tang San began their match.
• Feng Xiaotian attacked at high speed, but Tang San evaded his blows and matched him in close combat.
• Feng Xiaotian took to the air and unleashed his Self-Created Soul Skill, Windstorm Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes.
• Tang San decided he would not accept defeat and summoned the Clear Sky Hammer to block Feng Xiaotian’s strikes.
• Xue Ye recognized Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer and regretted losing the chance to bring him to Heaven Dou, while Salas secretly ordered a subordinate to target him.
• Ning Fengzhi noticed Salas’s suspicious actions and suspected that he was plotting against Tang San.

Tang San defeated Feng Xiaotian, securing first place for Shrek, while Feng Xiaotian’s confession to Huo Wu ended in an embarrassed denial. Meanwhile, Shen Ranxi’s operation spread rumors about Spirit Hall, and the Pope learned that her people had taken too long to discover them.

• Feng Xiaotian shattered his own wings to escape Tang San’s Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, and the two fighters collapsed after Tang San revealed his Twin Martial Souls.
• Meng Fei provoked Huo Wu into claiming she was Feng Xiaotian’s girlfriend, but Huo Wu denied it and left as Feng Xiaotian passed out.
• Shrek celebrated winning the Promotion Match, and Flender announced a victory banquet before the team prepared to leave for the finals in three days.
• Shen Ranxi praised A Tai for spreading rumors about Spirit Hall and rewarded her and the others for completing the assignment.
• A Spirit Hall official reported the rumors to the Pope, who criticized her subordinates for taking half a month to discover them.

Bibi Dong ordered an investigation into the rumors surrounding Tang San and planned for Ghostly Charm and Chrysanthemum Pass to act if an opportunity arose. After Shen Ranxi woke from her drunken night, Tang San cared for her and gave her a necklace he had made.

• Bibi Dong ordered a full investigation into the rumors and demanded that the culprit be found.
• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena to inform Ghostly Charm and Chrysanthemum Pass to prepare to send people if the matter allowed it.
• Feifei told Shen Ranxi that she had gotten drunk, challenged the air, and embarrassed herself the night before.
• Tang San brought Shen Ranxi breakfast and a sobering soup, then helped wash and care for her.
• Tang San combed Shen Ranxi's hair, and she praised him and kissed him.
• Tang San gave Shen Ranxi a sapphire necklace he had found, cut, and polished himself.

Shen Ranxi reunited with Tang San and brought her friends to tour Tian Que Pavilion, showing them its defenses and advanced Soul Tools. The group reached the Technology Pavilion, where Xiao Wu asked about a bus.

• Shen Ranxi flirted with Tang San, but Xiao Wu and the others interrupted them before they could kiss.
• Shen Ranxi led the group through a dangerous array and explained how its three layers protected Tian Que Pavilion from intruders.
• The group admired Tian Que Pavilion and met Hua Nao, whom Shen Ranxi remembered as the top newcomer in the Pavilion's last competition.
• At the Technology Pavilion, the visitors explored Soul Tools and watched blacksmiths and researchers at work.
• Xiao Wu asked what a bus was, and Shen Ranxi reflected on how limited technology was in this era.

Shen Ranxi showed her friends new vehicles and explained why the Technology Pavilion kept its strongest Soul Tools secret. The chapter ended with Ma Hongjun visiting Little Bell at work and offering to protect her when she developed powerful Soul Tools.

• Shen Ranxi showed the group an electric tram and gave them custom bicycles decorated with their personal symbols.
• Shen Ranxi encouraged Rello, who told her he felt at home in the Technology Pavilion.
• Shen Ranxi explained that she kept powerful Soul Tools as a deterrent so others could not force her to yield.
• Shen Ranxi said only first- and second-grade Soul Tools could be mass-produced, while higher-grade ones still required more talent and work.
• Ma Hongjun visited Little Bell as she worked on Soul Tool parts and promised to guard her when she developed powerful Soul Tools.

Shen Ranxi showed her companions the Soul Tool and Martial Skill projects at Tian Que Pavilion before Shrek prepared to leave for the Grand Competition. As the group departed, Little Bell gave Shen Ranxi communication devices so they could stay in touch.

• Shen Ranxi showed the group the Martial Pavilion, where low-level Soul Masters and ordinary people trained in her Martial Skills to form her first Soul Engineer force.
• Shen Ranxi and her companions toured Tian Que Pavilion, tried its new products, and enjoyed its activities during their visit.
• Dai Mubai and the others gathered at Shrek's gates to leave for the Grand Competition, and Shen Ranxi explained that Master had gone ahead to Spirit Hall.
• Shao Xin gave the contestants snacks and urged them to stay safe, while Lu Qinbin told Shen Ranxi to put her life first and she promised to return with the champion's trophy.
• Little Bell cried over the separation and gave Shen Ranxi eight text-only communication devices she had made, asking her to report her safety every day.
• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong hugged Little Bell and gave her Gold Soul Coins and gemstones.

As the teams traveled toward the Spirit Master Competition, Feng Xiaotian won Huo Wu’s permission to pursue her, while the students cultivated and advanced. Shen Ranxi sensed an ambush ahead and discovered a large force of Soul Masters hidden along the cliffs.

• Xiao Wu gave Little Bell several pretty ores before the students departed from their teachers.
• Feng Xiaotian brought Huo Wu roses, and she accepted them while giving him a chance to pursue her.
• Dai Mubai broke through to Level Forty-Six, while Shen Ranxi advanced to Level Fifty-Eight during the ten-day journey.
• Shen Ranxi’s scout detected enemies hiding along the cliffs, and she warned everyone to prepare for battle.
• Shen Ranxi sensed about a thousand Soul Masters, including dozens of Soul Kings and one possible Soul Douluo, waiting in ambush.

Shen Ranxi warned the convoy of an ambush, and the academies and royal knights fought off the Black-Clothed Men attacking from the cliffs. As the Soul Douluo finally joined the battle, he targeted Tang San and the two support Soul Masters.

• Shen Ranxi spotted several thousand Black-Clothed Men on the cliffs and alerted the convoy, prompting the commander to form the royal knights into defensive ranks.
• The attackers sent Giant Stones crashing down to separate the academy teams, while the knights used their spears to deflect the rocks and protect them.
• Shen Ranxi, Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others joined the fight, with Ning Rongrong boosting their strength, speed, soul power, and defense.
• The Shrek team, their teachers, and the knights fought back against the Black-Clothed Soul Masters while Shen Ranxi watched for the stronger enemies.
• The Soul Douluo launched himself from the cliff and hurtled toward Tang San, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong.

Shen Ranxi intervened when a Soul Douluo attacked Tang San and the Shrek group, and the fight escalated into a battle against several Black-Clothed Men. Tang San’s companions rallied around him, but Shen Ranxi was smashed into a cliff wall, leaving her fate unknown as the battle continued.

• Shen Ranxi knocked the Soul Douluo away and provoked him into targeting her, but Flender stepped in with his Martial Soul Avatar to meet his attack.
• The Soul Douluo summoned three more Black-Clothed Men, who moved to attack Tang San and hold back Flender and Liu Erlong.
• Tang San’s companions told him they would face the danger together, and Qin Ming stood between the attackers and his students.
• Tang San unleashed poisoned hidden weapons, killing many of the attackers and badly injuring the Soul Saint leading the assault.
• The Soul Douluo punched Shen Ranxi into a cliff wall, and Tang San used six Mother-Child Soul Chasing Life-Taking Gall to stall two Soul Saints while Flender and Qin Ming finished an injured Soul King.
• Liu Erlong killed the Soul King who had been fighting her as the others remained locked in battle.

Shen Ranxi fought a Soul Douluo with Xiao Wu’s help, using insults, bombs, and the Somersault Cloud to wear down his composure. After he revealed his Martial Soul, Shen Ranxi’s powder attack struck him, leaving its effects uncertain.

• Shen Ranxi survived the Soul Douluo’s punch and counterattacked with a staff and hidden crossbow bolt, wounding him.
• Shen Ranxi taunted the Soul Douluo until his rage grew, while Flender and Liu Erlong remained pinned down by masked Soul Saints.
• Xiao Wu used Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body to rescue Shen Ranxi from the Soul Douluo’s explosive counterattack.
• Shen Ranxi and Xiao Wu rode the Somersault Cloud, bombarding the Soul Douluo and killing many of his subordinates.
• The Soul Douluo revealed his golden-winged Martial Soul, and Shen Ranxi hit him with powder designed to muddle his memories and leave him listless.

Shen Ranxi defeated Golden Eagle with a surprise attack, but he recovered and turned his hatred toward the Shrek team. Dragon Duke, Snake Dowager, and Meng Yiran arrived to protect them, while Golden Eagle warned that he had powerful accomplices.

• Shen Ranxi used her couch-potato illusion to leave Golden Eagle defenseless, then blasted him into a cliff with an energy sphere.
• Tang San pulled Shen Ranxi into his arms as a Soul Saint tried to free Golden Eagle, who woke furious and vowed to kill everyone who had witnessed his humiliation.
• Dragon Duke, Snake Dowager, and Meng Yiran arrived and shielded the Shrek Seven Monsters from Golden Eagle's pressure.
• Meng Yiran teased Shen Ranxi about owing her a favor, and Shen Ranxi thanked her while Tang San watched them closely.
• Golden Eagle warned Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang to stay out of the fight, then revealed he had accomplices and threatened them.

A white-robed Titled Douluo named Yue Guan intervened in the fight and tried to take Shen Ranxi to Spirit Hall, but Xiao Wu broke his restraint and revealed that she had gained Lovesick Heartbreak Red's recognition. The Shrek group faced Yue Guan as he became fixated on the flower and wondered why it had chosen Xiao Wu instead of him.

• Yue Guan arrived, overwhelmed the Shrek group, and took Meng Yiran hostage to stop Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager from fighting.
• Shen Ranxi and Tang San thanked Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager and urged them to leave with Meng Yiran, and the family withdrew.
• Yue Guan seized Shen Ranxi and ordered the golden eagle to attack, but Xiao Wu broke free of his confinement and the Shrek group fought back.
• Yue Guan released Shen Ranxi, grabbed Xiao Wu, and recognized the scent of Lovesick Heartbreak Red on her.
• Tang San protected Shen Ranxi and prepared to strike if Yue Guan harmed Xiao Wu, while Yue Guan fixated on why Lovesick Heartbreak Red had chosen her.

Yueguan targeted the Shrek Group but became fascinated by Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai after recognizing their immortal herbs. As Dugu Bo arrived to confront him, Shen Ranxi stepped forward and secretly released an aura toward Yueguan.

• Yueguan ordered Lor Diarra to attack the others while protecting Xiao Wu, then stopped him when Dai Mubai’s Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum caught his attention.
• Dai Mubai refused Yueguan’s offer to spare him, and Yueguan threatened to take the Shrek Group after Tang San was killed.
• Liu Erlong attacked Yueguan to protect the students, but Golden Eagle intercepted Flender, and Yueguan sent Liu Erlong flying.
• Shen Ranxi caught Liu Erlong and prepared to intervene, but Dugu Bo arrived and challenged Yueguan as a guest elder of Shrek Academy.
• Shen Ranxi approached Yueguan and released an aura toward him while Golden Eagle warned Yueguan that her tricks were dangerous.

Shen Ranxi negotiated with Chrysanthemum Pass by offering him the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and the chance to pursue the Flower God's divine throne. She secured his agreement to avoid harming Shrek and secretly protect her for three years, then reunited with Dugu Bo and Tang San.

• Lor Diarra tried to attack Shen Ranxi, but Chrysanthemum Pass sent him flying and stopped him from interfering.
• Dugu Bo warned Chrysanthemum Pass not to hurt Shen Ranxi, and Chrysanthemum Pass enclosed them in an energy barrier to question her about the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
• Shen Ranxi tempted Chrysanthemum Pass with the possibility of advancing his Martial Soul and pursuing godhood through the Flower God's divine throne.
• Shen Ranxi bargained Chrysanthemum Pass down from five years of secret protection to three years, while requiring him not to harm anyone from Shrek or become her enemy.
• Chrysanthemum Pass agreed, and after the barrier vanished, Dugu Bo checked on Shen Ranxi while Tang San rushed to examine her.