Chapter Summaries

Su Hao and Gu Yue reached Heavenly Spirit City with Shen Yi and began their Final Exam by searching for a suitable Soul Master to challenge. They found a woman with at least four rings and offered her fifty thousand to spar, explaining why the exam made them seek out stronger opponents.

• Su Hao drove Gu Yue and Shen Yi to Heavenly Spirit City and checked into an inn for the night.
• The next morning, Su Hao and Gu Yue went to the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda to find a Soul Master for their Final Exam.
• Gu Yue identified a young woman whose Soul Power suggested she had four or five rings, and Su Hao offered to pay her fifty thousand to spar with them.
• The woman asked why they wanted to fight her, and Su Hao explained the Final Exam's requirements and why they paid opponents in advance.

Su Hao and Gu Yue agreed to spar together against a newly registered One-Word Battle Armor Master from the Spirit Pagoda. After they surprised her with their teamwork and abilities, she activated her Battle Armor and prepared to fight seriously.

• The woman agreed to be Su Hao and Gu Yue’s opponent, asking only that she have lunch with them if she won.
• The woman revealed she was a five-ring Soul King and used her Fire Gourd to trap Gu Yue and attack Su Hao with flames.
• Gu Yue escaped the gourd and used Elemental Tide to draw away the flames, while Su Hao restrained the woman with his Second Soul Ring and vines.
• The woman broke free by releasing a powerful burst of Soul Power and enlarged her Fire Gourd.
• The woman summoned her dark-red Phoenix Battle Armor, raising her aura as Su Hao calmed the Fire Element around him.

Su Hao, Gu Yue, and Shen Yi fought Yan Feng near the Spirit Pagoda entrance before Su Hao whisked them away as Mechas arrived. At a beverage shop, Su Hao invited Yan Feng to become his follower and promised to help her become a Three-word Battle Armor Master, leaving her to consider his offer.

• Yan Feng introduced herself and unleashed her full strength against Su Hao and Gu Yue.
• Su Hao used his golden arm and bloodline to withstand Yan Feng's flames, while Gu Yue's Ice Spear helped him evade her Battle Armor's counterattack.
• Yan Feng blocked Su Hao's four-colored light sphere with a barrage of fireballs, and three Mechas arrived to stop the fight.
• Su Hao told Yan Feng not to resist, then used silver light to take her, Gu Yue, and Shen Yi away.
• At a beverage shop, Yan Feng said Su Hao's aura made her Martial Soul tremble, and Su Hao invited her to follow him, promising to help her become a Three-word Battle Armor Master.

Su Hao and Gu Yue continued their assessment journey after Shen Yi counted Heavenly Spirit City as cleared. In Heavenly Ding City, they decided to approach Heavenly Starry Sky Academy for their next challenge and considered how to spar without provoking the school.

• Yan Feng left the beverage shop after Su Hao introduced himself and Gu Yue and promised she might see their names in the Spirit Pagoda or Federation.
• Shen Yi counted Heavenly Spirit City as cleared despite Su Hao and Gu Yue not defeating the Soul Master there.
• Su Hao and Gu Yue traveled through several cities, then set out to complete four more city assessments before reaching Mingdu.
• In Heavenly Ding City, Su Hao learned about Heavenly Starry Sky Academy, a school specializing in flying Soul Masters and Soul Engineers with strong military ties.
• Su Hao, Gu Yue, and their companion arrived near Heavenly Starry Sky Academy, where Su Hao put away the Soul Tool Car and they approached the entrance without immediately demanding a challenge.

Su Hao and Gu Yue approached Heavenly Ding Starry Sky Soul Master Academy to find opponents for their training exercise, and Director Li Zhilong agreed to arrange a match. They followed him into the academy, where he reflected on his own time at Shrek.

• Su Hao and Gu Yue decided to ask Heavenly Ding Starry Sky Soul Master Academy for a sparring match.
• The gatekeeper requested proof that they were Shrek students, so Su Hao and Gu Yue explained their situation and showed their Soul Rings.
• Li Zhilong came out to meet them and asked whether they were Shrek Outer Court or Inner Court students.
• Su Hao identified himself as a Grade One Class One monitor and explained that he and Gu Yue were completing an academy training exercise on their own.
• Li Zhilong revealed that he had graduated from Shrek's Outer Court and agreed to find them the strongest team under twenty to fight.

Su Hao and Gu Yue arrived at Heavenly Ding Starry Sky Soul Master Academy to spar with its top students. They met Xiao Tiantian and Ye Zishu on the Stargazing Platform as its barrier was prepared for the match.

• Li Zhilong agreed to arrange a spar, and Su Hao and Gu Yue decided to exchange a few moves before winning.
• Li Zhilong led them up the Teaching Building's spiral staircase to the Stargazing Platform and explained how its array drew Star Power from space.
• Su Hao sensed the Stargazing Platform's immense energy and began studying its complex Soul Tool Array.
• Xiao Tiantian and Ye Zishu arrived, and Li Zhilong introduced them as the academy's strongest students below the graduate level.
• Su Hao introduced himself to Xiao Tiantian, while Gu Yue introduced herself to Ye Zishu; Li Zhilong said the barrier would soon activate and warned them to stop before the spar went too far.

Su Hao and Gu Yue began a two-versus-two match against Heavenly Ding Starry Sky Soul Master Academy on its starlit Stargazing Platform. Su Hao clashed with Xiao Tiantian in the air and appeared trapped in Xiao Tiantian’s dark red space while Xiao Tiantian swooped toward Gu Yue.

• Li Zhilong started the match after the Stargazing Platform transformed into a starry sky that strengthened the Heavenly Ding Starry Sky Soul Master Academy students.
• Xiao Tiantian and Ye Zishu released their Martial Souls and flew into the air as Su Hao charged toward them.
• Su Hao attacked with a Five Elements Sword and fireballs, broke through Xiao Tiantian’s dark red barrier, and countered his electric net with a burst of light.
• Xiao Tiantian used his fourth Soul Ring to form a black vortex that made both fighters disappear, then reappeared alone and dove toward Gu Yue.
• Su Hao appeared to be trapped in Xiao Tiantian’s dark red space, but he had deliberately allowed himself to be caught.

Su Hao ended the sparring match at Heavenly Ding Starry Sky Soul Master Academy by using his Martial Soul’s golden power to immobilize Xiao Tiantian and Ye Zishu. After Li Zhilong gave Su Hao a list of Shrek graduates teaching at academies in nearby cities, Su Hao and Gu Yue left for the next city planning to challenge those Seniors.

• Xiao Tiantian and Ye Zishu attacked Gu Yue with a dark red space and a storm of bamboo leaves, but Gu Yue evaded Xiao Tiantian and held the leaves back with a gale.
• Su Hao escaped Xiao Tiantian’s space and unleashed golden rings of power that erased the ordinary bamboo leaves and immobilized Xiao Tiantian and Ye Zishu.
• Li Zhilong caught the falling Ye Zishu and the golden Xiao Tiantian, then restored their movement after Su Hao withdrew his Mind Power.
• Li Zhilong reprimanded Xiao Tiantian and Ye Zishu for losing and ordered them to reflect on the match, train twice as hard, and return early from their break.
• Li Zhilong gave Su Hao a list of nearby academies where Shrek graduates taught, along with their contact information, so Su Hao could arrange more sparring matches.
• Su Hao and Gu Yue drove toward the next city, and Su Hao decided they would challenge the Shrek Seniors there rather than the Spirit Pagoda.

Su Hao explained that academies hired Shrek graduates for their reputation, then he and Gu Yue completed their exchanges and traveled to Mingdu for their final assessment. They bypassed an identity checkpoint by teleporting into the city and began searching for a challenge target.

• Su Hao explained to Gu Yue that academies valued Shrek graduates' reputation more than their teaching ability.
• Su Hao and Gu Yue contacted Shrek graduates and completed two exchanges a day until only the final assessment remained.
• Su Hao and Gu Yue decided to look for a challenge at the Federation first, with Sun Moon Royal Academy as a backup.
• Su Hao and Gu Yue spotted mechas near Mingdu's highway exit and realized the checkpoint might require their confiscated identity cards.
• Su Hao and Gu Yue stored their car in a Spatial Rift, teleported past the checkpoint, and drove into Mingdu to search for a target.

Su Hao and Gu Yue found Mingdu's Great Soul Fighting Arena and learned about its match formats. After discovering they could enter the Rank-Breaking Challenge that night, they registered to compete.

• Su Hao and Gu Yue spotted the crowded Great Soul Fighting Arena and decided to investigate it as a place to find opponents.
• Su Hao and Gu Yue entered the arena and confirmed with the receptionists that it hosted Soul Fighting matches.
• A receptionist explained the Gambling Match, Sparring Match, and Rank-Breaking Challenge formats.
• A middle-aged arena employee told Su Hao and Gu Yue that matches usually had to be scheduled in advance.
• Su Hao and Gu Yue registered for the Rank-Breaking Challenge, and the employee offered to arrange their matches that night.

Su Hao and Gu Yue registered for a two-on-two Rank-Breaking Challenge Match, and Ming Hongchen arranged for Long Chen and Xue Liushuang to face them. Ming Hongchen also discussed the Federation’s hostility toward Shrek and the Tang Sect as the opposing team prepared for the match.

• Manager Ao registered Su Hao and Gu Yue and confirmed that they would fight two Level 49 opponents in a two-on-two match.
• Ming Hongchen identified Su Hao and Gu Yue as Shrek’s Class Monitor and Vice Class Monitor and ordered Long Chen and Xue Liushuang to fight them.
• Ming Hongchen told the assembled teachers that the Federation held grudges against Shrek and the Tang Sect and was waiting for the right moment to destroy them.
• A young man in the Great Soul Fighting Arena’s waiting area asked the Vice Captain how preparations were going for the match arranged by the dean.

Long Chen, Xue Liushuang, and You Dingqi discussed their upcoming match against Shrek students Su Hao and Gu Yue, while Ming Hongchen warned them not to underestimate their opponents or seriously injure them. At the Great Soul Fighting Arena, the teams introduced themselves and took their positions, and the two-versus-two Rank-Breaking Challenge began.

• Xue Liushuang, Long Chen, and You Dingqi disparaged Shrek’s contestants and discussed their chance to challenge them.
• Ming Hongchen warned Long Chen’s team to take the match seriously and forbade them from maiming or killing their opponents.
• Su Hao and Gu Yue arrived at the arena with Manager Ao as the host introduced them and their opponents, Long Chen and Xue Liushuang.
• The host explained the match rules, and the four contestants stated their names and moved one hundred meters apart.
• The host announced the start of the two-versus-two battle between Su Hao and Gu Yue’s team and Long Chen and Xue Liushuang’s team.

Su Hao defeated Long Chen, Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy’s top-ranked young genius, with a single blow in the arena. The chapter ended with Long Chen unconscious on the ground and his teammates stunned.

• Su Hao and Gu Yue released their Martial Souls as Long Chen and Xue Liushuang revealed their four purple Soul Rings.
• Long Chen charged Su Hao with Dragon’s Roar, then used Dragon’s Claw and Dragon’s Power to attack at full strength.
• Su Hao’s primordial aura overwhelmed Long Chen’s dragon bloodline, causing Long Chen’s Soul Skills and Soul Power to falter.
• Su Hao caught Long Chen’s attack and slammed him face-first into the ground, knocking him unconscious in one exchange.
• The arena fell silent as Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy’s remaining teammates stared in shock.

Su Hao and Gu Yue defeated Xue Liushuang in the Rank-Breaking Challenge after Su Hao sealed his Sentient Metal battle armor and Soul Power with his Five-colored Halo. Having completed their exam early, they decided to use the extra days before returning to the academy for a short trip.

• Xue Liushuang stepped in to face Su Hao after Long Chen was knocked out, and Su Hao outmatched his swordsmanship while Gu Yue prepared three Blue Flame Fireballs.
• The fireballs exploded around Xue Liushuang, prompting him to reveal his Sentient Metal one-word battle armor and transform into a towering armored form.
• Xue Liushuang attacked Su Hao and Gu Yue with his Battle Armor-enhanced Split Light Sword Technique, but Su Hao blocked the strikes and protected Gu Yue.
• Su Hao’s Five-colored Halo sealed Xue Liushuang’s Battle Armor and Soul Power, and the referee declared Su Hao and Gu Yue the winners.
• Su Hao removed Xue Liushuang’s seal, and he and Gu Yue left the arena to discuss spending their remaining days in Mingdu or along the way back to the academy.

After Su Hao defeated Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy’s fighters, Ming Hongchen and the academy’s leaders investigated his background and discovered his Heavenly Dao Martial Soul resembled that of a legendary figure. They decided to try to recruit Su Hao while preparing for Shrek’s destruction; the next evening, Su Hao and Gu Yue encountered someone unexpected at their hotel.

• Ming Hongchen and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy leaders discussed Su Hao’s overwhelming victory and the abilities he had displayed.
• Manager Ao brought Su Hao’s file, which revealed his history, talents, and Heavenly Dao Martial Soul.
• Ming Hongchen and the others compared Su Hao’s abilities and Soul Spirits with those attributed to a legendary figure, and speculated that Su Hao might have traveled through time.
• The academy leaders agreed to try to recruit Su Hao but also prepare for Shrek’s destruction.
• Su Hao and Gu Yue toured Mingdu, where Soul Tools and metal were everywhere, then encountered someone unexpected at their hotel that evening.

Su Hao and Gu Yue met Ming Hongchen in Mingdu, where he questioned Su Hao about Shrek’s destruction and the students’ recent challenge. After returning to Shrek, they learned Tang Wulin’s group had been publicly defeated by Sun Moon Royal Academy before completing their assessment elsewhere and leaving Mingdu.

• Ming Hongchen joined Su Hao and Gu Yue at a restaurant and identified them as Shrek students who had defeated Sun Moon Royal Academy’s team leaders.
• Ming Hongchen asked Su Hao what he would do if Shrek were destroyed, and Su Hao said he would neither avenge nor rebuild it.
• Su Hao wondered whether Ming Hongchen knew Shrek’s future because Sun Moon Academy was involved or because another transmigrator existed.
• Two days later, Su Hao and Gu Yue left Mingdu for Shrek while Tang Wulin’s group challenged Sun Moon Royal Academy in a livestreamed match.
• Xue Liushuang and the other Sun Moon Royal Academy students defeated Tang Wulin’s group, who then found other opponents to complete their assessment before fleeing Mingdu.

As the Final Exam ended, the Students faced elimination and planned their holiday training. Su Hao saw Gu Yue off, then learned Tang Wulin intended to gather rare Spirit Materials and break through his bloodline seal during the break.

• Tang Wulin and his companions returned from their competition, while Wu Changkong went to Sea God Island to accept punishment for their failure.
• Shen Yi announced the end of the exam, and Shrek Academy eliminated the five Students with the lowest rankings.
• Su Hao, Gu Yue, and their companions shared their holiday plans, including trips home, training, and visits to the Spirit Pagoda.
• Gu Yue asked Su Hao to walk her to the academy gates, then left in a luxurious sedan driven by Xiong Jun.
• Tang Wulin asked Su Hao to join him during the holiday and explained that he would visit Heaven Dou City and the Tang Sect to obtain Spirit Materials for breaking through his bloodline seal.

Su Hao and Tang Wulin traveled to Heaven Dou City, where they unexpectedly reunited with Mo Lan, the train conductor they had saved. Mo Lan thanked them and gave them cards, while the Evil Soul Master who attacked the train remained at large.

• Su Hao and Tang Wulin took the Soul Guide Train to Heaven Dou City.
• Tang Wulin recognized Mo Lan working as a conductor, and she embraced him tearfully before meeting Su Hao.
• Mo Lan brought them to her office and explained that she and the security captain had recovered, while the attack had earned them public commendations.
• Mo Lan said the attackers had not been caught and that the Alliance had launched searches and crackdowns.
• Mo Lan gave Tang Wulin and Su Hao cards as promised and in gratitude for saving her.

Mo Lan gave Su Hao and Tang Wulin a top-tier train pass and showed them their private compartment, where Tang Wulin slept while Su Hao read. A terrorist attack then struck Carriage Nine, and the two rushed there to find Mo Lan impaled by an Evil Soul Master.

• Mo Lan explained that Su Hao and Tang Wulin had received a Federation-wide highest-tier train pass with access to private compartments.
• Mo Lan brought Su Hao and Tang Wulin to a private compartment, where they rested as the train departed.
• Tang Wulin woke halfway through the journey, and the train jolted violently after an attack in Carriage Nine.
• Su Hao detected an Evil Soul Master of roughly Rank Sixty who had already killed more than a dozen people and warned Tang Wulin not to act recklessly.
• The attacker threatened to blow up the train unless Mo Lan came to Carriage Nine, so Su Hao and Tang Wulin pushed through the fleeing passengers to reach it.
• Su Hao and Tang Wulin found Carriage Nine strewn with corpses and saw the Evil Soul Master holding Mo Lan aloft with a bone spike through her shoulder.

Tang Wulin rushed to rescue Mo Lan but was overwhelmed by the Phosphor Bone Talent’s spiritual attack and green flames. Su Hao rescued Mo Lan, wounded the enemy, and severed Carriage No. 9 from the rest of the Soul Guide Train before fleeing into the wilderness with the Phosphor Bone Talent in pursuit.

• The Gray Clad Man tortured Mo Lan and demanded to know who had saved her before, so Tang Wulin revealed himself and attacked with Purple Demon Eye.
• The Phosphor Bone Talent’s powerful Spiritual Power rebounded Tang Wulin’s attack, and Su Hao used the Space Element to move Mo Lan out of danger.
• The Phosphor Bone Talent attacked Su Hao, who countered with Dark Gold Dreadclaw and wounded him through his grayish-white shield.
• Su Hao pulled the incapacitated Tang Wulin beside Mo Lan, then cut Carriage No. 9 free from the front and rear sections of the Soul Guide Train.
• The Phosphor Bone Talent pursued Su Hao, who dodged toward the wilderness and flung a streak of golden light backward.