Chapter Summaries

Xu Zihuang and He Caitou fought their way through the Star Dou Great Forest’s Mixed Zone during the Extreme Test, demonstrating their growing combat skills and teamwork. After surviving the full half month without Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo intervening, they completed the test as the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was foreshadowed to appear next.

• Xu Zihuang killed five Unicorn Demon Rhinoceroses with Crystal Spears and left their territory with He Caitou.
• Xu Zihuang froze a near ten-thousand-year Crimson Flame Thorn, then guided He Caitou’s Super Energy Gathering Soul Guidance Cannon to destroy it.
• Xu Zihuang apologized to He Caitou for becoming the Extreme Soldier Plan candidate, and He Caitou said he had willingly chosen to support him.
• A Giant Paw Black Tiger with over ten thousand years of Cultivation approached Xu Zihuang and He Caitou as they prepared to fight.
• Xu Zihuang and He Caitou endured the entire half-month test through their own strength, improving their combat awareness and teamwork while Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo watched without intervening.

Xu Zihuang and He Caitou encountered the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Scarlet King, and the gravely injured Three-Eyed Golden Lion at the edge of the Mixed Zone. Guided by a mysterious connection, Xu Zihuang touched foreheads with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and healed her before Xian Lin'er carried him away, leaving Scarlet King confused by what had happened.

• Xu Zihuang killed a Thousand-Year Seven-Colored Chameleon as his and He Caitou's Extreme Test in the Mixed Zone ended.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned Xu Zihuang that Scarlet King and a powerful Dark Demon Evil God Tiger were approaching, and the shockwaves from their battle knocked He Caitou unconscious.
• Xu Zihuang recognized the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and the injured Three-Eyed Golden Lion as Scarlet King confronted the tiger, which fled before Scarlet King chased after it.
• Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo arrived to evacuate Xu Zihuang and He Caitou, but Xu Zihuang rushed to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and pressed his forehead to her third eye.
• Xu Zihuang and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion formed an unusual connection that healed her wounds, and Xian Lin'er carried Xu Zihuang away as Scarlet King returned to find the Auspicious Beast unharmed.

After Xu Zihuang’s encounter with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Di Tian drove off Xiong Jun and ordered the Star Dou Great Forest’s Soul Beasts to hunt for the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Meanwhile, Xu Zihuang returned to Shrek Academy in Deep Meditation as its leaders learned of his connection to the Auspicious Beast and resolved to advance his training.

• Di Tian struck Xiong Jun into the depths of the forest, then warned the Three-Eyed Golden Lion about humans and ordered Myriad Monster King to search for the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion recalled that Xu Zihuang had drawn away much of her Golden Dragon Bloodline and that her Power of Destiny had been suppressed by his fortune.
• A girl carrying the unconscious Vina fled the forest with the injured Mo Feiyun and a surviving young man, then decided to take them to Shrek Academy for treatment.
• Xian Lin'er brought Xu Zihuang and He Caitou back to Shrek Academy, where Xu Zihuang remained in Deep Meditation and Mu En directed Zhang Lexuan to watch over him.
• After Xian Lin'er described the battle and Xu Zihuang’s encounter with the Imperial Auspicious Beast, Mu En identified him as the Child of Destiny and ordered the academy to prepare the Extreme Soldier Plan.

Xu Zihuang emerged from Deep Meditation with Tangible yet Intangible Spiritual Power and a strengthening Golden Dragon Bloodline, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm committed part of his Origin Power to him. After Mu En arranged Xu Zihuang’s studies, Yan Shaozhe reported that Princess Vena had been severely injured in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Wang Dong sensed something repeatedly leaving and returning to her, while Sea God Tang San’s failed calculations and the Golden Dragon Spear’s rightful ownership were discussed in the divine realm.
• Mu En and Xuan Zi examined the scale on Xu Zihuang’s forehead and recognized the fused Golden Dragon and Silver Dragon bloodlines suppressing their Martial Souls.
• Xu Zihuang’s Spiritual Power reached the Tangible yet Intangible level, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm unsealed part of his Origin Power to strengthen him.
• After waking, Xu Zihuang demonstrated a punch combining Spiritual Power and Soul Power, then told Mu En about the changes caused by his connection with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• Mu En arranged a weekly schedule for Xu Zihuang to study in the Soul Tool Department and train under him, and Xu Zihuang agreed to help maintain the continent’s stability.
• Yan Shaozhe reported that Princess Vena had been severely injured in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Mu En ordered that she be brought to Sea God’s Pavilion.

Xu Zihuang left Mu En after discussing Shrek Academy’s neutrality and turned his attention to Princess Vina, while Shrek’s healers discovered that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s Origin Evil Energy had left her unconscious. Mu En said the energy countered his Light Power but hinted someone at the academy could oppose it, just as he contacted Xu Zihuang.

• Xu Zihuang supported Mu En into Sea God's Pavilion, where Mu En spoke about treating Princess Vina while keeping Shrek Academy neutral, and Xu Zihuang recognized his attempt to win his loyalty.
• Elder Zhuang healed Vina’s bodily injuries but could not remove the sinister energy around her heart, while his disciple reported that Mo Feiyun’s injuries were stable.
• Mu Xue identified the energy in Vina as the evil energy of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, prompting Yan Shaozhe to bring her into Sea God's Pavilion.
• Mu En identified the energy as the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s Origin Evil Energy, which restrained his Light Power, and hinted that someone at the academy could counter it.
• Xu Zihuang ate in the Inner Court cafeteria as he considered how to approach Vina, then heard Mu En’s voice beside him.

Xu Zihuang used his Ultimate Lightning to remove the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Origin Evil Energy from Vina, and the two grew closer as he escorted her back to her companions. Vina reunited with Mu Xue and learned that only Bei Tang had survived among the other five masters who had accompanied them.

• Vina hesitated over the physical contact needed to treat her condition, but agreed to let Xu Zihuang help her.
• Xu Zihuang used his Ultimate Lightning to destroy the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Origin Evil Energy in Vina's heart meridians.
• Mu En told Xu Zihuang to escort Vina to her companions, and Vina thanked him as they walked together.
• Vina asked Xu Zihuang about Dragon City, and he answered using the background he had prepared for his Yu Tianhuang identity.
• Mu Xue greeted Vina, then told her that Master Mo was recovering and that only Bei Tang had survived among the other five masters.
• Xu Zihuang left Vina with Mu Xue, who was surprised to learn that he was Yu Tianhuang.

Xu Zihuang refined his abilities through intensive training at Shrek Academy, becoming a top Rank 5 Soul Engineer and breaking through to Level 50. A year and a half later, several of his friends had advanced as well, while he still awaited the Soul Beast for his Fifth Soul Ring.

• Xu Zihuang reflected on his recent breakthroughs, then tested his improved speed over Sea God Lake as Vina watched and discussed him with Mu Xue.
• Fan Yu tested Xu Zihuang's Soul Tool skills, and Xu Zihuang inscribed eight different Level 5 Core Formations with a ninety-percent success rate.
• Fan Yu created a specialized Soul Tool curriculum for Xu Zihuang, who also received personal guidance from Mu En and studied alongside He Caitou.
• Vina and Mu Xue left Shrek Academy as Xu Zihuang and He Caitou settled into an intensive training schedule.
• A year and a half passed, during which Beibei and Xu Sanshi became Soul Kings, while Xu Zihuang reached Level 50 but postponed obtaining his Fifth Soul Ring.
• He Caitou and Jiang Nannan reached Level 49, Ning Tian broke through Level 40 and planned to hunt with Tang Ya, and Wang Dong's progress remained unknown.

A year and a half later, Xu Zihuang completed and tested a powerful Level 5 Freezing Cannon before meeting Ning Tian after class. As the couple discussed her family elder’s planned visit, Huo Yuhao saw them together and left consumed by resentment toward Xu Zihuang and the unfairness he perceived in his life.

• Xu Zihuang finished a Level 5 Ranged Attack Soul Tool using an aggregate of eight Level 5 Core Formations and tested its improved Freezing Cannon.
• Ning Tian waited for Xu Zihuang in the rain, and the two walked together while discussing Xiaoya’s cultivation and Ning Tian’s family elder, who planned to visit and meet him.
• Xu Zihuang agreed to meet Ning Tian’s elder, and he and Ning Tian shared an intimate moment beneath an umbrella.
• Huo Yuhao ran past Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian, saw their closeness, and fled with envy, jealousy, and resentment swelling inside him.
• Xu Zihuang took Ning Tian’s hand, and they continued toward the Martial Soul Department area.

Xu Zihuang cultivated his Thunderclap Nether Vine Right Leg Bone in a thunderstorm, then received a fifty-thousand-year pure Spiritual Attribute Evil Eye Tyrant from Mu En as his Fifth Soul Ring. After discovering that the beast’s soul was held in a crystal core, Xu Zihuang melted it with Ultimate Lightning and began fusing the resulting Soul Ring.

• Xu Zihuang left Ning Tian at the girls' dormitory and used the thunderstorm to temper his Thunderclap Nether Vine Right Leg Bone, which advanced to roughly seventy-thousand-year quality.
• Mu En told Xu Zihuang that he had captured a Soul Beast suitable for his Fifth Soul Ring and showed him a pure Spiritual Attribute Evil Eye Tyrant from the Demon Forest.
• Xu Zihuang pierced the Evil Eye Tyrant's pupil while Mu En's barrier suppressed it, but no Soul Ring appeared when its body died.
• Mu En extracted a silver diamond-shaped crystal core from the Evil Eye Tyrant, and Xu Zihuang used Ultimate Lightning to melt it and release a pitch-black Soul Ring.
• Xu Zihuang began fusing the fifty-thousand-year Evil Eye Tyrant Soul Ring.

Xu Zihuang completed the fusion of a fifty-thousand-year Evil Eye Tyrant Soul Ring and advanced to level fifty-three, gaining a powerful area-of-effect Spirit Attribute Soul Skill. After checking his enhanced abilities, he went to Sea God Lake to rest and reflect.

• Xu Zihuang endured the Evil Eye Tyrant Soul Ring's violent Spiritual Power while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm released more of his power to help the fusion.
• Xu Zihuang completed the three-day fusion and broke through from Soul Ancestor to Soul King, reaching level fifty-three.
• Xu Zihuang examined his five Soul Rings and sensed the strength of his new Spirit Attribute Soul Skill.
• Xu Zihuang chose to adapt to his new abilities rather than continue cultivating, then went to Sea God Lake to fish and reflect until sunrise.

After fusing his Fifth Soul Ring and reaching Soul Power Level 53, Xu Zihuang met with Beibei and Xu Sanshi, then reunited with Ning Tian. He agreed to visit the elder from Ning Tian’s family who had arrived in Shrek City, leaving their meeting as the next step.

• Xu Zihuang caught a silver fish, fed it to the Mystic Turtle, and told Beibei and Xu Sanshi that his Fifth Soul Ring had raised his Soul Power to Level 53.
• Xu Sanshi asked Xu Zihuang for advice about Jiang Nannan, but Xu Zihuang said Xu Sanshi first needed to resolve the grievance she held against him.
• Beibei explained that Tang Ya needed to reach Rank 40 and improve her combat ability to qualify for the Inner Court assessment, and he hoped Ning Tian would persuade her to accept help.
• Jiang Nannan overheard Xu Sanshi’s remark that he was not worth a single hair on her head and left the cafeteria without acknowledging him.
• Ning Tian joined Xu Zihuang outside the girls’ dormitory, and he agreed that they should visit the elder from her family that day.

Xu Zihuang accompanied Ning Tian to the Nine Treasure Pavilion to meet her Great-Grandfather, who tested him with a sudden attack. The elder approved of Xu Zihuang’s fused King's Reign Over the World and Ultimate Lightning, then invited the couple to sit and talk.

• Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian arrived at the Nine Treasure Pavilion, where Ning Tian asked the attendants to take them to her Great-Grandfather.
• As they entered the circular living room, Xu Zihuang shielded Ning Tian and met an attack from a withered hand with a purple-gold punch.
• Ning Tian’s Great-Grandfather revealed his Bone Dragon Claw and praised Xu Zihuang for combining King's Reign Over the World with Ultimate Lightning.
• Xu Zihuang apologized for delaying his visit while fusing his Fifth Soul Ring, and Ning Tian’s Great-Grandfather invited them to sit.

Ning Tian introduced Xu Zihuang to Elder Gu, who approved of their relationship and gave Xu Zihuang a rare piece of Hundred-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber to help strengthen his physical abilities. The chapter ended with Elder Gu agreeing to secretly follow Ning Tian, Xu Zihuang, Tang Ya, and Beibei on their trip to the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Ning Tian sat beside Xu Zihuang and introduced him to Elder Gu, who warmly accepted him as a junior.
• Elder Gu praised Xu Zihuang's talent and character after recalling their earlier exchange and Xu Zihuang's protection of Ning Tian.
• Elder Gu gave Xu Zihuang a piece of Whale Rubber from a Soul Beast with more than a Hundred-Thousand-Year Cultivation, explaining it could help his physical strength keep pace with his other abilities.
• Xu Zihuang accepted the gift, while Ning Tian resolved to focus on improving herself rather than feel insecure about his excellence.
• Ning Tian told Elder Gu that she, Xu Zihuang, Tang Ya, and Beibei planned to hunt Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest for her fourth Soul Ring, and Elder Gu agreed to follow them secretly.

Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian left the Nine Treasure Pavilion after Elder Gu urged Ning Tian to keep pace with Xu Zihuang and planned to use a Soul Beast as leverage with him. After Xu Zihuang upgraded Whale Tooth and Tang Ya broke through Level 40, the four set out for the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Rings, entering the Mixed Zone without finding suitable beasts in the Outer Court.

• Elder Gu watched Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian leave and resolved to use knowledge of a Soul Beast suited to Xu Zihuang's Second Martial Soul to deepen the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's ties with him.
• Xu Zihuang learned that Elder Gu's life force was fading, while Ning Tian reaffirmed her commitment to the sect and embraced Xu Zihuang before they returned to the academy.
• Xu Zihuang engraved five fused Level 6 core formations into Whale Tooth, turning it into a Level 6 close-combat Soul Tool.
• Tang Ya broke through the Level 40 bottleneck, so Xu Zihuang, Beibei, Tang Ya, and Ning Tian agreed to hunt Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The four flew to the forest, restored their strength, and entered in formation, with Beibei leading and Xu Zihuang guarding the rear.
• The group crossed the Outer Court and headed into the Mixed Zone after finding only unsuitable Soul Beasts around two thousand years old.

Xu Zihuang led the group into the Star Dou Great Forest, where Ning Tian obtained a Diamond Mammoth Soul Ring and advanced to Soul Ancestor. When a furious thirty-thousand-year Diamond Mammoth attacked, Xu Zihuang revealed his fifth Soul Skill, Mental Storm, and destroyed it.

• Xu Zihuang identified a nearby gathering place of Human-Faced Demon Spiders as a possible source of Tang Ya's fourth Soul Ring, then captured a three-thousand-two-hundred-year Mandala Snake when it attacked the group.
• Beibei discussed whether Huo Yuhao should leave the academy, and Tang Ya considered having him help rebuild the Tang Sect.
• Xu Zihuang and the others encountered a dying Diamond Mammoth, and Ning Tian killed it and absorbed its Soul Ring, reaching Soul Ancestor.
• A thirty-thousand-year Diamond Mammoth arrived, apparently enraged by the death of its offspring, and charged at Xu Zihuang and Beibei.
• Xu Zihuang unleashed his fifth Soul Skill, Mental Storm, and obliterated the Diamond Mammoth with a wave of Spiritual Power.

Xu Zihuang killed a thirty-thousand-year Diamond Mammoth with Spirit Storm and claimed its Right Arm Bone before the group spent the night in the Mixed Zone. The next morning, he led them to their destination, where they encountered a swarm of more than a hundred Man Faced Demon Spiders.

• Xu Zihuang unleashed Spirit Storm on the Diamond Mammoth, killing it and making a high-quality Right Arm Bone fall with its Soul Ring.
• Xu Zihuang took the Right Arm Bone, while Beibei, Tang Ya, and Ning Tian watched; Elder Bone praised his talent from behind the group.
• The group agreed to spend the night in the Mixed Zone, and Xu Zihuang recovered while the others kept watch.
• Xu Zihuang and Beibei took turns guarding the group, and the mammoth's scent kept other Soul Beasts away until morning.
• Xu Zihuang led the group deeper into the Mixed Zone and stopped as over a hundred Man Faced Demon Spiders gathered around them.

Beibei and Xu Zihuang helped Tang Ya defeat a powerful Man Faced Demon Spider so she could obtain its Soul Ring. When absorbing it nearly overwhelmed her, Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Emperor bloodline awakened and stabilized her condition.

• Beibei transformed and destroyed the swarm of Man Faced Demon Spiders with his Thunder Soul Skills.
• Xu Zihuang located the mother spider and trapped it in a Dark Red Crystal cage, allowing Beibei to defeat it.
• Tang Ya killed the weakened mother spider with her Flying Daggers and began absorbing its nearly five-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Tang Ya suffered severe Soul Ring backlash, and Beibei prepared to stop her absorption before Xu Zihuang restrained him.
• Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Grass turned crystalline blue with golden veins as her Blue Silver Emperor bloodline awakened and her aura stabilized.

Tang Ya absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring after her Blue Silver Emperor bloodline was stirred, but she lost consciousness afterward. At Mingde Hall, Jing Hongchen prepared Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen for an exchange with Shrek Academy, gave Xiao a powerful Soul Bone, and Xiao resolved to defeat Yu Tianhuang next time.

• Tang Ya successfully fused with the Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring, though the strain left her unconscious.
• Beibei explained that Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Grass had not evolved, while Xu Zihuang recognized the burden her stirred Blue Silver Emperor bloodline had placed on her.
• Jing Hongchen told Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen that they would study at Shrek Academy as part of an exchange, while Yu Tianhuang would join Shrek’s students at Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Xiao Hongchen explained how his defeat by Yu Tianhuang had changed his training and combat approach, and Jing Hongchen praised his growth.
• Jing Hongchen gave Xiao Hongchen a twenty-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Left Arm Soul Bone, and Xiao resolved to grow stronger before their next tournament.

Xu Zihuang and his companions rescued Dai Luoli and Zhou Ye from a Giant Paw Black Tiger in the Star Dou Great Forest. Dai Luoli began absorbing the tiger’s Soul Ring while Xu Zihuang reflected on his ties to the White Tiger Duke’s family.

• Beibei, Xu Zihuang, and Ning Tian discussed Tang Ya’s prospects of evolving her Martial Soul into the Blue Silver Emperor as they traveled toward the forest’s outskirts.
• The group encountered Zhou Ye and Dai Luoli facing a Giant Paw Black Tiger, and Xu Zihuang recognized Dai Luoli as a son of Duke White Tiger Dai Hao.
• Dai Luoli’s fear left Zhou Ye pinned by the tiger’s Black Tiger Giant Spirit Palm, but Xu Zihuang pierced the beast with a Dark Red Crystal spear and saved Dai Luoli.
• Dai Luoli recognized Xu Zihuang as the Shrek Team champion he admired, and Zhou Ye introduced himself as a former personal guard of the White Tiger Duke.
• Xu Zihuang urged Dai Luoli to take the Giant Paw Black Tiger as his second Soul Ring, and Dai Luoli began absorbing it while the others rested.

Dai Luoli absorbed a Giant Paw Black Tiger Soul Ring and gained the spiritually infused White Tiger Giant Spirit Palm, while Xu Zihuang observed his potential without offering to help awaken it. After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Dai Luoli and Xu Zihuang’s group parted ways.

• Xu Zihuang watched Dai Luoli absorb his second Soul Ring and considered the untapped potential of Dai Luoli’s mutated White Tiger Martial Soul.
• Ning Tian asked Xu Zihuang why he was watching Dai Luoli, and Xu Zihuang explained his Martial Soul’s Spiritual Attribute.
• Dai Luoli completed the Soul Ring fusion and demonstrated his new White Tiger Giant Spirit Palm, which combined Soul Power and Spiritual Power.
• Dai Luoli thanked Xu Zihuang with gratitude and reverence, and Xu Zihuang led his group out of the forest.
• Xu Zihuang’s group and Dai Luoli’s party went their separate ways after leaving the Star Dou Great Forest.