Chapter Summaries

Xu Zihuang descended into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, survived attacks from poisonous vines, and found the immortal herbs he hoped could aid his cultivation. He reached Aromatic Silk Beauty and intimidated the Hundred-Thousand-Year plant into revealing its nervousness, leaving him poised to pursue the herbs.

• Xu Zihuang used Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's ice power and his destruction flames to pass through the poisonous miasma and repel attacking Plant-type Soul Beasts.
• Xu Zihuang descended into the valley and discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, its immense life energy, and the many Plant-type Soul Beasts gathered there.
• Xu Zihuang identified the Hundred-Thousand-Year Aromatic Silk Beauty and landed within its poison-repelling barrier.
• Xu Zihuang told Tian Meng that passing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's trial would let him take seven immortal herbs.
• Xu Zihuang feigned surprise and threatened Aromatic Silk Beauty with his destruction flames until it dropped its imposing act and begged him to stop.

Xu Zihuang passed Aromatic Silk Beauty’s test by consuming Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, which triggered signs of a Second Awakening of his Golden Eye and transformed his Spiritual Power. The chapter ended as he sensed a stronger Hundred-Thousand-Year Plant-type Soul Beast awakening: Infernal Delicate Apricot.

• Xu Zihuang learned from Aromatic Silk Beauty that he had to pass a test before taking any seven immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Aromatic Silk Beauty gave Xu Zihuang Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, and he recognized it as an herb that could benefit his Spiritual Power.
• Xu Zihuang consumed the herb and experienced signs of a Second Awakening of his Golden Eye as his Spiritual Power changed qualitatively.
• Xu Zihuang’s enhanced vision revealed the life force within Aromatic Silk Beauty and the energy patterns in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned Xu Zihuang that a stronger Hundred-Thousand-Year Plant-type Soul Beast had awakened, and Xu Zihuang saw Infernal Delicate Apricot at the center of the red lake.

Xu Zihuang discovered that the Aromatic Silk Beauty had secretly awakened the Infernal Delicate Apricot to force him through another trial, and he threatened them with the Power of Annihilation. The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s dragon souls then appeared, letting Xu Zihuang escape the valley with a mysterious pearl.

• The Infernal Delicate Apricot demanded that Xu Zihuang pass her trial, while the Aromatic Silk Beauty tried to downplay the danger.
• Xu Zihuang realized the Aromatic Silk Beauty had secretly awakened the Infernal Delicate Apricot and confronted her for scheming against him.
• As the Infernal Delicate Apricot prepared to attack, Xu Zihuang formed a black sphere of Annihilation that frightened both immortal herbs.
• An abnormal movement in Xu Zihuang’s Sea of Consciousness made him stop his attack, and two dragon spirits rose from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Xu Zihuang used the dragon spirits’ pressure to flee through the poisonous clouds, while the Silver Scale White Whale gave him a pearl filled with Heaven and Earth Elemental Power.

After escaping the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Xu Zihuang cultivated for nearly a month, confirmed his Golden Eye had undergone a Second Awakening, and broke through to level 40. He returned to Shrek Academy as the new school year and advancement assessments approached.

• Xu Zihuang learned that his Spiritual Power had begun reaching the realm of without form but with substance and that his Golden Eye and Soul Power had changed.
• After Xu Zihuang left, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Aromatic Silk Beauty, Infernal Delicate Apricot, and Beautiful Silk Tulip discussed the danger he posed to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Xu Zihuang spent nearly a month cultivating, confirmed his Second Awakening, and used the Silver Scale White Whale's medicinal pearl to reach level 40.
• Xu Zihuang set out for Shrek Academy, where Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, and Tuoba Yu were helping assess new students ahead of the approaching school term.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Xu Zihuang registered for the new term and asked Director Du Weilun to help him obtain his fourth Soul Ring. Du Weilun confirmed Xu Zihuang had reached Level 40 Soul Power, and Yan Shaozhe said he would come personally.

• Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, and Tuoba Yu tested new students and greeted Xu Zihuang when he returned to the academy.
• Tuoba Yu told Xu Zihuang that he had packed his belongings and that the students would move into the second-year dorms.
• Xu Zihuang completed his registration with Wang Yan and asked where he could find Director Du Weilun.
• Xu Zihuang asked Du Weilun to arrange the academy's assistance in obtaining his fourth Soul Ring.
• Du Weilun confirmed Xu Zihuang had reached Level 40 Soul Power and contacted Yan Shaozhe, who said he would come over personally.

Yan Shaozhe brought Xu Zihuang to join a group of Inner Court disciples traveling to the Star Dou Great Forest for Soul Rings. After introducing himself and confirming his record-breaking Rank 40 at age twelve, Xu Zihuang reached the forest with the group, where Zhang Lexuan prepared to lead them inside.

• Yan Shaozhe told Xu Zihuang that he had broken Shrek Academy's record by reaching Rank 40 at age twelve and brought him to Sea God Island.
• Xu Zihuang met Wu Ming, Chu Qingtian, and Ye Liu while they practiced, and Yan Shaozhe introduced him as their companion for the trip.
• Elder Xuan arrived with Zhang Lexuan and appointed her to lead the group to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhang Lexuan, Wu Ming, Chu Qingtian, Ye Liu, and Xu Zihuang introduced their Martial Souls, ranks, and Soul Ring needs, and Zhang confirmed Xu Zihuang's achievement.
• Elder Xuan and Zhang Lexuan led the group directly to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Zhang ordered everyone to rest before entering.

Xu Zihuang joined Zhang Lexuan’s team as they searched the Star Dou Great Forest for his fourth Soul Ring, impressing the Inner Court disciples with his talent and strength. After the group made camp in the Mixed Zone, the search continued into the night.

• Wu Ming questioned Xu Zihuang about reaching level 40 at twelve, and Zhang Lexuan confirmed that his talent surpassed hers.
• Zhang Lexuan assigned the team’s formation and led them into the Star Dou Great Forest’s Mixed Zone, with Xuan Zi following behind.
• Xu Zihuang used his martial soul without releasing Soul Rings and killed a nearly five-thousand-year Tiger Demon Cat before it could harm Ye Liu.
• Wu Ming, Chu Qingtian, and Ye Liu were stunned by Xu Zihuang’s three Thousand-Year Soul Rings, while Zhang Lexuan praised his combat ability and ordered the team to search laterally.
• After driving away several unsuitable Soul Beasts, the group stopped to camp in the Mixed Zone, and Zhang Lexuan sent Wu Ming to clear the area.

Xu Zihuang and his companions camped in the Star Dou Great Forest while searching for a suitable Soul Beast, and Zhang Lexuan’s memories of her murdered family surfaced as she stood watch with him. A fifteen-thousand-year Nether Ghost Tiger attacked their group, forcing the Inner Court disciples to prepare for a fight to the death.

• Xu Zihuang and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm discussed what Soul Ring his body could withstand and sought a high-quality Spiritual Attribute Soul Beast.
• Zhang Lexuan arranged the group’s watches and invited Xu Zihuang to sit beside her, then kept watch with him as the others meditated.
• Zhang Lexuan recalled the night her mother died, while Xu Zihuang reflected on their similar hardships and his resolve to take revenge on Xu Tianran.
• Xu Zihuang sensed an approaching Soul Beast, and he and Zhang Lexuan alerted the others and gathered them into formation.
• Xu Zihuang identified the beast as a roughly fifteen-thousand-year Nether Ghost Tiger, and Zhang Lexuan revealed her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring as the tiger closed in without retreating.

Xu Zihuang and Zhang Lexuan helped the group kill a fifteen-thousand-year Nether Ghost Tiger, allowing Chu Qingtian to absorb its Soul Ring. After Xu Zihuang finished cultivating, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm spotted a suitable Soul Beast for him five kilometers away.

• The Nether Ghost Tiger ambushed Ye Liu, but Xu Zihuang restrained it with Mirror Shatter and Zhang Lexuan wounded it with her Moon Soul Skills.
• Xu Zihuang used Time Distortion to halt the tiger, and Zhang Lexuan killed it with Moonfall.
• Chu Qingtian absorbed the Nether Ghost Tiger's Soul Ring while Wu Ming and Ye Liu guarded him and Zhang Lexuan stayed beside Xu Zihuang.
• Xu Zihuang cultivated, then answered Wu Ming's questions about his time-attribute Soul Skill as the group waited for Chu Qingtian to finish absorbing the ring.
• Chu Qingtian completed the absorption and thanked Xu Zihuang and Zhang Lexuan before joking with the group.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Xu Zihuang about a suitable Soul Beast five kilometers ahead.

Xu Zihuang’s group pursued a Silver Hero Beast, whose ability to copy Soul Skills nearly caught Chu Qingtian off guard before Xuan Zi captured it. Though everyone warned Xu Zihuang that its age was too high for his fourth Soul Ring, he claimed his Second Awakening of the Body Martial Soul would let him absorb it.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm identified the approaching Soul Beast as a rare Silver Hero Beast and urged Xu Zihuang to pursue it as a suitable fourth Soul Ring.
• Zhang Lexuan led the group after the fleeing beast, while Chu Qingtian used his new Soul Skill from the Nether Ghost Tiger to get ahead of it.
• The Silver Hero Beast began copying Chu Qingtian’s Soul Skill, but Xuan Zi trapped it with the Power of Earth and knocked it unconscious with a chicken bone.
• Xuan Zi explained that the Silver Hero Beast’s Imprint could copy and unleash Soul Skills at full power, and Xu Zihuang admitted he had read about the beast before.
• Xuan Zi and the others warned Xu Zihuang that the beast’s Cultivation exceeded thirty-five thousand years, but Xu Zihuang said he could absorb it because of the Second Awakening of his Body Martial Soul.

Xu Zihuang revealed that his Body Martial Soul had a Silver-grade Second Awakening, then absorbed a Silver Hero Beast’s Soul Ring to gain his fourth ring. He awoke at level forty-two with a purple, purple, purple, black ring configuration and a new soul skill, guarded by Zhang Lexuan and the others.

• Xu Zihuang told the group that he had a Silver-grade Second Awakening of the Body Martial Soul, and Xuan Zi ordered everyone to keep it secret.
• Xu Zihuang convinced Xuan Zi that his body and spiritual attributes would let him absorb the Silver Hero Beast’s Soul Ring.
• Xu Zihuang killed the Silver Hero Beast with his spear and began absorbing its Soul Ring while Xuan Zi and the others watched.
• Xu Zihuang endured most of the Soul Ring’s power, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sealed the equivalent of five thousand years when he neared his limit.
• Xu Zihuang completed the fusion, reached Soul Power level forty-two, and gained the Silver Hero Beast’s Imprinted Skill as his fourth soul skill.

After Xu Zihuang reached Rank 42, he helped Wu Ming repel a Flame Lion King, and Zhang Lexuan led the group into the Star Dou Great Forest Core Zone. There, Xu Zihuang used his fourth Soul Skill to turn a King of Earth's own attack against it, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Xu Zihuang told Chu Qingtian, Wu Ming, and Ye Liu they could call him Tianhuang, and the group rested after collecting valuable materials from the Nether Ghost Tiger and Silver Hero Beast.
• After two days without finding suitable Soul Beasts for Wu Ming and Ye Liu, the group fought a Flame Lion King; Xu Zihuang restrained it with Mirror Shatter, and Wu Ming blasted it into retreat.
• Zhang Lexuan decided to take the group into the Core Zone, where Xu Zihuang spotted a King of Earth with more than forty thousand years of cultivation.
• The King of Earth stunned Wu Ming, Chu Qingtian, and Ye Liu with Magma Ground Splitting Strike, but Xu Zihuang used his first and fourth Soul Skills to dispel the effect and counterattack.
• Xu Zihuang reflected the King of Earth's attack onto its abdomen, burning it and sending it crashing to the ground.

Xu Zihuang revealed that his Fourth Soul Skill, Imprint, could store and replicate Soul Skills, then helped Zhang Lexuan and Wu Ming defeat a powerful King of Earth. The King of Earth died and left behind a deep black Soul Ring for Wu Ming to claim.

• Xu Zihuang explained that Imprint could store three Soul Skills, use them up to three times per day, and copy an opponent's skill more quickly thanks to Dynamic Vision.
• Xu Zihuang asked Zhang Lexuan whether the King of Earth would suit Wu Ming as a Seventh Soul Ring, and Zhang Lexuan and the others prepared to attack.
• Zhang Lexuan empowered herself with a secret technique and used moonlight attacks to suppress the King of Earth while Wu Ming struck it with Golden Crow flames.
• Xu Zihuang used Time Distortion to slow the King of Earth, giving Zhang Lexuan an opening to strike it with her Sixth Soul Skill and expose its abdomen.
• Wu Ming poured Golden Crow fire into the King of Earth's wound, killing it and leaving behind a deep black Soul Ring.

Wu Ming absorbed the King of Earth's Soul Ring, reached Soul Sage, and gained its powerful right arm Soul Bone. After the group helped Ye Liu obtain a suitable Soul Ring, they left the Star Dou Great Forest and headed back to the academy.

• Zhang Lexuan warned Wu Ming that the King of Earth's nearly forty-five-thousand-year Soul Ring might be below her ideal, but Wu Ming chose to absorb it.
• Xu Zihuang recovered his Soul Power, then told Zhang Lexuan he was willing to test whether his first Soul Skill could suppress backlash from a Martial Soul.
• Wu Ming successfully fused the King of Earth's Soul Ring and advanced to Soul Sage.
• Xu Zihuang and Zhang Lexuan let Wu Ming claim the King of Earth's high-quality right arm Soul Bone, which she accepted.
• The group found a ten-thousand-year Sharp-tailed Swallow for Ye Liu, who obtained it as his Sixth Soul Ring.
• Zhang Lexuan led everyone out of the Star Dou Great Forest, and the group set off for the academy.

After returning from the Star Dou Great Forest, Xu Zihuang learned about the Second Year upgrade assessment scheduled for that afternoon. Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu remained hostile toward him, while Dai Huabin prepared to use the assessment to prove his growing strength.

• Xu Zihuang and the others left the Star Dou Great Forest after obtaining their Soul Rings, with Wu Ming also gaining a Soul Bone and advancing to Soul Saint.
• The group returned to Shrek Academy, where Chu Qingtian and Ye Liu parted from Xu Zihuang to go to Sea God Island.
• Xu Zihuang arrived at his Second Year Class One classroom, and Wang Yan welcomed him and explained the afternoon's Beast Fighting Arena assessment.
• Wang Yan outlined the assessment rules, including how students would be scored for battling Soul Beasts and how requirements differed by Soul Master type.
• Dai Huabin, now at Level 36, passed Xu Zihuang with Zhu Lu and regarded the assessment as a chance to show his progress, while Xu Zihuang remained unmoved by their hostility.

Xu Zihuang returned to class, revealed to Ning Tian that he had reached level 40, and prepared for the Second Year advancement assessment. The chapter ended as Xu Zihuang and his classmates entered Shrek Academy’s Beast Fighting Arena.

• Xu Zihuang brushed off Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, and Tuoba Yu’s questions about his absence, then stopped Zhou Sichen and Tuoba Yu from scuffling.
• Xu Zihuang ignored Wang Dong’s challenging look and ate lunch with his classmates, who discussed Huo Yuhao’s transfer to the Soul Tool Department.
• Ning Tian joined Xu Zihuang for lunch, and he told her he had reached level 40 and gone to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Soul Beast.
• Xu Zihuang returned to his dormitory, rested, and then headed to the Beast Fighting Arena with Tuoba Yu, Zhou Sichen, and Cao Jinxuan for the advancement assessment.

Second Year Class One and Second Class began their advancement assessments at the Great Spirit Arena, where Dai Huabin chose to face a Thousand-Year Blood-Red Baboon. After defeating it and passing with 140 points, he looked toward Xu Zihuang as if challenging him to recognize how far he had come.

• Xu Zihuang and Dai Huabin led Second Year Class One into the Great Spirit Arena alongside Second Class for their advancement assessments.
• Du Weilun ordered the classes to alternate sending students, and Dai Huabin volunteered to go first.
• Dai Huabin chose a Thousand-Year Soul Beast and fought the Blood-Red Baboon head-on, enduring its Bloodlust until it collapsed from its wounds and the skill's backlash.
• Du Weilun awarded Dai Huabin 140 points and declared that he had passed the assessment.
• Dai Huabin looked toward Xu Zihuang with a blazing gaze, silently asking whether he had been given time to catch up.

During the advancement assessment, Wang Dong revealed that she had become a Soul Elder and passed after defeating a Thousand Jun Ant. Xu Zihuang then challenged a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, briefly restraining a Human-Faced Demon Spider with his fourth Soul Skill before Gong Changlong subdued it.

• Wang Dong chose a Thousand-Year Soul Beast and surprised the class by revealing three Soul Rings, including two purple rings.
• Wang Dong defeated the Thousand Jun Ant with her first Soul Skill and passed the assessment with a score of 120.
• Gong Changlong explained that the Thousand Jun Ant had been brought back from the Star Dou Great Forest by mistake.
• Xu Zihuang challenged a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, drawing shock from the students and teachers.
• A Ten-Thousand-Year Human-Faced Demon Spider charged Xu Zihuang, who revealed four Soul Rings and used his fourth Soul Skill to restrain it briefly.
• Gong Changlong subdued the spider as everyone stared at Xu Zihuang's black fourth Soul Ring.

Xu Zihuang stopped a Ten-Thousand-Year Human-Faced Demon Spider from attacking the students, then asked to face it himself as part of his advancement assessment. With Yan Shaozhe’s approval and Ma Xiaotao watching, the arena shield went up and the released spider lunged at Xu Zihuang.

• Gong Changlong restrained the Ten-Thousand-Year Human-Faced Demon Spider while Wang Yan led the shaken students to safety.
• The students reacted to Xu Zihuang’s revelation that he had reached Soul Ancestor, and Gong Changlong offered him a favor for preventing a disaster.
• Xu Zihuang asked Gong Changlong and Du Weilun to let him continue his assessment by challenging the spider, despite their warnings about its danger.
• Yan Shaozhe arrived with Ma Xiaotao and approved the challenge, telling Du Weilun that he and Gong Changlong would keep Xu Zihuang safe.
• Gong Changlong had the Soul Guiding Shield raised, and the spider immediately regained control of its body and lunged at Xu Zihuang.

Xu Zihuang used a feigned retreat and a stored soul skill to escape the Man Faced Demon Spider’s web, then killed the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with a devastating combination of attacks. After Yan Shaozhe awarded him full marks and carried him away unconscious, the advancement assessments continued.

• Xu Zihuang dodged the Man Faced Demon Spider’s attacks and sheltered inside a Dark Red Crystal barrier as it covered the arena with poisonous webbing.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider released corrosive white mist and charged, but Xu Zihuang escaped above the United Soul Guiding Shield using Chu Qingtian’s stored sixth soul skill, Netherworld.
• Xu Zihuang boosted his Spiritual Power with Whale Song, slowed the Man Faced Demon Spider with Time Distortion, and smashed its carapace with five crystal cones.
• Xu Zihuang used his fourth soul skill to blast a hole through the Man Faced Demon Spider’s back, killing it and producing a black Soul Ring.
• Gong Changlong guided the exhausted Xu Zihuang down, and Yan Shaozhe awarded him full marks before carrying him away to recover.
• The advancement assessments resumed, while Ning Tian watched Ma Xiaotao leave and sensed her as a rival.