Chapter Summaries

Ye Lingfeng refused Ning Rongrong’s request to lend her money, while Ning Fengzhi worried that Spirit Hall’s Soul Tools threatened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. During Zhao Wuji’s examination, Ye Lingfeng rescued the injured Zhu Zhuqing, then confronted Dai Mubai when he demanded that Ye Lingfeng let her go.

• Ye Lingfeng rejected Ning Rongrong’s request, and she left in anger.
• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi what happened, and he worried about Spirit Hall’s growing Soul Tool advantage.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing before they attacked Zhao Wuji during the examination.
• Zhao Wuji activated Immovable Ming King Body and knocked Zhu Zhuqing unconscious, dislocating both her arms.
• Ye Lingfeng caught Zhu Zhuqing, reset her arms, and held her as she woke.
• Dai Mubai angrily ordered Ye Lingfeng to release Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingfeng challenged him.

Ye Lingfeng fought Dai Mubai with soul tools, blocked his attack, and paralyzed him before kicking him in the face. Dai Mubai remained on the ground, furious and trying to rise, as Ye Lingfeng prepared Golden Needles.

• Dai Mubai activated his White Tiger Avatar and attacked Ye Lingfeng with White Tiger Blazing Light Wave, but Ye Lingfeng's Soul Tool Shield stopped it.
• Ye Lingfeng fired six Soul Tool Paralysis Rays that pierced Dai Mubai's White Tiger Body Protection Barrier and struck his chest.
• Ye Lingfeng used a Level 3 Propulsion Soul Tool to rush toward Dai Mubai as Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation.
• The paralysis rays weakened Dai Mubai and interrupted his transformation, leaving him unable to move as Ye Lingfeng approached.
• Ye Lingfeng kicked Dai Mubai in the face, and Dai Mubai struggled to rise while Ye Lingfeng brought out tiny Golden Needles.

Ye Lingfeng's golden needles left Dai Mubai in agony, and Zhao Wuji challenged Ye Lingfeng to defend Shrek Academy's honor. Ye Lingfeng accepted, while Tang San removed and secretly collected the needles before Zhao Wuji transformed for the fight.

• Ye Lingfeng's golden needles struck Dai Mubai's chest and caused him intense pain, prompting Dai Mubai to beg Zhao Wuji to kill Ye Lingfeng.
• Zhao Wuji confronted Ye Lingfeng, but Ye Lingfeng showed him a Spirit Hall token and reminded him of his prison sentence, making Zhao Wuji temper his response.
• Zhao Wuji rebuked Dai Mubai and kicked him, then challenged Ye Lingfeng to last as long as an incense stick against him to restore Shrek Academy's honor.
• Ye Lingfeng accepted Zhao Wuji's challenge, and Tang San pulled the needles from Dai Mubai's chest and secretly stored them in his Soul Tool.
• Zhao Wuji released his Great Strength Vajra Bear Martial Soul and revealed his seven Soul Rings as the crowd made room for the fight.

Ye Lingfeng used his Super Power Soul Cannon to blast Zhao Wuji away, but the fight continued as both recovered and deployed new abilities. Ye Lingfeng restored his strength with Bloodthirsty Bean Bun and drew a dagger wreathed in Extreme Fire while Zhao Wuji trapped him with gravity.

• Zhao Wuji unleashed his Great Strength Vajra Palm at Ye Lingfeng, prompting Ye Lingfeng to fire his Super Power Soul Cannon.
• The cannon blast collided with Zhao Wuji’s attack, leveling the surrounding buildings and hurling Zhao Wuji into a crater.
• Zhao Wuji stood up and challenged Ye Lingfeng to keep fighting before the incense burned out, and Ye Lingfeng accepted.
• Ye Lingfeng ate his Bloodthirsty Bean Bun, which rapidly restored his soul power and boosted his strength.
• Zhao Wuji used his third Soul Skill to increase gravity around Ye Lingfeng, who summoned a dagger imbued with Extreme Fire.

Ye Lingfeng used the Red Dagger Soul Tool to overwhelm Zhao Wuji’s defenses and pierce his shoulder, revealing the weapon’s immense power. As Zhao Wuji’s students reacted in shock, Tang San became eager to learn how the weapon was made.

• Ye Lingfeng threw the Red Dagger at Zhao Wuji, who activated his Martial Soul Avatar and transformed into a golden bear.
• The Red Dagger’s tip opened into tracking, spinning petals that repeatedly struck Zhao Wuji and forced him backward.
• The Red Dagger pierced Zhao Wuji’s shoulder, and Ye Lingfeng realized the Soul Tool was more powerful than he had expected.
• Ye Lingfeng learned that the Red Dagger’s first skill was called ‘Cleaving Peak and Slaying Land,’ while its second skill, ‘All Things Broken,’ remained beyond his current ability.
• Dai Mubai reacted with disbelief at Zhao Wuji’s injury, while Tang San studied the Red Dagger and longed to learn its method of creation.

Ye Lingfeng defeated Zhao Wuji in their timed fight and prepared to leave Shrek Academy, but Flender demanded compensation for the damage he caused. Unable to pay ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, Ye Lingfeng agreed to work as a teacher at Shrek Academy until the debt was repaid.

• Ye Lingfeng held off Zhao Wuji for an incense stick's time, won the match, and Zhao Wuji accepted his defeat.
• Dai Mubai urged Zhao Wuji to punish Ye Lingfeng, but Zhao Wuji ended the matter and Ye Lingfeng tried to leave Shrek Academy.
• Flender stopped Ye Lingfeng and demanded ten thousand Gold Soul Coins for the damage to the academy and nearby homes.
• Ye Lingfeng offered an IOU, but Flender insisted that he work as a teacher at Shrek Academy to repay the debt.
• Ye Lingfeng agreed to teach and repay the ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, and Flender sent Zhao Wuji to show him his new dormitory.

Zhao Wuji pursued a mysterious presence into the forest and confronted a powerful Evil Soul Master, only to discover that his opponent was a Titled Douluo. Flender arrived to support him, and the two faced the intruder while trying to learn why he had come.

• Unable to forget his humiliating defeat by Ye Lingfeng, Zhao Wuji heard a voice calling him outside his residence and chased its aura beyond Shrek Academy.
• Zhao Wuji found a man in black in the forest, completed his Martial Soul Possession, and challenged him as an Evil Soul Master.
• The man in black revealed a blood-red hammer and nine soul rings, including a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, frightening Zhao Wuji with his Titled Douluo strength.
• Zhao Wuji tried to drive the intruder away by claiming Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo were coming, but the man in black dismissed the threat and called for anyone else nearby to reveal themselves.
• Flender appeared beside Zhao Wuji, recognized the danger, and introduced himself while asking the man in black why he had come.

Flender and Zhao Wuji confronted the mysterious Evil Soul Master, only to discover he was Tang Hao, who then clashed with Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan. Yue Guan returned after the battle and warned them that Tang Hao remained a threat, while Flender realized Tang Hao had come because of the Blue Silver Grass student.

• Flender refused to let Tang Hao harm Zhao Wuji, and Tang Hao revealed his identity after threatening them.
• Yue Guan appeared, recognized Tang Hao, and faced him in battle as both unleashed their nine Soul Rings.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji concluded that Tang Hao had come because one of their new students was named Tang, but Flender told Zhao Wuji not to get involved.
• Tang Hao and Yue Guan fought with blood-red and golden energy until the clash abruptly fell silent.
• Yue Guan returned and told Flender and Zhao Wuji to report Tang Hao's whereabouts to Spirit Hall, explaining that he needed to inform His Holiness the Pope.

Ye Lingfeng watched Tang San and Xiao Wu confront Ma Hongjun after Ma Hongjun harassed Cuihua and insulted Tang San. Tang San struck Ma Hongjun down with Hidden Weapons, and Ye Lingfeng recognized the precision and danger of his technique.

• Ye Lingfeng wandered through the village, greeted Zhu Zhuqing, and noticed an argument between Ma Hongjun and Cuihua.
• Xiao Wu challenged Ye Lingfeng to spar, but he ignored her, and Tang San stopped her from starting a fight.
• Xiao Wu intervened when Ma Hongjun refused to leave Cuihua alone, and Ma Hongjun insulted both Xiao Wu and Tang San.
• Tang San attacked Ma Hongjun, who revealed his Martial Soul and blasted him with purple-red flames.
• Tang San used ten Bone-Piercing Nails to extinguish Ma Hongjun's flames and make him collapse in pain.
• Ye Lingfeng watched Tang San's Hidden Weapons and judged his precise, ruthless technique to be formidable.

Ye Lingfeng helped Ma Hongjun recover after Tang San attacked him, then went to Flender's office to learn his duties as a Shrek Academy teacher. That night, Flender began training the students and singled out Oscar over Ning Rongrong's unfinished laps.

• Ye Lingfeng used a Soul Tool to remove the ten Bone-Piercing Nails from Ma Hongjun, who accused Tang San of attacking him unfairly.
• Dai Mubai arrived with bruises, confronted Ye Lingfeng, and watched him leave after Ye Lingfeng dismissed his threat.
• Ye Lingfeng asked Flender and Zhao Wuji about his teaching duties, and Flender assigned him to assist the teachers and improve the academy's instruction without teaching Soul Tool knowledge.
• Flender gathered Shrek Academy's seven students at night and questioned Ning Rongrong and Oscar about their twenty laps.
• Oscar stepped forward when Flender praised him for showing friendship, while Ye Lingfeng recognized that Flender had set a trap for him.

After Zhu Zhuqing asked Ye Lingfeng to teach her about Soul Tools, Dai Mubai confronted them, and Ye Lingfeng protected her from his attack. Ye Lingfeng carried the injured Zhu Zhuqing back to Shrek Academy, leaving her identity unexplained.

• After losing to Tang San at the Great Soul Arena, Zhu Zhuqing asked Ye Lingfeng to teach her about Soul Tools so she could become stronger and escape her fate, but he refused without Spirit Hall's approval.
• Dai Mubai followed Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingfeng, accused Zhu Zhuqing of being unfaithful, and raised his hand to strike her.
• Ye Lingfeng kicked Dai Mubai away, and Dai Mubai revealed that he was the Third Prince of the Star Luo Empire before attacking Ye Lingfeng.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Hell Stab to attack Dai Mubai, but he overpowered her and sent her flying; Ye Lingfeng caught her as she was injured.
• Ye Lingfeng used his Red Dagger Soul Tool to defeat Dai Mubai and warned him to keep his distance from Zhu Zhuqing, then carried her back to Shrek Academy.
• On the way back, Zhu Zhuqing asked why Ye Lingfeng had not asked about her identity, and he told her he would not ask if she did not want to tell him.

Oscar obtained a Third Soul Ring, and Tang San reached level thirty as Shrek Academy searched the Star Dou Great Forest for his Soul Ring. Ye Lingfeng followed Xiao Wu to the Lake of Life, where she learned that Er Ming had been killed for his Soul Ring and vowed to avenge him.

• Oscar gained a thousand-year Wind-tailed Cock's Comb Snake Soul Ring that let him fly at the snake's speed for one minute, and he declined Ye Lingfeng's invitation to join Spirit Hall Academy.
• Tang San reached level thirty, and Ye Lingfeng sent a report about Shrek Academy to Spirit Hall.
• While the group rested in the Star Dou Great Forest, Ye Lingfeng followed Xiao Wu through the forest to the Lake of Life.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python told Xiao Wu that Er Ming had been killed by a man in black who used Er Ming's Soul Ring to become a Titled Douluo.
• Xiao Wu learned that the man wielded a powerful hammer and vowed to avenge Er Ming.

Ye Lingfeng witnessed Xiao Wu meeting the Sky Azure Bull Python and grew wary of the unusual students at Shrek Academy. Yu Xiaogang returned to the academy and reunited with Flender, while Tang San found him waiting on the roof at dawn.

• Ye Lingfeng watched Xiao Wu and the Sky Azure Bull Python from hiding, then returned to camp and evaded Zhu Zhuqing's questions about where he had gone.
• Xiao Wu came back sorrowful and resolved to avenge Er Ming by recognizing the aura of the man in black.
• Ye Lingfeng reflected on the extraordinary students at Shrek Academy and the opposing forces behind several of them.
• Zhao Wuji reported the Star Dou Great Forest trip to Flender, and Yu Xiaogang arrived and was introduced to him.
• Tang San went to the roof to cultivate the Purple Demon Eyes and found Grandmaster waiting there to congratulate him on reaching level thirty.

Yu Xiaogang explained Tang San’s newly acquired External Soul Bone and joined Shrek Academy as an instructor. When Flender introduced him to the students, they questioned his credentials and mocked his reputation.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that his External Soul Bone could grow with him and urged him to study its abilities.
• Yu Xiaogang announced that he would stay at Shrek Academy as an instructor, then criticized Flender’s meager breakfast for the students.
• Flender introduced Yu Xiaogang to the academy as the Grandmaster and praised his Martial Soul theories.
• Dai Mubai asked about Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul and Soul Power Level, and Flender avoided answering.
• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu questioned Yu Xiaogang’s ability and dismissed his reputation.

Yu Xiaogang began training the Shrek Seven Devils with weighted runs, but Ye Lingfeng interrupted with adjustable Weighted Soul Tools. After the students tried them, Tang San chose to follow Yu Xiaogang’s original training method.

• Yu Xiaogang ordered the Shrek Seven Devils to carry rocks and run ten round trips between Shrek Academy and Suotuo City without using Soul Power.
• Ma Hongjun refused the task, and Dai Mubai questioned Yu Xiaogang’s authority and training plan.
• Ye Lingfeng arrived with Weighted Soul Tools and warned that carrying rocks could cause injuries.
• Ma Hongjun tested a Weighted Soul Tool, collapsed under its weight, and the other students became eager to try them.
• Tang San declined to use Ye Lingfeng’s equipment and started running with a basket of rocks to support Yu Xiaogang.

Ye Lingfeng left Shrek Academy after clashing with Yu Xiaogang over training, returned to Spirit Hall, and spent several years preparing for the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition. As the competition approached, Shrek Academy gained a place in it after Blue Tyrant Academy changed its name.

• Ye Lingfeng guided Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and three other students through weighted running, while Dai Mubai quit and Xiao Wu helped Tang San finish the task.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Flender to dismiss Ye Lingfeng, but Flender refused; Yu Xiaogang then excluded Ye Lingfeng and his Soul Tools from the Seven Devils' special training.
• After a month of training, Ye Lingfeng said goodbye to Zhu Zhuqing, offered to help her if she faced difficulties, and left Shrek Academy for Spirit Hall.
• Ye Lingfeng reported his observations to Qian Xunji, then returned to Spirit Hall Academy and studied his Soul Tools in preparation for the competition.
• Several years later, the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition neared, and Shrek Academy qualified after Blue Tyrant Academy changed its name to Shrek Academy.

Grandmaster explained the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition rules to the Shrek Seven Devils before the tournament opened in Heaven Dou City. The team endured public ridicule over its green uniforms and boastful slogan, while Dai Mubai struggled to contain his anger as Emperor Xue Ye watched.

• Grandmaster outlined the tournament's age and conduct rules, the Preliminary Match round-robin format, and the Advancement Match's one-on-one format.
• Dai Mubai claimed Shrek would win regardless of the format, recalling his desire to overcome the Black-clothed Youth who had once humiliated him.
• Three days later, the Shrek Seven Devils arrived in Heaven Dou City for the tournament's opening ceremony wearing their embarrassing uniforms and advertising placards.
• Passersby mocked Shrek's uniforms, appearance, and advertisements as the team made its way through the crowded city.
• The emcee introduced Shrek Academy as the final team, announced its slogan, Champion Without Opponents, and drew laughter and jeers from the audience.
• Dai Mubai clenched his fists and stepped forward in anger while Tang San sensed his tension, and Emperor Xue Ye stood at the center of the ceremony.

Emperor Xue Ye opened the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, while Salas’s recruitment offer showed Spirit Hall’s growing influence. Shrek Academy prepared to face the newly merged Three Great Elemental Academies, and the chapter ended as both teams assembled in the arena.

• Xue Ye officially opened the tournament as Salas and Ning Fengzhi watched from beside him.
• Salas promised finalists a direct path into Spirit Hall and its Martial Soul Sacred Hall, drawing loud cheers from the crowd and concern from Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi.
• Shrek Academy became a tournament dark horse and was matched against the merged Blazing, Divine Wind, and Tianshui Academies.
• Grandmaster ordered all seven members of the Shrek Seven Devils to compete and gave them details about their formidable opponents, including Feng Xiaotian and Shui Bing'er.
• The Shrek Seven Devils and the Three Great Elemental Academies entered the central arena as the crowd favored the stronger-looking opposing team.

The Three Great Elemental Academies overwhelmed Shrek with Huo Wushuang’s powerful strike, Huo Wu’s Resisting Fire Ring, and Shui Bing’er’s freezing attack. Tang San broke free and trapped the opposing team, but Feng Xiaotian launched a fierce assault on Dai Mubai, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Dai Mubai charged Huo Wushuang, who struck him down with his Fourth Soul Skill, Tyrannosaurus Tail.
• Huo Wu used Resisting Fire Ring to scatter the Shrek Team and break its formation.
• Shui Bing’er froze the Shrek Seven Devils with the power of her Ice Phoenix.
• Tang San shattered his ice and trapped the Three Great Elemental Academies team with Blue Silver Prison.
• Dai Mubai unleashed White Tiger Meteor Shower, but Feng Xiaotian attacked him from the air with Gale Magic Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes.

Tang San led the Shrek Seven Devils into the air to evade Feng Xiaotian’s attacks, but Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing’er fused their Martial Souls into Ice Fire Divine Wind. The devastating attack severely injured the Shrek team, and Yu Xiaogang demanded the trio be arrested.

• Tang San used Oscar’s Flying Mushroom Sausage and Blue Silver Grass to lift the Shrek Seven Devils into the air and launch a counterattack.
• Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing’er joined forces and fused their Martial Souls into the Ice Fire Divine Wind phoenix.
• The trio unleashed Ice Fire Divine Wind, trapping the Shrek Seven Devils in its attack and blasting apart the arena platform.
• The Shrek Seven Devils fell from the stage with severe injuries, leaving them effectively out of the competition.
• Yu Xiaogang rushed onto the stage and accused Feng Xiaotian and the others of attempted murder, demanding their arrest and punishment.