Chapter Summaries

Nan Li passed Shrek Academy’s entrance test and joined, while Dan Hong outmaneuvered Flender over the tuition and crystal ball fee before departing. Nan Li settled in and considered possible intermediaries for cooperation with the Star Luo Empire, but left the princes’ suitability unresolved.

• Nan Li broke through Dai Mubai’s protective barrier with her Golden Feathers, passed the entrance test, and showed him a Star Luo Imperial token.
• Oscar helped Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun recover, while Flender demanded tuition and compensation from Nan Li.
• Dan Hong offered two Soul Power testing crystal balls, but Flender accepted one and collected one hundred Gold Soul Coins for Nan Li’s tuition.
• Dan Hong left for Suotuo City, and Oscar showed Nan Li around Shrek Academy before she returned to her dormitory.
• Nan Li considered Dai Mubai and other Star Luo princes as possible intermediaries, then began cultivating.

Nan Li overheard Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai making lewd remarks about her and blasted the ground near them with an explosive. Flender punished the three boys with a hundred laps and assigned Nan Li thirty, then sent them all running.

• Nan Li saw Oscar clean-shaven at breakfast, then flew to the training field after Flender's gathering bell rang.
• Ma Hongjun made lewd comments about Nan Li, and Dai Mubai and Oscar joined the conversation until Nan Li exploded a metal ball beside them and rebuked them.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar arrived late at the training field, where Flender ordered them to run one hundred laps around the village.
• Flender assigned Nan Li thirty laps without using her Martial Soul, and everyone set off running.

Nan Li completed the hundred-lap punishment ahead of the others and confronted Ma Hongjun over his insults. She destroyed Oscar’s attempts to give him recovery sausages and vowed to keep him from returning to Shrek Academy before finishing the run.

• Ma Hongjun blamed Nan Li for the group’s punishment and lateness, while Dai Mubai warned him not to provoke a Soul Elder.
• Nan Li overtook Ma Hongjun, then explained to Jiang E Li why Flender was more likely to favor his known disciple than her.
• Nan Li completed thirty laps, recovered with Soul Power, and summoned her crimson wings to settle her grudge with Ma Hongjun.
• As Ma Hongjun struggled through the remaining laps, Nan Li struck Oscar’s recovery sausage from his hand with a Golden Feather.
• Nan Li destroyed Oscar’s second sausage with a Golden Feather and told Ma Hongjun she would not let him return to Shrek Academy before completing the hundred laps.

Nan Li humiliated Ma Hongjun after he insulted her, then explained to Jiang E Li that she had come to Shrek Academy to observe the forces represented by three Martial Souls. The chapter left Nan Li beating Ma Hongjun into the air while Dai Mubai and Oscar watched.

• Nan Li burned Oscar's Recovery Big Sausages and deflected Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Fireline with Li Fire.
• Ma Hongjun insulted Nan Li, who repeatedly struck his face with Golden Feathers and challenged Dai Mubai to fight her.
• Nan Li told Jiang E Li that Sun Island was targeting the families and forces behind the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, Hell Spirit Cat, and Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Martial Souls.
• Nan Li attacked Ma Hongjun with a series of kicks and punches, sending him flying as Dai Mubai and Oscar tried to intervene.

Nan Li used her Southern Star Seven Kill techniques to overwhelm Ma Hongjun, then trapped him in her Southern Bright Domain. She summoned the Cloud-Swallowing Fire Hou’s soul essence to deal with him after Jiang E Li told her to stop.

• Nan Li battered Ma Hongjun with the Intercept Kill technique and unleashed her Crimson Feather Slash, whose split blades nearly struck Dai Mubai and Oscar.
• Jiang E Li called for Nan Li to stop, and Nan Li kicked Ma Hongjun toward the ground without using another Soul Skill.
• Dai Mubai tried to catch Ma Hongjun, but Nan Li’s Southern Bright Domain barrier knocked him into Oscar and enclosed Ma Hongjun in a burning sinkhole.
• Nan Li sealed the Domain and summoned the Cloud-Swallowing Fire Hou’s soul essence to attack Ma Hongjun.

Nan Li trapped Ma Hongjun in her domain and used the Cloud-Swallowing Fire Howl to teach him a lesson while Flender and Zhao Wuji tried to intervene. After Zhao Wuji accused her of harming a fellow student, an unidentified voice challenged him for bullying her.

• Dai Mubai and Oscar told Flender and Zhao Wuji that Nan Li had trapped Ma Hongjun, and Oscar recounted how Ma Hongjun had provoked her.
• Flender asked Nan Li to release Ma Hongjun, but she silenced him inside her domain and let the Cloud-Swallowing Fire Howl continue chasing him.
• Zhao Wuji attacked the domain with his Great Strength Vajra Palm, but his strike hit the ground while the Fire Howl swiped Ma Hongjun through a tree.
• Flender rushed to Ma Hongjun, and Zhao Wuji confronted Nan Li, accusing her of harming a fellow student.
• An unidentified voice asked whether a little girl alone was easy to bully.

Dan Hong intervened when Flender and Zhao Wuji confronted Nan Li, then offered to treat Ma Hongjun’s evil fire. She revealed that she was an enemy of Spirit Hall and sent Nan Li back to Shrek Academy while she spoke privately with Flender.

• Dan Hong arrived to defend Nan Li and accused Zhao Wuji and Flender of failing to keep their students in line.
• Dan Hong identified Ma Hongjun’s impure bloodline and consuming evil fire, then blamed Flender for the method he had chosen to manage it.
• Zhao Wuji advanced on Dan Hong, but Nan Li and the Cloud-Swallowing Fire Howl stood against him until Flender ordered him to back down.
• Dan Hong offered to treat Ma Hongjun, declared herself an enemy of Spirit Hall, and gave Flender pills to ease Ma Hongjun’s symptoms.
• Dan Hong sent Nan Li and Zhao Wuji back to Shrek Academy, where Zhao Wuji canceled the day’s task and Dai Mubai warned Nan Li not to get smug.

Nan Li confronted Dai Mubai about abandoning his fiancée and revealed Sun Island’s plan to ally with the Star Luo Empire’s Second Prince. As training resumed, her display of power left Dai Mubai and the others wary of challenging her.

• Nan Li called out Dai Mubai for drinking and carousing while his fiancée struggled within her family, shocking Ma Hongjun and Oscar and rattling Dai Mubai.
• Nan Li showed Jiang E Li a token identifying the Second Prince and explained Sun Island’s alliance plans and its willingness to fight Spirit Hall alone if necessary.
• Nan Li argued that the future battle could not be predicted because Qian Renxue’s rebirth and Sun Island’s arrival had changed the balance of power, and Jiang E Li agreed.
• After several days of recovery and training, Ma Hongjun joined Dai Mubai and Oscar for breakfast, where Dai Mubai felt overwhelmed by Nan Li’s gaze and avoided meeting her eyes.
• Dai Mubai and the others hurried to the training ground when the bell rang, and Flender greeted them before giving the group an ominous smile.

Flender took Nan Li, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to the Soto Great Soul Arena for practical training and explained its rules. The students registered for the fights, with Flender leaving them to cover the registration fees themselves.

• Flender made Nan Li, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun eat Oscar’s sausages, then ordered them to rest and meet at the academy gates that night.
• Flender led the four students into Suotuo City, while Dan Hong watched them and followed from behind.
• Flender brought the group to the Soto Great Soul Arena and explained its match types, formats, and risks.
• Flender told the students to register, then avoided paying their ten-gold-coin registration fees.

Nan Li prepared for her first Soul Arena fight after Flender instructed the students to compete regularly and warned her to conceal her identity. The chapter left her facing Luo Gu, a level thirty-nine Agility Attack System Soul Master with nine consecutive victories.

• Flender required Nan Li, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to enter Soul Fighting Tournaments regularly, and told Oscar to team with Ma Hongjun at least once every ten days.
• Nan Li went to watch a match, where Dan Hong teased her, before returning to Flender and agreeing to cover her face in the arena.
• Nan Li put on a dark red Vermilion Bird mask and entered the stage under the name Flame Feather Vermilion Bird.
• The host announced that Nan Li and Luo Gu were both level thirty-nine Soul Masters, and that Luo Gu had won his previous nine matches.

Nan Li faced Luo Gu, a ruthless Shadow Spirit Leopard Soul Master whose Martial Soul seemed related to the Hell Spirit Cat. Their fast-paced fight escalated when Luo Gu revealed a skill that created two clones.

• Nan Li noticed Luo Gu's scars, bloodied ear, and resemblance between his Shadow Spirit Leopard and the Hell Spirit Cat.
• Luo Gu introduced himself as a level thirty-nine Agility Attack System Battle Soul Elder and displayed unusually powerful Soul Rings; Nan Li revealed her own black Third Soul Ring.
• Luo Gu used Spirit Leopard Avatar to attack at close range, while Nan Li matched his speed and studied his movements.
• Luo Gu unleashed Dark Annihilation and targeted Nan Li's vulnerable points, but she countered with Crimson Feather Slash and cut his cheek with her golden wingtip.
• Luo Gu retreated and used Shadow Spring Fall, creating two clones that startled Jiang E Li.

Nan Li defeated Luo Gu’s illusions in the Soul Arena, then continued fighting him until a piece of blue Branch Coral fell from his clothes and he escaped. Dan Hong suspected Luo Gu had a powerful background, while Nan Li decided to wait for him to return to the arena.

• Luo Gu created twenty-seven phantoms and attacked Nan Li, but she found his true body and threw him to the ground.
• Luo Gu resumed the fight, and he and Nan Li exchanged blows until both had spent much of their strength.
• A piece of blue Branch Coral fell from Luo Gu’s clothes, and he vanished with it, leaving a severed Red Rope behind.
• Dan Hong told Nan Li she suspected Luo Gu’s arrival in Suotuo City was no coincidence, and Nan Li ordered her to summon the clan’s communications officer.
• Nan Li and Dan Hong followed Luo Gu after he changed his appearance, but Nan Li stopped Dan Hong and said they should wait for him to return to the Soul Arena.
• Luo Gu watched Nan Li and Dan Hong leave, then ran off in another direction.

Zhu Zhu Lang and Luo Gu settled into life away from their families after fleeing an arranged marriage, while Nan Li decided to meet Dong Yun after obtaining her fourth Soul Ring. Dan Hong also revealed that Zhu Zhu Lang and Luo Ying had disappeared amid the Zhu Family’s efforts to reclaim the Luo Family’s bloodline.

• Zhu Zhu Lang welcomed Luo Gu back to their courtyard, and they discussed their escape from the marriage arrangement and their plans for freedom.
• Luo Gu revealed his love for a woman named Luo Ying and showed Zhu Zhu Lang the blue Branch Coral that reminded him of her.
• Nan Li won her eleventh consecutive soul battle, earning promotion to Bronze Soul Master, and Dan Hong congratulated her.
• Nan Li read Dong Yun’s letter and decided to meet her after obtaining her fourth Soul Ring, while clarifying that she would return to the academy afterward.
• Dan Hong told Nan Li that Zhu Zhu Lang and Luo Ying had disappeared and explained the Luo Family’s origins and the Zhu Family’s attempts to reclaim its branch.

Nan Li learned that Luo Gu was likely the runaway heir Luo Ying and chose not to interfere with his escape. At the Soto Great Soul Arena, Nan Li and Luo Gu formed a team, the Hurricane Team, and prepared to face the notorious Skeleton Team.

• Dan Hong told Nan Li that Luo Ying and Zhu Zhu Lang had fled their families to escape their arranged marriage, and Nan Li decided to respect their freedom.
• Dong Yun stood in Blazing Fire Academy, thinking about his younger sister, while Huo Wushuang encouraged him to aim for the Soul King Realm before the next tournament.
• Nan Li advanced to Silver Soul Fighter at the Soto Great Soul Arena and encountered Luo Gu, who was betting on Lang Yue, presumably Zhu Zhu Lang.
• Nan Li and Luo Gu agreed to form a team so Luo Gu and Zhu Zhu Lang could earn money without drawing attention by appearing together.
• Spectators at the arena recognized that the Hurricane Team might be the Hurricane Combination and reconsidered their confidence before the match against the Skeleton Team.

A spectator recounted how Flame Feather Vermilion Bird and Luo Gu had swiftly defeated the Snake Mouse Combination as the Hurricane Combination, prompting a buzz-cut youth to change his bet from the Skeleton Team to the Hurricane Team. When the match began, he discovered that only Flame Feather Vermilion Bird and Luo Gu stood against the Skeleton Team’s nine members.

• A round-bellied middle-aged man told the crowd that Luo Gu and Flame Feather Vermilion Bird had joined forces as the Hurricane Combination.
• He recounted how Flame Feather Vermilion Bird and Luo Gu rapidly defeated the Snake Mouse Combination in their first two-on-two fight.
• After hearing the story, the buzz-cut youth switched all his wagers from the Skeleton Team to a Hurricane Team victory.
• The buzz-cut youth returned to the stands and saw the nine-member Skeleton Team facing just one man and one woman.
• The middle-aged man confirmed that only those two fighters made up the Hurricane Team on the stage.

Nan Li and Luo Gu entered a Silver Soul Fighter Team Soul Fight as the two-member Hurricane Team, facing the nine-member Skeleton Team. After both sides revealed their Martial Souls and prepared to fight, Nan Li opened with a Cross Light Blade aimed at the Skeleton Team’s rear.

• Nan Li and Luo Gu registered as the Hurricane Team and entered a Team Soul Fight against the Skeleton Team despite having only two members.
• Director Ao introduced the Skeleton Team’s six consecutive victories and revealed that Nan Li and Luo Gu would face them with their fearsome reputations.
• Lange arranged the Skeleton Team in an offensive formation, with its members revealing their Martial Souls and combat roles.
• Nan Li used her Spirit Power to gauge the Skeleton Team and discovered that its Support System Soul Master was level thirty-eight, with deeper Soul Power than Lange.
• Nan Li took to the air as Luo Gu readied himself, and Nan Li launched a Cross Light Blade toward the Skeleton Team’s rear when the fight began.

Nan Li and Luo Gu fought Skeleton Team in a Soul Fighting match, using their speed and crescent-blade attacks to knock out the Tusked Pig Soul Master. Lange unleashed his Third Soul Skill, Endless Blood River, and sent a towering wave of blood-colored water crashing toward Nan Li.

• The Bat Brothers and their teammates attacked Nan Li and Luo Gu, but Nan Li redirected her crescent blades around their defenses while Luo Gu evaded Lange's skeletal hand.
• Nan Li kicked a crescent blade toward Luo Gu, who wounded the Tusked Pig Soul Master with Dark Annihilation before her flaming strike knocked him off the Soul Fighting Stage.
• The Brown Bear Soul Master used Gravity Swamp to slow Nan Li and Luo Gu, while a pale youth sent a shadow to attack Luo Gu.
• Nan Li unleashed successive Crimson Feather Slashes as Luo Gu dodged the shadow and Lange's skeletal attacks.
• Lange activated Endless Blood River and sent a towering crimson wave surging toward Nan Li.

Nan Li overwhelmed the Skeleton Team with her blazing fire and successive soul skills while Luo Gu struck down their shadow-wielding fighter. The team’s remaining members were blasted into the air, leaving their fate unresolved.

• Nan Li used Blazing Fire Supporting Light to stop Lange’s Endless Blood River and protect the Soul Fighting Stage with white flames.
• Nan Li’s Moon Blades and flaming strikes broke through the brown bear Soul Master’s defenses and sent her flying.
• Nan Li’s fire forced the Skeleton Team to retreat while Luo Gu used Shadow Spring Fall to defeat the shadow-wielding Soul Master.
• Nan Li unleashed String Blade Vast Sight, blasting the Bat Brothers into the wall.
• Mountain Ghost enveloped the Skeleton Team’s four remaining members in red mist, but Nan Li used Golden Feather Armor and crashed down on them, scattering the mist and blasting them into the air.

Nan Li and Luo Gu defeated the Skeleton Team, then Ma Hongjun provoked Nan Li at the Soto Great Soul Arena. Nan Li struck him with a golden blade, and Dan Hong recognized that the wound had crippled him.

• Nan Li and Luo Gu defeated the Skeleton Team, leaving its members badly injured after a life-and-death Soul Fight.
• Nan Li and Luo Gu went to settle their points, but Ma Hongjun interrupted and taunted Nan Li about Luo Gu.
• Ma Hongjun bragged that cleansing his evil fire had made him a Soul Grandmaster and mocked Nan Li for favoring Luo Gu.
• Nan Li sent a golden curved blade across Ma Hongjun's lower abdomen, blasting him out of the Great Soul Arena.
• Flender and Dai Mubai rushed to Ma Hongjun, and Dan Hong recognized that Nan Li's Soul Power had torn apart the tendons and veins in his wound.

Nan Li tested a fast, powerful golden blade and learned that her strike had gravely damaged Ma Hongjun. After witnesses confirmed Ma Hongjun had provoked the confrontation, Flender took him back to the academy and postponed his discussion with Dan Hong.

• Nan Li analyzed her new golden blade attack and arranged to spar with Luo Gu the next day, while he said he would consider what reward he wanted.
• Dan Hong told Nan Li that her strike had shredded the meridians in Ma Hongjun's lower abdomen and explained how much stronger it could have been.
• Dai Mubai confronted Nan Li, but she ignored him and asked Flender to teach Ma Hongjun that careless words could bring disaster upon himself.
• An arena staff member confirmed that others had witnessed the incident, leaving Flender shocked by Ma Hongjun's conduct.
• Flender took Ma Hongjun back to the academy and postponed discussing cooperation with Dan Hong.