Vol. 4The Fall of Ming Capital

Wu Xuan gained strength, took on Mu En’s legacy, and led Shrek through the tournament while confronting the Holy Spirit Cult and the Tang Sect. The volume ended with allied forces attacking Ming Capital and Wu Xuan ordering Xu Tianran’s execution.

  • Wu Xuan killed the Golden Scale Griffin, gained its Soul Ring and Soul Bone, and created two new techniques during seclusion.
  • Wu Xuan chose Xiao Xiao as his Sea God Affinity companion, agreed to lead Shrek’s competition team, and prepared to enter the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Wu Xuan and Wang Qiuer killed the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, whose Soul Ring was advanced for Wu Xuan.
  • Mu En passed away after entrusting Wu Xuan with the academy’s leadership, and Wu Xuan won the elders’ support for stricter Inspection Hall missions.
  • Wu Xuan led Shrek to Ming Capital and raided the Xi Shui Alliance’s underground tournament with Ma Xiaotao, Zhang Lexuan, and Ye Guyi.
  • Wu Xuan struck down Tai Tan after accepting Huo Yuhao’s wager, and Shrek finished Group One undefeated.
  • Wu Xuan and Ye Guyi raided Ming Capital’s military warehouse and took its supplies and equipment.
  • Wu Xuan joined the assault on the palace and ordered the Sharp Blade Squad to execute Xu Tianran.
Chapters 309–411 Read from ch. 309

Arc 13The Griffin Hunt and Sea God Affinity

Wu Xuan gained a powerful seventh Soul Ring and created new techniques before taking part in the Sea God Affinity event and helping decide Shrek Academy’s competition team. The stretch ended with Wu Xuan, Wang Qiuer, and their companions preparing to enter the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for his eighth ring.

  • Wu Xuan and Xian Lin'er lured the Golden Scale Griffin into a battle, where it broke through to three hundred thousand years before Wu Xuan killed it and gained its Soul Ring and Right Leg Soul Bone.
  • Wu Xuan absorbed the ring, reached rank seventy-six, and later created the True Thunder Secret Method and the One Qi Great Hand Seal during seclusion.
  • Wang Qiuer defeated Beibei in her Inner Court assessment, while Wu Xuan kept his distance from her and prepared for the Sea God Affinity event.
  • At Sea God Affinity, Wu Xuan reunited with Xiao Xiao, displayed his strength, and chose her as his companion after Ye Guyi, Xiao Xiao, and Ning Tian expressed their wishes to him.
  • Wu Xuan agreed to lead Shrek Academy’s team for the coming competition, and the elders approved Huo Yuhao and the others to compete for the Tang Sect after they endured his sparring test.
  • Wu Xuan defeated the students in their sparring matches, then learned from Huo Yuhao that Wang Qiuer had come to the Inner Court specifically to find him.
  • Wu Xuan joined Zhang Lexuan, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and the others on an expedition to the Star Dou Great Forest, where his gaze briefly stirred the Power of Destiny between him and Wang Qiuer.
  • The group camped at the forest’s edge, gathered food, and ate Wu Xuan’s chicken soup before planning to enter the forest.
Chapters 309–335 Summaries Read

Arc 14The Golden Tree’s Successor

Wu Xuan led the group through dangerous encounters in the Star Dou Great Forest, then returned to Shrek and was drawn into the academy’s tournament preparations and Mu En’s final teachings. After Mu En’s death, Wu Xuan assumed responsibility for the academy and reshaped the Inspection Hall’s mission priorities.

  • Wu Xuan helped the group defeat several soul beasts, then pursued the Zhongli brothers and killed them before Wang Qiuer hunted the Dark Gold Fearsome Claw Bear.
  • Wu Xuan and Wang Qiuer fought and killed the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, whose soul ring was advanced to two hundred thousand years for Wu Xuan.
  • Back at Shrek, Wu Xuan selected teammates for the tournament, and Wang Qiuer received a fused Left Leg Soul Bone while winning a challenge match before losing a spar with Wu Xuan.
  • Mu En told Wu Xuan that he had less than four months to live, taught him to use the Golden Tree’s power, and gave him the Dragon Pill and the Descent Secret Method.
  • During his training, Wu Xuan met the Wind God and Space God, agreed to consider the Wind God’s inheritance, and received a token that began the Wind God Nine Trials.
  • Mu En passed away after entrusting Wu Xuan with the academy’s leadership, and his golden Light Spots purified the Inner Court disciples.
  • Wu Xuan honored Mu En at the council and won the elders’ support for stricter Inspection Hall missions focused on Evil Soul Masters and Evil Soul Beasts.
Chapters 336–360 Summaries Read

Arc 15The Tournament and the Tang Sect

Wu Xuan reorganized Shrek Academy, led its team to Ming Capital, and attacked the Xi Shui Alliance’s underground tournament while the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament progressed. Shrek finished Group One undefeated, but Wu Xuan’s clash with Tai Tan left tensions with the Tang Sect unresolved as the quarterfinals approached.

  • Wu Xuan reshaped academy leadership and Soul Tool Department funding, then entrusted Mu En’s right arm Soul Bone to Elder Lin Huiqun for Beibei and approved Soul Bones for Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruo Ruo.
  • Wu Xuan led Shrek to Ming Capital, where he met Beibei’s Tang Sect team, warned Xu Jiujiu about the Holy Spirit Cult, and learned that Tang Ya had injured Beibei.
  • Wu Xuan, Ma Xiaotao, Zhang Lexuan, and Ye Guyi infiltrated an underground Xi Shui Alliance tournament, killed Nether Lightning Douluo and Nightmare Demon Douluo, and seized its funds and rare metals.
  • Wang Qiuer carried Shrek through the early tournament rounds, while Qian Gu Ming drew with Yu Tianlong and Shrek defeated Heavenly Dragon Gate and Mingyu Sect.
  • The Tang Sect and Shrek stayed undefeated in Group One, and Wu Xuan accepted Huo Yuhao’s wager to face him and Wang Dong'er while suppressing his Soul Power.
  • Wu Xuan overwhelmed Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er with his Golden Scale Griffin, but Tai Tan intervened, declared the wager void, and challenged Wu Xuan before Wu Xuan struck him down.
  • Xuan Zi stopped the confrontation, and Shrek won Group One with seven victories while the Tang Sect advanced second, and Xu Jiujiu ordered an investigation after receiving shocking news.
Chapters 361–386 Summaries Read

Arc 16Ming Capital’s Fall

Wu Xuan helped Shrek reach the semifinals, destroyed the Holy Spirit Sect team, and raided Ming Capital’s military supply warehouse. As allied forces attacked the imperial palace, Wu Xuan joined the assault and ordered the Sharp Blade Squad to execute Xu Tianran.

  • Wu Xuan joined Xu Jiujiu’s plan to assassinate Xu Tianran and learned that Ming Capital’s military supplies were stored near the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
  • Wu Xuan led Shrek to defeat Proud Sword Sect, then survived an assassination attempt by Ghost Spirit and Ghost Nether when his Spiritual Clone absorbed the attack.
  • Wang Qiuer and Xiao Xiao won Shrek’s semifinal bouts, and Wu Xuan’s Soul Breaking Spear destroyed the Holy Spirit Sect team, including Tang Ya.
  • Wu Xuan and Ye Guyi raided the military warehouse, killed its Soul Engineers, and took its Rare Metals, Soul Tools, and Sealed Milk Bottles.
  • Du Busi and Xuan Zi led allied forces against Long Xiaoyao and the Sun Moon Empire as Ma Xiaotao broke the palace barrier and led the Sharp Blade Squad into the inner city.
  • Wu Xuan and Ye Guyi reached the palace, where Wu Xuan incapacitated and killed Xu Tianran’s ambushers, then ordered the Sharp Blade Squad to execute Xu Tianran.
Chapters 387–411 Summaries Read
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