Chapter Summaries

Wu Xuan, a transmigrator haunted by the deaths of his parents, worked under an alias with a soul-hunting team and joined a commission to hunt a thousand-year Crimson Flame Tiger. The team severely wounded the beast in the Star Dou Great Forest’s outer region, leaving its fate unresolved.

• Wu Xuan awoke from a nightmare about his mother’s death and disguised himself as Yang Ming to meet Wang Zhen and Qin Lan.
• Wang Zhen announced that their team had accepted a commission to obtain a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and Wu Xuan agreed to join the hunt.
• In the Star Dou Great Forest, Wang Zhen, Qin Lan, and Wu Xuan cornered the Crimson Flame Tiger, the target of their commission.
• Wang Zhen blocked the tiger’s flames, Wu Xuan blinded it and stabbed its abdomen, and Qin Lan trapped it with his soul skill.
• The Crimson Flame Tiger broke free and thrashed wildly, but the three hunters kept their distance as its wounds and blood loss weakened it.

Wu Xuan and Wang Zhen's team killed a Crimson Flame Tiger, but finding a Soul Bone sparked Wang Zhen's betrayal and a fight with Wu Xuan. Wu Xuan gained the upper hand before Wang Zhen used his severed arm as bait to launch a desperate counterattack.

• Wang Zhen, Qin Lan, and Wu Xuan helped their employer kill a Crimson Flame Tiger, and the employer began absorbing its thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Wang Zhen discovered a crimson Soul Bone in the tiger's corpse, and Qin Lan proposed dividing the proceeds while giving Wu Xuan ten percent.
• Wang Zhen killed Qin Lan and the employer, then tried to frame Wu Xuan for their murders and seize the Soul Bone.
• Wu Xuan fought back with Light Spirit Wind and wounded Wang Zhen, shredding his left arm with a Gang Wind punch.
• Wang Zhen used his severed arm as bait, struck Wu Xuan with Earth-Splitting Axe, and swung Great Blade Slash at him in midair.

Wu Xuan killed Wang Zhen after revealing his Soul Breaking Spear, then left the Star Dou Great Forest with loot from the dead. He reflected on his past and his plans to avenge his parents and pursue Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, leaving his next steps focused on gaining entry to Shrek Academy.

• Wu Xuan used Spirit Gathering Wind to clear the disorienting effect, summoned the Soul Breaking Spear, and killed Wang Zhen after Wang recognized it.
• Wu Xuan looted the bodies, took a thousand-year left arm bone, and harvested the Crimson Flame Tiger before leaving the area.
• Wu Xuan recalled his parents, Wu Lin and Yang Wenhui, and how the Tang Sect had suppressed Yang Wenhui and the other subordinate clans.
• Wu Xuan remembered how a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had killed both his parents when he was nine, and how he had survived and trained alone afterward.
• Wu Xuan planned to kill the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger for revenge, obtain Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and seek a city lord's recommendation for Shrek Academy.

Wu Xuan prepared for Huo Yuhao’s departure from the White Tiger Duke’s Residence and continued searching the Star Dou Great Forest. He encountered Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who chose him as a host for its origin power.

• Wu Xuan disguised himself at a tavern near the Star Dou Great Forest and arranged to stock up on meat as he prepared for Huo Yuhao’s arrival.
• Huo Yuhao left the White Tiger Duke’s Residence, vowed to avenge his mother, and took her surname.
• Wu Xuan killed three wind baboons with his Soul Breaking Spear while exploring the forest.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm contacted Wu Xuan with Spiritual Power, emerged from the ground, and recognized his Twin Martial Souls and strong constitution.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began transferring its origin power to Wu Xuan despite his feigned alarm.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm fused with Wu Xuan, transforming his Sea of Consciousness and offering to become the first Soul Ring of his Soul Breaking Spear. Wu Xuan accepted the alliance and prepared to seek a wind-element Soul Beast, while renewing his resolve to confront Tang San.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm separated his origin power and Spiritual Power, then fused with Wu Xuan as Wu Xuan sealed his previous-life memories using the Enlightenment Scripture.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Spiritual Origin transformed Wu Xuan's Sea of Consciousness, creating ten enormous Light Spheres above a pale golden sea.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm introduced himself as a Million-Year Soul Beast and offered four soul skills for the Soul Breaking Spear, along with sealed power to strengthen Wu Xuan's next ten Soul Rings.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm gave Wu Xuan his Shed Skin to conceal his aura and promised to find a top-tier wind-element Soul Beast for Wu Xuan's next Soul Ring.
• Wu Xuan asked Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to watch for a suitable Soul Beast and vowed to one day defeat Tang San.

Wu Xuan tested the four spiritual soul skills granted by Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and killed a Wind God Dragon to obtain a Soul Ring. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao approached the Star Dou Great Forest and discovered evidence of a brutal soul beast attack.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Wu Xuan that his Soul Breaking Spear had transformed and directed him toward a suitable soul beast.
• Wu Xuan found a five-thousand-year Wind God Dragon and used four soul skills to kill it in under a minute.
• Wu Xuan began absorbing the Wind God Dragon's Soul Ring while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm watched over him and prepared to loosen his seals.
• Huo Yuhao neared the Star Dou Great Forest, eager to become a soul master despite the danger.
• Huo Yuhao found three headless Wind Baboon corpses and worried that hunting a soul beast would be beyond his abilities.

Wu Xuan absorbed the Wind God Dragon's third soul ring, gained the Jadeite Wind skill, and found and fused an External Soul Bone. Elsewhere, Beibei and Tang Ya rescued Huo Yuhao from a Mandala Snake, while Wu Xuan tested his new soul bone skill.

• Wu Xuan stopped his Martial Soul from evolving, then learned that his third soul ring brought his Soul Power to rank thirty-four and gave him the Jadeite Wind skill.
• Wu Xuan dissected the Wind God Dragon and found a rare External Soul Bone from its left foot, which he fused.
• Huo Yuhao found more headless Soul Beast remains before a Thousand-Year Mandala Snake's poisonous mist knocked him unconscious.
• Beibei drove off the snake and neutralized its venom, while Tang Ya urged him to help Huo Yuhao and considered recruiting him into the Tang Sect.
• Wu Xuan woke after fusing the External Soul Bone and used its Cracked Shadow Whirlwind skill to uproot a nearby tree.

Wu Xuan encountered Huo Yuhao, Beibei, and Tang Ya after defeating a Twin-Eyed Giant that had ambushed him. He gave the rare Spirit Attribute soul beast to Huo Yuhao, who began absorbing its soul ring.

• Wu Xuan drove off several soul beasts on his way to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, then crippled a Twin-Eyed Giant that ambushed him.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Wu Xuan that three humans were nearby, and Wu Xuan headed toward the riverbank, suspecting Huo Yuhao was among them.
• Wu Xuan met Tang Ya, Beibei, and Huo Yuhao, introduced himself as a new Shrek Academy student, and agreed to let them have the Twin-Eyed Giant.
• With Beibei's help, Huo Yuhao brought the Twin-Eyed Giant ashore and killed it with his White Tiger Dagger.
• Huo Yuhao began absorbing the Twin-Eyed Giant's soul ring under Beibei's guidance.

Wu Xuan watched Huo Yuhao survive absorbing a Twin-Eyed Giant’s Soul Ring after Electrolux’s remnant soul entered him, then agreed to travel with Tang Ya and Beibei to Shrek Academy. The chapter ended when Huo Yuhao found a Head Soul Bone in the Twin-Eyed Giant’s corpse.

• Beibei questioned Wu Xuan about why he had come to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Wu Xuan revealed he was hunting his third Soul Ring.
• Huo Yuhao struggled to absorb the Twin-Eyed Giant’s Soul Ring until Electrolux’s remnant soul entered the back of his head, stabilizing him.
• Wu Xuan declined Tang Ya’s invitation to join the Tang Sect, explaining that he hoped to test into Shrek Academy’s Inner Court.
• Huo Yuhao completed his meditation, thanked Wu Xuan for helping him obtain the Soul Ring, and followed Beibei to learn how to dissect a Soul Beast.
• Wu Xuan accepted Tang Ya’s invitation to travel with her and the others to Shrek Academy, and Beibei discovered a Head Soul Bone in the Twin-Eyed Giant’s corpse.

Wu Xuan sold the hundred-year Head Soul Bone to Beibei and Tang Ya, who gave it to Huo Yuhao as a gift; after absorbing it, Huo Yuhao gained Spirit Shock and an expanded Spirit Link range. As the group traveled through the Star Dou Great Forest, Wu Xuan struck a Man Faced Demon Spider, and Beibei transformed to protect Tang Ya.

• Beibei told Huo Yuhao to give Wu Xuan the soul bone, and Wu Xuan offered to sell it to Beibei and Tang Ya.
• Beibei paid Wu Xuan for the soul bone, and Tang Ya gave it to Huo Yuhao as a welcome gift from the Tang Sect.
• Huo Yuhao absorbed the soul bone and gained Spirit Shock, while the range of his Spirit Link doubled to over two hundred meters.
• The group set out through the Star Dou Great Forest as Beibei explained the Tang Sect's cultivation method and rules to Huo Yuhao.
• Tang Ya killed a Wind Baboon with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and hidden weapons, then Wu Xuan blasted a Man Faced Demon Spider into a tree with Cracked Shadow Whirlwind.
• Beibei warned Tang Ya about the Man Faced Demon Spider and activated his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul.

Beibei and Wu Xuan worked together to defeat a Thousand-Year Man Faced Demon Spider so Tang Ya could claim its Soul Ring. Tang Ya absorbed it successfully and reached Soul Elder, then learned Wu Xuan’s martial soul was Wind Element Control as the group prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Tang Ya chose the Thousand-Year Man Faced Demon Spider, and Beibei attacked while Wu Xuan used his wind abilities to counter its web and boost Beibei’s speed.
• Wu Xuan trapped the fleeing spider in a hurricane, allowing Beibei to strike it with Wrath of Thunder and leave it near death.
• Tang Ya killed the Man Faced Demon Spider and began absorbing its purple Soul Ring while Beibei guarded the area.
• Tang Ya successfully absorbed the Soul Ring, gained her third Soul Ring, and celebrated reaching Soul Elder.
• Wu Xuan told Tang Ya that his martial soul was Wind Element Control, and Beibei urged everyone to leave the forest because soul beast encounters had grown dangerous.

Wu Xuan, Huo Yuhao, Beibei, and Tang Ya traveled to Shrek City, sharing a meal and camping on the way. At the academy’s eastern gate, Wu Xuan parted from the others while Beibei and Tang Ya took Huo Yuhao to register and explained the requirements for his future New Student Assessment.

• Huo Yuhao grilled fish for Wu Xuan, Beibei, and Tang Ya beside a stream, and the group shared dinner before taking turns keeping watch.
• Wu Xuan, Huo Yuhao, Beibei, and Tang Ya traveled west for two days and reached Shrek City.
• Beibei explained that ordinary applicants needed to meet age and Soul Power requirements and bring a recommendation letter, while Huo Yuhao’s Tang Sect admission slot let him skip the entrance test.
• Tang Ya told Huo Yuhao that he would need to pass a practical New Student Assessment in three months, and Huo Yuhao vowed to fight his hardest.
• Wu Xuan said goodbye to Beibei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao, while Beibei led Huo Yuhao to register at Shrek Academy.

Wu Xuan sold a thousand-year Crimson Flame Tiger Left Arm Soul Bone for three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, then registered at Shrek Academy as an eleven-year-old Level 34 Soul Elder with a Wind Element Control Martial Soul. After being exempted from the remaining admission tests, he entered the academy and began a tour of its grounds.

• Wu Xuan sold his Soul Bone at Treasure Pavilion for three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and left the shop in disguise.
• Wu Xuan rested in a hotel for several days, then headed to Shrek Academy to register near the end of the admissions period.
• Wu Xuan told the admissions Teacher his age, Martial Soul, and Level 34 Soul Power, then demonstrated his Martial Soul and received an exemption from the remaining tests.
• The admissions Teacher assigned Shen Liang to show Wu Xuan around the academy.
• Shen Liang introduced the academy grounds as he led Wu Xuan past the statues and along Lakeside Path toward Shrek Square.

Wu Xuan enrolled at Shrek Academy, met his roommate Qian Gu Ming, and drew the interest of Mu En. He watched Huo Yuhao defeat Wang Dong in a dormitory fight, then privately hoped Tang San's daughter would not notice him.

• Wu Xuan registered for New Student Class Nine under Mu Jin and noticed that Mu En was watching him; Mu En recognized his high Soul Power and exceptional Spiritual Power.
• Wu Xuan met his roommate Qian Gu Ming, shared marinated dried meat with him, and settled into their dormitory.
• Wang Dong confronted Huo Yuhao over her dormitory rules, and they fought outside while Wu Xuan and Qian Gu Ming watched.
• Huo Yuhao used his Mental Detection to evade Wang Dong, then pinned her after her head pain briefly left her stunned.
• Wang Dong admitted defeat, and Huo Yuhao warned her not to threaten or insult him before returning to the dormitory.
• Wu Xuan identified Wang Dong as Tang San's daughter and hoped she would not notice him.

Wu Xuan and Qian Gu Ming began life as Shrek Academy students, and Mu Jin appointed Wu Xuan class monitor of New Student Class Nine because he was the highest-level student. Wu Xuan accepted the position as the class faced a three-month assessment, with most new students at risk of expulsion.

• After cultivating, Wu Xuan sensed that Qian Gu Ming had reached Soul Power Level 22 and joined him for barbecue.
• Mu Jin reviewed Wu Xuan and Ning Tian's admission records and was pleased that two of the four new Soul Elders were assigned to her class.
• On the first day of school, Wu Xuan and Qian Gu Ming arrived at Class Nine and took the remaining seats in the corner.
• Mu Jin warned the students that more than two-thirds would be eliminated in the New Student Assessment after three months.
• Mu Jin named Wu Xuan class monitor, explaining that he had the highest cultivation and was a control-system Soul Elder.
• Wu Xuan accepted the appointment, and the class reacted with surprise and respect upon learning he was a Soul Elder.

Wu Xuan’s class began practical combat training at Shrek Academy, where Teacher Mu named him class monitor and called for challengers. Wu Xuan defeated his roommate Qian Gu Ming with his wind-control abilities, leaving his position uncontested.

• Teacher Mu sent the students to the Soul Fighting Area for practical combat and said Wu Xuan would take the first match as class monitor.
• Zhou Yi expelled nine students from Shrek Academy for using trickery, and Wu Xuan watched before continuing to the Soul Fighting Area.
• Teacher Mu said anyone who defeated Wu Xuan could replace him, and Qian Gu Ming volunteered to fight.
• Wu Xuan revealed his Rank 34 Wind Element Control martial soul, while Qian Gu Ming revealed his Rank 23 Blazing Flame Coiling Dragon Staff.
• Wu Xuan blocked Qian Gu Ming’s attacks and used Finger Wind Dragon to knock him off the platform, and Qian Gu Ming admitted defeat.

Wu Xuan defeated Wu Feng in two moves during Class Nine’s practical combat lesson, then turned down invitations to lunch and went to the cafeteria with Qian Gu Ming. After class, Mu Jin learned that Wu Xuan’s talent far surpassed Ling Luochen’s, while the story left Wu Xuan and Qian Gu Ming planning to visit the night market.

• Wu Feng challenged Wu Xuan, who sent her flying from the Battle Soul Platform with two moves and no Soul Skills.
• A healing-system teacher treated Wu Feng, and Mu Jin ended Wu Xuan’s turn before the class continued its practical matches.
• Nanmen Yun'er and Ning Tian invited Wu Xuan to lunch, but Qian Gu Ming intervened and Wu Xuan left with him.
• Elder Lin told Mu Jin that Wu Xuan’s talent far surpassed Ling Luochen’s.
• Wu Xuan ordered an expensive cafeteria meal on Qian Gu Ming’s offer, paid for it himself, and suggested they visit the night market for dinner.

Wu Xuan and Qian Gu Ming explored East Gate Outer Street with Nanmen Yun'er, where they bought Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish and later watched Beibei fight Xu Sanshi. Wu Xuan detected Huo Yuhao using spiritual power to influence the match, then helped carry him back to his dormitory and asked Wang Dong to have Huo Yuhao visit him after waking.

• Wu Xuan, Qian Gu Ming, and Nanmen Yun'er went to East Gate Outer Street and bought grilled fish from Huo Yuhao.
• The three ate their way through the food stalls before hearing that Beibei would fight Xu Sanshi in the Soul Fighting Area.
• Wu Xuan detected a spiritual fluctuation from the audience and suspected Huo Yuhao was using a soul skill to interfere with the match.
• After Beibei won, Wu Xuan found Huo Yuhao unconscious from exhausting his Soul Power and Spiritual Power, and Tang Ya awkwardly admitted what had happened.
• Beibei repaid Wu Xuan with a silver card and gave Huo Yuhao a pill before Wu Xuan carried him back with Wang Dong.
• At Dormitory 108, Wu Xuan asked Wang Dong to send Huo Yuhao to Dormitory 305 to speak with him the next morning.

Wu Xuan, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong encountered the out-of-control Ma Xiaotao near Sea God Lake, where Wu Xuan’s soul skill stopped her before she could reach them. The academy gave them Soul Ascension Pills to keep the incident quiet, while Ma Xiaotao later woke and agreed to suspend her cultivation.

• Wu Xuan confronted Huo Yuhao about secretly helping Beibei in his soul battle, and Huo Yuhao admitted Xiaoya had suggested it.
• Wu Xuan, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong went to Sea God Lake, where they saw a red figure racing toward shore amid intense heat.
• Wu Xuan used Spirit Gathering Wind to cool the group and blow the approaching Ma Xiaotao into the lake.
• An old man rescued Ma Xiaotao, warned the three students to forget what they had seen, and gave each of them a Soul Ascension Pill.
• Ma Xiaotao woke in a secret chamber, remembered only a gust of wind, and agreed to suspend her cultivation at her teacher’s urging.

Wu Xuan, Qian Gu Ming, and Nanmen Yun'er were assigned to the same team for Shrek Academy’s New Student Assessment, where only half the teams would advance. Their first match was against Class One’s second-ranked team, and they entered the field awaiting the signal to begin.

• Mu Jin assigned Wu Xuan, Qian Gu Ming, and Nanmen Yun'er to Group One after registering Wu Xuan as a Control System Soul Master.
• Nanmen Yun'er and Qian Gu Ming celebrated their team assignment while Ning Tian questioned Wu Xuan’s chosen soul-master path and planned to coordinate with Li Ya.
• The academy began its assessment, with 310 teams competing for 150 places as first-year students.
• Wu Xuan’s group reported to Assessment Area Thirty-Two, where Teacher Cheng warned everyone against seriously injuring opponents.
• Teacher Cheng announced that Wu Xuan’s group would face Class One students Zi Hao, Ma Qing Shuang, and Leng Leng in the first match.