Chapter Summaries

Wu Xuan and Xiao Xiao tracked the Wolf Thieves and rescued a battered Star Luo squad, learning that an Evil Soul Master was directing the attacks. They went to meet Dai Yueheng, who had been hunting the elusive enemy, and arrived as he lamented how well the Evil Soul Master hid.

• Wu Xuan used aura perception to locate a fierce concentration of Wolf Thief activity, then traveled there with Xiao Xiao.
• Wu Xuan swept away an attacking pack of Wolf Thieves and Xiao Xiao helped kill them, saving the surviving Star Luo soldiers.
• The squad captain told Wu Xuan and Xiao Xiao that the Wolf Thieves had multiplied and changed their tactics after Dai Yueheng led an elite team against them.
• Wu Xuan decided to pursue the person controlling the Wolf Thieves, and the squad captain offered to take them to Dai Yueheng for intelligence.
• Dai Yueheng learned that nearly four hundred low-level Wolf Thieves had been killed, but scouts had found no sign of the Evil Soul Master.
• Wu Xuan and Xiao Xiao reunited with Dai Yueheng, who said the Evil Soul Master remained difficult to find.

Wu Xuan and Dai Yueheng tracked the Blood Nether Wolf Soul Evil Soul Master toward the Ming Dou Mountain Range, where they discovered Wolf Thieves slaughtering civilians. Wu Xuan launched a devastating attack on the group, killing or wounding more than half their main force.

• Wu Xuan used Tian Meng's Spiritual Power to locate the Evil Soul Master by tracing the aura on his severed arm, while Xiao Xiao received the task of hunting down other Wolf Thieves.
• Wu Xuan and Dai Yueheng flew east-northeast toward the Ming Dou Mountain Range and discovered a village whose residents had been massacred.
• Wu Xuan sensed that the Wolf Thieves had continued toward the mountains, and he and Dai Yueheng pursued them along a trail of blood.
• Wu Xuan and Dai Yueheng found about two hundred Wolf Thieves dragging corpses and holding young women captive.
• Wu Xuan unleashed Jade Clear Wind Fire Burn on the Wolf Thieves, killing or wounding over half their main force while Dai Yueheng watched in astonishment.

Wu Xuan and Dai Yueheng pursued the wolf bandits to their lair in the Ming Dou Mountain Range and confronted the cold middle-aged man who controlled them. After Wu Xuan destroyed the wolf bandits and Dai Yueheng killed their master, the two returned toward the military camp.

• Wu Xuan and Dai Yueheng killed or wounded the wolf bandits, then returned to find that the surviving women had been slaughtered; Wu Xuan burned the bodies.
• Wu Xuan and Dai Yueheng followed a captured wolf bandit to a thorn forest, where Wu Xuan killed it and drew out the cold middle-aged man.
• The cold middle-aged man recognized Dai Yueheng and fled, while Wu Xuan held off more than thirty wolf bandits with Hurricane Strangler.
• Dai Yueheng returned carrying the man's severed head, and he and Wu Xuan agreed to celebrate at the military camp.

After leaving the White Tiger Duke's Residence, Wu Xuan accepted Xiao Xiao's confession, and the two continued their journey together. Elder Xuan watched over them as their return trip turned into a relaxed outing.

• Wu Xuan and Xiao Xiao thanked Dai Hao and Dai Yueheng for their hospitality and departed for the academy.
• During the flight, Xiao Xiao confessed that she liked Wu Xuan and asked him to accept her.
• Wu Xuan admitted he had feelings for Xiao Xiao, formed her a bouquet from wind, and accepted her confession.
• Wu Xuan and Xiao Xiao kissed, then continued toward a town while holding hands.
• Wu Xuan killed a Gray-Feather Vulture and a Soft Bone Rabbit with his Soul Breaking Spear, planning to cook them for lunch.
• Elder Xuan watched from the shadows and wondered why the students' surveillance mission had become a vacation.

Wu Xuan and Xiao Xiao shared a meal and confessed their feelings for each other, growing closer before flying back toward the academy. On the way, Wu Xuan sensed nearly a thousand unfamiliar people nearby, and they went to investigate.

• Wu Xuan and Xiao Xiao cooked and ate their game beside a stream, then Xiao Xiao praised his cooking as they walked together.
• Xiao Xiao told Wu Xuan about her parents’ relationship and explained that she did not expect to have him all to herself.
• Wu Xuan embraced Xiao Xiao, and they kissed passionately before he stopped them and suggested returning to the academy.
• Wu Xuan and Xiao Xiao flew toward the academy hand in hand, but he sensed nearly a thousand unfamiliar auras on a nearby road.
• Wu Xuan and Xiao Xiao decided to investigate the group, whose members ranged from weaker than ordinary civilians to a three-ring Soul Elder.

Wu Xuan and Xiao Xiao rescued hundreds of commoners from bandits trafficking them to the Sun Moon Empire. After learning where the captives were being sent, Wu Xuan planned to alert Dai Yueheng and the White Tiger Duke and leave the distant hideout for later.

• Wu Xuan and Xiao Xiao confronted a band of robbers who were transporting captured commoners, and Wu Xuan killed nearly a hundred bandits with Wind Blades.
• Wu Xuan interrogated the bandit leader and learned that the Sun Moon Empire paid the robbers to deliver commoners to a mountainous area; Xiao Xiao killed the leader with Dark Gold Fearsome Claw.
• Wu Xuan identified himself and Xiao Xiao as Shrek students, then gave the rescued commoners the bandits' Gold Soul Coins to divide equally.
• Wu Xuan and Xiao Xiao left, and Wu Xuan planned to inform Dai Yueheng and the White Tiger Duke about the trafficking while postponing action against the hideout in the Ming Dou Mountain Range.

Wu Xuan killed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Rouge Dragon and fused its External Soul Bone, the Annihilation Dragon Claw. After the bone finished fusing, he prepared to absorb the Rouge Dragon's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

• Mu En summoned Wu Xuan to the Inner Court and said he had captured a Rouge Dragon for Wu Xuan's sixth soul ring.
• Mu En restrained the Rouge Dragon and told Wu Xuan to strike the shattered reverse scale on its chest.
• Wu Xuan pierced the Rouge Dragon's wound with his spear, killing it and releasing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Mu En discovered that the Rouge Dragon had produced an External Soul Bone from its left front claw and told Wu Xuan to fuse with the bone before absorbing the ring.
• Wu Xuan fused the Rouge Dragon Left Palm Bone, which became the Annihilation Dragon Claw, as Mu En and Xuan Zi watched.

Wu Xuan absorbed the Rouge Dragon’s Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and, while comprehending its power, unexpectedly began constructing a Spirit Attribute Soul Core. The core reached a dangerous, spatially charged final stage, leaving Mu En and Xuan Zi watching as Wu Xuan sensed a profound transformation.

• Wu Xuan activated his newly fused Silver Scale Griffin soul bone, then began absorbing the Rouge Dragon’s Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring under Mu En’s guidance.
• Wu Xuan resisted the Rouge Dragon’s remnant soul with his Spiritual Power and absorbed the ring’s energy over two days.
• Wu Xuan entered a state of comprehension and began condensing pale cyan Soul Power into a solid funnel as heaven-and-earth energy gathered above Sea God Pavilion.
• Mu En and Xuan Zi realized Wu Xuan was constructing a Soul Core, and they watched as his Spiritual Power infused the core and turned it silver.
• Wu Xuan’s Soul Core absorbed spatial power and Space Cracks until it became a silver-and-black sphere, and Wu Xuan sensed a fundamental sublimation as it stopped spinning.

Wu Xuan sensed the God Realm after successfully condensing a Soul Core at Soul Emperor rank, then began fusing it into his brow under Mu En and Xuan Zi’s protection. In the God Realm, several deities argued over claiming him as a successor, while God of Destruction declared that he had already chosen Wu Xuan.

• Wu Xuan sensed a distant call from the God Realm after his spiritual world and Soul Power fused more completely.
• Wu Xuan successfully condensed a Soul Core at Soul Emperor rank, making history and impressing Mu En and Xuan Zi.
• Wu Xuan drew the Soul Core into his brow and began fusing with it, enduring intense pressure without suffering a fatal mishap.
• Deities in the God Realm sensed Wu Xuan’s power, and Wind God and Space God argued over who should claim him as a successor.
• God of Destruction appeared and announced that Wu Xuan was the successor he had chosen, while Wind God remained determined to contest the claim.

Wu Xuan awakened from two months of deep meditation as a sixty-fourth-rank Soul Emperor and learned the new abilities granted by his Rouge Dragon soul ring and soul bone. Ice Empress confirmed that the world he sensed during his breakthrough was the God Realm, leaving her and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm hopeful that Wu Xuan could lead them toward eternal life.

• Buddha Ancestor Tang worried that Wu Xuan's breakthrough had drawn the God Realm's attention to Douluo Continent and resolved to prepare his backup plan.
• Ma Xiaotao learned that Wu Xuan had entered deep meditation, and Xuan Zi reminded her that Wu Xuan's progress came from hard work as well as talent.
• After two months, Wu Xuan awakened at the sixty-fourth rank, and Mu En and Xuan Zi heard about his Annihilation Wind, Shadowless Wind, Annihilation Light, and Annihilation Storm abilities.
• Mu En gave Wu Xuan the Aggregation Secret Technique, which could combine several soul skills into a powerful instant attack.
• Ice Empress asked Wu Xuan about the world he sensed during his breakthrough, and he confirmed that he had felt the God Realm's summons.

Wu Xuan learned that his newly formed Soul Core would steadily increase his Soul Power, but he needed combat experience to adapt and planned to request training outside Shrek. At the Inner Court cafeteria, Qian Gu Ming explained how his dragon martial soul had been strengthened and asked to join Wu Xuan after graduation, as Wu Xuan revealed he intended to build a force that could change the Soul Master world.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm bragged about choosing Wu Xuan, and the Ice Empress rejected his hopes of becoming her partner.
• The Ice Empress warned Wu Xuan that he needed to adapt to his rapidly rising strength before forming a second Soul Core, and he decided to seek combat training.
• Wu Xuan met Qian Gu Ming in the Shrek Inner Court cafeteria and discussed his breakthrough to Soul Emperor.
• Qian Gu Ming explained how his family had used a dying Red Armored Dragon to awaken the Evil Breaking Dragon Soul in his Coiling Dragon Staff.
• Qian Gu Ming asked to follow Wu Xuan after graduation, but Wu Xuan refused to arrange a Sea God Pavilion elder position for him.
• Wu Xuan invited Qian Gu Ming to help him create a new force after graduation, and Qian Gu Ming eagerly agreed.

Wu Xuan returned to the Outer Court and found Ma Xiaotao overwhelmed by corruption and bullying in her new role as Director of Studies. After Ma Xiaotao punished a noble’s son and demoted a bribed Teacher, Wu Xuan arrived, and she embraced him.

• Wu Xuan missed Ma Xiaotao and went to find her in the Outer Court.
• Ma Xiaotao sentenced Zhao Lin to thirty lashes and expulsion for gathering outsiders and seriously injuring a classmate.
• Ma Xiaotao whipped Zhao Lin, demoted Teacher Qi to assistant Teacher, and sent her away with the expulsion and transfer orders.
• Ma Xiaotao reflected on the noble influence and disorder that were making her work difficult and interfering with her cultivation.
• Wu Xuan entered Ma Xiaotao’s office, and she pounced into his arms before they talked about her burdens.

Wu Xuan showed Ma Xiaotao an improved meditation method that cultivated Soul Power much faster, bringing the two closer together. After sharing a kiss, they went out to enjoy Shrek City's lively eastern district.

• Ma Xiaotao told Wu Xuan that noble students and corrupt staff were causing serious problems in the Outer Court.
• Wu Xuan suggested the academy had assigned Ma Xiaotao to expose the Outer Court's problems, then offered to teach her his improved meditation method.
• Wu Xuan guided Ma Xiaotao through a Soul Power circulation, and she found it produced the same gains in less time than the old method.
• Ma Xiaotao embraced Wu Xuan after learning she was the first to try his method, and they kissed in the cultivation room.
• Wu Xuan and Ma Xiaotao strolled together through Shrek City's bustling eastern district at night.

Ma Xiaotao and Wu Xuan spent an intimate night together at the Rose Hotel, where Wu Xuan asked her to keep his improved meditation method secret. Ma Xiaotao learned that Xiao Xiao had confessed to Wu Xuan and that he had accepted her feelings, but she insisted on claiming him for the rest of the night.

• Ma Xiaotao took Wu Xuan to the Rose Hotel instead of returning to the academy.
• Ma Xiaotao and Wu Xuan spent the night together in room 601.
• Wu Xuan asked Ma Xiaotao not to share his improved meditation method, and she agreed to keep it secret.
• Ma Xiaotao asked Wu Xuan about Xiao Xiao, and he admitted that Xiao Xiao had confessed to him and he had accepted her feelings.
• Ma Xiaotao sulked that Wu Xuan wanted both her and Xiao Xiao, then pulled him back into another round.

Wu Xuan traveled to Yuming City to investigate suspected Evil Soul Masters after the Star Luo Empire destroyed a human-trafficking stronghold. At the ruined valley, he detected a skeletal figure hiding underground and provoked it into attacking him.

• Wu Xuan tested his Shadowless Wind and practiced the Aggregation Secret Technique before leaving Shrek to investigate the border.
• He flew to Yuming City, surveyed the city, and continued to the destroyed stronghold nearby.
• Wu Xuan found bones and burned remains scattered through the valley, then used his Spiritual Power to discover a hollow space beneath the ground.
• He detected a skeletal figure underground and taunted it by mentioning its former Sect Leader Zhongli.
• The skeletal figure shrieked, covered itself in black light, and burst through the ground toward Wu Xuan.

Wu Xuan defeated a Skeleton Martial Soul Soul Emperor who guarded a valley filled with buried bones and skeleton soldiers. The Evil Soul Master revealed a map to a major Holy Cult branch hall near Ming Capital before Wu Xuan killed him and collected his Soul Bone.

• A skeleton-like Evil Soul Master confronted Wu Xuan and attacked with his six-ring Skeleton Martial Soul.
• Wu Xuan overwhelmed the Soul Emperor with his Wind Element Martial Soul and Ten Thousand Year Wind God Winged Dragon External Soul Bone.
• The Evil Soul Master summoned an army of skeleton soldiers, but Wu Xuan cut through them and pursued him as he fled.
• Cornered by Wu Xuan, the Evil Soul Master pleaded for his life and revealed a map marking a major Holy Cult branch hall near Ming Capital.
• Wu Xuan killed the Evil Soul Master, burned his corpse, and collected his Right Arm Soul Bone.

Wu Xuan entered the Ming Dou Mountain Range, killed an Ironclad Monkey King, and set up camp to barbecue a Scaled Wild Boar. As he cooked, two black-robed strangers arrived, and the heat from his Silver Scale Griffin Left Leg Soul Bone caught him by surprise.

• Wu Xuan flew to the Ming Dou Mountain Range, restored his Soul Power, and entered the forest after preparing for its Mutated Soul Beasts.
• A group of Ironclad Monkeys attacked Wu Xuan, and he killed their leader with a Wind Blade, sending the others fleeing.
• Wu Xuan sensed powerful people fighting far away but avoided them and chose a secluded slope to camp.
• Wu Xuan killed a Scaled Wild Boar, cooked its meat, and enjoyed a barbecue while watching the sunset.
• Two black-robed strangers approached Wu Xuan, and the man called him a reckless brat for grilling meat there.
• Wu Xuan ignored the man when the Silver Scale Griffin Left Leg Soul Bone suddenly gave off scorching heat.

Wu Xuan confronted two Evil Soul Masters who tried to force him to cook for them and killed them both. After discovering that their elders were nearby, including a Titled Douluo about to absorb a Soul Ring, he set out to deal with them.

• Wu Xuan rejected the woman’s advances and realized that she and her companion were likely Evil Soul Masters.
• The man stole Wu Xuan’s grilled meat, and the woman demanded that he cook for her; Wu Xuan dropped the meat into the fire and insulted them.
• The Soul Sage and Soul King revealed their Soul Rings, but Wu Xuan trapped them in the Hurricane Battlefield and killed the man with Annihilation Wind.
• Wu Xuan exposed the woman hiding in Shadow Stealth and killed her with the Soul Breaking Spear.
• Wu Xuan sensed two elders thirty kilometers north, including a Titled Douluo about to absorb a Soul Ring, and decided to go after them.

Wu Xuan ambushed two Evil Soul Masters after overhearing their plans, killing Old Hua with Annihilation Wind. The white-haired Soul Douluo retaliated with his Grudge Soul and unleashed two soul skills as Wu Xuan faced his attack.

• Wu Xuan overheard Old Hua and the white-haired man discussing their plans to cultivate by devouring vitality, flesh, and wronged souls.
• While Old Hua absorbed the Silver Scale Griffin’s Ninth Soul Ring, Wu Xuan waited for the white-haired man to move away and inspect the corpse.
• Wu Xuan struck Old Hua with Annihilation Wind, destroying him from within and killing him instantly.
• The white-haired man revealed his Grudge Soul martial soul and attacked Wu Xuan with black claws, but Wu Xuan dodged and taunted him.
• The white-haired man pursued Wu Xuan and unleashed Evil Grudge Ghost Spirit and Evil Spirit Roar.

Wu Xuan battled a white-haired Evil Soul Master who used the Evil Grudge Martial Soul and struggled to protect the Silver Scale Griffin's soul bone. After Wu Xuan revealed his Twin Martial Souls and killed the man's ghostly creatures, the white-haired man sacrificed his essence blood to forcefully activate his Martial Soul Avatar.

• Wu Xuan destroyed the white-haired man's female ghost wraith with a Wind Dragon and battered him with Wind Blades, severing his right arm with a concentrated Blade Light.
• Wu Xuan retrieved a silver-glimmering soul bone from the Silver Scale Griffin and stored the corpse of the Quasi-Titled Douluo he had killed in a sneak attack.
• The white-haired man unleashed his eighth soul skill, Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, but Wu Xuan's Green Flame failed to destroy the evil ghosts.
• Wu Xuan summoned his Soul Breaking Spear and used it to pierce the evil ghosts, revealing two blood-red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings to the white-haired man.
• After Wu Xuan provoked him, the white-haired man fed his essence blood to his Evil Grudge Martial Soul and forcefully activated Martial Soul Avatar.