Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen, a transmigrator whose family was destroyed by the Wang Family, joined Shrek Academy to grow stronger and seek revenge. After arriving in Shrek City, he discovered that Beibei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao were enrolling at the same time.

• Lin Chen recalled his transmigration, the destruction of the Lin Family, and his parents' deaths after they protected him from Wang Family assassins.
• Lin Chen decided to become a Soul Master and earn money for a recommendation letter to Shrek Academy.
• Four years later, Lin Chen entered Shrek with Zhang Lexuan's recommendation, presenting his Seven Kill Sword and two Soul Rings at registration.
• Lin Chen collected his dormitory keys, noticed Mu En, and bought supplies for his bare dorm room.
• Lin Chen encountered Beibei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao in Shrek City, then rode the train with them to the academy.
• After arriving, Beibei and Tang Ya took Huo Yuhao to the admissions office while Lin Chen returned to his dormitory.

Lin Chen settled into Shrek Academy and befriended his timid roommate Zhou Mingxing, promising to help him during the Freshman Competition. He also met Huo Yuhao, lent him cleaning tools, and spent the next three days cultivating with Zhou Mingxing.

• Lin Chen met Zhou Mingxing in Dorm 109 and learned that Zhou was an eighteenth-rank Food System Soul Master, while Lin was a twenty-fourth-rank Assault Type Tool Soul Master.
• Lin Chen predicted Huo Yuhao would defeat Wang Dong, and watched Huo Yuhao pin Wang Dong down despite her refusal to admit defeat.
• Zhou Mingxing told Lin Chen that other families' younger members bullied him for inheriting his mother's Dumpling Martial Soul, and Lin promised to help him in the Freshman Competition.
• Huo Yuhao came to borrow cleaning tools, and Lin Chen lent them to him and introduced Zhou Mingxing.
• Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing ate together, returned to their dorm, and spent the next three days chatting and cultivating.

Lin Chen met Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Lin Xiaolei as the new term began, then endured Zhou Yi’s harsh opening assessment at Shrek Academy. After two days of classes and training, he went to sell milk tea to earn money for his future cultivation.

• Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing walked to Class One with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, and Lin Chen told them he had the Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul.
• Xiao Xiao introduced herself and Lin Xiaolei to Lin Chen, who warned them that Zhou Yi was approaching.
• Zhou Yi ordered the students who had not fought during registration to run one hundred laps or be expelled, and Lin Chen led Zhou Mingxing, Xiao Xiao, and Lin Xiaolei out to run.
• Huo Yuhao persevered through the laps with Wang Dong’s help, and his determination later earned him the position of Squad Leader.
• Lin Chen attended class and physical training, then rode his Soul Guidance Vehicle to Shrek City’s eastern gate and began selling milk tea.

Lin Chen sold milk tea alongside Huo Yuhao, bought spoiled Thousand-Year Whale Rubber at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, and settled into a busy routine at Shrek Academy. Three months later, he had reached the peak of level 25 Soul Power as Zhou Yi confronted Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao about all three being Control System students.

• Lin Chen sold milk tea beside Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya, while Jiang Nannan bought a cup and later Xu Sanshi and Beibei headed to the Soul Fighting Arena over Huo Yuhao.
• Lin Chen went to the Treasure Gathering Pavilion and bought a spoiled piece of Thousand-Year Whale Rubber for six thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Lin Chen returned to the dormitory, cleared away the stench from Huo Yuhao's training, and went to sleep after setting a weekly schedule for cultivation and rest.
• Xiao Xiao, Lin Xiaolei, and Zhou Mingxing visited Lin Chen's milk tea stall, and Lin Chen treated them to drinks.
• Lin Chen spent three months attending class, selling milk tea, and studying in the library, reaching the peak of level 25 Soul Power.
• Zhou Yi shouted at Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao after discovering that all three were Control System students.

Zhou Yi finalized the freshman teams, and Lin Chen helped Xiao Xiao join Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong while forming a team with Lin Xiaolei and Zhou Mingxing. After the trio shared their Martial Soul abilities and chose Lin Chen’s name for their team, the freshman assessment competition began with their team assigned to Area One.

• Zhou Yi asked Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei which team they wanted to join, and Lin Chen directed Xiao Xiao to Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’s team.
• Lin Chen teased Xiao Xiao about Wang Dong, then Huo Yuhao invited her to discuss her Soul Skills with him and Wang Dong ahead of the competition.
• Lin Chen, Lin Xiaolei, and Zhou Mingxing shared their Martial Souls and Soul Skills, and Lin Chen demonstrated the Seven Kill Sword’s attack power.
• Lin Chen assigned himself to attack, Lin Xiaolei to protect Zhou Mingxing and control enemies, and Zhou Mingxing to provide supplies and healing.
• Lin Xiaolei and Zhou Mingxing chose Lin Chen’s name for their team, and Lin Chen agreed to treat them to milk tea.
• The freshman assessment competition began the next day, and Lin Chen’s team was assigned to Area One.

Lin Chen's team defeated Zhou Yuan's team in the first freshman assessment battle, with Lin Chen's footwork and Lin Xiaolei's support helping secure the win. After Lin Xiaolei was injured, Lin Chen noticed Zhou Mingxing blaming himself and offered to share an idea.

• Lin Chen, Zhou Mingxing, and Lin Xiaolei faced Zhou Yuan, Ma Yun, and Ma Lin in the first freshman assessment match.
• Lin Chen injured Zhou Yuan with the Seven Kill Sword, then used Lingbo Weibu to evade his strengthened attacks and wear down his Soul Power.
• Lin Xiaolei stunned the two Silver Shield Soul Masters with Lingering Qin Sound, and the referee eliminated Zhou Yuan before Zhou Yuan's team conceded.
• Zhou Mingxing gave Lin Xiaolei a Mango Dumpling, and a Healing System Soul Master treated her injury before Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing escorted her back to the dormitory.
• Lin Chen asked the dejected Zhou Mingxing whether he felt he had held Xiaolei back, then offered to share an idea.

Lin Chen suggested that Zhou Mingxing study Soul Tools to strengthen his abilities, while their team continued through the freshman assessment with an easy afternoon victory. After setting up his usual milk tea stall that night, Lin Chen heard a familiar voice ask for a cup.

• Lin Chen explained to Zhou Mingxing how Soul Tools could compensate for his weaknesses and urged him to consider the idea for himself.
• Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing watched the remaining matches, then ate lunch and exchanged information about the strength of their assessment brackets with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.
• Wang Dong flew back to the dormitory after Lin Chen teased her, and Huo Yuhao followed to check on her.
• Lin Chen's team easily won their afternoon match, while Zhou Mingxing stayed behind to cultivate and consider Lin Chen's suggestion.
• Lin Chen set up his milk tea stall outside the east gate, where a familiar voice asked him for a cup.

Lin Chen absorbed Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber while Zhang Lexuan kept watch, then hurried to the Freshman Competition after meditating through the night. During the afternoon match, Zhou Mingxing used a Level-2 defensive Soul Tool to protect Lin Chen, who was caught in Ma Hongguang’s illusion alongside Zhou Mingxing.

• Zhang Lexuan helped Lin Chen melt the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, and Lin Chen absorbed it through an entire night of cultivation.
• Lin Chen discovered that his body could withstand a Four-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, then learned Zhou Mingxing had bought a Soul Tool.
• Lin Chen, Lin Xiaolei, and Zhou Mingxing won their morning match and faced Ma Hongguang’s team in the afternoon.
• Ma Hongguang’s Mental Control left Lin Chen vulnerable to Xiao Yang’s and Li Renba’s attacks, but Zhou Mingxing’s Level-2 defensive Soul Tool blocked them.
• Ma Hongguang used Paradise Environment to conceal the fighters in white mist, trapping Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing in an amusement park illusion where a thread cut Lin Chen’s hair.

Lin Chen led his team to ten straight victories and advanced to the Freshman Assessment Tournament’s elimination rounds, while Wang Lei learned that Lin Chen was a surviving member of the Lin Family and decided to have him killed. Lin Chen’s first elimination match began against Ning Tian’s team, whose members offered to recruit him into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.

• Lin Chen identified Ma Hongguang as the clown following him, defeated Li Renba and Xiao Yang, and secured his team’s victory in the match.
• Three days later, Lin Chen’s team earned its tenth win, advancing alongside Huo Yuhao’s team with perfect records.
• Wang Lei learned that a Lin Family survivor named Lin Chen was studying at Shrek Academy and vowed to eliminate him because of the Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul.
• Lin Chen spent the evening chatting with Zhou Mingxing, Lin Xiaolei, and Xiao Xiao before returning to the dormitory to cultivate.
• Ning Tian’s team faced Lin Chen’s team in the elimination rounds, and Ning Tian offered to have the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect devote its resources to nurturing Lin Chen if he joined them.

Lin Chen's team defeated Ning Tian's team by targeting the unsupported auxiliary Soul Master, while Xuan Zi reconsidered his views on Soul Tools. After meeting Zhang Lexuan at Sea God Lake, Lin Chen recalled how he had earned his thousand-year second Soul Ring two years earlier, an achievement Zhang Lexuan witnessed.

• Lin Chen assigned Zhou Mingxing to attack Ning Tian while he and Lin Xiaolei held off Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er, and Zhou Mingxing forced Ning Tian out of the arena.
• With Ning Tian's support gone, Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei defeated Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er, winning the match for their team.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe discussed whether relying on Soul Tools would harm students' cultivation, as Xuan Zi questioned how attainable godhood was.
• Lin Chen spoke with Zhang Lexuan beside Sea God Lake, and she later told Mu En that she had recommended Lin Chen to the academy.
• Lin Chen recalled absorbing a thousand-year Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest two years earlier, while Zhang Lexuan watched him survive the process.

Zhang Lexuan gave Lin Chen a recommendation letter for Shrek Academy, and he later hurried to the infirmary after learning Xiao Xiao had been injured. Xiao Xiao recovered in time for the semifinals, where Lin Chen’s team faced Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’s team; their match began with Lin Chen’s side targeting Huo Yuhao.

• Zhang Lexuan recognized Lin Chen’s Seven Kill Sword and gave him a recommendation letter for Shrek Academy after hearing about his parents and desire for revenge.
• Lin Xiaolei and Zhou Mingxing told Lin Chen that Xiao Xiao had been injured and was unconscious, so the three rushed to the infirmary.
• Zhou Mingxing gave Lin Xiaolei a healing pill, and Xiao Xiao recovered in time for the semifinals.
• Lin Chen predicted that his team would draw Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’s team, and the next day’s draw confirmed his prediction.
• During the match, Wang Dong attacked Lin Chen while Lin Xiaolei and Zhou Mingxing tried to reach Huo Yuhao, but Xiao Xiao’s cauldron held them back.
• Lin Chen rushed toward Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong moved to intercept him with Butterfly God’s Light.

Lin Chen’s team lost to Huo Yuhao’s team, then faced Huang Chutian’s team in the next tournament match. Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei were trapped by the Lan sisters’ Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Lin Chen exploded both of his Soul Rings.

• Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao disrupted Lin Chen’s attacks, and Wang Dong knocked him out of the arena as Huo Yuhao’s team won.
• Huo Yuhao asked Lin Chen about Lingbo Weibu, and Lin Chen claimed it was a Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Zhou Mingxing asked Lin Chen to let him face Huang Chutian, explaining that the dispute threatened his family; Lin Chen agreed.
• Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei attacked Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo while Zhou Mingxing fought Huang Chutian, who overpowered him.
• Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Heavenly Net, trapping Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei; Lin Chen then exploded both his Soul Rings.

Lin Chen’s team won third place in the Freshman Assessment Tournament after Lin Chen used Explode Ring to defeat the Lan sisters and Zhou Mingxing fought Huang Chutian to exhaustion. The academy announced its rankings and core disciple selections, and Huo Yuhao later accepted Zhu Lu’s challenge over his appointment as Squad Leader.

• Lin Chen used Explode Ring to break Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then collapsed from the backlash as Lin Xiaolei eliminated the sisters.
• Zhou Mingxing and Huang Chutian knocked each other unconscious in a brutal fight, leaving Lin Xiaolei as the only one standing and securing victory for Lin Chen’s team.
• Lin Chen recovered, and the academy announced that his team had placed third; Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei became Outer Court core disciples, while Zhou Mingxing received temporary core disciple treatment.
• Du Weilun announced Wang Dong’s team as champion, and the academy awarded the top four teams help obtaining their next Soul Rings.
• After the tournament, Huo Yuhao accepted Zhu Lu’s challenge over his appointment as Class One’s Squad Leader.

Lin Chen reached Soul Elder after cultivating to Level 30, then traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain his Third Soul Ring. After absorbing a five-thousand-year Ghost Tiger's ring and reaching Level 31, he was ambushed by Wang Zhong and two Soul Kings.

• Lin Chen used a Soul Ascension Pill and seven days of cultivation to break through to Level 30 before leaving for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Lin Chen entered the forest seeking a soul beast for the Sword Shadow Overlap skill and eventually fought a five-thousand-year Ghost Tiger.
• Lin Chen trapped and killed the Ghost Tiger, absorbed its Soul Ring, and reached Level 31.
• Wang Zhong and two Soul Kings attacked Lin Chen as he finished absorbing the ring, and Wang Zhong declared that Lin Chen would join his clansmen in death.

Lin Chen escaped Wang Zhong and two Soul Kings by fleeing into the Star Dou Great Forest, where a battle left him gravely injured and swept into a valley. After recovering, he found a cave beneath a damaged six-winged statue and entered it, where a cold voice challenged the intruder.

• Lin Chen used Soul Tools to flee Wang Zhong and two Soul Kings, then lured a Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear onto them and faced Wang Zhong alone in Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast territory.
• Lin Chen wounded Wang Zhong with his Seven Kill Domain and Seven Kill Sword, but a Thousand Jun Ant attacked and helped send him tumbling into a river.
• Lin Chen woke in a valley and spent several days recovering, while Wang Lei killed the two badly injured survivors after learning their hunt had failed and one of their party had died.
• At Shrek Academy, Zhou Mingxing told Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei that Lin Chen had gone to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a Soul Ring and had a card for buying Soul Tools.
• Lin Chen spotted a damaged six-winged statue in the valley, discovered a cave beneath it, and entered before a cold voice asked who had disturbed its slumber.

Lin Chen persuaded Qian Renxue to inhabit his Sea of Consciousness and help him grow stronger, gaining a second Martial Soul and a major increase in Soul Power. After reaching Xinghai City, he remained missing from Shrek Academy, prompting Yan Shaozhe to seek out Zhang Lexuan.

• Lin Chen met Qian Renxue in a cave and offered to help revive her in exchange for her assistance becoming a god.
• Qian Renxue agreed to Lin Chen's proposal, expanded his Sea of Consciousness, and created an ultimate light-element Martial Soul for him.
• Qian Renxue gave Lin Chen nine Soul Rings for his Second Martial Soul and the Angel Sacred Sword, then entered a period of sleep.
• Lin Chen's Soul Power rose to level 36, and after more than a month adrift, he reached Xinghai City.
• Wang Yan told Du Weilun that Lin Chen had gone missing after heading to the Star Dou Great Forest, while Xiao Xiao, Lin Xiaolei, and Zhou Mingxing posted missing-person notices.
• Yan Shaozhe learned Lin Chen was still missing and went to Zhang Lexuan's residence to ask about him.

Zhang Lexuan learned that Lin Chen had gone missing and set out to search for him, while Lin Chen unknowingly headed back toward Shrek Academy. On the way, he uncovered a murderous innkeeper’s human-meat operation and killed the Soul Devouring Flower Evil Soul Master, before a woman called out to him.

• Yan Shaozhe told Zhang Lexuan that Lin Chen had not returned from Star Dou Great Forest, and she vowed to search for him for one year.
• Zhang Lexuan asked Yan Shaozhe to tell Mu En she would take no missions for a year, then gathered her luggage and left to look for Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen stopped at an inn on his way back to the academy, sensed something wrong, and discovered human bodies hanging in the kitchen.
• The innkeeper revealed he had been killing travelers and using their souls and bodies, then attacked Lin Chen with his Soul Devouring Flowers.
• Lin Chen resisted the flowers’ mental attacks and killed the Soul King innkeeper before vomiting from the horrific scene.
• As Lin Chen prepared to leave, a woman called out and asked him to wait.

After killing an Evil Soul Master, Lin Chen accepted Xu Jiujiu’s invitation to visit Star Luo City, where he obtained a defensive Soul Tool and bought the Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife, which contained the Life Gold he wanted. He left the palace and stopped in a cave to examine his prize.

• Lin Chen introduced himself to Xu Jiujiu as a student of Shrek Academy and accepted her invitation to replenish supplies at Star Luo City.
• Xu Jiujiu brought Lin Chen to the imperial palace, where Emperor Xu Jiawei welcomed him and questioned him about Shrek.
• Lin Chen accepted a Level 6 defensive Soul Tool as a reward and asked whether an engraving knife was available.
• Xu Jiawei revealed that the Starlight Auction House had the feared Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife, and Lin Chen bought it for its starting price.
• Lin Chen left the palace with the Life Gold and stopped in a cave to take it out.

Lin Chen returned to Shrek Academy after cleansing and absorbing the Life Gold, which restored Qian Renxue’s divine soul and strengthened his body. Mu En noticed Lin Chen’s Second Martial Soul, and Wang Yan later learned about Lin Chen’s dangerous trip and took him to Dean Yan to decide his punishment.

• Qian Renxue used Angel Purification to cleanse the curse from Lin Chen’s Life Gold engraving knife, then absorbed its life force to stabilize her divine soul and transform Lin Chen’s Spiritual Power.
• Lin Chen returned to Shrek Academy, where Mu En recognized his Seven Kill Sword and Ultimate Light Martial Soul without Lin Chen realizing it.
• Lin Chen reunited with his classmates during Wang Yan’s lesson, and Xiao Xiao told him about their recent competition results.
• Wang Yan questioned Lin Chen about his journey through the Star Dou Great Forest, then agreed not to involve the academy in Lin Chen’s personal affairs and brought him to Yan Shaozhe’s office to determine his punishment.

Lin Chen faced a difficult promotion assessment against Inner Court student Chen Zifeng, using his sword skills to keep pace with the stronger Soul King. The chapter ended as Chen Zifeng realized Lin Chen’s apparent body was only a sword shadow.

• Yan Shaozhe agreed to let Lin Chen take a personally supervised assessment after warning that failure would mean expulsion.
• Lin Chen reunited with Xiao Xiao, Lin Xiaolei, and Zhou Mingxing, who celebrated his return over milk tea and a late-night meal.
• Yan Shaozhe set Lin Chen’s assessment: survive for one incense stick against level 57 Soul King Chen Zifeng.
• Lin Chen and Chen Zifeng clashed with their swords, and Lin Chen used Lingbo Weibu to evade Chen Zifeng’s attacks.
• Ma Xiaotao learned the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion was likely behind the attack on Huo Yuhao and was told Dai Huabin, not Dai Yueheng, was responsible.
• Lin Chen concealed himself within Sword Shadow Overlap and attacked Chen Zifeng, then turned into a shadow as Chen Zifeng’s Soul Chasing Sword struck him.