Chapter Summaries

Ye Mu gave Wu Ming and Han Ruoruo Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, prompting gratitude, flirtation, and jealousy among the women in the room. Ma Xiaotao and Wu Ming resumed bickering as the group watched them.

• Ye Mu offered Wu Ming and Han Ruoruo Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones to help strengthen Shrek's Inner Court, and both women kissed his cheeks in gratitude.
• Ma Xiaotao grew jealous while Wu Ming teased Ye Mu about dating her and Han Ruoruo, and Ma Xiaotao claimed she would be first.
• Ma Xiaotao pointed to Zhang Lexuan and Ling Luochen as other rivals; Zhang Lexuan blushed and Ling Luochen nodded calmly.
• Ye Mu gave Wu Ming and Han Ruoruo jade boxes containing Soul Bones selected by Zhang Lexuan for their Martial Souls and fighting styles.
• Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming thanked Ye Mu and offered to help him, while Wu Ming's suggestive remark prompted Ma Xiaotao to tease her.
• Ma Xiaotao and Wu Ming started roughhousing again as Ye Mu and the others watched.

Wu Ming and Han Ruoruo absorbed their ten-thousand-year soul bones safely, then discussed their growing feelings for Ye Mu. The group turned to the upcoming continental Soul Master Tournament, where Ma Xiaotao confidently predicted victory alongside Ye Mu.

• Wu Ming and Han Ruoruo absorbed their ten-thousand-year soul bones, improving their soul power and strengthening their meridians.
• Han Ruoruo admitted to Wu Ming that she was attracted to Ye Mu, and Wu Ming confirmed she had been serious about pursuing him.
• Wu Ming teased Ye Mu by clinging to his arm and calling him Junior Brother sweetly, then laughed and admitted the act did not suit her.
• Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming regretted that they would not compete in the upcoming tournament with Ye Mu, while Ma Xiaotao boasted that she and Ye Mu would win the championship.

The Selection Tournament began gathering Shrek’s core disciples, with the second-year class contributing an unusually large group. Just as Xuan Zi prepared to lead them into the Soul Fighting Area, Ye Mu arrived with five celebrated Inner Court women.

• Wang Yan told the core disciples to stay behind and led them toward the Soul Fighting Area for the Selection Tournament.
• Dai Huabin passed Huo Yuhao while suppressing his hatred over the Duke Mansion assassination incident, and Ning Tian briefly looked toward Xiao Xiao.
• The core disciples gathered at the plaza, where Wang Yan reported that twenty-seven students had arrived, including twelve from the second year and He Caitou from the Soul Tool Department.
• Xuan Zi arrived with wine and roasted chicken, confirmed that everyone was present, and prepared to enter the Soul Fighting Area.
• Ye Mu arrived with Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, Wu Ming, and Han Ruoruo, drawing the students’ attention and clearing some of the drunken haze from Xuan Zi’s eyes.

Ye Mu spoke with Xuan Zi before the Selection Tournament, openly telling him he disliked his irresponsibility. Xuan Zi accepted the criticism and praised Ye Mu as the academy’s future before they entered the Soul Fighting Arena.

• Wang Yan led the twenty-seven core disciples into the Soul Fighting Area, leaving Ye Mu and Xuan Zi to talk.
• Xuan Zi asked Ye Mu why he seemed not to like him, and Ye Mu said he disliked irresponsible people.
• Xuan Zi admitted his faults and said he had grown complacent, believing Ye Mu could secure Shrek Academy’s future.
• Xuan Zi ended the conversation and walked toward the Soul Fighting Arena, followed by Ye Mu and the five women.

Huo Yuhao and his allies advanced through the Inner Disciple Selection Tournament’s free-for-all, which ended with seven students remaining. Xuan Zi defended the selection format and warned the students about the dangers of cultivation, while Ye Mu and the senior disciples privately recalled Xuan Zi’s past failure to protect them.

• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan joined forces to hold their ground in the arena.
• Xiao Xiao used her Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron to withstand attacks from several core disciples, earning praise from Xuan Zi and Ye Mu.
• The battle quickly ended with seven students remaining, but the eliminated students hesitated to leave because they felt the free-for-all had been unfair.
• Xuan Zi explained that the tournament tested cooperation, combat ability, character, and adaptability, then recounted how Inner Disciples had once faced a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Ye Mu and the senior disciples privately remembered that Xuan Zi’s negligence had caused that past crisis and nearly endangered Zhang Lexuan.

Xuan Zi explained that the seven selected students would serve as the tournament reserve team and substitutes, with five years of trials ahead before they could earn a place on Shrek’s team. He then announced that Ye Mu would compete in the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, stunning the arena.

• Xu Sanshi asked Xuan Zi whether the selection meant the seven would compete in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Xuan Zi explained that the seven would form the reserve team and serve as substitutes, though they were unlikely to enter the matches.
• Xuan Zi told the students they would face five years of assessments and needed to enter the Inner Court to earn the right to represent Shrek.
• Xiao Xiao privately hoped she would stand beside Ye Mu.
• Xuan Zi announced that Ye Mu would directly participate in the tournament, leaving the Soul Fighting Arena silent.

Xuan Zi’s brutal two-week combat training pushed Huo Yuhao and the other six to improve, while Ye Mu’s place on the tournament’s official team remained a clear goal for them. At their next lesson, they encountered Ma Xiaotao and six other Inner Court students, and Ye Mu arrived as the gathering began.

• Xuan Zi announced that the younger Ye Mu had secured an official spot on the tournament team, leaving Huo Yuhao and the other six envious and determined to grow stronger.
• Xuan Zi put the seven through two weeks of full-strength combat drills, often placing Huo Yuhao on the weaker side to improve his command under pressure.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao arrived at the Assessment Area and found Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, and five other Inner Court students waiting with Xuan Zi.
• Ma Xiaotao affectionately pinched Xiao Xiao’s cheeks and remarked that the training had left her a little tanned.
• Ye Mu arrived, and Xuan Zi calmly told him he was not late.

Ye Mu arrived at the Shrek assessment field, where Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen warmly joined him while the Inner Court disciples watched. Xuan Zi gathered the official team and reserves for the upcoming tournament, explaining that the reserves would compete in early matches and must not lose.

• Ye Mu greeted the Inner Court disciples, and Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen moved to stand closely beside him.
• Gongyang Mo, Chen Zifeng, and the other Inner Court disciples watched the women’s unusual closeness to Ye Mu while Xuan Zi observed.
• Xuan Zi announced that the fourteen students were Shrek’s official team members and reserves for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Xuan Zi told Huo Yuhao and the other reserves that they would likely compete in early matches to conceal the official team’s strength.
• Xuan Zi warned the reserves that although they were expected to take the stage, they could win but were not allowed to lose.

The Reserve Team and Inner Court Main Team introduced themselves before the tournament, revealing the strength and ranks of both groups. Huo Yuhao recognized Dai Yueheng as Dai Huabin’s elder brother and heir to the White Tiger Duke, and Dai Yueheng’s cold gaze suggested their meeting would bring the family feud to the fore.

• Xuan Zi warned the Reserve Team to obey the Main Team and introduced themselves as its attachments.
• Beibei, He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong stated their ranks and cultivation levels.
• Ma Xiaotao introduced herself as a Level 69 Soul Emperor, and Dai Yueheng followed as a Level 64 Soul Emperor.
• Huo Yuhao recognized Dai Yueheng as Dai Huabin’s elder brother, while Dai Yueheng looked at Huo Yuhao with an icy gaze.
• Chen Zifeng introduced himself as a Level 57 Soul King.

The Shrek Seven Devils introduced themselves before Ye Mu revealed that he was a sixty-sixth-rank Power Attack System Battle Soul Emperor, astonishing both the Reserve Team and the Inner Disciples. Xuan Zi recognized Ye Mu as Shrek’s true ace and ended the introductions.

• Xixi, Ling Luochen, Yao Haoxuan, and Gongyang Mo introduced themselves as the remaining Inner Disciples, each a high-ranking Battle Soul King.
• Xuan Zi told Ye Mu to introduce himself as a competing member, and Ye Mu announced his sixty-sixth-rank Soul Emperor cultivation.
• Huo Yuhao, Dai Yueheng, and the other students were shocked by Ye Mu’s strength and his third-rank Soul Engineer status.
• Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, and Xiao Xiao showed their pride in Ye Mu, while Xuan Zi decided he would lead Shrek’s tournament team.
• Xuan Zi swept his gaze over the fourteen students and said they had all gotten a simple understanding of one another.

Ye Mu rejected the planned team match and challenged all fourteen Shrek Academy students to test his true strength. Xuan Zi agreed to oversee the battle, and both sides prepared to fight.

• Xuan Zi began dividing the students into teams for a friendly match, assigning Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng to lead.
• Ye Mu announced that he wanted to challenge all fourteen students, startling everyone.
• Ma Xiaotao and Xuan Zi warned Ye Mu about the danger, but Ye Mu explained that he wanted to discover his limits, and Xuan Zi agreed to supervise.
• Xuan Zi ordered Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, and Xiao Xiao to fight Ye Mu without holding back; Ye Mu reassured Xiao Xiao that she could not hurt him.
• Xuan Zi called for the match to begin, and red light erupted from Ma Xiaotao.

Ye Mu faced fourteen Shrek geniuses in an assessment battle, revealing six mysterious white gold Soul Rings and his Pegasus Cavalry Martial Soul. He plunged into the encirclement without using a soul skill, leaving Xuan Zi stunned as the fierce fight continued.

• Ye Mu displayed six white gold Soul Rings, surprising the Inner Disciples and drawing wariness from Dai Yueheng and the others.
• Xuan Zi began the assessment, and Gongyang Mo, Ma Xiaotao, and Wang Dong'er took to the air while Huo Yuhao linked the team through shared vision.
• Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, Xixi, Jiang Nannan, Xu Sanshi, and the others surrounded Ye Mu as Yao Haoxuan charged in.
• Ye Mu summoned his Pegasus Cavalry Martial Soul, silver armor, a Holy Spear, and a Holy Crossbow, then met the attackers head-on.
• Ye Mu fought through the fourteen-person encirclement using his physical strength and combat skill without activating a soul skill, while Xuan Zi watched in shock.

Ye Mu overwhelmed the Inner Disciples in a one-against-fourteen battle, using his armor, weapons, and powerful enhancements to withstand their coordinated attacks. He opened six of the Eight Inner Gates, releasing a terrifying surge of blood-red vitality that shocked Xuan Zi.

• Ye Mu blocked and evaded the Inner Disciples' attacks while countering Xiao Xiao's cauldron and resisting Ling Luochen's ice and Dai Yueheng's White Tiger skills.
• Ye Mu activated Pegasus Holy Armor and a Dark Gold Rhombic Crystal Shield, enduring the combined assault without moving.
• Ye Mu used Holy Light Descent and Holy Radiance to boost his attributes, resist control, and rapidly restore Soul Power.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed Phoenix Meteor Shower, but Ye Mu's Holy Radiance Evil-Breaking Slash destroyed the meteors and knocked back Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, and other Inner Disciples.
• Ye Mu opened six of the Eight Inner Gates, surrounding himself with dense blood mist and astonishing Xuan Zi.

Ye Mu overwhelmed fourteen Shrek geniuses with a controlled Self-Created Soul Skill, leaving the watching elders convinced of his extraordinary potential. After the match, his classmates gathered around him, while Mu En declared Shrek had found a worthy successor.

• Ye Mu opened the Six Gates and charged into the group, defeating all fourteen Shrek students with his Holy Spear and layered Spirit Bone skill.
• Ma Xiaotao pinched Ye Mu's cheek in mock indignation, while Ling Luochen pulled her away and Xiao Xiao praised him.
• Dai Yueheng, Wang Dong'er, and the other students stared in shock at Ye Mu's overwhelming strength.
• Yan Shaozhe and Mu En judged Ye Mu's combat ability to be extraordinary, with Yan Shaozhe comparing his future potential to Tang San.
• Qian Duoduo smugly celebrated Ye Mu's victory, and Mu En vanished after declaring that Shrek had a worthy successor.

Xuan Zi told Shrek’s team to prepare to travel to Star Luo City for the tournament, stirring painful memories in Huo Yuhao about his childhood near the White Tiger Duke Mansion. Wu Ming and Han Ruoruo joined Ye Mu and the others, while Xu Sanshi watched Jiang Nannan leave with them and was left heartbroken.

• Xuan Zi announced that the team would leave for Star Luo City the next morning, and Huo Yuhao reacted with shock because of his painful past there.
• Dai Yueheng noticed Huo Yuhao’s reaction but showed no sympathy as Huo Yuhao remembered the mistreatment he had suffered near the White Tiger Duke Mansion.
• Wu Ming and Han Ruoruo arrived at the arena and each took Ye Mu’s arm, drawing Ma Xiaotao’s jealous protest.
• Ye Mu and the others left together to find food and explore the city, while Jiang Nannan followed and Wang Dong’er stayed behind.
• Xu Sanshi tried to stop Jiang Nannan, but Beibei reminded him that she was not his woman, leaving Xu Sanshi dejected.

As Shrek Academy’s delegation prepared to leave for Star Luo City, Wu Ming, Han Ruoruo, Tang Ya, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng set out for the Extreme North, leaving Beibei distressed by Tang Ya’s departure. Xuan Zi explained the sacrifices and responsibilities tied to Shrek’s Inner Court, then began revealing the threat of Evil Soul Masters and the Shrek Inspectorate.

• Wu Ming told Xuan Zi that she and the others were heading to the Extreme North, and the five women said goodbye before departing.
• Beibei watched Tang Ya leave without looking back, while Huo Yuhao noticed Beibei’s grief.
• Xuan Zi told the group that many Inner Disciples had died defending Shrek’s ideals and that joining the Inner Court meant accepting a heavy responsibility.
• Ye Mu silently blamed Shrek’s ancestors for destroying Spirit Hall and believed their actions had helped Evil Soul Masters spread across the continent.
• Xuan Zi described Evil Soul Masters and their ongoing threat, then revealed the existence of the Shrek Inspectorate.

Xuan Zi explained the Shrek Inspectorate’s duties and inducted the fourteen students as reserve members before assigning them a dangerous mission to eliminate the Death God Messengers, a bandit group led by an Evil Soul Master. Ma Xiaotao was appointed leader, while Ye Mu recognized that the others were underestimating the threat and feared they would be ambushed without him.

• Xuan Zi described the Inspectorate’s role in hunting Evil Soul Masters, and Ye Mu remained calm as the others learned the bloody risks of its work.
• Xuan Zi formally made the fourteen students reserve members of the Shrek Inspectorate, and they pledged to accept their duty.
• Xuan Zi assigned the group to destroy the Death God Messengers, a bandit gang of fewer than three hundred hiding in mountains along the Star Luo Empire and Sun Moon Empire border.
• Xuan Zi warned that the bandits’ leader was a powerful Evil Soul Master and ordered the group to leave no one alive.
• Xuan Zi appointed Ma Xiaotao to lead the mission, while Ye Mu judged that the others were dangerously underestimating the bandits and their mountain ambushes.

Ye Mu led Shrek’s students across the border and argued that the academy needed to develop Soul Tools alongside Martial Souls. The group reached a quiet forest during the bandit-suppression mission, where Huo Yuhao sensed danger and Ye Mu warned everyone to stay alert.

• Dai Yueheng borrowed Military Flight Soul Tools from a border garrison so the group could continue their journey.
• Ma Xiaotao acknowledged the usefulness of Soul Tools, and Ye Mu urged Shrek to balance its Martial Soul and Soul Tool development.
• Xuan Zi said Ye Mu was the person capable of changing Shrek, leaving the students shaken by the expectations placed on him.
• The group advanced into a silent forest, where Huo Yuhao used his Spirit Eyes and warned that danger could be hidden nearby.
• Ye Mu told Ma Xiaotao to listen to Huo Yuhao, and she restrained her aura and took precautions.

Ye Mu led the teams to a hidden cavern suspected to be the Death God Messengers Bandits’ lair. After discovering the bandits’ horrific atrocities, he vowed to kill every one of them.

• Huo Yuhao detected old footprints leading down a slope, and Ye Mu identified a cave there as the likely bandit lair.
• Ye Mu assigned the Inner Court team to lead the assault while the Reserve Team stayed behind, with him standing by to intervene.
• Ma Xiaotao led the Inner Court team into the cavern, where they confirmed the dead bandits were members of the Death God Messengers Bandits.
• Jiang Nannan screamed after seeing human skins nailed to the walls and an infant’s corpse pierced on a stalagmite, then collapsed into Ye Mu’s arms.
• Ye Mu recognized the cruelty as the work of an Evil Soul Master and vowed that none of the bandits would survive.

Beibei and the Shrek students joined Ma Xiaotao’s fight against the bandits and Evil Soul Masters, but the enemies’ corpses exploded in a deadly chain attack. Ye Mu shielded everyone, and Xuan Zi killed the leader; the group then left the cave to discuss what had happened.

• Beibei led the Reserve Team into the battle, and Wang Dong'er and the others attacked the bandits and Evil Soul Masters.
• As the fight neared its end, the fallen enemies’ bodies swelled and Ye Mu rushed forward to shield the Shrek students.
• The corpses detonated in a chain Corpse Explosion, but Ye Mu survived behind his damaged Pegasus Holy Armor.
• Xuan Zi killed the Evil Soul Master who had unleashed the explosions, and the Shrek group defeated the remaining enemies.
• Xuan Zi checked that Ye Mu was unharmed, then Ye Mu led everyone out of the cave.