Chapter Summaries

Mu Xuanheng awakened two unusual Martial Souls at Shrek Academy: the powerful dragon-and-phoenix Chaofeng and a Contract paper that could bind Soul Beasts. Mu En and Xuan Zi identified Chaofeng and learned how the Contract worked, but Mu Xuanheng’s fixed Soul Skills remained unexplained.

• Mu Xuanheng underwent his Martial Soul awakening while Mu En and Xuan Zi watched over him.
• A radiant dragon-and-phoenix phantom appeared, suppressed both elders’ Martial Souls, and Mu En recognized it as Chaofeng from an ancient text.
• Mu Xuanheng awakened a second Martial Soul, a sheet of paper marked “Contract,” and showed Innate Full Soul Power.
• Mu Xuanheng explained that Contract could form bonds with Soul Beasts so they could fight for him and provide Soul Rings for Chaofeng.
• Mu Xuanheng revealed that Chaofeng seemed conscious and always gained a fixed Soul Skill, leaving Mu En and Xuan Zi puzzled.

Mu En and Xuan Zi learned that Mu Xuanheng’s Second Martial Soul could use a contracted Soul Beast to provide Soul Rings, so they decided to conceal both his powers and present his Chaofeng as a Phantom Scale Dragon. Mu Xuanheng became Mu En’s disciple, while gods in the Divine Realm secretly arranged a future partner for him.

• Mu Xuanheng explained that his Second Martial Soul could Contract with a Soul Beast and use it to provide Soul Rings, prompting Mu En to order him to keep it secret.
• Mu En and Xuan Zi decided to disguise Mu Xuanheng’s Chaofeng as a Phantom Scale Dragon, a variant of the Bright Holy Dragon, and Mu En took him as a disciple.
• Xuan Zi tested Mu Xuanheng’s strength and speed, then Yan Shaozhe arrived and saw the Martial Soul’s suppressive effect.
• A man and a woman in the Divine Realm discussed finding Mu Xuanheng a partner and having the woman heal her before her arrival.
• Mu Xuanheng left the Sea God Pavilion to play with Bei Bei, unaware that the gods had arranged a partner for him.

Xuan Zi left Mu Xuanheng in the Star Dou Great Forest to find him a suitable Soul Beast and Soul Ring, but carelessly abandoned him alone in danger. The chapter ended with a leopard targeting Mu Xuanheng as he called for help.

• Xuan Zi left Mu Xuanheng with Bei Bei, and the two children got into trouble around Sea God Island.
• Xuan Zi made Mu Xuanheng and Bei Bei run with sandbags, but Mu Xuanheng led them in resisting the training and Xuan Zi spanked them.
• Mu En restored the boys and told Xuan Zi to take Mu Xuanheng to obtain a Soul Ring.
• Mu En explained to Bei Bei that Mu Xuanheng showed his inner light by taking responsibility and protecting him.
• Xuan Zi carried Mu Xuanheng to the Star Dou Great Forest, then left him alone while he went to find a suitable Soul Beast.
• A leopard spotted Mu Xuanheng and prepared to attack, prompting him to call for Xuan Zi's help.

Mu Xuanheng and Xuan Zi searched the Star Dou Great Forest for a suitable first Soul Ring, and Mu Xuanheng chose to hunt a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear despite the risks. He killed it and absorbed its yellow Soul Ring, surviving its violent energy.

• Mu Xuanheng activated his Martial Soul to fend off a Wind Leopard, but Xuan Zi killed the thousand-year Soul Beast before it could attack him.
• Xuan Zi warned Mu Xuanheng about the forest’s dangers and explained that he needed a Soul Beast he could absorb, then agreed to seek a suitable beast in the outer area.
• Mu Xuanheng sensed a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear over three hundred years old and insisted it was the right choice for his first Soul Ring.
• Xuan Zi badly wounded the bear, and Mu Xuanheng used his dragon claw to kill it himself.
• Mu Xuanheng absorbed the bear’s yellow Soul Ring as its energy ravaged his body, then managed to stabilize the power and claim his first Soul Ring.

Mu Xuanheng absorbed the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's Soul Ring and an External Soul Bone, then demonstrated their powerful skills to Mu En and Xuan Zi. Mu En arranged specialized meals and more demanding training for him, with Bei Bei assigned as his training partner.

• Mu Xuanheng found an External Soul Bone on the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's corpse and absorbed it under Xuan Zi's protection.
• Back at the Sea God Pavilion, Mu Xuanheng revealed the Soul Bone's Sky-Ripping Claw and showed Mu En that it could deliver a Soul Elder-level attack, though it consumed much of his Soul Power.
• Mu Xuanheng demonstrated the three strikes of his first Soul Skill, Chaofeng Dragon Claw, which could ignore defenses, grab from a distance, and strike from the void.
• Mu En praised Mu Xuanheng's abilities and arranged a special nutrition plan and more intensive training for him.
• Mu En chose Bei Bei as Mu Xuanheng's training partner, though Bei Bei was still out running and did not know about the plan.

Mu Xuanheng endured an intense training schedule at Shrek Academy, where his physical and combat abilities impressed his teachers. The elders decided to conceal his extraordinary strength for now while preparing him for future battles.

• Xuan Zi made Mu Xuanheng and Bei Bei run with weighted Soul Tools, then Zhang Lexuan took them for medicinal baths.
• Mu Xuanheng woke from his bath before Bei Bei, and Xuan Zi promised to make his training harder.
• Gong Changlong sent Mu Xuanheng and Bei Bei into the Beast Fighting Area, where Soul Beasts chased them as they learned to identify the creatures.
• Fan Yu took over Mu Xuanheng's Soul Tool lessons and declared that he could reach Level Nine or even Level Ten.
• Mu Xuanheng defeated Bei Bei in sparring and proved he could beat an eight-hundred-year-old Soul Beast with one ring.
• Mu En and Xuan Zi agreed to hide Mu Xuanheng's strength while building his foundation for future battles.

Mu Xuanheng rejected Mu En’s request for him and Bei Bei to join the declining Tang Sect, arguing that institutions had to adapt to changing times. Tang San sensed a ripple of divine power, while an unprecedented celebration began in the Star Dou Forest.

• Bei Bei and Mu Xuanheng resumed sparring after Bei Bei gained his second Soul Ring, and Bei Bei developed a close-range use of Thunder Dragon Claw.
• Mu Xuanheng continued to defeat Bei Bei more often, despite Bei Bei’s improved technique.
• Mu En asked Mu Xuanheng and Bei Bei to join the Tang Sect and preserve its legacy.
• Mu Xuanheng argued that the Tang Sect should adapt to Soul Tools rather than expect them to uphold its traditions, and Bei Bei agreed not to join.
• Tang San sensed a ripple of divine power, and an unprecedented celebration began in the Star Dou Forest.

Mu Xuanheng used a Mystic Water Pill to strengthen his body and meridians before preparing for a Thousand-Year Soul Ring. He insisted on undergoing Ice and Fire Body Tempering with two spirit fruits, leaving Mu En and Xuan Zi watching as he endured the ordeal without their help.

• Mu Xuanheng reached Soul Power Level 20 and told Mu En and Xuan Zi that he expected his Second Soul Skill to strengthen him and could Contract with another Soul Beast.
• Mu Xuanheng chose to improve his physical fitness before seeking a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and Mu En gave him a specially made Mystic Water Pill.
• After refining the pill, Mu Xuanheng asked Xuan Zi to fund a Hundred-Year Ice Crystal Fruit and a Hundred-Year Red Flame Fruit for Ice and Fire Body Tempering.
• Mu En and Xuan Zi watched as Mu Xuanheng ate the fruits in alternating bites, enduring extreme cold and heat while Chaofeng roared behind him.
• Mu Xuanheng refused Mu En's offer to ease his pain, summoned his External Soul Bone, and focused on circulating his Soul Power.

Mu Xuanheng searched the Star Dou Great Forest for the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm after Xuan Zi left him alone, then fought and killed an Evil Soul Master who tried to drain his blood. A second Evil Soul Master with the Flesh Tree Martial Soul appeared, leaving Mu Xuanheng facing a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor.

• Mu Xuanheng asked to search the forest’s outer reaches for a chance to find the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and Xuan Zi left him there while going to get food.
• After searching for half a day, Mu Xuanheng gave up on finding the Ice Silkworm and called for Xuan Zi, who did not answer.
• A Blood-Seeking Weasel Evil Soul Master appeared and tried to kill Mu Xuanheng, believing him to be a weak Soul Master.
• Mu Xuanheng tore through the Evil Soul Master’s Soul Skills, wounded him in close combat, and killed him.
• A woman with a Flesh Tree Martial Soul and four Soul Rings appeared before Mu Xuanheng.

Mu Xuanheng fled an Evil Soul Master through the Star Dou Great Forest, only to be trapped by her blood-powered Soul Tool. When his Sky-Ripping Claw opened a gap in space, an aged figure emerged and entered his body.

• Mu Xuanheng escaped deeper into the forest while an Evil Soul Master pursued him, and Xuan Zi stayed behind eating roast meat.
• Mu Xuanheng tried to turn a One-Horned Dragon against his pursuer, but the Soul Beast joined the chase instead.
• The Evil Soul Master trapped Mu Xuanheng among bloodthirsty vines and summoned a fourth-tier Soul Tool, the Blood Tower.
• Mu Xuanheng charged the Blood Tower and used his Sky-Ripping Claw, which tore a small gap through space without damaging the tower.
• An aged figure emerged from the gap, drew the Blood Tower's resentment toward the Evil Soul Master, then entered Mu Xuanheng's body.

Mu Xuanheng survived the Blood Tower and killed a wounded Dark Evil God Tiger, then absorbed its Soul Ring before fleeing the Evil Soul Masters pursuing him. He was knocked from the sky by their Soul Saint leader, but Xuan Zi arrived in time to reject the leader’s offer on his behalf.

• Mu Xuanheng found the Blood Tower standing among the dead Evil Soul Masters and hid to recover while Xuan Zi searched for him.
• A wounded Dark Evil God Tiger hid near Mu Xuanheng, and he killed it with Sky-Ripping Claw when it came within reach.
• Mu Xuanheng absorbed the tiger’s Soul Ring, aided by the nearby Blood Tower, as a group of Evil Soul Masters approached.
• The Evil Soul Masters chased Mu Xuanheng, and their Soul Saint leader struck him from the sky and offered him a place in the Holy Cult.
• Xuan Zi arrived and shouted that Mu Xuanheng would never join the Holy Cult.

After recovering from the deadly trial Xuan Zi had arranged, Mu Xuanheng returned to Shrek and challenged Xu Sanshi to a Soul Fighting match. He defeated Xu Sanshi with his powerful Chaofeng Martial Soul and thousand-year second Soul Ring, leaving the spectators stunned.

• Mu En and Elder Zhuang scolded Xuan Zi for sending Mu Xuanheng into a deadly trial, then ordered Xuan Zi into seclusion while Mu Xuanheng recovered.
• Mu Xuanheng told Mu En and Elder Zhuang about the Evil Soul Masters and handed over their Soul Tool, then described his Dark Evil God Tiger Soul Ring and second Soul Skill.
• After resting for half a month and returning to cultivation, Mu Xuanheng agreed to Bei Bei's request to teach Xu Sanshi a lesson.
• Xu Sanshi challenged Mu Xuanheng to a Soul Fighting match and wagered a Mystic Water Pill, while Mu Xuanheng asked for one favor if he won.
• Mu Xuanheng revealed his yellow and purple Soul Rings, overwhelmed Xu Sanshi with Chaofeng's attacks, and won the match as the audience fell silent.

Mu Xuanheng’s Soul Tool talent sparked a dispute between Shrek’s departments, but Mu En decided he could study both Soul Tools and Spirit Martial arts. Before leaving to seek his third Soul Ring, Mu Xuanheng urged Xu Sanshi to take responsibility, leading Xu Sanshi to protect Jiang Nannan during his Martial Soul advancement ceremony and abandon the ceremony’s coercive arrangement; Mu Xuanheng arrived in the Extreme North with Mu En.

• Xian Lin'er and Yan Shaozhe argued over whether Mu Xuanheng should join the Soul Tool Department, and Mu En decided he could remain in the Spirit Martial Department while Soul Tool studies were added to the first-year curriculum.
• Mu Xuanheng encouraged Xu Sanshi to find Jiang Nannan and warned him to take responsibility before leaving to seek his third Soul Ring.
• During Xu Sanshi’s Martial Soul advancement ceremony, he recognized Jiang Nannan, realized she was being forced to participate, and refused to proceed with the ceremony.
• Xu Sanshi promised to pay for Jiang Nannan’s mother’s treatment and asked Jiang Nannan to be his girlfriend, while planning to evolve his shield through a Golden Hawksbill Turtle Soul Ring.
• Xu Sanshi resolved to apologize to Mu Xuanheng for invoking his name as leverage, while Mu Xuanheng reached the Extreme North with Mu En.

Mu Xuanheng and Mu En found Ye Xishui sealing the Snow Empress, and their attempt to intervene left Mu Xuanheng near death. The Snow Empress accepted Mu Xuanheng’s Symbiotic Contract and shared the agony of his absorbing her 700,000-year Soul Bone, leaving him with an orange Soul Ring and a new contracted Soul Beast.

• Mu Xuanheng persuaded Mu En to help him seek a Contract with the Snow Empress, and Chaofeng led them to Ye Xishui as she sealed her.
• Mu En fought Ye Xishui while Long Xiaoyao arrived, and Mu Xuanheng jumped from the sky to escape Ye Xishui’s attack and free the Snow Empress.
• The Snow Empress awakened and drove Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao away, while Mu En saved the badly injured Mu Xuanheng.
• Mu Xuanheng offered the Snow Empress a Symbiotic Contract that would preserve her life, and she accepted and signed it with him.
• The Snow Empress gave Mu Xuanheng her 700,000-year Soul Bone as an External Soul Bone, and she shared his pain as he absorbed it.
• Mu Xuanheng completed the absorption and gained an orange Soul Ring from his Contract with the Snow Empress.

Mu Xuanheng brought Snow Empress back from the Extreme North and discovered Electrolux living in his Spiritual Sea. After returning Mu En to the Sea God Pavilion and seeing Xuan Zi emerge from seclusion, Mu Xuanheng prepared to enroll at Shrek Academy.

• Snow Empress learned that Mu Xuanheng could form only one Equal Contract, and she arranged for him to leave a Master-Servant Contract for Ice Empress before departing with him.
• Snow Empress found Electrolux in Mu Xuanheng's Spiritual Sea, and Mu Xuanheng explained his origins and how Electrolux had saved him.
• Mu Xuanheng brought Mu En to the Sea God Pavilion, where Mu En asked him to keep his fight with Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui secret and warned that Shrek would need a Limit Douluo.
• Mu Xuanheng asked Elder Yi whether Life Gold could help Mu En, and Elder Yi said it could restore him to a condition near his peak.
• Xuan Zi emerged from seclusion stronger but still short of becoming a Limit Douluo, tested Mu Xuanheng's third Soul Skill, and told him to enroll at Shrek Academy alongside Bei Bei.

Mu Xuanheng met Gu Yuena in Freshman Class One, and the two recognized that their dragon Martial Souls were connected while concealing what they really were. Gu Yuena stayed close to him during Zhou Yi’s class and training, leaving Mu Xuanheng baffled as Huo Yuhao also arrived at Shrek.

• Mu Xuanheng sat beside Gu Yuena, recognized the similarity between their Martial Souls, and exchanged claims about their supposedly different dragon forms.
• Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena traded challenges about their Martial Souls while Snow Empress confirmed that both names they used were false.
• Mu Xuanheng tried to steer their conversation toward Soul Tools and away from Soul Rings until Zhou Yi arrived and Huo Yuhao joined Freshman Class One.
• During the class run, Gu Yuena kept pace with Mu Xuanheng, then asked him to slow down and agreed to run his final lap with him.
• In the Divine Realm, Tang God King watched his daughter flying with Huo Yuhao, while another couple approved of the pair and said they could fall in love.

Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena ran together while each secretly planned to make the other fall in love without returning those feelings. When Zhou Yi threatened to expel students who had skipped laps, Mu Xuanheng challenged her punishment and helped them keep their places, but she confiscated his cleaning device.

• Mu Xuanheng asked Snow Empress and Electrolux whether two people who disliked each other could maintain a mutually useful relationship, and Electrolux warned him not to fall for Gu Yuena.
• The Silver Dragon King, transformed as Gu Yuena, had accepted a god's wager to make Mu Xuanheng fall in love with her so he would help Soul Beasts.
• Mu Xuanheng warned a student who had skipped two laps, then questioned Zhou Yi's decision to expel nine students and proposed that they earn another chance through class chores.
• Zhou Yi challenged Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena to defeat her, but Mu Xuanheng surrendered when she revealed a Level 7 Soul Tool, and Huo Yuhao was knocked into the ground after joining them.
• Zhou Yi let the threatened students stay and ordered them to clean Shrek Square, then confiscated Mu Xuanheng's cleaning Soul Tool and told him to find his teacher.

Mu Xuanheng brought Gu Yuena to Fan Yu, where she joined the Soul Tool Department and quickly became a talented Soul Engineer. After Mu Xuanheng earned his Level 3 certification and Gu Yuena passed her Level 2 test, Fan Yu asked whether they had teammates for the upcoming new student assessment.

• Mu Xuanheng brought Gu Yuena to meet Fan Yu, and she agreed to study Soul Tools under him.
• Mu Xuanheng taught Gu Yuena the basics, and she became a Level 1 Soul Engineer in half a month.
• Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena ran into Huo Yuhao, Xu Sanshi, and Bei Bei at the cafeteria, where Xu Sanshi apologized and teased Mu Xuanheng about Gu Yuena.
• Mu Xuanheng passed the Level 3 Soul Engineer examination, and Gu Yuena completed her Level 2 test soon afterward.
• Fan Yu asked Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena whether they had teammates for the upcoming new student assessment.

Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena learned that Shrek had made them the final targets of the freshman assessment, requiring them to face both the champion team and all the freshmen together. Yan Shaozhe also asked Mu Xuanheng to use his Ultimate Ice to treat Ma Xiaotao, and the chapter ended with the freshmen resenting the special challenge.

• Zhou Yi told Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena that they would fight every freshman rather than compete in the regular assessment.
• Yan Shaozhe offered them a special reward if they accepted the challenge, then asked Mu Xuanheng to help suppress Ma Xiaotao's evil fire with Ultimate Ice.
• Mu Xuanheng agreed to treat Ma Xiaotao after the assessment and acknowledged that Gu Yuena had stayed close to him for months.
• Du Weilun announced that Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena would be challenged first by the champion team and then by all the freshmen together.
• Dai Huabin protested the arrangement, and Mu Xuanheng told him to prove himself through the regular rounds before challenging them.
• The freshmen reacted with resentment and vowed to defeat Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena.

Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena overwhelmed the freshman champions and then defeated the strongest remaining freshmen in the assessment’s final challenge. The assessment ended with their opponents conceding after Mu Xuanheng shattered the Hell White Tiger.

• Du Weilun named Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao the freshman champions, then had them challenge Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena.
• Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena revealed extraordinary black and orange Soul Rings and quickly defeated the champion team.
• Gu Yuena and Mu Xuanheng overwhelmed the gathered freshmen with elemental attacks, while Yan Shaozhe rescued students from the growing blaze.
• Ning Tian organized the remaining students, but Gu Yuena defeated the Lan sisters’ Martial Soul Fusion Skill and Mu Xuanheng accepted Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s challenge.
• Mu Xuanheng split the Hell White Tiger with one claw, gravely injuring Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, and Wang Dong, Huang Chutian, and Ning Tian conceded.
• Du Weilun declared the freshman assessment over and announced that the challenge against the strongest freshmen had failed.