Vol. 1Zhao Mu’s Rise
Zhao Mu and Heibai grew powerful through evolution, Immortal Herbs, and dangerous battles, while Zhao Mu gathered allies and soul powers. The volume ended with Shrek Academy established and a mysterious cloaked figure testing Tang San and Xiao Wu.
- Zhao Mu and Heibai reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Zhao Mu offered Heibai’s blood to cure Dugu Bo’s poison.
- Heibai’s blood and lightning transformed Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor into a jade-colored jiaolong.
- Dugu Yan evolved her Martial Soul into the Calamity Poison Dragon, while Ye Lingling evolved her Nine Heart Begonia with Immortal Herbs.
- Zhao Mu and Dugu Bo brought three Immortal Herbs to auction for the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Right Palm Bone, and Xiao Wu opened the auction.
- Zhao Mu secured the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Right Palm Bone and later helped Heibai absorb it, gaining a shared phantom-claw ability.
- Heibai killed Medusa at the Temple, allowing Zhao Mu to absorb her 100,000-year Soul Ring and awaken his Body Martial Soul.
- Tang Hao attacked Zhao Mu, but Heibai seized Tang Hao’s Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone before Dugu Bo rescued Zhao Mu.
- Heibai absorbed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and Wujue Stone, giving Zhao Mu his Sixth Soul Ring and raising him to level 70.