Chapter Summaries

Xiao Wu defended Su Ming from the others’ demands to carry them back on his Wood Dragon, but Su Ming agreed and hinted that everyone could help him in return. The group set out for Shrek Academy, unaware that Su Ming planned to teach them a lesson.

• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing talked about Su Ming’s contraceptive item the night before the group resumed its journey.
• Zhao Wuji led everyone out of the Star Dou Great Forest, while Su Ming’s treatment left Ma Hongjun’s reattached limbs still painful and incomplete.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai asked Su Ming to carry the group back on his Wood Dragon, and Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong objected to making him work.
• Su Ming agreed to carry them and said the others could help him too, warning them not to regret volunteering.

Su Ming used the Wood Dragon to carry the group toward Shrek Academy, then made the four Shrek students replenish its power by draining most of their Soul Power. Along the journey, they recovered and cultivated, while Xiao Wu learned that condensing Soul Rings above her level could raise her cultivation but consume her foundation as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

• Su Ming summoned the Wood Dragon and told the group he needed their Soul Power to keep it flying.
• Su Ming drained eighty percent of Ma Hongjun's Soul Power, and Ma Hongjun began cultivating to recover it.
• Su Ming drained eighty percent of Dai Mubai and Tang San's Soul Power, then drained Oscar's Soul Power as well.
• Su Ming repeatedly drained the four Shrek students after they had mostly recovered, using their Soul Power to replenish the Wood Dragon on the way to Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing cultivated during the journey, while Xiao Wu's above-level Soul Ring condensation continued to increase her level at the cost of her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast foundation.

Su Ming and the others returned to Shrek Academy after their dangerous trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Tang San and Oscar had gained their Third Soul Rings. Zhao Wuji recounted the group’s encounter with the Titan Giant Ape, and Yu Xiaogang identified the more powerful creature whose roar had frightened it as the hundred-thousand-year Sky Azure Bull Python.

• Su Ming and the others returned to Shrek Academy exhausted, and Zhao Wuji sent them to rest.
• Zhao Wuji met Yu Xiaogang in Flender’s office and explained that Tang San and Oscar had obtained their Third Soul Rings.
• Zhao Wuji told Flender and Yu Xiaogang how the Titan Giant Ape had captured Su Ming and Xiao Wu before a bull’s roar made it release them.
• Yu Xiaogang said he needed to examine Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances before identifying them, while privately suspecting they were a rare treasure.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed that the Star Dou Great Forest was home to the hundred-thousand-year Sky Azure Bull Python, whose strength surpassed the Titan Giant Ape.

Yu Xiaogang speculated that no Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest surpassed the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python, while Su Ming tested the Battle Space and lost to the Titan Giant Ape. The next morning, Yu Xiaogang met the Shrek students and was surprised that Tang San had the lowest Soul Power Level among them.

• Zhao Wuji asked Yu Xiaogang whether the Star Dou Great Forest held any Soul Beasts stronger than the Sky Azure Bull Python, and Yu Xiaogang said he believed there were none.
• Su Ming entered the Battle Space, chose a Hundred-Thousand-Year Titan Giant Ape as his opponent, and fought until its Gravity Domain immobilized him.
• Su Ming reviewed his defeat and concluded that stronger enemy domains could overwhelm his still-developing Blue Silver Domain.
• The next morning, Yu Xiaogang arrived at the academy field, where Tang San, Su Ming, and Xiao Wu recognized him.
• Yu Xiaogang learned that Tang San had the lowest Soul Power Level among the students and took comfort in his disciple's gains from the trip to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Flender told Ma Hongjun that restoring the part he had lost might be impossible, then introduced Yu Xiaogang as the academy’s theory teacher. Yu Xiaogang began assessing the students with group battles, and Dai Mubai lost the first match after Ma Hongjun used Oscar’s flying sausage to keep out of reach.

• Flender examined Ma Hongjun’s injuries and said he would seek a way to restore what had disappeared, while advising him to focus on cultivation without the Evil Fire.
• Flender introduced Yu Xiaogang as the academy’s new theory teacher and Tang San’s teacher.
• Yu Xiaogang announced group battles to assess the students’ strength and assigned Dai Mubai to fight Ma Hongjun and Oscar.
• Oscar made sausages for Ma Hongjun, who ate the Mushroom Sausage and flew while using Phoenix Fireline against Dai Mubai.
• Yu Xiaogang stopped the fight after Dai Mubai had been effectively defeated.

Yu Xiaogang oversaw the students’ group battles, criticized Dai Mubai after two losses, and praised Tang San while arranging a one-against-three match for Xiao Wu. Su Ming challenged the arrangement and warned Xiao Wu about Zhu Zhuqing’s defense-breaking skills, leaving Xiao Wu ready to target Tang San in the coming fight.

• Ma Hongjun and Oscar defeated Dai Mubai, and Yu Xiaogang criticized all three over their weaknesses.
• Tang San defeated Dai Mubai with his Blue Silver Grass control and Spider Web Restraint, earning Yu Xiaogang’s praise.
• Yu Xiaogang excluded Su Ming from the group battles and arranged for Tang San, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to face Xiao Wu alone.
• Su Ming objected when Yu Xiaogang asked Xiao Wu to reveal her fourth Spirit Skill and questioned why Tang San had not revealed his third skill beforehand.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing challenged the arrangement, but Yu Xiaogang defended it by citing Xiao Wu’s higher level and abilities.
• Su Ming urged Xiao Wu to focus on Tang San and warned her that Zhu Zhuqing’s Netherworld Slash might break through her Invincible Golden Body.

Xiao Wu defeated Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing before facing Tang San alone in their match. After Tang San trapped her with his third Spirit Skill, she used Strength Mastery to break through his Blue Silver Grass and wondered if her kicks could create Air Blades.

• Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong faced Xiao Wu, but Xiao Wu used Teleport and Charm to control Tang San before knocking Ning Rongrong out.
• Xiao Wu used Charm on Zhu Zhuqing, then kicked her out of the match with Waist Bow.
• Tang San regained consciousness, activated his Purple Demon Eyes, and found himself alone against Xiao Wu.
• Tang San lured Xiao Wu above him and trapped her with Spider Web Restraint and Blue Silver Entanglement.
• Xiao Wu used Strength Mastery to slice through Tang San's Blue Silver Grass with a roundhouse kick and wondered if she had created an Air Blade.

Xiao Wu overwhelmed Tang San with her enhanced speed and leg strength, then began her Explosive Kill Eight-Stage Throw. Yu Xiaogang panicked and called for Flender to stop her, but Su Ming moved to prevent him from intervening.

• Xiao Wu used Teleport and powerful Air Blades to break through Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass control.
• Xiao Wu anticipated Tang San’s Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and struck him into the air.
• Xiao Wu began her Explosive Kill Eight-Stage Throw, kicking Tang San repeatedly and keeping him airborne.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized the danger and urged Flender to save Tang San, while Su Ming stepped in to stop Flender.

Su Ming, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing stopped Flender from intervening in Xiao Wu’s fight with Tang San. Xiao Wu defeated Tang San with her Explosive Kill Eight-Stage Throw, leaving him badly injured as Yu Xiaogang rebuked her and learned she had held back.

• Su Ming, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing persuaded Flender to let Xiao Wu’s one-against-three match continue, while Yu Xiaogang and the others watched.
• Xiao Wu delivered a final chopping kick that sent Tang San crashing to the ground and severely injured him.
• Oscar brought Recovery Big Sausages, and Yu Xiaogang rushed to Tang San and angrily questioned Xiao Wu’s force.
• Xiao Wu argued that she had used the attack to demonstrate her strength and had held back; Dai Mubai confirmed that the move was powerful.
• Yu Xiaogang fell silent as he realized Xiao Wu had grown stronger and had not needed to use her Fourth Spirit Skill.

Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances went out of control, injuring Yu Xiaogang and exposing the External Soul Bone to the group. After Flender and Oscar treated Yu Xiaogang and Su Ming restrained Tang San, Su Ming and Oscar helped stabilize Tang San, who regained consciousness and began learning to control the spider legs.

• Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances lashed out uncontrollably, and Yu Xiaogang failed to retreat before they struck him.
• Su Ming pulled Yu Xiaogang away with vines, and Flender discovered that the spider legs had severed and poisoned him.
• Flender gave Yu Xiaogang Oscar’s Detoxifying Small Sausage and Recovery Big Sausage, but the detoxifying effect did not fully neutralize the venom.
• Su Ming restrained Tang San with wooden hands while his Eight Spider Lances stabbed at them without overcoming Su Ming’s Wood Style.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San to sense and withdraw the Eight Spider Lances, while Su Ming and Oscar treated him until his injuries and Soul Power stabilized.

Tang San retracted and used his Eight Spider Lances to draw poison from Yu Xiaogang, while Su Ming treated Yu Xiaogang’s wound in a way that left him permanently injured. After Flender took Yu Xiaogang and Ma Hongjun to seek further treatment, Tang San felt guilty, and Xiao Wu challenged him for blaming her.

• Tang San regained control of his Eight Spider Lances and used one to draw the poison from Yu Xiaogang’s wound.
• Su Ming used his Fourth Spirit Skill to heal Yu Xiaogang, and Yu Xiaogang thanked him and Oscar.
• Flender ended the group battles and took Yu Xiaogang and Ma Hongjun into the city to find a healing system Soul Master.
• Yu Xiaogang realized Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances had left him without hope of regeneration, but decided to keep relying on his disciple.
• Dai Mubai and Oscar comforted Tang San, who felt guilty about injuring Yu Xiaogang and looked toward Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu confronted Tang San for appearing to blame her, arguing that his weakness had led to the incident.

Xiao Wu confronted Tang San and criticized Yu Xiaogang after the group battle, while Su Ming led her away. Later, Ning Rongrong teased Xiao Wu about Su Ming’s diary entry, and Xiao Wu turned the teasing back on Rongrong by bringing up her feelings for Su Ming.

• Xiao Wu blamed Tang San’s injuries on his own overconfidence and criticized Yu Xiaogang for failing to live up to his teachings.
• Zhao Wuji broke up the argument and sent everyone back to training, while Su Ming left with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Su Ming wrote in his Diary that Yu Xiaogang had excluded him from the group battle to raise Tang San’s standing, then mentioned wanting to test the Golden Kidney Warrior with Xiao Wu.
• Ning Rongrong teased the embarrassed Xiao Wu about being alone with Su Ming, and Xiao Wu denied wanting it.
• Xiao Wu threatened to tease Ning Rongrong about liking Su Ming and pointed out that Rongrong had fallen for Tang San after an immortal herb evolved her Martial Soul.

Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu pressed Zhu Zhuqing about her feelings for Su Ming, while discussing the political danger posed by Spirit Hall. Zhu Zhuqing admitted she had some affection for Su Ming but chose to focus on strengthening herself.

• Ning Rongrong defended her interest in Su Ming, and Zhu Zhuqing stopped her and Xiao Wu from arguing over his Diary.
• Ning Rongrong asked Zhu Zhuqing whether she liked Su Ming and argued that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could protect her from Dai Mubai and the Star Luo Empire.
• Zhu Zhuqing said Spirit Hall's growing strength could explain why Ning Rongrong's father and grandfathers would not assassinate the Star Luo emperor.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu kept questioning Zhu Zhuqing, who admitted she felt some affection for Su Ming because he had helped her and did not treat girls as resources.
• Zhu Zhuqing said she wanted to focus on improving her strength and teased Ning Rongrong for being easy for Su Ming to approach.

Su Ming’s diary recounted Yu Xiaogang’s biased sparring arrangements and Xiao Wu’s success against Tang San, then embarrassed Xiao Wu with a suggestive remark about trying a new idea with his unused outfits. Ning Rongrong understood what he meant and laughed as Xiao Wu suffered the public humiliation.

• Su Ming criticized Yu Xiaogang for unfairly judging the sparring matches and favoring Tang San.
• Su Ming said Yu Xiaogang had arranged for Xiao Wu to fight Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing so Tang San could grow closer to them, and Xiao Wu quickly eliminated both women.
• Su Ming recalled Xiao Wu reading Tang San’s Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and kicking him, then hinted at a suggestive idea involving his unused outfits.
• Ning Rongrong laughed at Xiao Wu, who was embarrassed by Su Ming’s diary entry.

Xiao Wu discovered that her strengthened legs could slice through Blue Silver Grass and began considering whether to develop the ability into a Self-Created Soul Skill. After Xiao Wu severely beat Tang San, Su Ming and the others prevented Flender from intervening, while Bibi Dong considered how the students’ divisions might affect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s future.

• Xiao Wu explained that Strength Mastery had empowered her legs, allowing her to create Air Blades while fighting Tang San, and she considered developing the technique further.
• Xiao Wu saw through Tang San’s Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and unleashed Explosive Kill Eight-Stage Throw on him.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Flender to rescue Tang San, but Su Ming, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing stopped Flender from intervening, so Flender stood down.
• Bibi Dong concluded that Su Ming’s group and Tang San’s group were beginning to divide the Shrek students.
• Bibi Dong speculated that Ning Rongrong would prevent the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect from supporting Tang San and that Ning Fengzhi might instead become a vassal of Spirit Hall.

Su Ming reflected on his plans to use Spirit Hall to improve opportunities for commoners, then recounted how Tang San’s berserk Eight Spider Lances injured Yu Xiaogang. His theory that the Golden Iron Triangle’s Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill helped Luo Sanpao evolve into the Golden Holy Dragon left Liu Erlong reconsidering how the skill worked.

• Su Ming believed Spirit Hall, rather than the aristocratic sects, could help commoners gain more opportunity and fairer treatment.
• Xiao Wu’s Explosive Kill Eight-Stage Throw badly injured Tang San, and his Eight Spider Lances went berserk after her final kick struck his back.
• Tang San’s berserk Eight Spider Lances struck Yu Xiaogang, leaving him severely wounded while the others retreated; the system promised to block indecent photo Live Streams.
• Su Ming argued that Yu Xiaogang had weakened Luo Sanpao by choosing unsuitable Soul Rings instead of dragon-type Soul Rings that could awaken its Golden Holy Dragon bloodline.
• Su Ming theorized that Liu Erlong’s Fire Dragon and Flender’s Owl supplied Luo Sanpao with power and body parts for the Golden Iron Triangle’s Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Liu Erlong reconsidered the fusion skill and thought Su Ming’s explanation of Luo Sanpao’s transformation sounded plausible.

Bibi Dong planned to strengthen Spirit Hall by improving benefits for commoners and purging corrupt officials, while Su Ming considered obtaining Luo Sanpao's Golden Holy Dragon bloodline. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, two girls received a Diary at the same time, leaving them shocked and confused.

• Su Ming considered extracting Luo Sanpao's Golden Holy Dragon bloodline for a future partner's Martial Soul, while Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong reflected on their past feelings for Yu Xiaogang.
• Bibi Dong resolved to pursue her God Trial, raise Spirit Hall's welfare for commoners, and investigate corrupt managers now that her relationship with Qian Renxue had improved.
• Flender took the injured Yu Xiaogang and Ma Hongjun to Suotuo City to seek treatment, though their injuries were unlikely to be curable.
• Bibi Dong recognized the Nine Heart Begonia's extraordinary healing potential and thought about its rarity and Ye Lingling's current abilities.
• Qin Ming trained the Heaven Dou Royal Team for a planned trip to Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena, where two young girls simultaneously received a Diary.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling read the mysterious Diary during training and learned that others, including Bibi Dong, possessed one too. After discussing Su Ming and the revelations about the Heaven Dou Crown Prince, Dugu Yan decided to wait for more information before choosing whether her grandfather should keep supporting Xue Beng or contact Su Ming.

• Qin Ming reprimanded Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling for losing focus, then explained that the team would travel to Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena for combat training and Silver Spirit Badge experience.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling left the training grounds under the pretense of taking a break and privately read the Diary.
• Ye Lingling said the Diary could provide rewards and advance knowledge, and she noted that Bibi Dong was among its other readers.
• Dugu Yan wondered whether Qin Ming's former academy was Shrek Academy and considered meeting Su Ming at the Great Soul Arena.
• Dugu Yan worried about the revelations concerning her grandfather, Xue Beng, and the disguised Crown Prince, and decided to gather more information before acting.

After completing combat training, Su Ming evolved his Wood Scripture into the Azure Wood Green Dragon Scripture and absorbed diluted Green Dragon essence blood, gaining a ten percent Green Dragon bloodline concentration. The System warned that his low strength had caused much of the essence to be wasted, but the bloodline could still suppress most Dragon-type Martial Souls and Spirit Beasts.

• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling found that Su Ming's Diary had ended before revealing what had happened between her grandfather and Tang San, then returned to the training grounds.
• Su Ming entered the Learning Space for combat training with Domains disabled, while Bibi Dong considered how to introduce policies benefiting commoners.
• The System awarded Su Ming a Cultivation Method Evolution Card, which evolved his Wood Scripture into the Azure Wood Green Dragon Scripture and automatically set it to the fourth level.
• When Su Ming asked how the method could strengthen a bloodline he lacked, the System gave him a drop of diluted Green Dragon essence blood and deducted the reward from tomorrow's allocation.
• Su Ming endured a painful absorption process and reached ten percent Green Dragon bloodline concentration, enough to suppress most Dragon-type Martial Souls and Spirit Beasts.

Xiao Wu received a critical-hit reward that let her choose two of the Six Powers, then shared the news with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. Ning Rongrong considered how she might help Su Ming once he finished learning talisman-making.

• The system announced that Xiao Wu had been mentioned most and granted her a choice of two Six Powers techniques.
• Xiao Wu selected Kami-e and Arashi Foot, and the system instantly taught her both techniques.
• Xiao Wu explained the Six Powers and her choices to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing; Zhu Zhuqing was especially interested in Finger Gun.
• Xiao Wu teased Ning Rongrong about taking the initiative with Su Ming, and Ning Rongrong realized she could help him buy talisman materials after he learned talisman-making.