Recaps

Chen Yuan returned to Shrek Academy, helped several talented freshmen, and formed an unusual Soul Power and Martial Soul connection with Xiao Xiao. Their Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill revealed that Chen Yuan’s flames were evolving, while Mu En urged him to strengthen his foundation and offered him a job beating up Bei Bei.

• Chen Yuan enrolled Yaya as a work-study student, then traveled to Nine Treasures City and accepted Ning Tian and Wu Feng’s mission to hunt a Millennium Strength-type Soul Beast.
• Chen Yuan helped Ning Tian kill an Iron-Armed Ape, and a spiritual disturbance in the Star Dou Great Forest brought Electrolux’s remnant soul into Chen Yuan’s Sea of Consciousness.
• Chen Yuan escorted Ning Tian and Wu Feng to Shrek Academy, met Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao on the way, and handled freshman registration for them and Xiao Xiao.
• Chen Yuan introduced Xiao Xiao to Yan Shaozhe, who made her a Core Disciple, and later helped her obtain a Soul Ring from a Black Gold Ant at the Beast Fighting Arena.
• Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao’s Soul Power fused after the hunt, strengthening both of them and raising Chen Yuan to level 45, so Mu En instructed them to keep the connection flowing overnight.
• Chen Yuan attended freshman assessments, defeated a Flame Lion with one Ligu Fireball, and later confronted Zhou Yi before checking on Huo Yuhao in Mu Jin’s class.
• Mu En tested Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao’s connection and guided them into forming a Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill, whose power he compared to a Soul Emperor’s normal strike.
• Mu En found Chen Yuan’s flames had briefly reached Ultimate Fire during the fusion, predicted his Martial Soul could evolve further, and advised him to compress his Soul Power before offering him extra pay to beat up Bei Bei.

Chen Yuan strengthened himself with Whale Rubber and the Gold of Life while observing the Freshman Assessment and helping shape the plans around its talented students. After Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er won the final, Chen Yuan chose a Golden Lion Mastiff as his Fifth Soul Ring target and defeated Bei Bei before setting out for vacation.

• Mu En gave Chen Yuan Reign Over the World and planned to take him as a disciple, while Chen Yuan supported Huo Yuhao’s grilled-fish stall and joined Xu Sanshi in attacking Bei Bei.
• Chen Yuan bought Whale Rubber at the Treasure Appreciation Fair, accepted Soul Tools from Ning Tian, and refined the Whale Rubber to strengthen his body.
• Chen Yuan asked Wang Yan how to cultivate Yaya’s Swan Martial Soul, then recorded freshmen’s Martial Souls as Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao advanced through the assessment.
• Chen Yuan learned about Ning Tian’s purification ability, encountered Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire, and lent the Gold of Life to Electrolux, who fused it with Chen Yuan’s heart to create the Heart of Life.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er overcame Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s Hell White Tiger through their own Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Xiao Xiao defeated Cui Yajie and became a Core Disciple.
• Tang San plotted to bring Huo Yuhao into the Tang Sect, while Chen Yuan bought intelligence on Fifth Soul Ring candidates and selected the Golden Lion Mastiff as his leading choice.
• Chen Yuan defeated Bei Bei without using his martial soul or Soul Skills, and Bei Bei decided to remain at Shrek and train while Chen Yuan planned to return home and hunt for his Fifth Soul Ring.

Chen Yuan gained his fifth Soul Ring, returned to Shrek, and led the formation of its Reserve Team. After the Main Team was injured on a mission, the Reserve Team entered the tournament, where Chen Yuan’s strength drew attention and renewed suspicion over the Baroque Forest explosion.

• Chen Yuan obtained the Golden Lion Mastiff’s Soul Ring, reached Soul King rank, and gained Ashen Extinction Fury before returning to Small Lake Village.
• Ning Li offered Chen Yuan money and a tournament reward to place Ning Tian and Wu Feng on the Reserve Team, but Chen Yuan refused to support Wu Feng.
• Chen Yuan won Shrek’s free-for-all selection match with a single attack, then chose Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, and Huo Yuhao for the Reserve Team.
• Chen Yuan’s flames disrupted Ma Xiaotao during a friendly match, and Yan Shaozhe revealed that Chen Yuan’s Martial Soul was evolving toward Ultimate Fire.
• During the mission against the Hand of Death, Chen Yuan shielded the Reserve Team from the Death Messenger’s corpse explosion and helped treat the wounded before Xuan Zi evacuated the injured Main Team.
• With the Main Team recovering, Shrek entered the tournament with its Reserve Team, and Chen Yuan defeated all of Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy’s contestants with one punch.
• Xiao Hongchen accused Chen Yuan and Ning Tian of covering up the Baroque Forest explosion, and Chen Yuan later told Ning Tian that a senior he hired had fired the cannonball.
• Shrek began the next tournament round against Yunluo Academy, where Xu Sanshi defeated his Soul Ancestor opponent without difficulty.

Chen Yuan helped Shrek advance through the tournament while strengthening his own power and recovering the Snow Empress Embryo. After Shrek defeated Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in the team battle, Chen Yuan stepped forward to face Ma Rulong in the individual round.

• Ning Tian won the Ice Extreme Cold Knife at auction, while Electrolux awakened and agreed to help Chen Yuan resist Tang San’s control.
• Chen Yuan entered the Undead Demiplane with Electrolux, evolved Dali Gu into the Battle Dragon King, and extracted new Battle Cards from undead creatures.
• Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi defeated Zhengtian Academy’s opening pair, then Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao used their Martial Soul Fusion to eliminate Tang Xiaolei and defeat Ye Wuqing.
• Wang Yan challenged Xuan Zi over the lack of support for the Reserve Team, and Xuan Zi later arranged treatment for Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng.
• At the Starlight Auction, Xiao Hongchen bought the Snow Empress Embryo, but Xuan Zi attacked its escort and Chen Yuan intercepted a Sun Moon Empire spy to recover it.
• Shrek defeated Dou Spirit Royal Academy and advanced after Zhengtian Academy forfeited, then Chen Yuan led the team to victory over Star Luo Royal Academy in the individual elimination match.
• Lang Ya and Yu Tao tried to claim Huo Yuhao for the Body Sect, but Huo Yuhao refused and Xuan Zi drove the visitors away.
• Shrek defeated Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in the team battle as Chen Yuan overcame Lin Xi, Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen, then prepared to face Ma Rulong in the individual round.