Chapter Summaries

Lin Qingmo transformed the Eight Spider Lances with Life Gold into an emerald External Soul Bone and began fusing it with his body. As the fusion proceeded smoothly, the life energy strengthened his body, Soul Power, and spiritual power.

• Lin Qingmo melted the Life Gold and guided its liquid form into the Eight Spider Lances, transforming them into a crystal-clear emerald Soul Bone with a powerful life aura.
• Bibi Dong recognized the Eight Spider Lances’ greatly increased quality, and Lin Qingmo decided to fuse with them immediately.
• Bibi Dong agreed to guard Lin Qingmo and showed him deep tenderness, leaving him flustered before he began the fusion.
• The Emerald Eight Spider Lances merged into Lin Qingmo’s back without resistance and connected with his body and Martial Soul.
• Lin Qingmo felt the Soul Bone’s life energy nourish and strengthen his meridians, cells, Soul Power, physique, and spiritual power.

The Shrek group recovered after fleeing the Titan Giant Ape, while Zhao Wuji ordered them to return for Lin Qingmo and Tang San. In the forest’s core area, Xiao Wu scolded Er Ming for capturing her and hurried back to find Lin Qingmo.

• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai argued for retreat, but Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing insisted they should not abandon their companions.
• Zhao Wuji ordered everyone to recover their Soul Power before returning to search for Lin Qingmo and Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing messaged Lin Qingmo in the Chat Group but received no reply, prompting concern from Xiao Wu and other members.
• Xiao Wu confronted Er Ming, who explained through his behavior that he had captured her because he missed her.
• Xiao Wu promised to visit Er Ming and Da Ming again, then raced toward the outskirts to find Lin Qingmo.

Lin Qingmo fused Life Gold with his Eight Spider Lances, gaining powerful abilities and a Life Domain, before Bibi Dong completed the fusion and kissed him while he was unconscious. Xiao Wu rushed through the forest to find him and discovered Bibi Dong leaning over him.

• Lin Qingmo gained the Emerald Eight Spider Lances, which enhanced his attributes, absorbed Soul Power and life force, purified negative conditions, and granted him the Life Domain.
• Bibi Dong forced Lin Qingmo to endure pressure until he lost consciousness, completing the fusion of his External Soul Bone.
• Bibi Dong held Lin Qingmo, kissed his forehead, and admitted she was sorry while he remained unconscious.
• Xiao Wu hurried toward the forest outskirts, fearing Lin Qingmo was in danger after receiving no response from the Chat Group.
• Xiao Wu followed a sound through the forest and found Lin Qingmo unconscious on the ground as Bibi Dong leaned over him.

Bibi Dong restrained Xiao Wu and forced her to witness what she did to Lin Qingmo, then threatened her into silence before leaving. When Lin Qingmo woke, Xiao Wu hid the truth and learned that he had gained the Emerald Eight Spider Lances.

• Xiao Wu rushed to protect Lin Qingmo, but Bibi Dong seized her with her power and pinned her to the ground.
• Bibi Dong continued with Lin Qingmo while making Xiao Wu watch, then threatened her to keep what happened secret.
• Xiao Wu stayed silent because she feared Bibi Dong would hurt Lin Qingmo, and Bibi Dong left after telling her to care for him.
• Lin Qingmo woke in Xiao Wu's arms and asked where his Master had gone; Xiao Wu claimed she had only just arrived and said Bibi Dong had left.
• Lin Qingmo demonstrated his new External Soul Bone, the Emerald Eight Spider Lances, while Xiao Wu congratulated him and concealed her distress.

Lin Qingmo reunited with Xiao Wu and learned that Zhao Wuji was confronting the Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch over Tang San’s Third Spirit Ring. The dispute remained unresolved as Lin Qingmo learned that the couple demanded compensation for the Man Faced Demon Spider Tang San had absorbed.

• Lin Qingmo confessed to Xiao Wu that he had prioritized gaining his Fourth Spirit Ring and knew about her ties to Er Ming and Da Ming, and Xiao Wu said she trusted him.
• Lin Qingmo and Xiao Wu reached the forest’s edge and found Zhao Wuji facing Chao Tianxiang and Meng Shu, with Meng Yiran accusing Tang San.
• Xiao Wu reunited with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, then coldly ignored Tang San when he tried to approach her.
• Ning Rongrong told Lin Qingmo that Tang San had absorbed a two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider and that the Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch demanded compensation because they had hunted it for three days.

Dragon Duke Meng Shu confronted Zhao Wuji over Tang San taking the Man Faced Demon Spider, but backed down after learning Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and had Twin Martial Souls. Lin Qingmo then offered the Meng family a lead on a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent nest, leaving Dragon Duke questioning whether his information was true.

• Meng Shu demanded compensation from Zhao Wuji because Tang San had absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Spirit Ring after Meng Shu wounded it.
• Tang San insisted he had done nothing wrong, and Meng Shu’s pressure forced Zhao Wuji to offer compensation and reveal Tang San’s father was Tang Hao.
• Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang recognized Tang Hao’s name, and Zhao Wuji disclosed that Tang San had Twin Martial Souls.
• Meng Shu agreed to discuss compensation, while Lin Qingmo told him about a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent nest five kilometers away.
• Meng Shu questioned whether Lin Qingmo’s claim about the rare Soul Beast was true.

Lin Qingmo ended the confrontation with Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch by giving them information about a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, while Tang San faced criticism from the group for his conduct. The Shrek group left the forest’s depths without finding Oscar a Spirit Ring, and Oscar’s resentment toward Tang San deepened.

• Lin Qingmo told Dragon Duke where to find a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and Dragon Duke dropped the dispute with Zhao Wuji before heading off with Snake Matriarch and Meng Yiran.
• Zhao Wuji thanked Lin Qingmo, but Tang San complained that Lin Qingmo had meddled, prompting Lin Qingmo to explain that Tang San could not have defeated Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar criticized or mocked Tang San, who swallowed his anger and vowed to remember his grudge against Lin Qingmo.
• Zhao Wuji ordered the group to leave the forest’s depths and said they would search for Oscar’s Third Spirit Ring on the way out.
• Oscar quietly blamed Tang San for losing another opportunity, while Lin Qingmo recognized that his plan to deepen their conflict was working.

After Xiao Wu returned, she told the Shrek group that the Sky Azure Bull Python had driven off the Titan Giant Ape. Lin Qingmo revealed that he had already absorbed a Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Spirit Ring, leaving everyone shocked and Tang San shaken; Zhao Wuji asked how he had killed the Soul Beast.

• Xiao Wu told the group that a bull's roar had frightened the Titan Giant Ape into releasing her, and Zhao Wuji identified the beast as the Sky Azure Bull Python.
• Lin Qingmo played along with Xiao Wu's story without exposing what had happened, and she secretly pinched his thigh when he teased her.
• Zhao Wuji offered to help Lin Qingmo obtain his Fourth Spirit Ring, but Lin Qingmo said he had already absorbed it.
• Lin Qingmo revealed his three purple Spirit Rings and a black Fourth Spirit Ring, stunning the Shrek group.
• Tang San rejected the possibility of a Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Spirit Ring and grew jealous, while Zhao Wuji asked Lin Qingmo how he had killed the Soul Beast.

Lin Qingmo revealed that he had absorbed a roughly thirty-thousand-year Spirit Ring and reached Soul Power Level 45, stunning the others and shaking Tang San’s faith in Yu Xiaogang’s theories. The group began their journey back to the Academy, with Oscar resentful about the Spirit Ring he had received and Zhao Wuji urging everyone to hurry.

• Lin Qingmo told the group that he had absorbed a dying vine-type Soul Beast’s Spirit Ring and had reached Level 45.
• Lin Qingmo said his Fourth Spirit Ring was around thirty thousand years old, leaving the others shocked and Tang San muttering that Yu Xiaogang’s theory could not be wrong.
• The group spent a sleepless night before Zhao Wuji led them out of the Star Dou Great Forest the next morning.
• Oscar complained that Tang San’s actions had cost him the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and left him with an Acceleration Sausage Spirit Skill.
• Zhao Wuji told everyone to move faster so they could reach the Academy within three days.

As the group left the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Qingmo explained that Xiao Wu’s old friends Da Ming and Er Ming had spared them because Xiao Wu was their big sister. The group also learned that Lin Qingmo had taken Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances and evolved them into the life-attribute Emerald Eight Spider Lances, leaving Ice Empress amazed by his luck.

• Lin Qingmo told the Chat Group that Xiao Wu’s old friend Er Ming was the Titan Giant Ape who had let them go, and revealed that Da Ming and Er Ming were Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts who treated Xiao Wu as their big sister.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing reacted with shock to Xiao Wu’s powerful Soul Beast connections, while Ice Empress and Xiao Wu argued over whether Da Ming and Er Ming would count as Beast Traitors for supporting Lin Qingmo.
• Lin Qingmo revealed that Tang San had still obtained the Eight Spider Lances from the Man Faced Demon Spider, but that Lin Qingmo had taken them instead.
• Lin Qingmo explained that he used Life Gold to transform the Eight Spider Lances into the life-attribute Emerald Eight Spider Lances, astonishing Ice Empress with his fortune.

Lin Qingmo told the Chat Group about his thirty-thousand-year Thunderous Hell Vine Spirit Ring and its lightning ability while the Shrek group returned to the academy. After Zhao Wuji reported what had happened in the Star Dou Great Forest, Flender condemned Tang San’s actions and was astonished by Lin Qingmo’s new Spirit Ring.

• Lin Qingmo explained that he had absorbed a thirty-thousand-year Thunderous Hell Vine Spirit Ring, which raised his Soul Power by five levels and gave him control over lightning.
• During the carriage ride, Tang San brooded with jealousy toward Lin Qingmo, while Dai Mubai felt powerless as Zhu Zhuqing ignored him.
• Zhao Wuji told Flender that the group had encountered the Titan Giant Ape and that Tang San had interrupted Oscar’s Spirit Ring absorption and provoked the Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch.
• Flender said they could not hold Tang San accountable because of Tang Hao, and Zhao Wuji agreed to give Oscar extra care and support.
• Zhao Wuji revealed that Lin Qingmo’s fourth Spirit Ring was thirty thousand years old, and Flender reacted with amazement and excitement over Lin Qingmo’s talent.

Xiao Wu confessed her feelings to Lin Qingmo, and they became intimate, after which she discovered her Soul Power had reached Level 38. At Shrek's training ground, Yu Xiaogang arrived as a new teacher, but Ning Rongrong's remark about his low Soul Power left the group astonished.

• Xiao Wu told Lin Qingmo she liked him and wanted to give herself to him, and Lin Qingmo accepted.
• The next morning, Xiao Wu discovered that her Soul Power had risen to Level 38, and she and Lin Qingmo shared a new closeness.
• Flender gathered the Shrek Eight Devils and introduced Yu Xiaogang as their new teacher and the founder of the Ten Great Theories of Soul Masters.
• Tang San greeted Yu Xiaogang as his teacher, while the others reacted skeptically to the unassuming newcomer.
• Yu Xiaogang praised Tang San's Level 31 cultivation and two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider Spirit Ring, but Ning Rongrong interrupted to point out that Yu Xiaogang had not broken through Level 30.

Lin Qingmo confronted Yu Xiaogang over his theories and teaching, citing Tang San’s reckless mistakes as evidence that Yu Xiaogang’s guidance was flawed. Yu Xiaogang dismissed Lin Qingmo as a weak Blue Silver Grass Soul Master, prompting the other Shrek students to laugh at him.

• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing questioned Yu Xiaogang’s credibility because of his low Soul Power, and he defended himself by citing Tang San’s achievements.
• Lin Qingmo recognized Yu Xiaogang and mocked him for seeking fame and continuing to promote flawed theories.
• Tang San defended Yu Xiaogang, but Lin Qingmo challenged him about interrupting Oscar’s Spirit Ring absorption and endangering teammates by offending the Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch.
• Yu Xiaogang invoked his authority as a teacher, and Lin Qingmo mocked him for being stuck at level twenty-nine.
• Yu Xiaogang called Lin Qingmo trash because of his level-four Innate Soul Power and Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, while the Shrek students laughed at him.

Lin Qingmo livestreamed Yu Xiaogang calling him trash, prompting the Chat Group to ridicule Yu Xiaogang and defend Lin Qingmo. Liu Erlong and Bibi Dong watched the broadcast and lost their remaining illusions about Yu Xiaogang, while Bibi Dong’s fury drew Qian Daoliu’s intervention.

• Lin Qingmo livestreamed Yu Xiaogang insulting him, and Chat Group members mocked Yu Xiaogang and defended Lin Qingmo.
• Liu Erlong watched Yu Xiaogang demean Lin Qingmo and realized she had never truly understood the man she once loved.
• Bibi Dong watched the livestream, declared that Yu Xiaogang would die, and unleashed her killing intent.
• Qian Daoliu appeared before Bibi Dong and ordered her to restrain her killing intent.

Bibi Dong dismissed Qian Daoliu’s warning and privately urged Lin Qingmo to grow stronger, while Lin Qingmo answered Yu Xiaogang’s insults by revealing his latest cultivation. The live stream ended this scene with Yu Xiaogang stunned, and Liu Erlong finally letting go of her lingering feelings.

• Bibi Dong asserted her authority as Pope and sent Qian Daoliu away after he warned her against acting too bloodthirstily.
• Alone, Bibi Dong watched Lin Qingmo face Yu Xiaogang and wished for him to grow strong enough to claim Spirit Hall and the world.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded that Flender explain why Lin Qingmo was allowed to stay at Shrek Academy, while Tang San felt humiliated by his teacher’s repeated insults.
• Lin Qingmo told Yu Xiaogang that he had obtained a roughly thirty-thousand-year Fourth Spirit Ring, gained five Soul Power levels, and reached Level 45.
• Yu Xiaogang stared in disbelief as the others enjoyed his reaction, while Liu Erlong felt her remaining attachment finally settle.

Lin Qingmo confronted Yu Xiaogang’s disbelief by revealing his Level 45 Soul Ancestor rank and extraordinary Spirit Rings. He turned Yu Xiaogang’s own theory against him, leaving the Grandmaster speechless and humiliated.

• Yu Xiaogang rejected Flender’s confirmation that Lin Qingmo had become a Soul Ancestor, but Tang San reluctantly verified that Lin Qingmo was Level 45.
• Xiao Wu defended Lin Qingmo and challenged Yu Xiaogang’s claims about Blue Silver Grass, while Lin Qingmo stopped her and quoted Yu Xiaogang’s theory that no Martial Soul was useless.
• Lin Qingmo released four Spirit Rings—three Thousand-Year rings and one Ten-Thousand-Year ring—shocking Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Tang San.
• Lin Qingmo cited Yu Xiaogang’s theory and pointed out that Yu Xiaogang had remained stuck at Level 29, calling him a useless Soul Master by his own standard.

Yu Xiaogang questioned Lin Qingmo’s achievements, then apologized after Flender forced him to face the evidence and tried to persuade Lin to share his secrets for the team’s benefit. Lin refused the moral pressure and claimed his methods came from a Title Douluo teacher, leaving Yu Xiaogang and the Shrek students stunned.

• Yu Xiaogang broke down when Lin Qingmo’s Spirit Rings disproved his theories, but Flender slapped him and told him to accept what he could not explain.
• Yu Xiaogang regained his composure, apologized to Lin Qingmo, and asked how he had reached Level 45 and achieved Limit-Breaking Absorption.
• Lin Qingmo rejected Yu Xiaogang’s appeal to share his secret for Shrek Academy, pointing out that Ning Rongrong and Tang San also kept valuable secrets.
• Ning Rongrong objected when Lin Qingmo compared her sect’s secrets to his own, and she threatened to inform her father about Yu Xiaogang’s request.
• Lin Qingmo said a Title Douluo teacher had arranged his cultivation methods and Spirit Ring configuration, shocking the Shrek students and silencing Yu Xiaogang.

Lin Qingmo revealed that he had a Title Douluo teacher, forcing Yu Xiaogang to back down after he challenged Lin Qingmo. Humiliated and shaken, Yu Xiaogang retreated to his room, where he questioned his life’s work and concluded that his Spirit Master Badge had marked his peak.

• Lin Qingmo warned Yu Xiaogang that his Title Douluo teacher might break his legs, and Yu Xiaogang apologized while Flender dispersed the onlookers.
• The students mocked Yu Xiaogang as he left, while Tang San watched with hurt and envy at Lin Qingmo’s powerful teacher.
• Lin Qingmo confirmed to Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong that his teacher was real but said he could not reveal the teacher’s title.
• Lin Qingmo read messages in the Chat Group criticizing Yu Xiaogang, and he thanked everyone for their concern.
• Yu Xiaogang returned to his room, insisted his theories were right, then stared at his Spirit Master Badge and wondered if his peak had already passed.

Yu Xiaogang returned to the Training Ground and proposed a seven-against-one sparring match, claiming it would help assess the students. Lin Qingmo accepted the obviously targeted challenge, leaving the fight about to begin.

• Yu Xiaogang arrived at the Training Ground and told the Eight Devils that yesterday's conflict was behind them.
• Yu Xiaogang pointed Lin Qingmo out and ordered him to fight the other seven students at once.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Flender objected that the match was unfair and seemed like retaliation.
• Yu Xiaogang said Lin Qingmo could use his Fourth Spirit Ability, revealing his interest in the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Skill.
• Lin Qingmo reassured Xiao Wu, then accepted Yu Xiaogang's challenge.

Lin Qingmo faced the Shrek Seven Devils alone in a sparring match arranged by Yu Xiaogang, while Flender refereed. The seven launched a coordinated opening assault, and Lin Qingmo remained still as their attacks converged.

• Yu Xiaogang set sparring rules and chose the Back Mountain as the venue, with himself and Flender as referees.
• Xiao Wu told Lin Qingmo she did not want to fight him, but Dai Mubai and Tang San urged her to give the match her all.
• The Shrek Seven Devils assembled across from Lin Qingmo, and Flender started the sparring match.
• Oscar distributed sausages and Ning Rongrong boosted Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing while Lin Qingmo waited without moving.
• Tang San trapped Lin Qingmo with his Blue Silver Grass skills as Dai Mubai charged, Xiao Wu prepared Charm, Ma Hongjun readied Phoenix Fire Line, and Zhu Zhuqing moved behind him to attack.