Chapter Summaries

Jiang Chen revealed his unusually powerful second Soul Ring and demonstrated its Red Lotus Karma Fire, while Xiao Wu grew convinced that he was a reborn Soul Beast. After Xiao Wu slipped away alone, she returned with two Soul Rings, including a Thousand-Year one.

• Jiang Chen showed Tang San and Xiao Wu his nearly black-purple second Soul Ring and claimed he had found a dying Soul Beast.
• Jiang Chen introduced his Red Lotus Karma Fire Soul Skill and tested its painful body-tempering flames.
• Tang San suggested helping Xiao Wu obtain a Soul Ring, but Xiao Wu said she was not in a hurry and left alone.
• Xiao Wu returned from the forest, and Tang San noticed her Soul Power had changed as two Soul Rings appeared beneath her feet.

Two and a half years after leaving the Soul Hunting Forest, Jiang Chen, Tang San, and Xiao Wu arrived in Suotuo City and decided to visit Shrek Academy. At the Rose Hotel, they clashed with Dai Mubai over the only available room, and Dai Mubai invoked his Soul Elder strength to intimidate them.

• Xiao Wu claimed she had found and killed a badly injured Soft Bone Rabbit, and the three companions left the forest together.
• Two and a half years later, Tang San asked Jiang Chen whether they should follow the Master's advice and go to Shrek Academy; Jiang Chen explained why they should avoid drawing powerful people's attention.
• Jiang Chen reviewed his cultivation progress while the group explored Suotuo City and then stopped at the Rose Hotel.
• Tang San asked for three rooms, but the receptionist said only a couples-themed suite remained and that it was reserved for Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai entered with two women, ordered the group to leave, and raised his Soul Rings after Tang San and Xiao Wu challenged him.

Jiang Chen defeated Dai Mubai with one palm strike after mocking his kidney deficiency, then refused to give his name. The chapter left Dai Mubai stunned to learn that Jiang Chen was only twelve years old.

• Jiang Chen stepped forward and mocked Dai Mubai, provoking him into a fight.
• Dai Mubai used his Evil Eye White Tiger Martial Soul and charged Jiang Chen, who repelled him with one palm strike.
• Dai Mubai accepted defeat, paid for the room and lobby damage, and asked Jiang Chen for his name.
• Jiang Chen refused to tell Dai Mubai his name, and Dai Mubai vowed to defeat him in the future.
• Xiao Wu revealed that Jiang Chen was twelve, leaving Dai Mubai shocked.

After Jiang Chen defeated Dai Mubai, he took Xiao Wu and Tang San to stay at the Rose Hotel, then went shopping with Xiao Wu in Suotuo City. He spotted a mysterious wooden box in a shabby shop and asked its unscrupulous owner how much it cost.

• Xiao Wu and Tang San revealed that they and Jiang Chen were twelve, leaving Dai Mubai embarrassed after Jiang Chen had beaten him.
• Jiang Chen, Xiao Wu, and Tang San settled into the Rose Hotel’s couples-themed suite, with Tang San choosing to cultivate while the other two went out.
• Xiao Wu dragged Jiang Chen through Suotuo City, buying chestnuts and a rabbit-head plush doll along the way.
• Jiang Chen noticed a round emblem on a shop sign and entered the narrow, run-down store with Xiao Wu.
• Jiang Chen spotted a dusty wooden box with a faint dark golden glow and asked the middle-aged shopkeeper its price; the man demanded one hundred Gold Soul Coins, prompting Xiao Wu to accuse him of scamming customers.

Jiang Chen bought Plate Crystal from Flender and gave it to Tang San, triggering a system return that granted him a Thousand Mechanism Needle Box. The chapter ended with Jiang Chen testing the mysterious weapon while Xiao Wu and Tang San watched.

• Xiao Wu berated Flender for scamming customers, but Jiang Chen paid one hundred Gold Soul Coins for the Plate Crystal.
• Flender told Jiang Chen that Whale Rubber was scarce and invited him to visit the Old Blacksmith Shop in West City the next day.
• Jiang Chen explained that the Plate Crystal contained Hair Gold needed for Tang San's hidden weapons and gave it to him.
• Tang San recognized the material and thanked Jiang Chen, realizing it could be used to forge a Dragon Beard Needle.
• The system activated Triple Return and awarded Jiang Chen a dark-gold Thousand Mechanism Needle Box containing 3,600 Shadowless Needles.
• Jiang Chen claimed he had just picked up the needle box and pressed a spot on its side.

Jiang Chen, Tang San, and Xiao Wu arrived at Shrek Academy after Tang San examined Jiang Chen’s Thousand Mechanism Needle Box. As they joined the registration line, a white-dressed girl reached the front and challenged the examiner to admit her.

• Tang San eagerly inspected the Thousand Mechanism Needle Box, and Jiang Chen let him borrow it to study.
• After spending the night studying the box, Tang San set out with Jiang Chen and Xiao Wu to find Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Wu complained about the walk, but Jiang Chen enhanced her with his Glazed Green Lotus instead of carrying her.
• The group reached Shrek Academy and learned that its strict entrance requirements were enforced by a Soul Emperor.
• Jiang Chen noticed a cold-looking Black-clad Girl in the line, and Xiao Wu grew jealous.
• A white-dressed girl presented her arm to the examiner and argued that she met the requirements and deserved admission.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Jiang Chen passed the Shrek Academy screening and stunned Li Yusong with their Soul Ring configurations. They met fellow applicants Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, then Oscar arrived to lead the five into the assessment.

• Zhu Zhuqing passed the screening, and Tang San, Jiang Chen, and Xiao Wu registered and passed the age check.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu revealed Soul Power Level twenty-nine and Thousand-Year second Soul Rings, shocking Li Yusong.
• Jiang Chen revealed Soul Power Level thirty and two Thousand-Year Soul Rings, with his second exceeding five thousand years.
• Xiao Wu noticed Zhu Zhuqing and grew jealous, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing introduced themselves to the group.
• Li Yusong called Oscar to take the five applicants to their assessment, and Oscar introduced himself as their senior.

Jiang Chen bought a piece of Whale Rubber from Flender after arriving at Shrek Academy with Xiao Wu, Tang San, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing. The group reached the fourth assessment, where Zhao Wuji greeted them, while Xiao Wu told Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing about Dai Mubai’s behavior at the Rose Hotel.

• Oscar offered the newcomers sausages, but Jiang Chen, Xiao Wu, Tang San, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing all declined.
• Oscar led the group through Shrek Academy, where Flender recognized Jiang Chen and asked if he still wanted Whale Rubber.
• Jiang Chen paid Flender for the seven-hundred-year Whale Rubber, and Flender returned most of the money as a discount.
• Oscar led the five newcomers to the fourth assessment, where Zhao Wuji questioned him about Dai Mubai’s absence.
• Xiao Wu told Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing that Dai Mubai had brought twin girls to the Rose Hotel and that Jiang Chen had stopped her from kicking him further.

Zhao Wuji changed the fourth test into a challenge to withstand his attacks for one incense stick, and the group planned how to fight him. Jiang Chen offered to stay back and heal and strengthen his teammates as they began the test.

• Zhao Wuji introduced himself as the examiner and ordered the group to last through one incense stick of his attacks.
• Oscar explained Zhao Wuji's level, Vajra Bear Martial Soul, powerful defense, and relative slowness, while Ning Rongrong recognized him as the Immovable Bright King.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Jiang Chen introduced their roles and abilities.
• Tang San assigned Xiao Wu to harass Zhao Wuji, Zhu Zhuqing to attack from the flank, Ning Rongrong to provide boosts, and himself to restrain Zhao Wuji.
• Jiang Chen said he would stay back to heal the others and could strengthen their abilities as well.
• Zhao Wuji started the test, and Ning Rongrong used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to boost Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing's strength and speed.

Jiang Chen stunned the others by punching Zhao Wuji away, then Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing coordinated attacks that earned Zhao Wuji’s praise. Zhao Wuji ended the warm-up by activating his soul skills, injuring Zhu Zhuqing and launching a powerful attack at Tang San.

• Jiang Chen blocked Zhao Wuji’s charge with a punch that sent the Soul Saint crashing through an earthen wall.
• Jiang Chen urged the others to attack, and Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing combined their skills to strike Zhao Wuji.
• Zhao Wuji broke free of Tang San’s restraints, praised the group’s coordination, and announced that the real test was beginning.
• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Enhancement and knocked Zhu Zhuqing toward Jiang Chen, who caught her before she coughed up blood.
• Zhao Wuji activated Immovable Vajra Body and Great Strength Vajra Palm, then attacked Tang San.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing faced Zhao Wuji while Jiang Chen used the Glazed Green Lotus to heal the girls and restore Ning Rongrong's Soul Power. As the fight continued, Jiang Chen began testing whether his enhancement could stack with Ning Rongrong's boosts.

• Tang San dodged Zhao Wuji's attacks and used Blue Silver Grass and sleeve arrows, while Zhao Wuji sent Xiao Wu flying toward Jiang Chen, who caught her.
• Zhao Wuji used Tracking and Great Strength Vajra Palm against Tang San, who evaded the strike and retreated.
• Jiang Chen healed Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong, easing Zhu Zhuqing's injury and restoring most of Ning Rongrong's spent Soul Power.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu rushed to attack Zhao Wuji, while Ning Rongrong prepared to enhance them with her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Jiang Chen stopped Ning Rongrong and used his First Soul Skill, Green Lotus: Holy Radiance, to enhance her as an experiment.

Jiang Chen amplified Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, allowing her to strengthen Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San enough to overwhelm Zhao Wuji during their test. Zhao Wuji reluctantly declared them successful when the incense burned out, and Jiang Chen healed the exhausted group afterward.

• Jiang Chen’s amplification caused Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to gain a jade-green sheen and greatly strengthened her boosts.
• Ning Rongrong enhanced Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San, who coordinated their attacks and forced Zhao Wuji onto the defensive.
• Ning Rongrong realized her Martial Soul had briefly evolved, while Jiang Chen considered whether his Glazed Green Lotus could fuse directly with other Martial Souls.
• Zhao Wuji began preparing his sixth Soul Skill, but Oscar announced that the incense had burned out, so Zhao Wuji declared the group had passed.
• Zhao Wuji stormed into the mountains, Oscar offered to help the group register, and Jiang Chen used the Glazed Green Lotus to heal everyone.

Jiang Chen and the others recovered after their battle, then followed Oscar to Shrek Academy’s shabby dormitories after discovering the embarrassing chant behind his sausage Soul Skill. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang packed his belongings at Notting College after Jiang Chen and Tang San repeatedly rejected him.

• Jiang Chen healed the group, and Oscar offered them sausages that could restore strength and Soul Power.
• Tang San asked Oscar to demonstrate how he made the sausages, and Oscar summoned one with the chant, “I Have a Big Sausage!”
• The group laughed at Oscar’s chant, and Zhao Wuji returned and ordered Oscar to take the new students to their dormitories.
• Oscar showed them the poor wooden dormitories, where Ning Rongrong complained about the conditions and Tang San shut the window on Oscar’s sausage sales pitch.
• Yu Xiaogang packed his belongings at Notting College, frustrated that Jiang Chen and Tang San had rejected him despite his teaching them for six years.

Yu Xiaogang reconsidered how to win Jiang Chen and Tang San as disciples, while Dai Mubai tried to welcome the new students at Shrek Academy. The newcomers brushed him off, and Ma Hongjun became captivated by the three girls when they arrived at the cafeteria.

• Yu Xiaogang decided to personally nurture a genius to prove the power of his theories and persuade Jiang Chen and Tang San to become his disciples.
• Tang San meditated on the roof, where Dai Mubai recognized him and realized Jiang Chen was staying at Shrek Academy too.
• Jiang Chen mocked Dai Mubai, who swallowed his anger and offered to take the new students to the cafeteria and girls' dormitory.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai's advances and followed Jiang Chen and Tang San to breakfast.
• Ma Hongjun spotted the three girls in the cafeteria and stared at them, while Dai Mubai warned him that the new students were monsters.

Dai Mubai warned Ma Hongjun not to provoke Jiang Chen, while Flender introduced Shrek Academy and began training the support-type Soul Masters. Jiang Chen argued that support fighters needed to defend themselves and did not always have to support their teammates, leaving Flender and Ning Rongrong curious about his reasoning.

• Dai Mubai warned Ma Hongjun that Jiang Chen had injured him in a fight and was dangerous to provoke.
• Ma Hongjun backed down from challenging Jiang Chen but began eyeing Tang San instead.
• Jiang Chen sensed that Tang Hao’s aura had disappeared after the group entered Shrek Academy.
• Flender introduced himself as Shrek Academy’s headmaster and assigned the students their training groups.
• Flender asked Jiang Chen and Ning Rongrong about the guiding principle of a support-type Soul Master.
• Jiang Chen said support-type Soul Masters needed to fight and withstand attacks, and did not always have to support their teammates; Flender asked him to explain.

Jiang Chen explained that Support-type Soul Masters could use opponents’ assumptions against them and should be able to fight and endure punishment. Flender assigned him to train Ning Rongrong in exchange for up to three rare ores or metals, and Jiang Chen began her training with a ten-kilometer run.

• Jiang Chen argued that Support-type Soul Masters could exploit opponents who considered them harmless, though Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda lacked offensive abilities.
• Jiang Chen claimed he had become a support because he was too strong to let his teammates act, leaving Ning Rongrong and Flender speechless.
• Flender asked Jiang Chen to train Ning Rongrong, and Jiang Chen agreed in return for choosing up to three pieces from Flender’s collection of rare ores and metals.
• Jiang Chen asked Ning Rongrong whether she wanted to train fighting or taking a beating, and she chose fighting.
• Jiang Chen ordered Ning Rongrong to run ten laps around the field without Soul Power, and she realized the distance was ten kilometers.

Jiang Chen pushed Ning Rongrong through physical training and then tested her mental strength with his golden eyes. He learned that she had reached the third level of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Mind-Splitting Secret Art.

• Jiang Chen teased Ning Rongrong into running ten laps by challenging her pride and comparing her to Xiao Wu.
• Ning Rongrong finished the run, and Jiang Chen caught and healed her with the Glazed Green Lotus before letting her hit him three times.
• Jiang Chen gave Ning Rongrong water, praised her effort, and told her they would add five laps to her daily training.
• Jiang Chen began testing Ning Rongrong’s mental strength by making her follow the shifting light in his eyes, but she became dizzy after three breaths.
• Jiang Chen asked about the Mind-Splitting Secret Art, and Ning Rongrong revealed she had reached its third level.

Jiang Chen trained Ning Rongrong in the Mind-Splitting Secret Art and challenged her to confront her weaknesses as a combatant. Ning Rongrong began controlling three stones at once, but Jiang Chen left her shaken by warning that her support abilities would be useless if she or her teammates were defeated first.

• Jiang Chen had Ning Rongrong practice watching the Green Lotus phantom until she could follow it for four and a half breaths.
• Jiang Chen gave Ning Rongrong three stones to levitate, and after his guidance she managed to keep all three suspended.
• Jiang Chen ordered Ning Rongrong to jog three laps while controlling the stones, adding a lap whenever one fell, and she objected to the task.
• Jiang Chen compared Ning Rongrong unfavorably with Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Mubai, prompting her to defend her value as a Support-type Soul Master.
• Jiang Chen reminded Ning Rongrong that Teacher Zhao could have eliminated her if he had not intervened, then questioned whether she could dodge with her poor stamina and limited spiritual focus.

Jiang Chen confronted Ning Rongrong about her complacency and assigned her demanding training, which she accepted after reflecting on her shortcomings. Meanwhile, Flender observed Zhao Wuji’s weighted hill-climb exercise and questioned where he had gotten the idea.

• Jiang Chen told Ning Rongrong that Oscar had extraordinary talent and that the others had advanced through their own effort, leaving her in tears.
• Two concealed Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Guards discussed whether to intervene, and one went to report while the other continued watching.
• After crying, Ning Rongrong asked Jiang Chen how to improve, and he prescribed physical conditioning, mental control, and soul power precision practice.
• Ning Rongrong began jogging while keeping three pebbles afloat, and Jiang Chen added laps when she dropped them.
• Flender watched Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing climb a hill with weighted limbs under Zhao Wuji’s Gravity Enhancement and praised the training method.

Flender and Zhao Wuji discussed Jiang Chen’s punishing training methods and Flender’s reasons for leaving Ning Rongrong in his care. After the exhausted girls finished training, Xiao Wu hinted that Jiang Chen’s second soul skill could transform them, and Tang San brought them dinner.

• Zhao Wuji told Flender that Jiang Chen had devised the training routine, and they discussed how it improved the students’ abilities.
• Flender explained that he had assigned Ning Rongrong to Jiang Chen to avoid angering Sword Douluo, while Zhao Wuji criticized his scheme.
• Ning Rongrong collapsed during training, and Jiang Chen caught her, restored her with emerald light, and reminded her that she still owed fifteen laps.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing joined Ning Rongrong after training, and Xiao Wu hinted that Jiang Chen’s second soul skill could greatly improve them.
• Tang San brought dinner to the exhausted girls, who ate ravenously while he privately reflected that Jiang Chen had also devised the day’s training.