Chapter Summaries

Jiang Chen healed Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing after their brutal training, while Ning Rongrong secretly wrote a letter home. After several days of training, Tang San challenged Jiang Chen to spar, and their fight began with Jiang Chen gaining the upper hand.

• Jiang Chen used the Glazed Green Lotus to heal Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, then warned them that the next day's training would be tougher.
• Ning Rongrong began writing a private letter to her father and grandfathers while Xiao Wu prepared for bed.
• After several days of special training, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar joined the group, and the students improved considerably.
• Tang San waited for Jiang Chen outside the boys' dormitory and asked to spar with him.
• Tang San attacked with his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Jade Hand, but Jiang Chen caught his wrist and sent him stumbling back.
• Tang San followed with Blue Silver Grass and three hidden silver needles aimed at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen gave Tang San Whale Rubber and used Red Lotus Karma Fire to temper his body, helping him break through to Soul Power Level 30 and the fourth level of the Mysterious Heaven Skill. Jiang Chen received the Triple Return from Tang San’s improvements and strengthened his own cultivation, leaving Tang San curious about his sudden increase in power.

• Jiang Chen defeated Tang San in a sparring match using Universe Dragon Control and his speed.
• Jiang Chen gave Tang San Whale Rubber to strengthen his body before he pursued a higher-year third Soul Ring.
• Tang San ate the Whale Rubber and circulated the Mysterious Heaven Skill while Jiang Chen tempered him with Red Lotus Karma Fire.
• Tang San’s body and meridians strengthened, and he broke through to Soul Power Level 30 and the fourth level of the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
• Jiang Chen received the Triple Return, advancing the Creation Green Lotus Art to the peak of its second level and increasing his Soul Power.
• Tang San sensed Jiang Chen’s powerful new aura, and Jiang Chen said he had made a simple breakthrough.

Jiang Chen concealed his breakthrough from Tang San and decided to pursue a final plan. At Shrek Academy, Flender sent the eight little monsters to the Soto Great Soul Arena for real combat, where Ning Rongrong tried to hire Jiang Chen as her teammate.

• Jiang Chen told Tang San to keep absorbing the remaining Whale Rubber energy, then privately decided he had to choose his final plan.
• Flender announced that the students would fight at the Soto Great Soul Arena and explained its formats, ranking system, and graduation requirement.
• Flender required each student to fight at least three matches daily and win at least one, or complete extra weighted mountain climbs.
• Dai Mubai revealed that he had only two points after fifty-six fights, and Flender warned the students that winning streaks led to stronger opponents.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu both approached Jiang Chen about teaming up; Ning Rongrong then offered him eight thousand Gold Soul Coins to fight alongside her.

Jiang Chen and Ning Rongrong registered as a team at the Soto Great Soul Arena and were assigned their first match against the Gale Duo. Ning Rongrong was nervous about fighting, but Jiang Chen reassured her as they headed to the platform.

• Ning Rongrong paid Jiang Chen eight thousand Gold Soul Coins to team up with her, and the students divided into teams before leaving for the arena.
• Ning Rongrong told Jiang Chen she had persuaded Xiao Wu to team with Zhu Zhuqing by saying Zhu Zhuqing would otherwise be alone.
• At the Great Soul Arena, Flender ordered everyone to fight at least three matches and win one, or face ten weighted mountain climbs.
• Ning Rongrong registered as a level twenty-eight Support-type Soul Master and agreed to compete in team battles with Jiang Chen.
• Jiang Chen named their two-person team Glazed Lotus Pagoda, and the pair received a call to prepare for their match against the Gale Duo.

Jiang Chen enhanced Ning Rongrong before their Soul Fighting Arena match, allowing her to defeat the Gale Duo by herself. After winning her first battle, Ning Rongrong wondered whether she could become an assault-type Soul Master.

• Jiang Chen amplified Ning Rongrong’s attributes and told her to face the Gale Duo alone.
• Ning Rongrong brushed aside the male Soul Master’s Wind Blade and knocked him unconscious with one punch.
• Ning Rongrong broke the female Soul Master’s Wind Binding, and the woman surrendered.
• The referee declared the Glazed Lotus Pagoda Duo the winners, and Jiang Chen told Ning Rongrong to register their badges for two more matches.
• Ning Rongrong excitedly told Jiang Chen she had won and asked if fighting this way could make her an assault-type Soul Master.

Jiang Chen and Ning Rongrong were sent straight into a second match against the notorious Wild Ox Duo, while a disguised blond noble and two Title Douluo watched Jiang Chen’s abilities. Jiang Chen suspected the observers were tied to Xue Qinghe and Qian Renxue, and began forming a plan as the fight was about to start.

• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing praised Ning Rongrong’s performance, then prepared to face the Iron Wall Duo.
• The Soul Fighting Field immediately summoned Jiang Chen and Ning Rongrong to fight the Wild Ox Duo, despite the unusually short rest period.
• A blond noble learned about Jiang Chen and Ning Rongrong from a middle-aged man, and Grandpa Snake could not identify Jiang Chen’s enhancement skill.
• The blond noble decided to observe Jiang Chen’s next match instead of investigating him, while Jiang Chen sensed several powerful auras in the arena.
• Jiang Chen and Ning Rongrong faced the level-thirty-eight Wild Ox Duo, known as the Limb Butchers, and Jiang Chen suspected the match had been arranged to test him.

Jiang Chen defeated two level-thirty-eight Wild Ox Soul Elders with barehanded strikes in the Soul Fighting Field, drawing the attention of a blond noble and his Douluo guards. After the fight, he hurried Ning Rongrong through the streets to shake off someone watching them, and they ended up near the Rose Hotel, where she misunderstood his intentions.

• Ning Rongrong buffed Jiang Chen with her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda before the match began.
• Jiang Chen knocked out the two Wild Ox Soul Elders with a punch and a throw, winning the match without releasing his Martial Soul.
• Snake Lance Douluo praised Jiang Chen's physical strength, and the blond young man ordered him to investigate Jiang Chen's background for possible recruitment.
• Jiang Chen led Ning Rongrong through the streets until they lost the feeling of being watched.
• Ning Rongrong noticed the nearby Rose Hotel, blushed, and asked whether Jiang Chen had brought her there for an improper reason.

Jiang Chen evaded Snake Lance Douluo, who had been ordered to investigate him, and escorted Ning Rongrong back toward the academy. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi and the elders discussed Rongrong’s time away, while Chen Xin warned that he would punish anyone who harmed her.

• Jiang Chen explained that a powerful expert had followed them from the Soul Fighting Field and hurried Ning Rongrong into an alley to avoid him.
• Snake Lance Douluo searched the area for Jiang Chen, failed to find him, and decided to report back to the Young Master.
• Jiang Chen and Ning Rongrong hid in a clothing shop until Snake Lance Douluo left, then agreed to wait before returning to the academy.
• Ning Fengzhi read a secret letter in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s council hall as Gu Rong worried about Ning Rongrong and threatened to bring her home.
• Chen Xin arrived and declared that his sword would not spare anyone who bullied or hurt Ning Rongrong.

Ning Fengzhi and the two Title Douluo learned from Ning Rongrong’s letter that she admired Jiang Chen, prompting Chen Xin and Gu Rong to decide to visit Shrek Academy and assess him. Back at the academy, Jiang Chen reviewed his awakened lotus abilities and summoned his Purple Sky Dragon Spear.

• Chen Xin read Ning Rongrong’s letter and told Gu Rong that she admired a talented Support-type Soul Master named Jiang Chen.
• Gu Rong suspected Jiang Chen had improper intentions toward Rongrong, and he and Chen Xin decided to visit Shrek Academy and evaluate the boy.
• Jiang Chen and Ning Rongrong returned to the academy after discussing whether they would visit the Soul Fighting Field again.
• Jiang Chen examined the Glazed Green Lotus’s awakened petals and reflected on the strength-enhancing Divine Descent state.
• Jiang Chen summoned his Purple Sky Dragon Spear and felt its fierce, tyrannical power.

Jiang Chen reasoned that Qian Renxue had taken an interest in his support ability and decided to keep a low profile while she remained in Suotuo City. After Oscar, Tang San, and Xiao Wu reached level thirty, Flender arranged for the group to travel to the Star Dou Forest the next morning to find soul rings for them and Jiang Chen.

• Jiang Chen reflected on the strain of using his martial souls and suspected Qian Renxue had noticed his support ability before falling asleep.
• The Shrek group trained by day and fought at the Soul Fighting Field at night, while Jiang Chen and Ning Rongrong stayed away from the arena.
• Oscar announced that he had reached level thirty, and Tang San and Xiao Wu revealed they had also reached the same level.
• Flender celebrated the three breakthroughs and decided to lead the group to the Star Dou Forest to acquire soul rings for four people.
• Zhao Wuji told everyone to prepare supplies and equipment for their early departure the next morning.

Tang San resolved to challenge his limits when choosing his next soul ring, and Shrek Academy set out for Star Dou Forest. Meanwhile, Chen Xin and Gu Rong arrived at the empty academy, tracked the group’s footprints, and headed after them.

• Tang San considered his ability to withstand a soul ring of four to five thousand years and decided to challenge his limits.
• Flender warned the Shrek students to obey orders as the group prepared to hunt for soul rings in Star Dou Forest.
• The Shrek group set out, while Jiang Chen bantered with Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing watched quietly.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong arrived at Shrek Academy and found that Ning Rongrong and the others had already left.
• Chen Xin identified the group’s footprints and their direction, and he and Gu Rong departed for Star Dou Forest.

The Shrek Academy group entered the Star Dou Forest to find Oscar a third Soul Ring, and Tang San identified a roughly fifteen-hundred-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent as a suitable target. The group brought the flying serpent down and bound it, leaving it ready to be captured.

• Flender led the group into the Star Dou Forest and warned them to stay alert and avoid provoking Soul Beast packs.
• Jiang Chen sensed an approaching creature from the air, and Zhu Zhuqing climbed a tree to identify it as a flying snake with a fleshy crest.
• Tang San recognized the creature as a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and judged its age and abilities suitable for Oscar's third Soul Ring.
• Zhao Wuji slowed the serpent with Gravity Enhancement while Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong helped cut off its escape.
• Tang San bound the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent with Blue Silver Grass, bringing it down and leaving it restrained.

The Shrek Academy group and the Snake Matriarch’s party disputed who would claim the injured Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, then agreed to settle the matter with a match. Meng Yiran chose Jiang Chen, who disarmed her with ease, leaving the contest’s outcome apparent.

• Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran arrived and claimed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, prompting Flender and Zhao Wuji to identify themselves and refuse to surrender it.
• Chao Tianxiang proposed a match between Oscar and one of her granddaughter’s opponents, but Flender offered Tang San, Xiao Wu, or Jiang Chen instead.
• Meng Yiran chose Jiang Chen, believing the Support-type Soul Master would be an easy opponent, and challenged him with her Serpent Cane.
• Jiang Chen dodged Meng Yiran’s first attack, seized her cane during her second, and twisted it out of her hands.

Jiang Chen defeated Meng Yiran, and she kissed him before leaving with the Snake Matriarch. Oscar absorbed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent’s soul ring, became a Soul Elder, and revealed a flight-granting third soul skill.

• The Snake Matriarch conceded defeat after Jiang Chen overpowered Meng Yiran, and Meng Yiran kissed him before promising to defeat him someday.
• The Snake Matriarch took Meng Yiran into the forest, while Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu teased Jiang Chen about the kiss.
• Oscar absorbed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent’s purple soul ring and reached Soul Elder rank.
• Oscar revealed that his third soul skill, Mushroom Sausage, let its user fly at the serpent’s speed for one minute without consuming soul power.
• Jiang Chen ate the Mushroom Sausage, tested its flight in the forest, and told Oscar its speed and control were good but its duration was short at maximum speed.

Jiang Chen and the others camped in Star Dou Forest after failing to find a suitable soul beast for Tang San. Their rest was interrupted by the Titan Giant Ape, which appeared in the forest and fixed its gaze on Xiao Wu, leaving Zhao Wuji to face its attack.

• Jiang Chen and Ma Hongjun tried Oscar’s Mushroom Sausage and flew, though Ma Hongjun crashed into a tree branch.
• Tang San asked to seek a Soul Ring from a soul beast over four thousand years old, and Flender agreed to support him.
• After searching for two hours without finding a suitable soul beast, Flender ordered the group to camp for the night.
• A series of tremors announced the Titan Giant Ape’s arrival, and it emerged from the trees and focused on Xiao Wu.
• Zhao Wuji activated his Martial Soul Possession and stood between the Titan Giant Ape and the children, but the creature raised its enormous palm to strike him.

The Titan Giant Ape abducted Jiang Chen and Xiao Wu after overwhelming Zhao Wuji and Flender. Tang San and the Shrek team set out to pursue them, but a streak of sword light appeared as Oscar prepared Flying Mushroom Sausages.

• The Titan Giant Ape knocked Zhao Wuji aside, then grabbed Jiang Chen and Xiao Wu after Jiang Chen briefly stopped its attack with lightning.
• Flender failed to free the captives and was struck down as the Titan Giant Ape carried them into the forest.
• Tang San tried to pursue the ape alone, but Flender persuaded him that the captives might still be alive; Tang San left using an Oscar sausage anyway.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, and Zhao Wuji urged Flender to lead a rescue, and Flender organized the group to follow the ape's trail.
• As Oscar began making more Flying Mushroom Sausages, a streak of sword light cut through the night.

After the Titan Giant Ape abducted Xiao Wu and Jiang Chen, Ning Rongrong’s grandfathers arrived and Chen Xin pursued them while Gu Rong stayed with the others. Deep in the Star Dou Forest, Xiao Wu convinced Er Ming to release Jiang Chen, and Er Ming sensed a powerful expert approaching.

• Gu Rong and Chen Xin arrived at the camp, where Ning Rongrong explained that the Titan Giant Ape had carried off Xiao Wu and Jiang Chen.
• Chen Xin set off after the Titan Giant Ape, while Gu Rong protected Ning Rongrong and the Shrek Academy group.
• Oscar told Gu Rong that Tang San had already gone after the captives, and Gu Rong enveloped the group in black mist as they moved.
• Xiao Wu persuaded Er Ming to let Jiang Chen go, explaining that she believed he was one of her kind.
• Jiang Chen told Xiao Wu and Er Ming that his Lightning Flash was an ability he had just comprehended and could only use once a day.
• Er Ming sensed a powerful expert pursuing them, and Xiao Wu realized it could be a Title Douluo.

Jiang Chen agreed to return to the Star Dou Forest's Core Area with Xiao Wu and Er Ming, while Tang San pursued them and was forced to fight an ancient Man Faced Demon Spider. Tang San found a wounded spot on the spider and unleashed the Pear Blossom Needle in Rainstorm, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Xiao Wu asked Jiang Chen what to do, and he agreed to accompany her and Er Ming into the forest's Core Area.
• Er Ming carried Jiang Chen away, and Chen Xin arrived too late to catch them before entering the forest's depths.
• Tang San followed Er Ming's tracks and encountered a Man Faced Demon Spider estimated to be at least four thousand years old.
• Tang San fought the spider with hidden weapons and the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, but its strength and defenses nearly overwhelmed him.
• Tang San noticed an old slash on the spider's abdomen and fired the Pear Blossom Needle in Rainstorm, slowing the creature.

Tang San killed the Man Faced Demon Spider and began absorbing its Soul Ring while Jiang Chen arrived at the Lake of Life with Xiao Wu and impressed the Sky Azure Bull Python by producing a Soul Ring. Jiang Chen successfully absorbed a system-granted 12,500-year Soul Ring and gained his third soul skill, Green Lotus: Demon Eye Instant.

• Tang San killed the Man Faced Demon Spider with his Clear Sky Hammer and prepared to absorb its purple Soul Ring.
• Tang San scattered the Demon Spider's poisonous blood, activated Bloodthirsty Cage, and began absorbing the Soul Ring.
• The Titan Giant Ape brought Jiang Chen and Xiao Wu to the Lake of Life, where Xiao Wu reunited with the Sky Azure Bull Python, Da Ming.
• When Da Ming challenged Jiang Chen to show that he was one of them, the system granted Jiang Chen a 12,500-year Soul Ring after Tang San began absorbing his third ring.
• Jiang Chen absorbed the Soul Ring and obtained the third soul skill Green Lotus: Demon Eye Instant.

Jiang Chen gained the Nine Heavens Dragon Wings and stayed with Xiao Wu at the lake, where she condensed a Soul Ring and reached level thirty-two. When the Sky Azure Bull Python sensed a Title Douluo approaching to rescue them, it told Er Ming to escort them out without fighting.

• After Tang San obtained the Eight Spider Lances, Triple Return gave Jiang Chen the Nine Heavens Dragon Wings, which emerged from his back and astonished Xiao Wu and Da Ming.
• Da Ming allowed Jiang Chen and Xiao Wu to rest by the lake, warned them to avoid its center, and Er Ming offered them Soul Power Fruits.
• Xiao Wu condensed a purple Soul Ring on her own, reached level thirty-two, and teased Jiang Chen about her growth.
• Da Ming sensed a Title Douluo approaching, and Jiang Chen recognized the white-haired, white-clad swordsman as likely Sword Douluo, sent by Ning Rongrong to rescue them.
• Xiao Wu agreed they should return, and Da Ming ordered Er Ming to escort them out without clashing with the approaching Title Douluo.