Chapter Summaries

Yun Feng searched Flender’s shop for Soul Tools and bargained over a damaged ring-shaped Soul Tool. He left with the price reduced to three hundred Gold Soul Coins.

• Ah Yin asked Yun Feng how he could recognize Soul Tools, and he explained that he knew their manufacturing process.
• Yun Feng searched the shop, found a battered ring-shaped Soul Tool, and asked Flender its price.
• Flender raised the price from five hundred to eight hundred and then one thousand Gold Soul Coins, while Yun Feng objected and headed for the door.
• Flender called Yun Feng back and offered to sell the ring for five hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Yun Feng countered with three hundred Gold Soul Coins, and Flender agreed after Yun Feng started to leave.

Yun Feng outwitted Flender over a ring-shaped Soul Tool, buying it for thirty Copper Soul Coins after revealing he planned to register at Shrek Academy. He then checked into the Rose Hotel and reached the room marked Red Ocean.

• Yun Feng walked back into Flender's shop and refused to buy the Soul Tool at the original price, provoking Flender's anger.
• Yun Feng offered thirty, and Flender agreed to sell the Soul Tool after learning Yun Feng planned to register at Shrek Academy.
• Yun Feng paid thirty Copper Soul Coins and left with the Soul Tool, while Flender realized the trick and shouted after him.
• Yun Feng explained to Ah Yin that Flender would not attack him because he knew Yun Feng's strength and wanted him at Shrek Academy.
• Yun Feng entered the Rose Hotel, obtained a room key, and found the door marked Red Ocean on the top floor.

Yun Feng brought Ah Yin to the Red Ocean, a lavish room decorated with roses, where their playful teasing led to an accidental kiss. After writing a letter of accusation, he examined a damaged Soul Tool from Flender and decided to seek a professional place to repair it.

• Yun Feng showed Ah Yin the Red Ocean room, and she emerged from his ring to admire its rose-filled interior.
• Yun Feng teased Ah Yin about visiting again, and the two explored the heart-shaped bed in the bedroom.
• Yun Feng began writing a letter, and Ah Yin leaned over to read it, causing them to accidentally kiss.
• Yun Feng finished the letter and tested the round Soul Tool from Flender, discovering that it was damaged but repairable.
• Yun Feng put away the Soul Tool and decided to find a more suitable place to repair it.

Yun Feng arranged for Spirit Hall to investigate Flender’s shop, then returned to the Rose Hotel and encountered Zhu Zhuqing following someone. At the hotel, Tang San and Xiao Wu met a striking golden-haired man whose appearance made Tang San wary.

• Yun Feng teased Ah Yin after she peeked at him bathing, then sent a letter to Spirit Hall to be delivered.
• Spirit Hall enforcement officers arrived at Flender’s shop and announced that they would seal it for investigation over suspected badge misuse and counterfeit goods.
• Yun Feng encountered Zhu Zhuqing following someone, gave her his name, and watched her hurry off after her target.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived at the Rose Hotel, where Xiao Wu insisted they book separate rooms and Tang San claimed he was honorable and upright.
• A golden-haired man with double-pupiled eyes entered with twin women, and Tang San became wary that he was interested in Xiao Wu.

Tang San and Dai Mubai clashed over Xiao Wu at a hotel, while Yun Feng learned that Zhu Zhuqing had come to find her fiancé. The chapter ended with Tang San and Dai Mubai exchanging punches, each surprised by the other's strength.

• Dai Mubai propositioned Xiao Wu, who teased him by pretending Tang San was pursuing her.
• Tang San confronted Dai Mubai, and Dai Mubai challenged him to a fight while Manager Wang tried to stop them.
• Yun Feng asked Zhu Zhuqing whether she had come to find Dai Mubai, and she admitted that she had.
• Xiao Wu spotted Yun Feng and slipped away from Tang San and Dai Mubai to speak with him.
• Dai Mubai punched at Tang San, who charged forward and blocked the blow, staggering backward as both men realized the other's strength.

Tang San defeated Dai Mubai with precise techniques, then secretly struck him with golden needles that caused him agonizing pain. Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing watched in fear, and Zhu Zhuqing asked Yun Feng to persuade Tang San to help Dai Mubai.

• Dai Mubai attacked Tang San with a complex series of strikes, but Tang San disrupted his footing and turned the fight around.
• Tang San redirected Dai Mubai's punches and kick, then struck his chest and sent him flying.
• Tang San fired slender golden needles at Dai Mubai, who collapsed and begged for mercy as pain wracked his crotch.
• Tang San noticed Xiao Wu with Yun Feng and Zhu Zhuqing at the Rose Hotel entrance and mistakenly thought Yun Feng had found a girlfriend.
• Zhu Zhuqing tugged Yun Feng's sleeve and asked him to get Tang San to save Dai Mubai.

Yun Feng asked Tang San to spare Dai Mubai, then helped Zhu Zhuqing consider how to escape her family’s plans. The group settled into the Rose Hotel, where Yun Feng learned Xiao Wu had reached Rank 30, and the chapter ended with him asking Ah Yin if she knew the truth.

• Yun Feng asked Tang San to remove the Dragon Whisker Needle from Dai Mubai, who was left crippled and sent to a clinic.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Yun Feng and explained her history with Dai Mubai, prompting Xiao Wu and Tang San to condemn him.
• Yun Feng advised Zhu Zhuqing that she could join Spirit Hall and build enough strength to resist her family and country.
• Xiao Wu chose to share a room with Zhu Zhuqing, while Tang San booked another room after Yun Feng refused to room with him.
• Xiao Wu told Yun Feng that she had reached Rank 30 on the way to Suotuo City and had gone off alone to break through.
• Yun Feng returned to his room, asked Ah Yin whether she knew the truth, and saw her shake her head.

Yun Feng, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San traveled south from Suotuo City to find Shrek Academy. They discovered the shabby village entrance was the academy’s actual registration site and joined the line of skeptical applicants.

• The four left Suotuo City and followed the road south while searching for Shrek Academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing agreed to call Yun Feng by name, and Xiao Wu climbed onto his back as Tang San watched them gloomily.
• Xiao Wu spotted a village ahead, and Yun Feng carried her toward it after she asked him to hurry.
• The group found a wooden archway marked Shrek Academy and saw the shabby school emblem.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing questioned whether the village could be a real academy, while Tang San wondered why Yu Xiaogang had sent him there.
• A boy and his father in the registration line complained that the academy looked run-down and wondered if the real school was elsewhere.

Yun Feng and the others watched Shrek Academy’s registration, where applicants were charged fees despite being rejected. The old registrar revealed he was a level-sixty Spirit Emperor, silencing the angry parents and leaving the line intimidated.

• The old registrar rejected a boy for being over the age limit and refused to refund his ten Gold Soul Coins.
• Dai Mubai threatened the boy’s father with his three Spirit Rings, prompting the family to leave and many applicants to abandon the line.
• The registrar rejected another boy with a hundred-year Spirit Ring, dismissing him as ordinary.
• When the boy’s parents challenged the decision, the registrar revealed his six Spirit Rings and Spirit Emperor-level power, then ordered the next applicant forward.

Yun Feng and his companions reached Shrek Academy’s registration line, where Dai Mubai nervously avoided Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing. After a mysterious girl passed the preliminary test, Zhu Zhuqing paid the group’s fees and stepped forward for their admission tests.

• The registration line dwindled after the old man revealed his Spirit Emperor strength and Shrek Academy’s demanding entry requirements.
• Dai Mubai spotted Yun Feng and Tang San, feared they would expose what had happened to him, and avoided Zhu Zhuqing’s gaze.
• A white-dressed girl passed the preliminary test, and the old man had Dai Mubai escort her into the academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing paid the registration fees for herself, Yun Feng, and the others, then thanked Yun Feng for saving her.
• Yun Feng and his companions extended their wrists for the next stage of registration.

Yun Feng shocked the Shrek Academy applicants by revealing that he was already a four-ring Soul Ancestor, then joined Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing for the second entrance test. As they gathered in the academy courtyard, Oscar arrived selling sausages and leered at the girls, prompting Yun Feng and Tang San to exchange knowing smiles.

• The old man checked the applicants’ ages and abilities, then accepted Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San after they released their Martial Souls.
• Yun Feng revealed four Spirit Rings, stunning the applicants and earning the old man’s approval for the test.
• Dai Mubai led Yun Feng and the others into Shrek Academy and directed them to line up for the second test.
• Oscar called out from his sausage cart, watched Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing leeringly, and drew knowing smiles from Yun Feng and Tang San.

Yun Feng and Tang San bought sausages from Oscar, a fourteen-year-old Shrek Academy student, and Tang San secretly poisoned him, leaving Oscar humiliated in public. Tang San remained confident that the academy would not punish them, while Yun Feng wondered whether their prank would cause trouble.

• Tang San and Yun Feng approached Oscar’s sausage cart, where Oscar revealed he was fourteen and a Shrek Academy student.
• Tang San offered Oscar a sausage and asked about the academy’s assessment, while Yun Feng told Oscar that Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were only friends.
• After eating the sausage, Oscar suffered uncontrollable diarrhea in front of the registration crowd and fled in humiliation.
• Yun Feng called Tang San’s prank ruthless, and Tang San defended it as one of many schemes they had pulled together.
• Yun Feng worried that Oscar’s status as a student could bring trouble, but Tang San said their strength and Xiao Wu’s presence would keep the academy from driving them away.

At Shrek Academy, Yun Feng’s group bypassed the earlier tests after Dai Mubai arranged for them to take the Soul Power test directly. Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong proved their strength, while Xiao Wu faced the examinees’ suspicion as she hesitated over the crystal.

• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the short-haired girl reacted with disgust after Tang San caused Oscar to flee in disgrace, and Dai Mubai led Yun Feng’s group past the line.
• When an examinee challenged their special treatment, the teacher explained that anyone with Soul Power above level twenty-five could go straight to the fourth test.
• Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing tested near level thirty and level twenty-seven, respectively, impressing the waiting examinees.
• Ning Rongrong joined the test, showed Soul Power around level twenty-six, and briefly admired Yun Feng.
• Xiao Wu hesitated before using the crystal, prompting the waiting examinees to accuse her of getting in through connections.

Xiao Wu and Yun Feng demonstrated their extraordinary Soul Power during Shrek Academy’s entrance assessment, earning admission alongside their companions. Yun Feng’s response to teacher Lu Qibin’s teasing suggestion unexpectedly granted him a cultivation reward, and Dai Mubai led the five new entrants to the next test.

• Xiao Wu poured her Soul Power into the testing crystal, causing it to shine brightly and explode as the teacher confirmed she would not have to pay for it.
• Yun Feng asked for a crystal ball capable of testing a Soul Ancestor, then asked Lu Qibin what it would take to become a Spirit King before age twelve.
• Lu Qibin sarcastically suggested that Yun Feng daydream, triggering a reward that granted Yun Feng the cultivation of a level fifty-one Spirit King.
• Yun Feng released his Martial Soul and displayed four Spirit Rings, revealing himself as a level forty-four assault-type Soul Ancestor with the Blue Silver King Martial Soul.
• Lu Qibin admitted Yun Feng and sent Dai Mubai to lead Yun Feng, Xiao Wu, Tang San, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to the fourth test.

Dai Mubai explained Shrek Academy’s four admission tests and its exceptionally strict standards to Yun Feng, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Qing, and Ning Rongrong. He revealed that the academy had only three current students and required graduates to reach rank forty before age twenty.

• Dai Mubai described the four tests, which assessed applicants’ Soul Power, Martial Soul potential, control, and combat experience.
• Xiao Wu asked how many students the academy had recruited, and Dai Mubai said it had admitted only forty-two students in twenty years and currently had three.
• Yun Feng asked what had happened to the previous students, but Dai Mubai refused to explain.
• Dai Mubai said the academy survived on limited funding and would rather close than accept applicants it considered inferior.
• Dai Mubai revealed that students had to surpass rank forty before age twenty to graduate, prompting everyone to look at Yun Feng.

Ning Rongrong challenged Dai Mubai’s claims about Shrek Academy by listing Spirit Hall’s Title Douluo, while Yun Feng privately wondered how she knew so much. The group reached the final test, where Zhao Wuji ordered the five applicants to work together and endure his attacks for the length of an incense stick.

• Dai Mubai praised Shrek Academy’s graduates and dean, but Ning Rongrong laughed and asked him to name the Title Douluo who had graduated from the academy.
• Ning Rongrong listed several Spirit Hall Title Douluo, leaving Dai Mubai unable to identify the one he had meant, while Yun Feng wondered how she knew those names.
• Ning Rongrong said she wanted to meet the person who had persisted in building the academy, and Dai Mubai led the group to the final test.
• Dai Mubai asked Zhao Wuji to test the five applicants, explaining that all had reached the fourth test and had been exempted from the second and third.
• Zhao Wuji introduced himself and set a test requiring the five applicants to coordinate and withstand his attacks for one incense stick’s duration; he lit the incense and returned to his chair.

Tang San and the others learned about Zhao Wuji before their test at Shrek Academy, while Yun Feng reassured Tang San after Xiao Wu questioned his behavior. Dai Mubai described Zhao Wuji’s formidable strength and Spirit Rings, leaving the group facing a daunting challenge.

• Tang San amusedly watched Dai Mubai realize he had shifted blame toward Zhao Wuji, who then ordered Dai Mubai to explain his strength to the newcomers.
• Xiao Wu questioned Yun Feng about Tang San’s seemingly twisted behavior, and Yun Feng reassured Tang San that they were good friends who had grown up together.
• Tang San felt comforted by Yun Feng’s trust, while the hidden Tang Hao decided not to intervene because Yun Feng was there to protect his son.
• Dai Mubai told the group that Zhao Wuji was a level seventy-six Spirit Saint, the vice principal, and a powerful fighter with the Vajra Bear Martial Soul.
• Ning Rongrong recalled Zhao Wuji’s clash with Spirit Hall, and Dai Mubai explained that Zhao Wuji had seven Spirit Rings, including three ten-thousand-year rings.

Yun Feng and the others introduced their Martial Souls and planned how to withstand Zhao Wuji’s test, with Yun Feng assigning roles for the fight. As the trial began, Ning Rongrong used her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to boost the team’s strength.

• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Yun Feng stated their names, Martial Souls, levels, and roles.
• Ning Rongrong explained that her pagoda could boost speed and strength, while Yun Feng considered its growing support power.
• Yun Feng assigned Xiao Wu and himself to attack, Tang San to control and assist, Zhu Zhuqing to harass from the flank, and Ning Rongrong to support them.
• The incense burned out, Dai Mubai stepped aside, and Zhao Wuji prepared to begin the test.
• Ning Rongrong summoned her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and sent strength-enhancing light toward Yun Feng and the others.

Yun Feng and the others fought Zhao Wuji during their trial, using Ning Rongrong’s boosts, Tang San’s vines, and Xiao Wu’s attacks to restrain him. The chapter ended with Zhao Wuji unable to break free from the Blue Silver King covering his body.

• Ning Rongrong boosted the group’s speed and strength with her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Yun Feng took Ning Rongrong into the air to protect her from Zhao Wuji’s ground shockwave.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing avoided the shockwave, and Xiao Wu launched an attack on Zhao Wuji at Yun Feng’s signal.
• Tang San bound Zhao Wuji with thorny Blue Silver Grass while Xiao Wu used the vines’ lift to throw him.
• Blue Silver King spread from Xiao Wu’s feet over Zhao Wuji, who realized Yun Feng had set up the restraint and found he could not break free.

Yun Feng, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing combined their abilities to overcome Zhao Wuji’s strength and land a powerful throw. Zhao Wuji ended the chapter buried headfirst in the ground as Xiao Wu landed safely on Yun Feng’s Blue Silver King vine.

• Yun Feng used Blue Silver King vines to cover Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu with armor, but Zhao Wuji broke free and activated his Martial Soul Possession.
• Zhu Zhuqing attacked Zhao Wuji’s vulnerable points while Xiao Wu tried to restrain him, but his strength and defenses thwarted their efforts.
• Yun Feng’s vines briefly restrained Zhao Wuji, allowing Tang San to use Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to disrupt his balance and lift him off the ground.
• Xiao Wu wrapped herself around Zhao Wuji and used her Soft Technique to spin him upside down and slam him toward the ground.
• Yun Feng pulled Xiao Wu clear with a Blue Silver King vine and used Gravity to drive Zhao Wuji headfirst into the dirt.