Chapter Summaries

Tang Wulin met Body Sect leader Du Busi, who questioned his claim of belonging to another Body Sect because his martial soul was Blue Silver Grass. After seeing Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon Claw and powerful bloodline, Du Busi invited him to join, but Tang Wulin revealed that his sect was one of Shrek Academy’s five major factions.

• Du Busi arrived and questioned Tang Wulin’s claim that he belonged to another Body Sect, especially after learning his martial soul was Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang Wulin showed Du Busi his Golden Dragon Claw and released his powerful Bloodline Power, astonishing the Body Sect members.
• Du Busi learned that Long Aotian had lost to Tang Wulin and offered Tang Wulin access to every resource if he joined the Body Sect.
• Tang Wulin declined the offer and revealed that he came from Shrek Academy and belonged to one of its five major factions.

Tang Wulin visited the Body Sect to exchange techniques, and Du Busi let him eat his fill before challenging him to a match. At the Martial Arts Arena, Tang Wulin unleashed his Golden Dragon Claw and a powerful surge of Bloodline Power as the fight began.

• Du Busi learned Tang Wulin belonged to the Shrek Academy in the sky and shifted from trying to recruit him to seeking a friendship.
• Tang Wulin asked whether he could eat his fill, then ordered enormous quantities of food after Du Busi agreed.
• The Body Sect ran out of ingredients, so Du Busi ordered more food to be purchased while Tang Wulin continued eating.
• After finishing his meal, Tang Wulin thanked Du Busi, who proposed a match to test his strength after his martial soul's second awakening.
• Du Busi led Tang Wulin and the others to the Martial Arts Arena and invited him to attack first.
• Tang Wulin formed his Golden Dragon Claw and released powerful Bloodline Power, surprising Du Busi.

Tang Wulin fought Du Busi in the Martial Arts Arena, forcing the Body Sect Master to use his Martial Soul Avatar and revealing the power of his Golden Dragon Tyrant Body. Du Busi then unleashed his nine soul rings, including three hundred-thousand-year rings, and prepared to attack in earnest.

• Tang Wulin transformed both arms into Golden Dragon Claws and blasted a huge crater into the arena with his first strike.
• Tang Wulin followed up with a second claw attack, forcing Du Busi to activate his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Tang Wulin attacked the transformed Du Busi, then used Golden Dragon Tyrant Body to absorb some of the power from Du Busi's punch and strike back.
• Du Busi revealed his nine soul rings, including three hundred-thousand-year red rings, and warned Tang Wulin that he was about to get serious.

Tang Wulin defeated Du Busi’s poison with the Aromatic Silk Beauty and impressed him with the Dragon Emperor Heaven-Breaking Strike. Du Busi declared him the strongest below a Super Douluo and gave him the Body Sect Techniques, while the Dean’s Office system awarded Tong Yu and He Xiaopeng.

• Du Busi attacked Tang Wulin with Hell Poison Dragon Drill, but Tang Wulin used the Aromatic Silk Beauty to neutralize it.
• Du Busi switched to hand-to-hand combat and overpowered Tang Wulin, whose Golden Dragon Ascending to Heaven could not move him.
• Tang Wulin charged and landed Dragon Emperor Heaven-Breaking Strike, forcing Du Busi back and nearly knocking him down.
• Du Busi praised Tang Wulin as the strongest below a Super Douluo and gave him the Body Sect Techniques.
• The Dean’s Office system rewarded the host with Tong Yu and He Xiaopeng after Du Busi and Long Aotian’s recognition of Shrek Academy increased.

Tang Wulin considered Du Busi’s offer to exchange Body Sect techniques, then Mu Ye arrived and revealed that Shrek teachers had secretly followed the students to protect them. The two Body Sect leaders met and began discussing the exchange, leaving Mu Ye reading Du Busi’s technique manual.

• Tang Wulin told Du Busi he would ask Mu Ye before agreeing to exchange techniques, and Du Busi accepted.
• Mu Ye appeared at the Martial Arts Arena and explained that Shrek teachers had secretly followed the students in case they faced overwhelming danger.
• Mu Ye and Du Busi introduced themselves and recognized each other as leaders of their respective Body Sects.
• Du Busi invited Mu Ye inside and gave him the Body Sect technique manual to read.

After Shrek Academy’s leaders were badly injured, Bei Bei and Tang Ya worried about the academy’s future. Zhou Yi declared that she would take Fan Yu away, while Fan Yu insisted on staying to help the academy recover.

• Bei Bei stood by the unconscious Mu En as Tang Ya sympathized with his helplessness and spoke of the stronger new Shrek Academy and Tang Sect.
• Bei Bei and Tang Ya heard Fan Yu and Zhou Yi arguing outside the medical room and went to the courtyard.
• Zhou Yi told Fan Yu that Shrek Academy had no future and urged him to leave with her.
• Fan Yu told Bei Bei that he would not abandon the academy that had raised him.
• Zhou Yi repeated that she was taking Fan Yu away and challenged Bei Bei and Tang Ya for guarding what she called an empty shell.

Bei Bei and Tang Ya confronted Zhou Yi over her decision to leave Shrek Academy, while Fan Yu vowed to stay and urged them to keep the Academy together. Bei Bei returned to Mu En’s bedside, where Mu En awoke after five months unconscious and asked what had happened to Shrek Academy.

• Zhou Yi mocked Tang Ya for protecting the declining Tang Sect, and Bei Bei challenged Zhou Yi for abandoning Shrek Academy.
• Zhou Yi said she owed the Academy nothing and left, while Fan Yu promised to remain and encouraged Bei Bei and Tang Ya to keep working together.
• Bei Bei and Tang Ya returned to Mu En’s bedside, where Bei Bei voiced his doubts about how many people would stay with Shrek Academy.
• Mu En stirred, awoke after five months unconscious, and asked Bei Bei about the Academy.
• Bei Bei told Mu En that something had happened to Shrek Academy.

Mu En learned how Xuan Zi’s decisions had left Shrek Academy’s elders injured and the treasury emptied, but he accepted responsibility for failing to entrust the academy properly. He asked Bei Bei to spread word that he was about to die, then wondered whether Xiaoyao would come.

• Bei Bei recounted the academy’s recent disasters to Mu En, including Xuan Zi’s takeover, Zang Xin’s assault, and the injuries to the elders.
• Mu En blamed himself for Shrek Academy’s collapse and told Bei Bei he trusted him to lead the academy once he had grown stronger.
• Mu En coughed up blood, but a healing soul master found no serious immediate danger.
• Mu En ordered Bei Bei and Tang Ya to spread word that he was about to die, then sent them out so he could be alone.
• After Bei Bei and Tang Ya left, Mu En lamented his failure to entrust the academy and wondered whether Xiaoyao would come.

Wang Dong'er confronted Da Ming and Tai Tan for ignoring her plea for help, then set out with her companions to explore the Star Dou Forest. The group planned to venture farther into the forest without entering its core region.

• Wang Dong'er returned to Da Ming and Tai Tan and demanded to know why they had ignored her message asking for help.
• Wang Dong'er told Da Ming and Tai Tan that Zang Xin had defeated the City Lord and the Sea God Pavilion Elders at Pirated Shrek Academy.
• Da Ming and Tai Tan apologized and promised to deal with Pirated Shrek Academy if it troubled Wang Dong'er again.
• Wang Dong'er reminded them to check her messages promptly before leaving to resume training with her companions.
• Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Xu Xiaoyan, and the others headed toward the Star Dou Forest to explore farther inside while avoiding its core region.

Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Xu Xiaoyan, and Xi Er ventured into Star Dou Forest and encountered a ten-thousand-year Three-Eyed Golden Lion. The Emperor Auspicious Beast recognized Wang Dong'er and asked why she had returned to the forest.

• Wang Dong'er led the group deeper into Star Dou Forest, where they compared the real forest with its simulated version in the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• An Iron-Horned Rhino charged at the group, but Xi Er cracked its horn with her Dark Scythe and let it leave without taking a soul ring.
• The group sensed distant ten-thousand-year soul beasts and then found a golden Three-Eyed Golden Lion that they recognized as the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion recognized Wang Dong'er from several earlier visits and asked why she had come to Star Dou Forest.

Wang Dong'er and her companions encountered the curious Emperor Auspicious Beast in the Star Dou Forest and showed it their Soul-Guided Car while answering its questions about human schooling. Their conversation ended when Scarlet King arrived, searching for the Auspicious Beast.

• Wang Dong'er told the Emperor Auspicious Beast that they were in the forest to train, and it asked about their silver-white vehicle.
• Wang Dong'er brought out the Soul-Guided Car, which the Emperor Auspicious Beast examined with curiosity.
• Wang Dong'er explained that she and her companions traveled to school to learn and grow stronger, and Xiao Xiao confirmed they were classmates.
• A powerful aura spread through the forest as Scarlet King called for the Auspicious Beast and then appeared before them.

Scarlet King confronted Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Xu Xiaoyan, and Xi Er, suspecting they intended to harm the Emperor Auspicious Beast. After the Auspicious Beast defended them, it revealed that it wanted to see the human world, and Xu Xiaoyan offered Shrek Academy as a safe place to visit.

• Scarlet King arrived and accused Wang Dong'er and the others of targeting the Emperor Auspicious Beast, while the four stood their ground under its pressure.
• Xu Xiaoyan explained that they meant no harm, and the Emperor Auspicious Beast confirmed that they had spared an Iron-Horned Rhino.
• Scarlet King raised its paw to attack, but the Emperor Auspicious Beast stopped it and said it believed the humans.
• The Emperor Auspicious Beast told Scarlet King it wanted to see the human world, and Scarlet King urgently refused.
• Xu Xiaoyan offered to let the Emperor Auspicious Beast visit Shrek Academy, where Ice Empress and Snow Empress served as teachers.

Red King confronted Wang Dong'er and her companions in Star Dou Forest, but the Emperor Auspicious Beast vouched that they meant no harm. Wang Dong'er demonstrated her Soul Spirit and explained Shrek Academy's alternative to hunting soul beasts, prompting Red King to summon Di Tian as the Auspicious Beast grew curious about the academy.

• Red King accused Wang Dong'er and her companions of pretending to be friendly and ordered them to leave Star Dou Forest.
• The Emperor Auspicious Beast said it sensed no malice from the humans, and Red King reluctantly spared them while warning them not to return.
• Wang Dong'er showed Red King her Golden Glow Moon Butterfly and explained that Soul Spirits could provide soul rings without hunting soul beasts.
• Red King roared in anger, fearing the humans would lure the Emperor Auspicious Beast away, and decided to summon Di Tian.
• In the Dean's Office, the system rewarded the host with Na'er as a special student after the Emperor Auspicious Beast's recognition of Shrek Academy increased.

Wang Dong'er and her companions encountered the Emperor Auspicious Beast in Star Dou Forest, prompting Di Tian to intervene and order them to leave. After they escaped unharmed, they discussed visiting other cities instead.

• Scarlet King called Di Tian for help after the Emperor Auspicious Beast stopped him from driving Wang Dong'er and her companions away.
• Di Tian confirmed that the Emperor Auspicious Beast was unharmed and forbade it from leaving Star Dou Forest.
• Di Tian questioned Wang Dong'er about the Soul Spirit and warned the group to leave the forest.
• Wang Dong'er put away the Golden Glow Moon Butterfly and Soul-Guided Car, then led Xiao Xiao, Xu Xiaoyan, and Xi Er out of the forest.
• The Emperor Auspicious Beast reluctantly followed Di Tian back toward the core region after looking back at Wang Dong'er and the others.
• In the outer region, the four companions discussed their close call and decided to visit other cities.

Huo Yuhao studied more than a hundred fourth- and fifth-class Soul Tool blueprints at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy while Xiao Hongchen questioned him about his talent and background. After Huo Yuhao said he had memorized every blueprint, Meng Hongchen entered the workshop.

• Xiao Hongchen showed Huo Yuhao over a hundred Soul Tool blueprints and said he could request access to more advanced ones from his grandfather.
• Huo Yuhao told Xiao Hongchen he had studied Soul Tools for about eight months and was twelve years old, and explained that his Spirit Eye martial soul gave him an advantage.
• Xiao Hongchen, astonished by Huo Yuhao's age and ability, offered to introduce him to his grandfather, the dean of the academy and master of Mingde Hall.
• Huo Yuhao studied the blueprints while Xiao Hongchen talked, then said he had memorized all of them in about two and a half hours.
• Meng Hongchen entered the workshop and asked her brother whether he was making Soul Tools again.

Meng Hongchen met Huo Yuhao and became fascinated by his account of Shrek Academy and his Soul Vehicle. As she tried out the vehicle, the Dean received a reward for her increased recognition of Shrek Academy as Monster Academy.

• Meng Hongchen questioned Huo Yuhao about Shrek Academy, and he explained that its floating island was likely a gigantic Soul Tool.
• Huo Yuhao lent Xiao Hongchen his Soul Vehicle in exchange for the blueprints, and Xiao Hongchen promised to cover his expenses at Sun Moon Imperial Academy.
• Meng Hongchen asked to try the Soul Vehicle, and Huo Yuhao showed her how to operate it.
• Meng Hongchen drove the Soul Vehicle around the workshop while Xiao Hongchen watched.
• The Dean received the special student Lan Fozi, a five-ring Soul King in a first-year version, as a reward for Meng Hongchen's increased recognition of Shrek Academy as Monster Academy.

Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen argued over who would show Huo Yuhao around Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy, then took him together to the competition arena. Xiao Hongchen questioned how Shrek Academy's students compared with his own, and the chapter left him inviting Huo Yuhao to fight after someone entered the arena.

• Meng Hongchen drove the Soul Vehicle around the crafting room until Xiao Hongchen made her get out so he could examine it.
• Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen argued over who would guide Huo Yuhao around the academy, and Huo Yuhao suggested they go together.
• Xiao Hongchen showed Huo Yuhao the competition arena and asked how Shrek Academy's students compared with Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy's.
• Xiao Hongchen spotted someone walking onto the arena and asked Huo Yuhao whether he wanted to go up.

Huo Yuhao learned about Ji Juechen, the Sword Fanatic, and challenged him to a fight at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy. Ji Juechen questioned whether Huo Yuhao was strong enough, and Huo Yuhao revealed his four ten-thousand-year soul rings.

• Meng Hongchen warned Huo Yuhao that Ji Juechen was a dangerous five-ringed Soul King who rarely fought anyone at the academy.
• Xiao Hongchen explained that Ji Juechen had devoted himself to swordsmanship since childhood, hunted a hundred-year soul beast alone at age eight, and avoided the medicine used by many Soul Engineers.
• Meng Hongchen said Ji Juechen was waiting for his old rival, but Xiao Hongchen encouraged Huo Yuhao to fight him.
• Huo Yuhao accepted Xiao Hongchen's challenge and walked into the arena, where Ji Juechen said he was waiting for someone else.
• Huo Yuhao asked to fight Ji Juechen, who said he would not be interested if Huo Yuhao was too weak.
• Huo Yuhao revealed four black ten-thousand-year soul rings and asked Ji Juechen whether they could fight now.

Huo Yuhao revealed four ten-thousand-year soul rings and defeated Ji Juechen with two Soul Shocks, stunning the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy students. Ji Juechen accepted the loss and asked to spar again, while Jing Ziyan watched with curiosity.

• Huo Yuhao's four black soul rings shocked Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, Jing Ziyan, and the other students watching the arena.
• Ji Juechen released his sword intent and five soul rings, then prepared to fight Huo Yuhao with his full strength.
• Huo Yuhao struck Ji Juechen with two Soul Shocks, leaving him unconscious on one knee and winning in less than ten seconds.
• Huo Yuhao helped Ji Juechen up, praised his spiritual power, and agreed to spar with him again.
• Ji Juechen told Jing Ziyan their sparring session would not happen that day, and the academy students remembered Huo Yuhao as the man who defeated the Sword Fanatic.
• Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Ji Juechen's increased recognition of Shrek Academy earned the host three different system rewards.

Huo Yuhao joined Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen at the Sun Moon Empire Royal Auction House, where he bought an unfamiliar Soul Tool to study. The auction then introduced a mysterious carving knife, whose sale was about to begin.

• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen questioned Huo Yuhao about his four ten-thousand-year soul rings, and he said they could achieve the same by joining Shrek Academy.
• Ji Juechen overheard Huo Yuhao's offer and grew curious about Shrek Academy.
• Meng Hongchen invited Huo Yuhao to the Royal Auction House, where Xiao Hongchen led them to a VIP room.
• Huo Yuhao ignored the early auction items but bought the Thunder Bracer so he could examine its design.
• The auctioneer announced that the next item was a carving knife.