Chapter Summaries

With the Freshman Grand Competition three days away, the first-years prepared to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform to strengthen their soul rings and teamwork. Tang Wulin invited Ling Luochen to team up with him, and she agreed.

• Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao prepared to enter the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform after saving enough Contribution Points.
• The first-years gathered for the Spirit Ascension Platform under the new system that let them direct soul-beast energy toward a chosen soul ring.
• Ling Luochen reflected on how Shrek Academy had cared for her and decided she would not betray its trust by taking its soul-ring research elsewhere.
• Tang Wulin asked Ling Luochen to team up with him for the Spirit Ascension Platform, and she accepted.

Tang Wulin introduced Ling Luochen to the Spirit Ascension Platform, where they hunted soul beasts and rapidly increased the ages of her first two soul rings. As Ling Luochen eagerly chose to continue, the Dean's system rewarded the academy for her growing recognition of Shrek Academy.

• Tang Wulin brought Ling Luochen into the Spirit Ascension Platform and explained how its virtual environment and soul-beast energy worked.
• Tang Wulin killed three Green Wind Wolves with his Golden Dragon Claw, while Ling Luochen defeated the other two with her ice abilities.
• Ling Luochen absorbed the wolves' energy and increased her first soul ring's age by more than three hundred years.
• Tang Wulin and Ling Luochen hunted stronger soul beasts together, raising both of Ling Luochen's first two soul rings beyond a thousand years.
• Ling Luochen agreed to keep hunting, and the system rewarded the Dean with special student Ouyang Zixin and a level-seven team of fifty specialists.

Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao used shared vision and coordinated attacks to defeat six powerful soul beasts in the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform. After absorbing the energy, Huo Yuhao gained strength and the group rested before continuing.

• Huo Yuhao shared Little Butterfly’s vision with Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao, revealing five Red Horn Tigers and a Purple Horn Tiger King nearby.
• Huo Yuhao weakened the Red Horn Tigers and immobilized the Purple Horn Tiger King while Xiao Xiao slowed and confined the beasts.
• Wang Dong'er killed all five Red Horn Tigers with her soul skills.
• Huo Yuhao immobilized the Purple Horn Tiger King again, and Wang Dong'er finished it with Golden Butterfly Moon Wheel Sky Dance.
• The trio absorbed the energy from the six soul beasts, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Huo Yuhao he could withstand two ten-thousand-year soul rings.
• Wang Dong'er sent Little Butterfly to watch for threats while the group rested and recovered.

Tang Wulin and Ling Luochen fought a five-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear in the forest, and Tang Wulin defeated it with the Golden Dragon Spear after protecting Ling Luochen from its attack. The two absorbed the bear’s energy, and Tang Wulin suggested they team up for the Freshman Grand Competition.

• Tang Wulin and Ling Luochen found a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and decided to fight it.
• Tang Wulin attacked with his Golden Dragon Claw while Ling Luochen slowed and trapped the bear with her ice skills.
• The bear lunged at Ling Luochen, and Tang Wulin blocked its strike, taking deep wounds across his back.
• Tang Wulin drew the Golden Dragon Spear and killed the bear with twelve thrusts while Ling Luochen supported him.
• Ling Luochen thanked Tang Wulin, and he suggested they team up for the Freshman Grand Competition.
• The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear’s energy split between Tang Wulin and Ling Luochen.

Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao increased their soul-ring ages in the Spirit Ascension Platform, then left after reaching their limits. Their gains strengthened their resolve to challenge Tang Wulin, while the Dean received new rewards as their recognition of Shrek Academy grew.

• Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao said their bodies could absorb no more energy, while Huo Yuhao said he could continue; they agreed to let him take the remaining energy.
• Wang Dong'er said she still wanted to defeat Tang Wulin and win the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone set, and Huo Yuhao asked the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm whether stored energy could raise his first soul ring beyond a million years.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explained that Huo Yuhao's endurance and his limits as an Intelligent Soul Ring made the plan impossible.
• Huo Yuhao absorbed energy until his second soul ring reached twelve thousand years and his third reached fifteen thousand years, then left the Spirit Ascension Platform with Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao.
• Wang Dong'er urged Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao to do their best in three days, and the Dean received rewards including the Space-Time God Shuttle, Leng Yaozhu, Mang Tian, and Long Chen.

Da Ming and Tai Tan sneaked into Shrek Academy to ask permission to watch Xiao Qi compete in the Freshman Grand Competition. Cai Yue'er agreed, and the brothers left to wait for Wang Dong'er and take her back down.

• Da Ming and Tai Tan discussed carrying out Tang San's order while trying to avoid Cai Yue'er.
• Cai Yue'er caught the brothers sneaking around and demanded to know why they had come.
• Da Ming asked Cai Yue'er to let them attend the Freshman Grand Competition as Xiao Qi's guardians.
• Cai Yue'er agreed but ordered them not to wander around the academy before the competition.
• Da Ming and Tai Tan left and waited at the academy's edge for Wang Dong'er.

Wang Dong'er arrived at the Freshman Grand Competition with Da Ming and Titan, while Tang Wulin drew a crowd of family, teachers, and Ouyang Zixin. As the students gathered and Huo Yuhao reflected on his mother and his vow of revenge, Shen Yi announced that the group drawing was about to begin.

• Da Ming and Titan brought Wang Dong'er to the crowded Martial Arts Arena, where she reunited with Xiao Xiao and received encouragement from her family.
• Xiao Xiao told Wang Dong'er that most classmates' parents could not attend, then pointed out Tang Wulin surrounded by his parents, teachers, senior sister, and Ouyang Zixin.
• Tang Wulin promised his family and teachers that he would do his best, then blushed as Ouyang Zixin encouraged him.
• Huo Yuhao envied Tang Wulin's family support and thought of his deceased mother and his vow to avenge her.
• Wu Zhangkong and Shen Yi took the central platform, and Shen Yi announced that the group drawing would begin.

The first-year teams were announced, pairing Tang Wulin with Ling Luochen and setting Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao against Lin Xi, Zhao Chen, and Ye Qingxuan. As the first match began, Titan discovered three people with Titan Giant Ape bloodlines at the academy, triggering a system reward for the host.

• Shen Yi revealed the team draw, and Tang Wulin found that he would compete alongside Ling Luochen.
• Three students who Tang Wulin had defeated in training despaired at being matched against him, while Xie Xie was relieved his team avoided Tang Wulin and Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao analyzed his team's opponents, then led Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao toward the fighting platform for their first match.
• Titan and Da Ming spotted Dragon King Er Ming, Yuanen Yehui, and Yuan'en Zhentian in the spectator stands, and Titan realized all three carried Titan Giant Ape bloodlines.
• Titan's recognition of Shrek Academy as a Monster Academy triggered a system reward granting Yuan'en Tiandang and Yuan'en Tianshang.

Wang Dong'er's team defeated Lin Xi's team in the Freshman Grand Competition, impressing the spectators with their spiritual attacks and overwhelming strength. The host then received three system rewards as Da Ming, Tai Tan, and Ling Luochen grew more impressed with Shrek Academy.

• Da Ming and Tai Tan questioned how many people with Titan Giant Ape bloodlines were at Shrek Academy as Wang Dong'er's team faced Lin Xi's team.
• Huo Yuhao weakened Lin Xi's team with Mental Weakness, while Xiao Xiao slowed them and blocked their combined Mental Shock.
• Lin Xi used Soul Spirit Skill Integration and unleashed her Ten Thousand Beast Illusion Realm, but Wang Dong'er struck the team with Moon Radiance Butterfly Slash.
• Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao restrained the fallen opponents, and Lin Xi's team conceded the match.
• Ling Luochen compared the competition with the one from her own freshman year and judged the current students far stronger.
• The system rewarded the host with Zang Xin and Chi Shanming as special teachers and Bai Hanying as a special student after Da Ming, Tai Tan, and Ling Luochen's recognition increased.

Xie Xie's team quickly defeated Lin Ping's team with Xu Xiaoyan's control and Ning Tian's buffs, while Wu Siduo's team won their match just as decisively. Tang Wulin's team faced Wei Xiaofeng, Yang Nianxia, and Luo Guixing next, and the chapter ended as Tang Wulin's golden scales appeared before their match began.

• Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Ning Tian defeated Lin Ping's team after Xu Xiaoyan immobilized the opponents and Ning Tian boosted Xie Xie's speed and strength.
• Wu Feng, Wu Siduo, and Xi Er overwhelmed their three opponents and won the third match.
• Da Ming and Tai Tan watched the fights and worried that human Soul Masters were growing strong enough to threaten Soul Beasts.
• Wei Xiaofeng, Yang Nianxia, and Luo Guixing discussed a plan to withstand Tang Wulin's team and avoid a lopsided defeat.
• Tang Wulin's team faced Luo Guixing's team, and Tang Wulin's arms became covered in golden scales as the fourth match began.

Tang Wulin’s team defeated Yang Nianxia’s team, while Da Ming and Tai Tan wondered whether Tang Wulin was connected to the Golden Dragon King. Their victory set up a coming match against Xie Xie’s team.

• Da Ming and Tai Tan sensed the power of Tang Wulin’s bloodline and wondered whether he was related to the Golden Dragon King.
• Yang Nianxia charged Tang Wulin while Luo Guixing controlled space and Wei Xiaofeng circled toward Tang Wulin’s flank.
• Ling Luochen slowed Wei Xiaofeng with ice attacks as Tang Wulin used his four ten-thousand-year soul rings and Blue Silver Golden Light Array to suppress the opposing team.
• Tang Wulin struck Yang Nianxia with his Golden Dragon Claws, dispelling his Martial Soul Possession, and Wei Xiaofeng and Luo Guixing surrendered.
• The next matchups paired Wang Dong’er’s team against Wu Siduo’s team and Tang Wulin’s team against Xie Xie’s team.
• Da Ming and Tai Tan’s increased recognition of Shrek Academy as Monster Academy earned the host Hu Jie and twenty Heavy Ion Ray Guns.

Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao faced Wu Siduo, Wu Feng, and Xi Er in the semifinal, where Wu Siduo revealed overwhelming speed and a five-ring cultivation. Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao eliminated Wu Feng and Xi Er, but Wu Siduo unleashed her Hell White Tiger fusion skill and knocked Xiao Xiao out, leaving Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er to face her.

• Wu Siduo attacked Wang Dong'er with her Hell Spirit Cat speed and revealed that she had five soul rings, including two black rings.
• Huo Yuhao used an enhanced Mental Shock to defeat Wu Feng while Xiao Xiao trapped Xi Er beneath her Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron.
• Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao went to help Wang Dong'er as Wu Siduo continued to overpower her.
• Wu Siduo fused her Hell Spirit Cat and White Tiger martial souls into the Hell White Tiger.
• Wu Siduo's Hell White Tiger shattered Xiao Xiao's cauldron and knocked her off the arena, leaving Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er facing the fusion skill.

Huo Yuhao fought Wu Siduo’s Hell White Tiger to buy Wang Dong’er time to recover, then joined her in unleashing a powerful spiritual fusion attack. The strike knocked Wu Siduo unconscious and won Wang Dong’er’s team the first semifinal match, though Huo Yuhao also collapsed.

• Huo Yuhao refused Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s offer to intervene and told Wang Dong’er to recover while he held Wu Siduo back.
• Wu Siduo’s Hell White Tiger repeatedly sent Huo Yuhao flying, but he struggled back to his feet each time.
• Wang Dong’er recovered enough to rejoin Huo Yuhao, and they clasped hands to unleash a new fusion attack.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er’s True Words in Nothingness, Mind Storm struck Wu Siduo’s consciousness, dispelling the Hell White Tiger and knocking her out.
• Huo Yuhao fainted from spiritual exhaustion, while Wang Dong’er remained standing as Zhang Yang declared her team the winner.

Tang Wulin and Ling Luochen won the Freshman Grand Competition after Xie Xie’s team surrendered and Wang Dong’er’s team forfeited the final. Their victory brought generous Spirit Bone and Contribution Point rewards, while Da Ming and Tai Tan’s reactions earned the Dean two powerful special teachers.

• Tang Wulin defeated Xie Xie with a single blow, and Xie Xie’s team surrendered the semifinal.
• Wang Dong’er’s team forfeited the final because she was too injured to fight and Huo Yuhao remained unconscious, making Tang Wulin and Ling Luochen the champions.
• Shen Yi announced that Tang Wulin and Ling Luochen each received a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and five hundred thousand Contribution Points.
• Ling Luochen accepted her rewards after Tang Wulin insisted they had earned them together, then agreed to repay him for the Soul Bone and give him her Contribution Points.
• Da Ming and Tai Tan regretted that Wang Dong’er had not told them how generous the competition’s rewards were.
• Da Ming and Tai Tan’s increased recognition of Shrek Academy earned the Dean special teachers Ya Li and Yun Lan.

Huo Yuhao woke after three days unconscious and learned that he and Wang Dong'er had taken second place in the Freshman Grand Competition. After Mu Ye urged him to strengthen his body, Huo Yuhao resolved to train harder and continue visiting the Thunder Pool.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Huo Yuhao that Mu Ye had brought him to Body Sect territory after he passed out from using the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm revealed that Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er had defeated Wu Siduo and earned second place without fighting the finals.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Huo Yuhao that the second-place prize included fifty-thousand-year Spirit Bones and 250,000 Contribution Points.
• Mu Ye praised Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin for taking first and second place, then warned Huo Yuhao that his weak body had made the battle against Wu Siduo difficult.
• Huo Yuhao accepted Mu Ye's advice, planned to keep training, and learned that he could visit the Thunder Pool whenever he wished.

After recovering from his three-day unconsciousness, Huo Yuhao joined his classmates to collect their Freshman Grand Competition Spirit Bone rewards and learned that Spirit Bone skills could grow with their owners. The students were stunned by Shrek Academy’s vast collection of Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Bones as Shen Yi began distributing prizes, while the dean received additional Spirit Bone rewards through the system.

• Huo Yuhao returned to class, reassured Tang Wulin, Wang Dong'er, and Xie Xie that he had recovered, and agreed to fight Wu Siduo again.
• Shen Yi told the class that they could collect their Spirit Bone rewards and explained that Spirit Bone skills could strengthen as their owners grew, regardless of the bones’ age.
• Shen Yi led the students through rooms filled with Spirit Bones, including many complete Hundred Thousand Year sets, shocking Huo Yuhao, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Wang Dong'er, and Ling Luochen.
• Shen Yi began distributing rewards, starting with first-place students Tang Wulin and Ling Luochen.
• The dean received system rewards of Spirit Bone sets after Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, Ling Luochen, and Xiao Xiao recognized Shrek Academy as Monster Academy.

After Tang Wulin and Ling Luochen won the Freshman Grand Competition, Shen Yi let each choose a complete set of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones and an External Soul Bone. Tang Wulin chose a Tyrannosaurus set and the spiritual-defense Nightmare Bone Crown, while Ling Luochen chose Heavenly Snow Woman bones and Ice Crystal Wings; Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao awaited their turns.

• Shen Yi announced that both first-place winners could select six Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones and an additional External Soul Bone.
• Tang Wulin asked Shen Yi for a strength-type recommendation, then chose a Tyrannosaurus Soul Bone set suited to his dragon bloodline.
• Tang Wulin selected the spiritual-attribute Nightmare Bone Crown to strengthen his mental defenses.
• Ling Luochen chose a complete Heavenly Snow Woman Soul Bone set and the ice-type External Soul Bone Ice Crystal Wings.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao watched the winners collect their rewards and waited for their own selections.

Huo Yuhao chose a Fifty Thousand Year Evil Eye Tyrant Full Soul Bone Set and an Evil Eye External Soul Bone, while Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao selected soul bones suited to their martial souls. Shen Yi then told the students they had to choose among Shrek Academy's five factions, leaving Wang Dong'er intrigued by the Tang Sect.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm lamented that humans had made Hundred Thousand Year soul bones and External Soul Bones seem commonplace, then offered to help Huo Yuhao fuse spiritual-type bones.
• Wang Dong'er chose Fifty Thousand Year Soul Bones suited to her Light Goddess Butterfly, and Xiao Xiao selected bones compatible with her Nine Phoenix Flute.
• Huo Yuhao chose a Fifty Thousand Year Evil Eye Tyrant Full Soul Bone Set and received an Evil Eye of the Evil Eye Tyrant External Soul Bone from Shen Yi.
• Shen Yi warned the students not to absorb too many soul bones at once because rapid Soul Power growth could destabilize their foundations.
• Shen Yi explained that the students had to choose one of five factions: the Body Sect, Spirit Pagoda, Tang Sect, War God Temple, or Federal Legion.
• Wang Dong'er wondered whether the Tang Sect was the branch her Big Dad and Second Dad had mentioned.

Shen Yi gave the students their faction invitations, and most accepted them. Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin joined the Body Sect, Wang Dong'er joined the Tang Sect, and the students looked forward to what their new factions would bring.

• Shen Yi told the students to review their invitations and choose whether to accept them or pursue another faction.
• Huo Yuhao accepted the Body Sect invitation, and he and Tang Wulin confirmed that they had both joined.
• Wang Dong'er accepted the Tang Sect invitation after recalling Big Dad and Second Dad's advice, while Xiao Xiao accepted the War God Temple invitation.
• Tang Wulin told Ling Luochen that he had joined the Body Sect with Huo Yuhao, and Ling Luochen said it suited them.
• The students finished choosing their factions and anticipated the training and resources they would receive.

After receiving her rewards and joining the Tang Sect, Wang Dong'er told Da Ming and Tai Tan about Shrek Academy's generous Spirit Bone distribution and hidden factions, leaving Da Ming bewildered by the Tang Sect branch he had invented. In the dean's office, the host received several new rewards as Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, Da Ming, and Tai Tan grew more convinced that Shrek was a Monster Academy.

• Shen Yi dismissed the students after explaining that faction teachers would send them schedules and missions through their wristbands.
• Wang Dong'er waited for Da Ming and Tai Tan, then proudly told them she had received seven Spirit Bones, including a fifty-thousand-year External Soul Bone.
• Wang Dong'er revealed that every competition participant had received an External Soul Bone and that Tang Wulin had received a hundred-thousand-year one, stunning Da Ming and Tai Tan.
• Wang Dong'er told Da Ming and Tai Tan that she had joined the hidden Tang Sect branch at Shrek, and Da Ming wondered how the branch he had made up could actually exist.
• The host received the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, ten Soul Fighting Hall Special Spaces, Da Ming in Dragon King form, and a Two-Hundred-Thousand-Year Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.