Vol. 1Xiao Tian’s Sword Path

Xiao Tian grew stronger through sword training, formed bonds with Ah Yin and the great Soul Beasts, and confronted conflict within Shrek Academy. The volume left him developing his swordplay and watching Xiao Wu defeat Dai Mubai at the Great Soul Arena.

  • Xiao Tian rose through Notting Academy, defeated Tang San, and trained with Tang San and Xiao Wu before leaving to find Ah Yin.
  • Xiao Tian persuaded Ah Yin to leave with him, and the system rewarded him with a Soul Spirit contract method and Shrinking the Earth to an Inch.
  • Xiao Tian defeated Dai Mubai and helped his group pass Shrek Academy’s entrance test, then clashed with Tang San and Ma Hongjun.
  • Yu Xiaogang ordered the students to run weighted laps without Soul Power, and Ning Rongrong openly protested to him and Flender.
  • Xiao Tian challenged Yu Xiaogang’s training and traveled with Shrek to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Da Ming and Er Ming attacked the group.
  • Xiao Tian stayed behind to fight Er Ming, used the All-Encompassing Secret to break through his attack, and reached Soul Power level forty.
  • Xiao Tian formed contracts with Da Ming and Er Ming, absorbed their Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones, and later raised doubts about Ah Yin’s past.
  • At the Great Soul Arena, Xiao Wu challenged Dai Mubai and defeated him with her skills and Exploding Kill Eight Stage Throw.
Chapters 1–101 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1Sword Intent and Ah Yin

Xiao Tian rose through Notting Academy by mastering his sword and defeating Tang San, while training alongside Tang San and Xiao Wu. As graduation approached, he left to find Ah Yin and persuaded her to leave with him.

  • Xiao Tian awakened Sword Fifteen, bound himself to the system, and entered Notting Academy, where he became Dorm Seven’s leader after defeating Wang Sheng and Tang San.
  • Xiao Tian defeated Xiao Wu in a spar, while the system’s warnings about Tang Hao and the others made him question what it knew.
  • Xiao Tian absorbed a fifty-thousand-year Azure Jade Silkworm King’s Spirit Ring, then defeated Tang San with his Sword Intent and earned a God-Given Spirit Ring.
  • Xiao Tian defeated Xiao Wu and received a Treasure Accumulation Basin, then spent a year training and sparring with Tang San and Xiao Wu.
  • Xiao Tian defeated Tang San while he used hidden weapons and gained an Ethereal Sword Wings External Soul Bone, then trained Tang San and Xiao Wu until they advanced in level.
  • Xiao Tian explained that cultivating his Sword Intent had strengthened him and allowed him to absorb thousand-year Spirit Rings, leaving Tang San and Xiao Wu questioning Yu Xiaogang’s guidance.
  • Four years later, Xiao Tian left Notting Academy alone, recovered the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, and found Ah Yin in a cave.
  • Xiao Tian persuaded Ah Yin to leave with him, and the system rewarded him with the Soul Spirit. Equal Contract method and Shrinking the Earth to an Inch.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2Shrek Academy Trials

Xiao Tian and his companions reached Shrek Academy, where Xiao Tian defeated Dai Mubai in a duel and helped the group pass Zhao Wuji’s entrance test. His clashes with Tang San and Ma Hongjun strained the group, and Yu Xiaogang’s harsh training order ended with Ning Rongrong openly protesting.

  • Xiao Tian comforted Xiao Wu after she confronted him about knowing her identity, and she told him Bibi Dong had killed her mother.
  • Xiao Tian’s group found the poisoned Zhu Zhuqing on the road and brought her to Shrek Academy, where she learned Xiao Tian was unexpectedly powerful despite his low innate Soul Power.
  • At the Rose Hotel, Xiao Tian stopped Dai Mubai from grabbing Zhu Zhuqing, fought him, and forced him to apologize to her.
  • Xiao Tian’s group reached Shrek Academy, passed its entrance requirements, and fought Zhao Wuji until the incense burned out, with Xiao Tian and Tang San landing repeated attacks.
  • Xiao Tian trained with the new students and refused Ning Rongrong’s invitation to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
  • Xiao Wu beat Ma Hongjun after he harassed her, and Xiao Tian later defeated Tang San in a training match by cutting through his defenses and severing one of his Eight Spider Lances.
  • Shao Xin healed Tang San, while Yu Xiaogang ordered the students to run twenty weighted laps without using Soul Power, prompting Ning Rongrong to shout at him and Flender.
Chapters 26–51 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Star Dou Forest Trial

Xiao Tian challenges Yu Xiaogang’s training and confronts the fallout from Shrek’s conflicts as the group travels to the Star Dou Great Forest. When Da Ming and Er Ming attack, Xiao Tian stays behind to fight Er Ming and breaks through to Soul Power level forty.

  • Xiao Tian persuaded Yu Xiaogang to join the weighted run, where Yu Xiaogang collapsed and Shao Xin ended the training.
  • At a tavern near the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Tian helped drive a fight outside and forced Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to apologize to Blue Sunshine Academy.
  • The group found a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent for Oscar, who absorbed its soul ring and gained a flying sausage skill.
  • Xiao Tian’s Sword Intent broke through, raising his Soul Power to level 39, while Xiao Wu revealed her ties to Da Ming and Er Ming.
  • Da Ming and Er Ming attacked the group, and their domains and blasts injured the students before Er Ming tore out Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances.
  • Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu stayed behind as the others escaped, and Xiao Tian fought Er Ming while Da Ming watched.
  • Xiao Tian used the All-Encompassing Secret to break through Er Ming’s attack, reached Soul Power level forty, and was declared the winner by Da Ming.
Chapters 52–76 Summaries Read

Arc 4Contracts and Sword Intent

Xiao Tian secured Da Ming and Er Ming as Soul Spirits, grew stronger, and began uncovering doubts about Ah Yin’s past while forging ties with Chen Xin. At Shrek’s Soul Arena, Xiao Wu defeated Dai Mubai, leaving the group’s rivalries on display.

  • Xiao Tian formed Soul Spirit contracts with Da Ming and Er Ming, absorbed Da Ming’s high-age Fourth Soul Ring, and later absorbed both brothers’ Spirit Bones before receiving Er Ming’s Fifth Soul Ring.
  • Xiao Tian reunited with Ning Rongrong and the Shrek group after leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, hiding his true level and fifth ring while explaining that the two great Soul Beasts had let him and Xiao Wu go.
  • Xiao Tian studied the Evil-warding Swordplay, contracted Ah Yin as a Soul Spirit, and raised doubts about Tang Hao’s role in her death and whether Tang San was truly her son.
  • Chen Xin visited Ning Rongrong, learned how Xiao Tian had protected the group, and sparred with Xiao Tian after seeing his four purple Spirit Rings and unusual swordplay.
  • Xiao Tian declined Chen Xin’s offer to become his disciple but accepted his token, advised him on Tang San’s Hidden Weapons, and developed Slowness Sword Intent.
  • At the Great Soul Arena, Xiao Wu insisted on partnering with Xiao Tian and challenged Dai Mubai, while the students split into four two-person teams.
  • Xiao Wu defeated Dai Mubai with Charm, Instant Transmission, and her Exploding Kill Eight Stage Throw after Xiao Tian silenced the jeering crowd.
Chapters 77–101 Summaries Read
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