Chapter Summaries

Ji Siyuan, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er rejected Lu Xiaoxiao's nutrition-first cooking and argued that food should be both nutritious and delicious. After Ji Siyuan pointed out that spatial Soul Tools could store plenty of food, the food course of the Ultimate Soldier Project was declared useless, leaving only combat training.

• Ji Siyuan, Wang Dong'er, and Huo Yuhao left Lu Xiaoxiao after rejecting her unpleasant food and prepared a delicious meal together.
• Lu Xiaoxiao returned with Yan Shaozhe and criticized Ji Siyuan for cooking ingredients in ways she thought wasted their nutrients.
• Ji Siyuan, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er defended their preference for food that was both nutritious and delicious.
• Lu Xiaoxiao warned that they might encounter poisonous food in the wilderness, but Ji Siyuan showed that his spatial Soul Tool could store provisions.
• The food course of the Ultimate Soldier Project was declared useless, leaving combat-strength training as the remaining focus.

Huo Yuhao, Ji Siyuan, and Wang Dong'er continued training while pursuing individual goals, and Wang Dong'er sought a way to expand her combat skills. She created Butterfly God Consecutive Slash, whose accelerating strikes proved difficult for Ji Siyuan to stop.

• The three trained combat instincts and team coordination, while Huo Yuhao improved her Soul Tool skills under Qian Duoduo, Xian Lin'er, and Fan Yu.
• Wang Dong'er grew anxious about having fewer abilities than Ji Siyuan and Huo Yuhao, so she practiced Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and complained to Ji Siyuan.
• After Tang San suggested changing how Soul Skills were released, Ji Siyuan advised Wang Dong'er to study different ways of using her skills.
• Wang Dong'er devised a way to release Butterfly God Slash's stored slashes directly and created Butterfly God Consecutive Slash, which stacked release speed across one hundred and eight strikes.
• Ji Siyuan sparred with Wang Dong'er and found that he could barely stop Butterfly God Consecutive Slash once its speed had built up.

Ji Siyuan, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er trained with Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, whose temporary Martial Soul evolutions could not be reliably controlled. After a meal cooked by Ji Siyuan, they discussed their plans and demands for the coming break, leaving the three trainees having completed the Ultimate Soldier Project’s first goal.

• Wang Dong'er defeated Xu Sanshi with her Butterfly God Consecutive Slash, and he surrendered while complaining that their opponents were falling behind.
• Bei Bei explained that he and Xu Sanshi could not control their temporary Martial Soul evolutions, and Xu Sanshi said his was sometimes triggered by Jiang Nannan being hurt.
• Ji Siyuan prepared a lavish meal, and the group eagerly ate before clearing everything away.
• Ji Siyuan said his cultivation had slowed and discussed his difficulty combining Soul Skills and fighting stronger Inner Court Soul Kings.
• Huo Yuhao said teachers expected her to become a third-rank Soul Engineer within her first month of second year, despite her wish to focus on Soul Skill practice.
• The three trainees had completed the Ultimate Soldier Project’s first goal by defeating talented Soul Ancestors such as Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi.

Tang Ya tried to leave Shrek and take revenge on the Iron Blood Sect, but Ji Siyuan exposed her plan to use her devouring power and warned that she risked becoming an Evil Soul Master. Bei Bei tried to stop her, and after she attacked and poisoned him, Ji Siyuan blocked her escape with flames and gave her one last chance.

• Tang Ya said goodbye to Bei Bei outside Shrek and refused his plea to stay another year.
• Ji Siyuan confronted Tang Ya and revealed that her dark Blue Silver Grass carried the devouring power of an Evil Soul Master.
• Bei Bei realized Tang Ya had intended to use that power, then held her back as she insisted she would reclaim the Tang Sect's foundation.
• Tang Ya struck Bei Bei, bound him with Dark Blue Silver Grass, and tried to escape.
• Ji Siyuan burned away the bindings and blocked Tang Ya with a curtain of flames before invoking Blazing Fire Lotus.

Ji Siyuan explained how Tang Ya’s awakened Dark Blue Silver Grass could lead her toward becoming an Evil Soul Master, forcing her to confront the danger of pursuing revenge through devouring. He left for the Star Dou Great Forest, while Bei Bei and the others remained to watch over Tang Ya.

• Bei Bei explained that Evil Soul Masters cultivated by draining life and devouring souls, and Tang Ya insisted she would never harm people.
• Ji Siyuan revealed that Tang Ya had progressed from draining plants to targeting Soul Beasts, and he warned that her desire for revenge could lead her to devour humans.
• Bei Bei recognized how Tang Ya’s recklessness and growing power could turn her into a true Evil Soul Master, while Huo Yuhao worried about her lack of guidance.
• Ji Siyuan warned Tang Ya that she could lose herself to temptation or be captured by a powerful Evil Soul Master, leaving Bei Bei as food or a soul slave.
• Ji Siyuan threatened to kill Tang Ya if she became an Evil Soul Master, then left for the Star Dou Great Forest and told the others to keep her under control.

Ji Siyuan entered the Star Dou Great Forest under fate’s guidance and reunited with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, whom he called Qiu’er. After a week of playing together, his level rose to 34 and the flames of fate formed an illusory fourth Soul Ring around him.

• Ji Siyuan entered the Star Dou Great Forest with Zhang Lexuan and Xuan Zi, and the Soul Beasts let him pass without resistance.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion chased a Heavenly Dragon Horse into Ji Siyuan, then recognized him and joyfully reunited with him.
• Ji Siyuan and Qiu’er played across the forest for a week while Xuan Zi, Zhang Lexuan, and the Scarlet King watched.
• Ji Siyuan’s spiritual power filled, raising his level to 34, and flames of fate gathered around him to form an illusory fourth Soul Ring.

Ji Siyuan anchored a special Fate Soul Ring before reaching Level 40 and awakened new powers in his Eye of Destiny. He revealed two of the ring’s Soul Skills, while keeping the Eye’s other abilities secret.

• Ji Siyuan used the Eye of Destiny, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s help, and a Red Lotus Seed to stabilize the Star Dou Great Forest’s gift as his fourth Soul Ring.
• The fiery red ring awakened the Eye of Destiny and let Ji Siyuan use Fate Flame Revelation to see people’s fortunes across their lifetimes.
• Ji Siyuan’s Soul Power remained at Level 34, but he reassured Xuan Zi, Zhang Lexuan, the Scarlet King, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion that he felt well.
• Ji Siyuan described Fate Flame Scheduling, which could redirect a person’s fate, and Momentum of Fate Flame, which improved the odds of success.

Ji Siyuan returned to Shrek with Tang San after gaining a special Soul Ring and helped Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er make a plan to treat and monitor Tang Ya. With Tang Ya willing to accept treatment, Ji Siyuan and his companions turned to their upcoming promotion assessment.

• Ji Siyuan said goodbye to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and returned to Shrek with Tang San.
• Huo Yuhao told Ji Siyuan how Tang Ya had wounded Bei Bei while trying to escape, then agreed to accept help after Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao persuaded her.
• Ji Siyuan used his Eye of Destiny to reassure Tang Ya that her devouring attribute could be resolved, and suggested Aromatic Silk Beauty or the Blue Silver Emperor as possible treatments.
• Huo Yuhao proposed using a Tracking Soul Tool so Tang Ya could move around the Outer Court without leaving, and Bei Bei accepted responsibility for the plan.
• Ji Siyuan and the others prepared for their promotion assessment after being warned that they would face Soul Beasts.

As the new school year began, Shrek's first-year students took their advancement examination against Soul Beasts. Wang Dong'er defeated a three-thousand-year Bloodthirsty Demon Bear with ease, and Huo Yuhao was called up next.

• During the break, Huo Yuhao passed his Level 3 Soul Engineer test and reached Soul Power level 34, while Ji Siyuan trained his father's techniques and spent time with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er.
• Yan Shaozhe worried about how to fairly select the reserve team, so Xuan Zi agreed to handle the selection after the advancement examination.
• The first-year students faced Soul Beasts in the Beast Fighting Arena, and Xiao Xiao passed her test against a seven-hundred-year Soul Beast.
• Gong Changlong assigned Wang Dong'er a three-thousand-year Bloodthirsty Demon Bear, and she accepted the challenge.
• Wang Dong'er defeated the bear with her Wing Guillotine and Butterfly Goddess Light without using her third Soul Skill, earning a high mark.
• After Xiao Xiao asked whether Ji Siyuan and Huo Yuhao were equally strong, Huo Yuhao was called to take his examination.

Huo Yuhao passed his promotion assessment with Soul Tools, and the freshmen learned that everyone had advanced to second year. Ji Siyuan demonstrated that Soul Beasts would submit to him, then Xuan Zi announced that all core disciples had to gather in one week.

• Huo Yuhao used his self-made Soul Tools to defeat a three-thousand-year-old Tiger Demon Cat, passing his assessment.
• Gong Changlong announced that every freshman had advanced, but said Ji Siyuan would not take the assessment because of his special circumstances.
• At the students’ urging, Ji Siyuan entered the arena and made a ten-thousand-year-old Flame Demon Lion submit without activating his Martial Soul.
• Ji Siyuan summoned the recovering Golden Hawksbill Turtle, whose hundred-thousand-year-old aura stunned the crowd, and Gong Changlong explained that Soul Beasts would not attack Ji Siyuan.
• Xuan Zi flew into the air and ordered all core disciples to gather in one week.

The second-year core disciples prepared for a core disciple selection tournament, with Ji Siyuan predicting it would be a free-for-all to choose the reserve team. Xuan Zi began the competition by declaring that the last seven disciples standing would advance.

• Zhang Lexuan told the core disciples that they had to place in the top seven, then ordered Ji Siyuan, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao to recover their fighting form during the week.
• Ji Siyuan guessed that the selection would be a free-for-all and explained that they would face the other core disciples without needing to arrange extra teamwork.
• Xiao Xiao accepted that she would support her teammates, then trained hard throughout the week to improve her strength.
• Xuan Zi persuaded Yan Shaozhe to attend the selection, and they flew to the Beast Fighting Area, where the core disciples had gathered.
• Xuan Zi announced a group free-for-all under normal Soul Fight rules, with no arena boundaries, and said the last seven uneliminated disciples would remain.

Ji Siyuan and his six teammates claimed the final seven spots in the selection and defeated the other core disciples in a one-sided battle. They advanced, while Xuan Zi warned them that their next opponents would be much stronger.

• Ji Siyuan declared that he and his six teammates would take the final seven spots, prompting the other core disciples to unite against them.
• Ji Siyuan revealed a fiery red fourth Soul Ring, which Xuan Zi explained had formed from strange flames in the Star Dou Great Forest rather than from a slain soul beast.
• Huo Yuhao shared Spiritual Detection with the group, while Xu Sanshi protected Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao and the others attacked their opponents.
• Wang Dong'er and Ji Siyuan swept through the field with rapid aerial slashes and flames, while Jiang Nannan and Bei Bei defeated opponents at close range.
• Xu Sanshi used Xuanming Displacement to steal a defeat from Bei Bei, and the battle ended with only the seven teammates still standing.
• Xuan Zi announced that the selection was over and warned the victors that their next opponents would be much stronger.

Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe brought the reserve members to meet the current Shrek Seven Devils and explained how the team had changed. After everyone introduced themselves, Xuan Zi arranged a seven-versus-seven mixed-team battle, leaving the two groups ready to fight.

• Yan Shaozhe explained that the selection was meant to form a reserve team for the Soul Fight Tournament.
• Ma Xiaotao, Gongyang Mo, Chen Zifeng, Xixi, Ling Luochen, Yao Haoxuan, and He Caitou introduced themselves as the current Shrek Seven Devils.
• Ma Xiaotao explained that He Caitou replaced a Soul Engineer after Dai Yueheng sacrificed himself, while she had joined the team after recovering from her Evil Fire.
• Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, Ji Siyuan, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er introduced themselves as reserve members and revealed their ranks and abilities.
• Xuan Zi announced a seven-versus-seven mixed-team battle so the two groups could get to know each other.

Gongyang Mo and Ma Xiaotao selected teams for a seven-on-seven battle, and the match began with Ji Siyuan facing Ma Xiaotao under powerful support and attribute suppression. Ji Siyuan held his ground against her opening assault, but the battle continued with his teammates needed to create further opportunities.

• Xuan Zi let Gongyang Mo and Ma Xiaotao choose their teammates, and Gongyang Mo picked Ji Siyuan and Huo Yuhao first for their restraint and Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Gongyang Mo and Ma Xiaotao filled out their teams, and the fourteen fighters took their positions as the match began.
• Ji Siyuan's fiery red fourth Soul Ring surprised the spectators, while Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection Sharing and his six Lotus Seeds to suppress Ma Xiaotao.
• Gongyang Mo enhanced Ji Siyuan, Yao Haoxuan weakened him, and Ling Luochen added ice suppression against Ma Xiaotao.
• Ji Siyuan dodged Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Fire Line and countered with Blazing Fire Lotus, burning her hands before she continued her assault.
• Ji Siyuan evaded Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Roaring Sky Strike and countered with Phoenix Dance Blazing Sun Cone, relying on his team's support to withstand her greater Soul Power.

The seven-on-seven battle intensified as both teams used coordinated attacks and soul skills to gain an advantage. Both sides lost one Soul King and one Soul Ancestor, and the fight continued with four combatants against four.

• Ji Siyuan held off Ma Xiaotao while Bei Bei and Wang Dong'er coordinated against Chen Zifeng, whose sword and artillery attacks kept Bei Bei under pressure.
• Xu Sanshi used Xuanming Displacement to switch places with Wang Dong'er, letting Jiang Nannan evade Butterfly God Slash with Invincible Golden Body and attack Gongyang Mo.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed Phoenix Meteor Shower, but Huo Yuhao helped Ling Luochen use Ice Brilliance Ring and Ultimate Ice to trap Ma Xiaotao.
• Jiang Nannan and Chen Zifeng eliminated Bei Bei, while Ji Siyuan and Huo Yuhao caught Xixi in a counterattack before Yan Shaozhe rescued the combatants.
• Both teams lost one Soul King and one Soul Ancestor, leaving four against four as Gongyang Mo supported Ji Siyuan and Wang Dong'er, and Jiang Nannan hunted for an opening against him.

Ji Siyuan’s team defeated Ma Xiaotao’s team in a Soul Fight after he used his Fate Flame abilities to overpower Chen Zifeng. Xuan Zi called for another mixed-team battle, and Ji Siyuan proposed that the official team face the reserve team instead.

• Ji Siyuan activated his Eye of Destiny and Fate Flame abilities, trapping Chen Zifeng with Nether Flame Ice while Wang Dong'er and the others helped eliminate the opposing fighters.
• Yan Shaozhe rescued Chen Zifeng and Jiang Nannan, and the remaining opponents surrendered or were defeated before Ma Xiaotao could escape the ice prison.
• Ji Siyuan, Xu Sanshi, and their teammates attacked Ma Xiaotao as soon as she broke free, knocking her out and securing the victory.
• Ma Xiaotao questioned how her team had lost, and Yan Shaozhe criticized her performance while Wang Yan and Chen Zifeng discussed Ji Siyuan’s unusual abilities.
• Xuan Zi ordered another mixed-team battle with Ji Siyuan and Chen Zifeng switching places, but the fighters objected over how to handle Ma Xiaotao’s Ultimate Fire.
• Ji Siyuan suggested that the official team face the reserve team instead.

Ji Siyuan proposed a Soul Fight between the Shrek main team and reserve team, and both sides accepted despite the main team’s major Soul Power advantage. The battle began with the reserves’ coordinated tactic eliminating Ling Luochen, but they remained at a disadvantage.

• Ji Siyuan proposed that the main team and reserve team fight, and Huo Yuhao explained how their Ultimate Martial Souls and fusion skill could help them challenge the stronger seniors.
• Ma Xiaotao, Bei Bei, and their teammates agreed to the match, and Xuan Zi summoned several Elders to watch.
• After a quarter-hour of recovery, both teams took their positions and activated their Martial Souls.
• Xu Sanshi used Xuanming Displacement to create a defensive gap, while Jiang Nannan exploited the Ice Empress’s pressure on Ling Luochen and eliminated her with Waist Bow.
• Yan Shaozhe and Lin Huiqun praised the reserves’ tactic, but the fight continued with the reserves still disadvantaged by the Soul Power gap and their lack of an auxiliary-system Soul Master.

The reserve team used Huo Yuhao’s mental attacks and Xu Sanshi’s displacement to eliminate Yao Haoxuan, but Gongyang Mo’s fifth-soul-skill boost turned the fight sharply against them. Wang Dong’er, Bei Bei, and Xiao Xiao joined forces to take Chen Zifeng out of the battle, though they too were left unable to continue.

• Gongyang Mo buffed the official team while Xixi pursued Jiang Nannan, and Huo Yuhao weakened Ma Xiaotao enough for Ji Siyuan to restrain her and disrupt the official team’s attacks.
• Huo Yuhao struck Yao Haoxuan with Mental Shock as Xu Sanshi used Xuanming Displacement to place him in Jiang Nannan’s path, allowing Jiang Nannan to eliminate him before Xixi eliminated her.
• Xu Sanshi failed to break through He Caitou’s Soul Tools, and Gongyang Mo used his fifth soul skill to greatly enhance Ma Xiaotao, Chen Zifeng, and Xixi.
• Bei Bei, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong’er combined their attacks against Chen Zifeng, who was saved by Yan Shaozhe after Wang Dong’er’s strike landed.
• Bei Bei, Wang Dong’er, and Xiao Xiao exhausted their strength, while Chen Zifeng also lost the ability to fight.

Huo Yuhao and Ji Siyuan turned the reserve team's losing position around with a feint and Ji Siyuan's Flame Empress state. Their Martial Soul Fusion Skill defeated the remaining opponents, and Xuan Zi declared the reserve team the winner.

• Huo Yuhao tricked Xixi into rushing forward by pretending to use a teleportation Soul Tool, then trapped her with Eternal Freeze Domain and Ice Empress's Pincer.
• Ma Xiaotao launched Phoenix Burst Strike, but Ji Siyuan stopped her by activating his third Soul Skill, Twin Monarch True Flame, Flame Empress.
• Ji Siyuan summoned nine Blazing Fire Lotuses and a fire dragon that targeted Xixi, prompting Yan Shaozhe to carry her out of the field.
• Ji Siyuan and Huo Yuhao fused their martial souls and unleashed Red Lotus Myriad Eyes, Scorching Flame Sky Light against Ma Xiaotao, Gongyang Mo, and He Caitou.
• Xuan Zi blocked the Martial Soul Fusion Skill and declared the reserve team the winner.

The reserve team defeated Shrek’s official team, shocking the onlookers, and several official members joined the Tang Sect. After resting and preparing, Ji Siyuan and Huo Yuhao set out for the Soul Fight Tournament.

• Ji Siyuan and Huo Yuhao recovered after the reserve team’s victory, while the others teased them about waking up holding hands.
• Xuan Zi dismissed the students and told them to gather again in two days, but the official team members asked Ji Siyuan and Huo Yuhao to teach them.
• Xixi, Chen Zifeng, Yao Haoxuan, He Caitou, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao joined the Tang Sect, and Bei Bei took responsibility for teaching its secret arts.
• Huo Yuhao joined Ji Siyuan in bed, asked about the beautiful woman she had seen, and learned that she was his birth mother.
• After a day of rest and preparation, Ji Siyuan and Huo Yuhao arrived at the venue to depart for the Soul Fight Tournament.