Recaps

Ma Hongjun joined Shrek Academy, gained a Light Element Soul Ring to suppress his Evil Fire, and helped Oscar pursue the path of a Battle Soul Master. After months of training, Ma Hongjun reached level twenty and set out with Oscar and the teachers to find his second Soul Ring.

• Flender awakened Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire Phoenix, discovered his Innate Full Soul Power, and took him as a disciple despite warning that the Evil Fire could kill him.
• Ma Hongjun persuaded Flender to seek a Light Element Soul Ring, and he absorbed a Holy Light Sparrow’s ring, gaining Wings of Light that partly suppressed his Evil Fire.
• At Shrek Academy, Ma Hongjun befriended Oscar and proposed that Oscar use his own Sausages to gain combat abilities, then helped him develop as a fighter.
• Oscar absorbed a Vajra Bear Soul Ring and gained a second sausage skill and an External Soul Bone in the form of a bear paw.
• Flender warned Oscar to keep the External Soul Bone secret, while Oscar tested its strength and thanked Ma Hongjun for helping him pursue his dream.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun trained for months, and Ma Hongjun improved his flight control while Oscar advanced his combat skills.
• Ma Hongjun reached level twenty and asked for a seven- to eight-hundred-year Light Element soul beast for his second Soul Ring.
• Flender led Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and the teachers into the Star Dou Great Forest, split the group to search, and kept Oscar’s External Soul Bone secret.

Ma Hongjun strengthened his abilities, helped Shrek Academy earn money and rebuild its facilities, and established new conduct rules. Dai Mubai joined the academy after losing to Ma Hongjun and Oscar, while Ma Hongjun began developing a medicinal bath formula for the students.

• Flender helped Ma Hongjun absorb a Holy Light Phoenix Falcon Soul Ring, purifying his flames and granting him the Light Pierce skill.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar helped Shrek Academy earn 46,300 Gold Soul Coins by auctioning Shao Xin’s Candy Beans and Oscar’s sausages.
• Ma Hongjun studied soul beasts and medicinal herbs, then proposed academy improvements, new uniforms, and rules against provoking trouble without reason.
• Flender put Ma Hongjun’s designs and academy proposals into practice, and the teachers renovated the grounds, buildings, walls, and gate.
• After a year of demanding training, Ma Hongjun and Oscar both reached level thirty, and Dai Mubai arrived seeking to enroll.
• Ma Hongjun defeated Dai Mubai in combat, and Oscar beat him in a second test using his Strength Sausage, convincing Dai Mubai to join Shrek Academy.
• Dai Mubai began Zhao Wuji’s intensive training and agreed with Ma Hongjun and Oscar to wait before seeking their third Soul Rings.
• Ma Hongjun studied herbs and pharmacology, tested medicinal bath formulas, and settled on a prescription before going to find Flender.