Vol. 1The Rise of Xia Yan

Xia Yan grew stronger through Soul Beast contracts and rare herbs, while his ties to Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing shaped his path beyond Shrek. The volume left him poised to face Yu Tianheng in a public rematch as the empire and Spirit Hall watched.

  • Xia Yan joined Notting Academy, contracted powerful Soul Beasts, and later enrolled at Shrek, where he defeated Dai Mubai in an admissions spar.
  • After a year at Shrek, Xia Yan searched for the Blue Silver Emperor near Holy Soul Village as Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong arrived at the academy.
  • Xia Yan secretly took the Blue Silver Emperor and its Spirit Bone, then joined Shrek’s forest expedition for Oscar’s Soul Ring.
  • After the Titan Giant Ape carried Xiao Wu away, Xia Yan reunited with her, accepted her Soul Beast identity, and promised to find her a Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
  • Xia Yan left Shrek with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, strengthened himself with rare herbs, and returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
  • Ning Rongrong absorbed Aromatic Silk Beauty, reached level thirty, and asked Xia Yan how he had known the herb would work.
  • Xia Yan helped Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong grow stronger, then defeated Yu Tianheng and drew the attention of the imperial family and Spirit Hall.
  • Yu Tianheng challenged Xia Yan to a public rematch, and the students gathered at the Soul Fighting Plaza as Xia Yan prepared to face him.
Chapters 1–100 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1From Notting to Shrek

Xia Yan developed his Demon Suppressing Pagoda, hunted across the continent, and became a powerful Soul Elder before enrolling at Shrek Academy. As Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived at Shrek, Xia Yan left to seek the Blue Silver Emperor near Holy Soul Village.

  • Xia Yan joined Notting Academy, contracted a Datura Snake for his first Soul Ring, and clashed with Yu Xiaogang over his theories about martial soul mutations.
  • Xia Yan used his Century Soul Ring to defeat Xiao Chenyu and the other students, then protected the Work-Study Students from further bullying.
  • After reaching level twenty, Xia Yan contracted a thousand-year-old Jade Green Bird, gained a speed-based Soul Skill, and left Notting Academy without saying goodbye to Xiao Wu.
  • Xia Yan hunted Wolf Bandits across the Sylvie Grasslands, earned a fortune, and drew the attention of Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong.
  • Tang San gained a poisonous second Soul Skill from a Venomous Rot Vine, while Xia Yan later contracted a Light White Tiger and reached level thirty-four.
  • Xia Yan enrolled at Shrek as an eleven-year-old level-thirty-five Soul Elder and defeated Dai Mubai in their admissions spar.
  • After a year of training at Shrek, Xia Yan set out for Holy Soul Village as Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived at the academy with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
  • Xia Yan flew over the forest and searched near a waterfall for the Blue Silver Emperor.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2Shrek and the Forest Expedition

Xia Yan returned to Shrek after taking the Blue Silver Emperor and its Spirit Bone, then joined the students on a Soul Ring hunt after Flender asked him to leave the academy. The expedition brought new Soul Rings, a Titan Giant Ape attack, and a secret reunion with Xiao Wu, while Tang Hao later discovered the withered replacement in Ah Yin’s cave.

  • Tang San passed Zhao Wuji’s test, while Xia Yan secretly took the Blue Silver Emperor and the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone from a cave.
  • Tang Hao beat Zhao Wuji and ordered him and Flender to protect Tang San and kill Xia Yan if he opposed Tang San or approached Xiao Wu.
  • Xia Yan comforted Ning Rongrong, demonstrated his strength at the Suotuo Great Soul Arena, and agreed to leave Shrek after one final forest expedition.
  • Xia Yan subdued a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent for Oscar, and Tang San defeated Meng Yiran to secure Oscar’s claim to its Soul Ring.
  • Oscar gained a flying soul skill, and Tang San absorbed a Green Poison Bone-Eroding Serpent Soul Ring that changed his skin and strengthened his foul-smelling poison.
  • The Titan Giant Ape carried Xiao Wu away, and Xia Yan pursued it before obtaining the Eight Spider Lances from a dead Man Faced Demon Spider.
  • Xia Yan reunited with Xiao Wu, accepted her Soul Beast identity, and promised to find a Lovesick Heartbreak Red while they agreed to appear distant around others.
  • Zhao Wuji brought Xia Yan back and led everyone out of the forest, while Tang Hao later entered Ah Yin’s cave and found the replacement Blue Silver Grass completely withered.
Chapters 26–5025 summaries Read

Arc 3The Immortal Herbs

Xia Yan left Shrek Academy with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, then strengthened himself and his companions with rare herbs and Soul Beast growth. He returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as Tang San’s condition worsened under Tang Hao’s efforts to find a cure, and Ning Rongrong completed her herb absorption at level thirty.

  • Xia Yan left Shrek Academy with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Xiao Wu stayed behind and Tang San discovered his meridians were hardening and nearly blocked.
  • Yu Xiaogang blamed Tang San’s damaged meridians on the poison from his Soul Ring, and Tang Hao later threatened Yu Xiaogang before setting out to find Blue Silver Grass to help Tang San recover.
  • Ning Fengzhi welcomed Xia Yan at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Xia Yan later joined Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
  • Xia Yan gave Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing Whale Rubber to improve their bodies, then absorbed a Man Faced Demon Spider Spirit Bone and cultivated until he reached level forty-four with four Soul Rings.
  • Xia Yan entered the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, took Immortal Herbs and the spring waters into the Demon Suppressing Pagoda, and left Dugu Bo a letter describing ways to ease the poison affecting him and Dugu Yan.
  • Xia Yan gave Immortal Herbs to his Soul Beasts, awakening Xiao Qing’s Jade Green Luan bloodline and causing the Jade Green Bird to become a giant azure egg.
  • Xia Yan returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and gave Ning Rongrong Aromatic Silk Beauty and Zhu Zhuqing Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone to absorb.
  • Ning Rongrong finished absorbing Aromatic Silk Beauty, reached level thirty, and asked Xia Yan how he had known the herb would work.
Chapters 51–7525 summaries Read

Arc 4The Challenge and Rematch

Xia Yan helped Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing grow stronger, then defeated Yu Tianheng and drew the attention of the imperial family and Spirit Hall. Yu Tianheng challenged Xia Yan to a public rematch, which was about to begin as factions watched for advantage.

  • Xia Yan helped Zhu Zhuqing absorb an immortal herb and reach level thirty, while Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
  • Chen Xin took Xia Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong obtained new Soul Rings and gained powerful abilities.
  • Xia Yan rejected Xue Xing’s offer to captain the second team and sought the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, while Xue Xing weighed whether to cooperate with him.
  • At Imperial Heaven Dou Team One’s training ground, Xia Yan challenged Yu Tianheng and defeated him with his wind field, leaving him critically injured.
  • Xia Yan’s victory alarmed Xue Xing and drew the attention of Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong, while Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect recognized Xia Yan’s growing importance.
  • Yu Tianheng met his uncle Yu Xiaogang in Sunset Forest, then challenged Xia Yan to a public rematch after reaching level forty-two.
  • Xue Ye ordered his guards not to interfere and told Xue Qinghe and Xue Xing to prevent Xia Yan from resenting the imperial family.
  • Students gathered at the Soul Fighting Plaza for the rematch, while Xia Yan told Ning Rongrong he expected Yu Tianheng to give up afterward.
Chapters 76–10025 summaries Read
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