Chapter Summaries

During Shrek City's Awakening Day, Xia Ming awakened the legendary Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff and Innate Full Soul Power. Teacher Wang Yan promised to take him to Shrek Academy after the ceremony to discuss his enrollment and cultivation.

• Xia Ming stepped into the awakening formation and recalled his life as a transmigrated orphan facing his one chance to awaken a martial soul.
• Wang Yan guided the ceremony as the golden light awakened the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff within Xia Ming.
• The assistant teacher tested Xia Ming's Soul Power, and the crystal ball blazed with Innate Full Soul Power.
• Xia Ming recognized Wang Yan and considered the potential of his powerful martial soul.
• Wang Yan told Xia Ming to wait until the ceremony ended, then promised to take him to Shrek Academy to discuss enrollment and cultivation.

Xia Ming entered Shrek Academy after Wang Yan revealed his Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power to Du Weilun and Yan Shaozhe. After Xia Ming demonstrated his innate Domination Domain and astonishing strength, Yan Shaozhe offered him Shrek’s highest-level training and took him to Sea God Island.

• Wang Yan brought Xia Ming to Du Weilun and reported that Xia Ming had the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power.
• Yan Shaozhe appeared and asked Xia Ming whether he was willing to enter Shrek Academy, and Xia Ming agreed.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Xia Ming to demonstrate his strength, and Xia Ming activated his innate Domination Domain and struck Yan Shaozhe with a powerful punch.
• Yan Shaozhe judged Xia Ming’s unringed strength comparable to a high-level Soul Elder and decided he needed special treatment.
• Yan Shaozhe invited Xia Ming to Sea God Island for Shrek’s highest-level training program, and Xia Ming accepted.

Yan Shaozhe convened the Sea God Pavilion to discuss Xia Ming, whose Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff martial soul, Innate Full Soul Power, and extraordinary strength before gaining a Soul Ring made him an unprecedented talent. The elders reacted with shock and disbelief, and Mu En called for silence before they could continue.

• Yan Shaozhe left Xia Ming waiting on a reef while he summoned the Sea God Pavilion elders to discuss the boy's future.
• The Sea God Pavilion members gathered around Mu En, and Mu En instructed Yan Shaozhe to preside over the meeting.
• Yan Shaozhe announced that Xia Ming had a Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff martial soul, Innate Full Soul Power, and a strike strong enough to rival a high-level Soul Elder before he gained any Soul Rings.
• Xian Lin'er and the other elders questioned Yan Shaozhe's claim, while Xuan Zi demanded that he take responsibility for it.
• Mu En spoke, silencing the shocked elders and drawing their attention to him.

Mu En decided to keep Xia Ming on Sea God Island and personally teach him after Yan Shaozhe confirmed the boy’s extraordinary talent. Yan Shaozhe returned to find Xia Ming quietly cultivating and prepared to bring him to meet Mu En.

• Yan Shaozhe assured Mu En that Xia Ming’s Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff was a Super Martial Soul with an Innate Domain and no apparent side effects.
• Mu En offered to personally teach Xia Ming, and the elders unanimously agreed to the decision.
• Mu En ended the meeting and ordered Yan Shaozhe to bring Xia Ming to meet him.
• Yan Shaozhe returned and found Xia Ming meditating and instinctively guiding his Soul Power.
• Yan Shaozhe watched Xia Ming cultivate, reflected on his immense potential, and approached carefully to take him to Mu En.

Yan Shaozhe led Xia Ming to Sea God Pavilion to meet its Master, Mu En, whose leadership had persuaded Xia Ming that Shrek Academy was a manageable place to stay. As they arrived, Mu En welcomed them with a golden light that restored Xia Ming and rapidly strengthened his Soul Power.

• Xia Ming decided that Mu En's leadership made staying at Shrek Academy worthwhile, despite his concerns about Xuan Zi eventually taking over.
• Xia Ming agreed to follow Yan Shaozhe, and the two climbed to the mountaintop of Sea God Island.
• Xia Ming was surprised to find Sea God Pavilion was a plain, ancient three-story building rather than a grand structure.
• Mu En invited Xia Ming and Yan Shaozhe inside, and the pavilion shone with golden light that enveloped Xia Ming.
• The light eased Xia Ming's exhaustion and caused his newly awakened Soul Power to circulate, grow, and become purer.

Xia Ming demonstrated his Martial Soul and Domination Domain to Mu En, who accepted him as his final disciple. Yan Shaozhe arranged a private residence for Xia Ming on Sea God Island and planned to take him to hunt his first Soul Ring the next morning.

• Yan Shaozhe brought Xia Ming into Sea God Pavilion to meet Mu En.
• Xia Ming activated his Martial Soul and Domination Domain for Mu En, who praised their strength.
• Mu En asked Xia Ming to become his disciple, and Xia Ming accepted.
• Mu En instructed Xia Ming to consolidate his cultivation overnight and hunt his first Soul Ring with Yan Shaozhe the next day.
• Yan Shaozhe took Xia Ming to a private courtyard in Sea God Island's core residential district and explained its facilities.
• Xia Ming settled into his new residence and prepared to rest before the Soul Ring hunt.

Xia Ming proposed choosing an enhancement-type first soul skill and asked whether his powerful physique could withstand a millennium Soul Ring. Mu En confirmed that it was possible, and Yan Shaozhe accepted that Xia Ming should attempt to obtain the strongest suitable first ring.

• Yan Shaozhe brought Xia Ming to visit Mu En before taking him to hunt his first Soul Ring.
• Xia Ming explained that he wanted early soul skills to enhance his strength, speed, or defense rather than focus on direct attacks.
• Mu En approved Xia Ming’s plan, reasoning that his martial soul’s physical strength already gave him powerful attacks.
• Xia Ming asked whether he could absorb a millennium-level first Soul Ring, alarming Yan Shaozhe.
• Mu En examined Xia Ming and concluded that his physique could withstand a suitable millennium Soul Ring.
• Mu En explained that a soul master’s physical qualities and willpower could allow them to exceed traditional Soul Ring age limits, and Yan Shaozhe agreed Xia Ming should try.

Xia Ming and Yan Shaozhe traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to find a suitable first Soul Ring. After they entered the forest, Yan Shaozhe assigned Xia Ming to fight their first encounter, a Wind Baboon.

• Mu En advised Xia Ming to seek a powerful canine or lion-type soul beast, or a top-tier strength-type beast, and told Yan Shaozhe to prioritize safety and suitability.
• Yan Shaozhe took Xia Ming from Sea God Island to the northwest side of the Star Dou Great Forest and warned him to stay close.
• Xia Ming and Yan Shaozhe entered the forest and encountered a Wind Baboon estimated to be four to five hundred years old.
• Yan Shaozhe told Xia Ming to handle the Wind Baboon so he could gain real combat experience.
• Xia Ming activated his Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff Martial Soul Possession and Domination Domain to face the Wind Baboon.

Xia Ming killed a nearly five-hundred-year-old Wind Baboon with one punch, then trained by fighting stronger Soul Beasts as Yan Shaozhe searched for a fitting first Soul Ring. After five days in the Star Dou Great Forest, they had rejected several candidates and continued seeking a Soul Beast with a powerful bloodline.

• Xia Ming shattered the Wind Baboon’s Wind Bullet and killed it with a punch, producing a yellow Soul Ring.
• Yan Shaozhe praised Xia Ming’s composure and strength, then led him deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Yan Shaozhe left Xia Ming to battle Soul Beasts over five hundred years old and deliberately guided him into fights against ordinary thousand-year Soul Beasts.
• Xia Ming survived several dangerous battles and killed each opponent without Yan Shaozhe’s intervention.
• Xia Ming and Yan Shaozhe spent five days searching and rejected several thousand-year canine- and lion-type Soul Beasts as unsuitable first Soul Rings.
• Yan Shaozhe said the fifteen-hundred-year-old Flame Lion King was nearly suitable but lacked the bloodline compatibility they wanted for Xia Ming’s Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff.

Yan Shaozhe found a millennium Red-Gold Lion that perfectly matched Xia Ming’s Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff Martial Soul, and Xia Ming absorbed it as his first Soul Ring. After enduring a brutal fusion, he finally stabilized the Soul Ring’s power.

• Yan Shaozhe and Xia Ming discovered a Red-Gold Lion with cultivation suited to Xia Ming’s first Soul Ring.
• Xia Ming chose the Red-Gold Lion, and Yan Shaozhe overwhelmed it with his Super Douluo pressure.
• Xia Ming delivered the final blow and summoned the purple Soul Ring from the Red-Gold Lion’s corpse.
• Xia Ming endured the Soul Ring’s violent energy and gradually fused it with his Martial Soul.

After absorbing a thousand-year Red-Gold Lion Soul Ring, Xia Ming reached the peak of level 16 and revealed a powerful first Soul Skill. Back on Sea God Island, his transformed punch astonished Yan Shaozhe, while Mu En watched with approval.

• Xia Ming awakened from absorbing the Red-Gold Lion Soul Ring and sensed his body and Soul Power had grown much stronger.
• Xia Ming told Yan Shaozhe that he had reached the peak of level 16, stunning him with his rapid progress.
• Yan Shaozhe brought Xia Ming back to Sea God Island, where Mu En appeared and asked about his first Soul Skill.
• Xia Ming demonstrated Red-Gold Transformation, which increased his attack, defense, and strength by 150% for one hour.
• Xia Ming activated his Domination Domain and struck Yan Shaozhe, whose palm shook from a punch he judged comparable to a high-level Soul King's fifth Soul Skill.
• Mu En watched Xia Ming's display and praised him.

At seven years old, Xia Ming had become a Soul Grandmaster whose strength surpassed Zhang Lexuan's, so Yan Shaozhe urged him to keep training his control. Yan Shaozhe then invited Xia Ming to join Shrek Academy's tournament reserve team, where he would conceal his true power, and Xia Ming agreed.

• Xia Ming defeated Zhang Lexuan's strongest attacks in a spar, leaving her to concede.
• Yan Shaozhe praised Xia Ming's growth and emphasized that he needed to master controlling his strength.
• Yan Shaozhe explained that Mu En wanted Xia Ming to compete in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament while pretending to be no stronger than an assault-type Soul Ancestor.
• Xia Ming agreed to join the reserve team, and Zhang Lexuan reminded him that she would captain the main team and expected him to follow her commands.

Yan Shaozhe secured Xia Ming a reserve team slot for the tournament, overriding the Soul Guidance Department’s customary allocation with Mu En’s approval. Xia Ming met the other six reserve members, who were unsettled by his age and apparent low level.

• Xian Lin'er challenged Yan Shaozhe at a Sea God Pavilion meeting after learning the Soul Guidance Department had lost its reserve team slot.
• Yan Shaozhe explained that Mu En wanted Xia Ming to gain experience and would have him conceal his true strength by presenting himself as a Soul Ancestor; Mu En confirmed the decision.
• Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo could not defend the department’s claim to the slot, and Mu En formally awarded it to Xia Ming.
• Yan Shaozhe brought Xia Ming to the training ground, where Yao Haoxuan questioned why a seven-year-old had joined the reserve team.
• Xia Ming introduced himself as a Level 26 assault-type battle Soul Grandmaster, then met Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, Xixi, Ling Luochen, Yao Haoxuan, and Gongyang Mo.

Xia Ming chose Dai Yueheng for a spar to prove he deserved a place among the Shrek Academy group. He defeated Dai Yueheng in two exchanges, ending the others’ objections to his joining.

• Yan Shaozhe told Xia Ming to choose an opponent, and Xia Ming picked Dai Yueheng.
• Dai Yueheng used White Tiger Possession and attacked Xia Ming, who revealed two purple Soul Rings and repelled his punch with Red-Gold Transformation.
• Xia Ming shattered Dai Yueheng’s White Tiger Intense Light Wave and moved in for another strike before Yan Shaozhe intervened.
• Dai Yueheng admitted defeat, and Chen Zifeng, Xixi, Ling Luochen, Yao Haoxuan, and Gongyang Mo stopped opposing Xia Ming’s arrival.
• Xia Ming explained that he had fought to prove his strength and quickly became friendly with the group.

After a month of training, Xia Ming traveled with Shrek’s team toward Heaven Dou City, hoping to reach the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and claim its immortal herbs. He planted the idea that the well might still be protected by poisonous miasma, and someone hidden nearby reacted to his remarks.

• Xia Ming overwhelmed the six reserve team members in training, and Chen Zifeng complained that even his strongest attack could not injure Xia Ming.
• Yan Shaozhe announced that he would lead the main and reserve teams to the tournament in Heaven Dou City, prompting Xia Ming to plan how to find the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
• Xia Ming asked Zhang Lexuan about her childhood in Heaven Dou City and mentioned the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and its immortal herbs.
• Yan Shaozhe confirmed that academy records mentioned the well but said its location had been lost, then noted how valuable it could be to Shrek.
• Xia Ming suggested that poisonous miasma might still conceal the well, and an unseen person nearby reacted to his words.

After arriving in Heaven Dou City for the tournament, Xia Ming and Zhang Lexuan discovered that the Tang Sect had been destroyed and reported it to Yan Shaozhe. Yan Shaozhe rescued its sole survivor, Tang Ya, and placed her in Shrek Academy’s care, while Xia Ming worried that her Martial Soul and desire for power could lead her astray.

• Yan Shaozhe held Shrek Academy’s final pre-tournament meeting at the Royal Hotel in Heaven Dou City.
• Xia Ming and Zhang Lexuan went sightseeing and found the Tang Sect’s estate occupied by the Iron Blood Sect.
• An elderly passerby told Zhang Lexuan that the Tang Sect had been wiped out about a month earlier.
• Xia Ming and Zhang Lexuan returned to the hotel and reported the destruction to Yan Shaozhe, who left to investigate.
• Yan Shaozhe returned with Tang Ya, the Tang Sect’s sole surviving orphan, and entrusted her temporary care to Zhang Lexuan.
• After the others left, Xia Ming considered Tang Ya’s devouring Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and worried she might become an Evil Soul Master without guidance.

Mu En gave Xia Ming the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, which sent him into a breakthrough attempt, and revealed that he had found the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in Sunset Forest. He also gave Yan Shaozhe a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower for Ma Xiaotao and took over as team leader while Xia Ming cultivated.

• Mu En visited Xia Ming and revealed that he had found the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in Sunset Forest.
• Mu En gave Xia Ming the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and instructed him to consume it and refine its medicinal power.
• Xia Ming consumed the herb and began cultivating to break through his bottleneck.
• Yan Shaozhe arrived and found Mu En watching over Xia Ming; Mu En told him that an immortal herb had greatly eased his injuries.
• Mu En gave Yan Shaozhe a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower for Ma Xiaotao, and Yan Shaozhe hurried back to the academy.
• Mu En told Zhang Lexuan to inform the team that he would temporarily lead them while Xia Ming cultivated.

Mu En took Yan Shaozhe’s place leading the team and revealed that he possessed an Aromatic Silk Beauty, thrilling Ning Feng with the possibility of helping the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. Xia Ming emerged from seclusion after breaking through Level 30 and went to meet Mu En.

• Mu En introduced himself as the team’s temporary leader, and Ning Feng recognized him as the Dragon God Douluo.
• Mu En told Ning Feng to inform his sect that he had an Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Ning Feng reacted with intense excitement.
• Xia Ming completed his seclusion, broke through the Level 30 bottleneck, and found that the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum had widened his meridians and helped form the Vajra Indestructible Body.
• Xia Ming considered whether his Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff Martial Soul had an ultimate attribute and accepted that slower cultivation could help him build a stronger foundation.
• Zhang Lexuan told Xia Ming that Mu En was leading the team after Dean Yan returned to the academy, then took him to the meeting room to see Mu En.

The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect decided to negotiate with Mu En for the Aromatic Silk Beauty, hoping the immortal herb could restore their Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda bloodline. Ning Yunche and Wu Long met Mu En at the hotel, where Ning Yunche confirmed the herb was genuine.

• Ning Yunche told the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect elders they had to obtain the Aromatic Silk Beauty to revive the sect’s fortunes.
• The elders agreed that they could not take the herb by force from Mu En, and Ning Yunche decided to negotiate with him.
• Ning Yunche asked Wu Long to accompany him, and they traveled to the hotel where Mu En was staying.
• Mu En told Xia Ming that his Soul Bone had arrived, then Zhang Lexuan brought Ning Yunche and Wu Long into the conference room.
• Mu En revealed the Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Ning Yunche recognized it as the genuine immortal herb.

Mu En bargained with Ning Yunche for the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s five-hundred-thousand-year Mermaid head soul bone in exchange for an immortal herb and the sect’s support for Shrek Academy against the Sun Moon Empire. The group reached the sect’s treasury, where Xia Ming saw the soul bone and felt its immense spiritual pressure.

• Mu En demanded the sect’s ownerless soul bone and its pledge to stand with Shrek Academy in matters concerning the Sun Moon Empire.
• Mu En revealed to Xia Ming that the bone came from a five-hundred-thousand-year Mermaid Clan soul beast that had failed its heavenly tribulation.
• Ning Yunche accepted Mu En’s terms and agreed to retrieve the soul bone immediately.
• Mu En transported Xia Ming, Zhang Lexuan, Ning Yunche, and Wu Long directly to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s mountain gate.
• Ning Yunche led the group into the sect’s secret treasury and offered them other treasures, but Mu En declined.
• The group found the crystal-clear Mermaid skull bone floating above a platform, and Xia Ming felt its powerful spiritual pressure.