Chapter Summaries

Ji Bai awakened an Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul with Innate Soul Power Rank Nine and joined Flender’s Shrek Academy alongside Ma Hongjun. After settling into their dormitory and beginning cultivation, Ji Bai realized meditation rapidly strengthened the Evil Fire inside him.

• Ji Bai awakened the Evil Fire Phoenix and revealed Innate Soul Power Rank Nine, prompting Flender to invite him and Ma Hongjun to Shrek Academy.
• Flender introduced Ji Bai and Ma Hongjun to Zhao Wuji, who welcomed them and teased them about their physiques.
• Flender showed the boys their shared dormitory and told them to meditate instead of sleeping, while Ji Bai worried about the Evil Fire accumulating inside him.
• Ji Bai and Ma Hongjun ate dinner at the academy cafeteria, where Ma Hongjun announced that he was Flender’s personal disciple.
• Ji Bai began meditating and sensed Soul Power entering his body as the Evil Fire within him grew rapidly.

Ji Bai reached Soul Power Level 10, and Flender took him and Ma Hongjun to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for their first Soul Rings. After Ma Hongjun began absorbing a Flamingo's ring, Flender gave Ji Bai a captured Explosive Flame Falcon to kill and absorb.

• Ji Bai reached Level 10, but Zhao Wuji postponed taking him to hunt until Ma Hongjun reached the same level.
• Ji Bai told Ma Hongjun at lunch that he had reached Level 10, and Ma Hongjun caught up more than a month later.
• Flender led Ji Bai and Ma Hongjun to the Star Dou Great Forest and chose a century-old Flamingo for Ma Hongjun's first Soul Ring.
• Ma Hongjun killed the Flamingo and began absorbing its Soul Ring.
• An Explosive Flame Falcon attacked from the sky, and Flender captured it and offered it to Ji Bai as a suitable first Soul Beast.
• Ji Bai killed the Explosive Flame Falcon with the short knife, surprising Flender with how calmly he acted.

After absorbing the Explosive Flame Falcon's Soul Ring, Ji Bai and Ma Hongjun suffered eruptions of Evil Fire that triggered intense pain and desire. Ji Bai discovered that enduring the fire could strengthen his body and meridians, while Flender took Ma Hongjun away to treat him.

• After Ma Hongjun absorbed his Soul Ring, purple-red flames engulfed him, and Flender knocked him unconscious to stop his agony.
• Ji Bai finished absorbing the Explosive Flame Falcon's Soul Ring, unleashed his first Soul Skill to weaken the flames, and calmed himself through breathing.
• Flender carried Ma Hongjun back to Shrek Academy while Ji Bai followed, finding that exhaustion made the Evil Fire subside.
• Ji Bai meditated and realized that Evil Fire burned and strengthened his meridians, and that restraining his desires could turn it into a cultivation advantage.
• Flender explained that both men's Martial Souls had undergone a malignant mutation and warned Ji Bai to seek Zhao Wuji if the Evil Fire became unbearable.

Ji Bai registered as a Soul Master in Suotuo City, received his certificate and monthly subsidy, then tested his first Soul Skill at Shrek Academy. After discovering that using it could both vent his Evil Fire and power a concentrated punch, he was confronted by Flender and Ma Hongjun.

• Ji Bai went to Suotuo City, verified his Soul Master status as a six-year-old with Level 12 Soul Power, and received a certificate and a Gold Soul Coin.
• Ji Bai declined the Spirit Hall elder’s invitation to join, bought a hearty meal and two sets of black clothes, and returned to Shrek Academy.
• Ji Bai used Flame Spin Burst to destroy a boulder and discovered that releasing his Soul Skill eased the Evil Fire building inside him.
• Ji Bai concentrated Flame Spin Burst into his fist as Burst Spiral Fist and split a large tree, then estimated that his Soul Power would allow only four uses.
• Flender arrived with an energized Ma Hongjun and asked Ji Bai what he was doing at the academy entrance.

Ji Bai demonstrated his first soul skill to Flender, whose test against Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix Fire Line revealed that Ji Bai’s Flame Spin Burst was much stronger. Flender assigned both boys tuition and offered to help Ji Bai deal with his Evil Fire, but Ji Bai refused and chose to manage it through willpower.

• Flender questioned Ji Bai about the destroyed boulder and tree, then asked him and Ma Hongjun to demonstrate their first soul skills.
• Ji Bai’s Flame Spin Burst swallowed Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix Fire Line and sent the fiery tornado into the sky, while Ma Hongjun quickly became exhausted.
• Flender told Ji Bai and Ma Hongjun to register as Soul Masters and pay tuition, then charged Ji Bai nine Gold Soul Coins and nine Silver Soul Coins and Ma Hongjun ten Gold Soul Coins.
• Ma Hongjun told Ji Bai that Flender had taken him to a place where he could relieve his Evil Fire, and Flender offered to take Ji Bai there the next day.
• Ji Bai refused Flender’s offer, said he would control his Evil Fire through willpower, and went to meditate while Ma Hongjun went to sleep.

After nine months at Shrek Academy, Ji Bai reached level fifteen and decided to leave to find a way to control his Evil Fire on his own terms. He set off for Heaven Dou City, hoping to enroll at Blazing Academy.

• Ji Bai trained for nine months, reached level fifteen, and watched Ma Hongjun reach level thirteen as his Evil Fire and appetite increased.
• Ji Bai packed his belongings and told Ma Hongjun he was leaving Shrek Academy to seek another way to control his Evil Fire.
• Ji Bai told Flender he planned to travel to the northernmost part of the Heaven Dou Empire, and Flender reluctantly let him go.
• Ji Bai saw Zhao Wuji return with the academy members looking sorrowful, but he left without asking what had happened.
• Ji Bai chose Heaven Dou City as his first destination and considered enrolling at Blazing Academy, which he felt suited him best.

After leaving Shrek Academy, Ji Bai traveled through the Balak Kingdom and reached Blazing City, where he enrolled at Blazing Academy. The academy accepted him after confirming his Fire Phoenix Martial Soul and level-fifteen Soul Power.

• Ji Bai saw the Xinyi Escort Agency convoy pass him, then noticed a fire in the distance and suspected the convoy had been attacked by bandits.
• The next morning, Ji Bai found the convoy’s wreckage and corpses, closed the dead men’s eyes, and collected useful supplies before leaving.
• Seven days later, Ji Bai arrived at Blazing Academy and showed his Fire Phoenix Martial Soul and yellow Soul Ring to Xiao Baobao.
• Xiao Baobao brought Ji Bai to Xiao Huohuo, who verified his level-fifteen Soul Power and immediately admitted him to Blazing Academy.
• Xiao Huohuo told Xiao Baobao to take Ji Bai to collect his uniform, and Xiao Baobao explained the academy’s tuition, facilities, and teaching staff.

Ji Bai moved into Blazing Academy’s boys’ dormitory and met his roommate, Huo Wushuang, who welcomed him and lent him money. Huo Wushuang then offered to take Ji Bai to eat and show him around the academy.

• Xiao Baobao introduced Ji Bai to his new roommate, Huo Wushuang, and left to maintain order at the entrance.
• Huo Wushuang showed Ji Bai their room and learned that Ji Bai had level-nine innate Soul Power and had reached level fifteen.
• Ji Bai told Huo Wushuang that he had spent all his money after traveling from Suotuo City and paying tuition.
• Huo Wushuang lent Ji Bai ten Gold Soul Coins, and Ji Bai promised to repay him.
• When Ji Bai’s stomach growled, Huo Wushuang offered to take him to eat and show him around.

Ji Bai met Huo Wushuang’s sister Huo Wu, shared a meal with the siblings, and visited Blazing Academy’s fire-rich mimic cultivation environment. His Evil Fire suddenly erupted, leaving him struggling to control it as Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu worried over him.

• Huo Wushuang introduced Ji Bai to his sister Huo Wu, who recognized his Fire Phoenix Martial Soul and challenged him to show it after lunch.
• Ji Bai ate with Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu, then followed them to the academy’s rear mountain, where Huo Wushuang explained the Earthfire Fissure beneath the mimic cultivation environment.
• Ji Bai manifested his Fire Phoenix and yellow Soul Ring, but declined Huo Wu’s request to demonstrate his Soul Skill.
• Huo Wushuang described the academy’s classes and wilderness training, and Ji Bai grew eager for practical combat training.
• Ji Bai’s Evil Fire erupted, and he struggled to consume it while warning Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu not to touch him.

Ji Bai’s Evil Fire flared up at Blazing Academy, but he endured it and later told Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu about the flame within him. After classes began, he astonished his classmates with his talent and asked Teacher Xiao for advice on his Soul Ring and Heart Fire, leaving with a promise that she would teach him methods of controlling fire.

• Ji Bai endured a painful Evil Fire outbreak while Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu watched, then explained how the flame had affected him since his Martial Soul awakened.
• Two days later, Ji Bai attended his first class at Blazing Academy, where Teacher Xiao introduced herself as the homeroom teacher.
• Ji Bai introduced himself as a seven-year-old with a Fire Phoenix Martial Soul and level fifteen Soul Power, leaving Teacher Xiao and the class stunned.
• After class, Ji Bai asked Teacher Xiao about his first Soul Ring, and she estimated that his Explosive Flame Falcon had been over five hundred but under six hundred years old.
• Ji Bai described his Heart Fire, and Teacher Xiao advised him to control his breathing and emotions before promising to teach him fire-control methods the next day.

At Blazing Academy, twelve-year-old Ji Bai fought Huo Wu in a sparring match, demonstrating that his fire-based abilities had surpassed hers. He defeated her without injuring her, and Huo Wu accepted the loss.

• Five years later, Huo Wushuang watched Ji Bai and Huo Wu prepare to spar at Blazing Academy.
• Huo Wu opened with Starfire Prairie Fire, but Ji Bai’s Flame Spin Burst crushed her flames.
• Ji Bai activated Bathing Fire Phoenix and broke Huo Wu’s Flame Binding chains with Burst Spiral Fist.
• Huo Wu’s Fire Resistance Ring failed to repel Ji Bai because his second Soul Skill granted powerful fire-attribute immunity.
• Ji Bai stopped his punch an inch from Huo Wu’s face, then brought her safely back to the ground.
• Huo Wu admitted defeat, and Ji Bai joked that she could leave out the word “little.”

Ji Bai left Blazing Academy after promising Huo Wu he would return, then traveled to Shrek Academy. On the way, he met Xiao Wu and Tang San and arrived with them, where Li Yusong recognized him as Xiaobai.

• Huo Wu asked whether Ji Bai would return, and Ji Bai promised to come back and lead Blazing Academy in the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• Ji Bai flew away from Blazing Academy, and Huo Wu watched him go with unwillingness.
• After three days of flying, Ji Bai reached Suotuo City and met Xiao Wu and Tang San on the road to Shrek Academy.
• Ji Bai told Xiao Wu and Tang San about Shrek Academy's admission requirements and its remote location inside a village.
• At the academy entrance, Li Yusong recognized Ji Bai and asked where he had been for the past five years.

Ji Bai reunited with Zhao Wuji at Shrek Academy after five years, revealing that he had become a Soul Elder. Zhao Wuji made him assess the new applicants, and Tang San began the trial with Ning Rongrong supporting him.

• Ji Bai introduced Xiao Wu and Tang San to Li Yusong, who accepted their registration fees and sent them into the academy.
• A golden-haired youth named Dai Mubai asked Li Yusong about Ji Bai and learned that Ji Bai had left five years earlier to control his Evil Fire.
• Ji Bai reunited with Zhao Wuji, who was surprised by his growth and learned that he had reached Soul Elder rank.
• Zhao Wuji assigned Ji Bai to test four applicants, requiring each to last one incense stick against him; Ji Bai allowed Ning Rongrong to support the others during the trials.
• Tang San volunteered first, summoned his Blue Silver Grass, and received Ning Rongrong's Glazed Pagoda support as Zhao Wuji quietly asked Ji Bai to go easy on him.

Tang San and Ning Rongrong faced Ji Bai in the entrance test, but Ji Bai's Fire Phoenix easily countered Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and melted his Hidden Weapons. After Zhao Wuji declared them passed, Ji Bai prepared to test Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong together.

• Tang San attacked Ji Bai with Blue Silver Grass while Ning Rongrong boosted his strength and speed, but Ji Bai's flames burned the vines away.
• Tang San switched to Hidden Weapons and used the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, but Ji Bai melted the weapons and dodged his attacks with ease.
• Ji Bai used Flame Spin Burst, melting the ground around him and revealing his yellow, purple, and purple Soul Rings, which shocked Tang San.
• Zhao Wuji accelerated the incense until it burned out, then announced that Tang San and Ning Rongrong had passed.
• Ji Bai asked Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to join Ning Rongrong for the next test, while Tang San watched from the edge of the field.

Ji Bai faced Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong in their Shrek Academy assessment, easily countering their attacks and reflecting Xiao Wu’s Charm back at her. Zhao Wuji declared the girls had passed when the incense burned out, and Xiao Wu recovered after Ji Bai explained how his stronger spiritual power had rebounded her skill.

• Tang San worried as Ji Bai began the assessment against Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing attacked Ji Bai with Ning Rongrong’s support, but he dodged their strikes and scorched Zhu Zhuqing’s clothes while forcing her back.
• Xiao Wu used Charm on Ji Bai, but he reflected the soul skill and left her dazed in her own fantasy.
• Ji Bai charged at Zhu Zhuqing, but Zhao Wuji declared the assessment over and said all three girls had passed.
• Ji Bai offered Zhu Zhuqing a Gold Soul Coin for her damaged clothes, and she declined before leaving.
• Ji Bai helped Xiao Wu recover and explained that he had reflected her Charm with his stronger spiritual power.

Ji Bai reunited with Zhao Wuji at Shrek Academy but explained that he had joined Blazing Academy and had only come to visit. After meeting the new students and Oscar, Ji Bai invited the academy’s teachers and students to dinner, while Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing admired his maturity.

• Zhao Wuji welcomed the four assessment passers as new students and asked Dai Mubai to show them their dormitories.
• Ji Bai told Zhao Wuji he had returned only to visit and was already studying at Blazing Academy, then agreed to host dinner in the city that evening.
• Ji Bai bought grilled sausages from Oscar and watched as Dai Mubai made Oscar demonstrate his soul incantation for the new students.
• Xiao Wu tried to stop Ji Bai from eating Oscar’s sausage, but Ji Bai dismissed her concern and praised food-type Soul Masters’ creations.
• Ji Bai invited the new students to dinner, and Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing praised his unusual maturity, making Tang San and Dai Mubai feel resistant toward him.

Ji Bai reunited with Flender and the Shrek students at the Soto Grand Hotel, where he treated them to a lavish meal and drinks. After most of the group passed out, Ji Bai arranged rooms for the girls and help getting everyone back safely.

• Flender brought the teachers and students to the Soto Grand Hotel, where Ji Bai had arranged a private room.
• Ji Bai greeted Flender and Ma Hongjun, and the group marveled at how much Ji Bai had changed over the past five years.
• Ji Bai invited everyone to eat and drink, and Flender praised his success before asking him to invest in the academy.
• Most of the students drank themselves unconscious, while Ji Bai asked the waitress to help them back to their rooms.
• Ji Bai told Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing that he had booked rooms for them, but Zhu Zhuqing fell asleep before he finished speaking.

Ji Bai took in the drunken Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing after they mistakenly entered his room, then let them sleep while he cultivated. In the morning, the girls woke up, learned what had happened, and prepared to rejoin their classmates and teachers.

• Ji Bai caught Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing as they stumbled into his room drunk, then put them to bed.
• Ji Bai spent the night cultivating while the three girls slept, and ordered breakfast the next morning.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke first, confirmed she was fully dressed, and learned that the girls had mistakenly brought her to Ji Bai's room.
• Xiao Wu woke, remembered rubbing her face against Ji Bai's chest, and felt embarrassed as Ji Bai teased her about her drunken behavior.
• Ning Rongrong woke and mistakenly thought Ji Bai was in her room, while Xiao Wu blamed her for confusing room 502 with Ji Bai's room.
• Ji Bai told the girls to wash up, eat breakfast, and meet their classmates and teachers.

Ji Bai escorted Ning Rongrong back to Shrek Academy, where she argued with Flender and ran off in tears. Flender asked Ji Bai to comfort her, and Ji Bai vanished with a self-created Soul Skill, leaving Flender to berate Ma Hongjun.

• Flender returned to Shrek Academy with Zhao Wuji and the seven students, while Xiao Wu acted strangely and Ma Hongjun looked forward to eating with Ji Bai again.
• Ning Rongrong visited Ji Bai alone and offered to treat him to a meal, insisting she had come for no other reason.
• Ji Bai sensed someone watching them, then shared a meal with Ning Rongrong and escorted her back to Shrek Academy after dark.
• Flender argued with Ning Rongrong in front of the other students, and she ran back to the dormitory in tears.
• Flender asked Ji Bai through voice transmission to comfort Ning Rongrong, but Ji Bai bargained for ten thousand Gold Soul Coins and vanished using a self-created Soul Skill.
• Flender explained the term to Ma Hongjun, then scolded him for not knowing about self-created Soul Skills.

Ji Bai tried to reassure Ning Rongrong after her argument with Flender, urging her to change while she admitted she needed to improve. Ning Rongrong followed him to the Soto Great Soul Fighting Arena, where he went to earn money, and they encountered the Shrek students.

• Ji Bai visited Ning Rongrong in her dormitory and told her she could change her spoiled behavior, but warned her against lying.
• Ning Rongrong admitted she needed to change and asked Ji Bai to stay with her; when he left, she chased after him.
• Ji Bai flew with Ning Rongrong to the Soto Great Soul Fighting Arena and explained that he planned to earn money there.
• Ning Rongrong offered Ji Bai money, but he refused and registered for a Gambling Fight using his Silver Soul Badge and savings.
• Dai Mubai and the Shrek students arrived, and Xiao Wu greeted Ji Bai before noticing Ning Rongrong.