Chapter Summaries

Lin Ye accompanied Zhao Wuji and the students into the Star Dou Great Forest to search for Soul Beasts, while Xiao Wu and the other girls led the group. During a rest, Lin Ye checked in and gained powerful Soul Bones and increased favorability, just as a Soul Beast rushed toward them.

• Oscar and the other injured students resented Lin Ye, but Zhao Wuji stopped Oscar from confronting him.
• Lin Ye took the three girls to eat, and the group set out for the Star Dou Great Forest at noon.
• Xiao Wu offered to lead the group through the forest, and Zhao Wuji agreed.
• Oscar collapsed from exhaustion, so Zhao Wuji allowed the group to rest briefly.
• Lin Ye checked in at the forest and received a Hundred Thousand Year Dragon God Right Arm Bone, increased favorability, and another Soul Power level.
• A foul-smelling Soul Beast rushed toward the group, and Zhao Wuji warned everyone as Zhu Zhuqing leaped into a tree to scout.

Xiao Wu killed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent before Oscar could claim its Soul Ring, and Meng Yiran arrived to find the Soul Beast she had been pursuing dead. After Meng Yiran heard Lin Ye’s inner thoughts, Ning Rongrong offered compensation on the group’s behalf, and the girls went off to talk while Zhao Wuji and the others were left behind.

• Zhu Zhuqing spotted a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent over a thousand years old, but Xiao Wu rushed ahead and killed it before Oscar could obtain its Soul Ring.
• Lin Ye thought Xiao Wu had accidentally spoiled Oscar’s chance to gain a flying Soul Skill, while Oscar could only regret losing the opportunity.
• Meng Yiran and Chao Tianxiang arrived, and Meng Yiran heard Lin Ye’s inner thoughts about her and Tang San.
• Chao Tianxiang claimed the serpent as the one she and Meng Yiran had been pursuing, and Zhao Wuji recognized her and examined the marks on its body.
• Ning Rongrong offered compensation as Ning Fengzhi’s daughter, and Chao Tianxiang allowed the girls to discuss it away from the others.

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong told Meng Yiran about Lin Ye’s prophetic inner thoughts and offered her the chance to hunt the Man Faced Demon Spider. Meng Yiran accepted and left with Chao Tianxiang, while Ning Rongrong arranged for Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples to help her.

• Xiao Wu explained to Meng Yiran that the voice she had heard was Lin Ye’s inner thoughts and that he could foresee the future.
• Xiao Wu proposed that Meng Yiran hunt the Man Faced Demon Spider, and Ning Rongrong promised help from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Meng Yiran agreed to pursue the two-thousand-year Soul Beast and its valuable External Soul Bone.
• Ning Rongrong contacted nearby sect disciples and told them to prepare to help Meng Yiran.
• Meng Yiran left with Chao Tianxiang, and Zhao Wuji asked Ning Rongrong how she had resolved the dispute.
• Ning Rongrong explained that she had offered compensation and would send sect disciples to help Meng Yiran hunt her Soul Ring.

Zhao Wuji led the group away from a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect soul-hunting operation, where Meng Yiran was hunting the Man Faced Demon Spider Tang San needed. Lin Ye realized Tang San had lost his chance at the Eight Spider Lances, and the group continued searching for other Soul Beasts.

• Oscar envied Ning Rongrong’s connection to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Zhao Wuji ordered the group to resume searching for Soul Beasts and kept Xiao Wu at the back.
• Lin Ye worried Tang San might still obtain the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Eight Spider Lances, but concluded Tang San was already his enemy and considered his own growing strength and Dragon God abilities.
• Zhao Wuji stopped the group after Zhu Zhuqing spotted Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples hunting a Man Faced Demon Spider and setting up a blockade.
• Zhao Wuji refused Oscar’s suggestion to approach the sect’s disciples and led the group on a detour instead.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong recognized Meng Yiran and the two-thousand-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider, while Tang San felt an unexplained urge to go toward it but stayed with the group.
• Lin Ye concluded Tang San had lost the Man Faced Demon Spider and the Eight Spider Lances, and hoped Tang San would receive a useless Soul Ring instead.

Tang San and Oscar obtained embarrassing third Soul Skills after choosing unsuitable Soul Beasts, while Meng Yiran gained a powerful Soul Skill and an External Soul Bone from the Man Faced Demon Spider. The Shrek group prepared to return, and Meng Yiran and Chao Tianxiang learned what Tang San and Oscar’s abilities did.

• Meng Yiran absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Soul Ring and discovered an External Soul Bone, which she hid from the others.
• Zhao Wuji found Tang San and Oscar Soul Beasts: Tang San chose a Sly Snake and gained the foul-smelling Snake Skin Bind, while Oscar gained Poison Gas Mushroom Sausage from a Demon Pea.
• Zhao Wuji told the group to head back and cautioned Tang San and Oscar to be more careful when choosing Soul Beasts.
• Meng Yiran greeted the Shrek group and said her Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Skill was powerful, leaving Tang San and Oscar visibly crushed.
• Xiao Wu explained Tang San and Oscar’s Soul Skills to Meng Yiran, who recoiled in disgust, while Chao Tianxiang suggested she should have whispered the insult behind their backs.

Zhao Wuji returned to Shrek Academy with the students after their Soul Hunting Operation, while Lin Ye gained Soul Power and rewards along the way. Flender learned what had happened and told Zhao Wuji that Yu Xiaogang would soon arrive to teach the students, though Lin Ye's training would remain untouched.

• Zhao Wuji agreed that Chao Tianxiang's granddaughter could visit Shrek Academy, then led the group back.
• Lin Ye reached level seventy-six and gave Xiao Wu several treasures, which she shared with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ma Hongjun suggested celebrating in Suotuo City, but Zhao Wuji scolded him and warned him not to cause trouble like Dai Mubai.
• Zhao Wuji told Flender about the trip, the students' injuries, their Soul Skills, and the jealousy among Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San.
• Flender said Yu Xiaogang would soon come to the academy to guide the students, but he would not interfere with Lin Ye's training.

Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy to take charge of the students' training, while Lin Ye silently condemned his theories and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing grew wary of him. The chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang claiming Lin Ye had poor talent and should be expelled, leaving the students stunned.

• Zhao Wuji discussed Yu Xiaogang's arrival and doubted his theories, while Tang San eagerly anticipated his teacher's guidance.
• Lin Ye thought Yu Xiaogang's Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul were useless, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing began to dislike him.
• Flender brought Yu Xiaogang to the training field and introduced him as the students' new trainer.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized Xiao Wu and decided Lin Ye should be driven out so Tang San could have a chance with her.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned why Lin Ye had been admitted, called his talent too poor, and said he would drag the others down.

Yu Xiaogang dismissed Lin Ye as a weak, lazy student and tried to have him expelled, but Tang San challenged Lin Ye to prove himself. Lin Ye accepted, leaving Flender worried that the match could end badly for Tang San.

• Yu Xiaogang claimed Lin Ye had only around a dozen levels of Soul Power and insisted he should be expelled to make room for Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Zhao Wuji and Flender challenged Yu Xiaogang's assumptions, while Tang San argued that Lin Ye had avoided his challenge at Notting Academy.
• Tang San challenged Lin Ye in front of the others, and Lin Ye accepted while warning him not to cry afterward.
• Flender tried to stop the match because he knew Lin Ye was far stronger, but Yu Xiaogang and Tang San accused him of favoritism.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded that Lin Ye reveal his Martial Soul and Soul Rings.

Lin Ye confronted Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, then revealed his Nine-Leaf Sword Grass Martial Soul and seven Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings. The chapter ended with Tang San shaken by Lin Ye’s level seventy-six Soul Sage cultivation as Lin Ye challenged him to stand his ground.

• Tang San planned to humiliate Lin Ye and force him to leave Shrek Academy, while Lin Ye resolved to teach Tang San and Yu Xiaogang a lesson.
• Tang San summoned his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and three Soul Rings before challenging Lin Ye to reveal his own strength.
• Lin Ye summoned his Nine-Leaf Sword Grass Martial Soul, astonishing Yu Xiaogang with its transformed appearance and formidable aura.
• Lin Ye revealed seven scarlet Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, leaving Flender, Zhao Wuji, Yu Xiaogang, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Tang San stunned.
• Lin Ye declared himself a level seventy-six Soul Sage, and Tang San stumbled backward in fear.

Lin Ye revealed his overwhelming cultivation, but Yu Xiaogang insisted it was fake and argued that Lin Ye could not surpass Tang San without full Innate Soul Power. Xiao Wu exposed Yu Xiaogang’s reliance on forged records and claimed Lin Ye had been born with Level 20 Innate Soul Power, leaving everyone stunned.

• Zhao Wuji explained that Lin Ye had been too strong to benefit from training alongside Oscar, and Oscar realized how close he had come to provoking him.
• Yu Xiaogang denied that Lin Ye was a Soul Saint and claimed he had disguised his cultivation.
• Yu Xiaogang argued that Lin Ye could not outperform Tang San because Lin Ye supposedly had only Level 7 Innate Soul Power, while Tang San had been born with full Soul Power.
• Lin Ye mocked Yu Xiaogang’s ignorance, then used the pressure of his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring to knock him down and challenged the credibility of his research.
• Xiao Wu revealed that Lin Ye had also been born with full Soul Power and said forged records had concealed his true Level 20 Innate Soul Power.

Xiao Wu, Flender, and Zhao Wuji supported Lin Ye in settling the dispute with a fight instead of a test, and Lin Ye easily defeated Tang San. The chapter left Yu Xiaogang humiliated and Tang San exposed as having used poisoned Hidden Weapons.

• Xiao Wu suggested testing Lin Ye, but Lin Ye refused and challenged Tang San to a fight instead.
• Flender agreed to the match, and Lin Ye approached Tang San with his seven crimson Soul Rings displayed.
• Tang San attacked with Blue Silver Entanglement and poisoned Hidden Weapons, but Lin Ye shattered the vines and sent the knives back into Tang San’s shoulders.
• Zhao Wuji stopped Yu Xiaogang from interfering and intimidated him after Yu Xiaogang insulted him.
• Lin Ye pointed out that Tang San’s wounds were poisoned, then exposed the rotted flesh and blackened bones around them.

Lin Ye brutally defeated Tang San and exposed Yu Xiaogang’s stolen research, then had Flender confirm that his Soul Power was level seventy-six. Yu Xiaogang was left stunned as Tang San woke after being dropped onto the ground.

• Xiao Wu berated Yu Xiaogang for defending Tang San’s use of poison, while Zhao Wuji’s presence kept him silent.
• Lin Ye struck Tang San into the air, restrained him with Soul Power, and knocked him unconscious with a violent attack.
• Lin Ye accused Yu Xiaogang of stealing research materials from the Central Library with Bibi Dong’s help and threatened to expose him to Spirit Hall staff.
• Lin Ye asked Flender to check his Soul Power, and Flender confirmed it was level seventy-six with frighteningly powerful quality.
• Yu Xiaogang dropped Tang San in shock at the confirmation, and Tang San woke after his head hit the ground.

Tang San woke with severe head pain and childlike behavior after Yu Xiaogang dropped him, while Yu Xiaogang tried to blame Lin Ye and then focused on Lin Ye’s martial soul and cultivation. Tang San’s condition left Yu Xiaogang overwhelmed, and the others reacted to Ma Hongjun’s crude suggestion for finding him milk.

• Tang San woke in pain, acted confused and helpless, and Yu Xiaogang realized that his mind had been damaged.
• Lin Ye pointed out that Yu Xiaogang had dropped Tang San, and the others confirmed the large lump on Tang San’s head.
• Yu Xiaogang stopped focusing on Tang San’s injuries and considered how Lin Ye’s level seventy-six Soul Power and Nine-Leaf Sword Grass Martial Soul could support his theories.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang to stay with him and give him milk, leaving Yu Xiaogang speechless and prompting Flender to refuse to help.
• Ma Hongjun suggested finding village women to breastfeed Tang San, and Flender angrily ordered him to shut up.

Yu Xiaogang tried to take charge of Shrek’s students and learn about their cultivation, but Lin Ye accused him of stealing others’ research and trying to claim Lin Ye’s methods as his own. The chapter ended with Flender barring Yu Xiaogang from guiding Lin Ye and Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing rejecting his training as well.

• Yu Xiaogang calmed Tang San, then announced he would train Shrek’s students and study their martial souls, soul rings, and cultivation methods.
• Flender began doubting the origins of Yu Xiaogang’s theories, while Lin Ye accused Yu Xiaogang of seeking knowledge he could turn into his own research.
• Lin Ye rejected Yu Xiaogang’s offer of guidance, mocked his ability, and pointed to Tang San’s lack of progress under his tutelage.
• Flender said Lin Ye would follow his own cultivation method and would not join Yu Xiaogang’s training plans.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing declared that they would not accept training from Yu Xiaogang.

After Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing rejected Yu Xiaogang’s guidance, Flender split the students into two groups, with Zhao Wuji taking the girls and Lin Ye helping them train. Yu Xiaogang resented the arrangement but began plotting to win Lin Ye over, while Lin Ye remained openly hostile.

• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing refused Yu Xiaogang’s training, and Ma Hongjun and Oscar also began doubting his ability.
• Xiao Wu challenged Yu Xiaogang to expel them, but Flender stopped him and divided the students into two groups.
• Flender assigned Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to Zhao Wuji, while Yu Xiaogang took Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.
• Xiao Wu asked Lin Ye to help their group, and Lin Ye confidently agreed to guide their cultivation.
• Yu Xiaogang glared at Lin Ye, who called him a pervert, while Yu Xiaogang resolved to find a way to win him over.

Lin Ye mocked Yu Xiaogang and took Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing away to train, while Yu Xiaogang’s hints about his past unsettled Flender. The chapter ended with Tang San biting Yu Xiaogang and refusing to let go.

• Oscar and Ma Hongjun resented being assigned to Yu Xiaogang’s camp after realizing he had little merit as a teacher.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed he could devise a training plan for Lin Ye, but Lin Ye mocked his low level and threatened to reveal his secrets about Spirit City and the Golden Iron Triangle.
• Flender connected Lin Ye’s remarks to Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong, then decided he needed to ask Yu Xiaogang about the past.
• Lin Ye left with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, whose Soul Power had reached levels forty-six, thirty-eight, and thirty-eight respectively.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to stop the girls from leaving, but Tang San suddenly bit him and kept sucking as Yu Xiaogang screamed and struck his head.

After Tang San was injured and reverted to a foolish state, Yu Xiaogang sought a healer and worried about losing his disciple and proving his theories. Meanwhile, Lin Ye took Xiao Wu and two other girls to Suotuo City, where he planned to find herbs to boost their cultivation.

• Tang San bit Yu Xiaogang while acting foolishly, and Yu Xiaogang had him tied to a tree.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Flender to find a healing Soul Master, while Zhao Wuji refused to leave the academy to fetch Elder Jialan.
• Yu Xiaogang worried that Tang Hao would blame him if Tang San could not recover, then left for Suotuo City to follow Lin Ye and investigate his cultivation method.
• Lin Ye brought Xiao Wu and two other girls to Suotuo City, telling them to relax before training and suggesting they visit an herbal medicine shop.
• The girls suspected Lin Ye planned to use herbs to strengthen them, recalling that his Elixirs had raised their potential and cultivation.

Lin Ye took Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to Hua Tuo Herb Shop to buy ingredients for tailored Spirit Elixirs, where they discovered that he owned the chain. Lin Ye noticed Yu Xiaogang secretly following them and decided to teach him a lesson, while the girls moved in to help distract him.

• Lin Ye planned to refine antidotes and attribute-boosting pills to support the three girls' cultivation.
• Ning Rongrong led Lin Ye into Hua Tuo Herb Shop and insisted on paying for his herbs.
• Lin Ye's inner thoughts revealed that he owned Hua Tuo Herb Shop through the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce.
• Lin Ye sensed Yu Xiaogang tailing him and suspected that he wanted to study Lin Ye's cultivation method.
• Xiao Wu went to find a shop assistant as Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing linked arms with Lin Ye to distract him.

Lin Ye bought rare herbs while walking with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, drawing teasing comments from bystanders who mistook him for a rich young lady’s kept man. After Xiao Wu joined them, Lin Ye followed a crowd and discovered Yu Xiaogang being paraded naked through the streets, leaving him wondering what crime Yu Xiaogang had committed.

• Ning Rongrong praised Lin Ye’s skills as he chose herbs, and Lin Ye insisted on paying with his own Gold Soul Card.
• Onlookers assumed Ning Rongrong had given Lin Ye the card and called him a pretty boy, embarrassing him.
• Ning Rongrong acted hurt when Lin Ye joked about going out alone, then dropped the act and continued walking with him.
• Xiao Wu caught up with Lin Ye and asked what elixirs he planned to make from the herbs.
• Lin Ye pushed into a crowd and found Yu Xiaogang stripped, tied to a wooden frame, and paraded on a flatbed cart.
• Lin Ye blocked Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing from seeing Yu Xiaogang while wondering what he had done.

Xiao Wu and the others arranged for Yu Xiaogang to be paraded naked through Suotuo City after he was caught with stolen herbs and accused of following a woman. The City Defense Army returned him to Shrek Academy, where the teachers and students condemned him, while an unknown person entered the bathroom as he lay unconscious.

• Lin Ye learned that Yu Xiaogang had been caught with medicinal herbs and was being paraded through Suotuo City, while the girls secretly revealed they had arranged it.
• Yu Xiaogang woke during the parade, realized he was naked, and passed out again after the crowd mocked him and threw rotten eggs.
• The City Defense Army delivered Yu Xiaogang to Shrek Academy and warned Flender to keep him in line.
• Flender and the students criticized Yu Xiaogang, and Lin Ye threatened to harm him if he behaved inappropriately.
• Yu Xiaogang passed out in the bathroom, where someone quietly entered and stared at him.