Vol. 2The Shadow King’s Return

Cheng Xiao pursued power and alliances, joined Shrek, and awakened as Monarch of the Shadow Legion. After returning to Shrek as Spirit Hall’s Saint Son, he left the academy, while Yu Xiaogang blamed Bibi Dong for his departure.

  • Dugu Bo reached level ninety-two after forcing his toxins into his soul bones, while Spirit Hall announced Cheng Xiao as Saint Son.
  • Cheng Xiao reunited with Tang San and Xiao Wu at Shrek, where Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai.
  • Cheng Xiao joined Shrek after defeating Dai Mubai and impressing the entrance examiner with his thousand-year second Soul Ring.
  • Di Tian captured Cheng Xiao and brought him before the Silver Dragon King, who ordered him to feed Cheng Xiao pure dragon blood.
  • Cheng Xiao endured the Shadow throne trial, defeated Yegrit, and became Monarch of the Shadow Legion.
  • The Silver Dragon King possessed Cheng Xiao and destroyed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, after which Cheng Xiao decided to absorb its Soul Ring.
  • Cheng Xiao absorbed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s Soul Ring and defeated the Shrek Seven Devils in a seven-on-one spar.
  • Cheng Xiao told Flender he was leaving Shrek, while Yu Xiaogang accused Bibi Dong of plotting against him.
Chapters 106–207 Read from ch. 106

Arc 5Saint Son and Shrek

Cheng Xiao and Dugu Bo explored Soul Cores while Cheng Xiao used his Saint Son title to approach Qian Renxue and secured the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. He left for Shrek Academy, reunited with Tang San and Xiao Wu, and arrived with Zhu Zhuqing as she rejected Dai Mubai.

  • Dugu Bo agreed to attempt condensing a Soul Core after Cheng Xiao and Ye Renxin explained how it might help with his poison and cultivation, and Spirit Hall announced Cheng Xiao as Saint Son.
  • Dugu Bo forced his toxins into his soul bones and reached level ninety-two, while Cheng Xiao expanded his Shadow Legion and tested it against Soul Beasts.
  • Qian Renxue confronted Cheng Xiao, but he convinced her that he had discovered her identity through investigation and discussed helping her oppose Bibi Dong.
  • Cheng Xiao gave Qian Renxue a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, which raised her to level seventy, and she later gave him the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud after stealing it from the Heaven Dou Empire.
  • Xue Ye declared war on the Star Luo Empire over the stolen treasure, while Zhu Zhuqing escaped Zhu Zhuyun and was badly wounded before jumping into a river.
  • Cheng Xiao caught the injured Zhu Zhuqing in Suotuo City, then reunited with Tang San and Xiao Wu and told them he planned to attend Shrek Academy.
  • Cheng Xiao, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing reached the Rose Hotel, where Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai after he recognized her as his fiancée and tried to explain himself.
Chapters 106–130 Summaries Read

Arc 6Shrek and the Dragon King

Cheng Xiao joined Shrek Academy, clashed with Dai Mubai and Yu Xiaogang, and helped Oscar obtain a soul ring while pursuing his own goals. After a plot to kill him led him to the Man Faced Demon Spider, Di Tian captured him and brought him before the Silver Dragon King, who sought to examine and claim the power in his bloodline.

  • Cheng Xiao protected Zhu Zhuqing from Dai Mubai, defeated him, and joined the other candidates at Shrek Academy, where his thousand-year second Soul Ring astonished the examiner.
  • Cheng Xiao helped the students endure Zhao Wuji’s entrance test, and Flender declared them admitted after Cheng Xiao and Tang San weakened Zhao Wuji.
  • Yu Xiaogang tried to take Cheng Xiao as his disciple and assigned the students punishing training, but Cheng Xiao refused him and traded Tang San a Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma for help restoring an ancient text.
  • Dai Mubai conspired with Uncle Bai to kill Cheng Xiao and steal the ganoderma, while the Shrek group traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest and Oscar gained a flying skill from a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.
  • Zhu Zhuqing warned Cheng Xiao about Dai Mubai’s plan and helped lure Uncle Bai’s men away, allowing Cheng Xiao to flee and recover the Eight Spider Lances from the Man Faced Demon Spider.
  • Di Tian captured Cheng Xiao, questioned him about the Mountain Dragon Ring and his dragon bloodline, and took him into the forest’s core region.
  • The Silver Dragon King ordered Di Tian to test Cheng Xiao’s blood, recognized its power of destruction, and told him to feed Cheng Xiao pure dragon blood so she could later try to strip away his power and bloodline.
  • Di Tian revealed that Cheng Xiao also possessed the Dragon Tomb Map, leaving the lake silent.
Chapters 131–155 Summaries Read

Arc 7The Shadow King Awakens

Cheng Xiao awakened as Monarch of the Shadow Legion, escaped the Star Dou Great Forest, and turned the tide against Star Luo forces alongside Qian Renxue. After the Silver Dragon King took control of him to kill the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Cheng Xiao prepared to risk absorbing its Soul Ring.

  • Di Tian imprisoned Cheng Xiao, but Tian Meng tried to help him escape, and the Silver Dragon King awakened within him as Cheng Xiao entered a trial to claim the Shadow throne.
  • Cheng Xiao endured repeated deaths, rose with a legion of Shadow Soldiers, defeated Yegrit, and became the Monarch of the Shadow Legion.
  • The Silver Dragon King faked her death, ordered Di Tian to take Cheng Xiao to the Dragon Tomb, and helped complete Tian Meng’s sacrifice after Cheng Xiao’s body began to fail.
  • Cheng Xiao escaped Di Tian’s escort using Shadow Exchange, returned to Douluo Continent, and rescued Heaven Dou soldiers from Uncle Bai and the Star Luo forces.
  • Cheng Xiao summoned the Shadow Legion to defend Maple Leaf Gorge, where he and Qian Renxue joined their powers to summon the Shadow King and drive back Zhu Mo.
  • The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger attacked Cheng Xiao and Qian Renxue, but the Silver Dragon King possessed Cheng Xiao and destroyed the tiger with the Power of Destruction.
  • Cheng Xiao recovered, identified the tiger’s black stone as the Evil God Orb, and decided to absorb its Soul Ring despite Qian Renxue’s warning.
Chapters 156–181 Summaries Read

Arc 8The Shrek Departure

Cheng Xiao absorbed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s soul ring, returned to Shrek, and overwhelmed the students in a seven-on-one spar. After securing Tang San’s Immortal Herb Album and revealing his position as Spirit Hall’s Saint Son, he chose to leave Shrek, while Yu Xiaogang mistook his departure for one of Bibi Dong’s schemes.

  • Cheng Xiao absorbed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s soul ring, gained Time-Space Reversal, and discovered his Soul Power had reached level forty-six.
  • Cheng Xiao returned to Shrek Academy, revealed his strength, and accepted Yu Xiaogang’s challenge to fight the seven students together.
  • Cheng Xiao defeated the Shrek Seven Devils, trapping Tang San and Dai Mubai in Time-Space Reversal and leaving Tang San psychologically shaken.
  • Tang San exchanged the restored Immortal Herb Album for Cheng Xiao’s Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma, then decided to consume the herb himself while Yu Xiaogang blamed Cheng Xiao.
  • Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai spread news that Cheng Xiao was Spirit Hall’s Saint Son, and Zhu Zhuqing asked to leave Shrek with him and kissed him.
  • Dai Mubai found Cheng Xiao and Zhu Zhuqing together, attacked Cheng Xiao, and told him that Flender and Yu Xiaogang wanted to see him.
  • Cheng Xiao told Flender he was leaving Shrek and criticized its training methods, while Yu Xiaogang accused Bibi Dong of plotting against him.
Chapters 182–207 Summaries Read
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