Chapter Summaries

Lin Chuan stood up to Dai Mubai at Shrek’s registration grounds, then was revealed as the academy’s new honorary assistant instructor. He led the group into the assessment area, where Oscar’s careless remark about Dai Mubai’s twin sisters made Zhu Zhuqing stop and question what she had heard.

• Lin Chuan gave ten Gold Soul Coins to a father whose son Dai Mubai had driven away, and Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong admired him for it.
• Dai Mubai threatened Lin Chuan, but Tang San stepped in to defend his big brother before Flender arrived.
• Flender introduced Lin Chuan as Shrek Academy’s newly appointed honorary assistant instructor, leaving Dai Mubai furious as Lin Chuan called him “Little Bai.”
• Lin Chuan led Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong into the assessment area while Dai Mubai seethed over Zhu Zhuqing’s attention to Lin Chuan.
• Dai Mubai kicked over Oscar’s sausage stall, and Oscar wondered aloud whether Dai Mubai’s twin girlfriends had dumped him, prompting Zhu Zhuqing to ask, “Twins?”

Zhao Wuji set the fourth trial by challenging Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong to last one incense stick against him. With Lin Chuan guiding them from the sidelines, Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing wounded Zhao Wuji, who unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar in retaliation.

• Xiao Wu exposed Dai Mubai's behavior at the Rose Hotel, and Zhu Zhuqing rejected him and stood with Lin Chuan.
• Zhao Wuji announced that the four students had to endure one incense stick against him, while Lin Chuan asked to guide them from the sidelines.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Tang San as he attacked Zhao Wuji, and Xiao Wu's Eight-Stage Throw briefly disoriented the examiner.
• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Squeeze to injure Xiao Wu, and Lin Chuan urged Tang San to use the Dragon Whisker Needle.
• Tang San pierced Zhao Wuji with the Dragon Whisker Needle, and Zhu Zhuqing followed Lin Chuan's cue to slash Zhao Wuji's back.
• Zhao Wuji roared in pain and unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar, overwhelming the students with his aura.

Lin Chuan led the students to defeat Zhao Wuji in their assessment, prompting Tang Hao to secretly punish Zhao Wuji for fighting Tang San. The next morning, Tang San showed his devotion to Lin Chuan and met Dai Mubai outside the girls’ dormitory, where Zhu Zhuqing ignored Dai Mubai and greeted Tang San instead.

• The incense burned out after the students defeated Zhao Wuji, and Lin Chuan teased him while Dai Mubai regretted sitting out the assessment.
• Tang Hao watched the assessment, praised Tang San and Lin Chuan, then went to Zhao Wuji’s cabin that night and beat him for bullying his son.
• Tang Hao warned Zhao Wuji to treat Tang San and Lin Chuan politely before vanishing, leaving Flender to find the battered Zhao Wuji.
• The next morning, Tang San woke Oscar for cultivation but defended Lin Chuan’s sleeping in as deserved rest, leaving Oscar speechless.
• Dai Mubai brought flowers to Zhu Zhuqing, but she walked past him to greet Tang San, while Xiao Wu came out with her.

Dai Mubai tried to win Zhu Zhuqing back, but Ma Hongjun publicly exposed his womanizing, ruining his chances. At Shrek’s first class, Lin Chuan challenged Flender’s running assignment and proposed training the students under Zhao Wuji’s gravity instead.

• Dai Mubai introduced Shrek Academy to the girls, but Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong remained cold toward him.
• Ma Hongjun teased Dai Mubai about visiting twin sisters and buying flowers for another junior sister, leaving Dai Mubai furious and humiliating him before Zhu Zhuqing.
• Flender confronted Ning Rongrong for skipping her twenty laps, and she dismissed the assignment as useless.
• Lin Chuan criticized Flender’s running-based training and proposed that Zhao Wuji use his Gravity Enhancement skill to train the students.
• Ning Rongrong’s smug expression froze when Lin Chuan’s proposal suggested an even harsher training method.

Lin Chuan replaced Flender’s running-lap training with Zhao Wuji’s gravity-based combat drills, pushing the students to fight and coordinate under pressure. After the exhausted students recognized their gains, Ning Rongrong wrote home about the powerful and interesting Lin Chuan.

• Lin Chuan challenged Ning Rongrong to improve her Heart Separation Control and learned she had only mastered the Three Aperture Control Heart.
• Flender agreed to Lin Chuan’s training plan, and Zhao Wuji used Gravity Enhancement while the students fought in assigned groups and Ning Rongrong practiced enhancing them.
• The students trained until deep into the night and collapsed, while Zhao Wuji noticed his control of gravity had improved.
• Lin Chuan secretly studied Ning Rongrong’s technique and began making progress at splitting his attention between two tasks.
• Ning Rongrong returned to her dormitory and wrote to her father, Sword Grandpa, and Bone Grandpa about Lin Chuan.

Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo grew curious about Lin Chuan after reading Ning Rongrong’s praise, while Bone Douluo suspected he was deceiving her. At Shrek, Lin Chuan’s training inspired Tang San and earned him another reward, and he brought the students to the Soto Grand Arena for their first team battle.

• Ning Fengzhi told Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo that Ning Rongrong admired Lin Chuan, prompting Sword Douluo to decide to visit Shrek and assess him.
• Lin Chuan gained Constitution and Strength Enhancement after his training inspired Tang San, even as Oscar wondered how Lin Chuan kept growing stronger while resting.
• Lin Chuan gathered the Shrek students and announced that they would test their training in real combat at the Soto Grand Arena.
• Lin Chuan registered the Shrek Team for a battle against the four-match-winning Berserk Team and sat aside with sunflower seeds.
• The Berserk Team captain raged at Lin Chuan’s taunt and ordered his team to attack the Shrek students.

Shrek’s improved teamwork from Lin Chuan’s gravity training helped them overwhelm the Berserk Team, until Lin Chuan stepped in to save Ning Rongrong and defeat their desperate attacker. After the fight, he praised the team and used his training to leave Ma Hongjun too exhausted to seek relief for his evil fire.

• Ning Rongrong’s enhancements helped Shrek’s team use their gravity training to overpower the Berserk Team.
• The Berserk Team’s rhinoceros Soul Elder burned Soul Power and charged toward Ning Rongrong and Oscar, but Lin Chuan caught his punch and knocked him unconscious with his Golden Crow Flame.
• Dai Mubai apologized for letting the enemy break through, and Lin Chuan praised the team’s performance despite their inexperience.
• Flender suggested that Ma Hongjun relieve his evil fire, but Lin Chuan revealed that Ma Hongjun was too exhausted from training and called it the Baby-Sitting Teaching Method.

After Oscar and Xiao Wu reached level thirty, Shrek set out for the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain their third Spirit Rings. Oscar gained a flight-granting skill, confirming Lin Chuan’s prediction and deepening Xiao Wu’s suspicion that he was a transformed Soul Beast.

• Oscar and Xiao Wu reached level thirty, so Flender and Zhao Wuji led the group toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Oscar asked Lin Chuan what ability he should seek for his third Spirit Ring, and Lin Chuan answered, “Flight.”
• Zhao Wuji used his gravity skills to trap a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, which Oscar killed and absorbed as his third Spirit Ring.
• Oscar gained the Mushroom Sausage skill, which gave Ma Hongjun the power to fly for one minute.
• The group marveled at Lin Chuan’s accurate prediction, while Xiao Wu suspected he was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form or an Auspicious Beast.
• Two figures slowly emerged from the forest.

Flender’s group clashed with Snake Matriarch Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran over the Millennium Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, but Lin Chuan quickly subdued Meng Yiran and forced them to retreat. As the group continued searching for Tang San’s Spirit Ring, Lin Chuan sensed a powerful creature approaching, and they encountered a Man Faced Demon Spider.

• Snake Matriarch Chao Tianxiang accused Flender’s group of taking the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent she and Meng Yiran had tracked, while Flender insisted the Soul Beast belonged to whoever could claim it.
• Lin Chuan bound Meng Yiran with his Blue Silver King, and Chao Tianxiang conceded defeat after realizing his strength and led her granddaughter away.
• Chao Tianxiang explained to Meng Yiran that Lin Chuan had overwhelmed her with a fraction of his power and that pressing the dispute would have brought them no benefit.
• Zhao Wuji eagerly urged the group to find Tang San a Spirit Ring, while Lin Chuan sensed a colossal creature approaching and warned them to change direction.
• The group continued onward and met a Man Faced Demon Spider that Tang San recognized as a suitable Spirit Ring target for Xiao San, while Zhao Wuji charged at it.

Tang San absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider's Millennium Spirit Ring, reached level thirty-one, and gained the Eight Spider Lances. When the Titan Giant Ape seized Xiao Wu, Lin Chuan appeared on its shoulder, and Xiao Wu asked whether he was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

• Tang San absorbed the purple Spirit Ring despite warnings, overcame its killing intent with memories of Lin Chuan, and reached level thirty-one.
• Eight Spider Lances emerged from Tang San's back, and Lin Chuan identified them as a rare External Soul Bone that could evolve with its owner.
• The Titan Giant Ape arrived, defeated Zhao Wuji with one punch, and grabbed Xiao Wu as the others fled or froze in fear.
• Lin Chuan appeared on the Titan Giant Ape's shoulder, and Xiao Wu stopped Er Ming from attacking him.
• Xiao Wu asked Lin Chuan whether he was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Lin Chuan rescued Xiao Wu from Er Ming, then absorbed a five-thousand-year Thousand Wind Vine and gained a Spirit Ring, an External Soul Bone, and more Soul Power. He and Xiao Wu reunited with Tang San and the others, where Xiao Wu revealed her new Spirit Ring and drew everyone’s attention to Lin Chuan.

• Lin Chuan hinted to Er Ming that a stronger being lived in the forest, and Er Ming returned him and Xiao Wu safely to the ground.
• Lin Chuan followed his Blue Silver King's life-sense to a dying Thousand Wind Vine and absorbed it, gaining the Xun Wind Tornado skill and two Soul Power levels.
• Lin Chuan also gained the Azure Sky Wings External Soul Bone, while Xiao Wu used her accumulated energy to advance to level thirty and form her third Spirit Ring.
• Tang San frantically searched for Xiao Wu until she and Lin Chuan returned; he embraced her and thanked Lin Chuan, triggering a reward that raised Lin Chuan to level thirty-four.
• Xiao Wu revealed her new purple Spirit Ring, then pointed everyone's attention toward Lin Chuan as the real monster.

Lin Chuan returned from the Star Dou Great Forest at level thirty-four with a new External Soul Bone, leaving the other Shrek students stunned by his growth. Back at the academy, Flender and Zhao Wuji confronted their weakness, while Yu Xiaogang arrived and learned that Lin Chuan—not Tang San—had rescued Xiao Wu, leaving him gloomy.

• Lin Chuan revealed his level thirty-four strength and Azure Sky Wings, shocking the Shrek students and deepening their sense of the gap between him and themselves.
• After nearly two days of travel, the Shrek group returned to the academy, where Flender and Zhao Wuji regretted failing to protect the students from the Titan Giant Ape.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived at the academy, and Flender introduced him to the students as the Grandmaster and a leading Martial Soul theorist.
• Yu Xiaogang asked whether Tang San had rescued Xiao Wu, but Tang San said Lin Chuan had done it, and Yu Xiaogang's expression turned gloomy.

Yu Xiaogang tried to reassert his authority by criticizing Tang San’s over-limit Spirit Ring and Lin Chuan’s advice, but Lin Chuan’s strength silenced him. Yu Xiaogang then took charge of Shrek Academy’s teaching, and his first practical training plan proved to be the same old routine.

• Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San to show his third Spirit Ring and External Soul Bone, but Tang San said Lin Chuan had already explained the External Soul Bone to him.
• Yu Xiaogang rebuked Tang San for absorbing a Spirit Ring beyond his limit and accused Lin Chuan of misleading him.
• Lin Chuan revealed his three purple Spirit Rings, including a third Ring of five thousand years, and Yu Xiaogang was left speechless by Lin Chuan’s power.
• Yu Xiaogang declared that he would take responsibility for Shrek Academy’s teaching, and Flender persuaded the students to give him a chance.
• Yu Xiaogang prepared detailed meal plans and development plans, but his first practical training schedule turned out to resemble Flender’s old training methods.

Dai Mubai rejected Yu Xiaogang’s weighted-run training, so Lin Chuan replaced it with a challenge at Suotuo City’s Great Soul Arena. When Lin Chuan chose the notorious Ferocious God Team as the Shrek Seven Devils’ opponents, he volunteered to fight in their place.

• Dai Mubai kicked over his basket and told Yu Xiaogang he wanted more demanding training instead of carrying stones.
• Lin Chuan criticized Yu Xiaogang’s practical training and sent the Shrek Seven Devils to pursue Silver Soul Fighting Badges and win every team battle.
• Flender backed Lin Chuan’s plan, and Yu Xiaogang reluctantly followed the group to Suotuo City’s Great Soul Arena.
• Lin Chuan picked the brutal Ferocious God Team as the Shrek Seven Devils’ opponents, alarming Yu Xiaogang and the students.
• Lin Chuan said he would step in for the match, easing the team’s fear.

Lin Chuan and Flender bet heavily on the Shrek Seven Devils before Lin led them into their challenge match against the Ferocious God Team. The Shrek team landed an early attack, but the Ferocious God Team’s bloodthirsty counterattack left Dai Mubai badly hurt as the battle continued.

• Lin Chuan dismissed Yu Xiaogang’s doubts and placed ten thousand Gold Soul Coins on the Shrek Seven Devils to win.
• Flender joined Lin Chuan at the betting counter and wagered all his money on Shrek.
• Lin Chuan led the Shrek Seven Devils onto the stage while Yu Xiaogang anxiously watched from the stands.
• The Ferocious God Team activated their beast Martial Souls and charged, but Ning Rongrong’s boosts helped Dai Mubai meet Meng Li’s attack while Tang San restrained two opponents.
• Ma Hongjun struck a restrained Spirit Master with his Phoenix Fire Line, prompting Meng Li to order the Ferocious God Team to attack without restraint.
• The Ferocious God Team overwhelmed Dai Mubai, shattered his barrier, and drove him back bleeding before Tang San and Xiao Wu narrowly deflected Meng Li’s blow.

Lin Chuan helped the Shrek Seven Devils defeat the Ferocious God Team with his wind powers, earning 100,000 Gold Soul Coins. On the way back to the academy, he noticed the defeated team had followed them and confronted them in the woods.

• Lin Chuan told the Shrek Seven Devils to use Oscar’s flying sausages, and all seven took to the air while Lin Chuan remained on the platform.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun attacked from above, while Lin Chuan swept Meng Li off the platform with a wind vortex and the others defeated the remaining Ferocious God Team members.
• Flender celebrated the victory, and Lin Chuan earned 100,000 Gold Soul Coins after betting 10,000; Dai Mubai accepted extra training after Lin Chuan rebuked his reckless charge.
• Flender went to buy Thousand-Year Whale Glue with the winnings, while Lin Chuan led the others back to the academy.
• In a secluded patch of woods, Lin Chuan stopped and called out the Ferocious God Team, who emerged with Meng Li carrying a Ghost Head Broadsword.

Lin Chuan captured the Ferocious God Team when they tried to rob and kill the Shrek Seven Devils, then ordered the students to kill them. Back at the academy, Lin Chuan explained that the Whale Rubber Flender had bought could strengthen their bodies and help them absorb older Spirit Rings, but Yu Xiaogang intervened as Lin Chuan prepared to use it.

• The Ferocious God Team tried to ambush Tang San and the others, but Lin Chuan bound them with his Blue Silver King vines and Golden Crow Flame.
• Lin Chuan told the Shrek Seven Devils to kill their attackers, and Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun killed the captured team members.
• Yu Xiaogang criticized the students for being shaken by their first killings, while Lin Chuan ignored his posturing.
• Flender returned with Thousand-Year Whale Glue and several younger pieces, complaining that he had paid from his own savings.
• Lin Chuan explained that Whale Rubber could strengthen their physiques and raise their next Spirit Ring absorption limits by several hundred years.
• Yu Xiaogang approached and interrupted Lin Chuan as he picked up the Whale Rubber.

Lin Chuan proved Whale Rubber could strengthen the Shrek Seven Devils after purifying it with his Golden Crow Flame, then led them to greater success in the Soto Grand Arena. He announced a practical combat journey despite Yu Xiaogang's objections, and ended up spotting a grimy black stone at Suotuo City's auction house.

• Yu Xiaogang opposed Lin Chuan's plan to give the Shrek Seven Devils Whale Rubber, but Lin Chuan purified it with his Golden Crow Flame and distributed it to them.
• Tang San and the others ate the Whale Rubber, felt their bodies grow stronger, and Ning Rongrong proposed paying Lin Chuan for the method so the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could use it.
• The Shrek Seven Devils challenged Zhao Wuji and fought well enough to make him use his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Over the next month, the Shrek Seven Devils won matches at the Soto Grand Arena, earned Gold Fighting Soul Badges, and became famous in Suotuo City.
• Lin Chuan announced that the group would leave the academy for a practical combat journey; Yu Xiaogang objected, but Lin Chuan ignored him and the seven agreed to go.
• Lin Chuan visited Suotuo City's auction house alone and noticed a grimy black stone among miscellaneous items.

Lin Chuan consumed Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue and gained a dramatic increase in strength, then sparred with Tang San and reassured him that his Blue Silver Grass might awaken. He urged Tang San to leave Suotuo City and seek that opportunity in a wider world.

• Lin Chuan bought Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, refined it with Golden Crow Fire, and consumed it, reaching Soul Power level thirty-five and doubling his physical strength.
• Tang San waited for Lin Chuan and asked him for guidance after the Whale Glue improved his body and seemed to advance his Mysterious Heaven Skill.
• Lin Chuan sparred with Tang San and repeatedly overpowered him using his speed and physical strength.
• Tang San questioned whether Blue Silver Grass limited his potential, and Lin Chuan explained that it might be dormant and awaiting an opportunity to awaken.
• Lin Chuan told Tang San that Suotuo City was too small and that they needed to enter a broader world to find the chance to awaken his Martial Soul.

Tang San became convinced that Lin Chuan understood the secret of his Blue Silver Grass and had arranged his journey to help awaken it. After half a month on the road, the Shrek group reached Heaven Dou City, where Yu Xiaogang still expected his knowledge to prove useful.

• Tang San thanked Lin Chuan for his supposed insight, while Oscar interrupted them and told them to sleep before their departure.
• Yu Xiaogang stayed awake, convinced that his travel knowledge and Flender's connections would make him indispensable in Heaven Dou City.
• Ning Rongrong told Xiao Wu about the imperial capital and her connection to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, while Zhu Zhuqing silently looked forward to the city.
• Flender led the Shrek group north in three carriages, but the younger travelers grew bored, and Yu Xiaogang's attempts to lecture went ignored.
• After half a month, the group arrived at Heaven Dou City's gates, and Lin Chuan privately expected an arrogant local to provoke them.