Recaps

Chen Hong used mental influence to persuade a Berserk Baboon to sacrifice itself, gaining a mutated Second Soul Ring and alarming the Shrek group. After leaving with Ning Quan, he discovered his new Second Soul Skill, Mental Adrenaline, and an unexpected effect on Sage Time.

• Chen Hong calmed the Berserk Baboon and spent four hours explaining his plans for Soul Beasts until it willingly sacrificed itself.
• The Berserk Baboon's sacrifice gave Chen Hong a temporarily mutated Thousand-Year Soul Ring that reached the Realm of Intent without comprehension.
• Chen Hong told the horrified Shrek group he would study the Berserk Baboon's corpse, while Xiao Wu accused him of bewitching the Soul Beast.
• Chen Hong left with Ning Quan, saying the unknown had been planted in the group's hearts and that he would share his research at the academy.
• Chen Hong awakened his Second Soul Skill, Mental Adrenaline, which enhanced his senses and perception while rapidly draining his Mental Power.
• Chen Hong realized Sage Time had stopped working and wondered whether the skill had restored his manly vigor instead.

Chen Hong examined the Berserk Baboon-derived Second Soul Skill, Mental Adrenaline, and explained its effects and limits to Ning Quan. Ning Quan considered how Chen Hong’s unusual Psychic Martial Soul might have formed, and the chapter ended by confirming that Chen Hong had been foolish until his consciousness awakened at age three.

• Chen Hong finished absorbing the Berserk Baboon’s Soul Ring and described Mental Adrenaline’s ability to boost Mental Activity while dulling pain by burning Mental Power.
• Chen Hong explained that his Soul Skills had reached the Realm of Intent, though he had less control over Mental Adrenaline than Sage Time.
• Ning Quan asked whether Mental Adrenaline conflicted with Chen Hong’s First Soul Skill, and Chen Hong teased him about questioning his bloodline.
• Ning Quan theorized that Chen Hong’s Psychic Martial Soul had resulted from his parents’ Martial Souls and the effects of a battle during Ning Lu’s pregnancy.
• The chapter revealed that Chen Hong had been as foolish as an idiot before age three and regained his intelligence after his consciousness awakened.

Chen Hong explained how his First and Second Soul Skills interacted and revealed that the Berserk Baboon had willingly sacrificed itself after he restored its ability to think. The sacrifice raised him to Level 24 and led him to suspect that Soul Beast sacrifice followed a special world rule tied to a beast’s resolve.

• Chen Hong told Ning Quan that Mental Adrenaline could counter Sage Time and that his Second Soul Skill could now be released outward, though only through limb contact.
• Chen Hong reported that absorbing the Soul Beast’s sacrifice had raised his Soul Power to Level 24, surprising Ning Quan.
• Chen Hong explained that Mental Focus could suppress a low-level Soul Beast’s instincts and restore its capacity for self-thought, allowing him to speak with the Berserk Baboon.
• Chen Hong said the Berserk Baboon had chosen its manner of death and sacrificed itself, an outcome he had not expected.
• Chen Hong theorized that a Soul Beast could trigger sacrifice through strong Heart Power and the resolve to die for its faith.

Chen Hong explained to Ning Quan his theories about how a soul beast’s consciousness affects its soul ring and how much Soul Power the ring contains. He then used the Berserk Baboon’s blood to demonstrate a practical discovery, igniting a Blood Divine Mark as the chapter ended.

• Chen Hong asked Ning Quan why soul rings had different colors, then used a story about rice to challenge the belief that their colors were simply natural.
• Chen Hong explained that the Berserk Baboon’s soul ring temporarily changed from a hundred-year ring to pale purple because Sage State enhanced its consciousness to a thousand-year level.
• Chen Hong theorized that soul beasts held far more Soul Power than their rings contained, and that sacrifice transferred more Soul Power to a Spirit Master than conventional absorption did.
• Chen Hong revealed that he had learned about souls from Qian Yu’s memories, then shaped the Berserk Baboon’s blood into a complex pattern with his Spiritual Psychic Power.
• Chen Hong declared that the blood contained one of the portions of Soul Power left outside a soul ring, and the Blood Divine Mark blazed to life.

Chen Hong used Soul Beast blood to activate the Beast Blood Divine Mark, proving he could draw on Heaven and Earth Soul Power and complete his own path to the Three Realms of Soul Rings. He then demonstrated a new Formation Soul Master technique on an attacking peregrine falcon, leaving it dead after his paired Divine Runes drove it into a suicidal dive.

• Chen Hong’s Beast Blood Divine Mark briefly forced Ning Quan into a berserk state before burning to ashes.
• Chen Hong realized Soul Beast blood could let him inscribe Divine Runes and draw on Heaven and Earth Soul Power, completing his own path to the Realm of Heaven and Man Combined.
• Ning Quan understood that Chen Hong’s urgency stemmed from his helplessness during Qian Yu’s attack on Ning Lu and his desire to grow strong without following Qian Yu’s path.
• A Hundred-Year Peregrine Falcon swooped at Chen Hong, who dodged it and formed a Blood Divine Mark from the Soul Beast blood in his glass bottle.
• Chen Hong used the Berserk Melody and Tranquility Melody together, causing the peregrine falcon to crash to the ground in a suicidal dive.

After Chen Hong broke through by creating his own path as a Formation Master, he and Ning Quan harvested a Berserk Baboon and dealt with the mind-damaged Hundred-Year Peregrine Falcon. Chen Hong stayed behind to study the beast bone and consider how soul bones formed, while Ning Quan pursued the fleeing falcon.

• Chen Hong told Ning Quan that he had reached a new realm through his own path, which he called Formation Master.
• Chen Hong and Ning Quan dissected the Berserk Baboon and preserved its blood and bones.
• Chen Hong determined that the Hundred-Year Peregrine Falcon could not be saved, but it fled when Ning Quan tried to kill it, so Ning Quan followed it after leaving his Starfall Sword as a formation eye.
• Chen Hong considered using the Clone Replacement skill in Qian Yu's Skull to develop spatial movement and teleportation arrays.
• Chen Hong examined a Berserk Baboon bone and theorized that soul bones might be solidified energy soul rings.

Chen Hong studied the nature of Soul Bones, collected samples from the Berserk Baboon, and prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest with Ning Quan. As they headed toward the outskirts, a tremendous roar shook the forest behind them.

• Chen Hong reasoned that Soul Bones could shift between solid and energy states, then collected research samples from the Berserk Baboon and covered its corpse with leaves.
• Ning Quan returned with a Shadow-Chasing Peregrine Falcon Egg, which Chen Hong examined and packed for study.
• Chen Hong and Ning Quan decided to return to Shrek Academy, leaving the Shrek group to travel with Zhao Wuji.
• After Chen Hong and Ning Quan had traveled for just over ten minutes, a powerful roar and violent tremors erupted from deep within the forest, making them stop in shock.

The Titan Giant Ape attacked the Shrek group at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, forcing Zhao Wuji and the Shrek Seven Devils to flee and then fight back. As the beast approached Xiao Wu, a highest-grade Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect distress flare exploded nearby.

• Zhao Wuji transformed and ordered Oscar to give the Shrek Seven Devils Flying Sausages so they could escape the Titan Giant Ape.
• The Titan Giant Ape pursued the group, and Zhao Wuji stopped to fight when Oscar warned that the Flying Sausages were nearly spent.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Zhao Wuji, but the Titan Giant Ape repeatedly struck him aside as he tried to hold it back.
• The Shrek Seven Devils refused to abandon Zhao Wuji and attacked the Titan Giant Ape, while Xiao Wu tried to signal it to leave.
• A highest-grade Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect distress flare exploded as the Titan Giant Ape approached Xiao Wu.

Ning Quan rescued Ning Rongrong and helped the Shrek Seven Devils escape the Titan Giant Ape by wounding it and using the Seven Star Sword Array to flee. The enraged beast caught up and blocked their path, while a sigh sounded from behind a nearby tree.

• Ning Quan descended onto the Titan Giant Ape and dodged its attacks while cutting through its defenses with the Starfall Sword.
• Ning Quan evaded the Titan Giant Ape’s gravity attack and made it strike its own groin, buying time for the Shrek Seven Devils to carry Zhao Wuji away.
• Ning Quan used the Seven Star Sword Array to reach Ning Rongrong and warned her to use the summoning token and run when danger came.
• The Titan Giant Ape caught up with the fleeing group and blocked their retreat, prompting a sigh from behind a nearby tree.

Chen Hong used a Sage Divine Mark made from the Titan Giant Ape’s blood to suppress its rage and stop it from attacking the Shrek group. He threatened the Forest King by invoking the person it cared about, and the Titan Giant Ape withdrew its hand and asked him to state his reason.

• Chen Hong emerged from hiding and took the vial of Titan Giant Ape blood from Ning Quan.
• Chen Hong shaped the blood into a Blood-Colored Divine Mark and detonated it above the Titan Giant Ape, suppressing its anger with a mental fluctuation.
• Chen Hong explained that he had intervened to protect the Shrek group and spare Ning Quan’s mother from grief on Mother’s Day.
• Chen Hong threatened the Titan Giant Ape by warning that someone it cared about could be hurt or killed.
• The Titan Giant Ape withdrew its hand and calmly asked Chen Hong to give his reason.

Chen Hong confronted the Titan Giant Ape and revealed that Tang San was the son of the Blue Silver Empress, prompting the beast to react with shock and sorrow. The Titan Giant Ape claimed it bore no ill intent, and Chen Hong asked why it had intercepted the Shrek group.

• Chen Hong identified Ning Rongrong as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s direct daughter and revealed that Tang San’s mother was the Blue Silver Empress.
• The Titan Giant Ape recognized Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and asked whether Chen Hong’s claim was true.
• Chen Hong confirmed Tang San’s parentage, and the Titan Giant Ape silently studied Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Chen Hong.
• The Titan Giant Ape told Chen Hong that it bore no ill intent toward the group.
• Chen Hong asked the Titan Giant Ape why it had intercepted them.

Chen Hong tried to resolve the Titan Giant Ape’s pursuit, but it decided it had to take Xiao Wu away before approaching Titled Douluo could expose her identity. The chapter ended with Chen Hong refusing to let it take Ning Rongrong or Zhu Zhuqing, leaving Xiao Wu as the apparent choice.

• Chen Hong asked the Titan Giant Ape to explain why it had pursued the Shrek group and warned that Titled Douluo might arrive.
• The Titan Giant Ape realized that Xiao Wu’s identity had not been exposed, but feared the approaching Titled Douluo would reveal it.
• To protect Xiao Wu, the Titan Giant Ape demanded that the group hand over a woman and threatened to choose one of the three girls itself.
• Chen Hong reasoned that the Titan Giant Ape was likely targeting Xiao Wu, then stopped it from grabbing anyone and declared that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing could not be taken.

The Titan Giant Ape abducted Xiao Wu after Chen Hong steered events to draw suspicion away from her and protect the Shrek team. Tang San set off to rescue her, while Chen Hong and Ning Quan followed, but they soon lost track of him.

• The Titan Giant Ape seized Xiao Wu and carried her into the Star Dou Great Forest after Chen Hong helped frame the abduction as a choice that spared the others.
• Tang San blamed Chen Hong for Xiao Wu's capture and vowed to rescue her, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing understood why Chen Hong had made the choice.
• Chen Hong realized the Titan Giant Ape had taken Xiao Wu because she might be a Soul Beast, and that his signal flare could summon the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Douluo Enshrinements.
• Ning Quan carried Chen Hong after Tang San, but they lost track of him in the Dark Forest.

Chen Hong and Ning Quan lost Tang San’s trail and turned back to search for him, while Xiao Wu confronted Er Ming after he had taken her from the others. Xiao Wu’s hurt over Chen Hong’s willingness to abandon her softened when Er Ming explained that he had acted out of concern for her.

• Chen Hong explained the limits of his Divine Mark abilities, and he and Ning Quan decided to stop pursuing the Titan Giant Ape and search for Tang San.
• Xiao Wu scolded Er Ming for taking her away and making her companions worry.
• Xiao Wu recalled Chen Hong saying Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing could not be taken away, and felt hurt that his protection did not extend to her.
• Er Ming told Xiao Wu through Mental Power that he had taken her because he was worried about her safety.
• Xiao Wu comforted Er Ming and admitted that she had also feared humans might hurt him.

The Titan Giant Ape revealed that Tang San was the Blue Silver Empress’s child and warned Xiao Wu that Tang San’s father might want her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone. Terrified that her bond with Tang San could be part of a plot to make her sacrifice herself, Xiao Wu chose to go home with Er Ming.

• The Titan Giant Ape explained that he had taken Xiao Wu away to protect her from the approaching Titled Douluo and proudly asked her to praise his plan.
• Xiao Wu said she wanted to return to Brother San, and the Titan Giant Ape asked whether she knew Tang San’s true identity.
• The Titan Giant Ape told Xiao Wu that Tang San was Aunt Yin’s child, and Xiao Wu realized he was the Blue Silver Empress’s son.
• The Titan Giant Ape warned Xiao Wu that Tang San’s father was a Titled Douluo who might seek her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Xiao Wu imagined that Tang Hao might have avoided her and that someone could be plotting to make her sacrifice herself, then tearfully asked Er Ming to take her home.

Tang Hao reflected on his conflicted feelings about Xiao Wu and chose to respect her decision to return to the forest. He then found Tang San attempting to absorb a Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring beyond the normal limit for a Third Soul Ring.

• Tang Hao watched Chen Hong confront the Titan Giant Ape and marveled at the young Spirit Master's talent.
• Tang Hao followed the Titan Giant Ape and witnessed it console Xiao Wu, then accepted her choice to leave the human world.
• Tang Hao left Xiao Wu and soon found Tang San in a forest clearing beside a wounded Man Faced Demon Spider.
• Tang Hao saw Tang San forcibly absorbing the spider's Purple Soul Ring, which exceeded the usual limit for a Third Soul Ring.

Tang San struggled to absorb the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Soul Ring while resisting its Mental Impact. Ning Quan and Chen Hong arrived, and Chen Hong collected the spider’s venomous blood before approaching Tang San with a sphere of it.

• Tang Hao watched anxiously as Tang San’s mind battled the Man Faced Demon Spider’s resentment during Soul Ring Absorption.
• Ning Quan used the Starfall Sword to transfer himself and Chen Hong to Tang San’s location, where they found him struggling beside the spider’s corpse.
• Chen Hong focused on the Man Faced Demon Spider, lamented that it was dead, and began collecting its poisonous blood.
• Ning Quan warned Chen Hong that Tang San risked Cultivation Deviation, but Chen Hong said Tang San’s Mental Power would help him endure the Soul Ring’s Mental Impact.
• Chen Hong separated a portion of the spider’s blood and approached Tang San, while Tang Hao and Ning Quan silently listened to his remarks about being a teacher at Shrek Academy.

Chen Hong criticized Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Ring Limit Theory and reasoned that the Sage Divine Mark could weaken the mental backlash left by a dying soul beast. As Tang Hao confronted doubts about Tang San’s origins, Chen Hong used the mark on Tang San and unleashed Sage · Conversion.

• Chen Hong told Tang San and Ning Quan that Spirit Master sects had kept their research into resisting soul-ring Mental Impact secret, and he speculated that the Sage Divine Mark could weaken that impact.
• Tang Hao, watching from the shadows, questioned where Tang San’s secret techniques came from and recalled that Grandpa Jack had saved Tang San as an infant.
• Chen Hong called Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Ring Limit Theory outdated and wondered whether Yu Xiaogang would reconsider it after seeing Tang San’s soul rings.
• Chen Hong formed a Blood Divine Mark from the thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider’s blood sphere and pressed it onto Tang San’s forehead.
• Chen Hong’s mark drew in the surrounding Soul Power and triggered the powerful Mental Soul Skill Sage · Conversion.

Chen Hong used Sage Conversion to weaken the Man Faced Demon Spider's mental grudge inside Tang San and help him resume absorbing his Soul Ring. Tang Hao recognized Chen Hong's power as an incomplete domain and decided against making an enemy of him.

• Chen Hong tapped Tang San's forehead with a blood-colored Sage Divine Mark, using Sage Conversion to restore Tang San's rationality and weaken the Man Faced Demon Spider's mental grudge.
• Tang San regained control of his sea of consciousness as the Man Faced Demon Spider's mental body grew weaker and began to dissipate.
• Tang San's expression calmed, and he resumed the normal Soul Ring Absorption process.
• Ning Quan and Tang Hao were shocked by Chen Hong's power, and Tang Hao identified it as an incomplete domain formed by borrowing Heaven and Earth Soul Power.
• Tang Hao considered his ties to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and chose not to make an enemy of Chen Hong.

Chen Hong and Ning Quan guarded Tang San as he absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Soul Ring, while Xiao Wu watched from the shadows. After Tang San recovered, Chen Hong challenged his assumptions about Xiao Wu and sent him after her, then concealed his presence with a Divine Rune.

• Chen Hong and Ning Quan guarded Tang San as he completed his Soul Ring Absorption near the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Chen Hong sensed Xiao Wu hiding nearby, but she slipped away when he called to her.
• Tang San awakened with three Soul Rings and a deep-colored purple third ring, and Chen Hong teased him about Yu's Soul Ring Limit Year Limit Theory.
• Tang San objected that he had not asked Chen Hong for help, and Chen Hong criticized his stubbornness and urged him to think more carefully about Xiao Wu.
• Chen Hong sensed Xiao Wu nearby again, prompting Tang San to chase after her with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Chen Hong revealed a Divine Rune in his palm and vanished from Tang Hao and Ning Quan's perception.

Xiao Wu revealed to Tang San that she was a Soul Beast and left with Er Ming, devastating him. Chen Hong mocked the scene until Tang San attacked him, after which Chen Hong decided to take Tang San back to the academy as a research specimen.

• Tang San found Xiao Wu in the forest, where she told him she was a Soul Beast and that Er Ming would protect her.
• Er Ming carried Xiao Wu away into the Star Dou Great Forest as she tearfully said goodbye to Tang San.
• Chen Hong and Ning Quan arrived, and Chen Hong compared Xiao Wu's departure to a power fantasy story while poking Tang San's newly emerged Eight Spider Lances.
• Chen Hong speculated that Xiao Wu and Er Ming were the real childhood sweethearts and imagined Tang San becoming a powerful Dragon King who would later take revenge.
• Tang San grew angry, sprang up, and tried to strike Chen Hong, but Chen Hong dodged him.
• Chen Hong told Tang San they were returning to the academy because he had another research specimen.

Chen Hong teased Tang San while the group left the Star Dou Great Forest, then reflected on the discoveries he had made there. He resolved to investigate Transformed Soul Beasts and External Soul Bones, leaving the Soul Bone Path as the next step in his Three Souls Hypothesis.

• Chen Hong cleaned the Man Faced Demon Spider’s corpse and urged Tang San to store it, but Ning Quan used his Violet Gold Gourd to collect it instead.
• Chen Hong promised Tang San a free [Sage]'s Ring and joked about forming a Journey to the West team, irritating Tang San.
• Chen Hong, Ning Quan, and Tang San reached the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest the following morning and met the Shrek group, Ning Fengzhi, and Jian Chenxin.
• Chen Hong reviewed the forest expedition’s discoveries, including Transformed Soul Beasts and Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances.
• Chen Hong considered whether Soul Bones could be rule-based powers and concluded that the Soul Ring Path was nearly complete, with the Soul Bone Path and Soul Power Path still ahead.

Chen Hong and Ning Quan returned to the Shrek and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect groups after the Titan Giant Ape abducted Xiao Wu and Tang San pursued it. Chen Hong claimed the ape had agreed to keep Xiao Wu safe, but Flender doubted his story.

• Ning Fengzhi and Jian Chenxin welcomed Ning Quan and Chen Hong back, and Jian Chenxin praised Ning Quan's improved swordsmanship.
• Ning Quan apologized for nearly failing to protect Ning Rongrong, and Ning Fengzhi and Jian Chenxin reassured him.
• Chen Hong told Flender that the Titan Giant Ape had taken Xiao Wu out of curiosity and promised to return her safely after hearing her stories.
• Flender and the other Shrek members reacted with disbelief to Chen Hong's account, while Tang San watched in bewilderment.

Chen Hong spun a story to reassure Flender and the others that Xiao Wu was safe with the Titan Giant Ape, claiming it wanted human stories and would release her once entertained. He ended by saying he had given Xiao Wu a storybook with enough tales for One Thousand and One Nights.

• Chen Hong told Flender that the Titan Giant Ape had captured Xiao Wu to hear stories and would let her go if she pleased it.
• Flender questioned Chen Hong's account and sarcastically suggested that Chen Hong trade places with Xiao Wu, while Oscar and Ma Hongjun defended him.
• Chen Hong claimed he had offered to take Xiao Wu's place but that the Titan Giant Ape preferred young women.
• Chen Hong said he had given Xiao Wu a storybook so she could tell the Titan Giant Ape one story each day.
• Chen Hong assured everyone that the storybook had enough stories for One Thousand and One Nights.

Chen Hong convinced Flender that the Titan Giant Ape had taken Xiao Wu to learn about human society and promised to negotiate for her return. As the group left the Star Dou Great Plains, Ning Rongrong struggled with growing up and asked Chen Hong to teach her his methods.

• Chen Hong defended his explanation of the Titan Giant Ape's actions, while Tang San and Ning Quan confirmed only that it had promised not to harm Xiao Wu.
• Flender accepted that Shrek Academy could do little for now, and Chen Hong promised to negotiate with the Titan Giant Ape.
• Ning Fengzhi and Jian Chenxin departed for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, leaving Ning Rongrong troubled as she watched her father go.
• Chen Hong reassured Ning Rongrong that he would find a way to bring Xiao Wu back, then teased her when she asked him to teach her.
• Zhu Zhuqing reminded Ning Rongrong that Chen Hong had promised to share some of his research with them after they returned to the academy.