Recaps

Tang Wulin defeated Tang San in the Great Soul Arena, overwhelming him with his two thousand-year Soul Rings and powerful Blue Silver Grass. Tang San was knocked unconscious, while the match earned Wulin rewards tied to Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Flender recognizing Shrek Academy as Monster Academy.

• Tang San and Tang Wulin entered the arena and were introduced as two-ring Blue Silver Grass control-type Soul Masters.
• Tang San released his Blue Silver Grass and two yellow Soul Rings, while Tang Wulin revealed thicker, golden-marked vines and two purple Soul Rings.
• Tang Wulin's Entangle shattered Tang San's vines, and Tang San questioned Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang's Soul Ring theory before preparing his hidden weapons.
• Tang San fired a poisoned Sleeve Arrow, but Tang Wulin's vine blocked it and then bound Tang San despite his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Tang Wulin pulled Tang San close and punched him in the chest, leaving him badly injured and unconscious.
• Tang Wulin received a Golden Dragon Spear, a 100,000-Year Soft Bone Rabbit Right Leg Spirit Bone, and Red Dragon Douluo Zhuoshi as recognition rewards.

Tang Wulin defeated Tang San in the Soul Fighting Tournament, leaving him unconscious and Shrek Academy reeling from the loss. Flender withdrew with Xiao Wu and Oscar, while vowing that Shrek would reclaim its lost dignity someday.

• Xiao Wu rushed onto the arena and found Tang San unconscious with a bloody wound after Tang Wulin defeated him.
• Tang Wulin defended his forceful punch and accused Tang San of using a poisoned Sleeve Arrow that was not a martial soul.
• Xie Xie mocked Xiao Wu, while Oscar realized Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun were all injured and Shrek had few fighters left.
• Flender arrived, decided not to challenge the opposing side, and told Xiao Wu to take Tang San away for treatment.
• Flender reflected on Tang Wulin's strength and thousand-year soul rings, then left with Xiao Wu and Oscar, determined that Shrek would reclaim its dignity.

Wu Zhangkong introduced the students to second professions, including Soul Engineers, blacksmiths, Chefs, and several Mecha-related trades. He demonstrated the power of Battle Armor by revealing that he was a Two-Word Battle Armor Master, leaving the class awed by his increased aura.

• Ning Rongrong and the other students arrived in high spirits after their Soul Power and cultivation improved from the pills they had taken.
• Wu Zhangkong began a lesson on second professions and explained that Shrek Academy required the students to learn one.
• Wu Zhangkong described Soul Engineers as Soul Tool makers and blacksmiths as metal refiners whose work was important for Battle Armor.
• Luo Ziyan asked how Chefs could help Soul Masters, and Wu Zhangkong explained that they prepared Soul Beast ingredients such as the Black Steamed Buns.
• Ning Rongrong asked about Battle Armor, so Wu Zhangkong revealed his Two-Word Battle Armor and showed the class its power.

Wu Zhangkong explained how Battle Armor fused with a Soul Master’s Martial Soul and could raise combat strength by as much as twenty levels, astonishing the class. Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing resolved to pursue Battle Armor, while the system rewarded the Host with armor, manufacturing technology, and materials.

• Wu Zhangkong demonstrated his Battle Armor and explained that a complete set could make a Soul Master roughly twenty levels stronger.
• Wu Zhangkong described how One-Word and Two-Word Battle Armor let Soul Kings challenge Soul Sages and Soul Emperors challenge Soul Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong asked about Wu Zhangkong’s Two-Word Battle Armor, and he said his Seven-Ring strength could rival a Title Douluo’s.
• Ning Rongrong realized Battle Armor was more valuable than money, while Zhu Zhuqing decided to become a blacksmith and Battle Armor Master.
• The system rewarded the Host with ten sets of Four-Word Battle Armor, Battle Armor manufacturing technology, and materials for three sets of Two-Word Battle Armor.

Wu Zhangkong explained the academy’s Contribution Point system and announced that the students would form four-person squads for a practical combat assessment. Ning Rongrong assembled a team with Wu Siduo, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Yun’er, then followed Wu Zhangkong toward the assessment.

• Wu Zhangkong explained how students could earn and spend Contribution Points and announced upcoming class officer selections.
• Wu Zhangkong told the twenty students to form five four-person squads for the Practical Combat Assessment.
• Ning Rongrong asked Wu Siduo to join her squad, and Wu Siduo agreed.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked to join the squad, and Wu Siduo accepted her.
• Dai Yun’er joined the group, leaving Ning Rongrong as the only squad member without a Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul.
• After the quarter hour ended, Wu Zhangkong led the formed squads to the Practical Combat Assessment.

Ning Rongrong and her teammates entered the virtual forest battle and quickly eliminated two opposing squads. They set out to face Tang Wulin’s team next, confident in their strength.

• Wu Siduo, Ning Rongrong, Dai Yun'er, and Zhu Zhuqing entered the virtual world and agreed to fight directly.
• Wu Siduo swiftly eliminated Luo Ziyan’s squad after the teams met in the forest.
• Wu Siduo and Dai Yun'er attacked Zhang Yangzi’s squad while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong took down its remaining members.
• Ning Rongrong celebrated how easily the squad had won and looked ahead to fighting Tang Wulin’s team.

Ning Rongrong’s team fought Tang Wulin’s group in the virtual assessment, but the stronger opponents’ soul rings and Ye Zhi’s superior support turned the battle against them. Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were eliminated, leaving the fight still underway as Ning Rongrong watched and regretted being a burden.

• Ning Rongrong boosted Wu Siduo, Dai Yun'er, and Zhu Zhuqing, while Ye Zhi gave Tang Wulin’s group stronger amplifications.
• Wu Siduo, Dai Yun'er, and Zhu Zhuqing revealed their soul ring configurations, and Ning Rongrong was shocked by Dai Yun'er’s ten-thousand-year ring and Tang Wulin’s three purple rings.
• Xie Xie outmatched Zhu Zhuqing despite Ning Rongrong’s boost and eliminated her with a pair of simultaneous attacks.
• Xie Xie charged Ning Rongrong and eliminated her with his Light Dragon Dagger.
• Ning Rongrong exited the Virtual Pod, watched the ongoing battle on the screen, and regretted that her weakness had held her team back.

Tang Wulin’s team fought Wu Siduo and Dai Yun’er, revealing unexpected martial soul abilities on both sides. The battle left Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing stunned when Wu Siduo transformed into a Nether White Tiger through a self martial soul fusion skill, while the host received two student rewards.

• Dai Yun’er used her Spirit Eye to interfere with Xie Xie, and Luo Guixing rescued him from Wu Siduo’s attack.
• Tang Wulin revealed a golden Dragon Claw, leading Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to suspect he had a second martial soul.
• Dai Yun’er switched between her Nether Civet and Spirit Eye abilities, weakening the group and knocking Xie Xie unconscious.
• Luo Guixing took on Dai Yun’er while Tang Wulin confronted Wu Siduo.
• Wu Siduo fused with her own martial soul and transformed into a Nether White Tiger, shocking Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
• The host received Xu Xiaoyan as a three-ring special student and Xu Yucheng as a four-ring special student.

Tang Wulin and his teammates fought Wu Siduo and Dai Yun'er in the simulated battle, with Ye Zhi's amplification helping Tang Wulin overcome Wu Siduo's Nether White Tiger. Tang Wulin and Luo Guixing eliminated the opposing team, leaving their side victorious.

• Tang Wulin blocked the Nether White Tiger's attacks while Ye Zhi boosted his abilities and protected herself behind him.
• Xie Xie remained unconscious after Dai Yun'er's soul impact and was eliminated, making the match three against two.
• Luo Guixing struggled to restrain Dai Yun'er as she evaded his spatial control and attacked him with her Spirit Eye.
• Wu Siduo unleashed the Nether White Tiger's explosive attack, but the form collapsed from its heavy power consumption, allowing Tang Wulin to eliminate her.
• Tang Wulin charged toward Luo Guixing and Dai Yun'er, and Luo Guixing imprisoned Dai Yun'er with Two Worlds Division so Tang Wulin could eliminate her.

After Tang Wulin's team won the practical combat assessment, Wu Zhangkong appointed Tang Wulin class monitor and Luo Guixing and Ye Zhi deputy class monitors. Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing questioned Tang Wulin about his hidden abilities, and he explained that his dragon claw came from bloodline power and his third ring came from his Soul Spirit, leaving them confused.

• Wu Siduo, Dai Yun'er, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing left the Virtual Pods, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing apologized to Wu Siduo for their weakness.
• Wu Zhangkong announced Tang Wulin's team had won and appointed Tang Wulin class monitor, with Luo Guixing and Ye Zhi as deputy class monitors.
• Ning Rongrong wondered how Tang Wulin had concealed his third purple ring and golden dragon claw, then approached him with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang Wulin told Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing that his dragon claw came from bloodline power rather than a Martial Soul.
• Tang Wulin explained that he had been level twenty-nine, had reached level thirty after taking pills, and received his third Soul Ring from his Soul Spirit.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were stunned, and Ning Rongrong asked what a Soul Spirit was.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie explained Soul Spirits to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, revealing that they could provide soul rings and were common among the other students. The two newcomers learned they would enter the Spirit Ascension Platform the next day, while the host received rewards for their growing recognition of Shrek Academy.

• Tang Wulin released a small golden snake Soul Spirit, and Xie Xie explained that Soul Spirits were energy bodies that could provide soul rings.
• Dai Yun'er and Wu Siduo revealed that they also had Soul Spirits, shocking Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing with how much they did not know about Shrek Academy.
• Tang Wulin told Ning Rongrong that Soul Spirit-granted soul skills worked like those obtained from soul beasts, and confirmed that a thousand-year Soul Spirit could provide three soul rings.
• Xie Xie told Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing that they would enter the Spirit Ascension Platform the next day, but kept its details secret.
• The system rewarded the host with one hundred thousand-year Soul Spirits and ten designated-attribute thousand-year soul bones as Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's recognition of Shrek Academy increased.

Tang San woke after losing to Tang Wulin and resolved to use academy training and stronger hidden weapons to avenge himself. He joined Xiao Wu at the field, where the other injured students had gathered.

• Tang San woke with Xiao Wu beside him and recalled how Tang Wulin had defeated him.
• Tang San considered making stronger hidden weapons, including the King of Hell's Invitation, to use against Tang Wulin.
• Xiao Wu told Tang San that Flender believed academy training would help him improve, and that Tang Wulin's first spirit ring likely came from a harmful secret method.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu went to the field, where they met the bandaged Dai Mubai, injured Ma Hongjun, and uninjured Oscar.
• Tang San privately judged the gathered students and questioned whether they were really monsters.

Flender ordered the Shrek students to eat Oscar’s recovery sausages and begin weighted running as harsh training, while Tang San welcomed the news that Grandmaster would come to help. During the run, Tang San overheard students at the rival Shrek Academy praising Soul Guidance Devices and pills that had boosted their soul power, and he decided he had to get them.

• Flender announced harsh training, and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun demanded to become stronger after their defeats.
• Flender ordered everyone except Oscar to eat one of each of Oscar’s sausages, explaining that they restored stamina, healed injuries, and replenished spirit power.
• Tang San encouraged Xiao Wu to eat a sausage, and both of them felt its restorative effects.
• Flender assigned weighted running, ordering Oscar to run twenty laps and everyone else thirty laps around the village.
• While running past the rival Shrek Academy, Tang San overheard students say Soul Ascension Pills and Mystic Water Pills had raised one student’s soul power from rank fourteen to rank seventeen and improved his innate soul power.
• Tang San memorized the students and decided he had to get the pills.

After finishing their run, Tang San recruited Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to rob students from the academy across the way for pills said to increase innate soul power and soul power rank. The three set out to scout the students, leaving Oscar behind.

• Tang San hid his plan from Xiao Wu, then waited until she left after their thirty laps.
• Tang San approached the exhausted Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun and told them about pills he had heard could increase soul power.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun agreed to join Tang San in robbing the students for the pills.
• Tang San proposed scouting first, disguising themselves, and ambushing the students if they found them away from their academy.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun left with Tang San, while Oscar stayed behind to rest before hunting for a spirit ring the next day.

Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun tried to ambush Shrek Academy students but were defeated by their Soul Cannons and left unconscious. In the dean's office, the academy gained three special students as rewards for the trio's increased recognition of it as Monster Academy.

• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun waited outside the academy, then followed four students after they left.
• The four students led the trio into a dead-end alley, where Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun attacked.
• Zhang Yangzi and the others used Soul Cannons to knock Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Tang San down.
• Wang Jinxi fed Ma Hongjun a pill before the four students left, and Ma Hongjun woke with his evil fire surging.
• The dean's system rewarded the academy with Yang Nianxia, Wei Xiaofeng, and Zheng Yiran after the trio's recognition increased.

Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun woke with their clothes in scraps and no memory of what had happened, while Ma Hongjun discovered he had reached rank thirty. After the three returned to Shrek Academy, Tang San decided to kill Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and the students at the opposing academy to protect his reputation and take revenge.

• Tang San and Dai Mubai woke to find their clothes in scraps, and Ma Hongjun also woke and celebrated breaking through to rank thirty.
• Ma Hongjun realized the three of them had been left unclothed and began recalling what happened after he took a pill and his evil fire surged.
• Dai Mubai and Tang San ordered Ma Hongjun to shut up, then the three knocked out passersby, changed into their clothes, and returned to Shrek Academy.
• Tang San went to his room and vowed to kill Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai so his reputation would not be ruined.
• Tang San blamed the opposing academy for what happened and vowed to make everyone there pay.

Wu Zhangkong explained how the Spirit Ascension Platform could strengthen Soul Spirits and raise soul ring ages, even for students who had no Soul Spirits. Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing looked forward to improving their existing rings as the class prepared to enter the platform.

• Wu Zhangkong told the class that they would visit the Spirit Ascension Platform and explained its levels, Soul Spirits, and combat-training purpose.
• Ning Rongrong asked whether the trip would help students who were not yet ready to obtain Soul Spirits, and Wu Zhangkong said it would still benefit them.
• Wu Zhangkong explained that Soul Spirits could gain spiritual power by killing virtual soul beasts, allowing their ages and the ages of their soul rings to increase.
• Ning Rongrong asked what happened to the spiritual power gained by students without Soul Spirits, and Wu Zhangkong revealed that the dean had modified the platform so they could still raise their soul ring ages.
• Ning Rongrong hoped to raise her two soul rings to a thousand years, while Zhu Zhuqing longed to strengthen her own hundred-year rings.
• The system rewarded Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Luo Ziyan for increased recognition of Shrek Academy.

Ning Rongrong and the other students gathered at the Spirit Ascension Platform, where Wu Zhangkong divided the four-ring students from those entering the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform. He gave everyone a Golden Pearl that strengthened their spiritual power, and the chapter ended with the students preparing to form teams and enter the platform.

• Ning Rongrong realized that Wu Siduo and Dai Yun'er could not enter the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform because they had four rings.
• Wu Zhangkong sent the four Four-Ring Soul Ancestors to the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform and told the remaining sixteen students to form teams of four.
• Wu Zhangkong gave each student a Golden Pearl, explaining that it contained a Sea Princess's spiritual origin and could nourish the spirit and extend a mortal's lifespan.
• Ning Rongrong absorbed her Golden Pearl and found that its spiritual nourishment improved her understanding of Heart Separation Control by at least one level.
• Wu Zhangkong told the students to form their teams and prepare to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform in fifteen minutes.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing joined Tang Wulin and Xie Xie for the Spirit Ascension Platform, where Tang Wulin took command and urged the team to prioritize safety over greed. The four prepared to begin their attempt to increase their Soul Ring ages.

• Ning Rongrong pulled Zhu Zhuqing over and asked Tang Wulin and Xie Xie to form a team with them, and Tang Wulin agreed.
• The four entered Virtual Pods and appeared together in the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Ning Rongrong asked Tang Wulin to lead the team, and he accepted command.
• Tang Wulin explained that they should increase their Soul Ring ages without overburdening their bodies or risking their future cultivation.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to proceed cautiously, and Tang Wulin told the team to begin.

Tang Wulin led Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xie Xie through the Spirit Ascension Platform, where they defeated soul beasts and absorbed spirit power that strengthened their Soul Rings. After the group killed a powerful Lizard Horned Beast, Tang Wulin found a Soul Bone, and Ning Rongrong realized that soul beasts in the platform could drop them.

• Tang Wulin swiftly killed four Tusk Pigs, and Ning Rongrong guided her share of their spirit power into her First Soul Ring.
• The group continued defeating soul beasts, raising Ning Rongrong’s First Soul Ring to six hundred years.
• Tang Wulin found a three-thousand-year Lizard Horned Beast, and Ning Rongrong buffed him as the group fought it.
• Tang Wulin used Golden Dragon Body to hold the beast off while Xie Xie and Zhu Zhuqing attacked its eyes, allowing Tang Wulin to kill it.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing could not absorb the beast’s remaining spirit power, so Tang Wulin and Xie Xie absorbed it.
• Tang Wulin picked up a Soul Bone left behind by the Lizard Horned Beast, and Ning Rongrong exclaimed that soul beasts in the platform could drop Soul Bones.

Tang Wulin and his companions found a Soul Bone but agreed to exchange it for Contribution Points rather than keep it, with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing declining their shares. As they prepared to leave the Spirit Ascension Platform, Wu Zhangkong announced a challenge, and the group faced Tang Hao, whose strength had been suppressed to three Soul Rings.

• Xie Xie explained that soul beasts in the Spirit Ascension Platform could drop Soul Bones, and Tang Wulin decided not to keep the Lizard Horned Beast's Soul Bone.
• Tang Wulin offered to split the Soul Bone's Contribution Points among the four, but Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing refused their shares.
• Tang Wulin told Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing they could seek his help in the future, and they accepted.
• Tang Wulin said the group should withdraw because their Soul Rings had increased enough and their bodies might not withstand more.
• Wu Zhangkong announced that defeating an opponent would earn the class ten thousand Contribution Points and the winning team an additional ten thousand.
• Tang Hao appeared before the group, furious after being transported from the Confinement Room, with his strength suppressed to three Soul Rings.

Tang Hao mistook the Spirit Ascension Platform for a chance to take revenge on Shrek Academy’s students and fought them with his Clear Sky Hammer. The chapter ended with Tang Wulin and fifteen other students surrounding him as he prepared to face them all.

• Tang Hao recognized the Star Dou Great Forest and assumed Lin Feng had sent Shrek Academy students to use him as sparring practice.
• Tang Hao defeated Zhang Yangzi’s attacks with his Clear Sky Hammer, then tried to smash Zhang Yangzi’s leg.
• Tang Wulin rescued Zhang Yangzi with Blue Silver Grass, and Tang Hao felt a strange bloodline resonance with him.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Tang Wulin with her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda as the students gathered around Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao counted sixteen students facing him and raised his Clear Sky Hammer, revealing three soul rings and an unusually powerful aura.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie led their teammates in wearing down Tang Hao, who used Ring Detonation to overpower them. When Tang Hao suddenly turned his final attack on Xie Xie, both fighters vanished as the exchange revealed they had been illusions.

• Tang Wulin coordinated the team’s attacks, using Blue Silver Grass to restrain Tang Hao while Xie Xie wounded him with the Light Dragon Blade.
• Tang Hao struck back at Tang Wulin, but Tang Wulin blocked the Clear Sky Hammer with his Golden Dragon Claw as Xie Xie and the others kept harrying him.
• Tang Hao detonated his soul rings to boost his power, but Tang Wulin and Xie Xie kept their distance and forced him to waste energy.
• Tang Hao detonated his third soul ring and suddenly swung at Xie Xie as Tang Wulin charged; the hammer passed through Tang Wulin, and both Tang Wulin and Xie Xie vanished into points of light.

Tang Hao suffered the pain of being used as a sparring opponent in the Spirit Ascension Platform, while Wu Zhangkong rewarded the students for their assessment. Ning Rongrong discovered that a Silk Tulip could evolve her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, and she was left eager to earn enough contribution points to obtain it.

• Tang Hao realized Lin Feng's academy had used him as an unwilling sparring opponent, then lost consciousness again in the Confinement Room.
• The students exited the Virtual Pods, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing reflected on how powerful Tang Hao had been.
• Wu Zhangkong awarded Tang Wulin's team twenty thousand contribution points, the other participants ten thousand each, and Wu Siduo, Dai Yun'er, Ye Zhi, and Luo Guixing twenty thousand each.
• Wu Zhangkong distributed bracelets that displayed the students' information, contribution balances, and exchangeable items.
• Ning Rongrong found that a Silk Tulip costing one million contribution points could evolve her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and let her cultivate to nine rings.
• Ning Rongrong recognized that the Silk Tulip could solve the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's long-standing cultivation limit and wondered how to earn enough contribution points.

Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun returned to Shrek Academy injured, and Flender urged them to become stronger rather than seek revenge. Three days later, Yu Xiaogang arrived in Suo Tuo City and mistook the better-looking academy across from Shrek for the one Flender had renovated.

• Ma Hongjun told Flender that the academy across the way had attacked them with a strange weapon, while Tang San and Dai Mubai stayed silent.
• Flender refused to intervene and told the three students that their weakness had caused their defeat; Tang San resolved to grow stronger and secretly vowed revenge.
• Xiao Wu worried over Tang San's injuries and unusual expression, while Oscar's sausages helped Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun recover.
• Flender told the students that Grandmaster would arrive in three days to teach them, and Tang San was eager to ask Yu Xiaogang about Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass and spirit rings.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived in Suo Tuo City, saw two Shrek Academies, and entered the better-looking one, assuming Flender had renovated it.