Chapter Summaries

At Shrek’s assessment plaza, the Jade Water Sect elder recognized Ning An and panicked when the sect’s young master insulted him. Ning An demanded that the elder choose between the young master’s disappearance and the destruction of the entire Jade Water Sect, leaving the elder pleading for another option.

• The gray-robed elder arrived to defend the Jade Water Sect’s young master, then recognized Ning An and froze in fear.
• The young sect master, unaware of the elder’s terror, threatened and insulted Ning An.
• Ning An reminded the elder of their past meeting and accused the Jade Water Sect of provoking him again.
• The elder slapped the young sect master so hard that he was badly injured, then bowed and begged Ning An for mercy.
• Ning An gave the elder a choice: make the young sect master disappear or see the entire Jade Water Sect disappear.
• The elder asked Ning An whether there was truly no room for negotiation.

Ning An sent the Third Elder to ensure the Jade Water Sect's Young Sect Master was killed and ordered the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to cultivate the Nine Treasure Arts in preparation for a future attack. He then began the Shrek Academy entrance test, where the crystal ball blazed with golden light and stunned the crowd.

• The old man accepted Ning An's terms and carried the unconscious Jade Water Sect Young Sect Master away, choosing to sacrifice him to protect the sect.
• Ning An ordered the Third Elder to witness the Young Sect Master's death, return to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and begin training everyone in the Nine Treasure Arts.
• The Third Elder obeyed and pursued the old man, while Ning An turned to the Shrek Academy examiner and began his entrance assessment.
• Ning An paid the examination fee, presented his recommendation letter, and placed his hand on the soul power testing crystal ball.
• The crystal ball filled with brilliant golden light and released powerful soul power fluctuations, leaving the crowd stunned and guessing at Ning An's level.

Ning An’s extraordinary soul power earned him a direct pass to Shrek’s final entrance test, where he defied examiner Dai Yueheng’s order to wait. The chapter ended with Ning An challenging Dai Yueheng to respond.

• The Shrek examiner tested Ning An and found his Rank 28 soul power had been compressed to a strength comparable to a Soul Venerable’s.
• The examiner announced that Ning An qualified for exceptional admission and could skip the second and third examinations.
• Ning An proceeded to the fourth-stage arena, where he encountered Dai Yueheng, the level 59 Soul King assigned to guard the test.
• Dai Yueheng ordered Ning An to wait until seven examinees had gathered, but Ning An refused and challenged him to do something about it.

Ning An provoked Dai Yueheng into a furious challenge during Shrek’s fourth trial, while his system mission raised his soul power to Rank 33 and unlocked the simultaneous use of his two martial souls. Dai Yueheng ordered Ning An to face the trial alone, setting up their confrontation.

• Ning An said he did not want to wait, angering Dai Yueheng and shocking the three other examinees.
• Ning An insulted Dai Yueheng and accused him of being afraid to test a new student alone.
• Ning An’s completed system mission raised his soul power to Rank 33, granted him a third soul ring, and removed the restriction on using his two martial souls together.
• Dai Yueheng explained that the fourth trial normally required several students to withstand his attacks, then challenged Ning An to take the examination alone.

Ning An faced Dai Yueheng in Shrek's assessment and promised to defeat the Soul King within one incense stick. After evading and countering Dai Yueheng's attacks, Ning An proved strong enough to stagger him, but Dai Yueheng prepared to use his fifth soul skill and demanded that Ning An surrender.

• Ning An entered the arena and challenged Dai Yueheng to a fight he would finish within one incense stick.
• Dai Yueheng lit the incense, summoned his White Tiger martial soul, and attacked Ning An with his Fierce Light Wave.
• Ning An used Ghost Shadow Track to evade the attack, then summoned his Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear martial soul and stunned Dai Yueheng with Furious Bear Roar.
• Ning An struck with Dark Gold Bear Stomp, and Dai Yueheng countered with White Tiger Meteor Shower, sending both fighters flying to opposite sides of the arena.
• Dai Yueheng acknowledged Ning An's strength but threatened to subdue him with his fifth soul skill and demanded that he admit defeat.

Ning An faced Dai Yueheng’s ten-thousand-year fifth soul skill with his own Dark Gold Tyrant Body and held his ground in a fierce close-combat clash. As Dai Yueheng claimed Ning An would lose once his amplification ran out, Ning An revealed his Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and began its first two boosts.

• Dai Yueheng activated his fifth soul skill, White Tiger Demon God Transformation, and challenged Ning An to withstand his Soul Emperor-level power.
• Ning An activated his third soul skill, Dark Gold Tyrant Body, and met Dai Yueheng’s attacks with Ghost Shadow Track, Jade Hand, and Controlling Crane, Capturing Dragon.
• After several dozen exchanges, Dai Yueheng argued that his fifth soul skill would outlast Ning An’s amplification and win the match.
• Ning An summoned his twin martial soul, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and announced its first two names: Strength and Speed.

Ning An used both of his martial souls and their enhancements to defeat Dai Yueheng, a level fifty-nine Soul King, during the freshman assessment. The fight drew the attention of Shrek’s leaders, and Mu En arrived above the arena asking who Ning An was.

• Ning An combined the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s enhancements with his other martial soul to overpower Dai Yueheng.
• Ning An beat Dai Yueheng unconscious in less than half an incense stick, leaving the three genius examinees and the watching students stunned.
• A proctor sent an emergency message to the inner court after Dai Yueheng was left severely injured and unable to continue the assessment.
• Yan Shaozhe arrived, learned that Ning An had defeated Dai Yueheng, and contacted the Sea God Pavilion.
• Mu En appeared above the arena and asked who Ning An was.

Mu En rewarded Ning An for his strength and composure by giving him a fifty-thousand-year Earth Berserker Bear left arm bone and promising to take him as his final disciple after the freshman tournament. Yan Shaozhe escorted Ning An to a private dormitory and prepared to guard him while he absorbed the soul bone.

• Mu En appeared at the examination plaza and praised Ning An's composure after confirming his identity.
• Mu En gave Ning An a fifty-thousand-year Earth Berserker Bear left arm bone and promised to accept him as his final disciple after the freshman tournament.
• Mu En declared that Ning An could seek Yan Shaozhe or the Sea God Pavilion for help, then ordered Yan Shaozhe to escort him and guard his soul bone absorption.
• Yan Shaozhe registered Ning An as a direct-line disciple and assigned him a top-tier single dormitory room.
• Yan Shaozhe warned Ning An about the dangers of absorbing the soul bone, raised a barrier, and prepared to stand guard as Ning An began.

Ning An absorbed a fifty-thousand-year Earth Rampage Bear left arm bone, suppressed its remnant soul, and gained the Rampage Bear Pierce skill. After Yan Shaozhe reminded him about the freshmen’s first class, Ning Tian and Wu Feng arrived at his dormitory, and Ning Tian urged Wu Feng to tell him something.

• Ning An began absorbing the Earth Rampage Bear left arm bone while Yan Shaozhe stood guard.
• When the bone’s remnant soul attacked, Ning An used the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear’s bloodline to suppress and crush it, then completed the absorption.
• Ning An gained the Rampage Bear Pierce left arm soul bone skill and felt his physical strength and resistance increase.
• Yan Shaozhe reminded Ning An that the freshmen’s first class was in two days, then left the dormitory.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng found Ning An by checking the freshmen registration list, and Ning Tian prompted Wu Feng to tell him something important.

Wu Feng confessed that she liked Ning An and used his promised condition to ask him to be her boyfriend, while Ning Tian watched in shock. Ning An refused because he did not like people weaker than him, so Wu Feng challenged him to a fight to earn a chance with him.

• Wu Feng told Ning An that she liked him, stunning him and Ning Tian.
• Wu Feng reminded Ning An of his promise to grant her one condition if she enrolled at Shrek Academy, then asked him to be her boyfriend.
• Ning An refused and said he would not date someone weaker than himself.
• Wu Feng's disappointment turned into fighting spirit, and she asked whether beating him would give her a chance.
• Ning An agreed to her terms, and Wu Feng headed outside to fight, claiming she had reached level 29 and could beat him even without her martial soul.

Ning An revealed his strength when Wu Feng challenged him to a spar, defeating her with one soul-bone attack. He helped her up and invited her to keep following in his footsteps as they pursued the glory of the Nine Treasures.

• Wu Feng challenged Ning An to a spar and insisted she would not use her martial soul, while Ning Tian unsuccessfully tried to dissuade her.
• Ning An revealed his Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear martial soul and his three soul rings, shocking Wu Feng and the watching freshmen.
• Ning An struck Wu Feng with his left arm soul-bone skill, Rampage Bear Pierce, overwhelming her defenses and knocking her down.
• Ning An offered Wu Feng his hand, healed her with soul power, and told her she could continue following in his footsteps.
• Wu Feng accepted Ning An's help and asked how she could become as strong as he was.

Ning An encouraged Wu Feng to keep sparring, and she defeated many freshmen before facing Dai Huabin. Wu Feng broke through to level thirty during their fight but was defeated, and Dai Huabin insulted the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, challenging Ning Tian to call her brother.

• Ning An gave Wu Feng healing pills and urged her to spar with the freshmen for two days.
• Wu Feng defeated more than half the freshmen, honing her combat skills over the next day and a half.
• Dai Huabin challenged Wu Feng and overwhelmed her despite her breakthrough to level thirty.
• Dai Huabin mocked Wu Feng and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, prompting Ning Tian to confront him.
• Dai Huabin taunted Ning Tian to call her support-type brother and claimed he would flee in disgrace.