Chapter Summaries

Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan searched the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest for a Soul Beast suitable for Jiang Mu’s third Soul Ring, and their teasing led to an unexpected kiss. A woman’s scream for help interrupted them as they prepared to continue searching.

• Jiang Nannan asked Jiang Mu what kind of Soul Beast he wanted for his third Soul Ring while they searched the forest.
• Jiang Mu reflected on his transmigration, his Martial Souls, and his disappointment that no cheat had appeared.
• Jiang Nannan promised to protect Jiang Mu, and he teased her by asking her to kiss him.
• Jiang Nannan pinned Jiang Mu against a tree branch and kissed him, then asked him to call her big sister.
• Jiang Mu agreed to call Jiang Nannan big sister, but a woman’s scream for help interrupted them.

Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan encountered Tang Ya and Bei Bei in the Star Dou Forest after helping them deal with Mandala Snakes. When Tang Ya showed interest in Jiang Mu and Bei Bei developed killing intent, Jiang Mu awakened the Causal Retribution System.

• Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan found Tang Ya and Bei Bei fighting a swarm of Mandala Snakes in the forest.
• Tang Ya and Bei Bei finished off the snakes, but none were suitable for Tang Ya's third Soul Ring.
• Bei Bei noticed Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan hiding in the trees and identified himself and Tang Ya as students of Shrek Academy.
• Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan introduced themselves, and Tang Ya nervously asked Jiang Mu for his name.
• Jiang Nannan grew jealous of Tang Ya's interest in Jiang Mu, while Bei Bei developed killing intent toward him.
• Jiang Mu heard the system announce that he had awakened the Causal Retribution System.

Jiang Mu discovered that Bei Bei had appeared on his Revenge List, and Bei Bei’s killing intent surged after Tang Ya flirted with Jiang Mu. Tang Ya tried to recruit Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan into the Tang Sect, but Jiang Nannan questioned the sect’s standing.

• Jiang Mu examined the Revenge List and learned that Bei Bei was recorded with 25% killing intent and that the system could redirect pain and strain to listed enemies.
• Tang Ya called Bei Bei a disciple rather than a romantic partner, then flirted with Jiang Mu, causing Bei Bei’s killing intent to rise to 65%.
• Tang Ya invited Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan to travel with her, but Jiang Nannan refused on their behalf.
• Tang Ya asked what Soul Ring Jiang Mu was seeking, and Jiang Mu said he needed a thousand-year Soul Beast for his third ring.
• Tang Ya praised Jiang Mu’s talent and invited him to join the Tang Sect, but Jiang Nannan challenged Tang Ya’s claim that the sect was an ancient faction.

Jiang Mu and the others encountered a five-thousand-year Iron Fist Gorilla while searching for a suitable Soul Beast. After Tang Ya injured her ankle, Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan stayed to protect her and held off the gorilla while they waited for Bei Bei.

• Tang Ya rejected joining the Tang Sect, and Jiang Mu considered Tang Ya’s offer to teach him the sect’s cultivation techniques.
• The group spotted an Iron Fist Gorilla, and Bei Bei identified it as a five-thousand-year Soul Beast, so everyone tried to retreat.
• The gorilla chased the slowest runner, Tang Ya, and Jiang Mu used his jade fists to knock back its attack before Tang Ya sprained her ankle.
• Jiang Nannan teleported to help, and Jiang Mu decided they should fight the gorilla to protect Tang Ya.
• Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan fought the Iron Fist Gorilla while Jiang Mu drew it away from Tang Ya and waited for Bei Bei to arrive.

After Bei Bei abandoned Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan to face the Iron Fist Gorilla, Jiang Mu decided to absorb its five-thousand-year Soul Ring using the Revenge List. He succeeded without pain while the system redirected the Soul Ring’s energy to Bei Bei, leaving him suffering by the river.

• Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan defeated the injured Iron Fist Gorilla, and Jiang Nannan scolded Jiang Mu for trusting Bei Bei after he returned only to rescue Tang Ya and flee.
• Jiang Mu decided to absorb the Iron Fist Gorilla’s Soul Ring and asked Jiang Nannan to watch over him, despite her warning that a five-thousand-year ring could kill him.
• Jiang Mu activated Bei Bei’s Revenge List health bar and began absorbing the Soul Ring, while Jiang Nannan watched anxiously as he showed no signs of pain.
• Bei Bei was overwhelmed by the Soul Ring’s energy by the river, collapsed, and smashed the stones around him while trying to endure the pain.
• Jiang Mu successfully absorbed the Soul Ring after half an hour and gained a strength-enhancing soul skill, while Bei Bei’s health bar had fallen only halfway.

After Jiang Mu absorbed his desired soul skill safely, Tang Ya returned and apologized for leaving him and Jiang Nannan behind. She offered a Shrek Academy admission quota and hidden weapons as compensation, and Jiang Mu agreed to visit Shrek City; Tang Ya also revealed that she had expelled Bei Bei from the Tang Sect for fleeing during the battle.

• Jiang Nannan checked that Jiang Mu was unharmed, and the two resumed teasing each other.
• Tang Ya returned, apologized for abandoning Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan, and Jiang Nannan angrily rebuked her.
• Tang Ya offered a Shrek Academy admission quota and hidden weapons as compensation, and Jiang Mu accepted her offer to take him to Shrek City.
• Jiang Nannan decided to accompany Jiang Mu and asked Tang Ya where Bei Bei was.
• Tang Ya said she had expelled Bei Bei from the Tang Sect because he had fled during the battle and left others to die.

Jiang Mu found a Soul Bone in the Iron Fist Gorilla's corpse and entrusted it to Tang Ya for safekeeping. When Tang Ya's injured ankle gave way, he removed her stocking and bandaged it, leaving her flustered by his care.

• Tang Ya asked Jiang Mu about the technique he used to save her, and he showed her his Jade Transformation soul skill.
• Jiang Mu sensed a pull toward the Iron Fist Gorilla's corpse and found a five-thousand-year Soul Bone in its left arm.
• Jiang Mu decided to sell the Soul Bone to help his mother and let Tang Ya store it in her Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moon Night.
• Tang Ya collapsed when her swollen ankle hurt, so Jiang Mu removed her boot and stocking and treated the sprain with herbs and a bandage.
• Tang Ya thanked Jiang Mu and told him he was the first person to touch her foot, while he continued tending to her ankle.

Huo Yuhao rescued Bei Bei from the river and shared grilled fish with him, learning that Bei Bei had argued with Tang Ya and left her behind. Regretting his decision, Bei Bei rushed back to find her, while Jiang Mu treated Tang Ya's injured foot.

• Huo Yuhao found Bei Bei unconscious beside the river, dragged him ashore, and helped him recover.
• Bei Bei thanked Huo Yuhao and ate his grilled fish as they introduced themselves and talked about why Bei Bei was in the forest.
• Bei Bei recalled arguing with Tang Ya after she wanted to return for Jiang Mu, and regretted leaving her alone.
• Bei Bei promised to look after Huo Yuhao in Shrek City, then hurried back toward Tang Ya.
• Jiang Mu checked and wrapped Tang Ya's foot, then suggested that she go without shoes while he supported her.

Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan escorted Tang Ya through the Star Dou Forest, where Tang Ya absorbed a Mandala Snake as her third Soul Ring. They left to find a carriage while Bei Bei, unaware they had gone, subdued another Mandala Snake and headed back hoping to earn Tang Ya's forgiveness.

• Jiang Mu checked his system and discovered his identity tags were “Fate Bearer” and “Favored by Heaven.”
• A wounded Mandala Snake fell near Jiang Mu, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya, and Jiang Mu gave it to Tang Ya for her third Soul Ring.
• Tang Ya killed the snake and absorbed its purple Soul Ring while Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan stood guard.
• Jiang Nannan warned Jiang Mu not to trust Tang Ya, and Jiang Mu insisted that she was his sister.
• After Tang Ya successfully absorbed the Soul Ring, Jiang Nannan suggested they find a carriage, and the three left the forest.
• Bei Bei subdued a thousand-year Mandala Snake and headed back, hoping to gain Tang Ya's forgiveness, not knowing she had already left Star Dou Forest.

Bei Bei searched unsuccessfully for Tang Ya before a tremor led him to Huo Yuhao, while Jiang Mu and his companions traveled toward Shrek City and debated why the Tang Sect had declined. Tang Ya blamed soul tools, but Jiang Mu argued that the sect’s choices and failure to adapt had also caused its downfall.

• Bei Bei failed to find Tang Ya, grew angry at Jiang Mu, and went toward the source of a sudden tremor, where he found Huo Yuhao and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
• Jiang Mu noticed that Bei Bei’s hatred value had risen to 85 and considered how the revenge list worked as he traveled with Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya toward Shrek City.
• Tang Ya told Jiang Nannan that the Iron Blood Sect had killed her parents and that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Clear Sky Sect, and Shrek Academy had refused to help her take revenge.
• Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan questioned Tang Ya’s claim that soul tools alone had caused the Tang Sect’s decline, pointing to its refusal to adapt and its sect masters’ focus on cultivation.
• Tang Ya insisted that soul tools were to blame for the decline of the Tang Sect and its hidden weapons.

Jiang Mu challenged Tang Ya’s faith in Tang San and the Tang Sect, briefly provoking her killing intent before it vanished. He hinted that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well might hold answers and invited her to join his future faction, but she refused as they continued toward Shrek City.

• Jiang Mu argued that Tang Ya should abandon her rigid rejection of Soul Tools and questioned whether Tang San had passed down complete cultivation techniques.
• Jiang Mu’s words raised Tang Ya’s killing intent to 1%, but the value soon disappeared as she insisted Tang San would not scheme against future Tang Sect masters.
• Jiang Mu told Tang Ya to seek the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but she doubted she could find a place that even Shrek Academy had failed to locate.
• Jiang Mu invited Tang Ya to join his future faction, but she refused, saying she did not want to live under someone else’s roof.
• Jiang Mu, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya continued their journey toward Shrek City without stopping.

Jiang Mu, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya arrived in Shrek City and brought a thousand-year Soul Bone to an auction house. There, Tang Ya clashed with Xu Sanshi, who looked down on her.

• Jiang Mu agreed with Tang Ya's suggestion to consign the Soul Bone, and she led him and Jiang Nannan through Shrek City.
• Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan teased each other as they walked hand in hand, while Tang Ya noticed their closeness and looked disappointed.
• Tang Ya led the siblings to the auction house and presented their thousand-year Soul Bone to the appraiser for consignment.
• Xu Sanshi recognized Tang Ya and questioned where she had gotten the Soul Bone, speaking to her with contempt.
• Tang Ya called Xu Sanshi a hypocrite and rebuked him for claiming he only greeted her because of Bei Bei.

Jiang Mu stood up to Xu Sanshi when he tried to approach Jiang Nannan, and Xu Sanshi left after threatening revenge. Jiang Mu then checked his Revenge List and headed to the auction, thinking about how to use his cheat against Xu Sanshi.

• Xu Sanshi noticed Jiang Nannan and introduced himself as the young sect master of the Xuanming Sect, offering to protect her and Jiang Mu.
• Jiang Mu shoved Xu Sanshi away, and Jiang Nannan rejected him, saying she already liked someone before kissing Jiang Mu.
• Xu Sanshi suppressed his anger, threatened Jiang Mu, and left the appraisal shop.
• Tang Ya warned Jiang Mu that Xu Sanshi held grudges, but Jiang Mu chose to attend the auction instead of hiding.
• Jiang Mu checked his Revenge List, saw Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and the appraisal shop's attendant on it, and considered how to use his cheat against Xu Sanshi.

Jiang Mu attended an auction with Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya, opened a system treasure chest, and learned about a cultivation art that let him draw energy from afar. The auction began with Jiang Nannan’s Soul Bone, which sold for 350,000 Gold Soul Coins.

• Jiang Nannan told Jiang Mu to save his money for their future home and his planned faction, while Tang Ya offered to help bid using her savings.
• Jiang Mu opened the system’s treasure chest and received a Heavenly Secrets Stone and the Blood-Extraction Soul-Refining Creation-Seizing Art.
• The system explained that the art could extract another person’s energy from afar and convert it into essence blood or souls for Jiang Mu.
• The auctioneer presented Jiang Nannan’s five-thousand-year Iron Fist Gorilla left-arm Soul Bone as the first item, with bidding starting at 100,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• Bidders raised the Soul Bone’s price to 350,000 Gold Soul Coins, and the auctioneer declared the winning buyer.

Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan celebrated the 350,000 Gold Soul Coins they earned by selling a Soul Bone, then watched the auction and joked with Tang Ya. The next lot was revealed to be an ugly Soul Beast with a rare spiritual attribute, which the auctioneer said could greatly enhance spiritual power.

• Jiang Nannan rejoiced at the Soul Bone's sale price, and Jiang Mu teased her about managing their future sect's finances.
• Tang Ya explained that the Clear-Mind Necklace was simply carved ore, but bidders still drove its price to 40,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• Jiang Mu told Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya that the buyers were paying because they could not stand being lonely, making both women blush.
• The auctioneer uncovered an ugly Soul Beast in a cage, provoking curses from the audience.
• The auctioneer explained that the Soul Beast had a rare spiritual attribute that could greatly enhance a Soul Master's spiritual power.

After the auction, Jiang Mu offered to give Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya hidden weapons for protection, and the three searched Shrek City for affordable Storage Soul Tools. They discussed where to stay that night, and Tang Ya explained why she lived at an inn instead of the dorms.

• Jiang Nannan complained about the long auction, and Jiang Mu invited her and Tang Ya to his blacksmith shop to collect hidden weapons.
• Tang Ya suggested looking for Storage Soul Tools from sellers bringing them from the Sun Moon Empire, since Shrek City shops charged more for lower-quality goods.
• Jiang Mu persuaded Jiang Nannan that a Storage Soul Tool was worth buying, and Tang Ya led them past roadside stalls to search for one.
• Jiang Nannan asked where they would stay, and Tang Ya offered them space in her double room at the inn.
• Tang Ya told Jiang Nannan that she lived outside the dorms because her roommates had targeted her over her connection to Bei Bei.

Jiang Mu tried to thank Tang Ya by buying gifts, but Wang Dong'er tried to take them and threatened him when he refused. Their argument escalated into a confrontation as Jiang Mu tried to leave with Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya.

• Jiang Mu chose a butterfly pendant and a rabbit pendant at a stall as gifts for Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya.
• Wang Dong'er arrived and demanded the pendants, offering the stall owner a large bag of Gold Soul Coins.
• Jiang Mu refused to sell the gifts and rejected Wang Dong'er's offer of ten thousand Gold Soul Coins after she insulted him.
• Wang Dong'er confronted Jiang Mu, and the two exchanged angry words as their killing intent values rose.
• Wang Dong'er flew in front of Jiang Mu, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya as they tried to leave, demanding an apology and a kneeling apology.

Jiang Mu humiliated Wang Dong after she challenged him and attacked him, while Tang San watched the encounter from the God Realm and suspected Jiang Mu might be a reincarnated Tang Sect elder. Tang San decided Jiang Mu had to be killed to protect his reputation.

• Tang Ya tried to calm the argument, but Jiang Mu secretly activated Wang Dong'er's revenge-list switch and caused her waist to hurt.
• Wang Dong challenged Jiang Mu over Jiang Nannan's butterfly pendant, but Jiang Mu refused and started to leave with Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya.
• Wang Dong attacked Jiang Mu from behind, and Jiang Mu caught her ankle and threw her to the ground before leaving.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu watched the events through a jade mirror, and Tang San recognized Jiang Mu's jade-like arm as a possible clue to a Tang Sect elder's reincarnation.
• Tang San resolved to kill Jiang Mu to prevent him from exposing Tang San's past, while Xiao Wu assumed Jiang Mu would fall for Tang Wutong once her disguise was removed.

Jiang Mu used the Heavenly Secrets Stone to conceal his and his family’s auras after discovering that Tang San and Xiao Wu had targeted him. He then tested a blood-drawing cultivation technique on Xu Sanshi, leaving Xu Sanshi gravely weakened while his guards mistook his cries for private antics.

• Jiang Mu discovered that Tang San and Xiao Wu had high killing intent toward him and hurried back to Tang Ya’s inn room.
• Jiang Mu activated the Heavenly Secrets Stone and concealed the auras of himself, Jiang Nannan, and Mother Jiang.
• Jiang Mu tested the blood-drawing cultivation technique on Xu Sanshi, whose killing intent toward him had reached 85%.
• Xu Sanshi began losing blood through his heart, grew weak and pained, and called for help.
• Xu Sanshi’s guards heard thumping but assumed he was fooling around, so they chose not to enter.

Jiang Mu examined the small amount of Essence Blood he had extracted from Xu Sanshi and considered how to use it, while Xu Sanshi lay near death in a hotel room. A shadow guard found him and sought help from Shrek Academy, leaving Wang Yan unsure how to respond.

• Jiang Mu found that draining Xu Sanshi had yielded six drops of ordinary Essence Blood and two drops of Xuanwu bloodline Essence Blood, and expected Xu Sanshi to recover and be drained again later.
• Xu Sanshi could barely move after the ordeal, and his shadow guard entered the room, fed him a Xuanwu Divine Pill, and set out to find a healing soul master.
• The shadow guard took Xu Sanshi's token to Shrek Academy and asked for a healer, but Wang Yan said nothing as he struggled to understand the request and his own lack of authority.