Chapter Summaries

Zi Ji left Qin Jiuxiao to return to the Star Dou Forest and face her heavenly tribulation, promising that Bi Ji would come protect him. After she departed, Qin Jiuxiao reviewed his traits and began condensing his fifth Soul Ring, while Hu Liena found the Qin Family residence.

• Zi Ji told Qin Jiuxiao that his blood had pushed her cultivation past 300,000 years and raised her chance of surviving her heavenly tribulation to seventy percent.
• Zi Ji gave Qin Jiuxiao a dragon scale so Bi Ji could find him, then left through the window for the Star Dou Forest.
• Qin Jiuxiao checked his system panel, noted his Soul Power had passed level 50, and began condensing his fifth Soul Ring.
• Hu Liena arrived at the Qin Family residence and declared that she had found Qin Jiuxiao.

Hu Liena visited the Qin Residence seeking Qin Jiuxiao, but Qin Yuntian realized she had come to investigate his son and sent someone to report her visit. Qin Yuntian reflected on the attack by Tang Hao that had shaped Jiuxiao’s past and name, while Hu Liena went looking for Jiuxiao elsewhere.

• Hu Liena arrived at the Qin Residence and told the guards she was a friend of Qin Jiuxiao who had arranged to meet him.
• Qin Yuntian met Hu Liena, suspected she had come to investigate his son, and told her Jiuxiao was away.
• Hu Liena left to look for Jiuxiao, and Qin Yuntian ordered a Soul King to follow her and another person to alert his son.
• Qin Yuntian recalled how Tang Hao had raided the Qin Family after its head discovered a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and how Jiuxiao had saved him twelve years earlier.
• Qin Yuntian explained that Jiuxiao was named for falling from the nine heavens and one day returning to soar through them.
• Qin Yuntian wondered about the blood and Whale Rubber Jiuxiao had sent him, while Jiuxiao sneezed elsewhere and wondered who was thinking of him.

After Hu Liena was caught sneaking into Qin Jiuxiao’s room, Qin Jiuxiao let Ning Rongrong vent her anger before giving Hu Liena a job on probation. He then gathered the women to set out for Shrek Academy, promising to find them the best resources.

• Ning Rongrong whipped the bound Hu Liena after Hu Liena refused to answer questions, and Qin Jiuxiao told her to remove the stockings gagging Hu Liena.
• Qin Jiuxiao recognized Hu Liena but played along as she hid her identity, then questioned her about why she had broken into the room.
• Hu Liena invented a tragic story about losing her job and seeking refuge with Qin Jiuxiao, and he offered her a one-month probation as a servant.
• Zhu Zhuyun, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu crowded around Qin Jiuxiao when he suggested Hu Liena could warm his bed, and Hu Liena agreed to carry things for them instead.
• Qin Jiuxiao untied Hu Liena and announced that he and the women would leave for Shrek Academy.

Qin Jiuxiao and the women caught Hu Liena sneaking into their room, but she hid her identity and persuaded him to take her on as a maid. The group then prepared to leave for Shrek Academy, where Qin Jiuxiao planned to find a place for them to cultivate.

• Ning Rongrong whipped the bound Hu Liena while demanding to know why she had entered their room.
• Qin Jiuxiao told Ning Rongrong to remove the stockings gagging Hu Liena, then slapped Hu Liena as he questioned her.
• Hu Liena invented a tragic backstory and claimed she had come to seek refuge with Qin Jiuxiao.
• Qin Jiuxiao offered Hu Liena a one-month unpaid probation as his maid, and she accepted while secretly planning to infiltrate his group.
• Qin Jiuxiao told the women to pack so they could leave for Shrek Academy and promised to help them become gods.

Qin Jiuxiao visited Flender’s shabby shop to take a crystal connected to Tang San’s weapon, then bargained with Flender over its price. After noticing the strength of Qin Jiuxiao’s companions, Flender tried to recruit them to Shrek Academy.

• Hu Liena carried Ning Rongrong’s shopping bags while Ning Rongrong teased and punished her for muttering.
• Qin Jiuxiao led the group into Flender’s shop and threatened to take a crystal and money from his safe to wake him.
• Flender revealed he had been pretending to sleep, then demanded fifty Gold Soul Coins for the crystal after bargaining with Qin Jiuxiao.
• Flender sensed how powerful Qin Jiuxiao and the girls were, but Qin Jiuxiao’s spiritual defense repelled his probing.
• Flender gave Qin Jiuxiao the crystal and pitched an academy that offered graduates a noble title, hoping to recruit him and his companions.

Qin Jiuxiao met Tang San at Flender’s shop, where Tang San arrived in disgrace and tried to claim the crystal Qin had bought. Tang San agreed to leave it with Qin for now, while Flender offered the group a paid shortcut through Shrek Academy’s entrance tests.

• Qin Jiuxiao accepted Flender’s crystal and agreed to follow him toward Shrek Academy when Tang San appeared at the shop looking filthy and exhausted.
• Xiao Wu rejected Tang San and condemned him for deceiving her, while Flender demanded two hundred Gold Soul Coins for the loss his stench supposedly caused his business.
• Tang San recognized the crystal as material for Dragon Whisker Needles and asked Flender to sell it to him, but Qin Jiuxiao demanded two thousand Gold Soul Coins or rare martial arts manuals.
• Tang San agreed to leave the crystal with Qin Jiuxiao until he returned from reporting to Shrek Academy.
• Flender offered to get the group past the first Shrek Academy tests for twenty Gold Soul Coins per person.

Flender charged Tang San 20 Gold Soul Coins for a recommendation to skip Shrek Academy’s preliminary tests, then tried to charge Qin Jiuxiao and Ning Rongrong as well. Qin exposed the scam and persuaded Flender to accept the group, while Hu Liena secretly marked their route and joined as Qin’s maid.

• Tang San paid Flender 20 Gold Soul Coins to enter Shrek Academy’s final examination round, and Flender recognized him as Yu Xiaogang’s disciple.
• Flender tried to charge Qin Jiuxiao and Ning Rongrong the same fee, but Qin revealed that powerful candidates could skip the preliminary tests without paying.
• Qin promised Flender future profits from the group’s tournament success and demonstrated his strength, convincing Flender to take them to Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Wu and the others learned how Qin had stopped Flender from charging them, while Hu Liena enjoyed the group’s company and secretly marked their route.
• Qin told Hu Liena she could join the academy as his maid, and she agreed while leaving a mark for Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo to follow.

Qin Jiuxiao confronted Shrek Academy over its unfair admissions practices and Dai Mubai’s attack on a commoner. He enforced Suotuo City’s rules, leaving the academy’s staff to return the fees and prepare to display its admission requirements.

• Flender introduced Qin Jiuxiao and the others to Shrek Academy, where a parent learned his thirteen-year-old child was too old to enroll and would not get the registration fee back.
• Qin Jiuxiao challenged Flender over the academy’s hidden admission rules and the fee policy, while Flender admitted he had neglected his students’ character.
• Dai Mubai threatened the parent with his Soul Skill, but Qin Jiuxiao slapped the attack back into his mouth and sent him flying.
• Qin Jiuxiao invoked the Qin Family’s rules against Soul Masters bullying commoners and ordered the academy to refund rejected applicants and display its admission requirements.
• The old man returned the fees, and the grateful father and son bowed to Qin Jiuxiao.

Qin Jiuxiao defeated Dai Mubai during Shrek Academy’s enrollment, then joined the applicants’ final combat trial against Zhao Wuji. As Qin Jiuxiao revealed five ten-thousand-year Soul Rings and assigned his teammates, Tang San’s confidence collapsed and he blamed Yu Xiaogang for leading him astray.

• Qin Jiuxiao punched Dai Mubai, then severed his hand with sword aura from a blade of grass when Dai Mubai attacked.
• Flender ended enrollment, sent Dai Mubai to find a healing Soul Master, and led the applicants to their final trial.
• Zhao Wuji volunteered to test the applicants, challenging them to last one stick of incense against him.
• Qin Jiuxiao assigned Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu to fight alongside him, while Tang San tried unsuccessfully to recruit Xiao Wu.
• Qin Jiuxiao revealed five black Soul Rings, shocking Tang San, Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Hu Liena.
• Tang San doubted his own talent and blamed Yu Xiaogang for leading him astray.

Qin Jiuxiao demonstrated that he could activate Martial Soul Fusion Skills between his companions, then joined them in a battle against Zhao Wuji. The Seven Treasure Sword Pagoda trapped Zhao Wuji, leaving him facing a torrent of sword energy.

• Qin Jiuxiao infused Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun with his Fourth Soul Ring, allowing them to summon the Nine-Nether Ink Qilin and challenge Zhao Wuji.
• Qin Jiuxiao and Ning Rongrong fused their Martial Souls to create the Seven Treasure Sword Pagoda, which could protect Ning Rongrong and trap enemies.
• Zhao Wuji revealed his Vajra Bear Martial Soul and all seven Soul Rings, while Qin Jiuxiao, Xiao Wu, and the others prepared to fight him.
• Qin Jiuxiao struck Zhao Wuji, and Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun followed with the Qilin Heaven-Shaking Stride, sending him flying.
• Ning Rongrong dropped the Seven Treasure Sword Pagoda onto Zhao Wuji while Xiao Wu briefly distracted him with her Charm Soul Skill.
• The pagoda trapped Zhao Wuji and unleashed its sword energy against him on the lowest level.

Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuyun passed Zhao Wuji’s test quickly, but Zhao Wuji took out his frustration on Tang San, beating him until the incense burned out. Tang San staggered away bruised and swollen, swearing that Zhao Wuji had chosen the path to death.

• Zhao Wuji surrendered inside Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Sword Pagoda, and the three girls passed the test.
• Flender welcomed the successful candidates, but Qin Jiuxiao pointed out that Tang San had not yet been tested.
• Zhao Wuji charged Tang San and used Gravity Squeeze to disrupt his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Tang San’s Mysterious Jade Hand could not stop Zhao Wuji’s Vajra Palm, and he found that he had no hidden weapons left.
• Zhao Wuji beat Tang San until the incense burned out, then declared that everyone had passed.
• Tang San rose with a bruised and swollen face and vowed that Zhao Wuji had chosen the path to death.

Flender welcomed the new students to Shrek Academy and introduced its rundown dormitories, while Qin Jiuxiao questioned how the academy spent its subsidies. The group headed to the cafeteria to inspect the food, and Hu Liena grew confident she could win Qin Jiuxiao over.

• Flender summoned Oscar, who gave Tang San a sausage that restored his Soul Power and healed his injuries.
• Flender welcomed the students to Shrek Academy and led them to the dilapidated dormitories.
• Ning Rongrong challenged Flender over his description of the academy, and Xiao Wu protested when he said the students could grow their own carrots.
• Qin Jiuxiao reminded Flender that the Qin Family had subsidized Shrek and questioned the poor living conditions and cafeteria food.
• Qin Jiuxiao headed toward the cafeteria, followed by Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun, and Xiao Wu, while Hu Liena privately judged her chances of winning him over to be 98%.

Qin Jiuxiao rejected Shrek Academy’s poor food and arranged for his group to live and eat more comfortably, while Tang San plotted to obtain Qin Jiuxiao’s crystal and take revenge. The chapter ended with Tang San preparing to offer Qin Jiuxiao flawed Tang Sect techniques in exchange for it.

• Oscar watched Qin Jiuxiao leave, then reassured himself that his talent would eventually let him find someone better than Ning Rongrong.
• Qin Jiuxiao saw the shabby dining hall and told Flender that his group would provide their own food and rent a room nearby.
• Flender agreed to Qin Jiuxiao’s arrangements, and Qin Jiuxiao led Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun, and Nana away to find a restaurant.
• Oscar watched Qin Jiuxiao leave with the girls and resolved to train harder, while Tang San brooded over his defeat.
• Tang San decided to trade Qin Jiuxiao flawed Tang Sect techniques for the crystal he wanted, hoping Qin Jiuxiao would suffer cultivation deviation if he practiced them.

Qin Jiuxiao found and rented a spacious village house for the group, then led the girls to Suotuo City to shop and dine. At the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, Hu Liena sensed Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo outside trying to contact her.

• Qin Jiuxiao paid the villagers to guide the group to a vacant two-story house and help clean it.
• Qin Jiuxiao chose Qian the Wealthy’s former house, which was close to Shrek Academy and large enough for the group.
• Qin Jiuxiao took the girls to Suotuo City to buy household goods and eat at the Drunken Immortal Restaurant.
• The girls pampered Qin Jiuxiao over dinner while Hu Liena felt moved by their warmth.
• Hu Liena sensed Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo outside and realized they were trying to contact her.

Hu Liena met Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, who reported their failed attempt to capture Tang Hao and warned her that Spirit Hall must not interfere with Qin Jiuxiao. She asked to remain undercover near Qin Jiuxiao, and after Yue Guan and Gui Mei left to consult the Pope, she returned to dinner without revealing their meeting.

• Hu Liena met Yue Guan and Gui Mei in an alley and told them she knew Qin Jiuxiao had five Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skills.
• Gui Mei reported that he, Gu Rong, and Pufferfish Douluo had wounded Tang Hao, but Tang Hao escaped after his Divine Slaughter's Domain unleashed overwhelming power.
• Gui Mei relayed that a mysterious person wanted to recruit Qin Jiuxiao and had warned Spirit Hall not to act rashly.
• Hu Liena asked to stay near Qin Jiuxiao to preserve his trust and investigate his ability to absorb Soul Rings beyond his limit, and Yue Guan agreed pending the Pope's approval.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei returned to Spirit Hall, while Hu Liena went back to the restaurant and rejoined Qin Jiuxiao and the others for dinner.

After encountering Dai Mubai and seeing Zhu Zhuqing ignore him, Qin Jiuxiao led the girls back to Shrek Academy, where they caught Ma Hongjun harassing Cuihua. The girls surrounded Ma Hongjun and attacked him after he insulted them, leaving his punishment underway.

• Qin Jiuxiao mocked Dai Mubai for pursuing women with his reattached, bandaged hand, and Dai Mubai left without retaliating.
• Xiao Wu kicked Ma Hongjun away from Cuihua when he tried to stop her from ending their relationship, and Cuihua ran off.
• Ma Hongjun leered at Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun, and Hu Liena and demanded they make it up to him.
• Qin Jiuxiao slapped Ma Hongjun and warned him to stop staring at the girls.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun, and Hu Liena revealed their strength and surrounded Ma Hongjun.
• Xiao Wu and the other girls rushed Ma Hongjun, and his screams rang out into the night.

Qin Jiuxiao persuaded Flender to discipline Ma Hongjun for harassing female students, and Flender ordered Ma Hongjun to rein in his behavior. Qin Jiuxiao then headed back with the girls, planning to collect more traits and eventually leave Shrek Academy to seek the next Seven-Colored Trait.

• Flender arrived and shielded the beaten Ma Hongjun, then learned that Ma Hongjun had harassed the female students again.
• Qin Jiuxiao warned Flender that Ma Hongjun’s unchecked behavior could turn him into a Fallen Soul Master and bring ruin on Shrek Academy.
• Ma Hongjun blamed his Evil Fire, but Qin Jiuxiao suggested cooling off in a river or using his right hand instead of preying on women.
• Flender admitted he had indulged Ma Hongjun and threatened to lock him up if he harassed anyone again; Ma Hongjun fled to reflect.
• Qin Jiuxiao left with the girls and checked the system, finding that his Soul Power had reached level 57 and considering his eventual departure from Shrek Academy.

Bibi Dong learned that Qin Jiuxiao had astonishing strength and Soul Rings, while Hu Liena stayed with him to investigate his abilities. The Rakshasa God then gave Bibi Dong a new trial: approach Qin Jiuxiao and obtain a drop of his essence blood.

• Yue Guan and Gui Mei reported that twelve-year-old Qin Jiuxiao had five ten-thousand-year Soul Rings and had apparently held his own against Tang Hao.
• Yue Guan told Bibi Dong that Hu Liena had chosen to remain beside Qin Jiuxiao to gather intelligence about absorbing Soul Rings beyond one's level.
• Bibi Dong dismissed the elders, then questioned whether Hu Liena had stayed for the mission or for Qin Jiuxiao.
• The Rakshasa God's phantom teased Bibi Dong about Qin Jiuxiao and urged her to take the initiative.
• The Rakshasa God imposed Bibi Dong's fourth trial, requiring her to approach Qin Jiuxiao and obtain a drop of his essence blood in exchange for increasing all her Soul Rings by five thousand years.

Bi Ji rescued Liu Erlong and her students from two ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, then continued toward Suotuo City to find Qin Jiuxiao. Liu Erlong gave Bi Ji a Blue Tyrant Academy guest elder token before they parted.

• Bi Ji sensed Qin Jiuxiao's direction but changed course after hearing battle sounds nearby.
• Liu Erlong fought a Shadow Demon Wolf and an Iron-Armored Savage Bear while protecting her injured students.
• Bi Ji appeared and frightened both Soul Beasts into fleeing, then healed Liu Erlong and the students.
• Liu Erlong offered Bi Ji a guest elder position, and Bi Ji accepted her token before leaving.
• Liu Erlong led her students away, while Bi Ji examined the token and continued toward Suotuo City to meet Qin Jiuxiao.

Zi Ji prepared for her three-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation, which arrived as the Three-Eyed Golden Lion kept her company. As Zi Ji faced the first lightning strike, Qin Jiuxiao sensed her tribulation from Suotuo City and silently wished her success.

• Zi Ji reflected on Qin Jiuxiao while preparing for her approaching tribulation, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion arrived to keep her company at her Lord's request.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion noticed Qin Jiuxiao's essence-blood aura on Zi Ji and asked about the human world, so Zi Ji frightened her with tales of Soul Beasts being captured and exploited.
• Dark clouds gathered over Star Dou Forest, and Zi Ji went outside to face her three-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation.
• Zi Ji met the first bolt of lightning with purple light as the forest trembled, while the Three-Eyed Golden Lion worried for her from afar.
• Qin Jiuxiao sensed a familiar aura through his second Soul Ring in Suotuo City, realized Zi Ji had begun her tribulation, and prayed for her success.