Chapter Summaries

A black-clad figure confronted Zhao Wuji for bullying two children and dragged him to the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest. He brutally injured Zhao Wuji and crushed his right wrist, leaving him helpless under the figure’s punishment.

• Zhao Wuji admitted he had mistreated the two children, but the black-clad figure seized him by the throat.
• The black-clad figure carried Zhao Wuji at Title Douluo speed to the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The black-clad figure identified Zhao Wuji and condemned him for using his Soul Sage pressure to bully children.
• The black-clad figure crushed Zhao Wuji beneath his pressure until he collapsed and begged for mercy.
• The black-clad figure struck Zhao Wuji through three trees and crushed his right wrist, saying those hands had been used to bully children.

A mysterious black-clad figure tortured Zhao Wuji and warned him to protect Tang San and Cinderella during their Soul Ring hunt. The next morning, Zhao Wuji hid the cause of his injuries from the Shrek Academy group, while Tang San and Cinderella suspected the truth.

• The black-clad figure crushed Zhao Wuji's left knee and threatened him never to bully Tang San and Cinderella again.
• The figure ordered Zhao Wuji to lead and protect the children while they hunted Soul Rings in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhao Wuji swore to protect them, treated his injuries, and limped back to the hotel before dawn.
• The next morning, Zhao Wuji appeared bruised before the Shrek Academy group and claimed he had walked into a table.
• Tang San and Cinderella exchanged a glance, suspecting that Zhao Wuji's injuries had another cause.

Zhao Wuji led the Shrek group into the Star Dou Great Forest to search for third Soul Rings for Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing, while hiding the truth about his beating by a black-clad Title Douluo. After a fruitless morning, he directed the group to rest before searching a swamp to the northeast.

• Zhao Wuji dismissed the students' questions about his bruised face and ordered everyone to prepare for the forest expedition.
• Zhao Wuji led the group into the Star Dou Great Forest and warned them to stay alert around Soul Beasts.
• Zhao Wuji examined avian Soul Beast tracks and later stopped Ma Hongjun from chasing a fleeing group of small rodents.
• Oscar asked how much farther they had to search, and Zhao Wuji decided they would keep looking for suitable Soul Beasts.
• Zhao Wuji gave the group fifteen minutes to rest and then planned to search a northeastern swamp, while Tang San shared food and water with Cinderella.

Zhao Wuji captured a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent that seemed suitable for Oscar’s third Soul Ring, but an elderly Soul Emperor and two girls interrupted before Oscar could kill it. One of the girls was Xiao Wu, whose rise to fame at Exotic Beast Academy was recounted as the story rewound several months.

• Zhao Wuji recognized a roughly fifteen-hundred-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent as ideal for Oscar and subdued it with his Gravity Enhancement skill.
• Zhao Wuji estimated the unconscious serpent’s cultivation at about thirteen hundred years and told Oscar to absorb its Soul Ring.
• Oscar prepared to stab the serpent, but an elderly woman called for him to stop and arrived with two girls, including Xiao Wu.
• The story rewound to Xiao Wu joining Exotic Beast Academy, where she quickly befriended her classmates by defeating students across the academy.
• Xiao Wu earned the title Sister Xiao Wu, and Meng Yiran became acquainted with her around that time.

After Meng Yiran lost a spar to Xiao Wu, she pledged to follow her as Xiao Wu’s first underling, prompting Xiao Wu to reconsider her distrust of humans. When Meng Yiran planned a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain her third Soul Ring, Xiao Wu insisted on joining and made Meng Yiran ask her grandmother for permission.

• Meng Yiran challenged Xiao Wu to a spar, lost, and declared that she would follow Xiao Wu at Exotic Beast Academy.
• Xiao Wu accepted Meng Yiran as her first underling and gradually warmed to her sincerity.
• Meng Yiran told Xiao Wu she would travel with her grandparents to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain her third Soul Ring.
• Xiao Wu insisted on joining the trip, claiming she wanted wilderness combat experience.
• Meng Yiran warned Xiao Wu about the forest’s dangers, and Xiao Wu threatened to go alone unless Meng Yiran asked her grandmother for permission.

Xiao Wu joined Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran on a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Meng Yiran sought a third soul ring. After Chao Tianxiang and the girls tracked a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, they found Zhao Wuji had knocked it unconscious, and Chao Tianxiang demanded it for Meng Yiran.

• Chao Tianxiang agreed to let Xiao Wu accompany her and Meng Yiran, provided Xiao Wu followed her orders in the forest.
• Chao Tianxiang, Meng Yiran, and Xiao Wu searched for a suitable thousand-year serpent soul beast while Meng Shu searched separately.
• Chao Tianxiang wounded a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent but failed to stop it from escaping, then led the girls in pursuit.
• Chao Tianxiang and the girls found Zhao Wuji knocking the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent unconscious and ordered him to stop.
• Chao Tianxiang told Zhao Wuji that her cane had wounded the serpent and argued that Meng Yiran needed it for her third soul ring.

Zhao Wuji refused to give Chao Tianxiang the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, so she proposed a contest to decide who would claim its Soul Ring. After learning Oscar was a fourteen-year-old level-thirty Food System Soul Master, she offered to let another Shrek student fight in his place, eyeing Dai Mubai.

• Zhao Wuji claimed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent belonged to his group, while Chao Tianxiang insisted she had wounded it first.
• Chao Tianxiang proposed that the two sides settle the dispute through a contest between their students.
• Zhao Wuji objected that Oscar was a Food System Soul Master and could not fairly fight Meng Yiran.
• Chao Tianxiang was shocked to learn Oscar was fourteen and level thirty, but refused to give up the serpent.
• Zhao Wuji considered having Zhu Zhuqing fight Meng Yiran, but doubted she would take the contest seriously.
• Chao Tianxiang suggested another Shrek student take Oscar's place and fixed her attention on Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai was chosen to fight for the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent after Chao Tianxiang learned he was a level-thirty-nine Soul Elder. Xiao Wu volunteered to fight him instead, and the chapter ended with Dai Mubai accepting her challenge.

• Chao Tianxiang suggested that Dai Mubai fight Meng Yiran, but Zhao Wuji revealed Dai Mubai was fifteen and level thirty-nine, making the match unfair.
• Xiao Wu offered to fight Dai Mubai, and Meng Yiran welcomed the suggestion because she knew Xiao Wu's strength.
• Dai Mubai agreed to fight Xiao Wu, dismissing her as a weak young girl, and Zhao Wuji allowed the match.
• Dai Mubai stepped into the clearing and challenged Xiao Wu while Tang San, Cinderella, and Zhu Zhuqing watched with little concern for him.
• Chao Tianxiang warned Xiao Wu to be careful because Dai Mubai was a level-thirty-nine Soul Elder.

Xiao Wu fought Dai Mubai, relying on her speed, combat instincts, and Teleportation to dodge his attacks and land blows. Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation and charged again, while Xiao Wu met his stronger assault head-on.

• Xiao Wu accepted Dai Mubai's challenge and refused to summon her Martial Soul or Soul Rings.
• Dai Mubai transformed into the Evil-Eyed White Tiger and attacked Xiao Wu with White Tiger Protective Barrier active.
• Xiao Wu dodged Dai Mubai's strikes, kicked his wrist, and used Teleportation to evade his sweeping leg before landing a powerful kick on his arm.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation, greatly increasing his strength, speed, and defense.
• Dai Mubai charged Xiao Wu again, and she advanced to counter him with a whip-like kick toward his ribs.

Xiao Wu outmaneuvered Dai Mubai and defeated him by shattering both of his shoulder blades, leaving him humiliated before Shrek Academy. The arena fell silent as Dai Mubai lay helpless on the ground.

• Xiao Wu used Teleportation to evade Dai Mubai's attacks and strike him from unexpected angles.
• Dai Mubai unleashed repeated White Tiger Fierce Light Waves, forcing Xiao Wu to teleport several times.
• Xiao Wu used Waist Bow to leap over a White Tiger Fierce Light Wave and rush toward Dai Mubai.
• Xiao Wu combined Teleportation with a powerful kick to break Dai Mubai's first shoulder blade and knock him to one knee.
• Xiao Wu struck Dai Mubai's other shoulder, shattered the second shoulder blade, and left him face-down in the dirt.

Xiao Wu defeated Dai Mubai, forcing Zhao Wuji to concede the match and give the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent to Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran. Meng Yiran began absorbing its Soul Ring while Dai Mubai recovered, seething with humiliation and hatred toward Xiao Wu.

• Xiao Wu overwhelmed Dai Mubai with a precise barrage, leaving his shoulder shattered and his Soul Power depleted.
• Zhao Wuji had Ma Hongjun and Oscar help Dai Mubai up, then accepted defeat and yielded the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent to Chao Tianxiang.
• Chao Tianxiang apologized for Xiao Wu's injuries without showing remorse, and Zhao Wuji swallowed his anger and accepted her claim.
• Meng Yiran killed the unconscious Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and began absorbing its purple Soul Ring while Chao Tianxiang guarded her.
• Oscar gave Dai Mubai a Recovery Sausage, and Dai Mubai's injuries began to heal as he brooded over his defeat and glared at Xiao Wu.

After the Shrek Academy group left, Xiao Wu learned that Er Ming was racing toward her after sensing her aura. Worried his appearance would expose her and attract powerful Soul Masters, she asked Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to stop him, and his message reached Er Ming as he approached.

• Zhao Wuji led the defeated Shrek Academy group away, and they continued searching for a Soul Beast for Oscar.
• Xiao Wu stayed with Chao Tianxiang to guard Yiran while she absorbed her Soul Ring.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Xiao Wu that Er Ming had sensed her aura and was heading toward her.
• Xiao Wu feared Er Ming would endanger himself and expose her identity, so she asked Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to stop him.
• Er Ming rushed through the forest to find Xiao Wu until her voice sounded in his mind and told him to stop.

Er Ming wanted to see Xiao Wu, but Sky Dream Ice Silkworm persuaded him to return to the Star Dou Great Forest to protect her disguise. Meng Shu arrived after Meng Yiran began absorbing the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent’s Soul Ring and praised Xiao Wu’s strength.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Er Ming that Xiao Wu was living as a human and that appearing near her could expose her identity, so Er Ming reluctantly returned to the forest.
• Er Ming asked Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to protect Xiao Wu and promised that he and Da Ming would come if she faced danger.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explained to Liya that Er Ming was Xiao Wu’s friend, and Xiao Wu clarified that Er Ming and Da Ming had always looked after her.
• Meng Shu arrived and saw that Meng Yiran had begun absorbing the Soul Ring from the fifteen-hundred-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.
• Chao Tianxiang described the encounter with Shrek Academy and Xiao Wu’s spar with Dai Mubai, and Meng Shu praised Xiao Wu’s combat ability.

After losing the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, Zhao Wuji led the Shrek Academy group through the Star Dou Great Forest to find Soul Rings for Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing. Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing each gained a new Soul Skill, and the group prepared to continue its search.

• Tang San and Cinderella discussed the pink-haired girl's unusual skill and combat experience as Zhao Wuji worried over the group's setbacks.
• Zhao Wuji defeated a pack of Gale Demon Wolves, and Oscar absorbed the alpha's Soul Ring to become a Soul Elder with the Speed Mushroom Sausage skill.
• Zhao Wuji subdued a Shadow Leopard, and Zhu Zhuqing killed it with her second Soul Skill before absorbing its Soul Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing gained the Netherworld Slash skill and demonstrated its armor-piercing, shadow-corroding attack by cutting through a large tree.

After Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing obtained their third Soul Rings, Zhao Wuji led the group back to Shrek Academy. In Spirit City, Qian Daoliu summoned his disciple Florian and considered preparing him to lead Spirit Hall after an Angel God heir ascended.

• Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing obtained their third Soul Rings, and Zhao Wuji ordered everyone to return to Shrek Academy.
• Qian Daoliu reflected on Bai Xue's talent and the sacrifice required of him to complete the Angel God's Trial.
• Qian Daoliu sent a guard to summon Florian, whom he had chosen as a possible future leader of Spirit Hall.
• Florian met with Qian Daoliu and reported that his soul power had reached the peak of rank thirty-four and that he expected to advance soon.

Florian reported his progress with his soul skills, and Qian Daoliu explained that his place as the Grand Worshipper’s disciple had drawn him into the conflict between the Worship Hall and the Pope Palace. Florian said he would follow justice and light rather than either faction, while Qian Daoliu prepared to secure a suitable fourth Soul Ring and worried about Bibi Dong’s intentions.

• Florian told Qian Daoliu that his first three soul skills had improved in casting speed, range, and Soul Power efficiency.
• Qian Daoliu revealed that he had arranged to search for a light-element Soul Beast for Florian’s fourth Soul Ring.
• Qian Daoliu explained the struggle between Bibi Dong’s Pope Palace and the Worship Hall, telling Florian that his discipleship had already tied him to the Worship Hall.
• Florian said he wanted no part in factional power struggles and would choose justice and light wherever they were found.
• Qian Daoliu ordered the Radiant Eye Squad to find several high-quality, ten-thousand-year light-element Soul Beasts as soon as possible.
• Qian Daoliu sensed the resentment and hatred around the Pope Palace and reflected that he would not act against Bibi Dong because she was Qian Renxue’s mother and he owed her.

Florian left the Worship Hall resolved to use his accumulated system treasures to improve his chances of earning a place on Spirit Hall Academy’s tournament team. Hu Liena approached him and revealed that Bibi Dong knew Qian Daoliu was seeking a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast for Florian’s fourth ring, leaving him wary of the Pope’s interest.

• Qian Daoliu resolved to stop Bibi Dong if she threatened Florian, Bai Xue, or Spirit Hall’s foundation.
• Florian considered the fierce competition for Spirit Hall Academy’s tournament slots and decided it was time to use his accumulated treasures.
• Florian reflected that his summoned companions, including Snow White, were also positioned to compete in the next tournament.
• Hu Liena approached Florian after he left the Worship Hall and asked about his meeting with Qian Daoliu.
• Hu Liena told Florian that Bibi Dong was interested in him and knew Qian Daoliu was seeking a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast for his fourth ring.

Florian rejected Bibi Dong’s invitation to study at the Pope Palace and resolved to grow stronger while remaining loyal to Qian Daoliu. At Blazing Fire Academy, Huo Wu faced Lia in a contest for the new team’s captaincy.

• Hu Liena invited Florian to visit the Pope Palace for guidance from Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu, but Florian politely declined.
• Hu Liena left, and Florian recognized that Bibi Dong’s approach had drawn him further into Spirit Hall’s power struggle.
• Florian reaffirmed his loyalty to the Worship Hall and hurried toward Spirit Hall Academy to plan how to use his reputation points.
• Teachers and students gathered at Blazing Fire Academy to watch Huo Wu and Lia compete for the captaincy.
• Huo Wu challenged Lia, warning that she would not get the same opening she had against Huo Wushuang.

Lia fought Huo Wu, using a carefully timed combination of her Phosphor Flame Seed and Compressed Flame Core to break Huo Wu’s opening strategy and injure her. Huo Wu recovered and unleashed Repelling Flame Ring, leaving Lia facing her opponent’s trump card.

• Huo Wu spread fiery phantoms across the arena with Infinite Flame Shadow to restrict Lia’s movement.
• Huo Wu formed a spear with Blazing Ember and charged at Lia, planning to knock her into the flame shadows.
• Lia placed a Phosphor Flame Seed on the ground and detonated it with Compressed Flame Core, creating a double explosion that Huo Wu blocked with a flame barrier.
• Huo Wu recognized Lia’s tactic, recovered, and activated Repelling Flame Ring to blast back enemies within its range.

Lia defeated Huo Wu in Blazing Fire Academy’s selection match by using teleportation and carefully planted Phosphor Flame Seeds to force her surrender. In the stands, Feng Xiaotian watched Lia in astonishment as he learned she was only twelve and already a thirty-fourth-level Soul Elder.

• Lia teleported through Huo Wu’s Repelling Flame Ring and closed in on her.
• Lia used Phosphor Flame Seeds and a Compressed Flame Core to blast Huo Wu toward her.
• Lia restrained Huo Wu and revealed that flame seeds had attached to her, forcing her to concede.
• The referee declared Lia the winner, and Huo Wu accepted her defeat and congratulated Captain Lia.
• Feng Xiaotian watched Lia from the stands and was stunned by her age and Soul Power level.