Chapter Summaries

Dai Mubai transmigrated into the Douluo Continent world and chose the Hextech System’s Level Up! augment, which raised his Soul Power from level 37 to level 39. He left the hotel without fighting Tang San, and the system said another augment selection would be available when he reached Soul Ancestor.

• Dai Mubai realized he had transmigrated into his body at the Rose Hotel, just before his encounter with Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• The Hextech System offered Dai Mubai three augments, and he chose Level Up! over Newcomer Entry and Golden Egg.
• Dai Mubai gained two Soul Power levels, rising from level 37 to level 39, and learned his next selection would come at Soul Ancestor.
• Xiao Wu and Tang San tried to get Dai Mubai’s attention and prepare for a fight, but Dai Mubai left without challenging them.
• Tang San considered pursuing Dai Mubai, but Xiao Wu pulled him back, and Tang San warned her not to let opponents catch her unprepared.

Zhu Zhuqing arrived at Shrek Academy, where Dai Mubai convinced her that his years of apparent indulgence had been a cover while he waited for her to help reclaim the throne. After they reconciled and headed to enrollment, they encountered Tang San and Xiao Wu, who recognized Dai Mubai and challenged him to a duel.

• Zhu Zhuqing watched the enrollment line, and Dai Mubai pulled her aside before she could join it.
• Dai Mubai told Zhu Zhuqing that he had pretended to be depraved to mislead Dai Weisi and had been waiting for her so they could seize the throne together.
• Zhu Zhuqing believed Dai Mubai, embraced him, and said she had missed him.
• Dai Mubai led Zhu Zhuqing toward enrollment and praised Shrek Academy's teachers and strength.
• At the Enrollment Point, Dai Mubai saw Tang San and Xiao Wu after Tang San's aptitude test revealed he was a Rank 29 Soul Grandmaster.
• Xiao Wu recognized Dai Mubai and called for him to duel her, while Tang San judged him for being with Zhu Zhuqing.

Dai Mubai arrived at Shrek Academy with Zhu Zhuqing, whose level 27 Soul Power earned her a pass, while Tang San and Xiao Wu reacted to the couple and questioned the academy's standards. Dai Mubai then began the Entrance Exam's Combat Exam by declaring himself the examiner.

• Zhu Zhuqing shielded Dai Mubai when Tang San warned her that he had entered a hotel with twin sisters, but she stood by Dai Mubai and rejected Tang San's interference.
• Dai Mubai registered with Zhu Zhuqing and introduced her to the admissions teacher as his wife, who would also be his junior schoolmate.
• The admissions teacher noticed that Dai Mubai had become confident and renewed, while Xiao Wu urged Tang San to attend another school and Tang San decided to stay.
• Zhu Zhuqing displayed level 27 Soul Power and passed the aptitude test, impressing Tang San and confirming Dai Mubai's confidence in her.
• Dai Mubai opened the Combat Exam and told Xiao Wu that he was the examiner.

Dai Mubai tested Zhu Zhuqing, who passed by evading his attacks, before Zhao Wuji took over and challenged Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong together. Tang San’s Hidden Weapon forced Zhao Wuji to declare them successful, while Dai Mubai criticized the technique.

• Dai Mubai examined Zhu Zhuqing in combat, and she passed after dodging his attacks until her Soul Power was nearly depleted.
• Xiao Wu volunteered for the next test, but Tang San warned her that Dai Mubai was stronger than her.
• Zhao Wuji arrived and took over the examination, telling Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong to attack him together.
• Tang San struck Zhao Wuji with a Dragon Whisker Needle, and Zhao Wuji reluctantly said the three students had passed.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Dai Mubai about Tang San’s Hidden Weapon, and Dai Mubai dismissed it as a devious technique.

Dai Mubai took Zhu Zhuqing on a tour of Shrek Academy, and she found hope and security in their reconciliation. After Tang Hao attacked Zhao Wuji that night, Dai Mubai continued cultivating while Tang San resolved to catch up to him.

• Tang San learned Dai Mubai was fifteen and close to level 38, then vowed to surpass him.
• Dai Mubai escorted Zhu Zhuqing to the girls' dormitory, and she went to sleep feeling safe and hopeful about him.
• Tang Hao appeared at the back mountain and attacked Zhao Wuji with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Dai Mubai stayed in his dormitory cultivating instead of responding to Zhao Wuji's scream, while Tang San watched and began cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
• Tang San eventually went to sleep exhausted, with Dai Mubai still cultivating.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing successfully restored their synchronization and unleashed the Netherworld White Tiger, devastating the back mountain with its attack. Flender discovered the destruction, marveled at Dai Mubai’s power and level 39 Soul Power, then demanded compensation.

• Tang San woke to find Dai Mubai’s bed empty and went to look for Xiao Wu.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing cultivated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill together, and their synchronization returned.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing fused into the Netherworld White Tiger and fired a powerful wave of light that flattened a hundred meters of forest.
• Flender rushed to the back mountain and found Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing amid the wreckage.
• Flender sensed Dai Mubai’s level 39 Soul Power, praised him as a genius, and then demanded compensation for the damaged forest.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing ate breakfast at Shrek Academy, where the poor cafeteria food contrasted with Dai Mubai’s expensive Soul Beast meat. Dai Mubai wondered whether he could use his and Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill to figure out a way to cultivate together and raise his level faster.

• Tang San found Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong getting along well and led them to the cafeteria for breakfast.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong complained about the cafeteria food, and Oscar startled Ning Rongrong by offering his sausage.
• Tang San learned that Dai Mubai had ordered Soul Beast meat for himself and Zhu Zhuqing, but it cost one Gold Soul Coin per portion.
• Tang San persuaded Xiao Wu to eat the poor-quality breakfast by quoting a sage, while Ning Rongrong criticized him for preaching instead of admitting he lacked money.
• Dai Mubai considered using his and Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill to find clues for a Dual Cultivation method and speed up his cultivation.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill practice accelerated their cultivation, and Dai Mubai described their close-contact cultivation as a method he was still improving. After Oscar and Dai Mubai announced they had reached Soul Ring milestones, Flender sent the group to the Star Dou Forest to help them hunt.

• Oscar told Flender he had reached Level 30, so Flender arranged for the group to help him obtain his Third Soul Ring.
• Dai Mubai announced he had reached Level 40 and needed a fourth Soul Ring, surprising Flender and Tang San.
• Dai Mubai explained that cultivating in close contact with Zhu Zhuqing while using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill had increased their Soul Power flow.
• Tang San recognized the practice as an incomplete form of Dual Cultivation, while Ma Hongjun and the others regretted that they could not use it.
• Flender praised Dai Mubai and offered to consult a friend who had studied Martial Souls, whom Dai Mubai suspected was Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang.
• Flender led the group out to help Dai Mubai and Oscar obtain their Soul Rings.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing cultivated together as Shrek Academy entered the Star Dou Forest to seek his Fourth Soul Ring. Ning Rongrong questioned Dai Mubai about his relationship with Zhu Zhuqing and hinted that she wanted to join them.

• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing cultivated in the carriage, and Tang San explained that stored Soul Power could help Dai Mubai level up after gaining a Soul Ring.
• Zhao Wuji warned the others not to spy on Dai Mubai's Unique Cultivation Method, then led the group into the Star Dou Forest.
• Dai Mubai recalled the danger of the Titan Giant Ape and stayed close to Zhu Zhuqing as the group entered the forest.
• Dai Mubai had defeated Meng Yiran, allowing Oscar to obtain a Thousand-Year Cockscomb Phoenix Tail Snake Soul Ring.
• Zhao Wuji assigned the group their roles as they prepared to search for a three-to-five-thousand-year Soul Beast for Dai Mubai.
• Ning Rongrong asked how Dai Mubai had won Zhu Zhuqing over despite his past behavior, then suggested Zhu Zhuqing might not mind one more person by his side.

Dai Mubai made a shameless invitation to Ning Rongrong, unsettling Zhu Zhuqing, before a Titan Giant Ape appeared and threw the forest into chaos. As Meng Yiran worried about the Shrek Academy group, Meng Shu dragged her away from the approaching Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

• Dai Mubai invited Ning Rongrong to his tent, prompting Ma Hongjun and Oscar to envy him and leaving Zhu Zhuqing wondering whether he preferred a gentle woman.
• A Titan Giant Ape appeared, shook the forest, and blocked out the moon as Zhao Wuji ordered everyone to retreat.
• Dai Mubai pulled Zhu Zhuqing into his arms and unleashed the Evil Eye White Tiger's power while thinking that Xiao Wu should be taken instead of him.
• Meng Shu recognized the Titan Giant Ape as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and urged Meng Yiran and Snake Granny to flee.
• Meng Yiran worried that the Shrek Academy group was in danger, but Meng Shu dismissed them as strangers and pulled her away.

After Tang San returned from searching for Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai reassured Zhu Zhuqing that Xiao Wu was safe and promised to make her Empress of the Star Luo Empire. Zhao Wuji ordered the group to camp for the night and planned to search for Xiao Wu while helping Dai Mubai find a Soul Ring the next day.

• Zhao Wuji led the group through the Star Dou Forest to search for Tang San, who soon returned without finding Xiao Wu.
• Ning Rongrong and the others comforted Tang San, while Zhao Wuji checked whether he had encountered danger.
• Dai Mubai told Zhu Zhuqing that Xiao Wu was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and that the Titan Giant Ape had taken her to play.
• Dai Mubai explained Ning Rongrong's connection to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and promised Zhu Zhuqing he would make her Empress of the Star Luo Empire.
• Zhao Wuji told everyone to camp, warned Tang San not to wander alone again, and said they would search for Xiao Wu while finding Dai Mubai a Soul Ring before deciding whether to leave the forest.

Tang San insisted on killing a two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider for his third Soul Ring, hoping to gain strength to search for Xiao Wu. Dai Mubai stopped the injured beast as it tried to flee, leaving its purple Soul Ring floating above it.

• Zhao Wuji praised Tang San for reaching Level 30 and led the group deeper into the forest to find a Soul Ring for Dai Mubai.
• Tang San resolved to obtain a Soul Ring and leave the group to search for Xiao Wu alone.
• Tang San demanded that Zhao Wuji help him kill a two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider, despite warnings that its Soul Ring was too dangerous and unsuitable.
• Tang San attacked the spider with Hidden Weapons, provoking it to flee.
• Dai Mubai struck the Man Faced Demon Spider with White Tiger Violent Light Wave, bringing it down and revealing a purple Soul Ring.

Dai Mubai stopped Tang San from absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Soul Ring, and the returning Xiao Wu confirmed the ring was too dangerous for him. After reaching Soul Ancestor, Dai Mubai chose Forge of Life and gained new Soul Skills as his Soul Power rose to Level 43.

• Dai Mubai killed the Man Faced Demon Spider, preventing Tang San from taking its two-thousand-year Soul Ring, and Tang San argued with him.
• Xiao Wu returned safely and agreed that Tang San should not absorb the Soul Ring, so Tang San apologized to Dai Mubai.
• The group later found a five-thousand-year Soul Beast for Dai Mubai, whose Soul Power reached Level 41 before the Hextech effect raised him to Level 42.
• Dai Mubai chose the Forge of Life upgrade, doubling his Soul Ring ages and replacing his Soul Skills with four new abilities.
• Dai Mubai gained Trinity Force, Misty Wind Cloak, Shadow Walker's Claw, and Zhonya's Paradox, then advanced to Level 43.

After absorbing a new Soul Ring, Dai Mubai demonstrated his powerful skills and returned to Shrek Academy, where Flender praised his rapid advancement. Yu Xiaogang took charge of the students’ training, but Dai Mubai refused his request to examine him, leaving Yu Xiaogang angry and humiliated.

• Dai Mubai showed Zhao Wuji his apparent Shadow Walker's Claw, impressing him with its speed and destructive power while Tang San privately resolved to rely on his Hidden Weapons.
• Dai Mubai promised Zhu Zhuqing he would keep his word, while Ning Rongrong rebuffed Oscar’s attempt to flirt with her.
• The group found Tang San an ordinary Man Faced Demon Spider, giving him Spider Web Restraint but no Eight Spider Lances External Soul Bone, then returned to Shrek Academy.
• Flender learned that Dai Mubai had reached level 43 and praised him, while Zhao Wuji also reported that Tang San and Xiao Wu had become Soul Elders.
• Flender introduced Yu Xiaogang as the students’ new trainer, and Yu Xiaogang asked to examine Dai Mubai, who refused and openly rejected him.
• Yu Xiaogang suppressed his anger after Dai Mubai’s contemptuous refusal but inwardly resented the way the young man looked down on him.

Yu Xiaogang accused Dai Mubai of relying on medicine and demanded to examine him, prompting Dai Mubai and most of the Shrek students to leave. Tang San later told Yu Xiaogang that Dai Mubai was 15 and cultivated with Zhu Zhuqing through their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, leaving Yu Xiaogang eager to learn more.

• Yu Xiaogang insisted on examining Dai Mubai, implying his rapid improvement came from taking medicine, but Dai Mubai refused and left the training ground.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and Oscar followed Dai Mubai, while Flender stayed behind with Zhao Wuji, Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Xiao Wu.
• Zhao Wuji defended Dai Mubai and criticized Yu Xiaogang, while Flender hurried after the departing students to persuade them.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that Dai Mubai was 15, trained diligently, and had seemed strong when they met two months earlier.
• Tang San explained that Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill that increased their Soul Power flow when they cultivated together, and Yu Xiaogang demanded more details.

Dai Mubai stayed at Shrek Academy despite his resentment toward Yu Xiaogang, choosing to cultivate with Zhu Zhuqing while Flender tried to persuade him to accept the Grandmaster’s instruction. Dai agreed to attend combat training but planned to cultivate separately with Zhuqing the rest of the time.

• Ma Hongjun followed Dai Mubai and reassured him that Flender had the academy’s best interests at heart, while Dai said he did not blame the Dean.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar blamed Yu Xiaogang for provoking Dai, and Ning Rongrong watched Dai and Zhu Zhuqing leave together with envy.
• Dai Mubai took Zhu Zhuqing to the back mountain, where she offered to leave Shrek with him, but he said he would stay for now.
• Flender found Dai and defended Yu Xiaogang’s teaching, urging Dai not to let their conflict disrupt the group’s training.
• Dai told Flender he would attend combat training but would cultivate separately with Zhu Zhuqing at other times.

Dai Mubai stayed at Shrek Academy for training while seeking its support, and Flender planned to enter him in the Soul Master Elite Tournament. The next morning, Yu Xiaogang assigned the students to test themselves against Dai Mubai, whom Flender judged to be at the peak of Soul Ancestor strength.

• Dai Mubai agreed to keep training at Shrek Academy but skip Yu Xiaogang's theory classes, and Flender proposed entering him in the Soul Master Elite Tournament.
• Dai Mubai asked Zhu Zhuqing where she wanted to go in the future, and she said she would go anywhere as long as it was not back to the Star Luo Empire.
• Xiao Wu asked Zhu Zhuqing why Dai Mubai had refused Yu Xiaogang's bone examination, and Zhu Zhuqing pointed out that Xiao Wu would not want the examination either.
• Ning Rongrong joked that she could examine Dai Mubai instead, prompting Zhu Zhuqing to glare at her.
• Yu Xiaogang stayed up late considering how Martial Soul Fusion might affect Soul Power flow, while Tang San rose early and still found Dai Mubai already awake.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered everyone to challenge Dai Mubai in practical combat training, and Flender warned that Dai Mubai's strength had reached the peak of Soul Ancestor.

Dai Mubai tested his strength against Tang San and the others, overwhelming them with his speed and physical power. As Tang San fired his Hidden Weapons, Dai Mubai vanished and prepared to use Shadow Walker's Claw.

• Yu Xiaogang allowed the group to use any methods, including Tang San's Hidden Weapons, as they tested their strength against Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai dodged Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Bind, then punched Ma Hongjun and threw Zhu Zhuqing out of the fight.
• Dai Mubai knocked Xiao Wu away, sent Oscar flying, and left Ning Rongrong to surrender.
• Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade Dai Mubai, but Dai Mubai caught and punched him before accelerating further.
• Tang San fired his Hidden Weapons at Dai Mubai, who vanished and called out Shadow Walker's Claw.

After Dai Mubai defeated Tang San with ease, Yu Xiaogang ordered the students to train by running around Suotuo City with heavy stones. Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing refused to join, while Ning Rongrong abandoned her stones; Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing continued cultivating together in the back mountain.

• Dai Mubai dodged Tang San's hidden weapon and struck him hard enough to leave him injured, prompting Flender to treat him and Yu Xiaogang to suspend the match.
• Yu Xiaogang assigned the students to run laps around Suotuo City while carrying stones, and Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun objected to the training.
• Dai Mubai refused Yu Xiaogang's invitation to train with the group, and Zhu Zhuqing left with him to cultivate.
• Ning Rongrong dropped her stones and left the group, while Tang San forced himself to run and vowed to surpass Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing cultivated in the back mountain as Dai Mubai aimed to reach level 100 through his level-up system.

After Zhu Zhuqing nearly injured herself by cultivating too urgently, Dai Mubai comforted her and decided to leave at once to find Immortal Herbs. He planned to enlist Yang Wudi’s help and began heading with Zhu Zhuqing to find Flender, but Ning Rongrong arrived to see him.

• Zhu Zhuqing’s anxious cultivation made their Soul Power circulate dangerously fast, so Dai Mubai slowed it before her meridians were badly damaged.
• Dai Mubai comforted Zhu Zhuqing, who admitted she feared holding him back, and she resolved to stay with him even if they had to flee together.
• Dai Mubai decided to seek Immortal Herbs immediately and considered recruiting Yang Wudi to help identify them.
• Dai Mubai took Zhu Zhuqing to find Flender, but Ning Rongrong approached and said she had come to see Dai Mubai.