Chapter Summaries

Dai Mubai asked Jodio to help him choose a path to strength, and after rejecting several options, decided he wanted to become an emperor. Jodio welcomed his choice and urged him to write to his girlfriend, while privately considering how to persuade Ning Rongrong and others.

• Dai Mubai told Jodio he understood his lesson about strength and asked which path suited him.
• Jodio described several paths, including the Evil Lord, Desire for Life, Divine Witness, Nation Reverence, Resolve, Good News, Wealth Clarity, Self, Sage King, and Martial Combat Ways, but Dai Mubai rejected them as insufficient.
• Dai Mubai realized he wanted to become an emperor and asked Jodio to teach him.
• Jodio laughed and told everyone to order more food, then wondered about Ning Rongrong and his plans to persuade her and another woman.
• Jodio advised Dai Mubai to write to his girlfriend and said an emperor needed a good empress.

Three years later, Jodio returned from Spirit Hunting with a new Spirit Skill that might repair Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul, and he taught Oscar the first lesson: “Seek Within.” After sensing that the Divine Realm had been cut off, Jodio prepared for his coming confrontation with Tang the God King as academy applicants gathered.

• Dai Mubai and Oscar fought in the flower field, but Oscar’s spinning steel balls struck Dai Mubai with powerful blows.
• Jodio arrived and said his new Spirit Skill might solve Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul problem, with two backup plans if it failed.
• Ma Hongjun described his third Spirit Skill, Phoenix Nebula Split, and argued with Dai Mubai over its name.
• Jodio taught Oscar “Lesson 1: Seek Within,” prompting Ma Hongjun to joke about finding a girlfriend.
• Jodio sensed the Divine Realm had been cut off and welcomed the coming battle with Tang the God King as applicants gathered outside the academy.

Jodio guided Ma Hongjun toward a final attempt to repair his Martial Soul while Flender assigned the other academy staff their tasks. The teachers gathered in a hut to hear Jodio explain his plan, and the chapter ended before he revealed it.

• Flender assigned Dai Mubai to buy bedding, Oscar to prepare meals, and Ma Hongjun to accompany Jodio for a Martial Soul repair attempt.
• Jodio and Ma Hongjun headed to a hut, where Jodio joked about the chance of new students and worried about his changing hairstyles.
• Zhao Wuji and Teacher Shao Xin waited in the hut, and Flender joined them.
• Flender asked Jodio to explain his plan so the teachers could assess its chances of success.

Jodio explained his theory that a balance of Soul Power bloodline, Martial Soul quality, and mental power shaped Martial Soul mutations. He proposed using Crazy Diamond to repair Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul, possibly after deliberately damaging it, leaving the risky plan undecided.

• Jodio described how imbalances among the three aspects could cause Martial Soul mutations, using Grandmaster’s Luo Sanpao as an example.
• Flender and Shao Xin followed Jodio’s explanation, while Zhao Wuji and Ma Hongjun struggled to understand it.
• Jodio acknowledged that his theory had unexplained exceptions, including Oscar’s sausage Martial Soul.
• Jodio proposed using Crazy Diamond to repair Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul, with deliberate self-corruption as a riskier way to make the repair follow his will.
• The chapter listed Ma Hongjun’s level, spirit rings, and the abilities and combat tactics of his Phoenix Legend Martial Soul.

Jodio outlined three ways to address Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul, including a dangerous attempt to damage and repair it. After hearing Zhao Wuji’s warning about Fallen Ones, Ma Hongjun chose to face the risk and asked Jodio to begin.

• Jodio proposed deliberately damaging Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul and repairing it again in hopes of improving it.
• Zhao Wuji recounted discovering a Soul Master who had become a Fallen One and begged Jodio to choose another option.
• Jodio explained that the alternatives were finding a rare Legendary Herb or waiting until Ma Hongjun met the requirements for Martial Soul Ascension.
• Flender embraced Ma Hongjun and urged him to choose an ordinary, safe life, telling him he only wanted him to be happy.
• Ma Hongjun cried, regained his resolve, and told Jodio he was ready to begin.

Jodio used Crazy Diamond to purge Ma Hongjun’s corrupt Evil Fire Phoenix and restore it as a stronger Fire Phoenix, leaving Ma free of the problem that had held him back. The chapter ended with the teachers revealing they had tested the cure beforehand and Jodio saying he would have fixed Ma’s Martial Soul before he reached level thirty-five.

• Jodio and Flender staged a frightening scene to test Ma Hongjun’s resolve as his Martial Soul’s corruption emerged.
• Jodio struck Ma Hongjun with Crazy Diamond, then used its restorative power to repair his wounds and Martial Soul.
• Ma Hongjun’s black flames changed into a brilliant orange-red, and his Martial Soul became a stronger Fire Phoenix.
• Ma Hongjun celebrated his newfound purity and power before realizing he was naked and rushing out to accuse the teachers of being possessed.
• Jodio explained that he and Flender had tested the cure in advance and that he had planned to fix Ma’s Martial Soul before level thirty-five.

Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived in Suotuo City on their way to Shrek Academy and learned that the city enforced strict rules against Soul Masters who bullied ordinary people. After Xiao Wu defeated a member of Passione who confronted them, Tang San grew wary of the local organization as they went to find lunch.

• Tang San presented Nording Academy's recommendation letter at Suotuo City's gate, and a guard warned him and Xiao Wu not to provoke Passione or its members.
• Xiao Wu and Tang San encountered Rain, who demanded an apology for their private remarks about Passione.
• Rain summoned his Phantom Spider Martial Soul, but Xiao Wu defeated him with her Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul and left him unable to get up.
• Rain warned Xiao Wu that his three brothers and Passione's boss would come after them.
• Tang San took Xiao Wu to find lunch and worried that Suotuo City was unsafe.

Tang San and Xiao Wu were turned away from several restaurants because of Passione’s influence, then found a restaurant where Jodio allowed them to eat. Jodio reaffirmed his intention to punish Tang San and sent Dai Mubai to meet them.

• Xiao Wu and Tang San were refused service at several restaurants in Suotuo City, which Tang San suspected was connected to Passione.
• Tang San took Xiao Wu to Divine Chef Fugui, where the boss anxiously tried to turn them away after seeing the recommendation they had received.
• Jodio told the boss to serve Tang San and Xiao Wu, and Tang San thanked him.
• Jodio resolved to carry out his revenge against Tang San despite recognizing their different backgrounds and values.
• Jodio sent Dai Mubai to meet Tang San and Xiao Wu, and Dai Mubai went over to them.

Dai Mubai questioned Tang San and Xiao Wu about an attack on a Passione member, then revealed that he had secretly planted Rain’s still-beating heart in Tang San’s backpack. Tang San and Xiao Wu were left facing Dai Mubai’s accusation that Tang San had lied.

• Dai Mubai joined Tang San and Xiao Wu, introduced himself as a Passione officer, and questioned them about a Soul Master who had attacked one of his members.
• Tang San denied knowing anything and said he would defend his dignity regardless of an opponent’s rank, while Xiao Wu backed him up.
• Dai Mubai accepted Tang San’s answers for the moment, warned him to contact Passione if he found a lead, and left with Jodio.
• Tang San warned Xiao Wu to avoid further conflicts with Passione and swore to protect her if they came after them.
• Tang San heard a heartbeat, opened his backpack, and dropped the heart he found inside.
• Dai Mubai revealed that he had planted Rain’s heart in Tang San’s backpack and accused Tang San of lying.

Tang San and Dai Mubai’s confrontation escalated into a fight, but Jodio intervened before Tang San could fire his hidden weapon. Jodio challenged Tang San over the earlier beating and prepared to hold him accountable as Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass spread across his body.

• Tang San and Xiao Wu confronted Dai Mubai, who activated his White Tiger Martial Soul and demanded an explanation for the beating.
• Dai Mubai threatened Tang San and Xiao Wu, prompting Tang San to attack with a Sleeve Arrow concealed beneath his wrist.
• Jodio caught Tang San’s wrist and stopped the Sleeve Arrow from firing.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Entanglement and Parasitism against Jodio while Xiao Wu attacked, but Jodio’s Crazy Diamond blocked her kicks and he evaded the Blue Silver Grass.
• Jodio accused Tang San and Xiao Wu of starting the conflict and asked whether Tang San could bear the price of doing wrong.