Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Lin Hao, a transmigrator with the Word Entry Lottery System, arrives at his six-year-old martial-soul awakening. The system has given him many abilities and, through its beginner gift pack, a rare Life Evergreen Vine martial soul.
• Tang San awakens Blue Silver Grass and Innate Full Soul Power, matching the familiar result from the original story. Lin Hao suspects this Tang San is simply an ordinary child rather than a transmigrated Tang Sect master; he has never seen him cultivate Tang Sect techniques.
• Lin Hao awakens a powerful-looking Heavenly Blade and secretly conceals his second martial soul, the Life Evergreen Vine, a demigod-level plant with an ultimate life attribute.
• Lin Hao also has Innate Full Soul Power. Su Yuntao invites him to join Spirit Hall, but Lin Hao declines for now, preferring to study in Notting City and decide later.
• Su Yuntao gives Lin Hao and Tang San their awakening certificates. Outside, village chief Old Jack learns that both boys have Innate Full Soul Power and is delighted, even though Tang San’s martial soul is Blue Silver Grass.

Character developments and interactions

• Lin Hao is cautious and keeps his exceptional second martial soul secret. He remains independent rather than committing immediately to Spirit Hall.
• Tang San is presented as healthy and well cared for, with no visible signs of an adult mind or Tang Sect cultivation. His Blue Silver Grass awakening is accompanied by Innate Full Soul Power.
• Su Yuntao is impressed by Lin Hao’s blade and Soul Power, but accepts his decision to postpone joining Spirit Hall and leaves him a path to join later.
• Old Jack values the boys’ potential and focuses on the opportunities their Innate Full Soul Power could bring.

Significant themes

• Hidden potential and secrecy: Lin Hao’s concealed twin martial souls suggest that his true abilities may remain unknown to others.
• Choice and independence: Despite Spirit Hall’s offer, Lin Hao keeps control over his future affiliations.
• Destiny versus divergence: Tang San’s awakening resembles the original story, but his upbringing and apparent lack of past-life knowledge mark a significant departure.
• Talent and opportunity: The chapter emphasizes how Innate Full Soul Power can transform a child’s prospects, even when paired with a supposedly weak martial soul.

Key plot points and events

• After the spirit-awakening ceremony, village chief Old Jack learns that Lin Hao awakened the Mutated Long-Blade Spirit, which Lin names the Heavenly Blade, while Tang San awakened Blue Silver Grass. Su Yuntao leaves to continue his rounds, and Old Jack escorts the boys home.
• Lin Hao reflects on his friendship with Tang San. He believes this Tang San is the original boy rather than the hostile reincarnated version he once expected, so he has abandoned plans to oppose him. Their friendship has also brought Lin Hao Soul Beast meat and access to medicinal baths prepared by Tang Hao.
• At home, Lin Hao reviews his status. He has innate full Soul Power, two spirits—the Heavenly Blade and the demigod-level Life Evergreen Vine—and six useful traits gained over six years, including enhanced energy absorption, unusually open meridians, and heightened mental strength.
• Lin Hao discovers the Vine’s Evergreen Life Domain can heal severe injuries, regrow limbs, dispel many harmful effects, counter evil and dark forces, and temporarily strengthen and restore those it heals.
• He examines the massive, exceptionally heavy Heavenly Blade, which can function as both a sharp and blunt weapon. He then heads into the hills to test it on a wild animal.

Character developments and interactions

• Lin Hao has grown close to Tang San and feels unable to betray him or Tang Hao, despite his earlier suspicions and plans. He admires Tang Hao’s genuine care for his son and even envies their bond.
• Lin Hao sees himself as someone who can help guide Tang San toward a better path. He dismisses Yu Xiaogang as unimportant and speculates that Tang Hao may have treated a previous, possessed version of Tang San as a tool for revenge.
• Tang San and Lin Hao greet Su Yuntao together, then answer Old Jack’s questions enthusiastically. Their easy friendship contrasts with Lin Hao’s grim thoughts about what Tang San might otherwise have become.

Significant themes

• Friendship and moral obligation: Shared childhood, food, and care have made Lin Hao reluctant to turn against Tang San’s family.
• Family and parental love: Tang Hao’s devotion to the present Tang San affects Lin Hao’s understanding of their relationship.
• Nature of power and responsibility: Lin Hao’s healing domain is extraordinarily powerful, while his reflections suggest that strength can also be used to guide or exploit others.
• Identity and alternate paths: Lin Hao distinguishes the affectionate Tang San he knows from a darker version he imagines, emphasizing how different circumstances can shape the same person.

Key plot points and events

• Old Jack secures work-study places at Notting Junior Academy for Lin Hao and Tang San, then leaves to seek another place in a neighboring village.
• After Old Jack leaves, Tang San reveals his second Martial Soul: the Clear Sky Hammer. Tang Hao is first stunned, then elated that his son has Twin Martial Souls.
• Tang Hao tells Tang San to use the hammer in his left hand to protect the “grass” in his right—a cryptic instruction Tang San does not yet understand. Tang Hao returns to the forge, while Tang San studies the Tang Sect knowledge in his mind.
• Lin Hao returns with a Mountain Antelope he caught while testing his Heavenly Blade Martial Soul. Tang Hao prepares a meal for the three of them, and Tang San admires Lin Hao’s powerful Martial Soul.
• Three months later, Old Jack drives both boys by ox cart to Notting City. They arrive several hours earlier than they would have on foot.
• At the academy gate, the gatekeeper questions their credentials and doubts that Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass could be paired with Innate Full Soul Power. Lin Hao demonstrates his Heavenly Blade, and the boys are admitted.
• They head to the teaching building to register. The chapter ends as Director Su reviews their certificates and remarks on their Innate Full Soul Power, while again dismissing Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass as useless.

Character developments

• Tang San learns that he possesses Twin Martial Souls and gains a glimpse of his unusual potential, though he does not understand Tang Hao’s warning or its significance.
• Tang Hao reveals strong pride and affection for Tang San, but his instruction about the hammer and grass hints at a serious purpose he keeps to himself.
• Lin Hao demonstrates confidence and practical strength, using his Heavenly Blade to silence the gatekeeper’s doubts.
• Old Jack continues to support the boys’ education, arranging their travel and seeing them safely to the academy.

Significant themes

• Hidden potential and prejudice: Tang San’s supposedly weak Blue Silver Grass is paired with Innate Full Soul Power, yet adults judge it by reputation rather than possibility.
• Protection and responsibility: Tang Hao’s instruction frames the hammer as a means to defend the grass, foreshadowing a bond between Tang San’s two Martial Souls.
• Opportunity and ambition: The boys’ journey to the academy marks the beginning of their formal training and pursuit of Soul Masterhood.

Character interactions

• Tang Hao responds to Tang San’s revelation with delight, then gives him a cryptic, lasting directive.
• Lin Hao and Tang San share excitement about their Martial Souls and travel together as friends.
• Old Jack acts as their guardian and guide, while the gatekeeper and Director Su initially treat Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass with skepticism.

Plot points and events

• After leaving the teaching building, Lin Hao and Tang San go to Dorm Seven, where the work-study students live. Tang San is no longer ashamed or angry when people dismiss his Blue Silver Grass: his father has told him it is actually the Blue Silver King.
• The dorm’s self-appointed leader, Wang Sheng, explains the rule that newcomers must challenge the boss. Lin Hao accepts the fight on Tang San’s behalf and defeats Wang Sheng with the flat of his Heavenly Blade.
• Wang Sheng concedes, and the dorm’s students recognize Lin Hao as their new boss. Lin Hao promises to protect them from bullies and enjoys having everyone call him “boss.”
• Xiao Wu arrives and challenges Lin Hao under the same rule. After an exchange of kicks, feints, and grappling, Lin Hao overpowers and throws her to the floor. She admits defeat but vows to beat him someday.
• Lin Hao decides “boss” is not a suitable title and tells the dorm to call him “Brother Hao.”

Character development

• Lin Hao is confident, physically dominant, and pleased by the authority and admiration his victory brings. He also shows restraint by using the flat or spine of his blade rather than its edge.
• Tang San remains supportive and happy for Lin Hao, even though he must call his friend “boss.” His understanding of Blue Silver Grass has also changed: he now sees it as a powerful martial soul rather than a useless one.
• Wang Sheng gives up his leadership after losing and accepts Lin Hao’s authority.
• Xiao Wu is bold and competitive. Though frustrated by her defeat, she respects the result while promising to surpass Lin Hao.

Character interactions

• Lin Hao and Tang San arrive together as friends; Tang San lends his support while Lin Hao takes the challenge.
• Lin Hao establishes his place in Dorm Seven by defeating Wang Sheng, then promises to defend the students.
• Wang Sheng encourages Lin Hao to challenge Xiao Wu, and the other students follow Lin Hao’s lead in adopting his new title.

Significant themes

• Strength and leadership: Dorm Seven’s authority is decided through combat, and its leader is expected to protect the others.
• Self-worth and perception: Tang San’s changed view of Blue Silver Grass contrasts with the dismissive judgment others might make.
• Competition and respect: Xiao Wu’s defeat does not end her ambition; it sets up a future rivalry with Lin Hao.

Key plot points and events

• After two fights, Lin Hao treats Dorm Seven to lunch with money earned from hunting and selling ten-year Soul Beasts.
• Yu Xiaogang stops Lin Hao and Tang San, introduces himself as a renowned theoretical master, and hints that their Innate Full Soul Power makes them worthy students.
• When Lin Hao bluntly asks whether Yu wants them as disciples, Yu admits it. Lin Hao refuses, and Tang San follows his lead.
• Yu Xiaogang becomes furious. To head off a possible outburst, Lin Hao offers a bargain: answer a question about Tang San’s martial soul correctly, and Lin will become his disciple; fail, and Yu must accept a condition.
• Lin Hao asks how Tang San can have Innate Full Soul Power despite possessing Blue Silver Grass. Yu answers that Tang San has Twin Martial Souls, but Lin Hao and Tang San reject the claim.
• Lin Hao gives Yu a clue—relating Blue Silver Grass to the Heaven Dou Empire’s royal family—and the chapter ends before Yu responds.

Character developments

• Lin Hao comes across as confident, practical, and quick-witted. He uses his earnings generously, speaks plainly to Yu, and turns the confrontation into a negotiation that could secure information he wants about rare Soul Beasts.
• Tang San remains reserved and cautious, but supports Lin Hao by refusing Yu’s offer and challenging his theory. His confidence returns when he recalls his father’s advice.
• Yu Xiaogang is self-important and accustomed to presenting himself with authority. His need for promising disciples becomes apparent, and his composure falters when the boys refuse him.

Significant themes

• Authority versus substance: Yu’s reputation and lofty manner do not impress Lin Hao, who demands directness and tests the master’s knowledge.
• Knowledge as leverage: Lin Hao uses a question and a wager to pursue information useful to himself.
• Talent and hidden potential: Tang San’s exceptional soul power appears at odds with his seemingly weak martial soul, suggesting a deeper explanation.

Character interactions

• Lin Hao treats Dorm Seven to lunch, reinforcing his new position as its leader.
• Lin Hao openly challenges Yu’s indirect approach; Tang San silently observes, then aligns himself with Lin Hao.
• Yu’s attempt to recruit the boys becomes a contest over expertise, with Lin Hao setting the terms and Tang San backing him.

Key plot points and events

• Lin Hao reveals that Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass is actually the Blue Silver King, the ruling form of the plant spirit. Yu Xiaogang recognizes the implication but initially resists Lin Hao’s demand for his research materials.
• After Lin Hao’s Heavenly Blade spirit persuades him through force, Yu Xiaogang hands over six books. Lin Hao and Tang San each take three, then spend the next two days studying Soul Beasts and spirits.
• Lin Hao decides he needs a strength-type Soul Beast with a metal aspect for his Heavenly Blade’s first Soul Ring. He hopes for a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear but knows it is out of reach.
• Ten days into school, Tang Hao arrives with suitable Soul Beasts for both boys: a roughly four-hundred-year-old Vajra Tiger for Lin Hao and a similarly aged Vajra Bamboo for Tang San.
• Lin Hao kills the wounded tiger and absorbs its Soul Ring. After three hours, he awakens his first Soul Skill, Vajra Slash.

Character developments

• Lin Hao demonstrates confidence and resourcefulness: he secures Yu Xiaogang’s research, studies intensively, and plans for his Soul Ring rather than relying entirely on others. His first skill proves powerful and versatile.
• Tang San learns the true identity of his spirit and is excited by the Vajra Bamboo chosen for him.
• Yu Xiaogang is shown to be reluctant to surrender his hard-won materials, though he quickly changes his stance after Lin Hao’s spirit intervenes.
• Tang Hao reveals that he has carefully selected Soul Beasts for both boys and hopes Lin Hao will become a strong ally and friend to Tang San.

Significant themes

• Knowledge as power: Research helps Lin Hao identify suitable Soul Beasts and understand the boys’ spirits.
• Preparation and self-reliance: Lin Hao makes his own plan in case Tang Hao cannot help him.
• Friendship and mentorship: Tang Hao supports Lin Hao alongside Tang San, while the boys’ shared training promises to help them grow.
• Strength and coercion: Lin Hao’s success in obtaining the books comes through force, contrasting with the more supportive guidance Tang Hao offers.

Character interactions

• Lin Hao explains Tang San’s spirit to both Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, then pressures Yu Xiaogang into sharing his books.
• Lin Hao and Tang San study side by side, each focusing on different types of Soul Beasts.
• Tang San greets Tang Hao affectionately, while Lin Hao addresses him respectfully and gratefully.
• Tang Hao assigns each boy a Soul Beast suited to his spirit and watches over their first Soul Ring absorption.

Plot points and events

• Lin Hao and Tang San each complete their first Soul Ring absorption. Tang San gains Blue Silver Thorn, which attacks with spikes grown from vines or the ground; Lin Hao’s Vajra Slash is a powerful Vajra Tiger-based attack.
• Back at Notting Academy, Lin Hao tests his strength against Xiao Wu. She has become the school’s strongest student, but Lin Hao judges that he could defeat ten opponents of her level.
• Over the next three years, Lin Hao, Tang San, and Xiao Wu obtain second Soul Rings and surpass level twenty. Tang San gains Parasitism from a Ghost Vine. Lin Hao gains Shadow Clone, which creates five equally powerful copies, lets him shift his true self among them, and can preserve him if one survives. The skill can grow with later Soul Rings and can also make a long-lasting hidden clone.
• The trio graduate from Notting Academy and thank its headmaster, whom Lin Hao intends to repay for helping them obtain Soul Rings. They plan to attend Shrek Academy for three years, then continue to Blue Tyrant Academy in Heaven Dou City.
• Tang San shares the Tang Sect inheritance with Lin Hao and Xiao Wu, giving them access to the Mysterious Heaven Skill and knowledge of immortal herbs. After visiting Tang Hao in Holy Soul Village, the three set out for Suotuo City.
• Lin Hao intends to secure multiple ways to conceal Xiao Wu’s aura before taking her to Heaven Dou City, since she is a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast in human form. The chapter ends with the exhausted trio walking toward Suotuo City.

Character developments and interactions

• Lin Hao grows dramatically stronger and gains a versatile, potentially life-saving Soul Skill. He also develops a close relationship with Xiao Wu, though he postpones confessing his feelings because they are still young.
• Tang San is affectionate toward Tang Hao, thanking and embracing him after gaining his first Soul Skill. Unlike in the original events described, he has grown up with his father present and does not make Xiao Wu his sworn sister.
• Xiao Wu remains competitive with Lin Hao but becomes the dominant student at Notting Academy. Her safety becomes a major concern for Lin Hao.
• Lin Hao, Tang San, and Xiao Wu share training, knowledge, and travel plans as a close-knit group. Lin Hao also shows gratitude toward Tang Hao and the academy headmaster.

Significant themes

• Growth and loyalty: The trio advance together while acknowledging those who supported them.
• Trust and shared knowledge: Tang San’s decision to pass on the Tang Sect inheritance strengthens the group.
• Protection and survival: Lin Hao’s Shadow Clone offers extraordinary resilience, while his plans to conceal Xiao Wu’s identity reflect the dangers ahead.
• Changed destinies: Differences from the original timeline—especially Tang Hao staying with Tang San—reshape Tang San and Xiao Wu’s relationship.

Plot points and events

• While training near Suotuo City, Xiao Wu praises the usefulness of her Gravity Control skill and Tang San’s self-sustaining Mysterious Heaven Skill.
• Lin Hao recommends an Explosion skill for Tang San’s third soul skill, building on his Blue Silver Grass seeds, vines, and thorns. Tang San accepts despite realizing how gruesome it could be.
• Lin Hao recommends Instant Teleportation, ideally with a range of at least thirty meters, for Xiao Wu’s third skill.
• The trio enters Suotuo City and chooses the Rose Hotel after Xiao Wu is drawn to its pink exterior. Lin Hao books two rooms, paying the clerk discreetly to ensure Tang San gets a room of his own.
• Xiao Wu and Lin Hao bathe and change; after a brief affectionate moment between them, they reunite with Tang San in the lobby.

Character developments and interactions

• Lin Hao reinforces his role as a confident combat adviser, tailoring skill recommendations to each friend’s abilities.
• Tang San trusts Lin Hao’s judgment and eagerly accepts the powerful, violent-sounding Explosion skill.
• Xiao Wu is cheerful and openly affectionate with Lin Hao, while also taking an active interest in improving her own abilities.
• Lin Hao shows romantic interest in Xiao Wu but recognizes that, despite their unusual true ages and mature bodies, they are nine in this life and chooses not to go further.
• Lin Hao is considerate of Tang San’s comfort when arranging separate rooms, while Xiao Wu’s enthusiasm for the hotel sets the group’s plans.

Significant themes

• Friendship and trust: The trio trains and travels together, relying on one another’s advice and consideration.
• Growth through strategy: Soul skills are chosen to complement existing abilities and give each character an advantage in combat.
• Affection tempered by restraint: Lin Hao and Xiao Wu share romantic closeness, but Lin Hao deliberately respects their apparent age.

Key events

• In Suotuo City, Xiao Wu eagerly takes Lin Hao shopping, enjoying the wider selection of clothes and accessories.
• The trio visit Flender’s dim, shabby shop, where Tang San spots a rare Ban Crystal containing Hair Gold. Flender asks 100 Gold Soul Coins, but Tang San refuses to play along with his attempted price hike and bargains him down to 80.
• Flender recognizes that all three children are under ten yet already Soul Grandmasters. He suspects they may be headed to Shrek Academy and notices Lin Hao’s storage belt resembles Yu Xiaogang’s, but the group leaves before he can ask about it.
• Over lunch, the children overhear that Shrek Academy is in a village south of Suotuo City. Outside town, Tang San breaks open the Ban Crystal and extracts the Dragon’s Beard Needles, explaining how Hair Gold curls inside a target once its infused Soul Power fades, making removal difficult.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiao Wu is enthusiastic and affectionate, leading the shopping trip and taking Lin Hao by the hand.
• Tang San shows confidence and shrewdness in bargaining with Flender, then demonstrates his knowledge of the weapon material and its tactical use.
• Flender is exposed as stingy and eager to profit, but his shock at the children’s abilities turns into excitement at the prospect of recruiting them for Shrek. His curiosity about Lin Hao’s belt remains unresolved.
• The trio act comfortably together, sharing their city outing and moving on as a group.

Significant themes

• Talent and exceptionalism: The children’s age and strength make them stand out as remarkable prospects.
• Cunning versus greed: Tang San outmaneuvers Flender’s sales tactics.
• Resourcefulness and preparation: The group recognizes the value of Hair Gold and considers its practical combat application.
• Foreshadowing: Their likely connection to Shrek Academy—and Lin Hao’s link to Yu Xiaogang—sets up future encounters.

Key plot points and events

• Lin Hao, Tang San, and Xiao Wu leave Suotuo City for Shrek Academy. Lin Hao explains that they plan to train there for three years, then move together to Blue Tyrant Academy.
• At the academy’s shabby village entrance, they see Dai Mubai register. Despite the old examiner’s doubts, Dai Mubai demonstrates his Evil-Eyed White Tiger martial soul and is admitted.
• Many applicants fail the academy’s strict entry screening. Lin Hao, Tang San, and Xiao Wu are accepted after their ages are checked; they are allowed to skip the remaining tests because Dean Flender has already approved them.
• Ma Hongjun welcomes the newcomers and leads them to the dormitories. He explains that, before their arrival, he and Oscar were the academy’s only students.
• Lin Hao reassures Tang San and Xiao Wu that the middle-aged man they met at a Suotuo City shop was Dean Flender, and that Flender will not hold their earlier purchase dispute against them.
• Xiao Wu chooses a girls’ cabin, while Lin Hao and Tang San each take separate rooms. After tidying his cabin, Lin Hao meets Oscar, the academy’s Food System Soul Master, and they introduce themselves.

Character developments and interactions

• Lin Hao takes the lead in explaining the academy’s reputation and their longer-term plans. He also calms Tang San and Xiao Wu’s worries about Flender.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu trust Lin Hao’s guidance and settle into the academy. Xiao Wu chooses her own room nearby.
• Dai Mubai appears proud and independent, rejecting the idea that his family should decide where he studies.
• Ma Hongjun acts as the newcomers’ friendly guide, while Oscar greets Lin Hao warmly and looks forward to becoming classmates.

Significant themes

• Ambition and chosen paths: Dai Mubai asserts his independence, while Lin Hao and his friends pursue a shared plan for their cultivation.
• Merit and selectivity: Shrek Academy’s demanding admissions process contrasts with its humble appearance.
• Friendship and community: The newcomers are welcomed by Ma Hongjun and Oscar as they begin life together at the academy.

Key plot points and events

• Shrek’s new students introduce themselves and reveal their Martial Souls and Soul Power levels. Lin Hao, Tang San, and Xiao Wu are nine-year-old, two-ring Soul Grandmasters with Innate Full Soul Power. Ma Hongjun is a level-nineteen Soul Master with level-nine Innate Soul Power; Oscar is also level nineteen, with Innate Full Soul Power.
• Xiao Wu teases Ma Hongjun’s partly mutated Evil Fire Phoenix, saying he looks like a barnyard chicken. Ma Hongjun admits the mutation never fully became a Fire Phoenix.
• Oscar takes Tang San and Xiao Wu to see the academy, while Ma Hongjun escorts Lin Hao to Dean Flender.
• Flender asks about Lin Hao’s belt-shaped storage Soul Tool. Lin Hao says he obtained it from Yu Xiaogang, the “Corner of Wisdom,” and tells Flender that Yu was recently in Notting City, though he may have left. Flender’s pride in the Golden Iron Triangle quickly turns to eagerness to find his old friend.
• Lin Hao leaves and heads to the Fourth Freshman Exam, where he finds Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun with the newly arrived Dai Mubai. Dai is bruised from the entrance exam and is eating one of Oscar’s Recovery Sausages. Lin Hao and Dai introduce themselves and greet each other as peers.

Character developments and interactions

• Lin Hao serves as a mediator, gently asking Xiao Wu to apologize after she mocks Ma Hongjun. He also flatters Flender’s achievements before sharing Yu Xiaogang’s whereabouts.
• Ma Hongjun shows insecurity about being the only student with less than full Innate Soul Power, but accepts Xiao Wu’s teasing with resignation.
• Flender is visibly proud of the Golden Iron Triangle and eager to reconnect with Yu Xiaogang.
• Dai Mubai joins the group after passing Shrek’s entrance exam; his exchange with Lin Hao begins on friendly, equal terms.
• The students start forming a cohesive group through introductions, teasing, mediation, and mutual greetings.

Significant themes

• Talent and comparison: The students’ differing Soul Power levels provoke both admiration and Ma Hongjun’s self-consciousness.
• Friendship and belonging: Newcomers are welcomed into the academy through introductions and small acts of inclusion.
• Reputation and old bonds: The Golden Iron Triangle’s legacy still matters to Flender, while news of Yu Xiaogang revives their connection.
• Hidden potential and possibility: Lin Hao’s private reflections suggest that Yu Xiaogang may pursue new research into Blue Silver Grass’s vitality and its potential in harsh environments.

Key plot points and events

• Vice Dean Zhao Wuji offers Lin Hao, Xiao Wu, and Tang San a practical test: work together and withstand his attacks for one incense stick. If even one remains standing until time runs out, they pass.
• After Ma Hongjun explains Zhao’s martial soul and skills, the trio quickly devise a plan and launch a coordinated attack before Zhao has even set down the incense.
• Xiao Wu uses Gravity Crush and attacks at close range; Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass targets Zhao’s feet; Lin Hao strikes with Heavenly Blade. Lin Hao’s armor-piercing first skill cuts Zhao’s hand, surprising him.
• Lin Hao summons five full-strength clones. Their combined assault, aided by Tang San’s vines slowing Zhao’s movements, keeps Zhao under pressure.
• Zhao eventually uses his Powerful Vajra Roar to blast the attackers back—but then announces that time is up. The three have passed.

Character developments

• Lin Hao demonstrates confidence and tactical aggression, revealing Heavenly Blade’s ability to pierce defenses and his unusually powerful, full-strength clones.
• Tang San shows restraint and strategic awareness: while Lin Hao’s clones draw Zhao’s attention, Tang San quietly uses Blue Silver Grass to obstruct Zhao’s movement and create openings.
• Xiao Wu contributes an immediate, forceful opening attack and works in close coordination with Lin Hao.
• Zhao Wuji is impressed by the trio’s teamwork and Lin Hao’s abilities, but is also frustrated by the restrictions of the test and his uncertainty about which Lin Hao is real.

Significant themes

• Teamwork and complementary strengths: Xiao Wu’s close combat, Lin Hao’s offense, and Tang San’s control combine into an effective strategy.
• Ingenuity against superior strength: Though badly outmatched in raw power, the trio use timing, distraction, clones, and restraint to keep Zhao occupied.
• Potential and surprise: Lin Hao’s unusual Soul Skill challenges Zhao’s expectations of what a clone ability can do.

Character interactions

• Ma Hongjun introduces Lin Hao to Zhao Wuji and explains Zhao’s abilities to the trio.
• Oscar jokes that Zhao’s offer of “pointers” is really an excuse to fight, then backs down when challenged.
• The three students exchange a brief look before accepting the test, signaling their shared resolve.
• Zhao recognizes Heavenly Blade as a mutated martial soul and questions Lin Hao about it; Lin Hao confirms its origin and warns Zhao to be careful.
• Zhao’s impressed reaction contrasts with his growing exasperation as the trio’s coordinated attacks and clones keep him occupied.

Key plot points and events

• Lin Hao ends his fight with Teacher Zhao after the incense burns out, withdrawing his Martial Soul and dismissing his five clones.
• Oscar gives Lin Hao a Recovery Big Sausage. Lin Hao discovers it restores Soul Power, heals injuries, relieves physical and mental fatigue, and even leaves him feeling full. Tang San confirms how unusual its range of effects is.
• The group recognizes Oscar’s Food-Type Martial Soul and first Soul Skill as exceptionally powerful. Xiao Wu predicts he could become the continent’s first Food-Type Titled Douluo—or even a Super Douluo.
• The next morning, Lin Hao, Tang San, and Xiao Wu cultivate Purple Demon Eyes at sunrise. Later, the group discusses upcoming second Soul Rings for Oscar and Ma Hongjun.
• Lin Hao advises Ma Hongjun to seek Soul Beasts with Phoenix bloodline and aim for a percentage-based boost, hoping that expectation will influence the Soul Skill he obtains. He tells Oscar to pursue a percentage-based boost for his food skills eventually, but to save that goal for a later ring, since a second-ring boost would be modest.

Character developments

• Lin Hao demonstrates both his combat ability and his confidence as a Soul Master theorist; the others increasingly rely on his judgment.
• Oscar’s pride returns after the group praises the exceptional breadth of his first Soul Skill, easing his earlier insecurity about Ma Hongjun’s faster cultivation.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar show growing trust in Lin Hao by asking for his advice and calling him “Brother Hao.”

Significant themes

• Talent and recognition: Oscar’s unusual abilities become clear when the group examines his Soul Skill closely.
• Planning and specialization: Lin Hao’s advice emphasizes choosing Soul Rings and skills that complement each Soul Master’s abilities and long-term potential.
• Friendship and mutual support: The group shares recovery supplies, encouragement, knowledge, and guidance.

Character interactions

• Lin Hao thanks Oscar for the sausages and openly praises their effects; Tang San tests one and supports his assessment, while Xiao Wu adds encouragement about Oscar’s future.
• Xiao Wu recommends Lin Hao as a source of Soul Skill advice, citing his guidance in choosing her and Tang San’s skills.
• Lin Hao responds to Oscar and Ma Hongjun’s requests with tailored suggestions based on their Martial Souls and future development.

Key plot points and events

• Lin Hao explains his theory that Soul Skills come from the Soul Beast, a fusion of Beast and Soul Master, or the martial soul itself.
• For Oscar’s second Soul Skill, Lin Hao suggests either purification—removing poison, hostile Soul Power, and mental control—or flight. Oscar chooses purification, planning to pursue flight later.
• Lin Hao advises Dai Mubai to keep his first three Soul Rings, which already provide defense, boosts, and a ranged attack. For future Rings, he recommends an area attack and another percentage-based boost, ideally one that grants wings.
• Zhao Wuji leads the academy’s welcome ceremony in Dean Flender’s absence, then dismisses the students to train.
• Lin Hao, Tang San, and Xiao Wu ask Zhao Wuji to use his Gravity Crush Soul Skill for physical conditioning. They endure an hour of controlled pressure, and Zhao decides to make it a regular class: two hours of training daily for all six students, starting the next day.

Character developments and interactions

• Oscar thoughtfully weighs Lin Hao’s options and makes a clear choice: a purification skill.
• Dai Mubai seeks Lin Hao’s counsel and is pleased to hear that his existing abilities are already well suited to his martial soul.
• Lin Hao demonstrates both technical knowledge and initiative, advising his friends and proposing an unconventional training method.
• Zhao Wuji responds warmly to the request and turns the trio’s experiment into a training plan for the whole group.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu join Lin Hao in enduring the intense gravity training.

Significant themes

• Strategic growth: Soul Rings and skills should be chosen to complement a Soul Master’s strengths and needs.
• Shared knowledge and mentorship: Lin Hao’s advice helps his companions make informed decisions.
• Discipline through hardship: The students willingly endure physical strain to improve, and Zhao Wuji recognizes the value of their effort.

Key plot points and events

• Lin Hao and two companions continue training under Zhao Wuji’s Gravity Crush. Their progress inspires Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to join in the extra training as well.
• On the tenth day, Ma Hongjun and Oscar both reach level 20 Soul Power. Zhao Wuji plans to take them to find their second Soul Rings, bringing all six students so the others can gain experience.
• Flender returns on the fifteenth day. He has failed to find his friend Yu Xiaogang, who has left the Heaven Dou Empire with two new disciples. But seeing Ma Hongjun and Oscar reach level 20 lifts Flender’s spirits, and he agrees with Zhao Wuji to lead the expedition.
• The students prepare supplies for a potentially month-long journey. Lin Hao treats everyone to a meal, then shops with Xiao Wu. The next morning, the group sets out for the Star Dou Great Forest, with Dai Mubai warning them to stay alert.

Character developments and interactions

• Ma Hongjun and Oscar’s breakthroughs mark major progress: once they obtain second Soul Rings, they will become Soul Grandmasters. Both are excited and eagerly ask Zhao Wuji when they can go.
• Dai Mubai and the others are motivated by the newcomers’ perseverance and begin taking on additional training.
• Flender’s disappointment at failing to find Yu Xiaogang gives way to happiness and pride when he learns of his students’ progress.
• Lin Hao supports the group by treating them to dinner and preparing supplies with Xiao Wu. The teachers and students celebrate the breakthroughs and unite around the upcoming expedition.

Significant themes

• Perseverance and shared effort: Extra training yields results and encourages the whole group to push harder.
• Growth through challenge: The journey is intended not only to obtain Soul Rings but to give every student experience.
• Camaraderie and responsibility: The group celebrates one another’s achievements, prepares together, and takes the dangers of the forest seriously.

Plot points and events

• Zhao Wuji leads the Shrek group toward the Star Dou Great Forest under a reduced Gravity Crush. Oscar’s stamina-restoring sausages let them cover more than 400 kilometers in a day.
• They spend the night in a Spirit Hunting Town, then set out at dawn and reach the forest.
• Flender explains that the expedition is to find second Soul Rings for Oscar and Ma Hongjun. He warns everyone to stay close and not attack Soul Beasts without permission.
• The group heads toward Moon-Watching Lake, where the needed plants—Clearheart Bamboo and Pure Soul Jade Lotus—are said to grow.
• Lin Hao uses Clones to scout and clear a route. Near the lake, the group splits up: Zhao Wuji takes the students to search for bamboo, while Flender looks for lotus by the water.
• Lin Hao finds a Clearheart Bamboo Grove and identifies a stalk just over 900 years old as a suitable match for Oscar. The group follows his directions to the grove.

Character development and interactions

• Lin Hao takes a prominent scouting role, using his Clones and Purple Demon Eyes to locate a suitable Soul Ring source. He coordinates with Zhao Wuji rather than acting alone.
• Oscar is eager and visibly excited when Lin Hao finds the bamboo he needs.
• Zhao Wuji and Flender organize the expedition and emphasize caution, while Dai Mubai’s travel formation assigns everyone a position.
• The group cooperates with the training and travel demands; Oscar’s sausages become a practical way to support everyone’s stamina.

Significant themes

• Teamwork and preparation: Formation, supplies, scouting, and clear leadership help the group manage a dangerous journey.
• Caution in the wilderness: Flender’s rules underline the risks of the forest and the need to follow experienced instructors.
• Resourcefulness: Lin Hao’s Clones and Oscar’s sausages turn individual abilities into advantages for the whole group.

Key plot points and events

• Lin Hao identifies a roughly 900-year-old Clearheart Bamboo as the ideal source for Oscar’s second Soul Ring. Zhao Wuji uses his gravity-based Soul Skills to restrain the grove, allowing Oscar to cut it down and absorb its ring safely.
• Flender returns while Oscar is absorbing the ring and learns that Lin Hao’s Shadow Clone can create five Clones as strong as himself. He is impressed by Lin Hao’s ability.
• Oscar’s new Soul Skill, Clearheart Insight Little Sausage, removes negative effects—including those affecting mental strength. If there is nothing to cleanse, it grants five minutes of heightened focus and rationality while gradually nourishing mental strength.
• The group tries the sausages. Lin Hao’s heightened mental state reveals that his Heavenly Blade has spatial abilities, which help explain why his first Soul Skill can pierce armor. The others also praise Oscar’s skill; Ma Hongjun notes that it suppresses his evil fire.
• With Oscar’s Soul Ring secured, the group sets out for the Volcanic Range to find Ma Hongjun a suitable Soul Beast. They camp overnight, set watches, and continue onward. On reaching the range, they prepare to search for a Fire Luan Bird or Fire Feather Bird.

Character developments and interactions

• Oscar is thrilled with his new Soul Skill and warmly thanks Lin Hao, even offering to make him sausages whenever he wants. He shares the sausages with the group and accepts their praise modestly.
• Lin Hao helps locate Oscar’s Soul Ring, reassures him about the likely skill, and later gains a new understanding of his Heavenly Blade’s spatial nature.
• Flender is impressed by Lin Hao’s Clones, then organizes the group’s travel, camp duties, and watches.
• Zhao Wuji safely restrains the bamboo grove and helps Oscar harvest the Soul Beast.
• The group works cooperatively at camp. Lin Hao and Xiao Wu take consecutive first watches, while the others share chores and duties.

Significant themes

• Cooperation and mentorship: Lin Hao and the teachers help Oscar gain his Soul Ring, and the group supports the next stage of Ma Hongjun’s training.
• Growth through discovery: Oscar’s new ability benefits the whole team, while using it helps Lin Hao uncover a hidden aspect of his own martial soul.
• Preparation and mutual responsibility: The group follows assigned roles during travel and at camp, emphasizing teamwork and safety.

Key plot points and events

• Zhao Wuji leads the Shrek students into a volcanic region to search for suitable Soul Beasts. They encounter a party led by Huo Lie, the dean of Blazing Fire Academy, whose students are fighting a thousand-year Ringflame Flame Lion.
• The wounded beast breaks free and charges toward Lin Hao. He gravely wounds it with his first Soul Skill, then tells Huo Wu to absorb it quickly, since it was intended to be her third Soul Ring.
• Huo Wu kills the beast and begins absorbing its ring. Her companions, Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian, thank Lin Hao for his help.
• Lin Hao recognizes Feng Xiaotian and criticizes him for having much lower Soul Power than his innate talent should have allowed. He urges Feng to focus on cultivation, predicting he could compete in the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament as a Soul King.
• Flender arrives with a Fire Luan Bird for Ma Hongjun’s second Soul Ring. Ma Hongjun begins absorbing it, while Lin Hao reminds him of earlier advice.
• Huo Wu completes her absorption and leaves with Huo Lie. Ma Hongjun finishes his own absorption later, finding that the other party has already departed.

Character developments

• Lin Hao demonstrates decisive combat ability and generosity, helping Huo Wu secure her Soul Ring without claiming the kill for himself. He also speaks bluntly about Feng Xiaotian’s wasted potential.
• Feng Xiaotian is confronted with the consequences of prioritizing his self-created Soul Skill and pursuit of Huo Wu over cultivation. Lin Hao’s words leave him subdued and reflective.
• Huo Wu obtains her third Soul Ring, while Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian show gratitude to Lin Hao.
• Ma Hongjun follows Lin Hao’s advice and gains his second Soul Ring.

Significant themes

• Talent and discipline: Natural ability is not enough without consistent cultivation.
• Generosity and cooperation: Lin Hao helps another group’s student rather than taking advantage of their misfortune.
• Preparation for the future: The upcoming tournament gives Feng Xiaotian a concrete reason to improve.

Character interactions

• Zhao Wuji and Huo Lie exchange courteous introductions as representatives of their academies.
• Lin Hao and Huo Wushuang acknowledge Lin Hao’s role in saving their hunt; Feng Xiaotian also thanks him, then questions his unusual stare.
• Lin Hao’s candid advice challenges Feng Xiaotian, while his reminder to Ma Hongjun reinforces the guidance between them.

• Plot points and events: After obtaining their new Soul Rings, the Shrek group leaves the Star Dou Great Forest and returns to the academy. Two years pass: Lin Hao reaches Soul Power level 32, develops his abilities through new traits, and improves his first Soul Skill’s armor-piercing effect. When Xiao Wu reaches level 30, he asks Flender to let the two of them travel alone to find her third Soul Ring. Flender agrees, and they set out for a nearby Soul Hunting Forest. At an inn, Lin Hao tells Xiao Wu that he knows she is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast living in human form. He reassures her that he will not pursue her Soul Ring or Soul Bone and wants her to feel safe when gathering Soul Rings. After resting, they prepare to go hunt for her third ring.
• Character developments: Lin Hao’s rapid cultivation and improved understanding make him Shrek’s fastest-growing student. He also chooses to be honest and protective toward Xiao Wu rather than exploit the secret he knows. Xiao Wu is initially startled and fearful when her identity is exposed, but Lin Hao’s reassurance helps her trust him and express her gratitude. Flender recognizes Lin Hao’s romantic intentions and supports the pair’s trip.
• Character interactions: Lin Hao and Xiao Wu cultivate together, travel hand in hand, and share an increasingly intimate bond. Their conversation at the inn centers on Xiao Wu’s fear of being discovered and Lin Hao’s promise to protect her. Flender gives them permission to leave, while their friends remain at the academy.
• Significant themes: The chapter emphasizes trust, acceptance, and protecting someone’s vulnerability. It also marks a transition from the group’s earlier adventures to Lin Hao and Xiao Wu’s growing closeness, while Lin Hao’s cultivation and planned search for an External Soul Bone point toward future ambitions.

Key plot points

• Lin Hao takes Xiao Wu into the Soul Hunting Forest at night so she can form her third Soul Ring. He guards her while observing the process, gaining only a partial understanding: he learns to make a fragile ten-year ring from his own Soul Power, but it has no skill and quickly dissipates without continued energy.
• Xiao Wu’s third skill, Teleportation, lets her move up to 100 meters through any terrain, with no limit on uses. They celebrate with food and drinks before returning to their journey.
• On the road to Shrek Academy, Lin Hao devises a way to investigate the Ice and Fire Eyes. He sends a long-lasting Clone toward Heaven Dou City and plans to approach Dugu Yan, warn her that her martial soul is poisoning her, and prompt Dugu Bo to investigate. He believes the risk is limited because a destroyed Clone would cost him little.
• Back in Suotuo City, Xiao Wu tests Teleportation at the Great Soul Arena, winning a solo match and then defeating two opponents in a team match while Lin Hao provides backup. They enter as the Hao-Wu Combination.
• Lin Hao and Xiao Wu spend the night together at the Rose Hotel, reaffirming their relationship. The chapter ends the next morning with their intimacy continuing.

Character developments and interactions

• Lin Hao grows closer to understanding Soul Ring formation and uses his Clone abilities to pursue a risky, carefully planned lead involving Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo.
• Xiao Wu gains a powerful new mobility skill and confidently demonstrates it in combat. Her affectionate exchange with Lin Hao underscores her trust and desire for lasting reassurance.
• Their partnership is both practical and romantic: Lin Hao protects Xiao Wu during her Soul Ring formation and supports her in the arena, while Xiao Wu shares her excitement and affection with him.

Significant themes

• Learning through observation and experimentation: Lin Hao studies a process he cannot yet reproduce fully.
• Risk managed through ingenuity: His Clone strategy lets him pursue a dangerous investigation while limiting potential losses.
• Trust, loyalty, and intimacy: The chapter emphasizes Lin Hao and Xiao Wu’s mutual support and deepening bond.