Chapter Summaries

At Nuoding Academy, Ling Yun rejected Yu Xiaogang’s judgment that his Mutated Martial Soul was worthless and left after losing his work-study eligibility. Seven years later, as a Level 40 student at Blue Tyrant Academy, he confronted Yu Xiaogang again and opposed renaming the school Shrek Academy, then challenged Tang San to spar.

• Ling Yun awakened Greninja and Innate Full Soul Power, but Yu Xiaogang refused to teach him because he considered the Martial Soul weak and not worth cultivating.
• Ling Yun challenged Yu Xiaogang’s theory, and Tang San defended his new teacher before Ling Yun left Nuoding Academy after his work-study eligibility was revoked.
• Liu Erlong found Ling Yun near the Soul Hunting Forest and brought him to Blue Tyrant Academy, where he reached Level 40 by age thirteen and became its leading student.
• When Liu Erlong agreed to let Flender manage the academy and rename it Shrek Academy, Ling Yun objected that the change betrayed Blue Tyrant’s purpose of helping commoner Soul Masters.
• Ling Yun recognized Yu Xiaogang and Tang San in Liu Erlong’s office, revealed his three Soul Rings and Level 40 strength, and challenged Tang San to spar.

Ling Yun challenged Tang San to a spar, reviving their old conflict over Yu Xiaogang’s judgment of Ling Yun’s Martial Soul and his expulsion from the academy. After Liu Erlong revealed Ling Yun had fought his way to the top of Blue Tyrant Academy, Tang San headed to the training ground to face him.

• Ling Yun challenged Tang San to a spar and promised to fight without a fourth Soul Skill, while Yu Xiaogang criticized his confidence.
• Ling Yun accused Yu Xiaogang of getting him expelled from Nuoding Academy after their argument seven years earlier, and Tang San defended his teacher.
• Tang San accepted Ling Yun’s challenge, and Ling Yun left for the training ground after warning Tang San not to blame their level difference.
• Tang San explained their past to the others, while Yu Xiaogang dismissed Ling Yun’s Martial Soul as lacking special abilities.
• Liu Erlong revealed that Ling Yun had defeated opponents across Blue Tyrant Academy until they acknowledged him as its strongest student.
• Tang San, Liu Erlong, and the others set out for the training ground to watch the spar.

Ling Yun and Tang San began their long-awaited sparring match at Blue Tyrant Academy, where Ling Yun revealed a thousand-year second Soul Ring and powerful Soul Skills. Tang San prepared to attack as Ling Yun challenged him to show what he could do.

• More than a hundred students gathered to watch Ling Yun and Tang San spar, while Liu Erlong told Flender that Ling Yun had once defeated a level forty-five Soul Ancestor at level thirty-seven.
• Yu Xiaogang advised Tang San to study Ling Yun’s Martial Soul and exploit its weaknesses, but Ling Yun mocked his tactics before Tang San entered the field.
• Tang San revealed his three Soul Rings, and Ling Yun merged with Greninja before displaying his own rings, including a thousand-year second Soul Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned how Ling Yun had absorbed the ring, and Ling Yun mocked his old judgment that his Martial Soul was not worth cultivating.
• Ling Yun demonstrated Water Shadow Clone and Water Shuriken, cutting a training stake cleanly in half.
• Tang San spread Blue Silver Grass across the field as his eyes turned purple, and Ling Yun lowered his stance and urged him to attack.

Ling Yun decisively defeated Tang San in their sparring match by countering his techniques and throwing him beyond the training ground. After Xiao Wu declined to fight, Dai Mubai stepped forward and attacked Ling Yun, who began countering him with water clones.

• Tang San tried Blue Silver Grass, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and close-combat techniques, but Ling Yun evaded or countered each one.
• Ling Yun used his tongue to trip Tang San, struck him, and threw him into the water before Tang San trapped him with Parasitic.
• Ling Yun escaped with water clones, attacked from above, and sent Tang San out of bounds with a tongue-assisted throw.
• Xiao Wu went to help Tang San, but Dai Mubai volunteered to fight Ling Yun instead.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation and White Tiger Fierce Light Wave, but Ling Yun’s water clones absorbed the blast as he appeared behind Dai Mubai.

Ling Yun defeated Dai Mubai by exploiting his balance and using his tongue scarf to throw him repeatedly, after already beating Tang San. He then challenged Yu Xiaogang’s claim that the Shrek students were geniuses, leaving the Grandmaster livid.

• Dai Mubai attacked Ling Yun with his White Tiger Fierce Light Wave, but Ling Yun used water shadows and quick strikes to evade and counter him.
• Ling Yun formed Water Shuriken attacks that forced Dai Mubai to concentrate his White Tiger Protection Barrier on defense.
• Ling Yun wrapped his tongue scarf around Dai Mubai and repeatedly threw him, eventually hurling him into the fence and defeating him.
• Tang San explained that Ling Yun had avoided breaking through Dai Mubai’s defense by taking away his leverage while he was airborne.
• Ling Yun criticized Tang San and Dai Mubai’s combat instincts and asked Yu Xiaogang whether these were the geniuses he had trained.

After defeating Tang San and Dai Mubai, Ling Yun was assigned to train Shrek’s students, while Tang San brooded over his loss. Dugu Bo attacked Liu Erlong and tried to take Tang San, and the chapter ended with Ling Yun confronting him to avenge his teacher.

• Ling Yun challenged Yu Xiaogang’s excuses for Tang San’s defeat, and Tang San defended his teacher before Ling Yun rejected Yu Xiaogang’s claim to be his elder.
• Flender decided Ling Yun would train the Shrek students, and Ling Yun warned them he would not go easy on them.
• Tang San walked alone, vowed to defeat Ling Yun, and was confronted by Dugu Bo, who overwhelmed him and tried to take him away.
• Liu Erlong intervened to protect Tang San, but Dugu Bo struck her down with a blow that left her bleeding.
• Ling Yun sensed Liu Erlong’s weakening Soul Power, rushed to the woods, and confronted Dugu Bo despite Liu Erlong warning him that the man was a Titled Douluo.

Ling Yun stood up to Dugu Bo after the Poison Douluo struck Liu Erlong, using Greninja’s abilities and his water-based martial arts to counter the vastly stronger opponent. The chapter ended with Ling Yun launching a giant Water Shuriken infused with some of Dugu Bo’s redirected power.

• Liu Erlong warned Ling Yun not to confront Dugu Bo, but Ling Yun vowed to strike him back.
• Ling Yun summoned Greninja, created five water-shadow clones, and attacked Dugu Bo with Water Shuriken before using Wave Treading to approach him.
• Ling Yun used Greninja’s tongue scarf to evade Dugu Bo’s palm and create distance, while Dugu Bo prepared a poisonous attack.
• Ling Yun used spinning water to divert part of Dugu Bo’s powerful strike, despite his arms being injured by the force.
• Ling Yun formed a massive Water Shuriken with his own Soul Power and the force he had redirected, then launched it at Dugu Bo.

Ling Yun and Tang San were overwhelmed by Dugu Bo and taken to his secluded valley, where Ling Yun discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its medicinal garden. Seeing a chance to use the herbs and help the poison-riddled Dugu Bo, Ling Yun viewed his kidnapping as an opportunity.

• Ling Yun used Dugu Bo's power in a Water Shuriken and forced him to retreat, then shielded Liu Erlong as Dugu Bo unleashed his full pressure.
• Dugu Bo knocked Tang San and Ling Yun unconscious and carried them away, leaving Liu Erlong behind.
• Flender and the others found Liu Erlong and the wreckage, realized Tang San and Ling Yun were missing, and began searching for them.
• Ling Yun woke in a cave, discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and the surrounding Medicine Garden, and realized Dugu Bo had brought him there.
• Dugu Bo confronted Ling Yun, who asked after Tang San and then decided the valley's herbs offered a chance to help Dugu Bo.

Ling Yun diagnosed Dugu Bo’s poison and bargained for herbs in exchange for treating him and helping Dugu Yan. He recognized the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and claimed them while Tang San remained asleep.

• Ling Yun described Dugu Bo’s recurring poison symptoms, and Dugu Bo grabbed him before demanding to know who had revealed them.
• Ling Yun explained that Dugu Bo’s poison threatened Dugu Yan too and that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well only eased the symptoms.
• Ling Yun offered two treatment approaches and negotiated for up to five herbs in return for helping Dugu Bo and protecting Dugu Yan.
• Ling Yun passed Tang San, who was still asleep, and recognized the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.
• Ling Yun told Dugu Bo he would take the two herbs and use the hot spring for a bath.

Ling Yun proved that Dugu Bo could gradually move his poison into a Soul Bone, then harvested two Immortal Herbs and absorbed their powers in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Tang San woke to find Ling Yun had already taken the two most important plants and was asking him to identify three more valuable ones.

• Ling Yun explained that Dugu Bo could transfer his poison into a Soul Bone, and Dugu Bo successfully reduced the pain in his right arm by trying the method.
• Ling Yun assured Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan's poison could also be treated and claimed the five medicinal plants Dugu Bo had promised.
• Ling Yun harvested the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, then jumped into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to absorb their medicinal powers.
• Ling Yun emerged with the hot and cold forces settled in his body, while Dugu Bo watched in alarm.
• Tang San woke and emerged from the cave, and Ling Yun asked him to choose the three most valuable plants remaining in the Medicine Garden.

Ling Yun used his five permitted picks from Dugu Bo’s Medicine Garden, choosing herbs for himself and others while Tang San identified them. After Tang San recognized the plan to store Dugu Bo’s poison in a Soul Bone, Ling Yun began considering how to secure the rest of the garden.

• Ling Yun told Tang San he had eaten the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, shocking Tang San with his knowledge and survival.
• Ling Yun had Tang San identify the garden’s herbs and chose the Aromatic Silk Beauty as a gift for someone with a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul.
• Ling Yun picked the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew after noticing Tang San’s interest, then selected the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to fill his five allotted slots.
• Dugu Bo asked Ling Yun to address Dugu Yanyan’s condition, and Ling Yun said he would assess her poison buildup when she arrived.
• Tang San inferred that Dugu Bo’s poison had turned against him and suggested storing it in a Soul Bone; Dugu Bo confirmed that Ling Yun had already proposed the same method.
• Ling Yun realized the garden still held many valuable herbs and began plotting to settle ownership of it.

Ling Yun negotiated long-term access to Dugu Bo’s Medicine Garden in exchange for treating the poison affecting Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan. When Dugu Yan arrived, Ling Yun noticed her poison buildup and began to examine her.

• Ling Yun persuaded Dugu Bo to let him use the Medicine Garden in the future in exchange for ongoing help with the family’s poison.
• Tang San asked to trade for medicinal plants, and Dugu Bo said he would need Ling Yun’s approval to harvest valuable ones.
• Dugu Bo sensed someone approaching, and Dugu Yan entered the valley.
• Ling Yun noticed Dugu Yan’s poison buildup and asked to examine her, while Dugu Bo urged her to cooperate.

Ling Yun treated Dugu Yan’s accumulated Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison with Tang San’s help, earning Dugu Bo’s trust. He then asked Dugu Bo to help him find a fourth Soul Ring and revealed that he intended to pursue a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast.

• Dugu Yan recognized Tang San, and Dugu Bo explained that Ling Yun had found poison accumulating in her body.
• Ling Yun asked Tang San to gather herbs, then prepared medicine that drew the poison from Dugu Yan’s meridians.
• Dugu Yan felt better after the treatment, and Dugu Bo accepted Ling Yun’s plan to prevent further poison buildup.
• Dugu Bo asked about Ling Yun’s missing fourth Soul Ring, and Ling Yun requested his help finding a Soul Beast.
• Ling Yun declared that he was aiming for a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring, surprising Tang San and giving Dugu Bo pause.

Ling Yun insisted on taking a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring as his fourth ring and traveled with Tang San and Dugu Bo to the Mist Marsh to hunt a Darkwater Shadow Leopard. He defeated the thirteen-thousand-year beast and began absorbing its black Soul Ring.

• Tang San warned Ling Yun that a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring could overwhelm his mind, but Ling Yun trusted his Ice and Fire Body Tempering and accepted the risk.
• Dugu Bo told Ling Yun about a Darkwater Shadow Leopard in the southeastern Mist Marsh, and the three went there to find it.
• The Darkwater Shadow Leopard ambushed Ling Yun, but he used Wave Treading, Water Shadow Clones, and his heightened senses to counter its concealment and illusions.
• Ling Yun exposed the leopard's true position, pulled it off balance with his Soul Power tongue scarf, and struck it down while Dugu Bo suppressed its final struggle.
• Ling Yun killed the Darkwater Shadow Leopard, and its Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring appeared; he sat down to absorb it as Tang San watched gravely.

Ling Yun absorbed a thirteen-thousand-year Darkwater Shadow Leopard Soul Ring as his fourth ring and overcame its Soul Shock with the help of Greninja. He gained Mist Veil and ended by inviting Tang San to another practice match.

• Ling Yun prepared himself and absorbed the Darkwater Shadow Leopard's ten-thousand-year Soul Ring despite Dugu Bo's warning.
• The leopard's Soul Shock trapped Ling Yun in a Mental Space where he had to fight without Soul Skills.
• Ling Yun joined forces with Greninja, defeated the leopard's lingering spirit, and stabilized his fourth Soul Ring.
• Ling Yun tested Mist Veil, which concealed his body and Soul Power while boosting his burst speed.
• Ling Yun asked Tang San to practice with him again once they returned to the academy.

Ling Yun and Tang San returned to Blue Tyrant Academy after Dugu Bo gave Ling Yun a token for future access to the Medicine Garden. Ling Yun revealed his thirteen-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring, prompting Yu Xiaogang to admit that his earlier judgment of Ling Yun had been too narrow, before Liu Erlong confronted him for absorbing the ring without telling her.

• Dugu Bo gave Ling Yun a token that would let him enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well again and promised to bring Dugu Yan to see him.
• Ling Yun and Tang San returned to Blue Tyrant Academy, where Liu Erlong scolded them for being missing while the academy searched Sunset Forest.
• Ling Yun revealed his four Soul Rings, including a thirteen-thousand-year black fourth ring from a Darkwater Shadow Leopard.
• Tang San confirmed that Ling Yun had endured the Soul Shock, and Yu Xiaogang admitted Ling Yun's case had exceeded his earlier judgment.
• Ling Yun warned Tang San not to imitate his risky Soul Ring choice, and Liu Erlong laughed at their exchange.
• Liu Erlong confronted Ling Yun for absorbing a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring behind her back.

Ling Yun tested his fourth Soul Skill, Mist Veil, against Tang San and explained how it combined with Wave Treading and his Water Shadow Clones. As teachers brought over a sign renaming Blue Tyrant Academy as Shrek Academy, Ling Yun realized his old grievance with Yu Xiaogang was not over.

• Liu Erlong scolded Ling Yun for taking a risk by absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring without telling her first.
• Ling Yun challenged Tang San to test his Fourth Soul Skill, filling the training ground with mist that concealed him and confused Tang San's Purple Demon Eye.
• Ling Yun struck Tang San from behind and won the spar before Tang San could counterattack.
• Ling Yun explained that nearby moisture reduced Mist Veil's Soul Power cost and that it worked well alongside Wave Treading and Water Shadow Clones.
• Teachers from Blue Tyrant Academy arrived with a sign reading Shrek Academy, prompting Ling Yun to remember his unresolved grievance over the academy's name.

Ling Yun challenged the decision to rename Blue Tyrant Academy as Shrek Academy, arguing that its teachers and students deserved a say. Liu Erlong kept the Blue Tyrant name while appointing Flender dean, and the chapter ended with a dispute looming over who would represent the academy in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

• Ling Yun stopped the Shrek Academy sign from being installed and argued with Yu Xiaogang that changing Blue Tyrant Academy's name required the consent of its teachers and students.
• Dai Mubai admitted he would object if outsiders renamed Shrek Academy, and Tang San agreed that the academy's name should not be changed against everyone's wishes.
• Yu Xiaogang accepted that the academy community's wishes should be respected, and Ling Yun proposed a vote on the name.
• Liu Erlong decided to keep the name Blue Tyrant Academy, appoint Flender dean, and let the Shrek people teach and live there alongside the existing staff.
• Flender raised the upcoming elite tournament registration and asked them to choose a single main team and its captain, prompting Ling Yun and Dai Mubai to size each other up.

Ling Yun defeated Dai Mubai in a fight over the captaincy without using his Fourth Soul Skill, and Dai Mubai accepted him as captain. Ma Hongjun then challenged Ling Yun, arguing that his water-based tactics had favored him against Dai Mubai.

• Dai Mubai challenged Ling Yun for the captaincy, and they agreed to settle the dispute with a fight.
• Ling Yun used Water Shadow Clones and Wave Treading to evade Dai Mubai and wear him down while Dai Mubai used his White Tiger Soul Skills.
• Ling Yun outmaneuvered Dai Mubai and threw him beyond the training ground's boundary, winning without using his Fourth Soul Skill.
• Dai Mubai conceded the captaincy to Ling Yun, who joked about calling him Boss Dai only among the Shrek students.
• Ma Hongjun challenged Ling Yun to a fight, claiming his water tactics would not overcome the Phoenix Flame.

Ling Yun defeated Ma Hongjun by turning the steam from Ma Hongjun’s flames into a fog that concealed his movements and enabled a decisive attack. After Ma Hongjun conceded, Zhu Zhuqing challenged Ling Yun to test her speed against his.

• Ma Hongjun attacked Ling Yun with Phoenix Fire Line, trying to burn away the water and limit Ling Yun’s speed.
• Ling Yun used his fourth Soul Skill, Mist Veil, to spread the steam Ma Hongjun had created across the training ground.
• Ma Hongjun tried to clear the fog with stronger flames, but his heat kept moisture circulating and made the mist spread farther.
• Ling Yun used a double to distract Ma Hongjun, tugged him off balance, and sliced his training clothes with a Water Shuriken.
• Ma Hongjun conceded, and Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward to challenge Ling Yun to a speed test.