Recaps

Qin Muchu and Xiao Wu watched Dai Mubai meet Zhu Zhuqing, whose cold response revealed their troubled connection. Meanwhile, Flender planned to discipline Ning Rongrong, unaware that Zhao Wuji already knew his assumptions might be wrong.

• Qin Muchu and Xiao Wu discussed Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing as Dai Mubai and Oscar arrived, and Dai invited the group to lunch.
• Ning Rongrong introduced herself to Dai Mubai, who failed to recognize Zhu Zhuqing until Ning named her.
• Zhu Zhuqing walked away without speaking to Dai Mubai, and the group traveled to the dining hall in awkward silence.
• Qin Muchu told Ning Rongrong that Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai had an unusual relationship and suggested she ask Zhu Zhuqing about it.
• Zhao Wuji showed Flender a letter from Ning Rongrong's father, and Flender revealed his plan to train and discipline her.
• Zhao Wuji withheld his warning about the Fourth Trial and decided to let Flender discover his mistake the next day.

Flender welcomed Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy, then assigned Oscar and Ning Rongrong grueling physical training to teach them how support-type Soul Masters could survive in battle. As Oscar and Ning Rongrong began running twenty laps around the village, Qin Muchu and Xiao Wu went to watch.

• Ma Hongjun returned to training, greeted Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing respectfully, and Qin Muchu recalled that Ma Hongjun was dating the village girl Cuihua.
• Flender welcomed Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, warned them that Shrek accepted only those who lived up to the name of monsters, and dismissed everyone except Oscar and Ning Rongrong.
• Flender explained that support-type Soul Masters needed physical training to improve their chances of escaping enemies, and Ning Rongrong clarified his reasoning to Oscar.
• Flender ordered Oscar and Ning Rongrong to run twenty laps around the village before lunch and watched from the tallest building, expecting Ning Rongrong to fail.
• Qin Muchu and Xiao Wu went to Flender's lookout to see whether Ning Rongrong could finish the run.

Ning Rongrong and Oscar ran laps around the village, with Ning Rongrong using her Martial Soul to boost their speed. At Shrek Academy, Flender watched her determination with surprise while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin argued over whether she should stay there.

• Ning Rongrong learned that one lap covered three kilometers, accepted a Recovery Sausage from Oscar, and boosted their agility with her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• A young man reported to Ning Fengzhi that Ning Rongrong had enrolled at Shrek Academy and that he had delivered Ning Fengzhi’s letter to a teacher.
• Chen Xin arrived intending to bring Ning Rongrong home, but Ning Fengzhi persuaded him to leave her at the academy.
• Flender watched Ning Rongrong keep running and wondered why she showed such resolve despite Ning Fengzhi’s description of her as spoiled.
• Qin Muchu told Flender that Ning Rongrong was still running, and he realized Zhu Zhuqing’s determination might have awakened her competitive spirit.

Ning Rongrong pushed through twenty laps with Oscar, passed out from exhaustion, and recovered in time for evening class. Flender then criticized her weakness and compared her unfavorably with her classmates, leaving her to face a harsh challenge to her place at the academy.

• Ning Rongrong fought through her exhaustion and completed the final two laps with Oscar after refusing to quit.
• Xiao Wu caught Ning Rongrong when she collapsed, and Qin Muchu helped Oscar as they returned them to the Dormitory.
• Ning Rongrong woke after nearly four hours, thanked Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, and accepted Oscar’s Recovery Big Sausages before evening class.
• Flender confirmed that Ning Rongrong and Oscar had finished their twenty laps, then scolded Ning Rongrong and told her she was useless compared with her classmates.

Flender abandoned Ning Fengzhi’s request to drive Ning Rongrong away and took the students to the Soto Great Soul Arena. Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing began their first two-on-two match, where Zhu Zhuqing knocked down one opponent and the other charged at Ning Rongrong.

• Ning Rongrong realized her father had asked Flender to make things difficult for her, but she insisted on staying at the academy, so Flender welcomed her and took the group to the arena.
• Qin Muchu explained the arena rules, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing registered as the Seven Treasure Spirit Cat Combination.
• Qin Muchu told Ning Rongrong that he and Xiao Wu had won thirty-three consecutive matches and earned Silver Soul Badges.
• Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing won their one-on-one matches with ease.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Zhu Zhuqing’s speed and strength during their two-on-two match, and Zhu Zhuqing broke through the Blazing Flame Wolf Soul Master’s defense and knocked him down.
• The Iron Feather Eagle Soul Master abandoned her fallen teammate and rushed toward Ning Rongrong.

After Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong won their Soul Arena match, Qin Muchu took Xiao Wu to Suotuo City's night market, where Sky Dream Ice Silkworm led him to a mysterious golden pearl. He bought it for a hundred Gold Soul Coins and ended the night relaxing with Xiao Wu by the river lanterns.

• Ning Rongrong boosted Zhu Zhuqing, who defeated the Iron Feather Eagle Soul Master and secured their victory when the Blazing Flame Wolf Soul Master conceded.
• Qin Muchu praised Ning Rongrong's performance, and Dai Mubai followed Zhu Zhuqing after she brushed off his compliment.
• Qin Muchu took Xiao Wu to Suotuo City's night market, where Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed something interesting at a stall.
• Qin Muchu bought the golden pearl from the stall owner for a hundred Gold Soul Coins after the crowd criticized the asking price.
• Xiao Wu asked if they had overpaid while watching river lanterns, and Qin Muchu explained that saving time mattered more than haggling.

Qin Muchu and Xiao Wu intervened when Dai Mubai attacked Ning Rongrong after she taunted him about Zhu Zhuqing. Qin Muchu made both classmates apologize, then confronted Oscar for failing to catch Ning Rongrong.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm identified Qin Muchu’s pearl as a Sea Princess’s tear that could restore Mental Power and heal the mind.
• Qin Muchu and Xiao Wu heard Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong arguing and hurried over as Dai Mubai sent her flying.
• Qin Muchu caught Ning Rongrong and told her to apologize for interfering in Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s relationship.
• After Ning Rongrong apologized, Qin Muchu and Xiao Wu insisted that Dai Mubai apologize for insulting and attacking her, and he reluctantly did so.
• Xiao Wu accompanied Ning Rongrong to the Dormitory while Qin Muchu confronted Oscar for standing by instead of catching her.

Qin Muchu rebuked Oscar for wanting Ning Rongrong to change, while Xiao Wu and the others comforted Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. Flender arranged an internal battle between Qin Muchu and Xiao Wu’s teams, and the chapter ended with Xiao Wu revealing her level and Soul Skills.

• Qin Muchu told Oscar that he had no right to expect Ning Rongrong to change for him and urged him to leave her alone if he could not understand his mistake.
• Xiao Wu told Qin Muchu that Ning Rongrong was asleep and that Zhu Zhuqing had cried after learning what happened; Qin Muchu praised Zhu Zhuqing’s hard work.
• Dai Mubai greeted Qin Muchu and Ning Rongrong the next morning, while Zhu Zhuqing remained cold toward him and Oscar acted guiltily around Rongrong.
• Flender divided the students into two teams for an internal battle, with Qin Muchu leading one team and Xiao Wu leading the other.
• Xiao Wu chose Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing, while Qin Muchu chose Oscar and Dai Mubai; both teams discussed tactics and introduced their Martial Souls.
• Xiao Wu revealed that she was a level fifty-seven Battle Soul King and described her five Soul Skills, shocking Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

Xiao Wu planned a strategy for her team to counter Qin Muchu’s powerful Soul Skills, and the spar began with both sides launching their opening attacks. Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun moved to pressure Oscar, while Dai Mubai protected him and Zhu Zhuqing struck at Dai Mubai’s throat.

• Xiao Wu explained Qin Muchu’s Soul Skills and assigned Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun their roles in the match.
• Flender ended the preparation period, and the two teams took their positions before Xiao Wu and Qin Muchu exchanged taunts.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun as they charged the opposing team.
• Xiao Wu attacked Qin Muchu, who dodged her kick and countered with a crescent of Sword Qi before she continued her assault.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun closed in on Oscar, prompting Dai Mubai to activate his Martial Soul and shield Oscar.
• Zhu Zhuqing slashed at Dai Mubai’s throat, but he knocked her strike aside with his palm.

Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong fought in a team battle while Qin Muchu and Xiao Wu exchanged powerful attacks. The chapter ended with Zhao Wuji and Flender watching the duel and assessing the strength of Xiao Wu’s and Qin Muchu’s abilities.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun attacked Dai Mubai together, forcing him to defend against both of them while Ning Rongrong’s boost helped Ma Hongjun evade his counterattack.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Netherworld Hundred Claws to wound Dai Mubai, while Ma Hongjun prepared to strike Oscar with Phoenix Fire Line.
• Qin Muchu interrupted Ma Hongjun’s attack with a Sword Qi strike, then repelled Xiao Wu’s Waist Bow with Boundless Reversal Barrier.
• Xiao Wu used Dark Star Collapse and Instant Teleportation, but Qin Muchu exposed her with Spiritual Storm and blocked her attack with Great Sword, Blunt Edge.
• The resulting shock wave knocked Oscar and Ning Rongrong down, but they got up and resumed supporting their teammates as Zhao Wuji and Flender praised Xiao Wu’s and Qin Muchu’s strength.

Qin Muchu and Xiao Wu fought while Dai Mubai and Oscar struggled against Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun. Xiao Wu’s Soul Bone turned the battle, and Qin Muchu’s counterattack eliminated Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing, leaving Xiao Wu and Qin Muchu still fighting as Ning Rongrong watched.

• Qin Muchu and Xiao Wu exchanged blows while Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun pressured Dai Mubai, with Oscar supplying sausages.
• Ma Hongjun stole Dai Mubai’s Recovery Sausage, and Dai Mubai and Oscar used Flying Sausages to retreat into the air.
• Xiao Wu activated her Star Core Forbidden Domain, grounding Dai Mubai and Oscar and exposing them to Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun.
• Qin Muchu unleashed Heavenly Punishment Thunder Abyss, defeating Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun while Xiao Wu escaped with Instant Teleportation.
• Xiao Wu attacked Qin Muchu again, and Ning Rongrong watched their fierce fight while questioning her own strength.

Qin Muchu and Xiao Wu’s spar ended in a draw, and Flender used the match to teach the Shrek Seven Devils about teamwork and exploiting every advantage. Reflecting afterward on how easily his own cultivation had progressed, Qin Muchu resolved to stop underestimating others.

• Qin Muchu suggested ending the fight in a draw, and Flender agreed after four students had been eliminated.
• Ning Rongrong rested after supporting the fighters, while the students shared what they had learned from the match.
• Flender rebuked Dai Mubai for complaining about unfairness and reminded the Shrek Seven Devils that teamwork made them stronger.
• Qin Muchu worried that his powerful Soul Rings and smooth cultivation had made him dismiss other Soul Masters’ abilities.
• After speaking with Tian Meng, Qin Muchu caught up with his companions and resolved to pay more attention to others.

Qin Muchu agreed to draw up a cultivation plan for Shrek Academy and presented it to Flender, who approved it and scheduled its start for the next day. After leaving Flender's office, Qin Muchu found Dai Mubai waiting outside his dormitory with something to tell him.

• Ma Hongjun told Qin Muchu that he and Cuihua had broken up, then said Flender wanted to see him.
• Flender asked Qin Muchu to create a cultivation plan, and Qin Muchu agreed on the condition that Flender would later grant him a secret request.
• Qin Muchu wrote out a plan, and Flender approved it and said training would begin the next day.
• Qin Muchu left Flender's office and found Dai Mubai waiting outside his dormitory, where Dai Mubai took him aside to talk.

Dai Mubai asked Qin Muchu how to repair his relationship with Zhuqing, and Qin Muchu urged him to be sincere, dependable, and patient. At Shrek Academy, Flender began a six-month training program called the Furnace, and Xiao Wu questioned Qin Muchu about the resources he had provided.

• Dai Mubai told Qin Muchu about his engagement to Zhuqing and asked how he could win back her trust.
• Qin Muchu advised Dai Mubai to stop seeking Zhuqing’s attention, support her when she needed him, and prove he was changing through his actions.
• Flender announced the Furnace, a six-month special training program intended to strengthen the students and prepare them for dangerous battles.
• Flender described the first phase, in which the students would train under tenfold gravity with sealed Soul Power and use medicinal baths and the Entropy Silence Starforging Art supplied by Qin Muchu.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar protested the punishing training, while Ning Rongrong showed determination and Xiao Wu questioned Qin Muchu about his contribution.

Flender revealed that Qin Muchu had not helped plan the special training, then sent the students on a punishing mountain route with their Soul Power sealed, heavy weights, and Zhao Wuji’s tenfold Gravity Domain. The group struggled forward, and Oscar and Ma Hongjun continued only after Zhao Wuji threatened to reduce their lunches.

• Qin Muchu denied knowing about the training plan, and Flender confirmed that the teachers had created it without him.
• The students collected their weighted packs and followed Flender to the mountain, where he explained the route and its rules.
• Zhao Wuji activated his tenfold Gravity Domain, nearly causing Oscar and Ning Rongrong to collapse before Qin Muchu and Dai Mubai helped them steady themselves.
• Dai Mubai led the group along the stream while Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong struggled under the gravity and weights; Qin Muchu and Xiao Wu followed behind.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun asked to rest, but Zhao Wuji threatened to carry them onward and halve their lunches until they could complete the route, so they forced themselves to keep walking.

The group reached the waterfall and began the grueling climb up a slick cliff under tenfold gravity. Ma Hongjun collapsed during the ascent and gave up, leaving Oscar next to climb.

• Dai Mubai caught Zhu Zhuqing when she slipped on a loose stone and warned everyone about the stronger current and slick rocks.
• Dai Mubai and the others reached the bank, and Qin Muchu and Xiao Wu helped Ning Rongrong out of the water.
• Qin Muchu climbed the cliff first, showed the others where to grip and step, and then Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing followed.
• Ma Hongjun lost his grip and fell, but Xiao Wu used Instant Teleportation to catch him.
• Ma Hongjun refused to continue despite Zhao Wuji warning that his lunch would be cut in half, so Zhao Wuji told Oscar to climb next.

Ning Rongrong repeatedly attempted to climb the cliff despite exhaustion and injuries, then reached the top with Xiao Wu’s support. Ma Hongjun and Oscar were left ashamed after giving up.

• Oscar failed several times to climb the cliff and gave up, so Zhao Wuji ordered him and Ma Hongjun to receive half portions at lunch and continue training as usual.
• Ning Rongrong climbed through repeated falls, scraping her hands and bruising her knees, but kept trying.
• Xiao Wu supported Ning Rongrong as they climbed together, and Qin Muchu and Dai Mubai pulled Ning Rongrong onto the cliff top.
• Ning Rongrong wept with joy after reaching the top, while Xiao Wu, Qin Muchu, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing tended to her.
• Zhao Wuji told Ma Hongjun and Oscar to return by the way they came, leaving them ashamed as the others headed back toward the academy.

After Flender’s punishing training, Qin Muchu and the others recovered in medicinal baths while circulating the Entropy Silence Starforging Art, discovering how much it could improve their bodies. The group thanked Qin Muchu and left dinner resolved to work harder the next day.

• Flender praised the exhausted students, barely counted Ning Rongrong’s assisted completion as a pass, and ordered everyone to soak in medicinal baths while practicing the Entropy Silence Starforging Art.
• Qin Muchu found that the art strengthened his body further, while Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong felt their fatigue ease and their bodies grow stronger in the baths.
• Ning Rongrong watched her bruises and scratches heal and realized how valuable the art was, worrying that sharing it could put Qin Muchu in danger.
• The students thanked Qin Muchu and promised to keep the art secret before heading to dinner together.
• Flender joked that Ma Hongjun and Oscar would receive only half a meal the next day because they had quit early, and the two resolved to train harder.

The Shrek students repeated their tenfold-gravity training and climbed the cliff, with Ma Hongjun and Oscar pushing past their previous failures. Both reached the summit, while the rest of the group continued the climb.

• Flender ordered everyone to repeat the training route and halved lunch for those who had quit early the day before.
• Dai Mubai led the group through the trek and stream crossing, and the students found the tenfold gravity more manageable.
• Dai Mubai, Qin Muchu, and Zhu Zhuqing climbed the cliff before Ma Hongjun overcame his fear and reached the summit with Qin Muchu's help.
• Oscar climbed steadily and reached the summit, where he and Ma Hongjun celebrated their success together.

After a week of punishing training, all seven Shrek students grew stronger, and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun broke through to new soul-power thresholds that required them to hunt for soul rings. Flender led the group toward the Star Dou Great Forest, and they arrived at Soul Hunting Town, where Qin Muchu defended gentle rabbit-type soul beasts.

• Ning Rongrong reached the summit, allowing all seven students to complete their daily training.
• Over the next week, the students grew stronger, and their soul-power levels rose; Dai Mubai reached level forty and Ma Hongjun reached level thirty.
• Flender decided to take Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to the Star Dou Great Forest for soul rings and bring the other five students for experience.
• The group traveled to Soul Hunting Town, where Oscar explained the nearby forest's dangers and Xiao Wu asked about its hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.
• Qin Muchu stroked Xiao Wu's head and told Oscar that some soul beasts, especially rabbits, were gentle and adorable.

Qin Muchu and the others settled into a hotel in Soul Hunting Town, where they clashed with students from Canghui Academy after the students harassed Zhu Zhuqing. The Shrek group swiftly defeated them, leaving their teacher shocked by their strength.

• Qin Muchu secured the four available rooms at the hotel, and Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun ordered a feast with Ning Rongrong's offer to pay.
• Qin Muchu took Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu around town to search shops for valuable treasures, but they found nothing worthwhile and returned with a few trinkets.
• At the hotel, Dai Mubai confronted a Canghui Academy student who was harassing Zhu Zhuqing.
• Qin Muchu struck the arrogant student with a stool, and he, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing quickly defeated the other six students who attacked them.
• The Canghui Academy teacher saw his students sprawled on the floor and was shocked that the young group had beaten them so quickly.

Qin Muchu and his companions confronted Ye Zhiqiu after Zhao Cheng demanded their deaths, then set out for the Star Dou Great Forest to help their group advance. Ye Zhiqiu backed down after seeing Qin Muchu and Xiao Wu reveal their Soul King strength, while Dai Mubai took Zhao Cheng away unconscious.

• Ye Zhiqiu apologized for his students and asked Qin Muchu which academy the group belonged to, but Zhao Cheng demanded that Ye kill them.
• Ye Zhiqiu slapped Zhao Cheng and refused to hand him over, so Dai Mubai insisted that Canghui Academy answer for the threat.
• Qin Muchu paid the innkeeper for the damage and revealed his soul rings, and Xiao Wu revealed hers as well.
• Ye Zhiqiu learned that Qin Muchu and Xiao Wu were twelve-year-old Soul Kings and left with his students; Qin Muchu handed Zhao Cheng to Dai Mubai, who knocked him unconscious and dragged him away.
• The next morning, Qin Muchu assigned positions and cautioned everyone to hold formation as they set off for the Star Dou Great Forest.

Qin Muchu led the group into the Star Dou Great Forest, where Flender warned them about its dangerous soul beasts. After they found a pack centered on an eight-thousand-year soul beast, Flender left the group to plan how to take it down without injuries.

• Flender warned the group about the dangers of the Star Dou Great Forest and gave them time to rest and prepare Oscar's sausages.
• Qin Muchu led the group through the forest, avoided harmless rodent soul beasts, and explained that soul beasts should not be killed needlessly.
• The group stopped to rest in a clearing, where Ning Rongrong showed concern for Qin Muchu and Xiao Wu responded with a faint smile.
• Flender reported a pack of soul beasts five kilometers away, including one with an aura of at least eight thousand years.
• Dai Mubai volunteered to take the eight-thousand-year soul beast, but Flender told him to sit down and explained that the group had to defeat the pack without getting hurt.

Qin Muchu organized the group to confront a herd of Golden Armored Earthsplitter Rhinoceroses and took on their leader, while Xiao Wu handled the stronger beasts. Qin Muchu knocked the leader unconscious, and Xiao Wu incapacitated all five of her opponents as the others engaged the remaining rhinoceroses.

• Qin Muchu learned from the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that the herd included a leader with over ninety-two hundred years of cultivation and assigned the group to keep the beasts occupied without killing them.
• Qin Muchu led the group toward the herd, while Xiao Wu circled around to face the five rhinoceroses with over four thousand years of cultivation.
• Qin Muchu cut through the leader’s armor, disrupted its attack with Spiritual Storm, and knocked it unconscious with his sword.
• Xiao Wu threw two rhinoceroses into each other, then used her Invincible Golden Body to knock the remaining three unconscious.

Qin Muchu helped Dai Mubai and the others fight ten Golden Armored Earthsplitter Rhinoceroses so Dai Mubai could absorb their leader’s nine-thousand-year soul ring. Dai Mubai successfully gained the Golden Armor Overlord Body skill, and Qin Muchu prepared to help the others find suitable soul beasts.

• Qin Muchu and another fighter swiftly defeated their Earthsplitter Rhinoceroses while Dai Mubai and the others battled ten more from the air.
• Qin Muchu used Heavenly Punishment Thunder Abyss to bring down the rhinoceroses, and Dai Mubai killed their leader to claim its soul ring.
• Dai Mubai endured two hours of pressure before absorbing the nine-thousand-year soul ring successfully.
• Dai Mubai revealed that his fourth soul skill, Golden Armor Overlord Body, granted control-effect immunity and let him detonate stacked golden cracks for damage.
• Qin Muchu told the group they would next help the others find suitable soul beasts.