Chapter Summaries

Su Wen opened a milk tea shop in Shrek City, using fresh fruit and the Ice Sovereign’s help to make drinks and ice cream. A rush of customers filled the shop, where the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear ended up serving drinks to a stunned former opponent.

• Old Lin worried that the academy was not doing enough for Su Wen, but Mu En said the academy’s support and clear stance would be enough for now.
• Su Wen inspected the former Flynn Firm shop and decided to turn it into a milk tea shop.
• Su Wen prepared fruit milk tea and ice cream, with the Ice Sovereign chopping ice while Ma Xiaotao eagerly sampled the drinks.
• Ma Xiaotao promoted the shop to Inner Courtyard Disciples, who tried the drinks and began buying them for themselves and others.
• The shop quickly filled with customers, and Su Wen called in the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear to help as the Ice Sovereign and disciples struggled to keep up.
• Little Gold handed a milk tea to a young man who recognized the bear as the one that had sent him flying during the previous month’s Great Spirit Arena assessment.

Su Wen’s milk tea shop sells out on its first night, and he learns that friends have pooled millions of Gold Soul Coins to support him. As he plans to expand the business and recruit workers, Zhang Lexuan returns briefly to give him another four million before leaving on a mission.

• Xiao Yan cautiously buys milk tea from Little Gold, enjoys it, and learns that each customer can buy only one cup.
• Su Wen’s milk tea stock sells out, and Hurricane calculates more than five million Gold Soul Coins in revenue, including money pooled by Ma Xiaotao, Zhang Yi, and others.
• Su Wen decides to deposit the money and considers expanding the shop, lowering prices later, and recruiting workers for Little Gold and the Ice Sovereign.
• Zhang Lexuan returns from a mission, gives Su Wen four million Gold Soul Coins as a birthday gift, kisses his cheek, and leaves again.

Su Wen prepared to follow Bei Bei and Tang Ya to the Star Dou Great Forest, hoping to meet Huo Yuhao and attract Electrolux. The chapter left the three of them about to travel together as Huo Yuhao began his journey from the Duke's Mansion.

• Su Wen reflected on his rapid cultivation progress and watched the new students gather at Shrek Academy.
• Su Wen anticipated Huo Yuhao's departure and resolved to seek a chance to attract Electrolux.
• Huo Yuhao left the Duke's Mansion, declared that he would take the surname Huo, and set off toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Su Wen approached Bei Bei and Tang Ya outside Shrek Academy, and Tang Ya pinched his cheek before he brushed her hand away.
• Su Wen asked to accompany Bei Bei and Tang Ya to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Bei Bei agreed to travel together.

Su Wen reunited with Ning Tian and Wu Feng, then joined them, Tang Ya, and Bei Bei on a trip to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Rings. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao continued through the forest alone, determined to avenge his mother, and stopped by a stream to rest and catch fish.

• Tang Ya invited Su Wen to travel with her and Bei Bei to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Bei Bei realized Su Wen was nearing the Soul Elder bottleneck.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng arrived, and Ning Tian agreed to join Su Wen's group to seek her third Soul Ring.
• Ning Tian dismissed Uncle Cheng from accompanying them, and the group headed for the forest outskirts.
• Su Wen used his Ice Element power to cool Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Tang Ya, and Bei Bei as they walked through the hot forest.
• Huo Yuhao pressed on through the forest with the White Tiger Dagger, then stopped at a stream to rest and catch fish.

Huo Yuhao met Su Wen, Bei Bei, Tang Ya, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng while grilling fish, then continued alone into the Star Dou Great Forest. As Su Wen tracked him, Huo Yuhao survived a Wind Baboon attack and encountered Tian Meng.

• Huo Yuhao speared and grilled a carp, then shared his fish with Bei Bei, Tang Ya, Su Wen, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng.
• Su Wen paid Huo Yuhao a Gold Soul Coin and asked him to grill several larger fish, while Hurricane secretly watched Huo Yuhao leave.
• Bei Bei invited Huo Yuhao to travel with the group, but Huo Yuhao refused and continued alone.
• Huo Yuhao encountered a Wind Baboon and fought it with his White Tiger Dagger.
• Tian Meng emerged from underground and spoke to Huo Yuhao, who was startled by the giant white silkworm.

Huo Yuhao received the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s million-year power, while Su Wen secretly took its Silkworm Cocoon and housed Electrolux’s consciousness alongside three Pokeballs. After Huo Yuhao woke, Tang Ya invited him to join the Tang Sect and began teaching him its techniques, while Su Wen led Ning Tian and Wu Feng away.

• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm compressed its strength and transferred its spiritual origin into Huo Yuhao, then discovered that its Silkworm Cocoon had vanished.
• Su Wen celebrated taking the Silkworm Cocoon and encountered Electrolux’s consciousness in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Tang Ya, Bei Bei, Su Wen, and Ning Tian found Huo Yuhao unconscious beside a dead baboon, and Huo Yuhao woke after they checked on him.
• Tang Ya invited Huo Yuhao to join the Tang Sect, and Wu Feng mocked the sect for having only two members.
• Su Wen stopped Wu Feng from continuing, and Tang Ya welcomed Huo Yuhao before Bei Bei began teaching him the Tang Sect’s techniques.
• Su Wen took Ning Tian and Wu Feng away while Tang Ya continued reassuring Huo Yuhao about his future in the sect.

Su Wen’s group traveled deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest, where Bei Bei fought a thousand-year Datura Snake. The snake lunged toward Su Wen and the others, but an unseen force caught it by the tail and hoisted it into the air.

• Tang Ya and Bei Bei taught Huo Yuhao the Mysterious Heaven Skill, accepted him into the Tang Sect, and gave him a recommendation letter for Shrek Academy.
• Tian Meng sensed Su Wen’s Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul and warned Huo Yuhao to stay away from him.
• Bei Bei killed a Wind Baboon as the group entered the forest’s outer region, where more powerful spirit beasts lived.
• A thousand-year Datura Snake ambushed the group, and Tang Ya asked Bei Bei to capture it for her.
• Bei Bei fought the Datura Snake with his thunder soul skills, but it charged at Su Wen and the girls.
• Just as the Datura Snake tried to bite Su Wen, a force seized its tail and lifted it helplessly into the air.

Su Wen showed off Hurricane’s overwhelming strength while helping Tang Ya and Ning Tian obtain their third Soul Rings. As the group waited for them to absorb the rings, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Huo Yuhao to visit the Land of Extreme North when he sought his second Soul Ring.

• Hurricane appeared and knocked the Datura Snake unconscious after it threatened Su Wen.
• Tang Ya killed the Datura Snake and began absorbing its Soul Ring.
• Hurricane brought back a Mountain Heavy Ape, and Ning Tian killed it and began absorbing its Soul Ring.
• Wu Feng questioned Su Wen about his strength, and he told her to train instead of dreaming about tricks.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Huo Yuhao that an opportunity awaited him in the Land of Extreme North when he went to obtain his second Soul Ring.

Su Wen demonstrated his newly enhanced physical strength, returned toward Shrek Academy with the others, and chose Class Two. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao trained hard and reached rank eleven, but learned that Su Wen’s Soul Power was growing much faster.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm lamented that the stolen Silkworm Cocoon had left him with little chance of persuading the Ice Empress.
• Ning Tian used her third Soul Ring to amplify Su Wen’s strength, and he punched down a towering tree.
• Tang Ya woke and learned from Bei Bei that Su Wen, not a Soul Beast, had felled the tree.
• On the journey back, Ning Tian asked Su Wen which class he planned to enter, and he chose Class Two.
• Huo Yuhao learned the Mysterious Heaven Skill and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, cultivated to rank eleven, and heard from Tian Meng that Su Wen’s Soul Power was increasing seven times faster.

Su Wen and Huo Yuhao arrived at Shrek Academy to register, while Tang Ya and Wu Feng argued over the Tang Sect’s decline and its past dealings with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Du Weilun began registering the group and learned that eleven-year-old Huo Yuhao had a Spirit Eye martial soul and was entering through the Tang Sect’s quota.

• Tang Ya explained Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect’s history as she and Wu Feng argued about the Tang Sect’s Hidden Weapons and their sects’ past cooperation.
• Bei Bei and Su Wen stopped the argument and brought Huo Yuhao and the others to register at Shrek Academy’s east gate.
• Tian Che told the student registrars that Su Wen ran the Milk Tea Shop chain and was a direct line of the inner courtyard.
• Du Weilun brought Su Wen and his companions ahead of the waiting applicants, then registered Huo Yuhao and learned his martial soul was Spirit Eye.
• Du Weilun questioned Huo Yuhao’s age and learned that Bei Bei and Tang Ya were using the Tang Sect’s single registration quota.

Su Wen revealed his extraordinary cultivation during Shrek Academy’s freshman registration, then went to his dormitory with Ning Tian and Wu Feng. There, he met his new roommate Xie Huanyue, who mistook Ning Tian for his maid before realizing she was the Young Sect Master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

• Wu Feng displayed her Red Dragon Martial Soul and rank-twenty-three cultivation, while Ning Tian revealed her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and rank-thirty-one cultivation.
• Su Wen announced that he was eleven years old, rank thirty-nine, and possessed the Beast Taming Martial Soul, then displayed three purple Soul Rings and stunned Du Weilun.
• Wu Feng learned she and Ning Tian were assigned to Freshman Class Two, while Huo Yuhao discovered he would be in Zhou Yi’s Class One.
• Su Wen collected his dormitory key from Mu En, and Ning Tian and Wu Feng received a shared room assignment.
• Ning Tian brought bedding to Su Wen’s dormitory and made his bed before Xie Huanyue arrived and mistook her for a maid.
• Xie Huanyue recognized Ning Tian as the Young Sect Master and apologized, then expressed surprise that Su Wen had won her favor.

Su Wen challenged Xie Huanyue to a strength contest and defeated him with overwhelming physical power, even after Xie Huanyue used his soul skills. Xie Huanyue accepted Su Wen as his big brother, and the academy repaired the damage while students watched Su Wen with new respect.

• Su Wen agreed to Xie Huanyue's challenge and knocked him through the dormitory wall with a single punch.
• Xie Huanyue used his second and third soul skills, but Su Wen defeated him with another powerful kick without using his Martial Soul.
• Xie Huanyue admitted defeat, took Su Wen's hand, and declared that he would acknowledge him as his big brother.
• Mu En told Du Weilun to have the damaged dormitory repaired, and the construction team restored it within an hour.
• Wu Feng and Ning Tian watched Su Wen from the window and marveled at his strength.

Su Wen defeated Xie Huanyue, who then became his self-proclaimed subordinate, and later went with Ma Xiaotao to the Inner Courtyard, where he helped suppress her Evil Fire. After waking beside her, Su Wen assessed the dormant Electrolux and his Pet Beasts, confident that Tian Meng's Silkworm Cocoon would supply them with resources for years.

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong negotiated over their rules while Dai Huabin considered Su Wen's strength and decided to avoid him.
• Su Wen learned that Xie Huanyue's martial soul was Rubber Elephant, then met Ma Xiaotao and went with her to the Inner Courtyard.
• Xie Huanyue tried to approach another senior sister, was rejected, and returned to his dormitory in tears.
• Su Wen spent the night with Ma Xiaotao after helping suppress her Evil Fire and woke beside her the next morning.
• Su Wen inspected his Sea of Consciousness, noted that Electrolux would have to wait until next year to be restored, and saw that his Pet Beasts had consumed part of Tian Meng's Silkworm Cocoon.

Su Wen continued cultivating as Shrek Academy prepared for the new school year, while the Sea God Pavilion elders agreed to let him choose his own path. Class assignments placed several powerful new students in Mu Jin’s Class Two, and Su Wen got ready for the first day of school with Xie Huanyue.

• Su Wen cultivated with the Golden Core Technique while Ma Xiaotao slept, then spent the following days training and socializing with Ning Tian and Wu Feng.
• The Sea God Pavilion elders discussed Su Wen’s future, and Mu En ruled that no one should dictate his cultivation path or treat him as a tool.
• Zhou Yi complained to Du Weilun that her Class One lacked Soul Elders while Mu Jin’s Class Two had four, but he explained that the students’ parents had requested those placements.
• Mu Jin celebrated her Class Two roster, which included Su Wen, Ning Tian, Xie Huanyue, and Dai Huabin.
• On the morning classes began, Su Wen was already dressed and eating breakfast when Xie Huanyue woke up, and Su Wen tossed him a bag of meat buns.

Su Wen attended Mu Jin’s class while Huo Yuhao endured Zhou Yi’s harsh training and earned her approval. As Su Wen cultivated and his Pet Beasts grew stronger, Huo Yuhao was recommended to Fan Yu, leaving the two freshmen on separate paths.

• Su Wen entered class with Xie Huanyue and sat beside Ning Tian as the other freshmen watched him warily.
• Mu Jin taught the class about Soul Tools and explained how they could change Soul Masters’ roles in a team.
• Zhou Yi made Class One run a hundred laps; Huo Yuhao finished on time despite his weak condition and watched her expel students who failed.
• During the break, Xie Huanyue bragged about surpassing legendary figures, amusing Ning Tian and irritating Wu Feng.
• Over the following days, Su Wen cultivated while his Pet Beasts grew stronger, and Huo Yuhao sold grilled fish after enduring Zhou Yi’s training.
• Huo Yuhao gained Zhou Yi’s approval, and she recommended him to Fan Yu.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The narrator is consistently late with updates.
• This chapter announces a final delay, with the update expected around 2-3 PM.
• The narrator promises to start delivering updates on time, at 12 PM, from the next day onwards.

Character Developments

• The narrator shows responsibility and awareness of their tardiness, indicating a desire to improve.

Significant Themes

• Reliability and Responsibility: The narrator's struggle with punctuality highlights the theme of reliability and the importance of taking responsibility for one's actions.
• Change and Improvement: The promise to change suggests that growth and self-improvement are possible.

Character Interactions

• The chapter is written in the first person, with no other characters present. The narrator's internal dialogue is the only interaction.

Su Wen examined Hurricane, the Ice Sovereign, and Little Gold after they absorbed the Silkworm Cocoon’s energy, noting their growth and considering how to strengthen them further. He wondered how Soul Beasts could gain additional skills and realized Spirit Bones might provide a way.

• Su Wen reviewed Hurricane’s improved stats and concluded that its advancement had changed its bloodline.
• Su Wen examined the Ice Sovereign’s stats and wondered whether her poison attribute would advance as she approached level 40.
• Su Wen considered seeking Immortal Herbs in the ruined Sunset Forest, where the Ice Sovereign’s Ultimate Ice could counter the poisonous flowers.
• Su Wen noted Little Gold’s immense strength and defense but worried that it had only one skill.
• Su Wen recalled that Spirit Bones granted humans attached skills and wondered whether Soul Beasts could gain skills by digesting them.

Su Wen visited Yan Shaozhe to request Spirit Bones for experiments, while Dai Huabin fought Xie Huanyue in the Duel Arena and realized how far Su Wen surpassed them. Yan Shaozhe guessed that Su Wen wanted to test whether Pet Beasts could obtain soul skills.

• Su Wen woke from cultivation and went to find Yan Shaozhe to ask for Spirit Bones.
• Dai Huabin and Xie Huanyue fought in the Duel Arena, trading attacks without either gaining a clear advantage.
• Dai Huabin exhausted himself trying to break through Xie Huanyue's defense and remembered how Su Wen had defeated him with ease.
• Xie Huanyue collapsed from exhaustion, and the referee declared Dai Huabin the victor.
• Su Wen requested Spirit Bones from Yan Shaozhe, who guessed that he wanted to test whether Pet Beasts could obtain soul skills.

Su Wen tested whether his Pet Beasts could gain and remove Spirit Bone skills, then asked Yan Shaozhe to gather more bones for them. Hurricane acquired several new skills, including a powerful Blood Rage boost, as the search for useful Spirit Bones continued.

• Yan Shaozhe gave Su Wen Spirit Bones from a Wind Baboon, an Ice Jade Scorpion, and a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.
• Little Gold absorbed the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear bone and gained a forty-percent increase to its Dark Gold Dreadclaw skill damage, then expelled the bone when Su Wen tested whether it could be removed.
• Hurricane and Ice Sovereign gained Wind Wall and Frost Ice Spike, and Ice Sovereign's attack eventually pierced Hurricane's defense, though he dodged the spikes.
• Su Wen asked Yan Shaozhe to gather more Spirit Bones, including bones from Blood Red Baboons, and discussed seeking the Ice Jade Scorpion bone at the Star Luo Empire auction.
• Yan Shaozhe returned with dozens of Spirit Bones, and Hurricane gained Blood Rage from a Blood Red Baboon bone, doubling its physical attributes temporarily at the cost of later weakness.

Su Wen tested the limits of Hurricane’s Spirit Bone absorption, then continued studying Soul Tools while noticing that Huo Gua was progressing more slowly than expected. Wang Dong transferred into Class Two as Shrek’s first Assessment approached, leaving Su Wen to wonder what had changed between her and Huo Gua.

• Su Wen and Yan Shaozhe discovered that Pet Beasts generally needed Spirit Bones matching both their species and attributes, while Hurricane could absorb bones from different baboon species.
• Hurricane absorbed a Blood Red Baboon Spirit Bone, while Little Gold and the Ice Sovereign received powerful Spirit Bones from the Treasure Pavilion.
• Su Wen told Yan Shaozhe he intended to study at the Soul Guidance Department, and Yan Shaozhe reacted with dismay.
• Over three months, Su Wen studied Soul Tools with Ning Tian and noticed Huo Gua had reached only Rank Fifteen, below the progress Su Wen expected.
• Wang Dong joined Class Two, and Su Wen noticed Huo Gua had not transferred with her and wondered whether they had yet to discover their martial soul fusion.
• Mu Jin explained the upcoming three-person Freshman Assessment, while Zhou Yi ordered Class One to form groups and have Huo Yuhao submit their list.