Chapter Summaries

Jiang Hai bought a Level 7 Soul Tool blueprint to strengthen his Divine Fire by learning from it, then joined Ma Xiaotao and the others to inspect a Soul Guidance Flying Vehicle he had created. Elder Lin presented the vehicle as a historic invention that ordinary people could use, though its asking price was far beyond its material value.

• Jiang Hai paid 7.8 million Gold Coins for Treasure No. 003, a Level 7 Soul Tool blueprint, and declined to reveal the source of his wealth to Ma Xiaotao.
• Jiang Hai explained that learning about Soul Tools could strengthen his Flame of Wisdom, and Ma Xiaotao urged him to prepare for a major Core Disciples event in three days.
• Jiang Hai bought several rare Soul Tool materials while he and Ma Xiaotao continued browsing the Treasure Appraisal Fair.
• Jiang Hai and Ma Xiaotao found Xu Sanshi, Bei Bei, Ning Tian, and others gathered around a Soul Guidance Flying Vehicle priced at over ten million Gold Coins.
• Elder Lin revealed that Jiang Hai had created the vehicle as Grandmaster Ji Bronze Coffin and described it as the first Soul Tool usable by people without Soul Power.

At the Treasure Appraisal Fair, Jiang Hai gave Ma Xiaotao a Soul Guidance Flying Vehicle and revealed that he was the legendary inventor Ji Bronze Coffin. Ma Xiaotao promised to keep his identity secret and warned him to hide it and grow stronger.

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong heard Elder Lin explain the Soul Guidance Flying Vehicle and were stunned that ordinary people could use such a powerful soul tool.
• Ma Xiaotao reluctantly left the Treasure Appraisal Fair, still wanting the displayed vehicle, and Jiang Hai surprised her with a blue-green one outside Shrek City.
• After testing the vehicle, Ma Xiaotao thanked Jiang Hai, and he confessed that he was Ji Bronze Coffin and had created the Soul Guidance Flying Vehicle.
• Jiang Hai showed Ma Xiaotao how Divine Fire and the Glazed Heart Mirror helped him master soul tool theory, though his limited soul power kept him from making Level 7 Soul Tools.
• Ma Xiaotao swore to protect Jiang Hai's secret, cautioned him to avoid attention from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and told him to focus on cultivating his martial soul.
• Ma Xiaotao noticed Jiang Hai teasing her, then threatened to give him extra training, and he surrendered.

Jiang Hai and Ma Xiaotao were ambushed near Shrek City by Soul Masters from the White Tiger Family, but Jiang Hai struck first and used his soul tools and abilities to turn the fight against them. The chapter ended with Jiang Hai killing the leading Soul Emperor while Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Divine Fire drew Shrek Academy’s attention.

• Jiang Hai sensed an ambush by five Soul Kings and one Soul Emperor, identified the attackers as likely members of the White Tiger Family, and asked Ma Xiaotao to let him fight while she guarded him.
• Jiang Hai’s seven soul-tool flying swords killed three Soul Kings and wounded the leading Soul Emperor, leaving two Soul Kings alive alongside him.
• The leading Soul Emperor and two Soul Kings surrounded Jiang Hai, but Jiang Hai used Azure Light Flight to evade the saber strike and kill the Control System Soul King with the Bronze Coffin.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed Phoenix Divine Fire, and the leading Soul Emperor countered with his sixth soul skill, Tiger Fiend Heaven-Cleaving Saber.
• Jiang Hai’s Bronze Coffin swallowed the Soul Emperor’s attack and martial soul, then Jiang Hai killed him with another coffin strike as Elder Lin rushed toward the blaze.

Jiang Hai and Ma Xiaotao survived an ambush by White Tiger Family Soul Masters, and Ma Xiaotao concealed Jiang Hai’s role and his unusual third soul ring. Back at Shrek Academy, Jiang Hai studied a level 7 soul tool blueprint and continued cultivating, with his strength steadily growing.

• Ma Xiaotao revealed her seven-ring Soul Saint strength and burned the fleeing Flying-Type Soul King to ash after Jiang Hai killed the attacking Soul Emperor.
• Ma Xiaotao claimed she had dealt with the ambushers herself, and Yan Shaozhe told Elder Lin that Jiang Hai’s third soul ring was ten thousand years old and asked him to keep it secret.
• Yan Shaozhe and Elder Lin suspected the White Tiger Family was behind the attack and agreed to cut off Shrek Academy’s business dealings with them.
• Ma Xiaotao urged Jiang Hai to grow stronger and improve his soul tool skills before leaving him to return to Shrek Academy.
• Jiang Hai collected the five attackers’ bodies, repaired his flying swords, and began studying the rare and complex core array in the Time’s Second Hand blueprint.
• Jiang Hai cultivated and tried to locate his eight extraordinary meridians; although that effort failed, his soul power neared level 34 and his growth accelerated.

Jiang Hai and the other second-year core disciples learned they would compete for seven substitute spots on Shrek Academy’s All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament team. Three days later, the selection gathering began in the Soul Fighting Zone, where they faced older core disciples and formidable Soul Ancestors.

• Zhu Tianming told Jiang Hai, Chen Yong, Sun Yunhai, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng that second-year core disciples would join the tournament substitute selection, and he urged them to prepare.
• Jiang Hai cultivated and studied Level 7 Soul Tool blueprints over the next few days while his soul power approached level thirty-four.
• Chen Yong used a Soul Ascension Pill to reach level thirty, while Wu Feng neared the same threshold ahead of the assessment.
• Mu Jin led the second-year core disciples to the Soul Fighting Zone, where the sixteen students from three classes gathered.
• Jiang Hai saw Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan among the fifth-year core disciples, while the older third- and fourth-year candidates had all reached three rings.

Xuan Zi began a Core Disciple assessment in which the last seven students standing would win, and the contestants quickly formed alliances. Huo Yuhao’s group of seven fought off a mass attack while Jiang Hai’s five-person team concealed themselves, and the battle remained underway.

• Xuan Zi announced a ruleless group free-for-all, with surrender or rescue eliminating a contestant and the last seven remaining declared winners.
• The Core Disciples formed teams, while He Caitou opened fire; Xuan Zi eliminated Zhou Sichen and Cao Jingxuan after they were caught in his barrage.
• Huo Yuhao joined Bei Bei’s group with Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Jiang Nannan, Xu Sanshi, and He Caitou, and they agreed to fight together.
• Sun Yunhai used Seven-Colored Cloud Illusion to hide Jiang Hai’s group of five, while the other contestants focused on surrounding Bei Bei’s team.
• Bei Bei led an attack against two opposing teams, Huo Yuhao stunned their members with Spiritual Shock, and Jiang Nannan flung away a lion Martial Soul Master with Waist Bow.

Huo Yuhao’s team used He Caitou’s barrage and a martial soul fusion skill to eliminate most of the Core Disciples, leaving them apparently ahead of Jiang Hai’s five-person team. Jiang Hai then revealed his extraordinary strength, disrupted their formation, and forced Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan to attack him together.

• Xuan Zi removed the defeated Soul Elder while Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei eliminated opponents, and He Caitou opened fire on Dai Huabin’s advancing group.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao coordinated their abilities to immobilize twelve Core Disciples with the martial soul fusion skill Golden Road, prompting Xuan Zi to rescue the most endangered students.
• Jiang Hai and four companions emerged, and Jiang Hai challenged the apparent seven-to-five advantage by attacking He Caitou with his Bronze Coffin.
• Xiao Xiao’s cauldron failed to stop the Bronze Coffin, but Xu Sanshi blocked it while Bei Bei caught the cauldron and then clashed with Jiang Hai.
• Jiang Hai overpowered Bei Bei and evaded Jiang Nannan, so Bei Bei called on Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan to surround him together.

Jiang Hai fought Bei Bei and the other Soul Ancestors alone, using his Glazed Heart Mirror and powerful soul skills to withstand their attacks. Huo Yuhao’s group froze their opponents with an ultimate-ice domain, revealing Jiang Hai’s black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring and leaving Xuan Zi stunned.

• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and He Caitou attacked Chen Yong’s group while Jiang Hai wielded the Bronze Coffin against Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou.
• Jiang Hai detected Jiang Nannan’s surprise attack and used her Gravity Control to amplify his plunge toward Bei Bei.
• Xu Sanshi shielded Bei Bei with Mysterious Underworld Shield Formation, and Jiang Nannan saved Xu Sanshi with Invincible Golden Body as Bei Bei and He Caitou launched their attacks.
• Jiang Hai used Azure Light Flight to pass through the attacks unharmed while Huo Yuhao’s group gained the upper hand over Sun Yunhai’s team.
• Huo Yuhao unleashed an ultimate-ice domain that froze Sun Yunhai, Ning Tian, Chen Yong, and Wu Feng, prompting Xuan Zi to remove them from the Soul Fighting Zone.
• With Seven-Colored Cloud Illusion gone, Jiang Hai’s third soul ring was revealed as a black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, shocking Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Xuan Zi.

Jiang Hai revealed his overwhelming strength during the Core Disciple assessment, fighting four senior students and forcing Xuan Zi to stop the battle. The assessment ended with six remaining candidates and Xuan Zi facing a difficult choice between Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei for the last place.

• Huo Yuhao and the others realized Jiang Hai needed to eliminate only one more participant, so they stayed out of the fight while Bei Bei and the others challenged him.
• Xu Sanshi used Xuanming Displacement to swap places with Jiang Hai, allowing He Caitou, Jiang Nannan, and Bei Bei to launch a coordinated attack against the Bronze Coffin.
• Jiang Hai broke free, suppressed Xu Sanshi's shield with ultimate divine fire, and blasted Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei away while Huo Yuhao warned He Caitou and Jiang Nannan to retreat.
• Jiang Hai gathered power from the figures inside the Bronze Coffin and attacked Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei, but Xuan Zi intervened and declared the assessment over.
• Xuan Zi recognized that Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei had been eliminated simultaneously, leaving him unsure which one should receive the seventh passing place.
• Xuan Zi ordered the eliminated students to keep the assessment secret and intimidated them by revealing his identity and power.

Xuan Zi defended the free-for-all assessment and announced six winners and three candidates for Shrek Academy’s Inner Court reserve team. He explained the dangers of the Inner Court and revealed that the group would accompany the main team to the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, though competing in the future would require entering the Inner Court.

• Xuan Zi rebuked the dissatisfied disciples and explained that the free-for-all tested their strength, teamwork, and ability to adapt to danger.
• Xuan Zi announced Jiang Hai, Huo Yuhao, Jiang Nannan, He Caitou, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao as winners, with Xu Sanshi, Bei Bei, and Sun Yunhai competing for the final place.
• Sun Yunhai thanked Jiang Hai, and Jiang Hai apologized for failing to secure a place for everyone on their team.
• Xuan Zi told the nine remaining disciples how the Shrek Seven Devils tradition began and described Shrek Academy’s rivalry with the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Xuan Zi explained that the nine would form a reserve team and accompany the main team to the tournament, but only Inner Court disciples could eventually compete for Shrek Academy.

Xuan Zi named Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Jiang Hai reserve team members and assessed their abilities. Jiang Hai declined to join the others in ranking the new generation of Shrek Seven Devils, revealing that he would not enter Shrek Academy’s Inner Court before leaving without explaining why.

• Xuan Zi warned the nine reserve team members that only seven would ultimately compete, then arranged weekly training and kept Jiang Hai, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong behind.
• Xuan Zi praised Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’s teamwork, learned that Huo Yuhao directed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and asked about Jiang Hai’s detection ability and powerful third soul ring.
• Xuan Zi dismissed the three while warning them to keep meeting his standards, then reflected that their talents could help him build an exceptional team.
• Bei Bei and the others waited outside, and Xu Sanshi proposed that the nine reserve members rank themselves and work together toward the tournament five years later.
• Jiang Hai refused to join the ranking because he would not enter Shrek Academy’s Inner Court, and he left after giving no further explanation.

Jiang Hai and his companions trained hard as members of Shrek’s Seven Devils Preparatory Team, while Jiang Hai’s resentment surfaced when he met the Inner Court disciples chosen for the tournament. Elder Xuan introduced the official and substitute teams, naming Jiang Hai the first substitute and arranging for him to fight alongside the official members.

• Sun Yunhai chose to stay with Jiang Hai instead of joining the Inner Court, and Jiang Hai urged him to make the most of the preparatory team’s training.
• Jiang Hai’s group and Huo Yuhao’s group trained under their new status, while Wu Feng and the others improved and Shrek Academy saw a wave of competitive effort.
• Elder Xuan led two rounds of intense combat training, helping Jiang Hai and the others improve; Jiang Hai reached level thirty-four.
• Jiang Hai spotted a cold-looking Inner Court disciple at the Soul Fighting Zone and briefly released killing intent before controlling himself.
• Elder Xuan introduced the tournament teams and declared Jiang Hai the first substitute, explaining that he would count as an official team member and fight alongside them.
• Bei Bei introduced himself as a fifth-year Outer Court student and a level-forty-two Power Attack System Battle Soul Ancestor.

The Outer and Inner Court disciples introduced themselves and formed teams for a friendly match, with Jiang Hai choosing Huo Yuhao and Sun Yunhai for Chen Zifeng’s side. The battle began, and Jiang Hai’s team used Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection and Sun Yunhai’s illusions to pin down Dai Yueheng as Xixi charged at Jiang Hai.

• The Outer Court reserves and Inner Court disciples introduced themselves, revealing Ma Xiaotao’s Level 74 strength and Jiang Hai’s memories of Ling Luochеn.
• Xuan Zi arranged a team battle, and Chen Zifeng chose Gongyang Mo, Jiang Hai, Huo Yuhao, Sun Yunhai, and He Caitou while Dai Yueheng selected his teammates.
• Jiang Hai assured Chen Zifeng that he could hold off Xixi and told Huo Yuhao and Sun Yunhai to demonstrate their teamwork.
• The teams took their positions, and Dai Yueheng led his side’s charge as both teams released their martial souls.
• Gongyang Mo boosted Jiang Hai’s strength and speed while Huo Yuhao shared Spiritual Detection with their team.
• Chen Zifeng’s Soul Chasing Sword, enhanced by Sun Yunhai’s illusion, forced Dai Yueheng to defend himself, while Xixi raced toward Jiang Hai’s side.

Jiang Hai defeated Xixi in a head-on clash, while Huo Yuhao’s ultimate ice empowered Ling Luochен to control the battlefield. The fight swung in their team’s favor, but Dai Yueheng faced a deadly sword attack as the chapter ended.

• Jiang Hai used his bronze coffin and innate strength to defeat Xixi, and Xuan Zi explained that she had underestimated him and reacted too late.
• Jiang Nannan seized Jiang Hai’s moment of weakness, but Ling Luochен trapped her and slowed the opposing team with her ice.
• Gongyang Mo healed Jiang Hai, whose physique soon overcame Xixi’s lingering lightning, while He Caitou eliminated Wang Dong.
• Yao Haoxuan absorbed Ling Luochен’s frigid air long enough for Dai Yueheng to break free and charge at her.
• Xiao Xiao briefly stopped Dai Yueheng with Three Cauldrons United, and a blood-red Soul Chasing Sword halted inches from his chest.

After winning the first match, Jiang Hai, Ma Xiaotao, and Sun Yunhai faced the rest of the team in a second fight. Their three Divine Fire Phoenixes overwhelmed their opponents, and Jiang Hai began eliminating them one by one.

• Dai Yueheng and the others surrendered, then shouted that they were pigs as punishment for losing to the Outer Court students.
• Xuan Zi set a second match for two hours later, pitting Ma Xiaotao, Jiang Hai, and Sun Yunhai against everyone else.
• Ma Xiaotao, Jiang Hai, and Sun Yunhai summoned three lifelike Divine Fire Phoenixes, while Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection and Spiritual Sharing to support his teammates.
• Dai Yueheng and his allies attacked Ma Xiaotao, while Xixi, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou charged at Jiang Hai.
• Jiang Hai's sea of fire proved real, and he struck Bei Bei, Xixi, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan off the platform before knocking Ling Luochеn out of the fight.
• Jiang Hai then swept through Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and He Caitou, sending them off the platform one after another.

Jiang Hai and Ma Xiaotao defeated the opposing team, and Xuan Zi revealed Jiang Hai’s place on the tournament team while concealing the true nature of his power. As the team prepared to leave for the Star Luo Empire, Jiang Hai reflected that the journey might mark the end of his time at Shrek Academy.

• Jiang Hai used borrowed power from Ma Xiaotao to eliminate Chen Zifeng, Yao Haoxuan, and Gongyang Mo, while Ma Xiaotao defeated Dai Yueheng.
• Jiang Hai explained his martial soul’s borrowing ability to Xuan Zi, who later claimed the power came from Ma Xiaotao’s soul skill to keep Jiang Hai’s ability secret.
• Dai Yueheng welcomed Jiang Hai to the Shrek Seven Devils Preparatory Team, and Xuan Zi announced that Jiang Hai would become a full team member while Bei Bei led the preparatory team and Huo Yuhao served as its main control Soul Master.
• Jiang Hai and Huo Yuhao revealed their soul rings, and the official team members reacted with surprise at Jiang Hai’s Ten Thousand Year third soul ring and Huo Yuhao’s white first soul ring.
• Xuan Zi told the group to gather at the academy gates the next morning to travel to Star Luo City, and Huo Yuhao reacted to the destination because the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion was nearby.
• Jiang Hai walked with Ma Xiaotao and reflected that he might never return to Shrek Academy after the journey.

Jiang Hai prepared to leave Shrek Academy for the Soul Fighting Tournament in Star Luo City, while Ning Qingdeng planned to promote their Soul Guidance Flying Vehicles there. On the journey, Xuan Zi explained the grave responsibilities of the Inner Court and asked the reserve members whether they would accept them.

• Jiang Hai asked Ma Xiaotao whether Zhang Lexuan had emerged from seclusion, then told her to rest before their journey.
• Jiang Hai met Ning Qingdeng at the Eight Treasures Tower, and they agreed to meet in Star Luo City for the Soul Guidance Flying Vehicles' debut.
• Jiang Hai and the Shrek team left the academy, and he looked back at Shrek City before catching up with the group.
• Xuan Zi told the reserve members that Inner Court disciples bore a heavy duty and that many had died defending the academy's honor.
• Xuan Zi offered the reserve members the choice to return to the Outer Court, and seven answered yes while Sun Yunhai and Jiang Hai also quietly agreed.

Xuan Zi explained that Inner Court disciples served as the Shrek Inspection Corps, taking dangerous missions to restrain evil Soul Masters and protect ordinary people. Jiang Hai refused to join or remain at Shrek Academy, leaving despite Ma Xiaotao’s attempt to secure him more time, and walked away feeling free.

• Xuan Zi described the Inspection Corps’ responsibilities and told the students that Inner Court disciples had to complete thirty dangerous missions without pay.
• Dai Yueheng recounted his inspection work, and seven students agreed to join while Jiang Hai and Sun Yunhai stayed silent.
• After Xuan Zi pressed him for an answer, Jiang Hai said he would withdraw and insisted he would avenge his father without joining the Inner Court.
• Ma Xiaotao tried to persuade Xuan Zi to let Jiang Hai decide after finishing Outer Court, but Xuan Zi rejected the request and ordered Jiang Hai to leave.
• Jiang Hai thanked Shrek Academy, asked Ma Xiaotao to deliver his apologies and a gift to Sister Xuan, then left the academy.

Jiang Hai left Shrek Academy after confronting Ling Luochен about the incident that killed his father, and Sun Yunhai chose to leave with him. They headed for Star Luo City, where Jiang Hai planned to join a team for the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament and consider East Cang Academy.

• Sun Yunhai followed Jiang Hai in withdrawing from Shrek Academy, while Ling Luochеn recognized Jiang Hai as the boy whose father had been killed during her first inspection mission.
• Ling Luochеn defended the Shrek Inspection Corps’ actions, and Jiang Hai said he would avenge his father himself before leaving.
• Ma Xiaotao warned the others not to harm Jiang Hai, and Xuan Zi ended the confrontation and sent the remaining students back to their inspection mission preparations.
• Sun Yunhai told Jiang Hai he would stay by his side, and Jiang Hai shared his past and his plan to join a tournament team in Star Luo City.
• Sun Yunhai suggested East Cang Academy, founded by his teacher Hua Cangsheng, and Jiang Hai agreed to visit its team.
• Jiang Hai took Sun Yunhai to Star Luo City in his Soul Guidance Flying Vehicle, Flying Gleam.

Jiang Hai and Sun Yunhai arrived in Star Luo City and sought admission to East Cang Academy after leaving Shrek Academy. Old Zhao welcomed them and said they could try for the academy’s Soul Master Tournament team if they proved their strength.

• Jiang Hai and Sun Yunhai entered Star Luo City, where the upcoming tournament had drawn a huge crowd.
• Sun Yunhai explained that East Cang Academy specialized in the arts and led Jiang Hai to its campus.
• Sun Yunhai greeted Old Zhao at the entrance and said that he and Jiang Hai wanted to study at East Cang Academy.
• Old Zhao assumed Shrek Academy had dismissed them and agreed to take them to the admissions office.
• Sun Yunhai asked whether they could join East Cang Academy’s tournament team, and Old Zhao said they could compete for places if they showed sufficient strength.