Arc 1The Shrek Forest Journey

Zhao Su joined Shrek Academy and used his overwhelming strength and divine power to influence its students while pursuing secrets tied to Gu Rong and the Nine-Winged Yinglong. After helping Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and others grow stronger in the Star Dou Great Forest, he returned to Shrek with all seven students at rank thirty.

  • Zhao Su awakened a Twelve-Winged Holy Angel, chose Bibi Dong as his master, and later left Spirit Hall after years of conflict with Qian Daoliu.
  • Zhao Su defeated Tang San and Dai Mubai at the Rose Hotel, awakened the Emperor Seven Kill Sword, and then joined Shrek Academy as a teacher.
  • Zhao Su defeated Tang Hao, promised to help him resurrect Ah Yin, and learned from Ning Rongrong that Gu Rong held a secret.
  • Zhao Su killed the Suotuo City Six Freaks and found a golden bone identified as part of the Nine-Winged Yinglong.
  • Zhao Su joined Shrek's trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, protected Oscar as he obtained a soul ring, and fought the Titan Giant Ape after it took Xiao Wu.
  • Zhao Su used his divine power to evolve Zhu Zhuqing's, Ma Hongjun's, Ning Rongrong's, and Zhao Wuji's martial souls, then helped the students defeat Qian Cheng's group.
  • Zhao Su helped Zhu Zhuqing obtain a Netherworld White Fox soul ring and revealed his Pope Token to Hu Liena and the Spirit Hall elders.
  • Zhao Su and his companions later found soul beasts for Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong, returned to Shrek Academy, and Flender learned that all seven students had reached rank thirty.
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Ch. 1The Six-Winged Angel-Was It Really That Strong?

Zhao Su arrived at Spirit Hall, gained a system and a Soul Saint-level physique, and entered the hall to awaken his martial soul. After Qian Renxue awakened her six-winged angel, Zhao Su questioned its strength, and his restricted martial soul released a trace of soul power in response to the danger.

  • Zhao Su reached Spirit Hall, received a system gift pack, swallowed the Soul Saint Pill, and gained a Soul Saint-level physique.
  • Hu Liena stopped Li Kai from attacking Zhao Su outside the hall.
  • Zhao Su entered the hall with the other children and heard that Qian Renxue would awaken her martial soul.
  • Snake Lance Douluo awakened Qian Renxue's six-winged angel, prompting awe among the onlookers.
  • Zhao Su questioned whether the six-winged angel was really that strong, and the system released a trace of his restricted martial soul's soul power.

Ch. 2My Martial Soul Is Far Stronger Than Yours

Zhao Su awakened a Twelve-Winged Angel Martial Soul whose sacred aura forced Qian Renxue’s Six-Winged Angel to kneel, drawing Spirit Hall’s leaders to the great hall. As they marveled at his power, a second Martial Soul began manifesting behind him, bringing an opposing aura of destruction and death.

  • Zhao Su challenged Qian Renxue’s claim that her Six-Winged Angel was invincible, and she ordered Snake Lance Douluo to awaken his Martial Soul.
  • Zhao Su’s Soul Power surged far beyond the rank-two reading, and a golden Twelve-Winged Angel appeared behind him.
  • The Twelve-Winged Angel’s aura made Qian Renxue’s Six-Winged Angel kneel, forcing Qian Renxue and the others to bow before Zhao Su.
  • Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and other Spirit Hall elders sensed the sacred aura and hurried to the great hall, where they discovered Zhao Su’s Twelve-Winged Angel.
  • A second Martial Soul began taking shape behind Zhao Su, filling the hall with a black mist and an aura of destruction and death.

Ch. 3Using a Soul Bone to Land Himself a Master

Zhao Su joined Spirit Hall as Bibi Dong’s disciple after refusing Qian Daoliu and offering Bibi Dong an external soul bone. In his new room, he received and absorbed a sixty-thousand-year soul ring, then used its skill to enlarge his fused Twelve-Winged Holy Angel until it burst through the roof.

  • Zhao Su’s sacred and dark angels fused into a Twelve-Winged Holy Angel, and Qian Daoliu invited him to become his disciple.
  • Zhao Su refused Qian Daoliu, criticized his age and defeat by Tang Chen, then asked Bibi Dong to take him as her disciple.
  • Zhao Su gave Bibi Dong an external soul bone, and she accepted him as her disciple and brought him to the Pope’s Palace.
  • After Bibi Dong left, Zhao Su received a sixty-thousand-year Zhu Yan soul ring and the Heaven and Earth Manifestation skill from the system.
  • Zhao Su absorbed the soul ring and enlarged his martial soul until the Twelve-Winged Holy Angel burst through the roof.

Ch. 4Trash was still trash

Zhao Su revealed his extraordinary strength after awakening his Twelve-Winged Holy Angel, survived Qian Daoliu’s schemes, and later traveled to Suotuo City to fulfill a system mission involving Tang San. At the Rose Hotel, he knocked Dai Mubai flying with one punch and called him trash.

  • Zhao Su killed a rank-eighty-two Soul Douluo who attacked him, then absorbed the dead man’s soul power and learned how his system’s energy and fortune points worked.
  • Over the next ten years, Qian Daoliu repeatedly plotted against Zhao Su, who eventually left Spirit Hall and vowed to return when he could change its leadership.
  • Zhao Su arrived at the Rose Hotel in Suotuo City to complete a system mission and watched Tang San fight Dai Mubai.
  • After Zhao Su mocked Tang San and Dai Mubai, Dai Mubai attacked him with White Tiger Vajra Transformation, but Zhao Su sent him flying with a single punch.

Ch. 5First encounter with Tang San

Zhao Su defeated Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Tang San at the Rose Hotel, then stopped short of crippling Tang San after the system warned him about Tang San’s protagonist fate. The completed quest awarded Zhao Su a mutated Seven Kill Sword, which he began awakening in a courtyard in Suotuo City.

  • Tang San refused to help Dai Mubai, calling him a chance acquaintance, while Zhao Su considered using the conflict to divide the Shrek Seven Devils.
  • Xiao Wu attacked Zhao Su, but he threw her aside, then shattered Dai Mubai’s martial soul fusion with another punch and left him badly injured.
  • Tang San attacked Zhao Su with poisoned silver needles and ghost vines, but Zhao Su countered and prepared to cripple Tang San’s blue silver grass martial soul.
  • The system warned Zhao Su not to cripple Tang San because of his protagonist fate and announced that Zhao Su had completed the quest, earning a mutated Seven Kill Sword and unlocking the System Shop.
  • Zhao Su spared Tang San and left; Dai Mubai departed to recover, while Tang San remained shaken by his defeat.
  • Zhao Su began awakening his mutated Seven Kill Sword, whose aura surpassed Chen Xin’s sword by an immense margin.

Ch. 6Nine Guardian Divine Dragons

After awakening the Emperor Seven Kill Sword, Zhao Su learned that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s martial soul and Gu Rong’s Bone Dragon might be among the lost Nine Guardian Dragons. He planned to investigate Gu Rong through Ning Rongrong at Shrek Academy and discovered a powerful Twelve-Winged Holy Angel soul bone set in the System Shop.

  • Zhao Su awakened the Emperor Seven Kill Sword, and Shadow reported leads pointing to the Golden Sacred Dragon and Gu Rong’s Bone Dragon as possible Guardian Dragons.
  • Shadow told Zhao Su that a young girl he had met might be a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, and Zhao Su warned her not to test his limits.
  • Shadow revealed that Gu Rong’s origins were unknown even to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, so Zhao Su ordered her to investigate his birthplace and past.
  • Zhao Su decided to go to Shrek Academy and use Ning Rongrong to learn more about Gu Rong.
  • Zhao Su opened the System Shop and spotted six crimson-gold soul bones forming the Twelve-Winged Holy Angel Set.

Ch. 7Because You're the Protagonist and I'm the Villain

Zhao Su bought an External Soul Bone and four Soul Rings, then pursued a new mission to approach Ning Rongrong and learn about Gu Rong. He provoked Tang San and Xiao Wu over a crystal in Flender’s shop, but Tang San chose to leave, and Zhao Su departed with the crystal.

  • Zhao Su spent most of his energy points on a Sky-Splitting Demon Butterfly External Soul Bone and four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, then received a mission to get information about Gu Rong from Ning Rongrong.
  • Zhao Su followed Tang San and Xiao Wu into Flender’s shop and offered more money for the murky crystal Tang San had found.
  • Zhao Su taunted Xiao Wu and provoked Tang San, even revealing that he knew about Tang San’s Silent Sleeve Arrow.
  • Tang San recognized that he was outmatched and left the shop with Xiao Wu rather than attack Zhao Su.
  • Zhao Su gave Flender extra money as a donation to Shrek Academy and left with the crystal, while Flender wondered who he was.

Ch. 8A Battle Soul Ancestor with Four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings

Zhao Su encountered Zhu Zhuqing in Suotuo City and later went to Shrek Academy, where he sought to join as a teacher. He stunned Flender and the others by revealing his Emperor Seven Kill Sword and four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, then said he was only sixteen.

  • Zhao Su watched Zhu Zhuqing defeat five thugs, offered her a cat handicraft, and followed her after she ignored him.
  • Zhao Su arrived at Shrek Academy two days later, where Dai Mubai recognized him and warned Flender about him.
  • Li Yusong summoned his martial soul to intimidate Zhao Su, but Zhao Su walked past the registration line and asked to join the academy.
  • Zhao Su revealed his Emperor Seven Kill Sword and four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, shocking Li Yusong, Flender, and the waiting students.
  • Flender agreed Zhao Su qualified to teach, and Zhao Su told everyone he was sixteen.

Ch. 9The Clear Sky Hammer-Nothing Special!

Zhao Su became a teacher at Shrek Academy and confronted Tang Hao after sensing the Clear Sky Hammer. He overwhelmed Tang Hao in a fight, leaving the Clear Sky Douluo shaken by Zhao Su’s power.

  • Flender welcomed Zhao Su to Shrek Academy, where Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing also passed the admission tests.
  • Tang Hao appeared in Zhao Wuji’s room, and Zhao Su challenged him after hearing his contemptuous remarks.
  • Zhao Su dodged Tang Hao’s attacks and caught his fist with ease, forcing Tang Hao to summon his Clear Sky Hammer and nine Soul Rings.
  • Zhao Su blocked the Clear Sky Hammer with his Emperor Seven Kill Sword, and Tang Hao sensed a godlike aura in Zhao Su’s sword intent.
  • Zhao Su withdrew his sword and struck Tang Hao with overwhelming physical strength, sending him flying.

Ch. 10Were you born to Grandpa Bone and Grandpa Sword?

Zhao Su defeated Tang Hao, eased his old injuries, and gave him a Soul-Nourishing Pill while encouraging him to grow stronger and resurrect Ah Yin. The next morning, Ning Rongrong questioned Zhao Su about the Seven Kill Sword and Chen Xin, and the chapter ended with her asking whether Zhao Su had been born to both Chen Xin and Gu Rong.

  • Zhao Su used the Holy Angel True Body to overpower Tang Hao and beat him until his lingering injuries began to heal.
  • Zhao Su gave Tang Hao a Soul-Nourishing Pill and told him he might one day resurrect Ah Yin.
  • Tang Hao thanked Zhao Su and vowed to serve him, while Zhao Wuji praised Zhao Su and received a few pointers.
  • Flender questioned Zhao Su about his reasons for coming to Shrek Academy and warned him not to harm the children; Zhao Su agreed to teach them.
  • Ning Rongrong asked Zhao Su about his Seven Kill Sword and suggested he was Chen Xin's illegitimate son.
  • Zhao Su claimed a connection to Gu Rong, prompting Ning Rongrong to ask whether Chen Xin and Gu Rong had somehow been his parents.

Ch. 11There really was something strange

Zhao Su absorbed a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, became a teacher at Shrek Academy, and learned that Gu Rong may have come from a Divine Realm family. The chapter leaves him wary after Shadow reports that the Pope has come to Suotuo City to hunt hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.

  • Ning Rongrong hinted that Gu Rong had a secret, completing Zhao Su's system task and earning him a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and 10,000 energy points.
  • Zhao Su raised his Twelve-Winged Holy Angel to level fifty-one and gained the fifth soul skill, Immortal Tyrant Body.
  • Zhao Wuji sensed Zhao Su's overwhelming aura and renewed his hope of avenging his parents.
  • Zhao Su met Ma Hongjun and Oscar at Shrek Academy's dining hall, then accompanied Flender and the students to the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena to watch soul fights.
  • Shadow told Zhao Su that Gu Rong likely belonged to a Divine Realm family and that the Pope had arrived in Suotuo City to pursue hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.

Ch. 12If You Want a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, Wait for Me to Give You One

Zhao Su stopped Bibi Dong from hunting in the Star Dou Great Forest and comforted her after confronting her painful past, while refusing her seduction. He left Shadow to watch over Bibi Dong as he returned toward the Great Soul Arena, unaware of Shadow’s resentment.

  • Zhao Su left the Soul Fighting Arena and warned Bibi Dong not to hunt soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest yet.
  • Zhao Su confronted Bibi Dong about her past and calmed her with his restorative vitality after she attacked him in anger.
  • Bibi Dong tried to seduce Zhao Su, but he restrained himself and promised to help her obtain a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring before leaving.
  • Zhao Su told Shadow to stay near Bibi Dong and intervene if necessary without truly hurting her.
  • Shadow emerged from hiding, resenting how much Zhao Su cared about Bibi Dong.

Ch. 13The Suotuo City Six Freaks

Zhao Su and the students were confronted by the Suotuo City Six Freaks, a gang demanding protection money at the Great Soul Arena. After Tang San killed one attacker with his Godly Zhuge Crossbow, Zhao Su killed the remaining five and sent the students to collect the gang’s valuables before they went out to celebrate.

  • Shadow, whose real name was Zhang Ying, recalled how Zhao Su had saved and empowered her, then vanished after declaring that she was the only one who truly loved him.
  • Dai Mubai told Zhao Su that five men were demanding protection money, and identified them as members of the notorious Suotuo City Six Freaks.
  • Dai Mubai fought the gang’s mutated white tiger Soul King, while Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu joined in; Tang San killed the man with his Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
  • Zhao Su immobilized the remaining five gang members with his Emperor Seven Kill Sword and killed them with sword intent, while the system drained the six men’s soul power.
  • Tang San found only a few coins on the bodies, and Zhao Su let the students keep the money and go out; Dai Mubai chased after Zhu Zhuqing when she walked away in annoyance.

Ch. 14Driving a Wedge into Shrek

Zhao Su discovered that a bone hidden inside the scar-faced man belonged to the Nine-Winged Yinglong and learned it could be part of the dragon’s path to rebirth. At Shrek Academy, he gave Zhu Zhuqing a cat figurine and urged her to stay away from Tang San and the others, leaving Dai Mubai watching them in anger.

  • After Oscar and the others left, Zhao Su searched the scar-faced man’s corpse and found a golden bone that the system identified as part of the Nine-Winged Yinglong’s body.
  • Zhao Su washed the bone in his courtyard, and the system explained that the Nine-Winged Yinglong could revive through Rebirth Through Fire if its bones were gathered and placed in fire.
  • The next morning, Zhao Su sat beside Zhu Zhuqing at the Shrek Academy dining hall and gave her the cat figurine he had bought earlier.
  • Zhu Zhuqing asked how Zhao Su knew about her, and he told her to stop hanging around Tang San and the others.
  • Dai Mubai watched Zhao Su and Zhu Zhuqing talking, while Ma Hongjun teased him and was silenced by Dai Mubai’s threat.

Ch. 15Whoever loses must kowtow three times

Zhao Su joined the Shrek group on their journey to the Star Dou Great Forest and learned about Zhao Wuji’s grudge against Spirit Hall and Jiang Hong. At a hotel, Zhao Su defeated Ye Zhiqiu in one blow and forced him to kowtow three times before leaving.

  • Zhao Su and the Shrek group traveled toward the Star Dou Great Forest while Zhu Zhuqing continued avoiding Dai Mubai.
  • Zhao Wuji told Zhao Su that Jiang Hong had killed his parents and that he hated the corrupt people in Spirit Hall.
  • Zhao Su promised to help Zhao Wuji take revenge, and Zhao Wuji said he would follow Zhao Su if he succeeded.
  • Zhao Su and Zhao Wuji went downstairs after hearing a fight and found Ye Zhiqiu bullying Tang San and the others.
  • Zhao Su struck Ye Zhiqiu flying without revealing his martial soul, and Ye Zhiqiu kowtowed three times before fleeing with his students.

Ch. 16Meeting Qian Renxue Again

Zhao Su’s group entered the Star Dou Great Forest and secured a thousand-year-old Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent for Oscar. When She Long and Qian Renxue tried to claim it, Zhao Su confronted She Long and waited for Porcupinefish Douluo to arrive.

  • Zhu Zhuqing reflected on the unfamiliar feelings Zhao Su had stirred in her before returning to her room.
  • Zhao Wuji led the group to the Star Dou Great Forest, where they captured a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent for Oscar.
  • She Long and Qian Renxue arrived and demanded that the group give up the soul beast.
  • Zhao Su caught She Long’s attack and let Oscar kill the serpent and absorb its soul ring.
  • She Long summoned Porcupinefish Douluo, while Zhao Su challenged the pair to face him together.

Ch. 17An Unbelievable Soul Ring Configuration

Zhao Su defeated She Long when he attacked him, then watched Oscar awaken a flight skill before confronting the Titan Giant Ape. He revealed his Twelve-Winged Holy Angel martial soul and extraordinary soul rings as the battle began.

  • She Long attacked Zhao Su, who caught and snapped his snake lance, badly injuring him before identifying himself as Zhao Su of Shrek Academy.
  • She Long recognized Zhao Su and left with Qian Renxue after apologizing and thanking him for showing mercy.
  • Oscar woke after absorbing a soul ring and demonstrated his new flight soul skill.
  • Zhao Wuji warned the group when the Titan Giant Ape appeared, and Zhao Su attacked it with his Emperor Seven Kill Sword.
  • The Titan Giant Ape struck back, prompting Zhao Su to reveal his Twelve-Winged Holy Angel martial soul and five astonishing soul rings, shocking Zhao Wuji and the others.

Ch. 18As Expected of Someone with a Protagonist Fate

Zhao Su defeated the Titan Giant Ape, which seized Xiao Wu and fled, prompting Tang San to chase after it. Zhao Su later identified the eight spider legs Tang San gained from the Human-Faced Demon Spider as a rare external soul bone.

  • She Long and Porcupinefish Douluo followed Zhao Su and Qian Renxue, then witnessed Zhao Su's powerful Twelve-Winged Holy Angel martial soul and five soul rings.
  • Zhao Su activated Immortal Tyrant Body and beat back the Titan Giant Ape in a direct fight.
  • The Titan Giant Ape grabbed Xiao Wu and fled, and Tang San chased after it with a Mushroom Sausage from Oscar.
  • Porcupinefish Douluo and She Long took Qian Renxue away after abandoning their plan to eliminate Zhao Su.
  • Zhao Su and Zhao Wuji followed the Titan Giant Ape's trail and found Tang San recovering after absorbing the Human-Faced Demon Spider's soul ring.
  • Zhao Su told Tang San that the eight spider legs on his back were an external soul bone, stirring Zhao Wuji's envy.

Ch. 19Everyone grew stronger

Xiao Wu returned safely with a new soul ring, and Zhao Su used his Twelve-Winged Holy Angel’s divine power to help Zhao Wuji and three students cultivate and transform their martial souls. The session left Zhu Zhuqing at level thirty, while Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda grew to eight stories.

  • Xiao Wu returned and explained that the Titan Giant Ape had released her; she had also reached level thirty and gained her third soul ring.
  • Zhao Wuji celebrated Tang San and Xiao Wu’s gains, and Zhao Su proposed helping Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, and Zhao Wuji cultivate.
  • Zhao Su summoned his Twelve-Winged Holy Angel and directed its divine power into the four seated cultivators, prompting their martial souls to emerge and change.
  • Zhu Zhuqing’s Nether Civet evolved into a yin-yang spirit cat, but her wandering thoughts caused a backlash until Zhao Su calmed and stabilized her.
  • Zhu Zhuqing reached level thirty, Ma Hongjun’s evil fire phoenix shed impurities, Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda grew to eight stories, and Zhao Wuji’s martial soul became more imposing.

Ch. 20Rules Were Made for the Weak

Zhao Su helped Zhao Wuji, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Ma Hongjun stabilize their upgraded martial souls, then led the group to a shelter in the Star Dou Great Forest. When they found every spot occupied, Zhao Su demanded that another team give up its place, and the chapter ended as their leader confronted him.

  • Zhao Wuji pledged his loyalty to Zhao Su, who gave him a bottle of Soul Gathering Pills.
  • Ning Rongrong celebrated her evolved Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun also reacted to their martial soul upgrades.
  • Zhao Su told the group he would help them find suitable third soul rings the next day, and they headed for a shelter after dark.
  • Zhao Wuji found the shelter full, but Zhao Su ordered a team to give up its spot, dismissing the rule against fighting inside.
  • The other team's burly leader questioned Zhao Su, who demanded that they clear out immediately.

Ch. 21Real Combat Was the Best Training

Zhao Su and Zhao Wuji clashed with Qian Cheng and his Spirit Hall team after a saber wielder insulted Zhao Su. Zhao Su drove off most of the attackers while Tang San and the others fought four Soul Kings, leaving Zhao Wuji still battling Qian Cheng.

  • A saber-wielding man attacked Zhao Su, but Zhao Su sent him flying with a burst of soul power.
  • Zhao Wuji beat the saber wielder and threw him out of the shelter after the man attacked Zhao Su.
  • Qian Cheng revealed his Soul Douluo strength and charged Zhao Wuji, who met him head-on but was gradually outmatched.
  • Qian Cheng's teammates attacked Zhao Wuji and Tang San's group, while Zhao Su let Tang San and the others fight four Soul Kings for training.
  • Zhao Su struck the remaining attackers with single punches, shattering their martial souls and leaving Qian Cheng and the four opponents fighting Tang San's group.

Ch. 22They Needed Teamwork, Yet Rifts in Their Hearts

Zhao Su directed the Shrek students through a coordinated fight, then killed Qian Cheng, an old pursuer from Spirit Hall's Qian Family, and framed the conflict as a feud between Shrek Academy and Spirit Hall. The next morning, he began cultivating tensions among the students as Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Mubai reacted to one another.

  • Zhao Su coached Tang San and the others until their teamwork overwhelmed four Soul Kings, then sent Zhao Wuji to help finish them off.
  • Zhao Su stopped Qian Cheng, revealed that Qian Cheng had once hunted him, and killed him after sealing his soul power.
  • Zhao Su told the witnesses that the fight was a private feud between Shrek Academy and Spirit Hall, intending to set the academy against Spirit Hall.
  • The witnesses left the shelter during the night, and Zhao Su's group stayed until morning.
  • Ning Rongrong brought Zhao Su water and called him Brother Su, while Oscar felt discouraged and Zhu Zhuqing felt jealous as Dai Mubai watched her.
  • Zhao Su revealed that his mental strength had kept his voice lingering in Zhu Zhuqing's mind and was part of his plan to create discord.

Ch. 23Netherworld White Fox

Zhao Su led the group through the Star Dou Great Forest, where they encountered Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation hunting a white fox for Hu Liena. He trapped two Titled Douluo while Zhu Zhuqing and the others killed the fox, and he watched as she began absorbing its purple soul ring.

  • After failing to find suitable soul beasts, Zhao Su agreed with Zhao Wuji to leave and rest if they found none by nightfall.
  • Zhao Su’s group found Hu Liena and six other Spirit Hall members fighting a Netherworld White Fox, with Ghost Leopard Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo concealed nearby.
  • Zhao Su told Zhu Zhuqing the fox suited her and claimed he would risk his life to help her obtain its soul ring.
  • Zhao Su trapped Ghost Leopard Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo in his Sword Array while Zhao Wuji fought Hu Liena’s group.
  • Tang San and the others attacked the weakened fox, and Zhu Zhuqing killed it and began absorbing its purple soul ring.

Ch. 24Playing hard to get

Zhao Su helped Zhu Zhuqing absorb a soul ring, then stayed behind to face Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear while Zhao Wuji led the others to safety. After revealing his identity as Zhao Su of Spirit Hall, he returned safely, but his calculated indifference disappointed Zhu Zhuqing.

  • After Zhu Zhuqing absorbed her soul ring, Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear broke through Zhao Su's Sword Array and knocked him away.
  • Zhao Su sent Zhao Wuji and the others ahead, then revealed his Pope Token bearing the Twelve-Winged Holy Angel emblem to Ghost Leopard, Demon Bear, and Hu Liena.
  • Hu Liena recognized Zhao Su and demanded to know why he had helped someone else take her soul beast, but Zhao Su dismissed her concern and left.
  • Zhao Su caught up with Zhao Wuji and the others, and they rested in a sheltered spot before leaving the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Zhu Zhuqing brought Zhao Su roasted meat and thanked him for helping her, but his claim that he would have helped Rongrong or Fatty too left her disappointed.

Ch. 25Zhao Su and Ning Rongrong's Agreement

After returning from the Star Dou Great Forest, Ning Rongrong learned Zhu Zhuqing’s feelings for Zhao Su and her betrothal to Dai Mubai, then struck a deal with Zhao Su to help him win Zhu Zhuqing over in exchange for his help evolving her family’s martial soul. The group later returned to Shrek Academy with all seven students at rank thirty, leaving Flender regretting that he had missed the chance to seek Zhao Su’s help with his own cultivation.

  • Ning Rongrong learned that Zhu Zhuqing liked Zhao Su but was betrothed to Dai Mubai, heir to the Star Luo Imperial Family.
  • Ning Rongrong told Zhu Zhuqing to choose her own future, then agreed with Zhao Su to help him win Zhu Zhuqing over in return for his help evolving her family’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
  • After two days of rest, Zhao Su and his companions returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Zhu Zhuqing began avoiding Zhao Su.
  • Five days later, the group found suitable soul beasts for Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong, obtained their soul rings, and returned to Shrek Academy.
  • Flender learned from Zhao Wuji that all seven students had reached rank thirty and regretted not joining the trip so Zhao Su might have helped him advance.
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