Recaps

Chen Ping prepared for Shrek Academy by cultivating, hunting a soul ring, and using his knowledge to survive a dangerous encounter with Touch Dragons. After absorbing a Soul Bone, his Willow Wood Staff evolved, and he left the stretch with a stronger Martial Soul but no faster cultivation.

• Chen Ping persuaded Captain Wang that Wang Xiaolong should become an Auxiliary-type Soul Master and recommended a Gem Crystal Bug Soul Ring.
• Chen Ping trained with medicinal baths, pills, and exercise, then traveled toward Star Dou Forest to obtain his first Soul Ring.
• Chen Ping experimented with moving meditation while running and searched the forest for a suitable poison-based Soul Skill.
• Chen Ping entered a cave to hunt the Lesser Touch Dragon King while Bei Bei and Tang Ya fought the Greater Touch Dragon King outside.
• Chen Ping used incendiary bombs and soul beast dung powder to make the Lesser Touch Dragon King and an Evil Pincer Bug poison one another, then killed the weakened Touch Dragon King.
• Chen Ping helped Bei Bei and Tang Ya topple and defeat the Greater Touch Dragon King, then absorbed the Lesser Touch Dragon King's 480-year Soul Ring and gained Poison Stacking.
• Chen Ping discovered a Soul Bone in the Lesser Touch Dragon King's corpse, and his Willow Wood Staff absorbed it and evolved into the Insect Staff - Touch Dragon.
• Chen Ping learned that his evolved staff had improved attributes and new weapon techniques, but his cultivation growth remained unchanged as Tang Ya finished absorbing her Soul Ring.

Chen Ping settled into Shrek Academy, used his cooking and cultivation knowledge to earn money and attract the attention of powerful figures, and began classes among the freshmen. The arc left him studying in Class Nine as Zhou Yi imposed a harsh trial on Class One.

• Chen Ping joined Bei Bei and Tang Ya at Shrek, where Wang Yan welcomed him and offered him a room after learning about his sect and self-evolving Martial Soul.
• Chen Ping shared his cultivation manuscripts with Wang Yan, who recognized their importance and planned to help him gain recognition through the Coiling Dragon Sect’s teachings.
• Chen Ping trained to make Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, then served it to Xuan Zi, who paid for more meals and arranged for Chen Ping to eat free at the academy’s eighth serving window.
• Chen Ping mistakenly chased Ning Tian and Wu Feng toward their dormitory, fought off their attacks, and settled the misunderstanding by selling them Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
• Chen Ping delivered a pot to Mu En, who enjoyed it and decided to investigate Chen Ping’s background.
• Chen Ping enrolled at Shrek, received a dormitory room, and met Huo Yuhao while eating at Window Eight.
• Chen Ping’s studying prompted Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and other freshmen to open their books, while Zhou Yi ordered Class One to run a hundred laps or face expulsion.
• Mu Jin welcomed Class Nine, praised its students for studying, and began teaching about Soul Masters, Soul Engineers, and Soul Tools.