Chapter Summaries

Dai Huabin defeated a three-thousand-year Golden-Eyed Hanging-Forehead Tiger in the advancement assessment and earned a score of 185, taking first place from Wu Feng. He left the arena believing his score would be hard for Chen Ping to beat.

• Dai Huabin and the Golden-Eyed Hanging-Forehead Tiger fought fiercely until Dai Huabin tore open the tiger's belly and the referee stopped its final counterattack.
• Dai Huabin recovered from the fight as Zhu Lu admired him and his classmates watched in shock and respect.
• Du Weilun and Yan Shaozhe awarded Dai Huabin a base score of 140 and a technique score of 45, for a total of 185.
• Dai Huabin took first place from Wu Feng and arrogantly assumed Chen Ping would struggle to surpass his score.

Chen Ping chose to challenge a five-thousand-year Soul Beast, shocking the students and teachers who knew his Soul Power Level was only twenty-seven. The Scorpion Tiger that entered the arena recognized Chen Ping’s strength, leaving both of them wary of each other before the fight began.

• Chen Ping leapt into the Beast Fighting Arena after Dai Huabin implicitly singled him out as a target.
• When asked which Soul Beast he would challenge, Chen Ping chose a five-thousand-year one despite the crowd’s disbelief.
• Chen Ping summoned the Touch Dragon Staff and revealed his yellow and purple Soul Rings, convincing the supervising teacher to arrange the challenge.
• A five-thousand-year tiger-type Soul Beast entered the arena, and Chen Ping recognized it as a Scorpion Tiger with a degraded Dark Demon Evil God Tiger bloodline.
• Chen Ping and the Scorpion Tiger assessed each other’s strength and became wary before their battle began.

Chen Ping faced the Scorpion Tiger’s black-mist attack in the Beast Fighting Arena and used the ground’s vibrations to compensate for his lost sight. The Scorpion Tiger crept close and lunged at him, leaving the outcome of their clash unresolved.

• The Scorpion Tiger spread black mist across the arena, forcing Chen Ping to stop retreating.
• Chen Ping removed his shoes and entered the mist to move quietly and sense vibrations through the arena floor.
• Wang Yan and Yan Shaozhe explained how Chen Ping’s barefoot approach could help him detect the Scorpion Tiger.
• Chen Ping and the Scorpion Tiger waited silently in the mist, each listening for the other to move first.
• Chen Ping sensed a faint vibration and swung his Touch Dragon Staff as the Scorpion Tiger lunged from six or seven meters away.

Chen Ping fought a five-thousand-year Scorpion Tiger in the Beast Fighting Arena, countering its ambush and abilities with precise staff strikes and raw strength. He left the beast badly battered, astonishing Dai Huabin and the watching Soul Masters.

• The Scorpion Tiger hid in black fog and attacked Chen Ping, but Chen Ping revealed himself perched on his Touch Dragon Staff and struck the beast’s head.
• Chen Ping followed up with a heavy blow toward the Scorpion Tiger’s waist, but the beast deflected it with its hooked tail and unleashed wind blades as it charged.
• Chen Ping dodged the wind blades and wedged his Touch Dragon Staff into the Scorpion Tiger’s jaws, triggering a corrosive effect inside its mouth.
• Chen Ping yanked out the staff, toppled the Scorpion Tiger, and flipped it over with another thrust to its chest.
• Dai Huabin watched Chen Ping overpower the Scorpion Tiger and was astonished by his strength and ability to counter its attacks.

Chen Ping pursued the scorpion tiger after it fled, survived its hidden volley of poisonous needles, and fought back using his feet to hurl the Touch Dragon Staff. He activated Deadly Toxin to amplify his poison attacks and left the scorpion tiger unconscious in the Beast Fighting Arena.

• The scorpion tiger feigned weakness, sprang off the arena wall, and fired thousands of poison needles at Chen Ping.
• Chen Ping spun the Touch Dragon Staff to deflect the needles, but several stung his hands and left them swollen and numb.
• When the scorpion tiger lunged, Chen Ping kicked the staff into its shoulder, then struck it again with the same foot-launched attack.
• Chen Ping built up his Five-Layer Poison Seal and activated his Second Soul Skill, Deadly Toxin, to strengthen his poison.
• Three venom bubbles burst over the scorpion tiger, draining its remaining vitality and knocking it unconscious.

Chen Ping defeated the five-thousand-year Scorpion Tiger in his advancement assessment and earned a record-breaking score of 229. After receiving treatment and praise, he left the arena and went to Qian Duoduo’s office in the Soul Tool Department.

• Du Weilun stopped Chen Ping from killing the unconscious Scorpion Tiger, and Chen Ping reminded him not to deduct points for the interruption.
• Dai Huabin watched Chen Ping’s victory and conceded that Chen Ping’s strength had shattered his belief that he was peerless among his peers.
• Teacher Li healed Chen Ping and checked on the Scorpion Tiger while Chen Ping reflected on his Blood Qi Armor.
• Yan Shaozhe awarded Chen Ping 49 technique points, giving him a total score of 229 and first place in the advancement assessment.
• Wang Yan welcomed Chen Ping and praised his performance, and Chen Ping later left the arena for Qian Duoduo’s office in the Soul Tool Department.

Chen Ping reported back to Qian Duoduo after his seclusion, showing off his Level 2 Core Arrays and a Level 2 Flying Soul Tool. Qian Duoduo tested the device and was left stunned by its immense thrust and five visible Mach disks.

• Chen Ping visited Qian Duoduo after passing his advancement assessment and returning from seclusion.
• Chen Ping produced a handful of Level 2 Core Arrays, surprising Qian Duoduo, who prepared to give him a Level 2 Soul Engineer badge.
• Chen Ping presented his Level 2 Flying Soul Tool as the real result of his month in seclusion.
• Qian Duoduo tested the Flying Soul Tool with the Soul Power of a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster, and its nozzles produced enough thrust to nearly pull him off his feet.
• Qian Duoduo cut off the Soul Power supply and stared in shock at the device's five Mach disks and its Four-Ring Soul Ancestor-level thrust.

Qian Duoduo recognized the strategic importance of Chen Ping’s Level 2 Flying Soul Tool and arranged to protect both its design and Chen Ping from unwanted attention. He gave Chen Ping an invitation to the academy’s Treasure Appraisal Fair.

• Qian Duoduo tested Chen Ping’s Flying Soul Tool and considered how it could strengthen the Star Luo Empire’s deterrence against the Sun Moon Empire.
• Qian Duoduo certified Chen Ping as a Level 2 Soul Engineer and assigned him to study soul tool encryption before using his Flying Soul Tool again.
• Qian Duoduo told Chen Ping to conceal his role as the tool’s designer and recorded that he would receive credit for it once he became at least a Soul Saint.
• Qian Duoduo gave Chen Ping an invitation to the academy’s Treasure Appraisal Fair and explained that the event helped the academy win over promising young Soul Masters.

Chen Ping tried to absorb the Earth-Splitting Savage Elephant Right Leg Bone, but his martial soul drained his soul power at an alarming rate. As he examined his flickering soul rings, he discovered that the patterns inside them were rapidly changing.

• Qian Duoduo told Chen Ping to take whatever treasures he wanted from the Treasure Gathering Pavilion and then left after learning Huo Yuhao had returned.
• Chen Ping remembered his unused Earth-Splitting Savage Elephant Right Leg Bone and decided to absorb it before the Treasure Appraisal Fair.
• The soul bone attached itself to Chen Ping's Touch Dragon Staff, which began consuming his soul power until he activated a Level Four Milk Bottle.
• Chen Ping noticed that his yellow and purple soul rings were flickering and studied the intricate patterns inside them.
• Chen Ping was startled when the patterns forming the soul skills in both soul rings began changing rapidly.

Chen Ping's Touch Dragon Staff evolved into a Savage Elephant Beast Staff after absorbing the Earth-Splitting Savage Elephant Soul Bone, and its Soul Skills changed with it. He discovered he could switch back to his previous Martial Soul form, though doing so would consume nearly all his Soul Power and required a cooldown.

• Chen Ping watched his Touch Dragon Staff and Soul Rings transform as it absorbed the Earth-Splitting Savage Elephant Soul Bone.
• Chen Ping examined the Savage Elephant Beast Staff and learned it granted physical strength and stance stability, favored blunt attacks, and suited Splitting Staff and Upright Staff techniques.
• Chen Ping's system revealed that his first Soul Skill now let him accumulate up to three stacks of Staff Momentum and release them to increase attack damage.
• Chen Ping sensed that he could switch between the Insect Glaive and Beast Staff forms, changing their Soul Skills, but switching would consume nearly all his Soul Power and trigger a cooldown.

Chen Ping accepted the Treasure Appraisal Fair invitation and went to the Treasure Gathering Pavilion with Ning Tian and Wu Feng. After jumping into Shrek City and buying the girls roses, the three arrived at the pavilion.

• Chen Ping decided to use the academy's resources at the Treasure Appraisal Fair to strengthen himself.
• Chen Ping found Ning Tian and Wu Feng in the classroom and learned they had also received invitations.
• The three jumped from the academy wall into Shrek City instead of taking the long route to the city gate.
• Chen Ping bought a little flower girl’s roses, gave one each to Ning Tian and Wu Feng, and planned to make rose pastries with the rest.
• The three followed the invitation map and reached the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.

Chen Ping, Wu Feng, and Ning Tian visited the Treasure Gathering Pavilion for its Treasure Appraisal Fair, where Chen Ping sensed nine Soul Bones on display. Ning Tian said she would use her sect’s money to buy supplies rather than apply for credit, and the guide realized she belonged to the wealthy Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.

• Chen Ping, Wu Feng, and Ning Tian arrived at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion and showed their invitations to a greeter.
• The guide led them through the lavish entrance hall and up to the second-floor exhibition of treasures.
• Chen Ping sensed nine Soul Bones and saw a thirty-thousand-year Kongming Shadow Leopard Trunk Soul Bone that he could not afford.
• Chen Ping asked whether Wu Feng and Ning Tian would have their credit limits assessed, but Ning Tian declined and offered to lend him money from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
• The guide nearly stumbled when Ning Tian dismissed the cost of the purchases, then understood Ning Tian’s wealth after hearing her sect’s name.

Chen Ping learned that Mu En had personally upgraded him to the Treasure Gathering Pavilion’s top-tier VIP, granting him one displayed item each year. After considering but rejecting the idea of choosing a Soul Bone immediately, Chen Ping continued to explore the exhibition hall for other treasures.

• Chen Ping asked Ning Tian about her Gold Soul Coins and learned she could afford six or seven thirty-thousand-year-old Soul Bones.
• Mu En visited the Treasure Gathering Pavilion with Elder Lin and explained that he had come to reward Chen Ping.
• Chen Ping received a crimson top-tier VIP card granting him one item from the pavilion each year, regardless of its price or transaction method.
• Xiao Hong relayed Mu En’s praise for Chen Ping’s Freshman Competition victory and explained that Mu En had raised his planned Black Level rating by one level.
• Chen Ping decided not to choose a Soul Bone yet and continued exploring the exhibition hall.

Chen Ping toured the Treasure Appraisal Fair and discovered a rare golden apple that could improve a Soul Master's cultivation aptitude. He reserved it while continuing to browse, then ran into Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi.

• Chen Ping examined the fair's treasures and found a golden apple that improved the aptitude of Soul Masters with innate soul power no higher than Level 7.
• Chen Ping reasoned that the fruit had not appeared in the original story because Huo Yuhao's Ultimate Attribute Martial Soul made Shrek's leaders unlikely to suspect he had low innate soul power.
• Chen Ping asked the attendant to reserve the golden apple and continued browsing the exhibits.
• Chen Ping bought another golden crystal, passed on the expensive Soul Bones, and decided to return to the fair the following year.
• Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi approached Chen Ping, and Xu Sanshi complained that Chen Ping would not call him Older Brother Xu.

Chen Ping’s record-breaking Beast Fighting Arena score spread through Shrek’s Outer Court while Mu En explained to Elder Lin why Chen Ping merited a Red-Level VIP Card. The Treasure Gathering Pavilion decided to support his growth with one needed resource each year, leaving Chen Ping free to pursue his own path.

• Chen Ping’s score of 229 against a five-thousand-year Scorpion Tiger became widely known across the Outer Court, along with exaggerated rumors about his past.
• Xu Sanshi grew uneasy around Chen Ping, knowing he might lose if they fought in the Soul Fighting Arena.
• Elder Lin questioned whether Chen Ping deserved a Red-Level VIP Card and an investment worth tens of millions of Gold Soul Coins.
• Mu En revealed that Chen Ping had only level-two innate Soul Power but had reached level twenty-seven by age twelve and possessed exceptional physical strength.
• Mu En cited Chen Ping’s defeat of the Scorpion Tiger, his potential as a Level 9 Soul Engineer, and his evolving Martial Soul as reasons to invest in him.
• Mu En decided Chen Ping would receive one essential resource each year rather than unlimited support, so he could develop freely without being held back by shortages.

Chen Ping encountered Huo Yuhao at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion and gave him a rare-metal gift, but a sudden intrusion into Chen Ping’s Sea of Consciousness forced him to return to his dormitory. The system revealed that it had captured Electrolux’s divine soul and pinned it down, leaving Chen Ping wondering why Electrolux had targeted him and how the system had accessed his memories.

• Chen Ping finished shopping at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, where he ran into Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong and heard Huo Yuhao repeat his story about awakening a second Martial Soul.
• Chen Ping reassured Huo Yuhao and gave him a piece of hundred-refined adamantine as a gift for returning safely.
• As Chen Ping opened his Storage Soul Tool, Huo Yuhao’s eyes briefly turned gray, and Chen Ping heard a burst of ringing that he later learned came from system notifications.
• Chen Ping left the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, returned to his dormitory, and asked the system whether it had caught Tang San’s divine sense.
• The system said it had captured Electrolux’s divine soul, suppressed him inside Chen Ping’s Sea of Consciousness, and denied that Tang San was involved.
• Chen Ping wondered why Electrolux had targeted him and how the system could access his memories.

Chen Ping explored his Sea of Consciousness with his System Sprite, who had captured Electrolux’s weakened divine sense and explained its condition. After nourishing Electrolux with life energy from the Living Being Carving Knife without waking him, Chen Ping received the items he had bought at the Treasure Appraisal Fair and opened the Gilt Dragon-Carved Treasure Casket.

• Chen Ping entered his cramped Sea of Consciousness and found his System Sprite restraining a gray ball identified as Electrolux’s divine sense.
• The System Sprite described how Chen Ping’s spiritual power and Sea of Consciousness could develop, then charged him a thousand Academic Genius Points for the information.
• Chen Ping concluded Electrolux had sought the Living Being Carving Knife and learned the System Sprite had caught him before he could reach it.
• Chen Ping fed Electrolux life energy from the Living Being Carving Knife, but Electrolux showed no sign of waking, so Chen Ping put the knife away and planned to keep nourishing him.
• Chen Ping opened a delivery box containing his Treasure Appraisal Fair purchases and lifted the lid of the Gilt Dragon-Carved Treasure Casket, releasing a powerful fruity fragrance.

Chen Ping ate a Golden Apple and gained both cultivation talent and Soul Power, bringing him close to becoming a Soul Elder. He immediately began wondering how many more Golden Apples Mu En had.

• Chen Ping compared his slow progress with his talented classmates and decided the Golden Apple could transform his cultivation speed.
• Chen Ping ate the Golden Apple and fell into a comfortable sleep as its golden energy purged impurities from his body.
• The Golden Apple's power raised Chen Ping to level twenty-eight, and his cultivation continued to rise through the night.
• Chen Ping woke at level twenty-nine and realized the fruit had increased both his Soul Power Level and cultivation speed.
• Chen Ping estimated he could reach Soul Elder within one or two months and began coveting Mu En's remaining Golden Apples.

Chen Ping learned that winning a place among the top seven in Shrek Academy’s core disciple selection tournament could earn him a valuable soul bone and membership in the Reserve Shrek Seven Devils. Wang Yan announced that about thirty Outer Court core disciples would compete that night, with seven selected for a secret mission.

• Chen Ping studied encryption arrays, built a usable encryption device for his flying soul tool, and received Qian Duoduo’s approval to use it.
• Qian Duoduo told Chen Ping that placing in the top seven of the selection tournament could earn him a high-age soul bone and a place among the reserve team.
• Chen Ping became determined to win a soul bone, confident that his improved strength would let him overpower his competitors.
• Wang Yan gathered the year’s core disciples and announced that around thirty students under fifteen would compete for seven places in a secret mission.

Wang Yan brought the second-year Core Disciples to the Soul Fighting Arena, where the students formed competing teams for the selection tournament. Xuan Zi announced a no-rules melee ending when only seven remained, and He Caitou opened the fight with a barrage of Soul Tool shells.

• Wang Yan warned the second-years that they would face opponents from higher years and urged them not to be eliminated completely.
• Huo Yuhao recruited Xie Huanyue and three other Soul Elders, while Dai Huabin and Chen Ping assembled separate teams with different strengths.
• Xuan Zi arrived and led the thirty Core Disciples into the Soul Fighting Zone.
• Xuan Zi announced the Collective Melee, in which anyone who surrendered or was rescued would be eliminated and the last seven would win.
• After Xuan Zi started the fight, Chen Ping signaled He Caitou to fire eight Twin Dragon Rapid-Fire Cannon shells toward the largest crowd.