Chapter Summaries

Ye Qing decided to develop his own cultivation art, spending his days studying and training instead of waiting for Electrolux or relying on others. Meanwhile, Bei Bei absorbed a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear right arm soul bone and a Thunder Tyrant Dragon soul ring, reaching level thirty-five and catching up to Ye Qing.

• Ye Qing judged the soul-power compression method’s modest improvement insufficient and resolved to refine his own cultivation art.
• Ye Qing considered waiting for Electrolux’s help but chose to study meditation methods and cultivation approaches for himself.
• Ye Qing trained daily, studied in the Inner Court’s Library Pavilion, and committed to relying on his own efforts.
• Bei Bei absorbed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear right arm soul bone, gaining the Dark Gold Dreadclaw ability enhanced by his lightning attribute.
• Bei Bei absorbed a 5,500-year-old Thunder Tyrant Dragon soul ring, gained Thunderous Wrath, and reached level thirty-five.
• Bei Bei celebrated that he had finally caught up to Ye Qing.

Ye Qing studied Shrek’s Meditation Methods and used their meridian routes to open and nourish hidden meridians, despite repeated injuries and little progress toward creating new Soul Power circuits. He accepted that rebuilding the gutted Mysterious Heaven Skill would take time and decided to focus on developing his unused meridians first.

• Ye Qing found that lower-level Meditation Methods covered some meridians the Shrek method did not, giving him routes to study and adapt.
• Ye Qing used those methods to open and nourish unused meridians, enduring intense pain and repeatedly rupturing them with Soul Power.
• Ye Qing healed a burst meridian in his forearm with the Wings of Light and reflected on how his pain tolerance had improved.
• Ye Qing realized he had not established any additional Soul Power circuits after a month of study and practice.
• Ye Qing calmed his frustration and decided to focus on developing his hidden meridians before trying to expand the Shrek Meditation Method.

Ye Qing planned to develop his meridians, but Bei Bei returned to Shrek Academy and challenged him to a fight. Despite Bei Bei's higher soul power, Ye Qing used his powerful physique and close-combat skill to seize the advantage, then charged in to press his attack.

• Ye Qing decided that opening and nourishing his meridians would strengthen his body, expand his soul power capacity, and improve his control.
• Bei Bei returned from a month of soul hunting, found Ye Qing at the Golden Tree, and challenged him after reaching level thirty-five.
• Ye Qing revealed his level-thirty-three soul power and his yellow, purple, and black soul rings, surprising Bei Bei with his ten-thousand-year ring.
• Bei Bei activated Thunderous Wrath and attacked with Thunder Dragon Claw, but Ye Qing shattered the attack with a close-combat soul skill and dodged his lightning.
• Ye Qing blocked Bei Bei's advance with an elbow strike and a punch, driving him back and leaving his arms numb.
• Ye Qing told Bei Bei that his body had to be strong enough to absorb a twenty-thousand-year soul ring, then charged at him.

Ye Qing and Bei Bei compared the Dark Gold Nebula Rift soul skill against Bei Bei’s Thunder Terrorclaw during a spar near the Sea God Pavilion. Mu En stopped their attacks and warned them to fight in the Soul Fighting Arena next time.

• Ye Qing overwhelmed Bei Bei in hand-to-hand combat despite having two fewer soul power levels.
• Bei Bei revealed his Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear right arm bone and used Thunder Terrorclaw, while Ye Qing prepared his third soul skill.
• Ye Qing unleashed Dark Gold Nebula Rift, and the two attacks clashed with enough force to gouge the surrounding grass.
• Mu En intervened and made both attacks disappear before either could hit.
• Ye Qing and Bei Bei withdrew their martial souls, greeted Mu En, and heard his warning to follow school rules.

Ye Qing accepted that he would join Shrek Academy’s Outer Court, where he could develop more freely than under the scrutiny of Sea God Island’s elders. After opening every hidden meridian in his right arm over four months, he discovered that the process also accelerated his cultivation, bringing him to level thirty-five.

• Mu En ended Ye Qing and Bei Bei’s sparring match as a draw and said they could rematch at the Soul Fighting Arena.
• Ye Qing decided to attend the Outer Court in June rather than request direct entry into the Inner Court, since its distance from Sea God Island would let him open his meridians more discreetly.
• Ye Qing spent four months opening the hidden meridians in his right arm with help from his Light-Breaking Soul Bone.
• Ye Qing reached level thirty-five while opening his meridians, advancing faster than Bei Bei and realizing that the process increased both his Soul Power capacity and cultivation speed.
• Ye Qing estimated that opening all his meridians could raise his strength and potentially bring his Soul Power to the Soul King or Soul Emperor level.

Ye Qing failed to add his newly opened right-arm meridians to his soul power circuit and prepared for his banishment to the Outer Court. He then learned that the Tang Sect had been destroyed a year early, and suspected Tang Ya was using a mysterious allure to ensnare Bei Bei as part of Tang San’s scheme to rebuild the sect.

• Ye Qing’s attempts to expand his soul power circuit caused a backlash, so he decided to develop his remaining hidden meridians instead.
• The Iron Blood Sect slaughtered the Tang Sect after striking a deal with the Heaven Dou City Lord, who wanted to end the sect’s tax exemptions and collect taxes from its successor.
• Tang Ya escaped the massacre and headed for Shrek Academy, determined to rebuild the Tang Sect.
• Ye Qing saw Tang Ya following Bei Bei and sensed an unnatural allure around her that weakened when he looked away.
• Ye Qing suspected Tang San had arranged Tang Ya’s influence over Bei Bei to recruit pawns for rebuilding the Tang Sect.

Ye Qing reconsidered how much Tang San could interfere in the mortal world, then registered at Shrek Academy’s Outer Court. He recognized the academy as a place to build connections and prestige, and resolved to begin his rise there.

• Ye Qing recalled Tang San’s many schemes during the Peerless Tang Sect era and concluded that Tang San could still alter his plans whenever he noticed something amiss.
• Ye Qing left Bei Bei with Tang Ya and presented his Inner Court recommendation letter at the registration desk.
• Li Zhiyi verified Ye Qing’s letter, gave him a dormitory key numbered 234, and offered to help him in the Outer Court.
• Ye Qing realized that Shrek’s Outer Court mainly served wealthy students as a place to polish their credentials and make connections.
• Ye Qing understood that Mu En and Ye Feng expected him to build a team, advance to the Inner Court, and earn prestige, following Zhang Lexuan’s example.

Ye Qing settled into Room 234 and used Holy Light Shuttle to clean it, showcasing his improved control over the speed-based Soul Skill. The effort exhausted his mental power, so he cultivated until Bei Bei arrived at the dorm room.

• Ye Qing inspected Room 234, judged its conditions rough but suitable for cultivation, and cleaned it with Holy Light Shuttle.
• Ye Qing reflected on how his control of Holy Light Shuttle had improved, while noting that moving at extreme speed consumed his mental power.
• Ye Qing considered trying Train Collision at reduced speed but decided to wait because it might kill someone or injure him.
• Ye Qing made his bed and cultivated until the sound of the door opening woke him.
• Ye Qing asked who had entered, and Bei Bei opened the door and recognized him.

Ye Qing and Bei Bei arrived at Shrek Academy and were assigned the same dorm room, where Bei Bei revealed his infatuation with Tang Ya. After introducing them in the cafeteria, Tang Ya asked Ye Qing to join the Tang Sect.

• Ye Qing and Bei Bei discovered they had both been assigned to room 234.
• Bei Bei admitted he believed Tang Ya was his destined love, while Ye Qing left him to unpack.
• Bei Bei had spent the day helping Tang Ya, who had enrolled at Shrek Academy with the Tang Sect's admission quota but had run out of money.
• Ye Qing saw Bei Bei and Tang Ya continuing their awkward argument in the cafeteria.
• Bei Bei introduced Tang Ya to Ye Qing, and Tang Ya asked Ye Qing to join the Tang Sect.

Ye Qing rejected Tang Ya’s invitation to join the Tang Sect, revealing that he and Bei Bei belonged to Sea God Island’s inner circle. Tang Ya left in embarrassment, while Ye Qing secretly helped Bei Bei pursue her.

• Tang Ya invited Ye Qing to join the Tang Sect and help restore it, but Ye Qing recognized her attempt to recruit him as an errand boy.
• Ye Qing told Tang Ya that he and Bei Bei were legitimate members of Sea God Island’s inner circle.
• Tang Ya realized Ye Qing would not join and apologized before leaving with tears in her eyes.
• Bei Bei chased after Tang Ya, upset that Ye Qing had hurt her feelings.
• Ye Qing winked and transmitted a message to Bei Bei, who gratefully nodded before following Tang Ya.