Chapter Summaries

Chen Jin left Shrek Academy after refusing to suppress his Evil Fire Phoenix through indulgence, declaring that he would temper his martial soul through suffering instead. Zhu Zhuqing supported his choice and watched him depart, while Chen Jin continued toward a quiet place to confront the evil fire alone.

• Yu Xiaogang offered Chen Jin one last chance to stay at Shrek, but Chen Jin refused, saying the academy's atmosphere opposed his Dao Heart.
• Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Tang San mocked Chen Jin's resolve, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing admired his character.
• Zhu Zhuqing followed Chen Jin into the woods and asked why he endured the evil fire's suffering; he vowed that his Fire Phoenix would one day shake the nine heavens.
• Chen Jin bid Zhu Zhuqing farewell and left Shrek without looking back.
• Chen Jin chose deserted paths, seeking a quiet place to gather his thoughts and fight the evil fire within him.

Chen Jin was overwhelmed by a deadly Evil Fire backlash in the Gobi Desert, but the pendant he had worn since childhood awakened and summoned a Seven-Colored Golden Phoenix. Its power purified and transformed him, leaving him at Rank thirty with a Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix Martial Soul as the voice of the Ancient Phoenix God spoke within him.

• Chen Jin's suppressed Evil Fire erupted, badly injuring him and threatening to destroy his body and reason.
• Chen Jin resisted the urge to give in and recited the phoenix verses as he struggled to preserve his consciousness.
• Chen Jin's pendant radiated seven-colored light, suppressed the Evil Fire, and summoned a divine phoenix phantom.
• The divine phoenix's power healed Chen Jin, purified the Evil Fire into Phoenix True Fire, and transformed his Martial Soul into the Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix.
• Chen Jin's Soul Power rose to Rank thirty, and the Ancient Phoenix God announced itself in his sea of consciousness.

After receiving the Phoenix God's inheritance, Chen Jin endured the deadly first turn of the Phoenix Nine-Turn Nirvana Art and emerged transformed. He gained the Phoenix Claw divine ability and a Nine-Heavens True Phoenix Martial Soul, but still needed a third Soul Ring.

• The Phoenix God's will granted Chen Jin the Phoenix Nine-Turn Nirvana Art, whose nine life-threatening transformations could unlock ancient phoenix divine abilities.
• Chen Jin began the first nirvana turn, enduring Phoenix True Fire as it repeatedly burned and rebuilt his body.
• After days inside a fiery cocoon, Chen Jin completed the first turn and broke through to the next realm.
• Chen Jin gained the Phoenix Claw divine ability, which could rend the void and burn away an opponent's Soul Power.
• Chen Jin's Martial Soul evolved into a Nine-Heavens True Phoenix, and he resolved to obtain a third Soul Ring.

At Shrek Academy, Zhu Zhuqing and the others reflected on Chen Jin’s departure, while Yu Xiaogang praised his own training methods. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Chen Jin reached level thirty and prepared to test his Phoenix Claw against a wounded Scale-Armored Lion.

• Zhu Zhuqing remembered Chen Jin’s resolve but doubted he could survive alone without a powerful background or cultivation method.
• Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Tang San dismissed Chen Jin’s choices, while Yu Xiaogang claimed his theories would lead Shrek’s students to the summit.
• Zhu Zhuqing silently left the group and disappeared into the shade of the trees.
• Chen Jin, transformed by his Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix Martial Soul, reached level thirty and began searching for a suitable third soul ring.
• A wounded three-thousand-year Scale-Armored Lion charged at Chen Jin, who prepared to test his Phoenix Claw.

Chen Jin killed a three-thousand-year Scale-Armored Lion with his newly learned Phoenix Claw, then clashed with Huo Wu, who accused him of stealing the prey she had hunted with her teammates. After effortlessly extinguishing her flames and restraining her, Chen Jin released Huo Wu and told her the lion was still alive and its Soul Ring was hers to absorb.

• Chen Jin tested his Phoenix Claw on the charging Scale-Armored Lion and brought it crashing to the ground.
• Huo Wu appeared and accused Chen Jin of stealing the Soul Beast she and her teammates had spent three days hunting.
• Huo Wu attacked Chen Jin with her flames, but his Phoenix Claw extinguished them and dispersed her Soul Power.
• Chen Jin seized Huo Wu's wrists and pinned her, then explained that he had only been testing a newly learned Soul Skill.
• Chen Jin released Huo Wu and said he had no interest in the lion's three-thousand-year Soul Ring, telling her to absorb it because the beast was not dead yet.

Chen Jin let Huo Wu absorb the Scale-Armored Lion’s Soul Ring, and she became a level-forty Soul Ancestor. After learning Chen Jin was only level thirty, Huo Wu was stunned by the strength he had displayed.

• Huo Wu inspected the Scale-Armored Lion’s devastating wound and realized Chen Jin had killed it with a single move.
• Huo Wu delivered the finishing blow, absorbed the lion’s nearly three-thousand-year Soul Ring, and became a Soul Ancestor with four rings.
• Huo Wu apologized to Chen Jin, introduced herself, and learned he had left Shrek and was on his own.
• Chen Jin told Huo Wu he had just reached level thirty and needed a third Soul Ring.
• Huo Wu questioned how Chen Jin could be so strong, then saw his two Hundred-Year Soul Rings and struggled to believe what she had witnessed.

Chen Jin told Huo Wu why he left Shrek, explaining that he refused to indulge his desires to control his Evil Fire Phoenix. Huo Wu was moved by his principles, but their search for Soul Rings was interrupted when terrified Soul Beasts fled past them and a scorching presence approached.

• Chen Jin agreed to let Huo Wu guide him through the Star Dou Great Forest as they searched for Soul Rings.
• Chen Jin explained that Shrek had urged him to indulge his desires to vent the evil fire of his Evil Fire Phoenix, and he refused to compromise his principles.
• Huo Wu was struck by Chen Jin's conviction and struggled to hide her growing feelings for him.
• A Gale Leopard and two Iron-Armored Boars charged past Chen Jin and Huo Wu in terror.
• Huo Wu suspected a terrifying being had frightened the Soul Beasts, while Chen Jin sensed a scorching aura approaching from the direction they had come.

Chen Jin charged into the forest despite Huo Wu’s warnings and found a six-thousand-year Blazing Fire Azure Sparrow. He insisted on claiming it as his third Soul Ring, and the chapter left him engulfed by its fiery attack.

• Chen Jin rushed deeper into the forest against the fleeing Soul Beasts, and Huo Wu followed rather than leave him behind.
• Huo Wu found Chen Jin in a clearing where a Blazing Fire Azure Sparrow had killed a powerful Raging Earth Bear with its flames.
• Huo Wu recognized the bird as a six-thousand-year Soul Beast and urged Chen Jin to flee when it noticed them.
• Chen Jin declared that the Blazing Fire Azure Sparrow was the ideal third Soul Ring for him and told Huo Wu not to interfere.
• The Blazing Fire Azure Sparrow unleashed a massive pillar of fire at Chen Jin, and Huo Wu watched as the flames swallowed him.

Chen Jin revealed his Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix Martial Soul and killed the six-thousand-year-old Blazing Fire Azure Sparrow with Phoenix Claw. As Huo Wu watched in shock, Chen Jin sat down to absorb the bird’s deep purple Soul Ring.

• The Blazing Fire Azure Sparrow’s flames parted around Chen Jin, who emerged unharmed and summoned the Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix.
• The Divine Phoenix’s bloodline pressure subdued Huo Wu’s Fire Shadow Martial Soul and terrified the Blazing Fire Azure Sparrow.
• Chen Jin absorbed the bird’s flames and struck it with Phoenix Claw, killing it and leaving a deep purple Soul Ring.
• Chen Jin sat down to draw in the Soul Ring, and Huo Wu shouted, “Chen Jin! Have you lost your mind?!”

Chen Jin absorbed a six-thousand-year Blazing Fire Azure Sparrow Soul Ring despite Huo Wu's warnings, using his Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix bloodline and Divine Phoenix True Fire to overcome its violent energy. He emerged with three Soul Rings and reached level thirty-four, leaving Huo Wu stunned.

• Huo Wu warned Chen Jin that a six-thousand-year Soul Ring would destroy his body, then mistook his resolve for a wish to die from Evil Fire torment.
• Huo Wu grabbed Chen Jin's wrist and offered to help him, but Chen Jin thanked her and clarified that he was not seeking death.
• Chen Jin drew the Blazing Fire Azure Sparrow Soul Ring into his body, where its savage will and energy tore through his meridians.
• Chen Jin summoned the Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix's bloodline pressure and used Divine Phoenix True Fire to suppress the Soul Ring and heal his meridians.
• Chen Jin successfully absorbed the Soul Ring, broke through to level thirty-four, and revealed his three Soul Rings as Huo Wu stared in disbelief.

Chen Jin tested his third soul skill, Heaven-Burning Purgatory, and agreed to join Blazing Fire Academy after Huo Wu invited him. They traveled north toward the academy, while Chen Jin cultivated and recovered from the damage caused by the evil fire backlash.

• Chen Jin unleashed Heaven-Burning Purgatory, melting the ground and reducing the clearing to a pool of magma.
• Huo Wu witnessed the flames’ power and invited Chen Jin to join Blazing Fire Academy.
• Chen Jin accepted Huo Wu’s invitation, and she said her father, the academy’s dean, would meet him and offer him its best resources.
• Chen Jin and Huo Wu traveled north toward the heartland of the Heaven Dou Empire as Chen Jin cultivated the Divine Phoenix True Fire and healed his damaged body.

Huo Wu brought Chen Jin to Blazing Fire Academy and praised his extraordinary strength, but her brother Huo Wushuang doubted Chen Jin’s story and accused him of being a fraud. The chapter ended with Huo Wushuang rejecting Chen Jin’s presence at the academy.

• Huo Wu admired Chen Jin for refusing to compromise his principles to suppress his evil fire.
• Huo Wu brought Chen Jin to Blazing Fire Academy, where he felt the abundant fire elements suited his Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix Martial Soul.
• Huo Wu introduced Chen Jin to students as a level-thirty genius who had killed a six-thousand-year-old Blazing Fire Azure Sparrow, prompting disbelief.
• Huo Wushuang arrived, and Huo Wu showed off her successful fourth soul ring, which was over three thousand years old.
• Huo Wushuang dismissed Huo Wu’s account of Chen Jin’s strength and told Chen Jin that Blazing Fire Academy did not welcome frauds.

Chen Jin challenged Huo Wushuang to settle accusations that he was a swindler, and Huo Wushuang accepted. At the academy training grounds, Huo Wushuang unleashed his martial soul and prepared to attack while Chen Jin remained calm.

• Huo Wushuang accused Chen Jin of deceiving Huo Wu, but Chen Jin calmly denied being a swindler.
• Chen Jin challenged Huo Wushuang to a fight, and Huo Wu warned him that her brother was a powerful rank-forty-three Soul Ancestor.
• Huo Wushuang accepted the challenge, and the two headed to Blazing Fire Academy's training grounds as word of the fight spread through the academy.
• Huo Wu silenced students gossiping about her and worried over the impending battle while the brothers faced off.
• Huo Wushuang offered Chen Jin the first move, but Chen Jin told him to attack first because he could not gauge his own strength.
• Huo Wushuang erupted with crimson soul power, summoned his four soul rings, and used Martial Soul Possession with his One-Horned Fire Tyrant Dragon martial soul.

Chen Jin defeated Huo Wushuang with his Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix and Heaven-Burning Lie Yan, overwhelming the stronger fire-attribute Soul Ancestor. After Chen Jin spared him, Huo Wushuang apologized and bowed to him.

• Huo Wushuang attacked Chen Jin with his thousand-year soul skill, Lie Yan Dragon Claw.
• Chen Jin summoned the Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix, whose pressure suppressed Huo Wushuang and his martial soul.
• Chen Jin unleashed Heaven-Burning Lie Yan, which destroyed Huo Wushuang's attack and left him unconscious amid the flames.
• Chen Jin withdrew the flames, and the Blazing Fire Academy students watched in shock as he stood unharmed.
• Huo Wushuang recovered enough to stand, acknowledged that Chen Jin had shown mercy, and apologized for his arrogance.

Chen Jin defeated Huo Wushuang in one move, earning the admiration of Blazing Fire Academy’s students and headmaster, Huo Chen. Huo Chen named Chen Jin captain of the Blazing Fire Team, and the story then shifted to Blazing Fire City’s Great Soul Arena.

• Huo Wushuang admitted defeat and welcomed Chen Jin to Blazing Fire Academy.
• Huo Wu rushed over to praise Chen Jin, while the students discussed his strength and unusual martial soul and soul ring.
• Huo Chen arrived, confirmed Chen Jin’s rank by examining his soul rings, and praised his ability.
• Huo Chen announced Chen Jin as captain of the Blazing Fire Team, and Huo Wushuang accepted the decision.
• The scene shifted to the crowded Great Soul Arena in Blazing Fire City.

Chen Jin defeated a rank forty-two Soul Ancestor with one strike at the Great Soul Arena, where his rank thirty-seven strength had outgrown the local competition. With the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament approaching, he looked forward to meeting Shrek Academy again and settling old grievances.

• Chen Jin used his Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix flames to defeat the Blazing Flame Fierce Tiger Soul Ancestor and win his tenth match of the week.
• Huo Wu praised Chen Jin to Blazing Fire Academy students and approached him with concern after his victory.
• Chen Jin reflected that half a month of fighting had raised his Soul Power to rank thirty-seven, but the Great Soul Arena no longer offered strong opponents.
• Chen Jin asked Huo Wu when the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament would begin, and she said Blazing Fire Academy's team was in its final closed-door training phase.
• Chen Jin remembered Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, Dai Mubai, and his past at Shrek Academy, resolving to settle their debts and grievances at the tournament.

Chen Jin led the Blazing Fire Team out of the academy to compete in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, while Shrek Academy prepared for the same event. Zhu Zhuqing wondered how Chen Jin was doing, and Ma Hongjun claimed he had ruined his prospects and might have become a cripple.

• Blazing Fire Academy's dean formed the Blazing Fire Team and sent Chen Jin, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and the other members to represent the academy in the tournament.
• Chen Jin led the Blazing Fire Team out of the academy as students cheered them on.
• Flender urged the Shrek Seven Devils to impress the Soul Master world, and Dai Mubai and Tang San declared their confidence in winning.
• Zhu Zhuqing said she was wondering how Chen Jin was doing.
• Ma Hongjun disparaged Chen Jin, claiming he had ruined his future and might have become a cripple.

Shrek left for Heaven Dou City after Tang San dismissed Chen Jin as a weakling, while Zhu Zhuqing continued to wonder where Chen Jin had gone. At the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, Xue Qinghe identified Chen Jin as the Blazing Fire Academy genius and was startled when Chen Jin sensed his hidden gaze.

• Tang San called Chen Jin a weakling, and Dai Mubai agreed that Shrek would prove its strength at the tournament.
• Flender led Shrek toward Heaven Dou City, while Zhu Zhuqing looked back at the academy and thought of Chen Jin.
• Huo Wushuang brought Chen Jin and the Blazing Fire Academy team to register at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.
• Xue Qinghe learned from She Long that Chen Jin had won fifty consecutive matches against stronger opponents and rejected Ci Xue's suggestion to suppress him.
• Xue Qinghe recognized Chen Jin in the registration hall, and Chen Jin turned toward the concealed VIP box, startling Xue Qinghe.

At the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament opening, Shrek Academy was mocked for its shabby appearance, then stunned when Chen Jin appeared alive as Blazing Fire Academy’s captain. Chen Jin ignored Shrek, while Yu Xiaogang claimed Chen Jin’s survival proved his earlier words about resisting Evil Fire were hypocritical.

• The tournament began as the academies entered the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, and the crowd jeered at Shrek Academy’s shabby uniforms.
• Ma Hongjun boasted that Shrek would win the championship, but Yu Xiaogang calmed him and urged the team to prove itself through strength.
• Chen Jin led Blazing Fire Academy into the arena, shocking Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and the rest of Shrek, who had believed he was dead.
• Chen Jin took his place without looking toward Shrek, while Zhu Zhuqing felt relieved and happy to see that he was alive.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai questioned how Chen Jin could have survived and become Blazing Fire Academy’s captain.
• Yu Xiaogang told Shrek that Chen Jin’s earlier statements about resisting Evil Fire had been hypocritical excuses.

At the tournament grounds, Shrek Academy members assumed Chen Jin had solved his evil fire problem by indulging his desires, while Huo Wu openly showed him affection. Chen Jin ignored Shrek and noticed Xue Qinghe watching him from the VIP seats, unaware that the crown prince was Qian Renxue.

• Yu Xiaogang claimed Chen Jin had abandoned his principles to suppress his evil fire, and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun agreed, suspecting Huo Wu had helped him.
• Ma Hongjun became jealous of Huo Wu's attention toward Chen Jin and vowed to defeat him if their teams met.
• Huo Wu stood beside Chen Jin, brushed dust from his shoulder, and expressed confidence that he would help Blazing Fire Academy make its name in the tournament.
• Chen Jin noticed Shrek Academy's hostile stares, briefly looked at Tang San, then turned his attention to the arena and the VIP seats.
• Chen Jin recognized Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue, and Xue Qinghe noticed his gaze and grew interested in Blazing Fire Team's captain.