Chapter Summaries

Li Ye went to the Soto Great Soul Arena with Flender to earn spending money and registered for soul fighting matches. After a foul-mouthed exchange with a burly Soul King led to a wager match, Flender bet his own savings and the money of Shrek’s teachers and Dai Mubai on Li Ye, leaving the match to begin that evening.

• Flender gave Li Ye a Gold Card and explained that Yu Xiaogang had spent his savings on Li Ye’s medicinal baths.
• Li Ye registered at the Soto Great Soul Arena as Feng Yeli, an eighteen-year-old level 44 Soul Master with a Demonic Flame Spear.
• Li Ye mocked a burly man who taunted him, and the two agreed to a wager match.
• The arena revealed that Li Ye’s opponent was a level 50 Soul King and Sapphire Soul Fighter with a Qian Jun Ant Martial Soul.
• Flender wagered his own money, Li Ye’s money, and the savings of Zhao Wuji, the other teachers, and Dai Mubai on Li Ye.
• The arena closed betting with the match set to start that evening and the odds fixed at 2.78 to 1.56 for Li Ye and his opponent.

Li Ye defeated and killed Doug in the Soto Great Soul Arena, displaying an exceptional fourth soul ring and overwhelming strength. After the match, Flender learned that Li Ye knew Liu Erlong and planned to marry her, leaving him furious and stunned.

• Flender and the Shrek Academy teachers secretly followed him to the arena, where they recognized Li Ye under the name Feng Yeli and wondered whether he was Liu Erlong’s rescuer.
• Li Ye revealed his yellow, purple, purple, and black soul rings, shocking the crowd and his companions.
• Doug activated four enhancement skills and tried to kill Li Ye, but Li Ye’s spear pierced his heart with a single thrust.
• After Li Ye left the arena, Flender pulled him aside and asked whether he knew Liu Erlong.
• Li Ye admitted that Liu Erlong was his girlfriend and said he planned to marry her in two years, prompting Flender to roar in disbelief.

Flender learned that Li Ye was engaged to Liu Erlong, Yu Xiaogang’s former love, and asked Li Ye to keep the news from his teacher for now. Yu Xiaogang then brought Tang San and Xiao Wu to join Shrek Academy, where Li Ye’s success at the Soul Fighting Arena left the group poised to settle into the struggling school.

• Flender discovered that Liu Erlong’s letter referred to Li Ye and urged him not to tell Yu Xiaogang about their relationship yet.
• Yu Xiaogang decided that Tang San and Xiao Wu should leave Nuoding Academy and join Shrek Academy, with himself going as a teacher.
• Li Ye won his thirty-second consecutive Soul Fighting Arena match, bringing his points to 2,255 and earning another 1,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived at the arena and praised Li Ye’s talent, while Tang San envied the crowd’s cheers and Xiao Wu cheered for him.
• Flender treated the group to an expensive dinner after they left the arena, and Li Ye anticipated bringing new students and teachers to Shrek Academy.

Li Ye welcomed Ma Hongjun as his junior brother, gave Yu Xiaogang a Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, and asked Tang San about Starflower Dew. A year later, after rising to rank 48 and earning a ruby soul fighting badge, Li Ye led Shrek’s students to recruit applicants in Suotuo City, where Spirit Hall left them alone because Li Ye was under the Pope’s protection.

• Flender introduced Ma Hongjun to Li Ye, who welcomed him as a junior brother and promised to help him.
• Li Ye gave Yu Xiaogang a Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma intended to help him break through rank 30.
• Li Ye showed Tang San Starflower Dew, learned about its healing and beauty benefits, and stored it in his Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse.
• Over the next year, Li Ye reached rank 48 and raised his Soto Great Soul Arena record to 130 consecutive wins, earning a ruby soul fighting badge.
• Li Ye led Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to recruit students outside the Spirit Hall Sub-Hall in Suotuo City.
• Spirit Hall’s deacons did not interfere because Li Ye had been designated for protection by the Pope.

Li Ye’s unconventional recruitment campaign brought 207 students into Shrek Academy, many of whom did not meet Flender’s original standards. Flender agreed to organize soul-ring hunts for the recruits, while Yu Xiaogang warned that other academies might soon confront him over losing their talented students.

• Li Ye spent three days promoting Shrek Academy and accepted students who fell short of Flender’s admission requirements.
• After two months, Li Ye had recruited 207 students, including many from nearby cities, and dismissed Dai Mubai’s concern that Flender would object.
• Yu Xiaogang defended Li Ye’s recruits, but Flender worried that the academy lacked the staff and resources to help so many students hunt for soul rings.
• Li Ye presented the enrollment register and explained that he had used Spirit Hall deacons to spread recruitment posters throughout the surrounding cities.
• Flender arranged for Li Ye, Zhao Wuji, Xiao Wu, Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Shao Xin to take the students soul-ring hunting in batches, while Yu Xiaogang planned their soul rings.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Flender that other academies might come demanding an explanation for Shrek’s recruitment campaign.

Li Ye prepared to leave Shrek Academy and marry Liu Erlong, while Yu Xiaogang revealed that he had already accepted their relationship. After Li Ye reached level 50 at age twelve, he took Xiao Wu toward Heaven Dou City, where he planned to deal with bandits along the road.

• Flender told Yu Xiaogang that Liu Erlong planned to marry Feng Yeli, and Yu Xiaogang said he had already learned of the relationship and supported their happiness.
• Li Ye and Zhao Wuji finished spending two months helping new students hunt for Soul Rings, and Li Ye decided Tang San could handle any future hunts.
• After half a year, Li Ye reached level 50, invited Xiao Wu to join him for his wedding, and said farewell to Flender and Yu Xiaogang.
• Li Ye and Xiao Wu traveled by carriage toward Heaven Dou City using two Hundred-Year Soul Beast Steeds.
• Near Heaven Dou City, Li Ye chose a road known for bandits so he could kill them and take their money.

Li Ye arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy with Xiao Wu and reunited with Liu Erlong, while Dugu Yan prepared their wedding celebration. That night, Li Ye and the three women held a private wedding ceremony and became tied-hair spouses.

• Li Ye reached Blue Tyrant Academy, where Liu Erlong hurried to greet him and kissed him before Xiao Wu pulled them apart.
• Li Ye brought Xiao Wu inside and explained to Liu Erlong that Dugu Yan was already staying with her; Xiao Wu grew anxious about being an outsider.
• Xiao Wu tried to drive a wedge between Li Ye and Liu Erlong by bringing up his connection to Yu Xiaogang, but Li Ye revealed that Liu Erlong already knew.
• Li Ye, Liu Erlong, Dugu Yan, and Xiao Wu decorated the cottage and held a private wedding ceremony, bowing to heaven and earth, their departed parents, and their marriage before tying locks of hair together.
• Li Ye and each of his three wives drank nuptial wine in the chamber, then spent the night together.

Li Ye visited Dugu Bo with Dugu Yan, revealed his plan to establish the Night Emperor Pavilion, and persuaded Dugu Bo to become its Supreme Elder. He asked Dugu Bo to help him find a fire-attribute soul beast for his fifth soul ring, then tended to the Blue Silver Emperor before leaving.

• Li Ye brought Dugu Yan to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and apologized to Dugu Bo for marrying his granddaughter without telling him.
• Li Ye described the Night Emperor Pavilion and flattered Dugu Bo into agreeing to serve as its Supreme Elder.
• Li Ye told Dugu Bo he wanted a fire-attribute soul beast with over fifty thousand years of cultivation for his fifth soul ring.
• Dugu Bo agreed to help Li Ye hunt the soul beast after hearing that Li Ye had absorbed two ten-thousand-year soul rings for his fourth ring.
• Li Ye scattered medicinal herb seeds around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and gave the Blue Silver Emperor a few drops of his blood.

Li Ye left Ah Yin after helping her recover her consciousness, then joined Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan in Sunset Forest to find Dugu Yan a suitable Soul Beast. Dugu Bo and Li Ye killed a fifty-thousand-year Six-Winged Fire Phoenix, which Li Ye chose as his target.

• Ah Yin questioned Li Ye about helping her and deceiving Xiao San, and Li Ye left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after replying.
• Li Ye, Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo searched Sunset Forest for a suitable snake-type Soul Beast for Dugu Yan’s fourth Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo discovered a fifty-thousand-year Six-Winged Fire Phoenix and fought it while waiting for Li Ye to arrive.
• Li Ye told Dugu Bo that the Six-Winged Fire Phoenix suited him, and Dugu Bo immobilized it with Time Freeze and Medusa’s Gaze.
• Li Ye pierced the Six-Winged Fire Phoenix’s heart with his spear and smashed its head to ensure it was dead.

Li Ye absorbed the Six-Winged Fire Phoenix’s Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring and gained another External Soul Bone in the form of three pairs of phoenix wings. After Dugu Bo showed him the Phoenix’s nest, Li Ye took its six eggs to raise as future sect guardians.

• Li Ye began absorbing the Six-Winged Fire Phoenix’s Soul Ring while Dugu Bo guarded him and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo discovered six eggs in the Phoenix’s nest and realized it had fought to protect them.
• Li Ye defeated the resentful Phoenix with Desolate-Breaking Spear Intent and absorbed its Soul Ring.
• The Phoenix’s six wings became three pairs of External Soul Bone wings on Li Ye’s back, astonishing Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Li Ye and Dugu Bo collected the six eggs in the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse and returned to Dugu Yan.

Li Ye tested his strength against Dugu Bo, then left for Shrek Academy after helping Dugu Yan obtain a Soul Ring. Near the Star Dou Forest, he intervened when masked Soul Masters pursued Zhu Zhuqing and confronted them as a Soul King.

• Dugu Bo increased his Soul Power pressure until Li Ye released his Martial Souls and External Soul Bones, then stopped at level 85 when Li Ye signaled that he had reached his limit.
• Dugu Bo praised Li Ye's strength, accepted him as his grandson-in-law, and asked him to call him Grandpa.
• Li Ye helped Dugu Yan obtain a five-thousand-year-old Purple Nether Poison Python Soul Ring, while Xiao Wu chose to stay with Liu Erlong instead of returning with him.
• Li Ye traveled alone toward Shrek Academy and, after seven days, reached woodland near the Star Dou Forest outside Suotuo City.
• Li Ye recognized the fleeing Zhu Zhuqing and pulled her behind him as masked pursuers attacked; he revealed his five Soul Rings and challenged them.

Li Ye intervened when Zhu Zhuyun’s Secret Guards pursued Zhu Zhuqing, and the sisters confronted one another over their family’s cruel fate. After Li Ye revealed Dai Mubai’s failings, Zhu Zhuyun admitted she wanted freedom from her own betrothal, but doubted that Li Ye could help her.

• Li Ye’s Soul King cultivation and unusual soul rings made Zhu Zhuyun’s Secret Guards hesitate, and Zhu Zhuyun ordered them to stand down.
• Zhu Zhuqing recognized Zhu Zhuyun, who revealed that she had been hunting her to bring her back and insisted she had wanted to protect her from her fate.
• Li Ye said Dai Mubai was his younger brother and described him as a womanizing, unmotivated prince with poor cultivation.
• Zhu Zhuqing questioned whether Dai Mubai had any hope, while Li Ye joked that he had taken a fancy to both sisters.
• Zhu Zhuyun explained that she wanted freedom from her fiancé, Dai Weisi, whose secret scheme involved switching children and killing those who had been replaced.
• Zhu Zhuyun said Li Ye’s current Soul King strength was not enough to help her, despite his talent.

Li Ye revealed the power behind his confidence and proposed that Zhu Zhuyun help him weaken Dai Weisi while he backed Dai Mubai to take the Star Luo throne. He laid out his larger plan to overthrow noble and imperial rule, leaving Zhu Zhuyun to consider a deal that would reshape the continent.

• Zhu Zhuyun decided that Li Ye might eventually be able to help Zhu Zhuqing escape her fate, though he was too young to save her herself in time.
• Li Ye revealed his five Soul Rings, including a fifty-thousand-year ring, and challenged Zhu Zhuyun's doubts about his strength.
• Zhu Zhuyun offered herself as repayment for Li Ye's help and told Zhu Zhuqing to pursue freedom, provoking her younger sister's anger.
• Li Ye gave Zhu Zhuyun his real name and proposed that she weaken Dai Weisi while he empowered Dai Mubai to claim the Star Luo throne.
• Zhu Zhuyun questioned whether Dai Mubai could survive the political dangers, and Li Ye explained that he intended to eliminate anyone who opposed his plan.
• Li Ye declared that he would end rule by nobles and imperial families and give people broader access to Martial Soul awakenings and cultivation methods.

Li Ye told Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing that he intended to use gods to reshape the continent, then sheltered with the sisters from a supernatural downpour that lasted three days. As the rain eased, the three had grown closer, though Zhu Zhuqing knew their carefree time together would soon end.

• Li Ye explained that gods could help solve the shortage of Soul Beasts and declared he would defy them if they stood in his way.
• Thunder, lightning, and a sudden downpour followed Li Ye's declaration, and he carved a small cave for himself and the sisters to shelter in.
• Li Ye gave Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing cloth to dry off and built a fire while they waited out the rain.
• The rain continued for three days and three nights, leaving Li Ye and the sisters to talk together in the cramped cave.
• Zhu Zhuyun teased Zhu Zhuqing about her closeness to Li Ye, and Zhu Zhuqing blushed as she reflected on how happy and safe their time together felt.

Li Ye brought Zhu Zhuqing to enroll at Shrek Academy after she parted from Zhu Zhuyun. He introduced the academy’s admissions rules to the applicants, then completed Zhu Zhuqing’s registration, leaving her settled in a dormitory.

• Zhu Zhuyun hugged Zhu Zhuqing goodbye, urged her to stay close to Li Ye, and left for the Star Luo Empire.
• Li Ye arrived at Shrek Academy with Zhu Zhuqing and quieted the admissions line to explain the academy’s requirements and upcoming move to Heaven Dou City.
• A flaxen-haired girl in a blue dress decided Shrek Academy seemed interesting and said she had slipped away from her sect to apply.
• Li Ye brought Zhu Zhuqing to a double dormitory and promised to handle her enrollment paperwork.
• Li Ye filled out Zhu Zhuqing’s registration form and entered her information in the student registry in front of Flender and Yu Xiaogang.

Li Ye returned to Shrek Academy with a fifty-thousand-year soul ring, an external soul bone, and six phoenix eggs, then asked Ma Hongjun to hatch them. Ma Hongjun agreed after Li Ye offered him a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower that could resolve his evil fire.

• Flender complained that Li Ye had recruited the Star Dou Five Scoundrels, and Li Ye defended the teachers while Yu Xiaogang changed the subject.
• Li Ye revealed that he had gained a fifty-thousand-year soul ring and a Fire Phoenix Six Wings external soul bone from a Six-Winged Fire Phoenix, and brought back six eggs.
• Li Ye learned from Tang San that Shrek Academy had recruited 125 students in seven days and now had just over 250 students altogether.
• Li Ye asked Ma Hongjun to help with something, then handed him the six phoenix eggs to hatch.
• Li Ye promised Ma Hongjun a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and Ma Hongjun eagerly agreed to raise the phoenixes.

Li Ye went to fetch Zhu Zhuqing and met Ning Rongrong, then embarrassed Zhu Zhuqing by seeing her emerge from the bathroom and made both girls question his love life. At dinner, Dai Mubai sensed an unusual connection to Zhu Zhuqing, leaving Tang San and Ma Hongjun watching him and Li Ye closely.

• Ma Hongjun began preparing to absorb the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower after Tang San and the others helped him carry the phoenix egg back to his dorm.
• Li Ye met Ning Rongrong outside Zhu Zhuqing's dorm and invited her to join him in showing Zhu Zhuqing around Shrek Academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing rushed back into the bathroom after appearing before Li Ye, and Ning Rongrong reminded him to look away; Li Ye later waited outside while Ning Rongrong persuaded Zhu Zhuqing to come out.
• As they walked to the dining hall, Li Ye revealed that he already had three wives, shocking Ning Rongrong and embarrassing Zhu Zhuqing further.
• At dinner, Dai Mubai sensed a strong connection between himself and Zhu Zhuqing, prompting Tang San and Ma Hongjun to watch him and Li Ye.

After learning that Zhu Zhuqing was Dai Mubai’s fiancée, Li Ye provoked and defeated Dai Mubai in a brutal fight. Dai Mubai passed out, and Tang San began preparing to kill him before Li Ye stopped him.

• Dai Mubai confronted Li Ye about Zhu Zhuqing, and Li Ye said she had become his woman after he saved her.
• Li Ye insulted Dai Mubai and challenged his courage, prompting Dai Mubai to activate his Martial Soul and attack.
• Li Ye blocked Dai Mubai’s attacks and beat him until he collapsed, then asked Tang San to treat him.
• Tang San healed Dai Mubai but became furious after learning he had insulted Li Ye’s parents and teacher, and started to turn his Blue Silver Grass purple.
• Li Ye grabbed Tang San’s hand and stopped him from killing the unconscious Dai Mubai.

Li Ye spared Dai Mubai after Tang San treated him, then recruited Oscar and Ma Hongjun into the Night Emperor Pavilion and gave them Immortal Herbs. That night, Li Ye longed for An Dong'er and resolved to pursue her, despite the promises and marriages he had already fulfilled.

• Li Ye told Tang San that he considered only him a brother, and Tang San secretly poisoned the unconscious Dai Mubai while treating him.
• Zhao Wuji and Shao Xin arrived, and Li Ye sent the students away before speaking privately with Oscar and Ma Hongjun.
• Li Ye urged Ma Hongjun to refine his Immortal Herb and hatch the phoenix eggs, then gave Oscar the Dewdrop Clove Knot and invited both of them to join the Night Emperor Pavilion.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun accepted, and Li Ye arranged for Tang San and Zhao Wuji to help them hunt Soul Rings after they refined their herbs.
• Alone at night, Li Ye painted and practiced his sword while thinking of An Dong'er, then decided to seek her out despite his existing marriages and promises.

Li Ye traveled across the continent to find An Dong'er and temper himself, gaining four powerful Soul Rings in the Far North. In Xilu City, he glimpsed An Dong'er at a lantern festival, but she left without meeting him; afterward, Bibi Dong told Nana she would appear at the tournament as the pope, not as An Dong'er.

• Li Ye left a letter for Yu Xiaogang and Tang San and set out to search the continent for An Dong'er.
• Li Ye traveled to the Far North, defeated powerful Soul Beasts, and gained four black Soul Rings along with two Soul Bones he chose not to absorb.
• At Xilu City's Spirit Hall, Li Ye learned that no registered Soul Master named An Dong'er was known there, while Spirit Hall members privately admitted they were hiding her identity.
• Li Ye spotted An Dong'er at the lantern festival and ran toward her, but she left before he could reach her, and the crowd denied seeing her.
• Bibi Dong told Nana that she would appear at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament as the pope rather than as An Dong'er.