Chapter Summaries

Dai Mubai learned that the Star Luo Imperial Family had once possessed the beast king domain and decided to try acquiring it by constructing a special cultivation environment. As Flender continued building the academy, Dai Mubai won Ma Hongjun over and Black Panther gathered Soul Bones and established an underground force in Suotuo City.

• Flender began building a more respectable Shrek Academy with the others, while Dai Mubai continued cultivating and wondered whether his interference had changed the academy’s future.
• Black Panther told Dai Mubai about the Radiant White Tiger’s beast king domain and a past Titled Douluo who had gained it through a Mimicry Cultivation Environment.
• Dai Mubai decided to attempt gaining the beast king domain and gave Black Panther money to gather the necessary Soul Bones.
• Black Panther collected Soul Bones and quietly established an underground force in Suotuo City to handle troublesome matters for Dai Mubai.
• Flender brought Ma Hongjun to the academy, and Ma Hongjun soon began following Dai Mubai and calling him big brother.
• Flender accepted Dai Mubai’s influence after discovering his generosity with money.

Five years later, Oscar had become Dai Mubai’s ambitious strategist and planned to seize control of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Dai Mubai gave him two Immortal Herbs and warned that Spirit Hall meant they had to act quickly, while Shrek Academy prepared to recruit students.

• Oscar prepared breakfast for Dai Mubai, and the two discussed Shrek Academy’s recruitment and Ma Hongjun’s recent efforts to improve himself.
• Oscar explained that he had chosen the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as his target and hoped to bring it under Dai Mubai’s future rule of the Star Luo Empire.
• Dai Mubai gave Oscar Aromatic Silk Beauty and the Star Luo Spirit Pearl, which could strengthen the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Oscar promised to move the sect’s relocation plans forward, and Dai Mubai named Spirit Hall as the reason for the urgency.
• As Dai Mubai stood up, his weight cracked the villa floor, startling Oscar.

Dai Mubai warned Ma Hongjun that someone might try to take Shrek Academy, and Ma Hongjun vowed to defend what he considered his own. As Zhao Wuji and Oscar joined them, Dai Mubai identified Oscar as the source of the warning, then spotted someone arriving to sign up.

• Dai Mubai said he expected to master his powerful form in about six months and left his villa.
• Ma Hongjun greeted Dai Mubai and angrily reacted when Dai Mubai warned that someone might try to take Shrek Academy.
• Dai Mubai privately identified Yu Xiaogang as the person he expected to seize control of the academy.
• Zhao Wuji asked whether someone planned to target the academy, and Dai Mubai blamed Oscar for the deduction.
• Ma Hongjun backed away from Oscar, wary of his tricks, before Dai Mubai announced that someone had arrived to sign up.

Dai Mubai watched Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong arrive at Shrek Academy, then had Ma Hongjun test the newcomers. As Ma Hongjun and Tang San prepared to fight, Dai Mubai predicted Tang San could win despite Ma Hongjun’s advantages.

• Dai Mubai saw the familiar four applicants arrive and noted Zhu Zhuqing had reached level 34.
• Zhu Zhuqing looked at Dai Mubai with excitement and confusion, hoping to see him and ask a troubling question.
• Zhao Wuji sent Ma Hongjun to test the newcomers, while Oscar warned him not to stare at Ning Rongrong or Zhu Zhuqing because they belonged to Dai Mubai.
• Ma Hongjun provoked Tang San by looking at Xiao Wu, and Tang San stepped forward with killing intent.
• Dai Mubai advised Oscar that a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring would be difficult without a Torso Bone, and Oscar accepted the need to aim for a ring just below that age.
• Oscar asked whether Ma Hongjun could defeat Tang San quickly, and Dai Mubai said Tang San’s hidden weapons and Tang Sect arts made him dangerous despite Ma Hongjun’s advantages.

Ma Hongjun fought Tang San and won after using his Phoenix Soul Skills to exploit Tang San’s weaker Soul Power and disadvantageous Martial Soul. Xiao Wu challenged Ma Hongjun afterward, but Oscar intervened and offered to fight her instead.

• Oscar relayed Dai Mubai’s assessment to Ma Hongjun, who announced his level 36 Phoenix Martial Soul and prepared to fight Tang San.
• Tang San announced his level 29 Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and used Purple Demon Eye, drawing Oscar’s and Dai Mubai’s attention.
• Ma Hongjun attacked with Phoenix Fire Line and Ten Thousand Fire Feathers, overwhelming Tang San despite Tang San’s evasive Tang Sect techniques.
• Tang San admitted defeat, and Xiao Wu rushed to check on him before angrily challenging Ma Hongjun.
• Xiao Wu used Charm to immobilize Ma Hongjun, but Oscar shoved her away and caught Ma Hongjun as he fell, then offered to fight her.

Oscar defeated Xiao Wu without using a soul skill, demonstrating his strength and winning Ning Rongrong’s admiration. The assessment ended, Tang San welcomed the chance to grow stronger at Monster Academy, and Dai Mubai took Zhu Zhuqing aside while wondering whether their evolved martial souls could still fuse.

• Oscar introduced himself as a level 39 support-type Soul Master and accepted Xiao Wu’s challenge.
• Xiao Wu attacked with Waist Bow, but Oscar anticipated her move, caught her ankle, and tossed her aside.
• Oscar gave recovery Big Sausages to Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun, and Tang San ate his.
• Dai Mubai told Zhao Wuji that Zhu Zhuqing did not need to be tested, and the assessment ended.
• Tang San expressed excitement about becoming stronger at Monster Academy, while Oscar handled the newcomers’ arrangements.
• Dai Mubai took Zhu Zhuqing aside to answer her questions and wondered whether their martial souls could still perform a fusion skill.

Dai Mubai reflected on the value he assigned to the people around him and why he had chosen to possess Dai Mubai, then met Zhu Zhuqing at their villa. Zhu Zhuqing explained that she understood his departure had been meant to protect her, leaving Dai Mubai puzzled by how her sister had helped her.

• Dai Mubai considered Dai Mubai's cultivation, his escape from the Star Luo Empire, and the reasons he had chosen him as a host.
• Dai Mubai reasoned that Zhu Zhuqing could have been a powerful partner if they still possessed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, though he also considered keeping her as a plaything.
• Zhu Zhuqing followed Dai Mubai to their villa, while Oscar stopped Ma Hongjun from following them.
• Dai Mubai asked Zhu Zhuqing how she understood his past, and she said her sister had told her he had left to keep her safe.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that Dai Mubai had left her whale rubber, a cultivation method, and a training plan, while Zhu Zhuyun had escorted her and asked her to plead for mercy if Dai Mubai's side won.
• Dai Mubai wondered whether Zhu Zhuyun had been a transmigrator, then concluded that events had likely changed because of him and that Zhu Zhuyun might never have intended to harm Zhu Zhuqing.

Dai Mubai learned that Zhu Zhuyun had secretly protected Zhu Zhuqing and tested whether his evolved Martial Soul could still fuse with hers. After reassuring Zhu Zhuqing that he could help her Martial Soul evolve, he took her to a secret chamber and offered her two Immortal Herbs, where she chose to try winning Lovesick Heartbreak Red’s recognition.

• Dai Mubai learned that Zhu Zhuyun had concealed his plans from Dai Weisi and had protected Zhu Zhuqing, and he promised to spare Zhu Zhuyun’s life.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing activated their Martial Souls, but their Martial Soul Fusion failed because Zhu Zhuqing’s cultivation and Martial Soul quality were insufficient.
• Dai Mubai reassured Zhu Zhuqing that he could improve her Martial Soul and that he could protect her even without their fusion skill.
• Dai Mubai took Zhu Zhuqing to a secret chamber and showed her Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and Lovesick Heartbreak Red, explaining their effects and the flower’s story.
• Zhu Zhuqing, determined to keep pace with Dai Mubai, stepped forward to seek Lovesick Heartbreak Red’s recognition.

Zhu Zhuqing made the Lovesick Heartbreak Red bloom and consumed it to refine its power, while Tang San and Xiao Wu explored Shrek Academy. Zhao Wuji approached them and secretly sensed Xiao Wu, suspecting she was unusual.

• Zhu Zhuqing made the Lovesick Heartbreak Red acknowledge her, and Dai Mubai urged her to consume it rather than keep it.
• Zhu Zhuqing overcame the herb's beguilement and ate it, beginning to refine its power.
• Oscar brought Ma Hongjun to prepare a welcoming feast, while Ning Rongrong questioned Oscar about his combat strength.
• Tang San took Xiao Wu around Shrek Academy, and Xiao Wu admired Dai Mubai's villa as Tang San promised to build her an even better house someday.
• Zhao Wuji told Tang San that students could build their own residences, then used his spiritual power to sense Xiao Wu.

Tang San and Xiao Wu followed Zhao Wuji to a special meal at Dai Mubai’s villa, while Dai Mubai examined the effects of Zhu Zhuqing’s Lovesick Heartbreak Red. Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul Fusion with Dai Mubai still did not succeed, and the chapter left Dai Mubai preparing to pursue Oscar’s plan involving Tang San and Ning Rongrong.

• Tang San decided he might gather materials to build Xiao Wu a home, then followed Zhao Wuji with Xiao Wu to Oscar’s special meal at Dai Mubai’s villa.
• Zhu Zhuqing refined the Lovesick Heartbreak Red’s medicinal power, raising her Soul Power to level 40 and changing her appearance, but her Martial Soul Fusion with Dai Mubai still failed.
• Dai Mubai explained that Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul had gained a stronger foundation and compatibility with his, but it needed a missing component and more time to absorb the herb fully.
• Dai Mubai sensed that the dark red radiance around Zhu Zhuqing’s Hell Spirit Cat might contain Fate Power capable of preserving her soul if she died.
• The Lovesick Heartbreak Red blocked Zhu Zhuqing from taking the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, and Dai Mubai put it away before leading her out to lunch; he noted that Oscar’s plan targeted Tang San as well as Ning Rongrong.

Dai Mubai hoped Oscar’s criticism of Tang San’s education would make Tang San question Yu Xiaogang and loosen their ties. As Tang San reconsidered what he had been taught, Dai Mubai asked about his innate full soul power and Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.

• Dai Mubai reflected that Tang San had repaid Yu Xiaogang’s kindness and decided to see whether he could make Tang San break with his teacher.
• Dai Mubai arrived at the Guest Reception Hall with Zhu Zhuqing, gave Zhao Wuji wine, and Zhao Wuji and Shao Xin left the students to dine together.
• Oscar learned that Tang San and Xiao Wu had spent six years at a Junior Soul Master Academy and criticized the school for withholding better instruction, resources, and scholarships.
• Tang San became troubled by Oscar’s claims but dismissed the thought that Yu Xiaogang had harmed him as impossible.
• Dai Mubai asked Tang San how he could have innate full soul power while possessing Blue Silver Grass as his Martial Soul.

After learning that Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass might have a special bloodline or that he might possess twin Martial Souls, Dai Mubai was summoned by Tang Hao. He found Zhao Wuji badly beaten and vowed to confront Tang Hao, while Zhao Wuji insisted on staying to watch.

• Dai Mubai explained to Tang San that his innate full Soul Power suggested his Blue Silver Grass was unusual, and Oscar suspected someone had deliberately delayed Tang San’s cultivation.
• Xiao Wu realized the dinner included Soul Beast meat but ate ravenously despite her anger, while Dai Mubai arranged for Zhu Zhuqing to stay in the villa.
• Tang Hao called Dai Mubai out twice as Dai Mubai cultivated, and Dai Mubai sensed that Zhao Wuji had been beaten while Flender stood nearby.
• Dai Mubai teased Zhao Wuji about his injuries and promised to vent his anger on Tang Hao.
• Flender urged Dai Mubai not to act rashly, but Dai Mubai told him to take Zhao Wuji for treatment, and Zhao Wuji insisted on staying to watch.

Dai Mubai confronted Tang Hao, revealing his extraordinary Soul Rings and refusing to yield to the Clear Sky Douluo’s pressure. He challenged Tang Hao’s reputation and began using their clash to temper his body and advance his Indestructible Vajra.

• Zhao Wuji stayed to watch Dai Mubai fight Tang Hao, eager to see how much Dai Mubai had grown.
• Tang Hao summoned his nine Soul Rings and unleashed his Titled Douluo pressure, intending to break Dai Mubai’s pride and make him serve Tang San.
• Dai Mubai revealed six Soul Rings—three black and three red—and calmly resisted Tang Hao’s aura.
• Flender was horrified by Dai Mubai’s Soul Rings, while Zhao Wuji accepted the revelation despite his shock.
• Dai Mubai mocked Tang Hao’s reputation and claimed he was inferior to his grandfather, then activated his Fourth Soul Skill, Tiger King Descends.

Dai Mubai summoned a phantom Darkgolden Tiger King with his hundred-and-fifty-thousand-year soul ring and drove the injured Tang Hao into a desperate fight. After Tang Hao destroyed the phantom, Dai Mubai recovered his strength and faced him again, holding back his strongest skill while preparing a compressed-power punch.

• Dai Mubai summoned the Darkgolden Tiger King, whose power forced Tang Hao to flee while Dai Mubai recovered his soul power.
• Zhao Wuji celebrated Dai Mubai’s strength and entered deep meditation, while Flender worried about Tang Hao’s plans.
• Tang Hao stalled until his attacks and Clear Sky secret technique destroyed the Darkgolden Tiger King phantom, then vowed to kill Dai Mubai, Zhao Wuji, and Flender.
• Dai Mubai regained his strength and chose to fight Tang Hao without summoning the phantom again, wary of Ring Detonation and intent on moving the battle away from Zhao Wuji.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Body and began compressing power into his right fist as Tang Hao charged with his Martial Soul Avatar and hammer.

Dai Mubai blocked Tang Hao’s Great Sumeru Hammer and taunted him while Flender evacuated Zhao Wuji. Tang Hao grew enraged and began detonating three soul rings, but Dai Mubai struck first with Tiger King's Roar.

• Tang Hao attacked Dai Mubai and the others with Great Sumeru Hammer, while Flender prepared to hold him off and protect Zhao Wuji.
• Dai Mubai stepped in front of Flender and met Tang Hao’s hammer with a punch, sending a destructive shock wave across the area.
• Flender shielded Zhao Wuji and moved him away as Dai Mubai emerged alive, bloodied but mocking the Clear Sky Hammer’s power.
• Dai Mubai taunted Tang Hao, who became furious and decided to fight for his own dignity and Tang San’s safety.
• Tang Hao began Ring Detonation on three rings, but Dai Mubai preempted him with his Second Soul Skill, Tiger King's Roar.

Dai Mubai stunned Tang Hao with Tiger King's Roar and attacked him with powerful Soul Skills and domains, forcing Tang Hao to abandon his attempt to kill him and threaten Shrek Academy instead. Dai Mubai refused to yield and summoned the Darkgolden Tiger King, leaving the two poised to test each other's resolve.

• Dai Mubai interrupted Tang Hao's Ring Detonation with Tiger King's Roar, then used Inverted Gravity Domain and Armor-Piercing to wound him.
• Tang Hao unleashed Divine Slaughter's Domain to disperse Inverted Gravity Domain and dodged the fatal strike, taking a wound to his shoulder instead.
• Dai Mubai released Beast King Domain, which contended with Divine Slaughter's Domain and prevented Tang Hao from suppressing him.
• Tang Hao reconsidered killing Dai Mubai and threatened to use Nine-Ring Detonation against Shrek Academy if Dai Mubai would not talk.
• Dai Mubai rejected Tang Hao's threat and summoned the Darkgolden Tiger King with his Fourth Soul Skill, Tiger King Descends.

Dai Mubai survived Tang Hao’s seven-ring detonation and discovered that Tang Hao’s Divine Slaughter’s Domain was approaching a transformation through his unity of essence, energy, and spirit. Tang Hao proposed ending the battle, but Dai Mubai demanded a price and left their confrontation unresolved.

• Tang Hao detonated all seven of his soul rings and sent his Clear Sky Hammer crashing toward Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai used the Darkgolden Tiger King to block the attack, but the blast injured him and let Divine Slaughter’s Domain batter his body and soul.
• Dai Mubai realized Tang Hao had touched the threshold of unity of essence, energy, and spirit, while Tang Hao was surprised that Dai Mubai had endured the attack.
• Tang Hao admitted that he had acted rashly and proposed that they both step back, while hinting that he still had more power to use.
• Dai Mubai used his Illusory-Breaking Golden Eyes to see Tang Hao’s domain transforming and concluded that Tang Hao’s growth during a prolonged fight made killing him risky.
• Dai Mubai rejected Tang Hao’s excuse and said he would consider ending the fight only if Tang Hao paid a sufficient price.

Dai Mubai forced Tang Hao to hand over the Clear Sky Sect's Unique Techniques and secretly marked him before returning to Shrek Academy badly wounded. Zhu Zhuqing helped him into the underground chamber, where he began cultivating and told her he would take her to obtain a soul ring after his seclusion.

• Dai Mubai demanded the Clear Sky Sect's Unique Techniques and threatened to fight Tang Hao to the death unless he agreed.
• Tang Hao handed Dai Mubai a book of the techniques after Dai Mubai promised not to target Tang Hao's son, though neither of them swore a Martial Soul Oath.
• Dai Mubai used his Lock-On soul bone skill to mark Tang Hao, then returned to Shrek Academy after confirming Tang Hao had left.
• Zhu Zhuqing helped Dai Mubai into the underground chamber, where he spat out golden blood and explained that the battle had tempered his body.
• Dai Mubai reassured Zhu Zhuqing, began cultivating with the Mysterious Heaven Skill, and told her to prepare to obtain a soul ring after his seclusion.

After Tang Hao’s battle with Dai Mubai, Shrek Academy’s students continued their routines while Dai Mubai remained secluded and Zhu Zhuqing cared for him. Black Panther returned from a mission and learned that Tang Hao had injured Dai Mubai, leaving him concerned about his condition.

• The factions inspecting the battle site identified the Clear Sky Hammer’s traces and reported that Tang Hao had been there.
• Oscar cultivated toward rank 40, Ma Hongjun fought in the Soul Fighting Arena, and Tang San grew uneasy about Shrek Academy and Flender’s attitude toward him.
• Zhao Wuji recovered from deep meditation and advanced to rank 80, while Dai Mubai continued cultivating in seclusion and Zhu Zhuqing watched over him.
• Black Panther returned to Shrek Academy at rank 88 after completing a mission in the Heaven Dou Empire’s capital.
• Oscar told Black Panther that Dai Mubai might be injured and that Tang Hao had caused the injuries.

Dai Mubai emerged from seclusion after developing the three layers of his Indestructible Vajra, though he still needed more cultivation to complete it. He assigned Oscar and Black Panther new tasks and prepared to leave with Zhu Zhuqing to pursue her fourth soul ring and a way to shape his second martial soul.

• Dai Mubai refined his golden-light protection, golden-light armor, and vajra body, but realized his foundation was not yet sufficient to finish the technique.
• Dai Mubai asked Oscar to obtain rare metals through Ning Rongrong and create a metal-rich Mimicry Cultivation Environment.
• Black Panther reported that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was in the Heaven Dou Empire's treasure vault, and Dai Mubai told him to wait until he became a Titled Douluo before retrieving it.
• Dai Mubai assigned Black Panther to help Zhao Wuji and others obtain soul rings, including a ten-thousand-year Vajra Bear soul ring, while handling a separate task involving Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Dai Mubai told Oscar to prepare supplies because he would leave for several days with Zhu Zhuqing to seek her fourth soul ring and pursue the shaping of his second martial soul.