Vol. 1The Shrek Trials

Mu Chen grew stronger, formed ties with Qian Renxue and Gu Yuena, and joined the Shrek students on their trials. After Xiao Wu returned to the forest, he went with Gu Yuena to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and emerged transformed by rare herbs.

  • Mu Chen awakened the Emperor Dragon Sword, trained under Sword Douluo, gained powerful soul rings, and won the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s annual competition with Ning Rongrong.
  • Mu Chen and Qian Renxue fought a Man Faced Demon Spider together, and he later won the individual, two-person, and team contests at the sect competition.
  • Mu Chen rescued Ning Rongrong, gained a third soul ring from a Golden Flood Dragon, and met Gu Yuena, who asked him to help restore the soul beast race.
  • Mu Chen returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Gu Yuena introduced as his long-lost older sister, while Qian Renxue secured Spirit Hall’s promise not to target him.
  • Mu Chen reunited with Qian Renxue, then traveled to Shrek Academy with Gu Yuena and Ning Rongrong, where Zhu Zhuqing joined their group.
  • Mu Chen fought Zhao Wuji and then Tang San’s team during the entrance tests, leaving him battling Tang San in the final test.
  • Mu Chen established himself at Shrek Academy, won a string of Great Soul Arena battles, and led the students to the Star Dou Great Forest for their third Soul Rings.
  • After Xiao Wu returned to the forest with Da Ming and Er Ming, Mu Chen went with Gu Yuena to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and transformed his body with rare herbs.
Chapters 1–100 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Sect’s Rising Sword

Mu Chen awakened the Emperor Dragon Sword, trained under Sword Douluo, and gained powerful soul rings and abilities while keeping his talent secret. After reuniting with Ning Rongrong, he won the sect’s annual competition with her, leaving him to plan for his next soul ring and future encounter with Tang San.

  • Mu Chen used the Cooling System to draw the Emperor Dragon Sword with Innate Full Soul Power, then awakened it at the sect ceremony and became Sword Douluo’s disciple.
  • Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong trained together, reached level ten, and entered Soul Hunting Forest, where Ning Rongrong obtained a Crystal Beast ring and Mu Chen absorbed an eight-hundred-year Silver Moon Wolf King ring.
  • Sword Douluo trained Mu Chen in Sword Dao, and after two years Mu Chen reached level 20 and traveled with him to Sunset Forest for a second soul ring.
  • Mu Chen absorbed a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear ring, reached level 23, and gained its External Soul Bone before going to Qian Renxue’s aid against a Man Faced Demon Spider.
  • Mu Chen and Qian Renxue fought the spider together, and after she killed it they spent the night in a cave before parting and returning to their separate companions.
  • Back at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong entered the annual contest, where Mu Chen won the individual and two-person championships.
  • Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong defeated Xiong Zhen’s team to win the team battle, and the system raised Mu Chen’s Cool Point total to 2,580.
  • Mu Chen learned that the system shop would open only after he won the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, then considered his next soul ring and future meeting with Tang San.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Dragon and the Crown Prince

Mu Chen reunited with Qian Renxue, rescued Ning Rongrong, and gained a third soul ring from a Golden Flood Dragon before meeting Gu Yuena and agreeing to help restore the soul beast race. The arc leaves him arriving at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Gu Yuena introduced as his long-lost older sister, while Qian Renxue secured Spirit Hall’s promise not to target him.

  • Mu Chen studied noble etiquette at Moonlight Pavilion, recognized Qian Renxue beneath her Xue Qinghe disguise, and promised to keep her identity secret.
  • After Ning Rongrong disappeared, Mu Chen followed the system’s warning to rescue her from a mansion, where he killed her captors and comprehended Sword Momentum.
  • Mu Chen reached level 30 and entered the Star Dou Great Forest with Sword Douluo, where they found and defeated a Golden Flood Dragon for his third soul ring.
  • Gu Yuena appeared after Mu Chen’s Azure Dragon martial soul awakened her, explained the soul beasts’ conflict with the God Realm, and asked him to help restore their race.
  • The system forced Mu Chen to accept Gu Yuena’s mission, and she became his older sister, altered Sword Douluo’s memories, and agreed to protect him until he became a god.
  • Qian Renxue affirmed her love for Mu Chen to Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong, and Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to stop investigating or targeting him.
  • Mu Chen, Gu Yuena, and Sword Douluo returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Mu Chen introduced Gu Yuena as his long-lost older sister.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3Shrek Academy Trials

Mu Chen reunited with Qian Renxue at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then traveled to Shrek Academy with Gu Yuena and Ning Rongrong, where he met Zhu Zhuqing and challenged the academy’s teachers and students. The stretch leaves Mu Chen fighting Tang San during the final entrance test.

  • Ning Fengzhi welcomed Gu Yuena into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Mu Chen showed his Golden Dragon Wings to Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo.
  • Mu Chen reunited with Qian Renxue, gave her a portrait, and told her about his promise to help Gu Yuena oppose the God Realm.
  • Qian Renxue and Gu Yuena became friendly, and Qian Renxue later left for Heaven Dou City after asking Gu Yuena to keep Mu Chen company.
  • Mu Chen brought Ning Rongrong to Blue Tyrant Academy and told Liu Erlong where Yu Xiaogang could be found, then set off for Shrek Academy with Ning Rongrong and Gu Yuena.
  • At the Rose Hotel, Mu Chen protected Zhu Zhuqing from a nobleman, and she joined his group after seeing Dai Mubai with twin sisters.
  • Mu Chen and Gu Yuena reached Shrek Academy with Zhu Zhuqing, where Mu Chen criticized the school’s standards before revealing his level 36 Soul Power and powerful soul rings.
  • Mu Chen fought Zhao Wuji alone in the fourth entrance test, exhausted his Soul Power, and lost after Zhao Wuji activated his Martial Soul Avatar.
  • Mu Chen took over the remaining test and fought Tang San’s team, knocking out Xiao Wu as Tang San attacked him with Bone-Piercing Needles.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4The Forest and the Immortal Herbs

Mu Chen established himself at Shrek Academy, dominated the Great Soul Arena, and led the students on a hunt for their third Soul Rings. After Xiao Wu’s identity was revealed and she returned to the forest with Gu Yuena, Mu Chen traveled to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and transformed his body with rare herbs.

  • Mu Chen defeated Tang San in the academy assessment, then Sword Douluo fought Tang Hao and forced him to leave Shrek Academy.
  • Mu Chen helped Ma Hongjun learn how to address his Evil Fire and began training with the Shrek students at the Great Soul Arena, where he won a string of battles.
  • After Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar reached level thirty, Mu Chen led the group to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Oscar absorbed a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent’s soul ring.
  • The Titan Giant Ape seized Xiao Wu, Tang Hao revealed that he was Tang San’s father and that Xiao Wu was a transformed hundred-thousand-year soul beast, and Xiao Wu left for the forest with Da Ming and Er Ming.
  • Mu Chen left Shrek Academy with Gu Yuena and traveled to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, where he ate rare herbs and entered the springs to undergo a transformation.
  • Mu Chen woke the next morning with an improved physique and cold-poison and fire-poison attributes in his Dark Gold Dreadclaw and Golden Dragon Wings.
Chapters 76–100 Summaries Read
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