Arc 2The Hidden Staff Bearer

Tang Feng strengthens himself with rare resources, trains in the Star Dou Great Forest, and joins Shrek Academy while concealing his plans for Xiao Wu. The stretch ends with Tang Feng hiding Xiao Wu in Suotuo City as Tang San and the others believe the Titan Giant Ape took her.

  • Tang Feng killed the Lava Berserk Bear, gained his third Soul Ring, and traveled with Dugu Bo to Heaven Dou City, where he obtained whale rubber and commissioned a Ruyi Jingu Bang.
  • Tang Yuehua delivered Tang Feng’s whale rubber and letter to the Clear Sky Sect, whose disciples used it to strengthen their bodies and cultivation.
  • Tang Feng reunited with Yang Wudi, gave him the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, and spent a year training with the Breaking Clan before entering the Star Dou Great Forest to seek his fourth Soul Ring.
  • Tang Feng absorbed a ten-thousand-year Scarlet Flame Pterosaur Soul Ring, gained Flame Dragon Wings, and trained alone until he reached level forty-eight and rescued Zhu Zhuqing.
  • Tang Feng accompanied Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy, where he met Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the other applicants, then decided to abduct Xiao Wu for his grandfather’s ninth Soul Ring.
  • Tang Feng watched the Shrek students train and hunt for Oscar’s third Soul Ring, then abducted Xiao Wu and carried her away in the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse.
  • Tang San gained the Eight Spider Lances from the Man Faced Demon Spider, while Tang Feng took the sleeping Xiao Wu to a Suotuo City hotel and registered for arena fights as Sun Xingzhe.
  • Grandmaster Yu learned that Xiao Wu was supposedly taken by the Titan Giant Ape and blamed Zhao Wuji, while Tang San discussed his Hidden Weapons with Meng Yiran.
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Ch. 26Five Thousand Five Hundred Years, the Lava Berserk Bear

Tang Feng and Dugu Bo left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after Dugu Bo gained immense benefits from two Immortal Herbs, then traveled into Sunset Forest to find a fire-attribute strength-type Soul Beast for Tang Feng. Tang Feng began fighting a roughly 5,500-year-old Lava Berserk Bear in Molten Fire Valley, but the battle left him badly strained while the bear remained powerful.

  • Dugu Bo gained strength and vitality from the Dragon Snake Fruit, then received the Blood Swan Kiss from Tang Feng to amplify his poison.
  • The next morning, Tang Feng and Dugu Bo left the valley and searched Sunset Forest for a suitable Soul Beast for Tang Feng's Clear Sky Hammer.
  • Dugu Bo led Tang Feng to Molten Fire Valley, where they found a roughly 5,500-year-old Lava Berserk Bear.
  • Tang Feng attacked the bear with his first two Soul Skills and the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, but its lava-tempered hide and strength blunted his blows.
  • After an hour of fighting, Tang Feng unleashed the fifty-fifth strike against the bear's compressed lava bomb, yet the bear survived with only scorched wounds.

Ch. 27Third Soul Skill, Lava Purgatory Hammer

Tang Feng defeated the Lava Berserk Bear with Dugu Bo’s help, absorbed its Soul Ring, and gained the Lava Purgatory Hammer skill, reaching level thirty-six. He and Dugu Bo set out for Heaven Dou City so Tang Feng could contact his sect and visit his maternal grandfather, and there Tang Feng met Dugu Yan.

  • Dugu Bo paralyzed the Lava Berserk Bear with his poison, and Tang Feng delivered the final blow and killed it.
  • Tang Feng absorbed the bear’s five-thousand-five-hundred-year Soul Ring, reached level thirty-six, and gained the Lava Purgatory Hammer skill.
  • Tang Feng told Dugu Bo he wanted to contact his sect and visit his maternal grandfather, Yang Wudi, at the Breaking Clan’s residence.
  • Dugu Bo agreed to escort Tang Feng, and they traveled to Heaven Dou City and arrived at Dugu Manor.
  • Dugu Bo introduced Tang Feng to his granddaughter, Dugu Yan, who thanked him for helping cure her and Dugu Bo’s poison.

Ch. 28Heaven Dou Auction House, Whale Rubber

Tang Feng toured Heaven Dou City with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, then recognized the hidden value of a whale rubber lot at the Heaven Dou Auction House. The three left after the auction, and Tang Feng asked Dugu Bo to help him get a weapon forged so he could fight without revealing his Martial Soul.

  • Dugu Bo took Tang Feng and Dugu Yan around Heaven Dou City, where Tang Feng marveled at the bustling streets and the lavish Heaven Dou Auction House.
  • At the auction, Tang Feng ignored several lots until he examined the ten-thousand-year whale rubber and deduced that it could strengthen sinews and bones when properly treated.
  • Dugu Bo won the whale rubber for five thousand Gold Soul Coins and handed it to Tang Feng, who studied it closely.
  • After the auction, Dugu Yan paid for a meal at a Soul Beast meat barbecue restaurant, and Tang Feng spotted an old-fashioned smithy on the way out.
  • Tang Feng asked Dugu Bo to help him have a weapon forged so he could fight without revealing his Martial Soul, and Dugu Bo agreed it was sensible.

Ch. 29Sending Word of His Safety, the Secret of Whale Rubber

Tang Feng commissioned a custom staff, sent word to his family that he was safe, and planned to visit his maternal grandfather, Yang Wudi. Back at Dugu Manor, he tested Whale Rubber, discovered how it could strengthen the body, and began preparing it for Dugu Yan.

  • Tang Feng commissioned a three-hundred-jin Ruyi Jingu Bang and accepted Dugu Bo’s amethyst card to pay the deposit.
  • Tang Feng met his aunt Tang Yuehua at Moonlight Pavilion, gave her a letter for his grandfather, and said he planned to visit Yang Wudi.
  • Tang Feng tested increasing doses of Whale Rubber on five Soft Bone Rabbits and determined that three grains of rice were their safe limit.
  • Tang Feng swallowed a fist-sized dose of Whale Rubber and refined it in an ice bath, expelling impurities and strengthening his body.
  • Dugu Bo examined Tang Feng and concluded that Whale Rubber could improve Soul Masters’ constitutions and raise their Soul Ring absorption limits.
  • Dugu Bo planned to give Dugu Yan thousand-year Whale Rubber after her Martial Soul evolved into the Jade Qilin Poison Dragon and her Soul Power rose to level thirty-seven.

Ch. 30Delivering Whale Glue to the Sect, Setting Out for the Breaking Clan

Tang Feng gathered whale rubber and sent his aunt Tang Yuehua back to the Clear Sky Sect with his findings and supplies. After setting out for the Star Luo Empire with Dugu Bo, Tang Feng’s survival and research reached the sect, where the elders received his delivery.

  • Tang Feng and Dugu Bo bought up the whale rubber in Heaven Dou City and divided their large stock between them.
  • Tang Feng gave Tang Yuehua a ring of whale rubber and a letter explaining how it could improve Soul Masters’ constitutions and cultivation, and she agreed to deliver them to the Clear Sky Sect herself.
  • Tang Feng collected his custom-made Ruyi Jingu Bang and paid the smith for the weapon.
  • Tang Feng and Dugu Bo departed for the Star Luo Empire after Dugu Bo said goodbye to Dugu Yan.
  • Tang Yuehua reached the Clear Sky Sect, where Tang Xiao learned that Tang Feng was alive and had become a Soul Elder, then called the five elders to an urgent meeting.
  • Tang Yuehua gave Tang Lie the ring and letter Tang Feng had entrusted to her, telling him that their contents were vital to the sect.

Ch. 31A great boost for the sect, creating his own staff techniques

Tang Feng’s whale rubber strengthened the Clear Sky Sect’s disciples and elders, while he and Dugu Bo traveled toward Longxing City. On the journey, Tang Feng devised three early forms for a staff technique and reached the Breaking Clan’s city.

  • Tang Lie delivered Tang Feng’s letter and whale rubber to Tang Xiao, who ordered the sect’s core disciples to gather and use it.
  • The core disciples improved their constitutions and foundations, and several broke through their Soul Ancestor bottlenecks; Tang Xiao’s group rewarded Tang Feng with a thirty-thousand-year strength-type Soul Bone.
  • Tang Xiao distributed ten-thousand-year whale glue among himself, the five elders, and four Soul Douluo disciples, and Tang Lie advanced from rank eighty-eight to rank eighty-nine.
  • Tang Feng and Dugu Bo traveled through the Balak Kingdom toward Longxing City, stopping to rest in Suotuo City.
  • While resting at the hotel, Tang Feng developed rough concepts for the staff forms Thousandfold Waves, Break Formation, and Protect Mountains and Rivers.
  • Ten days later, Tang Feng and Dugu Bo reached Longxing City, where Tang Feng learned the Breaking Clan’s location.

Ch. 32Reunited after a long separation, gifts of immortal herbs

Tang Feng reunited with his grandfather Yang Wudi at the Breaking Clan estate after ten years apart, while Dugu Bo befriended Yang Wudi before leaving to settle an old score. Tang Feng gave Yang Wudi an aromatic silk beauty and began presenting him with a second immortal herb, the ink jade divine bamboo.

  • Tang Feng and Dugu Bo arrived at the Breaking Clan estate, and Yang Wudi recognized Tang Feng by the dragon-patterned pendant and welcomed his grandson home.
  • Tang Feng told Yang Wudi about his experiences over the past ten years, including how Dugu Bo had saved him from Spirit Hall.
  • Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi bonded over poison, medicines, and pill refinement during five days of conversation and feasting.
  • Dugu Bo left for Spirit City to settle an old score, then planned to return to Heaven Dou City to see Yanyan.
  • Tang Feng presented Yang Wudi with an aromatic silk beauty, which moved Yang Wudi to tears.
  • Tang Feng revealed a length of ink jade divine bamboo and asked Yang Wudi if he recognized the immortal herb.

Ch. 33Yang Wudi Broke Through His Shackles

Tang Feng gave Yang Wudi the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, helping him transform his Soul Breaking Spear and break through his cultivation bottleneck. Yang Wudi then began secretly using whale rubber to strengthen the Breaking Clan’s elites.

  • Yang Wudi recognized the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, and Tang Feng urged him to consume it and guarded him as he refined it.
  • After an hour, Yang Wudi’s Soul Breaking Spear had transformed, his Soul Power rose three levels to level eighty-four, and he believed he could become a Titled Douluo within five years.
  • Tang Feng and Yang Wudi vowed to avenge their family against Spirit Hall, then Tang Feng explained whale rubber’s body-tempering effects and urged secrecy.
  • Yang Wudi gathered twenty Breaking Clan elites, gave them whale rubber, and instructed them to melt it, swallow it, and refine its effects in ice barrels.
  • The elites consumed the whale rubber, and its fierce medicinal power began flushing impurities from their bodies.

Ch. 34Level Forty After One Year, Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew

Over the year Tang Feng trained with the Breaking Clan, developed his staff techniques, and reached level forty. After using Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to greatly strengthen his mental power, he planned to obtain his Fourth Soul Ring and train in the Star Dou Great Forest, while postponing his attempt to reconcile the clans with the Clear Sky Sect.

  • Tang Feng spent a year refining his staff techniques, sparring with the Breaking Clan’s disciples, cultivating Soul Power, and learning pill refinement from Yang Wudi.
  • Tang Feng reached level forty and considered choosing a Fourth Soul Ring that could help compensate for his weakness in speed.
  • Tang Feng used Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to expand his Sea of Consciousness and strengthen his mental power enough to withstand the impact of a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
  • Tang Feng decided to skip the Four Single-Attribute Clans’ upcoming gathering and attend their next gathering in Heaven Dou City after gaining more strength and influence.
  • Tang Feng told Yang Wudi he had reached level forty and asked him to help obtain his Fourth Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Tang Feng asked to remain in the forest afterward and train alone against Soul Beasts, leaving Yang Wudi torn between concern for his safety and support for his growth.

Ch. 35Star Dou Great Forest, Scarlet Flame Pterosaur

Tang Feng trained in Star Dou Great Forest, fighting Soul Beasts and learning that he needed greater speed to handle agile opponents. After a month, he and Yang Wudi found a ten-thousand-year Scarlet Flame Pterosaur in the volcanic belt.

  • Tang Feng left the Breaking Clan estate with Yang Wudi and entered Star Dou Great Forest to train on its outskirts.
  • Tang Feng killed a two-thousand-year Crocodile-Toothed Beast using his Golden Cudgel and the Thousandfold Waves technique.
  • A three-thousand-year Wind Shadow Leopard wounded Tang Feng before escaping, leading him to resolve to find a Soul Ring that could improve his speed.
  • Tang Feng spent a month fighting Soul Beasts and honing his survival and combat skills alongside Yang Wudi.
  • Tang Feng detected a powerful Soul Beast in the volcanic belt, and he and Yang Wudi hid as a ten-thousand-year Scarlet Flame Pterosaur descended from the clouds.

Ch. 36The Fourth Soul Ring, External Soul Bone

Tang Feng and Yang Wudi killed a twelve-thousand-year-old Scarlet Flame Pterosaur, and Tang Feng absorbed its Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. The beast also gave him an External Soul Bone in the form of dragon wings, leaving Yang Wudi asking whether Tang Feng felt any discomfort.

  • Yang Wudi fought the Scarlet Flame Pterosaur and shattered its left wing with his eighth Soul Skill, Annihilation.
  • Tang Feng struck the pinned Scarlet Flame Pterosaur between the brows with his Clear Sky Hammer, killing it.
  • Tang Feng absorbed the Scarlet Flame Pterosaur's Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring and overcame its remnant soul in his Sea of Consciousness.
  • A scarlet-gold light burst from the beast's remains and forced a pair of dragon wings to grow from Tang Feng's back.
  • Tang Feng discovered that he could use and retract the wings, and Yang Wudi asked whether he felt any discomfort.

Ch. 37Flame Dragon Wings, Flame Dragon Soul-Chasing Break

Tang Feng learned the powers of his Flame Dragon Wings and Flame Dragon Soul-Chasing Break, then parted from Yang Wudi to begin training in the Star Dou Great Forest. He found a hidden cave behind a waterfall and settled there as his new base.

  • Tang Feng explained that the Flame Dragon Wings boosted his attributes and speed, while Yang Wudi warned him to keep the rare External Soul Bone secret.
  • Tang Feng described his ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Skill, Flame Dragon Soul-Chasing Break, and Yang Wudi recognized its tracking attack and burning effects from their earlier battle.
  • Tang Feng told Yang Wudi he planned to train in the forest before returning to the Clear Sky Sect, and Yang Wudi urged him to stay cautious and send word when safe.
  • After Yang Wudi left, Tang Feng searched the Star Dou Great Forest and, three days later, found a waterfall with a concealed rock ledge suitable for a hideout.
  • Tang Feng carved a chamber behind the waterfall, laid medicinal powder around it, and began using it as his home and training base.

Ch. 38Ghost Shadow Leopard Left Leg Bone

Tang Feng defeated a sixteen-thousand-year Ghost Shadow Leopard and found its left leg Soul Bone, but stored it because its darkness and speed attributes did not suit him. Later, he secretly followed an injured Canghui old man with a Head Soul Bone and approached him as he tried to recover.

  • Tang Feng lured the Ghost Shadow Leopard into attacking and killed it with his Fourth Soul Skill and Clear Sky Hammer.
  • Tang Feng discovered a Ghost Shadow Leopard Left Leg Bone, judged that it did not match his attributes, and stored it without absorbing it.
  • Tang Feng spotted a Canghui old man fighting a twenty-five-thousand-year unicorn and saw him use a Head Soul Bone Skill to escape.
  • Tang Feng followed the exhausted old man and offered help after he stopped beneath a tree to recover.

Ch. 39Shi Nian of Canghui, the Sea-Calming Staff Technique

Tang Feng killed Shi Nian and took his illusion skull bone, then reflected on a year of dangerous training in the Star Dou Great Forest and his plans concerning Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the future Shrek Seven Devils. He remained focused on growing stronger and deciding whether to recruit or oppose them.

  • Tang Feng shattered Shi Nian's Nightmare Abyss illusion, killed him with the Ruyi Jingu Bang, and took his illusion skull bone.
  • Tang Feng recounted his year of training in the Star Dou Great Forest, during which he fought over two hundred battles, gained two other Soul Bones, and advanced to the peak of rank forty-six.
  • Tang Feng completed the second form of his Sea-Calming Staff Technique, developed the third form, and reflected on how battle had strengthened his Soul Power and combat instincts.
  • Tang Feng considered whether to ally with or eliminate the future Shrek Seven Devils, while weighing the benefits and consequences of capturing Xiao Wu for his grandfather's ninth Soul Ring.

Ch. 40Rescuing Zhu Zhuqing by Chance

Tang Feng rescued the wounded Zhu Zhuqing from three clan pursuers and sheltered her in his cave behind a waterfall while she recovered. After her injuries healed and Tang Feng reached level forty-eight, he decided it was time to leave.

  • Zhu Zhuqing fled three Zhu clan Soul Masters, but they cornered and wounded her before Tang Feng intervened.
  • Tang Feng killed the Soul Ancestor and both Soul Elders, then carried the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing to his cave and treated her wounds.
  • Zhu Zhuqing woke two days later, thanked Tang Feng, and stayed in the cave to recover while he continued training.
  • Zhu Zhuqing introduced herself after her injuries had mostly healed and learned that the cave was behind a waterfall in the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Half a month later, Zhu Zhuqing had fully recovered and Tang Feng reached level forty-eight, then said it was time to leave.

Ch. 41Traveling Together, the Rose Hotel in Suotuo City (Bonus Update)

Tang Feng and Zhu Zhuqing traveled together to Suotuo City, where they arrived at the Rose Hotel and learned that Shrek Academy would hold admissions the next day. Tang Feng realized Zhu Zhuqing might be heading to Shrek as well and wondered whether she would join the group he knew from the original story.

  • Tang Feng agreed to travel to Suotuo City with Zhu Zhuqing and carried her out of the waterfall cave using his Flame Dragon Wings.
  • At Soul Hunting Town, Tang Feng bought Zhu Zhuqing a mask and bamboo hat to shield her from unwanted attention, then hired a carriage.
  • Over twenty-five days, Tang Feng and Zhu Zhuqing traveled through the Balak Kingdom, stopping to rest and explore towns along the way.
  • Tang Feng and Zhu Zhuqing reached Suotuo City and booked adjoining rooms at the Rose Hotel.
  • The next day, Zhu Zhuqing asked a waiter where Shrek Academy was and learned that admissions would take place the following day.
  • Tang Feng wondered whether Zhu Zhuqing was also going to Shrek and might become one of the Shrek Seven Monsters.

Ch. 42Encountering the Evil Tiger, Pitiful and Forlorn

Tang Feng escorted Zhu Zhuqing toward Shrek Academy, where they witnessed her humiliation at the hands of the blond young man she had come to find. They reached Shrek’s shabby admissions line, where Tang Feng recognized Tang San and Xiao Wu and began considering the dangers of his interest in them.

  • Tang Feng offered to escort Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy, and she agreed.
  • Zhu Zhuqing spotted the blond young man with twin sisters across the street; after he and the sisters fought Tang San and Xiao Wu inside the Rose Hotel, he left without looking back.
  • Tang Feng and Zhu Zhuqing checked out the next morning and traveled from Suotuo City toward Shrek Academy, with Zhu Zhuqing thanking him for helping her.
  • They found Shrek Academy in a shabby village and joined the admissions queue, where Tang Feng recognized Tang San and Xiao Wu.
  • Tang Feng considered Xiao Wu’s value as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast but decided he could not act rashly because Tang Hao might be protecting them.

Ch. 43Heading to Shrek Academy

Tang Feng accompanied Zhu Zhuqing to apply to Shrek Academy, where she and three other talented students passed the entrance tests. He watched as the group began the fourth assessment, which was supervised by the academy’s vice dean, Zhao Wuji.

  • Dai Mubai intimidated a father demanding his application fee back by releasing his three Soul Rings, and the father left with his son.
  • Tang San and Xiao Wu passed with Level twenty-nine Soul Power, while a girl from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect passed with Level twenty-six Soul Power.
  • Zhu Zhuqing removed her mask, passed with Level twenty-seven Soul Power, and Tang Feng entered the academy with her permission.
  • Dai Mubai stopped Tang San and Xiao Wu from eating Oscar’s sausages after Oscar demonstrated the incantation for his food Martial Soul.
  • Dai Mubai led the four students to the fourth assessment, where Zhao Wuji introduced himself as the academy’s vice dean and welcomed the four Little Monsters.

Ch. 44The entrance examination, Tang San goes berserk

Zhao Wuji replaced Dai Mubai as examiner and challenged the four newcomers to last one incense stick against him. After Xiao Wu was injured and the first incense nearly burned out, Tang San challenged Zhao Wuji alone and began a second fight, leaving the outcome undecided.

  • Zhao Wuji announced that the group would pass if anyone lasted one incense stick against him, and Dai Mubai warned them that Zhao Wuji was a level seventy-six Soul Saint.
  • Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing revealed their abilities and planned their approach while Tang Feng sensed a powerful presence nearby.
  • Ning Rongrong supported the others as Tang San restrained Zhao Wuji, but Zhao Wuji broke free; he caught and threw Xiao Wu, then struck Zhu Zhuqing out of the battle area.
  • Xiao Wu's Charm rebounded against Zhao Wuji and left her unconscious and injured; Tang Feng gave Zhu Zhuqing a Soul Recovery Pill, while Zhao Wuji declared Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong had passed.
  • Tang San entrusted Xiao Wu to Ning Rongrong, demanded a solo rematch, and began the second assessment with Blue Silver Entanglement, which Zhao Wuji tore through.

Ch. 45A scheme to capture Xiao Wu

Tang Feng decided to capture Xiao Wu during the coming trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, while Tang San and the others joined Shrek Academy and met its dean, Flender. The chapter left Tang Feng in Suotuo City, where Ning Rongrong approached him after slipping away from Flender’s training.

  • Tang San fought Zhao Wuji with hidden weapons and the Clear Sky Hammer, and both were injured before Tang San detoxified Zhao Wuji and all four applicants passed Shrek Academy’s assessment.
  • Tang Feng left the academy, judged the new students, and decided to capture Xiao Wu and make her his grandfather’s ninth Soul Ring, hoping to blame her disappearance on the Titan Giant Ape.
  • Tang Feng planned to wait for Tang Hao to leave after Tang San enrolled, then follow the students to the Star Dou Great Forest and find a chance to seize Xiao Wu.
  • The next morning, Xiao Wu defeated Ma Hongjun after finding him entangled with a girl, and Flender introduced himself as Shrek Academy’s dean and assigned Oscar and Ning Rongrong twenty laps.
  • Ning Rongrong sneaked away from the run and found Tang Feng at a restaurant in Suotuo City, complaining that Flender’s training was just running laps.

Ch. 46Rongrong, don't talk nonsense

Tang Feng shared a meal with Ning Rongrong, then flew to the Star Dou Great Forest and waited for Shrek Academy’s students. Flender brought the students to the Soto Great Soul Arena for their first lesson, and they registered for matches.

  • Tang Feng denied pursuing Zhu Zhuqing and warned Ning Rongrong that her father and Flender likely knew she had left the academy.
  • After eating, Ning Rongrong returned to Shrek while Tang Feng flew to a town near the Star Dou Great Forest and waited for the students.
  • Flender confronted Ning Rongrong about skipping her assignment and leaving the academy; she admitted her mistake and said she had met Tang Feng for guidance, prompting Zhu Zhuqing to deny that he was pursuing her.
  • Flender led Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing to the Soto Great Soul Arena and explained its ranks and match rules.
  • The students registered as Iron Soul Fighters, and Tang San paired with Xiao Wu for duo matches while the others signed up for solo matches.

Ch. 47The Little Demoness's True Nature

After Dai Mubai’s conflict with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, Ning offered Zhu Zhuqing her support, while Zhu recalled the person who had once treated her with care. The next morning, Oscar arrived late with news that he had reached rank thirty, leaving the group astonished.

  • Ma Hongjun left with the dean to deal with his Evil Fire, while Dai Mubai’s conversation with Zhu Zhuqing revealed their strained history.
  • Dai Mubai sent Ning Rongrong flying after she mocked him, but he withdrew his Soul Power when Tang San intervened.
  • Ning Rongrong visited Zhu Zhuqing, warned her about Dai Mubai, offered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support, and teased her about Tang Feng.
  • Dai Mubai said he planned to visit the twins from before, while Zhu Zhuqing showed her disgust and ignored him.
  • Flender began the group’s second lesson and sent Tang San to fetch Oscar, who arrived and announced that he had reached rank thirty.

Ch. 48Prey and hunter

Shrek Academy traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to help Oscar obtain his third Soul Ring, while Tang Feng secretly followed them. After Oscar gained a flight-related Soul Skill, Tang San reached rank thirty, and the group continued searching for his Soul Beast as Tang Feng waited nearby.

  • Flender assigned the students to help Oscar obtain his third Soul Ring, and Zhao Wuji led them toward the Star Dou Great Forest the next morning.
  • Tang Feng watched the group arrive at a hotel, where Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and the others clashed with students from Canghui Academy.
  • Zhao Wuji's group entered the forest, subdued a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and met Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran, who also sought the beast for Meng Yiran's third Soul Ring.
  • Tang San fought Meng Yiran in Oscar's place and won, allowing Oscar to absorb the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's Soul Ring and reach rank thirty-one.
  • Tang San broke through to rank thirty, and the group spent two days searching for a suitable Soul Beast while Tang Feng secretly watched them.

Ch. 49Xiao Wu Secured, Meng Yiran Joins Shrek

Tang Feng captured Xiao Wu while Tang San stopped to claim a Man Faced Demon Spider’s Soul Ring, leaving Xiao Wu missing as Tang San faced a difficult absorption. Tang San defeated Meng Yiran in a Hidden Weapon contest, and she joined Shrek Academy before his absorption was complete.

  • Tang Feng ambushed Xiao Wu on her way back, put her to sleep, and carried her away in the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse.
  • Tang San killed the injured Man Faced Demon Spider and prepared to absorb its Soul Ring instead of continuing his pursuit of Xiao Wu.
  • Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Meng Yiran confronted Tang San over the spider, but Tang San refused to join their family and negotiated until Zhao Wuji arrived.
  • Tang San beat Meng Yiran in a Hidden Weapon contest, and she joined Shrek Academy after the two bonded over their shared interest.
  • Tang San began absorbing the overbearing Soul Ring while Meng Yiran returned from hunting her own Soul Ring, and Xiao Wu still did not return.

Ch. 50The Grandmaster arrived, taking a mile when given an inch

Tang San returned to Shrek Academy after absorbing a Soul Ring, while Tang Feng took the captured Xiao Wu to Suotuo City and began fighting in the arena. The chapter ended with Grandmaster Yu angrily confronting Zhao Wuji over Xiao Wu’s disappearance as Tang San grew closer to Meng Yiran through their shared interest in Hidden Weapons.

  • Tang San woke after absorbing a Soul Ring and gained the Eight Spider Lances, then resolved to find Xiao Wu before Zhao Wuji and the others persuaded him to return to the academy.
  • Tang Feng brought the sleeping Xiao Wu to a hotel in Suotuo City, registered for arena fights as Sun Xingzhe, and began honing his staff techniques.
  • After the Shrek group returned to the academy, Flender privately reflected on the dangers of Soul Hunting, and Ning Rongrong asked Tang San about buying his Hidden Weapons for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
  • Grandmaster Yu arrived at Flender’s office, learned that Xiao Wu had been taken by the Titan Giant Ape, and angrily blamed Zhao Wuji, who retorted and left.
  • Tang San discussed his Hidden Weapons with Meng Yiran, who admired them and asked him about their uses.
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