Chapter Summaries

Zhao Wuji and the Shrek students were cornered by hyenas after Tang Hao rescued them from the pack, then left to search for Tang San. As the group fought to escape, Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun were badly injured, but Ma Hongjun’s sausage helped Zhao Wuji kill the hyena leader and drive off the pack.

• The hyenas targeted Ning Rongrong and Oscar, forcing Zhao Wuji to divide the Shrek students to protect them as the group grew exhausted.
• Tang Hao arrived, scattered the hyenas, and learned from Zhao Wuji that Tang San had gone after the Titan Giant Ape alone.
• Tang Hao pinned the Shrek group with his pressure, blamed them for failing to stop or follow Tang San, and rushed into the forest with a threat to kill them if anything happened to his son.
• Zhao Wuji led the students toward the forest’s edge, keeping Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing close while the hyenas pressed their attack.
• A hyena wounded Oscar and Dai Mubai from behind, then the leader attacked Ma Hongjun and swallowed his Excited Pink Sausage.
• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Control to kill the hyena leader, causing the pack to flee; he, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing collapsed while the injured students fainted.

Tang San absorbed his third Soul Ring while Ghost Leopard Douluo discovered an External Soul Bone in the Man Faced Demon Spider and stole the Eight Spider Lances that grew from Tang San's back. Tang Hao arrived, blamed Zhao Wuji for Tang San's injuries and lost Soul Bone, then spared him after Zhao Wuji offered the hyena leader's fangs as compensation.

• Ghost Leopard Douluo found an External Soul Bone inside the Man Faced Demon Spider as Tang San absorbed his third Soul Ring.
• Eight Spider Lances emerged from Tang San's back, and Ghost Leopard Douluo stole them before Tang Hao arrived; Tang San passed out from his injuries.
• Tang Hao found Tang San, raged over his injuries and the stolen Soul Bone, and blamed Zhao Wuji for what had happened.
• Zhao Wuji found an External Soul Bone among the hyena leader's fangs, but Tang Hao confronted him before he could take the corpse.
• Tang Hao threatened to kill Zhao Wuji, who offered the hyena leader's External Soul Bone to Tang San as compensation.
• Tang Hao spared Zhao Wuji but ordered him to care for Tang San and keep Tang Hao's presence secret.

Qian Renxue absorbed the Sky Azure Bull Python’s hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, while the injured Shrek group returned to Suotuo City and Yu Xiaogang blamed Zhao Wuji for failing to protect Tang San. After Flender paid for healing, Tang San and the others recovered from their wounds but remained permanently disfigured.

• Qian Renxue successfully absorbed the Sky Azure Bull Python’s hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, and Qian Daoliu celebrated her achievement.
• Flender heard Zhao Wuji’s account of the Star Dou Great Forest trip and resolved to accompany the students on future Soul Hunts.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived, accused Spirit Hall of causing the beast tide, and learned that Xiao Wu was likely dead while Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Fatty were gravely injured.
• Yu Xiaogang threatened Zhao Wuji, then blamed Flender and threatened to end their friendship and take Tang San away from Shrek Academy.
• Flender hired a healing-type Soul Emperor, who closed the students’ wounds but could not restore the flesh Tang San and the others had lost.

Tang San and the Shrek Academy teachers and students recovered after the Titan Giant Ape’s beast tide, but Xiao Wu was missing and Tang San vowed to find her and take revenge. Flender and Yu Xiaogang then discussed how an ice-attribute Soul Ring might correct Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul defect, though Zhao Wuji warned that absorbing an opposing attribute could be dangerous.

• Tang San woke at the thatched cottage, learned Xiao Wu had been taken by the Titan Giant Ape, and swore he would never stop searching for her or avenge her.
• Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun woke and discovered that hyenas had bitten away parts of their buttocks; Ma Hongjun had also lost his penis.
• Flender explained that the injuries came from the beast tide and said the healers could do no more for them.
• Flender asked Yu Xiaogang to help Ma Hongjun with his Martial Soul defect, and Yu Xiaogang proposed an ice-attribute Soul Ring to counter his excessive fire.
• Zhao Wuji warned that Ma Hongjun could die or lose his potential if he absorbed a Soul Ring with an opposing attribute.

Tang San tested the External Soul Bone and discovered that it made him obsessively target and sniff others’ buttocks, injuring Yu Xiaogang through Luo Sanpao. Meanwhile, Dai Mubai planned a night out, and Xue Beng arrived in Suotuo City determined to win over Tang San and Ning Rongrong but went along with his companions’ debauchery.

• Yu Xiaogang explained that the External Soul Bone belonged to Tang San, and Zhao Wuji handed over the fangs despite Dai Mubai’s objections.
• Tang San absorbed the fangs, recovered alongside his companions, and renewed his vow to kill the Titan Giant Ape after Xiao Wu returned.
• Yu Xiaogang tested Tang San’s Soul Bone, but Tang San became entranced by Luo Sanpao’s scent and pierced its buttocks, making Yu Xiaogang feel the pain.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo watched the incident and decided he was relieved not to have stolen the Soul Bone.
• Dai Mubai invited Oscar to visit Suotuo City’s pleasure district, but Oscar refused and agreed to cover for him.
• Xue Beng arrived in Suotuo City hoping to recruit Tang San and Ning Rongrong, then agreed to go have fun with his companions.

Dai Mubai killed Xue Beng and his followers in Suotuo City, then fled alone rather than return to Shrek Academy. At the academy, Zhu Zhuqing revealed that she was Dai Mubai’s fiancée and explained how he had abandoned her before.

• Dai Mubai learned that the man he had killed was Xue Beng, the fourth prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, and threatened the crowd with his identity as the third prince of the Star Luo Empire and Flender’s protection.
• Dai Mubai killed Xue Beng’s followers, abandoned the twin sisters, and fled toward Shrek Academy before changing direction to avoid implicating the school.
• News of Dai Mubai’s assassination of Xue Beng spread through Suotuo City, while Xue Beng’s teacher hurried toward Heaven Dou City and no one dared pursue Dai Mubai.
• Oscar told Flender and the others that Dai Mubai had killed Xue Beng and run away, prompting Zhu Zhuqing to condemn him as selfish and cowardly.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed that she was Dai Mubai’s fiancée and recounted how he had abandoned her in Suotuo City when they were nine.