Chapter Summaries

Zhao Wuji eliminated Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong, leaving only Xiao Yan and Tang San in the assessment. Tang San unleashed his hidden weapons against Zhao Wuji while Xiao Yan supported him from the edge of the arena, and Zhao Wuji answered with a surge of Soul Power.

• Zhao Wuji seized Zhu Zhuqing and hurled her out of the arena, then used a punch to knock Xiao Wu out when she tried to charm him.
• Tang San was distracted by Xiao Wu’s fall, allowing Zhao Wuji to charge Ning Rongrong and eliminate her as well.
• With only Xiao Yan and Tang San left, Tang San apologized to Zhao Wuji and launched cold needles from his hands.
• Tang San drew more weapons from the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges and attacked Zhao Wuji from multiple angles while Xiao Yan slowed him with ice crystals.
• Irritated by the hidden weapons and the effects of Bone Spirit Cold Flame, Zhao Wuji roared and sent a wave of Soul Power outward.

Xiao Yan withdrew from the trial, leaving Tang San to face Zhao Wuji alone until the incense burned out. After the battered students passed, Oscar arrived with his healing sausages.

• Zhao Wuji attacked Xiao Yan, who left the field after sending ice crystals to slow him down.
• Tang San poisoned Zhao Wuji with a hidden weapon and later struck him with a Dragon Whisker Needle, but Zhao Wuji beat him severely.
• Xiao Yan warned Zhao Wuji when the incense had burned out, and Zhao Wuji declared that the students had passed the test.
• Dai Mubai called Oscar over to treat the injured students, and Oscar arrived pushing a cart of sausages.
• Dai Mubai explained that Oscar was a fourteen-year-old food-type Soul Master whose sausages helped heal injuries.

Xiao Yan defended Oscar’s restorative sausages after the others recoiled at his incantations, helping Oscar feel accepted by his new classmates. The group passed the entrance test and settled into Shrek Academy’s residential area to rest.

• Oscar gave Xiao Yan and the injured students sausages, then Zhao Wuji asked him for a sausage and a cured sausage.
• Ning Rongrong and the others recoiled at Oscar’s incantations, but Xiao Yan defended him and accepted another sausage.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing apologized to Oscar, while Ning Rongrong remained reluctant.
• Dai Mubai congratulated Xiao Yan, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong on passing the entrance test.
• Dai Mubai assigned the students rooms in the academy’s residential area, and they went to rest.

Xiao Yan rested after his fight with Zhao Wuji while Zhao Wuji looked forward to training him and Tang San. That night, Clear Sky Douluo confronted Zhao Wuji, and Flender watched as the powerful visitor beat him under a challenge that would settle the matter if Zhao Wuji endured for an incense stick’s time.

• Xiao Yan returned to the dormitory and cultivated while Oscar tried not to disturb him.
• Zhao Wuji reviewed information about Xiao Yan and the others and looked forward to putting Xiao Yan and Tang San through more training.
• A mysterious masked man lured Zhao Wuji into the wilderness and revealed nine Soul Rings, including one close to a hundred thousand years old.
• Flender arrived, recognized the stranger as His Excellency Haotian, and confirmed that he had founded Shrek Academy.
• Clear Sky Douluo challenged Zhao Wuji to endure a beating for the time it took an incense stick to burn, and Flender watched as Zhao Wuji was pummeled.

Xiao Yan, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing encountered Ma Hongjun harassing Cuihua, and Tang San confronted him. Ma Hongjun revealed his Phoenix Martial Soul and burned away Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, so Xiao Wu charged in to fight him.

• Xiao Yan and Tang San retrieved Tang San’s hidden weapons from the grounds where they had fought Zhao Wuji.
• Xiao Yan, Tang San, and Xiao Wu invited Zhu Zhuqing to join them for food, and the four wandered into the village.
• They came across Ma Hongjun refusing to let Cuihua break up with him, and Xiao Wu intervened when he tried to force himself on her.
• Ma Hongjun turned his attention to Xiao Wu, but Tang San pulled her back and attacked him with Blue Silver Grass.
• Ma Hongjun revealed his Phoenix Martial Soul and burned Tang San’s vines to ashes, prompting Xiao Wu to charge at him.

Xiao Wu defeated Ma Hongjun after he attacked her with his Evil Fire Phoenix flames, and Dai Mubai explained that Ma Hongjun's mutated Martial Soul caused his strong desires. The group returned to the academy dining hall, where Ma Hongjun met Ning Rongrong and immediately took an interest in her.

• Xiao Wu dodged Ma Hongjun's flames, used her Soul Skill to throw him, and kicked off her shoes when his sticky fire clung to them.
• Cuihua stopped the others from attacking Ma Hongjun, then ran off without explaining their relationship.
• Dai Mubai introduced Ma Hongjun as the academy's last student and explained the side effect of his Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul.
• Ma Hongjun exposed Dai Mubai's history of dating several women, prompting Zhu Zhuqing to call him disgusting.
• Dai Mubai led Xiao Yan and the others to the dining hall, where they met Oscar and Ning Rongrong and introduced themselves.
• Ma Hongjun noticed Ning Rongrong and became interested in her.

Dai Mubai explained Shrek Academy’s unusual rules, and Flender assigned Oscar and Ning Rongrong physical training while asking Xiao Yan and Tang San to prepare for their first class. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi reassured Sword Douluo Chen Xin that Ning Rongrong was safe at Shrek.

• Dai Mubai told the new students that Shrek encouraged fighting and gambling within limits, then led them to the training ground after the assembly bell rang.
• Flender welcomed the four new students, told Dai Mubai to explain the rules and collect their fees, and assigned Oscar and Ning Rongrong twenty laps around the village.
• Flender read a letter from Grandmaster that Xiao Yan delivered, then sent Xiao Yan and Tang San to prepare for their first class.
• Ning Rongrong left Oscar to run alone, and Oscar replenished his strength with sausages made by his Martial Soul.
• Ning Fengzhi stopped Sword Douluo Chen Xin from bringing Ning Rongrong back from Shrek Academy, assuring him that Flender would look after her.

Flender confronted Ning Rongrong over skipping her task and challenged her arrogance by comparing her with Shrek Academy’s students. Ning Rongrong learned Oscar had Innate Full Soul Power, leaving her stunned and unable to dismiss the others’ talent.

• Flender caught Oscar lying about completing the task and ordered him to run twenty laps with his Soul Power sealed.
• Ning Rongrong admitted she had abandoned her task to eat and shop in Suotuo City, then threatened Flender when he criticized her.
• Flender rejected Ning Rongrong’s arrogance and explained that a support Soul Master needed teammates she could trust.
• Flender compared Ning Rongrong’s abilities with Dai Mubai, Xiao Yan, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing, and she could not answer his challenge.
• Ning Rongrong claimed she was stronger than Oscar, but Flender revealed that Oscar had Innate Full Soul Power, shocking her and the other students.

After Ning Rongrong ran off in tears, Flender took the students to the Soto Great Soul Arena and explained its purpose, rules, and badge system. He led them inside, where they would begin their first special course.

• Ning Rongrong burst into tears and ran to the dormitory after Flender challenged her, and Flender excused Oscar’s punishment and sent him to comfort her.
• Flender led the students toward Suotuo City, where the group’s running speeds revealed Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Yan as the fastest after Dai Mubai.
• Ma Hongjun stared greedily at women as the group entered Suotuo City, and Flender brought them to a teahouse near the Great Soul Arena.
• Flender explained that the Soto Great Soul Arena offered Soul Masters combat experience, rewards, and renown, and required the students to earn Silver Soul Badges before graduation.
• After hearing Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun’s records, the students followed Flender into the Soto Great Soul Arena.

Xiao Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu registered for two-on-two matches at the Soto Great Soul Arena, ending up with the names “Little Pig Combination” and “Three-Five Combination.” Xiao Wu then stepped into her first singles match against Qing Bao, who underestimated her, and the fight was about to begin.

• Flender led the newcomers into the Soto Great Soul Arena, where Dai Mubai explained the match rules and registration process.
• Xiao Wu persuaded Tang San to enter a two-on-two match with her, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to partner with Xiao Yan.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu registered as the Three-Five Combination after the clerk misheard their chosen name as “Three-Five.”
• Zhu Zhuqing chose the name Xiao-Zhu Combination, but the clerk registered them as the Little Pig Combination, amusing Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu took the stage to fight Qing Bao, a Soul Grandmaster with an Iron Horn Bull Martial Soul, and told him to reveal his Martial Soul.

Xiao Wu won her first Soul Fighting match in an instant, then Xiao Yan defeated Tang San in their match. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan reassuring Tang San that Blue Silver Grass could still be useful for camouflage despite being countered by his flames.

• Xiao Wu used her Waist Bow Soul Skill to send Qing Bao flying out of the arena and won her first match.
• The host announced that Xiao Yan and Tang San, both companions of Xiao Wu, would fight next, and the two entered the arena together.
• Xiao Yan attacked Tang San at close range and used Bone Spirit Cold Flame to burn through Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and force him to dodge.
• Tang San lunged through the flames with Mysterious Jade Hand, but Xiao Yan blocked him with Soul Armor and Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Xiao Yan trapped Tang San's feet with ice crystals spread across the platform, struck his chest, and won the match.
• Xiao Yan told Tang San that Blue Silver Grass could still help him camouflage himself in the wild.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing entered the two-on-two Soul Fighting Arena match as the Little Pig Combination, facing the Dragon-Phoenix Combination. Zhu Zhuqing was exhausted from her earlier victory, leaving Xiao Yan to prepare for a difficult fight.

• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai discussed Xiao Yan's many abilities as Zhu Zhuqing went to fight her next opponent.
• Zhu Zhuqing outlasted a Power Attack System Soul Grandmaster and won after nearly half an hour, but the battle left her exhausted.
• Xiao Yan suggested they watch Tang San and Xiao Wu's match before taking the stage, and the host announced the Little Pig Combination's bout against the Dragon-Phoenix Combination.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing met the siblings Long Xuan and Feng Yu, who summoned their dragon-like and bird Martial Souls and revealed two yellow Soul Rings each.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing summoned their Martial Souls, though Zhu Zhuqing's depleted Soul Power was evident.

Xiao Yan defeated Long Xuan with a surprise attack that used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to paralyze him before landing a powerful punch. Long Xuan and Feng Yu then joined forces for their signature Dragon Flame Burst, leaving Xiao Yan to brace for their combined attack while Zhu Zhuqing prepared to fight beside him.

• Long Xuan and Feng Yu attacked Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing, but Xiao Yan used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to distract and paralyze Long Xuan before striking him with Mountain-Bombarding Fist.
• Xiao Yan sent Long Xuan crashing into the platform's guardrail, and Dai Mubai explained to Ma Hongjun how Xiao Yan's Martial Soul had caught Long Xuan off guard.
• Feng Yu helped Long Xuan up, and the siblings revealed that their twin connection allowed them to share damage to some extent.
• Long Xuan and Feng Yu activated their combined Soul Skill, Dragon Flame Burst, channeling their Soul Power into Feng Yu's Blue Bird Martial Soul.
• Xiao Yan warned Zhu Zhuqing to stay behind him because her Soul Power was low, while she silently took a fighting stance behind him.

Long Xuan and Feng Yu unleashed their fused Soul Skill, Dragon Flame Burst, forcing Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing to dodge the Blue Bird’s high-speed attacks. After Zhu Zhuqing spotted its straight-line weakness, Xiao Yan charged the siblings with an ice-crystal spear, leaving her exposed as the Blue Bird dived toward her.

• Long Xuan and Feng Yu fused their Soul Power into the Blue Bird and attacked Xiao Yan, who blocked its first strike with Soul Armor.
• Zhu Zhuqing dodged the Blue Bird’s attack, while Xiao Yan realized its speed made it difficult to hit and its beak could not withstand his full strength.
• Long Xuan and Feng Yu directed the Blue Bird to target Zhu Zhuqing, who grew increasingly exhausted as Xiao Yan failed to intercept it.
• Zhu Zhuqing recognized that the Blue Bird relied on straight-line acceleration, and she signaled to Xiao Yan to use her as bait.
• Xiao Yan formed an ice-crystal spear and charged Long Xuan and Feng Yu, so they sent the Blue Bird plunging toward Zhu Zhuqing from above.

Xiao Yan defeated Long Xuan and Feng Yu after their fused blue bird attack, and Long Xuan surrendered with respect for his opponent. Afterward, Xiao Yan carried an injured Zhu Zhuqing from the arena and reunited with the others, while Ma Hongjun left to visit the dean’s shop.

• Xiao Yan hurled an ice-crystal spear at Long Xuan and Feng Yu’s diving blue bird, shattering the spear and spreading frost across the platform.
• Xiao Yan fused with his Soul Division Martial Soul and struck the blue bird with Mountain-Bombarding Fist, breaking through its Soul Power and knocking it back.
• Zhu Zhuqing helped Xiao Yan withstand the clash’s impact, and Long Xuan surrendered before leaving with Feng Yu.
• Xiao Yan discovered Zhu Zhuqing had injured her ankle and carried her off the Soul Fighting platform.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing met Tang San and the others, and Xiao Wu supported Zhu Zhuqing as they left the arena.
• Ma Hongjun said he was going to the dean’s shop, while Dai Mubai angrily refused to go with him.

The students returned to Shrek Academy after Dai Mubai took Ma Hongjun to a pleasure house, and Dai Mubai’s strained connection with Zhu Zhuqing became more apparent. Ning Rongrong’s clash with Dai Mubai cost her the support of Tang San and Oscar, leaving her alone with Xiao Yan’s advice.

• Dai Mubai explained that Flender had taken Ma Hongjun to a pleasure house to help him manage his Martial Soul’s effects, and Zhu Zhuqing rebuked Dai Mubai before limping back to the academy with Xiao Wu.
• Tang San and Xiao Yan suspected Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had an unusual history, though Tang San noted that Dai Mubai had seemed not to know her at registration.
• At the academy entrance, Ning Rongrong mocked Dai Mubai, who threatened and then blasted her aside with his Soul Power.
• Tang San refused Ning Rongrong’s offer to help kill Dai Mubai, and Oscar ended his pursuit of her, saying he would no longer like her.
• Xiao Yan advised Ning Rongrong to abandon her pride if she wanted trustworthy companions, then went into the academy.

Xiao Yan broke through to level thirty, while Oscar also reached level thirty and prepared to hunt for a Soul Ring. Flender made the students eat Oscar’s sausages as survival training, and the chapter ended with the group gathering to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Xiao Yan broke through to level thirty and briefly sensed Battle Through the Heavens Xiao Yan during a visit to the Xiao Clan council hall.
• Xiao Yan told Tang San about his breakthrough, and the students congratulated him at breakfast.
• Oscar arrived late and announced that he had broken through to level thirty, prompting Flender to assign the class to eat Oscar’s sausages.
• Ning Rongrong ate the sausages first, and the other students followed.
• Flender told the group that Zhao Wuji would lead them to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Soul Ring for Oscar.
• The students gathered the next morning and saw that Zhao Wuji had bruises and swelling across his face.

Zhao Wuji led the Shrek group toward the Star Dou Great Forest, where they stopped for the night before entering it the next morning. At the hotel, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun insulted students from Blue Sunshine Academy, leaving Xiao Yan uneasy about Shrek's habit of encouraging its students to stir up trouble.

• Dai Mubai arranged the group's formation, and Zhao Wuji led them toward the Star Dou Great Forest as Oscar explained the dangers of the forest.
• The group reached a town near the forest, where Zhao Wuji explained that Soul Beasts often strayed beyond its borders and told everyone to rest before entering the next morning.
• Dai Mubai and the others ate together at their hotel, where Ma Hongjun noticed a girl among a group of students from Blue Sunshine Academy.
• Dai Mubai dismissed Blue Sunshine Academy, and Ma Hongjun openly leered at the girl, prompting Xiao Yan to caution them against acting rudely away from home.
• Ma Hongjun defended their behavior by quoting Dean Flender, while Tang San laughed along and Xiao Yan wondered whether the Shrek teachers recognized the danger of raising students to act so recklessly.

A confrontation between Shrek Academy and Blue Sunshine Academy broke out in a dining hall after two students tried to sabotage Dai Mubai. As Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun faced the remaining opponents, Xiao Yan questioned their conduct, leaving Oscar and the others reflecting on his words.

• Two Blue Sunshine Academy students tried to spill food on Dai Mubai and damage his chair, but Tang San saved the tray and Dai Mubai struck them, leaving them badly injured.
• The Blue Sunshine Academy teacher demanded to know the Shrek students’ academy, but Dai Mubai insulted him, and Ma Hongjun mocked their food.
• When the teacher ordered the remaining students to attack, Xiao Wu rushed forward and used her braid and Waist Bow to defeat one of them.
• Xiao Yan refused to join the fight and told Oscar that Flender’s advice meant resisting unfair treatment, not bullying others or provoking trouble.
• Xiao Yan’s words surprised Oscar, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing watched in silence; Xiao Wu faltered after Xiao Yan asked what she would do against someone stronger.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun released their Martial Souls and Soul Rings, and the Blue Sunshine students recoiled at Dai Mubai’s Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Xiao Yan tried to settle a confrontation with Ye Zhiqiu after Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San provoked the Blue Sunshine Academy director, but the Shrek students chose to fight. The chapter ended with the group preparing a coordinated plan to take on Ye Zhiqiu, a Soul King.

• Ye Zhiqiu revealed his Black Tortoise Martial Soul and five Soul Rings after Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun insulted him.
• Xiao Yan apologized to Ye Zhiqiu for his companions’ disrespect, while making clear he would fight if necessary.
• Xiao Yan challenged Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San over their refusal to admit fault, but they chose to follow Ye Zhiqiu outside.
• Tang San proposed a battle plan that used the group’s speed, Xiao Yan’s cold fire, and Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire against Ye Zhiqiu.
• Xiao Yan agreed to join the coordinated attack, and the Shrek group took their positions.