Recaps

Qi Ling and Tang Hao discussed Tang San and Zhao Wuji, and Tang Hao beat Zhao Wuji after Qi Ling asked him to go easy. The next morning, Flender asked the new students whether they truly wanted to join Shrek Academy, and Qi Ling received a system mission with four choices.

• Qi Ling asked Tang Hao why he still refused to see Tang San, and Tang Hao thanked Qi Ling for looking after his son.
• Tang Hao learned Qi Ling had outwitted Zhao Wuji and decided to reduce his planned beating from one hundred punches to ninety-nine.
• Qi Ling heard Zhao Wuji's screams after Tang Hao left, then saw Zhao Wuji's bruised face at the morning assembly.
• Flender welcomed the new recruits and asked whether they had truly decided to join Shrek Academy.
• Qi Ling received a system mission offering rewards for choosing whether to join Shrek Academy or another faction.

Qi Ling chose to join Shrek Academy and received the divine-grade Nine Revolutions True Dragon Art, which he began cultivating immediately. After enduring his first painful body tempering, he emerged stronger and visibly changed, then joined the others for dinner before the evening lessons.

• Qi Ling chose to join Shrek Academy, receiving the Nine Revolutions True Dragon Art from the system.
• Flender welcomed the recruits and told Dai Mubai to take them to rest, while keeping Ning Rongrong and Oscar for special training.
• Qi Ling studied the Nine Revolutions True Dragon Art and spent ten hours enduring its first body-tempering, passing out nineteen times before completing it.
• After waking, Qi Ling found that his body had grown stronger and sensed the first true dragon taking shape in his meridians.
• At dinner, Xiao Wu noticed Qi Ling’s changed appearance, and Dai Mubai, Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing commented on his transformation.
• Qi Ling told everyone to finish eating and gather at the large training ground for Flender’s evening lessons.

Qi Ling persuaded Ning Rongrong to stay at Shrek Academy and set out for Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena, where he learned Zhu Zhuqing had been badly injured and Dai Mubai had abandoned her. When Qi Ling and the others returned to the academy, they found Dai Mubai attacking Ning Rongrong, with his tiger claw raised to strike her.

• Ning Rongrong declared she would stay at Shrek Academy and prove herself, and Qi Ling left for the Great Soul Arena alone.
• Qi Ling learned that Zhu Zhuqing had been injured in her match and that Dai Mubai had left after she rejected his help.
• Xiao Wu explained that Dai Mubai had insulted Zhu Zhuqing and abandoned her, so Qi Ling, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing hurried back to the academy.
• At the academy's outskirts, Ning Rongrong taunted Dai Mubai, who threatened her and used his White Tiger Possession.
• Dai Mubai's attack sent Ning Rongrong flying, and he raised his tiger claw to strike her again.

Qi Ling stopped Dai Mubai from attacking Ning Rongrong and helped her understand why Tang San and Oscar refused to assist her. He promised to teach Dai Mubai a lesson, but only if Ning Rongrong earned the reward herself, and left her to recover before their plan the next day.

• Qi Ling restrained Dai Mubai before he could strike Ning Rongrong, and Dai Mubai left for Red Flower Street with Ma Hongjun.
• Ning Rongrong coughed up blood from her injuries and asked Tang San and Oscar to help her kill Dai Mubai in exchange for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's support and rewards; both refused.
• Ning Rongrong asked Qi Ling whether he blamed her, and he defended her while warning her not to use her family as leverage.
• Qi Ling promised to teach Dai Mubai a lesson but demanded one hundred Gold Soul Coins that Ning Rongrong had earned herself.
• Qi Ling gave Ning Rongrong medicine and told her to rest before accompanying him the next day to earn the money.

After Zhu Zhuqing was gravely injured by a sinister palm technique, Qi Ling used the newly acquired Hua Tuo's World-Saving Scripture and his Nine Revolutions True Dragon Art to heal her. He finished the treatment while she remained unconscious and prepared to leave before she woke.

• Qi Ling found Tang San and the others waiting anxiously as Zhu Zhuqing coughed up blood from her severe injuries.
• Qi Ling chose to treat Zhu Zhuqing himself and received Hua Tuo's World-Saving Scripture and other rewards from the system.
• Qi Ling sent Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar out of the treatment room so they would not disturb him.
• Qi Ling found a blood-red palm print on Zhu Zhuqing's chest and used his Nine Revolutions True Dragon Art to drive out the injury.
• After two hours, Qi Ling had completely healed Zhu Zhuqing and planned to leave before she regained consciousness.

Qi Ling healed Zhu Zhuqing from the Blood Handprint in two hours, and she recovered with her Soul Power reaching level 28. Flender brought the Shrek Academy students back to the Great Soul Arena for combat training, where Zhu Zhuqing and Qi Ling encountered the red-haired man who had injured her.

• Qi Ling told the others that Zhu Zhuqing had nearly recovered, and Xiao Wu and Tang San confirmed he had healed her in two hours.
• Flender and a renowned physician were astonished by Zhu Zhuqing's recovery, while Zhu Zhuqing wondered what Qi Ling had done to treat her.
• By morning, Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power had risen to level 28, and Flender praised her resolve before assigning Qi Ling a task.
• Flender led the Shrek Academy students back to the Great Soul Arena for practical combat training.
• A red-haired man mocked Zhu Zhuqing for surviving his attack, and Qi Ling placed a hand on her shoulder as she prepared to retaliate.

Qi Ling agreed to Zhu Zhuqing’s request to defeat Zhang Lei without harming him, then watched Xiao Wu enter her first Great Soul Arena match. He predicted that Xiao Wu would beat Qi Dongsheng in a single move, leaving the fight about to begin.

• Qi Ling confronted Zhang Lei, who boasted about injuring Zhu Zhuqing and demanded she spend a night with him in exchange for a cure.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Qi Ling to defeat Zhang Lei without killing or weakening him so she could challenge him herself, and Qi Ling accepted the system’s reward for agreeing.
• Qi Ling registered at the Great Soul Arena and encouraged Xiao Wu before her match against rank 28 Battle Soul Master Qi Dongsheng.
• Xiao Wu pretended to be frightened and persuaded Qi Dongsheng to go easy on her, while Qi Ling predicted she would end the match in three seconds with one move.

Xiao Wu defeated Qi Dongsheng in seconds, and Qi Ling prepared to face the popular Silver Soul Fighter Zhang Lei. Shrek Academy bet everything on Qi Ling, and the chapter ended as their match was about to begin.

• Xiao Wu defeated Qi Dongsheng in less than three seconds and celebrated her win with Qi Ling.
• The Great Soul Arena announced that Qi Ling would fight Zhang Lei, Zhu Zhuqing's opponent from the previous day.
• Oscar persuaded Shrek Academy to bet on Qi Ling, and Flender joined them after scolding them.
• Qi Ling entered the platform and exchanged taunts with Zhang Lei, who boasted of his strength and winning streak.
• The referee began introducing the fighters as the crowd cheered for Zhang Lei, and the match had not yet started.

Qi Ling faced Zhang Lei in the match and proved immune to Zhang Lei’s Blood Handprint, which replenished Qi Ling’s Soul Power instead of harming him. Qi Ling defeated Zhang Lei with his Blood Devil Hundred Rending Claws, leaving him collapsed and nearly drained of Soul Power.

• Zhang Lei summoned his Blood Demon Martial Soul and boasted that his Blood Handprint could drain Qi Ling’s Soul Power.
• Qi Ling summoned the Blood Devil Emperor, and Zhang Lei trembled with instinctive fear of Qi Ling’s superior Martial Soul.
• Zhang Lei boosted his Soul Power and agility, then struck Qi Ling repeatedly with the Blood Handprint, but Qi Ling remained unharmed and absorbed its power.
• Qi Ling mocked Zhang Lei’s technique and attacked him with the Blood Devil Hundred Rending Claws, draining his Soul Power with each strike.
• Zhang Lei collapsed before Qi Ling’s barrage was halfway through, nearly emptied of Soul Power.

Qi Ling defeated Zhang Lei, sealed his Martial Soul, and forced him to fight a person of Qi Ling’s choosing in ten days. After the group headed to the two-on-two arena, Qi Ling chose Ning Rongrong as his partner, leaving Oscar wondering which support-type Soul Master he meant.

• Qi Ling used the Bone-Dissolving Soft Palm to seal Zhang Lei’s Martial Soul and warned that a red line would kill him in ten days unless he fought Qi Ling’s chosen opponent.
• Zhang Lei fainted, while Flender and Oscar reacted to Qi Ling’s overwhelming victory.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Qi Ling, who understood that she appreciated his leaving Zhang Lei for her to face later.
• Flender led the group to the two-on-two arena and explained why support-type Soul Masters rarely competed there.
• Oscar begged Qi Ling to partner with him, but Qi Ling selected option three and gained the Giant Dragon Breath technique and increased favorability with Ning Rongrong.
• Qi Ling told Oscar that his partner was another support-type Soul Master and pointed behind them.

Qi Ling persuaded Ning Rongrong to compete with him in two-on-two matches, and they registered as the Qi Le Rongrong Combination. After Xiao Wu and Tang San won their match, Qi Ling and Ning Rongrong faced the Killer Combination, whose twin members Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue revealed powerful Martial Souls and Soul Rings.

• Qi Ling brought Ning Rongrong to register for two-on-two matches and named their team the Qi Le Rongrong Combination.
• Xiao Wu privately questioned Ning Rongrong, while Oscar and Ma Hongjun praised Qi Ling and asked him for advice on attracting girls.
• Xiao Wu and Tang San defeated the Great Strength Combination in their Three-Five Combination match.
• Qi Ling and Ning Rongrong entered the arena to face the Killer Combination, Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue.
• Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue summoned dagger-shaped Martial Souls and revealed matching Soul Ring combinations of two yellow rings and one purple ring.

Qi Ling faced the assassin sisters Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue while protecting Ning Rongrong, whose support buffs made him stronger but whose presence gave the sisters a vulnerable target. He anticipated their smoke-shrouded ambush, repelled their attack, and left them retreating into the smoke.

• Flender warned that the sisters' Thousand-Year Soul Rings made them formidable assassins and that Ning Rongrong's presence could put Qi Ling at a disadvantage.
• Ning Rongrong offered to focus on buffing Qi Ling and told him not to worry about her, while Qi Ling promised to keep her safe.
• Qi Ling activated Divine Dragon Emperor possession, and Ning Rongrong used her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to boost his strength and speed.
• Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue spread concealing smoke across the platform and attacked Ning Rongrong from two directions.
• Qi Ling predicted the sisters' attack, knocked their daggers aside, struck both in the chest, and forced them to retreat into the smoke.

Qi Ling defended Ning Rongrong against Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue, countering their deceptive attacks with his Nine Heavens Dragon Roar and clearing the arena smoke with Giant Dragon Breath. The sisters continued targeting Ning Rongrong, and Qi Ling’s latest counter struck only an illusion, leaving Ye Mingyue’s true position unknown.

• Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue used illusions and concealment to make Qi Ling believe they were attacking from three directions while Ye Mingyue went after Ning Rongrong.
• Qi Ling stunned both sisters with Nine Heavens Dragon Roar and punched Ye Mingyue, but her protective treasure blocked the blow and the sisters retreated into the smoke.
• Flender urged the Shrek Academy students to study the match as both teams demonstrated their skill.
• Qi Ling used Giant Dragon Breath to clear the smoke, then guarded Ning Rongrong while Ye Mingzhu attacked and Ye Mingyue remained concealed.
• Qi Ling deliberately exposed an opening to draw out Ye Mingyue, but his counterpunch struck a conjured illusion that vanished.

Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue tricked Qi Ling into taking their Blood Cross Slash, leaving him wounded but still able to fight. He protected Ning Rongrong while outmaneuvering the sisters, who then vanished into stealth to prepare their decisive attack.

• Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue used Ning Rongrong as bait to draw Qi Ling into their trap and struck his exposed back with their Blood Cross Slash.
• Qi Ling endured the attack, shielded Ning Rongrong, and prevented the sisters from following up.
• Qi Ling held Ning Rongrong close and defended against both sisters with one hand, using his positioning to make their attacks interfere with each other.
• The sisters withdrew, circled the arena, and used a smoke bomb to enter stealth together.
• Qi Ling realized both sisters could use cloning and stealth, and recognized their next attack as their trump card.

Qi Ling defeated Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue by detecting their stealth attack and striking them both with Tyrant Dragon Fist: Twin Dragons Meet, winning the match alongside Ning Rongrong. Two mysterious women watched his victory and ordered their clan to secretly observe him, avoid making an enemy of him, and assist him if needed.

• Flender explained that dagger users shared the Fatal Strike skill and warned that Qi Ling would have to choose between protecting Ning Rongrong and pursuing victory.
• Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue used stealth and launched simultaneous Fatal Strikes aimed at both Qi Ling and Ning Rongrong.
• Qi Ling tossed Ning Rongrong into the air, then used Tyrant Dragon Fist: Twin Dragons Meet to strike both sisters and knock them out of the fight.
• The referee declared the Qi Le Rongrong Combination the winner, and Qi Ling caught Ning Rongrong before carrying her off the platform.
• Two mysterious women discussed Qi Ling's victory, and the young master ordered her clan to watch him secretly, avoid antagonizing him, and offer assistance if needed.

After Ning Rongrong cared for Qi Ling’s injuries, he bet that Oscar would break through to level thirty, and she had to kiss him when he was proven right. Flender then announced that the group would set out the next morning to find Oscar a third Soul Ring.

• Ning Rongrong returned to Shrek Academy with medicine for Qi Ling, and later applied it to his back while the others teased them.
• Qi Ling guessed that Oscar was close to breaking through to level thirty and bet Ning Rongrong a kiss against her hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Oscar arrived late and announced that he had broken through to level thirty, winning Qi Ling the bet.
• Ning Rongrong kissed Qi Ling on the cheek, then Xiao Wu demanded a kiss of her own and threw herself at him.
• Flender changed the day’s training and told everyone to prepare for Zhao Wuji to lead them out for Oscar’s third Soul Ring.

Qi Ling chose to travel with Shrek Academy to the Star Dou Great Forest, where the Wheel of Fate pointed toward the Soul Ring he sought. Before the trip, he completed the second stage of the Nine Revolutions True Dragon Art, leaving his body greatly strengthened as the group prepared to depart.

• Qi Ling chose to go to the Star Dou Great Forest and received the Wheel of Fate, which pointed toward the place where his third Soul Ring awaited.
• Qi Ling endured a day and night of painful body tempering and completed the second stage of the true dragon body.
• Ning Rongrong picked the lock on Qi Ling's dorm room and found him unclothed after his cultivation, then fled in embarrassment.
• Qi Ling told the others that Ning Rongrong had seen a cockroach, and she retorted that it had been a cockroach without clothes.
• Flender noticed Qi Ling's increased strength, and Zhao Wuji privately worried that Qi Ling might soon be able to defeat him without the Ring Sealing Technique.

The Shrek group traveled toward the Star Dou Great Forest, with Ning Rongrong using her support skills until she collapsed and Qi Ling carrying her. At a town inn, Qi Ling shared strong liquor with Zhao Wuji while the others grew closer as they talked about him.

• The group ran toward the Star Dou Great Forest, and Qi Ling persuaded Ning Rongrong to use her speed-boosting Soul Skill.
• After Ning Rongrong supported the group for seven hours and nearly fell, Qi Ling carried her as she fell asleep in his arms.
• The group stopped at a town near the forest for the night, and Ning Rongrong woke in Qi Ling's arms before joining the others for dinner.
• Qi Ling brought a jar of fine wine upstairs and shared drinks with Zhao Wuji, despite the academy rule against teachers accepting benefits from students.
• The others praised Qi Ling downstairs, and Ning Rongrong chased Ma Hongjun after he teased her about Qi Ling carrying her.

Canghui Academy’s students clashed with Shrek Academy at an inn, and Ye Zhiqiu challenged them after his students were defeated. Qi Ling chose to enter the fight against the Soul King, while Tang San and the others struggled against Ye Zhiqiu’s ice-based attacks as the battle continued.

• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun provoked Canghui Academy’s students, and Xiao Wu, Tang San, and the others routed them in a fight at the inn.
• Ye Zhiqiu introduced himself as Canghui Academy’s director of external affairs, then revealed his Black Tortoise Martial Soul and five Soul Rings.
• Ye Zhiqiu challenged Shrek Academy’s teacher, and Qi Ling chose to fight him after receiving the level 5 Black Demon Cloak Soul Tool.
• Tang San and the others faced Ye Zhiqiu outside, but his ice attribute slowed them and his ranged Soul Skills made their attacks difficult.

Qi Ling intervened when Ye Zhiqiu targeted Ning Rongrong, then challenged him and shattered his Black Tortoise shell with his newly mastered Super: Tyrant Dragon Fist. Ye Zhiqiu was knocked unconscious and his students fled, while Qi Ling hid how badly the punch had hurt his own hand.

• Ye Zhiqiu tricked Tang San and the others into pulling away from Ning Rongrong, then attacked her with Black Water Surge.
• Qi Ling appeared, shielded Ning Rongrong, and took over the fight while Shrek Academy watched.
• Ye Zhiqiu hid inside his shell and used Black Tortoise Armor and Ice Barrier, daring Qi Ling to strike him.
• Qi Ling charged up Super: Tyrant Dragon Fist and cracked Ye Zhiqiu's shell, knocking him unconscious.
• The Canghui Academy students carried Ye Zhiqiu away, and Qi Ling concealed the pain in his injured hand.

Qi Ling and the Shrek group entered the Star Dou Great Forest to find Oscar a suitable Soul Beast. Qi Ling spotted a Thousand-Year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and Oscar began claiming its Soul Ring.

• Ning Rongrong noticed Qi Ling had injured his right hand and bandaged it, but his wound healed completely overnight.
• Zhao Wuji led the group into the Star Dou Great Forest and warned them to search carefully for Oscar’s Soul Beast.
• After hours of searching, Qi Ling spotted a Thousand-Year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent approaching from the southeast.
• Zhao Wuji trapped the serpent, then gave Oscar a dagger and instructed him where to strike.
• Oscar apologized to the serpent and stabbed toward it to claim its Soul Ring.

Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran challenged Shrek Academy for the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and Zhao Wuji agreed to let Meng Yiran compete for it. Meng Yiran chose Qi Ling, but his two thousand-year Soul Rings and extraordinary eyesight overwhelmed her confidence, leaving her struggling to respond.

• Chao Tianxiang asked Zhao Wuji to return the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, then proposed settling their claim through a contest between their students.
• Meng Yiran insisted on choosing her own opponent and selected Qi Ling, whom she assumed would be easy to defeat.
• Meng Yiran proposed comparing Soul Power, but Qi Ling revealed two thousand-year Soul Rings and warned her that she would lose badly.
• Meng Yiran switched to a contest of eyesight, and Qi Ling identified three insects on a distant tree with perfect accuracy.
• Chao Tianxiang confirmed Qi Ling's description, leaving Meng Yiran stunned while Ma Hongjun and Oscar discussed how badly she had lost.

Qi Ling recognized that Chao Tianxiang was stalling until Dragon Duke arrived, so he took Meng Yiran hostage and led the group away with the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent. After choosing to keep Meng Yiran captive until they were safe, he gained a damaged divine artifact and promised to find her a Soul Ring.

• When Meng Yiran could not find a contest she could win, Chao Tianxiang conceded the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent but stalled by explaining its traits and Soul Ring abilities.
• Qi Ling warned Tang San that Dragon Duke was likely approaching and told him to act as events unfolded.
• Qi Ling seized Meng Yiran as a hostage, and Zhao Wuji led the group away with the serpent while Qi Ling warned Chao Tianxiang not to follow.
• After an hour of flight, the group stopped in a secluded place so Oscar could prepare to absorb the Soul Ring, while Qi Ling released Meng Yiran temporarily.
• When Meng Yiran demanded to leave, Qi Ling chose to keep holding her until they were out of danger and received the damaged Immortal-Binding Rope.
• Qi Ling told Meng Yiran he would find her a suitable Soul Ring.

Oscar obtained his third Soul Ring, and Tang San reached level 30, so the group searched for Soul Rings for Tang San and Meng Yiran as well as Qi Ling. Their search was interrupted when Ma Hongjun was bitten by a venomous Black Sickle and a dragon’s cry sounded nearby.

• Oscar absorbed a Soul Ring and gained the Flying Mushroom Sausage Soul Skill, while Tang San broke through to level 30.
• Qi Ling agreed to help Meng Yiran find a Soul Ring, then used the Immortal-Binding Rope to keep her from escaping.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong followed Qi Ling and Meng Yiran as the group searched the forest, while Meng Yiran teased them by pressing against Qi Ling.
• Ma Hongjun was bitten by a Black Sickle centipede, and Qi Ling warned that its venom would make his manhood rot if it was not neutralized within twelve hours.
• Zhao Wuji decided the group would return to town for medicine, but a distant dragon’s cry interrupted them.

Qi Ling and Meng Yiran tracked down a Golden Sacred Dragon, where they found Meng Shu fighting it and nearing defeat. After Meng Yiran begged Qi Ling to save her grandfather, Qi Ling accepted and received the Three Thousand Lightning Movement technique.

• Qi Ling sent Zhao Wuji and the others to take Ma Hongjun back to town for treatment, while Meng Yiran stayed with him to investigate the dragon's roar.
• Qi Ling and Meng Yiran found a Golden Sacred Dragon and discovered that Meng Shu was fighting it and had already been badly wounded.
• Meng Yiran begged Qi Ling to save Meng Shu as the Golden Sacred Dragon threatened to defeat him.
• Qi Ling accepted Meng Yiran's request, received the Three Thousand Lightning Movement technique, and promised to help Meng Shu.