Recaps

Qi Ling carried the exhausted Shrek students through their weighted run, then used a punishing medicinal bath to complete the third level of his Nine Revolutions True Dragon Art. He awoke at dawn feeling stronger.

• Qi Ling took on the stones of the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong while carrying them, as the students pushed toward Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Wu refused Qi Ling's offer to carry her and kept running alongside him.
• The students reached the academy gates and collapsed, while Qi Ling remained conscious and praised the exhausting run as exhilarating.
• Qi Ling declined Yu Xiaogang's medicinal bath and prepared a stronger one for his own body tempering.
• After a day and night in the medicinal bath, Qi Ling completed his third level true dragon body and awoke at dawn feeling stronger.

Qi Ling and the Shrek students endured three months of intensive training under Yu Xiaogang, with Qi Ling serving as their punishing sparring partner and Zhu Zhuqing training with him each night. Their training ended with major gains for the group, and Yu Xiaogang gave them seven days off to recover.

• Zhu Zhuqing waited outside Qi Ling's room all night, thanked him for carrying her home, and arranged to keep training with him at night.
• Yu Xiaogang praised the students for helping one another during their previous trial, then began their three months of special training with a run to Suotuo City and back.
• Qi Ling trained and sparred with the students so harshly that they often ended up in the infirmary, while their combat skills and fitness steadily improved.
• Zhu Zhuqing learned the basics of the Nine Nether Sacred Heart Art and the Mysterious Nether Divine Palm, and Qi Ling taught her to cultivate Soul Power while sleeping so she could rest.
• After three months, Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong had each gained one Soul Power level, while Zhu Zhuqing reached level thirty, mastered the first layer of the Nine Nether Sacred Heart Art, and advanced in the Mysterious Nether Divine Palm.
• Yu Xiaogang ended the training and granted the students seven days off to recover.

Zhu Zhuqing faced Zhao Lei in their rematch at the Great Soul Arena, determined to test the progress she had made during three months of training with Qi Ling. She left Zhao Lei stunned by moving so quickly that he could not follow her, proving her transformation as their duel continued.

• Qi Ling took Zhu Zhuqing to the Great Soul Arena and arranged her match against Zhao Lei, offering Zhao Lei a Spirit Ascension Pill and a Soul Tool if he won.
• Zhao Lei dismissed Zhu Zhuqing's chances until Qi Ling warned him that she had trained extensively under him.
• At the start of the duel, Zhao Lei charged at Zhu Zhuqing, expecting to finish the fight quickly with his speed and Blood Handprint.
• Zhu Zhuqing vanished from Zhao Lei's sight and appeared behind him, revealing that her speed had surpassed his ability to track her.
• Zhu Zhuqing realized her training had brought a dramatic improvement, while Zhao Lei struggled to believe she had surpassed the speed he had spent thirteen years developing.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Zhao Lei by combining her speed with the Mysterious Nether Divine Palm, earning the victory she had trained for over three months. She thanked Qi Ling with a kiss, and he silenced the spectators who objected with a dragon’s roar and a challenge.

• Zhao Lei repeatedly attacked Zhu Zhuqing with Blood Handprint, but she dodged him and wounded his chest with a claw strike.
• Zhu Zhuqing used the Mysterious Nether Divine Palm to cancel Zhao Lei’s Blood Handprint, then evaded his next attack and struck him beneath the ribs.
• Zhao Lei collapsed from the injury, and the referee declared Zhu Zhuqing the winner.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Qi Ling and kissed him on the cheek, prompting angry shouts from spectators.
• Qi Ling unleashed the Divine Dragon Emperor’s roar and challenged the crowd, leaving the spectators too afraid to object.

After curing Zhao Lei’s lingering poison, Qi Ling accepted him as his first underling and began assessing his cultivation. He discovered that Zhao Lei’s Blood Handprint was consuming his life, leaving Zhao Lei begging for help.

• Qi Ling expelled Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Power from Zhao Lei and cured his injuries.
• Zhao Lei asked Qi Ling to take him as an underling, and Qi Ling accepted after the system offered a cultivation system and faction point.
• Qi Ling explained that loyalty mattered and told Zhao Lei that a boss had to remain stronger than his subordinates.
• Qi Ling asked Zhao Lei to demonstrate the Blood Handprint and warned him that the technique was draining his life and might leave him only three years to live.
• Zhao Lei recognized the symptoms Qi Ling described and begged him to save his life.

Qi Ling gave Zhao Lei the Seven Injuries Fist and Primordial Unity Art to help him escape the Blood Handprint’s life-threatening effects without losing his strength. Outside the Great Soul Arena, Zhu Zhuqing faced Jin He’s harassment, and Qi Ling’s arrival left the powerful Gold Soul Fighter terrified.

• Qi Ling warned Zhao Lei that advancing to the Soul Elder realm with the Blood Handprint would cost him his life, then gave him the Seven Injuries Fist and Primordial Unity Art as safer alternatives.
• Zhao Lei swore lifelong loyalty to Qi Ling, who urged him to find an academy and study.
• Jin He harassed Zhu Zhuqing and boasted of his Gold Soul Fighter rank, so Zhu Zhuqing struck him with her Mysterious Nether Divine Palm.
• Jin He’s golden defense stopped Zhu Zhuqing’s attack, and he moved to seize her as she retreated.
• Qi Ling walked past Jin He, whose instincts filled him with terror until the pressure vanished, leaving him to wonder whether the young man had caused it.

Qi Ling arranged to fight Jin He at the Great Soul Arena in a week and told Zhu Zhuqing he might help her defeat him if she reached level thirty within a month. After Ma Hongjun was beaten by Bu Le, Xiao Wu led the group to confront him, while Qi Ling and the others followed.

• Jin He tried to stop Qi Ling and Zhu Zhuqing, but Qi Ling challenged him to a match at the Great Soul Arena in a week.
• Qi Ling told Zhu Zhuqing that Jin He was too strong for her for now, then offered a possible plan if she reached level thirty within a month.
• Qi Ling encountered Tang San and the others, and Ma Hongjun asked him to avenge the beating he had received from Bu Le.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned to the academy, while Xiao Wu insisted on avenging Ma Hongjun and Ma Hongjun foolishly offered to pledge himself to her.
• The group traveled to find Bu Le at night, and Xiao Wu stepped forward to challenge him.

Xiao Wu lured Bu Le into her trap and defeated him with the Eight-Stage Throw. After Tang San worried that Bu Le might seek revenge, Qi Ling disappeared and confronted Bu Le and his two allies in an alley, leaving alone afterward.

• Bu Le mistook Xiao Wu’s feigned concern for affection and agreed to let her protect him.
• Xiao Wu used her Charm and Eight-Stage Throw to break most of Bu Le’s bones while Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Qi Ling watched.
• Tang San said they should eliminate Bu Le to prevent revenge, but the group realized Qi Ling had disappeared.
• Bu Le’s friends Old Goose and Tianya found him in an alley and promised to help him take revenge.
• Qi Ling confronted Bu Le, Old Goose, and Tianya, then walked out of the alley alone and hurried back for dinner.

After three months of physical training, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang sent the students to compete at the Great Soul Arena to gain battle experience and earn Silver Soul Badges. He barred Qi Ling from team matches so the others would have to fight without relying on him, and the group settled on aliases and the team name Shrek Seven Devils.

• During the seven-day holiday, Qi Ling told Zhu Zhuqing to spend at least half of each day shopping with Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu.
• Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang announced that the second stage of training would take place at the Great Soul Arena and continue until the students earned Silver Soul Badges.
• Grandmaster prohibited Qi Ling from team matches and required everyone to compete under masks and aliases.
• The students chose their arena aliases, and the group voted to name Qi Ling Undefeated Demon God.
• Qi Ling proposed Shrek Seven Devils as the team name, and Grandmaster approved it.

At the Soto Great Soul Arena, Qi Ling faced Gold Soul Fighting Jin He, whose mutated Lightning Yellow-Spotted Tiger gave him exceptional speed and electric attacks. Jin He revealed his Third Soul Skill, Lightning Protective Barrier, leaving Qi Ling to confront the barrier’s unknown capabilities.

• Shrek’s group registered under new names at the Soto Great Soul Arena, and Qi Ling was assigned to fight Gold Soul Fighting Jin He.
• Qi Ling traded insults with Jin He before the referee began their match.
• Jin He used his Lightning Yellow-Spotted Tiger’s speed and electric attacks to knock Qi Ling nearly out of the ring.
• Jin He revealed that his Yellow-Spotted Tiger was a positively mutated Martial Soul with lightning powers.
• Jin He activated his Third Soul Skill, Lightning Protective Barrier, which appeared capable of both defense and counterattacks.

Qi Ling faced Jin He in the Soul Arena and let him attack while protected by his Golden Sacred Dragon Armor, whose Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring stunned the spectators. Jin He’s lightning attacks failed to hurt Qi Ling, and the chapter ended with Qi Ling declaring himself invincible.

• Jin He boasted about his record and attacked Qi Ling with his lightning-enhanced tiger claws.
• Qi Ling summoned the Divine Dragon Emperor and used his Third Soul Skill, Golden Sacred Dragon Armor, revealing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Jin He unleashed his Lightning Amplification and Fierce Tiger Hundred Rending Claws, but Qi Ling’s armor weakened the lightning until it barely affected him.
• Jin He exhausted himself searching for a weakness, while Qi Ling asked whether he needed a rest.
• Jin He vowed to take Qi Ling down, and Qi Ling told him to do as he pleased because he was invincible.

Qi Ling outmatched Jin He in speed and defeated him with a ranged Tyrant Dragon Fist: Air Quake that bypassed his Lightning Protective Barrier. The referee declared Qi Ling the winner, stunning the Great Soul Arena spectators.

• Jin He claimed his lightning speed would let him keep up with Qi Ling, but Qi Ling used Three Thousand Lightning Movement: Lightning Instant to appear in front of him.
• Qi Ling effortlessly followed Jin He as he ran around the arena, leaving Jin exhausted and unable to land a hit.
• Jin He challenged Qi Ling to attack, hoping his Lightning Protective Barrier would reflect the damage, while Yu Xiaogang explained the strategy to the Shrek group.
• Qi Ling warned Jin He and then used Tyrant Dragon Fist: Air Quake to strike him from a distance without touching the barrier.
• Jin He fell unconscious, the referee announced Qi Ling's victory, and the spectators erupted in astonishment.

Qi Ling and Ning Rongrong defeated Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun in the Shrek pairs’ first internal Soul Fighting match, while Tang San and Xiao Wu also won their bout. The chapter ended with Zhu Zhuqing and Oscar fighting a difficult match of their own.

• Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang told the Shrek students to form pairs and compete before the team match, and Oscar paired with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu defeated the Cat and Mouse Combination.
• The Great Soul Arena matched Qi Ling and Ning Rongrong against Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, prompting Qi Ling to remind Ning Rongrong of his promise to help teach Dai Mubai a lesson.
• Qi Ling unleashed the Divine Dragon Emperor and used his strength to defeat Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun without seriously injuring them.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Oscar entered their match and became locked in a bitter struggle.

Zhu Zhuqing and Oscar won their two-on-two match against two Soul Elders, but Zhu Zhuqing was badly injured. Qi Ling joined Shrek’s team for its upcoming battle, then stopped a burly man who attacked Dai Mubai in the waiting room.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Oscar defeated two Soul Elders, though Zhu Zhuqing was left severely injured.
• Qi Ling caught Zhu Zhuqing as she stumbled and used his True Dragon Qi to ease her injuries.
• Qi Ling agreed to join Shrek’s team battle, while warning Ma Hongjun and Oscar to fight hard.
• The Shrek group rested in the team battle waiting room as other Soul Masters kept their distance from Qi Ling.
• A burly man insulted the group and attacked Dai Mubai, but Qi Ling froze him and threatened to kill him if he moved again.

The Shrek Team faced the Mad Team, whose captain, Mad Rhino, feared Qi Ling after an earlier encounter. Qi Ling sat out the match until a Mad Team member crossed the line he had drawn, then struck him down, prompting Mad Rhino and the seductive woman to consider attacking Qi Ling together.

• Manager Ao warned the Shrek group that the Mad Team had seven consecutive wins and was made up of powerful Soul Elders.
• Qi Ling left Shrek's formation, set up a reclining chair beside the arena, and declared that he would only intervene against anyone who crossed the circle he drew.
• Ning Rongrong enhanced Dai Mubai, who fought Mad Rhino evenly, while Tang San's control abilities helped Shrek withstand the Mad Team's pressure.
• The seductive woman sent a sheep Soul Master to attack Ning Rongrong and Oscar, but Qi Ling struck him into the wall after he stepped over the drawn line.
• Mad Rhino questioned Qi Ling's rank, but the referee confirmed he was a rank thirty-one Soul Elder; the seductive woman urged Mad Rhino to eliminate Shrek before they surrounded Qi Ling.

The Mad Team’s Berserk skill forced Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils to change tactics, leaving Qi Ling alone to face the frenzied opponents. Qi Ling brushed off their attacks, and the chapter ended as he appeared behind the seductive woman.

• The Mad Team’s support Soul Master activated Berserk before Xiao Wu knocked him off the arena, sending his teammates into a pain-numbing frenzy.
• Tang San had the Shrek fighters use Oscar’s Flying Mushrooms to escape into the air, while Qi Ling stayed on the ground and drew the Mad Team’s attention.
• Qi Ling used Divine Dragon Emperor: Possession, making the Mad Team hesitate despite the spectators’ demands that they attack.
• Mad Rhino charged Qi Ling, who stopped him and sent him flying with Tyrant Dragon Fist.
• The seductive woman bound Qi Ling with spider silk, and the sheep and monkey Soul Masters struck him until he fell motionless.
• Qi Ling suddenly spoke from behind the seductive woman, asking where she was looking.

Qi Ling defeated the Mad Team with his Utsusemi and Air Quake techniques, securing the Shrek Team’s victory. After celebrating, the Shrek fighters adjusted their pairings and went on to build an impressive winning record over the following month.

• Qi Ling used True Dragon Secret Skill: Utsusemi to escape the seductive woman’s web, then knocked down the remaining Mad Team members with Tyrant Dragon Fist: Air Quake.
• The seductive woman surrendered, and the referee declared the Shrek Team victorious as the spectators cheered for Qi Ling, the Undefeated Demon God.
• Xiao Wu congratulated Qi Ling, while Ma Hongjun teased him about having more than one woman and earned special training alongside Oscar.
• After the team celebrated, Grandmaster allowed the recovered Zhu Zhuqing to compete and paired her with Ning Rongrong, while Qi Ling teamed up with Oscar.
• Over the next month, the Shrek fighters won their matches, including twenty-seven consecutive team Soul Fighting victories and perfect two-on-two records for both pairs.

After Zhu Zhuqing reached Soul Power Level thirty, Qi Ling chose to take her alone to the Star Dou Great Forest to find a better-suited Soul Ring, unlocking her Martial Soul Fusion Skill system. As they set off, he challenged her to a race and promised to teach her a skill capable of defeating Jin He if he lost, asking her to offer an equal stake.

• Tang San, Qi Ling, and Zhu Zhuqing each won twenty-seven consecutive singles matches, while Tang San and Xiao Wu's Three-Five Combination finished with twenty-six wins and one loss.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Ning Rongrong each gained one Soul Power level, and Zhu Zhuqing reached level thirty.
• Qi Ling chose the system option to travel alone with Zhu Zhuqing and find her a better-suited Soul Ring, unlocking her Martial Soul Fusion Skill system.
• Qi Ling persuaded Yu Xiaogang and Flender to let him and Zhu Zhuqing go without an escort, promising to return within two days.
• At the academy gates, Qi Ling challenged Zhu Zhuqing to race to the Star Dou Great Forest and offered to teach her a skill that could defeat Jin He if he lost.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted the challenge, and Qi Ling asked her to put up a stake of equal value.

Qi Ling and Zhu Zhuqing raced toward the Star Dou Great Forest, then stopped in town to eat, where three bandits tried to harass Zhu Zhuqing. Just as Qi Ling prepared to fight them, a white-clad young swordsman intervened.

• Qi Ling proposed that Zhu Zhuqing serve as his maid for a week if she lost their race, then started running before she was ready.
• Qi Ling and Zhu Zhuqing raced toward the Star Dou Great Forest, with Qi Ling using his True Dragon Qi to help Zhu Zhuqing keep pace.
• The pair stopped in town for lunch, and Qi Ling called the morning’s race a tie despite Zhu Zhuqing believing she had lost.
• Three men calling themselves the Three North Wind Brothers sat at Qi Ling and Zhu Zhuqing’s table and demanded their valuables and Zhu Zhuqing’s company.
• A white-clad young man with a Qinggang sword confronted the three men as Qi Ling prepared to fight them.

Qi Ling and Zhu Zhuqing encountered Li Shuheng, who drove off the Three North Wind Brothers and offered to guide them through the Star Dou Great Forest. After a fruitless search for a suitable Soul Beast, the trio made camp, and Li Shuheng suggested that he and Qi Ling go ahead to find dinner while Zhu Zhuqing waited behind.

• Li Shuheng fought and defeated the Three North Wind Brothers, then invited Zhu Zhuqing and Qi Ling to travel with him.
• Qi Ling agreed to Li Shuheng's offer, and the three headed toward the Star Dou Great Forest while Li Shuheng tried to impress Zhu Zhuqing.
• Li Shuheng killed several weak Soul Beasts, but Zhu Zhuqing objected and Qi Ling urged him to stop.
• After searching for half a day without finding a suitable Soul Beast, the three made camp as night fell.
• Li Shuheng suggested that he and Qi Ling look for dinner ahead while Zhu Zhuqing stayed by the campfire, and Qi Ling agreed.

Qi Ling lured Li Shuheng and the Three North Wind Brothers into the forest after discovering their plot against him and Zhu Zhuqing. He used them as bait for nocturnal Soul Beasts, and as the beast tide attacked, Li Shuheng betrayed one of his own companions to escape.

• Li Shuheng revealed that he wanted Zhu Zhuqing and planned to kill Qi Ling, then summoned the Three North Wind Brothers, who admitted they had staged their earlier hostility.
• Qi Ling explained that he had known about their scheme and had sprinkled them with a scent that attracted nocturnal Soul Beasts so he could draw the creatures out for Zhu Zhuqing.
• Li Shuheng attacked Qi Ling with Qinggang Sword Qi, but Qi Ling escaped using the True Dragon Secret Skill: Utsusemi.
• As Soul Beasts gathered and attacked, Li Shuheng and the Three North Wind Brothers panicked and decided to flee.
• Li Shuheng fatally stabbed the youngest of the Three North Wind Brothers, intending to use him as food to distract the Soul Beasts while the others escaped.

Qi Ling captured a five-thousand-year-old Shadow Demon Leopard after it attacked Li Shuheng and the other men. He brought the beast back to Zhu Zhuqing as a possible Soul Ring, but warned that absorbing it would be nearly impossible, and she asked if he could help her survive it.

• Li Shuheng and the bald man fled the Soul Beasts, but the Shadow Demon Leopard dragged Scarface into the woods and then separated the bald man from Li Shuheng.
• The Shadow Demon Leopard disarmed Li Shuheng and cornered him, while Qi Ling watched from the shadows.
• Qi Ling revealed himself, subdued the Shadow Demon Leopard, and carried it back to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Qi Ling explained that the leopard's attributes suited Zhu Zhuqing but that its age exceeded five thousand years, making it an extremely dangerous Soul Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Qi Ling whether he had a way to help her absorb the Shadow Demon Leopard's Soul Ring.

Zhu Zhuqing insisted on absorbing an over-limit Soul Ring, so Qi Ling shattered every bone in her body to prepare her for the ordeal. After surviving the absorption, she woke in Qi Ling’s arms with new power and asked him to let her get dressed.

• Qi Ling explained that Zhu Zhuqing could absorb the Shadow Demon Leopard’s Soul Ring only if he shattered her bones and she endured the dangerous process, but she insisted on trying.
• Zhu Zhuqing refused Qi Ling’s pain-relieving medicine, and Qi Ling shattered every bone in her body as she urged him to continue despite repeatedly passing out.
• After Zhu Zhuqing succeeded in surviving the bone-breaking, Qi Ling guided her hand to kill the Shadow Demon Leopard, and she began absorbing its Soul Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing remained inside a purple energy shell for a day and a night before breaking free, and Qi Ling caught her as the shell’s fragments flowed into her body.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke feeling healthy and filled with new power, then blushed and asked Qi Ling to let her put on her clothes.

Zhu Zhuqing discovered that her new third Soul Ring was a rare amethyst ring that granted her three powerful Soul Skills and raised her Soul Power to level 32. She returned to Shrek Academy while Qi Ling stayed in the Star Dou Great Forest to seek his third Soul Ring and lure out the intelligence directing the Soul Beasts.

• Zhu Zhuqing revealed that her third Soul Ring had become an amethyst Soul Ring, and Qi Ling explained that it formed because of her extreme compatibility with the Shadow Demon Leopard and the ring's age.
• Zhu Zhuqing discovered that the amethyst Soul Ring granted her three Soul Skills: Hell Rush, Hell Rush Hundred Claws, and Amethyst Shield.
• Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power rose to level 32, and she set off alone for Shrek Academy while Qi Ling stayed behind to obtain his third Soul Ring.
• Qi Ling suspected a powerful, intelligent Soul Beast had organized the attacks and planned to lure the beasts out at night to find their leader.
• Qi Ling sprinkled himself with Soul Beast-attracting powder and walked through the forest as the beasts began tracking him.

Qi Ling followed the scent of blood and found a red-haired girl fighting off a swarm of Soul Beasts with astonishing skill. After she revealed she was hunting the Hundred-Eyed Demon King to protect the Star Dou Great Forest, Qi Ling was shocked to see her three Soul Rings were purple, purple, and black.

• Qi Ling noticed Soul Beasts were avoiding him and followed a strong smell of blood toward their apparent target.
• Qi Ling watched a red-haired girl defeat the attacking Soul Beasts with a single spear technique, Heaven and Earth Shattering Tyrant.
• The girl mistook Qi Ling for a threat and thrust her spear at him, but he dodged and convinced her he was human.
• The girl told Qi Ling she was searching for the Hundred-Eyed Demon King because it had harmed many Soul Beasts.
• The girl showed Qi Ling her purple, purple, and black Soul Rings, leaving him stunned.