Chapter Summaries

Qi Ling defeated ten Soul Grandmasters with his Nine Heavens Dragon Roar and entered Shrek Academy’s fourth test, where Zhao Wuji had already injured Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong. Qi Ling accepted Zhao Wuji’s challenge and, after learning the Elementary Ring Sealing Technique, believed he had a chance to win.

• Qi Ling stirred suspicion among the ten Soul Grandmasters, then challenged all ten at once with his Divine Dragon Emperor possession.
• Qi Ling used Nine Heavens Dragon Roar to stun the ten attackers and was allowed to proceed to the fourth test.
• Qi Ling arrived to find Xiao Wu unconscious and injured in Tang San’s arms, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were also hurt after facing Zhao Wuji.
• Qi Ling accepted the system’s challenge to defeat Zhao Wuji and received the Elementary Ring Sealing Technique.
• Qi Ling learned the technique and realized it might give him a chance to defeat Zhao Wuji.

Qi Ling challenged Zhao Wuji to a one-on-one match and used the Ring Sealing Technique to suppress him to four Soul Rings. Qi Ling opened the fight with a stun and a powerful punch, but Zhao Wuji broke free and blocked it with his defensive Soul Skill, leaving them locked in a clash.

• Tang San moved to fight Zhao Wuji, but Qi Ling made him stay with Xiao Wu and took his place.
• Qi Ling asked Zhao Wuji for a fair one-on-one match and requested that he use four Soul Rings.
• Zhao Wuji agreed to let Qi Ling use the Ring Sealing Technique, which sealed his three black Soul Rings and their Soul Power.
• Qi Ling summoned the Divine Dragon Emperor and Zhao Wuji transformed with the Great Strength Vajra Bear.
• Qi Ling stunned Zhao Wuji with Nine Heavens Dragon Roar and struck with Tyrant Dragon Fist, but Zhao Wuji broke free and used Immovable Bright King Body to block the blow.

Qi Ling battled Zhao Wuji, using his Tyrant Dragon Fist to send him through a wall before Zhao Wuji countered and sent Qi Ling crashing through a table. When Qi Ling switched from the Divine Dragon Emperor to his hidden Blood Devil Emperor Martial Soul, everyone wondered whether his second power could turn the fight around.

• Qi Ling sent Zhao Wuji crashing through a wall with his Tyrant Dragon Fist, but Tang San realized Zhao Wuji had yielded to the blow to preserve his defenses.
• Zhao Wuji emerged bleeding and challenged Qi Ling to continue fighting.
• Zhao Wuji used Position Tracking to corner Qi Ling and struck him with his Great Strength Vajra Palm, sending him through a table.
• Qi Ling canceled his Martial Soul Possession, then revealed his second Martial Soul, the Blood Devil Emperor, shocking the onlookers.
• Qi Ling summoned the Blood Devil Emperor with two purple Soul Rings and suddenly charged Zhao Wuji at tremendous speed.

Qi Ling used the Blood Devil Emperor's Emperor Plundering Technique to drain Zhao Wuji's Soul Power while evading his tracking and gravity skills. He overwhelmed Zhao Wuji with a barrage of claw attacks, leaving Zhao Wuji desperate enough to unleash indiscriminate attacks around himself.

• Qi Ling's attacks plundered small amounts of Zhao Wuji's Soul Power, revealing the Blood Devil Emperor's Emperor Plundering Technique.
• Zhao Wuji pursued Qi Ling with Gravity Enhancement and Position Tracking, but Qi Ling's second Soul Skill made him immune to slowing and lock-on effects.
• Qi Ling explained that Night Devil's Frenzied Cry doubled his speed and nullified skills that slowed or tracked him.
• Qi Ling used Blood Devil Hundred Rending Claws to strike Zhao Wuji hundreds of times, draining his Soul Power despite barely damaging him.
• Zhao Wuji, unable to evade or defend against Qi Ling's attacks, unleashed fierce attacks indiscriminately around himself.

Qi Ling defeated Zhao Wuji in the assessment, earning admission to Shrek Academy along with his companions. Later that night, Tang Hao appeared beside Qi Ling on the roof.

• Qi Ling evaded Zhao Wuji's attacks, exhausted him, and knocked him unconscious with a finger flick powered by Zhao Wuji's absorbed Soul Power.
• Dai Mubai confirmed that Qi Ling had passed, and Qi Ling reassured Xiao Wu when she regained consciousness.
• Zhao Wuji woke up, accepted the group as students, and sent Dai Mubai to lead them to the dormitories.
• Qi Ling spent the night on the roof, where Tang Hao appeared beside him.

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.