Chapter Summaries

Hu Jiu, Xiao Wu, and Tang San fought Zhao Wuji but failed to last until the incense burned out. To claim the promised Soul Tool, Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu revealed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Moon Goddess, and prepared to face Zhao Wuji again.

• Hu Jiu escaped Zhao Wuji’s Gravity Enhancement while Tang San and Xiao Wu teamed up to throw and attack Zhao Wuji.
• Zhao Wuji unleashed Great Vajra Roar, blasting Hu Jiu, Xiao Wu, and Tang San away before the incense had burned out.
• Flender declared that the trio had failed the challenge, and Xiao Wu pleaded with Hu Jiu for the promised Soul Tool.
• Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu combined their spirits to reveal the five-meter-tall Moon Goddess, shocking Tang San, Dai Mubai, Zhao Wuji, and Flender.
• Flender ordered Zhao Wuji to fight the Moon Goddess with everything he had.

Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to stall Zhao Wuji until the incense burned out, securing their enrollment at Shrek Academy. After meeting their new classmates and choosing separate rooms, they watched Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun clash, leaving Ma Hongjun asking Hu Jiu to take his side.

• Zhao Wuji and Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu launched attacks that collided overhead, shaking Shrek Academy and drawing its elders outside.
• Flender honored his promise to enroll Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu and give them Soul Tools, then assigned Dai Mubai to show them to the Dormitories.
• Hu Jiu insisted that everyone choose single rooms, and Dai Mubai introduced them to Oscar and Ma Hongjun.
• Hu Jiu, Xiao Wu, Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun introduced themselves and their Martial Souls and Soul Power levels.
• Dai Mubai mocked Ma Hongjun's claim that his Martial Soul was a phoenix, and the two nearly fought before Hu Jiu told them to go elsewhere.
• Ma Hongjun appealed to Hu Jiu for support against Dai Mubai.

Hu Jiu and his classmates settled into the academy as Ma Hongjun’s strained relationship with Dai Mubai came to light. The next morning, Flender assigned Hu Jiu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu to hunt for soul rings with Zhao Wuji, while he took the others for training.

• The chapter revealed that Dai Mubai had mocked Ma Hongjun after learning about the flaws in his Phoenix martial soul, and Tang San persuaded Dai to stop their argument.
• After Dai Mubai left, Ma Hongjun helped Hu Jiu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu clean the dormitory, while Hu Jiu decided to observe him before offering help.
• Ma Hongjun led the group to a farmhouse for dinner, where Xiao Wu complained that Flender made the students provide their own meals.
• The next morning, Flender assigned Zhao Wuji to take Hu Jiu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu to obtain soul rings, while Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun joined Flender for targeted training.
• Hu Jiu asked Flender for their Soul Tools before the trip, but Flender refused to hand them over yet, and Zhao Wuji led the group out.

Hu Jiu, Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Zhao Wuji traveled to a town near the Star Dou Great Forest to prepare for the students’ Soul Ring hunt. Over drinks, Hu Jiu discovered that Zhao Wuji’s Indestructible Vajra was a Self-Created Soul Skill, and Zhao Wuji offered to teach it if Hu Jiu became his disciple.

• Hu Jiu, Xiao Wu, and Tang San hurried toward the Star Dou Great Forest with Zhao Wuji, while Xiao Wu reassured Hu Jiu that Er Ming would not be alerted to her presence.
• Zhao Wuji led the group to a town near the forest and arranged for them to rest overnight before entering the forest the next morning.
• Hu Jiu offered to pay for a better hotel and drinks, and Zhao Wuji accepted while agreeing to discuss Soul Rings with him.
• Hu Jiu asked Zhao Wuji about Indestructible Vajra, and Zhao Wuji demonstrated that it strengthened his body and revealed it was his Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Zhao Wuji offered to teach Hu Jiu the skill if Hu Jiu became his disciple, and Hu Jiu considered the offer while thinking that the skill alone might not be enough.

Hu Jiu became Zhao Wuji’s disciple after learning that Zhao Wuji had many Self-Created Skills, then traveled with him, Xiao Wu, and Tang San toward the Star Dou Great Forest. Zhao Wuji discovered the power of Hu Jiu’s cultivation-boosting carrot and advised him on choosing a Fourth Soul Ring.

• Hu Jiu dismissed Zhao Wuji’s offer to teach him one Self-Created Skill, but eagerly accepted him as master after seeing a collection of techniques and skills.
• Xiao Wuji, Hu Jiu, Xiao Wu, and Tang San celebrated the new master-disciple relationship, then set out early the next morning for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Hu Jiu told Zhao Wuji that his First Soul Ring Skill doubled cultivation speed and that he could share its effect through his carrot.
• Zhao Wuji tested Hu Jiu’s carrot, confirmed its cultivation effect, and warned him to keep the skill secret.
• Hu Jiu described his Soul Skills and considered recovery or speed abilities for his Fourth Soul Ring, while Zhao Wuji recommended recovery and offered a Self-Created Skill to address speed.

Hu Jiu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu entered the Star Dou Great Forest with Zhao Wuji to find Soul Beasts for their Third Soul Rings. They badly wounded a 1,500-year-old Venomous Spider, leaving Tang San to finish it off.

• Zhao Wuji led the group into the forest, where Tang San used insect-repellent powder and Hu Jiu's perception helped them search for suitable Soul Beasts.
• The group found a Venomous Spider suited to Tang San's poison-focused Soul Ring, and Tang San chose to fight it with Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu while Zhao Wuji stood guard.
• Tang San bound the spider with Blue Silver Grass, and he and Xiao Wu struck it with Rasengan before teleporting away from its poisonous webbing.
• Hu Jiu attacked the spider with his Meteor Hammer, crippled it, and teleported clear of its poisonous smoke.
• Hu Jiu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu battered the wounded spider with Rasengan until it was near death, then Hu Jiu told Tang San to finish it.

Hu Jiu discovered the limits of his combat strength, then left with Xiao Wu to meet Er Ming when the Titan Giant Ape approached. After giving Er Ming cultivation carrots, Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu returned to Tang San and Zhao Wuji, who wondered why they had gone off together.

• Zhao Wuji told Hu Jiu that his combat strength was comparable to a Power Attack System Soul Ancestor, with his Rasengan reaching the level of an ordinary Soul King.
• Hu Jiu persuaded Xiao Wu to stay close so they could use Martial Soul Fusion if danger arose.
• Hu Jiu sensed Er Ming approaching and fled with Xiao Wu, telling Tang San and Zhao Wuji that they needed to relieve themselves.
• Xiao Wu explained that Er Ming had come because he lacked Hu Jiu's Carrots and his cultivation had slowed down.
• Hu Jiu gave Er Ming a pile of Accelerated Cultivation Carrots, and he and Xiao Wu returned to Tang San and Zhao Wuji.

Tang San tested his new Venomous Spider Web skill before Hu Jiu found a 5,000-year Sun Tree that could provide his Fourth Soul Ring. The group began fighting the Sun Tree’s three guardians, leaving Hu Jiu facing the durable Scaled Beast.

• Tang San described his Venomous Spider Web skill, and Hu Jiu teased him that his poison would not affect Hu Jiu after he obtained a recovery-type Fourth Soul Ring.
• Hu Jiu sensed a suitable Sun Tree and warned the group that three Soul Beasts guarded it.
• Tang San identified the guardians as a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, a Scaled Beast, and a Ghost Shadow Leopard, and the three fighters chose their opponents.
• Hu Jiu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu ambushed the guardians with Rasengans, while the Sun Tree blasted Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass vines.
• Hu Jiu transformed, began swinging his Meteor Hammer, and challenged the Scaled Beast after it survived his Rasengan with only a shallow mark.

Hu Jiu and his companions defeated the Sun Tree, allowing Hu Jiu to absorb its 5000-year Soul Ring and reach level 41. When he woke, Xiao Wu was missing, and he suspected she had gone to condense a Soul Ring.

• Hu Jiu and Tang San quickly defeated their Soul Beasts, then helped Xiao Wu defeat the Ghost Shadow Leopard.
• The three fought the regenerating Sun Tree while Hu Jiu built up power with his Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique.
• Hu Jiu repeatedly struck the Sun Tree until it collapsed and left a Deep Purple Soul Ring behind.
• Hu Jiu absorbed the Soul Ring with Zhao Wuji guarding him and advanced to level 41.
• Hu Jiu noticed Xiao Wu was gone, learned from Tang San that she had gone to relieve herself, and suspected she had gone to condense a Soul Ring.

Hu Jiu reviewed his abilities and gave Holy Light Carrots to Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Zhao Wuji. Xiao Wu claimed she had found and absorbed a 1,500-year Soul Ring, then demonstrated her new Instant Speed skill, while Hu Jiu quietly considered whether she was hiding something from him.

• Hu Jiu summarized his Soul Rings, skills, soul bones, and AFK Slots, noting that skills beyond Level Ten improved extremely slowly.
• Xiao Wu returned, and Hu Jiu gave her, Tang San, and Zhao Wuji Holy Light Carrots that restored their strength and healed injuries.
• Xiao Wu announced that she had obtained her Soul Ring after finding an injured Wind Shadow Rabbit and absorbing its 1,500-year ring.
• Hu Jiu asked Xiao Wu about her new skill, and she revealed Instant Speed, moving so quickly that she appeared beside Zhao Wuji and Tang San before returning to Hu Jiu.
• Hu Jiu praised Xiao Wu's speed and compared it with his Teleportation, while privately wondering whether to test her and uncover what she was hiding.

Hu Jiu persuaded Zhao Wuji to teach him the Indestructible Vajra Body and used his AFK Panel to begin learning it. The next morning, Xiao Wu woke him for the journey, then stole a bite of his carrot.

• Hu Jiu visited Zhao Wuji and asked to learn one of his Self-Created Soul Skills.
• Zhao Wuji gave Hu Jiu the Indestructible Vajra Body manual and challenged him to reach its entry level within half a month for a Movement Soul Skill.
• Hu Jiu read the manual, set the Indestructible Vajra Body in his eighth Idle Slot, and fell asleep as the AFK Panel began training it.
• Xiao Wu woke Hu Jiu the next morning and told him Zhao Wuji had ordered everyone to pack up and leave.
• Hu Jiu bit into a Holy Light Carrot, then discovered Xiao Wu had sneaked a bite from it.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Hu Jiu reunited with Ma Hongjun and shared a recovery carrot, while Ma Hongjun complained about Oscar’s sausage incantations. That night, Hu Jiu confronted Xiao Wu about what she had been hiding, and she hesitated to confess.

• Zhao Wuji drove Hu Jiu, Xiao Wu, and Tang San back from the Star Dou Great Forest with a long run, then ordered them to rest and report to the Training Ground the next morning.
• Xiao Wu complained that Zhao Wuji had prevented her from shopping, and Hu Jiu promised to take her shopping alone another time.
• Ma Hongjun told Hu Jiu, Xiao Wu, and Tang San that Flender had put the academy students through harsh training while they were away.
• Hu Jiu gave Ma Hongjun a Holy Light Carrot, which restored his strength and impressed him with its recovery effect.
• Ma Hongjun mocked Oscar’s sausage incantations, prompting Xiao Wu and Tang San to ask about Hu Jiu’s own incantations; Hu Jiu avoided explaining them.
• That night, Hu Jiu asked Xiao Wu what she had been hiding, and she lowered her head in panic as he promised to believe her.

Hu Jiu confronted Xiao Wu about her hidden secret, leaving her worried that he had discovered her true identity. The next morning, Flender ordered Hu Jiu to fight Dai Mubai, and their battle began with Hu Jiu charging his hammer and throwing a Rasengan at Dai Mubai.

• Hu Jiu pressed Xiao Wu to reveal her secret, but rejected her explanation that she could condense Soul Rings because she was born different.
• Hu Jiu warned Xiao Wu that his Perception Ability could reveal what she was hiding, then teleported away and left her shaken.
• Xiao Wu spent the night agonizing over whether Hu Jiu knew her true identity, while Hu Jiu smashed rocks in a forest of stone pillars.
• At training, Flender ordered Dai Mubai to fight Hu Jiu so he could assess the newcomer’s strength.
• Hu Jiu accepted the fight after Dai Mubai provoked him, transformed with his Meteor Hammer, and began the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer technique.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Possession and fired his White Tiger Blazing Light Wave as Hu Jiu threw a Rasengan at him.

Hu Jiu defeated Dai Mubai with his Meteor Hammer, revealing that he had learned Zhao Wuji's Indestructible Vajra Body, and Xiao Wu beat Tang San in their match. That evening, Xiao Wu came to Hu Jiu's room and said she had decided what to tell him.

• Hu Jiu used his Meteor Hammer to send Dai Mubai flying, and Zhao Wuji recognized the golden flash as Indestructible Vajra Body.
• Dai Mubai admitted defeat but insisted Hu Jiu had relied on his weapon, and Hu Jiu agreed to fight unarmed next time.
• Xiao Wu defeated Tang San with her Rasengan and Waist Bow after breaking through his Venomous Spider Web.
• Flender dismissed the students and announced that training would begin the next morning, then asked Tang San to come with him.
• Xiao Wu visited Hu Jiu that evening and said she had decided what she wanted to tell him.

Xiao Wu confessed that she was a Soul Beast and tried to leave, but Hu Jiu accepted her and promised to protect her. The next morning, Flander assigned the students a running task and separated Hu Jiu and Dai Mubai for special training.

• Xiao Wu revealed her identity to Hu Jiu and said she planned to leave so she would not endanger him.
• Hu Jiu embraced Xiao Wu, accepted her despite her being a Soul Beast, and promised to protect her; Xiao Wu admitted she liked him.
• Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu arrived at the Training Ground together, where Tang San welcomed Hu Jiu back and Ma Hongjun teased him.
• Hu Jiu noticed the students had split into two social groups, then Flander ordered everyone to run twenty laps and kept Dai Mubai and Hu Jiu behind.
• Flander took Dai Mubai for special training, while Zhao Wuji led Hu Jiu to his secluded training courtyard to ask about the Indestructible Vajra Body.

Hu Jiu convinced Zhao Wuji to teach him the movement skill Phantom Dodge, but Zhao Wuji made him endure a punishing combat lesson. Afterward, Hu Jiu and the exhausted students recovered with his Holy Light Carrots, while Oscar resolved to ally himself with Dai Mubai to compete with Hu Jiu’s group for the academy’s attention.

• Hu Jiu showed Zhao Wuji that he had begun cultivating Indestructible Vajra Body and pressed him to honor his promise of another Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Zhao Wuji gave Hu Jiu the Phantom Dodge manual, and Hu Jiu began reading it until Zhao Wuji interrupted him and forced him into actual combat training.
• After the exhausting morning, Hu Jiu gave Holy Light Carrots to Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San, restoring them.
• Oscar watched the carrots’ effects and decided to support Dai Mubai against Hu Jiu’s group so he could secure more attention from the academy.
• Oscar teased Ma Hongjun for refusing his sausages and said he would not let him eat them anymore.

Flender ordered the students to eat Oscar’s sausages as adaptability training, but Hu Jiu refused and stood up to him with Xiao Wu and Tang San. The confrontation remained unresolved as Zhao Wuji arrived and tried to make them apologize.

• Dai Mubai mocked Oscar’s sausages, while Oscar concealed his anger at the insult.
• Flender assigned the students to eat one of Oscar’s sausages, explaining that the task tested adaptability and teamwork.
• Hu Jiu challenged Flender’s reasoning and refused to eat the sausage, saying he would withdraw from the academy if forced.
• Xiao Wu joined Hu Jiu, Tang San stood beside them, and Ma Hongjun also said he did not want to eat the sausage.
• Zhao Wuji blocked Flender’s pressure and urged Hu Jiu and Tang San to apologize, but Hu Jiu continued to defy the dean.

After refusing Flender’s demand that they eat Oscar’s sausage, Hu Jiu, Xiao Wu, and Tang San stood firm against punishment and the threat of expulsion. Hu Jiu then drew Ma Hongjun closer as a follower and prepared to show him how a carrot could help him overcome his weak talent.

• Flender punished the students by forbidding them from eating lunch, while Zhao Wuji warned them not to defy him.
• Xiao Wu recounted the confrontation to Zhao Wuji, and Tang San clarified what had happened; Zhao Wuji defended Flender and dismissed the students.
• Ma Hongjun praised Hu Jiu for standing up to Flender, and Hu Jiu accepted him as a little brother and invited him to the Dormitory.
• Hu Jiu told Ma Hongjun that his own Innate Soul Power had been only level two, then showed him a pale red carrot; Tang San recognized the start of another costly deal.

Hu Jiu used his Cultivation Carrot to win Ma Hongjun over and sold him a supply on credit, then began mastering Phantom Dodge. He took Xiao Wu around the academy to prepare for a major event he expected that night.

• Hu Jiu persuaded Ma Hongjun to eat a Cultivation Carrot, and Ma Hongjun was thrilled by how quickly he cultivated.
• Hu Jiu agreed to let Ma Hongjun buy carrots on credit at one Gold Soul Coin each and gave him a supply that lasted one hour per carrot.
• Hu Jiu began studying Phantom Dodge and used the AFK Panel to develop the Soul Skill.
• Hu Jiu persuaded Xiao Wu to tour the academy rather than visit Suotuo City, intending to gather information for that night's operation.

Hu Jiu followed Tang Hao as he confronted and beat Flender for bullying Tang San, then watched Tang Hao make Flender and Zhao Wuji agree to do something for him. The chapter ended with Tang Hao catching Hu Jiu hiding nearby, and Hu Jiu trying to win him over with a costly jar of wine.

• Hu Jiu sensed Tang Hao approaching Flender's residence, then used Teleportation to follow him into the forest.
• Tang Hao revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and nine Soul Rings, summoned Zhao Wuji from hiding, and announced he had come to cause trouble.
• Tang Hao explained that Flender had bullied Tang San and beat Flender while refusing to use his Martial Soul.
• Tang Hao quietly gave Flender and Zhao Wuji a task, and Zhao Wuji helped the battered Flender away.
• Tang Hao called out Hu Jiu, who emerged, defended his help to Tang San, and offered Tang Hao Lovesickness Drunken Red Dust.