Chapter Summaries

Tang Hao met Hu Jiu, asked him to look after Tang San, and promised to find him a Self-Created Soul Skill. The next day, Flender took Hu Jiu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu to his shop to fulfill his promise of giving them Storage Soul Tools.

• Tang Hao praised Hu Jiu’s wine, asked after Tang San, and told Hu Jiu not to reveal that they had met.
• Tang Hao asked Hu Jiu to protect Tang San and promised to find him a Self-Created Soul Skill before leaving.
• Flender appeared at the Training Ground with a badly bruised face and took Hu Jiu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu toward Suotuo City.
• Flender brought the three students to his shop to give them the Soul Tools he had promised.
• Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu requested Storage Soul Tools, and Flender said there was one with ten cubic meters of space and another with eight.

Flender rewarded Tang San with an Asura Mask, then led the students through combat training that helped them develop their fighting skills. Afterward, Oscar learned that Hu Jiu had created the Rasengan and asked him to teach it to him.

• Hu Jiu received a Ten Cubic Wrist and a Nine Cubic Exquisite Necklace from Flender, who gave Tang San an Asura Mask with a Mental Deterrence skill.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji led Hu Jiu, Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun through rotating combat practice, while Oscar sat out.
• Xiao Wu told Oscar that Hu Jiu had created the Rasengan several years earlier, surprising Oscar and the others.
• Oscar praised Hu Jiu and asked him to teach him the Rasengan so he could defend himself.

Hu Jiu rejected Oscar’s request to learn Rasengan and warned him that coveting another person’s self-created soul skill could have serious consequences. The next day, Oscar provoked Hu Jiu again, and Hu Jiu grabbed him by the neck while Dai Mubai tried to intervene.

• Oscar asked Hu Jiu to teach him Rasengan, but Hu Jiu asked Tang San how he would handle someone scheming to take a soul skill, and Tang San replied that he would kill them.
• Dai Mubai explained that self-created soul skills were closely guarded, while Oscar claimed he had not known the rules; Hu Jiu then left with Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun.
• After training the next day, Ma Hongjun mocked Oscar’s sausage, and Oscar insulted Hu Jiu’s carrot incantation.
• Hu Jiu used Transformation Skill and Teleportation to seize Oscar by the neck and lift him off the ground.
• Dai Mubai possessed himself with the Evil-Eyed White Tiger and tried to pry Hu Jiu’s hand open, but Hu Jiu refused to release Oscar.

Hu Jiu fought Oscar after Oscar mocked him, then fought Dai Mubai when the dispute escalated. The next day, Flender punished the students by ordering them to run around the village, while Zhao Wuji suggested sending them to the Great Soul Arena.

• Hu Jiu threw Oscar down and kicked him after Oscar provoked him, then told him not to do it again.
• Dai Mubai demanded that Hu Jiu apologize to Oscar and threatened to report the incident to Flender, while Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun tried to mediate.
• Dai Mubai charged at Hu Jiu, and Xiao Wu joined the fight; Tang San tried to break it up as the others watched or called for them to stop.
• After fifteen minutes, Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu defeated Dai Mubai, who passed out from anger.
• The next day, Flender ordered Hu Jiu, Xiao Wu, Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to run around the village as punishment.
• Zhao Wuji suggested sending the students to the Great Soul Arena, and Flender appeared eager to consider it.

Hu Jiu endured Zhao Wuji’s punishing training and mastered Phantom Dodge, then joined Flender and the others for an outing after the students split into two hostile groups. Flender led them swiftly away from the academy, leaving their destination unrevealed.

• Flender dismissed the students after their punishment and promised to take them somewhere fun that evening.
• Zhao Wuji forced Hu Jiu through grueling Indestructible Vajra Body training, and Hu Jiu broke through to the beginner stage of Phantom Dodge.
• Hu Jiu tested his new dodging ability against Zhao Wuji, but Zhao Wuji quickly struck him again and praised his progress afterward.
• Hu Jiu declined Zhao Wuji’s offer to teach him Shockwave, saying he wanted to master his two current soul skills first.
• That evening, Hu Jiu’s group and Dai Mubai’s group gathered separately at the Training Ground, showing that they had fallen out completely.
• Flender led the students away from the academy at high speed without revealing where he was taking them.

Flender brought the Shrek students to Suotuo City’s Great Soul Arena and assigned Dai Mubai to explain its rules and graduation requirement. Dai Mubai boasted about Hu Jiu’s likely struggles, but Hu Jiu dismissed the comparison and said he would not end up with negative points.

• Hu Jiu and the others reached Suotuo City, where Xiao Wu eagerly explored the bustling night market.
• Flender took the students to a tea shed near the Great Soul Arena and revealed that each student had to earn a Silver Soul Badge before graduation.
• Dai Mubai explained the Soul Arena’s badge ranks, point system, and same-rank opponent rule.
• Dai Mubai said he had competed sixteen times, won four matches, lost twelve, and had negative eight points.
• Hu Jiu told Dai Mubai that comparing a Food System Soul Master’s combat ability with his was foolish and said he would not lose points into the negatives.

Dai Mubai resolved to defeat Hu Jiu, while the group prepared to earn money and compete at the Great Soul Arena. Hu Jiu warned that their ages and talents could attract unwanted attention, then offered to disguise them with his Second Soul Ring Skill so they could enter safely.

• Dai Mubai rose with renewed determination and vowed to defeat Hu Jiu after Hu Jiu's taunts replayed in his mind.
• Ma Hongjun asked about gambling at the Great Soul Arena, and Hu Jiu gave him Gold Soul Coins when he realized Ma Hongjun was short on money.
• Flender told the group that winning a match could earn ten Gold Soul Coins, prompting Tang San to hope he could repay his debt through fighting.
• Hu Jiu stopped the group before they entered and pointed out that their young ages and conspicuous talents could draw attention.
• Flender agreed that the group should avoid risking exposure, but Hu Jiu proposed disguising them with his Second Soul Ring Skill.
• Ma Hongjun eagerly asked to buy Hu Jiu's disguise carrots so he could change his appearance, and Hu Jiu kicked him away.

Hu Jiu and his companions used Transformation Carrots to disguise themselves before entering the Great Soul Arena. Xiao Wu established a two-person team with Hu Jiu called the Nine Dance Combination, and Hu Jiu headed to his first match.

• Hu Jiu, Xiao Wu, Tang San, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Flender transformed their appearances with Transformation Carrots before registering at the Great Soul Arena.
• Xiao Wu proposed forming a two-person team with Hu Jiu, and he warned her not to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill casually.
• Hu Jiu agreed to establish Xiao Wu's chosen team name, the Nine Dance Combination, though he suggested calling it Nine Five Supreme.
• Hu Jiu learned that his one-on-one match was fifth and hurried toward the fighting area, eager to test himself.

Hu Jiu fought Tie Erchui at the Great Soul Arena, using the match to improve his combat experience and accelerate his Indestructible Vajra Body training. After Tie Erchui activated Berserk Amplification, Hu Jiu teleported behind him and prepared a finishing attack.

• Hu Jiu faced Tie Erchui, who wielded a Great Iron Hammer and had won two consecutive matches.
• Hu Jiu used Transformation to turn his carrot spirit into a hammer and matched Tie Erchui in strength.
• Tie Erchui activated Power Amplification and pushed Hu Jiu onto the defensive, but Hu Jiu used the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to keep up with him.
• Hu Jiu noticed that fighting had doubled the AFK progress of his Indestructible Vajra Body, while Flender told the spectators that improving mattered more than winning or losing.
• Tie Erchui grew to Hu Jiu's size with Berserk Amplification, and Hu Jiu teleported behind him with a hammer and a Rasengan ready to strike.

Hu Jiu won his Soul Fighting match, then spent the evening exploring Suotuo City with Xiao Wu before the Shrek students reviewed their battles. The chapter ended with Dai Mubai and Oscar asking Hu Jiu for more Transformation Carrots after using them to change themselves.

• Hu Jiu defeated Tie Erchui after waiting out the effects of Berserk Amplification and finished him with a Rasengan.
• Hu Jiu and the others completed their Soul Fighting matches, collected their rewards, and split up to explore Suotuo City or visit a blacksmith shop.
• Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu spent the night enjoying snacks in the city and returned to Shrek Academy carrying a large bag of food.
• Flender led the students through a review of their matches and advised them on the weaknesses they needed to address.
• Dai Mubai and Oscar asked Hu Jiu to sell them more Transformation Carrots after using the ones he had given them the previous day.

Hu Jiu sold Transformation Carrots to Dai Mubai and Oscar, then offered Ma Hongjun a steep discount and learned that he had reached level twenty-two. Concerned about Xiao Wu’s lack of offensive skills, Hu Jiu asked Zhao Wuji for help and received a secret Soul Skill manual for her to learn.

• Hu Jiu sold ten Transformation Carrots to Dai Mubai for one thousand Gold Soul Coins and sold Oscar one for one hundred.
• Hu Jiu offered Ma Hongjun two Transformation Carrots a month for one Gold Soul Coin each after advising him to visit brothels less often.
• Ma Hongjun revealed that he had broken through to level twenty-two while sleeping, surprising Xiao Wu and Hu Jiu.
• Hu Jiu told Xiao Wu he would ask Zhao Wuji to help her learn another offensive skill.
• Zhao Wuji gave Hu Jiu a secret Soul Skill manual for Xiao Wu, warning him not to teach it to anyone else.

Hu Jiu helped Xiao Wu learn the Hand Blade Soul Skill, then practiced it himself and competed with her before the academy summoned them to meet a new teacher. Grandmaster arrived and announced he would oversee the students’ training, pointedly looking at Hu Jiu as he promised to treat everyone equally.

• Hu Jiu gave Xiao Wu the Soul Skill manual Zhao Wuji had provided, and she learned it taught the Hand Blade technique.
• Hu Jiu decided to practice Hand Blade without an Idle Slot and mastered its beginner stage after a week; Xiao Wu succeeded an hour later, and they competed to cut down a tree.
• Ma Hongjun told Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu that Flender had called the students together to meet a new teacher, and Hu Jiu guessed the teacher was Grandmaster.
• Hu Jiu recognized Grandmaster when the students gathered, and Flender introduced him as Tang San’s teacher and the scholar behind the Ten Core Competencies.
• Grandmaster said he would plan the students’ training, demanded cooperation without dissent, and gave Hu Jiu a meaningful look as he promised to treat everyone equally.

Grandmaster sought Hu Jiu out to apologize for their past disagreement and ask to trade a Self-Created Soul Skill for Cultivation Carrots. Hu Jiu revealed that he had become Zhao Wuji’s disciple, offered Grandmaster a carrot for one hundred Gold Soul Coins, and left after Grandmaster admitted he could not afford it.

• After Flender dismissed everyone, Grandmaster stopped Hu Jiu and asked to talk privately, while Tang San worried about Grandmaster’s safety.
• At a secluded hillside, Grandmaster apologized for their past misunderstandings, and Hu Jiu agreed to let bygones be bygones for Tang San’s sake.
• Grandmaster asked to exchange a Self-Created Soul Skill for Hu Jiu’s Cultivation Carrots, but Hu Jiu said Zhao Wuji had already given him many Self-Created Soul Skills.
• Hu Jiu offered to sell Grandmaster a Cultivation Carrot for one hundred Gold Soul Coins, claiming it was a discount because Grandmaster taught Tang San.
• Grandmaster said he could not afford the carrot, and Hu Jiu left while keeping his senses trained on him.

The Grandmaster began training the Shrek Academy students by ordering Hu Jiu to defeat them without seriously injuring anyone. Hu Jiu challenged Tang San, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar together, and the fight ended as he activated his fourth soul skill to counter their combined attack.

• The Grandmaster announced that the students would begin physical training and ordered Hu Jiu to knock them down without causing serious injuries.
• Hu Jiu challenged the five students to attack him together, then transformed and stored his Meteor Hammer after the Grandmaster objected to its use.
• Hu Jiu used Zhao Wuji’s martial soul to strengthen his body, prompting Xiao Wu to protest that it was unfair.
• Hu Jiu eliminated Oscar, cut through Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, and resisted Xiao Wu’s Waist Bow before her Charm distracted him.
• Tang San bound Hu Jiu with Parasite while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun attacked, but Hu Jiu activated his fourth soul skill, Abnormality, Expel.

Hu Jiu used his Sacred Light Recovery and overwhelming strength to counter Tang San’s attacks and eliminate Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai. He then attacked Tang San head-on, leaving the fight with Tang San and Xiao Wu still unresolved.

• Hu Jiu dispelled Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and poison, teleported past Xiao Wu, and eliminated Ma Hongjun.
• Hu Jiu overpowered Dai Mubai in a fistfight, then hit him with a two-handed Rasengan and eliminated him.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu attacked Hu Jiu together, but he used Sacred Light Recovery to clear Tang San’s poison and break free of the Blue Silver Grass.
• Hu Jiu challenged Tang San and Xiao Wu to surrender, but both refused.
• Hu Jiu fought Tang San at close range, countered his Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, and collided with him in a Rasengan exchange before grabbing him as he tried to retreat.

Hu Jiu won the battle by using Tang San as a shield, then joined Grandmaster’s planned physical training despite suspecting it was meant to exclude and isolate him. The chapter ended with Grandmaster surprised by Hu Jiu’s decision.

• Hu Jiu used Tang San to absorb the impact of their two Rasengans, then gave him Holy Light Carrots after the battle.
• Xiao Wu refused to fight Hu Jiu, and Grandmaster praised the group before criticizing their combat mistakes.
• Grandmaster announced targeted physical training for the others and said Hu Jiu could continue learning Zhao Wuji’s self-created skill instead.
• Hu Jiu suspected Grandmaster was trying to keep him apart from Tang San and the group, but insisted on joining the training to stay close to Tang San.
• Grandmaster froze in surprise because he had expected Hu Jiu to dislike the physical training.

Hu Jiu refused to accept Grandmaster’s demand for unconditional obedience, and Xiao Wu defended him when Grandmaster turned away from training him. Grandmaster led the others to begin training, while Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu stayed behind with Zhao Wuji.

• Grandmaster said he could not effectively train Hu Jiu because of his physical condition, but Hu Jiu challenged his skill and reminded him that the students’ own training plan took priority.
• Grandmaster demanded unconditional obedience, and Flender confirmed he had agreed to Hu Jiu’s terms; Xiao Wu then accused Grandmaster of deliberately targeting Hu Jiu.
• Grandmaster told those willing to accept his training to follow him, and Flender warned the students that Grandmaster’s methods would be harsh.
• Tang San followed Grandmaster, then Dai Mubai and Oscar joined them, while Ma Hongjun stayed behind rather than leave Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu.
• Zhao Wuji offered to train Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu after Flender told the others to disperse.

Hu Jiu told Zhao Wuji how Grandmaster had probed his secrets and isolated him, and Zhao Wuji rallied the senior teachers to limit Grandmaster to teaching Tang San. After three months of training, Hu Jiu and the others grew stronger, and Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu prepared to debut their combination at the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City.

• Hu Jiu explained to Zhao Wuji that Grandmaster had tried to pry into his Cultivation Carrot secrets and later isolated him after he refused a trade.
• Zhao Wuji enlisted Li Yusong, Shao Xin, and the senior teachers to pressure Flender, who left Grandmaster responsible only for teaching Tang San.
• Hu Jiu praised Zhao Wuji for resolving the dispute, while Oscar regretted skipping training with Hu Jiu and the others.
• The students settled into a routine of training and Soul Arena combat, and after three months Ma Hongjun reached level twenty-four while the others each gained a level.
• Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu went with the others to the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City to enter a two-on-two combination battle, with Hu Jiu's Indestructible Vajra Body and Phantom Dodge both at level five.

Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu entered their first Soul Ancestor-level Two-Person Match as the Nine Dance Combination, facing the Bull Wolf Combination. After Hu Jiu wounded Barbarian Bull and drew him into a frenzy, he teleported to help Xiao Wu and used atomized Soul Power to trap her opponent, setting up their next attack.

• Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu registered for the Two-Person Match after completing their individual bouts at the Great Soul Arena.
• The Shrek group stayed to watch as the Nine Dance Combination faced the Bull Wolf Combination.
• Hu Jiu transformed his martial spirit into Barbarian Bull's Savage Bull Spirit and charged at him while Xiao Wu confronted the Tall and Thin Man.
• Hu Jiu countered Barbarian Bull's Savage Roar Bomb with a Rasengan, then cut his chest with his Hand Blade.
• Barbarian Bull activated Bloody Frenzy, so Hu Jiu teleported to Xiao Wu's fight and spread atomized Soul Power to restrict her opponent.
• Xiao Wu restrained the Tall and Thin Man within Hu Jiu's Soul Power field, answering his signal to attack.

Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu defeated their opponents in the Great Soul Arena, and Dai Mubai asked Grandmaster to train him so he could become stronger. Back at the academy, Hu Jiu revealed that his First Soul Ring produced Cultivation Carrots, but Dai Mubai discovered they were far beyond his budget.

• Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu overcame the Tall and Thin Man and the Barbarian Bull Strongman, while Grandmaster and Tang San credited Hu Jiu's balanced abilities for the victory.
• Dai Mubai asked Grandmaster to train him, and Grandmaster agreed to begin the next day after warning him about the hardship and cost.
• Oscar questioned Ma Hongjun about his improved cultivation, prompting Hu Jiu to reveal that his First Soul Ring helped people cultivate.
• Hu Jiu explained that each Cultivation Carrot doubled cultivation speed for an hour and offered them to his classmates for three hundred Gold Soul Coins each.
• Dai Mubai calculated the cost of using the Carrots and asked Hu Jiu to lower the price.