Chapter Summaries

Flender’s group settled into Heaven Dou Royal Academy under Qin Ming’s guidance, and Qin Ming explained the academy’s student and teacher ranks. That night, Hu Jiu secretly teleported into Xiao Wu’s room to sleep beside her, then joined the others for breakfast the next morning.

• Qin Ming welcomed Flender’s group and arranged their lodging, dinner, and enrollment procedures for the next day.
• Hu Jiu teleported into Xiao Wu’s room, claiming he needed to conceal her aura from the academy’s Soul Douluo experts.
• Xiao Wu objected to Hu Jiu staying with her, but he climbed into her bed and spent the night there.
• Hu Jiu emerged from his own room the next morning and joined Tang San and the others for breakfast with Qin Ming.
• Qin Ming explained Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s three student and teacher ranks, and Flender offered to arrange Hu Jiu’s graduation after the exchange competition.

Hu Jiu and the Shrek group arrived at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to arrange their exchange, where Education Committee member Zhi Lin tested Tang San’s abilities. Tang San remained unfazed as Zhi Lin increased his Soul Power pressure, and the test continued.

• Hu Jiu declined Flender’s suggestion that he graduate early, while Zhao Wuji revealed that Hu Jiu was a level 47 Food System Soul Ancestor.
• Qin Ming led the Shrek group to the Education Committee so Flender and the other teachers could seek approval for the exchange.
• Hu Jiu worried that Xiao Wu’s identity might be exposed, but she reassured him that her aura was concealed.
• Meng Shenji and the other Education Committee members welcomed the Shrek teachers and praised their students’ victory over the Imperial Dou Team.
• Zhi Lin asked to meet the talented Control System Soul Master, and Tang San stepped forward and greeted the committee members.
• Zhi Lin used increasing Soul Power pressure to test Tang San, who stayed calm even when the pressure reached level 40.

Tang San resisted Zhi Lin’s Soul Power pressure and broke through to rank 40, after which Shrek Academy’s students revealed their Soul Power Levels to the Royal Academy’s Education Committee. The chapter left the committee impressed by the students’ extraordinary strength and potential.

• Zhi Lin raised his Soul Power pressure, and Tang San used the Mysterious Heaven Skill and his Blue Silver Grass to withstand it.
• As Zhi Lin increased the pressure, Tang San broke through from rank 39 to rank 40 before Meng Shenji ended the test.
• Bai Baoshan asked to learn the other students’ Soul Power Levels, and Zhao Wuji urged them to reveal their Spirits.
• The Shrek students announced their ranks, including Hu Jiu at rank 47, Dai Mubai and Tang San at rank 40, and Ning Rongrong at rank 30.
• The Education Committee members saw the students’ ages and Soul Ring configurations and recognized them as stronger than Royal Academy’s most outstanding students.

Meng Shenji urged Flender to let Shrek Academy compete in the All-Continent Advanced Academy Elite Competition, but Hu Jiu advised him to take time to consider. Prince Xue Xing then arrived with Xue Beng and a mysterious green-haired old man, and openly challenged Shrek’s right to stay at Royal Academy.

• Meng Shenji praised Shrek’s talented students and asked Flender to let them compete in next year’s All-Continent Advanced Academy Elite Competition.
• Hu Jiu sensed a powerful concealed aura approaching and suggested that Flender postpone his decision; Flender agreed to discuss it with the others.
• Prince Xue Xing entered the Education Committee with Xue Beng and a green-haired old man whose strength Meng Shenji, Bilin, and Bai Baoshan could not discern.
• Hu Jiu moved Xiao Wu behind the Shrek group as Xue Beng glared at them and identified them to Prince Xue Xing.
• Prince Xue Xing dismissed Shrek Academy and questioned whether its members qualified to visit Royal Academy, prompting Meng Shenji to defend them by mentioning that Teacher Qin Ming had come from Shrek.

Prince Xue Xing used Dugu Bo to force the Shrek Academy group to leave the Royal Academy, and Flender chose to withdraw rather than risk the students’ lives. As the group departed, Dugu Yan’s arrival drew Dugu Bo’s interest in Tang San, and Dai Mubai proposed expanding Shrek Academy.

• Prince Xue Xing demanded that the Shrek teachers face Dugu Bo for five minutes to qualify as exchange teachers, and Dugu Bo’s aura overwhelmed the hall.
• Dai Mubai charged at Dugu Bo, but Dugu Bo blasted him back and Tang San caught him with his Crane Controlling Dragon Seizing Hand.
• Flender recognized Dugu Bo as Poison Douluo and led the Shrek group out of the Royal Academy despite Meng Shenji calling after him.
• Dugu Yan arrived and whispered to Dugu Bo, who watched Tang San leave with new interest; Hu Jiu resolved to pursue Dugu Bo’s Immortal Herbs in revenge.
• Qin Ming caught up with the group and apologized to Flender, and Dai Mubai suggested expanding Shrek Academy.

After being driven out of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Flender led the Shrek group to Heaven Dou City and decided to seek work at Blue Tyrant Academy, partly to secure his students a chance to compete in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament. The group reached the academy and headed for its recruitment reception room.

• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun urged Flender to build Shrek Academy into a successful team, while Ning Rongrong offered to host them at her home.
• Flender chose to find lodging in Heaven Dou City and visit Liu Erlong, then spotted Blue Tyrant Academy's advertisement recruiting Soul Ancestors.
• Flender told the group he knew someone at Blue Tyrant Academy, and Zhao Wuji and Shao Xin teased him about visiting an old lover.
• Flender proposed that the teachers apply to Blue Tyrant Academy so the students could compete in the elite tournament and show their abilities.
• Flender led the Shrek group to Blue Tyrant Academy, where they went to the recruitment reception room.

Flender's group visited Blue Tyrant Academy to apply for teaching positions, and Qin Ming and the other teachers revealed their formidable strength, prompting the academy staff to take them to meet the dean. Hu Jiu's attempt to apply as a teacher was stopped, and the group headed into a forest behind the academy.

• A Blue Tyrant Academy teacher introduced the academy's facilities, including a Mimicry Cultivation Environment that increased cultivation speed by ten percent.
• Qin Ming passed the employment assessment without a fight after revealing his level 62 strength, and Flender and the other Shrek teachers displayed their Soul Rings.
• Yin Shu admitted the academy could not evaluate the teachers and offered to take them to meet the dean.
• Hu Jiu offered to apply as a teacher, but Xiao Wu, Oscar, and Zhao Wuji objected and Zhao Wuji told him to remain a student.
• Yin Shu led Flender's group toward a quiet forest behind the academy.

Flender and the Shrek group arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy, where Liu Erlong welcomed them and gave Flender control of the academy. The academy became Shrek Academy, and Liu Erlong urged the students to defeat Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the next Soul Master Tournament.

• Yin Shu brought Flender and the Shrek group to meet Liu Erlong, who was delighted to see Flender again.
• Flender explained that Heaven Dou Royal Academy had driven Shrek Academy out, and Liu Erlong grew furious on his behalf.
• Liu Erlong declared that Blue Tyrant Academy would be renamed Shrek Academy and placed Flender in charge.
• Liu Erlong introduced the academy and its record, including reaching the top eight in the last Soul Master Tournament.
• At the welcoming banquet, Liu Erlong praised the Shrek Seven Devils and urged them to beat Heaven Dou Royal Academy at next year's tournament.

Hu Jiu followed Dugu Bo after he kidnapped Tang San, hoping to reach the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and claim some Immortal Herbs. He slipped through Dugu Bo’s poisonous formation with the help of his Holy Light soul skill, while Dugu Bo remained unaware.

• Hu Jiu sensed Dugu Bo searching Blue Tyrant Academy and concealed Xiao Wu’s aura by hiding with her.
• Dugu Bo entered Tang San’s room, knocked him unconscious, and carried him out of the academy.
• Hu Jiu told Xiao Wu to alert the dean, then secretly pursued Dugu Bo through the night and into Sunset Forest.
• Hu Jiu waited until Dugu Bo moved away from Tang San, then approached the poisonous formation around their destination.
• Hu Jiu tested the poison and used Holy Light to cleanse it, then teleported through the formation while Dugu Bo sensed nothing unusual.

Hu Jiu found Tang San at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and learned that Tang San planned to stay there to cure Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan. Tang San gave Hu Jiu a Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Heaven Ginseng and herbs for their friends, while Hu Jiu sensed that the well itself might hold something valuable.

• Hu Jiu found Tang San and offered to help him escape from Dugu Bo, but Tang San refused because he believed he was safe and did not want to endanger Shrek Academy.
• Tang San gave Hu Jiu a Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Heaven Ginseng, explaining that it could strengthen his foundation and might evolve his carrot Martial Soul.
• Tang San collected immortal herbs for Xiao Wu, Dai Laoda, and the others, and said he would remain at the well to improve his strength and cure Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Tang San revealed that he had prepared a poisonous threat in case Dugu Bo refused to release him after being cured.
• Hu Jiu sensed the well's dense spiritual energy and used the Five Senses Strengthening Technique to search inside it for something valuable.

Hu Jiu found two Dragon Pills beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, collected the Immortal Herbs Tang San had prepared for their friends, and returned to Heaven Dou City. He told the academy leaders that Tang San was safe and had gained an extraordinary opportunity, while keeping the details secret.

• Hu Jiu saw two dragon skeletons and red and blue crystals beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but could not yet retrieve the crystals he believed were Dragon Pills.
• Tang San explained how to consume the Immortal Herbs and gave Hu Jiu herbs for Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and Xiao Wu.
• Hu Jiu left Tang San at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and returned safely to Heaven Dou City.
• Hu Jiu met Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Liu Erlong at the city gates and reassured them that Tang San was safe.
• Hu Jiu told the academy leaders that he had followed Dugu Bo and found Tang San, and Liu Erlong angrily declared she would demand an explanation from Dugu Bo.

Hu Jiu reassured the Shrek teachers that Tang San was safe with Dugu Bo and had found a valuable place to cultivate. He then distributed the Immortal Herbs Tang San had prepared for his friends, leaving Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran still waiting for theirs.

• Hu Jiu told Flender and the others that Tang San was treating Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan’s poison and planned to cultivate at Dugu Bo’s treasure ground.
• Hu Jiu explained that Tang San intended to use a poison on Dugu Yan as leverage if Dugu Bo would not let him go, and Flender agreed to wait and see what happened.
• Hu Jiu returned to his residence and reassured Xiao Wu and the others before bringing out Tang San’s gifts of Immortal Herbs.
• Hu Jiu gave Dai Mubai the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and Oscar the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid, explaining how each herb should be taken.
• Hu Jiu gave Ma Hongjun the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower to strengthen his fire abilities and resolve his Evil Fire problem.
• Hu Jiu gave Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty, which could evolve her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran still awaited their herbs.

Hu Jiu distributed Immortal Herbs to Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and Xiao Wu, then explained the power and legend of Xiao Wu’s Lovesick Heartbreak Red. Xiao Wu easily claimed it, revealing her unwavering love, and Hu Jiu urged her to consume it before its medicinal effects faded.

• Hu Jiu gave Zhuqing Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone to improve her cultivation talent and explained how to absorb it.
• Hu Jiu gave Meng Yiran Dragon Scale Grass, which could transform her Serpent Cane Martial Soul into a Dragon Staff, and reminded her to thank Tang San.
• Hu Jiu told Xiao Wu the legend of Lovesick Heartbreak Red and explained that it acknowledged its master through sincere love.
• Xiao Wu spat her heartblood onto Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and the herb fell into her hands without resistance.
• Hu Jiu concealed that the claimed herb would never wither and urged Xiao Wu to consume it while its effects remained potent.

Hu Jiu consumed the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Heaven Ginseng, raising his soul power to level 50 and evolving his Carrot Spirit into Radish Ginseng, which could gradually evolve other Martial Souls. He found his friends waiting outside and urged them to train harder to absorb the effects of their Immortal Herbs.

• After Xiao Wu accepted that Lovesick Heartbreak Red could not be preserved, Hu Jiu gave the group their Immortal Herbs and returned to his room with the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Heaven Ginseng.
• Hu Jiu consumed the ginseng, refined its medicinal power, and raised his Soul Power Level to 50, where he stopped because he lacked a Fifth Soul Ring.
• Hu Jiu's Carrot Spirit evolved into Radish Ginseng, which could produce a weak evolutionary effect on Martial Souls when consumed.
• Hu Jiu excitedly shouted about becoming the king of all gods, unaware that Xiao Wu and the others had heard him from outside.
• Dai Mubai told Hu Jiu that the Immortal Herb had greatly increased his soul power and physical strength, and Hu Jiu urged everyone to train harder to digest their herbs' medicinal power.

Hu Jiu listened as his companions described how the immortal herbs had strengthened their Soul Power and transformed their Martial Souls. The group prepared to seek Soul Rings, while Xiao Wu revealed the benefits she had gained from the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

• Oscar said the herb had raised his Soul Power by five levels, bringing him to level 38.
• Ma Hongjun reported that he had reached level 38 and that his Phoenix Evil Fire had grown stronger and resolved its former hidden danger.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda had evolved into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, breaking her clan’s cultivation restriction.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran said they had reached level 38, and Meng Yiran showed off her new Dragon Staff and dragonlike transformation.
• Xiao Wu told Hu Jiu that she was level 40, described the strengthening of her Soul Power, and said the Lovesick Heartbreak Red had changed her aura.

Hu Jiu discovered that Xiao Wu’s Lovesick Heartbreak Red had strengthened her vitality and concealed her Soul Beast aura, then revealed that consuming the herb had evolved his Martial Soul into Spirit Ginseng. The group learned Spirit Ginseng could gradually evolve other Martial Souls, and Hu Jiu warned them to keep the ability secret.

• Hu Jiu sensed Xiao Wu’s immense vitality and realized Lovesick Heartbreak Red had made her aura undetectable.
• Hu Jiu explained that the flower required profound, self-sacrificing love to acknowledge its master, leaving the group amazed by Xiao Wu’s devotion.
• Dai Mubai asked Hu Jiu what benefits he had gained, and Hu Jiu summoned his evolved Spirit Ginseng Martial Soul.
• Hu Jiu revealed that Spirit Ginseng could gradually evolve Martial Souls, though producing it cost substantial Soul Power and he could make only about ten a day.
• Hu Jiu ordered the group to keep the ability secret and warned them against revealing it.

Hu Jiu secured his friends’ promise to keep his ginseng’s martial-soul evolution effect secret and began planning to build a group strong enough to protect him in the future. The group then met with Flender and Zhao Wuji to discuss Dai Mubai’s next Soul Ring after the Immortal Herbs had raised their levels.

• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai vowed to punish anyone who revealed Hu Jiu’s secret, while Ning Rongrong promised to keep it within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Hu Jiu told Ning Rongrong to keep the secret until he could defend himself against a Titled Douluo, then reassured everyone and gave them ginseng containing martial-soul evolution power.
• Xiao Wu argued that her Soft Bone Rabbit was more likely to evolve than Zhu Zhuqing’s Netherworld Spirit Cat, and Hu Jiu promised to give her special attention.
• Hu Jiu and the others went to Flender’s office to discuss hunting a Soul Ring for Dai Mubai, and Flender reacted with shock to their boosted levels.
• Zhao Wuji warned that their rapid advancement could harm their futures, and Hu Jiu assured him that Tang San’s Immortal Herbs had no side effects.

Hu Jiu reviewed his rapid cultivation growth and discussed plans for the Soul Rings he and his companions needed. He planned to consult Tang San before choosing his own Fifth Soul Ring and preparing to hunt.

• Zhao Wuji celebrated the prospect of Hu Jiu soon becoming a thirteen-year-old Soul King, while Hu Jiu reflected on his growth and his Soul Ring and skill progress.
• Flender decided that Hu Jiu, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong would set out to hunt Soul Rings, aiming to strengthen them for the Soul Master Tournament a year later.
• Hu Jiu said he would consult Tang San about Soul Ring choices, then fly to him disguised as Flender's Cat Eagle martial soul.
• Hu Jiu gathered Dai Mubai and the others and asked about their desired Soul Rings; Dai Mubai described the AoE Soul Skill and Soul Beasts suited to his Fourth Soul Ring.

Hu Jiu reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as Dugu Bo turned against Tang San after recognizing his Clear Sky Hammer. Dugu Bo attacked Tang San, and Hu Jiu arrived to intervene, leaving both young men facing the Titled Douluo.

• Hu Jiu left the Shrek group and flew with Flender to the vicinity of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Tang San passed Dugu Bo's first two tests, but his Clear Sky Hammer appeared during the third, revealing his identity as Tang Hao's son.
• Dugu Bo decided to kill Tang San to prevent trouble from Tang Hao and struck him down despite Tang San's attempt to escape.
• Hu Jiu sensed Tang San's weakened aura, entered Dugu Bo's poison formation, and flew down to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo prepared to kill Hu Jiu as well, while Tang San urged Hu Jiu to flee; Hu Jiu asked Dugu Bo why he had attacked Tang San.

Hu Jiu used Tang San’s father and Dugu Yan to pressure Dugu Bo into negotiating, while Tang San secured Dugu Bo’s promise to honor three requests in exchange for a cure. After Dugu Bo left, Tang San asked Hu Jiu what he knew about his father.

• Hu Jiu warned Dugu Bo that Tang San’s father knew about the kidnapping and threatened to target Dugu Yan if Dugu Bo harmed Tang San.
• Dugu Bo called Hu Jiu back after seeing his Teleportation ability and admitted he needed Tang San to detoxify him.
• Tang San invoked Dugu Bo’s promise of three requests and made his first request: Dugu Bo could not harm anyone connected to Shrek Academy.
• Dugu Bo accepted the request, agreed to settle the matter, and left after Hu Jiu promised to tell Tang San’s father it had been a misunderstanding.
• Hu Jiu gave Tang San a Sacred Light Ginseng, and Tang San asked whether Hu Jiu knew something about his father.