Chapter Summaries

Chu Xuan warned Ma Hongjun and made clear that he would not train him, Dai Mubai, or Oscar, while Flender accepted the decision and assigned Zhao Wuji to teach them. Flender remained wary of Chu Xuan’s power and wondered why he had joined Shrek Academy.

• Chu Xuan threatened Ma Hongjun, who trembled and promised to heed the warning.
• Flender brought Chu Xuan and the others to his office, where Chu Xuan explained how he had swindled Flender out of Gold Soul Coins; Zhao Wuji was astonished.
• Flender promised to keep Ma Hongjun under control, and Chu Xuan urged him to handle future misconduct impartially.
• When Flender asked about training the students, Chu Xuan agreed to teach Xiao Wu and two others but refused to train Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, or Oscar.
• Flender assigned Zhao Wuji to train the three boys and wondered why Chu Xuan and his companions had joined the academy.
• Flender began to ask Chu Xuan a presumptuous question, and Chu Xuan replied that he did not have to ask it.

Chu Xuan told Flender and Zhao Wuji that he came from Spirit Hall and had joined Shrek Academy while traveling, prompting Flender to suspect he was Spirit Hall’s mysterious God Child. Flender and Zhao Wuji decided to keep that possibility secret and prevent Dai Mubai and the other students from provoking Chu Xuan.

• Flender asked Chu Xuan about his origins and why he had joined Shrek Academy, and Chu Xuan said he was from Spirit Hall and had come to Suotuo City while traveling.
• Chu Xuan reassured Zhao Wuji that Spirit Hall was not pursuing him and had known his whereabouts for years.
• Chu Xuan left Flender’s office to take a walk after recalling the rewards he had gained from God-Level Choice missions.
• Zhao Wuji asked Flender whether Chu Xuan’s explanation was believable, and Flender guessed that he was Spirit Hall’s mysterious God Child.
• Flender told Zhao Wuji to keep their suspicion secret and warned him to stop Dai Mubai and the other students from provoking Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan took Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing to the academy dining hall and confronted Oscar over selling sausages made with a disgusting soul incantation. After Li Yusong confirmed Chu Xuan was a specially appointed teacher, Oscar fled, and Chu Xuan left him with a warning not to sell sausages on academy grounds.

• Chu Xuan turned down Ning Rongrong's suggestion to eat in Suotuo City and told the girls they would begin following cultivation plans the next day.
• Ning Rongrong approached Oscar to buy a roasted sausage, but Xiao Wu warned her that it was his Soul Skill and explained his disgusting incantation and improper intentions.
• Chu Xuan stopped Oscar from pestering Ning Rongrong, slapped him, and ordered him not to sell sausages anywhere on academy grounds.
• Oscar challenged Chu Xuan's authority until Li Yusong delivered Chu Xuan's teaching certificate and confirmed he was a specially appointed teacher.
• Oscar hurried away with his cart, and Li Yusong left to recruit more students.

Dai Mubai planned to pursue the three beautiful new students once his injuries healed, while Flender waited for Yu Xiaogang and Zhao Wuji read the Spirit Hall’s announcement exposing Yu Xiaogang’s work. The chapter left Flender unaware of Yu Xiaogang’s arrest and Shrek Academy facing the threat of losing its rented land if it angered the village.

• Dai Mubai heard Oscar describe the three new girls and decided to meet them the next day, dismissing Oscar’s warning about their teacher, Chu Xuan.
• Oscar considered gathering information about the girls, but stayed when Dai Mubai said they would see them at training.
• Flender wondered why Yu Xiaogang had not answered his letters and anticipated their reunion with Tang San.
• Zhao Wuji read the Spirit Hall announcement alleging Yu Xiaogang had copied his Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul and deceived the Holy Maiden.
• Zhao Wuji reflected that Ma Hongjun’s punishment kept him out of training and that Shrek Academy could lose its village-owned rental land if it provoked the villagers.

Chu Xuan prepared to train Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, while Dai Mubai grew furious when he saw Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing at the training ground. The chapter ended with Dai Mubai trying to attack Chu Xuan as Zhao Wuji restrained him and demanded an explanation.

• Chu Xuan toured the academy with Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, then discussed the girls' upcoming training with them.
• Xiao Wu described Chu Xuan's demanding physical, Soul Power, and mental training methods, leaving Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing apprehensive.
• Chu Xuan prepared a training plan and summoned the three girls to the training ground the next day.
• Flender, Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, and Oscar were already at the training ground when Chu Xuan arrived with the girls.
• Chu Xuan confronted Dai Mubai, who tried to charge at him while Zhao Wuji held him back and demanded to know what had happened.

Chu Xuan revealed that Dai Mubai had abandoned his fiancée Zhu Zhuqing and spent his years in Suotuo City chasing women, then declared that Zhu Zhuqing was his and struck Dai Mubai. He left Dai Mubai silenced by threatening to brand him a Star Luo spy in Heaven Dou territory.

• Dai Mubai demanded revenge on Chu Xuan, and Chu Xuan chose to explain Zhu Zhuqing's identity and mock him.
• Chu Xuan told Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the others that Dai Mubai had fled the Star Luo Empire, leaving Zhu Zhuqing to face danger, while he pursued women in Suotuo City.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji confronted Dai Mubai about abandoning Zhu Zhuqing, but Dai Mubai blamed her and ordered her to return to his side.
• Chu Xuan pulled Zhu Zhuqing into his arms and declared that she was no longer Dai Mubai's fiancée and that no one could take her away.
• When Dai Mubai threatened Chu Xuan in the name of the Star Luo Imperial Family, Chu Xuan slapped him and warned that he could be treated as a spy in Heaven Dou territory.