Chapter Summaries

Huo Feng reunited Yu Xiaogang with Tang San outside Shrek Academy, while the girls judged Tang San and Huo Feng left with them. Yu Xiaogang encouraged Tang San by reminding him of his second Martial Soul, then brought him into the academy convinced he could become a Titled Douluo.

• Huo Feng greeted Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, and Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu privately reacted to Tang San’s changed appearance.
• Huo Feng explained that he had found Tang San at a blacksmith shop in Suotuo City and asked why Yu Xiaogang had returned to Shrek Academy with him.
• Yu Xiaogang said Tang San would rest and learn from Shrek’s students, avoiding saying that he intended to use his connection to Flender to get Tang San admitted.
• Huo Feng left for Suotuo City with Xiao Wu and the other girls, while Tang San envied how powerful and popular he was.
• Yu Xiaogang reminded Tang San that he had a second Martial Soul, and Tang San regained confidence in his potential.
• Yu Xiaogang privately recognized Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer and hurried with him into Shrek Academy, imagining Tang San becoming a Titled Douluo.

Yu Xiaogang brought Tang San to Shrek Academy and asked Flender to let him study there. Dai Mubai mocked Tang San before heading to Suotuo City with Oscar and Ma Hongjun, while Yu Xiaogang began stating his demands to Flender.

• Ma Hongjun urged Dai Mubai to take him out, and Oscar joined after reporting that Huo Feng and the three girls had left the academy.
• Dai Mubai led Oscar and Ma Hongjun toward Suotuo City, but they stopped when they saw Yu Xiaogang and Tang San heading to Flender's office.
• Dai Mubai taunted Tang San about his shabby clothes, then left with Oscar and Ma Hongjun without speaking to Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San met with Flender, and Yu Xiaogang asked for Tang San to be admitted to Shrek Academy.

Flender agreed to let Tang San study at Shrek Academy but refused Yu Xiaogang’s request to teach all its students, allowing him to teach Tang San personally instead. After Tang San left, Flender warned Yu Xiaogang that this would be the last time he helped him, and Yu Xiaogang stormed out.

• Yu Xiaogang asked for Tang San to enter Shrek Academy and for himself to become an official teacher there.
• Flender accepted Tang San’s admission but refused to let Yu Xiaogang teach the Academy’s other students, offering him permission to teach Tang San personally.
• Yu Xiaogang accepted the arrangement, and Tang San left the room to look around the Academy.
• Flender told Yu Xiaogang that their friendship was why he had helped him, but he would not be able to help him again.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Flender that he would remember this, then left without answering Flender’s instruction to find Zhao Wuji.

After Flender regretted his old choice and Yu Xiaogang left his office with Tang San, Yu Xiaogang sent Tang San to ask Li Yuesong where Zhao Wuji’s office was. Tang San faced the teacher he had insulted during the entrance examination and asked for directions, while Li Yuesong remained unimpressed.

• Flender privately regretted giving up Liu Erlong for Yu Xiaogang, whose behavior had changed their old friendship.
• Yu Xiaogang took Tang San to find Zhao Wuji but realized he did not know where Zhao Wuji’s office was.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered Tang San to ask Li Yuesong for directions, and Tang San recognized the teacher he had argued with during the entrance examination.
• Tang San apologized for his earlier words, pointed out Yu Xiaogang, and asked Li Yuesong where Zhao Wuji’s office was.

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San asked Zhao Wuji for accommodations at Shrek Academy, and Zhao Wuji assigned them a room to share. Yu Xiaogang took offense at the rusty key and the modest arrangement, then confronted Zhao Wuji.

• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang found Zhao Wuji outside his office and told him that Headmaster Flender had asked him to arrange their accommodations.
• Zhao Wuji let Tang San into his office while Yu Xiaogang stayed outside, offended that Zhao Wuji had not greeted him.
• Zhao Wuji gave Tang San a rusty key and explained that he and Yu Xiaogang would share a room that needed cleaning.
• Yu Xiaogang snatched the key from Tang San and threw it onto Zhao Wuji's desk, demanding to know what the arrangement meant.

Yu Xiaogang clashed with Zhao Wuji over Shrek Academy’s lodging and was forced out of the office, but he pretended to Tang San that they had reached an agreement. Tang San began cleaning their dilapidated room, and Yu Xiaogang noticed Flender approaching.

• Yu Xiaogang complained that he and Tang San had been assigned one unclean room, and Zhao Wuji told him to leave if he disliked Shrek Academy’s conditions.
• Zhao Wuji pushed Yu Xiaogang out of his office and shut the door, leaving him to decide he would stay and prove his theories by training Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang falsely told Tang San that he and Zhao Wuji had resolved the lodging issue, and Tang San went with him to their room.
• Yu Xiaogang realized he had left the room key on Zhao Wuji’s desk and told Tang San to smash the rusty lock instead of retrieving it.
• Tang San broke the lock with Mystic Jade Hand and found the room dusty and filled with broken furniture and household items.
• Yu Xiaogang noticed Flender approaching as he sat beneath a tree near the room.

Flender summoned Shrek Academy’s teachers and students to the training grounds, where Yu Xiaogang and Tang San’s arrival drew open disgust. The chapter ended with Zhao Wuji and Li Yuesong moving away from Yu Xiaogang, whom Zhao Wuji said made him feel unlucky.

• Flender told Yu Xiaogang that he and Tang San had to attend an announcement at the training grounds that night, and Yu Xiaogang passed the message to Tang San.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun returned to the academy after a lavish outing and ran into Huo Feng and three girls, who reacted with disgust.
• Flender’s summons reached the academy’s students and teachers, and they gathered at the training grounds.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San arrived, and Tang San’s filthy clothes and smell prompted students and teachers to move away from them.
• Zhao Wuji and Li Yuesong ignored Yu Xiaogang and walked to the other side, and Zhao Wuji said seeing him made him feel unlucky.

Flender introduced Tang San to Shrek Academy and clarified that Yu Xiaogang would not take part in regular teaching, angering Yu Xiaogang. He assigned the eight students to train at the Soto Fighting Arena until they earned Silver Soul Battle Badges, leaving Tang San uneasy about his poor record there.

• Yu Xiaogang resented the academy’s apparent hostility toward him and Tang San, while Flender chose not to intervene.
• Flender introduced Tang San as a level twenty-five Control System Soul Master and announced that he would join the academy’s teaching activities.
• Flender said he would organize regular lessons and that Yu Xiaogang would only offer private advice, easing Dai Mubai, Zhao Wuji, and Li Yuesong’s concerns.
• Yu Xiaogang nearly lost his temper when Flender announced that the students would put theory aside and begin practical combat training.
• Flender sent all eight students to the Soto Fighting Arena until they earned Silver Soul Battle Badges, and Tang San worried because he had lost both of his previous matches there.

Flender ordered Shrek’s students to form two-person teams for Soul Duels at the Soto Fighting Arena. Huo Feng paired with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong paired with Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San was left without a partner as the other male students argued over their teams.

• Tang San worried that his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul would make one-on-one Soul Duels difficult, so he planned to earn points through pairs and team battles.
• Flender told the students they needed Soul Battle Badges in both individual and team competitions and gave them five minutes to form pairs.
• Xiao Wu claimed Huo Feng as her partner, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to team up.
• Tang San sought a partner among Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, but they avoided him and argued over who should pair with whom.
• Flender saw Huo Feng and the girls announce their teams, then asked why Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San had not settled their pairings.

Flender assigned the remaining Shrek students to teams, pairing Oscar with Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai with Tang San. Yu Xiaogang approved, but Tang San and Dai Mubai were unhappy with the pairing as they prepared to compete together.

• Dai Mubai asked Flender to assign the teams after Oscar and Ma Hongjun both avoided pairing with Tang San.
• Flender announced that Oscar and Ma Hongjun would form one team, while Dai Mubai and Tang San would form the other.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun accepted the arrangement, while Dai Mubai privately resented having to carry Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang briefly hid his satisfaction with the teams, and Tang San forced a smile despite feeling miserable about partnering with Dai Mubai.

Flender assigned Shrek Academy’s students aliases and team battle roles for their training at the Soto Fighting Arena. Tang San was ranked last and made a substitute, leaving him and Yu Xiaogang humiliated as the chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang trying to reassure him about his talent.

• Flender gave the students numbered Shrek aliases, placing Tang San at Number Eight, behind the other students.
• Flender handed out masks and told the students to hide their identities and ages during soul battles.
• Flender made Tang San a substitute because he had just joined the academy and had lost both of his Soto Fighting Arena battles; the other seven became starters.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang reacted angrily to the decision, while the others mocked them after the group dispersed.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that his talent was stronger than everyone else’s, despite his limited strength.

Shrek Academy’s students traveled to Suotuo City to compete in the Great Soul Arena, where Tang San prepared for more matches despite his losses and doubts. As the Soul Fights were about to begin, the masked Shrek group drew the crowd’s attention.

• Flender led Shrek Academy’s students toward Suotuo City, and Yu Xiaogang joined them so he could stay with Tang San.
• The group booked rooms near the Great Soul Arena, with Xiao Wu choosing to share with Huo Feng and Tang San rooming with Yu Xiaogang.
• The students planned their one-on-one and two-on-two matches, while Yu Xiaogang filled Tang San with fighting spirit by lecturing him on his theories.
• As night fell, crowds gathered for the Soul Fights, and an eleven-person group drew attention because eight wore identical masks.

At the Soto Fighting Arena, Dai Mubai refused to enter a two-on-two match with Tang San, forcing Tang San to register for another one-on-one fight instead. Tang San’s match was scheduled first, and as he entered the arena, his stomach suddenly cramped.

• Dai Mubai told Flender he would skip two-on-two fights and participate in extra one-on-one matches, disappointing Tang San, who had hoped to gain points through their partnership.
• Flender asked Tang San whether he agreed to cancel their two-on-two match, and Tang San reluctantly said he had no objections while Yu Xiaogang was away with diarrhea.
• Dai Mubai and Tang San each registered for a second one-on-one fight, and Tang San spent twenty Gold Soul Coins from Yu Xiaogang’s funds.
• The students paid to use their Shrek Code Names on their Iron Soul Badges, leaving Tang San with only twenty of his original fifty Gold Soul Coins.
• Tang San’s one-on-one fight was scheduled first, and as he entered the arena, a sudden pain struck his lower abdomen.

Tang San fought his first soul fight at the Soto Fighting Arena after medicinal herbs temporarily suppressed his urgent stomach trouble. He caught his opponent, the Black Robed Man, with a sneak attack, but then froze after losing control of his bowels.

• Tang San swallowed medicinal herbs and used the Mysterious Heaven Skill to suppress his stomach pain so he could fight.
• The host introduced Tang San as Shrek Number Eight and announced his match against the level twenty-three Black Robed Man.
• The Black Robed Man charged with his Black Rhinoceros Spear and cut through Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, drawing boos from the audience.
• Tang San used his second soul skill, Parasitism, to bind the Black Robed Man, then froze after realizing he had had a blowout.

Tang San hesitated during his soul duel because he had diarrhea, then chose to finish the match despite the risk of embarrassment. The Black Robed Man broke free and struck him with his spear, causing Tang San to soil himself in front of the audience.

• Tang San stood motionless while the Black Robed Man struggled against his Blue Silver Grass, weighing whether to surrender or risk exposing his accident.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived, saw Tang San apparently dominating the match, and praised him until he noticed Tang San was not moving.
• Tang San decided to pursue victory, used his skills to lift the Black Robed Man toward the edge of the arena, and stained his pants as he moved.
• The Black Robed Man shattered the Blue Silver Grass, returned to the stage, and charged Tang San with his spear.
• The Black Robed Man's spear struck Tang San on the butt, and Tang San erupted in diarrhea before the audience.

Tang San’s Moonlit Night Coagulation caused a foul-smelling explosion that disgusted the crowd and Shrek’s companions, while Yu Xiaogang blamed Tang San’s earlier meal. Tang San continued the duel by launching Blue Silver Entanglement at the Black Robed Man.

• Tang San’s Moonlit Night Coagulation exploded across the Soul Arena, making spectators flee and leaving the arena in chaos.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, the Shrek girls, and Huo Feng cursed Tang San, while Flender suspected Yu Xiaogang had taught him the tactic.
• Yu Xiaogang realized Tang San’s trouble may have come from the meal he ate and felt guilty for praising his health moments earlier.
• Tang San accepted his humiliating condition, kept his mask on, and decided the duel was still underway.
• Tang San summoned enhanced Blue Silver Grass vines and sent them toward the Black Robed Man, who had already dodged the explosion.

Tang San fought the Black Robed Man in the Great Soul Arena, but his Blue Silver Grass and dirty tactics failed against the spear-wielding opponent. After being overwhelmed and humiliated, Tang San surrendered and left the arena.

• Tang San attacked the Black Robed Man with Blue Silver Entanglement, but the man cut through the vines and was splattered with filth.
• The Black Robed Man charged toward Tang San and coated his spear tip in the filth, shocking Tang San and the spectators.
• Tang San ran low on Soul Power and struggled to breathe while the Black Robed Man closed in and attacked with Army-Breaking Continuous Thrusts.
• Tang San fell and staggered out of the arena, surrendering as the audience fled from him.
• Dai Mubai regretted that Tang San, Yu Xiaogang's prized disciple, had lost his third soul fight.

After Tang San forfeited his match following his disgusting spectacle, rumors about him spread through Soto Fighting Arena and dragged the other Shrek students into the scandal. The chapter ended with the alias “Shrek Number Eight” becoming infamous throughout the arena while Tang San remained in the restroom, unaware of his growing notoriety.

• The host declared Wang Shuai the winner after Shrek Number Eight forfeited, and spectators began speculating that the other masked Shrek students shared his behavior.
• Flender blamed Yu Xiaogang for Tang San's disgrace, and Yu Xiaogang left to find Tang San in the restroom.
• The host announced a fifteen-minute delay while the arena crew prepared to clean the damaged Soul Arena.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Huo Feng cursed Tang San for embarrassing the group, while Huo Feng planned to prove his own strength in his upcoming match.
• Spectators spread increasingly distorted rumors about the incident, and Shrek Number Eight became famous throughout Soto Fighting Arena while Tang San remained in the restroom.

After Tang San’s disastrous match delayed the Soul Arena, Soto Fighting Arena compensated the spectators and sent two men to find him and recover its losses. Tang San left the restroom with Yu Xiaogang, who tried to comfort him, just as the men confronted them.

• The cleaning crew struggled to repair the damage to the Soul Arena, so the host offered spectators a half-price ticket refund for the delay.
• The person in charge of the Branch Soul Arena sent two men in black to find Tang San and recover the arena’s losses.
• Tang San limped out of the restroom and worried that his humiliating performance had also disgraced Yu Xiaogang and the Shrek Academy students.
• Yu Xiaogang assured Tang San that he did not blame him and claimed Tang San could have won if not for the unexpected incident.
• Two men in black identified Tang San as “Shrek Number Eight,” and Yu Xiaogang demanded to know who they were.

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San were escorted to an office in Soto Fighting Arena, where its branch manager demanded compensation for damage caused by Tang San. The manager asked for one hundred Gold Soul Coins, leaving Yu Xiaogang dumbfounded.

• Two black-clad Soul Ancestors stopped Yu Xiaogang and Tang San from leaving the arena and escorted them upstairs.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San entered the office of the person in charge of Soto Fighting Arena's Thirteenth Branch.
• The manager identified Tang San as Shrek Number Eight, and Yu Xiaogang insisted on speaking for his disciple.
• The manager said Tang San had damaged the arena and affected the audience, then demanded one hundred Gold Soul Coins in compensation.