Chapter Summaries

Lin Yun avoided punishment after injuring Zhou Yi, while Yan Shaozhe decided she could return to teaching Class 1 once she recovered. Lin Yun returned to class and was greeted as the students’ Strongest Freshman King.

• Yan Shaozhe confronted Lin Yun about fighting Zhou Yi, but Lin Yun defended himself by quoting Zhou Yi’s own challenge to the class.
• Yan Shaozhe acknowledged that Zhou Yi had been at fault, declined to punish Lin Yun, and arranged for another teacher to temporarily take over Class 1.
• Lin Yun returned to the classroom, where the students cheered him for standing up to Zhou Yi and chanted, “Strongest Freshman King!”

After Lin Yun's reputation spread through Shrek Academy, Xu Sanshi feared losing Jiang Nannan to him, while Huo Yuhao prepared to earn money by selling grilled fish. Lin Yun searched for the lewd author Qingye and went to the snack street, where he spotted Huo Yuhao.

• Xu Sanshi tried to challenge Lin Yun over rumors linking him to Jiang Nannan, but Beibei stopped him and said the rumors were probably false.
• Beibei left to help Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao with the grilled fish stall, and Xu Sanshi decided he had to do something to keep Jiang Nannan.
• Huo Yuhao, short on money, prepared to sell grilled fish after class with Tang Ya's help.
• Lin Yun told Ice Empress to find the author who wrote under the pen name Qingye, intending to use his work in a scheme against Zhou Yi.
• Lin Yun went to the snack street to try Huo Yuhao's grilled fish and spotted him at his stall.

Huo Yuhao began selling grilled fish at Tang Ya’s suggestion, and Lin Yun encouraged him by buying twenty with a Gold Soul Coin. As Huo Yuhao cooked his first batch, his Spiritual Detection helped him control the preparation, and the fish’s aroma surprised Lin Yun.

• Tang Ya praised Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish stall and urged him to keep working, then hurried away after Lin Yun overheard her calling him the Strongest Freshman King.
• Huo Yuhao apologized for Tang Ya’s remark, and Lin Yun reassured him while warning that catching up to him would take hard work.
• Huo Yuhao offered to treat Lin Yun to grilled fish, but Lin Yun paid a Gold Soul Coin and asked him to make twenty.
• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection to carefully season, skewer, and grill four fish for Lin Yun.
• The aroma of Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish spread through the snack street and impressed Lin Yun, who wondered how ordinary ingredients could smell so enticing.

Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish drew a crowd of Shrek students, while Lin Yun bought and ate most of the batch. Lin Yun’s potent seasoning left two seniors with nosebleeds, and the chapter ended with Jiang Nannan arriving after the fish had sold out.

• Huo Yuhao gave Lin Yun four grilled fish, and Lin Yun’s delighted reaction attracted Shrek students eager to buy some.
• Huo Yuhao sold the remaining fish to students, while Lin Yun used Dragon’s Might to stop a senior from asking him to share.
• Lin Yun seasoned his last fish with powder made from spiritual herbs, then gave some to two seniors who suffered nosebleeds and dizziness after eating it.
• Jiang Nannan arrived at Huo Yuhao’s stall after the grilled fish had sold out, then noticed Lin Yun and greeted him.

Lin Yun sold Jiang Nannan a grilled fish, and they chatted happily as she enjoyed it. Xu Sanshi saw them together, confronted Lin Yun, and challenged him to a duel at the Soul Fighting Arena.

• Lin Yun sold Jiang Nannan a grilled fish for five Copper Soul Coins after removing most of his potent seasoning.
• Jiang Nannan enjoyed the fish and felt that the price had been worth it.
• Xu Sanshi saw Lin Yun and Jiang Nannan talking and mistakenly imagined them as an intimate couple.
• Xu Sanshi tried to grab Lin Yun, but Lin Yun effortlessly blocked his hand and demanded to know who he was yelling at.
• Xu Sanshi challenged Lin Yun to a duel at the Soul Fighting Arena.

Lin Yun accepted Xu Sanshi’s challenge and met him in the Soul Fighting Arena, where their match began. After Lin Yun taunted him, Xu Sanshi awakened his Black Tortoise bloodline, revealing the Black Tortoise Shield as the fight was about to intensify.

• Lin Yun agreed to fight Xu Sanshi, who challenged him because he could not accept seeing him with Jiang Nannan.
• Jiang Nannan broke down over Xu Sanshi’s refusal to leave her alone, and Tang Ya took her back to the academy.
• Beibei joined Xu Sanshi in the Soul Fighting Arena and watched as the match was announced between the two students.
• Lin Yun and Xu Sanshi revealed their Martial Souls and Soul Rings, and Lin Yun’s Dragon’s Might overwhelmed Xu Sanshi.
• Lin Yun mocked Xu Sanshi for hiding behind his shield, prompting Xu Sanshi to awaken his Black Tortoise bloodline and transform his Profound Nether Shield into the Black Tortoise Shield.

Lin Yun battered Xu Sanshi’s Black Tortoise defenses, forcing him to use Ring Fusion and create a damage-dispersing Black Tortoise Domain. Lin Yun then leaped high into the air and activated his third Soul Ring, preparing to attack the domain.

• Beibei watched Xu Sanshi reveal his trump card and worried that he had exposed a secret important to the Shrek Seven Monsters.
• Lin Yun charged Xu Sanshi and smashed through seventeen shields empowered by Black Tortoise Power, leaving the final shield nearly broken.
• Xu Sanshi fused his three Soul Rings, restored his last shield, and used a multi-layered Black Tortoise Shock to knock Lin Yun back.
• Xu Sanshi spread Black Tortoise Power across half the arena and merged into its water-like domain, which dispersed incoming attacks.
• Lin Yun judged the domain’s defenses and leaped nearly fifty meters into the air as his third Soul Ring lit up.

Lin Yun defeated Xu Sanshi with a devastating punch, earning the nickname “Xu Three-Punch” for his opponent and drawing Yan Shaozhe’s interest. After collecting his prize money and leaving the arena, Lin Yun focused on the news that Zhou Yi had recovered from her injuries.

• Lin Yun shattered Xu Sanshi’s Black Tortoise Domain and split the arena with Sky-Breaking Dragon Fist, leaving Xu Sanshi badly drained and injured.
• Lin Yun teased Xu Sanshi by saying he had lasted two punches, and the crowd dubbed him “Xu Three-Punch” before Lin Yun knocked him unconscious.
• Yan Shaozhe watched the match and decided to win Lin Yun’s favor by offering him resources and other benefits.
• The referee declared Lin Yun the winner, and Lin Yun accepted the one hundred Gold Soul Coins while Beibei carried Xu Sanshi to the infirmary.
• Lin Yun’s match brought attention to Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish, while Jiang Nannan discovered that eating Lin Yun’s fish had boosted her cultivation speed.
• Lin Yun learned that Zhou Yi had recovered from her injuries.

Lin Yun learned that Myriad Demon King had found Qingye and brought him to Shrek City, then spent the day dealing with Zhou Yi’s return to teaching. He left Shrek Academy that evening to meet Qingye, whose appearance surprised him.

• Ice Empress told Lin Yun that Myriad Demon King had located Qingye and brought him to Shrek City.
• Lin Yun returned to Class 1, where the students applauded him and Xiao Xiao teased him about his fame.
• Zhou Yi taught Class 1 using ordinary lessons and training, then fled at the end of the day in frustration.
• Lin Yun went to a secluded house in Shrek City, where Myriad Demon King and Ice Empress greeted him.
• Lin Yun met Qingye and was startled that the young man rivaled him in appearance despite having no Soul Power.

Lin Yun secretly recruited Qingye for a plan and asked the Myriad Demon King to summon Sheng Xin, then returned to Shrek Academy and watched Zhou Yi’s conduct in class. After expelling students who slacked off, Zhou Yi grew bolder and imposed brutal training on Class 1, while Lin Yun continued to stay out of it.

• Lin Yun quietly explained an evil plan to Qingye, who agreed to carry it out for his own purposes.
• Lin Yun asked the Myriad Demon King to bring Sheng Xin, the Light Unicorn clan’s patriarch, because her healing abilities might be useful.
• Back at Shrek Academy, Lin Yun observed Zhou Yi’s teaching and the students’ growing resistance to her.
• On the fifth day, Zhou Yi caught eight students slacking during physical training and threw them out of class; Du Weilun dismissed their protest.
• Zhou Yi later expelled more students and forced the rest of Class 1, except Lin Yun and Xiao Xiao, to train in iron clothes.

Lin Yun and Xiao Xiao skipped Zhou Yi’s brutal fitness class while Huo Yuhao and the rest of Class 1 trained under the scorching sun. When Yingying collapsed from heatstroke, Zhou Yi dismissed Guo Miao’s protest and threatened to expel them both.

• Lin Yun lounged in the shade with Xiao Xiao, who enjoyed watching the class suffer while drinking an iced beverage.
• Wang Dong resented Lin Yun and Xiao Xiao for skipping training, while Huo Yuhao pushed himself through every exercise to make up for his weak Soul Power.
• Yingying collapsed from dehydration and heatstroke after training in an overheated iron vest.
• Guo Miao accused Zhou Yi of endangering Yingying, but Zhou Yi ordered the class to keep running and threatened to expel him and Yingying.

After Zhou Yi drove Guo Miao and the unconscious Yingying from Shrek Academy, Lin Yun began a plan to destroy the academy. The chapter ended with the Myriad Demon King informing Sheng Xin that the plan was ready to begin while Qingye worked on scandalous picture books.

• Guo Miao carried the injured Yingying away from Shrek Academy and vowed to take her home to the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Lin Yun noticed Zhou Yi’s growing fear and resentment, then fell asleep while Xiao Xiao played soothing music for him.
• After returning to his dormitory, Lin Yun told Bing'er to inform the Myriad Demon King that the plan could begin.
• The Myriad Demon King told Sheng Xin that Lin Yun’s plan to destroy Shrek was underway as she gave Qingye a Light Blessing.

Lin Yun’s scandalous illustrated book about Qian Duoduo, Yan Shaozhe, Cai Meier, and Xian Lin'er spread across Douluo Continent and reached Shrek Academy’s deans. Xian Lin'er flew into a rage over the book’s insinuations, while the gossip continued circulating through the academy.

• A fabricated romance about Qian Duoduo and Yan Shaozhe, complicated by Cai Meier and Xian Lin'er, spread through Shrek City and beyond in an illustrated book.
• Copies of “Dragon and Phoenix Entanglement” reached Shrek Academy’s two deans and two vice-deans, enraging Yan Shaozhe and leaving Qian Duoduo nearly fainting.
• Cai Meier and Xian Lin'er laughed as they read the book, amused by its account of events they knew firsthand.
• Xian Lin'er saw a provocative illustration and survey comparing her with Cai Meier, shredded the book, and smashed a hole in an alloy Soul Tool table.
• The book continued spreading across Douluo Continent, reaching most Shrek Academy students and circulating widely in the Inner Academy.

Lin Yun began the second stage of his plan after Shrek Academy launched a continent-wide search for the person behind "Dragon and Phoenix Entanglement." Shrek found no leads, while Yan Shaozhe feared the next move would cause turmoil within the academy.

• The scandal surrounding Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo alarmed Sea God Pavilion and prompted a meeting.
• Lin Yun learned that Qingye had completed "Dragon-Phoenix Harmony" and ordered the second stage of his plan to begin.
• Sheng Xin received a copy of "Dragon-Phoenix Harmony" and eagerly started reading it.
• Shrek Academy sent inner court students and the city defense army to search for the mastermind across the continent.
• Yan Shaozhe concluded that a powerful spiritual-type Titled Douluo was behind the scheme, but Shrek found no clues.

Lin Yun had the Myriad Demon King spread Dragon-Phoenix Harmony across Douluo Continent, and the book’s scandalous story inspired people to live openly. Readers then recognized that Zhou Yi, the story’s abusive teacher, was a real Shrek Academy instructor who had expelled many students.

• The Myriad Demon King used Tree Seeds to create copies of himself and sent them across Douluo Continent with Dragon-Phoenix Harmony.
• Dragon-Phoenix Harmony described Qian Duoduo reconciling with Yan Shaozhe, protecting Zhou Yi, and ending up with Fan Yu and Yan Shaozhe.
• People across Douluo Continent read the book and took courage from its forbidden romances, while Shrek Academy received letters of thanks.
• Readers compared the book’s account of Zhou Yi expelling students with reports from across the continent and discovered that she had taught many of the expelled students.

Zhang Lexuan and the Shrek Monitoring Group cornered a suspicious man linked to a plan against Shrek, but he burned away before they could learn more. Meanwhile, the scandalous books stirred turmoil inside Shrek Academy, leaving Zhou Yi’s teaching position in danger.

• Zhang Lexuan and the Inner Academy disciples surrounded a strange middle-aged man, who claimed a powerful lord had devised a plan to eliminate Shrek before turning to ashes.
• Zhang Lexuan ordered Wu Ming to collect the ashes and report that the mission had failed.
• The books Dragon and Phoenix Entanglement and Dragon-Phoenix Harmony caused Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and Tang Ya to face rumors about their relationships.
• Most of Zhou Yi’s Class 1 students transferred to other classes after Dragon-Phoenix Harmony portrayed a vicious teacher like her.
• Zhou Yi saw the nearly empty classroom and Lin Yun’s mocking gaze, then realized the book had even confused her about Fan Yu supposedly selling hooks.

Zhang Lexuan reported the failed investigation and the mysterious attacker’s ashes to Mu En, who concluded that Evil Soul Masters were behind a plot against Shrek. As he weighed how to respond, Mu En decided that Zhou Yi would become an example as part of his effort to address Shrek’s corruption.

• Zhang Lexuan told Mu En that the suspected bookseller had turned to ashes after claiming a lord planned to destroy Shrek and establish a new order in the name of a true god.
• Mu En sensed strange spiritual energy in the ashes and suspected the Evil Soul Masters were plotting against Shrek.
• Mu En worried that suppressing or ignoring the books would both damage Shrek’s reputation, and his thoughts turned toward striking at the Evil Soul Masters.
• Mu En reconsidered his earlier tolerance of Zhou Yi and resolved to make an example of her for expelling so many students.
• Mu En and his reclining chair vanished.

Myriad Demon King reflected on his staged capture and found Qingye writing himself toward death, while Sheng Xin tried to keep him alive. At Shrek Academy, Zhou Yi lost Fan Yu’s support, and Lin Yun ordered the next stage of his plan to begin as Zhou Yi stood isolated.

• Myriad Demon King admitted he had deliberately exposed his avatar to Shrek’s students on Lin Yun’s orders.
• Myriad Demon King found Sheng Xin using healing skills to support Qingye, who finished writing his books despite his failing health.
• Myriad Demon King used a life-infused leaf to stabilize Qingye, then took the completed books away.
• Fan Yu left Zhou Yi after blaming her for dragging them into turmoil, leaving her without support.
• Lin Yun ordered Ice Empress to begin the plan’s third step, and Myriad Demon King copied one of Qingye’s books into countless copies.
• Xiao Xiao asked why Lin Yun had stayed in Class 1, and he said it made no difference where he was.

The Myriad Demon King spread “Teacher of Sin” across Douluo Continent, and the book’s lurid portrayal of Zhou Yi sparked a major scandal at Shrek Academy. As angry parents surrounded the academy and students faced humiliating scrutiny, Yan Shaozhe turned his attention to Zhou Yi.

• The Myriad Demon King evaded Shrek’s search by using his incarnations and Tree Seeds, then distributed “Teacher of Sin” throughout the continent.
• The book depicted Zhou Yi as a sadistic teacher who abused students while relying on her husband Fan Yu’s influence to escape scrutiny.
• Readers in Shrek City began treating Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and former students of Zhou Yi’s class with suspicion and embarrassment.
• Parents of the new freshmen surrounded Shrek Academy, fearing Zhou Yi might teach their children, while parents of expelled students joined to demand justice.
• Yan Shaozhe read the book and recognized that the scandal threatened Shrek further, then muttered Zhou Yi’s name with a cold expression.

Yan Shaozhe investigated Zhou Yi’s teaching record and uncovered severe, lasting harm she had inflicted on students. Mu En ordered Shrek to publish the evidence and dismiss her, and Lin Yun arranged for it to spread across the Douluo Continent.

• Yan Shaozhe investigated Zhou Yi’s actions and found records of unjust expulsions, injuries, and students permanently unable to cultivate.
• Yan Shaozhe smashed his desk in fury after reading the evidence and hearing how badly some former students suffered.
• Mu En told Yan Shaozhe to release all the evidence and remove Zhou Yi from Shrek Academy.
• Yan Shaozhe complied and made the evidence against Zhou Yi public.
• Lin Yun celebrated Shrek’s decision and ordered the Myriad Demon King to spread the published evidence throughout the Douluo Continent.