Chapter Summaries

Ning Rongrong and Chen Yuan approached Tang San to buy his secret techniques and weapons, but Tang San refused to sell them and offered to make Rongrong a Godly Zhuge Crossbow instead. Afterward, Rongrong questioned Tang San’s supposed sect, kissed Chen Yuan, and fled, while Chen Yuan remained calm.

• Ning Rongrong asked Chen Yuan to accompany her to negotiate with Tang San for his combat methods and weapons.
• Tang San refused to sell the Tang Sect’s methods but offered to forge Ning Rongrong a Godly Zhuge Crossbow and other Hidden Weapons as repayment for Chen Yuan’s favor.
• Ning Rongrong offered Tang San up to five million Gold Soul Coins, but Tang San still refused and told them to leave.
• Ning Rongrong questioned whether Tang San truly belonged to a sect and worried that something about his cultivation did not add up.
• Ning Rongrong kissed Chen Yuan and declared she would repay the favor with herself, then hurried back to her room.
• Chen Yuan remained outwardly calm and wondered whether his lack of emotion was for the best.

On the flight back to Shrek Academy, Chen Yuan told Ning Rongrong he planned to cultivate alone for a while, and she reluctantly accepted that they would be apart. She shared her suspicions about their classmates and her resentment toward Dai Mubai, while Chen Yuan listened.

• Ma Hongjun and Oscar argued about their flight abilities until Zhao Wuji ordered them to hurry back to the academy.
• Tang San worried that Chen Yuan’s Spirit Rings exceeded the usual limits and decided to ask his teacher about absorbing stronger rings and cultivating his second Martial Soul.
• Chen Yuan told Ning Rongrong he would leave her at Shrek Academy while he cultivated toward rank forty Soul Power.
• Ning Rongrong said she regretted not staying with Sword Grandpa and wished she could cultivate alongside Chen Yuan, but agreed they still needed to assess Tang San’s Hidden Weapons for the sect.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that she suspected Tang San and Xiao Wu had mysterious backgrounds, believed Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were scum, and felt Oscar had failed to defend her.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Tang San and Xiao Wu discussed their new Soul Skills with Yu Xiaogang. Tang San then asked whether Spirit Rings beyond Yu Xiaogang’s age limits could be absorbed, bringing up Chen Yuan’s unexplained case.

• Chen Yuan and Ning Rongrong toured Suotuo City, where Chen Yuan bought over a thousand longswords and rented a countryside estate for cultivation.
• Zhao Wuji reported the Spirit Beast hunt to Flender, who celebrated the students’ breakthroughs before Yu Xiaogang arrived and asked to see Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang met Tang San and Xiao Wu, and they described the abilities of their Third Soul Skills.
• Yu Xiaogang identified Xiao Wu’s Spirit Ring as coming from a thousand-year Lightning Rabbit, while Xiao Wu concealed that she had condensed the ring herself.
• Tang San asked whether anyone could absorb a Spirit Ring beyond the established age limits, and Yu Xiaogang admitted he could not explain Chen Yuan’s situation.

Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San against absorbing Spirit Rings beyond the accepted limits and urged him to postpone cultivating his second Martial Soul, while Tang San accepted his guidance. Meanwhile, Chen Yuan began sword-based mimetic cultivation at a rural manor, tempering the Soul Power he had gained from the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone before attempting a breakthrough.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Chen Yuan’s Spirit Ring configuration might come from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and warned him not to risk absorbing a Ring beyond the limit.
• Tang San admitted that Chen Yuan’s strength made him feel inadequate and asked when he could cultivate his second Martial Soul; Xiao Wu tried to reassure him.
• Yu Xiaogang explained the danger of Twin Martial Souls and advised Tang San to cultivate his Blue Silver Grass until he reached the Soul King level before seeking a way to remove the flaw.
• Tang San accepted Yu Xiaogang’s advice, and Yu Xiaogang planned to guide the other Shrek Academy students the next day.
• Chen Yuan meditated among a thousand swords in a mimetic cultivation environment, using their resonance to enhance his sword intent and Soul Power.
• Chen Yuan chose to temper the six levels of Soul Power gained from the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone until it was fully integrated before attempting a breakthrough.

Chen Yuan brought Ning Rongrong to Shrek Academy, where he confronted Dai Mubai’s hatred and Yu Xiaogang’s attempt to recruit him for guidance. He exposed the limits of Yu Xiaogang’s advice and challenged him to guide his inherited technique, Man and Sword as One.

• Chen Yuan arrived at Shrek Square with Ning Rongrong, and Dai Mubai glared at him with hatred while Yu Xiaogang studied his Spirit Rings.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar stopped Dai Mubai from provoking Chen Yuan, and Dai lowered his head as fear overcame his anger.
• Flender introduced Yu Xiaogang as a renowned theorist and teacher, while Ning Rongrong joined the students and stood beside Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to guide Chen Yuan, hoping to learn how he had absorbed powerful Spirit Rings.
• Chen Yuan dismissed Yu Xiaogang’s basic training suggestions, described his rigorous training under a Titled Douluo, and asked for guidance on Man and Sword as One.
• Yu Xiaogang was left embarrassed and unable to explain how he could help Chen Yuan master the technique.

Chen Yuan embarrassed Yu Xiaogang over his inability to explain Man and Sword as One, then left Shrek Academy. Yu Xiaogang returned to teach, but his harsh training and the students’ resentment ended with him withdrawing from instructing most of them.

• Yu Xiaogang could not answer Chen Yuan’s question about Man and Sword as One, and Chen Yuan dismissed his weighted-running drills as a waste of time.
• Yu Xiaogang stormed off, Tang San followed him, and Chen Yuan departed after asking Flender to look after Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong praised Chen Yuan’s hard work to Zhu Zhuqing, while Dai Mubai secretly resented Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun and Oscar questioned Yu Xiaogang’s reputation.
• Flender brought Yu Xiaogang back, and Yu Xiaogang assessed the students in three fights before ordering all seven to run twenty weighted laps as punishment.
• The students failed to complete the run and resented Yu Xiaogang’s rebukes, so he left, declaring that he would only guide Tang San and Xiao Wu.

After more than twenty days of secluded training, Chen Yuan comprehended Man and Sword as One and unleashed a devastating sword strike, though the sword qi injured his body. He healed with the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and became confident he could reach level forty within ten days.

• Chen Yuan trained daily with a 128-catty greatsword before practicing the Seven Kill Sword Art.
• While reflecting on the bond between a Martial Soul and its owner, Chen Yuan realized the Seven Kill Sword was another side of himself and entered the Man and Sword as One state.
• Chen Yuan transformed all his Soul Power into sword qi and launched a blade of light that traveled up to a hundred meters, but the technique damaged his body.
• Chen Yuan concluded that Man and Sword as One brought the Seven Kill Sword Art to major completion and brought the Killing Word Technique close to mastery, while Refining Rings remained beyond his reach.
• Chen Yuan used the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone to heal, found his Soul Power easier to control, and expected to break through to level forty within ten days.

Chen Yuan joined Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing on a trip to Suotuo City, where he learned about their training and their Seven Treasure Spirit Cat team. After revealing he could fight a Soul King, he planned to watch the Great Soul Arena for a chance to meet Dugu Yan, but the trio encountered Dai Mubai with two women in the city.

• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing visited Chen Yuan, and he agreed to accompany them to Suotuo City.
• On the way, Ning Rongrong explained that she and Zhu Zhuqing had formed the Seven Treasure Spirit Cat team, with nineteen battles, twelve wins, and seven losses.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Chen Yuan how strong he was, and he said he could fight a Soul King if he went all out.
• Chen Yuan decided to watch the Great Soul Arena for the Royal Fight Team and seek a chance to speak with Dugu Yan about her poisoning.
• In Suotuo City, Chen Yuan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing ran into Dai Mubai, who had a woman on each arm, and Zhu Zhuqing reacted with disgust.

Dai Mubai confronted Zhu Zhuqing and tried to use their family ties to shame her and turn Chen Yuan and Ning Rongrong against her. Zhu Zhuqing rejected him, and Chen Yuan and Ning Rongrong reassured her that she could stay with them in the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Dai Mubai threatened Zhu Zhuqing and accused her of trying to get close to Chen Yuan, hoping to isolate her from Ning Rongrong.
• Zhu Zhuqing condemned Dai Mubai for abandoning her, indulging in women, and lacking the courage to fight for their future, then declared she would live as she wished.
• Chen Yuan invited Zhu Zhuqing to join him and Ning Rongrong for a meal, and Ning Rongrong linked arms with Zhu Zhuqing as they left Dai Mubai behind.
• At the restaurant, Zhu Zhuqing worried that her Star Luo family background could put Chen Yuan and Ning Rongrong in danger and suggested they keep their distance.
• Chen Yuan and Ning Rongrong welcomed Zhu Zhuqing's friendship and urged her to remain in the Heaven Dou Empire and cultivate freely.

Chen Yuan watched Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing win their Great Soul Arena matches and offered to spar with them. At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang urged Flender to disband the school and leave with him, Tang San, and Xiao Wu for an advanced academy.

• Chen Yuan accompanied Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to the Great Soul Arena and agreed to spar with Zhu Zhuqing using only a wooden sword.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated her one-on-one opponent with her speed and agility.
• Ning Rongrong supported Zhu Zhuqing as they defeated the Cat and Mouse Combination in their two-on-two match.
• Chen Yuan accompanied Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing around the arena before returning with them to Shrek Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender that he would take Tang San and Xiao Wu to an advanced academy unless Flender disbanded Shrek Academy and joined them.
• Flender was left uncertain as Yu Xiaogang departed, having urged him to consider leaving with the academy's teachers.

Flender considered disbanding Shrek Academy to bring Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong together, while also worrying about the academy’s divided students. At Chen Yuan’s manor, he sparred with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, teaching Zhu Zhuqing to focus and commit fully in battle.

• Flender reflected on his feelings for Liu Erlong and decided to use the academy’s possible closure to push Yu Xiaogang to reunite with her.
• Flender found Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun absent, Tang San and Xiao Wu training, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing missing.
• Chen Yuan created a Wooden Sword and invited Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to attack him.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s opening strike was easily countered by Chen Yuan, and Ning Rongrong boosted her strength and speed with her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Chen Yuan overwhelmed Zhu Zhuqing with sword attacks until his guidance helped her focus and counterattack with Hell Stab.
• Chen Yuan caught Zhu Zhuqing’s wrist, placed the Wooden Sword at her neck, advised her to use her full strength, and called for another round.

After training Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, Chen Yuan kept them at the manor as rain approached and prepared Hot Pot for them. The three shared an awkward, spicy meal that brought them closer, while Chen Yuan planned to bankrupt Shrek and pursue the Immortal Herbs next.

• Chen Yuan told Ning Rongrong to meditate and Zhu Zhuqing to walk laps after their training, then invited them to stay at the manor for dinner.
• Chen Yuan rode his Flying Sword to Suotuo City, bought seasonings, meat, vegetables, and fruit, and prepared Hot Pot as rain fell.
• Chen Yuan woke Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing and showed them how to cook food in the boiling broth and dip it in sauce.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing found the Hot Pot painfully spicy but delicious, and the three ate together, quietly growing closer.
• Chen Yuan planned to make Shrek go bankrupt, have the protagonist contact the Royal Fight Team, and begin dealing with the Immortal Herbs.

Shrek Academy ran out of funds, and Flender announced that it had gone bankrupt. Flender and the teachers planned to join another academy, while the students chose whether to follow; Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had not yet decided when the chapter ended.

• Flender announced that Shrek Academy had gone bankrupt, and the teachers blamed Yu Xiaogang for squandering its funds on Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Flender to explain their plans, and Flender invited Zhao Wuji, Lu Qibin, Li Yusong, and Shao Xin to join him at another academy.
• Zhao Wuji and the other three teachers agreed to follow Flender, who promised to negotiate better treatment for them.
• Flender told the students that they could leave or join the teachers at the new academy, but offered no tuition refunds or graduation certificates if they left.
• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Xiao Wu chose to follow Flender or their companions, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had not yet spoken.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing left Shrek Academy after it went bankrupt, while Tang San repaid Chen Yuan’s favor with Hidden Weapons. Chen Yuan then guided the two women toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where they planned to visit the powerful Royal Fight Team.

• Ning Rongrong announced she would leave Shrek Academy and asked Tang San to repay his debt to Chen Yuan with Hidden Weapons.
• Tang San handed Ning Rongrong his Hidden Weapons and declared that neither he nor Chen Yuan owed the other anything.
• Zhu Zhuqing also left Shrek Academy, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing departed together.
• Flender told the remaining Shrek teachers and students to prepare to leave for a new academy in Heaven Dou City.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing returned to Chen Yuan’s estate, where Chen Yuan suggested they visit Heaven Dou Royal Academy to see the Royal Fight Team.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to go with Chen Yuan the next day.

Chen Yuan took Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to watch the Royal Fight Team defeat the Berserk Team at the Suotuo Great Soul Arena. After recognizing their leader as Qin Ming, Chen Yuan approached him, and Qin Ming asked who they were.

• Chen Yuan brought Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to the arena to watch a match between two Soul Elder teams.
• The Berserk Team entered to loud cheers, but the crowd welcomed the Royal Fight Team even more enthusiastically.
• Chen Yuan recognized Dugu Yan among the Royal Fight Team, while Ning Rongrong identified the team as elite students from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• The Berserk Team provoked Yu Tianheng and activated their berserk tactic, but the Royal Fight Team swiftly defeated them.
• The Nine Heart Begonia Spirit Master healed her teammates, and Chen Yuan recognized their leader, Qin Ming.
• Chen Yuan approached Qin Ming and asked if he was a teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Qin Ming confirmed his identity before asking who the three visitors were.

Chen Yuan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing asked to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Qin Ming agreed to bring them back after learning that Shrek Academy had closed. Their reunion with Dugu Yan stirred up Yu Tianheng’s jealousy as the group prepared to celebrate.

• Chen Yuan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing introduced themselves and asked Qin Ming to arrange their enrollment at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Ning Rongrong told Qin Ming that Shrek Academy had gone bankrupt and closed, prompting him to decide to revisit his old academy.
• Qin Ming left Yu Tianheng in charge of the team and the three newcomers while he headed back toward Shrek.
• Dugu Yan recognized Chen Yuan from their meeting three years earlier in Sunset Forest and praised how quickly he had advanced.
• Chen Yuan explained their past meeting to Ning Rongrong, while Yu Tianheng and the Royal Fight Team were surprised that Chen Yuan was already a Three-Ring Soul Elder at such a young age.
• Yu Tianheng offered to pay for a celebratory meal, and Dugu Yan offered to look after Chen Yuan, leaving Yu Tianheng visibly jealous.

At a victory dinner, Yu Tianheng challenged Chen Yuan to a duel after Chen Yuan said he had not found a worthy opponent. Outside the city, their Martial Souls and Spirit Rings revealed the gap in their configurations, leaving the Royal Fight Team stunned.

• Yu Tianheng toasted the Royal Fight Team’s victory and welcomed Chen Yuan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Dugu Yan watched Chen Yuan with curiosity, and Yu Tianheng challenged him to prove his strength in a battle.
• Chen Yuan accepted and agreed to fight Yu Tianheng outside the city after dinner, while Ye Lingling offered to heal any injuries.
• Yu Tianheng summoned his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and displayed three Spirit Rings: yellow, yellow, and purple.
• Chen Yuan summoned his Seven Kill Sword and revealed three Spirit Rings: yellow, purple, and purple, stunning the Royal Fight Team as Dugu Yan kept her eyes on him.

Chen Yuan defeated Yu Tianheng in a brutal battle, then reflected on how the Seven Kill Sword’s killing intent had affected him. After Qin Ming learned what happened, he abandoned the plan to travel and compete in Spirit Battles and decided to take Chen Yuan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Chen Yuan overwhelmed Yu Tianheng with his speed and sword strikes, then used Boiling Killing Intent to withstand Yu Tianheng’s lightning and inflict deep wounds.
• Yu Tianheng collapsed from his injuries, and Chen Yuan regained control of himself and said his Berserk Soul Skill had intensified his killing nature.
• Ye Lingling healed Yu Tianheng, who left with Yu Feng and Osler after his defeat.
• Qin Ming learned that Chen Yuan had easily beaten Yu Tianheng and decided to return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Chen Yuan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.

After returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with the Royal Fight Team, Chen Yuan went shopping with Dugu Yan and asked whether the poison in her body was affecting her. Dugu Yan confirmed his guess, leaving her condition exposed but unresolved.

• Qin Ming called off the plans and led the Royal Fight Team, Chen Yuan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing back toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• At a town inn, Dugu Yan invited Chen Yuan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing shopping and apologized for Yu Tianheng's hostile behavior after losing.
• Chen Yuan reassured Dugu Yan that Yu Tianheng's resentment was understandable, while warning that spending time with them could cause trouble for her.
• Ning Rongrong criticized Yu Tianheng, and Chen Yuan encouraged her and Zhu Zhuqing to explore the shops; Dugu Yan then teased Chen Yuan after the two girls left.
• Chen Yuan asked Dugu Yan whether the poison in her body was seriously affecting her, and she confirmed that his guess was accurate.

Chen Yuan gave Dugu Yan hope that Spirit Bones might contain the poison afflicting her, earning her trust while keeping his true plans hidden. After the group returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, its Education Committee approved Chen Yuan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing for enrollment, and Dugu Bo arrived that evening to see his granddaughter.

• Chen Yuan suggested that Dugu Yan use poison-type Spirit Bones to store the poison from her Martial Soul and stop it from worsening, while privately planning to seek Dugu Bo's help reaching the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Yan trusted Chen Yuan and teased him by offering herself to him, but his ambiguous reply left her wondering what he truly wanted.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing returned with their purchases, and the group traveled back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy about ten days later.
• Qin Ming reported Chen Yuan and his companions to the Three Education Committee Members, who approved all three newcomers for enrollment the next day.
• Dugu Bo hurried to Heaven Dou Royal Academy after learning that Dugu Yan had returned.