Chapter Summaries

Zhu Zhuqing asked to remain at Shrek Academy, and Granny Yan agreed, explaining that Dai Xuanyu’s authority came from inheriting the Evil Eye Saint King. When Granny Yan revealed a drop of Dai Xuanyu’s golden blood, it overwhelmed Zhu Zhuqing and entered her body, beginning her transformation.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Granny Yan to let her stay and study at Shrek Academy, and Granny Yan agreed on Dai Xuanyu’s authority as Crown Prince.
• Granny Yan said Dai Xuanyu had inherited the Evil Eye Saint King and showed Zhu Zhuqing a drop of golden blood in an ornate box.
• The blood’s pressure forced Zhu Zhuqing to the ground, then the drop flew into her forehead and put her to sleep.
• Dai Xuanyu sensed Zhu Zhuqing absorbing his blood and looked forward to her transformation.
• Three cloaked figures appeared in Dai Xuanyu’s private room, where he told them to watch the formation and avoid drawing attention.

Zhu Zhuqing absorbed the Evil Eye Saint King's golden blood under the protection of a Star Luo military formation, transforming her body and evolving her Martial Soul. Su Ming sensed the Votive Power surge and recognized that Dai Xuanyu's gift had changed Zhu Zhuqing completely.

• A Soul Sage and two Soul Emperors from the Star Luo Military Headquarters guarded Zhu Zhuqing while she absorbed the Saint King's power.
• After a day, Zhu Zhuqing finished absorbing the blood, landed safely, and thanked the three escorts.
• The Soul Sage treated Zhu Zhuqing with great respect, recognizing her as the Crown Princess and one of the empire's two holders of the Saint King's power.
• Su Ming sensed the Votive Power stored in his Star Luo Alter Ego surge and realized Zhu Zhuqing's transformation had taken place.
• Zhu Zhuqing's Netherworld Spirit Cat Martial Soul evolved after she received Dai Xuanyu's power.

Su Ming learned that the Evil Eye Saint King's power had transformed Zhu Zhuqing’s Netherworld Spirit Cat into the Gengjin White Tiger and raised her soul power to Rank 30. He considered how her new Martial Soul changed her future and the balance between the Zhu and Dai families, then planned to check on his other Alter Egos.

• Su Ming bestowed a tiny amount of willpower on Zhu Zhuqing and learned that her talent had improved and her soul power had reached Rank 30.
• Su Ming learned that the Evil Eye Saint King's power had evolved Zhu Zhuqing’s Netherworld Spirit Cat into the Gengjin White Tiger, a powerful metal-aspect Martial Soul.
• Su Ming recalled how the Zhu Family had spent generations supporting the Dai Family’s White Tiger Martial Soul and preserving their Martial Soul Fusion Skill in exchange for royal privileges.
• Su Ming concluded that Zhu Zhuqing had broken free of the Zhu Family’s subordinate role and could become a formidable Titled Douluo.
• Su Ming noted that Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul remained below Dai Xuanyu’s evolved White Tiger and anticipated their future Martial Soul Fusion Skill would be far more powerful than an ordinary Hell White Tiger.
• Su Ming decided to check the conditions of his other Alter Egos before resting.

After inheriting the Saint King's power, Zhu Zhuqing decided Shrek Academy no longer suited her and left Suotuo City to return to the Star Luo Empire. She sent letters to Flender and Dai Mubai, while Flender reflected on how badly Dai Mubai had disappointed her.

• Su Ming arranged to study at Shrek Academy temporarily, and Flender agreed that he could join officially later without paying tuition.
• Flender's cross-country training exposed Ning Rongrong's reluctance to persevere, but both she and Flender backed down and ended their disagreement on calmer terms.
• After absorbing the Saint King's power, Zhu Zhuqing reached level thirty, learned the Gengjin White Tiger's cultivation path, and ordered her group to help her obtain a third Spirit Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing left letters for Flender and Dai Mubai, then departed Suotuo City overnight with Granny Yan and three military officers to hunt for a Spirit Ring.
• Flender found Zhu Zhuqing's letter and concluded that Dai Mubai had let her down.

After reading Zhu Zhuqing’s letter ending their engagement and urging him to change, Dai Mubai confronted his guilt and resolved to stop wasting his life. He left before dawn to begin training and prepare to challenge Dai Weisi and Dai Xuanyu for the throne.

• Dai Mubai read Zhu Zhuqing’s letter, which ended their engagement and told him she would return to the Star Luo Empire as Crown Princess.
• Dai Mubai tore up the letter and raged at Zhu Zhuqing’s claims about the Saint King’s divine power.
• Dai Mubai realized Zhu Zhuqing sincerely hoped he would change, and he regretted abandoning her and sinking into drinking and pleasure.
• Dai Mubai resolved to rebuild his life and fight for the throne, even if the struggle cost him his life.
• Dai Mubai left the dormitory before dawn and headed to the training ground, determined to face Dai Weisi and Dai Xuanyu.

Ning Fengzhi received word that Ning Rongrong had joined Shrek Academy and reflected on her engagement to Gu He. Gu He remained anxious to see Rongrong, and Ning Fengzhi suggested that he visit her after some time.

• A young sect member reported to Ning Fengzhi that Ning Rongrong had successfully joined Shrek Academy.
• Ning Fengzhi recalled that he had arranged Ning Rongrong's engagement to Gu He, whose talent and devotion made him a promising match for her.
• Gu He told Ning Fengzhi that Rongrong did not need to endure hardship because he would protect her.
• Ning Fengzhi suggested that Gu He visit Rongrong after some time to ease his worries.

Gu He learned that Ning Fengzhi would let him visit Ning Rongrong at Shrek Academy after he obtained his third Spirit Ring. He revealed that he had completed his Self-Created Soul Skill, Shadow Legion, and prepared to demonstrate it to Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo.

• Gu He eagerly questioned Ning Fengzhi about visiting Ning Rongrong, and Ning Fengzhi explained that she had chosen to leave home and was secretly protected on her journey to Shrek Academy.
• Ning Fengzhi promised Gu He could visit Ning Rongrong after he obtained his third Spirit Ring, once he reached the Soul Elder level.
• Ning Fengzhi recalled that Gu He's cultivation had slowed because he was developing a Self-Created Soul Skill, but Gu He said it was complete and his cultivation speed would return to normal.
• Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo arrived and asked about Gu He's skill, and Gu He named it Shadow Legion before activating his Soul Power.

Gu He demonstrated his Shadow Legion and explained its capabilities to Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin, who recognized its immense potential. Ning Fengzhi ordered a rare External Soul Bone called the Soul Power Core brought from the treasury as a gift for Gu He.

• Gu He summoned Shadow Soldiers and introduced them as a soul skill created by combining his martial soul with his innate talent.
• Ning Fengzhi questioned Gu He about the Shadow Soldiers’ limits, and Gu He explained that their number, strength, and duration depended on his Soul Power while their movement had no range restriction.
• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin praised the Shadow Legion’s potential for intelligence, assassination, defense, and warfare.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered the Soul Power Core brought from the treasury, and Chen Xin explained that it was an exceptionally rare External Soul Bone.

Ning Fengzhi gave Gu He the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s inherited External Soul Bone, the Soul Power Core, and explained how it could strengthen and expand his Soul Power. Gu He began absorbing it, resolved to repay Ning Fengzhi’s trust and protect the sect.

• Gu He was astonished when Chen Xin revealed that Ning Fengzhi intended to give him an External Soul Bone.
• A shadow guard brought Ning Fengzhi a brocade box, and he opened it to reveal the pulsing sapphire-blue Soul Power Core.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that the Soul Power Core was a sect inheritance usually reserved for a sect master who could advance the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, but he had chosen Gu He because of his Shadow Soldiers.
• Ning Fengzhi described the Soul Power Core’s Storage skill, which improved Soul Power and created a purified reserve that could help Gu He strengthen his Shadow Soldiers.
• Gu He thanked Ning Fengzhi, sat down, and began absorbing the Soul Power Core, determined to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Flender gave the students a day off and invited them to meet in Suotuo City that evening, while Yu Xiaogang announced he would be away for a while. The chapter explained how Du Busi pursued poison cultivation and physical training in parallel under Yu Xiaogang’s careful guidance, before Du Busi left to train.

• Flender dismissed the students from training for the day and told them to meet him in Suotuo City that evening.
• Yu Xiaogang said he would leave the academy for a while, leaving Flender in charge of training until he returned.
• Su Ming and the others bade Yu Xiaogang farewell, and Du Busi left to train after the master departed.
• The chapter explained that Du Busi cultivated both the Poison Path and his physique, an approach Yu Xiaogang proposed to draw out the strengths of his True Body Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang devoted extensive effort and resources to Du Busi’s training, including preparing plans to prevent the toxins from his poison-type Spirit Rings from harming him.

Dai Mubai asked Du Busi to train with him, and Du Busi agreed. As Dai Mubai followed him, the others speculated that Zhu Zhuqing’s departure had prompted his change, while Su Ming quietly gained Votive Power from their gossip.

• Dai Mubai asked Du Busi to take him along during training and offered compensation.
• Du Busi agreed, and Dai Mubai hurried after him.
• Xiao Wu and Tang San remarked on how much Dai Mubai had changed.
• Ning Rongrong and Ma Hongjun speculated that Zhu Zhuqing’s departure had caused Dai Mubai’s change, while Tang San awkwardly tried to stop the gossip.
• Su Ming watched the discussion and gained a small amount of Votive Power from it.

Su Ming gave Xiao Wu and Tang San a gold card to help with their money troubles, then asked to borrow Tang San for a visit to Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena. He planned to show Tang San an unusual Soul Master whose first public appearance would help him gather Willpower.

• Xiao Wu asked Tang San for money to go shopping with Rongrong, and Tang San gave her a pouch of Gold Soul Coins.
• Su Ming accidentally interrupted Tang San and Xiao Wu, then apologized by giving Xiao Wu a gold card with a monthly limit of five thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu tried to refuse the gift, but Su Ming insisted they accept it as payment for Tang San forging materials for him.
• Su Ming asked to borrow Tang San and said he would take him to see an interesting Soul Master at the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City.

Su Ming told Tang San and Xiao Wu about a young Culinary Spirit Master whose Tool Martial Soul produced food with enhancement effects, dubbed Miracle Cuisine. He agreed to take them to the chef’s restaurant for their reserved lunch, leaving them eager to see it.

• Su Ming explained how the Great Soul Arena worked, and Tang San became interested in testing his skills and earning money there.
• Su Ming described a young Culinary Spirit Master whose dishes granted enhancements despite his having a Tool Martial Soul.
• Su Ming said the chef’s food had been named Miracle Cuisine and that he had reserved a lunch.
• Xiao Wu asked to join Su Ming, and he agreed as long as she behaved.
• Tang San worried that bringing extra guests might cause trouble, but Su Ming reassured him that the reservation allowed two more people.

Su Ming took Tang San and Xiao Wu to Chrysanthemum Downstairs Restaurant, where they met its owner and head chef, Liu Maoxing. The chapter left them at the restaurant, ready to discover its miraculous food.

• Tang San and Xiao Wu agreed to meet Su Ming for lunch, and he kept the restaurant's name a secret.
• Su Ming calculated that the day's events could bring him more Votive Power as his plans for the altered plot continued.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu met Su Ming at the village entrance, and the three traveled to Suotuo City.
• Su Ming led them past the Soto Great Spirit Arena to the quiet Chrysanthemum Downstairs Restaurant.
• Liu Maoxing introduced himself as the restaurant's owner and head chef, and told them they could call him Little Master Chef.

Su Ming brought Tang San and Xiao Wu to Chrysanthemum Downstairs Restaurant for a meal of Little Master Chef’s miraculous cuisine, then began telling them about the restaurant and its origins in Chuan Shu. His account left Tang San fascinated by the unfamiliar homeland and both companions eager to hear why Little Master Chef had traveled so far.

• Little Master Chef welcomed Su Ming, Tang San, and Xiao Wu into Chrysanthemum Downstairs Restaurant, where the two visitors admired its elegant interior.
• Little Master Chef went to prepare lunch, and Su Ming explained that he had reserved the restaurant and ordered the meal in advance.
• Su Ming told Tang San and Xiao Wu that Fairy Bei had founded the restaurant and that Little Master Chef and his older sister had inherited it.
• Su Ming explained that the original restaurant was in Chuan Shu, in the southwestern Star Luo Empire, and that Little Master Chef had traveled across two empires to train.
• Tang San became intrigued by Chuan Shu because it reminded him of Ba Shu and the Tang Sect, while Xiao Wu urged Su Ming to reveal why Little Master Chef had made the journey.

Su Ming, Tang San, and Xiao Wu visited Little Master Chef, who revealed his God-Bestowed Martial Soul: Culinary Treasure and his goal of inheriting the God of Cooking. Little Master Chef served Su Ming a custom dish, the Snapper Continent Map, whose effects let Su Ming envision controlling the Heaven Dou Empire and harvesting its Willpower.

• Xiao Wu held back her questions about Little Master Chef's unusual journey and drank the hawthorn-and-honey tea with Su Ming and Tang San.
• Little Master Chef explained that his Eternal Spirit Knife had transformed into the Culinary Treasure two years earlier, giving him a divine inheritance and a quest to collect eight Legendary Culinary Utensils.
• Su Ming stopped Little Master Chef from revealing more and urged him to serve the meal before the dishes grew cold.
• Little Master Chef unveiled the Snapper Continent Map, a dish made from a thousand-year Crimson Flame Snapper and arranged to resemble Douluo Continent.
• Su Ming tasted the Heaven Dou section and envisioned himself controlling the Heaven Dou Empire while harvesting Willpower from its people.

Little Master Chef served Tang San a personalized Magical Mapo Tofu that brought him face-to-face with memories of his past life and changed his outlook. Tang San returned to his senses after finishing the dish, while Xiao Wu eagerly awaited her own meal.

• Su Ming praised Little Master Chef's Snapper Continent Map and described the illusory vision it had triggered for him.
• Xiao Wu declined to go first, so Tang San volunteered to taste his personalized dish.
• Little Master Chef presented Tang San with Six-Flavors-in-One Magical Mapo Tofu, and its name reminded Tang San of his previous life in the Tang Sect.
• While eating, Tang San relived his past life and experienced the virtues of ordinary people in Ba Shu, which softened his mindset.
• Tang San finished the dish while absorbed in the vision, then learned from Xiao Wu that the vision had left him unaware of his surroundings.
• Xiao Wu became eager to taste her own dish after learning that diners who completed their visions left behind glowing food others could also enjoy.

Little Master Chef served Xiao Wu a bowl of creamy carrot soup, whose Illusory Scenery brought back painful memories of her mother’s death. After Xiao Wu emerged from the vision and thanked him, he revealed more dishes for her and Tang San to try.

• Tang San suggested Xiao Wu try Su Ming’s unfinished Snapper Continent Map, but Xiao Wu said she did not like fish.
• Little Master Chef revealed Xiao Wu’s exclusive dish, creamy carrot soup, and Xiao Wu eagerly tasted it.
• The soup’s Illusory Scenery brought Xiao Wu back to the Star Dou Great Forest and reminded her of her mother’s death, worrying Tang San until Little Master Chef and Su Ming reassured him.
• Xiao Wu emerged from the Illusory Scenery, finished the soup, and bowed to thank Little Master Chef for the experience.
• Little Master Chef revealed more dishes for Xiao Wu and Tang San, and Xiao Wu praised his cooking before he noted that Douluo Continent had other talented chefs.

After lunch, Little Master Chef told Su Ming, Tang San, and Xiao Wu about renowned chefs across the continent and revealed his plan to challenge Rong Nianbing for the Jade Dragon Pot. Su Ming agreed to keep in touch as their cooperation took shape, and the group left to spend the afternoon in Suotuo City before their evening gathering.

• Su Ming, Tang San, and Xiao Wu praised Little Master Chef’s cooking, and he agreed to explain the culinary world after their meal.
• Little Master Chef named several renowned chefs, then described Rong Nianbing, a Titled Douluo who possessed the Jade Dragon Pot and had agreed to hand it over if Little Master Chef defeated him in cooking and Soul Master strength.
• Little Master Chef revealed that he hoped to work with Su Ming to challenge Rong Nianbing, while Su Ming privately considered his plans for the chefs’ association assessment and Rong Nianbing’s debut.
• Su Ming, Tang San, and Xiao Wu left the restaurant, and Su Ming promised Xiao Wu he would take her to eat Little Master Chef’s cooking again if they met him.
• At the street, Xiao Wu and Rongrong went shopping, Tang San planned to forge metal and make hidden weapons, and Su Ming chose to relax before they met at the city gate that evening.

Su Ming visited Flender’s shop, discussed Soul Tools with him, and proposed investing in Shrek Academy as a School Board Director instead of joining as a student. Flender considered the offer and gave Su Ming a Plate Crystal, which Su Ming turned into Dragon Beard Needles.

• Su Ming browsed the Soul Tools in Flender’s shop and told Flender he believed they had great potential.
• Flender invited Su Ming to join Shrek Academy again, but Su Ming refused to become a student because he already led a sect.
• Su Ming proposed investing in Shrek Academy and becoming a School Board Director without interfering with its teaching.
• Flender deferred his decision but showed interest in the proposal and gave Su Ming a Plate Crystal as an advance gift.
• Su Ming stored the Plate Crystal with Sleeve Universe, transformed it into golden strands, and tested one Dragon Beard Needle.