Recaps

Zhao Ming found records claiming Yu Tianheng had been involved with another woman and fathered a child, then showed them to Dugu Yan. Devastated, Dugu Yan ended her relationship with Yu Tianheng and declared herself Zhao Ming’s maid.

• Zhao Ming found detailed records linking Yu Tianheng to Jin Lili and revealing that they had a child together.
• Zhao Ming told Dugu Yan about the records and handed her the booklet.
• Dugu Yan read the evidence, became furious with Yu Tianheng, and concluded that he had pursued her for her grandfather’s influence.
• Zhao Ming comforted Dugu Yan, who said she would have nothing more to do with Yu Tianheng.
• Dugu Yan declared that she would become Zhao Ming’s maid, and Zhao Ming welcomed her decision while privately imagining a future with her.

Zhao Ming summoned Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s students to uncover who had spread rumors about Dugu Yan, then killed a student who challenged his threat. The frightened students accused Yu Tianheng, leaving him under suspicion while Ye Lingling watched.

• Zhao Ming inspected the assembled students, noticed Ye Lingling, and ordered them to bow to him.
• Zhao Ming said someone among them had spread rumors slandering Dugu Yan and threatened to kill everyone if the culprit was not found.
• When a noble student challenged him, Zhao Ming burned the student to ash with Black Flame.
• Zhao Ming offered a reward for clues, and Dugu Yan massaged his shoulders as he sat down.
• Several students accused Yu Tianheng of spreading the rumors and claimed he had resented Zhao Ming and Dugu Yan.

Zhao Ming confronted Yu Tianheng over rumors about Dugu Yan and learned that Yu Tianheng had been secretly involved with Jin Lili, who was pregnant with his child. After Yu Tianheng admitted the affair and accused Dugu Yan of cheating with Zhao Ming, Zhao Ming beat him and insisted that he and Dugu Yan had done nothing.

• Yu Tianheng denied wrongdoing and appealed to Meng Qianji, who refused to protect him.
• Students revealed that Yu Tianheng and Jin Lili had been involved behind Dugu Yan's back, and Jin Lili admitted she was pregnant with his child.
• Yu Tianheng admitted he had been with Jin Lili and looked to Dugu Yan for a reaction, but she kept her attention on Zhao Ming.
• Zhao Ming slapped Yu Tianheng and condemned him for cheating on Dugu Yan.
• Yu Tianheng accused Dugu Yan of cheating with Zhao Ming, and Zhao Ming denied that they had ever done anything together before striking him again.

Dugu Yan revealed that Zhao Ming had only detoxified her inherited poison, disproving Yu Tianheng’s accusations and exposing his own betrayal. She confirmed she was still a virgin and ended her relationship with Yu Tianheng, leaving him with no hope of reconciliation.

• Dugu Yan explained that Zhao Ming had detoxified the inherited Snake Venom threatening her life, and Ye Lingling confirmed she had noticed the poison in her body.
• Dugu Yan revealed her cultivation had risen to level thirty-six, convincing the students that she had not been unfaithful to Yu Tianheng.
• Ye Lingling and Yufeng apologized for doubting Dugu Yan, while Dugu Yan said the ordeal had shown her Yu Tianheng’s true character.
• Dugu Yan displayed her Cinnabar Mark as proof that she was still a virgin, and Yu Tianheng begged her to forgive him.
• Dugu Yan reminded Yu Tianheng that Jin Lili was carrying his child and declared that she had nothing more to do with him.

Zhao Ming exposed Jin Lili as the one who had spread rumors about Dugu Yan, while Yu Tianheng refused to protect her despite her pregnancy. Dugu Yan asked Zhao Ming to spare Jin Lili, and Yu Tianheng was left disgraced before everyone in the hall.

• Zhao Ming confronted Jin Lili, and Yu Tianheng showed no intention of saving her from his threat.
• Jin Lili confessed that she had tried to ruin Dugu Yan's reputation so Yu Tianheng would leave her and take Jin Lili as his partner.
• Dugu Yan asked Zhao Ming to spare the pregnant Jin Lili, and he agreed.
• Zhao Ming ordered Jin Lili to slap herself twenty times, while the onlookers scorned Yu Tianheng.

After Zhao Ming cleared Dugu Yan’s name at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he left with Zi Ji while Dugu Yan explained that she was his maid. The three Faculty Seats began considering whether Ye Lingling could be matched with Zhao Ming.

• Zhao Ming warned the academy not to spread rumors about Dugu Yan, and Meng Shenji promised to discipline the students.
• Zhao Ming left with Zi Ji, telling Dugu Yan she could stay behind to talk with her friends.
• Dugu Yan told her teammates that Zhao Ming had cured her poison and that she served as his maid.
• Dugu Yan suggested Ye Lingling was the only other student suited to serve Zhao Ming, but Ye Lingling objected.
• The three Faculty Seats considered visiting Ye Tianxin to arrange a match between Ye Lingling and Zhao Ming.

Zhao Ming told Dugu Yan to return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy while he left to handle other matters, promising to visit her again soon. Dugu Yan accepted the separation and vowed to remain his maid, while Zhao Ming remembered her dormitory number and thought about seeing Ye Lingling there.

• Zhao Ming told Dugu Yan to return to the academy and focus on cultivating while he left for a few days.
• Dugu Yan asked Zhao Ming to visit her at dormitory 534 if he could not find her at home, and he remembered that Ye Lingling shared the room.
• The next morning, Dugu Yan waited outside Zhao Ming's room after bathing and dressing for his departure.
• Zhao Ming praised Dugu Yan's appearance and promised to return to Heaven Dou City and visit her.
• Dugu Yan said she would belong to Zhao Ming from then on, and he held her close before leaving.

Zhao Ming returned to Shrek Academy after curing Dugu Bo and reunited with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran. He gave Meng Yiran an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid to improve her cultivation, and she accepted it.

• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing waited anxiously for Zhao Ming to return, while Meng Yiran spotted him approaching.
• Zhao Ming landed beside Meng Yiran, embraced her, and reunited with the four women.
• Zhao Ming led the women to his dormitory and presented Meng Yiran with the first gift because she had recognized him first.
• Zhao Ming explained that the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid could strengthen Meng Yiran's foundation and improve her cultivation speed.
• Meng Yiran initially offered the herb back, but Zhao Ming told her he had already taken immortal herbs, and she accepted it.

Zhao Ming gave immortal herbs to Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu successfully plucked the Lovesick Heartbreak Red as proof of her sincere love for him. She chose to keep the flower rather than consume it, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing began absorbing their herbs and Zhao Ming stayed with Xiao Wu.

• Zhao Ming gave Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty and explained that it could help her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolve.
• Zhao Ming introduced the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and Xiao Wu yielded to Zhu Zhuqing's request to try plucking it first before Zhu Zhuqing stepped aside.
• Xiao Wu professed her love for Zhao Ming, spat blood onto the flower, and successfully plucked the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Xiao Wu kept the flower as a keepsake, and Zhao Ming gave Zhu Zhuqing the Narcissus Jade Bone.
• Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, and Zhu Zhuqing began absorbing their herbs while Zhao Ming sat with Xiao Wu.

Zhao Ming and Xiao Wu discussed Shrek Academy’s planned move to an academy in Heaven Dou City and spoke about Tang San’s continued interest in Xiao Wu. Zhao Ming planned to keep humiliating Tang San for Negative Value while warning Xiao Wu to be cautious around him.

• Xiao Wu told Zhao Ming that Dean Flender planned to merge Shrek Academy with an academy in Heaven Dou City, and she agreed to go wherever Zhao Ming went.
• Zhao Ming reflected on his goals and the powerful forces he still had to face before he could live peacefully with Xiao Wu and the others.
• Zhao Ming told Xiao Wu that Tang San and Grandmaster were at Blue Tyrant Academy and that he had beaten Tang San after learning he still harbored thoughts about her.
• Xiao Wu condemned Tang San and vowed to defend herself, while Zhao Ming promised to protect her and eventually kill Tang San once he dealt with the Titled Douluo behind him.
• Zhao Ming planned to humiliate Tang San gradually at Blue Tyrant Academy to gain more Negative Value from him.

Zhao Ming's immortal herbs transformed Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran, while he gave Oscar a Spirit Bone that raised his Soul Power and granted him a defensive skill. Oscar began using the skill by chanting its incantation, “I have a big green hat.”

• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran absorbed their immortal herbs as Zhao Ming watched their transformations.
• Zhao Ming left the dormitory and told Flender that the herbs could raise Soul Power by five or six levels.
• Zhao Ming gave Oscar a thousand-year Green-Haired Turtle skull Spirit Bone so he could gain a defensive soul skill.
• Oscar absorbed the Spirit Bone, advanced to level 33, and learned a defensive soul skill.
• Oscar chanted the incantation, “I have a big green hat,” as Flender and the others watched.

Oscar tested the powerful defensive barrier granted by the Green-Haired Turtle Spirit Bone Zhao Ming gave him and learned that it could grow stronger as he cultivated. The chapter ended with Oscar pledging to repay Zhao Ming’s kindness through diligent cultivation.

• Oscar summoned a green barrier from his Spirit Bone, and Ma Hongjun tested it with his Phoenix Flame, which took nearly a minute to break through.
• Zhao Wuji praised the Green-Haired Turtle Spirit Bone’s exceptional defensive power, while the teachers admired Zhao Ming for giving it to Oscar.
• Oscar explained that the Spirit Bone could evolve as he grew stronger, and Flender and Shao Xinshao recognized its extraordinary value.
• Oscar knelt and kowtowed to Zhao Ming in gratitude, then promised to cultivate diligently and see how the Spirit Bone evolved.

Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran gained powerful cultivation boosts from Zhao Ming’s immortal herbs, while Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul advanced to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. The Shrek Academy move to Heaven Dou City was delayed so the women could consolidate their cultivation and Zhao Ming could travel to the Star Luo Empire.

• Ning Rongrong emerged with six new ranks of Soul Power and discovered her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had become nine layers.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran emerged at thirty-eighth rank, and Zhao Ming congratulated and embraced them.
• Shao Xinshao worried about their rapid gains, but Zhao Ming assured everyone the Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs had strengthened their foundations.
• Flender announced that Shrek Academy would prepare to move to Heaven Dou City, where he hoped to confess his feelings to Liu Erlong.
• Zhao Ming asked to delay the departure so the women could consolidate their cultivation and he could travel to the Star Luo Empire to give Zhu Zhuyun immortal herbs.

Ning Rongrong prepared to fulfill her promise to Zhao Ming, and he took her on a romantic walk through Suotuo City before bringing her to the Rose Hotel. The chapter ended with Zhao Ming and Ning Rongrong alone in his room, poised to take the next step in their relationship.

• Zhao Ming sent the girls away to consolidate the effects of their immortal herbs, while Ning Rongrong stayed behind and asked him to walk with her.
• Ning Rongrong dressed up and asked Zhu Zhuqing if she looked pretty before joining Zhao Ming.
• Zhao Ming praised Ning Rongrong and took her to Suotuo City, where they walked hand in hand and revisited the place where they had first met.
• Zhao Ming gave Ning Rongrong a crystal necklace matching the one she had chosen when they first met, and she happily accepted it.
• Zhao Ming carried Ning Rongrong to his room at the Rose Hotel, where they were alone together.

Zhao Ming and Ning Rongrong spent their first night together, and the next morning she told him she had chosen to be with him despite his many other partners. They agreed that Zhao Ming would visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in Heaven Dou City and meet her father, Grandpa Bone, and Grandpa Sword.

• Zhao Ming woke beside Ning Rongrong and asked whether she was feeling all right after their night together.
• Ning Rongrong dressed, saved a bloodstained piece of the bedsheet in her Storage Soul Tool, and let Zhao Ming comb her hair.
• Ning Rongrong told Zhao Ming she belonged to him and would wait for him to come to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and marry her.
• Ning Rongrong explained that her father had warned her about Zhao Ming's flirtatious nature, but she had chosen him because she loved him.
• Zhao Ming agreed to meet Ning Rongrong's father, Grandpa Bone, and Grandpa Sword when they went to Heaven Dou City.

Zhao Ming left Ning Rongrong in Suotuo City and flew to Star Luo City, where Zhu Yun’s elders resisted giving her control of the Zhu Family’s finances. He defeated a Soul Saint elder, forcing the elders to accept Zhu Yun’s authority and leaving her supported by Zhao Ming.

• Zhao Ming said goodbye to Ning Rongrong and flew toward Star Luo City to see Zhu Yun.
• Zhu Yun’s elders refused to hand her the Zhu Family’s financial authority, and Zhu Zihao deferred the decision.
• Zhao Ming arrived, embraced Zhu Yun, and demanded that the elders accept her as a financial leader.
• A Soul Saint elder challenged Zhao Ming, who wounded him with the Black Dragon Sword.
• The elders pledged to assist Zhu Yun, and Zhao Ming asked them to guide her as she took control of the family’s finances.

Zhao Ming gave Zhu Zhuyun a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, raising her cultivation to level 48 and greatly improving her talent. He accompanied her to the Zhu Family banquet, where her breakthrough amazed the gathered family members and drew admiration toward Zhao Ming.

• Zhu Zihao announced that Zhu Zhuyun would become the Zhu Family's Fourth Elder and oversee its finances, then ordered a grand banquet.
• Zhao Ming gave Zhu Zhuyun a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and told her to absorb its medicinal power.
• Zhu Zhuyun absorbed the herb and broke through to level 48, gaining greatly improved cultivation talent.
• Zhu Zhuyun and Zhao Ming arrived at the banquet, where the Zhu Family disciples noticed her sudden breakthrough.
• Zhu Zhuyun credited Zhao Ming for her increased cultivation, prompting the family disciples and several young women to look at him with admiration.

Zhao Ming helped Zhu Zhuyun become the Zhu Family’s Fourth Elder, then spent a private evening with her before preparing to leave for Heaven Dou City. Though they were reluctant to part, he held her through the night without going further, and planned to depart the next morning.

• Zhu Zihao named Zhu Zhuyun the Zhu Family’s Fourth Elder, and the family disciples and elders welcomed the appointment.
• Zhao Ming left the banquet and sat with Zhu Zhuyun on the roof, praising her and promising to protect her from anyone who might bully her.
• Zhao Ming told Zhu Zhuyun he would leave the next day for Blue Tyrant Academy in Heaven Dou City, and she promised to work hard and remembered where to find him.
• Zhu Zhuyun changed into a more revealing outfit, and Zhao Ming asked her to reserve it for him.
• Zhao Ming held Zhu Zhuyun in bed for the night without taking advantage of their intimacy, and she closed her eyes as he told her to sleep.

Zhao Ming left Zhu Zhuyun after promising to take responsibility for her, then returned to Shrek Academy and prepared to move to Heaven Dou City. He planned to consolidate his allies and pursue his ambitions, beginning with Tang Dou Dou and Liu Erlong.

• Zhu Zhuyun told Zhao Ming she had willingly made their relationship closer, and Zhao Ming promised to give her a perfect wedding and make her his wife.
• Zhao Ming said goodbye to Zhu Zhuyun and left for Suotuo City, while Zhu Zihao reassured his daughter that Zhao Ming would return soon.
• Three days later, Zhao Ming returned to Shrek Academy, where Flender and the others planned to leave for Blue Tyrant Academy the following day.
• Zhao Ming went to Suotuo City to arrange for Bi Ji and the others to move to Heaven Dou City with him.
• Zhao Ming considered how to combine his allies and expand his influence, then resolved to deal with Tang Dou Dou and win over Liu Erlong first.

Zhao Ming and the Shrek Academy group arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy to join it, drawing attention from students and staff. As Liu Erlong prepared to welcome them, Yu Xiaogang secretly planned to use his authority to punish Zhao Ming.

• Zhao Ming, Xiao Wu, Flender, and the others arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy, where students admired Zhao Ming and gossiped about his companions.
• Yin Shu greeted Flender and escorted the Shrek group to the Academic Affairs Office while curious students followed.
• Liu Erlong waited with Yu Xiaogang and hoped Zhao Ming would join Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang recalled his grievances with Zhao Ming and resolved to make him suffer by enforcing academy rules.
• Yu Xiaogang concealed his intentions from Liu Erlong and reflected on how he had kept both Liu Erlong and Bibi Dong attached to him.

Flender brought Shrek Academy’s teachers and students to Blue Tyrant Academy, where their strength impressed Liu Erlong’s staff and students. Zhao Ming considered pursuing Liu Erlong despite Flender’s feelings, and the chapter left the academy stunned by the students’ talent and powerful Martial Souls.

• Flender reunited with Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang, and his resentment toward Yu Xiaogang showed as he considered pursuing Liu Erlong.
• Zhao Ming debated the system mission to win Liu Erlong’s affection, while the system argued that Flender’s feelings did not obligate her to love him.
• Blue Tyrant Academy’s teachers introduced themselves, then Flender had Shrek’s teachers reveal their ranks, impressing the gathered staff with two Soul Emperors and three Soul Saints.
• At a teacher’s request, Zhao Ming and the other students revealed their cultivation levels and Martial Souls, astonishing the audience with their strength and exceptional backgrounds.

Flender and Liu Erlong praised the Shrek students’ exceptional talents, and Yu Xiaogang arranged for them to join Blue Tyrant Academy’s advanced classes. Oscar and Ma Hongjun pressed Yu Xiaogang to reveal his Martial Soul, but Liu Erlong intervened before his Soul Grandmaster-level cultivation could be exposed, leaving the academy students uncertain about his strength.

• Flender showed off his students to Liu Erlong, who was astonished by their abilities and Zhao Ming’s strength as a Soul Ancestor.
• Yu Xiaogang eagerly welcomed the students to Blue Tyrant Academy and arranged for them to enter Advanced Class One, while Liu Erlong approved the placement.
• Oscar questioned Yu Xiaogang’s qualifications and demanded that he release his Martial Soul; Ma Hongjun joined in, drawing the attention of the surrounding teachers and students.
• Liu Erlong claimed Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul was unsuitable for display and assigned the Shrek students to Advanced Class Two instead.
• The students and teachers speculated about Yu Xiaogang’s cultivation, while he felt relieved that they still assumed he was stronger than a Soul Grandmaster.

Liu Erlong explained that she had spent years studying medicinal herbs in hopes of curing Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul defect, while Zhao Ming judged Yu Xiaogang unworthy of her devotion. As Liu Erlong showed Zhao Ming and the others around Blue Tyrant Academy, Zhao Ming began thinking about winning her over.

• Liu Erlong arranged a gathering for the academy’s teachers and students and invited Flender to tour Blue Tyrant Academy, while Yu Xiaogang declined to join them.
• Liu Erlong and Flender remarked that Yu Xiaogang had become more sensitive and less confident, and Zhao Ming attributed it to his inability to advance beyond Soul Grandmaster.
• Liu Erlong revealed that she had grown medicinal herbs for years while searching for a way to cure Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul defect.
• Zhao Ming praised Liu Erlong’s dedication but privately considered Yu Xiaogang unworthy of her and thought about winning her affection.
• Liu Erlong led Zhao Ming and the others around Blue Tyrant Academy as Zhao Ming imagined a future with her.

Tang San learned that Xiao Wu had arrived with Zhao Ming and eagerly prepared to see her again. He remained unaware that Xiao Wu had chosen Zhao Ming and was carrying his child.

• Tang San cultivated and planned to sell Zhuge Crossbows to fund materials for stronger Hidden Weapons against Zhao Ming.
• Grandmaster told Tang San that Zhao Ming and the others had arrived and warned him not to provoke Zhao Ming.
• Tang San eagerly asked whether Xiao Wu had come and recalled how much he missed her.
• Grandmaster urged Tang San to focus on cultivation and avoid Zhao Ming for now.
• Tang San set out to meet Xiao Wu, then returned to prepare by bathing and changing clothes.

Zhao Ming comforted Meng Yiran when she offered to spend the night with him, telling her he had urgent matters to handle. He planned to use Tang San’s expected visit to Xiao Wu to provoke him, while Meng Yiran agreed to wait until tomorrow night.

• Zhao Ming stayed behind with Meng Yiran while Xiao Wu and the others went to arrange their dormitory.
• Zhao Ming embraced and kissed Meng Yiran, who admitted she wanted to spend the night with him.
• Zhao Ming told Meng Yiran that tonight would not work, and she worried that he might not want her.
• Zhao Ming reassured Meng Yiran and said he had matters to handle because he expected Tang San to visit Xiao Wu.
• Meng Yiran accepted Zhao Ming’s promise that tomorrow night would work.