Chapter Summaries

Su Yu clashed with Xiao Hongchen and then returned to his dormitory, where he confronted an arrogant new roommate. Their dispute turned into a fight, which began with the roommate launching a kick at Su Yu.

• Xiao Hongchen accused Su Yu of being a spy, but Meng Hongchen defended Su Yu and said she thought he was good because he was handsome.
• Xiao Hongchen decided to investigate the new students’ records, and Meng Hongchen followed him.
• Su Yu returned to the dormitory and met a pinkish-blue-haired boy who ordered him to follow a list of dorm rules.
• Su Yu rejected the boy’s orders, and they agreed to fight over who would control the dormitory.
• The boy attacked Su Yu with a kick, which Su Yu dodged before the boy followed with a spinning roundhouse kick.

Su Yu easily defeated a long-legged youth who challenged him, then knocked him unconscious after the youth revealed his butterfly-wing Martial Soul and thousand-year second Soul Ring. Su Yu carried him to his dormitory and began reading while the youth slept on his bed.

• Su Yu dodged the youth's kicks, then rammed him and sent him staggering with a powerful shoulder strike.
• Su Yu grabbed the youth by the ankle, held him upside down, and slapped him until the enraged youth revealed his butterfly wings and Soul Rings.
• The youth used his yellow Soul Ring to sharpen his wings and dived at Su Yu, but Su Yu vanished and appeared behind him.
• Su Yu struck the back of the youth's neck with his frost-tinged hand, knocked him unconscious, and caught him before he hit the ground.
• Su Yu carried the youth into his dormitory, put him on his bed, and sat down to read a basic Soul Tool book.

Jing Hongchen observed Su Yu and Tai Tan before Mu Wu confronted Tai Tan outside the dormitory. Their battle escalated into a clash between powerful Martial Souls, and Jing Hongchen arrived to stop them.

• Jing Hongchen watched Su Yu read and judged that the Clear Sky Sect disciple had been subdued easily, while Su Yu's abilities remained unclear.
• Jing Hongchen decided to place Su Yu and the Clear Sky Sect disciple in the same class and dormitory.
• Mu Wu confronted Tai Tan and challenged him over his attempt to punish Su Yu.
• Tai Tan and Mu Wu began fighting in the sky, revealing their Titan Giant Ape and Ice River Baxia Martial Souls.
• Su Yu briefly noticed the disturbance, then returned to reading as Jing Hongchen hurried over and called on the fighters to stop.

Tai Tan and Mu Wu’s battle over the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy drew Jing Hongchen into the fight after Tai Tan insulted him. Jing Hongchen was badly beaten and later left to report the disturbance to the emperor.

• Tai Tan and Mu Wu fought evenly above the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy while Jing Hongchen tried to make them stop.
• Tai Tan called Jing Hongchen a “short squash,” enraging him and prompting Jing Hongchen to fire his Soul Tools at Tai Tan.
• Tai Tan fought back, and Mu Wu intervened when Tai Tan’s Gravity Domain threatened Jing Hongchen; the three battled until nightfall.
• Jing Hongchen emerged bruised and limping, blamed Tai Tan for most of his injuries, and swallowed pills from his Soul Tool.
• Jing Hongchen decided to report the battle to the emperor and flew toward the Sun Moon Imperial Palace.

After defeating Wang Dong, Su Yu set rules for their shared dormitory and brought her an expensive meal. Wang Dong accepted his authority for now, though she remained determined to defeat him someday.

• Shadow reported that Wang Dong had decent strength but possessed a hidden power, and Su Yu recognized it as the Titan Giant Ape's.
• Wang Dong woke and acknowledged her loss to Su Yu, while vowing that she would win a future rematch.
• Su Yu and Wang Dong introduced themselves as fellow natives of the original Douluo Continent and agreed on three dormitory rules.
• Su Yu told Wang Dong that she had to clean the dormitory, and she accepted because he was in charge.
• Su Yu offered Wang Dong a warm meal made with valuable Soul Beast ingredients, improving her impression of him.

Wang Dong ate with Su Yu after waking, while Su Yu considered how to keep a God King’s leash from provoking a direct descent. The next morning, Wang Dong challenged Su Yu to a race and ended up exhausted, leaving him to support her.

• Wang Dong thanked Su Yu and eagerly ate the meal he had set aside for her.
• Su Yu reflected that he needed to make the God King believe his plans still had a chance to work, then meditated.
• Su Yu jogged around the dormitory building in heavy metal weights, prompting Wang Dong to join him and ask for a set.
• Wang Dong and Su Yu raced around the dormitory, drawing the attention of students who remembered their fight the previous day.
• Wang Dong activated her Martial Soul to speed up, but Su Yu overtook her and kept running until she ran out of strength.
• Su Yu caught Wang Dong as she nearly collapsed, teased her for being weak, and told her to rest.

Su Yu returned to the dormitory with Wang Dong and showed her how heavy his metal suit was. Meanwhile, Mu Wu warned Tai Tan to stop spying on Su Yu and Wang Dong, and the chapter ended with Wang Dong ordering Su Yu out so she could shower.

• Su Yu helped Wang Dong back to their dormitory, where she tried to lift his metal suit and discovered that it weighed at least a thousand jin.
• Wang Dong became embarrassed while listening to Su Yu shower, as Tai Tan watched them from hiding and threatened to intervene.
• Mu Wu confronted Tai Tan and ordered him not to spy on Su Yu and Wang Dong while they were in their dormitory.
• Tai Tan agreed to stop watching them and left to visit the person he called the little winter melon, while Mu Wu vanished as well.
• Su Yu came out of the bathroom, dressed, and sat down, but Wang Dong insisted that he leave so she could take a shower.

Su Yu received the Hundred Refinements Method through his thirtieth consecutive daily check-in, giving him comprehensive forging knowledge for his future study of Soul Tools. After returning to Dorm 212 with breakfast for Wang Dong, the two headed to the teaching buildings to check their class assignments.

• Su Yu went to the cafeteria while Wang Dong bathed, ordered breakfast, and triggered a monthly check-in that awarded him the Hundred Refinements Method.
• Su Yu absorbed the method’s detailed forging knowledge, including techniques for casting swords and tempering weapons.
• Su Yu returned to Dorm 212 with food, where Wang Dong pulled him inside and later told him to change clothes in the bathroom in the future.
• Wang Dong ate breakfast, and she and Su Yu agreed to check their class assignments together.
• Su Yu and Wang Dong set off for the teaching buildings as Su Yu considered the academy’s ability-based promotion system fair.

Su Yu and Wang Dong discovered they were both assigned to Class Eight at Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and attended their first class together. Their homeroom teacher, Ling Moxue, welcomed the students, beginning the school year.

• Su Yu and Wang Dong checked the class list and found they were both in Class Eight, with Ling Moxue as their homeroom teacher.
• Wang Dong persuaded Su Yu to tour the academy with her.
• On the first day of classes, Su Yu and Wang Dong discussed their uniforms and Shrek Academy on the way to class.
• Su Yu and Wang Dong entered Class Eight, sat together, and watched the classroom fill with students.
• Ling Moxue introduced herself as the homeroom teacher and welcomed the class.

At Class Eight’s welcome meeting, Wang Dong’s introduction as a student from the Heaven Dou Empire drew hostile attention from his classmates. Su Yu introduced himself as a Level Thirty-Seven Soul Elder and redirected the room’s focus, leaving Wang Dong grateful and newly determined to cultivate harder.

• Ling Moxue welcomed Class Eight, introduced herself and the teachers, then invited the new students to speak.
• Li Feng, Lin Mengmeng, and the other new students introduced themselves and shared their Soul Master levels.
• Wang Dong said he was a Level Twenty-One Soul Master from the Heaven Dou Empire, prompting suspicion and hostile whispers from his classmates.
• Su Yu introduced himself as a Level Thirty-Seven Soul Elder from the Heaven Dou Empire, shifting the students’ attention away from Wang Dong.
• Wang Dong realized Su Yu had helped him and felt inspired to cultivate harder, while Ling Moxue praised Su Yu’s application before the introductions concluded.

Su Yu accepted Ling Moxue’s offer to become Class Eight’s monitor, with Cheng Xin appointed as his deputy, and listened to an introductory lesson on Soul Tools and Soul Engineers. The class began formal study while Wang Dong struggled to stay awake, and Su Yu reflected on her aversion to Soul Tools and the God King’s role in her situation.

• Ling Moxue asked Su Yu to become class monitor, and after defending him against classmates’ objections, she secured their acceptance.
• Su Yu agreed to lead Class Eight, and Ling Moxue appointed Cheng Xin as vice class monitor.
• Ling Moxue began teaching the class about Soul Engineer levels, Soul Tools, and the differences between Soul Engineers and Soul Masters.
• Su Yu glanced at the dozing Wang Dong and thought about her Soul Curse and the God King’s apparent disregard for her future.

After morning classes, Su Yu and Wang Dong returned to their dormitory, where Su Yu studied Soul Tool Core Formations until a broadcast announced exhibition matches at the Second Proving Ground. They headed to watch the matches, and Su Yu spotted a group of academy teachers in the front row.

• Su Yu woke Wang Dong after she slept through most of the morning class, and the two discussed her dislike of Soul Tools as they walked back to the dormitory.
• Wang Dong thanked Su Yu for helping her earlier, and Su Yu cautioned her against drawing too much attention as a student from another country.
• Wang Dong treated Su Yu to a hearty cafeteria meal, then watched him study Soul Tool Core Formations in their dormitory.
• A broadcast announced two exhibition matches at the Second Proving Ground, and Su Yu and Wang Dong decided to attend.
• Su Yu and Wang Dong reached the Second Proving Ground and took seats near the front, where Su Yu recognized a group of academy teachers.

Su Yu reunited with Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen at the arena, where Xiao Hongchen confronted him over an old insult. Su Yu quickly pinned Xiao to the ground, and Xiao called on Meng Hongchen for help.

• Meng Hongchen recognized Su Yu and introduced herself to Wang Dong, while Su Yu told her his name.
• Xiao Hongchen recognized Su Yu and accused him of calling him ugly.
• Wang Dong also called Xiao Hongchen ugly, prompting him to reach for her.
• Su Yu grabbed Xiao Hongchen and pinned him to the ground with one hand.
• Xiao Hongchen failed to break free and called for Meng Hongchen to help.

Su Yu and Wang Dong joined Meng Hongchen to watch two sparring matches at Mingde Hall, after Meng stopped Xiao Hongchen from escalating his quarrel with Su Yu. As Xiao Hongchen prepared to face Mika, Meng explained the matchup, and Su Yu reflected on how his presence would change the coming tournament.

• Meng Hongchen persuaded Su Yu to release Xiao Hongchen, who challenged Su Yu to a duel before leaving to prepare for his match.
• Meng Hongchen led Su Yu and Wang Dong to seats and explained that Xiao Hongchen would fight Mika while Lin Xi would face Li Yan.
• Su Yu recognized the fighters as Mingde Hall members who would join the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's tournament team and resolved that Shrek Academy would not leave the coming tournament unscathed.
• A defensive barrier enclosed the plaza as Xiao Hongchen and Mika entered for their match.
• Meng Hongchen said Xiao Hongchen's Soul Tool skill might offset Mika's greater cultivation, though she hoped her brother would win.

Su Yu watched Mika and Xiao Hongchen demonstrate how a close-combat Soul Engineer and a long-range specialist fought, while he recognized the potential of Mika’s armor and Xiao’s metal-controlling Martial Soul. The battle left Mika struggling to get past Xiao’s overwhelming firepower, and Su Yu did not reveal whether he could close the distance himself.

• Mika equipped a full-body Soul Tool armor, which reminded Su Yu of Battle Armor.
• Xiao Hongchen activated his Three-legged Golden Toad Martial Soul and used metal spheres to form a ring of cannons around himself.
• Su Yu identified Xiao Hongchen’s ability to control metal, and Meng Hongchen confirmed that the Martial Soul could absorb energy from rare metals.
• Mika tried to close the distance, but Xiao Hongchen kept him back with relentless long-range firepower.
• Wang Dong asked whether Su Yu could get close to Xiao Hongchen, but Su Yu only smiled and did not answer.

Su Yu watched Xiao Hongchen defeat Mika and Lin Xi defeat Li Yan, then assessed the Soul Engineers’ strengths and weaknesses. He left the proving ground with Wang Dong after telling Meng Hongchen where he lived, while Xiao Hongchen vowed to settle his score with them.

• Su Yu told Wang Dong and Meng Hongchen that his odds against Xiao Hongchen were three to seven, then noticed Mika beginning to counterattack.
• Mika gained the advantage in close combat, but Xiao Hongchen activated his soul skills and Soul Tool Turret Tactics to overwhelm him and win.
• Lin Xi defeated Li Yan, bringing the two sparring matches to an end, and Su Yu reflected on Soul Engineers’ reliance on Soul Tools.
• Su Yu told Meng Hongchen that he and Wang Dong lived in Building One, Room 212, then left the proving ground with Wang Dong.
• Xiao Hongchen declared that he would settle the score with Su Yu and Wang Dong, and Meng Hongchen dragged him away.

Over two months at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Su Yu advanced his Soul Power and became a first-rank Soul Engineer, earning promotion to second year. Jing Hongchen learned of Su Yu’s progress and ordered him watched discreetly while discussing Wang Dong’s talent and suspected Twin Martial Souls.

• Su Yu broke through to level 38, then he and Wang Dong continued attending class and cultivating over the next two months.
• Wang Dong reached level 22, while Su Yu neared level 39 and independently made his first Soul Tool, becoming a first-rank Soul Engineer.
• Su Yu passed an advancement assessment with outstanding results and joined Second Year, Class 3.
• Lin Jiayi reported Su Yu’s achievements to Jing Hongchen, who was surprised by his rapid progress.
• Jing Hongchen heard that Wang Dong slept through theory classes but excelled at forging, and he suspected she possessed Twin Martial Souls, including the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Jing Hongchen rejected testing Su Yu for Twin Martial Souls and told Lin Jiayi to keep watching him secretly.

Wang Dong felt lonely after Su Yu moved up to the second year, then fought off three classmates who confronted her over her disdain for Soul Tools. She returned to the dormitory and learned that Su Yu had arranged to keep living there, leaving her relieved despite their teasing.

• After finding Su Yu gone from his usual place, Wang Dong walked alone toward the dormitory and felt lonely without him.
• Three classmates blocked Wang Dong and said they wanted to punish her for sleeping through theory classes and looking down on Soul Tools.
• Wang Dong defeated all three boys, brushed off their threats, and continued to the dormitory.
• Su Yu told Wang Dong that he had declined a dormitory change and received permission to keep living in the first-year dormitory.
• Wang Dong tried to hide her relief, and Su Yu teased her by threatening to bully her even more.

Wang Dong was ambushed by Lin Dong and two older students after school, but Lin Ling’s strength and flying Soul Tool overwhelmed her. Su Yu caught Wang Dong before she hit the ground and stepped in to face Lin Ling.

• Su Yu ordered Wang Dong to clean their dormitory, and she grumbled but began sweeping.
• After school, Lin Dong confronted Wang Dong again with Mo Cheng and Lin Ling as reinforcements, accusing her of insulting Soul Engineers.
• Lin Ling revealed himself as a four-ring Soul Ancestor and attacked Wang Dong with a sword and flying Soul Tool.
• Wang Dong’s Wing Saber could not withstand Lin Ling’s blow, and she fell until Su Yu caught her.
• Su Yu told Wang Dong to leave the fight to him, then challenged Lin Ling for bullying a first-year student.
• Lin Dong identified Su Yu as the class leader, and Lin Ling dismissed him as ordinary.

Su Yu defended Wang Dong from Lin Ling and Mo Cheng after they confronted her over an alleged insult to Soul Tools. After Su Yu defeated Lin Ling and damaged his Soul Tool, Mo Cheng challenged him and launched an attack, leaving their fight underway.

• Su Yu confronted Lin Ling and the others for blocking Wang Dong's path, then brushed off Lin Ling's demand that he leave.
• Lin Ling attacked Su Yu with a crimson greatsword, but Su Yu disarmed him, pulled him from the air, and shattered part of his armor with a strike.
• Su Yu mocked Lin Ling and challenged him to leave, prompting Mo Cheng to object to Su Yu's aggression.
• Su Yu defended Wang Dong and rejected Mo Cheng's justification for confronting her, insisting that disciplining her was his responsibility.
• Mo Cheng revealed four Soul Rings and fired a barrage of white light from metal tubes at Su Yu.