Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan completed absorbing his fourth soul ring, awakened his Golden Dragon Wings, and rose to level forty-six with greatly enhanced physical strength. He tested his new fourth soul skill, Golden Dragon Roar, and left the cabin hungry, anticipating the power of his future fifth soul ring.

• Long Xiaoyao guarded Lu Yuan as he absorbed his fourth soul ring, and Lu Yuan completed the process safely.
• Lu Yuan awakened enormous Golden Dragon Wings that allowed him to fly and wondered whether his fifth ring might unlock a domain.
• Lu Yuan reached level forty-six, gained a sixty-thousand-year soul ring, and increased his physical strength to sixty-five thousand jin.
• Lu Yuan identified his fourth soul skill as Golden Dragon Roar, which inflicted both physical and spiritual damage.
• Lu Yuan got up from bed hungry and looked forward to obtaining his fifth soul ring from the Titan Giant Ape.

Lu Yuan learned that Zhu Zhuqing was heading to Suotuo City for Shrek Academy’s recruitment, and he set out hoping to see her again. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue planned to visit Suotuo City to investigate his stay at Shrek, while Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo discussed Ning Rongrong’s enrollment and her feelings for Lu Yuan.

• Lu Yuan received news that Zhu Zhuqing had grown stronger, used his Spirit Hall token to hunt her third soul ring, and was traveling to Suotuo City; he headed there to eat and hoped to see her soon.
• Qian Renxue learned that Lu Yuan had spent over a year at Shrek Academy and decided to visit Suotuo City with Snake Lance Douluo and Mad Rhino Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi explained to Sword Douluo that Ning Rongrong had joined Shrek Academy, where Lu Yuan was also staying.
• Ning Fengzhi suggested that Rongrong’s chance to spend time with Lu Yuan could help her win his affection, while Sword Douluo doubted the match would be easy.

Three days after obtaining his soul ring, Lu Yuan helped supervise Shrek Academy’s admissions and spotted Zhu Zhuqing at the back of the line. He took over admissions duties from Li Yusong as the applicants waited to be assessed.

• Lu Yuan arrived at the academy’s admissions line, where Li Yusong warned applicants that Shrek accepted only geniuses under thirteen with Soul Power above rank twenty.
• Lu Yuan recognized Zhu Zhuqing at the back of the line, and she reacted with delight when she saw him.
• Lu Yuan warned Ma Hongjun not to leer at Zhu Zhuqing and told him she was the one he had promised to grow old with.
• Li Yusong claimed his stomach hurt and asked Lu Yuan to take over admissions; Lu Yuan teased him for trying to slack off.

Lu Yuan screened applicants at Shrek Academy and reunited with Ning Rongrong, Tang San, and Xiao Wu, exempting the powerful students from the middle trials. When Zhu Zhuqing arrived, he welcomed her with an affectionate embrace after their two years apart.

• Lu Yuan sent a vine Martial Soul user and two other applicants who were above level twenty to the next round.
• Ning Rongrong appeared, and Lu Yuan recognized her; after she revealed her Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda and level twenty-seven Soul Power, he let her skip the second and third rounds.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu showed their Martial Souls, and Lu Yuan told them they could skip the second and third rounds because they were both level twenty-nine.
• Lu Yuan greeted Zhu Zhuqing tenderly after the other applicants had left, noting how much thinner she had grown.
• Lu Yuan pulled Zhu Zhuqing into his arms and kissed her cheek, and she rested quietly against him.

Lu Yuan reunited with Zhu Zhuqing after more than two years apart and learned how much her strength had grown. They kissed openly, while Ning Rongrong watched in anger and Tang San and Xiao Wu commented on their reunion.

• Lu Yuan embraced Zhu Zhuqing and promised not to let her leave his side again, and she agreed.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed that she had reached level thirty-seven and described the powerful skills she had gained from her third Soul Ring.
• Lu Yuan praised Zhu Zhuqing's talent and assured her she had never held him back.
• Lu Yuan asked to kiss Zhu Zhuqing, and she agreed despite her embarrassment about Tang San and the others watching.
• Ning Rongrong grew angry at Lu Yuan's intimacy with Zhu Zhuqing, while Tang San and Xiao Wu remarked on the couple's deep feelings.

Lu Yuan took Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy’s final test after she demonstrated that she was already a Soul Elder. As he explained the academy and promised to cancel her engagement to Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong grew jealous and fell while trying to kick a stone.

• Lu Yuan took Zhu Zhuqing toward the final test, but Ning Rongrong accused him of favoring her because he skipped her Soul Power test.
• Zhu Zhuqing displayed her Martial Soul and three Soul Rings, stunning Ning Rongrong, Tang San, and Xiao Wu.
• Lu Yuan led the group through Shrek Academy and explained its strict admissions standards and combat-focused final test.
• Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing he would go to Star Luo and end her marriage agreement with Dai Mubai, delighting her and frustrating Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong kicked at a stone while watching Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing, missed it, and fell backward.

Lu Yuan took charge of the fourth trial, requiring Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong to last one incense stick against him. Ning Rongrong warned them that Lu Yuan had defeated groups of powerful Soul Masters two years earlier, leaving Tang San determined to pass.

• Zhao Wuji let Lu Yuan conduct the fourth trial and confirmed that the four candidates would need to last one incense stick against him.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing introduced their Martial Souls and Soul Power levels, and Zhu Zhuqing revealed that she was level thirty-seven.
• Ning Rongrong remained dazed after Lu Yuan caught her when she fell, then learned the trial's rules from Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong said Lu Yuan had defeated three Soul Ancestors and four Soul Elders two years earlier, shocking Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Tang San felt Lu Yuan was pulling farther ahead of him but resolved to win the trial.

Tang San learned that Lu Yuan’s soul skills and External Soul Bone countered control and poison, undermining his confidence in the test. Lu Yuan revealed he was level forty-six and offered to pass if the trio forced him to use his Martial Soul.

• Tang San asked Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing what they knew about Lu Yuan’s abilities.
• Zhu Zhuqing described Lu Yuan’s Golden Dragon Fist, Golden Dragon Battle Body, Golden Dragon Armor, and Phoenix Dance Six Illusions while keeping his Double Pupils secret.
• Tang San realized Lu Yuan’s immunities countered his control skills and poison, and his confidence faltered.
• Lu Yuan told Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong he would not use soul skills or his Martial Soul, and that making him reveal his Martial Soul would count as passing.
• Lu Yuan revealed he was level forty-six after obtaining a soul ring, surprising Zhao Wuji and the others.

Lu Yuan tested Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong in a spar, effortlessly countering their attacks. After Tang San’s hidden weapons endangered Zhu Zhuqing, Lu Yuan struck back hard and left Tang San badly injured.

• Tang San assigned Xiao Wu to attack alongside him, Zhu Zhuqing to flank Lu Yuan, and Ning Rongrong to support them.
• Lu Yuan shattered Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and tossed aside Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing as they attacked.
• Xiao Wu used Charm on Lu Yuan but suffered a spiritual backlash, and Lu Yuan reassured Tang San that she would recover after resting.
• Tang San unleashed hidden weapons while Zhu Zhuqing stood nearby, and Lu Yuan moved her out of danger before sweeping the weapons aside with his Golden Dragon Spear.
• Lu Yuan overwhelmed Tang San with spear strikes, launching him into the air and injuring him badly.

Lu Yuan defeated Tang San after Tang San used hidden weapons against Zhu Zhuqing, then arranged for him to receive treatment and helped the others settle into Shrek Academy. He walked Zhu Zhuqing to a house he had built for her, revealing that her room was near his own.

• Lu Yuan badly injured Tang San with the Golden Dragon Spear after Tang San attacked Zhu Zhuqing with hidden weapons, and Zhao Wuji declared Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong had passed the test.
• Lu Yuan gave Zhao Wuji gold to cover Tang San's treatment and asked Zhu Zhuqing to carry the unconscious Xiao Wu to the girls' dormitory.
• Lu Yuan brought Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to a double room for Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, explaining that Xiao Wu would recover after resting overnight.
• Lu Yuan took Zhu Zhuqing for a walk around the academy and teased her that she would live with him before revealing he had built a nearby house especially for her.

Lu Yuan reunited with Zhu Zhuqing at Shrek Academy, showing her the cabin he had built and sharing their experiences from the past two years. That night, a powerful man carrying a hammer appeared outside the academy to confront Lu Yuan.

• Lu Yuan led Zhu Zhuqing to the wooden cabin he had built for her near his own, and she was delighted with it.
• Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing shared an affectionate reunion and told each other about their experiences over the past two years.
• Lu Yuan promised to help Zhu Zhuqing break off her engagement with the Star Luo Imperial Family and said he would overcome anyone who opposed them.
• After spending the evening together, Lu Yuan returned to his cabin, heard a man call him outside, and went to meet him in a nearby grove.
• A black-robed man appeared carrying a large hammer and revealed nine soul rings, including a red one, as he confronted Lu Yuan.

Tang Hao confronted Lu Yuan to avenge his son Tang San, but Lu Yuan called on Long Xiaoyao, the Dragon Emperor Douluo, to fight him. Long Xiaoyao revealed his Ultimate Douluo strength and slammed Tang Hao into the ground, leaving the confrontation in his hands.

• Tang Hao's oppressive aura failed to affect Lu Yuan because the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud surrounded him with blue light.
• Tang Hao admitted he had come to avenge Tang San and threatened to seriously injure Lu Yuan, who summoned Long Xiaoyao.
• Long Xiaoyao introduced himself as the Dragon Emperor Douluo and agreed to beat Tang Hao half to death.
• Long Xiaoyao revealed his black dragon Martial Soul and two hundred-thousand-year soul rings, shocking Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao used Clear Sky Avatar to attack, but Long Xiaoyao blocked the Clear Sky Hammer with a dragon claw and struck Tang Hao into the ground.

Long Xiaoyao repeatedly crushed Tang Hao’s attacks as Tang Hao used Ring Detonation and the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to fight back. Flender and Zhao Wuji arrived, learned who the combatants were, and were blasted away by the battle’s final clash.

• Long Xiaoyao used Dragonification to strike Tang Hao down, and Tang Hao climbed out of the crater and charged him again.
• Tang Hao detonated his first soul ring, but Long Xiaoyao repelled him with his Black Dragon Sacred Claw.
• Tang Hao exploded his second, third, and fourth soul rings as Flender and Zhao Wuji flew over to Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan told Flender and Zhao Wuji that the black-clad fighter was Long Xiaoyao and that Tang Hao had come to avenge Tang San.
• Tang Hao detonated his fifth, sixth, and seventh soul rings and unleashed the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, while Long Xiaoyao transformed into his Black Dragon form and lashed the hammer with his tail.
• The collision sent Flender and Zhao Wuji flying and forced Lu Yuan, protected by the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, to stagger backward.

Long Xiaoyao defeated Tang Hao and left him severely injured, crippled, and unable to use power beyond an ordinary Titled Douluo’s strength. Lu Yuan and Long Xiaoyao departed, while Flender and Zhao Wuji arranged for Tang Hao to be sheltered but refused to pay for treatment.

• Long Xiaoyao’s Black Dragon tail overwhelmed Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer, sent it flying, and smashed Tang Hao into the ground.
• Long Xiaoyao told Lu Yuan that Tang Hao’s injuries could not be healed by ordinary means and that exceeding Titled Douluo strength would make his wounds rupture.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji realized Tang Hao was practically crippled, and Zhao Wuji sympathized with him while reflecting that Lu Yuan had spared him from being Tang Hao’s target.
• Lu Yuan and Long Xiaoyao left, and Flender told Zhao Wuji to find Tang Hao shelter but not spend money treating him.

Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing about Long Xiaoyao defeating Tang Hao, then brought her to breakfast at Shrek Academy as his girlfriend. Dai Mubai recognized Zhu Zhuqing as his fiancée but, intimidated by Lu Yuan’s strength, could only glare at them.

• Lu Yuan woke late, welcomed Zhu Zhuqing into his cabin, and told her how Long Xiaoyao had beaten Tang Hao the previous night.
• Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing went to the dining hall, where the students had gathered and Tang San remained in bed recovering.
• Oscar asked Lu Yuan to introduce Zhu Zhuqing, and Lu Yuan announced that she was his girlfriend.
• Dai Mubai angrily snapped a piece of the table when he saw Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing together, but he did not confront them.
• Lu Yuan peeled an egg for Zhu Zhuqing, while Dai Mubai realized she was his fiancée and continued glaring at the couple.

Lu Yuan confronted Dai Mubai and rejected his claim over Zhu Zhuqing, who declared that she had chosen Lu Yuan and wanted nothing more to do with Dai Mubai. Lu Yuan threatened Dai Mubai and the Star Luo Imperial Family, then left with Zhu Zhuqing, considering his next move beyond Shrek Academy.

• Lu Yuan took Zhu Zhuqing for a walk in Suotuo City and confronted Dai Mubai, who claimed Zhu Zhuqing was his fiancée.
• Lu Yuan rebuked Dai Mubai for abandoning Zhu Zhuqing and threatened him if he continued to pursue her.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Dai Mubai that she had chosen Lu Yuan and that they were strangers.
• Dai Mubai warned that the Star Luo Imperial Family would not accept their relationship, and Lu Yuan threatened to kill Dai Tianfeng if the family caused trouble.
• Lu Yuan warned Dai Mubai that he could kill him, then left with Zhu Zhuqing and considered moving on from Shrek Academy.

Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing spent the day together in Suotuo City, where they encountered Ning Rongrong at a restaurant. Ning Rongrong explained that she had stopped running her assigned laps because she was hungry, and said she would finish after eating.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Lu Yuan she would stand by him even if his actions made them enemies of the world, and Lu Yuan promised never to let her down.
• Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing went to an upscale restaurant for lunch, where they noticed Ning Rongrong sitting nearby.
• Zhu Zhuqing said she thought Ning Rongrong liked Lu Yuan, but Lu Yuan insisted he was not interested in her.
• Lu Yuan teased Zhu Zhuqing about spending the night with her, and she reacted with embarrassment and apparent anticipation.
• Ning Rongrong spotted Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing, and Lu Yuan asked whether she had completed her twenty laps.
• Ning Rongrong admitted she had stopped because she was hungry and promised to run after eating.

Lu Yuan encouraged Ning Rongrong to take her cultivation and future role in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect seriously, and she left to finish her laps. He spent the rest of the day with Zhu Zhuqing, hinting at a battle that awaited her that night before they returned to the academy.

• Lu Yuan warned Ning Rongrong that she needed firm resolve and should make the most of her opportunity to grow into her future responsibilities.
• Ning Rongrong resolved to finish her twenty laps and hurried out of the restaurant.
• Zhu Zhuqing questioned Lu Yuan about his influence over Ning Rongrong, and Lu Yuan reassured her about his commitment to her and Hu Liena.
• Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing ate together, then strolled through Suotuo City while he bought her clothes and jewelry.
• Lu Yuan hinted that a battle awaited Zhu Zhuqing that night, and the two returned to the academy after their outing.

Flender led the Shrek students to Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena for a night of combat training. Lu Yuan explained the arena's matches and proposed that Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong team up, leaving both girls agreeing to the pairing.

• Flender gathered the students and led them from Shrek Academy to Suotuo City.
• At a tea stall, Lu Yuan identified the Great Soul Arena and correctly guessed Flender planned to have the Battle Soul Masters fight there.
• Lu Yuan explained the arena's one-on-one, two-on-two, and team matches to the students, including Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong asked Lu Yuan to partner with her, but Zhu Zhuqing claimed him first.
• Lu Yuan declined to team with either girl and recommended that Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong form a pair.
• Ning Rongrong accepted Lu Yuan's suggestion, while Zhu Zhuqing remained confused about the arrangement.

Lu Yuan helped Zhu Zhuqing register for the Great Spirit Arena and accompanied her to the waiting room, where she and Ning Rongrong formed a team. The match draw paired Zhu Zhuqing against Dai Mubai, and Lu Yuan warned her to fight without holding back after noticing a vicious look in Dai Mubai’s eyes.

• Lu Yuan helped Zhu Zhuqing register under the title Spirit Cat and learned that she had reached level thirty-seven.
• Lu Yuan remembered Ning Rongrong, and after finding her, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing registered as the Qing-Rong Combo.
• Lu Yuan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong returned to the Area A waiting room, where Ma Hongjun and Oscar greeted Lu Yuan while Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu ignored him.
• Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing he wanted to see the strength of her Nine Lives Heavenly Cat spirit and her third spirit skill.
• The arena announced that Spirit Cat would face Dai Mubai, and Lu Yuan warned Zhu Zhuqing that Dai Mubai might try to harm her and that she must not hold back.