Chapter Summaries

Meng Li and the Shrek Academy group were confronted by robbers at a remote barbecue restaurant, but their strength quickly forced the gang to surrender. By the end of the night, Meng Li had helped authorities arrest more than two thousand criminals and uproot much of the area’s underworld.

• The barbecue restaurant owner told Meng Li and Xie Xie that he stayed because he cared for the girl and could not bear to leave his hometown.
• A gang led by a scruffy middle-aged man surrounded the diners and demanded their valuables, then the leader knocked the restaurant owner aside.
• Meng Li teased the robbers about their demands before revealing his powerful soul rings, and the Shrek Academy group showed that they were all stronger than the gang.
• The restaurant owner recognized Meng Li and the others as champions of the Continental Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.
• Meng Li had the gang call the Star Luo Security Bureau and used intimidation to make the leader reveal his accomplices.
• Police arrested around two thousand criminals over the night as Meng Li helped expose and dismantle much of the local underworld.

After hearing Zhong Yu’s story, Meng Li agreed to find his ex-wife, Zheng Yao. He learned she had a son but had never remarried, and gave Zhong Yu her address, leaving their reunion unresolved.

• Zhong Yu asked Meng Li to find his ex-wife, Zheng Yao, and explained that she had left him fifteen years earlier after years of arguments.
• Meng Li agreed to look for Zheng Yao and contacted the local Spirit Pagoda and New Soul Technology Company.
• Three days later, the Spirit Pagoda told Meng Li that Zheng Yao lived in Star Luo City, had a son, and had never remarried.
• Meng Li called Zhong Yu with the news and sent him Zheng Yao’s address and information.
• Zhong Yu thanked Meng Li and planned to search for Zheng Yao, while Meng Li arranged to meet him for barbecue afterward.

After returning from his Tang Sect mission, Tang Wulin rejoined the group as they traveled through the Star Luo Empire. That night, Meng Li drank with Leng Yaozhu, who revealed her longing for love and her sorrow over a man who would not accept her.

• Tang Wulin returned to the training group after several months away, and Wu Changkong welcomed him back.
• The group held a feast for Tang Wulin, then set out to travel through the Star Luo Empire and visit local academies.
• Meng Li encountered Leng Yaozhu on the Hero Hotel balcony and invited her to drink and talk about her worries.
• Leng Yaozhu told Meng Li she longed for a home and a family but could not win the love of the man she admired.
• Meng Li said he had given up on his own love and believed time would eventually erase his feelings, while Leng Yaozhu continued drinking.

After drinking with Leng Yaozhu, Meng Li carried her to bed and wondered about her changed expression toward him. Three days later, he traveled with Gu Yue, Na'er, and the others to their next city, where Xie Xie unexpectedly broke through while cultivating on the bus.

• Leng Yaozhu reflected on her feelings for Meng Li, then drank until she passed out, and Meng Li carried her to bed before losing consciousness on the floor.
• Meng Li woke to find Leng Yaozhu asleep under a blanket and recalled that he had tucked her into bed during the night.
• Three days later, Meng Li teased Gu Yue about their relationship while Xie Xie joked with them before the group boarded a coach bus with Wu Changkong and the Douluo Continent delegation.
• Meng Li wondered why Leng Yaozhu had seemed different since their drinking, while Tang Wulin cultivated during the ride and inspired Xie Xie to do the same.
• The group reached the next city that afternoon, and Xie Xie announced that he had broken through while riding in the vehicle.

The group visited a fishery in Fah City to relax and compete at fishing, with Meng Li quickly proving skilled despite claiming it was luck. Xie Xie struggled to catch anything and ended up pulling a pair of slippers from the lake.

• Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Meng Li, and the others traveled to a fishery near Fah City and decided to stay for two days.
• The group began a fishing contest, and Meng Li caught the first fish while revealing that he had grown up by the sea in Aolai City.
• Meng Li and Tang Wulin caught several fish, while Xie Xie caught only a tiny fish and returned it to the lake.
• Yue Zhengyu mocked Xie Xie's poor catch, prompting Xie Xie to insist that he would get serious.
• Xie Xie felt a strong tug on his rod, but when he reeled it in, he found a pair of slippers instead, making Meng Li laugh.

The group spent a rainy day fishing, eating, and relaxing by the lake, while Xie Xie stubbornly failed to catch a fish. In the evening, they joined the queue for grilled fish, though Xie Xie planned to keep trying over the next two days.

• Xu Xiaoyan joked that Xie Xie's hooking two slippers proved he was lucky, but Xie Xie kept fishing while the others ate.
• Gu Yue shared a box of food she had prepared for Meng Li, and she refused Yue Zhengyu's request to try some.
• Xie Xie moved to Yue Zhengyu's fishing spot but still caught nothing, then refused to leave when rain began.
• The group waited out the rain in the inn's tea room, where Tang Wulin and Xu Lizhi lamented that they might miss grilled fish.
• In the evening, Xie Xie admitted he had caught no fish, and the group got an early place in line for the grilled fish chefs to prepare their catch.

The Shrek group shared grilled fish by the lakeshore, where Xie Xie drank after Yuanen Yehui rejected him and Meng Li got drunk. The next morning, Meng Li reflected on how much he feared losing Gu Yue, while Xie Xie worried about his drunken behavior until Yue Zhengyu asked what he had said.

• The Shrek group ate grilled fish, and Meng Li shared pieces with Gu Yue and Na'er.
• Xie Xie tried to offer Yuanen Yehui fish, but she rejected him and said she wanted to distance herself from him.
• Xie Xie drank Wheat Wine while Tang Wulin comforted him, and the gathering continued until ten o'clock.
• Tang Wulin carried the drunk Xie Xie home, while Gu Yue carried Meng Li; their companions commented on how well Meng Li and Gu Yue suited each other.
• The next morning, Meng Li thanked Gu Yue for caring for him and realized how painful losing her would be.
• Xie Xie joined the others for breakfast, but Yue Zhengyu asked what he had said while drunk.

Xie Xie’s run of bad luck was traced to a curse mark placed by Evil Soul Masters, and Yue Zhengyu purified it. With the curse gone, Xie Xie returned to fishing and caught more than everyone else combined.

• Xie Xie failed to catch any fish again, and Tang Wulin noticed the green symbol on his hand.
• Yue Zhengyu recognized the mark as a curse used by Evil Soul Masters that caused worsening misfortune and could kill its victim.
• Yue Zhengyu purified Xie Xie’s curse mark, while Meng Li contacted the Star Luo Empire’s Official Security Bureau about the Evil Soul Masters.
• The next day, Xie Xie caught a remarkable number of large fish and declared that he would become the number one fisherman.

Long Yue challenged Meng Li and Tang Wulin to reclaim his lost glory before the Douluo Continent delegation left the Star Luo Empire. On the day of the match, Long Yue and Princess Dai Yun'er arrived secretly at Yongan Hotel, where Dai Yun'er reunited with Tang Wulin.

• Meng Li agreed to Long Yue's challenge for the day after tomorrow after trying to put it off until Long Yue became a Rank 70 Soul Sage.
• Meng Li told the Shrek Academy group about the challenge, and he and Tang Wulin prepared to face Long Yue.
• The challenge drew huge crowds, media attention, and prominent observers to Yongan City, while the Douluo Continent delegation held an emergency meeting.
• Long Yue and Dai Yun'er arrived secretly at Yongan Hotel, where Dai Yun'er found Tang Wulin and asked if he had missed her.
• Tang Wulin told Dai Yun'er that he had not missed her.

Meng Li and Long Yue tested their strength before facing each other in a rematch at Yongan Stadium. Long Yue’s improved soul skills extinguished Meng Li’s opening attack, leaving the crowd wondering whether Meng Li had a trump card.

• Meng Li and Long Yue shook hands for over an hour, testing their endurance until Meng Li let go first.
• Gu Yue reset Meng Li’s fractured hand, and Meng Li swore he had never taken advantage of other girls as thunder rumbled overhead.
• Dai Yun'er refereed the private challenge between Meng Li and Long Yue at Yongan Stadium.
• Meng Li summoned the Mythical Spear and sent flames toward Long Yue, who countered with his “Mountains!” and “River!” soul skills to extinguish them.
• Fang'er said Long Yue had grown stronger and predicted Meng Li might lose, while Xie Xie worried and Yue Zhengyu expressed confidence in Meng Li.

Meng Li defeated Long Yue with his Judgment skill, after which Long Yue lost to Tang Wulin in a three-hour match. Two months later, the delegation departed for Douluo Continent, with Dai Yun'er leaving her homeland to follow Tang Wulin and Long Yue accompanying her.

• Meng Li trapped Long Yue with Judgment for about thirty seconds, then dispelled it and won Long Yue’s concession.
• Meng Li explained the conditions and effects of his Second Soul Skill, Judgment, to Long Yue.
• Tang Wulin defeated Long Yue after their battle lasted three hours.
• Two months later, Dai Tianling and the Star Luo Empire saw off the Douluo Continent delegation as it began its return voyage.
• Dai Yun'er said goodbye to Dai Tianling and left for Douluo Continent, while Long Yue joined her to protect her.
• Dai Tianling warned Tang Wulin to take care of Dai Yun'er, and Tang Wulin agreed.

Meng Li returned to Douluo Continent after a long voyage and took Gu Yue and Na'er on a visit to Aolai City. He reunited with the residents of his old neighborhood, who welcomed him and assumed Gu Yue was his girlfriend.

• Meng Li and Gu Yue discussed his homesickness as their ship left the Star Luo Continent, and Elder Cai told the students to write about their experiences.
• During the voyage, Meng Li reached Rank 67 and reunited with Na'er, who stayed in his embrace before they went to eat.
• After the ship arrived at Skysea City, Meng Li, Gu Yue, and Na'er took ten days of leave to visit their old home, while Tang Wulin stayed behind.
• Meng Li returned to the renovated residential complex in Aolai City, which he had helped develop, and greeted the elderly residents with Na'er and Gu Yue.
• The residents praised Meng Li and Na'er, then assumed Gu Yue was Meng Li's girlfriend; neither of them corrected them.

Meng Li returned to Aolai City with Gu Yue and Na'er to visit his childhood home, former teacher, and old acquaintances, sharing his cultivation notes with Lin Ximeng. After the trip stretched to twenty days, Elder Cai summoned the three to explain their long absence, and Meng Li asked about the purpose of Work-Study Students.

• Meng Li returned to his old home with Gu Yue and Na'er, where neighbors welcomed him and Na'er reaffirmed that she considered it her home.
• Meng Li met Lin Ximeng at a food stall, gave her his cultivation and combat notes, and reminisced with her over dinner.
• Meng Li, Gu Yue, and Na'er visited former teachers and acquaintances in Aolai City and Eastsea City before returning to Shrek City after twenty days.
• Elder Cai confronted the three about exceeding their leave, and Meng Li admitted he had been away for an urgent matter.
• Meng Li told Elder Cai he did not want to enter the Inner Court and asked what purpose Work-Study Students served.

After returning from the Star Luo Empire, Meng Li learned that his classmates had become the new generation of Shrek Seven Devils while he and Gu Yue stayed in the Outer Court. He abandoned his unsuccessful attempts to change his second profession, returned to cultivation, and asked Na'er for help evading Elder Cai's punishment.

• Meng Li returned to his room after Elder Cai scolded him for his overdue leave.
• Shrek Academy admitted Tang Wulin, Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi, Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Yuanen Yehui, and Yue Zhengyu to the Inner Court and named them the new generation of Shrek Seven Devils.
• Meng Li grew annoyed at questions about why he and Gu Yue were not selected, so he publicly explained his reasons for declining the opportunity.
• Meng Li spent days trying to become a Mecha Manufacturer and Mecha Designer, scrapped a large pile of materials, and gave up on changing professions.
• Meng Li sold his scrap, put aside his mecha design books, and devoted himself to cultivation.
• Meng Li asked Na'er for help with Elder Cai's punishment, took the Self-Criticisms she had written, and heard her protest that he could not read one of them.

Meng Li prepared for a first- and second-year class exchange competition while explaining to Wu Sidao why he had chosen to remain in the Outer Court. He then sparred with Wu Changkong, and the two were still evenly matched when the chapter ended.

• Na'er thanked Meng Li for writing her self-criticism, and he playfully ruffled her hair.
• Wu Sidao told Meng Li that the first-year class would challenge the second years, and he advised her that cultivation depended more on oneself than on the academy.
• Wu Sidao left to review the exchange competition plan, while Meng Li dismissed the challenge and went back to sleep.
• Wu Changkong asked Meng Li to spar, and Meng Li complained that Long Yue's frequent fights and his master's training had left him tired.
• Meng Li and Wu Changkong fought in the arena with their Angel Martial Soul and Sky Frost Sword, trading attacks without either gaining the upper hand.

Meng Li sparred with Wu Changkong, who broke through three Soul Power levels during their fight, then used his day off to visit Tang Wulin and the others in the Inner Court. The gatekeeper refused to let Meng Li enter, leaving him unable to reach his friends.

• Wu Changkong exploited Meng Li’s apparent opening, and the two fought with their battle armor, weapons, and strongest attacks.
• Wu Changkong’s resolve and Soul Power surged during the fight, and he broke through three levels while continuing to attack Meng Li.
• Wu Changkong ended his breakthrough, thanked Meng Li for the spar, and granted him the next day off.
• Meng Li went to the Inner Court gate to visit Tang Wulin and the others, but Xie Xie’s communicator was off.
• The gatekeeper refused to let Meng Li enter without an Inner Court member escorting him.

Meng Li entered Shrek Academy’s Inner Court with Ya Li’s permission and learned that she was Yun Ming’s wife, leaving him to bury his feelings for her. He then challenged the Inner Court students to fight him one by one, setting up a confrontation with Tang Wulin and the others.

• Meng Li was turned away at the Inner Court gate until Ya Li arrived and authorized him to enter.
• Ya Li led Meng Li inside, where he collided with Yun Ming, who challenged him to compete against Tang Wulin and the others.
• Meng Li realized Ya Li was Yun Ming’s wife and decided to conceal his feelings and stop pursuing her.
• Tang Wulin and the other Shrek Seven Devils stood victorious on the arena after defeating Inner Court challengers, and Long Yue arrived to join the contest.
• Meng Li appeared beside Ya Li and Yun Ming and challenged the Inner Court students to face him one by one, provoking an uproar.

Meng Li challenged the Shrek Academy Inner Court and struggled with a sudden, severe headache before awakening a powerful balance of holy and dark forces. He began overwhelming the armored students, while Yun Ming grew suspicious of Ya Li’s concern for him.

• Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan speculated about why Meng Li had challenged the Inner Court, while Ya Li worriedly warned him to be careful.
• Yun Ming ordered the Inner Court students to fight Meng Li and declared that any student who lost would have to pay for his meals.
• As the battle began, Meng Li’s headache intensified and his legs trembled; Yun Ming noticed the white feather mark on his forehead glowing.
• Ya Li tried to approach Meng Li, but Yun Ming stopped her and privately wondered whether she had feelings for him.
• Meng Li stood up with mismatched red and gold eyes, two pairs of angelic and dark wings, and a transformed Mythical Spear, then blocked the students’ attacks and sent several flying.
• Meng Li eliminated a student who had mocked him after warning him not to underestimate an opponent.

Meng Li fought the Shrek Academy disciples alone, overwhelming them as his strength and aura continued to grow. Long Yue proposed taking turns against him to exhaust him, leaving Tang Wulin to consider the plan.

• Meng Li drove Long Yue back and disarmed him while enduring attacks from the Shrek Academy disciples.
• Tang Wulin joined the attack, but Meng Li overcame him, set his Blue Silver Grass on fire, and unleashed golden feathers that damaged the surrounding fighters.
• Meng Li's pressure weakened those with Angel Martial Souls, while Yun Ming noticed that Ya Li's black angel feather mark matched Meng Li's and grew suspicious of his identity.
• Meng Li repeatedly charged through the encirclement, absorbed nearby blood into a crimson halo, and discovered that his scarlet eye could make opponents hesitate.
• Long Yue warned Tang Wulin that Meng Li was growing stronger and proposed taking turns fighting him until he ran out of strength.

Meng Li fought Shrek Academy’s Inner Court students for nearly a day, enduring their rotation through the battle and gradually earning their respect. Yun Ming declared Meng Li the winner, then took over as Inner Court dean and imposed stricter training after the students’ defeat.

• The Inner Court students agreed to wear Meng Li down by taking turns attacking him, but his blood-absorbing halo strengthened his aura and replenished his Soul Power.
• Tang Wulin and Long Yue observed that Meng Li’s crimson and golden halos changed his fighting style, while Xu Lizhi struggled to keep the fighters supplied with buns.
• After the battle continued through the night, Xie Xie noticed that Meng Li’s aura had weakened by only about one percent, and the students realized their defeat was inevitable.
• Yun Ming stopped the fight and declared Meng Li the winner after the Inner Court students failed to defeat him.
• Yun Ming took over as Inner Court dean, increased the students’ daily training, and canceled the penalty requiring losers to pay for meals.