Chapter Summaries

Long Yao comforted Wang Dong by giving her his white jade bed, then secretly neutralized Tang San’s karmic attack with a miniature black hole. After Long Yao warned Tang San that the attack would have harmed Wang Dong, Tang San withdrew in remorse and fear, leaving Long Yao and Wang Dong’s relationship to begin on a gentler footing.

• Wang Dong retreated to her cubicle, overwhelmed by her feelings for Long Yao, and he gave her his constant-temperature white jade bed after noticing her tear-stained eyes.
• Long Yao went to the rooftop and used a programmed miniature black hole to devour Tang San’s God Slaying Blood Sword before it could reach Wang Dong.
• Tang San suffered backlash when his sword vanished, then received the divine power he had lost and a note explaining that his attack would have inflicted deadly karmic harm on Wang Dong.
• Tang San realized Long Yao had protected his daughter and abandoned his hostility, while Long Yao sensed the danger had passed and returned to bed beside the sleeping Wang Dong.

Wang Dong woke refreshed after sleeping on Long Yao’s jade bed, and the two joined Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao for breakfast. On their way to Central Plaza, Dai Huabin’s group confronted them, and his cruel insult revealed a deep hatred directed at Huo Yuhao.

• Wang Dong woke rested and found Long Yao waiting to walk with her to breakfast.
• Long Yao, Wang Dong, Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao shared a lively meal before heading toward Central Plaza.
• Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Shi stopped the group, and Dai Huabin mocked them and demanded attention as a prominent new student.
• Bei Bei defended his companions, but Dai Huabin insulted the fallen Tang Sect, provoking Bei Bei and Tang Ya.
• Huo Yuhao used Spirit Detection sharing to reveal the trio’s abilities and show that Dai Huabin’s hatred was focused on him.
• Dai Huabin called Huo Yuhao a bastard who had run away from the Duke’s Mansion, wounding him in front of the gathered students.

Long Yao protected Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong by provoking Dai Huabin while holding him back with Shrek Academy’s ban on private fights. Dai Huabin fled in humiliation, while Wang Dong grew more drawn to Long Yao and Huo Yuhao began to feel that he had found comrades.

• Long Yao insulted Dai Huabin and reminded him that fighting could get him expelled, stopping Dai Huabin from attacking despite his fury.
• Tang Ya, Bei Bei, Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and the watching students reacted as Long Yao’s taunts turned the confrontation into a public humiliation for Dai Huabin.
• Long Yao delivered a final insult and walked away, while Dai Huabin roared in rage before fleeing with Zhu Lu and Cui Shi.
• Bei Bei and Tang Ya headed to class, and Wang Dong caught up with Long Yao and quietly asked what “flashy young punk” meant.
• Huo Yuhao followed behind them, reflecting that Long Yao’s protection had eased his hatred and given him a sense of having comrades.

Zhou Yi announced a class-wide new student competition with valuable cultivation resources and Spirit Ring hunting as the prize. Long Yao and Wang Dong agreed to represent First Year Class One, leaving the class united behind them as they prepared to compete.

• Long Yao whispered an explanation of “spiritual youth” to Wang Dong as the three students entered the classroom.
• Zhou Yi arrived and criticized the students for sparring with students from other classes before announcing the new student competition and its rewards.
• Long Yao volunteered himself and Wang Dong as First Year Class One’s representatives.
• Wang Dong chose to stand with Long Yao after he asked whether she wanted to participate.
• The class cheered for Long Yao and Wang Dong, and Zhou Yi ordered them to win.

Long Yao and Wang Dong drew Class Two as their first-round opponents, and Long Yao revealed the Soul Breaking Spear’s ability to pierce defenses and drain soul power. The match continued with Dai Huabin badly wounded, Zhu Lu’s attack stopped by Wang Dong, and Cui Shi’s defensive skill cracking under Long Yao’s spear strikes.

• Zhou Yi led Class One into the Battle Zone, where Huo Yuhao spotted Dai Huabin glaring at them from Class Two.
• Long Yao and Wang Dong drew Class Two as their first-round opponents, provoking Dai Huabin with Long Yao’s taunt.
• When the match began, Long Yao pierced Dai Huabin’s barrier and wounded him with the Soul Breaking Spear, draining much of his soul power.
• Long Yao named Yang Wudi and the Soul Breaking Spear, then pressed his attack while Wang Dong blocked Zhu Lu’s attempt to ambush him.
• Cui Shi shielded Dai Huabin with his Turtle Shell Wall, but Long Yao’s spear strikes cracked the defense and left Cui Shi bleeding.

Long Yao and Wang Dong defeated Class Two in the New Student Competition, while Huo Yuhao watched Dai Huabin’s defeat stir complicated feelings rather than simple satisfaction. Class One advanced to the semifinals after drawing a bye, and the chapter ended with the group celebrating at a barbecue restaurant as Wang Dong’s affection for Long Yao deepened.

• Long Yao and Wang Dong overwhelmed Dai Huabin, Cui Shi, and Zhu Lu, forcing Zhou Yi to forfeit Class Two’s match and declare Class One the winner.
• Huo Yuhao watched Dai Huabin being carried away and felt both a dark pleasure at his humiliation and renewed awareness of his own weakness; Bei Bei’s kindness gave him a sense of warmth and belonging.
• Class One celebrated its victory, and Wang Dong blushed under Long Yao’s praise and grew jealous when Tang Ya hugged him.
• Zhou Yi warned Long Yao and Wang Dong about revealing their abilities, but Class One drew a bye in the next round and advanced to the top four.
• Long Yao, Wang Dong, and Huo Yuhao watched the remaining matches as Class Three, Class Five, and Class Seven joined Class One in the semifinals.
• Bei Bei treated Class One to a barbecue dinner, where Long Yao brought Wang Dong a sweet fruit drink and showed her attention that made her fall further for him.

After the banquet, Long Yao gave Wang Dong a butterfly hairpin and teased her when she secretly watched him in their dormitory. Her embarrassment turned to tears, and he comforted her before sending her to bed, leaving their relationship more intimate.

• Tang Ya drunkenly asked Bei Bei to buy her a fox mask as the group walked through Shrek City at night.
• Long Yao bought Wang Dong the Butterfly Loves Star Sea hairpin and put it in her hair, flustering her.
• Back in dormitory 101, Wang Dong brought Long Yao water and secretly watched him, believing he was asleep.
• Long Yao revealed he had been awake and teased Wang Dong, who threw a pillow at him in anger and embarrassment.
• Long Yao apologized, embraced Wang Dong as she cried, then gave her water and tucked her into bed with the hairpin still on.

Wang Dong woke embarrassed by the events of the previous night, while Long Yao calmly teased her before they joined Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao for breakfast. At the New Student Competition semifinals, Long Yao and Wang Dong faced Class Seven’s Tie Shi and Tang Wan’er as the match was about to begin.

• Wang Dong remembered Long Yao comforting her the previous night and fled into the washroom after he greeted her as a little calico cat.
• Long Yao and Wang Dong ate breakfast with Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao, then went to the Battle Zone for the semifinals.
• Long Yao planted his Soul Breaking Spear in the dueling platform, silencing the audience and reassuring Wang Dong with his confidence.
• Tie Shi and Tang Wan’er entered as Class Seven’s semifinal team, and Wang Dong sensed that the cheerful Food System Soul Master might be more than she appeared.
• Long Yao and Wang Dong introduced themselves opposite Tie Shi and Tang Wan’er, then retreated to their starting positions as the match was about to begin.

Long Yao and Wang Dong fought Tie Shi and Tang Wan'er in a Soul Fighting Platform match, but Tang Wan'er's unusual food-based soul skills thwarted Long Yao's opening attack. The battle continued as Wang Dong launched a surprise assault on Tang Wan'er through the dust cloud.

• Long Yao kicked his Soul Breaking Spear at Tie Shi and charged after it while Wang Dong flew toward Tang Wan'er to harass the support.
• Tie Shi used Rock Armor to block the spear, but Long Yao seized it and followed with a powerful Double Thrust.
• Tang Wan'er summoned her Bun Spirit and used Super Bouncy Candy Coating to shield Tie Shi from Long Yao's attack.
• Tie Shi angrily punched at Long Yao, who redirected the force and retreated safely beside Wang Dong.
• Long Yao pried up a granite slab and kicked it toward the opponents; Tang Wan'er slowed it with Super Sticky Maltose, and Tie Shi shattered it with Rock Impact.
• As the resulting dust concealed the battlefield, Wang Dong used Side Wing Saber to rush toward Tang Wan'er.

During the New Student Competition, Tang Wan'er revealed her demonic power after Tie Shi took Wang Dong's attack for her, and Long Yao answered with a deadly spear strike. The Chief Judge stopped their clash with overwhelming force and disqualified both teams.

• Tie Shi blocked Wang Dong's Side Wing Saber with his Rock Armor, suffering a grievous wound as Tang Wan'er dropped her sweet act and threatened Wang Dong.
• Long Yao recognized Tang Wan'er as a pink-cut-black, then launched his Gáe Bolg at her.
• Tang Wan'er revealed two thousand-year Spirit Rings and transformed her Bun Spirit into a Gluttonous Demon Bun, which bit into Long Yao's fatal spear attack.
• The Chief Judge halted the clash with an emerald Soul Power hand that erased both attacks, leaving Tang Wan'er injured and her demon form suppressed.
• The Chief Judge ended the match and disqualified First Year Class One and first year Class Seven for using destructive powers that endangered the arena.

After Mu En revoked Long Yao and Wang Dong’s competition qualifications, Long Yao led his companions to the judges’ room, where Mu En confronted Tang Wan’er and Long Yao about their powers. Mu En exposed Tang Wan’er’s deception and demanded to know who Long Yao’s divine successor was.

• Mu En revoked Long Yao and Wang Dong’s qualifications and ordered them punished, but Long Yao accepted the verdict and led Wang Dong away from the platform.
• Long Yao and Wang Dong reunited with Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao, then went with them to meet Mu En at the judges’ stand.
• Mu En’s overwhelming spiritual pressure forced Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao to leave the room, leaving Long Yao and Wang Dong facing him alongside Tie Shi and Tang Wan’er.
• Mu En challenged Tang Wan’er’s claim that her Martial Soul was a Sweet Delicious Meat Bun, struck her into a wall, and demanded to know her identity and purpose at Shrek.
• Mu En told Long Yao that his spear had wielded the power of Causality and demanded to know whose successor he was.

Long Yao defused Mu En’s suspicions by claiming descent from Yang Wudi and presenting an old cultivation book as his ancestor’s legacy. Mu En accepted the explanation but declared that the valuable book would be kept jointly by the Martial Soul Department and the Sea God Pavilion, leaving Long Yao’s response unresolved.

• Long Yao told Mu En that he had inherited Yang Wudi’s martial soul and that his extraordinary spear strike evolved from his Second Soul Skill.
• Mu En recognized Yang Wudi’s name and recalled the legendary Soul Breaking Spear, while Tang Wan'er watched in disbelief as the old man’s hostility eased.
• When Mu En asked who had taught him, Long Yao produced a worn book and claimed Yang Wudi had written it while seeking a path beyond his martial soul’s limits.
• Mu En examined the book, judged its contents authentic and exceptionally valuable, and said the Martial Soul Department and Sea God Pavilion would keep and study it on Long Yao’s behalf.
• Tang Wan'er grew more fascinated with Long Yao, while Mu En’s decision left it unclear whether Long Yao would surrender the book.

Long Yao refused to surrender his ancestral book to Moon, but after hearing about the threat posed by Evil Soul Masters, he agreed to hand it over in exchange for keeping a handwritten copy. Moon then made Long Yao a reserve member of the Shrek Supervisory Group and granted him access to the Sea God Pavilion, asking whether he objected.

• Long Yao refused Moon’s demand to surrender the ancestral book, and Moon confined him with his spatial power and threatened to kill him if he resisted.
• Wang Dong raised a protective barrier around herself and Long Yao while Tang Wan'er watched eagerly for violence.
• Moon explained that Evil Soul Masters had experimented on commoner children and described the danger posed by a new power and a young enemy monster.
• Long Yao agreed to give Moon the book on the condition that he could keep a handwritten copy.
• Moon accepted the arrangement, waived further punishment for Long Yao and Wang Dong’s competition-rule violation, and appointed Long Yao a reserve member of the Shrek Supervisory Group with access to the Sea God Pavilion.

Long Yao copied the Breaking Clan’s ancient book and received the copy under Mu En’s terms, while Mu En kept the original secret. Mu En then confronted Tang Wan’er about an Evil Soul Master’s experiments, and she warned that killing her would bring the wrath of her master.

• Long Yao agreed to cooperate with Mu En and spent two hours copying the ancient book as Wang Dong watched.
• Mu En verified Long Yao’s copy, gave it to him, and ordered everyone present to keep the book and the Evil Soul Master’s information secret.
• After the others withdrew, Mu En turned his attention to Tang Wan’er and demanded she explain what she knew about the experimental base and its child sacrifices.
• Tang Wan’er dropped her act and casually described killing three old men and treating the children as materials for art.
• Mu En raised his hand to kill Tang Wan’er, but she warned that her master would bring Shrek Academy’s destruction.

Tang Wan'er tried to recruit Long Yao to her mysterious Homeland, claiming they shared an origin, but he rejected her and questioned whether she and her Master truly understood him. Long Yao revealed a trace of his Chaos Qi, overwhelming Moon’s and Tang Wan'er’s powers, and asked whether her Master had identified his Second Martial Soul’s true name.

• Tang Wan'er offered Long Yao an invitation from her Master to join the Homeland, calling him a fellow Outsider.
• Long Yao rejected the offer and said he was not like Tang Wan'er, while Moon took heart from his refusal.
• Long Yao sent Wang Dong outside, then returned to his chair and turned his attention to Tang Wan'er.
• Long Yao asked Tang Wan'er whether she and her Master really understood him, leaving her shaken and uncertain.
• Long Yao approached Tang Wan'er and released Chaos Qi that suppressed Moon’s pressure and drove back the Taotie power within her.
• Long Yao asked whether Tang Wan'er’s Master had told her the true name of his Second Martial Soul.

Long Yao broke Tang Wan'er's faith and secured Mu En's offer to join the Shrek Supervisory Group with exceptional access to Sea God Pavilion. After Long Yao accepted, Mu En appointed him Tang Wan'er's sole warden and charged him with uncovering the truth about her master.

• Long Yao called Tang Wan'er a discarded pawn, and she collapsed after her furious defense of her master failed to dispel her doubts.
• Mu En explained that the Shrek Supervisory Group secretly purged threats to the academy and described Sea God Pavilion's authority, records, and resources.
• Mu En formally invited Long Yao to join, and Long Yao accepted the post of first Outer Court reserve member with Pavilion Elder-level access.
• Mu En gave Long Yao an Inspector's Token and confirmed that it granted him access to most of Shrek Academy and reimbursement for his expenses.
• When Mu En prepared to kill Tang Wan'er, Long Yao asked to handle her; Mu En spared her, made her an S-Class Prisoner, and named Long Yao her sole warden.

Long Yao took Tang Wan'er to a secluded grove and restrained her with Soul Power-sealing handcuffs as he questioned her about her Master. He revealed his Second Martial Soul, leaving Tang Wan'er frozen in terror before the overwhelming Chaos Holy Dragon.

• Moon reluctantly approved Long Yao's plan, and Long Yao led Tang Wan'er from the Sea God Pavilion to a secluded grove.
• Long Yao locked Deep Sea Sinking Silver and Star Essence Gold handcuffs around Tang Wan'er's wrists and asked who her Master was.
• Tang Wan'er mocked the restraints and claimed Long Yao could not learn her Master's identity from her.
• Long Yao asked whether Tang Wan'er wanted to see his Second Martial Soul and warned her not to look twice.
• Long Yao revealed the Chaos Holy Dragon, and Tang Wan'er was overcome by fear as its golden Dragon Pupils gazed at her.

Long Yao broke Tang Wan’er’s resistance with the Chaos Holy Dragon’s overwhelming presence and forced her to reveal the Holy Spirit Cult’s plans and the identity of its Saintess, Tang Huo’er. After learning that Tang Huo’er was an artificial vessel designed to devour despairing souls, Long Yao’s contempt shattered Tang Wan’er’s fanaticism and left her convulsing in terror.

• Long Yao withdrew his Second Martial Soul, and Tang Wan’er collapsed before he gave her a sedative and demanded information about her people.
• Tang Wan’er identified the Holy Spirit Cult’s leader as Ye Xishui and, after her soul restriction broke, named her Master as Saintess Tang Huo’er.
• Tang Wan’er explained that Tang Huo’er had been created as a vessel to devour negative emotions and that the cult used collectors and experiments to gather and refine souls for her.
• Tang Wan’er revealed that she had once been a starving orphan with a mutated Steamed Bun Martial Soul before Tang Huo’er transformed her into a soul-hunting servant.
• Tang Wan’er called Long Yao the perfect ingredient, but Long Yao mocked her and declared that the Chaos Holy Dragon could erase her and her cult from the River of Time.
• Tang Wan’er’s soul collapsed under the terror of being erased, and she convulsed violently as her restrained wrists were battered against the ground.

Long Yao sealed Tang Wan'er inside the Vast Sea Ring and returned to Wang Dong and their friends, reassuring them that he was safe. Though Class One had lost its place in the competition and Dai Huabin had won the championship, the group rallied around Long Yao and Wang Dong, then went out to celebrate their return.

• Long Yao used the Vast Sea Ring to imprison Tang Wan'er in its isolated inner space, then left the ruined dormitory backyard.
• Wang Dong anxiously waited for Long Yao, and he reassured her that everything was fine before they returned to the Outer Court together.
• Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and Tang Ya welcomed Long Yao and Wang Dong and lamented Class One's disqualification from the competition.
• Bei Bei said Dai Huabin had won the final for Class Two, while Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya defended Long Yao and Wang Dong as the true champions.
• Long Yao calmed Wang Dong's anger over Dai Huabin's taunts, and Bei Bei invited everyone to celebrate their safe return over a meal.

After Bei Bei recounted how Teacher Zhou had fiercely defended Class One before accepting the Academy’s punishment, Long Yao urged everyone to visit her rather than dwell on revenge. They found Teacher Zhou alone and despondent in the classroom, and she turned away without speaking.

• Long Yao asked Bei Bei how Teacher Zhou had reacted to Class One’s disqualification, and Bei Bei explained that the class had been barred from all subsequent matches.
• Bei Bei recounted how Teacher Zhou had confronted Du Weilun to defend her students, then fell silent after Fan Yu showed her a gag order bearing the Sea God Pavilion seal.
• Long Yao told the group they would reclaim their lost glory and dignity, then redirected them to visit Teacher Zhou.
• Bei Bei, Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Long Yao returned to the New Student Teaching Building and found Teacher Zhou sitting alone in the classroom.
• Bei Bei addressed Teacher Zhou, but she looked at them briefly, turned back toward the window, and said nothing.