Chapter Summaries

Luo Chen protected Ning Rongrong from Dai Mubai, then secretly used Wind Release to sabotage Tang San during the fight against Ye Zhiqiu. Tang San ended up pinned beneath Ye Zhiqiu’s Black Tortoise shell, and Dai Mubai was sent face-first into the dirt.

• Dai Mubai charged at Ning Rongrong after she mocked him, but Luo Chen blocked his attack and Xiao Wu stepped in to defend her.
• Tang San calmed Xiao Wu and led the others outside to fight Ye Zhiqiu, while Zhu Zhuqing held back after Luo Chen warned her not to get serious.
• Luo Chen used Gale Technique inside Ye Zhiqiu’s cold air, knocking Tang San face-first to the ground, where Ye Zhiqiu pinned him beneath his tortoise shell.
• Xiao Wu failed to move Ye Zhiqiu’s shell, and Ning Rongrong laughed at Tang San as he called for Zhao Wuji to rescue him.
• Dai Mubai tried to push Ye Zhiqiu away, but Ye Zhiqiu rammed him in the chest and sent him face-first into the dirt.

Luo Chen rescued Tang San and defeated Ye Zhiqiu, while Xiao Wu’s changing loyalties left Tang San doubting himself. After the group returned to the hotel, Luo Chen secretly teleported into the girls’ room and watched Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing begin fighting.

• Dai Mubai abandoned the fight and went to fetch Zhao Wuji, while Xiao Wu left Tang San pinned beneath Ye Zhiqiu’s turtle shell.
• Luo Chen and Ning Rongrong confronted Ye Zhiqiu, and Luo Chen broke his shell with Black Chidori and Vajra Palm.
• Xiao Wu knocked Ye Zhiqiu unconscious with a kick, and Zhao Wuji sent the students back into the hotel while he handled the aftermath.
• Tang San apologized to Ning Rongrong and later felt insecure about his fighting ability, but Xiao Wu reassured him and restored his spirits.
• After the group settled into their rooms, Luo Chen teleported into the girls’ bathroom and secretly watched Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing argue and start fighting.

Luo Chen watched Xiao Wu bully Zhu Zhuqing, revealed himself in disguise, and later traveled with Shrek into the Star Dou Great Forest. After Zhao Wuji subdued a Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent, Serpent Granny and Meng Yiran arrived to claim it, and Tang San stepped forward to duel Meng Yiran for Oscar's chance to obtain the soul ring.

• Xiao Wu restrained and teased Zhu Zhuqing until Luo Chen emerged from the bathroom in disguise and startled them.
• Xiao Wu recognized Luo Chen, kissed him, and pulled him into the room before he teleported back to his own room.
• After daybreak, Luo Chen and the Shrek members entered the Star Dou Great Forest with Zhao Wuji and encountered a Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent.
• Zhao Wuji subdued the serpent, but Serpent Granny and Meng Yiran arrived and claimed they had tracked it first.
• Serpent Granny proposed a duel between Meng Yiran and Oscar to decide who would receive the serpent's soul ring, and Tang San volunteered to fight Meng Yiran instead.

Tang San fought Meng Yiran over the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent’s soul ring, while Luo Chen secretly boosted Meng Yiran with his Nine Yang Divine Skill. As Meng Yiran gained the upper hand, Tang San prepared concealed poisoned needles, and the chapter ended with his Blue Silver Grass wrapping around her legs.

• Tang San volunteered to fight Meng Yiran so Oscar could claim the soul ring, and the two began battling with their soul skills and techniques.
• Luo Chen secretly sent his Soul Power into Meng Yiran through the breeze, restoring her strength and turning the fight against Tang San.
• Tang San drew poisoned Sand Shooting Shadow needles, but Luo Chen secretly empowered Meng Yiran again, letting her strike Tang San five meters back.
• Zhao Wuji privately considered killing Serpent Granny and Meng Yiran if Tang San lost, while Luo Chen noticed his murderous intent.
• Tang San resumed attacking with Blue Silver Grass and concealed the poisoned needles within it as Meng Yiran activated Serpent Body.

Luo Chen helped Meng Yiran evade Tang San’s poisoned hidden weapons, allowing her to defeat him, but Zhao Wuji refused to honor the agreement over the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent. Luo Chen and the others urged Zhao Wuji to give it to Meng Yiran, leaving the confrontation unresolved as Xiao Wu comforted Tang San.

• Luo Chen used Wind Release to propel Meng Yiran past Tang San, and she slapped him and struck his leg after discovering his poisoned silver needles.
• Luo Chen stopped Meng Yiran from attacking again, while Tang San insisted he had not lost and Zhao Wuji backed him.
• Serpent Granny confronted Zhao Wuji with the poisoned needles and demanded the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent, but Zhao Wuji threatened her and Meng Yiran when Dragon Duke was absent.
• Luo Chen, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu urged Zhao Wuji to honor the duel’s agreement and give Meng Yiran the Soul Beast.
• Xiao Wu followed Luo Chen’s signal and went to reassure Tang San, while Zhao Wuji’s decision remained unsettled.

After Xiao Wu soothed Tang San and persuaded the group to yield the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent to Meng Yiran, Luo Chen maintained his cover as Tang San’s supportive friend. Meng Yiran began absorbing the soul ring, while Zhu Zhuqing quietly drew closer to Luo Chen.

• Xiao Wu comforted Tang San, and he agreed to let Meng Yiran have the soul ring after Oscar and Dai Mubai encouraged him.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong asked Zhao Wuji to stop threatening Meng Yiran and Serpent Granny, so Zhao Wuji withdrew.
• Luo Chen told Meng Yiran the dying Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent was hers, and she thanked him with a teasing gesture.
• Luo Chen reassured Tang San that he had intervened to protect him, and Tang San accepted his explanation without suspicion.
• Luo Chen led the others away as Meng Yiran began absorbing the serpent’s soul ring, while Zhu Zhuqing hurried up behind him and secretly stayed close.

Luo Chen maneuvered the others into letting Meng Yiran claim the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent and kept Tang San from suspecting his role in the fight. As the group camped for the night, the Titan Giant Ape appeared, and Luo Chen prepared to act on his plans for Xiao Wu.

• Xiao Wu comforted Tang San after his defeat, persuaded him to let Meng Yiran take the soul ring, and privately told Luo Chen she had fooled Tang San.
• Zhao Wuji abandoned his attempt to attack Serpent Granny and Meng Yiran, and Luo Chen let Meng Yiran absorb the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent's soul ring.
• Luo Chen reassured Tang San that he had stopped the fight to save him, and Tang San accepted his explanation without suspicion.
• The group traveled for several hours, and Tang San announced that he had reached level thirty before they made camp for the night.
• Zhao Wuji sensed danger and ordered everyone to leave the tents, while Luo Chen spotted the approaching Titan Giant Ape with his Sharingan.

The Titan Giant Ape attacked Zhao Wuji’s group, while Ning Rongrong rejected Oscar and affirmed her loyalty to Luo Chen. After the ape captured Xiao Wu, Luo Chen teleported Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to safety and prepared to leave, reminding Zhu Zhuqing of their plan against Dai Mubai.

• Zhao Wuji and the students tried to hold back the approaching Titan Giant Ape as the others retreated.
• Oscar urged Ning Rongrong to leave with him, but she slapped him and returned to Luo Chen’s side.
• Luo Chen used Flying Thunder God Teleportation to carry Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing away from the ape’s black waves.
• The Titan Giant Ape seized Xiao Wu, and Tang San rushed to save her.
• Luo Chen kissed Zhu Zhuqing, told her he might be gone for a few days, and reminded her to follow their plan against Dai Mubai.

Luo Chen left to rescue Xiao Wu after the Titan Giant Ape carried her away, then caught up with her and joined her on its palm. He kissed Xiao Wu as the giant ape continued into the forest.

• Luo Chen reassured Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong before leaving to save Xiao Wu, and he advised Ning Rongrong how to deal with Oscar’s advances.
• Tang San and Zhao Wuji attacked the Titan Giant Ape, but it repelled them and carried Xiao Wu deeper into the forest.
• Luo Chen pretended to be blasted away, then used his techniques to catch up with the Titan Giant Ape while the others stayed behind.
• Luo Chen grabbed Xiao Wu’s hand, and she pulled him onto the Titan Giant Ape’s palm after telling Er Ming not to hurt him.
• Luo Chen told Xiao Wu that he knew she was a rabbit and kissed her as the Titan Giant Ape carried them onward.

Luo Chen spent time with Xiao Wu in the Star Dou Great Forest, where she absorbed her third soul ring, before a warning from the Heavenly Jade revealed that his mother was in mortal danger in Spirit City. He decided to return to save her after spending one more night with Xiao Wu.

• Er Ming carried Luo Chen and Xiao Wu into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, then set them down when Xiao Wu told it to stop.
• Xiao Wu and Luo Chen swung together, and she asked whether he wanted her hundred-thousand-year soul ring; Luo Chen assured her that she mattered more to him than power.
• Xiao Wu absorbed a thousand-year soul ring from within herself and reached level thirty-one while Luo Chen kept watch.
• The Heavenly Jade warned Luo Chen that his mother would face deadly danger in Spirit City within three days, so he resolved to return and protect her.
• After Xiao Wu finished absorbing her soul ring, Luo Chen asked her to help him find the strongest thousand-year soul beast and said he would return to Spirit City the next day.

Luo Chen and Xiao Wu shared an intimate night before he upgraded his Sharingan to the Mangekyo Sharingan. He taught Xiao Wu two techniques, and by dawn she had mastered them with remarkable speed.

• Xiao Wu asked Luo Chen why he was leaving, and he reassured her that she was important to him before agreeing to comb her hair.
• Xiao Wu kissed Luo Chen, giving him enough experience points to upgrade his Sharingan to the Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Luo Chen taught Xiao Wu the Phantom Shadow Movement Technique and Flower Shifting Wood Grafting before dawn.
• Xiao Wu rapidly mastered the movement technique and used Flower Shifting Wood Grafting to smash a chain of trees.

Luo Chen helped Xiao Wu test her strengthened combat skills, then obtained a third Soul Ring that gave his Peach Blossom Fan flight and slashing abilities. After leaving the forest, he spotted Tang San’s group meeting Meng Yiran and her grandparents, while Meng Yiran searched for him.

• Xiao Wu used Teleportation, Flower Shifting Wood Grafting, Charm, and Soul Power absorption against Luo Chen, who praised her improved fighting ability.
• Xiao Wu told Luo Chen she wanted revenge on Bibi Dong for killing her mother, and he comforted her before she helped him choose a Soul Ring.
• Luo Chen absorbed a willing seven-thousand-three-hundred-year-old Blood Moon Winged Dragon’s Soul Ring, reached level thirty-one, and gained the Blood Moon Slash skill and the ability to fly with his Peach Blossom Fan.
• Luo Chen bid Xiao Wu farewell, urged her to protect Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, and flew toward the forest’s outskirts.
• Luo Chen saw Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Zhao Wuji, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing heading into the forest, then watched them meet Meng Yiran, Serpent Granny, and Dragon Duke.
• Meng Yiran looked over the group, failed to find Luo Chen, and wondered where he was.

Dragon Duke confronted Tang San and Zhao Wuji over their conflict with Meng Yiran and demanded an apology and punishment. As Tang San prepared to resist while trying to save his sister, Luo Chen intervened, and Meng Yiran begged Dragon Duke not to hurt him.

• Meng Yiran accused Tang San of nearly killing her, and Dragon Duke confronted him and Zhao Wuji.
• Zhao Wuji apologized for his past actions and told Dragon Duke that Tang San was Grandmaster's disciple and the son of a powerful man.
• Dragon Duke spared Zhao Wuji on the condition that he break an arm, and demanded Tang San kneel and apologize to Meng Yiran.
• Tang San resisted Dragon Duke's pressure and said he needed to save his sister, while Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Zhao Wuji prepared to fight.
• Luo Chen leaped down and stopped Tang San from firing the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, offering to face Dragon Duke himself.
• Meng Yiran shouted for Dragon Duke to stop and not hurt Luo Chen.

Luo Chen persuaded Dragon Duke to reduce Zhao Wuji’s punishment, but Tang San refused to apologize and Meng Yiran beat him while Dragon Duke restrained him. Luo Chen secretly encouraged her and pretended to be restrained too, as Meng Yiran grabbed Tang San by the hair and continued the beating.

• Meng Yiran recognized Luo Chen as the person who had protected her and her grandmother, and Luo Chen asked Dragon Duke to spare Zhao Wuji’s arm.
• Dragon Duke ordered Zhao Wuji to slap himself and apologize, then turned his attention to Tang San.
• Tang San refused Meng Yiran’s demand to slap himself, so Dragon Duke restrained him and Meng Yiran slapped him repeatedly.
• Dai Mubai tried to intervene, but Dragon Duke restrained him as well; Luo Chen pretended to be bound and secretly urged Meng Yiran to continue.
• Meng Yiran grabbed Tang San by the hair and yanked his head down, taunting him for lowering it after all.

Meng Yiran forced Tang San to admit he had been wrong to use hidden weapons, and Luo Chen helped persuade him to surrender before she could injure him further. Meng Yiran let Tang San go, and the Shrek group tended to his injuries while Luo Chen reassured Ning Rongrong that Xiao Wu was safe.

• Meng Yiran yanked Tang San's hair and struck his legs when he refused to admit fault, while Luo Chen grew concerned about how far she might go.
• Luo Chen, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun urged Tang San to apologize, and Tang San found the resolve to surrender for Xiao Wu's sake.
• Tang San admitted he had been wrong to use hidden weapons and knelt to apologize to Meng Yiran, who released him after Luo Chen asked her to let the matter end.
• Dai Mubai and Oscar helped Tang San up, and Oscar gave him a healing sausage as the others checked his injuries.
• Ning Rongrong asked Luo Chen about his absence and Xiao Wu, and Luo Chen reassured her before taking her to Tang San.

Luo Chen left Shrek's group to meet Meng Yiran, who revealed she knew he had secretly helped her defeat Tang San and grew close to him. After she gave him twenty-one Soul Breaking Blades as a keepsake, he flew away from the Star Dou Great Forest, leaving his friends to search for Xiao Wu.

• Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, and Oscar thanked Luo Chen for helping save Tang San, and Luo Chen reconciled with them.
• Luo Chen comforted Tang San, then told Ning Rongrong he had to leave and kissed her before using Teleportation to disappear.
• Meng Yiran confronted Luo Chen about secretly helping her fight Tang San, and he admitted he had helped but kept the details of his abilities private.
• Meng Yiran embraced and kissed Luo Chen, invited him to return with her, and he promised there would be opportunities to meet again.
• Meng Yiran gave Luo Chen twenty-one of her Thirty-Six Soul Breaking Blades, and he flew out of the Star Dou Great Forest on the Peach Blossom Fan.

Luo Chen returned to Spirit City and secretly watched Bibi Dong and Hu Liena at the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony, using his Mangekyo Sharingan before Bibi Dong sensed his probing and he escaped. He then headed home and spotted Tao Hua Yue nearby.

• Meng Yiran blushed after Luo Chen left, then followed Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny while promising to stab Luo Chen if he forgot her.
• Luo Chen traveled by carriage from Suotuo City to Spirit City and resolved to take care of Tao Hua Yue, his body's mother.
• At the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony, Luo Chen watched Bibi Dong and Hu Liena from the crowd and used his Mangekyo Sharingan to peer at them.
• Bibi Dong sensed Luo Chen's spiritual probing and swept the plaza with her power, but Luo Chen teleported away before she could identify him.
• Luo Chen considered how he might approach Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, or Qian Renxue, then spotted Tao Hua Yue near home.

Luo Chen secretly watched Bibi Dong and Hu Liena during the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony, but Bibi Dong sensed the probing and searched the square. Luo Chen escaped and returned near home, where he spotted Tao Hua Yue.

• Hu Liena arrived and greeted her master, Bibi Dong, who praised her progress and promised to guide her personally.
• Luo Chen used his Mangekyo Sharingan to secretly watch Bibi Dong and Hu Liena from afar.
• Bibi Dong sensed a strange force probing her and scanned the square with her spiritual power.
• Luo Chen escaped with Flying Thunder God Teleportation before Bibi Dong could identify him.
• Luo Chen fled a thousand meters away, considered how he might approach Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, and Qian Renxue, and headed home.
• Luo Chen spotted Tao Hua Yue near home.

Luo Chen brutally mutilated Lan Ye and killed the five guards who attacked him, prompting the survivors to summon Lan Long. As Lan Long rushed from the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony, Bibi Dong sent Hu Liena to find out what had happened.

• Luo Chen kicked Lan Ye, then killed two of Lan Ye's guards with a Flying Thunder God Slash and killed the remaining three with Blood Moon Slash.
• Luo Chen cut off Lan Ye's legs and arms while guards watched from a distance, then they ran to notify Lan Long.
• At the ceremony, Bibi Dong spoke to Hu Liena about conquering the continent and leaving it to her one day.
• A soldier reported that the Blood Fiend Five Blades were dead and Lan Ye had been badly hurt, so Lan Long led the Elite Guard toward the scene.
• Bibi Dong gave Lan Long permission to leave and told Hu Liena to follow him and investigate.

Luo Chen tortured Lan Ye and faced Spirit City's Soul Master guards, led by Lan Long and joined by Hu Liena. As the guards attacked, Hu Liena recognized Luo Chen as the boy who had defeated and bullied her six years earlier.

• Luo Chen left Lan Ye alive but mutilated and in unbearable agony while he waited for Spirit City's guards to arrive.
• Several hundred Soul Master guards surrounded Luo Chen, and Lan Long demanded that he return Lan Ye.
• Lan Long discovered his limbless, tongueless son and embraced him in grief as the guards prepared to attack Luo Chen.
• Hu Liena arrived with the guards, judged Lan Ye deserving of his fate, and considered pleading for Luo Chen if he survived.
• Luo Chen winked at Hu Liena, who recognized him as the boy who had defeated and bullied her six years earlier and drew her short sword.