Chapter Summaries

Xiao Chen defeated Nuoding Academy’s Second Ring Great Soul Masters and then challenged Yu Xiaogang, leaving him badly injured. Yu Xiaogang recovered enough to vow to get revenge by sending Xiao Chen to Shrek Academy.

• Xiao Chen defeated the academy’s Second Ring teachers and guards, earning official student status and special privileges from the headmaster.
• Xiao Chen asked Tang San whether Yu Xiaogang was at the academy, then brought Xiao Wu to Yu Xiaogang’s room.
• Xiao Chen overpowered Yu Xiaogang and Luo Sanpao with his Golden Dragon King Martial Soul and God-Slaying Sword, completing a hidden quest and earning five draws.
• Xiao Chen left with Xiao Wu, while Yu Xiaogang recovered, cursed him, and planned to send him to Shrek Academy for revenge.

Xiao Chen used his draws to obtain a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring for his God-Slaying Sword, then traveled with Xiao Wu to Soul Hunting Forest to condense it. His new Human Sword Unity skill let him fly on the sword with Xiao Wu, and they soared above the clouds.

• Xiao Chen drew a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring Gift Pack, swordplay mastery, and other rewards, including a pink storage Soul Tool that delighted Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Chen left the dormitory with Xiao Wu, while Tang San watched them go and vowed to reclaim the humiliations he had suffered.
• At Soul Hunting Forest, Xiao Chen used the gift pack to give his God-Slaying Sword a Ten-Thousand-Year first Soul Ring: Human Sword Unity.
• Xiao Chen used his swordplay mastery and Human Sword Unity to summon the God-Slaying Sword beneath them and fly with Xiao Wu above the clouds.
• Xiao Wu excitedly celebrated their flight and kissed Xiao Chen as they continued soaring upward.

Five years after returning from the Soul Hunting Forest, Xiao Chen and Xiao Wu prepared to leave Nuoding Academy for Shrek Academy. Xiao Chen accepted the invitation, and the chapter ended as Xiao Wu sat down beside him before their departure.

• Xiao Chen used a Little Charm Card and woke beside Xiao Wu, whose Soul Power had reached level 29.
• Tang San delivered a Shrek Academy invitation from his teacher and urged Xiao Chen to accept it, secretly hoping to arrange a group attack against him.
• Xiao Chen agreed to attend Shrek Academy, seeking its key figures, Hidden Quests, and the chance to improve his Soul Power and Soul Rings.
• Xiao Wu told Xiao Chen that the academy would hold their graduation farewell that afternoon, and he promised they would travel to Shrek Academy afterward.
• Xiao Chen showed Xiao Wu his travel and spending cards, and she sat down beside him as they began their morning together.

Xiao Chen and Xiao Wu left Nuoding Academy for Shrek Academy, abandoning Tang San at a relay station along the way. Near Suotuo City, Xiao Chen drew a golden Love Charm Hairpin and spotted Ning Rongrong in the forest.

• Tang San drove Xiao Chen and Xiao Wu away from Nuoding Academy as its teachers and students saw them off, many relieved that Xiao Chen was leaving.
• Xiao Chen separated from Tang San at a relay station and flew away with Xiao Wu on his God Slaying Sword, leaving Tang San stranded with little food.
• Tang Hao watched Tang San set off alone and planned to confront Xiao Chen at Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Chen and Xiao Wu arrived near Suotuo City, where the System awarded Xiao Chen a golden Love Charm Hairpin.
• Xiao Chen spotted Ning Rongrong, the beloved daughter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, walking in the forest.

Xiao Chen staged a near-accident to approach Ning Rongrong, then gave her a Love Charm Hairpin that won her trust and goodwill. After Xiao Wu befriended Ning Rongrong, she offered her a ride on Xiao Chen’s sword.

• Xiao Chen sensed Sword Douluo Chen Xin watching Ning Rongrong but flew past without provoking him.
• Xiao Chen used sword energy to catch Ning Rongrong as she stumbled, then apologized for cutting off a lock of her hair.
• Ning Rongrong accepted Xiao Chen’s Love Charm Hairpin and developed trust and goodwill toward him, increasing his physical attributes by 25%.
• Xiao Wu introduced herself and Xiao Chen to Ning Rongrong, and the two girls quickly became friendly.
• Xiao Wu told Ning Rongrong how exciting it was to ride Xiao Chen’s flying sword and invited her to try it.

Xiao Chen took Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu on a fast, perilous Sword Flight toward Shrek Academy, thrilling Ning Rongrong and increasing her favorability toward him. Sword Douluo Chen Xin watched them and decided to visit Shrek Academy to learn more about Xiao Chen.

• Ning Rongrong agreed to ride Xiao Chen's God Slaying Sword and was shocked by its displayed Soul Rings.
• Xiao Chen, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong flew toward Shrek Academy, and Xiao Chen let the wind buffet Ning Rongrong during the ride.
• At Xiao Wu's urging, Xiao Chen accelerated and performed dangerous maneuvers, prompting Ning Rongrong to cling to him and admit she was enjoying herself.
• Ning Rongrong's favorability increased, raising Xiao Chen's physical enhancement to 26%.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin watched from a nearby tree, considered Xiao Chen's talent, and decided to visit Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Chen and the others reached Suotuo City and approached the Rose Hotel.

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong went shopping with Xiao Chen before the three took the last room at the Rose Hotel, where they clashed with Dai Mubai. As Dai Mubai attacked, Xiao Chen blocked him with the God Slaying Sword and sheltered both girls, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong shopped through Suotuo City while Xiao Chen accompanied them.
• Xiao Wu chose the Rose Hotel’s last room, and Ning Rongrong agreed to share it with her and Xiao Chen.
• Dai Mubai arrived with two twin sisters, demanded his room back, and threatened Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.
• Dai Mubai attacked Xiao Wu, but Xiao Chen stepped forward, held both girls’ hands, and blocked Dai Mubai’s punch with the God Slaying Sword.
• Dai Mubai unleashed his three Soul Skills, and Xiao Chen pulled Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong into his embrace to protect them.

Xiao Chen effortlessly defeated Dai Mubai with a chopstick, then took Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong to a one-bed couple room. Ning Rongrong worried about sharing the bed, but Xiao Wu and Xiao Chen settled in beside her, and she eventually fell asleep, unaware of what she would see in the morning.

• Xiao Chen used a chopstick to overpower Dai Mubai, force him to kneel, and kick him outside the Rose Hotel.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong joined Xiao Chen in the couple room, where they found a single large bed.
• Xiao Wu playfully pinned Ning Rongrong to the bed, reassured her, and fell asleep holding her.
• Xiao Chen lay down on Xiao Wu's other side, and Ning Rongrong eventually relaxed and fell asleep beside them.

Tang San and Dai Mubai fought in the streets of Suotuo City, while Zhu Zhuqing witnessed Dai Mubai’s behavior and grew disgusted with him. The next morning, Xiao Chen fed Ning Rongrong breakfast at the Rose Hotel, and the group prepared to register at Shrek Academy.

• Tang San went to the Rose Hotel, where he knocked over the twin sisters and demanded a room.
• Dai Mubai attacked Tang San, and the two fought to a stalemate while the twin sisters tried to stop them.
• Zhu Zhuqing watched Dai Mubai’s fight and his companions, then left with a worse impression of him and newfound interest in Xiao Chen’s talent.
• Xiao Wu fed Ning Rongrong a carrot, and Ning Rongrong realized she had mistaken it for something else.
• Ning Rongrong’s favorability toward Xiao Chen increased, strengthening his physical abilities.
• Xiao Chen invited Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong to eat breakfast before registering at Shrek Academy.

Xiao Chen arrived at Shrek Academy and effortlessly defeated Tang San and Dai Mubai while claiming the registration fees. Li Yusong confronted him, but Ning Rongrong revealed her identity as a member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and clung closely to Xiao Chen, leaving Li Yusong alarmed.

• Dai Mubai fought Tang San at the academy entrance after Tang San mocked him, and their battle drew Li Yusong’s attention.
• Xiao Chen arrived with two women on a blood-red sword and used a chopstick imbued with sword qi to defeat Tang San and Dai Mubai.
• Xiao Chen claimed the applicants’ registration fees, prompting Li Yusong to summon his Dragon Pattern Staff and release his six Soul Rings.
• Ning Rongrong threatened Li Yusong with the power of her sect and showed him her token while holding Xiao Chen’s arm.
• Li Yusong recognized Ning Rongrong as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s young lady and worried about her relationship with Xiao Chen.

Ning Rongrong forced Ling Yusong to settle Dai Mubai’s provocation by sparring with Xiao Chen, who demonstrated the overwhelming power of his first two soul skills. The match left Ling Yusong cautious and Ning Rongrong more impressed with Xiao Chen, while Xiao Chen’s system reported a rise in her favorability.

• Ling Yusong backed down from revealing his identity and agreed to give Xiao Chen the registration fees, while Ning Rongrong demanded compensation for Dai Mubai’s attack.
• Xiao Chen offered to spar with Ling Yusong, and Ning Rongrong agreed after Ling promised to defend himself using only his first soul skill.
• Dai Mubai predicted Xiao Chen would lose, and Tang San accepted his bet that Dai Mubai would shave his head and apologize if Xiao Chen won.
• Xiao Chen used Human Sword Unity to unleash sword qi, forcing Ling Yusong to block the attacks and realize Xiao Chen’s first soul skill was extraordinarily powerful.
• Xiao Chen’s second soul skill summoned fourteen God Slaying Swords that pushed Ling Yusong backward until he raised his Soul Power to level 55.
• Ning Rongrong was impressed by Xiao Chen’s strength and felt safer beside him, while the system announced that her favorability had increased and Xiao Chen’s physical attributes had reached 28%.

Xiao Chen used the God Slaying Sword’s third soul skill to overwhelm Li Yusong, earning special permission to enter Shrek Academy’s fourth test. As he headed there with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing arrived and rejected Dai Mubai, while Xiao Chen set his sights on winning her over and testing his Golden Dragon King Martial Soul against Zhao Wuji.

• Xiao Chen unleashed God Slaying Release, and Li Yusong had to use Soul Power at the level of a Six-ring Soul Emperor to withstand the attack.
• Li Yusong praised Xiao Chen’s strength and sent Dai Mubai to take Xiao Chen, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong directly to the fourth test.
• Xiao Chen activated a Hidden Quest to slap Zhao Wuji with a dragon claw while possessed by the Golden Dragon King Martial Soul and make him bleed.
• Dai Mubai led the group toward the fourth test, while Xiao Chen carried Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong on his God Slaying Sword.
• Zhu Zhuqing passed Dai Mubai, rejected his attempt to approach her, and showed interest in Xiao Chen; Dai Mubai plotted to win her back during the sparring test.
• Xiao Chen anticipated that Zhao Wuji would take over as examiner and resolved to win Zhu Zhuqing over.

At the fourth test site, Xiao Wu and the others rejected Dai Mubai’s attempt to act as their examiner, and Zhao Wuji took over the one-on-one sparring test. As they prepared to face the powerful Soul Saint, Dai Mubai was repeatedly ignored and outshone, while Tang San noticed an unsettling resemblance between them.

• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing scorned Dai Mubai, and Zhao Wuji appeared to replace him as examiner.
• Zhao Wuji announced that the group would pass if any one of them endured his attack until the hourglass ran out.
• Dai Mubai taunted the group about their chances, then identified Zhao Wuji as a Seven-ring Soul Saint known as the Immovable Ming King.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Chen shared their knowledge of Zhao Wuji, leaving Dai Mubai with nothing to add and deepening his resentment toward Xiao Chen.
• Tang San saw a shadow of his former self in Dai Mubai, then dismissed the resemblance and regarded Dai Mubai as an unworthy defeated dog.

Xiao Chen took command of the team preparing for Zhao Wuji’s test and assigned roles that would let Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing improve while he protected Ning Rongrong. The group formed up for the fight, with Xiao Chen saying he would act if the others lost.

• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were impressed by Xiao Chen, while Dai Mubai privately plotted to take advantage of Zhu Zhuqing during the test.
• Tang San claimed that his status as a Control System Soul Master made him the team’s natural core, but Xiao Chen repeatedly asked whether he could beat him until Tang San admitted he could not.
• Xiao Chen took command and told Tang San to face Zhao Wuji without using his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul or hidden weapons, persuading him that the test was a chance to strengthen his weaknesses.
• Xiao Chen assigned Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to the main offense, Ning Rongrong to support them with buffs, and himself to protect Ning Rongrong; Zhu Zhuqing thanked him for the chance to grow stronger.
• The team took its positions, and Xiao Chen told Ning Rongrong that he would act if the others were defeated.

During the fourth test, Tang San charged Zhao Wuji without releasing his Martial Soul and was knocked unconscious, while Xiao Chen protected Ning Rongrong from an attack and increased her favorability. Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing continued fighting Zhao Wuji as Ning Rongrong clung to Xiao Chen.

• Tang San attacked Zhao Wuji barehanded and was defeated after taking two heavy punches.
• Xiao Chen signaled Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to attack Zhao Wuji, while Ning Rongrong tried to use a support skill.
• Xiao Chen pulled Ning Rongrong close and shielded her from Zhao Wuji's Soul Power Impact and flying stones.
• Ning Rongrong grew weak in Xiao Chen's arms, and her increased favorability raised his physical attribute enhancement to 29%.

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing fought Zhao Wuji for half a sandglass, with Ning Rongrong boosting them before Zhao Wuji finally overwhelmed them. As Zhu Zhuqing neared unconsciousness, Dai Mubai rushed to take advantage of her, but Xiao Chen knocked him out and caught Zhu Zhuqing.

• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing repeatedly dodged Zhao Wuji’s attacks, while Xiao Chen watched from the rear and Ning Rongrong recovered in his arms.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing’s strength and speed, helping them continue fighting Zhao Wuji.
• After half a sandglass, Zhao Wuji struck both girls down and used his second soul skill; Xiao Wu resisted the backlash with her Pink Necklace, but Zhu Zhuqing grew weak.
• Dai Mubai rushed toward the nearly unconscious Zhu Zhuqing, intending to take advantage of her.
• Xiao Chen dropped onto Dai Mubai and stomped on his head, then caught Zhu Zhuqing in his arms.

Xiao Chen caught the exhausted Zhu Zhuqing and helped her recover with Small Fish Jerky and milk tea while she began to trust him. Xiao Wu landed beside them after another exchange with Zhao Wuji, who remained on the attack.

• Xiao Chen caught Zhu Zhuqing before Dai Mubai could reach her, and Zhu Zhuqing felt relieved that Xiao Chen had caught her instead.
• Xiao Chen fed Zhu Zhuqing Small Fish Jerky to restore her stamina and Soul Power, then gave her milk tea when she struggled to swallow the jerky.
• Zhu Zhuqing drank the milk tea eagerly, choked, and spilled some on their clothes before apologizing to Xiao Chen.
• Xiao Wu kicked stones at Zhao Wuji and was blasted away again, then landed beside Xiao Chen and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiao Wu encouraged Zhu Zhuqing to drink more and asked Xiao Chen how they should fight Zhao Wuji, who seemed angry.

Xiao Chen used his Golden Dragon King Martial Soul to fight Zhao Wuji during the Shrek Academy trial and ultimately overwhelmed him. He declared Zhao Wuji defeated after striking him with his third soul skill.

• Xiao Chen met Zhao Wuji's attack head-on, revealing his Golden Dragon King Martial Soul and surprising Zhao Wuji with its suppression.
• Xiao Wu moved Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong aside, while Xiao Chen reset the hourglass and told Zhao Wuji to continue the trial.
• Xiao Chen shattered Zhao Wuji's Great Strength Vajra Palm with Golden Dragon's Wrath, then summoned his Dragon King phantom with Dragon King Shattering Shock.
• Xiao Chen and Zhao Wuji fought as Zhao Wuji increased his power, while the Dragon King phantom repeatedly struck Zhao Wuji and knocked him into the dust.
• When Zhao Wuji tried to unleash Soul Saint-level power, Xiao Chen fired Golden Dragon God Extinguishing Light from the Dragon King phantom and told him he had lost.

Xiao Chen defeated Zhao Wuji’s test and used his sword to protect Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing from Zhao Wuji’s final outburst. Zhao Wuji agreed to take them to the dormitories, where Xiao Wu suggested that the three girls live with Xiao Chen.

• Xiao Chen struck Zhao Wuji with his third soul skill, Golden Dragon God Extinguishing Light, and Zhao Wuji admitted that the group had passed the test.
• Xiao Chen received the system reward of Ten Consecutive Draws for completing the hidden quest.
• Zhao Wuji unleashed a burst of Spirit Power, but Xiao Chen carried Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing away on the God Slaying Sword and brought Xiao Wu with them.
• Zhao Wuji found Dai Mubai and Tang San unconscious in the ruins and offered to take the group to the dormitories himself.
• Xiao Wu suggested that she, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing live with Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen arranged to share the girls’ dormitory with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, then gained a clan token and a rare necklace through his system draws. Zhu Zhuqing accepted his Small Fish Jerky as a cultivation aid and returned to train, while Xiao Chen planned to deepen her trust.

• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong agreed to live with Xiao Chen, and Zhu Zhuqing joined them after considering his character and the chance to grow stronger.
• Xiao Chen overruled Zhao Wuji’s objection to the mixed dorm arrangement, and Zhao Wuji let the four students move into the girls’ dormitory.
• Xiao Chen drew a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Young Master Token containing a powerful attack and a Starry Night Cat’s Eye necklace that could earn the trust of a woman who received it.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Xiao Chen and asked for more Small Fish Jerky after noticing that it helped her enter a focused cultivation state.
• Xiao Chen gave Zhu Zhuqing a large supply of jerky, and she returned to her room to cultivate after promising to repay his kindness.