Chapter Summaries

Du Cheng tested his new soul abilities against Zhao Wuji, using a carrot that could silence Zhao Wuji’s Soul Power and then extending it to attack from a distance. Zhao Wuji remained silenced as Du Cheng continued striking him.

• Zhao Wuji invited Du Cheng to attack first, and Du Cheng summoned a carrot with two purple and one black soul rings.
• Du Cheng charged with strange footwork and struck Zhao Wuji with the carrot, triggering its Third Soul Ring and preventing Zhao Wuji from circulating Soul Power.
• Zhao Wuji recognized that Du Cheng’s soul skill required hits and tried to retreat, but its Silence effect repeatedly triggered and stacked to one minute.
• Du Cheng enlarged the carrot to three meters and struck Zhao Wuji from a distance.
• Zhao Wuji tried to speak, but Du Cheng hit him again each time he began.

Du Cheng overwhelmed Zhao Wuji during the Shrek Academy assessment with his gravity-enhanced carrot attacks and a massive final strike, forcing Zhao Wuji to declare him passed. Zhao Wuji left to recover while the others reacted to Du Cheng’s strength, and Du Cheng warned Xiao Wu that he would still lose to Zhao Wuji in a fair rematch.

• Du Cheng repeatedly struck Zhao Wuji with his gravity-enhanced carrot, interrupting Zhao Wuji whenever he tried to speak.
• Du Cheng formed a five-meter-wide pillar and prepared a devastating attack, so Zhao Wuji quickly declared that Du Cheng had passed the assessment.
• Du Cheng smashed the pillar into the field beside Zhao Wuji, leaving a ravine, then explained that his soul skill would last another hour.
• Zhao Wuji told Dai Mubai to show the students around the academy and hurried away before anyone could respond.
• Tang San silently questioned whether he could match Du Cheng, while Xiao Wu praised Du Cheng and threw herself into his arms.
• Du Cheng told Xiao Wu that Zhao Wuji had only lost because he let his guard down and would beat him in a rematch.

After joining Shrek Academy, Du Cheng and the others toured its shabby facilities and met Oscar, a fourteen-year-old Food-Type Soul Master selling sausages. Tang San eagerly ate several, while Du Cheng asked Oscar to make unroasted sausages for him and the three girls.

• Dai Mubai welcomed the newcomers as Shrek Academy members and showed them around its sparse grounds.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing looked unimpressed by the academy’s poor facilities, and Dai Mubai defended its focus on cultivation resources.
• Oscar arrived selling sausages, and Dai Mubai explained that Oscar’s martial soul could make sausages that helped wounds recover.
• Oscar offered free sausages to the newcomers, and Tang San quickly ate three of them.
• Du Cheng recognized that Oscar’s martial soul was sausages and asked him to make unroasted ones for himself and the three girls.

Oscar revealed that his sausages came from sleazy soul incantations, prompting Tang San to threaten him before Du Cheng calmed the situation. Oscar left to sell elsewhere, and Ning Rongrong wondered whether Du Cheng was the genius her grandfathers had described.

• Ning Rongrong denied liking Roasted Sausage, and Dai Mubai told Oscar to summon sausages instead.
• Oscar summoned a big sausage and a Chinese sausage, revealing his embarrassing soul incantations and making Tang San retch in disgust.
• Dai Mubai shielded Oscar and explained that the sausages were proper, while Oscar apologized and offered them to Tang San for free.
• Du Cheng calmed Tang San by reminding him of the friendship between their teachers, and Tang San put away his daggers.
• Oscar hurried away with his cart, while Ning Rongrong suspected Du Cheng was the genius Bone Grandfather and Sword Grandfather had mentioned.

After receiving two Soul Tools from the system, Du Cheng used One Inch Residence to answer Dai Mubai’s objections to the girls’ dormitory arrangements. He expanded it into a palace beside Shrek Academy, leaving everyone stunned.

• Du Cheng used his Intermediate Lottery chance and received One Inch Residence and a Fire Returning Fan.
• Dai Mubai told Ning Rongrong and the other girls to stay on the dormitory’s first floor, rejecting Ning Rongrong’s request to use the second floor.
• Du Cheng offered to let the girls stay with him, and Dai Mubai mocked him for supposedly inviting them to sleep together.
• When Dai Mubai asked whether Du Cheng had brought a mansion with him, Du Cheng placed One Inch Residence on the ground and infused it with Soul Power.
• One Inch Residence rapidly expanded into an imposing palace, astonishing Dai Mubai and the others.

Du Cheng invited Ning Rongrong to live in One Inch Residence, where she settled in with Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing. He then summoned Qing Xuan, a Level 90 Titled Douluo assigned as his maid, and prepared to send her to give Zhao Wuji a gift.

• Du Cheng offered Ning Rongrong a room in One Inch Residence, and she eagerly accepted.
• Du Cheng assigned rooms to Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Qing, while Tang San and Dai Mubai returned to the academy dorms.
• Dai Mubai regretted refusing Ning Rongrong's earlier request because he had hoped to engineer encounters with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Du Cheng inspected his modernly furnished room and decided it was time to surprise Zhao Wuji.
• Du Cheng summoned Qing Xuan, a Level 90 Titled Douluo and his loyal maid, and ordered her to find Zhao Wuji and give him a small gift.

Du Cheng sent Qing Xuan away to make sure Tang Hao remembered his identity, then Zhu Zhuqing visited his room at night and joined him in bed. Xiao Wu arrived shortly afterward, unaware of the intimacy she had interrupted, and the three settled down together.

• Du Cheng told Qing Xuan to ensure Tang Hao noticed who she was, and Qing Xuan left without alerting anyone.
• Zhu Zhuqing entered Du Cheng’s room, claimed she was afraid to sleep alone, and kissed him before they fell onto the bed.
• Xiao Wu came in with the same excuse and found Zhu Zhuqing beside Du Cheng.
• Xiao Wu noticed a strange smell in Du Cheng’s room, and Du Cheng blamed it on the Rose Hotel.

Du Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing shared a secretive night while Xiao Wu slept nearby, and Tang Hao confronted Zhao Wuji over beating Tang San. Qing Xuan arrived and revealed that she had come to challenge Zhao Wuji on behalf of her young master, Du Cheng.

• Du Cheng caught Zhu Zhuqing after Xiao Wu fell asleep and kissed her, while Xiao Wu remained asleep but noticed a stronger strange smell.
• Tang Hao confronted Zhao Wuji for beating Tang San and spared him after Zhao Wuji promised not to act against Tang San again.
• Tang Hao sensed a watcher and summoned his Clear Sky Hammer as Qing Xuan appeared and greeted him on behalf of her master.
• Qing Xuan reminded Tang Hao of their master's encounter in Notting Academy's Back Mountain Forest, and Tang Hao grew uneasy at the memory.
• Qing Xuan told Zhao Wuji she wanted him to assess her after seeing him assess Du Cheng, and Zhao Wuji realized she was Du Cheng's protector.

Qing Xuan punished Zhao Wuji for his treatment of Du Cheng, then announced she would stay by her Young Master's side while hiding her identity. After Qing Xuan and Tang Hao left, Zhao Wuji confronted Flender for compensation, but settled for twenty Gold Soul Coins.

• Qing Xuan beat Zhao Wuji for ten minutes using the assessment method he had used on Du Cheng, then declared his assessment passed.
• Qing Xuan told Zhao Wuji she would accompany Du Cheng and ordered him not to reveal her identity; Zhao Wuji agreed.
• Tang Hao warned Zhao Wuji to keep the night's events secret and left.
• Zhao Wuji called Flender down from a tree and complained that he had watched while two Titled Douluo beat him.
• Zhao Wuji demanded recovery money from Flender, who offered twenty Gold Soul Coins, and Zhao Wuji accepted.

Flender paid Zhao Wuji twenty Gold Soul Coins before escaping, while Du Cheng woke up with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing in his bed. Ning Rongrong saw the three of them together, and her bond with Du Cheng reached 35.

• Flender handed Zhao Wuji twenty Gold Soul Coins, then transformed and flew away before Zhao Wuji could stop him.
• Du Cheng woke with Xiao Wu sprawled across his chest and Zhu Zhuqing wrapped around him, then roused Xiao Wu by warning that Zhu Zhuqing might steal her carrot.
• Xiao Wu bit Du Cheng's chest after realizing he had tricked her, and Zhu Zhuqing teased them about sharing carrots.
• Du Cheng, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing left his room and encountered Ning Rongrong, who asked why they lived together.
• Xiao Wu explained that she and Zhu Zhuqing had slept with Du Cheng since childhood, and Ning Rongrong accepted the arrangement while blushing.
• Ning Rongrong's bond with Du Cheng reached 35, bringing her closer to an Advanced Lottery.

Du Cheng and the girls left Shrek Academy to explore the village, where they found Ma Hongjun threatening Lan Cuihua. Du Cheng struck Ma Hongjun before he could assault her, but Ma Hongjun laughed at him for being a Food-Type Soul Master.

• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing shifted the group's attention toward finding food in the village.
• Du Cheng agreed to Xiao Wu's suggestion, and the group left Shrek Academy to explore the village.
• Lan Cuihua told Ma Hongjun she wanted to break up, but he threatened her and tried to grab her.
• Du Cheng shouted at Ma Hongjun and struck him, sending him flying and making him retch.
• Ma Hongjun recognized Du Cheng's carrot as a Food-Type Soul Master's weapon and mocked him, boasting about his own martial soul.

Du Cheng mocked Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire Phoenix, then used the Fire Returning Fan to turn Ma Hongjun’s flames against him. Flender arrived and, wary of Du Cheng’s power, punished Ma Hongjun and ordered him to apologize.

• Ma Hongjun released his Evil Fire Phoenix and demanded that Du Cheng hand over the three women, prompting Du Cheng to mock his martial soul as a scrub chicken.
• Ma Hongjun attacked with his Phoenix Rocket, but Du Cheng’s Fire Returning Fan reflected the flames back at him and burned him.
• Flender arrived and extinguished the flames, then Ma Hongjun appealed to him for support.
• Du Cheng challenged Flender over Ma Hongjun’s behavior, and Ma Hongjun claimed Du Cheng owed him three girlfriends for ruining his relationship with Cui Hua.
• Flender slapped and kicked Ma Hongjun, condemned his conduct, and ordered him to apologize to Du Cheng.
• Ma Hongjun realized Flender feared Du Cheng’s powerful backing and broke into a cold sweat.

Du Cheng protected Cui Hua from Ma Hongjun and secured Flender’s promise that Ma Hongjun would stay away from her village and that no one would retaliate. After Du Cheng and the others left, Ma Hongjun angrily challenged Flender over letting them go.

• Ma Hongjun apologized to Du Cheng and slapped himself, but Du Cheng rejected Flender’s attempt to dismiss the incident as a misunderstanding.
• Du Cheng reassured Cui Hua that she could speak freely, and she asked for Ma Hongjun to stay away from her village rather than be crippled.
• Flender promised that Ma Hongjun would not approach the villagers again and that he would personally bear responsibility for any retaliation.
• Cui Hua thanked Du Cheng and ran back to her village; Du Cheng, Xiao Wu, and the others returned to the academy.
• After Du Cheng and the others left, Ma Hongjun complained to Flender that he refused to accept being humiliated.

Flender encouraged Ma Hongjun to cultivate so he could one day take revenge on Du Cheng, while Master Yu Xiaogang confronted Du Cheng over his luxurious residence, the One Inch Residence. Master demanded that Du Cheng hand it over for safekeeping or leave Shrek Academy, and Du Cheng recognized his selfish motive.

• Flender urged Ma Hongjun to cultivate diligently, and Ma Hongjun vowed to become strong enough to take revenge on Du Cheng.
• Du Cheng encountered Master Yu Xiaogang at Shrek Academy, where Master announced that he had become a teacher responsible for teaching Du Cheng.
• Master criticized Du Cheng for enjoying comfort and demanded that Du Cheng hand over the One Inch Residence until after graduation.
• Du Cheng accused Master of wanting the residence for himself as well as to support Tang San, and Master angrily denied coveting it.
• Master told Du Cheng that he could refuse his teaching methods, but would then have to leave Shrek Academy.

Yu Xiaogang tried to expel Du Cheng, but Flender stopped him after warning him that two Titled Douluo stood behind Du Cheng. Yu Xiaogang then asked whom he could target to establish his authority, and Flender chose Ning Rongrong.

• Yu Xiaogang claimed his status let him expel Du Cheng, but Flender arrived and refused to let him do so.
• Flender canceled the lesson and took Yu Xiaogang aside, where Yu Xiaogang complained that Du Cheng's stubbornness had prevented him from establishing authority.
• Flender warned Yu Xiaogang that two Titled Douluo backed Du Cheng and that even Hao Tian Mianxia was wary of them.
• Yu Xiaogang accepted Flender's warning and promised to teach the students, then asked whom he could target instead.
• Flender ruled out Du Cheng, the two girls with him, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai, then suggested Ning Rongrong.

Flender and Master chose Ning Rongrong as an example for the other students, while Du Cheng taught her, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing the Eighteen Subduing Strikes. That night, Ma Hongjun told Dai Mubai and the others that Du Cheng had beaten him, prompting Dai Mubai to vow revenge.

• Flender persuaded Master to make Ning Rongrong the example, and Master agreed before going to his room.
• Du Cheng began teaching Ning Rongrong the Eighteen Subduing Strikes, and Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing repeatedly sought his help too.
• Ning Rongrong and the other girls teased Du Cheng during the lesson, leaving him exhausted and Ning Rongrong embarrassed afterward.
• Du Cheng's bond with Ning Rongrong reached 45, and he received a notice that an Advanced Lottery would unlock at 50.
• Dai Mubai and the others returned to find Ma Hongjun bald and scorched, and Ma Hongjun blamed Du Cheng for his misfortune.
• Dai Mubai angrily vowed to teach Du Cheng a lesson, and one of the others began asking whether Dai Mubai had also encountered him.

Dai Mubai, Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun formed the Anti-Du Cheng Alliance and agreed to find Du Cheng’s weaknesses before confronting him. The next morning, Du Cheng introduced his maid and protector, Qing Xuan, to Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong.

• Ma Hongjun proposed that the group work together to teach Du Cheng a lesson, and Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Oscar agreed while each demanded one of the girls around Du Cheng.
• Dai Mubai took the lead and urged the others to avoid acting rashly until they found Du Cheng’s weaknesses.
• The four formed the Anti-Du Cheng Alliance, each privately harboring their own schemes and expecting to claim the girls after defeating Du Cheng.
• Du Cheng woke to find Qing Xuan beside his bed, and Xiao Wu questioned who she was.
• Du Cheng explained that Qing Xuan was his master’s maid and would protect him; Xiao Wu accepted her, while Zhu Zhuqing resolved to compete with her and Ning Rongrong stayed quiet.

Du Cheng and the others went to Shrek Academy’s grounds, where Qing Xuan punished the students for staring at her and Yu Xiaogang tried to impress her. Du Cheng suspected Yu Xiaogang was flirting with Qing Xuan and warned himself not to let him get away with it.

• Qing Xuan cooked for Du Cheng, and an academy summons interrupted their meal.
• Du Cheng and the others gathered at the academy grounds, where Qing Xuan’s beauty caught the students’ attention.
• Qing Xuan’s Soul Power pressure made Ma Hongjun collapse and soil himself, while the other students backed away.
• Yu Xiaogang introduced himself to Qing Xuan and invited her to watch his lesson.
• Du Cheng suspected Yu Xiaogang was trying to court Qing Xuan and privately resolved to stop him if necessary.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered Ma Hongjun to change clothes within ten minutes or have Flender answer for him.

Master assigned Du Cheng and the other students a stone-carrying endurance run to strengthen their bodies, while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing turned it into a race with a foot-washing wager. Du Cheng chased after them, and Zhu Zhuqing became flustered by his lingering gaze and nearly collapsed during the run.

• Master ordered the students to carry stones and run twenty laps without using Soul Power.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing challenged Du Cheng to race, with the loser agreeing to wash the winner's feet.
• Du Cheng confidently took five stones and followed the two girls, while Dai Mubai and Oscar teased Tang San and Ma Hongjun about Du Cheng's wager.
• Ma Hongjun returned in fresh pants and made lewd remarks about Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, prompting Master to order everyone to start running.
• Du Cheng watched Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing as they ran, and Zhu Zhuqing sensed his gaze and grew embarrassed and excited.
• Zhu Zhuqing let out a strange sound and nearly fell, and Xiao Wu asked whether she was all right.

Du Cheng, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing finished their weighted run, then found Master berating Ning Rongrong for resting with an injured ankle and ordering her belongings thrown out of Shrek Academy. Du Cheng reassured Xiao Wu that Master was likely bluffing, and Zhu Zhuqing urged him to check on Ning Rongrong.

• Zhu Zhuqing calmed down after Xiao Wu accepted her explanation for slipping earlier.
• Du Cheng overtook Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing on the final lap and won the run by a single step.
• Master accused Ning Rongrong of lacking perseverance, and she angrily defended herself, saying she had twisted her ankle.
• Master called Ning Rongrong useless, ordered Oscar to throw out her belongings, and threatened force if she resisted.
• Xiao Wu worried that Master might expel Ning Rongrong, and Du Cheng promised to plead for her if necessary.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Du Cheng to go check on Sister Rongrong.