Chapter Summaries

Tang San tried to draw Du Cheng into his confrontation with Ye Zhiqiu, but Du Cheng slapped him and refused to help. Zhao Wuji intervened, made the Shrek students apologize to Canghui Academy, and asked Ye Zhiqiu to end the matter.

• Tang San ran toward Du Cheng, who slapped him and told Ye Zhiqiu he could discipline Tang San as he wished.
• Tang San accused Du Cheng of betraying their classmates and threatened to get him expelled from Shrek Academy.
• Zhao Wuji arrived and said he had waited to teach Tang San and the others a lesson about causing trouble they could not handle.
• Zhao Wuji ordered Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Tang San, and Dai Mubai to apologize to the Canghui Academy students.
• Zhao Wuji asked Ye Zhiqiu to let the matter end, despite the Canghui Academy students' objections.

After Zhao Wuji and Du Cheng intervened in the dispute, Ye Zhiqiu led Canghui Academy away and warned his students about the danger of provoking stronger soul masters. Wen Wen wrestled with her embarrassment and rejected her captain’s confession, while Zhao Wuji returned to his room and told the others to rest before their journey into the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Ye Zhiqiu thanked Zhao Wuji and Du Cheng, then left the hotel with his students.
• Ye Zhiqiu explained that Zhao Wuji’s strength made resistance dangerous and praised Du Cheng for standing up for them.
• Wen Wen felt embarrassed about Du Cheng seeing her exposed body and hurried to find a place to change her wet underwear.
• Canghui Academy’s captain confessed that he wanted to be with Wen Wen, but she put off the conversation and hurried ahead.
• Zhao Wuji returned to his room after teaching Tang San and the others a lesson, then told them to rest before entering the Star Dou Great Forest.

Dai Mubai tried to recruit Tang San into the Star Luo Empire, while Du Cheng dismissed the threat and prepared to enter the Star Dou Great Forest with the girls. After a chaotic morning, Du Cheng's group met Tang San and the others downstairs and set out.

• Dai Mubai blamed their lack of strength for their humiliation and invited Tang San to join the Star Luo Empire, but Tang San said he needed time to consider it.
• Du Cheng heard about Dai Mubai's conversation from Qing Xuan and refused her offer to eliminate the potential threat.
• The next morning, Du Cheng woke Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu hurried them along so she could take him to meet Da Ming and Er Ming.
• After washing up and eating breakfast, Du Cheng led the four girls downstairs, where Tang San and the others were waiting, and announced they would leave.

Zhao Wuji led Tang San and the others into the Star Dou Great Forest, where they searched for suitable soul beasts. The group found a Wind Tail Crested Serpent suited to Oscar, but it had Ma Hongjun cornered as the chapter ended.

• Zhao Wuji warned the group to work together and said he would not intervene readily once they entered the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Tang San and the others searched the forest for suitable soul beasts but found none by noon.
• Ma Hongjun complained about the search, and Dai Mubai rebuked him for making crude remarks.
• Tang San spotted a Wind Tail Crested Serpent near Ma Hongjun and identified it as a suitable soul ring for Oscar.
• Ma Hongjun called for help while Tang San explained the serpent's traits and assured him that the group would not let him die.

Oscar challenged an elderly Soul Douluo over the injured Wind Tail Crested Serpent, hoping to claim it as his third soul ring. The old man revealed his strength, leaving Oscar and the others facing a powerful opponent.

• Ma Hongjun asked Tang San for help with the Wind Tail Crested Serpent, but Tang San admitted he did not know how to deal with it.
• Du Cheng explained that the serpent was badly injured, bleeding, and likely unable to flee, while its human attackers were probably nearby.
• Two elderly soul masters and a young girl appeared, and the old man said he and his wife had wounded the serpent and asked the group to return it.
• Oscar refused, arguing that the serpent had become ownerless after it escaped, and mocked the old couple's claim.
• The elderly man released eight soul rings, revealing that he was a Soul Douluo.

Oscar and Zhao Wuji yielded the Wind Tail Crested Serpent to Dragon Duke and Snake Granny so Meng Yiran could absorb its soul ring. Before she could finish, the Titan Giant Ape appeared, forcing Zhao Wuji, Dragon Duke, and Snake Granny to confront it while Tang San and the others fled.

• Dragon Duke Meng Shu revealed his Soul Douluo strength, and Zhao Wuji apologized for Oscar's rudeness and offered to help guard Meng Yiran.
• Meng Yiran killed the Wind Tail Crested Serpent and began absorbing its soul ring.
• The Titan Giant Ape approached, and Meng Shu warned that it was too fast for them to escape while Meng Yiran was still absorbing her ring.
• Zhao Wuji and Dragon Duke and Snake Granny charged the Titan Giant Ape to buy time for Tang San and the others to flee.
• The Titan Giant Ape roared at the three attackers, displeased by their challenge.

The Titan Giant Ape carried Xiao Wu, Du Cheng, and Meng Yiran away from the others and brought them to a lake. Xiao Wu reunited with Er Ming, while Da Ming called out from the water.

• Er Ming knocked Dragon Duke, Snake Granny, and Zhao Wuji aside before grabbing Xiao Wu, Du Cheng, and Meng Yiran and fleeing into the forest.
• Qing Xuan reassured Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Zhao Wuji, and Dragon Duke Snake Granny that Du Cheng and Xiao Wu would be safe.
• Zhao Wuji set off to find Tang San and the other students, while Dragon Duke Snake Granny treated their injuries.
• Er Ming brought Xiao Wu, Du Cheng, and Meng Yiran to a lake, then placed Meng Yiran beneath a tree.
• Xiao Wu scolded Er Ming for moving roughly and making Du Cheng uncomfortable, and Er Ming glared at Du Cheng.
• Da Ming called out to Er Ming from the lake.

Du Cheng earned Da Ming’s approval by promising to protect Xiao Wu, and Xiao Wu began awakening her soul ring at the Lake of Life. The chapter ended with Meng Yiran suffering a dangerous soul ring backlash.

• Da Ming questioned whether Du Cheng could protect Xiao Wu, and Du Cheng vowed to give his life for her.
• Da Ming and Er Ming accepted Du Cheng, and Da Ming invited Xiao Wu to awaken her soul ring at the Lake of Life.
• Du Cheng stayed with Xiao Wu as she began condensing her soul ring, while Da Ming offered them shelter and protection in the future.
• Meng Yiran spat blood as her purple soul ring flickered, and Da Ming identified her condition as soul ring backlash that could threaten her life.

Du Cheng carried Meng Yiran into the Lake of Life after Er Ming interrupted her soul-ring absorption and left her near death. The lake stabilized her, and after her Serpent Staff Martial Soul evolved, Meng Yiran woke up in Du Cheng’s arms.

• Da Ming explained that Er Ming had disturbed Meng Yiran while she absorbed the Wind Tail Crested Serpent’s soul ring, putting her life in danger.
• Da Ming said the Lake of Life could save Meng Yiran and perhaps help her Martial Soul evolve, but Du Cheng had to carry her because he and Er Ming could not expose her to Soul Power.
• Du Cheng held Meng Yiran above the deep lake water until her soul ring stabilized and she finished absorbing it.
• Meng Yiran’s body grew hot, and Du Cheng became intimate with her while she remained in the lake.
• Meng Yiran’s Serpent Staff Martial Soul evolved into a serpent with limbs and dragon horns, and she opened her eyes.

After Du Cheng rescued Meng Yiran during her Martial Soul Evolution, she asked him to take responsibility for their intimacy, and he agreed. He reunited with Xiao Wu, whose jealousy was still simmering, and Er Ming carried them away while pressing them together.

• Meng Yiran thanked Du Cheng for saving her and asked whether he would take responsibility for what happened between them; Du Cheng agreed.
• Du Cheng received lottery rewards after his bond with Meng Yiran reached 60 and gave her clothes to wear.
• Du Cheng found Xiao Wu's message and called Da Ming, Er Ming, and Xiao Wu back by releasing his Soul Power into the lake.
• Xiao Wu snubbed Du Cheng and denied being worried about him, while Da Ming urged Er Ming to return them to their companions.
• After Da Ming announced that he was about to break through, Er Ming carried Du Cheng, Meng Yiran, and Xiao Wu away, squeezing Xiao Wu against Du Cheng.

Du Cheng returned to camp with Xiao Wu and the injured Meng Yiran after Er Ming brought them back, and he concealed the true reason they had been taken away. The group learned that Xiao Wu had gained her Third Soul Ring and Meng Yiran’s Martial Soul had evolved, leaving Dragon Duke and Snake Granny eager to hear how Du Cheng had saved her.

• Er Ming deliberately made Xiao Wu and Du Cheng’s lips collide before dropping them near camp and hurrying back into the forest.
• Xiao Wu angrily headed for camp, while Du Cheng reassured Meng Yiran and carried her after Xiao Wu.
• Du Cheng told the others that the Titan Giant Ape had fled after hearing a sound like a cow’s moo, and that Xiao Wu had gained a suitable Thousand Year Soul Beast as her Third Soul Ring.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing celebrated Xiao Wu’s advancement, while Dragon Duke and Snake Granny noticed Meng Yiran was injured.
• Meng Yiran revealed that her Serpent Staff Martial Soul had evolved into a Dragon Head Staff, and Snake Granny asked whether Du Cheng had saved her.

Snake Granny persuaded Meng Yiran to stay with Du Cheng to repay his kindness, while she and Dragon Duke left them behind. Du Cheng learned that Tang San was still missing and wondered whether he had encountered a powerful opponent.

• Meng Yiran confirmed that Du Cheng had helped evolve her Martial Soul, and Snake Granny told her to stay by his side until she repaid the debt.
• Snake Granny sent Dragon Duke away with her and told Du Cheng to take care of Meng Yiran.
• Snake Granny explained to Dragon Duke that Meng Yiran seemed to care for Du Cheng and that staying with him could protect her in the future.
• Du Cheng asked Zhao Wuji whether everyone had been found, and Zhao Wuji said Tang San was still missing.
• Du Cheng recalled that Tang San had encountered a powerful opponent after Xiao Wu was taken away in the original story.

Du Cheng, Zhao Wuji, and Qing Xuan set out to find Tang San after Qing Xuan sensed that he was in poor condition. They found him fighting a thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider, which Tang San brought down with his skills and hidden weapons.

• Zhao Wuji asked Du Cheng to have Qing Xuan locate Tang San, and Du Cheng agreed.
• Qing Xuan sensed Tang San’s aura and warned that his condition was not good.
• Du Cheng, Zhao Wuji, and Qing Xuan followed her through the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Tang San faced a thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider and used Blue Silver Entanglement and Parasite to restrain it.
• Tang San smashed three of the spider’s legs with his small Black Hammer, then shot out its eight eyes with a hidden weapon.

Du Cheng interrupted Tang San’s battle with a Man Faced Demon Spider, killing it before Tang San could claim its Soul Ring. Tang San accused Du Cheng of sabotage, but Du Cheng argued that the spider was too powerful for Tang San to absorb safely.

• Tang San nearly defeated the Man Faced Demon Spider and hoped to obtain his Third Soul Ring when Du Cheng arrived with the others.
• Du Cheng enlarged and threw a carrot, killing the spider and leaving Tang San unable to claim its purple Soul Ring.
• Tang San angrily accused Du Cheng of deliberately preventing him from growing stronger, while Du Cheng displayed his four Soul Rings and mocked Tang San’s weakness.
• Du Cheng explained that the spider had over two thousand years of cultivation, beyond the safe limit for Tang San’s Third Soul Ring, and Tang San realized he might have died trying to absorb it.

After Du Cheng saved Tang San from a dangerous Soul Ring, the Man Faced Demon Spider left behind a rare External Soul Bone that Zhao Wuji awarded to Du Cheng. Tang San collapsed in anger, and Qing Xuan later secured suitable Soul Beasts for the group before they prepared to leave the forest, while Xiao Wu secretly resolved to confront Du Cheng.

• Zhao Wuji credited Du Cheng with saving Tang San, and an External Soul Bone appeared after the Man Faced Demon Spider's Soul Ring dissipated.
• Qing Xuan explained the External Soul Bone's rarity, and Zhao Wuji declared that Du Cheng would decide what happened to it.
• Tang San argued that the Soul Bone belonged to him, but Zhao Wuji and Ning Rongrong defended Du Cheng, and Tang San coughed blood and fainted.
• Du Cheng had Qing Xuan catch suitable Soul Beasts for the injured students, and Tang San barely survived absorbing a twelve-hundred-year Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring.
• Zhao Wuji announced that the group would rest in a nearby town before returning to the academy, while Xiao Wu silently vowed to make Du Cheng wait.

Du Cheng used four lottery chances, gained Soul Power, a Soul Tool, and a Hidden Weapons skill, then Xiao Wu confronted him about his intimacy with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. The next morning, Xiao Wu acted shy around him while Tang San seethed with jealousy.

• Du Cheng drew four lottery prizes, reached level 49, and obtained Yin Soul Mother-Child Needles and Ruyi Heart's Content Throw.
• Du Cheng found Xiao Wu waiting in his bed, and she asked whether he liked her and why he had not been intimate with her.
• Du Cheng reassured Xiao Wu, and they spent the night together; his Bond Value with Xiao Wu reached 95.
• Xiao Wu hurried out of Du Cheng's room afterward, sore and upset that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had misled her about how it would feel.
• The next morning, Xiao Wu shyly avoided Du Cheng while Tang San crushed his steamed bun in frustration.

Du Cheng gave Meng Yiran an External Soul Bone and Ning Rongrong a Fire Returning Fan, strengthening their bonds with him. After the group returned to Suotuo City, Master granted them a day off and told Tang San to stay behind, while Du Cheng and the girls chose to rest.

• Du Cheng offered Meng Yiran a miniature spider-leg External Soul Bone, and Xiao Wu encouraged her to accept it as family.
• Du Cheng gave Ning Rongrong a Fire Returning Fan and promised to find her a more precious gift later.
• The group returned to Suotuo City, where Master announced a one-day break and ordered Tang San to stay behind.
• Ma Hongjun invited Dai Mubai out, and Dai Mubai agreed to treat him after seeing Zhu Zhuqing focused on Du Cheng.
• Du Cheng suggested that he and the girls rest before lessons resumed, and they agreed.

Du Cheng gained an eight-thousand-year soul ring and learned its Combo Carrot skill, then discovered Dai Mubai had been kidnapped and a ransom demanded. Ma Hongjun and Tang San sought help, but Tang San refused to beg Du Cheng to rescue Dai Mubai.

• Du Cheng reminded Oscar to rest before Teacher Zhao's next difficult lesson, then returned to his room and won an eight-thousand-year soul ring through the system lottery.
• Du Cheng learned that his new Combo Carrot skill could add a chance of extra damage to attacks, including soul skills, but decided to keep it hidden for now.
• Du Cheng woke to find Ma Hongjun battered and learned that Dai Mubai had been captured after fighting a middle-aged man over a woman; the kidnappers had taken Dai Mubai's Storage Soul Guidance Device and demanded a ransom.
• Ma Hongjun asked Du Cheng to save Dai Mubai, but Du Cheng refused, questioning why he should help someone who still resented him.
• Tang San returned, and Ma Hongjun urged him to ask Du Cheng for help; Tang San angrily refused to beg Du Cheng, even if Dai Mubai was beaten to death.

Tang San agreed to rescue Dai Mubai and followed Ma Hongjun to the rundown courtyard where Dai was being held, with Du Cheng, Xiao Wu, and the others tagging along to watch. Tang San charged inside and confronted the captor, who recognized Ma Hongjun, leaving the group facing the man who had caused Dai Mubai’s trouble.

• Tang San cut off Ma Hongjun’s objections and insisted on leading the rescue, while Ma Hongjun agreed to guide him to Dai Mubai.
• Ma Hongjun invited Oscar along in case Dai Mubai needed treatment, and Du Cheng agreed to take Xiao Wu and the other girls to watch.
• Ma Hongjun led the group through Suotuo City’s impoverished district and explained that Dai Mubai’s trouble began after they found a beautiful woman there.
• Tang San rushed into the dilapidated courtyard and demanded that the captors release Dai Mubai.
• A man came out of the house, recognized Ma Hongjun, and asked whether he had brought money to ransom the pretty boy.

Tang San confronted Bu Le to free Dai Mubai, but Bu Le’s strange martial soul blocked his first attack. Tian Ya and E Kao joined the fight, and Tang San faced three Soul King-level opponents.

• Ma Hongjun identified Bu Le as the man who had captured Dai Mubai, while Xiao Wu and Du Cheng mocked Bu Le’s appearance.
• Tang San attacked Bu Le with daggers and Blue Silver Entanglement, but Bu Le blocked the daggers with Heavenly Net Double Cover.
• Tian Ya and E Kao came out to investigate, and E Kao suggested Tang San join their group.
• Tang San insulted the three men and demanded Dai Mubai’s release, prompting Tian Ya and E Kao to summon their martial souls and prepare to attack him.