Chapter Summaries

Tang San and Ma Hongjun struggled against Bu Le, Tian Ya, and E Kao, refusing to seek help until they were nearly defeated. Tang San finally called to Du Cheng for rescue as Tian Ya brought his enlarged cleaver down toward him.

• Tang San attacked Bu Le and Tian Ya with Hidden Weapons and Spider Web Restraint while Ma Hongjun tried to hold off E Kao.
• Tang San refused Ma Hongjun’s suggestion to ask Du Cheng for help, insisting that only the weak asked for help.
• Tian Ya cut Tang San’s hair and wounded him with his cleaver while E Kao repeatedly slapped Ma Hongjun, who eventually admitted his spirit looked like a grass chicken.
• Bu Le and Tian Ya mocked Tang San and eyed Du Cheng’s companions, then Tian Ya enlarged his cleaver and attacked Tang San’s chest.
• Tang San shouted for Du Cheng to save him.

Du Cheng intervened when Tian Ya attacked Tang San, revealing that he had reached Soul King and challenging the Wretched Trio. After Tian Ya and E Kao launched a coordinated attack, Du Cheng stood unharmed, leaving Tian Ya stunned.

• Tian Ya attacked Tang San, but Du Cheng blocked the cleaver with a carrot and revealed his Soul King cultivation.
• Du Cheng explained that he was intervening because Bu Le had threatened him, and Bu Le ordered Tian Ya and E Kao to attack.
• Tian Ya ambushed Du Cheng as E Kao unleashed Feather Storm, while Tang San hoped Du Cheng would be killed.
• Du Cheng took the full force of Feather Storm without damage and swung his carrot at Tian Ya.

Du Cheng repeatedly battered Tian Ya and E Kao with his carrot, triggering combos and a soul-skill silence effect that left them unable to fight back. After Tian Ya and E Kao surrendered and offered compensation, Du Cheng decided he wanted the three men themselves, leaving his exact demand unclear.

• Du Cheng's carrot strikes triggered a combo and silenced Tian Ya, allowing him to knock him down repeatedly.
• E Kao rushed to help Tian Ya, but Du Cheng hit him with a combo until he surrendered.
• Tian Ya also surrendered, and Du Cheng rejected his offers to trade the woman or Bu Le for their freedom.
• Tian Ya, E Kao, and Bu Le offered to compensate Du Cheng, who said he wanted them.

Du Cheng recruited Tian Ya, E Kao, and Bu Le as his underlings, despite Xiao Wu and the others questioning the choice. Tang San remained hostile toward Du Cheng as the group turned their attention back to rescuing Dai Mubai.

• Du Cheng explained that he meant to take Tian Ya, E Kao, and Bu Le in as his underlings, and all three eagerly pledged loyalty.
• E Kao and Tian Ya accused Tang San of gloating during Du Cheng’s ambush and offered to teach him a lesson, but Du Cheng refused and assigned them only small chores for now.
• Tian Ya’s trio followed Du Cheng, believing his talent and purple First Soul Ring suggested he had a powerful backer.
• Xiao Wu questioned why Du Cheng was bringing the trio along, and Du Cheng said their loyalty could matter when they faced powerful enemies.
• Tang San sensed Du Cheng’s hostility and urged Ma Hongjun and Oscar to hurry and save Dai Mubai; Oscar cried out, “Boss Dai!”

Du Cheng and his companions left the alley after rescuing Dai Mubai, while Oscar accepted Du Cheng’s offer to return with them. The next morning, Master summoned them for a difficult new task connected to the Soul Arena, though he had not yet explained the details.

• Dai Mubai emerged from the room and thanked Tang San, then left the alley with Tang San and Ma Hongjun, leaving Oscar behind.
• Bu Le mocked Oscar, but Du Cheng invited him to return with the group and learned that Bu Le had punished Dai Mubai by hanging him up and flicking his dick.
• Zhao Wuji watched Du Cheng leave and privately praised his talent and generous nature.
• The next morning, Xiao Wu woke Du Cheng and told him that Master had called them for a new task involving the Soul Arena.
• Master told the gathered group that they had an extremely difficult task to complete.

Master and Flender arranged for seven Shrek Academy students to take a Soul Arena mission against the Royal Fight Team, offering rewards that persuaded Tang San to join. After learning the formidable opponents’ levels, Tang San recognized Dugu Yan as Poison Douluo’s granddaughter, leaving the team to prepare for a dangerous match involving poison.

• Master explained that the Soul Arena mission required a seven-person team, and Flender offered five hundred Gold Soul Coins per participant plus a thousand-coin prize for the best performer.
• Tang San agreed to take the mission for its rewards, while Du Cheng suggested the team could compete without him until Master clarified that only Shrek students could participate.
• Flender proposed excluding Oscar and handed Du Cheng a booklet about their opponents as he hurried the students toward the Soul Arena.
• Du Cheng read that the Royal Fight Team included level-thirty-eight Dugu Yan and level-thirty-nine Yu Tianheng, while most of Shrek’s students were only level thirty-one or thirty-two.
• Master warned the students that Dugu Yan was likely Poison Douluo’s granddaughter and that Ning Rongrong could not yet provide poison detoxification.
• Tang San recognized the significance of Dugu Yan’s title and confidently told Master to rest assured.

Shrek Academy prepared to face the Royal Fight Team in a large-scale team match, as Tang San and Dai Mubai dismissed Ning Rongrong’s warning about the opposing Support Soul Master. Before the fight began, Du Cheng sent Oscar to bet all the Soul Coins in his Soul Tool, while Master pressured Oscar by reminding him that he was Flender’s adopted son.

• Tang San boasted about his poison skills and dismissed Ning Rongrong’s advice to target the opposing Support Soul Master, with Dai Mubai agreeing with him.
• Du Cheng stopped Ning Rongrong from arguing and told her to focus on protecting herself and buffing their own team.
• Master praised Tang San to Manager Ao, and Tang San promised he would win the match.
• Manager Ao announced the Royal Fight Team versus the Shrek Team as the day’s only large-scale team match.
• Du Cheng gave Oscar his Soul Tool and told him to bet every Soul Coin inside on their victory.
• Master reminded Oscar that he was Flender’s adopted son and warned him not to disappoint Flender.

Tang San’s team faced the Royal Fight Team, and Tang San seized the initiative by attacking Dugu Yan. He countered her Azure Serpent Poison with water, Ma Hongjun’s fire, and a hidden powder, leaving the Royal Fight Team stunned as the match continued.

• Master dismissed Oscar to attend to his duties after reminding him not to take the earlier lecture too seriously.
• Yu Tianheng’s team mocked Tang San’s group, while Tang San rebuked Ma Hongjun for making lewd gestures before the match.
• Tang San rushed Dugu Yan as Yu Tianheng attacked Shrek’s other members and Dai Mubai blocked him.
• Dugu Yan released her Azure Serpent Poison, but Tang San used a water pouch and Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix Fire Line to turn the poison mist into fiery mist.
• Tang San secretly dispersed white powder and dismissed Dugu Yan’s poison as a petty trick, stunning her and her teammates.

Du Cheng recognized that Tang San had used a second poison to intensify the Azure Scale Snake Venom and gave the girls antidote pills. After Ye Lingling healed the Royal Fight Team, Yu Tianheng struck Tang San and rallied his teammates against him, while Tang San realized his own allies had been poisoned.

• Du Cheng identified Tang San’s use of Realgar Powder and a poison that catalyzed Azure Scale Snake Venom, then gave antidote pills to Xiao Wu and the other girls.
• Tang San poisoned Dugu Yan and the others, then reached toward the helpless Dugu Yan.
• Ye Lingling healed the Royal Fight Team, and Yu Tianheng’s lightning strike burned away half of Tang San’s hair.
• Yu Tianheng pointed out that Tang San’s poison had also incapacitated his own teammates and urged the Royal Fight Team to attack him.
• Tang San surrendered as the Royal Fight Team closed in.

Du Cheng revealed that he and the three women had avoided the Royal Fight Team’s poison and challenged them, using his five-ring carrot weapon to knock most of them off the stage. He then agreed to Dugu Yan’s poison contest, and she wagered that he would become her male concubine for a month if he lost.

• Yu Tianheng and the Royal Fight Team attacked Tang San until Ye Lingling ran out of Soul Power, then kicked him off the stage.
• Du Cheng and the women stood up, revealing they had been squatting through the fight and were not poisoned, while Du Cheng kicked Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai off the stage.
• Du Cheng showed five soul rings and charged the Royal Fight Team, knocking the Shi Mo brothers, Yu Tianheng, and Osler off the stage.
• Dugu Yan rejected Du Cheng’s victory as a sneak attack and demanded a head-on poison contest.
• Du Cheng proposed that Dugu Yan serve as his maid for a month if she lost, and Dugu Yan countered that he would be her male concubine for a month if he lost.

Dugu Yan challenged Du Cheng to a poison contest and tried to overwhelm him with snake venom and an aphrodisiac. Du Cheng resisted her poisons, and the chapter ended as he warned her that getting so close to him was playing with fire.

• Dugu Yan challenged Du Cheng to compete by poisoning each other, while Ye Lingling left the Soul Battle Stage.
• Dugu Yan surprised Du Cheng by releasing pink snake venom before the contest formally began.
• Du Cheng took a pill and showed no discomfort as Dugu Yan unleashed stronger colored mists.
• Dugu Yan threw white powder at Du Cheng and used flirtatious contact to stimulate the aphrodisiac's effects.
• Du Cheng recognized the danger of Dugu Yan's close approach and warned her she was playing with fire.

During the poison match, Dugu Yan tried to distract Du Cheng with flirtation, but he revealed that his Tendon Weakening Powder had already taken effect. The encounter left them awkwardly tangled together until Dugu Yan surrendered.

• Dugu Yan taunted Du Cheng and wagered that she would take back everything she had given him if he lost.
• Ye Lingling asked Yu Tianheng whether the team should surrender, but Yu Tianheng insisted they trust Dugu Yan and keep watching.
• Du Cheng told Dugu Yan he had poisoned her, and she collapsed into his arms when she tried to circulate her Soul Power.
• Dugu Yan resisted Du Cheng's warning to stay still, leaving the pair in an awkward position as the crowd watched.
• Dugu Yan surrendered before Du Cheng could finish declaring the match's conclusion.

After the Shrek Team won, Dugu Yan rejected Yu Tianheng’s help, and he insulted her for clinging to Du Cheng. Du Cheng knocked Yu Tianheng unconscious with a slap, while Ye Lingling escorted Dugu Yan away; afterward, Tang San tried to provoke Xiao Wu, but she defended Du Cheng and called out Tang San for attacking his own teammates.

• The referee declared the Shrek Team the winner, and Yu Tianheng rushed onto the stage to help Dugu Yan, who asked him to stay away and requested Ye Lingling instead.
• Yu Tianheng mocked Dugu Yan for clinging to Du Cheng and accused her of acting promiscuously, prompting Du Cheng to slap him unconscious.
• Ye Lingling treated Yu Tianheng and stayed with Dugu Yan, while the other Royal Fight Team members carried their unconscious captain away.
• Ye Lingling helped Dugu Yan toward the restroom, and Du Cheng reminded her about their bet to become his maid.
• Du Cheng reassured Xiao Wu and the others that his poison would not affect his teammates, then glanced at the battered Tang San.
• Tang San tried to provoke Xiao Wu by suggesting Du Cheng enjoyed Dugu Yan’s attention, but Xiao Wu defended Du Cheng and criticized Tang San for attacking his own team.

After the match, Master excused Tang San’s accidental poisoning of a teammate and awarded Tang San’s prize money to Du Cheng. Du Cheng teased Dugu Yan about her new role as his maid, then used his newly earned lottery opportunities on the way back.

• Dugu Yan confronted Tang San about poisoning his teammates, and Master defended him by saying he had learned poison arts without a teacher.
• Master gave Du Cheng Tang San’s one thousand Gold Soul Coins as punishment for Tang San’s mistake, then took Tang San aside.
• Ning Rongrong complained that Master was biased toward Tang San, while Du Cheng privately questioned Master’s motives.
• Du Cheng teased Dugu Yan about serving him as a maid, and she warned him not to regret their wager.
• Du Cheng headed back with the group and activated the lottery opportunities he had earned.

Du Cheng received the Soul Tool Joyful Wardrobe and returned to the hotel with the girls to meet Master’s guest, Qin Ming. Qin Ming scolded Dugu Yan and the Royal Fight Team for their behavior, and Du Cheng challenged him for overlooking something.

• The system awarded Du Cheng one Soul Power and the Soul Tool Joyful Wardrobe, which could create clothing with various effects.
• Oscar told Du Cheng that Master’s guest had arrived and warned him to be careful; Du Cheng brought the girls to the private room despite Dugu Yan’s objections.
• Master introduced Qin Ming as a Shrek Academy graduate and the teacher of the Royal Fight Team.
• Qin Ming chastised Dugu Yan and her teammates for leaving their injured teammates and for her wager, then demanded that they return to the team.
• Du Cheng asked Qin Ming whether he had overlooked something, and Qin Ming confronted him with deliberate pressure.

Du Cheng confronted Qin Ming over Dugu Yan’s wager, exposing Qin Ming’s attempts to steer her toward Yu Tianheng. Dugu Yan refused Qin Ming’s order to return to Yu Tianheng and chose to honor her promise.

• Qin Ming tried to dismiss Dugu Yan’s wager as a joke and offered Du Cheng 100 Gold Soul Coins to forget it.
• Flender urged Du Cheng to let the Royal Fight Team members go, while Qin Ming told Dugu Yan to return and care for Yu Tianheng.
• Du Cheng accused Qin Ming of favoring Yu Tianheng and challenged him after Qin Ming released his Soul Power and threatened him.
• Qin Ming ordered Dugu Yan to go back, but Dugu Yan refused and said she would honor the wager because she had lost.
• Dugu Yan reconsidered Qin Ming’s efforts to make her obey Yu Tianheng and questioned why she should care for him.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling chose to stay at Shrek rather than return with Qin Ming, who then proposed sending Shrek’s students to Heaven Dou Royal Academy as exchange students. Flender and Master accepted the plan, which would let the students qualify for next year’s competition while Shrek kept the benefits aside from their public affiliation.

• Dugu Yan told Qin Ming she would not return and asked him to respect her choice, while Du Cheng criticized his attempt to decide what was best for her.
• Ye Lingling said she would stay with Dugu Yan, and Qin Ming reluctantly agreed to leave them at Shrek.
• Qin Ming proposed that Shrek’s students study at Heaven Dou Royal Academy because Shrek lacked resources, prompting Flender to object and Master to consider the opportunity.
• Qin Ming offered to arrange a one-year exchange so the students could qualify for next year’s competition, with Shrek retaining the benefits except for the academy’s public credit.
• Master and Flender both agreed to Qin Ming’s exchange plan.

Qin Ming secured Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s agreement to host Shrek’s students for the year leading up to the All-Continent Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, while the Master insisted Shrek’s teachers retain control over their education. After the students departed excitedly, Flender confronted the Master over the threat his demands posed to Shrek Academy and Flender’s plans.

• Flender assured Qin Ming that Tang San and the others could achieve good results at the tournament, but the Master demanded that Heaven Dou Royal Academy also accept Shrek’s teachers and not interfere with their teaching or prevent them from leaving.
• Qin Ming agreed to the Master’s conditions and said he would report the arrangement to the academy’s leadership before awaiting Shrek’s arrival in a few days.
• The Master explained to Tang San and the others that Shrek lacked the registration needed to enter the tournament and that Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s resources would benefit their cultivation.
• Tang San thanked the Master, and the students eagerly accepted the prospect of attending the Royal Academy despite the difficulties they might face.
• After the students left, Flender questioned the Master’s demand that Shrek’s teachers join them, fearing the loss of his staff and the collapse of his plans for the academy.

Master persuaded Flender to accept the Shrek students’ move to the Royal Academy and focus on winning their loyalty. Meanwhile, Du Cheng teased Dugu Yan by making her wear a revealing maid outfit, leaving her furious and plotting revenge.

• Master argued that Shrek’s students needed the Royal Academy’s resources and that their success in the tournament would bring recognition to the academy.
• Flender accepted Master’s reasoning and resolved to build the students’ sense of belonging to Shrek.
• Dugu Yan warned Du Cheng that the Royal Academy’s students might resent Shrek for taking their resources.
• Du Cheng gave Dugu Yan a revealing outfit as a reward for her concern and reminded her that she had promised to keep her word.
• Dugu Yan changed into the outfit despite her misgivings and emerged to ask Du Cheng whether he was satisfied.

Du Cheng brought Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling back toward Shrek Academy, with Dugu Yan keeping her promise to serve as his maid while plotting to punish him once her grandfather arrived. During the carriage ride, Xiao Wu and the other girls demanded outfits of their own, and Du Cheng promised to give each of them clothes he had prepared.

• Du Cheng told Dugu Yan to pack up and come with him, and she left with Ye Lingling after insisting she would honor her promise to be his maid.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling joined Du Cheng on the way back to Shrek Academy, where Tang San and the others reacted with jealousy as they saw the two girls beside him.
• In the carriage, Xiao Wu asked whether Du Cheng had given Dugu Yan her outfit, then demanded equally pretty clothes for herself and the other girls.
• Du Cheng promised that he had prepared suitable clothes for each of the girls and would personally deliver them once they returned.
• After reaching Shrek Academy at dusk, Du Cheng told Dugu Yan she could choose any unoccupied room in One Inch Residence.