Chapter Summaries

Dai Mubai ended his engagement to Zhu Zhuqing and embraced a new life wearing skirts, while Yun Qi and the others settled into a rented courtyard and welcomed Ning Rongrong to stay with them. The group later joined Tang San for a meal at Shrek Academy, where Oscar unknowingly flirted with Dai Mubai.

• Dai Mubai gave Zhu Zhuqing a peace agreement relinquishing his claim to the throne and ending their engagement, and Zhu Zhuqing accepted it with a smile.
• Dai Mubai apologized to Yun Qi and tried to get acquainted, but Yun Qi shut off his Affinity Halo and made clear he loved his girlfriend.
• Yun Qi and the others rented and furnished a courtyard, then invited Ning Rongrong to live with them.
• Tang San arrived to tell Yun Qi that the dean had called everyone to eat, and Yun Qi noticed that Zhao Wuji had knocked out several of Tang San's teeth.
• At the academy cafeteria, Oscar flirted with Dai Mubai without realizing the woman beside him was Miss Dai, while Ma Hongjun stayed silent under Dai Mubai's warning glare.

Oscar cleaned up his appearance and tried to impress the girls, while Dai Mubai secretly pursued him. Over a meal with Yun Qi and the others, Oscar explained Shrek Academy’s permissive rules, including its encouragement of fighting and gambling.

• Dai Mubai admired Oscar’s changed appearance and planned to confess her feelings to him that night, while Yun Qi and the others agreed to keep her secret.
• Oscar introduced himself to Yun Qi, Tang San, and the girls, but they recognized him as the wretched man from the day before and insulted his appearance and confidence.
• Dai Mubai comforted Oscar by saying she liked him, and Yun Qi congratulated them before introducing Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing as his girlfriends.
• Yun Qi and the others shared a meal with Oscar, Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun, growing more familiar and giving one another nicknames.
• Oscar told Yun Qi that the academy had few rules and encouraged fighting and gambling as ways to improve students’ combat experience and mental strength.

Xiao Wu questioned Shrek Academy’s poverty, prompting Ning Rongrong to insult its teachers and threaten Ma Hongjun and Oscar with the power of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Yun Qi defused the confrontation, then jokingly encouraged Shrek’s students to use the academy’s fighting rule on people they disliked, and the boys took him seriously.

• Xiao Wu asked why Shrek Academy was poor despite its powerful teachers, and Ning Rongrong implied they were ashamed to earn money elsewhere.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar angrily confronted Ning Rongrong, who threatened that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could destroy Shrek Academy.
• After realizing Ning Rongrong’s identity, Ma Hongjun and Oscar apologized, and Yun Qi persuaded her to accept their apology.
• Yun Qi reminded Ma Hongjun and Oscar that they were classmates and jokingly suggested they use the academy’s fighting rule against people they disliked.
• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Tang San thanked Yun Qi for his advice, while the girls recognized that they had mistaken his sarcasm for guidance.

Yun Qi manipulated Tang San into giving him the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges by offering him the Ironclad Sword Dragon Corpse. Tang San accepted the corpse and resolved to respect Xiao Wu as his sister-in-law, while Yun Qi intended to benefit from Tang San’s work and hinder his cultivation.

• Yun Qi stopped Tang San and asked about the ores he collected and the hidden weapons he had made.
• Tang San discovered that his hidden weapons had vanished from the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, and Yun Qi suggested the storage Spirit Tool was faulty.
• Yun Qi showed Tang San the Ironclad Sword Dragon Corpse and claimed he had saved it for him because Tang San liked ores.
• Moved by Yun Qi’s generosity, Tang San gave him the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, and Yun Qi left with the three girls.
• Tang San resolved to stop entertaining thoughts about Xiao Wu, then wondered how he could transport the enormous corpse.

Yun Qi and Xiao Wu grew closer while Zhu Qing watched from the room, and the chapter ended with them suddenly realizing she was missing. The story left them asking where Zhu Qing had gone.

• Yun Qi told Xiao Wu, Zhu Qing, and Ning Rongrong that giving Tang San the Ironclad Sword Dragon's corpse had a purpose, but he kept the reason secret.
• Yun Qi and Xiao Wu shared an intimate moment while Zhu Qing cultivated nearby and secretly watched them.
• Yun Qi and Xiao Wu talked about their hopes for the future and confessed their love for each other.
• Yun Qi and Xiao Wu chatted about their old academy and Shrek Academy, then noticed Zhu Qing was gone and asked where she was.

After Yun Qi and Xiao Wu’s night together, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong struggled with their feelings while Xiao Wu persuaded Zhu Zhuqing to pursue Yun Qi. The group then gathered at the Grand Training Ground, where Oscar’s strange behavior hinted that Dai Mubai had gotten the better of him.

• Zhu Zhuqing fled to Ning Rongrong’s room after finding Yun Qi and Xiao Wu together, and Ning Rongrong realized what had happened.
• The next morning, Zhu Zhuqing served breakfast, and Yun Qi fed Xiao Wu as she reassured him and explained her choice.
• Xiao Wu urged Zhu Zhuqing to act on her feelings for Yun Qi before more women were drawn to him, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed.
• Ning Rongrong overheard Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing’s conversation but could not bring herself to make a move on Yun Qi.
• Tang San summoned Yun Qi and the three girls to the Grand Training Ground, where they saw Oscar eating sausages in distress while keeping one hand behind him.

Dai Mubai pursued Oscar after their confusing encounter, but Oscar rejected him, prompting Dai Mubai to wound himself in despair. Flender carried Dai Mubai away for treatment and demanded an explanation from Oscar, who was left struggling with what had happened.

• Dai Mubai embraced Oscar and insisted that Oscar had started their encounter, while Oscar pleaded with Yun Qi for help.
• Yun Qi and Ning Rongrong urged Oscar to consider Dai Mubai's feelings, but Oscar said he could not see his brother that way.
• Dai Mubai released Oscar, then activated Martial Soul Possession and slashed himself after Oscar firmly rejected him.
• Oscar gave Dai Mubai a Dried Sausage, and Dai Mubai used its Soul Power to slow the bleeding.
• Flender arrived, carried Dai Mubai away for treatment, and told Oscar to explain himself when he returned.
• Tang San blamed Oscar for Dai Mubai's injury, while Yun Qi left with the three girls and Oscar remained behind, conflicted.

Oscar chased after Flender after choosing to forgive himself and Dai Mubai. In Suotuo City, Yun Qi and the girls faced a lecherous Soul King with a Poison Toad Martial Soul, and Yun Qi severed the man's tongue before deciding not to let him live.

• Oscar made up his mind to forgive himself and Dai Mubai, then chased after Flender.
• Yun Qi took Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong to Suotuo City for food and shopping, where he bought two pendants and a hair clip.
• A lecherous Soul King harassed the girls outside the city gates, and Ning Rongrong warned him that she was the daughter of the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• The man attacked after Ning Rongrong insulted him, and Xiao Wu dodged his strike while Yun Qi stopped Zhu Zhuqing from charging in.
• Yun Qi used his sword to cut off the Soul King's tongue and resolved to kill him, suspecting his Poison Toad Martial Soul was an Evil Spirit Master's Martial Soul.

Yun Qi defeated the Poison Toad man, a Soul King, by escaping his red smoke attack and overwhelming him with the Torrent of Sword Qi. As Yun Qi and the three girls left, an unseen figure recorded their appearances from behind a rock.

• The Poison Toad man transformed into a pool of blood to evade Yun Qi's Sword Qi, then drank a Blood Treasure to recover.
• Ning Rongrong buffed Yun Qi, who wounded the man with his sword before the man kicked him away and disarmed him.
• Yun Qi summoned another sword and flew into the sky with the girls to avoid the man's red smoke Spirit Skill.
• Yun Qi realized the man could not move while using the smoke, then killed him with his Fourth Spirit Skill, the Torrent of Sword Qi.
• Yun Qi searched the crater, found no valuables, and left with Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• An unseen figure behind a Giant Rock recorded Yun Qi and the girls as they departed.

Flender gathered the students, introduced himself, and began instructing Oscar and Ning Rongrong on how Support Type Spirit Masters could protect themselves. After Ning Rongrong cited her powerful family connections and two Titled Douluo grandfathers, Flender assigned her fifteen laps around the village and Oscar thirty.

• Flender welcomed the new students to Shrek Academy and told Ma Hongjun to explain the rules while Oscar and Ning Rongrong stayed with him.
• Flender explained that he would teach Oscar and Ning Rongrong how to protect themselves in battle rather than how to cultivate their Martial Souls.
• Ning Rongrong said she could rely on physical training, stalling, money, treasures, and her two Titled Douluo grandfathers.
• Flender acknowledged Ning Rongrong's answer and ordered her to run fifteen laps around the village and Oscar to run thirty.

Flender punished Oscar and Ning Rongrong with a thirty-lap run, then questioned Yun Qi about why he had not become Yu Xiaogang’s disciple. After Tang San delivered Yu Xiaogang’s letter, Yun Qi left Flender’s office and watched Oscar and Ning Rongrong continue their laps.

• Flender ordered Oscar and Ning Rongrong to run thirty laps before noon, allowing them to use their Martial Souls but forbidding them to cheat.
• Yun Qi asked Flender about the punishment, and Flender explained that he wanted to teach Oscar a lesson for violating propriety and morality.
• Flender called Yun Qi and Tang San to his office and asked Yun Qi why he had not taken Yu Xiaogang as his Teacher; Yun Qi said he had been frightened by Yu Xiaogang’s outburst, and Tang San backed him up.
• Tang San handed Flender a letter from Yu Xiaogang, and Flender dismissed Yun Qi after getting his answer.
• Yun Qi saw Ning Rongrong and Oscar running; Ning Rongrong had completed one lap, while Oscar claimed to have completed two.

Yun Qi and Ning Rongrong went to Suotuo City with Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing, leaving their laps unfinished. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi and Uncle Jian learned of Rong Rong’s interest in Yun Qi and his extraordinary abilities.

• Ning Rongrong’s attempt to get closer to Yun Qi was interrupted by Oscar, who kept running laps after she threatened him.
• Yun Qi suggested that Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Qing go to Suotuo City for a meal before finishing their laps, and Ning Rongrong agreed.
• A black-clad disciple told Ning Fengzhi that Ning Rongrong had joined Shrek Academy and reported Yun Qi’s abilities and possible romance with her.
• Ning Fengzhi read Yun Qi’s information and shared it with Uncle Jian, who warned him not to interfere with Rong Rong’s destined relationship.

Ning Fengzhi sent Jian Douluo to test Yun Qi and asked Flender to look after Ning Rongrong. At Shrek Academy, Flender confronted Ning Rongrong for breaking his rules and sealed her Soul Power, ordering her to run again as Yun Qi, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing protested.

• Ning Fengzhi showed Jian Douluo that Yun Qi had two girlfriends, and Jian Douluo decided to test him.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Flender to take care of Ning Rongrong, while Flender planned to find another chance to discipline her.
• Ning Rongrong returned from Suotuo City and finished her remaining laps, while Oscar struggled to complete his thirty laps.
• Flender confronted Ning Rongrong for leaving the academy and splitting up her run, but Ma Hongjun admitted he had never explained the rules.
• Flender sealed Ning Rongrong's Soul Power and ordered her to run again, prompting Yun Qi, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing to protest.

Flender demanded that Ning Rongrong prove she deserved to stay at Shrek Academy, but Chen Xin arrived and intervened on her behalf. After scolding Flender, Chen Xin lifted Ning Rongrong’s Soul Power seal and met her classmates, showing particular approval of Yun Qi.

• Flender gave Ning Rongrong the choice of leaving the academy or proving she was qualified to stay, and Yun Qi offered to take her punishment instead.
• Ning Rongrong challenged Flender, who released his aura against her, until Chen Xin descended and pressured Flender with his nine Spirit Rings.
• Flender handed Chen Xin the document bearing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master’s mark, while Chen Xin reproached him for abusing his authority and struck him with Soul Power.
• Chen Xin removed the seal on Ning Rongrong’s Soul Power, and she introduced her classmates while emphasizing Yun Qi, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Chen Xin warned Flender to treat the students equally, then took Ning Rongrong aside to speak with her.

Chen Xin visited Ning Rongrong and learned that she liked Yun Qi, then warned her about his uncertain ties to Spirit Hall. Before leaving, he asked Flender to look after her and gave Yun Qi a few sword pointers, leaving Ning Rongrong with her classmates and Yun Qi with Chen Xin’s parting instruction to protect her.

• Chen Xin teased Ning Rongrong about liking Yun Qi and stopped threatening to kill him when she admitted her feelings.
• Chen Xin warned Ning Rongrong that Spirit Hall had once tried to recruit Yun Qi and urged her to consider the danger of him becoming their enemy.
• Chen Xin spoke privately with Flender, then asked Ning Rongrong’s classmates to take care of her.
• Chen Xin gave Yun Qi a few pointers on using his Sword Martial Soul, and Yun Qi thanked him.
• Chen Xin flew away on his Seven Kill Sword after telling Yun Qi to take good care of Ning Rongrong.

After Sword Douluo exposed Ning Rongrong’s feelings for Yun Qi, she confessed that she liked him and wanted to join his little house. Yun Qi told her he liked her too, and they kissed, beginning their relationship.

• Ning Rongrong ran away in embarrassment after Yun Qi joked about Sword Douluo wanting to entrust her to him.
• Flender sent Yun Qi after Ning Rongrong, and Yun Qi overheard her worrying aloud about her feelings for him.
• Yun Qi teased Ning Rongrong about liking him, and she firmly confessed her feelings and said she wanted to join his little house.
• Yun Qi told Ning Rongrong that he liked her, and they embraced and kissed.
• Ning Rongrong joked that she would support Yun Qi, then kissed him again, and he responded.

Yun Qi and Ning Rongrong reunited with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, then followed Flender and the others to Suotuo City for training at the Battle Soul Arena. The group entered the lively city at night, while Yun Qi collected a mission reward that began nurturing his Martial Soul.

• Ning Rongrong and Yun Qi were caught together by Flender and the others, and Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing reassured Ning Rongrong before the three girls embraced.
• Flender sent Yun Qi to call his Girlfriends and repeatedly slapped Ma Hongjun's head when he complained of being sleepy.
• Flender led Yun Qi and the others on a run toward Suotuo City, setting a pace slow enough for Ma Hongjun to keep up.
• Yun Qi collected Ning Rongrong's mission reward and felt energy begin to nurture his Martial Soul.
• Flender brought the exhausted group into Suotuo City and revealed that their training destination was the Battle Soul Arena.

Flender brought the Shrek students to the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena for their first practical lesson and explained its purpose, ranking system, and role in Shrek’s graduation requirements. The group headed for the arena, while Yun Qi considered how quickly he might earn the Silver Spirit badge.

• The group stopped at a tea shop, where Ning Rongrong ordered expensive tea and Yun Qi privately praised her for countering Flender’s frugality.
• Flender revealed that the students’ first lesson would take place at the nearby Battle Soul Arena, exciting Dai Mubai and Oscar with the prospect of betting on Yun Qi.
• Flender explained that the Great Soul Arena gave Spirit Masters practical experience and described its eight badge ranks.
• Flender said that obtaining a Silver Spirit badge was required for graduating from Shrek Academy.
• Yun Qi estimated that a winning streak could earn him the Silver Spirit badge within a little over twenty matches, and Flender led the group toward the arena.

Yun Qi and the Shrek group registered for matches at the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena, where Yun Qi and Xiao Wu chose the name Yanhuang for their combination. Yun Qi took the new badge as a symbol of his heritage, feeling a trace of heaviness.

• Flender led Yun Qi and the others to the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena after Oscar explained its battle rules.
• The group registered and received Iron Spirit Combat Badges, while Flender reluctantly lent Tang San the fee.
• An attendant confirmed the group’s Soul Power and reacted to Yun Qi as a monster-level genius.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing registered as the Seven Cats Combination, while Yun Qi and Xiao Wu registered as Yanhuang.
• Yun Qi received the Yanhuang badge and felt a trace of heaviness as he thought of his Previous Life.

Yun Qi accepted a mission to expose Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, then entered a one-on-one Soul Ancestor battle at the Great Soul Arena. The crowd heavily favored his opponent, while his friends and supporters bet on Yun Qi as the match was about to begin.

• Xiao Wu handed Yun Qi’s badge to him, and Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong each kissed him before he left for his battle.
• Yun Qi accepted a mission to expose Yu Xiaogang and Tang San and received a Recording Soul Tool that could broadcast footage and extract fragments of sleeping people’s memories.
• Yun Qi was assigned to Spirit Combat Stage Twenty-One against Wang Tie, a level forty-seven Soul Ancestor with four consecutive victories.
• The announcer introduced Yun Qi as a newly registered level forty-four Soul Ancestor, and spectators placed bets heavily against him.
• Oscar, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Flender, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing backed Yun Qi, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong watched the crowd underestimate him.