Chapter Summaries

Jing Hongchen hurried to meet Old Kong as the Crown Prince’s disappearance threatened to draw suspicion, while Jin Tianming asked Ye Xishui to turn Xu Tianran into a puppet. Ye Xishui saw through Jin Tianming’s scheme but agreed to help, and she entered the secret chamber to confront Xu Tianran.

• Jing Hongchen asked Director Lin to contact Jin Tianming and then flew toward the Hall of Worship to meet Old Kong.
• Jin Tianming asked Ye Xishui to turn Xu Tianran into a puppet, and she suggested killing him and installing a more obedient emperor instead.
• Ye Xishui reminisced about Shengyangyue and compared his genius to Mu En and Long Xiaoyao, whom she called loaches beside him.
• Ye Xishui noticed Jin Tianming’s deception but agreed to tolerate his scheme if he fulfilled his promise to let her see Shengyangyue again.
• Ye Xishui entered the secret chamber, followed by Jin Tianming, as Xu Tianran awaited his death at her hands.

Ye Xishui rejected Xu Tianran’s plea and began turning him into a puppet, while Long Xiaoyao failed to intervene. Meanwhile, Jing Hongchen arrived at the Sun Moon Empire’s Hall of Worship, wary that he was walking into a trap.

• Ye Xishui told Xu Tianran that his promises were worthless and that she had no obligation to honor Zhong Wuwu’s agreement.
• Xu Tianran threatened and begged Ye Xishui, but she killed him and began refining him into a puppet as Jin Tianming watched.
• Long Xiaoyao sensed Ye Xishui’s killing intent and rushed to the Holy Spirit Cult branch, but she twice ordered him to leave.
• Ye Xishui continued refining Xu Tianran while Jin Tianming reflected on Long Xiaoyao’s persistence.
• Jing Hongchen arrived at the Hall of Worship, checked for nearby auras, and entered despite fearing the meeting was a trap.

Jing Hongchen told Kong Deming that Death Douluo had taken the Crown Prince, and Kong agreed to report the truth to the Sun Moon Emperor after confirming Jing would not betray the empire. The emperor learned that the Crown Prince’s report was true and ordered the storm of public opinion expanded to involve the former three nations and Shrek.

• Kong Deming questioned Jing Hongchen about rumors that he had murdered Xu Tianran, and Jing said Death Douluo had taken the Crown Prince.
• Kong Deming accepted Jing Hongchen’s explanation, asked whether he would betray the Sun Moon Empire, and let him leave after Jing firmly refused.
• The worshippers questioned Kong Deming about why he had not asked Jing for Jin Tianming’s armor-type Soul Tool technology, and Kong told them not to force the issue.
• The Sun Moon Emperor learned that the Holy Spirit Cult had confirmed the Crown Prince’s report and ordered his eunuch to expand the storm of public opinion and draw in the former three nations and Shrek.

Rumors about Shrek Academy’s Outer Court and its selection system spread through Shrek City, triggering a crisis that forced Mu En to confront the Sea God Pavilion elders. As Mu En left to address the Three Kingdoms, the elders speculated about his apparent recovery, while Mo Yan prepared to trouble Tang San and Bai Yu spotted Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi at a tavern.

• Rumors that the Outer Court was a façade and that Inner Court admission favored powerful backgrounds discouraged ordinary freshmen and made some consider leaving Shrek Academy.
• Mu En summoned the Sea God Pavilion elders to discuss the public controversy, berated Xuan Zi and the silent elders, then left to seek answers from the Three Kingdoms.
• The Three Kingdoms had received the news late, while the Sun Moon Empire had already amplified the controversy and attracted Soul Masters seeking opportunities in Soul Tool development.
• Elder Zhuang noticed Mu En’s changed appearance, and the elders speculated that his resurgence might delay Mo Yan’s succession as Sea God Pavilion Master.
• Mo Yan recognized that Mu En was in a state of final resurgence and decided to cause Tang San trouble while he was occupied.
• Bai Yu left the academy, wondered if Zhou Yi was cursing her, and saw Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi inside a tavern on Shrek Street.

Bei Bei found a photograph of Tang San in an intimate scene and planned to use it to win Xiao Ya back, while Bai Yu prepared to exploit troubled freshmen for a larger scheme. At the Soul Tool Department, Tang San struggled with formation arrays until a senior came looking for him.

• Xu Sanshi confronted Bei Bei about drinking, and Bei Bei admitted he still could not accept losing Xiao Ya.
• Xu Sanshi found a photograph of Tang San in an intimate scene and showed it to Bei Bei, who decided to use it to turn Xiao Ya against Tang San.
• Bei Bei asked Xu Sanshi to help with his plan, and Xu Sanshi agreed in exchange for a month of ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast meat.
• Bai Yu watched the brothers coordinate and decided to use struggling freshmen to create a crisis, knowing Mu En was away from Shrek Academy.
• Tang San failed again to carve a first-level formation array, then eagerly left with a student who said a senior was looking for him; He Caitou followed.

Black told Wang Dong he had known she was a girl all along, then revealed that Bai Yu planned to use photographs to trap Tang San. Wang Dong agreed to the scheme and learned that the Outer Court's Twin Stars would be involved.

• Black found Wang Dong waiting in their dark dormitory, and she confessed that she was a girl.
• Black explained that her Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul and other clues had exposed her identity, and Wang Dong lamented that the academy had knowingly let her stay in the boys' dormitory.
• Black teased Wang Dong about her appearance, then invited her to watch a good show.
• Black told Wang Dong that Bai Yu planned to use her blurry photographs to set a trap for Tang San, and offered to retrieve them if she objected.
• Wang Dong agreed to the plan, then learned that the Outer Court's Twin Stars would be the ones to cause Tang San trouble.

Xu Sanshi challenged Tang San after accusing him of cuckolding Bei Bei, and Tang San accepted when Xu threatened to expose a rumor about his interest in men. Meanwhile, Ning Tian went to find Xiao Ze, Dai Huabin confronted Lei Ze, and Bei Bei hurried to show Tang Ya a photograph of Tang San.

• Xu Sanshi confronted Tang San, accused him of betraying Bei Bei, and challenged him to a duel.
• Tang San refused the challenge until Xu Sanshi threatened to spread a rumor that Tang San liked men, then agreed to fight.
• He Caitou fled to tell a teacher, while news of the duel spread through Shrek Academy.
• Ning Tian headed for the boys' dormitory to find Xiao Ze after Wu Feng said he was hiding there.
• Dai Huabin entered the dormitory where Lei Ze was alone, leaving Lei Ze certain that trouble had arrived.
• Bei Bei saw Tang Ya walking with Nannan and rushed to show her a photograph of Tang San, hoping she would leave him.

Bei Bei used a photo and rumors about Tang San to drive Tang Ya toward the academy’s sparring match, while Black and Bai Yu watched the events unfold. The chapter ended when Lei Ze urgently called for help after discovering that Dai Huabin was his roommate.

• Bei Bei showed Tang Ya a photo that appeared to depict Tang San with another man, but Tang Ya accused him of trying to manipulate her.
• Students’ talk of Tang San joining the Soul Tool Department and fighting Xu Sanshi enraged Tang Ya, and she hurried toward the academy with Nannan following.
• Bei Bei revealed his plan to ruin Tang San’s reputation and followed Tang Ya, while Dugu Luo watched him from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect milk tea shop.
• At the arena, Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao joined Black, Wang Dong, and Bai Yu as the crowd gathered for Tang San’s match with Xu Sanshi.
• Black and Bai Yu received Lei Ze’s panicked call through their Mental Link; Lei Ze said Dai Huabin was his roommate, and Bai Yu refused to help before the connection cut off.

Lei Ze faced Dai Huabin’s attempt to bully him in the dormitory, then revealed his overwhelming power and defeated him. Ning Tian and Wu Feng arrived just in time to see Dai Huabin fall from the third floor, leaving them to look toward Lei Ze’s window.

• Black and Bai Yu cut off their Mental Link, leaving Lei Ze alone when he discovered Dai Huabin was his new roommate.
• Dai Huabin demanded that Lei Ze kneel, dismissed his warning about the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and attacked him with his Martial Soul Possession.
• Lei Ze vanished from Dai Huabin’s charge and reappeared with four soul rings, confronting Dai Huabin with a powerful Lightning Dragon aura.
• Dai Huabin forced himself to attack, but Lei Ze formed a massive lightning sphere and blasted him unconscious through the dormitory window.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng saw Dai Huabin’s charred body fall from the third floor and looked up toward the lingering lightning.

Lei Ze’s martial soul took over when he was pushed into danger, unleashing terrifying lightning and crippling Dai Huabin. After Lei Ze fainted, Ning Tian claimed responsibility for the incident, leaving Yan Shao Zhe stunned to learn the blackened victim was the White Tiger Duke’s second young master.

• Mo Yan, Bai Yu, and Black sensed the immense lightning aura from the dormitories while Tang San and Xu Sanshi entered the arena.
• Tian Mucheng’s experiment had given Lei Ze’s martial soul independent intelligence, allowing it to take control when Lei Ze faced desperation.
• Lei Ze’s lightning overwhelmed Ning Tian and Wu Feng, then he asked whether they could handle the consequences before fainting.
• Wu Feng caught Lei Ze, and Ning Tian said they could manage the situation as Yan Shao Zhe arrived.
• Ning Tian blamed Dai Huabin for starting the trouble and declared that the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect would not fear repercussions.
• Yan Shao Zhe realized the charred, crippled student outside was Dai Huabin, the White Tiger Duke’s second young master.

Dean Yan discovered that the lightning surrounding Dai Huabin might be the rare Ultimate Lightning and realized Shrek Academy could have four Ultimate Martial Soul geniuses. Meanwhile, Tang San faced Xu Sanshi in a sparring match and prepared to use Tang Sect hidden weapons after being driven onto the defensive.

• Ning Tian demanded compensation from Yan Shao Zhe over the academy’s recent troubles, and Yan promised a satisfactory answer by the next day.
• Yan Shao Zhe tried to take Dai Huabin to Elder Zhuang for treatment but was shocked when lightning surged through him and suspected it was Ultimate Lightning.
• Yan Shao Zhe realized the academy might have four Ultimate Martial Soul geniuses, then a teacher rushed over with alarming news.
• Tang San and Xu Sanshi began their sparring match as Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong, and Black watched.
• Xu Sanshi broke Tang San’s Blue Silver Bind and attacked, prompting Tang San to draw hidden weapons from his sleeve.

Tang San challenged Xu Sanshi to a spar, but Bai Yu secretly took control of Xu Sanshi and turned the fight into a brutal beating. Tang Ya and Nannan tried to stop it, but Xu Sanshi ignored Nannan and continued attacking Tang San.

• Tang San used poisoned needles against Xu Sanshi, who caught them and accused him of using hidden weapons.
• Bai Yu controlled Xu Sanshi, who blocked Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer with his Mysterious Nether Shield and seized Tang San’s wrist.
• Xu Sanshi unleashed a barrage of punches on Tang San while Black urged Bai Yu to stop.
• Tang Ya arrived and tried to reach the arena, but senior students blocked her.
• Tang Ya asked Nannan to stop Xu Sanshi, but he cursed at Nannan and resumed punching Tang San, shocking the venue.

Xu Sanshi fought Tang San at the arena until Tang San seized control of his avatar and poisoned Xu Sanshi, while Bei Bei exposed Tang San with photographs and called for his expulsion. The crowd joined Bei Bei’s demand as Yan Shao Zhe rushed to the scene in fury.

• Nannan left after Xu Sanshi insulted her, while Tang Ya urged her to keep mediating and Bai Yu enjoyed controlling Xu Sanshi’s body.
• Tang San caught Xu Sanshi’s fist, broke free, and told Tang Ya to scram as the spectators mocked her and the Tang Sect.
• Tang San regained control of his avatar and poisoned Xu Sanshi, leaving him screaming as the poison spread across his skin.
• Bei Bei threw photographs of Tang San in the boys’ dormitory into the stands and demanded that the academy expel him.
• The students shouted for Tang San’s expulsion, and Yan Shao Zhe arrived in a rage.

Mu En encountered Wen Yu in Star Luo City and tried to recruit her for Shrek Academy, but she refused. Wang Xian'er arrived to protect Wen Yu and confronted Mu En, questioning how he could be alive when she believed he was dead.

• Mu En wandered through Star Luo City and recalled how Ye Xishui's love for another man had broken his friendship with Long Xiaoyao.
• Mu En sensed Wen Yu's powerful life energy and followed her into an alley, hoping to recruit her for Shrek Academy.
• Wen Yu recognized Mu En, abandoned her plan to deal with her pursuer, and refused his offer to join Shrek Academy.
• Mu En continued trying to persuade Wen Yu by promising guidance from a Titled Douluo, but she insisted she was already a student at Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Wang Xian'er arrived, shielded Wen Yu, and demanded to know whether Mu En was human or ghost because she believed he was dead.

Mu En abandoned his attempt to take Wen Yu to Shrek Academy and persuaded Emperor Xu Jiawei to suppress the controversy surrounding the school. He then stunned the court by proposing that Wen Yu marry his great-grandson Bei Bei.

• Mu En revealed that he was alive and tried to recruit Wen Yu, but Wang Xian'er threatened to expose his attempt to take a student by force.
• Mu En conceded to Wang Xian'er, and several Titled Douluo escorted him to Star Luo Palace at Emperor Xu Jiawei's request.
• Mu En asked Xu Jiawei to stop the controversy about Shrek Academy from spreading, and the emperor agreed.
• Mu En proposed a marriage between Wen Yu and Bei Bei, leaving Wen Yu and the people present in disbelief.

Mu En tried to arrange a marriage alliance between Wen Yu and his great-grandson Bei Bei, but Wen Yu exposed the vast gap between their cultivation and rejected his pressure. When Mu En threatened Wang Xian'er, Wen Yu called Mo Yan at Shrek Academy, whose teasing response left Mu En fearing further humiliation.

• Xu Jiawei asked Wang Xian'er to decide whether Wen Yu should enter a marriage alliance with Mu En's great-grandson Bei Bei.
• Mu En described Bei Bei as a fifteen-year-old Soul Elder, and Wen Yu mocked his cultivation and revealed that she was level forty-nine.
• Mu En urged Wang Xian'er to accept the alliance for the sake of Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire, but Wang Xian'er refused to decide Wen Yu's life for her.
• Wen Yu called Mo Yan at Shrek Academy and loudly asked whether Mu En was shameless for proposing her marriage to Bei Bei.
• Mo Yan laughed at the proposal, and Mu En interrupted her, demanding that she shut up.

Mo Yan exposed Mu En’s great-grandson’s conduct over a Communication Soul Tool, humiliating Mu En before Star Luo’s leaders. She then warned him that the Outer Court was in upheaval, prompting him to rush back to Shrek Academy.

• Mo Yan recognized that Wen Yu was teasing Mu En and criticized him for proposing his great-grandson to Wen Yu despite the boy’s behavior.
• Mo Yan accused Mu En’s great-grandson of wasting a precious pill on his girlfriend and described his poor cultivation progress and fixation on winning back his ex-girlfriend.
• Dugu Luo told Mo Yan that new students were withdrawing and older students were petitioning to expel Tang San, so Mo Yan warned Mu En that the Outer Court was in chaos.
• Mu En asked Xu Jiawei to keep the public humiliation confidential, then immediately left to investigate what had happened at the academy.
• Xu Jiawei ordered the consecrated elders to keep silent, while Wen Yu left with Wang Xian'er, pleased at Mu En’s embarrassment.

Bei Bei confronted Tang Ya after she defended Tang San, and Bai Yu secretly controlled him into slapping her. The control broke almost immediately, and Bei Bei forgot what he had done and asked Tang Ya who hit her.

• Tang Ya slapped Bei Bei and demanded that he stop ruining Tang San, whom she considered vital to reviving the Tang Sect.
• Bei Bei challenged Tang Ya over his sacrifices for her, while she accused him of offering resources without truly helping the Tang Sect.
• Bai Yu asked Black to let her intervene, then used her control ability to make Bei Bei slap Tang Ya.
• Bai Yu lost control of Bei Bei when he resisted her ability, and Bei Bei turned to Tang Ya and asked who had hit her.

Yan Shao Zhe intervened in the fight between Tang Ya and Bei Bei, then confronted Tang San over Xu Sanshi’s condition and his injuries. When Yan Shao Zhe threatened students demanding Tang San’s expulsion, many chose to leave Shrek Academy rather than risk their reputations being damaged by the human shit-stirrer.

• Bei Bei denied hitting Tang Ya, but Tang Ya called him shameless, and the onlookers mocked his devotion to her.
• Yan Shao Zhe’s pressure forced Tang Ya and Bei Bei to their knees; when Bei Bei moved to help Tang Ya, Yan Shao Zhe knocked them both unconscious.
• Yan Shao Zhe protected the poisoned Xu Sanshi and questioned Tang San’s treatment of him, but fell silent after seeing Tang San’s injuries.
• Students demanded that Shrek Academy expel Tang San and threatened to drop out.
• Yan Shao Zhe told the students to leave if they could not wait, and many older students headed out rather than risk having their reputations sullied.

After Shrek students protested Tang San’s apparent protection, Mu En calmed them by promising compensation and an explanation, while Black expected Tang San to face some punishment but not expulsion. The group left still wary of the academy, and Xiao Xiao and Huo Yutong were stunned when Bai Yu revealed that Wang Dong was a girl.

• Shrek students demanded action against Tang San, and Wang Dong considered leaving the academy but decided to stay and see how it handled the scandal.
• Mu En arrived as a golden dragon, ordered Yan Shao Zhe to take Tang San to his office, and promised the students an explanation and compensation.
• The students dispersed after Mu En’s promise, and Bai Yu remarked that Shrek Academy was skilled at training its students to accept compensation.
• Black said Tang San would likely receive some punishment but would not be expelled, and he urged Wang Dong to become strong enough to command respect.
• Xiao Xiao wondered whether Black and Wang Dong were romantically involved, and Bai Yu revealed that Wang Dong was a girl, shocking Xiao Xiao and Huo Yutong.