Chapter Summaries

Xiao Se encountered Shrek and learned that Dai Mubai was looking for Zhu Zhuqing, so he brought her to face him. Zhu Zhuqing rejected their arranged marriage and exposed Dai Mubai’s debauchery, leaving Oscar embarrassed as the man she had caught him with.

• Dai Mubai threatened Xiao Se and claimed Zhu Zhuqing was his fiancée, but Xiao Se mocked his claim to the Star Luo throne and flew away.
• Xiao Se told Zhu Zhuqing that Dai Mubai wanted to see her, and she agreed to settle matters with him.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Se, and Little Fairy Doctor landed before Shrek, where Dai Mubai pleaded for another chance and invoked their childhood marriage contract.
• Zhu Zhuqing said she had lost faith in Dai Mubai after he abandoned her and later found him indulging in courtesans and getting involved with men.
• Shrek’s opinion of Dai Mubai shifted, while Oscar turned pale and green because he was the man Zhu Zhuqing had referred to.

Xiao Se allowed Zhu Zhuqing to settle her conflict with Dai Mubai through a Soul Master duel, then took her and Little Fairy Doctor to the Crown Prince Residence to see Qian Renxue. They arrived at a pavilion where Qian Renxue was meeting with a middle-aged man, while a powerful swordsman watched from above.

• Dai Mubai lost his temper at Zhu Zhuqing and prepared to attack, but Flander stopped him.
• Zhu Zhuqing challenged Dai Mubai to a duel, and Xiao Se agreed to let them settle things by Soul Master rules so long as no one used tricks.
• Xiao Se arranged with Flander to meet at Lan Ba Academy that evening, then led Zhu Zhuqing and Little Fairy Doctor to the Crown Prince Residence.
• Zhu Zhuqing reassured Xiao Se that Dai Mubai no longer mattered to her, and Xiao Se affirmed that he trusted her.
• Xiao Se and his companions reached the pavilion and saw Qian Renxue with a middle-aged man, while Little Fairy Doctor warned Xiao Se about the elderly swordsman above them.

Xiao Se met Qian Renxue, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin, who challenged him to a sword spar. As their duel began, Xiao Se’s sword aura made Chen Xin’s Seven Kill Sword tremble.

• Xiao Se recognized Qian Renxue as the disguised Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and met Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
• Ning Fengzhi recognized Xiao Se as the young man who had defeated Flander with one punch, and Chen Xin asked to spar with him.
• Xiao Se accepted Chen Xin’s challenge and summoned the Demon Sword on the cleared ground.
• Xiao Se released his sword aura, astonishing Chen Xin as the Seven Kill Sword trembled before it.

Xiao Se fought Sword Douluo to a draw in a spar that devastated the Crown Prince Residence’s courtyard, while Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo recognized that Xiao Se’s companions were formidable too. After they left, Qian Renxue revealed her true form and embraced Xiao Se, calling him Daddy and asking how he had recognized her.

• Sword Douluo attacked Xiao Se, but Xiao Se countered with Across All Directions and forced him to use My Body as Sword.
• Ning Fengzhi stopped the duel before the fight could destroy the Crown Prince Residence, and Sword Douluo praised Xiao Se’s swordsmanship.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo discussed Xiao Se and Little Fairy Doctor, whom Sword Douluo compared to an enhanced Old Poison.
• Qian Renxue took Xiao Se, Little Fairy Doctor, and Zhu Zhuqing to her chambers, removed her disguise, and returned to her female form.
• Qian Renxue hugged Xiao Se, called him Daddy, and asked how he had recognized her despite her Aura Concealing Art.

Xiao Se reunited with Qian Renxue, gave her cultivation manuals and combat techniques, and learned that Bi Bi Dong would arrive by nightfall. Qian Renxue began changing her cultivation art so she could join Xiao Se and the others at Lan Ba Academy, where the Shrek group had already arrived.

• Qian Renxue teased Xiao Se before Long Kui appeared, and Little Fairy Doctor learned from Zhu Zhuqing why Qian Renxue called Xiao Se Daddy.
• Xiao Se gave Qian Renxue a brocade box of cultivation arts and combat techniques, including manuals intended for Bi Bi Dong.
• Qian Renxue told Xiao Se that She Long had gone to inform Bi Bi Dong and that she would arrive by nightfall.
• After hearing Xiao Se planned to visit Lan Ba Academy, Qian Renxue began changing cultivation arts and insisted on joining him.
• At Lan Ba Academy, Dai Mubai claimed he could defeat Zhu Zhuqing, while Tang San warned him that she had changed; the Shrek group reached a small lake without hearing the expected singing.

At Lan Ba Academy, Liu Erlong erupted in anger over Shrek’s account of Xiao Se’s attack and berated Yu Xiaogang when he tried to calm her. Meanwhile, Xiao Se arrived above the academy with Qian Renxue, Little Fairy Doctor, and Zhu Zhuqing, heading toward the Shrek group.

• Liu Erlong smashed a tree and vowed to teach Xiao Se a lesson after hearing that he had injured Shrek’s students and Flander.
• Flander identified Liu Erlong as the Corner of Slaughter and tried to stop her from confronting Xiao Se.
• Liu Erlong mocked Yu Xiaogang’s mannerisms, leaving him speechless, while Ning Rongrong learned the secret behind his condition.
• Ning Rongrong privately judged the Shrek group to be full of strange and troubled people.
• Xiao Se carried Qian Renxue toward Lan Ba Academy, while Long Kui and Hong Kui refused to explain what Dong Er had told them.
• Xiao Se sensed the Shrek group and a powerful aura, then flew toward them with Little Fairy Doctor and Zhu Zhuqing following.

Liu Erlong reunited with Flander and recalled how a mysterious youth had saved her mother years ago. Xiao Se arrived with Zhu Zhuqing, Little Fairy Doctor, and Qian Renxue, demonstrated his overwhelming power, and Zhu Zhuqing faced Dai Mubai in a duel as Liu Erlong watched Xiao Se with an unreadable expression.

• Liu Erlong scolded Yu Xiaogang before telling Flander that her mother had died peacefully and recalling the masked youth who had saved her.
• Xiao Se, Zhu Zhuqing, Little Fairy Doctor, and Qian Renxue flew in, and Flander urged Liu Erlong not to provoke Xiao Se.
• Xiao Se cleared the surrounding hundred meters with a burst of pink flames, frightening the Shrek and Blue Tyrant Academy groups.
• Flander allowed Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai to begin settling their grudge, and Dai Mubai transformed through Ape-Tiger Possession.
• Little Fairy Doctor questioned Dai Mubai's strange form while Liu Erlong watched Xiao Se with an unfathomable look.

Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed Dai Mubai in their fight, revealing a huge gap in strength despite their similar ages and number of soul rings. Dai Mubai called for Flander to save him, but Zhu Zhuqing struck him down before the headmaster could intervene.

• Qian Renxue suspected Xiao Se had caused Dai Mubai's Martial Soul mutation, but Xiao Se denied it.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed her three soul rings and knocked Dai Mubai across the clearing with a single kick.
• Dai Mubai activated his Ape Tiger Protective Barrier and Ape Tiger Vajra Transformation, claiming Zhu Zhuqing could not hurt him.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Yin Wind Claw to tear through Dai Mubai's defenses and wound his arms.
• Dai Mubai shouted for Flander to save him, but Zhu Zhuqing increased her attack and sent him crashing into a tree stump, leaving him unable to rise.

Xiao Se defeated Dai Mubai and left him with Recovery Pills, but Liu Erlong recognized the medicine and connected Xiao Se to Xiao Huo Huo, the youth who once saved her mother. Uncertain of his past and unwilling to answer Liu Erlong, Xiao Se flew away with Qian Renxue, Little Fairy Doctor, and Zhu Zhuqing, promising to give Liu Erlong an answer later.

• Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Mubai and rejected their marriage contract, and Xiao Se gave Flander Recovery Pills to treat Dai Mubai.
• Liu Erlong recognized the pills and asked Xiao Se about Xiao Huo Huo, whom she said had saved her mother when she was young.
• Xiao Se privately learned that Liu Erlong might have been waiting for him, but he did not remember what had happened and decided to ask his mother before answering.
• Xiao Se bid Liu Erlong farewell and flew off with Qian Renxue, then Little Fairy Doctor and Zhu Zhuqing followed.
• Qian Renxue asked why Xiao Se had not revealed his identity, and Little Fairy Doctor and Zhu Zhuqing wondered whether he had once provoked Liu Erlong.

Xiao Se learned from Bi Bi Dong that he had unknowingly saved Liu Erlong’s mother while using her body, explaining Liu Erlong’s feelings for him. Meanwhile, Dai Mubai drank with Tang San and Ma Hongjun after Zhu Zhuqing left him, unaware that the costly liquor would bring him lasting regret.

• Xiao Se met Bi Bi Dong at the tea house, where Long Kui reunited with her and Xiao Se asked about Liu Erlong.
• Bi Bi Dong explained that she had been present when Xiao Se saved Liu Erlong’s mother while controlling her body and hiding his identity.
• Long Kui suggested that Xiao Se’s small acts of concern often won women’s hearts, leaving the women to reflect on their own experiences with him.
• Dai Mubai drank alone on the Shrek Academy dormitory roof, and Tang San and Ma Hongjun joined him.
• Tang San comforted Dai Mubai over Zhu Zhuqing leaving him, and Dai Mubai drank heavily with his friends while cursing her.

Flander confronted Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun over the drunken incident that left Ma Hongjun and Yu Xiaogang violated. Xiao Wu overheard Tang San say he had mistaken his teacher for her and ran away in shock, with Tang San chasing after her.

• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Oscar gathered outside Flander's office to eavesdrop, while Ma Hongjun described what happened after he got drunk.
• Flander reprimanded Dai Mubai and Tang San, recalled Dai Mubai's past treatment of Oscar, and lamented the damage to Shrek Academy's reputation.
• Tang San said he had mistaken Yu Xiaogang for Xiao Wu while drunk and insisted he had not meant to hurt his teacher.
• Xiao Wu overheard Tang San's explanation, broke down, and ran away; Tang San chased after her.

At the Star Dou Great Forest, Zhu Zhuqing gained a new soul ring, and Xiao Se compared the strength of Soul Land cultivators with those of the Dou Qi Continent. Bi Bi Dong brought three Man-Faced Demon Spider Emperors for Little Fairy Doctor, whose awakened martial soul was her Calamity Poison Body, while Xiao Se awakened a faint red flame of uncertain nature.

• Xiao Se brought Little Fairy Doctor, Zhu Zhuqing, and Bi Bi Dong to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhu Zhuqing absorbed a thirty-thousand-year Netherworld Cat soul ring and reached three-star Great Fighter.
• Xiao Se assessed the relative cultivation levels of Soul Land and the Dou Qi Continent.
• Bi Bi Dong captured three Man-Faced Demon Spider Emperors and brought them to Xiao Se for Little Fairy Doctor.
• Little Fairy Doctor awakened her Calamity Poison Body as a body martial soul.
• Xiao Se entered the awakening formation and manifested a small, faint red flame.

Xiao Se awakened a fire-seed Martial Soul that absorbed his Heavenly Flame, then left Little Fairy Doctor with Bi Bi Dong while he searched for Soul Rings with Zhu Zhuqing. He killed the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger, secured its pearl, and headed back to Zhu Zhuqing to absorb its Soul Ring.

• Xiao Se discovered that his fire-seed Martial Soul absorbed his Heavenly Flame and made the flames submit to it.
• Xiao Se asked Little Fairy Doctor to hunt the three Man-Faced Demon Spider Emperors with Bi Bi Dong’s help, then set out with Zhu Zhuqing to find Soul Rings.
• Xiao Se sensed an injured Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger approaching and recognized it as a suitable target for himself.
• Xiao Se used the Ice Fire Domain to dispel the tiger’s darkness, then unleashed his techniques and killed it with a flying sword.
• Xiao Se stored the tiger’s essence pearl and corpse, then flew back to Zhu Zhuqing to absorb its Soul Ring.

Xiao Se absorbed the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger’s bead and soul ring, breaking through to Two-Star Dou Wang and gaining time and space attributes. He then awakened the tiger’s Evil God Wings and Evil God Hook, testing their power as the group assessed their gains.

• Xiao Se absorbed the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger’s bead and soul ring, reached Two-Star Dou Wang, and saw his new attributes listed by the System.
• Little Fairy Doctor reported reaching Dou Huang Peak and evolving her Eight Spider Lances, while Zhu Zhuqing said she had risen to Nine-Star Great Fighter.
• Xiao Se felt pain in his back as his Purple Cloud Wings broke apart and the Evil God Wings and Evil God Hook emerged.
• Xiao Se tested the Evil God Hook’s reach, piercing power, and ability to drain the tiger’s corpse.
• Xiao Se flew with his new wings and short-range teleports, astonishing Little Fairy Doctor with his speed.

Xiao Se absorbed several powerful soul beasts’ soul rings in the Star Dou Great Forest, then returned to the Dou Qi Continent and reunited with Zi Yan, Little Fairy Doctor, and Zhu Zhuqing. He gave Little Fairy Doctor a Snow Colored Swan Kiss to help her reach Dou Zong before their next search for Heavenly Flames.

• Bi Bi Dong restrained the Titan Giant Ape and Azure Ox Python so Xiao Se could absorb their soul rings.
• Over more than half a month, Xiao Se absorbed the soul rings of the two beasts and the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor Three Brothers, reaching a configuration of one black and five red rings at the peak of Dou Wang.
• Xiao Se said goodbye to Bi Bi Dong and Qian Renxue in Tian Dou City, then used a Travel Ticket to return to the Dou Qi Continent.
• Zi Yan welcomed Xiao Se back at Canaan Academy and left with several thousand pills he refined from her medicinal ingredients.
• Xiao Se released Little Fairy Doctor and Zhu Zhuqing, then gave Little Fairy Doctor a Snow Colored Swan Kiss to help her break through to Dou Zong.

Xiao Se mastered Mirror Flower Destruction and used a roulette draw to travel with Long Kui to the world of Shape of Voice, where he met Nishimiya Shoko. He offered to punish her bullies, but Shoko blamed herself for her hearing impairment.

• Xiao Se gave Zhu Zhuqing a medicinal solution and advised her to consolidate her cultivation before attempting to break through to Dou Ling.
• Xiao Se used Mirror Flower Destruction to kill five Fifth Order Magical Beasts, though the technique shattered two of their magic cores.
• Long Kui asked about the sword technique, and Xiao Se explained that his space and time attributes let him wield a crude power of space.
• Xiao Se drew a Shape of Voice world Travel Ticket and took Long Kui to a school rooftop, where he met the crying Nishimiya Shoko.
• Xiao Se asked whether Shoko wanted revenge on her bullies, but she panicked and said her hearing impairment was to blame.

Xiao Se healed Nishimiya Shoko’s hearing before returning to his companions and checking his status. His System exchanged for Jin Renfeng’s eyeballs, leaving Jin Renfeng suddenly blinded as he prepared to go to Zhi Village.

• Xiao Se gave Nishimiya Shoko a Rejuvenation Pill, restoring her hearing and health before he returned to his world.
• Xiao Se reassured Hong Kui and the Queen Medusa that he had helped Nishimiya Shoko because she was kind-hearted.
• Xiao Se checked his personal panel, noted his increased sword intent, and installed the System Patch.
• Xiao Se exchanged for Jin Renfeng’s eyeballs, and Jin Renfeng screamed as his eyes turned into fleshy balls while he was preparing to go to Zhi Village.

After spending over a month training in the Deep Mountain, Xiao Se mastered Mirror Flower Destruction and returned to Canaan Academy’s Outer Courtyard to see Xiao Yu. Their reunion left them together in her room, where she asked whether he resented the Xiao Clan after his relatives learned what had happened to him.

• Xiao Se completed the System Patch, allowing unused exchange attempts to accumulate and granting an extra exchange opportunity each month starting the following month.
• Xiao Se practiced Mirror Flower Destruction until he could shatter magical beasts and their remains, though he still sensed a flaw in the technique.
• Xiao Se decided to leave the Deep Mountain, planning to pursue the Fallen Heart Flame and visit Xiao Yu before returning to the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Se arrived at the Outer Courtyard, where students recognized him after initially being surprised by his changed appearance.
• Xiao Yu recognized Xiao Se, embraced him, and brought him into her bedroom, where they teased each other before she asked if he resented the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Se told Xiao Yu he believed her when she began explaining how her grandfather and the others had learned what happened to him at Canaan Academy.

Xiao Se reunited with Xiao Yu and rejected the Xiao Clan’s invitation to return, but Xiao Xun'er walked in on them and left in tears. Xiao Yu then explained that Xun'er had never loved Xiao Yan and had been secretly attached to Xiao Se, leaving him to reconsider what her feelings meant.

• Xiao Yu gave Xiao Se a letter from her grandfather, and Xiao Se burned it after reading its omission of how the Xiao Clan had wronged him.
• Xiao Se told Xiao Yu he would not return to the Xiao Clan and asked why she had grown close to him after he warned her about Xiao Yan at the hot spring.
• Xiao Xun'er entered while Xiao Se and Xiao Yu were on the bed, then left in tears after Xiao Se asked what she wanted.
• Xiao Se told Xiao Yu about Chewed Wine and dismissed Xun'er's feelings as guilt or an attachment to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yu explained that Xun'er had always regarded Xiao Yan as a brother and had secretly watched Xiao Se since he returned to the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Se rejected any possibility of a relationship with Xun Er and gave Xiao Yu a medicinal liquid to help her cultivate. After Xun Er overheard him, Ling Ying pursued Xiao Se and challenged him, but their first exchange ended with Ling Ying at a disadvantage.

• Xiao Se told Xiao Yu that Xun Er had feelings for Xiao Yan and that he intended to keep his distance from her.
• Xiao Se gave Xiao Yu medicinal liquid made with Earth Core Tempering Milk and warned her to use only five drops per medicinal bath.
• Xiao Se found Xun Er outside Xiao Yu's room, explained that their scattered memories should be forgotten, and left her in tears.
• Ling Ying followed Xiao Se into the mountains and confronted him for making Xun Er cry.
• Xiao Se and Ling Ying fought with their weapons, and Ling Ying was driven back farther by their first clash.