Chapter Summaries

Tang Lan withstood a barrage of Soul Skills from Frenzy Blade Douluo and the others while suppressing himself to the Soul Douluo realm. After their combined attack failed, Frenzy Blade Douluo risked one final blow, but Tang Lan’s Nine Revolutions Golden Body Technique stopped it too, leaving the group defeated.

• Raging Flame, Yu Luo, Raging Horse, Frenzy Blade Douluo, and the others unleashed their strongest attacks against Tang Lan.
• Frenzy Blade Douluo activated his Eighth Soul Skill, Blood Frenzy 18-Slash Combo, and joined his blade strikes with the group’s attacks.
• Tang Lan emerged unharmed and challenged the group to admit defeat or keep attacking.
• Frenzy Blade Douluo declared he would deliver the final blow and used his Ninth Soul Skill, Soul Severing Destruction Slash.
• Tang Lan used the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Technique to block the gigantic blade phantom without being injured.

Tang Lan forced Soul Masters from the Four Great Empires to join his faction and gathered them in Shrek City. He planned to train the strongest recruits for the upcoming competition and challenged six Titled Douluo to raise their levels by at least two within a month.

• Tang Lan defeated Frenzy Blade Douluo without using his cultivation, martial soul, or soul skills, and the ten Star Luo Empire Soul Masters agreed to join his faction.
• Tang Lan reassured the recruits that the Star Luo Empire could not harm them, then left with them and Meng Hongchen.
• Tang Lan recruited ten people each from the Sun Moon Empire, the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Dou Ling Empire, stirring turmoil across the Four Great Empires.
• Tang Lan brought the forty recruits and his earlier followers to a remote site in Shrek City, where he planned to prepare them for Shrek Academy's Strongest Tournament.
• Tang Lan identified six Titled Douluo as his main training targets and promised them cultivation techniques, heavenly treasures, and soul bones, demanding that they raise their levels by at least two within a month.

Tang Lan forced six selected geniuses into a month of dangerous cultivation training, while Shrek Academy announced a continent-wide powerhouse tournament and postponed the academy tournament. After joining Shrek’s outer court under a disguise, Tang Lan met Wang Dong and attacked her to claim dormitory dominance.

• Tang Lan gave the six geniuses soul bones, cultivation techniques, and treasures, ordering them to raise their levels within a month or be executed.
• Tang Lan spent three days with Meng Hongchen and Xu Jiujiu, and they began cultivating afterward.
• Shrek Academy announced a powerhouse tournament for the following year, prompting Titled Douluo across the continent to register and the Four Great Empires to postpone the academy tournament.
• Tang Lan met Huo Yuhao at Shrek Academy, sensed the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm within him, and chose not to take Huo Yuhao’s opportunity.
• Tang Lan disguised himself as a talented youth, entered Shrek’s outer court, and attacked Wang Dong in their dormitory after declaring that the winner would become its boss.
• Wang Dong tried to block Tang Lan’s surprise punch, but he struck her in the face.

Tang Lan and Wang Dong fought to decide who would become the dormitory leader, with Tang Lan outmaneuvering her attacks despite her higher rank. The fight remained unresolved as Wang Dong insisted that neither of them could defeat the other.

• Tang Lan knocked Wang Dong down with a punch, and she challenged him to continue fighting without using Soul Skills.
• Wang Dong activated her Light Goddess Butterfly and attacked with Wing Guillotine, but Tang Lan strengthened himself with Tyrant's Slaughtering Body and sent her flying out of the dormitory.
• Wang Dong used Butterfly God's Light, but Tang Lan evaded it with Wave Treading and appeared in front of her.
• Tang Lan attacked with Tyrant's Wind Devouring Thrust, while Wang Dong countered with Butterfly God's Slash.
• Tang Lan used Lingbo Microstep and kept beyond the five-meter range of Wang Dong's Slashes of Light, causing them to dissipate without hitting him.
• Wang Dong called Tang Lan a coward and argued that his lower Soul Power and fewer Soul Skills meant he still could not defeat her.

Tang Lan defeated Wang Dong, claimed the dormitory’s only bed, and began classes at Shrek Academy’s Outer Courtyard. While searching for Jiang Nannan, he found her with Xu Sanshi and offered to make Xu Sanshi disappear from her side.

• Tang Lan used Wave Treading and a punch to defeat Wang Dong, who admitted he was stronger and accepted him as the dormitory boss.
• Tang Lan hugged Wang Dong and insisted they were brothers, then persuaded her to cultivate on the floor while he slept in the only bed.
• The next day, Tang Lan attended Zhou Yi’s class with Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao.
• Tang Lan led the others around the Outer Courtyard looking for Jiang Nannan and found her walking with Xu Sanshi following behind.
• Tang Lan offered to make Xu Sanshi disappear from Jiang Nannan’s side, and she told him to do it.

Tang Lan blocked Xu Sanshi to fulfill Jiang Nannan’s request and accepted Xu Sanshi’s challenge to a duel. He wagered that if he won, Xu Sanshi would stay away from Jiang Nannan, while Tang Lan would kneel and apologize if he lost.

• Jiang Nannan asked Tang Lan to stop Xu Sanshi, and Tang Lan stepped in front of him as students gathered to watch.
• Xu Sanshi insulted Tang Lan and warned him to move, but Tang Lan refused and dismissed his friends’ concerns about Xu Sanshi’s greater strength.
• Xu Sanshi challenged Tang Lan to fight in the Duel Arena and demanded that Tang Lan kneel and apologize if he lost.
• Tang Lan asked what he would get if he won, and Xu Sanshi told him he could demand anything.
• Tang Lan wagered that Xu Sanshi would stay away from Jiang Nannan if Tang Lan won, and promised to kneel and apologize whenever he saw Xu Sanshi if he lost.

Tang Lan accepted Xu Sanshi’s wager to duel over Jiang Nannan, despite warnings from Jiang Nannan and Zhou Yi. As students and teachers gathered at the Duel Arena, neither Tang Lan nor Xu Sanshi backed down, and the fight was about to begin.

• Jiang Nannan tried to dissuade Tang Lan from accepting Xu Sanshi’s wager, but Tang Lan assured her he would stop Xu Sanshi from bothering her.
• Xu Sanshi resented Jiang Nannan’s concern for Tang Lan and insisted he needed to teach the freshman a lesson.
• Tang Lan and Xu Sanshi headed to the Duel Arena, drawing a crowd that included Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Zhou Yi.
• Zhou Yi warned Tang Lan that Xu Sanshi was a Four-Ring Soul Grandmaster facing a two-ring Soul Master and urged them to end the dispute.
• Tang Lan refused to leave the Duel Stage, and Xu Sanshi apologized to Zhou Yi while confirming that the duel would proceed.

Tang Lan challenged Xu Sanshi on the Duel Stage and stunned the crowd by knocking him away with one strike. Xu Sanshi returned to the arena and activated his defensive soul skill against Tang Lan’s next attack.

• Xu Sanshi refused to back down from the duel and boasted that Tang Lan would lose, while Jiang Nannan looked on with disgust.
• Tang Lan used Lingbo Microstep to evade Xu Sanshi’s attacks, then struck him with his Overlord Spear and sent him crashing into the arena wall.
• Xu Sanshi activated his third soul skill, gathered water elemental energy, and returned to the stage to attack Tang Lan.
• Tang Lan used his second soul skill, Tyrant's Wind Devouring Thrust, to break through Xu Sanshi’s water-based restraint.
• Xu Sanshi activated Mystic Tortoise Shield Array to defend against Tang Lan’s spear thrust.

Tang Lan decisively defeated Xu Sanshi, forcing him to honor his bet to stay away from Jiang Nannan, then boldly challenged the Outer Courtyard’s reputation. Bei Bei warned Tang Lan against provoking the senior students, while weighing whether he could defeat him himself.

• Tang Lan shattered Xu Sanshi’s Black Tortoise Shields, evaded his counterattack, and slammed him into the ground until he could no longer fight.
• Tang Lan asked Xu Sanshi if he wanted to continue, then reminded him to keep his bet and stop pestering Jiang Nannan.
• Xu Sanshi spat blood and fainted as the students and teachers reacted to Tang Lan’s victory.
• Jiang Nannan grew curious about Tang Lan, while Zhou Yi took pride in her student and Wang Dong and the others cheered him.
• Tang Lan declared that Shrek’s Outer Courtyard was nothing special, and Tang Ya urged Bei Bei to teach him a lesson.
• Bei Bei cautioned Tang Lan that his Soul Power was exhausted and warned him against stirring up the senior students.

Tang Lan provoked the Shrek Outer Court by challenging its senior students to fight him, despite being a Two-Ring Great Spirit Master. When Zhou Yi ordered him off the Duel Stage, he refused and defended his choice to face the consequences.

• Tang Lan pretended to respect the outer court’s strength, calming the students before challenging them all to fight him.
• Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao were shocked by Tang Lan’s provocation, while Wang Dong expected his defiance.
• The teachers criticized Tang Lan’s arrogance, and Zhou Yi identified him as her student and ordered him off the stage.
• Tang Ya and other students jeered at Tang Lan, but he remained calm and drew the attention of a senior student with a spear.
• Tang Lan told Zhou Yi he would not retreat before a fight and asked her to respect his decision, even if the students beat him to death.

Tang Lan fought more than thirty Outer Courtyard students at once and defeated them, including five Four-Ring Soul Grandmasters. He challenged Teacher Zhou to let him take the Inner Courtyard assessment, declaring that he did not want to remain among the Outer Courtyard students.

• More than thirty Outer Courtyard students surrounded Tang Lan on the Duel Stage, while Bei Bei refused to join them and said he would challenge Tang Lan openly instead.
• Tang Lan rejected the students’ chance to back down, then used his Overlord Spear and movement techniques to knock most of them off the stage.
• Tang Lan defeated all five Four-Ring Soul Grandmasters, leaving only three Three-Ring Soul Elders, one of whom surrendered in fear.
• Tang Lan called the Outer Courtyard students trash and asked Teacher Zhou to let him take the Inner Courtyard assessment.

Tang Lan faced more than two hundred Outer Courtyard students in a melee and overwhelmed them despite being only a Two-Ring Great Spirit Master. As he continued clearing the stage, Zhou Yi and Tang Ya recognized his extraordinary potential, and Tang Ya urged Bei Bei to befriend him.

• More than two hundred students rushed onto the stage to teach Tang Lan a lesson, while the teachers decided to intervene only if he was in danger.
• Tang Lan began the fight with a punch that knocked a senior student unconscious, then fought barehanded and sent more than fifty students off the stage.
• The students launched their soul skills together, but Tang Lan dodged their attacks and turned the chaos against them as their numbers dwindled.
• Zhou Yi realized Tang Lan was the kind of Monster Shrek Academy sought, while teachers and students including Xu Sanshi and Tang Ya watched in shock.
• Tang Ya told Bei Bei that making an enemy of Tang Lan would be unwise and suggested they befriend him through Huo Yuhao; Bei Bei agreed.

Tang Lan defeated the Outer Courtyard’s remaining students and proved himself the strongest, prompting Zhou Yi to summon him for a discussion. He invited Jiang Nannan on a date, while Xu Sanshi watched in defeat and feared challenging him again.

• The last dozen Outer Courtyard students attacked Tang Lan, but he swiftly knocked them all off the platform and stood as the sole victor.
• The teachers and students recognized Tang Lan’s extraordinary strength, and Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, and the other students cheered for him.
• Zhou Yi dismissed the students and asked Tang Lan to come with her to discuss something.
• Tang Lan thanked Jiang Nannan for the chance to help her and invited her to walk around town that night; she shyly accepted.
• Xu Sanshi watched Tang Lan and Jiang Nannan together, feeling crushed by his defeat and deciding he did not dare antagonize Tang Lan again.

Tang Lan secretly invited Tang Ya to meet him at three in the morning, while Bei Bei promised to protect her. At Shrek Academy, Tang Lan rejected Zhou Yi’s offer to study Soul Tools and recommended Huo Yuhao for the program, urging that he cultivate both Soul Tools and his martial soul.

• Xu Sanshi asked Bei Bei what he would do if Tang Lan tried to take Tang Ya, and Bei Bei vowed to fight for her.
• Tang Lan secretly invited Tang Ya to meet him at the academy gate at three that night, and she decided to go herself.
• Bei Bei told Tang Ya he would bring Tang Lan into the Tang Sect and protect her, while Tang Ya felt guilty about meeting Tang Lan.
• Zhou Yi praised Tang Lan’s talent and offered to arrange a special Inner Courtyard assessment, then suggested that he study Soul Tools under her husband.
• Tang Lan declined Soul Tool studies, recommended Huo Yuhao for the Soul Tool system, and asked Zhou Yi to let Huo Yuhao cultivate both Soul Tools and his martial soul.

Tang Lan turned down an outer academy senior’s invitation in public but secretly arranged to meet her at the academy gates at one in the morning. After leaving with Jiang Nannan, he confessed that he liked her and asked her to be his girlfriend, leaving her stunned as he explained his feelings.

• Tang Lan told Zhou Yi that someone had extraordinary talent, and she chose to believe him.
• After his lessons, Tang Lan met Jiang Nannan, where a red-clothed senior invited him out and he declined while secretly arranging a private meeting with her at one in the morning.
• Tang Lan left with Jiang Nannan as other girls watched enviously, while Jiang Nannan grew uncomfortable with his promise to take the senior out another day.
• Tang Lan took Jiang Nannan’s hand and confessed that he had liked her since they first met, then asked her to be his girlfriend.
• Jiang Nannan questioned whether Tang Lan could sincerely fall for someone at first sight, and he said his feelings were genuine and asked her to let him into her heart.

Tang Lan confessed to Jiang Nannan, and she accepted him as her boyfriend after struggling with how quickly their relationship was moving. After dinner and drinks, they entered a hotel room, where Jiang Nannan remained unsure about taking their relationship further and asked Tang Lan about his strength.

• Tang Lan told Jiang Nannan he liked her and hoped she would be happy, leaving her to decide whether to accept him.
• Jiang Nannan embraced Tang Lan, confessed that she liked him, and agreed to be his girlfriend.
• Tang Lan kissed Jiang Nannan on the forehead and took her out for dinner and drinks to celebrate their relationship.
• Tang Lan booked a luxurious hotel room, reassured Jiang Nannan that she could decide whether to go further, and promised they would enter the Inner Courtyard together.
• Jiang Nannan said she was not ready to decide and suggested they rest and talk, asking how Tang Lan had defeated more than two hundred Outer Courtyard students as a Two-Ring Great Spirit Master.

Tang Lan spent the day with Jiang Nannan, then met the wealthy senior Hong Ling for their planned date. Hong Ling revealed her name and welcomed Tang Lan’s domineering manner, while the chapter ended as she recalled seeing him on the Duel Stage.

• Tang Lan and Jiang Nannan grew closer at the hotel, and Jiang Nannan accepted his advances before asking him to slow down; he stopped and reassured her.
• Tang Lan took Jiang Nannan back to her dormitory, where they parted affectionately, then went to wait near Shrek Academy’s entrance.
• Tang Lan met the red-clothed senior Hong Ling before their appointed time, and she teased him about his date with Jiang Nannan.
• Hong Ling introduced herself, and Tang Lan told her to call him Lan-ge and declared her his woman; she liked his forceful confidence.
• Hong Ling reflected that she wanted a powerful, domineering man and had been drawn to Tang Lan after seeing him on the Duel Stage.

Tang Lan spent the night with Hong Ling before arranging a secret meeting with Tang Ya, who was torn between her feelings and Bei Bei. Tang Ya came to meet him, and Tang Lan openly confessed that he liked her and wanted to date her.

• Tang Lan took Hong Ling to a hotel, where she quickly gave in to him and pledged to remain his woman.
• Jiang Nannan lay awake in the dorms, missing Tang Lan and hoping he would be less wild next time.
• Tang Ya debated whether to meet Tang Lan because she cared about Bei Bei, then decided to go see him in secret.
• Tang Lan carried the exhausted Hong Ling back to the dorms and waited near Shrek Academy for Tang Ya.
• Tang Ya arrived, and Tang Lan told her he liked her and wanted to date her; she questioned how he could ask her out without knowing her.

Tang Lan pursued Tang Ya, and she agreed to become his girlfriend after clarifying that she and Bei Bei were not romantically involved. Tang Ya asked him to help improve her talent and the Tang Sect’s prospects, and Tang Lan promised to make her stronger before driving them toward a hotel.

• Tang Lan told Tang Ya he had fallen for her at first sight and asked whether she and Bei Bei were a couple.
• Tang Ya said she and Bei Bei were not romantically involved, and Tang Lan embraced her and asked her to be his girlfriend.
• Tang Ya hesitated over how quickly things were moving but began thinking of herself as Tang Lan’s woman and asked him to improve her strength and talent.
• Tang Lan promised Tang Ya would soon catch up to and surpass Bei Bei, and she warned him not to abandon her after taking her as his woman.
• Tang Lan complimented Tang Ya’s legs, started the car, and drove off as she teased him about whether he could really keep going all night.

Tang Lan spent the night with Tang Ya, then returned to the Outer Courtyard and comforted Jiang Nannan when she came to see him. After hearing students insult her, he confronted them and used an illusion on Kong Yue, making him challenge someone to a duel over Jiang Nannan.

• Tang Lan took Tang Ya to a hotel, stayed with her until morning, and extended the room so she could rest.
• Tang Lan returned to the Outer Courtyard, where Wang Dong questioned his absence; he teased her about going out to pick up girls, and she left angrily.
• Jiang Nannan hurried over and embraced Tang Lan, surprising the students who saw them together.
• Tang Lan heard several students insult Jiang Nannan, told her he would teach them a lesson, and walked over with her.
• Tang Lan used the Dragon Grasping Hand to pull Kong Yue toward him and constrict his throat, then used an illusion that made Kong Yue challenge another student to a duel over Jiang Nannan.