Chapter Summaries

Xia Yi challenged four Shrek Academy students at once and first defeated Luo Guixing with his evolved ice ability. He then fought Tang Wulin, Zheng Yiran, and Yang Nianxia using remotely controlled weapons, but Ya Li had the arena barrier upgraded to cut off the life energy sustaining his attack.

• Xia Yi challenged Luo Guixing, Tang Wulin, Zheng Yiran, and Yang Nianxia to fight him together, prompting Ya Li to send the four Shrek students onto the Soul Fighting Platform.
• Luo Guixing teleported Xia Yi close and tried to smash him with a custom Wolf-Tooth Hammer, but Xia Yi froze Luo Guixing and the hammer with his third soul skill.
• Xia Yi began fighting the other three and used his second soul skill to steer two Creation Hammers and the Yin-Yang Wine Gourd around the platform, forcing them to dodge.
• Tang Wulin and the others tried to wear Xia Yi down, while Ya Li noticed that his Creation Hammers were drawing life energy from the arena.
• Ya Li signaled Cai Yue'er to activate the barrier's second-level form, cutting off outside energy and leaving Xia Yi unable to replenish his Soul Power through the Creation Hammers.

Xia Yi defeated Tang Wulin and Yang Nianxia after freezing them with his Third Soul Skill, and Ya Li declared him the winner. Luo Guixing objected, while Na'er stepped onto the platform to challenge him.

• Ya Li used the Level 2 Protective Shield against Xia Yi, who drank from the Yin-Yang Wine Gourd and advanced toward Tang Wulin and the others.
• Tang Wulin and Luo Guixing coordinated their control skills, and Luo Guixing teleported Zheng Yiran beside Xia Yi to test whether he was dazed.
• Xia Yi froze Zheng Yiran and her poison mist, then resisted Luo Guixing's Space Pull as Tang Wulin and Yang Nianxia charged him.
• Shen Yi pulled Xia Yi clear as Tang Wulin and Yang Nianxia's attacks landed, but both attackers froze and were knocked unconscious by the Creation Hammer.
• Mu Xi hugged Xia Yi, and Ya Li declared him the winner before Luo Guixing objected and Na'er appeared to challenge him.

Xia Yi defeated Tang Wulin and Yang Nianxia after secretly controlling them with his Fox Mind Technique, then took Mu Xi to the Spirit Pagoda for safety. Ya Li questioned Shrek Academy’s fighters and discovered that all four participants had been affected by a mysterious spiritual force inside the arena’s protective shield.

• Na'er tried to attack Xia Yi after seeing Tang Wulin injured, but Ya Li restrained her, healed Tang Wulin and Yang Nianxia, and took Na'er and Ye Xinglan away.
• Gu Yue and Wujin realized Xia Yi had used the Fox Mind Technique to control Tang Wulin and Yang Nianxia, and Wujin revealed that Xia Yi had mentioned a more advanced technique called the True Fox Mind Technique.
• Gu Yue suspected someone at Shrek Academy had interfered with the match, while Xia Yi took Mu Xi to the Spirit Pagoda because he feared someone would target him that night.
• Leng Yaozhu welcomed Xia Yi and Mu Xi at the Spirit Pagoda, teased Mu Xi about her relationship with Xia Yi, and agreed to help them find a place to stay.
• Ya Li questioned Shen Yi, Tang Wulin, and Yang Nianxia about the match, and they said their heads had gone dizzy; Ya Li concluded that an unknown person had affected all four fighters through the arena’s protective shield.

After the challenge match, Ya Li rewarded the contestants and Shen Yi explained that a Shrek Academy powerhouse had interfered to kill Xia Yi. Na’er offered Gu Yue the Silver Dragon Spear to fight Xia Yi together, but Gu Yue refused, while Ye Xinglan struggled to accept both Xia Yi’s strength and Shrek Academy’s misconduct.

• Ya Li declared the match’s unfairness was Shrek Academy’s fault and increased the future mission contribution points of Shen Yi, Tang Wulin, Yang Nianxia, Luo Guixing, and Zheng Yiran by twenty percent.
• Shen Yi told Luo Guixing and Zheng Yiran that a Shrek Academy powerhouse had used mental interference to make Tang Wulin and Yang Nianxia attack Xia Yi, and she urged them to await the academy’s notice.
• Na’er offered Gu Yue the Silver Dragon Spear so they could cooperate against Xia Yi, but Gu Yue said they should join hands only after they truly became one.
• Ye Xinglan lamented that Xia Yi had surpassed her despite her years of training at Shrek Academy, and Xu Lizhi explained that Xia Yi had refrained from seriously harming Zheng Yiran during the interference.
• Ye Xinglan became distressed when she realized Shrek Academy might have tried to kill Xia Yi during the match.

Shrek Academy’s leadership confronted the danger posed to Xia Yi during his challenge, but Yun Ming chose not to investigate the culprit. Xia Yi took refuge in the Spirit Pagoda and planned to challenge Shrek again, where Ya Li arrived to apologize.

• Yun Ming demanded that the Sea God Pavilion members admit who had tampered with the Soul Fighting Arena barrier, but no one confessed.
• Ya Li criticized the members for fearing defeat, and Yun Ming ended the confrontation without pursuing the matter while warning that it must never happen again.
• Xia Yi told Leng Yaozhu that the barrier had briefly dropped to level one during Tang Wulin and Yang Nianxia’s attack, nearly leaving him dead.
• Leng Yaozhu offered Xia Yi refuge at the Spirit Pagoda, and Xia Yi said he would return to Shrek Academy’s gates to challenge them the next day despite Mu Xi’s objections.
• Ya Li arrived at the Spirit Pagoda and told Leng Yaozhu that she had come to ask for forgiveness.

Ya Li came to meet Leng Yaozhu and Xia Yi, explaining that Yun Ming wanted Shrek Academy to shield the elder who had attacked Xia Yi. Leng Yaozhu demanded a satisfactory response and threatened retaliation, then dragged Xia Yi over to speak with Ya Li herself.

• Ya Li admitted that Yun Ming wanted to protect the culprit to preserve the elder's reputation.
• Leng Yaozhu criticized Shrek Academy for shielding the elder and warned that the Spirit Pagoda might retaliate against Shrek Academy students.
• Ya Li objected to Leng Yaozhu's threat, but Leng Yaozhu challenged her to imagine Na'er being attacked by the Spirit Pagoda.
• Leng Yaozhu demanded to hear how Shrek Academy would handle the matter, then found Xia Yi and Mu Xi watching the argument.
• Leng Yaozhu pinched Xia Yi's ear and dragged him toward Ya Li, scolding him while Xia Yi joked about challenging Shrek Academy.

Ya Li apologized to Xia Yi on Shrek Academy’s behalf and tried to negotiate compensation, but she could not agree to help evolve his martial soul without knowing what it required. Xia Yi left the matter unresolved and vowed to make the hidden attacker regret targeting him, while hinting that Ya Li would soon regret her visit to the Spirit Pagoda.

• Leng Yaozhu left Xia Yi alone with Ya Li, who apologized for Shrek Academy’s failure to protect him.
• Xia Yi refused to accept Shrek’s assurances and demanded compensation, but Ya Li said the Pavilion Master had forbidden further investigation.
• Xia Yi asked Shrek Academy to help evolve his Fourth Tail, explaining that he had sensed an intermittent power within the academy attracting him.
• Ya Li offered to help once Xia Yi identified the needed treasure and again asked him to become her student, but Xia Yi refused.
• After Ya Li departed, Xia Yi told Leng Yaozhu he would personally make the hidden attacker regret targeting him.
• Xia Yi suggested that Ya Li would soon regret visiting the Spirit Pagoda, leaving Leng Yaozhu startled by his implication about Sky-Piercing Douluo.

After Yun Ming publicly took the blame for the plot against Xia Yi and announced he would step down as Sea God Pavilion Master, Ya Li hurried back to Shrek Academy while Xia Yi explained to Leng Yaozhu why Yun Ming had acted. The chapter left Yun Ming facing public condemnation and Xia Yi suspecting that Yun Ming had used the scandal as a pretext to step down and make way for Ya Li.

• Ya Li received Cai Yue'er's call and learned that Yun Ming had issued a public apology, claimed responsibility for secretly trying to kill Xia Yi, and announced his resignation as Sea God Pavilion Master.
• A little girl handed Ya Li a book as Ya Li told Cai Yue'er to explain what had happened, then hurried back to Shrek Academy.
• Leng Yaozhu blamed Xia Yi for Yun Ming's fall, and Xia Yi argued with her about whether he could one day surpass Sky-Piercing Douluo.
• Xia Yi explained that Yun Ming had taken the blame to shield Shrek Academy's upper echelon and predicted that Ya Li would become the next Pavilion Master.
• Xia Yi suggested Yun Ming may have deliberately used the incident as an excuse to step down, since Ya Li was likely to succeed him.

Xia Yi explained Yun Ming’s decision to step down and discussed Leng Yaozhu’s offer to take him as her disciple. Leng Yaozhu believed Xia Yi had rejected Ya Li and her to stay loyal to Leng Yulai, while Xia Yi privately realized his refusals came from an unexplained aversion to having a teacher.

• Xia Yi explained that Yun Ming’s resignation could help ease tensions between Shrek Academy and the Federal Government and let Ya Li inherit the Sea God Pavilion position.
• Xia Yi wondered whether Yun Ming had set him up to create an excuse to step down, but Leng Yaozhu insisted Yun Ming would not use such a scheme.
• Leng Yaozhu asked whether Xia Yi would accept her as his master, and he declined, prompting her to embrace him and thank him for refusing.
• Leng Yaozhu asked Xia Yi about her younger sister and whether his refusal to accept Ya Li as his teacher was because of Leng Yulai; Xia Yi said he could not answer honestly.
• Leng Yaozhu concluded that Xia Yi had sacrificed his chance at Martial Soul Evolution out of loyalty to Leng Yulai and promised to help him regain what he had given up.
• Xia Yi privately recognized that he had refused Ya Li, Leng Yaozhu, and Zhen Hua because he instinctively resisted taking anyone as his teacher, though he did not know why.

Xia Yi wrestled with his guilt over Leng Yaozhu’s sincere affection, knowing their loyalties could eventually put them on opposing sides. Their conversation was interrupted by news of the Holy Spirit Cult and a scandalous book depicting Xia Yi with Leng Yaozhu, Ya Li, and other women, leaving Leng Yaozhu furious and Xia Yi alarmed that the Demon Empress had targeted him.

• Xia Yi recognized that Leng Yaozhu’s growing affection was based on his deception and feared their relationship would collapse when she learned the truth about him and Leng Yulai.
• Long Yali entered Leng Yaozhu’s office without knocking, saw her embracing Xia Yi, and reported that the Holy Spirit Cult had made another move.
• Long Yali showed Xia Yi and Leng Yaozhu a book titled Chronicles of the Heavenly Fox's Carefree Journey, which portrayed Xia Yi surrounded by women.
• Leng Yaozhu read the book’s claims that Yun Ming was a eunuch and that Ya Li had been left alone for decades, then burned it after seeing its obscene account of Xia Yi and Ya Li.
• Xia Yi realized the Demon Empress had set her sights on him.

Xia Yi and Leng Yaozhu discussed the Holy Spirit Cult’s threat to adapt Cun Ying’s scandalous book into a comic or anime, which could target powerful figures and force their organizations to back down. Leng Yaozhu remained trapped between resisting the cult and risking public humiliation, while the Demon Empress watched with satisfaction.

• Leng Yaozhu learned from Long Yali that Cun Ying planned to adapt the book after writing its God Realm Chapter, then sent Long Yali out and struck Xia Yi for his crude remark about the book’s contents.
• Xia Yi identified the influential women on the cover and argued that the Holy Spirit Cult was using the threatened adaptations to pressure major organizations into retreating.
• Xia Yi warned Leng Yaozhu that the cult could target one vulnerable figure at a time, making the threat credible despite its inability to provoke the entire continent at once.
• Leng Yaozhu worried that resisting the cult could lead to her being depicted publicly, while Xia Yi feared becoming a target for victims’ relatives and received her promise of protection.
• Deep in the Extreme North, the Demon Empress smiled and said Leng Yaozhu would thank her.

Sea God Pavilion and the Federation struggled to contain the spread of Chronicles of the Heavenly Fox's Carefree Journey, while Yun Ming faced rumors that he was a eunuch. Ya Li urged him to marry Leng Yaozhu to strengthen ties with the Spirit Pagoda, but Yun Ming refused and left to cultivate.

• Sea God Pavilion's elders discussed the banned book and blamed Xia Yi, while Yun Ming dealt with the book's spread and the rumors it sparked.
• Yun Ming found Ya Li reading Chronicles of the Heavenly Fox's Carefree Journey, and the two teased each other about its contents and his supposed impotence.
• Ya Li proposed that Yun Ming marry Leng Yaozhu to help Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda unite against the Holy Spirit Cult and to disprove the rumors.
• Yun Ming refused to marry Leng Yaozhu, and Ya Li used her Pavilion Master authority and further taunts to try to change his mind.
• Yun Ming left to cultivate, while Ya Li privately resolved to keep pushing the marriage and imagined Xia Yi becoming her student.

Xia Yi left the Spirit Pagoda and went to Shrek Academy, where he headed for the work-study dormitory despite abandoning his plan to challenge the young geniuses. After he chose a room and removed its lock, a Seven-Ring Battle Armor Master confronted him and tested him with an overwhelming aura.

• Leng Yaozhu kept Mu Xi at the Spirit Pagoda and promised Xia Yi that Mu Xi would grow strong enough to keep up with an ordinary Shrek Academy student before leaving.
• Xia Yi disguised himself, slipped out of the Spirit Pagoda, and entered Shrek Academy after the gate guards blocked the youths who tried to surround him.
• Xia Yi drove across the vast academy to the Work-Study Student Dormitory and chose an unoccupied, dilapidated room.
• A Seven-Ring Battle Armor Master appeared to confront Xia Yi for damaging school property and recognized him as Xia Yi.
• Xia Yi explained that he was a work-study student, resisted the Battle Armor Master's pressure with his Second Soul Ring, and faced an even stronger aura.

Xia Yi used Fox Mind Technique to withstand Sheng Jun’s pressure before Shen Yi intervened and explained the demands of work-study status. After suspecting the academy had arranged the confrontation, Xia Yi advertised himself as a hired fighter, provoking Shrek’s second-year students.

• Xia Yi used Fox Mind Technique to divert most of Sheng Jun’s aura, but his Soul Power nearly ran out before Shen Yi arrived and stopped the seven-ring Battle Armor Master.
• Shen Yi gave Xia Yi his student ID and explained that work-study students earned contribution points through assigned tasks to pay their tuition.
• Xia Yi asked who had arranged the test, but Shen Yi denied knowing what he meant and left him the academy rules.
• Xia Yi visited the Mission Hall, accepted no tasks, and instead posted a sign offering to fight for freshmen and seniors, claiming he was invincible against Soul Elders and could trade blows one-for-one with Soul Ancestors.
• Shrek’s higher-ups discussed Xia Yi’s provocation, while second-year students reacted angrily to his challenge as classes ended.

Xia Yi advertised a proxy-beating service to Shrek Academy students and defended his unusual rule that clients owed double if he lost. Wu Siduo challenged him to fight her for one thousand contribution points, and she agreed to pay with an IOU if necessary.

• Xia Yi drew an angry crowd of older students by advertising that he would beat their enemies for contribution points.
• A fifteen- or sixteen-year-old boy asked how the service worked, and Xia Yi explained that he would challenge second-year students in the Soul Fighting Arena.
• Xia Yi said clients would owe double if he lost, arguing that being beaten required extra compensation, while the boy questioned whether Xia Yi might deliberately lose.
• Wu Siduo arrived and asked how many contribution points it would cost to fight her.
• Xia Yi quoted Wu Siduo one thousand contribution points and offered to accept an IOU with interest, and Wu Siduo agreed.

Xia Yi challenged Shrek Academy’s second-year students to fight him for contribution points, and Wu Siduo and Yuanen Yehui accepted. A blond boy from the Sacred Family then offered five thousand points on the condition that Xia Yi fight for one incense stick without admitting defeat.

• Wu Siduo agreed to pay Xia Yi one thousand contribution points for a fight at the Soul Fighting Arena that night.
• Xia Yi provoked the second-years and raised his price to one thousand five hundred contribution points for older challengers.
• Yuanen Yehui accepted Xia Yi’s challenge for three thousand contribution points and set the fight for that night.
• Xie Xie and an unfamiliar blond boy stopped Xia Yi as he was about to leave.
• The blond boy offered Xia Yi five thousand contribution points if he would not admit defeat for one incense stick, and Xia Yi recognized him as a member of the Sacred Family.

Yue Zhengyu and Xie Xie approached Xia Yi about challenging him, while Gu Yue and Wujin also agreed to fight despite having no contribution points. The group went to Xia Yi’s Work-Study Student Dormitory, where Gu Yue accepted his offer to move into the empty room next door.

• Yue Zhengyu left after expressing his intent to challenge Xia Yi, and Xia Yi offered Xie Xie a challenge for five hundred contribution points.
• Xie Xie asked to challenge Xia Yi first so he could wear him down, but Xia Yi told him to get the other challengers’ permission.
• Gu Yue and Wujin challenged Xia Yi without contribution points, and Xia Yi agreed to fight Gu Yue.
• Xia Yi invited Gu Yue and Wujin to live near him; Wujin agreed to move in, and Gu Yue accepted the empty room next door.
• Gu Yue and Wujin followed Xia Yi to the Work-Study Student Dormitory and regretted agreeing after seeing its condition.

Xia Yi settled into the Work-Study Student Dormitory and hired Yuanen Yehui to clean his room, unaware she was a girl. After discovering his Level 5 blacksmith badge and Spirit Forging hammer, Yuanen Yehui reconsidered her Battle Armor plans and left hoping to find enough contribution points to buy Spirit Forged metals.

• Xia Yi posted a well-paid dorm-cleaning task, furnished his room, and hired a repairman to replace the broken windows.
• Yuanen Yehui cleaned Xia Yi’s dormitory and the room next door, then confronted his dismissive attitude toward her.
• Yuanen Yehui recognized that Xia Yi’s Hundred Refinement metal showed the work of a high-level blacksmith, and Xia Yi showed her his Level 5 badge.
• Xia Yi demonstrated that his Creation Hammer produced Spirit Forging, and Yuanen Yehui suspected the hammer enhanced the metal’s life aura.
• Yuanen Yehui decided to reconsider her plan to buy Thousand Refinement metals from Tang Wulin and sought a way to afford Spirit Forged metals for her Battle Armor.

Xia Yi, Gu Yue, and Wujin planned how to strengthen their secondary professions and make the most of Shrek Academy’s resources. By evening, they had completed their cultivation plans and headed to the cafeteria, where the other students gathered, ready to settle their rivalries after eating.

• Gu Yue told Xia Yi that their group had reserved the blacksmith position for him, with Gu Yue as Designer and Wujin as Manufacturer; Xia Yi also took responsibility for repairs.
• Xia Yi urged Wujin and Gu Yue to rebuild their professional foundations before pursuing higher ranks, and the three agreed to focus on worthwhile missions and use their resources together.
• Xia Yi encouraged Gu Yue and Wujin to make a name for themselves at Shrek Academy, prompting Gu Yue to tell him to take care of himself.
• Xia Yi, Gu Yue, and Wujin spent the afternoon making cultivation and Battle Armor plans for the coming years.
• At seven in the evening, Xia Yi opened the dormitory door as Yuanen Yehui, Yue Zhengyu, and Xie Xie emerged from the other rooms; the group headed to the cafeteria before their anticipated fight.

At Shrek Academy’s Soul Fighting Arena, Xia Yi faced challengers who had paid contribution points, while Na'er and Gu Yue argued over whether to challenge him. Xia Yi defeated Xie Xie with one calculated strike, and the other challengers still awaited their matches.

• Na'er brought Gu Yue a spear and urged her not to underestimate Xia Yi, but Gu Yue refused to take it or challenge him.
• Xie Xie paid Xia Yi five hundred contribution points and entered the arena; Yuanen Yehui, Yue Zhengyu, and Ye Xinglan also paid to challenge Xia Yi.
• Shen Yi activated the Level 2 Protective Shield, and Xie Xie used his clones and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track while keeping his distance from Xia Yi.
• Xia Yi sensed Xie Xie's invisible clones, struck three of them at once with his Creation Hammers, and won when Xie Xie suffered backlash.
• Ya Li explained that Xie Xie's spiritual power and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track were not developed enough to control his clones effectively, and Xie Xie accepted her advice.