Chapter Summaries

Ye Lingling and the Blazing Fire Academy students encountered the Shrek students and Flender at Mysteries Pavilion, dressed in bizarre, colorful outfits and striking strange poses. Ye Lingling worried that joining the Pavilion required adopting their appearance, then asked Flender what they were doing.

• Dugu Bo remained a dangerous threat because of his poison, though he only wanted to vent his anger, and Yu Tianheng had to endure his treatment.
• Ye Lingling followed her companions to investigate a dazzling sight at Mysteries Pavilion and found the Shrek students and Flender in strange outfits and poses.
• Ye Lingling recognized them and noticed that their strength had grown despite their bizarre appearance and behavior.
• Ye Lingling feared that becoming stronger at Mysteries Pavilion might require dressing and acting like them.
• Ye Lingling asked Flender, the Pavilion's vice dean, what he and the others were doing.

Flender introduced himself to newly arrived Mysteries Pavilion students, who laughed at his bizarre green, kappa-like hairstyle. Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar were left mortified by the teasing, while Tang San secretly trained and hoped to win the Dance King Competition’s Gold Soul Coin reward.

• Flender admitted he was the vice dean and invited the new students to laugh at his hairstyle.
• The students burst out laughing and questioned Flender about his appearance and the academy’s strange customs.
• Flender calmly endured the laughter and suggested the students might not be laughing for long once they faced the academy’s pranks.
• Tang San trained in secret, hoping to win the Dance King Competition and keep its Gold Soul Coin reward for himself.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar lowered their heads in embarrassment as their peers teased them.

Flender introduced the new academy members while Dai Mubai and the others struggled with the embarrassment of their hairstyles and their inability to retaliate. He believed Zhuge Lan’s pranks could help his students grow, unaware that his plan would lead them into even harsher pranks.

• Dai Mubai and the others complained to Flender about being mocked and questioned why they could not fight back.
• Flender secretly welcomed their embarrassment, believing it would prepare them to face Zhuge Lan’s pranks.
• Flender recalled Yu Xiaogang’s belief that there were no useless martial souls and decided Zhuge Lan could make anyone strong if they amused him.
• Flender mistakenly concluded that enduring Zhuge Lan’s pranks would help his students, setting them up for increasingly extreme treatment.
• Flender welcomed the talented new members and felt his dream of a prestigious academy was close, though he regretted losing Shrek Academy’s name and ownership.

Ye Lingling’s question about Flender’s hair and glowing makeup made the students fear Zhuge Lan would impose the same look on them, while Zhuge Lan left his encounter with Ning Rongrong satisfied and planned the next steps for the Dance King Tournament. He headed to meet Ice Empress and use the ice silkworms’ illusion soul skill for his show.

• Ye Lingling asked Dean Flander whether joining Mysteries Pavilion would require everyone to copy his hairstyle and glowing makeup, prompting the students to panic.
• Ning Rongrong surrendered after a fierce training-room battle, and Zhuge Lan gained eight hundred thousand Emotional Value from their encounter.
• Zhuge Lan decided not to pursue Huo Wu yet because she had likely retreated to hide after acting on impulse.
• Zhuge Lan turned his attention to the Dance King Tournament and flew on his sword to meet Ice Empress about using the ice silkworms’ illusion soul skill.

Zhuge Lan enjoyed the distress he caused, while Mysteries Pavilion’s new students feared they would be forced to copy the strange hairstyles of its existing members. Oscar reassured them that changing their appearance was not an academy rule, though Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun seemed eager to pull them into a prank.

• Zhuge Lan reflected on how the people he tricked praised him after receiving rewards, only to resent him again later.
• The new students worried that Zhuge Lan might make them adopt bizarre appearances, and the Shi Mo brothers feared being subjected to the Sunflower Manual.
• Dai Mubai gave the newcomers a confusing answer about whether the hairstyles were required, making them more suspicious.
• Huo Yu and the other students questioned whether joining Mysteries Pavilion meant changing their hairstyles and hair color.
• Oscar told the students that the academy had no rule forcing anyone to change their appearance, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun grew anxious.

Oscar tried to persuade the new Shrek Academy students to adopt the bizarre appearances by telling them about Immortal Herbs and faster cultivation, while concealing how the transformations began. He left them tempted, and Flender recognized and approved of Oscar’s scheming.

• Oscar stopped Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai from intervening and told them to watch his performance.
• Oscar recounted the Dance King Competition, the trades for Immortal Herbs, and the cultivation benefits of hair dye.
• The new students became interested in the rewards and faster cultivation, especially Shi Mo and Shi Mo, who cultivated the Sunflower Manual.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun realized Oscar was using selective truths to tempt the new students into changing their appearances.
• Oscar hoped that making the bizarre look common would leave Zhuge Lan and his women seeming out of place.
• Flender understood Oscar’s plan and secretly approved of his scheming.

Oscar persuaded the new members to consider trading their hairstyles and hair dye for Immortal Herbs, while Flender hoped the scheme would toughen them up for Zhuge Lan. After warning Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun not to take their jokes too far, Flender admitted he often felt useless compared with Zhuge Lan.

• Oscar told Shi Mo and Shi Mo that they could join the Dance King Tournament and would need to ask the Dean whether the hairstyle and hair-dye trade was still available.
• Ye Lingling politely declined and decided she would consider the matter after returning, while Flender felt relieved she had not been tempted.
• Dai Mubai praised Oscar for persuading two people, and Ma Hongjun regretted that the others, especially Ye Lingling, had not agreed.
• Flender struck Ma Hongjun for his lecherous remarks and told him to focus on becoming stronger.
• Flender cautioned Dai Mubai and Oscar against taking their jokes too far, then admitted that he sometimes felt useless compared with Zhuge Lan.

Flander urged his students not to hate Zhuge Lan for his pranks and warned them never to provoke him, especially by targeting Ye Lingling. Zhuge Lan then appeared unexpectedly while they were discussing him, leaving the group terrified and Dai Mubai feeling like a timid kitten.

• Flander told Dai Mubai and the others that Zhuge Lan had helped them grow stronger and was their true guide.
• Flander warned the students not to offend Zhuge Lan and reminded them that targeting Ye Lingling had been especially dangerous.
• Zhuge Lan overheard the group, approached them quietly, and interrupted their conversation to seek amusement.
• The students panicked under Zhuge Lan's gaze as Emotional Value rapidly increased.
• Dai Mubai felt guilty for starting the trouble and shrank into a timid little kitten.

Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the others panicked when Zhuge Lan confronted them, so Flender improvised an excuse about the academy’s growing competition. Zhuge Lan appeared to accept it and left, while the group believed they had fooled him and collapsed in relief.

• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the others froze in awkward silence when Zhuge Lan appeared, afraid he would discover their secret.
• Flender claimed the students had made a promise because Shrek Academy had grown and competition had increased.
• Zhuge Lan reassured them that he valued their bonds and promised they would become strong, adding that challenging strong people was more fun.
• Flender encouraged the others to act as if they had only been worried about being surpassed, and they played along.
• Dai Mubai and the others saw Zhuge Lan off, then collapsed and gasped with relief after he left.

Flender urged Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to grow stronger and uphold the pride of their former Shrek Academy. After he left, the three laughed and mocked Tang San for keeping apart from them while cultivating the Sunflower Manual.

• Zhuge Lan reminded Flender and the others about the Dance King Competition, frightening them into pretending they had exhausted themselves practicing.
• Flender reflected on how Shrek Academy had changed and urged the students to cultivate diligently and prove their worth in Mysteries Pavilion.
• Flender tearfully told the students not to disgrace the Shrek that had belonged to them, and Dai Mubai and the others promised to become stronger.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun praised Flender as a great teacher and mocked Tang San for not sharing his Sunflower Manual cultivation experience.
• Oscar joked about Tang San leaking from the side, and Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai joined in the teasing.

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun playfully beat Oscar, while Tang San pushes himself through training and clings to his belief that he can defeat Zhuge Lan and reclaim what he lost. The chapter leaves Tang San unaware that Xiao Wu has severed ties with him and grown closer to Zhuge Lan.

• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun corner Oscar and rough him up after he jokes that they might hurt their brothers.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun keep the horseplay harmless, and the three men's bond remains intact.
• Tang San trains with the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track until he crashes into a wall, then forces himself to get back up.
• Tang San tells himself he must grow stronger, defeat Zhuge Lan, and carry on the Tang Sect, though the narration undercuts his beliefs about his past.
• Xiao Wu has cut ties with Tang San and developed feelings for Zhuge Lan, while Tang San remains unaware and convinced he can reclaim what he lost.

The chapter portrayed Tang San as selfish and self-deceiving, showing how he planned to keep the Dance King Competition rewards for himself while claiming he would help his academy team. Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing watched the Shrek group fool around and wondered whether Zhuge Lan had stopped her from confronting them because he valued their brotherly bond.

• The narrator recalled that Tang San had considered killing Master to hide his hidden weapons and had instead lied about how he saved him, despite believing Master was like a father.
• Tang San decided the Dance King Competition prize would help him surpass Zhuge Lan and resolved not to share it, even considering begging Xiao Wu if necessary.
• Tang San told himself he would contribute to the Team Match, though his motives remained uncertain.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others joked and bickered cheerfully near Mysteries Pavilion, while still feeling wary of Zhuge Lan.
• Zhu Zhuqing recalled overhearing the group plotting against new students and wondered whether Zhuge Lan had stopped her because he enjoyed their brotherly camaraderie.

Zhu Zhuqing misunderstood Zhuge Lan’s reasons for tolerating the Shrek group and decided to find him more female friends so he would not suffer over his male friendships. After sensing Zhu Zhuqing’s malice, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others abandoned their joking and returned to cultivation.

• Zhu Zhuqing defended Zhuge Lan in her thoughts and wondered why he had not retaliated against the Shrek group’s scheme.
• Zhu Zhuqing mistakenly concluded that Zhuge Lan was enduring the group’s behavior to preserve their friendship, and she felt heartache for him.
• Zhu Zhuqing decided to find Zhuge Lan more female friends and considered Ye Lingling and Huo Wu as candidates while setting aside Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others suddenly sensed malice, shuddered, and worried that someone was plotting against them.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others stopped fooling around and headed back to cultivate for the Dance King Competition.

Zhuge Lan treated his interactions with Flender and the others as bait for a bigger prank, while Flender experienced a sudden, terrifying sense of danger. After searching for an explanation, Flender suspected his old friend Yu Xiaogang, who he believed might still resent him.

• The others decided not to wait for Tang San and fled the unsettling place together.
• Zhuge Lan reflected on how the group had mistaken his bait for a promise of future cultivation resources and looked forward to Flender becoming overconfident.
• Zhuge Lan insisted he would never become anyone's entertainment and hoped Flender would keep trying to scheme against him.
• Flender's hand trembled, shattering his cup, and he felt as if a powerful figure could destroy him without effort.
• Flender considered whether Zhuge Lan was targeting him, then wondered if Yu Xiaogang held a grudge over Flender's failure to intervene when he was humiliated.

Flender reflected on his estrangement from Yu Xiaogang and vowed to defend his students, boasting about his new Soul Douluo strength. Liu Erlong’s overwhelming aura quickly ended his confidence, and Flender realized he had no chance against her.

• Flender recalled how Yu Xiaogang’s actions had ended their brotherhood, especially his treatment of Tang San, and resolved to protect his students.
• Flender revealed his eight-ring Soul Douluo power and declared that Mysteries Pavilion could train Tang San without Yu Xiaogang.
• Flender released his aura to show off his strength, disturbing Liu Erlong as she tried to rest after fighting Zhuge Lan.
• Liu Erlong confronted Flender with her terrifying soul-ring configuration, leaving him too frightened to accept her challenge.
• Flender remembered that Liu Erlong could fight a Level 96 Titled Douluo and concluded that facing her would be suicide.

Liu Erlong beat Flender after he disturbed her sleep, while Zhuge Lan secretly planned ways to exploit Flender’s claim that he was fooling him and make the former Shrek members suffer through pranks and special training. Zhuge Lan left the plan unfinished as he listened to Ice Empress complain in secret.

• Liu Erlong smashed Flender’s room and beat him until he was badly bruised, while Flender wondered what he had done to deserve it.
• Flender mistook Liu Erlong’s attack for the danger he had sensed, but the narration revealed that the real threat came from Yu Xiaogang, who resented Flender, Zhuge Lan, Tang San, and the others.
• Zhuge Lan secretly listened to Ice Empress’s complaints and recorded them while refining a plan to make Flender and the former Shrek members suffer.
• Zhuge Lan considered waiting to bring up the incident, revealing it while handing out rewards, or using Flender’s request to put the former Shrek members through harsher special training.

Zhuge Lan decided to keep Shrek Academy’s people as sources of amusement while pacing his schemes so he would not break them too quickly. Ice Empress used her complaints about him to draw Snow Empress into conversation, but when Snow Empress stopped reacting, Ice Empress prepared to insult Zhuge Lan more directly.

• Zhuge Lan decided he wanted to use every method but planned to pace his schemes against Shrek Academy’s people.
• Ice Empress complained that Zhuge Lan treated everyone like fools, though she was grateful to him for giving her hope of becoming a god and staying with Snow Empress.
• Ice Empress used Zhuge Lan as a topic because Snow Empress only responded to matters concerning him, leaving Ice Empress torn between frustration and happiness.
• Snow Empress noticed Ice Empress’s deliberate approach and returned to ignoring her, no longer reacting to her remarks about Zhuge Lan.
• Ice Empress decided to badmouth Zhuge Lan more openly to get Snow Empress’s attention, despite fearing his methods.

Ice Empress secretly called Zhuge Lan a fool, unaware that he overheard her and began plotting how to rein in her unruly behavior. Snow Empress noticed Zhuge Lan’s leaked aura and worried that his response could hurt Ice Empress, leaving her caught between the two.

• Ice Empress whispered to Snow Empress that Zhuge Lan was the real fool, while Zhuge Lan overheard her nearby.
• Zhuge Lan decided to take Ice Empress’s provocation as an opportunity to put her in her place before her powerful temper caused trouble.
• Zhuge Lan briefly leaked his aura, which Snow Empress detected while cultivating, and he silently gestured for her to keep quiet.
• Snow Empress worried about Ice Empress getting hurt and wondered whether Zhuge Lan was deliberately seeking amusement.
• Snow Empress considered intervening before Ice Empress provoked Zhuge Lan any further.

Snow Empress tried to ease Ice Empress’s resentment toward Zhuge Lan, but her defense of him only made Ice Empress feel rejected and triggered a flood of Emotional Value. Zhuge Lan enjoyed the spectacle and found Snow Empress’s newfound innocence charming, while recognizing that she remained powerful and perceptive.

• Snow Empress held back her spiritual power and answered Ice Empress by praising Zhuge Lan’s achievements.
• Ice Empress felt wounded by Snow Empress’s defense of Zhuge Lan and accused her of being eager to protect him.
• Ice Empress tearfully lamented that Snow Empress had known her for hundreds of thousands of years and cursed Zhuge Lan for winning Snow Empress’s favor.
• Zhuge Lan laughed as Ice Empress’s emotional outburst generated a large amount of Emotional Value.
• Zhuge Lan reflected that Ice Empress cared only about Snow Empress and admired Snow Empress’s innocent charm while remembering her strength.

Zhuge Lan watched Ice Empress's growing resentment toward Snow Empress, who failed to understand her feelings and kept praising their lord. After Ice Empress angrily insulted Zhuge Lan, he approached her with a cold expression, leaving Snow Empress fearing he would punish her.

• Zhuge Lan decided he would try to win Snow Empress's heart rather than simply use his power to make her obey him.
• Snow Empress urged Ice Empress to stop criticizing Zhuge Lan, unaware that her words were deepening Ice Empress's hurt.
• Ice Empress tearfully confessed that she loved Snow Empress and accused Zhuge Lan of being an idiot.
• Zhuge Lan's smile vanished, and he walked toward Ice Empress as Snow Empress worried that she had made the situation worse.
• Snow Empress recalled the strange pregnancies among Soul Beasts in the Far North and feared Ice Empress might suffer a similar ordeal.