Chapter Summaries

Kong recovered from the disastrous meal Ei Wife cooked, then shared food he made with Dugu Yan and met Ning Rongrong in Suotuo City. Ning Rongrong revealed she had run away after Flender ordered her to run laps, while Kong and Dugu Yan began explaining why they were there.

• Kong suffered severe diarrhea after eating Ei Wife's cooking, and Yu Longwu revealed that even he had not been able to endure it.
• Kong reassured Dugu Yan that he was fine and told her he had a body Immune to All Poisons; Dugu Yan kissed his cheek and linked arms with him.
• Kong rented a pancake stall's kitchen, prepared several dishes, and secretly set aside portions for Wife-sama before eating with Dugu Yan.
• When Dugu Yan offered to cook for him, Kong discouraged her by claiming cooking fumes would harm her skin, which deeply touched her.
• Ning Rongrong arrived in Suotuo City and said Flender had ordered her to run twenty laps, but she had given up and run away.
• Kong asked Ning Rongrong why she was not at school, and she pointed out that he and Dugu Yan were also there.

Kong and Dugu Yan dealt with Ning Rongrong’s tantrum, then left her alone at the table. Ning Rongrong decided to shop away her frustration, but the shopkeeper told her the sweets she wanted were made by Kong.

• Ning Rongrong admitted she had skipped class, and Kong dismissed her claims of being a genius.
• Ning Rongrong attacked Kong after accusing him of brushing her off, but he kept her at a distance with one hand.
• Dugu Yan warned Ning Rongrong to stop, and Ning Rongrong backed down before turning to the sweets on the table.
• Flender watched Kong and Dugu Yan leave together and recalled Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong.
• Ning Rongrong decided to go shopping and asked the shopkeeper to pack the sweets, but the shopkeeper said Kong had made them.

Ning Rongrong returned to Shrek Academy after meeting Kong and decided that its teaching was not worth staying for. When Flender tried to confront and persuade her, she chose to withdraw and said the academy’s students could not compare to Kong or Dugu Yan.

• Flender confronted Oscar about the run, and Oscar lied that everyone had finished, so Flender ordered him to run twenty more laps with his Soul Power sealed.
• Flender questioned Ning Rongrong, who admitted she had left after one lap, visited Suotuo City, and eaten with Yu Tiankong and Dugu Yan.
• Ning Rongrong told Flender she would withdraw from Shrek Academy and went to pack her belongings.
• Flender tried to stop Ning Rongrong by saying she was afraid she could not measure up to Shrek Academy’s geniuses, but she dismissed Tang San and the others as ordinary.
• Ning Rongrong named Dugu Yan and Kong as true geniuses and challenged whether the others would dare compare themselves to Kong.

Ning Rongrong challenged Flender’s claims about Shrek Academy by pointing out that its students’ strength came from their own talent and resources, not the Academy’s teaching. She left Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun struggling to defend the school as she warned that its students could fall behind their peers.

• Ning Rongrong compared Tang San and the others unfavorably with Kong and Dugu Yan, leaving Tang San stunned by the claim that Yu Tiankong had reached rank sixty-two at twelve.
• Ning Rongrong argued that Shrek Academy had no resources or simulated cultivation environment and could not claim credit for students who had only just enrolled.
• Dai Mubai defended Flender by saying the Academy’s guidance had helped him advance from rank twenty-five to rank thirty-seven in three years.
• Ning Rongrong asked what Shrek Academy had taught Dai Mubai, and he admitted that the lessons had amounted to running and Soul Arena fights.
• Ma Hongjun stepped in to defend Flender, but Ning Rongrong insisted that talented students could receive better resources elsewhere and warned that Shrek Academy could leave them behind.

Ning Rongrong left Shrek Academy after confronting Flender about its lack of resources, and Zhu Zhuqing followed her out that night. The chapter ended with Dai Mubai furious as Ma Hongjun stopped him from chasing Zhu Zhuqing.

• Kong and Dugu Yan watched Ning Rongrong decide to leave Shrek Academy and head for Suotuo City.
• Flender defended Shrek Academy to the remaining students, then left to be alone instead of taking them to the Soul Arena.
• Zhu Zhuqing reflected on Ning Rongrong's criticism and decided Shrek Academy could not help her become stronger.
• Dai Mubai invited Ma Hongjun and Tang San to go out, but Tang San refused after Xiao Wu asked to come along.
• Zhu Zhuqing left Shrek Academy, and Ma Hongjun grabbed Dai Mubai as he tried to chase her.

Dai Mubai accepted Zhu Zhuqing as his fiancée but let her leave, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing both dropped out of Shrek Academy. Ning Rongrong began considering recruiting Zhu Zhuqing into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Ma Hongjun questioned Dai Mubai about Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Mubai said he was sure she was his fiancée but chose to give her time alone.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun headed for Suotuo City, while Tang San refused to join them and Xiao Wu decided to go along.
• Flender forgot that Oscar was still running laps after Ning Rongrong left Shrek Academy, and Oscar continued running alone through the night.
• Ning Rongrong encountered Zhu Zhuqing, who said she had also dropped out because Shrek Academy could not help her grow quickly.
• Ning Rongrong recognized Zhu Zhuqing's talent and diligence and began preparing to invite her to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Rongrong recruited Zhu Zhuqing to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after learning about her dangerous status in the Star Luo Empire, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed in exchange for the sect’s protection. Meanwhile, Kong and Dugu Yan watched staged Soul Arena matches in Suotuo City, unaware that Zhu Zhuqing had left with Ning Rongrong.

• Ning Rongrong offered Zhu Zhuqing unlimited cultivation resources and a position as her guardian if she joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed her identity as a member of the Star Luo Empire’s Zhu Family and explained that she had come to the Heaven Dou Empire to escape her family’s deadly succession tradition.
• Ning Rongrong proposed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect protect Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuqing pledged to guard Ning Rongrong for the rest of her life.
• Ning Rongrong decided to seek help from Chen Xin and Gu Rong so her father could negotiate with the Zhu Family and the Star Luo Imperial Family.
• Kong told Dugu Yan that most Soul Arena wager matches were staged performances, and the two left after watching the fights while Ning Rongrong packed to leave.

Kong and Dugu Yan left the spirit arena and encountered Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing while getting food in Suotuo City. Ning Rongrong asked how Kong had advanced so quickly, and he claimed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect already knew his cultivation method, leaving her bewildered.

• Kong dismissed Qin Ming's tactical spirit-fighting matches as poor preparation for real life-or-death battles, and he and Dugu Yan left the arena.
• Kong and Dugu Yan met Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing at a restaurant, where Dugu Yan bluntly said she did not want to see Ning Rongrong.
• Dugu Yan and Kong fell silent while looking at Zhu Zhuqing, prompting Ning Rongrong to compare herself unfavorably with the younger girl.
• Ning Rongrong asked Kong how he cultivated and became so powerful in six years.
• Kong said the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect knew his cultivation method, but Ning Rongrong insisted she had never heard of it.

Kong explained that his rapid cultivation came from absorbing natural lightning with Ei’s protection, a method too dangerous for anyone else to imitate. Dai Mubai’s encounter with Zhu Zhuqing ended in humiliation, and Ning Rongrong declared that Zhu Zhuqing had joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect before Zhu Zhuqing began confronting him about what she had heard in Star Luo City.

• Kong told Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing that he cultivated by enduring and absorbing natural lightning, with Ei diverting most of its power to keep him alive.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing realized Kong’s method was too dangerous for them to copy, while Dugu Yan praised Kong’s strength.
• Dai Mubai arrived with twin sisters alongside Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing watched as Dai Mubai tried to explain himself.
• The twin sisters learned Dai Mubai had called their relationship an act, severed ties with him, and stormed off.
• Ning Rongrong told Dai Mubai that Zhu Zhuqing had joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and warned him not to pester her.
• Zhu Zhuqing began telling Dai Mubai that she had fled Star Luo City after hearing troubling news about him.

Zhu Zhuqing broke with Dai Mubai and joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, prompting Dai Mubai to try to attack her. Kong intervened, and the chapter ended with Ma Hongjun challenging Kong while Dai Mubai realized the danger of the confrontation.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Dai Mubai she had suffered to reach the Heaven Dou Empire and had decided to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, ending their relationship.
• Dai Mubai accused Zhu Zhuqing of betraying their families and raised his Soul Power to attack her.
• Ning Rongrong defended Zhu Zhuqing and warned Dai Mubai that she belonged to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Kong mocked Dai Mubai and stepped in, while Ning Rongrong realized he had not intervened for her sake.
• Dai Mubai questioned why Kong was interfering, and Ma Hongjun insulted Kong for meddling in Dai Mubai's family business.
• Dai Mubai saw Ma Hongjun pointing at Kong and began sweating in fear.

Kong confronted Ma Hongjun after he insulted him, then offered to solve Ma Hongjun’s evil fire problem but made him kneel and wait. Kong turned to Dai Mubai and declared that he simply disliked him, leaving Dai Mubai facing Kong’s threat.

• Kong suddenly appeared beside Ma Hongjun and revealed that he knew about Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire Phoenix and his evil fire problem.
• Kong offered Ma Hongjun a way to solve the problem, and Ma Hongjun knelt to beg for help.
• Kong told Ma Hongjun to remain kneeling while he spoke with Dai Mubai, and Dugu Yan warned Ma Hongjun to obey.
• Dai Mubai asked Kong why he was targeting him, and Kong said the strong needed no reason to destroy the weak.
• Kong told Dai Mubai that he simply disliked the sight of him, while Dugu Yan praised Kong’s politeness.

Kong prepared to deal with Dai Mubai after overpowering him, but Dai Mubai knelt before Kong could act. The arrival of Yu Tianheng and the Royal Fight Team shifted the scene to an awkward reunion, leaving Kong and the others together in Suotuo City.

• Dai Mubai gave in to Kong’s pressure and dropped to his knees, while Zhu Zhuqing looked at Kong with growing admiration.
• Kong noticed Yu Tianheng arriving with the Royal Fight Team, and Yu Tianheng recognized Kong as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s Young Sect Master and Dugu Yan as Sister Yan.
• Yu Tianheng recalled his jealousy over Kong’s favored place in the clan and over the girl he had once secretly loved.
• Kong told Yu Tianheng to call him Kong, then said he and Dugu Yan were traveling around Douluo Continent.
• Ning Rongrong asked why the Royal Fight Team had come to Suotuo City, and Yu Tianheng explained that they had followed Teacher Qin Ming there for training.

Kong forced Dai Mubai to prove his strength, then let him go after condemning his refusal to fight. He privately revealed two grim ways to cure Ma Hongjun’s evil fire, leaving Ma Hongjun to choose between them.

• Kong pointed out Dai Mubai as a potential opponent for Yu Tianheng, then kicked him and demanded he prove his Soul Power by releasing his Martial Soul.
• Dai Mubai knelt again and revealed his White Tiger Avatar, confirming his Soul Elder strength, but admitted he only wanted to live and could not defeat Kong.
• Kong told Dai Mubai he lacked the heart of a strong man and dismissed him; Dai Mubai rolled away in relief.
• Ma Hongjun asked Kong for help with his evil fire, and Kong whispered that he could either destroy his Martial Soul or remove the tool that caused the problem.
• Kong warned Ma Hongjun that the evil fire could eventually burn him to death, while Ma Hongjun pleaded for another solution.
• Dugu Yan asked what Kong and Ma Hongjun were discussing that could not be said in front of everyone.

Kong embarrassed Zhu Zhuqing by praising her as an “earthly beauty,” then fled the group for the Rose Hotel as the others reacted to the flirtatious exchange. Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing followed after him, while Flender watched the students disperse and considered their choices about staying at Shrek Academy.

• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Kong for defending her, and Ning Rongrong teased her about liking him.
• Kong praised Zhu Zhuqing as an “earthly beauty,” and she blushed before declaring she would train hard to grow stronger.
• Kong announced he was leaving, ran toward the Rose Hotel, then returned to leave a Gold Soul Coin on the table.
• Dugu Yan chased after Kong, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing said goodbye to Yu Tianheng and followed.
• Yu Tianheng led the Royal Fight Team away, and Ma Hongjun was left wondering about Kong’s advice for his evil fire.
• Flender revealed he had watched from the shadows and let the students decide whether to stay at Shrek Academy.

Ma Hongjun decided to resolve his Evil Fire problem despite the cost, determined to become strong like Kong. Flender revealed Kong’s powerful connections and strength, and Ma Hongjun chose to cultivate first and consider the consequences later.

• Flender told Ma Hongjun that Kong’s confrontation had been a lesson in surviving the soul master world, rather than admitting his own fear of Kong’s backing.
• Ma Hongjun decided to eliminate the Evil Fire hidden danger, even though Kong’s method would leave him unable to have descendants.
• Flender explained that Kong was Yu Tiankong, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s Young Sect Master, and identified Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong’s influential families.
• Flender revealed that Kong had injured Zhao Wuji and was already a level-sixty-two Battle Soul Emperor despite being Ma Hongjun’s age.
• Ma Hongjun resolved to cultivate diligently and postpone dealing with the cost of the Evil Fire method until he reached Titled Douluo, while Flender promised to prepare a sharper knife.

Ei appeared beside Kong outside the Rose Hotel, and he introduced her to Dugu Yan as his wife. As Ei and Kong affirmed their devotion and immortality, Dugu Yan struggled with jealousy while Yu Yuanyuan and Yu Longwu realized the Young Sect Master had a divine wife.

• Dugu Yan saw Ei beside Kong, while Yu Yuanyuan and Yu Longwu watched from hiding and recognized her as a god.
• Kong introduced Ei as the woman he loved and his wife, leaving Dugu Yan and the two hidden onlookers stunned.
• Ei called Kong “Husband” and asked him to explain things to Dugu Yan, who bristled at being addressed as Miss Dugu.
• Dugu Yan asked how Kong and Ei had met, and Kong began recounting their shared past before she cut him off.
• Ei and Kong agreed to reminisce together later, and Ei stated that they would not grow old or die, prompting Yu Yuanyuan and Yu Longwu to imagine the clan’s rise.

Kong spent the day in Suotuo City with Ei and Dugu Yan, who grew jealous of their affectionate behavior and misunderstood Ei’s absence the next morning. At Shrek Academy, Tang San and the others wondered where Ma Hongjun had been, then saw him return with an unusual walk.

• Kong offered Ei Sugar-coated Haws, and she fed him one while Dugu Yan watched jealously and reflected on their relationship.
• Ei returned to the Plane of Euthymia, and Dugu Yan misunderstood Kong’s explanation as a chance to keep him company.
• Yu Yuanyuan and Yu Longwu watched from the shadows, relieved that Ei had left but disappointed they had not met the Deity.
• At Shrek Academy, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Oscar, and Dai Mubai waited for class and realized Ma Hongjun had been missing for two days.
• Ma Hongjun appeared with an unusual walking posture, and Dai Mubai guessed he might have knelt for too long.

Ma Hongjun struggled with the consequences of resolving his evil fire, while Flender prepared the students for formal classes. After learning Oscar had reached level thirty, Flender postponed lessons again and planned a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain Oscar’s third soul ring, leaving Ma Hongjun behind to recover.

• Oscar asked Ma Hongjun what was wrong, but Ma Hongjun stayed silent and mourned the brother he had lost while confirming that his evil fire had been resolved.
• Flender welcomed the students and announced that formal classes would begin, then noticed Oscar had broken through to level thirty.
• Flender congratulated Oscar and said the group would travel to the Star Dou Great Forest the next day to help him obtain his third soul ring.
• Xiao Wu recalled Da Ming and Er Ming when she heard they were going to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ma Hongjun asked Flender if he could stay behind because his injuries had not healed, and Flender agreed to let him recover at the academy.

After Ma Hongjun returned injured, Flender told him to rest, while Ning Fengzhi learned that Ning Rongrong had left Shrek Academy and recruited Zhu Zhuqing. He sent Chen Xin to negotiate with the Star Luo Empire and settle Zhu Zhuqing’s ties and engagement, leaving Ning Fengzhi to remain at the sect.

• Dai Mubai questioned Ma Hongjun about his injury, but Flender told Ma Hongjun to rest and vanished.
• Ning Fengzhi read that Ning Rongrong had withdrawn from Shrek Academy and reviewed Kong’s strength and connections.
• Ning Fengzhi discovered that Ning Rongrong had recruited Zhu Zhuqing and concluded that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would have to honor her agreement.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Chen Xin to negotiate with the Star Luo Empire so Zhu Zhuqing could join the sect and her engagement to Dai Mubai could be annulled.
• Chen Xin left for the Star Luo Empire, while Ning Fengzhi stayed behind to guard the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Kong and Dugu Yan traveled to Star Dou Great Forest so Kong could claim an External Soul Bone before Tang San could, and they arrived at the nearby town shortly before Tang San and his companions. When the Blue Sunshine Academy group entered the inn, Dai Mubai led Tang San and Xiao Wu into a confrontation, while Xiao Wu resolved to stay in Star Dou Great Forest after their trip.

• Kong and Dugu Yan set out for Star Dou Great Forest, and Kong deliberately slowed their journey to arrive before Tang San and his companions.
• Kong, Dugu Yan, Tang San, and the others reached the town outside the forest within half an hour of one another, and Tang San's group spotted Kong and Dugu Yan at the inn.
• The Blue Sunshine Academy group kicked open the inn's doors, prompting Dai Mubai to challenge them and Tang San and Xiao Wu to follow him.
• Oscar explained the Dean's words about daring to cause trouble to Xiao Wu, who approved of the excuse for fighting and joined Tang San and Dai Mubai.
• Xiao Wu, fearful of Kong and Dugu Yan's powerful connections, decided she would temporarily remain in Star Dou Great Forest after returning there.