Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan defeated Zhao Wuji and sought the Chief Examiner position, but Flender interrupted to propose a different arrangement. Later, Lu Yuan bought sausages from Oscar, while Ning Rongrong stormed away and collided with Xiao Wu.

• Lu Yuan dispersed his Spatial Blade after defeating Zhao Wuji, who agreed to give him the Chief Examiner position.
• Flender arrived, sent Zhao Wuji to take Ma Hongjun to the Training Ground, and offered Lu Yuan other proposals for cooperation.
• Zhao Wuji beat Ma Hongjun while Oscar sold sausages to examinees.
• Ning Rongrong angrily left Oscar's stall after he stared at her, and Lu Yuan identified himself as the Fourth Trial examiner before ordering Oscar's First Soul Skill sausage.
• Ning Rongrong collided with Xiao Wu, and Xiao Wu stumbled while Tang San caught her; Ning Rongrong fell to the ground.

Lu Yuan confronted Xiao Wu and Tang San after Xiao Wu collided with Ning Rongrong, then revealed his overwhelming strength and forced Xiao Wu into his grasp. The chapter ended with Lu Yuan kissing Xiao Wu as Tang San, pinned to the ground, screamed in rage.

• Xiao Wu demanded an apology from Ning Rongrong, but Lu Yuan challenged her and hinted at the value of her Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Lu Yuan ordered Xiao Wu to let go of Tang San and come to him, and Xiao Wu eventually obeyed after Tang San tried to resist.
• Tang San attacked Lu Yuan with Blue Silver Grass and threatened him with its poison, but Lu Yuan broke free and blasted Tang San into a tree.
• Lu Yuan pressed Tang San to the ground with Soul Power and pulled Xiao Wu into his embrace.
• Lu Yuan kissed Xiao Wu in front of Tang San, who howled that he would kill him.

Lu Yuan kept Xiao Wu captive after defeating Tang San, teasing her about becoming his Soul Ring while insisting he did not plan to kill her. Ma Hongjun arrived injured and received Oscar’s sausages from Lu Yuan, while Xiao Wu finally discovered that the carrot he forced her to eat came from the Star Dou Great Forest and tasted delicious.

• Lu Yuan took Xiao Wu away after telling Tang San he would see him at the Fourth Trial, and Tang San vowed to rescue her.
• Lu Yuan told Xiao Wu he would wait until he reached Level 50 to consider her Soul Ring, but said he generally would not take her Soul Ring or Soul Bone because they would disrupt his plans.
• Xiao Wu offered to sacrifice herself in exchange for a condition, but Lu Yuan refused and explained that he preferred her to stay alive and cheerful.
• Ma Hongjun arrived bruised from Teacher Zhao’s beating, and Lu Yuan gave him sausages from his Storage Space to help him recover.
• Lu Yuan pinned Xiao Wu against a tree and forced a carrot into her mouth, and she recognized its flavor as coming from the Star Dou Great Forest and found it delicious.

Lu Yuan confronted Tang San and the others as the Chief Examiner for Shrek’s Fourth Trial. After Zhao Wuji brought Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to join the group, Lu Yuan told the examinees they could pass by enduring the trial or defeating him, and urged them to attack together.

• Xiao Wu tried to rush to Tang San, but Lu Yuan restrained her and made her acknowledge that she belonged to him.
• Tang San accused Lu Yuan of stealing his academy admission spot when they were children, and Lu Yuan slapped him before Tang San retaliated with hidden weapons.
• Lu Yuan’s Blazing Flame melted Tang San’s hidden weapons, while he stopped Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix Fire Line with a Spatial Barrier and reminded him that he could not act without authorization.
• Zhao Wuji arrived carrying Dai Mubai and added him and Ma Hongjun to the Fourth Trial, while Dai Mubai tried unsuccessfully to explain himself to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lu Yuan announced the two ways to pass the trial and suggested that everyone attack him together.

Ning Rongrong’s group prepared to fight Lu Yuan, learning that he had defeated Zhao Wuji despite being only Level 46. Lu Yuan opened the battle by trapping all six opponents inside his Draw Ground as Prison domain.

• Ning Rongrong, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun introduced themselves, while Ma Hongjun and Tang San argued over their Martial Souls.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun revealed Lu Yuan’s abilities and his victory over Zhao Wuji, leaving the group doubtful about their chances.
• Tang San proposed winning through attrition by exploiting Lu Yuan’s lower Soul Power, and the six arranged themselves for battle.
• Ning Rongrong enhanced her allies, Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation, and Tang San spread Blue Silver Grass across the field.
• Lu Yuan used four enhancements, spent half his Soul Power, and enclosed the six in his Draw Ground as Prison domain.

Lu Yuan trapped Tang San’s allies behind a Spatial Barrier and fought Tang San, who escaped and tried to wear down Lu Yuan’s defenses with hidden weapons. Lu Yuan used Flying Thunder God Kunai to mark Tang San, vanished behind him, and struck him with an explosive spatial attack that sent him crashing through trees into a boulder.

• Lu Yuan confined Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and pulled Tang San out of the Spatial Barrier, leaving the others to chip away at it.
• Tang San used hidden Crossbow Bolts and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to escape Lu Yuan’s spatial compression, then attacked with a rain of needles while circling him.
• Ning Rongrong told Xiao Wu that Tang San could win by exhausting Lu Yuan’s Soul Power, but Xiao Wu heard Lu Yuan contradict her and realized he was nearby.
• Lu Yuan revealed a sack of Flying Thunder God Kunai and threw them at Tang San, forcing him to deflect the blades as he continued moving.
• Lu Yuan vanished and reappeared behind Tang San, pressed a silver orb against his back, and blasted him through three trees into a boulder.

Lu Yuan brutally defeated Tang San, choked Xiao Wu, and confronted Tang San with the scars from his years in the Star Dou Great Forest. Tang San fainted after Lu Yuan vowed to leave him alive but keep him beneath his shadow.

• Tang San assessed his severe back and spinal injuries and remained unable to move.
• Lu Yuan pulled Xiao Wu toward him, choked her, and released her after she submitted.
• Ning Rongrong demanded that Lu Yuan let Xiao Wu go, showing a forceful side that surprised the others.
• Lu Yuan taunted Tang San, displayed his many scars, and blamed Tang San and his father for trampling his dignity.
• Lu Yuan pressed Tang San's face into the dirt, kicked him away, and vowed to keep him alive beneath his shadow.
• Tang San spat blood and fainted from exhaustion.

After severely injuring Tang San, Lu Yuan avoided further trouble with Flender and took Ma Hongjun to Suotuo City for a meal. Ma Hongjun declared that he wanted to follow Lu Yuan and become a better person.

• Flender complained that Lu Yuan had caused trouble by nearly killing Tang San, but let the matter go because Lu Yuan had kept his promise and Tang San was not his disciple.
• Lu Yuan learned from Ma Hongjun that Shrek Academy's cafeteria offered little, then invited him to eat in Suotuo City.
• Lu Yuan used his Flying Thunder God Kunai to take Ma Hongjun to Suotuo City in an instant.
• Ma Hongjun told Lu Yuan that he wanted to follow him, learn from him, and become someone like him.
• Lu Yuan wished Ma Hongjun well, and they clinked their glasses.

Ning Rongrong shopped with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing while Lu Yuan teased them on the way back. When Tang Hao attacked with the Clear Sky Hammer, Lu Yuan rescued Ning Rongrong and blocked the blow with a Spatial Barrier, leaving them facing the attacker.

• Ning Rongrong bought treasures from street vendors while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing accompanied her.
• Lu Yuan appeared and teased Ning Rongrong, then used Spatial Concealment to follow her unseen as she headed back.
• Lu Yuan and the others startled Ning Rongrong with a ghostly prank, and she charged at them in mock anger.
• Lu Yuan sensed danger, seized Ning Rongrong, and used Kamui as a giant hammer swept toward them.
• The Clear Sky Hammer struck Lu Yuan's Spatial Barrier, and Lu Yuan identified the attacker as Tang Hao.

Lu Yuan confronted Tang Hao after revealing he knew Tang Hao had secretly interfered in his past fight with Tang San. Tang Hao let Ning Rongrong and the others leave but kept Lu Yuan behind, and Ning Rongrong kissed Lu Yuan before ordering him to return alive.

• Ning Rongrong realized Tang Hao was present because Lu Yuan had beaten Tang San, Tang Hao’s son.
• Tang Hao appeared with his Clear Sky Hammer and confirmed he had come to avenge Tang San.
• Lu Yuan revealed that he knew Tang Hao had used pressure and killing intent against him six years earlier.
• Tang Hao allowed Ning Rongrong to take everyone except Lu Yuan, and Lu Yuan dispersed the pressure so they could leave.
• Ning Rongrong kissed Lu Yuan, declared him her boyfriend, and ordered him to come back alive.

Tang Hao attacked Lu Yuan with his Clear Sky True Body, while Lu Yuan remained unharmed and declared that Tang Hao could not stop him from leaving. As Ning Rongrong and the others fled, Xiao Wu realized Tang Hao might have been keeping her for her soul ring or bones.

• Ning Rongrong fled with the others, and Tang Hao’s hammer passed through Lu Yuan without harming him.
• Tang Hao revealed his ultimate soul ring configuration and activated Clear Sky True Body to attack Lu Yuan.
• Xiao Wu concluded that Tang Hao was a Titled Douluo and feared he had kept her for her soul ring or bones.
• Ning Rongrong discovered that Lu Yuan’s Soul Skill also made attacks pass through her, and Zhu Zhuqing urged the group to retreat to Shrek Academy.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others left to avoid needless casualties, while Lu Yuan stood unharmed inside the giant hammer’s attack.
• Lu Yuan challenged Tang Hao, declaring that he wanted to leave and Tang Hao could not stop him.

Lu Yuan and Tang Hao fought fiercely, with Lu Yuan trapping Tang Hao in a spatial barrier while Tang Hao battered through it. Both recognized the risks of continuing, and they reached a tense standoff over Tang San’s safety.

• Tang Hao repeatedly struck the ground with his Martial Soul Avatar, trying to hit Lu Yuan with his hammer.
• Lu Yuan enclosed Tang Hao in a triangular Spatial Barrier and used Spatial Turbulence to tear at his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Tang Hao broke through the barrier with his forty-seventh hammer strike, though he suffered severe wounds and bloodied the hammer’s handle.
• Lu Yuan warned Tang Hao that his Soul Power was nearly exhausted, while Tang Hao challenged him to prove he had any left.
• Tang Hao withdrew his Martial Soul after deciding that fighting at full strength could leave Tang San vulnerable to Lu Yuan’s revenge.
• Lu Yuan proposed that they each step back and threatened to report Tang Hao to Spirit Hall and pursue Tang San if Tang Hao refused.

Yu Xiaogang burst into Flender’s room demanding to know what had happened to Tang San, but Ning Rongrong drove him out after a clash over their Spirit Hall Elder Tokens. Lu Yuan then explained how his spatial soul skill interacted with Ning Rongrong’s soul tool, leaving the group with a clearer picture of her strange condition.

• Zhao Wuji demanded that the dejected Little Monsters explain what had happened, while Flender stopped him from damaging the newly purchased table.
• Yu Xiaogang barged in and demanded an explanation about Tang San, but Ning Rongrong insulted him and ordered him to apologize and leave.
• Yu Xiaogang displayed his Spirit Hall Elder Token, and Ning Rongrong countered by showing two, prompting Flender to promise an answer the next day.
• After Yu Xiaogang left for Tang San’s dormitory, Ning Rongrong demonstrated that other people could pick up items from her soul tool even though she could not touch the table.
• Lu Yuan appeared through the wall and explained that his spatial attribute and Ning Rongrong’s rare Spatial Soul Tool caused the items taken from it to carry spatial fluctuations.

Lu Yuan helped Ning Rongrong with the problem on her body, then tracked a Flying Thunder God Mark to Zhu Zhuyun’s bedroom in the Star Luo Empire. He confronted her at 2:13 a.m. and offered her a choice of punishment tools.

• Lu Yuan overexerted his Soul Power while helping Ning Rongrong, and Flender explained that he needed food, rest, and time to recover.
• Unable to sleep because a Flying Thunder God Mark was intermittently absorbing Soul Power, Lu Yuan teleported to the Zhu Family in the Star Luo Empire.
• Zhu Zhuyun tried to deal with the pale-silver character on her back and ruled out asking Dai Weisi for help because she feared he would suspect her of infidelity.
• Lu Yuan appeared in Zhu Zhuyun’s bedroom and asked whether she wanted his help.
• Lu Yuan checked the time, produced a whip, a belt, a ruler, and a Teaching Whip, and told Zhu Zhuyun to pick one.

Lu Yuan punished Zhu Zhuyun for trying to remove the mark he had placed on her, then explained that it was a coordinate for his Flying Thunder God Technique. The chapter left Zhu Zhuyun learning that he had developed a way to use people as coordinates.

• Lu Yuan whipped, subdued, and tied up Zhu Zhuyun, then questioned her about what she had done wrong.
• Zhu Zhuyun accused Lu Yuan of keeping her life in his hands and offered anything if he would remove the mark on her back.
• Lu Yuan refused to remove the mark, saying Zhu Zhuyun’s life and possessions were already under his control.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked whether the mark would kill her on a timer, and Lu Yuan explained how the Flying Thunder God Technique worked.
• Lu Yuan confirmed that the mark was a teleportation coordinate and revealed that he had developed “Humanoid Coordinates.”

Lu Yuan made Zhu Zhuyun a Humanoid Coordinate and tasked her with secretly gaining control of the Star Luo Empire’s political power. Later, he watched Dai Mubai return to Shrek after spending the night out, only to find Zhu Zhuqing furious with him.

• Lu Yuan explained that Zhu Zhuyun’s Humanoid Coordinate mark could only be destroyed if her entire body and soul were annihilated, and she agreed to cooperate with him.
• Lu Yuan ordered Zhu Zhuyun to manipulate or seize control of the Star Luo Empire’s political power, then poured Soul Power into her.
• After Lu Yuan left, Zhu Zhuyun used an alarm clock to test her new ability and made both it and her hand disappear.
• Lu Yuan later saw Dai Mubai blocked outside the door by Zhu Zhuqing and shared melon with Oscar and Ma Hongjun as he watched.
• Lu Yuan concluded that Dai Mubai’s disheveled appearance and scent of rouge had enraged Zhu Zhuqing.

Dai Mubai ended his Marriage Contract with Zhu Zhuqing after she confronted him about his night at a hotel, leaving her fearful about her future. Lu Yuan teased Ning Rongrong and kissed Xiao Wu while Tang San watched from the forest, and the White-haired Youth briefly stirred in the Divine Temple.

• Zhu Zhuqing confronted Dai Mubai over his stained clothes and suspected night at a hotel, and they argued in front of Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.
• Dai Mubai tore up his marriage certificate and declared that he was ending their Marriage Contract, leaving Zhu Zhuqing to worry that she had no safe path except becoming a Titled Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu comforted Zhu Zhuqing, but Lu Yuan stopped Xiao Wu and teased Ning Rongrong before kissing Xiao Wu.
• Tang San watched from the forest, broke a branch in anger, and vowed to take back what belonged to him.
• The White-haired Youth briefly opened his eyes on the divine throne, then withdrew his aura and returned to a half-asleep state.

Lu Yuan and Xiao Wu went to Flender’s office, where Flender announced plans to form a Shrek Academy team for the Soul Master Competition. The team had enough members, but Flender still needed to secure academy certification and improve their coordination.

• Ma Hongjun told Lu Yuan that Flender had summoned him and Xiao Wu because Grandmaster had arrived and Tang San had recovered.
• Xiao Wu worried about Tang San’s recovery, and Lu Yuan reassured her that she was under his protection before carrying her to the dean’s office.
• Lu Yuan teased Ma Hongjun about his Martial Soul, prompting laughter from the assembled Shrek members.
• Flender announced that Shrek Academy would form a team from its eight young Soul Masters, including Lu Yuan, Xiao Wu, and Tang San.
• Flender planned to rely on Grandmaster to train the team and use Gold Soul Coins to obtain the academy certification needed to compete.

Yu Xiaogang joined Shrek Academy as a teacher, but Ning Rongrong and Lu Yuan challenged his reputation and ideas. Yu Xiaogang dismissed godhood as an impossible legend, while Lu Yuan insisted that legends could be proven and broken.

• Flender introduced Yu Xiaogang as Tang San's Master and a new teacher at Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Wu glared at Tang San and hid behind Lu Yuan, while Tang San suspected Lu Yuan had threatened her and resolved to find a chance to kill him.
• Ning Rongrong asked what Yu Xiaogang could teach the students, and he replied that it depended on what they wanted to learn.
• Lu Yuan asked how to become a god, and Yu Xiaogang dismissed gods as an illusory legend.
• Lu Yuan argued that legends existed to be broken and proven, and Yu Xiaogang angrily insisted that becoming a god was an unrealistic fairy tale.

Lu Yuan left after condemning Yu Xiaogang, and Ning Rongrong led Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing out after refusing to accept him as their Master. Flender refused Yu Xiaogang’s demand to expel them, forcing Yu Xiaogang and Tang San to leave the room.

• Lu Yuan asked Flender to reserve him a substitute spot, criticized Yu Xiaogang, and vanished from the room.
• Ning Rongrong defended Lu Yuan, rejected Yu Xiaogang as her Master, and pulled Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing toward the door.
• Tang San tried to make Ning Rongrong apologize, but she threatened him and left with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dai Mubai went after Zhuqing, while Ma Hongjun hurried out with Oscar, leaving Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Zhao Wuji behind.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded that Flender expel Lu Yuan and Ning Rongrong, but Flender refused and ordered Yu Xiaogang to abandon the idea or leave Shrek Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang left with Tang San after accusing Flender of disappointing him.