Chapter Summaries

Zhao Wuji set the five newcomers a group test: survive against him, a seventy-sixth-rank Soul Sage, for the time it takes to burn an incense stick. Luo Ye organized the team after learning their spirits and abilities, while Ning Rongrong concealed her hostility toward Tang San.

• Zhao Wuji replaced Dai Mubai as the examiner, and Dai Mubai warned the group about Zhao Wuji's strength and abilities.
• Luo Ye, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong introduced their spirits and Soul Power ranks.
• Ning Rongrong told the group that her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda could boost their speed and strength by thirty percent.
• Ning Rongrong misread Tang San's interest in her spirit as an attempt to gain her support and suppressed her urge to kill him.
• Luo Ye assigned Xiao Wu to attack, Tang San to control the field, Zhu Zhuqing to flank Zhao Wuji, and himself to prepare a powerful strike.

Luo Ye and the others began their assessment against Zhao Wuji, using Ning Rongrong’s boosts and Luo Ye’s mental abilities to evade and counterattack. After the group launched Zhao Wuji into the air, Luo Ye announced that the assessment time had run out.

• Tang San warned Xiao Wu to be careful, while the group agreed to Luo Ye’s plan for the assessment.
• Ning Rongrong used her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to boost the group’s strength and speed.
• Luo Ye linked the group with Mental Detection and Mental Sharing, helping them evade Zhao Wuji’s ground-shaking attack.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong worked together to knock Zhao Wuji down before he broke free and revealed his seven spirit rings.
• Luo Ye’s ability froze Zhao Wuji as he attacked, letting the others strike together and blast him into the air.
• Zhao Wuji recovered and prepared to attack again, but Luo Ye told him the assessment time had run out.

Zhao Wuji tried to revoke the candidates’ pass after failing to defeat them, but their protests forced him to accept them into Shrek Academy. After Luo Ye demonstrated his Mental Detection and Mental Sharing, Zhao Wuji recognized the powerful soul skill’s value and eagerly welcomed him.

• Zhao Wuji demanded a rematch, but Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong challenged him for going back on the agreement to pass them after one incense stick.
• Zhao Wuji backed down and announced that the candidates had passed and joined Shrek Academy.
• Zhao Wuji asked how Luo Ye had detected his weaknesses, so Luo Ye linked him with Mental Detection and Mental Sharing.
• Zhao Wuji experienced Luo Ye’s soul skill and was astonished by its range and ability to reveal information and changes around him.
• Zhao Wuji praised Luo Ye and promised to admit him even if he failed the assessment, while Dai Mubai grew more troubled about winning Zhu Zhuqing back.

Luo Ye criticized Shrek Academy and complained in his diary that Bibi Dong lacked judgment, enraging her while Qian Renxue welcomed his opinion. At Shrek, Zhao Wuji assigned Dai Mubai to arrange lodging for the five new students, and Dai Mubai realized Luo Ye had been the assessment’s MVP.

• Luo Ye recalled how Shrek exploited its students and vowed to make Yu Xiaogang pay for his teacher’s death.
• Luo Ye privately called Bibi Dong brainless in his diary, and Bibi Dong smashed a table in anger after reading it.
• Hu Liena tried to calm Bibi Dong, but Bibi Dong believed Luo Ye’s words revealed his true opinion of her.
• Qian Renxue agreed with Luo Ye’s criticism and hoped he would support her future bid for power.
• Zhu Zhuqing worried that Bibi Dong might punish Luo Ye but stayed silent to protect the secret of the Diary Instance.
• Zhao Wuji told Dai Mubai to arrange lodging for the five new students, and Dai Mubai realized Luo Ye had earned MVP in the assessment.

Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu discussed Luo Ye’s diary and whether to leave Shrek Academy. Ning Rongrong was ready to leave, but Xiao Wu remained torn over whether to believe that Tang San would betray her, and Zhu Zhuqing urged her to wait and observe.

• Dai Mubai arranged for Tang San and Oscar to share a dorm while giving Luo Ye a room alone, hoping to isolate Luo Ye from the others.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong whether they also had Diary Instances, and they confirmed they did.
• Ning Rongrong said she was willing to leave Shrek Academy with Zhu Zhuqing because she did not want to risk the future described in Luo Ye’s diary.
• Xiao Wu said she struggled to believe Tang San was an Outer Realm Heavenly Demon because he had treated her well for years.
• Ning Rongrong argued that Luo Ye’s accurate predictions supported his claims, and Zhu Zhuqing vouched for what he had written about her.
• Xiao Wu remained unsure whom to believe, so Zhu Zhuqing comforted her and suggested she observe events before deciding.

Luo Ye’s diary revealed his plans to obtain Immortal Herbs and warned that Xiao Wu’s soul-beast identity would be exposed around Titled Douluo. Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu resolved to grow closer to him, while Zhu Zhuqing helped them do so and worried about the complicated situation.

• The Shrek beauties read Luo Ye’s diary, which described the Immortal Herbs’ powers and his plan to find them before Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong eagerly decided to get closer to Luo Ye after learning an Immortal Herb could evolve her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Zhu Zhuqing felt wary of Ning Rongrong’s interest but decided to help her build a relationship with Luo Ye to protect the diary’s secret.
• Zhu Zhuqing warned Xiao Wu that a Titled Douluo could expose her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast identity and urged her to rely on Luo Ye for an Immortal Herb.
• Xiao Wu agreed to grow closer to Luo Ye, and Zhu Zhuqing privately sighed that she was helping him win over both girls.

Dugu Yan decided she wanted Luo Ye’s immortal herbs to cure Dugu Bo’s toxins, while Ye Lingling warned her against approaching Luo Ye directly because revealing the diary could get her killed. They planned to reach Shrek Academy through Qin Ming, while Ice Empress and Snow Empress wondered whether they had any chance of obtaining immortal herbs.

• Dugu Yan excitedly told Ye Lingling she wanted Luo Ye’s immortal herbs for Dugu Bo, whose accumulated toxins could be life-threatening.
• Ye Lingling cautioned that Luo Ye would likely give the limited herbs to those closest to him, and that she and Dugu Yan had little claim to them.
• Dugu Yan suggested going to Shrek Academy to find Luo Ye, but Ye Lingling warned that exposing the diary could lead to Dugu Yan’s death.
• Ye Lingling proposed showing curiosity about Shrek Academy to Qin Ming so he might take them there and let them meet Luo Ye naturally.
• Dugu Yan agreed to raise Shrek Academy with Qin Ming, expecting his enthusiasm for his former school to make him bring them along.
• In the Extreme North, Ice Empress asked Snow Empress whether their past-life friendship with Luo Ye could earn them immortal herbs, and Snow Empress judged their chances poor.

Bibi Dong and Hu Liena discussed the competition to receive Immortal Herbs from Luo Ye, while Flender and Zhao Wuji considered how to handle the new students at Shrek Academy. The Diary Instance holders waited for a chance to approach Luo Ye, and Flender decided to keep the students waiting rather than welcome them warmly.

• Bibi Dong defended Luo Ye's promise to give her an Immortal Herb, while Hu Liena complained that he had not promised one to her.
• Bibi Dong warned Hu Liena that other Diary Instance holders would compete for Luo Ye's favor, and Hu Liena remained confident that he would remember his senior sister.
• Luo Ye looked forward to the Diary Instance holders competing for his favor as he guided events from behind the scenes.
• Zhao Wuji told Flender how Luo Ye and four others had defeated him during the assessment, and Flender questioned the strength of Luo Ye's Spiritual Power.
• Zhao Wuji suggested meeting the five students to assess their personalities, but Flender decided to keep them waiting and act dissatisfied to temper their arrogance.

Tang Hao confronted Flender and Zhao Wuji over Tang San's safety, then beat them into agreeing to protect and train his son. He left them responsible for Tang San while demanding they conceal his visit and identity.

• Tang Hao appeared in Flender's room and warned Flender and Zhao Wuji that he would punish them if Tang San came to harm.
• Zhao Wuji challenged Tang Hao's threat, so Tang Hao revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and nine soul rings as a Titled Douluo.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji recognized Tang Hao and promised to keep Tang San safe, but Tang Hao insisted that they fight him together.
• Tang Hao defeated Flender and Zhao Wuji in a secluded place, leaving both men badly beaten.
• Tang Hao ordered Flender and Zhao Wuji to hide his visit and identity and entrusted Tang San to their care.
• Flender promised that they would train Tang San into a powerhouse renowned across the continent.

After Tang Hao beat and threatened Flender and Zhao Wuji, Flender decided to continue suppressing Tang San and the others despite the risk of retaliation. Luo Ye recorded the encounter in his diary, then invented a story about Tang Hao exploiting Ah Yin and Xiao Wu for Tang San’s rise and resolved to prevent Tang San from becoming the Blue Silver Emperor.

• Tang Hao humiliated Flender and Zhao Wuji, warned them to keep Tang San and Xiao Wu safe, and left them shaken.
• Zhao Wuji questioned whether they should keep suppressing Tang San, but Flender decided they would proceed with their plan to give the students suppressive education.
• Luo Ye used Mental Detection to witness the beating and wrote in his diary that Tang Hao’s warning was meant to protect Xiao Wu until Tang San could use her for a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and Spirit Bone.
• Luo Ye invented a tale that Tang Hao kept Ah Yin from recovering so Tang San could become the Blue Silver Emperor and gain power, while Ah Yin and Xiao Wu would be used and discarded.
• Luo Ye resolved to take Xiao Wu away from Tang San and either make Ah Yin his second martial soul and soul spirit or help her recover before Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass could evolve.

Xiao Wu began doubting Tang San and considered leaving after Luo Ye’s diary suggested Tang Hao had discovered her identity and planned to take her soul ring and Spirit Bone. Ah Yin was shaken by the possibility that Tang Hao had deliberately kept her from the Blue Silver Emperor ancestral land, then learned that Tang Hao and Tang Xiao had originally pursued her for her soul ring and Spirit Bone.

• Xiao Wu froze after reading Luo Ye’s diary entry and realized Tang Hao may have known she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast since arriving at Shrek Academy.
• Ning Rongrong warned Xiao Wu that Tang Hao would prioritize repaying the Clear Sky Sect, while Zhu Zhuqing promised to help her whatever she chose.
• Ah Yin recalled that returning to her ancestral land would let her recover quickly and suspected Tang Hao had kept her away so Tang San could obtain the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul.
• Luo Ye’s diary recounted how Tang Xiao and Tang Hao met Ah Yin, and claimed both brothers had sought her soul ring and Spirit Bone for the Clear Sky Sect’s benefit.
• Luo Ye noted that Ah Yin was still deceived by Tang Hao and Tang San and that she would probably not believe him if he tried to take her away from Holy Soul Village.

Ah Yin learned that Tang Hao and Tang Xiao had conspired over her soul ring and Spirit Bone, leaving her devastated by the betrayal. Qian Renxue and Gu Yuena reacted to the revelations, and Gu Yuena decided to watch Ah Yin and intervene if she remained deceived.

• Ah Yin realized Luo Ye knew the truth about Tang Hao and Tang Xiao’s schemes, then collapsed in grief and questioned Tang Hao’s betrayal.
• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er pitied Ah Yin and condemned Tang Hao for exploiting her to obtain her soul ring, Spirit Bone, and a child.
• Qian Renxue grew more hostile toward Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect, resolved to avenge her father, and worried that Luo Ye might expose her undercover identity.
• Gu Yuena condemned Tang Hao for plotting against Ah Yin and decided to keep watching, ready to intervene if Ah Yin failed to see through his deception.

Luo Ye joined Tang San and the others for breakfast, where they encountered Ma Hongjun harassing Cuihua. After Luo Ye’s diary entry stirred the girls’ disgust, Ning Rongrong confronted Ma Hongjun, and someone suddenly charged at him.

• Luo Ye received 10 diary points and went with Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Tang San to the cafeteria.
• Tang San considered recruiting Luo Ye into the Tang Sect after observing his talent and character.
• The group found Ma Hongjun pressuring Cuihua to stay with him, and Luo Ye wrote a diary entry condemning Ma Hongjun and Shrek’s response to his behavior.
• Ning Rongrong stepped in, insulted Ma Hongjun, and angered him.
• As Ning Rongrong prepared to retort, an unidentified figure charged at Ma Hongjun.

Xiao Wu beat Ma Hongjun after Luo Ye used Mental Detection and Mental Sharing to help her find his weaknesses. Dai Mubai failed to explain Ma Hongjun’s behavior, and the chapter ended with Ma Hongjun ready to fight Tang San.

• Xiao Wu rushed at Ma Hongjun, and Ning Rongrong laughed at his Phoenix Martial Soul Possession, calling him a grass chicken.
• Tang San prepared hidden weapons to protect Xiao Wu, then asked Luo Ye to support her with his soul skill.
• Luo Ye linked Xiao Wu to Mental Detection and Mental Sharing, allowing her to evade Ma Hongjun’s attacks and beat him badly.
• Cuihua tried to stop the fight, but Dai Mubai arrived and Xiao Wu accused him and Ma Hongjun of pursuing women; Cuihua ran off rather than explain.
• Dai Mubai urged Ma Hongjun to explain, but Ma Hongjun refused and challenged Tang San, who stepped forward to defend Xiao Wu.

Dai Mubai tried to win Tang San over and isolate Luo Ye, but Ma Hongjun’s demand for money to visit pleasure houses further damaged their reputations. After breakfast, Dai Mubai led the group to the training ground, where Oscar was waiting.

• Dai Mubai persuaded Tang San and Ma Hongjun to set aside their conflict and offered to treat everyone.
• Ma Hongjun clarified that he wanted Dai Mubai to pay for his visits to pleasure houses, provoking everyone’s contempt and worsening Dai Mubai’s image with Zhu Zhuqing.
• During breakfast, Dai Mubai tried to draw Tang San closer while steering the conversation away from Luo Ye, and Luo Ye wrote that Dai Mubai’s plans to isolate him would fail.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong saw Zhu Zhuqing chatting happily with Luo Ye and accepted that she had lost interest in Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai took everyone to the training ground, where Oscar had shaved his beard and was waiting.

Xiao Wu realized Tang Hao had targeted her for her hundred-thousand-year soul ring and Spirit Bone, and decided to distance herself from Tang San while quietly considering how to leave with Luo Ye. Flender welcomed the new students to Shrek Academy and took Oscar and Ning Rongrong aside for special instruction.

• Oscar asked Dai Mubai who Luo Ye was, while Ma Hongjun pointed out that Zhu Zhuqing clearly favored Luo Ye and teased Dai Mubai about it.
• Seeing Flender's bruised face, Xiao Wu recognized that Tang Hao had beaten Flender and Zhao Wuji and concluded that Tang Hao intended her soul ring and Spirit Bone for Tang San.
• Xiao Wu chose to stay away from Tang San for now and planned to discuss her options with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong after training.
• Flender welcomed the five new students, instructed Dai Mubai to explain the academy's rules, and announced that their first class would begin that night.
• Luo Ye left with Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu followed them after glancing at Tang San; Tang San stayed behind to watch Flender teach Oscar and Ning Rongrong.
• Ma Hongjun teased Dai Mubai after he watched Luo Ye and Zhu Zhuqing leave, and Dai Mubai glared at him.

Luo Ye warned Ning Rongrong through his diary that Flender planned to use the twenty-lap run to suppress her, and she decided to defy his scheme. After Ning Rongrong left to run, Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu questioned whether Shrek Academy was worth staying at, and Xiao Wu said she might leave with Luo Ye and Zhu Zhuqing.

• Luo Ye wrote in his diary that Flender intended to catch Ning Rongrong cutting corners during the twenty-lap run and use it to force her obedience.
• Ning Rongrong read Luo Ye's warning, heard Flender order her and Oscar to run, and vowed to make him pay for trying to crush her pride.
• Luo Ye cautioned Ning Rongrong to finish all twenty laps, and she thanked him before running off while dismissing Oscar's offer to help.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu told Luo Ye that Shrek Academy seemed increasingly unreliable, and Xiao Wu said she might leave with them.
• Luo Ye suggested that leaving could be an option, then fell silent as Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu waited anxiously for his response.

After Luo Ye’s diary revealed his suspicions about Xiao Wu’s sudden wish to leave Shrek Academy, Zhu Zhuqing advised her to approach him under the pretext of spending time with Zhu Qing. Ning Rongrong resented being stuck running laps while the others pursued Luo Ye, and Qian Renxue worried that Xiao Wu’s behavior might expose the Diary Instance.

• Luo Ye agreed to tell Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu if he decided to leave, then wrote that Xiao Wu’s changed attitude seemed suspicious.
• Zhu Zhuqing reassured Xiao Wu and suggested that she approach Luo Ye while accompanying Zhu Qing so her interest would seem natural.
• Ning Rongrong grew angry at Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu while running Flender’s assigned laps, then snapped at Oscar when he asked if she was all right.
• Qian Renxue read the diary entry and criticized Xiao Wu for acting recklessly and risking the Diary Instance’s exposure.

Qian Renxue, Gu Yuena, and Hu Liena each considered ways to bring Luo Ye closer to their factions after he left Shrek Academy. Hu Liena proposed using Bibi Dong’s past relationship with Yu Xiaogang as a pretext, angering Bibi Dong but prompting her to reconsider how much she trusted him.

• Qian Renxue decided to have Ning Fengzhi invite Luo Ye and the others to Heaven Dou Royal Academy under the pretext of bringing Ning Rongrong home.
• Gu Yuena criticized Xiao Wu and Ah Yin for being deceived by Tang San, then resolved to approach Luo Ye after he left Shrek Academy.
• Hu Liena suggested that Bibi Dong visit Yu Xiaogang at Shrek Academy as a way to bring Luo Ye to Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong scolded Hu Liena for invoking her history with Yu Xiaogang, but acknowledged that outsiders might judge the situation more clearly.
• Bibi Dong recalled evidence of Yu Xiaogang’s conduct and no longer trusted him as unquestioningly as before.

Bibi Dong rejected Hu Liena’s plan to lure Luo Ye to Spirit Hall by using Yu Xiaogang as an excuse, leaving them to find another approach. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Qian Renxue warned that Shrek Academy oppressed its students, but Ning Fengzhi chose to let Ning Rongrong stay for now.

• Bibi Dong refused Hu Liena’s suggestion to use a meeting with Yu Xiaogang to bring Luo Ye to Spirit Hall and told her to devise another plan.
• Qian Renxue told Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Yuena that Shrek Academy crushed students’ pride and demanded their obedience.
• Chen Xin offered to retrieve Ning Rongrong, and Gu Yuena said she would go with him to confront Shrek Academy.
• Ning Fengzhi argued that Shrek Academy might temper Ning Rongrong’s spoiled nature and promised to bring her back if its teachers went too far.
• Qian Renxue offered Ning Rongrong a place at Heaven Dou Royal Academy if she decided to leave Shrek Academy, and Chen Xin agreed to wait for now.