Chapter Summaries

Ye Zhiqiu survived the Ironclad Rhino’s final attack, killed it, and absorbed its spirit ring with help from Three-Tails Isobu’s Enhanced Origin. He gained Multiple Shadow Clones Jutsu, and the chapter ended with a pure-black spirit ring joining his purple one as Sword Douluo wondered at its apparent age.

• The Ironclad Rhino launched a surprise attack at Ye Zhiqiu, who used Substitution Jutsu to escape and reappear beside its head.
• Ye Zhiqiu cut the Ironclad Rhino’s throat, then granted its final wish by bumping its head against his chest before it died.
• Ye Zhiqiu bought Three-Tails Isobu’s Enhanced Origin and absorbed the Ironclad Rhino’s spirit ring without difficulty.
• Ye Zhiqiu spent 3,000 Negative Emotion Value on A-rank Multiple Shadow Clones Jutsu instead of the cheaper Shadow Clone Jutsu.
• The three Tailed Beast Origins helped Ye Zhiqiu form a pure-black Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring, leaving Sword Douluo astonished by its appearance.

After absorbing the Ironclad Rhino’s spirit ring, Ye Zhiqiu learned that his Second Spirit Ability created powerful, self-aware clones and discovered a Ten Thousand Year right arm soul bone. The group left the Soul Hunting Forest with Ning Rongrong carrying the soul bone Ye Zhiqiu gave her, while Sword Douluo remained astonished that Ye Zhiqiu had reached level 27.

• Ye Zhiqiu learned that his Multiple Shadow Clones Jutsu could create self-aware clones that cultivated independently and repaired themselves unless they suffered fatal damage.
• Ye Zhiqiu found a Ten Thousand Year right arm soul bone beneath the Ironclad Rhino’s foreleg.
• Ye Zhiqiu gave the soul bone to Ning Rongrong, who accepted it after he urged her to grow stronger.
• Ye Zhiqiu told Sword Douluo that his Second Spirit Ability created ten clones with eighty percent of his combat strength, and Sword Douluo speculated that the clones affected his spirit ring growth.
• Ye Zhiqiu carried Ning Rongrong through the forest as the group left, and Sword Douluo muttered in disbelief that Ye Zhiqiu had reached level 27.

After returning to Dormitory Seven, Ye Zhiqiu teased Xiao Wu about stealing his Gold Soul Coins and declared that she owed him a thousand. When the academy holiday began, Ye Zhiqiu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu prepared to travel to Holy Spirit Village together, with Xiao Wu tagging along and pleading for a carrot feast.

• Ye Zhiqiu returned to Dormitory Seven and told the students to cultivate diligently as the end of the school year approached.
• Ye Zhiqiu tricked Xiao Wu into admitting she had stolen coins, then calculated her debt as one thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Xiao Wu decided to accompany Ye Zhiqiu and Tang San to Holy Spirit Village before enrolling at Nuoding Intermediate Academy with them.
• Ye Zhiqiu counted his remaining Gold Soul Coins, then offered to take Tang San and Xiao Wu shopping in Nuoding City.
• Tang San planned to buy wine for his father, while Xiao Wu begged Ye Zhiqiu to treat her to a carrot feast despite her debt.

Ye Zhiqiu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu returned to Holy Spirit Village after a year at the academy. Ye Zhiqiu reunited with his parents, while Tang San learned that Tang Hao had left the village several days earlier and hurried home to investigate.

• Ye Zhiqiu and his companions stocked up on supplies and ordered clothes in Nuoding City before setting out for home.
• On the road, Ye Zhiqiu teased Xiao Wu about spicy rabbit heads, then promised her carrots when she acted sweetly toward him.
• The three reached Holy Spirit Village in the evening and ran toward Ye Zhiqiu's home.
• Liu Qingqing joyfully embraced Ye Zhiqiu, and Ye Nan welcomed him with a rare smile.
• Liu Qingqing told Tang San that Tang Hao had left the village several days earlier, so Tang San rushed home in alarm.

Ye Zhiqiu and Xiao Wu comforted Tang San after Tang Hao left him a letter and departed, then brought him to share a family dinner. Ye Zhiqiu’s parents questioned the large amount of money he brought home, and Tang San and Xiao Wu backed up his explanation that it came from Spirit Hall subsidies.

• Ye Zhiqiu and Xiao Wu found Tang San holding Tang Hao’s letter and comforted him about his father’s departure.
• Xiao Wu argued with Tang San over whether she should be his big sister, and Ye Zhiqiu stopped them so they could go eat.
• Tang San joined Ye Zhiqiu’s family for dinner and reflected that it was his first time sharing a meal with a family.
• Ye Nan questioned Ye Zhiqiu about his money, and Ye Zhiqiu showed the family more than six hundred Gold Soul Coins and explained that Spirit Hall paid him a subsidy.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu confirmed Ye Zhiqiu’s explanation, with Xiao Wu insisting that they had read a lot and would not lie.

After convincing Ye Zhiqiu’s parents that Spirit Masters could earn a living, Ye Zhiqiu summoned hundreds of Shadow Clones outside Holy Spirit Village and sent them to enter Soul Fighting Arena matches across both empires. He returned home expecting the clones to earn Negative Emotion Value and cause a stir.

• Ye Zhiqiu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu persuaded Ye Zhiqiu’s parents that being a Spirit Master was profitable, then Xiao Wu went to stay at Tang San’s house because Ye Zhiqiu’s home lacked a bed.
• Late at night, Ye Zhiqiu left home and summoned five or six hundred Shadow Clones outside Holy Spirit Village.
• Ye Zhiqiu ordered the clones to disguise themselves, enter Soul Fighting Arena matches in cities across the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires, avoid using spirit rings, and prioritize hiding their identities while earning Negative Emotion Value.
• When one clone asked how to earn Negative Emotion Value, Ye Zhiqiu told him to insult the audience after his match.
• The clones scattered into the night disguised as various people, including Xiao Wu, Sword Douluo, Ning Rongrong, Yu Xiaogang, and Su Yuntao, while Ye Zhiqiu returned home anticipating their results.

Ye Zhiqiu woke to memories and Negative Emotion Values from his clones’ arena antics, then spent his accumulated points buying four more Tailed Beast Origins. He returned home after enjoying the sun, with the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails Origins still out of reach.

• Ye Zhiqiu woke when two clones dispelled themselves after insulting spectators at a Nuoding City Soul Fighting Arena.
• Ye Zhiqiu ate breakfast with Liu Qingqing, who said his parents were saving their money for his future marriage.
• Ye Zhiqiu went to his usual rock outside Holy Spirit Village and watched clone memories and Negative Emotion Value notifications arrive.
• Ye Zhiqiu saw that his balance exceeded forty thousand and purchased the improved origins of Four-Tails Son Goku, Five-Tails Mu Wang, Six-Tails Saiken, and Seven-Tails Chomei.
• Ye Zhiqiu checked the prices of the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails Origins, decided to wait until he had more points, and headed home as noon approached.

Ye Zhiqiu arrived at Nuoding Intermediate Soul Master Academy with Tang San and Xiao Wu, where they encountered Xiao Chenyu. The chapter left Xiao Chenyu panicking as Ye Zhiqiu approached him, while the ending note thanked readers for their support.

• Ye Zhiqiu sent a shadow clone to guard his parents and set out to meet Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Ye Zhiqiu’s clones stirred up trouble across the continent, drawing Spirit Hall’s attention as he accumulated Negative Emotion Value and upgraded his Mangekyo.
• Ye Zhiqiu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu arrived in Nuoding City to enroll at Nuoding Intermediate Soul Master Academy.
• Ye Zhiqiu explained that Xiao Chenyu’s popularity came from his father’s position as Nuoding City’s City Lord.
• Xiao Chenyu spotted Ye Zhiqiu approaching and panicked, while Ling Feng and Liu Long also grew flustered.

Ye Zhiqiu defeated Xiao Chenyu’s upperclassmen and took his money before enrolling at Nuoding Intermediate Soul Master Academy with Tang San and Xiao Wu. After settling into Dormitory One, he collected his custom-made clothes and put on the Divine Garment Robe.

• Xiao Chenyu rallied more than a dozen upperclassmen to attack Ye Zhiqiu, but Ye Zhiqiu knocked them all down in less than two breaths.
• Ye Zhiqiu took Xiao Chenyu’s full money pouch and threatened to strip him and make him dance if he tried again.
• Xiao Chenyu noticed Ye Zhiqiu’s Black Jade Bracelet and concluded that Ye Zhiqiu came from a major power, while secretly keeping a second pouch of money.
• Ye Zhiqiu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu enrolled at Nuoding Intermediate Soul Master Academy and went to Dormitory One.
• Ye Zhiqiu collected his custom clothes, wore the Divine Garment Robe, and stored the Black Base Red Cloud Robe in his bracelet.

Ye Zhiqiu returned to Dormitory One and took Tang San and Xiao Wu to dinner, drawing Xiao Chenyu and his companions along. On the way, they discussed the academy’s shared dormitories, and Xiao Wu demanded three carrots before she would call Ye Zhiqiu handsome.

• Ye Zhiqiu returned to Dormitory One, where he found Xiao Wu overwhelmed by boys trying to talk to her and Tang San too awkward to intervene.
• Ye Zhiqiu invited Tang San and Xiao Wu to dinner, and Xiao Chenyu, Ling Feng, and Liu Long joined them.
• Xiao Chenyu explained that Nuoding Intermediate Soul Master Academy housed boys and girls together, with curtains separating them from the third year onward.
• Xiao Wu threatened to gouge out anyone who peeked at her, then got distracted when Tang San praised Ye Zhiqiu’s Divine Garment Robe.
• Ye Zhiqiu offered Xiao Wu a carrot in exchange for calling him handsome, and she demanded three carrots instead.

Ye Zhiqiu attended his first afternoon at Nuoding Intermediate Soul Master Academy, where Bai Yujing introduced a transfer student who arrived hours late. The girl found Ye Zhiqiu asleep in the back row, woke him, and asked if she could sit beside him.

• Ye Zhiqiu claimed the back-corner seat and stretched his legs across the seat beside him.
• Bai Yujing introduced himself as the first-year class's homeroom teacher and practical combat instructor, then announced a transfer student would join them.
• The students and Bai Yujing waited until three in the afternoon for the transfer student, while Ye Zhiqiu fell asleep in his seat.
• The transfer student arrived, and Bai Yujing welcomed her deferentially before she searched the classroom for Ye Zhiqiu.
• The girl tickled Ye Zhiqiu's ear to wake him and asked, "Classmate, can I sit beside you?"

Ye Zhiqiu reunited with Ning Rongrong at the academy and learned that she had kept his clone busy for nearly a month and a half. After releasing the exhausted clone, he absorbed its memories and fatigue, then collapsed in his dormitory to sleep.

• Ning Rongrong arrived in Ye Zhiqiu's classroom, argued with Xiao Wu, and sat beside Ye Zhiqiu.
• Ye Zhiqiu learned that Ning Rongrong had left his clone hanging from a tree outside the teaching building.
• Ye Zhiqiu released the clone and absorbed its memories of serving Ning Rongrong at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect without sleep.
• Ye Zhiqiu returned to his dormitory and collapsed from the clone's accumulated exhaustion.

After Ning Rongrong and the others searched for Ye Zhiqiu, she found him asleep in the dormitory and learned that her month-and-a-half of relying on his clone had left him exhausted. Ye Zhiqiu punished her with a smack, then fell asleep again.

• Ning Rongrong grew anxious when Ye Zhiqiu failed to return, while Xiao Wu taunted her and Tang San tried to keep them from fighting.
• Tang San led the group to Dormitory One, where they found Ye Zhiqiu asleep.
• Ning Rongrong climbed onto Ye Zhiqiu and shook him awake, complaining that he had left her alone.
• Ye Zhiqiu told Tang San to bring food for him and Ning Rongrong, then explained that his clone's exhaustion had transferred to him.
• Ye Zhiqiu pulled Ning Rongrong onto the bed, smacked her, and immediately fell asleep again.

Ning Rongrong watched over the exhausted Ye Zhiqiu and confessed her feelings while he slept. After he recovered enough to wake, he joined Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong for a meal, and urged the two girls to become best friends.

• Ning Rongrong covered the sleeping Ye Zhiqiu with a blanket and quietly apologized for exhausting him through his clone.
• Ning Rongrong told Ye Zhiqiu that her father and grandfathers wanted to meet him, and that Grandpa Sword had suggested he marry into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang San returned to Dormitory One with food and asked Ning Rongrong what had happened to Ye Zhiqiu.
• Xiao Wu woke Ye Zhiqiu, who got up and joined everyone for dinner after his rest had restored some of his energy.
• Ning Rongrong jumped onto Ye Zhiqiu's back, and he told her and Xiao Wu to get along and become best friends.

Five years after beginning cultivation at the academy, Ye Zhiqiu and Ning Rongrong reached Suotuo City ahead of Tang San and Xiao Wu to prepare for Shrek Academy’s registration. Ye Zhiqiu took Ning Rongrong to the Rose Hotel, which he had secretly bought as part of a continent-wide plan carried out by his clones under the name Akatsuki.

• Ye Zhiqiu and Xiao Wu skipped cultivation and went to sleep while Ning Rongrong meditated, and Ye Zhiqiu felt someone cuddle up to him during the night.
• Five years passed, during which Ning Rongrong reached Rank 28 Soul Power and Ye Zhiqiu rose past Rank 30, while the two grew closer.
• Ye Zhiqiu and Ning Rongrong arrived in Suotuo City ahead of Tang San and Xiao Wu because of an accident before their journey to Shrek Academy.
• Ye Zhiqiu sent a Shadow Clone with Su Yuntao to report to Spirit Hall, then left with Ning Rongrong to avoid revealing his clone.
• Ye Zhiqiu took Ning Rongrong to the Rose Hotel, which he had secretly bought, and revealed that his clones across the continent operated under the name Akatsuki.

Ye Zhiqiu and Ning Rongrong rested at Rose Hotel, where his avatar managed the property, while Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived looking for them. After Tang San and Xiao Wu decided to share the hotel’s last available room, someone suddenly stopped them.

• Ye Zhiqiu brought Ning Rongrong to Rose Hotel and told her the hotel belonged to him.
• Ye Zhiqiu asked his cold, bell-wearing avatar to vacate the Telepathic Connection room, and he and Ning Rongrong settled in for lunch and a rest.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu reached Suotuo City and went to Rose Hotel to find Ye Zhiqiu and Ning Rongrong.
• Tang San asked for two rooms, but the cashier said only one remained, so Xiao Wu agreed to share it with him.
• A sharp voice called out, stopping Tang San and Xiao Wu as the cashier was about to register their room.

Tang San and Xiao Wu clashed with Young Master Dai over a hotel room, but the Rose Hotel’s new owner stopped their fight with an overwhelming display of Aura Pressure. He identified himself as Akatsuki's Vermilion Bird, Itachi.

• Young Master Dai arrived with twin sisters and demanded the room Tang San and Xiao Wu had taken.
• Xiao Wu insulted Young Master Dai, who challenged the pair to settle the dispute through a Spirit Master fight.
• Tang San stepped forward to fight Young Master Dai while Xiao Wu reluctantly moved aside.
• Itachi appeared between them and warned that they would have to pay ten times the cost for any damage.
• Itachi’s Aura Pressure halted the fight, and he introduced himself as Akatsuki's Vermilion Bird, Itachi.

Ye Zhiqiu, Ning Rongrong, Tang San, and Xiao Wu left Suotuo City to find Shrek Academy. They spotted a forest and buildings ahead, suggesting they had finally reached their destination.

• Dai Mubai recognized Itachi as a member of Akatsuki and left the hotel with the twin sisters, while Itachi vanished before Tang San could thank him.
• Tang San told Ye Zhiqiu that he had met a powerful Spirit Master with seemingly impossible spirit rings, and Ye Zhiqiu suggested the man could change their colors with a soul skill.
• Ye Zhiqiu, Ning Rongrong, Tang San, and Xiao Wu went out to eat and explore Suotuo City, then split up to shop.
• The next morning, the four set out to find Shrek Academy and followed directions beyond Suotuo City into the surrounding farmland.
• Ye Zhiqiu spotted a forest with buildings and people ahead and said they should be near Shrek Academy.

Ye Zhiqiu, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong arrived at Shrek Academy and saw that its shabby appearance contrasted with its reputation. As the registration assessments continued, Zhu Zhuqing passed and encountered Dai Mubai, while an angry voice called out to him from behind.

• Ye Zhiqiu led Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong to Shrek Academy, where its dilapidated entrance surprised them.
• An old man warned applicants that Shrek accepted only unusually talented students and demonstrated his strength as a six-ring Soul Emperor, causing most of the crowd to leave.
• Xiao Wu pointed out Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Zhiqiu reassured Ning Rongrong that she was prettier.
• Zhu Zhuqing passed the age and Soul Power checks with a level of twenty-seven, then met Dai Mubai, who was assigned to take her to the fourth assessment.
• A voice called Dai Mubai a scumbag and threatened that Sister Xiao Wu would beat him up someday.

At Shrek Academy’s entrance assessment, Xiao Wu exposed Dai Mubai’s past behavior, while Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Tang San passed the initial tests. Ye Zhiqiu astonished the instructor with his physical strength and requested a private place to reveal his unusual spirit rings, leaving the assessment to continue in the nearby woods.

• Xiao Wu called Dai Mubai a scumbag for trying to take a room from her and Tang San, and Ning Rongrong joined in condemning him.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu showed their Spirits and passed the assessment at levels 28 and 29.
• Tang San passed the test at level 29 with his Blue Silver Grass Spirit.
• The instructor was shocked by Ye Zhiqiu’s extraordinary physical strength and asked him to reveal his Spirit.
• Ye Zhiqiu requested that he show his special spirit rings in the nearby woods, and the instructor agreed to accompany him.