Chapter Summaries

Ye Zhiqiu taught Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing how to walk on water, explaining that they needed to adjust their Soul Power to their weight and the water’s movement. After Zhu Zhuqing’s clothes slipped off during the lesson, she fell into the sea in a panic, and Ye Zhiqiu rescued her.

• Ye Zhiqiu invited Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing into the sea to practice fighting and balancing on the water.
• Ye Zhiqiu helped Ning Rongrong test her footing, but she fell in when he let go.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that water-walking required matching the current and adjusting Soul Power output to body weight.
• Ye Zhiqiu pulled Zhu Zhuqing from the water, causing her undergarment to slip off, and she screamed in embarrassment.
• Ye Zhiqiu released Zhu Zhuqing, and she panicked underwater until he pulled her up into his arms.
• Zhu Zhuqing vomited seawater and lobster onto Ye Zhiqiu’s chest, then apologized with her face buried against his shoulder.

Ye Zhiqiu helped Zhu Zhuqing recover after she nearly drowned, then taught her and Ning Rongrong to tread water and swim. The next morning, he returned to Shrek Academy and offered to take the waiting students somewhere to relax, interrupting Yu Xiaogang’s training.

• Ye Zhiqiu teased Ning Rongrong about her jealousy and carried Zhu Zhuqing away from the mess while explaining how to handle falling into water.
• With Ye Zhiqiu’s guidance, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing practiced treading water, and Zhu Zhuqing also learned to hold her breath underwater.
• After dark, Ye Zhiqiu brought Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing back to his wooden house, where they bathed together.
• The next morning, Ye Zhiqiu left the two girls sleeping and returned to Shrek Academy with Flying Thunder God.
• Yu Xiaogang prepared to make Tang San and the others run fifteen round trips, but Ye Zhiqiu appeared and offered to take them somewhere to relax.

Ye Zhiqiu took Tang San and the others to a small island for the next stage of their Soul Power control training. Yu Xiaogang accepted Ye Zhiqiu’s plan, and the group arrived at the seaside ready to begin.

• Ye Zhiqiu told Yu Xiaogang he planned to teach the students precise Soul Power control before sending them to the Great Soul Arena, and Yu Xiaogang entrusted their training to him.
• Ye Zhiqiu packed Zhu Zhuqing’s clothes while teasing Xiao Wu, who misunderstood his claim that both women had slept with him the previous night.
• Ye Zhiqiu gathered Tang San, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and the others, including Meng Yiran, and teleported them to a small island with Flying Thunder God.
• Flender questioned Yu Xiaogang about letting Ye Zhiqiu train the students, and Yu Xiaogang said he trusted Ye Zhiqiu’s talent and temperament.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others excitedly surveyed the island, and Ma Hongjun howled toward the sea.

Ye Zhiqiu began water-training Tang San and the others on an island, then tried to summon the Sea God's Divine Sense from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. The Divine Sense finally appeared after Ye Zhiqiu threatened to bury the artifact in a latrine.

• Ning Rongrong lost her balance and fell into the water when Ma Hongjun's yell startled her.
• Ye Zhiqiu ordered Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others to live on the island and learn to fight on the water's surface before returning to the academy.
• Ye Zhiqiu told the group he had eaten heavenly treasures, killed two Titled Douluo, and become Spirit Hall's Honorary Great Elder.
• Ye Zhiqiu took out the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and tried to summon the Sea God's Divine Sense to ask about divine inheritances and powerful soul beasts.
• Ye Zhiqiu threatened to suppress the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud beneath a latrine, prompting the Sea God's Divine Sense to appear and ask him to listen.

Ye Zhiqiu questioned Poseidon's Divine Sense about powerful soul beasts and godhood inheritances, learning of several locations across two continents. Poseidon's Divine Sense suggested Ye Zhiqiu seek the Sea God inheritance, but Ye Zhiqiu dismissed it.

• Ye Zhiqiu summoned Poseidon's Divine Sense and asked about godhood inheritances and soul beasts over three hundred thousand years old.
• Poseidon's Divine Sense warned that such soul beasts were ferocious and listed powerful examples in the Extreme North, the Star Dou Great Forest, and the ocean.
• Poseidon's Divine Sense described inheritance grounds for the Angel God, Rakshasa God, and Ice and Snow Dual Gods, and mentioned additional ones on Sun Moon Continent.
• Ye Zhiqiu was shocked to learn that the planet had another continent, then thanked Poseidon's Divine Sense for the information.
• Poseidon's Divine Sense suggested Ye Zhiqiu try to inherit the Sea God's godhood, but Ye Zhiqiu said he did not think much of a First-level God.

Ye Zhiqiu tested the results of Tang San and the others’ month of training by fighting all eight of them on the sea without using Soul Skills. Their coordinated opening attack forced him to dodge carefully, but he kicked Dai Mubai away and remained wary of Zhu Zhuqing’s Kusanagi Sword as the battle continued.

• Ye Zhiqiu announced that the group would return to Shrek Academy the next day and challenged the eight to stay on the water during a fight.
• Tang San and the others formed a battle formation, with Tang San linking them using Blue Silver Grass and Ning Rongrong and Oscar protected at the rear.
• Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing attacked while Tang San and Ma Hongjun launched Spirit Abilities, and Ma Hongjun redirected his fire line around Dai Mubai.
• Ye Zhiqiu evaded the fire line and kicked Dai Mubai’s leg, overcoming Ning Rongrong’s strength enhancement and sending Dai Mubai skipping across the water.
• Tang San pulled Dai Mubai back with Blue Silver Grass, and Oscar gave him a Recovery Sausage while the others continued their coordinated attack.
• Ye Zhiqiu ignored the approaching Blue Silver Grass and focused on Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing after noticing Zhu Zhuqing had drawn the Kusanagi Sword.

Ye Zhiqiu tested the group’s coordination, eliminating Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu before prompting Tang San to use his second spirit, the Clear Sky Hammer. The remaining fighters regrouped around Tang San and prepared to attack Ye Zhiqiu.

• Ye Zhiqiu used his control over plants to bind Xiao Wu with Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and stopped Zhu Zhuqing’s sword with two fingers.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu coordinated an attack, but Ye Zhiqiu caught Zhu Zhuqing’s hands, eliminated her, and then countered Xiao Wu’s Waist Bow and eliminated her.
• Ye Zhiqiu returned Zhu Zhuqing’s Kusanagi Sword and told Tang San to use his second spirit because Ye Zhiqiu could control the Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer, surprising Dai Mubai and the others, who recognized the famous Tool Spirit.
• Tang San realized Ye Zhiqiu was testing their coordination and directed Yiran, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to support him as the group formed a new battle formation.

Ye Zhiqiu tested Tang San and the others in battle, using their misjudgments to eliminate three fighters in quick succession. He ended the exercise after praising their coordination and announced they would return to the academy the next day.

• Tang San met Ye Zhiqiu's kick with the Clear Sky Hammer, but the clash sent Tang San staggering back while Ye Zhiqiu remained unharmed.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Meng Yiran as Tang San prepared another hammer strike, but Ye Zhiqiu dodged it and eliminated Meng Yiran.
• Ye Zhiqiu kicked Ma Hongjun, then caught Ning Rongrong before she could eat Oscar's Mushroom Sausage; Ning Rongrong secretly opened the first gate of the Eight Gates, but Ye Zhiqiu stopped her and eliminated her.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Oscar blamed themselves for the team's mistakes, while Ye Zhiqiu praised their coordination and control of Soul Power and ended the battle.
• Ye Zhiqiu told the group they were free for the rest of the day and would return to the academy tomorrow.

Ye Zhiqiu brought Shrek Academy’s masked team to the Great Soul Arena for its first round of battles, where the students gained experience in solo and duo matches. After their easy victories, the team prepared to face the Berserker Team in the second-to-last team battle of the evening.

• Ye Zhiqiu and Yu Xiaogang agreed to use the Great Soul Arena for the team’s second phase of training, and the students adopted titles and silver half-masks to conceal their identities.
• Ye Zhiqiu led the nine masked members of Shrek Academy to Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena and let them choose solo or duo battles while they waited for the team matches.
• Xiao Wu, Tang San, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, Meng Yiran, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun registered for battles, while Ye Zhiqiu stayed behind to watch over Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
• The students won most of their solo and duo battles easily, earning two points each except Ning Rongrong and Oscar, who earned one point apiece.
• The group reached the team battle area and learned that Shrek Team would face the Berserker Team in the second-to-last match.

The Shrek Team prepared for its team battle when Kuáng Xī, captain of the Berserker Team, barged in to taunt them and harass Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran. Ye Zhiqiu nearly confronted him before Kuáng Xī’s teammates arrived, and the two captains left the conflict to settle on the Soul Fighting platform.

• The Shrek Team rested in its private waiting area to recover Soul Power before the team battle.
• Kuáng Xī entered the waiting area, mocked the young Shrek fighters, and leered at Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran.
• Ye Zhiqiu blocked Kuáng Xī’s exit and challenged him after Kuáng Xī tried to leave.
• Tang San and the others rose with Soul Power surging, while Kuáng Xī grew wary of being outnumbered.
• The Berserker Team arrived, and Kuáng Xī left after taunting Ye Zhiqiu and expressing hope they would meet on the platform.
• Ye Zhiqiu let Kuáng Xī go and decided he would rather torment him during their match.

Ye Zhiqiu used his status as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son to get the Soto Great Soul Fighting Arena to let him compete despite being over the level limit. He joined the Shrek Team for its match against the Berserker Team, which began amid a hostile crowd.

• Ye Zhiqiu told Oscar he planned to settle things with the Berserker Team in the arena and summoned the arena’s steward with a token.
• Huoyan Chen recognized Ye Zhiqiu as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and agreed to alter the registration so he could compete.
• Ye Zhiqiu told Ma Hongjun to switch out of the lineup, explaining that he wanted revenge for his girlfriend being harassed.
• The Shrek Team and Berserker Team left their waiting rooms for the match, and the host introduced both teams to the cheering spectators.
• The crowd booed the newly formed Shrek Team, and the teams lined up for the Soul Fight.

Ye Zhiqiu defeated the Berserker Team alone at the Great Soul Arena, then mutilated their captain Kuáng Xī for looking at Zhu Zhuqing. The Berserker Team surrendered, and Shrek Team won as Ye Zhiqiu set a new arena record.

• Ye Zhiqiu told the referee that the Berserker Team was not worthy of a formation and began the battle with his teammates watching from the sidelines.
• Two Violent Sheep Spirit Masters charged Ye Zhiqiu with support from the Ruyi Disk Soul Master, but Ye Zhiqiu blocked them with his spear and kicked them away, breaking their ribs.
• Ye Zhiqiu rushed Kuáng Xī and smashed his arms and chest with Que Xie, knocking Kuáng Xī, the female Spirit Master, and the Support Soul Master to the ground.
• Ye Zhiqiu blinded Kuáng Xī and severed half his tongue because Kuáng Xī had looked at Zhu Zhuqing.
• The female Spirit Master surrendered on behalf of the Berserker Team, and the host declared Shrek Team the winners while announcing Ye Zhiqiu's new solo-victory record.

After Ye Zhiqiu led the Shrek Team to a crushing victory, the group celebrated and made plans for a Hidden Weapon partnership with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The evening ended with Ye Zhiqiu flying Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing back to Shrek Academy.

• Ye Zhiqiu returned to the Shrek Team after defeating all seven members of the Berserker Team, and the arena crowd hailed him as the Battle God.
• Ma Hongjun bragged that he could defeat seven opponents alone, so Ye Zhiqiu jokingly challenged him to fight first in the next team Soul Fight.
• At a restaurant, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing clung to Ye Zhiqiu whenever female Spirit Masters approached him, while Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai left the group.
• Ye Zhiqiu lent Xiao Wu Gold Soul Coins and suggested Tang San partner with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to produce Hidden Weapons; Tang San agreed to discuss the plan there the next afternoon.
• Oscar left with Meng Yiran, and Xiao Wu dragged Tang San off to go shopping.
• Ye Zhiqiu took Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing back to Shrek Academy on Suebian, his flying sword.

Ye Zhiqiu and the Shrek Academy group entered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Rongrong led them through its vast grounds toward her family’s home. When Zhu Zhuqing tried to distance herself to avoid causing trouble, Ye Zhiqiu reassured her and insisted that he would stand by her.

• Ning Rongrong welcomed Ye Zhiqiu and the others into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and led them through its outer grounds.
• Ning Rongrong explained that they had passed from the outer area, where disciples with outside surnames lived, into the inner area for direct descendants.
• Ye Zhiqiu reached for Zhu Zhuqing’s hand, and Ning Rongrong pulled her forward when she hesitated.
• Ye Zhiqiu told Zhu Zhuqing that he would handle any trouble and that she should not worry about causing him hardship.

Ye Zhiqiu and the others visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Council Tower, where Ning Rongrong introduced them to her father, Ning Fengzhi, and the sect’s two Super Douluo. After Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo challenged Ye Zhiqiu over Rongrong’s affection, he dispelled their pressure with his spirit rings and asked them to speak calmly.

• Ning Rongrong led Ye Zhiqiu and the others to the Council Tower and explained its purpose and view.
• Ning Fengzhi sat with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, who bickered over which one Ning Rongrong liked more.
• Ning Rongrong hugged Ye Zhiqiu and declared that she liked him most, prompting Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to confront him about the other girl beside him.
• Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo released pressure that made Zhu Zhuqing’s martial soul appear and left the others struggling.
• Ye Zhiqiu summoned his four spirit rings to dispel the pressure, surprising the two Douluo and Ning Fengzhi.
• Ye Zhiqiu greeted Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo and urged them to talk without trying to intimidate him.

Ning Rongrong introduced Ye Zhiqiu and the Shrek students to Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo, who confronted Ye Zhiqiu about his relationship with her and Zhu Zhuqing. Bone Douluo challenged Ye Zhiqiu to a contest in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s treasure vaults, giving him a one-minute head start.

• Ning Rongrong introduced Zhu Zhuqing and the Shrek students to Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo.
• Ye Zhiqiu sat with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, drawing disapproving stares from Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.
• Sword Douluo asked which girl Ye Zhiqiu planned to marry, and Ye Zhiqiu said he wanted to marry both.
• Bone Douluo challenged Ye Zhiqiu to prove himself, but Ye Zhiqiu proposed a race to retrieve an item from the sect’s treasure vault instead.
• Bone Douluo agreed to the contest and gave Ye Zhiqiu a one-minute head start.

Ye Zhiqiu emptied two of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s treasure vaults before Bone Douluo reached them, then deliberately let Bone Douluo appear to win the contest. Ning Fengzhi declared Bone Douluo the winner after he brought back a ginseng root.

• Ning Fengzhi agreed to referee the contest with Ning Rongrong, and Bone Douluo received a one-minute head start.
• Ye Zhiqiu used Flying Thunder God to empty the hidden vault beneath the Council Tower and the inner district vault, leaving teasing messages behind.
• Bone Douluo entered the hidden vault, found it empty, and hurried to the inner district vault, where he found only a ginseng root and another message from Ye Zhiqiu.
• Bone Douluo returned to the Council Tower just before Ye Zhiqiu arrived, and Ye Zhiqiu claimed he had lost by one step.
• Bone Douluo presented the ginseng root, and Ning Fengzhi declared him the winner.

Ye Zhiqiu returned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s immense stolen treasury after losing to Bone Douluo, who punished him by ordering him to treat Ning Rongrong well. Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo accepted Ye Zhiqiu’s wandering nature and left his relationship with Ning Rongrong to the two of them.

• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo offered to let Ye Zhiqiu keep what he had taken, but Bone Douluo objected after realizing Ye Zhiqiu had emptied the treasury.
• Ye Zhiqiu returned the sect’s medicinal herbs, Soul Tools, antiques, and other treasures, shocking everyone with the scale of what he had taken.
• Ning Rongrong argued that Ye Zhiqiu should win because he had taken far more than Bone Douluo, but Ye Zhiqiu accepted his loss and let Bone Douluo decide his punishment.
• Bone Douluo ordered Ye Zhiqiu to treat Ning Rongrong well, and Ye Zhiqiu agreed.
• Ning Fengzhi asked whether Ye Zhiqiu planned to build his future in Spirit Hall, and Ye Zhiqiu said he would not settle there or in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo accepted Ye Zhiqiu’s answer and left his affairs with Ning Rongrong to them.

Ye Zhiqiu brought Tang San before the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to discuss selling his Hidden Weapons, while revealing Xiao Wu’s true identity to Sword Douluo and Ning Rongrong. The chapter ended with Ye Zhiqiu assuring them that his connections could protect Xiao Wu across the continent.

• Ye Zhiqiu thanked Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo for approving his relationship with Ning Rongrong, then introduced Tang San’s business proposal.
• Xiao Wu clung nervously to Tang San in front of the Titled Douluo, and Ye Zhiqiu teased her until she relaxed.
• Tang San demonstrated the Godly Zhuge Crossbow to Ning Fengzhi, who went outside with Bone Douluo to see it tested.
• Sword Douluo asked Ye Zhiqiu whether he knew Xiao Wu’s true identity, and Ye Zhiqiu explained that he had brought her to prevent the elders from capturing her by mistake.
• Ye Zhiqiu revealed that Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast who had transformed into a human, then assured Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing that his influence could keep her safe.

After a month of dominating team battles in the Soto Great Soul Fighting Arena, Ye Zhiqiu led the Shrek Team to the central zone to face the powerful Imperial Fighting Team. He chose to let his teammates fight without him, and they learned they must prioritize the opposing Nine Heart Begonia healer.

• The Shrek Team maintained a thirty-match team-winning streak, gained fame, and improved their Soul Fighting rankings and strength.
• Huoyan Chen asked Ye Zhiqiu to challenge the Imperial Fighting Team, a group of Silver Soul Fighting Badge holders backed by Suotuo City nobles.
• Ye Zhiqiu agreed, had the team’s Bronze badges exchanged for Silver ones, and arranged for them to compete in the central zone that night.
• Ye Zhiqiu told the team he would not intervene and warned them about Dugu Yan’s poison and the Imperial Fighting Team’s Nine Heart Begonia healer.
• Ning Rongrong explained that the Nine Heart Begonia’s area-wide healing could keep its teammates from being defeated while its Soul Power lasted.