Chapter Summaries

Wang Xiao gave Jiang Nannan a grilled fish, then accompanied Wang Dong to watch Beibei fight Xu Sanshi. Wang Xiao secretly interfered to make Beibei win, and Beibei left with Xu Sanshi after demanding payment to remove the Dragon Whisker Needles.

• Wang Xiao gave Jiang Nannan a grilled fish and returned to Wang Dong, who invited him to watch Beibei challenge Xu Sanshi.
• Wang Xiao teased Wang Dong by touching her waist and hips and commenting on her figure and scent, while she tried to change the subject.
• Wang Xiao and Wang Dong watched Beibei and Xu Sanshi fight at the Spirit Dueling Area, and Wang Xiao secretly used Soul Power to make Xu Sanshi collapse in pain.
• Beibei claimed victory, and Xu Sanshi accused him of using Hidden Weapons before agreeing to pay one hundred Gold Soul Coins and a Profound Water Pill to have the Dragon Whisker Needles removed.
• Beibei took Xu Sanshi toward the boys' dormitory, while Wang Xiao privately doubted that they could remove the needles.

Beibei discovered that the Dragon Whisker Needles had melted into Xu Sanshi’s flesh and could not be removed, so he left to seek Tang Ya’s help. Back at the dormitory, Wang Xiao teased and embraced Wang Dong, leaving her flustered.

• Beibei found thirty melted Dragon Whisker Needles fused with Xu Sanshi’s flesh and told him they could not be removed by the usual method.
• Xu Sanshi threatened Beibei, then admitted he had provoked Huo Yuhao and pleaded for help when Beibei tried to leave.
• Beibei agreed to look for Tang Ya, though he doubted she could help, and hurried out of the dormitory.
• Wang Xiao returned to the dormitory, and Wang Dong later got into bed while Huo Yuhao was still away at the bathhouse.
• Wang Xiao teased Wang Dong about her scent, hugged her from behind, and let go when she said she was hot.

Wang Xiao gave Wang Dong the Golden Earth Dragon King Soul Bone, then checked on Tang Ya’s cultivation and took her to the Star Dou Great Forest for a fourth soul ring. He urged her to delay revenge until she was strong enough to reclaim the Tang Sect’s original site and withstand the empire’s enforcement team.

• Wang Xiao gave Wang Dong the Golden Earth Dragon King Soul Bone, explaining that he had traded away another Soul Bone to obtain it, and she began absorbing it as he stood guard.
• Seven days later, Wang Xiao entered his Botanical Garden Space Ring and learned that Tang Ya had reached Level Forty.
• Wang Xiao took Tang Ya to the Star Dou Great Forest so she could obtain her fourth soul ring.
• Wang Xiao noticed Tang Ya’s killing intent and warned her that taking revenge at her current strength would leave her unable to protect the Tang Sect’s original site from the imperial Enforcement Team.
• Wang Xiao promised to help Tang Ya reach Titled Douluo strength within one or two years so she could pursue revenge and restore the Tang Sect herself.

Wang Xiao reassured Tang Ya that he would help her become a Titled Douluo and rebuild the Tang Sect, and she accepted his promise. At the Star Dou Great Forest, they encountered a seven-thousand-year Crimson Snake suited to Tang Ya, and Wang Xiao killed it for her.

• Wang Xiao promised to help Tang Ya become a Titled Douluo within two years and offered to support her revenge and rebuild the Tang Sect if he failed.
• Tang Ya wept in Wang Xiao's arms and accepted his offer.
• Wang Xiao and Tang Ya reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, where he explained its regions and powerful Soul Beasts.
• Tang Ya recognized a seven-thousand-year Crimson Snake as suitable for her martial soul but worried it would be difficult to kill.
• Wang Xiao seized the Crimson Snake from the swamp, killed it, and handed Tang Ya a dagger to finish the process.

Tang Ya absorbed the seven-thousand-year Crimson Snake soul ring while Wang Xiao protected her and learned a new earth manipulation skill. Three days later, she awoke at level forty-one and realized she might have fallen in love with him.

• Wang Xiao subdued the seven-thousand-year Crimson Snake, and Tang Ya killed it to obtain its purple soul ring.
• Tang Ya began absorbing the soul ring while Wang Xiao promised to protect her.
• Wang Xiao completed his Star Dou Great Forest sign-in, learned Limited Edition Earth Manipulation, and tested his ability to shape earth into pits, walls, and a stone giant.
• After three days, Tang Ya finished absorbing the soul ring and reached level forty-one.
• Wang Xiao offered Tang Ya roasted crocodile meat, and she wondered whether she had fallen in love with him.

Wang Xiao shared grilled crocodile meat with Tang Ya, then traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest’s core to find the Imperial Auspicious Beast, Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and protect her from Tang San. He reached Life Lake and concealed himself in a tree, leaving his plans for the next day.

• Wang Xiao and Tang Ya ate grilled crocodile meat, and he packed the leftovers for Wang Dong and the others.
• Wang Xiao and Tang Ya became intimate, but his Rose Martial Soul wrapped them up and caused them both to pass out.
• After waking, Wang Xiao sent Tang Ya into his Botanical Garden Space Ring and headed deeper into the forest to find the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• Wang Xiao reached the core of the Star Dou Great Forest and identified the nearby lake as Life Lake, where Gu Yuena was healing beneath it.
• Wang Xiao hid in a tree behind a barrier and decided to wait before approaching the Imperial Auspicious Beast.

Wang Xiao encountered the Imperial Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, at the Life Lake and trapped her inside his barrier. He claimed he had come to save her, but his motives remained unclear.

• Wang Xiao woke in the Star Dou Great Forest and approached the Life Lake while his barrier concealed him from the powerful soul beasts nearby.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion arrived to drink, and Wang Xiao recognized her as the young Imperial Auspicious Beast.
• Wang Xiao expanded his barrier around the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who discovered she could not escape and threatened him with misfortune.
• Wang Xiao told the Three-Eyed Golden Lion that he had come to save her, while the Loli Voice System teased him about his other motives.

Wang Xiao captured the Imperial Auspicious Beast, Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and tried pressing his Seal of Destiny against her third eye. The contact transformed her into a human girl, while Wang Xiao's own Seal of Destiny remained unchanged.

• Wang Xiao warned the Imperial Auspicious Beast, Three-Eyed Golden Lion, that gods could control her fate, but she refused to believe him.
• Wang Xiao appeared on the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's back and endured half an hour of her attempts to throw him off.
• Scarlet King searched outside Wang Xiao's barrier, but the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could not make him see or hear her.
• Wang Xiao restrained the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and pressed his forehead against her Eye of Destiny.
• Golden light flashed, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion became a human girl while Wang Xiao's Seal of Destiny stayed the same.

Wang Xiao watched the Imperial Auspicious Beast, Three-Eyed Golden Lion transform into a human girl and suggested the name Wang Qiu'er. After she reunited with the Soul Beasts, they demanded to know why Wang Xiao had come to the Star Dou Great Forest and caused her transformation.

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion discovered her human appearance in Wang Xiao's mirror and questioned him about how she had transformed.
• Wang Xiao offered her a red robe and suggested she use the name Wang Qiu'er, then told her to visit him at Shrek Academy if she wanted to find him.
• Wang Xiao lowered the barrier, and Wang Qiu'er leaped away before Bi Ji, Zi Ji, Xiong Jun, Scarlet King, Yao Ling, and Wan Yao Wang arrived.
• Wang Qiu'er told Bi Ji and the other Soul Beasts what had happened, and they confirmed that she was still the Imperial Auspicious Beast.
• Bi Ji questioned Wang Xiao about his purpose, while Zi Ji threatened to kill him if he did not answer.

Wang Xiao effortlessly immobilized Di Tian and the other Great Star Dou Forest beasts, then left without harming them. Back at Shrek Academy, he reunited with Tang Ya and later used his frost power to suppress Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire.

• Wang Xiao immobilized Zi Ji, Wan Yao Wang, Yao Ling, Scarlet King, Xiong Jun, and Di Tian, then departed after saying goodbye to Bi Ji and Wang Qiu'er.
• Di Tian and the other beasts regained their movement, and Di Tian wondered whether Wang Xiao had come for Wang Qiu'er, the Imperial Auspicious Beast.
• Wang Xiao returned to Wang Dong, then brought Tang Ya out of the Botanical Garden Space Ring the next morning and learned that she had reached level forty-two.
• Wang Xiao kissed Tang Ya and escorted her back to the upper-year girls' dormitory after they spent an hour together in the grove.
• Ma Xiaotao clung to Wang Xiao during an evil-fire flare-up, and he covered her in frost until her flames were extinguished and her condition was suppressed.

Wang Xiao found Xiao Xiao alone by the river and comforted her before inviting her and Wang Dong on a boat trip. He stopped to fish, and the three celebrated when his first cast brought up several fish.

• Wang Xiao sat with Xiao Xiao, gave her a flower, and asked her to bring Wang Dong for a surprise.
• Wang Xiao launched a boat, and Wang Dong rowed while he and Xiao Xiao enjoyed the trip.
• Wang Xiao stopped the boat in calm water and took out a fishing net.
• Wang Xiao cast the net and pulled up several fish, delighting Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong.
• Xiao Xiao asked to grill a large fish, and Wang Xiao agreed to share the catch.

Wang Xiao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao caught fish and shrimp, then set up a stall selling grilled fish and spicy shrimp outside Shrek Academy. The students gathered after Wang Xiao and the two girls called out to them, and the stall was ready to begin business.

• Wang Xiao caught a large haul of fish, while Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao tried casting the net and Xiao Xiao caught over a hundred jin.
• Wang Xiao stayed underwater for half an hour gathering freshwater shrimp, worrying Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao until he resurfaced with two full sacks.
• Wang Xiao proposed that he cook the fish and shrimp to sell outside the Academy, with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao helping and sharing the money; they agreed.
• Wang Xiao brought out his cart, ingredients, and seasonings and prepared grilled fish and spicy shrimp for the evening crowd.
• Wang Xiao loudly advertised the food, drawing students toward the stall, and Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong joined in calling out to customers.

Wang Xiao’s grilled fish and spicy shrimp became a hit with Shrek Academy students, and he gave Jiang Nannan a large fish as a friendly gesture. That night, he remembered the Great Red Carp he had stored alive in his Purple Gold Nine-Patterned Ring.

• Wang Xiao let the picky student Ma Sanpao sample a spicy shrimp, and Ma Sanpao bought a small grilled fish before praising its taste and purchasing a ten-jin fish.
• Students rushed to buy Wang Xiao’s grilled fish and spicy shrimp, selling out nearly all the fish before Wang Xiao stopped the stall to save some for himself, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao.
• Jiang Nannan arrived after the stall had nearly sold out, and Wang Xiao gave her a nine-jin grilled fish after she hesitated at its price.
• Jiang Nannan thanked Wang Xiao and left with the fish, while Wang Dong glared at him and Xiao Xiao quietly ate.
• Wang Xiao woke during the night and remembered the Great Red Carp he had placed alive inside his Purple Gold Nine-Patterned Ring.

Wang Xiao released the Great Red Carp into a pond and added water from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Beibei learned that Tang Ya could not cure Xu Sanshi. Three months later, Wang Xiao woke to the class bell and found Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong still asleep.

• Wang Xiao released the Great Red Carp into his pond, then added a small amount of water from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to test the effects of its Dragon Qi.
• Beibei told Tang Ya that Xu Sanshi had thirty melted Dragon Whisker Needles in his body, and she said she had no way to remove them.
• Beibei told Xu Sanshi that Tang Ya could not help him, and Xu Sanshi screamed in pain before Beibei left.
• Xu Sanshi took leave a few days later and returned home with his family to seek treatment.
• Three months later, Wang Xiao woke to the class bell and saw that Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were still asleep.

Wang Xiao used his Space Transfer Technique to get himself and Wang Dong to class before Huo Yuhao, then volunteered to form a two-person team for Shrek Academy’s freshman assessment. Zhou Yi announced that only the top 150 of 300 teams would remain, leaving the class anxious about elimination.

• Wang Xiao woke Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao, then teleported himself and Wang Dong into the classroom before Huo Yuhao arrived.
• Wang Dong misunderstood Wang Xiao’s declaration that he liked her, but he clarified that he meant he liked her as a dormmate and explained his Space Transfer Technique.
• Zhou Yi introduced the freshman assessment and explained that students would compete in teams of three, leaving two students without full teams.
• Wang Xiao volunteered to form a two-person team, and Zhou Yi praised him as an example for the class.
• Zhou Yi warned that only the top 150 of 300 teams would remain at Shrek Academy, making the students fear elimination.

Wang Xiao chose the class’s weakest student, Bing Bing, as his assessment partner despite warnings that the risky choice could get them eliminated from Shrek Academy. After class, he told an angry Wang Dong that he chose Bing Bing to help her stay at the academy, while still calling Wang Dong his good brother.

• Zhou Yi let Wang Xiao choose a teammate, and he selected Bing Bing instead of Wang Dong or Xiao Xiao.
• The class reacted with disbelief because Bing Bing had ranked last throughout freshman training, and Bing Bing was moved to tears by Wang Xiao’s choice.
• Zhou Yi warned Wang Xiao that choosing Bing Bing could cause them to fail the assessment, but he defended his decision as an example of helping the class and giving Bing Bing a chance.
• Zhou Yi applauded Wang Xiao’s response and began assigning the remaining groups.
• At the cafeteria, Wang Dong asked why Wang Xiao had chosen Bing Bing over her, and he said he wanted to help Bing Bing remain at Shrek Academy.
• Wang Dong grew frustrated when Wang Xiao called them good brothers and roommates, thinking he still had not discovered her secret.

Wang Xiao encouraged Bing Bing to believe she could improve, and she entered her freshman assessment determined to prove herself. Her first opponent, Luan Wu, overwhelmed her with a stronger martial soul and Soul Power, leaving Bing Bing injured but still resolved to continue fighting.

• Wang Xiao spoke with Bing Bing by Sea God Lake and urged her to stop doubting herself and take the assessment seriously.
• Bing Bing realized that entering Shrek Academy already showed she had succeeded more than many others, and she promised Wang Xiao she would give the assessment her all.
• The freshman assessment began, and Bing Bing faced Luan Wu of Freshman Class Two in a one-on-one match.
• Bing Bing introduced her level-eleven caterpillar martial soul, while Luan Wu revealed her level-twenty-one Three-Headed Frog and two yellow Soul Rings.
• Luan Wu's Three-Headed Flame Spray destroyed Bing Bing's giant caterpillar and knocked her down, but Bing Bing resolved to stand and keep fighting.

Bing Bing continued her assessment match against the much stronger Luan Wu, but Luan Wu’s fire attacks mysteriously failed to harm her. As Luan Wu’s strength waned, Bing Bing suspected Wang Xiao was secretly protecting her, though she could not explain how.

• Bing Bing got back up and charged at Luan Wu after using her Spirit Skill.
• Luan Wu’s Three-Headed Spray Ball hit Bing Bing, but Wang Xiao’s hidden barrier prevented the flames from burning her.
• Luan Wu used her Self-Created Soul Skill, Flame Line Cut, and Bing Bing fell while trying to retreat.
• The fire streams were swallowed before they could hurt Bing Bing, leaving Luan Wu panicked and nearly out of Soul Power.
• Bing Bing wondered whether Wang Xiao was secretly helping her, but she could not find proof.

Bing Bing defeated Luan Wu in the Freshman assessment after discovering that attacks rebounded harmlessly from her, then Wang Xiao began his match against Dai Huabin. The chapter ended with Dai Huabin charging at Wang Xiao after activating his first spirit skill.

• Luan Wu repeatedly attacked Bing Bing, but her blows rebounded and drained her remaining stamina and Soul Power.
• Bing Bing kicked Luan Wu down, followed up with a barrage of punches, and won the assessment match.
• The teacher announced Wang Xiao's match against Dai Huabin, and Wang Xiao recognized Dai Huabin as a Third Ring Soul Elder and Huo Yuhao's half-brother.
• Wang Xiao disguised his Million Year golden Soul Ring as a White Soul Ring, leading the watching students to assume he would lose.
• Dai Huabin activated his White Tiger Body Protection Barrier and charged at Wang Xiao with a tiger-claw strike.

Wang Xiao remained unharmed as Dai Huabin attacked him with his fists and spirit skills, leaving the students baffled by his defenses. After Dai Huabin activated his third spirit skill, Wang Xiao calmly walked toward him to begin his counterattack.

• Dai Huabin struck Wang Xiao repeatedly, but Wang Xiao stood still while Dai Huabin's hands and feet became injured.
• The watching students speculated that Wang Xiao had a powerful defensive spirit bone, while Bing Bing suspected he had given her a similar defense.
• Dai Huabin used his Second Spirit Skill, White Tiger Blazing Light Wave, but Wang Xiao absorbed the attacks without being harmed.
• Wang Xiao told Dai Huabin it was his turn, prompting Dai Huabin to activate his Third Spirit Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation.
• Wang Xiao calmly walked toward Dai Huabin as the students watched.