Chapter Summaries

Wang Xiao brought Xiao Wu, Gu Yuena, and Tang San to the Rose Hotel, where Dai Mubai claimed the last room and provoked a fight. After Tang San struggled against Dai Mubai, Wang Xiao slapped him away, leaving everyone stunned.

• Wang Xiao arrived and led Xiao Wu, Gu Yuena, and Tang San to the Rose Hotel to find a place to stay.
• The server told them only one room remained, and Dai Mubai arrived with twin sisters, insisting the room was his and insulting Wang Xiao and Tang San.
• Xiao Wu wanted to fight Dai Mubai, but Wang Xiao let Tang San challenge him instead.
• Tang San's Blue Silver Grass restrained Dai Mubai briefly, but Dai Mubai broke free with his third spirit skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation.
• Wang Xiao appeared behind Dai Mubai and slapped him flying, astonishing Tang San, Xiao Wu, Gu Yuena, and Manager Wang.

Wang Xiao intervened when Dai Mubai attacked Tang San and defeated Dai Mubai despite hiding most of his strength. Tang San watched the beating and began questioning how far Wang Xiao had surpassed him.

• Wang Xiao slapped Dai Mubai away after Dai Mubai attacked, while Gu Yuena summoned her Silver Dragon Spear but obeyed Wang Xiao’s order to hold back.
• Dai Mubai used White Tiger Vajra Transformation and challenged Wang Xiao to take his attack, but Wang Xiao dodged each strike.
• Wang Xiao struck Dai Mubai repeatedly, breaking his bones and beating him until he could no longer fight.
• Tang San watched Wang Xiao defeat Dai Mubai and wondered about Wang Xiao’s true cultivation and strength.

After driving Dai Mubai out of the Rose Hotel, Wang Xiao took Xiao Wu, Gu Yuena, and Tang San to a room in Suotuo City. He later left to follow Zhu Zhuqing, intending to meet her and keep Dai Mubai from ruining her.

• The twin sisters kicked Dai Mubai and stormed out after realizing he had deceived them.
• Wang Xiao paid Hotel Manager Wang to have Dai Mubai carried away, then arranged a shared room for himself, Xiao Wu, Gu Yuena, and Tang San.
• After washing up, Wang Xiao left Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena in the room and went out alone; Tang San later left for a walk as well.
• Wang Xiao spotted Zhu Zhuqing walking through Suotuo City and followed her, planning to introduce himself and help her avoid Dai Mubai.
• Zhu Zhuqing sensed someone following her, quickened her pace, and continued on without turning around.

Wang Xiao followed Zhu Zhuqing into a bamboo grove, where she confronted him about tailing her. He claimed he could save her from her unhappy fate, but their conversation turned into a fight that ended with Zhu Zhuqing summoning her Soul Rings to attack.

• Zhu Zhuqing reflected on her arranged engagement to Dai Mubai and her distress at finding him living recklessly.
• Wang Xiao followed Zhu Zhuqing to a bamboo grove and carved “Sister Zhu Qing and Brother Xiao Xiao were here” into a bamboo stalk.
• Zhu Zhuqing confronted the masked Wang Xiao, who claimed he could save her from her troubles and change her fate.
• Wang Xiao suddenly grabbed Zhu Zhuqing, and the two struggled on the ground as she demanded that he let go.
• Zhu Zhuqing released her two Hundred Year Soul Rings and prepared to use a soul skill against Wang Xiao.

Wang Xiao evaded Zhu Zhuqing’s attacks and trapped her with his Chicken Blood Vine, then freed her and startled her with an invisible prank. The chapter ended with Zhu Zhuqing spraining her ankle and Wang Xiao moving closer to examine it.

• Zhu Zhuqing attacked Wang Xiao with Hell Stab, but he dodged her close-range strikes with Lingbo Weibu.
• Zhu Zhuqing repeatedly used Hell Stab and Netherworld Hundred Claws until Wang Xiao ensnared her in a cage of Chicken Blood Vine stems and leaves.
• Wang Xiao told Zhu Zhuqing to conserve her Soul Power, and she stopped attacking and questioned him about how he knew her name.
• Wang Xiao vanished, retracted the vines, then used Invisibility Technique to slap Zhu Zhuqing’s butt and startle her into falling.
• Wang Xiao saw that Zhu Zhuqing had sprained her right ankle and stepped closer to inspect it.

Wang Xiao treated Zhu Zhuqing’s sprained foot and carried her to the Lily Hotel, where he secretly healed her with his Chicken Blood Vine martial soul. The next morning, he and the others arrived at Shrek Academy as prospective students gathered to register.

• Wang Xiao examined Zhu Zhuqing’s badly sprained foot and carried her from the woods to the Lily Hotel.
• Wang Xiao massaged Zhu Zhuqing’s foot and secretly used his Chicken Blood Vine martial soul to heal it.
• Zhu Zhuqing tested her foot, thanked Wang Xiao, and wondered why he had known her name and followed her.
• Wang Xiao returned to the Rose Hotel, took Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena out for dinner and a night-market stroll, and noted that Tang San was still away.
• The next morning, Wang Xiao and two companions joined the crowd gathering outside Shrek Academy to register for its entrance examination.

Wang Xiao and his companions arrived at Shrek Academy, where its shabby appearance and nonrefundable registration fees drove many applicants away. Wang Xiao urged Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena to stay and watch after Tang San recognized the injured youth on a stretcher as Dai Mubai.

• Applicants and their parents doubted Shrek Academy when they saw its humble gate and ordinary registration desk.
• The old man rejected a youth for being over twelve and refused to refund his registration fee, then summoned Dai Mubai on a stretcher.
• Dai Mubai revealed his three Soul Rings and challenged anyone seeking a refund to defeat him, prompting many applicants to leave.
• Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena called the academy a scam and wanted to go elsewhere, while Tang San hesitated over whether to follow them or Master’s recommendation.
• Wang Xiao said a show was not over and pointed out the injured youth; Tang San recognized him as Dai Mubai, whom they had met at the Rose Hotel.

Wang Xiao persuaded Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena to register at Shrek Academy after they watched the strict admissions process, and Tang San joined them. When the old man rejected Wang Xiao, Wang Xiao challenged him to uphold the academy’s promise to accept monsters.

• Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena recognized the injured youth Wang Xiao had fought and joked about beating him again, while Tang San asked Wang Xiao to persuade them to join Shrek Academy.
• The old man explained Shrek Academy’s strict admission standards and revealed his six Soul Rings, causing the remaining applicants to leave.
• A girl in white with a Seven-Colored Pagoda Martial Soul passed the test and entered the academy; Wang Xiao recognized her as Rongrong.
• Wang Xiao paid for Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena to register, and they and Tang San all passed the initial test and entered the academy for the next assessment.
• The old man tested Wang Xiao and told him to leave, but Wang Xiao insisted that he was a monster and challenged the academy to honor its admission standards.

Wang Xiao tried to convince Shrek Academy’s registration elder to admit him despite appearing to have only level eleven Soul Power, arguing that this would make him a true monster. The elder attacked him, but Wang Xiao easily dodged the first strike as Zhu Zhuqing watched and suspected he was connected to Dai Mubai’s injuries.

• Wang Xiao concealed his strength as level eleven and told the registration elder that getting into Shrek Academy below its admission standard would make him a monster.
• Zhu Zhuqing arrived to register, recognized something familiar about Wang Xiao, and noticed that Dai Mubai seemed frightened of him.
• The elder realized Wang Xiao meant to enter the academy despite failing its requirements and threatened to keep him out.
• Dai Mubai stayed silent when the elder ordered him to confront Wang Xiao, while Zhu Zhuqing suspected Wang Xiao had caused his injuries.
• The elder revealed his level sixty-seven Spirit and swung his staff at Wang Xiao, who leaned back and dodged the blow.

At Shrek Academy’s registration, Wang Xiao revealed a white Ten Year Soul Ring, but stunned the crowd by sending the Level Sixty-seven registration elder flying with one slap. The elder accepted that Wang Xiao was a monster, then demanded a real fight and attacked him with his first spirit skill.

• Wang Xiao revealed his white First Soul Ring, prompting the registration elder to tell him to leave Shrek Academy.
• Wang Xiao insisted he was a monster, and the crowd laughed at his claim.
• Wang Xiao showed off his twelve abs, then struck the elder from behind and sent him crashing into the ground.
• The crowd marveled at Wang Xiao’s strength, while Zhu Zhuqing gained new respect for him and Dai Mubai suspected he was hiding his true power.
• The elder praised Wang Xiao as the greatest monster in Douluo Continent, then challenged him to fight again.
• The elder used his first spirit skill, Invincible Burst, and swung his enlarged staff down toward Wang Xiao.

Wang Xiao defeated the level-sixty-seven elder again by combining his defensive and offensive skills. Flender arrived, learned from Dai Mubai that Wang Xiao and his companions might be far more powerful than they appeared, and approached cautiously.

• Wang Xiao took the elder’s staff strike with Invincible Golden Body and knocked him flying with a rapid series of attacks.
• Dai Mubai accepted Wang Xiao’s strength after seeing him defeat the elder, and Shrek Academy’s staff, including Flender and Zhao Wuji, arrived.
• Flender had Oscar give the injured elder two sausages, which restored him, and the elder told Flender that Wang Xiao had defeated him twice despite appearing to have level-eleven Soul Power.
• Dai Mubai warned Flender that Wang Xiao was the masked youth from the previous day and advised him not to provoke Wang Xiao or his three companions.
• Flender agreed to proceed cautiously, while Wang Xiao watched him approach and waited to see how he would respond.

Wang Xiao joined Shrek Academy and reunited with his cousin Ning Rongrong, who became friends with Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena. When Dai Mubai tried to force Oscar to make sausages, Wang Xiao threw him into a pond, and Dai Mubai left without confronting him.

• Flender recognized Wang Xiao as the masked youth from the previous day and accepted him into Shrek Academy.
• Oscar led Wang Xiao to the academy square, where he reunited with Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena.
• Ning Rongrong rushed into Wang Xiao's arms, and he introduced her to Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena as his cousin.
• Ning Rongrong treated the girls to Oscar's sausages, while Tang San followed Wang Xiao.
• Dai Mubai demanded that Oscar make sausages and recite his spell, so Wang Xiao lifted Dai Mubai off his stretcher and threw him into a pond.
• Dai Mubai's companions pulled him from the pond, and he left with them without challenging Wang Xiao.

Wang Xiao used the promise of ten Gold Soul Coins to persuade Oscar to produce his Recovery Great Sausage, then grilled one to show everyone it was safe and tasty. The students joined in eating, and Wang Xiao gave Zhu Zhuqing a sausage before returning to Oscar’s cart.

• Wang Xiao offered Oscar ten Gold Soul Coins if he made sausages to meet Wang Xiao’s demands.
• Oscar revealed his Recovery Great Sausage, shocking the students and making several of them vomit.
• Wang Xiao explained that Oscar’s sausage could replenish Soul Power, grilled one, and ate it to reassure the others.
• Xiao Wu, Gu Yuena, Ning Rongrong, Tang San, and the other students began eating as Wang Xiao paid for the sausages.
• Wang Xiao gave Zhu Zhuqing a grilled sausage and told her she would need Soul Power for the coming assessment; she hesitated, then took a bite.

Oscar collapsed after exhausting himself making sausages, and Wang Xiao's group continued Shrek Academy's entrance assessment. They met Teacher Zhao Wuji for the final test, where Wang Xiao planned to let the others attack first and defeat him at the end.

• Oscar collapsed from exhaustion, and Wang Xiao said he would recover after resting in the dormitory.
• Wang Xiao shared saved sausages with Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu, while Tang San silently resented their closeness.
• Dai Mubai arrived on a stretcher and led the group to the final assessment.
• Teacher Zhao Wuji announced that he would personally test the six applicants, all above Level Twenty-Five.
• Wang Xiao decided to let Xiao Wu, Gu Yuena, Tang San, and the others make the first move before he finished Zhao Wuji off.

Wang Xiao joined the Shrek Academy entrance test and quickly defeated Zhao Wuji, securing the group’s passage. Dai Mubai led Wang Xiao, Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, and the others to the dormitories.

• Zhao Wuji set a one-incense-stick challenge, and Tang San and the others introduced themselves before releasing their martial spirits and Soul Rings.
• Ning Rongrong boosted her teammates as Tang San, Xiao Wu, Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing attacked Zhao Wuji.
• Zhao Wuji used his Immovable Ming King Body and Gravity Enhancement to repel and hinder the group.
• Wang Xiao struck Zhao Wuji into the dirt, then beat him until he could no longer fight.
• Zhao Wuji declared that everyone had passed, and Dai Mubai led the group toward the dormitories.

Wang Xiao moved into the boys’ dormitory and drove Ma Hongjun off with a few slaps after the latter challenged him over Dai Mubai’s bed. When Ma Hongjun returned with Dai Mubai, he learned Wang Xiao was someone Dai Mubai feared and fled, while Wang Xiao prepared to check on the girls.

• Wang Xiao chose Dai Mubai’s bed and settled into the boys’ dormitory while Dai Mubai escorted Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong to theirs.
• Ma Hongjun woke Wang Xiao and threatened him for taking Dai Mubai’s bed, so Wang Xiao slapped him out through the doorway and sent him into a flower bed.
• Ma Hongjun returned with Dai Mubai on a stretcher and accused Wang Xiao of occupying Dai Mubai’s bed, but Dai Mubai avoided provoking Wang Xiao and asked to be carried to his new bed.
• Dai Mubai quietly explained Wang Xiao’s strength and the day’s events to Ma Hongjun, who grew frightened and ran off after Wang Xiao smiled at him.
• Dai Mubai pulled up his blanket and avoided Wang Xiao as Wang Xiao planned to visit the girls’ dormitory.

After completing his Shrek Academy sign-in, Wang Xiao received a Golden Magnetic Hand Glory Edition Fragment and joined Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing for a trip to eat and shop. Tang San tried to follow them but backed down when Wang Xiao and the others confronted him.

• Wang Xiao completed the Shrek Academy sign-in and received one Golden Magnetic Hand Glory Edition Fragment.
• Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing visited Wang Xiao's dormitory, where Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena asked him to go out with them.
• Ning Rongrong asked Wang Xiao to buy her a dress, but Wang Xiao and Xiao Wu pointed out that she was already wearing a new one.
• Dai Mubai woke and stared at Zhu Zhuqing, while Wang Xiao decided to hold back from confronting him in front of the others.
• Wang Xiao invited the girls to eat and shop, and Ning Rongrong pulled Zhu Zhuqing along as the group left the dormitory.
• Tang San followed them, but Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Gu Yuena rejected him, and he backed down when Wang Xiao and the others faced him.

Wang Xiao received a sign-in task at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and prepared to reach it before Tang San could claim its treasures. After absorbing the Dragon Scale Pangolin’s external head soul bone, he gained a Golden Helmet and took Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, and the others out to dinner, leaving for the journey the next morning.

• Wang Xiao received a system task to sign in at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well within ten days and decided to go before Tang San discovered it.
• Wang Xiao chose to absorb the Dragon Scale Pangolin’s external head soul bone before traveling and found a secluded hollow in the woods behind the academy.
• Wang Xiao completed the absorption and gained a defensive Golden Helmet skill.
• Wang Xiao invited Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Qing, and the others to dinner outside the academy.
• Wang Xiao treated the group to a meal and planned to set out for Sunset Forest the following morning.

Wang Xiao found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest and entered its dangerous valley to inspect the immortal herbs growing there. After collecting Lovesick Heartbreak Red, he heard Brother Sky Dream call out from the Purple Gold Nine-Patterned Ring.

• Wang Xiao left Shrek Academy and traveled for three days to Sunset Forest in search of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• After searching for a day, Wang Xiao located the concealed valley and used his immunity to poison to pass the Jade Scale Seven Absolute Flowers.
• Wang Xiao entered the valley, defended himself from the opposing ice and fire currents with a Soul Bone Skill, and discovered many immortal herbs.
• Wang Xiao decided to reserve herbs for Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Gu Yuena, while refusing to give any to Tang San, Dai Mubai, or the Evil Fire Phoenix.
• Wang Xiao pulled up Lovesick Heartbreak Red, stored it in the Purple Gold Nine-Patterned Ring, and then heard Brother Sky Dream call out.

Wang Xiao bathed in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, ate its two extreme medicinal herbs, and spent a week gathering the immortal herbs around it. Just as he celebrated taking everything before Tang San could, a green figure appeared nearby.

• Brother Sky Dream asked Wang Xiao to release him so he could bathe in the icy side of the spring.
• Wang Xiao picked and ate the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, whose poisons were neutralized by the spring water.
• Brother Sky Dream sensed two immense forces beneath the well, and Wang Xiao concealed that they came from dragon corpses buried deep below.
• After adapting to the spring, Wang Xiao gathered the immortal herbs around the well and stored them in the Purple Gold Nine-Patterned Ring.
• Wang Xiao spent seven days collecting every mature immortal herb he could find, then laughed that Tang San would get none of them before a green figure appeared on an ice pillar.