Chapter Summaries

Qin Ze took Ning Tian and Wu Feng to Shrek City's Food Street, where they sampled snacks and explored the crowded night market. After they gave up on a ring-toss game, Qin Ze bumped into a beautiful golden-haired maiden and was captivated by her.

• Qin Ze led Ning Tian and Wu Feng to Food Street, where Ning Tian complained about the overpriced food in Nine Treasures City.
• Qin Ze bought Ning Tian and Wu Feng grilled meat skewers and Snowy Fragrance drinks, and the three ate as they explored the street.
• Ning Tian wanted to try a ring-toss game, but the crowd was too dense, and Qin Ze refused to let Wu Feng use Soul Power to make room.
• As Qin Ze stepped back from the crowd, he bumped into a golden-haired maiden with pale red eyes and apologized.
• The maiden accepted Qin Ze's apology and left, while Qin Ze watched her go and Ning Tian and Wu Feng exchanged smiles.

Qin Ze, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng passed Shrek Academy’s entrance assessment and met the golden-haired freshman, Di Yue Li, whose gaze triggered a strange reaction in Qin Ze. In the God Realm, Tang San and Xiao Wu discussed their daughter Xiao Qi’s trip to the lower realm and Tang San’s concern about a change in a newly blessed star’s opportunity.

• Qin Ze, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng traveled to Shrek Academy and passed the age and Soul Power assessments, impressing the examiners with their levels and Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect recommendations.
• Qin Ze led Ning Tian and Wu Feng to the freshman teaching building, where they encountered the golden-haired girl from the previous night.
• The girl introduced herself as Di Yue Li, and an invisible force passed from her eyes into Qin Ze’s when their gazes met.
• Tang San sensed that the Auspicious Beast’s aura had disappeared and searched for it while clouds filled with Destruction Lightning watched from afar.
• Xiao Wu told Tang San that their daughter Xiao Qi had gone to Douluo Continent, and Tang San explained that a new star’s opportunity seemed to have changed unexpectedly.

Qin Ze registered at Shrek Academy with Ning Tian and Wu Feng, then encountered Huo Yuhao and his roommate Wang Dong at the dormitory. He entered the dormitory after learning Huo Yuhao was in Zhou Yi’s class, while Mu En watched the newcomers with interest.

• Qin Ze registered Ning Tian and Wu Feng and saw that Huo Yuhao had been assigned to Class One, Zhou Yi’s class.
• Qin Ze, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng headed to the dormitory building and met Mu En, who explained the boys’ and girls’ floors.
• Huo Yuhao greeted Qin Ze, and Qin Ze introduced him to Ning Tian and Wu Feng as the Young Sect Master of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and her sister.
• Wang Dong appeared, and Huo Yuhao told Qin Ze that they were roommates who had fought the previous day.
• Huo Yuhao left to cultivate, Mu En watched Qin Ze with interest, and Qin Ze entered the dormitory.

Qin Ze settled into Shrek Academy and met his roommate Chang Ming before joining Class Nine with Ning Tian and Wu Feng. Their homeroom teacher Mu Jin appointed Ning Tian class monitor and Qin Ze and Di Yue Li vice class monitors after revealing their impressive Soul Power, while Ning Tian’s forty-percent support boost surprised the class.

• Qin Ze met Chang Ming in their dorm room, shared drinks and grilled squid with him, and learned that Chang Ming had used his father’s seal to forge a recommendation letter to Shrek Academy.
• Qin Ze, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng found their names listed in Class Nine alongside Di Yue Li, and Qin Ze realized that he and Di Yue Li would be classmates.
• Two days later, Qin Ze and Chang Ming went to Class Nine, where Qin Ze sat near Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Di Yue Li before homeroom teacher Mu Jin arrived.
• Mu Jin urged the students to prepare for the freshman assessment and appointed Ning Tian class monitor, with Qin Ze and Di Yue Li as vice class monitors.
• When a student questioned the appointments, Mu Jin revealed Ning Tian’s rank-thirty-one Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, Qin Ze’s rank-twenty-eight Demon Armor, and Di Yue Li’s rank-twenty-nine Golden Dragon.
• Ning Tian tried to refuse the class monitor position because she was a support-type Soul Master, but Mu Jin asked about her ability, and Ning Tian revealed that she could enhance her teammates by forty percent.

Qin Ze spent his first day at Shrek Academy attending Mu Jin’s lessons, watching Zhou Yi’s students train, and meeting up with Bei Bei and Tang Ya. He invited Di Yue Li to try Huo Yu Hao’s grilled fish, and the chapter leaves them arriving at Huo Yu Hao’s busy stall.

• Mu Jin explained that leaders did not have to be the strongest and outlined the class’s upcoming cultivation and combat training.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng went to see the Douluo Arena, while Qin Ze watched Huo Yu Hao struggle through Zhou Yi’s class run.
• Qin Ze joined Bei Bei and Tang Ya on their way to the cafeteria and said Huo Yu Hao would not be expelled from Class One.
• After afternoon meditation lessons, Qin Ze invited Di Yue Li to eat grilled fish, and she agreed.
• Qin Ze and Di Yue Li walked to the academy gates, where they found Huo Yu Hao serving a long line of customers.

Qin Ze and Di Yue Li waited at Huo Yu Hao’s grilled-fish stall, where Xu San Shi tried to take fish reserved for Qin Ze and Tang Ya. After Tang Ya confronted him, Xu San Shi challenged Bei Bei to spar at the Douluo Arena, drawing a crowd as he left.

• Qin Ze and Di Yue Li arrived at Huo Yu Hao’s stall, and Huo Yu Hao saved two grilled fish for Qin Ze while selling the rest to a long line of students.
• Jiang Nannan approached after the fish had sold out, and Huo Yu Hao declined to give her the four fish reserved for Tang Ya and Qin Ze.
• Xu San Shi threw a Gold Soul Coin into the grill and reached for the reserved fish, but Qin Ze blocked him and Di Yue Li released killing intent.
• Tang Ya arrived and told Xu San Shi the fish belonged to her and Qin Ze, then urged Bei Bei to beat him up.
• Xu San Shi challenged Bei Bei to spar at the Douluo Arena and left after Jiang Nannan walked away; Bei Bei and a large crowd followed.
• Qin Ze gave Di Yue Li a grilled fish, and she enjoyed it as he promised to cook for her in the future.

Qin Ze learned that Chang Ming had been expelled after his admission recommendation was exposed as fake, then accompanied Class Nine to the Douluo Arena for practical combat. Mu Jin announced the one-on-one matchups, pairing Qin Ze against Di Yue Li and leaving Wu Feng disappointed that she would not face Qin Ze.

• Qin Ze spent the evening exploring Shrek City with Di Yue Li, then found Chang Ming absent the next morning.
• Mu Jin explained that Chang Ming’s recommendation letter was fake and that his parents had taken him away.
• Mu Jin brought Class Nine to the Douluo Arena for one-on-one practical combat, while auxiliary-type students sat out.
• Di Yue Li predicted that Mu Jin would match students of similar strength, and Qin Ze agreed the arrangement made sense.
• Mu Jin announced Qin Ze versus Di Yue Li as the first match and Nanmen Yun'er versus Wu Feng as the second, disappointing Wu Feng.

Qin Ze and Di Yue Li battled on the Soul Fighting Platform, revealing the Golden Dragon Spear and Qin Ze’s rare thousand-year second Soul Ring. The chapter ended as Qin Ze used Void Particles to form unfamiliar armor on his left arm and punched at Di Yue Li’s descending spear.

• Di Yue Li summoned the Golden Dragon Spear, and Qin Ze recognized it while questioning whether this was the Douluo Continent he remembered.
• Qin Ze revealed a yellow first Soul Ring and a purple thousand-year second Soul Ring, shocking Class Nine and Mu Jin.
• Di Yue Li and Qin Ze exchanged rapid spear, blade, and fist attacks, and Di Yue Li sent Qin Ze flying with a powerful strike.
• Di Yue Li leaped into the air and brought the Golden Dragon Spear down at Qin Ze.
• Qin Ze formed left-arm armor from Void Particles and punched directly at the spear, leaving Mu Jin stunned by the ensuing explosion.

Qin Ze and Di Yue Li fought an intense strength-based match that showcased the power of his Demon Armor, until Mu Jin stopped them and Mu Ling restored their stamina. After the Soul Fighting Platform was repaired, Mu Jin called Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er for the next match.

• Qin Ze blocked Di Yue Li's Golden Dragon Spear with his Demon Armor and proved strong enough to match her high-level Soul Elder power.
• Qin Ze and Di Yue Li continued trading punches and spear strikes until Mu Jin halted the exhausting fight.
• Mu Ling used her healing soul skill on Qin Ze and Di Yue Li, who left the platform together while chatting about fighting again.
• A bald male teacher repaired the shattered Soul Fighting Platform with his earth-element power.
• Mu Jin called Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er to begin the second match, leaving Wu Feng unhappy and Nanmen Yun'er wary of his Red Dragon Martial Soul.

Qin Ze saw Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong enduring Zhou Yi’s weighted running and warned them that it could cause lasting knee injuries. He then asked Huo Yu Hao to get cigars from his senior brother He Caitou, leaving the story with Huo Yu Hao agreeing to help.

• After Class Nine’s lessons, Qin Ze and the three girls arrived at Shrek Square and saw Class One running with weights under Zhou Yi’s supervision.
• When Zhou Yi ended the training, Qin Ze helped the exhausted Huo Yu Hao up and removed his weights.
• Qin Ze warned Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong that prolonged weighted running could damage their knees, prompting them to question the training.
• Zhou Yi confronted Qin Ze about criticizing her teaching, but Qin Ze answered that he was from Mu Jin’s Class Nine.
• Qin Ze remembered He Caitou’s cigar Martial Soul and asked Huo Yu Hao to get some cigars from his senior brother.
• Huo Yu Hao agreed, and Qin Ze said he would wait in the dormitory.

Qin Ze discovered that cigars increased his and Huo Yu Hao’s Spiritual Power, then reached Rank 29 and awakened the Azure Dragon’s healing ability, Myriad Things Return to Spring. As the Freshman Assessment approached, the academy began assigning teams.

• Mu Jin encountered an angry Zhou Yi, who dismissed criticism of her teaching and left without replying.
• Qin Ze showed Huo Yu Hao that smoking cigars improved Spiritual Power, and Huo Yu Hao agreed to ask his senior brother to make more for them.
• Qin Ze trained and meditated for two months, reaching Rank 29 shortly after turning twelve.
• Qin Ze discovered that his Azure Dragon could use Myriad Things Return to Spring to revive a nearly dead plant or animal at the cost of half his Soul Power.
• Qin Ze arrived at the classroom as the Freshman Assessment team assignments were about to begin, and Di Yue Li, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng discussed who might be grouped together.

Mu Jin explained the Freshman Assessment rules and asked students to choose their cultivation paths, while Qin Ze changed his selection to Defense System. After recording those interested in the Soul Tool Department, Mu Jin assigned teams, placing Qin Ze, Ning Tian, and Di Yue Li together for the assessment.

• Ning Tian said she, Qin Ze, and Wu Feng were the best combination for taking first place, while Qin Ze's distinctive cigar-smoking style had become familiar around the Outer Court.
• Mu Jin handed out cultivation-direction forms and explained that students would be reassigned to classes based on their choices after the Freshman Assessment.
• Qin Ze changed his form from Attack-type Soul Master to Defense System, explaining that his armor Martial Soul suited defense.
• Mu Jin explained that the assessment used teams of three, included ten matches per team, eliminated half the students, and awarded the top four teams prizes.
• Le Chun Yuan asked to join the Soul Tool Department's assessment, and twelve students registered their interest in it.
• Mu Jin reorganized the teams and assigned Ning Tian, Qin Ze, and Di Yue Li to Team One, prompting a stir in the classroom.

Mu Jin advised Qin Ze, Ning Tian, and Di Yue Li on protecting their auxiliary teammate in the upcoming team battle, while Qin Ze later agreed to join Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong for grilled fish. Meanwhile, Bi Ji and the muscular man asked the golden-haired maiden to bring a person to Sunset City during the academy break, and she privately admitted that she liked being with him.

• Mu Jin identified Class Two and Class Five as the first group's strongest opponents and told Qin Ze and Di Yue Li to protect Ning Tian during battle.
• Qin Ze, Ning Tian, and Di Yue Li assured Mu Jin they had planned how to defend Ning Tian, and Mu Jin urged them to beat their opponents.
• Huo Yu Hao met Qin Ze, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao after class, and Qin Ze agreed to join them for grilled fish.
• Bi Ji and the muscular man asked the golden-haired maiden to take a person to Sunset City during Shrek Academy's break so the master could judge whether he deserved help.
• After Bi Ji and the man left, the maiden thought that she liked being with the person they wanted her to bring.

Qin Ze used Bei Bei’s reaction to promote He Caitou’s cigars, selling them alongside Huo Yu Hao’s grilled fish at Shrek Academy. As the group prepared for the freshman assessment, Tang Ya gave Huo Yu Hao a Treasure Pouch full of hidden weapons.

• Qin Ze gave Bei Bei a cigar, and Bei Bei said it boosted his Spiritual Power and mental focus.
• Qin Ze announced that he was selling thirty cigars a day for ten Gold Soul Coins each, and students quickly bought them.
• Huo Yu Hao was pleased by the cigar sales, while Qin Ze noted that Ma Xiaotao had not appeared at the academy gates.
• After the grilled fish sold out, Bei Bei reminded Huo Yu Hao about the assessment, and Tang Ya gave him a Treasure Pouch packed with hidden weapons.

As the Freshman Assessment approached, Qin Ze reassured Di Yue Li and Ning Tian that he would protect Ning Tian during their matches. The assessment began with 306 teams facing a brutal 50 percent elimination rate, and Qin Ze's team was assigned to Area Twenty-Five.

• Ning Tian told Qin Ze that Shrek Academy had bought several Ice Attribute treasures, prompting him to suspect they were intended for Ma Xiaotao.
• Mu Jin announced that the assessment would begin that afternoon and urged the students to plan their teamwork.
• Qin Ze promised Di Yue Li and Ning Tian that he would protect Ning Tian while she focused on using her soul skills.
• The freshmen gathered at the Assessment Zone, where they learned that only half of the 306 teams would remain after the assessment.
• Qin Ze's team was assigned to Area Twenty-Five, where it would face the other teams allocated to that area.

Qin Ze, Ning Tian, and Di Yue Li entered the Freshman Assessment in District Twenty-Five and faced a team from Class One in the first match. Qin Ze began the fight by revealing his Thousand-Year Soul Ring and overpowering Bao Maoshi, while Yu Jinglun and Gan Mengxian launched their counterattacks.

• Gu Shijia explained the assessment rules and assigned Ning Tian, Qin Ze, and Di Yue Li to face Yu Jinglun, Gan Mengxian, and Bao Maoshi.
• The two teams took their positions, and Gu Shijia announced the start of the match.
• Qin Ze revealed his Thousand-Year Soul Ring and charged at the Class One team using his Hundred-Year Soul Skill.
• Bao Maoshi used his Brown Bear Martial Soul to attack Qin Ze, but Qin Ze struck him down and injured his arm.
• Yu Jinglun evaded Qin Ze's punch with Swift Advance, while Gan Mengxian attacked Qin Ze with Wind Shadow Stab.

Qin Ze, Di Yue Li, and Ning Tian dominated the Freshman Assessment’s first two days, earning five victories and the nickname “Killer Combination.” After their team stayed in Area Twenty-Five for the next matches, Ning Tian imagined using her Martial Soul as a club, and Qin Ze reunited with Huo Yu Hao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao.

• Qin Ze knocked out Gan Mengxian and Bao Maoshi with one punch each, and Yu Jinglun conceded, giving Ning Tian’s team a swift victory over Class One.
• Qin Ze asked Gu Shijia to arrange treatment for the injured students, then left the assessment with Di Yue Li and Ning Tian.
• Qin Ze and Di Yue Li each fought twice on the second day while Ning Tian watched, and their team finished with five wins in five matches.
• Gu Shijia told Qin Ze, Di Yue Li, and Ning Tian that they would remain in Area Twenty-Five for the upcoming matches because of their undefeated record.
• Di Yue Li suggested Ning Tian use her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to hit opponents, and Ning Tian excitedly imagined wielding it as a club.
• Huo Yu Hao met Qin Ze with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, gave him thirty cigars, and discussed their victories and the tougher matches ahead.

At Area Twenty-Five, Qin Ze and his teammates began the sixth round as the seeded team and faced Lang Hao’s Class Four team. The match opened with the opponents revealing their Soul Skills, but Di Yue Li scattered Jiang Jingzhi’s mist with a strike from her spear.

• Ning Tian told Qin Ze that a female Inner Court student from Shrek Academy wanted to see him about Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire, and Qin Ze described the two ways to cure it.
• Gu Shijia announced that Ning Tian’s team would remain as the seeded team after winning five matches and drew them against Lang Hao’s Class Four team.
• Lang Hao, Bai Xiang, and Jiang Jingzhi revealed that they were all Soul Grandmasters, while Ning Tian revealed her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and third Soul Ring.
• Jiang Jingzhi released Soul Severing Mist toward Qin Ze’s team, and Di Yue Li dispersed it with a spear strike.

Ning Tian’s team defeated Lang Hao’s group after her support skills boosted Qin Ze and Di Yue Li, and the team advanced to the ranking elimination matches. The chapter ended with Qin Ze, Di Yue Li, and Ning Tian going to report their victory to Mu Jin.

• Bai Zhi obscured Qin Ze and Di Yue Li’s vision with her light attack while Ning Tian strengthened them with her first and second Soul Skills.
• Lang Hao charged through the motes of light, but Qin Ze and Di Yue Li struck his claws together and sent him flying with a broken arm.
• Bai Zhi and Jiang Jingzhi surrendered and took Lang Hao to the treatment room, while Gu Shijia declared Ning Tian’s team the winner.
• Ning Tian explained that her Soul Skills increased strength and speed by forty percent, and Qin Ze later checked that Lang Hao’s injury was not serious.
• Qin Ze, Di Yue Li, and Ning Tian won ten consecutive matches after their remaining opponents surrendered, securing advancement to the ranking elimination matches.
• The three went to report the good news to Mu Jin.

After Qin Ze’s group won all ten matches, Di Yue Li invited him to Sunset City during the break. As they embraced beside Sea God Lake, their Soul Power merged and triggered a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill, leaving them stunned by what they had unleashed.

• Mu Jin congratulated Qin Ze, Ning Tian, and Di Yue Li after they won all ten matches, and urged them to prepare for the elimination tournament.
• The round-robin matches ended, and some students began packing to leave Shrek Academy after their poor results.
• Di Yue Li invited Qin Ze to visit her home in Sunset City when their first year ended.
• Qin Ze embraced Di Yue Li, and their Soul Power began merging until they could no longer separate.
• A golden dragon coiled around a giant armored arm that erupted into Sea God Lake, creating a devastating shockwave before Qin Ze and Di Yue Li recognized the event as a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.