Chapter Summaries

Meng Yiran joined Shrek Academy’s training, where the team tested her combat skills and gradually grew closer over the following month. Grandmaster gave Bai Ge the ingredients he had requested so he could begin preparing medicinal cuisine for everyone.

• Meng Yiran fought Dai Mubai, Tang San, Bai Ge, Ma Hongjun and Oscar, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, but lost every match.
• The students trained together for a month, becoming familiar with one another and forming a more harmonious team, though Ning Rongrong and Meng Yiran still competed for Bai Ge’s attention.
• Grandmaster told Bai Ge that the ingredients for medicinal cuisine had been gathered and handed him a Soul Tool pouch containing them.
• Bai Ge inspected the ingredients and went to the Cafeteria to prepare medicinal cuisine, while the others wondered why he had left training.

Grandmaster replaced morning combat assignments with Medicinal Cuisine and a new illusion-based training task. After Bai Ge’s meal boosted the students and two of them advanced, Lu Qibin transported the group into a Spirit Beast forest and set them to endure a two-hour Spirit Beast Tide.

• Grandmaster canceled morning combat assignments and revealed that Bai Ge had prepared Medicinal Cuisine for the students.
• Tang San explained the dish’s benefits, and the students ate it; Zhu Zhuqing advanced to Rank 28 and Ning Rongrong to Rank 27.
• Grandmaster had the students meditate to digest the meal, then increased their weight-bearing training loads and limited Bai Ge’s Medicinal Cuisine to once a week.
• The next day, Grandmaster introduced Lu Qibin, who summoned his Star Luo Illusion and transported the students into a forest.
• Lu Qibin announced that the students had three minutes to prepare before facing a Spirit Beast Tide for two hours.

Bai Ge and his teammates faced three increasingly difficult Spirit Beast Tides in Lu Qibin’s Star Luo Illusion, relying on coordinated defenses and tactics to overcome them. After the illusion ended, Lu Qibin praised the team, and Grandmaster dismissed everyone to rest before lunch.

• Bai Ge’s group defeated the first Spirit Beast Tide with Ma Hongjun’s fire, Bai Ge’s vines, and the team’s coordinated defenses.
• Lu Qibin sent a stronger second tide, where Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass trapped the Lightning Leopard and Bai Ge brought down the Iron Arm Demon Ape.
• Bai Ge’s group overcame the final tide by defeating the Flame Lion King and turning the Iron Back Rhinoceros and Man Faced Demon Spider against each other.
• Lu Qibin dispelled the Star Luo Illusion after exhausting his Soul Power, then praised the students for passing all three trials.
• Grandmaster ended the morning’s training and told everyone to rest before meeting in the Cafeteria in half an hour.

After three months of intense training, the group met the Grandmaster’s requirements for team battles and received a week off. Bai Ge invited everyone to Suotuo City for the opening ceremony of his new restaurant, Noble Hall, and they set out the next morning.

• The group completed three months of Star Luo Illusion and weight-bearing training, improving their Soul Power and physical condition.
• The Grandmaster gave everyone a week off to recover from the training.
• Ning Rongrong suggested visiting Suotuo City, where Tang San planned to collect hidden-weapon components and Ma Hongjun and others discussed registering as Soul Elders.
• Bai Ge invited the group to Noble Hall’s opening ceremony and explained that he had bought a three-story restaurant and invited influential guests.
• The next morning, the group skipped breakfast at the cafeteria and followed Bai Ge to Suotuo City.

Bai Ge opened Noble Hall in Suotuo City, drawing a crowd with its lavish food, ceremony, and half-price promotion. After the guests dispersed, he bought supplies for his training and returned to Shrek Academy, where Tang San continued assembling Hidden Weapons for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Bai Ge welcomed his friends into Noble Hall, treated them to an elaborate breakfast, and learned that Malena was away hunting a Spirit Ring after advancing to Soul King.
• Wang Tian introduced Noble Hall at its opening ceremony, announced meal packages and half-price meals, and oversaw performances and a ribbon-cutting attended by Suotuo City's City Lord and Spirit Hall Branch master.
• Suotuo City's residents filled Noble Hall to take advantage of the opening promotion, giving the restaurant publicity despite its losses that day.
• Meng Yiran went to find her father, Tang San and Xiao Wu checked on Hidden Weapon parts, and Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai explored the city together.
• Bai Ge took Ning Rongrong around medicinal herb and butcher shops to restock ingredients for Medicinal Paste and dried meat.
• Bai Ge returned to Shrek Academy with Ning Rongrong and Meng Yiran, while Tang San worked to finish Hidden Weapons within three days for Ning Rongrong to take to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Tang San completed the hidden weapons Ning Rongrong had ordered, and Bai Ge flew her toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect on Altaria. They crossed into the Silves Kingdom by evening, where Ning Rongrong fell asleep after Bai Ge took away the tablet she had spent the day playing on.

• Tang San delivered Ning Rongrong one hundred sets of hidden weapons, split between Sleeve Darts and Zhuge Crossbows.
• Bai Ge had Little White transform into Altaria and took Ning Rongrong into the sky, using White Mist to conceal them as they flew toward Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• Ning Rongrong grew bored during the flight, so Bai Ge gave her a tablet and taught her to play games.
• Ning Rongrong struggled with Super Mario and then spent hours playing Temple Run as Altaria passed over Suotuo City and the Balak Kingdom.
• Bai Ge confiscated the tablet and made Ning Rongrong sleep; she kissed him before pretending to be asleep.

Bai Ge brought Ning Rongrong back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where her father Ning Fengzhi and the elders Gu Rong and Chen Xin welcomed her. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi noticing Bai Ge beside her.

• Bai Ge and Ning Rongrong rode Altaria toward the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Fengzhi spoke with Gu Rong and Chen Xin about missing Ning Rongrong while they took a morning stroll.
• Chen Xin spotted Ning Rongrong riding inside the cloudlike Altaria, and Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong hurried to meet her.
• Altaria landed, and Ning Rongrong rushed into Ning Fengzhi's arms as Bai Ge recognized him as her father.
• Ning Fengzhi noticed Bai Ge while welcoming Ning Rongrong home.

Ning Rongrong introduced Bai Ge as her boyfriend to Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin, who insisted that he prove himself before they accepted him. After hearing of Bai Ge’s age and accomplishments, they watched him summon his martial spirit and were stunned by his three Spirit Rings.

• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi that Bai Ge was her boyfriend and defended him when Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin eyed him with suspicion.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that Xiao Bai, the tiny bird perched on Bai Ge’s shoulder, was the enormous Altaria they had ridden, and Xiao Bai transformed to demonstrate.
• Ning Fengzhi told Bai Ge that he would need to pass their test before the family accepted him as Ning Rongrong’s boyfriend.
• Ning Rongrong said Bai Ge was twelve, a level thirty-eight Soul Elder, and had made Zhao Wuji suffer, then explained that Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang was his teacher.
• Bai Ge summoned the Cloud-Soaring Vine and revealed three Spirit Rings, leaving Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin crying out in disbelief.

Bai Ge astonished Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin with his age, cultivation, and powerful physique. Ning Fengzhi offered him a final test to prove his willpower and combat ability, and Bai Ge agreed as the system issued a mission to endure their Spirit Power Pressure for ten minutes.

• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin were shocked by Bai Ge’s three Spirit Rings, especially his Thousand-Year Second Spirit Ring and apparent strength.
• Gu Rong examined Bai Ge’s body and confirmed from his shin that Bai Ge was only twelve years old.
• Ning Fengzhi told Bai Ge that passing a final test would make him the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s prospective son-in-law and earn him the sect’s backing.
• Bai Ge accepted the test, and Ning Fengzhi asked Gu Rong and Chen Xin to conduct it.
• The system issued Bai Ge a mission to withstand Sword Bone Douluo’s Spirit Power Pressure for ten minutes for a Gold Rank Lottery Chance.

Bai Ge endured Chen Xin and Gu Rong’s escalating pressure during a trial, and the strain triggered breakthroughs in both his Ten Dragon Ten Elephant Prajna Skill and Tiger Roar Dragon Chant Golden Bell Shield. With one minute left, he was still resisting on one knee while Chen Xin and Gu Rong increased the pressure together.

• Chen Xin tested Bai Ge with rising Spirit Power Pressure, but Bai Ge held on by circulating his cultivation and body techniques.
• Under the pressure and the force of his accumulated training, Bai Ge broke through to the fourth level of both the Ten Dragon Ten Elephant Prajna Skill and Tiger Roar Dragon Chant Golden Bell Shield, then straightened his back.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Bai Ge’s endurance and told Ning Rongrong he approved of her judgment, while Gu Rong joined Chen Xin in pressuring him.
• Bai Ge summoned the Cloud-Soaring Vine and used Giga Drain to absorb leaking Soul Power, reducing his burden.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong raised their pressure to Soul King level and forced Bai Ge to one knee, but he continued resisting as Ning Fengzhi announced that one minute remained.

Bai Ge endured Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong’s escalating pressure until Ning Fengzhi ended the test, leaving Bai Ge unconscious in Ning Rongrong’s arms. Ning Rongrong introduced Bai Ge’s Hundred Herbs Pills, and Gu Rong was shocked when one seemed to restore his declining vitality.

• Bai Ge used his Cloud-Soaring Vines and Giga Drain to withstand Chen Xin and Gu Rong’s pressure, then revealed his Eight Spider Lances as the pressure neared Spirit Sage level.
• Ning Fengzhi stopped the test after his countdown, and the exhausted Bai Ge withdrew his Eight Spider Lances and collapsed.
• Ning Rongrong caught Bai Ge and angrily demanded that Ning Fengzhi compensate him with precious medicinal herbs.
• Ning Rongrong gave Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin Hundred Herbs Pills and explained that Bai Ge was an Alchemist.
• Gu Rong swallowed a Hundred Herbs Pill and felt his declining bodily functions recover, leaving him astonished.

Ning Fengzhi, Jian Chen, and Gu Rong discovered that the Hundred Herbs Pill could restore their aging bodies, prompting Ning Fengzhi to seek more for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After leaving Bai Ge to rest, Ning Rongrong told her father about her progress and the remarkable students at Shrek Academy.

• Gu Rong, Jian Chen, and Ning Fengzhi took Hundred Herbs Pills and realized that enough of them might restore their bodily functions to their prime.
• Ning Fengzhi recognized that the pills could extend Jian Chen and Gu Rong’s lives and strengthen the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for generations.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Ning Rongrong to find out how many pills Bai Ge could make, and Ning Rongrong insisted that her father treat Bai Ge fairly.
• Ning Fengzhi promised to give Bai Ge precious medicinal ingredients, and Ning Rongrong carried Bai Ge to a bedroom to rest.
• Ning Fengzhi asked about Ning Rongrong’s cultivation, and she told him she had reached level twenty-eight but was still the weakest among her Shrek Academy classmates.
• Ning Rongrong praised Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang for teaching Bai Ge and Tang San, and Ning Fengzhi wondered whether Grandmaster’s theoretical knowledge made him a gifted teacher.

Ning Rongrong demonstrated Tang San’s Hidden Weapons to Ning Fengzhi and proposed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect fund his work. Ning Fengzhi agreed to place a large order, then asked about Bai Ge’s background and learned that Bai Ge had subdued the Peerless Dragon Snake and taken their family in as a Servant Clan.

• Ning Rongrong showed Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin how the Sleeve Dart and Zhuge Crossbow could defend Support Spirit Masters.
• Ning Rongrong offered the Sect a hundred sets of Hidden Weapons and suggested doing business with Tang San.
• Ning Fengzhi gave Ning Rongrong one million Gold Soul Coins as a deposit for ten thousand sets and invited Tang San to present future designs.
• Ning Fengzhi questioned Ning Rongrong about Bai Ge’s background, and she described his rise from a village child and his control of the Dragon Snake Family.
• Ning Rongrong complained that Meng Shu had sent his granddaughter to Shrek Academy to compete with her for Bai Ge.

Ning Fengzhi advised Ning Rongrong on accepting the possibility that Bai Ge might love other women, especially Meng Shu's granddaughter, Meng Yiran. Ning Rongrong accepted that she could live with other women as long as Bai Ge cherished her, and she warned Gu Rong not to disturb Bai Ge while he recovered.

• Gu Rong became angry when Ning Rongrong said Meng Shu had brought Meng Yiran close to Bai Ge, but Ning Fengzhi calmed him down.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong to win Bai Ge's love, avoid treating potential partners as enemies, and learn to get along with Meng Yiran.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that Meng Shu had likely brought Meng Yiran to Bai Ge to protect the Dragon Snake Family's future and that the family could become the foundation of Bai Ge's power.
• Ning Rongrong admitted she still felt jealous but said she could accept Meng Yiran if it helped Bai Ge, and Ning Fengzhi comforted her.
• Gu Rong offered to teach Bai Ge a lesson, but Ning Rongrong stopped him because Bai Ge was still unconscious and recovering.
• Ning Rongrong concluded that being loved and cherished by Bai Ge mattered more than being his only woman, and Gu Rong recognized her newfound maturity.

Bai Ge woke after Sword Bone Douluo’s test feeling stronger and learned that his Internal Energy was nearing Rank 39. At dinner, he met Ning Rongrong’s mother, Xue Luoying, and realized she might be the younger sister of Emperor Xue Ye, making Rongrong a county princess.

• Bai Ge woke feeling refreshed after the test and reviewed his improved strength, defense, Internal Energy, and Gold Rank Lottery Chance.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo had tested Bai Ge together, and Bai Ge suggested gravity training to help digest medicinal effects.
• Ning Rongrong led Bai Ge to meet Ning Fengzhi and Xue Luoying, who bluntly called Bai Ge her son-in-law and joked about future grandchildren.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Luoying argued about when Rongrong and Bai Ge might have children, then agreed not to interfere with their future.
• Bai Ge connected Xue Luoying’s surname and Ning Fengzhi’s mention of Qinghe to the imperial family and wondered whether Ning Rongrong was a county princess.

Ning Fengzhi hosted Bai Ge and Ning Rongrong for a lavish dinner, then asked Bai Ge to sell him Hundred Herbs Pills and help expand pill refining. Bai Ge accepted a Seven Treasures Token and promised to provide pills, while Ning Fengzhi agreed to seek qualified Spirit Masters for him.

• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Luoying welcomed Bai Ge and Ning Rongrong to a feast prepared by Imperial Palace Chefs.
• Ning Rongrong described Shrek Academy's poor conditions, and Bai Ge joined the family in eating.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Bai Ge to sell him Hundred Herbs Pills, and Bai Ge offered thirty bottles and requested herbs and Fire Attribute or Wood Attribute Spirit Masters to train in pill refining.
• Ning Fengzhi gave Bai Ge a Seven Treasures Token and agreed to look for suitable Spirit Masters.
• Bai Ge gave Xue Luoying a bottle of Hundred Herbs Pills after explaining its healing, energy-restoring, and beautifying effects.

Bai Ge stayed overnight at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, received valuable rewards from Ning Fengzhi, and drew the Heaven and Earth Great Shift Technique. After spending the next day studying it, he and Ning Rongrong left for Shrek Academy.

• After dinner, Bai Ge gave Ning Fengzhi thirty bottles of Hundred Herbs Pills, and Ning Fengzhi paid him one million Gold Soul Coins and supplied him with precious medicinal herbs.
• Ning Rongrong showed Bai Ge around the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and led him to a lavish room for the night.
• Bai Ge used his Gold Rank Lottery and drew the Heaven and Earth Great Shift Technique, a ten-level spiritual art capable of shattering the void at its highest level.
• Bai Ge spent the next day contemplating the difficult technique while Ning Rongrong played around the sect.
• Ning Rongrong tearfully said goodbye to Ning Fengzhi and Xue Luoying, then flew with Bai Ge on Altaria toward Shrek Academy.

Bai Ge and Ning Rongrong returned to Shrek Academy, and the Grandmaster led the students to Suotuo City to begin their second training phase at the Suotuo Grand Spirit Arena. He set badge and battle requirements for them, and the group prepared aliases and masks for their matches.

• Ning Rongrong delivered Ning Fengzhi's request for Hidden Weapons, and Tang San accepted the deposit without guaranteeing a supply schedule.
• The Grandmaster set the students' goal of earning Silver Spirit Master badges through individual, paired, and team battles, and required the Shrek Team to use aliases, avoid Hidden Weapons, and fight at least twice daily.
• Bai Ge offered to provide the students with ordinary meals at the Noble Hall restaurant while they stayed near the arena.
• The students chose aliases, including Seven Treasures Glazed Tile, Hell Spirit Cat, and Evil Fire Phoenix, while the Grandmaster named Bai Ge Nine-Bend Vine Dragon, Tang San Thousand-Hand Asura, Xiao Wu Soft Bone Charm Rabbit, and Meng Yiran Ink Jade Spirit Snake.
• The Grandmaster handed out masks for the students to wear during Group Battles as they arrived at the Suotuo Grand Spirit Arena.

Shrek Team registered for its first Team Spirit Battle at the Suotuo Grand Spirit Arena after winning most of their solo and two-person fights. Grandmaster learned that their opponents would be Beast Team and reviewed its members’ information, leaving Shrek Team preparing for the upcoming battle.

• Grandmaster registered Shrek Team and helped the group settle on their solo and two-person combinations, including Bai Ge and Meng Yiran as partners.
• After nightfall, Bai Ge and the others competed in solo spirit battles; everyone except Meng Yiran won.
• The team rearranged its two-person combinations and won their matches after recovering with Oscar’s Recovery Sausage.
• Grandmaster registered Shrek Team for the final Team Spirit Battle, and the attendant drew Beast Team as their opponent.
• Grandmaster paid for Beast Team’s information booklet and read details about its seven members, including captain Luonar and vice-captain Chuan Xiong.

Bai Ge and the Shrek Team prepared to face the Beast Team in their first team soul fight, choosing a seven-member lineup and planning how to counter their opponents. The Beast Team mocked Shrek before both teams entered the arena for the battle.

• The system issued Bai Ge a mission to win his first team soul fight for a Bronze Rank Gacha Chance.
• Grandmaster explained that Hu Li's Three-Tailed Fox Martial Soul could use spiritual charm to control opponents and warned the team to be careful.
• Bai Ge and the others selected Bai Ge, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, Meng Yiran, Ning Rongrong, and Tang San, then assigned their battle roles.
• Bai Ge identified the Beast Team members in the contestants' resting area, where Hu Li flirted with Dai Mubai and ignored Ma Hongjun.
• Hu Li and Mad Lion mocked Shrek's young members before leading the Beast Team toward the arena, and Bai Ge led his team after them.