Chapter Summaries

Zero Class completed Shrek Academy’s final assessment, and Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wu Lin, Hu Meier, and Wu Yang Jin passed. Cai Lao gave Gu Yue only one point, leaving her one point short of admission, and Wu Yang Jin pulled her toward the exit.

• Shen Yi brought Zero Class to the rooftop, where three elders began their joint evaluation.
• Elder Li and Zhe Shi awarded Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wu Lin, Hu Meier, and Wu Yang Jin enough points to pass.
• Cai Lao criticized Gu Yue and gave her one point, leaving her with a total of fifty-nine and denying her admission.
• Wu Yang Jin grabbed Gu Yue and pulled her toward the door despite Zhe Shi shouting at him.

Wu Yang Jin condemned Shrek Academy’s lack of fairness and chose to leave rather than enroll, and his companions each decided to leave with him. The entire Zero Class withdrew from the academy, while Shen Yi was left uncertain and Wu Yang Jin asked where his brother was.

• Wu Yang Jin told Cai Lao that Shrek Academy lacked fairness and criticized the elders for refusing to act, then announced that he and Gu Yue were leaving.
• Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie joined Wu Yang Jin and Gu Yue, choosing to leave the academy rather than abandon their companions.
• Hu Meier joined the group, and Tang Wu Lin also chose to leave after asking Cai Lao whether fairness was truly as she described it.
• Everyone in Zero Class withdrew from Shrek Academy, and Zhe Shi angrily ordered them all to get out.
• Wu Yang Jin apologized to Shen Yi and asked where his brother was, leaving Shen Yi gloomy and unsure how to respond.

Wu Yang Jin and the others challenged Zhe Shi’s demand that they beg, and Xu Xiaoyan persuaded him to support them. Zhe Shi offered a way to help them join Shrek Academy through an additional assessment, and both Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin volunteered to take it.

• Wu Yang Jin defended the group’s refusal to beg, arguing that their companions mattered and that Wu Zhangkong had taught them to stand by their principles.
• Xu Xiaoyan pretended to be a wronged granddaughter and accused Zhe Shi of letting Cai Lao bully his family.
• Zhe Shi changed sides and insisted that the children should join Shrek Academy, prompting Cai Lao to propose another test.
• Zhe Shi explained that Wu Yang Jin or Tang Wu Lin could make up their missing points by earning a perfect score on the fifth assessment.
• Wu Yang Jin volunteered to take the assessment, and Tang Wu Lin asked to take it as well.

Wu Yang Jin forged Heavy Silver into Spirit Forging metal, surprising the elders with his skill and apparent ease. He warned Tang Wu Lin that something might go wrong, and Tang Wu Lin began his own forging as the chapter ended.

• Cai Lao agreed to let Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin attempt the forging, provided at least one of them succeeded.
• Wu Yang Jin heated the Heavy Silver and forged it while searching for the insight needed to break through to fifth grade.
• Wu Yang Jin controlled the trembling, smoking metal, infused it with blood, and completed Spirit Forging.
• Wu Yang Jin returned to the group and gave Tang Wu Lin a pill to hold in his mouth in case the forging became uncomfortable.
• Tang Wu Lin began forging the Heavy Silver.

Tang Wu Lin completed the final forging trial despite injuring himself, and Wu Yang Jin helped the elders admit their unfair treatment of Zero Class. The children were admitted, reunited with Wu Zhangkong, and Zhe Shi accepted them as his great-granddisciples.

• Tang Wu Lin swallowed Wu Yang Jin's gift to regulate his body, completed forging Heavy Silver, and collapsed after spitting blood.
• Wu Yang Jin privately told Zhe Shi what he had figured out, giving the elders a chance to admit their wrongdoing without being exposed publicly.
• Elder Cai bowed to the children and left, while Zhe Shi apologized and explained how she had manipulated the trials to justify admitting them.
• Zhe Shi confirmed Zero Class had passed, and Gu Yue thanked Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin for helping her enroll.
• Zhe Shi led the children to Wu Zhangkong, who stopped kneeling, and declared that he would treat Wu Yang Jin as his own grandson.

Wu Zhangkong reconciled with Zhe Shi after apologizing, and Zhe Shi led the group toward Sea God Island. Na'er suddenly reunited with Wu Yang Jin, joined them, and they were transported to the island.

• Wu Zhangkong admitted that both sides had made mistakes, said the elders bore the greatest responsibility, and sincerely apologized to Zhe Shi.
• Zhe Shi accepted Wu Zhangkong’s apology and led the group along a path to a moonlit lake.
• Na'er flew into Wu Yang Jin’s arms and explained that she had waited for him after learning he was coming for the assessment.
• Na'er asked to stay with Wu Yang Jin, and he agreed while reminding her to keep cultivating.
• Zhe Shi sent the group to Sea God Island with a sweep of red light, and they arrived among its lush vegetation.

Zhe Shi welcomed the students to the island, accepted Wu Zhangkong as his servant, and arranged for the children to enroll as Outer Court work-study students. Wu Yang Jin learned that Na'er was Yun Ming’s disciple, then spent the night cultivating and thinking about the challenge of becoming a Dou Armor Master.

• Zhe Shi told Shen Yi to register the children and accepted Wu Zhangkong’s offer to stay and serve him.
• Zhe Shi offered to examine Tang Wu Lin’s unusual bloodline and invited Wu Yang Jin to join him for weekly assessments.
• Zhe Shi explained that the children were Outer Court work-study students and would need to become One-Word Dou Armor Masters by age twenty to enter the Inner Court.
• Na'er revealed that Yun Ming, the Sea God Pavilion Master, was her teacher, and Wu Yang Jin reacted with surprise before praising her talent.
• The children settled into their rooms, while Wu Yang Jin meditated and discussed Dou Armor cultivation with Old Long and Snow Empress.
• The next morning, Wu Yang Jin accidentally struck Xie Xie when he tried to wake him, then asked whether the others had sensed Sea God Island’s aura.

Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin ate precious black buns at Sea God Island before Shen Yi led the group through enrollment and assigned them shabby Work-study student dormitories. The chapter ended with the group protesting the poor condition of their new homes.

• Zhe Shi served Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin black buns that boosted their energy, and the two ate most of his monthly supply.
• The girls explained that the buns were made from a rare deep-sea fish and were normally reserved for Sea God Pavilion elders.
• Shen Yi took the group to complete enrollment, where they received their materials and were assigned to clean Frost Spirit Plaza before nightfall.
• Shen Yi led the group to their Work-study student dormitories and prepared to leave.
• Wu Yang Jin, Hu Meier, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan reacted with dismay to the decrepit houses.

The group settled into their bare work-study dormitory and cleaned Spirit Ice Plaza with Gu Yue’s elemental abilities. At the cafeteria, Tang Wu Lin’s enormous appetite astonished the Academy Enforcement Team and prompted the head chef to threaten his free-meal privileges.

• Shen Yi left after encouraging the group, and they found their work-study dormitory bare, with only metal bunk frames and a single cold-water pipe.
• Wu Yang Jin greeted the student he had defeated, and the student briefly shook his hand before leaving.
• Gu Yue used wind and water elements to sweep Spirit Ice Plaza clean with a vortex tornado.
• The group went to the cafeteria for their free meal, where Tang Wu Lin piled up and ate an astonishing amount of food.
• Xie Peichen confronted Tang Wu Lin about taking too much food, and the head chef warned that the Academy might revoke his free meals.

Tang Wu Lin and his friends celebrated their acceptance into Shrek Academy over dinner and dessert, while learning about work-study jobs and the Sea God's Fate matchmaking event. Their cheerful outing was interrupted when a wealthy-looking young man began pressuring Yuan En Yehui for her communication number.

• Tang Wu Lin explained that he and his companions were work-study students, and the head chef let them finish their meal.
• The group explored the academy, visited a dessert shop, and asked Yuan En Yehui whether the shop was hiring.
• Xie Xie talked about the Sea God's Fate event, while Wu Yang Jin said he planned to stay by Na'er's side.
• Tang Wu Lin steered the conversation toward celebrating their admission to Shrek Academy, and the group celebrated together.
• A well-dressed young man at a neighboring table called Yuan En Yehui over and demanded her Soul Guidance Communication number.

Wu Yang Jin helped a waitress leave after a spoiled young man bought the beverage bar to force her to reveal her contact information. As they walked away, the girl revealed black wings and confronted the young man who had followed them.

• A blond youth demanded a waitress's contact information, then ordered his butler, Sun Bo, to buy the beverage bar after its manager and boss refused to disclose it.
• After Sun Bo completed the purchase, the waitress quit and tossed her vest onto the table rather than become the youth's employee.
• Wu Yang Jin intervened, invited the waitress to leave with him, and mocked the youth before the two walked away together.
• The youth threatened to bring them to justice and displayed three purple soul rings and white wings.
• A figure flew up behind Wu Yang Jin and the dark-red-haired girl, who told him to go and revealed a pair of black wings as she faced the newcomer.

Wu Yang Jin intervened when Yue Zhengyu tried to seize a red-haired work-study student because of her Fallen Angel Martial Soul, and used his Star Eye Soul Skill to stop him. A Shrek City enforcer verified the students’ identities and dismissed the dispute, after which the girl thanked Wu Yang Jin before leaving.

• Yue Zhengyu confronted the red-haired girl, revealed his Sacred Angel Martial Soul, and tried to expose her Fallen Angel Martial Soul with Holy Light.
• Wu Yang Jin used Asura Golden Eyes to inflict a headache on Yue Zhengyu, then revealed that Star Eye had three purple Soul Rings.
• The girl landed in front of Wu Yang Jin as Yue Zhengyu prepared to attack again, and a Shrek City enforcer appeared and ordered everyone to explain themselves.
• Yue Zhengyu accused the girl of being an Evil Soul Master, while she and Wu Yang Jin presented their work-study identities and described his actions at the shop.
• The enforcer verified their identities, warned Yue Zhengyu not to attack people on suspicion alone, and dismissed them; the girl gave Yue Zhengyu a thumbs-down and thanked Wu Yang Jin before leaving.

Wu Yang Jin helped a girl escape Yue Zhengyu’s harassment, then Zero Class focused on settling into Shrek Academy and taking work-study missions. At the opening ceremony, Cai Lao announced that she would personally teach the freshmen, with Shen Yi and Wu Zhangkong assisting.

• Wu Yang Jin intervened when Yue Zhengyu confronted a girl, and Sun Bo stopped Yue Zhengyu from escalating the conflict.
• Zero Class discussed the strange treatment of work-study students and decided to learn more about the academy before investigating.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin accepted forging missions after showing the Dean’s Office teacher their Level Four Forging Master badges.
• Cai Lao delivered the opening ceremony speech and explained the academy’s examinations and expulsion rules.
• Cai Lao announced that she would be the freshman class’s Homeroom Teacher, with Shen Yi and Wu Zhangkong as counselors, and the students returned to class for seat assignments.

Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin advertised their forging services to earn Contribution Points, and Yuanen hired them for a Thousand Refinements piece. After lunch, a fiery red-haired middle-aged man barged in and demanded that Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin go with him.

• Cai Lao assigned Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, Xie Xie, Hu Meier, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue seats at the front of the class.
• Shen Yi explained the student cards and academy rules, while Wu Zhangkong taught the students about Dou Armor and its requirements.
• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin posted notices offering their forging services in exchange for Contribution Points or meals.
• Yuanen agreed to pay Tang Wu Lin 1,100 Contribution Points for a Thousand Refinements First Grade piece and took him and Wu Yang Jin to eat.
• After Tang Wu Lin finished thirty servings, Yuanen led the pair toward the forging area, but a red-haired middle-aged man arrived and tried to take them away.

Feng Wuyu brought Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin to a forging room, where their work convinced him to recruit them into Shrek Academy’s Forging Master Association and try to take them as disciples. They told him Mu Chen was already their teacher and agreed to ask him before accepting, then reunited with Yuanen.

• Feng Wuyu took Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin to his forging room and asked them to demonstrate their abilities.
• Wu Yang Jin Spirit Forged Ink Gold while Tang Wu Lin produced high-quality Thousand Refinements, impressing Feng Wuyu.
• Feng Wuyu made them members of the Shrek Forging Master Association and urged them to become his disciples.
• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin revealed that Mu Chen was their teacher, so they agreed to ask him before deciding whether to accept Feng Wuyu.
• Feng Wuyu invited Wu Yang Jin to take the Fifth-Level Forging Master examination, and Wu Yang Jin agreed to return for it.
• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin met Yuanen, who asked if they were all right and learned that Feng Wuyu had made them join the association.

Yuanen joined Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin in the forging room, where they made him high-quality Heavy Silver and he explained the history and status of Shrek's work-study students. On their way back, Yue Zhengyu stopped them and demanded to know whether they had seen a red-haired girl.

• Wu Yang Jin offered Yuanen Spirit-Forged Ink Gold, and Yuanen accepted it as a gesture of friendship.
• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin forged Heavy Silver for Yuanen after learning that his Martial Soul was the Titan Giant Ape.
• Yuanen explained that work-study students were recruited for special talents and that many had become powerful figures, including Old Feng.
• Yuanen said he was fifteen and kept the reason he had not entered the Inner Court secret, while Wu Yang Jin said he had argued with his final examiner.
• Wu Yang Jin stopped the group in the woods when they saw Yue Zhengyu, who asked whether they had seen a red-haired girl and pressed his hand against Yuanen's chest.

Yuanen drove Yue Zhengyu away after he accused the work-study students of hiding an Evil Soul Master, while Mu Chen learned that Wu Yang Jin had been offered a path to become a fifth-level Forging Master and rushed to Shrek to protect his disciples. Yue Zhengyu later joined the work-study program to continue his search, but Tang Wu Lin redirected their conversation toward forging.

• Yuanen rebuffed Yue Zhengyu’s accusation and warned that entering the work-study dormitories would make him subject to punishment under Academy rules.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin told Mu Chen about their progress and Feng Wuyu’s offer; Mu Chen booked tickets to Shrek City and announced that he was resigning.
• Yuanen told Tang Wu Lin that he had been the only work-study student before the six freshmen arrived, and Yue Zhengyu interrupted to challenge his account.
• Yue Zhengyu revealed that he had joined the work-study program to hunt for an Evil Soul Master, prompting the others to leave the cafeteria.
• Tang Wu Lin asked Yue Zhengyu whether he needed anything forged, then showed him his Fourth-Level Forging Master badge.

Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin joined Yue Zhengyu’s plans, then the new class learned how Shrek would select its committee members. Tang Wu Lin was appointed Forging Committee Member, and the class prepared to compete for the remaining leadership positions.

• Tang Wu Lin told his former Zero Class classmates about his agreement with Yue Zhengyu, and Wu Yang Jin accepted the arrangement.
• Shen Yi explained the Class Committee positions, their Contribution Point rewards, and Shrek’s graduation requirements.
• Shen Yi appointed Tang Wu Lin Forging Committee Member without a contest because he was a Fourth-Level Forging Master.
• Yang Nianxia questioned Tang Wu Lin’s appointment, but Wu Yang Jin revealed that he was a Fifth-Level Forging Master and was pursuing another position.
• Shen Yi announced a battle royale to choose the Class Monitor and two Vice Class Monitors, with the last three contestants standing taking the positions.

The students prepared alliances for the class monitor election battle royale and entered Simulation Pods to begin the virtual contest. Wu Yang Jin appeared alone in a dense forest and set out to scout for his friends, while keeping the ranking list in mind.

• Xu Xiaoyan joined a large team, while Xie Xie formed the Bargain Hunter Little Prince Squad with two other Agility Attack Soul Masters.
• Yang Nianxia teamed up with Tang Wu Lin, who had also brought Gu Yue into his group; Hu Meier joined Xu Xiaoyan's team, while Wu Yang Jin chose to remain alone.
• A girl invited Wu Yang Jin to team up, but he declined and said he would join people he knew depending on the situation.
• Shen Yi and Wu Zhangkong led the one hundred students to a circular hall, where Shen Yi explained the Simulation Pods and the virtual forest battle.
• The students entered the Simulation Pods and appeared at separate locations in a dense forest; Wu Yang Jin planned to scout and look for Tang Wu Lin and the others.

Wu Yang Jin defeated Zheng Yi Ran and her two teammates after they challenged him for the class monitor position, while their classmates fought elsewhere in the simulation. Afterward, Wu Si Duo approached Wu Yang Jin and explained that she wanted to team up because of the Eastsea Competition.

• Zheng Yi Ran challenged Wu Yang Jin for the class monitor position and sent Zheng Long and Zheng Hu to attack him.
• Wu Yang Jin used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Emperor Palm to knock out Zheng Long and Zheng Hu, then restrained Zheng Yi Ran with Emperor Chain Ice Extremity Peerless and scolded her.
• Yang Nianxia revealed his strength while chasing three opponents, and Gu Yue used elemental power to scatter them.
• Xu Xiaoyan and Hu Meier’s team defeated their opponents, while Xie Xie also won several fights.
• Wu Si Duo approached Wu Yang Jin and said she had wanted to team up with him because of the Eastsea Competition, where she had watched his match with Tang Wu Lin and Gu Yue against the Frost Sisters.