Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tianyang explored Suotuo City for seasonings while Tang San and Xiao Wu browsed a shop. After returning to the hotel, he found a young lady had bribed and petted Bubu, and called the dog to leave with him.

• The hotel manager led Xiao Tianyang away, while Bubu snubbed the young lady who had flirted with him.
• Xiao Wu and Tang San invited Xiao Tianyang to explore Suotuo City, and the three left the hotel with Bubu.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu went into a shop, while Xiao Tianyang headed to the market and sent Bubu off with Gold Soul Coins.
• Xiao Tianyang bought all the goods at a seasoning stall and had the stall owner gather a wide variety of ingredients through his connections.
• Xiao Tianyang returned to the hotel and found the young lady petting Bubu after bribing it with money; he called Bubu to leave.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Tianyang arrived at Shrek Academy and began its demanding entrance examination. After Tang San and Xiao Wu passed the initial checks, Dai Mubai came to escort them inside while nervously looking for Xiao Tianyang.

• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Tianyang walked south from Suotuo City toward Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Tianyang explained that the academy was likely outside the city because it was too poor to afford rent there.
• An old man announced the academy’s strict age and Soul Power requirements, and most applicants left after seeing his six Soul Rings.
• Xiao Tianyang stopped Bubu from causing trouble, then exchanged teasing remarks with Xiao Wu while they waited in line.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu passed the initial examination after revealing their Martial Souls and having their physiques checked.
• Dai Mubai arrived to escort Tang San and Xiao Wu inside, but nervously asked whether Xiao Tianyang had come.

Xiao Tianyang passed Shrek Academy’s age and Martial Soul tests, shocking everyone with his level twenty-seven cultivation and one purple and one black soul ring. He entered the academy with the others and sampled Oscar’s sausage, unaware of why Dai Mubai had tried to stop him.

• Xiao Tianyang greeted Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong, and Tang San explained that Xiao Tianyang was only twelve despite his appearance.
• The old man confirmed Xiao Tianyang’s age and examined his mutated Three-Colored Fire Martial Soul and extraordinary soul rings.
• Xiao Tianyang revealed that he was level twenty-seven, and the old man accepted him into Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Tianyang, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and Ning Rongrong entered the village with Bubu, while Ning Rongrong asked about Xiao Tianyang’s fight with Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai warned everyone not to buy sausages from Oscar, but Xiao Tianyang ate one and complimented its taste.

Xiao Tianyang transformed Oscar’s sausages with a spicy, fragrant coating, winning over the students and helping Oscar sell out his stall. Oscar then led Tang San’s group toward the academy’s final test while Dai Mubai returned to investigate a person whose aura seemed compatible with his.

• Dai Mubai made Oscar demonstrate his sausage-making ability, but Xiao Tianyang offered everyone his own homemade sausages instead.
• Xiao Tianyang prepared a spicy dipping sauce and coated Oscar’s sausages, prompting Xiao Wu, Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong to eat them until the stall was empty.
• Xiao Tianyang paid three Gold Soul Coins for the sausages, and Oscar thanked him for helping the stall succeed.
• Dai Mubai said he had sensed someone with an aura complementary to his and hurried back to investigate the possible Martial Soul compatibility.
• Oscar led Tang San’s group past the second test and explained that the fourth test assessed actual combat ability, including for support-system Soul Masters.

Xiao Tianyang and the other new students faced Zhao Wuji’s fourth admission test, a group challenge to endure against him for the time it took an incense stick to burn. After choosing to support the others, Xiao Tianyang was challenged to fight Zhao Wuji alone and eagerly accepted.

• Oscar led the group to Zhao Wuji, who announced that the five students had to withstand him for the time it took an incense stick to burn.
• Dai Mubai introduced Zhu Zhuqing and warned the students that Zhao Wuji was a powerful Spirit Master known as the Immovable Ming King.
• The students introduced themselves, and Xiao Tianyang described himself as a Level 27 All-rounder Battle Soul Master with the Three-Colored Fire Martial Soul.
• After a system quest prompted him to support Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Tianyang told them he would let them show their abilities.
• Zhao Wuji overheard Xiao Tianyang and challenged him to fight one-on-one, and Xiao Tianyang accepted.

Xiao Tianyang let the others face Zhao Wuji while he watched their battle and explained Xiao Wu’s combat technique. The group gained an early advantage, but Zhao Wuji broke free and counterattacked, leaving them in danger.

• Xiao Tianyang insisted on challenging Zhao Wuji alone, then let Tang San and the others devise a plan to face him.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing as they attacked Zhao Wuji, but he easily sent them flying.
• Xiao Wu used Xiao Tianyang’s technique to redirect Zhao Wuji’s force and slam him into the ground, allowing Tang San to bind him with Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing rushed Zhao Wuji while he was trapped, but he broke free with a burst of force.
• Xiao Wu’s mental attack backfired against Zhao Wuji, who then fired a golden palm imprint at the group as they protected Ning Rongrong.

Xiao Tianyang blocked Zhao Wuji’s attack, healed the exhausted students, and helped them pass the test. Tang San then challenged Zhao Wuji to a serious fight to reclaim his conviction, and the battle began with Tang San preparing his hidden weapons.

• Xiao Tianyang blocked Zhao Wuji’s Great Strength Vajra Palm just as the incense burned out, completing his assist quest and securing the students’ passage.
• Xiao Tianyang used his First Soul Skill, Myriad Transformation Flame, to restore Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang San challenged Zhao Wuji to a serious fight, and Xiao Tianyang persuaded Zhao Wuji to accept.
• Zhao Wuji set a new one-incense-stick time limit, and Tang San began the fight by preparing his hidden weapons.
• Xiao Tianyang pulled Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing back from the fight and noted that Tang San’s alloy-enhanced hidden weapons could catch Zhao Wuji off guard.

Xiao Tianyang fought Zhao Wuji after Tang San’s test ended, using his self-created Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms to send the teacher flying. Zhao Wuji prepared to get serious, leaving Xiao Wu and the others worried about what came next.

• The incense burned out, ending Tang San’s test, and Xiao Tianyang restored Tang San before volunteering to fight Zhao Wuji.
• Zhao Wuji realized Xiao Tianyang had maneuvered him into the spar but agreed to fight him anyway.
• Xiao Tianyang used the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms without Soul Skills and drove Zhao Wuji back with seventeen consecutive strikes.
• Xiao Tianyang’s eighteenth palm sent Zhao Wuji flying, stunning the spectators.
• Tang San said Xiao Tianyang was far stronger than he had realized, while Xiao Wu worried Zhao Wuji would become more serious.

Xiao Tianyang fought Zhao Wuji, revealing that his First Soul Skill could attack and using Xiao Wu’s countering technique against him. He then unleashed his Second Soul Skill, Ice Heart Fire Lotus, trapping Zhao Wuji in a destructive black lotus that he could not dismiss.

• Zhao Wuji used gravity-based Soul Skills to slow, track, and squeeze Xiao Tianyang before attacking with Great Strength Vajra Palm.
• Xiao Tianyang transformed his nine flames into spears that pierced Zhao Wuji’s defenses and exploded, but Zhao Wuji dispersed the flames with Great Vajra Roar.
• Zhao Wuji charged again, and Xiao Tianyang used Heavenly Mountain Plum Blossom Hand to weaken him, swing him through the air, and throw him into a house.
• Zhao Wuji unleashed Great Vajra Roar, while Xiao Tianyang used layers of flame to buy time and prepare his Second Soul Skill.
• Xiao Tianyang summoned and dropped Ice Heart Fire Lotus, trapping Zhao Wuji amid repeated explosions as Dai Mubai warned him to stop the skill.
• Xiao Tianyang admitted he did not know how to withdraw Ice Heart Fire Lotus, and Dai Mubai could only wish Zhao Wuji well.

Xiao Tianyang completed the Shrek Academy tests and received a reward that brought Artoria Pendragon to the Soul Beast Continent. After healing Zhao Wuji, he met Saber, who greeted him as if they had known each other for a long time and hugged him.

• Zhao Wuji emerged from the Black Lotus explosion badly burned and frostbitten, then accepted Xiao Tianyang's flattery and declared that everyone had passed the test.
• Xiao Tianyang completed the [Shrek Academy] and [Challenge] quests, earning a Random Character Bond Card, two Level 2 Draws, and the arrival of Servant King Arthur, Artoria Pendragon.
• Xiao Tianyang used his First Soul Skill to heal Zhao Wuji, who ordered him to fill in the pits he had made before going back to the dorms.
• Li Yusong arrived with a late new student, and Xiao Tianyang recognized the young woman as Artoria Pendragon from her appearance.
• Saber greeted Xiao Tianyang warmly, then hugged him instead of taking his offered hand.

Saber reunited with Xiao Tianyang at Shrek Academy and chose to take the fourth test by challenging Zhao Wuji alone. The test began with Saber revealing her unusual two-ring configuration, leaving the others watching to see whether she could force Zhao Wuji to use a Soul Skill above his Second Soul Ring.

• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the others questioned Tang San about Saber, but he admitted he did not know when she had met Xiao Tianyang.
• Saber apologized to Zhao Wuji and Li Yusong for becoming excited when she saw Xiao Tianyang.
• Zhao Wuji offered Saber a solo challenge, and she accepted, agreeing to face him for one incense stick and pass if she forced him to use a Soul Skill above his Second Soul Ring.
• Xiao Tianyang told the others Saber's names were Saber and Artoria Pendragon.
• Saber summoned her sword Martial Soul and revealed one yellow and one purple Soul Ring.
• Xiao Tianyang checked the system page and saw Saber's profile, including her Level 28 strength and the Excalibur and Avalon Martial Souls.

Saber fought Zhao Wuji with her sword skills and injured him before the incense burned out, ending the test. Li Yusong dismissed the students, while Xiao Tianyang was left to fill in the pit he had made.

• Saber used Magic Armor and charged Zhao Wuji, then cut through his Great Strength Vajra Palm with Shining Path.
• Saber's magic power briefly suppressed Zhao Wuji's Soul Power, and she dodged his counterattack while landing repeated sword strikes.
• Saber caught Zhao Wuji's opening and cut his chest, impressing Li Yusong and the watching students.
• Li Yusong called time as the incense burned out, and Zhao Wuji stopped fighting.
• Saber thanked Zhao Wuji for holding back, and Li Yusong dismissed everyone while ordering Xiao Tianyang to fill in the pit.

Xiao Tianyang comforted Saber as she mourned her parents, learning that their families had been close and the two had grown up together. Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing returned to help fill the pit, and Xiao Tianyang promised to cook for them afterward.

• Saber apologized to Xiao Tianyang for not persuading her father to save his family before a shipwreck, and he reassured her that he did not blame her.
• Saber broke down over her parents' deaths, and Xiao Tianyang comforted her and learned about her family and childhood with him.
• Saber recovered after leaning on Xiao Tianyang for support.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing came back with tools to help fill the pit.
• Xiao Tianyang promised the group a feast once they finished, and everyone began shoveling.

Xiao Tianyang served the others a delicious late-night meal and offered them a fruity drink. Meanwhile, Zhao Wuji was confronted by a mysterious black-robed Titled Douluo who challenged him to a fight.

• Xiao Tianyang prepared a Japanese-style meal, and everyone praised the food as they ate.
• Xiao Tianyang offered a bottle of fruity-smelling drink, and Oscar poured cups for the curious group.
• Zhao Wuji reflected on the formidable new students and the sword scar on his chest.
• A black-robed man appeared outside Zhao Wuji's office, revealing nine soul rings and challenging him to exchange moves.

Miao Zhenshan joined Tang Hao to confront Zhao Wuji, and the two punished him while Flender watched. Xiao Tianyang used his lottery rewards, acquired several new items, and was shocked by the contents of the Magical Cookbook.

• Flender tried to calm Tang Hao and Miao Zhenshan, but Miao Zhenshan identified himself as the Body Martial Soul School's inheritor and demanded Zhao Wuji face them.
• Tang Hao and Miao Zhenshan offered to fight Zhao Wuji without using their Martial Souls, and Flender started an incense stick before they beat Zhao Wuji in the woods.
• At dawn, Xiao Tianyang drew a Sky-Burning Storage Ring, a One-Time Reinforcer, a God-Tier Refrigerator, and a Magical Cookbook.
• Xiao Tianyang decided to give the storage ring to Saber, then claimed his rewards outside and narrowly avoided having the refrigerator crush his dormitory.
• Xiao Tianyang examined the refrigerator and reinforcer, then read the Magical Cookbook and was utterly shocked.

Xiao Tianyang discovered that the cookbook could strengthen people through specially prepared food, then intervened when Ma Hongjun fought Tang San and Xiao Wu. After easily stopping Ma Hongjun, he faced Dai Mubai’s complaint about the drink he had served the previous day.

• Xiao Tianyang examined a cookbook that explained how to infuse food with energy to raise the eater’s strength, and decided to try making simpler dishes.
• Xiao Tianyang found Bubu cheering as Ma Hongjun fought Tang San and Xiao Wu, collected several hundred Gold Soul Coins from Bubu, and went to intervene.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Ma Hongjun to stop fighting, but Ma Hongjun challenged him and attacked with his Phoenix Fireline Soul Skill.
• Xiao Tianyang extinguished Ma Hongjun’s flames and stopped his next attack with a fist held close to Ma Hongjun’s face, prompting Ma Hongjun to back down.
• Dai Mubai arrived and asked Xiao Tianyang whether the drink he had served them the previous day had been alcohol, and Xiao Tianyang insisted it was just a beverage.

After a night of drinking left the new students hungover, Xiao Tianyang helped them recover before Flender punished them with a run around the village. The system then assigned Xiao Tianyang a side quest to supervise the training, offering 300 lottery draws as a reward.

• Xiao Wu called out Ma Hongjun for bullying his girlfriend, and Dai Mubai and Xiao Tianyang explained that the relationship was consensual.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun agreed not to bring up each other's romantic lives, then Dai Mubai led Xiao Tianyang and the others to the cafeteria.
• Xiao Tianyang and Saber prepared hangover soup for the students, and the group felt somewhat better after drinking it.
• Flender arrived at the assembly and ordered Xiao Tianyang to lead the students on thirty laps around the village as punishment for their dispirited condition.
• The system gave Xiao Tianyang a side quest to supervise Shrek's Seven Devils through the training mission for 300 lottery draws.

Xiao Tianyang supervised the students’ twenty-lap run, while Flender explained that his presence would help shield the teachers from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s protective Titled Douluo. When Ning Rongrong asked to avoid running, Xiao Tianyang challenged her to become more than a protected auxiliary Soul Master, and she ran off in anger.

• Xiao Tianyang ordered Tang San and the others to run, then followed them on a bicycle with Bubu beside him.
• Flender told Zhao Wuji that he had assigned Xiao Tianyang to supervise Ning Rongrong because the Sect’s Titled Douluo might object to harsh training.
• Flender showed Zhao Wuji Ning Fengzhi’s letter permitting the teachers to instruct Ning Rongrong, but said Xiao Tianyang would serve as a shield against her protectors.
• Xiao Tianyang told the students to keep pace with Bubu or lose lunch, prompting Oscar and Ma Hongjun to chase the dog.
• Xiao Tianyang refused Ning Rongrong’s request to avoid running and challenged her to become more than a protected team tool.
• Ning Rongrong activated her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda’s Second Soul Ring and ran off in another direction, angrily declaring that she hated Xiao Tianyang.

Xiao Tianyang forced Ning Rongrong to return to Shrek Academy and continue her training, while two Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect guards reported what they had witnessed. Ning Fengzhi learned of the confrontation, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin set out to confront Xiao Tianyang before a letter revealed Xiao Tianyang’s formidable background.

• Xiao Tianyang blocked Ning Rongrong’s way and gave her the choice of withdrawing from Shrek Academy or returning to finish the dean’s task, so she ran back while threatening him.
• Two Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect guards discussed Xiao Tianyang’s intimidating aura and reported the incident to the sect.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Xiao Tianyang’s judgment but worried that Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo would learn what happened.
• Chen Xin read the report about Ning Rongrong being bullied and flew out to confront Xiao Tianyang despite Ning Fengzhi’s efforts to stop him.
• A messenger delivered Flender’s letter to Ning Fengzhi, who learned Xiao Tianyang had a powerful background and ordered Bone Douluo to stop Chen Xin.

Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo discussed how Sword Douluo’s pursuit of Xiao Tianyang could provoke Miao Zhenshan, and they suspected Xiao Tianyang might have Twin Martial Souls. Back at Shrek Academy, Xiao Tianyang cooked for the exhausted students, while Saber reacted stiffly to Xiao Wu’s comment about his future marriage.

• Bone Douluo returned without stopping Sword Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi warned him that Xiao Tianyang had a powerful protector and that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was at fault in the dispute.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo speculated that Xiao Tianyang might have Twin Martial Souls and agreed that his ability to suppress a Soul Saint made him a frightening young talent.
• Xiao Tianyang returned to Shrek Academy and prepared a meal while the others completed their exhausting thirty-lap run.
• Flender and the teachers eagerly ate Xiao Tianyang’s fried rice before the students arrived at the dining hall.
• Xiao Tianyang served the students soup that revived them, then drew them toward the kitchen with the aroma of his cooking.
• Xiao Wu praised the person who would marry Xiao Tianyang, and Saber stiffened at her remark.