Chapter Summaries

Lin Xia severely wounded Ma Hongjun after he harassed Zhu Zhuqing, then took her toward the village entrance to find breakfast. Ma Hongjun lay unconscious at the village entrance, and Shrek Academy had not yet learned what happened.

• Ma Hongjun approached Zhu Zhuqing, but Lin Xia restrained him with pressure and a Sand Tornado.
• Ma Hongjun used Phoenix Possession and Phoenix Fire Line, but Lin Xia blocked the flames with an Earth Element barrier.
• Lin Xia mocked Ma Hongjun as a roast chicken and used Earth Spikes to pierce his limbs and knock him unconscious.
• Lin Xia checked on Zhu Zhuqing, took her hand, and led her toward breakfast stalls near the village entrance.
• Shrek Academy remained unaware of the violent incident at the village entrance.

Dai Mubai and Flender confronted Ma Hongjun after Lin Xia beat him for harassing Zhu Zhuqing. Flender explained Lin Xia’s immense status and power, leaving Ma Hongjun stunned by how dangerous the person he had provoked was.

• Dai Mubai brought the injured Ma Hongjun to Flender after Lin Xia and the others had left.
• Ma Hongjun woke in the infirmary and complained to Flender that Lin Xia had attacked him without cause.
• Dai Mubai accused Ma Hongjun of harassing Zhu Zhuqing and said Lin Xia had shown mercy by not roasting him.
• Flender agreed Ma Hongjun deserved the beating if he had harassed Zhu Zhuqing, then revealed Lin Xia was Gengjin City’s City Lord and a powerful Soul Tool authority.
• Flender told Ma Hongjun that Lin Xia was a twelve-year-old Level Fifty-Eight Battle Soul King whose Tyranitar had crushed Zhao Wuji, leaving Ma Hongjun speechless.

Flender told Ma Hongjun that Lin Xia was a twelve-year-old Soul King who had defeated a Soul Saint and warned him never to approach Lin Xia or his companions again. Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing then entered Shrek Academy’s cafeteria, where Ning Rongrong noticed Lin Xia and brightened.

• Flender explained Lin Xia’s strength and achievements, leaving Ma Hongjun shocked and fearful.
• Dai Mubai warned Ma Hongjun to avoid Lin Xia and the people around him or risk dying next time.
• Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing found the shabby academy cafeteria and entered for breakfast.
• Oscar fussed over Ning Rongrong while she silently endured the food and his chatter.
• Ning Rongrong saw Lin Xia enter and her eyes lit up.

Ning Rongrong eagerly joined Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing for breakfast, while Oscar shrank back after recognizing Lin Xia from the previous day. Lin Xia asked why Ning Rongrong had never visited Gengjin City despite her father repeatedly saying he would bring her, and her stunned reaction left the reason unexplained.

• Ning Rongrong left Oscar and sat beside Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing, greeting them cheerfully.
• Oscar recognized Lin Xia as the powerful City Lord from the previous day and retreated to his seat in fear.
• Lin Xia recalled Ning Fengzhi's many visits to Gengjin City and his repeated praise of Ning Rongrong and promises to bring her there.
• Lin Xia asked Ning Rongrong why she had never visited Gengjin City, and she dropped her spoon in shock.

Lin Xia told Ning Rongrong that her father, Ning Fengzhi, was his old friend and had often mentioned her, leaving her shocked and hurt that she had never known about their relationship. After Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing comforted her, Ning Rongrong regained her spirits and teasingly asked whether she should call Lin Xia “Uncle.”

• Lin Xia told Ning Rongrong that Ning Fengzhi visited Gengjin City to see him and often spoke proudly of her.
• Ning Rongrong became overwhelmed, upset that her father had never told her about Lin Xia or his visits.
• Lin Xia offered Ning Rongrong a handkerchief and suggested Ning Fengzhi might have had reasons for keeping her out of the loop.
• Ning Rongrong apologized to Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing, explaining that she had reacted strongly because her father had grown increasingly busy.
• Zhu Zhuqing reassured Ning Rongrong that Ning Fengzhi cherished her, and Ning Rongrong playfully asked if she should call Lin Xia Uncle.

Lin Xia asked Dai Mubai to explain Shrek Academy’s rules and courses after breakfast, and Dai Mubai described the academy’s combat-focused philosophy. The chapter left the courses unexplained, with Zhu Zhuqing asking about them.

• Ning Rongrong rejected calling Lin Xia “Uncle” and settled on calling him Brother Lin Xia, while asking him to call her Rongrong.
• Dai Mubai arrived at the dining hall, hesitated at the sight of Lin Xia’s group, then approached after Lin Xia called him over.
• Lin Xia asked Dai Mubai about Shrek Academy’s rules and course arrangements.
• Dai Mubai explained that the academy encouraged fighting and wagered matches to build combat skills, while forbidding malicious killing, crippling opponents, and gambling beyond one’s means.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Dai Mubai about the courses.

Dai Mubai explained Shrek Academy’s flexible teaching approach, and Flender announced a lesson for Oscar and Ning Rongrong. Lin Xia insisted on observing Flender’s instruction, leaving Flender under pressure as he began teaching the two Support System Soul Masters.

• Dai Mubai told Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing that Shrek Academy had no fixed schedule and assigned lessons according to each student’s needs.
• Flender announced that the first class would take place that night and told Oscar and Ning Rongrong to meet him after breakfast.
• Lin Xia asked to observe Flender teaching Oscar and Ning Rongrong, and Flender reluctantly agreed.
• Lin Xia, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Dai Mubai followed Flender to the village square while Zhao Wuji, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the injured Ma Hongjun stayed behind.
• Flender told Oscar and Ning Rongrong that the academy taught Support System Soul Masters how to use their Martial Souls and support allies in battle.

Flender lectured Ning Rongrong and Oscar on how Support System Soul Masters survived by fleeing danger and maintaining their stamina. He ordered them to run twenty laps around the village before lunch, leaving Ning Rongrong shocked as Oscar prepared to lead the way.

• Flender explained that Support System Soul Masters needed protection, vigilance, and the ability to run away to survive on the battlefield.
• Oscar recited Flender's advice on staying behind companions, using cover, avoiding enemies, and keeping away from open ground.
• Flender argued that physical stamina could help Ning Rongrong and Oscar escape danger when their protectors were occupied or defeated.
• Flender ordered Ning Rongrong and Oscar to run twenty laps around the village before lunch, allowing them to use their Martial Souls for support.
• Oscar accepted the order and set off to lead the way.

Ning Rongrong obeyed Flender’s order to run with Oscar while Lin Xia challenged the logic behind Flender’s training exercise. Lin Xia recognized that Flender intended to break Ning Rongrong’s pride and watched to see whether she would endure or be remade by the ordeal.

• Ning Rongrong accepted Flender’s order and ran toward the village entrance with Oscar following her.
• Lin Xia questioned how Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could help her endure the long run, exposing the weakness in Flender’s claim that she could use Martial Soul support.
• Flender stammered that the exercise would teach Ning Rongrong to coordinate Soul Power with her body and prepare her for danger.
• Lin Xia told Flender that the run was really a harsh attempt to strip away Ning Rongrong’s pride and establish Shrek’s authority over her.
• Oscar complained that the run was too long and his sausages could not sustain them, while Ning Rongrong ordered him to keep running.
• Lin Xia told Zhu Zhuqing to wait and see whether Ning Rongrong would be crushed by Flender’s methods or resist them.

Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing relaxed in a field while Tyranitar burrowed underground to find minerals, and Lin Xia ate a piece of ore. On the village road, Ning Rongrong and Oscar struggled with Flender’s punishing running assignment, with Oscar offering her food to restore her strength.

• Zhu Zhuqing lay down beside Lin Xia to enjoy the peaceful field until Tyranitar stomped a pit and burrowed underground.
• Lin Xia reassured Zhu Zhuqing that Tyranitar was searching for rocks and minerals, and she relaxed beside him.
• Lin Xia took a rare mineral ore from his Storage Soul Tool and calmly chewed and swallowed it.
• Ning Rongrong asked Oscar how far one lap was after they struggled to run under Flender’s assignment.
• Oscar agreed that Flender’s task was impossible and offered Ning Rongrong food to replenish her strength.

Oscar offered Ning Rongrong his Recovery Great Sausage, but she recoiled from its Soul Incantation and ran toward Suotuo City to escape Shrek Academy and think through what she had learned about Lin Xia. Lin Xia watched her leave and told Zhu Zhuqing that Headmaster Flender's plan seemed effective.

• Oscar summoned his Recovery Great Sausage and urged Ning Rongrong to eat it for stamina and healing.
• Ning Rongrong called the sausage disgusting, rejected Oscar, and ran off the village road toward Suotuo City.
• Oscar watched Ning Rongrong disappear, then dejectedly ate the sausage himself.
• Ning Rongrong entered Suotuo City and sought out Clear Tea Residence for tea, pastries, and a quiet place to think about Lin Xia and her father’s hidden knowledge.
• Lin Xia finished eating Mineral Ore and remarked to Zhu Zhuqing that Headmaster Flender's plan had been effective.

Ning Fengzhi learned that Lin Xia had joined Shrek Academy and decided to visit Suotuo City to find out why. At Shrek, Flender confronted the exhausted Oscar after his run while Lin Xia, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong watched.

• A Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect sentry reported that Ning Rongrong had passed Shrek Academy's entrance exam and encountered Lin Xia there.
• The sentry described how Lin Xia defeated Zhao Wuji and injured Ma Hongjun, while Flender showed him deference.
• Ning Fengzhi wondered why Lin Xia had gone to Shrek and resolved to visit Suotuo City himself.
• That night, Flender questioned Oscar about whether he had finished running twenty laps as Ning Rongrong, Lin Xia, and Zhu Zhuqing watched.

Oscar claimed that he and Ning Rongrong had finished their assigned laps, and Flender punished Oscar for covering for her while confronting her about her failure to train. Ning Rongrong openly denounced Flender and the academy as he pressed her with soul power, and the scene ended with the confrontation on the verge of escalating.

• Oscar told Flender that both he and Ning Rongrong had finished their laps, despite knowing Ning Rongrong had left before completing even one.
• Flender summoned Oscar, sealed his soul power, and ordered him to run another twenty laps without food.
• Oscar silently accepted the punishment and dragged himself toward the running path.
• Flender asked Ning Rongrong how many laps she had completed, and she admitted she had not finished even one.
• Ning Rongrong accused Flender of deliberately tormenting students, and he crushed her with soul pressure as Dai Mubai hesitated to intervene.
• As Flender’s anger was about to erupt, someone gave a quiet laugh.

Lin Xia intervened when Flender tried to force Ning Rongrong to run more laps, exposing his attempt to break her pride and control her. With Lin Xia's support, Ning Rongrong confronted Flender and asserted her status and the power of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Lin Xia questioned Flender's punishment of Ning Rongrong and accused him of trying to make her obedient by breaking her spirit.
• Lin Xia's pressure forced Flender to release Ning Rongrong from his soul pressure, and Flender nervously claimed he was only trying to help her improve.
• Lin Xia silently gave Ning Rongrong the chance to defend herself, and she stepped forward to confront Flender.
• Ning Rongrong rejected Flender's excuses and invoked her father Ning Fengzhi, her grandfathers Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Lin Xia exposed Flender’s unsupported claim that Ning Rongrong’s father had approved his treatment of her. Enraged by the lie, Ning Rongrong fired the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s highest-level signal, summoning its members.

• Flender claimed that Sect Master Ning had given him permission to teach Ning Rongrong harshly.
• Lin Xia demanded evidence, and Flender could offer only an unconvincing claim of verbal instructions.
• Ning Rongrong realized Flender had deceived her and angrily confronted him.
• Ning Rongrong activated a signal tube from her necklace and launched the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s warning signal into the sky.

Ning Rongrong summoned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after Flender admitted he had tried to manipulate her for his own gain. With Flender begging for mercy, Lin Xia left the decision to her, and she prepared to judge him herself.

• Ning Rongrong fired the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's supreme summons signal, leaving Flender terrified of the sect's retaliation.
• Flender collapsed and begged Ning Rongrong to keep the sect from learning what he had done.
• Flender confessed that he had used despicable methods to make Ning Rongrong indebted to Shrek Academy and hoped to attach himself to her sect.
• Ning Rongrong looked to Lin Xia, who silently told her to decide for herself.
• Ning Rongrong overcame her hesitation and faced Flender with cold resolve.

Ning Rongrong confronted Flender after firing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Signal Flare and demanded Shrek Academy’s unconditional transfer to the sect. She left Flender to choose between accepting her terms and facing the sect’s judgment.

• Ning Rongrong told Flender that the Signal Flare had summoned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s forces and her two Titled Douluo grandfathers.
• Ning Rongrong accused Flender of scheming to control her and insulting the sect, rejecting his offer of compensation.
• Ning Rongrong offered Flender a chance to live and preserve Shrek Academy if he accepted her conditions.
• Ning Rongrong demanded that the sect permanently take ownership and authority over Shrek Academy while Flender retained only limited teaching duties.
• Ning Rongrong said the sect would decide Flender’s fate and ordered him to abandon his admissions policies, unrestricted fights, and attempts to control students.
• Ning Rongrong warned Flender to accept her terms or face Sword Douluo’s Seven Kill Sword Intent.

Du Mi forced Zhang Tie Feng to accept the Seven Glazed Treasure Sect’s conditions, leaving Dai Mochen shaken by the dean’s surrender. When the sect’s forces arrived, Du Mi ordered them to lift their guard on Xuan and Zhu Zhuqing.

• Zhang Tie Feng agreed to Du Mi’s demands and pleaded for his life and the academy’s survival.
• Dai Mochen watched Zhang Tie Feng grovel and began to doubt the faith and dignity he had valued.
• More than a dozen Seven Glazed Treasure Sect soldiers arrived and surrounded Zhang Tie Feng, Kaelen, and the injured Dai Mochen.
• The soldiers’ leader knelt before Du Mi and asked how she wanted the intruders dealt with.
• Du Mi kept the target unchanged and ordered her forces to remove the guard on Xuan and Zhu Zhuqing.

Du Mi waited for Sword Ancestor Xin and Ning Fengzhi to arrive after ordering the guards to watch Zhang Tie Feng and his companions. Xin descended with overwhelming sword intent and accused Zhang Tie Feng of bullying Du Mi, but she stopped him before he could finish crushing Zhang Tie Feng.

• Du Mi told the guards to remain outside and wait for her father and the ancestors to arrive.
• Zhang Tie Feng and the others endured the guards' surveillance while they waited in tense silence.
• Sword Ancestor Xin arrived with Ning Fengzhi, and Xin's sword intent crushed Zhang Tie Feng and forced Dai Mochen back.
• Xin recognized Du Mi, then confronted Zhang Tie Feng and demanded to know whether he had bullied her.
• Du Mi called out to Xin, telling him to wait and not rush.

Du Mi calmly told the Sword Ancestor and Ning Feng the terms she had forced Zhang Tie Feng to accept after his scheme against her. Zhang Tie Feng confirmed them, and Kaelen Academy surrendered to the Seven-Colored Glazed Sect as Du Mi’s elders approved her growing into an heir.

• Du Mi stopped the Sword Ancestor from attacking Zhang Tie Feng and recounted the three conditions she had negotiated.
• The Sword Ancestor and Ning Feng were surprised by Du Mi’s composure and recognized her growth.
• Ning Feng asked Zhang Tie Feng whether Du Mi’s conditions were true.
• Zhang Tie Feng confirmed the terms, agreed to make Kaelen Academy a subordinate force, and begged to be spared.
• The Sword Ancestor and Ning Feng accepted Du Mi’s decision, sealing Kaelen Academy’s surrender.