Chapter Summaries

After waking from a night of drunken confession, Leng Yaozhu learned that Shrek Academy had identified Xu Cang as the person who placed a bounty on Nan Liujing. She told Nan Liujing he could decide Xu Cang’s fate at the East Sea Alliance Competition, and he considered using Shrek’s promised favor to borrow the Vast Sea Universe Crystal.

• Leng Yaozhu woke, read Nan Liujing’s note, and drank the hangover remedy he had left for her.
• Ya Li told Leng Yaozhu that the bounty on Nan Liujing had been traced to Xu Cang and offered to let Nan Liujing deal with him at the East Sea Alliance Competition.
• Leng Yaozhu chose the exhibition-match option and accepted Shrek Academy’s offer to publicly apologize and owe Nan Liujing a favor.
• Nan Liujing, Ye Xinglan, and Gu Yue prepared food together, and Gu Yue tried cilantro before running to the trash can to spit it out.
• Leng Yaozhu told Nan Liujing the investigation results and the terms of Shrek Academy’s favor, prompting him to consider borrowing the Vast Sea Universe Crystal.

Leng Yaozhu told Nan Liujing about the Three Realms Battlefield and its rare resources, while he grew suspicious that its legendary ancient tree was connected to a god. Meanwhile, Zang Xin sought Nan Liujing for the Tang Sect, and Zhen Hua delayed him and warned his disciple by phone.

• Leng Yaozhu explained that the Three Realms Battlefield would reopen within five years and that its Forbidden Zone offered rare treasures, revived fallen participants below Rank Seventy, and barred Soul Tools and Battle Armor.
• Nan Liujing fixated on the legend of a towering ancient tree left by a god as Leng Yaozhu described the battlefield’s rules and dangers.
• Nan Liujing served an elaborate meal to Leng Yaozhu, Gu Yue, and Ye Xinglan, and Leng Yaozhu praised his cooking before offering to teach the two girls mecha design and manufacturing.
• Zang Xin visited Zhen Hua and asked permission to recruit Nan Liujing, explaining that the Tang Sect considered him a candidate for its future master.
• Zhen Hua told Zang Xin that Nan Liujing was in seclusion and asked him to wait a month, then called Nan Liujing after Zang Xin left.

During a month in Shrek City, Gu Yue grew closer to Nan Liujing while struggling to understand her feelings for him, and Leng Yaozhu assigned her to defeat a Shrek student at the Tianhai Alliance Competition. As Nan Liujing and Gu Yue left Shrek City, he discovered a strange spiritual connection linked to Demon Candy, while Yuanen Yehui reacted to his electrical probe.

• Gu Yue cooked breakfast with Nan Liujing, and their close moment by the stove left her reflecting on how much she had come to rely on him.
• Leng Yaozhu told Gu Yue to defeat a Shrek student in a three-on-three match at the Tianhai Alliance Competition, and Gu Yue confidently accepted the task.
• Nan Liujing gave Ye Xinglan eleven pieces of high-grade Thousand Refined Jade Silver, and Ye Xinglan hugged him before jokingly threatening him with her sword over their past promise.
• Ye Xinglan asked Gu Yue to keep an eye on Nan Liujing, and Gu Yue agreed while concealing her own growing attachment to him.
• Yuanen Yehui saw Nan Liujing leaving Shrek Academy but missed the chance to speak with him, while Nan Liujing later sensed a spiritual connection tied to Demon Candy and triggered a moan from its source.

At Sunshine Beach, Gu Yue admitted her affection for Nan Liujing, while she secretly planned to use their growing bond to obtain his heavenly tribulation aura for the Soul Beast race. At the ocean museum, Gu Yue noticed that a deep-blue-haired girl near the Deep Sea Demon Whale exhibit was not human.

• Gu Yue grew jealous when she thought Nan Liujing was watching women on the beach, and he teased her before claiming they should keep their relationship as it was.
• Gu Yue asked whether Nan Liujing felt special affection for her, and he admitted that he did; she declared that she loved him and would not regret choosing him.
• Gu Yue met Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts in a hidden space, explaining that she needed to nurture Nan Liujing's feelings until his heavenly tribulation aura stabilized.
• Gu Yue ordered Di Tian to send Black Dragon Brew to Leng Yaozhu and told Myriad Demon King to gather a thousand jin of Fish Mint.
• Di Tian proposed contacting a Deep Sea Demon Whale and joining forces with Sea Soul Beasts against humanity, and Gu Yue left the plan to him.
• At the ocean museum, a deep-blue-haired girl argued over the Deep Sea Demon Whale exhibit, and Gu Yue realized the girl was not human.

At the museum, Lan Fozi challenged the account of her clan’s history, then met Di Tian, who learned that her mother had allied with the Holy Spirit Cult. Di Tian planned to recruit Sea Soul Beasts against human fleets, while Xu Xiaoyan joined Class Zero and caught Nan Liujing’s attention.

• Lan Fozi objected to the museum’s portrayal of Deep Sea Demon Whales and fled after her anger drew attention.
• Di Tian trapped Lan Fozi in his domain, revealed that he was a land soul beast, and questioned her about her family and the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Lan Fozi explained that her mother had been cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult in hopes of resurrecting her father, and she described the Sea Soul Beast clans she knew.
• Di Tian gave Lan Fozi a dragon scale for emergencies and discussed with the fierce beasts recruiting Sea Soul Beasts to surprise human fleets.
• Bi Ji offered to heal injured Sea Soul Beasts to encourage cooperation, while Di Tian considered having Myriad Demon King contact the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Wu Changkong accepted Xu Xiaoyan into Class Zero, where she recognized several classmates and met Nan Liujing.

Xu Xiaoyan joined Class Zero, where tests revealed the students’ abilities and Nan Liujing’s extraordinary strength and Spiritual Power. After arranging nighttime combat drills, Nan Liujing discovered Xu Xiaoyan’s Star Wheel Ice Staff could draw on Star Power and offered to help make its power permanent, while Gu Yue noticed his flirtatious messages to Ye Xinglan.

• Xu Xiaoyan introduced herself as Class Zero’s new student and accompanied the group to Wu Changkong’s testing room.
• Nan Liujing destroyed the strength tester with an unenhanced punch, then recorded 4,600 Spiritual Power; Gu Yue scored 700, Tang Wulin scored 212, and Xu Xiaoyan scored 61.
• Wu Changkong scheduled combat drills for that night after Xu Xiaoyan requested the delay, and he assigned secondary profession instruction for the day.
• Gu Yue tutored Xu Xiaoyan in mecha design while Tang Wulin visited the Blacksmith Association and Xie Xie went to eat.
• Nan Liujing brought food to Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan, recognized Xu Xiaoyan’s ability to control Star Power at night, and offered to help make it permanent.
• Nan Liujing flirted with Ye Xinglan over messages about black stockings, and Gu Yue watched the exchange with a tight grip on her phone.

Nan Liujing trained Class Zero in combat and gave Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan advice that shaped their development over the next month. As the Tianhai Alliance Competition approached, Wu Changkong told Nan Liujing that Tang Sect higher-ups wanted to meet him, and Nan Liujing agreed.

• Tang Wulin learned that Nan Liujing was his senior brother in blacksmithing and eagerly sought his guidance before the team’s training session.
• Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan challenged Nan Liujing; he endured their coordinated attacks, then ended the fight after demonstrating his defensive strength.
• Nan Liujing explained Xie Xie’s weaknesses and praised Xu Xiaoyan’s restraint ability, while Wu Changkong assigned Xie Xie additional training.
• Over the following month, Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue made notable progress, while Nan Liujing advanced to Level Thirty-Six Soul Power.
• Wu Changkong announced that Class Zero would travel to Skysea City for the Tianhai Alliance Competition, then told Nan Liujing that Tang Sect higher-ups wanted to meet him; Nan Liujing agreed.

Nan Liujing met with Zang Xin, who tried to recruit him by offering a Fierce Beast Soul Spirit and access to immortal herbs, while Nan Liujing remained uncommitted. As the Eastsea Academy teams traveled to Skysea City for the Tianhai Alliance Competition, Xu Cang discussed his selection for Shrek Academy’s three-on-three exhibition match.

• Zang Xin offered Nan Liujing Tang Sect resources, including a Fierce Beast Soul Spirit and a chance to enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for immortal herbs.
• After Nan Liujing left, Zang Xin explained to Wu Changkong that he hoped to attract Nan Liujing with immortal herbs and valued his potential as a future Divine Craftsman.
• At Eastsea City’s departure square, Xu Xiaoyu said his team aimed to reach the semifinals, while Tang Wulin drew attention from Ouyang Zixin and Mu Xi.
• Nan Liujing and Gu Yue boarded a bus to Skysea City, where Gu Yue reminded him he still owed her a shopping trip.
• Aboard a Shrek aircraft, Yu Jiutian explained the exhibition match, and Xu Cang joked that he had been chosen because he was awesome.

Nan Liujing and Gu Yue arrived in Skysea City for the Tianhai Alliance Competition, where he intimidated people who mocked Eastsea Academy and accompanied her shopping. Their outing ended with an unexpected meeting with Ye Xinglan, leaving Nan Liujing resolved to gradually change her feelings about sharing the person she loved.

• The Eastsea City convoy arrived in Skysea City, and Long Hengxu pointed out the East Sea Fleet as the students passed its harbor.
• Nan Liujing used his Spiritual Power to make people who mocked Eastsea Academy collapse, then went sightseeing with Gu Yue while Tang Wulin and Mu Xi headed to meet the Blacksmith Association competitors.
• Gu Yue bought black Ice Silkworm stockings and a skirt, then tried on the outfit for Nan Liujing in a clothing shop.
• Ye Xinglan arrived with Ning Yun and Shen Yi, so Gu Yue quickly changed back before meeting them; Nan Liujing pretended he and Gu Yue had only been shopping for combat uniforms.
• Nan Liujing watched Ye Xinglan and Gu Yue shop together and decided he would gradually influence Ye Xinglan to accept sharing the person she loved.

Nan Liujing and his companions attended the Skysea Alliance Competition, where Shrek Academy swiftly defeated Tianhai Academy in an exhibition match. Nan Liujing then faced Shrek students Yu Jiutian, Ning Yun, and Xu Cang, and his threat to Xu Cang revealed a past grudge in front of the watching crowd.

• Shen Yi treated Ning Yun, Nan Liujing, Ye Xinglan, and Gu Yue to seafood, where Ye Xinglan and Nan Liujing fed each other and Gu Yue accepted Nan Liujing's considerate offer.
• At the packed stadium, Tang Wulin praised Nan Liujing's chances at the Federal Grand Competition, while Xu Lizhi spotted Nan Liujing and hurried to warn his older brother Xu Cang.
• Shrek Academy's seven-member team overwhelmed Tianhai Academy's team with Yu Jiutian's Thunder Dragon's Roar, defeating all seven opponents in under half a minute.
• The officials announced an exhibition match between three Shrek students and three Eastsea Academy students, and Nan Liujing, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin took the stage.
• Nan Liujing recognized Yu Jiutian and Ning Yun, then warned Xu Cang that a blow from his stick could kill him, prompting Xu Cang to accuse him of having ambushed him in the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Nan Liujing publicly killed Xu Cang after accusing him of colluding with Evil Soul Masters, forcing Shrek Academy to address the scandal. Holy Spirit Ya Li confirmed Xu Cang’s guilt and apologized on the academy’s behalf, leaving Long Yeyue furious and Yun Ming calling an immediate Sea God Pavilion meeting.

• Nan Liujing revealed his three ten-thousand-year soul rings, accused Xu Cang of plotting with Evil Soul Masters, and began their fight.
• Xu Cang used Xuanming Substitution to put Ning Yun in the path of Nan Liujing’s attack, but Nan Liujing saved her and shattered Xu Cang’s shield.
• Nan Liujing offered to spare Xu Cang if he apologized, then killed him before he could finish and demanded a public apology from Shrek Academy.
• Gu Yue backed Nan Liujing’s account, and Holy Spirit Ya Li confirmed Xu Cang’s collusion with Evil Soul Masters and apologized for Shrek Academy.
• Long Yeyue confronted Yun Ming over Ya Li’s apology, and Yun Ming announced an immediate Sea God Pavilion meeting.

Yun Ming defended Shrek Academy’s apology to Nan Liujing and ordered an investigation as public outrage over the Academy’s abuses and scandals spiraled. Nan Liujing prepared to leave the Tianhai Alliance Competition for Shrek City, where he would stay as an exchange student.

• At a Sea God Pavilion meeting, Long Yeyue demanded that Ya Li bring Nan Liujing to Shrek Academy for reform, but Yun Ming defended the apology and warned the elders not to offend Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua.
• Yun Ming ordered Zhuo Shi to investigate the allegations against Shrek Academy as complaints about students’ violent examination practices and assaults on patrol officers dominated public discussion.
• A viral interview accused Shrek Academy of ignoring protection rackets run by expelled students, and further attacks drove the Academy’s reputation and business sales sharply downward.
• At the Skysea Spirit Pagoda, Ya Li warned Qian Gu Qingfeng that he might want the old Pagoda Master to take revenge, unsettling Qian Gu Qingfeng and Xia Zheng Leng.
• Nan Liujing told Class Zero that he would leave for Shrek City with Senior Saint Spirit and remain there as an exchange student, while Gu Yue received a mission to win the Tianhai Alliance Youth Division Individual Competition championship.

Ya Li lured Long Yeyue to the Heavenly Spirit Tower by saying Nan Liujing had gone there, and Long Yeyue rushed over in anger. Qian Gu Dieting trapped and struck her, branded her with the Unyielding Law, and left Nan Liujing with a recording of the beating as Yun Ming and Zang Xin arrived.

• Ya Li told the Sea God Pavilion elders that Zhen Hua had taken Nan Liujing to the Spirit Pagoda to negotiate under its protection, prompting Long Yeyue to storm out.
• Long Yeyue unleashed her Limit-level pressure over the Heavenly Spirit Tower, and Qian Gu Dieting summoned her inside to meet him.
• Qian Gu Dieting overpowered Long Yeyue in the tower's Lesser World and slapped her twice, blaming her for ruining relations between Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda.
• Qian Gu Dieting branded Long Yeyue with the Unyielding Law, reducing her cultivation to an ordinary Titled Douluo's level for ten years unless someone sacrificed themselves to remove it.
• Nan Liujing confirmed that he had recorded the beating, and Qian Gu Dieting transported the group away as Yun Ming and Zang Xin approached.

Yun Ming met with Qian Gu Dieting and proposed renewed cooperation between Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda, while Nan Liujing advised Shrek Academy on how to respond to public outrage. The chapter ended with Nan Liujing planning to trade a recording for Staff Soul instruction and gradually take Qiangu Zhangting’s position.

• Yun Ming and Zang Xin found Long Yeyue badly injured at the Heavenly Spirit Tower, and Yun Ming chose not to blame Qian Gu Dieting.
• Yun Ming proposed restarting an exchange program and offered to let the Federation station officials in Shrek City’s outer district, unsettling Qian Gu Dongfeng.
• Yun Ming asked Nan Liujing to become an exchange student, and Nan Liujing advised Shrek Academy to apologize, compensate victims, and investigate why public opinion had turned against it.
• Nan Liujing agreed to attend Shrek Academy later but chose to stay at the Heavenly Spirit Tower while Long Yeyue recovered.
• Nan Liujing told Leng Yaozhu and Zhen Hua that he planned to trade the recording for Staff Soul instruction and eventually take Qiangu Zhangting’s position.

Yun Ming returned to Shrek Academy and ordered reforms to address public backlash and corruption, while Long Yeyue demanded retaliation against Spirit Pagoda for Qian Gu Dieting's attack. He refused to lead a fight that could devastate Shrek City and tasked Zang Xin with secretly investigating the Outer City's abuses.

• Zang Xin told the Sea God Pavilion elders that Qian Gu Dieting had injured Long Yeyue and broken through to the Quasi-God level; Ya Li reported that Long Yeyue had mostly recovered but remained unconscious.
• Yun Ming ordered Shrek Academy to compensate and apologize to people harmed by students, expel unruly former students from the Inner City, and investigate extortion and misconduct by the academy's factions.
• Long Yeyue awoke and demanded that Yun Ming help punish Spirit Pagoda, but he refused to risk a destructive war and told her to confront Qian Gu Dieting herself if she wanted revenge.
• Long Yeyue left the Sea God Pavilion alone, while Yun Ming told Ya Li that someone would help remove the seal Qian Gu Dieting had left inside her.
• Yun Ming asked Zang Xin to mobilize the Soul Fighting Hall and secretly investigate the Outer City's corruption, saying Shrek Academy had to endure short-term turmoil to prepare for its future.

Nan Liujing learned about the Staff Soul from Qian Gu Dieting, who discovered that Nan Liujing’s Thunder Dragon Soul showed signs of a Spirit Soul but could not advance until its Lightning Element reached the ultimate level. As Nan Liujing began half a year of training under Qian Gu Dieting, Yun Ming apologized publicly for Shrek Academy and resolved to purge its corrupt affiliated forces.

• Nan Liujing explained his understanding of intent and Staff Intent, impressing Qian Gu Dieting, who taught him about the paths of intent, soul, and god.
• Nan Liujing showed Qian Gu Dieting the mark on his Coiled Dragon Staff and Thunder Dragon Soul; Qian Gu Dieting determined that Nan Liujing’s half-step ultimate Lightning Element had raised the threshold for reaching the Staff Soul.
• Nan Liujing agreed to train under Qian Gu Dieting for half a year and said he would try tempering his body with heavenly lightning to reach the ultimate level.
• Yun Ming issued a public apology for Shrek Academy, expelled or punished students involved in crimes, and announced compensation and apologies for persecuted shop owners.
• Yun Ming reviewed the Tang Sect’s findings about Shrek Academy’s corrupt affiliated forces and resolved to conduct a complete purge within half a year.

Nan Liujing began tempering his body and martial soul with heavenly lightning, then recovered under Leng Yaozhu’s care and explained his ambition to challenge the geniuses at the Federal Grand Competition. Three months later, reports described corruption investigations and growing scrutiny of Shrek City.

• Nan Liujing entered a lightning-filled Lesser World with Qian Gu Dieting and used the Thunderous Nethervine and Coiled Dragon Staff to endure heavenly lightning.
• The Thunderous Nethervine stopped drawing lightning when Nan Liujing neared collapse, and Qian Gu Dieting told him to continue tempering every three days.
• Leng Yaozhu took Nan Liujing to the Heavenly Spirit Tower’s ninety-ninth floor and placed him in a recovery chamber.
• Nan Liujing told Leng Yaozhu he wanted to reach the ultimate attribute and defeat the geniuses at next year’s Federal Grand Competition in Mingdu.
• Three months later, news reports covered a Shrek City official’s alleged embezzlement and public criticism of the city and Shrek Academy.

Nan Liujing became the first Ultimate Lightning Soul Master, then learned that a sea beast tide might be forming and wondered what Di Tian was planning. He was also preparing to enter Shrek Academy as an exchange student, where senior students intended to challenge him.

• Nan Liujing broke through to the ultimate lightning attribute, and Qian Gu Dieting agreed to help him temper his Coiled Dragon Staff for three more months.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng told Qian Gu Dieting that soul beasts were gathering toward the coast and the Federation feared a sea beast tide; he considered sending a team to capture them alive.
• Nan Liujing returned to the ninety-ninth floor, where Gu Yue, Ye Xinglan, and Leng Yaozhu tried his Fish Mint dish after he celebrated his breakthrough.
• Ye Xinglan told Nan Liujing that the Holy Spirit Your Highness had announced his exchange-student arrival, prompting inner court students to prepare challenges; Nan Liujing said he had requested it so he could become his generation's protagonist.
• Leng Yaozhu explained that the Federation had asked the Spirit Pagoda to help suppress the possible sea beast tide, and Gu Yue silently wondered what Di Tian was planning.

Nan Liujing faced a veiled threat from Qiangu Zhangting while Gu Yue organized a broad alliance of Sea Soul Beasts for a surprise attack on the Sea God Legion. After three months of training with Qian Gu Dieting, Nan Liujing prepared to return to Shrek Academy as negotiations over Shrek City and the next All-Federation Grand Competition drew nearer.

• Nan Liujing asked Ye Xinglan to compile a list of Inner Court students with cultivation below Soul Emperor, then recognized Qiangu Zhangting's Spiritual Power pressure and heard his pointed warning.
• Gu Yue told Xiong Jun she would plan the beast tide and proposed drawing out the Sea God Legion with feints before surrounding it at sea.
• Gu Yue marked seven sea regions containing powerful Sea Soul Beast overlords and set out with Di Tian and Bi Ji to recruit them.
• Nan Liujing completed three months of training with Qian Gu Dieting and said he would report to Shrek Academy the next day.
• News reports announced Shrek Academy's negotiations with the Federation and growing preparations for the next All-Federation Grand Competition.

Nan Liujing arrived at Shrek Academy and met the exhausted, disguised Yuanen Yehui, who recovered after Ya Li healed her and exchanged contact details with him. Afterward, he accompanied Ya Li and Leng Yaozhu to Sea God Island, where hostile inner-courtyard students gathered to confront him.

• Han Hua and Ye Qingci caught students slacking during weighted running and used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Farm Master, to whip them back into training.
• Yuanen Yehui stumbled and collapsed in front of Nan Liujing, who recognized her disguise, while Ya Li restored her body and warned her not to overexert herself.
• Yuanen Yehui exchanged phone numbers with Nan Liujing and asked to treat him to a meal; he agreed to call her later.
• Ya Li and Leng Yaozhu brought Nan Liujing to Sea God Island, where more than fifteen inner-courtyard students awaited him with hostility.
• Nan Liujing challenged the students to choose whether they would face him together or one by one, then continued on to handle his enrollment procedures.