Chapter Summaries

Ning Rongrong confronted Chen Fan and Na'er, but Chen Fan explained that Ning Rongrong had ended their relationship and calmly refused to resume it. As Ning Rongrong pleaded for another chance and onlookers began to sympathize with her, Na'er finally lost her patience and stepped forward.

• Ning Rongrong accused Na'er of stealing Chen Fan and lunged at her, but Chen Fan intervened and used his fourth spirit ring to heal Ning Rongrong's face.
• Chen Fan reminded Ning Rongrong that she had initiated their breakup and said he was focused on comforting Na'er, leaving the gathered students reconsidering their assumptions about him.
• Ning Rongrong grabbed Chen Fan's sleeve and tearfully begged him to forgive her and take her back, swaying some students and the Chief Instructors to pity her.
• Na'er shook off Chen Fan's hand and stepped forward, unable to endure Ning Rongrong touching him or pleading for him.

Na'er publicly defended Chen Fan by recounting how Ning Rongrong had repeatedly mistreated him, turning the crowd against Ning Rongrong and clearing Chen Fan of blame for their breakup. As Na'er grieved over Chen Fan's past suffering, he reached toward her, then noticed Ning Rongrong still clutching his sleeve and wondered whether he hated her.

• Na'er confronted Ning Rongrong and described how she had left a feverish Chen Fan waiting alone for hours after promising to care for him.
• Na'er revealed that Ning Rongrong had thrown away Chen Fan's handmade Star Iron pendant and insulted it after taking her anger out on him.
• Na'er recounted how Ning Rongrong had wandered off during the fireworks festival, then blamed Chen Fan after he searched for her all night.
• The crowd stopped sympathizing with Ning Rongrong and recognized Chen Fan as someone who had endured her selfish treatment before moving on.
• Na'er wept over Chen Fan's past pain, and Chen Fan reached toward her before noticing Ning Rongrong still weakly holding his sleeve.

Chen Fan recognized that his memories of Ning Rongrong were complicated, but he accepted Na'er's comfort and chose to let the past end. Ning Rongrong watched them together, and Na'er stopped Chen Fan from approaching her, leaving their separation final.

• Chen Fan recalled tender moments with Ning Rongrong and wondered how Na'er knew details about incidents she had not witnessed.
• Na'er broke down in tears, and Chen Fan pulled her into his arms and comforted her.
• Chen Fan reflected on how Ning Rongrong had repeatedly hurt him and felt relief that their unequal relationship was over.
• Ning Rongrong stood stunned as students judged her and Chen Fan held Na'er.
• Chen Fan considered going to say goodbye to Ning Rongrong, but Na'er pleaded with him not to give her false hope.
• Chen Fan accepted Na'er's reasoning and let his pity for Ning Rongrong subside.

As Chen Fan and Na'er stood apart from Ning Rongrong, the watching students condemned Ning Rongrong and recalled how she had hurt Chen Fan. Just as Ning Rongrong seemed about to collapse, Oscar emerged from the bushes and defended her.

• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling urged Chen Fan to make a clean break with Ning Rongrong for Na'er's sake.
• The female students criticized Ning Rongrong and recounted past incidents in which she had mistreated Chen Fan.
• Ning Rongrong realized she had lost Chen Fan and swayed as she faced the crowd's accusations.
• Oscar crawled out of the bushes, shouted that everyone was talking nonsense, and insisted Ning Rongrong was not that kind of person.

Oscar tried to defend Ning Rongrong, but his disheveled appearance and her rejection turned the confrontation into a public humiliation. Tang San arrived with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, and the Three Committee Members ordered Shrek Academy to leave, but Oscar suddenly erupted before they could go.

• Oscar stepped in front of Ning Rongrong and insisted she still liked Chen Fan, but the crowd saw his ridiculous appearance as a farce.
• Ning Rongrong recoiled from Oscar and screamed at him to stay away, deepening her shame and despair.
• Tang San rebuked Ning Rongrong for humiliating Oscar, while Dai Mubai sympathized with her predicament and Ma Hongjun avoided looking toward Chen Fan and Na'er.
• Zhi Lin told Tang San and the others to take their students and leave after the dispute, and Tang San agreed to go.
• Oscar suddenly erupted just as Tang San was preparing to leave with Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun.

Oscar demanded that Chen Fan apologize to Ning Rongrong, and Tang San backed him despite the Heaven Dou Academy students’ protests. As Chen Fan’s killing intent rose, Na’er stepped in front of him and held down his wrist.

• Oscar shouted at Chen Fan to apologize to Ning Rongrong, while Na’er challenged his demand.
• Ma Hongjun tried to stop Oscar, but Oscar took Ning Rongrong’s silence as approval and pressed on.
• Dugu Yan summoned her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul as Heaven Dou Academy students turned against Oscar.
• Tang San defended Oscar and demanded that Na’er apologize, trusting his Purple Demon Eye to counter her illusions.
• Chen Fan grew furious at Tang San’s demand, but Na’er stepped in front of him and gently pressed down on his wrist.

Na'er trapped Tang San, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Oscar in terrifying Illusion Realms, leaving all four unconscious or incapacitated. After releasing her Soul Skill, she ordered Ning Rongrong to take the Shrek Academy students away and never come near her and Chen Fan again.

• Na'er reassured Chen Fan and unleashed her Spiritual Power on Tang San and the others.
• Tang San struggled through illusions of Ah Yin's vengeance and his parents' deaths, while Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Oscar suffered their own personal nightmares.
• Ma Hongjun collapsed, Dai Mubai battered himself against the ground, Oscar begged Ning Rongrong not to hate him, and Tang San fell unconscious.
• Na'er withdrew her Soul Skill and coldly ordered Ning Rongrong to leave with her people and stay away from her and Chen Fan.

Na'er’s illusion techniques left the Shrek students shaken, and Ning Rongrong’s pride collapsed as Flender led the defeated team away. Back at their lodging, Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San to explain what he had experienced in the illusions.

• Na’er took Chen Fan into the courtyard, while Flender gathered the unconscious Shrek students and led them away with Ning Rongrong.
• Xiao Wu saw Tang San’s traumatized state, heard Flender’s account, and vowed not to forgive Chen Fan and Na’er.
• Zhu Zhuqing left Dai Mubai and declared that she would cultivate to gain control over her own fate.
• Xiao Wu planned to return to the Star Dou Great Forest under the pretext of obtaining her Third Soul Ring.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun recovered physically but remained haunted by their illusions, while Tang San realized his Purple Demon Eye had failed.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San to describe every detail of the illusions, and Tang San recounted how escaping one illusion had led him into another.

Yu Xiaogang realized that Na'er's illusion abilities might be even more dangerous than Chen Fan's direct combat strength, while Na'er became feared throughout Heaven Dou Royal Academy. The Soul Fighting Arena paired Heaven Dou Royal Academy against Shrek, and Yu Feng publicly challenged Yu Xiaogang's account of their past conflicts before the match began.

• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that Na'er's illusions overcame his ability to see through them, leaving Yu Xiaogang worried about how Shrek could fight Heaven Dou.
• Students at Heaven Dou Royal Academy spread news of Na'er defeating Shrek's students, and her reputation became frightening across the academy.
• The Soul Fighting Arena announced a team battle between Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Shrek, stirring excitement and apprehension on both sides.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Heaven Dou of repeatedly injuring Shrek students and declared that Shrek would take revenge.
• Yu Feng rebutted Yu Xiaogang, explaining that Ma Hongjun had harassed Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong had provoked Na'er, then mocked Shrek for claiming to be the victims.

Yu Feng exposed Shrek Academy’s past misconduct, turning the audience against them, while Yu Xiaogang prepared the team to face Heaven Dou Royal Academy without Na'er or Chen Fan. The team battle began with Heaven Dou Royal Academy taking the field in a polished formation.

• Yu Feng reminded the crowd that Ma Hongjun had harassed a girl and Ning Rongrong had abused her status, causing public opinion to turn against Shrek Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang told Shrek Academy to spread out against Na'er's illusions, while Oscar worried that this would leave them vulnerable to Chen Fan's area attack.
• Yu Xiaogang and Dai Mubai discovered that neither Na'er nor Chen Fan appeared on Heaven Dou Royal Academy's roster.
• Tang San and the others saw Chen Fan caring for Na'er in the stands, and Ning Rongrong was humiliated when Chen Fan ignored her.
• The referee started the match, and Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the rest of Heaven Dou Royal Academy entered the platform in a coordinated formation.

Yu Tianheng and the Heaven Dou Team overwhelmed Shrek Academy, prompting Tang San and his teammates to ambush them with hidden weapons. Chen Fan intervened from the audience and neutralized the attack, and the referee halted the match.

• Yu Tianheng injured Dai Mubai with his Thunder Dragon Claw, while Dugu Yan spread poison mist and the Heaven Dou Team pressed Shrek Academy into a prolonged defensive struggle.
• Tang San, seeing Shrek Academy close to defeat, signaled his teammates to fire a Godly Zhuge Crossbow and poisoned Sleeve Arrows at the Heaven Dou Team.
• Chen Fan used his abilities to share insight with the Heaven Dou members and manipulate the hidden weapons, making them gather and fall harmlessly to the platform.
• The referee blew his whistle, stopped the match, and sternly challenged the Heaven Dou Team.

Chen Fan exposed Shrek Academy’s attempted sneak attack and Tang San’s effort to retrieve the Hidden Weapons, then used Silver Candle Territory to suppress the Shrek Team and Ning Rongrong. The chapter ended with them pinned helplessly to the ground beneath his pressure.

• The referee accused Chen Fan of interfering, while powerful spectators recognized that he had stopped Shrek Academy’s Hidden Weapons from striking the Heaven Dou Team.
• Tang San rushed to retrieve the scattered Hidden Weapons, as Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar blocked the staff and referee.
• Chen Fan confronted Shrek Academy for trying to destroy evidence and activated Silver Candle Territory.
• The pressure froze the Shrek members’ soul power and drove Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong to the ground.

Chen Fan’s intervention exposed Shrek Academy’s hidden weapons and halted the match while officials gathered to inspect the evidence. As the inquiry began under Crown Prince Xue Qinghe’s watch, Yu Xiaogang tried to defend the weapons as legitimate self-defense tools.

• Ning Rongrong saw Chen Fan ignore her and comfort the Silver Haired Girl, while Chen Fan questioned whether the rules had actually been broken.
• Meng Shenji suspended the match and ordered the hidden weapons inspected jointly by both academies and the authorities.
• Chen Fan lifted the Silver Candle Domain, and Tang San, Ning Rongrong, and the other Shrek Academy members collapsed after its pressure vanished.
• Xue Qinghe arrived and ordered the inspection to begin as representatives of Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy assembled.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to seize the weapons, but Meng Shenji stopped him, and Yu Xiaogang argued that Tang San had carried them for self-defense and auxiliary combat.

Shrek Academy faced public outrage after its team used hidden weapons in an academy exchange match, and Yu Xiaogang’s defense failed to persuade the spectators. Xue Qinghe stepped in, and the nobles took his apparent anger as a signal to demand the Shrek group’s arrest.

• Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Yu Xiaogang defended Shrek Academy’s use of weapons, but spectators accused the team of launching lethal hidden weapons.
• A Soul Emperor condemned Shrek Academy for using deadly tactics in an academy exchange match, and the crowd joined in denouncing the team.
• Xue Qinghe quieted the arena, exchanged a nod with Chen Fan, and regarded the Shrek group with cold hostility.
• Xue Qinghe’s gesture of touching her chest was mistaken for anger, prompting nobles and officials to call for Shrek Academy’s arrest and accuse its members of wrongdoing.

After Shrek Academy was disqualified for using poisoned hidden weapons, Tang San insisted that his team could have won. Chen Fan challenged the Shrek team to fight again after an hour, leaving the arena awaiting their response.

• The referee awarded the match to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and revoked Shrek Academy’s remaining competition qualifications, referring its academy status to Spirit Hall for review.
• Tang San protested that Shrek had not lost and defended the use of weapons, but Yu Xiaogang stopped him as the crowd condemned the team.
• Chen Fan thanked Xue Qinghe for upholding justice, and Xue Qinghe praised him before the spectators.
• Chen Fan asked his teammates whether they were angry about Shrek’s tactics, and Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the others voiced their outrage.
• Chen Fan offered Tang San a rematch after one hour to restore their Soul Power and prepare.

Chen Fan challenged all seven members of Shrek Academy to fight him alone, despite warnings that the resentful group might use lethal force. Tang San eagerly accepted, seeing the duel as a chance to avenge Shrek’s humiliation.

• Chen Fan announced that he would face the Shrek Seven Devils alone in the next match.
• The spectators and Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s committee members were stunned, while Xue Qinghe warned Chen Fan that Shrek might fight viciously.
• Chen Fan rejected Xue Qinghe’s concern and recalled how Shrek’s repeated provocations and use of poisoned Hidden Weapons had turned him against them.
• Tang San saw Chen Fan’s challenge as an opportunity to erase Shrek’s humiliation and believed his team’s combined abilities would win.
• Tang San accepted the duel and warned Chen Fan not to blame Shrek if he died.

Chen Fan stood by his decision to fight all seven members of Shrek Academy alone, and both sides used the one-hour delay to prepare. When the match began, Ning Rongrong boosted her teammates and Dai Mubai charged Chen Fan.

• Meng Shenji agreed to the challenge after Xue Qinghe raised no objection, and Yu Xiaogang accepted on Shrek Academy's behalf.
• The referee announced that the one-versus-seven match would begin in an hour, and Shrek's team used Oscar's sausages to restore their strength.
• Chen Fan waited alone on the platform as his teammates, Xue Qinghe, and Na'er watched with concern.
• After the hour passed, the seven Shrek members formed up, and Ning Rongrong boosted their strength and speed.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation and charged at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan dismantled the Shrek Seven Devils’ coordinated assault using only his first Soul Skill, Candle Flame Claw, leaving the team overwhelmed and Yu Xiaogang questioning his theories. The battle continued with Tang San and the remaining fighters facing Chen Fan’s overwhelming strength.

• The Shrek Seven Devils launched a coordinated attack on Chen Fan with their soul skills.
• Chen Fan used Candle Flame Claw to defeat Dai Mubai and throw Zhu Zhuqing away, while extinguishing Ma Hongjun’s flames and destroying Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass.
• Xiao Wu attacked Chen Fan with Waist Bow, but he struck her away without turning around.
• Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Zhao Wuji watched in shock as Chen Fan’s strength overwhelmed the Shrek team.

Chen Fan overwhelmed the Shrek Seven Devils, then struck Xiao Wu down when she tried to stab him from behind. The chapter ended with Tang San unleashing his Dragon Whisker Needles at Chen Fan in a desperate attack.

• Chen Fan defeated the remaining Shrek members, knocking Ning Rongrong down and leaving the arena stunned by his dominance.
• Zhu Zhuqing rose to face Chen Fan, but he struck her unconscious without turning around.
• Tang San got back to his feet and erupted with Soul Power as Xiao Wu used the distraction to attack Chen Fan with a dagger.
• Chen Fan hit Xiao Wu with a devastating backhand, leaving her collapsed with her life uncertain.
• Tang San, enraged by Xiao Wu's condition, unleashed thousands of Dragon Whisker Needles at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan turned Tang San’s Dragon Whisker Needles back on him, leaving him gravely wounded, and Candle Dragon won the match. The spectators condemned Yu Xiaogang for blaming Chen Fan while Shrek Academy’s students had also used lethal attacks.

• Tang San launched thousands of Dragon Whisker Needles at Chen Fan, who froze time, reversed their direction, and sent them back into Tang San.
• The needles pierced Tang San across his body, leaving him pinned to the Soul Fighting Platform as Oscar and Ning Rongrong collapsed in terror.
• Yu Xiaogang charged onto the stage, while Flender signaled the referee to stop the match.
• The referee declared Candle Dragon the winner and condemned Shrek Academy for using illegal hidden weapons and Yu Xiaogang for trespassing.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Chen Fan of cruelty, and spectators pointed out that Shrek Academy’s fighters had also made lethal attacks.