Chapter Summaries

After the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect survived Spirit Hall’s attack, Ning Fengzhi reconsidered his plans while Bibi Dong vowed to destroy the sects in a future assault. At Shrek Academy, Ma Hongjun confronted a disguised visitor who claimed to be Oscar and burned away his bamboo hat.

• Ning Rongrong stayed with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ning Fengzhi discussed an alliance with Yun Qi, who advised him not to commit all his forces to the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to move only part of the sect to Heaven Dou City and keep the original grounds as a branch for training disciples.
• Bibi Dong learned that Spirit Hall had failed to wipe out the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then ordered her forces to monitor them and prepare for another attack.
• A man in a bamboo hat arrived at Shrek Academy claiming to be Oscar and asking to see Dean Flander.
• Ma Hongjun challenged the visitor, who recognized him as Fatty, and burned the man’s bamboo hat with a hidden flame.

Oscar reunited with Ma Hongjun but hesitated to face Ning Rongrong because he felt his scarred appearance made him unworthy of her. After learning that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had been attacked and Rongrong was struggling, he rushed to find her, and she noticed him beneath the cherry blossom tree.

• Ma Hongjun reunited with Oscar and tried to bring him back to the Academy, but Oscar refused because he feared Rongrong would reject his scarred appearance.
• Ma Hongjun rebuked Oscar for giving up and told him Rongrong had continued working for him and needed his support.
• Ma Hongjun revealed that Spirit Hall had attacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and that Rongrong was not doing well.
• Oscar hurried into the Academy and found Ning Rongrong standing alone beneath a cherry blossom tree.
• Ning Rongrong sensed Oscar nearby and sharply called out to him.

Oscar returned after five years and reunited with Ning Rongrong, while Chen Fuying made Ma Hongjun her boyfriend on the condition that their first child carry the Chen surname. Oscar reunited with his teachers and friends, and the chapter ended with Tang San meeting Dugu Bo at Embracing Moon Pavilion.

• Ning Rongrong recognized Oscar, and the two embraced after five years apart.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo left Oscar and Ning Rongrong to spend time together.
• Chen Fuying told Ma Hongjun she would be his girlfriend and required their first child to take the Chen surname.
• Oscar reassured Ning Rongrong about his scar, then went with her to reunite with Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Zhao Wuji, Shao Xin, Ning Fengzhi, and Gu Rong.
• Oscar recounted his five-year journey to his friends and teachers.
• Tang San told Dugu Bo that fate had treated him well because it had not taken Axi from him.

Tang San consulted Dugu Bo about Shen Ranxi’s sealed powers, then learned of Oscar’s return and hurried to the Academy. There, Ma Hongjun announced that Little Bell had agreed to be his girlfriend and challenged Oscar to a fight to test his progress.

• Dugu Bo examined Shen Ranxi and told Tang San that her Soul Power and Martial Soul remained intact but were sealed by laws beyond his ability to undo.
• Dugu Bo discussed Bibi Dong’s preparations and the Upper Three Sects’ alliance, while Tang San explained his plan to establish a sect and gave him pills for Xue Ye.
• Shen Ranxi secretly braided Dugu Bo’s hair, and Dugu Yan later laughed when she saw his hairstyle.
• Tang San received Ma Hongjun’s message that Oscar had returned and headed to the Academy.
• Ma Hongjun announced that Little Bell had agreed to be his girlfriend, then challenged Oscar to a fight, which Oscar accepted.

Oscar demonstrated how his new abilities let him fight Ma Hongjun, then revealed the Fluffy Beast and the contract behind his Stealth skill. His friends learned how much he had gained, and Ma Hongjun ended the chapter jealous and loudly protesting that Oscar had gotten rich behind his back.

• Oscar borrowed Tang San's blood and used his Sixth Soul Skill to copy Tang San's abilities, though the process cut his Soul Power in half.
• At the Training Ground, Oscar fought Ma Hongjun with copied Blue Silver Emperor skills and used his immunity to ice and fire to withstand Ma Hongjun's flames.
• Oscar vanished using Stealth, reappeared to entangle Ma Hongjun, and hurled a Blue Silver Overlord Spear before the battle ended in a stalemate.
• Oscar revealed that his Fifth Soul Skill came from a contract with the Fluffy Beast, which had voluntarily sacrificed itself and granted him its Soul Bone and innate Stealth ability.
• Oscar explained that his Sixth Soul Skill could copy another person's abilities using their blood, and Ma Hongjun complained that Oscar had secretly gained two Soul Bones and a Soul Beast companion.

Ma Hongjun begged Shen Ranxi to favor him, while Ning Rongrong and Oscar won Ning Fengzhi’s approval. Tang San received a coming-of-age gift and heartfelt birthday blessing from Shen Ranxi, then brought her to the Strength Clan, where she wandered off and admired the clan’s muscular women.

• Ma Hongjun appealed to Shen Ranxi to remember him as her childhood sweetheart and number-one minion, while Ning Fengzhi approved Oscar’s relationship with Ning Rongrong.
• Tang San warned Ning Fengzhi that Xue Qinghe was dangerous and urged him to prepare.
• Yun Qi gave Tang San a jade hairpin, land deed, and birthday letter that Shen Ranxi had prepared for his coming-of-age a year earlier, moving him deeply.
• Tang San brought Shen Ranxi to the Strength Clan to discuss forming his own forces, and she slipped out of the hall while he spoke with the clan leader.
• Tailong escorted Shen Ranxi around the residence, where the clan women gathered around her and she admired their powerful builds.

Shen Ranxi saw noble youths humiliating members of the Strength Clan and came up with a way to intervene without implicating Tailong. When a blond noble openly dared Tai Hu to hit him, Shen Ranxi struck first and sent him flying.

• Shen Ranxi charmed several Strength Clan Female Soul Masters while Tailong watched in disbelief.
• Shen Ranxi and Tailong found noble youths mocking Tai Hu and two other Strength Clan youths over a contract and the clan’s fallen status.
• The noble youths taunted Tai Hu until he clenched his fists, but he held back to avoid causing more trouble for the clan.
• Shen Ranxi asked Tailong to help with a plan and told him to stay out of sight because his involvement would escalate the conflict.
• When the blond noble dared Tai Hu to hit him, Shen Ranxi burst from around the corner, slapped him into the air, and landed with a quip about obliging people who wanted a beating.

Shen Ranxi defended the Strength Clan from Yellow Hair and his men, using punches, a toy gun, and mysterious pills to incapacitate them. After Yellow Hair suddenly began posing like a snake, she fetched a flute and started playing to train him.

• Yellow Hair’s group demanded compensation from the Strength Clan, but Shen Ranxi confronted them and declared herself a hero.
• Yellow Hair summoned his Soul Power and charged, but Shen Ranxi punched the men, shot pills into their mouths, and kicked them between the legs.
• Yellow Hair mocked Shen Ranxi’s toy gun and attacked, while his followers began trembling from the pills.
• Yellow Hair abruptly bent and swayed in a snake-like pose, leaving Tai Hu and the others bewildered.
• Shen Ranxi fetched a bamboo flute and began playing, announcing that King Axi was going to train snakes.

Shen Ranxi used a strange Pill to humiliate three troublemakers, then tried to recruit Tai Hu and his companions as Minions. Tang San arrived and explained her identity to Titan, who recognized Shen Ranxi as the old acquaintance and reaffirmed his support for Tang San and the Tang Sect.

• The blond troublemaker and his two Minions lost control of their bodies, performing bizarre acts while Shen Ranxi and the others watched.
• Shen Ranxi took photos of the three, and Tailong ordered them thrown onto the road.
• Shen Ranxi offered Tai Hu and his companions the photos as leverage, then tried to make them her Minions.
• Tang San arrived and apologized to Elder Titan for Shen Ranxi's mischievous behavior.
• Titan learned Shen Ranxi's identity and recognized that she was the old acquaintance herself.
• Titan considered Tang San the leader who could restore the Strength Clan's fortunes and had already agreed to support his entry into the Tang Sect.

Titan told Tang San about Shen Ranxi’s support for the Strength Clan, and Tang San prepared to accompany him to meet the four affiliated sects and deliver his father’s apologies. After joking with his companions, Tang San set out with Titan, Ma Hongjun, and Xiao Wu to the gathering.

• Titan explained that Shen Ranxi had commissioned the Strength Clan to make Soul Tools and train blacksmiths, and Tang San gave him rare ores for the new sect.
• Tang San offered to travel with Titan to apologize to the four affiliated sects on his father’s behalf and deliver gifts from his father.
• Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu asked to join the journey, while Ning Rongrong and Oscar stayed behind to manage sect affairs and coordinate construction with Taino.
• Ma Hongjun theatrically complained to Little Ranxi about being left out, and Oscar teased him until Ma Hongjun chased him with a Long Staff.
• The next morning, Tang San, Titan, Ma Hongjun, and Xiao Wu left Heaven Dou City and headed for the gathering of the four sects.

Tang San persuaded Niu Gao to accept compensation from Tang Hao and let go of the grudge against the Clear Sky Sect, then worked to recruit the Defense Clan. Titan revealed that Tang San’s girlfriend was the person Niu Gao had borrowed a large sum of money from.

• Tang San and his companions arrived at the Defense Clan in Dragonrise City, where Titan and Niu Gao greeted each other with a forceful embrace.
• Niu Gao grew angry when he learned Tang San was the young Sect Master, but Tang San persuaded him to accept a wager and proved his strength with a powerful punch.
• Tang San presented ten Soul-Breaking Pills as an apology from Tang Hao, and Niu Gao agreed to settle the old grudge with Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang San explained his sect’s principles and methods as he tried to persuade Niu Gao to join, while Titan drew Niu Gao aside and revealed that Tang San’s girlfriend was his creditor.

Tang San persuaded Niu Gao to join the Tang Sect, while Little Ranxi’s martial arts and mysterious flame impressed and unsettled those around her. The chapter ended with Little Ranxi teaching Xingyi Quan to Niu Gao and playing with her soul-piercing violet fire.

• Niu Gao questioned Tang San about the Tang Sect’s relationship with the Clear Sky Sect, then agreed to consider joining after Tang San promised they would remain independent.
• After seeing the Hidden Weapons’ power and profits, Niu Gao accepted Titan’s offer to join the Tang Sect and chose a site for the clan near Heaven Dou City.
• Tang San thanked Little Ranxi for helping him succeed, but she remained focused on her game and warned him not to grow complacent.
• Niu Gao watched Little Ranxi practice Xingyi Quan, recognized the skill in her movements, and listened as she explained its principles.
• Little Ranxi played with her violet flame, while Ma Hongjun recalled how its deceptive appearance had concealed its frightening power.

Tang San demonstrated the Godly Zhuge Crossbow to the impoverished Speed Clan and wagered against Bai He in a speed contest. Ma Hongjun recognized Bai Chenxiang as the former Imperial Capital team member Yu Feng, while Tang San and Bai He’s race remained underway at the chapter’s end.

• Niu Gao and Elder Titan welcomed Bai He and Bai Chenxiang, and Tang San demonstrated the Godly Zhuge Crossbow to them.
• Bai He refused Tang San’s offer to give the hidden weapons away, so they agreed to another wager; Bai Chenxiang then lost a speed contest against Tang San.
• Ma Hongjun recognized Bai Chenxiang as Yu Feng, and Xiao Wu and Ranxi speculated about her strength and past.
• Tang San began a speed contest with Bai He, who unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar and eighth Soul Skill as the race neared its end.
• Bai Chenxiang argued with Xiao Wu while Xiao Wu cuddled Ranxi, whom Bai Chenxiang watched with envy.

Little Ranxi drank Tang San’s wine, awakened her Heavenly Flames, and accidentally sent them into her Sea of Consciousness, where they broke one of Little Tree’s sealing chains. As she collapsed in pain, a mysterious force resembling time wrapped around her, leaving Tang San and the others stunned.

• Little Ranxi secretly switched Tang San’s wine cup with her drink and gulped down the potent liquor, awakening her Heavenly Flames.
• Her flames surged around her protectively, burning Xiao Wu’s offered cup to ash and frightening everyone who tried to approach.
• Tang San urged Little Ranxi to draw the flames back into her body, but she pulled them into her Sea of Consciousness instead.
• The Nine Nether Mystic Ember Flame melted and snapped one of the black chains sealing Little Tree, while Little Ranxi cried out in pain.
• A vast, misty power surrounded Little Ranxi and made the air seem to freeze, prompting Bai He to remark that time felt disordered.

Tang San won Bai He's duel and secured his agreement to join the Tang Sect, while Shen Ranxi briefly entered a mysterious state before waking unharmed. Bai He revealed Bai Chenxiang's stalled cultivation, and the group reunited over a celebratory meal.

• Niu Gao was shocked to see Tang San display two domains, while Xiao Wu suspected that Shen Ranxi had entered a mysterious state.
• Shen Ranxi watched the duel in a strange state as the chained Little Tree in her Sea of Consciousness absorbed Soul Power and repaired it.
• Tang San outlasted Bai He until the incense burned out, then checked on Shen Ranxi when he noticed her vacant eyes; she woke and said she felt something amazing.
• Bai He agreed to join the Tang Sect on the condition that Tang San resolve Bai Chenxiang's cultivation bottleneck, and Bai Chenxiang explained how an ill-chosen Soul Ring had left her stuck at Level Forty for three years.
• Ma Hongjun recognized Bai Chenxiang as Yu Feng, and Titan, Niu Gao, and Bai He quarreled before the group celebrated together over dinner.

Axi suddenly transformed from a small child into a girl who looked eight or nine, and Tang San rushed her to bed, relieved when he found she was unharmed. The next morning, she woke refreshed, and Tang San told her that Bai He was his great-uncle and showed her a Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng.

• Axi emerged from a fading mist cocoon noticeably older, then drunkenly stumbled into Tang San's arms.
• Tang San carried Axi to his room, checked her with Soul Power, and stayed beside her as she slept.
• Xiao Wu complained that Tang San had taken Axi away alone, while Ma Hongjun calmed her and joined the elders for drinks.
• The next morning, Tang San told Axi not to drink again, and she reluctantly agreed while asking whether he had bathed her.
• Tang San told Axi that Bai He was his great-uncle and explained that Bai He had shared information about Yang Wudi and asked him to examine a wooden box.
• Tang San recognized the item in the box as a Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng.

Tang San treated Bai He’s granddaughter and offered hope for her recovery, while Shen Ranxi woke to find herself grown. Later, Tang San challenged Yang Wudi, and their fierce battle remained undecided as Shen Ranxi analyzed his spear techniques.

• Tang San warned Bai He that the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng could have killed Xiangxiang and began planning treatment for her damaged meridians and lost talent.
• Shen Ranxi woke up grown, joked about taking another nap, and joined Tang San and the others for breakfast.
• Shen Ranxi and the others wore sunglasses to face Yang Wudi, whose anger toward Tang San flared after learning he was Tang Hao’s son.
• Tang San challenged Yang Wudi to a wager and fought him with the Blue Silver Emperor and Eight Spider Lances.
• Shen Ranxi praised Yang Wudi’s spear technique and explained how he controlled the battle’s rhythm by forcing opponents to meet his attacks head-on.

Tang San narrowly survived Yang Wudi’s lethal strike when Little Ranxi deflected it with the Golden Cudgel, then challenged Yang Wudi herself. Her unexpected strength sent Yang Wudi staggering, leaving everyone stunned.

• Tang San and Yang Wudi exchanged devastating attacks, and Yang Wudi’s Soul-Breaking Spear nearly pierced Tang San after Tang San struck him with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Little Ranxi instinctively summoned the Golden Cudgel and knocked Yang Wudi’s spear away, saving Tang San and revealing her fierce, protective nature.
• Niu Gao demanded that Yang Wudi pay for the damage to his house, while Yang Wudi protested that Tang San had also contributed to the destruction.
• Little Ranxi named the cudgel Little Gold and rushed at Yang Wudi, ignoring Ma Hongjun’s warning to stop.
• Yang Wudi blocked Little Ranxi’s staff strike but was driven back by its immense force, shocking him and the onlookers.

Shen Ranxi remained angry after Tang San’s near-death but let him soothe her as they explored the streets together. When she heard men beating a woman in an alley, she rushed in to stop them and told Tang San not to interfere.

• Shen Ranxi sulked at Tang San because she had feared he would die, though she insisted she had only wanted to spar with Yang Wudi.
• Tang San took Shen Ranxi away from the others and explained that his Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone had kept him from dying.
• Tang San praised Shen Ranxi, and she demanded compensation before making him wear a mask so she could stand out in the crowd.
• Shen Ranxi bought gifts while she and Tang San wandered away from the busy streets.
• Shen Ranxi heard men attacking a woman in an alley, confronted them, and told Tang San she would handle it herself.

Shen Ranxi and Tang San found a human-trafficking operation, and Shen Ranxi beat the traffickers before forcing their hideout location from their madam. The next morning, Niu Gao reported that a pleasure house and several corrupt Nobles had been wiped out, while Shen Ranxi hinted that she had played the Great Sage.

• Shen Ranxi provoked the traffickers and swiftly beat the men who attacked her.
• Shen Ranxi confronted the madam, exposed her crimes, and beat her until she revealed the hideout.
• Tang San pulled Shen Ranxi away and said he would handle the remaining traffickers and victims.
• The next morning, Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu teased Tang San and Shen Ranxi for going out without them.
• Niu Gao reported that a pleasure house and several predatory Nobles had been killed overnight, and much of their money had vanished.