Chapter Summaries

After Yu Tianheng conceded the match, both teams recovered while Tang San and Shen Ranxi showed signs of growing distance. Little Bell treated the injured, and Flender considered recruiting her to Shrek before an unexpected visitor knocked on the private room door.

• Yu Tianheng admitted defeat to protect his injured teammates, and Tang San explained that his poison came from the Man Faced Demon Spider and Mandala Snake.
• Dugu Yan teased Tang San about his feelings for Shen Ranxi, while Shen Ranxi avoided Tang San and took Xiao Wu's hand instead.
• The teams stopped fighting, and Little Bell arrived, rushed to her injured sister Shen Ranxi, and used her Martial Soul to heal everyone.
• Little Bell used her Second Soul Skill, Spirit Spring Surge, impressing the teachers, while Flender said he wanted to recruit her for Shrek.
• Ma Hongjun asked Little Bell to prioritize healing his injuries, and she told him her sister came first.
• Someone knocked on the private room door, leaving the group wondering who had arrived.

Qin Ming reunited with Flender and the Shrek teachers, while Osler’s attempt to spy on him brought Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan into the room. Yu Tianheng recognized Yu Xiaogang as his uncle and asked Qin Ming to join him for a meal, leaving the family reunion unresolved.

• Qin Ming went to meet the Shrek Team, and Osler persuaded Shi Mo, Xiong Da, and the others to follow him and spy.
• Shen Ranxi noticed the group outside the room, while Qin Ming saw Osler’s behavior and decided to add ten hours to their training.
• Flender introduced Qin Ming to the Shrek teachers and students, and Qin Ming formally greeted Yu Xiaogang before learning he was Yu Tianheng’s uncle.
• Yu Tianheng barged into the room and recognized Yu Xiaogang, while Qin Ming scolded his students for their intrusion.
• Yu Tianheng asked Qin Ming to share a meal with him, but Yu Xiaogang stopped him from bringing up the family matter.

After completing their Soul Fighting Arena goals, Shen Ranxi and her companions collected their points and celebrated with their teachers over a lively meal. Shen Ranxi remained unsure of Tang San’s feelings, while Little Bell watched their interaction warily.

• Flender sent the students to settle their points and go to the restaurant, while the others teased Xiao Gang about his embarrassing situation.
• Yu Feng and Ma Hongjun nearly fought at the doorway until Tang San pulled Ma Hongjun away, and the two teams left separately.
• The students collected their badges, revealing that Shen Ranxi and Tang San had earned Gold Soul Master ranks while the others received silver badges.
• At the celebration, Tang San served Shen Ranxi Brown Sugar Glutinous Rice Cake, leaving her uncertain about his intentions, and Little Bell pulled her away.
• Flender celebrated the students’ achievements and the money he had received, while Yu Xiaogang reconsidered his decision after seeing his friend’s attachment to the school.
• The teachers and students drank, danced, and played Flying Chess, where Shen Ranxi beat her opponents and mocked Ma Hongjun for trying to cheat.

After drinking heavily, Shen Ranxi drunkenly entertained the courtyard and nearly kissed Tang San before falling asleep on his shoulder. The next day she dismissed Xiao Wu's hints about the night before, then learned that Flender had returned with an announcement to make.

• Shen Ranxi woke from her drunken nap, rushed outside to confront Ma Hongjun's singing, and sat on a wooden horse to sing absurd songs.
• Tang San stopped Shen Ranxi from hurting Ma Hongjun and watched over her as she asked whether he liked her, pulled him close, and accidentally headbutted his shoulder.
• Tang San carried the sleeping Shen Ranxi to her room and asked Xiao Wu to watch her for the night.
• The next afternoon, Shen Ranxi refused to acknowledge anything she had done while drunk and learned that Qin Ming had taken the teachers out and Flender would announce something at noon.
• Flender returned with an ugly expression, while Yu Xiaogang followed him with a guilty, determined look.

Flender and the Shrek teachers debated whether to use Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s name to gain access to its Mimicry Cultivation Environment and a slot in the All-Continent Soul Master Elite Competition. After hearing their argument, Shen Ranxi thought of a solution, but Ma Hongjun rushed in and announced that she had an idea.

• Qin Ming explained that renting Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Mimicry Cultivation Environment would cost Shrek far more than Flender could afford.
• Yu Xiaogang proposed borrowing Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s name and using one of its competition slots, provided it accepted Shrek’s teachers and students without interfering with their teaching or freedom.
• Flender left to think over Yu Xiaogang’s proposal, while Shen Ranxi and Ma Hongjun listened outside the window.
• Shen Ranxi said there might be a solution, but Ma Hongjun immediately ran inside and told the teachers that she had an idea.

Shen Ranxi warned the Shrek teachers that Heaven Dou Royal Academy could mistreat talented commoners and entangle them in political rivalries, then proposed keeping Shrek alive by seeking support or renting cultivation facilities elsewhere. Flender and Yu Xiaogang agreed to visit Heaven Dou Royal Academy first, while the students discussed their month off and plans to reunite in Heaven Dou City.

• Shen Ranxi cautioned that Heaven Dou Royal Academy favored aristocrats and that its powerful students and the Second Prince could make trouble for Shrek’s commoners.
• Ning Rongrong confirmed that commoner Soul Masters were treated badly there, while Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong offered to help fund Shrek.
• Shen Ranxi suggested renting facilities from a commoner-friendly academy, and Flender and Yu Xiaogang decided to inspect Heaven Dou Royal Academy before choosing a backup plan.
• Flender told Yu Xiaogang he planned to stop running Shrek after the current students competed in the Grand Competition and travel with his old friends.
• Dai Mubai explained Shrek’s conflict with the Balak Kingdom, and Oscar recounted how Shen Ranxi had once retaliated against the official’s son.
• The students shared their plans for the month off, and Ning Rongrong said she would return with her father before meeting them in Heaven Dou City, leaving Oscar stunned.

Shen Ranxi returned to Shrek Academy and spent the evening with Tang San, who cooked her Spicy Hot Pot and asked what she thought of him. As she praised him, Tang San reflected on how his loneliness and growing feelings had drawn him to her.

• Shen Ranxi said she was going home for a visit, while Little Bell decided to visit her own parents too.
• Shen Ranxi, Zhu Zhuqing, Little Bell, and A Man returned to Shrek Academy and cleaned their dormitories before resting.
• Shen Ranxi woke at sunset and found Tang San cooking Spicy Hot Pot, which he had made because she had asked for it.
• Tang San invited Shen Ranxi for a walk, and she agreed before the two of them headed to Back Mountain.
• Tang San asked Shen Ranxi what she thought of him, and she earnestly praised his character, attentiveness, strength, and cooking.
• Tang San reflected on how his lonely childhood and attraction to Shen Ranxi had made him want to draw closer to her.

Shen Ranxi asked Tang San whether he liked her, and he confessed that he did. She admitted she liked him less deeply but agreed to become his girlfriend, leaving them embracing beneath the moon.

• Shen Ranxi directly asked Tang San whether he liked her, and Tang San sincerely confessed his feelings.
• Tang San took Shen Ranxi's hand and asked whether his closeness bothered her; she told him she did not like him as deeply as he liked her.
• Tang San asked whether she liked him too, and Shen Ranxi scolded him for ignoring the important part before teasing him about proving his confidence.
• Shen Ranxi warned Tang San that she had bad habits, then called him her boyfriend and hugged him.
• Tang San tightly returned the embrace, and Shen Ranxi's numb legs made her stumble close enough for their noses to nearly touch.

Shen Ranxi and Tang San’s intimate moment was interrupted by Little Bell and A Man, who objected to Tang San getting close to Shen Ranxi. After the group’s chaotic teasing, Shen Ranxi reassured Tang San that she would remain independent, and he promised to keep up with her without trying to dim her freedom.

• Little Bell and A Man confronted Tang San after catching him close to Shen Ranxi, and Little Bell challenged him to stay away from her sister.
• Tang San told the children he wanted to join their family and protect Shen Ranxi, while Shen Ranxi assured Little Bell that she was still her most precious little sister.
• Little Bell asked whom Shen Ranxi liked more, and Shen Ranxi chose her little sister, prompting Little Bell to kiss her cheek smugly.
• Shen Ranxi scolded Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai for spying, and the pair argued over who had brought the others to watch.
• As the group returned to the dormitory, Shen Ranxi took Tang San’s hand and told him she would never become anyone’s accessory.
• Tang San said he was drawn to Shen Ranxi’s brightness and freedom and would keep up with her rather than ask her to change.

Shen Ranxi agreed to be Tang San’s girlfriend after urging him to keep his own strength and sense of self. Their friends and the academy’s Teachers reacted to the relationship, and Zhao Wuji decided to make the couple’s upcoming training especially demanding.

• Shen Ranxi told Tang San she wanted him to love her without losing himself, and he promised to walk at her side.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun warned Tang San to treat Shen Ranxi well, then demanded that he treat them to a meal; Tang San agreed and asked Oscar to teach him to cook for her.
• Zhao Wuji became furious when he learned Tang San had won Shen Ranxi’s affection and wanted to intervene.
• Lu Qinbin said Tang San had principles and suited Shen Ranxi, while Li Yusong reminded Zhao Wuji that the Teachers would protect her.
• Zhao Wuji gave up trying to stop the relationship and decided to give Tang San and Shen Ranxi a tough workout in their upcoming training.

Shen Ranxi learned that Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in humanoid form and gave her an item to hide her aura before Ning Rongrong’s family arrived. Xiao Wu realized Shen Ranxi might know her secret and asked whether she wanted a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

• Oscar woke early to clean the cafeteria before Ning Rongrong’s family arrived, and Shen Ranxi, Feifei, and Tang San helped him.
• Shen Ranxi and Tang San flirted as they walked back, and she hurried into Xiao Wu’s room after he kissed her hand.
• Xiao Wu panicked at the thought of a Titled Douluo arriving and told Shen Ranxi she could not let one discover her.
• Feifei revealed to Shen Ranxi that Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in humanoid form and explained the danger she faced.
• Shen Ranxi gave Xiao Wu a Breath Concealing Molt Shell to hide her aura, and Xiao Wu asked if Shen Ranxi wanted her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Xiao Wu overcame her fear that Shen Ranxi might covet her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and accepted her sincerity. At Shrek, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin arrived to watch Ning Rongrong demonstrate hidden weapons, while Shen Ranxi prepared to pitch her Soul Tools; Ning Rongrong began introducing her companions.

• Shen Ranxi promised Xiao Wu she would never turn her friend into a Soul Ring, and Xiao Wu asked whether she could trust her.
• Shen Ranxi reassured Xiao Wu and pointed to Feifei, whose claim to be a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast surprised Xiao Wu and helped her trust Shen Ranxi.
• At Shrek, Xiao Wu hid her aura from Chen Xin, and Tang San tricked her into returning to the dormitory so he could spend time with Shen Ranxi.
• After Oscar said Ning Rongrong would demonstrate hidden weapons for her father, Shen Ranxi and Little Bell prepared Soul Tools to show Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Rongrong introduced her companions to Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, beginning with Dai Mubai and describing his White Tiger Martial Soul and level.

Ning Rongrong introduced her Shrek companions to Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, while Ning Fengzhi took a particular interest in Shen Ranxi and Tang San. Rongrong then began demonstrating Tang San’s Hidden Weapons to Sword Douluo, drawing Ning Fengzhi’s attention to their power.

• Ning Rongrong introduced Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, Oscar, and Tang San to Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, describing their Martial Souls and levels.
• Ning Fengzhi was impressed by Oscar’s talent, while Rongrong quickly stopped him from calling Oscar “little brother.”
• Ning Rongrong introduced Shen Ranxi, whose level 44 at not yet fifteen astonished Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi warmly praised Shen Ranxi and considered recruiting her to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Ma Hongjun joked that the sect might use a marriage alliance to win her over.
• Ning Rongrong began demonstrating the Hidden Weapons with Sword Douluo, firing crossbow bolts that he knocked aside.
• The Godly Zhuge Crossbow launched sixteen Iron Essence bolts at Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi stopped talking to watch the demonstration.

Sword Douluo tested Ning Rongrong’s Hidden Weapons, and Tang San negotiated a large order with Ning Fengzhi. Shen Ranxi then demonstrated her soul tools, leaving Ning Fengzhi shocked by their power.

• Sword Douluo destroyed the Hidden Weapons with his Martial Soul, but Ning Rongrong struck him with a Back Flower Crossbow and Oscar cured him with a small sausage.
• Sword Douluo comforted Ning Rongrong, while Ning Fengzhi praised Tang San’s Hidden Weapons and asked to buy their manufacturing method.
• Tang San refused to sell the method but agreed to assemble the weapons, and Ning Fengzhi ordered five hundred sets for five million Gold Soul Coins.
• Shen Ranxi offered Ning Fengzhi a deal and demonstrated her soul tools by blasting a wooden target with a shot as powerful as a Soul Elder’s attack.

Shen Ranxi demonstrated her new Offensive and Defensive Soul Tools and negotiated a trade deal with Ning Fengzhi, exchanging the tools for ores from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After Ning Fengzhi and his party departed, Dai Mubai announced he had reached level 40, and the group headed to the cafeteria after teasing Tang San about treating them to a meal.

• Shen Ranxi used her Defensive Soul Tool to withstand Dai Mubai's attack and explained the tools' strengths, limits, and Soul Power requirements.
• Ning Fengzhi offered ten thousand Gold Soul Coins for a set of Soul Tools, but Shen Ranxi proposed payment in ores, and they agreed on the trade.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Shen Ranxi and the others to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Shen Ranxi said she needed to go home first, and the guests returned to the sect.
• Dai Mubai told the group he had reached level 40 and would search for Soul Rings with Zhu Zhuqing during the break.
• Ning Rongrong and Ma Hongjun urged Tang San to treat everyone to a meal, while Oscar teased him about saving money for marriage, and Shen Ranxi took Little Bell and A Man to the cafeteria.

Shen Ranxi told Tang San she was going to kill someone, and he insisted on accompanying her, deepening their feelings before they left together. On the road, Great Void Kun awakened much larger than before and refused to return to her body, leaving Shen Ranxi to deal with the conspicuous creature.

• Shen Ranxi told Tang San she was going to kill someone, and he promised to stay by her side and help bury the body.
• Tang San called himself Shen Ranxi's love brain, and she kissed his cheek before saying goodbye for the night.
• Tang San waited for Shen Ranxi the next morning with breakfast, and they set out together without saying goodbye to the others.
• Great Void Kun awakened during the journey, grew to two meters long, and emerged from Shen Ranxi's body.
• Shen Ranxi tried to make Taixu return because it was too conspicuous, but it knocked her off balance and refused to go back.

Shen Ranxi and Tang San returned to her village, where she visited her loved ones’ graves and showed him her childhood home. After they settled in, Shen Ranxi received coordinates for seven Evil Soul Master hideouts and chose the nearest medium-strength location.

• The Great Void Kun flew Shen Ranxi, Tang San, and Feifei through the sky with wild acrobatics, leaving Shen Ranxi and Feifei nauseated.
• Shen Ranxi and Tang San visited Village Chief Grandpa’s grave, where they paid respects and told him that Little Bell was doing well.
• Shen Ranxi took Tang San to her old home and reassured him that she had been happy and cared for by the villagers.
• Shen Ranxi demanded the Evil Soul Master coordinates from the system, received a sheet listing seven hideouts, and chose the nearest medium-colored one.
• Tang San cooked dinner and built separate beds for himself and Shen Ranxi in her childhood home.

Shen Ranxi and Tang San infiltrated an Evil Soul Master hideout and launched a poison-assisted assault on its members. After slaughtering many of them, they faced two powerful leaders who charged into battle.

• Tang San and Shen Ranxi killed the guards outside the cave and discovered corpses covering its walls and blood flowing into the Blood Pool.
• Shen Ranxi used her concealment skill to poison the pool while Tang San and Feifei waited for the poison to weaken the Evil Soul Masters.
• Shen Ranxi and Tang San attacked the poisoned members, killing them with the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, Blue Silver Grass, and Golden Cudgel.
• An old Soul Ancestor charged at Shen Ranxi after she killed one of his men, while a Soul Elder rushed in to help him and seize the intruders' blood.

Tang San and Shen Ranxi fought the woman and the old man guarding the Blood Pool, while Shen Ranxi sabotaged the pool with her Pills. The old man’s power fell and his body changed, leaving Shen Ranxi mocking him as she charged in.

• Tang San used his Blue Silver Grass, Clear Sky Hammer, and hidden weapons to fight the poisonous snake woman.
• Shen Ranxi battled the old man, broke his Iron Claws, and blasted him into a stone wall with her Golden Cudgel.
• Feifei dumped Shen Ranxi’s Pills into the Blood Pool as the woman tried to break away from Tang San and stop the old man.
• The Blood Pool’s power surged through the old man before his strength collapsed to initial Soul King and his body developed female characteristics.
• Shen Ranxi mocked the old man’s transformation and charged toward him.

Shen Ranxi and Tang San killed Snake Woman and Old Man, then discovered a hidden chamber holding three abused girls. They tried to heal the children, and Yuan Xia briefly woke before slipping back into darkness.

• Shen Ranxi and Tang San coordinated their attacks, and Shen Ranxi killed Old Man and Snake Woman.
• Shen Ranxi told Tang San to finish off every corpse, and they searched the cave after hearing a faint thumping.
• Tang San opened a hidden stone door, revealing three injured young girls trapped inside.
• Shen Ranxi and Tang San gave the girls all their Healing Pills, but the medicine did little to help their wounds.
• Yuan Xia woke briefly, remembered her family and captivity, and then lost consciousness again.