Chapter Summaries

Xue Nianbing attended the new students’ match with Zhang Lexuan and openly confirmed that they were together, easing Ma Xiaotao’s jealousy. Yan Shaozhe began considering how their relationship might help him get Xue Nianbing to treat Ma Xiaotao for free, while Elder Xuan introduced himself to Xue Nianbing.

• Xue Nianbing and Zhang Lexuan arrived together and sat down to watch the match, drawing attention from the new students.
• Wang Dong questioned Xue Nianbing about Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan, and Xue Nianbing introduced Zhang Lexuan as his girlfriend and revealed Wang Dong’s cross-dressing to Xiao Xiao.
• Ma Xiaotao restrained her anger, learned that Zhang Lexuan and Xue Nianbing had known each other for a long time, and realized she had no reason to resent their relationship.
• Yan Shaozhe overheard the conversation and considered asking Zhang Lexuan to persuade Xue Nianbing to treat Ma Xiaotao for free.
• Elder Xuan praised Xue Nianbing’s stable Soul Power and introduced himself as an Elder of the Sea God Pavilion.

Xue Nianbing dismissed Xuan Zi’s reputation while watching the Freshman Assessment final, where Dai Huabin’s team defeated Ning Tian’s team to win the championship. Angered by comparisons to Xue Nianbing, Dai Huabin challenged him to fight, but Du Wilun intervened.

• Xue Nianbing claimed he had never heard of Xuan Zi and compared his reputation unfavorably with Du Busi’s, leaving Xuan Zi frustrated.
• Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi left while Xue Nianbing, Zhang Lexuan, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Ma Xiaotao watched the final match.
• Ning Tian conceded after Wu Feng’s defeat, and the referee declared Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie the champions.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng told Dai Huabin that Xue Nianbing was the true Newcomer King, making Dai Huabin furious.
• Dai Huabin challenged Xue Nianbing to fight, and Du Wilun stepped in to order him off the arena.

Xue Nianbing accepted Dai Huabin’s public challenge and humiliated him in a one-sided fight, leaving Dai Huabin furious and restrained by Yan Shaozhe. The chapter ended with Xue Nianbing insisting Dai Huabin had started the trouble and should bear the consequences.

• Dai Huabin challenged Xue Nianbing, who agreed to fight after Yan Shaozhe allowed Du Wilun to referee.
• Dai Huabin sent Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie off the platform, shouting at Zhu Lu when she warned him about Xue Nianbing.
• Xue Nianbing interrupted Dai Huabin’s Martial Soul activation with a slap and repeatedly slapped him as the freshmen watched.
• Xue Nianbing mocked Dai Huabin’s White Tiger Martial Soul until Dai Huabin completed his possession and tried to strike Xue Nianbing’s neck.
• Yan Shaozhe stopped Dai Huabin, declared Xue Nianbing the winner, and restrained Dai Huabin as Xue Nianbing argued that Dai Huabin had started the trouble.

Xue Nianbing left Dai Huabin humiliated after their confrontation, and Dai Huabin’s fury drove him to pretend to be unconscious. When Zhu Lu tried to comfort him and asked him to apologize for insulting her, he struck her and accused her of colluding with Xue Nianbing.

• Yan Shaozhe stopped Dai Huabin from provoking Xue Nianbing further, and Xue Nianbing left after mocking him.
• Dai Huabin vomited blood and fainted from rage, while Yan Shaozhe judged that his poor mentality made him unfit for great responsibility.
• Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie helped Dai Huabin leave as onlookers whispered about his defeat, and Dai Huabin worsened his injuries while pretending to be unconscious.
• In a secluded corner, Dai Huabin woke and swore to kill Xue Nianbing, then insulted Zhu Lu when she tried to calm him.
• Zhu Lu demanded an apology, but Dai Huabin slapped her and accused her of colluding with Xue Nianbing.

Dai Huabin struck Zhu Lu and insulted her and Cui Yajie, prompting Zhu Lu to end their engagement. Xue Nianbing treated Zhang Lexuan, Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao to barbecue, then left with Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan for a walk by Sea God Lake instead of returning to the dormitory.

• Dai Huabin hit Zhu Lu, then accused her and Cui Yajie of being involved with Xue Nianbing.
• Zhu Lu told Dai Huabin their engagement was over and left with Cui Yajie, while Dai Huabin vowed to take revenge on Xue Nianbing.
• Xue Nianbing brought Zhang Lexuan, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao to Casual Barbecue, where Jiang Nannan joined them.
• The group ate and chatted, and Xue Nianbing suggested taking a walk around the city rather than returning to the academy.
• Xue Nianbing took Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan by the hand and led them toward the shore of Sea God Lake.

Xue Nianbing brought Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan to the new world he had created, which he planned to make their home and a peaceful place for Mother Jiang. The next morning, the group gathered at Shrek Academy for class assignments, where Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao teased Xue Nianbing about the previous night.

• Xue Nianbing teased Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan about choosing only one person at the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Conference, then offered to show Jiang Nannan their future home.
• Xue Nianbing took Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan to his Blue Silver Plane and explained that Mother Jiang could live there for the peaceful environment.
• Jiang Nannan thanked Xue Nianbing with a kiss, and Xue Nianbing pulled Zhang Lexuan into their intimacy as well; Little Blue woke and curiously watched them.
• The next morning, Zhang Lexuan chided Xue Nianbing for leaving Jiang Nannan too exhausted to get out of bed, and he said she would recover in the Blue Silver Plane within a day.
• Zhang Lexuan told Xue Nianbing never to force himself on anyone, and he firmly promised he would not.
• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao teased Xue Nianbing about being drained, and he joked that he could handle both of them too.

At the Freshman Assessment ceremony, Shrek Academy announced the winners, rewards, core disciples, and class assignments. Xue Nianbing, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao were assigned to Class One, while Dai Huabin’s team left with Du Wilun to collect its secret special reward.

• Du Wilun announced Xie Huanyue’s team in third place, Ning Tian’s team in second, and Dai Huabin’s team as champions, prompting scattered applause and mocking whispers.
• Du Wilun awarded the top three teams Academy support for their next Soul Rings and told Dai Huabin’s team to collect a confidential special reward after class assignments.
• Du Wilun named Xue Nianbing, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Dai Huabin, and others as Outer Court Core Disciples, while Cui Yajie, Nanmen Yun’er, Huang Chutian, and Long Xiangyue received temporary core disciple treatment.
• The Academy assigned freshmen to four classes by combat role, placing Xue Nianbing, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao in Class One under Mu Jin and Mo Xue.
• Du Wilun led Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie to the Teaching Affairs Office to collect their special reward, while Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie kept their distance from Dai Huabin.

Ning Tian confessed her feelings to Xue Nianbing, who warned her that he already had multiple women, but she chose to keep liking him. After the academy overlooked Huo Yuhao for a reserve spot, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm urged him toward the Body Sect, but Huo Yuhao decided to try the Soul Tool Department, leaving Xue Nianbing to reconsider his expectations.

• Dai Huabin grew furious when students gossiped that he had been cuckolded.
• Ning Tian confessed to Xue Nianbing that she wanted to keep seeing him, and he told her he already had more than one woman.
• Ning Tian accepted the warning and said that knowing the risk would not stop her from liking Xue Nianbing.
• Huo Yuhao brooded over being denied a reserve spot, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm urged him to seek recognition from the Body Sect.
• Huo Yuhao refused to abandon the Tang Sect and his hope of revenge, choosing instead to pursue Soul Tools and become a Soul Engineer.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm reported Huo Yuhao's wavering to Xue Nianbing, who was surprised that Huo Yuhao still intended to remain at the academy.

Xue Nianbing decided to manipulate events so Huo Yuhao would join the Body Sect, then attended the first class after the students were divided into new classes. He was elected class monitor, while Zhu Lu became vice monitor, and the chapter ended with Xue Nianbing, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao preparing to get lunch.

• Xue Nianbing resolved to help steer Huo Yuhao toward the Body Sect and joked that he wanted to become a bad person.
• Xue Nianbing and Wang Dong entered Class One and sat beside Xiao Xiao as Mu Jin and Mo Xue announced the class monitor and vice monitor elections.
• The students elected Xue Nianbing class monitor, while Dai Huabin received no votes and grew resentful when he realized Zhu Lu had not supported him.
• The students elected Zhu Lu vice monitor, and Mu Jin and Mo Xue began the first lesson after the class division.
• After class, Wang Dong complained about the lessons, and Xue Nianbing teased her before chatting with Xiao Xiao.
• Xue Nianbing, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao prepared to leave for a meal.

Xue Nianbing stopped Dai Huabin from striking Zhu Lu again, healed her cheek, and ordered Dai to behave or leave Class One. Zhu Lu left without looking at Dai and hoped her family would help end their engagement, while Xue Nianbing departed with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao.

• Dai Huabin slapped Zhu Lu and raised his hand to hit her again after she called him out for his behavior.
• Xue Nianbing knocked Dai Huabin down, slapped him to silence him, and warned him to behave in Class One or transfer out.
• Xue Nianbing used power from the Golden Ancient Tree to heal Zhu Lu's cheek and told her to ask him for help if she could not manage Dai Huabin.
• Xue Nianbing left with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao as the students praised his handling of Dai Huabin, and Zhu Lu left without looking at her former fiancé.
• Wang Dong teased Xue Nianbing about Zhu Lu, then reacted with Xiao Xiao to his account of Dai Huabin's selfishness and privileged upbringing.

After months of cultivation at Shrek Academy, Xue Nianbing fought Wu Ming over Sea God Lake and astonished the watching elders with his power. Mu En revealed that Xue Nianbing had refused his offer of discipleship, earned the Golden Ancient Tree’s recognition, and possessed three disguised fifty-thousand-year Soul Rings.

• Dai Huabin was transferred from Class One to Class Two, while Xue Nianbing spent the ensuing months cultivating and growing accustomed to Ma Xiaotao.
• At the end of the semester, Xue Nianbing fought Wu Ming over Sea God Lake using Extreme Cold Ice Wings and three purple Soul Rings.
• The pavilion elders watched Xue Nianbing contend with Wu Ming, and Mu En confirmed that Xue Nianbing had refused to become his disciple.
• Mu En announced that Xue Nianbing would receive treatment equal to the Sea God Pavilion elders and revealed that the Golden Ancient Tree had recognized him.
• Mu En explained that Xue Nianbing’s three apparent thousand-year Soul Rings were disguised Soul Rings of roughly fifty thousand years, stunning the elders.

Mu En secured the elders’ support for Xue Nianbing to succeed him as Sea God Pavilion Master once he reached Soul Saint, then Xue Nianbing defeated Wu Ming in their sparring match. The chapter ended as Zhang Lexuan, Han Ruoruo, and Hua Yao arrived beside the two fighters.

• Mu En told the elders that Xue Nianbing would become Sea God Pavilion Master at Soul Saint and asked them to support him; Xuan Zi and the others agreed.
• Xue Nianbing countered Wu Ming’s Golden Crow True Fire with his ice skills and used Snow Dance Six Illusions to press his spear against her neck.
• Wu Ming accepted her defeat but vowed to surpass Xue Nianbing, while he explained that Extreme Ice had restrained her Golden Crow Martial Soul.
• Wu Ming blushed when Xue Nianbing stood close, and she considered pursuing a relationship with him.
• Zhang Lexuan, Han Ruoruo, and Hua Yao arrived beside Xue Nianbing and Wu Ming.

As the term neared its end, Xue Nianbing prepared to leave Shrek Academy with Zhang Lexuan, while the academy’s Elders decided to keep providing Soul Bones so he could suppress Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire. Yan Shaozhe proposed using the girls’ affection for Xue Nianbing to secure his help for free, drawing rebukes from Xian Lin'er, Cai Meier, and Mu En.

• Zhang Lexuan, Han Ruoruo, and Hua Yao teased Xue Nianbing and showed their growing affection for him.
• Xue Nianbing suggested holding another feast before he and Zhang Lexuan returned to the Heaven Dou Empire, and Zhang Lexuan led the three girls out with him.
• Ma Xiaotao watched them leave and wondered why Wu Ming could be close to Xue Nianbing when she could not.
• Mu En and the Elders agreed to keep providing Soul Bones so Xue Nianbing could suppress Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire after the year-long period ended.
• Yan Shaozhe suggested involving Han Ruoruo, Wu Ming, and Hua Yao to change Xue Nianbing’s mind, and Xian Lin'er and Cai Meier condemned him for treating them as tools.
• Mu En told Yan Shaozhe that the academy should not worry about Soul Bones and should use its resources to draw closer to Xue Nianbing.

Cai Meier told Ma Xiaotao that the academy would provide a Soul Bone and continue having Xue Nianbing suppress her Evil Fire. Ma Xiaotao revealed that she had fallen for Xue Nianbing and wondered whether her connection to Yan Shaozhe explained his distance from her.

• Cai Meier informed Ma Xiaotao that the academy would provide a Soul Bone and arrange for Xue Nianbing to suppress her Evil Fire in the future.
• Ma Xiaotao told Cai Meier that Xue Nianbing remained distant and formal with her, despite being friendlier with Ruoruo and the others.
• Ma Xiaotao cried as she worried Xue Nianbing might judge her because of her Evil Fire, and Cai Meier reassured her.
• Cai Meier realized Ma Xiaotao had fallen for Xue Nianbing and asked her to consider why he kept his distance.
• Ma Xiaotao suspected that Xue Nianbing's dislike of Yan Shaozhe might explain his formal treatment of her, and she fell silent.

Cai Meier accepted Ma Xiaotao’s request to ask Xue Nianbing for an answer, then resolved to part ways with Yan Shaozhe and glimpsed a breakthrough to level 95. Back in his dorm, Xue Nianbing refused Wang Dong’s invitation to visit the Clear Sky Sect, but teased her about their relationship and explained he had to go home.

• Ma Xiaotao asked Cai Meier to approach Xue Nianbing for her, and Cai Meier agreed.
• Cai Meier decided she would part on good terms with Yan Shaozhe and sensed an opportunity to break through to level 95.
• Wang Dong invited Xue Nianbing to visit her home, but he declined because he could not risk going to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xue Nianbing assured Wang Dong they would remain friends and teased her about possibly becoming his girlfriend.
• Xue Nianbing said he had to return home, and Wang Dong chatted with him over tea.

Cai Meier visited Xue Nianbing and Wang Dong to arrange another suppression of Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire, with the academy offering a Soul Bone in exchange. She also asked how Xue Nianbing felt about Ma Xiaotao and admitted that the academy had previously hoped the two would grow closer to make treatment easier.

• Xue Nianbing used Spiritual Detection to discover Cai Meier outside, then welcomed her into his room with Wang Dong.
• Cai Meier said Ma Xiaotao needed her Evil Fire suppressed again, and Xue Nianbing agreed after learning the academy would provide another Soul Bone.
• Cai Meier clarified that her personal-sounding question was about Ma Xiaotao, while Wang Dong grew jealous of the possibility that Ma Xiaotao liked Xue Nianbing.
• Cai Meier asked whether Xue Nianbing liked Ma Xiaotao romantically, and he declined to give a direct answer.
• Cai Meier admitted the academy had hoped Xue Nianbing and Ma Xiaotao would develop a relationship so suppressing Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire would be easier.

Xue Nianbing explained to Cai Meier why he rejected Ma Xiaotao, criticizing her temper and Yan Shaozhe’s influence. After Cai Meier entered seclusion to pursue a breakthrough, Xue Nianbing collected four Soul Bones, said farewell to his friends, and left the Academy with Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan.

• Cai Meier apologized for advising Ma Xiaotao to pursue Xue Nianbing and asked why he rejected her.
• Xue Nianbing said Ma Xiaotao’s impulsive temper and upbringing under Yan Shaozhe made him wary of her.
• Xue Nianbing noticed Cai Meier’s improved state of mind and congratulated her on nearing a breakthrough to Super Douluo.
• Cai Meier entered seclusion beneath the Golden Ancient Tree, and two days later Yan Shaozhe paid Xue Nianbing four Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones for suppressing Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire.
• Xue Nianbing bid farewell to Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er at Sea God Lake.
• Xue Nianbing left the Academy with Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan, flying northward together.

Huo Yuhao decided to leave Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect to pursue revenge for his mother, and went to tell Tang Ya and Beibei. The chapter ended with Huo Yuhao declaring that he would return the Tang Sect’s Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and never use its secret techniques again.

• Huo Yuhao chose to leave Shrek Academy and seek the Body Sect, believing it was where he could grow strong enough to avenge his mother.
• Huo Yuhao headed to Tang Ya’s workplace and encountered Beibei, who offered to help him find a second Soul Ring.
• Beibei and Huo Yuhao found Tang Ya dressed in black, carrying an unusual aura, and she said she had something important to tell Beibei.
• Huo Yuhao told Tang Ya and Beibei that he had to leave the Tang Sect.
• Huo Yuhao insisted that no one had bullied him and promised to return the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and stop using the Tang Sect’s secret techniques.

Huo Yuhao told Tang Ya and Beibei that he was leaving the Tang Sect to seek strength and avenge his mother's murder. Tang Ya let him go while changing the sect's rules to allow him to share its teachings, and Huo Yuhao departed for the Body Sect.

• Beibei accused Huo Yuhao of betraying the Tang Sect, but Huo Yuhao said he needed greater strength and was going to the Body Sect.
• Tang Ya asked Huo Yuhao why he was leaving, and he revealed that he sought revenge for his mother's murder.
• Beibei offered to help Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao insisted that he had to avenge his mother himself.
• Tang Ya allowed Huo Yuhao to keep his Tang Sect identity and teach its skills, provided he did not use them for evil.
• Huo Yuhao knelt before Tang Ya, pledged to help the Tang Sect flourish, and left for the Body Sect.
• After Huo Yuhao departed, Beibei remembered that he still needed a second Soul Ring, but Tang Ya said the Body Sect could help him find one.

Tang Ya ended her relationship with Beibei, explaining that she had fallen for Xue Nianbing. Beibei was left devastated as Tang Ya returned the Gold Soul Coins he had spent on her and walked away.

• Tang Ya told Beibei that she wanted to revive the Tang Sect by making its techniques and hidden weapons widely known.
• Beibei apologized for rarely spending time with Tang Ya, but she calmly said they should break up.
• Beibei pleaded with Tang Ya and insisted that he still loved her, but she told him that she no longer liked him.
• Tang Ya returned most of the Gold Soul Coins Beibei had spent on her and admitted that she had fallen for Xue Nianbing.
• Tang Ya assured Beibei that she had never betrayed him, then left after telling him to take care of himself.