Chapter Summaries

Xu Zihuang shared a dorm room with Tuoba Yu, whose White Armored Earth Dragon martial soul linked his family to an ancient conflict Xu Zihuang did not care to inherit. After they cultivated and went out for dinner, Xu Zihuang met Cui Yajie and Zhu Lu on the Lakeshore Path.

• Xu Zihuang sensed that Tuoba Yu had Earth-attribute Soul Power around Rank 23 and learned from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that Tuoba Yu's White Armored Earth Dragon resembled the martial soul of a Title Douluo from the Sacred Dragon Sect.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm offered to raise Xu Zihuang's first three Soul Rings to the ten-thousand-year level, but Xu Zihuang refused to avoid attracting Shrek Academy's scrutiny.
• After cultivating for more than half a day, Xu Zihuang accepted Tuoba Yu's invitation to get dinner at a noodle shop outside the East City Gate.
• As Xu Zihuang and Tuoba Yu crossed Shrek Plaza, several female freshmen approached Xu Zihuang, and Tuoba Yu joked that walking beside him made him doubt his looks.
• On the Lakeshore Path, Cui Yajie introduced herself to Xu Zihuang and shook his hand, while Zhu Lu refused to meet him because she believed no man could compare to Dai Huabin.

Xu Zihuang and Tuoba Yu left Shrek Academy for a busy night market, where they met Tang Ya and Beibei before sharing a meal at Old Uncle Chen’s noodle stall. They parted ways after eating, with Tuoba Yu paying for Xu Zihuang’s food.

• Tuoba Yu teased Xu Zihuang about Cui Yajie, but Xu Zihuang said their first meeting had left him with no feelings for her.
• Xu Zihuang and Tuoba Yu visited the night market outside Shrek Academy’s eastern gate and headed to Old Uncle Chen’s noodle stall.
• Xu Zihuang sensed Tang Ya approaching, and Beibei appeared beside her and noted Xu Zihuang’s quick reaction and combat instincts.
• Xu Zihuang introduced Tuoba Yu to Tang Ya and Beibei, and Tang Ya arranged for Old Uncle Chen to make room for them.
• Tuoba Yu asked whether Xu Zihuang was close to Beibei and relaxed when Xu Zihuang said they had only recently met.
• Xu Zihuang and Tuoba Yu enjoyed beef brisket noodles, and Tuoba Yu paid for both bowls.

Xu Zihuang found an evolved Ink Snow Princess at a flower shop and learned that its owner, Senior Sister Qin, could obtain more from Sunset Forest. He met his Freshman Class Nine classmate Nanmen Yun'er before the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm stirred in his Sea of Consciousness and he left with the orchid.

• Xu Zihuang wandered through the night market after getting separated from Tuoba Yu and discovered a flower shop selling an Ink Snow Princess.
• Xu Zihuang sensed that the orchid was a Ten-Year Level Plant-type Soul Beast and bought it for one Gold Soul Coin.
• Senior Sister Qin told Xu Zihuang that she found Ink Snow Princesses in Sunset Forest and agreed to contact him if she obtained more.
• Xu Zihuang learned that the green-haired girl was Nanmen Yun'er, his classmate in Freshman Class Nine.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm awakened in Xu Zihuang's Sea of Consciousness, and he left the shop carrying the orchid.

Xu Zihuang and Tuoba Yu began their first day at Shrek Academy, where Xu Zihuang joined Freshman Class Nine and met his teacher, Mu Jin. The chapter left the new students settling into class, with Xu Zihuang seated beside Nanmen Yun'er and Tuoba Yu awkwardly rebuffed by his seatmate.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned Xu Zihuang that Senior Sister Qin carried a deadly poison inherited through her bloodline, then said he would sleep for about a year to recover.
• Xu Zihuang and Tuoba Yu returned to their dormitory, cultivated through the night, and prepared for their first day of school.
• Mu Jin read a letter from Dragon City and celebrated that two of the four freshman Soul Elders were assigned to her Freshman Class Nine.
• Xu Zihuang and Tuoba Yu arrived at class as the bell rang, and Mu Jin told them to stop blocking the entrance and find seats.
• Xu Zihuang greeted Nanmen Yun'er and sat beside her, while Tuoba Yu smiled at his own seatmate and received an eye roll.

Mu Jin appointed Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian as Freshman Class Nine’s monitors and led the class to the Douluo Arena for practical combat training. On the way, Xu Zihuang saw Huo Yuhao and recognized Wang Dong among Freshman Class One’s students.

• Mu Jin warned Freshman Class Nine that more than two-thirds of new students would be eliminated, then named Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian as class monitor and vice monitor because they were Soul Elders.
• Xu Zihuang accepted the position reluctantly, while Ning Tian told Wu Feng not to challenge him and reminded her to treat them as sisters at the academy.
• Mu Jin sent the class to the Douluo Arena for practical combat training, and Xu Zihuang left the classroom amid attention from his classmates.
• A white-haired teacher expelled nine Freshman Class One students for using trickery, prompting Freshman Class Nine to hurry toward the arena.
• Xu Zihuang spotted Huo Yuhao and recognized the pink-blue-haired Wang Dong beside him.

During Freshman Class Nine’s practical assessment at the Douluo Arena, Xu Zihuang defeated Wu Feng with a single punch after she challenged him and warned him to stay away from Ning Tian. The match revealed his exceptional control and strength, and left Teacher Wang Yan eager to learn more about him.

• Mu Jin began the class’s arena assessment and named Xu Zihuang as the first student to defend his place.
• Wu Feng challenged Xu Zihuang and warned him to stay away from Ning Tian before the match began.
• Xu Zihuang evaded Wu Feng’s attack and struck her raised arm, fracturing its bones despite holding back.
• Teacher Lu treated Wu Feng, while the watching students reacted with shock and admiration for Xu Zihuang.
• Wang Yan asked about Xu Zihuang’s Martial Soul, and Xu Zihuang said it was not strength-type.

Xu Zihuang watched the remaining Freshman Class Nine matches while Tuoba Yu resolved to overcome his family's disgrace. In the infirmary, Ning Tian reprimanded Wu Feng for challenging Xu Zihuang and revealed she might pursue him as her future partner, leaving Wu Feng unable to confess her feelings.

• Tuoba Yu accepted his limits and vowed to become a Title Douluo and restore his family's honor.
• Xu Zihuang watched the rest of Freshman Class Nine's practical matches as Ning Tian and Wu Feng went to the infirmary.
• After Teacher Lu repaired Wu Feng's fractured arm, Ning Tian slapped her and warned her against letting her emotions make her reckless.
• Ning Tian told Wu Feng to apologize to Yu Tianhuang and avoid making an enemy of him.
• When Wu Feng asked whether Ning Tian liked Yu Tianhuang, Ning Tian said she might pursue him as a powerful future partner.
• Ning Tian left to get food, while Wu Feng stayed behind, unable to confess her feelings because of the taboo between them.

Freshman Class Nine finished its morning combat matches, and Xu Zihuang joined Tuoba Yu for lunch after calmly handling attention from two female classmates. Yalu and Nanmen Yun'er sat down with them after Tuoba Yu fled, still sickened by the smell of Yalu's Skunk Martial Soul.

• Mu Jin dismissed Freshman Class Nine and reminded the students to gather at the Douluo Arena that afternoon, while glancing at Xu Zihuang and Tuoba Yu.
• Xu Zihuang brushed off Tuoba Yu's worry about Mu Jin and sent away two female classmates who approached him.
• Xu Zihuang bought an extravagant lunch, and Tuoba Yu stared at the cost of his meal.
• Yalu and Nanmen Yun'er approached the table, and Tuoba Yu dry-heaved at the memory of Yalu's Skunk Martial Soul before leaving without eating.
• Nanmen Yun'er explained that Yalu's second soul skill produced an unbearable stench, and Xu Zihuang invited the two girls to sit with him.

Xu Zihuang advised Xu Sanshi on how to approach Jiang Nannan, then watched as Xu Sanshi made a public spectacle of himself to win her attention. The chapter ended with Jiang Nannan leaving coldly while Xu Sanshi continued his backflips and pleas.

• Xu Zihuang said goodbye to Nanmen Yun'er and Yalu, then met a dejected Xu Sanshi, who had been rejected by Jiang Nannan.
• Xu Zihuang advised Xu Sanshi to ask Jiang Nannan for a modest favor so she would have a chance to give something back to him.
• Xu Zihuang returned to the dormitory and learned from Tuoba Yu that Yalu's skunk martial soul had caused his earlier reaction.
• Xu Zihuang and Tuoba Yu attended Freshman Class Nine's afternoon sparring matches, then listened as Mu Jin summarized the day's lessons and outlined the next three months.
• Xu Sanshi shouted his confession to Jiang Nannan and did backflips across Shrek Plaza, but Jiang Nannan glared at him and walked away.
• Xu Sanshi kept pleading with Jiang Nannan, following Xu Zihuang's advice, while Xu Zihuang watched in disbelief.

Wang Yan sought out Xu Zihuang to confirm that his eyes were a Body Martial Soul and learned that he was not from the Body Sect. He offered Xu Zihuang Shrek Academy’s support and advice, while privately resolving to keep the talented student from joining the Body Sect.

• Tang Ya and Beibei discussed Xu Sanshi’s public devotion to Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya went to meet Huo Yuhao for grilled fish.
• Wang Yan stopped Xu Zihuang and Tuoba Yu outside the cafeteria, and Tuoba Yu left them to talk.
• In Wang Yan’s office, Xu Zihuang confirmed that his eyes were his martial soul, and Wang Yan excitedly identified it as a Body Martial Soul.
• Xu Zihuang told Wang Yan that he was not from the Body Sect and hoped to use Shrek Academy’s connections to contact it.
• Wang Yan said Shrek Academy would give Xu Zihuang the best treatment and invited him to eat while they discussed his cultivation.

Xu Zihuang left Wang Yan’s office after discussing Martial Soul cultivation and went to watch Beibei challenge Xu Sanshi in the Douluo Arena. Beibei won after Huo Yuhao secretly used a Spiritual Attribute soul skill, and a freshman publicly accused Huo Yuhao of cheating.

• Wang Yan treated Xu Zihuang to dinner, answered his cultivation questions, and offered to help him in the future.
• Wang Yan realized that Yu Tianhuang had a Body Martial Soul that might have undergone a Second Awakening at birth and decided to inform Elder Xuan.
• Xu Zihuang heard that Beibei had challenged Xu Sanshi and hurried to the Douluo Arena to watch their Soul Fight.
• Huo Yuhao used his Fear soul skill to disorient Xu Sanshi, allowing Beibei to win, but the backlash left Huo Yuhao bleeding and pale.
• A male freshman accused Huo Yuhao of secretly using a soul skill to interfere with the Soul Fight.

Huo Yuhao collapsed after classmates accused him of cheating, and Beibei and Tang Ya took him back to the freshman dormitory. Xu Zihuang left Huo Yuhao with Wang Dong and received a Mysterious Water Pill from Xu Sanshi.

• Gao Tu and other students accused Huo Yuhao of cheating, and their contempt pushed him toward demonic deviation.
• Huo Yuhao lost consciousness after suffering Spiritual Power backlash, and the referee declared the soul duel invalid.
• Xu Zihuang joined Beibei, Tang Ya, and Xu Sanshi in taking Huo Yuhao back to the dormitory as a storm drove the spectators away.
• Xu Sanshi gave Xu Zihuang a Mysterious Water Pill in return for his advice before the group parted ways.
• Xu Zihuang carried Huo Yuhao to Dormitory 108, left him on the bed, and encountered Wang Dong.

Xu Zihuang returned to the dormitory with a Mysterious Water Pill from Xu Sanshi, which impressed Tuoba Yu but barely mattered to him. Meanwhile, Zhou Yi and Fan Yu discussed Huo Yuhao’s poor prospects and considered keeping him as a possible test subject for the Extreme Soldier Plan.

• Xu Zihuang returned to the dormitory wet from the rain and placed Xu Sanshi’s jade bottle on his desk.
• Tuoba Yu recognized the pill as a valuable Mysterious Water Pill but refrained from touching it, and Xu Zihuang confirmed that Xu Sanshi had given it to him.
• Xu Zihuang and Tuoba Yu joked together before sitting down to cultivate, while Xu Zihuang dismissed the pill’s usefulness to himself.
• Zhou Yi told Fan Yu that Huo Yuhao had caused trouble in the Douluo Arena and might fail the next advancement assessment.
• Fan Yu advised Zhou Yi to keep Huo Yuhao for now and suggested transferring him to the Soul Tool Department as a possible test subject before the Extreme Soldier Plan.

Wang Yan told Elder Xuan about Xu Zihuang’s exceptional Golden Eye Body Martial Soul, and Elder Xuan planned to watch him during the New Student Assessment ranking matches. Xu Zihuang and Tuoba Yu cultivated overnight, while Tuoba Yu wondered whether Xu Zihuang or Ink Snow Princess was behind his faster cultivation; Huo Yuhao woke resentful but resolved to endure at Shrek Academy.

• Wang Yan reported Xu Zihuang’s talent and interest in the Body Sect to Elder Xuan, who agreed to observe him in three months.
• Xu Zihuang used the Silver Scale White Whale’s External Soul Bone to gather Heaven and Earth Elemental Power while cultivating beside Tuoba Yu.
• Tuoba Yu noticed his cultivation speed had increased again and suspected Xu Zihuang or Ink Snow Princess was responsible.
• Xu Zihuang told Tuoba Yu to hurry to class and remained wary of revealing his secrets to his roommate.
• Huo Yuhao resented Wang Dong’s thousand-year Soul Ring and resolved to endure at Shrek Academy until he could avenge his mother.

Xu Zihuang heard increasingly absurd rumors about his fight with Wu Feng and went to class, where Ning Tian and Wu Feng asked him to talk. After Wu Feng apologized on the rooftop, Xu Zihuang accepted and left, warning her not to provoke him again.

• Xu Zihuang and Tuoba Yu heard students repeating conflicting rumors about how Xu Zihuang had knocked Wu Feng unconscious.
• Xu Zihuang entered Freshman Class Nine, where Yalu invited him to sit near her and Nanmen Yun'er.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng stopped Xu Zihuang and asked to speak with him on the rooftop.
• Wu Feng apologized for provoking Xu Zihuang, who accepted the apology and told her not to provoke him again.
• Ning Tian admired Xu Zihuang as he left, while Wu Feng felt relieved.

Xu Zihuang attended Wang Yan’s theory lesson while weighing whether to approach He Caitou, his estranged imperial brother. After an accidental brush against Nanmen Yun’er’s legs caused an awkward classroom moment, her Jade Green Bird Martial Soul reacted to Xu Zihuang as if facing a natural enemy.

• Xu Zihuang returned to class with Ning Tian and Wu Feng, then considered whether to reveal his identity to He Caitou.
• Xu Zihuang accidentally knocked his textbook down, and his hair brushed Nanmen Yun’er’s legs, prompting an involuntary sound from her.
• Wang Yan eased the awkwardness by asking Xu Zihuang to identify the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear’s subspecies, and Xu Zihuang answered correctly.
• Xu Zihuang planned to apologize to Nanmen Yun’er after class while she wondered why her Martial Soul and blood had reacted so strongly to him.
• Nanmen Yun’er’s Jade Green Bird Martial Soul trembled as though Xu Zihuang’s presence suppressed it, while Yalu misread her expression.

Xu Zihuang settled into life at Shrek Academy as his popularity among senior students grew, while he tried to avoid their attention. Tang Ya asked him to help Huo Yuhao, but Xu Zihuang explained that approaching him would likely deepen Huo Yuhao’s resentment and inferiority.

• Xu Zihuang apologized to Nanmen Yun'er after class, and she reassured the watching students that he had done nothing wrong.
• Nanmen Yun'er watched Xu Zihuang leave, then Yalu confronted her about their friendship; Wu Feng silently accepted that she could not compete with him.
• On his seventh day at Shrek Academy, Xu Zihuang turned down another senior student's visit and arranged to meet Tuoba Yu outside the East City Gate.
• Tang Ya arrived at Freshman Class Nine and took Xu Zihuang to the rooftop to ask him to talk to Huo Yuhao, who had withdrawn since the incident in the Douluo Arena.
• Xu Zihuang warned Tang Ya that Huo Yuhao’s resentment and inferiority would likely make his approach unwelcome, leaving Tang Ya dejected.

Xu Zihuang took Tuoba Yu to a casino in Shrek City, where he used his martial soul to win a fortune at roulette and shared the proceeds with him. Afterward, Xu Zihuang bought Soul Tool crafting books as he prepared to approach He Caitou.

• Xu Zihuang met Tuoba Yu outside Shrek Academy and asked to borrow his Gold Soul Coins.
• Xu Zihuang led Tuoba Yu into Shrek City and took him to a casino.
• Xu Zihuang bet their three purple chips on red five and won, then gave Tuoba Yu half the winnings.
• Xu Zihuang and Tuoba Yu shared a fine meal in North City.
• Xu Zihuang bought books on crafting Soul Tools to prepare to make contact with He Caitou.

Xu Zihuang spent the first three months at Shrek Academy cultivating as Freshman Class Nine prepared for the New Student Assessment. Mu Jin assigned the assessment teams, separating the two Soul Elder students as ordered, and left the six members of the two seed teams to prepare together.

• Xu Zihuang had mostly stayed at Shrek Academy, though he once took Tuoba Yu to win money at casinos and occasionally joined classmates on outings.
• Du Weilun complained to Mu Jin about Zhou Yi's mass expulsions and told her that Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian could not be placed on the same assessment team.
• Mu Jin assigned Freshman Class Nine's students to three-person teams, with Xu Zihuang, Tuoba Yu, and Nanmen Yun'er in Team One and Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Yalu in Team Two.
• Mu Jin explained the order from Du Weilun, and Wu Feng, Xu Zihuang, Tuoba Yu, and Ning Tian accepted their team assignments.
• Mu Jin encouraged the two teams to prepare for the assessment and reminded them that the champion would receive a generous reward.

Xu Zihuang, Tuoba Yu, and Nanmen Yun'er left Shrek Academy to discuss their New Student Assessment strategy, while Ning Tian urged her own team to cooperate. Outside the East City Gate, they ran into Senior Sister Qin, who teased Nanmen Yun'er and remarked on Xu Zihuang's growing reputation.

• Wu Feng dismissed Yalu's suggestion to discuss tactics, but Ning Tian warned her not to underestimate their opponents and encouraged the team to work together.
• Xu Zihuang, Tuoba Yu, and Nanmen Yun'er headed along the Lakeshore Path to find a quiet place to discuss their assessment strategy.
• Nanmen Yun'er privately wondered about the changes in her bloodline and Soul Power that she associated with contact with Xu Zihuang.
• Senior Sister Qin encountered the group outside the East City Gate and teased Nanmen Yun'er before commenting on Xu Zihuang's reputation.