Chapter Summaries

Su Yu carried Ning Rongrong through the last five laps of the run and helped Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing recover afterward. When Flender learned Ning Rongrong had only run fifteen laps, Su Yu took responsibility, and Flender ordered him to carry her for ten more laps.

• Su Yu carried the exhausted Ning Rongrong as he finished the remaining laps, while she wiped his sweat and talked to him.
• After the group completed twenty laps, Su Yu gave Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing lightly salted water and made them walk before resting.
• Flender arrived and asked Ning Rongrong whether she had completed all twenty laps.
• Su Yu admitted that Ning Rongrong had run only fifteen laps and said Flender should punish him instead.
• Flender ordered Su Yu to carry Ning Rongrong for another ten laps, or have them both run twenty additional laps.

Su Yu carried Ning Rongrong for ten laps as punishment, reassuring her until she stopped crying. After he finished, Zhu Qing and Ning Rongrong helped him back to his dormitory, where Su Yu reflected on Zhu Qing and her bond with Dai Mubai.

• Su Yu carried Ning Rongrong around the track for ten laps while she cried and apologized.
• Su Yu comforted Ning Rongrong during the run and promised to buy her candied hawthorn afterward.
• Su Yu finished the laps, staggered, and was caught by Zhu Qing before Ning Rongrong joined them in supporting him.
• Zhu Qing and Ning Rongrong escorted Su Yu to his dormitory, where Zhu Qing left Ning Rongrong to care for him.
• Su Yu thought about becoming Zhu Qing's lover and recalled that she and Dai Mubai would have to fight Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun after turning eighteen.

Su Yu reflected on Dai Mubai abandoning Zhu Qing and believed he could change her fate in his place. Back in his dormitory, Ning Rongrong cared for Su Yu, bathed, and sat in his lap while he dried her hair, leaving him increasingly affected by her closeness.

• Su Yu thought Dai Mubai had abandoned Zhu Qing and decided that he could be the person to change her fate.
• Ning Rongrong tried to remove Su Yu's wet clothes, but he stopped her and told her he could manage himself.
• Ning Rongrong helped Su Yu change and teased him about his physique while he prepared to bathe.
• After Su Yu came out of the bathroom, Ning Rongrong blurted out that she liked his abs, then fled in embarrassment.
• Ning Rongrong took a bath and later sat in Su Yu's lap as he dried her hair, while he began reacting to her closeness.

Ning Rongrong accidentally grabbed Su Yu in an intimate place and fled to the girls' dormitory, where Xiao Wu teased her about what happened. She finally confessed to Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing, leaving Zhu Qing embarrassed as she realized what Rongrong meant.

• Ning Rongrong grabbed Su Yu, then blushed and ran back to the girls' dormitory.
• Xiao Wu teased Zhu Qing about helping Su Yu after his run, while Zhu Qing denied knowing much about his stamina.
• Ning Rongrong hid beneath her blankets when she returned, and Xiao Wu questioned her about Su Yu.
• Su Yu came to check on Ning Rongrong, but she told him to leave, and he returned to his dormitory.
• Ning Rongrong admitted that she had accidentally grabbed Su Yu in an intimate place, and Zhu Qing blushed when she understood.

Ning Rongrong told Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing how she had accidentally grabbed Su Yu after he helped dry her hair, then woke with injured ankles from the previous day's running. Su Yu carried her to meet the others, and Flender led the students toward Suotuo City for training.

• Ning Rongrong confessed that she had accidentally grabbed Su Yu while he was helping dry her hair, and Xiao Wu teased her about it.
• Ning Rongrong discovered her ankles were scraped and Xiao Wu applied ointment while Zhu Qing checked whether she could walk.
• Su Yu noticed Ning Rongrong's injured ankles and carried her from the dormitory toward the training ground.
• Flender gathered the students and led them out of Shrek Academy toward Suotuo City.
• Ma Hongjun stared at women along the way, and Flender stopped in Suotuo City and told the students to follow him.

Flender brought the Shrek students to the Suo Tuo Great Spirit Arena and explained its rules, purpose, and combat formats. He required them to win while staying safe and earn at least Silver Spirit Master badges before graduation, then registered the students for matches.

• Flender pointed out the Suo Tuo Great Spirit Arena and told the students that real combat there would be their classroom.
• Flender explained that the Great Soul Arena was an independent institution where Soul Masters fought for experience, rewards, and prestige.
• Flender set the requirement that each student earn a Silver Spirit Master badge before graduation and asked Dai Mubai to explain the points system and his record.
• Dai Mubai described his two wins and two points, while Ma Hongjun reported twenty-one wins, twelve losses, and nine points across thirty-three battles.
• Flender explained the duel types and formats as they walked to the arena, then handed registration forms to Xiao Wu and the others.

Xiao Wu made her debut in the Dueling Arena and faced Savage Bull A Bao, a Soul Grandmaster with two consecutive wins. She used her Charm Technique and powerful kicks to defeat him, leaving him sprawled beside the arena railing.

• The group registered for the Dueling Arena and waited for their first match.
• The referee introduced Xiao Wu as a newcomer and Savage Bull A Bao as a two-time winner, while the crowd doubted Xiao Wu could compete.
• A Bao resolved to go easy on Xiao Wu, but she warned him to be careful and released her Soul Ring.
• Xiao Wu used her Charm Technique to distract A Bao, then struck him with her Waist Bow and a follow-up kick.
• A Bao crashed into the arena railing, and Xiao Wu landed safely and reminded him that she had warned him.

Xiao Wu won her Spirit Duel quickly, and Tang San then faced Zhu Qing in the arena. Zhu Qing broke through Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and launched a close-range attack, leaving their match unresolved.

• Xiao Wu defeated Savage Bull A Bao and returned to her friends, proudly asking whether they thought she was amazing.
• Tang San and Zhu Qing were matched against each other, and Dai Mubai quietly asked Tang San to go easy on her.
• Tang San and Zhu Qing released their Martial Souls as the crowd mocked Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and commented on Zhu Qing’s appearance.
• Zhu Qing used Hell Stab to rush Tang San, but he evaded with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and summoned Blue Silver Bind.
• Zhu Qing cut through the Blue Silver Grass with Nether Hundred Claws, then used Hell Stab to charge straight at Tang San.

Tang San’s Spirit Skill accidentally tore Zhu Qing’s clothes during their match, and Su Yu protected her as she conceded. After the group left the arena, Dai Mubai’s comments about Ma Hongjun’s visit to a brothel made Zhu Qing despise him even more, and she walked away.

• Tang San restrained Zhu Qing with Blue Silver Grass, and the vines tore her clothes before Su Yu caught her and shielded her with his windbreaker.
• Zhu Qing conceded the match, and Tang San apologized to Dai Mubai for the incident.
• The group left the Great Spirit Arena, and Ma Hongjun said he was going to the dean’s shop while Dai Mubai hinted that he was visiting a brothel to relieve his Evil Fire.
• Dai Mubai explained Ma Hongjun’s visits to Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the others, and Ning Rongrong praised Su Yu as clean and pure.
• Dai Mubai claimed his taste was better than Ma Hongjun’s, prompting Zhu Qing to condemn him as disgusting and walk away.

Zhu Qing told Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong that she was Dai Mubai’s fiancée and explained the deadly succession struggle awaiting them in the Star Luo Empire. She left them facing the knowledge that she and Dai Mubai would eventually have to fight Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun for their survival.

• Dai Mubai summoned his White Tiger Martial Soul, but Su Yu stopped him from pursuing Zhu Qing; Dai Mubai then headed toward Suotuo City while Su Yu stayed behind to protect the girls.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong found Zhu Qing crying in the woods and urged her to tell them what was wrong.
• Zhu Qing revealed that she was the Second Young Lady of the Zhu Family and had been engaged to Dai Mubai since birth.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Star Luo succession required the imperial princes to fight until only one survived, and that Dai Mubai was the Third Prince.
• Zhu Qing said Dai Weisi, the First Prince, was engaged to her elder sister Zhu Zhuyun, and that she and Dai Mubai would eventually face them in a life-or-death Spirit Duel.

Zhu Qing broke down over the Star Luo Empire's succession struggle and her despair at Dai Mubai's neglect, while Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu comforted her. The next day, Oscar arrived excited to announce he had reached rank 30, and Flender ordered the group to prepare for a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest to help him obtain a Soul Ring.

• Zhu Qing told Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu that the Star Luo Empire's rules forced her into a life-or-death struggle and that she feared Dai Mubai would fail to defeat Dai Weisi.
• Ning Rongrong comforted Zhu Qing, and Xiao Wu carried her back to the dormitory after she cried herself unconscious.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai arrived late to class, so Flender sent them to run ten laps around the academy.
• Flender sent Tang San to look for Oscar, but Oscar arrived and announced that he had broken through to rank 30.
• Flender arranged for Teacher Zhao to take the group to the Star Dou Great Forest the next morning so Oscar could obtain a Soul Ring.

Su Yu led the group toward the Star Dou Great Forest to help Oscar obtain his third Soul Ring, using his Immortal Swords to fly them there. After Dai Mubai tried to force Zhu Qing to go with him, she refused and stayed beside Su Yu as the group set off.

• Zhao Wuji announced the trip to the Star Dou Great Forest and put Su Yu in charge of the group, warning that he and Senior Zi Ji would only intervene against ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts.
• Su Yu revealed that his Immortal Swords could carry the group quickly, and Xiao Wu paired Ning Rongrong with one sword and pushed Zhu Qing toward Su Yu.
• Dai Mubai grabbed Zhu Qing and tried to pull her away, but Zhu Qing refused, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong challenged him, and Su Yu helped her break free.
• Zhao Wuji assigned Oscar to ride with him, sent Senior Zi Ji alone on a sword, and told Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San to run ahead.
• Su Yu powered the four Immortal Swords and flew the group toward the Star Dou Great Forest while Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong enjoyed the fast ride.

Su Yu and the others traveled toward the Star Dou Great Forest, while Dai Mubai and the Shrek group followed on foot. After reaching a nearby town, they settled into a hotel for the night, where they encountered students from Canghui Academy.

• Su Yu sped up the Immortal Slaying Sword, causing Zhu Qing to cling to his waist, then steadied their flight as she held on.
• Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the others chased after Su Yu and traveled more than four hundred kilometers toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhao Wuji explained why the town near the forest sold supplies for Soul Masters and chose a hotel for the group to stay in overnight.
• Ning Rongrong booked five rooms, then ordered food with Su Yu and the others while Xiao Wu gratefully accepted an apple.
• A middle-aged Soul Master and seven students from Canghui Academy entered the restaurant, and both groups discussed the young people seated across from them.

Dai Mubai and the others provoked students from Canghui Academy at a hotel, and Dai Mubai beat them when they retaliated. The Canghui Academy teacher ordered the students to activate their Martial Souls and surround Dai Mubai.

• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun insulted Canghui Academy, while Oscar persuaded Tang San to let the provocation continue.
• A Canghui student tried to trip a waiter, but Dai Mubai took the food and stomped on the student's foot.
• Dai Mubai mocked Canghui Academy as Turtle Academy, then punched the student who threw a chair and knocked the others down.
• The Canghui Academy teacher stopped his students from rushing in at first and asked which academy Dai Mubai's group came from.
• Dai Mubai refused to name their academy, so the teacher ordered the Canghui students to activate their Martial Souls and surround him.

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun clashed with Canghui Academy’s students and director, Ye Zhi Qiu, at a restaurant. After the fight moved outside, Dai Mubai refused to apologize and challenged Ye Zhi Qiu to defeat them first.

• Dai Mubai intimidated the Canghui Academy students with his White Tiger Martial Soul, then blasted all five away with his second spirit skill.
• Ma Hongjun and Tang San displayed their Martial Souls as Ye Zhi Qiu introduced himself and summoned his five-ring Mysterious Tortoise.
• Ma Hongjun attacked Ye Zhi Qiu with Phoenix Fireline, but Ye Zhi Qiu blocked the flames with his tortoise shell.
• Ye Zhi Qiu told Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San to follow him outside so he could teach them a lesson.
• Dai Mubai rejected Ye Zhi Qiu’s offer to let them admit their mistake and challenged him to defeat them first.

Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San fought Ye Zhi Qiu, whose defensive and freezing abilities overwhelmed them. Ma Hongjun’s explosive Phoenix attack finally struck Ye Zhi Qiu, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun attacked Ye Zhi Qiu together, but his Mysterious Tortoise Body Protection blocked both strikes.
• Dai Mubai charged with White Tiger Vajra Transformation, but Ye Zhi Qiu froze him with Mysterious Water Ice Seal.
• Tang San pulled Dai Mubai clear with Blue Silver Bind, and the three later melted the ice around their feet with Ma Hongjun’s fire.
• Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass was frozen and shattered when he tried to bind Ye Zhi Qiu.
• Ma Hongjun formed a small purple Phoenix with Phoenix Bathed in Fire and detonated it against Ye Zhi Qiu, who dismissed the flames as harmless.

Ye Zhi Qiu froze Tang San and Ma Hongjun, but Su Yu intervened before he could attack them. Zhao Wuji then revealed himself and defeated Ye Zhi Qiu with one blow, leaving the Canghui Academy teacher to recognize his name and order his students to leave.

• Ye Zhi Qiu trapped Tang San and Ma Hongjun in ice and prepared to smash them with his Ice Dust Fist.
• Su Yu blocked Ye Zhi Qiu's attack with the Immortal Slaying Sword, then called out Zhao Wuji, who had been watching nearby.
• Zhao Wuji shattered the ice around the students and mocked Ye Zhi Qiu and Canghui Academy.
• Zhao Wuji struck Ye Zhi Qiu with one palm, sending him flying and breaking his arm.
• Ye Zhi Qiu recognized Zhao Wuji and ordered the Canghui Academy students to return to their academy without discussing the encounter.

Zhao Wuji led the group into the Star Dou Great Forest to find a Soul Beast for Oscar’s third Soul Ring. After a cautious search, they spotted a thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent that Su Yu judged to be an ideal match for Oscar.

• Zhao Wuji woke everyone at dawn and warned them to stay alert as they entered the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhao Wuji assigned scouting and guard duties, and the group avoided the small Soul Beasts they encountered while searching for a suitable target.
• The group stopped to rest at noon, then Zhao Wuji and Su Yu sensed something approaching.
• Zhu Qing climbed a tree and spotted a flying snake with a red crest and fan-shaped tail.
• Su Yu identified it as a thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, estimated its age at fifteen hundred to eighteen hundred years, and said it suited Oscar’s third Soul Ring.

Oscar learned why the thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent suited his Third Soul Ring, and the group captured it after Su Yu saved Zhu Qing from its attack. Just as Oscar prepared to kill it and absorb its Soul Ring, an old woman and a young girl arrived claiming the serpent belonged to them.

• Zhao Wuji explained the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's abilities and why its Soul Ring would suit Oscar.
• Zhu Qing attacked the serpent, but it counterattacked and nearly bit her before Su Yu pinned it to the ground with the Immortal Slaying Sword.
• Oscar thanked Su Yu and prepared to kill the serpent with a blade Zhao Wuji gave him.
• An old woman and a young girl appeared and demanded that the group stop because the Soul Beast should be theirs.
• Zhao Wuji revealed his seven Soul Rings as he recognized the old woman's Serpent Cane and considered her husband, Meng Shu, of the Peerless Dragon Snake.

Zhao Wuji and Chao Tianxiang disputed ownership of a thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, each needing it for a student’s Soul Ring. As Chao Tianxiang proposed a duel to settle the claim, Zhao Wuji revealed that Oscar was a Food System Support Soul Master, leaving the dispute unresolved.

• Zhao Wuji recognized Chao Tianxiang, and Ning Rongrong told Xiao Wu that the Peerless Dragon Snake’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill could rival a Titled Douluo.
• Xiao Wu feared that Dragon Duke Meng Shu might see through her Soul Beast identity, so she sought reassurance from Zi Ji.
• Chao Tianxiang claimed that she and her granddaughter had found and pursued the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent first, and asked Zhao Wuji to yield it for her granddaughter’s third Soul Ring.
• Oscar objected to giving up the serpent, and Zhao Wuji refused Chao Tianxiang’s request, saying his own student needed it and that whoever captured it first owned it.
• Chao Tianxiang proposed that the two children settle the claim under Soul Master rules, but Zhao Wuji balked and showed her Oscar’s Martial Soul and two yellow Soul Rings.