Chapter Summaries

Luo Ze and his teammates defeated three Holy Spirit Academy fighters, but the Plague Envoy appeared and impaled Luo Ze. Wu Changkong, Shen Yi, Yao Lizhong, Cen Yue, and Long Huantian surrounded the six-ring Soul Emperor as he threatened Luo Ze.

• Tang Wulin and Luo Ze suppressed the enemy team while Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue restrained them, allowing Tang Wulin and Luo Ze to destroy the Skeleton King.
• The Bloodthirsty Bat attacked Luo Ze, but Tang Wulin protected him and caused the Bat to explode when its drain skill absorbed his bloodline power.
• Luo Ze killed the Fear Demon Eye with Sacred Radiance, leaving An Wu Ye and Abhorrent Butcher as the remaining opponents.
• The Plague Envoy appeared, pierced Luo Ze through the chest, and taunted him for killing three of his disciples.
• Wu Changkong, Shen Yi, Yao Lizhong, Cen Yue, and Long Huantian arrived and surrounded the Plague Envoy, who pushed his claws deeper into Luo Ze.

Luo Ze and his allies faced the Plague Envoy, who held Luo Ze hostage and demanded the release of every Evil Soul Master in Tianhai Prison. Gu Yue helped Luo Ze recover enough to counterattack, and the chapter ended as he and Gu Yue unleashed a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• The Plague Envoy threatened to kill Luo Ze unless Long Huantian released the Evil Soul Masters imprisoned in Tianhai Prison.
• Long Huantian refused to decide immediately and reported the crisis to the Federation while the Alliance representatives argued over whether to yield.
• Gu Yue used the silver scale to communicate her plan to Luo Ze, who drew on its life force to recover and awaken.
• Luo Ze struck the Plague Envoy with his Divine attribute and used Time Slow, giving Wu Changkong a chance to attack.
• The Plague Envoy broke through the time effect and charged Luo Ze, but Gu Yue shielded him as the silver scale and their Martial Souls triggered a fusion.
• Luo Ze and Gu Yue revealed the Silver White Kirin, whose opened wings spread the Time Domain across the battlefield.

Luo Ze and Gu Yue defeated the Plague Envoy with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Luo Ze was left gravely injured and unconscious. Three years later, Luo Ze, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie were training outside Eastsea City, where a mention of desserts distracted Tang Wulin before they could discuss going to Shrek.

• Luo Ze and Gu Yue used their Silver White Kirin Martial Soul Fusion Skill to stop time, allowing Wu Changkong to freeze and destroy the Plague Envoy.
• Wu Changkong rushed Luo Ze to emergency treatment, where doctors confirmed his life was safe but his consciousness remained asleep.
• Long Hengxu left in anger and threatened the leaders of the Designer Association, Blacksmith Association, and Skysea Alliance over their role in the unauthorized operation.
• Mu Chen, President Wen, and the Skysea Alliance offered apologies and compensation, and Class Zero returned to Eastsea City without completing the competition.
• Three years later, Luo Ze, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie ran outside Eastsea City while carrying out a task for Wu Changkong.
• Luo Ze mentioned a discounted dessert shop, and Tang Wulin rushed off with him as Xie Xie called after them to discuss going to Shrek.

After three and a half years of training, Class Zero prepared to leave Eastsea Academy for Shrek Academy, while Luo Ze continued recovering and developing his professions. Wu Changkong agreed to take the students onward, and Luo Ze offered to obtain Xu Xiaoyan a second Soul Spirit after the final exams.

• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Luo Ze turned in their mission at the Spirit Pagoda and discussed Xu Xiaoyan's rapid cultivation and their own progress.
• Luo Ze said he would postpone challenging for Level Six Blacksmith until his Soul Power reached Rank 37, after explaining how he had focused on his professions while his body recovered.
• Yu Zhen asked Wu Changkong why he was leaving despite his promotion, and Wu Changkong said Class Zero needed to attend Shrek Academy before missing its intake.
• Wu Changkong predicted that the students could reach Titled Douluo and agreed they would return to Eastsea Academy after graduation to teach some classes.
• Luo Ze offered to get Xu Xiaoyan a second Soul Spirit after the final exams, prompting Xie Xie to complain and Gu Yue to tease him.

Wu Changkong exempted Luo Ze and his friends from their final exam because they had outgrown the Spirit Pagoda’s available training, and the group set out to find a Soul Spirit for Xu Xiaoyan. Mu Chen summoned Luo Ze to discuss his health and upcoming Shrek Academy exam, after which Luo Ze went to make peace with Mu Xi before leaving.

• Wu Changkong exempted the five students from the final exam and offered them a duel or a group fight as training, but they decided to visit the Spirit Pagoda for Xu Xiaoyan.
• Mu Chen called Luo Ze to the Blacksmith Association, where he praised Luo Ze’s skill, urged him to keep practicing and avoid a breakthrough until his body recovered, and wished him success at Shrek Academy.
• Mu Chen told Luo Ze that Mu Xi had been upset since learning he was leaving, so Luo Ze returned to the academy and contacted Ouyang Zixin.
• Ouyang Zixin helped Luo Ze secretly enter the girls’ dormitory and warned him not to reveal her help.
• Luo Ze entered Mu Xi’s room and softly told her it was him.

Luo Ze said goodbye to Mu Xi before leaving for Shrek City with Class Zero, where he explained his injuries and the need to break another seal. The group arrived in the vast city, and Xie Xie asked Wu Changkong whether they were going straight to Shrek Academy.

• Luo Ze promised Mu Xi he would return during summer vacation, bowed, and left her dormitory.
• Gu Yue confronted Luo Ze outside the girls' dormitory, and he admitted he knew Mu Xi liked him but saw her only as his Senior Sister.
• On the train to Shrek City, Luo Ze worked on a Design Blueprint and told Xie Xie that breaking the fourth layer of his seal could help heal his hidden injuries.
• Class Zero saw the Spirit Pagoda headquarters as the train entered Shrek City and learned about the city's history and influence.
• The train arrived at Shrek City's enormous station, where Xie Xie asked Wu Changkong if they were heading straight to Shrek Academy.

Wu Changkong brought Luo Ze and the others to apply to Shrek Academy, but learned that its entrance exam could not be changed to accommodate Luo Ze’s hidden injuries. Gu Yue offered to surrender her own spot and take the exam in his place.

• Wu Changkong took the group to a modest hotel, where Tang Wulin asked Luo Ze to help suppress his Golden Dragon Seal when he broke through it.
• Three days later, Shen Yi met Wu Changkong and heard that Luo Ze could not fight without risking his life, so Wu Changkong asked whether Shrek could alter its entrance exam for him.
• Shen Yi told Wu Changkong that Shrek would not change its rules, and Wu Changkong relayed the decision to the students.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie protested that the exam could endanger Luo Ze, while Shen Yi entered and said applicants still had to pass it.
• Gu Yue offered to give up her examination spot and take the exam in Luo Ze’s place.

Wu Changkong decided to return to Shrek Academy with Shen Yi, provided Luo Ze's health was protected. After entering the inner city, Wu Changkong asked where his former teacher was, while memories of his and Shen Yi's past resurfaced.

• Gu Yue told Shen Yi she would not enter Shrek Academy if Luo Ze could not, and Xie Xie affirmed that the group would not leave one of their own behind.
• Wu Changkong resolved to return to the academy and apologize, on the condition that Shen Yi guaranteed Luo Ze would suffer no further harm.
• Wu Changkong and the students traveled to Shrek Academy, where his nervousness and anticipation became clear to Luo Ze.
• Shen Yi used a token to bring the group through the inner city gates and explained that her teacher had prepared it for Luo Ze.
• Wu Changkong asked Shen Yi where their teacher was, and seeing her stumble into him reminded him of their childhood together.

Wu Changkong reunited with Shen Yi and returned to Shrek Inner City, where he knelt before Zhuo Shi, his former teacher. Zhuo Shi assessed Luo Ze’s talent and agreed to watch his entrance exam, while Luo Ze proposed a wager to restore Wu Changkong as Zhuo Shi’s disciple.

• Wu Changkong comforted Shen Yi, who recognized him as her Senior Brother and asked whether he could be one again.
• Shen Yi led Wu Changkong, Luo Ze, and The Five Little Ones to the Inner courtyard, where Wu Changkong knelt at its gates and said he was unworthy of being her Senior Brother.
• Zhuo Shi appeared, rebuked Wu Changkong, then asked Luo Ze to demonstrate his time affinity.
• Zhuo Shi examined Luo Ze and found his energy unstable, so he warned that using a Time Soul Skill could jeopardize his exam.
• Zhuo Shi postponed the demonstration until the entrance exam, and Luo Ze wagered that a perfect score should earn Wu Changkong a chance to become Zhuo Shi’s disciple again.

Luo Ze vowed to earn full marks on Shrek Academy’s entrance examination, prompting Zhuo Shi to promise him a place in the Inner Courtyard and to take Wu Changkong back as his disciple. Despite worries about his damaged body and his limited ability to withstand Time Power, Luo Ze prepared for the examination and set out with his companions the next morning.

• Luo Ze insisted he could pass the examination with full marks, and Zhuo Shi promised to readmit Wu Changkong as his disciple and make Luo Ze the youngest Inner Courtyard student if he succeeded.
• Zhuo Shi released Wu Changkong from kneeling, and Wu Changkong questioned Luo Ze’s decision while expressing concern about his physical condition.
• Luo Ze admitted to Gu Yue that he lacked confidence because his body had not recovered enough to withstand Time Power, but said he still had to take the examination.
• The next morning, Wu Changkong reminded Luo Ze to put his health first, and Shen Yi drove the group to the examination in her stretched sedan.
• Gu Yue kicked Xie Xie into the front seat and sat beside Luo Ze in the back, leaving Xie Xie resentful.

Luo Ze and his companions arrived at Shrek Academy for their entrance examination and learned about its work-study system. When a bloodline-pressure test began in a hall beneath a mural of the Golden-eyed Black Dragon King, Luo Ze protected Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan with his Qilin bloodline, which also silenced the mural’s suppression.

• Shen Yi drove Luo Ze, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan into Shrek Academy through a side gate and explained the academy’s work-study system.
• Shen Yi led the group through Spirit Ice Plaza and into a grand building, where they admired Shrek’s history and imposing surroundings.
• The five students entered a domed hall and felt pressure from a mural depicting the Golden-eyed Black Dragon King, with Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan suffering the most.
• Luo Ze realized the pressure was part of the examination and moved beside Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan to shield them with his Qilin bloodline.
• The Golden-eyed Black Dragon King’s suppression stopped when Luo Ze released his bloodline power, and Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan thanked him.

Luo Ze and the others excelled in Shrek Academy’s first two entrance examinations, impressing Shen Yi and Old Man Li with their power and teamwork. They reached the third test, a dangerous guillotine course, with Luo Ze worrying about their dwindling Soul Power.

• Luo Ze’s bloodline pressure cracked the mural depicting Di Tian, and Old Man Li awarded full marks to the three students who endured it and eight points to the other two.
• Shen Yi led the five students to the Beast Arena, where they defeated a thousand-year Earth Demon Rhinoceros in under three minutes.
• Shen Yi gave all five students full marks for the second examination, praising their teamwork and coordination.
• Luo Ze worried that the group had no time to rest between tests and would struggle to replenish their Soul Power.
• Shen Yi explained the third examination’s rules: the students had to pass through nearly a hundred guillotine gates, and failure or injury could end their examination.

Luo Ze and his companions faced a guillotine obstacle course during the Third Stage, with Gu Yue organizing their approach and helping Xu Xiaoyan overcome her fear. Luo Ze crushed a falling blade with his Kirin Martial Soul, earning full marks and leaving Shen Yi eager to move them on to the next stage.

• Luo Ze had Gu Yue test the guillotine blade, and she estimated its force at roughly three thousand kilograms and its fall time at five to six seconds.
• Gu Yue proposed carrying Xu Xiaoyan’s safety plan herself while Luo Ze carried her, and Luo Ze accepted as Shen Yi’s countdown ended.
• Gu Yue used an Earth Element pillar to hold up the first blade, allowing Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin to cross safely.
• When the pillar collapsed with Luo Ze and Gu Yue beneath the blade, Luo Ze stopped it and crushed it into a lump of scrap metal with his Kirin Martial Soul.
• Tang Wulin told Luo Ze the metal might cost one or two million, but Shen Yi waived compensation, gave Luo Ze full marks and the others eight points, and sent them to the next stage.

After clearing the guillotine trial, Luo Ze and the others prepared to demonstrate their primary specialties for Shrek’s examiners. Xie Xie volunteered first and impressed the examiners with his speed and clones.

• Gu Yue clung to Luo Ze after the trial, insisting she was scared, while Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Tang Wulin teased her about acting unlike herself.
• Shen Yi explained that the next test would assess each Soul Master's primary specialty and advised them to consider what ability to demonstrate.
• Luo Ze explained the test to his teammates, recommended that Xie Xie showcase both his Twin Martial Souls, and reassured Xu Xiaoyan that she could describe her Star Wheel ability.
• Elder Cai arrived with two middle-aged examiners and told Shen Yi to begin the test after seeing the Five Little Ones meditating.
• Xie Xie volunteered first and used his Light Dragon Dagger, Dark Dragon Dagger, and speed to create three indistinguishable figures before completing his demonstration.

Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan faced Shrek Academy’s examiners, who assessed Xie Xie’s weaknesses and learned about Xu Xiaoyan’s night-bound Martial Soul. Luo Ze then accepted a challenge to demonstrate his time control, but the chief examiner broke free and struck him into a wall.

• The old woman told Xie Xie that his attacks lacked power and his Spiritual Power was too weak, urging him to reach the Spirit Sea Realm within three years.
• Xu Xiaoyan explained that her ice staff became the Star Wheel Ice Staff at night, and the old woman recognized her surname and dismissed her to return to the group.
• Luo Ze reassured Xu Xiaoyan, then accepted the old woman’s challenge to prove he was qualified to be the team’s captain.
• Luo Ze revealed his Qilin Martial Soul and three Thousand-Year Soul Rings, then warned the old woman that his Bloodline Suppression could hurt her.
• Luo Ze used Time Stop and charged to touch the old woman, but she shattered the time restraint, blocked him, and struck him into a stone wall.

Luo Ze and Tang Wulin passed their strength tests by sending Elder Cai flying or staggering her, while Gu Yue demonstrated extraordinary control over elemental energy. The chapter ended as Gu Yue reached for another element, leaving the Examiners stunned and eager to see the extent of her abilities.

• Luo Ze recovered after Elder Cai's test and reassured Gu Yue and the others that he was fine.
• Tang Wulin revealed his Golden Dragon bloodline and struck Elder Cai hard enough to make her stagger back several steps.
• Gu Yue began her test without bowing and formed a nine-petaled flower from Earth Element energy.
• Gu Yue gathered and controlled Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire energy, astonishing the Examiners with her Four Element Control.
• Gu Yue reached into the air again, and Elder Cai stood up to watch what she would do next.

Gu Yue impressed Elder Cai with her control of five elements but refused to become her disciple because Elder Cai had struck Luo Ze. After Gu Yue insisted on entering the Inner Courtyard only if her friends could join her, the group continued the entrance tests, where Shen Yi revealed they had all received zeroes for the Fourth Stage.

• Gu Yue sent Elder Cai a flower of fused elements, and Elder Cai dissolved it with her moonlight before revealing her nine Soul Rings and praising Gu Yue's talent.
• Elder Cai offered to take Gu Yue as her disciple and let her enter the Inner Courtyard directly, but Gu Yue refused because Elder Cai had hurt Luo Ze.
• Luo Ze and the others encouraged Gu Yue, who told Elder Cai she would go only if her companions could enter the Inner Courtyard too; Elder Cai angrily stormed off.
• Shen Yi returned and led the group onward, explaining that they had to continue the tests after Gu Yue's refusal.
• Shen Yi said the Fifth Stage would test their Second Profession, then told them all four had received zeroes for the Fourth Stage, prompting Xie Xie to protest.

After Gu Yue’s outburst led Elder Cai to assign the group zero points in another assessment, Luo Ze tried to keep his team calm as they faced the remaining tests. At the sixth stage, the group discovered that Tang Wulin could eat on their behalf, and he eagerly began the challenge while the others waited.

• Shen Yi warned Luo Ze and Gu Yue that Elder Cai’s zero-point decision could keep them out of Shrek’s Inner courtyard, and Luo Ze reassured Gu Yue.
• Elder Cai assigned zero points to the other four in the fifth assessment, threatening to send them away if their remaining scores were insufficient.
• Luo Ze stopped Gu Yue and Xie Xie from confronting Elder Cai, while Shen Yi explained how the two zeroes endangered the group’s chances of passing.
• Elder Cai left, privately pleased that her harsh treatment would temper the youngsters and make them seek her help.
• At the sixth assessment, the group learned that eating fifteen steamed buns was required to pass and that Soul Power could not be used.
• Tang Wulin eagerly started eating, while Luo Ze and the others sat back after learning he could eat for them.

Tang Wulin ate enough steamed buns to earn full marks in the Sixth Stage, impressing Elder Cai, and the group moved on to the Seventh Stage endurance test. Luo Ze judged the physical challenges manageable and suspected a later stage would test one-on-one dueling.

• Tang Wulin ate the steamed buns assigned to his group for full marks and asked to take the leftovers with him.
• Elder Cai heard that the group earned full marks in the Sixth Stage and reconsidered secretly giving them extra points.
• The Five Little Ones arrived at the Seventh Stage, where they learned they had to run ten thousand meters, perform one thousand squats, and do one thousand pull-ups.
• Luo Ze considered the examination's later stages and guessed that one would involve a one-on-one duel.

Luo Ze and his companions conserved their strength during the seventh assessment, then learned that the eighth would be a series of one-on-one fights against older students. The team planned their opponent choices and match order to delay Xu Xiaoyan’s fight until nightfall, when her Star Wheel Ice Staff would be more useful.

• Luo Ze calculated that the team could save strength by completing only the simplest events, and Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan followed his plan during the seventh assessment.
• Luo Ze and the others deliberately took fifty-nine minutes to give Xu Xiaoyan time to recover, and Shen Yi approved of Luo Ze’s careful planning.
• Shen Yi explained that the eighth assessment would pit each of them against a randomly chosen Shrek Academy student from the previous year, with opponents chosen by the team.
• Luo Ze proposed that he fight first, followed by Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan, so they could delay her match until nightfall.