Chapter Summaries

Chen Lang had spent three years using the Slack Off Hex to avoid cultivation, hoping to gain level 30 Soul Power and have Ning Fengzhi end his engagement to Ning Rongrong. On the eve of the promised three-year deadline, Chen Lang reassured Sword Douluo and asked whether he had prepared what was needed, while Ning Rongrong demanded that her father break off the engagement.

• Chen Lang recalled choosing the Slack Off Hex, which would grant him level 30 Soul Power after three years without cultivation, and described how the sect's opinion of him and Ning Rongrong's attitude had worsened.
• Sword Douluo asked Chen Lang whether he could make him proud on the final day, and Chen Lang promised that he would.
• Chen Lang criticized Ning Fengzhi for failing to defend him and told Sword Douluo that having his grandfather was enough, prompting Sword Douluo to promise his support regardless of Chen Lang's choices.
• Chen Lang asked whether Sword Douluo had prepared what he had requested, and Sword Douluo confirmed that everything was ready.
• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi that she refused to marry Chen Lang and wanted to break off their engagement.

Ning Rongrong planned to break off her engagement to Chen Lang if he still had not absorbed a Soul Ring, while Chen Lang attended the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s grand test. Ning Rongrong tested at Soul Power level 20, and Chen Lang was called up next.

• Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong agreed that she would end the engagement publicly if Chen Lang had made no progress by the grand test.
• Sword Douluo dragged Chen Lang from bed and brought him to the sect’s testing square, where the disciples mocked him and Ning Rongrong watched with contempt.
• Chen Lang told Sword Douluo he did not want to marry Ning Rongrong, and Sword Douluo promised to discuss ending the engagement privately if Chen Lang proved himself.
• Ning Rongrong tested at Soul Power level 20, prompting the crowd to praise her talent and disparage Chen Lang.
• The elder called Chen Lang forward for his test.

Chen Lang faced the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s annual soul-power test after three years of being mocked for refusing to cultivate, but his result remained Level Ten. Ning Rongrong publicly demanded to break off their engagement, leaving Sword Douluo furious as Ning Fengzhi tried to rebuke her.

• Sect members mocked Chen Lang for slacking off, while Sword Douluo trusted that his grandson had a surprise prepared and Bone Douluo waited to see what it was.
• Chen Lang calmly placed his hand on the testing crystal, and the elder announced that his soul power was still Level Ten.
• The crowd ridiculed Chen Lang, and Bone Douluo questioned Sword Douluo’s faith in him.
• Ning Rongrong publicly told Chen Lang she wanted to break off their engagement, prompting Sword Douluo to suppress his anger while Bone Douluo held him back.
• Ning Fengzhi pretended to oppose Ning Rongrong’s decision, but she declared that she would only marry an unparalleled genius with the potential to become a Young Titled Douluo.

Ning Rongrong publicly tried to end her engagement with Chen Lang, but Chen Lang turned the confrontation into a chance to prove himself by absorbing Soul Rings. He had Sword Douluo bring out several dying Soul Beasts, leaving the sect wondering whether he planned to advance all the way to Soul Ancestor.

• Bone Douluo sighed over Ning Rongrong’s spoiled behavior, while Sword Douluo recalled Chen Lang predicting that Ning Fengzhi would intervene in a public engagement breakup.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed that the engagement was arranged by the parents, and Ning Rongrong defended breaking it off by accusing Chen Lang of wasting his talent and being unfit to inherit the sect.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples sided with Ning Rongrong, but Chen Lang calmly applauded and said he would cultivate and absorb Soul Rings immediately.
• Sword Douluo revealed that he had prepared Soul Beasts aged four hundred, seven hundred, fifteen hundred, and five thousand years, astonishing Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, and the assembled disciples.

Chen Lang absorbed his first Soul Ring and reached level 11, then answered Ning Rongrong's challenge by using his system to rise to level 20 in seconds. Everyone was left stunned, while the system warned that his excess Soul Power would be returned after he absorbed another Soul Ring.

• Chen Lang killed the Nether Wolf, absorbed its Yellow Soul Ring, and broke through to level 11 as Sword Douluo guided him.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo remarked on Chen Lang's composure, while Ning Rongrong criticized him for wasting three years and challenged him to surpass her within three years.
• Chen Lang claimed he could surpass Ning Rongrong in three minutes, and she wagered that she would become his servant and slave if he succeeded.
• Chen Lang activated his system and rapidly rose from level 11 to level 20, leaving everyone speechless.
• The system informed Chen Lang that his excess Soul Power would be returned after he absorbed a Soul Ring.

Chen Lang absorbed Soul Rings and surged from level 11 to level 30, leaving everyone stunned and Ning Rongrong scrambling to avoid their bet. He stood poised to continue leveling up while Ning Rongrong remained at level 21.

• Chen Lang rose from level 11 to level 20 in seconds, shocking Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, Ning Fengzhi, and Ning Rongrong.
• Chen Lang killed a Sabertooth Tiger and began absorbing its 700-year Soul Ring, while Ning Rongrong absorbed a Soul Ring of her own to reach level 21.
• After both reached level 21, Chen Lang used his system to raise his Soul Power from level 21 to level 30.
• Sword Douluo celebrated Chen Lang's breakthrough, and Chen Lang told Ning Rongrong to call him Young Master.

Chen Lang rejected Ning Rongrong after she publicly tried to break off their engagement, while Ning Fengzhi scrambled to preserve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s relationship with him. The marriage arrangement was called off, leaving Ning Rongrong devastated by her father’s decision.

• Ning Rongrong panicked when Chen Lang revealed his strength, and Ning Fengzhi claimed the public breakup had been a plan to motivate him.
• Sword Douluo told Bone Douluo that Chen Lang had predicted Ning Fengzhi’s excuse, prompting Bone Douluo to question whether Ning Fengzhi would abandon his daughter.
• Chen Lang declared that he would repudiate Ning Rongrong, and Sword Douluo firmly supported his grandson.
• Chen Lang rebuked Ning Rongrong for humiliating him publicly and rallying the sect’s disciples against him.
• Ning Fengzhi stopped Ning Rongrong and agreed to call off the engagement, then told Chen Lang the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would always be his home.

Chen Lang reconciled with Ning Fengzhi, received five million Gold Soul Coins, and became a nine-year-old Soul Ancestor before the sect. The chapter ended with Sword Douluo affirming that he would always protect Chen Lang, who hinted that he would soon leave for a while.

• Chen Lang reassured Ning Fengzhi that he would continue treating the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as home, while planning to pursue Qian Renxue and prepare for Tang San.
• Ning Fengzhi announced a celebration for Chen Lang’s breakthrough and Ning Rongrong’s advancement, then apologized for Rongrong’s behavior.
• Chen Lang asked Ning Fengzhi for five million Gold Soul Coins, and Ning Fengzhi gave him a Black Gold Card containing the money.
• Chen Lang absorbed his third and fourth Soul Rings before the sect, reaching Rank 40 and becoming the youngest Soul Ancestor in history.
• That night, Chen Lang covered the sleeping Sword Douluo, but Sword Douluo woke and promised to remain his strongest support.
• Chen Lang said he might leave for a while, then quietly left after tucking Sword Douluo in and preparing hot water; Sword Douluo stayed silent and shed a tear.

Chen Lang reviewed his four offensive Seven Kill Sword skills and chose Silver Hextech Featherweight 1, which tripled his cultivation speed and soul skill power. He began another draw, hoping for a powerful Hextech to help him grow strong enough to face Spirit Hall’s future attack.

• Chen Lang reviewed his four soul skills and resolved to rely on offense as his path forward.
• Chen Lang considered Spirit Hall’s planned raid on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and decided the Hex System was essential to reaching Titled Douluo within eleven years.
• Chen Lang drew three Silver Hextech options: Silver Spoon, War Spoils 1, and Featherweight 1.
• Chen Lang chose Featherweight 1, tripling his Soul Power cultivation speed and soul skill power.
• Chen Lang wondered whether Hextech could grant him another Martial Soul, then began his next draw.

Chen Lang drew several powerful Hextech augments, including options that raised Soul Ring age, granted rare Soul Bones, or provided Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings. He chose Cheer Up II for its steadily increasing age boost to all his Soul Rings, then found his final draw offered immunity to control-type soul skills.

• Chen Lang dismissed Late Game Expert and Equipment Bag 1, then drew Unconventional, which removed Soul Ring absorption and age restrictions for raising Soul Power.
• Chen Lang drew the Gold augment New Era, which increased Soul Ring age and soul skill power with each major rank, and Double Up, which offered two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones.
• Chen Lang chose Cheer Up II, which immediately added 30 years to every Soul Ring and would add another 30 years each day.
• Chen Lang drew God's Favor, which would grant increasingly aged Soul Bones at later levels, and rejected Moonlight because he already had Cheer Up II.
• Chen Lang's final Hextech draw revealed Veil of Divine Blessing, which made him immune to control-type soul skills.

Chen Lang chose Veil of Divine Blessing to counter Tang San’s poison and control skills, then planned to recruit Shrek Academy students as his attendants. The next morning, he prepared to travel, while Ning Fengzhi worried about his secrets and urged Ning Rongrong not to become his enemy.

• Chen Lang chose Veil of Divine Blessing and planned to recruit Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing from Shrek Academy.
• Ning Rongrong refused to reconcile with Chen Lang, while Ning Fengzhi warned her never to make an enemy of him.
• Chen Lang told Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo he was leaving to travel and joked that they could send him money if they missed him.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived to see Chen Lang off, and Chen Lang asked him for another five million Gold Soul Coins.

Chen Lang left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for Shrek Academy, while Sword Douluo secretly followed him. After reaching Suotuo City, Chen Lang stopped Dai Mubai’s charging horse with a palm strike and met the blond boy.

• Chen Lang set out alone from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with ten million Gold Soul Coins, and Sword Douluo followed while Bone Douluo stayed behind with Ning Fengzhi.
• A golden-haired boy left the Star Luo Empire for Shrek Academy, where Oscar and Ma Hongjun wondered whether new students would arrive.
• After traveling for a month, Chen Lang reached Suotuo City and gave his coachman one hundred Gold Soul Coins before heading into town.
• Dai Mubai charged through the city gate on horseback, and Chen Lang struck the horse away before it could hit him.
• Dai Mubai got up and shouted at Chen Lang for calling him blond, while Chen Lang wondered whether he should dye his own hair.

Chen Lang traveled through Suotuo City with Dai Mubai, who treated him and his horse groom to an expensive meal before the two headed toward Shrek Academy. Three sleazy thieves tried to rob them, and Chen Lang and Dai Mubai exposed their scheme as the three men pretended to be Spirit Hall officials.

• Dai Mubai apologized to Chen Lang for his poor horseback riding and offered to pay for a meal, which cost one hundred Gold Soul Coins after Chen Lang's horse groom ate and packed away food.
• Dai Mubai and Chen Lang left the restaurant and confirmed they were both heading to Shrek Academy, while Chen Lang privately planned to take over the academy.
• E'kao, Tianya, and Bu Le followed the pair, hoping to rob them because they thought they were wealthy.
• Dai Mubai ogled women as he toured the city with Chen Lang, who scolded him and privately thought about pursuing Zhu Zhuqing.
• E'kao bumped into Dai Mubai and stole his money pouch, but Chen Lang warned Dai Mubai, who caught him with the pouch.
• Tianya and Bu Le joined E'kao and pretended to be Spirit Hall officials, while Chen Lang recognized the three men's obvious act.

Chen Lang revealed that he was a Soul Ancestor with four purple Soul Rings and confronted the Three Lewd Scoundrels. He killed Tianya with one sword strike, leaving E'kao and Bu Le terrified and Sword Douluo stunned by his strength and murderous bearing.

• The Three Lewd Scoundrels revealed their Martial Souls and Soul Rings, while Dai Mubai warned Chen Lang to run.
• Chen Lang revealed four purple Soul Rings, shocking Dai Mubai, the three scoundrels, and Sword Douluo, who had been secretly protecting him.
• Chen Lang decided to demonstrate the Seven Kill Sword's path of slaughter, hoping to show Sword Douluo a new direction for his cultivation.
• Chen Lang used Sword Shadow Assault to trap Tianya and behead him with a single strike.
• E'kao and Bu Le watched in terror as Chen Lang stood with his bloodied sword and a fearsome murderous aura.

Chen Lang rescued Dai Mubai from E'kao, took Dai Mubai's money pouch, and hired him as a lackey before heading to Flender's shop. When Flender doubled the price of a crystal Chen Lang wanted, Chen Lang called for his grandfather to intervene.

• Chen Lang disarmed E'kao, reclaimed the stolen Gold Soul Coins, and demanded E'kao hand over all the money he carried.
• Chen Lang kept Dai Mubai's pouch as payment and hired Dai Mubai as his lackey for 500 Gold Soul Coins a month.
• Chen Lang and Dai Mubai found Flender's shop, where Chen Lang grabbed a dark yellow crystal and tried to leave with it.
• Flender stopped Chen Lang, and Chen Lang agreed to buy the crystal for 500 Gold Soul Coins.
• Flender raised the price to 1,000 Gold Soul Coins, so Chen Lang shouted that someone was extorting his precious grandson and called for his grandfather.

Chen Lang used Sword Douluo’s arrival to make Flender hand over everything in his shop, then announced that he was going to Shrek Academy. Flender perked up at the academy’s name, and Chen Lang realized his bait had worked.

• Flender threatened Chen Lang until Sword Douluo entered and revealed himself as Chen Lang’s grandfather.
• Flender offered Chen Lang a gift to appease Sword Douluo, but Chen Lang ordered Dai Mubai to take everything in the shop, including Flender’s chair.
• Chen Lang justified emptying the shop by accusing Flender of extorting customers, and Dai Mubai praised his supposed sense of justice.
• Sword Douluo let Chen Lang keep the goods, then Chen Lang said he was heading to Shrek Academy, catching Flender’s interest.

Chen Lang confronted Flender over Shrek Academy’s ideals, showed off his extraordinary four-thousand-year Soul Rings, and offered to buy the school. Flender accepted for three million Gold Soul Coins, leaving Chen Lang to persuade the rest of the staff before Tang San arrived.

• Flender introduced himself as Shrek Academy’s headmaster, while Chen Lang questioned why talented students would choose the poorly equipped school.
• Chen Lang mocked Yu Xiaogang’s theories and revealed himself as a Soul Ancestor with four thousand-year Soul Rings, shocking Flender and Sword Douluo.
• Chen Lang said he had come to acquire Shrek Academy, but Flender initially refused because the deal conflicted with his principles.
• Chen Lang raised his offer from one million to three million Gold Soul Coins, and Flender accepted while noting that Zhao Wuji and the other teachers might object.
• Chen Lang declared that he would convince the remaining staff and planned to leave Tang San with little chance to catch up to him.

Chen Lang arrived at Shrek Academy with Sword Douluo, Dai Mubai, and Flender, intending to acquire it and mocking its shabby condition. After Flender accepted the deal, Chen Lang declared himself the new dean, prompting Ma Hongjun to challenge his authority.

• Sword Douluo and Dai Mubai wondered how Chen Lang knew so much about the continent, while Dai Mubai resented that Chen Lang had made him pay for an expensive meal.
• Chen Lang and the others reached Shrek Academy, where he ridiculed its run-down buildings and questioned Flender about its students and former pupil Qin Ming.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar confronted Chen Lang for insulting their academy, and Chen Lang mocked Oscar’s height and beard.
• Flender told Ma Hongjun and Oscar that Chen Lang was taking over the academy, and Chen Lang announced that he would be its dean.
• Ma Hongjun glared at Chen Lang and challenged whether a brat like him deserved to be called dean.

Chen Lang defeated Ma Hongjun’s defiance by revealing his overwhelming strength, then promised to help him suppress his evil fire and become a Sacred Phoenix. After declaring that Shrek Academy would be rebuilt, Chen Lang agreed that Dai Mubai could also become stronger, leaving him about to address Dai’s potential.

• Ma Hongjun challenged Chen Lang to a fight, but Chen Lang sent Dai Mubai to face him first.
• Dai Mubai revealed his White Tiger Martial Soul and two Soul Rings, shocking Ma Hongjun, who then demanded a one-on-one fight with Chen Lang.
• Chen Lang revealed his Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul and four Purple Soul Rings, and Ma Hongjun immediately knelt and offered to be his dog.
• Chen Lang told Ma Hongjun that overcoming his evil fire could turn him into a Sacred Phoenix, and inspired him to shout that he could do it.
• Chen Lang announced that Shrek Academy would be torn down and rebuilt, and Dai Mubai asked whether he could become stronger too.
• Chen Lang assured Dai Mubai that he had a chance and recalled another Douluo fanfiction novel.

Chen Lang advised Dai Mubai to focus his White Tiger Martial Soul on offense, then promised Oscar a possible combat skill from a Mirror Beast Soul Ring. He won over the Shrek teachers and prepared to deal with Zhao Wuji, who had just arrived.

• Dai Mubai asked Chen Lang how to become stronger, and Chen Lang criticized his defensive first soul skill and urged him to emphasize the White Tiger's killing power.
• Chen Lang charged Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun 1,000 Gold Soul Coins each for private tutoring, while Oscar asked for advice about becoming stronger and losing his beard.
• Chen Lang told Oscar that a Mirror Beast Soul Ring might let him copy other Spirit Masters' soul skills and promised to take him to the Extreme North if he performed well.
• Chen Lang used promises to win over Shrek Academy's teachers, leaving Zhao Wuji as the last teacher to persuade.
• Zhao Wuji returned to Shrek Academy and asked why everyone was gathered.