Chapter Summaries

Ye Xingchen protected Zhu Zhuqing from Zhu Zhuyun, then traveled with Ning Rongrong toward Heaven Dou City. After they encountered a Mutant White Tiger near a lake, Ye Xingchen prepared to fight it while Zhu Zhuqing watched from the water.

• Ye Xingchen drove Zhu Zhuyun away and reassured Zhu Zhuqing, who wondered who he was after he left.
• Ye Xingchen returned to Ning Rongrong with wild fruit, and they continued their journey toward Heaven Dou City in a carriage.
• At Shrek Academy, Flender told Zhao Wuji to watch for promising new students, then read a letter bearing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect seal.
• Ye Xingchen and Ning Rongrong camped in the forest, but a Soul Elder Level Soul Beast's roar drew them toward a nearby lake.
• Zhu Zhuqing hid in the lake from a Mutant White Tiger, and Ye Xingchen arrived with Ning Rongrong, who suggested he make it his second Soul Ring.

Ye Xingchen fought a Mutant White Tiger whose awakened divine beast bloodline had drawn the Xuanwu totem’s attention, while Ning Rongrong boosted his strength and speed. He rescued Zhu Zhuqing from the lake and continued battling the tiger, leaving it fleeing before his overwhelming power.

• Ye Xingchen used his Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul and, with Ning Rongrong’s boosts, clashed with the Mutant White Tiger.
• The White Tiger’s attack sent it crashing into the lake, where Ye Xingchen discovered Zhu Zhuqing hiding and rescued her from the shockwave.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Rongrong that the White Tiger had been hunting her, then recognized its awakened divine beast bloodline as it resumed its attack.
• Ye Xingchen slowed the White Tiger with his Ten Thousand Ton Gravity Domain and fought it with sword qi and the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron’s defense.
• The White Tiger’s attacks failed, and it fled from Ye Xingchen as Zhu Zhuqing marveled at his strength and Ning Rongrong praised him.

Ye Xingchen absorbed the Mutant White Tiger’s Divine Beast Soul Ring, reaching level 29 and gaining new abilities. He and Ning Rongrong took the weakened tiger as a pet and discovered that Zhu Zhuqing was also going to Shrek Academy.

• The Mutant White Tiger tried to self-destruct, but Ye Xingchen subdued it and used the System to strip away its Soul Ring.
• Ye Xingchen absorbed the Soul Ring, gained the Soul Skill Tiger Roars in the Forest and a Martial Soul Lottery, and reached level 29 Soul Grandmaster.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing stood guard while Ye Xingchen absorbed the Soul Ring, then Ning Rongrong took the surviving tiger into her arms and named her Xiao Bai.
• Ye Xingchen and Ning Rongrong returned to shore, where Ye Xingchen invited the soaked Zhu Zhuqing to warm herself by their fire.
• Ning Rongrong learned Zhu Zhuqing was heading to Shrek Academy too and happily grabbed her arm.

Ye Xingchen, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing reached Suotuo City on Xiao Bai and encountered Xiao Wu and Tang San at the Rose Hotel. Dai Mubai recognized his fiancée Zhu Zhuqing with Ye Xingchen and blocked their way, demanding an explanation.

• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing bonded while traveling with Ye Xingchen, and Xiao Bai calmed when Ye Xingchen's White Tiger power countered its fear.
• Xiao Wu and Tang San arrived in Suotuo City, where Xiao Wu sensed Ye Xingchen's gaze and wondered if he knew her identity.
• Ye Xingchen's group met Xiao Wu and Tang San's group at the Rose Hotel and booked a suite together.
• Dai Mubai arrived, recognized Zhu Zhuqing as his fiancée, and reacted with alarm when she stayed with Ye Xingchen and Ning Rongrong.
• Dai Mubai unleashed his Soul Ring power and blocked Ye Xingchen's group, insisting they explain themselves.

Ye Xingchen defeated Dai Mubai with his Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul and left with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. Later, Ning Rongrong worried that they would have to live separately at the academy, and Ye Xingchen began comforting her.

• Dai Mubai challenged Ye Xingchen, but Ye Xingchen’s cauldron repelled him and its White Tiger bloodline suppressed Dai Mubai’s Martial Soul.
• Dai Mubai apologized, introduced himself, and asked to be friends with Ye Xingchen, who gave his name before leaving with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang San guessed that Ye Xingchen was a Level 28 Soul Grandmaster, while Xiao Wu sensed Xuanwu and White Tiger auras from his Martial Soul.
• At the hotel, Zhu Zhuqing felt awkward about washing up while Ye Xingchen was in the room, and Ning Rongrong reassured her.
• Ye Xingchen found that his Spiritual Power and Soul Power seemed to have fused, then Ning Rongrong teased him and worried that the academy would make them live separately.

Ye Xingchen caught Xiao Wu spying on him and Ning Rongrong, recognized her as a Soul Beast, and let her go. The next morning, he, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing enrolled at Shrek Academy after Ye Xingchen revealed his Heaven and Earth Cauldron Martial Soul.

• Ye Xingchen chased the masked Xiao Wu outside Suotuo City, restrained her with gravity, and revealed that he knew she was a Soul Beast before disappearing into the night.
• At Shrek Academy's entrance, a Soul Emperor teacher rejected applicants who failed to meet the school's standards, while Dai Mubai demanded that anyone seeking a refund defeat him.
• Xiao Wu joined Tang San in line and hid her worries about the mysterious Ye Xingchen, while Ning Rongrong teased Ye Xingchen about Dai Mubai's arrogance.
• The Soul Emperor teacher examined Ye Xingchen, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing and sensed an immense aura from Ye Xingchen's Martial Soul.
• Ye Xingchen summoned his Heaven and Earth Cauldron, and the teacher praised his aptitude and welcomed the three into Shrek Academy.

Ye Xingchen, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing advanced through Shrek Academy’s tests and met Zhao Wuji, who challenged the five candidates to last one incense stick against him. As Tang San proposed that they cooperate, Ning Rongrong insisted Ye Xingchen could handle the Soul Saint alone.

• Dai Mubai led Tang San and Xiao Wu past the first tests while Ye Xingchen, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing followed.
• At the second test, Dai Mubai revealed the secret behind Oscar’s sausages, prompting Tang San to refuse one.
• Dai Mubai took Ye Xingchen, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing straight to the third test and awkwardly explained his attention to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhao Wuji announced that the five candidates had to withstand him for one incense stick, and Dai Mubai revealed that he was a Soul Saint.
• Ye Xingchen reassured the others that Zhao Wuji would restrain his strength, while Tang San suggested they fight together and Ning Rongrong said Ye Xingchen could handle him.

Ye Xingchen tested his strength against Zhao Wuji, first injuring him with the Cloud Pattern Long Sword and then blocking his attacks with the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul. As Zhao Wuji escalated the fight and struck the cauldron again, Dai Mubai promised to accept Ye Xingchen as his big brother if he endured the attack.

• Ye Xingchen challenged Zhao Wuji to suppress his strength, then wounded him with a sword strike powered by an unfamiliar force.
• Tang San recognized that Ye Xingchen's attack used more than Soul Power, while Ning Rongrong boasted about her husband's strength.
• Zhao Wuji revealed his Great Vajra Bear Martial Soul and failed to damage Ye Xingchen with the Great Vajra Palm against the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron.
• As the incense burned low, Zhao Wuji unleashed more of his Soul Saint power, and Ye Xingchen stayed inside the cauldron, daring him to attack.
• Zhao Wuji hammered the cauldron again, forcing the onlookers to retreat from the shockwave, and Dai Mubai vowed to recognize Ye Xingchen as his big brother if he withstood it.

Ye Xingchen endured Zhao Wuji’s strongest attack until the incense burned out, earning admission to Shrek Academy. Afterward, Ning Rongrong paid Flender to arrange a private dormitory for herself and Ye Xingchen, while Tang San and Xiao Wu disagreed over their own living arrangements.

• Ye Xingchen taunted Zhao Wuji into using his Martial Soul Avatar and concentrated his power to withstand the attack.
• Ye Xingchen survived Zhao Wuji’s final blow until the incense went out, winning the trial and passing alongside Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Zhao Wuji praised Ye Xingchen’s strength and sent Dai Mubai to lead the new students to their quarters.
• Ning Rongrong offered Dai Mubai 200,000 gold coins for a private dormitory to share with Ye Xingchen, and Flender approved the arrangement.
• Tang San asked Flender whether he and Xiao Wu could share a room, but Xiao Wu said they should live separately and suggested sharing with another student.
• Tang San criticized Ning Rongrong for using money to obtain special treatment, and Ning Rongrong dismissed his complaint.

Chen Xin confronted Zhao Wuji for testing Ye Xingchen and Ning Rongrong, then let him live after overwhelming him with Sword Qi. Ye Xingchen and Ning Rongrong grew closer, while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing discussed their troubled feelings; the chapter ended with Zhu Zhuqing rejecting Dai Mubai’s attempts to invoke their marriage contract.

• Chen Xin summoned Zhao Wuji in the forest, defeated his defenses with Sword Qi, and warned him not to bully younger people again.
• Flender revealed that he had watched Chen Xin confront Zhao Wuji and identified him as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Sword Douluo.
• Ye Xingchen recovered in the dormitory, and Ning Rongrong tacitly accepted his reminder that she had promised herself to him after he gained two Soul Rings.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing admitted they felt unsettled by Ye Xingchen, and Xiao Wu said Tang San was only her brother.
• Dai Mubai brought breakfast to Zhu Zhuqing, but she rejected it and told him she had no feelings for him despite their marriage contract.

Ning Rongrong, Ye Xingchen, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing went to breakfast in Suotuo City with Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Oscar, then returned to Shrek Academy. As Ye Xingchen and Ning Rongrong looked around the academy, a frightened young woman ran toward them with Ma Hongjun pursuing her.

• Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai, then joined Ning Rongrong, Ye Xingchen, and Xiao Wu for breakfast in the city; Tang San and Dai Mubai came along.
• Flender found Oscar alone at the training ground and told him training was over for the day, while Oscar decided to go show off to the others.
• At a restaurant, Ye Xingchen said a properly developed food-type martial soul could reach Titled Douluo, and Oscar later joined the group for the meal.
• Ning Rongrong paid the restaurant bill, and three hours later she and Ye Xingchen returned to Shrek Academy.
• A frightened young woman ran toward Ning Rongrong and Ye Xingchen as Ma Hongjun followed her.

Ye Xingchen protected Ning Rongrong and defeated Ma Hongjun, whose attacks could not overcome his defenses. After learning Ye Xingchen had also defeated Zhao Wuji, Ma Hongjun and the others accepted him as their leader and formed the Tang Sect, leaving Tang San uncomfortable with the name and their insistence that he join.

• Ning Rongrong defended a young woman from Ma Hongjun, and Ye Xingchen stepped in when Ma Hongjun attacked.
• Ye Xingchen repelled Ma Hongjun’s attacks with his Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul and broke apart his flaming tornado with a sword strike.
• Ma Hongjun unleashed his Phoenix Martial Soul again, but Ye Xingchen’s punch extinguished the flames and defeated him as Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Tang San arrived.
• Tang San told Ma Hongjun that Ye Xingchen had defeated Zhao Wuji during the entrance examination, prompting Ma Hongjun to apologize and accept Ye Xingchen’s strength.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun acknowledged Ye Xingchen as their leader, and Ye Xingchen named their group the Tang Sect.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun urged Tang San to join the Tang Sect, while Tang San privately resented the name and resisted their pressure.

Tang San grew jealous of Ye Xingchen and confronted him after Xiao Wu rejected his romantic feelings, attacking him to demand that he stay away from her. Ye Xingchen effortlessly countered Tang San’s Hidden Weapons and Blue Silver Grass, and Tang San brought out the Clear Sky Hammer.

• Tang San refused to join the organization and left, while Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar wondered why he was upset.
• Xiao Wu told Tang San she saw him only as a brother and wanted him to forget any romantic feelings for her.
• Ye Xingchen and Ning Rongrong spent the evening together until a Tang Sect Hidden Weapon struck their room, prompting Ye Xingchen to investigate.
• Ye Xingchen found Tang San in the woods, and Tang San challenged him after blaming him for Xiao Wu’s changed attitude.
• Ye Xingchen deflected Tang San’s Hidden Weapons and destroyed his Blue Silver Grass attacks, but Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and declared that Xiao Wu was his.

Ye Xingchen defeated Tang San in a forest spar, then joined the Shrek students for their first training run. The chapter left Flender reading a letter that pleased him while the students continued running together.

• Ye Xingchen overwhelmed Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer with his sword and the power of the Xuanwu and White Tiger totems, while Chen Xin and a mysterious black-robed Titled Douluo watched.
• Tang San stopped fighting and asked why Ye Xingchen had held back; Ye Xingchen called them classmates, said he did not want Tang San as an enemy, and left him brooding in the forest.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji welcomed the students officially and ordered them to complete ten laps, warning them not to leave the academy without permission.
• Flender received a letter by carrier pigeon and showed delight after reading it, while Ye Xingchen explained to his companions that the run was meant to teach the team to stay together.
• Oscar tried to flirt with Xiao Wu, then accidentally collided with Zhu Zhuqing; Ye Xingchen caught her by the waist and quickly apologized when she pointed out that he had grabbed her tail.

Ye Xingchen and the Shrek students arrived at Suotuo City's Soul Fighting Arena to begin earning graduation qualifications. As they registered for matches, Ning Rongrong proposed the name Stunning Tang Sect for her team with Ye Xingchen, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu.

• Flender led Ye Xingchen and the others through Suotuo City while Ning Rongrong and the girls shopped, and Tang San remained gloomy over Xiao Wu and Ye Xingchen.
• At the Soul Fighting Arena, Ning Rongrong persuaded Flender to carry the group’s shopping bags by offering to cover the school’s food expenses for half a year.
• Dai Mubai invited Zhu Zhuqing to form a fighting combination with him, but she said she had already teamed up with Ning Rongrong.
• Xiao Wu rejected Oscar’s invitation and chose to register alone, while Tang San went to the registration counter by himself.
• Ye Xingchen, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing registered as a team, and Ning Rongrong invited Xiao Wu to join them and proposed the name Stunning Tang Sect.

Ye Xingchen’s newly formed Stunning Tang Sect team faced the Hammer Brothers in the Soul Fighting Arena, where his Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul easily repelled their attacks. Meanwhile, Blood Stab Douluo Ci Xue approached Shrek Academy seeking revenge, but Sword Douluo Chen Xin confronted him and let him leave after he claimed to be on a Spirit Hall mission.

• Ye Xingchen and the three women formed the Stunning Tang Sect team and entered the Soul Fighting Arena against the Hammer Brothers.
• The Hammer Brothers charged Ye Xingchen with their hammers, but his Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul repelled them before they could reach him.
• Dai Mubai and the others watched Ye Xingchen’s defense with amazement while Tang San grew envious of him.
• Ci Xue arrived near Shrek Academy, but Chen Xin blocked his path with Sword Qi and questioned why he had come.
• Ci Xue claimed he was carrying out a Spirit Hall mission and left, while Chen Xin suspected he had come to avenge his son.

Ye Xingchen defeated the Hammer Brothers by shattering a hammer with one punch, then faced Tang San in the next arena match. Tang San’s attacks could not break Ye Xingchen’s defenses, and Xiao Wu joined the fight as Tang San withdrew.

• The Hammer Brothers surrendered after Ye Xingchen shattered one of their hammers with a punch.
• Ye Xingchen reunited with Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing after winning the match.
• The new match order paired Tang San against Stunning Tang Sect, and Ye Xingchen took the stage instead of Xiao Wu.
• Tang San attacked Ye Xingchen with Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer, but Ye Xingchen’s Heavenly Emperor Cauldron protected him and his sword Qi destroyed the vine cage.
• Tang San charged again, then retracted his vines and stepped back when Xiao Wu joined the battle.

Ye Xingchen defeated Tang San after Xiao Wu rejected Tang San and clarified that they were only siblings. The chapter left Tang San badly injured and dejected outside the arena, where Oscar offered him a sausage and teased him.

• Xiao Wu told Tang San that she saw him only as a brother and urged him to accept her feelings for Ye Xingchen, leaving Tang San coughing up blood.
• Tang San ignored Ye Xingchen's warnings and unleashed his Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer in a furious attack.
• Ye Xingchen repelled Tang San's hammer with a punch, sent him flying, and told him he was not worthy of Xiao Wu.
• Ye Xingchen left the arena with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing as the crowd cheered and Xiao Wu watched him go.
• Outside the arena, Oscar found the injured Tang San and offered him a sausage while teasing him.

After defeating Tang San, Ye Xingchen discussed his and Oscar’s approaching breakthroughs before coaching Zhu Zhuqing in a training fight. The chapter ended with Dai Mubai following a mysterious blue figure near the training grounds and being called out.

• Oscar teased Tang San about Xiao Wu, and Tang San angrily warned him not to joke about their relationship.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai praised Ye Xingchen after his fight with Tang San, while Ye Xingchen told Oscar he was nearing Soul Elder and said he would seek a thousand-year Soul Beast for his third Soul Ring.
• Dean Flender approved the group’s progress and arranged for Teacher Zhao Wuji to take them to the Star Dou Great Forest, then wondered what Grandmaster would think of Tang San’s changes.
• Ye Xingchen trained Zhu Zhuqing, showing her how to use a sword alongside her speed and close-range techniques, and urged her to learn through repeated combat.
• Dai Mubai watched Zhu Zhuqing training with Ye Xingchen, then followed a blue figure through several buildings until the figure stopped and told him to come out.

Tang San trained through the night while Ye Xingchen helped Zhu Zhuqing recover and heard her confess her love, despite reminding her that he was married to Ning Rongrong. The Shrek group prepared to enter the Star Dou Great Forest for Soul Rings, as Chen Xin warned Flender that Spirit Hall's Ci Xue was nearby and Grandmaster arrived at the academy.

• Tang San told Dai Mubai he was training to grow stronger, then ran to the small forest after Dai Mubai warned him that Ye Xingchen was nearing Soul Elder.
• Ye Xingchen caught Zhu Zhuqing when her legs gave out, sent her Soul Power, and listened as she confessed that she loved him and wanted to stay by his side.
• Zhao Wuji told the students to keep calm and search for suitable Soul Rings in the Star Dou Great Forest, while Tang San glanced at Xiao Wu with anticipation.
• Chen Xin gave Flender gold and warned him that Spirit Hall's Ci Xue was prowling nearby; Flender vowed the Golden Triangle would protect the students.
• Grandmaster appeared beside Flender, who asked why he had not announced his visit in advance.