Chapter Summaries

After Wriothesley’s criticism exposed Shrek Academy’s brutal treatment of their opponents, the audience turned on the team and demanded their expulsion. Tang San dismissed the danger of confronting Wriothesley, while Tang Xiao feared the Clear Sky Sect could not defeat him, and Flender and Yu Xiaogang watched their hopes for the academy’s reputation collapse.

• The spectators condemned Shrek Academy for injuring their opponents and praised Zhu Zhuqing for avoiding lethal attacks.
• Tang San blamed Wriothesley for turning the audience against Shrek Academy and claimed his father’s backing meant he had nothing to fear.
• Dai Mubai urged Tang San to be cautious, while Tang Xiao privately feared that neither Tang Hao nor the Clear Sky Sect could challenge Wriothesley.
• The crowd of eighty thousand shouted for Shrek Academy to be expelled, leaving Tang San and Ning Que embarrassed and dejected.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang realized their plan to make Shrek Academy famous had instead turned the team into a target of public outrage.

Liu Erlong nearly attacked the spectators after they insulted Shrek Academy, but Flender restrained her while Tang San tried to defend his team to Wriothesley. At the medical station, Sigewinne diagnosed the injured Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team members and prepared a giant syringe to treat them.

• Liu Erlong released her Soul Saint pressure and threatened the spectators who mocked Shrek Academy, but Flender held her back.
• Tang San told Wriothesley that his classmates had not meant to harm their opponents, and Wriothesley said the spectators could decide what to believe.
• The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team's teacher took the injured students to the medical station and asked Sigewinne to examine them.
• Sigewinne diagnosed three students with serious bone or spinal injuries and one with bruising, then brought out an enormous syringe of anesthetic.

Sigewinne treated the injured second team members with injections and bandages, while Lynette learned she was limiting her medicine to preserve the tournament’s fairness. In the VIP section, Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi reacted to the Shrek Team’s conduct as the chapter examined the tournament’s rules against killing and deliberate harm.

• Sigewinne and Lynette injected and bandaged the second team members, who hurried away after treatment.
• Sigewinne told Lynette that Wriothesley had forbidden using stronger medicine because it could unfairly improve the injured students’ strength.
• Xue Ye stayed in the VIP section after the match’s unexpected turn, while Ning Fengzhi took offense at the treatment of Ning Que, a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect descendant.
• Xue Ye condemned the Shrek Team’s ruthless conduct and threatened consequences, though the tournament rules did not explicitly forbid deliberate injuries.
• The chapter described the tournament’s rules, including its age and team-size requirements and its prohibition on killing opponents.

After Shrek Academy’s students were accused of deliberately injuring their opponents, Yu Xiaogang pleaded that they were young and had not meant to cause harm. Wriothesley rejected the excuse and said they should be punished, leaving Yu Xiaogang unable to object.

• Salas condemned Shrek Academy’s students and said the tournament would penalize them for their cruel methods.
• Yu Xiaogang stopped Flender from arguing, then asked Salas to show leniency because the students were young and had not controlled their strength.
• Salas dismissed Yu Xiaogang’s appeal, so Yu Xiaogang turned to Wriothesley for help.
• Wriothesley rejected Yu Xiaogang’s excuse and reminded him that adults were responsible for correcting children’s wrongdoing.
• Wriothesley said the students had to accept punishment, while Yu Xiaogang suppressed his anger and had no one powerful enough to challenge him.

The organizing committee fined Shrek Academy fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins for seriously injuring Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team but allowed Shrek to keep competing. The tournament was suspended until the fine was paid, and Shrek prepared to leave while Zhu Zhuqing slipped away unnoticed.

• Salas announced that Shrek Academy would pay a fifty-thousand-Gold-Soul-Coin fine but retain its tournament qualification.
• The committee ruled that Flender would cover food, lodging, and transportation for nearly five hundred participants in the Heaven Dou division.
• The announcer suspended the round until Shrek Academy carried out its punishment, and Yu Xiaogang told the team to pack up and leave.
• Zhu Zhuqing quietly left through the competitors’ passage without Tang San and the others noticing.
• Other competitors condemned Shrek after learning it could continue in the tournament, and Liu Erlong wanted to confront them.

Shrek Academy accepted fines and compensation after its exhibition match, while its students resolved to prove themselves in the tournament. Zhu Zhuqing thanked Wriothesley at the clinic, where Xue Qinghe arrived and was surprised by how familiar she seemed with the Duke.

• Shrek Academy was fined and ordered to compensate Royal Dou Team Two, and its students swallowed their anger while hoping to win the tournament.
• The opening ceremony ended, and the arena staff prepared for the official matches the next day.
• Zhu Zhuqing visited Wriothesley at the clinic to thank him for offering an impartial judgment and helping her.
• Zhu Zhuqing poured tea for Wriothesley, prompting the arriving Xue Qinghe to wonder why she was so familiar with the Duke.
• Xue Qinghe asked Zhu Zhuqing whether she had come to see Sigewinne, and she clarified that she had come to thank Wriothesley.

Xue Qinghe visited Wriothesley at the clinic, but Zhu Zhuqing and the Shui sisters arrived too, creating an awkward gathering as each woman watched the others around him. Xue Qinghe left her intended discussion unspoken and, privately as Qian Renxue, grew jealous while hiding her true identity.

• Zhu Zhuqing bowed to Wriothesley, leaving Xue Qinghe puzzled about why she was thanking him.
• Shui Binger and Shui Yue'er arrived, and Wriothesley recognized them from their earlier meeting in Sunset Forest.
• Shui Binger said they had come to see Lynette, and Wriothesley invited the sisters to wait for her at the clinic.
• Xue Qinghe put off her planned conversation with Wriothesley as the four women sat together and eyed one another.
• Zhu Zhuqing and the Shui sisters suspected Xue Qinghe liked Wriothesley, while Qian Renxue privately envied their closeness to him.

Wriothesley admitted that he had caused Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul mutation after Xue Qinghe and the Shui sisters asked about it. The group remained gathered at the clinic as Shui Binger asked whether the mutation had any side effects.

• Xue Qinghe tried to speak with Wriothesley, but Lynette and Sigewinne arrived at the clinic and joined the gathering.
• Xue Qinghe sat with Sigewinne while Zhu Zhuqing refilled everyone’s cups and returned to the corner.
• Shui Yue'er and Shui Binger asked Wriothesley about problems during the tournament, and Xue Qinghe explained that Zhu Zhuqing’s match had involved a Martial Soul mutation.
• Wriothesley confirmed that he had caused Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul mutation.
• Shui Binger asked whether Zhu Zhuqing’s mutated Martial Soul had any side effects, and Wriothesley began to answer that it had none, but…

Shui Binger asked Wriothesley to guide her and Shui Yue'er, prompting Sigewinne to suggest he take on a true disciple. Wriothesley resisted the idea, while Sigewinne scolded him for staying idle and urged him to exercise.

• Xue Qinghe revealed his surprise that Wriothesley had altered Zhu Zhuqing's Martial Soul after she visited the clinic.
• Shui Binger asked Wriothesley to guide her and Shui Yue'er, and Shui Yue'er eagerly supported the request.
• Sigewinne encouraged Wriothesley to take a true disciple, while Zhu Zhuqing felt disappointed that she might not be the only one receiving his attention.
• Wriothesley objected that he already had enough people to manage and asked how the request related to the tournament.
• Sigewinne lectured Wriothesley about being idle and neglecting exercise.

Wriothesley agreed to take on students after Sigewinne persuaded him, while Sigewinne offered to teach Shui Yue'er herself. After demonstrating her unexpectedly powerful Toy Gun Martial Soul, Sigewinne won Shui Yue'er's admiration, and Shui Binger and Zhu Zhuqing bowed to Wriothesley as his students.

• Wriothesley agreed to teach, but objected that he could not instruct three people at once.
• Sigewinne offered to teach Shui Yue'er while Wriothesley focused on the others, prompting Shui Yue'er to protest that she did not want to study medicine.
• Sigewinne explained that she could teach more than medicine and revealed her Toy Gun Martial Soul.
• Sigewinne fired a bubble at a potted plant, which exploded, astonishing Xue Qinghe, Lynette, Shui Yue'er, and the others.
• Shui Yue'er greeted Sigewinne as her teacher, while Shui Binger and Zhu Zhuqing bowed to Wriothesley.

Wriothesley reluctantly accepted Shui Binger and Zhu Zhuqing as disciples after Sigewinne encouraged them to make formal requests. He began explaining that he would teach elemental control rather than Martial Soul techniques, then gave each woman a mysterious bead that Lynette recognized as a Dragon King inheritance.

• Shui Yue'er, Shui Binger, and Zhu Zhuqing asked Wriothesley to accept them as disciples, and Sigewinne persuaded him to agree.
• Wriothesley confirmed the apprenticeship and said he would not teach Martial Soul techniques, but could share his experience with elemental control.
• Wriothesley told Shui Binger that strengthening her ice-element application could help her in the tournament.
• Wriothesley gave Zhu Zhuqing a red bead and Shui Binger a blue bead, and Lynette recognized them as inheritances from the two Dragon Kings at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Flender reflected on how Shrek Academy’s tournament success had been undermined by its contestants’ conduct and the resulting damage to its reputation. After Zhu Zhuqing disappeared following the match, he sent Dai Mubai to check whether she was at the clinic.

• Flender recalled how he had planned to build Shrek Academy’s reputation by recruiting talented students and entering the Soul Master Tournament under its banner.
• Shrek Academy’s contestants badly injured their opponents, drawing negative attention and leaving Flender worried about the academy’s reputation despite the team’s strength.
• After the match, Flender discovered that Zhu Zhuqing had disappeared for the second time, and none of the students knew when or where she had gone.
• Flender suspected Zhu Zhuqing might have gone to the clinic because of her Martial Soul, which he connected to Wriothesley.
• Flender told Dai Mubai to go to the clinic and see whether Zhu Zhuqing was there, and Dai Mubai reluctantly agreed.

Wriothesley rewarded Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Binger with mysterious pearls that transformed their Martial Souls when absorbed. Meanwhile, Sigewinne began teaching Shui Yue'er medicine, leaving Wriothesley suspicious of her unusual behavior.

• Wriothesley gave Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Binger a pearl each, though he admitted he did not know how to use them.
• Shui Binger absorbed her pearl into her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul, which became colder and changed in color.
• Zhu Zhuqing absorbed her pearl, and her Martial Soul also changed as both pearls dissolved into light.
• Wriothesley found Sigewinne teaching Shui Yue'er to use medical tools, including a scalpel.
• Wriothesley questioned Sigewinne's unusual behavior, but she denied acting strangely.

Royal Fight Team One visited Wriothesley to thank him for his guidance, while Yu Tianheng also hoped to apologize for Yu Xiaogang’s actions. They entered the clinic and found it unexpectedly crowded.

• Dugu Yan threatened Yufeng for chattering, while Ye Lingling tried to calm her down.
• Yu Tianheng reflected on his disappointment in Yu Xiaogang and decided to apologize to Wriothesley on his uncle’s behalf.
• Yufeng and Osler fell quiet under Dugu Yan’s threats as Royal Fight Team One continued to the clinic.
• Wriothesley answered the team’s call after Sigewinne prompted him to open the door.
• Yu Tianheng and the others entered and were surprised by how lively the clinic was.

Royal Fight Team One visited Wriothesley’s clinic after Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul evolution drew their attention. Wriothesley dismissed Yu Tianheng’s guilt over Shrek Academy’s fine and arranged for him to spar with Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Binger after they finished absorbing their jeweled orbs.

• Sigewinne welcomed Royal Fight Team One into the clinic, where they found Shui Yue'er practicing with a scalpel and Shui Binger and Zhu Zhuqing meditating in the courtyard.
• Wriothesley told Yu Tianheng and the team that Shrek Academy’s fine had not been their fault, since no rules had been broken and the other team had exploited loopholes.
• Wriothesley suggested that Yu Tianheng spar with Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Binger if he still felt guilty, and Yu Tianheng agreed.
• Wriothesley asked Royal Fight Team One to stay and observe after the two women finished absorbing their jeweled orbs.

Shui Binger and Zhu Zhuqing finished absorbing the energy Wriothesley had given them and discovered they had grown stronger. Wriothesley sent them to test their new strength by sparring against Yu Tianheng.

• Shui Yue'er waited with Royal Fight Team One at the clinic while Shui Binger and Zhu Zhuqing continued absorbing the energy.
• Wriothesley told Shui Yue'er that Shui Binger needed at least two more hours, and Shui Yue'er went outside to wait.
• Blue and red elemental fluctuations appeared around Shui Binger and Zhu Zhuqing, and the two women opened their eyes after finishing their absorption.
• Shui Binger said she felt stronger, while Zhu Zhuqing asked Wriothesley what the energy was; he only called it good stuff.
• Wriothesley suggested a sparring match and clarified that Shui Binger and Zhu Zhuqing would fight Yu Tianheng together.

Shui Binger revealed her evolved Ice Feather Phoenix and began a spar with Yu Tianheng, whose Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon possessed him with powerful dragon traits. The fight escalated immediately as Shui Binger’s ice skills stopped his advance, but Yu Tianheng anticipated her defenses and pressed his attack.

• Shui Binger and Zhu Zhuqing agreed on the spar order, and Wriothesley told them to stop when appropriate.
• Shui Binger introduced her Martial Soul as the Ice Feather Phoenix, surprising Royal Fight Team One with its evolved form.
• Yu Tianheng unleashed his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon possession, revealing his Soul King strength and three dragonified body parts.
• Shui Binger opened the fight with Ice Seal, freezing Yu Tianheng more strongly than before.
• Yu Tianheng used Thunder Dragon Claw as Shui Binger retreated, but her Resisting Ice Ring knocked his attack aside.

Yu Tianheng and Shui Binger fought inside Wriothesley’s Ice Wall, with Yu Tianheng escalating from lightning attacks to a self-created soul skill. The chapter ended as he summoned a giant lightning bird with Extreme Lightning Thousand Birds, leaving Shui Binger facing a dangerous attack.

• Wriothesley enclosed Yu Tianheng and Shui Binger in an Ice Wall while they sparred.
• Yu Tianheng’s Myriad Thunderbolts struck Shui Binger’s Ice Ring Armor without damaging it.
• Yu Tianheng unleashed Fourfold Thunder, and Shui Binger countered with Resisting Ice Ring and Extreme Cold Storm.
• Yu Tianheng gathered lightning into a pair of wings and a massive bird as Shui Binger sensed danger.
• Yu Tianheng announced his self-created soul skill, Extreme Lightning Thousand Birds.

Yu Tianheng and Shui Binger fought to a draw after he used his self-created Extreme Lightning Thousand Birds and her Ice Feather Phoenix instinctively protected her. Wriothesley ended the sparring match, sent Yu Tianheng to rest, and assigned Royal Fight Team One to clean up the damaged clinic.

• Yu Tianheng attacked Shui Binger with his self-created Extreme Lightning Thousand Birds, while Shui Binger used her remaining Soul Skills to defend herself.
• Shui Binger's Ice Feather Phoenix spread its wings and wrapped around her protectively as both fighters revealed their trump cards.
• Wriothesley stopped the fight, and Shui Binger conceded that she would eventually lose, though Wriothesley's decision stood as a draw.
• Wriothesley praised Yu Tianheng's progress after his Martial Soul evolved and told him to rest instead of fighting Zhu Zhuqing.
• Wriothesley ordered Dugu Yan and Royal Fight Team One to clean the damaged clinic, then assigned Osler to clear away the flowers and plants because he had talked the most.

At the clinic, Sigewinne asked Wriothesley whether she could change and resolved to help people change their fates. Back at Shrek Academy, Flender praised Zhu Zhuqing’s performance while considering how her evolved Martial Soul might affect the team.

• Sigewinne asked Wriothesley whether people could change their fate, and he told her that she could change if she wanted to.
• Sigewinne decided that she and Wriothesley should begin changing people’s fates by making unhappy people happy.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned to Shrek Academy, where Flender summoned her after her Martial Soul evolved.
• Flender praised Zhu Zhuqing’s performance against Royal Dou Team Two and chose not to question her about her evolution.
• Flender worried that Zhu Zhuqing’s evolved Martial Soul might affect her Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Dai Mubai and considered the team’s prospects.