Chapter Summaries

Ye Qing returned from the God Realm with the Golden Dragon Spear and gave it to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who chose the name Di Qiu'er. Meanwhile, Zhu Qinluo brought Zhu Zhuqing to an Underground Great Soul Arena for her first real deathmatch, where she faced Zhao Zhengbo.

• In the God Realm, Ji Dong told Lie Yan he had met a powerful friend from his hometown, and Lie Yan affirmed that she would stand with him.
• Ye Qing told Gu Yuena that the Golden Dragon King was recovering and gave her the Golden Dragon Spear; Gu Yuena identified the Three-Eyed Golden Lion as its ideal wielder and explained the Ascending Dragon Pillar's restoration.
• Ye Qing gave the Golden Dragon Spear to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and reminded her of her duties as the Emperor Auspicious Beast; she later chose the name Di Qiu'er.
• Zhu Qinluo took Zhu Zhuqing to the Underground Great Soul Arena for a real deathmatch after her training, warning her that death there would be final.
• Zhu Zhuqing entered the arena to face Zhao Zhengbo, a three-match winner who threatened her as the crowd watched.

Zhu Zhuqing fought and killed Zhao Zhengbo in the Underground Great Soul Arena, then learned that revealing her Spirit Bone had drawn powerful enemies. Zhu Qinluo confronted the would-be attackers by exposing Dolek’s connection to Bibi Dong, leaving him to decide how to handle the situation.

• Zhu Zhuqing ignored Zhao Zhengbo’s taunts and cut his throat, but his Hardened Skin prevented the wound from killing him.
• Zhao Zhengbo charged at Zhu Zhuqing, who used her Spirit Bone Skill, Heavenly Nether Crossing, to maneuver in the air and bait him into range for Hell Slash.
• Zhu Zhuqing decapitated Zhao Zhengbo, then told Zhu Qinluo that she disliked the arena’s bloodshed and the spectators’ frenzy.
• Zhu Qinluo warned Zhu Zhuqing that using her Spirit Bone Skill had exposed her to danger, as three Soul Saints and one Spirit Douluo had gathered nearby to take it.
• Zhu Qinluo identified the Spirit Douluo as Platinum Bishop Dolek and showed him Bibi Dong’s Imperial Order, revealing that the two women had the Pope’s backing.

Dolek protected Zhu Qinluo and Zhu Zhuqing from the Underground Great Soul Arena’s attackers after recognizing Bibi Dong’s Imperial Order, while Zhu Qinluo revealed her overwhelming strength and continued Zhu Zhuqing’s training. Days later, Zhu Zhuqing fought at a legal Great Soul Arena, where her latest opponent sought revenge for his injured brother and the academy dean placed a bet against her.

• Dolek recognized Bibi Dong’s Imperial Order and turned on the three Soul Saints who were pursuing Zhu Qinluo and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dolek revealed his increased strength, fought the remaining attackers, and protected the two women while Zhu Qinluo taught Zhu Zhuqing about using influence without relying on it.
• When a Soul Saint charged at Zhu Zhuqing and insulted Zhu Qinluo, Zhu Qinluo killed him with a single strike, then left Dolek to eliminate the last attacker and clean up.
• Zhu Qinluo reflected that Zhu Zhuqing’s ruthless determination qualified her for further training, while Zhu Zhuqing continued fighting at a legal Great Soul Arena and struggled to avoid seriously injuring opponents.
• A level 37 Dire Wolf Spirit Master challenged Zhu Zhuqing to avenge his younger brother, whom she had injured in a match three days earlier.
• The academy dean bet that Zhu Zhuqing would lose, arguing that she had barely defeated another Dire Wolf Spirit Master before.

Zhu Zhuqing won her sixteenth consecutive Great Soul Arena match while learning to control her strength, and Flender planned to recover his betting losses by having Dai Mubai challenge her. Zhu Qinluo recognized Dai Mubai as Zhu Zhuqing’s fiancé and accepted the challenge, leaving Zhu Zhuqing to face him in the arena.

• Zhu Zhuqing defeated a Dire Wolf Spirit Master by throwing him off the stage, extending her winning streak to sixteen matches.
• Flender misjudged Zhu Zhuqing’s condition, lost his bet, and decided Dai Mubai should challenge her across Spirit Fighting ranks.
• Zhu Qinluo told Zhu Zhuqing to prepare for another match, and the arena manager reported that a level-37 White Tiger Spirit Master had challenged her.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted the challenge after Zhu Qinluo identified the challenger as Dai Mubai, her fiancé.
• Zhu Qinluo told Zhu Zhuqing to judge Dai Mubai’s ability for herself and decide what their future should be.

At the Great Soul Arena, Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai fought their cross-rank match while spectators and teachers placed bets on the outcome. Zhu Zhuqing gained the upper hand early and revealed that she knew Dai Mubai and his background, leaving him to realize she was connected to his side of the Star Luo conflict.

• Flender bet one hundred Gold Soul Coins on Dai Mubai, while Zhao Wuji wagered five hundred on Hell Spirit Cat and told Oscar to prepare recovery sausages for Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai entered the arena without recognizing the masked Zhu Zhuqing, then let his playboy instincts show when he noticed her beauty.
• Zhu Zhuqing ignored Dai Mubai's White Tiger intimidation and challenged what he had learned over the years.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Hell Stab and Hell Hundred Claws to force Dai Mubai onto the defensive, making him activate White Tiger Vajra Transformation.
• Zhu Zhuqing withdrew beyond Dai Mubai's reach, identified the duration of his Third Spirit Skill, and confirmed that he had finally realized she came from his side.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Mubai in the Great Soul Arena, while Flender lost his savings betting against her. Afterward, Dai Mubai reflected on his engagement and the gap between himself and Dai Weisi, as the other characters continued their separate training.

• The arena’s chief supervisor explained that Zhu Zhuqing had won twelve consecutive Life-Death Arena matches and judged her far more composed than Dai Mubai.
• Zhu Zhuqing outmaneuvered Dai Mubai, used Heavenly Nether Crossing and Hell Stab to set up Hell Slash, and knocked him out of the arena for her seventeenth consecutive victory.
• Flender woke up and learned that his hundred Gold Soul Coins were gone, while Zhao Wuji gave him the small winnings from his own bet on Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dai Mubai recalled that he had never learned his fiancée’s name and doubted he could defeat his elder brother, Dai Weisi.
• Oscar told Dai Mubai that Flender and the others had returned to the academy, and Dai Mubai set off to find Ma Hongjun.
• Zhu Qinluo took Zhu Zhuqing back to the Star Dou Great Forest for training, while Xie Yue, Hu Liena, Dugu Yan, Di Qiu'er, Tian Meng, and Ye Qing pursued their own training and studies.

Ye Qing allowed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and Xiao Wu to leave the Star Dou Great Forest with Zhu Zhuqing, equipping them with disguises, supplies, and powerful protections. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Xie Yue learned that Ning Rongrong had left home to make her own choices, sparking an argument between Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin.

• Ye Qing found the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and Xiao Wu preparing to sneak out, then told them they could leave if they notified him.
• Ye Qing gave Xiao Wu major sect tokens and a Super Divine Artifact, and prepared disguises and supplies for the journey.
• The Qianjun Ant Emperor brothers joined the expedition as a precaution, and Zhu Zhuqing met Xiao Wu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion before they departed.
• Xie Yue sparred with Chen Xin and noticed that Chen Xin's attacks were unusually fierce.
• Chen Xin complained that Ning Rongrong had run away from home, while Ning Fengzhi defended letting her choose her own path.

Ning Fengzhi explained why he wanted Ning Rongrong to face setbacks and revealed that he had arranged for her to attend Shrek Academy. Meanwhile, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion reached Shrek, where Dai Mubai began to suspect Zhu Zhuqing’s identity.

• Ning Fengzhi told Xie Yue that Ning Rongrong’s sheltered upbringing had made her complacent, and he had chosen Shrek Academy to challenge her without crushing her confidence.
• Xiao Wu’s group stayed at Ada’s new inn in Suotuo City, and Xiao Wu had Ada turn Tang San away; Tang San then shared a room dispute with Dai Mubai at the Rose Hotel.
• The next day, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion found Shrek Academy and questioned its shabby appearance and strange name.
• Xiao Wu’s group disguised their Soul Power and bone ages, paid the registration fees, and passed Li Yusong’s examination as twelve-year-olds.
• Dai Mubai recognized Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul, Soul Power, voice, and figure as resembling the person who had beaten him at the Spirit Fighting Arena, but Tang San and Ning Rongrong’s arrival interrupted him.

Flender accepted Ning Fengzhi’s request to look after Ning Rongrong and allowed Xiao Tong’s Heavenly Demon Sect girls to enroll temporarily. After Zhao Wuji mistreated the applicants during the assessment, Tang Hao and the adult-form Xiao Wu each confronted and beat him, leaving Xiao Wu to return to the academy pretending to be an innocent student.

• A representative from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect gave Flender Ning Fengzhi’s letter asking him to take care of Ning Rongrong, while Xiao Tong arranged temporary enrollment for Heavenly Demon Sect members.
• Zhao Wuji personally tested the applicants, but four girls outlasted him and Tang San’s Hidden Weapons kept him occupied until the assessment ended.
• Xiao Wu went to confront Zhao Wuji that night, but Tang Hao arrived first, revealed himself as the Clear Sky Douluo, and beat Zhao Wuji while demonstrating techniques.
• After Tang Hao left, Xiao Wu revealed nine Spirit Rings, including a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, and used Soft Technique to throw Zhao Wuji throughout the night.
• At dawn, Xiao Wu returned to her youthful appearance and pretended not to know why Zhao Wuji was injured, while Flender helped him back to the academy.

Xiao Wu and Three-Eyed Golden Lion encountered Ma Hongjun pressuring Cuihua and intervened, leading to a fight that exposed his Phoenix Martial Soul’s effects and Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s overwhelming strength. After Cuihua and Ma Hongjun ended things peacefully, Xiao Wu questioned why he pursued ordinary girls instead of simply satisfying himself, leaving Ma Hongjun pondering the reason.

• Xiao Wu and Three-Eyed Golden Lion discussed the academy’s poor accommodations and went out to find breakfast.
• Xiao Wu and Three-Eyed Golden Lion saw Ma Hongjun trying to stop Cuihua from leaving and Three-Eyed Golden Lion struck him to make him let go.
• Ma Hongjun challenged Three-Eyed Golden Lion, but she swallowed his Phoenix Fire Line, scorched him with Dragon Flame, and threw him into the air before Dai Mubai and Tang San helped him land.
• Cuihua resolved the conflict, and she and Ma Hongjun agreed to break up peacefully as Dai Mubai explained the effects of Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul.
• Xiao Wu asked why Ma Hongjun pursued ordinary girls instead of using his hands, and Ma Hongjun began wondering why he had first gone to a brothel.

Xiao Tong returned to Shrek Academy and reunited with Flender and the wary Zhao Wuji, while the newcomers encountered the academy’s poor food and learned its rules. After Ning Rongrong bought everyone rice bowl fruits from A'er, Flender began assigning training and questioned Tang San about his connection to Yu Xiaogang and the smell on him.

• Xiao Tong visited Shrek Academy to deliver Zhu Zhuqing’s training plan, and Zhao Wuji recognized her as the former opponent who had beaten him for months.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun brought the newcomers to the cafeteria, where Zhu Zhuqing confronted Dai Mubai about Ma Hongjun’s remark about twins.
• A'er sold rice bowl fruits outside the academy, and Ning Rongrong bought the whole batch for everyone; Tang San opened a foul-smelling Stinky Tofu fruit.
• Dai Mubai explained Shrek Academy’s rules, including its encouragement of combat practice and limited Spirit Master gambling.
• Flender ordered Ning Rongrong and Oscar to run laps, then called Tang San aside and asked why he smelled bad.

Oscar pursued Ning Rongrong during their assigned run, but she lost patience and sped away, leaving him behind. Meanwhile, Xiao Wu and Di Qiu'er furnished their room and toured Suotuo City while Flender kept watch over Ning Rongrong.

• Flender mistook the lingering Rice Bowl Fruit juice on Tang San's clothes for poor hygiene and gave him a bar of soap after speaking with him about Yu Xiaogang.
• Oscar tried to impress Ning Rongrong as they ran, but she grew impatient at his slow pace and used her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's Speed skill to rush ahead.
• Xiao Wu and Di Qiu'er bought mattresses, furniture, and other supplies in Suotuo City using a Storage Soul Tool.
• Xiao Wu showed Di Qiu'er around the city, explained the Tanghulu shop's history, and sensed Flender following them.
• Flender watched Xiao Wu and Di Qiu'er leave, then turned his attention back to finding out what Ning Rongrong was doing.

Flender punished Oscar for lying and confronted Ning Rongrong about skipping her training, trying to break her arrogance by comparing her with Shrek’s students. Ning Rongrong countered by citing Xie Yue’s extraordinary achievements, leaving Flender facing a far greater genius than he had expected.

• Flender ordered Oscar to run another twenty laps without Soul Power after Oscar claimed that he and Ning Rongrong had finished their assignment.
• Flender revealed that Ning Rongrong had gone to Suotuo City instead of completing her laps, and Ning Rongrong argued that he had no right to control her.
• Flender threatened to expel Ning Rongrong and criticized her arrogance, arguing that her attitude would prevent her from surviving or finding trustworthy allies.
• Flender presented Dai Mubai’s age and cultivation as evidence of Shrek’s talent, but Ning Rongrong challenged him to name a student who could reach Soul King at sixteen.
• Ning Rongrong claimed that Xie Yue had reached level fifty at fifteen and was level fifty-nine at eighteen, identifying him as the Heavenly Demon Sect’s chief disciple.

Flender tried to humble Ning Rongrong by revealing the achievements of other young Spirit Masters, while Xiao Wu and Di Qiu'er reached Suotuo City. At the Great Soul Arena, Zhu Zhuqing led Dai Mubai into a lethal Deathmatch, where their opponents targeted the paralyzed and terrified Dai Mubai as Zhu Zhuqing waited for her plan to unfold.

• Flender told Ning Rongrong about the Heavenly Demon Sect’s Three Heroes and Oscar’s Innate Full Soul Power, leaving her in tears before he sent Oscar to comfort her.
• Xiao Wu and Di Qiu'er met Asan at the Spirit Fighting Arena entrance and received their identity badges.
• Flender assigned the students to form teams, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to pair with Dai Mubai before registering them for a Deathmatch.
• Dai Mubai froze when he learned the match could be fatal, while Zhu Zhuqing remained calm and challenged him to stay on the stage.
• Their two Wasp-wielding opponents coordinated an attack on Dai Mubai, who could not move under their killing pressure, as Zhu Zhuqing smiled beneath her mask.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Mubai’s opponents in the Deathmatch Arena, then left him behind after Ma Hongjun revealed Dai Mubai’s brothel habits. Back at Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai’s clash with Ning Rongrong escalated until she unleashed Xie Yue’s Spirit King-level puppet against him, and the fight remained unresolved.

• Zhu Zhuqing used Modified Hell Slash, Dual-Blade Mode, to wound the wasp brothers, and one surrendered before she could kill him.
• Dai Mubai returned to Shrek Academy alone, while Ma Hongjun told Zhu Zhuqing that Dai Mubai frequented Suotuo City’s high-end brothels.
• Dai Mubai confronted Ning Rongrong at the academy gate, and she mocked his failed advances toward Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dai Mubai’s Soul Power blast knocked Ning Rongrong and Oscar down, but Oscar restrained him before he could continue.
• Ning Rongrong activated a Dragon Tooth Soldier gifted by Xie Yue and ordered it to attack Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai charged at Ning Rongrong as she boosted the puppet with her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and the puppet’s chest began to glow.

Ning Rongrong’s fight with Dai Mubai ended when Zhao Wuji stopped her puppet, but the two were left with lasting resentment. After Oscar broke through level thirty, Flender prepared the students to hunt for a Spirit Ring and warned them not to cross the red-grass boundary in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Ning Rongrong ordered her puppet to attack Dai Mubai, but Zhao Wuji arrived in time to deflect its killing strike and persuade her to stop it before it self-destructed.
• Oscar gave Zhao Wuji an impartial account of the confrontation, and Zhao Wuji ordered everyone to wait for Flender before resolving the dispute.
• Dai Mubai left to find the twins, while Ning Rongrong warned him that she would not let the matter go; she also offered Oscar a place in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but he refused.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong confronted Ning Fengzhi about what had happened to Ning Rongrong, but he persuaded them to let her handle the matter herself.
• The next day, Oscar arrived after breaking through level thirty, and Flender announced that the group would rest before setting out to hunt for his Spirit Ring.
• Flender warned the students not to cross the red-grass line dividing regions of the Star Dou Great Forest, saying that even a Titled Douluo would not return alive after crossing it.

Ning Rongrong apologized to Flender, Oscar, and several girls after reconsidering her behavior, but refused to reconcile with Dai Mubai. The Shrek students set out for the Star Dou Great Forest, reaching a town near the forest where they unknowingly passed a Heavenly Demon Sect flag.

• Flender warned the students about the Red Grassland and told them Shrek could not afford Artificial Spirit Rings.
• Ning Rongrong apologized to Flender and Oscar, using Flender’s signed note to show Oscar she had reconsidered her behavior.
• Ning Rongrong befriended Oscar and several girls but refused to apologize to Dai Mubai, saying friends of friends were not necessarily friends.
• The next day, Zhao Wuji led the students toward the Star Dou Great Forest, and Ning Rongrong withheld her support from Dai Mubai as they ran.
• The group stopped for the night in a nearby town without noticing the Heavenly Demon Sect flag at its entrance.

Shrek’s students clashed with Canghui Academy at a tavern in Heavenly Demon Sect territory, prompting Xiao Tong to enforce the town’s rules. Zhao Wuji accepted a punishment of copying the town rules, leaving the offenders to spend the night writing under Ye Zhiqiu’s supervision.

• Shrek and Canghui Academy’s students gathered at the same tavern, where Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun provoked Ye Zhiqiu’s group.
• Dai Mubai threw a plate at Ye Zhiqiu, and Tang San and Ma Hongjun joined the fight until Zhao Wuji stopped it.
• Xiao Tong arrived as the town’s manager and confronted Zhao Wuji, revealing that fighting was forbidden in town.
• Xiao Tong offered Zhao Wuji a choice of fighting her or copying the rules, and he chose the punishment.
• Xiao Tong ordered only those who had fought to copy the rules fifty times, with Ye Zhiqiu supervising them.

After enduring a night of copying, Zhao Wuji led Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun into the Star Dou Great Forest to find Spirit Rings. At their camp, a mysterious black tiger appeared and targeted Di Qiu'er, but Er Ming arrived and attacked it.

• Ye Zhiqiu left after warning Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun to behave more politely, and Zhao Wuji led the group toward the forest.
• The group reached the Star Dou Great Forest, where Oscar later obtained a Cockscomb Phoenix Snake Spirit Ring after claiming the kill from an eagle-type Spirit Beast.
• At night, a sinister black tiger emerged and stared greedily at Di Qiu'er, causing Zhao Wuji and the others to feel its oppressive aura.
• Zhao Wuji urged everyone to prepare to flee, but Er Ming arrived and swung a fist at the black tiger.

Ye Qing’s sealed Dark Demon Evil God Tiger attacked Di Qiu’er, and Er Ming fought it while Zhao Wuji protected the others. The tiger escaped into its Death Arena, leaving Er Ming to watch over it as Xiao Wu evacuated Zhao Wuji and asked Er Ming to calm the area.

• Ye Qing’s mark restricted the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, which had grown powerful by absorbing scattered energy and was kept alive to spur Spirit Beasts to grow stronger.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger charged at Di Qiu’er, so Zhao Wuji used his Martial Soul Avatar to block it while Xiao Wu carried Di Qiu’er away.
• Er Ming grabbed the tiger and hurled it into the ground, but the battle destroyed much of the nearby forest and knocked Zhao Wuji unconscious.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger hid in its Death Arena with a hibernating beetle, and Er Ming stayed behind to keep it from causing trouble.
• Xiao Wu returned with Di Qiu’er, dragged Zhao Wuji away, and asked Er Ming to release his pressure to quiet the area while they searched for the others.