Chapter Summaries

Lin Qingmo and his teammates overwhelmed Zhao Wuji during their test, until Zhao used a forbidden Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Skill and Ning Rongrong called him out. Zhao stopped the skill, declared the group had passed, and the others recognized Lin Qingmo’s extraordinary strength.

• Lin Qingmo trapped Zhao Wuji with Blue Silver Grass, allowing Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing to attack him while he prevented him from countering.
• Zhao Wuji, enraged, used his Fifth Spirit Skill, Gravity Squeeze, crushing the vines and pinning the students to the ground.
• Ning Rongrong pointed out that Zhao Wuji had broken his promise not to use Spirit Skills above ten thousand years, so he stopped the skill.
• Zhao Wuji announced that everyone had passed the test after the incense burned out.
• Lin Qingmo checked on Ning Rongrong, while Xiao Wu scolded Zhao Wuji and Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing called Lin Qingmo a true monster.

Lin Qingmo challenged Zhao Wuji to withstand his supposedly full-force strike and unleashed the stored impacts gathered by the Azure Soul-Bathed Barrier. Zhao Wuji transformed into his Vajra Bear Martial Soul Avatar to defend himself as the strike devastated the assessment grounds.

• Tang San struggled to his feet, glaring at Lin Qingmo while the others paid him no attention.
• Lin Qingmo told Zhao Wuji he had been holding back and challenged him to take one final move; Zhao Wuji accepted and summoned all seven of his Spirit Rings.
• Lin Qingmo grew a massive Blue Silver Vine Whip and swung it toward Zhao Wuji, who dismissed it as harmless.
• Lin Qingmo released the energy stored by the Azure Soul-Bathed Barrier with his Blue Silver Rebound Strike.
• Zhao Wuji used his Seventh Spirit Skill, Vajra Bear Martial Soul Avatar, and braced himself against the strike.
• The collision triggered a huge explosion that shattered trees, tore open the ground, and sent Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu flying.

Lin Qingmo’s overwhelming power won him and the others admission to Shrek Academy, where he asked to live with Xiao Wu. Flender granted them a private cabin, leaving Tang San furious and unable to stop them.

• Lin Qingmo’s Blue Silver Rebound Strike blasted Zhao Wuji into a huge crater, but Zhao Wuji survived and declared the applicants had passed the assessment.
• Dai Mubai led the new students to the shabby dormitories, where Lin Qingmo asked for a private house to share with Xiao Wu.
• Tang San objected to a man and woman living together, but Lin Qingmo held Xiao Wu’s hand and told Tang San to mind his own business.
• Flender arrived, offered Lin Qingmo and Xiao Wu an unused cabin at no charge, and shut down Tang San’s objections with a threat.

Lin Qingmo and Xiao Wu settled into a detached cabin at Shrek Academy, while Zhu Zhuqing began to suspect that Xiao Wu was the transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Lin Qingmo had mentioned. After Xiao Wu returned from the public bath, Lin Qingmo stared at her, and the chapter ended with them together in their room.

• Lin Qingmo accepted the cabin and paid Dai Mubai, who assigned the students their dormitories before leaving after glancing repeatedly at Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiao Wu happily explored the cabin and looked forward to living there with Lin Qingmo.
• At the public bathhouse, Ning Rongrong envied Zhu Zhuqing's figure and teased her and Xiao Wu about what boys liked.
• Zhu Zhuqing connected Xiao Wu's rabbit Martial Soul and closeness with Lin Qingmo to the Soft Bone Rabbit he had mentioned, and wondered if Xiao Wu was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Lin Qingmo told the Chat Group about Shrek Academy, its members, and his earlier battle with Zhao Wuji.
• Xiao Wu returned from bathing in rabbit pajamas, and Lin Qingmo stared at her.

Lin Qingmo spent the night holding Xiao Wu as she quickly fell asleep, while he struggled to keep his thoughts in check. In the forest behind Shrek Academy, Tang Hao confronted Flender and Zhao Wuji, revealing that Tang San was his son and making clear that Zhao Wuji’s actions during the entrance test had drawn his anger.

• Lin Qingmo dried Xiao Wu’s hair, tucked her into bed, and held her as she fell asleep.
• Lin Qingmo lay awake beside Xiao Wu, unable to calm himself while she slept peacefully.
• Tang Hao’s overwhelming presence erupted in the forest behind Shrek Academy and forced Flender and Zhao Wuji to their knees.
• Flender asked Zhao Wuji what he had done to provoke the Clear Sky Douluo, while Zhao Wuji insisted he had only tested the new students.
• Tang Hao told Flender and Zhao Wuji that Tang San was his son, and they realized he had come because Zhao Wuji had beaten Tang San during the test.

Tang Hao confronted Zhao Wuji for striking Tang San, but Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei arrived and challenged him on behalf of Spirit Hall. The three Title Douluo prepared to fight in the forest near Shrek Academy.

• Tang Hao confronted Zhao Wuji and demanded that he endure one incense stick's worth of time under his hands to settle the matter of striking Tang San.
• Zhao Wuji and Flender were overwhelmed by Tang Hao's pressure as Zhao Wuji prepared to fight despite the odds.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei emerged from the darkness and mocked Tang Hao for bullying a junior Soul Saint.
• Gui Mei's black mist began closing off Tang Hao's escape routes as Yue Guan announced that they intended to capture him.
• Tang Hao erupted with Soul Power, and Yue Guan and Gui Mei readied themselves for a confrontation.

Tang Hao fled into the forest when Spirit Hall’s Yue Guan and Gui Mei arrived to capture him, and they pursued him. After the danger passed, Flender and Zhao Wuji decided to keep their distance from Tang San because of his father’s power and the trouble surrounding him.

• Tang Hao recognized Yue Guan and Gui Mei, judged that his old injuries made fighting them unwise, and fled into the forest.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei pursued Tang Hao, leaving Flender and Zhao Wuji behind.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji recovered from their fear and discussed how Tang Hao’s arrival had nearly killed Zhao Wuji.
• Flender warned Zhao Wuji to avoid getting involved with Tang San, and Zhao Wuji agreed while growing wary of the new student.

Flender welcomed the eight students as Shrek Academy’s official students and named their team the Shrek Eight Devils, despite Ning Rongrong’s objection. He assigned the others endurance and physical training while allowing Lin Qingmo and Xiao Wu to follow their own plan on the west-side clearing.

• Ma Hongjun kept his distance from Xiao Wu after she beat him, while Oscar stared at Ning Rongrong and the group’s strained rivalries and attractions played out in the clearing.
• Flender welcomed the eight students and declared that their team would be called the Shrek Eight Devils; Ning Rongrong protested the name, but Flender refused to change it.
• Flender explained Shrek Academy’s principles and assigned Ning Rongrong and Oscar twenty laps without Soul Power, and Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and Zhu Zhuqing thirty laps followed by training with Zhao Wuji.
• Flender told Lin Qingmo and Xiao Wu to follow their established training plan on the west-side clearing instead of joining the main group.

Lin Qingmo ran Xiao Wu through his demanding custom training while Zhu Zhuqing asked to join and agreed to pay for a private plan in installments. As Lin Qingmo invited Zhu Zhuqing into the equipment hut for an assessment, Dai Mubai angrily intervened.

• Lin Qingmo set up an obstacle course and led Xiao Wu through agility, strength, and flexibility training while Tang San grew jealous and vowed to surpass him.
• After finishing her laps, Zhu Zhuqing asked Xiao Wu whether she could join the training, and Xiao Wu directed her to Lin Qingmo.
• Lin Qingmo offered Zhu Zhuqing a customized training plan for ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, and she agreed to pay a deposit and settle the rest in installments.
• Lin Qingmo invited Zhu Zhuqing into the Small Wooden House to assess her physical baseline, but Dai Mubai strode over and told her she could not go.

Xiao Wu drove Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun away after hinting that she knew Dai Mubai’s secret, leaving Zhu Zhuqing alone with Lin Qingmo. Lin Qingmo began assessing Zhu Zhuqing’s abilities and physical condition to prepare an individualized training plan.

• Xiao Wu blocked Dai Mubai from interrupting Lin Qingmo and Zhu Zhuqing, then implied she knew about his secret.
• Dai Mubai feared his secret would be exposed to Zhu Zhuqing, abandoned his confrontation, and left with Ma Hongjun.
• Zhu Zhuqing looked at Dai Mubai’s retreating figure with contempt, knowing from the Chat Group that he was useless.
• Lin Qingmo asked Zhu Zhuqing about her Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul, her training difficulties, and her physical measurements.
• Lin Qingmo asked about Zhu Zhuqing’s menstrual cycle and explained how it could affect training; she overcame her embarrassment and answered his questions.

After Zhu Zhuqing left Lin Qingmo’s wooden house, Xiao Wu worried that he preferred voluptuous girls, but he reassured her that he liked her for who she was. Later, Lin Qingmo and Xiao Wu found Ning Rongrong and Dai Mubai arguing outside the dormitory, each furious for different reasons.

• Zhu Zhuqing hurried away from Lin Qingmo’s wooden house, and Lin Qingmo said he would prepare her customized training plan.
• Xiao Wu asked Lin Qingmo whether he preferred girls with large chests, and he reassured her that his affection for her was not based on her figure.
• Lin Qingmo and Xiao Wu finished training and noticed Ning Rongrong confronting Dai Mubai outside the dormitory.
• Ning Rongrong had been caught resting instead of completing Flender’s assigned laps and was angry about his criticism of her talent.
• Dai Mubai had tried to reconcile with Zhu Zhuqing, but she rejected him and revealed that she knew about his impotence, leaving him furious and humiliated.
• Dai Mubai encountered the already-angry Ning Rongrong on his way back to the dormitory, and the two began arguing.

Dai Mubai lost control after Ning Rongrong mocked his injury and nearly killed her. Lin Qingmo reminded him of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s power, stopping him just before his claws reached her throat.

• Dai Mubai threatened to rape and kill Ning Rongrong, but she laughed and mocked his injury from the Rose Hotel.
• Enraged by Ning Rongrong’s taunts, Dai Mubai transformed into his Evil Eye White Tiger Martial Soul and lunged at her throat.
• Oscar tried to stop Dai Mubai, but the berserk Soul Elder’s aura sent him flying, while Ning Rongrong froze in fear.
• Lin Qingmo warned Dai Mubai that harming Ning Rongrong would bring the wrath of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
• Dai Mubai stopped his claws inches from Ning Rongrong, struck a nearby tree, threatened her, and fled; Ning Rongrong nearly collapsed afterward.

After Dai Mubai backed down from attacking Ning Rongrong, Oscar tried to impress her by claiming he would not give up the whole forest for her. His speech left Ning Rongrong in tears, while the Chat Group mocked his arrogance.

• In the Chat Group, members discussed Dai Mubai's attempt to attack Ning Rongrong and Ice Empress asked whether Soul Beasts could become gods.
• Ice Empress grew furious at Daddy Douluo's dismissal, but Snow Empress urged her to wait for another chance to question him about Soul Beasts becoming gods.
• Oscar approached Ning Rongrong and told her that although he liked her, she was not enough to make him give up the whole forest.
• Ning Rongrong broke down in tears, wondering why everyone was treating her badly when she had only been too tired to run more laps.
• Liu Erlong and the Chat Group mocked Oscar's confidence and his claim about the whole forest.

Lin Qingmo helped Ning Rongrong reconsider Oscar’s criticism, explaining how her status shaped her behavior while warning that privilege could not guarantee lifelong safety. Ning Rongrong began to reflect on taking responsibility for her own potential as Lin Qingmo left with Xiao Wu.

• Ning Rongrong asked Lin Qingmo whether she had really been wrong, and he said her status made her actions difficult to judge by ordinary standards.
• Lin Qingmo dismissed Oscar’s remarks as childish and controlling, and Ning Rongrong recognized the flaws in his supposed sacrifice.
• Lin Qingmo explained that Ning Rongrong’s spoiled behavior was normal for her upbringing, though the Shrek teachers wanted her to curb her arrogance.
• Lin Qingmo warned Ning Rongrong that privilege could fail her and that neglecting her potential might leave her unprepared for a crisis.
• Lin Qingmo patted Ning Rongrong’s shoulder, then took Xiao Wu’s hand and left to wash up.

Ning Rongrong resolved to face her training and take charge of her own fate after Lin Qingmo’s words, while Flender watched her change. In the Chat Group, Lin Qingmo revealed his unusually old Spirit Rings and announced that he planned to absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Spirit Ring.

• Ning Rongrong reflected on Lin Qingmo’s advice, resolved to become independent, and set out to complete her twenty laps.
• Flender watched Ning Rongrong leave with renewed determination and remarked that Lin Qingmo knew how to persuade people.
• Bibi Dong asked Lin Qingmo about his plans for his Fourth Spirit Ring, and he said his greed for powerful rings gave him a headache.
• Lin Qingmo revealed that his First, Second, and Third Spirit Rings were two thousand, five thousand, and nine thousand years old, astonishing Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Liu Erlong.
• Lin Qingmo declared that he planned to absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring as his Fourth Spirit Ring.

Lin Qingmo insisted on absorbing a Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Spirit Ring despite the danger of Soul Shock, and revealed that he planned to strengthen his spiritual power with an Immortal Herb from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He left the group knowing that the treasured spring was owned by the powerful Title Douluo Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo.

• Liu Erlong warned Lin Qingmo that Soul Shock from a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring could destroy his mind, but he refused to abandon his plan.
• Lin Qingmo acknowledged that his spiritual power was the main obstacle and said an Immortal Herb could help him overcome it.
• Lin Qingmo told the group that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was rich in Immortal Herbs and described its opposing hot and cold energies.
• Bibi Dong probed Lin Qingmo about the treasure land, and he revealed that it belonged to the powerful Title Douluo Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo.

Lin Qingmo considered how to reach the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Dugu Bo’s territory without confronting the Title Douluo directly. After learning how Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan suffered from poison backlash, Bibi Dong decided to secure the well for Lin Qingmo herself.

• The Chat Group warned Lin Qingmo that Dugu Bo was a dangerous Title Douluo guarding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest.
• Lin Qingmo explained that Dugu Bo’s poison had afflicted his family, leaving only him and his granddaughter, Dugu Yan, alive.
• Lin Qingmo planned to approach Dugu Yan and earn Dugu Bo’s favor by helping cure their poison, as Tang San had done.
• Lin Qingmo doubted he could pass Dugu Bo’s trials and considered asking his Master for help.
• Bibi Dong learned Lin Qingmo’s plan and resolved to obtain the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for his Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Spirit Ring.

Bibi Dong confronted Dugu Bo in Sunset Forest and persuaded him to join Spirit Hall by promising to cure his granddaughter Dugu Yan’s poison. Dugu Bo led Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei toward his Herb Garden, and they arrived at a valley where ice and fire intertwined.

• Dugu Bo emerged from his cave and challenged Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei when they entered his territory.
• Bibi Dong assured Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan was safe at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then offered to cure her poison if he pledged loyalty to Spirit Hall.
• Dugu Bo agreed to join Spirit Hall but warned Bibi Dong that he would make the organization pay if anything happened to Dugu Yan.
• Bibi Dong asked Dugu Bo to take her to his Herb Garden, and he realized she likely knew about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo led Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei through the Poison Barrier to a valley where ice and fire intertwined.

Bibi Dong claimed Dugu Bo’s Herb Garden and assigned Chrysanthemum Douluo to catalog its Immortal Herbs. She arranged to secretly protect Dugu Yan while watching Dugu Bo, then prepared the herbs for A-Qing.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo discovered the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and knelt before Bibi Dong in gratitude.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo mocked Dugu Bo for failing to recognize the Herb Garden’s Immortal Herbs, and Dugu Bo could not refute him.
• Bibi Dong claimed the Herb Garden, promised to cure Dugu Yan’s poison, and ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to document the plants and their uses.
• Bibi Dong told Ghost Douluo to secretly monitor Dugu Bo and send people to protect Dugu Yan in Heaven Dou City.
• Bibi Dong said she had prepared the Immortal Herbs for A-Qing and wondered how far A-Qing would go.

Dai Mubai hid his impotence by visiting brothels, while Lin Qingmo trained Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong as Tang San grew increasingly jealous. Flender brought the Shrek Eight Devils to the Soto Great Soul Arena to begin practical Soul Fighting.

• Dai Mubai took Ma Hongjun to Hundred Flowers Pavilion, where he concealed his impotence by drinking alone and keeping up his romantic young-master act.
• Lin Qingmo put Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing through core-strength training, and Ning Rongrong paid him ten thousand Gold Soul Coins to create a plan suited to a Support-type Spirit Master.
• Ning Rongrong began training with Lin Qingmo, while Tang San remained isolated and grew jealous of Lin Qingmo's closeness with the girls.
• Flender brought the Shrek Eight Devils to the Soto Great Soul Arena and told them to register, wear masks, and choose code names.