Chapter Summaries

Ning Chuan led Shrek’s students toward the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a Soul Ring for Oscar after Flender asked him about helping Yu Xiaogang advance. The group reached a nearby town, where Ning Rongrong asked Ning Chuan how he had obtained a thousand-year Second Spirit Ring.

• Flender examined Ning Chuan and found his body exceptionally strong, then asked him to advise Yu Xiaogang about cultivation; Ning Chuan said Yu Xiaogang should ask him directly.
• Zhao Wuji arrived badly injured and said Dai Mubai was unwell, so Ning Chuan took charge of leading the group to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhao Wuji revealed that the teachers had found Dai Mubai unconscious at a brothel after he had spent a day and night there.
• Ning Chuan arranged the students into a formation, and the group traveled for a day to a town near the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ning Rongrong treated the group to a meal, showed little interest in Oscar’s attempts to reconcile, and asked Ning Chuan how he obtained a thousand-year Second Spirit Ring.

Ning Chuan gave a tongue-in-cheek explanation for his strong Soul Rings, then defended himself when Oscar and Ma Hongjun provoked Canghui Academy. After claiming to be Han Li of Southern Sky Academy, he demanded an explanation from Ye Zhiqiu and swiftly defeated two Canghui students without using his Martial Soul.

• Ning Chuan told Tang San and the others that daily calisthenics and a ten-kilometer run were the secret to obtaining powerful Soul Rings.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun insulted Canghui Academy and its female student, while Ning Chuan criticized bullying and harassing girls.
• A Canghui student tried to knock food onto Ning Chuan, who caught the platter, steadied the waiter, and kicked the student into Ye Zhiqiu's table.
• Ning Chuan claimed he was Han Li from Southern Sky Academy and demanded that Ye Zhiqiu give Han an explanation.
• Ye Zhiqiu ordered five Canghui students to attack, and Ning Chuan knocked two of them down with a flying tabletop and a punch before Ye Zhiqiu told the others to use their Martial Souls.

Ning Chuan’s group confronted Canghui Academy’s Spirit King, Ye Zhiqiu, after he intervened in the inn fight. Ning Chuan rejected Tang San’s cautious plan, assigned Oscar to support duty, and led the others into battle, where their coordinated attack began.

• Ning Chuan defeated the remaining Canghui Academy students without summoning his Spirit, prompting Ye Zhiqiu to reveal his five-ring Mystic Tortoise Spirit.
• Ning Chuan’s spiritual pressure countered Ye Zhiqiu’s aura, and the innkeeper persuaded both sides to take their fight outside.
• Tang San proposed a cautious strategy, but Ning Chuan outlined a direct team attack and told Oscar to handle support work.
• Oscar resented being excluded and reflected on how Ning Chuan and the others had disrupted his plan to court Ning Rongrong.
• Outside town, Ning Chuan ordered the attack; Ma Hongjun launched his flames, Zhu Zhuqing charged at increased speed, and Tang San sent spiked vines at Ye Zhiqiu.

Ning Chuan and the others defeated Ye Zhiqiu, then used false names to avoid attracting the attention of Canghui Academy’s Spirit Sage, Shi Nian. As the group returned, Tang San began considering cultivating his Second Spirit early to keep pace with Ning Chuan.

• Ning Chuan and the others coordinated their attacks to break Ye Zhiqiu’s turtle shell and defeat him.
• Ning Chuan gave Ye Zhiqiu false names and a distant academy to conceal the group’s identities, and Ye Zhiqiu led Canghui Academy away.
• Ning Rongrong teased Ning Chuan about the girl who had looked at him, while Oscar silently resented his attention from the girls.
• Ning Chuan explained that Shi Nian hunted talented students from other academies, prompting the group to understand why he had used false names.
• Tang San compared his progress with Ning Chuan’s and wondered whether he should add a spirit ring to his hammer Spirit.

Ning Chuan’s group entered the Star Dou Great Forest to find Oscar a Spirit Ring, but Ning Chuan captured a Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent with ease. Xiao Wu struggled with the need to hunt Spirit Beasts, and Ning Chuan left her considering whether anyone could change the world’s rules.

• The group set out into the Star Dou Great Forest, and Oscar distributed Recovery Sausages and Detoxifying Sausages before they continued their search.
• Ning Chuan, Zhao Wuji, and Tang San sensed an approaching Spirit Beast, so Ning Chuan climbed a tree and identified a roughly fifteen-hundred-year-old Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent being pursued.
• Ning Chuan used his Third Spirit Ability to injure and pin the serpent, astonishing the group and frustrating Tang San.
• Ning Chuan explained that the serpent already had wounds and argued that Soul Masters needed Spirit Rings to advance, leaving Xiao Wu pale and troubled.
• Ning Chuan said changing the world’s rules would require immense power and people who could stay true to their hearts, and Xiao Wu fell into thought.

Ning Chuan secretly transferred a powerful laxative’s side effect to Tang San before Tang San challenged Meng Yiran for the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent’s Spirit Ring. Tang San’s sudden diarrhea disrupted the duel, but Meng Yiran escaped his bindings and launched an attack.

• Ning Chuan sensed the Snake Woman and Meng Yiran approaching, then secretly took a laxative and bound its side effect to Tang San as Shrek prepared for a confrontation.
• The Snake Woman and Meng Yiran arrived, and Zhao Wuji agreed that Tang San would duel Meng Yiran to decide who claimed the Spirit Ring.
• Oscar proposed that Meng Yiran kiss someone if she lost, and she agreed to kiss Ning Chuan; Tang San grew angry at the exchange and at Meng Yiran mistaking his appearance for a Black Bear Martial Soul.
• Tang San bound Meng Yiran with Blue Silver Grass, but the laxative took effect and he released a foul burst that made the onlookers retreat.
• Meng Yiran activated Snake Blade and Snake Body to escape the vines and attack Tang San while Oscar worried about losing the Spirit Ring.

Tang San’s diarrhea caused Shrek to lose the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent to Meng Yiran, who absorbed its Spirit Ring and gained a flying ability. Afterward, Tang San revealed that he had also reached level thirty, and Zhao Wuji prepared the group to resume searching for Spirit Rings.

• Tang San narrowly dodged Meng Yiran’s attacks but lost control of his bowels, prompting Zhao Wuji to stop the fight and concede the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent.
• Ning Chuan handed the dying serpent to Meng Yiran, who killed it and absorbed its purple Spirit Ring.
• Meng Yiran revealed her Third Spirit Ability, Snake Wings, and flew at high speed before leaving with Snake Woman.
• Tang San returned in fresh clothes, recovered with Oscar’s sausages, and told Zhao Wuji he had reached level thirty.
• Zhao Wuji celebrated Tang San’s breakthrough while warning him not to repeat the embarrassing incident.

Ning Chuan helped Meng Yiran obtain her third spirit ring, disrupting Tang San and Oscar’s plans, then prepared for the Titan Giant Ape’s attack. When it arrived and seized Xiao Wu, Ning Chuan protected Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, while Tang San was injured trying to stop it.

• Ning Chuan reflected that Meng Yiran’s new spirit ring would prevent Tang San from obtaining the Man Faced Demon Spider’s spirit ring and Eight Spider Lances.
• Zhao Wuji led the Shrek group away from Snake Woman, and the next day Oscar gained a Thousand-Year Crested Serpent spirit ring while Tang San found no suitable Spirit Beast.
• Ning Chuan left camp during his watch, then hurried back as the Titan Giant Ape attacked and sent the group flying.
• Ning Chuan used his clones to catch Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu, but the Titan Giant Ape swatted away the clone holding Xiao Wu and seized her.
• Tang San hurled Hidden Weapons at the Titan Giant Ape, which blocked them and blasted him into a tree; Ning Chuan shielded Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong looked at him with new feelings.

Ning Chuan pursued Xiao Wu after the Titan Giant Ape carried her away, while Tang San raced after them once he could move. Ning Chuan then tracked the injured Man Faced Demon Spider, which was heading toward Tang San, and attacked it with his Gold Devouring Insect.

• Ning Chuan pretended to be gravely injured so Xiao Wu would leave with the Titan Giant Ape, then used Ning Rongrong's speed boost to chase after them.
• Tang San asked Oscar for a Mushroom Sausage and pursued Xiao Wu, determined not to remain helpless again.
• Ning Chuan stopped several li from the Shrek group, released his Gold Devouring Insects to search for the Man Faced Demon Spider, and transferred his inability to use two Martial Souls at once to Tang San.
• Ning Chuan detected the Man Faced Demon Spider fleeing southwest and realized it was heading toward Tang San.
• Ning Chuan sent his Gold Devouring Insect at the charging Man Faced Demon Spider, and the sphere shattered into silver sparks against its shell.

Ning Chuan killed the Man Faced Demon Spider with his Gold Devouring Insects, took its Eight Spider Lances Soul Bone, and fled as Dragon Lord and Snake Woman arrived. He escaped Snake Woman by reaching Tang San, whom he found suffering from diarrhea and mocked as being there to take a dump.

• Ning Chuan's Gold Devouring Insects devoured the Man Faced Demon Spider, leaving behind an Eight Spider Lances Soul Bone that he stored away.
• Dragon Lord Meng Shu and Snake Woman arrived, and Ning Chuan pretended to struggle against his insect swarm while fleeing toward Tang San.
• Dragon Lord attacked the Gold Devouring Insects with flames, but the insects devoured the fire as Snake Woman pursued Ning Chuan.
• Ning Chuan swallowed a powerful laxative and transferred its side effect to Tang San before reaching him beneath a tree.
• Snake Woman found Tang San suffering from diarrhea, and Ning Chuan asked if he was there to take a dump.

Ning Chuan faced Snake Grandma and Dragon Duke after escaping the Gold Devouring Insects, while Tang San collapsed from the effects of his repeated diarrhea. Dragon Duke let the group go after deciding Ning Chuan’s teacher might be Sword Douluo, and Ning Chuan asked Ning Rongrong to arrange a chance to learn from him.

• Snake Grandma confronted Ning Chuan for leaving without thanking Dragon Duke, and her attack knocked Tang San down while he was relieving himself.
• Zhao Wuji arrived with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar, then learned Dragon Duke was nearby and ordered the group to leave with Tang San.
• Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma returned after using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to destroy the Gold Devouring Insects, and Tang San passed out after Ning Chuan transferred his mental backlash to him.
• Dragon Duke accused Ning Chuan of being discourteous, but Zhao Wuji explained that Ning Chuan had not noticed the couple and had another teacher.
• Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma spared Ning Chuan because they suspected his teacher was Sword Douluo, and Dragon Duke asked him to pass along his greetings.
• Ning Chuan told the others Dragon Duke had likely mistaken his teacher for Sword Douluo, then asked Ning Rongrong to arrange a chance for him to receive swordsmanship guidance.

After Xiao Wu returned safely from the Titan Giant Ape, the group camped near the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. Xiao Wu’s affection for Ning Chuan deepened, while Tang San woke to find she kept her distance from him.

• Ning Chuan, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar insisted on searching for Xiao Wu, and Zhao Wuji agreed to stay.
• Xiao Wu emerged from the woods unharmed and claimed a Bull Roar had caused the Titan Giant Ape to drop her; she also said she had reached level thirty and become a Soul Elder.
• Xiao Wu learned Ning Chuan had risked his life looking for her, and she looked at him with growing affection.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar carried the unconscious, filthy Tang San as the group traveled to a campsite near the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Tang San woke calling for Xiao Wu, but she dodged his attempted embrace with her spirit skill and told him to bathe and change his clothes.

Ning Chuan found Zhu Zhuqing alone beneath the stars and learned about her engagement to Dai Mubai and her doubts about their future. As they returned toward camp, he challenged her assumptions about their relationship and criticized Shrek Academy.

• Ning Chuan left camp for fresh air and found Zhu Zhuqing looking at the night sky.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Chuan that she was engaged to Dai Mubai and had come to Shrek Academy to find him, only to be disappointed by his behavior.
• Zhu Zhuqing said Xiao Wu was more suitable for Ning Chuan because she liked him, but Ning Chuan denied having feelings for Xiao Wu.
• Ning Chuan deduced that Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai were bound by their families' Martial Soul Fusion Skill and the Star Luo Empire's heir-selection system.
• Zhu Zhuqing tried to end their conversation and return to camp, while Ning Chuan said he had long considered Shrek Academy a flashy, third-rate school.

Ning Chuan confessed to Zhu Zhuqing and persuaded her to let him share the dangers tied to her fate. Zhu Zhuqing remained worried about the risks, but stayed with him as he promised to face them together.

• Ning Chuan told Zhu Zhuqing that leaving Shrek Academy would sever their connection and confessed that he would not let her go.
• Ning Chuan caught Zhu Zhuqing's wrist and asked her to let him take responsibility and remain involved in her life.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked what Ning Chuan meant by distorting her life, and he explained that being with him could expose her to danger.
• Zhu Zhuqing warned Ning Chuan that she was troublesome, stubborn, and threatened by her sister and the Star Luo Royal Family.
• Ning Chuan dismissed her concerns and promised to face every difficulty and danger together with her.

Ning Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing confessed their feelings, then returned to camp as Tang San tried to claim a dangerous Black Widow Spirit Ring. Ning Chuan secretly drugged Tang San, whose sudden stomach trouble drove him into the forest before he could absorb the ring.

• Ning Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing admitted they wanted to entrust their lives to each other and became affectionate.
• Ning Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing rushed back to camp, where Zhao Wuji and the others had subdued a Black Widow for Tang San.
• Ning Chuan warned that the Black Widow was nearly two thousand years old, but Tang San insisted on absorbing its Spirit Ring and threatened himself with a blade until Zhao Wuji relented.
• Ning Chuan secretly gave Tang San two potent laxative pills while Tang San killed the Black Widow.
• Tang San's sudden, foul-smelling flatulence forced the others to retreat, and he fled into the forest without absorbing the Spirit Ring.

Ning Chuan used his Second Spirit to obtain an External Soul Bone from the Black Widow and gave it to Zhu Zhuqing, while Tang San’s hunt for a Spirit Ring was repeatedly delayed by Ning Chuan’s laxatives. After the group left the Star Dou Great Forest, Ning Rongrong asked Ning Chuan whether he and Zhu Zhuqing were dating.

• Ning Chuan revealed his Gold Devouring Insect to Zhu Zhuqing, which consumed the Black Widow and produced a six-lance External Soul Bone that he gave her.
• Ning Chuan used laxatives on a Cave Demon Spider and a Pink Lady, wasting their Spirit Rings before Tang San obtained an ordinary spider-type Spirit Ring and the Spider Web Restraint skill.
• The group left the Star Dou Great Forest, and Ning Rongrong offered to treat everyone to drinks in town.
• Ning Rongrong noticed Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu’s affection for Ning Chuan, then asked him whether he and Zhu Zhuqing had started dating.

Ning Chuan openly confirmed that he and Zhu Zhuqing were dating, prompting Xiao Wu to confess how long she had loved him and leaving her heartbroken. As the group continued toward town, Tang San silently resolved to take revenge on Ning Chuan, while Ning Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing stayed together and followed behind.

• Ning Chuan took Zhu Zhuqing's hand and told everyone they were dating, and Zhu Zhuqing apologized to Xiao Wu without letting go of him.
• Xiao Wu tearfully recalled meeting Ning Chuan at Notting Academy, watching him cultivate, and how he had risked himself to save her, revealing that she had liked him for years.
• Tang San grew furious at Ning Chuan for making Xiao Wu cry and decided he would have chances to take revenge after they returned to the academy.
• Xiao Wu wiped away her tears, urged Tang San to keep walking, and led the others toward town before dark.
• Zhu Zhuqing worried that she had come between Xiao Wu and Ning Chuan, but Ning Chuan reassured her, and the two followed the group together.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Tang San was summoned to examine Dai Mubai, whose manhood had shrunk and left him gravely ill. When Zhao Wuji sent for Ning Chuan, Yu Xiaogang disparaged Ning Chuan’s strength as the result of drugs, and Flender defended him.

• Flender met the returning group and hurried Tang San and Oscar to Dai Mubai’s dormitory, where Dai Mubai lay critically ill.
• Flender explained that Dai Mubai had collapsed after sleeping with more than a dozen Phoenixes at a brothel, and Tang San found no signs of poison.
• Zhao Wuji and Ma Hongjun urged Flender to call Ning Chuan to examine Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun went to fetch him.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed Ning Chuan had relied on drugs to grow powerful, prompting Zhao Wuji to challenge him.
• Flender told Yu Xiaogang that Ning Chuan showed no signs of taking medicine and had already reached Soul Elder with two Thousand Year Spirit Rings.

Ning Chuan diagnosed Dai Mubai’s condition and claimed the damage was fatal unless a powerful healer could restore him, prompting Flender to seek Ning Rongrong’s help. Flender returned with no success, leaving the group hoping Ning Chuan could persuade her.

• Yu Xiaogang questioned Ning Chuan about his two Thousand Year Spirit Rings and Soul Elder breakthrough, but Ning Chuan ignored him and asked Flender why he had been summoned.
• Ning Chuan said Dai Mubai’s condition came from overindulgence, then stabbed a steel needle near his spine and declared the resulting necrosis might require amputation.
• Ning Chuan told Flender that only a Healing Titled Douluo or Ning Fengzhi might restore Dai Mubai, so Flender went to ask Ning Rongrong for help.
• Flender returned and said Ning Rongrong refused to help, while Zhao Wuji reminded him how badly he and Dai Mubai had treated her.
• Ma Hongjun urged Flender to ask Ning Chuan to persuade Ning Rongrong, and Flender looked to Ning Chuan for help as Oscar grew jealous.

Ning Chuan persuaded Ning Rongrong to summon her father and Sword Grandfather, while Xiao Wu decided she had no reason to remain at Shrek. Yu Xiaogang tried to learn Ning Chuan’s cultivation secrets, and the chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang and Tang San discussing Dai Mubai’s worsening condition.

• Ning Rongrong agreed to write to her father and invite Sword Grandfather to Shrek after Ning Chuan asked her to help him get swordsmanship instruction.
• Xiao Wu admitted that Ning Chuan had a girlfriend and a Titled Douluo would soon arrive, then looked toward the Star Dou Great Forest and decided to leave.
• Yu Xiaogang approached Ning Chuan, apologized for the past, and tried to learn how Ning Chuan had reached level thirty and obtained a Thousand Year Spirit Ring.
• Ning Chuan proposed asking Yu Xiaogang questions in a formal class, and Yu Xiaogang agreed.
• Tang San followed Yu Xiaogang and learned that he had asked Ning Chuan about the Thousand Year Second Spirit Ring for Tang San’s sake.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that Dai Mubai’s injury had necrosed and would likely begin rotting, while Yu Xiaogang worried Dai Mubai might not join the team he planned for Tang San.