Chapter Summaries

Ning Chuan learned that Tang San and Dai Mubai might have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Flender prepared to seek Ning Fengzhi’s help for Dai Mubai. Ning Fengzhi read Ning Rongrong’s letter and met Sword Uncle and Bone Uncle, who wanted to know what it said.

• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that his Blue Silver Grass resonated strongly with Dai Mubai, and Yu Xiaogang concluded they might have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Zhao Wuji told Flender about the danger in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Flender decided to take Ning Rongrong’s letter to Ning Fengzhi for help with Dai Mubai.
• Ning Chuan transferred the Yin Na Pipa Small Trumpet’s side effect to Yu Xiaogang, who sent Tang San away and summoned Fifth Miss.
• Ning Chuan told Zhu Zhuqing that Dai Mubai had ruined himself and suggested they go to Suotuo City to test her External Soul Bone fusion.
• Flender reached the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Fengzhi agreed to visit Shrek Academy the next day and treat Dai Mubai.
• Sword Uncle and Bone Uncle arrived in the Seven Treasure Great Hall and asked Ning Fengzhi about Ning Rongrong’s letter.

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi and the elders read Ning Rongrong’s letter and planned to visit Shrek Academy to meet Ning Chuan. Meanwhile, Ning Chuan stopped Xiao Wu from leaving and revealed that he had realized she was not human, leaving her terrified.

• Ning Fengzhi showed Gu Rong and Chen Xin Ning Rongrong’s letter, which praised Ning Chuan and asked Chen Xin to guide him.
• Gu Rong wondered if Rongrong had fallen for Ning Chuan, while Chen Xin acknowledged his talent, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to visit Shrek Academy the next day.
• Xiao Wu left the dormitory at night intending to flee, but Ning Chuan waited by the village entrance and stopped her.
• Ning Chuan told Xiao Wu that a hammer-wielding Titled Douluo had once warned him to stay away from her, and Xiao Wu reacted with alarm.
• Ning Chuan explained that the Titan Giant Ape’s actions in the Star Dou Great Forest had led him to suspect Xiao Wu was a Spirit Beast, then asked if she was human.

Ning Chuan confirmed Xiao Wu’s identity as a shapeshifting Soul Beast and accepted her feelings, but urged her to remain at Shrek for safety. They suspected Tang San and his teacher planned to make Xiao Wu sacrifice herself, and agreed to keep their relationship secret.

• Ning Chuan embraced Xiao Wu and told her he accepted her, and Xiao Wu admitted she wanted to stay with him for life.
• Xiao Wu asked about Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Chuan explained Zhu Zhuqing’s cruel past and her mistreatment by Dai Mubai.
• Ning Chuan warned Xiao Wu that leaving Shrek could expose her to the Titled Douluo who may be plotting to obtain her Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Xiao Wu suspected Tang San was the chosen descendant after Ning Chuan described the possible plan to force her sacrifice.
• Ning Chuan told Xiao Wu to stay at Shrek and keep their relationship secret, and she agreed despite worrying they might be watched.

Ning Chuan secretly settled Xiao Wu in Suotuo City, then watched over Zhu Zhuqing as she absorbed a Black Widow External Soul Bone. Zhu Zhuqing successfully gained six Spider Spears, though their first use tore her clothes, leaving Ning Chuan admiring her back as she retracted them.

• Ning Chuan disguised Xiao Wu and found her a secluded room in Suotuo City, giving her a Storage Soul Tool ring before meeting Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing took Ning Chuan to a hotel suite and began absorbing the Black Widow External Soul Bone while he used Yin Na Pipa Small Trumpet.
• After two and a half hours, Zhu Zhuqing successfully fused the External Soul Bone and extended six black Spider Spears from her back.
• The Spider Spears tore Zhu Zhuqing's upper clothing, and she turned away in embarrassment while warning Ning Chuan that the spears carried neurotoxin.
• Ning Chuan advised Zhu Zhuqing to retract the spears carefully and have special outfits made, then admired her bare back as she withdrew them.

Ning Chuan absorbed the Eight Spider Lances while Zhu Zhuqing guarded him, then attended Shrek Academy’s opening ceremony, where Yu Xiaogang took charge of the students’ training. Tang San learned Xiao Wu was missing and blamed Ning Chuan, while the chapter ended with Ning Chuan asking Yu Xiaogang about the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring he expected to obtain.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Chuan that her Black Widow External Soul Bone enhanced her attributes and could poison enemies, absorb energy and toxins, and counter web skills.
• Ning Chuan began absorbing the Eight Spider Lances before dawn while Zhu Zhuqing stood guard.
• At Shrek’s opening ceremony, Ning Rongrong said Xiao Wu had disappeared, and Tang San became distraught and accused Ning Chuan in his heart.
• Zhao Wuji introduced the academy’s teachers and announced that Yu Xiaogang would oversee the students’ training starting the next day.
• Yu Xiaogang arranged the students by age and invited Ning Chuan to ask questions; Ning Chuan summoned his Martial Soul and asked what to consider when absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring.

Ning Chuan exposed the flaws in Yu Xiaogang’s advice and explained how matching spirit rings to a spirit’s attributes could support its evolution. Yu Xiaogang was left doubting himself, while the Shrek students began to see Ning Chuan as a source of answers and hope.

• Yu Xiaogang advised Ning Chuan to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Man Faced Demon Spider spirit ring but failed to mention Soul Shock.
• Ning Chuan explained Soul Shock and corrected Yu Xiaogang’s mistaken assumptions about his spirit and first three spirit rings.
• Ning Chuan described spirit evolution, spirit ring rejection, and how same-origin wood-attribute rings had helped him grow stronger.
• Ning Chuan told Yu Xiaogang that his stalled cultivation came from giving up and taking the wrong path, leaving Yu Xiaogang consumed by doubt and regret.
• Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong saw hope in Ning Chuan’s knowledge, Zhu Zhuqing admired him, and the other students understood his rapid cultivation better.

Ning Chuan challenged Yu Xiaogang’s theories in front of Shrek, prompting Tang San to defend his teacher and challenge him to a fight. Ning Chuan easily cut through Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and criticized his cultivation choices as their duel began.

• Ning Chuan questioned Yu Xiaogang’s ability to teach after pointing out that he knew nothing about Soul Shock.
• Tang San grew angry at Ning Chuan’s criticism and challenged him, while Zhao Wuji agreed to let them settle their disagreement by fighting.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Ma Hongjun backed Ning Chuan, while Oscar wondered whether Tang San’s cultivation had caused his earlier problems.
• Tang San summoned his Blue Silver Grass and attacked with Binding, but Ning Chuan cut through the vines with a swing of his sword.
• Ning Chuan criticized Tang San for giving his wood-aligned Martial Soul poison attributes, and Tang San responded with Spider Web Restraint.

Ning Chuan defeated Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass attacks, and Tang San prepared to use his hidden weapons before Flender stopped him. Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo arrived with Flender, and Ning Fengzhi ended the encounter and turned to meet Ning Chuan and the other Shrek students.

• Ning Chuan cut apart Tang San’s Third Spirit Ability, but Tang San refused to accept Zhao Wuji’s declaration that he had lost.
• Tang San activated Purple Demon Eyes and Mystic Jade Hand and reached for his hidden weapons, but Flender ordered him to stop.
• Sword Douluo arrived on a Flying Sword with Ning Fengzhi and Flender, and Ning Rongrong ran to Sword Douluo for comfort.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that he had watched Ning Chuan challenge Yu Xiaogang and demonstrate his strength before revealing himself to stop the fight.
• Ning Fengzhi greeted the Shrek teachers and students, then asked Ning Rongrong to introduce her friends as her gaze lingered on Ning Chuan.

Ning Fengzhi praised Ning Chuan and offered generous terms to recruit him into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, including the possibility of betrothing Ning Rongrong to him. Ning Chuan declined to join immediately, saying he and Zhu Zhuqing planned to travel first, while Ning Fengzhi accepted their answer and offered them a sect token.

• Ning Rongrong introduced Ning Chuan to Ning Fengzhi, who praised his talent and said Sword Uncle had agreed to teach him swordsmanship.
• Ning Rongrong mocked Flender for claiming that a Shrek graduate had become a Spirit Hall Elder, embarrassing Flender and the other teachers.
• Ning Fengzhi offered Ning Chuan wealth, Soul Bones, help obtaining spirit rings, and the possibility of marrying Ning Rongrong if they developed mutual feelings.
• Ning Chuan told Ning Fengzhi he would not abandon Zhu Zhuqing and said they might consider joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after traveling the continent.
• Ning Fengzhi gave Ning Chuan a sect token and welcomed both him and Zhu Zhuqing, then realized Zhu Zhuqing's connection to Dai Mubai and the Star Luo Royal Family.

Ning Fengzhi welcomed several Shrek students to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and examined Dai Mubai, but found that the damage had become irreversible. Meanwhile, Ning Chuan convinced the others that Tang San’s darkened skin and diarrhea might be side effects of his Poison Attribute Spirit Ring, leaving Tang San suspicious of Yu Xiaogang.

• Ning Rongrong introduced Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and Oscar to Ning Fengzhi, who invited the students to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Xiao Wu had left and that Dai Mubai had become a eunuch after ruining himself in a brothel.
• Ning Fengzhi examined Dai Mubai and said the affected area had died and begun to rot, leaving him unable to save it.
• Ning Chuan claimed Tang San’s Poison Attribute Spirit Ring might have caused his dark skin, and the others—including Tang San—began to believe him.
• Flender asked Ning Fengzhi to help cut away the rotted flesh, while Zhao Wuji urged him to decide quickly so Dai Mubai could recover.

Tang San operated on Dai Mubai and removed the flesh from his lower body, while Ning Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing openly chose each other. After Dai Mubai learned what had happened, Sword Douluo summoned Ning Chuan to the nearby woods.

• Flender assigned Tang San to operate on Dai Mubai, and Ning Chuan directed Ma Hongjun, Shao Xin, and Oscar to prepare supplies.
• Ning Fengzhi used Healing Light and Amplification Light to help heal Dai Mubai after Tang San completed the operation.
• Dai Mubai woke and thanked Ning Fengzhi, then angrily confronted Zhu Zhuqing when she stood beside Ning Chuan.
• Ning Chuan told Dai Mubai he would care for Zhu Zhuqing, and the pair left the room together.
• Dai Mubai discovered his lower body had been mutilated, while Ning Fengzhi asked Flender to arrange lodgings for his group.
• Sword Douluo told Ning Chuan to enter the nearby Small Woods and prepare for him.

Ning Chuan impressed Sword Douluo and was taught the Seven Kill Sword Technique after agreeing to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and preserve the technique’s inheritance. He later reunited with Xiao Wu and revealed that Tang Hao was the Titled Douluo who had threatened him, leaving Xiao Wu convinced Tang San had known her identity all along.

• Ning Chuan attacked Sword Douluo with his main body and two clones, but Sword Douluo blocked every strike and praised his combat skills.
• Sword Douluo agreed to teach Ning Chuan the Seven Kill Sword Technique after Ning Chuan accepted three conditions concerning the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the technique’s inheritance, and Rong Rong’s safety.
• Ning Chuan practiced swordsmanship with Sword Douluo for two days before Sword Douluo left with Ning Fengzhi.
• After confirming he was not being watched, Ning Chuan went to Xiao Wu’s secluded inn, comforted her, and told her the Titled Douluo who had threatened him was Tang Hao, Tang San’s father.
• Xiao Wu said she believed Tang San had known who she was and had targeted her from the start.

Ning Chuan and Xiao Wu planned to exploit Tang San’s desire for her to obtain his cultivation methods and techniques while keeping Tang Hao from acting against them. After Xiao Wu returned to Shrek Academy, Flender and Yu Xiaogang went to meet her, while Tang San had not yet arrived.

• Ning Chuan urged Xiao Wu to pretend to hate him and act close to Tang San so Tang Hao would not threaten her.
• Ning Chuan proposed that Xiao Wu use Tang San’s interest in her to pressure him into sharing his cultivation method, footwork, grappling, and hidden weapons.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang failed to find Xiao Wu, and Tang San shut himself away in grief.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to leave Shrek Academy with Tang San, but Flender persuaded him to stay and lead the students’ training.
• Oscar announced that Xiao Wu had returned, and Flender and Yu Xiaogang went to the Grand Training Field to see her.

Xiao Wu returned to Shrek Academy and pretended to reconcile with Tang San while remaining loyal to Ning Chuan’s plan. After Flender spoke with Ning Chuan about training, Xiao Wu asked Tang San to teach her the Tang Sect techniques, and he refused on the grounds that she was not a Tang Sect disciple.

• Xiao Wu returned to Shrek Academy, told everyone she would live for herself, and avoided looking at Ning Chuan.
• Tang San arrived exhausted after searching for Xiao Wu, and she called him “Third Brother” while concealing her disgust.
• Flender dismissed the others and asked Ning Chuan about academy life; Ning Chuan criticized its facilities and said he would cooperate with training as long as it avoided carrying stones and drinking Salt Water.
• Xiao Wu took Tang San aside and asked him to teach her his Hidden Weapons, cultivation methods, grappling technique, and footwork so she could defeat Ning Chuan.
• Tang San refused, saying those techniques were for Tang Sect Disciples and that learning the Mysterious Heaven Skill required her to disperse her cultivation.

Xiao Wu agreed to become a Tang Sect Disciple and learn the Mystic Heaven Treasure Record, while Ning Chuan continued targeting Tang San and Yu Xiaogang with medicine. The next morning, Yu Xiaogang began directing the students’ cultivation and imposed a harsh breakfast rule.

• Tang San agreed to teach Xiao Wu the Mystic Heaven Treasure Record after she promised to become a Tang Sect Disciple, keep its methods secret, and avoid Ning Chuan.
• Ning Chuan added a powerful laxative to his medicine and planned to transfer its side effects to Tang San at intervals.
• Ning Chuan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong trained in the Small Woods before heading to breakfast.
• Dai Mubai returned to class looking gloomy, while Yu Xiaogang and Tang San arrived visibly exhausted after a night of private troubles.
• Flender backed Yu Xiaogang as he took charge of training, and Yu Xiaogang ordered the students to arrive before dawn for breakfast or go without food.

Ning Chuan endured Yu Xiaogang’s stone-carrying punishment while using it to help the others train and to trigger Tang San’s diarrhea. By evening, the group finished the twelve laps, and Yu Xiaogang mistakenly credited the ordeal with teaching them teamwork.

• Ning Chuan defeated Dai Mubai, Tang San, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing in succession, leaving Yu Xiaogang to berate the group and assign them twelve laps carrying stones without Soul Power.
• Ning Chuan took most of Ning Rongrong’s stones, while Zhu Zhuqing carried her own and noticed the Black Widow External Soul Bone beginning to fuse with her body.
• Ning Chuan secretly swallowed a powerful laxative, and Tang San rushed into the bushes with sudden, severe diarrhea.
• Ning Chuan took Tang San’s stones and transferred the Side Effects to Tang Hao, then ended up carrying nearly all the stones as Dai Mubai and Oscar eventually gave up theirs.
• Ning Chuan made Dai Mubai and Oscar take turns carrying the weakened Tang San, and the seven completed their laps by evening.
• Yu Xiaogang believed the training had taught the group unity and was astonished by Ning Chuan’s stamina.

After three months of Yu Xiaogang’s training, the Shrek students changed in strength and appearance while Tang San’s cultivation stalled and his companions’ resentment toward him grew. Ning Chuan studied the Mystic Heaven Treasure Record Xiao Wu had copied from Tang San, and his system offered to transfer the techniques’ cultivation side effects to a target.

• Ning Chuan and the Shrek students trained for three months, and Ning Chuan, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, and Dai Mubai each made progress in Soul Power or physical ability while Tang San and Oscar remained at level thirty-one.
• Tang San grew suspicious and disappointed in Yu Xiaogang, while Dai Mubai and Oscar increasingly blamed Tang San for their daily burdens and hardships.
• Xiao Wu secretly obtained Tang San’s Mystic Heaven Treasure Record and handed its contents to Ning Chuan.
• Zhu Zhuqing fully fused with her Black Widow External Soul Bone, while Ning Chuan transferred the side effect of his incomplete Eight Spider Lances fusion to Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang ended the intensive training and gave the students seven days off; Ning Chuan began studying the Mystic Heaven Treasure Record and received system prompts offering to bind its cultivation side effects to a target.

Ning Chuan taught Zhu Zhuqing several cultivation techniques, avenged Ma Hongjun by killing Bu Le and his companions, and later forced Tang San and Dai Mubai into a Martial Soul fusion attempt. The chapter left Tang San and Dai Mubai fused together after Ning Chuan pressed their lips together.

• Ning Chuan transferred the side effects of his cultivation to Tang San and taught Zhu Zhuqing four techniques.
• Ning Chuan, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong joined Ma Hongjun to confront Bu Le; Ning Chuan killed Bu Le, E Kao, and Tian Ya, then let the Gold Devouring Insects devour them.
• Yu Xiaogang began his second stage of teaching and told Tang San and Dai Mubai to demonstrate their Martial Soul fusion.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai failed to complete their fusion, and Ning Chuan realized Tang San was resisting because the experience disgusted him.
• Ning Chuan pushed Tang San and Dai Mubai together until their Martial Soul fusion intensified, then forcibly pressed their lips together.

Tang San and Dai Mubai fused their Martial Souls into the Evil Eyes Green Tiger, but Ning Chuan defeated them and exposed Yu Xiaogang’s bias. Tang San admitted Yu Xiaogang’s theory was wrong and asked whether a Wood Attribute Spirit Ring could counter his Martial Soul’s Side Effect.

• Tang San and Dai Mubai fused their Martial Souls into the Evil Eyes Green Tiger, whose Soul Power reached the level of a powerful Soul Ancestor.
• Ning Chuan dodged the tiger’s attack and countered with Mountain Splitting Chop, injuring Tang San and Dai Mubai and breaking their fusion.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Ning Chuan of being too ruthless, but Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing challenged Yu Xiaogang’s bias.
• Flender ended the confrontation and told the students to pack for their trip to Suotuo City.
• Tang San admitted that Yu Xiaogang’s theory was wrong and asked Ning Chuan whether a Wood Attribute Spirit Ring could eliminate his Martial Soul’s Side Effect.
• Ning Chuan said a Wood Attribute Spirit Ring might not work until Tang San obtained his Fifth Spirit Ring, and Tang San asked whether any attribute that overpowered poison would suffice.

Ning Chuan decided to leave Shrek with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, planning to head to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and later enroll at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. As he prepared to leave, Tang San decided to cultivate his Second Spirit and Yu Xiaogang said he would contact Tang Hao, while Ning Chuan went to meet Xiao Wu.

• Ning Chuan told Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong that he was leaving Shrek because it could no longer help him grow stronger, and both women chose to go with him.
• Ning Rongrong proposed taking them to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and arranging their admission to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Ning Chuan agreed.
• Ning Chuan declined Ning Rongrong's suggestion that Xiao Wu join them, then prepared to leave Shrek and went to meet Xiao Wu after taking precautions against Tang Hao and Tang San.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang he planned to cultivate his Second Spirit, but Yu Xiaogang urged him to wait for Tang Hao's decision and promised to contact his father.
• Ning Chuan met Xiao Wu in the woods, and she asked why he had called her out.