Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuan revealed his five-hundred-thousand-year fifth Soul Ring and gave powerful Soul Bones to Zhu Zhuqing, Wu Feng, and Ning Rongrong. Ning Rongrong thanked him with a kiss and declared she would pursue him, while Di Tian offered to find her a Soul Beast for her next breakthrough.

• Gu Yuan revealed that he had reached Spirit King level fifty-four and displayed his five-hundred-thousand-year fifth Soul Ring, astonishing everyone.
• Gu Yuan gave Zhu Zhuqing three Soul Bones over seventy thousand years old and gave Wu Feng two fire-attributed leg bones, including a hundred-thousand-year one.
• Gu Yuan presented Ning Rongrong with four Soul Bones over seventy thousand years old, and she hugged and kissed him before declaring she would pursue him.
• Gu Yuan warned Ning Rongrong that he was fickle, and Zhu Zhuqing, Wu Feng, and Ning Rongrong accepted his honesty.
• Di Tian offered to find Ning Rongrong a Soul Beast that could amplify Soul Power after she absorbed the Soul Bones.

Zhu Zhuqing, Wu Feng, and Ning Rongrong received Soul Bones from Gu Yuan, while Beibei and Xu Sanshi refused to pass benefits to women hostile to him. Tang San became increasingly jealous and tried to use Xiao Wu to vent his anger, but she refused; meanwhile, Xuanzi devised a plan to keep Gu Yuan tied to Shrek Academy.

• Di Tian promised Ning Rongrong a Ten-Thousand-Year fourth Soul Ring, and Gu Yuan asked Beibei whether he would give a Soul Bone to Tang Ya; Beibei said he would, so Gu Yuan refused him.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu sought Soul Bones through Beibei and Xu Sanshi, but Xu Sanshi refused Xiao Wu, while Gu Yuan withheld a Soul Bone from Beibei.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Wu Feng, and Ning Rongrong began absorbing their Soul Bones as Gu Yuan froze two soul beasts for them to hunt afterward.
• Tang San envied the girls’ gains and resented Gu Yuan and Di Tian, then pulled Xiao Wu into a secluded grove to try to vent his agitation; Xiao Wu pushed him away and told him to focus on cultivation.
• Xuanzi worried that the girls’ families might draw Gu Yuan away from Shrek Academy and began devising a plan to keep him there.

Xuan Zi tried to match Gu Yuan with Zhang Lexuan and persuaded Gu Yuan to give her a Soul Bone. Meanwhile, Tang San's anger and Dark Blue Silver Grass drove him to take Beibei aside, where he kissed him while disguised as Tang Ya.

• Xuan Zi privately offered Zhang Lexuan as a wife to Gu Yuan, and Gu Yuan agreed on the condition that he could have more than one wife.
• Gu Yuan gave Zhang Lexuan a right leg Soul Bone, which she accepted and began absorbing.
• Tang San returned with Xiao Wu after an apparent argument, then led Beibei away while Xiao Wu ignored Xu Sanshi and started cultivating.
• After taking Beibei far from the others, the disguised Tang Ya pressed him against a tree and kissed him.
• Tang San's resentment over being denied a Soul Bone and Xiao Wu's refusal to become the Star Wrath Scabbard, along with his Dark Blue Silver Grass's bloodlust, pushed him to seek Beibei.

Beibei woke after spending several hours with Tang San, who warned him to keep their encounter secret. Meanwhile, Xuanzi persuaded Zhang Lexuan to let go of Beibei and consider Gu Yuan, and she agreed to follow the Academy’s arrangements.

• Beibei woke in the Star Dou Forest, and Tang San told him to dress and keep their encounter secret.
• Tang San and Beibei returned to the others, where Zhang Lexuan had finished absorbing her Soul Bone and Wu Feng was absorbing a Soul Ring.
• Xuanzi told Zhang Lexuan that Beibei had chosen Tang Ya and urged her to move on and consider Gu Yuan.
• Xuanzi explained that Shrek needed Gu Yuan to stay after Mu En’s death and that the Academy had little else to offer him.
• Zhang Lexuan agreed to follow the Academy’s arrangements and admitted that she was unsure whether Gu Yuan would like her.

Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Wu Feng completed their breakthroughs after absorbing powerful soul rings and bones, with Wu Feng gaining a rare External Soul Bone. The soul-hunting expedition ended after Wu Feng reached level forty-two and a half.

• Ning Rongrong awakened at level forty-two, and Zhu Zhuqing soon followed at level thirty-eight.
• Ning Rongrong teased Zhu Zhuqing and grew suspicious that she might recognize her from another life.
• Wu Feng awakened with a Single-Horned Fire Dragon Python External Soul Bone and demonstrated its Explosive Fire Dragon Bomb.
• Wu Feng said the horn boosted her attributes and fire power, while Tang San angrily blamed Destruction for Gu Yuan's gains.
• Di Tian fused Wu Feng's External Soul Bone fully and found her a fifteen-thousand-year Single-Horned Fire Explosion Dragon.
• Wu Feng absorbed the spirit ring, reached level forty-two and a half, and the soul-hunting expedition concluded.

After the group returned to Shrek Academy, Tang San took Huo Yuhao aside to ask what had happened when they lost consciousness in the Star Dou Forest. Huo Yuhao hesitated to reveal his hidden reliance as Tang San suggested he might have received a powerful soul beast’s sacrifice.

• The group returned safely to Shrek Academy at night, where Huo Yuhao was still carrying stones and drinking salt water as punishment.
• Zhang Lexuan asked Gu Yuan to speak with her alone, and they walked toward a grove outside the Elite Class dormitories.
• Tang San brought Huo Yuhao to Sea God Lake and asked what he meant to him; Huo Yuhao called him his most cherished sect leader and trusted companion.
• Tang San asked what had happened in the Star Dou Forest while he and Beibei were unconscious, and Huo Yuhao struggled between revealing the truth and keeping Brother Sky Dream’s existence secret.
• Tang San said Gu Yuan had received a five-hundred-thousand-year soul beast’s sacrifice, and Huo Yuhao reacted with shock.

Huo Yuhao revealed that a million-year soul beast had sacrificed itself to him and granted him a second martial soul, while Tang San secretly resolved to steal his opportunities. After leaving Huo Yuhao, Tang San considered seeking Beibei again, and Huo Yuhao planned to enter the Elite Class to spend more time with Sister Xiao Ya.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm decided to watch Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuan, and to sacrifice itself to Gu Yuan if necessary.
• After Beibei swore to keep his secrets, Huo Yuhao told Tang San that a million-year soul beast had sacrificed itself to him and granted him a second martial soul.
• Tang San rejoiced at Huo Yuhao's fortune and secretly planned to seize his opportunities, while deciding he would kill Huo Yuhao if a million-year sacrifice became involved.
• Tang San refused Huo Yuhao's request to cultivate Tang Hao Power, and Beibei advised Huo Yuhao to report his Twin Martial Souls to the academy for admission to the Elite Class.
• Huo Yuhao resolved to join the Elite Class so he could spend more time with Sister Xiao Ya, while Tang San led Beibei toward the small forest and considered seeking him again.

Gu Yuan told Zhang Lexuan that Mu En may have engineered her family’s destruction to make her serve his faction and become his great-grandson’s child bride. After stopping Zhang Lexuan from rushing to attack Mu En, Gu Yuan urged her to wait, grow stronger, and strike when she had a chance to truly avenge her family.

• Zhang Lexuan told Gu Yuan the story of a little girl whose family was massacred and who became a Title Douluo’s great-grandson’s child bride.
• Gu Yuan argued that the hostile family’s attack, the girl’s survival, and her meeting with the Title Douluo suggested he had arranged the tragedy to gain her service.
• Zhang Lexuan recognized herself in the story and, believing Mu En had destroyed her family, charged to fight him.
• Gu Yuan froze Zhang Lexuan with his Eternal Frozen Prison soul skill and asked her to hear him out.
• Gu Yuan freed Zhang Lexuan and advised her to conceal her intentions, build her strength, and wait for an opportunity to kill the mastermind.

Gu Yuan persuaded Zhang Lexuan to become his girlfriend after revealing Mu En as her true enemy, and the two returned to their dormitories after finding Tang Ya and Beibei together. Back in his room, Gu Yuan discussed his plans with the Ice Dragon King and teased the Ice Empress.

• Zhang Lexuan agreed to watch for a chance to strike at her enemy, and Gu Yuan accepted her as his girlfriend after she explained Xuanzi had asked her to bind him to Shrek Academy.
• Gu Yuan kissed Zhang Lexuan, and she felt conflicted about her feelings and her loyalty to Shrek.
• Gu Yuan and Zhang Lexuan came across Tang Ya and Beibei being intimate, then continued to the dormitories while holding hands.
• Gu Yuan returned to his dormitory and meditated while Wang Dong'er bathed, then Wang Dong'er dressed and cultivated behind him using the Four Symbols Coiling Dragon Belt.
• The Ice Dragon King questioned Gu Yuan's approach to winning Zhang Lexuan over, and Gu Yuan teased the Ice Empress until she cried out for help.

At the Sea God Pavilion, the elders agreed that Gu Yuan was Shrek’s only hope and Xuanzi revealed that he had encouraged Zhang Lexuan to pursue him. Meanwhile, Ma Xiaotao planned to find Gu Yuan herself, while in the God Realm the God of Destruction confronted Tang San and the body-swapped Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan awakened.

• Xuanzi recounted the Star Dou Forest trip, and the elders discussed Gu Yuan’s immense gains and Shrek’s need to keep him from leaving.
• Xuanzi said he had persuaded Zhang Lexuan to pursue Gu Yuan, and Mu En approved while rejecting Yan Shaozhe’s request to send Ma Xiaotao to meet him.
• Yan Shaozhe told Ma Xiaotao to wait before meeting Gu Yuan, but she decided to search the Elite Class dormitories herself.
• The God of Destruction arrived at the Sea God Temple and demanded that Tang San come out, waking Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan.
• Tang Ya discovered she had become Tang San, while Jiang Nannan realized she had become Xiao Wu.

Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan discovered they had become Tang San and Xiao Wu, then sought a way to bring their loved ones to the God Realm. They traded the God Realm Central Key to the God of Destruction for help and transformed back into their younger selves, while Destruction held the key.

• Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan realized they had become Sea God Tang San and Xiao Wu and discussed using their newfound divine powers to save their families.
• The God of Destruction confronted them, and Tang Ya asked how to bring dead relatives and Jiang Nannan’s mother into the God Realm.
• The God of Destruction said he could explain an exception if they gave him the God Realm Central Key.
• Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya asked Destruction to change their appearances, and he reshaped them into their younger selves.
• Tang Ya handed the God Realm Central Key to the God of Destruction after he threatened to make his transformation permanent.

Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan secured Destruction’s promise to bring three loved ones into the God Realm, while Gu Yuan offered Xiao Xiao a choice of Soul Bones and discovered a new ability of the Purple Demon Eye. The chapter left Gu Yuan cultivating as Xiao Xiao and the other girls brought him breakfast.

• Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan gave Destruction the God Realm Central Key, and he agreed to seek special approval to bring three people into the God Realm.
• Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan chose Jiang Nanyue, Tang Qiuyue, and Lu Sanjin, leaving Beibei behind.
• Oscar suffered unusual symptoms, including nausea, exhaustion, frequent urination, increased appetite, and a rapidly swelling abdomen.
• Gu Yuan offered Xiao Xiao either ordinary Soul Bones or a set of one hundred thousand-year Soul Bones, and Xiao Xiao chose the latter without asking about his conditions.
• Wang Dong'er confronted Gu Yuan and then secretly rejoiced that he had not noticed she had been unclothed during his meditation.
• Gu Yuan found that cultivating the Purple Demon Eye with the Mysterious Ice Art let him see Soul Power circulating through other people, and Xiao Xiao later brought breakfast with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Wu Feng.

Gu Yuan reunited with Su Tong, who had joined Shrek Academy as a teacher, and revealed how much his strength had grown. Huo Yuhao entered the Elite Class, while Oscar’s mysterious pregnancy became impossible to hide.

• Gu Yuan brought Wang Dong'er to class, where Ning Rongrong and Xiao Xiao wondered why He Caitou's belly had grown so large.
• Su Tong greeted Gu Yuan as though he had once abandoned her, then revealed her Heavenly Snow Woman martial soul and introduced herself as a five-ring Spirit King.
• Gu Yuan showed Su Tong his powerful Ice Dragon King martial soul and five extraordinary soul rings, leaving her shocked by his strength.
• Zhang Lexuan introduced Huo Yuhao as a new student with Twin Martial Souls, and Gu Yuan asked her to place him in He Caitou's dormitory.
• He Caitou collapsed in pain, and Zhang Lexuan discovered that he was pregnant before Gu Yuan stepped in to stabilize the situation.

Gu Yuan confirmed that Oscar was pregnant and arranged for Tang San to perform a Caesarean section, after which Oscar named his newborn daughter Nianrong. The class resumed with Huo Yuhao displaying his martial souls, and the students laughed at his second one, Ice Luo Sanpao.

• Gu Yuan examined Oscar, confirmed he was pregnant, and told Tang San to perform a Caesarean section while the others prepared to assist.
• Tang San performed the operation, and Oscar gave birth to a daughter whom he named Nianrong.
• Gu Yuan reassured the waiting students that Oscar and his daughter were safe, and Zhang Lexuan ordered the class to continue.
• Zhang Lexuan assigned Huo Yuhao to help Oscar back to the dormitory and asked him to demonstrate his martial souls.
• Huo Yuhao showed his Spirit Eye and Ice Luo Sanpao, and Gu Yuan and Ning Rongrong laughed at the pig-shaped martial soul.

Huo Yuhao revealed his mutated second Martial Soul, drawing ridicule before Zhang Lexuan advised him on cultivation. Gu Yuan left with Zhang Lexuan for one-on-one training, setting off alarm bells among several women and giving Tang San an opening to try to surpass him.

• Huo Yuhao summoned his ice-attributed Luo Sanpao Martial Soul, and the students mocked its piglet-like appearance.
• Beibei defended Huo Yuhao and explained that Luo Sanpao could evolve into a Golden Sacred Dragon, but Huo Yuhao rejected Zhang Lexuan's cultivation advice in favor of his teacher's plan.
• Zhang Lexuan announced that she would train Gu Yuan one-on-one, and he invited her to ride atop his ice dragon to the Back Mountain.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Su Tong each resolved not to let Zhang Lexuan get ahead with Gu Yuan, while Beibei welcomed her apparent happiness.
• Tang San saw Gu Yuan's departure as a chance to surpass him, and Huo Yuhao was relieved that Yu Gang could no longer press Gu Yuan to take him as a master.

After seven days of torment, Ma Hongjun learned that Ye Xishui planned to attack Shrek, then discovered he was pregnant with Zhongli Wu’s child. He resolved to follow Bibi Dong’s example, kill the Holy Spirit Cult’s leaders, and reclaim his male body, while Ye Xishui ordered him to stay behind and bear the cult’s heir.

• Zhongli Wu tormented Ma Hongjun for seven days until a messenger reported that the Sea God inheritance’s location had been found.
• Ye Xishui announced that the Holy Spirit Cult would go to Shrek first and ordered its Title Douluo elders to gather for an attack in three days.
• Ma Hongjun became nauseated, and Ye Xishui examined him and discovered he was more than a month pregnant.
• Zhongli Wu confirmed the pregnancy and celebrated, while Ma Hongjun resolved to kill him and the other Holy Spirit Cult leaders and become a god.
• Ye Xishui told Ma Hongjun he would not join the trip to Shrek and must instead bear a holy son or daughter for the cult.

Ye Xishui blamed Mu En for humiliating her and threatened revenge, while Gu Yuan endured Zhang Lexuan’s painful training to refine his body and the Immortal Brew. After returning to the dormitory and giving Xiao Xiao a spirit bone, Gu Yuan encountered Zhu Zhuqing waiting in a sexy nightgown.

• Ye Xishui accused Mu En of secretly replacing her underwear with a rare plant branch and vowed to make him regret it, while Long Xiaoyao urged her to let go of the past.
• Gu Yuan asked Zhang Lexuan to whip him according to Eight Extremities Collapse’s training method, and the pain strengthened his body and accelerated the Immortal Brew’s refinement.
• The Ice Dragon King monitored Gu Yuan’s condition and teased him about Zhang Lexuan’s concern for him; Zhang Lexuan then brought a healing soul master who quickly cured his injuries.
• Gu Yuan returned to the dormitory and gave Xiao Xiao six spirit bones, starting with the right leg bone, and she kissed his cheek in thanks.
• Zhu Zhuqing came out of her dormitory in a revealing nightgown and surprised Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan rejected Zhu Zhuqing’s staged seduction and left after resetting her ankle, then found Ning Rongrong and Wu Feng waiting unclothed in their dormitory. After he and Wu Feng spent the night together, Gu Yuan decided to tell her that Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and others had exchanged bodies.

• Zhu Zhuqing invited Gu Yuan to stand guard while Xiao Xiao fused with her Soul Bone, then staged a bathroom fall to draw him close.
• Gu Yuan reset Zhu Zhuqing’s dislocated ankle and left the dormitory without taking advantage of her.
• Ning Rongrong tried to pull Gu Yuan into her dormitory, where he found her and Wu Feng unclothed.
• Wu Feng told Gu Yuan that Ning Tian had arranged the encounter because she feared someone would take his first time, and Gu Yuan stayed with Wu Feng.
• Afterward, Gu Yuan decided to tell Wu Feng that Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and the others had exchanged bodies.

Gu Yuan told Wu Feng that Ning Tian, Zhu Lu, Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou had exchanged bodies with older figures, and urged her to keep her distance while they waited for the exchange to reverse. After Wu Feng reaffirmed her feelings for Gu Yuan, he returned to his dormitory, where Wang Dong'er became furious when he showed no interest after seeing her naked.

• Gu Yuan explained to Wu Feng that Ning Tian and Zhu Lu were likely Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing in exchanged bodies, while Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou were likely Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar.
• Wu Feng worried about Ning Tian, then accepted Gu Yuan's advice to maintain the current situation and wait for the body exchange to reverse.
• Wu Feng asked whether Gu Yuan truly cared for her, and he reassured her before she took the initiative with him.
• Gu Yuan returned to his dormitory and encountered a naked Wang Dong'er leaving the bathroom.
• Wang Dong'er dressed in a bath towel and clothes, becoming furious because Gu Yuan showed no interest in her.

Gu Yuan told Wu Feng that Ning Tian, Zhu Lu, Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou had exchanged bodies with people from the past, and Wu Feng accepted his explanation. After reassuring her that he genuinely liked her, Gu Yuan returned to his dormitory, where he encountered a furious Wang Dong'er.

• Wu Feng asked Gu Yuan whether he was tired, then worried that Ning Tian was unconscious nearby.
• Gu Yuan told Wu Feng that the current Ning Tian and several others were not themselves, and he suspected Ning Tian had exchanged bodies with Ning Rongrong.
• Wu Feng learned that Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar had likely exchanged bodies with Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou, and she condemned the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Gu Yuan reassured Wu Feng that he was with her because he liked her, and she became happy and took the initiative.
• After returning to his dormitory, Gu Yuan saw Wang Dong'er naked, showed little interest, and went to wash while she dressed in anger.