Chapter Summaries

Zhu Zhuqing decided to meet Ning Rongrong, the Book Friend called Glazed Baby, and considered whether to find Dai Mubai at Shrek Academy. Meanwhile, Ye Mu traveled toward Spirit City and decided to begin writing stories for the other Book Friends to prompt them to ask for updates.

• Zhu Zhuqing agreed to meet Ning Rongrong and resolved to see whether Dai Mubai matched the Storybook's description.
• Ning Rongrong hurried to the meeting place while secretly followed by guards from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Xiao Wu considered secretly joining the meetup so she could learn about the other Book Friends and seek help finding the Storybook's author.
• Ye Mu traveled toward Spirit City, noticed Zhu Zhuqing had not asked for an update, and decided to start opening stories for all the Book Friends.
• Ye Mu read comments about Bibi Dong's plans for Zhu Zhuqing and wondered whether Zhu Zhuqing would still meet Dai Mubai at Shrek Academy.
• Ye Mu considered visiting Shrek Academy and seeking Immortal Herbs in Sunset Forest, then decided the fourth story would be for another Book Friend.

Ye Mu wrote a story about Ning Rongrong and Oscar, portraying Oscar as a timid lecher whom Ning Rongrong eventually fell for. After reading it, Ning Rongrong was horrified by the prediction and vowed she would never accept Oscar or let herself be changed.

• Ye Mu spent more than half his Soul Power writing a story about Ning Rongrong leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, joining Shrek Academy, and growing close to Oscar.
• The Storybook notified its Book Friends, who read the new story and reacted to Oscar’s disturbing behavior and Ning Rongrong’s predicted future.
• Ning Rongrong read the story while heading to meet the Book Friends and was shaken to learn it described her and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong rejected the idea of falling for Oscar and said she would never accept him or let Shrek Academy change her.
• Ning Rongrong joked about asking a Titled Douluo to destroy Shrek Academy and condemned it as a den of scumbags.

Ye Mu completed the Wordless Heavenly Book’s evolution outside Spirit City, gaining greatly enhanced Soul Skills and new sealing and deduction abilities before returning to the Library. In Suotuo City, Ning Rongrong met Zhu Zhuqing at their arranged meetup.

• Ning Rongrong set out for Suotuo City, determined to confront the people at Shrek Academy after being tricked.
• The Wordless Heavenly Book reached full progress and evolved as Ye Mu approached Spirit City, raising his Soul Power to level twenty-eight.
• Ye Mu discovered that his Soul Skills had grown stronger and that the evolved Wordless Heavenly Book could seal abilities and deduce weaknesses and attacks.
• Ye Mu returned to the Library in Spirit City after considering how the Wordless Heavenly Book might fare against Tang San’s Hidden Weapons.
• Ning Rongrong arrived in Suotuo City and recognized Zhu Zhuqing in the inn’s private room.

Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu met in Suotuo City and agreed to work together to find the Storybook’s author and confront the men who had betrayed or exploited them. They left with Tang San’s Hidden Weapons as their main concern and Ning Rongrong proposing to disable him before he could use them.

• Ning Rongrong met Zhu Zhuqing, then Xiao Wu arrived and revealed she wanted to search for the Storybook’s author.
• Ning Rongrong suggested joining forces to beat up scumbags, and she persuaded Xiao Wu to reconsider Tang San’s betrayal.
• Ning Rongrong urged Zhu Zhuqing to confront Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed so she could change her future.
• Xiao Wu joined the plan but worried about Tang San’s powerful Hidden Weapons.
• Ning Rongrong proposed breaking Tang San’s hands, incapacitating him, or killing him before he could use his weapons.

After learning more about Dai Mubai’s womanizing, Zhu Zhuqing decided to give up on him, while Ning Rongrong proposed that they target Shrek’s scumbags. The three girls left the Rose Hotel considering how far to take their plans.

• Ning Rongrong urged Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to punish Tang San and Dai Mubai for what they had done.
• The three girls went to the Rose Hotel and paid the lobby manager to reveal Dai Mubai’s habits.
• The manager said Dai Mubai regularly brought different women to the hotel, including a mother and daughter the previous night.
• Zhu Zhuqing felt relieved by the confirmation and decided to leave Dai Mubai behind.
• Ning Rongrong proposed waiting in Suotuo City to beat Dai Mubai and later target the other scumbags at Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing wondered whether Ning Rongrong planned to enlist Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo against Shrek.

Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing planned to confront Dai Mubai in Suotuo City, while Ye Mu returned to Spirit City and worried that his extraordinary Spirit Rings would be exposed. The chapter left the girls preparing to ambush Dai Mubai at the Rose Hotel, with Ning Rongrong revealing she had two Expert Experience Cards.

• Ning Rongrong refused to call Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, then set out with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to find Dai Mubai.
• Ye Mu returned to the Library, told Old Riven that his second Spirit Ring was two thousand years old, and agreed to keep his talent hidden.
• Old Riven warned Ye Mu to stay low-profile and left, apparently heading toward Spirit Hall to make preparations.
• Ye Mu worried that the Junior Soul Master Academy's mobilization meeting in two days would expose his Spirit Rings and Soul Power.
• Ning Rongrong learned that Dai Mubai was gambling in Suotuo City and decided the girls would wait for him at the Rose Hotel.
• Ning Rongrong explained that an Expert Experience Card granted the strength of a rank 99 Titled Douluo for half a shichen and said she had two.

Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing set a trap for Dai Mubai at the Rose Hotel, using his own desires to humiliate him. Dai Mubai woke to a crowd staring at him, in pain and horrified by what he saw beside him.

• Ning Rongrong explained her plan to use a vacant room at the Rose Hotel to punish Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing agreed.
• Dai Mubai returned to the Rose Hotel with a beauty, drank the wine prepared in his room, and waited for her while she went to bathe.
• A group of men appeared to Dai Mubai as beauties, and he spent the night with them while the beauty fled in horror.
• At dawn, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing slipped away, leaving the room open for the hotel guests to discover.
• Dai Mubai woke at noon to a crowd mocking him, then turned toward the person beside him and went pale.

Dai Mubai woke to discover he had been drugged and humiliated with several burly men at the Rose Hotel, while Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing left after setting the scandal spreading. The three decided to seek the Storybook’s author in Spirit City, where Xiao Wu believed they might also join forces with Bibi Dong.

• Dai Mubai woke in pain beside several burly men, drove them from his room, and realized someone had tampered with his wine.
• Dai Mubai considered killing the people gossiping outside but decided against it because Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire would punish him.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing waited outside the Rose Hotel and planned to spread word of Dai Mubai’s scandal.
• Ning Rongrong proposed buying the Dragon Whisker Needle from Flender’s shop, and the three obtained it before leaving.
• Ning Rongrong raised the possibility of finding Immortal Herbs through Dugu Yan, but Zhu Zhuqing advised against taking Poison Douluo’s things.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to travel to Spirit City to look for the Storybook’s author and possibly work with Bibi Dong.

Ning Rongrong set out for Spirit City with Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, while Ning Fengzhi ordered an investigation into her companions. In Spirit City, Ye Mu attended the Junior Soul Master Academy’s mobilization meeting, where Director Su arranged for him to spar against his powerful nephew, Su Tianqi.

• Ning Rongrong traveled toward Spirit City with Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu in a luxury carriage driven by Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples.
• Ning Fengzhi learned of Rongrong’s trip, ordered an investigation into her companions, and dismissed Sword Douluo’s offer to bring her back.
• Old Riven encouraged Ye Mu to attend the mobilization meeting and said he would handle any trouble caused by Director Su.
• Director Su called Ye Mu and Su Tianqi, a level twenty-one Soul Master, forward for the first exhibition match, prompting the students to mock Ye Mu.
• Ye Mu ignored the students’ insults and walked out of the ranks to face Su Tianqi.

Ye Mu revealed his Wordless Heavenly Book Martial Soul and astonishing first Spirit Ring during an exhibition match, then defeated Su Tianqi with one Soul Skill. Director Su accused him of trying to kill Su Tianqi and prepared to attack him.

• Su Tianqi revealed his Gray Wolf Martial Soul and two hundred-year Spirit Rings, then challenged Ye Mu to use his Martial Soul.
• Ye Mu summoned the Wordless Heavenly Book and displayed a yellow first Spirit Ring that the principal judged to be close to a thousand years old.
• Su Tianqi charged with his first Soul Skill, but his claws broke against Ye Mu’s defensive book.
• Ye Mu unleashed Lone Smoke in the Desert, pierced through Su Tianqi’s second Soul Skill, and wounded him across his body.
• Director Su rushed to Su Tianqi, accused Ye Mu of striking to kill, and raised four Spirit Rings as he threatened to slaughter him.

Old Riven arrived at Ye Mu’s academy mobilization meeting, crushed Director Su’s attempted attack, and revealed his influence over the headmaster before taking Ye Mu back to the Library. Ye Mu was left wondering who Riven truly was and what plans he had for Ye Mu’s future.

• Director Su attacked Ye Mu, but Old Riven suddenly appeared and stomped him to his knees.
• Old Riven struck Director Su with his pipe, then the headmaster identified him as his teacher and obeyed his commands.
• Old Riven revealed that he had tampered with Ye Mu’s Soul Power and said Ye Mu had already met the graduation standard.
• The headmaster dismissed Director Su and warned him to leave Spirit City, so Director Su fled with Su Tianqi.
• Old Riven took Ye Mu back to the Library and asked which academy Ye Mu planned to attend.
• Ye Mu asked Old Riven who he really was.

Ye Mu learned that Old Riven planned to send him to Spirit Hall Academy, while Bibi Dong ordered him secretly watched after hearing about his sudden rise in Soul Power and connection to the Old Librarian. Unaware of Spirit Hall’s attention, Ye Mu chose Qian Renxue as the subject of his next story arc.

• Old Riven told Ye Mu he would send him to Spirit Hall Academy and offered no explanation of his own identity.
• Ye Mu kept reading at the Library, aiming to reach Soul Power level thirty before graduation, then returned home to write poetry and work on his story.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo told Bibi Dong that a twelve-year-old book-type martial soul user at the academy had suddenly displayed Soul Power above level ten.
• Bibi Dong ordered that Ye Mu be observed in secret because the Old Librarian was personally guiding him, and she did not want to provoke the old man.
• Ye Mu noticed that only Xiao Wu and Bibi Dong had urged story updates, then chose Qian Renxue for the next arc.

Ye Mu wrote a Storybook account of Qian Renxue’s lonely childhood and her departure from Spirit Hall, revealing her hidden longing for Bibi Dong’s love. Qian Renxue discovered the story and sought answers about her mother’s rejection, while Bibi Dong began to question how she had treated her daughter.

• Ye Mu used the Wordless Heavenly Book to write about Qian Renxue’s childhood, her repeated attempts to reach Bibi Dong, and her decision to leave Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue opened her Storybook, saw the new story reveal her identity and private childhood experiences, and worried that later updates would expose more of her past.
• Qian Renxue wondered why Bibi Dong hated her and hoped the Storybook might reveal the reason and help repair their relationship.
• Book Friends reacted to Qian Renxue’s story in the Book Review Section, while Bibi Dong read it without commenting.
• Bibi Dong learned that Qian Renxue had waited outside her chambers and fallen ill, then questioned whether she had been wrong to treat her daughter coldly.

Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong both requested an update after reading the story, while Ye Mu dealt with academy recruiters before writing the requested ending of Qian Renxue’s story. The chapter ended with Ye Mu reflecting on Qian Renxue’s tragic fate as he continued writing.

• Qian Renxue discovered that Bibi Dong had requested an update and wondered whether her mother might want to reconcile.
• Ye Mu saw that both Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong had requested an update, then returned to reading to raise his Soul Power.
• Teachers and recruiters from several Soul Master Academies gathered around Ye Mu and tried to recruit him.
• Old Riven sent the recruiters away, allowing Ye Mu to focus on cultivation in the Library.
• Ye Mu returned home and wrote the requested conclusion to Unrequited Love of the Broken-Winged Angel, thinking about Qian Renxue’s fate and Tang San’s Protagonist Halo.

After reading the story of her tragic future, Bibi Dong realized Qian Renxue had always loved her, while Qian Renxue resolved to kill Tang San and questioned whether she should pursue godhood. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong asking Qian Renxue to come back.

• Bibi Dong read that Qian Renxue had fallen for Tang San, repeatedly spared him, and shattered her god position to save her mother.
• Bibi Dong realized Qian Renxue had always wanted her care and felt overwhelmed by guilt and grief.
• Qian Renxue read her story and was stunned that she had become trapped by love for Tang San.
• Qian Renxue resolved to assassinate Tang San before he could threaten Spirit Hall, harm her, or kill Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renxue learned Qian Daoliu had sacrificed himself so she could become a god and wondered whether the storybook could offer another way.
• Bibi Dong tagged Qian Renxue in the Book Review Section and asked her to come back.

After the Book Review Section changed Bibi Dong’s attitude, Qian Renxue agreed to return to Spirit Hall, and Bibi Dong prepared to welcome her. Bibi Dong also received a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring and a God Position Fragment, leaving her hopeful about changing her own and her daughter’s futures.

• Qian Renxue agreed to return to Spirit Hall the next day and struggled to sleep as she thought about her mother and grandfather.
• Bibi Dong told Yue Guan to escort Qian Renxue safely back to Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena to stop testing Yu Xiaogang, and Hu Liena suspected her teacher was trying to reconcile with Qian Renxue.
• Bibi Dong resolved that Qian Renxue would not sacrifice her God Position for Tang San and considered creating or inheriting a God Position herself.
• Bibi Dong checked her update reward and received Xiao Wu's Mother's hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring and a God Position Fragment.

Bibi Dong considered how to gather more God Position Fragments and fund future Storybook updates, while Ye Mu discovered that an update reward had preserved Ah Rou’s soul inside a five-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring. Ah Rou emerged as a spirit who could aid Ye Mu and asked whether she could be resurrected, leaving her with hope of seeing Xiao Wu again.

• Bibi Dong resolved to seek Soul Bones and Soul Tools for future update pushes after losing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring lowered her Soul Power rank.
• Ye Mu found that the update push had raised his Martial Soul Evolution progress to fifteen percent and granted a five-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring containing Ah Rou’s soul spirit.
• Ah Rou spoke with Ye Mu, confirmed she could leave the Soul Ring as a spirit body, and explained that she could share Soul Power and assist him in battle.
• Ah Rou asked Ye Mu whether she could be resurrected, and Ye Mu told her that future Storybook rewards or his becoming a god might make it possible.

Ye Mu learned that Bibi Dong had claimed Ah Rou’s Spirit Ring after finding her gravely wounded, then returned to reading as his Soul Power neared level thirty. The Wordless Heavenly Book sent three golden lights to Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu’s Storybooks, prompting the girls to search Spirit City for the author.

• Ah Rou told Ye Mu that powerful Spirit Beasts had fatally wounded her before Bibi Dong encountered her and took her Spirit Ring.
• Ye Mu understood why Bibi Dong had hunted Xiao Wu and believed Bibi Dong’s promised hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring was meant as an update reward.
• Ye Mu read books at the Library while Soul Masters watched him, and he neared level thirty as he planned his third Spirit Ring.
• The Wordless Heavenly Book appeared, released three golden lights from the Library, and vanished.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu saw the lights enter their Storybooks outside Spirit City and suspected the author was nearby.
• The girls decided to search Spirit City for the author while staying wary of Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall.

Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing found the Library and discovered that the Storybook's author was the young Ye Mu. As they watched him prepare to write a new story, Ah Rou appeared, leaving the three girls hidden nearby.

• Ning Rongrong led Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing through Spirit City to search for An Xin while two Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect experts secretly guarded them.
• At the Library, Ye Mu decided to write Tang Hao and Ah Yin's story after closing time and finishing his poetry.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing spotted Ye Mu with the Wordless Heavenly Book and quietly followed him to his residence.
• The girls hid when Ah Rou appeared behind Ye Mu, then overheard him say that he would write a new story rather than continue Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's.

Xiao Wu reunited with her mother Ah Rou, who appeared as a spirit body beside Ye Mu, and learned that Bibi Dong had freed her using a Spirit Ring. Ye Mu said he could not resurrect Ah Rou yet and refused to reveal Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing’s futures unless they urged him to update.

• Ye Mu pulled Ah Rou into a chair because her spirit body floating behind him made him uneasy.
• Xiao Wu recognized Ah Rou’s aura, rushed into the room, and passed through her mother’s spirit body into a wall.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing met Ye Mu, and Ah Rou explained how Bibi Dong had used her Spirit Ring to bring her to him.
• Ah Rou told Xiao Wu that Ye Mu could not resurrect her yet but might find a way in the future, easing Xiao Wu’s anger toward Bibi Dong.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked about her future, but Ye Mu refused to tell her or update the story unless she and Ning Rongrong urged him to continue.