Chapter Summaries

Shrek Academy’s teachers blocked Ye Mu’s convoy and tried to persuade Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to return, then revealed their plan to take them by force. Ye Mu stood ready to protect his companions as Shrek threatened to attack.

• Flender and Yu Xiaogang decided to intercept Ye Mu’s convoy, intending to kill Ye Mu and Spirit Hall’s people if they could not keep Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing at Shrek.
• Flender led Shrek’s teachers and students out of Heaven Dou City to pursue Ye Mu’s convoy toward Spirit City.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai tried to persuade Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to return, but both women rejected them.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Ye Mu of abducting the women, and Ye Mu called out Shrek’s plan to seize them by force.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered Flender to attack, and Shrek’s group revealed their martial souls and Spirit Rings.

Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo intervened when Shrek Academy tried to seize Ye Mu, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing. Sword Douluo severely injured the Shrek group before the convoy departed, leaving Flender and Yu Xiaogang blamed by their own teachers.

• Shrek Academy closed in on Ye Mu and the others, intending to force Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to reveal their cultivation methods and kill the rest.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo emerged from the carriage, and the Shrek group realized they faced two Titled Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi condemned Yu Xiaogang, while Ye Mu asked for Shrek to be taught a lesson rather than killed.
• Sword Douluo knocked down and seriously injured the Shrek group, breaking Yu Xiaogang's legs and Flender's arm.
• The convoy departed as Flender and Yu Xiaogang's teachers criticized them for trying to kidnap the others.

Shao Xin, Li Yusong, and Lu Qibin left Shrek Academy after Flender sided with Yu Xiaogang, leaving the academy’s future uncertain. Ye Mu reached Spirit City with the Fourth God Trial revealed: he had to endure a Titled Douluo’s attacks for the time it took one incense stick to burn.

• Shao Xin, Li Yusong, and Lu Qibin denounced Yu Xiaogang and the students’ motives, then resigned from Shrek Academy after Flender failed to oppose him.
• Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Yu Xiaogang returned to Shrek, where Yu Xiaogang proposed affiliating the academy with Heaven Dou Academy in Heaven Dou City.
• Yu Xiaogang considered finding a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone to restore Tang San’s hands, while the Shrek students remained badly injured and dispirited.
• Ye Mu learned that the Fourth God Trial required him to endure for one incense stick against a Titled Douluo and considered asking Sword Douluo or Bone Douluo to help.
• Ye Mu arrived outside Spirit City after nearly half a month, having reached level sixty-five and advanced his martial soul progress to seventy percent.

After returning to Spirit City, Ye Mu left Bibi Dong and Ning Fengzhi to negotiate cooperation and took his teammates back to Spirit Hall Academy. He agreed to attend the academy’s upcoming exchange meeting, then led the group to the Great Soul Arena as Shrek Academy began making its move.

• Bibi Dong and Ning Fengzhi began discussing cooperation between Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect while Ye Mu and the others left Pope Palace.
• Ye Mu returned to Spirit Hall Academy with his teammates, where Yan learned they had reached level fifty and hurried off to cultivate.
• Ye Mu proposed practical combat training and medicinal baths to help Yan and the others improve.
• Xie Yue told Ye Mu about the Academy Exchange Meeting, and Ye Mu agreed to attend the academy’s internal event the day after tomorrow.
• Ye Mu took the group to the Great Soul Arena to earn Gold Soul Coins and gain combat experience as Shrek Academy began taking action.

Ye Mu and his companions continued training and winning team battles while the injured members of Shrek Academy prepared to move to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Tang Hao learned that Tang San had lost both hands and left to seek Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones and pursue revenge against Ye Mu.

• Ye Mu, Xiao Wu, Xie Yue, Yan, and the others fought team battles, prompting Yan to vow to reach the Soul Emperor rank within three years.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender that Shrek Academy would leave for Heaven Dou Royal Academy the next day, despite the group's severe injuries and depleted staff.
• Tang Hao appeared at Yu Xiaogang's window and demanded to know who had crippled Tang San's hands.
• Yu Xiaogang explained the Great Soul Arena match and accused Xiao Wu of abandoning Tang San for Ye Mu.
• Yu Xiaogang said Tang San could recover if he obtained two Hundred Thousand Year arm bones, and Tang Hao left to find them.

Ye Mu and the Spirit Hall delegation arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy for an exchange meeting and found Shrek Academy embroiled in a confrontation with Prince Xue Beng. Dugu Yan challenged Dai Mubai after he insulted the academy, leaving Dai Mubai stunned when she revealed her level and martial soul.

• Ye Mu learned about the exchange meeting’s scholarly and martial contests and decided Spirit Hall should cultivate promising young students.
• Ye Mu led the Spirit Hall delegation, accompanied by Chrysanthemum Douluo and Sword Douluo, toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Skywater Academy.
• After more than half a month of travel, the delegation arrived near Heaven Dou Royal Academy and spotted Flender and the Shrek group in a dispute with Prince Xue Beng.
• Dugu Yan confronted Dai Mubai for causing trouble and insulting Heaven Dou Academy, while Yu Tianheng recognized Yu Xiaogang and tried to calm her.
• Dai Mubai announced that he was level thirty-seven, but Dugu Yan declared that she was level forty-nine with a Jade Dragon martial soul.

Dugu Yan revealed her level-forty-nine Jade Dragon martial soul and defeated Dai Mubai in one move, then stopped Flender from retaliating by warning him that her grandfather was Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo. As she demanded to know why Shrek had come to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Yu Tianheng recognized Yu Xiaogang and stepped forward to speak with her.

• Dugu Yan disclosed her level-forty-nine cultivation and mocked Dai Mubai and the Shrek students.
• Dugu Yan used Jade Dragon Twin Kill to break through Dai Mubai’s attack and send him flying, defeating him with one move.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar helped Dai Mubai up, while Dugu Yan taunted them and warned Flender against intervening.
• Dugu Yan revealed that her grandfather was Dugu Bo, making Flender and Zhao Wuji back down.
• Dugu Yan demanded to know why Shrek had come to Heaven Dou Academy, and Yu Tianheng recognized Yu Xiaogang and stepped forward to speak.

Yu Tianheng tried to use his family connection to help Yu Xiaogang and the Shrek group apply to Heaven Dou Academy, but Dugu Yan refused and publicly condemned their behavior. As Ye Mu and the others watched, they decided to cause the Shrek group more trouble.

• Yu Tianheng greeted Yu Xiaogang as his second uncle and offered to take the Shrek group to Heaven Dou Academy's Education Committee to apply.
• Dugu Yan blocked Yu Tianheng, accused the Shrek group of looking down on the academy and bullying the young with the old, and refused to let them in unless Yu Tianheng could defeat her.
• Yu Xiaogang protested that Dugu Yan was interfering, but she mocked him, provoking laughter from the Heaven Dou Academy students and making him spit blood.
• Yu Tianheng defended Yu Xiaogang, while Dugu Yan insisted the Shrek group had mistreated Heaven Dou Academy students and left him unable to answer.
• Ye Mu, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan watched from the carriage, and Ye Mu and Yan agreed to give the Shrek group some excitement.

Ye Mu and Hu Liena confronted Shrek Academy at Heaven Dou Academy, where Ye Mu exposed Shrek’s past attacks and attempted abduction. After revealing their identities as Spirit Hall’s Saint Son and Saintess, they secured Dugu Yan’s refusal to admit Shrek.

• Dugu Yan blocked Shrek Academy’s people from entering Heaven Dou Academy as Yu Tianheng tried to defend his second uncle, Yu Xiaogang.
• Ye Mu arrived with Spirit Hall Academy and recounted how Shrek had attacked his group in Suotuo City and later tried to seize Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Heaven Dou Academy’s students condemned Shrek, while Yu Tianheng struggled to preserve his family’s reputation and protect Yu Xiaogang.
• Ye Mu threatened to involve Spirit Hall in the matter, and Dai Mubai challenged his authority to represent it.
• Ye Mu and Hu Liena revealed that they were Spirit Hall’s Saint Son and Saintess, leaving Shrek’s people stunned and Yu Tianheng unable to defend them.
• Dugu Yan declared that Heaven Dou Academy would never admit Shrek Academy.

Ye Mu and the Spirit Hall Academy delegation entered Heaven Dou Academy after Dugu Yan drove Shrek away, then heard about the confrontation at the gates. The Imperial Fighting Team split over Yu Tianheng’s defense of Shrek, and Dugu Yan challenged his authority as captain.

• Dugu Yan refused to admit Shrek, and Flender led his group away to seek a place at Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Dugu Yan escorted Ye Mu’s delegation into Heaven Dou Academy, where the Three Great Education Committees arranged accommodations and assigned her to give them a tour.
• Ye Mu told Meng Shenji what Yu Tianheng had done at the gates, so Meng Shenji chose Dugu Yan rather than Yu Tianheng to guide the delegation.
• Dugu Yan returned to the Imperial Fighting Team’s Activity Room and found its members divided over Yu Tianheng’s defense of Shrek.
• Yu Tianheng ordered Dugu Yan to apologize to his second uncle, but Dugu Yan refused and called for the Imperial Fighting Team to disband or impeach its captain.

Dugu Yan called for Yu Tianheng’s impeachment, but when he appealed to the Three Great Education Committees, she quit the Imperial Fighting Team instead. Ye Lingling and the other members followed, leaving Yu Tianheng alone, while Dugu Yan invited Ye Lingling to meet Ye Mu.

• Dugu Yan accused Yu Tianheng of putting himself before his teammates and called for him to be impeached and expelled from the Imperial Fighting Team.
• Ye Lingling, the Shi Mo brothers, Yu Feng, and Osler supported Dugu Yan, leaving Yu Tianheng without enough support to remain captain.
• Yu Tianheng insisted that only the Three Great Education Committees could remove him, so Dugu Yan formally withdrew from the team.
• Ye Lingling followed Dugu Yan out, and the other team members also left, leaving Yu Tianheng alone in the Activity Room.
• Dugu Yan invited Ye Lingling to meet Ye Mu, and Ye Lingling agreed.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling visited Ye Mu, where Lingling asked how to change the fate of Nine Heart Begonia Soul Masters. The group urged her to seek Storybook rewards by requesting updates, while Dugu Yan said she wanted to remain at Heaven Dou Academy and help prevent a future war.

• Dugu Yan put off forming a new team with Shi Mo and the others, then went with Ye Lingling to visit Ye Mu.
• Ning Rongrong welcomed Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and Qian Renxue complained about the Book Friends chatting in the Book Review Section before privately messaging Bibi Dong.
• Ye Lingling asked whether Nine Heart Begonia Soul Masters could escape their fate, and Ye Mu explained that urging Storybook updates could bring better rewards than comments.
• Ning Rongrong noticed frequent anonymous comments, and Ye Mu complained that anonymous Book Friends made it harder to guess their identities.
• Dugu Yan suggested they go out before the Exchange Meeting and declined Hu Liena's invitation to join Spirit Hall Academy, saying she wanted to help prevent war.

Ye Mu persuaded Dugu Yan that a war with Spirit Hall was unlikely, while Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling showed his group around Heaven Dou Academy. Yu Tianheng found the displaced Shrek group in Heaven Dou City and suggested they look into Blue Tyrant Academy.

• Ye Mu explained that Bibi Dong had no intention of starting a war, though he acknowledged Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect could still provoke one.
• The next morning, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling guided Ye Mu and the others around Heaven Dou Academy.
• Yu Tianheng saw Dugu Yan with Ye Mu's group and, after deciding to rebuild the Imperial Fighting Team, went to find his second uncle.
• Yu Tianheng found Yu Xiaogang and the Shrek group stranded in Heaven Dou City after they had spent the night on the streets.
• Yu Tianheng suggested that the Shrek group visit Blue Tyrant Academy.

Liu Erlong learned that Shrek was coming to Blue Tyrant Academy and arranged to reject them with a sign barring Shrek and dogs. Flender's group arrived expecting a welcome, but the guards refused to let them enter or meet the headmaster.

• Flender welcomed Yu Tianheng's suggestion to take Shrek to Blue Tyrant Academy, believing his connection there would secure them a place.
• Liu Erlong learned Shrek was on its way and asked her Live Broadcast audience how to turn them away.
• Dugu Yan blamed Yu Tianheng for helping Shrek, and Ye Mu suggested putting up a sign that said Shrek and dogs were not allowed inside.
• Liu Erlong ordered the insulting sign placed at the academy gates while Flender assured Shrek's students they could settle in and prepare for the Advanced Soul Master Tournament.
• Shrek arrived and saw the sign, then Flender tried to enter and asked to meet the headmaster.
• The guards recognized Flender as being from Shrek Academy and told the group they could not enter or see the headmaster.

Flender brought the Shrek group to Blue Tyrant Academy, expecting Liu Erlong to welcome them, but she refused to let them join. Liu Erlong began exposing Yu Xiaogang’s past, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Flender argued with Blue Tyrant Academy’s guards after they barred the Shrek group from entering.
• Yu Tianheng accused Spirit Hall Academy or Heaven Dou Academy of ordering the guards to obstruct them, and Flender moved to attack before Liu Erlong arrived.
• Liu Erlong told Flender and Yu Xiaogang that she had ordered the sign and that Blue Tyrant Academy would not accept them.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to explain their past relationship, but Liu Erlong rejected his excuses and said no one had pressured her to refuse them.
• Liu Erlong declared that she would expose Yu Xiaogang’s hypocritical nature.

Liu Erlong exposed Yu Xiaogang for knowingly pursuing her to study mutated martial souls and announced the end of the Golden Iron Triangle. She also revealed that Blue Tyrant Academy had joined Spirit Hall, leaving Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and the others stunned.

• Liu Erlong condemned Shrek for blocking the road and recruiting students, then accused Yu Xiaogang of approaching her despite knowing she was his cousin.
• Liu Erlong claimed Yu Xiaogang had informed her father about their wedding, while Flender and the others reacted with disbelief.
• Flender tried to get Yu Xiaogang to explain, but Liu Erlong told the Shrek group to leave Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Liu Erlong officially disbanded the Golden Iron Triangle, despite Flender and Yu Xiaogang's protests.
• Liu Erlong revealed that Blue Tyrant Academy had joined Spirit Hall and defended the decision by citing its resources, her authority, and regular lessons from a Titled Douluo.

Liu Erlong rejected Yu Xiaogang and Shrek Academy, revealed that she had become a Titled Douluo, and reaffirmed her decision to affiliate Blue Tyrant Academy with Spirit Hall. The chapter left Yu Xiaogang fixated on discovering how she had grown so powerful while the academy celebrated its headmistress.

• Flender envied Spirit Hall's generous offer to Blue Tyrant Academy, while Yu Xiaogang accused Liu Erlong of being manipulated and warned her against joining.
• Liu Erlong threatened to expose Yu Xiaogang's behavior and Tang San's identity as Tang Hao's son, alarming Yu Xiaogang.
• Liu Erlong summoned her Fire Dragon martial soul and revealed nine Spirit Rings, including two hundred-thousand-year rings, shocking everyone with her strength as a Titled Douluo.
• Yu Xiaogang excitedly questioned Liu Erlong about her martial soul and Spirit Ring changes, hoping to discover how they could help his own cultivation.
• Blue Tyrant Academy's students cheered for Liu Erlong, while she read the Live Broadcast Room comments mocking Yu Xiaogang.

Liu Erlong confronted Yu Xiaogang and Flender at Blue Tyrant Academy, revealing Yu Xiaogang’s alleged fraud and humiliating the Shrek group with her Titled Douluo strength. After the group withdrew, Yu Tianheng left to ask the clan about Liu Erlong, while Yu Xiaogang remained fixated on studying her evolved martial soul.

• Liu Erlong accused Yu Xiaogang of stealing his theories, relying on clan resources, and deceiving her, then threatened to expose him to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Liu Erlong unleashed her Titled Douluo pressure, forcing members of the Shrek group to their knees and warning them not to anger her.
• Flender pushed Yu Xiaogang away from Blue Tyrant Academy as Liu Erlong and the students declared Shrek and dogs unwelcome.
• Yu Tianheng settled the Shrek group in one of his Heaven Dou City houses, then left to return to the academy and ask about Liu Erlong’s status.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender he wanted to learn how Liu Erlong’s martial soul and Spirit Rings had changed, while Flender privately resented his motives.

After Dugu Yan and the others discussed obstructing Shrek Academy, Yu Tianheng reported Liu Erlong’s rise to Titled Douluo to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. The clan celebrated her strength, but Yu Yuanzhen turned cold when Yu Tianheng asked about her past with Yu Xiaogang.

• Dugu Yan asked where Shrek would go after Blue Tyrant Academy rejected them, and Ye Mu predicted they would seek another Advanced Soul Master Academy.
• Dugu Yan and Hu Liena offered to use their connections to make other academies reject Shrek.
• The group saw Yu Tianheng’s carriage leaving Heaven Dou City and returned to the academy.
• Yu Tianheng reached the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan headquarters and told Yu Yuanzhen and the clan elders that Liu Erlong had become a Titled Douluo with two hundred-thousand-year Spirit Rings.
• The clan elders celebrated Liu Erlong’s strength, but Yu Yuanzhen’s expression turned cold when Yu Tianheng began asking about Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong’s past.

Yu Tianheng learned that his family had discovered Yu Xiaogang’s relationship with Erlong before their marriage and ordered him to avoid Yu Xiaogang. At the Heaven Dou Academy Exchange Meeting venue, Dugu Yan rejected Yu Tianheng’s attempt to bring her back to the Imperial Fighting Team and declared she would form the Heaven Dou Fighting Team.

• Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Tianheng that Yu Xiaogang had known Erlong was his cousin from the start, and that the family learned of their relationship before the marriage.
• Yu Yuanzhen ordered Yu Tianheng to return to Blue Tyrant Academy and have no further dealings with Yu Xiaogang.
• Dugu Yan explained the Exchange Meeting’s arena and points system to Ye Mu and the others.
• Yu Tianheng approached Dugu Yan at the venue and asked her to talk privately and return with him.
• Dugu Yan refused Yu Tianheng, said the Imperial Fighting Team had disbanded for her, and announced she would form the Heaven Dou Fighting Team.