Chapter Summaries

Leng Qingning’s quasi-god strength let her isolate the battlefield while Cai Yue'er faced Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen. The sisters’ combined power broke through Cai Yue'er’s Dark Moon Domain, leaving her defeated and unable to control the fight.

• Ya Li came to take Cai Yue'er back, while Leng Yaozhu explained that the White Sisters would be the final test and Shrek might need to pay a ransom if Cai Yue'er lost.
• Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to pressure Cai Yue'er as the battle rose into the sky.
• Cai Yue'er activated her Dark Moon Domain and unleashed her Eighth Soul Skill, Moon Fall, against the sisters.
• Bai Haoze drew on Bai Zhicen’s Soul Power and used Light Aria to dissolve Cai Yue'er's silver crescents.
• Bai Haoze summoned a Star Unicorn with her Eighth Soul Skill, Star-Shining Shadow Painting, and sealed Cai Yue'er's Dark Moon Domain.
• Bai Haoze expanded Light Aria until it swallowed the Dark Moon Domain, leaving Cai Yue'er pale and shaken.

Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Instant Light, and defeated Cai Yue'er, destroying her Battle Armor and weakening her Martial Soul Origin. After Instant Light faded, Cai Yue'er collapsed from the sky while the sisters were left drained of Soul Power.

• Bai Haoze said she could seal Cai Yue'er for only three seconds, and Bai Zhicen agreed that it would be enough to finish her.
• Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen embraced and fused their Light Unicorn and Space Unicorn powers to unleash Instant Light.
• Cai Yue'er used her Ninth Soul Skill, Silver Moon Annihilation, but Instant Light trapped her and overwhelmed her attack.
• Instant Light destroyed Cai Yue'er's Silver Moon Nether Battle Armor and Silver Moon Scepter while shrinking her Martial Soul Origin and rapidly aging her.
• Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen ended their fusion, and Cai Yue'er fell from the sky in terror and despair.

Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen beat Cai Yue'er before Shrek and the Phoenix Family negotiated her release. Shrek paid a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and removed Cai Yue'er as Outer Court dean, while Leng Yaozhu warned that further trouble would not be tolerated.

• Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen pummeled Cai Yue'er and left her unconscious on the competition platform.
• Ya Li explained that Cai Yue'er had lost much of her vital blood essence and would suffer lasting physical and emotional consequences.
• Ya Li offered Leng Yaozhu a Hundred Thousand Year Demonic Flame Mad Lion left arm bone as Shrek's apology, and said Brother Ming had removed Cai Yue'er as Outer Court dean and sentenced her to ten years of seclusion.
• Leng Yaozhu accepted the soul bone and ordered Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen to leave, warning Ya Li that Shrek must keep Cai Yue'er from causing more trouble.
• Ya Li instructed Shen Yi to take Cai Yue'er away, and Shen Yi asked Wu Zhangkong to help before he refused.

Shen Yi asked Wu Zhangkong to contact his students for help, while An Lan and the others discussed Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen’s fight and watched Na’er tease Gu Yue. The chapter ended with Gu Yue denying any plan to join Shrek Academy and resolving again to fuse with Na’er.

• Shen Yi persuaded Wu Zhangkong to try contacting Wulin and the others for help at the venue.
• Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen told An Lan they had fought Cai Yue'er with everything they had, though their Ring Fusion Technique could have made the fight shorter.
• Yuanen Yehui criticized Bai Zhicen’s punches and accepted her challenge to spar when her cultivation caught up.
• Na’er spotted Tang Wulin and Xie Xie helping Cai Yue'er and used their connection to Shrek to accuse Gu Yue of planning to join Shrek Academy.
• Gu Yue denied Na’er’s accusation and reaffirmed her intention to complete her fusion with Na’er.

Mu Xi began to share what she knew about Wu Zhangkong’s past, but Na’er’s favorite online novels took over the conversation. An Lan improvised an ending to one bizarre story, leaving everyone laughing.

• Mu Xi offered to tell the group about Wu Zhangkong’s tragic past, but Na’er interrupted to ask whether the story rivaled her favorite novel.
• Na’er explained the premise of Wastrel Ice Silkworm, the Ice and Snow Lords Fall for Me, and An Lan teased her for liking a familiar story with new names.
• Yuanen Yehui mocked Na’er by reciting the plot of Wastrel Luo Sanpao’s Comeback: Tang San Is My Wife’s Stepfather, while An Lan held Na’er back and asked to read it.
• Na’er said the novel had been taken down after its author, Tang Family Three Ghosts, stopped writing, and Gu Yue remarked that humans and Soul Beasts should not be together.
• An Lan invented the novel’s ending with the line, “San’er, it’s me, Gangzi!” and the group burst into laughter.

Mu Xi’s story of Wu Zhangkong and Long Bing’s tragic romance stirred the women, while An Lan remained unmoved and questioned Shrek’s decision to release Long Bing. Na’er condemned him as insensitive, leaving their disagreement unresolved.

• Mu Xi recounted Wu Zhangkong and Long Bing’s tragic love story, and Na’er, Yuanen Yehui, and Mu Xi praised the power of love.
• Gu Yue silently dismissed romance as a poison and believed Na’er’s attachment would make it easier to reclaim her origin and divine weapon.
• Na’er asked Bai Zhicen and Bai Haoze whether they found the love story beautiful, and Bai Zhicen claimed romance was an optional distraction for adults.
• Na’er mocked Bai Zhicen’s claim that she had a career, and An Lan soothed her by promising that she and Bai Haoze would lead the Spirit Pagoda’s Ming Capital branch someday.
• An Lan criticized Shrek for releasing Long Bing after discovering she was a Holy Spirit Cult mole, and Na’er called him clueless and insensitive.

An Lan argued that Wu Zhangkong’s choices were disgraceful, then joked that he would give up alcohol while defending his other vices. Na’er tested their friendship with increasingly large demands for Ice Plain Rhino Crisp and discovered An Lan had already lost his stash to her.

• An Lan condemned Wu Zhangkong for betraying his mentor and letting grief halt his cultivation, while Na’er defended his devotion to romance.
• An Lan announced that he was giving up alcohol, prompting the Silver-Haired Girl to realize he was joking.
• Na’er asked An Lan what their relationship meant, and he called them irreplaceable family and the closest of friends.
• An Lan promised to give Na’er hundreds or thousands of boxes of Ice Plain Rhino Crisp if he had them.
• An Lan checked his Spatial Soul Tool and discovered Na’er had eaten all the Ice Plain Rhino Crisp he had stored, so Na’er angrily shook him for his empty promises.

The forging finals narrowed to Tang Wulin and Yuanen Yehui as their skill and powerful forging rhythms forced the other finalists to stop. Mu Chen denied that the Blacksmith Association was taking sides in the conflict involving Shrek Academy and the Phoenix Family, while Su Lin remained concerned about Shrek’s standing.

• Yuanen Yehui forged Black Gold with her Flame Gold Hammer while Tang Wulin worked Heavy Silver using the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer technique.
• The two contestants’ forging ripples disrupted the other Blacksmiths, who stopped hammering and gave up.
• Su Lin congratulated Mu Chen that his two pupils were competing for the championship and runner-up spots.
• Su Ling questioned Mu Chen about whether the Blacksmith Association planned to side with the Phoenix Family.
• Mu Chen denied that the association was taking sides and said Shrek Academy should consider where the Yuanen Family stood.
• Su Lin understood Mu Chen’s implication that Zhen Hua’s authority protected the Blacksmith Association, but warned that Shrek Academy still mattered.

Yuanen Yehui and Tang Wulin both achieved Thousand-Refinement, First Grade at the Blacksmith Grand Competition, while Su Lin learned that Shrek faced formidable opposition if it challenged the Blacksmith Association. The two young blacksmiths awaited the judges’ decision, with Tang Wulin accepting that Yuanen Yehui had won.

• Mu Chen told Su Lin that Yuanen Tiandang was Level 98 and that his father was a Limit Douluo, giving An Lan’s side powerful backing against Shrek.
• Yuanen Yehui completed a Thousand-Refinement, First Grade Black Gold, and Tang Wulin completed a Thousand-Refinement, First Grade Heavy Silver.
• Mu Ye congratulated Yuanen Tiandang on his daughter’s forging talent, and Yuanen Tiandang reflected guiltily on his stubbornness about her relationship with An Lan.
• Zhen Hua invited the judges and Blacksmith Grandmasters to compare the two forged pieces and choose the championship winner.
• Tang Wulin told Yuanen Yehui that he had lost, acknowledging that her Black Gold was harder to forge and that she finished first.

Yuanen Yehui won the forging competition, and the event concluded with Tang Wulin accepting his runner-up prize without resentment. Meanwhile, the seven Shrek students remained devastated by their defeat, and Shen Yi stayed behind to help them recover before they returned to the academy.

• Yuanen Yehui and Tang Wulin acknowledged that each could reliably forge only one metal to Thousand-Refinement First Grade, and Mu Ye and Yuanen Tiandang arrived to meet them.
• The judges unanimously declared Yuanen Yehui the winner, and Mu Chen presented the prizes to her and Tang Wulin.
• Zhen Hua announced the end of the forging events at the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition.
• Shen Yi switched on the lights in the hotel suite and rebuked Yu Tianheng, Ning Yue, Wang Teng, Duanmu Ying, Su Xiu, Ye Xinglan, and Xu Lizhi for hiding in the dark after their defeat.
• Ning Yue asked Shen Yi to leave them alone, while Shen Yi softened and told them to open the curtains when they were ready.

After the forging competition, Yuanen Yehui reunited with her parents and gave her prize money to her mother, leaving Yuanen Tiandang out of the decision. Meanwhile, Shen Yi stayed with the seven defeated students as they struggled with despair.

• Shen Yi switched off the lights and quietly stayed near the seven students, who were still shaken by their defeat to An Lan.
• Tang Wulin collected his forging prize and hurried off to meet Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan for their afternoon match.
• Yuanen Tiandang blocked An Lan and said he and Yehui would spend the next few days with Yuanen Yehui, prompting Na'er to leave with An Lan.
• Yuanen Yehui persuaded Yehui to let her join An Lan and Na'er before dinner, despite Yuanen Tiandang trying to hold her back.
• Yuanen Yehui gave her three million Federation Credits to Yehui and told her to keep Yuanen Tiandang from having spare money, then hurried after An Lan and Na'er.

After Yuanen Yehui's victory drew attention to An Lan, he, Na'er, and Yuanen returned to their hotel, where Yehui surprised An Lan with an unexpected kiss. Na'er erupted in shock, and Leng Yaozhu, Leng Qingning, and Le Lingzhao recognized that the rivalry had begun.

• An Lan, Na'er, and Yuanen Yehui abandoned their shopping plans when crowds recognized them outside Skysea Stadium and returned to the hotel.
• Na'er fed An Lan chips, and he reminded her that she had eaten three boxes and twelve packets of his Ice Plain Rhino Crisp.
• Yuanen Yehui showered, brushed her teeth, and secretly prepared to catch An Lan and Na'er off guard.
• Yuanen Yehui approached An Lan and kissed him before he could react, leaving Na'er frozen in shock.
• Na'er screamed, while Leng Yaozhu, Leng Qingning, and Le Lingzhao sensed what had happened and declared that the conflict had begun.

Shrek’s Elders argued over the unrest and Ya Li’s compensation of the Phoenix family with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. Long Yeyue stormed out after clashing with Yun Ming, who then explained his decision and secured the Elders’ agreement.

• The Red-Robed Elder blamed Cai Yue'er for the dispute and proposed forcing the Phoenix and Angel families to apologize publicly to Shrek Academy.
• Long Yeyue criticized Ya Li for giving away the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and Yun Ming said he had authorized the compensation.
• Long Yeyue challenged Yun Ming and stormed out of the Sea God Pavilion when he questioned her ability to force Leng Yaozhu to apologize.
• Yun Ming explained that the urgent situation had left no time for a Sea God Pavilion Meeting and said the matter was settled.
• Feng Wuyu, Zhuo Shi, and the other Elders supported Yun Ming’s decision, and no one objected.

Long Yeyue rejected Cai Yue'er's attempt to claim Shrek's Heavenly Forged Metal and warned her that Yun Ming would likely remove her as Outer Court Dean. At the Skysea Grand Hotel, Yuanen Yehui kissed An Lan before Na'er could stop her, and the two girls ended the chapter wrestling over him.

• Long Yeyue refused to support Cai Yue'er taking the academy's treasured Heavenly Forged Metal, which had been reserved for the next Sea God Pavilion Master.
• Long Yeyue told Cai Yue'er that Yun Ming would likely remove her as Outer Court Dean and confine her to her quarters.
• Na'er watched Yuanen Yehui kiss An Lan for ten minutes, then lunged at her in anger.
• Na'er and Yuanen Yehui wrestled across the sofa and onto the floor as An Lan watched and pretended to intervene.
• Yuanen Yehui surrendered, and Na'er pinned her down while accusing her of stealing her husband.
• Yuanen Yehui defended the kiss as a first move and complained that Na'er had ruined her sentimental dress.

Yuanen Yehui and Na'er competed for An Lan's affection before sharing a meal and discussing their plans while Yuanen Yehui was away. Meanwhile, Ye Xinglan overcame her despair and resolved to pursue the path to becoming a Limit Douluo, starting by defeating Na'er and eventually challenging An Lan.

• Yuanen Yehui gave Na'er ten minutes alone with An Lan after winning their latest contest, and An Lan teased Na'er about brushing her teeth.
• Yuanen Yehui returned from the bedroom, and Na'er showed off before ordering a feast for the three of them.
• Na'er told Yuanen Yehui that An Lan had already been kissed by his teachers, and An Lan explained that he and Na'er could rest or watch the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition while Yuanen Yehui visited her parents.
• An Lan considered preparing Two-Word Battle Armor for himself, Yuanen Yehui, and Na'er as Yuanen Yehui approached Soul Ancestor rank.
• Ye Xinglan opened the curtains in the Shrek Seven's suite and told Shen Yi she would not give in to despair, resolving to defeat Na'er and then challenge An Lan.

Shen Yi restored the six students’ confidence by urging them to pursue their own paths despite An Lan’s brilliance, and they imagined catching up through cultivation and Battle Armor. A message reached Shen Yi, leaving Yu Tianheng to suspect that the academy’s punishment notice had arrived.

• Shen Yi encouraged the six students by reminding them that they could still become renowned experts in the new golden age.
• Xu Lizhi praised Ye Xinglan’s sword insight and argued that An Lan had likely focused only on Soul Power, rekindling the group’s determination to surpass him.
• Ye Xinglan felt uncomfortable under Xu Lizhi’s fervent gaze, while Shen Yi privately worried about his feelings for her.
• A message arrived on Shen Yi’s Soul Guidance Communicator, and she urged the students to go home, rest, and resume steady cultivation.
• Yu Tianheng noticed Shen Yi’s brief change in expression and asked whether the academy’s punishment notice had arrived.

Shen Yi announced the Sea God Pavilion’s punishment for the seven disciples after An Lan defeated them, stripping Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi of their Inner Court status and imposing tougher entry requirements. She also warned that An Lan’s powerful allies and Shrek’s damaged reputation would leave the group facing hostility from Outer Court students.

• Ye Xinglan told Shen Yi that the seven would accept punishment as long as they were not expelled, and Shen Yi reassured them that expulsion was not planned.
• Shen Yi said the humiliating defeat carried serious consequences, though she considered An Lan’s strength overwhelming and blamed Cai Yue'er for forcing the match.
• Shen Yi announced that Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi would lose their Inner Court status and return to the Outer Court, while all seven faced stricter Battle Armor requirements to enter the Inner Court.
• Shen Yi described An Lan’s backing from powerful families and figures, including two Limit Douluos, Heavenly Phoenix Douluo, Angel Douluo, Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua, and Body Douluo Mu Ye.
• Shen Yi warned that Shrek’s rivals were exploiting the defeat and that Outer Court students would likely blame and harass the seven, leaving them with little chance to cultivate in peace.

An Lan and Na'er went on their first official date, visiting a restaurant while Na'er planned to sample twenty-one places. Ye Xinglan, weighed down by Shrek Academy’s public scandal, spotted them and entered the restaurant, unaware that Xu Lizhi had followed her.

• Na'er advanced to level forty after meditating overnight with An Lan, then urged him to go on a date.
• Na'er took An Lan to a restaurant and revealed her plan to visit twenty-one local food spots.
• An Lan and Na'er shared a meal and chatted together by the restaurant window.
• Ye Xinglan wandered the streets, blaming herself for Shrek Academy’s crisis, then spotted An Lan and Na'er and headed into the restaurant.
• Xu Lizhi secretly followed Ye Xinglan because he was worried about her.

Ye Xinglan apologized to Na'er and asked An Lan to help Shrek Academy escape the public backlash, but he told her the crisis stemmed from the academy protecting Cai Yue'er. Xu Lizhi saw Ye Xinglan leave the restaurant and misunderstood what had happened between her and An Lan.

• Xu Lizhi watched Ye Xinglan leave and vowed to guard her from afar.
• Ye Xinglan apologized to Na'er and refused to take back her Three-Year Covenant challenge letter.
• Ye Xinglan asked An Lan to defend Shrek Academy against the rumors, but he blamed the crisis on Cai Yue'er and the academy's decision to protect her.
• An Lan stopped Ye Xinglan from kneeling, gave her a tissue, and sent her back to ask her teachers about handing Cai Yue'er over.
• Xu Lizhi arrived outside and misread Ye Xinglan wiping her face as evidence that An Lan had mistreated her.

Ye Xinglan sought An Lan’s help with Shrek Academy’s crisis, but he told her that the academy’s reputation depended on Cai Yue’er and sent her away. Xu Lizhi mistakenly believed An Lan had humiliated Ye Xinglan, while An Lan and Na’er discussed why Shrek would refuse to surrender Cai Yue’er.

• An Lan advised Ye Xinglan to ask her teacher whether handing over Cai Yue’er could end the public outcry, then told her the problem was beyond her ability to solve.
• Ye Xinglan apologized and left the restaurant, while Xu Lizhi watched from outside and misread her tears and kneeling as signs that An Lan had humiliated her.
• Xu Lizhi became overwhelmed with grief and anger, then scrambled to hide when he thought An Lan had noticed him.
• An Lan and Na’er continued their meal, and An Lan explained that Cai Yue’er’s actions—not his victory—had most damaged Shrek Academy’s reputation.
• Na’er realized that Shrek would likely protect its resources and connections rather than surrender Cai Yue’er, then returned to planning their visits to Skysea City’s specialty shops.