Chapter Summaries

Tang Wulin woke after three days to find his classmates and teachers calmly waiting because Shen Yi had postponed the exam. Reassured that the exam would wait for him, he thanked them and accepted food from Xie Xie.

• Zhong Shenxiu, Shen Yi, and Wu Zhangkong relaxed over tea while Tang Wulin rushed out of the bathroom in disarray, worried he had missed the exam.
• Xie Xie told Tang Wulin he was three hours late, then explained that the exam had been postponed.
• Shen Yi told Tang Wulin to get dressed properly and dry his hair, and everyone laughed as he hurried back to the bathroom.
• After returning properly dressed, Tang Wulin learned from Wu Zhangkong that Shen Yi had applied to postpone the exam.
• Tang Wulin thanked the group, and Xie Xie offered him an egg tart because he had not eaten for three days.

Wu Zhangkong and Shen Yi took Zero Class to Shrek Academy, while the students prepared for the journey and shared their excitement. After nearly an hour on the road, they reached the ancient city wall and entered through a small side door.

• Tang Wulin finished eating, and Wu Zhangkong announced that it was time to leave for Shrek Academy.
• Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin rose to go, and Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue each took Zhong Shenxiu's arm.
• Shen Yi drove the five students and Wu Zhangkong toward Shrek Academy in a seven-seater car.
• The group saw Shrek Academy's enormous ancient city wall after nearly an hour on the road.
• Shen Yi turned off the main road and opened a small door in the city wall, revealing a narrow passageway.

Shen Yi drove Tang Wulin and the others into Shrek Academy, where she explained the stricter assessment and Work-Study Student terms for late applicants. The group arrived at the academy’s main teaching building, and Tang Wulin resolved to earn a place there with his companions.

• Shen Yi drove the group through Shrek Inner City and explained that their late applications meant a harder, tighter assessment and Work-Study Student status if they were admitted.
• Shen Yi added that outstanding performance could make the Work-Study Student requirement merely a formality, easing Tang Wulin’s worries about expenses.
• Shen Yi brought the group to Spirit Ice Plaza and described its history and the statues commemorating Inner Court disciples.
• Shen Yi led Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan into Shrek Building and explained that its murals recorded the academy’s history.
• Tang Wulin was overwhelmed by Shrek Academy’s heritage and resolved to stay there with his companions.

The five students were subjected to the spiritual pressure emanating from a mural of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian. Zhong Shenxiu recognized the intimidation tactic and unleashed his own dragon’s might, freeing the others from the pressure.

• Shen Yi and Wu Zhangkong disappeared after leading the students into a circular hall beneath a mural of a black dragon.
• The mural’s spiritual pressure intensified, making Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie falter while Tang Wulin and Gu Yue resisted through their bloodlines.
• Zhong Shenxiu caught Xie Xie before he fell and recognized the dragon as Di Tian.
• Zhong Shenxiu called the pressure a clumsy tactic and unleashed the Fighting Dragon Clan’s dragon’s might.
• Zhong Shenxiu’s power scattered the mural’s pressure, allowing Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, and Xie Xie to recover.

Zhong Shenxiu’s dragon might swept through Shrek Building and exposed Shen Yi, Wu Zhangkong, and Elder Li, who explained the first entrance assessment and assigned the scores. The group then followed Shen Yi onward, with Zhong Shenxiu leading the way.

• Zhong Shenxiu’s dragon might spread beyond the domed hall, forcing Shen Yi and Wu Zhangkong out of hiding and reaching Elder Li.
• Shen Yi explained that the painted dragon contained blood from the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King and was used to test the applicants’ spiritual power.
• Elder Li awarded Zhong Shenxiu full marks, Tang Wulin and Gu Yue nine points each, and the other two applicants eight points each.
• Wu Zhangkong silently asked Zhong Shenxiu to let the matter pass, and Zhong Shenxiu said nothing.
• Shen Yi explained the assessment’s scoring rules and led the five members of Zero Class onward.
• Zhong Shenxiu walked ahead of the others through the corridor.

Tang Wulin and his companions prepared for Shrek Academy’s second test as Zhong Shenxiu restored Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan with his starlight Dragon Power. A formation transported Zhong Shenxiu alone into a vast arena, where the test appeared to begin.

• Tang Wulin silently followed Zhong Shenxiu into a smaller hall, where Shen Yi told the four examinees to wait for the second test.
• Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan sat down to recover while Gu Yue watched the glass dome and held Zhong Shenxiu’s hand.
• Zhong Shenxiu surrounded himself with starlight Dragon Power, quickly replenishing Xie Xie’s mental strength and Xu Xiaoyan’s Soul Power.
• A silver formation filled the hall and transformed its dome into a moving night sky; Zhong Shenxiu used his Clear Dragon Heart to see the formation’s hidden energy circuits.
• The formation twisted space and transported Zhong Shenxiu alone into a huge battle arena surrounded by stone walls and a glowing energy barrier.

Zhong Shenxiu faced a Thunder Wing Tiger in Shrek Academy’s Colosseum entrance examination, unaware that he only needed to survive for a minute. After their opening attacks clashed evenly, he drew the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade to continue the fight.

• Zhong Shenxiu found himself alone in the arena after the examinees were separated and saw a Thunder Wing Tiger charging toward him.
• The Clear Dragon Heart identified the tiger as a beast cultivated for at least fifty thousand years, and Zhong Shenxiu prepared to fight it.
• The Thunder Wing Tiger charged and fired Lightning Breath at Zhong Shenxiu.
• Zhong Shenxiu formed a Sky Light Dragon Spear and hurled it into the lightning, ending their first exchange in a stalemate.
• Zhong Shenxiu decided that testing the tiger was enough and drew the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade.

Zhong Shenxiu used the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade to wound the Thunder Wing Tiger with his Holy Dragon Sky-Severing Slash. He then formed the Prison-Suppressing Wisdom King and charged the weakened beast.

• Zhong Shenxiu vanished as the Thunder Wing Tiger’s pounce smashed a crater into the Colosseum.
• Zhong Shenxiu appeared above the Thunder Wing Tiger and unleashed his Holy Dragon Sky-Severing Slash.
• The Thunder Wing Tiger blocked with its wings, but Zhong Shenxiu’s blade cut them open and forced it down onto the stone foundation.
• Zhong Shenxiu formed the Prison-Suppressing Wisdom King, whose phantom wielded an enlarged blade and spear.
• The Thunder Wing Tiger sprang backward as the Wisdom King Phantom charged toward it.

Zhong Shenxiu defeated the Thunder Wing Tiger in Shrek Academy’s Virtual World and chose not to kill it, recognizing it as only part of the assessment. He returned to the hall, where Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, and Xie Xie had also emerged, and Shen Yi watched them with a striking expression.

• Zhong Shenxiu overwhelmed the Thunder Wing Tiger with the Wisdom King Phantom, wounding it and severing both of its forelegs.
• As the dying Thunder Wing Tiger stared at him, Zhong Shenxiu put away his weapons and told it that killing an assessment creature had no meaning.
• The Thunder Wing Tiger dissolved into motes of light as the Colosseum’s spectators cheered.
• Zhong Shenxiu was transported out of the Virtual World and found Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and Shen Yi waiting in the hall.

Zhong Shenxiu carried Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan through the guillotine trial, helping the group set a record and earn perfect scores. After the finish, Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan attacked Xie Xie for trying to make them get down, and Shen Yi led the four onward.

• Zhong Shenxiu carried Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan past the final guillotine blade, and Xie Xie and Tang Wulin crossed the finish line soon after.
• Shen Yi announced that the group had finished the trial in ten seconds, breaking Shrek Academy’s record.
• Xie Xie teased Tang Wulin and then told Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan to get off Zhong Shenxiu.
• Xu Xiaoyan bound Xie Xie with Ice Wheel, and Gu Yue blasted him with Fire Dance Whirlwind.
• Tang Wulin helped Xie Xie up, and Shen Yi gave all four of them ten points.

After slaughtering the Soul Beasts in the Colosseum, Zhong Shenxiu and the Zero Class students began the third Shrek Academy entrance assessment, a dangerous course of falling guillotines. Zhong Shenxiu prepared a protective card as Tang Wulin and the others launched into the course.

• Shen Yi awarded Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan their Colosseum scores and gave Zhong Shenxiu twenty points for killing the fifty-thousand-year Thunder Wing Tiger.
• Shen Yi explained that the third assessment required the group to cross more than a hundred Guillotine Gates, with points determined by their time and injuries carrying lethal risks.
• Zhong Shenxiu moved to the front and told the others to run without fear when he gave the signal.
• Zhong Shenxiu drew the Cancer Star Dragon card from his Dragon Fighting Card Box as the group prepared for the assessment.
• At Shen Yi's signal, Xie Xie led the group through the falling blades while Tang Wulin guarded them with his Golden Dragon Claw and Gu Yue used wind elements to speed them up.

Zhong Shenxiu used Golden Forbidden Light to freeze all the guillotine blades, clearing the way for his team to race through the assessment. As Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan began to tire near the finish, he lifted them and sped ahead with them in his arms.

• Zhong Shenxiu summoned the Cancer Star Dragon phantom and used Golden Forbidden Light to freeze all 108 guillotine blades as obstacles.
• Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan raced through the cleared Guillotine Gate while Shen Yi watched in astonishment.
• Cai Yue'er criticized Zhong Shenxiu for disrespecting the assessment, while Li Qiaosong defended his talent and Zhuo Shi turned away from their argument.
• Near the finish line, Zhong Shenxiu accelerated past Xie Xie and Tang Wulin, wrapped an arm around Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan, and lifted both girls off the ground.

Zero Class prepared to demonstrate its members’ specialties in the next Shrek Academy assessment. Cai Yue'er singled out Zhong Shenxiu, whose calm indifference irritated her, and ordered him to perform first.

• Shen Yi told Zero Class to choose one primary specialty to demonstrate, and Tang Wulin advised Xu Xiaoyan to explain her night-only ability instead.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie bickered while the group waited, then all five meditated until Shen Yi returned with Cai Yue'er and two assessment teachers.
• Cai Yue'er recalled Zhong Shenxiu’s earlier fearlessness and unusual power, and wondered why he showed no reverence for Shrek Academy.
• Zhong Shenxiu sensed Cai Yue'er's prejudice but could not identify its cause, while subtle spiritual ripples from the Golden Ancient Tree influenced emotions within the academy.
• Cai Yue'er ignored Shen Yi’s attempt to intervene and ordered Zhong Shenxiu to come forward and put on a performance.

Zhong Shenxiu responded to Cai Yue'er’s provocation by revealing his Dragon Fighting Form and overwhelming the examiners with dragon might. Cai Yue'er steadied herself against his pressure, but the chapter ended with her looking back at him in silence.

• Zhong Shenxiu stepped forward and transformed into his Dragon Fighting Form, revealing his golden scales and dragon horns.
• Zhong Shenxiu gathered his inherited powers into the Radiant King Dragon and unleashed the Dragon Fighting Plane’s origin power against the examiners.
• The two middle-aged teachers staggered under Zhong Shenxiu’s dragon might, while Cai Yue'er nearly fell before raising her moonlight and nine soul rings to protect herself.
• Cai Yue'er instinctively lowered her gaze before Zhong Shenxiu’s overwhelming majesty, and Shen Yi worried that he had made a powerful enemy at Shrek Academy.
• Cai Yue'er sat silently for three seconds, then raised her head and looked at Zhong Shenxiu.

Cai Yue'er unleashed her Title Douluo pressure on Zhong Shenxiu and the other members of Zero Class after their argument escalated. Tang Wulin resisted a sudden urge to blame Zhong Shenxiu, and the chapter ended with all five students standing together against Cai Yue'er in a tense standoff.

• Cai Yue'er turned her anger on Zhong Shenxiu and his companions, while Tang Wulin briefly blamed Zhong Shenxiu before realizing the thought was wrong.
• Zhong Shenxiu shielded Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Tang Wulin, and Cai Yue'er insulted him after silencing Shen Yi.
• Zhong Shenxiu insulted Cai Yue'er in return, prompting her to unleash her full Title Douluo aura and damage the room.
• Zhong Shenxiu prepared to fight as Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan stepped forward behind him without retreating.
• Cai Yue'er and Zhong Shenxiu held their positions as moonlight and dragon might collided across the room.

Zhuo Shi intervened when Cai Yue'er threatened Zhong Shenxiu, defending him as his disciple's grandson and trying to determine why Cai Yue'er was acting so aggressively. A powerful spiritual force from the doorway calmed the room, but Cai Yue'er's anger began to return.

• Zhuo Shi placed a hand on Cai Yue'er's shoulder and suppressed her phantom moon with his dragon might.
• Zhuo Shi confronted Cai Yue'er and demanded to know what Zhong Shenxiu had done to deserve her anger.
• Cai Yue'er accused Zhong Shenxiu of disrespecting Shrek Academy and refusing to take the assessment seriously.
• Zhuo Shi sensed something was wrong and tried to reach Cai Yue'er's soul with his spiritual power, but an invisible barrier blocked him.
• A powerful spiritual force entered from the doorway, subdued the room's agitation, and briefly restored clarity to Cai Yue'er before her anger began to resurface.

Yun Ming arrived and ended the assessment, bringing Cai Yue'er’s confrontation with Zhong Shenxiu to a close. Cai Yue'er left in anger, while Zhuo Shi celebrated and the shaken teachers began to depart.

• Yun Ming entered the room and acknowledged Cai Yue'er's long-held feelings before deciding the farce had to end.
• Yun Ming recognized Zhong Shenxiu's exceptional strength and potential, then ended the assessment and said the results would be announced later.
• Cai Yue'er glared at Zhong Shenxiu as she left, but Zhuo Shi stepped between her and the students and stared her down.
• Cai Yue'er departed, and Zhuo Shi laughed smugly as Li Qiaosong and the two middle-aged teachers left the room.
• Shen Yi remained beside the table, pale and trembling, unable to speak.

Zhuo Shi scolded Wu Zhangkong and Zero Class after their assessment, revealing his hurt over Wu Zhangkong’s decade of silence before praising Zhong Shenxiu. He dismissed the students to rest and left Wu Zhangkong to follow them from the room.

• Zhuo Shi angrily rebuked Wu Zhangkong and Zero Class for their conduct, teaching, and lack of contact with Shrek Academy.
• Zhuo Shi’s scolding of Wu Zhangkong revealed his longing and concern after nearly ten years without a call or letter.
• Zhuo Shi praised Zhong Shenxiu, saying he was better than Wu Zhangkong, then told Zero Class they had done well and should rest.
• Tang Wulin called Zhuo Shi their Great-Grandteacher, prompting Zhuo Shi to laugh before he left.
• Shen Yi led the students away, and Zhong Shenxiu stood beside Wu Zhangkong before joining the others in the corridor.
• Wu Zhangkong watched the students leave, released his grip on the Sky Frost Sword, and followed them.

On the way back to Shrek Academy, Zhong Shenxiu challenged Shen Yi’s lecture about respecting the academy’s seniors by calmly asking whether he should return to East Sea. Shen Yi backed down, and she brought Zero Class across Sea God Lake toward the academy’s central island.

• Shen Yi lectured Zhong Shenxiu about his temperament and the need to respect Shrek Academy’s seniors.
• Zhong Shenxiu asked whether he should go back to East Sea, leaving Shen Yi flustered and making her soften her criticism.
• The students rode in silence as Tang Wulin’s awe of Shrek Academy continued to fade and the others showed little interest in the academy itself.
• Shen Yi led Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Gu Yue, and Zhong Shenxiu to Sea God Lake and rowed them toward its central island.

Shen Yi brought Zero Class to Sea God Island, where Zhuo Shi scolded Wu Zhangkong for his rigid teaching and welcomed the students. The chapter ended with Wu Zhangkong accepting responsibility and taking his seat beside Shen Yi.

• Shen Yi rowed Zero Class to Sea God Island, where the students felt the island's unusually dense spiritual energy.
• Shen Yi led the students to the Red Dragon building, where they found Wu Zhangkong kneeling before Zhuo Shi.
• Zhuo Shi angrily blamed Wu Zhangkong for teaching Zhong Shenxiu to become a cold, stone-faced person.
• Zhuo Shi warmly welcomed Zero Class and invited them to sit at the table.
• Wu Zhangkong said his students' poor teaching was his responsibility, then stood and sat beside Shen Yi.