Chapter Summaries

Zhong Shenxiu and the members of Zero Class entered Shrek Academy’s first-year classroom and attended their orientation under Cai Yue'er and Shen Yi. After learning the academy’s rules and facilities, the five left together as formal classes were set to begin the next day.

• Shen Yi led Wu Zhangkong and the five members of Zero Class to the first-year Class One classroom, where they took the last five seats.
• Cai Yue'er welcomed the new students and warned that Shrek Academy would severely punish anyone who violated its standards of conduct.
• Shen Yi explained that students represented the academy and were subject to its punishments, which were independent of the Federation.
• Shen Yi outlined contribution points, Battle Armor Masters, academy regulations, and other practical information for new students.
• After Shen Yi dismissed the class for the afternoon, Zhong Shenxiu, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue left the classroom together.

The five Eastsea students argued over Shrek Academy’s harsh rules as a rift grew between them. After Zhong Shenxiu transferred credits to the others, Wu Zhangkong asked him to talk privately and brought him to his teachers’ dormitory.

• Xie Xie lamented that their new homeroom teacher was the person they had offended, while Xu Xiaoyan criticized Shrek Academy’s elimination system and argued with him.
• Xie Xie walked away toward the cafeteria, and the strain between the five Eastsea students continued to grow.
• Zhong Shenxiu transferred credits to the others; Tang Wulin and Xie Xie joined one cafeteria line, while Gu Yue took Xu Xiaoyan to another.
• Wu Zhangkong asked Zhong Shenxiu to talk, and Zhong Shenxiu left the cafeteria with him after telling Gu Yue he would be out for a while.
• Wu Zhangkong brought Zhong Shenxiu to his luxurious teachers’ dormitory suite.

Over lunch, Shen Yi urged Zhong Shenxiu to avoid clashing with Elder Cai so he could remain at Shrek Academy, but Wu Zhangkong declared that Zhong Shenxiu could choose for himself. Zhong Shenxiu was moved by Wu Zhangkong’s support and became even more determined to leave Shrek Academy rather than put his teacher at a disadvantage.

• Shen Yi asked Zhong Shenxiu to avoid clashing with Elder Cai because she feared the Outer Court Dean could make it difficult for him to stay at Shrek Academy.
• Zhong Shenxiu replied that Elder Cai had targeted him and questioned whether Shen Yi expected him to endure it.
• Wu Zhangkong declared that Zhong Shenxiu was his student and could go wherever he wanted.
• Zhong Shenxiu recalled Wu Zhangkong’s past loyalty and resolved to leave Shrek Academy to avoid causing trouble for him.
• Shen Yi sighed that their master would punish Wu Zhangkong for his declaration, while privately admiring Zhong Shenxiu’s talent.

Zhong Shenxiu left Wu Zhangkong and Shen Yi after sharing a quiet meal with them. On his way to the Work-Study Student dormitory, he found Yue Zhengyu confronting Yuanen Yehui and Tang Wulin over a red-haired girl, and watched the dispute turn physical.

• Wu Zhangkong reassured Zhong Shenxiu that his master would not be angry and gently served him food.
• Zhong Shenxiu finished eating, said goodbye, and left Wu Zhangkong and Shen Yi.
• Zhong Shenxiu found Yue Zhengyu questioning Yuanen Yehui and Tang Wulin about a red-haired girl near the Work-Study Student dormitory.
• Yuanen Yehui charged Yue Zhengyu when he reached toward her, and their collision sent him flying with his right shoulder injured.
• Yue Zhengyu challenged Yuanen Yehui to spar at the Sparring Arena, but she dismissed him and continued toward the dormitory.

Zhong Shenxiu confronted Yue Zhengyu after Yue warned Tang Wulin about an Evil Soul Master, then defeated Yue with a single blow. Yue flew away vowing the matter was not over, while Yuanen Yehui regarded Zhong Shenxiu with new wariness.

• Yue Zhengyu warned Tang Wulin that an Evil Soul Master was hiding among the Work-Study Students and urged them to find her.
• Tang Wulin and Zhong Shenxiu dismissed Yue Zhengyu's warning and told him to leave the Work-Study Student dormitory area.
• Yue Zhengyu challenged Zhong Shenxiu, who struck him through his golden shield and sent him crashing through three trees.
• Zhong Shenxiu returned to the dormitory, while Tang Wulin and Yuanen Yehui reacted to his overwhelming strength.
• Yue Zhengyu recovered enough to fly away, promising the confrontation was not over, and Yuanen Yehui told Tang Wulin that Zhong Shenxiu was very strong.

Shen Yi announced a class officer election, and Tang Wulin decided to compete for class monitor. After Zhong Shenxiu provoked the class by declaring he did not need an election, the students entered Simulation Pods to begin the free-for-all.

• Tang Wulin accepted the blacksmithing representative position and decided to pursue class monitor, while the Zero Class members agreed to keep a low profile and help him.
• Wu Siduo approached Zhong Shenxiu and reminded him of their promise to meet at Shrek Academy.
• Zhong Shenxiu loudly challenged the class by asking whether he needed an election to become class monitor, drawing hostility from most of the students.
• Shen Yi led Class One to a hall and explained that the contest would take place in an illusory forest entered through Simulation Pods.
• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan chose pods beside Zhong Shenxiu, while Tang Wulin and Xie Xie positioned themselves among other students.

Zhong Shenxiu entered the Martial Arts Arena’s Illusion Realm and endured crushing pressure that Cai Yue'er secretly imposed on him. While Wu Zhangkong confronted Cai Yue'er in the control room and was struck down, Zhong Shenxiu adapted to the pressure and began moving through the forest; Xu Xiaoyan waited in hiding as instructed.

• Zhong Shenxiu entered the Illusion Realm, sensed Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan nearby, and was pinned by a crushing force from above.
• Wu Zhangkong accused Cai Yue'er of targeting Zhong Shenxiu, and Cai Yue'er claimed she was protecting fairness.
• Cai Yue'er overpowered Wu Zhangkong with her Title Douluo aura and struck his Soul Power circulation, leaving him against the wall.
• Zhong Shenxiu recognized Cai Yue'er as the likely source of the pressure and used it to strengthen his Overlord Indestructible Dragon Body.
• Zhong Shenxiu straightened and accelerated into a sprint while Xu Xiaoyan stayed hidden beneath a tree, waiting for him and Gu Yue.

Xu Xiaoyan and Zhong Shenxiu fought their way through the Martial Arts Arena, where Zhong Shenxiu was being suppressed by the simulator. They found Gu Yue surrounded by four students, and she held off their strongest combined attack with her Elemental Fusion.

• Xu Xiaoyan dodged an ice attack and helped Zhong Shenxiu eliminate the archer who ambushed her.
• Zhong Shenxiu warned Xu Xiaoyan that the illusory world was suppressing him and that she would be affected if she got too close.
• Zhong Shenxiu and Xu Xiaoyan set off to find Gu Yue and sweep away the other opponents.
• Zhong Shenxiu and Xu Xiaoyan found Gu Yue fighting four students, and Gu Yue eliminated the boy who attacked her with a hammer.
• Gu Yue used Elemental Fusion to block the remaining students' combined fire, ice, and wind attack.

Zhong Shenxiu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan cleared students from the forest as they advanced toward Wu Siduo at its center. Elsewhere, Wu Siduo began fighting a four-person team alone, quickly eliminating one student and wounding two others.

• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan eased the pressure on Zhong Shenxiu before the three joined forces to eliminate students hiding throughout the forest.
• After clearing everyone within several hundred meters, Zhong Shenxiu sensed Wu Siduo waiting at the forest’s center and headed there with Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan.
• Wu Siduo descended into a clearing and let four students surround her.
• Wu Siduo dodged an archer’s attack, then used Hell Stab to knock the archer out of the trial.
• Wu Siduo countered the remaining students’ coordinated attacks with Hell Hundred Claws, tearing apart the ice spikes and slowing the hammer- and sword-wielding students.

Wu Siduo quickly defeated a four-person team, sensed Zhong Shenxiu’s dragon might, and charged toward him. Zhong Shenxiu faced Luo Guixing’s seven-person team under mounting pressure and began fighting back, leaving several opponents eliminated but the battle still underway.

• Wu Siduo used Nether Slash, Nether Shadow Clone, and White Tiger Intense Light Wave to eliminate all four members of her opposing team in under thirty seconds.
• Wu Siduo sensed Zhong Shenxiu’s overwhelming dragon might and hurried into the forest toward him.
• Luo Guixing taunted Zhong Shenxiu as seven opponents blocked his path, unaware that Cai Yue'er’s pressure had been weighing on him.
• Zhong Shenxiu said he was only warming up, then struck the shield-bearing youth hard enough to drive him back five meters.
• The spear, blade, and staff users attacked Zhong Shenxiu, but his Overlord Indestructible Dragon Body stopped their blows.
• Zhong Shenxiu eliminated the spear-wielding student with a palm strike and knocked the staff-wielding student away with a punch.

Zhong Shenxiu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan overwhelmed Luo Guixing’s team through their coordinated attacks and Gu Yue’s control over spatial power. Zhong Shenxiu struck Luo Guixing in the chest after Gu Yue disrupted his attempt to escape.

• Zhong Shenxiu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan eliminated the three close-combat Soul Masters in under ten seconds.
• Zhong Shenxiu blocked the long-range attacks, then Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan immobilized Luo Guixing and hit him with an elemental torrent.
• Luo Guixing tried to use Two Worlds Division to retreat with his teammates, but Gu Yue disrupted the spatial passage and sent its power back against him.
• Zhong Shenxiu dashed past the shield boy and kicked Luo Guixing in the chest while Luo Guixing could not use his spatial powers.

Zhong Shenxiu and his teammates eliminated Luo Guixing’s team and two more small teams as they advanced through the forest. At the center clearing, Wu Siduo challenged Zhong Shenxiu, but her opening attack was stopped when he seized her face.

• Zhong Shenxiu defeated Luo Guixing, the shield-bearing youth, and the two remaining ranged Soul Masters, wiping out their seven-person team.
• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan helped Zhong Shenxiu continue through the forest, where he cleared out two more small teams.
• Wu Siduo defeated the remaining opponents in the central clearing and waited for Zhong Shenxiu to arrive.
• Zhong Shenxiu stopped Gu Yue from joining the fight and faced Wu Siduo alone.
• Wu Siduo charged with Hell Stab, but Zhong Shenxiu caught her face and halted her attack.

Zhong Shenxiu defeated Wu Siduo in an instant, then used his Clear Dragon Heart to find and strike the Illusion Realm’s control node, damaging Cai Yue’er’s control console. He summoned his Death God Rocket sure-kill card to clear the remaining students as the selection continued.

• Zhong Shenxiu slammed Wu Siduo into the ground and eliminated her in less than a second.
• Zhong Shenxiu roared and used Clear Dragon Heart to locate the control node behind the pressure Cai Yue’er was applying.
• Zhong Shenxiu fired a golden light cannon at the node, causing the Illusion Realm to shake and Cai Yue’er’s control console to explode.
• Cai Yue’er was scorched by the console’s explosions and roared Zhong Shenxiu’s name.
• Zhong Shenxiu summoned his Death God Rocket card and formed a massive crimson longbow to finish the selection quickly.

Zhong Shenxiu unleashed a barrage of rockets that eliminated nearly every student in the Illusion Realm, sparing Tang Wulin and Xie Xie after they signaled him. He then summoned the Aquarius Star Dragon and used Black Dark Cloud to eliminate the last remaining students outside Zero Class.

• Zhong Shenxiu used Death God Rocket to bombard the forest, eliminating students hiding throughout the Illusion Realm.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie hid in a stream and signaled Zhong Shenxiu, who directed his rockets away from them.
• After the attack, Gu Yue sensed that only Zhong Shenxiu, Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie remained.
• Zhong Shenxiu summoned the Aquarius Star Dragon and created Black Dark Cloud, calling down lightning that eliminated the final students outside Zero Class.

Zhong Shenxiu and the others returned from the Illusion Realm, where the students feared him for eliminating nearly everyone. As Cai Yue'er prepared to attack him in the hall, the Dragon Fighting Plane completed its recovery and sent its Star Dragons to aid their Master.

• Zhong Shenxiu brought Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan out of the Illusion Realm and faced the fearful students in the circular hall.
• Cai Yue'er arrived furious and unleashed her Titled Douluo aura, while Zhong Shenxiu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan prepared to defend themselves.
• Aquarius Star Dragon activated the Dragon Fighting Plane's stored energy, restoring it into a small plane and establishing a new anchor point near the East Sea region.
• Aquarius Star Dragon summoned Sagittarius Star Dragon, Taurus Star Dragon, and Libra Star Dragon to aid Zhong Shenxiu, while the other Star Dragons stayed behind to recover and conceal the plane's fluctuations.
• Cai Yue'er manifested her Silver Moon Martial Soul and raised her hand to strike Zhong Shenxiu, but a lightning-wreathed slash fell from above and hit her.

The Taurus Star Dragon protected The Master by confronting Cai Yue'er, while the Sagittarius Star Dragon and Libra Star Dragon provoked a clash of powerful auras with Shrek Academy’s strongest defenders. The Taurus Star Dragon’s axe broke through Cai Yue'er’s defenses and struck her directly.

• The Taurus Star Dragon blocked Cai Yue'er’s attack, mocked her for bullying a junior, and prepared to fight her again.
• The Sagittarius Star Dragon and Libra Star Dragon appeared as the Sagittarius Star Dragon’s fiery aura clashed with a powerful spear force from within Shrek Academy.
• Long Yeyue joined the confrontation from the direction of Sea God Pavilion, bringing the auras of four peerless powerhouses into opposition above the academy.
• The Taurus Star Dragon raised the Heavenly Mansion Axe and struck at Cai Yue'er, who activated her Silver Moon Avatar and created twelve moonlight shields.
• The Heavenly Mansion Axe shattered all twelve shields and slammed into Cai Yue'er.

The Taurus Star Dragon defeated Cai Yue'er and brought her before Zhong Shenxiu, who said she was being used as a chess piece and prepared to cripple her. Yun Ming intervened, but the Sagittarius Star Dragon challenged him and launched a second arrow.

• The Taurus Star Dragon overwhelmed Cai Yue'er with repeated axe strikes, defeated her, and presented her to Zhong Shenxiu.
• The Aquarius Star Dragon appeared, knelt before Zhong Shenxiu, and asked how he wanted Cai Yue'er dealt with.
• Wu Zhangkong struggled with his feelings as he watched Zhong Shenxiu confront Cai Yue'er, while Shen Yi silently supported her student.
• Zhong Shenxiu told Cai Yue'er she was being used as a chess piece and began gathering golden light to cripple her.
• Yun Ming's spear force descended, but the Sagittarius Star Dragon intercepted it with a Flame Arrow and challenged him.
• Yun Ming raised the Sky-Piercing Spear as the Sagittarius Star Dragon fired a second arrow at him.

Zhong Shenxiu rejected Yun Ming’s demand to release Cai Yue'er and brutally beat and crippled her in front of Shrek Academy. As Yun Ming and the Star Dragons faced off above, Cai Yue'er was left broken, aged, and powerless.

• Yun Ming destroyed Sagittarius Star Dragon’s arrow, then demanded Zhong Shenxiu release Cai Yue'er and leave Shrek Academy.
• Libra Star Dragon unfolded the Space-Time Mirror, filling the sky with reflections that twisted space and time.
• Zhong Shenxiu refused to yield and stomped on Cai Yue'er's hand, then lifted her by the neck and repeatedly slapped her.
• Zhong Shenxiu punched Cai Yue'er's lower abdomen, destroying her cultivation and shattering all nine of her soul rings.
• Cai Yue'er crashed into the rubble and rapidly aged, lying helpless and unable to speak clearly.

After Zhong Shenxiu crippled Cai Yue'er, Yun Ming and Long Yeyue attacked the Star Dragons, while Aquarius Star Dragon restrained Shrek Academy’s elders with a formation that threatened to destroy the school. The fighting continued in the sky as the elders held back to protect the academy.

• Zhong Shenxiu crippled Cai Yue'er, provoking Yun Ming to charge at him with the Sky-Piercing Spear.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon intercepted Yun Ming and fought him with flaming fists and the Fire Bow.
• Long Yeyue confronted Libra Star Dragon and battled it as their attacks disrupted space and time.
• Aquarius Star Dragon revealed a four-element formation covering Shrek Academy and warned the Sea God Pavilion elders not to move.
• Zhuo Shi, Feng Wuyu, and the other elders held back rather than risk the academy being destroyed.

After Zhong Shenxiu crippled Cai Yue'er, he left Shrek Academy with Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, and Taurus Star Dragon while the Star Dragons continued fighting Yun Ming and Long Yeyue. On the way through Shrek City, Gu Yue realized the Star Dragons might provide the Soul Beast Clan with the inheritance it lacked, and Xu Xiaoyan asked whether Zhong Shenxiu’s family had twelve experts as powerful as Taurus.

• Zhong Shenxiu left the Martial Arts Arena with Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, and Taurus Star Dragon, while the Shrek students let them pass without resistance.
• Xu Xiaoyan briefly looked back at Wu Zhangkong, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie, then chose to follow Zhong Shenxiu out of Shrek Academy.
• Zhong Shenxiu asked Taurus Star Dragon about Sagittarius Star Dragon’s chances against Yun Ming, and Taurus said Sagittarius was the strongest of the Twelve Star Dragons and Libra could hold back Long Yeyue.
• Gu Yue considered the Star Dragons’ power and inheritance, and hoped to tell Zhong Shenxiu about her identity and the Soul Beast Clan’s plight when the time was right.
• Xu Xiaoyan asked Taurus Star Dragon whether Zhong Shenxiu’s family had twelve powerful experts like him.