Chapter Summaries

Gu Yue agreed to tell the Soul Beast Clan to accept the rules of the Dragon Fighting Plane, then turned her attention to Zhong Shenxiu. The chapter shifted to Shrek Academy’s long-standing dominance and the vulnerability beneath its divine reputation.

• Zhong Shenxiu told Gu Yue that the Soul Beast Clan had to show the Fighting Dragon Clan the proper attitude, though it would not be oppressed.
• Gu Yue agreed to explain the arrangement to her subordinates and said she no longer wanted responsibility for reviving the Soul Beasts.
• Gu Yue teased Zhong Shenxiu and kissed him after asking him for a massage.
• The narration described Doulong Technology Co., Ltd.’s rise as a threat to Shrek Academy’s prestige.
• The narration explained that Shrek Academy became revered after Tang San and the first-generation Shrek Seven Devils Achieved Godhood Twenty Thousand Years Ago.

The disappearance of the Golden Ancient Tree and a series of public setbacks weakened Shrek Academy’s fortune, reputation, and influence, prompting rivals and students to reconsider their ties to it. Yun Ming remained determined not to let Shrek decline under his leadership.

• The loss of the Golden Ancient Tree, Doulong Technology’s public criticism, and attacks on Shrek’s people and buildings exposed the academy’s vulnerability.
• The Sun-Moon Federation, the Nine Great Legions, the Spirit Pagoda, and other powers took the opportunity to undermine Shrek indirectly.
• Shrek’s students began to find cultivation and opportunities harder to pursue as the Golden Ancient Tree’s protection disappeared.
• Potential investors, talented youths, and Shrek graduates began to hesitate over supporting or joining the academy as its prestige waned.
• Yun Ming, Shrek’s rank-ninety-nine Sea God Pavilion Master, refused to accept the academy’s decline after decades spent preserving its foundations.

Shrek Academy launched a sweeping Final Exam expedition to demonstrate its strength and challenge Battle Dragon Technology Co., Ltd. in Eastsea City. Zhong Shenxiu dismissed Yun Ming’s plan as politically foolish, arguing that Shrek’s leaders had alienated allies and could not simply force others to accept their challenges.

• Shrek Academy sent nearly seven hundred Outer Court students on an expedition through dozens of cities, requiring each student to challenge at least three opponents of the same rank in every city.
• Shrek announced that the expedition would end with its students challenging Battle Dragon Technology Co., Ltd. in Eastsea City, prompting factions across the Sun-Moon Federation to reconsider Shrek’s strength.
• Zhong Shenxiu mocked Yun Ming and judged him a powerful fighter but an inadequate politician and strategist.
• Zhong Shenxiu recalled how successive Sea God Pavilion Masters had worsened Shrek’s relationship with the Spirit Pagoda and turned a long-standing ally into an enemy.
• Zhong Shenxiu questioned whether Shrek still had enough influence to make others accept its challenges and prevent interference.

Zhong Shenxiu arranged for Doulong Technology to reward anyone who defeated a Shrek Academy student during the Final Exam, hoping to undermine Shrek’s prestige and endanger its students. Gu Yue arrived at his office with a red-haired woman, leaving the woman’s identity and purpose unrevealed.

• Zhong Shenxiu considered how Shrek’s weakened position made its seven hundred students vulnerable during their Final Exam.
• He told Libra Star Dragon to offer generous rewards to anyone along the route who defeated a Shrek student, regardless of rank.
• Zhong Shenxiu declared that he would answer Yun Ming’s show of strength and expected Yun Ming to rest soon.
• As Shrek’s students traveled toward their Final Exam, Zhong Shenxiu received Gu Yue and an imposing red-haired woman in his office.

Leng Yaozhu met Zhong Shenxiu and proposed cooperation between Spirit Pagoda and Doulong Technology concerning Shrek. She clarified that Spirit Pagoda wanted to discuss how to deal with Shrek, leaving the negotiations poised to begin.

• Zhong Shenxiu greeted Leng Yaozhu as Spirit Pagoda's Deputy Tower Master, while Leng Yaozhu teased Gu Yue about telling him things about her.
• Zhong Shenxiu invited Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue to sit, and Leng Yaozhu soon raised the subject of cooperation on Spirit Pagoda's behalf.
• Zhong Shenxiu questioned how Spirit Pagoda's work could overlap with Doulong Technology's businesses.
• Leng Yaozhu said Spirit Pagoda wanted to discuss Shrek, and Zhong Shenxiu initially rejected the idea of mediating between Shrek and him.
• Leng Yaozhu clarified that Spirit Pagoda wanted to discuss how to deal with Shrek, putting the factions' potential cooperation on the table.

Zhong Shenxiu negotiated with Qiangu Dongfeng, who proposed that the Spirit Pagoda and Doulong Technology cooperate against Shrek Academy in exchange for a share of Shrek’s resources. Zhong Shenxiu asked for proof of the Spirit Pagoda’s sincerity and demanded its spatial technology, leaving the proposal unresolved.

• Zhong Shenxiu noticed Leng Yaozhu’s concealed earpiece and prompted Qiangu Dongfeng to speak to him directly.
• Qiangu Dongfeng introduced himself as the Spirit Pagoda’s Tower Master and proposed cooperation against Shrek Academy.
• Qiangu Dongfeng offered intelligence, public-opinion and Federation support, and possible intervention by Spirit Pagoda powerhouses in return for a share of Shrek’s resources, territory, and students.
• Zhong Shenxiu questioned Qiangu Dongfeng’s sincerity and demanded the Spirit Pagoda’s spatial technology as proof.

Zhong Shenxiu demanded that Qiangu Dongfeng provide Spirit Pagoda technology concerning plane construction and spatial storage as the price of cooperation, then ended the call when Qiangu said he needed Council approval. He invited Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue to stay in Eastsea City, and Leng accepted.

• Zhong Shenxiu rejected Qiangu Dongfeng's objections and limited his demand to Spirit Pagoda technology for plane construction and spatial storage.
• Qiangu Dongfeng said he needed to discuss the request with the Spirit Pagoda's Council, and Zhong Shenxiu cut off the call.
• Leng Yaozhu wondered whether Zhong Shenxiu intended to place her under house arrest.
• Zhong Shenxiu explained that he wanted Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue to stay in Eastsea City so he could spend time with Gu Yue.
• Leng Yaozhu accepted Zhong Shenxiu's invitation.

Leng Yaozhu pulled Gu Yue away to show her around, leaving Zhong Shenxiu to consider Qiangu Dongfeng and the coming conflict. At Spirit Pagoda headquarters, Qiangu Dongfeng dismissed Zhong Shenxiu’s hidden backing as a threat and planned to let Doulong Technology clash with Shrek Academy before the Spirit Pagoda intervened.

• Leng Yaozhu dragged Gu Yue out of Zhong Shenxiu’s office to tour her territory.
• Zhong Shenxiu considered Qiangu Dongfeng’s power and believed the Dragon Fighting Plane’s awakening would leave its enemies badly outmatched by Doulong Technology Co., Ltd.
• Qiangu Dongfeng reacted angrily after Zhong Shenxiu ended their call and struck his desk.
• Qiangu Dongfeng reasoned that Zhong Shenxiu’s hidden family was powerful but lacked Shrek Academy’s accumulated strength.
• Qiangu Dongfeng decided to let Doulong Technology and Shrek Academy exhaust each other before the Spirit Pagoda made its move.

Shrek Academy’s students set out for the East Sea region, unaware that their Final Exam was a real war. In Lingyan City, Thunderclap Black Hand rallied the Black Hand Clan to stop them before they reached Eastsea City.

• Shrek Academy’s fourth- and fifth-year students traveled toward the East Sea region, treating their Final Exam like a routine challenge.
• The chapter described the Black Hand Clan’s origins and its instinctive loyalty to Zhong Shenxiu, Lord of the Dragon Fighting Plane.
• Thunderclap Black Hand told the gathered clan members that stopping Shrek’s students was their chance to prove themselves loyal to The Master.
• Thunderclap Black Hand ordered the Black Hand Clan to surround the edges of the East Sea region and let no Shrek student pass.
• The Black Hand Clan’s lightning shattered the restaurant’s windows and cracked its walls, frightening Lingyan City’s residents.

The Black Hand Clan prepared across twenty-six cities to lure Shrek Academy’s students into the East Sea region, where Thunderclap Black Hand planned to trap them. Meanwhile, the fifth- and sixth-year students crossed the border without suspicion, while Shrek’s faculty shadowed them and framed the journey as an honorable contest against Doulong Technology.

• Black Hand Clan members deployed throughout twenty-six cities, and Thunderclap Black Hand confirmed that their preparations and intelligence network were ready.
• A subordinate reported that Shrek’s fifth- and sixth-year students would reach the heart of the East Sea region within three days, while younger students would arrive later.
• Thunderclap Black Hand ordered his forces to let every Shrek student enter before sealing the region and attacking them.
• The fifth- and sixth-year students passed through the border cities, easily completing their assigned challenges and continuing toward Eastsea City.
• Shrek’s faculty followed the students in secret, ready to intervene, while the academy sought to claim the moral high ground through an open contest with Doulong Technology.

Thunderclap Black Hand explained how the Black Hand Clan planned to trap and capture Shrek Academy’s students throughout the East Sea region, using its extensive intelligence network. Meanwhile, Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue went shopping in bustling Eastsea City.

• Thunderclap Black Hand chose to let Shrek’s students gather inside the East Sea region before closing the net around them.
• He relied on Doulong Technology’s spies and the Black Hand Clan’s forces to isolate the students and wear them down while delaying Shrek’s faculty.
• Thunderclap Black Hand declared that the operation served the Manifest Destiny of the Dragon Fighting Plane.
• Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue walked through Eastsea City, whose rapid growth had made it a thriving commercial center.

Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue enjoyed a warm afternoon together in Eastsea City. As they prepared to go to dinner, Leng Yaozhu spotted a familiar figure in the crowd and was shaken by memories of her younger sister.

• Gu Yue stopped at a roadside stall to examine a bracelet, and Leng Yaozhu teased her about the trinket.
• Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue spent the afternoon shopping, eating snacks, and watching street acrobatics.
• Gu Yue took a bite from Leng Yaozhu's ice cream, and the two laughed together in the street.
• Leng Yaozhu offered to take Gu Yue to dinner, but her attention shifted to a figure across the street.
• Leng Yaozhu recognized the figure's back as belonging to her younger sister and recalled their painful parting years earlier.

Leng Yaozhu followed a mysterious figure after recognizing a possible connection to her younger sister, while Gu Yue secretly reported Leng Yaozhu’s departure to Leng Yulai. The chapter revealed how the Leng Family’s contrasting treatment of the sisters began after their Heavenly Phoenix and Dark Phoenix Martial Souls awakened.

• Leng Yaozhu apologized to Gu Yue and hurried after the figure she had seen, while Gu Yue sent Leng Yulai a message that her teacher had left.
• Leng Yaozhu followed the figure into a dark alley, hoping to confirm whether it was someone she had never forgotten.
• The chapter recounted how Leng Yaozhu and Leng Yulai grew up as close, talented sisters in the Leng Family.
• Leng Yaozhu awakened the Heavenly Phoenix Martial Soul and became the family’s celebrated hope, while Leng Yulai awakened the more powerful but feared Dark Phoenix.
• The Leng Family placed strict controls on Leng Yulai’s cultivation and monitored her because they feared her dark attribute would lead her to become an Evil Soul Master.

The chapter recounts how Leng Yulai’s resentment toward her sister and her unrequited love for Yun Ming led her to join the Holy Spirit Cult and become Dark Phoenix Douluo. Years later, Leng Yaozhu followed a figure she believed was Leng Yulai through Eastsea City and watched her enter a secluded courtyard residence.

• Leng Yaozhu and Leng Yulai both fell in love with Yun Ming, but he loved Yali and rejected them.
• Leng Yulai resented Yun Ming’s comforting embrace of Leng Yaozhu, blamed her sister, and left Shrek Academy and the Leng Family.
• Leng Yulai joined the Holy Spirit Cult and rose to become Dark Phoenix Douluo, a rank ninety-seven Super Douluo.
• Years later, Leng Yaozhu spotted a figure she believed was Leng Yulai and followed her through the western district of Eastsea City.
• The figure entered a secluded courtyard residence, and Leng Yaozhu watched her disappear inside.

Leng Yaozhu secretly entered a courtyard while searching for Leng Yulai and discovered that Yulai was inside with Zhong Shenxiu. She remained outside the room, stunned by their familiar, intimate-sounding exchange.

• Leng Yaozhu knocked on the courtyard door and called for Leng Yulai, but no one answered.
• Leng Yaozhu slipped over the wall and crept toward the lit main room while hiding her presence.
• Leng Yaozhu recognized Leng Yulai's voice as Yulai called someone "Master."
• Leng Yaozhu heard Zhong Shenxiu reply and recognized him from their meeting earlier that day.
• Leng Yaozhu heard fabric and bedding shift inside, but shock and curiosity kept her rooted outside.

Leng Yaozhu overheard Leng Yulai and Zhong Shenxiu kissing and was devastated, but the sounds stirred an unexpected desire in her. She remained outside the room, imagining herself in Leng Yulai’s place as her awareness grew muddled.

• Leng Yulai kissed Zhong Shenxiu and reveled in her devotion to him through the Radiant Mark.
• Zhong Shenxiu noticed Leng Yaozhu spying outside but played along with Leng Yulai’s attempt to provoke her sister.
• Leng Yaozhu collapsed beneath the window, heartbroken as she listened to them.
• Leng Yaozhu felt her body grow hot and struggled to leave, but her legs would not move.
• Leng Yaozhu imagined herself in the room with Zhong Shenxiu as her senses and awareness became overwhelmed by desire.

Leng Yaozhu fainted outside while Leng Yulai and Zhong Shenxiu were together inside, and Leng Yulai admitted she had deliberately tried to help Zhong Shenxiu win her sister’s heart. The next morning, Leng Yaozhu remained troubled in her sleep.

• Leng Yaozhu reached the peak of sensation outside Zhong Shenxiu’s room and fainted.
• Zhong Shenxiu covered Leng Yulai with a blanket and asked whether teasing her sister was really all right.
• Leng Yulai said Leng Yaozhu owed her plenty and claimed she was trying to help Zhong Shenxiu win her sister’s heart.
• Zhong Shenxiu warned Leng Yulai not to expose them before they were ready, then pinned her down and kissed her again.
• Leng Yaozhu lay unconscious outside the room through the night.
• The next morning, Leng Yaozhu slept restlessly, clutching the blanket and murmuring indistinctly.

Leng Yaozhu woke in Zhong Shenxiu’s room after dreaming about him and struggled to hide her embarrassment over what she had overheard the previous night. Zhong Shenxiu pretended not to know why she had fallen asleep outside his door, leaving her furious and unable to explain herself.

• Leng Yaozhu dreamed of Zhong Shenxiu while he watched over her beside the bed.
• Zhong Shenxiu woke Leng Yaozhu and teased her by congratulating her on becoming a boy.
• Leng Yaozhu recalled eavesdropping outside Zhong Shenxiu’s door before her memory went blank.
• Zhong Shenxiu asked Leng Yaozhu how she had ended up asleep outside his house and acted ignorant.
• Leng Yaozhu called Zhong Shenxiu shameless, and he claimed he had only carried her inside to keep her from getting cold.

After Leng Yaozhu angrily left Zhong Shenxiu’s room, Zhong Shenxiu spoke with Leng Yulai about her prank and his growing boredom as the Dragon Fighting Plane’s power and administration ran without his effort. He remained unsure what to do with his free time, though teasing Leng Yaozhu offered some amusement.

• Leng Yaozhu rejected Zhong Shenxiu’s attempt to steady her, then stormed out of his room.
• Leng Yulai teased Zhong Shenxiu about her sister’s reaction and promised more fun to come.
• Zhong Shenxiu reflected that his subordinates managed the Dragon Fighting Plane while his Soul Power and realm increased without training.
• Zhong Shenxiu told Leng Yulai he felt idle, and she reassured him that his presence held the Dragon Fighting Plane together.
• Zhong Shenxiu decided that, since he remained bored, teasing Leng Yaozhu was more entertaining than his routine duties.

Zhong Shenxiu wondered why Gu Yue was willing to help Leng Yulai involve Leng Yaozhu, while Gu Yue privately planned to make her master an ally. When Leng Yaozhu reunited with Leng Yulai at Zhong Shenxiu’s residence, Leng Yulai rejected her and declared that she was not her sister.

• Zhong Shenxiu questioned why Gu Yue would cooperate with Leng Yulai to bring Leng Yaozhu into the situation.
• Gu Yue decided that Leng Yaozhu could become a trusted ally by getting close to Zhong Shenxiu.
• Leng Yaozhu entered the hall and found Leng Yulai having breakfast with Zhong Shenxiu.
• Leng Yaozhu rushed to embrace Leng Yulai, but Leng Yulai dodged her and coldly rejected the embrace.
• Leng Yaozhu tried to explain her past with Yun Ming, but Leng Yulai shouted at her not to mention him and said she was not her sister.