Chapter Summaries

Xiao Wu defeated Dai Mubai and left him unconscious, while Zhao Wuji sided with his injured students and demanded an explanation from her group. Zhao Linchuan then came downstairs and challenged Shrek Academy to explain itself first.

• Xiao Wu seized Dai Mubai, struck him, and slammed him into the floor until he lost consciousness.
• Xiao Wu asked Tang San and the others whether they still wanted an apology, and they fell silent in fear.
• Ma Hongjun called for Zhao Wuji, who came downstairs and accused Xiao Wu's group of injuring Shrek Academy students.
• Ma Hongjun claimed that his group had only wanted to make friends and asked Zhao Wuji to defend them.
• Ning Rongrong denounced Shrek Academy as shameless, but Zhao Wuji ignored her and demanded an explanation from Xiao Wu's group.
• Zhao Linchuan came downstairs with Jin Da and asked Zhao Wuji why Shrek Academy was not the one giving an explanation.

Zhao Linchuan ordered Jin Da to give Zhao Wuji and the Shrek group an “explanation,” and Jin Da effortlessly subdued them. Outside the hotel, Jin Da stripped Zhao Wuji, Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun in front of a crowd, leaving them exposed and humiliated.

• Zhao Linchuan told Jin Da to deal with Zhao Wuji after Zhao Wuji demanded an explanation.
• Jin Da overwhelmed Zhao Wuji, bound him, and used a golden Soul Power whip to drag Tang San, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the unconscious Dai Mubai outside.
• Xiao Wu stopped Ning Rongrong from following the spectacle, while Zhao Linchuan invited Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to prepare a late-night snack.
• Jin Da tossed Zhao Wuji beneath a tree, revived Dai Mubai, and bound the group outside the hotel.
• Jin Da blasted the clothes off Zhao Wuji, Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, exposing them to the watching crowd.

Jin Da forced Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to run naked around a tree all night while townspeople watched and mocked them. At dawn, the five fled, and news of Shrek Academy’s humiliating spectacle spread through the town and surrounding area.

• Jin Da ordered the five Shrek members to run around a tree until dawn, threatening to make them run around the whole town if they refused.
• Zhao Wuji led Dai Mubai, Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar in a naked run as the crowd laughed and jeered at them.
• Inside the hotel, Ning Rongrong thanked Xiao Wu for stopping her from going outside, while Zhu Zhuqing ate quietly and Zhao Linchuan listened with amusement.
• The townspeople brought out tables and chairs to watch the run, and Jin Da whipped anyone who slowed down or tried to stop.
• At dawn, Jin Da left and the five men scrambled away as onlookers jeered and news of the Shrek Naked Run spread through the region.

Zhao Linchuan and Xiao Wu prepared to go out alone while Ning Rongrong teased them, and Zhao Wuji’s group entered the Star Dou Great Forest seeking a Soul Ring for Oscar. At the Lake of Life, Xiao Wu reunited with Da Ming and Er Ming, who remained wary of Zhao Linchuan and Jin Da.

• Ning Rongrong praised Xiao Wu’s fighting and asked how she used her Soul Skill without showing a Soul Ring.
• Zhao Linchuan told Ning Rongrong and Zhuqing to stay in town while he and Xiao Wu went out, prompting Ning Rongrong to tease him.
• Zhao Wuji led Dai Mubai and the others into the Star Dou Great Forest, where Tang San spotted a thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent that might suit Oscar.
• Xiao Wu arrived at the Lake of Life with Zhao Linchuan and Jin Da, and Da Ming and Er Ming emerged, sensing the power of her companions.
• Xiao Wu greeted Da Ming and Er Ming and explained the situation, easing their tension without dispelling their wariness.

Xiao Wu successfully condensed a black fourth Soul Ring while Zhao Linchuan chose a reward tied to Tang San’s External Soul Bone. As Tang San absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Soul Ring, eight dark purple spider legs suddenly burst from his back.

• Xiao Wu condensed her fourth Soul Ring beside the Lake of Life, and Zhao Linchuan congratulated her.
• Tang San agreed to join Dragon Duke Meng Shu’s family in exchange for the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Soul Ring, while Meng Shu and Snake Matriarch Chao Tianxiang guarded him as he absorbed it.
• Zhao Linchuan received a system choice concerning Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances and chose the fair-trade option, which offered Tears of the Empty City among its rewards.
• Tang San’s Soul Power settled as he neared the end of absorbing the two-thousand-year Soul Ring, and Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang, and the others believed he would succeed.
• Tang San’s body suddenly arched and eight dark purple spider legs burst from his back, shocking Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, and the others.

Zhao Linchuan arrived as Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances emerged and claimed he could treat the dangerous growth. He brutally tore them from Tang San’s back, then explained that they had been parasitizing him and would eventually consume his mind.

• Zhao Wuji and the others saw spider legs growing from Tang San’s back and feared that the Man Faced Demon Spider had possessed him.
• Zhao Linchuan arrived with Xiao Wu and Jin Da, and Jin Da’s presence frightened Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang into silence.
• Zhao Linchuan said he knew Tang San from Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy and offered to treat him despite the pain.
• Zhao Linchuan grabbed Tang San and forcibly pulled the Eight Spider Lances from his back, making Tang San scream before he passed out.
• Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang attacked Zhao Linchuan verbally, but Jin Da’s pressure forced them and the others to their knees.
• Zhao Linchuan explained that the Eight Spider Lances were parasitizing Tang San and that removing them was the only way to prevent them from devouring his mind.

Zhao Linchuan healed Tang San, then traded him a Torso Soul Bone for the Eight Spider Lances. He left with Xiao Wu and Jin Da after mocking Shrek Academy, while Tang San began absorbing the Soul Bone.

• Zhao Linchuan healed Tang San's back wound, and Tang San awoke feeling strangely hollow.
• Zhao Linchuan offered Tang San a Torso Soul Bone in exchange for the Eight Spider Lances, and Tang San eagerly accepted.
• Tang San began absorbing the Torso Soul Bone as Zhao Linchuan put the Eight Spider Lances away.
• Zhao Linchuan mocked Shrek Academy's sayings about daring to cause trouble, leaving Zhao Wuji and the others speechless.
• Xiao Wu taunted the Shrek group, and Jin Da's pressure held them still as the three visitors departed into the forest.

Yu Xiaogang learned that Zhao Linchuan had taken Tang San’s possible External Soul Bone and erupted at Flender for allowing Tang San to be put at risk. Meanwhile, Tang San suffered a clash of fragmented memories in the Dragon-Snake Family’s courtyard as Chao Tianxiang approached him with medicinal soup and an unseen man watched from outside.

• Zhao Wuji told Flender how Tang San obtained a Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring and grew eight spider legs, and Yu Xiaogang identified them as a possible External Soul Bone.
• Flender recounted to Yu Xiaogang that Zhao Linchuan had removed Tang San’s strange bone and exchanged it for a thousand-year torso bone.
• Yu Xiaogang angrily blamed Flender for letting Tang San go soul hunting and warned that Tang San’s father could bring ruin on them all.
• Tang San suffered intense pain as memories of the Divine Realm and his past life collided, and he thought Zhao Linchuan should not exist.
• Chao Tianxiang entered with medicinal soup and found Tang San curled on the floor, while a burly man waited outside holding a porcelain bottle marked with a request to keep reading.

Tang San failed to convince Chao Tianxiang to release him immediately and was forced to remain with her for three more days. Zhao Linchuan returned to his residence in Heaven Dou City, where Yue Shen welcomed him and asked when he would officially take Yan Fei as a concubine.

• Tang San threatened to tell Meng Shu what Chao Tianxiang had done, but she agreed only to let him leave after three more days of cultivation guidance.
• Zhao Linchuan arrived at his residence with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong demanded jewelry after the Golden Armored Warriors greeted him loudly.
• Jin Wu told Zhao Linchuan that Yue Shen and Yan Fei had gone out to sea with twenty warriors to find Soul Beasts, Soul Rings, and Soul Bones.
• Zhao Linchuan ordered a banquet and went to the bathhouse, where Yue Shen returned and helped him wash and dress.
• Yue Shen dodged Zhao Linchuan's question about her clash with Yan Fei and asked when he would officially welcome Yan Fei into the family.

Moon Goddess urged Zhao Linchuan to marry Yan Fei into the Zhao Clan, claiming she wanted to secure his care and an heir while secretly looking forward to Yan Fei calling her big sister. Yan Fei heard the couple in the bathroom and later joined them at a lavish banquet, where Moon Goddess openly teased her as Zhao Linchuan’s future wife.

• Moon Goddess told Zhao Linchuan that Yan Fei should marry into the Zhao Clan and bear an heir, and Zhao Linchuan embraced her affectionately.
• Yan Fei waited outside the bathroom, heard what had happened inside, and felt resentful that Moon Goddess had gotten ahead of her.
• Yan Fei informed Zhao Linchuan that the banquet was ready, and he went with Moon Goddess and Yan Fei to the dining room.
• Moon Goddess and Yan Fei took turns serving Zhao Linchuan tonic dishes while Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing reacted to the extravagant meal.
• Moon Goddess called Yan Fei “little sister” and praised the Dragon Rhino Virility Horn Yan Fei had prepared, while Yan Fei blushed and continued serving Zhao Linchuan.

Yan Fei presented her miraculous pill to Zhao Linchuan, who renamed it the Heaven-Deficiency Spirit-Replenishing Pill and began planning a pill business built around medicinal dregs and a persuasive story. Outside the reception hall, Yue Shen urged Yan Fei to attend to Linchuan that night and suggested Xiao Wu could take her place if Yan Fei refused.

• Yan Fei showed Zhao Linchuan a pill she had made from rare ingredients and explained its powerful effects.
• Zhao Linchuan renamed the Ten-Perfection Pill the Heaven-Deficiency Spirit-Replenishing Pill, then gave it to Xiao Wu.
• Zhao Linchuan proposed starting a pill business and told Yan Fei to make pills from stored medicinal dregs so they could sell a story.
• Yue Shen took Yan Fei aside and told her to attend to Linchuan that night, teasing her about the benefits she had received from the Zhao Clan.
• Yue Shen suggested that Xiao Wu could go to Linchuan instead, warning Yan Fei that Xiao Wu might gain more of his favor.

Yan Fei spent the night with Zhao Linchuan after Yue Shen arranged for her to wait in his bedroom. The next day, Yan Fei prepared to face Yue Shen in the main hall, where she had been waiting for Yan Fei to serve her tea.

• Yan Fei agreed to go to Zhao Linchuan’s room, and Yue Shen headed there to prepare for her arrival.
• Yue Shen told Zhao Linchuan that a surprise awaited him in his bedroom, where he found Yan Fei waiting in bed.
• Zhao Linchuan and Yan Fei spent the night together.
• The next day, Yan Fei helped Zhao Linchuan dress as he told her Yue Shen was waiting in the main hall for her to serve tea.
• Yan Fei restored her strength, tidied her appearance, and set out for the main hall.

Yan Fei offered Yue Shen tea with calm sincerity, ending their rivalry as they agreed to care for Zhao Linchuan and their home together. Zhao Linchuan then summoned Yan Lingji, who appeared wet and barely clothed in the hall, confused after being taken from Bai Yifei’s dungeon.

• Yan Fei entered the hall and respectfully offered Yue Shen tea, addressing her as sister.
• Yue Shen accepted the tea, helped Yan Fei rise, and proposed that they stop fighting and work together.
• Yan Fei agreed, and the two women chatted warmly while Zhao Linchuan watched them reconcile.
• Zhao Linchuan used the system to summon Yan Lingji.
• Yan Lingji appeared on the hall floor, bewildered and wary after her sudden escape from the dungeon where Bai Yifei had imprisoned her.

Zhao Linchuan welcomed the newly summoned Yan Lingji, explained her new life and the loyalty he expected, and had Yue Shen awaken her Martial Souls. Yan Lingji went with Xiao Wu to settle in and learn about the world, while Zhao Linchuan reassured Yue Shen about bringing her into the household and familiar footsteps approached.

• Zhao Linchuan covered Yan Lingji with his robe and explained that she was in a new world where she could live safely in exchange for working for him and swearing loyalty.
• Yue Shen awakened Yan Lingji’s Martial Souls, revealing the Fire Spirit Hairpin and Charm Fire.
• Zhao Linchuan ordered Xiao Wu to help Yan Lingji change clothes and give her a book about Spirit Masters.
• Yan Lingji followed Xiao Wu away, then glanced back at Zhao Linchuan and wondered whether he truly lacked the desire she had seen in others.
• Yue Shen questioned Zhao Linchuan about Yan Lingji, and he claimed he had summoned her to give her shelter; Yue Shen and Yan Fei silently accepted his explanation.
• Crisp footsteps and familiar chatter approached.

Ning Rongrong challenged Zhao Linchuan over his growing household, while Yue Shen and Yan Fei defended his choices. Outside Shrek Academy, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai blamed Zhao Linchuan for their troubles and feared he would win over the women they cared about.

• Ning Rongrong questioned Zhao Linchuan about the nearly naked woman Xiao Wu had led away and accused him of taking too many women.
• Yue Shen and Yan Fei told Ning Rongrong that Zhao Linchuan’s concubines and descendants were a family matter, leaving her bewildered and angry.
• Outside Shrek Academy, Oscar and Ma Hongjun blamed Zhao Linchuan for keeping Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhuqing away from them.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar asked Dai Mubai what had happened to his manhood, and Dai Mubai blamed Zhao Linchuan for ruining it.
• Dai Mubai vowed to reclaim his War God position and punish Zhao Linchuan, while Ma Hongjun promised to join him.
• Oscar worried that Ning Rongrong and Zhuqing might fall into Zhao Linchuan’s hands and feared that losing his bond with Rongrong could cost him the Food God’s inheritance.

Tang San returned to his companions after recovering his memories, while Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun discussed the losses Zhao Linchuan had inflicted on them. The four exchanged information and ended the chapter wondering who Zhao Linchuan really was.

• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun worried that Tang San’s injuries, lost Eight Spider Lances, and Xiao Wu’s capture had jeopardized their future plans.
• Tang San arrived exhausted, and Oscar gave him a Recovery Big Sausage to restore his strength.
• Tang San asked about the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, revealing that he had recovered his memories, and the four companions shared what they knew.
• Ma Hongjun told Tang San that Yu Xiaogang had been desperately trying to arrange his rescue from the Dragon-Snake Family.
• Oscar asked how Tang San had left Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang, and Tang San concealed the humiliating details of his three days with Chao Tianxiang.
• Dai Mubai described his injuries and encounter with Zhao Linchuan, and Tang San and his companions questioned how Zhao Linchuan could have escaped their notice in their previous lives.

Tang San planned to use Yu Xiaogang to contact Tang Hao, hoping his father would retrieve Xiao Wu from Zhao Linchuan and secure the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. When Yu Xiaogang arrived, Tang San began questioning him about his father and hinted that he had learned something about his origins and second martial soul.

• Tang San reassured Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar that a powerful figure in the Divine Realm had already determined their path to victory.
• The group worried that Zhao Linchuan knew Xiao Wu's true identity, and Tang San resolved to ask Tang Hao to bring her back safely.
• Tang San told his companions that obtaining the Immortal Herbs early was urgent and sent them to fetch Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived with Dai Mubai and the others, checked that Tang San was unharmed, and spoke with him alone.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang whether he had heard from Tang Hao and claimed he had overheard information about his origins and second martial soul.

Tang San pressed Yu Xiaogang to reveal his origins, learning that his father was the Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao, and asked for help recovering the External Soul Bone Zhao Linchuan had taken. After Yu Xiaogang failed to contact Tang Hao overnight, an old rumor that Tang Hao had been brutally killed resurfaced in his mind.

• Tang San pleaded with Yu Xiaogang to tell him the truth about his background, and Yu Xiaogang took him somewhere secluded to talk.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed that Tang San's father was Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo, and that Tang San carried the Clear Sky Sect bloodline and Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang to contact Tang Hao for help retrieving the External Soul Bone Zhao Linchuan had taken, but Yu Xiaogang said earlier attempts to reach him had failed.
• Yu Xiaogang sent another message to Tang Hao, but no reply came overnight.
• Yu Xiaogang recalled an old rumor that Tang Hao had died gruesomely and began to fear it might be true.

Unable to reach Tang Hao, Tang San abandoned his original plan and schemed to gain access to Dugu Bo’s medicinal garden by joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He sent Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to influence Yu Xiaogang and Flender while he remained desperate to rescue Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.

• Yu Xiaogang feared that something had happened to Tang Hao but hid his suspicion from Tang San.
• Tang San learned that Tang Hao still had not replied, and Oscar feared Zhao Linchuan would take Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhuqing.
• Tang San decided to pursue the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well instead of the External Soul Bone.
• Tang San planned to steer Yu Xiaogang toward contacting Qin Ming and arranging for Shrek to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where they could approach Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo.
• Tang San assigned Oscar to raise Qin Ming’s reputation and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to lament Shrek’s lack of tournament eligibility before Yu Xiaogang or Flender.
• The others left to carry out their assigned remarks while Tang San stayed behind, worrying that Xiao Wu had to wait for him.

Ning Rongrong pressed Xiao Wu for the secret behind her rapid cultivation, then boasted she could pay enough to make Zhao Linchuan warm her bed. Their conversation was cut short by a desperate scream from beyond the residence’s outer wall.

• Tang San overheard the others’ conversation and angrily feared Xiao Wu would become involved with Zhao Linchuan.
• Ning Rongrong followed Xiao Wu through the courtyard and asked how she had advanced so quickly.
• Xiao Wu explained that Zhao Linchuan’s Heaven-Deficiency Spirit-Replenishing Pill helped her break through, and Jin Qi found her a fifth Soul Ring.
• Ning Rongrong decided she would buy several pills, but Xiao Wu explained they were too rare and valuable to purchase easily.
• Ning Rongrong bragged that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had enough money to make Zhao Linchuan warm her bed.
• A terrifying scream sounded from beyond the outer wall, and Ning Rongrong grabbed Xiao Wu’s arm in fright.