Chapter Summaries

Xue Qinghe and Zhao Linchuan visited the academy camps to toast competitors, especially commoner Soul Masters, after Ning Rongrong proposed the idea. By the time they reached the last camp, Qian Renxue was too drunk to walk straight despite Zhao Linchuan taking most of the toasts for her.

• Ning Rongrong proposed that Xue Qinghe toast the competitors and praise the commoner Soul Masters, and Xue Qinghe agreed to visit as many camps as he could.
• Zhao Linchuan offered to take some of Xue Qinghe's drinks, and the two set out to visit the academies after dinner.
• At Skywater Academy, Shui Yue'er rushed to toast Zhao Linchuan, while Shui Bing'er watched her closely.
• At Blazing Fire Academy, Huo Wu warmly greeted Zhao Linchuan and Xue Qinghe, leaving Feng Xiaotian jealous.
• Xue Qinghe toasted commoner Soul Masters, some of whom pledged to serve him, while Zhao Linchuan drank most of the toasts meant for Qian Renxue.
• When they reached the last academy's campsite, Qian Renxue could no longer walk straight.

Zhao Linchuan brought the drunken Qian Renxue back to the Crown Prince's Residence, where she pulled him into an intimate night together. The next day, he reviewed his lottery rewards and considered how to distribute them and use the World Stone.

• Zhao Linchuan used illusion magic to protect Qian Renxue's disguise, then provoked Yu Luomian and the Thunder Academy teachers by criticizing the Shrek name and its connection to Xue Beng's murder.
• Zhao Linchuan carried the heavily intoxicated Qian Renxue back to the Crown Prince's Residence so her identity would remain secret.
• Qian Renxue pulled Zhao Linchuan onto her bed, declared that she would make him empress or emperor, and spent the night with him.
• After Qian Renxue fell asleep the next day, Zhao Linchuan examined his rewards: a World Stone, five God King-level God Cores, twelve first-class God Divine Cores, and an immortal herb seed gift pack.
• Zhao Linchuan planned to give God Cores to Yan Lingji, Xiao Wu, Great Master of Fate, and Qian Renxue, considered saving the last for Yanzi or Lingling, and thought of using the World Stone to create a Divine Realm.
• Zhao Linchuan remembered that he still had a Golden Sacred Dragon Martial Soul Granting Card and decided to give it to Qian Renxue when she woke.

After Zhao Linchuan and Qian Renxue shared an intimate morning, Captain Sun told Dai Weisi that the emperor planned to curb his power and had secretly raised another son. Dai Weisi ordered the men to assassinate the newly revealed rival, Dai Congyu.

• Qian Renxue woke in Zhao Linchuan's arms and kissed him before their private moment continued.
• Dai Weisi announced that the emperor planned to name him Crown Prince after the tournament, and Captain Sun praised his claim to the position.
• Captain Sun warned Dai Weisi that the emperor intended to reduce his military power and revealed that the emperor had a talented illegitimate son named Dai Congyu.
• Captain Sun reported that Dai Congyu was a twenty-year-old Soul Emperor whose cultivation had been supported with imperial resources and Soul Bones.
• Dai Weisi concluded that Dai Congyu was being prepared to inherit the throne and ordered Captain Sun and the others to kill him secretly.

Captain Sun received orders to build Zilan Pavilion in the Star Luo Empire and sow suspicion within the imperial family. In the Eastern Palace, Qian Renxue reached level eighty-six, gained a second Martial Soul, and looked forward to strengthening her path to godhood alongside Zhao Linchuan.

• Captain Sun ordered his people to convert stolen treasury and family wealth into Gold Soul Coins for Zilan Pavilion.
• Captain Sun instructed his subordinates to secretly kill every illegitimate son of the Star Luo Emperor and conceal the evidence.
• Qian Renxue told Zhao Linchuan that her God Trial had raised her to level eighty-six and strengthened her Soul Rings and Soul Bones.
• Zhao Linchuan advised Qian Renxue to wait until the continent was unified before inheriting the Angel God's divine position.
• Zhao Linchuan gave Qian Renxue a card that awakened the Golden Sacred Dragon as her second Martial Soul.
• Qian Renxue imagined wielding the Angel Holy Sword alongside the Golden Sacred Dragon, then knocked Zhao Linchuan to the ground as she lunged at him.

Qian Renxue spent the night with Zhao Linchuan, then left with Yue Shen to hear more about the God Trial. Zhao Linchuan reunited with Yan Lingji and Great Master of Fate, gave them two Divine Cores, and listened as they praised him for bringing them peace.

• Qian Renxue teased Zhao Linchuan about his reaction to her biting him as they walked to the Zhao Residence.
• Yue Shen took Qian Renxue aside to explain details about the God Trial.
• Zhao Linchuan visited Yan Lingji, who welcomed him and joked about his habit of biting her.
• Great Master of Fate joined Zhao Linchuan and Yan Lingji, and Zhao Linchuan produced two Divine Cores for them.
• Great Master of Fate apologized for doubting Zhao Linchuan and said he was her heaven, while Yan Lingji complained about how devoted she had become.

Yan Lingji reconciled with Zhao Linchuan after a misunderstanding, while Dao Seeking Academy advanced to the promotion tournament. At the Royal Hunting Grounds, Tang San planned to use Yu Xiaogang to avoid facing Zhao Linchuan, but Zhao Linchuan caught him and the others sneaking out of their tent.

• Yan Lingji apologized to Zhao Linchuan, and he led her and Great Master of Fate to the bedroom.
• The preliminary rounds ended, with Dao Seeking Academy taking first place and fifteen teams advancing to the promotion tournament.
• Tang San, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Oscar plotted to persuade Yu Xiaogang to keep them out of a match against Dao Seeking Academy.
• When someone brought Tang San soup, Tang San and the others cut through the back of their tent to escape.
• Tang San emerged to find Zhao Linchuan and Xiao Wu nearby, and Zhao Linchuan asked why he had cut open the tent instead of using the door.

Xiao Wu rejected and insulted Tang San after Zhao Linchuan accused him of damaging the lodging, leaving Tang San numb and distraught. After Yu Xiaogang forced him to drink foul soup, Tang San fled to a stream, where Chao Tianxiang confronted him for missing their agreed meetings.

• Xiao Wu called Tang San a hypocrite, said she regretted being his classmate, and left with Zhao Linchuan for White Cloud Valley.
• Tang San stood stunned while Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai ran off; Yu Xiaogang found him and carried him to the tent to drink soup.
• Tang San drank Yu Xiaogang's foul soup while numb, then screamed, vomited, and ran from the tent.
• Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai watched Tang San flee and planned to blame Zhao Linchuan if Tang San questioned their leaving him behind.
• Tang San rinsed his mouth at a secluded stream, then froze when Chao Tianxiang appeared and demanded to know why he kept missing their meetings.

Tang San agreed to meet Chao Tianxiang after she threatened to reveal his secrets. Meanwhile, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing prepared a scheme to seduce Zhao Linchuan, which Xiao Wu began inside their tent.

• Chao Tianxiang threatened to expose Tang San's secrets, and he agreed to go with her to their usual hotel.
• Zhao Linchuan arrived at White Cloud Valley with Xiao Wu and complimented Zhu Zhuqing on her dress.
• Xiao Wu took Zhu Zhuqing to a pool and explained their plan, telling her to wait for a signal before joining Zhao Linchuan.
• Xiao Wu entered the tent pretending to have a fever and asked Zhao Linchuan to help her with her homework as Zhu Zhuqing listened outside.

Zhu Zhuqing recovered in the tent after Zhao Linchuan put her through an exhausting ordeal, and she and Xiao Wu discussed Lord Yue Shen, Yan Fei, and Xiao Wu’s ambitions. Meanwhile, Tang San returned to the Royal Hunting Grounds worn out and hungry, leaving Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun puzzled by his ravenous eating.

• Zhu Zhuqing came out of the tent after hearing Xiao Wu’s cries and waited for the signal before joining Zhao Linchuan and Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu helped the exhausted Zhu Zhuqing drink water, then explained that Lord Yue Shen had taught her what to do.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing discussed Lord Yan Fei’s cultivation, Xiao Wu’s God Trial, and her refusal of a Second Martial Soul.
• Tang San returned to the Royal Hunting Grounds in despair after Chao Tianxiang humiliated him again, and the Soul Returning Pills left him drained.
• Tang San went to Oscar’s tent and asked for food, then wolfed down the meal Oscar brought with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.

Tang San returned after being away all day and reassured Oscar that he was fine. In Star Luo City, Dai Yutian discovered that his illegitimate children and their mothers had been murdered, and suspected Dai Weisi as the prince returned with troops and control over much of the military.

• Tang San told Oscar he had gone out to clear his head and stayed with the others that night.
• Dai Yutian went in disguise to celebrate his son Dai Congyu’s birthday and found Congyu and his mother dead.
• Dai Yutian learned that all his illegitimate children and their mothers had been killed in the same manner.
• A scout reported that Dai Weisi was safe at the military camp and had led his troops back.
• Dai Yutian suspected Dai Weisi, recalling that the prince had gained control of nearly a fifth of the military through powerful Soul Masters.

Dai Yutian ordered his aide to prepare a valuable Soul Bone and summon Captain Sun while suspecting Dai Weisi of a deadly attack. At the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, Yu Chongshan discovered that the miracle medicine had left him unable to fulfill the sect’s demand to have more children, while Shrek Academy teachers angrily confronted Yu Xiaogang over his conduct and the damage to the academy’s reputation.

• Dai Yutian secretly told his aide to prepare a Soul Bone worth at least thirty thousand years and find an excuse to bring Captain Sun to him.
• Yu Chongshan reviewed the sect’s records and found that births had declined despite rewards encouraging members to have children.
• Yu Chongshan told Yu Yuanzhen that people who took the miracle medicine had focused on cultivation, so Yu Yuanzhen ordered them to spend time with their wives and concubines and told Yu Chongshan to set an example.
• Yu Chongshan agreed to the order and decided to seek renowned physicians to cure his loss of potency.
• Shrek Academy teachers surrounded Yu Xiaogang and blamed him for prioritizing his own students and damaging the academy’s reputation.

Yu Luomian ruled that Yu Xiaogang’s students would compete with Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin, then secretly planned to force them to face Dao Seeking Academy without a chance to withdraw. At Zhao Residence, Zi Nu reunited with Nong Yu, and Yue Shen teased Zhao Linchuan about filling his harem.

• Yu Luomian silenced the teachers and ordered Yu Xiaogang’s students to keep competing alongside Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin.
• Yu Luomian told Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin to send Tang San and the others out first against Dao Seeking Academy and withdraw if the match turned dangerous.
• Yu Luomian planned to keep Yu Xiaogang away and forbid Tang San’s group from withdrawing, threatening to treat anyone who did as a deserter.
• Zi Nu and Nong Yu embraced and cried as they reunited at Zhao Residence, thanking Zhao Linchuan for bringing them together.
• Yue Shen joked with Zhao Linchuan about cherishing Nong Yu, then teased him about ascending the throne and filling his harem.

Zhao Linchuan and Yue Shen discussed taking concubines and having a child before visiting Young Master of Fate. At Shrek Academy, Flender expected Tang San and the others’ tournament success to attract students, but their celebration plans were interrupted by a visitor demanding to see the dean.

• Yue Shen joked about Zhao Linchuan’s imagined harem and proposed that Zi Nu and Yan Fei help her conceive a child.
• Yue Shen took Zhao Linchuan to see Young Master of Fate, whom she had kept from attending the competition.
• Zhao Wuji urged Flender to close Shrek Academy after two years without students, but Flender said Tang San’s team had advanced to second place under Shrek’s name.
• Flender ordered Zhao Wuji to buy a lavish feast on credit, claiming merchants would honor his name.
• A loud voice outside the courtyard demanded to see Shrek Academy’s dean.

Bi Jianhua led Brocade Guards to Shrek Academy, defeated its defenders, killed Zhao Wuji, and captured the survivors. Later, Young Master of Fate spoke for the first time while Yue Shen comforted her.

• Bi Jianhua accused Flender and Shrek Academy of impersonating Spirit Hall personnel and misusing the Heaven Dou Empire's name.
• Flender recognized Bi Jianhua's Elder Token as fake and called the former Shrek teachers to fight.
• The Brocade Guards overwhelmed the Shrek defenders, killing Zhao Wuji and Lu Qibin and capturing the surrendered teachers.
• Flender tried to escape by flying, but Bi Jianhua cut off both his arms and ordered him taken away.
• Yue Shen comforted the crying Young Master of Fate, who haltingly said, "He... bad..."

After Yue Shen explained Young Master of Fate’s tears to Zhao Linchuan, she sent Zi Nu to join him in the bath. Zhao Linchuan and Zi Nu spent the night together, and the next morning Nong Yu accidentally walked in on them before joining them for breakfast.

• Young Master of Fate told Yue Shen that Zhao Linchuan had teased her by standing outside the bathroom and insisting she speak.
• Yue Shen comforted Young Master of Fate, warned her to fight back if Zhao Linchuan teased her again, and sent Zi Nu to him.
• Zi Nu joined Zhao Linchuan in the bath and kissed him, and they spent the night together.
• The next morning, Zi Nu tried to persuade Zhao Linchuan to get up, but they lingered together for another hour.
• Nong Yu walked into Zi Nu’s room, saw Zhao Linchuan resting on Zi Nu’s lap, and hurried out in embarrassment.
• Zhao Linchuan and Zi Nu joined Nong Yu for breakfast, where Nong Yu kept her head down, embarrassed by what she had seen.

Yu Xiaogang left for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, leaving Tang San and his teammates anxious about facing Dao Seeking Academy without him. Zhao Linchuan agreed to let Xiao Wu and Zhuqing compete, while Shrek’s eight-man group gathered in silence before the match.

• Zi Nu asked Zhao Linchuan to help improve Nong Yu’s cultivation aptitude, and he agreed to have Yue Shen transform her.
• Yu Luomian summoned Yu Xiaogang back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, leaving Shrek Academy without him before its match against Dao Seeking Academy.
• Oscar told Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun that Shrek’s teachers had ordered them to fight and restore the academy’s reputation, even if they were injured.
• Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin arrived, and Tang San led the others toward the match while pretending they were ready to restore Shrek’s reputation.
• Zhao Linchuan assigned Xiao Wu and Zhuqing to compete against Shrek Academy, and Xiao Wu eagerly anticipated teaching Tang San a lesson.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin, and two Thunder Academy substitutes sat together in silence, with no one volunteering to go first.

Xiao Wu defeated Tang San in a one-sided arena match, leaving him unconscious before Ma Hongjun was ordered to take his place. Ma Hongjun entered the arena expecting to forfeit quickly if Xiao Wu threatened him.

• A teacher ordered Tang San to fight first and told him to protect Yu Xiaogang's reputation.
• Xiao Wu seized Tang San's shoulders, dislocated his arms, and struck him until he collapsed without landing an effective counterattack.
• Oscar called for Shrek Academy to forfeit, and Xiao Wu kicked Tang San off the arena before demanding the next opponent.
• The teacher ordered Ma Hongjun to replace Tang San, and Ma Hongjun told Oscar to call a forfeit if anything went wrong.
• Ma Hongjun steeled himself and headed into the arena to face Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu defeated Ma Hongjun with a brutal attack, then sent him and Dai Mubai crashing into Shrek Academy's rest area. After Ye Lingling healed Ma Hongjun, the referee declared him unharmed, and Shrek's teacher ordered Dai Mubai to recover and continue the match.

• Xiao Wu kicked Ma Hongjun in the kidney before he could use a Soul Skill, leaving him writhing and trying to surrender.
• Xiao Wu teleported in front of Ma Hongjun, lifted him by the neck with Soul Power, and punched him into Shrek Academy's rest area, where Dai Mubai was also struck.
• A Shrek teacher accused Dao Seeking Academy of killing Ma Hongjun, but Ye Lingling used her Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul to heal him.
• The referee declared Ma Hongjun unharmed, and Shrek's teacher told Oscar to give Dai Mubai a Recovery Sausage so he could continue the match.
• Dai Mubai, pretending to be unconscious, inwardly protested the teacher's claim that Tang San and Ma Hongjun had worn Xiao Wu down.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing both forfeited their match, giving Dao Seeking Academy the win. Later, Yu Xiaogang brought the injured Tang San back to Shrek Academy, where Tang San lay despondent as Oscar and Dai Mubai complained about their teacher.

• The teacher forced Oscar to wake Dai Mubai with a Recovery Sausage and ordered him to compete.
• Xiao Wu forfeited her match against Dai Mubai and called Zhu Zhuqing to take her place.
• Dai Mubai surrendered to Zhu Zhuqing, who called him a coward, and Shrek's teacher forfeited the match for the academy.
• The referee declared Dao Seeking Academy the winner, and Zhao Linchuan led his team away.
• Yu Xiaogang argued with Yu Luomian, then went to the Royal Hunting Grounds and brought Tang San and the others back to Shrek Academy.
• Oscar complained to Tang San that their teacher had deliberately made things difficult for them, while Tang San lay pale and motionless in bed.

Tang San was bedridden and miserable after his defeat, while Dai Mubai and Oscar fled Yu Xiaogang’s latest bowl of soup. Yu Xiaogang’s special spices made Tang San crave the foul soup, and the chapter ended with Dai Mubai and Oscar watching in disbelief as he finished the entire pot.

• Dai Mubai urged Tang San to find a way to retaliate against Yu Tianheng and his group, but Tang San lay silent and refused Oscar’s Recovery Big Sausage.
• When Yu Xiaogang arrived with soup, Dai Mubai and Oscar fled the room, leaving Tang San unable to escape because of his injuries.
• Yu Xiaogang forced Tang San to taste the soup, which contained special spices he had bought in Heaven Dou City.
• Tang San unexpectedly craved another sip and kept asking Yu Xiaogang for more as the spices made the soup taste delicious to him.
• Dai Mubai and Oscar secretly watched through the window as Tang San finished the whole pot, then wondered whether he was actually enjoying it.