Chapter Summaries

Dugu Yan decided to break ties with Yu Tianheng and stay near Lin Ye so she could grow stronger and change her grandfather’s fate. Meanwhile, Qin Ming suggested that Shrek use Heaven Dou Royal Academy to enter the upcoming tournament, and Xiao Wu proposed Heavenly Sword Academy instead, leaving Lin Ye to weigh the benefits against the lost opportunities in Heaven Dou City.

• Dugu Yan resolved to leave Yu Tianheng and remain by Lin Ye’s side to learn about the future and protect her grandfather.
• Qin Ming praised Shrek’s students, and Flender explained that the academy lacked the rating needed to enter next year’s Advanced Soul Master Tournament.
• Qin Ming suggested that Shrek borrow Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s name to compete, but Flender refused to merge the academies outright.
• Yu Tianheng and the Imperial Fighting Team worried that Shrek’s students would take most of Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s tournament slots.
• Xiao Wu suggested merging with Heavenly Sword Academy, and Lin Ye considered it while thinking about the distance from Heaven Dou City and its check-in rewards.

Qin Ming proposed merging Shrek Academy with Heaven Dou Academy, but Flender postponed the decision while he consulted the other teachers. Lin Ye’s thoughts about Ye Lingling’s Nine-Hearted Begonia made her consider transferring to Shrek Academy to learn how to develop her martial soul.

• Qin Ming urged Flender to consider having Shrek Academy join Heaven Dou Academy temporarily, and Flender said he would discuss the proposal with the teachers.
• Lin Ye noted that Shrek could not expect Heavenly Sword Academy to build a branch in Heaven Dou City, while Flender considered the city’s better opportunities for his students.
• Lin Ye recognized Ye Lingling’s Nine-Hearted Begonia as an extraordinary martial soul and criticized Heaven Dou Academy for failing to nurture her.
• Ye Lingling wondered whether Lin Ye knew how to train Nine-Hearted Begonia Soul Masters and considered going to Shrek Academy.

Ye Lingling asked Lin Ye about the Nine-Hearted Begonia Martial Soul, and he praised its unparalleled healing before explaining that its growth depended on Self-Created Soul Skills. When Yu Tianheng rebuked her for seeking advice from a Shrek student, Lin Ye demonstrated his own skill and left the Imperial Fighting Team stunned by his strength.

• Ye Lingling asked Lin Ye what he thought of the Nine-Hearted Begonia Martial Soul, and Lin Ye praised it as the strongest healing Martial Soul.
• Ye Lingling eagerly asked Lin Ye how to cultivate her Martial Soul, but Yu Tianheng reprimanded her for seeking advice from a Shrek student.
• Lin Ye criticized Heaven Dou Academy's teachers and explained that Ye Lingling should develop Self-Created Soul Skills because her Martial Soul could gain only one Soul Skill.
• Yu Tianheng challenged Lin Ye's claim, so Lin Ye summoned green leaves that transformed into swords and held them against Yu Tianheng's vital points.
• Qin Ming worried about the students getting hurt, while Flender revealed that even he was no match for Lin Ye.

After the Imperial Fighting Team meeting ended badly, Flender and the Shrek teachers decided to move the academy to Heaven Dou City and seek an advanced academy there. Lin Ye agreed, hoping to reach Blue Tyrant Academy and its Opportunities, and began preparing for the move.

• Flender refused to reveal Lin Ye's cultivation, while Lin Ye inwardly dismissed Yu Tianheng and claimed he could create offensive Soul Skills for the Nine-Hearted Begonia martial soul.
• Ye Lingling considered asking Lin Ye for help, and Dugu Yan defended her when Yu Tianheng rebuked her for seeking answers about her martial soul.
• Flender gathered the Shrek teachers and discussed relocating so the academy could qualify for the Advanced Soul Master Tournament.
• Lin Ye supported visiting Heaven Dou Academy first and offered Heavenly Sword Academy as a fallback, so Flender set the move to Heaven Dou City for three days later.
• Lin Ye told Xiao Wu and the others about the relocation, then returned to the Forging Room to continue building the advanced Trial Tower.

Shrek Academy set out for Heaven Dou City, where Lin Ye planned to explore opportunities and discuss business with the Heaven Dou Royal Family. Their journey stopped when Lin Ye discovered masked Soul Masters pursuing Ye Lingling.

• Flender led Shrek Academy's teachers and students toward Heaven Dou City, bringing the bound Tang San along.
• Lin Ye carried the Trial Tower with him and discussed the trip and possible academy arrangements with Xiao Wu, Wang Qiu'er, Ning Rongrong, and the others.
• Lin Ye agreed to handle the Heaven Dou Royal Family's proposed cooperation with the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce while they were in the city.
• The convoy abruptly stopped, and Lin Ye went outside to find more than a dozen masked Soul Masters hunting Ye Lingling.

Ye Lingling was rescued from a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan hunting party by Lin Ye and Flender's group. After she explained that Yu Tianheng had ordered the pursuit, Lin Ye invited her to join them in confronting Heaven Dou Academy.

• Cornered and nearly out of Soul Power, Ye Lingling used her Godly Zhuge Crossbow to kill three pursuers before the remaining Soul Masters charged her.
• Lin Ye stopped the attackers with a green-leaf tornado and killed them, while Ye Lingling thanked Flender and the others for saving her.
• Ye Lingling explained that she had left Heaven Dou Academy to join Shrek Academy, argued with Yu Tianheng after defending Lin Ye and criticizing Yu Xiaogang, and was attacked by Yu Tianheng.
• After Ye Lingling escaped and recognized her pursuers as members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, she suspected Yu Tianheng had ordered them to kill her.
• Lin Ye offered to take Ye Lingling to Heaven Dou Academy to pick a fight and deal with her pursuers.

After the group killed the assassins and continued toward Heaven Dou City, Lin Ye advised Ye Lingling on developing the Nine-Hearted Begonia through powerful Soul Rings and Self-Created Soul Skills. The group reached the mountains belonging to Heaven Dou Academy, while Oscar and Ma Hongjun remained frustrated in their carriage with Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.

• Ye Lingling worried about killing the captured assassins, but Lin Ye and Flender argued they had to die; Zhao Wuji killed them, and the group disposed of their bodies.
• Ye Lingling asked Lin Ye for help cultivating the Nine-Hearted Begonia, and he advised her to seek high-age Soul Rings, choose Soul Beasts rich in Soul Power or healing attributes, and create her own Soul Skills.
• Lin Ye explained that Ye Lingling could turn her Martial Soul's petals and other parts into weapons, and his thoughts about suppressing their healing effect gave her another idea for attacking.
• Ye Lingling spent the following days studying Self-Created Soul Skills as the group traveled toward Heaven Dou City.
• The group saw Heaven Dou Academy's mountains, and Ning Rongrong explained that the entire mountain belonged to the royal-backed academy.
• Ma Hongjun complained that the beauties rode with Lin Ye while he and Oscar shared a carriage with Tang San and Yu Xiaogang; Yu Xiaogang told them to focus on cultivation.

Shrek arrived at Heaven Dou Academy, but Flender announced they had come to cause trouble rather than join. Qin Ming was left bewildered as Lin Ye and Zhao Wuji prepared to fight their way in.

• Yu Xiaogang reassured Ma Hongjun that he would reach level thirty soon, while Ma Hongjun and Oscar privately doubted his ability after Spirit Hall exposed his claims as fraudulent.
• Flender brought the group to the gates of Heaven Dou Academy, where Ma Hongjun and Oscar admired the noble female students.
• Ye Mu reflected that events might diverge from the original course, and Flender asked Lin Ye whether they should fight their way inside to seek justice for Ye Lingling.
• Qin Ming arrived excitedly and invited Shrek to meet the three education committee members to discuss joining Heaven Dou Academy.
• Flender told Qin Ming that Shrek had come to cause trouble, and Zhao Wuji laughed as Lin Ye clenched his fists.
• Qin Ming asked what had happened, and Flender pointed out that someone extra was with their group.

Flender and Shrek Academy confronted Qin Ming at Heaven Dou Academy over Ye Lingling’s attempted killing, which they blamed on Yu Tianheng. After Qin Ming apologized and promised justice, Flender prepared to fight, while Qin Ming faced pressure to choose between his former academy and his employer.

• Qin Ming recognized Ye Lingling among Shrek’s students and invited her to return to Heaven Dou Academy, but Flender said Shrek had rescued her from being hunted.
• Flender revealed that Ye Lingling’s pursuers were led by someone using the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul, pointing suspicion at Yu Tianheng.
• Students confirmed that Yu Tianheng had threatened Ye Lingling, leaving Qin Ming shocked and questioning his trust in him.
• Qin Ming apologized to Ye Lingling on the academy’s behalf and promised justice, while Flender declared that Shrek had come to seek it.
• Lin Ye backed Flender, and Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the other teachers revealed their Soul Rings as Qin Ming pleaded with Flender not to make things difficult for him.
• Lin Ye told Qin Ming to choose a side, recognizing that Qin Ming was caught between Shrek and Heaven Dou Academy.

Lin Ye confronted Qin Ming and Heaven Dou Academy over the attack on Ye Lingling, insisting the case be reported to Spirit Hall and presenting a recording as evidence. After a Soul Saint teacher tried to seize the Recording Soul Tool, Lin Ye defeated him and played the footage before the gathered students and teachers.

• Lin Ye challenged Qin Ming's promise to investigate and said he would report Ye Lingling's attempted murder to Spirit Hall.
• Qin Ming demanded evidence and said he would protect Yu Tianheng, while Heaven Dou Academy teachers arrived and threatened to hold Shrek responsible.
• Lin Ye revealed a Recording Soul Tool and offered to show the recorded pursuit of Ye Lingling.
• A Soul Saint teacher charged at Lin Ye to take the device, but Lin Ye's Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flower Style wounded him and left him unconscious.
• Lin Ye rebuked Qin Ming for expecting him to stay calm after the attack and projected the recording for everyone to see.

Lin Ye exposed Yu Tianheng’s role in the attempt to kill Ye Lingling, ruining his reputation and confronting Qin Ming at Heaven Dou Academy. The three senior councilors arrived and promised an explanation, but Lin Ye refused to discuss the matter inside the academy.

• Lin Ye played clear Recording Soul Tool footage showing members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan threatening Ye Lingling, and students blamed Yu Tianheng for ordering the attack.
• Qin Ming asked Lin Ye to stop showing the footage, but Lin Ye refused, and Flender condemned Qin Ming and severed his ties with Shrek Academy.
• Lin Ye demanded justice from Yu Tianheng and the three senior councilors, threatening to involve Spirit Hall if Heaven Dou Academy failed to resolve the matter.
• When Qin Ming challenged Lin Ye, Lin Ye trapped him with leaf swords and formed a spiked club to strike him.
• The three senior councilors arrived, saw the footage, and learned from the students what had happened.
• Meng Shenji offered to discuss the matter inside the academy, but Lin Ye refused, citing concerns that the academy might assassinate them.

Lin Ye confronted Heaven Dou Academy’s Education Committee over Yu Tianheng’s pursuit of Ye Lingling, exposing their threats and drawing support from Ning Rongrong and Hu Liena. After declaring Shrek Academy protected by Heavenly Sword City, Lin Ye defeated all three committee members and prepared to enter the academy with Flender.

• Flender demanded an explanation from Meng Shenji and the other Education Committee members for their teachers’ actions against Shrek’s students.
• Lin Ye demanded Yu Tianheng’s expulsion, but Bai Baoshan refused, and Meng Shenji and Zhi Lin threatened Shrek with consequences for opposing Heaven Dou Academy.
• Lin Ye played a recording of the committee members’ threats, prompting outrage among the students and teachers.
• Ning Rongrong withdrew Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect funding and students from Heaven Dou Academy, while Hu Liena announced that Spirit Hall would investigate Yu Tianheng.
• Lin Ye declared Shrek Academy was protected by Heavenly Sword City and used Lingbo Microsteps to knock Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin into the air.
• Lin Ye told Flender it was time to enter Heaven Dou Academy and collect some interest.

Lin Ye and Shrek Academy stormed Heaven Dou Academy after its leaders protected Yu Tianheng and threatened them. The academy's students fled as Shrek tore through the grounds, and Yu Tianheng emerged just as Ning Rongrong attacked him.

• Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the other Shrek teachers charged into Heaven Dou Academy while students at the gate recognized the danger of opposing Shrek's powerful allies.
• Lin Ye's companions entered the academy and began destroying its buildings, trees, and other property as students fled.
• Lin Ye decided to find Yu Tianheng in the dormitories and told the others to stay close.
• Xiao Wu and her friends rushed into the dormitory building, where Yu Tianheng emerged and challenged the intruders.
• Ning Rongrong confronted Yu Tianheng about hunting down Ye Lingling and used her Glazed Soul-Sealing skill against him.

Shrek attacked Heaven Dou Academy over its pursuit of Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan chose to break with Yu Tianheng and the academy. Lin Ye crippled Yu Tianheng as Shrek finished defeating the academy, leaving its buildings razed.

• Yu Tianheng attacked Shrek but was struck by the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and sent flying.
• Dugu Yan learned that Yu Tianheng had hunted Ye Lingling and rushed to the boys' dormitory to clarify that she would not protect him.
• When Yu Tianheng asked Dugu Yan to summon Dugu Bo, she kicked him into a wall, ended their relationship, and announced her withdrawal from Heaven Dou Academy.
• Dugu Yan reflected that distancing herself from Yu Tianheng could prevent her grandfather and the Dugu Clan from being used and destroyed by Tang San.
• Lin Ye stomped on Yu Tianheng, severely damaging his meridians and dantian, then declared the fight over after Shrek defeated the academy's resistance and razed its buildings.

After Heaven Dou Academy’s leadership protected Yu Tianheng and the academy was demolished, Dugu Yan withdrew and asked to join Shrek Academy. Flender accepted her, and the group headed to the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce for the night while Prince Xue Xing ordered an investigation.

• Lin Ye led the Shrek group away from Heaven Dou Academy after condemning its leaders for protecting criminals, while students prepared to withdraw.
• Dugu Yan announced she was leaving Heaven Dou Academy and followed Shrek into Heaven Dou City.
• Flender planned to find Shrek an Advanced Soul Master Academy the next day, despite Lin Ye’s offer to arrange a merger with Heavenly Sword Academy.
• Dugu Yan asked to join Shrek, explaining that she had cut ties with Yu Tianheng and rejected the academy leadership’s behavior; Flender accepted her.
• Lin Ye suggested the group stay at the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce, and they were shown to rooms.
• Prince Xue Xing ordered the Three Education Committee Members to investigate the incident and punish those responsible for insulting the imperial family.

Prince Xue Xing sent Heaven Dou Academy’s Three Education Committee Members and royal guards to seize Shrek’s students, but the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce’s two Titled Douluo effortlessly defeated them. Prince Xue Xing remained behind to face the burly Soul Master, who demanded an explanation.

• Prince Xue Xing dismissed the students’ influential backgrounds and ordered the Three Education Committee Members to find and bring them back.
• News of Heaven Dou Academy’s pursuit of withdrawn students and Shrek Academy’s destruction of the school spread throughout Heaven Dou City.
• Lin Ye and the others found the Three Education Committee Members, royal guards, and Prince Xue Xing confronting the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce.
• Dugu Yan wanted to confront the group, but Lin Ye told her to wait and trust the Chamber of Commerce.
• Two Chamber of Commerce Soul Masters revealed matching nine-ring Soul Ring Configurations and sent the Three Education Committee Members and royal guards flying.
• The burly Titled Douluo confronted Prince Xue Xing and demanded an explanation for the confrontation.

Prince Xue Xing tried to pressure the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce over Heaven Dou Academy, but two Titled Douluo forced him to back down and answer for the academy’s actions. He left warning his people not to interfere with Yu Tianheng, while Lin Ye and the others departed under the Chamber of Commerce’s protection.

• Prince Xue Xing nearly collapsed under the pressure of the two Titled Douluo and offered compensation for his offense.
• A Titled Douluo demanded that Prince Xue Xing answer for Heaven Dou Academy protecting its students and threatening Shrek Academy.
• Prince Xue Xing tried to defend Yu Tianheng, but the Titled Douluo declared that Yu Tianheng’s order to hunt down a former student was proven.
• Lin Ye urged Flender and the others to leave, while a Titled Douluo warned Prince Xue Xing that harming Lin Ye meant declaring war on the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce.
• Prince Xue Xing left with Meng Shenji and the other officials, ordering them to stay out of Yu Tianheng’s affairs.

Prince Xue Xing backed down after seeing the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce’s strength, while Lin Ye’s group went to Blue Tyrant Academy to seek admission. Liu Erlong reunited with Yu Xiaogang, then heard Lin Ye’s thoughts and realized Yu Xiaogang may have known they were cousins when he pursued her.

• Prince Xue Xing decided not to provoke the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce and withdrew.
• Lin Ye and Flender’s group headed to Blue Tyrant Academy’s back mountain to meet the dean and apply for admission.
• Liu Erlong rushed out to greet Flender, recognized Yu Xiaogang, and became excited to see him again.
• Lin Ye’s thoughts revealed that Yu Xiaogang knew Liu Erlong was his cousin and had deliberately pursued her, shocking Liu Erlong.
• Liu Erlong realized she could hear Lin Ye’s thoughts, and Flender offered to tell her about Yu Xiaogang’s past.

Liu Erlong confirmed Flender’s account of Yu Xiaogang’s deception and began investigating whether he had known her identity when he pursued her. She renamed Blue Tyrant Academy as Shrek Academy and appointed Flender dean, leaving to uncover the truth about her past with Yu Xiaogang.

• Liu Erlong asked Flender about Yu Xiaogang, and Flender told her how Yu Xiaogang had deceived Bibi Dong to obtain information from the Spirit Hall Central Library.
• Flender told Liu Erlong that Spirit Hall had confirmed Yu Xiaogang plagiarized the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul theory, strengthening her belief that Lin Ye’s suspicions were true.
• Flender explained Shrek Academy’s plans for the Advanced Soul Master Tournament and introduced its students, including Lin Ye and his Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce identity.
• Liu Erlong announced that Blue Tyrant Academy would be renamed Shrek Academy and that Flender would become its dean.
• Liu Erlong told Flender she would investigate whether Yu Xiaogang had known her identity and deliberately approached her.

Liu Erlong confronted Yu Xiaogang after realizing he had known her identity when he approached her, and beat him until he confessed that he had pursued her to study his mutated Martial Soul. She kept him at the academy and planned to expose his intentions publicly, while Yu Xiaogang fainted after learning she had only been guessing.

• Yu Xiaogang expected Liu Erlong to welcome him back, while Lin Ye anticipated his manipulative act and Liu Erlong heard his thoughts.
• Liu Erlong questioned Yu Xiaogang about his knowledge of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then slapped him and knocked him into a tree.
• Liu Erlong accused Yu Xiaogang of knowing her identity and pursuing her to study his mutated Martial Soul, and Yu Xiaogang admitted he had been wrong.
• Liu Erlong revealed she had not actually investigated the clan and had only confirmed her suspicions by probing him, causing Yu Xiaogang to faint.
• Liu Erlong ordered Yu Xiaogang taken to the woodshed and decided to expose his intentions to destroy his reputation.