Chapter Summaries

Lin Ye, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing returned to Shrek Academy with powerful Ten Thousand Year Third Soul Rings and learned that Dai Mubai had been released by the Star Luo Royal Family. Dai Mubai’s scandal and a corrupt bailout scheme had caused turmoil in the empire, and the family was considering stripping him of his title, which could free Zhu Zhuqing from their engagement.

• Er Ming reluctantly left Xiao Wu, and Lin Ye’s group rested before traveling back to Shrek Academy.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing showed Zhao Wuji their Ten Thousand Year Third Soul Rings, stunning him.
• Zhao Wuji told Lin Ye and the others that Flender and the others had gone to retrieve Dai Mubai, whose family had paid millions of Gold Soul Coins for his release.
• Zhao Wuji explained that Dai Mubai’s scandal had spread across the Heaven Dou Empire, prompting the Star Luo Royal Family to consider stripping him of his title as Third Prince.
• Zhao Wuji revealed that a spy had sought five million Gold Soul Coins for the bailout but had requested only two hundred thousand, sparking an imperial corruption investigation and a purge of the Intelligence Department.

Lin Ye and the three girls discussed how to make Dai Mubai lose his position as prince so Zhu Zhuqing could escape their engagement. They decided to seek help from Ning Rongrong’s family and the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce, whose connection to Lin Ye remained unknown.

• Zhao Wuji explained that Dai Mubai might be released but could lose his position as prince after the scandal involving Star Luo spies and corruption.
• Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing realized the scandal needed to grow worse for the Star Luo Emperor to strip Dai Mubai of his title.
• Zhao Wuji told the girls their new rooms were ready and praised Ning Rongrong’s donation for improving the academy.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu met in Xiao Wu’s room and agreed to begin their plan the next day.
• Xiao Wu revealed that Lin Ye had given her a token for the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce, and the girls decided to ask it for help.

Lin Ye considered how to undermine Tang San’s future prospects while Dai Mubai returned to Shrek Academy and focused on the new female students. Training was interrupted when a crowd arrived and women publicly accused Dai Mubai of pressuring them over their pregnancies.

• Lin Ye thought about taking Tang San’s opportunities, including the Eight Spider Lances, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and the Asura inheritance.
• Flender returned to Shrek Academy with Dai Mubai, and Dai Mubai eagerly asked about the three new girls despite Flender warning him not to cause trouble again.
• The next morning, the three girls returned from an outing and waited in their dormitory while Zhao Wuji gathered the students for training.
• Dai Mubai became fixated on Zhu Zhuqing after sensing a connection between their Martial Souls.
• More than a hundred people rushed into the training field, where one woman accused Dai Mubai of pressuring her to abort their child and another demanded he take responsibility for her pregnancy.

Eight women confronted Dai Mubai at Shrek Academy over his deception and coerced abortions, and he attacked one who was still pregnant. The Spirit Hall Enforcement Team and Suotuo City Defense Army arrived to arrest him, and Flender told Zhao Wuji to hand him over.

• Li Yusong told Zhao Wuji that eight women had come to confront Dai Mubai after discovering he had deceived them into getting abortions.
• Dai Mubai denied knowing the women, but they threatened to expose him to the Star Luo Royal Family and produced evidence of their encounters.
• Flender heard what had happened and returned to his office, unwilling to handle the scandal.
• When a pregnant woman threatened to take her child to the Star Luo Empire, Dai Mubai kicked her, and Lin Ye gave her an Elixir while others sought a healer.
• Zhao Wuji forced Dai Mubai to his knees and promised the crowd that Shrek Academy would give them an explanation.
• The Spirit Hall Enforcement Team and Suotuo City Defense Army arrived to take Dai Mubai into custody, and Flender ordered Zhao Wuji to hand him over.

Dai Mubai was arrested by the Spirit Hall Enforcement Team after attacking a pregnant woman, while Lin Ye revealed that the Star Luo Royal Family might strip him of his princely title. With Dai Mubai taken away, Xiao Wu and the others planned to go to Suotuo City to seek help keeping him imprisoned, and Tang San saw a chance to get closer to Xiao Wu.

• Flender stepped aside and Zhao Wuji stopped defending Dai Mubai, acknowledging the severity of his crimes.
• Lin Ye told Dai Mubai that his actions had brought shame on the royal family and that the Star Luo Royal Family was considering stripping him of his title.
• Flender allowed the Spirit Hall Enforcement Team to shackle Dai Mubai and take him away, while the City Defense Army withdrew.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing decided to ask the Chamber of Commerce to help keep Dai Mubai imprisoned, and Flender gave the students two days off.
• Xiao Wu told Lin Ye that she and the others were going to Suotuo City, and Tang San saw an opportunity to spend time with her.

Tang San tried to follow Xiao Wu to Suotuo City, but she and her companions evaded him and went to the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce. There, Zhu Zhuqing arranged to have Dai Mubai harshly sentenced and sent a letter to her family, leaving the group ready to celebrate at the Atlantis Restaurant.

• Tang San decided to follow Xiao Wu and the others to Suotuo City, while Lin Ye let him go and reflected on Xiao Wu's dislike of him.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing noticed Tang San following them and sped away, leaving him behind at the academy.
• Xiao Wu and her companions reached the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce, where Liu Xilai welcomed them because Xiao Wu held the General Manager Token.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Liu Xilai to send a letter to the Zhu Family, and Xiao Wu asked him to make sure Dai Mubai received a harsh sentence after the Spirit Hall Enforcement Team arrested him.
• Zhu Zhuqing wrote the letter, and Liu Xilai agreed to spread news of Dai Mubai's arrest; Ning Rongrong then suggested they celebrate at the Atlantis Restaurant.

Xiao Wu and the others wondered about Lin Ye’s standing in the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce before dining at its Atlantis Restaurant. Tang San tried to use the meal to get closer to Xiao Wu, but the bill left him unable to pay.

• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong speculated about Lin Ye’s connection to the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce, but Xiao Wu decided to stop worrying about it and use his card.
• The three girls went to Atlantis Restaurant, ordered several dishes, and enjoyed the meal while Tang San watched them from nearby.
• Tang San approached Xiao Wu and offered to pay for the meal, but she refused and said they would pay for themselves.
• Tang San took the bill and learned the meal cost 1,400 Gold Soul Coins, far more than he could afford.

Tang San tried to pay for Xiao Wu and her friends’ meal but was exposed as short on money, while Lin Ye arrived and claimed Xiao Wu as his wife. Lin Ye revealed an Atlantis Restaurant Diamond membership card, leaving the dining hall stunned.

• Tang San accused the Atlantis Restaurant of overcharging Xiao Wu, but the server estimated that his pouch held only about 430 Gold Soul Coins and said it was not enough.
• Xiao Wu and the other girls laughed at Tang San’s predicament while Lin Ye watched from nearby, then Xiao Wu called him over.
• Lin Ye offered to pay and called Xiao Wu his wife, prompting Tang San and the onlookers to react to the public claim.
• Tang San challenged Lin Ye to pay and suggested Ning Rongrong would cover the bill, but Lin Ye presented an Atlantis Restaurant membership card.
• The server identified Lin Ye as the restaurant’s highest-tier Diamond Member and said his purchases were free, while Xiao Wu wondered why his card differed from the token he had given her.

Lin Ye used his Chamber of Commerce token to secure a free meal at Atlantis Restaurant, gave Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing Diamond Cards, and left Tang San stuck with an expensive water bill. On the way back to the academy, the girls learned from Lin Ye’s thoughts that he was hiding a close connection to the Chamber of Commerce, then grew angry when he mocked their intelligence.

• Xiao Wu showed the Chamber of Commerce token at Atlantis Restaurant, and Qiao Yinliang declared that all their expenses would be free.
• Lin Ye challenged Tang San about paying, gave Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing Diamond Cards, and left the restaurant with the three girls.
• The waiter charged Tang San five Gold Soul Coins for water from the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, and Tang San paid before leaving to follow the group.
• On the way back to the academy, the girls heard Lin Ye’s thoughts and realized he had a close relationship with the Chamber of Commerce that he wanted to keep secret.
• Lin Ye thought the girls had failed to suspect him and mocked their intelligence, prompting Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to glare at him and exchange teasing remarks.

Lin Ye learned that Dai Mubai had been sentenced to twenty years by Spirit Hall and headed to the Great Soul Arena. After learning what Dai Mubai had done, the Star Luo Emperor decided to strip him of his princely title.

• Zhao Wuji suggested Lin Ye visit the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City, and Lin Ye set off to look around and make money.
• Lin Ye heard that Spirit Hall had sentenced Dai Mubai to twenty years for attacking a pregnant woman after years of forcing women to get abortions.
• People in Suotuo City speculated that the Star Luo Empire would not go to war with Spirit Hall over Dai Mubai.
• The Star Luo Emperor learned the details of Dai Mubai’s crimes and ordered a meeting of the Royal Family’s senior members.
• The Star Luo Emperor declared Dai Mubai unworthy of being a prince and decided to strip him of his title.

The Star Luo Emperor stripped Dai Mubai of his title and annulled his engagement to Zhu Zhuqing, publicly distancing the royal family from his disgrace. Lin Ye learned of the decision in Suotuo City and planned to claim his daily check-in reward at the Great Soul Arena.

• The Star Luo Emperor summoned royal officials and declared that Dai Mubai would be reduced to a commoner, with the decision proclaimed across the empire and continent.
• The Zhu Family Head told the Star Luo Emperor that he had passed along news of Dai Mubai’s arrest, and the emperor annulled Dai Mubai’s engagement to Zhu Zhuqing.
• The Zhu Family Head welcomed the ruling and planned to focus the family’s support on Zhu Zhuyun while leaving Zhu Zhuqing to choose her own path.
• Lin Ye received the news through the Chamber of Commerce’s intelligence network and noted that Zhu Zhuqing was free of her engagement.
• Lin Ye set aside the political complications and headed to the Great Soul Arena to claim his daily check-in reward.

Lin Ye checked in at the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena and gained a level, a powerful seventh Soul Ring, and the Dragon God Martial Soul. After his fights, he accepted an invitation to a Soul Bone auction and returned to Shrek Academy, where Zhu Zhuqing learned Dai Mubai had lost his royal status and their engagement had been annulled.

• Lin Ye checked in at the Great Soul Arena, reached Soul Power level seventy-three, received a 400,000-year seventh Soul Ring, strengthened his first two Soul Rings, and awakened the Dragon God Martial Soul.
• Lin Ye won thirty million Gold Soul Coins in a gambling fight and a death match, then killed the opponents who followed him into an alley before learning they served Li Xilai.
• Li Xilai's subordinates invited Lin Ye to a Suotuo City auction the day after tomorrow, where a sixty-thousand-year Soul Bone would be offered, and Lin Ye agreed to attend.
• Lin Ye returned to Shrek Academy and thought that Dai Mubai had been sentenced to twenty years, stripped of his title as Third Prince, and separated from Zhu Zhuqing by an annulled engagement.
• Zhu Zhuqing became overwhelmed with relief, ran to her dormitory, and accepted comfort from Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.

Zhu Zhuqing feared that Zhu Zhuyun would continue targeting her, and Xiaowu and Ning Rongrong offered to help. After an awkward nighttime encounter with the three girls, Lin Ye found Tang San using the Forging Room and challenged his claim to it.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Xiaowu and Ning Rongrong that Zhu Zhuyun would likely keep pursuing her, and Ning Rongrong promised to investigate the Zhu Family.
• Lin Ye crept into Xiaowu's room, realized Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were in bed with her, and fled before the girls woke up fully.
• Xiaowu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing laughed about Lin Ye's intrusion and discussed his appeal.
• Lin Ye found Tang San forging refined iron in the academy's new Forging Room, which bore Lin Ye's name.
• Tang San told Lin Ye to leave and claimed the room belonged to the academy, while Lin Ye prepared to confront him.

Tang San tried to seize Lin Ye’s private Forging Room and provoke him, but Flender exposed Tang San’s mistake and forced him to leave. Tang San realized Lin Ye could forge, while Lin Ye privately resolved to make better Hidden Weapons for Ning Rongrong and looked down on Tang San’s designs.

• Tang San planned to provoke Lin Ye into a fight, but Flender arrived before either man could act.
• Tang San accused Lin Ye of taking over the Forging Room, but Lin Ye explained that it was his private room and Flender sided with him.
• Flender pointed out the sign identifying Lin Ye’s private Forging Room, and Tang San admitted he had no right to use it.
• Lin Ye banned Tang San from the room and warned him not to return, while Flender refused Tang San’s request for a separate Forging Room because the academy lacked funds.
• Tang San heard Lin Ye forging and recognized that he knew the craft, while Lin Ye planned to forge Hidden Weapons for Ning Rongrong and dismissed Tang San’s designs.

Lin Ye forged upgraded Tang Sect Hidden Weapons and planned to register them through the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce before Tang San could claim or create them. He left for Suotuo City with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, giving each girl a custom-colored weapon.

• Lin Ye decided to forge Tang Sect Hidden Weapons, enhance them with Soul Arrays, and secure their patents through the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce.
• Tang San heard Lin Ye forging and grew suspicious, while Flender ordered him to cultivate and became less favorable toward him.
• Lin Ye finished four each of the Silent Sleeve Arrow, Godly Zhuge Crossbow, and Sand-Blasting Shadow, upgrading their power, capacity, and range with Soul Arrays.
• Lin Ye set off for Suotuo City to handle the patent rights and met Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing waiting to go there too.
• Lin Ye agreed to travel with the girls and gave each one a custom-colored Hidden Weapon he had made for her.

Lin Ye took Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Mu to the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce to register patents for his hidden weapons, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect backing the claim. Back at the academy, Tang San confronted Xiao Wu and was stunned when Lin Ye revealed he had made stronger versions of Tang San’s hidden weapons.

• Lin Ye tested his hidden weapons with the three girls on the way to Suotuo City, and they were impressed by their power.
• At the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce, Lin Ye arranged to certify his patent rights, while Ning Rongrong sent a letter asking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to support him.
• After returning to the academy, Tang San stopped Xiao Wu and tried to give her a Silent Sleeve Arrow, but she rejected him and demonstrated the one Lin Ye had made for her.
• Tang San was shocked when Lin Ye named the Sand-Blasting Shadow and Godly Zhuge Crossbow and claimed to have made them himself.
• Tang San compared his Silent Sleeve Arrow with Lin Ye’s more powerful version and was left stunned.

Tang San coveted Lin Ye’s superior Silent Sleeve Arrow and planned to obtain its blueprints, while Lin Ye’s cultivation shocked the others. Lin Ye then checked in at the Forging Room and received max-level Soul Tool knowledge.

• Tang San examined Lin Ye’s Silent Sleeve Arrow, realized Lin Ye had developed it himself, and left intending to find another way to get its blueprints.
• Zhu Zhuqing warned Lin Ye that Tang San might steal his hidden weapons, and Ning Rongrong suggested adding poisoned self-destruct mechanisms.
• Lin Ye revealed that he had reached Soul Saint, leaving Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu stunned by how quickly he had advanced.
• Xiao Wu told Zhu Zhuqing she could not catch up with Lin Ye, while Ning Rongrong encouraged them to keep working hard with their new tools.
• Lin Ye checked in at the Shrek Academy Forging Room and received the Max-Level Soul Tool Skill, gaining comprehensive knowledge of Soul Tools, Soul Arrays, and Soul Runes.

Lin Ye used his forging and Soul Tool skills to create flight-type Soul Tools, then revealed one to Flender. Flender realized how valuable it was and asked whether it was for sale.

• Lin Ye decided to make flight-type Soul Tools and began forging one from rare metal.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar persuaded Tang San to sneak off with them to Suotuo City for fun.
• Lin Ye engraved a Soul Array and tested the finished Wings of Flight, which unfolded into metal wings and carried him at tremendous speed.
• By noon the next day, Lin Ye had made ten Wings of Flight, though he lacked materials for other kinds of Soul Tools.
• Flender saw Lin Ye demonstrate a Wings of Flight, called him a monster for mastering Soul Tools, and asked if it was for sale.

Lin Ye gave Flight Soul Tools to Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, and promised another to Zhao Wuji after Flender asked about the devices. The girls began learning to use them, while Lin Ye said he could make better ones later.

• Flender asked Lin Ye to sell Flight Soul Tools to Shrek Academy, but Lin Ye refused and offered one to Zhao Wuji instead.
• Lin Ye gave Flender a Flight Soul Tool for Zhao Wuji, then went to the dining hall with devices for Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ning Rongrong questioned whether Lin Ye could really make Soul Tools, and his thoughts embarrassed and angered her.
• Lin Ye explained how to operate the Flight Soul Tools, and Ning Rongrong quickly learned to fly with hers.
• Lin Ye urged Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to try the remaining devices, and Xiao Wu asked why he did not use one himself.
• Lin Ye said he could fly with his sword and planned to make higher-grade Flight Soul Tools later.

Lin Ye demonstrated Sword Flight and explained how Flight Soul Tools could increase attack power, prompting Zhu Zhuqing to test one with her agility-based Soul Skills. Zhao Wuji praised the device and Lin Ye considered selling Soul Tools through the Chamber of Commerce, while Ning Rongrong tried to secure first access for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong tested their Flight Soul Tools as Lin Ye flew to them on a Nine-Leaf Sword Grass sword leaf and said it was faster than the tools.
• Lin Ye explained that high-speed attacks gained power from their momentum, and Zhu Zhuqing used her Flight Soul Tool with her Martial Soul and Soul Skills to boost her damage.
• Lin Ye promised to make higher-level Flight Soul Tools for Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong, and agreed to engrave Ning Rongrong's name on hers.
• Zhao Wuji arrived after testing a Flight Soul Tool with Flender and praised its speed and combat potential, suggesting Lin Ye could make a fortune selling them.
• Lin Ye considered selling Soul Tools through the Chamber of Commerce, but rejected Ning Rongrong's request to give the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect first pick and said they would go to the highest bidder.