Chapter Summaries

Lin Ye arranged for the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce to patent and develop Soul Tools, then returned to Shrek Academy and found Tang San digging a crude forge. The chapter left Tang San discouraged after Flender warned him against trying to imitate Lin Ye’s Hidden Weapons.

• Lin Ye gave Li Xilai Soul Tool blueprints and ordered the Chamber of Commerce to establish a Patent Agency and cooperate with the empires and Spirit Hall.
• Lin Ye returned to Shrek Academy and saw Tang San digging at the training ground, prompting Ning Rongrong to alert Flender and the others.
• Flender rushed to the training ground and nearly struck Tang San with a Soul Skill before recognizing him.
• Tang San explained that he was building an earthen kang to forge Hidden Weapons, and Flender advised him not to imitate Lin Ye.

Flender rejected Tang San’s claim that Lin Ye had copied his Hidden Weapons, and Lin Ye refused to let Tang San use his Forging Room. Zhao Wuji demonstrated Lin Ye’s powerful Metal Wings Soul Tool, leaving Tang San intent on obtaining Lin Ye’s blueprints and plotting to kill him.

• Flender dismissed Tang San’s accusations and told him to focus on cultivation, but Lin Ye refused to share his Forging Room because it contained Hidden Weapon and Soul Tool blueprints.
• Tang San learned that Lin Ye had Soul Tool blueprints and decided he had to get them so he could study and improve his Hidden Weapons.
• Flender revealed that Lin Ye had made a powerful Soul Tool, and Zhao Wuji demonstrated its Metal Wings by flying around Suotuo City at tremendous speed.
• Lin Ye said he had moved on from Hidden Weapons to Soul Tools, crushing Tang San’s sense of superiority.
• Tang San decided to steal Lin Ye’s blueprints and find a chance to kill him, while keeping his plan from Xiao Wu because he could not defeat her.

Lin Ye established patent protections for the hidden weapon and Soul Tool blueprints through the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce, while Tang San sought blacksmiths to make hidden weapon components. The chapter ended with Lin Ye preparing exclusive and export versions of his inventions to sell to the Two Great Empires and Spirit Hall.

• Tang San abandoned his attempt to make hidden weapons on a heated earthen bed and considered hiring blacksmiths to forge components.
• Lin Ye teased Tang San over his imitation, then encouraged Xiao Wu and the others to begin proper training.
• Ning Rongrong asked Lin Ye to teach her, leaving Oscar convinced she had chosen Lin Ye because of his looks.
• Lin Ye spent his days in Suotuo City while Tang San took leave and visited a blacksmith shop to commission hidden weapon components.
• Elder Xia Lifeng told Lin Ye that the Patent Agency had been established and recognized by Spirit Hall and the Two Great Empires.
• Lin Ye instructed the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce to reserve the blueprints for its exclusive use and prepare separate versions for personal use and export.

Lin Ye learned that Headquarters had assembled a Forging Group to produce Hidden Weapons and Soul Tools, then returned to Shrek Academy, where he continued teasing Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing. He wondered why Tang San had not yet fallen for the trap he had set in the Forging Room.

• Xia Lifeng reported that Headquarters had assembled a Forging Group, recruited blacksmiths from Gengxin City, and begun studying Lin Ye's blueprints, though Soul Tools remained difficult to produce.
• Lin Ye left the Headquarters affairs to Xia Lifeng and returned to the academy to check on Xiao Wu and the others' training.
• Lin Ye claimed he would cultivate diligently, while Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing recognized his words as an act and heard his thoughts reveal that he was already a Soul Saint.
• Lin Ye thought that Tang San had still not taken the blueprints bait in the Forging Room, despite several days having passed.

Lin Ye was sent away from cultivation practice and spotted Tang San heading to the Forging Room, where Lin Ye had planted fake improved Hidden Weapon blueprints. Tang San began examining the plans, setting Lin Ye’s trap in motion.

• Ning Rongrong and the other girls realized Lin Ye had planted a trap for Tang San, while Oscar and Ma Hongjun envied Lin Ye’s advantages.
• Zhao Wuji sent Lin Ye away because his presence distracted everyone from training.
• Lin Ye went to the Office Building rooftop and spoke with Flender, who explained that the teachers wanted Lin Ye to cultivate in his own way.
• Lin Ye used Flender’s telescope to spot Tang San returning and going straight to the Forging Room.
• Lin Ye watched Tang San approach the improved Hidden Weapon blueprints he had planted, expecting Tang San to follow them and make a faulty weapon.

Tang San stole blueprints for an improved Godly Zhuge Crossbow from the Forging Room, built it, and watched it explode when he tested it. He found a final-version blueprint and left to prepare for another attempt, while Flender watched him sneaking around and wondered whether he was stealing.

• Tang San picked the lock on the Forging Room, found the improved Godly Zhuge Crossbow blueprints, and took them.
• Lin Ye discovered the stolen blueprints and anticipated that Tang San would build the weapon.
• Tang San and Tie Xin spent five days forging the components, and Tang San assembled the Godly Zhuge Crossbow in his dorm.
• The weapon exploded when Tang San tested it, forcing him to dodge bolts and suspect the blueprints were incomplete.
• Tang San returned to the Forging Room, found the final-version blueprints, and memorized their corrected bolt-installation method.
• Flender watched Tang San leave through a Telescope and wondered whether he was stealing something.

Tang San stole Lin Ye’s revised Godly Zhuge Crossbow blueprints and set out to have the parts made, while Lin Ye and the girls prepared to expose his imitation. The academy headed to a Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce exhibition in Suotuo City, leaving Tang San behind at a Blacksmith Shop to build the weapon.

• Flender saw Tang San sneak into Lin Ye’s Forging Room and suspected he had stolen Hidden Weapon blueprints.
• Tang San studied the revised Godly Zhuge Crossbow blueprints, unaware Lin Ye had anticipated his theft and planned for the weapon to fail.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing decided to wait for Tang San to finish the weapon and take the academy to the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce exhibition.
• Ning Rongrong told Flender about the exhibition, and he agreed to bring the academy members to see the Hidden Weapons.
• The next morning, Flender led the academy to Suotuo City while Tang San went to a Blacksmith Shop to have the Godly Zhuge Crossbow made.

Lin Ye’s hidden weapons brought in enormous orders at the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce exhibition, while he concealed how much he had earned from his friends. The chapter ended with Tang San claiming he had made a Godly Zhuge Crossbow, prompting Ma Hongjun to question whether he had bought it.

• Flender watched the chamber of commerce demonstrate hidden weapons and had his students study them throughout the three-day exhibition.
• President Li Xilai reported that orders reached twenty-one million Gold Soul Coins in Suotuo City, while Lin Ye’s thoughts revealed he had earned five hundred million in profit.
• Ning Rongrong asked Lin Ye for more hidden weapons, and he agreed to give some to everyone.
• Tang San arrived with a Godly Zhuge Crossbow and claimed he had made it himself.
• Ma Hongjun asked whether Tang San had bought the crossbow, and Tang San denied it, insisting that no one sold hidden weapons.

Tang San tried to prove that his improved Godly Zhuge Crossbow was superior, but its bolts turned on him and the weapon exploded. Ning Rongrong demonstrated Lin Ye’s far more powerful crossbow, leaving Tang San to accuse Lin Ye of copying him as Lin Ye revealed the weapon’s greater capacity and Soul Array.

• Ning Rongrong challenged Tang San to demonstrate his Godly Zhuge Crossbow and brought out the one Lin Ye had given her.
• Tang San fired his crossbow, but its bolts repeatedly turned back toward him, forcing him to shoot them down with throwing knives.
• Tang San’s crossbow shook and exploded, injuring him with fragments before Flender pulled him clear.
• Ning Rongrong fired Lin Ye’s crossbow, whose bolts pierced several trees, stunning Tang San.
• Tang San accused Lin Ye of copying him, but Lin Ye said his crossbow fired 144 bolts and included a Soul Array.

Tang San’s attempt to pass off a stolen, faulty blueprint as his own failed when Lin Ye exposed the fake plans and Flender confirmed Tang San had entered the Forging Room. Lin Ye urged Flender to give Tang San another chance, leaving Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing surprised by his change of course.

• Ning Rongrong demonstrated that Lin Ye’s Godly Zhuge Crossbow fired 144 bolts, while Oscar and the others revealed the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce sold Lin Ye’s patented hidden weapons.
• Tang San accused Lin Ye of stealing his blueprints, but Lin Ye revealed he had left fake plans in the Forging Room, explaining why Tang San’s crossbow had exploded.
• Ma Hongjun pointed out that Tang San’s crossbow’s flaws suggested he had stolen the plans rather than copied a product from the newly established chamber of commerce.
• Flender confronted Tang San about sneaking into the Forging Room, and Zhao Wuji confirmed Flender could observe the academy’s grounds.
• Xiao Wu considered getting Tang San expelled, but Lin Ye asked Flender to give Tang San another chance.

Tang San received probation and a major demerit for stealing and framing Lin Ye, then plotted to recruit Oscar and Ma Hongjun to help him retaliate. Flender summoned Lin Ye to ask him to help Shrek Academy purchase Hidden Weapons.

• Ning Rongrong urged Flender to punish Tang San, and Flender gave him a major demerit and placed him on probation, warning that another offense would mean expulsion.
• Tang San left for his dorm, blamed Lin Ye for his punishment, and decided to enlist Oscar and Ma Hongjun to undermine him.
• Flender summoned Lin Ye to his office, where Zhao Wuji was also present.
• Flender asked Lin Ye to use his Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce connections to help Shrek Academy purchase Hidden Weapons.

Flender asked Lin Ye to arrange a bulk purchase of Hidden Weapons, while Tang San grew resentful of Lin Ye’s special treatment and enlisted Oscar and Ma Hongjun against him. Lin Ye noticed the trio’s hostility and considered using his power to put them in their place.

• Flender asked Lin Ye to have the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce prepare every type of Hidden Weapon for Shrek Academy.
• Tang San envied Lin Ye’s privileges, struggled to focus on cultivation, and decided to modify Tang Sect Hidden Weapons because he could not afford to buy any.
• Zhao Wuji scolded Tang San for being distracted during training and failing to reach level thirty.
• Oscar suspected Zhao Wuji had been bribed by Lin Ye, while Tang San’s influence turned Ma Hongjun against Lin Ye.
• Lin Ye noticed Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun had joined forces and considered giving them a display of his power.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun persuaded Tang San to join them in trying to get Lin Ye out of the way so they could pursue the girls. Ma Hongjun complained to Flender that Zhao Wuji favored Lin Ye, but Zhao Wuji and Flender shut him down and sent him away.

• After training, Oscar proposed that he, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San work together to deal with Lin Ye and pursue Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu.
• Tang San agreed to join Oscar and Ma Hongjun, and Oscar suggested that Ma Hongjun first complain to Flender about Zhao Wuji favoring Lin Ye.
• Ma Hongjun accused Zhao Wuji of taking benefits from Lin Ye and giving him special treatment, but Flender explained that he and Zhao Wuji had jointly excused Lin Ye from training because of his unusual circumstances.
• Zhao Wuji confronted Ma Hongjun for making false accusations, and Flender warned him not to repeat them.
• Zhao Wuji tossed Ma Hongjun out of the office and ordered him to reflect, while Flender lamented that the students were distracted by romance.

Tang San and Oscar reached level thirty, prompting Zhao Wuji to arrange a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest for their third Soul Rings. Lin Ye and the three girls planned to stop Oscar from obtaining the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and Tang San from gaining the Man Faced Demon Spider’s External Soul Bone, and Ning Rongrong claimed she had a way.

• Ma Hongjun reported that Flender and Zhao Wuji had jointly decided Lin Ye could focus on making Hidden Weapons and Soul Tools, so Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun turned their attention to cultivation.
• Tang San and Oscar reached level thirty, and Lin Ye resolved to interfere with their chances of obtaining the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and the Man Faced Demon Spider’s External Soul Bone.
• Tang San reported his breakthrough, and Zhao Wuji arranged to take him and Oscar to the Star Dou Great Forest the next day to hunt for Soul Rings.
• Lin Ye considered how to prevent the two Soul Beasts from becoming opportunities for Tang San and Oscar, while the three girls prepared to intervene.
• Ning Rongrong told Zhu Zhuqing and the other girl that she had a way to stop Tang San and Oscar from obtaining their intended rewards.

Ning Rongrong planned to use the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to eliminate the Man Faced Demon Spiders and prevent Oscar from obtaining a Soul Ring. The group set out for the Star Dou Great Forest, where Lin Ye considered sabotaging Oscar’s chance to gain flight.

• Ning Rongrong proposed that her family wipe out the Man Faced Demon Spiders and that the group kill any Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent they encountered.
• Ning Rongrong said she would notify her family to arrange the hunt.
• Zhao Wuji led the students toward the Star Dou Great Forest on foot, explaining that the journey would train their willpower.
• Lin Ye bought a carriage in a city, rode inside with the girls, and teased Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun as they walked beside it.
• Lin Ye considered knocking everyone out and finding Oscar a different thousand-year Soul Beast so Oscar would not gain his planned flying ability.

After resting in a town outside the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San and his companions clashed with Canghui Academy while Lin Ye watched from the sidelines. The fight turned against Tang San’s group, and Tang San called on Lin Ye to help.

• Zhao Wuji stopped the exhausted group at a town near the Star Dou Great Forest so they could rest before entering it.
• Lin Ye teased Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun over their meager meal while he and the girls enjoyed a feast.
• The girls went upstairs to avoid getting involved when Lin Ye anticipated a confrontation with Canghui Academy.
• Ma Hongjun insulted the arriving Canghui Academy students, prompting them to approach and start a fight.
• Tang San and Oscar joined Ma Hongjun, but the three were outnumbered and pushed onto the defensive, so Tang San shouted for Lin Ye to help.

Lin Ye turned Tang San’s attempt to pull him into a fight into a public airing of Tang San’s pursuit of Xiao Wu, winning over the Canghui Academy students with his taunts. When the gossip ended, they resumed attacking Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, while Lin Ye refused to help.

• Tang San called for backup, and two Canghui Academy students charged toward Lin Ye.
• Lin Ye claimed Tang San had pursued Xiao Wu despite her lack of interest, and the Canghui students and other guests stopped to listen.
• Lin Ye accused Tang San of following them to Shrek Academy, then mocked his claim that Lin Ye had followed him.
• The Canghui students accepted Lin Ye’s account and attacked Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun.
• Ma Hongjun called on Lin Ye to help, but Lin Ye refused to take responsibility for their trouble.

Lin Ye refused to help Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and Oscar when Ye Zhiqiu and Canghui Academy attacked them. Ma Hongjun was beaten badly, while a wire brush was used to scrape Oscar’s face, leaving the fight’s outcome unresolved.

• Lin Ye rejected Ma Hongjun’s plea for help and reminded him that he had claimed Soul Masters should cause trouble.
• Ye Zhiqiu recognized Flender as a Soul Saint but blamed Ma Hongjun for his arrogance and attacked him.
• Canghui Academy’s students overwhelmed Tang San and Oscar after Ma Hongjun was taken out of the fight.
• The students pinned Oscar down and slashed his face with a dagger as he begged them not to hurt it.
• A wire brush fell from upstairs, and a Canghui Academy student used it to scrape Oscar’s face until he passed out and woke screaming.

Lin Ye watched Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar get beaten by Canghui Academy, then used Zhao Wuji’s reputation to stop Ye Zhiqiu from recruiting him. After Canghui Academy left, Lin Ye went upstairs to rest and wondered what reward his next Star Dou Great Forest check-in would bring, while Zhao Wuji came downstairs and was stunned by the aftermath.

• A girl questioned Lin Ye about Shrek Academy’s unity, and he claimed he and the girls were very united while sharing wine with her and two other students.
• Lin Ye told Ye Zhiqiu that two Shrek students had reached level thirty, and Ye Zhiqiu invited Lin Ye to join Canghui Academy.
• Lin Ye refused, citing Zhao Wuji’s strength and warning that the Soul Saint might attack if provoked.
• Ye Zhiqiu abandoned the recruitment attempt, told Tang San not to be arrogant, and led Canghui Academy away.
• Lin Ye taunted the injured Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar before going upstairs to rest and thinking about his next Star Dou Great Forest check-in.
• Zhao Wuji came downstairs after hearing the commotion and was dumbfounded by what he saw.

Zhao Wuji learned that Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun had provoked Canghui Academy and blamed Lin Ye for refusing to help, so he reprimanded them and arranged treatment. The next morning, he prepared the group to enter the Star Dou Great Forest at noon despite the three students' injuries.

• Zhao Wuji questioned a nearby Soul Master and learned that Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun had started the fight and tried to involve Lin Ye.
• Witnesses confirmed that the three had provoked Canghui Academy, while Tang San was also coveting Lin Ye's partner, Xiao Wu.
• Zhao Wuji scolded Tang San for trying to come between Lin Ye and Xiao Wu, then warned all three not to target Lin Ye.
• Zhao Wuji arranged for two healing-type Soul Masters to treat the injured students.
• The next morning, Lin Ye saw the bandaged Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, and Zhao Wuji announced that they would enter the Star Dou Great Forest at noon.