Chapter Summaries

Tang San broke free and attacked Yu Xiaogang, sucking and biting him until Flender and Zhao Wuji pulled him away. The academy decided to restrain Tang San, get him food and treatment, and make Yu Xiaogang pay for the costs.

• Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the others rushed to Yu Xiaogang's dormitory after hearing a scream and found Tang San clinging to him and sucking at his chest.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji pulled Tang San away, and Tang San complained that he was hungry and that Yu Xiaogang's milk smelled bad.
• Flender sent Teacher Shao Xin to feed Tang San while the students backed away in fear that he would attack them next.
• Lin Ye suggested getting Tang San a pacifier or a large milk bottle, and Xiao Wu proposed restraining him with alloy chains.
• Zhao Wuji agreed to buy a milk bottle and chains, said Tang San needed a healing Soul Master, and ordered Yu Xiaogang to cover the treatment costs.

Lin Ye and the girls plotted to keep Yu Xiaogang and Tang San from healing, while Lin Ye also considered claiming the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and preventing Tang San from obtaining the Sea God's power. The next day, Zhao Wuji returned without a healing Soul Master, and Lin Ye openly provoked Yu Xiaogang.

• After Lin Ye mocked Yu Xiaogang and left, Yu Xiaogang feared Lin Ye would expose his secrets about Liu Erlong and Spirit City.
• Lin Ye reflected on Tang San's lost opportunities and planned to claim the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and keep Tang San from inheriting the Sea God's power.
• Ning Rongrong proposed making Suotuo City's healing Soul Masters disappear, and Xiao Wu agreed; Ning Rongrong sent a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Guardian to carry out her orders.
• Zhao Wuji returned the next day without a healer, explaining that healing Soul Masters from Suotuo City had been sent to help injured people in Zhuyin City.
• Lin Ye called the situation exciting, then taunted Yu Xiaogang and challenged him to complain if he had a problem with being disliked.

Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy injured and anxious to get healing for himself and Tang San, but Flender decided to postpone finding a healer. Yu Xiaogang insisted on teaching Oscar and Ma Hongjun while Lin Ye planned to expose his dubious expertise later.

• Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy, fearing Tang Hao would discover Tang San's condition and seeking a healing Soul Master for them both.
• Lin Ye warned Yu Xiaogang to keep his head down, and Flender told him to stop provoking Lin Ye.
• Zhao Wuji said the healing Soul Masters had been transferred away, so Flender decided the academy would wait for their return.
• Yu Xiaogang refused to rest and insisted on training Oscar and Ma Hongjun, despite their doubts about his teaching.
• Flender allowed Yu Xiaogang to teach them, while Zhao Wuji took Xiao Wu and the other students to train and asked Lin Ye for advice.

Lin Ye rejected Yu Xiaogang’s request for treatment and explained that Tang San’s poison could still damage his organs or brain if he stopped taking his antidote. He then returned to his dormitory to begin refining elixirs, while Zhao Wuji followed to watch.

• Zhao Wuji rebuked Yu Xiaogang for questioning Lin Ye’s cultivation methods, and Lin Ye mocked Yu Xiaogang’s long-distance running training plan.
• Lin Ye told Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to cultivate as instructed while he prepared to refine elixirs for improving attributes and healing injuries.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Lin Ye to treat him and Tang San, but Lin Ye refused, saying they had brought their injuries and poison on themselves.
• Lin Ye warned that Tang San’s remaining poison could harm his organs or brain if he stopped taking his own antidote.
• The three girls left, and Zhao Wuji followed Lin Ye to the dormitory, where Lin Ye brought out his large alchemy furnace.

Lin Ye refined three batches of pills to help his companions improve, then spent half a month creating a customizable Trial Tower Soul Tool. He unveiled the thirty-three-story tower and told Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to use it for combat training.

• Lin Ye used his Alchemy Furnace to refine pills that improved Soul Power, the body, and potential.
• He decided to build a Trial Tower Soul Tool to give his companions combat experience.
• Lin Ye spent half a month forging the Trial Tower while Flender and the others watched from outside.
• Lin Ye brought the miniature tower to Back Mountain and expanded it into a thirty-three-story pagoda.
• Lin Ye explained that the tower could simulate opponents and environments, and assigned it to Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing for training.

Lin Ye explained the Trial Tower's combat simulations and revealed that it could replicate a thousand kinds of Martial Souls, including rare Body Martial Souls. Xiao Wu and the other girls entered to train, while Lin Ye went to rest and Yu Xiaogang noticed the tower and headed toward it with Oscar and Ma Hongjun.

• Lin Ye explained Body Martial Souls and said the Trial Tower could simulate a thousand kinds of Martial Souls, though none with Body Martial Souls were known to exist yet.
• Lin Ye sent Xiao Wu and the other girls into the Trial Tower, explaining that its battles felt real but could not kill them.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji stayed outside to watch the girls' progress, while Lin Ye left to rest and planned to check in at Suotuo City.
• Yu Xiaogang continued training Oscar and Ma Hongjun, dismissing Lin Ye's Soul Tool while worrying about Tang San's worsening condition.
• Yu Xiaogang spotted the Trial Tower shining near the Back Mountain and went to investigate, followed by Oscar and Ma Hongjun.

Yu Xiaogang tried to get Oscar and Ma Hongjun access to Lin Ye’s Trial Tower, but Flender refused to override Lin Ye’s ownership. Yu Xiaogang then proposed buying it on credit, and Ma Hongjun was blasted away when he rushed the entrance.

• Flender explained the Trial Tower’s training functions, and Yu Xiaogang ordered Oscar and Ma Hongjun to train inside.
• Flender refused to let them enter without Lin Ye’s permission, and Yu Xiaogang argued that the academy should be able to decide.
• Zhao Wuji suggested buying the Trial Tower, and Yu Xiaogang offered to pay Lin Ye with an IOU after hearing it might cost at least ten million Gold Soul Coins.
• Yu Xiaogang said he would talk to Lin Ye, but Ma Hongjun rushed the entrance and was hurled back by a burst of golden light.
• Several cannon muzzles appeared around the entrance and trained red targeting lights on Ma Hongjun.

Ma Hongjun nearly died when he tried to enter Lin Ye’s Trial Tower, and Zhao Wuji was badly injured protecting him. Flender took Zhao Wuji to Lin Ye for treatment, while Yu Xiaogang abandoned his attempt to enter the tower and sought help for Tang San.

• Ma Hongjun froze in front of the Trial Tower’s cannon, and Zhao Wuji used his Soul Skills to shield him while Flender carried him out of the blast’s path.
• The cannon blast drove Zhao Wuji back and left him badly injured, so Flender angrily scolded Yu Xiaogang and Ma Hongjun for trespassing.
• Lin Ye’s warning declared the Trial Tower private and ordered trespassers to stay fifty meters away, prompting Flender to tell Yu Xiaogang and the others to leave it alone.
• Flender helped Zhao Wuji toward Lin Ye’s dormitory for treatment, while Yu Xiaogang decided to ask Lin Ye for help with Tang San’s worsening condition.
• Lin Ye saw Zhao Wuji’s injuries and asked whether someone had tried to force their way into the Trial Tower.

Lin Ye healed Zhao Wuji with a Vitality Pill after Yu Xiaogang and his students caused trouble at the Trial Tower. When Yu Xiaogang asked for pills, Lin Ye demanded one million Gold Soul Coins each and refused credit.

• Flender explained that Yu Xiaogang had brought Ma Hongjun and Oscar to enter the Trial Tower, and Zhao Wuji had been injured while trying to save them.
• Lin Ye criticized Yu Xiaogang's group and gave Zhao Wuji a Vitality Pill that quickly healed his injuries and restored his Soul Power.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji marveled at the pill's healing effect, while Lin Ye called it a simple creation.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Lin Ye for pills, and Lin Ye offered them for one million Gold Soul Coins each with no credit.
• Flender defended Lin Ye's price, saying the pills' powerful healing effect made it reasonable.

Lin Ye refused to sell Yu Xiaogang and Tang San Vitality Pills unless they paid a million Gold Soul Coins, openly admitting he was targeting them. After Yu Xiaogang left, Flender grew more suspicious of his past, while Lin Ye considered how to protect Xiao Wu and the others from Tang Hao.

• Yu Xiaogang balked at Lin Ye's million-Gold-Soul-Coin price for the Vitality Pills, but Lin Ye insisted the price was fair and threatened him for pointing a finger.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Lin Ye of targeting him and Tang San, and Lin Ye admitted it was payback for years of being targeted at Notting Academy and Shrek Academy.
• Lin Ye told Yu Xiaogang to leave and warned him not to let anyone force their way into the Trial Tower; Ma Hongjun and Oscar hurried away after Flender glared at them.
• Flender regretted letting Yu Xiaogang join the academy and grew increasingly suspicious about how Yu Xiaogang had gathered information for his Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.
• After Flender and Zhao Wuji left, Lin Ye considered visiting other check-in locations but worried about leaving Xiao Wu and the others exposed to Tang Hao, so he resolved to make them powerful Soul Tools.

Lin Ye designed level-nine and level-ten Soul Tools to protect Xiao Wu and the others from Tang Hao, then ordered rare materials from the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce. He agreed to negotiate a major Hidden Weapons and Soul Tools partnership with Spirit Hall, leaving the representatives due to meet him in Suotuo City.

• Lin Ye completed blueprints for several level-nine Soul Tools and a level-ten Soul Tool, and went to the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce to obtain their materials.
• Flender and the teachers kept Tang San confined while Yu Xiaogang tried to figure out how the Trial Tower worked; Ma Hongjun and Oscar continued training.
• Xia Lifeng told Lin Ye that the Chamber of Commerce could gather his materials within three days.
• Xia Lifeng reported that Spirit Hall wanted to buy Hidden Weapons and discuss Soul Tools, and Lin Ye approved negotiations.
• Lin Ye instructed Xia Lifeng to invite Spirit Hall's representatives to Suotuo City and notify him when they arrived.

Lin Ye arranged for Spirit Hall’s delegation to negotiate a bulk purchase of Hidden Weapons and Soul Tools, then met the envoy while keeping his identity concealed. He recognized Hu Liena and silently criticized her feelings for Tang San, leaving her startled to realize she could hear his thoughts.

• Xia Lifeng contacted Headquarters and learned Spirit Hall’s delegation would arrive in Suotuo City in three days to discuss a partnership.
• After several days apart from Xiao Wu and the others, Lin Ye left for Suotuo City to handle the negotiations.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing traveled to Suotuo City after Xiao Wu recovered from spending time with Lin Ye.
• Lin Ye met Spirit Hall’s masked envoy in his office and recognized Hu Liena among the delegation.
• Hu Liena heard Lin Ye’s private thoughts criticizing her love for Tang San and realized the voice came from him.

Hu Liena negotiated a large purchase of Hidden Weapons and Soul Tools for Martial Soul Hall while hearing Lin Ye’s insulting inner thoughts. His thoughts also warned that Tang San would destroy Martial Soul Hall in twelve or thirteen years, leaving Hu Liena shaken and wondering whether Lin Ye could predict the future.

• Elder Xia Lifeng introduced Hu Liena to Lin Ye, whose inner thoughts insulted her and claimed she would fall for Tang San.
• Hu Liena offered to partner with the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce, and Lin Ye presented her with a price list at a ten-percent discount.
• Hu Liena agreed to buy ten thousand sets each of Hidden Weapons and Soul Tools, securing priority for Martial Soul Hall after the contract was signed.
• Hu Liena asked Lin Ye what he thought of Martial Soul Hall, and his thoughts predicted Tang San would destroy it within twelve or thirteen years.
• Hu Liena stood in shock, then claimed she felt unwell while Lin Ye’s thoughts continued to mock her.

Hu Liena met Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing after hearing Lin Ye’s thoughts, and agreed to ally with them against Tang San. The four girls left together, while Lin Ye tried to avoid joining them and revealed in his thoughts that they were supposed to become enemies.

• Hu Liena invited Lin Ye to visit Spirit City, then left after failing to learn more from his thoughts.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing told Hu Liena they could hear Lin Ye’s thoughts and proposed an alliance.
• Xiao Wu warned Hu Liena about Tang San, and Hu Liena agreed to help the others deal with him.
• Xiao Wu invited Hu Liena to go shopping, and the four girls ran into Lin Ye as they left the reception room.
• Lin Ye declined to join them, thinking that the four girls would be noisy and wondering why they had ended up together despite being future enemies.

After Xiao Wu explained how Tang San could have made the girls enemies of Spirit Hall, Hu Liena and the others grew closer and visited Shrek Academy. Hu Liena saw the imprisoned Tang San and was stunned by his bizarre plea for milk.

• Xiao Wu reasoned that Tang San was the key to the girls' original conflict with Spirit Hall, and that their changed fates could prevent them from becoming enemies.
• Hu Liena, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing went shopping together and decided to join forces against scumbags.
• Lin Ye returned to Shrek Academy and began crafting Level 9 Soul Tools to protect Xiao Wu and the others from Tang Hao.
• Hu Liena visited Shrek Academy with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, who revealed that she had sponsored the academy with a million Gold Soul Coins.
• Xiao Wu pointed out Tang San at Dormitory 404, and Hu Liena watched him grab the bars and shout for his teacher to give him milk.

Hu Liena stayed at Shrek Academy to learn more about Lin Ye and encountered Yu Xiaogang confronting Xiao Wu and the others. Lin Ye’s inner thoughts revealed that Yu Xiaogang had once dumped Bibi Dong, leaving Hu Liena shocked and eager to punish him.

• Hu Liena asked to kill the now childlike Tang San, but Xiao Wu said they needed to keep him alive until they had taken his opportunities.
• Hu Liena agreed to stay at Shrek Academy, and Ning Rongrong arranged a dormitory for her.
• The next morning, Yu Xiaogang accused Xiao Wu and the others of bringing Hu Liena into the academy without permission, while Oscar and Ma Hongjun followed him to see her.
• Hu Liena recognized Yu Xiaogang as Tang San’s teacher and considered teaching him a lesson.
• Lin Ye’s inner thoughts said Yu Xiaogang had once dumped Bibi Dong, shocking Hu Liena and making her furious on her teacher’s behalf.

Hu Liena and the others beat Yu Xiaogang after he objected to her staying at the academy, and Hu Liena used Ning Rongrong’s hammer to crush his manhood. Flender and Zhao Wuji arrived as Yu Xiaogang accused the girls of attacking him, but Zhao Wuji questioned whether he had provoked them.

• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing mocked Yu Xiaogang over his low cultivation and challenged his authority at the academy.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed his Soul Rings and threatened to expel the girls, so Xiao Wu attacked him and Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong joined in.
• Xiao Wu called Hu Liena over, and Hu Liena kicked Yu Xiaogang before taking Ning Rongrong’s hammer and striking him in the groin.
• Ning Rongrong told Yu Xiaogang that Flender had already agreed to let Hu Liena stay at the academy, and the girls resumed beating him.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji arrived, and Zhao Wuji questioned Yu Xiaogang’s claim that the girls had attacked him without cause.

Lin Ye defended Xiao Wu and the others after Yu Xiaogang was badly beaten, and Flender told Yu Xiaogang to stop interfering in academy matters. Lin Ye said he was making Soul Tools for the girls and possibly the academy, then warned Xiao Wu not to wander around, leaving her worried he might be leaving.

• Lin Ye told Flender that Yu Xiaogang had tried to kill someone, and Ma Hongjun recounted the fight after Flender demanded the truth.
• Flender blamed Yu Xiaogang for provoking Xiao Wu and the others, while Lin Ye warned him not to bother them again.
• Flender ordered Yu Xiaogang to focus on training Ma Hongjun and the others, then sent Zhao Wuji to find a healing Soul Master.
• Lin Ye told Xiao Wu that he was making Soul Tools for her group and might make some for the academy as well.
• Lin Ye advised Xiao Wu and the others not to wander around, and Xiao Wu worried that he might be leaving.

Lin Ye stayed at Shrek Academy to make Soul Tools for Xiao Wu and her friends while Hu Liena visited and prepared to return to Spirit City. Half a month later, Lin Ye was still working in the Forging Room, and Yu Xiaogang was recovering from his injuries, though his shattered organ could not be healed.

• Lin Ye reassured Xiao Wu that he was not leaving immediately and said he would help her and her friends improve their cultivation.
• Lin Ye returned to the Forging Room to make three Level 9 Soul Tools and a Level 10 Soul Tool, deciding to make one for Hu Liena as well.
• Xiao Wu, Hu Liena, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing discussed their friendships, and Hu Liena agreed to return to Spirit City the next morning before coming back to Shrek.
• The four girls went to Suotuo City together while Lin Ye forged Soul Tools and Tang San shouted for milk at the academy.
• Half a month passed as Xiao Wu often waited outside the Forging Room, while Zhao Wuji's healer eased Yu Xiaogang's injuries but could not repair what had been shattered.

Mr. Jia said Tang San needed a dangerous craniotomy and warned that the poison had damaged him, while Flender and Yu Xiaogang struggled to reach Tang San’s father for consent. Lin Ye completed five Level 9 Soul Tools and a Level 10 Soul Tool, then revealed a powerful defensive device for Shrek Academy.

• Mr. Jia diagnosed Tang San with severe brain congestion and said he needed a craniotomy, while warning that the poison had also damaged his brain and shoulder.
• Flender asked Yu Xiaogang to find Tang San’s father for consent, but Yu Xiaogang did not know where he was.
• Flender gave Mr. Jia Gold Soul Coins to stabilize Tang San while they searched for his father.
• Lin Ye finished five Level 9 Soul Tools and one Level 10 Soul Tool in the Forging Room.
• Lin Ye told Flender and the others that the Level 10 Soul Tool could cripple a Level 95 Titled Douluo.
• Lin Ye gave Shrek Academy the Level 9 defensive Soul Tool Heart of Shrek, which could shield the academy and counterattack intruders.