Chapter Summaries

Wang Zhao sampled Oscar’s sausages and watched as Zhao Wuji began the five students’ practical combat assessment. The five prepared to withstand Zhao Wuji’s attacks for one incense stick while Wang Zhao, Flender, and Oscar watched from the sidelines.

• Wang Zhao bought and tasted Oscar’s sausages, then asked for several more, leaving Oscar thrilled that a Titled Douluo approved of his cooking.
• Dai Mubai brought Tang San, Huo Yuhao, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong to Zhao Wuji for their final practical assessment.
• Zhao Wuji told the five to last through one incense stick of his attacks and warned that teamwork was their only chance.
• The five discussed tactics, took their positions, and watched Zhao Wuji light the assessment incense.
• Wang Zhao sat outside the clearing with Flender and Oscar, then raised an eyebrow as he heard Zhao Wuji called the Immovable King.

Wang Zhao spared Zhao Wuji and invited Oscar to join him in Spirit City, but Oscar chose to wait until after graduating from Shrek Academy. Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong revealed powerful support abilities during the trial and swiftly dodged Zhao Wuji’s ground attack.

• Wang Zhao decided not to punish Zhao Wuji for the sake of Oscar’s sausages and warned him to behave.
• Wang Zhao invited Oscar to Spirit City, but Oscar followed Flender’s suggestion to consider it after graduation, so Wang Zhao gave up on recruiting him.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that she was a Soul Elder with yellow, purple, and purple soul rings, surprising Zhao Wuji and the onlookers.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Xiao Wu, Tang San, Huo Yuhao, and Zhu Zhuqing with her Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda as Zhao Wuji struck the ground to disrupt her support.
• Tang San tried to pull Ning Rongrong out of danger with Blue Silver Grass, but she vanished and nimbly evaded the trembling ground.

Tang San and his teammates fought Zhao Wuji while Huo Yuhao connected them through Spiritual Sharing and analyzed their opponent. As Xiao Wu attacked Zhao Wuji from the front and Zhu Zhuqing approached from behind, Ning Qingyun watched Tang San through Ning Rongrong.

• Tang San barely avoided Zhao Wuji's earth-yellow shockwave, while Ning Rongrong noticed his unusual movements and asked Ning Qingyun about him.
• Ning Qingyun told Ning Rongrong to support the others normally while she observed Tang San.
• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection Sharing to connect Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, then began analyzing Zhao Wuji's weaknesses.
• Tang San attacked Zhao Wuji with foul-smelling Blue Silver Grass, which Zhao Wuji snapped and sniffed before retching.
• Xiao Wu launched herself at Zhao Wuji from the front as Zhu Zhuqing circled behind him, and Zhao Wuji prepared to grab Xiao Wu by the ankles.

Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Interference and Zhu Zhuqing’s attacks briefly distracted Zhao Wuji, but Xiao Wu fainted after her Bewitchment backfired against his stronger soul power. Tang San rushed to her side and was about to be struck by Zhao Wuji when Huo Yuhao warned him to dodge.

• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Interference to hinder Zhao Wuji, giving Xiao Wu a chance to attack with Waist Bow.
• Zhao Wuji caught Xiao Wu by the ankle, while Zhu Zhuqing attacked his back with Netherworld Hundred Claws but failed to injure him.
• Xiao Wu used Bewitchment on Zhao Wuji, suffered backlash, and fainted with blood running from her nose and mouth.
• Tang San unleashed Stench Parasitism near Zhao Wuji, then ignored Zhu Zhuqing and carried Xiao Wu in his arms.
• Zhao Wuji shattered the foul Blue Silver Grass and raised his hand to strike Tang San, but Huo Yuhao warned him to dodge, and Tang San activated Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

Tang San entrusted the unconscious Xiao Wu to Huo Yuhao, then prepared to face Zhao Wuji alone with his hidden weapons. Watching him, Ning Qingyun became certain of Tang San’s connection to the Tang Sect, while Wang Zhao warned Zhu Zhuqing to stay clear of the coming fight.

• Zhao Wuji said Xiao Wu would recover by the next day, and Tang San chose Huo Yuhao to look after her rather than Ning Rongrong or Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang San handed Xiao Wu to Huo Yuhao, and Ning Qingyun recognized his movements and hidden weapons as proof of his connection to the Tang Sect.
• Tang San warned Zhu Zhuqing to withdraw before he fought seriously, and Wang Zhao privately told her to obey and watch what Tang San could do.
• Zhu Zhuqing moved to the edge of the battlefield, leaving Tang San to face Zhao Wuji alone.
• Zhao Wuji activated Immovable King Body and advanced as Tang San readied his jade-like hands and purple eyes; Ning Qingyun watched closely.

Tang San fought Zhao Wuji with hidden weapons and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, but Zhao Wuji used his soul skills to pin him down and throw him from the arena. Dai Mubai caught the injured Tang San as the battle ended.

• Tang San bombarded Zhao Wuji with hidden weapons while dodging with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, but Zhao Wuji deflected the attacks with his Immovable King Body.
• Tang San avoided using Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer, then continued trying to stall until the incense burned down.
• Zhao Wuji activated Gravity Enhancement and Position Tracking, slowing Tang San and forcing him to reveal his mechanism-based hidden weapons.
• Zhao Wuji endured Tang San's barrage, landed in front of him, and slapped him out of the arena.
• Tang San coughed up blood as Dai Mubai rushed over and caught him.

Ning Qingyun used Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda to strengthen herself, then joined Zhu Zhuqing in attacking Zhao Wuji. She pierced his defense with an iron sword, leaving Zhao Wuji stunned as he realized she had wounded him through her own strength.

• Dai Mubai recognized Tang San’s hidden weapons as formidable and called Oscar to help with the unconscious Tang San.
• Zhao Wuji taunted the remaining fighters as the incense burned down, while Zhu Zhuqing prepared to take Tang San’s place as the attacker.
• Ning Qingyun cast the pagoda’s strength, speed, and soul enhancements on herself, then drew an iron sword from her Storage Soul Tool.
• Zhu Zhuqing attacked Zhao Wuji with Netherworld Assault while Ning Qingyun approached with silent steps.
• Ning Qingyun thrust her sword into a vital spot already marked by Tang San’s weapons, drawing blood and breaking Zhao Wuji’s defense.

Ning Qingyun and Zhu Zhuqing continued fighting Zhao Wuji during the practical examination, while Wang Zhao rescued and revived Zhu Zhuqing, enraging Dai Mubai. Zhao Wuji launched another powerful attack, and Ning Qingyun prepared to counter it with her mastered Free and Easy Steps.

• Ning Qingyun warned Zhu Zhuqing to retreat, but Zhao Wuji's golden burst sent Zhu Zhuqing flying before she could escape.
• Wang Zhao used an invisible force to pull Zhu Zhuqing to him, caught her, and healed her with life energy.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke in Wang Zhao's arms and blushed as she struggled to stand, while Dai Mubai silently endured his jealousy and fear.
• Zhao Wuji activated his Third and Fourth Soul Skills and leaped into the air to try to knock Ning Qingyun out of the field.
• Ning Qingyun stopped trying to evade Zhao Wuji's attack, used Free and Easy Steps, and channeled her Soul Power into her iron sword.

Ning Qingyun outmaneuvered Zhao Wuji and secured the practical assessment for all five students before yielding control back to Ning Rongrong. After the fight, Wang Zhao confronted Tang San with his suspicions about Tang Hao and the Blue Silver Emperor, leaving Tang San alarmed by what the Martial Soul Hall Holy Son might know.

• Ning Qingyun escaped Zhao Wuji's Position Tracking, wounded him again, and landed as the incense burned out.
• Zhao Wuji declared that all five students had passed the practical combat assessment and left the arena.
• Ning Qingyun returned control of her body to Ning Rongrong and told her through the Spiritual Sea to beware of Tang San.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu woke up and learned from Huo Yuhao and Dai Mubai how the assessment had ended.
• Wang Zhao told Tang San he had investigated his background because of his Innate Full Soul Power and Blue Silver Grass martial soul, then dismissed his possible connection to Tang Hao as coincidence.

Wang Zhao sensed something suspicious about Tang San, mocked his supposed connection to Tang Hao, and invited him to join Martial Soul Hall. He then prepared to take Zhu Zhuqing to Spirit City, where she explained she had already agreed to join Martial Soul Hall, while Dai Mubai confronted Wang Zhao over her former betrothal.

• Wang Zhao patted Tang San and sensed that someone had briefly fixed a gaze on him.
• Wang Zhao invited Tang San to join Martial Soul Hall, but Tang San said he would study first and consider joining after graduation.
• Wang Zhao insulted Tang San by suggesting he was the bastard son of the Fallen Soul Master Ritian Tian, and Tang San vowed to take revenge.
• Wang Zhao said he was taking Zhu Zhuqing to Spirit City, and Zhu Zhuqing explained that she had already agreed to join Martial Soul Hall and Spirit Academy.
• Dai Mubai confronted Wang Zhao about Zhu Zhuqing, and Wang Zhao acknowledged that she was Dai Mubai's former betrothed before challenging his objection.

Wang Zhao and Zhu Zhuqing left Dai Mubai behind after she rejected his appeals and mocked his failures. As they traveled toward Spirit City, Wang Zhao reassured her that joining Martial Soul Hall could help her become as strong as Tang San.

• Dai Mubai tried to stop Zhu Zhuqing, but she shoved him away and rejected his appeal to their engagement.
• Zhu Zhuqing mocked Dai Mubai for fleeing Star Luo City and falling behind her in Soul Power, then asked Wang Zhao to leave with her.
• Dai Mubai shouted after Zhu Zhuqing, and Wang Zhao blasted him away with an invisible force; Flender went to check on him.
• Zhao Wuji led the four new students toward Shrek Academy's dormitories, while a red-haired youth arrived with a fourth soul ring's Inner Core.
• Wang Zhao and Zhu Zhuqing traveled by carriage toward Spirit City, where he promised she could become no weaker than Tang San if she joined Martial Soul Hall.

Wang Zhao claimed his Space-Time Second Trial rewards, gaining greater control over space-time and learning the requirements and rewards of the Third Trial. He returned to the carriage, where Zhu Zhuqing had fallen asleep against him.

• Wang Zhao entered the Space-Time inheritance realm to claim his Second Trial rewards of 5% Space-Time Affinity and 3,000 years for his Golden Scale Martial Soul’s second Soul Ring.
• Wang Zhao’s accumulated Space-Time Affinity reached 10%, forming a transparent Space-Time Soul Ring that made his control over the space-time attribute more natural.
• Wang Zhao received the Third Trial requirement to reduce Tang San’s fortune by 10%, with rewards of 10% Space-Time Affinity, 50,000 years for his second Soul Ring, and a God-Bestowed Soul Bone.
• Wang Zhao returned to the carriage and found Zhu Zhuqing asleep against his shoulder, so he let her rest.

Ning Qingyun revealed that Tang San’s techniques came from her past life, where she belonged to the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect. She told Ning Rongrong that the Tang Sect had stolen the Mysterious Heaven Skill from her sect, leaving Ning Rongrong to suspect Tang San’s connection to that theft.

• Ning Rongrong rebuffed Xiao Wu’s attempts to get close and said she sensed ill intent from her.
• Ning Qingyun told Ning Rongrong that Tang San’s unusual techniques resembled those from her past life’s world.
• Ning Qingyun revealed that she had been the last inheritor of the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect, a Bashu faction that once prospered.
• Ning Qingyun described the Tang Sect’s six ultimate arts, including the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
• Ning Qingyun told Ning Rongrong that the Mysterious Heaven Skill belonged to the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect and had been stolen by the Tang Sect.

Ning Qingyun told Ning Rongrong how the Tang Sect allegedly poisoned the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect’s leader, helped bring about its decline, and claimed its Mysterious Heaven Skill as its own. She left off explaining that the sect had dwindled until she was its only survivor.

• Ning Rongrong asked whether the Tang Sect had suppressed the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect through conflict, and Ning Qingyun dismissed the idea that the Tang Sect would fight openly.
• Ning Qingyun recounted how the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect had already suffered heavy losses fighting the Demonic Sect before its leader was secretly poisoned, allegedly by a Tang Sect expert.
• Ning Qingyun said the Tang Sect sought the Mysterious Heaven Skill and likely used a spy to poison the sect leader’s tea before the Demonic Sect launched a surprise attack.
• Ning Qingyun explained that the sect’s allies stood aside or urged it to retreat, forcing it to leave the Bashu Region and seal itself away.
• Ning Qingyun said a later investigation found that the Tang Sect had reshaped its own Profound Mystery Skill into the Mysterious Heaven Skill and fabricated the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record to support its claim.
• Ning Qingyun revealed that mysterious forces continued to weaken the reclusive sect until, after her master and martial uncle died, she was its sole survivor.

Ning Qingyun decided to watch Tang San before acting, while Ning Rongrong trusted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could handle him. Tang Hao and Chen Xin arrived at Shrek Academy and confronted Zhao Wuji, whose confidence faltered when Tang Hao summoned his powerful but bizarre-looking hammer.

• Ning Qingyun told Ning Rongrong that she suspected Tang San had powerful backing and wanted to observe him before deciding what to do.
• Ning Rongrong assured Ning Qingyun that their sect and its elders could deal with Tang San if necessary.
• Ning Qingyun recognized the sword intent and killing intent of Sword Grandpa as he arrived, while Tang San sensed the commotion and left the boys' dormitory.
• Tang Hao and Chen Xin met in the forest and separately summoned Zhao Wuji to face them.
• Zhao Wuji arrived and challenged the pair, but Tang Hao revealed nine Soul Rings, including a red hundred-thousand-year ring, and summoned his strange-looking Clear Sky Hammer.
• Zhao Wuji recognized Tang Hao's power and began addressing him nervously.

Tang Hao and Chen Xin confronted Zhao Wuji over his treatment of the students, then beat him in the woods. They parted afterward while Tang San listened nearby, unaware that Ning Rongrong watched him from behind.

• Chen Xin revealed his Seven Kill Sword and Soul Rings, prompting Zhao Wuji to recognize Sword Douluo and nervously ask why the two had come.
• Tang Hao reminded Zhao Wuji of his earlier threats and said he wanted to bully him in return.
• Chen Xin ordered Flender to emerge, and Flender tried to defend Zhao Wuji by blaming the morning’s practical assessment on Li Ming.
• Tang Hao challenged Zhao Wuji to endure one incense stick without Tang Hao using his martial soul, and Chen Xin added a half-incense-stick challenge of his own.
• Tang Hao and Chen Xin beat Zhao Wuji unconscious, then left the woods and parted beneath the night sky.
• Tang San listened to the distant fight and smiled, while Ning Rongrong watched him quietly from nearby.

Wang Zhao arranged Zhu Zhuqing’s enrollment at Spirit Academy and set plans in motion for the Po Tang Team and Seven Dragon Maidens Team to compete in soul battles. At Dragon King Hall, he found Qian Renxue still in seclusion and met with Die to discuss the team before their private encounter.

• Wang Zhao left Bibi Dong’s residence and arranged Zhu Zhuqing’s enrollment, training plan, and resources at Spirit Academy.
• Wang Zhao told the seven members of the Po Tang Team to prepare for a tour of the continent’s Great Soul Arenas.
• Wang Zhao rode Golden Scale to Dragon King Hall and learned that Qian Renxue had not emerged from seclusion.
• Wang Zhao met Die in the main hall and asked her to prepare the Seven Dragon Maidens Team for soul battles before they became intimate.

Tang San, Huo Yuhao, and Ning Qingyun secretly watched one another practice the Purple Demon Eye, while Ning Qingyun grew suspicious of Huo Yuhao’s connection to Tang San. After Xiao Wu complained about Ning Qingyun, the three encountered a boy arguing with a village girl.

• Tang San gathered his hidden weapons and practiced the Purple Demon Eye on a rooftop as Huo Yuhao watched, then went to a grove to practice the same technique himself.
• Ning Qingyun followed Huo Yuhao and suspected he was secretly learning from Tang San after recognizing his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Ning Qingyun ignored Xiao Wu in the girls’ dormitory, provoking Xiao Wu to shout and catching Tang San’s attention.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Huo Yuhao walked along the village road as Xiao Wu complained about Ning Qingyun and Tang San privately resolved to settle accounts with her later.
• Huo Yuhao pointed out a boy and a village girl arguing nearby.

Huo Yuhao, Xiao Wu, and Tang San encountered Ma Hongjun threatening Cuihua after she tried to end their relationship. Xiao Wu intervened, while she secretly considered whether Ma Hongjun belonged in her plan to gather Shrek’s talented young men.

• Cuihua told Ma Hongjun she wanted to break up, and he grabbed her when she tried to leave.
• Huo Yuhao and Xiao Wu stepped forward to stop Ma Hongjun, while Tang San moved beside Xiao Wu.
• Ma Hongjun leered at Xiao Wu and offered to make her his girlfriend.
• Xiao Wu kicked Ma Hongjun’s hand away from Cuihua and confronted him.
• Xiao Wu secretly wondered whether to add Ma Hongjun to her collection of Shrek geniuses, while Tang San admired her intervention.

Tang San and Huo Yuhao confronted Ma Hongjun after he harassed Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun revealed his Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul and attacked the group. Huo Yuhao stepped in to face him, leaving their fight about to begin.

• Xiao Wu challenged Ma Hongjun for harassing a girl, and Tang San stepped forward when Ma Hongjun told her to leave.
• Ma Hongjun insulted Tang San, who attacked him with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and forced him to stagger back.
• Ma Hongjun summoned his Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul, and Xiao Wu mocked his appearance until he aimed Phoenix Fire Line at her.
• Huo Yuhao pulled Xiao Wu clear of Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Fire Line and revealed his Spiritual Eye martial soul.
• Ma Hongjun strengthened his flames with Phoenix Bathed in Fire and focused his attacks on Xiao Wu, so Huo Yuhao stepped in front of her, eager to fight.