Chapter Summaries

Tang San tried to buy the Crystal Plate from Zhao Linchuan, then followed him and the others to Peony Garden but could not afford to enter. While Tang San waited outside, Xiao Wu secretly took a porcelain bottle from Zhao Linchuan’s Storage Soul Tool.

• Tang San asked Zhao Linchuan to sell him the Crystal Plate, but Zhao Linchuan refused and left with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang San followed them to Peony Garden and was stopped by a guard who demanded one hundred Gold Soul Coins for a room.
• Tang San decided not to force his way inside and waited across the street for the group to come out.
• Inside their suite, Xiao Wu gathered clothes to wash while Zhu Zhuqing sat uneasily and wondered about Xiao Wu joining Zhao Linchuan in the bathroom.
• Xiao Wu entered the bathroom’s outer room, took Zhao Linchuan’s Storage Soul Tool ring, and retrieved a small porcelain bottle.

Xiao Wu secretly examined a porcelain bottle while Zhao Linchuan left, and Zhu Zhuqing was embarrassed when he accidentally saw her changing. Outside Peony Garden, Zhao Linchuan spotted Tang San keeping watch and decided to visit Brother Scar before later targeting Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances and Tang Hao’s Spirit Bones.

• Xiao Wu hid a porcelain bottle labeled “Wild Donkey Is Not As Good As Me: Special Edition” when Zhao Linchuan came out of the bathroom and said he was going outside.
• Zhao Linchuan accidentally saw Zhu Zhuqing changing, then left without reacting as she covered herself and hurriedly put on a shirt.
• Xiao Wu realized Zhao Linchuan had seen Zhu Zhuqing and teased her, leaving Zhu Zhuqing embarrassed and aggrieved.
• Zhao Linchuan used the inn’s back door to avoid Tang San, who was watching Peony Garden’s entrance.
• Zhao Linchuan decided to find Brother Scar first and later pursue Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances and Tang Hao’s Spirit Bones.

Zhao Linchuan traded Yu Xiaogang’s location to Brother Scar, who gathered his men to pursue him. Back at Peony Garden, Xiao Wu asked Zhao Linchuan to help Zhu Zhuqing, who offered an equal exchange.

• Zhao Linchuan considered how to lure out and kill Tang Hao to take his six Spirit Bones.
• Zhao Linchuan met Brother Scar and described Yu Xiaogang, but Brother Scar offered him thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins for Yu Xiaogang’s location.
• Zhao Linchuan gave Brother Scar a marked map, and Brother Scar summoned his men to go after the person he called an abandoned princess.
• Zhao Linchuan returned to Peony Garden with food, where Xiao Wu asked him to help Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing offered Zhao Linchuan an equal exchange if he helped her.

Zhao Linchuan offered Zhu Zhuqing a chance to gain power in exchange for giving herself entirely to him, then demonstrated a Dragon Whisker Needle for her and Xiao Wu. Their lesson was interrupted when Dai Mubai arrived and tried to approach the two women, but Zhao Linchuan called him a coward.

• Zhao Linchuan told Zhu Zhuqing she had nothing of equal value to trade, then offered her power if she gave him her body, soul, past, and future.
• Zhao Linchuan revealed his five Soul Rings, including a thousand-year second ring and a ten-thousand-year third ring, and gave Zhu Zhuqing time to decide.
• Outside Suotuo City, Zhao Linchuan broke a Crystal Plate and showed Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing the Dragon Whisker Needle hidden inside.
• Dai Mubai arrived with a young woman under his arm, ogled Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, and introduced himself as a three-ring food-type Soul Elder.
• Zhao Linchuan rejected Dai Mubai's offer of friendship and called him a coward.

Zhao Linchuan accepted Dai Mubai’s challenge, then used an unseen attack to incapacitate him and prepare a written commitment for him to sign. The chapter left Dai Mubai in agony as Zhao Linchuan healed his injury so he could sign the letter severing his relationship with Zhu Zhuqing.

• Dai Mubai challenged Zhao Linchuan to fight and wagered Zhao Linchuan’s two female companions.
• Xiao Wu whispered to Zhao Linchuan, then went with Zhu Zhuqing to prepare a letter while Zhao Linchuan agreed to Dai Mubai’s terms.
• Dai Mubai activated his White Tiger Martial Soul Possession and boasted that he would defeat Zhao Linchuan.
• Dai Mubai suddenly lost his Martial Soul Possession and collapsed in severe pain after Zhao Linchuan’s attack.
• Xiao Wu returned with a letter declaring Dai Mubai a coward and ending his relationship with Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhao Linchuan ordered Dai Mubai to sign it.
• Zhao Linchuan sent azure light into Dai Mubai to heal his injury so he could sign the letter.

Xiao Wu and Zhao Linchuan forced Dai Mubai to sign a commitment freeing Zhu Zhuqing from their engagement, though Dai Mubai was left in agony and furious. That evening, Xiao Wu secretly mixed powder into Zhao Linchuan’s orange juice and watched him drink it.

• Zhao Linchuan threatened Dai Mubai until he pressed his bloody thumbprint onto the commitment concerning Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhao Linchuan left the forest with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, while Dai Mubai ordered a woman to fetch a carriage and stretcher.
• Zhu Zhuqing bathed, relieved that she could leave Dai Mubai behind, and Xiao Wu later prepared herself in the suite.
• Xiao Wu poured white powder into a glass of orange juice and stirred it until it disappeared.
• Xiao Wu brought the drink to Zhao Linchuan, who accepted it and took two gulps.

Xiao Wu gave Zhao Linchuan a drugged orange juice, but the Silver-Haired Woman intervened and took him into the bedroom to treat him. Seven days later, Tang San was still waiting outside Peony Garden, unable to find Zhao Linchuan or the others.

• Zhao Linchuan drank the orange juice and began losing control as its effects overwhelmed him.
• Xiao Wu tried to help Zhao Linchuan, but the Silver-Haired Woman appeared, knocked him unconscious, and sent Xiao Wu outside.
• The Silver-Haired Woman carried Zhao Linchuan to the bed and treated him while Xiao Wu stood guard outside.
• The Silver-Haired Woman sealed the room with a soundproof barrier, and Xiao Wu briefly opened the door before closing it in embarrassment.
• Seven days later, Tang San continued watching Peony Garden, but he had not seen Zhao Linchuan or the others leave.

Tang San learned that the people he had watched at Peony Garden might have left through a hidden exit, while Xiao Wu cleaned up after the Silver-Haired Woman and heard her demand that she bear Zhao Linchuan’s first child. Zhao Linchuan woke after seven days unconscious, badly weakened and in pain.

• The tea stall owner told Tang San that Peony Garden had hidden exits and teased him for keeping watch there; Tang San paid for his tea and left.
• Zhu Zhuqing wondered why Zhao Linchuan stayed in his room and Xiao Wu appeared only at mealtimes.
• The Silver-Haired Woman told Xiao Wu that she had mostly cured Zhao Linchuan’s poison and ordered Xiao Wu not to have his child before she did.
• Xiao Wu cleaned the room and decided to buy food for Zhao Linchuan, who had been unconscious for seven days and eight nights.
• After Xiao Wu left, Zhao Linchuan woke and struggled to sit up because of intense pain in his waist.

After recovering from the poison Xiao Wu gave him, Zhao Linchuan forgave her and took her and Zhu Zhuqing fishing with guns. A young girl from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect watched them shoot down birds and decided to approach Zhao Linchuan about acquiring the unfamiliar weapons.

• Zhao Linchuan questioned Xiao Wu about who had detoxified him, and she admitted she had used her "handwork" for seven or eight days; he forgave her but complained that his waist hurt.
• Zhao Linchuan ate a huge meal while Zhu Zhuqing wondered what had happened during his recovery, then he announced they would go fishing for a Wealthy Thousand-Gold Fish.
• At an open field near Suotuo City, Xiao Wu shot down three birds of prey, and Zhao Linchuan told Zhu Zhuqing she would cook dinner as punishment.
• A young girl from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect watched the group use guns and decided to seek a deal so the sect's disciples could obtain the weapons.

Ning Rongrong asked Zhao Linchuan to sell her a Soul-Extinguishing Gun, but he offered to teach her to use one instead. Zhao Linchuan gathered Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu by a stream, where he began training Zhu Zhuqing with the gun.

• Ning Rongrong offered Zhao Linchuan one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for a Soul-Extinguishing Gun, but he refused the payment and offered to teach her how to use one.
• Xiao Wu returned with eagle talons, and Zhu Zhuqing chose to practice with the gun instead of competing with her again.
• Zhao Linchuan invited Ning Rongrong to join them as another student, and she followed him with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.
• By a stream, Zhao Linchuan stood close behind Zhu Zhuqing and guided her hands as he taught her to use the Soul-Extinguishing Gun.

Zhao Linchuan taught Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to use the Soul-Extinguishing Gun, while Ning Rongrong secretly teased him during her lesson. After running out of bullets, she began a plan to seduce him and reveal her identity at the most startling moment.

• Zhao Linchuan guided Zhu Zhuqing as she fired accurate shots with the Soul-Extinguishing Gun, then sent her with Xiao Wu to practice on moving targets.
• Ning Rongrong asked Zhao Linchuan to teach her, and she deliberately rubbed against him and provoked him during the lesson.
• After Zhao Linchuan left to set up the tent, Ning Rongrong laughed about how her teasing had flustered him.
• Ning Rongrong ran out of bullets and went to the tent, where Zhao Linchuan asked her for her promised thick bread.
• Ning Rongrong began flirting with Zhao Linchuan and lifted her skirt slightly, but he cried out in alarm.

Ning Rongrong teased Zhao Linchuan about taking responsibility and the danger her family posed, but he responded by overpowering and punishing her. Afterward, she asked about his Martial Soul and Soul Power Level to decide whether to accept him as a husband or keep him as a lover on the side.

• Ning Rongrong taunted Zhao Linchuan about her father and the two Title Douluo who might kill him and his companions if he took her.
• Zhao Linchuan acted on Ning Rongrong's provocation and punished her, stopping before the final step after she threatened to harm herself.
• Ning Rongrong cried in the tent and watched Zhao Linchuan dress, then asked about his Martial Soul and Soul Power Level.
• Ning Rongrong considered making Zhao Linchuan her husband if his aptitude was good enough, or arranging a property for him and keeping him as a lover otherwise.

Zhao Linchuan revealed his extraordinary Soul Rings and Soul Power to Ning Rongrong, who agreed to stay by his side after their intimate encounter. By the stream, Ning Rongrong then coaxed him toward a risky tryst in deeper water while Xiao Wu and the others might return.

• Zhao Linchuan told Ning Rongrong he was a level-fifty-four Wood Azure Dragon Soul Master and showed her his five Soul Rings, including a thousand-year second ring and three ten-thousand-year rings.
• Ning Rongrong doubted Zhao Linchuan was only twelve, then agreed to stay with him and care for him if he treated her well.
• After their intimate encounter, Zhao Linchuan carried Ning Rongrong to a stream and washed clothes while she sat in the water.
• Ning Rongrong suggested the cold stream might prolong Zhao Linchuan's Soul Skill and urged him to follow her farther into the deep water, despite the chance Xiao Wu and the others would return.

Zhao Linchuan and Ning Rongrong secretly spent time together in the stream before rejoining Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing at camp. Over dinner, Ning Rongrong teased Zhao Linchuan and asked where he and Xiao Wu planned to go the next day.

• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing returned from the woods with prey, so Zhao Linchuan and Ning Rongrong hurried out of the stream and dressed.
• Ning Rongrong suggested hiding their relationship because her father might discover it, and Zhao Linchuan questioned whether she enjoyed sneaking around.
• Xiao Wu objected to sharing a tent with Zhao Linchuan, so Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong set up separate tents.
• Xiao Wu gave Zhao Linchuan ten skewers of roasted kidneys, while Ning Rongrong teased him about repairing her Soul-Extinguishing Gun.
• Ning Rongrong asked where Zhao Linchuan and Xiao Wu planned to go the next day, hoping to travel the same way.

Zhao Linchuan agreed to visit the Soul Master Academy Ning Rongrong knew, while Xiao Wu spent the night guarding his tent as the Silver Dragon King was inside with him. The next morning, the group set out for Shrek Academy, where Zhao Linchuan planned to pursue his own targets.

• Zhao Linchuan agreed to visit Ning Rongrong's academy with Xiao Wu and the others the next day.
• Xiao Wu found the Silver Dragon King in Zhao Linchuan's tent, and the Silver Dragon King ordered her to guard the door.
• Xiao Wu hid the night's events when Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong asked where she had been.
• Zhao Linchuan woke with a sore waist, treated himself with Soul Power, and wondered what had caused the pain.
• After breakfast, Zhao Linchuan, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong headed toward Shrek Academy.
• Zhao Linchuan planned to target the Eight Spider Lances and Tang Hao while also making trouble for Yu Xiaogang and Dai Mubai.

Zhao Linchuan brought Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy and challenged Li Yusong to prove he could teach there. After revealing his extraordinary five-ring configuration, Zhao Linchuan attacked Li Yusong, who countered with his Dragon Pattern Staff.

• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were dismayed by Shrek Academy’s shabby appearance, while Ning Rongrong explained its reputation and offered to pay for a new house.
• Zhao Linchuan told Li Yusong he was applying as a teacher and offered ten thousand Gold Soul Coins if he lost a Soul Battle.
• Li Yusong accepted the challenge and declared that Zhao Linchuan would win if he could make him move one step.
• Zhao Linchuan revealed five Soul Rings, including three black rings, and launched his first Soul Skill, Wood Azure Dragon Break.
• Li Yusong’s Dragon Pattern Staff trembled as Zhao Linchuan’s azure dragon charged, but Li Yusong empowered the staff with his sixth Soul Ring and swung it at the attack.

Zhao Linchuan defeated Li Yusong and then challenged Zhao Wuji to a wagered spar for the vice principal position. Zhao Wuji accepted, and both men revealed their Soul Power and Martial Soul as their fight was about to begin.

• Zhao Linchuan defeated Li Yusong with a powerful strike, and Li Yusong admitted his loss.
• Zhao Wuji arrived with Shao Xin and Lu Qibin, heard Li Yusong's account, and learned that Zhao Linchuan's Martial Soul suppressed his opponents.
• Zhao Wuji challenged Zhao Linchuan to a spar, and Zhao Linchuan wagered for Zhao Wuji's vice principal position against ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Zhao Linchuan agreed that his students could still seek admission to Shrek if they met its requirements, then revealed his five Soul Rings and introduced himself as a healing-type Soul King.
• Zhao Wuji introduced himself as a seventy-sixth-level Battle Soul Sage, revealed his seven Soul Rings, and offered to let Zhao Linchuan use three Soul Skills first.

Zhao Linchuan overwhelmed Zhao Wuji with his fourth Soul Skill, Sun Fall, leaving him defeated and badly burned. After the battle, Ning Rongrong impulsively kissed Zhao Linchuan, shocking Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.

• Zhao Linchuan charged and unleashed Sun Fall from the sky.
• Zhao Wuji activated his Vajra Bear Avatar and tried to stop the attack, but the explosion knocked him unconscious and burned off his fur.
• Li Yusong found Zhao Wuji in a crater and joked about his bald appearance, while Zhao Wuji asked for a coat.
• Ning Rongrong ran to Zhao Linchuan and kissed him, leaving Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing stunned.

Zhao Wuji conceded the vice dean position to Zhao Linchuan, then tested his students’ Soul Power Levels. Xiao Wu’s power shattered the testing crystal, leaving Ning Rongrong shaken, and Zhao Wuji offered to brief Zhao Linchuan on the academy.

• Zhao Wuji admitted defeat in the wager and handed Zhao Linchuan the vice dean position, while explaining that the students still had to be tested.
• Ning Rongrong tested at level twenty-six, and Zhu Zhuqing tested at level twenty-seven.
• Xiao Wu’s Soul Power overwhelmed the crystal and shattered it, revealing that her level was above thirty-five.
• Ning Rongrong was stunned by the gap between her and Xiao Wu, while the teachers praised Zhao Linchuan and agreed Shrek Academy should keep his students.
• Zhao Wuji offered to brief Zhao Linchuan on the academy’s teaching arrangements and student matters, and Zhao Linchuan began to ask him something.

Zhao Linchuan rejected the academy’s dilapidated dormitories, and Ning Rongrong offered to pay for a new building. After the group went to Suotuo City, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong’s jealousy led to a fierce argument, and Zhao Linchuan left them squatting in opposite corners.

• Zhao Linchuan questioned Zhao Wuji about the academy’s poor housing, and Ning Rongrong offered to fund a new building.
• Zhao Linchuan and the others left for Suotuo City, while Shao Xin teased Zhao Wuji about submitting to him.
• Zhao Wuji admitted he had no reason to provoke Zhao Linchuan and agreed to serve as his deputy.
• At the Rose Hotel, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong argued over Zhao Linchuan, so he punished them by making them squat facing the wall.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned with food, found the two girls squatting, and left them there after they angrily refused to eat.