Chapter Summaries

Tang Si fought Dai Mubai, using Shave and his Blue Silver Emperor vines to overcome Dai Mubai’s superior rank and powerful Soul Skills. The chapter left Dai Mubai bound and unable to break free as observers in the Different World reacted with shock.

• Dai Mubai mocked Tang Si’s Blue Silver Grass and challenged his ability to fight a higher-ranked Soul Master, while Tang Si blocked Dai Mubai’s opening attack with a punch.
• Tang Si used Shave to get behind Dai Mubai and break through his White Tiger Protective Barrier, forcing Dai Mubai to acknowledge his Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation, doubling his strength, defense, and attack, but Tang Si summoned his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul.
• Tang Si’s vines resisted Dai Mubai’s punch and bound him from every direction, leaving Dai Mubai unable to break free as the Different World’s observers watched in disbelief.

Tang Si defeated Dai Mubai by showing that his Blue Silver Emperor vines could entangle and restrain opponents through natural control, without using soul skills. Yu Xiaogang struggled to explain Tang Si’s strength and blamed his system and a supposed change in his second soul ring, but the sky-screen audience dismissed his excuse.

• Tang Si demonstrated his vine control by weaving a bunny from Blue Silver Emperor grass, and Dai Mubai conceded defeat before leaving with the twins.
• Demon-Conquering Douluo mocked Yu Xiaogang’s theories on the sky screen, prompting Bibi Dong to silence him in the Papal Hall.
• Dugu Bo challenged Yu Xiaogang to explain Tang Si’s control abilities, while Dugu Yan and Hu Liena exchanged jokes at his expense.
• Yu Xiaogang watched the broadcast from the roadside with the Shrek group and was stunned by Tang Si’s strength.
• Liu Erlong and Qin Ming suggested possible explanations, and Yu Xiaogang claimed Tang Si had changed his second soul ring and strengthened his martial soul through his system.

Tang Si and Xiao Wu's banter about their 101st first love embarrassed the watchers, while arguments continued over Yu Xiaogang and Tang San. Two days later, Xiao Wu and Tang San reached Shrek Academy and were shocked by its shabby entrance as the heavenly-screen debate turned into a threat against Feng Xiaotian.

• Xiao Wu called the night before her 101st first love, embarrassing Tang Si and the watchers at Papal Hall.
• Liu Erlong defended Yu Xiaogang, while Ma Hongjun admitted Tang Si had strong control over the Blue Silver Emperor.
• The heavenly screen fast-forwarded through Tang Si and Xiao Wu's visit to Suotuo City and showed two days passing.
• Xiao Wu and Tang San arrived at Shrek Academy and found a village entrance with a simple wooden archway and an old man at a table.
• Feng Xiaotian mocked Shrek and challenged Tang San, while Tang Hao threatened Godwind Academy and Feng Xiaotian's elders and teachers stopped him from continuing.

Tang Si and Xiao Wu reached Shrek Academy, where the heavenly livestream revealed Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong among the applicants and exposed the academy’s harsh admissions and nonrefundable fees. After Tang Si, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong passed the first test, they met Oscar, while viewers questioned why so many talented youths had gathered at Shrek.

• Tang Si noticed Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong in the livestream, while Zhu Zhuqing fled with Dai Mubai and the Star Luo Empire’s group, leaving Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun to bring up the rear.
• Dai Mubai warned Zhu Zhuqing not to disappoint him, and she wondered whether she had truly escaped her fate of being controlled.
• Li Yusong rejected a young applicant after taking his ten Gold Soul Coins, then explained Shrek’s admission requirements and demonstrated his Soul Emperor strength.
• Tang Si’s thoughts prompted viewers to condemn Shrek for keeping the rejected applicants’ fees, and Flender and Li Yusong defended the policy as nonrefundable.
• Dai Mubai drove applicants away before greeting Tang Si and Xiao Wu; Tang Si, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong passed the first test and proceeded to the fourth.
• The group encountered Oscar selling sausages, and viewers wondered why so many gifted youths had gathered at Shrek Academy.

Dai Mubai praised Shrek Academy by claiming one of its former students became Spirit Hall’s youngest elder, but Tang Si exposed the claim as a lie. Bibi Dong confirmed no such graduate existed, and Tang Si revealed Yu Xiaogang’s honorary elder title was the truth behind the boast.

• Dai Mubai described Shrek’s strict graduation requirements and claimed its most outstanding graduate had become Spirit Hall’s youngest elder, with authority second only to the Pope.
• Tang Si questioned how a graduate under forty could have become a Titled Douluo and pressed Dai Mubai to name the supposed elder, leaving him unable to answer.
• Yue Guan, the Spirit Hall Grand Elder, and Bibi Dong denied that any such elder existed, prompting applicants who had paid Shrek’s entrance fee to accuse the academy of fraud.
• Dai Mubai admitted he did not know the former student’s name, while Tang Si privately connected the boast to Yu Xiaogang’s honorary elder status through Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong defended Yu Xiaogang’s reputation while Golden Crocodile Douluo reminded her of their agreement to judge his role in Tang San’s strength. The livestream showed Tang Si and the other Shrek examinees beginning their fourth assessment against Zhao Wuji, whose surprise at Tang Si’s two purple Soul Rings escalated the fight.

• Bibi Dong accused Flender of falsely borrowing Yu Xiaogang’s honorary elder title, then insisted Yu Xiaogang had caused Tang San’s exceptional abilities.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo reminded Bibi Dong that she had agreed to publicly call Yu Xiaogang trash if Tang San’s strength proved unrelated to him, but Bibi Dong confidently rejected that possibility.
• Dai Mubai brought Tang Si and the others to the fourth assessment, where Zhao Wuji learned that four examinees had passed the previous stages.
• Tang Si warned Xiao Wu not to use Charm against Zhao Wuji, and Hu Liena criticized Xiao Wu’s supposed use of it during the earlier assessment.
• Ning Rongrong supported the group as Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang Si attacked Zhao Wuji; after Tang Si’s two purple Soul Rings shocked him, his leaf barrage forced Zhao Wuji to defend himself.
• Zhao Wuji charged at Tang Si, prompting Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to move in and assist.

Tang Si and his companions passed Shrek’s entrance assessment after Zhao Wuji ended the test early, impressed by Tang Si’s rare Soul Rings and movement skill. The live-stream discussion then revealed that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had appointed Yu Xiaogang its young clan leader, though Yu Xiaogang claimed he cared only about his theories.

• Tang Si used his movement skill to evade Zhao Wuji, catch Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, and ask whether the group had passed.
• Zhao Wuji ended the assessment early and declared the new students successful, then told Dai Mubai to arrange their lodging.
• Dai Mubai asked which Shrek senior served as a Spirit Hall elder, but Zhao Wuji evaded the question and sent him away.
• The live-stream viewers discussed why Zhao Wuji had held back and questioned what Soul Beast had provided Tang Si’s second Soul Ring.
• Yu Yuanzhen announced that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had appointed Yu Xiaogang young clan leader and sent three elders to bring him back.
• Yu Xiaogang said he cared little for power or authority and focused on whether his theories could help others.

Yu Xiaogang defended his choice of poison-based Soul Rings for Tang San after viewers argued that plant-type Soul Beasts could better support the Blue Silver Emperor. Tang San and his allies insisted that he was invincible among his peers and would become a god, leaving Dugu Yan and the barrage temporarily without a rebuttal.

• Liu Erlong challenged Dugu Yan, but Yu Xiaogang calmed her by promising they could deal with Dugu Yan after Tang San became a god.
• Viewers argued that Purple Radiance Bamboo and other plant-type Soul Beasts could strengthen the Blue Silver Emperor’s vitality and toughness without poison.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed that poison was essential to the control system and Liu Erlong posted his argument on the heavenly screen.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan reconsidered its decision to appoint Yu Xiaogang, then reassured itself that Tang San respected his teacher and the clan had gained a Light Holy Dragon hatchling.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Yu Xiaogang defended Tang San’s strength and future ascension, leaving the barrage silent while Dugu Yan conceded that their claims were hard to refute.

Tang Si reviewed his strength and planned how to spend his scarce Popularity Points before preparing to seek his third soul ring in the Star Dou Great Forest. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong and the Hall of Consecration discussed Tang San’s rapid cultivation, and Xiao Wu confronted Tang Si about his relationships with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.

• Tang Si lamented that his Popularity Points had barely increased and decided to save them for major improvements to his techniques, martial souls, and soul rings.
• Hu Liena questioned Tang Si’s rapid cultivation, prompting Bibi Dong and the Douluos to compare his progress with Tang San’s and anticipate an explanation from the heavenly screen.
• Bibi Dong said she had agreed with the Hall of Consecration to clear Yu Xiaogang’s name, while Hu Liena concluded that the consecrators were good people for not punishing her teacher.
• Tang Si circulated the Nine Yang Divine Skill, then practiced his spear techniques the following morning as the livestream showed time passing.
• Xiao Wu accused Tang Si of favoring Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang Si admitted he had feelings for her before telling Xiao Wu that she, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong would be sisters.

Tang Hao rejected Tang San’s idea of training with spears and urged him to master the Clear Sky Hammer instead. Meanwhile, Tang Si and Xiao Wu intervened when Ma Hongjun threatened Cuihua, leaving Dai Mubai to explain Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire flaw as the heavenly screen’s commenters argued over his behavior.

• Tang San asked Tang Hao whether he should practice spear techniques to prepare for wielding the Sea God’s Trident, but Tang Hao told him to focus on mastering the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Hao worried that the heavenly screen had disrupted his plans for Tang San and might expose more of their future.
• Tang Si and Xiao Wu encountered Ma Hongjun arguing with Cuihua after she tried to end their relationship.
• Ma Hongjun threatened to force himself on Cuihua, so Xiao Wu intervened and Tang Si punched and kicked him into a haystack, where his Evil Fire ignited the hay.
• Dai Mubai arrived and began explaining Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul flaw as Xiao Wu accused him of trying to rape Cuihua.
• Commenters debated whether Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire excused his behavior, and Ma Hongjun credited Tang San with resolving his Martial Soul problem without revealing the Immortal Herb.

Bibi Dong credited Yu Xiaogang with the Shrek Seven Monsters’ Martial Soul breakthroughs, while Demon-Conquering Douluo challenged her claim that Tang San’s system had nothing to do with them. The heavenly-screen livestream then moved on to Ma Hongjun exposing Dai Mubai’s private behavior, drawing mockery and a threat from the Star Luo Empire’s chief worshipper.

• Hu Liena argued that Tang San had solved Ma Hongjun’s and Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul flaws by inheriting Yu Xiaogang’s theories, and Bibi Dong agreed.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo questioned whether Yu Xiaogang deserved credit, but Bibi Dong insisted that Tang San’s achievements counted as his master’s work.
• Demon-Conquering Douluo suggested Tang San might have used his system to solve the flaws, while Hu Liena claimed Yu Xiaogang’s unmatched theories could solve any problem.
• Demon-Conquering Douluo listed five of Tang San’s and the Shrek Seven Monsters’ breakthroughs as Yu Xiaogang’s achievements, and Bibi Dong said they would have to wait and see.
• The heavenly-screen livestream showed Ma Hongjun revealing Dai Mubai’s three rounds in one day, prompting Dai Mubai to warn him not to damage his reputation.
• Yu Feng mocked Dai Mubai and the Star Luo Empire, and the Star Luo chief worshipper threatened him.

Zhu Zhuyun rejected her fate in the Star Luo Empire and fled from Dai Weisi, while the heavenly screen showed Ma Hongjun behaving lecherously at Shrek Academy. Tang Si joined the new students at the academy and planned to exploit a chance to win Ning Rongrong over.

• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun discussed the punishment awaiting them if they returned to the Star Luo Empire, and Zhu Zhuyun ran away despite his threats.
• On the heavenly screen, Ma Hongjun ogled Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing and asked Dai Mubai to leave him some attention from the women.
• Tang Si greeted Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing at the cafeteria, then ate breakfast with Xiao Wu and the others.
• Flender welcomed the new students, assigned Dai Mubai to collect their tuition and explain the rules, and took Oscar and Ning Rongrong with him.
• Tang Si whispered to Ning Rongrong about shortcuts in cultivation and resolved to approach her after she became isolated.

Tang Si and Xiao Wu watched Shrek’s training and Ning Rongrong’s clash with Flender, while viewers argued over Shrek’s teaching and double standards. Ning Rongrong stayed at the academy after realizing she was less talented than its other students, and Tang Si anticipated her later request to kill Dai Mubai, leaving the others furious.

• Tang Si told Xiao Wu to follow Flender’s lessons cautiously, then scolded her for suggesting they sneak off together.
• Flender questioned Oscar and Ning Rongrong about completing their laps, while Tang Si criticized Shrek’s training methods and the livestream viewers argued over team spirit and hypocrisy.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin discussed how Ning Rongrong had been spoiled and how Flender had treated her, while Rongrong dismissed the incident as old news.
• Flender had Dai Mubai throw Ning Rongrong’s luggage outside, but she stayed after recognizing that she was less talented than the other Shrek students and ran off in tears.
• Tang Si predicted Ning Rongrong would later ask him to kill Dai Mubai, provoking angry reactions, while Shui Yue’er questioned Rongrong about Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun’s past behavior.

Tang Si and Xiao Wu registered as the Grass-Rabbit Duo before Tang Si faced Zhu Zhuqing in a one-on-one spirit battle. He refused to use soul skills and effortlessly caught her first attack, leaving her shocked as the match continued.

• Tang Si told Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to report their ages as fourteen when they registered at Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena.
• Xiao Wu suggested forming a two-person team, and Tang Si named them the Grass-Rabbit Duo.
• Dai Mubai asked Tang Si to go easy on Zhu Zhuqing before their one-on-one match began.
• Tang Si told Zhu Zhuqing he would not use soul skills, then caught her wrist when she attacked with her first soul skill.
• Zhu Zhuqing activated her first and second soul skills together, but Tang Si coated his hands in Soul Power and blocked every attack.

Tang Si defeated Zhu Zhuqing through seemingly inexhaustible Soul Power, then challenged her to bet that Dai Mubai would trade her to him for a benefit. Zhu Zhuqing accepted, and the heavenly screen showed Dai Mubai angrily ordering her to stop as she walked away.

• Tang Si blocked Zhu Zhuqing's attacks until she ran out of Soul Power, and Zhu Zhuqing conceded defeat.
• Tang Si asked Zhu Zhuqing to be his girlfriend and claimed he would protect and cultivate the women he loved, but Zhu Zhuqing called him disgusting.
• Tang Si guessed that Zhu Zhuqing had come to Shrek to find Dai Mubai and proposed betting that Dai Mubai would send her to Tang Si for a benefit.
• Tang Si offered to reveal his Soul Ring and Soul Power secrets if he lost, while Zhu Zhuqing would have to share a room with him if she lost; Zhu Zhuqing accepted.
• On the heavenly screen, Ma Hongjun invited Dai Mubai to a brothel, but Dai Mubai refused and told him to leave.
• Dai Mubai angrily told Zhu Zhuqing to stop as she walked away, and the heavenly screen showed his furious reaction.

The heavenly screen exposed Dai Mubai’s contempt for women and ignited a public debate over whether he would sell Zhu Zhuqing, while Zhu Zhuqing remained unsure what he would choose. Back at Shrek, Dai Mubai threatened Ning Rongrong, then struck her when she taunted him, and Tang Si intervened, challenging Dai Mubai to a fight.

• The heavenly screen’s viewers condemned Dai Mubai’s treatment of women, debated Tang Si’s intentions toward Zhu Zhuqing, and opened a betting pool on whether Dai Mubai would sell his fiancée.
• Dai Mubai declared that he would never sell Zhu Zhuqing, while Zhu Zhuqing followed the others back toward Shrek without knowing what he would decide.
• At Shrek’s entrance, Ning Rongrong teased Dai Mubai about Zhu Zhuqing rejecting him, and Dai Mubai threatened to rape and kill her.
• Ning Rongrong dared Dai Mubai to act, and he unleashed his Soul Power, sending her flying.
• Tang Si caught Ning Rongrong and blocked Dai Mubai’s attack with the Nine Yang Divine Skill, then challenged Dai Mubai to fight him.

As the Sky Screen commenters argued over Dai Mubai bullying Ning Rongrong, Tang Si traded a kiss for a chance to attack him. Ning Rongrong kissed Tang Si, but he only kicked Dai Mubai once, leaving her furious and demanding more.

• Commenters condemned Dai Mubai for targeting Ning Rongrong and mocked him for backing down when Tang Si challenged him.
• Ning Rongrong offered Tang Si money and the status of an honored guest if he killed Dai Mubai, but Tang Si asked her to become his woman instead.
• Tang Si agreed to beat Dai Mubai in exchange for a kiss, and Ning Rongrong gave him a fleeting kiss on the face.
• Tang Si used Shave to reach Dai Mubai and sent him flying with one kick.
• Ning Rongrong demanded that Tang Si beat Dai Mubai more severely, but Tang Si said she would need to kiss him for a minute, making her furious.

Tang Si defeated Dai Mubai’s defenses, then sent the others away and offered to reveal how he obtained a thousand-year soul ring in exchange for something valuable. Dai Mubai struggled to think of what he could offer, while Zhu Zhuqing secretly watched and the livestream commenters suspected Tang Si was preparing to deceive him.

• Tang Si overwhelmed Dai Mubai with repeated high-speed spear attacks until Dai Mubai had almost no Soul Power left, then stopped.
• Tang Si asked Xiao Wu to take Ning Rongrong and Oscar back to the academy so he could speak privately with Dai Mubai.
• Tang Si offered to teach Dai Mubai the secret of the thousand-year soul ring in exchange for something, and Dai Mubai offered him a share of the Star Luo Empire if he became crown prince.
• Tang Si rejected Dai Mubai’s offer and demanded that he show sincerity, while Zhu Zhuqing secretly listened nearby.
• The livestream commenters argued over whether Tang Si was using false information to trick Dai Mubai into betraying Zhu Zhuqing.

Tang Si pressured Dai Mubai to trade Zhu Zhuqing for the secret of Over-Limit Soul Ring Absorption, which could help him defeat Dai Weisi and claim the Star Luo Crown Prince position. After agonizing over the choice, Dai Mubai demanded that Tang Si pay more, while the livestream audience argued over whether the footage was slandering him.

• Dai Mubai offered Tang Si as many women as he wanted in exchange for the chance to become Crown Prince, but Tang Si demanded an immediate bargain instead of a future promise.
• Dai Mubai realized Tang Si wanted Zhu Zhuqing and protested that she was his fiancée, while Zhu Zhuqing watched from hiding, visibly furious.
• Tang Si urged Dai Mubai to trade Zhu Zhuqing for the secret of Over-Limit Soul Ring Absorption and reminded him that the power could help him defeat Dai Weisi and claim the Star Luo Empire.
• Dai Mubai agonized over the choice for five minutes, weighing his ambition against losing Zhu Zhuqing and the possibility that Tang Si would pursue her anyway.
• Dai Mubai declared that Zhu Zhuqing was his fiancée and demanded that Tang Si pay more, prompting the livestream comments to accuse Dai Mubai of betraying her and argue over Tang Si's portrayal of him.

Tang Si sold Dai Mubai Whale Rubber as fake Marrow-Washing Glue in exchange for money and Zhu Zhuqing, but Dai Mubai discovered that it really increased his physical strength. Dai Mubai then suggested Tang Si force himself on Zhu Zhuqing, leaving Tang Si shocked by his shamelessness.

• Dai Mubai paid Tang Si 5,500 Gold Soul Coins for the supposed Marrow-Washing Glue and swallowed it.
• Tang Si privately revealed that the substance was Whale Rubber, which he had bought cheaply and renamed for a large profit.
• The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect leaders debated whether Whale Rubber could improve physical strength, and Ning Fengzhi ordered the sect to buy it in bulk.
• After refining the Whale Rubber, Dai Mubai confirmed that his physical strength had increased by at least ten percent.
• Tang Si demanded that Dai Mubai fulfill his promise to send Zhu Zhuqing to his room, but Dai Mubai said she would not listen to him.
• Dai Mubai proposed arranging a meeting with Zhu Zhuqing so Tang Si could go in his place, then told him to force himself on her, shocking Tang Si.