Chapter Summaries

Yang Xing finished testing the Eight Extraordinary Skills and encountered Barak Horn, the lord of Suotuo City, while seeking help. After revealing himself as a Title Douluo, Yang Xing asked Barak to arrange lodging and lend him soul coins.

• Yang Xing assessed how the Eight Extraordinary Skills complemented one another and concluded he could contend with powerful opponents.
• Yang Xing's experiments devastated the central region of Soul Hunting Forest, frightening the soul masters there into fleeing.
• Yang Xing used spatial movement to appear before Barak Horn and his guards, who had approached the edge of the ruined area.
• Barak introduced himself as Suotuo City's lord and asked Yang Xing's name and purpose.
• Yang Xing revealed nine Soul Rings, causing Barak and his guards to kneel and address him as Your Majesty.
• Yang Xing asked Barak to arrange lodging and lend him soul coins, and Barak agreed to spare no expense.

Yang Xing settled into a luxurious residence in Soto City, where Barak supplied him with wealth and sixteen maidservants. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi and the elders learned that Ning Rongrong had enrolled at Shrek Academy and taken a master.

• Barak gave Yang Xing a card worth ten thousand gold soul coins and arranged sixteen maidservants to attend him.
• Yang Xing praised Barak’s efficiency and began a life of indulgence at his new residence.
• A young soul master reported that Ning Rongrong had arrived safely in Soto City and passed Shrek Academy’s entrance examination.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong pressed the messenger to explain his hesitation.
• The young soul master told them that Ning Rongrong had taken a master after entering Soto City.

Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong learned that Ning Rongrong had taken a mysterious fortune-teller as her master after he claimed he could evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. They suspected a plot against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and demanded the guard recount everything that happened.

• Chen Xin seized the young Soul Master and demanded an explanation after learning Ning Rongrong had taken a master.
• The young Soul Master described how Ning Rongrong met a fortune-teller in Suotuo City, challenged him, and watched him correctly reveal personal details about her and Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi asked why the guards had not intervened, and the young Soul Master explained that they believed the fortune-teller was an ordinary person and had orders to act only if Ning Rongrong faced mortal danger.
• The young Soul Master revealed that the fortune-teller had told Ning Rongrong he could evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Gu Rong and Chen Xin unleashed their power in shock, while Ning Fengzhi ordered the young Soul Master to recount what happened next.
• Gu Rong declared that someone was targeting the sect and asked Chen Xin which faction might be behind the scheme.

Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Titled Douluo heard a report about the mysterious man Ning Rongrong had accepted as her master. His astonishing, teachable soul skills left them wondering whether he was a self-created-skill prodigy or a teenaged Soul Emperor.

• Chen Xin and Gu Rong suspected that someone was plotting against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Ning Fengzhi urged them to hear the full report before acting.
• The young soul master reported that Ning Rongrong had signed a master-disciple contract with the man, then demanded to cancel it before he took her to his shabby rented shack.
• The young soul master described Wind Empress Qimen, which let the man control multiple elements and transform his body, and said the man claimed he could teach it to Ning Rongrong.
• The young soul master recounted the man’s other skills: Heaven-Piercing Talisman, Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements, and Twin Complete Hands, all of which he also said he could teach.
• Ning Fengzhi and the Titled Douluo were stunned by the report and considered whether the man’s abilities were self-created skills or soul ring skills belonging to a five- or six-ring Soul King or Soul Emperor.

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin debated the claims about Aromatic Silk Beauty and sent Gu Rong to investigate Yang Xing in Suotuo City. Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong reached Shrek Academy, passed its entrance tests, and joined three other exceptional examinees for the fourth test.

• A young Soul Master reported that Yang Xing had helped Ning Rongrong find a way to evolve her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda using an Immortal Herb called Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong questioned the claim and agreed to investigate Yang Xing's intentions and origins.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered Gu Rong to travel to Suotuo City and meet Yang Xing, while Ning Fengzhi headed to the sect library to search for information about Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• Yang Xing slept in his residence, unaware that Gu Rong was racing toward Suotuo City.
• Ning Rongrong arrived at Shrek Academy, passed the preliminary requirements with her level and two Soul Rings, and explored the effects of Wind Empress Qimen along the way.
• Dai Mubai led Ning Rongrong to the fourth test, where she joined Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing.

Ning Rongrong joined Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing in the final entrance test against Zhao Wuji, using her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to boost them. When Zhao Wuji targeted her with a ground shockwave, she vanished and reappeared unharmed five meters away, revealing a mysterious defensive ability.

• Zhao Wuji explained that the four applicants had to withstand his attacks for one stick of incense, and Dai Mubai warned them that he was a Level 76 Soul Saint.
• Ning Rongrong introduced her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and promised to boost the others' strength and speed while hinting that she had another ability.
• Tang San assigned Xiao Wu to attack, Zhu Zhuqing to harass Zhao Wuji, and Ning Rongrong to provide support as needed.
• Oscar admired the three girls, and Dai Mubai warned him not to pursue Zhu Zhuqing before Oscar declared his interest in Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing as Zhao Wuji attacked the ground to disrupt her support.
• Ning Rongrong disappeared from Zhao Wuji's shockwave and reappeared five meters away, leaving Dai Mubai and Oscar stunned.

Ning Rongrong used Wind Empress Qimen to support Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing against Zhao Wuji, then helped Tang San survive after the others were incapacitated. Tang San passed Zhao Wuji’s test before the incense burned out, and Oscar offered recovery sausages to the injured group.

• Ning Rongrong disrupted Zhao Wuji’s attacks with water, earth, and wind abilities, helping Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing coordinate their assault.
• Zhao Wuji focused on Ning Rongrong, but she evaded his charges and maintained the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s support while defending herself.
• Zhao Wuji activated Immovable Wisdom King Body, incapacitating Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu and shattering Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass.
• Ning Rongrong urged Tang San to stay calm and helped him evade Zhao Wuji while he attacked with hidden weapons, exhausting herself in the process.
• Tang San fought on until the incense burned out, and Zhao Wuji declared that he had passed.
• Oscar brought restorative sausages to the group and offered one to Ning Rongrong.

After revealing that Wind Empress Qimen gave her a range of powerful abilities, Ning Rongrong began life at Shrek Academy alongside its other students. Flender assigned her and Oscar a twenty-lap run, and she used her control over matter to speed ahead.

• Ning Rongrong refused Zhao Wuji's help, recovered her strength, and demonstrated Wind Empress Qimen's elemental and spatial abilities to the astonished group.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Wind Empress Qimen was a single Soul Skill, and Zhao Wuji questioned how it could have so many effects.
• Flender assigned the students' dormitories, with Ning Rongrong sharing a room with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing getting her own room.
• Ning Rongrong met senior students Ma Hongjun and Oscar, then joined them for breakfast before Flender summoned the group to training.
• Flender ordered Ning Rongrong and Oscar to run twenty laps around the village before lunch, and Ning Rongrong accelerated after following Oscar for three steps.

Ning Rongrong used Wind Empress Qimen to finish ten laps quickly, then slipped away to Soto City and discovered that Yang Xing had moved but left her a note. After practicing her new abilities and buying snacks, she returned to Shrek Academy, where Xiao Wu eagerly eyed her packages.

• Ning Rongrong sped through ten laps with Wind Empress Qimen and persuaded Oscar to keep her early departure from the dean a secret.
• Ning Rongrong visited Yang Xing's old shack and found it empty except for a note giving his new address in central Soto City.
• Ning Rongrong confirmed that the Master Talisman still glowed and decided to visit Yang Xing the next day.
• Ning Rongrong practiced fine control of Wind Empress Qimen around Soto City and bought three bags of snacks before returning to the academy.
• Xiao Wu saw Ning Rongrong arrive and focused eagerly on the packages she carried.

Ning Rongrong used food to build rapport with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, then falsely claimed she had completed her assigned run. When Flender questioned her, she admitted she had only run ten laps.

• Ning Rongrong brought city snacks to Xiao Wu and persuaded her to share them with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ning Rongrong coaxed Zhu Zhuqing into letting them eat in her room, and the three girls shared the food.
• Ning Rongrong considered Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun as potential disciples for her master, but decided not to introduce them yet.
• Flender questioned Oscar and Ning Rongrong about the twenty laps, and Oscar confirmed they had both finished.
• Flender sealed Oscar's soul power and sent him to run another twenty laps without dinner.
• Ning Rongrong admitted to Flender that she had run only ten laps.

Ning Rongrong used food to build ties with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing while considering them potential disciples for her master. At training, Flender exposed her claim that she had completed twenty laps, and she admitted she had run only ten.

• Ning Rongrong brought treats for Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, claiming she had finished twenty laps while explaining that she had left Oscar behind.
• Ning Rongrong persuaded Zhu Zhuqing to accept the food by pointing out that better nutrition would help her prepare for training.
• Ning Rongrong assessed the Shrek students as promising disciples for her master but decided to keep her master to herself for now.
• Flender questioned Oscar and Ning Rongrong about the assigned laps, and Oscar backed Ning Rongrong's false claim that they had both finished.
• Flender sealed Oscar's Soul Power and ordered him to run another twenty laps, then questioned Ning Rongrong again.
• Ning Rongrong calmly admitted that she had run only ten laps.

Ning Rongrong defended skipping most of her training by citing her abilities and future potential, but Flender accused her of relying on gifts from others and ordered her and Oscar to reflect or leave the academy. After the others departed, Ning Rongrong dismissed his criticism, convinced that Wind Empress Qimen was truly her own power and that she need not be ashamed of her sect's backing.

• Ning Rongrong told Flender that running drills were pointless for her because Wind Empress Qimen let her move quickly and her master would teach her more skills.
• Ning Rongrong compared herself favorably with Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar, claiming her abilities made her superior in combat.
• Flender rebuked Ning Rongrong for relying on her inherited Martial Soul and her master's teachings instead of earning strength through effort, then ordered her and Oscar to reflect or leave the next day.
• Flender led Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing away for training, leaving Ning Rongrong and Oscar behind.
• Ning Rongrong considered Flender's criticism briefly, then decided Wind Empress Qimen belonged to her and that she had no reason to feel ashamed of her sect's support.

Ning Rongrong decided to stay at Shrek Academy and prove Flender wrong, then returned when Dai Mubai mocked her for supposedly leaving. Dai Mubai threatened her with rape and murder, and Ning Rongrong looked at him with disgust.

• Oscar tried to comfort Ning Rongrong, but she insisted Flender was wrong and said she would stay at the Academy to prove herself.
• Ning Rongrong left to practice the Wind Empress Qimen, while Oscar stayed behind and waited for the others to return.
• Xiao Wu asked where Ning Rongrong was, and Dai Mubai claimed she had fled to call for help.
• Ning Rongrong emerged from the darkness, insulted Dai Mubai, and confirmed she was staying at the Academy.
• Dai Mubai threatened to rape and kill Ning Rongrong, and she looked at him with disgust.

Ning Rongrong fought Dai Mubai after soaking him with a surprise attack, using Wind Empress Qimen and her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to evade his stronger assaults. Li Yusong intervened, struck Dai Mubai, and then turned his anger on Ning Rongrong for dodging his punishment.

• Ning Rongrong evaded Dai Mubai’s Soul Power and drenched him with a sudden ball of water, provoking him to unleash his Evil-Eyed White Tiger form.
• Ning Rongrong tried to recruit Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing to help her, but none of them joined the fight.
• Ning Rongrong used her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and Wind Empress Qimen to dodge and harass Dai Mubai as he attacked with increasing fury.
• Li Yusong stopped the fight, struck Dai Mubai with his Panlong Staff, and missed Ning Rongrong when she used a spatial shift to evade him.
• Li Yusong accused Ning Rongrong of refusing her punishment and warned her that her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s scouts and guards had been driven away.

Ning Rongrong repeatedly evaded Li Yusong’s attacks with Wind Empress Qimen until her Soul Power ran out and she fell. As Li Yusong raised his staff over her, she called for her master to save her.

• Ning Rongrong refused to admit fault, and Li Yusong attacked her again after she dodged his first two strikes.
• Ning Rongrong used Wind Empress Qimen to evade six more attacks, while Tang San refused Xiao Wu’s request to intervene.
• Zhu Zhuqing advised Xiao Wu to find another teacher who could stop Li Yusong, and the two hurried toward the teachers’ residences.
• Ning Rongrong stumbled after her seventh displacement, and Li Yusong smashed the ground in front of her, leaving her unable to get up.
• Li Yusong raised his staff over Ning Rongrong, and she cried out for her master to save her.

Yang Xing arrived just in time to save Ning Rongrong from Li Yusong’s attack, catching the Soul Emperor’s staff with one hand. He stood between them, leaving the Shrek students wary and Xiao Wu overcome by inexplicable fear.

• Yang Xing appeared before Ning Rongrong and stopped Li Yusong’s full-force staff strike with one hand.
• Ning Rongrong blamed her master for arriving late, then found relief in his reassurance that he was there.
• Li Yusong failed to move his staff, felt Yang Xing’s overwhelming presence, and instinctively retreated when Yang Xing stepped forward.
• Yang Xing released the staff and positioned himself between Ning Rongrong and Li Yusong without answering Li Yusong’s question.
• Tang San assessed Yang Xing as dangerous, Zhu Zhuqing recognized his oppressive strength, and Xiao Wu’s instincts warned her to flee.

Yang Xing confronted Li Yusong over his punishment of Ning Rongrong and challenged his claim that the discipline had been fair. The chapter ended with Yang Xing shattering Li Yusong’s Soul Power barrier with a kick and sending him flying.

• Xiao Wu sensed danger from Yang Xing and hid partly behind Tang San, while Dai Mubai feared Yang Xing’s power.
• Yang Xing demanded that Li Yusong explain why he had struck Ning Rongrong so harshly, and Li Yusong defended his discipline of her.
• Ning Rongrong protested that Dai Mubai had attacked her and that she had only sought help because she was an auxiliary-system Soul Master.
• Yang Xing pointed out that Dai Mubai appeared less injured than Ning Rongrong, but Li Yusong insisted her mistakes deserved harsher punishment and ordered Yang Xing off the academy grounds.
• Yang Xing suddenly appeared face-to-face with Li Yusong and kicked him, shattering his Soul Power barrier and sending him flying.

Yang Xing effortlessly defeated Li Yusong and healed Ning Rongrong after rescuing her, revealing strength that alarmed the other students. When Ning Rongrong noticed the many lipstick marks on Yang Xing, she asked him about them.

• Yang Xing kicked Li Yusong through his defenses and sent him crashing fifteen meters across the training field.
• Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu reacted with shock and fear at Yang Xing's overwhelming strength.
• Ning Rongrong cheered Yang Xing for defeating Li Yusong.
• Yang Xing healed Ning Rongrong, then helped her to her feet.
• Ning Rongrong noticed lipstick marks in several colors across Yang Xing's face and neck and asked what they were.

Yang Xing concealed the reason for the lipstick marks on his face and listened as Ning Rongrong explained why Li Yusong had chased her. Nearby, Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing questioned how Yang Xing could wield such varied abilities, including powerful healing.

• Yang Xing claimed that the lipstick marks on his face were a side effect of cultivating a soul skill, but Ning Rongrong doubted him and accused him of fooling around.
• Yang Xing changed the subject and asked Ning Rongrong why an old man had been chasing and beating her.
• Ning Rongrong told Yang Xing about skipping class, being scolded by Flender, arguing with Dai Mubai, and being chased by Li Yusong, after making him promise not to criticize her.
• Tang San recalled Yang Xing's powerful physical attack, healing skill, and Ning Rongrong's Wind Empress Qimen, and wondered how they could fit Yu Xiaogang's theories.
• Zhu Zhuqing watched the hand Yang Xing had used to heal Ning Rongrong and wondered whether healing was another skill he could teach.

Yang Xing approached Xiao Wu after Ning Rongrong told him she had tried to help her, while Xiao Wu recognized him as a threat and Tang San was immobilized. Yang Xing thanked Xiao Wu without revealing that he knew she was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

• Zhu Zhuqing wished she could learn one of Yang Xing's powerful abilities, while Dai Mubai feared Yang Xing might confront him.
• Yang Xing walked past Dai Mubai and approached Xiao Wu, whose instincts warned her that he was not human.
• Yang Xing ordered Tang San to stop, freezing him completely and preventing him from using his soul power.
• Xiao Wu forced herself to greet Yang Xing while Tang San remained unable to move.
• Yang Xing told Xiao Wu that Ning Rongrong had said she was the only one who tried to help her, and he had come to thank her.