Chapter Summaries

Er Ming confronted Tang San and the others over their treatment of Soul Beasts, using his Gravity Domain to trap them. He attacked Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Zhao Wuji, leaving their fates unknown as he turned toward the remaining group.

• Er Ming immobilized everyone except Ao Tian, Gu Yuena, and Xiao Wu, then confronted Tang San about calling Soul Beasts resources for humans.
• Tang San defended his view as the law of nature, so Er Ming put him in his mouth before spitting him into the ground at Ao Tian's signal.
• Er Ming grabbed Ma Hongjun, who lost control from fear, then smashed him into the ground and left him silent.
• Zhao Wuji admitted he had made the remarks about Soul Beasts and offered himself in exchange for the students' safety.
• Er Ming flicked Zhao Wuji deep into the forest, then asked who among the survivors would be next.

Er Ming forced Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to choose who would die, then struck Dai Mubai and Oscar into the forest and spared the two girls. After Er Ming left, Zhu Zhuqing questioned why Xiao Wu, Ao Tian, and Gu Yuena had stayed so calm.

• Er Ming offered to spare two of the four people if two sacrificed themselves, but Oscar, Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing all refused.
• Dai Mubai pleaded for his life and offered Er Ming wealth and people to eat, angering Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Er Ming chose Dai Mubai and Oscar to die and slapped them into the dense forest.
• Er Ming warned Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing not to hunt Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest again, then walked away.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing collapsed in relief, and Zhu Zhuqing asked Xiao Wu why she, Ao Tian, and Gu Yuena had remained calm.

The Titan Giant Ape forced Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to choose two people to die, then selected Dai Mubai and Oscar and sent them flying into the forest. After sparing Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, it left, and Zhu Zhuqing questioned why Ao Tian, Gu Yuena, and Xiao Wu had remained calm.

• Er Ming offered to spare two of the four classmates if two others sacrificed themselves, but Oscar, Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing all refused.
• Dai Mubai tried to buy his life by offering money and people as food for the Titan Giant Ape.
• Er Ming chose Dai Mubai and Oscar to die and knocked them into the forest with a single slap.
• Er Ming spared Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing but warned them never to hunt Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest again.
• After Er Ming departed, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing recovered, and Zhu Zhuqing asked why Ao Tian, Gu Yuena, and Xiao Wu had seemed unafraid.

After the Titan Giant Ape left, Tang San and the others regrouped and found that the survivors were injured but alive. With Zhao Wuji and Ma Hongjun unable to walk, the group prepared to leave the forest before another Soul Beast appeared.

• Tang San emerged from a pit, healed himself with Oscar’s Big Sausage, and learned that the Titan Giant Ape had left after knocking the others away.
• Tang San pulled Ma Hongjun from a pit and found him alive but seriously injured and soiled from fear.
• Ao Tian used a breeze to clear the odor, and Dai Mubai and Oscar returned carrying the injured Zhao Wuji.
• Ning Rongrong confronted Dai Mubai and Oscar coldly, while Ao Tian explained that they would need someone to carry Zhao Wuji and Ma Hongjun.
• Zhao Wuji urged the group to leave, and Tang San assigned Dai Mubai to carry Ma Hongjun while he and Oscar carried Zhao Wuji.

After the Titan Giant Ape left, Tang San and the others regrouped and checked on the injured. With Zhao Wuji and Ma Hongjun badly hurt, Zhao Wuji ordered everyone to withdraw before more Soul Beasts arrived.

• Ning Rongrong questioned Ao Tian, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing about their calmness after the Titan Giant Ape attack, and Ao Tian said that fear would not have kept them alive.
• Tang San crawled out of a pit, ate Oscar's healing sausage, and asked where the Titan Giant Ape, Zhao Wuji, and Dai Mubai were.
• Tang San pulled Ma Hongjun from a pit and found him badly injured and covered in filth, then went to look for Zhao Wuji and the others.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Oscar returned carrying Zhao Wuji, while Ao Tian explained that Dai Mubai and Oscar had been spared so they could carry the injured men.
• Zhao Wuji urged the group to withdraw, and Tang San assigned Dai Mubai to carry Ma Hongjun while he and Oscar carried Zhao Wuji.

After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Ao Tian and the Shrek Academy group were ambushed by soul masters who coveted the four masked girls. Ao Tian killed their leader with one sword strike and ordered the others to attack, leaving the group on the verge of battle.

• Dai Mubai reluctantly carried the unconscious, filthy Ma Hongjun while Tang San carried the badly injured Zhao Wuji, and Ao Tian led the group toward the forest’s edge.
• When Zhao Wuji asked why the Titan Giant Ape had left, Ao Tian said it had claimed it played to its heart’s content.
• At dusk, Ao Tian sensed people following them and ordered the hidden soul masters to come out.
• The ambushers revealed themselves and greedily watched Gu Yuena and the other girls, while Ning Rongrong and Tang San prepared to fight.
• When their Soul Ancestor leader threatened Zhao Wuji, Ao Tian killed him with a strike of Sword Qi and told the group to finish off the rest.
• The ambushers attacked, hoping to avoid harming the girls they wanted to capture.

Ao Tian led the injured Shrek Academy group out of the Star Dou Great Forest, where a band of Soul Masters ambushed them for the girls and their treasure. After Ao Tian killed their strongest attacker with one strike, the remaining Soul Masters launched an attack.

• Zhao Wuji ordered Dai Mubai to carry Ma Hongjun while Tang San and Oscar carried him, and Ao Tian led the four girls toward the forest’s outskirts.
• Zhao Wuji asked why the Titan Giant Ape had left, and Ao Tian said it had enjoyed itself enough before the group reached the forest’s edge at dusk.
• Ao Tian exposed more than a dozen Soul Masters who had followed them, and the attackers eyed Gu Yuena and the other girls greedily.
• Ning Rongrong and Tang San prepared to fight as Zhao Wuji identified himself, but Ao Tian killed the leading Soul Ancestor with a slash of Sword Qi.
• Ao Tian told the others to kill the attackers quickly, and the Soul Masters rushed at the group while trying to avoid the girls.

Ao Tian and the others fought off a group of Soul Masters, with Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong using bows to kill the fleeing enemies. As they hurried toward town, Ao Tian explained that he had learned to make Soul Tools from books found in an ancient ruin.

• Ning Rongrong, Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Dai Mubai killed most of the attacking Soul Masters, while Dai Mubai feared Ao Tian might turn on him.
• Gu Yuena shot down the three Soul Masters who fled into the Star Dou Great Forest, and Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Oscar vomited after the battle.
• Zhao Wuji ordered everyone to leave the bloodied area, and Tang San and Dai Mubai carried Zhao Wuji and Ma Hongjun as the group hurried toward town.
• Ning Rongrong said she wanted to tell her father about her first kill, then asked about Gu Yuena's and Xiao Wu's Golden Scales.
• Gu Yuena explained that the scales were Soul Tools Ao Tian had given them, and Ao Tian said he had learned to make Soul Tools from books found in an ancient ruin.

Ao Tian and the others killed the Soul Masters who attacked them, then hurried away before the blood could attract Soul Beasts. As the group recovered from their first experience of killing, Ao Tian explained that he had made Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu’s transforming Golden Scale bows using knowledge from books found in an ancient ruin.

• Ning Rongrong, Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Dai Mubai fought back and killed the attackers, while Ao Tian’s Sword Qi made Dai Mubai fear being struck himself.
• Gu Yuena shot down the three fleeing Soul Elders, and Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Oscar vomited after witnessing the bloody battle.
• Zhao Wuji ordered the group to leave, and Tang San and Dai Mubai carried Zhao Wuji and Ma Hongjun toward town.
• Ning Rongrong joked about telling her father she was not a pretty vase, then asked how Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu’s Golden Scales became bows.
• Ao Tian said the Golden Scales were Soul Tools he had forged and claimed he learned to make them from books found with ancient Soul Tools in an ancient ruin.

Ao Tian described powerful ancient Soul Tools, while the group returned to Shrek Academy after Ma Hongjun and Zhao Wuji were injured. Ning Rongrong advanced to rank twenty-seven, and the chapter left Zhu Zhuqing concerned that Dai Mubai still pursued her.

• Ao Tian told Tang San and the others that ancient books preserved with Soul Tool technology described weapons capable of killing Titled Douluo, prompting Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ning Rongrong to consider how they might obtain them.
• Ma Hongjun woke on Dai Mubai's back, learned he had been badly injured and soiled himself, and received healing sausages from Oscar.
• The group found a hotel for the night, where Oscar repeatedly made healing sausages for Zhao Wuji and Ma Hongjun while Dai Mubai cared for Ma Hongjun.
• After returning to Shrek Academy, Ning Rongrong broke through to rank twenty-seven and invited Ao Tian, Xiao Wu, Gu Yuena, and Zhu Zhuqing to celebrate in Suotuo City.
• At the celebration, Zhu Zhuqing said Dai Mubai had not given up pursuing her, and Xiao Wu urged her to reveal her identity and cut ties with him.

Ao Tian’s account of ancient Soul Tools stirred Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ning Rongrong to consider how they might gain access to them, while the group returned to Shrek Academy after Zhao Wuji and Ma Hongjun recovered from their injuries. Ning Rongrong celebrated reaching rank twenty-seven in Suotuo City, where Zhu Zhuqing said Dai Mubai still pursued her and Xiao Wu urged her to reveal her identity.

• Ao Tian told the group that ancient books preserved with Soul Tool technology described weapons powerful enough to kill Titled Douluo, prompting Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ning Rongrong to wonder how they could obtain them.
• Ma Hongjun woke in terror on Dai Mubai’s back, learned that he had survived but soiled himself, and ate Oscar’s healing sausage, though he remained too injured to walk.
• The group found a hotel for the night, where Dai Mubai cared for Ma Hongjun and Oscar repeatedly fed healing sausages to him and Zhao Wuji.
• Zhao Wuji and Ma Hongjun recovered enough to walk a little by morning, and the group returned to Shrek Academy, where Flender was shocked by Zhao Wuji’s condition.
• Ning Rongrong broke through to rank twenty-seven, and the next day she invited Ao Tian, Xiao Wu, Gu Yuena, and Zhu Zhuqing to a celebratory meal in Suotuo City.
• At the meal, Zhu Zhuqing said Dai Mubai had not given up pursuing her, and Xiao Wu urged her to reveal her identity and cut ties with him.

After lunch with the girls, Ao Tian returned to Shrek Academy and faced requests from Dai Mubai and Tang San for Soul Tools. Dai Mubai stormed out after Ao Tian demanded that the Star Luo Empire submit to him, and Tang San entered to negotiate next.

• Ning Rongrong learned that Xiao Qing was Zhu Zhuqing and that she had hidden her identity after seeing Dai Mubai take two girls to a hotel.
• Ao Tian refused to tell Tang San about Dai Mubai and Oscar's selfish behavior in the Star Dou Great Forest, saying the outcome would not change.
• Flender watched Ao Tian and the girls return to Shrek Academy late and hoped Dai Mubai and Tang San would defeat Ao Tian.
• Dai Mubai asked Ao Tian for Soul Tools or books on them in exchange for a powerful position in the Star Luo Empire, but Ao Tian demanded that the empire submit to him.
• Dai Mubai left in anger and warned Tang San not to negotiate with Ao Tian, but Tang San entered Ao Tian's room anyway.

Zhu Zhuqing revealed her identity to Ning Rongrong, and the group returned to Shrek Academy after lunch in Suotuo City. Dai Mubai and Tang San separately approached Ao Tian about his Soul Tools, but he demanded that the entire Star Luo Empire submit to him, leaving Dai Mubai furious and Tang San to speak with him next.

• Xiao Wu told Ning Rongrong that Xiao Qing was actually Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai's former fiancée, and explained why Zhu Zhuqing had hidden her identity.
• Ning Rongrong comforted Zhu Zhuqing, and Ao Tian said there was no need to warn Tang San about Dai Mubai and Oscar's selfishness because they were destined to stay together.
• Ao Tian and the four girls returned to Shrek Academy near evening, where Flender decided to let them play while hoping Dai Mubai and Tang San would defeat Ao Tian.
• Dai Mubai asked Ao Tian for Soul Tools or books in exchange for a high position in the Star Luo Empire, but Ao Tian said he would only discuss it if the whole empire submitted to him.
• Dai Mubai angrily left and told Tang San not to bother negotiating, but Tang San entered Ao Tian's room to talk anyway.

Tang San tried to trade Hidden Weapon knowledge for Ao Tian’s Soul Tool books, but Ao Tian rejected his terms. The next morning, Dai Mubai tried to persuade Zhu Zhuqing to join him by promising her power and status, and she challenged him about his existing fiancée.

• Tang San offered Hidden Weapon knowledge in exchange for Ao Tian’s Soul Tool books, but Ao Tian refused to join the Tang Sect or trade information.
• Tang San left Ao Tian’s room after noticing Ao Tian put the books back beneath his pillow, while Ao Tian smiled to himself.
• Xiao Wu encouraged Zhu Zhuqing to hear Dai Mubai out, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to speak with him in the field with the others watching from a distance.
• Dai Mubai apologized for what happened in the Star Dou Great Forest and promised Zhu Zhuqing she could become empress if she helped him claim the Star Luo throne.
• Zhu Zhuqing challenged Dai Mubai about his fiancée, Zhu Zhuqing, the second daughter of the Zhu Family head.

Tang San tried to trade Hidden Weapon techniques for Ao Tian's Soul Tool forging books, but Ao Tian rejected his condition that Ao Tian join the Tang Sect. Later, Dai Mubai tried to persuade Zhu Zhuqing to ally with him, and she challenged him about his existing fiancée.

• Tang San offered Ao Tian Hidden Weapon manufacturing notes in exchange for Soul Tool books, but Ao Tian refused unless Tang San dropped the demand that he join the Tang Sect.
• Ao Tian showed Tang San three books on Soul Tools, then returned them beneath his pillow after Tang San left.
• Xiao Wu encouraged Zhu Zhuqing to confront Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to hear him out at the training ground with Xiao Wu and the others watching nearby.
• Dai Mubai apologized for what happened in the Star Dou Great Forest and offered Zhu Zhuqing the prospect of becoming Empress if she helped him claim the Star Luo throne.
• Zhu Zhuqing reminded Dai Mubai that he already had a fiancée named Zhu Zhuqing, the second daughter of the Zhu Family Head.

Zhu Zhuqing revealed her identity to Dai Mubai and rejected his attempts to win her over, ending their engagement on her own terms. She left with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong while Dai Mubai was left furious and desperate.

• Dai Mubai offered to break off his engagement and proposed to the masked Zhu Zhuqing, unaware that she was his fiancée.
• Zhu Zhuqing removed her mask and revealed that she was the Zhu Zhuqing Dai Mubai had betrayed and pursued under a false identity.
• Zhu Zhuqing condemned Dai Mubai for his infidelity, and he collapsed in despair as he realized he had lost her.
• Dai Mubai grabbed Zhu Zhuqing's leg as she tried to leave, but she kicked him away and departed with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.
• Dai Mubai warned Zhu Zhuqing that their engagement and the Star Luo Empire would bind her to him, but she rejected his offer to join forces against Dai Weisi and walked away.

Zhu Zhuqing revealed her identity to Dai Mubai and rejected his attempts to win her over, ending their engagement and leaving him in despair. She walked away with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, insisting she would find her own freedom.

• Dai Mubai offered to break off his engagement and proposed to the masked Zhu Zhuqing, while Ao Tian stopped Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong from interrupting.
• Zhu Zhuqing removed her mask, then made Dai Mubai realize she was his real fiancée and condemned him for pursuing her disguised identity while betraying her trust.
• Dai Mubai collapsed in shock as Zhu Zhuqing felt relieved to leave her past behind and walked away.
• Dai Mubai grabbed Zhu Zhuqing's leg, but she kicked him away and left with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.
• Dai Mubai threatened that Zhu Zhuqing could not escape the Star Luo Empire's decree and urged her to join him against Dai Weisi, but Zhu Zhuqing rejected him and walked on.

After Zhu Qing rejected Dai Mubai, he blamed Ao Tian and threatened to report her to their families and the Star Luo Empire. Ao Tian and the others promised to protect Zhu Qing, while Tang San accepted Dai Mubai’s accusation and planned to confront Ao Tian about the supposed affair.

• Dai Mubai left for Suotuo City after deciding Ao Tian had caused Zhu Qing to abandon him, then returned to Shrek Academy that night.
• The next morning, Dai Mubai confronted Zhu Qing outside the girls' dormitory, grabbed her wrist, and demanded to know whether she had fallen for Ao Tian.
• Dai Mubai threatened to report Zhu Qing to the Star Luo royal family and her family, but Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Ao Tian reassured Zhu Qing that they would protect her.
• Tang San asked Dai Mubai what had happened, and Dai Mubai claimed Ao Tian had bewitched Zhu Zhuqing and was having an affair with her.
• Tang San promised to speak with Ao Tian and persuade him to stop, believing that stealing another man's wife was morally wrong.

After Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai, he blamed Ao Tian and threatened to report her to the Star Luo Empire, while Ao Tian promised to protect her at Shrek Academy. Dai Mubai then convinced Tang San that Ao Tian had bewitched Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San decided to confront Ao Tian about the supposed affair.

• Dai Mubai left for Suotuo City to vent his anger after Zhu Zhuqing rejected him, then returned to Shrek Academy that night.
• Ning Rongrong offered to shelter Zhu Zhuqing with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ao Tian wondered why Tang San had not tried to take the Soul Tool books.
• Dai Mubai confronted Zhu Zhuqing outside the girls' dormitory, accused her of falling for Ao Tian, and threatened to inform the Star Luo Empire and her family.
• Ao Tian promised to keep Zhu Zhuqing safe at Shrek Academy, and the group went to breakfast.
• Dai Mubai told Tang San that Ao Tian had bewitched Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San offered to speak with Ao Tian about their alleged affair.
• Tang San left Dai Mubai and decided to advise Ao Tian against stealing another man's wife.

Tang San confronted Ao Tian about Zhu Zhuqing, then entered Ao Tian's room secretly to examine his Soul Tool books. The chapter ended as Tang San reached beneath Ao Tian's pillow, intending to borrow the books and repay him someday.

• Tang San asked Ao Tian whether he was having an affair with Zhu Zhuqing, and Ao Tian admitted their relationship was complicated.
• Ao Tian refused Tang San's demand to leave Zhu Zhuqing and deliberately threatened Dai Mubai loudly enough to anger him.
• Five days later, Tang San picked the lock on Ao Tian's room while Ao Tian and the girls were at the canteen.
• Tang San justified secretly studying Ao Tian's Soul Tool books as learning that would benefit his Hidden Weapons and promised himself he would repay Ao Tian.
• Tang San reached beneath Ao Tian's pillow to take a look at the books.