Chapter Summaries

Flender caught Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun drugging Dai Mubai’s girlfriends so Ma Hongjun could assault them, and burst into the room before they could go through with it. Dai Mubai admitted the truth, leaving his classmates horrified and the two girls betrayed.

• Ao Tian stopped Flender from breaking down the door, and the group overheard Dai Mubai explain that he had drugged the two girls for Ma Hongjun.
• Flender kicked the door open, and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were caught beside the unconscious girls.
• Gu Yuena removed the effects of the drug, and the girls woke up and hid behind Dai Mubai.
• Ning Rongrong told the girls what Dai Mubai had done, while Flender demanded an explanation from Ma Hongjun.
• Dai Mubai admitted that Ning Rongrong had told the truth and shook off the girls’ hands.

Flender caught Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun after their misconduct, and Ao Tian confirmed that he had exposed them. The two were locked in the Firewood Room overnight as Flender prepared to decide their punishment the next morning.

• Flender beat Ma Hongjun and took him away, while Dai Mubai ended his relationships with the twin sisters and threatened Ao Tian for reporting him.
• Ao Tian told the twins that Dai Mubai had also been seeing two other girlfriends in Suotuo City, then followed Flender and the others back to Shrek Academy.
• Flender locked Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun in the Firewood Room and promised Ao Tian and the others that he would discuss severe punishment with the teachers in the morning.
• Dai Mubai heard Ao Tian and Flender talking outside the locked room, while Ma Hongjun angrily blamed Ao Tian for exposing them.

Ao Tian exposed Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun's misconduct, prompting Flender to drag them back to Shrek Academy and lock them up pending punishment. Flender promised a severe penalty the next morning, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun blamed Ao Tian.

• Dai Mubai admitted he had wanted to break up with the twin sisters, and Flender kicked Ma Hongjun for his behavior.
• Dai Mubai confronted Ao Tian, who confirmed he had informed Flender and warned Dai Mubai against challenging him.
• Tang San distanced himself from Dai Mubai, while Ao Tian told the crying sisters that Dai Mubai had other girlfriends in Suotuo City.
• Dai Mubai paid for the broken door, and Flender brought him and Ma Hongjun back to Shrek Academy.
• Flender locked Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun in the Firewood Room overnight and promised to discuss their punishment with the teachers in the morning.
• Ma Hongjun complained that Ao Tian had exposed them, while Dai Mubai seethed inside the locked room.

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun blamed Ao Tian for their misfortunes and agreed to cultivate so they could take revenge, while Ao Tian and Gu Yuena returned to his room together. Oscar then told Tang San he suspected Ao Tian was deliberately targeting them, and Tang San considered the possibility.

• Dai Mubai refused to call in outside experts and urged Ma Hongjun to cultivate so they could personally surpass Ao Tian and get revenge.
• Dai Mubai offered to pay for Ma Hongjun to visit a high-end pleasure house once a month, and Ma Hongjun promised to cultivate harder.
• Ao Tian told Ning Rongrong that he had overheard Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun's plan and had guessed they were going to harm the two girls.
• Gu Yuena said she would stay with Ao Tian, while Zhu Zhuqing advised them not to neglect cultivation; Ao Tian and Gu Yuena returned to his room together.
• Oscar argued that Ao Tian had deliberately waited to expose Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun's plan and might be behind other misfortunes, and Tang San listened.

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun accepted that they could not yet challenge Ao Tian, while Ao Tian explained how he had learned of their plan. Back at the dormitories, Oscar voiced a frightening suspicion to Tang San: Ao Tian was deliberately trying to ruin them all.

• Dai Mubai urged Ma Hongjun to cultivate so they could eventually take revenge, and offered to pay for a high-class pleasure house once a month to ease Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire.
• Dai Mubai worried that the academy might punish or expel him, and Ma Hongjun promised to plead with Flender on his behalf.
• Ao Tian told Ning Rongrong that he had overheard Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun discussing their plan and had guessed what they were doing that night.
• Gu Yuena stayed with Ao Tian, while Zhu Zhuqing urged them not to neglect cultivation; Ao Tian and Gu Yuena returned to his room, and Tang San and Oscar went back to theirs.
• Oscar argued that Ao Tian had deliberately waited until the last moment to expose Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, then suggested he might also have engineered earlier misfortunes involving Tang San and Ma Hongjun.

Tang San and Oscar concluded that Ao Tian had deliberately set traps for them, though they lacked proof and decided to avoid giving him more opportunities. At the academy’s disciplinary hearing, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were whipped for attempting to assault two girls, and Ning Rongrong proposed expelling them.

• Tang San accepted Oscar’s theory that Ao Tian had deliberately set him up, but decided they could only avoid making further mistakes.
• The teachers gathered to judge Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, who were tied to wooden frames after Zhao Wuji brought them from the Firewood Room.
• Ao Tian supplied a nearly indestructible whip, and Zhao Wuji tested its strength before using it to lash Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai.
• Zhao Wuji gave both students more than a dozen lashes, leaving them bloodied but alive, while Dai Mubai silently blamed Ao Tian for his punishment.
• Ning Rongrong proposed that Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun be expelled from Shrek Academy, especially Ma Hongjun.

Tang San and Oscar concluded that Ao Tian had deliberately set traps for them, while Shrek's teachers put Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun on trial for trying to assault two girls. After Zhao Wuji whipped them with Ao Tian's nearly indestructible whip, Ning Rongrong proposed expelling both students, especially Ma Hongjun.

• Tang San agreed with Oscar's suspicion that Ao Tian had used the Soul Tool books to set him up, but decided they had no evidence to report him.
• The teachers gathered to judge Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun for their attempted assault, and Flender had them bound to wooden racks.
• Ao Tian supplied Zhao Wuji with a whip that Zhao Wuji could not break, then used it to lash both students repeatedly.
• Ning Rongrong proposed that Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun be expelled from Shrek Academy, especially Ma Hongjun.

Ning Rongrong demanded that Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai be punished or expelled for their behavior, but Flender hesitated until Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy. Flender then asked Yu Xiaogang whether he could cure the harmful side effects of Ma Hongjun’s mutated spirit.

• Ning Rongrong insisted that Ma Hongjun be castrated before he could stay at Shrek Academy and argued that Dai Mubai should be expelled as well.
• Ao Tian, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Gu Yuena agreed with Ning Rongrong, while Tang San stayed silent and Oscar disagreed.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy and reunited with Flender, who brought him to the training field.
• Xiao Wu told Yu Xiaogang that Tang San had tried to sneak into Ao Tian’s room to look at his Soul Tool crafting books, and Tang San apologized to his teacher.
• Flender explained Ma Hongjun’s mutated spirit and its negative effects to Yu Xiaogang, then asked whether he could cure them.

Ning Rongrong demanded that Ma Hongjun be castrated and Dai Mubai be expelled, but Flender hesitated to punish them so severely. Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy, learned of Tang San’s theft and Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul defect, and Flender asked whether he could cure it.

• Ning Rongrong insisted that Ma Hongjun be castrated and Dai Mubai be expelled, while Ao Tian, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Gu Yuena supported her.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy, and Flender greeted him warmly before bringing him to the others.
• Xiao Wu revealed that Tang San had sneaked into Ao Tian’s room to steal his Soul Tool crafting books, and Tang San apologized to Yu Xiaogang.
• Flender explained Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul defect and his actions the previous night, then asked Yu Xiaogang if he could cure the defect.

Grandmaster examined Ma Hongjun’s mutated Martial Soul but said he needed time to study it before he could address the Evil Fire problem. Flender sent Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai away with punishments, while Ao Tian assured Ning Rongrong that Grandmaster could help and promised to protect the girls.

• Flender asked Grandmaster to investigate Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul, and Oscar healed Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai with his sausages.
• Grandmaster was surprised by Oscar’s age, three Soul Rings, and Innate Full Soul Power before examining Ma Hongjun’s released Martial Soul.
• Grandmaster said he needed time to study Ma Hongjun and asked Flender for a room and Ma Hongjun’s full details.
• Flender ordered Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai to write and read aloud three-thousand-word self-criticisms, prompting Ning Rongrong to object.
• Ao Tian persuaded Ning Rongrong to let Grandmaster study Ma Hongjun and promised to protect the girls if the boys troubled them again.
• Back in their room, Ma Hongjun swore revenge on Ao Tian for punishing and whipping him.

Grandmaster examined Ma Hongjun’s Mutated Spirit but said he needed time to study it, while Flender assured Ning Rongrong that he could address Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire. After Ao Tian persuaded Ning Rongrong to allow the research, Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai returned to their room, where Ma Hongjun vowed revenge against Ao Tian.

• Flender asked Grandmaster to examine Ma Hongjun’s Spirit, and Oscar healed Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai with his sausages.
• Grandmaster was astonished to learn that Oscar was a fourteen-year-old Food System Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power.
• Ma Hongjun released his Spirit, and Grandmaster said he needed to study it before he could determine how to solve its problem.
• Flender ordered Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai to write three-thousand-word self-criticisms, while Ning Rongrong objected to their treatment and Ao Tian urged her to let Grandmaster investigate.
• Ao Tian reassured Ning Rongrong that he would protect the girls, and Ma Hongjun later blamed Ao Tian for his punishment and swore revenge.

Flender learned that Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire could be managed through strenuous training, while Grandmaster excused Tang San’s theft of Ao Tian’s Soul Tool books as a misguided effort to benefit the Soul Master world. Grandmaster failed to persuade Ao Tian to share his knowledge, and the chapter ended with Ao Tian and the others waiting to hear Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun read their self-criticisms.

• Grandmaster told Flender that Ma Hongjun’s strong desires came from excess energy and that hard training could help him control them, prompting Flender to order Ma Hongjun to write a three-thousand-word self-criticism.
• Flender told Grandmaster that Tang San had been caught holding Ao Tian’s Soul Tool book, and Grandmaster summoned Tang San and accepted his claim that he had acted for the Soul Master world.
• Tang San privately reflected that he had wanted Ao Tian’s Soul Tool knowledge to improve Tang Sect Hidden Weapons, while Grandmaster planned to ask Ao Tian to share it.
• At the canteen, Grandmaster asked Ao Tian to make his Soul Tool knowledge available to everyone, but Ao Tian mocked his request and refused.
• Grandmaster left with Tang San after Ao Tian told him to educate his disciple properly, and Ao Tian and the others waited at the training ground the next morning for Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to read their self-criticisms.

After Grandmaster excused Tang San’s theft of Ao Tian’s Soul Tool books as an attempt to benefit the Soul Master world, he asked Ao Tian to share his knowledge, but Ao Tian rejected him. The next morning, Ao Tian and the others waited at the drill ground for Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to read their letters of repentance.

• Dai Mubai vowed to surpass Ao Tian, while Ma Hongjun asked him for help writing a three-thousand-word self-criticism and was refused.
• Grandmaster told Flender that Ma Hongjun’s strong desires could be redirected into hard training, and Flender angrily kicked Ma Hongjun before ordering him to write his self-criticism.
• Grandmaster accepted Tang San’s claim that he stole Ao Tian’s Soul Tool books to help the Soul Master world, though Tang San had actually wanted to improve Tang Sect hidden weapons.
• Grandmaster asked Ao Tian to make his Soul Tool knowledge public, but Ao Tian challenged his entitlement and refused; Tang San defended Grandmaster before leaving with him.
• Ao Tian and the others arrived at the drill ground the next morning to hear Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun read their letters of repentance.

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun read their repentance letters, then Flender mediated their clash with Ning Rongrong and introduced Grandmaster’s training. The students began weighted village runs, while Xiao Wu accepted Ao Tian’s challenge to finish before Ma Hongjun; the author’s note said the story would soon move to Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou City.

• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun publicly read their letters of repentance, and Flender welcomed them back to the team.
• Ning Rongrong challenged the decision to forgive Ma Hongjun, and Flender made both her and Ma Hongjun apologize to each other.
• Grandmaster assured Ning Rongrong that Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul problem would be solved through intense training, prompting Xiao Wu and the others to suppress their laughter.
• Zhao Wuji distributed weighted baskets, and Grandmaster ordered the boys to run one hundred village laps and the girls eighty.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing set off, while Ao Tian told Xiao Wu to finish before Ma Hongjun and she followed Zhu Zhuqing.

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun publicly read their repentance letters, and Flender mediated a quarrel between Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong before the Grandmaster began his training. The students started weighted runs around the village, while Ning Rongrong remained behind, stunned.

• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun read their repentance letters aloud, and Flender welcomed them back and promised the Grandmaster's training would improve their strength.
• Ning Rongrong challenged Flender for letting the attempted assault go unpunished, and she and Ma Hongjun traded insults before apologizing to each other.
• Flender assured Ning Rongrong that the Grandmaster had a solution to Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul problem, and the Grandmaster vouched for it with his character.
• Zhao Wuji handed out weighted baskets, and the Grandmaster ordered the boys to run one hundred laps and the girls eighty laps before eating.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu picked up their baskets and set off, while Ning Rongrong was left dumbfounded.

Ning Rongrong joined the students’ weighted run while Ao Tian and Gu Yuena watched and wagered on how many laps she would complete. When Grandmaster scolded them for not training, Ao Tian told him to shut up and left with Gu Yuena, and Flender explained the bet that had brought Ao Tian to Shrek Academy.

• Ning Rongrong slung on a basket of stones and ran after Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, determined not to fall behind.
• Gu Yuena wagered with Ao Tian on how many laps Ning Rongrong could run, and Ao Tian agreed to her condition for the loser.
• Grandmaster rebuked Ao Tian and Gu Yuena for neglecting cultivation and cited Dai Mubai and Tang San as examples.
• Ao Tian told Grandmaster to shut up, then took Gu Yuena by the hand and went to cheer Xiao Wu on.
• Grandmaster tried to pursue them, but Flender explained his bet with Ao Tian, prompting Grandmaster to smile at the challenge.

Ning Rongrong joined the students’ weighted run while Ao Tian and Gu Yuena bet on how many laps she would manage. Grandmaster berated Ao Tian and Gu Yuena for not training, but Ao Tian told him to shut up and left; Flender then explained his bet with Ao Tian, which made Grandmaster smile.

• Ning Rongrong picked up a basket of stones and ran after the other students to avoid falling behind Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Gu Yuena and Ao Tian made a bet on how many laps Ning Rongrong would run, with Gu Yuena proposing a night together in their true bodies as the prize.
• Grandmaster scolded Ao Tian and Gu Yuena for neglecting their training and compared them unfavorably with Dai Mubai and Tang San.
• Ao Tian told Grandmaster to shut up, then took Gu Yuena by the hand and left to cheer Xiao Wu on.
• Grandmaster angrily confronted Flender, who explained his bet with Ao Tian, and Grandmaster decided the challenge would be easy to win.

Flender and Grandmaster discussed how powerful Ao Tian was and planned to train Dai Mubai to defeat him and keep him at Shrek Academy. As Ao Tian sensed an unclear danger through his study of the Power of Destiny, he continued encouraging the students from the village entrance, while warning Gu Yuena that Ning Rongrong’s sect would eventually make her their enemy.

• Grandmaster learned from Flender that Ao Tian had gravely injured Dai Mubai without using his Martial Soul or Soul Tools, and concluded that Dai Mubai needed to become a Soul Ancestor to challenge him.
• Grandmaster confidently promised to train Dai Mubai and went to join the students running laps.
• Ao Tian and Gu Yuena watched the students; Gu Yuena urged Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong to keep going, while Ao Tian said Xiao Wu needed hardship to build resilience.
• Ao Tian told Gu Yuena he had sensed an unknown danger and was cultivating harder to prepare for it.
• Ao Tian told Gu Yuena that Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was hostile to Spirit Hall, so Ning Rongrong might become their enemy and die by their hands.

Grandmaster learned that Ao Tian had once defeated Dai Mubai without using his Martial Soul or Soul Tools, and planned to strengthen Shrek’s students so they could challenge him. As Ao Tian sensed an unknown danger through the Power of Destiny, he reflected on preparing Xiao Wu for hardship and revealed that Ning Rongrong’s sect would eventually become an enemy of Spirit Hall.

• Flender told Grandmaster that Ao Tian had badly injured Dai Mubai at rank thirty-one without releasing his Martial Soul or using Soul Tools, and Grandmaster concluded Ao Tian had Soul Ancestor-level combat strength.
• Grandmaster agreed to train Dai Mubai to reach rank forty and said he might help him defeat Ao Tian even sooner.
• Ao Tian and Gu Yuena watched the students run; Gu Yuena encouraged Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, while Ao Tian said Xiao Wu needed to build tenacity through hardship.
• Ao Tian told Gu Yuena that he had sensed an unknown danger through the Power of Destiny and was cultivating to prepare for it.
• Ao Tian told Gu Yuena that Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was destined to be destroyed and that Ning Rongrong might eventually hate them and die by their hands.

Gu Yuena and Ao Tian watched Ning Rongrong’s endurance run, and Gu Yuena encouraged her to continue after she collapsed. After Ning Rongrong passed out, Gu Yuena refused to let Grandmaster treat her with a medicinal bath and blocked Grandmaster and Flender from entering her room.

• Ao Tian and Gu Yuena discussed how to bring the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to Spirit Hall’s side, then made a bet about how many laps Ning Rongrong could run.
• Ning Rongrong collapsed on her thirty-sixth lap, and Ao Tian claimed victory in his bet with Gu Yuena.
• Gu Yuena helped Ning Rongrong rest and persuaded her to run one more lap, conceding her own bet to Ao Tian.
• Ning Rongrong ran another lap with Gu Yuena before passing out, and Gu Yuena refused Grandmaster’s offer to give her a medicinal bath.
• Grandmaster and Flender went to Ning Rongrong’s room, but Gu Yuena blocked them, and Flender reached out to grab her.