Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tang San wakes up to find a Soul Ancestor's corpse, realizing he was violated the previous night.
• He decides to register at Shrek Academy but struggles to pay the registration fee due to his financial situation.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing are already at the academy, and Xiao Wu tries to distance herself from Tang San.
• Tang San pays for Zhu Zhuqing's and Xiao Wu's breakfast, showing his affection and willingness to spend on her.

Character Developments

• Tang San: Tang San is deeply in love with Xiao Wu, willing to spend all his money on her. He believes in treating her well unconditionally, even if it means suffering financially. He also shows determination in pursuing her, following her to the academy.
• Xiao Wu: Xiao Wu is trying to maintain distance from Tang San, possibly due to her feelings for Su Li. She seems conflicted about her feelings for Tang San and Su Li.
• Zhu Zhuqing: Zhu Zhuqing is observant and cautious, watching the interactions between Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Su Li. She seems to be gathering information and is concerned about Xiao Wu's well-being.

Significant Themes

• Unrequited Love: Tang San's one-sided love for Xiao Wu is a central theme. He loves her unconditionally, but she does not reciprocate his feelings.
• Financial Struggles: Tang San's financial difficulties contrast with his determination to spend on Xiao Wu, highlighting his priorities and the challenges he faces in pursuing her.
• Pursuit and Distance: The push and pull between Tang San and Xiao Wu, with Tang San pursuing her and Xiao Wu trying to maintain distance, is a significant dynamic in the story.

Character Interactions

• Tang San and Xiao Wu: Tang San's affection for Xiao Wu is evident in his actions, while Xiao Wu tries to keep him at arm's length. Their interactions are marked by Tang San's pursuit and Xiao Wu's attempts to create distance.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing: Zhu Zhuqing is concerned about Xiao Wu's well-being and watches over her, offering support and advice. Their interactions show a close friendship.
• Tang San and Su Li: Though not directly interacting in this chapter, their rivalry over Xiao Wu is implied, with Su Li being Xiao Wu's current focus and Tang San still pursuing her.

Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Xiao Wu playfully complains to another girl about Tang San, saying "Your husband, your husband." Tang San overhears and mistakenly believes this means Xiao Wu has romantic feelings for him, leading to dreamy overconfidence.
• Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong and Su Li arrive at the Soto Great Soul Arena to register. Their high cultivation levels (Su Li as a Soul King, Ning Rongrong as a Soul Ancestor) shock the staff, who assume they are from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• They register as the "Melted Pear Combination" (a pun on the "Kong Rong gives up pears" story). Due to their strength, they are scheduled for a debut match in the main arena against the veteran "Mad Fang Combination" (two brothers, both level 55 Soul Kings, on a nine-win streak).
• Spectators are skeptical, and betting odds heavily favor the Mad Fang duo. Ning Rongrong is dismissive and tells Su Li to beat their opponents badly.
• The match begins. The Mad Fang team reveals beast martial souls (Tiger-Striped Leopards) with a standard ring configuration. They taunt the pair, but Ning Rongrong cheekily responds, then activates her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile martial soul with "Three Uses of One Mind" and commands Su Li to crush them.

2. Character Developments

• Tang San: Displays inflated romantic self-importance, mistaking an innocent comment for a love confession. Highlights his naivety and longing for Xiao Wu.
• Ning Rongrong: Shows her playful, spoiled, and affectionate side with Su Li. She is confident and sassy, but also caring (mentally noting she'd "give" good things to Su Li). Her martial soul abilities are showcased.
• Su Li: Remains calm, teasing, and composed. He gently mocks Ning Rongrong's small size and keeps her grounded, but clearly cares for her.
• Xiao Wu: Playfully and innocently complains about Tang San's behavior, showing her simple, slightly exasperated personality.

3. Significant Themes

• Miscommunication and Romantic Misinterpretation: Tang San's misreading of Xiao Wu's words as a sign of affection.
• Youth vs. Experience: The rookie Soul King/Soul Ancestor pair facing a veteran, higher-level team, with the crowd doubting them.
• Public Spectacle and Underdog Status: The arena setting, betting odds, and desire to become famous in one battle.
• Partnership and Trust: Su Li and Ning Rongrong's teamwork, with her supporting from the back (as a support-type soul master) while he fights.

4. Character Interactions

• Xiao Wu & Tang San (indirect): Xiao Wu's offhand remark about "your husband" to another girl sends Tang San into a delusional happy spiral.
• Su Li & Ning Rongrong: Affectionate bickering—Su Li teases her, she calls him a pervert and stinking bastard, yet they operate as a close, coordinated pair. She rests her head on his shoulder and enjoys the announcer calling them a couple.
• Ning Rongrong & Mad Fang duo: The veterans taunt the newcomers; Ning Rongrong sarcastically calls them "uncles" and warns them not to cry after losing, establishing immediate conflict.
• Announcer/Arena staff: They are amazed by the pair's youth and power, and deliberately hype them as a romantic couple to boost audience interest.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ning Rongrong and Su Li win their match using powerful Soul Rings, defeating the Mad Fang Combination.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing undergo their final assessment at Shrek Academy. Tang San is injured and unconscious after his attempt to impress Xiao Wu backfires.

Character Developments

• Ning Rongrong enjoys showing off her and Su Li's strength and gains confidence.
• Tang San's crush on Xiao Wu deepens, leading him to act recklessly during the assessment.

Significant Themes

• The importance of strength and confidence in battle (Ning Rongrong, Tang San).
• The consequences of acting rashly due to emotions (Tang San's failed attempt to impress Xiao Wu).

Character Interactions

• Ning Rongrong and Su Li work together as a powerful team, showcasing their Soul Rings and strength.
• Tang San's attempt to protect Xiao Wu and impress her ends in failure, highlighting his feelings for her.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing's friendship is shown as they leave the academy together, unsure of what to do next.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhu Zhuqing questions Xiao Wu about her relationship with Su Li.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing search for Su Li but return to the academy without finding him.
• Su Li accompanies Ning Rongrong on a stroll after their matches.
• Xiao Wu encounters Su Li and Ning Rongrong, causing a brief confrontation.
• Su Li and Ning Rongrong spend time together, and she feels guilty about her weakness.

Character Developments

• Xiao Wu: She becomes more determined to confess her feelings to Su Li and is excited about his note suggesting a private meeting.
• Ning Rongrong: She feels guilty and apologetic for her weakness during intimacy with Su Li, fearing he might leave her for someone else.
• Zhu Zhuqing: She feels envious of Xiao Wu's boldness and considers confessing her own feelings.

Significant Themes

• Love and Relationships: The chapter explores the complexities of love triangles, with Xiao Wu's persistence, Ning Rongrong's insecurities, and Zhu Zhuqing's unspoken feelings.
• Confidence and Self-Doubt: Ning Rongrong struggles with self-doubt about her physical relationship with Su Li, while Xiao Wu remains confident in her feelings.

Character Interactions

• Xiao Wu and Su Li: Their interaction is brief but tense, with Xiao Wu trying to claim Su Li's attention and Ning Rongrong defending her territory.
• Ning Rongrong and Su Li: They spend time together, and she feels guilty for not satisfying him physically.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu: Zhu Zhuqing feels envious of Xiao Wu's boldness and considers confessing her own feelings.

Plot Events

• Ning Rongrong wakes up beside Su Li after secretly pleasuring him under the covers. She briefly fantasizes about finding him a concubine but rejects the idea out of jealousy and possessiveness. Su Li wakes and lets her continue, amused by her stubbornness.
• Elsewhere, Xiao Wu waits for Su Li in Red Leaf Woods under a peach tree, nervous and flustered, hoping the setting is romantic.
• Su Li arrives and teases her relentlessly: first about her red face, then by asking if she likes him. She panics.
• He gives her a ten-second ultimatum to confess. Desperate, Xiao Wu shouts that she likes him.
• Su Li coldly responds: “Sorry, you’re a good person, but we aren’t right for each other.” Xiao Wu bursts into tears, thinking he was playing with her.
• He then shoves a carrot into her mouth. She instinctively nibbles it, calms down, and gives him the same look she would give before eating carrots—triggering Su Li’s realization that something is deeply off: the girls’ affections and dynamics don’t match the original story at all. The chapter ends with Su Li suspecting he’s discovered something incredible.

Character Developments

• Ning Rongrong: Shows deep possessiveness and devotion; though jealous, she refuses to share Su Li and is willing to humble herself for him.
• Xiao Wu: Displays intense, almost inexplicable infatuation with Su Li; becomes vulnerable, confesses openly, then collapses emotionally when rejected. Her carrot-eating behavior hints at a deeper subconscious familiarity.
• Su Li: Playful, teasing, and controlling in interactions; tests girls’ feelings coldly, then uses carrots as a soothing gesture. His suspicion grows that the world itself is not following the original plot.

Themes

• Teasing as a power dynamic in romance.
• Unrequited/confusing love and emotional vulnerability.
• Jealousy and possessiveness.
• The uncanny feeling of a world deviating from known canon—characters acting strangely fixated on Su Li.

Key Character Interactions

• Su Li & Ning Rongrong: Intimate, tender, yet possessive—Ning Rongrong chooses to satisfy him alone rather than share.
• Su Li & Xiao Wu: Playful teasing escalates to a forced confession, followed by rejection and tears, then comfort via a carrot—ending on a cryptic realization that Xiao Wu’s behavior is eerily familiar.

Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Li meets Xiao Wu in the Red Leaf Woods and gives her carrots, which she loves. He feels a strange familiarity with her and mentions having dreams of a different reality.
• Xiao Wu excitedly reciprocates his feelings, asks to kiss, and they share an intimate moment. Her Soul Power breaks through to Level 30 as a result of the contact.
• Su Li reveals he already knows her secret: she is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit. Xiao Wu is relieved and overjoyed, showing her fluffy rabbit ears for him to touch.
• They continue kissing and cuddling until Su Li stops, then admits he already has a girlfriend—and then adds that he actually has two girlfriends. Xiao Wu is stunned.
• Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong wakes up at the hotel, briefly worries Su Li has been stolen, but finds his note (“Went outside to catch a rabbit”) and trusts him. Tang San also sets out to look for Xiao Wu.

2. Character Developments

• Su Li is revealed to be a galgame-style protagonist: he possesses a unique body that grants girls rapid cultivation boosts through intimate contact. His dreams give him knowledge of others’ secrets, and he is building a harem (foreshadowing the “seventeen-girl” theme from the title).
• Xiao Wu is clearly infatuated and clingy, shedding her usual caution to reveal her true identity as a soul beast. Her love-struck behavior and possessive attachment to Su Li become central to her characterization.
• Ning Rongrong shows a mix of jealousy and trust; her brief scene highlights her devotion and her suspicion of other girls.
• Tang San (though offscreen) is portrayed as concerned and oblivious, setting up potential conflict.

3. Significant Themes

• Harem / Romance: The chapter plays on the trope of a protagonist collecting love interests. Su Li’s confession of two girlfriends (and the implied “seventeen” in the title) creates ironic comedy and relationship drama.
• Secrets and Identity: Xiao Wu’s true nature as a soul beast is revealed and accepted, reinforcing the theme of hidden identities and unconditional acceptance.
• Cultivation Through Intimacy: A unique twist where physical closeness with Su Li directly boosts a girl’s power—a central mechanic for the harem dynamic.
• Trust and Deception: Ning Rongrong’s brief moment of suspicion versus her trust in Su Li contrasts with Xiao Wu’s later shock at learning she might be the “other woman.”

4. Character Interactions

• Su Li & Xiao Wu: Their interaction is playful, affectionate, and highly physical—from sharing carrots to kissing, ear-touching, and passionate embraces. Xiao Wu is openly needy and worshipful, while Su Li is initially hesitant but ultimately gives in.
• Su Li & Ning Rongrong (offscreen): Through the note, Su Li reassures her, and Ning Rongrong trusts him completely—highlighting the existing relationship and setting up potential tension when Xiao Wu enters the picture.
• Tang San & Xiao Wu (implied): Tang San’s search for Xiao Wu foreshadows his role as a rival/obstacle, though he doesn’t appear in the scene itself.

Summary

Key Plot Points

• Xiao Wu is devastated to learn Su Li already has two girlfriends, then laments she can only be “the fourth” (Su Li jokes “fifth”).
• She confesses she wants to stay with him anyway and asks him to take her away from the place that makes her uncomfortable.
• Su Li reflects on his situation: as a transmigrator, the heroines remember being pursued by him in a game. He has only managed to get nine of seventeen heroines to accept sharing him, and worries about the rest.
• Xiao Wu kisses him again, and Tang San—who had been searching for her—finds them together.
• Overcome with jealousy, Tang San attacks Su Li using Blue Silver Grass with poison-type soul rings.
• Su Li casually slices through the attack with a single peach blossom petal infused with soul power, effortlessly proving his overwhelming strength.
• Xiao Wu harshly rejects Tang San, saying she only loves Su Li and telling him to stay away.
• Su Li warns Tang San to tend to his bleeding neck before leaving with Xiao Wu, leaving Tang San kneeling in despair.

Character Developments

• Xiao Wu: Becomes bold, passionate, and decisive. She openly chooses Su Li, casts aside Tang San, and shows she is willing to give everything to the person she loves.
• Su Li: Revealed as a powerful but weary figure, burdened by complicated romantic entanglements. Despite his frustration, he remains calm and even warns Tang San about his injury.
• Tang San: Descends from worried affection into jealous rage, then utter humiliation. His unrequited obsession with Xiao Wu shatters, and he is forced to realize how powerless he is compared to Su Li.

Significant Themes

• Jealousy and unrequited love.
• Overwhelming power disparity.
• Romantic possessiveness vs. genuine devotion.
• The absurdity of harem-style romance when memories carry over.
• Rejection and heartbreak.

Character Interactions

• Su Li & Xiao Wu: Intimate and affectionate; Xiao Wu is clingy, devoted, and emotionally vulnerable, while Su Li is reluctantly accepting.
• Tang San & Xiao Wu: Tang San tries to explain his concern, but Xiao Wu coldly rejects him, making it clear she never loved him.
• Su Li & Tang San: Tang San attacks out of rage, but Su Li effortlessly dominates, showing both mercy and indifference.

Summary of Chapter: "Tricking the Silly, Adorable Bunny into Coming Home"

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Tang Hao, secretly watching his son Tang San, is disgusted by Tang San's obsession with Xiao Wu and decides that Xiao Wu—a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit—must become Tang San's soul ring. He suspects Su Li may have discovered her true identity and plans to steal her away for his son.
• Xiao Wu, now aware Su Li knows she’s a spirit beast, asks to leave Shrek Academy and go with him, offering to win over his other girlfriends.
• Su Li jokes about eating rabbit, leading to playful biting and teasing. He tells her to go back for now, saying he’ll talk to Ning Rongrong first before deciding whether to take her in.
• Xiao Wu agrees and happily returns to Shrek Academy.
• After she leaves, Su Li summons Gu Rong (Bone Grandpa) of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Gu Rong is shocked that Xiao Wu confessed her true nature to Su Li out of love. He initially suggests killing her for her soul ring, but Su Li instead wants to recruit her into the sect as a future Title Douluo.
• Su Li warns Gu Rong that Tang Hao is also watching Xiao Wu and plans to use her as Tang San's ring, so Gu Rong must keep an eye on her.

2. Character Developments

• Su Li: Shows his manipulative yet protective side. He’s aware of Tang Hao’s scheme and strategizes to keep Xiao Wu safe, intending to add her to his group. His charm and flippant teasing contrast with his serious scheming.
• Xiao Wu: Completely infatuated with Su Li, willing to abandon Shrek and risk her life for him. Her trusting nature makes her vulnerable, but she’s also assertive (biting him) and playful.
• Tang Hao: Determined and ruthless, solely focused on empowering his son. He views Xiao Wu purely as a tool.
• Gu Rong: Pragmatic at first (suggests killing Xiao Wu), but quickly yields to Su Li’s wishes. He’s protective of Su Li but also amused/annoyed by his success with women.

3. Significant Themes

• Love vs. Utility: Xiao Wu’s romantic devotion clashes with Tang Hao’s and even Gu Rong’s initial utilitarian view of her as a soul-ring resource.
• Secrecy and Manipulation: Characters hide their true intentions (Su Li, Tang Hao) and use information (Xiao Wu’s identity) as leverage.
• Power Dynamics: The pursuit of power through soul rings and sect alliances; Su Li’s charm as a form of social power.
• Protection and Trust: Gu Rong’s role as Su Li’s guardian, and Su Li’s promise to protect Xiao Wu from Tang Hao.

4. Character Interactions

• Tang Hao (inner monologue): Angry at Tang San’s weakness, determined to take Xiao Wu for his son’s ring.
• Su Li and Xiao Wu: Playful, affectionate banter (rabbit-eating jokes, biting). Xiao Wu is clingy and eager to join him; Su Li is teasing but reassuring, telling her to wait.
• Su Li and Gu Rong: Mentor-subordinate relationship. Gu Rong scolds Su Li for his romantic entanglements but respects his judgment. They discuss strategy, with SuLi revealing Tang Hao's plan and requesting surveillance of Xiao Wu.

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Reference Note: This chapter advances the subplot of Xiao Wu being integrated into Su Li’s circle while introducing Tang Hao as an antagonistic threat and solidifying Gu Rong’s role as Su Li’s ally.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Li discovers that Tang Hao, the person lurking in the shadows, is Gu Rong's Bone Grandpa.
• Gu Rong promises to protect Xiao Wu from Tang Hao.
• Su Li decides to take a gamble and accept his current situation, deciding to enjoy each day as it comes.
• Ning Rongrong smells Xiao Wu's scent on Su Li and becomes upset, suspecting he was with her.
• Su Li coaxes Ning Rongrong with half-truths and half-lies, convincing her that Xiao Wu is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who came to repay his kindness.

Character Developments

• Su Li becomes more accepting of his absurd reality and decides to live in the moment.
• Ning Rongrong shows jealousy and possessiveness over Su Li, but also displays understanding and willingness to accept other girls if they are introduced properly.

Significant Themes

• The absurdity of reality and the need to adapt to it.
• The complexities of relationships and the challenges of maintaining them, especially when multiple partners are involved.

Character Interactions

• Su Li and Gu Rong's interaction reveals Gu Rong's protective nature towards Xiao Wu and his willingness to stand against Tang Hao.
• Su Li and Ning Rongrong's interaction shows Ning Rongrong's jealousy and possessiveness, but also her willingness to accept other girls if they are introduced properly and if she feels like she is the main wife. Su Li's coaxing and half-truths help to placate her.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ning Rongrong struggles with her feelings about Xiao Wu joining the sect, as she sees the benefits but also feels threatened by Xiao Wu's interest in Su Li.
• After much internal conflict, Ning Rongrong decides to accept Xiao Wu into the sect for the greater good.
• Ning Rongrong expresses her feelings and insecurities to Su Li, leading to an intimate moment between them.

Character Developments

• Ning Rongrong: Struggles with jealousy and insecurity but ultimately prioritizes the sect's needs over her personal feelings. She also opens up to Su Li about her insecurities.
• Su Li: Remains calm and understanding throughout Ning Rongrong's emotional turmoil. He reassures her and accepts her feelings.

Significant Themes

• Love and Jealousy: Ning Rongrong's struggle with her feelings for Su Li and her jealousy of Xiao Wu highlights the complex nature of love and relationships.
• Responsibility vs. Personal Feelings: Ning Rongrong grapples with her duty to the sect versus her personal desires, ultimately choosing responsibility.
• Communication: The chapter emphasizes the importance of open communication in a relationship, as Ning Rongrong shares her feelings with Su Li.

Character Interactions

• Ning Rongrong and Su Li: Their interaction is marked by Ning Rongrong's emotional outbursts and Su Li's calm reassurances. They grow closer as they communicate openly about their feelings.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu: Though not physically present, Xiao Wu's presence looms large in Ning Rongrong's mind, causing her to feel jealous and insecure.

Plot points and events

• Ning Rongrong agrees to speak with Xiao Wu about joining Su Li’s circle, rationalizing that it could help revive her sect and that she can remain Su Li’s most-loved partner. Her jealousy quickly resurfaces, however, when she suspects Su Li has also won over another woman. She angrily bites him.
• At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang notices Tang San is distracted and no longer training with his usual confidence. Tang San is troubled by Su Li’s overwhelming strength and by Su Li’s claim that choosing a poison-type Soul Ring for Blue Silver Grass damaged its potential. He pushes those doubts aside out of loyalty to Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang observes Tang San repeatedly looking toward Xiao Wu and concludes that Tang San is heartbroken over her. Fearing that this will derail his disciple’s cultivation—and undermine his own theories—he confronts Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu rejects responsibility for Tang San’s feelings, says she has already told him she loves someone else, and demands that he stop bothering her. She then insults Yu Xiaogang’s abilities. The chapter ends with Yu Xiaogang enraged, declaring, “I’m your daddy.”

Character developments

• Ning Rongrong tries to accept Su Li’s other relationships, but her possessiveness and jealousy remain strong. Her willingness to compromise is tied both to practical hopes for her sect and to her desire to retain her place as his principal partner.
• Tang San is shaken by his defeat and begins questioning Yu Xiaogang’s teachings, though gratitude and loyalty keep him from admitting those doubts.
• Yu Xiaogang reveals that his concern for Tang San is entangled with his need to keep his disciple cultivating so he can validate his theories.
• Xiao Wu shows herself as blunt and fiercely independent, refusing to be held accountable for Tang San’s unreturned feelings.

Themes and interactions

• Loyalty versus doubt: Tang San struggles between evidence that challenges Yu Xiaogang’s guidance and his sense of filial debt to his teacher.
• Romantic entitlement and boundaries: Yu Xiaogang assumes Xiao Wu should comfort Tang San, while Xiao Wu firmly asserts that his feelings are not her responsibility.
• Jealousy and compromise: Rongrong’s apparent acceptance of sharing Su Li is complicated by her fear of losing her privileged position.
• Humor through misunderstanding and escalation: Yu Xiaogang’s misguided confrontation turns into a public outburst, with the other students watching nervously as Xiao Wu verbally dismantles his assumptions.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xiao Wu openly criticizes Yu Xiaogang’s teaching and cultivation philosophy, arguing that he places too much emphasis on authority and suppressing emotions.
• Yu Xiaogang, enraged by her disrespect, attempts to slap Xiao Wu.
• Tang San instinctively intervenes, using Blue Silver Grass and its poison to bind and incapacitate Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang is badly affected by the poison, turning purple and collapsing. Tang San is shocked and ashamed that he attacked his own teacher, though he also begins questioning Yu Xiaogang’s actual strength and competence.
• Flender arrives and orders Tang San to carry Yu Xiaogang inside. He then punishes Xiao Wu with one hundred laps for talking back to a teacher, despite her protests that Yu Xiaogang initiated the conflict.
• Xiao Wu reluctantly begins running, intending to leave Shrek Academy once Su Li sends for her.
• Zhu Zhuqing joins Xiao Wu during the punishment run and questions her sudden confidence and rebellious attitude.
• Xiao Wu proudly reveals that she has confessed to and kissed Su Li, and that he intends to take her away from the academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing is stunned and privately regrets not being as bold with Su Li. Xiao Wu enthusiastically describes Su Li’s kiss, leaving Zhu Zhuqing flustered and jealous.

Character Developments

• Tang San: His protective feelings toward Xiao Wu override his respect for Yu Xiaogang, causing him to attack his teacher. Although he defends Yu Xiaogang verbally, he privately begins to realize that the Grandmaster may be far less capable than he believed.
• Xiao Wu: Becomes much more confident and outspoken after gaining Su Li’s affection. She refuses to accept Yu Xiaogang’s authority unquestioningly and remains determined to leave Shrek Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang: His authority and reputation are undermined when a single poisoned binding skill defeats him. His anger and attempt to strike Xiao Wu further expose his authoritarian nature.
• Zhu Zhuqing: Grows curious about Xiao Wu’s transformation, then becomes shocked and envious after learning that Xiao Wu has successfully won Su Li’s affection.
• Flender: Upholds Shrek’s strict teacher-centered rules, punishing Xiao Wu rather than addressing Yu Xiaogang’s aggression.

Significant Themes

• Blind loyalty versus independent judgment: Tang San’s devotion to both Xiao Wu and Yu Xiaogang places him in conflict, while his teacher’s weakness makes him question his former idealization.
• Authority and abuse of power: Yu Xiaogang uses his position as instructor to punish Xiao Wu, while Flender prioritizes obedience over fairness.
• Romantic courage and emotional freedom: Xiao Wu’s willingness to take initiative contrasts with Tang San’s rationalizations and Zhu Zhuqing’s hesitation.
• Disillusionment: Tang San’s perception of Yu Xiaogang begins to change after seeing how easily he is defeated.
• Jealousy and rivalry: Zhu Zhuqing’s reaction reveals growing romantic regret and envy toward Xiao Wu.

Character Interactions

• Xiao Wu and Yu Xiaogang clash over his teaching methods and attitude toward romance.
• Tang San protects Xiao Wu from Yu Xiaogang, accidentally injuring and humiliating his teacher.
• Flender reprimands both the situation and Xiao Wu’s disobedience, reinforcing Shrek’s rigid hierarchy.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu bond while running, but their conversation becomes emotionally charged when Xiao Wu boasts about her relationship with Su Li.
• Xiao Wu’s enthusiastic account of kissing Su Li leaves Zhu Zhuqing embarrassed, jealous, and regretful about her own lack of initiative.

Chapter Summary: “How Did That Dumb Rabbit Succeed?!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xiao Wu enthusiastically recounts her intimate encounter with Su Li to Zhu Zhuqing, describing how gentle and thrilling it was.
• Zhu Zhuqing initially judges Su Li for secretly becoming intimate with Xiao Wu while dating Ning Rongrong, believing he may be as irresponsible as Dai Mubai.
• Her opinion changes when Xiao Wu reveals that Su Li plans to explain everything to Ning Rongrong and eventually take Xiao Wu to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Zhu Zhuqing interprets this as Su Li accepting responsibility and intending to give Xiao Wu a legitimate place in his life.
• Zhu Zhuqing becomes jealous and regretful, feeling that Xiao Wu has gained an opportunity she herself missed. She reflects that, given her dangerous family situation and lack of worth in her own eyes, she may have no right to demand Su Li’s exclusive affection.
• At the Great Soul Arena, Su Li and Ning Rongrong’s “Melted Pear Combination” achieves thirty consecutive victories, defeating every opponent almost instantly and gaining considerable fame and wealth.
• Xiao Wu grows jealous while watching Su Li and Ning Rongrong display their closeness.
• When Xiao Wu tries to approach Su Li, Ning Rongrong stops her and asserts control over when Xiao Wu may interact with him. She promises Xiao Wu a hug with Su Li as a reward for performing well.
• Xiao Wu happily accepts Ning Rongrong’s conditions, while Ning Rongrong privately worries that Su Li may expect her to share more of their intimate relationship.

Character Developments

• Zhu Zhuqing: Moves from moral criticism and suspicion of Su Li to reluctant admiration and envy. Her harsh upbringing has normalized relationships involving multiple wives or concubines, so she ultimately values Su Li’s willingness to take responsibility over strict romantic exclusivity. She also reveals deep insecurity, believing she is not worthy of him.
• Xiao Wu: Remains innocent, emotionally open, and very attached to Su Li. She proudly discusses their intimacy and becomes increasingly jealous of Ning Rongrong, but is easily placated by promises of affection.
• Ning Rongrong: Demonstrates confidence, possessiveness, and a growing ability to dominate Xiao Wu socially. She treats Xiao Wu almost like a subordinate or pet, allowing limited contact with Su Li only when it suits her. Despite her assertiveness, she is insecure about losing exclusivity with Su Li.
• Su Li: Is mostly off to the side in this chapter, but his actions establish him as powerful, successful, romantically complicated, and—at least in Zhu Zhuqing’s view—willing to accept responsibility for his relationships.
• Dai Mubai: Though absent, he serves as a negative comparison, representing abandonment and irresponsibility in Zhu Zhuqing’s mind.

Significant Themes

• Jealousy and romantic competition: Zhu Zhuqing envies Xiao Wu, while Xiao Wu resents Ning Rongrong’s closeness to Su Li.
• Responsibility versus fidelity: The chapter questions whether acknowledging and supporting multiple relationships is preferable to abandoning someone or demanding exclusive love.
• Insecurity and self-worth: Zhu Zhuqing feels unworthy of Su Li, while Ning Rongrong fears losing her privileged position.
• Power and control in relationships: Ning Rongrong controls Xiao Wu’s access to Su Li, turning affection into something granted as a reward.
• Influence of upbringing: Zhu Zhuqing’s views on romance are shaped by the harsh social realities and noble customs of the Zhu family.
• Comic contrast: Xiao Wu’s innocence and enthusiasm clash with Zhu Zhuqing’s hidden thoughts and Ning Rongrong’s possessive scheming.

Important Character Interactions

• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing: Xiao Wu shares intimate details about Su Li, unknowingly causing Zhu Zhuqing jealousy and self-reflection. Zhu Zhuqing thanks Xiao Wu for revealing that Su Li intends to acknowledge their relationship.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong: Ning Rongrong reprimands Xiao Wu for approaching Su Li without permission, then manipulates her with the promise of a hug. Xiao Wu quickly accepts Ning Rongrong’s authority.
• Ning Rongrong and Su Li: Their successful arena partnership strengthens their public reputation and displays their closeness, provoking Xiao Wu’s jealousy. Ning Rongrong also worries that Su Li may want her to share intimacy with others.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Su Li: Although they do not directly interact much, Zhu Zhuqing’s thoughts show her growing attraction, admiration, and regret over not pursuing him sooner.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Li observes Xiao Wu excessively flattering Ning Rongrong, apparently to win her favor, while also noticing Xiao Wu’s suspicious glances toward him.
• Ning Rongrong teases Su Li about having the “aura of the main wife.” Su Li deliberately calls her “darling wife,” making her flustered and shy.
• Their playful exchange becomes intimate. Ning Rongrong admits she wants Su Li’s affection and asks him to carry her back, revealing how dependent and openly affectionate she has become.
• Xiao Wu unexpectedly sees Su Li carrying Ning Rongrong away instead of watching their match and reacts with shock and concern.
• The next morning, Su Li and Ning Rongrong continue their routine of practicing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, followed by bathing and breakfast.
• Ning Rongrong receives a letter announcing Dugu Yan’s arrival. She becomes jealous and annoyed, having grown accustomed to monopolizing Su Li for over a month.
• Su Li reminds Ning Rongrong that Dugu Yan’s grandfather provided the Immortal Herb that transformed her martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. He tells her to treat Dugu Yan respectfully when she arrives.
• While reading the letter, Su Li notices that its romantic wording does not sound like Dugu Yan. He eventually discovers a hidden message signed by Ye Lingling, suggesting she helped write or compose the letter.

Character Developments

• Ning Rongrong: She has become far more openly affectionate, clingy, and emotionally dependent on Su Li. Although still spoiled and jealous, she is beginning to accept his guidance and discipline. She reflects that her family’s indulgence prevented her from learning limits, whereas Su Li genuinely teaches and corrects her.
• Su Li: He continues to indulge Ning Rongrong while balancing affection with authority. He recognizes her jealousy and immaturity but reminds her of Dugu Yan’s importance and contribution to her growth.
• Xiao Wu: She displays strong social cleverness by flattering Ning Rongrong, though her repeated glances at Su Li hint at motives beyond simple friendship.
• Dugu Yan: Though absent, her impending return causes Ning Rongrong considerable jealousy. Her letter also shows that she misses Su Li.
• Ye Lingling: She is revealed to have secretly contributed to Dugu Yan’s letter, suggesting a closer involvement in Dugu Yan’s romantic communication with Su Li.

Significant Themes

• Affection and possessiveness: Ning Rongrong’s love for Su Li is expressed through teasing, physical closeness, and jealousy over Dugu Yan.
• Spoiling versus discipline: The chapter contrasts Ning Rongrong’s pampered upbringing with Su Li’s effort to teach her restraint and proper behavior.
• Emotional dependence: Ning Rongrong increasingly relies on Su Li for comfort, affection, and guidance.
• Romantic rivalry: Dugu Yan’s return threatens Ning Rongrong’s exclusive time with Su Li, establishing tension between the women.
• Hidden intentions and deception: Xiao Wu’s flattery and Ye Lingling’s concealed contribution to the letter suggest that several characters are maneuvering indirectly.

Character Interactions

• Su Li and Ning Rongrong: Their relationship dominates the chapter, shifting between teasing, flirtation, intimacy, jealousy, and gentle correction.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong: Xiao Wu flatters and indulges Ning Rongrong, successfully earning her affection while possibly concealing her own interest in Su Li.
• Su Li and Xiao Wu: Su Li observes Xiao Wu’s behavior with suspicion but does not confront her directly.
• Su Li and Dugu Yan: Though she is absent, Su Li speaks positively of her and values her contribution to Ning Rongrong’s transformation.
• Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan: Their rivalry is mostly one-sided in this chapter, with Ning Rongrong resenting Dugu Yan’s return and fearing the loss of her privileged position.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Li observes the flirtatious relationship between Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling through Dugu Yan’s “letter,” joking that it resembles a love letter with hidden romantic meaning.
• He teases Ning Rongrong about her physical development after encouraging her to eat more and practice regularly. Rongrong becomes embarrassed and irritated by his suggestive comments.
• At the Soto Great Soul Arena, Su Li and Ning Rongrong join Xiao Wu to watch a special three-team battle.
• The Imperial Fighting Team, led by Dugu Yan, is matched against both the Mad God Team and the Shrek Six Monsters in a thirteen-against-seven battle. The match is arranged because the Imperial team contains a Soul Ancestor and has requested a greater challenge.
• Yu Tianheng attacks Tang San at the start, driven by jealousy and emotional frustration over Dugu Yan’s relationship with Su Li. Tang San, meanwhile, sees the fight as a chance to prove himself superior to Su Li in Xiao Wu’s eyes.
• Dugu Yan overwhelms the entire Mad God Team by herself, defeating all seven opponents within two minutes.
• She then releases her powerful poisonous mist against Shrek. Tang San attempts to neutralize it with realgar wine and fire, confidently trying to impress Xiao Wu, but the method fails catastrophically. He and the others collapse unconscious.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing wisely retreat from the arena before being poisoned, abandoning any concern for team honor.
• Dugu Yan detoxifies the defeated fighters, after which the Imperial Fighting Team is declared victorious. She mocks Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing for being smart enough to escape.
• Xiao Wu develops immediate hostility toward Dugu Yan despite this being their first meeting, suggesting an instinctive rivalry or jealousy.

Character Developments

• Dugu Yan displays overwhelming confidence and combat strength, easily defeating both the Mad God Team and Shrek. Her martial soul has evolved, making her even more powerful and physically attractive. Her affection and possessiveness toward Su Li are also emphasized.
• Su Li continues teasing and flirting with Ning Rongrong while remaining the focus of Dugu Yan’s romantic attention.
• Ning Rongrong is embarrassed by Su Li’s remarks but also clearly responds to his affection. Her feelings are mixed with frustration, shyness, and growing attraction.
• Yu Tianheng remains emotionally attached to Dugu Yan despite attempting to give up. Seeing her with Su Li leaves him bitter and damages his confidence and motivation.
• Tang San is determined to prove himself to Xiao Wu and show that he is not inferior to Su Li. His overconfidence leads to humiliation when his poison-countering plan fails.
• Xiao Wu shows no loyalty to Shrek’s supposed team honor when faced with Dugu Yan’s poison. Her immediate dislike of Dugu Yan hints at future romantic or personal conflict.
• Zhu Zhuqing reacts pragmatically, escaping the poisonous mist alongside Xiao Wu rather than risking unnecessary injury.

Significant Themes

• Romantic rivalry and jealousy: Dugu Yan’s jealousy toward Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu’s instinctive hostility toward Dugu Yan establish competing affections surrounding Su Li.
• Power and dominance: Dugu Yan’s effortless victory demonstrates the enormous gap between a Soul Ancestor and ordinary Soul Elders, as well as her growing status as a formidable fighter.
• Overconfidence and humiliation: Tang San’s desire to impress Xiao Wu causes him to act prematurely and confidently, resulting in his defeat and ridicule.
• Team loyalty versus self-preservation: Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing prioritize survival over symbolic team honor, contrasting with Tang San and the others’ stubborn refusal to retreat.
• Hidden emotional tensions: Yu Tianheng’s lingering love, Tang San’s inferiority complex, and Xiao Wu’s unexplained hostility reveal that personal feelings increasingly influence the characters’ actions.

Important Character Interactions

• Su Li and Ning Rongrong exchange teasing, intimate remarks that leave Rongrong embarrassed and flustered.
• Dugu Yan’s attention remains fixed on Su Li, while Yu Tianheng silently suffers from jealousy and unrequited love.
• Tang San and Yu Tianheng briefly share a sense of solidarity as both feel romantically displaced, but they still compete fiercely.
• Tang San attempts to impress Xiao Wu by claiming he can counter Dugu Yan’s poison, only to collapse in front of her.
• Dugu Yan mocks Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing for escaping, while Xiao Wu responds with unexplained antagonism, setting up a likely rivalry between the two girls.

Chapter Summary: Su Li, Envied by All; Yu Xiaogang Loses It

Key Plot Points and Events

• The battle between the Imperial Fighting Team and Shrek Academy ends in a decisive victory for the Imperial team, largely because Dugu Yan overwhelms the opposition with her powerful poison.
• Yu Tianheng becomes increasingly insecure about his position on the team. He recognizes that Su Li could replace him once he and Ning Rongrong return, making him question whether he still has a future with the Imperial Fighting Team.
• Impressed by Shrek’s resilience despite their defeat, Yu Tianheng considers transferring to Shrek Academy so he can avoid becoming merely a supporting figure within his own team.
• Yu Xiaogang reacts furiously to Shrek’s loss, refusing to accept that his training methods were inadequate. He blames the defeat on carelessness and takes comfort in Tang San’s hidden weapons and Eight Spider Lances.
• Yu Xiaogang meets Qin Ming and receives admiration when Qin Ming learns that he supposedly trained Shrek’s students. He enjoys taking credit for their achievements.
• Xiao Wu openly challenges Yu Xiaogang’s authority, provoking him into ordering her to run one hundred laps. She refuses, relying on Su Li’s presence for confidence.
• Dugu Yan mocks Yu Xiaogang’s reputation and low cultivation level, humiliating him further. Her insults cause him to become visibly enraged and physically agitated.
• After arriving, Dugu Yan enthusiastically embraces and kisses Su Li in front of everyone. Her open affection shocks the others and provokes jealousy and envy.

Character Developments

• Yu Tianheng: His confidence declines as he compares himself with Su Li and Dugu Yan. He begins considering Shrek Academy as a place where he might achieve greater personal importance.
• Yu Xiaogang: His pride and fragile authority are exposed. He cannot tolerate criticism and repeatedly insists that Shrek’s defeat was merely a temporary setback. His desire to claim credit for the students’ accomplishments becomes obvious.
• Xiao Wu: Becomes increasingly rebellious toward Yu Xiaogang and refuses to submit to his discipline. Su Li’s presence gives her a strong sense of security.
• Tang San: Remains fiercely loyal to Yu Xiaogang, defending him when Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan criticize him. He also reacts aggressively toward anyone who humiliates his teacher.
• Dugu Yan: Demonstrates overwhelming combat ability and a confident, mocking personality. She openly ridicules Yu Xiaogang and displays possessive affection toward Su Li.
• Ning Rongrong: Feels embarrassed and jealous when Dugu Yan pushes her aside and kisses Su Li.
• Dai Mubai: Becomes intensely envious of Su Li because of the attention he receives from multiple women, especially as Dai’s former fiancée also appears interested in him.
• Su Li: Remains the center of attention despite not directly participating in the battle, becoming increasingly admired and envied by both allies and rivals.

Significant Themes

• Talent versus status: Yu Tianheng fears being overshadowed by stronger talents, while Yu Xiaogang relies on reputation rather than actual demonstrated strength.
• Pride and humiliation: Yu Xiaogang’s reaction shows how deeply his ego depends on being recognized as a brilliant teacher.
• Jealousy and rivalry: Several characters resent Su Li’s strength, popularity, and romantic appeal.
• Authority versus rebellion: Xiao Wu challenges Yu Xiaogang’s control, revealing the limits of his authority over the students.
• Public recognition and credit: Yu Xiaogang seeks praise for Shrek’s accomplishments, even though the battle exposes weaknesses in his methods.

Important Character Interactions

• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan: Her overwhelming performance makes him question his own value on the team.
• Yu Xiaogang and Qin Ming: Qin Ming respectfully praises Yu Xiaogang, allowing him to bask in admiration and exaggerate his importance.
• Yu Xiaogang and Xiao Wu: Their confrontation highlights Xiao Wu’s dislike of him and his inability to handle challenges to his authority.
• Yu Xiaogang and Dugu Yan: Dugu Yan publicly mocks him, turning his frustration into open humiliation.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang: Tang San defends his teacher, while Yu Xiaogang feels frustrated that Tang San is emotionally attached to Xiao Wu.
• Dugu Yan and Su Li: Her enthusiastic public affection makes their close relationship unmistakable.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Mubai: All react with jealousy or envy to Dugu Yan’s intimacy with Su Li, reinforcing his position as the chapter’s object of admiration and resentment.

Chapter Summary: Dugu Yan Wants to Steal Rongrong’s Man Again?

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Li reunites with the Imperial Fighting Team and is revealed to be its true captain, shocking Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and the Shrek group. His status as a young Soul King further emphasizes his extraordinary talent.
• Qin Ming introduces Su Li to Flender, praising Shrek Academy and claiming that Flender trained a Spirit Hall elder.
• Su Li immediately exposes the absurdity of Shrek’s long-standing claim, pointing out that becoming a Title Douluo in one’s thirties would be nearly impossible. Flender is embarrassed and enraged.
• Ning Rongrong reinforces Su Li’s criticism, arguing that Shrek merely accepts geniuses rather than turning ordinary people into exceptional cultivators. Qin Ming privately recognizes the truth in her words.
• Flender threatens Ning Rongrong over supposedly damaging Shrek’s reputation, but restrains himself because of her status as a member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang San, jealous of Su Li’s influence over Xiao Wu, abruptly leaves with Dai Mubai and the others rather than remain near him.
• Qin Ming decides to find lodging for the group and later apologize to Flender in order to preserve their relationship.
• At the hotel, Dugu Yan teases Ning Rongrong about staying in a couples’ room with Su Li and mocks her appearance. Ning Rongrong remains unusually composed, confident that Su Li favors her.
• Dugu Yan uses poison to weaken Ning Rongrong and carries her to the bed under the pretense of helping her rest. She then leaves after teasing her, revealing that she is not actually interested in harming her romantically.
• Outside the room, Dugu Yan begins playfully fighting with Su Li. Their struggle ends up beside Ning Rongrong, implying that Dugu Yan is once again competing for Su Li’s attention and provoking Rongrong.

Character Developments

• Su Li: Demonstrates sharp reasoning, confidence, and fearlessness by publicly exposing Shrek’s exaggerated reputation. His position as captain and Soul King establishes him as a dominant figure among the younger generation.
• Ning Rongrong: Shows greater emotional maturity and confidence. She calmly handles Dugu Yan’s insults and openly asserts her special relationship with Su Li. She also displays clear critical thinking about Shrek’s educational philosophy.
• Dugu Yan: Remains mischievous, possessive, and flirtatious. She enjoys provoking Ning Rongrong and competing for Su Li’s affection, using her poison as a playful means of gaining the upper hand.
• Qin Ming: Becomes conflicted between loyalty to his former academy and recognition that Ning Rongrong’s criticisms are valid. He takes responsibility for smoothing over the conflict.
• Flender: Suffers a major blow to his pride when Su Li exposes Shrek’s false advertising. Though angry, he restrains himself because confronting Ning Rongrong could have serious consequences.
• Tang San: His jealousy toward Su Li becomes more obvious. He is primarily concerned with preventing Xiao Wu from focusing on Su Li.

Significant Themes

• Genuine talent versus institutional credit: The chapter questions whether Shrek truly creates geniuses or simply gathers already gifted students.
• Truth versus reputation: Flender’s fabricated claim about training a Spirit Hall elder illustrates how institutions can build prestige through exaggeration.
• Jealousy and romantic rivalry: Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong’s playful antagonism centers on their competition for Su Li’s affection.
• Power and social status: Ning Rongrong’s sect background protects her from Flender’s anger, while Su Li’s strength and reputation allow him to challenge respected figures openly.
• Self-made achievement: The chapter emphasizes that Su Li and Rongrong’s accomplishments come mainly from their own talent, effort, and resources rather than Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Character Interactions

• Su Li and Flender: Su Li bluntly challenges Flender’s reputation, leaving him humiliated.
• Ning Rongrong and Flender: Rongrong directly criticizes Shrek’s teaching methods and refuses to be intimidated by Flender.
• Qin Ming and the Imperial Fighting Team: Qin Ming acts as mediator, defending Shrek while recognizing the validity of the team’s arguments.
• Tang San and Su Li: Tang San views Su Li as a romantic rival because of Xiao Wu’s attention toward him.
• Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong: Their relationship is defined by teasing, jealousy, and playful hostility, though neither appears genuinely malicious.
• Dugu Yan and Su Li: Dugu Yan continues to flirt with and physically provoke Su Li, reinforcing the ongoing love-triangle—or rivalry—dynamic.

Chapter Summary: “Then We’ll Punish Them Together!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Li settles the ongoing rivalry between Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan by forcing them to cooperate rather than fight. Their confrontation becomes a humiliating but bonding experience, after which both girls are exhausted and embarrassed.
• In the bath afterward, Su Li reflects that the two have grown stronger by working together and jokes that they should continue cooperating in the future.
• Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan temporarily become submissive and affectionate toward Su Li, though he expects their usual bickering to resume after a few days.
• The following day, Qin Ming brings Yu Tianheng to Shrek Academy so that Yu Tianheng can apologize.
• Upon arrival, they witness Xiao Wu arguing with Yu Xiaogang. Yu Xiaogang orders her to run laps as punishment, but Xiao Wu openly defies him.
• Yu Xiaogang challenges Xiao Wu to hit him if she dares. She slaps him repeatedly and kicks him to the ground, shocking everyone present.
• Furious, Yu Xiaogang summons Luo Sanpao and uses its foul-smelling “attack” as punishment. The stench knocks Qin Ming unconscious, while Yu Tianheng calls for a healing soul master.

Character Developments

• Su Li takes control of the conflict between Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan, turning their rivalry into forced cooperation. He views their temporary obedience humorously and remains confident that their argumentative personalities will return.
• Ning Rongrong begins as an embarrassed observer of Dugu Yan’s apparent dominance, but quickly becomes involved herself. She remains proud and defiant while also revealing a gentler, more vulnerable side afterward.
• Dugu Yan initially acts confident and dominant, but is eventually overwhelmed and embarrassed. Despite this, she continues to present herself as obedient and affectionate toward Su Li.
• Xiao Wu demonstrates her rebellious and fearless personality by directly challenging Yu Xiaogang and physically retaliating when he provokes her.
• Yu Xiaogang is portrayed as authoritarian and overly proud. His attempt to assert control collapses when Xiao Wu strikes him, leading him to react with humiliation and disproportionate anger.
• Yu Tianheng still respects Yu Xiaogang as a teacher and relative, but begins to notice how embarrassing and ineffective his uncle’s current condition is.
• Qin Ming serves as Yu Tianheng’s escort but becomes an unfortunate victim of Yu Xiaogang’s foul-smelling martial-soul technique.

Significant Themes

• Rivalry transformed into cooperation: Su Li uses the conflict between Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan to make them work together, suggesting that their combined strength is greater than their individual efforts.
• Power and control: The chapter repeatedly examines who holds authority—Su Li over the two girls, and Yu Xiaogang over Xiao Wu. In both cases, attempts to establish dominance create comedic reversals.
• Humiliation and pride: Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, and Yu Xiaogang all struggle with embarrassment after losing control of a situation.
• Defiance against authority: Xiao Wu refuses to accept Yu Xiaogang’s harsh discipline, while Yu Xiaogang’s inability to command respect exposes the limits of authority without genuine strength or fairness.
• Comedic contrast: The intimate, playful aftermath of Su Li’s conflict is sharply contrasted with the chaotic and ridiculous confrontation at Shrek Academy.

Important Character Interactions

• Su Li, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan: Their rivalry is redirected into a shared experience, leaving both girls embarrassed but temporarily more cooperative.
• Xiao Wu and Yu Xiaogang: Their argument escalates from verbal defiance to physical confrontation after Yu Xiaogang deliberately challenges her.
• Yu Tianheng and Yu Xiaogang: Yu Tianheng continues to respect his uncle but is forced to confront the gap between his idealized view of Yu Xiaogang and the latter’s humiliating behavior.
• Qin Ming and Yu Xiaogang: Qin Ming is unintentionally punished by Luo Sanpao’s foul attack and collapses, turning the confrontation into complete chaos.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xiao Wu flees after Yu Xiaogang orders his martial soul, Luo Sanpao, to release its infamous gas-based soul skill.
• The stench incapacitates not only those nearby but also Yu Xiaogang himself, who inhales much of it and collapses. Tang San becomes furious at Luo Sanpao, briefly considering killing it for harming its master.
• Flender is left speechless by Yu Xiaogang’s reckless behavior and feels guilty after seeing Qin Ming unconscious from the earlier chaos.
• After waking, Yu Xiaogang angrily blames and insults Luo Sanpao, despite the martial soul merely following his command.
• Yu Tianheng and Qin Ming visit to apologize for the previous day’s events. Tianheng privately explains that he feels alienated from the Imperial Fighting Team because Su Li, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan have overshadowed him.
• Yu Xiaogang sees an opportunity to recruit Yu Tianheng into Shrek Academy, which is currently missing a member. He promises to transform Tianheng through his theories and guidance.
• Encouraged by Yu Xiaogang’s promises, Yu Tianheng decides that leaving Heaven Dou Royal Academy could help him surpass Su Li and win back Dugu Yan’s admiration.
• Tianheng also suggests persuading several of his former teammates to defect, especially the valuable support-type soul master. Yu Xiaogang pretends to oppose “poaching” while clearly becoming interested in the possibility.

Character Developments

• Yu Xiaogang is portrayed as reckless, prideful, and hypocritical. He attempts to act like a profound master but is humiliated by his own martial soul. Despite this, he remains determined to prove his theories and expand Shrek’s team.
• Tang San becomes conflicted. He is enraged that Luo Sanpao harmed Yu Xiaogang, yet he still believes the master is valuable because of his teachings about there being no inherently useless martial souls.
• Yu Tianheng is revealed to be insecure and resentful. Feeling displaced and humiliated by Su Li and Dugu Yan’s success, he eagerly accepts Yu Xiaogang’s promises and begins fantasizing about proving himself superior.
• Flender reacts with exasperation toward Yu Xiaogang and privately sympathizes with Tianheng’s emotional situation, recognizing his own past experience of unrequited love and being overshadowed.
• Luo Sanpao remains innocent and frightened, having only obeyed Yu Xiaogang’s command before being unfairly attacked and insulted.

Significant Themes

• Incompetence versus reputation: Yu Xiaogang’s reputation as a theoretical expert contrasts sharply with his poor practical abilities.
• Jealousy and wounded pride: Tianheng’s desire to join Shrek is driven less by genuine loyalty than by resentment toward Su Li and his wish to regain Dugu Yan’s approval.
• Hypocrisy and manipulation: Yu Xiaogang publicly condemns poaching teammates while privately encouraging Tianheng to recruit them.
• The value of martial souls and teachers: Tang San continues to cling to the belief that no martial soul is truly useless, even when Yu Xiaogang’s own conduct undermines his authority.
• Comedy through humiliation: The chapter repeatedly undercuts serious declarations of greatness with absurd accidents, especially Yu Xiaogang being knocked unconscious by his own fart.

Character Interactions

• Xiao Wu avoids Yu Xiaogang’s attack, reinforcing her distrust and contempt for him.
• Tang San protects and defends Yu Xiaogang emotionally, but his faith in his teacher is tested by the incident.
• Yu Xiaogang berates Luo Sanpao after waking, revealing his frustration and lack of accountability.
• Yu Tianheng seeks guidance from his uncle and is easily inspired by Yu Xiaogang’s exaggerated promises.
• Yu Xiaogang exploits Tianheng’s insecurity to recruit him, while Tianheng proposes bringing additional Imperial Fighting Team members to Shrek.
• Flender observes the situation critically, balancing annoyance at Yu Xiaogang with sympathy for the people affected by his decisions.

Chapter Summary: “You Have to Take Lingling!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Xiaogang reluctantly agrees that Yu Tianheng and the other members of the former team should leave their current environment and join Shrek Academy. Yu Tianheng becomes excited, imagining that training there will eventually allow him to defeat Su Li and win Dugu Yan back.
• Tang San observes Yu Tianheng’s obsession and contrasts it with his own idea of “spiritual love” for Xiao Wu, believing that quietly protecting her—even from a distance—is noble.
• Su Li and Ning Rongrong prepare to return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Xiao Wu wants to go with them, but Su Li decides to leave her behind temporarily because Shrek Academy is expected to seek refuge soon, giving Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing a legitimate opportunity to join later.
• Su Li also wants time to explain the situation involving Xiao Wu to Dugu Yan. He fears Dugu Yan might react violently or become possessive if she learns too suddenly.
• Before Su Li leaves, Xiao Wu secretly kisses him. Dugu Yan reacts furiously, releasing poison mist and demanding to know why Ning Rongrong tolerates Xiao Wu’s intimacy with Su Li.
• During the carriage ride, Dugu Yan repeatedly wipes Su Li’s face after Xiao Wu’s kiss, dramatically lamenting that her “pure husband” has been influenced by several women.
• Dugu Yan then demands that Su Li also pursue Ye Lingling, arguing that Ning Rongrong has already allowed Xiao Wu into their relationship and that she deserves a “helper” of her own.
• The chapter ends with Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong bickering over whether Ye Lingling might accept Su Li, while Su Li silently recalls his secret, ambiguous relationship with Ye Lingling.

Character Developments

• Yu Tianheng: Remains deeply fixated on Dugu Yan and Su Li. His decision to join Shrek is fueled less by personal growth than by fantasies of revenge and eventually reclaiming Yanzi.
• Tang San: Reveals his self-justifying belief in distant, sacrificial love. He views his manipulation of Xiao Wu’s circumstances as proof of his devotion.
• Su Li: Becomes increasingly entangled in a consensual but chaotic romantic network. He is cautious about revealing Xiao Wu’s involvement to Dugu Yan, recognizing her possessive and potentially dangerous tendencies.
• Dugu Yan: Shows intense jealousy and possessiveness but also surprisingly accepts the idea of Su Li adding another partner, provided she can choose the woman. Her jealousy toward Xiao Wu leads her to propose Ye Lingling as a counterbalance.
• Ning Rongrong: Though initially annoyed and jealous, she has tacitly accepted Xiao Wu’s place in Su Li’s relationships. She takes pleasure in teasing Dugu Yan but becomes alarmed when Dugu Yan suggests bringing Ye Lingling into the group.
• Xiao Wu: Displays growing confidence in her relationship with Su Li by openly—but secretly—kissing him before his departure.
• Ye Lingling: Does not appear directly, but the chapter establishes that she and Su Li share a hidden, emotionally charged connection involving secret meetings, hand-holding, and mutual ambiguity.

Significant Themes

• Jealousy and possessiveness: Dugu Yan’s anger over Xiao Wu’s kiss drives much of the chapter, while Ning Rongrong’s mixed irritation and amusement reveal the unstable balance among Su Li’s partners.
• Romantic rivalry and negotiated relationships: The women alternately compete, tolerate one another, and attempt to control who joins Su Li’s romantic circle.
• Self-deception in love: Yu Tianheng’s imagined future revenge and Tang San’s idealized “spiritual love” both show characters rationalizing emotionally driven behavior.
• Secrecy and forbidden romance: Su Li and Ye Lingling’s hidden interactions are portrayed as thrilling precisely because they must avoid discovery.
• Ambition and transformation: Yu Tianheng views Shrek Academy as a place to rebuild himself, though his motives remain tied to winning Dugu Yan back.

Character Interactions

• Yu Xiaogang and Yu Tianheng: Yu Xiaogang reluctantly approves Yu Tianheng’s move to Shrek, while Yu Tianheng eagerly imagines becoming powerful enough to defeat Su Li.
• Tang San and Yu Tianheng: Tang San silently judges Yu Tianheng as hopelessly lovesick while praising his own supposedly selfless approach to Xiao Wu.
• Su Li and Xiao Wu: Their secret kiss confirms Xiao Wu’s affection and willingness to claim intimacy with him despite the complicated relationship structure.
• Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong: They argue over Xiao Wu’s place in Su Li’s life, with Ning Rongrong defending her own tolerance while Dugu Yan accuses her of hypocrisy.
• Dugu Yan and Su Li: Dugu Yan alternates between jealous complaints, physical affection, and emotional manipulation, ultimately insisting that he pursue Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong regarding Ye Lingling: Dugu Yan believes Ye Lingling would be a perfect match for Su Li, while Ning Rongrong is horrified that Dugu Yan is actively expanding their romantic circle.