Chapter Summaries

Qian Chenzhou prepared to leave for Shrek Academy and allowed Ah Rou to try contacting Xiao Wu, while Tang San grew suspicious of a mysterious letter delivered to Xiao Wu. The chapter ended with Tang San heading to bathe, unaware that Xiao Wu had not opened the letter.

• The Rose Hotel manager suspected that Qian Chenzhou's unusual visit and deference were connected to a young man.
• Qian Chenzhou received the vice bishop's item, told Ah Rou they would leave for Shrek Academy the next day, and allowed her to contact Xiao Wu as long as she followed his rules.
• Ah Rou wrote Xiao Wu a letter and arranged for a hotel servant to deliver it.
• Xiao Wu received the letter but did not open it, while Tang San sensed danger and tried to use his Purple Demon Eyes to influence her.
• Tang San asked Xiao Wu to rest, then went to bathe after she teased him about smelling sweaty.

Xiao Wu received a letter warning her that Tang San was the son of the Blue Silver Emperor and Tang Hao, who had killed her mother for her Soul Ring and Soul Bone. She hid the letter’s contents from Tang San, who searched for the supposedly empty letter’s sender after Xiao Wu refused to share the bed.

• Xiao Wu read her mother’s letter, burned it, and pretended she was crying because she missed her mother.
• Tang San secretly opened the resealed envelope but found it empty, while Xiao Wu remembered the letter’s warning and grew suspicious of him.
• Xiao Wu confronted Tang San about the empty envelope, and he denied hiding or reading the letter; she then made him sleep on the sofa again.
• Tang San left the room at night and asked the hotel servant where the employee who had delivered the letter lived.
• The servant told Tang San that the employee had finished his shift and would return to work the day after tomorrow.

Tang San and his companions followed Qian Chenzhou and Ah Rou to an academy in a rundown village, where applicants faced strict enrollment tests and nonrefundable fees. Tang San watched for changes to the events he remembered as Qian Chenzhou observed him in return.

• Tang San learned that the clerk he wanted to confront would be unavailable, and he restrained himself because Spirit Hall was hunting his father.
• Zhu Zhuqing entered Ah Rou and Qian Chenzhou’s room, found Qian Chenzhou asleep, and angrily watched Ah Rou ignore her.
• The next morning, Zhu Zhuqing followed Qian Chenzhou and Ah Rou, while Tang San and Xiao Wu followed alongside her.
• At the village academy, Li Yusong warned parents that enrollment fees would not be refunded unless their children passed the test.
• Dai Mubai showed his Soul Rings to a father seeking a refund, prompting him and his child to leave.
• Tang San reflected on the people who had passed the academy’s tests in his previous life and watched Qian Chenzhou, who noticed Tang San observing him.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Qian Chenzhou, and Zhu Zhuqing passed Shrek Academy’s entrance assessment and followed Dai Mubai inside. Zhao Wuji took charge of their final assessment, while Qian Chenzhou’s hidden power and bodyguard drew attention.

• Tang San and Xiao Wu passed Li Yusong’s entrance test, and Ning Rongrong passed despite Li Yusong recognizing her as a member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qian Chenzhou passed after his power left Li Yusong terrified, and Zhu Zhuqing passed and followed him.
• Ah Rou watched Zhu Zhuqing follow Qian Chenzhou and grew angry.
• Dai Mubai led the group into the academy, where Zhao Wuji noticed the dangerous-looking guard and announced that he would conduct the final assessment himself.

Qian Chenzhou refused to join Shrek Academy, leaving Tang San and the others to face Zhao Wuji’s entrance test without him. After their tactical discussion, the test began with Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu charging under Ning Rongrong’s boosts.

• Dai Mubai stepped aside as Zhao Wuji took charge of the entrance test.
• Qian Chenzhou told the group he was only visiting and would not join the academy, and Tang San accepted his decision.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong discussed their tactics while Zhao Wuji waited for the incense to burn down.
• Dai Mubai and Qian Chenzhou moved clear as Zhao Wuji prepared to fight the students.
• Tang San ordered the attack, and Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu charged Zhao Wuji after Ning Rongrong boosted their strength and speed.

Tang San and the others attacked Zhao Wuji during their assessment, but his overwhelming strength left Xiao Wu unconscious and the others struggling. Tang San returned with his Zhuge Repeating Crossbow and began firing hidden weapons at Zhao Wuji, whose defense remained unbroken.

• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing attacked Zhao Wuji, but their strikes failed to hurt him, and his aura injured them.
• Zhao Wuji activated Gravity Amplification, forcing Ning Rongrong to her knees and knocking Xiao Wu unconscious while Zhu Zhuqing resisted.
• Dai Mubai recognized that Tang San was acting differently and warned Zhao Wuji to pray for his safety.
• Tang San retreated to retrieve his Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, then returned and fired bolts at Zhao Wuji.
• Zhao Wuji activated Immovable Vajra Body, and the bolts clanged off him without causing injury as Tang San continued using hidden weapons.

Tang San passed Zhao Wuji’s test after using Dragon Beard Needles to injure him, and Tang Hao stopped Zhao Wuji from killing his son. Qian Chenzhou then challenged Zhao Wuji to a spar, offering him time to recover and returning Tang San’s needles.

• Tang San drove his final Dragon Beard Needle into Zhao Wuji, breaking his soul skill, but took Zhao Wuji’s Mighty Vajra Palm and was sent flying.
• Xiao Wu woke and rushed to Tang San as he got back to his feet; Zhao Wuji charged at him in a rage until Tang Hao identified himself and ordered Zhao Wuji to meet him that night.
• Zhao Wuji confirmed Tang San had passed the test, then realized Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and had no intention of removing the needles.
• Oscar gave Zhao Wuji Recovery Big Sausages, but they did not ease the pain caused by Tang San’s needles.
• Qian Chenzhou challenged Zhao Wuji, removed the needles from his body, and tossed them to Tang San while giving Zhao Wuji time to recover.
• Zhao Wuji accepted the challenge and asked Oscar for more sausages as Tang San collected the needles and glared at Qian Chenzhou.

Qian Chenzhou fought Zhao Wuji while Tang San tried to identify his faction and struggled under the humiliation of being forced to kneel. Qian Chenzhou shrugged off Zhao Wuji’s gravity attacks with his Human Sovereign abilities, and the confrontation continued.

• Tang San watched Qian Chenzhou remove the Dragon Beard Needle and suspected he belonged to Spirit Hall or another powerful faction.
• Zhao Wuji recovered and challenged Qian Chenzhou, while Golden Crocodile watched from above and Ah Rou stayed nearby.
• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Amplification, crushing Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, and Oscar to the ground.
• Qian Chenzhou summoned his armored humanoid phantom, prompting Tang Hao to hope he could become Tang San’s subordinate.
• Zhao Wuji combined Tracking Lock and Gravity Compression against Qian Chenzhou, but Qian Chenzhou activated Human Sovereign Might and forced the others to kneel.
• Qian Chenzhou used Human Sovereign Amplification to raise his physical attributes more than tenfold and overcome Zhao Wuji’s crushing pressure.

Qian Chenzhou defeated Zhao Wuji in a test of strength, agreed to stay at the academy for a few years, and then set out to buy a house. He chose the home of a white-haired girl whom the Village chief described as cursed.

• Qian Chenzhou battered Zhao Wuji’s Immovable Vajra Body until Zhao Wuji stopped the fight and conceded.
• Qian Chenzhou said he would stay at the academy for a few years to see what its teaching was like, then left with Ah Rou.
• Xiao Wu watched Ah Rou depart and resolved to investigate the familiar connection she felt.
• Qian Chenzhou told Ah Rou not to rush and said he was watching God King Tang, who was watching him in turn.
• Qian Chenzhou asked the Village chief to lead him to a house he wanted to buy.
• The Village chief warned Qian Chenzhou that the white-haired girl living in the house was considered unlucky, but Qian Chenzhou dismissed him.

Qian Chenzhou took in Bai Ling, arranged for her home to be rebuilt, and provided her with clothes and a place to stay. That night, he and Ah Rou left the hotel, while Bai Ling remained in bed awaiting their return.

• Qian Chenzhou met Bai Ling in her home and arranged for Gui Mei to rebuild it while preserving her vegetable garden.
• Qian Chenzhou took Bai Ling to Suotuo City, where Ah Rou helped her wash and he bought her new clothes.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing followed Qian Chenzhou and mistakenly suspected he had mistreated Bai Ling.
• Qian Chenzhou told Bai Ling she would not need to repay him and promised to cover her expenses and leave her money.
• Qian Chenzhou and Ah Rou left the hotel at night, telling Bai Ling to stay in bed until they returned.

Zhao Wuji went to meet Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao but was brutally beaten by Ah Rou, while Golden Crocodile kept Tang Hao from interfering. Flender was also injured when he tried to intervene, and he blamed Zhao Wuji for the trouble.

• Zhao Wuji packed Oscar's Recovery Big Sausages and went to the forest to meet Tang Hao.
• Golden Crocodile ordered Tang Hao to stay out of the fight or surrender the Clear Sky Sect's inherited Soul Bone, and Tang Hao reluctantly agreed.
• Ah Rou defeated Zhao Wuji with her Explosive Eight-Stage Fall, breaking all four of his limbs without using a Soul Skill.
• Flender confronted Ah Rou, but she knocked him out of the sky and injured him before leaving.
• Flender blamed Zhao Wuji for the beating and threatened to withhold his pay, and Zhao Wuji angrily told him to get lost.

Tang Hao arrived at Shrek Academy, revealed himself as a Titled Douluo, and warned Flender to take care of Tang San. At dawn, Tang San planned how to steer his companions toward their former paths while worrying that changes to their lives could disrupt his ambitions.

• Tang Hao revealed his nine Soul Rings to Flender and asked him to look after Tang San, while Zhao Wuji escaped further punishment.
• Flender carried the injured Zhao Wuji back toward Shrek Academy, and they argued over workplace injury compensation.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun discussed Oscar's lack of past-life memories and agreed to guide him toward his former path.
• Tang San sent Ma Hongjun to find Cuihua so he could intervene in front of Xiao Wu, then questioned Dai Mubai about Zhu Zhuyun.
• After hearing Dai Mubai describe the changes in his life, Tang San said they needed to speed up their plans.

Tang San decided Zhang Sanwei had to die, while Qian Chenzhou searched for Ma Hongjun’s story and intervened when Xiao Wu confronted him over Cuihua. The chapter ended with Qian Chenzhou asking Cuihua to explain what happened so he could find another solution.

• Tang San viewed Zhang Sanwei as a threat to his plans for the Tang Sect and told Dai Mubai that he had to die.
• Qian Chenzhou toured the village with Bai Ling as workers rebuilt her house, searching for where Ma Hongjun’s story took place.
• Cuihua tried to break up with Ma Hongjun, who held her hand and pleaded with her to stay.
• Xiao Wu stepped in to help Cuihua, revealed her Soul Rings, and learned that Ma Hongjun had been pressuring Cuihua to help him suppress his Evil Fire.
• Xiao Wu charged at Ma Hongjun, but Qian Chenzhou stopped her, then asked Cuihua to explain the situation so he could find a better solution.

Qian Chenzhou intervened in Cuihua and Ma Hongjun’s relationship, forcing Ma Hongjun to accept marriage after Cuihua agreed to marry him. He dragged the protesting Ma Hongjun toward Shrek Academy to tell Flender, while the others followed, doubting Flender would approve.

• Cuihua told Qian Chenzhou that Ma Hongjun’s frequent advances were keeping her from working, and she asked to break up with him.
• Qian Chenzhou offered Cuihua the choice of marrying Ma Hongjun or receiving Gold Soul Coins if she broke up with him.
• When Ma Hongjun refused to marry Cuihua, Qian Chenzhou repeatedly slapped him, and Dai Mubai backed down when Qian Chenzhou glared at him.
• Cuihua agreed to marry Ma Hongjun the day after tomorrow and went home to tell her parents and prepare the wedding feast.
• Qian Chenzhou dragged Ma Hongjun toward Shrek Academy to tell Flender about the wedding, as the others followed.

Qian Chenzhou pressured Flender into agreeing to Ma Hongjun’s marriage to Cuihua, despite Ma Hongjun’s protests. Flender agreed to placate them, and Qian Chenzhou announced the wedding would take place the day after tomorrow.

• Tang San wondered why someone was so determined to find Ma Hongjun a wife and worried that Zhang Sanwei might disrupt his plans.
• Oscar ignored Ning Rongrong and focused on the task assigned to him by the Young Master, while Tang San suspected Oscar had changed.
• Qian Chenzhou and his companions brought the battered Ma Hongjun to Flender’s office, where Flender recognized the danger posed by Ah Rou and Qian Chenzhou’s backing.
• Qian Chenzhou told Flender that Ma Hongjun and Cuihua planned to marry and asked Flender to witness the wedding.
• Ma Hongjun protested, but Flender agreed under pressure, and Qian Chenzhou set the wedding for the day after tomorrow.

Ma Hongjun resisted the wedding arranged for the day after tomorrow, while Flender rejected Tang San and Dai Mubai’s plan to flee and instead went to Cuihua’s home to negotiate. Flender arrived as Cuihua and her parents prepared for her marriage to a Soul Master.

• Qian Chenzhou set the wedding for the day after tomorrow and threatened that Flender would take Ma Hongjun’s place if he failed to appear.
• Flender tied Ma Hongjun up and hung him from a roof beam while Ma pleaded for help.
• Tang San proposed that Flender and Ma Hongjun leave so the wedding could not proceed, and Dai Mubai offered to fund a new Shrek Academy outside Sunset Forest.
• Flender refused their plan and said he would offer Cuihua’s family Gold Soul Coins to call off the marriage.
• Flender visited Cuihua’s home, where her parents were preparing a celebratory meal, and Cuihua welcomed him with tea.

Flender tried to dissuade Cuihua from marrying Ma Hongjun with an offer of Gold Soul Coins, but she chose marriage so their children might have a chance to become Soul Masters. Qian Chenzhou learned how the conversation went and reflected that Flender could not change Cuihua's mind; Ah Rou and Bai Ling returned to the hotel as Bai Ling continued to wonder why Qian Chenzhou had saved her.

• Flender offered Cuihua Gold Soul Coins to end her relationship with Ma Hongjun, but Cuihua refused and insisted she wanted to marry him.
• Cuihua explained that Wang San had given her the choice between compensation and marriage, and she chose marriage to give their future children a chance to become Soul Masters.
• Flender accepted that Cuihua would not be swayed, left her one Gold Soul Coin as a wedding gift, and departed after asking her to care for Ma Hongjun.
• Qian Chenzhou received a letter detailing Flender's conversation with Cuihua and concluded that Flender could not solve the problem without harming her family.
• Ah Rou returned to the Rose Hotel with Bai Ling, who watched Qian Chenzhou and wondered why he had saved her.

Ma Hongjun married Cuihua in a simple village ceremony, while Xiao Wu tried and failed to glimpse Ah Rou’s face. After the feast, Qian Chenzhou moved into a newly built house and set up a Spirit-Gathering Formation, prompting Ah Rou to warn Flender to keep his people in line.

• Ma Hongjun reluctantly joined the wedding feast, and he and Cuihua completed the ceremony by bowing to heaven and earth, their parents, and each other.
• Qian Chenzhou, Ah Rou, and Bai Ling ate at the feast, while Xiao Wu watched Ah Rou but could not see her face beneath her veil.
• A builder told Qian Chenzhou that his new house was finished and that its cost had already been paid.
• Qian Chenzhou offered Bai Ling a room, then inscribed a Spirit-Gathering Formation using a Soul Bone and sent it underground.
• Flender sensed Soul Power gathering near the house, and Ah Rou warned him not to let his people cause trouble in the village.

Ma Hongjun spent his wedding night drinking, and Cuihua overheard him drunkenly calling out Bai Chenxiang’s name. The next morning, they ate together in strained silence, while Ma Hongjun sensed Cuihua was unhappy but did not know why.

• Flender warned the teachers to stay away from the new structure because he suspected its occupants were from Spirit Hall.
• Ma Hongjun drank outside the bridal chamber with Oscar until Cuihua found him drunk and Oscar helped her carry him inside.
• While Cuihua cleaned him, Ma Hongjun called her Chenxiang and promised to take her to the Divine Realm, leaving her heartbroken.
• The next morning, Ma Hongjun woke holding Cuihua’s wrist, remembered calling Bai Chenxiang’s name, and gently covered Cuihua with a quilt before leaving the room.
• Ma Hongjun brought two portions of food to Cuihua, and when he asked whether he had said something wrong, she denied it despite her unhappiness.

Flender taught the students that physical strength let Soul Masters absorb stronger Soul Rings, then ordered them to run twenty laps. As the students started, Tang San reflected on how the run had once brought Oscar and Ning Rongrong closer.

• Ma Hongjun focused on his meal while Cuihua resolved to let him choose between her and Bai Chenxiang and hoped he would leave her with a child.
• Flender explained that stronger bodies helped Soul Masters absorb more powerful Soul Rings and assigned the students twenty laps around the academy.
• Tang San answered Flender's question about the dangers of absorbing Soul Rings near one's limit by identifying physical strength as the key factor.
• Ning Rongrong disliked the assignment, while Dai Mubai and Tang San accepted it and prepared to run.
• Xiao Wu stretched, Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun kept their distance, and Oscar handed out sausages to help the others endure the run.