Chapter Summaries

Jiang Lin struggled to advance his cultivation, so he spent Collapse Points on a Silver Card Pool draw and obtained an incomplete Gold Three-Star inheritance. He left with only 430 Collapse Points after buying the Nine Nether Profound-Heaven Divine Art.

• Jiang Lin joined Xiao Wu, Little Dragon Girl, Tian Yan, and Qingyue in their room at the Rose Grand Hotel, then cultivated while the others chatted.
• After three days, Jiang Lin found that his Soul Power had barely increased and saw that he had 13,430 Collapse Points remaining.
• Jiang Lin spent 10,000 Collapse Points on a Silver Card Pool draw and received a Special-Type Silver Three-Star summon card for the incomplete Jiang Chen.
• The system offered Jiang Lin the incomplete Nine Nether Profound-Heaven Divine Art for 30,000 Collapse Points, then reduced the first-purchase cost to 3,000.
• Jiang Lin bought the inheritance, leaving him with 430 Collapse Points.

Jiang Lin inherited the incomplete Nine Nether Profound-Heaven Divine Art, learned that his world belonged to a vast hierarchy of planes, and summoned Jiang Chen. The chapter ended with Jiang Chen warmly hugging him, surprising him with her enthusiasm.

• Jiang Lin accepted the Nine Nether Profound-Heaven Divine Art inheritance and gained control of a black eye formed from the space’s black and white energies.
• An unknown woman told Jiang Lin to find her at the Profound Abyss Sea, and the system explained the structure of the Myriad Heavens and the realms beyond his world.
• Jiang Lin checked his updated status and decided to summon Jiang Chen while Xiao Wu and the others were out shopping.
• Jiang Lin summoned Jiang Chen, whose shared-origin technique gave her 50 favorability toward him.
• Jiang Chen hugged Jiang Lin enthusiastically, leaving him surprised by her friendly reaction.

Jiang Lin faced Earl Sein, who came to avenge his son Vilant, while Jiang Chen’s overly familiar behavior caused tension with Little Dragon Girl and Xiao Wu. Qingyue effortlessly defeated Sein’s guards and countered his attack, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Jiang Chen explained that she had felt close to Jiang Lin, then offered to intervene when Earl Sein arrived with Bishop Ellington; Jiang Lin declined and went downstairs with Little Dragon Girl and Xiao Wu.
• Earl Sein accused Jiang Lin of killing Vilant and ordered ten guards to attack, but Qingyue sent them all flying with a single slap.
• Jiang Lin taunted Sein, who summoned his serpent Martial Soul, while Dai Mubai and Elder Xiang watched from the second floor and assessed Qingyue as a level 83 to 85 Soul Douluo.
• Sein attacked Jiang Lin with his fifth soul skill, but Qingyue seized the poisonous whip, yanked Sein toward her, and swung her other hand at him.

Jiang Lin killed Earl Sein and Morrison, then used his Nine Nether Demon Eye to erase Ellington’s memories and let him leave. Later, Jiang Lin cultivated alone in a separate room and sensed someone outside his door.

• Jiang Lin shattered Earl Sein with a palm strike, and the system awarded him 5,000 Collapse Points for the timeline shift.
• Jiang Lin intimidated Ellington, planted a demonic sound in him that made him forget his connection to Sein, and sent him away.
• Jiang Lin killed hotel manager Morrison, while Dai Mubai and Elder Xiang discussed the danger of making Jiang Lin an enemy.
• Jiang Lin gave the maids ten Gold Soul Coins to clean up and tell anyone asking to come find him.
• Jiang Lin rented a separate room, cultivated late into the night, and sensed someone waiting outside his door.

Jiang Chen asked Jiang Lin to share Divine-Demon Qi from his Nine Nether Demon Eye, but he refused to decide immediately. After a year of peaceful cultivation, Jiang Lin reached Soul Emperor and reviewed the strength and affection of his companions.

• Jiang Chen showed Jiang Lin her Nine Nether Demon Eye and asked to draw a few strands of Divine-Demon Qi from his.
• Jiang Lin declined to agree, told Jiang Chen he would consider it, and sent her away before resuming cultivation.
• Jiang Lin spent the year cultivating and accompanying Little Dragon Girl, Xiao Wu, and the other women while Manager Wang catered to his group.
• Jiang Lin broke through to Level 68 Soul Emperor, and his status panel rated his combat strength at Level 95 Titled Douluo.
• Jiang Lin checked Little Dragon Girl's and Tian Yan's panels, noting Little Dragon Girl's affection had reached 83 and Tian Yan's second seal was ready to unlock.

Jiang Lin reviewed the strength and status of his allies before the system warned him that Tang San had arrived nearby. He went downstairs to meet Tang San and was surprised to see a young girl with him.

• Jiang Lin checked Jiang Chen's status and recalled unlocking her first seal so she could help counter Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
• Jiang Lin viewed Xiao Wu's panel and resolved to protect her from the fate of the original story.
• Jiang Lin reviewed Qingyue's improved strength and dismissed Blood One and Blood Two as expendable.
• The system warned Jiang Lin that Tang San was within one hundred meters and explained that World Correction Force appeared when the fated protagonist was involved.
• Jiang Lin went downstairs, recognized Tang San, and noticed the young girl standing beside him.

Jiang Lin confronted Tang San and Xiao Xun at the academy, where Tang San tried to stand his ground despite Jiang Lin’s overwhelming strength. The chapter ended as Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to obscure Jiang Lin’s vision and fired his Godly Zhuge Crossbow at Jiang Lin’s neck.

• Jiang Lin suspected Xiao Xun was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and that she had been placed beside Tang San by the World Correction Force.
• Dai Mubai arrived with two women, and Jiang Lin stepped in to disrupt the encounter he believed was meant to recreate Tang San and Dai Mubai’s original meeting.
• Tang San recognized Jiang Lin, warned Xiao Xun about his past, and summoned his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and two Soul Rings; Xiao Xun also revealed her Martial Soul and two Soul Rings.
• Dai Mubai revealed that Jiang Lin was a Level-65 Soul Emperor, and Jiang Lin summoned the King's Power Sword with three purple, two black, and one red Soul Ring.
• Tang San trusted that Tang Hao was secretly protecting him, then attacked Jiang Lin with Blue Silver vines and fired his Godly Zhuge Crossbow at Jiang Lin’s neck.

Jiang Lin fought Tang San and Xiao Xun until Tang Hao appeared and stopped his attack. Tang Hao revealed his identity as the Clear Sky Douluo and challenged Jiang Lin, who claimed he could easily hold him back.

• Jiang Lin casually cut apart Tang San’s poisoned crossbow bolts and sent his silver needles flying back at him.
• Jiang Lin attacked Tang San with a golden sword light, but Tang Hao appeared and shattered it before it could hit him.
• Tang Hao comforted Tang San and turned on Jiang Lin, who taunted him about his past and warned that Spirit Hall might arrive.
• Tang Hao released his nine Soul Rings and summoned his blood-red lightning hammer, sending the onlookers fleeing.
• Jiang Lin applauded Tang Hao’s courage and said that, despite being a Soul Emperor, he could effortlessly hold him back as an ancient aura rose from his body.

Jiang Lin revealed his giant-like form and fought Tang Hao, who believed he belonged to the ancient Giant God Clan. Their clash destroyed the Rose Grand Hotel and left Tang Hao demanding to know Jiang Lin’s true identity.

• Jiang Lin transformed into a three-meter-tall giant and faced Tang Hao, who identified him as a descendant of the Giant God Clan.
• Tang Hao explained the clan’s ancient history and its physical traits, while Jiang Lin dismissed the comparison and summoned King's Power Sword.
• Jiang Lin’s first sword strike overpowered Tang Hao, forcing him to unleash his fourth soul skill, Thunder Shockwave.
• Jiang Lin escaped the thunder barrier with his sword-shaped wings and launched his sixth soul skill, Thousand-Mountain Subduing-Peak Slash.
• Tang Hao used Clear Sky Hammer’s Weapon Spirit True Body and eighty-one strikes of Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to meet Jiang Lin’s attack, reducing the area around the hotel to ruins.
• Tang Hao, pale and exhausted, asked Jiang Lin who he was and how he could wield such power at twelve years old.

Jiang Lin drove Tang Hao to retreat, and the system rewarded him for exposing Tang Hao’s identity while warning that the World Correction Force had activated. Three Titled Douluo arrived at the ruined Rose Grand Hotel after Jiang Lin fled, but Tang Hao and the others were already gone.

• Jiang Lin recognized that killing Tang Hao risked provoking Tang Chen, so he let Tang Hao leave with Tang San and Xiao Xun.
• Tang Hao left after warning Jiang Lin that he would remember him.
• The system reported that Tang Hao’s identity had been exposed, the timeline had shifted, and Jiang Lin had gained 30,000 Collapse Points.
• The system announced that the World Correction Force had activated, and Jiang Lin sensed three approaching Titled Douluo before fleeing.
• Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and a white-haired Titled Douluo arrived at the ruined Rose Grand Hotel and found that Tang Hao and the others had left.

Jiang Lin spent his Collapse Points on three Silver Roulette draws, gaining a mask, a corps-summoning card, and an Evolution Stone. He evolved the mask to Gold rank, tested its disguise, and left his room in the form of a woman who looked like Jiang Chen.

• Jiang Lin spent 10,000 Collapse Points on a Silver draw and obtained Wang Quanbayue's Smiley Mask, whose disguise worked only on targets below Gold rank.
• Jiang Lin spent another 10,000 Collapse Points and obtained the Web Assassin Corps summoning card, then decided not to enhance it.
• Jiang Lin used his final 10,000 Collapse Points on a third draw and obtained an Intermediate Evolution Stone.
• Jiang Lin used the stone to evolve the Smiley Mask into Gold One-Star equipment that changed his appearance and aura.
• Jiang Lin put on the mask, transformed into a red-haired woman resembling Jiang Chen, and walked out of his room with a mischievous grin.

Jiang Lin tested a Smiley Mask by impersonating Jiang Chen, then revealed his identity and explained how he had done it. The next morning, he left the Star-Moon Grand Hotel alone to handle an important task, disguised as a young man in teal.

• Jiang Lin appeared at Xiao Wu’s door disguised as Jiang Chen, and Tian Yan’s Martial Soul could not distinguish him from the real Jiang Chen.
• Little Dragon Girl recognized Jiang Lin by instinct, and he removed the Smiley Mask to reveal himself.
• Jiang Chen examined the mask, and Jiang Lin returned to his room, convinced it could help with his plans.
• The next morning, Jiang Lin told Little Dragon Girl and the others to stay behind while he handled an important task, promising to return safely.
• Jiang Lin left the Star-Moon Grand Hotel and changed his appearance to a young man in a teal robe carrying an ancient sword and a scroll.

Jiang Lin arrived at Shrek Academy in disguise and found Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Xiao Xun among the applicants. As Li Yusong rejected students and refused to refund their fees, the rejected applicants’ parents began protesting.

• Jiang Lin reached Shrek Academy and recognized Li Yusong as the admissions teacher.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing arrived, followed later by Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Xiao Xun.
• Tang San noticed Jiang Lin, but Jiang Lin greeted him as an unfamiliar applicant and Tang San moved on.
• Li Yusong rejected a fourteen-year-old applicant whose Soul Power did not meet Shrek Academy’s age requirements.
• The applicant’s father asked Li Yusong to refund the fee, and other parents joined the protest after Li Yusong refused.

Jiang Lin, using the name Xu Nuo, impressed Li Yusong with his level-thirty-nine Soul Power and qualified for Shrek Academy. Ning Rongrong also passed the test and joined Xu Nuo while Li Yusong continued registration.

• Li Yusong used his Soul Power to silence the complaining parents and rejected a boy whose Soul Power was too low.
• Jiang Lin tested at level thirty-nine, and Li Yusong eagerly accepted him under the name Xu Nuo.
• Jiang Lin declined to go through the remaining registration steps immediately and waited while Li Yusong tested the other applicants.
• Li Yusong recognized Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda pendant, then tested her at level twenty-six and admitted her.
• Xu Nuo introduced himself to Ning Rongrong, and they exchanged a friendly greeting.

Jiang Lin and the other promising students reached Shrek Academy’s final test, where Zhao Wuji challenged them to last through a stick of incense. Jiang Lin demonstrated the binding power of his supposed Martial Soul, the Book of Mountains and Seas, while keeping his true abilities and fabricated Martial Souls secret.

• Li Yusong led Jiang Lin, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Xiao Xun into Shrek Academy after Dai Mubai arranged for them to skip the earlier tests.
• Jiang Lin saw Zhao Wuji waiting at the final test and judged that he could defeat him easily.
• Zhao Wuji set the students the task of lasting until a stick of incense burned out, and Dai Mubai explained that only one of them needed to endure.
• Jiang Lin opened his scroll and used its binding force to immobilize everyone, then identified it as his Martial Soul, the Book of Mountains and Seas.
• Tang San and the others reacted with surprise, while Jiang Lin concealed that his displayed Martial Soul and other abilities were fabricated.

Jiang Lin led the group’s assessment strategy and restrained Zhao Wuji while the others attacked, but Zhao Wuji broke free and gravely injured Tang San. Even Zhao Wuji was surprised by the force of the blow, which mysteriously intensified just before it struck.

• Jiang Lin assigned the group their positions and began the assessment by using Mountain and Sea Suppression to restrain Zhao Wuji.
• Ning Rongrong buffed the group, while Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Xun attacked Zhao Wuji; he repelled Zhu Zhuqing and dispersed Xiao Xun’s mist.
• Tang San bound Zhao Wuji with Blue Silver vines and encased him in a cocoon, leading Ning Rongrong and Xiao Xun to think they could win by stalling.
• Zhao Wuji broke free, transformed into a giant, and struck Tang San, who briefly froze before the blow sent him crashing to the ground.
• Xiao Xun rushed to Tang San, while Li Yusong and Zhao Wuji were surprised that the supposedly restrained strike had gravely injured him.

Jiang Lin revealed his Cold Mountain Sword and froze Zhao Wuji with a powerful strike, but Zhao Wuji broke free and prepared to attack again. Jiang Lin shielded the girls with his Heavy Mountain Shield as Zhao Wuji gathered his strength.

• Jiang Lin concealed his role in Tang San's injury while Zhao Wuji sent Tang San to the infirmary and ordered the assessment to continue.
• Jiang Lin told Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Xun that he had twin martial souls and drew his Cold Mountain Sword.
• With Ning Rongrong's boosts and Xiao Xun's restraint, Jiang Lin struck Zhao Wuji and froze him with his second soul skill, Snow on a Thousand Mountains.
• Zhao Wuji broke out of the ice and announced that he would get serious, while Jiang Lin stepped in front of the girls and asked Ning Rongrong to boost him with everything she had.
• Jiang Lin opened the Book of Mountains and Seas and used his third soul skill, Heavy Mountain Shield, to form a massive stone shield before the group.

Jiang Lin passed Zhao Wuji’s assessment after nearly striking him with his sword, and the new students were admitted to Shrek Academy. Chen Xin gave Flender a Soul Bone for Ning Rongrong’s tuition and left Jiang Lin a token to seek his swordsmanship guidance.

• Jiang Lin shattered his own Grayrock Great Shield’s defense, then startled Zhao Wuji with a sword strike that stopped at his neck, earning the group a passing result.
• Xiao Xun went with Dai Mubai to the infirmary to see Tang San, while Zhao Wuji led Jiang Lin, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to their accommodations.
• Chen Xin revealed himself to Flender, gave him a Fifty Thousand Year Right Arm Bone for Ning Rongrong’s tuition, and entrusted him with a sword-shaped jade pendant for Jiang Lin.
• Zhao Wuji brought Jiang Lin to a shared wooden dormitory where Oscar greeted him and welcomed him as a roommate.

Jiang Lin used his Nine Nether demonic energy to give Oscar and Ma Hongjun terrifying nightmares after they showed interest in Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. The next morning, Oscar fell ill at training, while Jiang Lin greeted the girls and met Shrek Academy’s teachers.

• Zhao Wuji left Jiang Lin in Oscar’s care, and Oscar asked about the two new girls; Jiang Lin warned him not to pursue them.
• Oscar brought Ma Hongjun to meet Jiang Lin, and Ma Hongjun spoke admiringly of Zhu Zhuqing.
• That night, Jiang Lin sent demonic energy into Oscar’s and Ma Hongjun’s dormitories, giving them nightmares about being castrated and humiliated.
• Oscar woke pale and shaken, then vomited when he saw the girls at the training ground; Dai Mubai took him to the Infirmary.
• Jiang Lin greeted Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing before Flender arrived with Shrek Academy’s teachers, including Lu Qibin and Shao Xin.

Flender began Shrek Academy’s training, but Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun were sent to the infirmary after suffering strange problems following their dreams. Jiang Lin accepted a punishing weighted run and raced far ahead of the others, leaving Zhu Zhuqing struggling as he caught up with her.

• Jiang Lin told Flender that Oscar and Dai Mubai had gone to the infirmary, and Ma Hongjun arrived claiming he had lost feeling below his waist after dreaming that someone sawed off his lower body.
• Flender found no foreign Soul Power in Ma Hongjun and sent Zhao Wuji to take him to the infirmary.
• Flender outlined Shrek Academy’s physical, combat, theory, and arena training before leaving Lu Qibin and Shao Xin in charge.
• Lu Qibin assigned Jiang Lin ten weighted round trips between the academy and Suotuo City, and Jiang Lin said he could finish them in three hours.
• Jiang Lin completed seven round trips in two hours and caught up with Zhu Zhuqing, who had barely completed three laps and was nearly exhausted.