Chapter Summaries

Wang Xiao, Wang Dong'er, and Huo Yuhao began their first day at Shrek Academy, where Wang Xiao declared his ambition to become a Titled Douluo and mocked Zhou Yi’s teaching style. Zhou Yi entered Freshman Class One and ordered nearly the entire class to run one hundred laps, leaving the three students who had fought during registration standing in the classroom.

• Wang Xiao told Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao that Soul Masters should aim to become Titled Douluo, and he gave himself the name Wang Douluo to keep himself ambitious.
• Wang Xiao tried to persuade Wang Dong'er to invest her sect’s resources in him, but she shoved him away.
• Zhou Yi entered Freshman Class One, scolded the freshmen for making noise and lacking courage, and demanded that anyone who had fought during registration stand up.
• Wang Xiao, Wang Dong'er, and Huo Yuhao stood, and Zhou Yi ordered the rest of the class to run one hundred laps before the dismissal bell or be expelled.

Wang Xiao challenged Zhou Yi’s punishment and teaching methods after she ordered him, Wang Dong'er, and Huo Yuhao to run laps. Zhou Yi raised the penalty to two hundred laps, and Wang Xiao negotiated a wager that could let him leave her class while sparing Huo Yuhao.

• Zhou Yi forced the protesting students to run laps, then ordered Wang Xiao, Wang Dong'er, and Huo Yuhao to run one hundred laps for fighting.
• Wang Xiao criticized Zhou Yi’s teaching methods, arguing that running laps unfairly disadvantaged students with weaker physiques and did not teach Martial Soul knowledge.
• Zhou Yi raised their punishment to two hundred laps and threatened to expel them if they failed to finish.
• Wang Xiao wagered that if he completed the laps, Zhou Yi would transfer him out of Class One, and Zhou Yi accepted.
• Wang Xiao asked Zhou Yi to exempt Huo Yuhao from the two-hundred-lap punishment, and she agreed.

Wang Xiao and Wang Dong'er used golden little trees to keep running after Zhou Yi ordered them to complete two hundred laps, leaving Zhou Yi on the verge of losing face. Just before they finished, Zhou Yi struck them with Soul Pressure and defended the attack as a test of their strength.

• Zhou Yi ordered Wang Dong'er to run two hundred laps alongside Wang Xiao, and Wang Dong'er joined him while resenting the punishment.
• Wang Xiao revealed golden little trees that restored their stamina, and he and Wang Dong'er used them to race through the laps.
• Wang Xiao and Wang Dong'er completed nearly two hundred laps at high speed, stunning the new students and making Zhou Yi fear losing authority.
• As the pair approached the finish, Zhou Yi unleashed Soul Pressure that injured them and forced them to their knees.
• Wang Dong'er accused Zhou Yi of attacking because she could not accept defeat, while Zhou Yi claimed the Soul Pressure tested whether they could endure hardship.

Wang Xiao and Wang Dong'er completed Zhou Yi's punishing lap test after Yan Shaozhe intervened, and Wang Xiao was transferred out of Class One. Later, Wang Xiao arranged an escort for Tang Ya and agreed to help Huo Yuhao start a grilled-fish stall while planning a separate snack business.

• Zhou Yi pinned Wang Xiao and Wang Dong'er with Soul Pressure until Yan Shaozhe arrived and ordered her to withdraw her Martial Soul.
• Wang Xiao and Wang Dong'er finished two hundred laps before the countdown ended, and Zhou Yi agreed to let Wang Xiao leave Class One but refused to transfer Wang Dong'er.
• Huo Yuhao chose to stay in Class One, while Zhou Yi ordered Tang Dao, Yun Xiaopiao, and Cheng Ya to leave Shrek for failing to finish one hundred laps.
• Yan Shaozhe told Wang Xiao the academy would not punish Zhou Yi and agreed to send Teacher Zhang to escort Tang Ya on a long journey.
• Wang Xiao learned that Zhou Yi had assigned him to Mu Jin's Class Nine, then agreed to help Huo Yuhao sell grilled fish and planned to sell snacks of his own.

Wang Xiao opened a milk tea stall outside Shrek Academy, where his new drink quickly became popular. After Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi prepared to fight in the Soul Arena, Wang Xiao watched Huo Yuhao’s stall and offered Jiang Nannan a drink as she admitted she could not afford it.

• Wang Dong'er forgot her gold card, so Ma Xiaotao gave Wang Xiao a card holding ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, but he still decided to set up a stall.
• Wang Xiao and Wang Dong'er bought supplies and built a cart for selling milk tea beside Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish stall.
• Tang Ya and Wang Dong'er tasted Wang Xiao’s milk tea, and their enthusiastic reactions drew a crowd that bought a hundred cups in less than an hour.
• Jiang Nannan asked Huo Yuhao about grilled fish, but Xu Sanshi’s attack sparked a clash with Bei Bei and Tang Ya, and the group left for the Soul Arena.
• Wang Xiao told Tang Ya something about tomorrow, stayed behind to watch Huo Yuhao’s stall, and offered Jiang Nannan milk tea when she said she could not afford it.

Wang Xiao hired Jiang Nannan to protect his profitable drink stall, then comforted Tang Ya as she worried about restoring the Tang Sect and prepared to leave for the Sun Moon Empire. After spending the night together by a lake, Tang Ya kissed Wang Xiao on the cheek before departing.

• Wang Xiao showed Jiang Nannan his stall's earnings and hired her to protect it for half the profits, though he insisted she accept the full share.
• Bei Bei gave Huo Yuhao the Mysterious Water Pill after Huo Yuhao helped him defeat Xu Sanshi, while Tang Ya left feeling troubled.
• Tang Ya told Wang Xiao she feared she could not restore the Tang Sect, and he promised to stay by her side and support her.
• Tang Ya and Wang Xiao held hands by the lake through the night, and she recognized that her Martial Soul resonated with him.
• At dawn, Tang Ya thanked Wang Xiao for helping her, then kissed his cheek before her departure.

Tang Ya and Wang Xiao shared a charged farewell after kissing, leaving Tang Ya conflicted about Bei Bei and her feelings for Wang Xiao. Cai Mei'er then escorted Tang Ya away, while Wang Xiao watched them disappear and hoped her journey went safely.

• Tang Ya impulsively kissed Wang Xiao, and he pulled her close and returned the kiss before she pushed him away.
• Tang Ya covered the lip prints on her cheeks and insisted she could not betray Bei Bei, while Wang Xiao teased her about starting a secret relationship.
• Tang Ya questioned why Wang Xiao liked her, and his blunt answer left her doubting whether Bei Bei truly cared for her before she returned to the Outer Court.
• At Sea God Lake, Cai Mei'er met Wang Xiao and Tang Ya and prepared to take Tang Ya away.
• Wang Xiao hugged Tang Ya goodbye and promised to wait for her return, and Cai Mei'er flew away with her.

Wang Xiao asked Nine-Tails how to improve his cultivation and learned that he should build his foundation before attempting dangerous techniques such as Flying Thunder God or senjutsu. He joined Class Nine and met Ning Tian and Wufeng, but was shocked by Ning Tian’s name and future.

• Wang Xiao asked Nine-Tails about Flying Thunder God, Shadow Clones, and Sage Mode, and Nine-Tails warned him that he lacked the necessary abilities.
• Nine-Tails advised Wang Xiao to train in the Eight Gates, determine his chakra nature, and learn Fire Release techniques.
• Wang Xiao asked Nine-Tails to destroy Ironblood Sect, but Nine-Tails said it had not recovered enough strength; it also commented on Tang Ya’s compatibility with Wang Xiao.
• Wang Xiao returned to his room and found Wang Dong'er sleeping there, then walked with her toward class.
• Wang Xiao entered Class Nine, where Ning Tian introduced herself and Wufeng; after recognizing Ning Tian’s name, Wang Xiao moved one seat away.

Wang Xiao transferred to Class Nine, where he stunned the students by revealing a Millennium first Spirit Ring and proving his exceptional potential. After class, he met Wang Dong'er at the training grounds and learned Zhou Yi had taken Huo Yuhao to the Soul Guidance Department, while Wang Dong'er was trying to leave Class One.

• Wang Xiao apologized to Ning Tian after she asked why he disliked her, and Wufeng defended her.
• Mu Jin introduced Wang Xiao to Class Nine as a Level Fifteen Blue Silver Grass Soul Master admitted after defeating a Second-Ring Soul Grandmaster.
• At Mu Jin's prompting, Wang Xiao summoned his Blue Silver Emperor and revealed a purple Millennium first Spirit Ring, shocking the class.
• Wang Xiao spotted Wang Dong'er resting at the training grounds and used Body Flicker to reach her.
• Wang Dong'er told Wang Xiao that Zhou Yi had taken Huo Yuhao to the Soul Guidance Department and exempted him from running laps.
• Wang Xiao told Wang Dong'er that Zhou Yi would not expel her because she was Class One's most gifted student.

Wang Xiao reassured Wang Dong'er that the freshman assessment would reshuffle the classes and promised to lead Class Nine to victory. He then used illusions to defeat several classmates in sparring, but the students accused him of staging fake matches, leaving Mu Jin to escape and Ning Tian to manage the exercises.

• Wang Dong'er worried she would be stuck in Zhou Yi's class, and Wang Xiao explained that the freshman assessment would reshuffle all nine classes.
• Wang Xiao promised to lead Class Nine to win the assessment so Mu Jin could take charge of Class One, and he told Wang Dong'er he was only with her.
• Ning Tian and Wufeng summoned Wang Xiao back to Class Nine, while Wang Dong'er was left flustered by his words.
• Wang Xiao used illusions to make a fat Soul Grandmaster and another student appear to lose absurdly slowly, then knocked them unconscious.
• Wang Xiao overwhelmed seven more students with illusions and knocked them out, exhausting his chakra as Class Nine accused him of staging fake matches.
• Mu Jin fled the students' complaints and left Ning Tian to organize the remaining combat exercises.

Wang Xiao agreed with Mu Jin to pursue the freshman assessment championship in exchange for attending only half-day theory lessons. Later, he ran his drink stall with Jiang Nannan and Huo Yuhao, until Xu Sanshi attacked and threatened him over Jiang Nannan.

• Mu Jin questioned Wang Xiao about his unusual combat abilities, then recruited him to help win the freshman assessment championship and agreed to his half-day theory schedule.
• Wang Xiao returned to the dormitory and found Jiang Nannan waiting to help him run his stall; they went to Shrek City's eastern gate to sell drinks.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er joined the evening stall, and Wang Xiao's business thrived as customers gathered around its mysteriously cool surroundings.
• Xu Sanshi threw an iron fan at Wang Xiao, but Jiang Nannan knocked it down and angrily rejected Xu Sanshi's advances.
• Xu Sanshi threatened Wang Xiao and Huo Yuhao's stall before chasing after Jiang Nannan, and Wang Xiao vowed that Xu Sanshi would pay for calling him Old Wang.

Wang Xiao worried about Tang Ya’s prolonged absence, then helped Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao after Ma Xiaotao lost control near Sea God Lake. He extorted compensation from Elder Bai, grew stronger with a Soul Ascension Pill, and was relieved when Tang Ya and Cai Mei'er finally returned with a fortune.

• Wang Xiao visited Yan Shaozhe to ask about Tang Ya, but Yan assured him she would return safely.
• Wang Xiao found Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao unconscious after Ma Xiaotao’s outburst, revived Wang Dong'er, and accepted credit for saving them.
• Wang Xiao pressured Elder Bai into giving the three students Soul Ascension Pills and gold cards as compensation.
• Wang Dong'er moved into Wang Xiao’s residence, and the three students absorbed their pills, gaining several Soul Power levels.
• Tang Ya and Cai Mei'er returned to Shrek Academy, and Tang Ya excitedly told Wang Xiao she had obtained an enormous amount of Gold Soul Coins.

Tang Ya reunited with Bei Bei and revealed that she had earned one million Gold Soul Coins to help revive the Tang Sect, while her growing feelings for Wang Xiao left her uneasy. After a month of training ninja techniques, Wang Xiao discovered that circulating lightning chakra through his body could temper it and restore his vitality.

• Tang Ya avoided Bei Bei's familiar touch and left after he asked why she had been away, unsettled by her feelings about Wang Xiao.
• At dinner, Tang Ya told Wang Xiao, Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and Wang Dong'er that she had earned one million Gold Soul Coins in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Tang Ya promised to repay Wang Xiao for helping her earn the money, but he told her to consider it an early graduation gift.
• Wang Xiao handed his grilled-fish stall over to Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya later joined her in running it.
• After a month of training, Wang Xiao argued with Kurama about his progress and decided to learn Chidori and the Multiple Shadow Clone technique.
• While practicing lightning chakra, Wang Xiao circulated electric arcs through his body and discovered they increased his vitality and expelled impurities.

Tang Ya reunited with Bei Bei, revealed that she had earned a million Gold Soul Coins, and began rebuilding the Tang Sect with Wang Xiao’s help. After a month of training, Wang Xiao discovered that circulating lightning through his body could dramatically restore and enhance his vitality.

• Tang Ya returned and reunited with Bei Bei, but she avoided his touch and left feeling conflicted about her feelings for Wang Xiao.
• Tang Ya told Wang Xiao, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er that she had earned one million Gold Soul Coins in the Sun Moon Empire, and promised to repay Wang Xiao for helping her.
• Wang Xiao handed his grilled-fish stall to Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya later joined her in running it.
• Wang Xiao spent a month learning ninja techniques, then began practicing Chidori after Kurama mocked his talent as slow.
• Wang Xiao guided lightning through his muscles and blood, discovering that it removed his fatigue and left him unusually energetic and full of vitality.

Mu Jin confronted Ning Tian, Wufeng, and Wang Xiao over their chosen cultivation paths, then sent them to prepare for the Freshman Assessment Tournament. Wang Xiao’s team dominated its first ten matches, and as their final qualifying battle began, Wang Xiao finally launched an attack himself.

• Mu Jin questioned Ning Tian, Wufeng, and Wang Xiao about their development paths, then ordered them to coordinate and prepare for the elimination matches.
• Wang Xiao’s Class Nine team entered the tournament and defeated Ouyang Yi, Zheng Feng, and Ou Haochen in under a minute using Wang Xiao’s vines and Wufeng’s attacks.
• Wufeng fought alone in the next match and quickly defeated the opposing team.
• Ning Tian and Wufeng carried the team through ten consecutive victories while Wang Xiao mostly stayed out of the fights, drawing ridicule from the stands.
• Wang Xiao’s team faced three defense-type opponents with Mammoth Martial Souls, and Wang Xiao opened the match by using Fire Release, Great Fireball Technique.

Wang Xiao's team won its eleventh consecutive freshman assessment match after his Great Fireball Technique defeated three opponents, drawing attention to his self-created skill. He then watched Wang Dong'er win her own match and noticed that his presence might have changed her relationship with Huo Yuhao, who seemed unusually attentive to Xiao Xiao.

• Wang Xiao's Great Fireballs engulfed three opponents, who stood their ground and fainted after declaring that they were men; the referee awarded his team the victory.
• Wang Xiao declined Ning Tian and Wufeng's invitation to a celebration banquet and went to watch Wang Dong'er compete at Arena 33.
• Wang Dong'er used Butterfly God's Light and Wing Guillotine to overwhelm her opponents and secure a win for Huo Yuhao's team.
• Wang Xiao watched six matches and saw no sign of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill between Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao, while noticing Huo Yuhao seemed especially attentive to Xiao Xiao.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao approached Wang Xiao, and Huo Yuhao eagerly asked whether his performance had been good.

After celebrating their first victory, Wang Xiao’s team continued its winning streak and took first place in Zone Twenty-Six, while Huo Yuhao’s team topped Zone Thirty-Three. At a wilderness barbecue to celebrate both teams advancing, Ning Tian discovered Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish and began looking at him with unexpected interest.

• Wang Xiao treated Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao to dinner, where Wang Dong'er grew jealous of Xiao Xiao’s closeness with him.
• Wang Xiao tried to reassure the sulking Wang Dong'er at their shared dormitory, but she denied caring and fell asleep beside him.
• Ning Tian and Wufeng led their team through the Zone Twenty-Six assessments, letting Wang Xiao fight only after they had exhausted their Soul Power.
• Wang Xiao’s team finished first in Zone Twenty-Six, and Huo Yuhao’s team finished first in Zone Thirty-Three, so Tang Ya organized a barbecue celebration.
• Ning Tian tasted Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish and admired it so much that Wang Xiao worried she was developing feelings for him.

Wang Xiao’s team advanced through the elimination round, then faced Huang Chutian’s powerful team. Wang Xiao fought Huang Chutian head-on and, after being pushed back, unleashed a surge of lightning that wounded him.

• Zhou Yi and Mu Jin argued over Wang Xiao’s potential, with Mu Jin insisting Zhou Yi would regret letting him go.
• Huo Yuhao’s team defeated a strong opponent under Wang Dong’er and Xiao Xiao’s pressure.
• Ning Tian warned Wang Xiao’s team that Huang Chutian and the Lan sisters were all Soul Grandmasters, including two control-type Soul Masters.
• Wang Xiao and Huang Chutian traded punches, surprising the crowd when Wang Xiao matched the stronger Soul Grandmaster’s strength.
• Huang Chutian pressed Wang Xiao toward the arena’s edge, but Wang Xiao unleashed lightning that blasted him back and made him cough blood.

Wang Xiao used his Lightning Chakra Mode and a surprise Rasengan to defeat Huang Chutian, revealing that he had focused on eliminating him rather than rescuing Wufeng. With only Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo left, Wang Xiao advanced to challenge their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Wang Xiao activated his self-created Lightning Release, Lightning Chakra Mode, and overpowered Huang Chutian with his increased speed and strength.
• As Wufeng struggled against Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, Huang Chutian tried to hold Wang Xiao back, but Wang Xiao kept attacking him.
• Wang Xiao formed an instant Rasengan and struck Huang Chutian, seriously injuring him.
• Wang Xiao explained that he had intended to defeat Huang Chutian all along, then kicked him out of the arena.
• Wang Xiao approached Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo and questioned whether their Martial Soul Fusion Skill would persist if he took one of them out.

Wang Xiao broke through the Lan sisters’ Heavenly Net Martial Soul Fusion Skill and led Class Nine to victory over Class Seven. The sisters conceded, and the chapter ended with Zhang Lexuan declaring Wang Xiao’s team the winners.

• Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo trapped Wufeng in their Heavenly Net, leaving Wang Xiao and Ning Tian pushed to the edge of the arena.
• Ning Tian enhanced Wang Xiao with her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda before leaving the match, and Wang Xiao charged the hair barrier.
• Wang Xiao used Chidori Sharp Spear to blast a hole in Heavenly Net, exposing the Lan sisters’ position.
• Wang Xiao used Lightning Release techniques to breach the barrier and cut apart the sisters’ attacks with a lightning sword.
• Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo conceded, and Zhang Lexuan announced Class Nine’s Wang Xiao team as the winners.