Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: A Cold Little Sister Falling From the Sky

Key Plot Points and Events

• Leng Yaozhu and her younger sister, Leng Yulai, arrive at Shrek Academy from the future, intending to study there as part of an exchange program.
• As Leng Yaozhu enters the academy, a mysterious beam of light transports her away. At the same time, a massive screen appears across the sky, allowing people from her original era to witness what happens.
• Leng Yaozhu falls into the arms of Lin Fan, an Inner Court teacher at Shrek Academy. After an embarrassed introduction, she explains that she has come for exchange studies.
• Lin Fan reveals that the academy has no such exchange program, and Leng Yaozhu realizes that the academy’s architecture and leadership belong to a much earlier era.
• Her suspicions are confirmed when Lin Fan states that Elder Mu is the current Sea God Pavilion Master. Leng Yaozhu recognizes that she has traveled roughly ten thousand years into the past, to the era of Huo Yuhao.
• Before she can investigate further, a fiery student loses control near Sea God Lake and threatens two young boys, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.
• Lin Fan rescues the children through teleportation and neutralizes the rampaging student by sending her into the lake.
• Yan Shaozhe arrives, accepts responsibility for his student, and dives into the lake after her. Du Weilun compensates Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong but warns them to keep the incident secret.
• People in the future are shocked to see Huo Yuhao treated so harshly and given a relatively ordinary Soul Ascension Pill as hush money, contradicting the academy’s later heroic version of events.
• Leng Yulai remains focused on the fact that Lin Fan held her sister, immediately viewing him with suspicion.

Character Developments

• Leng Yaozhu: Initially confident and excited about studying at Shrek, she becomes confused and wary after realizing she has arrived in the distant past. Her instinctive concern for Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong shows her sense of justice, while her accidental revelation about the timeline makes her more cautious.
• Leng Yulai: Anxious when her sister disappears, she later becomes suspicious and protective after seeing Leng Yaozhu in Lin Fan’s arms. Her reaction hints at a possessive or deeply affectionate relationship with her sister.
• Lin Fan: Establishes himself as powerful, composed, and protective. He rescues Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong effortlessly, reprimands Yan Shaozhe, and demonstrates apparent spatial abilities.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong: Introduced as young students who narrowly escape death. Huo Yuhao is portrayed as honest and straightforward when questioned by Du Weilun.
• Yan Shaozhe: Appears as a responsible but stern teacher who acknowledges his student’s misconduct and attempts to resolve the situation himself.
• Du Weilun: Handles the aftermath pragmatically, offering compensation while suppressing the incident to protect the academy’s reputation.

Significant Themes

• Time travel and historical disruption: Leng Yaozhu’s arrival introduces a future perspective into Shrek Academy’s past, creating tension between recorded history and actual events.
• The unreliability of legends: The heroic, harmonious image of Huo Yuhao’s relationship with Shrek is challenged by the academy’s attempt to silence and compensate him after nearly killing him.
• Power and institutional authority: Shrek Academy’s teachers prioritize controlling information and protecting its reputation, even when students are endangered.
• Protectiveness and suspicion: Leng Yaozhu’s concern for the endangered children contrasts with Leng Yulai’s immediate protective jealousy toward her sister.
• Comedy through historical misunderstanding: Leng Yaozhu’s confusion over the academy’s timeline and Lin Fan’s teasing create humor amid the more serious time-travel premise.

Important Character Interactions

• Leng Yaozhu and Lin Fan: Their first meeting is awkward and intimate because she falls directly into his arms. Lin Fan questions her unfamiliar knowledge of the era, while she tries to conceal the truth.
• Leng Yaozhu and Huo Yuhao/Wang Dong: She notices their danger and attempts to warn them, but Lin Fan ultimately saves them.
• Lin Fan and Yan Shaozhe: Their confrontation reveals Lin Fan’s confidence and authority, as he bluntly criticizes Yan Shaozhe for failing to control his student.
• Du Weilun and Huo Yuhao/Wang Dong: Du Weilun questions them, gives them compensation, and threatens expulsion if they reveal what happened.
• Leng Yulai and Lin Fan: Though they barely interact directly, Leng Yulai’s final reaction establishes her immediate distrust of Lin Fan for embracing Leng Yaozhu.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qian Gu Dieting, master of the Spirit Pagoda, uses the revelation of Shrek Academy’s past misconduct to attack its reputation and settle old resentment against Long Yeyue.
• The Leng Family cancels Leng Yulai’s exchange program with Shrek, fearing further scandals may emerge. The Sun Moon Federation similarly restricts Ya Li’s contact with Shrek Academy.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong receive two Soul Ascension Pills as compensation after nearly dying. Wang Dong explains that each pill provides a significant boost to Soul Power, increasing their confidence in the Freshman Grand Competition.
• Lin Fan criticizes Shrek Academy for attempting to silence the incident with inadequate compensation. When Du Weilun defends the academy’s “honor” and dismisses the students as unimportant, Lin Fan accuses Shrek of preserving its reputation through concealment.
• Du Weilun attempts to leave and invokes the authority of Dean Yan and Xuan Zi, but Lin Fan repeatedly uses spatial abilities to pull him back.
• Du Weilun challenges Lin Fan and attacks using his Eight-Ring Soul Douluo strength and rhinoceros martial soul. Lin Fan effortlessly defeats him with spatial manipulation, slamming him into the ground and then blasting him into Sea God Lake.

Character Developments

• Qian Gu Dieting is shown to be vindictive and eager to exploit Shrek’s scandal, both to damage its reputation and to avenge his humiliation by Long Yeyue.
• Leng Yulai and her family become cautious and politically concerned, distancing themselves from Shrek rather than risking further association with its damaged image.
• Lin Fan displays a strong sense of justice and contempt for institutional cover-ups. His confidence grows more strikingly justified when he defeats Du Weilun without using an obvious Soul Skill.
• Leng Yaozhu develops admiration and curiosity toward Lin Fan after witnessing his principles and overwhelming power. She begins wondering about his hidden role in history.
• Du Weilun is revealed as defensive, arrogant, and dependent on Shrek’s senior authorities. His confidence collapses when Lin Fan easily overpowers him.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong are relieved by the Soul Ascension Pills but become uncomfortable when Du Weilun treats their lives as insignificant.

Significant Themes

• Honor versus concealment: The chapter questions whether an institution can claim honor while hiding wrongdoing and offering inadequate compensation to victims.
• Institutional hypocrisy: Shrek prioritizes its reputation over justice, while figures such as Lin Fan openly challenge that behavior.
• Reputation and political consequences: The scandal causes other powers and families to distance themselves from Shrek, showing how quickly public trust can erode.
• Hidden power and forgotten history: Lin Fan’s extraordinary abilities contrast with his apparent absence from historical records, deepening the mystery surrounding his identity and past.
• Generational and institutional arrogance: Du Weilun’s treatment of the freshmen reflects Shrek’s belief that its authority places it above accountability.

Character Interactions

• Qian Gu Dieting interprets Shrek’s scandal as an opportunity to attack the academy.
• Leng Yaozhu observes Lin Fan’s confrontation with Du Weilun and increasingly respects him.
• Lin Fan and Du Weilun clash verbally over Shrek’s cover-up before fighting physically.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong react excitedly to the pills but are disturbed by Du Weilun’s dismissive attitude.
• Lin Fan refuses Leng Yaozhu’s offer to help, confidently defeating Du Weilun alone.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Fan violently knocks department head Du Weilun into Sea God Lake after a dispute, shocking Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Leng Yaozhu.
• He tells Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to reject the pills offered as compensation, claiming they are insufficient and would only allow Shrek’s authorities to feel superior.
• Instead, Lin Fan directs them to find an elderly man reclining outside the freshman dormitories, assuring them that this person can provide better compensation and protect them from expulsion.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong worry that rejecting Shrek’s authority will cost them their places in the academy and prevent Xiao Xiao from competing in the Freshman Grand Competition.
• Lin Fan dismisses their fear, arguing that being expelled from Shrek Academy is not necessarily a loss. Trusting his reassurance but still wary of the academy’s power, the two students leave with the pills.
• After they depart, Leng Yaozhu questions Lin Fan’s loyalty to Shrek Academy. He explains that he remains there only to repay a favor and help protect the academy if necessary.
• Lin Fan implies that Shrek has many people he dislikes and refuses to defend its reputation blindly. His remark that the academy may not contain “more good people than bad” creates widespread suspicion ten thousand years later.
• In the future, Long Yeyue becomes furious after witnessing the scene through the heavenly curtain. She orders an investigation into Lin Fan’s history and vows to destroy his reputation.

Character Developments

• Lin Fan: Revealed as fearless, independent, and openly contemptuous of Shrek’s authority. He values personal principles and repayment of debts more than institutional loyalty. His confidence suggests he possesses significant influence or power.
• Huo Yuhao: Shows anxiety about losing his opportunity at Shrek, especially because of his desire to grow stronger and avenge his mother. Despite his fear, he ultimately chooses to trust Lin Fan.
• Wang Dong: Shares Huo Yuhao’s concerns and demonstrates loyalty toward Xiao Xiao, worrying that her future will be harmed if their team is broken up.
• Leng Yaozhu: Begins questioning her idealized view of Shrek Academy. Although initially defensive of the academy, she becomes intrigued and somewhat impressed by Lin Fan’s boldness.
• Long Yeyue: Displays fierce institutional loyalty and anger at Lin Fan’s criticism. Her determination to investigate and condemn him shows how seriously Shrek protects its reputation.

Significant Themes

• Institutional authority versus individual integrity: Lin Fan refuses to submit to Shrek’s hierarchy and challenges the assumption that the academy is automatically morally superior.
• Blind faith versus uncomfortable truth: Leng Yaozhu and the future observers are forced to reconsider Shrek’s idealized image.
• Power and protection: Lin Fan implies that hidden figures within or around Shrek possess enough influence to shield students from official punishment.
• Fear and personal choice: Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong must choose between obeying authority for safety and trusting an unconventional teacher.
• Reputation and historical judgment: Long Yeyue’s reaction shows how institutions attempt to control their legacy, while Lin Fan’s words prompt future generations to question sealed historical records.

Character Interactions

• Lin Fan confronts Du Weilun through direct violence, establishing his rejection of Shrek’s disciplinary authority.
• He advises Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong while giving them freedom to choose, balancing reassurance with respect for their agency.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong support each other and consider Xiao Xiao’s welfare before deciding to leave.
• Leng Yaozhu challenges Lin Fan about his behavior, leading him to reveal his true reasons for remaining at Shrek.
• Lin Fan’s comments indirectly provoke a major reaction from future Shrek officials, particularly Long Yeyue, setting up a possible investigation into the academy’s hidden past.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• In the Holy Spirit Cult, Ghost Emperor openly mocks Shrek Academy, calling its members hypocritical for pretending to be righteous while concealing their darker actions. The cultists enthusiastically agree and celebrate the prospect of destroying Shrek Academy.
• In the past-era Shrek Academy shown through the light screen, Leng Yaozhu questions Lin Fan about his cryptic remark that Shrek’s hidden corruption is “not necessarily” limited to what has already been revealed.
• Lin Fan avoids explaining further, saying only that there are people in Shrek Academy he dislikes.
• Since Leng Yaozhu has been stranded ten thousand years in the past and cannot return home, Lin Fan suggests arranging a legitimate identity for her through Shrek Academy. She accepts the help and completes the enrollment process.
• Leng Yaozhu gives Lin Fan a Black-Rank Mecha from her futuristic era as thanks. Expecting him to be amazed by the technological difference, she is surprised when he reacts calmly.
• When Lin Fan touches the mecha, it suddenly disappears. At the same time, Lin Fan senses a powerful change within himself: his previously dormant second martial soul awakens, and its attribute is revealed to be Time.

2. Character Developments

• Ghost Emperor displays the Holy Spirit Cult’s open contempt for Shrek Academy and reinforces his belief that the cult is more honest because it does not disguise its evil.
• Leng Yaozhu becomes increasingly worried about returning to her own era, particularly her family and younger sister. She shifts her focus from investigating Shrek’s secrets to establishing herself safely in the past.
• Leng Yaozhu also grows more curious about Lin Fan’s strength and mysterious origins after witnessing his confidence and recalling how easily he defeated a Soul Douluo-level opponent.
• Lin Fan demonstrates extraordinary self-assurance, claiming that almost no one in the world can threaten him. His calm reaction to advanced future technology further establishes his exceptional nature.
• Lin Fan’s second martial soul, Time, awakens unexpectedly after absorbing or interacting with the Black-Rank Mecha, marking a major advancement in his abilities.

3. Significant Themes

• Hypocrisy versus openly acknowledged evil: Ghost Emperor argues that Shrek’s supposed righteousness is more contemptible than the Holy Spirit Cult’s openly malicious behavior.
• The vast gap between eras: Leng Yaozhu assumes her ten-thousand-year technological advantage will overwhelm people of the past, but Lin Fan’s reaction suggests that his abilities surpass even the future’s advanced technology.
• Trust and uncertainty: Leng Yaozhu is uneasy that Lin Fan helps her despite her unknown identity, while Lin Fan’s absolute confidence implies he feels no need to fear betrayal.
• Displacement and belonging: Stranded in an unfamiliar age, Leng Yaozhu must temporarily create a new life while hoping to reunite with her family.
• Hidden power and destiny: Lin Fan’s unexplained strength and the awakening of his Time martial soul suggest that his abilities and role in history may be far greater than previously understood.

4. Character Interactions

• Ghost Emperor rallies the Holy Spirit Cult through ridicule of Shrek Academy, and the cultists echo his hostility.
• Leng Yaozhu presses Lin Fan for information about Shrek’s secrets, but he deliberately keeps her in suspense.
• Lin Fan offers Leng Yaozhu practical assistance by arranging her identity and enrollment, while she sincerely thanks him and questions his unusual willingness to trust her.
• Their relationship becomes more cooperative, with Leng Yaozhu following Lin Fan’s guidance while remaining fascinated by his immense strength.
• Leng Yaozhu attempts to repay his kindness with a futuristic Black-Rank Mecha, but the unexpected awakening of Lin Fan’s Time martial soul turns the gift into a transformative event for him.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Fan’s disappearance of Leng Yaozhu’s eight-meter Black-Rank Mecha reveals that his newly awakened second Martial Soul may be connected to objects or forces that have crossed time and space.
• Lin realizes that receiving the futuristic mecha from Leng Yaozhu may have been the trigger for his second Martial Soul’s awakening, making their meeting potentially crucial to his destiny.
• Leng Yaozhu assumes Lin used his Spatial Martial Soul to store or hide the mecha. Lin neither confirms nor denies this, preserving the mystery.
• The conversation turns to the attacker who nearly killed Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong. Lin identifies her as Ma Xiaotao, Yan Shaozhe’s disciple, whose Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul had gone out of control.
• Lin criticizes Yan Shaozhe for failing to restrain Ma Xiaotao, noting that her evil fire has caused problems before. Leng Yaozhu becomes increasingly disturbed by the possibility that previous victims may have suffered without receiving justice.
• Leng Yaozhu asks about Lin’s cultivation. She reveals that she is an eighteen-year-old level-65 Soul Emperor with the Heavenly Phoenix Martial Soul.
• Lin reveals that he is only nineteen yet has reached level 94, making him a Titled Douluo. Leng Yaozhu is utterly shocked and regards him as an even greater genius than Yun Ming.
• Ten thousand years in the future, Yun Ming watches the information through a light screen and reacts with disbelief. His own cultivation is only in the eighties, and he cannot understand how someone as young as Lin Fan could reach level 94.
• Yun Ming is especially troubled because Shrek Academy’s records contain no mention of Lin Fan, despite his seemingly unmatched talent.

Character Developments

• Lin Fan: Demonstrates increased awareness of the connection between the futuristic mecha and his second Martial Soul. He remains calm, secretive, and confident while revealing his extraordinary cultivation and criticizing irresponsible behavior.
• Leng Yaozhu: Moves from shock over the vanished mecha to concern about Ma Xiaotao’s victims, revealing her compassion and sense of responsibility. Her perception of Lin changes dramatically after learning his true age and strength.
• Ma Xiaotao: Is further characterized as dangerous but not inherently malicious; her Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul causes her to lose control, making her a threat to others.
• Yun Ming: His confidence is shaken after learning of Lin Fan. Though regarded as Shrek’s greatest prodigy, he becomes confused and anxious about the existence of a stronger, undocumented genius.

Significant Themes

• Unprecedented talent and power: Lin Fan’s level-94 cultivation at nineteen challenges the known limits of cultivation and even surpasses Shrek Academy’s greatest expectations.
• Fate and coincidence: The meeting between Lin and Leng Yaozhu, and the futuristic mecha’s role in awakening Lin’s second Martial Soul, suggest that seemingly random events may be connected by destiny.
• Responsibility and control: The chapter questions whether people with dangerous Martial Souls should be blamed for their nature and emphasizes the responsibility of teachers and institutions to prevent harm.
• Mystery across time: The futuristic origin of the mecha and Yun Ming’s later reaction establish a major mystery surrounding Lin Fan’s identity and why history contains no record of him.
• Appearance versus reality: Lin looks like an ordinary nineteen-year-old, yet possesses strength far beyond what anyone expects, causing others to question whether he is truly as young as he appears.

Character Interactions

• Lin Fan and Leng Yaozhu: Their exchange combines mutual curiosity with growing respect. Leng Yaozhu probes Lin about the mecha and his strength, while Lin answers selectively and maintains an enigmatic demeanor.
• Lin Fan and Ma Xiaotao/Yan Shaozhe: Although neither Ma Xiaotao nor Yan Shaozhe is present, Lin condemns Yan Shaozhe’s failure to control his disciple and distinguishes between Ma Xiaotao’s involuntary condition and the negligence of her teacher.
• Leng Yaozhu and Yun Ming: They do not interact directly, but both independently react to Lin Fan’s power. Leng Yaozhu compares him to Yun Ming, while Yun Ming later experiences shock and disbelief upon learning of Lin’s existence.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qian Gu Dieting of the Spirit Pagoda orders an investigation into Lin Fan’s origins, hoping to uncover evidence that could damage Shrek Academy. The Sun Moon Federation begins a similar secret investigation.
• Shrek Academy divides over how to handle Lin Fan’s legacy:
  • Long Yeyue’s faction wants to expose and publicly condemn him as a traitor.
  • A more pragmatic faction believes Lin Fan’s extraordinary talent may have left behind valuable cultivation knowledge or treasures worth recovering.
• Both groups assume Lin Fan is dead because Shrek’s historical records contain no mention of him and only Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong are believed to have achieved godhood in that era.
• The Leng Family head becomes interested in Lin Fan’s power and suggests that his daughter, Leng Yaozhu, should win him over and possibly bring him into their family’s future.
• Leng Yaozhu remains astonished by Lin Fan’s achievement of reaching Level 94 at nineteen. However, his complete absence from historical records makes her suspect that something ominous may have happened to him.
• Lin Fan offers to arrange Leng Yaozhu’s accommodations and personally guide her cultivation, causing her to wonder—embarrassedly—whether he may be attracted to her.
• A teacher summons Lin Fan to the freshmen dormitories, where Mu En is waiting. Leng Yaozhu follows him.
• At the dormitories, Lin Fan encounters Yan Shaozhe, Du Weilun, and an imposing white-haired old man resting on a chair. Yan Shaozhe identifies the old man as his teacher and views Lin Fan with clear hostility.

Character Developments

• Qian Gu Dieting: Reveals his strong resentment toward Shrek Academy and his desire to exploit Lin Fan’s history to undermine it.
• Shrek Academy factions: Their differing responses show a conflict between revenge and political propaganda versus practical interest in Lin Fan’s potential legacy.
• Leng Family head: Becomes eager to recruit Lin Fan and views him as an ideal match for Leng Yaozhu because of his overwhelming talent.
• Leng Yaozhu: Moves from awe at Lin Fan’s strength to growing confusion and concern over his disappearance from history. She also begins to develop possible romantic interest in him.
• Lin Fan: Continues to act calmly and independently, ignoring the hostility of Shrek personnel while offering Leng Yaozhu protection and guidance.
• Yan Shaozhe and Du Weilun: Remain antagonistic toward Lin Fan, suggesting that tensions within Shrek Academy are escalating.
• Mu En: Though not yet directly active, his presence is established as important and powerful through the reaction of his disciple, Yan Shaozhe.

Significant Themes

• Erasure from history: Lin Fan’s absence from official records creates mystery and raises the possibility that Shrek Academy deliberately suppressed information about him.
• Institutional rivalry: The Spirit Pagoda, Sun Moon Federation, and Shrek Academy all seek to use Lin Fan’s past for political advantage.
• Talent and legacy: Lin Fan’s unprecedented cultivation achievement makes every faction question what knowledge, resources, or influence he may have left behind.
• Arrogance and resentment: Shrek’s long-standing prestige has bred hostility from outsiders, while its own members remain divided between pride, fear, and greed.
• Mortality versus godhood: Everyone assumes Lin Fan is dead because he is absent from the records, but Leng Yaozhu’s doubts hint that his fate may be far more complicated.
• Emerging romance: Leng Yaozhu begins to interpret Lin Fan’s special treatment as possible affection, adding a personal dimension to their growing relationship.

Character Interactions

• Qian Gu Dieting instructs his subordinate to investigate Lin Fan and search for anything that could disgrace Shrek Academy.
• The two Shrek factions clash indirectly over whether Lin Fan should be condemned or studied for potential benefits.
• Leng Yaozhu’s father privately imagines her attracting Lin Fan and bringing him into the Leng Family.
• Lin Fan reassures Leng Yaozhu that she may rely on him for guidance rather than needing an exchange at Shrek Academy.
• A hostile teacher interrupts their conversation and summons Lin Fan.
• Yan Shaozhe presents Lin Fan to his teacher, the white-haired old man at the freshmen dormitories, setting up a likely confrontation.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Fan is summoned before Mu En after attacking Ma Xiaotao and Director Du Weilun.
• Yan Shaozhe angrily condemns Lin Fan’s disrespectful attitude, while Du Weilun remains resentful because Lin Fan previously knocked him into Sea God Lake.
• Mu En calmly asks Lin Fan to explain his actions. Lin Fan reveals that he intervened because:
  • Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire had become dangerous.
  • Du Weilun attempted to silence Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, despite them being academy students.
• Yan Shaozhe dismisses the incident because Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong are only Outer Court students, but Mu En rebukes him.
• Mu En concludes that Yan Shaozhe failed to supervise Ma Xiaotao properly and that Lin Fan prevented a major disaster. He orders Yan Shaozhe and Du Weilun to reflect on their actions.
• Mu En offers Lin Fan compensation. Lin Fan boldly demands a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and ten million Gold Soul Coins.
• Mu En explains that the academy has no Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone but offers a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone and five million Gold Soul Coins instead.
• Yan Shaozhe objects, arguing that Lin Fan has limited potential and that a Soul Bone should be reserved for geniuses.
• Lin Fan challenges Yan Shaozhe to a duel: if Lin Fan wins, he receives Yan Shaozhe’s salary for a year; if Yan Shaozhe wins, Lin Fan gives up his claim to the Soul Bone and hands it to Yan Shaozhe.
• Confident in his Rank 95 cultivation and Bright Phoenix martial soul, Yan Shaozhe accepts.

Character Developments

• Lin Fan: Demonstrates fearlessness, confidence, and disdain for Shrek’s hierarchy. He openly challenges the academy’s favoritism toward Inner Court disciples and uses the compensation dispute to provoke Yan Shaozhe into a battle.
• Mu En: Shows himself to be impartial and perceptive. He recognizes Lin Fan’s intervention as justified, criticizes the academy’s disregard for student safety, and offers substantial compensation.
• Yan Shaozhe: Reveals arrogance, elitism, and strong prejudice against Outer Court students. His confidence in his superior cultivation leads him to accept Lin Fan’s challenge.
• Du Weilun: Remains hostile toward Lin Fan and attempts to defend his decision to suppress the incident using Soul Ascension Pills.
• Leng Yaozhu: Quietly recognizes Mu En’s fairness and notices Yan Shaozhe’s disregard for students.

Significant Themes

• Justice versus institutional favoritism: Mu En emphasizes that all students’ lives matter, regardless of whether they belong to the Inner or Outer Court.
• Abuse of authority and accountability: Yan Shaozhe and Du Weilun are held responsible for failing to supervise Ma Xiaotao and for attempting to conceal the incident.
• Merit and recognition: Lin Fan demands compensation for both his past contributions and his role in preventing a catastrophe.
• Arrogance and underestimation: Yan Shaozhe assumes Lin Fan is weak because of his age and supposed cultivation limit, setting up the coming confrontation.
• Power challenging hierarchy: Lin Fan’s refusal to show deference threatens the academy’s established power structure.

Character Interactions

• Lin Fan clashes verbally with Yan Shaozhe, refusing to accept the dean’s justification for ignoring Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.
• Mu En acts as mediator and judge, silencing Yan Shaozhe, defending the students, and correcting both Yan Shaozhe and Du Weilun.
• Du Weilun’s resentment toward Lin Fan contrasts with Mu En’s objective assessment of the situation.
• Lin Fan and Yan Shaozhe end the chapter in a formal wager, transforming the compensation dispute into a personal battle.

Chapter Summary

• Battle is arranged: Mu En allows Lin Fan and Yan Shaozhe to fight so he can evaluate Lin Fan’s strength after not seeing him for seven years. The duel is moved to the training grounds, with Leng Yaozhu observing closely.
• Yan Shaozhe attacks first: As a level 95 Super Douluo and Bright Phoenix wielder, Yan Shaozhe declares he will not hold back. He uses his Fourth Soul Skill, Blazing Judgment, but Lin Fan redirects the attack through spatial manipulation, causing it to strike Yan Shaozhe from behind.
• Lin Fan counters every attack: Yan Shaozhe follows with Sacred Fire Engulfs the Wilderness and Phoenix Feathers Burn the Heavens. Lin Fan again effortlessly transfers the attacks, making Yan Shaozhe suffer the impact of his own powerful techniques. Yan Shaozhe is left covered in dust and soot.
• Argument over endurance: Furious, Yan Shaozhe claims Lin Fan’s spatial redirection must consume enormous Soul Power and insists that the level gap will allow him to win through endurance. Leng Yaozhu becomes concerned, believing Yan Shaozhe may be right.
• Yan Shaozhe escalates: Growing anxious about losing in front of Mu En and Leng Yaozhu, Yan Shaozhe activates his Seventh Soul Skill, Bright Phoenix Martial Soul Avatar, transforming into a massive golden phoenix and launching a devastating charge.
• Lin Fan reverses the battle: Lin Fan remains calm and counters with a massive black crescent blade. The attack instantly shatters Yan Shaozhe’s Martial Soul Avatar and sends him stumbling backward, pale and shaken.
• Ending: Lin Fan approaches with a faint smile and remarks that the difference between levels 95 and 94 is not as overwhelming as Yan Shaozhe believed.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Lin Fan demonstrates exceptional confidence, spatial control, combat intelligence, and overwhelming offensive power. He defeats Yan Shaozhe while appearing to expend little effort.
• Yan Shaozhe begins confident and proud but becomes increasingly angry, anxious, and humiliated as Lin Fan redirects his attacks. His belief in the superiority of level 95 is decisively challenged.
• Mu En remains silent and observant, apparently using the duel to assess Lin Fan’s true strength.
• Leng Yaozhu shifts from uncertainty to greater faith in Lin Fan, though she remains worried about the Soul Power difference during the battle.
• The confrontation highlights the contrast between Yan Shaozhe’s straightforward, forceful attacks and Lin Fan’s calm, precise, and unconventional spatial techniques.

Significant Themes

• Combat ability versus cultivation level: The chapter challenges the assumption that a higher Soul Power rank guarantees victory.
• Power through technique and control: Lin Fan’s mastery of space allows him to neutralize and reflect attacks far stronger than ordinary defenses could withstand.
• Confidence and humiliation: Yan Shaozhe’s pride causes him to escalate, while Lin Fan’s composure gives him psychological control over the fight.
• Reversal of expectations: The apparent advantage of a level 95 Super Douluo over a level 94 Titled Douluo is dramatically overturned in a single decisive move.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Fan defeats Yan Shaozhe, a Level-95 Super Douluo and dean of Shrek’s Martial Soul Department, without using soul skills or revealing his Soul Rings. The loss deeply humiliates Yan, especially because it occurs before his teacher, Mu En, and his subordinate, Du Weilun.
• Mu En enforces the wager: Yan must give Lin Fan his salary for the next year. Yan reluctantly accepts and hands Lin Fan a money pouch.
• Mu En further orders Yan to provide Lin Fan with a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone and five million Gold Soul Coins. Although Yan agrees, his expression suggests that he is already planning some form of retaliation.
• Yan Shaozhe and Du Weilun leave the arena, while Mu En questions Lin Fan about Leng Yaozhu.
• Lin Fan introduces Leng Yaozhu as a friend from outside the academy who will temporarily stay at Shrek. He conceals her true origin as someone from ten thousand years in the future.
• Mu En accepts the explanation and advises Lin Fan to rest, ignore Yan’s previous hostility, and attempt to reconcile with him. Lin Fan remains silent, knowing that their conflict is too deep to resolve easily.
• In the future, viewers watching the Light Screen debate Lin Fan’s identity and abilities. His achievement—reaching Level 94 at only nineteen and defeating Yan Shaozhe—is considered extraordinary, but his inability to break through to Level 95 causes some to dismiss him as lacking potential.
• Long Yeyue harshly labels Lin Fan “trash,” arguing that Yan Shaozhe has greater long-term prospects because he can still advance.
• Lin Fan receives a message from Ling Luochen, who has encountered trouble near the Ming Dou Mountain Range and requests his assistance.
• Leng Yaozhu chooses to accompany Lin Fan rather than remain alone at Shrek, fearing further conflict with Yan Shaozhe and his allies. Lin Fan agrees and opens a black spatial door, preparing to depart with her.

Character Developments

• Lin Fan: Demonstrates overwhelming combat ability and composure by defeating Yan without openly using conventional soul techniques. He remains emotionally detached toward Mu En’s call for reconciliation and continues protecting Leng Yaozhu’s identity.
• Yan Shaozhe: Suffers a major blow to his pride and reputation. Though he accepts the punishment outwardly, his concealed hostility suggests he may seek revenge or create difficulties for Lin Fan later.
• Mu En: Acts as an authoritative but seemingly benevolent mediator. He rewards Lin Fan, restrains Yan, and expresses hope that Lin Fan will eventually help shape Shrek’s future.
• Leng Yaozhu: Becomes increasingly dependent on Lin Fan for protection and guidance. Her decision to accompany him reflects both her distrust of Shrek’s leadership and her desire to remain close to her only reliable ally.
• Long Yeyue: Reveals a rigid belief that future potential matters more than present achievement, leading her to dismiss Lin Fan despite his astonishing accomplishments.
• Ling Luochen: Though she does not appear directly, her message establishes the next immediate conflict and summons Lin Fan to the Ming Dou Mountain Range.

Significant Themes

• Present achievement versus future potential: The chapter contrasts Lin Fan’s extraordinary current strength with Yan Shaozhe’s greater possibility for future advancement. The debate centers on whether someone who cannot progress further should still be considered a genius.
• Pride and humiliation: Yan’s defeat damages his status and pride, while Mu En’s public punishment further deepens his resentment.
• Trust and political tension: Lin Fan trusts only Leng Yaozhu, while Mu En’s apparent kindness does not erase the institutional conflict between Lin Fan and Yan’s faction.
• Hidden identities and historical mystery: Leng Yaozhu’s true origin remains concealed, while people ten thousand years later struggle to understand why no historical record exists of a prodigy as powerful as Lin Fan.
• Authority and succession: Mu En suggests that Shrek’s future will depend on people like Lin Fan, hinting at a generational transition and the academy’s uncertain leadership.

Character Interactions

• Lin Fan and Yan Shaozhe: Their duel establishes Lin Fan’s superiority in the moment and intensifies Yan’s resentment.
• Mu En and Yan Shaozhe: Mu En uses his authority to force Yan to honor the wager and provide additional compensation, despite Yan’s humiliation.
• Mu En and Lin Fan: Mu En treats Lin Fan as a future pillar of Shrek and offers him protection, but Lin Fan does not reciprocate his hopes for reconciliation.
• Lin Fan and Leng Yaozhu: Their relationship is based on mutual reliance. Lin Fan protects her secret, and she insists on accompanying him when he leaves the academy.
• Long Yeyue and Lin Fan: Although they do not meet directly, Long Yeyue’s harsh judgment represents the future generation’s criticism of Lin Fan’s apparent lack of advancement.
• Lin Fan and Ling Luochen: Ling Luochen’s distress call pulls Lin Fan into the next event and gives him a new mission outside the academy.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Fan takes Leng Yaozhu through a mysterious black spatial doorway, transporting them instantly from Shrek Academy to a dense forest far away.
• They meet Ling Luochеn, who explains that a mission against Evil Soul Masters is far more dangerous than the academy’s intelligence suggested.
• The group was initially reported to contain only Soul Ancestors, but Ling Luochеn’s investigation reveals the presence of at least one Soul King and several Soul Ancestors.
• Ling Luochеn had been assigned the mission alone and realizes she could not safely handle the enemies by herself.
• Lin Fan, Leng Yaozhu, and Ling Luochеn locate the Evil Soul Masters in a secluded valley.
• Lin Fan uses his spatial ability to forcibly teleport all seventeen enemies into the open. He immediately kills sixteen of them with a black crescent-shaped attack.
• He leaves the remaining Soul King to Ling Luochеn, who defeats him using her Martial Soul.
• Observers watching the event ten thousand years later are stunned by Lin Fan’s long-range teleportation, his ability to transport multiple people simultaneously, and his overwhelming combat power.
• The observers also realize that Xuan Zi’s intelligence report was dangerously inaccurate, potentially placing Ling Luochеn in a fatal situation.

Character Developments

• Lin Fan: Demonstrates extraordinary spatial abilities, including long-distance teleportation, transporting others, mass displacement, and precise offensive attacks. His confidence and composure make him appear highly dependable and powerful.
• Leng Yaozhu: Remains fascinated and shocked by Lin Fan’s abilities. She also becomes observant of the subtle tension between Lin Fan and Ling Luochеn.
• Ling Luochеn: Shows caution and competence by investigating the mission before attacking. Although initially prepared to handle a Soul Ancestor alone, she recognizes the danger of the actual enemy force and accepts Lin Fan’s assistance. Her trust in him is evident when she leaves the Soul King to him—or, at his direction, defeats the enemy herself.
• Xuan Zi: Though not physically present, he is indirectly characterized as having supplied severely flawed intelligence, raising questions about his reliability and the academy’s mission oversight.

Significant Themes

• Power and control: Lin Fan’s spatial abilities establish him as a force capable of controlling both the battlefield and the movement of entire groups.
• Trust and reliance: Ling Luochеn, despite her independent strength, relies on Lin Fan when the mission proves more dangerous than expected.
• Institutional negligence: The academy’s inaccurate intelligence could have resulted in a student’s death, exposing serious flaws in its intelligence and mission-assignment system.
• Appearance versus reality: The mission was presented as a manageable assignment involving weak enemies, but the actual threat was much greater.
• Public judgment and reputation: The future observers’ perception of Lin Fan rises sharply as they witness his abilities, while their confidence in Shrek Academy’s intelligence department declines.

Character Interactions

• Lin Fan introduces Leng Yaozhu and Ling Luochеn as friends, though Ling Luochеn reacts to Leng Yaozhu with noticeable vigilance, prompting Leng Yaozhu to wonder about Ling Luochеn’s relationship with Lin Fan.
• Ling Luochеn reports the mission’s dangers to Lin Fan, and he immediately reassures her that he will take responsibility for handling the situation.
• Lin Fan allows Ling Luochеn to deliver the final blow against the Soul King, acknowledging her strength and preserving her active role in the battle.
• Their brief exchange afterward shows mutual familiarity and trust, with Ling Luochеn thanking him and even offering to treat him to a meal.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Viewers from ten thousand years in the future identify “Elder Xuan” as Xuan Zi, a highly influential historical figure who served as:
  • Master of the Sea God Pavilion
  • First Master of the Spirit Pagoda
  • Head of Shrek Academy’s Inspection Corps
• They are shocked that someone of Xuan Zi’s reputation could have provided incorrect intelligence, leading Ling Luochen into danger. Some speculate that the mistake may have resulted from faulty information passed up to him.
• After defeating the Evil Soul Masters, Lin Fan prepares to return to Shrek Academy with Ling Luochen and Leng Yaozhu.
• Leng Yaozhu asks how Lin Fan located their position so precisely. Ling Luochen explains that a black jade containing Lin Fan’s aura allows him to sense and travel near it from great distances.
• Lin Fan reveals that he has not yet placed such a jade in Shrek Academy, so they must return by ordinary means.
• Ling Luochen asks whether Lin Fan will join the Shrek Seven Monsters for the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. Lin Fan jokes that, as a teacher, he should be addressed as “Teacher Lin Fan.”
• Lin Fan announces that he intends to confront Xuan Zi over the incorrect intelligence that endangered Ling Luochen.

Character Developments

• Lin Fan: Demonstrates overwhelming spatial abilities and an unusual method of long-distance tracking. His protective nature becomes clear as he takes personal offense at the danger Ling Luochen faced. Despite recently returning to Shrek, he is willing to challenge a powerful academy leader.
• Ling Luochen: Shows growing familiarity and trust toward Lin Fan. She understands his impulsive, protective personality and anticipates conflict between him and Yan Shaozhe’s group. She also expresses disappointment that Lin Fan will not compete in the tournament.
• Leng Yaozhu: Remains impressed and perplexed by Lin Fan’s abilities, particularly his capacity to locate and reach a destination thousands of miles away.
• Xuan Zi: Does not appear directly, but his reputation is emphasized. He is portrayed as a legendary and highly respected figure whose apparent mistake is difficult for others to believe.
• Future observers: Become increasingly fascinated by the mystery surrounding Lin Fan, a powerful individual who left no recognized trace in history despite challenging someone as famous as Xuan Zi.

Significant Themes

• Reputation versus hidden truth: Xuan Zi’s historical prestige conflicts with the possibility that he made a serious mistake, raising questions about how accurately history remembers him.
• Power and status: Lin Fan is powerful enough to become a teacher and potentially dominate the tournament, yet he lacks the historical recognition enjoyed by Xuan Zi.
• Protection and loyalty: Lin Fan’s decision to confront Xuan Zi is motivated by concern for Ling Luochen rather than personal ambition.
• Fate and historical obscurity: The future audience knows Xuan Zi but has no record of Lin Fan, creating dramatic irony as Lin Fan prepares to confront a famous figure destined to be remembered.
• Conflict with authority: Lin Fan’s return to Shrek immediately leads to tension with its leadership, suggesting that his independence will clash with established authority.

Character Interactions

• Lin Fan and Ling Luochen: Their conversation reveals mutual trust and familiarity. Ling Luochen teases Lin Fan about his inability to peacefully coexist with Shrek’s leadership, while Lin Fan responds playfully by insisting she call him “Teacher.”
• Lin Fan and Leng Yaozhu: Leng Yaozhu questions him about his spatial movement, allowing the chapter to explain the mechanics and extraordinary range of his ability.
• Lin Fan and Xuan Zi: Although they have not yet confronted one another, Lin Fan openly declares his intention to hold Xuan Zi accountable.
• Future viewers and the Light Screen: The spectators react with disbelief and excitement, especially because an unknown figure in history is preparing to challenge one of its most celebrated heroes.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Fan, Ling Luochеn, and Leng Yaozhu return toward Shrek Academy together after the conflict involving Yan Shaozhe. Their striking appearances attract considerable attention.
• Ling Luochеn invites Lin Fan to a restaurant to fulfill her promise of treating him to a meal, and she also includes Leng Yaozhu.
• During lunch, Ling Luochеn asks how Leng Yaozhu met Lin Fan. Leng Yaozhu hesitates because revealing that she came from ten thousand years in the future could cause complications and misunderstandings.
• Lin Fan smoothly intervenes, explaining that Leng Yaozhu cannot currently return home and that he is helping her find somewhere to stay. He also says she happened to be present during his dispute with Yan Shaozhe.
• Ling Luochеn shifts the conversation to Lin Fan’s plans regarding Xuan Zi. Lin Fan declares that he intends to settle the debts and conflicts between them properly.
• Lin Fan asks Ling Luochеn whose side she will take. She immediately assures him that she will stand with him.
• Meanwhile, ten thousand years in the future, the Head of the Leng Family watches the events through a Light Screen. He hopes Lin Fan and Leng Yaozhu will become a couple and speculates that Lin Fan could become the strongest figure of the era if he later becomes a Four-Word Battle Armor Master.
• Despite his hopes, he decides not to pressure Leng Yaozhu and will accept whatever choice she makes.

Character Developments

• Lin Fan displays social intelligence and tact by protecting Leng Yaozhu’s secret without directly exposing his own knowledge of her origins. He also shows confidence and determination concerning his future confrontation with Xuan Zi.
• Ling Luochеn reveals a warmer, more playful side around Lin Fan, contrasting with her usual aloof and icy image. Her willingness to support Lin Fan demonstrates growing trust and loyalty.
• Leng Yaozhu becomes increasingly aware of the unusual closeness between Lin Fan and Ling Luochеn. She remains cautious about revealing her identity and feels isolated because she has been separated from her original era and family.
• The Head of the Leng Family strongly approves of Lin Fan as a potential son-in-law and recognizes his extraordinary strength and future potential, but ultimately respects Leng Yaozhu’s autonomy.

Significant Themes

• Trust and loyalty: Ling Luochеn’s promise to stand with Lin Fan shows the strength of their bond.
• Secrets and identity: Leng Yaozhu must conceal her time-traveling origins, while Lin Fan discreetly helps maintain that concealment.
• Emotional ambiguity and romantic tension: Leng Yaozhu notices the special way Lin Fan and Ling Luochеn interact, while her family hopes she and Lin Fan will become a couple.
• Fate and historical consequences: Leng Yaozhu knows troubling details about the future but cannot reveal them without altering relationships and events.
• Freedom of choice: Although the Head of the Leng Family favors the match, he decides not to force Leng Yaozhu into a relationship.

Character Interactions

• Lin Fan and Ling Luochеn exchange light teasing, with her calling him a “smooth talker.”
• Ling Luochеn treats Lin Fan with noticeably more warmth than she shows others.
• Lin Fan shields Leng Yaozhu when she struggles to explain their relationship, earning her quiet gratitude.
• Ling Luochеn openly asks Lin Fan whether she will support him in his conflict with Xuan Zi, and she confidently confirms that she will.
• Leng Yaozhu observes both of them closely, questioning whether their relationship is truly platonic.
• The Head of the Leng Family watches Leng Yaozhu and Lin Fan from the future, hoping they will become a powerful and well-matched couple while accepting that the decision belongs to his daughter.

Chapter Summary

• After lunch and a short rest, Lin Fan, Ling Luochen, and Leng Yaozhu prepare to return to Shrek Academy. Ling Luochen offers her Flying Soul Tool, but explains that it can only carry one person and would require several hours of travel, with stops to recover Soul Power.
• Leng Yaozhu reflects on the limitations of transportation and Soul Tools in this ancient era compared with the advanced Soul Tool Cars and trains of her own time. She considers whether Lin Fan might use the Black-Rank Mecha she previously gave him, though doing so could expose its futuristic origins.
• Instead, Lin Fan unexpectedly brings out a sleek, four-wheeled vehicle: a Soul Tool Car. He claims to have invented it himself, saying it is faster and more energy-efficient than a Flying Soul Tool.
• Leng Yaozhu is stunned because the vehicle closely resembles the Soul Tool Cars of ten thousand years later. She briefly suspects that Lin Fan may also be a time traveler, but dismisses the idea because his age and known history do not fit.
• Lin Fan reveals that he is not only a nineteen-year-old Level-94 Titled Douluo but also a Level-Nine Soul Engineer. Leng Yaozhu is astonished by the combination of his cultivation and technical ability, recognizing that such talent would be extraordinarily rare even in her era.
• Ling Luochen is similarly impressed as the car begins moving rapidly. Her admiration for Lin Fan grows because each meeting reveals another unexpected ability.
• In the distant future, viewers watching the scene through the giant light screen react with disbelief to Lin Fan’s achievements. They are especially puzzled by the existence of his advanced Soul Tool Car so far in the past and begin speculating about how its technology was later lost.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Lin Fan demonstrates his ingenuity, confidence, and immense talent by creating a highly advanced vehicle and casually revealing his Level-Nine Soul Engineer status.
• Ling Luochen remains practical and considerate, worrying about transportation arrangements, but becomes increasingly impressed by Lin Fan’s abilities.
• Leng Yaozhu shifts from curiosity to shock and suspicion. Lin Fan’s vehicle and engineering accomplishments make her question whether he possesses knowledge from the future, though she cannot reconcile that theory with his background.
• The three characters interact cooperatively during the journey, with Lin Fan taking charge of transportation while the women react to his surprising invention and accomplishments.
• The future audience’s reactions reinforce Lin Fan’s extraordinary status and introduce the mystery of how his pioneering Soul Tool Car technology disappears from history.

Significant Themes

• Extraordinary talent: Lin Fan’s simultaneous mastery of cultivation and Soul Engineering establishes him as an unprecedented prodigy.
• Technological advancement and historical loss: The chapter contrasts the primitive transportation of the past with the developed technology of the future, while raising the question of how important inventions can be forgotten or lost.
• Time-travel mystery: Leng Yaozhu’s suspicions and the future audience’s confusion deepen the mystery surrounding Lin Fan’s knowledge and inventions.
• Admiration and disbelief: Both the characters and the distant observers struggle to comprehend Lin Fan’s abilities, emphasizing how far beyond the norms of his era he is.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The appearance of Lin Fan’s advanced Soul Tool Car causes confusion among the people of the Sun Moon Federation. Its design suggests Soul Tool Cars existed ten thousand years earlier than official history claims.
• Investigators discover that every record of Lin Fan’s existence has been erased. Neither the federation nor Shrek Academy can find any evidence of his past, despite his extraordinary achievements and his connection to Huo Yuhao.
• The disappearance of Lin Fan’s historical record leads people to suspect that a powerful individual or organization deliberately concealed his existence. Some even speculate that someone who lived ten thousand years ago might know the truth, though such beings are believed to have ascended to the Divine Realm.
• Lin Fan, Ling Luochen, and Leng Yaozhu return to Shrek Academy in the Soul Tool Car. The vehicle’s speed, comfort, and lack of required Soul Power impress Ling Luochen.
• Ling Luochen offers to arrange accommodation for Leng Yaozhu, and Lin Fan approves. Leng Yaozhu and Ling Luochen continue to develop a friendly relationship.
• The group encounters Huo Yuhao selling grilled fish at a small stall. He enthusiastically invites Lin Fan, Ling Luochen, and Leng Yaozhu to try his cooking.
• Lin Fan accepts and praises the grilled fish. Huo Yuhao is delighted because the meal gives him a chance to repay Lin Fan for saving him and Wang Dong.
• After Lin Fan leaves, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm remarks that Lin Fan is exceptionally powerful and advises Huo Yuhao to build a close relationship with him, suggesting that Lin Fan may eventually become a god.

Character Developments

• Lin Fan: His mysterious background becomes even more significant. His technological knowledge appears far ahead of the current era, while his erased history hints at a hidden force or major secret surrounding his existence. He remains calm, generous, and approachable in his interactions with Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao: He shows sincere gratitude toward Lin Fan and uses his grilled fish as a modest way to repay him. His admiration for Lin Fan also reveals his own ambition and desire to become stronger.
• Ling Luochen: She becomes more relaxed while traveling in Lin Fan’s Soul Tool Car and takes the initiative to help Leng Yaozhu settle into the academy, showing consideration and responsibility.
• Leng Yaozhu: She appears increasingly comfortable with Lin Fan’s companions, especially Ling Luochen, and willingly accepts help with her accommodation.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: He recognizes Lin Fan’s enormous potential and encourages Huo Yuhao to take advantage of their connection, though his advice is delivered in a humorous, opportunistic manner.

Significant Themes

• Hidden history and erased identity: The chapter raises the possibility that powerful forces have deliberately altered or suppressed the world’s historical records.
• The danger of extraordinary knowledge: Lin Fan’s Soul Tool Car challenges accepted technological history, suggesting that advanced inventions may have existed and later been concealed or lost.
• Gratitude and repayment: Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish symbolizes his sincere desire to repay Lin Fan for saving him and Wang Dong, even though the gesture is small compared with Lin Fan’s assistance.
• Admiration and ambition: Huo Yuhao’s respect for Lin Fan reflects his longing for greater strength and possibly future godhood.
• Companionship and trust: Ling Luochen’s willingness to assist Leng Yaozhu shows the gradual formation of friendly bonds among Lin Fan’s group.

Character Interactions

• Federation and Shrek officials discuss the impossible gap between Lin Fan’s technology and official history, intensifying the mystery around him.
• Ling Luochen asks Lin Fan about Leng Yaozhu’s living arrangements and receives his approval to handle the matter.
• Huo Yuhao warmly welcomes Lin Fan and offers him grilled fish as repayment. Lin Fan responds kindly, praising the food without making Huo Yuhao feel indebted.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm privately analyzes Lin Fan’s importance and jokingly urges Huo Yuhao to remain close to him, while Huo Yuhao focuses more on admiration than strategy.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Fan, Ling Luochen, and Leng Yaozhu enter Shrek Academy. Leng Yaozhu becomes uneasy because the last time she crossed the academy’s gates, a mysterious light transported her ten thousand years into the past.
• Leng Yaozhu and Ling Luochen discuss how Ling Luochen met Lin Fan. They were classmates until Lin Fan’s conflict with Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao led Elder Zhou to remove him from the academy.
• Ling Luochen explains that the conflict occurred because Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire went out of control and nearly injured someone. Lin Fan intervened, while Yan Shaozhe offered compensation rather than properly addressing the danger.
• Du Weilun arrives with Lin Fan’s compensation. Instead of the promised spatial-attribute soul bone, Yan Shaozhe has converted it into Gold Soul Coins, claiming that a suitable soul bone for Lin Fan’s spatial martial soul would be difficult to find.
• Du Weilun also presents Lin Fan with a fire-attribute soul bone, clearly attempting to give him an unsuitable substitute while secretly preserving the valuable spatial soul bone for Yan Shaozhe or Ma Xiaotao.
• Lin Fan immediately recognizes the scheme, takes the fire-attribute soul bone, and refuses to return the Gold Soul Coins. He threatens to report Du Weilun to Elder Mu, forcing Du Weilun to suppress his anger.

Character Developments

• Leng Yaozhu: Her anxiety and loneliness are emphasized. She remains burdened by being stranded ten thousand years in the past and losing her original future, but she quickly regains emotional control and continues behaving calmly.
• Ling Luochen: She reveals more of her personal feelings and demonstrates that her usual aloofness hides a direct and candid personality. She openly admits disliking Ma Xiaotao, not merely because suppressing Ma’s Evil Fire harms her cultivation, but because she dislikes Ma’s character.
• Lin Fan: His distrust of Shrek’s leadership is reinforced. He remains confident and confrontational, refuses unfair compensation, identifies Yan Shaozhe’s manipulation immediately, and uses Elder Mu’s authority to pressure Du Weilun.
• Du Weilun: Although openly furious with Lin Fan, he is cautious because Lin Fan has already defeated Yan Shaozhe. He is forced to retreat rather than escalate the confrontation.
• Yan Shaozhe: His willingness to exploit academy resources and manipulate compensation is exposed. He appears to be trying to obtain the spatial soul bone for himself or Ma Xiaotao while disguising the exchange as a practical decision.

Significant Themes

• Institutional corruption and favoritism: Shrek Academy’s leadership repeatedly protects Ma Xiaotao and fails to take responsibility for the danger caused by her Evil Fire.
• Justice versus compensation: Lin Fan rejects the idea that money or pills can excuse reckless behavior and institutional negligence.
• Displacement and identity: Leng Yaozhu’s situation highlights the emotional burden of being separated from one’s era, family, and expected future.
• Personal integrity and resistance: Lin Fan’s refusal to accept unfair treatment contrasts with the academy’s attempts to manipulate and silence him.
• Hidden motives behind generosity: The replacement of the spatial soul bone with money demonstrates how seemingly fair compensation can conceal self-serving schemes.

Character Interactions

• Leng Yaozhu questions Ling Luochen about her history with Lin Fan, allowing Ling Luochen to recount their shared past.
• Ling Luochen explains Lin Fan’s earlier confrontation with Ma Xiaotao and expresses her personal dislike of Ma, revealing an unusual degree of emotional openness.
• Du Weilun confronts Lin Fan and delivers the altered compensation, but Lin Fan challenges both the missing spatial soul bone and the unsuitable fire-attribute substitute.
• Lin Fan’s mention of Elder Mu intimidates Du Weilun and prevents him from reclaiming the money or forcing Lin Fan to accept Yan Shaozhe’s arrangement.

Chapter Summary: “Left Time, Right Space, Moved at Will!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Fan refuses to return the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone after Du Weilun offers only five million Gold Soul Coins in exchange. He considers the offer unfair, since such a Soul Bone is worth nearly ten million coins and is extremely difficult to obtain.
• Lin Fan recognizes that his conflict with Yan Shaozhe and Du Weilun has already damaged their relationship. He sees no reason to sacrifice his own interests merely to maintain a false sense of friendliness.
• After learning that Leng Yaozhu possesses a fire-attributed Martial Soul, Lin Fan gives her the fire-element Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone because it suits her abilities.
• Leng Yaozhu is surprised and deeply touched by Lin Fan’s generosity. Rather than accepting the gift without compensation, she offers to show him the clothes and other items stored in her Storage Soul Tool, allowing him to choose anything useful.
• Lin Fan accepts her offer because he hopes items from ten thousand years in the future may help stimulate and strengthen his Second Martial Soul, which controls time.
• Lin Fan’s Time Martial Soul currently grants abilities resembling Time Acceleration and Time Reversal, but only within a limit of roughly ten seconds. He wants to extend this duration.
• Ling Luochеn interrupts the exchange and offers to help arrange Leng Yaozhu’s accommodations.
• Elsewhere, the Head of the Leng Family praises Leng Yaozhu’s actions but worries that her closeness to Lin Fan places her in opposition to Yan Shaozhe’s faction. Since that faction is connected to Xuan Zi, Leng Yaozhu may face trouble if Xuan Zi returns.

Character Developments

• Lin Fan is shown to be practical, proud, and unwilling to let powerful figures manipulate him. He values the Soul Bone properly and refuses to give in to Yan Shaozhe’s faction. At the same time, he demonstrates generosity by giving the Soul Bone to Leng Yaozhu because it suits her Martial Soul, while also pursuing his own hidden objective.
• Leng Yaozhu becomes more emotionally attached to Lin Fan after receiving the Soul Bone. She initially wonders whether he might give it to her, then is genuinely shocked when he does. Her response shows that she is thoughtful and socially intelligent: she immediately seeks a fair way to repay him rather than taking advantage of his kindness.
• Ling Luochеn remains observant and supportive, recognizing the developing rapport between Lin Fan and Leng Yaozhu while helping them move on to practical matters.
• The Head of the Leng Family supports Leng Yaozhu’s decision but understands the political danger created by her alliance with Lin Fan.

Significant Themes

• Value and fairness: Lin Fan refuses to undervalue a rare Soul Bone or allow authority figures to exploit him.
• Mutual exchange and trust: Leng Yaozhu’s desire to repay Lin Fan establishes their relationship as one based on reciprocal benefit rather than one-sided charity.
• Strategic generosity: Lin Fan’s gift is both sincere and calculated, since he hopes Leng Yaozhu’s future-era possessions may help his Time Martial Soul evolve.
• Political factionalism: Personal alliances are tied to larger conflicts within Shrek Academy, and Leng Yaozhu’s friendship with Lin Fan risks drawing her into opposition with Yan Shaozhe, Du Weilun, and possibly Xuan Zi.
• Growth and potential: Lin Fan’s dissatisfaction with his ten-second time limit highlights his ambition and desire to further develop his unusual Martial Soul.

Important Character Interactions

• Lin Fan and Du Weilun: Their disagreement reveals Lin Fan’s refusal to accept an unfair trade or submit to pressure from the academy.
• Lin Fan and Leng Yaozhu: Lin Fan gives her the Soul Bone, while she offers access to her future-era possessions in return. Their interaction deepens their trust and suggests a growing alliance.
• Lin Fan and Ling Luochеn: Ling Luochеn watches their exchange and later helps arrange Leng Yaozhu’s accommodation, acting as a practical intermediary.
• The Leng Family Head and his subordinate: They discuss Leng Yaozhu’s successful relationship-building but acknowledge the dangers of her becoming involved in Lin Fan’s conflict with Yan Shaozhe’s faction.

Chapter Summary: “Are the Monsters Brought Back Also Monsters?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Du Weilun angrily reports to Yan Shaozhe that Lin Fan kept the ten-thousand-year fire-attribute Soul Bone and refused to return the five million Gold Soul Coins.
• Yan Shaozhe blames Lin Fan’s arrogance on his own failure to discipline him years earlier, when Lin Fan first entered Shrek Academy and clashed with Ma Xiaotao.
• Yan Shaozhe is especially resentful because he had intended the Soul Bone for Ma Xiaotao, but Lin Fan took it before the academy could use it.
• Since Lin Fan is protected by Mu En and is currently too powerful to confront directly, Yan Shaozhe orders Du Weilun to:
  • Monitor auctions for the Soul Bone and buy it back if possible.
  • Investigate the background and Martial Soul of Leng Yaozhu.
  • Avoid direct conflict until Xuan Zi returns.
• Ling Luochеn brings Leng Yaozhu to her dormitory and offers her a place to stay.
• Leng Yaozhu reveals that she possesses Soul Power at level 65, greatly surprising Ling Luochеn.
• Lin Fan has told Leng Yaozhu that she does not need to enroll in Shrek’s Inner Court because he can personally teach her.
• Ling Luochеn helps Leng Yaozhu contact Lin Fan so she can return the Storage Soul Tool, then leaves to report the completed mission.

Character Developments

• Yan Shaozhe becomes increasingly hostile toward Lin Fan. His resentment is driven by wounded pride, the loss of the Soul Bone, and his belief that Lin Fan should have been disciplined years ago.
• Du Weilun remains cautious and obedient, carrying out Yan Shaozhe’s orders while avoiding a confrontation he knows would be dangerous.
• Lin Fan is portrayed as powerful and independent. His influence is strong enough that even senior academy officials must avoid acting against him openly.
• Leng Yaozhu is revealed to be far stronger than Ling Luochеn expected, possessing level-65 Soul Power. She also trusts Lin Fan as her teacher and is beginning to establish herself within the academy.
• Ling Luochеn displays generosity and discretion by offering Leng Yaozhu lodging without probing into her secrets. However, she also feels a trace of envy toward the special attention Lin Fan gives Leng Yaozhu.

Significant Themes

• Power and authority: Yan Shaozhe’s authority is challenged by Lin Fan, whose strength and backing allow him to disregard normal academy hierarchy.
• Resentment and pride: Yan Shaozhe’s anger stems as much from humiliation and wounded pride as from the loss of the Soul Bone.
• Talent and hidden strength: Leng Yaozhu’s level-65 cultivation reveals that Lin Fan has brought another exceptionally gifted individual back to the academy.
• Trust and personal boundaries: Ling Luochеn respects Leng Yaozhu’s privacy rather than questioning her possessions or origins.
• Institutional rivalry: The academy seeks to reclaim the Soul Bone and investigate Lin Fan’s companions, showing its desire to maintain control despite lacking the strength to confront him directly.

Character Interactions

• Du Weilun reports Lin Fan’s actions to Yan Shaozhe, reinforcing their shared hostility toward him.
• Yan Shaozhe and Du Weilun plan a covert response centered on surveillance, investigation, and avoiding open conflict.
• Ling Luochеn welcomes Leng Yaozhu into her dormitory and offers practical assistance.
• Leng Yaozhu’s revelation of her cultivation level changes Ling Luochеn’s perception of her from an ordinary peer to a rare genius.
• Ling Luochеn acts as an intermediary between Leng Yaozhu and Lin Fan, providing their contact information and arranging their meeting.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Leng Yaozhu arrives at Sea God Lake and gives Lin Fan a Storage Soul Tool containing advanced technologies from ten thousand years in the future.
• Lin Fan examines its contents, finding everyday Soul Tools, Federal Credits, rare metals, and several books on mecha design. The Black-Rank Mecha is notably absent, having already been absorbed by his second martial soul.
• He tests the other futuristic items but discovers that none activate his martial soul in the same way as the Black-Rank Mecha.
• Lin Fan begins studying mecha design under Leng Yaozhu, who is a Level Five Mecha Designer.
• Within only one month, he masters everything she teaches him and designs the blueprint for his first One-Word Battle Armor.
• Completing the blueprint triggers a new surge in Lin Fan’s time-related power. He realizes his ability is connected to objects and technologies from ten thousand years in the future.
• Lin Fan concludes that the Black-Rank Mecha was merely a catalyst and that he must help advance the current era’s technology to strengthen his abilities.
• At Leng Yaozhu’s request, Lin Fan signs the blueprint as a keepsake.
• In the future, the signed blueprint mysteriously appears in the Leng Family’s storage room, shocking the family head and raising questions about how it traveled ten thousand years through time.

Character Developments

• Lin Fan: Demonstrates extraordinary learning ability, becoming a Level Five Mecha Designer in a month despite having no prior experience. He gains a deeper understanding of his time power and its connection to future technology.
• Leng Yaozhu: Becomes increasingly impressed by Lin Fan and begins to rely on him emotionally and intellectually. Teaching him gives her a way to contribute to their relationship rather than merely receiving his help.
• Leng Family Head: His admiration for Lin Fan grows after learning of his talent, but he is stunned by the sudden appearance of Lin Fan’s signed blueprint in the future.

Significant Themes

• The relationship between past and future: Objects and knowledge from the future can cross time, suggesting a powerful connection between the two eras.
• Technological advancement: Lin Fan realizes that accelerating the current era’s development may be essential to unlocking his full potential.
• Genius and rapid growth: His exceptional talent allows him to master an entire field with astonishing speed.
• Fate and causality: The future now possesses a blueprint created in the past, creating a mysterious loop between cause and effect.
• Mutual support: Leng Yaozhu teaches Lin Fan in order to repay his kindness, strengthening their partnership.

Character Interactions

• Leng Yaozhu eagerly offers Lin Fan the contents of her Storage Soul Tool, hoping he can reproduce future technologies.
• Lin Fan accepts her offer to teach him mecha design, and their daily lessons bring them closer.
• Leng Yaozhu praises Lin Fan’s talent and asks him to sign his first blueprint, treating it as a meaningful memento.
• The future Leng Family head discovers the signed blueprint and is left baffled by its impossible origin.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The head of the Leng Family discovers that an old blueprint in his possession is identical to the design Lin Fan is creating within the mysterious light screen.
• He realizes that Leng Yaozhu’s accidental journey through time may have created a connection between the past and the future, meaning her actions could alter the world ten thousand years later.
• Fearing that the information could lead to conflict between the Leng Family and Shrek Academy, he orders the matter to be kept completely secret. He worries that Shrek might retaliate against the Leng Family before the future events shown in the light screen can occur.
• He remains puzzled about why the blueprint appeared in the Leng Family rather than at Shrek Academy, since the design was originally created near Sea God Lake.
• In the light screen, Leng Yaozhu asks whether Lin Fan is confident he can manufacture the one-word Battle Armor based on their completed design.
• Lin Fan explains that he still needs suitable materials and must develop new techniques, since Battle Armor production differs from Soul Tool manufacturing.
• Leng Yaozhu recognizes that Lin Fan’s progress is extraordinary because Soul Engineers and Battle Armor specialists traditionally work in separate fields.
• She finally asks Lin Fan why he has never questioned her strange currency, advanced Soul Tools, and knowledge from another era.
• Lin Fan reveals that he realized she was not from his time when she asked about the current master of Sea God Pavilion. He accepts the possibility of time travel because the evidence is undeniable.
• Relieved that Lin Fan has not reacted with fear or hostility, Leng Yaozhu asks him to keep her identity secret.
• Lin Fan jokingly threatens to study her as a person from the future, prompting playful banter between them.
• The chapter ends with Leng Yaozhu seriously offering to tell Lin Fan about the world ten thousand years in the future.

Character Developments

• The Leng Family Head: Becomes deeply alarmed by the possibility that the light screen reflects real changes to the future. He acts cautiously and politically, immediately sealing the information to protect his family from Shrek Academy and other hostile factions.
• Lin Fan: Demonstrates intelligence, patience, and strong observational skills. He has known about Leng Yaozhu’s origins for some time but deliberately refrained from confronting her. His calm acceptance and humor reassure her, while his technical expertise continues to develop through his work on Battle Armor.
• Leng Yaozhu: Grows more trusting and emotionally relieved around Lin Fan. She admits her fears of being captured, studied, or constantly interrogated, and begins considering him someone safe enough to share the future with.

Significant Themes

• The butterfly effect and altering history: Leng Yaozhu’s presence in the past may be changing the future, creating serious political and personal consequences.
• Secrecy and political danger: Knowledge of time travel could threaten the Leng Family and provoke conflict with Shrek Academy, making secrecy essential.
• Trust and acceptance: Lin Fan’s willingness to accept Leng Yaozhu’s identity without exploiting her strengthens their relationship.
• Technological advancement: Lin Fan’s attempt to combine Soul Engineering with Battle Armor creation highlights innovation and the crossing of traditional professional boundaries.
• Curiosity about the future: The chapter builds anticipation around Leng Yaozhu’s knowledge of the world ten thousand years later.

Character Interactions

• The Leng Family Head and his attendant establish the seriousness of the temporal connection through the order to seal all information.
• Lin Fan and Leng Yaozhu discuss his Battle Armor design, with Leng Yaozhu encouraging him and Lin Fan responding realistically about the work still required.
• Their conversation shifts from technical matters to Leng Yaozhu’s identity. Lin Fan reveals that he has known the truth, while Leng Yaozhu expresses relief and asks for his protection.
• Their exchange includes playful teasing about Lin Fan capturing her for research, showing growing comfort and familiarity.
• The chapter concludes with Leng Yaozhu preparing to reveal information about the future, marking a major development in their relationship and the broader plot.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Leng Yaozhu offers to tell Lin Fan everything about the world ten thousand years in the future, but Lin Fan declines. He is more interested in future technology than in historical conflicts, whose general course he already knows.
• Lin Fan questions whether the future will still unfold as Leng Yaozhu remembers, pointing out that her unexpected arrival in the past has already altered the timeline.
• This realization worries Leng Yaozhu. She begins to fear that her presence may change the fate of her family and the future she came from.
• Lin Fan comforts her, assuring her that she must have a way to return eventually. He promises that if he becomes a god, he will take her to the Divine Realm and help send her back ten thousand years into the future.
• Encouraged, Leng Yaozhu sincerely promises that if she becomes a god first, she will take Lin Fan to the Divine Realm as well. The two share a warm, relaxed moment.
• Their conversation is interrupted by Yan Shaozhe, who confronts Lin Fan for failing to teach students as required.
• Yan Shaozhe mockingly questions Lin Fan’s teaching ability and threatens to have his teacher qualifications revoked, forcing him to return to being a student.
• Lin Fan responds with a pointed insult, implying that Yan Shaozhe holds his position without properly fulfilling his duties. Yan Shaozhe becomes furious.

Character Developments

• Lin Fan: Displays confidence, foresight, and emotional sensitivity. He understands the danger of altering the timeline and uses logic to help Leng Yaozhu process her situation. He also remains calm and defiant in the face of Yan Shaozhe’s hostility.
• Leng Yaozhu: Becomes more emotionally vulnerable as she considers the consequences of changing history and possibly losing her family’s future. Her dependence on Lin Fan deepens, and she openly expresses her desire to support and repay him.
• Yan Shaozhe: Continues to harbor resentment and jealousy toward Lin Fan, especially because Lin Fan received opportunities and recognition Yan Shaozhe wanted. He actively looks for a reason to remove Lin Fan from the academy and provoke him into failure.

Significant Themes

• The uncertainty of fate and time: Leng Yaozhu’s arrival in the past may have already changed the future, raising questions about whether history can remain fixed.
• Emotional support and companionship: Lin Fan and Leng Yaozhu provide each other with reassurance while facing isolation and uncertainty.
• Ambition and the pursuit of godhood: Becoming a god is presented not only as a personal achievement but also as a possible means of rescuing someone and transcending the limitations of time.
• Jealousy and institutional conflict: Yan Shaozhe’s resentment reflects the rivalry and power struggles within Shrek Academy.

Character Interactions

• Lin Fan and Leng Yaozhu share a thoughtful discussion about the future, gradually shifting from anxiety to mutual encouragement.
• Their promises to take each other to the Divine Realm strengthen their bond and create an atmosphere of trust and emotional reliance.
• Yan Shaozhe interrupts their peaceful exchange and turns the scene confrontational. Lin Fan refuses to be intimidated, answering Yan Shaozhe’s provocation with sarcasm, intensifying their rivalry.