Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Tang San enthusiastically recommends Shrek Academy to Xiao Wu, but she abruptly shuts him down and tells him to leave. He retreats rather than challenge her.
• Xiao Wu and Lu Shiyuan choose the Rose Hotel, a romance-themed establishment. She is embarrassed by its atmosphere but happy to stay there with her brother; Lu Shiyuan agrees, partly hoping to encounter familiar figures.
• At the front desk, Lu Shiyuan books one room. Before they can go upstairs, Dai Mubai arrives with two twin girls and claims the room is reserved for him.
• While Dai Mubai argues with the receptionist, Lu Shiyuan spots Zhu Zhuqing across the lobby. They exchange smiles, and he calls her over. Dai Mubai stiffens when he hears her name and realizes she is looking at Lu Shiyuan, not him.

Character developments

• Xiao Wu is openly impatient with Tang San and affectionate and playful with Lu Shiyuan. She is comfortable pressing him to choose the hotel she wants, though its romantic setting makes her shy.
• Lu Shiyuan remains indulgent toward Xiao Wu and quietly anticipates the familiar confrontation associated with the Rose Hotel. His confidence contrasts with her embarrassment.
• Tang San shows his persistent interest in Xiao Wu, but her rejection leaves him deflated; his apparent willingness to accept her scolding amuses Lu Shiyuan.
• Dai Mubai appears entitled and domineering, expecting the hotel staff to defer to him.
• Zhu Zhuqing is introduced as reserved and cool, but her warm smile toward Lu Shiyuan suggests familiarity and affection.

Significant themes

• Attraction and appearance: Xiao Wu bluntly judges Tang San by his looks, while the narration contrasts him with the men she finds appealing.
• Affection and possessiveness: Xiao Wu’s close bond with Lu Shiyuan shapes her rejection of Tang San and her concern about being misunderstood.
• Power and entitlement: Dai Mubai uses his status as a Soul Master to intimidate an ordinary hotel employee.
• Familiar scenes and altered fate: Lu Shiyuan recognizes the expected setup but notes that past changes have not necessarily changed Dai Mubai’s character.

Character interactions

• Xiao Wu rebuffs Tang San’s praise of Shrek Academy, then eagerly invites Lu Shiyuan to stay at the Rose Hotel.
• Lu Shiyuan teases Xiao Wu about the hotel’s romantic purpose but ultimately gives in to her request.
• Dai Mubai confronts the receptionist over the room, while Lu Shiyuan ignores the dispute and seeks Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lu Shiyuan calls Zhu Zhuqing over; Dai Mubai reacts sharply to seeing her attention directed at someone else.

Key plot points and events

• Zhu Zhuqing reunites with Lu Shiyuan after four years apart, and the two embrace, openly expressing how much they have missed each other.
• Dai Mubai interrupts, angrily accusing Zhu Zhuqing of dishonoring their engagement by embracing another man. His own hypocrisy is exposed when Zhu Zhuqing points out the twin women clinging to him.
• Dai Mubai challenges Lu Shiyuan to a “fair” fight and threatens to break his arms. Lu Shiyuan refuses the premise, knowing he is far stronger, but Zhu Zhuqing asks to face Dai Mubai herself.
• Zhu Zhuqing reveals she has reached level 39—far beyond Dai Mubai’s assumptions—and challenges him to settle the matter.
• She declares that she is not fighting out of loyalty to their engagement: she intends to reject the marriage publicly and prove Dai Mubai was never worthy of her.

Character developments

• Zhu Zhuqing shows how deeply she cares for Lu Shiyuan, while also demonstrating greater confidence and independence. She has grown remarkably strong and chooses to confront Dai Mubai on her own terms.
• Lu Shiyuan is affectionate toward Zhu Zhuqing but turns cold and threatening when Dai Mubai insults her. He ultimately respects her choice to handle the confrontation herself.
• Dai Mubai displays entitlement and a double standard: he freely pursues other women but treats Zhu Zhuqing’s affection for someone else as an offense. His pride makes him accept her challenge despite underestimating her.

Significant themes

• Hypocrisy and double standards: Dai Mubai condemns Zhu Zhuqing for behavior he engages in himself.
• Agency and rejection of imposed expectations: Zhu Zhuqing refuses to remain bound by an engagement and chooses to end it publicly.
• Growth through support and opportunity: Her rapid advancement is linked to better cultivation methods, training, and an Immortal Herb, as well as relief from the burdens she faced before.
• Love and longing: The reunion emphasizes that distance has intensified, rather than weakened, Zhu Zhuqing and Lu Shiyuan’s feelings.

Character interactions

• Zhu Zhuqing and Lu Shiyuan share a tender reunion, which Dai Mubai disrupts with accusations.
• Zhu Zhuqing counters Dai Mubai’s outrage by exposing his own companions and calling out his conduct.
• Lu Shiyuan threatens Dai Mubai when he directs his aggression toward him, but Zhu Zhuqing steps forward to fight instead.
• Dai Mubai accepts, still convinced Zhu Zhuqing is too young and weak to challenge him.

Key plot points and events

• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing introduce their martial souls and levels before fighting. Dai is a Level 37 Power Attack Soul Elder; Zhu is a Level 39 Agility Attack Soul Elder with an evolved martial soul, the Profound Soul Spirit Shadow.
• Zhu’s evolution stuns Dai. He attacks first with a ranged skill, but her speed lets her evade it. She then creates three copies of herself with Thousand Illusory Afterimages.
• Dai mistakes one copy for Zhu’s real body and focuses his attacks on it. A clone strikes him from behind, badly wounding him.
• Zhu presses her advantage, while Dai activates defensive and strength-enhancing skills. Despite his powerful martial soul and improved defenses, he struggles against the coordinated attacks of the three figures.
• Zhu uses Soul-Rending Gold-Piercing Strike, tearing open Dai’s arms and exposing bone. Dai destroys one clone with a powerful blow, but its death triggers a huge explosion that leaves him bloodied and battered.
• Zhu remains unharmed and declares, “Dai Mubai, you lost.”

Character developments

• Zhu Zhuqing demonstrates that her martial soul has evolved and that she is faster, stronger, and more experienced than Dai expects. She fights with precision and composure, determined to defeat him decisively.
• Dai Mubai begins confidently, but his shock at Zhu’s transformation turns into panic and desperation. His strength and combat ability are real, yet his lack of recent fighting experience leaves him vulnerable to her tactics.
• Lu Shiyuan watches the confrontation, mocking Dai’s appearance while admiring Zhu’s evolved martial soul.

Significant themes

• Growth versus stagnation: Zhu’s improvement contrasts with Dai’s years of flight and limited combat experience.
• Skill over raw power: Dai’s strength and defenses cannot compensate for his poor judgment against Zhu’s speed, clones, and coordinated attacks.
• Reversal of status and control: Zhu uses the fight to reject the power imbalance implied by their past and publicly establish her superiority.

Character interactions

• Zhu treats the fight as a public reckoning, aiming to destroy Dai’s confidence as well as defeat him physically.
• Dai questions Zhu’s martial soul and angrily attacks after she insults him, then tries to overcome her with brute force.
• Lu Shiyuan’s irreverent commentary provides a mocking, humorous counterpoint to the increasingly brutal duel.

Plot points and events

• Zhu Zhuqing decisively defeats Dai Mubai and ends their engagement, telling him to stop pursuing her.
• Dai Mubai objects that Zhu Zhuqing tolerates Lu Shiyuan having a female companion while condemning his own womanizing. Zhu Zhuqing contemptuously says Shiyuan can have two women if he likes.
• Dai Mubai challenges Shiyuan, who reveals four Soul Rings and offers to fight without using Soul Skills. Xiao Wu also offers to take him on, displaying the same number and colors of Soul Rings. Outmatched and already injured, Dai Mubai leaves in humiliation.
• Shiyuan compensates the shopkeepers for damage caused by the fight, earning their gratitude.
• He teases Zhu Zhuqing about her “One Dragon, Two Phoenixes” remark. Xiao Wu grows jealous, and the three head into the Rose Hotel together.
• From nearby, Yun Qingluo, Ye Youying, and Xiao Feiyu discuss Zhu Zhuqing’s strength and tease Ye Youying about the suggestive things she has taught her disciple.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhu Zhuqing shows confidence and independence, formally rejecting the engagement and standing up to Dai Mubai. Her composure gives way to embarrassment when Shiyuan teases her.
• Dai Mubai is exposed as badly outmatched and loses both his engagement and his dignity. His resentment and appeals to fairness cannot change the outcome.
• Lu Shiyuan supports Zhu Zhuqing, intimidates Dai Mubai without needing to fight, and takes responsibility for the damage. His playful teasing also highlights his close rapport with Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu backs Shiyuan and Zhu Zhuqing, using humor and her own strength to pressure Dai Mubai. She is also jealous of Zhu Zhuqing’s flirtatious exchange with Shiyuan.
• The three older women admire Zhu Zhuqing’s rapid progress while joking about Ye Youying’s provocative influence on her.

Significant themes

• Independence and self-respect: Zhu Zhuqing refuses to remain bound to an engagement she despises.
• Power and status: Soul Masters can leave ordinary people bearing the costs of their battles; Shiyuan’s compensation challenges that expectation.
• Humiliation and rivalry: Dai Mubai’s defeat makes the gulf between him and the others unmistakable.
• Affection, teasing, and jealousy: Playful banter reveals the closeness—and mild romantic tension—among Shiyuan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu.

Key plot points and events

• Lu Shiyuan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu spend the night talking after reuniting at the Rose Hotel. The three share one bed and sleep until noon.
• Lu reflects that Zhu’s powerful teacher and allies give him protection against the Upper Three Sects, though he intends to avoid needless conflict with Ning Rongrong.
• The trio visits Suotuo’s Great Soul Arena, where Zhu recalls first meeting Lu there. She reveals that she has reached Purple-Gold Rank after many Soul Fighting matches.
• They explore the commercial street and shop together, all comfortably wealthy.
• Back at the hotel, they meet Xiao Feiyu, Yun Qingluo, and Zhu’s teacher, Ye Youying. Ye praises Zhu’s recent fight but says she should have been more ruthless toward Dai Mubai.

Character developments

• Zhu has grown into a formidable fighter: her Martial Soul transformation helped her overcome opponents who once countered her, and she has earned an impressive arena rank.
• Lu is confident in his growing network of powerful allies, but remains pragmatic about avoiding unnecessary feuds.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu are openly affectionate and eager to reconnect with Lu after their years apart.
• Ye Youying’s stern, cool appearance gives way to a playful, blunt personality—and a striking disregard for political consequences.

Significant themes

• Power and security: Lu’s allies make him feel increasingly protected from major political and sectarian threats.
• Affection and reunion: The friends’ easy closeness and shared memories show the strength of their bonds.
• Ruthlessness versus restraint: Ye advocates extreme force, while Zhu hesitates to harm Dai Mubai further because of his royal status.
• Confidence and growth: Zhu’s combat achievements reflect the progress she has made under her teacher’s guidance.

Character interactions

• Lu and Zhu tease each other while revisiting their first meeting; Xiao Wu joins in by asking about Zhu’s fighting record.
• Zhu treats Ye with respect as her teacher, while Ye answers with praise mixed with aggressive advice.
• Ye embraces Lu familiarly, and Lu reacts as though this is a familiar habit.
• Lu is quietly startled by how readily the women around him—including Ye—talk about using lethal force on his behalf.

Plot points and events

• Xiao Feiyu, Yun Qingluo, and another woman join Lu Shiyuan’s group, prompting them to move to a different hotel because five women accompanying him attract too much attention.
• Xiao Feiyu explains that the women had secretly followed Lu Shiyuan through his earlier dangers. They let him and Xiao Wu fight the Evil Soul Masters themselves so he could gain experience, though they later destroyed the enemy stronghold.
• Yun Qingluo mentions that Tang San is in Suotuo City and that Tang Hao fled when he sensed Xiao Feiyu. She then tells Lu Shiyuan he may be much harsher toward Tang San, provided he does not kill him—including taking away Tang San’s opportunities and allies.
• Lu Shiyuan considers undermining Tang San’s relationship with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, potentially by helping Ning Rongrong improve her martial soul. He is reluctant to do her a favor, but sees the sect’s support as something Tang San could lose.
• The group buys a large, luxurious villa near Shrek Academy. After renovations, Lu Shiyuan, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing move in just before school begins.
• On registration day, the three arrive at the shabby, remote-looking Shrek Academy, where a crowd has gathered. Lu Shiyuan recognizes the registrar, Li Yusong, and judges himself strong enough to defeat him quickly.

Character developments and interactions

• Lu Shiyuan gains greater freedom to act against Tang San and begins thinking strategically about cutting off his resources and relationships. He also settles into a comfortable home near the academy.
• Xiao Feiyu admits how difficult it was to hold back while Lu Shiyuan faced danger, revealing both her protectiveness and her respect for his need to grow.
• Yun Qingluo shifts from simply urging restraint toward Tang San to endorsing a more ruthless approach, while still insisting he be left alive.
• Lu Shiyuan and Xiao Wu are recognized as having handled the Evil Soul Masters themselves, while Xiao Feiyu and Yun Qingluo watched over them from a distance.
• The group’s interactions are warm and familiar: Yun Qingluo serves Lu Shiyuan food, and the women coordinate his protection, housing, and next steps.

Significant themes

• Growth through hardship: Lu Shiyuan must face danger without relying on powerful allies so he can prepare for greater threats.
• Protection versus independence: His companions care deeply for him but deliberately balance intervention with allowing him to develop.
• Power and allegiance: Tang San’s prospects depend on opportunities and allies, and Lu Shiyuan considers weakening both.
• Perspective and loyalty: Lu Shiyuan recognizes that protecting one’s own can seem admirable or objectionable depending on which side one is on.

Key plot points and events

• Shrek Academy’s registration continues, with Li Yusong intimidating dissatisfied parents by revealing his Soul Saint strength. Lu Shiyuan disapproves of the academy’s misleading recruitment practices but chooses not to challenge it publicly.
• Tang San passes the first test. Li Yusong confirms his unusual physical conditioning and is impressed that he has cultivated Blue Silver Grass to the Soul Grandmaster level.
• Lu Shiyuan, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing prepare to register when Ning Rongrong approaches them.
• Lu Shiyuan questions Shrek’s sales pitch, pointing out that its promised viscount title is available to any level-40 Soul Scholar who joins the empire. He also exposes a timeline problem in the academy’s claim that a former student became Spirit Hall’s elder: its first graduates would be too young to have surpassed Tang Hao’s record as the youngest Titled Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong is shaken by his reasoning, then asks why he would enroll in an academy he criticizes. Lu says he has no choice.
• Ning recognizes Lu despite never having met him. She explains that he has appeared in her dreams for years, and that details from those dreams were later verified. This history—and her father’s response—has changed her personality and upbringing.

Character developments

• Lu Shiyuan shows skepticism toward Shrek’s recruitment tactics and sharpens Ning’s thinking with pointed questions. He remains guarded about his reasons for enrolling.
• Ning Rongrong first presents herself as refined and composed, but becomes openly amused and warm around Lu. Her dreams of him and their apparent accuracy have significantly influenced her life.
• Zhu Zhuqing briefly senses nostalgia and anticipation in Ning’s expression, though she is unsure whether she imagined it.
• Tang San demonstrates his unusual physical training and earns Li Yusong’s approval.
• Dai Mubai regains some confidence after receiving admiring looks from parents, which ease the gloom of his recent defeat by Zhu Zhuqing.

Significant themes

• Power and fairness: The chapter portrays a society where strength can silence complaints, while Lu distinguishes between private criticism and publicly undermining his own academy.
• Skepticism and self-reliance: Lu urges Ning not to trust Shrek’s grand promises and argues that talent and personal effort matter more than an academy’s claims.
• Fate and foreknowledge: Ning’s recurring dreams of Lu—and their apparent accuracy—suggest that events may be shaped by knowledge from the future.

Character interactions

• Lu watches the academy’s registration practices but holds back from confronting Li Yusong.
• Li Yusong examines Tang San’s leg, tests his martial soul, and praises his achievement.
• Ning approaches Lu, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing; Lu challenges the claims that attracted her to Shrek, prompting a lively exchange that turns into mutual amusement.
• Ning’s familiarity with Lu, despite their never having met, leaves him baffled.

Key plot points and events

• Lu Shiyuan, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong register for Shrek Academy. Lu is puzzled by how different Rongrong seems from the spoiled, rebellious girl he expected.
• Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing reveal they are both twelve-year-old Soul Elders. Xiao Wu and Lu then summon their Martial Souls: Lu is a twelve-year-old Soul Ancestor with a highly unusual yellow, purple, purple, and black Soul Ring configuration, leaving examiner Li Yusong astonished.
• Li confirms the group meets the admission requirements and sends them on to the final trial, with Dai Mubai as their guide.
• Dai is tense around Lu and Zhu Zhuqing after his earlier defeat by them. He leads the group without protest.
• At the final trial, Tang San is waiting beside a fallen, burly man.
• Outside the academy, Sword Douluo entrusts Rongrong to Xiao Feiyu and her companions. He insists Rongrong is no longer spoiled or willful, prompting them to suspect that something has changed.

Character developments and interactions

• Ning Rongrong is unexpectedly powerful, polite, and seemingly supported by her family in attending Shrek—unlike the version Lu remembers. Her changed behavior raises questions for both him and the adults outside.
• Lu Shiyuan is unsettled by Rongrong’s transformation and baffled by the group’s apparent divergence from what he expected. His extraordinary cultivation shocks Li Yusong.
• Li Yusong shifts from casual examiner to openly astonished observer as each applicant demonstrates exceptional ability.
• Dai Mubai is intimidated and resentful after being beaten by Zhu Zhuqing, but keeps quiet to avoid another humiliating fight.
• Sword Douluo speaks confidently of Rongrong’s improved character, while Xiao Feiyu remains cautious because of Rongrong’s former reputation.

Significant themes

• Unexpected change: Rongrong’s character and circumstances differ from expectations, suggesting that events have altered the story’s familiar course.
• Exceptional talent and broken limits: The applicants’ age and strength challenge what Li believes Soul Masters can achieve.
• Fear and face-saving: Dai’s silence reflects his anxiety about further humiliation.
• Trust and responsibility: Sword Douluo entrusts Rongrong to the academy, while its staff must decide how to respond to an unusually gifted and seemingly changed student.

Key plot points and events

• Xiao Feiyu tells Sword Douluo to pass on her regards to Ning Fengzhi and says the group expects to visit Heaven Dou City in about a year, when Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul should fully transform.
• Sword Douluo is pleased, while the passage recalls the sect’s failed attempts to uncover Xiao Feiyu and her companions’ origins. He once fought Xiao Feiyu and was seriously injured, but she had spared him because of his past help.
• Ning Rongrong has matured through lessons from her dreams and now leaves Heaven Dou City with Sword Douluo’s escort to meet Lu Shiyuan.
• Back at the academy, Tang San eagerly clings to Xiao Wu and boasts about passing the entrance exam at level twenty-nine. Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing discuss his behavior and his ignorance of how much stronger Xiao Wu has become.
• Zhu Zhuqing tells Ning Rongrong what she knows about Tang San and Xiao Wu’s history. Ning Rongrong worries that her choices could affect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the fate of Sword Douluo.
• Zhao Wuji wakes and takes charge of the applicants. He tells Dai Mubai to test them by making them last through the burning of an incense stick.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiao Feiyu remains cautious about changes to the future, even when they appear beneficial. Her past clash with Sword Douluo contrasts with her present cordial message to him.
• Ning Rongrong is now thoughtful and considerate rather than spoiled. She takes the possible consequences of her decisions seriously and shows concern for her family and Sword Douluo.
• Xiao Wu is increasingly irritated by Tang San’s clinginess and misplaced confidence, but holds back to avoid harming her brother’s admission chances.
• Zhu Zhuqing acts as a candid confidante, explaining Tang San’s past and Xiao Wu’s strength to Ning Rongrong.
• Sword Douluo remains devoted to Ning Rongrong and hopeful that her dreams will come true; Ning Fengzhi has stopped investigating the mysterious visitors and instead focused on raising his daughter differently.
• Yun Qingluo cheerfully plans a celebratory meal for Lu Shiyuan, showing her affectionate, domestic side.
• Zhao Wuji asserts his authority over the entrance test, while Dai Mubai responds with wary deference.

Significant themes

• Uncertainty and fate: Small deviations from the group’s expected future make them fear that even favorable changes could have unforeseen costs.
• Growth and redemption: Ning Rongrong’s maturity demonstrates how foreknowledge and guidance can change a person’s character.
• Hidden strength and misplaced pride: Tang San’s self-confidence is undercut by his failure to recognize Xiao Wu’s true abilities.
• Loyalty and consequences: Ning Rongrong’s concern for her sect and Sword Douluo reflects the weight she places on the choices ahead.

Plot points and events

• Dai Mubai admits he cannot last an incense stick against the new students: several are far stronger than he expected, including a level-thirty-nine Zhu Zhuqing, two Soul Ancestors, and Ning Rongrong, whose Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda can support her allies.
• Zhao Wuji, delighted by the group’s strength, decides to test them himself. He challenges all five newcomers to withstand him for one incense stick.
• Lu Shiyuan refuses to join a team strategy and offers to face Zhao Wuji alone. He reveals that he is twelve and level fifty, surprising everyone.
• Lu Shiyuan summons four Soul Rings—yellow, purple, purple, and black—leaving the onlookers stunned. The chapter ends before the fight begins.

Character developments and interactions

• Dai Mubai is forced to acknowledge his weakness and the newcomers’ overwhelming strength, worsening his insecurity about his place among them.
• Lu Shiyuan confidently seeks a test of his limits. Though he recognizes Zhao Wuji’s formidable experience and power, he believes he can endure the trial.
• Zhao Wuji shifts from threatening Dai Mubai to eagerly testing the talented newcomers, then is visibly astonished by Lu Shiyuan’s age, level, and Soul Rings.
• Tang San is humbled when Lu Shiyuan’s level proves vastly higher than he assumed.
• Ning Rongrong warns Lu Shiyuan about Zhao Wuji’s strength, while the other girls show concern. Dai Mubai and Tang San, by contrast, privately hope Lu Shiyuan’s confidence will backfire.

Significant themes

• Talent and power gaps: The newcomers’ abilities expose how far behind Dai Mubai and Tang San feel.
• Pride and humility: Dai Mubai struggles to admit defeat, while Tang San confronts the limits of his assumptions.
• Testing one’s limits and showing off: Lu Shiyuan accepts a dangerous challenge both to measure his strength and, as the title suggests, to display just how exceptional he is.

Lu Shiyuan fought Zhao Wuji, using his soul skills and bones to withstand Zhao Wuji’s gravity and counterattack. The duel remained underway as Zhao Wuji was caught in another spatial rift.

• Zhao Wuji accepted Lu Shiyuan’s challenge and lit the incense to begin the duel.
• Lu Shiyuan used Stellar Orbit Bastion to block Zhao Wuji’s attack, then struck him with Time Blade Pierce, cutting him and slowing his movements.
• Zhao Wuji used Immovable Bright King Body to shake off Lu Shiyuan’s effects and renewed his Gravity Enhancement.
• Lu Shiyuan escaped the gravitational area with Time Flow Acceleration and trapped Zhao Wuji in a Void Rift that drained his soul power.
• Zhao Wuji broke free, charged toward Lu Shiyuan, and fell into a second spatial rift.

Lu Shiyuan fought Zhao Wuji in a spar, using traps and a charged Star-Shattering Fist before Zhao Wuji’s Martial Soul Avatar and Gravity Compression forced him into a direct contest of strength. The chapter ended with their fists colliding as the onlookers worried over Lu Shiyuan’s chances.

• Zhao Wuji grew furious as Lu Shiyuan evaded him with teleportation and traps, and Lu Shiyuan defended his tactics as necessary against a stronger opponent.
• Zhao Wuji activated his Martial Soul Avatar, while Lu Shiyuan charged his Star-Shattering Fist and teleported in to strike Zhao Wuji in the abdomen.
• Zhao Wuji endured the blow and trapped Lu Shiyuan with Gravity Compression, pulling him toward a head-on clash.
• Lu Shiyuan gathered his strength and chose to meet Zhao Wuji’s power directly, earning Zhao Wuji’s admiration.
• Lu Shiyuan and Zhao Wuji’s fists collided as Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing watched anxiously.

Lu Shiyuan held his own against Zhao Wuji with Ning Rongrong’s support but suffered minor internal injuries and admitted defeat. As Zhao Wuji ended the test, Tang San asked to fight him next.

• Lu Shiyuan’s strength surged when Ning Rongrong enhanced him, allowing him to drive Zhao Wuji back just as the incense burned out.
• Zhao Wuji praised Lu Shiyuan’s physique and inferred that he had a Soul Bone, while Lu Shiyuan coughed blood after his injuries resurfaced.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing helped Lu Shiyuan, who told them he would recover and acknowledged that he had lost.
• Zhao Wuji praised Lu Shiyuan’s humility, ended the test, and prepared to leave.
• Tang San asked Zhao Wuji to fight him, and Lu Shiyuan wondered what had prompted him to do so.

Zhao Wuji overwhelmed Tang San in a one-sided fight, while Lu Shiyuan and Ning Rongrong grew closer after fighting together. The chapter ended with Zhao Wuji leaving the training grounds after Tang San’s sneak attack was exposed and his Martial Soul Avatar’s weakness set in.

• Zhao Wuji used his Martial Soul Avatar to thrash the level 29 Tang San while Lu Shiyuan reviewed his earlier battle.
• Lu Shiyuan thanked Ning Rongrong for supporting him, and she persuaded him to call her Rongrong and let her call him Shiyuan.
• Ning Rongrong asked how Lu Shiyuan had cultivated so quickly, and he attributed his progress to fortunate childhood encounters.
• Lu Shiyuan considered whether to use an immortal herb to build a relationship with Ning Rongrong and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but decided to observe her first.
• Zhao Wuji forced Tang San to open his hand, revealed and confiscated his Dragon Whisker Needles, then threw him to the ground.
• Zhao Wuji told Dai Mubai to take the students to the dormitory and left as his Martial Soul Avatar ended and his weakness overwhelmed him.

Lu Shiyuan and the others arrived at the academy, where Oscar gave them a tour after Dai Mubai took the unconscious Tang San to find a doctor. The group found the grounds shabby, and Ning Rongrong’s closeness to Lu Shiyuan left Oscar disheartened.

• Dai Mubai summoned Oscar and had Tang San swallow one of Oscar’s sausages before taking him to a doctor.
• Oscar agreed to show the new students around after noticing Ning Rongrong, but Xiao Wu mistook him for an older man.
• Lu Shiyuan told Oscar that the group lived in a nearby estate and would not usually stay on campus.
• Oscar showed the group the academy’s neglected classrooms, cafeteria, and weed-covered Playground.
• Ning Rongrong kept close to Lu Shiyuan, who asked whether she wanted to stay with them, crushing Oscar’s hopes.

Ning Rongrong joined Lu Shiyuan’s household after Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing asked him to take her in. Meanwhile, Tang San woke injured at Shrek Academy, blamed Zhao Wuji for his defeat, and mistook Dai Mubai’s dutiful visit for friendship.

• Ning Rongrong asked Lu Shiyuan if she could live with him and offered to pay rent, and Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing urged him to agree.
• Lu Shiyuan agreed to let Ning Rongrong stay at his manor, partly because she had helped him during his spar with Zhao Wuji.
• Tang San woke with a bandaged hand and leg, cursed Zhao Wuji, and resented losing in front of Xiao Wu.
• Dai Mubai brought Tang San dinner and said Flender had asked him to show Tang San around the academy the next day.
• Dai Mubai told Tang San that his healing treatment had cost five Gold Soul Coins, and Tang San paid him back.
• Dai Mubai told Tang San to rest because classes began in three days, and Tang San promised he would attend.

After recovering from his sparring match with Zhao Wuji, Lu Shiyuan confirmed he had obtained his fifth soul ring and prepared to absorb it. Meanwhile, three Titled Douluos confronted Zhao Wuji for injuring him, then left Zhao Wuji healed and one level stronger.

• Yun Qingluo healed Lu Shiyuan, who confirmed he had obtained his fifth soul ring and began preparing to absorb it with Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu standing guard.
• Zhao Wuji recovered from the sparring match as best he could and worried about his injuries and the strength of Lu Shiyuan’s backers.
• Xiao Feiyu, Ye Youying, and Yun Qingluo confronted Zhao Wuji and released their Titled Douluo martial souls, forcing him to prostrate himself under their pressure.
• The three women withdrew their martial souls, and Zhao Wuji discovered that his hidden injuries had healed and his soul power had risen to level seventy-seven.

Lu Shiyuan returned to Shrek Academy after absorbing a seventy-thousand-year fifth soul ring, which gave him the control skill Time-Void Binding. He reached level 52 but was disappointed that the soul ring had only increased his level by two.

• Xiao Feiyu and the other women left after asking Zhao Wuji to guide Xiao Yuan and tell Flender he would be away for seven days.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji discussed the three women's power and Lu Shiyuan's arrival at Shrek Academy.
• Lu Shiyuan's friends attended uneventful classes and training while he was away, and Ning Rongrong showed strong physical fitness.
• Lu Shiyuan finished absorbing his fifth soul ring and explained that Time-Void Binding froze time within fifty meters for three seconds, allowing allies to move while immobilizing enemies and interrupting their soul skills.
• Lu Shiyuan asked Fei Yu why absorbing the seventy-thousand-year soul ring had raised his level by only two.

Lu Shiyuan returned from hunting a soul ring at level 52, and Xiao Feiyu explained that his unusually dense soul power slowed his cultivation but strengthened his foundation. Flender led the academy students on a run to the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City, where Lu Shiyuan recognized the activity and considered his own plan.

• Xiao Feiyu told Lu Shiyuan that his soul power was denser than an ordinary soul master's and required more power to advance, while he reflected on the benefits of his sturdy foundation and powerful soul skills.
• After seven days without food, Lu Shiyuan returned and devoured a large basin of Yun Qingluo's cooking, then Ning Rongrong learned he had reached level 52.
• Ning Rongrong relayed Flender's message about the academy's group activity, and Flender led the students toward the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City the following evening.
• Lu Shiyuan told Flender he had absorbed a thirty-thousand-year soul ring and reached level 52, while Tang San and Dai Mubai despaired over the growing gap between them.
• Lu Shiyuan slowed down to check on Ning Rongrong, who kept pace with the group, while Xiao Wu discreetly asked whether she needed help.
• At the Great Soul Arena, Lu Shiyuan recognized Flender's planned activity and wondered whether he could avoid participating in soul fighting.

At the teahouse, Flender explained that the students needed to earn Silver Soul Fighter badges through the Great Soul Arena, and Dai Mubai described the arena’s rules and challenges. Lu Shiyuan, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing revealed they already held Purple-Gold Rank badges, leaving Flender astonished as the group prepared to compete.

• Flender set the students’ Soul Arena assignment, and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun explained their difficult records and the arena’s battle formats.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Lu Shiyuan that Xiao Wu had beaten Ma Hongjun after he made lewd remarks, and Lu Shiyuan privately vowed to teach him a lesson later.
• Tang San asked Xiao Wu to partner with him for 2v2 battles, but she mocked him and suggested he team up with Ma Hongjun as the Grass Chicken Combination.
• Lu Shiyuan asked whether earning Silver Soul Fighter badges would satisfy Flender’s assignment, then he, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing placed their Purple-Gold Rank badges on the table.
• Flender examined the badges and learned that Lu Shiyuan had earned his through eighty consecutive wins, while Xiao Wu had fought more than seventy times.