Chapter Summaries

A firefighter from Blue Star died saving a child and awakened in the body of Dai Mubai, a Shrek Academy student in Douluo Continent. After recalling the dangers of the Star Luo succession struggle and rejecting a future dependent on Tang San, he vowed to seize his own power.

• Dai Mubai collapsed in a Rose Hotel suite after overexerting himself, and two women feared he had died.
• A lightning flash accompanied Dai Mubai's sudden revival, and he remembered his former life as a firefighter who died rescuing a child.
• Dai Mubai absorbed the original owner's memories and realized he had become the third prince of the Star Luo Empire and a student at Shrek Academy.
• Dai Mubai sent the two women away with Gold Soul Coins, dressed, and considered his knowledge of the future and the original story.
• Dai Mubai recalled the Star Luo royal family's brutal succession struggle and declared that he would never be a slave or rely on Tang San.

Dai Mubai left the Rose Hotel and began a disciplined cultivation routine at Shrek Academy, determined to grow stronger and surpass Tang San. After Ma Hongjun and Oscar found him training, Dai Mubai considered how their talents could help him and resolved to bring them under his command.

• Dai Mubai put aside his thoughts of Zhu Zhuqing and left the Rose Hotel for Shrek Academy.
• Dai Mubai meditated through the night, sensing a slight improvement in his Soul Power.
• Dai Mubai began running laps at dawn, surprising Flender, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.
• Dai Mubai found the academy's breakfast inadequate and considered using his money to improve his nutrition.
• Dai Mubai assessed Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire and Oscar's recovery sausage, deciding both would be valuable allies.

Dai Mubai recruited Ma Hongjun and Oscar to train with him, then secured Flender’s support for a more demanding program at Shrek Academy. The three headed to the training field with Zhao Wuji to begin training under his Gravity Enhancement soul skill.

• Dai Mubai persuaded Ma Hongjun to train with him, promising to help find a way to resolve Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire.
• Dai Mubai offered Oscar one Gold Soul Coin a day for all his Super Recovery Sausages during training, and Oscar agreed.
• Dai Mubai asked Flender to arrange better meals and medicinal baths, then provided thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins to cover the costs.
• Dai Mubai asked Zhao Wuji to use Gravity Enhancement during their daily training, and Zhao Wuji agreed.
• Zhao Wuji led Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to the training field.

After a year of intense gravity training, Dai Mubai broke through to level thirty and prepared to seek his third Soul Ring. Ma Hongjun and Oscar had also grown stronger, and Zhao Wuji planned to take Dai Mubai to the Star Dou Great Forest the next day.

• Zhao Wuji used his gravity field to make Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar run laps and train until exhaustion, while Oscar's recovery sausages helped them recover between sessions.
• Over the year, Ma Hongjun's evil fire outbreaks became less frequent, Oscar's Soul Power rose to level twenty-five, and both improved through the training.
• Dai Mubai broke through the level-thirty bottleneck after a year of training and using thousand-year Whale Rubber to strengthen his body.
• Dai Mubai joined the others on the training ground and told Zhao Wuji, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar about his breakthrough.
• Zhao Wuji gave Dai Mubai the day off and said he would take him to the Star Dou Great Forest the next day to hunt his third Soul Ring.

Dai Mubai finished assembling crude pistols for self-defense, then searched the Star Dou Great Forest with Zhao Wuji for a Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear to use for his third Soul Ring. Zhao Wuji defeated the three-thousand-five-hundred-year beast, and Dai Mubai killed it as its purple Soul Ring emerged.

• Dai Mubai assembled five crude pistols and stored them as emergency weapons.
• Dai Mubai told Zhao Wuji he wanted a Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear for his third Soul Ring, with a Vajra Tiger as a fallback.
• After fifteen days of searching, Dai Mubai and Zhao Wuji found a roughly three-thousand-five-hundred-year-old Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear.
• Zhao Wuji activated his Martial Soul Avatar and fought the beast until he had beaten it to the brink of death.
• Dai Mubai pierced the bear's eye and throat, killing it as a deep purple Soul Ring rose from its corpse.

Dai Mubai absorbed a Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear Soul Ring and secretly gained the External Soul Bone Darkgolden Terrorclaw. Two years later, he had reached level forty-three and grown into one of Shrek Academy’s strongest young fighters.

• Dai Mubai absorbed the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear’s Soul Ring, awakened the Darkgolden Terrorclaw, and concealed it from Zhao Wuji.
• Dai Mubai told Zhao Wuji that his third soul skill, White Tiger Darkgold Transformation, boosted his combat abilities, then returned with him to Shrek Academy.
• Two years later, Dai Mubai sparred evenly with Zhao Wuji using White Tiger Darkgold Transformation, impressing Zhao Wuji, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.
• Dai Mubai had reached level forty-three after absorbing a nine-thousand-year Vajra Tiger Soul Ring for his fourth skill, White Tiger Vajra Break.
• Ma Hongjun had reached the peak of level twenty-nine, while Oscar had reached level thirty-three and gained the Swift Flight Sausage soul skill.
• Dai Mubai had rejected pursuing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring because his mental strength was insufficient and seeking the necessary Immortal Herb was too dangerous.

Dai Mubai took leave from Shrek Academy and traveled to Holy Spirit Village, intending to claim the 100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor's Right Leg Bone while Tang Hao was away. He reached the cave behind the waterfall and slipped inside.

• Dai Mubai bought a storage Soul Tool, earned a Golden Soul Badge, and built up Ma Hongjun and Oscar's loyalty through their Soul Arena winnings.
• Dai Mubai requested three days' leave from Zhao Wuji and Flender, then bought the Plate Crystal from Flender for ten Gold Soul Coins.
• Dai Mubai rode through the night from Suotuo City to Notting City, leaving his horse at the post station before heading toward Holy Spirit Village.
• Dai Mubai followed the stream to the waterfall behind Holy Spirit Village and climbed through the water curtain with his Darkgolden Terrorclaw.
• Dai Mubai found the concealed cave entrance and silently entered the dark passage.

Dai Mubai stole the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and transplanted Ah Yin’s sapling before escaping the cave. He absorbed the hundred-thousand-year soul bone on his way back, growing stronger as he prepared for Tang San’s arrival in Suotuo City.

• Dai Mubai found the hidden chamber, took the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, and replaced Ah Yin’s sapling with ordinary Blue Silver Grass.
• Dai Mubai carried Ah Yin’s sapling away in a Jade Basin, left the cave undisturbed, and rode toward the Balak Kingdom.
• Dai Mubai stopped in a forest cave and absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.
• Dai Mubai gained powerful healing and flight skills, raised his Soul Power to level forty-six, and nearly doubled his movement speed.
• Dai Mubai rode toward Suotuo City, expecting Tang San to arrive the next day and enroll at Shrek the day after.

Dai Mubai learned that Ma Hongjun had fought Tang San over a room at the Rose Hotel, then helped prepare Shrek Academy for new student registration. As applicants began lining up, Dai Mubai waited at the entrance for the admissions process to begin.

• Dai Mubai returned to Shrek and heard Ma Hongjun describe how he had defeated a boy with Blue Silver Grass at the Rose Hotel.
• Dai Mubai realized Ma Hongjun had fought Tang San and Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun explained that he had given them the room because they might become classmates.
• Li Yusong told Dai Mubai to serve as the fourth-test examiner and help with registration the next morning.
• Dai Mubai prepared the registration area and rested in a tree as applicants arrived at Shrek Academy.
• Dai Mubai watched a long line of mostly commoner families gather, drawn by Shrek's willingness to accept students regardless of background.

Dai Mubai spotted Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing waiting to register at Shrek Academy, and his reunion with Zhu Zhuqing stirred complicated feelings in both of them. When he demonstrated his Soul Ancestor strength to settle a dispute over the registration fee, Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San were shocked by how powerful he had become.

• Dai Mubai noticed Tang San and Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing in the registration line, then exchanged a cold look with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Li Yusong rejected applicants and refused to refund a middle-aged man's registration fee, then called Dai Mubai to handle the dispute.
• Dai Mubai offered to refund the fee if the man could beat him and revealed his White Tiger Martial Soul and four Soul Rings.
• Zhu Zhuqing reconsidered Dai Mubai's strength but wondered bitterly why he had left her behind, while Tang San realized he could not defeat him.
• The middle-aged man gave up his demand and hurried away with his son.

Dai Mubai escorted Ning Rongrong, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing through Shrek Academy’s admissions tests and brought them to Zhao Wuji for the fourth test. Zhao Wuji prepared to test them personally, while Dai Mubai privately worried about the powerful Titled Douluo watching him.

• Li Yusong announced Shrek Academy’s age and Soul Power requirements, causing many applicants to leave.
• Ning Rongrong, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing passed the preliminary tests and were sent on to the later assessments.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed her Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul, two yellow Soul Rings, and Level 27 Soul Power, qualifying the four applicants for the fourth test.
• Dai Mubai told the group he had just turned fifteen and explained that Shrek had only three students and relied on his financial support.
• Dai Mubai brought the four applicants to Zhao Wuji, who announced that he would personally test them.

Zhao Wuji tested Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing by challenging them to last one incense stick against him. Their coordinated attack failed to harm the Soul Sage, and the chapter ended with Tang San enraged after Xiao Wu was injured.

• Zhao Wuji announced that the four students had to withstand him for one incense stick, and Dai Mubai described Zhao Wuji as a level-76 Soul Sage with terrifying strength.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing revealed their Martial Souls and planned their tactics before beginning the fight.
• Ning Rongrong enhanced her teammates with the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda while Zhao Wuji shattered Tang San’s Blue Silver Vines and threw Xiao Wu aside.
• Zhu Zhuqing attacked Zhao Wuji but could not pierce his defense, and Dai Mubai caught her after Zhao Wuji knocked her unconscious.
• Xiao Wu’s Charm rebounded from Zhao Wuji and injured her, so Tang San caught her and vowed to make Zhao Wuji pay.

Tang San challenged Zhao Wuji alone after Xiao Wu was injured, but Zhao Wuji knocked him unconscious despite Tang San briefly forcing him back with concealed weapons and the Clear Sky Hammer. The candidates passed the assessment, and Oscar treated the injured with his recovery sausages.

• Dai Mubai set the awakened Zhu Zhuqing down while Tang San asked Zhao Wuji to restart the assessment and fight him alone.
• Tang San attacked Zhao Wuji with concealed weapons, evasive footwork, Parasite, and the Clear Sky Hammer, forcing Zhao Wuji back.
• Zhao Wuji used Position Tracking and Gravity Crush to immobilize Tang San, then struck him unconscious.
• Zhao Wuji declared that the candidates had passed, and Dai Mubai called Oscar to bring sausages for the injured.
• Oscar fed recovery sausages to Tang San and Xiao Wu, then gave Zhao Wuji sausages to counter the poison on the concealed weapons.

Dai Mubai arranged rooms for the new students, then gathered everyone for dinner and introduced the Shrek students to one another. The group ended the evening together at the cafeteria, where Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu clashed over their encounter at the Rose Hotel.

• Dai Mubai sent Tang San with Oscar to the boys’ dormitory and assigned Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the unconscious Xiao Wu rooms in the girls’ dormitory.
• After admissions ended, Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Oscar, Tang San, and Zhu Zhuqing gathered for dinner at the cafeteria.
• Ma Hongjun arrived and teased Xiao Wu and Tang San about sharing a room, prompting Xiao Wu to argue with him until Dai Mubai intervened.
• Dai Mubai introduced himself as a level forty-six Battle Soul Ancestor and invited the others to challenge him.
• Dai Mubai introduced Oscar and Ma Hongjun, explaining Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire problem and prompting Ma Hongjun to complain while Oscar teased him.

Tang San saw Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar training before dawn, prompting Zhu Zhuqing to reconsider the rumors she had heard about Dai Mubai. The seven students met Flender for their first official day of classes, and he announced that Zhao Wuji would be absent for several days.

• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing introduced themselves to one another before school officially began.
• Tang San watched Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar run fifty laps with weighted iron blocks, while Zhu Zhuqing saw Dai Mubai's effort and questioned the rumors about him.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing watched the runners, then joined the seven students for breakfast.
• Xiao Wu recognized Flender as the shopkeeper from Suotuo City, and Oscar explained that he was Shrek Academy's dean and a seventy-eighth-level Soul Sage.
• Flender welcomed the four new students and said Zhao Wuji was unwell and would be resting for a few days.

Dai Mubai discouraged Oscar and Ma Hongjun from pursuing Ning Rongrong, then confronted her when she quit the run. He challenged her to train and live up to her sect’s expectations, leaving her crying but beginning to reconsider.

• Flender ordered Ning Rongrong, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing to run fifty laps, with Dai Mubai supervising.
• Dai Mubai convinced Oscar that Ning Rongrong could not marry a non-combat Soul Master, then warned Ma Hongjun that his past would make him an unsuitable match.
• Ma Hongjun suggested Dai Mubai would be a perfect match for Ning Rongrong, nearly exposing Dai Mubai’s interest, and Dai Mubai sent him and Oscar back to the dorm.
• Ning Rongrong fell behind the other runners and quit, insisting that support Soul Masters should not have to endure the same training.
• Dai Mubai challenged Ning Rongrong to prove her talent and reminded her of her responsibilities to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, leaving her sobbing and listening through her tears.

Ning Rongrong sought comfort from Dai Mubai during their running training, while Zhu Zhuqing's cold stare made him step back. Later, Dai Mubai used a Plate Crystal to draw Tang San into a negotiation, which ended with Tang San offering information about an Immortal Herb.

• Ning Rongrong cried against Dai Mubai's shoulder, then wiped her tears and resumed running after he comforted her.
• Zhu Zhuqing glared at Dai Mubai as she ran, prompting him to help Ning Rongrong stand and move away.
• After Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu finished their laps, Dai Mubai displayed his Plate Crystal to catch Tang San's attention.
• Tang San asked to buy the crystal and offered several trades, but Dai Mubai rejected them and hinted that he wanted something useful for cultivation.
• Tang San offered to share unfamiliar information and revealed that he knew of an Immortal Herb.

Tang San traded Dai Mubai a booklet about Immortal Herbs for a Plate Crystal, believing the exchange favored him. After Tang San left, Dai Mubai eagerly read the booklet and confirmed its descriptions matched his memories.

• Tang San convinced Dai Mubai to exchange a Plate Crystal for detailed knowledge of Immortal Herbs.
• Ning Rongrong completed her fifty laps, and Dai Mubai gave her a Recovery Sausage and helped her to Xiao Wu.
• Tang San brought Dai Mubai a booklet listing twenty-seven Immortal-Grade Herbs and took the Plate Crystal.
• Dai Mubai waited until Tang San had left, then excitedly read the booklet and recognized its accurate descriptions.

Dai Mubai joined the others for their first lesson, while Ning Fengzhi learned that Ning Rongrong had safely reached Shrek Academy and discussed her future with Chen Xin. The chapter left Flender leading the seven students toward Suotuo City and Ning Fengzhi considering an alliance with the Star Luo Royal Family through Dai Mubai.

• Dai Mubai finished memorizing the immortal herb booklet, then joined the others for dinner before their first lesson.
• Flender confirmed that all seven students had completed their fifty laps and led them toward Suotuo City for their assignment.
• Ning Fengzhi received a report that Ning Rongrong had passed Shrek Academy's entrance assessment and remained safe under Flender's protection.
• Chen Xin objected to Ning Rongrong staying at Shrek Academy after learning about her bond with Dai Mubai, but Ning Fengzhi argued that the academy could help her grow.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed that Dai Mubai was the third prince of the Star Luo Royal Family and proposed an alliance that would keep Ning Rongrong in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Flender brought the students to the Soto Great Soul Arena and explained that they would gain combat experience there as part of their lessons. After Dai Mubai revealed his Golden Soul Badge and impressive record, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun registered for one-on-one Soul Battles.

• Flender explained that the students’ first lesson would be combat at the Soto Great Soul Arena and set earning a Silver Soul Badge as their graduation goal.
• Dai Mubai described the badge ranks, points, and winning-streak bonuses that governed advancement.
• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai shared their Soul Battle records, and Dai Mubai revealed his Golden Soul Badge and record-setting winning streak.
• Flender explained the arena’s duel types and match formats, then sent the students to register for Contest Duels.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun signed up for one-on-one Soul Battles, while Ning Rongrong did not register for a match.