Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• After being reprimanded by Yan Shaozhe for using excessive force, Tang Wutong leaves his office and secretly heads to Dormitory 108 to spy on Xiang Jun, whom she resents for leaving without her.
• Outside the dormitory, she overhears Xiang Jun and Huo Yuhao making suggestive-sounding remarks. Misinterpreting their cultivation treatment as something scandalous, Tang Wutong is devastated and assumes Xiang Jun has betrayed her expectations.
• Believing Xiang Jun has become morally corrupt, Tang Wutong collapses in despair and wishes she could return to the Divine Realm.
• Inside the room, it is revealed that Xiang Jun is helping Huo Yuhao clear blockages in his meridians. The process is painful and intimate-sounding but greatly improves Huo Yuhao’s cultivation speed.
• Huo Yuhao successfully meditates afterward and is shocked by his rapid progress. Xiang Jun explains that the effect will last only about a week and encourages him to take advantage of it.
• Xiang Jun asks Huo Yuhao to stop calling him “Senior” and instead call him “Brother Xiang Jun,” strengthening their bond.
• Xiang Jun then enters the Divine Realm through meditation and visits Poseidon in the Crystal Palace. Poseidon is shown casually reading a scandalous book rather than behaving like a dignified god.
• Xiang Jun reveals that he has mastered the first three forms of the Golden Thirteen Halberds and hints that he wants Poseidon to teach him the remaining techniques. Poseidon becomes interested and prepares to evaluate his progress.

Character developments

• Tang Wutong: Her confident, mischievous attitude gives way to shock, heartbreak, and confusion after she misinterprets what she hears. Her strong attachment to Xiang Jun and her idealized view of him become apparent.
• Huo Yuhao: He gains a major temporary boost to his cultivation and develops deeper admiration and affection for Xiang Jun. His gratitude and determination increase after Xiang Jun treats him warmly.
• Xiang Jun: He demonstrates technical skill and compassion by helping Huo Yuhao overcome his meridian problems. He also remains focused on becoming powerful enough to challenge God King Tang.
• Poseidon: He is portrayed as irreverent and childish, but still acts as Xiang Jun’s mentor. His resentment toward God King Tang remains a recurring motivation.

Significant themes

• Misunderstanding and appearances: Tang Wutong’s overheard conversation leads her to a completely false conclusion, creating comic and emotional tension.
• Mentorship and personal growth: Xiang Jun’s guidance gives Huo Yuhao renewed confidence and a chance to improve rapidly.
• Ambition and rebellion: Xiang Jun’s goal of becoming the third Sea God and confronting God King Tang continues to drive the larger story.
• Contrast between divine status and personality: Poseidon’s undignified behavior humorously contrasts with his immense divine authority.
• Longing and belonging: Tang Wutong’s wish to return to the Divine Realm reflects her emotional vulnerability and discomfort with events on the Douluo Continent.

Important character interactions

• Tang Wutong’s secret spying on Xiang Jun and Huo Yuhao creates the chapter’s central misunderstanding.
• Xiang Jun reassures and encourages Huo Yuhao, ruffles his hair, and invites him to regard their relationship as closer than that of ordinary senior and junior.
• Xiang Jun and Poseidon exchange sarcastic remarks while discussing Xiang Jun’s progress with the Golden Thirteen Halberds, setting up further training and possible conflict with God King Tang.

Key plot points and events

• Poseidon confirms Xiang Jun has mastered the first three forms of the Golden Thirteen Halberds and teaches him forms four through six: Whale Fall Guard, Hundred Rivers Return to the Void, and Silent Vast Sea. Xiang Jun learns that each form grows more difficult; even the powerful third form, Unfixed Storm, is limited by its enormous Soul Power cost.
• Xiang Jun asks whether the dead can be revived or their souls summoned. Poseidon says it may be possible soon after death, but becomes harder over time, and warns that gods must not meddle in the mortal world without permission.
• Poseidon asks Xiang Jun what he thinks of soul beasts. Xiang Jun jokes that it depends on whether they worship the Sea God, earning Poseidon’s approval. After Xiang Jun leaves, Poseidon searches for something that appears to be missing.
• Back in his body at night, Xiang Jun sees Huo Yuhao cultivating and retrieves a book from his clothes.
• The next morning, Tang Wutong resolves to “win over” Xiang Jun, telling herself it is for the Sea God’s lineage and her father’s honor. She dresses carefully to impress him.
• In class, Tang Wutong brings Xiang Jun breakfast and tries to feed him seafood congee. Suspicious of her sudden kindness, he checks her forehead for a fever. Annoyed, she grabs his cheeks and tries to force him to eat, turning the exchange into a public scuffle.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiang Jun advances his martial training and shows curiosity about resurrection and the rules governing gods. His wary, teasing response to Tang Wutong’s unusual behavior sets up their comic confrontation.
• Poseidon acts as Xiang Jun’s mentor, encouraging him as a successor while emphasizing divine restraint. His approval of Xiang Jun’s answer about soul beasts reinforces their shared Sea God outlook.
• Tang Wutong shifts from discouragement to determined, if self-justifying, efforts to attract and reform Xiang Jun. Her confidence and pride clash with her frustration when he distrusts her gesture.
• Huo Yuhao remains quietly focused on cultivation, while the classmates watch Tang Wutong and Xiang Jun’s increasingly flirtatious-looking struggle with bemusement.

Significant themes

• Power and its limits: Xiang Jun gains formidable techniques, but their difficulty and Soul Power demands constrain their use.
• Divine responsibility: Poseidon’s warning highlights the rules separating gods from the mortal world.
• Self-justification and affection: Tang Wutong frames her pursuit as duty, even as her actions reveal personal interest.
• Comedy through misunderstanding: Xiang Jun interprets her breakfast as suspicious, while Tang Wutong’s forceful response makes the classmates see their interaction as flirtation.

Plot points

• Tang Wutong attacks Xiang Jun after their conversation turns teasing. When she apologizes, Xiang Jun suspects a trick and dodges her kick—but is distracted and struck by her “Rocket Headbutt.”
• After class, Tang Wutong checks that Xiang Jun isn’t angry, then urges him to focus on cultivation and avoid certain people, clearly including Huo Yuhao.
• Xiang Jun’s gaze lingers on Tang Wutong’s legs. She interprets this as a sign he finds them attractive and decides to give him a personal gift.
• Tang Wutong waits until Huo Yuhao leaves, then removes her stockings and gives them to Xiang Jun, telling him to keep them safe and tell no one. Embarrassed, she flees using her Light Goddess Butterfly.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Wutong shifts from combative and proud to shy and romantically hopeful. She remains jealous or distrustful of Huo Yuhao and tries to steer Xiang Jun away from him.
• Xiang Jun responds to her teasing with playful confidence, then becomes intrigued by her gift. He sends Huo Yuhao to fetch lunch, leaving himself alone with Tang Wutong.
• Huo Yuhao is caught between them: Tang Wutong dismisses him, and Xiang Jun sends him away with money for lunch. He leaves looking disappointed.
• Xiang Jun and Tang Wutong’s relationship grows more flirtatious, though much of their exchange rests on teasing, embarrassment, and misread signals.

Significant themes

• Flirtation and romantic misunderstanding: Both characters read meaning into gestures and glances.
• Pride versus vulnerability: Tang Wutong’s princessly bravado gives way to embarrassment and an awkwardly intimate gesture.
• Jealousy and social tension: Tang Wutong’s criticism of Xiang Jun’s association with Huo Yuhao hints at conflict over his attention and loyalties.

Key plot points and events

• Xiang Jun returns to the dormitory after speaking privately with Tang Wutong. Huo Yuhao anxiously checks him for signs that anything intimate happened, then visibly relaxes when he finds none.
• Huo Yuhao serves Xiang Jun dinner and takes his advice to eat more as a determination to grow stronger and bigger.
• Xiang Jun goes to Sea God Lake to practice the Golden Thirteen Halberds. He trains Whale Fall Guard, the fourth move, a powerful defensive technique that can block even a divine attack but consumes enormous Soul Power.
• As Xiang Jun finishes training, the mindless, flame-wreathed Ma Xiaotao rushes at him. He activates Seagod’s Descent and the Sea God Domain, then counters with the second Golden Thirteen Halberds move, Thousand-Year Vastness. The barrage strikes Ma Xiaotao and knocks her into the lake.

Character developments

• Huo Yuhao shows jealousy and insecurity about Xiang Jun’s time with Tang Wutong, but his mood lifts when Xiang Jun returns. His eagerness to please Xiang Jun—and his innocent misunderstanding of the advice to eat more—adds a comic, affectionate dimension to their relationship.
• Xiang Jun continues developing his combat abilities, testing a new divine technique and responding decisively to Ma Xiaotao’s attack.

Character interactions

• Huo Yuhao welcomes Xiang Jun home, prepares his meal, and receives food and teasingly blunt advice from him.
• Xiang Jun and Ma Xiaotao clash after she attacks him without warning; he retaliates with overwhelming force. The chapter notes that senior members of the Sea God Pavilion are observing from the shadows.

Significant themes

• Jealousy and attachment: Huo Yuhao’s thoughts reveal how emotionally invested he is in Xiang Jun.
• Training and power: Xiang Jun uses his free time to master the Golden Thirteen Halberds and prepare for battle.
• Comedy beside danger: The lighthearted dormitory scene contrasts sharply with Ma Xiaotao’s sudden, ferocious attack.

Summary

• The author announces that the book has passed its trial period, crediting readers’ continued support and chapter readership.
• Responding to reader enthusiasm, the author confirms that Huo Taotongna will remain the female lead and that the Snow Empress will also be added as a female lead. The Snow Empress may not appear for some time; Gu Yuena is expected to appear first.
• The author invites suggestions for other female characters and asks readers to leave comments, keep up with new chapters, and consider giving the book a five-star review. They also welcome book-promotion bloggers.

Character and interaction notes

There is no story action or character development in this announcement. The author addresses readers directly, thanking them, responding to their preferences, and encouraging their continued engagement.

Main themes

Reader support, audience influence on creative decisions, and the author’s concern about the book’s success and livelihood.

Plot points and events

• Xiang Jun unleashes Raging Sea Torrent, raising four massive, high-speed water dragons to attack Ma Xiaotao.
• Ma Xiaotao emerges from the lake transformed by her out-of-control evil fire. She attacks Xiang Jun with Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike, whose flaming phoenix pursues him even as he dodges.
• Xiang Jun lures Ma Xiaotao into charging at him, then uses Ocean Current Crossing to swap their positions. Ma Xiaotao is struck by her own attack, weakening her but not defeating her.
• Xiang Jun summons a towering Sea God apparition. Its Sea God’s Light extinguishes Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire, bringing the battle decisively under control.
• Mu En, watching remotely from Sea God Pavilion, tells Yan Shaozhe that the battle is decided. Yan Shaozhe acknowledges him and leaves.

Character developments

• Xiang Jun shows tactical ingenuity, using Ma Xiaotao’s aggression and the homing nature of her attack against her. He also draws Soul Power from the lake to recover during the fight. His ability to summon Sea God’s Light reveals power and authority far beyond what his status as a Soul Ancestor would suggest.
• Ma Xiaotao is so consumed by evil fire that she fights on instinct and ignores the cost of her Soul Power. Despite her formidable resistance and fire affinity, she is vulnerable to the Sea God’s Light.
• Mu En is revealed to have followed the entire battle from afar and retains enough influence to direct Yan Shaozhe.

Themes

• Strategy over brute force: Xiang Jun wins advantage by redirecting Ma Xiaotao’s own attack rather than overpowering her directly.
• Power and hidden potential: Xiang Jun’s extraordinary divine display challenges the observers’ expectations of his rank.
• Control versus corruption: Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire grants strength but strips her of reason; the Sea God’s Light acts as a cleansing counterforce.

Character interactions

• Xiang Jun and Ma Xiaotao engage in a high-stakes duel, with Xiang Jun exploiting her instinctive aggression.
• The concealed Sea God Pavilion elders watch the fight but do not intervene, judging that Ma Xiaotao can withstand the earlier attacks.
• Mu En communicates directly with Yan Shaozhe, who responds respectfully and withdraws once told the outcome is settled.

Plot points and events

• Ma Xiaotao collapses under the Sea God’s Light after her evil fire runs wild. Xiang Jun, unwilling to forgive her attack, throws the enormously heavy Seagod’s Trident at her.
• Yan Shaozhe intervenes just in time, blocking the trident with a phoenix-flame barrier—but the impact sends him flying. He realizes Xiang Jun’s weapon may be the legendary genuine trident.
• Xiang Jun demands an explanation for being attacked inside the academy. To retain him, Yan Shaozhe offers a valuable jade bottle and agrees to let him use the Golden Ancient Tree for three days every week.
• Later, Ma Xiaotao wakes and learns the academy has found a way to suppress her evil fire. The fire itself has disappeared, though the underlying flaw in her Martial Soul remains. She is relieved and eager to resume cultivating.
• Ma Xiaotao asks whether she hurt anyone. Her mentor’s wife conceals how close Xiang Jun came to dying and tells her everyone is safe.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiang Jun reveals both his formidable power and his calculated ambition: he uses the crisis to secure regular access to the Golden Ancient Tree, his original goal at Shrek Academy.
• Yan Shaozhe shifts from confidence to alarm when Xiang Jun’s attack nearly kills Ma Xiaotao and then knocks him back. Despite his reluctance, he yields to Xiang Jun’s request, apparently after receiving an instruction from an unseen authority.
• Ma Xiaotao wakes remorseful and anxious about the harm she may have caused. Her relief at losing the evil fire shows how heavily it had burdened her.
• Ma Xiaotao’s mentor’s wife balances gentle concern with a mild reprimand, then protects her disciple from the full truth about the danger.

Significant themes

• Power and restraint: Xiang Jun’s strength makes even academy leaders wary, while Ma Xiaotao’s uncontrolled power threatens those around her.
• Ambition and negotiation: Xiang Jun turns an emergency into an opportunity to pursue his long-term objective.
• Relief tempered by uncertainty: Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire is gone, but the flaw causing it remains.
• Loyalty and belief: An elder’s devotion to the Sea God—and confidence in the chosen successor—remains unwavering.

Plot and events

• Huo Yuhao sells grilled fish at Shrek City’s east gate, with Tang Ya helping attract customers. She keeps the last four fish aside for Xiang Jun, who she expects back soon.
• Xu Sanshi arrives after the stall has sold out. Though fish remain on the grill, Yuhao explains that they are reserved. Xu throws down a gold coin and tries to take them anyway.
• Yuhao protects the fish, and Xu crushes the hot charcoal in anger. Tang Ya intervenes, insulting him and declaring that Yuhao’s business is her business as a fellow Tang Sect member.
• Tang Ya needles Xu about bullying a freshman and a defenseless girl, drawing the crowd’s disapproval. Xiang Jun then arrives, notices the overturned grill, and learns what happened.
• Xu dismisses Xiang Jun as merely a freshman and challenges him to fight in the Soul Arena. Xiang Jun accepts and proposes a wager.

Character developments and interactions

• Huo Yuhao remains polite under pressure but stands firm in protecting the fish she saved for Xiang Jun.
• Tang Ya is fiercely protective of Yuhao. She confronts Xu directly and uses teasing and the crowd’s attention to undermine his bluster.
• Xu Sanshi, introduced as the Outer Court’s renowned defender, behaves entitled and intimidating when refused. He becomes defensive when challenged publicly, then tries to reassert his status by challenging Xiang Jun.
• Xiang Jun arrives as the person Yuhao has been waiting for. Seeing her stall disrupted, he becomes serious and steps in; rather than back down, he turns Xu’s challenge into a wager.
• The crowd shifts from curiosity to disapproval of Xu, while admiring Xiang Jun’s appearance—adding to Xu’s irritation and jealousy.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and protection: Tang Ya and Xiang Jun defend Yuhao when Xu mistreats her.
• Entitlement versus boundaries: Xu assumes money and status entitle him to take what Yuhao has reserved.
• Public reputation and bravado: Tang Ya’s taunts and the crowd’s judgment expose the gap between Xu’s intimidating image and his defensive reactions.
• Conflict escalating into competition: A dispute over food becomes a formal challenge, with Xiang Jun’s proposed wager raising the stakes.

Key plot points and events

• Xiang Jun agrees to fight Xu Sanshi and wagers a vial of Sea Hibiscus nectar against three Mysterious Water Pills. Xu accepts eagerly, confident he will win.
• Before the match, Tang Ya explains that Mysterious Water Pills are extremely rare and valuable: they can cleanse the body, widen meridians, and potentially raise a soul master’s innate power. Huo Yuhao realizes the pill he recently took may have been one of them, and silently thinks of Xiang Jun.
• The Soul Arena fills with spectators, many cheering for Xiang Jun. Xu Sanshi grows jealous and prepares to defeat him.
• Xu activates his Xuanming abilities and takes a defensive stance. Xiang Jun calmly approaches without summoning his Martial Soul, then forms a golden Seagod’s Trident.
• Xiang Jun’s single strike shatters Xu’s shield formation and devastates the arena. Xu is left sprawled in the rubble, while Xiang Jun emerges unharmed and is declared the winner.
• Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao arrive after the fight, only to find the spectators have already dispersed.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiang Jun is self-assured and formidable, treating the duel as a quick task. His overwhelming victory reveals that his power far exceeds what others expected.
• Xu Sanshi begins cocky and eager to win the wager, but is swiftly overwhelmed when Xiang Jun’s attack breaks through his defenses.
• Huo Yuhao learns the value of Mysterious Water Pills and suspects that Xiang Jun gave him one, deepening his sense of gratitude.
• Tang Ya remains unaware of Huo Yuhao’s realization and focuses on placing a bet and watching the match.
• Xu’s envy of the attention Xiang Jun receives from female students adds a comic note to the rivalry.

Significant themes

• Hidden strength and underestimated talent: Xiang Jun’s freshman status leads the crowd to doubt him, but his effortless victory overturns their expectations.
• Confidence versus overconfidence: Xu accepts the wager and fight believing he is secure, only to discover how badly he has misjudged his opponent.
• Generosity and gratitude: Huo Yuhao’s recollection of the pill suggests Xiang Jun has helped him in a meaningful way.
• Spectacle and reputation: The duel transforms Xiang Jun from a popular, handsome student into a figure who inspires awe and fear.

Plot and key events

• Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao return to find that the Xiang Jun–Xu Sanshi soul-fighting match has already ended. Xu Sanshi reportedly lost in a single move, and Tang Ya is delighted because she and Yuhao had bet on Xiang Jun.
• Two and a half months pass. Xiang Jun is still waiting for Poseidon’s promised old friend, but has advanced to Soul Power rank 43 by cultivating in the Golden Ancient Tree.
• Huo Yuhao works relentlessly at study, cultivation, and selling grilled fish. With a Mysterious Water Pill and Xiang Jun’s weekly help, he reaches rank 15.
• Tang Wutong persuades an elderly man in a wheelchair to let her enter the boys’ dormitory. He hints at the significance of her Clear Sky Hammer and worries that the continent is entering troubled times.
• Tang Wutong lets herself into Xiang Jun’s room with a key. She teases him, settles close beside him, and lays her stockinged legs across his lap. She then discovers a hidden book, Young A Bin, but Xiang Jun quickly takes it away, making her suspect he is concealing something.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiang Jun continues growing stronger and helps Huo Yuhao, while remaining embarrassed by Tang Wutong’s increasingly intimate teasing.
• Huo Yuhao shows extraordinary discipline, though his exhausting routine concerns Xiang Jun.
• Tang Wutong is increasingly attached to Xiang Jun and comfortable showing affection, despite blushing. Her comment that life with him might be preferable to the Divine Realm suggests growing doubts about returning there.
• Tang Ya remains spirited and impulsive, celebrating the result of her bet.
• The elderly man’s cryptic remarks reveal concern about the Clear Sky Sect’s return and wider upheaval.

Significant themes

• Ambition and perseverance: Huo Yuhao’s punishing work ethic and Xiang Jun’s steady cultivation drive their progress.
• Affection and belonging: Tang Wutong’s visits and growing contentment with ordinary life suggest her bond with Xiang Jun is deepening.
• Uncertainty and change: Poseidon’s absence and the old man’s warning foreshadow developments beyond the students’ immediate lives.
• Secrets and curiosity: Xiang Jun’s hidden book gives Tang Wutong a new reason to investigate him.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Wutong notices Xiang Jun is hiding something and playfully attacks him, searching his body and tearing at his clothes.
• Xiang Jun overpowers and pins her. After she continues defying him, he spanks her; she protests, then resumes attacking him by biting his neck.
• Huo Yuhao returns to the dorm with grilled fish he hopes to share with Xiang Jun. He finds Tang Wutong sprawled on Xiang Jun’s back, sees a bite mark on Xiang Jun’s neck, and mistakes the scene for an intimate moment between them.
• Devastated, Huo Yuhao apologizes for interrupting and runs away. Xiang Jun is confused, while Tang Wutong teasingly suggests Huo Yuhao is jealous and calls him Xiang Jun’s “little boyfriend.”
• Alone in Shrek Square, Huo Yuhao broods over his perceived lack of talent and his feelings for Xiang Jun. Without noticing, his soul power rises to rank sixteen.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Wutong is bold, mischievous, and combative with Xiang Jun, but her bravado gives way to surprise when he turns the tables. She later provokes him again, and playfully needles him about Huo Yuhao.
• Xiang Jun responds to Tang Wutong’s teasing with forceful mock discipline, then is bewildered by Huo Yuhao’s sudden distress. He briefly recognizes his own fondness for Huo Yuhao before dismissing the thought.
• Huo Yuhao is revealed as deeply attached to Xiang Jun and painfully insecure about his abilities. Seeing Tang Wutong with him triggers jealousy and heartbreak; his emotional turmoil coincides with an unnoticed increase in power.
• The encounter between Huo Yuhao and Xiang Jun is brief but emotionally significant: Huo Yuhao misreads what he sees, while Xiang Jun fails to understand why he leaves.

Significant themes

• Jealousy and misunderstanding: Huo Yuhao interprets a playful scuffle as proof that Xiang Jun and Tang Wutong are lovers.
• Longing and insecurity: Huo Yuhao measures himself against Xiang Jun and Tang Wutong, linking talent to his hopes for revenge and freedom.
• Hidden pain beneath appearances: His heartbreak is compounded by the difficult circumstances of his childhood and his desire to avenge his mother.

Plot points and events

• Half a month before the freshman assessment, Xiang Jun finds Huo Yuhao distracted and carries her back to the dorm. Huo Yuhao blushes and protests that others will gossip, while Tang Wutong watches from hiding and angrily vows to keep Xiang Jun from being led astray.
• Huo Yuhao has become healthier and more attractive after two and a half months of Xiang Jun’s care, but Xiang Jun has begun suspecting that she is hiding something.
• That night, Huo Yuhao sneaks to the communal showers to wash in private. Xiang Jun secretly follows and sees enough to realize that Huo Yuhao is a girl.
• Back in their room, Xiang Jun teases Huo Yuhao about his suspicions. Realizing her secret is out, Huo Yuhao admits that “Huo Yuhao” is not her real name and reveals that she is Huo Yuxi.

Character developments and interactions

• Huo Yuhao/Huo Yuxi is increasingly comfortable around Xiang Jun, yet remains anxious about being discovered. When confronted, she stops evading the truth and begins to confess.
• Xiang Jun shifts from caring companion to playful investigator, using Huo Yuhao’s unusual behavior to confirm his suspicions. Their close, teasing dynamic hints at growing intimacy.
• Tang Wutong becomes openly jealous after seeing Xiang Jun carry Huo Yuhao, framing her concern as protecting the Sea God’s successor.

Significant themes

• Hidden identity and disclosure: Huo Yuhao’s disguise and secret name drive the chapter’s reveal.
• Intimacy and trust: Xiang Jun’s attentiveness brings Huo Yuhao closer to him, while the secret creates tension between them.
• Jealousy and misunderstanding: Tang Wutong interprets their closeness as a threat, adding comic rivalry.

Plot points

• Huo Yuxi explains to Xiang Jun that she was raised as a boy to protect her, since she was the daughter of a servant in the White Tiger Duke’s household. She begs him to keep her gender secret so Shrek Academy won’t expel her; Xiang Jun agrees to hear her out, though he is unsettled that she still seems to expect them to share a dorm.
• The next morning, Xiang Jun and Huo Yuxi both look tired, prompting Tang Wutong to suspect they were up to something. Xiao Xiao also notices the awkwardness and recalls the academy’s rumors.
• Han Ruoruo introduces a transfer student: Gu Yuena, a level 39 Soul Elder with the Silver Dragon Martial Soul. Her arrival astonishes the class, and Xiang Jun is especially surprised because he expected her to still be recovering from injuries.
• Gu Yuena and Tang Wutong immediately sense something repellent in each other and silently regard one another as enemies. Their handshake triggers visions of a silver-white dragon and a golden dragon, along with a roar that leaves the class shaken—though Xiang Jun remains unaffected.

Character developments and interactions

• Huo Yuxi reveals the reason behind her disguise and her determination to stay at the academy, which is tied to avenging her mother.
• Xiang Jun accepts Huo Yuxi’s explanation but grows wary of the situation. He also recognizes the significance of Gu Yuena’s apparent connection to the Sea God’s Light and Tang Wutong’s powerful bloodline.
• Tang Wutong becomes jealous and suspicious after seeing Xiang Jun carry Huo Yuxi, then treats Gu Yuena’s arrival as a direct challenge.
• Gu Yuena enters as a powerful, aloof new student and establishes an immediate rivalry with Tang Wutong. Their polite introductions conceal mutual hostility.

Significant themes

• Secrecy and survival: Huo Yuxi’s disguise was a means of protection, and her fear of expulsion reflects the risks she faces.
• Rivalry and suspicion: Tang Wutong’s jealousy and her instant antagonism toward Gu Yuena suggest growing tensions around Xiang Jun and within the class.
• Power and hidden identity: The dragon imagery and the characters’ unusual auras hint at deeper identities and abilities beneath their student roles.

Plot and events

• Tang Wutong and Gu Yuena’s rivalry becomes obvious in class. Tang Wutong participates unusually actively, though most of her answers are slightly wrong.
• Xiang Jun goes to train in the Inner Court. Han Ruoruo escorts him across Sea God Lake by holding his arm while he uses his flight ability; she cannot fly herself and refuses to use a flying Soul Tool.
• Xiang Jun meditates near the Golden Ancient Tree, in a room where its energy boosts cultivation. A mysterious elderly man appears and secretly accelerates his meditation.
• After three days, Xiang Jun wakes to find the visitor is Elder Jin, the Golden Ancient Tree itself. Elder Jin recognizes Xiang Jun as a possible candidate for the Sea God Godhood and says his current, limited authority is insufficient to replace the existing holder.
• Elder Jin asks what Xiang Jun knows about gods. Xiang Jun admits he knows little, so Elder Jin begins explaining that gods fall into two broad categories.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiang Jun remains polite and respectful, but his thoughts reveal extensive knowledge of the world’s history and its divine conflicts. His connection to the Sea God Godhood is confirmed to be only partial.
• Han Ruoruo is playful and affectionate toward Xiang Jun, calling him “little brother” and asking him to use a more familiar name for her.
• Elder Jin is initially warm and grandfatherly, but privately bitter about the Tang God King’s past actions and the Blue Silver Emperor’s presence. He nevertheless takes a personal interest in Xiang Jun.
• Tang Wutong and Gu Yuena maintain a tense, mostly silent competition that draws attention from their classmates.

Significant themes

• Rivalry and attention: The girls’ conflict shapes the classroom atmosphere and invites curiosity from others.
• Power, inheritance, and divine authority: Xiang Jun’s potential connection to the Sea God Godhood raises questions about succession and the limits of his current power.
• Hidden histories and resentment: Elder Jin’s private thoughts expose lingering grievances behind Shrek’s past and the gods’ influence.

Key plot points and events

• Elder Jin explains the difference between Gods of Authority, who wield powerful domains but struggle to advance, and Gods of Faith, who can grow by drawing on worship. The Sea God is now the only prominent First-Level God of Faith, and Tang’s immense following helps explain his rise to God King.
• Elder Jin tells Xiang Jun that his first priority is reaching level fifty, but then reveals a fragment of the fallen Thunder God’s Godhood. He urges Xiang Jun to absorb it, since Xiang Jun’s Sea God Martial Soul has a thunder attribute.
• Xiang Jun begins absorbing the fragment with Sea God’s Light. Lightning erupts, and Elder Jin shields the surroundings. Xiang Jun senses the Thunder God’s inheritance beginning—but a voice interrupts, apparently Poseidon’s, before Xiang Jun loses consciousness.
• Outside the Golden Ancient Tree, a massive storm engulfs Shrek City, alarming its residents and even its powerful elders.

Character developments

• Xiang Jun learns how faith could help him eventually become a true Sea God. Though he jokes privately about wealth, wives, and revenge on Tang, he accepts Elder Jin’s gift and begins pursuing the Thunder God’s power.
• Elder Jin acts as Xiang Jun’s mentor and protector, entrusting him with a rare inheritance and urging him to save Douluo Star’s people. His humorous private wish for Xiang Jun to hurt Tang contrasts with his serious guidance.
• Poseidon appears to intervene in the inheritance process, suggesting he is protective of Xiang Jun—or unwilling to let another deity claim him.

Significant themes

• Faith versus authority: Gods gain power and progress in fundamentally different ways; devotion can let faith-based gods exceed their apparent limits.
• Inheritance and divine rivalry: Xiang Jun’s mixed elemental nature makes the Thunder God’s fallen authority a potential path to greater power, but competing divine wills may complicate the inheritance.
• Duty versus personal desire: Elder Jin frames Xiang Jun’s purpose as saving others, while Xiang Jun’s irreverent ambitions reveal a gap between the duty imposed on him and what he privately wants.

Character interactions

• Elder Jin patiently teaches Xiang Jun about divine power, then gives him the Thunder God fragment and promises to guard him during absorption.
• Xiang Jun responds with deep gratitude, while internally imagining Elder Jin as an adoptive father.
• During the inheritance, the Thunder God’s voice appears to address Xiang Jun as its successor; Poseidon’s sudden intervention cuts it off.
• The chapter ends with Shrek City’s residents and elders reacting to the terrifying storm caused by Xiang Jun’s absorption.

Key plot points and events

• A massive lightning-tribulation-like storm gathers above Shrek Academy, alarming the elders. Mu En reassures them that the Golden Ancient Tree will protect the academy, so they stand down.
• Xiang Jun wakes after absorbing a fragment of the Thunder God’s divine power. Poseidon and Elder Jin admit he is compatible with the Thunder God’s Divine Seat, though they conceal the truth about the Thunder God’s Nine Trials.
• Xiang Jun discovers that the Thunder God’s power has strengthened the thunder associated with his Sea God Martial Soul. His Seagod’s Trident acts as its conduit, but he cannot yet wield the full force of the power.
• The new ability inspires Xiang Jun to consider seeking the Primordial Ice God’s bloodline in the Far North, hoping to further develop the Sea God’s elemental powers.
• On his way to dinner, Xiang Jun meets an exhausted Han Ruoruo, who tells him that Tang Wutong and Gu Yuena have repeatedly fought in class.
• Over dinner, Han Ruoruo teases Xiang Jun about his closeness with Tang Wutong and playfully ruffles his hair.

Character developments

• Xiang Jun gains access to a formidable new source of Thunder power, though he cannot yet control it. He also shows ambition and resourcefulness by considering how other divine bloodlines might complement his abilities.
• Han Ruoruo appears worn down by the trouble caused by her students, but her mood lightens enough to tease Xiang Jun.
• Poseidon remains irreverent and evasive, downplaying the Thunder God’s trials while explaining the fragment’s effects.
• Mu En demonstrates calm authority: his reassurance is enough to settle the elders’ fears.

Significant themes

• Power and its limits: Xiang Jun gains extraordinary potential, but must grow in compatibility before he can safely command it.
• Divine inheritance and ambition: The Thunder God fragment prompts Xiang Jun to consider combining or expanding elemental powers through other divine lineages.
• Humor amid danger: The chapter shifts from a potentially catastrophic storm to casual banter, food, and teasing.

Character interactions

• The elders look to Mu En for guidance and trust his assurance that Shrek is safe.
• Poseidon and Elder Jin work together to explain Xiang Jun’s new power while hiding information about the Nine Trials.
• Han Ruoruo confides in Xiang Jun about the classroom clashes, then playfully probes his relationship with Tang Wutong. Xiang Jun is embarrassed but responds in a friendly, familiar manner.

Key plot points and events

• Han Ruoruo teases Xiang Jun about his relationship with Tang Wutong. Wu Ming joins them, joking that Ruoruo may be interested in her younger student.
• Xiang Jun returns to the boys’ dormitory and finds Tang Wutong and Huo Yuxi awkwardly facing off. Tang explains she has been assigned to share a room with Gu Yuena and refuses to stay there.
• Xiang Jun discovers Tang has been sleeping in his bed and put up a curtain between his bed and Huo’s. Tang suggests they could share the bed, but Xiang Jun instead tells her to leave and says he’ll squeeze in with Huo. Huo shyly accepts.
• Tang offers to treat them to a hot spring, but Xiang Jun asks for cash instead. Embarrassed and annoyed, she throws her stocking at him.
• That night, Tang secretly enjoys Xiang Jun’s scent from his pillow while watching him cultivate.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiang Jun stays teasing and matter-of-fact, deflecting romantic insinuations and provoking Tang for fun.
• Han Ruoruo is flustered by Wu Ming’s suggestion that she fancies Xiang Jun.
• Wu Ming is bold and irreverent, openly examining Xiang Jun and joking about his relationship with Ruoruo.
• Tang Wutong reveals growing attraction to Xiang Jun, despite masking it with complaints, indignation, and playful bravado. Her hostility toward Gu Yuena drives her refusal to share a room with her.
• Huo Yuxi is quiet and accommodating, but her willingness to share with Xiang Jun hints at affection and leaves Tang suspicious.

Significant themes

• The chapter uses romantic misunderstandings, teasing, and jealousy for comedy.
• Tang’s antagonism toward Gu Yuena contrasts with her increasing attachment to Xiang Jun.
• The characters’ apparent casualness about closeness masks embarrassment and unresolved romantic feelings.

Plot points and events

• Xiang Jun catches Tang Wutong awake and acting suspiciously during the night, but she insists she was only sleeping. He warns her not to cause trouble, and the night passes uneventfully.
• The next morning, Tang Wutong sleeps through breakfast. Xiang Jun leaves food for her and takes Huo Yuxi out to explore Shrek City.
• At a clothing shop, Huo Yuxi hesitates because of the high prices. Xiang Jun buys her more than a dozen outfits anyway, and her gratitude moves her to tears.
• Zhu Lu arrives at the shop and warns Xiang Jun that Shrek City may be unsafe, urging him to keep Tang Wutong from spending too much time outside the academy.
• Zhu Lu then begs him to ask Tang Wutong to spare her fiancé, Dai Huabin, and offers to do anything in return. Xiang Jun tells her that the decision belongs to Tang Wutong.

Character developments

• Xiang Jun remains protective and generous toward Huo Yuxi, while staying wary of Tang Wutong’s antics. He suspects Dai Huabin may be planning an attack like one from the original story.
• Huo Yuxi is eager to spend time with Xiang Jun but feels uncomfortable accepting expensive gifts. His kindness overwhelms her.
• Tang Wutong is presented as mischievous and sleepy, still flustered by her earlier encounter with Xiang Jun.
• Zhu Lu shows concern for Dai Huabin despite his changed behavior. She is troubled by the idea of betraying him but risks doing so to try to protect him.

Significant themes

• Care and generosity: Xiang Jun’s clothing purchases show his desire to provide for Huo Yuxi, while also highlighting the contrast between his means and her poverty.
• Loyalty and moral conflict: Zhu Lu’s warning and plea reveal the strain between loyalty to her fiancé and fear of what he may do.
• Protection and danger: The warning about Shrek City hints at a possible threat to Tang Wutong.

Character interactions

• Xiang Jun teasingly confronts Tang Wutong at night and tries to wake her the following morning.
• Huo Yuxi and Xiang Jun share a warm shopping trip, with Xiang Jun encouraging her to choose freely and Huo Yuxi expressing gratitude.
• Zhu Lu approaches Xiang Jun cautiously, warns him about the danger, and asks him to intercede with Tang Wutong on Dai Huabin’s behalf.

Key plot points and events

• Xiang Jun reflects that Zhu Lu’s fiancé, Dai Huabin, has made a disastrous choice by ordering an attack on Tang Wutong. Zhu Lu recognized Tang Wutong’s Clear Sky Hammer and understands the danger this could bring to both the Dai and Zhu families, but she has been unable to change Dai Huabin’s mind.
• Huo Yuxi emerges from the fitting room in a maid outfit. Xiang Jun approves and suggests she wear it in the dormitory when they are alone. They return to the academy together, holding hands.
• Xiang Jun wakes Tang Wutong and announces they are going to an afternoon auction. He intends to borrow money, but Huo Yuxi offers only a small purse, and Xiang Jun says he already has substantial funds. Tang Wutong, feeling jealous of their closeness, lends him her gold card.
• At the auction house, Tang Wutong’s “Hao” token secures the group a luxurious private room. Xiang Jun warns her that someone may be targeting her, though he claims he is worried about the consequences if she dies.
• Xiang Jun ignores the auction’s other valuable goods and plans to bid on a ten-thousand-year soul bone with water and lightning attributes, provided it suits his Martial Soul. Tang Wutong mocks his modest ambition and offers him a superior soul bone if he joins the Clear Sky Sect.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiang Jun is practical and self-assured, but also playful and teasing. He approves of Huo Yuxi’s outfit, takes her hand, and later warns Tang Wutong about the threat to her.
• Huo Yuxi shows trust and growing affection toward Xiang Jun, quietly accepting his lead and offering her money to help him.
• Tang Wutong displays confidence in her wealth and status, but also a hint of jealousy over Xiang Jun and Huo Yuxi’s closeness. She masks concern for Xiang Jun’s plans with a bold recruitment offer.
• Zhu Lu is devastated by Dai Huabin’s actions and recognizes the political danger posed by Tang Wutong’s identity. Her inability to sway her fiancé highlights the damage his hatred has done.

Significant themes

• Consequences and responsibility: Xiang Jun believes people must answer for their actions, while Dai Huabin’s reckless hostility threatens multiple families.
• Status, wealth, and power: Tang Wutong’s token grants privileged access, and her vast resources contrast with the others’ more limited means.
• Affection and jealousy: Xiang Jun and Huo Yuxi’s intimacy unsettles Tang Wutong, who nevertheless remains close to them.
• Practical value over appearances: Xiang Jun judges the soul bone by how well it matches his abilities, not simply by its age.

Key plot points and events

• At the auction, Xiang Jun buys Moon Tide Seaheart Grass for himself and Hundred-Year Whale Rubber for Huo Yuxi. He dismisses the final lot—a badly damaged, though unusually powerful, Purple-Patterned Electric Eel torso Soul Bone—and notices a hooded bidder who gives him a sinister smile.
• On the road back to Shrek Academy, the hooded bidder ambushes the group with lightning. He reveals that someone has paid for Xiang Jun and Tang Wutong’s deaths.
• The attacker proves to be a Soul Sage. Xiang Jun and Tang Wutong fight together: Xiang Jun boosts his power, restrains the attacker, and lands heavy blows with Seagod’s Trident, while Tang Wutong attacks with her butterfly abilities.
• When the enemy targets Tang Wutong with a tracking lightning attack, Xiang Jun uses his teleportation-like Ocean Current Crossing to take her place. He withstands the strike with Whale Fall Guard, then traps the attacker in a waterspout and attacks with water dragons.
• Tang Wutong unveils an extraordinary trump card: she fuses her three Spirit Rings into a Ten Thousand Year ring and summons the Great Sumeru Hammer. As she prepares to finish the assassin, he pleads to negotiate, but she refuses.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe have watched from above. Yan is astonished by the pair’s strength and resolves to keep Xiang Jun at Shrek; he also regards the attack on academy students as an offense that must be answered.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiang Jun shows alertness, tactical skill, and protectiveness. He immediately senses danger, shields Huo Yuxi, and later risks himself to save Tang Wutong.
• Tang Wutong is proud and quick-tempered, but her anger gives way to visible relief and happiness when Xiang Jun proves safe. She interprets his sacrifice as evidence that she matters to him. Her hidden hammer technique reveals just how formidable—and well-protected—she is.
• Huo Yuxi is shaken by the ambush and clings to Xiang Jun, while the others take the lead in the fight.
• Xiang Jun and Tang Wutong coordinate effectively despite their teasing and friction: he creates openings and protects her, and she delivers powerful attacks. Their mutual concern becomes more apparent.
• The assassin begins confident in his superior rank but is overwhelmed by the students’ abilities and realizes too late that his employer withheld crucial information.
• Yan Shaozhe sees Xiang Jun as an exceptional asset for Shrek Academy, while Xuan Zi quietly observes the battle.

Significant themes

• Talent and ambition: Xiang Jun’s refusal to be bought or defined by a prestigious sect contrasts with Shrek’s eagerness to recruit him.
• Hidden power and privilege: The students’ extraordinary abilities—including Tang Wutong’s secret trump card—turn an apparently uneven fight on its head.
• Loyalty and protection: Xiang Jun’s willingness to take an attack meant for Tang Wutong deepens their bond.
• Overconfidence and consequences: The assassin underestimates his targets and pays for trusting an employer who concealed their strength.