Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy and was assigned to oversee the students’ lessons and training, while Lin Xuan remained indifferent to him. On the way back, Lin Xuan collected his betting winnings and shared some with Xiao Wu; the chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang and Tang San alone beneath the night sky.

• Flender welcomed Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San greeted his teacher while Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu showed little interest in him.
• Flender announced that Yu Xiaogang would lead the students’ theoretical lessons and practical training starting the next day.
• Ning Rongrong gave Lin Xuan the Gold Soul Coins she had won betting on his solo match, and Xiao Wu asked for and received her share.
• Oscar asked Lin Xuan to tell him about future bets, and Lin Xuan agreed while Dai Mubai criticized gambling.
• Flender told the students to meet at the training ground the next morning for Yu Xiaogang’s demanding training plan.
• After the students returned to Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San stayed behind alone in the village.

Yu Xiaogang resolved to persuade Lin Xuan to follow his Martial Soul Theory, while Tang San worried about being caught between his teacher and his friend. Xiao Wu told Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing about Yu Xiaogang’s failed attempts to recruit Lin Xuan and shared Lin Xuan’s Clear Mind Talismans with them; the chapter ended with Tang San meditating beside Lin Xuan and hoping Yu Xiaogang would behave at training the next morning.

• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that Lin Xuan had won three arena matches, including a head-on victory over a stronger Assault-type Soul Master.
• Yu Xiaogang dismissed Tang San’s concerns and said he would use theory and training to convince Lin Xuan to become his disciple.
• Xiao Wu told Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing that Lin Xuan had stumped Yu Xiaogang with questions and revealed that Yu Xiaogang was only level twenty-nine.
• Xiao Wu gave Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing Clear Mind Talismans that Lin Xuan had prepared for them.
• Tang San found a Clear Mind Talisman Lin Xuan had left for him and meditated with it, hoping Yu Xiaogang would not cause trouble at training.

Lin Xuan led the students through Yu Xiaogang’s demanding thirty-lap run, becoming the group’s pace-setter and deepening Yu Xiaogang’s concern about his influence. Yu Xiaogang asked Flender to find a healer for Ma Hongjun so he could restore the full roster and challenge Lin Xuan’s authority.

• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Lin Xuan ate breakfast together before joining Yu Xiaogang’s training session.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered the seven students to run thirty laps without using Soul Power or their Martial Souls.
• Lin Xuan paced Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong, helped Ning Rongrong regulate her breathing, and finished ahead of Dai Mubai and Oscar.
• Yu Xiaogang noticed that the students followed Lin Xuan’s lead, while Dai Mubai and Oscar remained isolated from the group.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender to find a Healing Soul Master to treat Ma Hongjun so the full team could be reorganized.
• Flender agreed to seek out a Soul King-level healer in Suotuo City, and Yu Xiaogang vowed to set Lin Xuan straight once Ma Hongjun recovered.

Yu Xiaogang named Dai Mubai captain and benched Lin Xuan for Shrek’s first seven-person team battle, despite protests from Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing. Lin Xuan accepted the decision, while Tang Hao watched and judged Yu Xiaogang unfit to teach.

• After Ma Hongjun recovered, he rejoined the group but remained shunned by Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yu Xiaogang announced Shrek’s seven-person lineup, naming Dai Mubai captain, Tang San tactical commander, and Lin Xuan reserve.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing challenged Lin Xuan’s placement, but Yu Xiaogang defended his tactical choices and claimed Lin Xuan’s abilities overlapped with the other supports.
• Lin Xuan accepted the reserve role and calmed Xiao Wu, while Tang San worried that the choice would damage his friendship with Lin Xuan.
• As the students headed to the Suotuo Great Soul Arena, Tang Hao watched from a treetop and condemned Yu Xiaogang for suppressing Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan won his singles and doubles matches at the Suotuo Great Soul Arena, then watched the Shrek Seven Monsters defeat the Beast Team in their first team battle. Yu Xiaogang praised their teamwork and entered the dressing room with Flender and Lin Xuan as the room fell silent.

• Ning Rongrong placed bets on Lin Xuan to win his singles and doubles matches.
• Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu defeated their opponents, then Lin Xuan and Tang San won their doubles match with talisman-enhanced attacks.
• Lin Xuan froze and knocked a level-thirty-six opponent from the platform, completing his third victory of the evening.
• Dai Mubai led the Shrek Seven Monsters into their team battle while Lin Xuan watched from the reserved seats.
• Tang San directed the team as Shrek separated and overwhelmed the Beast Team, winning their first team battle.
• Yu Xiaogang praised the team's complementary Martial Souls, then entered the dressing room with Flender and Lin Xuan.

After Shrek’s first team battle, Yu Xiaogang criticized Ning Rongrong’s positioning, prompting her to publicly challenge his expertise and mock his inability to advance beyond level twenty-nine. The group left the lounge divided, and Lin Xuan later told Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu that he would no longer tolerate Yu Xiaogang’s treatment of him.

• Yu Xiaogang praised the team’s performance but accused Ning Rongrong of poor positioning and weakening the team’s defenses.
• Ning Rongrong defended her tactics and insulted Yu Xiaogang’s ability, leaving him furious and prompting him to storm out; Tang San followed to check on his teacher.
• After Ma Hongjun proposed visiting women in Suotuo City, Zhu Zhuqing called his behavior disgusting and left with Xiao Wu, Lin Xuan, and Ning Rongrong.
• Dai Mubai angrily damaged a cabinet, then told Ma Hongjun and Oscar that he would pay for their night out.
• On the road back to Shrek Academy, Lin Xuan explained that he had previously held back for Tang San’s sake but would no longer tolerate Yu Xiaogang’s conduct.

Yu Xiaogang imposed harsh running drills on Lin Xuan and Ning Rongrong, but Lin Xuan, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing left the training ground rather than obey. By the stream, Tang San apologized for Yu Xiaogang, and Lin Xuan reassured him that their friendship would remain unchanged.

• Yu Xiaogang ordered Lin Xuan and Ning Rongrong to run fifty laps with weighted vests and forbade them from using Soul Power or talismans.
• Lin Xuan refused the assignment and walked away; Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing followed him, leaving Yu Xiaogang furious and Tang San conflicted.
• Lin Xuan, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing gathered by the stream, where Ning Rongrong suggested they leave Shrek and compete at the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City.
• Tang San found Lin Xuan and apologized on Yu Xiaogang's behalf, while Xiao Wu criticized him for repeatedly apologizing for his teacher.
• Lin Xuan told Tang San to follow his own cultivation path, affirmed their friendship, and gave him a Clear Mind Talisman before Tang San returned to the training ground.

Tang Hao decided that Yu Xiaogang was a threat to Tang San and planned to make him leave Shrek Academy. After a month of rival training and a wager between Lin Xuan and Yu Xiaogang, the four-on-four match was about to begin.

• Tang Hao overheard Lin Xuan and Tang San and resolved to find a chance to drive Yu Xiaogang out of Shrek Academy.
• Lin Xuan trained Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing separately while Yu Xiaogang put Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar through grueling drills.
• Yu Xiaogang challenged Lin Xuan's team to a four-on-four match, wagering that he would leave Shrek if his side lost and that Lin Xuan's team would obey him if they lost.
• Lin Xuan planned for Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to target Tang San and Ma Hongjun while he faced Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong supported them; Zhao Wuji agreed to train the four girls with his Gravity Field.
• Both teams trained intensely for thirty days, and then Lin Xuan and the three girls arrived for the match as Yu Xiaogang asked whether Lin Xuan would back out.

Lin Xuan and his companions revealed that they had all gained a level during the past month, stunning Yu Xiaogang before Flender started their match. Lin Xuan’s team powered up with talismans and Ning Rongrong’s support, and both sides began their opening moves.

• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Tang San revealed their levels, while Tang San credited the Clear Mind Talismans for his progress.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Lin Xuan each revealed they had gained a level, leaving Yu Xiaogang and the opposing team stunned.
• Yu Xiaogang challenged Lin Xuan’s group to fight, and Flender signaled the start of the match.
• Lin Xuan used Gale Wind and Fire Suppression talismans on his team, gave Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing fire-and-ice talismans, and handed Ning Rongrong a Frost Lock Talisman.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Lin Xuan as Tang San assigned his team’s roles and sent Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun forward.
• Lin Xuan ordered Xiao Wu to face Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing to target Ma Hongjun and Oscar while Ning Rongrong guarded the rear.

Lin Xuan and his teammates routed Yu Xiaogang’s four-person team in a brief sparring match, defeating Dai Mubai, Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar. Lin Xuan then reminded Yu Xiaogang that he had lost their wager and asked if he was ready to leave Shrek Academy.

• Lin Xuan used ice and fire to drive Dai Mubai back while Xiao Wu overwhelmed Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing defeated Ma Hongjun, prompting Oscar to surrender.
• Dai Mubai powered up and attacked Lin Xuan, who dodged and defended with talismans while Tang San warned him that Ma Hongjun and Oscar were out.
• Lin Xuan trapped Dai Mubai with a Frost Lock Talisman as Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing brought Tang San down.
• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Lin Xuan struck the immobilized Dai Mubai until his transformation broke and he could no longer fight.
• Lin Xuan declared the wager settled and asked Yu Xiaogang if he was ready to leave Shrek Academy.

After Lin Xuan’s team defeated Yu Xiaogang’s trainees, Yu Xiaogang accepted the wager and prepared to leave Shrek Academy. Flender stopped him and argued that the wager only required Yu Xiaogang to stop directing the students, leaving Yu Xiaogang’s departure unresolved.

• Yu Xiaogang admitted defeat and hurried back to the dormitories, while Tang San followed him at Lin Xuan’s urging and Flender went after them.
• Dai Mubai, furious over the loss, took Ma Hongjun and Oscar toward the city’s pleasure district; Zhu Zhuqing watched them leave with indifference.
• Ning Rongrong invited Lin Xuan, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing to celebrate in Suotuo City, and the four left Shrek Academy together.
• Yu Xiaogang packed his belongings and insisted to Tang San that he had to honor the wager and leave Shrek.
• Flender returned Yu Xiaogang’s bundle to the bed and argued that the wager only required him to stop interfering in the students’ cultivation.

Yu Xiaogang stayed at Shrek Academy as Tang San’s personal teacher after agreeing not to instruct the other students. When Oscar reached level thirty, Flender announced a trip to Star Dou Great Forest for his third Soul Ring, and Tang Hao began considering how Yu Xiaogang might die there.

• Flender and Tang San persuaded Yu Xiaogang to stay at Shrek Academy and focus only on teaching Tang San.
• Lin Xuan brought Zhao Wuji braised meat and liquor, then asked him to continue training the four students with Gravity Compression.
• Flender announced that Yu Xiaogang would guide only Tang San and that the students would leave at dawn to find Oscar’s third Soul Ring in Star Dou Great Forest.
• Tang Hao watched Yu Xiaogang and decided the dangerous forest would be an ideal place for the level twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster to die.

Lin Xuan helped Tang San capture a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, allowing Oscar to absorb its Soul Ring and gain a flight-granting skill. As the group prepared to rest, a powerful presence approached through the forest.

• Lin Xuan used Gale Talismans to help five students reach Hunting Soul Town ahead of the others, and the group entered Star Dou Great Forest the next morning.
• Tang San identified a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and Lin Xuan's Frost Lock Talisman empowered Tang San to freeze and restrain it.
• Dai Mubai weakened the serpent, Oscar killed it, and Oscar absorbed its purple Soul Ring to reach level thirty-one.
• Oscar revealed his third Soul Skill, a mushroom sausage that granted one minute of flight at the serpent's speed.
• A deep boom shook the forest, birds fled the treetops, and Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Lin Xuan sensed a terrifying presence approaching.

The Titan Giant Ape attacked the group and carried Xiao Wu into the forest, while Lin Xuan pursued it and Tang San was left behind to recover. As the injured teachers rescued the others, Tang Hao used the chaos to target Yu Xiaogang with his Titled Douluo pressure.

• Tang Hao abandoned his plan to provoke nearby Soul Beasts when the Titan Giant Ape charged toward Lin Xuan and Tang San.
• The Titan Giant Ape defeated Flender and Zhao Wuji, brushed aside Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, and carried Xiao Wu away.
• Lin Xuan gave Tang San a healing pill, restrained him with a Frost Lock Talisman, and pursued the Titan Giant Ape with a Gale Talisman.
• Tang Hao watched Lin Xuan protect Tang San, then turned his attention to Yu Xiaogang as a Soul Beast stampede spread through the clearing.
• Tang Hao brought his Titled Douluo pressure down on Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang was killed by a fleeing Berserk Rhinoceros after Tang Hao immobilized him, while Lin Xuan searched unsuccessfully for a Man Faced Demon Spider. Xiao Wu returned safely to Lin Xuan, and they headed back to the others, who had discovered Yu Xiaogang’s body.

• Tang Hao used his pressure to immobilize Yu Xiaogang, who was then trampled to death by a Thousand-Year Berserk Rhinoceros.
• Flender and the others found Yu Xiaogang’s crushed body, and Tang San mourned his teacher.
• Lin Xuan searched the forest for a Man Faced Demon Spider but found no trace of it.
• Er Ming reunited with Xiao Wu and carried her through the forest before she persuaded him to let her return.
• Lin Xuan met Xiao Wu on the trail, confirmed she was safe, and headed back with her to the others.

After Yu Xiaogang died in the stampede, Tang San attacked Dai Mubai for insulting Lin Xuan and forced him to apologize. Lin Xuan returned safely with Xiao Wu, and the Shrek group headed back toward town while Tang Hao watched them before slipping away.

• Tang San buried Yu Xiaogang's remains, then confronted Dai Mubai for calling Lin Xuan a fool and wishing him dead.
• Tang San shot Dai Mubai with the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, and Flender made Dai Mubai apologize before Tang San gave him an antidote.
• Lin Xuan returned with Xiao Wu, who explained that a bull's roar had frightened the Titan Giant Ape and caused it to release her.
• Tang San told Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu that Yu Xiaogang had been trampled to death, and Lin Xuan offered condolences while privately feeling relieved.
• Tang Hao watched Tang San and Lin Xuan remain close, then disappeared into the forest.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji led the injured group toward town, while Lin Xuan told Xiao Wu they would decide their next steps after returning to the academy.

After Yu Xiaogang’s death, Flender and Tang San flew back to Shrek to arrange his funeral while Lin Xuan and the girls traveled by carriage. As Lin Xuan considered leaving Shrek for Blue Tyrant Academy, Xiao Wu admitted that she loved him.

• Flender and Tang San left Hunting Soul Town for Suotuo City, with Lin Xuan giving Flender a Gale Talisman to speed their flight.
• Ning Rongrong hired a comfortable carriage for Lin Xuan, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and herself to return from town.
• Lin Xuan rested on Xiao Wu’s lap and decided he might leave Shrek with Tang San and the girls for Blue Tyrant Academy near Sunset Forest.
• Ning Rongrong asked Xiao Wu whether she liked Lin Xuan, and Xiao Wu admitted that she did.
• Zhu Zhuqing compared Lin Xuan’s care for Xiao Wu with Dai Mubai’s behavior, then quietly focused on circulating her Soul Power.

After Yu Xiaogang’s death, Flender brought Liu Erlong to Shrek Academy, where she mourned and helped bury him. Liu Erlong then convinced Flender to close the academy and move its teachers and students to Heaven Dou City, leaving Lin Xuan poised to pursue the Immortal Herbs.

• Flender told Tang San about the Golden Iron Triangle and flew to Heaven Dou City to bring Liu Erlong to Yu Xiaogang’s funeral.
• Lin Xuan and the girls returned to Shrek Academy, paid their respects, and Lin Xuan stayed with Tang San as he kept vigil.
• Flender returned with Liu Erlong, who grieved over Yu Xiaogang’s coffin and learned about his final days from Tang San and Flender.
• Liu Erlong and Flender buried Yu Xiaogang on Back Hill, and Liu Erlong welcomed Tang San as her nephew.
• Liu Erlong offered to move Shrek Academy to her Blue Tyrant Academy in Heaven Dou City, and Flender agreed.
• Flender gave everyone a month to travel to Heaven Dou City, while Lin Xuan planned to claim the Immortal Herbs in Sunset Forest.

Lin Xuan and his companions traveled from Shrek Academy to Heaven Dou City, where he planned to seize the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its immortal herbs. The group arrived at the city after Xiao Wu learned that Titled Douluo were rare there and relaxed about the danger of encountering one.

• Ning Rongrong hired a luxurious carriage for Lin Xuan, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San to travel to Heaven Dou City.
• During the journey, Lin Xuan planned to claim the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's herbs, use its springs to strengthen himself, and give Xiao Wu the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to conceal her aura.
• After more than half a month on the road, the carriage approached Heaven Dou City, and Ning Rongrong described the city's major powers and its three publicly known Titled Douluo.
• Xiao Wu asked how likely she was to encounter a Titled Douluo, then relaxed when Ning Rongrong said they were rarely seen in public.
• Lin Xuan teased Xiao Wu about her concern, and she playfully tussled with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing before the group arrived in Heaven Dou City.

Lin Xuan and the Shrek students settled into Blue Tyrant Academy and headed to Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena for their first matches in the city. In the waiting corridor, they encountered a group of youths wearing matching uniforms.

• Yin Shu led Lin Xuan and the others to meet Liu Erlong, who welcomed them and offered them Blue Tyrant Academy’s resources.
• The five students settled into a separate dormitory building and agreed to meditate before visiting the arena after dinner.
• Ning Rongrong said she would return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after reaching level thirty and obtaining her third Soul Ring.
• At Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, Lin Xuan transferred the group’s records and registered four one-on-one matches and three two-on-two pairings.
• The group went to the Thirteenth Sub-Arena waiting area, where they encountered youths in matching uniforms.