Chapter Summaries

After Ma Xiaotao recovered from her injuries, she returned to Shrek Academy with Ye Chen, Ling Luochen, and Zhang Lexuan. Once they were alone, Ma Xiaotao reluctantly agreed to honor her promise to reward Ye Chen.

• Ma Xiaotao teased Ye Chen after he saw her exposed, but Ling Luochen interrupted them and misunderstood what she saw.
• Ma Xiaotao chased Ling Luochen down and beat her for making wild assumptions, then threatened her not to spread rumors.
• Zhang Lexuan returned and discovered that Ma Xiaotao's injuries had completely healed after Ye Chen gave her a miraculous medicine.
• Zhang Lexuan handled the mission's follow-up, and the group returned to Shrek Academy by noon.
• Ye Chen reminded Ma Xiaotao of her promised reward, and she agreed to change clothes while he waited.

Ye Chen spent several hours with Ma Xiaotao, then decided to focus on recruiting for the Tang Sect and went to find Tang Ya. At Huo Yuhao’s grilled-fish stall, Tang Ya revealed that Ye Chen had become the Tang Sect’s Deputy Hall Master, leaving Huo Yuhao stunned.

• Ma Xiaotao visited Ye Chen’s room with peaches and rewarded him, then left several hours later with red marks on her collarbone and stocking imprints on her thighs.
• Ye Chen ate a peach and considered how to grow the Tang Sect and recruit Jiang Nannan, Ma Xiaotao, Wang Dong, and others.
• Ye Chen went to the east gate of Shrek Academy and found Tang Ya helping Huo Yuhao sell grilled fish.
• Huo Yuhao reacted with displeasure when he saw Ye Chen, while Tang Ya happily waved Ye Chen over.
• Tang Ya told Huo Yuhao that Ye Chen had become the Tang Sect’s Deputy Hall Master, and Huo Yuhao questioned how a newcomer had earned the position.

Ye Chen clashed with Bei Bei after inviting Tang Ya to dinner, and Tang Ya sided with Ye Chen as they argued over his position in the Tang Sect. She ordered Bei Bei to leave the sect temporarily for three months, leaving him stunned and heartbroken.

• Ye Chen invited Tang Ya to dinner, and she accepted despite having already planned to eat with Bei Bei.
• Bei Bei confronted Ye Chen and learned that Tang Ya had made him the Tang Sect Vice Sect Master without telling him.
• Ye Chen told Bei Bei to leave the Tang Sect, arguing that his own rank and strength made him more valuable to the sect.
• Tang Ya rebuked Bei Bei for acting immaturely and ordered him to leave the Tang Sect temporarily for three months, while keeping his secret technique intact.
• Bei Bei stared at Tang Ya in disbelief as she took Ye Chen's side and explained that the decision served the Tang Sect's development.

Bei Bei challenged Ye Chen to a spar in three days after quitting the Tang Sect, while Tang Ya chose to leave with Ye Chen. At the Seven Treasures Hotel, Ye Chen explained his family’s resonance secret art to Tang Ya, who eagerly agreed to cultivate with him.

• Bei Bei quit the Tang Sect for Tang Ya’s sake and challenged Ye Chen to a spar three days later.
• Tang Ya refused to comfort Bei Bei and left with Ye Chen, deepening Bei Bei’s resentment.
• Huo Yuhao blamed Ye Chen for driving Bei Bei away and considered helping Bei Bei cheat in their upcoming match.
• Ye Chen and Tang Ya went to the Seven Treasures Hotel, where Bei Bei secretly followed them.
• Ye Chen explained resonance to Tang Ya, and she eagerly asked to cultivate it with him.

Ye Chen helped Tang Ya cultivate with his Secret Art, which linked their Soul Power and increased her cultivation speed more than tenfold. Tang Ya’s gratitude deepened as Ye Chen urged her to leave revenge to him and enjoy life, and she embraced him in tears.

• Ye Chen persuaded Tang Ya to use his Secret Art and led her to a hotel suite, claiming she had to stay within half a meter of him for it to work.
• Ye Chen activated Resonance, linking their Soul Power and drawing in energy at more than ten times the usual speed.
• Tang Ya was astonished by the effect, then cultivated with Ye Chen for an hour despite feeling shy at their closeness.
• After cultivation, Tang Ya said she felt amazing and wished the session could last longer.
• Ye Chen told Tang Ya not to spend all her time cultivating and reassured her that he would handle her revenge.
• Tang Ya embraced Ye Chen and quietly sobbed, moved by his comfort.

Ye Chen comforted Tang Ya after their meal, while Bei Bei grew suspicious and confronted her. Tang Ya broke up with Bei Bei and left him devastated, as he resolved to win her back.

• Ye Chen ended his embrace with Tang Ya and parted from her outside the Seven Treasures Hotel.
• Bei Bei confronted Tang Ya in an alley and accused her of betraying him with Ye Chen.
• Tang Ya slapped Bei Bei and told him that he had disappointed her.
• Bei Bei apologized and begged Tang Ya to stay, but she shoved him away and said they should break up.
• Tang Ya left without looking back, and Bei Bei collapsed in grief before deciding to win her back.

Ye Chen spent the night with Ma Xiaotao, helping dispel the Evil Fire that had hindered her cultivation. After breakfast, Ma Xiaotao took him to the Sea God Pavilion, where Ye Chen considered the Golden Ancient Tree and its Plane Seed as a future prize.

• Ye Chen slipped into Ma Xiaotao’s bed, and she told him they would only sleep and forbade him from touching her.
• Ma Xiaotao woke to find Ye Chen asleep beside her and noted that his help had dispelled her Evil Fire and helped her advance to rank 64.
• Ma Xiaotao told Ye Chen that his assessment results were ready and that they were going to the Sea God Pavilion at Teacher’s request.
• Ma Xiaotao explained that the Sea God Pavilion housed Shrek Academy’s Title Douluo Elders and that Zhang Lexuan had praised Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao reached the Sea God Pavilion, and Ye Chen recognized it as part of the Golden Ancient Tree and coveted its Plane Seed.

Ye Chen entered Sea God Pavilion and received Shrek Academy’s generous rewards and a leadership succession position after the Elders assessed his mission. The chapter left him acknowledged as a candidate for dean, with Zhang Lexuan revealed as the one who had helped secure his appointment.

• Yan Shaozhe welcomed Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao to Sea God Pavilion and noted Ye Chen’s mission performance and Ma Xiaotao’s reduced Evil Fire.
• Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao entered the conference hall, where Mu En, Xuan Zi, Xian Lin'er, Zhang Lexuan, and the other Elders had gathered.
• Yan Shaozhe announced that the Elders had admitted Ye Chen to the Inner Court with five times the usual resources and made him a candidate for dean of the Martial Soul Department.
• Ye Chen thanked the Elders and realized Zhang Lexuan had helped secure his appointment.
• Zhang Lexuan smiled at Ye Chen, affirming that she had supported him because she trusted him as her sworn younger brother.

After the Elders confirmed Ye Chen’s reward, he followed Zhang Lexuan to her courtyard to thank her and gave her three Seed of Life pills. Zhang Lexuan accepted them and went inside to fetch a gift for Ye Chen.

• Yan Shaozhe told Ye Chen to cultivate diligently and said his master would teach him to manage the Outer Court when he was older.
• After the meeting ended, Ye Chen followed Zhang Lexuan to thank her for helping secure his reward.
• Zhang Lexuan invited Ye Chen into her courtyard and welcomed him warmly.
• Ye Chen gave Zhang Lexuan three Seed of Life pills, explaining that they could heal injuries and preserve her youthful appearance.
• Zhang Lexuan accepted the pills and went inside to get a gift for Ye Chen.

Zhang Lexuan gave Ye Chen her stockings as a gift, then worried that he would misuse them and that she had acted like a bad sister. Ye Chen left her a note to reassure her, and she took comfort in his message as he departed with the gift.

• Zhang Lexuan gave Ye Chen her stockings, and he claimed to like them so he would not hurt her feelings.
• Zhang Lexuan warned Ye Chen not to use the stockings inappropriately and told him he could come to her if he needed anything.
• Ye Chen promised to grow stronger and protect Zhang Lexuan, then left her courtyard.
• After Ye Chen left, Zhang Lexuan regretted giving him the gift and worried he would think badly of her.
• Zhang Lexuan found a note from Ye Chen saying he really liked her gift and wanted another one next time.
• Ye Chen watched Zhang Lexuan's courtyard from a distance, hoping the note would comfort her, then kept the stockings as a memento.

Ye Chen agreed to let Xian Lin'er test his talent in the Soul Tool Department after she approached him to recruit him. They headed to the department together, and Xian Lin'er grew fond of him as he praised her beauty.

• Ye Chen encountered Xian Lin'er, who said she wanted to test his talent in the Soul Tool Department.
• Ye Chen agreed to take the test because he was interested in learning about Soul Tools.
• Xian Lin'er led Ye Chen from the Inner Court to the Soul Tool Department in the Outer Court.
• Ye Chen admired Xian Lin'er's appearance, and she playfully rubbed his head after he complimented her.
• Ye Chen sincerely praised Xian Lin'er as beautiful as a fairy descending to the mortal world.

After receiving the Myriad Manifestations Tome, Ye Chen followed Xian Lin'er to the Soul Tool Department to test his ability to engrave Core Arrays. The chapter ended with Xian Lin'er discovering that he was nearly finished copying the most difficult array.

• Ye Chen received the Myriad Manifestations Tome, a collection of Soul Tool blueprints, and began imagining plans to build nuclear weapons and unite the continent.
• Xian Lin'er brought Ye Chen to the Soul Tool Department and explained that he would copy a basic Core Array to test his talent.
• Ye Chen shattered his first metal disc by using too much force, and Xian Lin'er encouraged him as he continued failing.
• After ten broken discs, Ye Chen steadily engraved an array without breaking the metal.
• Xian Lin'er looked over and saw that Ye Chen had nearly completed the most difficult Core Array.

Ye Chen completed a difficult Core Array and impressed Xian Lin'er, who recruited him as her personal disciple in the Soul Tool Department. After she left to arrange his classes, Ye Chen used the Myriad Manifestations Illustrated Record to search for powerful Rank 10 Soul Tools.

• Ye Chen finished copying a difficult Core Array and successfully activated it with Soul Power.
• Xian Lin'er recognized Ye Chen's extraordinary Soul Engineer talent and asked him to become her disciple.
• Ye Chen accepted Xian Lin'er's offer, and she promised him the Soul Tool Department's finest resources and treatment.
• Xian Lin'er hurried off to arrange Soul Tool Department courses for Ye Chen and speak with Yan Shaozhe.
• Ye Chen opened the Myriad Manifestations Illustrated Record, failed to find a nuclear bomb, and searched for Rank 10 Soul Tools instead.
• The record displayed powerful Soul Tools, including the World-Destroying Eye and the Void Annihilation Cannon.

Ye Chen studied Soul Tool blueprints and began building a Flowing Light Capturing Box, successfully engraving its core array after three failures. At Sea God Pavilion, Xian Lin'er summoned the Elders to announce Ye Chen's exceptional Soul Tool talent and revealed that he was her disciple, shocking Yan Shaozhe.

• Ye Chen found that Level 9 Soul Guiding Cannons could use living sacrifices as substitute materials, then chose a Level 1 Flowing Light Capturing Box blueprint.
• Ye Chen used his knowledge of the blueprint to engrave a core array, succeeding after three failed attempts in half an hour.
• Ye Chen decided to wait for Xian Lin'er to teach him forging so he could complete the Flowing Light Capturing Box.
• Xian Lin'er called the Elders back to Sea God Pavilion and praised Ye Chen's Soul Tool talent as greater than Fan Yu's.
• Yan Shaozhe objected to Xian Lin'er taking Ye Chen to the Soul Tool Department, then was stunned when she declared Ye Chen her disciple.

Xian Lin'er and Yan Shaozhe argued over whether Ye Chen should study Soul Tools as well as Martial Souls, so the elders agreed to ask him directly. After discovering Ye Chen had made a Level 1 core array on his first day learning about Soul Tools, Xian Lin'er brought him to Sea God Pavilion, where he agreed to cultivate both paths.

• Xian Lin'er revealed that Ye Chen had become her disciple, and Yan Shaozhe objected to her taking his disciple too.
• Xian Lin'er proposed that Ye Chen cultivate Martial Souls and Soul Tools, but Yan Shaozhe and the other elders warned that this could hinder his growth.
• Xuan Zi suggested asking Ye Chen what he wanted, and Xian Lin'er hurried to his laboratory.
• Xian Lin'er found Ye Chen holding a Level 1 core array, and he said he had learned to make it that day.
• Xian Lin'er took Ye Chen to Sea God Pavilion and explained her plan; Ye Chen agreed to study both Martial Souls and Soul Tools.

Ye Chen agreed to cultivate in both the Martial Soul and Soul Tool Departments after Xian Lin'er revealed his extraordinary talent for crafting soul-tool cores. The elders approved the arrangement, and Ma Xiaotao, troubled by her Evil Fire, looked forward to seeing Ye Chen again.

• Ye Chen accepted the elders’ proposal to study in both departments, despite Yan Shaozhe warning him not to neglect martial soul cultivation.
• Xian Lin'er showed the elders the Level 1 Soul Tool Core Ye Chen had made through self-study in under an hour, astonishing them with his talent.
• Xian Lin'er argued that Ye Chen could make the Soul Tool Department surpass the Sun Moon Empire, and Xuan Zi approved his dual training while requiring him to attend all Inner Court classes.
• Xian Lin'er promised to devote the Soul Tool Department’s resources to Ye Chen, while Yan Shaozhe left feeling embarrassed and blamed Ma Xiaotao for losing him to the other department.
• Ma Xiaotao woke from cultivation with her Evil Fire building up and decided she would wear no panties the next time she slept with Ye Chen.

Ye Chen learned to forge Soul Tool casings from Xian Lin'er and completed the Flowing Light Capturing Box, a Soul Tool that took and printed photographs. He demonstrated it to Xian Lin'er and took her picture, leaving her smiling at his praise.

• Ye Chen asked Xian Lin'er to teach him how to forge Soul Tool casings, and she guided him in the forging room.
• After studying on his own, Ye Chen completed the Flowing Light Capturing Box and tested its ability to print clear color photographs.
• Ye Chen considered selling the Soul Tool or its blueprints to Shrek Academy for profit.
• Ye Chen showed Xian Lin'er the Flowing Light Capturing Box and explained that photographs could preserve beautiful memories.
• Xian Lin'er agreed to pose for a picture after Ye Chen praised her, and he captured her image.

Ye Chen took more than a hundred photos of Xian Lin'er, and the two kept the pictures they liked, including a photo together. He then offered Xian Lin'er the Photo Box blueprints, leaving her surprised by the valuable Soul Tool design.

• Ye Chen showed Xian Lin'er her first photo, and she hid it before asking him to take more.
• Ye Chen photographed Xian Lin'er posing, then took a group photo with her.
• Xian Lin'er sorted through the photos, kept the normal ones, and let Ye Chen keep the revealing ones on the condition that he show them to no one else.
• Ye Chen gave Xian Lin'er one copy of their group photo and said he would keep the other by his bed.
• Ye Chen offered Xian Lin'er the Photo Box design blueprints, and she realized how profitable the Level 1 Soul Tool could be.

Ye Chen gave Xian Lin'er his Photo Box blueprint and agreed to split its profits, then met Wang Dong, who asked to join the Tang Sect. He offered to approve her entry after a physical examination, leaving Wang Dong embarrassed by the suggestion.

• Ye Chen gave Xian Lin'er the Photo Box blueprint, and she proposed giving him seventy percent of the sales profits.
• Ye Chen left the Soul Tool Department and relaxed by Sea God Lake after class.
• Wang Dong asked Ye Chen to help her join the Tang Sect, explaining that she had admired it since childhood.
• Ye Chen said he could approve Wang Dong's entry if she passed his assessment and offered to check her body.
• Wang Dong blushed and covered her chest, and Ye Chen explained that he meant a simple examination of her pulse and bone age.

Ye Chen examined Wang Dong under the pretense of assessing her suitability for the Tang Sect and confirmed she was a girl disguised as a boy. The chapter ended with him pinning her down and spanking her after accusing her of hiding her identity.

• Ye Chen brought Wang Dong back to the dormitory and claimed he needed to examine her physique for Tang Sect cultivation.
• Ye Chen examined Wang Dong’s foot and bones, finding her skeletal development suited her for cultivation.
• Ye Chen took Wang Dong’s pulse and detected that her blood, vital energy, and pulse were those of a girl.
• Ye Chen told Wang Dong her menstruation was irregular, confirming her identity and leaving her flustered and furious.
• Ye Chen pinned Wang Dong face-down, accused her of plotting against the Tang Sect, and spanked her.