Chapter Summaries

Plot and events

• Tang Qi steals a grilled fish from Huo Yutong and gives it to Bei Bei, whose appetite turns ferocious after tasting it. Tang Ya sends Bei Bei back to Shrek Academy.
• Tang Qi, Tang Ya, and Huo Yutong reach a pool containing a Nether Poison Sleep Lotus, the Soul Beast Tang Ya needs for her third Soul Ring. Tang Qi promises that, by following his guidance, she can eventually evolve her Blue Silver Grass into a Blue Silver King.
• Tang Qi uses his powerful Blue Silver Grass to uproot the lotus. At his instruction, Tang Ya drains its vitality with her own Blue Silver Grass, but unknowingly absorbs its neurotoxin as well.
• Tian Meng recognizes the danger and explains the lotus’s deadly poison. Huo Yutong and the others are protected because Tang Qi’s hidden Blue Silver Domain supplies enough life force to neutralize the toxin.
• Tang Ya grows visibly poisoned, so Tang Qi pours life force into her through the top of her head. Revived—and left embarrassed by the intensely pleasurable sensation—she begins absorbing the lotus’s purple Soul Ring.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Ya shifts from hopeless determination to renewed excitement about the Tang Sect’s future and her own potential. Her eagerness to drain the lotus makes her careless, but she trusts Tang Qi completely and follows his directions.
• Tang Qi acts as Tang Ya’s mentor and protector, demonstrating overwhelming control over Blue Silver Grass and quickly rescuing her from the poison.
• Huo Yutong watches and asks questions, while Tian Meng tries to identify how the group survived. She confidently—and incorrectly—deduces that Tang Qi’s first Soul Skill is an enhancement hidden within his Blue Silver Domain. Tang Qi privately mocks her speculation.
• Bei Bei remains devoted to Tang Ya, obeying her request to return to the academy without complaint.

Significant themes

• Hope and growth: Tang Qi’s guidance gives Tang Ya confidence that her apparently ordinary Martial Soul can evolve.
• Power and protection: Tang Qi’s extraordinary abilities are presented both as a source of strength for the group and as protection against the lotus’s poison.
• Comedy and misinterpretation: Tian Meng’s elaborate but mistaken deductions, Tang Qi’s exasperated inner comments, and Tang Ya’s embarrassing reaction provide humor amid the danger.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Qi, Tang Ya, and Huo Yutong arrive in Shrek City. Their carriage ride brings up Tang Ya’s recent defeats and her overconfidence after gaining her third Soul Skill, Nether Lotus Poison Net.
• In a flashback, Tang Ya repeatedly fails to trap Tang Qi with her new skill, eventually exhausting herself and poisoning herself. She then challenges Huo Yutong and loses again to Huo’s mental attacks.
• Tang Ya asks whether Soul Tools caused the Tang Sect’s decline. Tang Qi argues that Hidden Weapons remain valuable: simple weapons can be used by ordinary people, while the strongest designs can rival top-tier Soul Tools. The deeper problem is the Tang Sect’s weakened system and lack of capable makers.
• Tang Ya worries that the sect has too few members to revive its craft. Tang Qi proposes recruiting the Clear Sky Sect. Two young Clear Sky Hammer Soul Masters, Tang Long and Tang Hu, immediately pledge themselves to him and agree to join the Tang Sect.
• Near Shrek Academy, Tang Qi asks whether Tang Ya wants him to destroy the Iron Blood Sect. She says she wants to take revenge herself; Tang Qi agrees to accompany her, and Huo Yutong offers to come too.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Ya is eager and outspoken, but her failed challenges expose her overconfidence. Her sadness about the Tang Sect’s decline gives way to renewed hope when Tang Qi explains Hidden Weapons’ potential and secures new recruits. She also asserts her desire to avenge the sect personally.
• Tang Qi teases Tang Ya but supports her goals, argues for a balanced view of Soul Tools and Hidden Weapons, and uses his authority to bring Clear Sky Sect talent into the Tang Sect.
• Huo Yutong affectionately teases Tang Ya about her defeats, asks thoughtful questions about the sect’s decline, and promises to stand beside her in seeking revenge.
• Tang Long and Tang Hu show immediate loyalty to Tang Qi, agreeing to join the Tang Sect without hesitation.

Significant themes

• Tradition and adaptation: Hidden Weapons still have strengths, but the Tang Sect must rebuild its organization and production to remain relevant.
• Mentorship and teamwork: Tang Qi and Huo Yutong support Tang Ya’s ambitions while encouraging her to take responsibility for her own revenge.
• Confidence and humility: Tang Ya’s repeated defeats contrast with her boldness, suggesting that talent and powerful techniques require judgment and discipline.

Plot points and events

• Tang Ya thanks Tang Qi for helping her, and both she and Huo Yutong promise to repay his kindness. Tang Qi takes their promises matter-of-factly.
• On the way to Shrek Academy’s registration, Tang Qi bypasses the long queue by paying two applicants to trade places with them. Huo Yutong is surprised to learn that reselling queue positions is a common way to earn money.
• The applicants ahead include Xiao Xiao, an eleven-year-old with rank-twenty-one Soul Power and the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron Martial Soul.
• At registration, Huo Yutong is anxious about announcing her rank-fifteen Soul Power. Tang Qi reassures her, and she passes the assessment.
• While waiting for Tang Qi, Huo Yutong meets Xiao Xiao. Xiao Xiao mistakes Tang Qi for her boyfriend, then learns he is the young master of her sect.
• Tang Qi registers as an eleven-year-old at rank thirty-seven, with the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul. He reveals three purple, thousand-year Soul Rings, stunning the crowd and impressing the examiner.
• Xiao Xiao is thrilled to meet Tang Qi, whom she immediately admires. He shakes her hand, then leads her and Huo Yutong into the academy. Inside, he spots a statue that irritates him.

Character developments and interactions

• Huo Yutong shows gratitude toward Tang Qi and gains confidence when he quietly encourages her through registration. She is proud of his extraordinary talent.
• Tang Qi remains composed amid the crowd’s amazement and treats both the queue shortcut and his admission casually. His confidence and exceptional ability set him apart.
• Xiao Xiao is introduced as friendly and curious. She quickly befriends Huo Yutong and becomes starstruck by Tang Qi.
• Tian Meng playfully urges Huo Yutong to stay close to Tang Qi for Tian Meng’s own ambitions, while also offering her genuine encouragement.

Significant themes

• Talent and reputation: Tang Qi’s rare Soul Rings transform him instantly into the center of attention and prompt high expectations for his future.
• Support and loyalty: Tang Qi’s reassurance helps Huo Yutong overcome embarrassment, strengthening her gratitude and trust in him.
• Admiration and attraction: Xiao Xiao’s immediate fascination with Tang Qi contrasts with his cool, untroubled response to being admired.
• Practicality and humor: Tang Qi’s matter-of-fact queue-jumping scheme and his irritated reaction to the statue add a comic, irreverent edge to the chapter.

Plot points and events

• Tang Qi takes Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao to the cafeteria before registration, deliberately avoiding the chance of being assigned to Freshman Class One and its strict teacher, Zhou Yi.
• They find the cafeteria completely bare of tables and chairs. Tang Qi produces furniture from his Storage Ring, and the three eat while other freshmen look on.
• Xiao Xiao and Huo Yutong tease each other over an innocent remark about being “filled up,” revealing how quickly the meal has made them more comfortable together.
• After lunch, they register and learn that all three have been assigned to Freshman Class Nine, taught by Mu Jin. Tang Qi also pays Huo Yutong’s first-year tuition.
• At the dormitory, Tang Qi passes an apparently frail old man without stopping. The man is Mu En, who watches him closely and wonders whether Tang Qi could be Tang San reincarnated.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Qi is confident, irreverent, and willing to ignore rules he considers unreasonable. He leads the others, provides furniture, and covers Huo Yutong’s tuition.
• Huo Yutong is cautious and deferential toward Tang Qi, but grows more at ease with Xiao Xiao during their playful exchange.
• Xiao Xiao shifts from timid admiration to lively teasing and affectionate joking. She chooses to follow Tang Qi rather than register immediately.
• Mu En appears feeble but reveals sharp insight and concern about Shrek’s future. He is astonished by Tang Qi’s twin martial souls and Tang Sect position, yet doubts he could be Tang San reborn because Tang Qi showed no deference to him.

Significant themes

• The chapter contrasts blind rule-following with practical judgment: Tang Qi rejects the cafeteria’s impractical setup and treats its rules as a test of obedience.
• Friendship and growing trust develop through small acts of leadership, generosity, and shared humor.
• Legacy and expectations loom over Tang Qi: Mu En compares him with Tang San and worries about Shrek’s lack of capable successors.
• The chapter uses comedy and irony, especially in its irreverent references to Shrek’s traditions and Mu En’s mistaken assumptions about Tang San’s legendary respect for teachers.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Qi finds his single dorm room, number 108, and uses Blue Silver Emperor powers to air it out and clean it. He is pleased to discover it has a private bathroom and insists that a single room suits him—though he jokes that he might share with Huo Yutong.
• In the girls’ dormitory, Xiao Xiao and Huo Yutong find a shabby, mildew-filled room with bare plank beds. They clean it together, then Xiao Xiao leaves to buy supplies.
• Huo Yutong uses Tang Qi’s Storage Ring to furnish her bed with bedding he prepared. She also discovers he packed an assortment of undergarments, which embarrasses her.
• Remembering her goal of avenging her mother and opposing the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion, Huo Yutong decides to begin cultivating. Tian Meng directs her to the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record Tang Qi gave her.
• The book opens with a supposed guiding principle: “For a spring of kindness, repay a drop. For a drop of kindness, pursue them to the death,” signed by Tang Qi. Tian Meng laughs at the exaggerated wording, and Huo Yutong concludes he is teasing her.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Qi is shown as considerate and controlling in a way Huo Yutong finds reassuring: he has prepared necessities for her and even copied out a cultivation manual by hand. His private thoughts also reveal a playful, self-important side.
• Huo Yutong is deeply grateful for Tang Qi’s care and feels secure because of his steady, decisive support. Yet she remains focused on her mother’s revenge and chooses cultivation over settling into comfort.
• Xiao Xiao begins disappointed by the dormitory’s poor condition but readily helps Huo Yutong clean, showing practical kindness and an easy camaraderie.
• Tian Meng teases Huo Yutong about Tang Qi’s attentiveness and her feelings for him, then offers casual, humorous advice. Huo Yutong is embarrassed but clearly touched by Tang Qi’s efforts.

Significant themes

• Kindness, gratitude, and obligation: Huo Yutong’s appreciation for Tang Qi is both emotional and practical; his generosity makes her feel she owes him.
• Comfort versus purpose: The newly made bed offers Huo Yutong a rare taste of comfort, but her determination to avenge her mother pushes her toward training.
• Affection expressed through care: Tang Qi’s preparations and Huo Yutong’s reaction suggest a growing emotional attachment, while Tian Meng’s teasing brings that subtext into the open.
• Humor and contrast: The chapter balances grim memories and Huo Yutong’s serious goals with dormitory mishaps, embarrassment, and jokes about Tang Qi’s “principles.”

Key plot points and events

• On the first morning of classes, Xiao Xiao wakes Tang Qi while Huo Yutong brings him breakfast.
• Tang Qi praises Huo Yutong’s cooking but says her grilled fish is better. She promises to make some for him and Xiao Xiao once she has the tools.
• Tang Qi explains that Huo Yutong fetches his meals in exchange for payment. He sees the arrangement as fair compensation, while Xiao Xiao jokingly suggests Huo Yutong is waiting on him.
• The three head to Freshman Class Nine. Tang Qi takes the back-row window seat and uses his Blue Silver Wood to remove the neighboring desk, insisting he needs no deskmate.
• While the trio cultivates the Mysterious Heaven Skill, other girls steal glances at Tang Qi, drawing jealous or teasing remarks from Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao.
• Ning Tian, the young sect master of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, arrives outside the classroom with a notebook of information on the freshmen. After spotting Tang Qi’s entry, she peeks into the room and fixes her gaze on him.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Qi remains confident and self-sufficient, but his concern for Huo Yutong’s health leads him to arrange practical support without making it charity. He has also recruited Xiao Xiao into the Tang Sect because of her rare twin martial souls.
• Huo Yutong is grateful and eager to care for Tang Qi, while still trying to contribute through their paid meal arrangement. Her growing comfort with Xiao Xiao shows in their playful teasing and tickling.
• Xiao Xiao is lively and mischievous, teasing Huo Yutong about Tang Qi and reacting possessively to the attention other girls give him.
• Ning Tian is introduced as a keen observer with a special interest in Tang Qi, whose abilities and status she has researched.

Significant themes

• Mutual support and reciprocity: Tang Qi helps Huo Yutong, but frames their arrangement as an exchange that preserves her independence.
• Found family and loyalty: Tang Qi brings Xiao Xiao into the Tang Sect, while the trio’s easy companionship establishes a close-knit group.
• Youthful rivalry and attraction: The girls’ teasing, jealousy, and curiosity about Tang Qi add a playful romantic undertone.
• Talent and ambition: Ning Tian’s detailed notes signal that Tang Qi’s reputation is already attracting attention from influential figures.

Key plot points and events

• Ning Tian arrives at Freshman Class Nine intending to get to know Tang Qi, whose exceptional talent has made him a promising “golden tortoise son-in-law” candidate. She asks to sit beside him, but the desk is missing; Wu Feng retrieves furniture for her.
• Wu Feng takes a nearby seat, while timid Nanmen Yun’er introduces herself to her.
• Homeroom teacher Mu Jin welcomes the class and urges the students to set aside arrogance and work toward passing the freshman assessment in three months.
• During introductions, the class notices freshmen running laps outside—apparently part of Zhou Yi’s harsh teaching style.
• Ning Tian introduces herself as an eleven-year-old, level-thirty-one support-type Soul Elder with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul.
• Tang Qi identifies himself as an eleven-year-old, level-thirty-seven Soul Elder with the Blue Silver Emperor, describing his abilities as “all-round.” To demonstrate his support capability, he channels restorative life force through his fingertip. Ning Tian eagerly takes his hand, feels her fatigue disappear, and thanks him.

Character developments and interactions

• Ning Tian approaches Tang Qi with confident politeness, but his healing ability visibly impresses her and sparks further curiosity.
• Tang Qi remains calm and self-assured, demonstrating that his Blue Silver Emperor can provide support as well as other abilities.
• Wu Feng acts as Ning Tian’s protective attendant, yet grows jealous and irritated as Ning Tian and Tang Qi interact.
• Mu Jin presents himself as a measured teacher but is privately pleased to have two Soul Elders in his class, especially when Tang Qi’s unusual abilities attract attention.
• Nanmen Yun’er makes a shy first attempt to connect with Wu Feng.

Significant themes

• Talent and competition: The academy gathers exceptional young students, all facing the pressure of the coming assessment.
• Versatility and expectations: Tang Qi’s support ability challenges assumptions about the Blue Silver Grass martial soul and conventional combat roles.
• Ambition and attraction: Ning Tian’s practical interest in Tang Qi’s promise begins turning into fascination, while Wu Feng’s jealousy hints at tension.
• Different teaching philosophies: The contrast between Mu Jin’s encouraging approach and Zhou Yi’s intimidating drills suggests competing ideas about how to train students.

Key plot points and events

• Mu Jin confirms Tang Qi and Ning Tian as class president and vice president, while reminding the class that students may challenge the appointments. Because Ning Tian is a support-type Soul Master, any contest would be two against two.
• Ning Tian volunteers to challenge Tang Qi for class president and tries to choose him as her partner, framing the match as a chance for them to work together. Tang Qi refuses the contest and casually offers her the presidency, taking the vice-president role instead.
• The class gathers at Shrek Square for the academy’s supposedly time-honored tradition: running. Mu Jin presents it as a recreation of Yu Xiaogang’s training methods, while mocking Zhou Yi for being much harsher with her own class.
• Zhou Yi, irritated that her class has no Soul Elders while Mu Jin’s has two, doubles down on her severe approach. She wants her students to finish every lap and even hopes to surpass Yu Xiaogang through strict discipline.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Qi remains confident but indifferent to status and competition. His refusal surprises Ning Tian, who expected the challenge to bring them closer.
• Ning Tian shows both ambition and personal interest in Tang Qi. She is intrigued by his unusual composure and suspects he has qualities beyond his appearance and strength.
• Wu Feng eagerly supports Ning Tian and is thrilled at the prospect of fighting beside her, though her devotion makes her teasing remarks about Tang Qi awkward.
• Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao are puzzled by Tang Qi’s decision but hold back from questioning him while Mu Jin watches.
• Mu Jin encourages fair competition and presents himself as more reasonable than Zhou Yi, whose treatment of her students he openly criticizes.
• Zhou Yi is introduced as fiercely competitive and uncompromising, using her rivalry with Mu Jin—and her own ambition—to justify pushing her class harder.

Significant themes

• Strength, competition, and status: Shrek prizes strength, but Tang Qi’s choice suggests that formal positions matter less to him than they do to others.
• Expectations versus reality: Ning Tian’s carefully planned romantic-style approach fails because Tang Qi does not respond as she expects.
• Rivalry and discipline: Mu Jin and Zhou Yi’s contrasting training styles reveal an ongoing contest between teachers, with Zhou Yi treating strictness as a virtue.
• Tradition and parody: The chapter humorously turns “running” into Shrek’s grand inherited ritual, poking fun at the academy’s legendary history and its teachers’ methods.

Tang Qi stopped Dai Huabin from colliding with Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao, then struck him after Dai Huabin insulted Huo Yutong and revealed their painful history. He comforted Huo Yutong after knocking Dai Huabin unconscious, while Ning Tian became fixated on Tang Qi after seeing his Clear Sky Hammer.

• Tang Qi raised a Blue Silver Wood shield that stopped Dai Huabin and sent him tumbling to the ground.
• Dai Huabin recognized Tang Qi, then recognized Huo Yutong and insulted her as a maid-born daughter; Huo Yutong struggled to contain her hatred.
• Tang Qi slapped Dai Huabin for insulting Huo Yutong, and Dai Huabin responded by using his Third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation.
• Tang Qi summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and struck Dai Huabin unconscious, while Zhu Lu fled to his side.
• Huo Yutong threw herself into Tang Qi's arms and sobbed as he comforted her.
• Ning Tian saw Tang Qi's Clear Sky Hammer and declared that she was locking him down, then noticed that the people around them had disappeared.

Plot points and events

• Tang Qi, Huo Yutong, and Xiao Xiao skip class and stay in Tang Qi’s dorm room. Huo Yutong is frightened and clings to Tang Qi, still shaken by something that happened earlier.
• Tang Qi notices wounds on her hands and heals them with his life force. Huo Yutong then tells him and Xiao Xiao about the painful childhood she endured, but becomes distressed. Tian Meng gently uses mental power to put her to sleep.
• Tang Qi reassures Xiao Xiao, tucks Huo Yutong into bed, and takes Xiao Xiao out for a meal.
• Asleep in Tang Qi’s dorm, Huo Yutong dreams of a happy beach scene with her mother. When her mother says her father has arrived, the dream turns frightening: Huo Yutong expects to see Dai Hao, but instead sees Tang Qi and calls him “Daddy.”
• At a restaurant, the group runs into Tang Ya working as a server. She is surprised that Huo Yutong is sleeping in Tang Qi’s dorm and delighted to meet Xiao Xiao, a Tang Sect member with twin martial souls.
• Tang Ya explains that she is working to raise money to revive the Tang Sect. Tang Qi gives her a gold bank card containing 10,000 Gold Soul Coins as start-up funds. She accepts after he reminds her that he is the sect master, jokingly calling him her “sugar daddy.”

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Qi acts as a steady, protective caretaker toward Huo Yutong, healing her injuries and ensuring she can rest. He also supports Xiao Xiao and takes charge of the Tang Sect’s finances by funding Tang Ya.
• Huo Yutong shows deep fear and vulnerability as she shares her traumatic past. Her dream reveals how strongly she associates Tang Qi with safety and affection, even as memories of her father remain painful.
• Xiao Xiao is initially nervous about skipping class but becomes concerned by Huo Yutong’s story. Tang Qi comforts her and includes her in the outing.
• Tang Ya is resourceful and committed to rebuilding the Tang Sect, though working to save money is costing her training time. Her banter with Tang Qi mixes embarrassment, gratitude, and playful familiarity.

Significant themes

• Care and healing: Tang Qi’s practical kindness offers Huo Yutong comfort after trauma.
• Trauma and emotional refuge: Huo Yutong’s distress and dream show the lasting effects of her childhood and her growing sense of safety with Tang Qi.
• Responsibility and support: Tang Qi uses his position and resources to help the Tang Sect and the people around him.
• Found family and trust: The characters’ concern, teasing, and mutual assistance strengthen their bonds.

Plot points and events

• Tang Ya, Tang Qi, and Xiao Xiao eat at a restaurant. Tang Ya declares she is quitting her job and insists on paying, telling the manager that Tang Qi is her wealthy “patron.”
• Tang Qi asks Tang Ya to deliver Huo Yutong’s packed dinner to the academy. She teases him about being concerned for Yutong, then wants to go with him to the North District. Tang Qi orders her back to the academy to cultivate, and she reluctantly leaves.
• Tang Qi takes Xiao Xiao to the Clear Sky Sect’s large trade-hub storefront. She is nervous about going inside, but he tells her to wait with him nearby. Tang Xue, a Rank 91 Titled Douluo overseeing the business and protecting Jiang Nannan, greets him.
• At the boys’ dormitory, Xu Sanshi tries to console Bei Bei about Tang Ya. Repeating Tang Ya’s words—that she feared Tang Qi might misunderstand—prompts Bei Bei to reinterpret her warning.
• Bei Bei decides Tang Ya was protecting him from seeming to covet the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, rather than rejecting him. He rushes off, determined to join the Tang Sect and earn Tang Qi’s approval, even as an Outer Sect Disciple.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Ya is playful, shamelessly bold, and financially carefree, but her decision to quit her job also reflects her precarious circumstances. She teases Tang Qi about Huo Yutong and resists his efforts to send her back to study.
• Tang Qi shows practical care for Huo Yutong and a protective attitude toward Xiao Xiao, while keeping a teasing, authoritative dynamic with Tang Ya.
• Xiao Xiao is shy around the bustling shop but trusts Tang Qi and chooses to accompany him.
• Xu Sanshi is comically oblivious to the contradiction between his own pursuit of Jiang Nannan and his advice to Bei Bei. His blunt repetition accidentally sparks Bei Bei’s revelation.
• Bei Bei shifts from heartbreak and confusion to renewed hope, interpreting Tang Ya’s words as evidence of concern and resolving to prove himself.

Significant themes

• Miscommunication and hopeful interpretation: Bei Bei builds a hopeful conclusion from Tang Ya’s ambiguous words, highlighting how easily motives can be misunderstood.
• Affection expressed indirectly: Tang Ya’s warning and Tang Qi’s practical gestures both suggest care, though neither is openly discussed.
• Comic romance and teasing: The characters’ banter—especially Tang Ya and Tang Qi’s mock power struggle—keeps emotional tensions light.
• Duty versus comfort: The Clear Sky Sect’s prosperity and relaxed habits contrast with its reduced strength, while Tang Qi’s reminder to cultivate points to the responsibilities of rebuilding the sect.

Plot points and events

• Beibei sees Tang Ya enter Tang Qi’s dorm room with a packed meal and a key. Assuming the two are growing close, he spirals into jealousy and tries to convince himself they must be discussing sect business.
• Xu Sanshi sneaks up and teases Beibei by putting a green hat on him. Beibei nearly attacks him with his soul skill, but Xu warns that fighting in the dorm could get him expelled.
• Inside Room 108, Tang Ya asks Huo Yutong about her plan to sell grilled fish. Huo has secured a place, equipment, and ingredients, using money she earned delivering meals to Tang Qi. Short on funds, she has raised her planned price from five to seven copper coins and worries that this is greedy.
• After spending the day with Xiao Xiao, Tang Qi returns to find his room locked. Mu En lends him a key, warmly welcoming him to Shrek—though Tang Qi privately distrusts the academy’s leadership.
• Watching Tang Qi leave, Mu En reflects that Beibei must endure heartbreak and hardship, believing such trials will ultimately benefit him.

Character developments and interactions

• Beibei is revealed as intensely jealous and emotionally vulnerable, misreading Tang Ya’s visit and becoming an easy target for Xu Sanshi’s teasing.
• Xu Sanshi acts as Beibei’s irreverent, if unwelcome, comforter, using humor to provoke him.
• Tang Ya and Huo Yutong share a supportive, familiar conversation. Huo shows independence and a conscientious attitude toward earning her own money.
• Tang Qi and Xiao Xiao part on cheerful terms after an outing; Tang Qi privately views the outing as a way to win her affection.
• Mu En takes a paternal interest in Beibei and offers Tang Qi practical help, while Tang Qi remains cynical about Shrek’s promises of family-like care.

Significant themes

• Jealousy and mistaken assumptions: Beibei’s glimpse of Tang Ya’s visit feeds his fears without revealing what is actually happening.
• Independence and self-worth: Huo Yutong wants to support herself despite the kindness Tang Qi and Tang Ya show her.
• Hardship as a path to growth: Mu En frames Beibei’s emotional pain as a necessary trial, echoing his own past.
• Affection and manipulation: Tang Qi’s pleasant time with Xiao Xiao contrasts with his calculating thoughts about winning her over.

Key plot points and events

• The morning after practicing the Purple Demon Eye, Tang Qi meets Xiao Xiao and Huo Yutong. Huo nervously invites him to join her selling grilled fish that evening, and he agrees.
• Teacher Mu Jin unexpectedly replaces practical training with a lecture on Soul Master types and Soul Tools, dismissing the latter as an inferior path.
• After class, Mu Jin summons Tang Qi, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yutong to his office, alarming the girls. Tang Qi reassures them and leads the way.
• Mu Jin asks Tang Qi to form a team with Ning Tian and Wu Feng for the Freshman Assessment Tournament. He argues that their combined strength would make the championship and its rewards nearly certain.
• Tang Qi suspects Mu Jin has a personal reason for pushing the team. Mu Jin admits that Zhou Yi transferred Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu—whom Tang Qi defeated—to her class, warning that their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Hell White Tiger, could be dangerous.
• Tang Qi remains confident, declaring that once an opponent has lost to him, they no longer count as a rival.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Qi remains relaxed and self-assured, agreeing to Huo Yutong’s invitation and brushing off fears about punishment. He also resists Mu Jin’s attempt to recruit him by emphasizing that he can win without special help.
• Huo Yutong shows growing trust and affection toward Tang Qi, though she is nervous about inviting him out and worries that her classmates might be punished because of her.
• Xiao Xiao is lively but easily alarmed, fearing the teacher may expel them for skipping class.
• Mu Jin shifts from stern instructor to ingratiating recruiter. His concern about the tournament is partly driven by the threat posed by Zhou Yi’s team and possibly by a personal rivalry with her.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng discuss the possibility of forming a team with Tang Qi. Ning Tian understands the political alliance between their families and hopes Tang Qi’s talent might let her keep both Wu Feng and a suitable partner close. Her teasing about Wu Feng using “ohoho” on Tang Qi embarrasses and confuses Wu Feng.

Significant themes

• Confidence versus caution: Tang Qi dismisses the danger of former opponents, while Mu Jin urges him to take the Hell White Tiger seriously.
• Political alliances and personal bonds: Ning Tian’s dilemma reflects the tension between family obligations and affection for Wu Feng.
• Competing views of strength: Mu Jin’s lesson rejects Soul Tools in favor of traditional Martial Souls and Soul Rings, while the story’s tournament preparations emphasize teamwork and combined abilities.

Key plot points and events

• Mu Jin tells Tang Qi that winning the Freshman Assessment Tournament could help secure her a homeroom position in Freshman Class One. She offers him unusual freedom from classes in exchange for his help, hoping to outmaneuver Zhou Yi.
• Tang Qi points out that Xiao Xiao and Huo Yutong may struggle to pass the tournament with their current strength. Mu Jin agrees to assess them and consider how they might fare against Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu.
• Tang Qi opens the office door using his Blue Silver Wood with remarkable precision, impressing Mu Jin. Xiao Xiao and Huo Yutong enter nervously.
• Xiao Xiao describes her two Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron abilities: one can stun nearby enemies or attack several targets, while the other knocks back and stuns a single opponent.
• Huo Yutong demonstrates her Spiritual Eyes and spiritual power. Mu Jin is dazzled by her talent and immediately tries to claim her for the Soul Tool Department, believing she could help Fan Yu—and improve Mu Jin’s standing against Zhou Yi.
• Tang Qi pulls Huo Yutong away and rebukes Mu Jin, insisting that students must not be treated as tools for personal advancement.

Character developments

• Tang Qi shows strategic foresight by considering the girls’ tournament prospects and controlling what Huo Yutong reveals. His protectiveness becomes explicit when Mu Jin tries to take her.
• Mu Jin shifts from a calculating bargain-maker to a teacher briefly focused on evaluating her students, but her rivalry with Zhou Yi quickly overtakes that role.
• Huo Yutong follows Tang Qi’s plan and demonstrates her ability despite her nervousness. Her fear resurfaces when Mu Jin lunges toward her.
• Xiao Xiao explains her abilities clearly but remains visibly apprehensive throughout the meeting.

Significant themes

• Students’ welfare versus ambition: Mu Jin’s desire to gain influence leads her to see Huo Yutong as a means to an end; Tang Qi rejects this outright.
• Competition and institutional politics: The tournament and homeroom appointments are entangled with rivalries, reputations, and departmental influence.
• Talent and responsibility: Huo Yutong’s extraordinary potential attracts attention, but the chapter raises the question of whether talent should be exploited for others’ goals.

Character interactions

• Mu Jin bargains with Tang Qi by offering academic freedom in return for help winning the tournament.
• Tang Qi challenges her assumptions about the team and brings Xiao Xiao and Huo Yutong into the discussion.
• Mu Jin initially reassures the girls and praises Xiao Xiao’s abilities, then becomes overexcited by Huo Yutong’s spiritual talent.
• Tang Qi physically shields Huo Yutong from Mu Jin and confronts her, exposing the conflict between Mu Jin’s ambition and his protective principles.

Key events

• Tang Qi confronts Mu Jin over his hypocrisy: Mu Jin had disparaged Soul Tools in class but was now pushing his students toward Shrek’s Soul Tool Department. Tang Qi carries Huo Yutong out and leaves Mu Jin with the advice, “Before you love someone else, learn to love yourself.”
• Huo Yutong tells Tian Meng she wants to study Soul Tools, combine them with Hidden Weapons, and help revive the Tang Sect. Tian Meng agrees to teach her, revealing that she once sacrificed herself to a Level 7 Soul Engineer from the Sun Moon Empire. Her attempt to inspect his memories ended with him exploding; she later sealed much of her own essence.
• Huo Yutong shares Tian Meng’s revelation with Tang Qi. He recognizes that the knowledge of a Sun Moon Empire Soul Engineer could be valuable.
• Mu Jin calls in sick, apparently shaken by Tang Qi’s words and beginning to resist the Love Gu’s control.
• That evening, the group sets up a grilled-fish stall on Food Street. Tang Qi sets an extravagant price—five Gold Soul Coins per fish, with a one-per-person limit—using “scarcity marketing” to sell Huo Yutong’s cooking for more than the usual few copper coins.

Character developments and interactions

• Huo Yutong grows more determined to pursue Soul Tools alongside her other studies. She is shy around Tang Qi’s affection but increasingly proactive about her future and the Tang Sect.
• Tang Qi protects Huo Yutong, challenges Mu Jin, and supports her ambitions. His business scheme shows his playful confidence and willingness to think big.
• Tian Meng shifts from reluctant, sleepy mentor to a potential Soul Tool instructor, though her boastfulness and embarrassing confession prompt Huo Yutong to report her secret to Tang Qi.
• Mu Jin is left emotionally stunned and may be beginning to reclaim his independence from the Love Gu.
• Huo Yutong, Tang Ya, Xiao Xiao, and Tang Qi share a lighthearted evening at the stall: Tang Ya assists mostly by eyeing the food, while Xiao Xiao questions the steep price and Huo Yutong worries whether her fish deserves it.

Significant themes

• Self-respect and freedom: Tang Qi urges Mu Jin to value himself and break free from the Love Gu’s influence.
• Combining old and new: Huo Yutong hopes to unite Hidden Weapons with Soul Tool technology to revive the Tang Sect.
• Ambition and resourcefulness: Her willingness to take on several fields contrasts with Tian Meng’s teasing concerns about overwork, while Tang Qi’s pricing strategy emphasizes confidence and opportunity.

Plot points and events

• Huo Yutong’s grilled fish becomes a hit after the first customer praises it, drawing a long queue.
• Tang Ya claims to help at the stall but eats half the fish Huo Yutong grills. Tang Qi eventually uses his Blue Silver Wood to pull her away and sends her to buy drinks.
• Jiang Nannan arrives, recognizes Tang Qi, and rushes over to greet him. He asks Huo Yutong for a fish and offers it to Jiang Nannan, saying Yutong’s cooking surpasses Aunt Jiang’s.
• Huo Yutong gives up a fish from Tang Ya’s reserved share to prepare Tang Qi’s request. Hearing bystanders call Tang Qi Jiang Nannan’s boyfriend, she grows distracted and uneasy.
• Outside the academy, Xu Sanshi blames Bei Bei for making him lose sight of Jiang Nannan. Bei Bei privately reflects that he came hoping to see Tang Ya, but is anxious about encountering her and Tang Qi together.

Character developments

• Huo Yutong is industrious and pleased by her success, but her composure falters when she sees Tang Qi with Jiang Nannan and hears them described as a couple.
• Tang Ya is playful and shamelessly takes advantage of her position at the stall; she obeys Tang Qi when he intervenes, though she calls back asking Yutong to save her a fish.
• Tang Qi casually manages Tang Ya’s mischief and treats Jiang Nannan with familiar warmth.
• Jiang Nannan shifts from cool reserve to unmistakable delight when she recognizes Tang Qi, then reacts with a small huff when he hands her the fish.
• Bei Bei is caught between his feelings for Tang Ya and his reluctance to face the possibility that she is with Tang Qi.
• Xu Sanshi remains fixated on Jiang Nannan and is frustrated that Bei Bei’s detour cost him the chance to follow her.

Character interactions

• The customers’ resentment toward Tang Ya’s free fish contrasts with their eagerness to buy Huo Yutong’s cooking.
• Tang Qi reins in Tang Ya, while Xiao Xiao joins her briefly in snatching a fish and then enjoys it beside Tang Qi.
• Jiang Nannan and Tang Qi share an affectionate, familiar reunion, observed with curiosity by Xiao Xiao and two upper-year girls.
• Huo Yutong’s effort to serve Tang Qi—and her reaction to his closeness with Jiang Nannan—creates a quiet emotional tension.
• Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi’s argument reveals their competing romantic concerns: Bei Bei’s feelings for Tang Ya and Xu Sanshi’s pursuit of Jiang Nannan.

Significant themes

• Jealousy and romantic uncertainty: Huo Yutong’s unexplained unease and Bei Bei’s avoidance hint at complicated feelings.
• Affection expressed through familiarity: Tang Qi and Jiang Nannan’s reunion suggests a close bond, though its nature remains unclear.
• Comedy and social chaos: Tang Ya’s fish-stealing, the customers’ protests, and Xu Sanshi’s pursuit provide a light, farcical tone.

Key events

• Xu Sanshi searches for Bei Bei, catches the smell of Huo Yutong’s grilled fish, and spots Jiang Nannan beside Tang Qi. Misreading the scene as romantic, he becomes furious and jealous.
• Xu Sanshi tries to force Huo Yutong to sell him fish she has set aside. Tang Qi steps in when Xu Sanshi ignores her refusal.
• Tang Qi easily outmatches Xu Sanshi using his newly devised Flowing Water Rock-Smashing Fist, which redirects and turns aside an opponent’s force.
• Xu Sanshi recognizes Tang Qi and, enraged by his jealousy and wounded pride, activates his Black Tortoise Martial Soul and charges.
• Bei Bei arrives and stops Xu Sanshi with a powerful restraining technique, insisting he will eventually “get used to” being cuckolded. Xiao Xiao watches and asks whether the two men are gay.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Sanshi is shown as volatile, possessive, and painfully jealous of Tang Qi, despite having no claim on Jiang Nannan. His anger escalates from a petty attempt to sabotage the fish stall into a physical fight.
• Tang Qi is calm and protective of Huo Yutong. He reveals the strength and unusual principles of his martial technique, then becomes bewildered by Bei Bei’s bizarre intervention.
• Huo Yutong stands up for herself when Xu Sanshi tries to bully her, while Tang Qi backs her up.
• Jiang Nannan shows concern for Tang Qi after the fight and obeys when he asks her to step back; her dismissive glance at Xu Sanshi reinforces his sense of rejection.
• Bei Bei prioritizes stopping Xu Sanshi before his attack creates trouble with Tang Ya, using an unexpectedly intimate-sounding restraint that fuels the chapter’s joke.
• Xiao Xiao provides the comic closing observation by interpreting Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi’s wrestling-like restraint as possible romance.

Significant themes

• Jealousy and wounded pride drive Xu Sanshi’s reckless behavior.
• Boundaries and protection are emphasized when Huo Yutong’s refusal is ignored and Tang Qi intervenes.
• Strength and self-control contrast: Tang Qi wins through technique and composure, while Xu Sanshi’s power is undermined by his anger.
• Comic misunderstandings and innuendo shape the chapter, especially through the “cuckold” jokes and Xiao Xiao’s final question.

Key plot points and events

• After Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi end up locked in an awkward embrace, their struggle attracts a crowd and sparks suggestive rumors. Tang Qi decides not to explain what happened and leaves with Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao.
• Bei Bei asks Tang Qi not to tell Tang Ya about the incident. Tang Qi signals that he will keep quiet, infuriating the trapped Xu Sanshi, who accuses Bei Bei of being the bigger “turtle.”
• Du Weilun arrives and reprimands both upperclassmen for disgracing Shrek Academy—especially since he had just covered up an incident involving them the previous day. He worries that their apparent intimacy could become a serious scandal, but is wary of their powerful connections.
• Tang Qi takes the girls to a restaurant for a proper meal. Huo Yutong, newly proud of the money she earned selling grilled fish, tries to pay, but Tang Qi playfully overrules her.
• Xiao Xiao asks about Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi. Tang Qi explains their backgrounds and describes the Xuanming Sect’s practice of “harvesting yin to nourish yang,” raising questions about the sect’s morality.
• Xiao Xiao asks about Jiang Nannan’s relationship to Tang Qi. He calls her his little sister, just as he does Huo Yutong, then jokes that all the girls are his sisters and that his love is boundless.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Qi remains composed and amused amid the public chaos. He protects Bei Bei’s secret, takes responsibility for the group’s dinner, and deflects Xiao Xiao’s questions with playful, grandiose humor.
• Bei Bei is embarrassed but chiefly concerned with keeping the incident from Tang Ya. His plea to Tang Qi shows his trust in him, while his hold on Xu Sanshi keeps the latter from escaping.
• Xu Sanshi is humiliated and furious, yet unable to break free. His insults turn the incident into further comedy.
• Du Weilun acts as the exasperated authority figure, balancing his duty to discipline the students against fear of offending their influential families and factions.
• Huo Yutong shows growing confidence and affection by trying to pay for the meal with her earnings; Tang Qi’s teasing reinforces their close, playful bond.
• Xiao Xiao is openly curious and energetic, asking both about the upperclassmen and about Tang Qi’s other “little sisters.”
• Jiang Nannan stays quiet and composed, but her pointed question—and Xiao Xiao’s sense of unease—suggests she is attentive to Tang Qi’s claims of familial affection.

Significant themes

• Comedy through misunderstanding and embarrassment: The public reads Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi’s struggle as romantic, creating an absurd spectacle and escalating the academy’s concerns.
• Reputation and institutional politics: Du Weilun’s reaction shows how scandals could threaten Shrek, while the men’s powerful connections complicate discipline.
• Moral ambiguity: Tang Qi’s criticism of the Xuanming Sect raises the question of where harmful cultivation practices fit within the setting’s definition of evil.
• Affection and belonging: Tang Qi presents his relationships with the girls as familial and expansive, though the joke leaves room for playful ambiguity.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Qi declares himself the Tang Sect’s leader, with Tang Ya demoted to deputy. Jiang Nannan responds by announcing she wants to join and playfully argues that seniority should be based on age, teasing Tang Qi by calling him “Third Brother.”
• After a late-night gathering, Tang Qi warns Xiao Xiao not to stay up late—then mischievously tells her to sleep only half an hour and spend the rest of the night cultivating. Huo Yutong takes Xiao Xiao back to the dormitory.
• The next morning, Xiao Xiao tells Tang Qi that Yutong stayed up cultivating and then went for a walk by Sea God Lake because she felt dizzy. Worried, Tang Qi rushes to find her.
• At the lake, Yutong encounters a rapidly approaching, blood-red figure radiating intense heat. Tian Meng recognizes the danger and urges her to flee, but the attacker pursues her.
• As Tian Meng prepares to take control of Yutong’s body to protect her, Tang Qi arrives and pulls her to safety using Blue Silver Wood reinforced with inner energy. He identifies the threat as an Inner Court disciple whose Evil Fire has gone out of control and angrily condemns Shrek for failing to keep students safe.
• Tang Qi heads toward the Martial Soul Department’s teaching building, apparently intending to draw attention to the danger and force Shrek to answer for its negligence.

Character developments

• Tang Qi asserts his authority as Tang Sect leader and shows his protective instincts when Yutong is endangered. His anger at Shrek’s failure reveals that he is willing to expose the school’s shortcomings rather than quietly cover them up.
• Jiang Nannan openly pursues a place in the Tang Sect and displays a playful, flirtatious side, while also asserting her own idea of seniority.
• Huo Yutong is hardworking to the point of exhaustion, juggling classes, work, cultivation, and study. Despite her fatigue, she reacts quickly to the threat.
• Xiao Xiao is eager to stir up romantic tension but also looks out for Yutong and tries to make sure Tang Qi eats.
• Tian Meng is exasperated by Yutong’s punishing schedule, yet immediately offers to risk himself to protect her.

Significant themes

• Responsibility and leadership: Tang Qi treats leadership as a duty to protect others and hold powerful institutions accountable.
• Overwork and self-sacrifice: Yutong’s relentless schedule highlights the danger of pushing oneself beyond one’s limits.
• Institutional negligence: The uncontrolled Inner Court disciple raises questions about Shrek’s ability to protect its students.
• Affection and teasing: The Tang Sect conversation and Tang Qi’s banter with the girls provide comic, flirtatious contrast to the danger that follows.

Character interactions

• Tang Qi and Jiang Nannan spar playfully over her position in the Tang Sect, with Tang Ya silently objecting to her demotion.
• Tang Qi teases Xiao Xiao about staying up late; Huo Yutong escorts her away afterward.
• Xiao Xiao informs Tang Qi of Yutong’s condition, prompting him to rush to her.
• Tian Meng warns Yutong about the approaching threat and prepares to take over her body, but Tang Qi intervenes and rescues her.

Plot and events

• Tang Qi, pursued by the out-of-control Ma Xiaotao, intercepts Xiao Xiao and has her summon her Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron. He puts Xiao Xiao and the exhausted Huo Yutong inside to protect them while he fights.
• Rather than fleeing, Tang Qi repeatedly hurls and catches the cauldron to keep the girls safe, then uses his Clear Sky Hammer to repel Ma Xiaotao. His Clear Sky Nine Absolutes: Tremor Art knocks her back, while his Mysterious Heaven Skill helps him absorb and redirect the recoil.
• Tian Meng offers to possess Huo Yutong and freeze Ma Xiaotao, but Tang Qi refuses, confident he can handle the fight. His unusual strength and the divine markings on his hammer impress Tian Meng.
• The chase reaches Shrek Academy’s tree-lined avenue. Ma Xiaotao smashes through statues of the original Shrek Seven Devils and the Golden Iron Triangle, scattering debris and sending students running.
• Meanwhile, Mu Jin notices that Tang Qi, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yutong are absent from class. He takes Freshman Class Nine toward the Soul Fighting Zone, but encounters panicked students fleeing the avenue. One reports that a fire-wielding attacker is rampaging while a white-uniformed student carrying a cauldron tries to stop her.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Qi shows resolve, agility, and considerable hidden power. He protects the two girls even while under attack and remains confident when Tian Meng urges him to retreat or use Huo Yutong’s abilities.
• Tian Meng shifts from concern to fascinated admiration as she witnesses Tang Qi’s capabilities. She teases him about wanting to “explore” him; he turns the joke back on her, and she retreats into Huo Yutong’s consciousness.
• Xiao Xiao follows Tang Qi’s urgent instructions and helps by summoning her cauldron. The repeated motion leaves her badly shaken.
• Huo Yutong is already exhausted and faints inside the cauldron.
• Ma Xiaotao remains in a near-mindless, furious state, relentlessly attacking Tang Qi and causing widespread destruction.
• Mu Jin is irritated by the students’ absences, then becomes alarmed by reports of an apparent Evil Soul Master inside the academy.

Significant themes

• Protection and responsibility: Tang Qi places the girls’ safety first, using the cauldron as a moving shelter.
• Hidden strength and unconventional skill: His confidence is backed by rare abilities, divine power, and tactical control—not merely brute force.
• Panic and misunderstanding: Fleeing students label Ma Xiaotao an Evil Soul Master, while the true situation remains unclear.
• Destruction amid institutional order: A routine school day and class outing are disrupted by a crisis that exposes how unprepared students are for real danger.