Chapter Summaries

Tang Qi brought Tang Ya and Huo Yutong to a stagnant pool to obtain Tang Ya’s third Soul Ring and help her Blue Silver Grass evolve. After Tang Ya absorbed the nether poison sleep lotus’s life force and poison, Tang Qi purged the toxin, and she began absorbing its Soul Ring.

• Tang Qi, Tang Ya, and Huo Yutong reached the pool after Tang Ya sent Bei Bei back to Shrek Academy.
• Tang Qi used Blue Silver Grass: Myriad Manifestations to uproot the nether poison sleep lotus and told Tang Ya to drain its life force.
• Tang Ya devoured the lotus’s life force while its colorless, odorless neurotoxin entered her body.
• Tian Meng warned Huo Yutong about the poison and speculated that Tang Qi’s hidden Soul Rings and Blue Silver Domain had neutralized it.
• After Tang Ya drained the lotus, Tang Qi poured life force into her to purge the poison.
• Tang Ya recovered, blushed at the lingering sensation, and began absorbing the lotus’s purple Soul Ring.

Tang Qi, Tang Ya, and Huo Yutong arrived in Shrek City after Tang Ya suffered defeats while testing her new Soul Skill. Tang Qi began rebuilding the Tang Sect by recruiting Clear Sky Sect smiths, and Tang Ya decided she wanted to take revenge on the Iron Blood Sect herself.

• Tang Ya recalled exhausting her Soul Power and poisoning herself with her Nether Lotus Poison Net before Huo Yutong defeated her with mental attacks.
• Tang Qi explained that Hidden Weapons still had strengths against Soul Tools and said the Clear Sky Sect could help the Tang Sect produce them.
• Tang Qi met Tang Long and Tang Hu in Shrek City and invited them to join the Tang Sect, which they accepted at once.
• Tang Ya asked if she could take revenge on the Iron Blood Sect herself, and Tang Qi and Huo Yutong promised to accompany her.

Tang Qi and Huo Yutong registered at Shrek Academy, where Tang Qi stunned everyone by revealing three thousand-year Soul Rings. After meeting Xiao Xiao, the group entered the academy, where Tang Qi spotted a statue of Gangzi.

• Tang Ya thanked Huo Yutong, while Tang Qi told both girls they would owe him in the future.
• Tang Qi paid two people to switch places in the registration queue, then noticed Xiao Xiao demonstrating her Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron.
• Huo Yutong nervously gave her name and rank at the assessment, passed, and met Xiao Xiao while waiting for Tang Qi.
• Tang Qi announced his rank and Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, then revealed three purple Soul Rings and passed his assessment.
• Xiao Xiao introduced herself to Tang Qi, and he led her and Huo Yutong into Shrek Academy, where he noticed a statue of Gangzi.

Tang Qi took Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao to eat before registering at Shrek Academy, then discovered that all three had been placed in Freshman Class Nine. Mu En recognized Tang Qi as the new Tang Sect leader and wondered if he could be Tang San reincarnated, but dismissed the idea after Tang Qi ignored him.

• Tang Qi led Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao to the cafeteria before registration and brought out a table and chairs so they could eat despite the empty dining hall.
• Tang Qi, Huo Yutong, and Xiao Xiao ate together, and Xiao Xiao teased Huo Yutong until Tang Qi redirected them toward registration.
• Tang Qi completed registration with Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao, paid Huo Yutong's first-year tuition, and learned they were all assigned to Freshman Class Nine under Mu Jin.
• Tang Qi left Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao at their dormitories and walked into the Male Dormitory without speaking to the old man outside.
• Mu En revealed that he had recognized Tang Qi as the new Tang Sect leader Bei Bei mentioned and considered whether he might be Tang San reincarnated, but rejected the thought because Tang Qi had ignored him.

Tang Qi settled into his private dorm room while Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao cleaned their shared room and Huo Yutong unpacked Tang Qi’s provisions. Huo Yutong began studying the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, whose opening principle revealed Tang Qi’s teasing warning about repaying kindness.

• Tang Qi used blue silver wood to air out and clean room 108, then found it had an en suite bathroom.
• Xiao Xiao and Huo Yutong cleaned their bare, musty dorm room, and Xiao Xiao left to buy daily necessities.
• Huo Yutong made up a soft bed with supplies from Tang Qi’s Storage Ring while Tian Meng teased her about his kindness.
• Huo Yutong found clothing in the Storage Ring, blushed at Tian Meng’s teasing, and asked her to teach her cultivation.
• Tian Meng urged Huo Yutong to read the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, and Huo Yutong recognized Tang Qi’s handwriting.
• Huo Yutong read Tang Qi’s opening principle about repaying kindness and courting death, then relaxed when Tian Meng explained he was teasing her.

Tang Qi began his first day of classes at Shrek with Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao, sharing breakfast and cultivating with them before heading to Freshman Class Nine. The young sect master Ning Tian arrived with a file on Tang Qi and secretly watched him from the classroom doorway.

• Huo Yutong brought Tang Qi breakfast, and he praised her grilled fish while explaining that he paid her to fetch his meals.
• Xiao Xiao teased Huo Yutong about waiting on Tang Qi, and the two girls playfully wrestled on his bed.
• Tang Qi, Huo Yutong, and Xiao Xiao went to Freshman Class Nine, where Tang Qi chose a back-row window seat and moved the neighboring desk aside with his Blue Silver Wood.
• Tang Qi cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill with Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao, while other girls passing the classroom stole glances at him.
• Ning Tian checked her notebook entry about Tang Qi, then peered through the classroom's back door and fixed her gaze on him.

Ning Tian approached Tang Qi at Shrek Academy and became intrigued by his unusual abilities. After the freshmen introduced themselves, Tang Qi demonstrated that his Blue Silver Emperor could provide support, leaving Ning Tian impressed.

• Ning Tian introduced herself to Tang Qi and had Wu Feng bring over a desk and chair so she could sit beside him.
• Wu Feng took a nearby seat and introduced herself to Nanmen Yun'er before Mu Jin began class as the homeroom teacher.
• Mu Jin called on the students to introduce themselves, and Ning Tian revealed she was an eleven-year-old level thirty-one support-type Soul Elder.
• Tang Qi introduced himself as an eleven-year-old level thirty-seven all-round Soul Elder, surprising the class with his Blue Silver Emperor martial soul.
• Tang Qi released life force through his fingertip, and Ning Tian held it, felt her exhaustion fade, and thanked him while Wu Feng watched jealously.

Tang Qi declined Ning Tian’s challenge for class president and agreed to serve as vice president instead. At Shrek Square, Mu Jin introduced the academy’s traditional running exercise, while Zhou Yi drove her students to run harder than everyone else.

• Mu Jin named Tang Qi and Ning Tian as class president and vice president, then allowed students to challenge for the positions in two-on-two matches.
• Ning Tian challenged Tang Qi and asked him to be her partner, but Tang Qi refused to compete and offered to take the vice president position instead.
• Mu Jin led Freshman Class Nine to Shrek Square and announced that they would experience the academy’s traditional running exercise.
• Zhou Yi ordered Freshman Class One to keep running and resolved to surpass Yu Xiaogang’s training methods with her own strict motto.

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.

Tang Qi comforted Huo Yutong after she revealed her painful childhood, then took Xiao Xiao out to eat while Yutong slept. At a restaurant, he gave Tang Ya ten thousand Gold Soul Coins to fund the Tang Sect, and Yutong dreamed of mistaking Tang Qi for her father.

• Tang Qi healed Huo Yutong’s injured hands, and she told him and Xiao Xiao about the misery she had endured since childhood.
• Tian Meng soothed Huo Yutong to sleep, and Tang Qi covered her before leaving the dorm with Xiao Xiao to get food.
• Huo Yutong dreamed of standing on a beach with Huo Yun'er, then saw an approaching figure and called him Tang Qi before asking if he was her father.
• Tang Qi and Xiao Xiao met Tang Ya working as a server at a restaurant in Shrek City's South District, where Tang Qi introduced Xiao Xiao as the Tang Sect's fourth member with twin martial souls.
• Tang Qi gave Tang Ya ten thousand Gold Soul Coins as starting funds for the Tang Sect, and she accepted while jokingly calling him her sugar daddy.

Tang Qi took Tang Ya and Xiao Xiao to eat, then sent Tang Ya back to the academy with dinner for Huo Yutong while he and Xiao Xiao went to the Clear Sky Sect's Shrek City holding. Back at the dormitory, Xu Sanshi's words led Bei Bei to believe Tang Ya had been keeping her distance to protect him, so he rushed off determined to join the Tang Sect.

• Tang Ya ate with Tang Qi and Xiao Xiao, quit her restaurant job, and agreed to deliver Huo Yutong's dinner to the academy.
• Tang Qi took Xiao Xiao to the Clear Sky Sect's North District shop, where Titled Douluo Tang Xue welcomed him.
• Xu Sanshi advised Bei Bei to stop pining after Tang Ya, but Bei Bei argued that Jiang Nannan was only testing his feelings.
• Xu Sanshi repeated Tang Ya's warning that Bei Bei should stay away because Tang Qi might misunderstand, and Bei Bei realized he had misread her intentions.
• Bei Bei concluded Tang Ya feared Tang Qi would think he wanted the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, then hurried out determined to join the Tang Sect.

Beibei saw Tang Ya enter Tang Qi’s dorm room with food and a key, and Xu Sanshi mocked him by putting a green hat on his head. Tang Qi returned to the dorm later, while Mu En reflected that Beibei’s heartbreak might lead to good things.

• Beibei watched Tang Ya unlock Dormitory 108 and enter with a packed meal, then convinced himself she and Tang Qi were discussing Tang Sect business.
• Xu Sanshi hugged Beibei and put a green hat on his head, prompting Beibei to threaten him with his Third Soul Skill.
• Tang Ya and Huo Yutong discussed Huo Yutong’s plan to sell grilled fish and went out after cleaning Tang Qi’s room.
• Tang Qi returned to Shrek with Xiao Xiao, got the dorm key from Mu En, and headed to Dormitory 108.
• Mu En watched Tang Qi leave and reflected that Beibei’s painful experience could ultimately work out for the best.

Tang Qi was invited to spar with Ning Tian and Wu Feng, then learned that Mu Jin wanted him to join their team for the Freshman Assessment Tournament. Mu Jin warned that Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu had joined Zhou Yi’s class and could use the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Tang Qi remained confident he could defeat them.

• Huo Yutong invited Tang Qi to join her at Food Street while she sold grilled fish, and he agreed.
• Ning Tian invited Tang Qi to spar with her and Wu Feng, while privately teasing Wu Feng about sharing a husband with her.
• Mu Jin summoned Tang Qi, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yutong to his office, then asked Tang Qi to team up with Ning Tian and Wu Feng for the tournament.
• Mu Jin revealed that Zhou Yi had transferred Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu into her class and warned Tang Qi about their Hell White Tiger fusion skill.
• Tang Qi dismissed Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu as threats and insisted he could win without needing them as teammates.

Mu Jin offered Tang Qi freedom in class in exchange for helping his team win the Freshman Assessment Tournament, then learned about Xiao Xiao and Huo Yutong's abilities. After recognizing Huo Yutong's potential for soul tools, Mu Jin tried to take her to the Soul Tool Department, and Tang Qi stopped him.

• Mu Jin told Tang Qi that winning the Freshman Assessment Tournament could secure Mu Jin a homeroom position and offered Tang Qi freedom from most classes in return.
• Tang Qi asked about Xiao Xiao and Huo Yutong's chances in the tournament, so Mu Jin invited them into his office to examine their abilities.
• Xiao Xiao described her two cauldron soul skills, while Huo Yutong demonstrated her Spiritual Eyes and the abilities Tang Qi had agreed she could reveal.
• Mu Jin recognized Huo Yutong's talent for soul tools and tried to take her to the Soul Tool Department.
• Tang Qi pulled Huo Yutong away from Mu Jin and condemned him for treating students as bargaining chips.

Tang Qi rebuked Mu Jin, then helped Huo Yutong pursue Soul Tool studies with Tian Meng’s guidance. That evening, the group opened a grilled herring stall outside Shrek Academy at a steep price, waiting to see whether customers would buy.

• Tang Qi called out Mu Jin for contradicting his own views on Soul Tools and told him to learn to love himself before loving someone else.
• Huo Yutong asked Tian Meng to teach her about Soul Tools so she could combine them with hidden weapons and help revive the Tang Sect.
• Tian Meng revealed that she had once sacrificed herself to a Level 7 Soul Engineer from the Sun Moon Empire and offered to teach Huo Yutong.
• Huo Yutong told Tang Qi about Tian Meng’s experience, and Tang Qi welcomed the prospect of her learning Soul Tools.
• Mu Jin took sick leave and began trying to break free of the love gu’s control.
• Tang Qi, Huo Yutong, Tang Ya, and Xiao Xiao set up a grilled herring stall outside Shrek Academy, pricing each fish at five Gold Soul Coins.

Huo Yutong’s grilled fish stall drew a crowd, while Tang Qi reunited with Jiang Nannan and offered her a fish. The reunion left Huo Yutong distracted, and Xu Sanshi searched for Jiang Nannan after losing track of her.

• An upper-year student bought Huo Yutong’s grilled fish, and a long queue formed as customers were drawn by its taste.
• Tang Ya ate many of the fish she was supposed to help sell, until Tang Qi pulled her away and sent her to buy drinks.
• Jiang Nannan arrived at the stall, recognized Tang Qi, and eagerly went over to him.
• Tang Qi asked Huo Yutong for a grilled fish and offered it to Jiang Nannan, prompting her to sit beside him as Huo Yutong grew distracted.
• Xu Sanshi blamed Bei Bei for delaying him and causing him to lose track of Jiang Nannan, while Bei Bei reflected on his conflicted feelings about Tang Ya.

Xu Sanshi attacked Tang Qi after finding Jiang Nannan near him, but Tang Qi defeated him until Bei Bei restrained Xu Sanshi to stop the fight. Xiao Xiao watched Bei Bei’s hold and asked Tang Qi if the two men were getting it on.

• Xu Sanshi found Jiang Nannan beside Tang Qi and, angry and jealous, demanded that Huo Yutong sell him a fish she had set aside.
• Tang Qi stopped Xu Sanshi from taking the fish and beat him with his Flowing Water Rock-Smashing Fist.
• Xu Sanshi recognized Tang Qi and became enraged, but Bei Bei arrived and tried to block him from attacking.
• Xu Sanshi activated his Black Tortoise Bloodline, so Bei Bei locked him down with the Seven-Day Lock of Love Stronger Than Gold.
• Xiao Xiao watched Bei Bei restrain Xu Sanshi and asked Tang Qi if the two men were getting it on.

Tang Qi left Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi tangled together on Food Street and took the girls to dinner, where he explained their backgrounds and called them all his little sisters. The chapter ended with Tang Qi declaring that his love belonged to everyone.

• Tang Qi left with Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao after Bei Bei begged him not to tell Tang Ya what had happened.
• Du Weilun arrived, found Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi still tangled together, and scolded them for disgracing the academy.
• Tang Qi took the girls to the restaurant where Tang Ya used to work and explained how his Blue Silver Emperor aura had left its mark on her.
• Tang Qi told Xiao Xiao that Bei Bei was Gangzi’s descendant and Xu Sanshi belonged to the Xuanming Sect, which Xiao Xiao questioned for its bloodline-awakening practices.
• When Xiao Xiao asked about Jiang Nannan, Tang Qi called her and Huo Yutong his little sisters and declared that his love was boundless.

Tang Qi welcomed Jiang Nannan into the Tang Sect, then rushed to rescue Huo Yutong when a blood-red, fire-wreathed figure pursued her beside Sea God Lake. He carried her toward Shrek’s outer court, intending to expose the danger to the school’s students and force Shrek to answer for it.

• Tang Qi told Jiang Nannan that he led the Tang Sect and assigned her the rank of Third Junior Sister, while she jokingly tried to make him Third Brother.
• Tang Qi ordered Xiao Xiao to practice late into the night, and Huo Yutong followed his example by cultivating through the night and practicing the Purple Demon Eye in the morning.
• When Tang Qi found Huo Yutong missing, Xiao Xiao told him she had gone to get air by Sea God Lake, and he hurried off to find her.
• A red-hot figure streaked toward Huo Yutong, who dodged it with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track as Tian Meng warned her to run.
• Tang Qi caught Huo Yutong with Blue Silver Wood and carried her away, then headed toward the Martial Soul Department’s Teaching Building while condemning Shrek for failing to contain the danger.

Tang Qi fought to contain the rampaging Ma Xiaotao while protecting Xiao Xiao and Huo Yutong, using his Clear Sky Hammer to repel her. Their chase caused panic and destruction on Shrek Academy’s central avenue, where Mu Jin and his class learned that a student was holding off an alleged evil soul master.

• Tang Qi hid Xiao Xiao and Huo Yutong inside Xiao Xiao’s Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron and evaded Ma Xiaotao’s attacks.
• Tang Qi used the Clear Sky Hammer and Quake Art to knock Ma Xiaotao back, while Tian Meng offered to possess Huo Yutong and freeze her.
• Tang Qi led Ma Xiaotao onto the academy’s central avenue, where her attacks smashed statues and sent students fleeing.
• Mu Jin took Freshman Class Nine toward the Soul Fighting Zone, then stopped a fleeing student to ask what had happened.
• The student told Mu Jin that a fire-attribute evil soul master was rampaging and that a fast-running student carrying a huge cauldron was keeping her occupied.