Chapter Summaries

Plot points

• Angered by Chen An’s challenge, the Youth Class students—confident in their powerful martial souls, resources, and training—decide to attack him together.
• Chen An provokes them to stop talking and come at him. The class activates a range of formidable martial souls, but his Dark Gold Terrorclaw aura unnerves them.
• An older student organizes the class into a coordinated formation: support fighters enhance the group, while melee fighters take the front and ranged attackers and controllers stay behind.
• The students unleash a barrage of control and ranged skills. Gravity slows Chen An, leaving him unable to dodge the incoming attacks.
• Chen An counters with Dark Gold Dreadclaw, the skill of his right palm soul bone. Its blades cut through every incoming soul skill before fading, leaving the class stunned.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen An remains confident under pressure. Rather than retreat when trapped, he chooses to confront the barrage directly, demonstrating the destructive power of his soul-bone skill.
• The Youth Class students shift from arrogant certainty to alarm and disbelief. Their teamwork and tactical discipline are impressive, but they underestimate Chen An’s ability to counter their combined assault.
• The older student takes command and arranges a practical battle formation, while Chen An’s taunts keep the confrontation personal and escalate the class’s anger.

Significant themes

• Confidence versus arrogance: The students’ faith in their status and numbers makes them dismiss Chen An, while he backs his bravado with ability.
• Individual strength versus teamwork: The class uses organized tactics and layered attacks, but Chen An’s powerful counter disrupts their advantage.
• Quality over rank: Chen An’s thousand-year soul bone proves extraordinarily effective, underscoring that a soul bone’s quality can matter more than its age.

Plot points and events

• Chen An’s classmates recognize that his right-hand Dark Gold Dreadclaw comes from a rare, likely thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear soul bone. Their envy and resentment turn into reluctant respect.
• As the class prepares another coordinated attack, Chen An reveals his true self martial soul: using Soul King-level spiritual power, he accelerates his heartbeat, boosts his circulation and hormones, and removes his brain’s limits on his muscles.
• His enhanced speed lets him break through the group’s formation before the students can react. He knocks a large yellow-haired student flying with a single punch, then fights at close quarters, forcing his classmates to stop using ranged attacks for fear of hitting one another.
• Chen An targets the more vulnerable control and support students rather than the sturdier fighters. After three minutes, Yan Shaozhe arrives to find the classroom in ruins—and his face darkens.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen An shifts from calmly displaying his soul bone to confidently overwhelming the class with his physical abilities. His contemptuous attitude and savage grin emphasize his dominance.
• The Youth Class students move from underestimating him to respecting his strength, though envy over his soul bone remains. Their teamwork falls apart once he gets inside their formation.
• The green-haired boy identifies the soul bone and explains its likely origin; the brown-eyed girl questions how long Chen An can sustain its power. The oldest student tries to keep the group coordinated, but Chen An’s speed defeats their plan.
• Yan Shaozhe’s arrival provides the chapter’s closing reaction to the destruction.

Significant themes

• Hidden strength and changing respect: Chen An’s power forces classmates who dismissed him to reassess him.
• Power through mastery of the body: His true self martial soul turns spiritual control into extraordinary physical performance.
• Tactics over brute force: Chen An exploits the formation’s vulnerability and his opponents’ concern about friendly fire.
• Power breeds envy: His rare soul bone earns admiration, but also jealousy and resentment.

Key events

• Chen An defeats more than forty youth-class students after they treat him coldly and several, including Bei Bei, attack him. He first targets support- and control-type fighters, then overcomes the combat students despite exhausting his soul power and losing his Dark Gold Transformation.
• The fight leaves the classroom wrecked and the students injured or unconscious. Chen An, battered but still standing, savors his victory and senses his soul power nearing rank sixteen.
• Yan Shaozhe, Shrek Academy’s Martial Soul Department dean and a Super Douluo, arrives. Remembering the overwhelming Body Sect expert he faced the day before, he notices a similar pride and presence in Chen An.
• Yan summons medical staff and the youth-class instructor. Once the students recover, he asks what caused the fight.
• The others stay silent out of embarrassment. Chen An explains that the class shunned him, Bei Bei and others attacked first, and he fought back against the rest after they blamed him.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen An remains unapologetic and confident. He sees fighting back as essential to living freely and pursuing strength, not as something for which he should bow his head.
• The students, including Bei Bei, feel humiliated at being defeated by one classmate. Despite their resentment, they are forced to respect Chen An’s ability.
• Yan Shaozhe stays composed and prioritizes treating the injured, but Chen An’s arrogance alarms him. He concludes that the boy needs discipline before his power grows beyond anyone’s control.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm briefly warns Chen An that a Super Douluo is approaching, then hides his presence.

Significant themes

• Strength and self-respect: Chen An refuses to accept mistreatment passively.
• Pride and discipline: His confidence impresses and unsettles those around him, while Yan sees it as a potential danger.
• Combat as growth: The intense battle stimulates Chen An’s soul power, linking danger and struggle to advancement.
• Humiliation and respect: The students’ defeat wounds their pride but also earns Chen An their reluctant admiration.

Key plot points and events

• Yan Shaozhe reprimands Chen An for provoking the Youth Class into a class-wide fight, despite acknowledging that Bei Bei and the others started the trouble. He postpones Chen An’s promised fifty-thousand-year torso soul bone until Chen An earns honors for Shrek.
• Chen An sees the reward as a hollow promise and is unimpressed by Yan’s attempt to control him with a delayed prize. Yan, however, believes he is cleverly disciplining Chen An and plans to reward him generously later to secure his loyalty.
• Elder Zhang, once resentful of Chen An because a friend died in the battle with the Body Sect, reconsiders after seeing Chen defeat more than forty powerful classmates. He recognizes that Chen’s strength may become extraordinary after a second awakening.
• Du Weilun arrives with urgent news: Yun Chen and Li Mingxiao have come to Shrek after learning their sons were killed. Yan leaves the Youth Class to deal with them.
• Elder Zhang begins the class’s first lesson, on the relationship between spiritual power, soul power, and martial souls. Chen listens while considering escape, but knows Shrek’s Titled Douluo guards make leaving difficult without using the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s teleportation.
• At Shrek Square, Yun Chen unleashes his domain, crushing Xian Lin’er, Qian Duoduo, and other defenders to the ground and wrecking the square. He vows that everyone connected to his son’s death will pay.

Character developments

• Chen An remains defiant and distrustful of Shrek’s leadership. He resents being treated as an investment to be managed and begins looking for a chance to leave.
• Yan Shaozhe reveals his paternalistic, calculating approach: he wants to discipline Chen and bind him to the academy, partly to justify its past sacrifices and prevent him from joining the Body Sect.
• Elder Zhang shifts from resentment toward respect, recognizing Chen’s remarkable potential.
• Yun Chen appears consumed by grief and vengeance, willing to attack Shrek outright.

Significant themes

• Manipulation versus genuine support: Yan’s promised reward is meant to motivate Chen, but Chen recognizes it as a hollow inducement.
• Loyalty and ownership: Shrek sees Chen as an investment whose allegiance must be secured, while Chen values his independence.
• Talent and potential: Chen’s victory prompts doubts about how powerful he might become after a second awakening.
• Grief and revenge: Yun Chen’s loss drives him to seek retribution, escalating the conflict around Shrek.

Character interactions

• Yan reprimands Chen while dangling the soul bone as a future reward; Chen outwardly reacts but inwardly rejects the offer.
• Elder Zhang’s assessment of Chen changes after witnessing his combat ability.
• Yan delegates the class to Elder Zhang and rushes to confront the bereaved visitors.
• Yun Chen’s attack overwhelms Shrek’s defenders, turning the square into ruins and setting up a major confrontation.

Plot points and events

• Yun Chen, a Rank 95 Super Douluo, confronts Shrek Academy over the death of his son, who had been studying there. He blames the academy for failing to protect him, though the Body Sect’s invasion was the immediate cause.
• Qian Duoduo recognizes Yun Chen as a former ally and activates his Black Dragon Shield martial soul to protect Xian Lin'er from Yun Chen’s pressure.
• Xian Lin'er argues that Shrek is also a victim and proposes that they join forces against the Body Sect. Yun Chen refuses, insisting he will take the person responsible from the academy and deal with the Body Sect afterward.
• Xian Lin'er loses patience and attacks. She transforms into an armored, dragon-like form and wields her Class 8 Azure Flame Spear, while Qian Duoduo becomes the Black Dragon Shield she carries.
• Yun Chen counters with the Heavenly Tyrant Spear, using his mastery of spear and self rather than an offensive soul skill. His spear strike draws on the power of heaven and earth and meets Xian Lin’er’s flame-dragon attack. The chapter ends at their collision.

Character developments and interactions

• Yun Chen is revealed as a formidable, self-taught fighter whose recent breakthrough to Rank 95 has made him even more dangerous. Grieving and angry, he rejects Xian Lin’er’s attempt to distinguish Shrek from the Body Sect’s wrongdoing.
• Xian Lin’er is protective of Shrek’s reputation but quick-tempered; when persuasion fails, she chooses to defend the academy through force. She underestimates Yun Chen’s strength.
• Qian Duoduo knows Yun Chen from earlier cooperation and understands the threat he poses. He protects Xian Lin’er and tries to warn her, but ultimately supports her when she insists on fighting.
• Their exchange highlights the contrast between Yun Chen’s personal demand for accountability and Xian Lin’er’s appeal for cooperation against a common enemy.

Significant themes

• Grief, blame, and responsibility: Yun Chen holds Shrek responsible for his son’s death, while Xian Lin’er emphasizes that the Body Sect was the direct attacker.
• Power and overconfidence: Xian Lin’er’s confidence clashes with Qian Duoduo’s knowledge of Yun Chen’s capabilities.
• Mastery and cultivation: Yun Chen’s “unity of heaven and man” lets him channel the world’s energy, illustrating why a Super Douluo can vastly outmatch ordinary Titled Douluo.
• Loyalty and institutional ties: Qian Duoduo and Yun Chen’s past alliance, and Yun Chen’s decision to send his son to Shrek, reflect the academy’s broad network of personal and alumni connections.

Key plot points and events

• Yun Chen’s spear attack pierces through Xian Lin’er’s wind-based Azure Flame Dragon attack, though its disintegrating force weakens it. Trapped by Yun Chen’s domain, Xian Lin’er blocks the remaining strike with Qian Duoduo’s transformed Black Dragon Shield. Together, the two Level 94 Douluos barely redirect it, leaving a deep gouge in the square and damage to the shield.
• Yun Chen declares that they cannot defeat him and expands his ninth soul skill, the Heavenly Tyrant Domain. Combined with his Unity of Heaven and Man, it severely suppresses the assembled Shrek experts.
• Yan Shaozhe arrives and congratulates Yun Chen on reaching Super Douluo. Yun Chen angrily rejects the congratulations: his only son has died at Shrek Academy.
• The chapter recalls Yan Shaozhe’s recent meeting with Sky Wolf Douluo Li Mingxiao. Yan endured the bereaved father’s insults and eventually paid compensation with a 30,000-year head soul bone.
• Yan recognizes that Yun Chen’s grief and new strength make him far harder to appease. He also reflects bitterly that Yun Chen, thirty years younger, has reached the Super Douluo level while Yan remains stuck at Level 95.

Character developments and interactions

• Yun Chen is powerful but emotionally devastated and volatile. His anger at Shrek is personal, and his attack shows that he is willing to confront its leaders directly.
• Xian Lin’er and Qian Duoduo cooperate defensively, but even their combined strength cannot overcome Yun Chen’s domain and spear.
• Yan Shaozhe acts pragmatically toward grieving parents, accepting humiliation from Li Mingxiao to protect Shrek’s reputation and avoid escalating the tragedy. Facing Yun Chen, however, he senses that apologies and compensation may not be enough.
• The clash between Yun Chen and Yan Shaozhe highlights the tension between a parent’s grief and the academy’s responsibility for a student’s death.

Significant themes

• Grief and accountability: Yun Chen’s fury centers on Shrek’s failure to protect his son.
• Power and vulnerability: Even elite Douluos are helpless when Yun Chen’s domain suppresses them, while his immense strength cannot ease his loss.
• Reputation versus justice: Yan’s restraint is partly compassionate, but also motivated by concern for Shrek’s standing and future.
• Envy and stagnation: Yan’s private comparison with Yun Chen underscores the frustration of remaining unable to advance despite great talent.

Key plot points and events

• Yan Shaozhe tries to calm Yun Chen by invoking their past friendship and shared hatred of the Body Sect, then proposes that they join forces against it.
• Yun Chen rejects the appeal, accusing both the Body Sect and Shrek Academy of responsibility for his son Xiao Yun’s death. He argues that the academy’s failure to evacuate its students left Xiao Yun vulnerable.
• The argument turns into a duel. Yan Shaozhe and Yun Chen clash with their martial soul powers, but Yun Chen’s Heavenly Tyrant Domain gives him the advantage. Yan is badly battered, and Yun Chen escapes.
• Realizing Yun Chen is searching for Chen An, Yan rushes to Sea God Island.
• Yun Chen reaches the Youth Class, knocks the students unconscious, and throws aside the Titled Douluo teacher who tries to stop him. But Chen An is missing.
• Elder Song attacks Yun Chen from behind, wounding him, then demands to know what he has done with Chen An. The chapter ends with Yun Chen confused by her accusation.

Character developments and interactions

• Yun Chen shows that grief and anger outweigh his former bond with Yan Shaozhe. He refuses reconciliation and pursues Chen An, though his confusion at Elder Song’s accusation hints that he may not know where Chen An is.
• Yan Shaozhe shifts from conciliatory persuasion to open resistance when Yun Chen blames the academy. Despite his strength, he is outmatched by Yun Chen’s domain.
• Elder Song arrives as Chen An’s protector, immediately treating Yun Chen as a threat and attacking him.
• The chapter’s central interaction is the breakdown between former allies Yun Chen and Yan Shaozhe, followed by the abrupt confrontation between Yun Chen and Elder Song.

Significant themes

• Grief becoming vengeance: Yun Chen’s loss drives him to seek someone to blame and retaliate.
• Institutional responsibility: He argues that Shrek Academy’s poor preparation contributed to Xiao Yun’s death.
• Power and control: The duel demonstrates how a domain can dictate the terms of a fight, even between powerful opponents.
• Misunderstanding and uncertainty: Yun Chen’s search for Chen An collides with Elder Song’s belief that he has already harmed him.

Plot points and events

• Elder Song confronts Yun Chen on Sea God Island, accusing him of abducting Chen An and demanding the boy’s return. Yun Chen insists he has never seen Chen An; neither Elder Song’s spiritual search nor the battle reveals the boy.
• Yun Chen, newly arrogant after reaching level 95 Super Douluo, activates his Heavenly Tyrant Domain and tries to escape. Elder Song pursues him, and the two clash in a powerful aerial battle.
• Xuan Zi arrives late because he had been drinking and sleeping. His peak level 98 strength overwhelms Yun Chen’s attempt to flee, and Shrek’s other experts join the attack. Yun Chen is gravely wounded and surrounded.
• Still unable to tell them where Chen An is, Yun Chen falsely claims he sent the boy away with a spatial soul skill, taunting Shrek that Chen An may be dead. Xuan Zi furiously tears off Yun Chen’s remaining arm and threatens further torture.
• Yun Chen detonates his soul core rather than surrender. The enormous blast lights the sky above Sea God Island.
• At the outer court, Qian Renxue witnesses the explosion. Electrolux urges her to leave Shrek Academy and build her strength and future Spirit Hall among ordinary people instead.

Character developments and interactions

• Yun Chen shifts from confidence in his new power to shock at Xuan Zi’s superiority. Though he is cornered and badly injured, he maintains his denial because it is true: he does not know Chen An’s whereabouts. His false confession appears driven by defiance and despair, and he chooses self-destruction over captivity.
• Elder Song is fierce and protective of Chen An, but her certainty that Yun Chen has the boy prevents her from accepting his repeated denial.
• Xuan Zi arrives to defend Shrek, then becomes enraged by the apparent threat to Chen An and his failure to protect the Sea God Pavilion’s responsibilities entrusted to him by Mu En.
• Qian Renxue begins reconsidering her decision to attend Shrek after Electrolux challenges her assumptions. Their exchange introduces a possible change in her plans.
• The conflict is marked by repeated confrontations: Elder Song questions and fights Yun Chen; Xuan Zi and Shrek’s experts overpower him; Electrolux privately counsels Qian Renxue.

Significant themes

• Arrogance and limits of power: Yun Chen’s belief that becoming a Super Douluo made him nearly untouchable collapses when he faces Xuan Zi and Shrek’s united forces.
• Misunderstanding and tragic consequences: Shrek’s refusal to believe Yun Chen’s truthful denial fuels violence, while Yun Chen’s taunt further convinces them he knows Chen An’s fate.
• Sacrifice and responsibility: Yun Chen chooses death over surrender, while Xuan Zi’s fury reflects the burden of having been entrusted with Shrek’s affairs.
• Privilege and social inequality: Electrolux criticizes Shrek as an institution dominated by the wealthy and noble, arguing that ordinary soul masters are more likely to support Qian Renxue’s effort to rebuild Spirit Hall.

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Plot points and events

• Qian Renxue reconsiders her plan to stay at Shrek Academy, recruit students, and rebuild Spirit Hall. Electrolux points out that Chen An has already left and that Shrek may be a poor place for her to grow stronger.
• Qian Renxue assumes Chen An’s mysterious companion teleported him away from the destruction on Sea God Island. Worried that Shrek’s recent crises may continue, she disguises herself with her inherited soul bone and a spell, then slips out of the academy.
• Chen An watches from outside Shrek City as Yun Chen dies in a self-detonation. He reasons that, with Yun Chen gone, no witness can connect him to the incident or endanger people associated with him.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explains that teleporting Chen An cost a tenth of his remaining power. It urges him to leave Shrek and eventually travel to the Far North for a second martial soul. Chen An thanks it but intends to avoid merging with the Ice Empress before rank seventy.
• Chen An plans a safe, well-traveled route to Heaven Dou City, hoping to find clues to the hidden Body Sect. He disguises his face, body, and clothing to avoid attention, then sets out.
• Three hours later, on a road near Willow Leaf City, the disguised Chen An and disguised Qian Renxue meet. Qian Renxue finds him strangely familiar.

Character developments and interactions

• Qian Renxue shifts from prioritizing her recruitment scheme and concern for Chen An’s allegiance to prioritizing her own safety and advancement. Her decision to leave is also driven by her belief that Chen An may be headed toward the Body Sect.
• Chen An shows caution and foresight: he chooses safer roads, conceals his identity, and considers how his disappearance will protect others. He remains grateful to the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm while keeping control of his own plans.
• Electrolux acts as Qian Renxue’s adviser, encouraging her to leave Shrek for her own development. His private thoughts reveal skepticism about her judgment and emotional fixation on Chen An.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm is protective and boastful, having spent considerable power to save Chen An. Their exchange reflects growing trust, though Chen An does not simply accept its plans for his second martial soul.

Significant themes

• Caution and survival: Both characters disguise themselves and avoid unnecessary risks amid Shrek’s instability.
• Independence and competing ambitions: Qian Renxue and Chen An make separate choices about their growth and destinations, despite their shared connection to Shrek.
• Identity and concealment: Altered appearances let them move freely, setting up dramatic irony when they meet without recognizing one another.
• Trust and loyalty: Chen An’s gratitude to the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm contrasts with his resolve to make his own decisions.

Key plot points and events

• Electrolux recognizes Chen An beneath his convincing disguise and alerts Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue identifies him, and Chen recognizes her by her voice. The two reunite happily, teasing each other about their disguises.
• Sitting together above the road to Willow Leaf City, they talk without prying into each other’s secrets.
• Chen says leaving Shrek Academy was sensible for Qian Renxue, since her Six-Winged Angel martial soul could expose her and cause trouble.
• Qian Renxue reveals her ambition to travel the continent, fight evil, and rebuild Spirit Hall so children can awaken their martial souls for free. She asks Chen to join her; he refuses, preferring the Body Sect and the path best suited to his True Self martial soul.
• Chen explains that friendship means supporting one another’s choices. He promises to help if Qian Renxue faces a problem beyond her ability.
• Qian Renxue challenges his refusal by revealing her true appearance and Six-Winged Angel martial soul. Her new sacred thousand-year soul ring brings her to level 24 and allows her to fully realize her innate power.
• Chen drops his disguise and reveals his own strength: a thousand-year soul ring, exceptional physical ability, and Soul King-level spiritual power. When Qian Renxue activates her Angel Domain, its sacred energy begins purifying his soul power, and Chen’s heartbeat surges as the confrontation starts.

Character developments

• Chen An shows unusual maturity, strategic skill, and confidence in choosing his own path. He cares for Qian Renxue but refuses to follow her out of loyalty alone.
• Qian Renxue is delighted to reunite with Chen and openly shares her idealistic ambitions. Her powerful new soul ring reinforces her growing confidence and determination to persuade him.
• Electrolux recognizes Chen’s unusual maturity and predicts he may eventually reach the pinnacle of strength.

Significant themes

• Friendship and independence: Caring about someone does not require abandoning one’s own path.
• Ambition and risk: Qian Renxue embraces a dangerous, idealistic mission, while Chen weighs its risks and rewards pragmatically.
• Hidden identity and trust: Both characters are disguised, yet their reunion quickly restores their familiarity.
• Power and self-definition: Each character reveals their true abilities and commitment to the path that suits them.

Character interactions

• Chen and Qian Renxue reunite with warmth, humor, and mutual concern.
• Their conversation shifts from quiet friendship to a disagreement over their futures.
• Qian Renxue presses Chen to join her; Chen declines but offers support as a friend.
• The disagreement becomes a challenge when Qian Renxue activates her domain and Chen responds by revealing his full strength.

Plot points and events

• Qian Renxue takes the fight into the air, using her Angel Domain and soul skills to fire sacred arrows at Chen An. Her attacks gradually purify his soul power, while her flight keeps him out of reach.
• Chen An relies on his speed, physical strength, and Dark Gold Dreadclaw to evade and deflect the arrows. He secretly conserves his soul-free, stamina-consuming technique and pretends to be exhausted.
• After three minutes, Qian Renxue believes Chen An has lost and descends, nearly out of soul power herself. Chen An reveals his technique is still available. Her last attacks fail, she runs dry, and he catches her as she falls.
• Angered by the barrage, Chen An spanks Qian Renxue before releasing her. She chases him until exhaustion. Once they calm down, they rest together and watch the sunset.
• Qian Renxue gives Chen An a booklet of self-created soul skills taught by Electrolux. They reaffirm their friendship and agree to a rematch: if Chen An loses next time, he will travel the continent with her for three years.
• At Shrek Academy, the elders discover that Chen An is missing after Yun Chen’s self-detonation. They find no trace of him and argue over how to search. Just as Xuan Zi orders a broader search, Mu En emerges from the underground chamber and asks what they are looking for.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen An shows patience and tactical cunning, exploiting Qian Renxue’s limited stamina rather than trying to overpower her directly. He also recognizes that he needs a ranged option to handle future flying opponents.
• Qian Renxue is initially confident in her aerial advantage, then surprised and embarrassed by Chen An’s feint and their physical scuffle. Her gift of the skill booklet demonstrates genuine concern and a growing sense of reciprocal friendship.
• Their teasing rivalry softens into mutual trust: they share a quiet moment, exchange smiles, and look forward to another contest.
• At Shrek Academy, Xuan Zi and the elders are frustrated and anxious about Chen An’s disappearance, especially because Mu En values him. Their focus shifts abruptly when Mu En returns.

Significant themes

• Preparation and strategy over raw power: Chen An wins by managing resources and concealing his remaining strength.
• Limits and adaptability: Qian Renxue’s flight gives her an early advantage, while Chen An recognizes the need to develop ways to counter aerial opponents.
• Friendship expressed through reciprocity: Qian Renxue’s gift and their future travel bargain show their relationship becoming more balanced and trusting.
• Rivalry and affection: Competition, teasing, and conflict coexist with care and camaraderie.

Key plot points and events

• Mu En emerges from seclusion, his health and vitality improved by the Golden Tree, and finds the Sea God Pavilion Elders unusually silent and anxious.
• Yan Shaozhe explains that, while Mu En was away, Tyrant Spear Douluo Yun Chen attacked Shrek Academy over the death of his son. Yun Chen fought through the academy, reached Sea God Island, and Chen An disappeared during the assault.
• Xuan Zi intercepted Yun Chen as he tried to flee, but Yun Chen died by self-detonation. Chen An’s fate remains unknown.
• Shocked and enraged, Mu En condemns the academy’s failure to stop a single Level 95 Super Douluo and protect Chen An.

Character developments

• Mu En shifts from a warm, newly recovered mentor to a furious judge, revealing how deeply he values Chen An and fears for Shrek Academy’s future.
• Yan Shaozhe accepts Mu En’s harsh criticism without explaining that Yun Chen’s domain skill gave him an advantage. Mu En interprets his silence and submissiveness as a lack of resolve, raising doubts about his ability to inherit leadership.
• Xuan Zi admits he has failed. Mu En rebukes him for drinking, neglecting his duties, and arriving too late, but their long-standing bond keeps Mu En from being even harsher.

Significant themes

• Leadership and responsibility: The crisis exposes the consequences of neglect and ineffective command.
• Legacy and succession: Mu En worries whether Yan Shaozhe has the strength and character to guide the academy after him.
• Loss and uncertainty: Chen An’s disappearance weighs heavily on Mu En, who had seen him as a future protector of Shrek.
• Accountability versus excuses: Yan Shaozhe accepts blame rather than defend his performance, though Mu En sees that acceptance as weakness.

Character interactions

• The Elders hesitate to tell Mu En what happened, fearing both his anger and the consequences of concealment.
• Mu En questions Yan Shaozhe first, then confronts both him and Xuan Zi over their failures.
• Yan Shaozhe remains deferential under criticism, while Xuan Zi can barely respond. Mu En’s final words—“Xuan Zi, you’ve disappointed me terribly”—combine professional condemnation with personal hurt.

After Chen An vanished in the battle with the Body Sect, Mu En mourned Shrek Academy’s lost successor while news of the battle spread across the continent. Xu Jiawei feared the weakened powers might invite war, while Xu Jing planned to seize the Sun Moon Empire’s throne from his brother.

• Mu En lamented Chen An’s disappearance, questioned who could inherit his mantle, and withdrew to his secret chamber.
• Xu Jiawei and Prime Minister Lin discussed how the battle between Shrek Academy and the Body Sect had weakened the Douluo Three Kingdoms, then concluded that a large-scale war was unlikely for now.
• A subordinate told Xu Jing that Emperor Xu Hua had rejected officials’ calls to attack the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire while they were weakened.
• Xu Jing condemned his brother for refusing to wage war and declared that he intended to take the throne for himself.

Tang San discovered that the destinies of the Douluo Continent had changed and decided to send his daughter to investigate, suspecting the God of Destruction was responsible. Meanwhile, Chen An arrived in Heaven Dou City, where a gate guard stopped him and demanded an entry fee.

• Tang San found that the Child of Destiny and the fates of the entire world had been altered, and he failed to identify who had caused the change.
• Tang San blamed the God of Destruction and decided to send his daughter to the lower realm to investigate the altered destiny and gather resources.
• Chen An traveled toward Heaven Dou City, recalling his agreement with Little Angel to leave messages at the city gate and his plans to join the Body Sect.
• Chen An studied the spellcasting methods in Little Angel's booklet and began training his spiritual power while traveling.
• After half a month, Chen An reached Heaven Dou City, where a guard stopped him at the gate and demanded an entry fee.