Chapter Summaries

Tang San hired a caregiver for Yu Xiaogang and returned to find Flender struggling to feed him, then helping change his clothes. Tang San suspected Flender and Yu Xiaogang had become lovers, and a caregiver arrived at the academy gates sooner than expected.

• Tang San paid a deposit and signed an agreement with a nursing center, which promised to send a caregiver within three days.
• Tang San returned to the academy and found Flender upset because Yu Xiaogang had spat out the food Flender tried to feed him.
• Tang San explained that Yu Xiaogang had already eaten, then helped Flender change his clothes and diaper.
• Tang San noticed Flender's tenderness toward Yu Xiaogang and began to suspect they had become lovers.
• Flender offered to have the academy cover the caregiver's cost, while Tang San said he had already hired someone from a reputable nursing center.
• A gatekeeper told Tang San that the caregiver he had hired was waiting outside the academy.

Tang San hired a caregiver for the paralyzed Yu Xiaogang, but Zhang Tianyu secretly manipulated events so Tang San dismissed the genuine caregiver and trusted Zhang Tianyu’s disguised clone instead. The clone began caring for Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San saw him quietly change Yu Xiaogang’s diaper and give him water during the night.

• Tang San distrusted the genuine caregiver and signed a replacement declaration to send him away.
• Zhang Tianyu celebrated Tang San’s mistake and sent a clone to pose as the next caregiver.
• The clone presented forged documents as Wang Bing, and Tang San trusted him after checking the agreement and identification.
• Wang Bing examined Yu Xiaogang, arranged his supplies, and offered to prepare meals so Tang San could cultivate.
• That night, Tang San watched Wang Bing wake to change Yu Xiaogang’s wet diaper and give him water.

Tang San hired Wang Bing to care for Yu Xiaogang and, reassured by Wang Bing’s diligent work, returned to training with his classmates. In secret, Wang Bing mistreated Yu Xiaogang on Zhang Tianyu’s orders, leaving Yu Xiaogang resentful of Tang Hao and Tang San as evening arrived.

• Wang Bing cared for Yu Xiaogang overnight and through the morning, convincing Tang San that he was a skilled and trustworthy caregiver.
• Tang San took Wang Bing to the cafeteria, introduced him to Dai Mubai, Zhang Tianyu, and the others, then secretly watched him wash Yu Xiaogang’s laundry.
• Tang San checked on Wang Bing again during the day and repeatedly found him tending to Yu Xiaogang, so he left Yu Xiaogang in Wang Bing’s care and trained with his classmates.
• After Tang San left, Wang Bing forced Yu Xiaogang to drink his foot-washing water and verbally abused him, while Zhang Tianyu and the system celebrated the scheme to turn Yu Xiaogang against Tang Hao and Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang blamed Tang Hao for failing to control Wang Bing but felt too weak to retaliate, and Tang San returned with dinner as Wang Bing was feeding him.

Yu Xiaogang remained trapped in supernatural sloth, unable to move or warn Tang San that Wang Bing was abusing him. After Tang San left, Yu Xiaogang regretted taking him as a disciple, then cried as Wang Bing confronted him again.

• Tang San thanked Wang Bing for caring for Yu Xiaogang, while Yu Xiaogang silently feared that Tang San would discover his abuse.
• Yu Xiaogang struggled to speak and move despite being fully conscious, and could only stare at the moon to escape his distress.
• Tang San finished dinner, decided Wang Bing could handle Yu Xiaogang, and left for the boys' dormitory.
• Yu Xiaogang blamed Tang San for his misfortune and regretted choosing him as a disciple, but feared ending their relationship because of Tang Hao.
• Yu Xiaogang cried without changing his expression as Wang Bing returned to his bedside and asked why he was crying.

Wang Bing abused the helpless Yu Xiaogang through the night, then tried to kill him after discovering he had urinated. Tang San arrived in time to find Wang Bing holding a sword over his teacher and demanded to know what he was doing.

• Wang Bing threatened and tormented Yu Xiaogang, changed his diaper, and ordered him to hold his urine until morning.
• Yu Xiaogang could not sleep and later failed to hold his urine while Wang Bing slept.
• Wang Bing woke, slapped Yu Xiaogang repeatedly, and realized Tang San might notice his swollen face.
• Wang Bing drew a shortsword and prepared to stab Yu Xiaogang, who could not make his body move.
• Tang San entered with breakfast and confronted Wang Bing about what he was doing to Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang woke from a nightmare in which Tang San stabbed him, then began to suspect the dream had foretold real events when Tang San returned with a stain matching the one in the vision. After Tang San left, Wang Bing punished Yu Xiaogang for wetting his pants, though the punishment differed from the nightmare.

• Yu Xiaogang dreamed that Tang San admitted wanting to kill him and stabbed him in the heart.
• Yu Xiaogang woke and noticed Wang Bing had changed his wet pants, then wondered why Wang Bing had spared him.
• Tang San returned with a black stain on his sleeve matching the one in Yu Xiaogang's dream, making Yu Xiaogang fear the vision had been real.
• Tang San checked Yu Xiaogang, ate with him and Wang Bing, then left the dormitory.
• Wang Bing confronted Yu Xiaogang for wetting his pants and flicked him, causing agonizing pain but not repeating the slap from the dream.

Wang Bing, acting as Zhang Tianyu, beat the immobile Yu Xiaogang while condemning his theories and blaming him for damage to Wang Bing’s martial soul. Yu Xiaogang was left physically battered and mentally shattered, as Zhang Tianyu continued the assault before leaving the nursing center.

• Wang Bing slapped Yu Xiaogang and told him he was leaving before the real caregiver arrived, while Tang San would be away all day.
• Wang Bing explained that Yu Xiaogang’s theories had nearly killed him and damaged his martial soul, then struck him again.
• Wang Bing argued that Tang San’s talent, rather than Yu Xiaogang’s guidance, had driven his success, leaving Yu Xiaogang questioning his own worth.
• Wang Bing accused Yu Xiaogang of contradicting his claim that there were no useless martial souls by choosing Tang San for his powerful abilities instead of Zhang Tianyu.
• Wang Bing continued beating Yu Xiaogang, who endured the physical and mental torment without responding.

Wang Bing beat Yu Xiaogang and left him badly injured and soiled while Tang San and the others trained, unaware of what was happening. That evening, they discovered Yu Xiaogang in his dark, foul-smelling room, and Tang San began caring for him as Ma Hongjun went to find the Dean.

• Wang Bing continued beating Yu Xiaogang until Yu Xiaogang spat blood and soiled himself.
• Tang San told his friends he trusted Wang Bing to care for Yu Xiaogang, and they agreed to visit their teacher after dinner.
• Tang San and the others found Yu Xiaogang badly bruised on his bed, with his diaper on the floor and a foul smell filling the room.
• Tang San suspected Wang Bing had caused Yu Xiaogang's condition, while Zhang Tianyu sent the girls outside and Ma Hongjun to fetch the Dean.
• Tang San cleaned Yu Xiaogang and carried him to the bathroom with Zhang Tianyu's help so he could wash him himself.

Tang San learned that he had driven away Yu Xiaogang’s real caregiver and trusted an impostor who abused his teacher. Zhang Tianyu’s scheme earned him mission rewards, while the group remained unsure who the impostor was.

• Flender and Tang San examined Yu Xiaogang, found only superficial injuries, and suspected the missing caregiver Wang Bing had attacked him.
• Qin Ming reported that the Nursing Center had sent a new caregiver, but the man said the center had no caregiver named Wang Bing and that Tang San had dismissed its previous worker.
• The caregiver explained that Wang Bing must have been an impostor, leaving Tang San stunned as everyone regarded him as foolish.
• Zhang Tianyu received reward points, experience, and martial-soul skill progress for successfully pitfalling Yu Xiaogang and Tang San.
• Tang San compared the new caregiver’s work ID with Wang Bing’s and confirmed they looked identical, while the caregiver said the ID could have been forged.

Tang San verified Li Qing’s caregiver credentials and kept watch over Yu Xiaogang, who remained afflicted by severe laziness. As Yu Xiaogang reflected on Liu Erlong’s absence and tried to identify who was behind his condition, he concluded that Tang San, Zhang Tianyu, and Xiao Wu did not appear suspicious.

• Tang San learned that Wang Bing had forged his credentials, and Zhang Tianyu and the others vowed to help find him.
• Tang San confirmed Li Qing’s identity at the Nursing Center and introduced him to Yu Xiaogang, who feared another caregiver had come to torment him.
• Tang San watched Yu Xiaogang closely for two days, keeping guard overnight while Li Qing handled the caregiving duties.
• Yu Xiaogang woke and felt desolate that Liu Erlong had not visited him during his illness.
• Yu Xiaogang recalled observing Tang San, Zhang Tianyu, and Xiao Wu, and judged their concern genuine rather than suspicious.

Yu Xiaogang recovered from his mysterious extreme sloth and reunited with the Shrek Academy members, who asked about the person responsible. He refused to pursue Wang Bing, and the group turned to preparing for the next qualifier match.

• Yu Xiaogang woke, realized he could move normally again, and told Li Qing that he had recovered.
• Tang San and the Shrek Academy members visited Yu Xiaogang, confirmed his recovery, and asked about his condition.
• Yu Xiaogang identified Wang Bing as the person who had harmed him, but said the name and appearance were disguises and urged everyone to drop the matter.
• Zhang Tianyu and the others pushed to find Wang Bing, but Yu Xiaogang ended the discussion and told them to rest and prepare for the next match.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed he could attend the match if his extreme sloth did not return, while Flender mentioned handling match affairs in his absence.

Shrek Academy received a rest day when its opponent forfeited, and Zhang Tianyu suspected Canghui Academy still planned to target him. As the team watched the other matches, the crowd’s banners praising Zhang Tianyu amused his teammates and embarrassed him.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Wang Bing had already shown mercy and urged him to focus on the competition.
• Flender told Shrek that its opponent had forfeited, giving the team a day to rest and watch Thunder Academy face Elephant Armored Academy.
• Shrek encountered Shi Nian and Canghui Academy, whose team looked away but still appeared hostile to Zhang Tianyu.
• Zhang Tianyu guessed Shi Nian intended to target him and decided to lure Canghui Academy into making a move.
• Yu Xiaogang discussed the tournament’s rival academies as Shrek headed to the stands, where spectators booed the forfeiture and displayed banners praising Zhang Tianyu.
• Zhang Tianyu objected to a banner calling him the fastest man, while Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and the others laughed at its suggestive meaning.

Zhang Tianyu left the tournament to lure Shi Nian into attacking him, after joking with his teammates and watching the rival academies compete. When Shi Nian trapped him in an illusion and revealed his murderous intent, Zhang Tianyu unveiled his nine Soul Rings.

• Zhang Tianyu teased Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar about their speed before Yu Xiaogang urged the team to watch the tournament carefully.
• The Shrek team watched Godwind Academy and Skywater Academy compete, and Zhang Tianyu left for the academy while the others stayed behind.
• Zhang Tianyu spotted Shi Nian following him and let the Canghui Academy teacher's illusion take effect so he could experience Residual Dream firsthand.
• Shi Nian revealed that he planned to kill Zhang Tianyu and later target Dai Mubai, believing his illusion could defeat even an equally powerful soul master.
• Zhang Tianyu asked how Shi Nian would fare against a Titled Douluo, then released nine Soul Rings.

Zhang Tianyu revealed his Titled Douluo power to defeat and kill Shi Nian, then returned safely to Shrek and reassured his worried friends. Shrek went on to finish the qualifiers undefeated, and the system activated a Huo Wu route mission ahead of the team’s match against Blazing Fire Academy.

• Zhang Tianyu shattered Shi Nian’s illusion with his nine Soul Rings, killed him, and took the soul bone he dropped.
• Zhang Tianyu returned to the academy, where Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling had waited anxiously for him.
• Zhang Tianyu told the Shrek group how he had defeated Shi Nian, and the others were relieved that he had returned unharmed.
• Shrek finished ten qualifier rounds with ten wins, earning widespread fame as Flender profited from the team’s popularity.
• Before Shrek’s match against Blazing Fire Academy, the system activated a mission to leave a deep impression on Huo Wu without killing her.

Shrek Academy faced Blazing Fire Academy as the elemental academies secretly coordinated to study and defeat Zhang Tianyu. The match began with a combined attack targeting him, and the chapter ended as Yu Xiaogang realized it could inflict lightning damage, a water-fire explosion, and the fireball’s impact.

• Yu Xiaogang told Shrek Academy that the elemental academies had strengthened their lineups and recommended putting Zhang Tianyu in the match.
• Blazing Fire Academy fielded its original lineup, while the other elemental academies secretly supported its plan to investigate Zhang Tianyu.
• Zhang Tianyu noticed Huo Wu, and the teams formed ranks before the referee started the match.
• Huo Wu used Ring Fusion to launch her fourth soul skill at Zhang Tianyu while her teammates engaged Shrek’s other fighters.
• The two Mars soul masters enhanced the fireball with wind and lightning Soul Tools, and Huo Wushuang added a water shield around Zhang Tianyu.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized that the attack combined lightning damage, a water-fire explosion, and the fireball’s force, leaving Shrek’s team alarmed.

Zhang Tianyu confronted Blazing Fire Academy’s use of attack-type Soul Tools and overwhelmed the combined assault, rescuing Huo Wu from her own Ring Fusion attack. The three academies faced his sword formation as the match’s outcome remained undecided.

• Ning Fengzhi and Emperor Xue Ye recognized that Blazing Fire Academy had joined forces with Thunder Academy, Divine Wind Academy, and Heavenly Water Academy to attack Shrek Academy using Soul Tools, and Emperor Xue Ye decided to ban Soul Tools in future tournaments.
• Xiao Wu tried to help Zhang Tianyu, but he sent Huo Bao off the stage with an Illusion Sword while still under attack.
• Zhang Tianyu rushed into Blazing Fire Academy’s formation, knocked two Fire Star soul masters off the stage, and secretly took their Soul Tools.
• Huo Wu could not dodge her Ring Fusion fireball, so Zhang Tianyu pulled her clear and destroyed the attack with a net of Flying Swords.
• Zhang Tianyu pointed his sword fingers at Huo Wushuang, Huo Yun, and Huo Yu, sending a storm of Flying Swords toward them as the crowd roared.

Zhang Tianyu defeated Blazing Fire Academy’s fighters without injuring them, took their Soul Tools, and earned Huo Wu’s admiration. Before Shrek’s match with Canghui Academy, he warned his teammates not to underestimate them and learned that the tournament had banned Soul Tools after the dirty tactic used against him.

• Zhang Tianyu used flying swords to carry Huo Yu, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Yun off the stage, then Huo Wu admitted defeat after he threatened to remember their trick.
• Zhang Tianyu revealed three captured Soul Tools and promised to share them with his teammates alongside any Soul Bones they won after taking the championship.
• Zhang Tianyu chose to use the same lineup against Canghui Academy and explained that Feng Xiaotian had warned him that Canghui had not shown its full strength.
• Yu Xiaogang told Shrek that the tournament had banned Soul Tools after Zhang Tianyu’s match, while Soul Bones remained permitted.

Yu Xiaogang told Shrek to deny knowing about the stolen Soul Tools, and the team prepared to face Canghui Academy. As the match began, Canghui activated its Seven Gem fusion skill against Zhang Tianyu, who intended to eliminate Shi Nian’s disciples before they could seek revenge.

• Yu Xiaogang told Shrek’s members to claim they had never seen the missing Soul Tools, and they agreed to keep the same story.
• Canghui Academy’s team debated whether to fight, unsettled by Zhang Tianyu’s survival and Shi Nian’s disappearance.
• Zhang Tianyu suppressed the Blazing Fire Team with his pressure as he passed them, while Huo Wu interpreted his restraint as a sign of affection.
• Shrek and Canghui entered the arena, and Zhang Tianyu decided he had to remove Shi Nian’s disciples to prevent future revenge.
• Canghui’s captain ordered his teammates to activate their martial souls, and the seven gems formed a multicolored fusion skill around them.

Zhang Tianyu let the Canghui Academy Battle Team unleash its Seven Asura Illusion Realm, then used his Flying Swords to tear it apart and secure Shrek Academy another overwhelming victory. The Canghui members suffered backlash from their Soul Skill, while Salas’s new support for Zhang Tianyu made Ning Fengzhi suspect Spirit Hall had taken an interest in him.

• Zhang Tianyu stopped Tailong and Xiao Wu from intervening and allowed the Canghui captain and his teammates to activate the Seven Asura Illusion Realm.
• Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi mistook the technique for a seven-person fusion skill, while Salas praised Zhang Tianyu after learning Spirit Hall had designated him a senior member and ordered that he be protected.
• The Canghui team’s radiance engulfed the arena and Shrek Academy, prompting spectators to argue over whether Zhang Tianyu could overcome the attack.
• Zhang Tianyu’s Flying Swords ripped through the illusion, and he warned the Canghui team to surrender before their Soul Skill backfired.
• The Canghui captain refused, the radiance shattered, and Shrek Academy stood unharmed as the Canghui members lay unconscious from backlash.
• The crowd cheered Shrek Academy and Zhang Tianyu, while Ning Fengzhi grew uneasy about Salas’s attitude and considered protecting Zhang Tianyu.

After Canghui Team’s defeat, Salas unexpectedly praised Shrek Academy and dismissed the investigation without blaming Zhang Tianyu. Zhang Tianyu’s fame then prompted Thunder Academy and Godwind Academy to forfeit their matches against Shrek.

• Shrek’s members prepared an explanation for the investigation into Canghui Team’s injuries, saying Zhang Tianyu had warned them before their own soul skill backfired.
• Salas arrived with Ning Fengzhi, praised Zhang Tianyu, and concluded that Canghui Team’s injuries were their own fault.
• Salas left without taking action against Shrek, leaving Ning Fengzhi and the academy members bewildered.
• Yu Xiaogang speculated that Salas’s changed attitude concealed a scheme, while Zhang Tianyu privately dismissed his reasoning.
• After Zhang Tianyu’s fame spread, Thunder Academy and Godwind Academy forfeited their matches against Shrek.