Chapter Summaries

Zhang Tianyu took Zhu Zhuqing out for the day, then flew with her to a quiet spot in the forest, where she revealed her arranged marriage to Dai Mubai. They returned to the academy closer than before, while Zhang Tianyu tried to restrain his attraction to her.

• Zhu Zhuqing agreed to go shopping with Zhang Tianyu, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong, while the girls refused to let Dai Mubai join them.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Zhang Tianyu that she had come shopping because he was going, though he pretended to misunderstand her.
• That evening, Zhang Tianyu flew Zhu Zhuqing from the academy to a tree in the forest on Huangquan.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed that she and Dai Mubai had an arranged marriage, and Zhang Tianyu said he had suspected as much.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Zhang Tianyu to sit quietly with her, and they watched the moon before flying back to the academy closer together.

Zhang Tianyu traveled with Shrek Academy to the town near the Star Dou Great Forest and confronted Canghui Academy after its students kicked open the hotel doors. He unleashed his sword qi to defeat them, leaving the Shrek group stunned by his strength.

• Zhang Tianyu rode his sword while the others ran to the town near the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhang Tianyu scolded several groups for repeatedly kicking open the hotel doors and drove them off by revealing his three Soul Rings and Huangquan.
• Zhang Tianyu received a mission to defeat Canghui Academy's students and Mystic Turtle Ye Zhi Qiu, with a penalty of becoming penniless if he failed.
• Canghui Academy's students entered the hotel and confronted Zhang Tianyu after he scolded them for kicking the door open.
• Zhang Tianyu unleashed sword qi that wounded and defeated the Canghui Academy students, astonishing the Shrek group.

Zhang Tianyu defeated Ye Zhi Qiu and gained two soul power levels, then joined the others in entering the Star Dou Great Forest. After they spotted a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, Zhang Tianyu received a mission involving Meng Yiran.

• Zhang Tianyu shattered Ye Zhi Qiu's Tortoise Shell Cage, held Huangquan to his neck, and then let him leave with his students.
• Zhang Tianyu's mission completion raised his soul power to Level 42 and awarded him five points.
• Zhang Tianyu and the others ate dinner, then set out for the Star Dou Great Forest the next morning.
• Zhao Wuji sent Zhang Tianyu to scout from the air, and Zhang Tianyu spotted an approaching Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.
• The system gave Zhang Tianyu a mission to plant a seed in Meng Yiran's heart and offered him the option to unlock the Meng Shu Family side quest.

Zhang Tianyu used mid-grade Snake Musk during a spirit-ring dispute, making Meng Yiran and her grandmother Chao Tianxiang strangely attracted to him. He defeated Meng Yiran almost instantly, but she remained dazed and tried to approach him, prompting Xiao Wu to intervene.

• Zhao Wuji subdued the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, but Chao Tianxiang arrived and demanded that the group stop.
• Zhang Tianyu learned that Snake Musk could affect Meng Yiran and Dugu Yan, then volunteered to fight Meng Yiran in Oscar's place.
• Zhang Tianyu used mid-grade Snake Musk, which also affected Chao Tianxiang because she shared Meng Yiran's Serpent Cane Martial Soul.
• Chao Tianxiang agreed to the spar, and Meng Yiran introduced herself before Zhang Tianyu revealed his level-thirty-eight strength and Huangquan Martial Soul.
• Zhang Tianyu pinned Meng Yiran's neck with Huangquan, and Meng Yiran immediately admitted defeat.
• Meng Yiran walked dazedly toward Zhang Tianyu, but Xiao Wu stepped between them and told her to stay away.

Oscar absorbed a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent Soul Ring and became a Soul Elder, while Tang San revealed that he had also broken through and needed a Soul Ring. That night, the Titan Giant Ape appeared in the camp, and the group’s attacks barely harmed it before it blasted them away.

• Meng Yiran remembered Zhang Tianyu’s name and left with Chao Tianxiang after conceding their spar.
• Oscar absorbed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent’s Soul Ring, became a Soul Elder, and gained a flying mushroom-sausage skill.
• Tang San announced that he had broken through to Soul Elder and needed a Soul Ring, so Zhao Wuji led the group to keep searching.
• At their campsite, the Titan Giant Ape emerged, and Zhao Wuji ordered everyone to flee while he held it back.
• Zhang Tianyu and the others attacked the Titan Giant Ape, but it barely took damage before releasing black air that sent everyone flying.

Zhang Tianyu revealed himself as a Soul Ancestor with four Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and used his swords and fire to pierce the Titan Giant Ape’s defenses. The beast charged at him, but Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing shielded him, leaving it hesitating.

• The Titan Giant Ape’s attack threatened the group, so Zhang Tianyu revealed his fourth Soul Ring and used seven summoned swords to carry everyone out of danger.
• Zhang Tianyu unleashed a barrage of sword qi and fireballs, piercing the Titan Giant Ape’s defenses and draining its life force.
• The frightened Titan Giant Ape decided Zhang Tianyu had to die and charged at him.
• Xiao Wu rushed in front of Zhang Tianyu, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing joined her to shield him.
• The Titan Giant Ape halted its attack because Xiao Wu was protecting Zhang Tianyu, though it felt torn between sparing him and resenting the three girls around him.

After the Titan Giant Ape took Xiao Wu away, Zhang Tianyu chased after them while Zhao Wuji and the others followed. Xiao Wu reunited with Er Ming, completed her third Soul Ring, and Zhang Tianyu killed the Man Faced Demon Spider and obtained its Eight Spider Soul Bone before Meng Yiran’s family confronted him.

• The Titan Giant Ape grabbed Xiao Wu and fled, so Zhang Tianyu pursued them on his Flying Sword while Zhao Wuji and the others flew after him using Oscar’s Mushroom Sausages.
• Er Ming reunited with Xiao Wu, who told him not to endanger her friends; she completed her third Soul Ring and then set off to find Zhang Tianyu.
• Zhang Tianyu searched for Meng Yiran, killed the Man Faced Demon Spider, and received its Eight Spider Soul Bone from the system.
• Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang arrived with Meng Yiran, and Meng Shu began discussing the spider with Zhang Tianyu while Meng Yiran gazed at him lovestruck.
• Meng Shu noticed the active Snake Musk affecting him and started finding Zhang Tianyu increasingly pleasing and familiar.

Zhang Tianyu rejected Meng Yiran’s bold advances but accepted her family token before rushing to find Xiao Wu. He reunited with Xiao Wu, who was safe and resolved to be with him, and they set off to meet Zhao Wuji and the others.

• Meng Shu asked Zhang Tianyu about his family, and Zhang Tianyu explained that he was an orphan and preferred his freedom.
• Meng Yiran asked to speak with Zhang Tianyu alone, confessed that she liked him, and asked him to be her boyfriend; he rejected her advances while saying he did not dislike her.
• Meng Yiran gave Zhang Tianyu a Meng Family token and left to rejoin Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang.
• Zhang Tianyu checked Xiao Wu’s location and flew toward her on Huangquan as Zhao Wuji and the others approached.
• Xiao Wu reunited with Zhang Tianyu, explained that she had woken near unconscious soul beasts, and he reassured her before they went to find Zhao Wuji and the others.

After returning from the Star Dou Great Forest, Zhang Tianyu learned that Yu Xiaogang had arrived at Shrek Academy and received a mission to embarrass him in front of a crowd. The chapter ended as the students gathered for breakfast, unaware of Zhang Tianyu’s plan.

• Zhang Tianyu and Xiao Wu reunited with Zhao Wuji’s group, and Tang San obtained his third Soul Ring from an Earth Cave Demon Spider.
• The group returned to Shrek Academy, where Zhao Wuji told Flender that Zhang Tianyu was a level 42 Soul Ancestor with four ten-thousand-year Soul Rings.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived at Flender’s office, and Zhang Tianyu received a mission to set him up and make him embarrass himself before as many people as possible.
• Zhang Tianyu prepared his plan overnight and met Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing the next morning.
• Zhang Tianyu welcomed the other students as they entered the cafeteria and saw the lavish meal prepared there.

Yu Xiaogang's lavish breakfast ended in a disastrous chain of accidents after Zhang Tianyu used items to make him and several students fall. Yu Xiaogang and Tang San left to change clothes, while Zhang Tianyu received enhanced mission rewards and reached Level 45.

• Yu Xiaogang served the students a lavish breakfast, and Flender worried about the academy's tight finances.
• Yu Xiaogang's hair caught fire at the stove, and Flender doused him with filthy water from a nearby bucket.
• Zhang Tianyu used Super Glue and Slippery Sole Oil, causing Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, Oscar, and Dai Mubai to crash into a human pile.
• Dai Mubai slipped again while trying to get up, then the group waited for the oil's effect to wear off and finally stood.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San left to change clothes, and Zhang Tianyu received Level 3 Soul Power and 30 Reward Points, bringing him to Level 45 with 2080 points.

Flender discussed Zhang Tianyu’s future at Shrek Academy, and Zhang Tianyu chose to stay because it felt like home. After spending the day shopping in Suotuo City with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, Zhang Tianyu received a mission to mess with Tang San and selected a miniature remote bomb from the Mall.

• Flender asked Zhang Tianyu about graduation, but Zhang Tianyu said he wanted to stay at Shrek Academy, and Flender happily agreed.
• Yu Xiaogang assigned the students numbers and told them to gather at dawn the next day, then hurried away in embarrassment.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing joined Zhang Tianyu for a trip to Suotuo City, while Ma Hongjun went alone.
• Zhang Tianyu wondered whether his arrival might prevent Spirit Hall’s future attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the system suggested he could alter that fate.
• The system gave Zhang Tianyu the mission [Never Forgotten in Jianghu], requiring him to mess with Tang San without killing him or exposing himself.
• At breakfast the next morning, Zhang Tianyu chose a free trial of the [C4 Remote Bomb (Miniature)] from the Mall to use on Tang San.

Zhang Tianyu defeated the seven students in a spar and then faced their second, coordinated challenge. His lightning-charged sword struck Zhu Zhuqing, leaving the outcome of the rematch unresolved.

• Yu Xiaogang assigned Zhang Tianyu to spar against the other seven students, and Zhang invited them to attack him together.
• Zhang Tianyu defeated all seven almost instantly by placing a phantom Huangquan at each of their necks.
• Yu Xiaogang gave the seven a quarter of an hour to plan before they challenged Zhang Tianyu again.
• The seven attacked from multiple directions, but Zhang Tianyu dodged their assault and launched his lightning-charged second soul skill.
• Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai retreated, but Huangquan struck Zhu Zhuqing and paralyzed her as she fell from the air.

Zhang Tianyu’s team defeated Tang San’s group after his tactics and a badly timed accident incapacitated their fighters and support. Yu Xiaogang then assigned everyone physical training, and Zhang Tianyu ran out first to join the punishment with his classmates.

• Zhang Tianyu caught Zhu Zhuqing as she fell, then used his flying sword to knock out Oscar and Ning Rongrong.
• Tang San’s pants tore and a snapped thread struck his groin, disrupting his Blue Silver Grass and leaving him unable to fight.
• Yu Xiaogang paused the match, and Tang San left the field while Zhang Tianyu defeated Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun.
• Yu Xiaogang criticized the team’s execution and ordered the students to carry stones and run between the academy and Suotuo City ten times.
• Zhang Tianyu insisted on sharing the punishment and ran out first, inspiring the others to follow.

Zhang Tianyu led the students through Yu Xiaogang’s grueling rock-carrying run, helping the weaker support Soul Masters by carrying them and their loads. He finished with extraordinary stamina, transported the unconscious students to their dormitories, and left Yu Xiaogang regretting that he had not chosen Zhang Tianyu as his disciple.

• Zhang Tianyu urged the students to work together, match Ning Rongrong’s pace, and share the rocks without changing their total weight.
• Zhang Tianyu used Huangquan to break up his oversized rocks, making room to carry more of the team’s load.
• At the end of the run, Zhang Tianyu carried Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing while Dai Mubai carried Oscar, and the other students collapsed from exhaustion.
• Zhang Tianyu remained standing and used his fourth soul skill to lift the seven unconscious students for transport to their dormitories.
• Yu Xiaogang praised Zhang Tianyu’s strength and regretted not taking him as a disciple.
• Zhang Tianyu delivered Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu to the women waiting outside their dormitory.

After recovering from an exhausting training session, Zhang Tianyu spent three months in Yu Xiaogang’s intense combat and physical conditioning program, where his companions grew much stronger but he remained overwhelmingly powerful. During the seven-day break, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong persuaded him to take them to Suotuo City for breakfast, and he flew them there on his swords.

• Zhang Tianyu dreamed that Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong came to share his bath, but the system’s eunuch penalties jolted him awake both times.
• Yu Xiaogang visited Zhang Tianyu’s dorm to add hot water, then hurried away after Zhang Tianyu’s startled shout and Huangquan pressure caused him to wet himself.
• Zhang Tianyu, Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing ate at the cafeteria before beginning Yu Xiaogang’s targeted combat drills and demanding physical training.
• Over three months, the students’ abilities improved greatly, while Zhang Tianyu usually watched or acted as the opponent because he was too strong to challenge.
• After training ended and the students received a seven-day holiday, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong asked Zhang Tianyu to take them to Suotuo City for Vanilla Ice.
• Zhang Tianyu used his fourth soul skill to carry the three girls on Flying Swords toward Suotuo City.

After Ma Hongjun was brutally beaten by Bu Le, Zhang Tianyu and the others set out for Suotuo City to avenge him. They found Bu Le outside a brothel and began drawing him away from the crowd, but Zhang Tianyu’s handsome looks drew eager attention from the women there and provoked the girls’ anger.

• Ma Hongjun returned to the academy badly injured after Bu Le beat him, and Oscar, Tang San, and Teacher Shao helped stabilize and treat him.
• Ma Hongjun told the group what had happened, and Zhang Tianyu, Dai Mubai, and the others decided to take revenge without involving the teachers.
• Zhang Tianyu used his flying skill to take the group to Suotuo City, where Ma Hongjun led them to the brothel where Bu Le was still inside.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu recognized Bu Le as the man who had harassed them before, and Zhang Tianyu planned to lure him somewhere secluded.
• Zhang Tianyu approached the brothel, and the women crowded around him with offers while Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing reacted angrily.

Zhang Tianyu killed Bu Le after luring him into an ambush, and Ning Rongrong helped conceal the murder from the others. Later, Zhu Zhuqing asked about Zhang Tianyu’s strength when he killed Lao E, and he admitted he had been a Soul Elder before ending their rooftop conversation and telling her to rest.

• Ning Rongrong pretended to be Zhang Tianyu’s angry wife, exposed his face to Bu Le, and led him to follow them into a secluded alley.
• Zhang Tianyu wounded Bu Le by cutting apart his Martial Soul, revealed his four Soul Rings, and killed him with Huangquan.
• Ning Rongrong told Shrek Academy that she and Zhang Tianyu had beaten Bu Le and driven him out of Suotuo City.
• Zhang Tianyu took the group back to the academy, then met Zhu Zhuqing on the roof after everyone had gone to sleep.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked what level Zhang Tianyu had been when he killed Lao E, and Zhang Tianyu said he had been a Soul Elder.
• Zhang Tianyu noticed his attraction to Zhu Zhuqing but told her to go back and rest, and she agreed.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Tianyu and Ning Rongrong have a late-night encounter. She tries to blackmail him but ends up confessing her intention to recruit him for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Zhang Tianyu refuses to join any sect but promises to consider it in the future.
• The group starts the second stage of training, participating in the Great Soul Arena matches to obtain personal and team-based Silver Soul Fighting Badges.
• Yu Xiaogang asks Zhang Tianyu if his disguise can fool the arena's detection, setting up the possibility of him participating in team battles or not.

Character Developments

• Ning Rongrong shows her playful and mischievous side, trying to blackmail Zhang Tianyu but ultimately confessing her true intentions.
• Zhang Tianyu remains composed and in control, refusing to join any sect but showing consideration for Ning Rongrong's feelings.
• Yu Xiaogang demonstrates his understanding of team dynamics and the importance of pressure in growth, deciding to let Zhang Tianyu participate in team battles strategically.

Significant Themes

• The importance of friendship and sincerity in relationships, as shown by Ning Rongrong's honest approach to recruiting Zhang Tianyu.
• The need for pressure and struggle in growth, as highlighted by Yu Xiaogang's decision to let Zhang Tianyu participate in team battles strategically.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Tianyu and Ning Rongrong's playful banter and eventual heart-to-heart conversation.
• Yu Xiaogang's interaction with the group, showing his thoughtfulness and understanding of their dynamics.

Zhang Tianyu and Xiao Wu quickly defeated the Cat-Mouse Combination in a team battle, then Zhang Tianyu received a mission to win his individual match in a way that thrilled the audience. After Wang Qianhe burrowed underground and lost track of him, Zhang Tianyu appeared hovering above the arena amid razor-sharp sword qi.

• Zhang Tianyu and Xiao Wu forced the Cat-Mouse Combination to surrender when Huangquan stayed at the mouse man's neck despite his attempts to evade it.
• The system assigned Zhang Tianyu a mission to win his upcoming individual battle spectacularly and earn the audience's cheers.
• Zhang Tianyu learned that Shrek Academy's favorability affected how Dai Mubai would react to his closeness with Zhu Zhuqing and the others.
• Wang Qianhe introduced his Iron-Armored Sand King Spirit and boasted that even a level 39 Sword Soul Master had failed to break his defense.
• Wang Qianhe burrowed beneath the arena with his First Soul Skill, but he could no longer detect Zhang Tianyu and guessed that he had taken flight.
• Wang Qianhe emerged with his Venomous Scorpion Tail Hook and found Zhang Tianyu hovering in the air as sword qi shrieked around them.

Zhang Tianyu defeated Wang Qianhe in one move and received a task involving tricking Tang Hao, then injured Kuang Xi after he harassed Zhu Zhuqing. When Manager Ao arrived and questioned the fight, Zhang Tianyu warned that he controlled whether Kuang Xi’s severed hand stayed reattached.

• Zhang Tianyu overwhelmed Wang Qianhe with sword qi, winning the match and completing his task.
• Zhang Tianyu received a task to trick Tang Hao and examined exclusive items that could make Tang Hao attract lightning.
• Kuang Xi harassed Zhu Zhuqing, so Zhang Tianyu cut off his hand and threatened another Kuang Battle Team member who objected.
• Manager Ao arrived and ordered a healer to treat Kuang Xi, whose hand unexpectedly reattached.
• Zhang Tianyu revealed that he had allowed the hand to reattach and challenged Manager Ao over the arena’s treatment of the incident.