Chapter Summaries

Chen Yang used his emotion-absorbing system to sell side-effect-laden pills, escape furious cultivators, and upgrade his spiritual root. After a wounded Yun Yao crashed into his hiding place, he stole her valuables and tried to explain away his actions as treatment; she discovered her Storage Bag was missing.

• Chen Yang fled more than a dozen cultivators whose explosive diarrhea had followed their use of his pills, then escaped with an Earth-Escape Talisman.
• Chen Yang checked his system, upgraded his spiritual root to middle-grade, and bought five Soaring Talismans.
• Yun Yao crashed through the ruined temple roof and landed on Chen Yang.
• Chen Yang took Yun Yao's valuables and Jade Pendant while she lay unconscious, then claimed he had been trying to treat her wound when she awoke.
• Yun Yao reached for her Storage Bag, found it missing, and grew furious at Chen Yang.

Chen Yang used a strange bean to humiliate Su Qingyue, then arrived with Yun Yao and Lin Ying at their shabby sect. He chose to stay with Yun Yao, while Su Qingyue vowed revenge.

• Chen Yang gave Su Qingyue another One-Gush Weird-Tasting Bean, triggering a humiliating bout of flatulence and diarrhea when she released her spiritual power.
• Yun Yao warned Chen Yang that Su Qingyue would retaliate, but Chen Yang said Su Qingyue still needed his pills.
• After hours of flight, Chen Yang arrived at Yun Yao's modest sect and reassured her that he planned to stay because she had taken his first time.
• Lin Ying teased Chen Yang with her offer to trade a pill for a Senior Sister, then fled when he threatened her with a bean.
• As Chen Yang started to leave the flying boat, a slender hand pressed down on his shoulder.

Chen Yang helped Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong absorb powerful Soul Rings before encountering a mysterious Three-Eyed Golden Lion in the Star Dou Forest. The Auspicious Beast showed an unexpected affection for him and appeared to want his Master Ball Martial Soul.

• Chen Yang restrained a Shadow Mantis with Blue Silver Vines, and Zhu Zhuqing killed it and began absorbing its purple Soul Ring.
• Chen Yang caught a Spirit Treasure Deer for Ning Rongrong, who killed it and began absorbing its Soul Ring; he put both girls into their Master Balls as they endured the pain.
• Chen Yang sensed movement in the bushes and summoned the Titan Giant Ape, the Sky Azure Bull Python, and Yveltal.
• A Three-Eyed Golden Lion appeared, and Er Ming warned Chen Yang not to harm Star Dou's Auspicious Beast.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion climbed onto Da Ming, leaped into Chen Yang's arms, and nodded eagerly when he guessed she wanted his Master Ball Martial Soul.

Chen Yang captured the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and returned to Shrek Academy, where Yu Xiaogang and Flender introduced Liu Erlong in what Chen Yang recognized as a honey trap. He decided to play along with their scheme as Liu Erlong praised him and asked to learn from him.

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion willingly entered Chen Yang’s Master Ball, and he agreed to take her with him while Da Ming and Er Ming were also recalled into the ball.
• Chen Yang rode Yveltal back to Shrek Academy and found Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong waiting outside his room.
• Chen Yang flirted with Liu Erlong during their greeting and realized Yu Xiaogang was trying to use her to draw him in.
• Flender warned Yu Xiaogang that Chen Yang seemed to have bad intentions toward Liu Erlong, but Yu Xiaogang dismissed his concern.
• Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong praised Chen Yang and framed her visit as a chance to learn from him, while Chen Yang pretended to accept their explanation.

Tang San discovered he had contracted a venereal disease and blamed Ma Hongjun, prompting Yu Xiaogang to take him and Flender to confront him. Meanwhile, Liu Erlong tried to seduce Chen Yang but stopped just before they kissed.

• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender that strange growths kept returning after he treated them, and Chen Yang identified his condition as a venereal disease.
• Tang San insisted someone else had infected him and privately blamed Ma Hongjun, while Yu Xiaogang believed him and reproached Flender for Ma Hongjun's brothel visits.
• Chen Yang received a system reward for sowing discord between Tang San and Ma Hongjun as Yu Xiaogang led Tang San and Flender to Ma Hongjun's dormitory.
• Liu Erlong followed Chen Yang to his dormitory and sat on his lap, trying to act affectionate as she prepared to seduce him.
• Liu Erlong closed her eyes as Chen Yang leaned in to kiss her, then turned away at the last moment; Chen Yang caught her chin and turned her face back toward him.

Chen Yang kissed Liu Erlong, then revealed the Dark Ball and offered its last slot to her in exchange for staying with him. After Liu Erlong left with the ball, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong returned from absorbing their Soul Rings, and Chen Yang prepared for Liu Erlong to use the ball on Yu Xiaogang.

• Chen Yang kissed Liu Erlong, who eventually kissed him again after asking how he had become a Soul Elder.
• Chen Yang showed Liu Erlong the Dark Ball, explained that it could evolve a Martial Soul, and offered her its last slot.
• Liu Erlong took the Dark Ball to consider using it and left after kissing Chen Yang again.
• Chen Yang released Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, who reported Zhu Zhuqing’s Shadow Strike and Ning Rongrong’s increased maximum Soul Power.
• Chen Yang sent Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong away because he expected Liu Erlong to use the Dark Ball on Yu Xiaogang that night.

Chen Yang left Wang Qiu'er with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing before returning to the Real World, where Flender and Yu Xiaogang confronted Tang San and Ma Hongjun over Tang San contracting a disease. Ma Hongjun revealed that Tang San had taken a girl for himself, but Yu Xiaogang blamed Ma Hongjun and Flender forced him to apologize, while Tang San hid his lack of remorse.

• Chen Yang introduced Wang Qiu'er to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, then returned to the Real World.
• Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San stormed into the boys' dormitory and questioned Ma Hongjun about Tang San's disease.
• Ma Hongjun said Tang San had taken a girl he found and sent him and Oscar away, while Oscar tried to persuade him to accept the blame.
• Tang San admitted he had deceived Yu Xiaogang, who defended him and criticized Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
• Flender ordered Ma Hongjun to apologize to Tang San, and Ma Hongjun reluctantly complied while Tang San showed no genuine remorse.

After Tang San took the Dark Ball from Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong reclaimed it for Yu Xiaogang, and Chen Yang secretly provoked her into mistaking Tang San for the one who had touched her. Liu Erlong severely injured Tang San and prepared to kill him.

• Ma Hongjun complained that he had been forced to apologize, and Oscar warned him that Tang San was vindictive and skilled with poison.
• Chen Yang received rewards for weakening Tang San’s support at Shrek Academy and set out to witness Yu Xiaogang’s distress.
• Liu Erlong offered Yu Xiaogang the Dark Ball, but Tang San snatched it and argued that the opportunity belonged to him.
• Liu Erlong demanded the Dark Ball for Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San reluctantly surrendered it.
• Chen Yang secretly slapped Liu Erlong, causing her to believe Tang San had groped her; she kicked him into a boulder, dragged him out, and raised her fist to kill him.

Liu Erlong spared Tang San after Yu Xiaogang revealed his father was Tang Hao, while Chen Yang gained rewards for Tang San’s injury. At Yu Xiaogang’s dormitory, the Dark Ball stripped away his Martial Soul and Soul Power; Liu Erlong blamed Chen Yang and attacked him, but he dodged her and explained that she had wasted the Soul Guide Ball.

• Yu Xiaogang stopped Liu Erlong from killing Tang San by revealing that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son, and Liu Erlong left Tang San badly injured.
• Chen Yang received two Rare Candies for causing Liu Erlong to injure Tang San and delay his cultivation.
• Liu Erlong threw the Dark Ball at Yu Xiaogang, and it removed his Luo Sanpao Martial Soul and Soul Power.
• Yu Xiaogang collapsed, blamed Liu Erlong, and rejected her attempt to help him.
• Liu Erlong flew to Chen Yang’s dormitory and attacked him, demanding that he restore Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul.
• Chen Yang evaded Liu Erlong’s attacks and told her that the Soul Guide Ball was bound to her aura and would extract the Martial Soul of anyone else who used it.

Liu Erlong traded herself to Chen Yang for the return of Yu Xiaogang's martial soul, then tried to end their relationship after he restored it. Chen Yang offered her another bargain to extend Yu Xiaogang's lifespan, leaving her considering whether to accept.

• Liu Erlong begged Chen Yang to return Yu Xiaogang's martial soul, and Chen Yang demanded a kiss before hinting that he wanted more.
• Flender saw Liu Erlong kissing Chen Yang and left, heartbroken and convinced she was betraying Yu Xiaogang.
• Chen Yang threatened to leave Yu Xiaogang crippled unless Liu Erlong gave herself to him, and she agreed.
• After spending the night with Liu Erlong, Chen Yang released Luo Sanpao from the Dark Ball and sent him toward Yu Xiaogang's dormitory.
• Liu Erlong dressed and declared that she and Chen Yang would never meet again, but Chen Yang offered her a lifespan-extending treasure in exchange for repeating what she had done the previous day.

Liu Erlong surrendered to Chen Yang in exchange for Yu Xiaogang’s martial soul, then received it back the next day. As she tried to end their relationship, Chen Yang tempted her to continue by offering a treasure that could extend Yu Xiaogang’s lifespan.

• Liu Erlong begged Chen Yang to restore Yu Xiaogang’s martial soul, and Chen Yang demanded that she pay a price for it.
• Liu Erlong agreed to Chen Yang’s condition, and he carried her into the dormitory while Flender witnessed the aftermath from a distance.
• The next day, Chen Yang returned Luo Sanpao in the Dark Ball, and Liu Erlong said they should never meet again.
• Chen Yang offered Liu Erlong a lifespan-extending treasure for Yu Xiaogang in exchange for repeating what she had done the previous day.

Flender invited Chen Yang and the others to train at the Suotuo City Soul Fighting Arena, and Chen Yang agreed. In the Distortion World, he found Zhu Zhuqing outside the villa and learned that Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong had excluded her while talking privately; their earlier conversation revealed Ning Rongrong’s frustration that her Martial Soul evolution required rare treasures, and she was waiting for help from her sect.

• Flender invited Chen Yang to the Soul Fighting Arena, and Chen Yang agreed to meet the group at the village entrance that night.
• Chen Yang returned to the Distortion World and found Zhu Zhuqing feeding the Three-Eyed Golden Lion outside the villa.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Chen Yang that Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong had asked her not to eavesdrop, so he brought her inside to find out what they were discussing.
• Xiao Wu greeted Chen Yang enthusiastically, and he asked her and Ning Rongrong why they had left Zhu Zhuqing out.
• Earlier, Ning Rongrong had compared her friends’ easier Martial Soul evolution conditions with her own slow progress and worried about when her letter would reach her father.

Ning Rongrong persuaded Xiao Wu to help Zhu Zhuqing meet the affection requirement for her martial soul’s evolution, and Chen Yang checked Zhu Zhuqing’s progress. The chapter ended with Chen Yang telling Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to go fight at the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City that night.

• Ning Rongrong discovered that the Phantom-Bone Twinheart Rabbit evolved at an affection level of 100 and suspected Zhu Zhuqing needed to grow closer to Chen Yang.
• Ning Rongrong sent Zhu Zhuqing away with Qiu'er, then persuaded Xiao Wu to help Zhu Zhuqing evolve her martial soul by bringing her together with Chen Yang.
• Xiao Wu agreed to Rongrong’s plan and urged Chen Yang to go along with it for Zhu Zhuqing’s sake.
• Chen Yang checked Zhu Zhuqing’s affection level and found it was 67, close to the requirement for her first evolution.
• Chen Yang told Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to level up through soul fighting at the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City that night.

Chen Yang assigned Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to fight daily at the Soul Fighting Arena, then taught Ning Rongrong the Everlasting Primordial Essence Art and offered her soul-tool studies. The chapter ended with Ning Rongrong facing a mountain of books while Zhu Zhuqing was relieved she had declined.

• Chen Yang told Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to compete in singles, doubles, and team matches at the Soul Fighting Arena each day, and Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong agreed to try.
• Ning Rongrong chose Chen Yang to teach her the Everlasting Primordial Essence Art after Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing both offered to teach her.
• Xiao Wu proposed a secret way for Zhu Zhuqing to raise the affection required for her Martial Soul Evolution, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to try it.
• Chen Yang offered Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong his soul-tool knowledge, and Ning Rongrong volunteered to learn it for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Chen Yang piled all the level 1 soul-tool books on the table, leaving Ning Rongrong overwhelmed and Zhu Zhuqing relieved she had refused.

After Ning Rongrong struggled to understand soul-tool technology, she returned to the village with Chen Yang and the others and provoked Dai Mubai over his jealousy of Zhu Zhuqing. Chen Yang knocked Dai Mubai down and warned him to stay away from Zhu Zhuqing before the group headed toward Suotuo City.

• Ning Rongrong tried to study soul-tool technology but became overwhelmed by its technical explanations.
• Chen Yang brought Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing back to the Real World, where Shrek's group waited without the injured Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong mocked Dai Mubai for staring jealously at Zhu Zhuqing, and Oscar tried to stop Dai Mubai from retaliating.
• Chen Yang slapped Dai Mubai to the ground and ordered him not to hate someone who belonged to Chen Yang; Dai Mubai submitted.
• Flender led the group toward Suotuo City, while Liu Erlong left Yu Xiaogang behind and Yu Xiaogang decided to walk after them.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong joked about the academy's strange people before Xiao Wu started tickling Ning Rongrong.

Chen Yang brought Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena, where Ning Rongrong registered for several matches and prepared for her first solo fight. She faced Popeye, a veteran Soul Elder, and angrily demanded that he fight her instead of surrendering or holding back.

• Chen Yang used Teleport to take the group to the Great Soul Arena, where Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing registered their Soul Fighting aliases and matches.
• Xiao Wu asked Chen Yang for her fruit and vegetable juice, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing enjoyed the strength-enhancing drink while waiting.
• The arena announced Ning Rongrong's one-on-one match, and she hurried to Ring Two, leaving her unfinished juice with Chen Yang.
• The host introduced Popeye as a rank thirty-seven Soul Elder with an Anchor Martial Soul and questioned how a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda user could fight alone.
• Popeye nervously asked Ning Rongrong if he could surrender, but she threatened to tell Sword Grandpa to cut him down if he went easy on her.

Ning Rongrong used her defensive and blinding abilities to defeat Popeye, but her Cut left him badly wounded and the bloody scene left her sick with shock. Chen Yang comforted her and brought her back to the waiting room, where the group began to recover.

• Popeye attacked Ning Rongrong with Heavy Anchor Strike, but her Light Energy Barrier absorbed the blow.
• Ning Rongrong boosted herself and used Flash, blinding Popeye and disrupting the spectators and announcer.
• Ning Rongrong used Cut on the blinded Popeye, opening a deep wound that caused him to lose consciousness.
• The announcer called for medics, while Ning Rongrong dry-heaved in horror at the sight of Popeye's injuries.
• Chen Yang comforted Ning Rongrong, teleported her back to the seats, and later gave the group berry juice in the waiting room.

Chen Yang revealed that Spirit Hall had killed Xiao Wu’s mother, prompting Ning Rongrong to promise her support and drawing Zhu Zhuqing closer to the group. The chapter ended with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong playfully tussling while Zhu Zhuqing asked Chen Yang if he would ever send her away.

• Ning Rongrong celebrated her new abilities until Chen Yang warned that Spirit Hall might see them as a threat to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Xiao Wu reacted with fury and pain when Spirit Hall was mentioned, and Chen Yang revealed that Bibi Dong had killed her mother to take her Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Ning Rongrong expressed sympathy for Xiao Wu and promised to help her take revenge on Spirit Hall and Bibi Dong.
• Zhu Zhuqing questioned why Xiao Wu had not cultivated further, and Xiao Wu claimed she had her own plan before pouncing on Ning Rongrong for laughing at her.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Chen Yang whether he would drive her away, and he reassured her that he would not.

Zhu Zhuqing’s Hell Spirit Cat evolved into the Dark Night Monarch, making her a stronger Soul Elder. She entered the ring to face Dai Mubai, who reacted with shock when he saw her transformed martial soul.

• Zhu Zhuqing’s martial soul evolved into the Dark Night Monarch, and her strength increased.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu admired Zhu Zhuqing’s changed appearance before she left for Ring Four.
• Chen Yang and the girls joined the Shrek group in the stands and realized Dai Mubai was Zhu Zhuqing’s opponent.
• Dai Mubai asked Zhu Zhuqing for another chance, but she rejected him and recalled how he had abandoned her in Star Luo Imperial City.
• Dai Mubai became enraged and activated his martial soul as Zhu Zhuqing summoned the Dark Night Monarch.
• Dai Mubai stared in disbelief at Zhu Zhuqing’s evolved martial soul, while Yu Xiaogang recognized it as martial soul evolution.

Zhu Zhuqing badly wounded Dai Mubai with a strike that shattered his Thorn Armor, while Ning Rongrong and others mocked Yu Xiaogang's soul-ring choices and provoked a public argument with Flender. Dai Mubai rose again and secretly used Oscar's second soul skill as he faced Zhu Zhuqing.

• Yu Xiaogang decided to seek Bibi Dong's help to evolve his martial soul, while Ning Rongrong complained that hers had not evolved yet.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Shadow Strike and Night Raid to break Dai Mubai's Thorn Armor and slash his back, leaving him seriously wounded.
• Ning Rongrong mocked Dai Mubai's plant-type soul skills, and Yu Xiaogang defended his theories before Oscar and Ma Hongjun described the drawbacks of their soul skills.
• Yu Xiaogang angrily accused Oscar and Ma Hongjun of ingratitude, and Flender tried to calm him down as he threatened to leave with Xiao San.
• Dai Mubai got back to his feet and secretly swallowed Oscar's Lose Your Mind Little Sausage.