Chapter Summaries

Ye Fan and the others set out for Shrek Academy, where Ning Rongrong befriended Zhu Zhuqing and declared them a team. At the registration queue, an angry applicant demanded his fee back, and Ma Hongjun came out to intimidate him.

• Ning Rongrong showed the group the flyer for Shrek Academy, and Ye Fan explained that its name meant Monster Academy and that it sought unusually talented students.
• After leaving the city, Zhu Zhuqing followed the group toward Shrek, and Ning Rongrong caught up with her and brought her along to register.
• Ning Rongrong called herself, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing a team, while Tang San wondered what his own future held and reflected on how far Ye Fan had surpassed him.
• The group reached Shrek Academy's registration area and waited in a long queue as Ye Fan opened a parasol to shade the three girls.
• An angry applicant demanded a refund from Li Yusong, who called Ma Hongjun over; Ma Hongjun threatened to fight, frightening the man into silence.

Ye Fan’s group encountered Shrek’s costly, deceptive admissions process and heard Ye Fan’s grim assessment of the academy’s history and staff. Though the others grew disgusted, they paid to register and were led inside by Ma Hongjun, whose lecherous behavior deepened their misgivings.

• A middle-aged applicant fled with his child after Ma Hongjun demanded the ten Gold Soul Coin registration fee, prompting Xiao Wu to condemn the bullying.
• Ye Fan’s inner thoughts described Shrek’s admission fee as a swindle and its students, especially Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai, as products of a corrupt academy, leaving Tang San unable to defend it.
• Li Yusong announced Shrek’s requirement of rank twenty Soul Power by age twelve, and many applicants left rather than risk the fee.
• Ye Fan explained that Shrek offered little support and had a poor record, making Ning Rongrong consider taking the others away.
• Tang San asked Ye Fan for another ten Gold Soul Coins, and Ye Fan paid his fee as Li Yusong registered the group.
• Li Yusong told Ma Hongjun to lead the new students inside, and Ma Hongjun leered at the girls as they followed him with disgust.

Ye Fan's group continued through Shrek Academy's entrance trials, and Ma Hongjun changed his attitude after learning how powerful they were. The group met Oscar, whose sausage Soul Skill left them uneasy, and the chapter ended with Tang San asking what incantation he used.

• Xiao Wu confronted Ma Hongjun for staring at Ning Rongrong, and Tang San warned him to watch his mouth.
• The group passed the Soul Power trial, impressing Lu Qibin with their high ranks and prompting him to send them to the final trial.
• Ma Hongjun apologized and offered the group food after realizing they were powerful enough to beat him.
• Oscar introduced himself and handed out sausages, while Xiao Wu and the others questioned whether they were safe to eat.
• Tang San asked Oscar what Soul Skill incantation he used for his sausages.

Ye Fan made Oscar reveal his embarrassing soul mantra, then the group reached the final admission test at Shrek Academy. As Zhao Wuji set the test in motion, Tang San resolved to protect Xiao Wu with his new Gang Pai Thunderclap hidden weapon.

• Ye Fan influenced Oscar into saying his soul mantra, causing him to summon a sausage and drawing disgusted reactions from the girls.
• Ye Fan defended the sausage’s taste, while Tang San stored his own sausage in his Soul Tool.
• Ma Hongjun led Ye Fan and the others to the sports field and woke Zhao Wuji, who agreed to test them for admission.
• Ye Fan revealed that Xiao Wu had once been badly injured protecting Tang San during Zhao Wuji’s assessment, and Tang San silently vowed to prevent it with his Gang Pai Thunderclap.
• Zhao Wuji told the candidates to work together and survive his attacks for one stick of incense, then gave them time to discuss their abilities.

Ye Fan led the group in planning for their test against Zhao Wuji, a Soul Saint, and used his Word Spirit to erase Zhao Wuji’s opening shock wave. Ning Rongrong began supporting the team with her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda as the battle started.

• Ye Fan’s group described their abilities, and Ma Hongjun warned them that Zhao Wuji was a Level 76 Soul Saint with overwhelming strength.
• Ye Fan proposed that they take turns attacking Zhao Wuji, and the others agreed to his plan.
• Zhao Wuji lit the incense and sent a shock wave toward Ning Rongrong, while Ye Fan and Xiao Wu moved to protect her.
• Ye Fan used his Word Spirit to disperse Zhao Wuji’s attack, astonishing Zhao Wuji and Ma Hongjun.
• Ye Fan declared that the next buffs would be doubled, and Ning Rongrong summoned her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to boost strength and speed.

Ye Fan and the others used his Word Spirit and coordinated attacks to stall Zhao Wuji, a Soul Saint, during their fight. Xiao Wu escaped Zhao Wuji’s grasp and returned to Ye Fan, who flicked her on the forehead.

• Ye Fan warned Xiao Wu not to use Charm against Zhao Wuji, then told Ning Rongrong that he and Xiao Wu had grown close from spending so much time together.
• Tang San restrained Zhao Wuji with Blue Silver Grass, but Zhao Wuji tore it apart and dismissed its limited effect on him.
• Ye Fan darkened Zhao Wuji’s vision to help Zhu Zhuqing land a Hell Stab before she retreated from his counterattack.
• Xiao Wu attacked Zhao Wuji from behind while Ye Fan used Turn to Mud to split his legs, tearing his clothes and hurting his crotch.
• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Enhancement to interrupt Xiao Wu’s follow-up, but she escaped with Instantaneous Movement and returned to Ye Fan, who flicked her forehead.

Tang San used homemade hidden weapons made from Yu Xiaogang’s compressed farts to trap and disgust Zhao Wuji, while Ye Fan tried to protect Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing. The fumes knocked Zhu Zhuqing unconscious, but Zhao Wuji broke through the smoke with his Great Strength Vajra Palm and confronted Tang San in a rage.

• Ye Fan scolded Xiao Wu for ignoring his order to strike once and retreat, then threatened to cut off her allowance.
• Tang San threw two Gang Pai Thunderclap bottles at Zhao Wuji, releasing a cloud of foul smoke that made Ye Fan and the others retreat.
• Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass restrained Zhao Wuji’s ankles and began draining his Soul Power while Zhao Wuji struggled to avoid breathing in the fumes.
• Ye Fan tried to send wind toward Zhu Zhuqing, but the smoke reached her first and caused her to faint.
• Zhao Wuji unleashed his Great Strength Vajra Palm, clearing a path through the smoke and angrily facing Tang San.

Tang San used his unusual skills and an explosive attack to injure Zhao Wuji, but Zhao Wuji tracked him down and knocked him unconscious. Ye Fan prepared to step in as Tang San lay in a crater.

• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Compression to pull Tang San toward him, but Tang San struck Zhao Wuji with Blue Silver Thorn and ignited the mist with an explosive dart.
• The explosion broke Zhao Wuji's hold and left him charred, while Ye Fan told Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu that Tang San came from another world and belonged to the Tang Sect.
• Zhao Wuji used Position Tracking and Great Strength Vajra Palm to follow Tang San's evasive movements and slam him into the ground.
• Ye Fan said Tang San had kept Zhao Wuji occupied long enough and prepared to take his turn as Tang San lay unconscious in a deep crater.
• Zhao Wuji glared at Tang San and spat that he was lucky, then heard footsteps approaching.

Ye Fan faced Zhao Wuji in the arena and revealed three purple Soul Rings before activating his Word Spirit skills and Sacred Word Domain. He used a Prohibition to control the fight, and the clash continued as Zhao Wuji tried to attack him.

• Zhao Wuji kicked Tang San out of the pit and threatened Ye Fan, who warned him not to make enemies.
• Ye Fan revealed three purple Soul Rings, astonishing Zhao Wuji and Ning Rongrong.
• Ye Fan activated Truth Release and Sacred Word Domain, gaining golden spirit markings and a powerful aura.
• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Enhancement and attacked, but Ye Fan’s Prohibition kept him at a distance.
• Ye Fan summoned stone spears beneath Zhao Wuji, who dodged and complained about the attack.
• Zhao Wuji launched Great Strength Vajra Palm, and Ye Fan forbade attacks with a Prohibition that threatened punishment by heavenly lightning.

Ye Fan defeated Zhao Wuji by using lightning and burying him in a coffin until the testing incense burned out, winning the trial. After Ma Hongjun offered to take him out, Ye Fan declined and later found the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing in the woods; she woke in his arms.

• Ye Fan struck Zhao Wuji with heavenly lightning, trapped him in a coffin, and buried him until the incense burned out.
• Zhao Wuji conceded defeat, told Ma Hongjun to take the group to sort out their dorm rooms, and left to change his clothes.
• Ma Hongjun invited Ye Fan to visit a place for women, but Ye Fan refused after noticing Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong approaching.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong went to find Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Fan found her unconscious in the woods and carried her back.
• Zhu Zhuqing slowly woke up with Ye Fan and the others gathered around her.

After passing the entrance assessment, Zhu Zhuqing woke up confused and wrestled with doubts about her worth before becoming flustered when she realized Ye Fan had held her. The group headed to the dorms, where they found Tang San injured and heard Dai Mubai fooling around with two women, leaving Zhu Zhuqing visibly furious.

• Ye Fan reassured Zhu Zhuqing that she had fainted and passed the assessment, but she privately questioned whether Dai Mubai had been right to abandon her.
• Zhu Zhuqing realized she was in Ye Fan's arms, blushed, and jumped away; Xiao Wu then spotted Ma Hongjun prodding Tang San.
• Ye Fan woke Tang San, who immediately fainted again, and used Wind, Rise to lift him while Ma Hongjun led the group toward the dorms.
• Ma Hongjun offered to move Oscar's bed for Ye Fan, but Ye Fan refused and told him to settle Tang San first.
• The group overheard Dai Mubai entertaining two women in his dorm, and Zhu Zhuqing clenched her fists as Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong mocked him.

After Shrek’s group settled into the girls’ dormitory, Ye Fan trained alone until midnight and nearly reached level thirty-nine. Zhu Zhuqing joined him on the roof, where his determination to grow stronger and protect those he cared about left her flustered.

• Ning Rongrong proposed that she, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing share the girls’ dormitory while Ye Fan stayed next door, and the others agreed.
• Ma Hongjun left for Suotuo City after Ye Fan declined to go out.
• Ye Fan trained on the roof throughout the evening, exhausting his Soul Power and nearing level thirty-nine.
• Zhu Zhuqing came to the roof and apologized to Ye Fan for not training, then asked about his intense cultivation.
• Ye Fan told Zhu Zhuqing he trained to become strong enough to protect the people he cared about, and she grew embarrassed under his gaze.

Ye Fan reassured Zhu Zhuqing that he would help her face whatever fate awaited her, then stopped her from investigating a disturbance on Back Mountain. The next morning, he and the girls ate at Shrek Academy's shabby cafeteria, where Ye Fan brought out a warm breakfast he had stored in his Soul Tool.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Ye Fan what her future would be like, and he promised to help her if she needed it.
• A loud disturbance came from Back Mountain, but Ye Fan told Zhu Zhuqing that someone was fighting there and urged her to stay put.
• The next morning, Xiao Wu woke Ye Fan early, and he went with the girls to the Cafeteria.
• Ma Hongjun explained that Flender was stingy and that the academy's food was usually plain.
• Ye Fan took several plates of warm food from his Soul Tool, delighting Xiao Wu and the others.

At breakfast, Ye Fan and Xiao Wu taunted Dai Mubai about the woman accompanying him, and Zhu Zhuqing left in disgust. After Tang San joined them, the academy bell summoned everyone to assemble.

• Ye Fan invited Ma Hongjun to share breakfast, and the two joined the others in a chaotic feast.
• Dai Mubai entered the cafeteria with a woman and recognized Ye Fan and Xiao Wu from their previous encounter.
• Ye Fan and Ma Hongjun teased Dai Mubai about his new companion, while Xiao Wu mocked his womanizing behavior.
• Zhu Zhuqing called Dai Mubai disgusting and left; he tried to follow but his injury stopped him.
• Tang San arrived, asked why Zhu Zhuqing was angry, and heard Ye Fan blame Ma Hongjun's appetite.
• The academy bell rang after breakfast, and everyone followed Ma Hongjun toward the assembly point.

At Shrek Academy, Flender announced tuition and assigned Ning Rongrong and Oscar a twenty-lap run to train their survival skills, with Ye Fan volunteering to run alongside Ning Rongrong. Ye Fan sent Xiao Wu to keep Zhu Zhuqing company while she cultivated, and Oscar led Ye Fan and Ning Rongrong toward their route.

• Flender introduced himself as the dean, told the students to pay tuition, and exempted Tang San because he had already paid.
• Flender assigned Ning Rongrong and Oscar twenty laps around the Village, and Ning Rongrong pointed out that Ye Fan had also claimed to be a support type.
• Ye Fan agreed to accompany Ning Rongrong on the run, while Flender left and Dai Mubai failed to catch Zhu Zhuqing before she walked away.
• Ye Fan ordered Xiao Wu to cultivate and keep Zhu Zhuqing company, promising her a feast of carrot dishes in return.
• Tang San chose to recover from his injuries, and Oscar offered to guide Ye Fan and Ning Rongrong along the running route.

Ye Fan tried to persuade Ning Rongrong to train instead of going shopping, and his thoughts revealed that he feared the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s future destruction. Ning Rongrong was shaken by the warning and worried Ye Fan might give up on her, while he offered to teach her a footwork technique if she ran with him.

• Ning Rongrong asked Ye Fan to go shopping in Suotuo City, but Oscar saw her, became captivated, and awkwardly retreated after Ye Fan pulled her close.
• Ning Rongrong complained about Oscar’s stare, and Ye Fan teased her before explaining that running was poor battlefield training but could improve her stamina and Soul Power.
• Ye Fan privately thought that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would suffer a broken sword and shattered bones after losing its two Titled Douluos, and that he might reconsider if Ning Rongrong refused to grow stronger.
• Ning Rongrong panicked over the sect’s fate and feared Ye Fan meant he would give up on her, while wondering what would happen to Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone.
• Ye Fan offered to teach Ning Rongrong a footwork technique if she ran with him, saying it would help her avoid enemy attacks and give her something to show her family.

Ye Fan persuaded Ning Rongrong to complete twenty laps as training for a Self-Created Soul Skill, then took her shopping in Suotuo City. They later met Ma Hongjun, who told them that the evening lesson would take place at the Great Soul Arena, where Flender and the others joined them.

• Ye Fan explained that the running assignment would help prepare Ning Rongrong to learn his footwork Self-Created Soul Skill, and she insisted on training.
• Ye Fan and Ning Rongrong used layered enhancements to finish twenty laps, and Ning Rongrong passed out on his back after proudly asking him to teach her.
• Ye Fan took Ning Rongrong to Suotuo City, where she rested, changed, and then energetically went shopping with him.
• Ye Fan and Ning Rongrong encountered Ma Hongjun, who delivered Flender's message that the evening lesson would be held at Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena.
• Flender and the others arrived at the arena, and Ye Fan told Flender that Ning Rongrong was strong enough to finish the twenty laps.

Flender sent the students to the Great Soul Arena for combat training while Ye Fan arranged to fight doubles matches with both Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong under separate identities. After registering for singles and doubles matches, Ye Fan was called to face the three-match winner Wang Dachui.

• Flender explained the Great Soul Arena lesson and its Silver Soul Badge graduation requirement, then left the students to register with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong both asked to team up with Ye Fan, while Ma Hongjun backed down and Zhu Zhuqing silently wished she could join him.
• Ye Fan bought masks, registered under the names Dragon King and War God, and formed the Dragon Dance Combination with Xiao Wu and the Seven Treasure War God with Ning Rongrong.
• Ye Fan also registered for a singles match, and the arena announced that Dragon King would face the level-thirty-eight Wang Dachui.

Ye Fan entered the Great Soul Arena and defeated Wang Dachui in a swift match without summoning his Martial Soul, using his Word Spirit to send Wang Dachui off the platform. The arena confirmed Ye Fan, competing as Dragon King, as the winner, while Flender celebrated his bet on him.

• Ye Fan went to the arena after Ning Rongrong wished him luck, while Dai Mubai doubted he could win.
• Wang Dachui charged Ye Fan with his third Soul Skill, Mountain-Crushing Shock, but Ye Fan dodged the hammer strike.
• Ye Fan used his Word Spirit, saying "Get down," and struck Wang Dachui's shoulder, causing Wang Dachui to plunge off the platform.
• Spectators accused the match of being rigged, but the announcer explained that Dragon King had a mental-type Martial Soul and was level thirty-eight, then declared him the winner.
• Tang San headed to the betting counter to look for a way to make money, and Flender celebrated winning his bet on Ye Fan.

After Dai Mubai’s attempt to show Zhu Zhuqing kindness was rejected, Ning Rongrong mocked him until he attacked her, and Ye Fan stopped the assault. Back at the academy, Ye Fan remembered Tang Hao was nearby and hoped aloud for the Blue Silver Emperor Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, leaving Ning Rongrong startled.

• Dai Mubai waited for Zhu Zhuqing after her match, but she rejected his offer of water and walked away.
• Ning Rongrong mocked Dai Mubai in front of the others, and he unleashed Soul Power at her in anger.
• Ye Fan used Word Spirit to disperse Dai Mubai’s attack, then warned him against using violence on a classmate.
• Dai Mubai left, while Ning Rongrong secretly resolved to punish him after learning from Ye Fan’s inner voice that he was a member of the Star Luo Imperial Family with vile thoughts about her.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned to her room to cultivate, while Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong went to Ye Fan’s room.
• Ye Fan remembered Tang Hao was watching Tang San and wished for a Blue Silver Emperor Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone to appear, drawing Ning Rongrong’s disbelief.