Chapter Summaries

A Titan Giant Ape appeared and carried Cao De and Xiao Wu away after Cao De rushed into its hand to protect them. Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing pursued it despite Zhao Wuji's orders, while Tang San secretly rejoiced at their disappearance.

• Oscar retrieved Dragon Whisker Needles from the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and rejoined Zhao Wuji's group.
• When a Titan Giant Ape appeared, Zhao Wuji ordered everyone to flee, and Ning Rongrong kicked Tang San after he grabbed her hand.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong stayed behind to help Xiao Wu and Cao De, with Ning Rongrong using her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to enhance them.
• Cao De activated Demon Sword's Protection and rushed into the Titan Giant Ape's palm while holding Xiao Wu's hand, and the ape carried them away.
• Zhao Wuji ordered Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to return with him, but Ning Rongrong refused and set off after the Titan Giant Ape with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Oscar returned, and Tang San feigned concern while secretly celebrating Cao De and Xiao Wu's disappearance.

Cao De reassured Xiao Wu that he loved her, endured Da Ming’s test, and stayed with her as she formed her soul ring. Meanwhile, Tang San’s attempt to claim a Man Faced Demon Spider failed, and he threatened Zhao Wuji over its escape.

• Cao De revealed that he knew Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit and told her his feelings were real.
• Da Ming tested Cao De with crushing pressure, but Cao De insisted that he loved Xiao Wu and had no intention of hunting her.
• Da Ming withdrew the pressure, and Xiao Wu defended Cao De before forming her soul ring while Cao De cultivated nearby.
• Da Ming left to find soul beasts between thirty thousand and fifty thousand years old for Cao De.
• Tang San tried to capture a Man Faced Demon Spider as his soul ring, but Zhao Wuji did not help him and the spider escaped.
• Tang San threatened to tell his father about Zhao Wuji after the spider fled.

Tang San lost his chance to claim the Man Faced Demon Spider's soul ring after Oscar's accidental interference, then attacked Oscar and Dai Mubai. Zhao Wuji pinned Tang San beneath his Gravity Enhancement, leaving him covered in filth and unconscious; Dai Mubai was ordered to take him to wash.

• Zhao Wuji left to track the escaped Man Faced Demon Spider while Tang San waited with Oscar and Dai Mubai.
• Zhao Wuji returned with the dying spider, but Oscar dropped his dagger and fell, causing Tang San's hidden weapons to strike Oscar and kill him as the spider's black Soul Ring appeared.
• Dai Mubai charged Tang San, and Tang San bound him with Blue Silver Grass and hurled hidden weapons at him.
• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Enhancement to pin Tang San and Dai Mubai to the ground, and Tang San repeatedly retched while his face was pressed into filth.
• Zhao Wuji increased the pressure and demanded the antidote, then lifted Tang San, saw his filthy face, and dropped him; Tang San passed out.
• Zhao Wuji ordered Dai Mubai to take Tang San to wash, and Dai Mubai retched at the stench as he approached.

Cao De reunited with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing after leaving the forest with Xiao Wu, while Xiao Wu grew jealous of Ning Rongrong's affection for him. At the same time, the Dragon Duke confronted Zhao Wuji over the Man Faced Demon Spider and learned that Tang San had eaten shit, leaving him doubtful of Tang San's identity.

• Dai Mubai dragged Tang San to a pool to wash him and discovered that the foul smell came from piss.
• Cao De and Xiao Wu left Er Ming and met Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong tearfully embraced Cao De.
• Xiao Wu grew jealous, but Ning Rongrong apologized and then accepted Cao De's claim that Xiao Wu was his first lover.
• The Dragon Duke demanded an explanation from Zhao Wuji for killing the Man Faced Demon Spider, and Zhao Wuji blamed Tang San.
• Meng Yiran approached Tang San, dry-heaved at his stench, and told the Dragon Duke that Tang San had eaten shit.

Tang San claimed to be Tang Hao’s son, but the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny doubted him and forced him to absorb a two-hundred-year shy tree soul ring. After they left, Tang San blamed Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the elders, then walked out of the Star Dou Great Forest with Zhao Wuji following.

• Tang San arrived and claimed he was Tang Hao’s son, but the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny demanded proof and restrained him.
• The Snake Granny let Meng Yiran choose Tang San’s punishment, and Meng Yiran ordered him to absorb a shy tree’s soul ring.
• The Dragon Duke brought a two-hundred-year-old shy tree sapling, and Tang San was forced to kill it and absorb its yellow soul ring.
• The Dragon Duke, Snake Granny, and Meng Yiran departed, while Tang San remained kneeling and swore revenge on them and the others.
• Tang San left the forest with Zhao Wuji following, and an enormous tail carried away the Man Faced Demon Spider’s corpse.

Cao De rescued Ning Rongrong from a drunken attack and comforted her after she confessed that she liked him. They returned together, while Cao De revealed his fourth Soul Skill and secretly bought another Remote Sensing Mark.

• Cao De took Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to the Chrysanthemum Hotel, where they ate and drank before Xiao Wu passed out.
• Ning Rongrong wandered away alone, and a five-ringed man pursued her and threatened her despite her warning that she was Ning Fengzhi’s daughter.
• Cao De killed the attacker with purple blade shards and held Ning Rongrong as she cried and admitted that she liked him.
• Cao De kissed Ning Rongrong, carried her back, and identified the blade shards as his fourth Soul Skill, Piercing.
• Cao De bought another Remote Sensing Mark, leaving him with 315 emotion points.

After Ning Rongrong confirmed her feelings for Cao De, she revealed her mischievous side and shared a surprising collection of personal items with him. The next morning, Cao De encountered Zhu Zhuqing at breakfast and woke Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, leaving Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong acting awkwardly about the night before.

• Cao De carried Ning Rongrong to their hotel room, treated her scrapes, and they became intimate.
• Ning Rongrong showed Cao De a hidden Storage Soul Tool disguised as two Hairpins, along with the unusual objects stored inside it.
• Cao De cleaned up and helped Ning Rongrong wash after she said she was exhausted.
• The next morning, Cao De practiced the Great Sun Heart Method and found Zhu Zhuqing waiting in the dining room, where she ignored his greeting.
• Cao De knocked on Xiao Wu's door, then Ning Rongrong's; both answered from behind barely opened doors, and Ning Rongrong teased him before he sent her to wash up.

Cao De shared breakfast with Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong before Zhao Wuji found them and waited to return to Shrek Academy with Cao De. At the academy, Tang San discovered that his third Soul Skill made Blue Silver Grass curl up, while Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong teased Cao De about their relationships during the carriage ride.

• Ning Rongrong secretly teased Cao De under the table while she and Xiao Wu ordered breakfast, and Cao De caught her leg between his own.
• Zhao Wuji arrived, was surprised that Cao De was alive, and waited for him to finish eating so they could return to Shrek Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to cure Oscar's poison, and Tang San gave Oscar pills before leaving without discussing his new Soul Skill.
• Tang San tested his third Soul Skill in the woods and found that it made his Blue Silver Grass soften and curl up.
• Ning Rongrong asked Xiao Wu what she would do if Cao De liked another girl, and Xiao Wu revealed that she knew about Cao De and Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong suggested that she, Xiao Wu, and Cao De be together, leaving Xiao Wu blushing and telling Ning Rongrong to stay away.

Zhao Wuji attacked Tang San in the dormitory bathroom, hoping to erase his memory so he would not tell Tang Hao what had happened. After Zhao Wuji followed a dubious guide and left Tang San seemingly witless, Flaide helped him settle on a cover story, unaware that Tang San’s fingers still twitched.

• Zhao Wuji decided Tang San had to lose his memory to prevent him from telling Tang Hao about their conflict.
• Zhao Wuji found Tang San in the bathroom, gagged him, and repeatedly struck him while Tang San struggled with his trousers around his ankles.
• Zhao Wuji followed a guide to erase Tang San’s memories, accidentally using the wrong acupoints until Tang San’s consciousness genuinely became confused.
• Zhao Wuji finished the procedure and told Flaide he had made Tang San forget everything; Flaide accepted their plan to claim Tang San had fallen and hit his head.
• As Flaide led Zhao Wuji away, Tang San’s fingers twitched unnoticed, and Zhao Wuji realized Tang San had recognized him despite his face covering.

Cao De felt an unexplained warning and learned that his martial soul was guiding him to retrieve something, so he prepared to leave Shrek Academy. Before his departure, he examined Tang San, whose strange behavior and unclear condition left Cao De unsure whether his memory loss was real.

• Cao De refused Flaide's proposal to move Shrek Academy to Heaven Dou Imperial City and agreed it could relocate after two years.
• Cao De's heart fluttered repeatedly, and his Thousand-Blade Demon Sword's glowing patterns led him to tell Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu that he would leave on a dangerous trip the day after tomorrow.
• Cao De took Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu to a feast, then decided to deal with Tang San before leaving.
• Cao De returned to Flaide and asked about Tang San, then followed him to the infirmary.
• Cao De found Tang San behaving erratically and examined his brain meridians, but could not determine whether Tang San had truly lost his memory.

Cao De acquired three one-time teleportation marks and prepared to leave the academy for Star Luo City. Before he could depart, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu took him to Suotuo City for a meal and a new game at the Rose Hotel.

• Cao De bought three one-time teleportation marks from his system and placed one on Zhu Zhuqing while asking her to look after Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu during his absence.
• Cao De used his Martial Soul to glimpse images including an emblem from the Star Luo Empire's royal family and decided to visit Star Luo City first.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong took Cao De to the Rose Hotel in Suotuo City and fed him a meal they had prepared to boost his virility.
• Ning Rongrong led Cao De and Xiao Wu upstairs to a newly arranged room and introduced a game using slips of paper drawn from a bamboo tube.

Cao De left Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, encountered a beautiful woman on the road, and reached Barak City, where he crossed paths with Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu. After Feng Xiaotian’s lackeys followed him into an alley, Cao De tested whether he could fight with the Thousand-Blade Demon Sword without using soul skills.

• Cao De asked Ning Rongrong to have the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect protect Xiao Wu if anyone tried to capture her, and Ning Rongrong agreed.
• Cao De quietly left Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong at dawn, then traveled by carriage and let a beautiful woman holding a cat ride with him before sending her away with a veil.
• Cao De arrived in Barak City and competed with Feng Xiaotian over a hairpin, but Huo Wu ended the dispute and rejected Feng Xiaotian again.
• Feng Xiaotian’s lackey followed Cao De into an alley with several others and challenged him because his boss had scolded them.
• Cao De summoned the Thousand-Blade Demon Sword without using soul skills and attacked the lackey, who blocked his first strike with a frost-covered iron club.

Cao De killed Feng Xiaotian’s men and discovered a clue about controlling the Thousand-Blade Demon Sword, while Huo Wu was captured by a gray-haired man. When Huo Canghai confronted Cao De over Huo Wu’s disappearance, a messenger arrived with urgent news.

• Cao De killed the man who taunted him, then asked Huo Wu to keep his powers secret and clean up the bodies.
• Cao De returned to a hotel, studied the Thousand-Blade Demon Sword’s movements, and believed he had found a clue before collapsing asleep.
• A gray-haired man trapped Huo Wu in an illusion, knocked her unconscious, and ordered a Blazing Fire Academy member to demand that Huo Canghai come alone with his recent acquisition.
• Huo Canghai confronted Cao De at the hotel and demanded that Elder Jias use his Illusion Mirror Martial Soul to examine Cao De’s memories, but Cao De refused.
• A panicked messenger rushed to Huo Canghai and whispered news to him.

Cao De tracked Huo Canghai to Shi Nian’s meeting place and killed Shi Nian as he attacked Huo Wu. Huo Wu woke with her memories confused, mistook Cao De for her master, and clung to him as Huo Canghai tried to bring them back to the Blazing Fire Academy.

• Cao De used the system to track the red-haired Huo Canghai and hurried out of the city after him.
• Huo Canghai confronted Shi Nian and offered him the Soul Bone in exchange for Huo Wu’s release.
• Cao De arrived pretending to be under Shi Nian’s illusion, then killed Shi Nian with his Fourth Soul Skill, Piercing.
• Huo Canghai offered Cao De the Soul Bone, but Cao De returned it, saying Soul Bones did not interest him.
• Huo Wu woke with her memories confused, rejected Huo Canghai as her father, and embraced Cao De as her master.
• Huo Canghai urged Cao De and Huo Wu to return to the Blazing Fire Academy, while Huo Wu followed Cao De as he went to change his bloodstained clothes.

Cao De brought Huo Wu to Blazing Fire Academy, where Elder Jias and the academy’s healers confirmed that Shi Nian’s illusion had left her memories limited to the hours before it was cast. After Huo Canghai offered Cao De a Soul Bone and made clear he wanted him to leave, Cao De marked Huo Wu for remote sensing and departed the city.

• Cao De and Huo Wu arrived at Blazing Fire Academy, where Huo Canghai grew gloomy as Huo Wu criticized the academy and called him mean.
• Huo Canghai told Elder Jias what had happened, and Jias examined Huo Wu with the Martial Soul Illusion Mirror before withdrawing from the dangerous remnants in her spiritual sea.
• The academy’s doctors and healing Soul Masters concluded that Huo Wu’s memories were confined to the hours before Shi Nian’s illusion, and they could not restore them.
• Huo Canghai offered Cao De a Soul Bone, but Cao De declined and prepared to leave; he secretly placed a Remote Sensing Mark on Huo Wu.
• Huo Canghai escorted Cao De to the academy gates, and Cao De boarded a luxurious carriage and left the city.

Huo Wu escaped Blazing Fire Academy after Huo Canghai lifted her house arrest, stealing treasures to bring to Cao De. In Spirit City, Cao De encountered Spirit Hall's Enshrined after Huo Wu revealed a Soul Bone, just as Bibi Dong arrived and he reported completing his mission.

• Huo Canghai knocked Huo Wu unconscious, then lifted her house arrest after she staged a hunger strike to find Cao De.
• Huo Canghai told Huo Wu that Cao De had gone to Spirit City, and she secretly packed stolen valuables before sneaking into her father's quarters to take his tea, teapot, and Soul Bone.
• Cao De arrived in Spirit City after contemplating his Thousand-Blade Demon Sword, and Huo Wu reunited with him and told him how she had escaped.
• Huo Wu began searching for a hotel, then opened the Soul Bone box and exposed its aura to Cao De.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and other Spirit Hall Enshrined confronted Cao De, who stored the Soul Bone in his System Space as Bibi Dong arrived.
• Cao De told Bibi Dong that he had completed his mission.

Cao De impressed Bibi Dong with his strength, became her second disciple, and left Spirit Hall to pursue his own plans. In Spirit City, Huo Wu treated him as her master and attacked Feng Xiaotian when he confronted them.

• Bibi Dong tested Cao De with escalating pressure, and he revealed his four Soul Rings and Thousand-Blade Demon Sword.
• Bibi Dong accepted Cao De as her second disciple and kept his Soul Bone while he went to the Star Luo Empire; she ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to investigate his background.
• Cao De met Huo Wu in Spirit City and bought her several outfits, praising her when she tried on a fiery-red dress.
• Feng Xiaotian found Huo Wu, but she denied knowing him and kicked him when he tried to approach her.
• Huo Wu attacked Feng Xiaotian with Flame Burst Impact, setting his hair on fire and sending him running for water.

Cao De followed Yu Xiaogang to Spirit Hall, where Chrysanthemum Douluo and Bibi Dong both beat him instead of helping him. Yu Xiaogang was thrown from the Pope's Palace and landed painfully on a cone-shaped rock after Sanpao moved out of the way.

• Huo Wu apologized to Cao De for causing trouble, and Cao De reassured her while Feng Xiaotian discovered that he was bald and blamed Cao De.
• Cao De followed Yu Xiaogang to Spirit Hall after asking Huo Wu to wait at the Martial Soul Hotel.
• Yu Xiaogang used Spirit Hall's Elder Token to order the guards to seize Cao De, but Chrysanthemum Douluo arrived, slapped Yu Xiaogang, and took Cao De to the Pope's Palace.
• Bibi Dong summoned Cao De, then Yu Xiaogang entered and was pinned down and slapped by Bibi Dong before she blasted him out of the palace.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned Sanpao to cushion his fall, but Sanpao moved away from the rock below, and Yu Xiaogang landed astride it.

Cao De accepted Bibi Dong’s Pope Token, then confronted Feng Xiaotian and the Mad Old Man when they lured him to a ruined house. Feng Xiaotian and the Mad Old Man escaped, and the Mad Old Man began searching a book for a way to make Feng Xiaotian lose his memory.

• Bibi Dong gave Cao De a Pope Token before he left Spirit Hall.
• A white-haired old man led Cao De to Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu at a dilapidated house, where Huo Wu ran to Cao De and Feng Xiaotian challenged him.
• Cao De fought off Feng Xiaotian’s attacks and revealed four powerful Soul Rings, striking Feng Xiaotian into a wall.
• The Mad Old Man attacked Cao De, then used his sixth Soul Skill to flee with Feng Xiaotian after Cao De’s Demon Blade Shards overwhelmed his wind blades.
• The Mad Old Man discovered Feng Xiaotian was badly injured and resolved to make him lose his memory, consulting a book titled "Hands-on Guide to Making Someone Lose Their Memory."

Cao De and Huo Wu arrived in Longxing City, where Cao De stopped a little beggar from stealing Huo Wu’s money. After two suspicious adults claimed to be the child’s parents, Cao De followed them, sensing that something was wrong.

• At Shrek Academy, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong talked about Cao De while Oscar suffered chest pain and Zhao Wuji blamed Tang San.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong that she was going home for a while.
• Cao De and Huo Wu reached Longxing City and explored its streets together.
• Little Beggar snatched money from Huo Wu, but Cao De caught her and stopped Huo Wu from giving her gold coins.
• A middle-aged man and matron claimed Little Beggar was their lost child, but Cao De recognized them as impostors and followed them with Huo Wu.