Chapter Summaries

Chen Jue pursued Ma Hongjun and punished him for attacking Hu Liena, then left his fate to the soul beasts gathering around them. Meanwhile, Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo learned that Zi JI and Bi Ji were secretly protecting Chen Jue.

• Zhao Wuji agreed that Ma Hongjun had to leave the academy, and Chen Jue went after him.
• Zi JI and Bi Ji told Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo that they were protecting Chen Jue, while Xiao Wu grew jealous of the two women.
• Ma Hongjun stopped running, begged Chen Jue for mercy, and invoked their former classmateship.
• Chen Jue crushed Ma Hongjun's left hand and broke his right leg, then said he had promised Zhao Wuji not to kill him.
• Chen Jue revealed that a pack of soul beasts had gathered around Ma Hongjun and left him to face them, prompting Ma Hongjun to curse him.

Chen Jue interrupted Tang San just as Tang San was about to claim the Man Faced Demon Spider as his third soul ring, killing it and leaving Tang San furious. The Dragon Duke, Snake Granny, and Meng Yiran arrived, setting up a confrontation over the lost soul ring.

• After Chen Jue disappeared, soul beasts surrounded Ma Hongjun, who screamed as they attacked him.
• Chen Jue heard Tang San fighting a Man Faced Demon Spider and hurried over, intending to take the prize for himself.
• Tang San nearly defeated the spider with his Clear Sky Hammer and hidden weapons, then approached it with a dagger as he anticipated getting his third soul ring.
• Chen Jue arrived and killed the Man Faced Demon Spider, leaving Tang San devastated when its purple soul ring appeared beyond his reach.
• The Dragon Duke, Snake Granny, and Meng Yiran emerged, and Snake Granny accused Chen Jue and Tang San of repeatedly taking suitable soul rings from Meng Yiran.
• Tang San hoped the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny would punish Chen Jue, while Meng Yiran realized Chen Jue was not the one who had taken the spider from her.

The Dragon Duke confronted Chen Jue over the Man Faced Demon Spider, while Meng Yiran defended Chen Jue and blamed Tang San. When Chen Jue rejected the Dragon Duke’s demand to marry into his family, the Dragon Duke summoned his martial spirit and prepared to fight him.

• Meng Yiran accused Tang San of killing the Man Faced Demon Spider because Chen Jue had no need for its Soul Ring.
• The Snake Granny argued that Chen Jue could not have killed the spider, and Chen Jue claimed he had intervened to save Tang San.
• The Dragon Duke demanded Chen Jue give up a hand, then offered to spare him if he became the family’s live-in son-in-law.
• Chen Jue rejected the proposal, angering the Dragon Duke, who revealed his eight Soul Rings and summoned his greenish dragon martial spirit.
• Chen Jue challenged the Dragon Duke’s dragon as the two prepared to clash.

Chen Jue revealed that his Soul Rings had changed, then faced the Dragon Duke’s attempt to force him into marrying Meng Yiran. Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo intervened, and the Dragon Duke knelt to beg Chen Jue to spare Meng Yiran.

• Chen Jue revealed three black Soul Rings and two red ones, shocking Tang San, Meng Yiran, and the Dragon Duke.
• The Dragon Duke tried to make Chen Jue marry into his clan, but Chen Jue refused and challenged him.
• The Dragon Duke used his Martial Soul Avatar to attack Chen Jue, but Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo stopped him.
• Ghost Douluo told Chen Jue that the others had awakened and were safe.
• The Dragon Duke feared Chen Jue and the two Titled Douluos were discussing killing his family, so he knelt and begged Chen Jue to spare Meng Yiran.

Chen Jue spared Meng Yiran and her grandparents, then invited her to enroll at Shrek Academy and predicted the Man Faced Demon Spider would drop a soul bone. Tang San mocked his claim, but a green light appeared as he was insisting it could not happen.

• Dragon Duke and Snake Granny knelt before Chen Jue and begged him to spare Meng Yiran, who clung to him and pleaded for her grandparents.
• Chen Jue stopped Chrysanthemum Douluo from punishing Dragon Duke and told Meng Yiran to enroll at Shrek Academy the next day.
• Chen Jue pointed out that the Man Faced Demon Spider would produce a rare soul bone, then left with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
• Tang San tried to convince Meng Yiran that Chen Jue had lied, but she refused to believe him and continued waiting.
• Tang San swore he would bark like a dog if the spider produced a soul bone, and a flash of green light suddenly appeared.

Tang San was forced to bark like a dog after Chen Jue’s prediction of a Soul Bone came true, while Tang Hao arranged revenge against Chen Jue through Ma Hongjun. Chen Jue returned to Zi JI and his jealous girlfriends, leaving them to confront his flirtation with her.

• A green Soul Bone appeared after Chen Jue said one would drop, and Snake Granny slapped Tang San for doubting him.
• Meng Yiran stopped Tang San from escaping his wager, and the Dragon Duke forced him to bark like a dog.
• Tang Hao watched from hiding, furious at Tang San’s humiliation, and told him to endure while his plan unfolded.
• Tang Hao met the mutilated Ma Hongjun, who vowed to kill Chen Jue and take revenge with his new appearance.
• Chen Jue returned, and Zi JI embraced him before Xiao Wu and the other girls confronted him about her advances.

Chen Jue returned to Shrek Academy with Zi JI and Bi Ji after the women obtained soul rings, while he concealed his role in Tang San receiving a hundred-year ring. Yu Xiaogang arrived and asked Tang San to show off his new soul ring, only to see three yellow rings.

• Chen Jue pretended to be injured so Zi JI and Bi Ji would help the women hunt for soul rings, and Tang San received a hundred-year ring through Chen Jue's interference.
• Chen Jue and the others reached Shrek Academy, where Flender gave them two days off and Zhao Wuji arranged accommodations for Zi JI and Bi Ji.
• Zhao Wuji told Flender that Dai Mubai was dead, Ma Hongjun had been expelled, and Chen Jue had powerful allies, so Flender chose not to confront him.
• Yu Xiaogang met Tang San, asked about his third soul ring, and watched him reveal three yellow rings.

Tang San blamed Chen Jue for ending up with a hundred-year third soul ring, and Yu Xiaogang promised to avenge him. Meanwhile, Zhao Wuji swindled Flender, and Chen Jue spent the evening with Bi Ji and Zi JI.

• Yu Xiaogang criticized Tang San's hundred-year third soul ring, and Tang San blamed Chen Jue for sabotaging his hunt and taking Xiao Wu.
• Yu Xiaogang promised to deal with Chen Jue when classes began and told Tang San that another gifted child would soon join Shrek.
• Zhao Wuji took a Gold Soul Coin from Flender in exchange for information, then admitted he did not know which faction backed Chen Jue and ran off.
• Chen Jue escorted Bi Ji and Zi JI to their room, where they joined him on the bed and he suggested they play Fight the Landlord.

Chen Jue welcomed Meng Yiran to Shrek Academy after absorbing his new rewards, while Tang San met Yan and found they shared a hatred of Chen Jue. The chapter ended with Tang San and Yan agreeing to become friends.

• Chen Jue recalled earning rewards from Zi JI and Bi JI, including soul rings, soul bones, potions, and Tang San's hidden weapons.
• Meng Yiran arrived at Shrek Academy, and Zhao Wuji initially rejected her before she explained that Chen Jue had invited her.
• Chen Jue welcomed Meng Yiran and Flender agreed to enroll her, making an exception to the academy's rules.
• Tang San watched Chen Jue take Meng Yiran to her dorm, then met Yan, who also hated Chen Jue.
• Tang San and Yan agreed to become friends.

Yan explained that Chen Jue had taken Hu Liena from him, and Tang San proposed that they become sworn brothers to pursue revenge together. Meanwhile, Chen Jue brought Meng Yiran to live with Zi JI and Bi Ji, then provoked Yan’s jealousy at lunch by having Hu Liena feed him.

• Yan told Tang San that Chen Jue had stolen the person he loved, and Tang San proposed they become sworn brothers.
• Yan accepted Tang San’s proposal, and Tang San hastily changed his vow to say they would bear hardships together.
• Chen Jue brought Meng Yiran to the dormitory, where Zi JI and Bi Ji welcomed her as their new little sister.
• Zi JI and Bi Ji began looking after Meng Yiran, while Chen Jue left them to get acquainted.
• At lunch, Yan watched Chen Jue get fed by Hu Liena and vowed to take back what he had lost.

At dinner, Zi JI flirted with Chen Jue while Yu Xiaogang leered at her and claimed he would help Tang San and Yan take revenge on Chen Jue. The chapter ended with Zi JI asking Chen Jue to deal with the old man staring at her.

• Tang San felt relieved that Yan was also suffering from Chen Jue’s affection, then accidentally slapped Yu Xiaogang’s thigh while venting his anger.
• Zi JI joined Chen Jue at dinner, flirted with him, and made Xiao Wu envy her boldness.
• Yu Xiaogang stared at Zi JI until Tang San called out his hypocrisy about keeping women out of his heart.
• Yu Xiaogang planned to use his role as head instructor to make Chen Jue’s training harder and suggested bribing opponents to target him at the Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Tang San and Yan concealed what they knew of Chen Jue’s strength, while Yu Xiaogang praised Yan as the stronger fighter.
• Zi JI told Chen Jue that an old man was leering at her and asked him to do something about it.

Chen Jue humiliated Yu Xiaogang into stopping his leering, then spent the afternoon with the women. The chapter ended with Yan confessing to Hu Liena and disparaging Chen Jue, while Hu Liena regarded him as an idiot.

• Chen Jue confronted Yu Xiaogang over ogling the women, then made him listen by calling out Liu Erlong's name.
• Chen Jue threatened to pursue Liu Erlong and mocked Yu Xiaogang as an impotent dog, causing Yu Xiaogang to back down and promise not to look anymore.
• Yu Xiaogang returned to his seat in a foul mood and snapped at Tang San when he asked what Chen Jue had said.
• Chen Jue teased Zi JI about arranging for him to sleep with another girl, then took the women out for the afternoon.
• Chen Jue noticed Hu Liena was missing and found her with Yan, who confessed his love and criticized Chen Jue; Hu Liena looked at Yan as though he were an idiot.

Chen Jue defended Hu Liena from Yan and defeated him with the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb. Yu Xiaogang intervened, and Chen Jue threatened to visit Liu Erlong instead of listening to a lecture.

• Hu Liena rejected Yan's advances and defended her love for Chen Jue, but Yan kept trying to reach her.
• Chen Jue stopped Yan from grabbing Hu Liena, and Tang San encouraged Yan to challenge him to a duel.
• Yan revealed his fourth Soul Ring was ten thousand years old, while Yu Xiaogang watched from the bushes and resolved to take Yan as his disciple.
• Chen Jue used the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb to poison and badly injure Yan when Yan charged without dodging.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered Tang San to check on Yan, and Chen Jue threatened to keep Liu Erlong company if Yu Xiaogang tried to lecture him.

Chen Jue confronted Yu Xiaogang after Yu demanded his expulsion, and Zi JI intervened by crushing Yu underfoot. Yu first refused to kneel and apologize, but when Chen Jue seemed ready to go further, he admitted desperation could make him bend his principles.

• Yu Xiaogang accused Chen Jue of defying a teacher and threatened to have him expelled, while Flender tried to mediate.
• Chen Jue rejected Flender’s appeal and told Yu Xiaogang to kneel and apologize; Yu tried to escape.
• Chen Jue called for Zi JI, who emerged through a spatial fissure and broke Yu Xiaogang’s ribs by stepping on him.
• Yu Xiaogang declared that he would never kneel, then changed his tune when Chen Jue appeared ready to act, prompting everyone to laugh.

Chen Jue forced Yu Xiaogang to apologize and made Yan crawl away after Yan broke his promise. Hu Liena confronted Chen Jue about where he had been the previous night, and he promised to spend the evening alone with her.

• Yu Xiaogang knelt and apologized to Chen Jue, who warned him not to cause trouble again.
• Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Yan tried to leave, but Chen Jue insisted that Yan crawl out as he had promised.
• Yan crawled away despite his injuries, while Zi JI warned Yu Xiaogang not to help him.
• Zi JI asked Chen Jue for a treat, and Hu Liena clung to him jealously as he flirted with her.
• Hu Liena questioned Chen Jue about visiting another woman, and he swore he had not gone to see Meng Yiran.
• Chen Jue promised to spend the evening alone with Hu Liena.

Yan asked Yu Xiaogang to accept him as a disciple, while Chen Jue and Hu Liena spent the evening together. In the Star Luo Empire, Ma Hongjun revealed that he had taken Dai Mubai’s identity and challenged Chen Jue to a coming battle.

• Yan returned to the dormitory, complained about Chen Jue, and asked Yu Xiaogang to make him his disciple.
• Tang San resented Yan’s attempt to become Yu Xiaogang’s student.
• Chen Jue ate dinner while Yu Xiaogang and the others stayed away, and the girls left him alone with Hu Liena for the evening.
• Chen Jue took Hu Liena’s hand for a stroll, and she told him the day was special.
• Dai Mubai confronted Dai Weisi and brought out a black-robed man whose nine soul rings made Dai Weisi flee.
• The black-robed man revealed himself as Tang Hao, while Ma Hongjun disclosed that he had taken Dai Mubai’s identity and declared that his battle with Chen Jue had begun.

Chen Jue made Hu Liena believe he had forgotten her birthday, then surprised her with cake and fireworks. After they celebrated alone, Hu Liena teased him by inviting him to feel whether she had filled out.

• Hu Liena grew upset when Chen Jue pretended not to remember her birthday and ran to the pond to cry.
• Chen Jue found Hu Liena and revealed a birthday cake, reassuring her that he had remembered his promise.
• Chen Jue set off fireworks depicting the two of them, and Hu Liena celebrated her birthday with him alone.
• Yan agreed to enjoy himself after Tang San suggested inviting girls, while nearby soul beasts panicked at the fireworks and their leader chastised them.
• Hu Liena ate cake and told Chen Jue to feel for himself whether she had filled out.

Yu Xiaogang tried to punish Chen Jue with grueling training, but Chen Jue challenged his teaching and agreed to take over. The chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang’s authority under fire as Chen Jue prepared to show how he would teach.

• Yu Xiaogang began class by criticizing Chen Jue for looking sleepy, and Chen Jue retorted that his private life was none of the teacher’s business.
• Chen Jue claimed he had spent the night with Liu Erlong, enraging Yu Xiaogang and confusing Hu Liena and the other girls.
• Yu Xiaogang assigned the students weighted-basket runs and ordered Chen Jue to complete thirty laps, far more than the others.
• Chen Jue challenged the unfair assignment and mocked Yu Xiaogang’s teaching ability.
• Yu Xiaogang angrily told Chen Jue to teach the class himself, and Chen Jue agreed.

Chen Jue challenged Yu Xiaogang’s group running exercises and proposed individualized training and team combat drills instead. Yu Xiaogang grudgingly recognized the merit of Chen Jue’s ideas but insisted that, as the teacher, he should still be obeyed, prompting Chen Jue to decide to answer with greater unreasonable stubbornness.

• Yan and Tang San expected Chen Jue to embarrass himself, while Hu Liena urged him not to argue with Yu Xiaogang.
• Chen Jue argued that training should suit each student’s abilities, with Rongrong practicing Heart Separation Control and the team focusing on practical combat rather than running.
• The students admired Chen Jue’s knowledge, while Yan and Tang San were stunned that he could speak so convincingly.
• Zi JI and Bi JI paid Flender and Zhao Wuji Gold Soul Coins to fan them and feed them fruit.
• Yu Xiaogang admitted internally that Chen Jue’s advice was correct, but claimed his future lessons already covered it and insisted the students obey him as their teacher.
• Chen Jue rolled his eyes and decided that since Yu Xiaogang would not listen to reason, he would be even more unreasonable.

Chen Jue confronted Yu Xiaogang over his training methods and the way he had treated him, while Flender intervened to stop a fight. Though Yu Xiaogang apologized, Chen Jue broke his arm and threatened him, leaving Tang San and Yan frightened.

• Chen Jue challenged Yu Xiaogang's demand that he run thirty laps and recalled how a teacher had humiliated him in his previous life.
• Chen Jue approached Yu Xiaogang with murderous intent, and Yu Xiaogang called for Flender to save him.
• Zi JI stopped Flender from intervening against Chen Jue, and Flender ordered Yu Xiaogang to apologize and promised to oversee Chen Jue's training.
• Yu Xiaogang apologized, but Chen Jue snapped his arm and warned him not to bother him again.
• Tang San and Yan were frightened by Chen Jue's violence, and someone told him to squeeze buns to calm down.