Chapter Summaries

After Xiao Chen humiliated Ye Xinglan, he, Na'er, and Gu Yue entered the Tianhai Grand Competition to face Shrek’s team. With Zhen Hua and Leng Yaozhu backing them, the officials changed the roster, while Shrek’s captain Yu Yuanlong vowed to defend the academy’s honor.

• Xiao Chen threw Ye Xinglan to the ground and told her to leave, and Xu Lizhi followed her away.
• Xiao Chen agreed to enter one match with Na'er, and Gu Yue joined them, leaving Class Zero to report her temporary departure to Wu Changkong.
• Xiao Chen told Zhen Hua about the confrontation, and Zhen Hua and Leng Yaozhu promised to handle the officials while the trio prepared to compete.
• Leng Yaozhu offered Tianhai Academy Soul Spirit benefits, and the officials replaced the Skysea Team’s roster with Xiao Chen, Na'er, and Gu Yue to face Shrek.
• Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi returned to the Shrek Team and described the incident, prompting captain Yu Yuanlong to condemn the insult to Shrek.

The three-person Skysea Team overwhelmed Shrek after Xiao Chen revealed his three Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and quickly incapacitated several opponents. The match remained one-sided as Na'er and Gu Yue continued attacking Ye Xinglan while Xiao Chen held Yu Longyuan captive.

• The Shrek Team entered to loud cheers, while the Skysea Team’s three-person lineup confused the crowd and drew mockery from Shrek.
• Ye Xinglan accused Xiao Chen, Na'er, and Gu Yue of ambushing her, and Xiao Chen assigned Na'er to face her while he and Gu Yue handled the others.
• Xiao Chen seized Yu Longyuan, disabled his Martial Soul Possession, and stunned the stadium by revealing three Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Xiao Chen’s soul sand incapacitated Xu Lizhi and a nameless team member, trapped Zheng Hui and Ye Kai, and left Ning Feng too frightened to move.
• Na'er struck Ye Xinglan with her Silver Dragon Spear, and Gu Yue followed with wind blades as the Skysea Team continued to suppress Shrek.

Xiao Chen, Na'er, and Gu Yue defeated the Shrek Team at the opening ceremony, and Ning Feng surrendered to end the match. After the Skysea Team’s victory, Shen Yi received an angry call from Cai Yue'er, while Xiao Chen and his companions left the field.

• Xiao Chen threw Yu Longyuan off the field and eliminated Zheng Hui and Ye Kai with Soul Sand, leaving Ning Feng as the last Shrek member standing.
• Ning Feng surrendered, and the referee declared the Skysea Team the winner as the stadium erupted in cheers.
• Shen Yi realized the broadcast defeat could cost her teaching credentials, then received a furious call from Cai Yue'er warning that she would be punished.
• Xiao Chen invited Gu Yue to leave with him and Na'er, and the three walked out of the field together.

After Shrek Academy’s crushing defeat, Cai Yue'er proposed inviting Xiao Chen, Na'er, and Gu Yue to enroll in three years, while Shen Yi was tasked with sounding out Leng Yaozhu. Later, Xiao Chen encountered an ancient presence that stopped time and spoke to him, leaving its identity unknown.

• Yun Ming and the Sea God Pavilion elders discussed Shrek Academy’s defeat and its damage to the academy’s reputation.
• Cai Yue'er proposed inviting Xiao Chen, Na'er, and Gu Yue to enroll at Shrek in three years, and Yun Ming tacitly accepted the plan.
• Cai Yue'er called Shen Yi and ordered her to prepare the invitation and gauge Leng Yaozhu’s attitude.
• Xiao Chen, Na'er, and Gu Yue recounted their victory to Leng Yaozhu, who reassured them that the Spirit Pagoda could handle Shrek’s response.
• Xiao Chen studied the Command Block in his room when an ancient aura stopped time and an unseen voice addressed him as “Child.”

Xiao Chen learned that the Plane Spirit had come to warn him that the Command Block was devouring the Douluo Plane’s origin. Tang Hao was holding back the destruction after the Command Block gravely wounded him, but the plane faced collapse if its origin ran out.

• A golden ball of light appeared in Xiao Chen’s room and questioned whether he had traveled between planes, then said it could not see through his soul.
• Xiao Chen concealed his panic and asked the entity what it was and why it had come to him.
• The entity identified itself as the Plane Spirit of the Douluo Plane and thanked Xiao Chen because the power within him had wounded Tang Hao.
• The Plane Spirit explained that the Command Block was draining the plane’s origin and that Tang Hao had taken more than half of it, making him the power’s primary target.
• The Plane Spirit said Tang Hao had fallen into a deep sleep after being gravely wounded, and warned that the plane and its inhabitants would perish if Tang Hao’s remaining origin ran out.

The Douluo Plane’s spirit asked Xiao Chen to stop the Command Block from devouring the plane, but he admitted he could not control it. The spirit proposed a deal based on Xiao Chen gaining control of the Command Block in the future, and Xiao Chen paused to consider its terms.

• Xiao Chen questioned whether the Command Block was causing the planar crisis and told the plane spirit he could not control its power.
• The plane spirit asked Xiao Chen to rein in the Command Block, but he bluntly said he could not.
• Xiao Chen rejected the idea that he was the Douluo Plane’s savior, then agreed to consider a reasonable deal and promised he would keep his word.
• The plane spirit explained it could not restrain Xiao Chen or challenge the Command Block, and said Tang Hao had seized more than half the planar origin and was unconscious.
• The plane spirit asked Xiao Chen to gain control of the Command Block and stop it from devouring the Douluo Plane, leaving Xiao Chen silent as he processed the request.

Xiao Chen struck a deal with the Plane Spirit to control his Command Block and eliminate Tang San, receiving a powerful fourth Soul Ring in return. The Plane Spirit sent him to Sea God Island to meet the Golden Ancient Tree, while the threat of the Command Block’s devouring remained unresolved.

• Xiao Chen agreed to stop the Command Block from devouring the Douluo Plane and to eliminate Tang San, and the Plane Spirit promised him compensation.
• The Plane Spirit gave Xiao Chen pure Soul Power, raising him to level forty-three and granting him a golden fourth Soul Ring.
• Xiao Chen demanded compensation for the Plane Spirit probing his soul, so it directed him to the Golden Ancient Tree at Sea God Island and said he had to visit regardless.
• Xiao Chen questioned how long the Plane Spirit could resist the Command Block and what would happen to the plane’s people, but the Plane Spirit had no clear answers before it vanished.
• Xiao Chen examined his new Soul Skill, decided he needed to visit Sea God Island, and went back to sleep.

Shen Yi nervously asked Leng Yaozhu to let Xiao Chen and the other two enroll at Shrek Academy, but Leng Yaozhu refused. Cai Yue'er arrived in Skysea City, intending to take over the negotiations and secure the three students for Shrek.

• Shen Yi spent a sleepless night preparing to meet Leng Yaozhu and persuade her to send Xiao Chen and the other two to Shrek.
• Shen Yi visited Leng Yaozhu and delivered Shrek Academy's invitation for the three young men to enroll in three years.
• Leng Yaozhu rejected the request, saying Xiao Chen and the other two were her disciples and would not attend Shrek.
• Shen Yi gave up on persuading Leng Yaozhu and worried that Cai Yue'er would blame her for failing.
• Cai Yue'er arrived in Skysea City, planning to use Shen Yi's failed negotiation as an opening to secure the three students for Shrek.

Leng Yaozhu agreed to let Xiao Chen, Na'er, and Gu Yue study at Shrek after Xiao Chen said he wanted to visit Sea God Island, then laid out strict enrollment conditions for Cai Yue'er. Cai Yue'er arrived expecting an easy agreement but was left facing terms that would strip Shrek of much of its authority over the three students.

• Cai Yue'er arrived at Leng Yaozhu's room and insisted that Xiao Chen and the other two should enroll at Shrek, but Leng Yaozhu refused.
• Xiao Chen told Cai Yue'er he would consider Shrek, and when she pressured him with her Soul Power, Leng Yaozhu overpowered her and defended him.
• After Cai Yue'er and Shen Yi left, Xiao Chen told Leng Yaozhu he wanted to see Sea God Island, and Na'er and Gu Yue agreed to accompany him to Shrek in three years.
• Leng Yaozhu agreed to support their decision and summoned Cai Yue'er the next day to discuss their enrollment.
• Leng Yaozhu demanded inner-court-level accommodations and resources, direct entry to the Inner Court, free access to Sea God Island, and Spirit Pagoda authority over any rule violations; Cai Yue'er balked at the terms.

Cai Yue'er rejected most of Leng Yaozhu’s demands for Xiao Chen and the other two, ending Shrek’s enrollment negotiations on hostile terms. Yun Ming decided Shrek would not invite the three again, but Long Yeyue arrived and argued that the academy should accept the conditions.

• Cai Yue'er agreed to provide Xiao Chen and the other two with resources on par with inner court students but refused Leng Yaozhu’s remaining conditions.
• Leng Yaozhu ended the negotiations, and Cai Yue'er left to report the matter to Shrek Academy.
• Several days later, Cai Yue'er recounted the negotiations to Yun Ming at Sea God Pavilion.
• Yun Ming told Cai Yue'er to stop pursuing the three students’ enrollment and let Shrek’s students restore the academy’s reputation.
• Long Yeyue arrived and said Shrek should agree to Leng Yaozhu’s conditions.

Long Yeyue overruled Yun Ming's objections and persuaded him to accept the Spirit Pagoda's conditions for Xiao Chen, Na'er, and Gu Yue to study at Shrek. Cai Yue'er went to contact Leng Yaozhu and finalize their enrollment, while Yun Ming remained unsure whether the costly deal would benefit the academy.

• Long Yeyue arrived at the Sea God Pavilion and backed Cai Yue'er's plan to bring Xiao Chen and the other two to Shrek.
• Yun Ming objected to the Spirit Pagoda's harsh enrollment conditions and worried about unfair treatment for Inner Court students and the trio's ties to the Spirit Pagoda.
• Long Yeyue argued that Shrek should invest in the three teenagers and dismissed Yun Ming's concerns about the cost and public humiliation.
• Long Yeyue invoked Heavenly Favored, causing Yun Ming to relent and agree to accept the conditions.
• Long Yeyue ordered Cai Yue'er to contact Leng Yaozhu and finalize the trio's enrollment, while Yun Ming wondered whether her judgment was right.

Three years after Shrek accepted Leng Yaozhu’s conditions, Xiao Chen had become a level-56 Soul King and repeatedly defeated Gu Yue in the Spirit Pagoda’s virtual combat space. As Gu Yue tried to draw him closer, he turned to leave until she invited him to her place.

• Shrek accepted every condition Leng Yaozhu had proposed, and Xiao Chen welcomed the agreement as a chance to enter the Shrek Inner Court and reach Sea God Island.
• Three years later, Xiao Chen defeated Gu Yue again in the Spirit Pagoda’s virtual combat space, bringing their record to 10–0.
• Gu Yue reflected on Xiao Chen’s immense advantages and resolved to win his affection and beat Na’er in their wager.
• Xiao Chen emerged from his combat pod and tried to leave, saying he had something important to handle.
• Gu Yue stopped Xiao Chen and invited him to her place, insisting she was not asking him to fight.

Xiao Chen refused Gu Yue’s invitation to visit her home, suspecting she was trying to draw him into a trap. He went to the forging room to use his Minecraft diamonds to make a Diamond Armor Set before entering Shrek Academy.

• Gu Yue invited Xiao Chen to her home, but he flatly refused and remained unmoved when she insisted.
• Gu Yue claimed her father wanted to meet Xiao Chen because of his Martial Soul, but Xiao Chen dismissed the excuse and said he had other arrangements.
• Gu Yue gave up for the moment and resolved to find another chance to draw Xiao Chen to her side.
• Xiao Chen headed to the forging room and laid out the twenty-four diamond ingots he had won at the Tianhai Grand Competition.
• Xiao Chen prepared to forge a complete Diamond Armor Set to strengthen himself before going to Shrek Academy.

Xiao Chen used the Command Block to craft a set of diamond armor, then destroyed the Crafting Table to limit its effect on the Douluo Plane. He questioned the Command Block’s growing encroachment and ended without learning what it wanted.

• After gathering twenty-four diamonds, Xiao Chen summoned a Crafting Table with the Command Block.
• Xiao Chen crafted a full set of miniature diamond armor and stored it in his Storage Soul Tool.
• Xiao Chen destroyed the Crafting Table with a miniature Wither Head so it would not remain and burden the Douluo Plane.
• Xiao Chen realized the Command Block could now appear directly on the Douluo Continent, signaling a new stage of encroachment.
• Xiao Chen questioned the Command Block about its purpose, but it gave no response.

Xiao Chen, Gu Yue, and Na'er entered Shrek Academy as special students admitted directly to the Inner Court, where Ya Li welcomed them and arranged a secluded villa. Xiao Chen intended to pursue the Golden Ancient Tree and leave once he had dealt with it.

• Leng Yaozhu brought Xiao Chen, Gu Yue, and Na'er to Shrek, where they were exempted from examinations and admitted directly to the Inner Court.
• Ya Li received the three on Yun Ming's behalf and promised to oversee their studies and daily lives.
• Ya Li guided them past Huo Yuhao's statue; Gu Yue briefly concealed her hostility toward him.
• Ya Li showed the three their private villa and warned them to keep its location discreet to avoid provoking other Inner Court students.
• Ya Li gave them their schedules and offered to help with problems, while Xiao Chen remained focused on finding the Golden Ancient Tree.

Xiao Chen, Gu Yue, and Na'er began their Shrek Inner Court studies in a separate class taught by Ya Li, who learned how far their cultivation and secondary professions had advanced. Their first lesson was set to be challenge matches against Inner Court students who wanted to test the trio after their special admission.

• Shrek Academy created a separate class for Xiao Chen, Gu Yue, and Na'er because of their age and cultivation differences, and Ya Li became their homeroom teacher.
• Ya Li explained that the trio would rapidly cover Outer Court foundations before beginning the Inner Court curriculum.
• Ya Li discovered that Xiao Chen was a rank-fifty-eight Soul King and sixth-rank blacksmith, while Gu Yue and Na'er were rank-forty-six Soul Ancestors with fifth-rank secondary professions.
• Ya Li announced that their first lesson would be challenge matches against Inner Court students who had proposed the competition as a welcome.
• Xiao Chen recognized the matches as a way for the trio to silence objections to their special admission and accepted the prospect of fighting.

Xiao Chen accepted Shrek’s day-long challenge match and defeated the first challenger, Feng Yanchen, in a single attack. He stood in the Arena and challenged the remaining Inner Court students to come forward.

• Ya Li brought Xiao Chen, Gu Yue, and Na'er to Shrek’s Arena, where she explained the rules and told them they could fight without restraint.
• Xiao Chen stepped onto the platform amid jeers, and Feng Yanchen, a level-sixty-two Soul Emperor and Two-Word Battle Armor master, challenged him.
• Xiao Chen revealed his Wither Martial Soul and five Soul Rings, including two gold ones, shocking Feng Yanchen and the spectators.
• Xiao Chen’s three Wither Heads overwhelmed Feng Yanchen’s wind blades and incapacitated him before he could summon his Battle Armor.
• Xiao Chen claimed victory and called for the next challenger.

Xiao Chen defeated seven Shrek Inner Court students in succession, while Gu Yue and Na'er each fought across ranks and earned victories. The battered Inner Court crowd fell silent as a man and a woman watched the three youngsters from a corner of the arena.

• Pei Si challenged Xiao Chen, but Xiao Chen defeated the Soul Emperor with a single Wither Head strike before Pei Si could use his Battle Armor.
• Five more Inner Court students took turns challenging Xiao Chen, and he defeated all of them, bringing his streak to seven consecutive victories.
• Gu Yue defeated a rank fifty-five Soul King and a rank sixty-four Soul Emperor, then left the stage when her Soul Power ran low.
• Na'er defeated a Soul Emperor with her Silver Dragon Spear but stayed onstage, determined to face one more challenger.
• The Inner Court students watched the three youngsters' victories in defeat and frustration, while a man and a woman observed Xiao Chen and Na'er from a corner.

Xiao Chen completed an unprecedented winning streak against the Shrek Inner Court, defeating a Soul Saint, while Gu Yue and Na'er also finished their challenge matches. After the three compared their results and Xiao Chen slipped away from their argument, they left the arena and saw Ya Li waiting for them.

• Yun Ming and Ya Li watched Xiao Chen's matches, and Yun Ming said Ya Li should focus on teaching Xiao Chen, Gu Yue, and Na'er.
• Xiao Chen defeated a Bright Phoenix Soul Saint who shattered his Two-Word Battle Armor and burned his life force to survive Xiao Chen's fifth soul skill, then finished with a record of nine victories.
• Na'er used the Silver Dragon Spear and the Silver Dragon King origin to defeat two Soul Emperors, making sure her record surpassed Gu Yue's.
• Na'er and Gu Yue argued over who had performed better and turned to ask Xiao Chen to judge, but he had already left.
• Gu Yue and Na'er hurried after Xiao Chen, and the three saw Ya Li waiting outside the arena.

After Xiao Chen, Gu Yue, and Na'er finished their matches, Ya Li took them to Sea God Island, where Xiao Chen asked about cultivating inside the Golden Ancient Tree and learned he was not yet eligible. The visit ended with Ya Li embracing Yun Ming at a pavilion, leaving Xiao Chen to recognize the academy's dean behind the staged encounter.

• Ya Li praised Xiao Chen, Gu Yue, and Na'er, then canceled their theory classes and invited them to Sea God Island.
• Xiao Chen suspected Ya Li had arranged the trip for another reason, but followed her with Gu Yue and Na'er across Sea God Lake.
• On Sea God Island, Xiao Chen spotted the Golden Ancient Tree and asked Ya Li if he could cultivate inside it; she said only meritorious Inner Court students qualified.
• Ya Li led the group to a pavilion and embraced a man in white, whom Xiao Chen recognized as Yun Ming.