Chapter Summaries

Huo Lingtong’s grilled fish stall became popular while Nan Zhuliu trained at the dormitory, where he met his new roommate, Wang Dong. After Nan Zhuliu intimidated Wang Dong and negotiated a week of meals in exchange for following Wang Dong’s rules, Wang Dong regretted the deal when he saw how much Nan Zhuliu could eat.

• Huo Lingtong earned a large profit on her first day selling grilled fish and attracted growing crowds over the following days.
• Nan Zhuliu practiced combining Heaven-Tearing Claw with Dragon Transformation while staying in the dormitory.
• Wang Dong moved into the dormitory and introduced himself to Nan Zhuliu, then tried to lay down rules in a superior tone.
• Nan Zhuliu released his dragon’s might, frightening Wang Dong into backing down, and agreed to consider his rules if Wang Dong bought him the academy’s best food for a week.
• Wang Dong agreed to treat Nan Zhuliu to one meal a day, but complained when Nan Zhuliu ate several expensive plates of Soul Beast meat.

Nan Zhuliu continued helping Huo Lingtong while Wang Dong repeatedly paid for his meals, leaving Huo Lingtong increasingly uneasy about his dinners with someone else. On the day before school started, Nan Zhuliu rushed to defend Huo Lingtong when a girl attacked her for refusing to lower her grilled fish price.

• Wang Dong paid for Nan Zhuliu's costly cafeteria meal, and he later declined Huo Lingtong's offer to eat with her because he had already eaten with someone else.
• Huo Lingtong felt hurt but kept her feelings to herself, and Nan Zhuliu advised her to sell twenty or thirty grilled fish a day once school began.
• Nan Zhuliu kept eating dinner at the cafeteria with Wang Dong, while Huo Lingtong grew uneasy and sad.
• On the day before school started, Nan Zhuliu saw a crowd gathered around Huo Lingtong's stall and hurried over after hearing someone angrily demand that she sell.
• Nan Zhuliu caught the gold soul coin the girl threw at Huo Lingtong, hurled it back, and sent the tall girl flying.

Nan Zhuliu defended his friend from Xu Sanshi, then accepted Xu Sanshi’s challenge in the Soul Dueling Area. The match began with Xu Sanshi releasing his Mysterious Underworld Turtle Shield while Nan Zhuliu charged at startling speed.

• Nan Zhuliu stopped Xu Sanshi from attacking him, caught his wrist, and punched him until Xu Sanshi released his Soul Power and revealed his Mysterious Underworld Turtle Shield Martial Soul.
• Jiang Nannan rebuked Xu Sanshi for bullying a girl and bothering her, while Nan Zhuliu mocked him and demanded three Mysterious Water Pills.
• Xu Sanshi challenged Nan Zhuliu to a duel, wagering the pills against Nan Zhuliu becoming his lackey if he lost.
• Huo Lingtong learned that Nan Zhuliu was already a Soul Elder despite being not yet eleven, and the students followed them to the Soul Dueling Area.
• The referee announced the agreed stakes and started the match; Xu Sanshi released his Martial Soul as Nan Zhuliu rushed forward at remarkable speed.

Nan Zhuliu defeated Xu Sanshi with a single blow, then collected his share of the soul duel’s ticket revenue and confronted Wang Dong in the stands. After Xu Sanshi woke in the infirmary, he told Bei Bei and Tang Ya that Nan Zhuliu had sent him flying without using his Martial Soul.

• Nan Zhuliu struck Xu Sanshi through the Mysterious Underworld Turtle Shield and knocked him unconscious, prompting spectators to demand refunds.
• The referee carried Xu Sanshi to the infirmary, while Nan Zhuliu earned nearly twenty-five gold soul coins from the duel’s ticket sales.
• Nan Zhuliu met Wang Dong and teased her for coming to watch him; he also reminded her about their meal.
• Xu Sanshi woke in the infirmary beside Bei Bei and Tang Ya, who explained that he had been unconscious for several hours.
• Xu Sanshi remembered the duel and told Bei Bei that Nan Zhuliu had sent him flying with one slap without using his Martial Soul.

After Xu Sanshi lost to Nan Zhuliu, Bei Bei learned that Nan Zhuliu’s presence had also suppressed his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, while Xu Sanshi decided to make peace with him. Nan Zhuliu and Wang Dong began classes in separate first-year classes, and Mu Jin used Nan Zhuliu’s horns to explain Beast Martial Soul mutations.

• Xu Sanshi told Bei Bei that Nan Zhuliu’s presence had appeared as a dragon and made his Black Tortoise Martial Soul want to submit.
• Bei Bei recounted meeting Nan Zhuliu in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Xu Sanshi decided to be nicer to him rather than keep provoking him.
• Nan Zhuliu returned to the dorm and slept while Wang Dong, unaware he had been staying at a hotel, fell asleep too.
• Nan Zhuliu went to First-Year Class Nine, while Wang Dong arrived at First-Year Class One and sat beside Huo Lingtong before Zhou Yi began the class’s exercise.
• Mu Jin called Nan Zhuliu forward during a lesson on Martial Soul mutations and explained that his horns were a normal Beast Martial Soul feature.

Nan Zhuliu collected Mysterious Water Pills from Xu Sanshi and sold three more to Wang Dong. After Huo Lingtong returned from the Soul Tool Department, Wang Dong described Teacher Zhou’s harsh methods and high student elimination rate.

• Nan Zhuliu noticed Ning Tian watching him after Mu Jin mentioned his dragon horns.
• Nan Zhuliu went to the Beast Dueling Area and collected five Mysterious Water Pills from Xu Sanshi, who apologized for their previous soul duel.
• Wang Dong bought three Mysterious Water Pills from Nan Zhuliu for fifty thousand gold soul coins, agreeing to pay later.
• Nan Zhuliu and Wang Dong met Huo Lingtong in the dormitory lobby after she returned from the Soul Tool Department.
• Wang Dong told Huo Lingtong that Teacher Zhou had expelled nine Class One students for failing to complete a hundred laps and that her classes had high elimination rates.

Nan Zhuliu warned Huo Lingtong that Teacher Zhou might pressure her to join the Soul Tool Department, and suggested becoming a Martial Soul Department core disciple to protect her choice. Later, Huo Lingtong limited her grilled fish sales and turned down Tang Ya, while learning about Bei Bei and Tang Ya’s standing in the Outer Court.

• Nan Zhuliu warned Huo Lingtong that Teacher Zhou might try to send her to the Soul Tool Department, and Huo Lingtong said she wanted to stay in the Martial Soul Department to pursue revenge against the White Tiger Duke's Estate.
• Nan Zhuliu advised Huo Lingtong to become a core disciple of the Martial Soul Department, while Mu En secretly listened and recognized Nan Zhuliu’s plan to use Zhou Yi against her.
• After classes, Nan Zhuliu bought dinner for Huo Lingtong, who told customers outside Shrek Academy that she would sell only thirty grilled fish a day.
• Tang Ya asked Huo Lingtong to sell her a grilled fish, but Huo Lingtong declined because the thirty fish were already reserved for the waiting students.
• A student explained that Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were known as the Outer Court Twin Stars, and that people usually tolerated Tang Ya’s thoughtless behavior because of Bei Bei.

After taking a Mysterious Water Pill, Huo Lingtong grew healthier, and Nan Zhuliu brought her and Wang Dong to Sea God Lake. When Ma Xiaotao charged at them in an evil-fire frenzy, Nan Zhuliu defeated her with a single attack, just as several white-clad figures arrived.

• Huo Lingtong absorbed the Mysterious Water Pill and reached the peak of rank twelve, then spent a long time cleaning the odor from her dormitory bathroom.
• Wang Dong guessed Huo Lingtong had taken a Mysterious Water Pill, and Huo Lingtong thanked Nan Zhuliu after learning how valuable it was.
• Nan Zhuliu guided Huo Lingtong and Wang Dong to Sea God Lake, where they spotted Ma Xiaotao racing toward them in a cloud of mist.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed her evil fire, but Nan Zhuliu summoned his Golden Dragon Claw and Prison-Subduing Dragon Spear and swept her away with a massive wave.
• Huo Lingtong and Wang Dong reacted in shock to Nan Zhuliu defeating the six-ring Soul Emperor, and several white-clad figures appeared before them.

After the Sea God Lake incident, Nan Zhuliu settled into life at Shrek Academy and discovered his dragon bloodline gave him resistance to spiritual attacks. Huo Lingtong reached the academy’s required Soul Power rank, and Wang Dong asked to join Tang Ya’s Tang Sect.

• The inner court teachers gave Nan Zhuliu, Huo Lingtong, and Wang Dong Soul Ascension Pills and warned them to forget the Sea God Lake incident or face expulsion.
• Wang Dong asked Nan Zhuliu about his Martial Soul, and he revealed it was the Prison-Subduing Dragon.
• An inner court teacher examined Ma Xiaotao and marveled at the pure lightning power protecting her, which he suspected came from one of the three freshmen.
• Mu Jin appointed Nan Zhuliu class monitor of Freshman Class Nine, and he confirmed Huo Lingtong’s spiritual attacks had no effect on him.
• Nan Zhuliu’s Soul Power rose to rank thirty-five, while Huo Lingtong reached rank fifteen and celebrated by treating her friends to grilled fish.
• After Tang Ya explained the Tang Sect’s history, Wang Dong asked to join, and Tang Ya welcomed her.

Ning Tian recruited Nan Zhuliu for the freshman assessment championship, offering to obtain the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife in exchange. After demonstrating his overwhelming strength, Nan Zhuliu secured her promise and later reassured Huo Lingtong that she could become a core disciple of the Martial Soul Department.

• Ning Tian chose to team up with Nan Zhuliu, believing his strength could help her win the freshman assessment championship and prove herself as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's heir.
• Huo Lingtong spotted Nan Zhuliu chatting with Ning Tian, while Wang Dong reacted with indignation.
• Nan Zhuliu asked Ning Tian to obtain the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife, and Ning Tian questioned whether he could defeat Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu.
• Nan Zhuliu showed Ning Tian his purple, purple, and black Soul Rings and raised a massive wave on Sea God Lake, convincing her to fulfill his request and keep his affairs confidential.
• Nan Zhuliu sold his last teammate slot for one hundred thousand gold soul coins after Ning Tian guaranteed the reward.
• Huo Lingtong worried that Teacher Zhou might send her to the Soul Tool Department, but Nan Zhuliu reassured her that she could become a core disciple of the Martial Soul Department.