Chapter Summaries

Xuan Zi gathered the eight students who remained after the competition and asked whether they knew its purpose. He began recounting the history of Shrek Academy's rise from a tiny country school.

• Xuan Zi threw the unqualified students out of the arena and gathered the remaining eight before him.
• Xuan Zi asked the students whether they knew what the competition had been for.
• The students outside Second Year Class One shook their heads.
• Xuan Zi began recounting the history of Shrek Academy's rise.

Lin Xi and his companions booked a private room at a luxurious hotel in Shrek City, where Xu Sanshi approached Bei Bei. The account then shifted through unrelated scenes, ending with Heibaizi confronting Crane King He Biri and three others.

• Lin Xi and the other three booked a private room at a large hotel in Shrek City and ordered dishes.
• Xu Sanshi latched onto Bei Bei with an ingratiating expression.
• Jiang Chang'an activated golden starlight on a Sacred Image, revealing at least a thousand stars representing corpses.
• Zhao Gou asked the Right Protector to tell his sect master that an old acquaintance had arrived.
• Liuli struck a descending sword of light with her scythe and cracked it with the Power of Destruction.
• Heibaizi glared at Crane King He Biri and the three people behind him.

Jiang Nannan arranged a picnic by Sea God Lake to strengthen the girls' bonds, but the gathering became tense. She grew uneasy as the three junior schoolmates faced one another with hostility.

• Jiang Nannan and the girls spread a picnic cloth by Sea God Lake for a meal together.
• Huo Yutong prepared food for the picnic.
• Jiang Nannan struggled to sit still as tension flared among the three junior schoolmates.

Tiamat appeared before Lin Xi on his birthday and said she had come to cheer him on, leaving him bewildered. The remaining passages shifted among unrelated characters and situations without resolving their encounter.

• Lin Xi froze at an unexpected greeting and asked whether the blue-haired girl was Tiamat.
• Tiamat confirmed her identity and told Lin Xi that she had come to cheer him on.
• Lin Xi felt a headache coming on as he faced Tiamat on his birthday.
• A pharmacy assistant told Miss Dong Ling that the third young master had gone away but would return and keep his promise.
• Mili finished helping build the photography studio and came over to the two people nearby.
• Li Wanyi, Li Miaoyu, Li Wanyun, Wei Qingchan, and Wei Qinghuan turned to look at Wei Qingfan.

Huo Yutong challenged Lin Qiu'er for failing to recognize her own feelings, provoking an angry response. Elsewhere, Yun Xiao swallowed the Heart of the Fire Vein, array builders completed seventy-two pillars, and Qin Junxi buried pieces of jade in the ground.

• Huo Yutong told Lin Qiu'er that she had spoken confidently without recognizing her own feelings.
• Black, Red, and Blue entered the royal palace after fighting over the strategically vital city gate.
• Luo Yu tapped Yun Shitian's black jade bed with a spoon and asked whether he could use it.
• Yun Xiao swallowed the enormous Heart of the Fire Vein and briefly felt warmth and tingling in his throat and abdomen.
• Meng TELA and his fifteen colleagues completed seventy-two root pillars for an array that Wei Xian would anchor with Five Stars Shine over the Great Wall.
• Qin Junxi repeatedly tossed pieces of jade onto the ground and stomped them into the soil.

Lin Xi left the hotel after drinking with Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei. Xu Sanshi had fallen asleep drunk, while Bei Bei continued drinking, troubled by what had happened with Zhang Lexuan.

• Xu Sanshi drank and talked nonsense while Lin Xi deliberately indulged him.
• Xu Sanshi became dead drunk and fell asleep sprawled across the dining table.
• Bei Bei kept pouring himself drinks, troubled by what had happened with Zhang Lexuan.
• Lin Xi walked out of the hotel and let out a long breath.

Xu Sanshi got thoroughly drunk again, and Lin Xi carried him back to the dormitory with He Caitou's help. By the next day, the drinkers had recovered, while Lin Xi remained puzzled by what was going on with the girls' group.

• Xu Sanshi got thoroughly drunk again that night, along with one other person.
• Lin Xi carried Xu Sanshi back to the dormitory, with He Caitou taking Huo Yutong's place in helping him.
• Lin Xi saw the drinkers the next day and found no trace of their drunken state.
• Lin Xi could not make sense of what was going on with the girls' group.

Dai Yueheng charged out after Xuan Zi finished speaking, determined not to underestimate Lin Xi while seeking a chance to vent his anger. The account then shifted among unrelated confrontations and developments, ending with a packed audience for Ling Yun's competition debut.

• Dai Yueheng charged out and resolved not to underestimate Lin Xi.
• Perfected Ziyang unleashed Innate One Qi Slash with the Crimson Clouds Sword.
• Gu Yiran warned Lian Ruoye not to underestimate her opponent.
• City Lord Feng and Feng Yiyong led their troops to kill Zhou Xuan and the others as they prepared to flee.
• Liu Qingqing took Yun Qing and Ye Hong to test the teleportation formation several times.
• Ling Yun's competition debut drew 300,000 spectators and filled the virtual arena.

Shrek's team struggled to accept Lin Xi's overwhelming strength, while Xuan Zi welcomed the blow to their arrogance. Elsewhere, guards protected Li Yu, and the Heavenly Dipper Ninefold Mystic True Domain Array redirected Dark Flame's damage onto Nianci.

• Shrek's regular team members became dejected after confronting the gap between their strength and Lin Xi's.
• Xuan Zi privately welcomed the setback as a way to humble the students.
• Feng Qiushui revealed that Feng Qingyun had ascended over a hundred years earlier and that Feng Yunlong was now the patriarch.
• Guards surrounded Li Yu with shields while several dozen others searched the surrounding mountain forests.
• The other Dragon Transformation Ranking experts withheld their objections rather than contradict Lei Yin about Li Kuafu.
• The Heavenly Dipper Ninefold Mystic True Domain Array spared the humans inside it by directing all of Dark Flame's damage onto Nianci.

The chapter moved through a series of disconnected scenes involving characters in different conflicts and situations. It left each storyline unresolved, including Dai Yueheng’s confrontation with Lin Xi and the Real Madrid match.

• Lin Xi warned Dai Yueheng that reporting him would be futile without proof and could bring consequences from the Duke's Mansion.
• Ning Xiasheng refused to give more, while the palace attendants gathered around Sifeng Jingyan displayed different ranks of Profound Spiritual Power.
• Shangguan Fei and Yue Bing planned to use Phantom Power to clear Yue Bing’s meridians and help her recover.
• Yu Weiyan regretted not killing Yu Zizhen, who had been left paralyzed on one side.
• Real Madrid’s Ramos and Pepe sometimes moved out of position while anticipating attacks from midfield, leaving gaps for opponents.

Lin Xi and the group reached the Ming Dou Mountain Range after the youngest students impressed their companions during the journey. In separate scenes, Fang Zheng assigned monastery cleaning duties, Helian Liuli thanked Langxie for saving her life, and Ouyang Pengcheng attacked a suddenly appearing enemy.

• Lin Xi and the group reached the Ming Dou Mountain Range in just over a day, and their companions marveled at the youngest students' performance.
• Fang Zheng ordered three people to clean the monastery for the next week.
• Yu Weiyan angrily flung Baili Wuchen away and prepared to leave with Cuihong's support.
• Helian Liuli knelt before Langxie and gave him six kowtows in gratitude for saving her life.
• Uncle Ba warned Ba Hufeng not to look for Xiao Qinghu and the others again.
• A Saint Warrior family fighter blocked an enemy's dagger, and Ouyang Pengcheng struck the enemy with successive flames.

The Death Messenger was shocked that the inner court students had survived an explosion he believed should have killed them. The students exchanged embarrassed looks, having also believed they were doomed.

• The Death Messenger stumbled back in fright when he saw that the inner court students had survived.
• The Death Messenger struggled to understand how students whose strongest member was only a Soul Emperor had escaped the explosion.
• The inner court students exchanged embarrassed looks and recalled that they had thought they were about to die.

Tang Ya packed her luggage to leave Shrek Academy after recognizing that her Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul limited her cultivation. Her hopes of reversing the Tang Sect's decline through hard work had faltered.

• Tang Ya packed her luggage outside the girls' dormitory at Shrek Academy.
• Tang Ya prepared to leave Shrek Academy after studying there for several years.
• Tang Ya reflected that her Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul limited her potential despite her efforts to reverse the Tang Sect's decline.

Lin Xi and the others arrived in Star Luo City ahead of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, which had filled the city with visitors and merchants. The remaining passages shifted among unrelated incidents without continuing their arrival.

• Lin Xi and the others arrived in Star Luo City a few days later.
• The authorities requisitioned private homes and opened official residences to accommodate visitors after nearly every hotel filled up.
• He Youran panicked when He Liyun regained consciousness and killed him with a dumbbell.
• Nangong Ao's fury silenced Yu Xinquan and the other sect members.
• Zhang Lu explained that her family had learned Ye Fan had posed as her boyfriend and insisted that she bring him home.

Ning Tian learned that the people from Shrek Academy had arrived and eagerly anticipated seeing Lin Xi. She had taken leave from the academy after the advancement assessment to prepare for the trade fair.

• Ning Tian took leave from the academy the day after the advancement assessment ended to prepare for the trade fair.
• A subordinate informed Ning Tian that the people from Shrek Academy had arrived.
• Ning Tian looked up from her desk and excitedly announced that Lin Xi had finally arrived.

Lin Xi and Wang Yan encountered Ning Tian outside the hotel, where Wang Yan asked about her role in the trade fair. The account then shifted through unrelated incidents and ended with an unnamed narrator calling Lin Tian to report what had happened.

• Lin Xi led Wang Yan out of the hotel, where Ning Tian greeted them and replaced her happy expression with a professional smile.
• Wang Yan asked Ning Tian whether she was one of the main people in charge of the trade fair.
• Luo Yu descended to the mortal realm after handling official business and called Cen Xishi to help her apply medicine.
• Xue Haoyu lost over a hundred million at a jadeite auction, mostly while bidding against Zhao Tianming.
• Lin Wei saw a three-dimensional projection that displayed a strange device's exterior and internal structure.
• An unnamed narrator called Lin Tian and told him about the people and events on the other side.

Lin Xi ranked the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sun Moon Empire above Shrek among the factions he disliked. Murong Qingran ordered every assassin in the Assassination Hall to have a name, while Nan Shu resolved to follow a path that might free her from him.

• Lin Xi ranked the Holy Spirit Cult first, the Sun Moon Empire second, and Shrek third among the factions he disliked.
• Chang'an told Qian Ai that Eldest Uncle and Grandma knew about the apparent He Clan connection and had instructed him to act as though nothing had happened.
• Zhang Yi took out a green bead, blew cyan Qi onto it, and tossed it into the air.
• The people of Mu City enshrined Murong Qingran's disguised likeness after she solved a problem that had defeated the imperial court.
• Murong Qingran ordered every assassin in the Assassination Hall to have a name and threatened death for disobedience.
• Nan Shu resolved to wager with the heavens and follow the path that might allow her to break free of him.

Meng Hongchen warned that the chamber of commerce needed a powerful ally to survive its rivals' siege. The narrative then shifted among separate incidents, including a divine eye's search, an attack on Chen Zong, and Mu Bai's decision to look for Yang Xiao.

• Meng Hongchen argued that forming an organization would not protect the chamber of commerce without overwhelming strength or a powerful ally.
• A divine eye searched the earth nine times before withdrawing its power and leaving devastation behind.
• Kuang Jilü returned home with food money for his son and entered through a slightly open back door after finding the other gates locked.
• A terrifying force from an edgeless long saber passed through Chen Zong's sword and spread through his body.
• Zhan Tian clarified what Li Ke had left unexplained, leading everyone to acknowledge the young man who had not yet acted.
• Mu Bai decided to set off immediately because he feared that something terrible had happened to Yang Xiao.

Lin Xi held back from attacking Nangong Wan because a fight could endanger nearby civilians and disrupt the trade fair. Pan Ling and Wu Xue arranged to act that night, while Li Mao later questioned whether Gao Xianzhi's banquet had been a trap.

• Lin Xi decided not to attack Nangong Wan because subduing him would cause a major disturbance and threaten civilians.
• Futu worried about his son after the child used his body to block Tanlin.
• Boxian introduced a friend whom his father had allowed to stay at his home for a few days.
• Pan Ling and Wu Xue agreed to settle the matter that night rather than delay.
• The Earl of Wakanda discovered that only twenty or thirty of his more than one hundred and fifty cavalrymen remained.
• Li Mao considered whether Gao Xianzhi's invitation to a banquet in Chang'an had concealed a trap.

Lin Xi questioned Nangong Wan about recruitment while suspecting that other Evil Soul Masters remained hidden in the city. In the subsequent disconnected encounters, Yu Jin summoned the All Beings Sword, and Xiao Feng struck Lu Zhiyuan.

• Lin Xi asked about recruitment requirements and suspected that Nangong Wan's assignment meant other Evil Soul Masters were lurking in the city.
• Chen Xuanyi refused Feng Lingyue's protective Spirit Sealing Jade while fending off vengeful souls with his wooden sword.
• Liu Zhao sent someone to Liu Ting for help as the Ming Army's casualties mounted.
• Wang Han tried to stab Xuanzhen with a steel saber but discovered a protective vest beneath his clothing.
• Yu Jin summoned the All Beings Sword while Yin Xi faced pressure to make a decision.
• Xiao Feng slapped Lu Zhiyuan on the left cheek.