Arc 3The Exchange and the Inner Academy

Su Yun strengthened himself at Jia Nan Academy and returned to find the Su Clan expanding its influence, while Shrek competed with the clan to recruit gifted students. The exchange ended with Zhang Lexuan less afraid of Su Yun and Yan Shaozhe taking Xiao Xiao to Shrek, where his promises proved less certain than she expected.

  • Mu En ordered Yan Shaozhe to recruit Su Yun and bring the Su Clan back to the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, while threatening to have Su Yun killed if he refused.
  • The Sun Moon Emperor rewarded the tournament victors, offered Su Yun permission to pursue Xu Tianzhen, and later allowed her to study at Shrek as part of a student exchange.
  • Su Yun knocked Xiao Hongchen unconscious, refused Shrek exchange places for the Su Clan, and expelled Su Ning after he challenged Su Yun’s authority.
  • Su Ning joined Shrek, where Du Weilun offered him modest support and assigned him to Zhou Yi’s class, while Su Yun traveled to Jia Nan Academy and gave Yun Shan valuable items.
  • Su Yun won the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, claimed the Green Wood Spirit Flame and a Flying Dou Technique, then advanced to Dou Ling by cultivating in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
  • Su Yun returned to learn that the Su Clan had six Titled Douluo and that Yan Shaozhe was competing with the Grand Elder to recruit Xiao Xiao and the Lan sisters.
  • Xiao Xiao chose Shrek, while the Grand Elder made generous offers to the Lan sisters, and Yan Shaozhe arranged sparring matches to help Zhang Lexuan face Su Yun again.
  • Han Ruoruo defeated Su Yun after he deliberately let her attack him, and Zhang Lexuan admitted she was still somewhat afraid but no longer viewed him as overwhelming.
  • Yan Shaozhe took Xiao Xiao to Shrek and promised her core disciple status, but a teacher told her that Yan Shaozhe had not actually promised her Soul Bones.
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Ch. 51Su Yun, prepare to face a Titled Douluo in five years!

After Shrek’s main team lost the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament, Mu En and the Sea God Pavilion Elders discussed Su Yun’s strength and how to ensure Shrek won the next tournament. Mu En ordered Shrek to recruit Su Yun if possible, but otherwise planned to have a Titled Douluo disguised as a student kill him five years later.

  • Mu En convened the Sea God Pavilion Elders and asked Yan Shaozhe to explain Su Yun’s strength and Shrek’s prospects in the next tournament.
  • Yan Shaozhe reported that Su Yun, despite appearing only eleven or twelve, had defeated Zhang Lexuan while she was weakened and then beaten Qiangu Liefeng and Feng Tianyang.
  • The elders reacted with disbelief and accused the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy of using drugs, while acknowledging Shrek could not afford another tournament loss.
  • Mu En ordered Yan Shaozhe to spare no expense trying to recruit Su Yun and bring the Su Clan back to the original Douluo Three Kingdoms.
  • Mu En told the elders that if Su Yun did not join Shrek, they would have a Titled Douluo disguise himself as a student and kill him at the next tournament.

Ch. 52The best way to eliminate fear is to face it

Mu En ordered Shrek Academy to arrange for a Titled Douluo to secretly stop Su Yun if Shrek could not recruit him within five years. After learning that Zhang Lexuan had developed a heart demon from her defeat by Su Yun, Mu En urged her to confront her fear through an exchange with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and she agreed.

  • Mu En insisted that Shrek Academy select a Level 93 Titled Douluo to act against Su Yun at the tournament in five years if efforts to recruit him failed.
  • Zhang Lexuan apologized to Mu En for her defeat, and he comforted her rather than punishing her.
  • Mu En noticed Zhang Lexuan tremble at Su Yun's name and learned that her painful defeat had left her terrified and vulnerable to a heart demon.
  • Mu En promised to help Zhang Lexuan obtain powerful Soul Rings and told her that Su Yun was not invincible.
  • Mu En proposed an exchange with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy so Zhang Lexuan could face her fear, and she said she understood.

Ch. 53Snow Empress: From Now On, I'll Call You Little Brother, and You'll Call Me Big Sister

Su Yun received two Soul Bones from Jing Hongchen and gave the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone to Su Qingxue, while absorbing a modest External Soul Bone himself. Snow Empress was struck by Su Yun’s generosity and declared that they would call each other Little Brother and Big Sister.

  • Jing Hongchen gave Su Yun and Su Qingxue two Soul Bones from Shrek Academy and asked Su Yun to visit the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy later.
  • Su Yun urged Jing Hongchen to try absorbing Soul Bones, and Jing Hongchen agreed to consider it after they reached the Illustrious Virtue Hall.
  • Su Yun refined the External Soul Bone, gaining Great Strength Vajra Fist and a stronger left hand.
  • Su Yun gave the Hundred Thousand Year right leg bone to Su Qingxue, saying he did not value it greatly.
  • Snow Empress emerged from the Soul Tool, questioned Su Yun’s lack of interest in the treasure, then called him Little Brother and asked him to call her Big Sister.

Ch. 54I heard you had no younger brother, and I happened to want another older sister. I hoped...

Su Yun explained why he could not treat the Snow Empress as he treated Su Qingxue, and his words left her dreaming of accepting him as her younger brother. After the Sun Moon Empire celebrated its tournament victory and awarded the team, the emperor’s special reward for Su Yun was permission to pursue Princess Tianzhen.

  • Su Yun told the Snow Empress that his father and Su Qingxue had supported him when the clan doubted his rank-three innate Soul Power, and questioned whether she would prioritize him over her need for Soul Beasts and Soul Bones.
  • The Snow Empress dreamed that Su Yun asked to become her younger brother and that she promised him Soul Rings and Soul Bones from any Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast he chose.
  • After nearly half a month of rest, Jing Hongchen led the recovered academy group back to the imperial capital for the victory ceremony.
  • The emperor awarded the reserve members viscountcies, the main team earldoms and Level 9 Soul Tools, Qin Teng Shan additional tools, and Su Qingxue a marquisate and three Level 9 Soul Tools.
  • The emperor praised Su Yun and announced that his special reward was permission to pursue Princess Tianzhen without interference.

Ch. 55Get Ready for Nine-Clan Match-Three

After Su Yun reluctantly accepted the emperor’s offer to court Xu Tianzhen, he left the victory banquet intent on returning home and growing stronger. The emperor celebrated the tournament victory, broke through in cultivation, and learned that Su Yun was unhappy with the proposed match.

  • The Sun Moon Emperor offered Su Yun a chance to court Xu Tianzhen, while Jing Hongchen objected because he wanted Su Yun tied to the Hongchen family.
  • Su Yun accepted the emperor’s words outwardly but privately resolved to destroy the Imperial Family once the Su Clan was strong enough.
  • Su Yun left the victory banquet eager to return home and pursue greater strength at Jia Nan Academy.
  • The Sun Moon Emperor celebrated his victory over Shrek Academy and, buoyed by his confidence, advanced another level in cultivation.
  • A shadowy courtier praised the emperor’s marriage plan, then reported that Su Yun seemed dissatisfied with the proposed match.

Ch. 56Shrek exchange students

Xu Tianzhen demanded to study at Shrek Academy, and the Sun Moon Emperor agreed after learning Shrek had proposed a student exchange. Her place disrupted Jing Hongchen’s plans for his own family and disciple, but he accepted the emperor’s order to send her.

  • Xu Tianzhen burst into the Sun Moon Emperor’s sleeping quarters and declared that she wanted to study at Shrek Academy.
  • A eunuch announced Jing Hongchen’s arrival, and Jing Hongchen reported that Shrek Academy had requested a student exchange with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
  • Xu Tianzhen argued that the exchange made her attendance possible, and the Sun Moon Emperor asked whether Shrek could provide a student of equal standing.
  • Jing Hongchen explained that Bei Bei, the great-great-grandson of Shrek Academy’s Sea God Pavilion Master, could match Xu Tianzhen’s status.
  • The Sun Moon Emperor ordered Jing Hongchen to let Xu Tianzhen go, and Jing Hongchen accepted despite losing exchange places he had planned for his grandson, granddaughter, and disciple.

Ch. 57Arrogance takes ability, and I happen to have it

Su Yun returned to the Su Clan residence and was challenged by Xiao Hongchen, who wanted to prove he was the Sun Moon Empire’s top genius. Xiao Hongchen offered a Level 7 Soul Tool to persuade Su Yun to fight, while Meng Hongchen warned him not to underestimate Su Yun and protested when her brother said he might lose his allowance.

  • Su Yun met Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, and Meng praised him for competing in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament at eleven.
  • Xiao Hongchen challenged Su Yun to a fight, unaware of Su Yun’s tournament performance, but Su Yun refused and a Su Clan member blocked him from being forced to fight.
  • Xiao Hongchen offered Su Yun a Level 7 Soul Tool if Su Yun beat him, and Su Yun acted as if he was tempted by the reward.
  • Meng warned Xiao Hongchen that Su Yun was no weakling and asked what he would give up if he lost.
  • Xiao Hongchen said he would cover the loss by giving up his allowance, prompting Meng to protest that he was touching her backup allowance.

Ch. 58Where Did All These Spiritual Shrek Members Come From?

Xiao Hongchen challenged Su Yun to prove he was the Sun Moon Empire’s top genius, but Su Yun knocked him unconscious with one punch. Jing Hongchen then explained that Xu Tianzhen would join the exchange to Shrek Academy instead of Su Qingxue, and Su Yun faced resistance from Su Clan members who wanted to go.

  • Xiao Hongchen offered Su Yun a Level 7 Soul Tool to fight him, and Jing Hongchen urged Su Yun to accept and teach him a lesson.
  • Su Yun agreed to fight Xiao Hongchen, then struck him unconscious before he could finish constructing his Soul Tools.
  • Jing Hongchen told Su Yun that Xu Tianzhen would go to Shrek Academy as an exchange student, forcing a change to the roster that had included Su Qingxue.
  • Jing Hongchen offered Su Qingxue three Level 9 Soul Tools and the Su Clan five additional ordinary exchange places as compensation.
  • Su Yun refused the places at Shrek Academy, but Su Ning accused him of depriving the clan members of a chance to study there.

Ch. 59Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West-Never Bully a Youth for Being Poor!

Su Yun punished Su Ning for defying him and choosing Shrek Academy, expelling him from the Su Clan while sparing his life for his past contributions. Su Ning left for Shrek, convinced he would become a Titled Douluo and return to prove the clan wrong.

  • Su Yun ordered Su Ning killed, but Su Ning's father intervened and saved him before slapping him for challenging the young clan leader.
  • Su Yun spared Su Ning's life for his tournament contributions but restricted him from using Su Clan cultivation techniques or revealing its secrets, then expelled him.
  • Several days later, Su Ning's family said goodbye as he insisted Shrek Academy would help him become a Titled Douluo and return to the clan.
  • Su Ning's father and younger brother, Su Yan, planned to see him at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament five years later.
  • After leaving, Su Ning vowed to return as a Titled Douluo and make Su Yun regret looking down on him.

Ch. 60Su Ning: Could things get any worse? What if I'm starting to regret leaving the clan?

Su Ning joined Shrek Academy expecting its wealth and support to help him become one of the Shrek Seven Devils, but Du Weilun promised much less Soul Hunting assistance than Su Ning had received from his clan. Su Ning was left wondering whether he had made a mistake by leaving.

  • Du Weilun welcomed Su Ning to Shrek Academy and praised his performance at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.
  • Su Ning asked about joining the Shrek Seven Devils and whether Shrek would offer him benefits like those Yan Shaozhe had offered Su Qingxue.
  • Du Weilun promised Shrek would send a Soul Douluo to help Su Ning hunt for his Level 60 Soul Ring and guarantee him a final Soul Ring of at least eighty thousand years.
  • Su Ning compared Shrek's promised support with the greater protection and effort his clan provided during Soul Hunts.
  • Du Weilun said Shrek would hunt a Soul Beast of at least twenty thousand years for Su Ning's Sixth Soul Ring, leaving Su Ning regretting that he had left the clan.

Ch. 61Innate Level Six Trash, Get Lost! Shrek Doesn't Want Trash!

Su Ning worried that Shrek Academy’s planned twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring would leave him far behind the stronger rings and cultivation gains he had received through the Su Clan’s Pulse-Protecting Pills. After Du Weilun learned Su Ning had innate Level 6 Soul Power, he decided the exchange student belonged in Shrek’s Outer Academy, not the Inner Academy or its core disciples.

  • Su Ning compared Shrek’s Soul Ring plans with the Su Clan’s higher-age rings and regretted that he could no longer obtain Pulse-Protecting Pills.
  • Su Ning asked Du Weilun whether Shrek had anything that could speed up cultivation, but Du Weilun warned him against relying on medicine.
  • Du Weilun asked Su Ning about his innate Soul Power, and Su Ning answered that it was Level 6.
  • Du Weilun left, privately dismissing Su Ning’s talent and deciding he should receive ordinary Outer Academy treatment rather than Inner Academy or core disciple privileges.

Ch. 62Arrival at Jia Nan Academy

Su Ning failed to win Du Weilun’s support at Shrek Academy but remained there as an exchange student. Meanwhile, Su Yun arrived at Jia Nan Academy and gave Yun Shan valuable cultivation techniques and items before beginning his studies.

  • Du Weilun dismissed Su Ning’s request for a cultivation aid and decided not to help him obtain a Sixth Soul Ring.
  • Su Ning resolved to prove his loyalty to Shrek Academy, was assigned to Zhou Yi’s class, and was slapped by Zhou Yi for disobedience.
  • Su Yun dismissed thoughts of Su Ning and traveled under Yun Shan’s protection to Jia Nan Academy, buying several sixth-tier magic cores along the way.
  • After helping Su Yun register at Jia Nan Academy, Yun Shan prepared to return to the Misty Cloud Sect, but Su Yun stopped him and gave him a Storage Ring.
  • Su Yun told Yun Shan that the ring held an earth class intermediate cultivation method, three Dou Techniques, a soul-strengthening item, and an item granting a spatial skill, then said he would later give him a Sect Breaking Pill.

Ch. 63Kung Fu Su Yun

Su Yun entered Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy assessment, hoping to recruit strong Da Dou Shi for the coming Fire Energy Hunting Competition. After learning about the strongest candidates, he advanced through the early matches and left the story preparing to face tougher opponents.

  • Su Yun’s instructor warned him about two six-star Da Dou Shi and the five-star Three Yuwen Brothers, including the frugal and supposedly unskilled Yuwen Chengdu.
  • Su Yun dismissed his instructor’s concerns and planned to use Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills to recruit useful Da Dou Shi for the Fire Energy Hunting Competition.
  • Su Yun easily knocked several Dou Shi opponents off the stage because he did not want to recruit them.
  • Su Yun offered a four-star Da Dou Shi a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, then sent him flying off the platform with a hand touch.

Ch. 64Green Wood Spirit Flame and Flying Dou Technique

Su Yun defeated Qin Feng and two other powerful opponents to win the Inner Academy selection tournament, then entered Jia Nan Academy’s library pavilion with four other students. Inside, he discovered a seventh-tier Green Wood Spirit Flame and a Flying Dou Technique made from a seventh-tier Black Flame Purple Cloud Eagle’s wings.

  • Hu Gan told a teacher to let Su Yun’s pill bribes pass for the tournament and add a rule against bribing opponents afterward.
  • Su Yun used Nothingness to evade Qin Feng’s Soul-Breaking Spear, then knocked him unconscious with six punches.
  • Su Yun stopped offering pills and went on to defeat another five-star Da Dou Shi and another six-star Da Dou Shi, winning the tournament.
  • Three days later, Su Yun, Qin Feng, and the three Yuwen brothers met Hu Gan and entered the library pavilion after Elders Qian and Bai opened its spatial restriction.
  • Su Yun found a seventh-tier Green Wood Spirit Flame and a Flying Dou Technique made from a seventh-tier Black Flame Purple Cloud Eagle’s wings.

Ch. 65Soul Bone evolution

Su Yun sought to claim both the Green Wood Spirit Flame and a wing-based Flying Dou Technique from Jia Nan Academy's library, then traded the Flying Dou Technique to Qin Feng for an Earth Class Intermediate wind-attribute cultivation method. After the academy granted five days to prepare for the Inner Academy, Su Yun absorbed the Beast Flame and discovered it rapidly strengthened his External Soul Bone.

  • Su Yun decided he wanted both treasures and offered to pay anyone who helped him take one out of the library.
  • Qin Feng traded an Earth Class Intermediate wind-attribute cultivation method for the Black Flame Purple Cloud Eagle's Flying Dou Technique, and Su Yun also gave him a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill.
  • Su Yun continued searching the library but found nothing else worth taking, and Jia Nan Academy gave everyone five days to prepare before entering the Inner Academy.
  • Su Yun refined a fourth-grade Pulse-Protecting Pill and a fourth-grade Ice Spirit Pill, then swallowed and began refining the seventh-rank Beast Flame.
  • The Green Wood Spirit Flame's power flowed into Su Yun's left-hand External Soul Bone, raising it from the hundred-year level to the thousand-year level and strengthening it further.

Ch. 66Set the Rules First, and the Road Ahead Can Be Wide

After absorbing the Green Wood Spirit Flame, Su Yun advanced to Six-Star Da Dou Shi and began the Fire Energy Hunting Competition as leader of a new team. He set strict terms for recruiting other new students and prepared to challenge the Inner Academy seniors while keeping his eyes on the Inner Academy.

  • Su Yun completed his breakthrough to Six-Star Da Dou Shi and entered the Inner Academy forest with four teammates for the Fire Energy Hunting Competition.
  • Yuwen Chengji and Yuwen Chengdu offered Su Yun medicinal ingredients in exchange for three Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills, and Su Yun agreed to lead the brothers and Qin Feng.
  • Su Yun promised his teammates a large share of the Fire Energy they stole and offered Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills as rewards for following his orders.
  • After two days of avoiding the Inner Academy seniors, Su Yun told Qin Feng to recruit new students who would follow his rules, and refused to offer rewards other than Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills.
  • Su Yun sent his teammates to gather recruits, then lay in a tree and watched the Inner Academy.

Ch. 68An Unexpected Delight

Su Yun used Soul Tool artillery to overwhelm the Inner Academy seniors in the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, then entered the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower to cultivate. He discovered that the Snow Empress's Snow Pill suppressed the Fallen Heart Flame's energy in his body.

  • Su Yun gathered the Da Dou Shi freshmen, promised them Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills, and taught them to use Soul Tool artillery emplacements.
  • The freshmen ambushed the seniors with repeated artillery barrages, wearing down the Black Fiend Team and then the White Fiend Team until the competition ended.
  • Su Qian considered banning the freshmen's unusual weapons but decided to let the competition stand and allow the seniors to learn from the defeat.
  • Su Yun won an Azure Fire Crystal Card, collected the other students' Fire Energy as agreed, and rested before heading to the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
  • Su Yun cultivated on the tower's first floor for twelve hours and found no trace of Fire Energy in his eyes or body.
  • Su Yun discovered that the Snow Empress's Snow Pill was suppressing the interfering Fire Energy within him.

Ch. 69What Happened to That Little Bit of Wind and Frost?

Su Yun used the Snow Pill to cultivate in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower until he advanced from Da Dou Shi to Dou Ling, then had the Snow Empress restore the nearly depleted pill. Back at the Su Clan, he learned that the clan had gained three Titled Douluo and that its grand elder had become headmaster of the newly established Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

  • Su Yun realized the Snow Pill was suppressing the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower's fire poison, persuaded the elder to let him descend, and chose to cultivate on the fifth floor.
  • After two and a half months of cultivation, Su Yun advanced from Da Dou Shi to Dou Ling, then searched for Zi Yan before returning to the Su Clan.
  • Su Yun asked the Snow Empress for another Snow Pill, and she replenished the one that had nearly melted.
  • A Su Clan elder told Su Yun that three elders had become Titled Douluo, bringing the clan's total to six.
  • The elder explained that the emperor had founded the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and that the grand elder had won the headmaster position, awaiting Su Yun's approval for promising students.

Ch. 70As Long as You Come to Shrek, a Level 98 Titled Douluo Will Help Hunt Your Soul Rings!

Su Yun learned that the Su Clan’s Grand Elder had become dean of Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and that the academy had attracted three promising students: Xiao Xiao, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo. At the dean’s office, Yan Shaozhe tried to recruit the girls for Shrek by promising that a Level 98 Titled Douluo would help them hunt their eighth and ninth Soul Rings.

  • Su Yun questioned whether the Grand Elder’s appointment as dean would draw too much attention, and a clansman explained why the Grand Elder’s Level 93 strength was unremarkable in the Sun Moon Empire.
  • A clansman told Su Yun that the academy’s new admissions policy had attracted three potential recruits: Xiao Xiao, whose Martial Soul was the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, and sisters Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, who shared a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
  • Su Yun decided to visit the three students and discuss how much the Su Clan should offer to recruit them.
  • Su Yun arrived at the dean’s office and mocked Yan Shaozhe for returning to the Sun Moon Empire after Jing Hongchen had beaten him.
  • Yan Shaozhe saw the girls’ interest in Su Yun and offered to have a Level 98 Titled Douluo lead their hunts for their eighth and ninth Soul Rings if they joined Shrek.

Ch. 71Yan Shaozhe: One of us is just making empty promises!

Yan Shaozhe and the Su Clan grand elder competed to recruit Xiao Xiao and her friends, each promising exceptional resources and Soul Rings. The chapter ended with Yan Shaozhe accusing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy of making empty promises.

  • Su Yun challenged Yan Shaozhe about why he had come to the Sun Moon Empire, and the Su Clan elder explained that Yan Shaozhe wanted to inspect the students and encourage future exchanges.
  • Su Yun asked Xiao Xiao to show her Martial Souls, and Yan Shaozhe revealed his interest in recruiting her because she had Twin Martial Souls.
  • Yan Shaozhe offered Xiao Xiao Inner Court admission, high-quality Soul Bones, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and the chance to succeed him as dean, while also promising places for Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo.
  • The Su Clan grand elder countered with matching offers for Xiao Xiao and generous future Soul Ring guarantees for Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo.
  • Yan Shaozhe dismissed the grand elder's promises and asked Xiao Xiao whether she could tell which side was making empty promises.

Ch. 72Shrek Would Never Do That

Xiao Xiao chose Shrek Academy over the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, while the Grand Elder tried to recruit Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo with Soul Bones, whale rubber, and an offer to become their teacher. The sisters were tempted by his offer as Yan Shaozhe looked down on his methods and Xiao Xiao trusted that Shrek would provide her even greater benefits.

  • After weighing the academies’ resources and her uncertain future with Su Yun, Xiao Xiao chose Shrek Academy.
  • The Grand Elder failed to change Xiao Xiao’s mind, then offered Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones and personal discipleship.
  • Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo hesitated over joining Shrek when the Grand Elder promised to help awaken their Body Martial Souls.
  • Yan Shaozhe insulted the sisters’ talent, and the Grand Elder answered by ordering whale rubber and Soul Bones brought for them and promising to help them hunt their first Soul Rings.
  • Xiao Xiao briefly envied the sisters’ rewards, then reassured herself that Shrek would offer her more, while Yan Shaozhe disdained the Grand Elder for handing out resources too easily.

Ch. 73Wait, was this how the plot was supposed to go?

Xiao Xiao chose to leave with Yan Shaozhe for Shrek Academy, while the Sun Moon Empire arranged joint classes with Shrek teachers at its royal academy. After Yan Shaozhe gave a formal address, he called Han Ruoruo and Su Yun to spar first.

  • Yan Shaozhe promised Xiao Xiao better soul armaments, while Su Yun declined to spend the Su Clan’s resources to recruit her.
  • The Sun Moon Empire’s emperor arrived and led the group to a classroom for the joint classes with Shrek Academy.
  • Meng Hongchen explained to Su Yun that the classes brought Shrek teachers and students to eligible Sun Moon Academy students.
  • Yan Shaozhe gave a formal address as the acting dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
  • Yan Shaozhe called Han Ruoruo and Su Yun to begin the student sparring matches.

Ch. 74Bei Bei? Better left unmentioned

Su Yun entered the arena after the Sun Moon Emperor appointed Yan Shaozhe acting dean, while the Grand Elder considered the Su Clan’s growing strength. Yan Shaozhe arranged for Han Ruoruo to spar with Su Yun in hopes of easing Zhang Lexuan’s fear, and Han Ruoruo faced him as Zhang Lexuan watched anxiously.

  • A Titled Douluo announced that the emperor had appointed Yan Shaozhe acting dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy for the day.
  • The Grand Elder suggested that the Su Clan could now exterminate the imperial family, but Su Yun stayed silent and decided to wait until after the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.
  • Yan Shaozhe explained that he had arranged a match to help Zhang Lexuan overcome her fear of Su Yun, and he chose Han Ruoruo to fight first.
  • Yan Shaozhe warned both sides not to injure or kill their opponents, ruling that anyone who tried to kill would lose.
  • Zhang Lexuan warned Han Ruoruo to be careful, and Han Ruoruo reassured her before facing Su Yun.

Ch. 75Sister Ruoruo, have we gone a little too far?

Su Yun faced Han Ruoruo in a match at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, where his unusual Soul Rings and concealed strength astonished the onlookers. He deliberately accepted Han Ruoruo’s attack and left the match, prompting Zhang Lexuan to question whether she and Han Ruoruo had treated him too harshly.

  • Han Ruoruo revealed her level sixty-nine cultivation and six Soul Rings, while Su Yun claimed to be level thirty despite displaying one purple and one black Soul Ring.
  • Han Ruoruo trapped Su Yun with her Golden Rope Cage, but Su Yun used Ghost Possession to pass through it and rush at her.
  • Han Ruoruo used Golden Rope Restraint to set up her Golden Rope Transfer, then struck Su Yun in the back when he attacked.
  • Su Yun let Han Ruoruo’s attack hit him so he could lose quickly and avoid facing more opponents, and Su Qingxue carried him away for treatment.
  • Zhang Lexuan watched Su Qingxue carry Su Yun away and asked Han Ruoruo whether they had gone too far.

Ch. 76Xiao Xiao: Where Did My Soul Bones Go?

Yan Shaozhe took Xiao Xiao from the Sun Moon Empire to Shrek Academy after arranging for her to become a core disciple. Xiao Xiao arrived expecting the promised Soul Bones, but Shrek's teacher knew nothing about them.

  • Zhang Lexuan told Han Ruoruo that she was still somewhat afraid of Su Yun but no longer saw him as an overwhelming threat.
  • Yan Shaozhe advised Zhang Lexuan not to sympathize with enemies and urged her to contact Su Yun and Su Qingxue's side, possibly to recruit them into Shrek.
  • Yan Shaozhe took Xiao Xiao from the Sun Moon Empire and followed the agreed route to Shrek Academy.
  • At Shrek, Yan Shaozhe promised Xiao Xiao immediate core disciple status and left her in the Outer Court to complete enrollment.
  • Xiao Xiao asked a Shrek teacher when she would receive her Soul Bones, but the teacher said Yan Shaozhe had only mentioned core disciple treatment.
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