Chapter Summaries

Shen Yichen brought the Snow Empress and Wang Dong'er to the Inner Court so the Snow Empress could treat Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire. At Shrek’s final admissions, Dai Huabin enrolled with Zhu Lu and, troubled by using his fiancée for their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, asked the Diary group for advice.

• Shen Yichen asked the Snow Empress to suppress Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire, and she agreed while accepting Wang Dong'er as one of their own.
• Dai Huabin arrived at Shrek Academy with Zhu Lu, conflicted about relying on her despite not loving her.
• Zhu Lu registered at Level 25, while Dai Huabin surprised the senior with his Level 34 Soul Power and said Dai Yueheng was his elder brother.
• Dai Huabin asked the Diary group how to handle an arranged fiancée he did not like, and Wang Dong'er bristled when the discussion turned to her situation.
• Dai Huabin asked what he should do if Tang San paired Wang Dong'er with a talented stranger who could help her in the future.

Dai Huabin realized he did not need to marry Zhu Lu for the sake of power and ended their engagement, while Shen Yichen reunited with Ma Xiaotao and accepted her feelings despite his many female companions. The chapter left Wang Dong'er wondering whether she was the only one who doubted Shen Yichen's excuse for his romantic entanglements.

• Dai Huabin concluded that the Diary could help him become powerful without a marriage alliance and told Zhu Lu he did not love her, ending their engagement.
• The Snow Empress used Ice Devil-Slaying Magic to remove Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire, and Shen Yichen promised to restore the lost Martial Soul Origin with a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.
• Ma Xiaotao told Shen Yichen she still wanted to be with him despite his other female companions, and he welcomed her feelings.
• Wang Dong'er called Shen Yichen a scumbag, but Ma Xiaotao, the Snow Empress, and the Ice Empress appeared to accept his claim that his heart had room for them all.

Dai Huabin accepted the Recorder’s punishment to provoke Huo Yuhao, then discovered Huo Yuhao was his roommate and challenged him to a Soul Fight. Shen Yichen publicized the match, drawing a packed crowd that included nearly all the notable Outer Court students.

• The Recorder ordered Dai Huabin to fight Huo Yuhao and offered to alter Dai Huabin’s Fate Trajectory if he could hurt him.
• Dai Huabin found his class and dormitory, where he met Huo Yuhao, who did not recognize him.
• Dai Huabin challenged Huo Yuhao, and Huo Yuhao agreed to arrange a sanctioned Soul Fight.
• Shen Yichen announced the match over the academy loudspeakers and attracted a large crowd to the Soul Fighting platform.
• Shen Yichen surveyed the spectators and noted that nearly all the notable Outer Court students had arrived.

Huo Yuhao defeated Dai Huabin in their Soul Fight using mental attacks, close-combat strikes, and ice, then helped him to his feet. Dai Huabin left vowing to surpass Huo Yuhao.

• Dai Huabin introduced himself as a member of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion and revealed his three Soul Rings before the fight began.
• Huo Yuhao opened with Soul Shock, then used Group Weakening and his mental abilities to disorient Dai Huabin.
• Huo Yuhao landed a series of punches and an elbow that sent Dai Huabin crashing to the ground.
• Dai Huabin charged again, grabbed Huo Yuhao, and tried to use White Tiger Fierce Light Wave, but Huo Yuhao froze him in ice.
• The referee declared Huo Yuhao the winner, and Huo Yuhao thawed Dai Huabin and steadied him before Dai Huabin vowed to surpass him.