Chapter Summaries

Nana, Lu Xueling, and Youlan raided an Evil Soul Master altar beneath a courtyard in Mingdu. Youlan defeated its guardians with her Valkyrie armor and Katana, but Great Saint Spirit’s dying words warned that the Holy Emperor would eventually find her.

• Nana led Lu Xueling and Youlan to a black-roofed courtyard in Mingdu, where Youlan entered alone wearing Pulse Armor Crimson.
• Youlan broke into the courtyard and discovered a hidden passage leading to an underground hall guarded by Great Saint Spirit and Second Saint Spirit.
• Great Saint Spirit and Second Saint Spirit transformed into black skeletons and attacked Youlan, but she wounded them without releasing her soul rings.
• Great Saint Spirit unleashed Myriad Soul Devour, but Youlan’s Honkai-powered Katana destroyed the resentful souls.
• Youlan killed both Evil Soul Masters and identified herself as Valkyrie, Youlan, before Great Saint Spirit warned that the Holy Emperor would find her.

After Youlan destroyed the Holy Spirit Cult branch, Nana and the other freed Saint Servants reunited with their relatives’ purified souls and pledged themselves to Lu Xueling. Lu Xueling asked them whether they would choose to be human or beast in another life, leaving their future path undecided.

• Lu Xueling absorbed the baleful aura and resentful souls while Youlan defeated the branch’s Saint Servants and sent them to see their relatives’ souls.
• Youlan told Lu Xueling she liked the Valkyrie Armor, refused to become a Herrscher, and pledged to accept future missions that would not harm the Soul Beast Clan.
• Nana reunited with her parents’ purified souls, then pledged to serve Lu Xueling for life, and the other seven freed Saint Servants did the same.
• Lu Xueling accepted the Saint Servants and asked whether they would rather be human or beast in another life.

Lu Xueling transformed nine survivors into self-aware Deadwalkers and Honkai Beasts, naming their force the Anti-Matter Legion, while Huo Yuhao endured a month of agony to become the Herrscher of Ice. Huo Yuhao’s Sea of Consciousness began to heal as he fought through the transformation.

• Lu Xueling gave nine survivors Honkai Crystals according to whether they wished to become human or beasts, and they transformed into six Deadwalkers and three Honkai Beasts.
• Lu Xueling sent the new members of his Anti-Matter Legion to the Far North and destroyed the Holy Spirit Cult branch, leaving a threat for Ye Xishui.
• Youlan asked Lu Xueling about his army, and he explained that the three countries were corrupt and that the survivors would one day take revenge on the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Huo Yuhao endured extreme cold and pain for a month as patterns formed across his back, determined to become the Herrscher of Ice.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm poured spiritual power into Huo Yuhao’s cracking Sea of Consciousness, but Huo Yuhao’s will rallied and the cracks began to heal.

Qian Mu returned to Shrek Academy as Mu Jin briefed Class Nine on the freshman assessment and assigned teams. Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu prepared to rely on their inherited trump card against Qian Mu in the team-based competition beginning the next day.

• Mu Jin announced that the freshman assessment would begin the next day and welcomed Qian Mu back to Class Nine.
• Mu Jin asked students to write down their cultivation directions; Qian Mu chose control type, and Qian Fei did the same after reconsidering.
• Mu Jin explained that the assessment would use three-person teams, points-based battles, and elimination rounds, with only half the teams advancing.
• Mu Jin assigned Qian Mu, Qian Fei, and Xiao Xiao to one team, and Zhu Lu, Dai Huabin, and Cui Yajie to another.
• Dai Huabin grew angry at Qian Mu's composure, but Zhu Lu reassured him that their team coordination and inherited trump card could defeat her.

Mu Jin questioned Qian Mu, Qian Fei, and Xiao Xiao about choosing the control system, then urged them to aim for the freshman assessment championship. Later, Qian Fei learned that Lu and Sirin had played a part in her transformation, and Shi Bao hinted that she might have awakened a Herrscher connected to humanity’s darkness.

• Mu Jin questioned Qian Mu, Qian Fei, and Xiao Xiao about their control-system choices and accepted their explanations.
• Mu Jin told Qian Fei that Zhou Yi had lost her chance to teach an assault-system class, so Qian Fei changed her chosen system.
• Mu Jin encouraged the three students to prove themselves and pursue the freshman assessment championship.
• Qian Fei asked Qian Mu whether she had acted behind her back, and Qian Mu confirmed that Lu and Sirin were involved.
• Shi Bao noticed a mark on Qian Renxue’s chest and called Qian Fei a Pseudo Herrscher.
• Qian Mu suggested Qian Fei’s awakened Herrscher might not be limited to one individual, while Shi Bao connected her name to the power to control humanity’s darkness.

Qian Fei faced three boys from Freshman Class Three alone in the first freshman assessment match and swiftly bound them with golden threads. The chapter ended with her threads releasing a streak of purple light that left the boys’ eyes dull.

• The freshman assessment began, and Teacher Wang Yan introduced himself and warned the students not to injure their opponents.
• Wang Yan announced that Qian Mu, Qian Fei, and Xiao Xiao would face Ouyang Junyi, Chen Junfeng, and Zhao Haochen.
• Qian Mu stopped Xiao Xiao from helping and let Qian Fei handle all three opponents alone.
• Qian Fei bound the three boys with golden threads before they could use their Soul Skills, astonishing Wang Yan with what he thought was her Element Condensation.
• Qian Fei tugged the threads again, sending a streak of purple light into the boys and leaving their eyes dull.

Qian Mu Team continued its winning streak, and Freshman Class Nine celebrated every team passing the preliminary assessments. After Xuan Zi watched Qian Fei fight in the elimination round, her golden threads made him suspect a connection to a powerful dragon.

• Qian Fei bound the last opponent from Freshman Class Five, giving Qian Mu Team its eighth consecutive victory.
• Wang Yan told Xuan Zi about Qian Fei’s talent and Qian Mu Team’s performance, and Xuan Zi questioned whether the sisters showed enough teamwork.
• Mu Jin announced that all thirty-three participating teams from Freshman Class Nine had passed the preliminary assessments, while sixteen teams advanced to the elimination rounds.
• Qian Mu asked Qian Fei whether they would keep competing, and Qian Fei agreed, hinting that she sensed a growing power.
• Xuan Zi watched Qian Fei release her golden threads in the elimination match and wondered whether she was connected to a mother dragon.

Qian Mu Team won its ninth straight match, and Qian Fei was summoned by Elder Xuan. The draw paired Qian Mu Team with Wang Dong Team for the next assessment, while Qian Fei planned to reclaim her family’s keepsake with Qian Mu’s help.

• Xiao Xiao merged her Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldrons and helped Qian Mu Team defeat its opponents for its ninth consecutive victory.
• Wang Yan told Qian Fei that Elder Xuan wanted to see her, and Qian Mu went to draw the team’s next match position.
• Qian Mu Team and Wang Dong Team both drew position Four, leaving Wang Dong shaken at the prospect of facing Qian Mu again.
• Qian Fei told Qian Mu she wanted to reclaim the Six-Winged Angel’s final power from Wang Dong, and Qian Mu agreed to help in exchange for a month of affection.
• Xuan Zi watched the sisters but could not hear their Honkai Energy-transmitted conversation, while the top eight teams advanced in the assessment.

Lu Xueling shared a tender lunch with Sirin before receiving an invitation from the Sun Moon Empire's sovereign and preparing a Titan Mech blueprint. Sirin then entered the Herrscher of Ice's core space and saw Huo Yuhao enduring a painful transformation as his Ice Scorpion, Snow Maiden, and Gray Hand patterns neared completion.

• Lu Xueling and Sirin discussed Qian Ren's progress, the stalled armor research, and restoring Sirin to her original appearance.
• Sirin and Lu Xueling reaffirmed their affection before Youlan brought word that the Sun Moon Empire's sovereign had invited Lu Xueling to the palace.
• Lu Xueling charged Crimson and used the system to create a melee-type Titan Mech blueprint.
• Lu Xueling asked Sirin to check on the Herrscher of Ice's core space, and Sirin agreed before teleporting there.
• Sirin found Huo Yuhao enduring intense pain as his body grew stronger and the patterns on his spine and a translucent combat suit took shape.

Lu Xueling won the Sun Moon Imperial Family’s agreement to join his research project and presented them with the Titan Mech blueprint. After returning to Mingde Hall, Jing Hongchen warned that the blueprint could change Lu’s standing and revealed that Imperial Tutor Zhong’s mother was a Rank 9 Soul Engineer.

• Lu Xueling met the Sun Moon Emperor, Xu Tianran, Jing Hongchen, and the mysterious Imperial Tutor Zhong, and learned that the Imperial Family agreed to participate in his research.
• Lu Xueling presented the Titan Mech blueprint, and the Sun Moon Emperor enthusiastically agreed to join the project and hoped it could be mass-produced.
• Imperial Tutor Zhong gave Lu Xueling the Rank 5 Soul Tool chair he had been sitting on, and Jing Hongchen escorted Lu back to Mingde Hall.
• Jing Hongchen warned Lu that the blueprint could elevate his status and revealed that Imperial Tutor Zhong’s mother was a Rank 9 Soul Engineer.

Huo Yuhao endured the transformation and became the Herrscher of Ice, while Lu Xueling toured Mingde Hall’s secret laboratory and learned that Jing Hongchen feared the Imperial Preceptor. The chapter ended with Sirin informing Lu Xueling that Huo Yuhao had been born as the Herrscher of Ice.

• Huo Yuhao drew strength from memories of his mother and vowed to become stronger than the Duke of White Tiger.
• Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual World healed as his transformation stabilized, and he rose wearing a blue, black, and white combat suit.
• Sirin watched Huo Yuhao’s transformation and used Honkai Energy to contact Lu Xueling.
• Jing Hongchen showed Lu Xueling Experiment Subject No. 1, a ten-meter metal construct built as a secret of the Sun Moon Empire.
• Jing Hongchen warned Lu Xueling that the Imperial Preceptor was powerful and ambitious, and advised him to discard the chair the Imperial Preceptor had given him.
• Sirin contacted Lu Xueling and told him that Huo Yuhao, the Herrscher of Ice, had been born.

Huo Yuhao completed his fusion with the Core of Ice, becoming the Herrscher of Ice with strength comparable to a Rank 95 Super Douluo. He also helped Sky Dream Ice Silkworm evolve into the Heaven Sealing Ice Moth, and returned to Lu Xueling and Sirin.

• Huo Yuhao emerged from the ice sphere after fusing with the Core of Ice and awakened as the Herrscher of Ice.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm confirmed Huo Yuhao's strength was at least comparable to a Rank 95 Super Douluo and remained alive within a snowflake.
• Huo Yuhao used Honkai Energy to restore and transform Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, encouraging it to break free from a cocoon.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm emerged as the Emperor-class Honkai Beast, the Heaven Sealing Ice Moth, and thanked Huo Yuhao and Brother Lu.
• Huo Yuhao and the Heaven Sealing Ice Moth returned to the real world, where Lu Xueling and Sirin welcomed them.

After Huo Yuhao became the Herrscher of Ice and pledged himself to Lu Xueling, Lu Xueling shrank the Heaven Sealing Ice Moth and Youlan took Huo Yuhao to dinner. There, Youlan learned he was an orphan who had never killed a soul beast, and quietly considered befriending him.

• Huo Yuhao and the Heaven Sealing Ice Moth pledged loyalty to Lu Xueling, and the Heaven Sealing Ice Moth's awakening returned Honkai Energy to Lu Xueling.
• Lu Xueling shrank the Heaven Sealing Ice Moth to ordinary moth size, and Huo Yuhao dismissed the Herrscher of Ice battle suit.
• Youlan threw Meng Hongchen into the room after catching her eavesdropping, but Lu Xueling told Youlan to let her go.
• Youlan asked Lu Xueling to charge her Crimson Armor, and he told her to take Huo Yuhao to dinner while they waited.
• Meng Hongchen watched Youlan and Huo Yuhao leave, then decided to ask her Grandfather to help her join the next armor test.
• Over dinner, Huo Yuhao told Youlan he was an orphan and had never killed a soul beast, and Youlan considered befriending him.

Qian Mu, Qian Fei, and Xiao Xiao faced Wang Dong’s team in the freshman assessment’s sixteen-to-eight round. Wang Dong revealed her Clear Sky Hammer and the Sea God’s Trident imprint, but Qian Fei countered her power and began drawing golden light from her forehead as Fan Yu arrived.

• Qian Mu and Qian Fei quickly incapacitated Wang Dong’s two teammates, leaving her alone against the three girls.
• After Zhou Yi urged her to stop holding back, Wang Dong revealed her Clear Sky Hammer and attacked Qian Fei with the Sea God’s Trident imprint.
• Qian Fei released purple light that overwhelmed Wang Dong’s golden radiance, while Xiao Xiao’s three-section cauldron blocked the hammer.
• Qian Fei touched Wang Dong’s forehead and began transferring faint golden light from her into herself.
• Fan Yu appeared beside Zhou Yi and identified Qian Fei’s technique as the Light Element’s purification ability.

Qian Fei defeated Wang Dong and reclaimed the Angel Sacred Sword, then joined the remaining teams as they drew their semifinal matchups. With Dai Huabin’s team set to face Qian Mu’s team if both won, Qian Fei began considering him and Zhu Lu as potential additions to her sinister plans.

• Fan Yu explained that Qian Fei was using purification to dissolve Wang Dong’s Soul Power, and Qian Fei then pulled away with the Angel Sacred Sword, leaving Wang Dong unconscious.
• The proctor declared the Qian Mu Team victorious, and Qian Fei thanked Qian Mu for helping her reclaim the sword before the sisters embraced.
• Four teams advanced to the semifinals, and Qian Mu drew number two while Dai Huabin drew number one.
• Dai Huabin told Zhu Lu that he intended to win and face Qian Mu the next day, determined to prove the Hell White Tiger’s strength.
• Qian Fei sensed Dai Huabin’s hostility and considered him and Zhu Lu suitable blue bricks for the stage.

Qian Mu and Qian Fei defeated Xie Huanyue’s team and advanced to the finals, while Du Weilun questioned Xiao Xiao’s contribution to the team. After overhearing Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu discuss making her bear the pressure of their championship plan, Cui Yajie was confronted by Qian Fei and the students they had defeated.

• Qian Mu injured Xie Huanyue with a concealed arrow, and Xuan Zi confirmed that Qian Mu and Qian Fei had won their match.
• Du Weilun recommended Qian Mu and Qian Fei as core disciples but warned Mu Jin that Xiao Xiao had made little impact during the assessment.
• Dai Huabin Team narrowly defeated Ning Tian Team without using the Hell White Tiger, and Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu discussed a strategy involving Cui Yajie.
• Cui Yajie overheard Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, then heard Qian Fei’s voice and saw Qian Fei surrounded by students their team had defeated.

The Freshman Assessment finals began between Qian Mu’s team and Dai Huabin’s team, with the teachers and academy leaders watching. Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Qian Mu prepared to answer with her dark-blue bow.

• Qian Duoduo arrived with Fan Yu to assess the freshman talent for the Soul Tool Department, and the teachers said they favored Qian Mu’s team.
• Dai Huabin grew more determined to defeat Qian Mu after hearing everyone favor her team, while Zhu Lu reminded Cui Yajie to follow their plan.
• Du Weilun announced the finals rules, and both teams introduced themselves and moved to opposite edges of the arena.
• When the match began, Qian Fei and Cui Yajie charged while the other four stayed back.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu fused their White Tiger and Hell Spirit Cat into a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Qian Mu spread her black wings, aimed her bow skyward, and spoke of a bouquet of flowers being accepted with gratitude.

Qian Mu’s team defeated Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s Hell White Tiger after Qian Mu trapped the arena in her domain-type Self-Created Soul Skill, Beginning of Erosion. The freshmen assessment ended with Qian Mu, Qian Fei, and Xiao Xiao named champions, and the freshmen assembly was scheduled for the next morning.

• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu fused into the Hell White Tiger and charged Qian Mu’s team.
• Qian Mu used an arrow to create a barrier that blocked everyone outside from seeing into the arena.
• Inside the barrier, Qian Fei restrained the Hell White Tiger with golden threads while Qian Mu prepared to attack.
• Qian Mu broke the Hell White Tiger, leaving Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Cui Yajie, and Xiao Xiao down and Qian Mu’s team victorious.
• Du Weilun announced Qian Mu, Qian Fei, and Xiao Xiao as the freshmen assessment champions, and Qian Mu named her skill Beginning of Erosion.
• Qian Duoduo announced that the freshmen assembly and awards would take place the next morning.

Qian Mu’s team received the freshmen championship, and the academy named Qian Mu and Qian Fei official core disciples while placing Xiao Xiao on a temporary list. Xiao Xiao hid her resentment and sorrow from her teammates, as Qian Mu and Qian Fei sensed something inside her break.

• Du Weilun announced Xie Huanyue’s team in third place, Dai Huabin’s team in second, and Qian Mu’s team as champions, awarding the top three teams academy assistance with obtaining a soul ring.
• Du Weilun gave Qian Mu a confidential special reward and announced her, Qian Fei, and several other freshmen as official core disciples, but did not include Xiao Xiao.
• Xiao Xiao felt hurt and resentful at being left off the official list, while Qian Mu and Qian Fei sensed her negative emotions.
• Du Weilun placed Xiao Xiao and four other students on a temporary core disciple list, saying they could earn official status through next year’s advancement examination.
• Xiao Xiao blamed neither Qian Mu nor Qian Fei, reassured Qian Fei that she did not blame them, and Qian Mu and Qian Fei sensed something shatter within her.

After the freshman assessment, Qian Mu, Qian Fei, and Xiao Xiao received an exceptional Soul Bone reward and agreed to give it to Xiao Xiao. Back in Class One, Qian Mu and Qian Fei were elected class monitors, but Dai Huabin challenged the result.

• Du Weilun told Xiao Xiao she could earn core disciple status with an outstanding performance and presented the three girls with a Soul Bone as their tournament reward.
• Qian Mu and Qian Fei gave the Soul Bone to Xiao Xiao, who accepted it without noticing a strand of dark gold thread in her palm.
• Qian Mu, Qian Fei, and Xiao Xiao returned to Class One, where Wang Yan announced an election for the assault- and control-type class monitors.
• Qian Mu and Qian Fei won the most votes for the control- and assault-type positions, respectively.
• Dai Huabin objected to Qian Fei becoming assault-type class monitor and insisted that he deserved the position as a three-ring Soul Elder.