Chapter Summaries

Second-year students began their advancement assessments in Shrek Academy’s Beast Arena, and Qian Mu chose to face a thousand-year Giant Bear. As Qian Mu walked toward the beast, a strange snowflake melted near the dormitory, awakening the elderly dorm supervisor.

• Qian Fei and Qian Mu checked their assessment order, while Xiao Xiao revealed she intended to prove herself and expose her Twin Martial Souls.
• More than a thousand second-year students entered the Beast Arena, where Du Weilun served as chief examiner and teachers prepared to oversee the assessments.
• Mu Jin encouraged Qian Mu to choose the highest difficulty, and Qian Mu selected a thousand-year soul beast for her control-type assessment.
• Qian Mu entered the arena, was warned not to fly above five meters, and walked toward the Giant Bear after withdrawing her wings.
• A snowflake fell beneath the summer sun near the student dormitory, and the elderly dorm supervisor woke and silently examined the melted mark.

Qian Mu earned a perfect score in the advancement assessment, and Xiao Xiao followed by revealing her second martial soul and a terrifying red soul ring. The arena was left in shock as Du Weilun questioned how a twelve-year-old could possess a ten-thousand-year soul ring.

• Qian Mu subdued the thousand-year Bloodthirsty Demon Bear with two moves and received full marks for her assessment.
• Xiao Xiao asked to switch places with Qian Fei and chose to face a hundred-year soul beast despite classmates mocking her.
• Xiao Xiao revealed her Nine Phoenix Arrival Flute, her second martial soul, and slowed the charging Wind Spirit Wolf with its music.
• Xiao Xiao's yellow soul ring turned blood-red, and its terrifying aura made the Wind Spirit Wolf collapse in fear.
• The teachers and students released their martial souls in alarm, while Du Weilun stared at Xiao Xiao and questioned how she could possess a ten-thousand-year soul ring.

Xiao Xiao revealed the power behind her apparent Hundred-Thousand-Year soul ring during her advancement assessment, forcing the arena to suspend testing. After she explained that the ring’s appearance came from a Soul Bone, Du Weilun tried to keep her at Shrek Academy, but she left him with a snowflake cutting his cheek.

• Xiao Xiao ended her assessment after her aura terrified a Wind Spirit Wolf and the other soul beasts in the arena.
• Gong Changlong arrived, and Du Weilun suspended the advancement assessment because the soul beasts needed time to recover.
• Du Weilun counted Xiao Xiao’s assessment as a pass and brought her to Gong Changlong, who tested her with a sudden strike.
• Xiao Xiao stopped Gong Changlong’s palm with her Nine Phoenix Arrival Flute and explained that her Hundred-Thousand-Year soul ring was an effect of her Soul Bone.
• Gong Changlong offered to help Xiao Xiao obtain a soul ring, but she refused after Du Weilun confessed that he had overlooked her potential a year earlier.
• Du Weilun tried to stop Xiao Xiao from leaving and promised to invite Xuan Zi, but a passing snowflake sliced his cheek.

Huo Yuhao attacked Shrek Academy to take Xiao Xiao to the Holy Mandate, overpowering the academy’s Titled Douluo before Mu En intervened. Xiao Xiao chose to leave with Huo Yuhao, who welcomed her to his faction.

• Huo Yuhao arrived above Shrek Academy on the Heaven Sealing Ice Moth and demanded that Xiao Xiao come with him.
• Xuan Zi recognized Huo Yuhao and agreed to let him take Xiao Xiao, but Du Weilun told him about Xiao Xiao’s exceptional talents.
• Xuan Zi ordered the Titled Douluo to surround Huo Yuhao, who froze ten of them with Honkai Energy.
• Mu En appeared and used Sea God’s Light to free the frozen elders and bring Xiao Xiao into the air.
• Mu En let Xiao Xiao choose whether to stay at Shrek or leave with Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao chose to go with him.
• Huo Yuhao welcomed Xiao Xiao to the Holy Mandate.

After Huo Yuhao defeated Shrek Academy’s Titled Douluo, Mu En revealed that he had only three months left to live and began preparing the academy’s leaders for his death. Two days later, the postponed advancement exams resumed, where Wang Dong challenged Qian Fei to a bet to reclaim her martial-soul origin.

• Huo Yuhao departed with Xiao Xiao after warning Shrek Academy that his attack was only the beginning, and Mu En ordered the academy’s deans to calm the city.
• Mu En confirmed that the attacker was Huo Yuhao and admitted that he had reached Mu En’s level, then urged Shrek’s leaders to prepare to carry on after his death.
• Mu En revealed that poison from his old injury had left him with only three months to live, shocking Xuan Zi, Xian Lin'er, and the others.
• After the advancement exams were postponed for two days, Cai Mei'er replaced Du Weilun as chief evaluator when the assessments resumed.
• Wang Dong challenged Qian Fei to a bet, offering to stake something in exchange for the return of her martial-soul origin if she scored higher.
• Mu Jin interrupted the challenge and scolded Wang Dong for pestering Qian Fei, saying the academy had already promised compensation.

Qian Fei and Wang Dong agreed to a bet that the loser would kneel and kowtow after Mu Jin changed the stakes. During her advancement assessment, Wang Dong’s attack barely harmed a thousand-year Mandala Snake, which nearly killed her before a referee intervened.

• Mu Jin replaced the wager over Wang Dong’s compensation with a bet that the loser would kneel, kowtow, and apologize, and both sides accepted.
• Wang Dong insisted she could not lose, while Qian Fei and Qian Mu doubted she would score higher.
• Wang Dong entered the assessment first and chose to face a thousand-year soul beast, revealing that she had advanced to three rings.
• Wang Dong unleashed Butterfly God Slash against a Mandala Snake, but the attack only stripped away a few layers of scales.
• The Mandala Snake knocked Wang Dong back and lunged at her, and a referee grabbed its tail just before its fangs reached her.

After Wang Dong received a low passing score for her reckless fight, Qian Fei chose a thousand-year soul beast and defeated it with Light Purification, earning full marks. Wang Dong was left humiliated and spat blood after Shi Bao taunted her.

• Du Weilun deducted 75 points from Wang Dong for fighting recklessly, leaving her with a score of 75 and a passing result.
• Qian Fei chose to face a thousand-year soul beast while using only her basic Soul Power.
• Qian Fei summoned her complete Six-Winged Angel form and used Light Purification to extinguish the Black Flame Lion King's flames and exhaust its Soul Power.
• Cai Mei'er stopped Du Weilun from intervening, then awarded Qian Fei full marks and said the academy must not lose her talent.
• Qian Fei taunted Wang Dong, and Shi Bao mocked her about kneeling to admit her mistake.
• Wang Dong spat out blood after Shi Bao's taunts.

Qian Fei defeated Wang Dong and forced her to kneel and apologize, while Wang Dong left the arena consumed by rage. In the Sun Moon Empire, Du Busi confronted Lu Xueling over the deaths of Body Sect members, and Lu Xueling began fighting him himself.

• Qian Fei taunted Wang Dong after winning, and Wang Dong knelt to apologize before fleeing the arena in fury.
• Qian Fei told Qian Mu she had wanted to destroy Wang Dong's confidence, and Qian Mu tried to contact Lu Xueling about trouble at his location.
• Du Busi arrived at the Demonic Forest with more than twenty Titled Douluo and accused Lu Xueling of killing members of the Body Sect.
• Lu Xueling stopped Huo Yuhao from intervening and challenged Du Busi himself, activating the Herrscher of the Void, Herrscher of Erosion, and Herrscher of Ice authorities.
• Du Busi's punch stopped just short of Lu Xueling as space trapped his fist, and Lu Xueling spread Erosion across Du Busi's arm.

Lu Xueling defeated Du Busi and the Body Sect’s forces, establishing Holy Mandate’s strength across the continent. The next day, he used the Honkai Energy gained from the battle to advance his plans and brought Gu Youyue back from the Memory Battlefield.

• Lu Xueling froze and shattered Du Busi’s Heaven Poison Howl, then summoned cosmic lightning that forced Du Busi and the surviving Body Sect members to retreat.
• Huo Yuhao collected the thirteen corpses left in the Demonic Forest, and Lu Xueling told him to give any Soul Bones to Little Ice Moth and Bella.
• News of the Body Sect’s defeat spread across the continent, and Di Lan warned that anyone who provoked Holy Mandate would suffer the same fate.
• The Honkai God Simulation System replenished Lu Xueling’s energy and gave him enough to create a third set of Valkyrie Armor, while he planned to focus on B-rank armor and Titan Mechs for the Sun Moon Empire and Mingde Hall.
• Lu Xueling showed Sirin and Huo Yuhao the Memory Battlefield, then teleported Gu Youyue out after she won her second match; someone knocked on his office door.

Xu Tianran visited Lu Xueling to discuss promised armor and ask about his stance toward Holy Mandate, then revealed a secret about the Sun Moon Empire’s war four thousand years ago. Lu Xueling learned that the history of the war held a deeper truth than Shrek Academy’s intervention, but Xu Tianran did not disclose the details.

• Xu Tianran asked Lu Xueling about the Titan Mech, the third Valkyrie Armor, and his view of Holy Mandate.
• Lu Xueling constructed and showed Xu Tianran the long-range Chariot Armor, and Jing Hongchen arrived to inspect it and arrange for Meng Hongchen to try it on.
• Xu Tianran said Holy Mandate’s leader, Di Lan, had repelled over twenty Titled Douluo and that the imperial family feared the unknown Limit Douluo’s allegiance.
• Lu Xueling linked Holy Mandate to the Holy Spirit Cult, and Xu Tianran explained that the cult had served as the Sun Moon Empire’s Guardian Divine Church despite its inhuman deeds.
• Xu Tianran connected the cult’s role to a secret from the war four thousand years ago and hinted that a force beyond Shrek Academy had determined the outcome.

Meng Hongchen tested the Heavy Particle Cannon while Jing Hongchen worried about her safety, and Qian Mu and Qian Fei headed to Jubao Pavilion for Shrek Academy’s credit-friendly Treasure Appraisal Fair. The sisters arrived ready to take advantage of the merchants’ credit offers, but had not yet chosen anything.

• Meng Hongchen fired the Heavy Particle Cannon repeatedly, impressing herself with its power while Jing Hongchen watched anxiously.
• Qian Fei explained to Qian Mu that merchants let core disciples buy items on credit with low interest and delayed repayments.
• Qian Mu eagerly got dressed and agreed to attend the fair with Qian Fei.
• Qian Fei ordered her puppet core disciples who received invitations to attend and take advantage of the credit offers.
• Qian Mu and Qian Fei reached Jubao Pavilion, presented their invitations, and learned that assessments would determine their credit limits and discounts.

Qian Mu and Qian Fei received top-tier guest privileges at Jubao Pavilion, allowing each sister to claim one fair item annually, and used their controlled Shrek students to gather treasures. Qian Fei secured a Golden Earth Dragon King Soul Bone and decided to carry it herself rather than have it delivered to the academy.

• A white-dressed attendant explained the Treasure Appreciation Fair’s evaluation system, and Qian Mu and Qian Fei submitted their forms.
• Jubao Pavilion granted both sisters top-tier guest cards with a forty percent discount and the right to claim one item from the fair each year.
• Qian Mu and Qian Fei activated the Authority of Domination, directing Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Xie Huanyue, and other controlled Shrek students to collect items they wanted.
• Qian Fei reached the Golden Earth Dragon King Soul Bone display, while Wang Dong also eyed the Soul Bone.
• Qian Fei arranged to claim the Soul Bone, then told Jubao Pavilion not to pack or deliver it because she planned to take it herself.

Qian Mu and Qian Fei left a shopping trip with a huge haul while Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi discussed recruiting them and Jiang Nannan into the Tang Sect. As the sisters entered a prepared ambush, they revealed they had spotted their attackers and turned the hunters’ assault against them.

• Qian Fei and Qian Mu ran into Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, then hurried away with their shopping before Bei Bei could speak further.
• Bei Bei told Xu Sanshi that Tang Ya had asked him to recruit the sisters, and Xu Sanshi suggested recruiting Jiang Nannan so he would join the Tang Sect too.
• Qian Fei discovered a maid outfit among their goods, while Qian Mu told her that ten enemies, including a Titled Douluo, were waiting ahead.
• The masked Titled Douluo ordered his nine Soul Douluo companions to kill the sisters and take their treasures, then launched an ambush as they entered the trap.
• A flash of white light stopped the attackers’ assault, and the black-clad Titled Douluo realized his limbs were immobilized as his companions screamed and blood splashed across him.

Qian Mu and Qian Fei subdued the assassins sent by Wang Dong, while Qian Mu learned that Herrschers could wield multiple inheritable Cores. The next day, Wang Yan announced a core disciple selection tournament that would include the second-year students.

• Qian Fei restrained the black-clad Titled Douluo, and Qian Mu questioned him about Wang Dong before Qian Fei eroded him away.
• Qian Mu dominated the nine Soul Douluo, bringing her closer to her goal, while Qian Fei told her Herrschers could inherit and wield multiple Cores.
• Wang Dong saw Qian Mu and Qian Fei arrive at class unharmed and feared what had happened to the assassins she sent.
• Wang Yan and Mu Jin told the core disciples that a selection tournament would take place in three days, with seven students chosen for a mission.

Lu Xueling awarded Meng Hongchen the Valkyrie - Chariot and considered using her as a test subject for a Herrscher Core, promising she could become a Pseudo Herrscher through training. At Shrek, Xuan Zi began the core disciple selection tournament as a no-rules free-for-all in which only the last seven would pass.

• Meng Hongchen endured the Valkyrie - Chariot test for three hours and earned the armor, but her arms were dislocated when Jing Hongchen tried to support her.
• Lu Xueling removed a dark-blue fragment from the Chariot Armor and decided Meng Hongchen could be a candidate for testing Herrscher Core energy; he promised she might become a Pseudo Herrscher after continued training.
• Wang Yan led the Year Two core disciples to the Soul Fighting Area, where they joined the core disciples from other years and the Soul Tool Department.
• Xuan Zi announced that the twenty-seven core disciples would fight in a group free-for-all with no rules, and that anyone who surrendered or was carried out would be eliminated.
• Qian Mu asked Xuan Zi to confirm that there really were no rules, and Shi Bao and Xue Er reacted as though they understood what she meant.

Xuan Zi began the free-for-all selection contest, but Qian Mu and Qian Fei quickly turned the battle against the other students. After Qian Mu’s arrow crippled He Caitou, the sisters began clearing the arena, leaving Xuan Zi to rescue only ten of the remaining students before Qian Mu’s barrier fell.

• Xuan Zi ordered the teachers out of the Battle Soul Arena and announced the start of the contest, prompting Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan to join forces.
• He Caitou fired a barrage of Soul Cannon Shells at Qian Mu and Qian Fei’s group, but Qian Mu dissolved a shell with her arrow and struck He Caitou while Qian Fei slowed him with her golden light.
• Xuan Zi carried He Caitou from the arena as Honkai Energy spread through his body, while Qian Mu returned to Qian Fei and forced back more upper-year students.
• Qian Fei recalled the Hell White Tiger and suggested that she and Qian Mu clear the field, and Qian Mu fired a pinkish-purple arrow above the arena’s center.
• Xuan Zi activated the Godly Taotie Bull Martial Soul and rescued ten students before the light barrier descended over the remaining fourteen.

Qian Mu’s Self-Created Soul Skill ended the reserve-team selection match, leaving seven students standing. Xuan Zi explained that the reserve team would prepare for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, and Qian Fei wondered whether the reserves could compete.

• Xuan Zi explained that Qian Mu’s Self-Created Soul Skill had eliminated the ten students who surrendered, and said she had once defeated a Soul King-level Martial Soul Fusion Skill with it.
• The barrier dissipated, revealing seven winners: Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Qian Mu, Qian Fei, Wang Dong, and Ning Tian.
• Xuan Zi scolded Qian Mu and Qian Fei for using their move, but Qian Mu reminded him that he had twice declared there were no rules for the match.
• Bei Bei asked about the assessment, and Xuan Zi explained that the academy selected a reserve team every five years to prepare for the tournament against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Qian Fei asked whether reserve-team members could compete, recalling that she had once watched Tang San win Spirit Hall’s championship while she could not take the field.

Qian Renxue and Qian Fei were selected as reserve members for Shrek Academy’s tournament team, but Qian Renxue rejected the idea of joining the Seven Devils. Back in their dormitory, she completed the thousand puppets needed to become the Herrscher of Domination, and Shi Bao revealed that their mission would end after the tournament.

• Xuan Zi told the reserve members that they would train with him weekly and warned them to keep their selection secret.
• Shi Bao removed the Honkai Energy erosion from He Caitou, then left the soul fighting area with Qian Fei and the others waiting outside.
• Xu Sanshi and the others discussed training for the next five years and proposed ranking the new Seven Devils by age.
• Qian Renxue feigned a Soul Power bottleneck for Qian Fei, and the sisters returned to Dormitory 1070.
• Qian Renxue gathered all one thousand puppet bodies and became a complete Herrscher of Domination, while the accumulated human malice overwhelmed her.
• Shi Bao told Qian Renxue that their mission would essentially end after the tournament, though the puppets would remain, and Qian Renxue asked if she could see Sirin again.

Xuan Zi explained the Shrek Inspection Corps and the Inner Court’s sacrifices to the reserve team as they left Shrek Academy. Qian Renxue grew more determined to destroy Shrek Academy, believing its legacy had made the continent worse.

• The Shrek Academy group set out at dawn, while Xu Sanshi tried to get closer to Jiang Nannan and traded crude jokes with Bei Bei.
• Xuan Zi gathered the students and explained that many Inner Court Disciples had died fighting for the academy’s ideals.
• Xuan Zi described the Shrek Inspection Corps’ battles against Evil Soul Masters and officials from the Douluo Three Kingdoms.
• Qian Renxue privately condemned the Inspection Corps as hypocritical and resolved to destroy Shrek Academy.

Shrek's reserve team received Shrek Supervisors' rings and prepared to hunt the Death Messengers, while Qian Mu and Qian Fei reacted to the mission with unsettling familiarity. In the Sun Moon Empire, Meng Hongchen and Gu Youyue argued over protecting Huo Yuhao, and Meng Hongchen unexpectedly resisted Gu Youyue's Golden Dragon aura with an energy resembling Huo Yuhao's Herrscher aura.

• Xuan Zi ordered Wang Yan to give the reserve team Shrek Supervisors' rings, and Ma Xiaotao explained their equipment and identity-verification function.
• Ma Xiaotao announced that the team would hunt the Death Messengers within three days, and Qian Mu and Qian Fei showed chilling reactions to the prospect of killing.
• Huo Yuhao received his team uniform from Meng Hongchen, who reassured him about returning to Star Luo City.
• Gu Youyue slapped away Meng Hongchen's hand and insisted that she alone could protect Huo Yuhao.
• Gu Youyue's Golden Dragon aura failed to suppress Meng Hongchen, whose blue energy forced it back and astonished Gu Youyue.