Chapter Summaries

After Wu Li faced possible punishment for exposing the tournament controversy, Huo Yuxi answered rumors by challenging her critics at the Soul Fighting Arena and overwhelming seven students. She later shared rare herbs with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao while Xiao Hongchen hurried to finish another Soul Tool for her before the exchange program ended.

• Qian Duoduo condemned Wu Li’s actions and left his punishment to Yan Shaozhe, who dismissed the group to rest.
• Huo Yuxi went to the broadcasting room and invited her critics to challenge her at the Soul Fighting Arena, with Xiao Hongchen offering his support.
• Huo Yuxi defeated seven students with her seven-ring strength, and Yan Shaozhe stopped her attack before anyone else volunteered to fight.
• Huo Yuxi publicly rejected rumors about her relationship with Xiao Hongchen and alleged theft of academy secrets, then left for the cafeteria with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao.
• Xiao Hongchen returned to finish a Soul Tool for Huo Yuxi, while she gave Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao two rare herbs from the brocade pouches.

Huo Yuxi returned to class and deepened her connection with her martial souls during an outdoor meditation, while her Soul Devouring Spider grew stronger. Later, she searched for a gift for Xiao Hongchen and found the Snow Silkworm she had forgotten in her sea of consciousness.

• Huo Yuxi reunited with Meng Hongchen in class, where Meng noticed Xiao Hongchen's interest in her.
• The teacher led the students outside to comprehend their martial souls, and Huo Yuxi's Soul Devouring Spider evolved as her soul rings advanced.
• Wang Dong and Huo Yuxi were among the last students to finish meditating, and the group returned to the academy at midnight.
• Huo Yuxi decided to find a gift for Xiao Hongchen and searched through the supplies she had brought back from the Far North.
• Huo Yuxi located the Snow Silkworm beneath a tree in her sea of consciousness and wondered whether it was dead.

Huo Yuxi revived the Snow Silkworm and learned that a rare Marrow Cleansing Pill might restore Lou Shiying’s Soul Power. Xuan Zi warned her that the group targeting gifted children was still at large, and Shrek planned to use their investigation to draw out the person backing them.

• A flash of golden light from the Wish Goddess statue revived the Snow Silkworm, and Huo Yuxi stopped the jealous Soul Devouring Spider from kicking it away again.
• Huo Yuxi searched the library for information about the Snow Silkworm and found a treatment method for Lou Shiying’s condition.
• Huo Yuxi asked Xuan Zi about Marrow Cleansing Pills and learned that Shrek had only two, each worth as much as a soul bone.
• Xuan Zi told Huo Yuxi that the group behind the child kidnappings had vanished and that Shrek had not found their location.
• Xuan Zi explained that the group had targeted Lou Shiying because her Soul Power had dissipated, and warned Huo Yuxi to keep her inside Shrek City while Shrek tried to lure out the group’s backer.

Huo Yuxi visited the Tang Sect with Xiao Xiao and met Lou Shiying, then caught up with Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi. When Xu Sanshi teased Wang Dong about forging, Wang Dong attacked him with her Clear Sky Hammer, and Huo Yuxi raised a protective barrier around the room.

• Huo Yuxi met Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong, then introduced them to Lou Shiying at the Tang Sect.
• Huo Yuxi and Xiao Xiao went to the main hall, where Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Bai Wenxun, and Yun Wen were working together.
• Xiao Xiao told Huo Yuxi that she would enter seclusion for two months to consolidate her cultivation.
• Xu Sanshi laughed at Wang Dong's forging, and Wang Dong's Clear Sky Hammer crashed through a nearby table.
• Wang Dong returned and attacked Xu Sanshi, while Huo Yuxi enveloped the area with Soul Power to protect the room.

After a sparring match, Huo Yuxi spoke with Yun Wen about his lingering guilt and grief over his parents, but he left before she could heal the scar he treasured as a reminder of his promise to avenge them. The group also discussed Yun Wen’s failed Soul Tool design, and Huo Yuxi went to check on Lou Shiying, who was studying assembly under a teacher arranged by Bei Bei.

• Bei Bei stopped Xu Sanshi and Wang Dong’s sparring, then invited Bai Wenxun and Yun Wen to eat with the group.
• Yun Wen pressed Huo Yuxi about how she had broken his Soul Tool, and Bai Wenxun explained that Yun Wen was struggling to accept his defeat and his past.
• Huo Yuxi encouraged Yun Wen, who revealed his guilt over his parents’ deaths and asked her not to heal the scar on his neck because it reminded him to seek revenge.
• Yun Wen left the meal, and Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei discussed how his troubled state had slowed his work on Huo Yuhao’s blueprints.
• Huo Yuxi learned that Yun Wen had recognized flaws in the competition blueprints but had still failed after revising them, then went to find Lou Shiying studying Soul Tool assembly with a teacher.

Huo Yuxi reunited with Xiao Hongchen, discussed a possible leak of Mingde Hall’s competition roster, and later suffered a painful dream about Huo Yuhao. As Xiao Hongchen prepared to return to the Sun Moon Empire, Huo Yuxi handled Lou Shiying’s treatment and secretly planned a gift for him, while Wang Dong ended up bored enough to pay attention in class.

• Huo Yuxi reunited with Xiao Hongchen by Sea God Lake, and they discussed whether a traitor had leaked Mingde Hall’s competition roster and Soul Tool blueprint.
• Huo Yuxi dreamed of Huo Yuhao facing a powerful enemy, woke in pain, and refused Xiao Hongchen’s suggestion to see a school doctor.
• Huo Yuxi and Xiao Hongchen spent time together before going two months without meeting as he focused on work ahead of his return to the Sun Moon Empire.
• He Qing returned with the Life Restoration Pill and helped exchange for a Marrow Cleansing Pill from Xuan Zi; Lou Shiying took it with Huo Yuxi’s Light Power and began her two-month adjustment.
• Huo Yuxi secretly planned a gift for Xiao Hongchen, while Wang Dong, bored with Xiao Xiao in seclusion, started paying attention in class.

Huo Yuxi and Xiao Hongchen said an emotional farewell before he left, exchanging gifts that would let them sense each other from a distance. The next morning, Huo Yuxi joined the party heading to meet Huo Yuhao, surprising Xiao Hongchen and leaving her nervous about seeing her brother again.

• After two months apart, Huo Yuxi met Xiao Hongchen by Sea God Lake and cried as they talked about his departure.
• Huo Yuxi gave Xiao Hongchen a Storage Soul Guidance Ring, and he gave her a sensing bracelet that could reveal their locations and distance.
• Huo Yuxi asked Xuan Zi to join the group going to meet Huo Yuhao, and Xuan Zi agreed.
• The next morning, Huo Yuxi put on her Flying Soul Tool to join the departure, surprising Xiao Hongchen.
• As the group prepared to leave, Huo Yuxi felt nervous and took deep breaths while anticipating her reunion with Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuxi reunited with Huo Yuhao after two years and learned that she would be traveling with him despite the danger. As the group headed toward Shrek, Xian Lin'er fought Zhang Peng while Yan Shaozhe sensed that more enemies were hiding nearby.

• Huo Yuxi tested her bracelet, joined the escort, and traveled with the group to Maple Leaf City.
• Huo Yuxi reunited with Huo Yuhao and learned that Xiao Hongchen had become close to her, leaving Huo Yuhao stunned.
• Huo Yuxi insisted on accompanying Huo Yuhao after the group split, and Xian Lin'er agreed to protect her.
• Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er took Huo Yuhao and Huo Yuxi toward Shrek, where Xian Lin'er fought Zhang Peng after the sky darkened.
• Yan Shaozhe sensed that others had come with Zhang Peng, and an aged voice answered him from the darkness.

Huo Yuhao and Huo Yuxi were intercepted by Long Xiaoyao, who demanded Huo Yuhao's Storage Soul Tool and challenged him to withstand a fight. Huo Yuhao agreed to face him but proposed a new bet involving the distant battle between two Titled Douluo.

• Long Xiaoyao appeared before Huo Yuhao, Huo Yuxi, and Yan Shaozhe, revealing himself as Mu En's old friend and demanding Huo Yuhao's Storage Soul Tool after three moves.
• Huo Yuhao refused to surrender the item, and Long Xiaoyao offered to suppress his cultivation to Rank 50 and let Huo Yuhao win by making him move half a step.
• Huo Yuxi tried to protect Huo Yuhao, but he asked her to step back so he could stall for time until reinforcements arrived.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to fight Long Xiaoyao on the ground, then proposed a bet about what would happen if a five-ring Soul King joined a battle between two Titled Douluo.

Huo Yuhao used Huo Yuxi’s Light Power to help Xian Lin'er defeat Zhang Peng, then won his wager with Long Xiaoyao by forcing him to break the rules. After Xuan Zi and the elders arrived, He Qing confronted Long Xiaoyao for blocking Huo Yuxi.

• Huo Yuhao persuaded Long Xiaoyao to let him assist Xian Lin'er, and Huo Yuxi passed Light Power into him.
• Huo Yuhao’s purification power suppressed Zhang Peng, allowing Xian Lin'er to defeat him with her azure dragon spear.
• Huo Yuhao faced Long Xiaoyao in their wager while Huo Yuxi secretly restored and supported him through their spiritual connection.
• Huo Yuhao and Huo Yuxi unleashed an Ultimate Ice attack, forcing Long Xiaoyao to use Soul Power and break the rules, which gave Huo Yuhao the victory.
• Long Xiaoyao promised that no one would obstruct Huo Yuhao on his way back, and Xuan Zi arrived with the elders.
• He Qing appeared to protect Huo Yuxi and challenged Long Xiaoyao, who insisted that he had not injured her.

He Qing rescued Huo Yuxi from Long Xiaoyao, and Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek and learned she loved Xiao Hongchen despite the conflict between their sides. The chapter left Huo Yuhao and Huo Yuxi at the Tang Sect while Jing Hongchen spoke privately with Xiao Hongchen.

• He Qing drove Long Xiaoyao away and brought Huo Yuxi back, while Xuan Zi took Huo Yuhao to Sea God Pavilion.
• Huo Yuxi reassured He Qing, then recovered her Soul Power with the Golden Tree’s life aura before Huo Yuhao arrived.
• Huo Yuxi admitted she liked Xiao Hongchen, and Huo Yuhao warned her that Shrek and Mingde Hall could never be friends before promising to stand by her.
• Huo Yuhao told Huo Yuxi he had been injured during a mission in the Jingyang Mountain Range, and she realized she had gone to the same area.
• Huo Yuhao went to the Tang Sect to meet Bei Bei and the others while Huo Yuxi tested Soul Tools and reunited with Lou Shiying.
• Jing Hongchen welcomed Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen home, then sent Meng Hongchen to rest so he could speak with Xiao Hongchen.

Huo Yuhao broke down over his losses at Sea God Pavilion, while Wang Dong secretly comforted him with Light Power. The next day, Huo Yuxi co-hosted the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event, which began with the male students competing for positions on the lake.

• Huo Yuhao cried at the Golden Tree, and Huo Yuxi hugged him as Xuan Zi watched; Wang Dong watched from upstairs, then later visited him and used Light Power to soothe him as he slept.
• Huo Yuxi learned the five-stage event format from Zhang Lexuan and joined her as a host for the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event.
• Huo Yuxi and Zhang Lexuan welcomed the seventeen female participants onto water lilies and explained the rules to the thirty-nine male students.
• Huo Yuxi started the first stage, and the male students rushed toward the illuminated water lilies; she noticed that a Soul Sage senior was participating.

At Shrek Academy’s Sea God Lake event, the students began the first stage of showing off their abilities and taking bamboo hats. Huo Yuhao used the Snow Woman to charm the female students into giving up their hats, while He Caitou’s unusual soul-ring configuration stirred a half-remembered thought in Huo Yuhao.

• Zhang Lexuan explained that only a few hundred Inner Sect students remained at the academy and began the mutual-admiration stage.
• Xu Sanshi endured Jiang Nannan’s kicks, declared his devotion, and took off her bamboo hat before returning to shore.
• A senior student was disqualified for trying to soak female students with lake water, and Huo Yuxi secretly sent the Soul Devouring Spider to frighten him.
• Huo Yuhao walked across the lake on ice and sent the Snow Woman to hug the female students, who gave her five bamboo hats before he called her back.
• He Caitou knelt before Xiao Xiao, brought out a huge Soul Tool Cannon, and displayed his unusual soul-ring configuration, prompting Huo Yuhao to sense a clue he could not grasp.

The matchmaking event moved into its second round, where Huo Yuhao hoped the mysterious girl would choose him and He Caitou waited anxiously for Xiao Xiao’s light. In the third round, He Caitou openly confessed his feelings to Xiao Xiao.

• He Caitou used his Soul Tools to take three conical hats, while the first round left thirty-six contestants.
• Huo Yuxi explained the light-selection rules, and Huo Yuhao received sixteen lights as he wondered whether the girl in the conical hat was Wang Dong.
• Xiao Xiao left her light on for He Caitou, while Jiang Nannan also gave him a friendship light; Xu Sanshi received only Xiao Xiao’s light and grew discouraged.
• After the second round reduced the contestants to twenty-four, Zhang Lexuan introduced the self-introduction and partner-selection rules for the third round.
• He Caitou introduced himself, turned to Xiao Xiao, and confessed that he liked her.

He Caitou confessed to Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao introduced himself at the matchmaking event. Xu Sanshi confessed to Jiang Nannan and pretended to sink into the lake, prompting her to reveal her feelings before she realized he had tricked her.

• He Caitou confessed to Xiao Xiao, who blushed and followed him with her eyes.
• Huo Yuhao introduced himself and used his soul power to give everyone firm support beneath their water lilies.
• Huo Yuxi checked her notes as Xu Sanshi began confessing to Jiang Nannan again.
• Xu Sanshi told Jiang Nannan he was willing to give everything for her, but she did not answer before he fell into the lake.
• Jiang Nannan cried as she feared losing Xu Sanshi, then jumped into the lake after him.
• Zhang Lexuan stopped Huo Yuxi from interrupting, and Jiang Nannan realized Xu Sanshi had tricked her.

During the fifth segment of the matchmaking event, Wang Dong chose Huo Yuhao, and he accepted her hand before facing Dai Huabin’s challenge. Huo Yuhao unleashed a powerful blizzard through Snow Woman, leaving Zhang Lexuan wondering if his special soul ring had granted him a domain.

• Xu Sanshi carried the soaked Jiang Nannan ashore, while Zhang Lexuan began the fourth segment, in which the girls chose their partners.
• Wang Dong, Ling Luochen, and Ning Tian chose Huo Yuhao, surprising Huo Yuxi.
• Zhang Lexuan explained the rules of the fifth segment, where mutual choices could lead to holding hands and rival suitors could challenge one another.
• Wang Dong took Huo Yuhao’s hand, and Huo Yuhao accepted her choice before turning to face Dai Huabin’s challenge.
• Dai Huabin attacked with White Tiger Meteor Shower, but Snow Woman answered with a powerful blizzard that Huo Yuxi contained.
• Zhang Lexuan watched Huo Yuhao’s domain-like power and wondered whether it came from his special soul ring.

Huo Yuhao reunited with Wang Dong and learned she was a girl, then confessed that he liked her. After the Sea God's Fated Blind Date Event, Huo Yuxi slept through the morning and woke to find everyone had gone off in pairs.

• Huo Yuhao ended his battle with Dai Huabin quickly and led Wang Dong away without removing her bamboo hat in front of the others.
• Huo Yuhao removed Wang Dong's bamboo hat and realized she was a girl, then told her he liked her regardless of her gender.
• Huo Yuxi sat with Bei Bei after the event and comforted him about Tang Ya.
• Huo Yuxi thought about Xiao Hongchen, her friends' progress, and the approaching tournament before falling asleep.
• Huo Yuxi woke at noon to find breakfast and a note saying her brother and the others had gone to take care of something, then left in annoyance.

Huo Yuxi discovered a new student, Wang Qiu'er, who looked almost exactly like Wang Dong'er, though Wang Dong'er denied knowing her. Huo Yuxi then joined an academy expedition to the Star Dou Great Forest, where the group prepared to hunt soul rings.

• Huo Yuxi reunited with Lu Wanwan and Luo Ling, then encountered Wang Qiu'er, whose appearance stunned her.
• Huo Yuxi showed Wang Dong'er Wang Qiu'er, but Wang Dong'er insisted they were unrelated despite their striking resemblance.
• Yan Shaozhe assigned Huo Yuxi to assist with an Inner Sect soul-ring hunt, and Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er also joined the expedition.
• Cai Meier led Huo Yuxi, Gongyang Mo, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Wang Qiu'er toward the Star Dou Great Forest to seek soul rings.
• The group reached the forest outskirts in less than a day and rested under Cai Meier's supervision.

Huo Yuhao’s group captured an Azure Sea Spirit Ape for Gongyang Mo’s soul ring, but Cai Meier criticized Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong’er, and Wang Qiu’er for failing to coordinate. After Wang Qiu’er agreed to follow orders, the group traveled into the Mixed Zone and settled in for the night.

• Huo Yuxi delivered a grilled fish to Wang Qiu’er, who initially ignored her.
• Cai Meier identified a fifty-thousand-year Azure Sea Spirit Ape and ordered Huo Yuhao to control it while Wang Dong’er and Wang Qiu’er captured it alive for Gongyang Mo.
• Wang Qiu’er attacked without following Huo Yuhao’s retreat order and helped kill the Azure Sea Spirit Ape, while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er failed to coordinate with her.
• Cai Meier reprimanded the three for their poor teamwork and warned Wang Qiu’er that she could lose her Inner Sect status if she did not follow orders; Wang Qiu’er agreed to comply.
• Gongyang Mo absorbed the soul ring, and the group traveled into the central Mixed Zone before Huo Yuhao found a safe campsite.
• Huo Yuxi, Wang Dong’er, and Wang Qiu’er took the second half of the night watch while Cai Meier rested nearby.

Huo Yuxi and the others were attacked by a herd of Blood Red Baboons led by a fifty-thousand-year soul beast. After the group defeated the pack and Huo Yuxi wounded its leader without killing it, Cai Meier asked who wanted its soul ring.

• Huo Yuxi sensed approaching soul beasts and warned the group as Huo Yuhao detected about thirty Blood Red Baboons, including a fifty-thousand-year leader.
• Cai Meier positioned herself behind the group while Huo Yuhao and Huo Yuxi weakened the baboons and Wang Dong attacked with Butterfly God Dance.
• Wang Qiu'er used Golden Dragon Burst to destroy many of the baboons, including some with thirty thousand years of cultivation.
• Huo Yuxi struck the surviving leader with Soul Devouring Scythe and left it alive, though badly wounded.
• Cai Meier offered the leader's bloodthirst-type soul ring to the group, and Huo Yuxi urged them to choose quickly before it died.