Chapter Summaries

After their team won the New Student Assessment, Ji Lin, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao received a soul bone from Shrek Academy and decided Xiao Xiao would absorb it. They parted to pursue their plans, with Ji Lin heading to find Wang Qiuer and talk about her changed attitude toward him.

• Du Weilun gave Ji Lin, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao a Void Bright Demon Leopard Left Leg Bone and warned them to keep the reward secret.
• Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao offered the soul bone to Ji Lin, but he refused, saying he already had one reserved for himself.
• Huo Yuhao argued that Xiao Xiao should receive the speed-enhancing soul bone, and Xiao Xiao accepted it, promising to help Huo Yuhao find a suitable bone in the future.
• Xiao Xiao prepared to return to the dormitory and absorb the soul bone, while Huo Yuhao went to sell grilled fish.
• Ji Lin accompanied Xiao Xiao along the forest path, planning to find Wang Qiuer and ask why she had seemed strange since the finals.

Ji Lin told Wang Qiuer how Snow Empress and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm became part of his powers, resolving her questions and earning her trust. Wang Qiuer decided to keep his secrets, while Di Tian worried about the missing Auspicious Beast.

• Ji Lin and Xiao Xiao celebrated their New Student Assessment victory, and Ji Lin asked Xiao Xiao to bring Wang Qiuer to meet him.
• Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer went to Sea God Lake, where Ji Lin revealed that Snow Empress was his second martial soul and explained how she had fused with him.
• Ji Lin told Wang Qiuer that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm lived in his Sea of Consciousness and had provided the blank second martial soul that made Snow Empress's fusion possible.
• Wang Qiuer understood Ji Lin's God Creation plan and decided not to tell Di Tian or the others about Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
• At the Lake of Life, Di Tian worried about the Auspicious Beast's absence, and Bi Ji asked if he was thinking about her.

At Shrek Academy, Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer grew closer after he resolved her doubts, and they began cultivating together again. Ji Lin was elected Assault System class monitor as academy life settled into a routine, though he remained busy with Wang Qiuer, Ma Xiaotao, and Zhang Lexuan.

• Wang Qiuer decided to keep Ji Lin's secret about the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and the two cultivated together before class.
• Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer entered class holding hands, prompting mixed reactions from Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao.
• Wang Yan held a secret-ballot election, and Ji Lin and Cao Jinxuan became the Assault System and Control System class monitors.
• Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer ate together and cultivated beside Sea God Lake, while Wang Qiuer aimed to reach rank forty before the advancement assessment.
• Zhou Yi taught the class without expelling anyone, and the students followed Ji Lin's lead as academy life settled into classes and cultivation.
• Ji Lin continued helping Ma Xiaotao suppress her evil fire, and Zhang Lexuan visited him whenever she had time.

After eight months of cultivating with Wang Qiuer, Ji Lin had reached level forty-six while their relationship grew closer, even as he remained intimate with Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao. On the last day of first year, Wang Yan warned the class that vacation would be followed by individual and class advancement assessments.

• Wang Qiuer ignored Ji Lin's closeness with Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao, following Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er's advice to avoid threatening her relationship with him.
• Over eight months, Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer each gained two Soul Power levels through daily dual cultivation, reaching levels forty-six and thirty-nine respectively.
• Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer finished an overnight cultivation session, then went to class together on the final day of first year.
• Wang Yan told the students to use their month-long vacation to prepare for the next year's advancement assessment.
• Wang Yan explained that students needed at least level twenty and a second soul ring, and that the class also had to pass a class assessment or some students would be eliminated.

After the class assessment announcement, Ji Lin and his classmates shared a farewell meal before he left the academy with Wang Qiuer and Chi Yuan. In Star Luo City, Ji Lin reunited with his fiancée Xu Jiujiu and introduced Wang Qiuer as his girlfriend, leaving the two women face to face.

• Wang Yan warned Class One that any student whose mistake lowered the class assessment would be remembered, then dismissed the class for the break.
• Ji Lin and his friends gathered for a final meal, and he later said farewell to Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao.
• Ji Lin asked Wang Qiuer to return to the Star Luo Empire with him, and she agreed before they left the academy with Chi Yuan.
• After several days of travel, Ji Lin arrived in Star Luo City, where Xu Jiujiu was waiting for him.
• Ji Lin introduced Wang Qiuer as his girlfriend and Xu Jiujiu as his fiancée, while Wang Qiuer and Xu Jiujiu met.

Ji Lin welcomed Wang Qiuer to the Star Luo Empire and reassured Xu Jiawei that Xu Jiujiu would remain his principal wife. He showed Xu Jiawei his Heavenly Snow Woman martial soul and revealed his plan to found a sect, which Xu Jiawei offered to support.

• Xu Jiujiu welcomed Wang Qiuer and arranged for her to live beside Ji Lin's palace.
• Ji Lin met Xu Jiawei, told him he had gained a second martial soul, and began calling him Imperial Brother.
• Xu Jiawei urged Ji Lin to make Xu Jiujiu his principal wife, and Ji Lin promised not to let her suffer any grievance.
• Ji Lin summoned the Heavenly Snow Woman martial soul for Xu Jiawei, who admired her beauty.
• Ji Lin told Xu Jiawei he planned to found a sect, and Xu Jiawei offered to provide its location and initial resources while Ji Lin found the disciples.

Ji Lin decided to establish Freedom Gate and asked Xu Jiujiu to help organize it while Wang Qiuer joined as a member. He shared Void Sword Qi as the sect’s inherited cultivation method, leaving Freedom Gate’s initial preparations underway.

• Xu Jiawei encouraged Ji Lin to establish his sect responsibly, and Ji Lin named it Freedom Gate and planned to build its first residence in Star Luo City.
• Ji Lin told Xu Jiujiu and Wang Qiuer about his plans, appointed Xu Jiujiu deputy gate master, and welcomed Wang Qiuer into the sect.
• Ji Lin said he would recruit talented classmates from Shrek Academy to join Freedom Gate.
• Ji Lin passed Void Sword Qi to Xu Jiujiu and Wang Qiuer as Freedom Gate’s inherited cultivation method and told them to keep it secret.

Ji Lin, Wang Qiuer, and Chi Yuan searched the Star Dou Great Forest for a suitable fourth soul ring for Wang Qiuer and encountered a ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. Wang Qiuer used Golden Pride to immobilize it, and Chi Yuan stepped in to defeat it.

• Ji Lin said farewell to Xu Jiujiu and traveled with Wang Qiuer and Chi Yuan to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The group found an injured Ghost Tiger, but Chi Yuan ordered it to flee because it was unsuitable for Wang Qiuer.
• A ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear appeared, and Ji Lin recognized it as a suitable soul beast for Wang Qiuer.
• Wang Qiuer used Golden Pride to control the bear without attacking it.
• Chi Yuan activated Martial Soul Possession and moved to fight the immobilized bear.

Chi Yuan and Wang Qiuer killed a ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Wang Qiuer absorbed its soul ring to gain the Golden Dragon Claw skill. After Ji Lin found a rare Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Right Palm Bone, Wang Qiuer offered it to him, and he prepared to absorb it.

• Chi Yuan shattered the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's heart with Inch Strength, Heaven Cleaving, and Wang Qiuer finished it with her Golden Dragon Spear.
• Wang Qiuer absorbed the bear's ten-thousand-year soul ring in about two hours, gaining her fourth Soul Skill, Golden Dragon Claw.
• Ji Lin, Chi Yuan, and Wang Qiuer prepared to take the bear's corpse back as the Shrek Academy opening day approached.
• While processing the corpse, Ji Lin discovered a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Right Palm Bone, an exceptionally rare External Soul Bone.
• Wang Qiuer declined the bone because she already had Golden Dragon Claw, so Ji Lin prepared to absorb it himself.

Ji Lin fused the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Right Palm Bone, reached level forty-seven, and returned to Shrek Academy with Wang Qiuer. There, he reunited with Huo Yuhao as the academy prepared for its new enrollment and student advancement assessments.

• Ji Lin fused the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Right Palm Bone, gained its blade-like power, and advanced to level forty-seven.
• Wang Qiuer said the Soul Ring had raised her to level forty-two, and she and Ji Lin left the Star Dou Great Forest with Chi Yuan’s help.
• Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer arrived at Shrek Academy during the annual entrance assessments and greeted Mu En at the dormitory entrance.
• Ji Lin returned to his room and found Huo Yuhao cultivating; they greeted each other and Ji Lin asked about Huo Yuhao’s holiday.

Ji Lin encouraged Huo Yuhao to transfer to the Soul Tool Department after Huo Yuhao failed to reach Rank Twenty, and Huo Yuhao accepted the decision. At the start of their second year, Ji Lin and his classmates reunited in Class One, where Zhou Yi arrived with Wang Yan.

• Huo Yuhao told Ji Lin that he had failed to break through Rank Twenty and had been eliminated from the advancement assessment.
• Ji Lin comforted Huo Yuhao by suggesting he transfer to the Soul Tool Department, and Huo Yuhao decided to let go of his hopes for the Martial Soul Department.
• Huo Yuhao moved into the Soul Tool Department dormitories, while Ji Lin, Wang Qiuer, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong'er began their second year in a new building.
• Ji Lin's classmates welcomed him, and Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan joked and argued over him before returning to their seats.
• Zhou Yi entered Class One with Wang Yan, silencing the students with her icy presence.

Wang Yan and Zhou Yi announced Huo Yuhao’s transfer and explained that the first-year advancement assessment would take place in Shrek Academy’s Beast Fighting Area. Ji Lin shared Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear meat with friends before the students gathered for the assessment, where Du Weilun served as chief examiner.

• Wang Yan and Zhou Yi announced Huo Yuhao’s transfer to the Soul Tool Department and explained the one-on-one soul beast advancement assessment.
• Ji Lin shared cooked Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear meat with Cao Jinxuan, Zhou Sichen, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo at lunch.
• Wang Qiuer followed Ji Lin to his dormitory to cultivate, and Wang Dong’er teased them about living together.
• The second-year students collected their assessment forms and lined up outside the fighting area in the Great Beast Fighting Arena.
• Du Weilun took his place as chief examiner while twenty teachers prepared to guide the soul beasts, protect the students, and grade the assessment.

Ji Lin began the Second Year assessment by choosing a thousand-year soul beast and effortlessly subduing a Flame Demon Lion with his sword intent. The referees awarded him full marks, leaving his classmates stunned by his strength.

• Ji Lin chose to face a thousand-year soul beast in the assessment.
• Ji Lin summoned Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment, and his soul rings and cultivation shocked the watching students and teachers.
• The Flame Demon Lion stopped its charge in fear, and Ji Lin's sword qi made it kneel in surrender.
• Xiao Xiao, the Lan sisters, Zhou Sichen, and Cao Jinxuan praised Ji Lin, while Dai Huabin watched with clenched fists and Zhu Lu worried about him.
• The referee awarded Ji Lin full marks for his strength and combat technique.

After the advancement assessments, Ji Lin received an invitation to a Treasure Appraisal Meeting for Outer Court Core Disciples and went to Shrek City with Wang Qiuer, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao. They reached the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, where a greeter asked whether they had come for the meeting.

• Cao Jinxuan and Xie Huanyue passed the advancement assessment, and most of the other students passed as well.
• Wang Dong'er broke through to Rank 30 during the break, obtained her third soul ring, and passed the assessment against a thousand-year soul beast.
• Dai Huabin and Wang Qiuer also passed their assessments, and the advancement tests concluded after three days.
• Ji Lin received an invitation to the Outer Court Core Disciples' Treasure Appraisal Meeting and learned that Wang Qiuer, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao had received invitations too.
• Ji Lin and the three girls traveled through Shrek City to the Treasure Gathering Pavilion for the meeting.
• A young woman at the pavilion's entrance asked Ji Lin and his companions whether they had come to attend the Treasure Appraisal Meeting.

Ji Lin and the others entered the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, where Wang Dong'er spotted a soul bone she wanted to buy. After they submitted forms for credit assessments, the registrar reacted with surprise to their results, especially Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer.

• The group entered the lavish Treasure Gathering Pavilion and were welcomed by its staff.
• Ji Lin agreed to have the group assessed for credit so Xiao Xiao could shop without feeling dependent on her companions.
• Wang Dong'er noticed a golden-red soul bone that she felt suited her, and she planned to buy it after the assessment.
• The group filled out assessment forms listing their names, ages, Soul Power Levels, martial souls, and honors.
• The registrar, Xiao Hong, appeared stunned by the assessment results and looked at Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer with heightened interest.

Ji Lin, Wang Qiuer, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao received VIP cards at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, where Elder Lin explained the academy's plan to win over the two exceptional soul masters. The group then went to view the exhibits, where Xu Sanshi approached Ji Lin to ask for advice about pursuing girls.

• Xiao Hong gave Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer top-tier VIP cards that let each claim one Treasure Appraisal Meeting item per year, while Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao received purple cards with credit limits and discounts.
• Elder Lin revealed that Sea God Pavilion had chosen to invest in Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer through gentle goodwill, while holding back the academy's deepest resources unless they committed to it.
• The group headed to the golden-red soul bone display and met Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi among the invited Core Disciples.
• Xu Sanshi put an arm around Ji Lin and asked him for advice on pursuing girls, offering to repay him.

Ji Lin tried to clear up Xu Sanshi’s rumors about his popularity after Wang Qiuer confronted him, then joined her, Wang Dong’er, and Xiao Xiao to inspect a soul bone. Wang Dong’er could not afford the Golden Radiance Left Arm Bone, so Ji Lin bought it for her at a discount and also purchased a supposedly thousand-year-old Whale Jelly that he recognized as a rare ten-thousand-year treasure.

• Xu Sanshi’s teasing made Wang Qiuer question Ji Lin about rumors that he had won over Ma Xiaotao and attracted several other girls.
• Xu Sanshi fled to greet Jiang Nannan, and Ji Lin insisted to Wang Qiuer that the rumors were false.
• Wang Qiuer, Wang Dong’er, and Xiao Xiao examined the Golden Radiance Left Arm Bone, which Ji Lin identified as suitable for Wang Dong’er.
• Wang Dong’er revealed she had only a little over three million Gold Soul Coins, so Ji Lin bought the 9.5-million-coin soul bone at a forty percent discount.
• Ji Lin also bought a piece of Thousand Year Whale Jelly for six thousand Gold Soul Coins, knowing it was actually Ten Thousand Year Whale Jelly.

Ji Lin and his companions selected treasures at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion before learning that the second-year core disciples would join a competition to choose students for a secret mission. As the selection began, the core disciples headed to the Soul Fighting Area.

• Ji Lin and his companions bought suitable treasures and Soul Bones, then returned to the academy after greeting Bei Bei.
• Wang Dong'er successfully absorbed her Soul Bone overnight, and Zhou Yi summoned all thirteen core disciples to announce a selection competition in three days.
• Zhou Yi explained that the competition would choose seven Outer Court core disciples under fifteen for a mission, with no penalty for losing.
• After lessons, Wang Yan kept the core disciples behind and led them toward the Soul Fighting Area for the selection.
• Ji Lin saw Xie Huanyue, Ning Tian, and Nanmen Yun'er heading to the Soul Fighting Area, where the year's record sixteen core disciples would gather.

Xuan Zi began a Core Disciple assessment in which thirty-one students had to fight freely until only seven remained. After He Caitou’s surprise barrage eliminated several students, Ji Lin prepared to make his move with Wang Qiuer’s approval.

• The Core Disciples from the second through fifth years gathered at the Soul Fighting Area, while Huo Yuhao missed the assessment to obtain a soul ring.
• Xuan Zi announced a no-rules free-for-all, with the last seven students standing declared winners, then abruptly started the match.
• Ji Lin joined Wang Qiuer, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong'er, while Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan formed their own group.
• He Caitou revealed his soul tools and fired a barrage into the crowded arena, eliminating several students, including Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan.
• Ji Lin looked to Wang Qiuer, received her approval, and prepared to make a big scene.

Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ice Cang Imperial Dragon, freezing the Soul Fighting Area and alarming the academy’s teachers. They canceled the skill after Elder Xuan intervened, leaving the Core Disciples rescued and Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan trapped in an ice sphere.

• Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer released their martial souls and began a second Martial Soul Fusion Skill, shielding Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao with white light.
• Their fusion summoned a massive ice dragon that descended into the Soul Fighting Area, freezing the arena and overwhelming the Core Disciples.
• Xu Sanshi protected himself, Bei Bei, and Jiang Nannan with a turtle-shell shield, while Elder Xuan rushed in and rescued the other Core Disciples.
• Elder Xuan ordered Ji Lin and Wang Qiuer to cancel their skill, and the ice dragon vanished as the pair reappeared unharmed with Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao.
• Yan Shaozhe, Cai Mei'er, Du Weilun, and other senior teachers arrived, and Xuan Zi explained the fusion skill’s danger as Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan remained trapped inside an ice sphere.