Chapter Summaries

Ice God Palace’s guardians agreed to seek Su Yu’s approval before deciding whether to treat Ma Xiaotao in exchange for a Dragon Pill, and Luo Yi set out to find him. Meanwhile, Su Yu and Wang Dong arrived at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s Reserve Team Selection Tournament, where Su Yu led her into the Mingde Hall seating area.

• Lu Yuan told Ice God Palace’s guardians that Yan Shaozhe had offered a Dragon Pill for Ma Xiaotao’s treatment, but they lacked authority to accept without Su Yu’s approval.
• Xiao Qiancheng sent Luo Yi to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to ask Su Yu what they should do, and Luo Yi left at once.
• Yan Shaozhe sensed Luo Yi passing overhead and told Ma Xiaotao that the Ice God Palace powerhouse was no weaker than himself.
• Su Yu and Wang Dong dressed for the Reserve Team Selection Tournament and headed to the Soul Tool Trial Grounds.
• Su Yu greeted Ke Ke and Ju Zi, then led Wang Dong into the second-row seats reserved for Mingde Hall members.

Su Yu met Mingde Hall’s members at the Reserve Team Selection Tournament, where Xiao Hongchen clashed with Xiao Xiafeng and Wang Dong won her match. After leaving the tournament, Su Yu secretly met Luo Yi, the Eighth Guardian, who had arrived from the Ice God Palace.

• Su Yu sat with Meng Hongchen and Wang Dong, greeted Ma Rulong, and met other tournament team members, including Xiao Xiafeng.
• Xiao Hongchen defended Su Yu’s place in Mingde Hall and insulted Xiao Xiafeng, who challenged him before Ma Rulong stopped the confrontation.
• Jing Hongchen opened the Reserve Team Selection Tournament, and Su Yu learned that he had been directly promoted to the final thirty-two.
• Wang Dong easily defeated her third-year opponent, then joined Su Yu, Meng Hongchen, and Xiao Hongchen for a meal before they returned to their dormitory.
• Su Yu sensed something unusual, left the dormitory, and met Luo Yi, the Eighth Guardian, who had traveled from the Ice God Palace.

Su Yu agreed to let the Ice God Palace treat Ma Xiaotao in exchange for Yan Shaozhe’s Dragon Pill, while making clear that a complete cure would cost more. Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao entered the palace, where they were left awestruck by Ice Snow City.

• Luo Yi told Su Yu that Yan Shaozhe had offered a Dragon Pill to seek treatment for Ma Xiaotao, and Su Yu agreed to accept it while reserving a full cure for a higher price.
• Su Yu sent Mu Wu and Luo Yi to meet Yan Shaozhe, instructing Mu Wu to treat Ma Xiaotao once and warn Yan Shaozhe not to covet the palace’s treasures.
• After the two-day deadline passed, Yan Shaozhe brought Ma Xiaotao back to the Ice God Palace, where Lu Yuan and Shui Lingguang told him the Great Guardian had agreed to receive him.
• Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao entered Ice Snow City and marveled at its Thousand Year Cold Ice buildings and its unfrozen river of Azure Cold Water.
• Shui Lingguang explained that Ice Attribute Soul Beasts lived in the river under the Ice God’s protection, and the group crossed toward the city’s main area.

Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao reached the Ice God Palace and learned that removing Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire would require Ultimate Ice or rare treasures. Mu Wu said he could only suppress it for two or three years in exchange for the Dragon Pill, leaving Yan Shaozhe to face a higher price for a permanent cure.

• Yan Shaozhe marveled at Ice Snow City’s Soul Master population and the Ice God Palace’s immense, crystal-built palaces as Lu Yuan and Shui Lingguang led him and Ma Xiaotao to meet the Great Guardian.
• Yan Shaozhe met Mu Wu and realized that the Great Guardian’s power surpassed Xuan Zi’s, while Mu Wu mentioned that the Priest respected Yan Shaozhe’s teacher, Mu En.
• Mu Wu examined Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire Phoenix and confirmed that her innate Evil Fire could eventually burn her to death if left untreated.
• Mu Wu explained that curing the Evil Fire required Ultimate Ice or rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and that the Ice God Palace’s two Ultimate Ice users—the Great Priest and the Young Master—would not act for a Dragon Pill.
• Mu Wu offered to suppress Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire for two or three years in exchange for the Dragon Pill, but Yan Shaozhe still lacked a permanent cure.

Mu Wu told Yan Shaozhe that the Dragon Pill would only buy Ma Xiaotao two or three years of Evil Fire suppression, and her temper triggered a dangerous eruption before they could leave. Yan Shaozhe agreed to the trade, and Mu Wu suppressed the Evil Fire with his Ice River Baxia Martial Soul in exchange for the Dragon Pill.

• Mu Wu offered to suppress Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire for two or three years in exchange for the Dragon Pill, and Ma Xiaotao angrily tried to leave.
• Mu Wu warned that Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire would threaten her mind when she reached Soul Sage, and her anger caused it to erupt.
• Mu Wu threw Ma Xiaotao into the Azure Cold Water to suppress the flames, then warned Yan Shaozhe that the water’s effect would be temporary.
• Yan Shaozhe agreed to give Mu Wu the Dragon Pill in exchange for treatment, while privately imagining a future alliance with the Ice God Palace.
• Mu Wu revealed his Ice River Baxia Martial Soul and used its icy power to seal Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire before receiving the Dragon Pill.

Mu Wu handed Shui Lingguang the Ice God Pearl to protect the Ice God Palace before leaving to report to the Young Master. At the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, the selection tournament reached the top thirty-two, and Wang Dong began her match against Qiu Yu while Su Yu and Meng Hongchen discussed sparring.

• Mu Wu explained that Yan Shaozhe had traded a Dragon Pill to secure Ma Xiaotao's treatment and build ties with the Ice God Palace, then ordered Lu Yuan to spend a month in Ice Prison for disrespecting the Young Master.
• Mu Wu entrusted Shui Lingguang with the Ice God Pearl, the divine artifact he guarded, so she could defend the Ice God Palace while he returned to the Young Master.
• On the tournament's fourth day, the top thirty-two matches began at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, with Wang Dong the only remaining third-year student.
• Wang Dong entered the arena to face Qiu Yu, and Su Yu and Meng Hongchen expected her to overcome the close-combat Soul Engineer.
• Su Yu invited Meng Hongchen to spar, and she agreed to a close-combat match without either of them using their Martial Souls.

Su Yu defeated Mo Han to advance in the academy tournament, then progressed through the next round as Wang Dong struggled against a stronger opponent. The chapter ended with Su Yu receiving the Disguise skill, which could alter his appearance and Martial Soul, and considering how to hide his conspicuous Soul Ring colors.

• Wang Dong, Meng Hongchen, and Xiao Hongchen each won their matches and advanced to the top sixteen.
• Su Yu used a fourth-rank javelin to deflect Mo Han’s attacks before knocking him out of the arena and advancing.
• Su Yu, Wang Dong, and Meng Hongchen agreed to go out together after their matches.
• Su Yu and his companions later advanced to the top eight, while Wang Dong needed more than half a day to recover after a difficult victory.
• Su Yu checked in with the system and received the Disguise skill, which could change his appearance and Martial Soul.

Su Yu concealed his third Soul Ring and advanced to the final four, while Wang Dong was eliminated by Yang Xu after revealing her Clear Sky Hammer and Twin Martial Souls. The next day, Su Yu faced Meng Hongchen in the semifinals, and their match began with Meng Hongchen summoning her ice-blue armor and swords.

• Su Yu used his new camouflage skill to disguise his third Soul Ring as black before heading to the tournament with Wang Dong.
• Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Su Yu won their quarterfinal matches, while Wang Dong lost to Yang Xu and exhausted herself using the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Su Yu carried the sleeping Wang Dong back and provided her with a warm meal and Ice Marrow after she woke in the middle of the night.
• Xiao Hongchen defeated Yang Xu in the first semifinal and advanced to the afternoon finals.
• Su Yu and Meng Hongchen entered the second semifinal, and Meng Hongchen equipped her ice-blue Soul Tool armor, swords, and wings as the match began.

Su Yu sparred with Meng Hongchen, demonstrating his superior swordsmanship and revealing that he was immune to her poison. Meng Hongchen continued fighting with her soul skills, and Su Yu unleashed a powerful sword aura with Traverse All Directions.

• Meng Hongchen equipped her Rank 6 full-body Soul Tool armor and fought Su Yu with her slender swords, but he steadily outmatched her with Iron Horse Ice River.
• Su Yu urged Meng Hongchen to use her Martial Soul, and she released her Scarlet-Eyed Ice Toad form and attacked him with poison.
• Meng Hongchen’s Ice Toad’s Poison and Ice Poison Ring failed to harm Su Yu, who revealed that his All Evils Repelled ability granted him Poison Immunity.
• Meng Hongchen resumed the fight with her swords, and Su Yu promised to teach her swordsmanship while continuing to pressure her.
• Meng Hongchen used Ice Refraction to shift around the stage and evade Su Yu’s attacks, prompting him to unleash Traverse All Directions.

Su Yu defeated Meng Hongchen with his Horizontal and Vertical Swordplay and advanced to the tournament final against Xiao Hongchen. After carrying the exhausted Meng Hongchen from the arena, Su Yu was confronted by Wang Dong, while his growing closeness with both girls drew attention.

• Su Yu's Traverse All Directions broke through Meng Hongchen's Ice Fire Poison Dragon Drill, and she used the Shifting Ring to escape his Rainbow Piercing Sun.
• Su Yu followed with Hundred Paces Flying Sword, overwhelmed Meng Hongchen's Toughness Wall, and stopped Iron Horse Ice River at her neck before she was injured.
• The host declared Su Yu the winner and announced that he would face Xiao Hongchen in the afternoon final; Su Yu carried the exhausted Meng Hongchen away as Wang Dong watched jealously.
• Wang Dong chased after Su Yu and accused him of breaking his promise not to date before sixteen, but Su Yu said he had only carried Meng Hongchen because she lacked strength.
• Meng Hongchen asked whether Su Yu had promised to wait until sixteen, and Su Yu admitted he could date earlier if he met the right person, prompting Wang Dong to object.

Meng Hongchen and Wang Dong argued over whether Su Yu should date, until Ji Juechen arrived and challenged him to a fight. Su Yu offered to fight him if he could withstand one punch, then defeated him and agreed to meet him again in three days.

• Meng Hongchen and Wang Dong traded accusations while claiming they were trying to protect Su Yu from dating.
• Ji Juechen approached Su Yu and demanded a fight after being drawn by Su Yu's sword strikes.
• Meng Hongchen objected because Su Yu had a final that afternoon, and Su Yu told Ji Juechen he was not his opponent.
• Su Yu challenged Ji Juechen to withstand one punch, and both men summoned their Soul Rings and gathered their fighting auras.
• Su Yu's punch overwhelmed Ji Juechen's sword, broke his iron sword, and sent him flying.
• Su Yu told Ji Juechen to find him in three days, then left with Wang Dong and Meng Hongchen while Ji Juechen smiled excitedly.

After praising Ji Juechen’s swordsmanship, Su Yu returned to the dorm with Wang Dong, who confronted him over his apparent affection for Meng Hongchen and his jokes about having multiple girlfriends. Su Yu refused to promise he would love only one person, then meditated on an insight he had gained from fighting Ji Juechen while Wang Dong quietly resolved to change his mind.

• Meng Hongchen explained Ji Juechen’s reputation and achievements, while Su Yu praised his swordsmanship and resilience.
• Su Yu set Meng Hongchen down outside Mingde Hall, and she promised to watch his afternoon match before he left with Wang Dong.
• Back in their dorm, Wang Dong ambushed Su Yu and demanded to know whether he liked Meng Hongchen and why he had broken his promise not to date before sixteen.
• Su Yu joked that Wang Dong’s sister could join him and that he wanted several girlfriends, provoking Wang Dong to pin and scold him.
• Su Yu said he would not date anyone for now but would not promise to love only one person, and Wang Dong vowed to change his mind.
• Su Yu meditated on a realm insight from his fight with Ji Juechen while Wang Dong sat nearby, muttering about him.

Su Yu faced Xiao Hongchen in the Reserve Team Selection Tournament final and revealed that all four of his Soul Rings were Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings. He overwhelmed Xiao Hongchen with ice attacks and froze him before he could use his last trump card, leaving Su Yu poised to win the match.

• Ji Juechen told Jing Ziyan that Xiao Hongchen would lose, while she noticed Ji Juechen's broken sword from his earlier defeat.
• Xiao Hongchen and Su Yu entered the arena, and the tournament host announced the final match.
• Xiao Hongchen released his Three-legged Golden Toad Martial Soul and attacked with 128 fifth-rank Soul Tools, while Su Yu revealed the Ice Emperor Martial Soul and four black Soul Rings.
• Su Yu's Ice Frost: Emperor's Feather overwhelmed Xiao Hongchen's barrage, and its attacks slowed him down.
• Su Yu vanished from the firepower exchange, then repeatedly kicked Xiao Hongchen through the air before freezing him with his first Soul Ring as he tried to use his final trump card.

Su Yu defeated Xiao Hongchen in the Reserve Team Selection Tournament and was named reserve team captain. Jing Hongchen discovered that Su Yu had concealed most of his strength and possessed Twin Ultimate Martial Souls, then offered him any reward he wanted.

• Su Yu froze Xiao Hongchen with Ice Emperor's Decree, won the match, and was declared champion and reserve team captain by Jing Hongchen.
• Jing Hongchen summoned Su Yu, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen, explaining that they might compete in the tournament and asking how much strength Su Yu had used.
• Su Yu said he had used about eighty percent, but Jing Hongchen judged it to be no more than fifty percent; Xiao Hongchen protested until Su Yu offered to fight again at full strength.
• Jing Hongchen asked whether Su Yu had Twin Martial Souls, and Su Yu confirmed that his second Martial Soul was associated with wind.
• Su Yu revealed that his Martial Souls were Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Wind, stunning Jing Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen.
• Jing Hongchen celebrated Su Yu's Twin Ultimate Martial Souls and offered to grant whatever reward he requested.

Su Yu requested full-body Soul Tool armor from Jing Hongchen, who then gave him authority over the Reserve Team and approved his choice of Wang Dong for its final spot. After leaving the office, Su Yu found Wang Dong following them, and she showed her hurt at being left out.

• Su Yu clarified that he wanted armor like Meng Hongchen's, and Jing Hongchen agreed to design a custom set after assessing his physical abilities.
• Jing Hongchen asked Su Yu to choose the Reserve Team's final members, and Su Yu selected Wang Dong over Chen Kai because of her youth and Twin Martial Souls.
• Jing Hongchen placed Su Yu in charge of the Reserve Team and ordered Xiao Hongchen to obey him, then warned the team to prepare for Shrek Academy.
• Su Yu confidently said Shrek Academy was no threat, and Jing Hongchen sent him, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen to test his physical capabilities.
• Su Yu spotted Wang Dong following them and confronted her, while Wang Dong pouted and showed her disappointment at being left out.

Su Yu reassured Wang Dong, revealed his extraordinary physical test results, and fought Ji Juechen again, giving him the Mysterious Iron Heavy Sword. At Shrek Academy, a core disciple free-for-all ended with seven students remaining as winners.

• Su Yu explained that he had advocated for Wang Dong's place on the Reserve Team, and Meng Hongchen told Wang Dong what he had done.
• Su Yu's physical test showed Soul Douluo-level strength and resilience and a raw strength of thirty-two thousand kilograms, astonishing Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Wang Dong.
• Su Yu defeated Ji Juechen in their appointed rematch and gave him the Mysterious Iron Heavy Sword after breaking another of his swords.
• Xuan Zi started Shrek Academy's core disciple free-for-all, where students teamed up to eliminate their rivals.
• Beibei, He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Ning Tian remained as the final seven winners, while Wu Feng was eliminated protecting Ning Tian.

Xuan Zi appointed Beibei and six others to Shrek Academy’s Reserve Team and explained their role in the coming tournament. Su Yu and Wang Dong headed to Mingde Hall for their first training day, where Su Yu met the students he had selected and greeted Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.

• Xuan Zi told Beibei and the other six that they had been chosen as the Reserve Team and ordered them to keep the appointment secret.
• Xuan Zi said the Reserve Team would train with the current Seven Devils and that the younger students should gain experience before their future tournament.
• Su Yu checked in and received the Sunflower Manual, then woke Wang Dong with a chill so they could leave for Mingde Hall on time.
• Su Yu and Wang Dong arrived at Mingde Hall, where Zhou Qin, Guan Bo, and Yang Xu greeted Su Yu as their captain.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen arrived, and Su Yu complimented Meng Hongchen on her appearance.

Su Yu entered Mingde Hall with Meng Hongchen and the others, where he received powerful Soul Tool rewards from the system. The group met Ma Rulong and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s official team to begin preparing for the upcoming competition.

• Meng Hongchen led Su Yu and the others through Mingde Hall’s security checkpoints and down into its vast underground manufacturing hall.
• Su Yu checked in at Mingde Hall and received Winter’s Sword, the Ranked Carving Knife Holy Judgment, and six Level Nine Soul Guidance Cannonballs, deciding to give Winter’s Sword to Hai Bodong.
• Meng Hongchen explained Mingde Hall’s facilities and said the group had come to learn Soul Tool use and coordinate with the official team.
• Su Yu’s group met Ma Rulong and the other official team members, who welcomed Su Yu and discussed arranging training and coordination matches.
• Ma Rulong said Elder Ma would arrive shortly and hinted that Mingde Hall had a place for matches.

Elder Ma brought the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy teams to Mingde Hall’s underground Soul Fighting Arena and set the main team against the Reserve Team. Su Yu used Ice Emperor's Domain to disrupt the main team and help the Reserve Team eliminate several opponents, while Ma Rulong’s attempt to dispel the mist failed.

• Elder Ma explained that the match would test both teams’ strengths and shortcomings, then gave Ma Rulong and Su Yu ten minutes to prepare their teams.
• Su Yu steadied the Reserve Team’s morale and devised tactics, while Ma Rulong warned the main team not to underestimate them.
• The match began with the main team deploying Soul Tool Turret Tactics, and Su Yu covered the arena in mist with his third soul skill, Ice Emperor's Domain.
• Guan Bo and Zhou Qin were eliminated early, but the mist let the remaining Reserve Team members evade attacks and strike the main team; Xiao Xiafeng and Li Yan were eliminated.
• Ma Rulong gathered his teammates and threw a flash grenade to break the domain, but the arena remained covered in white mist.

Su Yu led the Reserve Team to defeat Ma Rulong’s official representative team, first using Ice Emperor’s Domain and then winning a rematch without it. A month of joint training followed, with Su Yu’s strength earning him prestige that rivaled Ma Rulong’s as the Soul Fighting Tournament approached.

• Su Yu’s Ice Emperor’s Domain concealed the Reserve Team and let them eliminate Mika, Lin Xi, Chen An, and Chen Fei before Su Yu froze Ma Rulong and secured victory.
• Elder Ma reprimanded the official representative team and praised the Reserve Team’s tactics, while recognizing Su Yu’s domain as the key to their win.
• Elder Ma ordered a second seven-versus-seven match without Su Yu using domain skills, and Su Yu’s team won again after he held off Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen.
• The teams spent a month practicing varied battle formats in the mornings and studying Soul Tools in the afternoons.
• Su Yu’s strength became increasingly clear during training, and he established a standing that began to surpass Ma Rulong’s.