Chapter Summaries

Xu Xiao punished Tang Ya and Bei Bei for trying to recruit Yu Hao into the Tang Sect, then brought Yu Hao to Shrek Academy for enrollment. Xu Xiao became a teacher of Class One New Students, while Yu Hao entered the same class and went to the student dormitory.

• Tang Ya asked Yu Hao to join the Tang Sect, so Xu Xiao crushed her and Bei Bei with gravity and ordered them to reflect.
• Xu Xiao explained that Yu Hao should cultivate his martial soul at Shrek, which now belonged to the Taiyue Empire, and said he would teach there too.
• Xu Xiao and Yu Hao bypassed the admissions queue, and an admissions teacher silenced the crowd when they complained.
• Qian Duoduo tested Xu Xiao and Yu Hao, then assigned Xu Xiao as homeroom teacher and Yu Hao as a student in Class One New Students.
• Xu Xiao watched Yu Hao enter the student dormitory, joked about the toilet situation, and went to inspect his faculty office while Mu En listened.

Xu Xiao asserted his authority over Zhou Yi and began teaching Class One New Students, naming Huo Yuhao class monitor after revealing his extraordinary Soul Rings. He took Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to see Zhou Yi’s brutal training of Class Two, explaining that she had originally been assigned to teach their class before he arrived.

• Xu Xiao overwhelmed Zhou Yi with Soul Power, humiliated her, and drove her from his office after she challenged his appointment.
• Xu Xiao questioned Wang Dong about her bruised face, but Huo Yuhao took responsibility for their fight, and Xu Xiao let the matter go.
• Xu Xiao appointed Huo Yuhao class monitor, and the class was stunned by his rose-gold and platinum Soul Rings.
• Xu Xiao led Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to the training field, where they saw Zhou Yi pushing Class Two students through exhausting drills.
• Xu Xiao told Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong that Zhou Yi’s training drained her students’ futures and that she had originally been assigned to teach Class One.

Xu Xiao taught Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to stand against Zhou Yi through class unity and keep their courage in the face of danger. After hearing rumors that Huo Yuhao had won Jiang Nannan’s affection and was about to duel Xu Sanshi, Xu Xiao went to the Soul Dueling Area, where he found Tang Ya and Bei Bei recruiting Wang Dong into the Tang Sect.

• Xu Xiao explained that Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong could oppose Zhou Yi by uniting their class, and Huo Yuhao recognized that they were safe within the academy.
• Xu Xiao told Class One to cultivate diligently, then heard students spread conflicting rumors about Huo Yuhao, Jiang Nannan, and Xu Sanshi’s challenge.
• Xiao Xiao tried to correct the rumors, but Xu Xiao and the three students dismissed her explanation and continued to the Soul Dueling Area.
• Xu Xiao asked Xiao Xiao to take him to Wang Dong, where Tang Ya and Bei Bei were telling Wang Dong about the Tang Sect.
• Xu Shanshi prepared to fight Huo Yuhao, accusing him of rejecting the gentle Jiang Nannan.

Yu Hao defeated Xu Shanshi in a duel, drawing concern about retaliation from the Xuanming Sect and a warning from Xu Xiao to eliminate enemies who threatened him. Later, Yu Hao and Wang Dong relaxed by Sea God Lake with Xu Xiao, until a red figure rushed toward them from across the water.

• Xu Shanshi attacked Yu Hao with his shield formation, but Yu Hao shattered his martial spirit and knocked him unconscious with Guixu Fist Intent.
• Wang Dong celebrated Yu Hao's victory, while Jiang Nannan worried that the Xuanming Sect would retaliate against him.
• Xu Xiao told Yu Hao that the Xuanming Sect did not intimidate him and advised him to pull dangerous enemies out by the roots.
• Wang Dong took Yu Hao for a walk by Sea God Lake, where they found Xu Xiao fishing and teased each other.
• A red figure rushed toward Xu Xiao, Yu Hao, and Wang Dong from the opposite shore.

Xu Xiao subdued Ma Xiaotao after her evil fire ran out of control and protected Yu Hao and Wang Dong from her Extreme Fire. He told Yu Hao that the Ice Empress had become his mistress’s Wisdom Soul Ring and proposed seeking the Ice Bear King for Yu Hao’s second Martial Soul, while Ma Xiaotao faced Yan Shaozhe’s reprimand.

• As Ma Xiaotao’s Extreme Fire overwhelmed the area, Xu Xiao shielded Yu Hao and Wang Dong, pierced her defenses, suppressed her evil fire, and caught her before she hit the lake.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm recognized Xu Xiao’s Extreme Fire and promised Yu Hao that he would awaken an Ultimate Martial Soul for him once he reached Rank 40.
• A middle-aged Soul Sage warned Yu Hao and Wang Dong to forget what they had seen and gave them three Soul Ascension Pills as compensation.
• After Wang Dong returned to the dormitory, Xu Xiao told Yu Hao that Snow Empress had become his mistress’s Wisdom Soul Ring and suggested seeking the Ice Bear King for Yu Hao’s second Martial Soul.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm agreed that the Ice Bear King was the remaining option and said Xu Xiao’s strength could improve their chances of success.
• At Lakeheart Island, Yan Shaozhe reprimanded Ma Xiaotao for nearly causing a disaster, and she apologized for losing control of her evil fire.

Ma Xiaotao sought out Xu Xiao after learning his Extreme Fire could suppress her evil fire, while Xu Xiao’s disciples prepared for the freshman assessment. Xu Xiao learned that the Xuanming Sect had sent two Soul Sages to target Huo Yuhao and decided to strike back.

• Yan Shaozhe told Ma Xiaotao to suspend cultivation and suggested that Xu Xiao’s Extreme Fire might resolve her martial soul’s negative effects, but Ma Xiaotao refused to marry someone she did not like.
• Three months later, Xu Xiao announced the freshman assessment teams and warned his students not to risk their lives; Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao were assigned to the first group.
• Ma Xiaotao approached Xu Xiao, introduced herself, and asked about Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish.
• Elder Zu told Xu Xiao that the Xuanming Sect’s young Sect Master had sent two Soul Sages to ambush Huo Yuhao outside Shrek Academy.
• Xu Xiao decided to collect interest from the Xuanming Sect before the Empire’s planned purge began.

Huo Yuhao’s team swept through the freshman assessment and reached the finals, where Xu Xiao encouraged him to unleash his anger on Dai Huabin. As the final began, Zhu Lu stood with Dai Huabin, unaware that her family had ended their engagement and hoped to connect her with Huo Yuhao.

• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao defeated their first opponents when Huo Yuhao’s Mental Detection and Mental Sharing let Wang Dong knock them out before they could react.
• Xu Xiao watched Huo Yuhao become known as the Little Fist King, and Huo Yuhao’s team advanced to the finals after he broke the Lan Sisters’ Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Xu Xiao told Huo Yuhao not to hold back against Dai Huabin, while Dai Huabin resolved to vent the anger he had carried for twelve years.
• Xu Xiao recalled that the Zhu Family had ended Zhu Lu’s engagement to Dai Huabin and proposed that she become Huo Yuhao’s first wife, and he decided she could serve as his disciple’s maid.
• At the finals arena, Zhu Lu glared at Huo Yuhao, Dai Huabin urged her to control her emotions, and Dai Huabin hoped a tournament victory would change the Zhu Family’s decision.

Huo Yuhao dominated Dai Huabin’s team match, humiliating Dai Huabin while Xu Xiao prevented the referee from intervening and revealed his four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings. After Dai Huabin was carried away and the referee ended the match, a bespectacled middle-aged man descended onto the arena.

• Huo Yuhao used his Spirit Eyes to nullify Cui Yajie’s Charm Spirit Ability and knock her unconscious with Soul Impact.
• Huo Yuhao withstood Dai Huabin’s attacks, then used Soul Deprivation to overwhelm him and kicked him repeatedly as the freshmen watched.
• Zhu Lu was defeated by Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, leaving Dai Huabin unable to perform a martial soul fusion.
• Xu Xiao stopped the Spirit Emperor referee from interfering and revealed four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings to suppress him.
• Huo Yuhao continued attacking Dai Huabin until he fainted, and the referee ended the match after having Dai Huabin carried away.
• A bespectacled middle-aged man descended onto the arena before the referee could announce the result.

Xu Xiao defeated Director Du Wilun after exposing his overwhelming strength, and Mu En intervened to declare Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao the freshman tournament champions. The next day, Hou Da announced the new Outer Court Core Disciples while still bearing the injuries from his encounter with Mu En.

• Du Wilun confronted Xu Xiao over interfering with the referee and demanded that he apologize at Sea God Pavilion.
• Xu Xiao struck Du Wilun with Solar Fist Intent, broke through his Martial Soul Avatar, and knocked him unconscious.
• Hou Da attacked the white-robed dormitory caretaker, but Mu En repelled him and revealed himself as a Demigod.
• Mu En declared Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao the freshman tournament champions.
• The next day, Hou Da announced the new Outer Court Core Disciples and hurried away with his face still bruised and swollen.

After removing Dai Huabin from Class One and assigning Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong as class leaders, Xu Xiao guided his students through eight months of cultivation and arranged a deal with Electrolux. As the holiday began, Xu Xiao and Huo Yuhao set out for the Far North Land to attempt Huo Yuhao’s second Martial Soul Awakening.

• Xu Xiao appointed Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong as class leaders, expelled Dai Huabin, and made Zhu Lu sit beside Huo Yuhao as his servant.
• Over the next eight months, Huo Yuhao deepened his comprehension of artistic conception, and Xu Xiao agreed with Electrolux to help find his Divine Sense fragments in return for teaching Huo Yuhao necromancy and serving him after revival.
• Hou Da announced that students would face individual advancement assessments against hundred-year soul beasts after the holiday, with poor performers at risk of elimination.
• Wang Dong left for the holiday, and Xu Xiao summoned Huo Yuhao to prepare for his second Martial Soul Awakening in the Far North Land.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm insisted that he would help Huo Yuhao in the Far North Land, and the group reached the frozen region beyond the Heaven Dou Empire’s northern border.

Xu Xiao and Tian Meng guided Yu Hao through brutal training in the Far North Land before Tian Meng lured the Ice Bear King to test Yu Hao’s qualifications. The Ice Bear King recognized Xu Xiao as its father and agreed to meet Yu Hao, while Xu Xiao planned to use it as Yu Hao’s second Wisdom Soul Ring.

• Xu Xiao repeatedly rescued Yu Hao from dangerous Soul Beasts as Tian Meng led them deeper into the Far North Land.
• Yu Hao struggled through the cold, treacherous journey until he reached his limit, and Xu Xiao fed him food warmed with Extreme Fire.
• Tian Meng revealed that they had already arrived and explained that it would lure the Ice Bear King using its shed husk.
• Tian Meng called out the Ice Bear King, and Xu Xiao concealed himself and Yu Hao while Tian Meng persuaded Xiao Bai to assess Yu Hao.
• Xiao Bai ran to Xu Xiao, called him Dad, and said Snow Empress had told it about him and threatened to beat him up.
• Xu Xiao introduced Yu Hao as his disciple, and Xiao Bai eagerly welcomed him as a potential member of their family while Tian Meng laughed.

Xu Xiao guided Huo Yuhao through fusing the Ice Bear King as a Wisdom Soul Ring, giving him a three-hundred-thousand-year ring and an awakened second martial soul containing Extreme Ice. He told Yu Hao to pause soul ring hunting and focus on comprehending his intent, while Tian Meng ended the chapter sulking after Bai Qi punished him.

• Xu Xiao used Bai Qi to seal the Ice Bear King's excess power as Xiao Bai entered Yu Hao's body, and Yu Hao endured the painful process while remaining conscious.
• Tian Meng mocked Xu Xiao for calling the fearsome Bai Qi his subordinate, then instructed Xiao Bai on how to fuse with Yu Hao.
• Xiao Bai became the Wisdom Soul Ring of Yu Hao's second martial soul, which awakened as the Abyssal Cold Ice Bear King and gained a three-hundred-thousand-year red ring with three golden bands.
• Xu Xiao told Yu Hao not to hunt more soul rings for now and directed him to focus on comprehending his intent, promising to help him reach minor mastery.
• Bai Qi carried the protesting Tian Meng away for a lesson, and Tian Meng later returned unharmed but complained and drew circles in the dirt.

Xu Xiao suppressed Ma Xiaotao’s rampaging evil fire at Sea God Lake, but its sudden eruption left them in an awkward situation. Ma Xiaotao woke the next morning in unfamiliar clothes, unsure what had happened.

• Xu Xiao planned to select the academy’s Reserve Team by assessing Soul Masters according to their roles.
• Ma Xiaotao sought Xu Xiao’s help when her evil fire became uncontrollable, and he carried her toward Sea God Lake.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong saw Xu Xiao carrying Ma Xiaotao, but he left them to manage their lesson schedule.
• Xu Xiao used Extreme Fire to suppress Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire, lowering her Soul Power to level 66, while she kissed and bit him during its eruption.
• Xu Xiao took the sleeping Ma Xiaotao to his villa as Mu En and Elder Zu watched from the lakeshore.
• Ma Xiaotao woke the next morning from a blush-inducing dream and realized she was wearing unfamiliar clothes.

Xu Xiao revealed that he had saved Ma Xiaotao from her evil fire, and the two teased each other before she left to cultivate. At the Core Disciple Elite Selection, Huo Yuhao claimed first place in the Control System arena by frightening his opponents unconscious with the pressure of his new soul ring, while Wang Dong faced a difficult opponent in the finals.

• Ma Xiaotao thanked Xu Xiao for saving her and teased him about their night together before leaving to cultivate.
• Xu Xiao sent Huo Yuhao a spiritual message to win the Control System arena and watched Wang Dong from the stands.
• Huo Yuhao asked to fight all the remaining Control System contestants at once, and the referee approved.
• Huo Yuhao used his Abyssal Cold Ice Bear King Martial Soul and revealed a blood-red soul ring with three golden patterns, causing all ten opponents to lose consciousness.
• The referee declared Huo Yuhao the Control System Selection's first-place winner, and Xu Xiao explained a civilian Soul Tool to him in the waiting area.
• Wang Dong reached the finals and found his opponent troublesome.

Wang Dong fought Ye Cuiming in the Assault System Battle Zone and awakened Tang San’s Divine Sense when she faced death. Bai Qi revealed himself, trapped the Divine Sense in his domain, and challenged its power.

• Wang Dong faced the level-41 Ye Cuiming, who used his Shadow Demon Bird martial soul and Soul Tools to counter her attacks.
• Ye Cuiming wounded Wang Dong, blocked her spirit skills with a Soul Guiding Shield, and struck at her with Shadow Demon Slash as her Soul Power ran low.
• Wang Dong’s azure trident mark appeared, and Tang San’s Divine Sense took control of her and attacked Ye Cuiming with a golden beam.
• Bai Qi unleashed his Sea of Blood Domain, shattered the golden beam, and confronted Tang San’s Divine Sense.
• Tang San’s Divine Sense threatened Bai Qi with his authority over ascension, but Bai Qi’s domain eroded its power until it fled Wang Dong’s body, leaving her unconscious.

Xu Xiao killed Tang San’s escaped Divine Sense and finalized the Shrek Reserve Team, then introduced its members to the Inner Court. Tang San felt the destruction of his Divine Sense in the God Realm and vowed revenge.

• Bai Qi trapped Tang San’s Divine Sense, and Xu Xiao ordered him to destroy it with the Law of Killing.
• Elder Zu named Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Jiang Nannan, Ye Cuiming, He Caitou, and Zhu Lu to the Reserve Team, while excluding Xu Sanshi and Beibei.
• Xu Xiao brought the Reserve Team to meet the seven Inner Court members, who introduced themselves before the two groups sparred.
• The Inner Court members learned that Huo Yuhao had Twin Martial Souls and Extreme Ice, and Ling Luochen eagerly attached herself to him.
• Xu Xiao discussed Zhu Lu’s place at Huo Yuhao’s side, while Ma Xiaotao told Xu Xiao she would protect him as team captain.
• In the God Realm, Tang San felt his Divine Soul’s pain and raged after his Divine Sense was destroyed.

Xu Xiao gathered the reserves into the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and led them to a mission against an Evil Soul Master bandit group. As the team approached the bandits’ cave, Xu Xiao kept Ma Xiaotao behind and watched over the operation with his Spiritual Power.

• Xu Xiao asked the reserves to join the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry, and all fourteen agreed; Dai Yueheng hid his hatred of the Sun Moon Empire and planned to use its resources to grow stronger.
• By a stream, He Caitou told Xu Xiao that he recognized him through his Sun Martial Soul, grieved for his murdered family, and chose to join the legion after Xu Xiao revealed his identity as Xu He.
• Xu Xiao brought the reserves to the Ming Dou Mountain Range, where a Centurion reported that the bandit leader was a Spirit King.
• Xu Xiao left Ma Xiaotao behind because killing too many people could trigger her sealed evil fire, and he ordered Dai Yueheng to lead the vanguard toward the cave.
• Ma Xiaotao kissed Xu Xiao’s cheek and ran off, while Xu Xiao tracked the team with his Spiritual Power and Death Messenger celebrated finding Soul Master corpses.

Dai Yueheng led the team into a cave without letting Yu Hao investigate first, where a Death Messenger’s Corpse Explosion killed Dai Yueheng and the other core team members. Xu Xiao rescued the survivors, collapsed the cave, and blamed Dai Yueheng’s recklessness while privately revealing that he had arranged the deaths.

• Dai Yueheng ordered the team to charge into the cave, ignoring Yu Hao’s request to use Mental Detection first.
• Yu Hao and the Reserve Team found hundreds of corpses in the cave, and the Death Messenger triggered Corpse Explosion.
• Yu Hao protected his group with invincible Soul Guiding Shields, while Dai Yueheng and four core team members died in the blast.
• Xu Xiao arrived with Ma Xiaotao, killed the Death Messenger, and ordered everyone out as the cave began to collapse.
• Xu Xiao knocked out Ma Xiaotao, collapsed the cave with Extreme Fire, and told Yu Hao that Dai Yueheng’s recklessness had caused the disaster.
• Xu Xiao privately revealed that he had prepared extra corpses to ensure Dai Yueheng and the other core team members died.

Xu Xiao used his summoning system and gained Yue Fei and a Divine Domain, then prepared Shrek for the tournament. The opening match began with Huo Yuhao representing Shrek, while a Tianling teacher confronted Xu Xiao.

• Xu Xiao dismissed the need for Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen in the elimination rounds and used his remaining summons.
• Xu Xiao summoned Yue Fei, a Demigod, and a Divine Domain that could support God-tier cultivation.
• Xu Xiao sent Bai Qi and Yue Fei into the Divine Domain to cultivate and told Yue Fei to leave an avatar to protect the team.
• Yue Fei appeared before Yu Hao and the others, and Xu Xiao introduced him as a trusted powerhouse protecting them.
• The emperor of the Star Luo Empire opened the tournament, and Huo Yuhao entered the arena alone for Shrek.
• A muscular teacher from Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy mocked Shrek and challenged Xu Xiao, mistaking him for a young Spirit King.

Xu Xiao uncovered a Body Sect member after Huo Yuhao’s arena victory and killed him to learn the sect’s location. Xu Xiao left Star Luo City for the Heaven Dou Empire, while Huo Yuhao struggled with his weakness and Wang Dong confronted the memories she had regained.

• Huo Yuhao defeated all seven opposing students, and Xu Xiao led the cheering crowd’s champion out of the arena.
• Xu Xiao lured the muscular Body Sect member into an alley, learned the man’s identity, and killed him after demanding the sect’s location.
• Xu Xiao told the Shrek students that Yue Fei would manage their tournament arrangements while he handled a personal matter.
• Ma Xiaotao pressed Xu Xiao for an answer about his departure, and he said he would return before the Soul Master Tournament ended.
• Xu Xiao flew toward the Heaven Dou Empire as Star Luo City’s hidden guards followed him.
• Huo Yuhao admitted to Wang Dong that he felt too weak to help Xu Xiao, and Wang Dong revealed her anger over her father’s role in bringing her to Douluo Continent for Yu Hao.