Chapter Summaries

Dugu Luo detoxified Xu Sanshi after Tang San poisoned him, while Mu En reprimanded Tang San and Beibei for their roles in the incident. The chapter ended with Dugu Luo revealing that Xu Sanshi would likely be unable to have children, leaving Mu En and Yan Shaozhe furious at Tang San.

• Moyan brought Dugu Luo to the office, where Dugu Luo examined Xu Sanshi and recognized the poison as Tang San watched her warily.
• Mu En arrived, rebuked Tang San for attacking a fellow student, and noticed Tang San resented him.
• Mu En woke Beibei, scolded him for defending Tang Ya, then knocked him unconscious again and decided to confine him.
• Mu En ordered Tang Ya to leave if she failed to reach Rank 40 that year and made Tang San agree to apologize publicly the next day.
• Dugu Luo removed Xu Sanshi's poison but warned that he would likely be unable to have children, prompting Mu En and Yan Shaozhe to turn grim.

Dugu Luo confronted Tang San over Xu Sanshi’s poisoned meridians and evidence that he had used the Dugu Clan’s secret arts. Tang San’s excuses failed, and as Dugu Luo threatened him, Mu En tried to negotiate with Moyan, who said Dugu Luo was the one seeking terms.

• Mu En confirmed that Xu Sanshi’s poison had been removed but that the meridians in one area were nearly destroyed.
• Dugu Luo demanded that Tang San explain how he had learned the Dugu Clan’s poison arts, citing her ancestor’s notebook as evidence.
• Tang San denied copying the techniques, then claimed that Tang San and Dugu Bo had appeared in his dreams to pass on their knowledge.
• Dugu Luo pressed a claw to Tang San’s neck when he could not offer a convincing explanation, and Tang San silently pleaded with Mu En for help.
• Mu En asked Moyan what compensation she wanted, but Moyan said Dugu Luo was the one who wanted to discuss terms.

Dugu Luo confronted Tang San over using her clan’s poison arts and knocked him unconscious, while Mu En agreed to let her beat him whenever they met. Mu En postponed deciding whether to introduce Tang San to their ancestor, and Tian Mucheng’s new clone swore to find him a replacement body.

• Dugu Luo accused Tang San of stealing her clan’s poison arts, and Tang San erupted with killing intent before she slapped him into a wall and knocked him out.
• Dugu Luo asked Mu En for permission to beat Tang San whenever she saw him, and Mu En agreed as long as she did not kill him.
• Moyan left with Dugu Luo, leaving Elder Zhuang and Yan Shaozhe to deal with the office; Mu En canceled the freshman tournament and decided to investigate Tang San before bringing him to their ancestor.
• Moyan asked Dugu Luo whether the beating had felt good, and Dugu Luo excitedly said it had.
• In Ice Fire Small World, Tian Mucheng’s body began collapsing after he created his seventh clone, and Shengyang Yue vowed to find him a new body.

In the Evil Demon Forest, Shengyang Yue hunted dark soul beasts and killed a thousand-year Evil Eye Tyrant despite its spiritual attack. After finding a rare Spirit Type Head Soul Bone, he met Kong Deming and Xiao Hongchen, who asked to buy it.

• Kong Deming and Xiao Hongchen investigated the corpses of dark-type soul beasts and searched for their killer.
• Shengyang Yue killed a thousand-year soul beast and then used Dark Elements to evade an Evil Eye Tyrant’s spiritual attack and stab it to death.
• Shengyang Yue found a thousand-year Spirit Type Head Soul Bone on the Evil Eye Tyrant and decided to sell it.
• Kong Deming approached Shengyang Yue and offered to buy the soul bone, introducing himself and Xiao Hongchen.
• Shengyang Yue introduced himself to Kong Deming and Xiao Hongchen.

Shengyang Yue sold a Spirit Type Soul Bone to Kong Deming for eighty million Gold Soul Coins, and Kong Deming tried to recruit him to Sun Moon Royal Academy. After Shengyang Yue revealed he was a fifteen-year-old Six-ring Soul Emperor, Kong Deming offered him exceptional privileges and urged him to choose the academy over Shrek.

• Kong Deming offered to buy Shengyang Yue's Soul Bone, and Shengyang Yue raised the price until Kong Deming agreed to pay eighty million Gold Soul Coins.
• Shengyang Yue exchanged the Soul Bone for Kong Deming's card and prepared to leave, but Kong Deming stopped him to ask about his family and academy plans.
• Shengyang Yue said he came from a reclusive family and was considering Shrek Academy, so Kong Deming urged him to join Sun Moon Royal Academy instead.
• Shengyang Yue revealed that he was fifteen years old and a Six-ring Soul Emperor, displaying three purple and three black Soul Rings.
• Kong Deming offered Shengyang Yue academy resources, Soul Tool privileges, and instruction from renowned Soul Masters, while pointing out that he had missed Shrek Academy's enrollment age limit.

Shengyang Yue agreed to join Sun Moon Royal Academy and accompanied Kong Deming and Xiao Hongchen into the forest so Xiao Hongchen could obtain his fourth soul ring. After Xiao Hongchen began absorbing it, Shengyang Yue absorbed the dead soul beast’s Dark Element with his curved blade, leaving Kong Deming puzzled about his cultivation method.

• Shengyang Yue agreed to attend Sun Moon Royal Academy, and Kong Deming invited him to join the trip for Xiao Hongchen’s fourth soul ring.
• Xiao Hongchen learned that Shengyang Yue was only fifteen and asked about his unusual eyes and martial soul, but Kong Deming warned him to stop pressing for answers.
• Kong Deming found a Dark Poison Ghost Doll Fish and defeated it himself, while Xiao Hongchen wondered why his teacher had not let him fight first.
• Xiao Hongchen used a Soul Tool dagger to kill the injured beast and began absorbing its fourth soul ring.
• Shengyang Yue drew his curved blade and absorbed the Dark Element from the beast’s corpse, prompting Kong Deming to wonder whether his method resembled that of an Evil Soul Master.

Shengyang Yue revealed that his martial soul could absorb dark soul beasts, then traveled back toward Sun Moon Royal Academy with Kong Deming and Xiao Hongchen. Xiao Hongchen challenged Shengyang Yue out of resentment, but the duel ended almost instantly with a blade at Xiao Hongchen’s throat.

• Shengyang Yue told Kong Deming that his martial soul could absorb and store Dark Element from dark soul beasts, but kept its full effects secret.
• Xiao Hongchen finished absorbing his fourth soul ring, and Kong Deming led the group back toward the academy while telling Shengyang Yue about Sun Moon Royal Academy and Soul Tools.
• Shengyang Yue’s attention to Xiao Hongchen provoked the young genius, who angrily challenged him to prove Soul Tools could overcome their difference in strength.
• Kong Deming counted down to begin the duel, and Shengyang Yue immediately pressed his blade against Xiao Hongchen’s throat, warning him not to move.

Shengyang Yue defeated Xiao Hongchen with his extraordinary speed, revealing that his martial soul had both Space and Dark Attributes. After Kong Deming brought them to Mingdu, Elder Chen took charge of Shengyang Yue while Kong Deming left to meet the emperor.

• Shengyang Yue quickly defeated Xiao Hongchen, who admitted defeat and took his advice about improving his Soul Tool summoning speed.
• Kong Deming asked whether Shengyang Yue's martial soul had Space and Dark Attributes, and Shengyang Yue confirmed it.
• Kong Deming returned to Mingdu with Shengyang Yue and Xiao Hongchen, attracting attention from people wary of his influence.
• Elder Chen welcomed the group at Sun Moon Royal Academy and told Kong Deming that the emperor wanted to see him.
• Kong Deming left for the imperial palace, and Elder Chen sent Xiao Hongchen to his dormitory so he could speak with Shengyang Yue alone.

Elder Chen tested Shengyang Yue and discovered that his martial soul, the Ancient Time Dragon, could overwhelm him and destroy the testing machine. At the imperial palace, Xu Yu revealed that he had invited a formidable teacher for Shengyang Yue, alarming Kong Deming.

• Elder Chen tested Shengyang Yue's six-ringed Soul Emperor strength and confirmed that he was not a spy.
• Shengyang Yue chose to learn Soul Tool usage, and Elder Chen's tests revealed four soul bones of unknown age.
• Shengyang Yue's martial soul triggered an illusion of a silver dragon that trapped Elder Chen and destroyed the testing machine.
• Elder Chen asked Shengyang Yue about his martial soul, and Shengyang Yue identified it as the Ancient Time Dragon.
• Kong Deming met Xu Yu at the imperial palace, where Xu Yu revealed that he had invited Elder Zhong as a teacher for Shengyang Yue.

Xu Yu arranged for Old Ghost Zhongli’s talented disciple to attend Sun Moon Royal Academy, while Kong Deming warned him against relying on the dangerous Evil Soul Master. At the academy, Elder Chen urged Shengyang Yue to conceal the true form of his Martial Soul to avoid the emperor’s suspicion.

• Xu Yu introduced Kong Deming to Old Ghost Zhongli, who judged Kong Deming’s strength and proposed sending his disciple to the academy.
• Kong Deming approved the plan, and Old Ghost Zhongli agreed to send his disciple the next day as their transaction continued.
• Kong Deming questioned Xu Yu’s alliance with Old Ghost Zhongli, and Xu Yu admitted he feared losing the throne if he failed to win public support.
• Elder Chen promised not to reveal Shengyang Yue’s true Martial Soul and warned him to hide the sun and moon symbols from the imperial family.

Elder Chen covered up the ruined Soul Tool Tester while Kong Deming escorted Shengyang Yue to his luxurious dormitory and reported the emperor’s secret dealings with Evil Soul Masters. Old Ghost Zhongli prepared a mysterious disciple to enter the academy and, left alone, erupted in hatred toward Wang Xinshi and Shrek Academy.

• Elder Chen told Shengyang Yue to treat their earlier conversation as though it had never happened, then asked Kong Deming to take him to the best dormitory.
• Shengyang Yue sensed dark and evil auras around Kong Deming and asked whether he had encountered Dark Attribute soul masters, but Kong Deming refused to explain.
• Kong Deming told Elder Chen that the emperor was secretly dealing with Evil Soul Masters, and Elder Chen ordered him to keep the news buried.
• Kong Deming asked about Shengyang Yue’s Martial Soul and offered to make him a close-combat Soul Tool, but Elder Chen said he would make one himself.
• Old Ghost Zhongli confirmed that his hidden disciple was ready to report to the academy, then tore apart his book and vowed revenge on Wang Xinshi and Shrek Academy.

Shengyang Yue failed to contact his original body and survived a nighttime attack by Ye Xishui, who was investigating him for her teacher. The next morning, Xiao Hongchen showed him around the Sun Moon Royal Academy, where they were approached in the cafeteria.

• Shengyang Yue tried to contact Tian Mucheng, reviewed memories of his deaths, and resolved to avoid the fate awaiting him if he followed the known path.
• Shengyang Yue sensed an intruder, attacked with the Moon Saber, and burned a puppet with a half-drawn sword, while the hidden woman escaped.
• Ye Xishui returned to her residence with injuries from the puppet and planned to hide them as she continued her investigation of Shengyang Yue.
• Xiao Hongchen met Shengyang Yue outside his room and escorted him around the academy before they stopped for breakfast.
• A girl with a pleasant voice asked Shengyang Yue and Xiao Hongchen if she could sit with them.

Ye Xishui approached Shengyang Yue and Xiao Hongchen at breakfast, hoping to get closer to Shengyang Yue, but Xiao Hongchen kept interrupting their conversation. After leading them to Kong Deming’s office, Xiao Hongchen was sent away to study while Shengyang Yue and Ye Xishui were told to wait inside.

• Xiao Hongchen was captivated by Ye Xishui, but Shengyang Yue questioned why she had approached them.
• Ye Xishui introduced herself as a transfer student and sat with Shengyang Yue and Xiao Hongchen, who repeatedly answered her questions for Shengyang Yue.
• Shengyang Yue left the cafeteria, and Ye Xishui followed him while Xiao Hongchen hurried after them.
• Ye Xishui asked where Kong Deming’s office was, so Shengyang Yue pointed her to Xiao Hongchen, who led them there.
• Kong Deming told Shengyang Yue and Ye Xishui to wait in his office and ordered Xiao Hongchen to return to studying the Level Four Soul Tool Array.

Xiao Hongchen learned that Ye Xishui was connected to Evil Soul Masters and left after giving up on pursuing her. In Kong Deming’s office, Shengyang Yue considered ways to take Ye Xishui’s fortune, while Kong Deming questioned them and then led them to the training grounds.

• Kong Deming warned Xiao Hongchen to stay away from Ye Xishui because of her Evil Soul Master background, and Xiao Hongchen left dejectedly.
• Shengyang Yue considered three ways to seize Ye Xishui’s fortune and feared that gathering too much fortune might draw Sea God Tang San’s attention.
• Kong Deming asked Ye Xishui about her name, Martial Soul, age, and level, then asked Shengyang Yue to introduce himself.
• Shengyang Yue said he was a level sixty-five Battle Soul Master with a Dragon Martial Soul, leaving Ye Xishui wondering about the swordsman she had seen before.
• Kong Deming warned Ye Xishui to behave at the academy, inspected her six soul rings, recorded that she was inferior to Shengyang Yue, and led them toward the training grounds.

Ye Xishui tried to follow Kong Deming despite her injuries, but Shengyang Yue caught and then dropped her before secretly marking her with Dark Element. At the training ground, she challenged Shengyang Yue to a fight and froze in shock when he revealed six dazzling soul rings.

• Ye Xishui refused Shengyang Yue's help, fell to the floor, and was secretly marked by his Dark Element.
• Kong Deming warned Shengyang Yue to avoid Ye Xishui, but Ye Xishui overheard him and followed them to the training ground.
• Ye Xishui said her teacher had sent her to train Shengyang Yue, while Kong Deming asked whether she was ready to fight.
• Shengyang Yue demonstrated his Space Attribute Dragon Martial Soul by appearing on the platform instantly, then Ye Xishui summoned her Demon Puppet Martial Soul and six soul rings.
• Shengyang Yue summoned six dazzling soul rings, leaving Ye Xishui stunned.

Shengyang Yue fought Ye Xishui in a duel, revealing his pure Dark Element and a perception-devouring domain as he gained the upper hand. Ye Xishui caught him off guard with her demon puppet, but its punch stopped just before hitting his face, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Shengyang Yue used his Space Attribute and a clone surrounded by Dark Element to evade Ye Xishui's attacks and confirm his mastery of both elements.
• Shengyang Yue enveloped the arena in his dark domain, and Kong Deming sensed its purity while Ye Xishui accepted the challenge.
• Ye Xishui summoned an independently fighting demon puppet and drew close-combat Soul Tools as Shengyang Yue attacked from the darkness with a blade that split into needles.
• Shengyang Yue disarmed Ye Xishui and held a Moon Saber to her neck, but she summoned her demon puppet to strike him.
• The demon puppet's fist stopped motionless just before reaching Shengyang Yue's face.

Shengyang Yue defeated Ye Xishui in a spar by contesting control of her demon puppet, then refused Kong Deming’s advice to announce his soul skills. Ye Xishui declined Kong Deming’s offer to teach her Soul Tools, and later reported Shengyang Yue’s abilities to Old Ghost Zhongli, who dismissed the threat and told her to cultivate for his legacy.

• Shengyang Yue used the Dark Element to contest control of Ye Xishui’s demon puppet, and Ye Xishui admitted defeat.
• Kong Deming told Shengyang Yue to call out his soul-skill names, but Shengyang Yue argued that doing so would reveal his position.
• Kong Deming offered to teach Ye Xishui Soul Tools if she became his disciple, but Ye Xishui refused because she already had a master.
• Shengyang Yue teased Kong Deming about winning Ye Xishui over, and Kong Deming said she was too complex.
• Ye Xishui visited Old Ghost Zhongli at night and reported Shengyang Yue’s dragon-type martial soul, Soul Emperor cultivation, Space Attribute, and Dark Element.
• Old Ghost Zhongli dismissed Shengyang Yue’s attributes and told Ye Xishui to cultivate diligently so someone could inherit his legacy.

Shengyang Yue used his clone to discover Old Ghost Zhongli's location, then confronted Ye Xishui over her secret martial soul and pressured her into a deal. The chapter left Ye Xishui frightened and conflicted as Shengyang Yue began to state what he wanted from her.

• Ye Xishui returned toward the academy after deciding not to probe Shengyang Yue again, while a figure watched her and the palace before disappearing into the shadows.
• Shengyang Yue's clone returned and told him Old Ghost Zhongli's exact location, prompting him to decide to act more proactively.
• Shengyang Yue greeted Ye Xishui the next morning and invited her to breakfast, where he asked about her interest in Soul Tools.
• Shengyang Yue accused Ye Xishui of attacking him and threatened to expose her deepest secret unless she agreed to his deal.
• Shengyang Yue hinted that he knew about Ye Xishui's second martial soul, leaving her pale and terrified as he began, "I want you..."

Ye Xishui agreed to help Shengyang Yue keep watch on Old Ghost Zhongli and aid him in the next Soul Master Competition after he discovered her secret second martial soul. As they walked toward Kong Deming's office, Shengyang Yue told her that he believed Evil Soul Masters deserved to die, then asked whether she truly considered herself one.

• Ye Xishui mistook Shengyang Yue's demand for a threat to take her body, but he asked her to monitor Old Ghost Zhongli and help him win the next Soul Master Competition instead.
• Shengyang Yue gained half of Ye Xishui's luck after frightening her, while she wondered why he had made such modest demands.
• Xiao Hongchen warned Shengyang Yue about Ye Xishui as an Evil Soul Master, provoking her to crush her spoon and leave the cafeteria.
• Shengyang Yue told Xiao Hongchen that Ye Xishui would probably take revenge only on him, then caught up with her outside.
• Ye Xishui asked whether Evil Soul Masters deserved to die, and Shengyang Yue said they did before asking whether she truly thought she was one.

Ye Xishui reconsidered whether to cooperate with Shengyang Yue, who she believed might help her escape the path of an Evil Soul Master. At the Sun Moon Royal Academy arena, Shengyang Yue and Ye Xishui met the academy team, where Xu Tianyu sensed that Shengyang Yue might have a Dragon Martial Soul.

• Ye Xishui reflected on her fear of becoming an Evil Soul Master and considered working with Shengyang Yue to escape that fate.
• Kong Deming took Shengyang Yue and Ye Xishui to the academy arena to meet the seven students competing for the Sun Moon Royal Academy team.
• Elder Chen told the students that two young Soul Emperors would replace two team members and that Xu Tianyu might lose his captaincy.
• Xu Tianyu said he would accept the newcomers if they had earned their strength through hard work, but would challenge them if they relied on pills.
• Shengyang Yue and Ye Xishui entered with Kong Deming, and Xu Tianyu sensed a trace of fear from his Purple Blazing Heaven Annihilation Dragon when he saw Shengyang Yue.