Vol. 1Forging New Paths

Huo Yuhao developed artificial Soul Rings and new ways to combine Soul Rings, Soul Tools, and metal while trying to secure a future for Soul Beasts. The volume leaves him preparing to investigate body-forging methods as Tang San and the Spirit Pagoda continue their work.

  • Huo Yuhao reunited with Huo Yun’er, left the Duke’s Mansion with her, and trapped First Madam in torment after severing her destiny thread.
  • Huo Yuhao contracted with the Ice Empress and used the Eye of Destiny to isolate her Ultimate Ice, transforming his ice Martial Soul.
  • Huo Yuhao enrolled at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy as Jing Hongchen’s disciple and investigated the Holy Spirit Cult, capturing Nangong Wan under a Servant Contract.
  • Huo Yuhao removed Tang San’s imprint from the Sea God Trident, learned Tang San had descended to the lower realm, and asked Gu Yuena to seal the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
  • Huo Yuhao became the Holy Necromancer and returned to Shrek to present new Artificial Soul Rings to the Sea God Pavilion elders.
  • Huo Yuhao shattered Xuan Zi’s Martial Soul Avatar after allowing him one strike, then left the Golden Ancient Tree planning to reveal his strength.
  • Huo Yuhao helped Kong Deming develop a method that shaped Soul Rings into Soul Tool weapons, and Kong Deming made him his closed-door disciple.
  • Electrolux explained Soul Ring Bone Infusion, and Huo Yuhao proposed combining it with Ring Fusion, Spirit Ascension, and blood-qi stored in empty rings to strengthen the body.
Chapters 1–101 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Ultimate Ice Pact

Huo Yuhao rebuilt his strength, forged ties with Gu Yuena and Shrek, and restored Electrolux as he pursued a way to aid the Soul Beasts. In the Extreme North, he used the Eye of Destiny to separate the Ice Empress’s Ultimate Ice from her Soul Beast essence and transformed his ice Martial Soul.

  • Huo Yuhao reunited with Huo Yun’er, left the Duke’s Mansion with her, and trapped First Madam in torment after severing her destiny thread.
  • Huo Yuhao met Gu Yuena, reached Level 10 by absorbing her emotions, and traveled with her to find Tian Meng and Elder Yi.
  • Huo Yuhao formed a Soul Spirit Contract with Tian Meng, made her a golden soul ring, and swore to help the Soul Beast Clan survive without being hunted.
  • Huo Yuhao sold Soul Tools as Master Tianmeng, secured an agreement with the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and supplied the sect with Soul Power Storage Cores.
  • Huo Yuhao purified the Spirit Devouring Dagger into Gold of Life and restored Electrolux, then left for the Extreme North with Tian Meng.
  • Huo Yuhao and Tian Meng met the Ice Empress, and Electrolux helped Huo Yuhao devise a way to separate her Ultimate Ice from her Soul Beast essence.
  • Huo Yuhao contracted with the Ice Empress, used the Eye of Destiny to isolate her Ultimate Ice, and transformed his unformed ice Martial Soul into Ultimate Ice.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Sea God Trident

Huo Yuhao secured Snow Empress’s support, joined Shrek and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy, and advanced his Soul Guide research while investigating the Holy Spirit Cult. After claiming the Sea God Trident, he discovered Tang San had descended to the lower realm and sent Gu Yuena to seal the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

  • Huo Yuhao asked Snow Empress to help him gather faith and forge a divine position, and she accepted after he promised to protect the Extreme North.
  • Huo Yuhao returned home with Ice Empress and Tian Meng, then negotiated with Qian Duoduo to join Shrek Academy as a Soul Guide Department teacher.
  • Huo Yuhao revealed his true appearance to Mu En, who arranged funding and secrecy for his research, and Huo Yuhao later found Gu Yuena waiting at his home.
  • Huo Yuhao sealed Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire and established a teleportation route, then disguised himself as an eight-year-old and enrolled at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy as Jing Hongchen’s disciple.
  • Huo Yuhao taught Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen his Soul Power control methods, investigated the Holy Spirit Cult, and captured Nangong Wan under a Servant Contract.
  • Huo Yuhao launched Shrek’s Soul Guide Class, accepted Jiang Nannan as his assistant, and taught students the Engraving Rune Method.
  • Huo Yuhao worked with a Soul Power Storage Core at Mingde Hall while Tang San’s attempt to reach the Sea God Trident was thwarted and the Silver-Haired Purple-Eyed Girl brought the Trident to Huo Yuhao.
  • Huo Yuhao removed Tang San’s imprint from the Sea God Trident, discovered Tang San had descended to the lower realm, and asked Gu Yuena to seal the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before Tang San could reach it.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Spirit Pagoda’s Rise

Huo Yuhao advanced his Artificial Soul Ring plans, confronted the cost of Shrek’s failures, and reshaped his body and power with Electrolux’s sacrifice. The arc left him poised to reveal his strength and draw powerful opponents into his experiments.

  • Huo Yuhao used the Sea God Divinity to devise modified God-Bestowed Soul Rings and sent Gu Yuena and Elder Yi to spread the Ring Destruction Seal among Soul Beasts.
  • Tang San awakened Blue Silver Grass, completed his first Sea God trial by poisoning his targets at the Duke’s Mansion, and later learned about the Spirit Pagoda’s Artificial Soul Rings.
  • Huo Yuhao recruited Ling Luochen, strengthened her with Ultimate Ice Soul Power, and expanded the Spirit Pagoda while exploring the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
  • Huo Yuhao rescued Zhang Lexuan’s team from the Eclipse Moon Demonic Wolves, condemned Xuan Zi for abandoning the students, and demanded that he apologize to the victims.
  • At the Lake of Life, Huo Yuhao reunited with Qiu’er, studied how Blue Silver Grass could support Soul Beasts, and accepted Electrolux’s plan to rebalance his spirit, Soul Power, and body.
  • Huo Yuhao became the Holy Necromancer, formed two Gray Radiance Soul Rings, and returned to Shrek to present new Artificial Soul Rings to the Sea God Pavilion elders.
  • Xuan Zi accepted responsibility for the six students’ deaths and resigned, while Mu En stripped him of his positions and ordered him to apologize to their families.
  • Huo Yuhao offered surviving students Spirit Pagoda contracts, shattered Xuan Zi’s Martial Soul Avatar after allowing him one strike, and left the Golden Ancient Tree planning to reveal his strength.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4Forged Rings and New Paths

Huo Yuhao advanced the Sun Moon Empire’s artificial Soul Ring research while studying new ways to fuse Soul Tools, metal, and Soul Rings. The arc left him exploring body-forging methods with Electrolux as Tang San’s experiments and the Spirit Pagoda’s influence continued to grow.

  • Huo Yuhao helped Kong Deming make the Artificial Soul Ring Device work, then proposed fusing Soul Tools with empty rings so they could function as Soul Skills.
  • Kong Deming made Huo Yuhao his closed-door disciple, and Huo Yuhao helped develop a method that shaped Soul Rings into Soul Tool weapons.
  • Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek, helped Tang Ya cultivate with purified Blue Silver Grass, and brought her and Jiang Nannan to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
  • Huo Yuhao confided in the Ice Empress about his past life and the Deities’ role in his mother’s suffering, while Zhang Lexuan left Shrek and began working for the Spirit Pagoda.
  • Huo Yuhao studied Tang San’s forging and discovered that bloodline power could fuse metal with a Martial Soul, while Tang San evolved his hammer and partially awakened his Blue Silver Emperor.
  • Huo Yuhao recruited Bear Lord’s Dark Golden Dreadclaw Bears into metalworking, and Electrolux helped improve the beasts’ intelligence and combat skills.
  • Electrolux explained Soul Ring Bone Infusion, and Huo Yuhao proposed combining it with Ring Fusion, Spirit Ascension, and blood-qi stored in empty rings to strengthen the body.
Chapters 76–101 Summaries Read
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