Chapter Summaries

Xue Xiao Ran reunited with Wang Dong at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy camp and joined the Shrek students for grilled fish. After Wang Dong reacted jealously to talk of Senior Sister Nana, Xue Xiao Ran retreated to his camp while Meng Hong Chen began telling Wang Dong about his daily life.

• Xue Xiao Ran asked Xiao Xiao where her teammates were, and she said they had gone to look for food.
• Wang Dong returned with the other Shrek students, recognized Xue Xiao Ran, and hugged him excitedly.
• Xue Xiao Ran introduced Wang Dong as his brother and invited the Sun Moon Royal Academy students to eat grilled fish with them.
• Xiao Hong Chen mentioned Xue Xiao Ran's closeness with Senior Sister Nana, and Wang Dong squeezed his arm and twisted his lower back.
• Xue Xiao Ran left the meal to rest, and Meng Hong Chen began telling Wang Dong about his usual routine.

Xue Xiao Ran comforted Wang Dong, learned that she had joined the dwindling Tang Sect, and agreed to visit Shrek Academy after the vacation. The next morning, he found strange footprints near camp and met Huo Yu Hao, who asked about his martial soul.

• Wang Dong confronted Xue Xiao Ran about his secrets and his relationship with Senior Sister, and he reassured her that she was the only one in his heart.
• Wang Dong told Xue Xiao Ran she had won first place in the Freshman Competition, revealed her Twin Martial Souls, and said the Tang Sect had only four members including her.
• Xue Xiao Ran said he would consider joining the Tang Sect after meeting its leader, and Wang Dong promised to introduce him to Teacher Xiao Ya.
• Xue Xiao Ran discovered many footprints around the camp, then returned and saw Huo Yu Hao training nearby.
• Huo Yu Hao introduced himself and asked about Xue Xiao Ran's martial soul; Xue Xiao Ran showed him his Extreme Poison martial soul, and Huo Yu Hao said his own martial soul was his eyes.
• Brother Sky Dream wondered why he sensed a familiar aura from Xue Xiao Ran.

Xue Xiao Ran and Huo Yu Hao discovered fresh wolf tracks near the camp, prompting the students to prepare to evacuate. As the group packed up, Wang Dong claimed Xue Xiao Ran was betrothed to her sister, and Meng Hong Chen jokingly declared she would steal his love.

• Xue Xiao Ran and Huo Yu Hao found fresh Wolf Soul Beast tracks and decided the camp had to be abandoned before nightfall.
• Xue Xiao Ran warned both academies' students about the wolves, and the group began packing and cleaning the camp.
• Meng Hong Chen asked Xue Xiao Ran if he was betrothed to Wang Dong's sister, and he confirmed it.
• Meng Hong Chen teased Wang Dong by saying she would steal Xue Xiao Ran's love, angering Wang Dong.
• Wang Dong pretended her flushed face was a side effect of practicing the Mysterious Heaven Skill, then chased Xue Xiao Ran after he laughed at her.

Xue Xiao Ran led the students through the Star Dou Great Forest when a wolf pack forced them to flee and fight back with poison. Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao watched from nearby, while Xue Xiao Ran unleashed a poisonous mist against the pursuing wolves.

• Xue Xiao Ran ordered the group to rest during their journey and watched the forest as dark clouds gathered overhead.
• Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao discussed Xue Xiao Ran's abilities and whether Shrek Academy could recruit him, then spotted a wolf pack approaching.
• Xue Xiao Ran heard a wolf howl, spotted the pack, and ordered everyone to run as more than a hundred wolves pursued them.
• Xue Xiao Ran, Xiao Hong Chen, and Meng Hong Chen fell behind to use poison, while Wang Dong told Xue Xiao Ran to be careful.
• With Huo Yu Hao supporting his vision, Xue Xiao Ran combined icy blue mist with Toad Poison and sent the poisonous wave toward the wolves.

Xue Xiao Ran and the others fought off pursuing Azure Fire Wolves with poison and soul skills, then discovered they had wandered into the heart of the Star Dou Great Forest. The group was exhausted and injured, and Xiao Hong Chen suggested leaving the Shrek students behind as they faced the danger ahead.

• Xue Xiao Ran, Xiao Hong Chen, and Meng Hong Chen used poison to slow the Azure Fire Wolves, but the pack ambushed the group from both sides.
• Xue Xiao Ran blocked a wolf with Nana’s Rank Two Defensive Soul Tool and used his Ice Silkworm Poison Palm and sword to disable several Soul Beasts.
• After the wolves disappeared, Xue Xiao Ran ordered Meng Hong Chen to scout and scattered powder to erase the group’s scent.
• Wang Dong told Xue Xiao Ran that the group had taken the wrong road, and Yan Yuyan confirmed they were in the heart of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xiao Hong Chen suggested that they abandon the exhausted and injured Shrek students so the rest could leave.

As the students rested in the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian and Bi Ji observed them but chose not to attack because the Imperial Auspicious Beast had favored one of them. The next morning, Xue Xiao Ran secretly treated the sick Xiao Xiao, who fell asleep after thanking him.

• Xue Xiao Ran refused to abandon Wang Dong and helped the group settle in for a cold night without lighting a fire.
• Di Tian considered killing the students, but Bi Ji persuaded him to spare them, and Di Tian revealed that the Imperial Auspicious Beast had bestowed some of her fortune on one of them.
• Xue Xiao Ran noticed Di Tian and Bi Ji watching the group, and the Ice Empress identified them as the first- and fourth-ranked Ten Great Fierce Beasts.
• Xue Xiao Ran learned from the Ice Empress that Di Tian could not match Uncle Cang Xue, whose cultivation had surpassed the Million-Year level.
• The next morning, Xue Xiao Ran found Xiao Xiao coughing and secretly used poison to treat her; she thanked him and fell asleep.

After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Xue Xiao Ran parted from Wang Dong and returned with his team to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy. He tried to explore his expanded Sea of Consciousness, but accidentally appeared naked before the Ice Empress and ran into a wall while trying to leave.

• Xue Xiao Ran saw Bi Ji watching the group as they left the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, and she vanished after smiling and nodding to him.
• Xiao Xiao recovered, and the wilderness training ended as green and red pillars of light marked the two academies’ return points.
• Xue Xiao Ran promised Wang Dong he would find her when the term ended, then said goodbye to her and the Shrek students before heading toward the red light with his team.
• Gu Tian Yuan gave the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy students half a day off, and Xue Xiao Ran went to his room to contact the Ice Empress and explore his Sea of Consciousness.
• The Ice Empress froze Xue Xiao Ran after finding him naked in her bedroom, and he apologized before turning and striking his head against a wall.

After returning from the Star Dou Great Forest, Xue Xiao Ran discovered that his Purple-grade Demonic Eye had reached Minute Observation and received 950 Academic Credit. He visited the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy's Auction House and ended up browsing a stall selling Engraving Knives.

• Xue Xiao Ran left his Sea of Consciousness, awakened to find his Purple-grade Demonic Eye had reached Minute Observation, and resumed cultivating.
• Half a month later, Xue Xiao Ran received 950 Academic Credit, more than Xiao Hong Chen's 850 and Meng Hong Chen's 800.
• Xue Xiao Ran went to the Auction House, passed its Student ID verification, and looked over its goods, including Soul Tools and a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Xue Xiao Ran entered the crowded auction area and decided he wanted an Engraving Knife.
• A Senior Sister welcomed Xue Xiao Ran at her Soul Tool stall, and he asked to see her Engraving Knives.

Xue Xiao Ran bought an Ice Crystal Engraving Knife and a second-level Soul Core after the Senior Sister rejected Wang Shaojie's higher offer, then defeated Wang Shaojie when he attacked. Outside the Auction House, Xue Xiao Ran faced Ji Juechen, who challenged him to demonstrate his Swift Sword.

• The Senior Sister offered Xue Xiao Ran a chance to inspect her Engraving Knives, and he chose an Ice Crystal Carving Knife that carried a chill from the Extreme North.
• Wang Shaojie offered eight hundred Academic Credits for the knife, but the Senior Sister sold it to Xue Xiao Ran for seven hundred and gave him a second-level Soul Core.
• Wang Shaojie attacked Xue Xiao Ran from behind, and Xue Xiao Ran dodged his Soul Skill and knocked him to the ground with a whip kick.
• Academy staff intervened to warn that fighting was forbidden in the Auction House, and Wang Shaojie left before Xue Xiao Ran departed with his purchases.
• Ji Juechen confronted Xue Xiao Ran outside and asked to see the Swift Sword he had used in the Freshman Competition; the two swordsmen drew their blades and admired each other's swords.

Xue Xiao Ran followed Ji Juechen to the Soul Fighting Arena and faced him in a sword duel. Ji Juechen lost after Xue Xiao Ran overwhelmed him with a swift strike, and Xue Xiao Ran left him with a blunt assessment of his swordsmanship.

• Ji Juechen declined to fight on campus and led Xue Xiao Ran to the Cultivation Field, drawing a crowd of students.
• Nana, Keke, Zimu, and Ju Zi joined the Soul Tool Department students as they hurried to watch the duel.
• Ji Juechen suppressed his Soul Power to Rank 30 and challenged Xue Xiao Ran to fight with swords alone.
• Ji Juechen attacked with Sword Intent, and Xue Xiao Ran dodged and met his sword in midair.
• Xue Xiao Ran used Sword Emerges from Carefree Heaven to knock Ji Juechen's sword away and wound his hand.
• Xue Xiao Ran sheathed his sword and told Ji Juechen not to suppress his Soul Power and that his swordsmanship still needed work.

Xue Xiao Ran defeated Ji Juechen in a sword contest, then returned to his studies before confronting Wang Shaojie and his followers, who had come to arrest him. After Xue Xiao Ran revealed his status as the Carefree Sword Sect's Holy Son and called for an investigation, Jing Hong Chen suspended Wang Shaojie; Jing Hong Chen then unexpectedly asked Xue Xiao Ran what he thought of Meng'er.

• Xue Xiao Ran defeated Ji Juechen in the Soul Fighting Arena and left him to recover his sword.
• Xue Xiao Ran returned to his dormitory and focused on studying while stimulating his Sea of Consciousness.
• Wang Shaojie and several royal family members confronted Xue Xiao Ran at his dormitory and tried to arrest him.
• Xue Xiao Ran revealed the Carefree Sword Sect emblem, declared himself its Holy Son, and contacted Uncle Cang Xue to investigate the incident.
• Jing Hong Chen suspended Wang Shaojie for a month, and Wang Shaojie left fearing the Emperor's reaction.
• Jing Hong Chen asked Xue Xiao Ran what he thought of Meng'er before leaving.

Elder Xue confronted the Sun Moon Emperor over Wang Shaojie bullying a Carefree Sword Sect disciple, forcing the emperor to punish and expel Wang Shaojie. A young man in a wheelchair then ordered Ju Zi to secretly test Xue Xiao Ran and see whether he could be recruited.

• Xue Xiao Ran dismissed Jing Hong Chen’s offer to marry Meng Hong Chen and returned to his dormitory to work on his Soul Tool Department assignment.
• Elder Xue arrived at the imperial garden with four elite disciples and demanded that the Sun Moon Emperor answer for Wang Shaojie’s mistreatment of a Carefree Sword Sect disciple.
• The Sun Moon Emperor ordered Wang Shaojie dragged to the punishment hall and expelled from the royal family.
• A young man in a wheelchair observed the emperor’s response and ordered Ju Zi to test Xue Xiao Ran without revealing their involvement.

Xue Xiao Ran demonstrated his Swift Sword to Ji Juechen, then became caught up in a mass brawl between Class A and students from four other classes. As the fight raged, Jing Hong Chen revealed that Xue Xiao Ran, Xiao Hong Chen, and Meng Hong Chen had been selected for the Youth Soul Master Competition Reserve Team.

• Ji Juechen asked Xue Xiao Ran to guide his swordsmanship, and Xue Xiao Ran demonstrated the Swift Sword before returning to his dormitory.
• Xue Xiao Ran found Ji Juechen still standing outside his door the next morning, absorbed in studying the sword move.
• Gu Tian Yuan took the students to the training field, where students from other classes mocked Class A over its advantages and resources.
• Xiao Hong Chen challenged the other students, and students from four classes charged into a brawl against Class A.
• Jing Hong Chen told Old Zhou that Xue Xiao Ran, Xiao Hong Chen, and Meng Hong Chen had been selected for the Youth Soul Master Competition Reserve Team and ordered him to train them for a future match against Shrek.

Xue Xiao Ran ended a clash between Class A and the other classes with his flower-scented poison mist, then warned the students against blaming others instead of cultivating. Later, Ji Juechen struggled to understand Xue Xiao Ran’s sword, and Xue Xiao Ran’s peers gave him the nickname “Myriad Flower Poison King” as the first semester drew to a close.

• Xue Xiao Ran dodged a staff strike, kicked the bronze-skinned boy in the face, and released a multicolored poison mist that incapacitated students from the other classes while bolstering Class A.
• Xue Xiao Ran condemned the students for resentment and jealousy, and Class A left in silence; Yan Yuyan called the defeated boy childish before departing with Class B students.
• Ji Juechen struggled to comprehend Xue Xiao Ran’s sword until Xue Xiao Ran warned him that continuing without rest could kill him, and Ji Juechen left after saluting him.
• Nangong Ling told Xue Xiao Ran that students had nicknamed him the “Myriad Flower Poison King,” which embarrassed Xue Xiao Ran.
• Xue Xiao Ran continued researching Soul Tools and cultivating his Sea of Consciousness as Ji Juechen repeatedly sought him out and the semester holiday approached.

After the examinations, Xue Xiao Ran began his vacation by returning to the Carefree Sword Sect, then traveled to Shrek Academy to keep an appointment. The chapter ended as he spotted a familiar pink-blue-haired figure at Shrek Academy.

• Xue Xiao Ran finished packing, learned that Nangong Ling had already left, and spoke with Nana, who said she had no home to return to and asked him to bring back local specialties.
• Ji Juechen asked to visit the Carefree Sword Sect, and Xue Xiao Ran agreed to take him to Sword City, where Ji Juechen began challenging fighters and learned that martial-world sword techniques differed from those taught at the academy.
• After resting at the Carefree Sword Sect, Xue Xiao Ran flew with Uncle Cang Xue to Shrek Academy, where Uncle Cang Xue stayed nearby in case he wanted to return.
• Xue Xiao Ran entered Shrek City and walked toward Shrek Academy, where he spotted a familiar figure with short pink-blue hair.

Xue Xiao Ran toured Shrek Academy with Wang Dong and impressed Soul Tool Department students by identifying flaws in their Soul Cores. He returned to Wang Dong’s dormitory to study while waiting to meet the Tang Sect’s master at dinner.

• Wang Dong showed Xue Xiao Ran around Shrek Academy, where he compared the Soul Tool Department unfavorably with Mingdetang.
• Xue Xiao Ran pointed out flaws in several Soul Cores, impressing three senior students and declining their invitation to join the department.
• Fan Yu learned that Xue Xiao Ran had identified the flaws from outside the window and rushed out to find him.
• Xue Xiao Ran followed Wang Dong to her dormitory and learned he would meet the Tang Sect’s master at dinner.
• Xue Xiao Ran began studying a book and Soul Tool samples while Wang Dong teased him.

Xue Xiao Ran met Tang Ya and Bei Bei and joined the declining Tang Sect, receiving its techniques while remaining distant from his new sectmates. The chapter left him at the restaurant with Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Wang Dong after he noticed the techniques had deteriorated over time.

• Wang Dong woke Xue Xiao Ran and took him to meet Teacher Xiao Ya, while insisting he stay away from other girls.
• Xue Xiao Ran met Tang Ya and Bei Bei, who explained that the Tang Sect had only two members left and welcomed him without a test.
• Xue Xiao Ran accepted a booklet of Tang Sect techniques from Bei Bei and noticed that the Mysterious Heaven Skill had been severely lost.
• Xue Xiao Ran asked about Tang Ya's martial soul and learned that it was Blue Silver Grass.
• Bei Bei sensed that Xue Xiao Ran kept an unusual distance from him and Tang Ya despite joining the sect.

Xue Xiao Ran demonstrated his hidden-weapon skill and Extreme Poison to Bei Bei and the others, then was summoned by the Soul Tool Department. He followed Vice Dean Fan Yu inside to meet the department’s dean, leaving Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Wang Dong waiting outside.

• Bei Bei demonstrated how to throw a Bone-Piercing Nail, and Xue Xiao Ran watched before trying the technique himself.
• Xue Xiao Ran coated a Bone-Piercing Nail with Paralysis Poison and Cold Poison, used Mysterious Jade Hand, and struck the dummy with a throw that surprised Bei Bei.
• Xu Sanshi arrived and told Bei Bei that Dean Qian from the Soul Tool Department wanted to see Xue Xiao Ran.
• Xu Sanshi led Xue Xiao Ran, Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Wang Dong to the Soul Tool Department, where Xue Xiao Ran recognized the three senior students from the previous day.
• Vice Dean Fan Yu introduced himself and invited Xue Xiao Ran to speak privately with him and the dean, and Xue Xiao Ran followed him inside.

Xue Xiao Ran met with Shrek Academy’s deans, who tried to recruit him despite his enrollment at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy. He left the decision open until after the Youth Soul Master Competition, where Shrek planned to test his strength.

• Fan Yu brought Xue Xiao Ran to the Soul Tool Department, where Dean Qian learned he attended the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy.
• Yan Shaozhe offered Xue Xiao Ran a place in Shrek’s Martial Soul Department, Inner Court access, and other benefits, but Xue Xiao Ran said he might transfer after the Youth Soul Master Competition.
• Ma Xiaotao shook Xue Xiao Ran’s hand and noticed his palm had cooled, while Yan Shaozhe told her not to show mercy against him at the competition.
• Xue Xiao Ran told Bei Bei and Tang Ya that Shrek had tried to recruit him, and Wang Dong insisted that he keep their promise to join Shrek.
• Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao told Xue Xiao Ran they looked forward to facing him at the Youth Soul Master Competition.

Xue Xiao Ran guided Wang Dong in cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill, then joined her and Xiao Xiao for dinner at Shrek Academy. At the canteen, he sensed someone watching him before an emotional Shrek student recognized him and called out.

• Xue Xiao Ran corrected Wang Dong's Mysterious Heaven Skill cultivation and discovered that the Tang Sect manual had lost parts of its original methods.
• Wang Dong woke Xue Xiao Ran for dinner and brought him to the Shrek Academy Canteen, where they met Xiao Xiao.
• Xue Xiao Ran considered whether to reveal the authentic Tang Sect techniques and reflected on reaching Soul Power Level 30 and making the Youth Soul Master Competition Reserve Team.
• An old man watched Xue Xiao Ran from the canteen roof, and Xue Xiao Ran sensed the gaze before sitting down with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao.
• A Shrek student recognized Xue Xiao Ran, who remembered her as the girl who had cried when her lover nearly died, and asked what she wanted.