Chapter Summaries

Ice Empress rejected Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s plan to help Huo Yu Hao become a god, declaring her loyalty to Xue Xiao Ran. After Xue Xiao Ran destroyed Huo Yu Hao’s flying Soul Tool and poisoned him, Sky Dream took control of Huo Yu Hao’s body to fight, while Xue Xiao Ran prepared to face him.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm met Ice Empress in Xue Xiao Ran’s spiritual sea and asked her to join his plan to help Huo Yu Hao become a god.
• Ice Empress refused, said Wolf King had already made a similar proposal, and warned Sky Dream that she would not spare him if he became Xue Xiao Ran’s enemy.
• Sky Dream returned to Huo Yu Hao’s Sea of Consciousness and joined the spiritual battle, lamenting that he had no one else to recruit.
• Xue Xiao Ran used spiritual interference to mislead Huo Yu Hao, then struck and destroyed Huo Yu Hao’s flying Soul Tool with a Soul Ray.
• After Huo Yu Hao felt a sharp pain and learned he had been poisoned, Sky Dream took control of his body to fight Xue Xiao Ran.
• Xue Xiao Ran sensed Huo Yu Hao’s changed aura and spread icy mist to meet the attack.

Xue Xiao Ran overwhelmed Huo Yu Hao with Extreme Ice, countering his spiritual attacks, Mysterious Ice, and Tang Sect hidden weapons. After Electrolux intervened and injured Xue Xiao Ran with a spiritual attack, Xue Xiao Ran poisoned Huo Yu Hao with an ice-forged Bone-Piercing Nail and prepared to finish the match.

• Xue Xiao Ran resisted Huo Yu Hao's spiritual pressure and wounded his palm with an Ice Crystal Longsword, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm realized Xue Xiao Ran countered both spiritual power and Mysterious Ice.
• Xue Xiao Ran blocked Huo Yu Hao's Tang Sect hidden weapons with an ice wall and cut apart his next spiritual attack.
• Electrolux took control of the spiritual confrontation, injuring Xue Xiao Ran before falling asleep again.
• Xue Xiao Ran fired his Sword Cannon as Huo Yu Hao dodged, then struck him in the lower back with an ice-forged Bone-Piercing Nail and warned him that he had been poisoned.

Xue Xiao Ran defeated Huo Yu Hao and protected Meng Hong Chen from Wang Dong’s Clear Sky Hammer, then faced Wang Dong in a fierce duel. As Wang Dong attacked, Xue Xiao Ran replaced his shattered swords and challenged her to show what she had learned at Shrek Academy.

• Xue Xiao Ran aimed his Sword Cannon at Huo Yu Hao and warned him to leave the arena, but Huo Yu Hao collapsed from the poisons affecting him.
• Wang Dong attacked Meng Hong Chen with her Clear Sky Hammer, shattering her Soul Tools, and Xue Xiao Ran shoved Meng Hong Chen clear of the explosion.
• Xue Xiao Ran and Wang Dong exchanged words before taking fighting stances, with Wang Dong declaring she would defeat him.
• Wang Dong broke Xue Xiao Ran’s Soul Tool Swords with her Clear Sky Hammer, while Xue Xiao Ran summoned replacements and blocked her attacks.
• Xue Xiao Ran sent four Ice Crystal Longswords shooting toward Wang Dong and challenged her to show what she had learned at Shrek Academy.

Xue Xiao Ran defeated Wang Dong in the arena by disarming her, kissing her, and using sleeping powder after their exhausting clash. As Wang Dong fell asleep in his arms, Xue Xiao Ran was left poised to claim victory and repay his debt to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy.

• Wang Dong shattered Xue Xiao Ran's final Ice Crystal Longsword with her Clear Sky Hammer, leaving both fighters nearly out of Soul Power.
• Xue Xiao Ran launched a final attack, but smoke concealed the clash from the spectators.
• Inside the smoke, Xue Xiao Ran grabbed Wang Dong and pulled her into his arms before her hammer could strike him.
• Xue Xiao Ran told Wang Dong he had to win to repay his debt to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy, and she learned that his Sea of Consciousness had fully opened.
• Xue Xiao Ran kissed Wang Dong and admitted he had used sleeping powder, then held her as she fell asleep.

Xue Xiao Ran secured the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy’s championship after his final clash with Wang Dong, then gave away his Soul Bone and prepared to leave Star Luo City. Before departing, he visited Xu Jiujiu to collect the Soul Tools and other supplies she had gathered for him.

• Xue Xiao Ran expelled the blood congestion from his body as the poisonous fog cleared, and the referee declared the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy the winner.
• Ma Ru Long and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy celebrated their championship, while Bei Bei encouraged the Shrek team to learn from its defeat and Xuan Zi praised his leadership.
• Xue Xiao Ran carried the unconscious Wang Dong off the arena, then gave the Soul Bone meant for him to Meng Hong Chen at the awards ceremony.
• Xue Xiao Ran told Old Zhou and Old Ma he was returning to the Carefree Sword Sect, but went to the imperial palace and collected Soul Tools and supplies from Xu Jiujiu.
• Xu Jiujiu asked whether they would meet again, and Xue Xiao Ran replied that they might if fate allowed before vanishing from her sight.

Xue Xiao Ran returned to the Carefree Sword Sect and met Ice Phoenix, who gave him the container holding Snow Empress. Snow Empress emerged and agreed to become Xue Xiao Ran’s Soul Ring, beginning the process with him.

• Xue Xiao Ran arrived at Sword City after more than ten days of travel and went straight to the Carefree Sword Sect.
• Ice Phoenix introduced herself to Xue Xiao Ran, praised his tournament performance, and told him to absorb Snow Empress first.
• Xue Xiao Ran shattered the container, releasing Snow Empress, who reunited with Ice Phoenix and learned that Xue Xiao Ran was Ice God's son.
• Snow Empress agreed to fulfill her promise and lend Xue Xiao Ran her strength despite her damaged power.
• Xue Xiao Ran offered Snow Empress his Sea of Consciousness as a place to recover, and she extended her hand to begin.

Xue Xiao Ran completed Snow Empress's sacrifice and found that she had gained a physical form and could fight alongside him. After discussing her unexpected survival, Xue Xiao Ran prepared to leave the Sword Sect with Nana for a renowned academy.

• Snow Empress entered Xue Xiao Ran's Sea of Consciousness during her sacrifice, while Cang Xue and the others helped stabilize the process.
• Xue Xiao Ran awoke with red and orange soul rings, and Snow Empress appeared beside him in a physical body she could control.
• Snow Empress confirmed she could touch things and use her Ice Sky Snow Emperor power, then returned to Xue Xiao Ran's Sea of Consciousness to rest.
• Cang Xue prepared to visit Sun Moon Royal Academy, while Xue Xiao Ran said he had personal matters to handle and went to see Nana.
• Xue Xiao Ran told Nana to pack because they would soon leave for an academy renowned across the continent.

Xue Xiao Ran withdrew from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy and traveled with Cang Xue and Senior Sister Nana to Shrek City. The chapter ended with Cang Xue leaving them in Xuan Zi’s care at the city gates.

• Cang Xue handled Xue Xiao Ran’s withdrawal with Jing Hong Chen, who returned his Student ID after Cang Xue warned him about his schemes.
• Xue Xiao Ran thanked Jing Hong Chen for the academy’s support, warned him that they might become enemies, and left a ring on his desk.
• Xue Xiao Ran tested his Soul Bone technique, then prepared to depart for Shrek Academy with Cang Xue and Senior Sister Nana.
• Cang Xue carried Xue Xiao Ran and Nana from the Carefree Sword Sect to Shrek City, where they arrived half a month later.
• Cang Xue spotted Xuan Zi at the city gates, left Xue Xiao Ran and Nana in his care, and departed.

Xue Xiao Ran and Nana arrived at Shrek Academy, where Xuan Zi guided them through registration and introduced them to the academy’s training culture. Xian Lin'er took Nana to the Soul Tool Department, while Xuan Zi prepared to handle Xue Xiao Ran’s placement.

• Xue Xiao Ran and Nana greeted Xuan Zi, who learned Nana was a Level Six Soul Engineer and that she had helped design Xue Xiao Ran’s Sword Cannon.
• Xuan Zi warned Xue Xiao Ran that people from several empires wanted to challenge him and told him about the exchange program led by Xiao Hong Chen.
• Xuan Zi brought Xue Xiao Ran and Nana into Shrek Academy and explained its merit-based resources and the strength of its Inner Court.
• Xuan Zi arranged for Xue Xiao Ran to study with Wang Dong and the others and Nana to study with Bei Bei and the others.
• Xian Lin'er arrived, introduced herself as dean of the Soul Tool Department, and led Nana away while Xuan Zi teased Xue Xiao Ran about romantic debts.

Xuan Zi brought transfer student Xue Xiao Ran to meet Teacher Zhou Yi, who accepted him into Class One after seeing his extraordinary abilities. Xue Xiao Ran followed Zhou Yi to class, wondering whether life at Shrek Academy would be more comfortable.

• Xuan Zi took Xue Xiao Ran to Zhou Yi's office and introduced him as a transfer student suited for her class.
• Xue Xiao Ran dodged Xuan Zi's attempts to smear his robes with grease, then showed Zhou Yi his Level 41 Soul Power and four spirit rings.
• Xuan Zi revealed that Xue Xiao Ran had Twin Martial Souls, Extreme Poison and Extreme Ice, and assigned him to Zhou Yi's class.
• Zhou Yi became Xue Xiao Ran's Homeroom Teacher and told him to introduce himself to his classmates without acting arrogantly.
• Zhou Yi led Xue Xiao Ran toward Class One, while he wondered whether he could live more comfortably at Shrek Academy.

Xue Xiao Ran joined Zhou Yi’s class at Shrek Academy, where his twin Martial Souls and Level 41 Soul Power stunned his new classmates. After the lesson, He Caitou summoned him to meet the Soul Tool Department’s leaders, who all wanted to see him.

• Zhou Yi introduced Xue Xiao Ran as a transfer student with Twin Martial Souls and Soul Power Level 41, and he took an empty seat in her class.
• Wang Yan recognized Xue Xiao Ran and welcomed him to Shrek Academy, while Xue Xiao Ran said he had transferred after the competition ended.
• Zhou Yi announced that class elimination matches for the upcoming tournament would begin the next day and that Soul Tools would be allowed.
• After class, students crowded around Xue Xiao Ran with questions, while Wang Dong watched jealously from nearby.
• He Caitou told Xue Xiao Ran that Fan Yu, Vice-Dean Qian Duoduo, and Dean Xian Lin'er wanted to meet him about Soul Tool Department courses.

Wang Dong regretted missing the chance to speak with Xue Xiao Ran, while Xue Xiao Ran joined Nana at the Soul Tool Department to demonstrate making a Level Four Soul Tool. The chapter left the teachers and students watching as the pair rapidly engraved Flame Crystals.

• Wang Dong wondered whether she could apply to change dormitories after Xue Xiao Ran was called away before she could talk to him.
• He Caitou escorted Xue Xiao Ran to the Soul Tool Department, where Xian Lin'er, Qian Duoduo, Fan Yu, and the students were gathered.
• Fan Yu explained that Nana had requested Xue Xiao Ran as her assistant for a demonstration of a quick method to make a Level Four Soul Tool.
• Xue Xiao Ran and Nana chose Flame Crystals and began engraving them simultaneously with Shrek Engraving Knives.
• Xuan Zi arrived to watch as the pair engraved with speed and precision, impressing the Soul Tool Department's elders.

Xue Xiao Ran and Nana demonstrated their Soul Tool skills at Shrek and joined its Soul Tool Department. After reconnecting with Wang Dong over dinner, Xue Xiao Ran faced an angry Xu Sanshi, with Bei Bei intervening.

• Xue Xiao Ran and Nana finished a Level Four Soul Tool Sword together, impressing the teachers and students with their skill.
• Fan Yu welcomed Nana and Xue Xiao Ran to Shrek's Soul Tool Department and gave them their Student IDs and class schedule.
• Xue Xiao Ran said goodbye to Nana, returned to the Martial Soul Department, and went to the canteen for dinner.
• Wang Dong confronted Xue Xiao Ran about making Soul Tools with Nana, and he reassured her that he only liked her.
• Xu Sanshi arrived with Bei Bei and confronted Xue Xiao Ran, while Bei Bei tried to remind them that Xu Sanshi was Xue Xiao Ran's senior in the Tang Sect.

Xue Xiao Ran skipped the class registration but was added to the matches so he could demonstrate how to fight with Soul Tools. He began a friendly match against Zhou Sichen by charging and firing his Soul Tool Sword Cannon.

• Xu Sanshi challenged Xue Xiao Ran, but Jiang Nannan stopped him from pursuing revenge and left the Canteen.
• Xue Xiao Ran teased Wang Dong, then stayed up late working on Soul Tools despite her warning.
• At the Simulation Training Ground, Wang Yan suggested Xue Xiao Ran demonstrate Soul Tool combat after Zhou Yi noticed the students lacked experience using Soul Tools.
• Wang Yan added Xue Xiao Ran to the match against Zhou Sichen, and Xue Xiao Ran agreed to demonstrate his equipment.
• Zhou Sichen charged to close the distance, but Xue Xiao Ran finished charging his Soul Cannon and pulled the trigger.

Xue Xiao Ran won his matches with a Level 5 Soul Tool Sword Cannon and headed for the Soul Tool Department, but Xuan Zi intercepted him and carried him to Sea God Island to meet Mu En. The chapter ended with Xue Xiao Ran wondering what Mu En wanted from him as two distant points of starlight flickered on the horizon.

• Xue Xiao Ran defeated Zhou Sichen with a single shot from his Soul Tool Sword Cannon, and Wang Yan explained to Zhou Yi that it was a Level 5 Soul Tool.
• Xue Xiao Ran used the cannon again in his next match, and his opponent surrendered immediately.
• Xue Xiao Ran and Wang Dong shared a quiet moment before Wang Dong went to fight in her match.
• After the eliminations, Xue Xiao Ran headed for the Soul Tool Department, but Xuan Zi stopped him and said Mu En wanted to see him.
• Xuan Zi carried Xue Xiao Ran to Sea God Island, while two points of starlight flickered on the distant horizon.

Xue Xiao Ran met Mu En at Sea God Pavilion, where the Life Tree’s aura restored his Soul Power and Mu En asked him to examine Ma Xiaotao’s Dark Phoenix. After seeing how the black flames resisted his Extreme Ice, Xue Xiao Ran asked Mu En if he believed he could cure her.

• Xuan Zi brought Xue Xiao Ran to Sea God Pavilion, where Inner Court students were training intensely after Shrek’s loss to Sun Moon Royal Academy.
• Mu En welcomed Xue Xiao Ran and praised his choice to join Shrek, his Soul Tool demonstration, and his Hundred-Thousand-Year Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion soul ring.
• Mu En asked Xue Xiao Ran to help Ma Xiaotao, whose martial soul had mutated into a Dark Phoenix and gone berserk during the competition.
• Xue Xiao Ran saw Ma Xiaotao asleep beneath the Life Tree, with black flames that resisted his Extreme Ice as her Dark Phoenix remained uncontrollable.
• Xue Xiao Ran asked Mu En whether he believed that Xue Xiao Ran could cure Ma Xiaotao.

Xue Xiao Ran entered Ma Xiaotao’s black flames and used his Ultimate Angel’s golden light to try to purify the demonic fire, with Mu En’s help. As the fire resisted and Xue Xiao Ran’s strength waned, a floating island with two embedded swords appeared in his Sea of Consciousness.

• Xue Xiao Ran told Mu En he could try to heal Ma Xiaotao, and Mu En warned him that the attempt was dangerous because of their Soul Power difference.
• Xue Xiao Ran persuaded Mu En to open a path through the black flames, then entered them with Ice Emperor’s Protection.
• Xue Xiao Ran summoned his six wings and golden soul ring and sent golden Spiritual Power into the black mark on Ma Xiaotao’s chest.
• Ma Xiaotao’s demonic fire counterattacked as fire dragons, while Xue Xiao Ran’s Ice Crystal Longswords melted and his Soul Power rapidly drained.
• Xue Xiao Ran struggled to suppress the fire, and a floating island bearing two swords appeared in his Sea of Consciousness.

Xue Xiao Ran used the power of the Twin Sword Seal and the Life Tree to purify Ma Xiaotao’s demonic fire, transforming her Martial Soul into the Bright Phoenix. After he collapsed, Qian Ren Xue sensed the seal’s activation and decided to teach him how to use the Ultimate Angel properly.

• In the Sea of Consciousness, Snow Empress and Ice Empress recognized the two swords as the work of the Angel God, and the swords broke free from the stele and vanished into the sky.
• Xue Xiao Ran summoned the swords’ light to destroy the demonic fire around Ma Xiaotao, then used his purification power with the Life Tree’s aid to cleanse her body.
• Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire settled and evolved into the Bright Phoenix, while Xue Xiao Ran’s Soul Power reached level forty-two before he collapsed.
• In the God Realm, Qian Ren Xue watched the Twin Sword Seal release its sword energy and resolved to teach Xue Xiao Ran how to use the Ultimate Angel as a weapon.

Qian Ren Xue told Tang San and Xiao Wu that Xue Xiao Ran’s Ultimate Angel martial soul contained a seal over two divine artifacts, which had begun to crack, and said she wanted to train him to prepare for the Dragon God’s return. After waking from five days of unconsciousness, Xue Xiao Ran spoke with Ice Empress and Snow Empress in his Sea of Consciousness, where they scolded him for risking his life.

• Qian Ren Xue explained that the Ultimate Angel martial soul sealed two divine artifacts and that the seal had cracked after Xiao Ran used his powers.
• Qian Ren Xue said Xiao Ran needed a teacher and proposed that he might inherit the Angel God’s power, while Tang San argued that Xiao Ran should inherit his Asura God position.
• Xiao Wu urged Qian Ren Xue and Tang San to let Xiao Ran choose his own path, and Tang San agreed to arrange a meeting after Xiao Ran gained more Soul Power.
• Xue Xiao Ran woke after five days, still suffering from a headache, then fell asleep again in an unfamiliar room.
• Xue Xiao Ran entered his Sea of Consciousness, where Ice Empress and Snow Empress reprimanded him for risking his life and noticed that a strand of his hair had turned silver.
• Ice Empress sensed someone approaching, so Xue Xiao Ran said goodbye to the two women and left.

After recovering from purifying Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire, Xue Xiao Ran learned that Shrek Academy had made him an Inner Court student and lifelong Sea God Pavilion member. He asked to become the eighth Shrek Seven Devils instead, and Ma Xiaotao welcomed him to Shrek and offered her help.

• Mu En told Xue Xiao Ran that Ma Xiaotao had been cured and her martial soul had become the Bright Phoenix.
• Mu En rewarded Xue Xiao Ran with direct entry to the Inner Court and lifelong membership in the Sea God Pavilion and the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Xue Xiao Ran asked to become the eighth Shrek Seven Devils, following Xue Lei Han, and Mu En approved his request.
• Xue Xiao Ran said he would wait until Wang Dong entered the Inner Court before attending classes.
• Ma Xiaotao thanked Xue Xiao Ran for saving her, and he reassured her that she could repay him by helping him in the future.
• Ma Xiaotao welcomed Xue Xiao Ran to the Inner Court and Sea God Pavilion and promised to help him whenever he needed her.