Chapter Summaries

Yin Hao comforted Tang San with medicine and gained part of his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, then went shopping in Heaven Dou City with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong as Zhu Zhuqing joined them. As the group headed back at dusk, an old man in a Moonlight Robe watched them and hinted at an impending attack.

• Yin Hao gave Tang San two bottles of Wound Medicine and received 30% of his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track from the System.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked to join Yin Hao, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong on their outing, and they set off together.
• Ning Rongrong suspected Zhu Zhuqing was interested in Yin Hao and privately resented Xiao Wu and Yin Hao for failing to notice.
• The group shopped in Heaven Dou City until dusk, while Dai Mubai's Wanted Orders remained posted around the city.
• As the group started walking, Yin Hao briefly stopped, while an old man in a white Moonlight Robe watched them from a nearby house and spoke ominously of Shrek Academy.

Shi Nian trapped Yin Hao, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing in his Remnant Dream illusion and revealed that he intended to kill them. After Shi Nian attacked, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing became dazed, while Yin Hao remained composed.

• Yin Hao noticed Shi Nian following the group and called him out, revealing the Canghui Academy instructor from the Soul Master competition.
• Shi Nian said he had come to eliminate Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, and dismissed Ning Rongrong's warning that her family would retaliate.
• Shi Nian changed the apparent street into a wasteland, but Zhu Zhuqing's crossbow bolts passed through his illusionary form.
• Shi Nian explained that the group remained inside his Remnant Dream and said he enjoyed watching opponents go mad within it.
• Yin Hao calmly questioned whether Shi Nian could truly defeat them, and Shi Nian unleashed his Soul Power at the group.
• The attack entered Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, leaving them dazed, while Yin Hao continued to watch Shi Nian calmly.

Yin Hao killed Shi Nian after breaking his illusion and found a head soul bone, which he gave to Ning Rongrong. After returning to the academy, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong noticed that Zhu Zhuqing had disappeared.

• Shi Nian tried to trap Xiao Wu and the others in an illusion, but Yin Hao pierced him twice with Blue Silver Grass Ice Cones and killed him.
• Ning Rongrong spotted a soul bone among Shi Nian's remains, and Yin Hao gave the spiritual-type head soul bone to her to absorb.
• Ning Rongrong absorbed the soul bone and reached level 43.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong returned to the girls' dormitory, but Zhu Zhuqing was missing; Xiao Wu suggested they go to Yin Hao's dormitory at midnight.

Zhu Zhuqing confronted Yin Hao and admitted she knew he had never been under her control, prompting him to confess that he liked her. After kissing him, she took him to a couple’s hotel in Heaven Dou City, where the story left them alone in a rose-petal-covered room.

• Zhu Zhuqing stopped Yin Hao outside the male dormitory and asked whether he liked her.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed that Yin Hao’s ability to resist Shi Nian’s illusion had shown her he could not have been controlled by her for a year.
• Yin Hao admitted that he had liked Zhu Zhuqing since they first met, and Zhu Zhuqing kissed him.
• Zhu Zhuqing said she wanted what Xiao Wu and the others had, then used her Soul Power to take Yin Hao out of the academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing booked a couple’s suite at a lavish hotel in Heaven Dou City and led Yin Hao into the room.

Yin Hao spent the night with Zhu Zhuqing, then returned to Shrek Academy and concealed what had happened from Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong. After Shrek Academy reached first place in the preliminaries, Flander and Liu Erlong returned from drawing the team’s next opponent looking troubled.

• Yin Hao carried Zhu Zhuqing to the bed, and the next morning she stayed at the hotel to rest while he returned to the academy.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong questioned Yin Hao about where he had spent the night, and he claimed he had been cleaning up after dealing with Shi Nian.
• Xiao Wu accepted Yin Hao’s explanation, and Ning Rongrong set aside her doubts and apologized to him.
• After ten rounds, Shrek Academy stood first with ten wins, alongside four other academies that also had perfect records.
• Flander and Liu Erlong drew Shrek Academy’s next opponent, returned looking displeased, and Ma Hongjun asked whether the team was strong.

Before Shrek Academy’s match against Blazing Academy, Huo Wu provoked Yin Hao and challenged him to appear on the field. Yin Hao accepted, promising to fight personally when the match began.

• Flander and Liu Erlong warned Shrek’s team about Blazing Academy’s powerful fire-based lineup and said they could forfeit rather than risk injury.
• Huo Wu introduced herself as Blazing Academy’s vice captain and challenged Shrek Academy, specifically demanding that Yin Hao compete.
• Huo Wu insulted Yin Hao when he did not immediately accept, prompting Xiao Wu to defend him and argue with her.
• Yin Hao stopped Xiao Wu, accepted Huo Wu’s Challenge Letter, and promised to fight Blazing Academy in the upcoming match.
• Huo Wu returned to her academy, and Ning Rongrong laughed at the idea that anyone thought Yin Hao was afraid to compete.

Shrek Academy accepted Blazing Academy’s challenge, and Yin Hao chose the team that would face them. The match began with both sides taking the stage, and Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang vowed to end Shrek’s winning streak.

• Shrek’s members celebrated Yin Hao’s decision to compete, and Flander warned them not to underestimate Blazing Academy.
• Yin Hao selected Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Jiangzhu, Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and Tailong to fight alongside him, while Oscar, Fatty, and Rongrong rested.
• Shrek Academy and Blazing Academy entered the arena for the first match of the morning.
• Huo Wushuang challenged Shrek’s winning streak, but the Shrek team laughed at him, prompting Huo Wu to say they would beat them into silence.
• The referee ordered both teams to release their martial souls, and colored soul rings illuminated the arena.

Shrek Academy faced Blazing Academy, whose members challenged Yin Hao for refusing to release his martial soul. As the battle began, Shrek's fighters engaged Blazing Academy's front line while its two Agility Attack Soul Masters slipped toward Yin Hao.

• Blazing Academy's team revealed their fire-element martial souls and soul rings, while Yin Hao stayed still without summoning his martial soul.
• Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu challenged Yin Hao, and Xiao Wu defended him before Yin Hao asked her to stop and the teams took their positions.
• At the referee's signal, Tailong and Huang Yuan attacked Huo Wushuang while Jing Ling intercepted Blazing Academy's other Power Attack Soul Master.
• Blazing Academy's Support System Soul Masters strengthened their teammates with sparks and red motes, and Jiangzhu healed Jing Ling after he was scorched in a clash.
• Fire Cloud and Fire Rain bypassed the fighters at the front and rushed toward Yin Hao.

Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu injured and defeated Blazing Academy’s two Agility Attack System Soul Masters, but Huo Wu’s Repelling Fire Ring cleared Shrek Academy’s fighters away from Yin Hao. With all seven Blazing Academy members facing him, Yin Hao was left exposed as they closed in, forcing him to act.

• Zhu Zhuqing leapt off Xiao Wu’s hands and struck Fire Cloud with Netherworld Slash, badly injuring him.
• Xiao Wu used Teleport, Charm, and Eight Stage Throw to slam Fire Feather unconscious and kick him off the stage.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu rushed to help Tailong and the others, but Huo Wu blasted all five fighters away from the center with Repelling Fire Ring.
• Huo Wushuang, the Fire Leopard Soul Master, and the injured Fire Cloud advanced on Yin Hao while Huo Wu watched, expecting him to finally fight.

Yin Hao effortlessly defeated Huo Wushuang, the Fire Leopard Soul Master, and Fire Cloud, then revealed himself as a fourteen-year-old Six Ring Soul Emperor. His strength stunned Blazing Academy and the audience, while Salas, Ning Fengzhi, and Qian Renxue each considered what his power meant for the competition.

• Huo Wushuang and the Fire Leopard Soul Master attacked Yin Hao from both sides, but he caught their fists and held them in place.
• Fire Cloud and the two Soul Masters launched a coordinated attack, but Yin Hao raised three Blue Silver Grass Ice Walls to block them and struck all three men backward.
• Yin Hao emerged with golden-patterned Blue Silver Grass and revealed six Soul Rings, including three black rings, shocking Huo Wu, Blazing Academy, and the audience.
• Salas praised Yin Hao to Ning Fengzhi, who remained confident that Shrek Academy could win the championship.
• Qian Renxue watched Yin Hao and was startled by thoughts about her future before looking back at him.

Huo Wu rejected Huo Wushuang’s attempt to make Blazing Academy concede and rallied her team to continue fighting Shrek Academy. With her teammates’ support, she charged her fourth soul skill and formed a huge white fireball, though the power threatened to overwhelm her.

• Huo Wushuang tried to concede the match, but Huo Wu refused and insisted Blazing Academy could still fight.
• Huo Wushuang finally agreed to fight alongside Huo Wu, and the Blazing Academy members resumed their preparations.
• Huo Wushuang, the Fire Leopard Soul Masters, and Fire Cloud formed a defensive line before Huo Wu.
• Blazing Academy’s two Support System Soul Masters poured their third soul skills into Huo Wu, intensifying the flames in her hands.
• Huo Wu used her fourth soul skill, Huo Wu Yao Yang, to form a massive incandescent white fireball as her aura surged and her arms began to tremble.

Yin Hao defeated Huo Wu after she poured more Soul Power into her fireball, then subdued her with a folding fan as Shrek Academy emerged unharmed. Blazing Academy conceded, and after the match ended, Huo Wu got back to her feet and called for Yin Hao to wait.

• Huo Wu ordered the two Support System Soul Masters to increase their Soul Power output and launched an enormous fireball at Yin Hao and the Shrek team.
• Yin Hao used his Third Soul Skill, Ice Dragon Decree, to send Ice Dragons crashing into the fireball.
• After the explosion, Xiao Wu and the other Shrek team members emerged unharmed from behind a Blue Silver Grass Ice Wall, while Yin Hao held a folding fan to Huo Wu's neck.
• Huo Wushuang declared Blazing Academy's concession, and the referee announced Shrek Academy as the winner.
• Huo Wushuang thanked Yin Hao for sparing Huo Wu, but Huo Wu stood up and called Yin Hao to wait.

After losing to Yin Hao, Huo Wu accepted the defeat and left the stage without holding a grudge. Back at Blazing Academy’s resting area, she challenged Feng Xiaotian to defeat Yin Hao if he wanted a chance to date her, leaving Feng Xiaotian determined to take on the far stronger opponent.

• Huo Wu admitted Yin Hao was strong and promised to defeat him someday before leaving the stage with her teammates.
• Feng Xiaotian arrived to check on Huo Wu, but she questioned whether he could avenge her against Yin Hao.
• Huo Wu asked Feng Xiaotian if he wanted to date her, and he admitted that he had always liked her.
• Huo Wu said she would consider dating Feng Xiaotian if he defeated the Shrek Team and Yin Hao, then left with Huo Wushuang.
• Feng Xiaotian rebuked a teammate for speaking badly about Huo Wu and vowed to defeat Yin Hao, while his teammates worried they would have to fight the Soul Emperor.

After Shrek’s victory, Yin Hao secretly left the academy to meet Zhu Zhuqing at an inn. Zhu Zhuqing reaffirmed that she wanted their relationship to remain secret, then kissed him.

• Zhu Zhuqing told the others she was meeting a friend and left separately, while Ning Rongrong suspected there was more to it.
• Yin Hao and the others returned to Shrek Academy, where Tang San thanked Yin Hao for caring for him during his recovery.
• Yin Hao told Yu Xiaogang and Tang San about Blazing Academy’s challenge and match.
• When Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong asked to leave with him, Yin Hao claimed he was going to fetch health supplements for Tang San and left the academy alone.
• Yin Hao went to the inn where Zhu Zhuqing was waiting, and she said she wanted to keep their relationship secret before kissing him.

Ning Rongrong learned that Yin Hao was staying with Zhu Zhuqing at the Black Swan Hotel and secretly took the room next door. In the morning, Yin Hao sensed Rongrong nearby and realized she had come to catch them cheating.

• Ning Rongrong's subordinate reported that Yin Hao was in Room 308 with one of her classmates, and she identified the woman as Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ning Rongrong ordered her subordinate to book Room 307, keep the operation secret, and silence the men under him.
• Ning Rongrong paid the couple in Room 307 to leave, then spent the night sitting beside the wall between the rooms.
• Yin Hao woke in the morning, sensed Ning Rongrong's Soul Power in the neighboring room, and realized she had come to catch him and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing slowly woke up beside Yin Hao.

Ning Rongrong discovered Yin Hao and Zhu Zhuqing together in a hotel room after coming to confront him. She entered the room and found Zhu Zhuqing in bed, while Yin Hao remained outside.

• Yin Hao told Zhu Zhuqing that Ning Rongrong was alone in the next room, and Zhu Zhuqing realized she had come to catch them cheating.
• As Ning Rongrong approached their room, Zhu Zhuqing ignored Yin Hao’s warnings and continued being intimate with him.
• Ning Rongrong heard them through the door, returned to her room, and waited before knocking on room 308.
• Yin Hao opened the door, and Ning Rongrong questioned why he had brought medicine to a hotel room.
• Ning Rongrong recognized Zhu Zhuqing’s voice, sent Yin Hao outside, and entered to find Zhu Zhuqing lying beneath a blanket on the disordered bed.

Zhu Zhuqing sent Yin Hao away so she could speak privately with Ning Rongrong, who accused her of seducing other people's boyfriends. Zhu Zhuqing pinned Ning Rongrong against the wall and said she could smell something very strong on her.

• Zhu Zhuqing greeted Ning Rongrong mockingly and challenged her accusation that she had stolen a boyfriend.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Rongrong that she had met Yin Hao before Ning Rongrong was around.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Yin Hao to leave and buy food, and Ning Rongrong agreed to speak with her alone.
• After Yin Hao left, Zhu Zhuqing advanced on the wary Ning Rongrong and pinned her against the wall.
• Zhu Zhuqing lifted Ning Rongrong's chin, smelled her, and said she could detect something strong on her.

Zhu Zhuqing trapped Ning Rongrong and revealed that she wanted to claim Yin Hao’s women as her own. When Yin Hao knocked at the door, Zhu Zhuqing silenced Ning Rongrong and threatened to kill her before he could intervene.

• Zhu Zhuqing identified Yin Hao’s scent on Ning Rongrong and grabbed her when she tried to flee.
• Zhu Zhuqing ripped Ning Rongrong’s dress, carried her to the bed, and pinned her there.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Rongrong that Yin Hao was hers and that she wanted everything belonging to him, including his women.
• Ning Rongrong tried to escape again, but Zhu Zhuqing restrained her and moved close to her.
• Yin Hao knocked at the door with the items he had bought, and Zhu Zhuqing covered Ning Rongrong’s mouth and threatened her into silence.

Zhu Zhuqing used a private encounter to frighten Ning Rongrong into leaving before Yin Hao entered the room. After hearing Zhu Zhuqing explain her method, Yin Hao was left stunned by what she had done.

• Zhu Zhuqing made Ning Rongrong change clothes and warned her not to tell Yin Hao what had happened.
• Yin Hao arrived with breakfast, and Ning Rongrong stopped him from leaving by saying she had missed him.
• After Yin Hao embraced her, Ning Rongrong hurried out, claiming she had something urgent to do.
• Yin Hao asked Zhu Zhuqing why Ning Rongrong seemed afraid of her and followed her inside.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained her method, leaving Yin Hao shocked that she had nearly made him a cuckold.

Zhu Zhuqing persuaded Yin Hao to forgive her and drew him back into intimacy before he could go after Ning Rongrong. Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu agreed to guard against Zhu Zhuqing and seek evidence, but Xiao Wu nearly revealed their plan when Yin Hao returned to the dormitory.

• Zhu Zhuqing clung to Yin Hao and convinced him to forgive her, though he warned her not to handle things that way again.
• Yin Hao tried to leave to check on Ning Rongrong, but Zhu Zhuqing invited him to stay, and he carried her to the bed.
• Ning Rongrong told Xiao Wu what Zhu Zhuqing had done, and they agreed to keep their distance from Zhu Zhuqing and look for evidence without telling Yin Hao.
• Yin Hao returned to his dormitory and found Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong there.
• Xiao Wu rushed to Yin Hao and began whispering about Zhu Zhuqing, but Ning Rongrong coughed to stop her.