Chapter Summaries

Wang Rui asked Electrolux to help improve his Fate Contract, and Electrolux explained the advantages and dangers of contract magic. Electrolux chose to join Wang Rui’s effort to establish a new order between humans and soul beasts, leaving Wang Rui with books of foundational magical knowledge.

• Wang Rui described his human–soul beast system, and Electrolux identified its limits and praised the work behind it.
• Electrolux explained that contract magic offered accessible summoning, locating, and teleportation, but its human-centered contracts could enable abuse.
• Electrolux gave Wang Rui books on magical runes, incantations, and the principles behind magic so he could study and adapt the system.
• Wang Rui asked why Electrolux had decided to help him, and Electrolux said he admired Jade City and wanted to join Wang Rui’s challenge to the world’s rules.
• Wang Rui accepted the books and agreed to see how far they could go together.

Huo Yuqing minded Emerald Elixir Hall, discussed her plans for Shrek Academy with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and met the Soul Engineer Wen Qiang and his apprentice He Caitou. After Wen Qiang offered to teach her Soul Tools, Wang Rui encouraged her to learn them, leaving her with the chance to broaden her skills.

• Huo Yuqing worried about guarding the valuable shop and told Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that Lu Mingyou had promised her a recommendation to Shrek Academy after she advanced past Rank Fifteen.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm urged Huo Yuqing to tell Wang Rui about their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but she decided he might have his own reasons for not raising it.
• Wen Qiang arrived with He Caitou to inspect Emerald Elixir Hall's medicine cabinet, and Huo Yuqing recognized He Caitou from her memories.
• Wen Qiang dismissed alchemy as simple memorization, prompting Lu Mingyou to challenge him when she returned with Wang Rui.
• Wen Qiang told Huo Yuqing she could learn Soul Tools, and Wang Rui supported the idea as a way to assist her future medicine refining and compensate for her Martial Soul's weak early offense.

Huo Yuqing advanced in Soul Power, herbal studies, and Soul Tool engineering while Wang Rui struggled to revise his contract magic and learned that Wang Dong had registered for Shrek Academy. As the two prepared to take Shrek's entrance exam, Wang Rui sensed something unpleasant ahead and began testing whether he and Huo Yuqing could perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Huo Yuqing's Heavenly Water Pill raised her Soul Power to level sixteen, and she continued studying medicinal ingredients and dismantling and inscribing Soul Tools under Lu Mingyou and Wen Qiang.
• Wang Rui learned light-element magic from Electrolux but made little progress adding destiny-related effects to his contract.
• Little White reported that a Clear Sky Sect disciple had registered Wang Dong for Shrek Academy's first-year Class One, where he might share a dormitory with a Tang Clan disciple.
• Wang Rui felt an unexplained sense of disgust, examined the currents of fortune, and found no visible sign of danger.
• Huo Yuqing returned after successfully inscribing a Class 1 Soul Tool core and spoke with Wang Rui about leaving Jade City for Shrek Academy.
• Wang Rui told Huo Yuqing he suspected they had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and the two released their Soul Power and pressed their palms together to test their connection.

Wang Rui tested whether he and Huo Yuqing could synchronize their Soul Powers and create a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Their powers briefly aligned but failed to fuse safely, leaving Wang Rui to consider that the Power of Destiny might help them overcome the obstacles.

• Wang Rui noticed Huo Yuqing's cold, frail hand and worried that she had not recovered despite a month of care.
• Wang Rui guided Huo Yuqing in synchronizing their Soul Power fluctuations, and their Martial Soul phantoms appeared.
• Huo Yuqing asked about Wang Rui's Martial Soul, and he identified it as the ancient Blazing Dragon.
• Their Soul Powers synchronized, but when Huo Yuqing channeled her power into Wang Rui, his Ultimate Fire burned it and broke the balance.
• Wang Rui concluded that a Martial Soul Fusion Skill was beyond them under normal conditions, but thought the Power of Destiny might help.

Wang Rui used the Eye of Destiny to stabilize his and Huo Yuqing’s Soul Power, allowing them to form a successful fusion during an overnight cultivation session. In the morning, they confirmed the fusion worked and planned to test their Martial Soul Fusion Skills after registering, while Jiang Nannan called them to leave.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm worried as Huo Yuqing and Wang Rui’s Soul Power became unstable, and Wang Rui used the Eye of Destiny to restore their synchronized circulation.
• Wang Rui guided their Soul Power into a harmonious cycle, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm formed a cocoon around them as they cultivated through the night.
• Wang Rui woke and caught Huo Yuqing as she fell into his arms; they tested their fusion and produced purplish-gold Soul Power.
• Huo Yuqing realized their fused state could strengthen her Soul Skills and accelerate cultivation, while Wang Rui explained that they might have four Martial Soul Fusion Skills to test.
• Wang Rui accepted that Huo Yuqing had not revealed her second Martial Soul, and Jiang Nannan called them to leave for registration.

Jiang Nannan took Huo Yuqing and Wang Rui to Shrek Academy for the entrance examination, explaining how to stay safe as members of the Beast Sect. They reached Shrek City and registered, with Huo Yuqing qualifying at Rank 16 and Wang Rui revealing that he was a Rank 33 Soul Elder in human form.

• Jiang Nannan gave Huo Yuqing and Wang Rui borrowed Beast Sect tokens and said she would stay at Shrek Academy another year to look after them.
• The three traveled safely through the Star Dou Great Forest and reached Shrek City on the final day of admissions.
• A disguised man offered to sell them Shrek letters of recommendation, but Jiang Nannan said the two already had theirs.
• A round-faced Shrek student told Jiang Nannan that Old Hag Zhou would no longer teach them, and Jiang Nannan celebrated the news.
• Huo Yuqing and Wang Rui registered for the entrance examination; Huo Yuqing had Rank 16 Soul Power, while Wang Rui was a Rank 33 Soul Elder.

Wang Rui accompanied Huo Yuqing through Shrek Academy’s entrance tests, where Tang Ya insisted on testing her because of their past conflict. Huo Yuqing prepared to face Tang Ya as the final examination began.

• An admissions teacher exempted Wang Rui from the remaining tests because of his rank, while Huo Yuqing continued with Jiang Nannan and Wang Rui beside her.
• At the final test field, Tang Ya volunteered to test Huo Yuqing and rejected Jiang Nannan’s objection that she was acting out of personal grievance.
• Wang Rui warned Huo Yuqing about Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Grass, hidden weapons, Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, and Purple Demon Eyes.
• Tang Ya introduced herself as a rank-thirty-one Control System Battle Soul Master, and Huo Yuqing stated her rank as sixteen before they activated their Martial Souls.
• The examination began with Huo Yuqing facing Tang Ya, whose setbacks hunting for a soul ring and Beibei’s injuries had fueled her hostility.

Huo Yuqing used Spiritual Detection to evade Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Grass and hidden weapons, then fired her Soul Tool Sleeve Cannon at Tang Ya. The chapter left the fight unresolved, with the shots aimed at Tang Ya’s shoulders.

• Tang Ya attacked Huo Yuqing with Blue Silver Grass while using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, but Huo Yuqing used Spiritual Detection to predict her movements and dodge.
• Tang Ya used her second Soul Skill, Parasite, and scattered Blue Silver Grass seeds, which Huo Yuqing avoided by moving and dispersing them with her coat.
• Tang Ya grew jealous of Huo Yuqing’s rapid progress, used Purple Demon Eyes, and prepared hidden weapons from her Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night.
• Tang Ya attacked with hidden weapons, including Dragon Beard Needles, while the registration teacher did nothing and Wang Rui chose not to intervene.
• Huo Yuqing decided to fight back and fired her Soul Tool Sleeve Cannon twice, aiming for Tang Ya’s left and right shoulders.

Huo Yuqing fought Tang Ya during Shrek Academy’s freshman assessment, but the teacher ruled against her for using a Soul Tool. Wang Rui nearly led her away from Shrek before the teacher offered a second assessment, which Huo Yuqing passed, and the group left to register her as a freshman.

• Tang Ya struck Huo Yuqing with her Soul Tool Sleeve Cannon, but Huo Yuqing countered with Spiritual Shock and burned away Tang Ya’s Man Sha Snake Net.
• The assessment teacher said Soul Tools were forbidden and disqualified Huo Yuqing, prompting Wang Rui to take her away from Shrek Academy.
• The teacher hurried after Wang Rui and offered Huo Yuqing another chance to take the assessment.
• A round-faced girl with a capybara-like martial soul fought Huo Yuqing to a five-minute draw, and Tang Ya accused her of holding back.
• The teacher declared Huo Yuqing qualified, and Wang Rui followed Jiang Nannan to register her as a freshman.

Wang Rui shared unflattering stories about Shrek Academy's founders and the first-generation Shrek Seven Devils, while Huo Yuqing's admiration for the school and its legendary figures faded. The chapter left Bai Chenxiang, reincarnated as a Swift-tailed Swallow, hoping that the Auspicious Beast's promise would let her meet Ma Hongjun again.

• Huo Yuqing complained that Shrek Academy had disappointed her, and Jiang Nannan warned that the school valued strength and background.
• At the founders' statues, Wang Rui told Huo Yuqing and Jiang Nannan about Shrek's founders and revealed that all seven of the first-generation Shrek Seven Devils had become gods.
• Ning Tian approached Wang Rui to ask about the first-generation Shrek Seven Devils, and he suspected she was trying to recruit him for the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan.
• Huo Yuqing asked Wang Rui about White Tiger Douluo and Netherworld Douluo, and he described White Tiger Douluo's affairs and the political trouble they caused in Star Luo.
• A Swift-tailed Swallow revealed herself as Bai Chenxiang and lamented that Ma Hongjun had not returned from the Divine Realm before flying away.

Wang Rui and Huo Yuqing registered at Shrek Academy, where Wang Rui saw the school’s ties to Tang San and remembered his history with Mu En as Di Feng. The chapter ended when Wang Dong crashed through a window and nearly landed on them.

• Jiang Nannan explained Sea God Lake, Shrek’s Inner Academy, and the different departments as Wang Rui saw the Threads of Destiny connecting Shrek to Tang San.
• Wang Rui and Huo Yuqing registered late and received places in Class Nine and Room 313, avoiding Wang Dong.
• Wang Rui recognized Mu En and recalled how he had created the Di Feng avatar from a failed King Ginseng transformation more than two hundred years earlier.
• Wang Rui knocked Huo Yuqing aside as Wang Dong fell through a window, spread his butterfly wings, and rose into the air.

Wang Dong challenged An Wen to fight after their dormitory room was damaged, while Wang Rui recognized An Wen as his adopted sister and was alarmed to find her at Shrek Academy in human form. The chapter ended with An Wen summoning a dark spear and preparing to battle Wang Dong.

• Wang Dong flew outside and challenged the person who had broken the dormitory window to a fight.
• An Wen jumped through the shattered window, and Mu En remarked on her unusual appearance and martial soul.
• Wang Rui recognized An Wen as his sister and worried that she had reincarnated as a human and exposed herself at Shrek Academy.
• An Wen and Wang Dong exchanged taunts about her thousand-year Soul Ring and prepared to fight.
• An Wen released purple-black light and summoned a jet-black tasseled spear.

An Wen revealed her Ultimate Darkness martial soul, the Nether Extremity Tiger Empress Spear, and prepared to challenge Wang Dong despite having only one soul ring. Wang Rui suspected the living weapon could become a martial soul or an artificial Soul Spirit, while Huo Yuqing recognized something familiar in its appearance; the confrontation was about to begin.

• An Wen summoned the Nether Extremity Tiger Empress Spear, and Mu En recognized the purity of her Ultimate Darkness attribute and dragon aura.
• Wang Dong mocked An Wen for having only one soul ring, but Mu En warned her not to underestimate her opponent.
• Wang Rui recognized the spear as the weapon forged by Tiger Empress Dark Cloud and realized An Wen's appearance at Shrek Academy meant Di Tian had permitted it.
• Wang Rui considered whether living metal could become a martial soul and whether a living weapon could be made into an artificial Soul Spirit.
• Huo Yuqing found the spear familiar from the Auspicious Beast's memories but set aside her doubts.
• An Wen challenged Wang Dong to use her second soul skill by forcing it out of her.

An Wen and Wang Dong fought a dormitory duel, damaging the building before Mu En stopped them and directed them to the Soul Duelling Zone. Wang Rui reunited with An Wen and took her away to talk, leaving the duel and the fine unresolved.

• Wang Dong accepted An Wen's challenge, and An Wen launched an aerial spear attack that Wang Dong countered with her Wing Guillotine Soul Skill.
• Wang Dong and An Wen were both thrown back, crashing through a dormitory window and into a bystander without suffering serious injuries.
• Mu En stopped the fight, warned them about the damage, and imposed a fine of twenty-five thousand Gold Soul Coins while giving Wang Dong a pass to register at the Soul Duelling Zone.
• Wang Rui reunited with An Wen, introduced her as his little brother, and asked Mu En to postpone discussion of the duel and fine.
• Mu En gave Wang Dong a registration note, and Wang Rui told Huo Yuqing to go upstairs before taking An Wen away to catch up.

Wang Rui investigated An Wen’s transformation and warned her to keep a low profile at Shrek Academy, but she promptly ignored his advice. Back in the dormitory, Wang Rui and Huo Yuqing bonded while cleaning, and she began calling him Rui Rui.

• Wang Rui ordered Little White to have Long Xiaoyao investigate the staff member who assigned An Wen and Wang Dong to the same class, including whether the staff member’s memories had been altered or he had been influenced.
• An Wen explained that the Nether Extremity Spear had become her Spirit, that she had reached Rank Fifteen in a month, and that Di Tian’s reverse scale helped conceal her aura.
• Wang Rui corrected An Wen’s misunderstandings about human customs and told her not to provoke Wang Dong, but she rushed to the Soul Duelling Zone as soon as they returned to the dormitory building.
• Wang Rui found Huo Yuqing cleaning their room and told her that the bun-haired student was his biological younger brother.
• Wang Rui and Huo Yuqing cleaned together, complained about Shrek Academy’s costs, and she happily began calling him Rui Rui.

Ma Xiaotao refused Shrek's push to marry Xu Sanshi, and the two agreed to stand together against the arrangement. At the Soul Duelling Zone, Wang Rui noticed that the doll-like senior referee, Jiang Lan, had no visible threads of karma or fortune.

• Yan Shaozhe tried to persuade Ma Xiaotao to marry Xu Sanshi for their cultivation and Shrek's interests, but she firmly refused.
• Yan Shaozhe ordered Ma Xiaotao to bring Jiang Lan back and keep her from going out, warning that Jiang Lan's situation was unusual.
• Ma Xiaotao punched Xu Sanshi, then called him her comrade; he invited her, Jiang Lan, and a friend to dinner.
• Ma Xiaotao and Xu Sanshi headed to the Soul Duelling Zone to pick up Jiang Lan.
• Wang Rui arrived to watch Wang Dong and An Wen's duel and noticed that the purple-haired Jiang Lan, serving as referee, seemed doll-like.
• Wang Rui used his Eye of Destiny and saw that Jiang Lan had almost no karma and no surrounding fortune.

Wang Rui used the Eye of Destiny to investigate a strange purple-haired senior who seemed to have no fortune of her own, then watched Wang Dong fight An Wen. An Wen blinded Wang Dong with her Curtain of Shadows soul skill, leaving the match uncertain.

• Wang Rui observed that the purple-haired senior had karma threads but no fortune mist, an anomaly he had previously seen only in his puppet clone and the recently deceased.
• The senior announced the match between Wang Dong and An Wen, then showed longing for Wang Dong’s butterfly wings and revealed a powerful lightning attribute.
• Huo Yuqing asked Wang Rui who would win, and he explained that the fight would likely depend on endurance and mental fortitude.
• Wang Dong flew beyond An Wen’s reach while she repeatedly tried and failed to catch him.
• An Wen used Curtain of Shadows to cover Wang Dong’s vision, causing him to falter in midair as spectators reacted.

Wang Dong unleashed his strongest attack against An Wen after she blinded him, but she dodged it and defeated him. After the match, Jiang Lan advised him to find the rhythm of his surroundings so he could fight without sight.

• Wang Dong panicked when An Wen's dark power covered his eyes, and he struggled to steady himself and locate her.
• Wang Dong decided to risk everything and unleashed Wing Guillotine combined with Light of the Butterfly God.
• An Wen vaulted above the sweeping blade, summoned her spear again, and struck at the exhausted Wang Dong.
• Jiang Lan rescued Wang Dong, and the referee declared An Wen the winner; An Wen celebrated winning a semester of dorm cleaning.
• Wang Dong challenged An Wen to a rematch, and Jiang Lan told him that finding the rhythm of things would help him overcome blindness.

Wang Rui discussed the suspicious lightning used by the assessment referee and helped Huo Yuqing develop her Spiritual Shock technique. After Bai Chenxiang arrived with the results of his investigation, Wang Rui left to hear what she had learned.

• An Wen said the referee's lightning felt unusually destructive, and Wang Rui promised to investigate.
• Huo Yuqing learned that Shrek would hold a three-versus-three freshman assessment in three months, so An Wen offered to train her in hand-to-hand combat.
• Huo Yuqing revealed that she had memorized Tang Ya's eye-training technique and could use it to attack with Spiritual Power; Wang Rui advised her to condense it into a needle-like point.
• Huo Yuqing used Spiritual Shock on Wang Rui without hurting herself, then hugged him to thank him.
• Bai Chenxiang arrived at the dormitory window after investigating for Wang Rui, and Wang Rui went outside to ask what she had found.

Wang Rui learned that Wang Dong’s dorm assignment had been a clerical mistake, then ordered research into replicating An Wen’s transformation to help soul beasts survive tribulations. Bai Chenxiang recalled how Tang San had seemingly sabotaged Ma Hongjun’s divine inheritance, while Wang Rui began investigating Jiang Lan before a strange stench drew his attention to the undergrowth.

• Bai Chenxiang told Wang Rui that the dormitory teacher had confused Wang Dong and An Wen’s assignments, and the Fox King’s examination confirmed no one had interfered.
• Wang Rui suspected Tang San’s good fortune had shaped the coincidence but resolved that An Wen would remain safe under his protection.
• Wang Rui ordered New City’s laboratory to study alloy formulas and Soul Forging, using soul beast materials and volunteers facing their first Heavenly Tribulation to seek safer ways for soul beasts to rebuild themselves.
• Bai Chenxiang remembered that Ma Hongjun had completed the God of Fire’s trials before someone denied him the position, and she suspected Tang San had wanted him in the Divine Realm as an ally.
• Wang Rui asked Bai Chenxiang to investigate Jiang Lan, a purple-haired, lightning-wielding Shrek Inner Court student, then noticed a poisonous stench and crushed vegetation coming from the undergrowth.