Chapter Summaries

Wang Dong'er avoided talking about Huo Yuhao, and he confirmed to Tang Ya that something had happened between them. At lunch, Huo Yuhao revealed his strength to Bei Bei and the others, leaving them stunned by his powerful aura and black second Soul Ring.

• Wang Dong'er told Tang Ya she was fine and went to rest, while Tang Ya and the others wondered if she had fallen out with Huo Yuhao.
• Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and their friends met Huo Yuhao for lunch, and he admitted that something had happened between him and Wang Dong'er.
• Xu Sanshi teased Huo Yuhao about rejecting Wang Dong'er and suggested he already liked someone else, but Huo Yuhao denied it.
• Bei Bei asked whether Huo Yuhao had met the first-year assessment requirements, and Huo Yuhao decided to show everyone his strength.
• Huo Yuhao released his Primordial Beginning Power and revealed one white and one black Soul Ring, shocking Bei Bei and the others.

Huo Yuhao revealed a ten-thousand-year second Soul Ring and told Bei Bei and the others that he had passed one test given by a god, gaining Soul Power and two Martial Souls. As his friends discussed the risks and the chance that the Martial Soul Department would recognize him, Huo Yuhao privately resolved not to join it.

• A black Soul Ring appeared behind Huo Yuhao, shocking Bei Bei and the others with its ten-thousand-year aura.
• Huo Yuhao explained that a god had tested him in a dream and that he had gained a Soul Ring, Soul Power, and two Martial Souls after waking.
• Tang Ya cited Tang Sect records about gods and divine inheritors, and she believed Huo Yuhao's account.
• Huo Yuhao warned that God Tests were dangerous and described Tang Chen's tragic failure of the Asura God's test.
• Xu Sanshi predicted that the Martial Soul Department would recognize Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao privately decided he would not join it.

Huo Yuhao showed Xian Lin'er his new Soul Rings and Ice Dragon and Fire Dragon Martial Souls, revealing the power of his recent opportunity. After Xian Lin'er offered him the choice of joining the Martial Soul Department, Huo Yuhao affirmed his loyalty to the Soul Tool Department, and she embraced him.

• Huo Yuhao continued cultivating and studying Soul Tool Master's Notes while Fan Yu and Xian Lin'er were away from Shrek Academy.
• Xian Lin'er returned and asked Huo Yuhao about his holiday and whether he had obtained a Soul Ring.
• Huo Yuhao revealed his white and black Soul Rings and explained their connection to a deity, which Xian Lin'er believed.
• Huo Yuhao summoned his Ice Dragon and Fire Dragon Martial Souls, and Xian Lin'er recognized them as powerful Ultimate Martial Souls.
• Xian Lin'er asked whether Huo Yuhao still wanted to study in the Soul Tool Department and promised to teach him everything she knew.
• Huo Yuhao chose to remain with the Soul Tool Department out of gratitude and trust, and Xian Lin'er embraced him.

Xian Lin'er warned Yan Shaozhe to honor his promise not to recruit Huo Yuhao for the Martial Soul Department, while Yan Shaozhe dismissed Huo Yuhao as lacking potential and agreed to assign him to the Soul Tool Department. The chapter ended with Yan Shaozhe's teacher arriving and asking what he thought of Huo Yuhao.

• Xian Lin'er left Huo Yuhao's dormitory after teasing him, then went to Sea God Island to confront Yan Shaozhe about his promise concerning Huo Yuhao.
• Yan Shaozhe claimed he had kept his promise, and Xian Lin'er left without accepting his invitation to have tea.
• Yan Shaozhe contacted Du Weilun to request Huo Yuhao's records and information about his relationship with Xian Lin'er.
• Du Weilun reported Huo Yuhao's modest Soul Master talent, strong Soul Engineer ability, and Xuan Zi's negative assessment, leading Yan Shaozhe to dismiss him as unworthy of nurturing.
• Yan Shaozhe decided to assign Huo Yuhao to the Soul Tool Department, then his teacher arrived and asked what he thought of Huo Yuhao.

Mu En confronted Yan Shaozhe over his dismissal of Huo Yuhao and revealed that Huo Yuhao had reached rank twenty-six and possessed extraordinary hidden talents. Yan Shaozhe was stunned and wanted to investigate Huo Yuhao, but Mu En forbade it.

• Mu En asked Yan Shaozhe what he thought of Huo Yuhao after learning Xian Lin'er had also visited.
• Yan Shaozhe called Huo Yuhao's talent average and said Elder Xuan had judged him unworthy of cultivation.
• Mu En revealed that Huo Yuhao had reached rank twenty-six after returning from break, despite having only one Soul Ring during the New Student Competition.
• Mu En disclosed that Huo Yuhao's second Soul Ring was ten thousand years old and that he had Three Lives Martial Souls, including Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Water and Ultimate Ice.
• Mu En blamed Yan Shaozhe and the others for making Huo Yuhao resent the Martial Soul Department and warned them they would have to face the consequences.
• Yan Shaozhe suggested bringing Huo Yuhao in to investigate his abilities, but Mu En angrily forbade it.

Mu En warned Yan Shaozhe not to pry into Huo Yuhao’s secrets or force his choice, while secretly hoping Huo Yuhao would eventually study both martial souls and soul tools. Yan Shaozhe went to approach Huo Yuhao, who was training with his friends when Yan Shaozhe arrived.

• Mu En scolded Yan Shaozhe for proposing to investigate Huo Yuhao’s fortuitous encounter and reminded him that Huo Yuhao had the right to keep his secrets.
• Yan Shaozhe mistook Mu En’s advice as permission to recruit Huo Yuhao, but Mu En clarified that Huo Yuhao had to choose freely and that the Martial Soul Department must make amends for its past actions.
• After Yan Shaozhe left, Mu En revealed that he hoped Huo Yuhao would eventually cultivate both martial souls and soul tools, though he expected the Martial Soul Department to first repair their relationship with him.
• Huo Yuhao trained with Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Tang Ya, and Xiao Xiao, overwhelming Xu Sanshi with his Ice Dragon Martial Soul and powerful techniques.
• Yan Shaozhe arrived at the training field and applauded as Huo Yuhao and the others turned toward him.

Yan Shaozhe arrived to apologize to Huo Yuhao for the Martial Soul Department overlooking his talent and urged him to join as an Inner Court Disciple. Huo Yuhao remained silent, leaving Yan Shaozhe to make an ambitious offer in front of stunned onlookers.

• Yan Shaozhe approached Huo Yuhao, recognized his Ice Dragon Martial Soul, and bowed to apologize on behalf of the Martial Soul Department.
• Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and nearby Shrek Academy students were shocked to see Yan Shaozhe apologize to an Outer Court Disciple.
• Huo Yuhao expected Yan Shaozhe's apology but stayed silent, thinking the offer had come too late.
• Yan Shaozhe explained that he had learned Huo Yuhao possessed Fire Dragon and Ice Dragon Martial Souls and praised his three Ultimate Powers.
• Yan Shaozhe offered to make Huo Yuhao an Inner Court Disciple, personally teach him, and help him become a Titled Douluo before age forty.

Yan Shaozhe tried to recruit Huo Yuhao into the Martial Soul Department with extravagant promises and appeals to his friends’ futures. Huo Yuhao saw through the ploy and refused to join.

• Yan Shaozhe offered Huo Yuhao resources, Soul Bones, and a future Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring to persuade him to enter the Martial Soul Department.
• Yan Shaozhe promised Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao future places as Inner Court Disciples, using Huo Yuhao’s loyalty to pressure him.
• Huo Yuhao dismissed Yan Shaozhe’s promises as inadequate and recognized his attempt at moral blackmail.
• Huo Yuhao told Yan Shaozhe that he would not join the Martial Soul Department.

Huo Yuhao refused Yan Shaozhe’s generous offer to join the Martial Soul Department, choosing to honor his loyalty to the Soul Tool Department and its teachers. Qian Duoduo backed him, and the chapter ended with Xian Lin'er appearing to claim Huo Yuhao as her disciple and confront Yan Shaozhe.

• Huo Yuhao reaffirmed that he would not join the Martial Soul Department because the Soul Tool Department had supported and nurtured him.
• Jiang Nannan, Tang Ya, and Xiao Xiao supported Huo Yuhao’s decision, while the gathered students came to respect him.
• Qian Duoduo arrived with Fan Yu and He Caitou, praised Huo Yuhao, and promised the Soul Tool Department would support him.
• Yan Shaozhe disparaged Qian Duoduo’s ability to provide the promised resources, but Huo Yuhao said those benefits would not change his decision.
• Xian Lin'er appeared, declared that she was Huo Yuhao’s teacher, and challenged Yan Shaozhe for trying to recruit him and insulting her husband.

Xian Lin'er refused to let Yan Shaozhe take Huo Yuhao from the Soul Tool Department, so they agreed to settle the dispute at a Seagod Pavilion Meeting. As the meeting was convened, Yan Shaozhe believed the Martial Soul Department’s greater representation among the elders would secure Huo Yuhao for his department.

• Xian Lin'er praised Huo Yuhao and promised to provide him with whatever resources he needed, while rejecting Yan Shaozhe’s demand that he remain in the Martial Soul Department.
• Xian Lin'er argued that Huo Yuhao could help the Soul Tool Department rise to the top, and vowed she would not give him up.
• Yan Shaozhe proposed a Seagod Pavilion Meeting, and Xian Lin'er agreed, confident the elders would deliver justice.
• Xian Lin'er and Yan Shaozhe returned to Sea God Island and invited the senior elders to the meeting.
• Yan Shaozhe saw that the Martial Soul Department had more elder seats and privately concluded that his department would win the decision over Huo Yuhao.

Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er argued before the Seagod Pavilion elders over whether Huo Yuhao should join the Martial Soul Department or remain in the Soul Tool Department. The elders voted to give the Martial Soul Department control of his training, leaving Xian Lin'er's department outnumbered.

• Mu En opened the Seagod Pavilion Meeting and asked Yan Shaozhe to preside.
• Yan Shaozhe described Huo Yuhao's twin Ultimate Martial Souls and argued that the Martial Soul Department should train him.
• Xian Lin'er defended Huo Yuhao's Soul Tool talent, said the Martial Soul Department had dismissed him before, and vowed to resign if she failed to help create an Ultimate Soldier through him.
• Xuan Zi admitted that the Martial Soul Department had not paid much attention to Huo Yuhao, but argued that he should now join it and offered to guide him.
• Xian Lin'er said Huo Yuhao wanted to stay in the Soul Tool Department, but Xuan Zi dismissed his wishes and called for a vote.
• Most of the elders raised their hands for Xuan Zi's proposal, and Xian Lin'er's side lost the vote.

At the Seagod Pavilion Meeting, Huo Yuhao recounted how the Martial Soul Department had overlooked him and explained why he chose to remain with Xian Lin'er and the Soul Tool Department. He declared that he would withdraw from Shrek Academy rather than let the academy force him to change departments, leaving Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi grim-faced.

• Mu En calmed the Seagod Pavilion elders and invited Huo Yuhao to explain his position.
• Huo Yuhao described winning the New Student Competition yet being denied a Martial Soul Department Core Disciple spot because of his low Soul Power Level and the department's prejudice against Soul Tools.
• Huo Yuhao credited Xian Lin'er with restoring his confidence, making him a Soul Tool Department Core Disciple, and supporting his cultivation.
• Huo Yuhao told the elders he would remain in the Soul Tool Department and help Xian Lin'er fulfill her long-held wish.
• Xian Lin'er embraced Huo Yuhao and promised to leave Shrek Academy with him if the academy forced him to choose.
• Huo Yuhao declared that he would withdraw from Shrek Academy rather than abandon the Soul Tool Department, shocking Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi.

Huo Yuhao refused Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi's offer to join the Martial Soul Department, and Mu En respected his choice while promising reforms for the Soul Tool Department. After reprimanding Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi, Mu En left them plotting to make Huo Yuhao regret his decision.

• Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi offered Huo Yuhao benefits and discipleship, but he reaffirmed that his mind was made up.
• Mu En gave Huo Yuhao a Seagod Token, praised his loyalty to the Soul Tool Department, and offered him future guidance.
• Mu En told Xian Lin'er that the Academy would support the Soul Tool Department and revise unfair rules, then ordered Yan Shaozhe to prepare a proposal.
• After the others left, Mu En reprimanded Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi for judging students by talent while neglecting character and their feelings.
• Yan Shaozhe apologized to Xuan Zi, but Xuan Zi proposed having Martial Soul Department students defeat Huo Yuhao so he would eventually beg to return.

Huo Yuhao refused the Martial Soul Department and returned to the Soul Tool Department, prompting his friends to discuss his choice and Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan to consider transferring. After completing his task, Huo Yuhao opened his A-Rank Blind Box and received the Faith to God Method.

• News of Huo Yuhao's choice spread through Shrek Academy, and Bei Bei, Tang Ya, Xu Sanshi, Xiao Xiao, and Jiang Nannan discussed it.
• Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan decided they wanted to transfer to the Soul Tool Department, while Tang Ya supported them but remained uncertain about joining herself.
• Wang Dong'er asked Xiao Xiao about Huo Yuhao and felt relieved to hear he had returned to the Soul Tool Department, but she asked Xiao Xiao not to tell him she had been worried.
• Huo Yuhao returned to his dormitory, opened the system, and learned he had completed his task and earned an A-Rank Blind Box.
• Huo Yuhao opened the blind box and received the Faith to God Method.

Huo Yuhao received the Faith to God Method and saw a way to become a god without inheriting a god position, but Tang San’s surveillance threatened to expose his plans. The Artifact Spirit revealed abilities that could hide Huo Yuhao and create an external incarnation, and new system missions gave him further opportunities to grow stronger.

• Huo Yuhao realized the Faith to God Method could let him gather faith and become a god despite Tang San blocking his access to a god position.
• Huo Yuhao worried that Tang San would detect and sabotage his efforts to gather faith.
• The Artifact Spirit told Huo Yuhao it could block others’ perception and might unlock External Incarnation if he collected more Primordial Beginning Stones.
• Huo Yuhao formed a plan to use an incarnation to become a god while avoiding Tang San’s surveillance, and decided to help the Primordial Beginning Realm recover energy.
• The system assigned Huo Yuhao missions to subdue Tang Ya after she became an Evil Spirit Master and to humiliate Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi.

Huo Yuhao received a mission to subdue Tang Ya and considered how to rescue her while avoiding Tang San’s surveillance. As the new semester began, he returned to class and encountered Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie, leaving Dai Huabin captivated by Wang Dong’er.

• Huo Yuhao examined the mission to subdue Tang Ya and planned to keep her from becoming an Evil Spirit Master while finding a way to cut off Tang San’s perception.
• Huo Yuhao noticed that a second mission offered a B-Rank Blind Box, reviewed the Faith to God Method, and cultivated through the night.
• Huo Yuhao left his dormitory for the start of the new semester and greeted Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong’er on the way to class.
• Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong’er ran into Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie at the second-year Teaching Building.
• Dai Huabin stared at Wang Dong’er and became captivated by her appearance.

Wang Dong'er reunited with Huo Yuhao and confronted Dai Huabin, who challenged him to a bet over their Advancement Assessment results. Huo Yuhao refused to wager other people and agreed that the loser would kneel, kowtow, and apologize to the winner.

• Dai Huabin recognized Wang Dong'er as Wang Dong and tried to provoke Huo Yuhao, but Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao rebuked him.
• Dai Huabin attacked Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao blocked the blow before Huo Yuhao challenged Dai Huabin to fight at the Battle Soul Arena.
• Dai Huabin produced several Third Level Soul Tools and proposed betting Huo Yuhao's Freshman Assessment reward and Wang Dong'er on their Advancement Assessment results.
• Huo Yuhao refused to wager Xiao Xiao's absorbed soul bone or make a bet involving Wang Dong'er, insisting that he could not decide for them.
• Dai Huabin changed the stakes to kneeling, kowtowing, and apologizing, and Huo Yuhao accepted on the condition that only the two of them were involved.

Huo Yuhao received a system mission to win his bet by making Dai Huabin kneel and beg for mercy, while Wang Yan explained the Advancement Assessment rules to the class. The chapter ended with Xian Lin'er arranging lavish meals for Huo Yuhao and his friends.

• Dai Huabin called Huo Yuhao a hypocrite and returned to the classroom, while Huo Yuhao resolved to settle his grievances with Dai Huabin and his family.
• The system gave Huo Yuhao a mission to win the bet and make Dai Huabin kneel and beg for mercy, with a B-Rank Blind Box as the reward.
• Wang Yan explained that students would fight chosen Soul Beasts in the Beast Fighting Zone for their Advancement Assessment, warning them to balance risk and reward.
• A chef told Huo Yuhao that Xian Lin'er had arranged daily meals for him and two extra portions for Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao.
• Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao recognized the costly, nourishing ingredients in the meal and marveled at how well Xian Lin'er treated Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin wagered that the loser of the Advancement Assessment would kneel and kowtow, while Dai Huabin believed he had the advantage because Huo Yuhao had agreed not to use Soul Tools. Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi saw the bet as a chance to push Huo Yuhao back toward the Martial Soul Department, and Xuan Zi banned Soul Tools for the assessment.

• Huo Yuhao and his companions ate, then went with Wang Yan and the second-year students to the Great Beast Fighting Arena for the Advancement Assessment.
• Dai Huabin publicly reminded everyone of his wager with Huo Yuhao, and Huo Yuhao calmly accepted the scrutiny despite classmates changing their support after hearing he would not use Soul Tools.
• Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi arrived with a plan to have a Martial Soul Department student defeat Huo Yuhao and make him return to the department.
• Yan Shaozhe learned that Dai Huabin was the strongest second-year student at Rank 36 and discovered that he had wagered against Huo Yuhao.
• Xuan Zi ordered that no students could use Soul Tools during the assessment and gloated that Huo Yuhao would now lose.

Du Weilun announced Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe’s ban on Soul Tools, leaving Huo Yuhao unable to use them in his assessment against Dai Huabin. Dai Huabin began the assessment by killing a thousand-year Wind Tiger and taunting Huo Yuhao, while Huo Yuhao resolved to settle his debts with Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe later.

• Du Weilun objected to Xuan Zi’s proposed ban on Soul Tools, but Yan Shaozhe persuaded him to follow his superiors’ demands, and he announced the rule.
• Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao protested that the ban targeted Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao stayed calm and said he had not planned to use Soul Tools.
• Du Weilun began the assessment and called Dai Huabin first; Dai Huabin chose a thousand-year Soul Beast.
• Dai Huabin used his White Tiger skills to kill the Wind Tiger, then turned his thumb downward at Huo Yuhao.