Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er accidentally caused chaos in the New Student Dormitory with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then slept through the aftermath and continued their Dual Cultivation. The next morning, Wang Dong'er nearly kissed Huo Yuhao while he slept, and the two planned a stroll around Shrek City.

• Wang Dong'er accidentally unleashed the fusion-enhanced version of Huo Yuhao's third soul skill, throwing the new students' bodies into disarray.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er stayed in their dormitory and hid until the disturbance died down, while Tian Meng and Ice Empress discussed the pair in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er fell asleep during Dual Cultivation, and the new students searched unsuccessfully for the cause of the chaos.
• Wang Dong'er woke up with her hand inside Huo Yuhao's clothes and nearly kissed him before he stirred.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er got up and agreed to stroll around Shrek City together.

Huo Yuhao went out with Wang Dong'er and spotted Dai Huabin at Shrek Academy’s new student examinations, where Dai bullied a commoner student. Huo Yuhao concealed his anger and decided to defeat Dai in the upcoming advancement exam, while Dai left the academy with Zhu Lu.

• Wang Dong'er persuaded Huo Yuhao to leave their dormitory and relax, and they watched the new students compete at Shrek Academy.
• Huo Yuhao recognized Dai Huabin on the stage and resolved to crush him in the upcoming advancement exam rather than confront him immediately.
• Dai Huabin defeated a commoner student, dismissed the teacher’s warning, and enrolled despite his arrogance and cruelty.
• Zhu Lu praised Dai Huabin and handed him his robe, and Dai left the academy with her instead of collecting his dormitory key.
• Dai Huabin took Zhu Lu away to vent his anger and desire, tightening his arm around her waist as they went.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er encountered Xu Sanshi while touring Shrek Academy’s crowded enrollment entrance, then Tang San pulled them away after their public horseplay. In a private room, Wang Dong'er learned Huo Yuhao had long known she was a girl and demanded that he take responsibility for her.

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er met Xu Sanshi at Shrek Academy’s entrance, where he explained the freshman advancement exams and the academy’s Core Disciple rewards before a teacher dragged him away.
• Wang Dong'er laughed at Xu Sanshi’s embarrassment, then Huo Yuhao tickled her until she nearly exposed her identity as a girl.
• Tang San caught Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er flirting in public and took them to a private room at a restaurant.
• Wang Dong'er realized Huo Yuhao had known she was a girl through his Spirit Eye and powerful Mental Power.
• Wang Dong'er pinned Huo Yuhao against herself and demanded that he take responsibility for her and let her be in charge, surprising both Huo Yuhao and Tang San.

Wang Dong'er revealed her true appearance, declared Huo Yuhao her boyfriend, and made him wear women's clothes for their shopping trip. They left arm in arm through Shrek City, looking like sisters.

• Tang San left the private room and paid the bill, leaving Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er alone.
• Wang Dong'er removed her disguise and revealed her female form after Huo Yuhao asked if they were boyfriend and girlfriend.
• Huo Yuhao insulted Wang Dong'er's appearance by saying she was about as pretty as he was, and she pinned him down in anger.
• Wang Dong'er made Huo Yuhao agree to follow her arrangements for the day, then dressed him in her women's clothes.
• Wang Dong'er linked arms with Huo Yuhao and took him shopping through Shrek City, where they looked like close sisters.

Wang Dong'er kept Huo Yuhao out shopping and brought him to a couples' hotel, teasing him throughout their evening together. In their room, she revealed her Second Martial Soul: a lightning-wreathed Clear Sky Hammer.

• Wang Dong'er persuaded Huo Yuhao to keep shopping after nightfall and chose a couples' hotel for them to stay in.
• Wang Dong'er changed back into her male disguise, flirted with Huo Yuhao, and entered the hotel with him.
• Wang Dong'er paid for the hotel's last room and led Huo Yuhao inside, where he protested about their antics.
• Huo Yuhao asked Wang Dong'er about the heavy thunder-and-lightning aura he had sensed during their Dual Cultivation with Soul Power.
• Wang Dong'er revealed her Second Martial Soul, summoning a pink Clear Sky Hammer surrounded by lightning.

Huo Yuhao revealed his Ice Emperor Scorpion martial soul and its Ultimate Ice to Wang Dong'er, impressing her with its power and their extraordinary soul-power compatibility. The chapter ended with Wang Dong'er stunned when Huo Yuhao said his teacher was Yu Xiaogang, who had become a deity.

• Wang Dong'er summoned her Clear Sky Hammer, and Huo Yuhao contained its aura with an isolation soul tool.
• Huo Yuhao identified the Clear Sky Hammer's strengths and guessed Wang Dong'er intended to add Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings to it in the future.
• Huo Yuhao revealed his Ice Emperor Scorpion martial soul and explained that it possessed Ultimate Ice.
• Wang Dong'er put away her hammer, embraced Huo Yuhao, and felt the exceptional compatibility of their soul power.
• Huo Yuhao offered to introduce Wang Dong'er to his teacher Yu Xiaogang and help her cultivate immortality, leaving her astonished that Yu Xiaogang had become a deity.

Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong'er about his painful childhood and his wish to defeat Dai Huabin himself, then revealed that his teacher was Yu Xiaogang from ten thousand years ago. Wang Dong'er supported him, and their conversation ended with her proposing a folk remedy involving a massage.

• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong'er that Yu Xiaogang had saved him and his mother, then recounted his childhood in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
• Wang Dong'er grew angry at Dai Huabin and offered to ask her fathers to intervene, but Huo Yuhao insisted on defeating his enemy himself.
• Huo Yuhao said he would explain Yu Xiaogang's identity and hoped to teach Wang Dong'er his cultivation methods.
• Wang Dong'er agreed not to interfere and reassured Huo Yuhao that she would help if he needed her.
• Huo Yuhao asked whether they would dual cultivate that night and whether Wang Dong'er would return to the girls' dormitory, but she insisted on staying with him.
• After Huo Yuhao teased Wang Dong'er about her small chest, she proposed trying a massage folk remedy.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er spent the days before Shrek Academy reopened together, with Wang Dong'er learning about Huo Yuhao's cultivation methods and training with him. As the class placement assessment approached, they wondered whether they would be assigned to the same class.

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er woke at the Couple Hotel after an intimate night, teased each other, and agreed to spend another day together.
• Huo Yuhao indulged Wang Dong'er during their time together, and Yu Xiaogang agreed to take her as a junior disciple.
• Wang Dong'er learned about Self-Condensed Soul Rings and Huo Yuhao's Soul Ring ages, then resolved to try the method with her Third Soul Ring.
• More than a month later, Wang Dong'er sparred with Huo Yuhao in the Small Woods by God of Sea Lake and was caught when she tried to ambush him.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er discussed the upcoming class placement assessment and wondered whether they would be placed together.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er discussed their Martial Soul Fusion Skills and headed to the Shrek Academy cafeteria, where students had copied their example and brought tables and chairs. They joined Tang Ya and Bei Bei for a meal, and Wang Dong'er hinted that Huo Yuhao would need far more food than Bei Bei had prepared.

• Wang Dong'er urged Huo Yuhao to try a fusion skill with their Second Martial Souls, but he cautioned that it would draw too much attention at Shrek Academy.
• Wang Dong'er dismissed the new students as weak, while Huo Yuhao warned her not to underestimate anyone and mentioned the growing threat of Evil Soul Masters.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er went to the cafeteria and found students had brought their own tables and chairs after seeing them do so the day before.
• Tang Ya waved Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er over to join her and Bei Bei at the table they had brought.
• Bei Bei offered to treat them, and Wang Dong'er teased that the meal would not be enough for Huo Yuhao's appetite.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er asked Tang Ya and Bei Bei about Shrek Academy’s upcoming class placement assessment and learned about Zhou Yi’s harsh teaching methods. Bei Bei revealed that the assessment had begun with their enrollment combat assessment, leaving them to realize what tomorrow’s test would measure.

• Bei Bei went to buy more food while Tang Ya teased Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er about wanting to share a class.
• Huo Yuhao asked Tang Ya about the class placement assessment, and she explained that Zhou Yi had been removed as a homeroom teacher after her abusive training methods harmed a student.
• Tang Ya described Zhou Yi’s belief in harsh old training methods, and Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er grew wary of being assigned to her.
• Bei Bei returned and told Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er that their class placement assessment had begun when they enrolled and that tomorrow would test their fundamentals.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er realized together that the enrollment combat assessment had been the first part of their placement assessment.

Bei Bei explained Shrek Academy’s freshman rankings, physical assessment, and Core Disciple selection to Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er, who looked forward to earning Grade A status. Huo Yuhao planned to focus on the Soul Tool Department, but Wang Dong'er persuaded him to accompany her shopping in disguise.

• Bei Bei described how freshmen were ranked from A to D, assessed for physical fitness, and considered for Core Disciple status.
• Huo Yuhao recognized that Grade A privileges tested students’ independence, and Bei Bei agreed that self-discipline was central to becoming strong.
• Bei Bei reflected on Tang Ya’s hard work and his complicated family arrangement involving Zhang Lexuan, then shared a warm meal with Tang Ya and the others.
• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong'er he planned to focus on the Soul Tool Department because Shrek’s martial soul training could no longer teach him much.
• Wang Dong'er objected to Huo Yuhao spending time on Soul Tools, and he agreed to accompany her shopping dressed as a girl after changing his appearance.

Tang Ya suspected Wang Dong's true circumstances but chose not to interfere, while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er arrived at Shrek Academy's class placement assessment. The assessment began with students divided by martial soul type and tested through running laps, with teachers evaluating them from the start.

• Tang Ya asked Bei Bei about Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's closeness, then stopped worrying about them when she realized her Blue Silver Grass martial soul was about to evolve.
• Bei Bei celebrated Tang Ya's impending martial soul evolution, and Tang Ya decided to keep her suspicions about Wang Dong to herself.
• Shrek Academy's teachers explained that new students had to pass a physical fitness assessment or leave the academy, and secretly observed the students as they organized.
• Wang Dong'er asked to stay with Huo Yuhao, but he pointed out that teachers were already watching them and they had to separate by martial soul type.
• The teachers began the running assessment in batches, allowing students to use their Soul Power and martial souls while evaluating their physical foundations.

Ma Xiaotao searched Shrek Academy’s freshman assessment for Huo Yuhao, while Yan Shaozhe hoped their meeting would help control her Evil Fire and strengthen her future. Huo Yuhao remained unaware of the plan as Ning Tian used her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to overtake him in the assessment.

• Ma Xiaotao searched among the teachers and freshmen for Huo Yuhao, driven by her worsening discomfort from the Evil Fire.
• Yan Shaozhe recalled Ma Xiaotao’s struggle with the Evil Fire and revealed that he hoped Huo Yuhao would become her partner and help her reach the Ultimate Fire Attribute.
• Huo Yuhao ran at the head of the freshmen during the assessment and noticed Ning Tian activate her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Tian used her first enhancement to increase her speed and pass Huo Yuhao.
• Ning Tian envied Huo Yuhao’s appearance and reflected on the strict training imposed on her as a candidate to evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Huo Yuhao passed Shrek Academy’s class assignment assessment while hiding his abilities, and Mu En’s plans to build alliances against coming turmoil were revealed. During the Power Attack Department assessment, Huo Yuhao spotted Tang San, Wang Dong'er, and Dai Huabin as the chaotic race got underway.

• Huo Yuhao used soul power to keep up with the first group, and Yan Shaozhe recorded him as an eleven-year-old, level thirty-three Soul Grandmaster with Grade A aptitude.
• Shrek Academy announced that students who failed the assessment could choose places at other Advanced Soul Master Academies, a policy Mu En had arranged to build alliances.
• Mu En reflected on the threats facing Shrek Academy and hoped the students would withstand the coming upheaval.
• Huo Yuhao watched the Power Attack Department assessment and recognized Tang San, Wang Dong'er, and Dai Huabin among the new students.
• A fat student used his Rubber Elephant martial soul to roll through the field, while Tang San tripped competitors with Blue Silver Grass and Yan Shaozhe watched the assessment descend into chaos.

Yan Shaozhe kept the freshmen Power Attack Department examination running under a ban on attacking other examinees, while Wang Dong'er and Dai Huabin pushed themselves to compete for the lead. Tang San withdrew with Grade A aptitude and watched them, suspecting Dai Huabin was a descendant of Dai Mubai and secretly recording him.

• An examination teacher asked Yan Shaozhe whether to stop the chaotic Power Attack Department examination, but Yan Shaozhe ordered it to continue and warned Xu Teacher to prevent mortal danger.
• Yan Shaozhe forbade freshmen from actively attacking one another, bringing the disorder under control as the students continued running.
• Wang Dong'er overtook Dai Huabin, who chased her; they continued competing after their soul power began to run low.
• Tang San withdrew from the examination and received Grade A aptitude after the teachers recognized that he was exhausted rather than unfit.
• Tang San watched Wang Dong'er compete with Dai Huabin, suspected Dai Huabin was descended from Dai Mubai, and secretly recorded him with a camera.

Wang Dong'er and Dai Huabin collapsed after exhausting themselves in their contest, and Huo Yuhao carried her to the academy teachers while Zhu Lu got help for Dai Huabin. Ma Xiaotao sensed the Ice Empress’s aura in Huo Yuhao’s Soul Power and became intensely drawn to him, though he did not realize she had noticed him.

• Tang San observed the exhausted freshmen, including Xie Huanyue, and considered how he might counter Xie Huanyue’s unusually durable Rubber Elephant Martial Soul in future examinations.
• Wang Dong'er and Dai Huabin both collapsed at the end of their contest, and Huo Yuhao caught Wang Dong'er before she hit the ground.
• Huo Yuhao fed Wang Dong'er salt-sugar water and carried her toward the academy teachers, while Zhu Lu sought help for Dai Huabin and an upperclassman advised her about his arrogance.
• Wang Dong'er grew jealous of the attention Huo Yuhao received and tightened her grip on his shoulder, prompting him to dismiss the helpful seniors.
• Ma Xiaotao sensed the Ice Empress’s aura in Huo Yuhao’s Soul Power and found herself strongly attracted to him, while Huo Yuhao remained unaware of her interest.

Ma Xiaotao discovered that Huo Yuhao possessed the Ultimate Ice Soul Power she had been seeking, and her Evil Fire stirred up an intense, confusing yearning for him. She returned to her dormitory to cool herself down, but the feelings only grew stronger as she tried to resist them.

• Ma Xiaotao recognized Huo Yuhao as the source of the Ultimate Ice Soul Power and left the assessment site, conflicted about approaching him.
• Xu Sanshi saw Ma Xiaotao leave and hurried back to helping the teachers, relieved that she had not come to him.
• Huo Yuhao sensed that Ma Xiaotao's aura resembled Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire, while Wang Dong'er grew jealous and resolved to massage Huo Yuhao harder.
• Ma Xiaotao rushed to her dormitory and drenched herself in cold water, but her longing for Huo Yuhao intensified and her eyes burned red.

Shrek Academy’s placement assessments exposed the gap between ordinary students and prodigies as the continent edged toward war. After the assessments, Wang Dong’er and Huo Yuhao’s relationship took an intimate step forward, and they woke together the next morning.

• Shrek Academy’s placement assessments sent many students to other academies and selected gifted newcomers as the continent’s political tensions and looming war were discussed.
• Wang Dong’er returned to the dormitory exhausted from running laps and asked Huo Yuhao to massage her sore thighs.
• Wang Dong’er, worried by Huo Yuhao’s interest in Ma Xiaotao, took the initiative to seduce him, and they spent the night together.
• Huo Yuhao woke with Wang Dong’er clinging to him and realized they had nearly been overheard because the dormitory walls were poorly soundproofed.
• Wang Dong’er asked Huo Yuhao to carry her to the bathroom, and the two washed up and got dressed.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er checked their Shrek Academy class assignments and secretly examined the new students for the upcoming Core Disciple selection. When Huo Yuhao studied the twin sisters Lan Nuonuo and Lan Susu, Wang Dong'er grew jealous, and he explained that their hair Martial Souls had caught his attention.

• Wang Dong'er asked Huo Yuhao whether they would share a class as they walked to Shrek Academy's assignment board.
• Huo Yuhao used his Mental Power to find their names and confirmed that they had both been assigned to Class One with Grade A freshman status.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er surveyed the new students through his Mental Power sharing link to scout possible rivals for the Core Disciple selection.
• Huo Yuhao paused while inspecting Lan Nuonuo and Lan Susu, prompting Wang Dong'er to pinch him and accuse him of lingering over the twin sisters.
• Huo Yuhao explained that the sisters' hair Martial Souls reminded him of his own Body Martial Soul, and Wang Dong'er questioned how useful hair could be in battle.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er searched the freshmen and encountered Ma Xiaotao, an Inner Courtyard disciple suffering from the Evil Fire Phoenix's influence. Ma Xiaotao asked Huo Yuhao for help, then carried him toward God of Sea Lake while Wang Dong'er flew after them.

• Huo Yuhao used his Mental Power to examine the freshmen and reflected on their Martial Soul development and the scarcity of Soul Beasts.
• Huo Yuhao detected Ma Xiaotao's distinctive Soul Power aura and recognized her Fire Phoenix Martial Soul.
• Ma Xiaotao, troubled by the Evil Fire and dreams of Huo Yuhao, approached him and introduced herself as a rank sixty-eight Soul Emperor seeking his help.
• Ma Xiaotao spread her fiery-red wings, grabbed Huo Yuhao, and flew toward God of Sea Lake before he could respond.
• Wang Dong'er revealed her Light Goddess Butterfly and took flight to pursue Ma Xiaotao and Huo Yuhao.