Chapter Summaries

After Wu Feng recovered from her soul fight with Huo Yuhao, Ning Tian brought her to apologize and sought to build goodwill with the new class monitor. Huo Yuhao left class duties to Ning Tian so he could focus on cultivation, while privately deciding not to commit to her.

• Mu Jin settled the class monitor positions and continued the practical matches as Huo Yuhao watched from the stands.
• Wu Feng woke in the infirmary, admitted she had been reckless, and resisted Ning Tian's request that she apologize to Huo Yuhao.
• Ning Tian explained that befriending Huo Yuhao would benefit the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and Wu Feng reluctantly agreed to apologize.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng approached Huo Yuhao, and Wu Feng apologized for provoking him.
• Huo Yuhao asked Ning Tian to handle class affairs so he could cultivate toward becoming the Strongest Freshman, and she accepted.

After completing an achievement involving Wu Feng, Huo Yuhao spent the morning in class with Ning Tian and her companions before reuniting with Tang Ya. Tang Ya recruited him to sell grilled fish at the academy gate, and he agreed to start that evening.

• Huo Yuhao received Fire Oil Gu for completing Wu Feng's “Winner Takes All” achievement, while Ning Tian decided to pursue him and Wu Feng worried about losing her place beside her Young Master.
• Mu Jin ended Freshman Class Nine's morning practical combat exercises early, and Huo Yuhao ate with Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er.
• Huo Yuhao returned to the dormitory building and surprised Tang Ya, who recognized him after he used his Simulation Soul Skill to restore his earlier appearance.
• Tang Ya demanded a month's worth of free grilled fish and explained that she had arranged fish, a grill, charcoal, and seasonings so Huo Yuhao could sell grilled fish after class.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to meet Tang Ya that evening to begin selling grilled fish, and she told him that she and Beibei had advanced to the fourth year.

After Wang Dong regretted joining Zhou Yi’s class, Huo Yuhao reassured her that she was unlikely to be expelled and went to afternoon training. There, Wang Yan sought to examine Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Eyes, and Huo Yuhao hoped the encounter would help him obtain a Wisdom Path Gu Worm.

• Wang Dong asked Huo Yuhao if she could still transfer classes, and he told her Zhou Yi was unlikely to let her leave because of her strength and value to the New Student Assessment.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong hurried to afternoon training, where every student from Freshman Class Nine had arrived on time.
• Mu Jin introduced Wang Yan to Huo Yuhao, explaining that the Senior Teacher wanted to ask about his martial soul.
• Wang Yan questioned Huo Yuhao about his Spirit Eyes, while Huo Yuhao agreed to show them and considered the possibility of earning a Wisdom Path Gu Worm.

Huo Yuhao convinced Wang Yan that he was not from the Body Sect and secured help accessing Shrek's Library Pavilion. He later met Tang Ya and raised the price of his grilled fish, leaving them ready to sell it at the Academy entrance.

• Wang Yan questioned Huo Yuhao about his Spirit Eyes and whether he belonged to the Body Sect, and Huo Yuhao denied it while asking for help cultivating his Body Martial Soul.
• Wang Yan promised Huo Yuhao the Academy's support and agreed to help him gain access to the Library Pavilion.
• Huo Yuhao received the Bookworm Gu Worm reward and saw Wang Yan's new achievement task, Unmissable Genius.
• After returning to his dormitory to cultivate, Huo Yuhao met Tang Ya, who had prepared twenty fish for him to grill.
• Huo Yuhao insisted on charging one Gold Soul Coin per fish, and Tang Ya agreed to sell them with him at the Academy entrance.

Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya set up a grilled-fish stall outside Shrek Academy, and Huo Yuhao sold his first batch at one Gold Soul Coin each. His fish quickly became so popular that a crowd formed, just as a beauty emerged from the academy gates.

• Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya arrived at Shrek City's eastern gate, where Tang Ya prepared the equipment and fish for their stall.
• Tang Ya left Huo Yuhao to grill the fish, reminding him to save two for her and suggesting he buy ingredients from Auntie Lin if needed.
• Huo Yuhao used his Gu to light the charcoal, clean and season the fish, then grilled four at once.
• A student in a yellow uniform bought a fish for one Gold Soul Coin, loved it, and asked to buy three more, but Huo Yuhao refused because he limited each person to one.
• Students rushed to buy the remaining fish, formed a queue, and gathered around Huo Yuhao's stall as he announced that only thirteen of the day's seventeen fish remained.
• A beauty walking out through Shrek Academy's gates drew the attention of everyone nearby.

Jiang Nannan questioned Huo Yuhao’s high price for grilled fish, then left without buying any. Xu Sanshi tried to take a fish by force and attacked Huo Yuhao, prompting Beibei and Tang Ya to intervene before Huo Yuhao insisted Xu Sanshi answer for his actions.

• Jiang Nannan approached Huo Yuhao’s stall, but he defended his one-Gold-Soul-Coin price and refused to sell her the last fish reserved for another student.
• Jiang Nannan left after hearing other students praise Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish and deciding to try it another time.
• Xu Sanshi arrived in anger, tried to seize the remaining fish, and attacked Huo Yuhao after grabbing only charcoal.
• Huo Yuhao put the grilled fish away and met Xu Sanshi’s palm with a punch that forced Xu Sanshi to summon his martial soul and shield.
• Jiang Nannan objected, Beibei protected Huo Yuhao, and Tang Ya challenged Xu Sanshi.
• Huo Yuhao told Xu Sanshi that he would not let his attempt to wreck the stall go unanswered.

After Xu Sanshi’s dispute with Huo Yuhao over grilled fish, Huo Yuhao challenged him to a match in the Soul Fighting Zone. Tang Ya and Beibei agreed to let Huo Yuhao handle the fight, and they followed the crowd to watch.

• Tang Ya and Beibei confronted Xu Sanshi over his treatment of Huo Yuhao, who revealed that he had already returned Xu Sanshi’s Gold Soul Coin.
• Huo Yuhao gave Tang Ya the grilled fish she had reserved, while Xu Sanshi agreed to settle the dispute in the Soul Fighting Zone.
• Huo Yuhao insisted on facing Xu Sanshi himself, despite Beibei warning him that Xu Sanshi was a level 39 Soul Elder.
• Tang Ya explained Xu Sanshi’s defensive Mysterious Black Tortoise martial soul, then followed Beibei and Huo Yuhao to watch the match.

Wang Yan urged Shrek Academy to cultivate Huo Yuhao, and Elder Xuan promised to protect him from the Body Sect. An announcement then drew students and teachers to watch Huo Yuhao fight Xu Sanshi, while Huo Yuhao began negotiating a wager with his opponent.

• Wang Yan praised Huo Yuhao’s talent and asked Elder Xuan to ensure the academy supported him, and Elder Xuan agreed to protect him and watch the New Student Assessment.
• Wang Yan wondered about Huo Yuhao’s unusual Ice Attribute effects and planned to observe him during the assessment in three months.
• The academy broadcast announced a Soul Fighting match between Xu Sanshi and Huo Yuhao, prompting Wang Yan to suspect Huo Yuhao was being bullied and rush to the arena.
• Female students and Wang Dong headed to support Huo Yuhao, while Dai Huabin objected to Huo Yuhao being called the strongest new student.
• Huo Yuhao discussed a private wager with Xu Sanshi and proposed ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Huo Yuhao and Xu Sanshi began their soul fight, with Huo Yuhao revealing an overwhelming icy aura that put Xu Sanshi on the defensive. The chapter ended as Xu Sanshi challenged Huo Yuhao to break through his shield.

• Xu Sanshi agreed to wager a Darkwater Pill against Huo Yuhao’s ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Wang Dong bet one Gold Soul Coin on Huo Yuhao and joined Tang Ya and Beibei in the stands.
• The referee announced Huo Yuhao’s challenge against Xu Sanshi and started the match.
• Huo Yuhao used his Ice Jade Empress Scorpion martial soul and released a bone-chilling aura, while concealing his soul rings’ true power with Mimicry.
• Xu Sanshi activated Mysterious Black Power and shielded himself behind his Mysterious Turtle Shell Shield, then dared Huo Yuhao to attack.

Huo Yuhao overwhelmed Xu Sanshi in their soul fight, revealing a powerful Ice Attribute ability that shocked the spectators. He spared Xu Sanshi when the senior begged for mercy, while wondering how to help him complete a task tied to Jiang Nannan.

• Huo Yuhao charged Xu Sanshi with Ice Empress's Claws and broke through his Mysterious Black Tremor.
• Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Black Shield Formation, but Huo Yuhao's punches drove him back and left him unable to fight back.
• Wang Yan suspected Huo Yuhao had Twin Martial Souls, while Beibei, Tang Ya, and Wang Dong reacted with shock to his strength.
• The spectators marveled at Huo Yuhao's victory, while bettors on Xu Sanshi demanded their money back.
• Huo Yuhao asked Xu Sanshi to use his ultimate move, but Xu Sanshi begged him to stop, and Huo Yuhao let him go.
• Huo Yuhao wondered how he could help Xu Sanshi complete the Achievement Task connected to Jiang Nannan.

Huo Yuhao defeated Xu Sanshi, gained new Gu rewards, and returned to the dormitory with Wang Dong'er before a Sea God Pavilion meeting began to discuss a peerless genius with an Ultimate Ice martial soul. The chapter left Mu En and the academy elders awaiting Yan Shaozhe's report.

• Huo Yuhao won the Soul Battle, took the Darkwater Pill from Xu Sanshi, and earned Water Arrow Gu for completing an Achievement Task.
• Xu Sanshi asked to buy Huo Yuhao's grilled fish in the future, and Huo Yuhao agreed as long as he followed the rules.
• Huo Yuhao reunited with Tang Ya and Wang Dong'er, who learned that he and Wang Dong'er both had Twin Martial Souls.
• Huo Yuhao shared grilled fish with Wang Dong'er and earned Righteousness Gu after completing her Achievement Task.
• At the Sea God Pavilion, Mu En opened a meeting, and Yan Shaozhe announced that he had discovered a peerless genius with an Ultimate Ice martial soul.

At the Sea God Pavilion Meeting, Shrek Academy’s leaders discovered that Huo Yuhao possessed both Ultimate Ice and the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul and began discussing how to cultivate him. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao received a Gu that could speed his recovery and cultivation, leaving him confident he could reach Rank 30 within a month.

• Yan Shaozhe argued that Huo Yuhao’s Ultimate Ice made him worthy of special cultivation, while Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo urged caution.
• Xuan Zi proposed cultivating another talented freshman whose Spirit Eye was a rare Spirit Type Body Martial Soul.
• Yan Shaozhe revealed that Huo Yuhao’s recommendation letter listed Spirit Eyes, confirming that he possessed Twin Martial Souls: Spirit Eyes and the Ice Jade Scorpion.
• Mu En directed the elders to discuss how Shrek Academy should train and accommodate Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao received the Heavenly Origin Treasure Lotus Gu, which accelerated Soul Power recovery and produced Origin Stones that aided cultivation.

Huo Yuhao used his Heavenly Origin Treasure Lotus to accelerate his cultivation and continued training at Shrek Academy. Meanwhile, Yan Shaozhe planned to bind Huo Yuhao closer to the Academy through Ma Xiaotao, who was startled when he asked whether she could win Huo Yuhao over.

• Huo Yuhao consumed two and a half Origin Stones during his first cultivation session with the Heavenly Origin Treasure Lotus, greatly speeding up his training.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong went to breakfast, then parted ways at the teaching building.
• Huo Yuhao declined Nanmen Yun'er and Ning Tian's invitations and cultivated alone in Freshman Class Nine before theory class.
• Yan Shaozhe recalled that the Sea God Pavilion elders had approved a plan to nurture Huo Yuhao and deepen his connection to Shrek through Ma Xiaotao.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Ma Xiaotao if she was confident she could win Huo Yuhao over, and she reacted with surprise.

Yan Shaozhe arranged for Ma Xiaotao to pursue a relationship with Huo Yuhao and bind him more closely to Shrek Academy. He offered Huo Yuhao an early place in the Inner Court and a chance to become Mu En’s disciple, but Huo Yuhao hesitated.

• Yan Shaozhe confirmed that Shrek would reward Huo Yuhao for using his Ultimate Ice to purge Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire, then asked whether she had fallen for him.
• Ma Xiaotao admitted she was willing to cultivate a relationship with Huo Yuhao, and Yan Shaozhe explained the academy’s plan to make them its core and eventually bind them through marriage.
• Yan Shaozhe and another man brought Huo Yuhao to his office, where Yan Shaozhe praised his victory over Xu Sanshi and reassured him that Shrek would protect him.
• Huo Yuhao revealed that his Second Martial Soul was the Ice Jade Scorpion and that it had a Spirit Ring attached.
• Yan Shaozhe offered Huo Yuhao immediate entry into the Inner Court and a chance to become the disciple of Mu En, a rank ninety-nine Limit Douluo titled Dragon God.
• Huo Yuhao stalled when asked about joining the Inner Court early.

Yan Shaozhe offered Huo Yuhao Shrek Academy’s full support and a place in the Inner Court, and Huo Yuhao agreed to join early. He left the question of continuing in the Outer Court open, insisting that he wanted everything Shrek could offer.

• Yan Shaozhe promised Huo Yuhao resources, cultivation support, Soul Rings and Spirit Bones, and freedom to leave Shrek after graduation.
• Huo Yuhao accepted the offer to join the Inner Court early, while privately weighing the benefits of Mu En’s mentorship and Shrek’s backing.
• Yan Shaozhe explained that Shrek’s leaders had agreed to invest heavily in Huo Yuhao after investigating his background and abilities.
• Yan Shaozhe told Huo Yuhao he could skip classes for several days and would take him to meet Mu En the next day.
• Huo Yuhao said he wanted it all when Yan Shaozhe asked whether he wished to continue studying in the Outer Court.

Huo Yuhao accepted Shrek Academy’s special approval to enter the Inner Court but chose to remain in the Outer Court for now, while agreeing to help Ma Xiaotao suppress her Evil Fire. After Yan Shaozhe left, Huo Yuhao packed his belongings and moved toward Sea God Island, while Ma Xiaotao resolved to protect him from rivals in the Inner Court.

• Yan Shaozhe explained that Huo Yuhao could enter the Inner Court by special approval, and Huo Yuhao chose to continue studying in the Outer Court for now.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Huo Yuhao to keep helping Ma Xiaotao suppress her Evil Fire, and Ma Xiaotao gave him a bottle of Soul Nourishing Pills as compensation.
• Yan Shaozhe arranged a dedicated dormitory for Huo Yuhao on Sea God Island and left the office.
• Huo Yuhao returned to his dormitory, left Wang Dong a farewell message, packed his things, and went back to Ma Xiaotao.
• Ma Xiaotao recalled Yan Shaozhe’s advice and prepared to protect Huo Yuhao from other unmarried women in the Inner Court.

Huo Yuhao crossed Sea God Lake with Ma Xiaotao and learned more about Shrek's Inner Court before registering as an Inner Court disciple. There he met Zhang Lexuan and saw a new achievement task appear above her.

• Huo Yuhao froze Sea God Lake and crossed it with Ma Xiaotao, who explained the Inner Court and shared her history of suppressing her Evil Fire.
• Huo Yuhao reflected on Shrek's dangerous Monitoring Tasks and his reluctance to join the Inner Court.
• After lunch, Ma Xiaotao took Huo Yuhao to the Inner Court registration office.
• Ma Xiaotao introduced Huo Yuhao to Zhang Lexuan, the Inner Court's chief disciple and an eight-ring Soul Douluo.
• Huo Yuhao saw Zhang Lexuan's achievement task: "Protect Junior Brother."

Huo Yuhao settled into his new home near Ma Xiaotao’s and examined her when she claimed her Evil Fire was acting up, earning a Gu insect achievement reward. Meanwhile, Zhang Lexuan learned that Huo Yuhao was expected to become Shrek’s next Sea God Pavilion Master and was tasked with protecting him.

• Ma Xiaotao led Huo Yuhao to his new house, which was less than twenty meters from her own, and asked him to help with her Evil Fire again.
• Huo Yuhao examined Ma Xiaotao, then invited her to visit his grilled-fish stall that evening.
• Huo Yuhao received the Ghost Fire Gu for completing Ma Xiaotao’s Academy’s Mission achievement, though their relationship remained at Close Friend.
• Zhang Lexuan recalled Mu En’s plan for Huo Yuhao to become the next Sea God Pavilion Master and his request that she protect him.
• Zhang Lexuan accepted the responsibility but felt dejected because Ma Xiaotao was already protecting Huo Yuhao closely.

Huo Yuhao decided to end his grilled-fish business so he could focus on cultivation, though he promised Tang Ya he would keep feeding her. He began his final night of sales outside Shrek Academy, where Xu Sanshi came to buy fish and made peace with him.

• Huo Yuhao told Tang Ya that academy funding meant he no longer needed to sell grilled fish and had to focus on cultivation.
• Tang Ya lamented the end of the grilled-fish business, then cheered up when Huo Yuhao promised to keep his month-long commitment to feed her.
• Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya discussed Wang Dong, who was still bathing, and decided to save her a fish.
• Xu Sanshi told Tang Ya that he had accepted his defeat to Huo Yuhao and had come to buy grilled fish for Jiang Nannan.
• Huo Yuhao announced that he would sell forty fish on his final night and gave Xu Sanshi two as a consolation, prompting Xu Sanshi to call him a friend.

Huo Yuhao sold his final grilled fish while reflecting on Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan’s past, and Jiang Nannan arrived just as the stall was nearly finished. She bought the last fish, leaving Huo Yuhao with a new achievement task tied to her.

• Tang Ya ate the two grilled fish she had claimed, while Xu Sanshi left with his fish and renewed his determination to win over Jiang Nannan.
• Huo Yuhao recalled how Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan’s relationship began, blamed Tang San and the Sea God for the wider circumstances, and earned Xiao Xiao’s Love at First Sight achievement after she tried his grilled fish.
• Xu Sanshi offered Jiang Nannan a grilled fish and pleaded for another chance, but she rejected him and warned him not to interfere with her life or bully other students.
• Jiang Nannan left Xu Sanshi behind, and he ate the fish himself while admitting it was delicious.
• Jiang Nannan came to Huo Yuhao’s stall and bought its last grilled fish, prompting him to see her new achievement task, Should Not Be My Fault?