Chapter Summaries

Xu Jie’s Thousand-Year Soul Ring brought no increase in Soul Power, and Zhou Yi took him to Sea God Pavilion for an examination. Mu En diagnosed his condition as Martial Soul Devours Soul Power, leaving Zhou Yi to test him herself.

• After Xu Jie absorbed the Thousand-Year Soul Ring, his Soul Power showed no change, and Zhou Yi suspected a Martial Soul defect.
• Zhou Yi flew Xu Jie and Dugu Lu back to Shrek City, then told Dugu Lu to return home and keep the day’s events secret.
• At Sea God Pavilion, Mu En examined Xu Jie and diagnosed him with Martial Soul Devours Soul Power.
• Yan Shaozhe escorted Xu Jie out to Zhou Yi, who pressed a finger to the mark between his brows and sent her Soul Power into him.

At the Sea God Pavilion meeting, Mu En reported that Xu Jie’s martial soul needed an apparently limitless amount of Soul Power, so the elders decided not to nurture him and to let him fail a future advancement assessment. As Zhou Yi took Xu Jie away, he revealed that he had deliberately made his martial soul seem impossible to cultivate so he could escape Shrek Academy’s attention and pursue his plans with Huo Yuhao.

• Mu En told the elders that Xu Jie’s martial soul had devoured his Soul Power for half an hour without showing any limit.
• Yan Shaozhe called a vote on nurturing Xu Jie, and no one raised a hand; the academy decided to give him no special treatment and wait for him to fail an assessment.
• Yan Shaozhe informed Zhou Yi of the decision, and Zhou Yi silently accepted that Xu Jie’s martial soul required boundless Soul Power.
• Zhou Yi took Xu Jie across Sea God Lake, while Xu Jie concealed his disappointment and reflected on how revealing his Ultimate Fire had drawn Shrek Academy’s attention.
• Xu Jie recalled his plan to help Huo Yuhao connect with the Body Sect, then explained that he had devised Soul Power fixation to make the academy lose interest in him.

Xu Jie concealed how he had countered the supposed flaw in his Martial Soul and settled back into training with Huo Yuhao. Three months after enrollment, Zhou Yi introduced the freshmen assessment, which would require every student to fight.

• Xu Jie told Huo Yuhao about his soul hunt while hiding the truth about his Martial Soul and the Sea God Island.
• Xu Jie spent the next month compressing Soul Power into the tiny Soul Core in his Spiritual Sea as academy elders tested his supposedly flawed Martial Soul.
• Freshman Class One dwindled to sixty-nine students, and Dugu Lu became friends with Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao after Xu Jie refused to challenge Wang Dong for class monitor.
• Zhou Yi announced the freshman assessment and explained that students would choose cultivation paths such as assault or control.
• Xu Jie chose assault, Huo Yuhao chose control, and Zhou Yi told the class that the assessment would be a battle for every student.

Zhou Yi assigned the freshmen to three-person teams for the combat assessment, placing Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao with Xiao Xiao. The three met by Sea God Lake to reveal their Martial Souls and discuss preparation, leaving their tactics for the assessment undecided.

• Zhou Yi explained the freshman assessment rules and assigned Xu Jie, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao to Group One.
• Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao went to meet Xiao Xiao after class, and the three headed to the woods by Sea God Lake.
• Xu Jie revealed his Sun Martial Soul and three soul skills, while Huo Yuhao demonstrated Spiritual Detection Sharing.
• Xiao Xiao revealed her Three-Life Soul Suppressing Cauldron and her second Martial Soul, the Nine Phoenixes Auspicious Flute.
• Xiao Xiao proposed a spar, but Xu Jie refused and suggested they focus on coordinating for the assessment.

Xu Jie, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao began the freshman assessment and quickly defeated their first opponents using precise attacks and teamwork. Over the following days, they won ten battles in a row and advanced.

• Wang Yan announced the first match between Huo Yuhao's team and Ouyang Junyi, Cheng Junfeng, and Zhao Haocheng.
• Xu Jie summoned his fireball martial soul, startling the opposing team with his three soul rings, while Zhao Haocheng gave his teammates chicken legs for support.
• Xu Jie blasted the two charging opponents backward, and Xiao Xiao knocked them unconscious with her Soul Suppressing Cauldron.
• Zhao Haocheng surrendered by jumping off the platform, and Wang Yan declared Huo Yuhao's team the winner.
• Huo Yuhao, Xu Jie, and Xiao Xiao won ten battles over the next few days and advanced in the assessment.

After Xu Jie told Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao that Wang Dong might be a hermaphrodite, Xiao Xiao hurried to the library to investigate. The next morning, the teams gathered for the knockout rounds, where Dean Du Weilun explained the competition schedule.

• After lunch, Xu Jie refused to discuss tactics and trained with Xiao Xiao throughout the afternoon.
• Xu Jie told Xiao Xiao that the Light Goddess Butterfly appeared only on women, then argued that Wang Dong might be a hermaphrodite; Huo Yuhao joined in and supported his reasoning.
• Xiao Xiao hurried to the library to check the books Xu Jie mentioned, while Xu Jie hoped to discourage any possibility between Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.
• The next morning, Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao went to the enlarged assessment arena and joined Xiao Xiao.
• Dean Du Weilun announced that teams would have one match in the morning and one in the afternoon, and eliminated teams would leave immediately.

Huo Yuhao saw Dai Huabin at the freshman assessment and struggled to contain his hatred, while Xu Jie shared his desire for revenge. A flashback showed how Dai Huabin’s abuse led to Huo Yun’er’s death, and the chapter left Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao waiting for a chance to retaliate without exposing themselves.

• At the assessment, Huo Yuhao recognized Dai Huabin and clenched his fists, while Xu Jie restrained him and concealed his own killing intent.
• Xiao Xiao questioned Wang Dong’s secrets after reading about beast Martial Souls with two sexes.
• In a flashback, Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao brought home food with Huo Yun’er, but Dai Huabin knocked Huo Yuhao down and ordered guards to beat him.
• Huo Yun’er shielded Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao from the guards, and Xu Jie suppressed his urge to kill Dai Huabin before Huo Yun’er later died from her injuries.
• Back in the present, Xu Jie warned Huo Yuhao to wait until they were strong enough, and decided the assessment offered no safe chance to kill Dai Huabin.

Xu Jie, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao advanced through the elimination rounds with ease and faced Class Two in the quarterfinals. Their match began with Xu Jie attacking Xie Huanyue, while Xiao Xiao blocked a whip-like counterattack aimed at Xu Jie.

• Huo Yuhao drew Assessment Area Thirteen, and his team faced Zhou Sichen, Long Xiangyue, and Cao Jingxuan in the first round.
• Xu Jie knocked Zhou Sichen unconscious with a concealed soul skill, and Xiao Xiao struck down Long Xiangyue and Cao Jingxuan to secure the win.
• Huo Yuhao's team won their round-of-thirty-two and round-of-sixteen matches using their hit-and-run tactics.
• Xu Jie, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao met Xie Huanyue, Luo Tianlong, and Luo Tianba of Class Two in the quarterfinals.
• Xu Jie hit Xie Huanyue with a fireball, and Xiao Xiao blocked a whip-like attack aimed at Xu Jie.

Xu Jie, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao defeated Xie Huanyue’s team to advance to the semifinals, where they faced Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yuner. The final match began with both teams introducing themselves and Ning Tian summoning her Seven Treasures Revolving Glazed Tile Pagoda.

• Luo Tianlong and Luo Tianba charged Xu Jie, but his second soul skill knocked them unconscious and the examination teacher carried them from the arena.
• Xie Huanyue enlarged himself and charged through Xu Jie’s wall of fire, but Xiao Xiao’s flute slowed him and the collision sent both Xie Huanyue and Xu Jie flying.
• The examination teacher declared Huo Yuhao’s team the winner, and the four semifinalist teams were decided.
• The next morning, Wang Dong’s team conceded because Leng Leng was injured, leaving Xu Jie’s team to face Ning Tian’s team in the final.
• Xu Jie, Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yuner introduced themselves, and the proctor started the match.
• Ning Tian summoned her Seven Treasures Revolving Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Ning Tian's team used her support skills and Xu Jie’s fire to attack, but Xu Jie and his teammates countered with Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection Sharing and Xiao Xiao’s control. The fight continued as Nanmen Yuner charged at Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao.

• Ning Tian enhanced Wu Feng and Nanmen Yuner, but Xu Jie’s fire and Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection exposed their approach.
• Xu Jie used his soul skill to daze Wu Feng and Nanmen Yuner, then redirected Wu Feng’s attack and sent her flying.
• Nanmen Yuner caught Wu Feng before she hit the ground, and Ning Tian ordered her team to target Huo Yuhao.
• Xu Jie charged Wu Feng while asking Xiao Xiao to hold off Nanmen Yuner for ten seconds.
• Xiao Xiao slowed Wu Feng and Nanmen Yuner with her flute, but Nanmen Yuner still reached Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao.

Xu Jie helped Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao defeat Ning Tian’s team and secure the elimination tournament championship. Afterward, he advised Ning Tian to wait before discussing her sect’s marriage rule, and Huo Yuhao suggested celebrating by catching fish.

• Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection Sharing helped Xiao Xiao block Nanmen Yuner’s attacks while Xu Jie closed in on Wu Feng.
• Xu Jie’s Ultimate fire martial soul suppressed Wu Feng’s martial soul, and he threw her out of the arena.
• Ning Tian conceded, and the proctor declared Huo Yuhao’s group the winners; Xu Jie told Ning Tian to wait three days before speaking about her sect’s rule.
• News of the championship spread through Shrek Academy, and classmates congratulated Huo Yuhao, Xu Jie, and Xiao Xiao.
• Dugu Lu offered to treat Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao to a meal, but Huo Yuhao suggested catching fish by the river instead.

Xu Jie and Dugu Lu exchanged the wager they had made over the championship, and Dugu Lu also gave Huo Yuhao a valuable engraving knife. Zhou Yi then summoned Xu Jie, where Du Weilun asked him and Huo Yuhao to give up the championship soul bone so Xiao Xiao could receive it.

• Xu Jie, Huo Yuhao, and Dugu Lu went to the riverbank, caught fish, and roasted them for dinner.
• Dugu Lu gave Xu Jie a Class Two close-combat Soul Tool as payment for losing their bet, but its activation caused an explosion.
• Dugu Lu gave Huo Yuhao a Class Two engraving knife as a reward for winning the championship, and Huo Yuhao accepted it after Xu Jie urged him to.
• Zhou Yi summoned Xu Jie to her office, while Dugu Lu took Huo Yuhao around Shrek City.
• Du Weilun told Xu Jie that the academy wanted him and Huo Yuhao to yield the championship soul bone to Xiao Xiao.

Xu Jie rejected the academy’s condescending compensation for giving up a soul bone and learned that Huo Yuhao could receive Core Disciple benefits despite his own exclusion. After revealing his martial soul’s flaw to Huo Yuhao and Dugu Lu, Xu Jie tried to encourage Huo Yuhao to earn recognition through hard work.

• Du Weilun offered Xu Jie a third-class Soul Tool for relinquishing the soul bone, but Xu Jie accepted it only after Xuan Zi pressured and insulted him.
• Xuan Zi told Xu Jie that the academy would deny him Core Disciple status but grant Huo Yuhao its benefits, and Xu Jie threw the longsword into a trash bin.
• Xu Jie told Huo Yuhao and Dugu Lu that his martial soul had a flaw and that a way to resolve it existed.
• After Xu Jie recounted the academy’s decision, Dugu Lu grew angry while Huo Yuhao silently wrestled with the unfairness of being denied Core Disciple benefits.
• Huo Yuhao asked whether he would have been excluded if Xu Jie’s martial soul had no flaw, and Xu Jie confirmed it before urging him to become a noble through hard work.

Xu Jie’s team won the freshman assessment, but Shrek Academy transferred Xu Jie’s soul-ring reward to Huo Yuhao because of Xu Jie’s Martial Soul defect and omitted both boys from the Core Disciple list. After Wu Feng mocked him, Xu Jie suppressed her with his Ultimate Fire Martial Soul, and the chapter ended with Huo Yuhao accepting that the academy did not consider him worth cultivating.

• Xu Jie rejected Huo Yuhao’s assumption that he should accept the limits placed on him and urged him to use his strength against the nobles.
• Xu Jie, Huo Yuhao, and Dugu Lu arrived at the awards ceremony after having breakfast together.
• Du Weilun announced that Dai Huabin’s team took third place, Ning Tian’s team took second, and Xu Jie’s team won the assessment.
• Du Weilun transferred Xu Jie’s soul-ring reward to Huo Yuhao because Xu Jie could not break through Rank 30, prompting Wu Feng to laugh at him.
• Xu Jie used the pressure of his Ultimate Fire Martial Soul to subdue Wu Feng until Du Weilun ordered him to stop.
• Du Weilun announced the new Core Disciples, excluding Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao, and Huo Yuhao felt powerless to change the academy’s judgment.

After the students received their class assignments and soul-bone vouchers, Xu Jie gave Xiao Xiao the vouchers, but she later brought two soul bones to Huo Yuhao and Xu Jie. Huo Yuhao chose the Secret Method Soul Left Arm Bone, leaving the Ethereal Demonic Leopard Left Leg Bone for Xu Jie or Xiao Xiao.

• Du Weilun announced that Huo Yuhao and several other students would temporarily receive Core Disciple treatment, then assigned Huo Yuhao's group to Class One.
• Xu Jie gave Xiao Xiao the soul-bone exchange vouchers, then left with Huo Yuhao while Xiao Xiao watched them go.
• Xiao Xiao visited Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao's dormitory and explained the origins and abilities of the two soul bones she had brought.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm advised Huo Yuhao to take the Secret Method Soul Left Arm Bone, and Huo Yuhao chose it for its Soul Power increase.
• Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao agreed that the remaining Ethereal Demonic Leopard Left Leg Bone would go to Xu Jie or Xiao Xiao.

Xu Jie gave Xiao Xiao the soul bone, and Zhou Yi brought Huo Yuhao to Fan Yu's laboratory, where Fan Yu offered him a place as a Soul Guidance Department core disciple in exchange for becoming his apprentice. Huo Yuhao refused the shortcut and left to return to the dormitory.

• Xu Jie persuaded Xiao Xiao to take the soul bone, and Huo Yuhao placed it in her hand.
• Zhou Yi came to the dormitory for Huo Yuhao and led him to Fan Yu's private Soul Guidance Laboratory.
• Huo Yuhao demonstrated his soul skill and told Fan Yu that he had reached Soul Power Level fifteen.
• Fan Yu offered to help Huo Yuhao pass the assessment if he joined the Soul Guidance Department and accepted Fan Yu as his master.
• Huo Yuhao refused the offer, saying he wanted to earn Core Disciple status through his own efforts.
• Zhou Yi told Huo Yuhao to leave while she and Fan Yu stayed behind to talk.

Xu Jie defended Huo Yuhao after Wu Feng challenged his nomination for class monitor, using his martial soul to force her to her knees. The confrontation escalated as Wu Feng charged at Xu Jie and the class began summoning their martial souls.

• Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao arrived in Class One, where Wu Feng tried to block Xu Jie until Ning Tian told her to move.
• Wang Yan took attendance and announced a secret-ballot election for Assault System and Control System class monitors, nominating Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao among the candidates.
• Wu Feng objected to Huo Yuhao's nomination, insulting his strength and claiming he had only won the assessment by following others.
• Xu Jie used his martial soul to force Wu Feng to her knees, then apologized to Wang Yan while pretending he had been excited by Wu Feng's argument.
• Wu Feng spat out blood and charged at Xu Jie as Ning Tian and Nanmen Yuner stood with her; Xiao Xiao and other students summoned their martial souls.

Huo Yuhao challenged Wu Feng to a soul duel over their qualifications to become class monitors, and Ning Tian’s Soul Ascension Pill persuaded Xu Jie to accept Wu Feng’s added wager. The duel began in the Soul Duel Arena, where Wu Feng charged at Huo Yuhao as he stood motionless.

• Xu Jie slapped Wu Feng again despite Wang Yan’s Soul Power suppression, then taunted her for seeking the Assault System class monitor position.
• Huo Yuhao challenged Wu Feng to a soul duel, wagering that the loser would forfeit their class monitor candidacy.
• Wu Feng accepted and demanded that Xu Jie kneel if she won, while Ning Tian offered a Soul Ascension Pill if Wu Feng lost; Xu Jie agreed to the wager.
• Wang Yan approved the duel and led the class to the Soul Duel Arena, where he warned Huo Yuhao and Wu Feng not to cause crippling injuries.
• Wu Feng revealed her dragon scales and rushed at Huo Yuhao, who watched her approach without moving.

Huo Yuhao fought Wu Feng, and a strange gray power took over his Soul Shock before he knocked her unconscious and collapsed. Elder Mu later confirmed that Huo Yuhao's martial soul had not undergone a second awakening, leaving the cause of the change unresolved.

• Huo Yuhao used Soul Shock to make Wu Feng stumble, then slapped her as she fell toward him.
• Wu Feng attacked Huo Yuhao with her flames, and Huo Yuhao's anger triggered a gray transformation that reshaped his Soul Shock into a net.
• Huo Yuhao overwhelmed Wu Feng with repeated punches until Ning Tian surrendered and Xu Jie called for him to stop.
• Huo Yuhao collapsed, and Xu Jie and Dugu Lu carried him to Dormitory 108 while Wang Yan arranged for Wu Feng to be taken to the infirmary.
• Elder Mu examined Huo Yuhao and told Wang Yan that his martial soul had not undergone a second awakening.

Xu Jie tested Ning Tian’s Soul Ascension Pill while Huo Yuhao recovered from exhausting his Spiritual Power. In Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Sea, a mysterious remnant soul revealed his name as Electrolux, while Huo Yuhao mistakenly thought he was the Medicine God, Yao Chen.

• Xu Jie tested the Soul Ascension Pill and told Dugu Lu that Huo Yuhao had merely exhausted his Spiritual Power.
• Xu Jie and Dugu Lu carried Huo Yuhao upstairs to rest.
• Huo Yuhao woke within his Spiritual Sea and heard the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm argue with a mysterious remnant soul.
• Huo Yuhao recognized the remnant soul’s story as resembling the Medicine God, Yao Chen, but the spirit denied being him and revealed that his name was Electrolux.
• Electrolux’s intervention had transformed Huo Yuhao’s Soul Shock into a restraint that sealed Wu Feng’s martial soul and Soul Power.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm admitted that it did not understand Electrolux’s power.