Chapter Summaries

After obtaining his Spirit Eyes martial soul and a disguised Soul Ring, Huo Yuhao joined the Tang Sect and accepted Tang Ya as his teacher. Ye Buqun declined membership but agreed to serve as a Guest Elder, and Tang Ya offered to take him to Shrek Academy with the others.

• Huo Yuhao received his first Soul Ring, and Tang Ya and Beibei noticed the unusual power in his Spirit Eyes.
• Huo Yuhao thanked Tang Ya, Beibei, and Ye Buqun for caring about him and admitted he had nowhere to go.
• Tang Ya invited Huo Yuhao to join the Tang Sect and offered him one of its recommended places at Shrek Academy.
• Huo Yuhao formally joined the Tang Sect, vowed never to betray it, and addressed Tang Ya as Teacher Xiaoya and Beibei as his senior disciple brother.
• Ye Buqun refused to join the Tang Sect, choosing instead to remain a Guest Elder, and said he would take the Shrek Academy exam.
• Tang Ya offered to bring Ye Buqun along to Shrek Academy using a Tang Sect recommendation.

Huo Yuhao formally joined the Tang Sect, received its secret techniques, and began hunting for Tang Ya’s third Soul Ring with Tang Ya, Beibei, and Ye Buqun. After Ye Buqun secretly protected the group from poisonous air, a scarlet Soul Beast attacked Tang Ya, and Beibei moved to intercept it.

• Huo Yuhao accepted Tang Ya as his teacher, and Tang Ya gave him a book of the Tang Sect’s supreme techniques.
• Beibei gave Huo Yuhao the Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night Soul Tool, and the four companions resumed their search for Tang Ya’s third Soul Ring.
• Tang Ya subdued several Wind Baboons and demonstrated a concealed weapon to Huo Yuhao.
• A poisonous fragrance spread through the forest, but Ye Buqun secretly used the Aromatic Silk Beauty to protect the group from the poison.
• Beibei revealed his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul and three Soul Rings when a scarlet figure suddenly attacked Tang Ya.

Zhou Yi began teaching the new students by ordering most of the class to run fifty laps, while Ye Buqun, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong were assigned eighty for admitting they had fought. She explained that Shrek Academy encouraged supervised duels, then sent the three students to the field, where Ye Buqun stopped Wang Dong from confronting her.

• Ye Buqun, Wang Dong, and Huo Yuhao stood up when Zhou Yi asked which students had fought.
• Zhou Yi ordered everyone else to run fifty laps and used her Soul Emperor aura and six soul rings to make them obey.
• Zhou Yi asked the three students why they had fought, and Huo Yuhao explained that they were roommates who had quarreled.
• Zhou Yi told them that Shrek Academy encouraged supervised sparring and that students could challenge upperclassmen.
• Zhou Yi assigned the three students eighty laps, and Ye Buqun dragged Wang Dong to the field when she tried to argue.

Ye Buqun, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong ran laps as punishment, and Wang Dong revealed her Light Goddess Butterfly martial soul to carry Huo Yuhao across the finish line. Zhou Yi expelled the students who failed to finish, while the survivors collapsed from exhaustion.

• Ye Buqun, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong reconciled while running, and Wang Dong challenged Ye Buqun to race.
• Wang Dong finished eighty laps first, while Ye Buqun sped up and Huo Yuhao struggled to continue.
• Wang Dong revealed her Light Goddess Butterfly martial soul, picked up Huo Yuhao, and flew with him through his remaining laps.
• Ye Buqun helped Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao up after they collapsed at the finish.
• Zhou Yi expelled the students who had not completed the task and defended her decision by explaining that help had been allowed.

After passing Zhou Yi’s brutal running test, Huo Yuhao and Ye Buqun attended her first lesson on Soul Masters. Zhou Yi explained that Soul Tools had changed how Soul Masters fought, and the class began learning why the old classifications of offense and defense no longer held true.

• Wang Dong used her Light Goddess Butterfly martial soul to help Huo Yuhao finish the running test, and Zhou Yi expelled the students who failed.
• Huo Yuhao thanked Wang Dong, and he and Ye Buqun returned to the dormitory to change before going back to class.
• Zhou Yi asked Huo Yuhao and Ye Buqun to announce their low Soul Power levels, then told the class they were specially invited students with exceptional qualities.
• Wang Dong listed the six types of Soul Masters and classified which leaned toward offense and defense.
• Zhou Yi said Wang Dong’s answer was outdated because Soul Tools had transformed Soul Master combat, and Huo Yuhao identified their influence.

Zhou Yi brought Huo Yuhao and Ye Buqun to the Soul Tool Area after explaining the benefits and dangers of relying on Soul Tools. She introduced them to Fan Yu, who asked what made the two students special.

• Zhou Yi warned her class that Soul Tools could help compensate for weaknesses but that relying on them could hinder a Soul Master's growth, then announced physical training and strict assessments.
• Zhou Yi led Huo Yuhao and Ye Buqun to the Soul Tool Area and asked them to release their Martial Souls.
• Zhou Yi identified Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes as a rare spiritual Body Martial Soul and noted that Ye Buqun's Soul Power seemed unusually strong for a Level Twelve Soul Master.
• Zhou Yi took the students into the secured Soul Tool Area, where Fan Yu greeted her and asked why the two children were special.
• Zhou Yi began explaining Huo Yuhao's spiritual Body Martial Soul to Fan Yu.

Fan Yu tested Huo Yuhao and Ye Buqun, then assessed Huo Yuhao’s unusual Spiritual Detection and Spiritual Sharing skill. He had Huo Yuhao assist Cai Tou in firing a Soul Gun at moving targets, and Cai Tou hit one successfully.

• Fan Yu tested Huo Yuhao and judged his Soul Power and physical condition too weak for Soul Tools, but Huo Yuhao demonstrated his powerful Spiritual Detection and Spiritual Sharing skill.
• Huo Yuhao concealed the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and claimed his unusual ability came from a ten-year Wind Baboon soul ring.
• Fan Yu tested Ye Buqun and praised his excellent physical condition and potential.
• Fan Yu called Cai Tou over and asked him to test the Soul Gun with Huo Yuhao’s assistance against moving targets.
• Huo Yuhao shared his Spiritual Detection with Cai Tou, who used the enhanced perception to shoot a moving disc and shatter it.

Huo Yuhao and Ye Buqun visited the Soul Tool Area, where Fan Yu became interested in their potential and offered to teach them to make Soul Tools when they were ready. After Zhou Yi led them away, Tang Ya found the pair and brought up their lack of money.

• With Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sharing, Cai Tou hit a moving target from over twenty meters away, but missed when Fan Yu moved it to fifty meters.
• Fan Yu learned that Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection and Spiritual Sharing reached about forty meters and could improve as his Soul Power increased, then asked Zhou Yi for Huo Yuhao and Ye Buqun's files.
• Fan Yu told Ye Buqun and Huo Yuhao to seek him out when they were ready to learn Soul Tool crafting, while Zhou Yi warned that she would still expel them if they failed their assessment.
• Ye Buqun examined Cai Tou's Soul Gun, and Cai Tou explained the differences between melee and ranged Soul Tools.
• Tang Ya found Ye Buqun and Huo Yuhao near the training ground and asked whether they had much money; Huo Yuhao said Ye Buqun had spent his savings on their first meal.

Tang Ya helped Huo Yuhao and Ye Buqun start a grilled-fish business to cover their living expenses. Ye Buqun went to the supposedly dangerous Yizhang River to catch fish and discovered its underwater depths stretched into a vast, unexplored space.

• Tang Ya arranged for the cafeteria to supply grass carp and provided a grill, charcoal, and seasonings so Huo Yuhao and Ye Buqun could sell grilled fish.
• Ye Buqun proposed expanding the business by catching fish himself, storing them in a Soul Tool Refrigerator, and selling different kinds at different prices.
• Tang Ya said she and Beibei had advanced to the fourth year and told Huo Yuhao and Ye Buqun to seek their help if anything came up.
• Huo Yuhao returned to the dormitory to cultivate while Ye Buqun left Shrek Academy and headed for Yizhang River.
• Ye Buqun ignored warnings about dangerous River Soul Beasts, dove into the river, and used the Eye of Mirror to discover that its underwater space extended far beyond its apparent width.

Ye Buqun caught fish in the Yizhang River and killed a thousand-year soul beast with the Sea God Trident, while Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao began selling grilled fish outside the academy. Their first customer bought a fish, but Ye Buqun had still not joined them.

• Ye Buqun recognized the river’s connection to the Star Dou Great Forest and used his Soul Power to make a fishing net.
• A fish monster soul beast attacked Ye Buqun, who crushed it with the Sea God Trident and formed a purple soul ring.
• Ye Buqun gathered the stunned fish, then continued fishing deeper in the river.
• Tang Ya found Huo Yuhao after he had forgotten their plan and took him to sell grilled fish outside the academy.
• Huo Yuhao prepared the fish and attracted customers with their aroma.
• Tang Ya sold their first grilled fish for five Copper Soul Coins.

Ye Buqun returned with a sack full of fish and used his sales pitch to turn Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao’s small grilled-fish stall into a booming business. As the trio served a long line of customers, a striking golden-haired girl reached the front.

• Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao sold only a handful of grilled fish before Ye Buqun arrived with dozens more.
• Tang Ya hugged Ye Buqun in excitement, then apologized for being angry when he had been late.
• Ye Buqun advertised the stall, drawing a large crowd, and helped Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao serve customers.
• Tang Ya and Ye Buqun agreed to keep the stall’s name as Tang’s Grilled Fish, and customers praised the food and placed orders for the next day.
• A beautiful thirteen-year-old girl with long golden hair reached the front of the line and caught Ye Buqun’s attention.

Ye Buqun offered Jiang Nannan a grilled fish, provoking Xu Sanshi, who tried to fight him over it. After Jiang Nannan rejected Xu Sanshi and left, Ye Buqun sent Xu Sanshi’s Gold Soul Coin flying back into his chest, and Beibei stepped between them.

• Jiang Nannan asked Ye Buqun for a grilled fish but could not afford it, so Ye Buqun gave her one and introduced himself.
• Xu Sanshi hurled a Gold Soul Coin into the grill and offered to pay for Jiang Nannan’s fish, but Ye Buqun rejected his money.
• Xu Sanshi tried to strike Ye Buqun, and Beibei intervened after Tang Ya revealed the freshmen were members of his Tang Sect.
• Jiang Nannan told Xu Sanshi she was sick of his pursuit, returned the untouched fish, and left.
• Ye Buqun used his Soul Power to knock the Gold Soul Coin out of the grill and strike Xu Sanshi in the chest with it.
• Xu Sanshi charged at Ye Buqun again, and Beibei stood in his way.

Ye Buqun’s clash with Xu Sanshi led Beibei to challenge him to a legal duel at Shrek Academy’s Soul Battle Zone. Afterward, Tang Ya teased Ye Buqun about liking Jiang Nannan and told him about Xu Sanshi’s strength, leaving Ye Buqun wondering whether Beibei would be all right.

• Ye Buqun used Soul Power to make Xu Sanshi stagger, and Xu Sanshi retaliated until Beibei stepped in and challenged him to a duel at the Soul Battle Zone.
• Ye Buqun offered to fight Xu Sanshi himself, but Beibei refused because first-year students could not enter the Soul Battle Stage and went to face Xu Sanshi.
• Tang Ya explained the Soul Battle Zone’s rules and fees as she, Ye Buqun, and Huo Yuhao returned to the academy with their grilled fish.
• Ye Buqun asked about Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya teased him about having feelings for her before asking who was prettier; Ye Buqun and Huo Yuhao both chose Tang Ya.
• Ye Buqun asked whether Beibei could defeat Xu Sanshi, and Tang Ya described Xu Sanshi’s Dark Underworld Tortoise Martial Soul and revealed that she had fired a Dragon Beard Needle at him.

Ye Buqun and Tang Ya discussed Xu Sanshi’s pursuit of Jiang Nannan after Tang Ya injured him with a Dragon Beard Needle. Beibei removed the needle in exchange for a wager on the upcoming match, and Ye Buqun, Huo Yuhao, and Tang Ya watched the arena crowd gather before Wang Dong called out to them.

• Tang Ya told Ye Buqun that Jiang Nannan had rejected many suitors and said his grilled fish had made her smile, while Xu Sanshi remained obsessed with her.
• In the waiting room, Xu Sanshi complained about Tang Ya’s Dragon Beard Needle, and Beibei demanded a Profound Water Pill to remove it.
• Xu Sanshi agreed to give Beibei a Profound Water Pill, and Beibei used Soul Power to draw the Dragon Beard Needle from him.
• Xu Sanshi and Beibei wagered a Profound Water Pill on their upcoming match and headed toward the arena.
• Ye Buqun, Huo Yuhao, and Tang Ya used some of their grilled-fish earnings to buy spectator tickets and took seats in the Soul Battle Zone.
• Wang Dong called out to Huo Yuhao from behind them.

Wang Dong joined Huo Yuhao, Ye Buqun, and Tang Ya in the spectator stands, then agreed to consider joining the Tang Sect. Beibei and Xu Sanshi began their soul battle, which ended with Beibei powering up against Xu Sanshi’s area-control skill.

• Wang Dong arrived at the stands and complained that Huo Yuhao and Ye Buqun had not invited her.
• Tang Ya introduced herself as the Tang Sect’s sect master and invited Wang Dong to join; Wang Dong agreed, eager to learn its hidden weapons.
• Beibei and Xu Sanshi entered the Soul Battle Stage, and the referee began their match.
• Beibei attacked first, but Xu Sanshi blocked his dragon-claw strike with his turtle shell shield.
• Xu Sanshi used his first soul skill, Profound Nether Tremor, while Beibei activated his second and third soul rings, strengthening the blue dragon phantom behind him.

Beibei defeated Xu Sanshi with covert help from Huo Yuhao, then gave the Profound Water Pill to the exhausted Huo Yuhao. After taking it, Huo Yuhao woke the next morning covered in foul-smelling sludge and discovered that his meridians and Soul Power had improved.

• Beibei defeated Xu Sanshi after Huo Yuhao secretly used Spiritual Impact to disrupt Xu Sanshi, and claimed the Profound Water Pill.
• Huo Yuhao fainted from overusing his spiritual power, and Beibei fed him the Profound Water Pill after bringing him to the dormitory.
• Tang Ya and Beibei left after Tang Ya promised to consider Wang Dong's request to join the Tang Sect, and Wang Dong and Ye Buqun left Huo Yuhao to sleep alone.
• Huo Yuhao woke before dawn covered in foul-smelling black sludge, cleaned himself and the dormitory, and noticed that his meridians felt more open and his Soul Power had increased.

Huo Yuhao learned that the Profound Water Pill had cleansed his body and raised his Soul Power to nearly Level 13, and he thanked Beibei for the precious gift. At class, Zhou Yi appointed Wang Dong class monitor and ordered the students to run in iron uniforms or face elimination if they finished last.

• Wang Dong tested Huo Yuhao's Soul Power and found it had risen to nearly Level 13 after he took the Profound Water Pill.
• Wang Dong explained that the pill had cleansed Huo Yuhao's marrow, forged his bones, and expelled impurities from his body.
• Huo Yuhao thanked Beibei in his heart, then treated Wang Dong and Ye Buqun to breakfast.
• Zhou Yi named Wang Dong class monitor of Freshman Class One after reviewing the entrance examination results.
• Zhou Yi ordered the students to run in iron uniforms using Soul Power but no soul skills, warning that the last to finish would be eliminated.

Zhou Yi made the first-year students run laps in heavy iron shirts, threatening to eliminate whoever finished last. Huo Yuhao struggled to keep going despite pacing himself, while Ye Buqun stayed beside him to offer support.

• Zhou Yi handed out iron shirts and ordered the students to run until class ended, warning that the last-place student would be eliminated.
• Wang Dong led the class onto the track, while Ye Buqun secretly used a Title Douluo card to make the iron shirt feel weightless and stayed among the runners.
• Huo Yuhao conserved his stamina and Soul Power by running slowly, but fell to last place as Wang Dong and the others passed him.
• Ye Buqun slowed down to keep Huo Yuhao company as the students grew exhausted and several collapsed.
• After more than two hours, Huo Yuhao neared his limit and told Ye Buqun to run ahead without worrying about him.

During Shrek Academy’s grueling run, Huo Yuhao discovered that circulating the Mysterious Heaven Skill while running could ease his exhaustion and let him keep going. He continued alongside Ye Buqun and the faltering Wang Dong, determined to reach the finish line.

• Huo Yuhao told Ye Buqun to run ahead, but Ye Buqun stayed beside him and offered to support him if needed.
• As Huo Yuhao neared his limit, he felt warmth rise from his dantian and recognized it as the Mysterious Heaven Skill circulating within him.
• Huo Yuhao discovered that he could circulate the Mysterious Heaven Skill while running, easing his fatigue and harmonizing his Soul Power with his Spirit Eyes Martial Soul.
• Ye Buqun noticed Huo Yuhao recovering, while new students began collapsing and Wang Dong grew increasingly exhausted.
• Running side by side, Wang Dong asked whether Huo Yuhao and Ye Buqun could continue, and Huo Yuhao vowed to crawl to the finish line if necessary.

After grueling physical training, a Tree of Life Soul Saint restored the freshmen, and Zhou Yi announced that no one would be eliminated. She named Huo Yuhao the new class monitor, while Ye Buqun continued waiting for Huo Yuhao to become a god.

• After two hours of running, Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao struggled to stay upright, while Ye Buqun pretended to be exhausted as he supported them.
• Zhou Yi summoned a Soul Saint who transformed into the Tree of Life and restored the eighty-six freshmen with falling leaves.
• Huo Yuhao discovered that he could circulate the Mysterious Heaven Skill to nourish his meridians and return its inner force to his dantian.
• Zhou Yi announced that all eighty-six students had passed, crediting Ye Buqun and Huo Yuhao with inspiring their classmates.
• Zhou Yi replaced Wang Dong with Huo Yuhao as Freshman Class One's class monitor, and the students thanked Ye Buqun and congratulated Huo Yuhao.
• After training brought the class closer together, Ye Buqun remained focused on waiting for Huo Yuhao to reach level one hundred and become a god.