Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao brought Qiu'er and Gu Yue Na to the Icefire Yin Yang Well to offer the Immortal Herbs a chance to witness his Soul Spirit Ritual. After Qiu'er successfully fused with the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, the herbs saw that the contract worked and Huo Yuhao’s plan to take them with him moved forward.

• Huo Yuhao explained the Soul Spirit Contract to the Immortal Herbs, and You You agreed they would leave with him if they could witness a genuine ritual.
• You You offered Huo Yuhao the Qiluo Heart as payment, and Huo Yuhao introduced Qiu'er as a candidate for the ritual.
• Qiu'er revealed her Golden Dragon Martial Soul and power of destiny, convincing the Immortal Herbs that she had the strength and potential to be a suitable host.
• The Earth Dragon Golden Melon volunteered to become Qiu'er's Soul Spirit, and Qiu'er accepted after Huo Yuhao confirmed their compatibility.
• Huo Yuhao and Brother Tianmeng guided the ritual, and Qiu'er successfully fused with the Earth Dragon Golden Melon to gain a one-hundred-thousand-year Blood-colored Soul Ring.

Qiu'er demonstrated that the Earth Dragon Golden Melon had strengthened her Golden Dragon bloodline, persuading the Immortal Herbs to leave the Icefire Yin Yang Well with Huo Yuhao. After Huo Yuhao moved them to his Undead Plane, Gu Yue Na gave them a life-infused pond; meanwhile, Tang San asked Yan Shaozhe for help curing his Spiritual Toxin.

• Qiu'er showed the Immortal Herbs her new Soul Spirit and stronger Golden Dragon bloodline, and You You agreed to let them leave with Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao opened the gate to his teacher's Demiplane, reassured the wary Immortal Herbs, and transplanted them into the Undead Plane.
• Gu Yue Na placed a piece of Gold of Life in a pond, giving the Immortal Herbs a shared source of vitality.
• Huo Yuhao embraced Gu Yue Na, and their flirtation was interrupted when Yan Shaozhe entered Tang San's room.
• Tang San described how the Man Faced Demon Spider's Neurotoxin impaired him and asked Yan Shaozhe to help cure the Spiritual Toxin.

Tang San persuaded Yan Shaozhe to take him to the Icefire Yin Yang Well, secretly intending to cure his Spiritual Toxin and leave Yan Shaozhe behind. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao reunited with Qiu'er in his room, where she claimed the Lovesick Heartbroken Red and the two began an intimate encounter.

• Tang San told Yan Shaozhe about the poisonous miasma and Immortal Herbs near Heaven Dou City, asking him to take him there so he could remove the Spiritual Toxin.
• Yan Shaozhe proposed bringing Xuan Zi, but Tang San objected, and Yan Shaozhe agreed to take him himself after Tang San recovered.
• Huo Yuhao escaped Huo Yun'er's suggestive remarks downstairs and found Qiu'er waiting in his room beside the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.
• Qiu'er offered her blood to the flower, which detached from its Dark Obsidian Stone, and she swallowed it before approaching Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao used the Lust Origin to turn the encounter around and told Qiu'er she would soon learn whether Gu Yue Na had gone easy on her.

After absorbing the Lovesick Heartbroken Red, Huo Yuhao and Qiu'er recovered from their exhausting night together, while Gu Yue Na overheard their earlier battle. Ten days later, Tang San led Yan Shaozhe to the Poison Barrier at Sunset Forest, and Yan Shaozhe protected them as they entered.

• Gu Yue Na left the bathroom and heard Qiu'er stubbornly continuing her fight with Huo Yuhao behind a sealed door.
• Huo Yuhao woke beside Qiu'er and realized the Lovesick Heartbroken Red had raised his Soul Power to Level Thirty-Seven and hers to Level Sixty-Six.
• Qiu'er teased Huo Yuhao for staring at her, then admitted defeat as he used his Life Energy and Ultimate Ice to ease her soreness.
• Ten days later, Tang San brought Yan Shaozhe to the Poison Barrier at Sunset Forest and claimed it had been less dense when he last visited.
• Yan Shaozhe activated his Light Phoenix Martial Soul and surrounded himself and Tang San with protection as they entered the Poison Barrier.

Tang San and Yan Shaozhe entered the poisonous mist to search for Immortal Herbs, but found the Icefire Yin Yang Well stripped bare, apparently by Huo Yuhao. Tang San salvaged medicinal roots and planned to use the well’s spring water to counteract his neurotoxin, while Yan Shaozhe helped him collect it.

• Yan Shaozhe warned Tang San that the poisonous mist ahead was dangerous and said he would bring any Immortal Herbs back to Shrek Academy.
• Yan Shaozhe dispersed the emerald poisonous mist with golden flames, then decided to send Tang San out and investigate alone if the danger grew worse.
• Tang San persuaded Yan Shaozhe to take him into the mist, claiming his knowledge of Immortal Herbs would help identify a cure for his neurotoxin.
• Tang San feared Huo Yuhao had already taken the Icefire Yin Yang Well’s prized herbs, and he found the well barren when they arrived.
• Tang San dug up medicinal roots near the lake and asked Yan Shaozhe to collect its water so he could use poison to fight his neurotoxin.

Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, and Jiang Nannan began a sparring match against Wang Qiu'er, whose overwhelming strength tested their teamwork and Tang Ya’s support abilities. After Qiu'er unleashed Golden Dragon Roar, she seized Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Grass and pulled her toward herself.

• Qiu'er challenged Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, and Jiang Nannan to a three-on-one fight, and Tang Ya spread her Blue Silver Grass across the battlefield to support her allies.
• Jiang Nannan used Teleportation and a thruster-powered kick to halt Qiu'er, while Huo Yuhao’s Mental Interference and Jiang Nannan’s Gravity Control briefly slowed her.
• Qiu'er explained that she was holding back her physical advantage to help them grow, then declared she could still defeat all three.
• Qiu'er unleashed Golden Dragon Roar, destroying Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Grass and filling the area with dust and smoke.
• Tang Ya tried to pull Jiang Nannan away with Blue Silver Grass, but Qiu'er grabbed the strand and yanked Tang Ya into the air toward her.

Huo Yuhao fought Wang Qiu'er after she defeated Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya withdrew from the battle. He and Qiu'er ended their clash in a draw, with Huo Yuhao asking about her powerful new skill.

• Wang Qiu'er defeated Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya left the field after kissing Huo Yuhao goodbye.
• Huo Yuhao switched to his Ice Emperor Martial Soul and faced Wang Qiu'er with his Engraving Knife.
• Wang Qiu'er’s strength overwhelmed Huo Yuhao, who activated the Pride Origin to boost his power and counter her attacks.
• Huo Yuhao struck Wang Qiu'er with Emperor's Palm, but her Golden Dragon Overlord Body melted the freezing effect and sent him flying.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er called the fight a draw, and he asked the name of her skill.

Huo Yuhao agreed to let Qiu'er deal with Dai Yueheng after she insisted that anyone who harmed him must pay. At Shrek Academy’s new-student registration, Ma Xiaotao rushed to greet Huo Yuhao, while Ling Luochen sensed an extraordinary Ice attribute in him.

• Qiu'er said she would join Huo Yuhao at Shrek Academy and enter the Inner Court as a Soul Emperor.
• Qiu'er explained why Dai Yueheng regarded Huo Yuhao as an enemy and offered to help him retaliate.
• Huo Yuhao accepted Qiu'er’s help after she insisted that his affairs were hers too.
• At Shrek City’s registration area, Ling Luochen arrived and noticed Ma Xiaotao waiting at the academy gates.
• Ma Xiaotao called out to Huo Yuhao and rushed toward him, while Ling Luochen sensed that his Ice attribute Martial Soul might be Ultimate Ice.

Ling Luochen mistook Ma Xiaotao’s teasing embrace of Huo Yuhao for abuse and resolved to investigate, while Ma Xiaotao arranged to see him again. Huo Yuhao brought Qiu'er to enroll in the inner court, where Xian Lin'er welcomed her after seeing her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

• Ling Luochen saw Ma Xiaotao embrace Huo Yuhao and imagined that Ma Xiaotao was exploiting him, so she decided to intervene after verifying the situation.
• Ma Xiaotao teased Huo Yuhao about suppressing her Evil Fire and arranged to find him in a few days before leaving.
• Huo Yuhao told Ma Xiaotao that Qiu'er had passed the inner-court test and had been exempted from the examination.
• Huo Yuhao accompanied Qiu'er to the Soul Guidance Teaching Building while Tang Ya and the others went ahead to register.
• Xian Lin'er saw Qiu'er's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and Huo Yuhao introduced Qiu'er as his girlfriend.
• Xian Lin'er welcomed Qiu'er into the Soul Guidance Device Department Inner Court.

Xian Lin'er offered to secure Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings for Qiu'er, Huo Yuhao, and Gu Yue Na, and revealed that the Sea God Pavilion intended to groom Qiu'er as a future Pavilion Master. Huo Yuhao saw an opportunity to use Shrek’s influence to establish the Spirit Pagoda, then agreed to accompany Qiu'er to her private dormitory to cultivate.

• Xian Lin'er recognized Qiu'er's Golden Dragon Martial Soul and Hundred Thousand Year Sixth Soul Ring and offered the academy's help obtaining future Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Xian Lin'er said Qiu'er would be cultivated as a Sea God Pavilion Master Heir, while the academy would also support Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue Na.
• Huo Yuhao realized Shrek's location, reputation, and potential future leadership could help him establish the Spirit Pagoda.
• Qiu'er teased Huo Yuhao about becoming an undercover agent who might soon be promoted to boss, and Huo Yuhao said she still had to become a Titled Douluo.
• Qiu'er invited Huo Yuhao to her private dormitory to cultivate, and he agreed to go with her.

Huo Yuhao reunited with Zhang Lexuan, gave her rare cultivation-enhancing leaves, and left after their affectionate exchange. Later, he watched Tang San defeat Dai Huabin in the entrance assessment and suspected Tang San had obtained an External Soul Bone during the break with help from the Divine Realm.

• Huo Yuhao arrived late to register and reunited with Zhang Lexuan, who kissed him and noticed his increased strength.
• Huo Yuhao gave Zhang Lexuan leaves from the Mixed Origin Immortal Grass and explained their benefits for cultivation and Soul Core condensation.
• Zhang Lexuan accepted the gift after Huo Yuhao silenced her objections with a kiss, and he told her to consult him before seeking a Soul Ring at level 90.
• Huo Yuhao reflected on the entrance assessment, where Tang San, despite a serious injury, defeated Dai Huabin using the Eight Spider Lances.
• Huo Yuhao suspected Tang San had hunted a Man Faced Demon Spider during the break to obtain the External Soul Bone and wondered whether the Divine Realm had intervened.

Huo Yuhao confronted Tang San, who sought the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Treasure to remove a lingering neurotoxin. Huo Yuhao offered to consider giving him the Qiluo Heart if Tang San answered a question about someone from their previous life.

• Wang Dong'er invited Huo Yuhao to the Treasure Appraisal Meet, and he agreed to go with her after dinner while Gu Yue Na declined.
• Tang San arrived with a cane and asked Huo Yuhao to speak privately, enduring Huo Yuhao's mockery as they left the classroom.
• Tang San explained that he wanted to buy the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Treasure to treat the neurotoxin affecting Little Chirp, but Huo Yuhao refused to sell it.
• When Tang San invoked rules and warned of Heaven's Wrath, Huo Yuhao grabbed him by the throat and said he dared to kill gods.
• Huo Yuhao offered to consider giving Tang San the Qiluo Heart if he revealed who else had been in Qiankun Valley of Questioning Love in their previous life.

Huo Yuhao tortured Tang San over the pain he had once endured, then met Wang Dong'er for roasted fish and the Treasure Appraisal Meet. At the Treasure Pavilion, he revealed that many valuable Soul Guidance Device blueprints belonged to him, so he could obtain items without paying.

• Tang San refused to reveal who had hurt Little Chirp, and Huo Yuhao inflicted a burst of extreme pain on him as a private grievance.
• Wang Dong'er checked that Huo Yuhao was unharmed, then hurried him to the dining hall and made him promise to prepare roasted fish.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er went to the Treasure Appraisal Meet, where they spotted Bei Bei and Xu San Shi but did not approach them.
• Wang Dong'er admired a Golden Light Left Arm Bone priced at nine and a half million Gold Soul Coins, and Huo Yuhao asked a maid to wrap it up.
• Huo Yuhao showed Wang Dong'er his Soul Guidance Device blueprints, explaining that many of the valuable designs at the pavilion were his.
• A maid addressed Huo Yuhao respectfully and confirmed that the Soul Bone he requested would soon be wrapped.

After leaving Shrek City, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er were ambushed by seven Soul Masters, including a Soul Sage sent by Dai Yueheng. Huo Yuhao revealed his extraordinary Soul Rings and struck first, leaving the Soul Sage facing a sudden threat to his life.

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er left Shrek City together, and he stopped when he sensed assassins ahead.
• Seven black-robed Soul Masters emerged, led by a seven-ring Soul Sage, and Huo Yuhao deduced that Dai Yueheng had sent them.
• Wang Dong'er displayed a Clear Sky Sect token and warned the assassins not to harm Huo Yuhao, but their leader ordered them to kill both of them.
• Huo Yuhao revealed three gold and rose-gold Soul Rings, then told Wang Dong'er to watch his fight.
• Huo Yuhao used Lament of Fate and Soul Stripping on the Soul Sage, stripping away his Soul Power and Spiritual Power defenses as the assassin unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar.

Huo Yuhao used his hidden powers to defeat and kill the Soul Saint and the rest of the assassins sent to intercept him. After recovering with a Snow Lotus Petal, he gave one to the shaken Wang Dong'er and called it hush money as they headed toward the academy.

• Huo Yuhao struck the Soul Saint with Soul Impact, then shattered the Soul Saint's axe and froze him to death with Emperor Sword and Lament of Fate.
• When the remaining assassins attacked, Huo Yuhao broke a Soul Emperor's wrists and killed him with his Engraving Knife.
• Huo Yuhao trapped the fleeing assassins with Eternal Frozen Domain and killed them all with a transformed Snow Lotus.
• Huo Yuhao ate a Snow Lotus Petal to recover, then gave another to Wang Dong'er and called it hush money as they walked toward the academy.

Zhang Lexuan learned that Huo Yuhao had survived a powerful ambush and discovered his childhood connection to Dai Huabin and the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. She resolved to lead the academy team to Xingluo City and seek justice for him, making his safety her bottom line.

• Zhang Lexuan announced that Core Disciples under fifteen had to compete in the upcoming selection, then kept Huo Yuhao behind to ask about the previous night's ambush.
• Huo Yuhao described the seven attackers, including a Soul Saint, and Zhang Lexuan suspected the White Tiger Duke's Mansion had ordered the attack.
• Huo Yuhao revealed that he and his mother had lived in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion and that Dai Huabin's palm had been cut by his dagger when he left.
• Zhang Lexuan said she would apply to lead the team to Xingluo City and have Dai Huabin withdraw from the competition.
• Zhang Lexuan told Huo Yuhao that she trusted him, that his safety was her bottom line, and that she would get justice for him.

Zhang Lexuan demanded that Dai Huabin be expelled, and Du Weilun tried to defuse the dispute by bringing in Dai Yueheng to mediate. Huo Yuhao rejected Dai Yueheng’s apology and vowed to keep seeking vengeance for the attack the previous night.

• Zhang Lexuan asked Du Weilun to expel Dai Huabin and warned she would pursue other channels if he refused.
• Du Weilun tried to get Huo Yuhao to explain the conflict, but Zhang Lexuan defended him and prepared to leave.
• Dai Yueheng arrived badly injured, concealed his involvement in the attack, and offered Huo Yuhao an apology on Dai Huabin’s behalf.
• Huo Yuhao asked Dai Yueheng how it felt to be beaten by a new Inner Court student, revealing that he knew about the previous night’s events.
• Huo Yuhao rejected reconciliation and vowed to keep the conflict burning until Dai Yueheng and his family lost everything.

Dai Huabin was expelled for helping his brother threaten another student's life, then suffered a mysterious, devastating injury to his Sea of Consciousness. The chapter left Zhang Lexuan's inquiry into the incident unresolved, while Gu Yue Na had disappeared from the classroom.

• Two Dean's Office teachers told Dai Huabin he was expelled for helping threaten another student's life, and he blamed his brother Dai Yueheng.
• Gu Yue Na suspected the threatened student was Huo Yuhao and used her power to inflict a terrifying vision on Dai Huabin.
• Dai Huabin collapsed as his Spiritual Power drained away, and the teachers rushed him toward the infirmary.
• Zhu Lu noticed that Gu Yue Na had vanished from the classroom.
• Du Weilun apologized to Huo Yuhao for the academy's failure to investigate properly and asked whether he was satisfied with the outcome.

Du Weilun moved to expel Dai Huabin and investigate the attack on Huo Yuhao, but Dai Huabin named Dai Yueheng as the mastermind. After Dai Yueheng threatened and cursed Huo Yuhao, Huo Yuhao killed him and vowed that the others involved would follow.

• Du Weilun rejected Dai Yueheng's protest and warned that everyone involved in the attack would face severe punishment.
• A teacher reported that Dai Huabin had named Dai Yueheng as the mastermind behind the incident.
• Dai Yueheng cursed Huo Yuhao and threatened him, prompting Huo Yuhao to use his soul skills to knock him unconscious.
• Huo Yuhao severed Dai Yueheng's tendons, stabbed his palm, and killed him with the Engraving Knife.
• Huo Yuhao told Dai Yueheng that the others would soon join him.

After Huo Yuhao killed Dai Yueheng, Du Weilun arranged a cover story and sent the body to the Duke's Mansion with Soul Ascension Pills as compensation. Zhang Lexuan comforted Huo Yuhao, scolded him for trying to face the consequences alone, and asked what he had gained from taking revenge.

• Du Weilun reassured Lu Teacher that he would not silence him and instructed him to say Dai Yueheng died when Zhang Lexuan and Du Weilun intervened to stop him from harming Huo Yuhao.
• Du Weilun ordered Dai Yueheng's body sent to the Duke's Mansion with Soul Ascension Pills as compensation.
• Zhang Lexuan told Huo Yuhao she was happy he had grown, kissed him, and reprimanded him for trying to bear the matter alone instead of relying on her.
• Zhang Lexuan defended Huo Yuhao's revenge, saying Dai Yueheng had targeted her student first, and asked what Huo Yuhao had gained from it.
• Huo Yuhao admitted that taking revenge on Dai Yueheng felt good, and Zhang Lexuan said she had found other goals in life too.