Chapter Summaries

Chen Junting’s team won their joint training match, and Wang Dong joined the Tang Sect. On Snack Street, Ma Xiaotao confronted the group over the Sea God Lake incident, and Chen Junting and Ning Tian secured a Soul Bone as compensation before the group headed back to prepare for the Freshman Assessment.

• Chen Junting defeated Xu Sanshi and Beibei with his sword skills, after which Jiang Nannan admitted defeat for her team.
• Tang Ya accepted Wang Dong into the Tang Sect and had Beibei teach her its techniques.
• Ma Xiaotao found Xu Sanshi on Snack Street, and Huo Yuhao explained how she and her companions had previously endangered him and Wang Dong before compensating them with two Soul Ascension Pills.
• Chen Junting and Ning Tian challenged Ma Xiaotao’s compensation and agreed to accept one Secret Method Soul Bone, which Ma Xiaotao gave to Huo Yuhao.
• Chen Junting advised Huo Yuhao not to absorb the low-quality Soul Bone yet, and the group returned to prepare for the Freshman Assessment.

Chen Junting’s team began the Freshman Assessment by facing a team from Class One and overwhelmed them in less than twenty seconds. Class Nine advanced after Chen Junting defeated two opponents and Qin Lan eliminated the third.

• Chen Junting and the others observed that Zhou Yi’s Class One had lost many students before the assessment began.
• Chen Junting, Qin Lan, and Gao Ming entered District 49 and were matched against Zhang Lian, Zhao Kai, and Wang Feng from Class One.
• The assessment began, and Chen Junting swiftly injured Zhang Lian’s Martial Soul and stopped Zhao Kai’s charge.
• Qin Lan knocked out Zhao Kai and Zhang Lian, then eliminated Wang Feng after Chen Junting ordered him to proceed.
• The Teacher recorded Chen Junting’s team as the winner after the match ended in under twenty seconds.

Chen Junting’s team finished the Round Robin with ten victories after most opponents surrendered, and he continued scouting talented students for the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. After Huo Yuhao’s team also completed its matches, Chen Junting praised them and warned them about the Elimination Tournament, while Wang Yan approached with an unstated purpose.

• Chen Junting told Qin Lan to treat the remaining matches as combat training, but rival teams repeatedly surrendered, allowing his team to finish with ten wins and advance.
• Gao Ming told Qin Lan he was considering joining the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect because he feared the Inner Academy’s dangers and valued the sect’s benefits.
• In District 33, Chen Junting watched the Lan Sisters use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and added them to his recruitment list for the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
• Dugu Xin’s Poisonous Thorns corroded the Lan Sisters’ hair, and Huang Chutian surrendered before the poison could spread further.
• Chen Junting praised Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Dugu Xin for their ten victories and warned them that their Elimination Tournament opponents would be stronger.
• Wang Yan approached Chen Junting after he invited Huo Yuhao’s team to celebrate in Shrek City.

Wang Yan learned that Huo Yuhao had joined the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and reported his information to Old Man Xuan. Old Man Xuan questioned Huo Yuhao’s potential and decided to watch him in person.

• Wang Yan asked Chen Junting to show him the Seven Kills Sword, then learned that Huo Yuhao had a Spiritual Eye Body Martial Soul and belonged to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
• Dugu Xin suggested that Wang Yan wanted Huo Yuhao to join Shrek Academy, while Chen Junting considered how Huo Yuhao’s future Ultimate Ice might affect negotiations between the factions.
• Wang Yan told Old Man Xuan that Chen Junting might be targeting the Lan Sisters, but Old Man Xuan dismissed the boy’s potential and asked where Huo Yuhao was.
• Wang Yan gave Old Man Xuan Huo Yuhao’s information and explained his ties to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
• Old Man Xuan questioned how Huo Yuhao had earned their favor and told Wang Yan to arrange a seat so he could observe Huo Yuhao and the sect’s next generation.

After the Freshman Assessment, Zhou Yi clashed with Du Weilun over her Class One’s high advancement rate despite its small roster, then traded insults with Mu Jin. Zhou Yi and Mu Jin wagered a Soul Bone on whether her teams would reach the Top Four, with Du Weilun agreeing to witness the bet.

• Du Weilun announced the Class Teachers’ advancement rates, praising Mu Jin’s class before revealing Zhou Yi’s roughly eighty-percent rate from only four advancing teams.
• Du Weilun angrily confronted Zhou Yi, who defended her teaching methods and left the office after he ordered her out.
• Mu Jin criticized Zhou Yi in the corridor for expelling students instead of helping them improve, and Zhou Yi returned to challenge him.
• Mu Jin proposed a bet to test Zhou Yi’s confidence in her teams, and she wagered one Soul Bone that they would reach the Top Four.
• Du Weilun came out of his office and volunteered to witness the wager, hoping Mu Jin would humble Zhou Yi.

Chen Junting used a Soul Ascension Pill to prepare for a breakthrough before the Elimination Tournament, while Electrolux explained why his recent cultivation had accelerated. At the tournament, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong arrived late and were punished, then rejoined Class Nine.

• Electrolux told Chen Junting that the Gold of Life’s lingering life force had caused his unusually rapid cultivation, and Chen Junting took a Soul Ascension Pill to help reach Level 36.
• At the Assessment Area, Dugu Xin noticed that Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong had not arrived, and Chen Junting reassured Ning Tian and Wu Feng that they were probably delayed.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong arrived disheveled during the roll call and explained that they had cultivated too long.
• Du Weilun punished Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong by ordering them to wipe every corridor floor in the freshman Teaching Building after the matches.
• Wu Feng teased the two late arrivals, and Chen Junting warned them not to let it happen again.

Chen Junting's Class Nine team drew a match against Xiao Xiao's Class One team in the Freshman Assessment's Elimination Tournament, putting Zhou Yi's threatened students at risk of elimination. The match began with Xiao Xiao's cauldrons attacking Chen Junting, while Xu Yue joined the assault by wielding one as a weapon.

• Chen Junting drew lot number seven and learned that his team would face Xiao Xiao's Class One team.
• Xiao Xiao, Wu Yan, and Xu Yue discussed a plan to restrain Chen Junting, while Zhou Yi and Mu Jin watched and argued over their bet.
• Chen Junting told Qin Lan and Gao Ming that the students of Class One were pitiful, then both teams introduced themselves and prepared to fight.
• Xiao Xiao split her Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron into three and used its first soul skill to surround Chen Junting with distorted air.
• Chen Junting struck the cauldrons with his Seven Kills Sword, but Xu Yue grabbed one and swung it at Chen Junting as Xiao Xiao activated her second soul ring.

Xiao Xiao revealed her Twin Martial Souls and used the Nine Phoenixes Auspicious Flute to slow Chen Junting, but he still eliminated Xu Yue and overwhelmed her team. Chen Junting let Xiao Xiao gather her strength, and she merged her three cauldrons into a giant one as the match continued.

• Wu Yan attacked Gao Ming from the air, but Qin Lan intercepted him and wounded him with Ethereal Hundred Rends.
• Chen Junting broke through Xiao Xiao’s Soul Suppressing Cauldron defenses, knocked away her cauldrons, and sent Xu Yue flying.
• Xiao Xiao revealed her Twin Martial Souls and used the Nine Phoenixes Auspicious Flute to slow Chen Junting, but he defeated Xu Yue and the referee eliminated him.
• Chen Junting stopped Qin Lan from interrupting Xiao Xiao, saying he wanted to let her show her full strength.
• Xiao Xiao gathered her three Soul Suppressing Cauldrons and activated Cauldron Tremor, merging them into a giant cauldron covered in strange runes.

Chen Junting defeated Xiao Xiao in the elimination tournament, then learned about her unusual martial souls and considered recruiting her for the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. After drawing another Class One team as his next opponent, he heard news that made him wonder whether Zhou Yi had gone mad.

• Chen Junting's sword strike split Xiao Xiao's Great Cauldron, and the referee stopped the fight before Chen Junting could hit him.
• Du Weilun recognized Chen Junting's mastery of Sword Qi, while Mu Jin's clash with Zhou Yi ended with Zhou Yi storming away.
• Wu Feng told Huo Yuhao that Xiao Xiao might become their companion as Ning Tian and Chen Junting discussed her background and plans to approach her.
• Chen Junting and Ning Tian learned that Xiao Xiao came from the Xiao Family and possessed two mutated martial souls, including the Nine Phoenixes Auspicious Flute.
• Chen Junting drew a Class One team for the next round and wondered if Zhou Yi had gone mad after hearing news about them.

After hearing that Zhou Yi might expel Xiao Xiao despite her success in the tournament, Chen Junting and Ning Tian discussed the rumor and went to find her. They found Xiao Xiao crying beside Sea God Lake, leaving her distressed over what she had done wrong.

• Chen Junting defeated Freshman Class One’s team, then heard from its members that Zhou Yi planned to expel Xiao Xiao’s team.
• Chen Junting and Qin Lan doubted the rumor but recognized that Zhou Yi might genuinely be trying to suppress Xiao Xiao.
• Ning Tian learned that Class One students had approached the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion and considered using the situation to recruit Xiao Xiao.
• Chen Junting told Ning Tian that the rumor likely reflected a real intention to suppress Xiao Xiao, and Ning Tian arranged for Wu Feng to pass the news to Mu Jin without naming its source.
• Chen Junting and Ning Tian went to Sea God Lake, where they found Xiao Xiao sobbing and asking what she had done wrong.

After Zhou Yi threatened to expel Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian and Chen Junting found her and offered her a place in the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. Xiao Xiao accepted the offer, while Mu Jin set out to confront Zhou Yi over the expulsion.

• Ning Tian comforted Xiao Xiao and introduced herself as the Young Sect Master of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, while Chen Junting gave them privacy.
• Wu Feng told Mu Jin about Zhou Yi’s actions against Xiao Xiao, and Mu Jin ordered Wu Feng to take her to Xiao Xiao.
• Ning Tian asked Xiao Xiao what she would do if Shrek Academy expelled her, and Xiao Xiao said she might return home.
• Ning Tian invited Xiao Xiao to join the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and promised full support for her cultivation.
• Chen Junting described the sect’s Grand Elder and training opportunities, and Xiao Xiao agreed to join the sect.

Chen Junting proposed that Xiao Xiao might develop a Self-Martial Soul Fusion Skill because she could use her Twin Martial Souls together. After Zhou Yi tried to expel Xiao Xiao, Shrek Academy investigated Zhou Yi, suspended her positions, and assigned Wang Yan to take over Freshman Class One.

• Chen Junting reasoned that Xiao Xiao's Twin Martial Souls might be compatible enough to form a Self-Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Ning Tian agreed that she should try.
• Wu Feng told Ning Tian and Xiao Xiao that Teacher Mu Jin wanted them to take Xiao Xiao to Director Du's office.
• After Xiao Xiao left, Du Weilun cursed Zhou Yi and reported her conduct to Yan Shaozhe, submitting records of her past teaching.
• Yan Shaozhe convened senior staff from both departments to discuss Zhou Yi's behavior and its consequences.
• Shrek Academy temporarily revoked Zhou Yi's positions, launched an investigation, and announced that she could be expelled if her misconduct was confirmed.
• The academy assigned Wang Yan to take over Freshman Class One while the investigation proceeded.

Chen Junting’s team faced Huang Chutian’s team in the tournament’s next round, where the Lan Sisters unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Heaven and Earthly Net. Chen Junting broke through their defenses and left the sisters weakened, with the match’s outcome nearly decided.

• Chen Junting, Qin Lan, and Gao Ming drew Huang Chutian, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo as their opponents.
• At the start of the match, the Lan Sisters began their Martial Soul Fusion Skill while Gao Ming boosted Chen Junting and Qin Lan.
• Chen Junting’s Sword Qi wounded Huang Chutian, while the Lan Sisters’ crystalline hair trapped Qin Lan and spread toward Chen Junting.
• Huang Chutian used his Second Soul Skill to attack Chen Junting, but Chen Junting cut the attack apart and prepared a powerful sword strike.
• The referee blocked Chen Junting’s strike, eliminating Huang Chutian, and Chen Junting swept aside the Lan Sisters’ hair and shattered their Heaven and Earthly Net.

Chen Junting Team advanced to the Top Four after winning its match, and Yan Shaozhe and Du Weilun discussed promising students as the tournament narrowed. Chen Junting and the other finalists agreed to celebrate together, with Ning Tian sent to invite Teacher Mu Jin.

• Chen Junting Team defeated Huang Chutian Team, and the Lan Sisters recovered from the interrupted Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Yan Shaozhe watched the matches and asked Du Weilun to identify promising students, then directed that standout Top Four finishers become Core Disciples or Reserve Core Disciples.
• Chen Junting Team won its eight-to-four match easily, while Huo Yuhao Team and Ning Tian Team also advanced.
• Dai Huabin Team defeated Xie Huanyue Team without using the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Wu Feng and Wang Dong proposed a group meal for the Top Four, and Chen Junting agreed to invite Teacher Mu Jin.

Chen Junting and his classmates celebrated reaching the Top Four with Beibei, Tang Ya, and Xu Sanshi, who revealed that he had secretly helped care for Jiang Nannan’s mother. The next morning, Chen Junting found Huo Yuhao consumed by hatred after seeing Dai Huabin in the cafeteria.

• Beibei congratulated the group on reaching the Top Four and warned that the remaining opponents included a team capable of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Wang Dong told Tang Ya that she, Huo Yuhao, and Dugu Xin had a secret trump card for the championship.
• Xu Sanshi revealed that he had arranged for his family to care for Jiang Nannan’s ailing mother and had visited her during holidays.
• Beibei and Xu Sanshi drank until they passed out, so Chen Junting and Dugu Xin carried them back to their dormitory.
• The next morning, Chen Junting and Dugu Xin found Huo Yuhao visibly enraged in the cafeteria, where Chen Junting spotted Dai Huabin with a black-haired girl.

Huo Yuhao set aside some of his hatred after Chen Junting reminded him to keep his emotions in check, while the semifinal draw matched Chen Junting Team against Dai Huabin Team. The teams took their positions in Zone One, where Dai Huabin faced Chen Junting with wary hostility as the match was about to begin.

• Chen Junting advised Huo Yuhao not to let hatred cloud his judgment and reassured him that the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect would protect him.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu taunted Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, but Huo Yuhao stopped Wang Dong from retaliating.
• Yan Shaozhe introduced himself as Shrek Academy's dean and oversaw the semifinal draw.
• Dai Huabin Team and Chen Junting Team both drew number one, setting them against each other in the semifinals.
• Chen Junting reassured Huo Yuhao that he would keep Dai Huabin Team from using its Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then entered Zone One with his team.

Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo debated whether Huo Yuhao should join the Soul Engineer Department, but Elder Xuan intervened and urged Yan Shaozhe to observe him before deciding. Elder Xuan then focused his attention on Chen Junting’s match against Dai Huabin’s team.

• Dai Huabin introduced his team and tried to overwhelm Chen Junting with killing intent, but Chen Junting suppressed his momentum.
• Qian Duoduo asked Yan Shaozhe to transfer Huo Yuhao to the Soul Engineer Department, explaining that Fan Yu saw great talent in Huo Yuhao’s Soul Tool abilities.
• Yan Shaozhe considered the request, but Elder Xuan interrupted and warned him to investigate why the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect valued Huo Yuhao and to assess his Body Martial Soul.
• Elder Xuan took a seat and turned his attention to Chen Junting’s arena, curious about the Seven Kills Sword and the disciple trained by Old Man Ye.

Chen Junting’s team battled Dai Huabin’s team in the freshman assessment, and Chen Junting’s sword and Dark Golden Dreadclaw overwhelmed their opponents. Dai Huabin was left with a severe chest wound after charging into Chen Junting’s attack.

• Chen Junting opened the match with a Sword Qi strike as Qin Lan circled, while Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu activated their Martial Souls.
• Dai Huabin crushed Chen Junting’s Sword Qi, but Cui Yajie’s Charm backfired against Chen Junting’s powerful spiritual strength.
• Qin Lan wounded Zhu Lu and stopped her from rescuing Cui Yajie, while Chen Junting’s sword net forced the referee to eliminate Cui Yajie.
• Dai Huabin fired his White Tiger Fierce Light Wave at Chen Junting, who revealed his Dark Golden Dreadclaw and shattered the attack with a sword strike.
• Dai Huabin activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation and charged at the Dark Golden Sword Radiance, which pierced his defenses and tore a severe wound across his chest.

Chen Junting overwhelmed Dai Huabin while Qin Lan kept Zhu Lu at bay, but deliberately allowed them to combine into the Hell White Tiger. As the fusion attacked, Chen Junting unleashed the Seven Kills Sword’s Sword Momentum, stopping it in midair.

• Qin Lan wounded Zhu Lu and pressed her with his enhanced speed while Chen Junting struck Dai Huabin with the Seven Kills Sword.
• Chen Junting sent Dai Huabin flying toward Zhu Lu, then Dai Huabin called for their Hell White Tiger fusion and Zhu Lu joined him.
• Qin Lan prepared to stop the pair, but Chen Junting signaled him to let them use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu merged into the eight-meter Hell White Tiger and charged at Chen Junting.
• Chen Junting released the Seven Kills Sword’s Sword Momentum, and its Killing Intent halted the Hell White Tiger’s attack.

Chen Junting defeated Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s Hell White Tiger with the Seven Kills Sword, then watched Zone Two as Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill against Ning Tian’s team. The beam was fired, leaving the semifinal’s outcome in question.

• Xuan Zi identified Chen Junting’s sword pressure as Sword Momentum that might become a domain in the future.
• Chen Junting pierced and shattered the Hell White Tiger, knocking Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu unconscious and winning Zone One.
• Teacher Li used his Tree of Life Martial Soul Avatar to stabilize Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, while Dai Huabin vowed revenge against Chen Junting.
• Chen Junting went to watch Zone Two, where Wu Feng’s amplified attacks forced Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to look for an opening.
• Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao embraced and unleashed their blue-and-gold Martial Soul Fusion Skill toward Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yuner.