Chapter Summaries

Ma Xiaotao challenged Ling Luochen to last sixty seconds in a fight, and Ling Luochen accepted despite the gap between their strength. The two arrived at a clearing outside Shrek City and prepared to begin, while Gongyang Mo went to find Zhang Lexuan.

• Ma Xiaotao challenged Ling Luochen to a match, promising not to use her Sixth or Seventh Soul Skill and declaring that the loser would address the winner as “Sister.”
• Ling Luochen realized Chen Feng was absent on an Inspector Mission in the Star Luo Empire, then decided she could use ice and concealment to stall for one minute.
• Ling Luochen accepted Ma Xiaotao’s challenge, and the two headed for the outskirts of Shrek City as Inner Courtyard students followed to watch.
• Gongyang Mo sensed trouble and went to find Zhang Lexuan.
• At a clearing outside Shrek City, Ma Xiaotao told the spectators the match would last sixty seconds, and Ling Luochen announced that they would begin.

Ling Luochen tried to last sixty seconds against Ma Xiaotao by hiding in a vast cloud of ice mist, but Ma Xiaotao activated her torso-bone skill and burned the mist away with golden flames. Ma Xiaotao spotted Ling Luochen and rushed into the fire to reach her, leaving Ling Luochen scrambling to shield herself with ice.

• Ling Luochen unleashed five Soul Skills in rapid succession, delaying Ma Xiaotao before hiding inside ice mist and planning to stall for sixty seconds.
• The onlookers debated the fight and placed bets as Ma Xiaotao struggled to locate Ling Luochen in the mist.
• Ma Xiaotao activated her fifty-thousand-year Golden Flame Phoenix Bird torso bone’s Nirvana skill, greatly enhancing her attributes and turning her flames golden.
• Ma Xiaotao’s golden flames rapidly burned away the ice mist, and she realized Ling Luochen was still inside the attack’s range.
• Ma Xiaotao stopped releasing flames and rushed toward Ling Luochen, who formed layers of solid ice around herself as the golden fire approached.

Ma Xiaotao’s spar with Ling Luochen nearly killed Ling Luochen, but Zhang Lexuan rescued her and Elder Zhuang treated her injuries. After Ma Xiaotao apologized and left, Zhang Lexuan wondered about Ling Luochen’s connection to Chen Feng and asked what she thought of him.

• Ma Xiaotao’s golden flames overwhelmed Ling Luochen until Zhang Lexuan shielded her with moonlight and carried her to the Medical Pavilion.
• Elder Zhuang stabilized Ling Luochen’s burns, and Zhang Lexuan took her home to recover.
• While Ling Luochen slept, she murmured Chen Feng’s name, leading Zhang Lexuan to suspect they had been involved.
• Ma Xiaotao visited Ling Luochen, learned she would recover, and admitted she owed her an apology before leaving.
• Zhang Lexuan applied ointment to Ling Luochen’s wounds and asked whether she thought Chen Feng was a good person.

Zhang Lexuan treated Ling Luochen’s injuries while Ling denied having any close relationship with Chen Feng, and Ma Xiaotao received discipline for nearly killing Ling during their fight. Later, Chen Feng advised Wu Feng about willpower and Spiritual Power before returning to find Ma Xiaotao missing and heading to Ling Luochen’s home.

• Zhang Lexuan asked Ling Luochen about Chen Feng, but Ling denied knowing him well and thanked Zhang for tending her wounds.
• Elder Wang sentenced Ma Xiaotao to two weeks in the Heart Purifying Chamber, took a year of her cultivation allocation for Ling Luochen, and barred her from unsupervised sparring.
• Chen Feng met Ning Tian and Wu Feng by Sea God Lake, examined Wu Feng’s willpower, and explained how it could strengthen her Spiritual Power.
• Ning Tian fed snacks to Snow Empress while Chen Feng encouraged Wu Feng to keep developing her willpower.
• Chen Feng returned to Ma Xiaotao’s home, found her absent, and went to Ling Luochen’s home.

Chen Feng reassured Ling Luochen that he would not reject her because of her scars, then treated her injuries with a life-force potion made from the Gold of Life. After her body healed, Ling Luochen playfully insisted that he stay with her.

• Ling Luochen hid beneath a blanket and begged Chen Feng not to look at her scarred body, but he broke into her room after sensing something was wrong.
• Chen Feng kissed Ling Luochen and told her he could never dislike her, then stepped outside to prepare medicine when she asked him to leave.
• Chen Feng dissolved a tiny amount of Gold of Life powder in water and gave the green potion to Ling Luochen.
• The life force healed Ling Luochen's injuries, removed her scabs, and cleansed her body, leaving her amazed at the results.
• Chen Feng teased Ling Luochen that he could leave to find Sister Wu Ming, and Ling Luochen pressed her foot against him and told him not to leave the bed.

Chen Feng indulged Ling Luochen’s request for a kiss, then punished her when she pushed for more and spent the night with her. Meanwhile, Han Ruoruo told Wu Ming that Ling Luochen had been injured, prompting Wu Ming to head to her home, where Chen Feng and Ling Luochen were still together.

• Ling Luochen pleaded with Chen Feng for a kiss and agreed that he could be with Wu Ming, provided he did not kiss other women.
• After Chen Feng kissed her, Ling Luochen asked him for more and was punished when he refused; they then bathed and went to bed together.
• Chen Feng teased Ling Luochen as her borrowed Life Energy ran out and she became exhausted.
• Han Ruoruo told Wu Ming that Ling Luochen and Ma Xiaotao had fought and that Ma Xiaotao had been confined; Wu Ming feigned concern and went to visit Ling Luochen.
• Chen Feng called Ling Luochen “Sister Luochen” while she was recovering on the bed, making her choke, then urged her to keep improving.

Chen Feng comforted Ling Luochen after she described nearly dying in a duel with Ma Xiaotao, then considered how to prevent Ma Xiaotao from harming his other girlfriends. He decided that Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan was the best person to keep the women in line and resolved to try to win her heart.

• Ling Luochen told Chen Feng that Ma Xiaotao's golden flames had nearly killed her before a Senior Sister rescued her.
• Ling Luochen explained that Ma Xiaotao had received two weeks in the Heart Purifying Chamber, lost a year's cultivation allowance to Ling Luochen, and been forbidden to spar without supervision.
• Chen Feng worried that Ma Xiaotao's strength and future transformation could put Ling Luochen and Wu Ming in danger if she learned they shared his affections.
• Chen Feng considered delaying Ma Xiaotao's evil-fire removal, strengthening Ling Luochen and Wu Ming, or finding an older sister to control the group.
• Chen Feng chose Zhang Lexuan as the best candidate and decided to compete for her affection.

Wu Ming visited the injured Ling Luochen, unaware that Chen Feng was hiding nearby and listening as the two women argued over who could care for him better. Chen Feng revealed himself and joined them, and the chapter ended with Wu Ming asking why he had visited Ling Luochen before coming to see her.

• Wu Ming went to Ling Luochen’s room to ask about her injury from Ma Xiaotao and told her she would take care of Chen Feng while she recovered.
• Wu Ming bragged that Chen Feng enjoyed her company more, while Ling Luochen laughed and revealed that Chen Feng was secretly watching them.
• Chen Feng appeared behind Wu Ming, embraced and kissed her, and Ling Luochen interrupted them until the three of them settled down together.
• Wu Ming asked Chen Feng why he had not told her he was back and why he had gone to Ling Luochen first.

Chen Feng spent the night with Ling Luochen and Wu Ming before the Shrek and Sun Moon academies exchanged students at Maple Leaf City. The exchange parties departed, and Chen Feng set out to visit Ma Xiaotao in confinement with Cai Mei'er.

• Wu Ming and Ling Luochen bickered over Chen Feng, then roughhoused before Chen Feng settled them down for the night.
• Yan Shaozhe and Jing Hongchen exchanged their academies’ students at Maple Leaf City, with Meng Hongchen joining Shrek’s group and Huo Yuhao joining the Sun Moon academy’s group.
• Mu En and Xian Lin'er watched Jing Hongchen’s flying Soul Tool and discussed the Sun Moon Empire’s advanced technology and Mu En’s limited time to protect Shrek Academy.
• Chen Feng woke beside Ling Luochen and Wu Ming, then decided to visit Ma Xiaotao after learning she was confined.
• Cai Mei'er agreed to take Chen Feng to see Ma Xiaotao while bringing her breakfast.

Chen Feng visited Ma Xiaotao in the Heart Purifying Chamber, then returned to his own pavilion to cultivate. Meanwhile, Yan Shaozhe brought the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy exchange students to Shrek, where they learned they must pass an assessment to enter the Inner Courtyard.

• Cai Mei'er brought Chen Feng into the Heart Purifying Chamber to visit Ma Xiaotao, who was confined after injuring Ling Luochen.
• Ma Xiaotao told Chen Feng that she had injured Ling Luochen by misjudging the strength of her Torso Bone Soul Skill, and the pair shared a meal before he left.
• Chen Feng returned to his dusty pavilion, cleaned it, and began cultivating.
• Yan Shaozhe arrived in Shrek City with Elder Ma and the ten exchange students, while Xiao Hongchen boasted that Mingdu was far greater than Shrek City.
• Yan Shaozhe told the exchange students they had to last for an incense stick against a same-rank Inner Courtyard student to qualify for Inner Courtyard study, and scheduled their assessments for the next morning.
• Meng Hongchen told Xiao Hongchen that he had been too high-profile, but Xiao Hongchen said Shrek Academy would protect them.

Yan Shaozhe arranged a Soul Battle Zone assessment intended to keep the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy exchange students out of Shrek’s Inner Courtyard, but Xiao Hongchen challenged Chen Zifeng first. As the match began, Chen Feng and Zhang Lexuan wagered over who would win, and Xiao unleashed a barrage from 128 Soul Tool Cannons.

• Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen discussed Shrek’s likely bias against them, then went exploring the academy.
• Yan Shaozhe and Cai Mei'er selected several strong Inner Courtyard Soul Kings to assess the exchange students and invited Inner Courtyard students to watch.
• At the Soul Battle Zone, Xiao Hongchen volunteered to go first, and Yan Shaozhe matched him against Chen Zifeng, offering a Soul Ascension Pill if Xiao won.
• Chen Feng predicted Xiao Hongchen would win and bet Zhang Lexuan that she would spar with him if he was right; Zhang Lexuan agreed on the condition that Chen Feng stop provoking other women if he lost.
• Chen Zifeng and Xiao Hongchen activated their Martial Souls and began fighting, and Xiao fired all 128 of his Soul Tool Cannons at once.

Xiao Hongchen defeated Chen Zifeng with 128 Rank 5 Soul Tool Cannons and passed Shrek Academy’s Inner Courtyard assessment, prompting Meng Hongchen to face Wang Zhengwen next. Meng Hongchen spread her potent frigid poison across the arena, and Wang Zhengwen answered with a barrage of black energy spheres.

• Chen Feng explained to Zhang Lexuan how Xiao Hongchen’s Martial Soul and Soul Skills let him control 128 Soul Tool Cannons.
• Chen Zifeng’s Soul Chasing Sword was overwhelmed by Xiao Hongchen’s attack, and Chen Zifeng surrendered before Yan Shaozhe scattered the white torrent.
• Xiao Hongchen taunted the Inner Courtyard students, received a Soul Ascension Pill, and was declared to have passed the assessment.
• Meng Hongchen entered the arena, and Wang Zhengwen volunteered to fight her after she dismissed him as too ugly.
• Meng Hongchen revealed her Vermilion Ice Toad and Soul Tool armor, then spread her frigid poison across the arena.
• Wang Zhengwen resisted the poison as best he could and unleashed his Dark Meteor Soul Skill, sending black energy spheres toward Meng Hongchen.

Meng Hongchen defeated Wang Zhengwen in the Inner Courtyard assessment, then joined Xiao Hongchen as the only successful exchange students from Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy. After returning to Sea God Island with Zhang Lexuan, Chen Feng agreed to have her spar with him, while she questioned him about his relationships with other female students.

• Meng Hongchen used Ice Reflection to evade Wang Zhengwen's attack and struck him with Ice-Fire Poison Dragon Drill, but Yan Shaozhe intervened and declared her assessment passed.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen watched as the other eight exchange students failed their assessments, prompting Shrek students to debate the strength of Soul Tools and the two top contestants.
• Chen Feng and Zhang Lexuan returned to his home, where the Snow Empress disguised herself as Xue Ying and asked whether Zhang Lexuan was his girlfriend.
• Zhang Lexuan explained that she had hoped to use their bet to make Chen Feng behave, then agreed to become his sparring partner after he said he needed one.
• Zhang Lexuan revealed that Ling Luochen had mentioned her relationship with Chen Feng in her sleep, then asked whether he was involved with any other female Inner Courtyard students.

Chen Feng arranged for Zhang Lexuan to spar with him, and their conversation stirred unexpected feelings in her. After confronting her past attachments, Zhang Lexuan broke through to the Union of Heaven and Man realm and left with renewed confidence.

• Zhang Lexuan questioned Chen Feng about other female students, then accepted his assurance that he was involved only with Xiaotao, Ming'er, and Chen'er.
• Zhang Lexuan agreed to be Chen Feng's sparring partner for the month, but left hurriedly after realizing her feelings for him might be changing.
• Snow Empress teased Chen Feng about Zhang Lexuan, then let him temper her body with Yang Attribute Energy while he warned her to avoid close contact with Zhang Lexuan's powerful Spiritual Power.
• Zhang Lexuan reflected on her family's death, Mu En's rescue, and her unreturned feelings for Bei Bei before deciding she did not need a man to define her life.
• Zhang Lexuan broke free of her emotional restraints and achieved the Union of Heaven and Man realm.

Zhang Lexuan let go of her feelings for Bei Bei and began exploring the Union of Heaven and Man, while Bei Bei trained under Mu En and mastered Reign Over the World. The next day, Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen arrived at Sea God Island as exchange students, and Meng Hongchen set off to find Chen Feng.

• Zhang Lexuan freed herself from her vow to Bei Bei and walked across Sea God Lake to familiarize herself with the Union of Heaven and Man.
• Bei Bei used his Radiant Holy Dragon transformation to fuse his Soul Power and Spiritual Power, successfully mastering Reign Over the World under Mu En's guidance.
• Teacher Wang brought Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen to Sea God Island, showed them around, warned them to stay away from Sea God Pavilion, and led them to their lodgings.
• Meng Hongchen handed her key to Xiao Hongchen and went to look for Chen Feng, leaving her brother to buy their daily necessities.

Meng Hongchen visited Chen Feng and directly confessed that she liked him, despite knowing he already had a girlfriend. Chen Feng was stunned by her boldness as Snow Empress watched in dismay.

• Meng Hongchen arrived at Chen Feng's home in a revealing outfit, hoping to make a strong impression on him.
• Chen Feng opened the door, invited Meng Hongchen inside, and introduced Snow Empress as his little sister.
• Snow Empress tried to discourage Meng Hongchen by telling her that Chen Feng already had a girlfriend.
• Meng Hongchen asked Chen Feng whether he thought she was pretty, then asked him to be with her.
• Meng Hongchen told Chen Feng that she liked him and did not mind that he had a girlfriend.

Meng Hongchen confessed her feelings to Chen Feng, but Zhang Lexuan arrived and took him outside Shrek City for their promised sparring session. As Zhang Lexuan revealed her formidable realm and power, Chen Feng launched a concealed attack with his Soul Breaking Blade Domain.

• Meng Hongchen confessed to Chen Feng and asked him to call her Meng'er.
• Zhang Lexuan arrived, prompting Meng Hongchen to leave after telling Chen Feng to think over her confession.
• Zhang Lexuan took Chen Feng to the outskirts of Shrek City to begin their month of sparring.
• Chen Feng noticed Zhang Lexuan had changed, and she revealed eight Soul Rings and her mastery of Union of Heaven and Man.
• Chen Feng used Void Blade to conceal himself, then unleashed Soul Breaking Blade Domain to overwhelm Zhang Lexuan's Spiritual Power.

Chen Feng used concealment, spiritual suppression, teleportation, and close-range attacks to challenge Zhang Lexuan, but her strength and defenses ultimately overwhelmed him. He conceded the spar after his second teleportation went on cooldown, leaving Zhang Lexuan to stop her finishing attack.

• Zhang Lexuan countered Chen Feng's approach with a wide-area moonlight attack, but he teleported into range and used his domain to suppress her spiritual detection.
• Chen Feng concealed himself and attacked with simulated Blade Glows, while Zhang Lexuan destroyed the illusions and recognized how difficult he was to track.
• Chen Feng charged Zhang Lexuan, accepted a minor injury to keep advancing, then teleported behind her and used Dual Martial Soul Possession to slash at her.
• Zhang Lexuan dodged Chen Feng's blade and suppressed him with repeated moonlight attacks as his teleportation entered cooldown.
• Zhang Lexuan prepared to strike with her Sixth Soul Skill, but Chen Feng surrendered and reminded her that they were only sparring.

After sparring with Zhang Lexuan, Chen Feng won her respect and learned that she had entered the realm of Union of Heaven and Man, though she could not explain how. Back at the academy, he continued tempering Snow Empress and asked about the realm; she explained that her nature as a being formed from ice-attribute energy let her draw on the Extreme North’s power.

• Zhang Lexuan admired Chen Feng’s combat skill after their spar, then checked his bloodied abdomen and found that he had already recovered completely.
• Chen Feng and Zhang Lexuan flew back to Shrek Academy, discussed her entry into the realm of Union of Heaven and Man, and agreed to spar again the next morning.
• Snow Empress worried that Chen Feng had been injured, then let him continue tempering her body while he reflected on his gains from the battle.
• Chen Feng asked Snow Empress how to enter the realm of Union of Heaven and Man, and she explained that Soul Beasts generally relied on bloodlines and accumulated Soul Power instead.
• Snow Empress revealed that she had formed from pure ice-attribute elemental energy and could draw on the Extreme North’s power so greatly that even Di Tian would not gain the upper hand there.

The Snow Empress admitted she could not explain how she commanded the Extreme North’s natural energy, leaving Chen Feng to seek his own method. At the Weisi Hotel, Ling Luochen and Wu Ming woke up sore after spending the night with Chen Feng, bickered over their rivalry and Ma Xiaotao, and realized Chen Feng was gone.

• The Snow Empress told Chen Feng that her ability to mobilize the Extreme North’s natural energy came naturally, and Chen Feng gave up on learning it from her.
• Chen Feng remembered Ling Luochen and Wu Ming were at the hotel and decided to visit them.
• Ling Luochen and Wu Ming woke up at the Weisi Hotel and each collapsed when she tried to stand on trembling legs.
• Ling Luochen and Wu Ming teased each other about their weakness before discussing Chen Feng’s growing strength and the possibility of Ma Xiaotao discovering their relationship.
• Wu Ming said she was not afraid of Ma Xiaotao because Chen Feng would be there, and the two women then realized he was missing.