Chapter Summaries

The four remaining freshman teams drew their semifinal opponents as Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo watched, while Ye Chen’s fame drew attention from the crowd. Ye Chen was matched against Dai Huabin, and he looked forward to facing the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo discussed why Qian had come to watch, with Qian also hoping to recruit talented students for the Soul Tool Department.
• The four semifinal teams gathered to draw lots, while Huo Yuhao watched Dai Huabin’s team and Ye Chen encouraged him.
• Yan Shaozhe called Ye Chen to draw and privately remarked that Ye Chen had stolen his spotlight.
• Ye Chen drew Number One, Huo Yuhao’s group drew Number Two, and the results paired Ye Chen against Dai Huabin and Huo Yuhao’s group against the Ning Tian Team.
• Ye Chen anticipated experiencing Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

The freshman assessment reached the semifinals as Ye Chen and Huo Yuhao drew their opponents. Ye Chen was matched against Dai Huabin and looked forward to facing the Hell White Tiger, while Huo Yuhao’s team drew the Ning Tian Team.

• Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo discussed Qian Duoduo’s effort to recruit talented freshmen for the Soul Tool Department.
• The four remaining teams gathered to draw semifinal opponents, while Huo Yuhao watched a young man from another team with a grim expression.
• Yan Shaozhe called Ye Chen to draw first and privately teased him for stealing the crowd’s attention.
• Ye Chen drew Number One, and Huo Yuhao’s team drew Number Two against the Ning Tian Team.
• The draw set Ye Chen against Dai Huabin, and Ye Chen anticipated experiencing Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s Hell White Tiger.

Ye Chen fought Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie in the freshman assessment semifinals, quickly overpowering two opponents and incapacitating the third. He finally revealed his Fusang Divine Tree martial soul and stunned the arena with its two purple soul rings and one black ten-thousand-year soul ring.

• Before the match, Ye Chen told Huo Yuhao he would beat Dai Huabin up for him.
• Ye Chen deflected Dai Huabin's tiger-claw attack and punched him in the abdomen, sending him staggering back.
• Ye Chen caught Zhu Lu as she attacked from behind and threw her toward Dai Huabin, then used Illusory Decree Void to incapacitate Cui Yajie.
• Dai Huabin caught Zhu Lu and fired his White Tiger Blazing Light Wave at Ye Chen as the pair prepared to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ye Chen released the Fusang Divine Tree martial soul, revealing two purple soul rings and a black ten-thousand-year soul ring that shocked the spectators.

Ye Chen fought Dai Huabin's team in the freshman assessment and revealed his Fusang Divine Tree martial soul with an astonishing ten-thousand-year third soul ring. The spectators were left stunned as the battle continued.

• Ye Chen told Huo Yuhao he would beat up Dai Huabin before entering the arena.
• Ye Chen redirected Dai Huabin's attack, punched him back, and threw Zhu Lu into his path.
• Ye Chen used Illusory Decree Void to trap Cui Yajie in an illusion and remove her from the fight.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu regrouped and prepared to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Dai Huabin fired White Tiger Blazing Light Wave.
• Ye Chen released the Fusang Divine Tree and revealed a black ten-thousand-year third soul ring, shocking the spectators.

Ye Chen revealed his ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring and overwhelmed Dai Huabin, forcing him and Zhu Lu to unleash their Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill. As the Hell White Tiger charged, Ye Chen activated his untested third Soul Skill, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Zhou Yi and Qian Duoduo were shocked and proud when they realized Ye Chen's third Soul Ring was ten thousand years old.
• Ye Chen shattered Dai Huabin's White Tiger Body Barrier with one punch and sent him flying while Zhu Lu remained unharmed.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu fused their Martial Souls into the Hell White Tiger, astonishing the freshmen and teachers.
• Ye Chen welcomed the chance to test his third Soul Skill as the Hell White Tiger pounced at him.
• Ye Chen's ten-thousand-year Soul Ring lit up, and a dazzling light enveloped him before the Hell White Tiger could reach him.

Ye Chen revealed his ten-thousand-year third soul ring and forced Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu to use their Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill. As the Hell White Tiger pounced, Ye Chen activated his untested third soul skill, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Zhou Yi and Qian Duoduo were shocked and proud when they learned Ye Chen's third soul ring was ten thousand years old.
• Dai Huabin used White Tiger Body Barrier and White Tiger Blazing Light Wave, but Ye Chen shattered his defense with an enhanced punch and sent him flying.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu joined their powers to summon the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• The Hell White Tiger pounced at Ye Chen, who activated his third soul skill and was enveloped in dazzling light.

Ye Chen used his Eternal Aurora Array to reflect the Hell White Tiger’s attack and exhaust Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, winning the semifinal. After the crowd celebrated him, he considered his need to strengthen his second Martial Soul before next year’s tournament.

• Ye Chen activated Eternal Aurora Array as Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s Hell White Tiger charged, reflecting its attack and increasing the fusion’s Soul Power drain.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s fusion ended when they could no longer withstand the drain; Dai Huabin fainted, and Zhu Lu was left nearly powerless.
• The referee announced Ye Chen’s victory after all three members of Dai Huabin’s team lost the ability to fight.
• The audience erupted in cheers, and Ye Chen returned to his seat as fans crowded around him.
• Ye Chen reflected on his combat abilities and resolved to add a soul ring to his second Martial Soul before the tournament began a year later.

Ye Chen used his ten-thousand-year soul skill, Eternal Aurora Array, to reflect the Hell White Tiger’s charge and defeat Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu in the semifinal. After becoming a sensation among the spectators, he resolved to add a soul ring to his Second Martial Soul before the competition began a year later.

• Ye Chen activated Eternal Aurora Array as Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s Hell White Tiger charged, reflecting its attack and draining their Soul Power.
• Dai Huabin fainted and Zhu Lu was left nearly powerless when their fusion ended, while Ye Chen explained how his defensive formation worked.
• The referee declared Ye Chen’s team the semifinal winners after Dai Huabin’s entire team lost the ability to fight.
• The spectators cheered Ye Chen, who returned to his seat and thought about his growing popularity and Wang Dong.
• Ye Chen decided to add a soul ring to his Second Martial Soul before the competition began a year later.

After their assessment, Ye Chen took Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao shopping for ingredients and cooked them a meal in a grove by Sea God Lake. His food delighted them, while Ye Chen was reminded of the taste of home.

• Ye Chen teased Huo Yuhao’s team about their mistakes in the match, and Wang Dong challenged him over their bet.
• Ye Chen led the group to the marketplace and bought ingredients and cooking equipment.
• Ye Chen cooked several dishes in a grove by Sea God Lake while Xiao Xiao helped him.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao tasted the food and praised Ye Chen’s cooking.

After the freshman assessment, Ye Chen teased Wang Dong and then took her, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao shopping for ingredients. He cooked dishes that reminded him of home, and their delighted reaction left him smiling as he forgot about the bet.

• Ye Chen teased Huo Yuhao and criticized his team's mistakes, then Wang Dong challenged him over their bet.
• Ye Chen led Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao to the market and bought ingredients without checking the prices.
• Ye Chen set up a cooking area by Sea God Lake and prepared several dishes while Xiao Xiao helped him.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were drawn over by the aroma, and all three companions eagerly tasted Ye Chen's cooking.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao praised the food and asked Ye Chen to teach them, while Ye Chen recalled its taste of home.

Ye Chen suffered a sudden attack of pain and dizziness caused by a mysterious energy inside his body, then rushed to the Inner Court for help. Mu En brought him to Sea God's Pavilion, where he examined Ye Chen but could not explain the energy as Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo waited anxiously.

• Wang Dong tried to make Ye Chen promise not to use soul skills in the final, then offered to have her family forge him a weapon during the break.
• Ye Chen was struck by severe pain in his eyes and Sea of Consciousness, and hurried away before Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao could stop him.
• Wang Dong noticed Ye Chen's pain and clouded eyes, while Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao wondered why he had left so suddenly.
• Ye Chen reached the ferry crossing and was taken to the Inner Court, where Mu En brought him to Sea God's Pavilion.
• Mu En sensed a mysterious energy tearing at and protecting Ye Chen's Sea of Consciousness as Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo waited outside.

Ye Chen suffered a sudden, familiar attack that began earlier and behaved differently than before, so he rushed to Sea God's Pavilion for help. Mu En, Xian Lin'er, and Qian Duoduo watched over him, but the mysterious energy affecting his Sea of Consciousness remained unexplained.

• Wang Dong tried to make Ye Chen agree not to use soul skills in the final, then promised her family would forge him a weapon in exchange for materials.
• A sudden pain struck Ye Chen's eyes and Sea of Consciousness, and he hurried away while Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong wondered what had happened.
• Ye Chen reached the ferry teacher and was taken to Sea God's Pavilion, where Mu En brought him to a room in the Inner Court.
• Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo arrived after Mu En summoned them, while Mu En sensed a mysterious energy tearing at and protecting Ye Chen's Sea of Consciousness.

Ye Chen’s Sea of Consciousness was torn apart as the strange fruit in his ring transformed into energy and entered his sky-blue eye. While he remained unconscious, Huo Yuhao’s team won the final by forfeit, and the elders saw a Pale Blue World within Ye Chen’s crystalline eyes.

• Ye Chen endured unbearable pain as his Sea of Consciousness was destroyed and an ancient aura from his sky-blue pupil took its place.
• The sealed fruit in Ye Chen’s ring shone through its jade box as he lost consciousness.
• Du Weilun announced that Ye Chen had forfeited the final, making Huo Yuhao’s team the champions.
• Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao worried about Ye Chen instead of celebrating the victory.
• Xian Lin'er and the other elders entered Ye Chen’s room and watched the strange fruit dissolve into energy that flowed into his eye.
• The elders saw a mysterious symbol vanish and a Pale Blue World reflected within Ye Chen’s crystalline eyes.

Ye Chen endured a catastrophic transformation in his Sea of Consciousness and missed the freshmen final, leaving Huo Yuhao’s team as champions. At Sea God’s Pavilion, a strange fruit merged into Ye Chen’s sky-blue pupil, revealing a mysterious Pale Blue World within his eyes.

• Ye Chen’s Sea of Consciousness was torn apart as an ancient aura from his sky-blue pupil took its place, and he lost consciousness.
• Du Weilun announced that Ye Chen had forfeited the final, making Huo Yuhao’s team the champions and leaving Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao worried about him.
• Xian Lin’er, Qian Duoduo, and the other elders rushed into Ye Chen’s room after hearing his scream.
• The strange fruit escaped its jade box, transformed into energy, and entered Ye Chen’s sky-blue pupil, leaving behind a mysterious symbol that soon vanished.
• The elders saw a Pale Blue World reflected in Ye Chen’s crystal-clear eyes, with a blue sun, mountains, a still river, blue thickets, and a fruit-bearing tree.

Ye Chen awoke in a strange blue world within his pupils, where he saw a Fusang Divine Tree bearing a sun-shaped fruit, then returned to Sea God's Pavilion after the elders examined him. Meanwhile, an old fisherman near the Extreme North destroyed a grotesque creature from the sea and sensed that the weather was about to change.

• Ye Chen explored the blue world and saw a Fusang Divine Tree with a sun-shaped fruit and two marks where other fruits had been.
• Ye Chen returned to Sea God's Pavilion, where Xian Lin'er and the elders examined him before Mu En told him his consciousness had entered the world within his pupils.
• An elderly fisherman near the Extreme North hauled up a grotesque creature in his net and destroyed it with a palm strike.
• The creature's remains turned into frigid energy and flew toward the eerie sea as the old fisherman sensed a change in the weather and prepared to return.

Ye Chen woke in a strange world within his pupils, where he saw the Fusang Divine Tree bearing a sun-shaped fruit, then returned to the Outer Court after the elders confirmed he was unharmed. Elsewhere, an elderly fisherman at the continent’s northwestern frontier destroyed a grotesque sea creature and sensed that the weather was about to change.

• Ye Chen explored a blue dreamlike world and recognized the Fusang Divine Tree, which bore one sun-shaped fruit and marks where two others had been.
• Ye Chen returned to Sea God's Pavilion, where the elders examined him repeatedly, and Mu En told him his consciousness had entered the world within his pupils.
• Ye Chen left Sea God's Pavilion and headed back to the Outer Court after Xian Lin'er insisted the elders confirm he was well.
• An elderly fisherman near the Extreme North hauled in a net containing a grotesque creature and destroyed it with a palm strike.
• The creature's remains turned into frigid energy and flew toward the eerie sea, as dark clouds gathered and the old man predicted the weather would change.

After returning to the Outer Court following three days of unexplained changes, Ye Chen reflected on how the Fusang Divine Tree fruit had transformed his eye and strengthened his Spiritual Power. He excitedly speculated about the new miniature world, then walked away calmly when nearby students mistook his outburst for madness.

• While Ye Chen was absent, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao became Outer Court core disciples, Huo Yuhao received core disciple status in the Soul Tool Department, and the championship soul bones went to Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao.
• Zhou Yi and the other students worried about Ye Chen, but the Sea God's Pavilion kept his condition secret.
• Ye Chen returned to the Outer Court and reasoned that the Fusang Divine Tree fruit had created a rudimentary, lifeless world in his eye and expanded his Sea of Consciousness and Spiritual Power.
• Ye Chen guessed that the miniature world might eventually contain living beings and wondered whether Electrolux had entered his body.
• After Ye Chen shouted excitedly, nearby students called him an idiot, and he calmly walked away.

After a three-day mutation, Ye Chen returned to the Outer Court and pondered the new miniature world and enhanced Spiritual Power created by the Fusang Divine Tree fruit. He left the students who mistook his excited outburst for madness behind, while his friends remained worried about his unexplained absence.

• The freshman assessment results were finalized: Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao became Outer Court core disciples, while Huo Yuhao received core disciple status in the Soul Tool Department.
• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao received the two champion soul bones, while Huo Yuhao accepted the outcome without complaint.
• Zhou Yi and the students worried about Ye Chen, but Fan Yu could find out nothing because the Sea God's Pavilion had kept Ye Chen's situation secret.
• Ye Chen returned to the Outer Court and reasoned that the Fusang Divine Tree fruit had helped form an embryonic Small World and strengthened his Spiritual Power and vision.
• Ye Chen shouted excitedly about the Small World, prompting nearby students to call him an idiot, then calmly walked away.

Ye Chen returned to class after missing the freshman assessment finals, then resumed his studies and cultivation at Shrek Academy. Eight months later, the freshman year ended and the annual holiday was about to begin.

• Ye Chen entered Wang Yan's class, where Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao were relieved to see him, while Dai Huabin and the others regarded him with reverence.
• After class, Ye Chen answered Wang Yan's questions about his soul skills and told Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao that an emergency at home had caused his absence.
• Ye Chen took Huo Yuhao to the Outer Court's Soul Tool Department to hear Qian Duoduo teach.
• Ye Chen followed his daily routine of classes and cultivation, while Wang Dong's gentler attitude led to their teasing arguments becoming commonplace.
• Eight months passed, the freshman year ended, and the annual holiday approached.

Ye Chen returned to Class One after missing the freshman assessment finals, where Wang Yan questioned him about his abilities and his friends welcomed him back. He settled into a routine of martial soul and soul tool studies, and eight months later the freshman year ended with vacation approaching.

• Ye Chen entered Class One, where Wang Yan was teaching and Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao were relieved to see him.
• Wang Yan questioned Ye Chen after class, and Ye Chen explained his three soul skills while keeping other secrets to himself.
• Ye Chen told Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao that an emergency at home had caused his absence from the finals.
• Ye Chen brought Huo Yuhao to the Soul Tool Department to attend Qian Duoduo's lesson.
• Ye Chen spent the next eight months studying and cultivating, while Wang Dong grew gentler toward him and their teasing became routine.
• The freshman year ended, and the annual vacation approached.