Chapter Summaries

Ning Wuque defeated Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao after they failed to perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, though their fused Soul Power attack briefly restricted his arms. After the match, he and Ning Tian comforted Wu Feng over her earlier loss, and Ning Wuque urged her not to let failure defeat her.

• Xiao Xiao tried to restrain Ning Wuque with her Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron, but he pinned it down while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong attempted to combine their Martial Souls.
• Huo Yuhao followed the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's advice and channeled fused Soul Power into Wang Dong's Butterfly God's Light, which struck Ning Wuque and temporarily restricted his hands.
• Ning Wuque tossed Xiao Xiao and then Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong off the arena, securing the match victory for Team Ning Tian.
• News spread that Ning Wuque had been suppressing his strength by wearing heavy Soul Tools during his Great Soul Arena matches.
• Wu Feng cried beside Sea God Lake over her defeat, and Ning Tian and Ning Wuque comforted her and encouraged her to learn from the loss.

After Ning Tian and Ning Wuque comforted Wu Feng over a match loss, she grew more careful in battle, and the three reached the Freshman Assessment finals. As they discussed the coming match and their break, Ning Wuque agreed not to risk Ring Blasting and asked Ning Tian to arrange a powerful healer for his next experiment, while she agreed to return to the sect with him.

• Ning Tian and Ning Wuque comforted Wu Feng after her team’s defeat, and Ning Tian invited them to eat Earth Dragon Barbecue.
• Wu Feng reflected on her recklessness, fought more carefully in later matches unless Ning Wuque held the line, and grew closer to him.
• Ning Wuque, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng reached the Freshman Assessment finals, where Ning Tian warned him about Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ning Wuque agreed not to use Ring Blasting in the final and asked whether they would return to the sect during the break.
• Ning Wuque told Ning Tian he needed a top-tier healing Soul Saint to guard his next Ring Blasting experiment, and Ning Tian agreed to find one and return to the sect with him.

Ning Wuque defeated Dai Huabin with a single empowered punch in the Freshman Assessment finals, forcing Zhu Lu to surrender and winning the championship with Ning Tian and Wu Feng. The team remained at the venue to await the awards.

• Ning Wuque and his teammates faced Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yujie in the finals.
• Dai Huabin charged Ning Wuque and demanded that he fight at full strength, so Ning Wuque activated his Martial Soul and soul skills.
• Ning Wuque struck Dai Huabin in the unguarded chest with an empowered punch, severely injuring and knocking him unconscious.
• Zhu Lu surrendered after Ning Wuque warned her to tell Dai Huabin that his misjudgment had cost him the match.
• The referee announced Ning Tian, Ning Wuque, and Wu Feng as the champions of the finals.

Huo Yuhao asked Ning Wuque whether to accept Fan Yu’s offer and bind himself more closely to Shrek, then told him about his painful past. Remembering his mother’s love, Huo Yuhao chose revenge against Dai Hao, while Electrolux introduced himself to Ning Wuque as a remnant soul.

• Huo Yuhao approached Ning Wuque after the competition and asked whether he should accept Fan Yu as his teacher in the Soul Tool Department.
• Huo Yuhao told Ning Wuque about his mother and the hatred he carried toward the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion and Crimson Senior.
• Ning Wuque shared his own preference for revenge but left the decision to Huo Yuhao, urging him to remember the warmth he had once known.
• Huo Yuhao decided to take revenge on Dai Hao for what he had done to his mother and thanked Ning Wuque for listening.
• After Huo Yuhao left, Electrolux spoke to Ning Wuque from within his heart and introduced himself as a remnant soul.

Ning Wuque returned to the clan and learned that the Sect Master accepted his relationship with Ning Tian. Ning Fengxiao also agreed not to interfere and arranged healing support for Ning Wuque’s Second Gate experiment, though he warned Ning Tian to wait until she was sixteen before doing anything improper.

• Ning Wuque returned to the clan with Ning Tian and Wu Feng, then went to see Zhang Can.
• Zhang Can told Ning Wuque that the Sect Master supported him and Ning Tian being together, provided they both understood the situation and Ning Wuque stayed alive until Ning Tian took over as Sect Master.
• Ning Tian nervously visited Ning Fengxiao, who teased her about her feelings for Ning Wuque until her mother stepped in to comfort her.
• Ning Fengxiao agreed to let Ning Tian choose whom she loved and promised her a top-tier healing-type Soul Saint for three months to help Ning Wuque begin the Second Gate.
• Ning Fengxiao warned Ning Tian not to do anything improper before she turned sixteen.

Ning Wuque attempted to activate his Second Gate by exploding his Second Soul Ring and forcing Soul Power into his flesh. Electrolux guided the process while Shurou supplied life energy, and Ning Wuque endured the dangerous transformation under Ning Tian and Wu Feng’s watch.

• Ning Tian introduced Shurou, a Rank 74 Tree of Life healing Soul Saint hired to protect Ning Wuque for three months.
• Ning Wuque exploded his First Soul Ring and used its Soul Power to activate his blood and improve his physical abilities for a minute.
• Ning Wuque exploded his Second Soul Ring, but the resulting Soul Power overwhelmed him and left him unable to control it.
• Electrolux attached himself to Ning Wuque’s heart and guided Soul Power through his flesh, organs, and skin to strengthen them and make them capable of containing Soul Power.
• Shurou supplied Ning Wuque with life energy as his skin split and bled, while Ning Tian watched anxiously.

Electrolux awakened within Ning Wuque and offered to refine his body-tempering method, then helped guide him through the painful activation of the Flesh Grinding Gate. Ning Wuque survived the ten-minute ordeal but collapsed, leaving Ning Tian and Shurou to care for him.

• Electrolux awakened in Ning Wuque's heart and asked to study his body-tempering method.
• Ning Wuque explained the Ninefold Yama Gates and trusted Electrolux to help refine his plans.
• During the Ring Blasting process, Electrolux urged Ning Wuque to endure ten more minutes as his body adapted to the Soul Power.
• Electrolux warned that Ning Wuque needed one more transformation, then fell back into slumber.
• Ning Wuque collapsed into his pool of blood, and Shurou assured Ning Tian that his vitality remained stable.
• Ning Tian ordered Wu Feng to prepare nourishing food and asked Shurou to have maids wash Ning Wuque.

After surviving the attempt to open his Second Gate, Ning Wuque woke in Ning Tian’s room and reaffirmed his resolve to forge a body capable of containing Soul Power. A vision of Destruction appeared to him, while Destruction watched from the God Realm and recognized Ning Wuque as a suitable heir.

• Ning Wuque woke in Ning Tian’s bedroom, where Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Shurou had watched over him.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng tried to help Ning Wuque up, but his aching muscles and unadapted bones left him unable to move, so they brought him food instead.
• Shurou questioned whether Ning Wuque’s painful attempt to use Ring Blasting to strengthen his body was worth the risk.
• Ning Wuque reflected on his plan to strengthen his blood, flesh, and bones until every cell could contain Soul Power, then vowed to keep following his chosen path.
• A dark-purple flash pulled Ning Wuque’s consciousness into a stormy space, where a Faceless Shadow in tattered purple-black robes beckoned to him.
• In the God Realm, Destruction watched Ning Wuque through a Crystal Ball and decided that he was suitable to inherit his divine position.

Ning Wuque received the God of Destruction’s Ten Trials and learned that the god would protect him under certain conditions, though he still had to risk his life to complete the trials. After revealing the news to Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Shurou, he let Ning Tian continue caring for him as he recovered.

• Ning Wuque accepted the God of Destruction’s trial and received a lightning mark on his forehead.
• Ning Wuque told Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Shurou that he had a godhood trial, shocking them with the news.
• Ning Wuque explained that Destruction would protect him from certain threats but would not guarantee his survival or do the trials for him.
• Ning Tian realized the trial could secure Ning Wuque’s future and decided to tell her father, while Shurou promised to keep the news secret and apply to join the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
• Ning Wuque regained enough strength to move, but Ning Tian insisted on feeding him herself.

Ning Wuque continued his divine trial while Ning Tian and Wu Feng informed Ning Fengxiao that a god had chosen him. Ning Fengxiao vowed the clan would spare no expense to help Ning Wuque become a god, and Bone Grandfather went to protect him and conceal the news.

• Ning Tian stopped feeding Ning Wuque when he claimed he was full, then left with Wu Feng to inform Ning Fengxiao about his divine trial.
• Ning Wuque went downstairs to eat and reviewed the requirements for the God of Destruction’s first and second trials, including killing a Dark Gold Terror Ant Queen at Rank 30.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng told Ning Fengxiao that Ning Wuque had received a divine trial and that they had witnessed its mark appear on his forehead.
• Ning Fengxiao sent Bone Grandfather to protect Ning Wuque and keep the divine trial secret.
• Ning Tian recounted the morning’s events, and Ning Fengxiao promised the clan would spare no expense to help Ning Wuque become a god.

Ning Wuque met Ning Fengxiao and Gu Long before returning to Shrek Academy, where Gu Long shared his past and warned him about the pain of outliving a loved one. The meeting ended with Gu Long jokingly calling it a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan tradition that Ning Wuque must die after Ning Tian.

• Ning Tian Wufeng took Ning Wuque to meet Ning Fengxiao and Gu Long before they returned to Shrek Academy.
• Ning Fengxiao offered to provide Ning Wuque with heavenly treasures to replenish his vitality and introduced Gu Long as the clan’s Hidden Elder.
• Gu Long revealed that he was a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo with a Bone Dragon Spirit and told Ning Wuque how he had eloped with his wife before returning to the clan.
• Gu Long explained that his wife died when he was still young, and Ning Wuque understood that Gu Long was warning him about the grief Ning Tian might face.
• Ning Tian silently took Ning Wuque’s hand, and Gu Long joked that Ning Wuque had to die after her because that was the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan tradition.

Ning Wuque obtained leave from Zhou Yi and completed his final evolution by opening his Second Gate, transforming his body into a vessel capable of containing Soul Power. The process left him exhausted and unable to move, but his Soul Power Level surged, supporting his theory that the energy from Ring Blasting could aid cultivation.

• Ning Wuque requested seven days of leave from Zhou Yi to prepare for his final evolution, and she approved it.
• Four days later, Ning Wuque began the evolution in a hidden chamber beneath a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan property, with Shurou and two Soul Douluo guards present.
• Ning Wuque exploded his First and Second Soul Rings to open his gates and endured seven minutes of agonizing bodily transformation under Electrolux's guidance.
• Ning Wuque completed the evolution, gaining greatly enhanced physical abilities and becoming a vessel capable of containing Soul Power, though his bones could not yet withstand his strength.
• Ning Wuque's Soul Power Level surged after the Second Ring's Soul Power was depleted, and he concluded that Ring Blasting could potentially aid cultivation.

Eight months later, Ning Wuque reached Level 29 after completing his first divine trial and improving his Ninefold Yama Gates with Electrolux’s help. As Huo Yuhao set out for the Far North to obtain his second soul ring, Ning Wuque met him and gave him a bag, wishing him caution.

• Ning Wuque’s body stored excess Soul Power, which accelerated his cultivation but prevented him from safely opening the Second Gate until that reserve was depleted.
• Ning Wuque completed the God of Destruction’s first divine trial, and the reward replenished Electrolux’s energy for three years.
• Ning Wuque reached Level 29 and discussed his training with Electrolux, who had helped him open the Yama Gate more efficiently and with less pain.
• Ning Tian Wufeng invited Ning Wuque to return to the sect for the long break, and he agreed.
• Huo Yuhao became a Level 2 Soul Engineer under Fan Yu’s instruction and reached Level 20 without obtaining his second soul ring.
• Huo Yuhao prepared to travel to the Far North with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and Ning Wuque gave him a bag and told him to be careful.

Ning Wuque refused to tell Wu Feng the secret he had promised to keep, while Huo Yuhao confronted the meaning of trust as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm captured Ice Empress in the Far North. After fleeing to safety, Huo Yuhao accepted Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s apology and asked him to help him grow strong enough to take revenge.

• Ning Wuque told Wu Feng that he would not reveal his secret, and Ning Tian could not persuade him to change his mind.
• Huo Yuhao recalled Ning Wuque’s explanation of trust and reflected on his bond with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm trapped Ice Empress in a cocoon and urged Huo Yuhao to flee the Far North.
• Huo Yuhao ran for fourteen hours with the Milk Bottle Ning Wuque had given him and reached an open area near the Far North’s edge.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm apologized for deceiving Huo Yuhao, who accepted the apology and asked him to help make him strong enough to take revenge.

Tian Meng persuaded the Ice Empress to help Huo Yuhao pursue godhood, and Huo Yuhao began fusing with her torso soul bone despite unbearable pain. Meanwhile, Ning Wuque admired Ning Tian and Wu Feng’s matching outfits, then appeased Ning Tian with a poem and tea.

• Tian Meng convinced the Ice Empress to join his plan after promising to help Huo Yuhao become a god.
• The Ice Empress agreed to fuse her torso soul bone with Huo Yuhao, and he prepared by eating and recovering.
• The Ice Empress began the fusion and used her ice poison to lessen Huo Yuhao’s pain as he endured the torment through memories of his mother and thoughts of revenge.
• Tian Meng watched Huo Yuhao struggle and vowed to fulfill his promise to help him.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng showed Ning Wuque their matching Ink Dragon Glazed Seal outfits, and Ning Wuque drew Ning Tian’s ire by staring at Wu Feng.
• Ning Wuque recited a poem and offered Ning Tian tea, and she forgave him.

Ning Wuque spent his vacation training and enjoying playful, flirtatious moments with Ning Tian and Wu Feng, while Electrolux helped him study the Ninefold Yama Gates. As the group returned to Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao came back from the Far North with a vengeful, chilling presence.

• Ning Tian teased Ning Wuque while sitting on his thigh, and Wu Feng watched enviously from the table.
• Ning Wuque told Ning Tian he liked white stockings, and she shyly promised to wear them for him next vacation.
• Ning Wuque returned to his daily training and cultivation while Electrolux helped him deduce methods for activating the Third and Fourth Gates and form concepts for later trials.
• Ning Wuque, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng returned to Shrek Academy after vacation ended.
• Huo Yuhao walked back from the Far North, radiating cold and carrying a soul bent on revenge.

Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek Academy after his journey to the Extreme North and told Ning Wuque that he had awakened the Ice Jade Scorpion as his Second Spirit Soul. Ning Wuque warned him about the danger of revealing it and gave him training materials, while Electrolux reflected on how Yuhao’s revenge had shaped him.

• Wang Dong waited at Shrek Academy for Huo Yuhao, but left for the dormitory when he failed to return before registration closed.
• Huo Yuhao arrived at the academy and waited for Ning Wuque to finish training before approaching him.
• Huo Yuhao told Ning Wuque that he had awakened the Ice Jade Scorpion as his Second Spirit Soul and asked whether he should reveal it to the academy.
• Ning Wuque warned that Shrek would try to keep Huo Yuhao and the Body Clan might send Titled Douluo to seize him, so Huo Yuhao decided to keep the Spirit Soul secret.
• Ning Wuque gave Huo Yuhao training methods and told him to ask Zhou Yi to help settle his missed registration the next day.
• Electrolux observed that Huo Yuhao’s determination for revenge reminded him of his own past, and recognized that Ning Wuque had helped Yuhao find his purpose.

Huo Yuhao faced the promotion assessment at Shrek Academy, where he revealed a terrifying new technique by killing a Wind Spirit Wolf with a strike of spiritual power. Ning Wuque recognized the force of Huo Yuhao’s will and looked forward to clashing with him in the future.

• Wang Yan and Zhou Yi explained the promotion assessment, and Huo Yuhao told Ning Wuque he intended to deal with his grudge against Dai Huabin himself.
• Ning Wuque noticed Wu Feng seemed troubled and told her that Huo Yuhao had found his heart.
• Dai Huabin passed the assessment, then Huo Yuhao chose to fight a one-hundred-year soul beast.
• Huo Yuhao used Death Gaze to overwhelm the charging Wind Spirit Wolf with hatred and sovereign pressure, frightening it to death.
• Ning Wuque recognized the emotional power and will behind Huo Yuhao’s attack and eagerly anticipated a future clash between them.

Huo Yuhao passed his assessment by killing a Wind Spirit Wolf with his second soul skill, while Ning Wuque stunned the class by defeating a thousand-year Flame Lion with his bare hands. Huo Yuhao admired Ning Wuque but kept his distance from thoughts of romance, determined not to involve anyone in his revenge.

• Huo Yuhao passed his assessment after killing the Wind Spirit Wolf with a single glare, then avoided explaining himself to Wang Dong.
• The Class One students completed their assessments, with many struggling when they faced soul beasts for the first time.
• Ning Wuque chose to challenge a thousand-year soul beast and threw the charging Flame Lion to the ground, earning a pass.
• Ning Wuque returned to Wu Feng, who teased him for showing off and asked him to teach her how to be cool.
• In Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness, the Ice Empress and Tian Meng praised Ning Wuque's strength, while Huo Yuhao rejected the idea of finding a girlfriend before completing his revenge.

Ning Wuque, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng visited Shrek’s Treasure Appreciation Fair, where Ning Tian bought jewelry and Ning Wuque encountered Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi. Electrolux detected a powerful spiritual fluctuation in an exhibit that might help Ning Wuque open his Sea of Consciousness, and Ning Wuque turned to investigate it.

• Ning Tian invited Ning Wuque and Wu Feng to the Treasure Appreciation Fair, and Ning Wuque agreed to go with them.
• Ning Wuque, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng registered at the Treasure Pavilion and received Credit Cards before entering the fair.
• Ning Tian teased Ning Wuque over his glance at a service attendant, then greeted Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi with him.
• Xu Sanshi asked Ning Wuque for advice about approaching a girl he liked, but Bei Bei pulled him away and explained that he was pursuing Jiang Nannan.
• Ning Tian browsed the fair and bought jewelry, while Electrolux alerted Ning Wuque to a spiritually powerful item that might help him open his Sea of Consciousness.