Chapter Summaries

Li Changsheng used the Taiji Diagram and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s ice power to suppress Ma Xiaotao’s rampaging evil fire and restore her senses. Yan Shaozhe learned that Li Changsheng was Jiang Nannan’s younger brother and began asking about his unusual martial soul.

• Li Changsheng summoned the Taiji Diagram to withstand Ma Xiaotao’s flames while Yan Shaozhe and other Shrek Academy leaders watched.
• Yan Shaozhe stopped the others from intervening after realizing Li Changsheng’s martial soul could suppress Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire.
• Li Changsheng asked Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to lend its ice-element power, and the Taiji Diagram subdued Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire Phoenix.
• Ma Xiaotao regained control, apologized anxiously to Li Changsheng, and admitted she had no way to handle her evil fire.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Li Changsheng about his martial soul and family, learning that he was Jiang Nannan’s younger brother.

Li Changsheng received two Soul Ascension Pills from Yan Shaozhe after helping Ma Xiaotao, and Ma Xiaotao admitted that Li was far stronger than other Soul Elders. Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao went to investigate Li’s unusual martial soul, while Ma Xiaotao remained determined to learn whether it could suppress her evil fire.

• Teacher Li explained that Jiang Nannan was regarded as the Outer Court’s number one beauty, and Ma Xiaotao asked Li Changsheng who was prettier.
• Li Changsheng chose Jiang Nannan, upsetting Ma Xiaotao, and then tried to leave.
• Yan Shaozhe gave Li Changsheng a Soul Ascension Pill as payment, and Li asked for and received a second one for Jiang Nannan.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Li Changsheng to keep the day’s events confidential, and Li promised he would.
• Ma Xiaotao said Li Changsheng could suppress her Phoenix Evil Fire and had reached Soul Elder level, while Yan Shaozhe went with her to consult Mu En and Xuan Zi about his martial soul.

Li Changsheng took Wang Dong’s Golden Soul Card and spent lavishly on clothes and jewelry for Jiang Nannan during their date in Shrek City. Meanwhile, Yan Shaozhe summoned Mu En and Elder Xuan to ask about an ice-attributed martial soul with a black-and-white pattern, and showed them an illustration of the Taiji Diagram.

• Li Changsheng pressured Wang Dong into handing over a Golden Soul Card by threatening to reveal what had happened that night.
• Jiang Nannan met Li Changsheng at the eastern gate, and they went on a date in Shrek City.
• Li Changsheng held Jiang Nannan’s hand and bought her expensive clothes with Wang Dong’s card.
• Yan Shaozhe brought Ma Xiaotao to Sea God Pavilion, where Mu En and Elder Xuan were waiting.
• Yan Shaozhe asked whether Mu En or Elder Xuan knew about an ice-attributed, black-and-white patterned martial soul, then showed them an illustration of the Taiji Diagram.

Yan Shaozhe, Elder Xuan, and Mu En discussed Li Changsheng’s unusual martial souls and his potential at Shrek Academy, while Li Changsheng gave Jiang Nannan a Soul Ascension Pill. Jiang Nannan thanked him with a kiss on the cheek before running away.

• Yan Shaozhe told Elder Xuan and Mu En that Li Changsheng’s martial soul had suppressed Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire, and they considered whether he possessed multiple martial souls.
• Mu En identified Li Changsheng’s golden tower as the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and recalled meeting him at the academy.
• Yan Shaozhe said Li Changsheng and Jiang Nannan were close and planned to cultivate them both, while Mu En revealed he intended to meet Li Changsheng personally because his own end was near.
• Li Changsheng gave Jiang Nannan a Soul Ascension Pill and told her it could raise her Soul Power by one level.
• Jiang Nannan kissed Li Changsheng on the cheek, thanked him for the day, and ran away blushing.

Li Changsheng teased Wang Dong with a Soul Ascension Pill and challenged him to call Li Changsheng “Dad” in exchange for a promise to return the title if Wang Dong ever beat him. Wang Dong accepted the bet and called him Dad, then demanded the pill.

• Wang Dong spotted the medicine bottle Li Changsheng brought back and recognized its contents as Soul Ascension Pills.
• Li Changsheng refused to give Wang Dong a pill unless he begged, then jokingly suggested Wang Dong kneel and kowtow.
• After Wang Dong refused to kneel or call Li Changsheng Dad, Li Changsheng proposed that Wang Dong call him Dad now and Li Changsheng would return the title if Wang Dong beat him in a future match.
• Wang Dong accepted the bet, called Li Changsheng Dad, and held out his hand for the pill.

Li Changsheng sold Wang Dong a Soul Ascension Pill for thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins and revealed his confidence in Morality Heavenly Venerate’s pill-making ability. The next morning, Mu En took Li Changsheng away from class, leaving Wang Dong and Zhou Yi puzzled by the powerful elder’s interest in him.

• Li Changsheng told Wang Dong he had never promised to give him the Soul Ascension Pill for free, and Wang Dong paid thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins for it.
• Wang Dong asked Li Changsheng to offer him any precious pills he found in the future, and Li Changsheng agreed.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm questioned why Li Changsheng sold the pill, and Li Changsheng said Morality Heavenly Venerate was a far better pill-maker.
• Morality Heavenly Venerate said he could not refine a Soul Ascension Pill but could turn Sky Dream Ice Silkworm into a Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, which frightened it.
• The next morning, Mu En summoned Li Changsheng and took him away from the dormitory, while Wang Dong went to class alone.
• Zhou Yi learned that Mu En, Shrek Academy’s strongest person, had requested Li Changsheng’s leave and was shocked.

Mu En brought Li Changsheng to the Inner Court, where Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng disputed who should lead the Shrek Seven Devils. The argument ended with both agreeing to fight for the captaincy.

• Mu En took Li Changsheng to the Inner Court and revealed that he could bring him even into the Sea God Pavilion.
• Mu En and Li Changsheng teased each other about hiding their identities and Li Changsheng's Twin Martial Souls.
• Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng argued over whether she should reclaim the Shrek Seven Devils' captaincy.
• Gongyang Mo asked Ling Luochen whom she would choose, and Ling Luochen pointed out that the Soul Engineer could lose his place if Ma Xiaotao returned.
• Mu En arrived with Li Changsheng, and Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng agreed to fight for the captaincy.

Mu En arranged a two-on-two match to decide whether Ma Xiaotao or Dai Yueheng would lead the Shrek Seven Devils, pairing Ma Xiaotao with freshman Soul Elder Li Changsheng. The match began with Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng’s team charging into action, while Li Changsheng’s golden tower martial soul left the onlookers puzzled.

• Mu En proposed a two-on-two match between Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng’s teams to settle the captaincy.
• Dai Yueheng chose Lin Sheng as his teammate, while Ma Xiaotao agreed to fight alongside Li Changsheng.
• Mu En offered to let Lin Sheng remain among the Seven Devils if Dai Yueheng’s team won, making Ma Xiaotao a substitute; both teams accepted.
• Li Changsheng asked Mu En for a reward if he helped Ma Xiaotao win, and Mu En agreed to provide one.
• The teams released their martial souls, and the crowd wondered whether Li Changsheng’s golden tower was a mutation of the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda.
• Ma Xiaotao charged first as Dai Yueheng and Lin Sheng decided to target her before dealing with Li Changsheng.

Ma Xiaotao fought Dai Yueheng with Lin Sheng interfering, while Li Changsheng waited to reveal the defense of his Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda. After Li Changsheng shielded her and Ma Xiaotao eliminated Lin Sheng, Dai Yueheng unleashed his strongest attack at her as Mu En stopped Yan Shaozhe from intervening.

• Lin Sheng agreed to support Dai Yueheng, and Ma Xiaotao attacked them with her Phoenix Fireline and Phoenix skills.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Mu En why Li Changsheng had joined the inner courtyard and whether Ma Xiaotao could win; Mu En said she would lose unless Li Changsheng helped.
• Dai Yueheng and Lin Sheng attacked Ma Xiaotao, but Li Changsheng's Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda blocked their blows without using a Soul Skill.
• Ma Xiaotao asked Li Changsheng for help, then struck Lin Sheng with her Phoenix Piercing Cloud Strike, and Yan Shaozhe removed Lin Sheng from the sparring grounds.
• Dai Yueheng unleashed his White Tiger Destruction Kill at Ma Xiaotao, while Mu En stopped Yan Shaozhe from intervening.

Li Changsheng revealed his extraordinary soul ring configuration and used the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda to block Dai Yueheng’s sixth soul skill and protect Ma Xiaotao. Mu En and Yan Shaozhe discussed how Li Changsheng might benefit Shrek Academy’s future, while Ma Xiaotao launched a counterattack against Dai Yueheng.

• Li Changsheng revealed one Thousand Year Soul Ring and two Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, then used his second soul skill to shield Ma Xiaotao from Dai Yueheng’s sixth soul skill.
• Mu En and Yan Shaozhe were shocked by Li Changsheng’s soul rings and speculated that his martial soul enabled him to absorb them.
• Mu En suggested that Li Changsheng could strengthen Shrek Academy through his descendants or by becoming Yan Shaozhe’s disciple, and considered pairing him with Ma Xiaotao or Han Lexuan.
• Yan Shaozhe worried that Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire would remain a problem, since overcoming it required a partner with an ultimate ice attribute.
• Dai Yueheng raged at Li Changsheng’s defense and strengthened himself with three White Tiger soul skills.
• Ma Xiaotao thanked Li Changsheng with a look, then attacked Dai Yueheng with her sixth soul skill, Phoenix Meteor Shower.

After Ma Xiaotao returned to the Shrek Seven Devils as captain, Yan Shaozhe offered to take Li Changsheng as his disciple, but Li Changsheng refused because the succession would cause conflict with Ma Xiaotao. That evening, Mu En escorted Li Changsheng back to the Outer Court and asked whether he would agree to marry Ma Xiaotao.

• Mu En dispelled Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Meteor Shower and explained that Li Changsheng's Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda had exceptional defensive power.
• Mu En announced that Ma Xiaotao would return to the Shrek Seven Devils as captain, and Dai Yueheng and Lin Sheng accepted the decision.
• Yan Shaozhe offered to take Li Changsheng as his disciple, but Li Changsheng refused after pointing out that Yan Shaozhe could not fairly choose between him and Ma Xiaotao as his successor.
• Mu En escorted Li Changsheng to the Outer Court dormitories and asked whether he would agree to get together with Ma Xiaotao, startling him.

Mu En gave Li Changsheng the Demon Breaking Light right arm soul bone and discussed his possible relationship with Ma Xiaotao. Yan Shaozhe separately proposed Li Changsheng as Ma Xiaotao’s prospective partner, leaving her surprised that her teacher wanted to bring them together.

• Mu En suggested Li Changsheng consider Ma Xiaotao, but Li Changsheng said he would choose Jiang Nannan and that any relationship with Ma Xiaotao would take time.
• Mu En gave Li Changsheng the Demon Breaking Light right arm soul bone, saying he would need to help with Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire.
• Ma Xiaotao praised Li Changsheng’s talent and unusual soul rings, then learned from Yan Shaozhe that he had twin martial souls.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Ma Xiaotao to consider finding a partner, and she complained that he was urging her too soon.
• Yan Shaozhe revealed that he wanted Ma Xiaotao to consider Li Changsheng, and she recognized him as the prospect her teacher meant.

Li Changsheng told Wang Dong about his trip to the Inner Court and the match he had won, then demanded payment for the information. The chapter ended with him taking her Golden Soul Card and charging her twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins.

• Wang Dong questioned Li Changsheng about his visit to the Inner Court and offered him money for details.
• Li Changsheng accepted Wang Dong’s offer of ten thousand Gold Soul Coins and said he had helped someone by fighting Inner Court Disciples.
• Li Changsheng claimed his side had won easily, while Wang Dong doubted his story and refused to pay until she verified it.
• Li Changsheng surrounded the room with Mysterious Yellow Qi, pinned Wang Dong to the bed, and took her Golden Soul Card.
• Li Changsheng raised the payment to twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins and produced a card reader.

Li Changsheng forced Wang Dong to transfer him twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins, then revealed that he knew she was a girl disguised as a boy. Wang Dong'er showed him her true appearance, and Li Changsheng told her to stop dressing as a man or move out of their dorm.

• Li Changsheng pressured Wang Dong into transferring him twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins and then removed the Mysterious Yellow Qi surrounding them.
• Wang Dong cried in frustration, bit Li Changsheng's arm, and reacted with alarm when he hinted that he knew her secret.
• Li Changsheng explained that the Light Goddess Butterfly appeared only in women and questioned why Wang Dong had disguised herself as a man.
• After Li Changsheng threatened to expose her, Wang Dong revealed her true appearance as Wang Dong'er.
• Li Changsheng demanded that Wang Dong'er return to the dorm in her original appearance or move out.

Li Changsheng sold Wang Dong'er a seventy-thousand-year Light Attribute Spirit Bone for five million gold soul coins and a favor, trusting her to pay after absorbing it. As Wang Dong'er began absorption, Li Changsheng sensed divine power within her and suspected she was a god's heir.

• Li Changsheng insisted Wang Dong'er use her female form in their dormitory when they were alone, and she reluctantly agreed.
• Li Changsheng asked about the value of a top-grade Light Attribute Spirit Bone, and Wang Dong'er offered five million gold soul coins and a favor for it.
• Li Changsheng gave Wang Dong'er the Demon Breaking Light Spirit Bone and told her to pay after she absorbed it.
• Wang Dong'er began absorbing the spirit bone while Li Changsheng watched over her.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed divine power and a strand of Divine Sense within Wang Dong'er, prompting Li Changsheng to wonder if she was a god's heir.

Wang Dong'er improved after receiving a soul bone from Mu En, while Li Changsheng gained wealth and later chose the defense path for his Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda. Zhou Yi assigned Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao to one group and placed Li Changsheng alone, then kept the four students behind to discuss their development paths.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was shocked that Wang Dong'er had received a god's inheritance, and Li Changsheng speculated that the god might be her relative.
• Three days later, Wang Dong'er woke after absorbing the Demon Breaking Light right arm bone, reported that her Soul Power had reached level twenty-five, and transferred five million to Li Changsheng.
• Wang Dong'er changed back into Wang Dong's appearance before she and Li Changsheng went to class.
• Three months later, Li Changsheng chose the defense path for his martial soul, while Wang Dong chose the assault path.
• Zhou Yi grouped Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao together and assigned Li Changsheng to a group by himself.
• After the other students left, Zhou Yi reviewed the four students' choices and questioned Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao's control paths.

Zhou Yi confirmed Xiao Xiao could join the control path and questioned Li Changsheng about refusing Yan Shaozhe as a master, then ordered him to win the freshmen assessment. After Li Changsheng reunited with Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao, he left with Wang Dong, who teased him about whether she or Jiang Nannan was prettier.

• Zhou Yi learned that Xiao Xiao had twin martial souls and agreed she could take the control path.
• Zhou Yi asked Li Changsheng why he had refused Yan Shaozhe's offer to become his disciple, and Li Changsheng said a master-disciple relationship depended on fate.
• Zhou Yi told Li Changsheng to win the freshmen assessment convincingly, and he guessed that Mu En and Yan Shaozhe shared her expectation.
• Li Changsheng met Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao outside the classroom, where Xiao Xiao asked Wang Dong to talk with her.
• Li Changsheng and Wang Dong headed back to their dormitory, and Wang Dong asked whether Jiang Nannan or her female form was prettier.

Li Changsheng met Ma Xiaotao while spending the evening with Jiang Nannan, then followed Ma Xiaotao to help suppress the Evil Fire Phoenix’s evil fire. Jiang Nannan returned to the dormitories, and Li Changsheng began channeling the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s ice-element power into Ma Xiaotao.

• Jiang Nannan told Li Changsheng she had advanced to Soul Power level thirty-nine after taking the Soul Ascension Pill and planned to watch his freshman assessment.
• Ma Xiaotao arrived and praised Jiang Nannan before taking Li Changsheng aside to discuss helping her.
• Jiang Nannan questioned Li Changsheng about Ma Xiaotao, and he explained that his second martial soul could help suppress her evil fire.
• Li Changsheng offered to ask Ma Xiaotao to recommend Jiang Nannan for the Inner Court, then Jiang Nannan headed back to the dormitories.
• Ma Xiaotao sat on a patch of grass and released her Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, and Li Changsheng began channeling the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s ice-element power into her.

Li Changsheng suppressed Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire, then left to prepare for the freshman assessment, while Ma Xiaotao reflected on her growing interest in him. The next morning, Wang Dong argued with Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao about tactics, and Ma Xiaotao criticized Yan Shaozhe for making Li Changsheng take the assessment.

• Li Changsheng asked Ma Xiaotao whether her teacher knew a permanent cure for her evil fire, and she said it could only be suppressed for now.
• Ma Xiaotao told Li Changsheng to come help if her evil fire flared again, and he left to prepare for the freshman assessment.
• Ma Xiaotao watched Li Changsheng go and privately resolved to make him fall in love with her.
• Wang Dong dismissed Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao’s plan to discuss team tactics and said she would rather team up with Li Changsheng.
• Ma Xiaotao asked Yan Shaozhe why he required Li Changsheng to take the freshman assessment and criticized him for insisting on the process.

Ma Xiaotao persuaded Yan Shaozhe to let Li Changsheng pass the freshman assessment without taking it, hoping to make him owe her a favor. Li Changsheng accepted the order, leaving Wang Yan suspicious that something shady had happened.

• Yan Shaozhe questioned Ma Xiaotao about why she wanted Li Changsheng exempted, and she admitted she wanted him to owe her a favor.
• Yan Shaozhe issued an order allowing Li Changsheng to pass without taking the assessment, and Ma Xiaotao headed to the assessment site.
• Jiang Nannan met Li Changsheng at the assessment site, then spotted Ma Xiaotao arriving with an order for him.
• Ma Xiaotao dismissed Jiang Nannan's concerns about unfair treatment, and Li Changsheng handed Yan Shaozhe's order to Wang Yan.
• Wang Yan accepted the order and muttered that Li Changsheng passing without a fight seemed suspicious.