Chapter Summaries

Qian Chaoguang, Huo Yutong, and Wang Dong defeated Huang Chutian and the Lan Sisters through coordinated attacks and a surprise ambush. After advancing, Huo Yutong recovered while the remaining teams began competing in the increasingly fierce freshman assessment.

• Huo Yutong used Confusion to weaken Huang Chutian, allowing Wang Dong to knock him back with her wings.
• Qian Chaoguang enhanced Wang Dong's blades as she tore through the Lan Sisters' hair net and charged Huang Chutian.
• Wang Dong knocked Huang Chutian out of the arena, while Huo Yutong's enhanced Confusion disabled Lan Susu and Qian Chaoguang's team took the Lan Sisters by surprise.
• Teacher Li declared Qian Chaoguang's team the winners, and the three put away their weapons and left the arena.
• Huo Yutong meditated to recover as the second match began and the remaining teams prepared to fight seriously.

Qian Chaoguang's team finished the freshman round robin undefeated, while Wang Yan reported the siblings' abilities to Elder Xuan. Elder Xuan decided that both Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong should join the Martial Soul Department and planned to watch the ranking matches.

• Huo Yutong and Wang Dong helped their team defeat opponents in the second round, while the other teams in Zone 33 increasingly focused on conserving Soul Power.
• Qian Chaoguang deliberately stalled through the remaining matches as both teams tacitly cooperated to rest, and his team finished all ten matches undefeated as the zone's overall MVP.
• Huang Chutian's injured team avoided revealing its Martial Soul Fusion early, barely won three matches, and was expected to qualify among the top sixty-four.
• Wang Yan told Elder Xuan that Huo Yutong had a top-tier Body Martial Soul and had already acknowledged Vice Dean Qian as her master, but Elder Xuan insisted on recruiting her for the Martial Soul Department.
• Wang Yan showed Elder Xuan Qian Chaoguang's physical test data, and Elder Xuan decided Qian Chaoguang also belonged in the Martial Soul Department and asked to watch the ranking matches.

Wang Yan told Elder Xuan about Qian Chaoguang’s forging skill and the story that he had nearly killed a four-hundred-year Blood Tiger at age six. Elder Xuan suspected Chaoguang’s First Soul Ring was disguised and planned to watch him compete and recruit him for the Martial Soul Department.

• Wang Yan described Qian Chaoguang’s self-forged sword and the extraordinary toughness and apparent will it possessed.
• Wang Yan relayed Huo Yutong’s claim that Chaoguang had nearly killed a four-hundred-year Blood Tiger alone at age six, leaving Elder Xuan stunned.
• Elder Xuan considered Chaoguang’s strength and unusual Martial Soul, then decided he needed to observe Chaoguang’s true abilities.
• Elder Xuan ordered Wang Yan to arrange the best seats and adjust the competition venue and opponents so he could watch Chaoguang.
• Elder Xuan reasoned that Chaoguang’s Light Simulation Soul Skill could disguise his First Soul Ring’s color and told Wang Yan not to pressure him about his secrets.

Freshman Class One celebrated a record-breaking assessment result, with all 87 students passing and 18 teams advancing to the Elimination Tournament. As Wang Yan briefed them on formidable opponents, the chapter revealed that Huo Yutong’s hidden trump card was her exceptional close-combat skill.

• Wang Yan announced that every student in Freshman Class One had passed the freshman assessment, a first in Shrek’s history.
• Wang Yan praised Qian Chaoguang, Wang Dong, and Huo Yutong’s team for winning ten consecutive round-robin matches and noted that 18 class teams had advanced.
• Wang Yan described the undefeated teams’ Soul Elders: Dai Huabin, Ning Tian, and Xie Huanyue.
• Wang Yan’s briefing highlighted Huo Yutong’s disadvantage against opponents with Thousand Year Soul Rings, while the narration revealed her extraordinary close-combat ability.
• The chapter explained that Huo Yutong had honed her fighting skills through years of sparring with Qian Chaoguang and could use Confusion on herself for an effect like Berserk.

Wang Dong meditated and broke through to Level 24 while Qian Chaoguang considered how their team might counter Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s Hell White Tiger. Their team advanced after its first elimination match ended in a surrender, and Qian Chaoguang noticed Elder Xuan watching their next match.

• Wang Yan dismissed the students after outlining opponents to watch and confirming the next meeting time.
• Huo Yutong worried about facing Soul Elders, while Wang Dong said she would break through before the tournament and Huo Yutong teased her for being weaker than Qian Chaoguang.
• Wang Dong meditated in the dormitory, and Qian Chaoguang weighed their tactics and considered using an unstable Blade Art against Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s Hell White Tiger.
• Wang Dong reached Level 24, and Qian Chaoguang’s team advanced after their three classmates surrendered as soon as they entered the arena.
• At the afternoon tournament, Qian Chaoguang sensed Elder Xuan watching from the platform near Area Six and wondered whether he had come for Huo Yutong or him.

Qian Chaoguang’s team faced Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun’er in a match he suspected Xuan Zi had deliberately arranged. As Wang Dong engaged Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun’er attacked Huo Yutong, the fight began with Huo Yutong preparing to counter her.

• Qian Chaoguang recognized the opposing team and suspected Xuan Zi had rigged the match against Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun’er.
• The teams introduced themselves, and Qian Chaoguang quietly encouraged Huo Yutong to attack Nanmen Yun’er after she showed contempt toward him.
• At the start of the match, Wang Dong charged Wu Feng with her wings unfurled, while Ning Tian used her first Soul Skill to boost her teammates’ speed.
• Guided by Huo Yutong, Wang Dong struck Wu Feng’s transformed arm and gained a slight advantage in their opening exchange.
• Nanmen Yun’er rushed Huo Yutong, who activated both Soul Rings and focused her violet-red gaze on the approaching attacker.

Huo Yutong used her mental skills and dagger techniques to overpower Nanmen Yun'er, while Qian Chaoguang secretly protected and restrained Nanmen Yun'er so Huo Yutong could knock her unconscious. The battle shifted to Wang Dong, whose glowing second soul skill lit up the arena.

• Huo Yutong combined Purple Demon Eye, Mysterious Jade Hand, Lock On, and Chaos to slow and disorient Nanmen Yun'er, then chased her down with her dagger and Locust Stones.
• Nanmen Yun'er escaped Huo Yutong's assault with a roll and unleashed Jadeite Slash, while Ning Tian used her third soul skill to strengthen her.
• Huo Yutong charged into the locked-on attack, and Qian Chaoguang used Light Mimicry to shield her shoulder and bind Nanmen Yun'er with blue light.
• Huo Yutong pressed her dagger to Nanmen Yun'er's throat and struck her neck, knocking her unconscious.
• Wang Dong activated her second soul skill, causing her wings to blaze with dazzling golden light.

Qian Chaoguang, Huo Yutong, and Wang Dong defeated Ning Tian's team through a blinding combination of light and a surprise attack, advancing despite their opponents' stronger lineup. Afterward, Qian Chaoguang restored Huo Yutong's depleted Spiritual Power and urged her not to overexert herself for his sake.

• Qian Chaoguang and Wang Dong amplified the Light Goddess Butterfly's glare while Huo Yutong used Full-Power Confusion on Ning Tian, leaving her unable to support her teammates.
• Wang Dong's Butterfly God's Light, enhanced by Extreme Ice Light, blasted Wu Feng out of the arena, while Huo Yutong and Qian Chaoguang had already knocked out Nanmen Yun'er.
• Ning Tian conceded defeat and left the field, and the proctor announced Qian Chaoguang's team's victory.
• Qian Chaoguang replenished Huo Yutong's Spiritual Power and explained that she had strained herself by using Purple Demon Eye and Confusion repeatedly.
• Huo Yutong admitted she had attacked Wu Feng because the woman looked down on Qian Chaoguang, and he told her he would stop holding back and asked her not to push herself so hard.

Qian Chaoguang explained to Wang Dong that he and Huo Yutong had been orphans since age nine, and that his desire for money came from having to rely on themselves. At the Top 16 draw, his team was matched against Xie Huanyue’s team, and the elimination match began.

• Qian Chaoguang told Wang Dong that he and Huo Yutong had been orphans since they were nine and needed money to support themselves, prompting Wang Dong to apologize for calling him Money-Grubber.
• Qian Chaoguang teased Wang Dong about her apology and the money she still owed him, and they resumed their usual banter.
• At the Top 16 draw, only Qian Chaoguang’s trio and three other Freshman Class One teams remained after most of the class had been eliminated.
• Qian Chaoguang predicted that his team would face Xie Huanyue’s team, and the draw matched them against Xie Huanyue, Luo Tianlong, and Luo Tianba.
• Qian Chaoguang’s team took an inverted-triangle formation, and the proctor started the match as three Soul Rings appeared around Xie Huanyue.

Qian Chaoguang met Xie Huanyue’s physical assault head-on and sent him crashing back, while Wang Dong and Huo Yutong fought the Luo Brothers. The battle continued with Qian Chaoguang charging after Xie Huanyue for another round.

• Xie Huanyue enlarged his body and leaped toward Qian Chaoguang’s group while the Luo Brothers moved to attack Wang Dong.
• Qian Chaoguang used Extreme Ice Light to form armored gauntlets and strengthened himself with Bloodline Power as Wang Dong charged the Luo Brothers with Huo Yutong’s guidance.
• Xie Huanyue inflated his body into a sphere and crashed down, but Qian Chaoguang struck him with a punch that sent him flying into the arena.
• The spectators were stunned by Qian Chaoguang’s strength, and Xuan Zi began considering taking him from Qian Duoduo.
• Qian Chaoguang charged after Xie Huanyue and told Wang Dong and Huo Yutong to handle the Luo Brothers, while Wang Dong continued her assault.

Qian Chaoguang battered Xie Huanyue in the arena and broke free of his control skill before launching a powerful punch. Xuan Zi intervened to stop the attack, leaving the outcome of the bout unresolved.

• Huo Yutong’s lock-on skill split Butterfly God's Light and guided it into the Luo Brothers, prompting the proctor to rescue them from the blast.
• Qian Chaoguang overwhelmed Xie Huanyue with a rapid barrage of punches, forcing him to use his second soul skill to launch himself into the air.
• Xie Huanyue activated his third soul skill and struck Qian Chaoguang with a burst of purple light that restrained him.
• Qian Chaoguang shattered the purple light with his Divine Sense and Bloodline Power, then leapt toward Xie Huanyue with a charged punch.
• The proctor tried to pull Xie Huanyue out of the punch’s path, but Xuan Zi blocked him with a fiery-red hand and praised Qian Chaoguang.

After Qian Chaoguang defeated Xie Huanyue, the academy’s teachers recognized his extraordinary talent and debated recruiting him into the Martial Soul Department. He and his teammates advanced to the top eight, where the tournament draw set up the next stage without yet revealing their opponent.

• Qian Duoduo argued with Elder Xuan over claiming Qian Chaoguang, while Xie Huanyue was pulled from the arena, shaken by his defeat.
• Huo Yutong and Wang Dong hugged Qian Chaoguang, then teased and awkwardly denied that their closeness meant anything more than friendship.
• Du Wilun praised Qian Chaoguang to Wang Yan and realized Elder Xuan might be seeking to recruit him for the Martial Soul Department.
• Qian Chaoguang, Huo Yutong, and Wang Dong arrived for the top-eight draw, and Du Wilun announced Qian Chaoguang’s team had drawn Number Three.

Qian Chaoguang's team easily defeated their quarterfinal opponents and advanced to the final four before returning to class. On the day of the championship matches, Yan Shaozhe hosted the draw, and Huo Yutong reacted tensely when Dai Huabin stepped forward.

• Qian Chaoguang knocked out all three opposing Soul Grand Masters with three punches while Wang Dong and Huo Yutong stayed back.
• Qian Chaoguang, Wang Dong, and Huo Yutong returned to class, and Wang Yan told them to rest before the finals.
• Yan Shaozhe introduced himself, praised the freshmen, and began drawing lots for the final four.
• Qian Chaoguang drew number two and exchanged polite words with Yan Shaozhe.
• Dai Huabin stepped forward to draw, and Huo Yutong gripped Qian Chaoguang's hand as she saw him.

Qian Chaoguang's team defeated their semifinal opponents before they could fully activate their Martial Souls, advancing to the finals against Dai Huabin's team. Dai Huabin and his teammates studied their abilities and began planning tactics for the afternoon match.

• Wang Dong asked Qian Chaoguang whether he would handle the semifinal alone, and Qian Chaoguang told Wang Dong and Xiao Tong to stay out of it.
• Qian Chaoguang rushed Dai Huabin's opposing team as soon as the match began and defeated all three before they could finish activating their Martial Souls.
• Qian Chaoguang's team advanced to the finals while the other semifinal was still underway.
• The Class Five head teacher warned Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie about Qian Chaoguang's strength and advised them to suppress him and use their trump card if necessary.
• Dai Huabin and his teammates discussed the threats posed by Qian Chaoguang, Wang Dong, and the Spiritual Eyes Quasi Soul Master, and considered eliminating Qian Chaoguang first.

Qian Chaoguang planned how his team would counter Dai Huabin’s group, then both teams prepared to face each other in the final. The chapter ended as the contestants entered the arena and gave their names.

• Qian Chaoguang explained his team's strategy, including taking out Cui Yajie before focusing on the Hell White Tiger, while Wang Dong complained about having to think through the fight.
• Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo traded barbs on the platform over which students they wanted as disciples.
• Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong observed Dai Huabin's team, who had studied their abilities after their teacher warned them about Qian Chaoguang.
• The referee announced the final's rules, including the ten-meter flight limit and that anyone he rescued would be considered withdrawn.
• Dai Huabin stared down Qian Chaoguang, then the referee asked for names and Qian Chaoguang, Huo Yutong, and Wang Dong answered.

Qian Chaoguang and his teammates began their decisive match against Dai Huabin’s team, with both sides rushing to seize the advantage. As Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie targeted Huo Yutong, Qian Chaoguang drew his saber and cloaked it in Extreme Ice Light, revealing a formidable change in his aura.

• Both teams charged toward the center of the field after the referee started the match.
• Qian Chaoguang shared Extreme Ice Light with Wang Dong and Huo Yutong as Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie activated their Martial Souls.
• Cui Yajie’s charm attack rebounded against Wang Dong, and Huo Yutong used her Purple Demon Eye to confuse Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie.
• Qian Chaoguang drew his longsaber and formed an icy-blue blade of light around it, causing Dai Huabin to sense his overwhelming aura.
• Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie attacked Huo Yutong together, while Huo Yutong gripped her Spirit Iron Dagger.

Qian Chaoguang countered Dai Huabin’s attack with his saber while Wang Dong and Huo Yutong fought Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie. The chapter ended with Qian Chaoguang breaking Dai Huabin’s defenses and injuring his tiger claws.

• Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie coordinated an attack to restrain Qian Chaoguang and defeat Wang Dong and Huo Yutong.
• Huo Yutong used the Purple Demon Eye and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to resist Cui Yajie’s charm and clash with Zhu Lu.
• Wang Dong dove at Zhu Lu with her extended wing blades, forcing Zhu Lu to dodge.
• Qian Chaoguang split Dai Huabin’s White Tiger Blazing Light Wave with his Ice-Blue Long Saber and charged at him.
• Dai Huabin activated the White Tiger Body Protection Barrier and attacked Qian Chaoguang at close range.
• Qian Chaoguang evaded Dai Huabin’s pounce, shattered his barrier, and cut the fur and tips from his tiger claws.

Qian Chaoguang wounded Dai Huabin with a rapid triple slash, while Wang Dong and Huo Yutong launched their combined Butterfly God's Light against Cui Yajie. Huo Yutong blocked Zhu Lu's counterattack with a Thousand Forging shield, and the referee removed Cui Yajie from the arena as the fight continued.

• Qian Chaoguang struck Dai Huabin with three rapid slashes, cutting his claws and leaving him slowed by an icy wound.
• Wang Dong and Huo Yutong combined their first and second soul skills to attack Cui Yajie with Butterfly God's Light and Butterfly God's Slash.
• Cui Yajie and Zhu Lu counterattacked Huo Yutong with their tails and Hell Stab, aiming to trade her for Cui Yajie.
• Huo Yutong charged forward with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and blocked Zhu Lu's Hell Stab using a Thousand Forging shield reinforced with Extreme Ice Light.
• The referee flung Cui Yajie out of the arena as Wang Dong's Butterfly God's Light also swept toward Dai Huabin.

Qian Chaoguang defeated Dai Huabin with a feint and a powerful punch, then challenged him and Zhu Lu to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The Hell White Tiger appeared in the arena and fixed its gaze on Qian Chaoguang.

• Dai Huabin activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation and charged at Qian Chaoguang after breaking Wang Dong's Butterfly God's Light.
• Qian Chaoguang used a dazzling feint to make Dai Huabin block his blade, then struck him in the abdomen with an Ice Blue Light-enhanced Inch Punch.
• Wang Dong retrieved Qian Chaoguang's blade and returned it to him as Dai Huabin crashed to the ground.
• Dai Huabin angrily accused Qian Chaoguang of using tricks, and Qian Chaoguang challenged him to settle the fight with the Hell White Tiger.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu fused their Martial Souls, summoning the enormous Hell White Tiger, which stared at Qian Chaoguang.

Qian Chaoguang used a newly created Blade Art against the Hell White Tiger, but Xuan Zi intervened and became the true target of his strike. Qian Chaoguang named the technique Tiger Hunt after it left a faint mark on Xuan Zi’s palm, then pointed out that Xuan Zi had destroyed his saber.

• Huo Yutong and Wang Dong attacked the Hell White Tiger together, but their attacks barely slowed it.
• Qian Chaoguang combined his Bloodline Power and Soul Power into a new strike and charged the Hell White Tiger.
• Xuan Zi stepped between them, shattered the Hell White Tiger with his fingers, and sent Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu falling to the ground.
• Qian Chaoguang’s saber shattered against Xuan Zi, but the strike cut Xuan Zi’s robe and briefly left a mark on his palm.
• Xuan Zi praised Qian Chaoguang’s strike, and Qian Chaoguang named it Tiger Hunt.
• Qian Chaoguang showed Xuan Zi the shattered saber and complained that he had destroyed it.