Chapter Summaries

Jia Youcai upgraded his Martial Souls and learned that powerful Spirit Rings required Dou Hun levels to activate their full abilities. After time resumed, he and Qian Renxue's dark side shared a passionate kiss before agreeing to wait for the right time, and Qian Renxue returned to her golden form and fell unconscious.

• Jia Youcai chose to turn the Six-Winged Angel into material for upgrading his Dou Hun, claimed high-level rewards, and equipped a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring on his Second Martial Soul.
• Jia Youcai discovered that Spirit Rings above ten thousand years needed Dou Hun levels to unlock their full power and attribute bonuses.
• When time resumed, Qian Renxue's dark side pinned Jia Youcai against the wall and declared that he belonged only to her.
• Jia Youcai kissed Qian Renxue passionately, and she responded before he told her he wanted to wait until the right time for anything further.
• Qian Renxue returned to her golden form and slowly fell unconscious.

After the Crimson Nether Pearl was stolen from Blazing Academy, Jia Youcai joined Huo Wu in the search for clues. The system gave him route guidance toward the thief, but he decided to call for backup rather than confront them alone.

• Jia Youcai left the unconscious Qian Renxue in bed after she collapsed.
• Huo Wu told Jia Youcai that the Crimson Nether Pearl had been stolen and the elders guarding it had been injured.
• Jia Youcai accompanied Huo Wu to the council hall, where the dean ordered the academy to search for the pearl and barred anyone from leaving.
• The dean sent Huo Wu and her group to search the academy's eastern area near the forest.
• Jia Youcai followed a system-guided light toward the thief, then decided he needed to call for backup.

Jia Youcai tried to keep Huo Wu from investigating a dangerous presence, but she went ahead and encountered a ten-thousand-year Evil Scaled Poisonous Snake. Jia Youcai rushed to save her and fought the beast with his Evil Fire Phoenix, while Huo Wu recovered her strength.

• Jia Youcai warned Huo Wu that a hidden danger lay ahead, but she insisted on checking it herself and hurried toward the glow.
• Jia Youcai sent the others back to seek help from the Academy's teachers, then ran after Huo Wu when she failed to return.
• Jia Youcai found Huo Wu struggling against a ten-thousand-year Evil Scaled Poisonous Snake and saw its venom threaten to overwhelm her defenses.
• Jia Youcai summoned his Evil Fire Phoenix, used its spirit skills to fly and attack, and drove back the snake's venom with Phoenix Flame.
• The Evil Scaled Poisonous Snake attacked Jia Youcai with its tail and poisonous mist, while Huo Wu caught her breath and watched with concern.

Jia Youcai and Huo Wu were trapped by a powerful man in black, and Jia Youcai used a free trial to unlock their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Their fusion transformed them into the True Fire Phoenix, ready to face the Spirit Sage and his Evil Scaled Poisonous Snake.

• Jia Youcai tried to carry Huo Wu away, but an aura barrier knocked them back to the ground.
• The level seventy-eight man in black blocked Jia Youcai’s flames and shattered Huo Wu’s Resisting Fire Ring with a barrage of black blades.
• Jia Youcai shielded Huo Wu with his flaming wings and was badly wounded.
• Jia Youcai accepted a free trial of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill after rejecting its two-thousand price.
• Jia Youcai and Huo Wu fused into the True Fire Phoenix as the man in black summoned his Evil Scaled Poisonous Snake Martial Soul.

Jia Youcai and Huo Wu fought the man in black with their True Fire Phoenix, purifying its poison and launching Corona Light. The man in black countered with his Sixth Soul Skill, trapping and weakening their attack in a poison net.

• The Evil Scaled Poisonous Snake attacked the True Fire Phoenix with corrosive venom and a rain of poisonous spikes, and Jia Youcai struggled to burn the poison away.
• Huo Wu urged Jia Youcai to purify the venom with the True Fire Phoenix's power, and they restored its brilliance.
• Jia Youcai and Huo Wu attacked the Evil Scaled Poisonous Snake with Corona Light after deciding to end the fight in one blow.
• The man in black used his Sixth Soul Skill, Nether Ghost Kill, to transform the snake and create three phantom copies.
• The four snakes formed a poison net that slowed and weakened Corona Light, and Jia Youcai and Huo Wu prepared to push harder.

Jia Youcai and Huo Wu broke through the man in black’s poison net with their True Fire Phoenix fusion technique, but Qian Renxue’s purification strike interrupted him before their power gave out. Qian Renxue and Jia Youcai trapped him between their light and darkness domains, and Qian Renxue prepared Angel’s Judgment.

• Jia Youcai and Huo Wu poured their remaining Soul Power into the True Fire Phoenix and shattered the poison net, forcing the injured man in black to defend with a black energy pillar.
• The man in black used the Crimson Nether Pearl to replenish his power as the True Fire Phoenix fusion technique weakened.
• Qian Renxue struck the man in black from behind with Purification, forcing him to abandon his attack and causing Jia Youcai and Huo Wu to separate.
• Jia Youcai laid the unconscious Huo Wu down, then joined Qian Renxue in confronting the man in black with his Domain of Extreme Night and her Angel Domain.
• The two domains restrained the man in black as he tried to break free with his Soul Power and poisonous snakes.
• Qian Renxue formed a Light Sword and invoked Angel’s Judgment.

Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue battled the man in black over the Crimson Nether Pearl until Huo Jin arrived to defend Blazing Academy. Huo Jin defeated the intruder, who was left burning and screaming as he tried to escape.

• Qian Renxue fought the man in black while Jia Youcai strengthened the Domain of Extreme Night, and the man in black stole her Light Sword with black chains.
• Qian Renxue struck the man in black with Angel Assault, while Jia Youcai seized the Crimson Nether Pearl during the clash.
• Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue lowered their domains to feign surrender, but Huo Jin arrived and attacked the man in black.
• Huo Jin overwhelmed the man in black's black vortex and sent him crashing to the ground as Blazing Academy teachers and students gathered.
• The man in black tried to escape in black smoke, but Huo Jin dragged him out and covered him in flames.

Jia Youcai resented losing the Crimson Nether Pearl but let Huo Jin keep it, then spent a year raising his Soul Power and helping his companions prepare for the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament. When Yan Lingzhuo told him they would go to Skywater Academy as exchange students, Jia Youcai grew excited after learning it had mostly female students.

• Jia Youcai handed the Crimson Nether Pearl to Huo Jin, who said he would seal and eventually destroy it.
• Jia Youcai privately regretted surrendering the pearl, but refused Qian Renxue's offer to steal it back because he did not want her to be harmed.
• Over a year in the game, Jia Youcai raised his Soul Power to level forty-five, while Qian Renxue reached level forty-seven and Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang reached level forty-one.
• Jia Youcai gave Qian Renxue his chance to request compensation from Huo Jin, and she obtained the Nine Heavens Ash Tear Orchid to help raise her Soul Power.
• Yan Lingzhuo told Jia Youcai that the dean wanted several of them to attend Skywater Academy as exchange students.
• Jia Youcai perked up when Yan Lingzhuo said Skywater Academy had mostly female students, then tried to hide his excitement after she gave him a disgusted look.

Jia Youcai and his companions prepared for a half-month exchange at Skywater Academy, where they arrived after several days of travel. The group was welcomed by reception teacher Ruo Bingling.

• Huo Jin told Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo that they would leave in three days, stay at Skywater Academy for half a month, and represent their academy well.
• Qian Renxue declined Jia Youcai’s invitation to join the trip because she planned to cultivate toward level fifty.
• Three days later, Jia Youcai, Yan Lingzhuo, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Yan Jinfeng, Yan Xiaoran, and Chi Lingxuan set off with Huo Jin and their group leader.
• After several days of travel, the Blazing Academy group arrived at Skywater Academy beside a lake and attracted the attention of its students.
• Ruo Bingling welcomed the exchange students, and Zhuo Yaoyin introduced herself as the leader of the Blazing Academy group.

Ruo Bingling settled the Blazing Academy students into a luxurious Skywater Academy villa and showed them around the campus. Jia Youcai met Shui Bing'er, whose cool greeting left him determined to get to know her better.

• Ruo Bingling led the students to their villa, where they chose rooms and unpacked.
• Ruo Bingling showed the group the teaching area and introduced their Soul Tool instructor, Teacher Bing Lan.
• At the Training Ground, Jia Youcai joked about Yan Lingzhuo's lack of impressive attributes, and Yan Lingzhuo threatened to beat him.
• Jia Youcai heard that Shui Bing'er had reached Soul Power level forty-one and saw her passing by.
• Ruo Bingling introduced Shui Bing'er, who gave Jia Youcai a flat greeting and left without shaking his hand.

Jia Youcai explored Skywater Academy’s cafeteria and garden before Huo Wu pulled him aside to practice their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. He discovered that the skill could be unlocked without paying, but only after ten years of training, while Huo Wu insisted they keep trying.

• Ruo Bingling showed the Blazing Academy students the cafeteria and its specialty dishes before letting them explore or return to their dorms.
• At sunset, Jia Youcai found Skywater Academy girls playing with a pet rabbit and stopped to pet it and chat with them.
• Huo Wu called Jia Youcai away and led him to a secluded corner to practice their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Huo Wu accused Jia Youcai of avoiding practice, while he explained that their Soul Power kept clashing instead of fusing.
• Jia Youcai checked the purchase interface and found that the skill could be unlocked without payment by honing their skills for ten years.
• Huo Wu urged Jia Youcai to keep practicing until they found the key to making their Soul Power fuse.

Jia Youcai and Huo Wu repeatedly failed to reproduce their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and studied their flames for a possible method. After another failed attempt, Jia Youcai suggested that they also needed to understand how their bodies changed when they released their Martial Souls.

• Huo Wu urged Jia Youcai to try fusing their Martial Souls again, but their Soul Powers repelled each other and the attempt failed.
• Huo Wu worried that Blazing Academy was ranked last among the Four Elements academies and feared facing Skywater Academy, which she said had a Soul King.
• Jia Youcai and Huo Wu compared their flames, concluding that his were explosive while hers were stable and enduring, then tried using her flames as a foundation for his burst.
• After their repeated practice failed, Jia Youcai proposed studying the changes their bodies underwent when they released their Martial Souls.
• Huo Wu said she felt heat surge through her body when releasing her Martial Soul but had never tracked where it came from or how it moved, leaving Jia Youcai privately surprised.

Huo Wu nearly kissed Jia Youcai but fled before following through, and Yan Lingzhuo teased him after witnessing the encounter. As the inter-academy match approached, Blazing Academy discussed its seven-versus-seven strategy and finished by pledging to train for victory.

• Huo Wu pinned Jia Youcai against a wall and leaned close, but she turned away, blushed, and ran off before kissing him.
• Yan Lingzhuo emerged from hiding, teased Jia Youcai about Huo Wu, and said she would find out what was going on between them.
• Zhuo Yaoyin gathered Blazing Academy's eight members near the Training Ground to discuss tactics for the upcoming match.
• Huo Wushuang was assigned to charge at the opponents, while Yan Jinfeng would attack from the flank and Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo would provide long-range support.
• Zhuo Yaoyin urged the team to train according to the plan, and the members pledged to bring glory to Blazing Academy.

Bing Liyue replaced Qiu Ruoshui on Skywater Academy’s team before its match against Blazing Academy. Jia Youcai discovered that Bing Liyue was the Ice Empress in disguise, with a level fifty-seven Soul Power, and warned Huo Wushuang as the match began.

• Bing Liyue asked Ruo Bingling to let her compete, and Ruo Bingling substituted her for Qiu Ruoshui.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu welcomed Bing Liyue onto Skywater Academy’s team, and the team faced Blazing Academy before a cheering crowd.
• The host declared the match officially begun as Jia Youcai noticed Bing Liyue was unfamiliar to him.
• Jia Youcai used the system to identify Bing Liyue’s Martial Soul as the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion and realized she was the Ice Empress with a level fifty-seven Soul Power.
• Jia Youcai warned Huo Wushuang that Bing Liyue was overwhelmingly powerful, leaving Huo Wushuang sweating in alarm.

Bing Liyue and Shui Bing'er gave Skywater Academy an early advantage against Blazing Academy, knocking Huo Wushuang out and freezing Yan Jinfeng while their teammates began attacking. The match continued with Skywater Academy pressing toward Huo Wu as Blazing Academy countered their advances.

• Bing Liyue kicked Huo Wushuang out of the arena with one blow, stunning Blazing Academy and its supporters.
• Shui Bing'er froze Yan Jinfeng and strengthened four Skywater Academy teammates with ice rings, while Chi Lingxuan gave them spicy strips that boosted their auras.
• Yan Lingzhuo melted Yan Jinfeng's ice, but Shui Bing'er froze him again and ordered Skywater Academy's women to attack.
• Yu Hairou and Shui Yue'er weakened Yan Xiaoran's Flame Armor with water and ice attacks as Shen Liuyu and Gu Qingbo advanced toward Huo Wu.
• Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo blocked Shen Liuyu and Gu Qingbo with flames, but Jia Youcai's attacks failed to stop them, and Shen Liuyu shielded herself from his fireballs.

Jia Youcai eliminated Gu Qingbo and Shen Liuyu with his spirit bone skill, while Yu Hairou, Shui Yue'er, and Xue Wu overwhelmed Yan Xiaoran despite Huo Wu's support. The battle shifted to five versus five, and Yan Jinfeng broke free from Shui Bing'er's ice and recovered his firepower with Chi Lingxuan's spicy strip.

• Jia Youcai trapped Gu Qingbo with stone spikes and burned her until her protective barrier appeared and she was eliminated.
• Jia Youcai countered Shen Liuyu's water attack with a storm of quicksand and gravel, eliminating her as Yan Lingzhuo praised him.
• Yan Xiaoran charged at Yu Hairou but Shui Bing'er repelled him with Resisting Ice Ring, allowing Xue Wu, Yu Hairou, and Shui Yue'er to surround him with their attacks.
• Huo Wu used Resisting Fire Ring to defend Yan Xiaoran, but the three opponents broke through his Flame Armor and eliminated him.
• Shui Bing'er called her teammates to retreat as Yan Lingzhuo melted the ice around Yan Jinfeng, who broke free and ate a spicy strip from Chi Lingxuan to restore his firepower.

Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo disrupted Xue Wu’s attempt to unleash Skywater Academy’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, eliminating her from the match. Shui Bing’er then trapped Blazing Academy in an Absolute Ice Prison, and Huo Wu attacked it as steam obscured the arena.

• Xue Wu began gathering dark clouds to prepare a large-scale spirit skill, and Jia Youcai ordered his team to stop her.
• Yan Lingzhuo used Flying Fire Meteor to make Shui Bing’er activate Resisting Ice Ring, giving Jia Youcai an opening.
• Jia Youcai struck Xue Wu with Phoenix Roaring Heaven Strike, and Bing Liyue watched as Xue Wu was eliminated before completing her skill.
• Jia Youcai replenished his Soul Power with Spicy Hot Strips while Shui Bing’er told her teammates to stall and search for weaknesses.
• Shui Bing’er trapped Blazing Academy in Absolute Ice Prison, and Huo Wu blasted its top with Huo Wu Blazing Sun, filling the arena with steam.

Jia Youcai and Bing Liyue left the arena, leaving Huo Wu and her Blazing Academy teammates to face Shui Bing'er’s three-person Skywater Academy team. After her teammates were defeated, Shui Bing'er faced Huo Wu alone, and their duel ended with Huo Wu frozen by Ice Seal.

• Jia Youcai told Huo Wu that the rest was up to her, then left the arena; Bing Liyue also withdrew after glancing at Shui Bing'er.
• Huo Wu ordered her teammates to attack, and both sides fought across the arena as Shui Bing'er clashed with Huo Wu, Yu Hairou faced Yan Lingzhuo, and Shui Yue'er fought Yan Jinfeng.
• Shui Bing'er unleashed a freezing attack across the arena, but Huo Wu answered with Huo Wu Blazing Sun, while Yan Jinfeng defeated Shui Yue'er and helped Yan Lingzhuo defeat Yu Hairou.
• With her teammates defeated, Shui Bing'er refused to surrender, and Huo Wu told Yan Jinfeng and Yan Lingzhuo to let her fight alone.
• Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er traded flaming and icy attacks; after Shui Bing'er froze Huo Wu with Ice Seal, Huo Wu broke free with Frenzied Flames, but Shui Bing'er kicked her and froze her again.

After Shui Bing'er repeatedly froze Huo Wu in their one-on-one match, Huo Wu vented her frustration on Jia Youcai and chased him off with Yan Lingzhuo. On the second-to-last day of their stay at Skywater Academy, Jia Youcai claimed a system perk that led him to Shui Bing'er bathing by a stream.

• Shui Bing'er repeatedly froze Huo Wu and left the arena, forcing Huo Wu to break free after she had gone.
• Chi Lingxuan offered Huo Wu a spicy strip, and Huo Wu ate it before accusing Jia Youcai of laughing at her.
• Yan Lingzhuo accused Jia Youcai of bullying her, prompting Huo Wu to chase him while he fled.
• Jia Youcai received and claimed a limited-time system perk for defeating Skywater Academy's team.
• Jia Youcai followed a beam of light into a forest and found Shui Bing'er by a stream, washing beneath the moonlight.

Jia Youcai stumbled upon Shui Bing'er bathing and, after she accepted his excuses, the two shared an intimate encounter. The chapter ended with Shui Bing'er demanding hush money from him.

• Jia Youcai approached Shui Bing'er while she was undressing and was caught watching her.
• Jia Youcai claimed he had gotten lost, and Shui Bing'er accepted his explanation despite teasing him about it.
• Jia Youcai stepped toward Shui Bing'er, then apologized when she drew back warily.
• Shui Bing'er confessed that she had liked Jia Youcai for a long time, and they kissed and became intimate.
• After two hours, Shui Bing'er held out her hand and demanded hush money from Jia Youcai.