Chapter Summaries

Zhu Zhuqing defended against Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu’s powerful fusion skill after the others left the arena, securing Shrek Academy’s victory. Shui Bing’er invited Zhu Zhuqing to the Heaven Dou Grand Hotel to ask her something, and Lin Hai decided to accompany her.

• Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu’s Ice Snow Falling overwhelmed Ma Hongjun’s flames and broke through Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass defenses, while Zhu Zhuqing used Thousand Shadow Moon Kill to intercept the ice blades.
• Zhu Zhuqing ordered the Shrek team to leave the arena as the extreme cold weakened them, and Yu Hairou and the other Skywater Academy members also stepped down.
• With her teammates no longer to protect, Zhu Zhuqing gained the upper hand, and Shui Bing’er conceded the match before inviting her to the Heaven Dou Grand Hotel.
• Doudou declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Ning Rongrong and Jiang Zhu helped the team recover after the match.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Lin Hai about Shui Bing’er’s invitation, and Lin Hai said he would accompany her after they returned to the academy.

Lin Hai and Zhu Zhuqing met Shui Bing'er, who tried to explain the Jade Pendant, but Shui Yunshu arrived and revealed Lin Hai’s identity as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son. She explained the pendant’s Shui Family significance and proposed a connection between Lin Hai and Shui Bing'er, leaving him ready to ask questions before deciding what to do.

• Lin Hai accompanied Zhu Zhuqing to meet Shui Bing'er and learned that she had invited Zhu Zhuqing because of his Jade Pendant.
• Shui Yunshu arrived, asked to speak with Lin Hai alone, and Shui Bing'er led Zhu Zhuqing away to meet her teammates.
• Shui Yunshu revealed that she had investigated Lin Hai and identified him as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, and Lin Hai confirmed it.
• Shui Yunshu explained that the pendant, called the Profound Ice Phoenix, had belonged to the Shui Family and had been sold by Shui Bing'er and the others.
• Shui Yunshu said the pendant’s holder was recognized as the family head’s lover and proposed that Shui Bing'er could marry Lin Hai, while Lin Hai asked to clarify a few things first.

Lin Hai explained the Shui Family’s ancestral rules and gave Shui Yunshu betrothal gifts as Skywater Academy agreed to join Spirit Hall. After returning to Shrek Academy, he revealed to Zhu Zhuqing that he was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and explained how the Jade Pendant had come into his possession, leaving her wondering what its lost function had been.

• Lin Hai deduced that the Shui Family’s head had to inherit the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul, kept the Jade Pendant, and presented Shui Yunshu with Elixir Pills and a scroll as betrothal gifts.
• Shui Yunshu led Lin Hai to Zhu Zhuqing’s room, where he found Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er in a messy, disheveled state after a sisterly quarrel.
• Zhu Zhuqing teased Lin Hai about what he had seen, and the two returned to Shrek Academy without explaining the Jade Pendant in front of the Shui sisters.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Lin Hai about the Shui sisters and the Jade Pendant, and he revealed that he was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son.
• Lin Hai recounted his past and the Jade Pendant’s journey from the Spirit Hall Main Hall in Skywater City to him, while Zhu Zhuqing wondered whether it had a practical use as a Soul Tool.

Lin Hai reassured Zhu Zhuqing about their future together, then revealed the truth behind her family’s struggles and promised to rescue them from Star Luo. He also discussed his plans for the Star Luo throne, while Shui Yunshu prepared to test the Elixir Pill he had given as a betrothal gift.

• Lin Hai comforted Zhu Zhuqing and promised they would stay together for eternity before taking her to bed.
• Shui Yunshu told Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er that Lin Hai was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and had agreed to the marriage alliance, then decided to test his Elixir Pill.
• Lin Hai told Zhu Zhuqing about visiting Star Luo City, her eldest sister’s efforts to protect her, and the truths behind the Dai and Zhu Families.
• Lin Hai promised to rescue Zhu Zhuqing’s family during the finals, and she thanked him for revealing what had been hidden from her.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked whether Lin Hai planned to support Dai Mubai for the Star Luo throne, and Lin Hai explained that he hoped this would reduce deaths and hatred when Spirit Hall unified the continent.

Shui Yunshu awakened with her Soul Power raised to level 85 and her ice attribute possibly transformed into Extreme Ice, while Lin Hai investigated the Shui Family’s jade pendant and prepared a trap for her. Shui Yunshu planned to seek Lin Hai’s advice, and Lin Hai waited to see whether she would come to him.

• Shui Yunshu awoke after absorbing the Elixir Pill, accidentally freezing Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er with her newly strengthened cold aura before warming them back up.
• Shui Yunshu told her daughters that her Soul Power had risen from level 82 to level 85 and that her Martial Soul might have reached Extreme Ice, though she warned that its power was difficult to control.
• Shui Yue'er proposed that they obtain the remaining Elixir Pills from Lin Hai, and Shui Yunshu agreed to meet him the next day while Shui Bing'er worried about drawing attention.
• Lin Hai examined the Profound Ice Phoenix Jade Pendant, and the Bodhi Ancient Tree sensed a hidden formation in it that seemed both defensive and spirit-gathering.
• Lin Hai questioned why Shui Yunshu had left the pendant with him and suspected she was concealing something about the Shui Family’s rules and Shui Bing'er’s future child, so he waited for her to fall into his trap.

Lin Hai consulted Sea God Poseidon about inheriting a divine throne, but his Demon God Martial Soul’s killing intent made him incompatible with the Sea God’s power. He decided to pursue godhood by refining the Ten Directions Divine Artifacts and searching for the women connected to them.

• Lin Hai summoned Sea God Poseidon and told him the Heart of the Sea God was available for a successor.
• Poseidon asked Lin Hai to show him his Martial Soul, then identified it as the exceptionally powerful Demon God.
• Poseidon said Lin Hai could not inherit the Sea God’s throne because the Demon God’s killing intent conflicted with it, and advised him to create his own divine throne.
• Poseidon explained that a self-created divine throne required gathering Faith Power, while Lin Hai asked whether possessing Divine Power already could make godhood easier.
• Lin Hai realized the Primordial Force in the divine artifacts could provide Divine Power and decided to seek out the women connected to them so he could refine the artifacts safely.

Shui Yunshu thanked Lin Hai for the Elixir Pill and Meditation Method, which had strengthened her cultivation and advanced her Ice Phoenix martial soul toward Extreme Ice. Lin Hai invoked the Shui Family’s jade-pendant custom to draw her into an intimate encounter, and the pendant absorbed the surges of cold energy from her body.

• Liu Erlong brought Shui Yunshu to Lin Hai, and Shui Yunshu explained that they had met the previous day and she wanted to thank him.
• At dinner, Shui Yunshu told Lin Hai that the Elixir Pill had raised her Soul Power by three levels and the Meditation Method had improved her cultivation, Spiritual Power, and body.
• Shui Yunshu explained that her Ice Phoenix martial soul had advanced toward Extreme Ice and that she needed time to control its increased power.
• After they drank together, Lin Hai took Shui Yunshu to the bed and argued that the Elixir Pill he had given her counted as a betrothal gift under the Shui Family’s jade-pendant custom.
• Cold energy erupted from Shui Yunshu and was absorbed by the Profound Ice Phoenix Jade Pendant, revealing how the family heirloom was used.

Lin Hai comforted Shui Yunshu after their intimacy and addressed her fears about her daughter and niece, who had both agreed to marry him. He revealed that the Divine Realm and godly inheritances were real, and promised to bring Shui Yunshu, Bing'er, and Yue'er with him if he became a god.

• Lin Hai speculated that Shui Yunshu's ancestors had possessed similar martial souls and teased her about joining her family as a son-in-law.
• Afterward, Shui Yunshu worried about her intimacy with Lin Hai because she had arranged for Bing'er and Yue'er to marry him.
• Lin Hai accepted that both women had agreed to marry him and tried to reassure Shui Yunshu by comparing their situation to marriages among major soul master families.
• Lin Hai told Shui Yunshu that the Divine Realm existed and that sites such as Spirit Hall, the City of Slaughter, and Sea God Island held godly inheritances.
• Shui Yunshu realized Lin Hai might be chosen by a god and worried about what would happen to Bing'er and Yue'er if he ascended.
• Lin Hai promised to bring Shui Yunshu, Bing'er, and Yue'er to the Divine Realm with him and said they could eventually set aside the old rules of seniority.

Lin Hai persuaded Shui Yunshu to keep their relationship secret from Bing'er and Yue'er, then revealed he had reached Spirit Douluo and promised to help preserve the Shui Family and Skywater Academy. Days later, the Promotion Tournament began, and Shrek Academy drew Blazing Academy as its opponent.

• Shui Yunshu asked Lin Hai to keep their relationship hidden from Bing'er and Yue'er and never bully them; Lin Hai agreed while continuing their intimacy.
• Lin Hai revealed his Spirit Douluo strength, and Shui Yunshu wondered what would happen to the Shui Family and Skywater Academy if they left for the Divine Realm.
• Lin Hai suggested that a future child could inherit the Shui Family and Skywater Academy, but his union with Shui Yunshu triggered no divine artifact.
• Lin Hai left three Elixir Pills beside Shui Yunshu's pillow and departed the next morning to avoid being caught by the two sisters.
• At Shrek Academy, Flender announced that the Promotion Tournament draw matched Shrek against Blazing Academy, and Xiao Wu asked to fight.
• Liu Erlong teased Xiao Wu about her recent training, and Xiao Wu turned to Lin Hai for agreement as Yu Xiaogang prepared to speak.

Lin Hai warned Shrek that Spirit Hall Academy might have a Soul Saint and that the finals would make it impossible to conceal the team’s strength. Xiao Wu fought for Shrek and defeated four Blazing Fire members before leaving the arena, while Flender grew more suspicious of Lin Hai’s ties to Spirit Hall.

• Lin Hai told the Shrek group that Spirit Hall Academy likely had a Soul Saint and that several teams, including Star Luo Royal Academy, had Soul Kings.
• Yu Xiaogang weighed Shrek’s chances, while Tang San silently resolved to switch to the Clear Sky Hammer after the competition.
• Xiao Wu persuaded Liu Erlong to let her compete, agreeing not to use her fourth or fifth soul skills.
• Flender recalled Salas’s unusual praise and suspected that Lin Hai was connected to Spirit Hall and was trying to reunite Yu Xiaogang with Bibi Dong.
• Xiao Wu took the first slot in Shrek’s lineup and defeated four Blazing Fire members, including Huo Wushuang, before jumping off the arena.

Huo Wu questioned Huo Wushuang about Shrek Academy’s extraordinary talents and the protection it received, then sought out Zhu Zhuqing after Blazing Academy’s defeat. Feng Xiaotian followed her, worried about her mood, but could not promise to avenge her against Shrek.

• Huo Wu asked Huo Wushuang whether Shrek had a special cultivation method, and he warned her that powerful forces had been deterred from targeting the academy.
• Huo Wushuang recalled that Ge Long had tried to arrange marriages for Xue Qinghe, including with Huo Wu, and told Feng Xiaotian about Huo Yao’s request that he persuade her.
• Huo Wu defeated several Shrek substitutes, exchanged a few moves with Dai Mubai, and conceded the match for Blazing Academy.
• Huo Wu left alone to find Zhu Zhuqing, hoping to speak with the Shrek fighter she had faced before.
• Feng Xiaotian caught up with Huo Wu and asked if she was all right, but she angrily said she was upset about Blazing Academy losing to Shrek.
• Feng Xiaotian could not reassure Huo Wu that he would avenge the loss because he knew he was no match for Shrek.

Feng Xiaotian persuaded Huo Wu to visit Shrek Academy, where they probed the team and learned about the tournament rewards and Lin Hai’s influence. Huo Wu left suspecting Lin Hai was behind Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu’s strength and decided to consult Huo Wushuang.

• Feng Xiaotian suggested that he and Huo Wu visit Shrek Academy to investigate Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu’s unusual strength, and Huo Wu agreed.
• At Shrek, Feng Xiaotian asked about the team’s championship prospects, and Ma Hongjun revealed that Spirit Hall would reward the top three teams with Soul Bones.
• Ma Hongjun praised Lin Hai’s strength and lamented that he would not compete, while Ning Rongrong and Oscar teased Ma Hongjun about his behavior.
• Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian left Shrek believing they had learned about the rewards, Lin Hai’s standing, and Shrek’s possible hidden competitor.
• Huo Wu suspected Lin Hai was behind Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu’s strength and hurried to find Huo Wushuang, while Feng Xiaotian followed her.

Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang suspected Lin Hai’s strength and Shrek’s hidden members were tied to his identity, and Huo Yao concluded Lin Hai might be Spirit Hall’s Holy Son. Flender confronted Lin Hai privately, and Lin Hai calmly confirmed he was the Holy Son of Spirit Hall.

• Feng Xiaotian told Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang that Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong seemed affectionate toward Lin Hai and that their unusual strength might be connected to him.
• Huo Wushuang asked Huo Yao to investigate Ning Rongrong, and Huo Yao identified her as Ning Fengzhi’s daughter from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Huo Yao connected the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s possible ties to Lin Hai with Bishop Salas’s deference toward Flender and suspected Lin Hai was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son.
• Flender took Lin Hai to his room and asked whether he was sincere about Er Long and where he came from.
• Lin Hai said he came from Spirit City and openly identified himself as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, leaving Flender startled.

Flender confirmed Lin Hai’s feelings for Liu Erlong, and Lin Hai told Liu Erlong about his identity as Bibi Dong’s disciple. The next afternoon, Yu Luomian visited Liu Erlong at Shrek Academy, but his questions about Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing made her suspect he had come for Lin Hai’s treasures.

• Flender asked Lin Hai whether he had arranged for Salas to commend Shrek Academy, and Lin Hai said he had not.
• Flender asked whether Liu Erlong knew Lin Hai’s identity, and Lin Hai said she did not; Flender warned him not to betray her.
• Lin Hai returned to his residence and told Liu Erlong about his origins and his conversation with Flender.
• Liu Erlong reacted to Lin Hai being Bibi Dong’s disciple by complaining that it made her a generation below Bibi Dong, then reconciled with him.
• Yu Luomian visited Liu Erlong and apologized for failing to defend her and her mother, then asked whether Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing studied at the academy.
• Liu Erlong’s hope that Yu Luomian had come to make amends vanished when he asked about Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, and she suspected he wanted Lin Hai’s treasures.

Liu Erlong rejected the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan after Yu Luomian offered her mother’s reburial as payment for the cultivation methods, and Yu Yuanzhen ordered the clan’s Second Elder to pursue them. At Shrek Academy, Lin Hai learned that an intruder had entered and teleported Ah Yin back to their residence to keep her from encountering Tang Hao.

• Yu Luomian asked Liu Erlong to obtain the methods for the clan in exchange for welcoming her and her mother back, but Liu Erlong severed her ties with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yu Luomian told Yu Yuanzhen that Liu Erlong had rejected them, and Yu Yuanzhen assigned the Second Elder to handle the matter.
• Yu Luomian warned Yu Yuanzhen to act cautiously because the royal family and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had taken an interest in the methods.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree warned Lin Hai that an intruder had entered Shrek Academy and that Tang Hao and others were heading toward the disturbance.
• Lin Hai sensed Ah Yin and Ah Rou moving toward the academy, then teleported Ah Yin back to their residence before she could reach the intruder.

Yu Yunting infiltrated Shrek Academy to kidnap talented students but was caught by Ah Rou, who held him at bay until Liu Erlong and the others arrived. He claimed he had come to see Yu Xiaogang and offered to make Shrek Academy an affiliated force of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Yu Yunting entered Shrek Academy at night, sensed overwhelming killing intent and Spiritual Power, and tried to flee before Ah Rou blocked him.
• Ah Rou questioned Yu Yunting, who revealed his identity as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Second Elder.
• Liu Erlong, Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and the others arrived, and Flender's group guarded the dormitory exits.
• Liu Erlong recognized Yu Yunting and demanded to know why he had come, while Yu Xiaogang guessed that the clan had targeted Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu.
• Yu Yunting claimed he had come to see Yu Xiaogang and offered to make Shrek Academy an affiliated force of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yu Xiaogang tried to force Yu Yunting to apologize for entering Shrek Academy, but Lin Hai arrived and killed him after reading his memories. Lin Hai’s killing intent began to overwhelm him until the Bodhi Ancient Tree calmed him, while the Sea God urged him to keep control.

• Yu Xiaogang framed Yu Yunting’s visit as a nighttime intrusion and demanded an apology to Shrek Academy.
• Yu Yunting apologized to Flender, Liu Erlong, and Ah Rou, but Lin Hai arrived with Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Dugu Bo and rejected the apology as insufficient.
• Yu Yunting challenged Lin Hai, who used Dream Weaver to read his memories and erupted in fury.
• Lin Hai kicked Yu Yunting into the air and killed him with a lightning bolt from Cosmic Spirit Control.
• Lin Hai’s killing intent spread through the academy, frightening everyone as Ah Rou pulled Liu Erlong to safety.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree soothed Lin Hai before he lost control, and the Sea God urged him to stay calm and bring gifted youths to Sea God Island.

After learning that Yu Yunting had targeted Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, Lin Hai left Shrek Academy to confront the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. He arrived outside the clan, aware that his unleashed Primordial Force might have attracted the Divine Realm’s attention, and called Yu Yuanzhen out.

• Lin Hai learned from Yu Yunting’s memories that he had killed talented commoner soul masters and arranged assassinations of Bibi Dong and Hu Liena, while intending to abduct Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lin Hai told Ah Rou to remain at Shrek Academy, asked Dugu Bo to guard it, and vanished; Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong followed, while Dugu Bo stayed behind.
• Tang Hao reflected on Lin Hai’s terrifying Spiritual Power and killing intent, and wondered about the mysterious Titled Douluo who had appeared with Ah Rou.
• Lin Hai reached a mountain overlooking the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and realized that his use of the Primordial Force might have exposed him to the Divine Realm.
• Lin Hai flew toward the clan and roared for Yu Yuanzhen to come out, startling clansmen across the grounds.

Lin Hai confronted the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan over Yu Yunting’s attempt to kidnap Liu Erlong, then challenged Yu Yuanzhen for the clan chief’s position. Yu Yuanzhen accepted and attacked, while Lin Hai remained unarmed and told him to make his move.

• Lin Hai told Yu Yuanzhen that he had killed Yu Yunting for trying to kidnap Liu Erlong.
• Lin Hai offered to spare Liu Erlong’s relatives if Yu Yuanzhen fought him, demanding that Yu Yuanzhen surrender the clan chief position if he lost and survived.
• Yu Yuanzhen accepted the duel and made a pointed remark to Yu Luomian about his daughter.
• Yu Yuanzhen activated his Martial Soul True Body and unleashed his Heaven Shaking Dragon Roar at Lin Hai.
• Lin Hai faced Yu Yuanzhen without releasing his Martial Soul and invited him to attack.

Lin Hai overwhelmed Yu Yuanzhen and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with controlled lightning, leaving them alive but badly injured. He appointed Yu Luomian to manage the aftermath, and Yu Luomian promised to welcome Er Long back and eventually hand the clan leadership to her.

• Yu Yuanzhen's sonic attack failed to affect Lin Hai, who then unleashed his fourth spirit skill and summoned a storm of lightning over the clan residence.
• Yu Yuanzhen's defensive barrier shattered under Lin Hai's lightning, and Lin Hai's first spirit skill disrupted Yu Yuanzhen's attempt to counterattack with his ninth spirit skill.
• Lin Hai's lightning struck the clan's upper ranks and able-bodied adults but spared the women and children, then he dispersed the storm and confronted the battered Yu Yuanzhen.
• Lin Hai ordered Yu Luomian to take over as clan leader and clean up the aftermath.
• Yu Luomian promised to bring Er Long back, properly bury her mother in the clan ancestral mausoleum, and pass leadership to Er Long once matters had settled.