Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, and Beibei were exposed while waiting for a Mandala Snake and a wolf pack to weaken each other, and the Soul Beasts turned on them. As Beibei prepared to use his trump card against the encirclement, Xue Nianbing suddenly appeared and seized the Silver Moon Wolf.

• Tang Ya explained the Silver Moon Wolf's spiritual attribute and suitability to Huo Yuhao, while Beibei proposed waiting for the Mandala Snake and wolves to weaken each other.
• Xue Nianbing threw a stone that revealed Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, and Beibei to the fighting Soul Beasts, who stopped fighting and targeted the hidden trio.
• Beibei revealed his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon possession and fought the wolves while Tang Ya protected Huo Yuhao.
• The Silver Moon Wolf coordinated the Soul Beasts to encircle the trio, and Beibei prepared to use his unstable trump card.
• Xue Nianbing flashed into the battle, grabbed the Silver Moon Wolf by the neck, and held it helplessly while carrying an ice spear.

Xue Nianbing rescued Beibei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao from Soul Beasts, then revealed he planned to go to Shrek Academy. Beibei explained the academy’s enrollment standards, while suspecting Xue Nianbing had trained in seclusion.

• Beibei asked Xue Nianbing to spare the Silver Moon Wolf, and Huo Yuhao killed it to obtain its Soul Ring.
• Xue Nianbing struck the attacking Mandala Snake with his ice spear, then handed it over so Tang Ya could claim its Soul Ring.
• Xue Nianbing let five White Striped Wolves escape and challenged Tang Ya’s belief that Soul Beasts were simply humanity’s enemies.
• Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao began absorbing their Soul Rings while Beibei stood guard and learned Xue Nianbing’s name and plans to visit Shrek Academy.
• Beibei confirmed that Shrek Academy required applicants to be no older than twelve and have at least Level 15 Soul Power.

Huo Yuhao completed his first Soul Ring absorption and learned that his Spirit Eyes Martial Soul could make him a prized member of the Body Sect. Beibei and Tang Ya admitted they had known about the sect but concealed it, leaving Huo Yuhao feeling betrayed.

• Xue Nianbing and Beibei discussed traveling together to Shrek Academy while Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya absorbed their Soul Rings.
• Tang Ya became a level thirty-two Soul Elder, and Huo Yuhao gained a hundred-year Soul Ring that raised him to level twelve.
• Huo Yuhao described his Mental Prediction skill, and Xue Nianbing identified his Spirit Eyes as a rare Body Martial Soul.
• Xue Nianbing asked why Huo Yuhao had not joined the Body Sect, prompting Beibei and Tang Ya to explain that Huo Yuhao already belonged to their sect.
• Beibei told Huo Yuhao the Body Sect might have made him a core disciple or successor, and Huo Yuhao concluded that Beibei and Tang Ya had hidden this opportunity for selfish reasons.

Huo Yuhao reaffirmed his commitment to the Tang Sect after Beibei and Tang Ya reassured him, while Xue Nianbing challenged the sect’s beliefs about Tang San and Blue Silver Grass. Xue Nianbing received no divine response to his provocations and began to suspect that the God Realm had been sealed.

• Tang Ya and Beibei admitted they had hidden the Body Sect’s interest in Huo Yuhao, and Beibei told him he could leave the Tang Sect if he returned the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.
• Huo Yuhao said he would remain in the Tang Sect and help Beibei and Tang Ya revive it.
• Xue Nianbing questioned whether Tang San’s Martial Soul had truly been ordinary Blue Silver Grass, then criticized Tang San for misleading later generations and contributing to the Tang Sect’s decline.
• Beibei defended Tang San and urged Xue Nianbing to show respect, while Huo Yuhao reconsidered his idealized view of the Sea God Ancestor.
• Xue Nianbing reflected that Tang San had not reacted to his provocations and considered whether the God Realm had been sealed.

Xue Nianbing comforted Tang Ya and challenged her beliefs about the Tang Sect, leaving her with complicated feelings as the group departed the Star Dou Great Forest. Di Tian reported to his master that Xue Nianbing possessed a terrifying Dragon Clan bloodline and questioned why she had let him leave.

• Xue Nianbing praised Tang Ya’s effort and hardships, moving her to question whether she could keep struggling to revive the Tang Sect.
• Xue Nianbing told Tang Ya that a Soul Master determined how to use a Martial Soul, and Tang Ya reacted as if he had discovered something important about her.
• Beibei and Huo Yuhao pledged to help Tang Ya, then led the group toward Shrek Academy while Xue Nianbing continued criticizing the Tang Sect and Tang San.
• The group left the Star Dou Great Forest, and Di Tian watched them depart before returning to the Lake of Life.
• Di Tian entered a strange space, confirmed that he had found Xue Nianbing, and asked his master why she had not devoured him to recover her injuries.

Di Tian learned that the silver figure planned to devour Xue Nianbing once he became stronger. Meanwhile, Beibei brought Xue Nianbing to Shrek Academy, where he introduced him to Director Du Wilun.

• The silver figure told Di Tian that Xue Nianbing was too weak to provide enough power, then ordered him to withdraw.
• After Di Tian left, the silver figure sensed that the God Realm's aura had vanished and vowed to devour Xue Nianbing in the future.
• Beibei and Tang Ya brought Xue Nianbing and Huo Yuhao through Shrek City's guarded eastern gate and into Shrek Academy.
• Tang Ya took Huo Yuhao to handle his special-recruit admission, while Beibei led Xue Nianbing to the outer academy's Teaching Affairs Office.
• Beibei introduced Xue Nianbing to Director Du Wilun, explaining that he had helped Beibei and Tang Ya in the Star Dou Great Forest and wanted to join Shrek Academy.

Xue Nianbing demonstrated his Frosty Ice Spear and three nearly ten-thousand-year Soul Rings, earning admission to Shrek Academy. After Du Wilun rushed to report the news, Mu En sensed Xue Nianbing’s powerful Dragon Race Aura and considered him a possible heir to his legacy.

• Xue Nianbing released his Frosty Ice Spear, chilling Du Wilun’s office and revealing three dark-purple Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
• Du Wilun accepted Xue Nianbing into the Martial Soul Department’s outer court without further tests and completed his enrollment.
• Du Wilun sent Beibei to take Xue Nianbing to the dormitory, then flew to Sea God Lake to report the new genius to the dean.
• Beibei brought Xue Nianbing to the White Dormitory Building, where Mu En sensed his powerful Dragon Race Aura and thought he might inherit his legacy.
• Beibei showed Xue Nianbing his dormitory and left to apply for advancement to the fourth grade.

Xue Nianbing settled into Shrek Academy, discovered the four soul skills granted by Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and ignored the cafeteria’s rule against taking food out. Meanwhile, Yan Shaozhe warned Ma Xiaotao to stop cultivating because of her worsening Evil Fire, but an urgent summons interrupted their discussion.

• Xue Nianbing cleaned and arranged Dormitory 102, then examined the four soul skills provided by Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: three-arrow fire, target marks, mental interference, and a sensory-concealing domain.
• Xue Nianbing bought food at the cafeteria and secretly carried it away in his Ice Snow Ring despite the rule against taking food out.
• Ma Xiaotao cultivated in her cabin on Lake Heart Island, but Yan Shaozhe confronted her and ordered her to halt cultivation because her Evil Fire was worsening.
• Yan Shaozhe told Ma Xiaotao that an Extreme Ice Martial Soul user could help resolve her Evil Fire, preferably as a suitable match, and she objected to marrying someone she did not love.
• Du Wilun hurried to the cabin and summoned Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao, appearing tense over an urgent matter.

Yan Shaozhe learned that the new student Xue Nianbing was suspected of possessing Extreme Ice and ordered the Academy to observe him without disturbing him. Mu En then sensed a powerful Dragon Race Aura from Xue Nianbing and concluded that he had Twin Martial Souls and extraordinary potential.

• Du Wilun told Yan Shaozhe that Xue Nianbing was a male Third Ring Soul Elder from the Heaven Dou Empire with a Frosty Ice Spear and three thousand-year Soul Rings.
• Yan Shaozhe ordered Du Wilun to observe Xue Nianbing secretly and leave him undisturbed, while telling Ma Xiaotao that the student's Ice Attribute might help suppress her Evil Fire.
• Xue Nianbing ate cafeteria food beneath a tree, ignoring the Academy's rules, as Mu En watched and approved.
• Yan Shaozhe reported Xue Nianbing's suspected Extreme Ice and Soul Rings to Mu En, who sensed a powerful Dragon Race Aura and declared that Xue Nianbing had Twin Martial Souls and rare talent.

Xue Nianbing met his new roommate, Wang Dong, and provoked her into challenging him for control of their dorm. Wang Dong launched the first attack as Yan Shaozhe and Mu En watched from hiding.

• Yan Shaozhe told Mu En that he had arranged for the special freshman Wang Dong to share Xue Nianbing’s dorm, hoping to observe their interaction.
• Xue Nianbing returned to the dorm and found Wang Dong inside; he pushed past her when she ordered him to move.
• Wang Dong laid down rules for the dorm, but Xue Nianbing mocked her and insisted that his own rule was the only one that mattered.
• Wang Dong challenged Xue Nianbing to fight for the right to decide the dorm rules, and he accepted.
• Xue Nianbing and Wang Dong traded teasing wordplay about being each other’s father, until Wang Dong lost her temper and charged at him with a kick.

Xue Nianbing easily defeated Wang Dong in a spar at Shrek Academy, then resumed cultivating. Yan Shaozhe and Mu En discovered that he had already reached Soul Power Rank 40 and suspected he possessed Extreme Ice.

• Xue Nianbing dodged Wang Dong’s attacks, flicked her forehead, and made her release the Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul before a crowd of new students, including Huo Yuhao.
• Wang Dong attacked with her wings, but Xue Nianbing appeared behind her, tapped her neck, and knocked her unconscious before catching her and carrying her to the dormitory.
• Xue Nianbing returned to his bed to cultivate and noted that his physique was nearing ten thousand years of improvement, though he planned to conceal the strength of his future Soul Rings.
• Yan Shaozhe and Mu En sensed Xue Nianbing’s Soul Power and realized he had reached Rank 40 without Soul Rings; Mu En suspected he might possess Extreme Ice.

Mu En deduced that Xue Nianbing was waiting to absorb an unusually powerful fourth Soul Ring and decided to recruit him as his disciple, while Wang Dong woke after her defeat by Xue Nianbing. The chapter ended with Wang Dong vowing to beat him someday.

• Mu En guessed that Xue Nianbing was delaying his fourth Soul Ring in hopes of absorbing one worth twenty thousand years or more.
• Mu En told Yan Shaozhe he wanted to take Xue Nianbing as his disciple and urged him to grant Xue Nianbing leeway to foster his attachment to the academy.
• Xue Nianbing carried the unconscious Wang Dong back to Dormitory 102 and spent the day studying Shrek's Soul Beast Encyclopedia.
• Xue Nianbing brought food back to the dormitory, and Wang Dong eventually woke up.
• Wang Dong admitted that she had lost to Xue Nianbing, then vowed to defeat him someday.

Xue Nianbing laid down rules for Wang Dong, then gave her a meal and revealed that he knew she was disguising herself as a boy. He left the choice of staying in their dorm or returning to the girls' dorm up to her.

• Xue Nianbing told Wang Dong that she would handle the dorm cleaning, could not bring men back, and should not show off around him.
• Xue Nianbing gave Wang Dong a warm dinner, and she thanked him before eating.
• Xue Nianbing said he was a Third Ring Soul Elder and teased Wang Dong about her weakness and her interest in him.
• Xue Nianbing revealed that he had identified Wang Dong's Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul and knew she was disguised as a boy.
• Xue Nianbing told Wang Dong she could stay in their dorm or remove her disguise and return to the girls' dorm.

Xue Nianbing confronted Wang Dong about her disguise and warned her about the difficulties of sharing a dorm while posing as a boy. Wang Dong chose to stay despite his teasing, and the chapter ended with her fuming under the covers while he continued to pester her.

• Xue Nianbing told Wang Dong she could change dorms, but Wang Dong blushed and said she wanted to stay.
• Xue Nianbing warned Wang Dong about the shared bathing area and suggested she bathe elsewhere or rent a hotel, then teased her by proposing they bathe together.
• Wang Dong lunged at Xue Nianbing, who caught her wrist and pinned her to the bed before stopping short and pinching her nose.
• Wang Dong cried after Xue Nianbing teased her, and he apologized; she decided to stay so she could get revenge on him.
• Xue Nianbing called Wang Dong'er's real name awful, so she hid under the covers and ignored his questions about whether she had bathed.

Xue Nianbing and Wang Dong traded petty pranks, then took breakfast out of the cafeteria despite academy rules. When Teacher Zhou Yi caught them, Xue Nianbing distracted her and pulled Wang Dong away, leaving their escape in progress.

• Wang Dong woke Xue Nianbing at midnight to get even, then stayed awake all night waiting for his promised revenge.
• Xue Nianbing told the exhausted Wang Dong that he had accidentally fallen asleep, and the two later went to breakfast together.
• Wang Dong and Xue Nianbing took their food out of the cafeteria and learned they were both in Year One, Class Nine.
• Teacher Zhou Yi caught them breaking the cafeteria rule and threatened them with major demerits.
• Xue Nianbing shouted that students were fighting, then grabbed Wang Dong and ran while Zhou Yi turned to look.

Xue Nianbing and Wang Dong slipped away from Zhou Yi and joined Class Nine, where they met several classmates and their new homeroom teacher, Mu Jin. The class began with Mu Jin welcoming the students and urging them to help one another.

• Zhou Yi failed to find Xue Nianbing and Wang Dong, then set aside her anger to head to the Teaching Building for class.
• Xue Nianbing reassured Wang Dong that Zhou Yi would have trouble tracing them and suggested they use her own words against her if she confronted them.
• Xue Nianbing and Wang Dong entered Class Nine and took seats behind Ning Tian and Wu Feng.
• Nanmen Yun'er introduced herself to Xue Nianbing, and the two chatted until Wang Dong reminded him that class was about to start.
• Mu Jin introduced herself as the homeroom teacher and encouraged the hundred students to stay united and improve together.

Class Nine students introduced themselves, and Xue Nianbing shocked them by claiming to be a Level 36 Soul Elder. Mu Jin appointed him class monitor and Ning Tian deputy, leaving Xue Nianbing responsible for leading the class.

• Mu Jin had the students introduce themselves, and Ning Tian drew attention with her Level 29 cultivation.
• Wang Dong introduced herself as a Level 21 Soul Master, then Xue Nianbing claimed to be a Level 36 Soul Elder and stunned the class.
• Wang Dong resolved to cultivate harder after comparing herself with Xue Nianbing, while Ning Tian and Wu Feng reacted to his strength.
• After the introductions, Mu Jin asked for a volunteer class monitor and invited Xue Nianbing to take the role.
• Xue Nianbing accepted, and Mu Jin appointed Ning Tian as deputy class monitor.

Mu Jin had Class Nine run laps to assess their physical limits, while Xue Nianbing recorded their progress. Zhou Yi confronted him over taking food from the cafeteria and threatened to expel him, but Yan Shaozhe ordered her to apologize, leaving her panicked over the consequences for herself and Fan Yu.

• Mu Jin sent Class Nine running around Shrek Plaza and asked Xue Nianbing to record how many laps each student completed before exhaustion.
• Zhou Yi accused Xue Nianbing of breaking academy rules by taking food from the cafeteria and demanded a demerit.
• Xue Nianbing challenged Zhou Yi to produce evidence, and she threatened to expel him.
• Yan Shaozhe appeared and ordered Zhou Yi to apologize, warning that she would lose her position and Fan Yu would be stripped of his as well.
• Zhou Yi panicked as she weighed apologizing to Xue Nianbing against the consequences for herself and Fan Yu.

After Zhou Yi was forced to apologize to Xue Nianbing, she tried to vent her anger by threatening to expel exhausted students, but Yan Shaozhe intervened and suspended her. Mu Jin praised her class and promised individualized cultivation plans, while the students headed back to rest.

• Zhou Yi apologized to Xue Nianbing, who told her to pay attention to her exhausted students.
• Zhou Yi berated her Class One students and threatened to expel the nine who had not completed one hundred laps.
• Yan Shaozhe ordered Zhou Yi suspended and instructed Du Wilun to warn the students who had tried to cut corners rather than expel them.
• Mu Jin told her students their limits had been recorded and explained that she would adjust their training to their abilities each month.
• Xue Nianbing recorded the students' lap counts, and Mu Jin dismissed the exhausted class for the day while promising individualized cultivation plans for tomorrow.

Xue Nianbing advised Wang Dong to stop disguising herself as a boy, but she refused because she felt compelled to stay by his side. He reassured her that he wanted her to avoid needless hardship, then accompanied her to find a place to wash; their conversation ended when he revealed he already had a girlfriend.

• Xue Nianbing suggested that Wang Dong return to being a girl, but Wang Dong refused despite admitting that the disguise brought her trouble.
• Wang Dong followed Xue Nianbing and playfully attacked him, then worried that he wanted her to leave because he disliked her.
• Xue Nianbing flicked Wang Dong on the forehead and explained that he wanted her to stop suffering and enjoy dressing beautifully.
• At the dormitory bathhouse, Xue Nianbing offered to accompany Wang Dong outside to find a hotel where she could wash, and she agreed to wait for him.
• After Xue Nianbing finished showering, he walked with Wang Dong, who asked whether anyone had confessed to him; he said he already had a girlfriend.