Chapter Summaries

Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong defeated the Holy Spirits and purified the Vengeful Spirits, allowing Nana and the other Holy Servants to reunite with their families. Nana emerged grieving but grateful, and pledged her life to her two rescuers.

• Jiang Yuheng stopped the Second Holy Spirit, and Wang Dong killed him before the Great Holy Spirit attacked.
• Jiang Yuheng used Necromancy Purification Power to erase the Great Holy Spirit and cleanse the Vengeful Spirits.
• Jiang Yuheng told Nana that her parents' purified souls would soon dissipate, then left with Wang Dong and directed eight Holy Servants to the basement.
• Jiang Yuheng suffered stabbing heart pain outside the hall, and Wang Dong worried over him as he tried to play it off.
• Nana returned after saying goodbye to her parents and thanked Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong, pledging her life to them.

Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong took in Nana and eight other former Holy Servants, then Wang Dong escorted them out of Mingdu toward the Douluo Continent. Before leaving, Wang Dong kissed Jiang Yuheng and promised to take him home to meet her family next time; Jiang Yuheng stayed behind and prepared the courtyard for what came next.

• Nana and the eight former Holy Servants begged Jiang Yuheng to shelter them, and Wang Dong persuaded him that they could become valuable members of the Spirit Pagoda.
• Jiang Yuheng agreed to take them in and told them to discard their black robes and leave with Wang Dong for the Douluo Continent.
• Jiang Yuheng gave Wang Dong a Storage Ring and spoke with her about meeting again and meeting her family.
• Wang Dong kissed Jiang Yuheng, then left Mingdu with Nana and the others under cover of night.
• Jiang Yuheng planted Soul Tool Bombs throughout the courtyard, including the concealed basement.

Jiang Yuheng informed Fan Yu about the Holy Spirit Cult and helped secure Shrek Academy admission for Wang Dong, Nana, and their companions. As he prepared to approach Di Tian, Jing Ziyan challenged him to a fight, but he ended her harassment by claiming he was a woman.

• Jiang Yuheng told Fan Yu that he had destroyed a Holy Spirit Cult base and warned that the Sun Moon Empire's leadership might be involved with the cult.
• Shrek Academy sent its Supervision Team to investigate the Holy Spirit Cult, but the group found no trace after the explosion had put the cult on guard.
• Wang Dong reported that he, Nana, and their companions had returned safely, and Mu En approved nine of them to enter Shrek Academy as auditing students.
• Jiang Yuheng considered how to earn the trust of both humans and Soul Beasts so he could meet Di Tian.
• Jing Ziyan came to Jiang Yuheng's dormitory and demanded a fight, then sat outside and shouted at him when he ignored her.
• Jiang Yuheng told Jing Ziyan, "Sorry, I'm a woman," and shut his window, leaving her stunned before she stormed away.

Jing Ziyan repeatedly challenged Jiang Yuheng, using their sparring matches to improve despite his overwhelming Zero Frame Start. After a month, Ji Juechen arrived with rare metal and challenged Jiang Yuheng to prove his reputation.

• Jing Ziyan waited outside the New Student Dormitory, and Jiang Yuheng froze her before she could use her Martial Soul.
• A student explained that Jiang Yuheng’s Zero Frame Start had incapacitated Jing Ziyan instantly, but she resolved to keep challenging him.
• Jing Ziyan sparred with Jiang Yuheng twice a week for a month, trading rare metal for training and steadily improving her combat skills.
• Ji Juechen arrived with an ancient longsword and a large amount of rare metal, asking Jiang Yuheng to test his skill.
• Jiang Yuheng accepted Ji Juechen’s challenge, and Ji Juechen bowed before declaring, “Sword Come!”

Jiang Yuheng sparred with Ji Juechen, whose powerful sword strike was defeated by Jiang’s Frost Dragon and the Snow Empress’s sword. After Jiang fled rather than agree to more daily duels, Jing Ziyan accused Ji of interrupting her training and insisted Jiang Yuheng would be hers.

• Ji Juechen challenged Jiang Yuheng, and Jiang dodged his increasingly swift sword attacks while assessing his strength.
• Ji Juechen unleashed his strongest strike, and Jiang summoned the Frost Dragon before using Extreme Cold Storm and the Snow Empress’s Emperor's Sword, Ice Extreme Unparalleled to defeat it.
• Ji Juechen admitted defeat but praised Jiang and said he would return for another spar.
• Jiang Yuheng refused to schedule duels for both Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan on the same day, then left for the laboratory.
• Jing Ziyan confronted Ji Juechen for cutting in on her chance to spar with Jiang and declared that Jiang Yuheng would only be hers.

Jiang Yuheng endured more sparring with Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan while longing for Wang Dong. When He Caitou brought him out for a promised surprise, the pair tried to force another duel, but a familiar golden sphere arrived to protect him.

• Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan exploited the challenge rules to spar with Jiang Yuheng together, and his Soul Power rose to level fifty-five.
• He Caitou woke Jiang Yuheng and took him outside, hinting that his surprise was someone Jiang Yuheng thought of day and night.
• Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen blocked their way and insisted that Jiang Yuheng spar with them.
• He Caitou tried to shield Jiang Yuheng, but Jiang Yuheng accepted the challenge after sensing someone familiar approaching.
• A golden sphere blocked the pair's sword attacks, and a voice declared that no one would hurt Jiang Yuheng.

Wang Dong reunited with Jiang Yuheng and joined him in a spar against Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan. Jiang Yuheng revealed the chilling domain behind his Zero Frame Start and began showing Ji Juechen its true form.

• Wang Dong arrived and embraced Jiang Yuheng, who tried to end his spar with Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan.
• Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan insisted on fighting Wang Dong and Jiang Yuheng together, and Wang Dong joined Jiang Yuheng by taking his hand.
• Jing Ziyan teased the pair, then attacked Wang Dong, but Jiang Yuheng trapped her in a freezing cyclone.
• Jiang Yuheng unleashed a cold domain that slowed Ji Juechen and drained his Soul Power, prompting Ji Juechen to ready his sword intent.
• Jiang Yuheng changed his Soul Power again, and Ji Juechen heard a ticking sound as the world around him came into sharp focus.

Jiang Yuheng reunited with Wang Dong after defeating Ji Juechen, and the two returned to his dormitory to catch up. Wang Dong discovered a striking Soul Tool he had made, and Jiang Yuheng claimed it could withstand even a god, especially the Sea God.

• Jing Ziyan praised Jiang Yuheng’s genuine Zero Frame Start and told Wang Dong that he was the academy’s second hundred-win competitor, after the Frost Dragon Butterfly.
• Ji Juechen woke and declared that he had set his sights on Jiang Yuheng, while Jing Ziyan vowed to keep challenging him.
• Jiang Yuheng embraced Wang Dong, and He Caitou left them to study with Fan Yu.
• Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong returned to his dormitory, where she scolded him for working too much on Soul Tools.
• Wang Dong examined a red, butterfly-patterned Soul Tool with a deep blue gemstone, and Jiang Yuheng claimed it could block a god and would not lose to the Sea God.

Wang Dong reunited with Jiang Yuheng, admired the ring he had made for her, and declined the Hall Master Token he had been offered. After they spent the evening together, Wang Dong stayed in Jiang Yuheng’s dormitory, where his assumption that they would share the bed earned him a punch.

• Wang Dong asked Jiang Yuheng for the butterfly-patterned ring he had crafted for her, and he promised to give it to her once it was perfected.
• Wang Dong told Jiang Yuheng that her teacher had sent him the Hall Master Token, but Jiang Yuheng declined it for the time being.
• Wang Dong and Jiang Yuheng talked for hours before joining He Caitou and Fan Yu for dinner at a restaurant in Mingdu.
• Jiang Yuheng suggested traveling with Wang Dong, and Fan Yu supported the idea because Jiang Yuheng worked too hard.
• Jiang Yuheng used his Time Domain to hide Wang Dong from sight, then brought her to his dormitory for the night.
• Wang Dong found Jiang Yuheng had not prepared a bed on the floor and punched him after he said they should naturally share the bed.

Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong left Mingdu for the journey toward Shrek Academy, testing a Flying Soul Tool he had made for her. They tried to avoid a battle on the way, but enemy troops attacked them, and Jiang Yuheng revealed his overwhelming strength by killing the soldiers who approached.

• Wang Dong made room for Jiang Yuheng in bed, and they woke up together before leaving the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Jiang Yuheng described the spread of Soul Tools and gave Wang Dong a Level Six Flying Soul Tool that used little Soul Power.
• Wang Dong tested the Flying Soul Tool as they traveled toward the border and the Clear Sky Sect, which she called Cloud Recesses.
• After hearing Soul Guide Cannonballs ahead, Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong decided to detour around the battle.
• Support troops spotted them and fired Soul Guide Cannonballs, so the pair descended to avoid being hit.
• Jiang Yuheng froze and shattered several dozen soldiers with his first three soul skills, leaving Wang Dong stunned by his strength.

Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong met Ju Zi, who asked them to help defeat the rebels in exchange for a share of the spoils. As Zhao Yang led the enemy into battle and exposed Ju Zi as the Crown Prince's fiancée, Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong left the formation, leaving Ju Zi to rely on their support.

• Ju Zi identified herself as commander of the soul engineer unit and recognized Jiang Yuheng, her fellow student under the same teacher.
• Ju Zi asked Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong to help stop the rebel army, and Jiang Yuheng negotiated a share of the rare metal they obtained.
• Ju Zi explained that the rebels' commander had not appeared and that her army risked being surrounded before reinforcements arrived.
• Reinforcements approached, and Jiang Yuheng took Wang Dong's hand as they quietly left the center of the formation.
• Zhao Yang announced that Ju Zi was the Crown Prince's fiancée and led his forces down the slope to capture her.

Zhao Yang led the rebel army’s assault but was defeated when Wang Dong and Jiang Yuheng used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to freeze him. Jiang Yuheng was left gravely injured, and Ju Zi was shaken by her feelings as she watched Wang Dong care for him.

• Zhao Yang was intercepted by Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong, but transformed into his Exploding Gold Bear Martial Soul Avatar and attacked Jiang Yuheng.
• Jiang Yuheng endured Zhao Yang’s strike, then joined hands with Wang Dong to unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and summon the Ice Frost Knights.
• The Ice Frost Knights slowed Zhao Yang with frost before the female knight froze him into an ice sculpture, turning the battle against the rebels.
• Ju Zi led the charge against rebels who refused to surrender as Wang Dong ended the fusion and brought the wounded Jiang Yuheng down.
• Wang Dong gave Jiang Yuheng Ju Zi’s potion and tended his bleeding heart meridians, while Ju Zi recognized Wang Dong’s deep feelings for him and felt her own heartache.

After recovering from his self-inflicted wound, Jiang Yuheng left the medical tent with Wang Dong and repaid Ju Zi for arranging his treatment by giving her Rare Metal. As they departed, Keke asked to speak with him privately, but Jiang Yuheng insisted Wang Dong stay and demanded that Keke either speak plainly or leave.

• A healing Soul Sage told Ju Zi and Keke that Jiang Yuheng had likely inflicted his own heart-meridian wound and needed a year or two of rest to recover fully.
• Jiang Yuheng woke beside Wang Dong, reassured her, and left the tent with her despite her worries about his condition.
• Ju Zi divided the Rare Metal as agreed, and Jiang Yuheng gave her additional metal to repay her for arranging his treatment.
• Jiang Yuheng left with Wang Dong, who teased him about Ju Zi's feelings, while he said only Wang Dong mattered to him.
• Keke approached Jiang Yuheng and asked to speak privately, but he held Wang Dong's hand and told Keke to speak in front of her or get out of his way.

Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong traveled to the Clear Sky Sect, where Jiang Yuheng faced tests from its elders while preparing to meet her family. They reached Clear Sky Fort and were greeted by Wang Dong’s two fathers, one amused and the other wary of Jiang Yuheng.

• Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong left the military camp after Ju Zi stopped the officers from trying to recruit them.
• Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong spent nearly a week traveling east toward Heaven Dou City, where Wang Dong reassured him about visiting her family.
• Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong reached the mist-shrouded mountain range near Heaven Dou City, and Jiang Yuheng quietly pushed back against two probes of his Mental Power.
• Wang Dong led Jiang Yuheng through the family’s white-mist defenses, and he paused above the clouds to take in the view.
• Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong arrived at Clear Sky Fort, where Wang Dong’s two fathers appeared and one cautioned Jiang Yuheng about making careless jokes.

Wang Dong brought Jiang Yuheng to Clear Sky Fort, where her uncles tested him and questioned his unknown origins. Despite Wang Dong defending him, Niu Tian insisted that Tai Tan investigate Jiang Yuheng and planned to take Wang Dong to the Ascension Pavilion for a Spirit Ring.

• Tai Tan tested Jiang Yuheng at Clear Sky Fort, but Jiang Yuheng's strength impressed Niu Tian and nearly caused Tai Tan to suffer a backlash.
• Wang Dong introduced Jiang Yuheng to Niu Tian and Tai Tan, then showed him to his room and reassured him that she trusted him.
• Tai Tan complained to Niu Tian about Jiang Yuheng, and Niu Tian sent Tai Tan flying into a wall for being rude to their guest.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan warned Wang Dong that Jiang Yuheng's strength, bloodline, and multiple Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings made his origins suspicious.
• Wang Dong defended Jiang Yuheng, but Niu Tian ordered Tai Tan to probe his background and said Tai Tan would take her to the Ascension Pavilion for a Spirit Ring.

Wang Dong warned Niu Tian and Tai Tan not to endanger Jiang Yuheng, while Niu Tian decided to test Jiang Yuheng’s intentions toward Wang Dong. After recognizing the gods’ power in Wang Dong’s relatives, Jiang Yuheng began carefully absorbing the Ice Jade Bed’s energy, risking his unstable Seal.

• Wang Dong told Niu Tian and Tai Tan to test Jiang Yuheng without putting his damaged heart meridians at risk, and Niu Tian agreed to assess his character.
• Tai Tan suggested driving Jiang Yuheng from Clear Sky Fort, but Niu Tian said he mainly wanted to know whether Jiang Yuheng had ulterior motives toward Wang Dong.
• Snow Empress and Electrolux warned Jiang Yuheng that Niu Tian and Tai Tan were gods and advised him to endure their probing without revealing Necromancy.
• Snow Empress urged Jiang Yuheng to absorb the Ice Jade Bed’s power to help stabilize his next Seal, despite the danger of an energy backlash.
• Jiang Yuheng drew pure cold air from the Ice Jade Bed, revealed its Ice Jade Marrow, and began cautiously guiding the liquid into his body.

Jiang Yuheng’s absorption of the Ice Jade Marrow triggered three powerful auras that shook Clear Sky Fort. Niu Tian ordered an evacuation, while Wang Dong rushed toward Jiang Yuheng’s room despite the danger.

• Niu Tian recognized Jiang Yuheng’s extraordinary Ice Attribute talent and concluded that his second Martial Soul had gained Extreme Ice through a Ferocious Beast’s sacrifice.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan discussed assessing Jiang Yuheng’s character and protecting Wang Dong from potential danger.
• Three colored auras erupted from the Ice Jade Bed, shaking Clear Sky Fort and alarming its Spirit Masters.
• Tai Tan hurried to the second floor as Niu Tian ordered an Elder to evacuate the sect members, including Wang Dong.
• Wang Dong refused Elder Tang’s attempt to escort her away and went to Jiang Yuheng’s room.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan watched deep-blue cold air seep beneath Jiang Yuheng’s door, with Tai Tan using Soul Power to resist it.

Niu Tian and Tai Tan entered Jiang Yuheng’s room and encountered the Frost Dragon, but the dragon vanished to reveal Jiang Yuheng unharmed. After Wang Dong checked on him, she joked that he could repay the damaged treasure by giving himself to her, and began arranging a room for him.

• Niu Tian and Tai Tan broke into Jiang Yuheng’s room and endured the Frost Dragon’s bloodline suppression and Extreme Ice.
• The Frost Dragon vanished, and Jiang Yuheng appeared with the same aura, leaving Niu Tian and Tai Tan wondering what he was.
• Wang Dong rushed to Jiang Yuheng, checked that he was unharmed, and punched him for frightening her.
• Jiang Yuheng offered to repay the damaged treasure, and Wang Dong playfully demanded that he give himself to her as compensation.
• Wang Dong said she would arrange a proper room for Jiang Yuheng.

Jiang Yuheng weathered Tai Tan’s anger at Clear Sky Fort, then spoke privately with Niu Tian and Tai Tan after Wang Dong left. He began recounting how he met Wang Dong, shocking the two elders by saying he fell in love with her at first sight.

• Tai Tan erupted at Jiang Yuheng for speaking familiarly to Wang Dong, but Niu Tian suppressed his Soul Power and stopped him from attacking.
• Niu Tian explained that a powerful giant dragon behind Jiang Yuheng had made him intervene, and Tai Tan left to vent his frustration in the mountains.
• The next morning, Wang Dong left Clear Sky Fort after reminding Jiang Yuheng to take care of himself.
• Niu Tian invited Jiang Yuheng to speak privately with him and Tai Tan, and Jiang Yuheng apologized and offered them a gold card.
• Niu Tian asked how Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong had met, and Jiang Yuheng said he fell in love with her at first sight, startling both elders.

Jiang Yuheng recounted how he and Wang Dong fell in love, earning Niu Tian and Tai Tan’s approval. He then revealed the soul spirit method to them, and Niu Tian promised to support him as he developed it.

• Tai Tan questioned Jiang Yuheng about his feelings for Wang Dong and their time sharing a dorm room, and Jiang Yuheng assured him they had slept in separate beds.
• Jiang Yuheng told Niu Tian and Tai Tan the story of how he and Wang Dong went from classmates to lovers, and they approved of their relationship.
• Niu Tian invited Jiang Yuheng to call him and Tai Tan his uncles, welcoming him as family.
• Jiang Yuheng used the Time Domain and explained the soul spirit method, emphasizing how it could help soul beasts avoid tribulations and lifespan limits.
• Niu Tian gave Jiang Yuheng a token and promised to help him overcome obstacles to developing soul spirits, leaving Tai Tan baffled by their exchange.