Chapter Summaries

At a Sea God's Pavilion Meeting, Jiang Yuheng pushed for Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao to become elders, overcoming objections by challenging the elders' reasoning and invoking academy rules. The elders began agreeing, clearing the way for the meeting's next agenda item: the Soul Spirit experiment.

• Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er arrived at the Sea God's Pavilion, where Mu En had seated them prominently among the elders.
• Mu En announced proposals to appoint Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao as elders and to prepare for a Soul Spirit experiment with the Soul Beasts.
• Jiang Yuheng called for a vote on the three candidates, but several elders stayed silent or questioned their eligibility.
• Jiang Yuheng argued that Huo Yuhao's contribution against the Body Sect and the strength of Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao's mentors supported their admission.
• When Elder Li cited the candidates' youth, Jiang Yuheng threatened to add his own removal as Vice Pavilion Master to the agenda.
• Elder Zhang and several other elders voiced agreement with the appointments.

Jiang Yuheng secured the appointment of Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao as Sea God's Pavilion Elders, then guided the meeting toward a fair framework for experimenting with soul spirits. The meeting adjourned with plans underway, while Jiang Yuheng privately revealed that he wanted the Spirit Pagoda to become an independent organization.

• Jiang Yuheng persuaded the elders to approve Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao as Sea God's Pavilion Elders.
• The elders chose an open area between Shrek City and the Star Dou Great Forest for soul spirit experiments.
• Huo Yuhao argued that the Soul Spirit Secret Method should not belong to Shrek Academy alone and proposed giving soul beasts supervisory seats in the Spirit Pagoda.
• Jiang Yuheng silenced an elder who tried to interrupt Huo Yuhao, then asked Old Mu to adjourn the meeting.
• Old Mu ended the meeting and warned the elders not to sabotage the plans, while everyone pledged to protect Shrek Academy.
• After leaving the Sea God's Pavilion, Jiang Yuheng reflected that he wanted the Spirit Pagoda to become an independent organization.

Jiang Yuheng helped establish the Spirit Pagoda and prepared for its Soul Spirit Experiment with support from Shrek Academy and the Body Sect. When the Star Dou Great Forest demanded that he come alone before the experiment, Di Tian stopped him and said his lord wished to see him.

• Wang Dong'er questioned why Jiang Yuheng had easily won the Sea God's Pavilion Meeting, and he explained that the elders had been making room for the next Pavilion Master.
• Wang Dong'er ordered Jiang Yuheng to help supervise construction of the Spirit Pagoda near the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Over the next three days, Jiang Yuheng supervised construction and had Huo Yuhao bring Du Busisi and Body Sect members to see the site.
• The Star Dou Great Forest announced that the Soul Spirit Experiment would begin the next morning and demanded to see Jiang Yuheng alone, prompting Shrek Academy and the Body Sect to object.
• The group compromised and went together to the experimental site, where Di Tian called Jiang Yuheng forward and told him that his lord wished to see him.

Jiang Yuheng met with the Silver Dragon King, agreed to her request, and returned to the Lake of Life to begin preparing the Soul Spirit experiment. With human and Soul Beast volunteers assembled, he asked Di Tian to place a restriction on him before the experiment began.

• Di Tian forced Jiang Yuheng into a private space and suppressed Xuan Zi and Du Busi when they protested.
• After nearly two weeks, Jiang Yuheng met the Silver Dragon King, who said the Soul Spirit project alone could not help her oppose the Sun Moon Empire or the Divine Realm.
• Jiang Yuheng agreed to the Silver Dragon King's request and was sent back to Di Tian, Xuan Zi, and Du Busi.
• Di Tian brought Soul Beasts nearing the ends of their lives, while Xuan Zi and Du Busi checked Jiang Yuheng before Shrek Academy volunteers stepped forward.
• Jiang Yuheng asked Di Tian to place a restriction on him as a guarantee before the Soul Spirit experiment began.

Jiang Yuheng successfully demonstrated the Soul Spirit Contract before humans and Soul Beasts, winning their trust and establishing the Spirit Pagoda’s first experiment. By afternoon, nineteen more students had bonded with Soul Beasts, and Jiang Yuheng stopped to rest as Wang Dong'er checked on him.

• Di Tian imposed an inspection restriction on Jiang Yuheng, then both sides chose representatives for the experiment.
• Wang Dong'er arranged for He Caitou to step forward, and Jiang Yuheng guided him and an old Soul Beast through the Soul Spirit Contract.
• He Caitou and the Soul Beast completed the contract successfully, and the Soul Beast’s cultivation rose to forty thousand years.
• Di Tian, Xuan Zi, and Du Busi inspected the pair and confirmed the experiment had worked, prompting Shrek Academy's Inner Court students to volunteer.
• Jiang Yuheng helped nineteen more students form Soul Spirit Contracts, then went to rest beneath a tree as Wang Dong'er brought him warm salt water.

Jiang Yuheng and the Soul Beasts completed three days of successful Soul Spirit experiments, establishing that the method worked and could benefit both Soul Beasts and Spirit Masters. He proposed Di Tian and Bi Ji as the Spirit Pagoda’s first inspectors, while the group began discussing how to train more people to use the contract method.

• Wang Dong'er stopped Jiang Yuheng from continuing the experiment that day and urged him to preserve room to advance or retreat.
• Jiang Yuheng rested and recovered his Mental Power while Di Tian, Wang Dong'er, and Xuan Zi stood guard.
• Over the next two days, Jiang Yuheng helped one hundred Soul Beasts and one hundred Spirit Masters form suitable Soul Spirit contracts, and the experiments maintained a one-hundred-percent success rate.
• Jiang Yuheng told Di Tian and Bi Ji that the experiments had succeeded and asked them to become the Spirit Pagoda’s first inspectors.
• Di Tian agreed but said they needed to train others to perform Soul Spirit contracts, and Du Busi offered Spirit System Soul Masters from the Body Sect.
• Xuan Zi and Du Busi argued over whether the Body Sect’s Spirit System Soul Masters belonged to the Spirit Pagoda.

Jiang Yuheng arranged for the Spirit Pagoda to keep its Soul Spirit Secret Method private while preparing to build its influence alongside Shrek Academy and the Body Sect. As the tournament approached, he agreed to lead Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou as the Spirit Pagoda’s representatives, then discussed their alliance’s future with Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao.

• Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er signed agreements to announce the Spirit Pagoda but keep the Soul Spirit Secret Method secret.
• Jiang Yuheng, Wang Dong'er, and Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek Academy with Du Busi to plan Soul Spirit Secret Method training.
• Xuan Zi told Jiang Yuheng that sects could enter the upcoming tournament and that Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou would represent the Spirit Pagoda.
• Jiang Yuheng accepted the team and promised to make both the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek famous at the tournament.
• After Xuan Zi left, Jiang Yuheng, Wang Dong'er, and Huo Yuhao discussed keeping their three organizations powerful, and Jiang Yuheng was teased for boasting instead of cultivating.

Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen came to deliver Dean Yan’s message about a training match with the Spirit Pagoda and to challenge Jiang Yuheng. Wang Dong’er and Huo Yuhao took their places instead, and the chapter ended with both fights underway.

• Jing Ziyan told Jiang Yuheng and the others that Dean Yan wanted the new students to face Spirit Pagoda representatives before the tournament to improve their coordination.
• Huo Yuhao asked whether Dai Huabin was on the roster, then offered to fight Ji Juechen so Jiang Yuheng could rest.
• Wang Dong’er challenged Jing Ziyan, and Jiang Yuheng praised her to persuade Jing Ziyan to accept.
• Wang Dong’er used her combat training to suppress Jing Ziyan on the platform.
• Huo Yuhao fought Ji Juechen with an analytical style that combined his Spirit Eyes’ observation with his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion’s attacks, while Ji Juechen gained deeper insight into his sword intent.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er defeated Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan in a spar, while Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er traded playful banter afterward. The team gathered at the Sea God's Pavilion to meet and learn that the Sun Moon Empire had proposed a random competition format controlled by Soul Guide Technology.

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er overcame Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan, who praised the Spirit Pagoda and returned to seclusion to reflect on the battle.
• Huo Yuhao praised Ji Juechen's swordsmanship, and Jiang Yuheng joked about his own well-rounded abilities before Wang Dong'er teased him.
• Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao watched Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er bicker, but Wang Dong'er ended the moment by beating Jiang Yuheng.
• Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi woke Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er early and told them Dean Yan had arranged a friendly practice match for the new and old team members.
• Jiang Yuheng, Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao, and the others arrived at the Sea God's Pavilion, where Yan Shaozhe and Cai Mei'er introduced the new competition format.
• The group learned that the Sun Moon Empire had proposed using Soul Guide Technology to randomly determine both opponents and competition types, prompting someone to call the plan a blatant trap.

Shrek Academy named its team for the competition and began preparing for an individual elimination tournament against the former champions. On the ferry to the Spirit Fighting Zone, Wang Dong'er revealed to Jiang Yuheng’s classmates that she had once disguised herself as a boy, and they teased the pair about their relationship.

• Xuan Zi encouraged Shrek’s students, and Yan Shaozhe named Wang Qiuer captain, Ning Tian vice-captain, and the remaining members and substitutes for the team.
• Yan Shaozhe announced concentrated training and an individual elimination tournament, allowing the new team to field ten contestants.
• The students took a ferry to the Outer Court’s Spirit Fighting Zone, where Cao Jinxuan teased Jiang Yuheng about Wang Dong’er.
• Wang Dong’er revealed herself as the former Wang Dong, shocking Cao Jinxuan and the other classmates.
• Zhou Sichen teased Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong’er about having shared a dormitory, making Jiang Yuheng blush.

The two Shrek teams arrived at the Outer Court’s Spirit Fighting Zone to begin a sparring match, and Wang Qiuer asserted her authority as captain over her reluctant teammates. Zhou Sichen went to face Wang Dong’er first, leaving the teams poised to begin.

• Zhou Sichen teased Wang Dong’er about her feelings for Jiang Yuheng, and Wang Qiuer assigned him to take the first turn.
• The teams arrived at the Spirit Fighting Zone, where Xuan Zi and Cai Mei’er watched and both sides received ten minutes to plan.
• Wang Qiuer insisted that Zhou Sichen go first, despite his protests that Wang Dong’er’s abilities countered his.
• Dai Huabin challenged Wang Qiuer’s authority, so she used Bloodline Suppression to force him to kneel and warned the team to follow her orders.
• Zhou Sichen accepted the assignment and headed to the Competition Stage.

Wang Dong'er dominated the reserve-team matches, defeating Zhou Sichen, the Lan sisters, and Xie Huanyue before Jiang Yuheng carried her off the stage. With her team four points behind, Wang Qiuer then sent the auxiliary Spirit Master Ning Tian to face He Caitou.

• Zhou Sichen tried to evade Wang Dong'er, but she burned away his Thorn Forest and defeated him without seriously injuring him.
• Wang Qiuer sent Lan Susu and her sister out one after another, and Wang Dong'er defeated both with ease.
• Wang Qiuer ordered Xie Huanyue to wear Wang Dong'er down, and he reduced her Soul Power before losing.
• Jiang Yuheng asked Wang Dong'er to leave the stage after four consecutive victories, and she had him carry her back as Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan argued about their love lives.
• Wang Qiuer sent Ning Tian to compete despite her team trailing by four points, and Jiang Yuheng chose He Caitou to face her.

Wang Qiuer easily defeated He Caitou, demonstrating the overwhelming force of her Golden Dragon Martial Soul. Jiang Yuheng then volunteered to face her next, leaving the match poised for their confrontation.

• Ning Tian lost to He Caitou after defending without counterattacking, leaving Wang Qiuer's team with five fighters.
• Wang Qiuer entered the match and defeated He Caitou with a single controlled strike, stopping her Golden Dragon Spear just short of his heart.
• Jiang Yuheng decided to face Wang Qiuer rather than let his teammates wear her down, arguing that only he could match her power.
• Jiang Yuheng kissed Wang Dong'er before taking the stage and confidently promised her victory, while she threatened to beat him afterward.

Jiang Yuheng and Wang Qiuer began their sparring match, with Jiang using the Frost Dragon’s icy field to evade her Golden Dragon Spear. He then caught and casually flung aside her spear, leaving Wang Qiuer stunned as she realized the space around them had frozen.

• Wang Qiuer saw Jiang Yuheng arrive and readied her Golden Dragon Spear as they took their positions for the match.
• After Yan Shaozhe started the fight, Wang Qiuer charged while Jiang Yuheng summoned the Frost Dragon and spread cold air across the arena.
• Wang Qiuer used Golden Dragon Roar to disperse the cold mist, located Jiang Yuheng, and thrust at him, but he dodged her attack.
• Wang Qiuer launched a strengthened strike from behind, and Jiang Yuheng caught her Golden Dragon Spear before casually flinging it aside.
• Wang Qiuer demanded to know what Jiang Yuheng had done as she noticed the space around her had frozen.

Wang Qiuer defeated Jiang Yuheng in the fifth match after briefly experiencing his control over time, and Wang Dong'er carried the injured Jiang Yuheng away. The matches continued with Huo Yuhao serving as acting captain, while Jiang Yuheng woke up and joked with Wang Dong'er.

• Jiang Yuheng showed Wang Qiuer a frozen world where she could sense her bloodline, but the scene reversed and the battle resumed.
• Wang Qiuer struck Jiang Yuheng with the Golden Dragon Spear and won the fifth match.
• Wang Dong'er treated Jiang Yuheng's wound and carried him from the Spirit Fighting Zone while Yan Shaozhe declared the matches would continue.
• Yan Shaozhe appointed Huo Yuhao acting Captain of the Spirit Pagoda Team, and Huo Yuhao sent Bei Bei to face Wang Qiuer's team.
• Jiang Yuheng woke while Wang Dong'er carried him and teased her about carrying him, but she ordered him to get down.

Jiang Yuheng revealed to Wang Dong'er that he had only pretended to be seriously wounded to help the Shrek Team, and the two reconciled after she warned him to keep his distance from Wang Qiuer. After the Spirit Pagoda Team won the match, Wang Qiuer confronted Jiang Yuheng and demanded a rematch.

• Wang Dong'er worried that Jiang Yuheng's Golden Dragon Spear wounds would drain his blood and vital energy, but he used his Time Domain to reveal he had only acted hurt.
• Jiang Yuheng explained that he had let Wang Qiuer win a few exchanges to raise the Shrek Team's morale, and Wang Dong'er warned him not to become too involved with her.
• Jiang Yuheng apologized for frightening Wang Dong'er and promised not to repeat his mistake, then carried her back to their dormitory.
• The Spirit Pagoda Team won the match, and Wang Qiuer came to find Jiang Yuheng after lunch demanding another fight.

Jiang Yuheng explained that he had deliberately lost to Wang Qiuer to protect Shrek’s morale, while insisting he would accept a rematch when he had time. As he juggled his many duties, he watched rare-metal prices rise and anticipated the Sun Moon Empire’s preparations for war.

• Jiang Yuheng admitted to Wang Qiuer that he had let her win, citing Shrek’s losing streak and his responsibility to its future; Wang Qiuer put away her spear but promised to challenge him again.
• After Wang Qiuer left, Jiang Yuheng told Wang Dong'er that Wang Qiuer would not last three rounds against him, and Wang Dong'er scolded him for bragging.
• Jiang Yuheng kept busy teaching a Body Sect Soul Master, staying in contact with the Star Dou Great Forest, discussing Soul Tools with Xuan Ziwen, and helping Bei Bei develop the Tang Sect.
• Xu Sanshi urged Bei Bei to consider placing the Tang Sect under Jiang Yuheng’s Spirit Pagoda, and Bei Bei realized that preserving the sect had to come first.
• At the Spirit Pagoda, Jiang Yuheng saw rare-metal prices rising and understood that the Sun Moon Empire was stockpiling resources for a coming war, but he chose not to interfere without influence or proof.
• Jiang Yuheng relaxed at his desk until Wang Dong'er struck him for slacking off.

Jiang Yuheng agreed to let Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen join the trip to Mingdu for the competition after Wang Dong'er set rules for them. Meanwhile, Wang Qiuer continued training Dai Huabin and the Shrek Team, leaving them more determined to compete and Dai Huabin resolved to challenge her afterward.

• Jing Ziyan argued that she and Ji Juechen should accompany Jiang Yuheng to Mingdu, and Jiang Yuheng questioned whether they would protect him or cause trouble.
• Wang Dong'er agreed to let Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen go after requiring them to obey Jiang Yuheng and avoid picking fights or causing trouble.
• Ji Juechen recognized that Jiang Yuheng had given Wang Dong'er the decision to strengthen her authority and build goodwill with the newcomers.
• Wang Qiuer knocked Dai Huabin back with the Golden Dragon Spear and told him his reckless behavior would not defeat Jiang Yuheng and the others.
• Dai Huabin and the Shrek Team persisted through Wang Qiuer's training, growing more confident and improving their combat abilities.
• Dai Huabin vowed to challenge Wang Qiuer after the competition ended.

Wang Qiuer let Zhou Sichen use his free time to seek out Jiang Yuheng’s noodle soup, while Jiang Yuheng and his companions left Shrek Academy with a protective token from Mu En. Their farewell turned into teasing about Jiang Yuheng being henpecked and Xu Sanshi loving his wife.

• Wang Qiuer ended the team’s training and told everyone to rest before their departure the next day.
• Zhou Sichen admitted that he wanted to travel with Jiang Yuheng to eat his noodle soup, and Wang Qiuer said he could pursue it during his free time.
• Jiang Yuheng and the others left Shrek Academy under Mu En, Xuan Zi, and the Sea God's Pavilion Elders’ escort.
• Mu En gave Jiang Yuheng a Golden Tree token containing protection and a Divine Sense, and Jiang Yuheng tried to give it to Wang Dong'er before she made him wear it himself.
• Xuan Zi, Huo Yuhao, and Xu Sanshi teased Jiang Yuheng about being henpecked, while Xu Sanshi defended his devotion to Nannan.

Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er joked affectionately with their companions while traveling toward the Sun Moon Empire for a competition amid growing fears of war. During a rest, Jiang Yuheng defeated Jing Ziyan by trapping her in a time-stopped field and threatening her with ice blades, leaving the group astonished by his power.

• Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei traded insults, while Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er teased and kissed each other until Jing Ziyan separated them.
• Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er led the group into the air, and after an hour they stopped in a small woods to rest.
• Jiang Yuheng reflected on rising Rare Metal prices and the possibility of war between the empires as the group traveled toward the Sun Moon Empire.
• Jing Ziyan challenged Jiang Yuheng to a one-on-one fight, and Wang Dong'er declined to intervene after accepting a bag of cookies.
• Jiang Yuheng stopped time around Jing Ziyan, then aimed ice blades at her neck and declared himself the winner.
• Jiang Yuheng released his control, and the group stared in amazement at his strength, which seemed comparable to a Soul Sage.