Chapter Summaries

Electrolux dispelled the hostility tormenting Mu En, though Mu En had only fifteen years left to live. Meanwhile, An Zhen led the Shrek Inspection Team into the Star Luo Empire, where Huo Yutong prepared to face the White Tiger Duke and the group arrived at the military camp.

• Electrolux told Mu En that he had removed the hostility, but Mu En's damaged body would survive for at most fifteen more years.
• An Zhen urged the Inner Court Seven Monsters to use Soul Tools, but they refused his defensive equipment and Ma Xiaotao insisted they did not need it.
• The team reached the Star Luo Empire's border, where Huo Yutong became emotional at the prospect of meeting the White Tiger Duke, and An Zhen comforted her.
• At the military camp, An Zhen stopped the officer from taking the group to see the White Tiger Duke and demanded the reception area, reminding them that the duke owed him an apology.
• Dai Yaoheng shared coded information with Du Leisi, then returned with a blond officer who welcomed Wang Yan and the Shrek students.

An Zhen led the Shrek team to the Hand of Death bandits’ lair in the Mingdou Mountain Range, where the Inner Court Seven Monsters fought the bandits. An Zhen killed their leader, but the corpse exploded and badly injured several students, leaving the group to face a difficult recovery.

• White Tiger Duke Dai Hao apologized to An Zhen for Dai Huabin’s actions, and An Zhen let Wang Yan handle the negotiations.
• Dai Yaoheng shared the bandits’ location, and An Zhen used Spiritual Probe to find their cave in the Mingdou Mountain Range.
• The Inner Court Seven Monsters entered the cave and fought the bandits, while An Zhen and the others found human remains and joined the attack.
• An Zhen used Soul Shock to kill the bandit leader, then warned everyone that the corpse was swelling and about to explode.
• The corpse exploded, and Yan Shaozhe arrived to suppress the blast and treat the wounded; Yao Haoxuan lost both legs, Chen Zifeng lost half a leg, and Gongyang Mo and Xixi suffered serious injuries.

After An Zhen’s group survived an Evil Soul Master’s explosive attack, Yan Shaozhe took the gravely wounded Inner Court Seven Monsters back to Shrek for treatment and accepted responsibility for the tragedy. At a Sea God Pavilion meeting, Mu En revealed that An Zhen’s teacher had healed him, the academy approved better Soul Tool equipment, and Yan Shaozhe prepared to investigate the Sun Moon Empire and the Evil Soul Masters.

• An Zhen showed the others the dead leader, and Electrolux explained that the corpse mage’s undead traits had let him survive An Zhen’s soul strike briefly.
• Yan Shaozhe accepted responsibility for the injuries, promised improved Soul Tool equipment for mission teams, and carried Chen Zifeng, Yao Haoxuan, Xixi, and Gongyang Mo back to the academy.
• Yan Shaozhe warned Ma Xiaotao to follow An Zhen and the other leaders, then told the reserve team to take responsibility for the coming Battle Soul Competition.
• Mu En arrived at the Sea God Pavilion walking again and said An Zhen’s teacher had purified the violent aura within his Light Dragon Pill.
• Mu En ended discussion of An Zhen’s powerful teacher, assigned Xian Lin'er and Duoduo to upgrade mission equipment, and let the children compete as they saw fit.
• Yan Shaozhe planned to travel to the Sun Moon Empire to study its Soul Tools and investigate what he suspected was a unified Evil Soul Master organization.

At the Star Emperor Hotel, An Zhen prepared Shrek’s injured team for the tournament and reunited through the Virtual World with Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Jing Hongchen. Jing revealed intelligence about the Snow Emperor Embryo and the God Sealing Platform, while An Zhen decided to obtain the embryo himself and hinted at usurping the Star Luo nation.

• An Zhen told Wang Yan that Shrek would receive no reinforcements and urged him to seek healing help from the Star Luo Royal Family for Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yaoheng.
• An Zhen met Xiao Hongchen in the hotel corridor, told him to enter the Virtual World later, and warned that he could make Xiao’s clothes explode during the tournament.
• An Zhen entered the Virtual World and reunited with Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, and Jing Hongchen, then told them about becoming Shrek’s Young Pavilion Master and joining its reserve team.
• Jing Hongchen revealed that the Star Luo Royal Family planned to auction the Snow Emperor Embryo and shared a lead on the maker of the God Sealing Platform.
• An Zhen said he was considering usurping the nation, then told Jing Hongchen he would obtain the Snow Emperor Embryo himself to avoid revealing his Sun Moon Empire origins.

An Zhen reunited with Meng Hongchen in the Virtual World, where they became more intimate and agreed to meet again after she turned sixteen. Back at the hotel, he helped suppress Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire, and she apologized for rejecting his Soul Tool and resolved to return to the competition as soon as possible.

• Xiao Hongchen left An Zhen and Meng Hongchen alone, and Meng Hongchen caught up with An Zhen after more than a year apart.
• An Zhen told Meng Hongchen about Huo Yutong and Zhang Lexuan, then promised to visit her in a year and a half through an exchange program with Mingde Hall.
• An Zhen and Meng Hongchen shared an intimate encounter in the Virtual World before returning to their real bodies.
• Ma Xiaotao, overwhelmed by her Evil Fire, clung to An Zhen, who summoned Ice Empress to use Extreme Ice to suppress it.
• After Ma Xiaotao woke, she apologized to An Zhen for rejecting his defensive Soul Tool and resolved to recover quickly so she could compete.

Ma Xiaotao asked An Zhen for the fire-attribute treasure Chijiao to help recover from her Evil Fire and injuries, while Biji treated Shrek Academy’s wounded and became An Zhen’s maid. The chapter ended with Ma Xiaotao accepting responsibility for her condition and asking An Zhen for the treasure.

• Ma Xiaotao sought An Zhen’s help suppressing her Evil Fire, then changed clothes while Huo Yutong learned why she had come.
• Biji arrived with Wang Yan, revealed herself as Gu Yue Na’s aunt, and healed Dai Yaoheng and treated Ma Xiaotao.
• Biji privately explained to Gu Yue Na and An Zhen that Di Tian had sent her to assist them, and An Zhen defended her after Gu Yue Na scolded her for acting without orders.
• Gu Yue Na offered Biji to An Zhen as a maid, and Biji agreed to serve him.
• Ma Xiaotao asked An Zhen for Chijiao, explaining that she wanted it for the academy and her teacher and would take responsibility for her own mistake.

Ma Xiaotao grew close to An Zhen after he suppressed her Evil Fire, while Huo Yutong and Meng Hongchen faced off over him at dinner. That night, Gu Yue Na found Biji with An Zhen and sent her away before entering his room.

• Ma Xiaotao rinsed her mouth after getting close to An Zhen, then flirted with him and put on black stockings.
• Huo Yutong interrupted them, then told the Shrek Academy group that An Zhen was suppressing Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire with Extreme Ice.
• Meng Hongchen challenged Huo Yutong and said she would defeat her in the tournament, prompting Wang Dong'er to stand with Huo Yutong.
• Wang Yan and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's teacher ended the confrontation as Xu Jiujiu watched from the raised platform.
• Gu Yue Na opened An Zhen's bedroom door, found Biji there with him, and sent Biji away before entering.

An Zhen treated Ma Xiaotao and gave her a Chicken Crest Phoenix Sunflower to remove her Evil Fire, while Shrek Academy prepared for the tournament. Ma Xiaotao emerged transformed into a true Fire Phoenix, then claimed time with An Zhen before the tournament began.

• An Zhen healed Ma Xiaotao with Biji's life force and learned that Ma Xiaotao wanted to recover before the tournament.
• An Zhen explained that Chijiao could worsen Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire, then revealed a Chicken Crest Phoenix Sunflower that could cure it and raise her Soul Power.
• An Zhen told Wang Yan that Ma Xiaotao was in seclusion, and Wang Yan explained the tournament's seven-versus-seven opening round.
• Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yutong carried An Zhen to a bedroom and took turns punishing him, while Ning Tian said her father had come to Star Luo City.
• Ma Xiaotao emerged with her Evil Fire gone, her injuries healed, and her Phoenix Fire greatly strengthened, then kissed An Zhen and took him to her bedroom.

Ma Xiaotao caught Gu Yue Na sneaking into An Zhen’s room and joined her, where they found Wang Dong’er asleep in the Virtual World. At the tournament’s opening match, An Zhen faced Divine Eagle Advanced Academy alone and unleashed the Fire Dragon King’s overwhelming power, leaving his opponents down and the arena’s defenders under pressure.

• Ma Xiaotao spotted Gu Yue Na entering An Zhen’s room, chose to join her, and watched Gu Yue Na move Wang Dong’er, whose consciousness was in the Virtual World.
• At the tournament opening, Xu Jiawei, Ning Yunzhi, and Jing Hongchen discussed Shrek Academy’s young competitors and the talents of their families.
• An Zhen appeared to be asleep before Shrek’s match, then corrected Divine Eagle Advanced Academy’s captain when he mistook their academy for Tianling.
• An Zhen stepped forward as the six Shrek girls hurried off the stage, then summoned the Fire Dragon King and made Divine Eagle Academy’s team collapse under its dragon might.
• An Zhen declared that he would use a little of his full strength, while his Extreme Fire and pressure struck the arena’s defensive Soul Tools and threatened their operators.

An Zhen overwhelmed Divine Eagle Academy with the Fire Dragon King's Extreme Fire, breaking the arena's defensive Soul Tool formation and securing a victory for Shrek Academy. Afterward, he pretended to suffer backlash from overloading his ability and went to his room with Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao.

• An Zhen unleashed the Fire Dragon King's Extreme Fire and dragon might, breaking the formation of 108 defensive Soul Tools and frightening the spectators.
• The Divine Eagle Academy coach surrendered, and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner.
• Xu Jiawei, Jing Hongchen, Ning Yunzhi, and the rival academies assessed An Zhen's strength and considered how to deal with him.
• Back at the hotel, An Zhen pretended to collapse from the aftereffects of his power and asked Zhang Lexuan to help him.
• Zhang Lexuan took An Zhen to his bedroom with Ma Xiaotao, and the three began their private encounter.

After the first elimination match, An Zhen drew the Star Luo Emperor’s interest as a potential ally and marriage prospect for Xu Jiujiu. While Ma Xiaotao began cultivating with the Chijiao, Ning Tian brought An Zhen to meet her father and Wu Feng’s grandmother.

• An Zhen spent the two days after the first match with Ma Xiaotao, Zhang Lexuan, and Gu Yue Na, while factions gathered information about his strength and background.
• Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei showed An Zhen’s dossier to Xu Jiujiu and suggested she learn about him as a possible future ally; Xu Jiujiu admitted she was interested.
• An Zhen gave Ma Xiaotao Chijiao to help her advance her Phoenix Fire toward Extreme Fire, and she offered to provoke Luo Chen for him.
• On the second afternoon of eliminations, Ma Xiaotao began secluded cultivation to absorb the Chijiao before the round-robin stage.
• Ning Tian told An Zhen that her father and Wu Feng’s grandmother wanted to meet him, then brought him to the Nine Treasures Pavilion.

An Zhen met Ning Tian and Wu Feng’s family, explained how a divine envoy had helped him evolve their Martial Souls, and offered gifts to their elders. The meeting ended with the family accepting An Zhen, while Ning Yunzhi privately weighed his talents against his many girlfriends.

• Ning Yunzhi welcomed An Zhen and introduced Wu Xi, who warned him to treat Wu Feng well.
• An Zhen told Ning Yunzhi and Wu Xi that a divine envoy had helped his teacher and evolved Ning Tian and Wu Feng’s Martial Souls, and promised to ask for Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• An Zhen gave Wu Xi a Ten Thousand Year Lava Fruit, and Ning Yunzhi gave him the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan’s secondary Sect Master Token.
• After An Zhen left, Ning Yunzhi told Wu Xi he valued An Zhen’s real contributions to the clan more than whether the divine envoy story was true.
• On the way back, Ning Tian and Wu Feng thanked An Zhen affectionately, and he reminded them that they were family.

Ma Xiaotao emerged from seclusion with Extreme Fire and reached level seventy after absorbing An Zhen’s treasure. An Zhen then obtained the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass’s hundred-thousand-year essence, while the herb saw its dealings with him as a chance to secure a future rather than merely a crisis.

• An Zhen told Luo Chen that Ma Xiaotao was in seclusion absorbing a treasure that could enhance her Phoenix Fire.
• Ma Xiaotao broke through to level seventy and gained Extreme Fire, then teased Luo Chen about her relationship with An Zhen.
• Ma Xiaotao asked An Zhen for an ice-attribute treasure, prompting him to enter the Virtual World and seek the Eight-Cornered Mysterious Ice Crystal.
• The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass willingly gave An Zhen its hundred-thousand-year essence as an investment in his favor.
• The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass explained that An Zhen’s power and potential made its dangerous situation an opportunity, then entered dormancy to recover.

An Zhen used the Eight-Cornered Mysterious Ice Crystal to draw out Luo Chen’s longing, and she eventually asked him for it. He agreed to give it to her for free, leaving her surprised by his kindness.

• An Zhen showed Luo Chen the Eight-Cornered Mysterious Ice Crystal, and Ma Xiaotao used it as a cooling pad while Luo Chen struggled to resist its power.
• Ma Xiaotao let the crystal roll to Luo Chen, who reluctantly picked it up and returned it after feeling its pure Ice Attribute energy.
• Meng Hongchen continued visiting the Virtual World while Ma Rulong led Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy’s preparations against Shrek Academy.
• Wang Yan learned that Ma Xiaotao had attained Extreme Fire, and Shrek Academy rested before the round-robin stage began.
• An Zhen stayed at the hotel while the others went to compete, and Luo Chen asked to speak with him privately.
• Luo Chen asked An Zhen for the Eight-Cornered Mysterious Ice Crystal, and he offered to give it to her for free because he wanted to make her happy.

Luo Chen treasured An Zhen’s gift, while Huo Yutong displayed her strength in Shrek Academy’s round-robin match against Yun Luo Advanced Soul Master Academy. Huo Yutong defeated the opposing captain and threatened to overwhelm his team alone.

• Luo Chen admired the ice crystals An Zhen had given her and warmly remembered his sincerity.
• An Zhen teased Zhang Lexuan about his generosity and enjoyed her affectionate response to his own gift.
• Wang Yan sent Huo Yutong to open Shrek Academy’s match against Yun Luo Advanced Soul Master Academy, with Ma Xiaotao replacing Ning Tian for the final match.
• Huo Yutong used Spiritual Interference to stun her first opponent, then shattered his fourth-level defensive Soul Tool and knocked him out of the arena with one strike.
• Captain Situ Yu challenged Huo Yutong, but her Ice Dragon King transformation and Extreme Ice overwhelmed his Fortress Battle and destroyed his Soul Tools.
• Situ Yu conceded as Huo Yutong’s Extreme Ice engulfed his defenses.

Huo Yutong defeated Situ Yu by mimicking the Ice Dragon Queen and revealing her Extreme Ice, then explained her Mimicry skill to Shrek Academy. Back at the hotel, Luo Chen grew close to An Zhen after awakening Extreme Ice, and the chapter ended with her and Ma Xiaotao confronting each other over him.

• Huo Yutong used Mimicry and Extreme Ice to intimidate and defeat Situ Yu, stunning the tournament audience.
• Huo Yutong explained her Mimicry soul skill to Wang Yan and the others after they returned to the hotel.
• Luo Chen thanked An Zhen for helping her gain Extreme Ice, kissed him, and declared that she liked him.
• Luo Chen and Ma Xiaotao argued over An Zhen, while he tried to calm them and asked Xiao Xiao to switch nights with Ma Xiaotao.

An Zhen’s ice-and-fire rivalry with Ma Xiaotao and Luo Chen continued through the night, and both women revealed powerful breakthroughs the next day. With Dai Yaoheng recovered, the Shrek team prepared to obtain Soul Tools from Nine Treasures Pavilion, while Wang Dong’er resolved to strengthen herself so she would not depend on An Zhen for protection.

• Ma Xiaotao and Luo Chen competed over An Zhen in the bedroom, and Biji was accidentally caught up in their ice-and-fire struggle.
• Dai Yaoheng recovered, then learned that Luo Chen had reached Rank 59 with Extreme Ice and Ma Xiaotao Rank 70 with Extreme Fire.
• Wang Yan proposed visiting an auction for Soul Tools, but Ning Tian offered to have Nine Treasures Pavilion provide equipment at An Zhen’s expense.
• Wang Dong’er requested Soul Tools after reflecting on how her earlier choices had made An Zhen protect her, and An Zhen reassured her before accepting her plan.
• Ma Xiaotao requested flying and defensive Soul Tools and a Milk Bottle, and An Zhen sent the team’s equipment list to Nine Treasures Pavilion.

Elder Xuan broke through to a second Soul Core after taking the Earth Dragon Golden Melon and learned that Mu En had traveled to the Sun Moon Empire. In Shrek Academy's second round-robin match, Huo Yutong and five teammates overwhelmed Qianling Academy while Luo Chen effortlessly held its captain's spear in ice.

• Elder Xuan emerged from seclusion after successfully condensing a second Soul Core, crediting An Zhen's Earth Dragon Golden Melon for his breakthrough.
• Yan Shaozhe told Elder Xuan about recent events, including Mu En's recovery and journey to the Sun Moon Empire, and Elder Xuan decided to watch the students who had honored the academy.
• An Zhen sent Huo Yutong and the other reserve-team members into Shrek Academy's match against Qianling Academy, with Luo Chen as backup.
• Ning Yunzhi's daughter revealed the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and boosted Huo Yutong's team's attributes as the match began.
• Huo Yutong disrupted Qianling Academy's beast manifestations, while her teammates attacked the shield formation and knocked one defender down.
• Luo Chen froze Shen Ce's Thousand Strike Spear in a mountain of ice, leaving Qianling Academy's captain unable to return it and use his planned combination attack.

Shrek Academy defeated Qianling Academy in a crushing match after Huo Yutong seized control of its Ice Dragon Tornado and her teammates overwhelmed the opposing formation. The chapter ended with the team celebrating at the Star Emperor Hotel while Xu Jiawei considered involving his younger sister Jiujiu with An Zhen.

• An Zhen watched as Gu Yue Na, Wu Feng, and the others pressured Qianling Academy, while Huo Yutong took control of its Ice Dragon Tornado and Wang Dong'er launched Butterfly God Slash.
• Shen Ce surrendered as the referee declared Shrek Academy victorious, and the team learned that the match had lasted about a minute.
• An Zhen praised Huo Yutong, then Xiao Xiao, the Ice Queen, the Golden-Haired Young Miss, and Wang Dong'er crowded around him for affection.
• Xu Jiawei and Ning Yunzhi discussed Huo Yutong's Twin Martial Souls, Extreme Ice, and spiritual abilities, while Xu Jiawei considered letting Jiujiu get involved with An Zhen.
• At the Star Emperor Hotel, Wang Yan and Dai Yaoheng left An Zhen alone with the girls, and he held Xiao Xiao while claiming to give her a massage.

An Zhen gave the Shrek girls massages before preparing for the third round-robin match against Justsky Advanced Academy. Before the match began, Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei publicly praised Shrek’s absent members for fighting Evil Soul Masters, leaving the team acclaimed as heroes.

• An Zhen visited Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong'er, Huo Yutong, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Gu Yue Na, Ma Xiaotao, and the others, giving them massages and urging Huo Yutong to rest from her Soul Tool work.
• Shrek’s new Soul Tools arrived, and Wang Yan said the team would test them in the dream space before the next day’s match.
• Wang Yan introduced Justsky Advanced Academy’s three Soul Kings, and An Zhen, Ma Xiaotao, Luo Chen, and Dai Yaoheng drew lots to decide who would lead the match teams; Dai Yaoheng drew the short lot and sat out.
• Before the match, Xu Jiawei announced that four of Shrek’s official members had been injured while helping eliminate an Evil Soul Master nest at the Star Luo border.
• Xu Jiawei thanked Shrek on behalf of the empire, prompting the crowd to erupt in cheers and Wang Yan to recognize that Shrek had already won public acclaim.