Chapter Summaries

Ning Tian realized that Wu Feng’s feelings for her were romantic, while Xiao Xiao arrived at Shrek and met Ye Mu and Ma Xiaotao. Ma Xiaotao told Beibei that Zhang Lexuan was with Ye Mu, and Zhang Lexuan confirmed it, leaving Beibei devastated.

• Ye Mu confirmed that Wu Feng liked Ning Tian, and Ning Tian struggled to process her feelings about it.
• Xiao Xiao arrived after registering with twin martial souls, greeted the group, and Ma Xiaotao promised to protect her at Shrek.
• Beibei saw Ye Mu with Zhang Lexuan and questioned why they were together.
• Ma Xiaotao called Ye Mu Zhang Lexuan’s man and told Beibei to call him brother-in-law.
• Zhang Lexuan confirmed the relationship, and Beibei walked away in shock while Huo Yuhao watched in confusion.

Tang Ya asked Ye Mu how to become stronger so she could avenge the Tang Sect, and he revealed that her Dark Blue Silver Grass could devour life force. He defended her right to use it while condemning Shrek Academy’s failure to control Evil Soul Masters, leaving Tang Ya’s choice accepted but shadowed by danger.

• Ma Xiaotao told Zhang Lexuan that Beibei should give up on her because they would likely join opposing factions, and Tang Ya sent Huo Yuhao ahead into the academy.
• Tang Ya asked Ye Mu how she could become stronger faster to avenge the Tang Sect, and he explained that her Dark Blue Silver Grass could absorb other people’s life force.
• Xiao Xiao worried that Tang Ya would become an Evil Soul Master, but Ye Mu challenged the label and criticized Shrek Academy for failing to manage the Evil Soul Masters left after Spirit Hall’s destruction.
• Ye Mu warned Ma Xiaotao that she might become an Evil Soul Master when her Evil Fire could no longer be suppressed, leaving her pale and speechless.
• Zhang Lexuan told Tang Ya that they respected her choice but urged her to be careful.

Tang Ya chose to become stronger by evolving her Martial Soul, while Mu En urged Beibei to accept Zhang Lexuan’s feelings for Ye Mu. After receiving livestream rewards and meeting Huo Yuhao’s companion, Ye Mu exposed Wang Dong’er as a girl, and she revealed that she was from the Clear Sky Sect.

• Tang Ya decided to accept the change to Dark Blue Silver Grass, and Zhang Lexuan worried that Tang Ya and Beibei could no longer be together.
• Beibei told Mu En that Zhang Lexuan seemed to like someone, and Mu En urged him not to bind her to their childhood arrangement and to put Shrek first.
• Ye Mu ended the livestream, used a reward to raise the Mountain Shaking Giant Ape King Right Arm Bone to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and received a perfect Spirit Soul Contract Method.
• Ye Mu and the others met Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er at the Outer Court residential area.
• Ye Mu identified Wang Dong’er as a girl by her Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul, and she admitted it before saying she was from the Clear Sky Sect.

Wang Dong'er revealed that she was from the Clear Sky Sect and moved into the Girls Dormitory, while Ye Mu warned Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao that Zhou Yi might harm Xiao Xiao's cultivation. Ye Mu then returned to his room and prepared to make a Spirit Soul contract with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

• Wang Dong'er confirmed she was from the Clear Sky Sect, and Zhang Lexuan arranged for her to stay with Xiao Xiao in the Girls Dormitory.
• Xiao Xiao asked Ye Mu when Bibi Dong would arrive, and Ye Mu warned her not to add a Soul Ring to her Second Martial Soul.
• Ye Mu told Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao to watch over Xiao Xiao because he feared Zhou Yi would force her to add a Soul Ring prematurely.
• Zhang Lexuan agreed to handle the matter, and Ma Xiaotao offered to confront Zhou Yi if necessary.
• Ye Mu entered his Sea of Consciousness, told the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm he had figured out the Spirit Soul matter, and began preparing their contract.

Ye Mu completed a Spirit Soul Contract with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, turning his five Soul Rings into Million Year Soul Rings, then evolved his Heavy Cavalry Martial Soul into a Pegasus Knight. He began preparing to test its greatly enhanced abilities in battle.

• Ye Mu formed a Mental Link contract with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and his five Soul Rings became white-gold Million Year Soul Rings.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm emerged from Ye Mu’s Sea of Consciousness and agreed to keep watch while he evolved his Martial Soul.
• Ye Mu sat down to begin the evolution as the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm spread its Spiritual Power across the room and surrounding area.
• Ye Mu’s Heavy Cavalry transformed into a Pegasus Knight with silver armor, a winged horse, a Holy Spear, and a Holy Crossbow.
• Ye Mu examined the evolved Martial Soul and noted that his Soul Skills had become much stronger, including effects that purified enhancements and reduced Soul Power.

After Ye Mu’s Martial Soul evolved, his combat abilities and physical strength increased dramatically, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm dreamed of visiting the past. The next morning, Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan introduced Ye Mu to Soul Tool Department deans Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo, who eagerly prepared to recruit and teach him.

• Ye Mu discovered that his evolved skills, flight speed, and physical body had become far stronger, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm asked to travel ten thousand years into the past.
• Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan went to the Soul Tool Department and told Xian Lin'er that Ye Mu was not yet thirteen but had already become a Soul King.
• Qian Duoduo arrived, learned about Ye Mu, and questioned why Ma Xiaotao had changed her attitude toward Soul Tools.
• Ma Xiaotao said Ye Mu wanted to join the Soul Tool Department, and Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo agreed to accept him despite any objections from Yan Shaozhe.
• After Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan left, Qian Duoduo planned to make Ye Mu his disciple, while Xian Lin'er proposed that they teach him together.

Ye Mu revealed that his Martial Soul had evolved again and prepared to enter the Soul Tool Department, while Wang Dong'er learned he was a twelve-year-old Soul King and wondered whether he might become a god. The chapter left Xiao Xiao watching recordings of the past and hoping to witness its forgotten geniuses herself.

• Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan noticed a sacred quality about Ye Mu, and he explained that his Martial Soul had evolved.
• Ma Xiaotao teased Ye Mu about Immortal Herbs, and Zhang Lexuan told him the Soul Tool Department might draw trouble from the Martial Soul Department.
• Xiao Xiao told Wang Dong'er that Ye Mu was a twelve-year-old Soul King who intended to join the Soul Tool Department.
• Wang Dong'er wondered whether Ye Mu could become a god, while Xiao Xiao watched a Live Stream Replay and hoped to visit Ten Thousand Years Ago.

Ye Mu joined the Soul Tool Department after proposing the idea of combining Soul Tools with Martial Souls, and Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo took him as their disciple. Yan Shaozhe learned that Ye Mu had chosen the department and realized he could not easily bring him back.

• Ma Xiaotao introduced Ye Mu to Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo, and Ye Mu explained his concept for Battle Armor.
• Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo agreed to teach Ye Mu together, and he accepted them as his teachers.
• Ye Mu began studying Soul Tools under Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo while Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan left for their residence.
• Yan Shaozhe confronted Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan after learning Ye Mu had joined the Soul Tool Department.
• Zhang Lexuan told Yan Shaozhe that Ye Mu had the right to choose his own path.

Yan Shaozhe failed to persuade Mu En to pull Ye Mu out of the Soul Tool Department, where Ye Mu quickly advanced in his studies. Meanwhile, Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er attended their first class with Zhou Yi, who ordered the entire class to run laps or face expulsion.

• Yan Shaozhe went to Mu En for help after learning Ye Mu had joined the Soul Tool Department, but Mu En refused to interfere with Ye Mu's choice.
• Ye Mu studied Soul Tools under Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er, progressed rapidly toward becoming a First-level Soul Engineer, and livestreamed his lessons for Bibi Dong and the others from Ten Thousand Years Ago.
• Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er arrived at their first class, where Zhou Yi introduced herself as their homeroom teacher and declared she would cultivate monsters rather than idiots.
• Zhou Yi ordered every student to run one hundred laps around Shrek Plaza because no one admitted to fighting since registration began.
• When a student objected, Zhou Yi threatened to expel the class and released the pressure of her six Soul Rings.

Zhou Yi made the students run one hundred laps, then expelled nine students for cutting corners. Ye Mu and the chat participants criticized her harsh methods and discussed her reputation for expelling students, leaving Xiao Xiao worried that Zhou Yi might pressure her to cultivate her Second Martial Soul.

• Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er joined the students running laps while Zhou Yi watched, and Ye Mu arrived at the edge of the plaza.
• The students completed one hundred laps, with many exhausted from the run.
• Zhou Yi named Cheng Cheng, Qiu Jianrao, Tang Dao, Shangguan Chentian, Lin Zeyu, Zhuge Yun, Tai Long, Tang Ling, and Yun Xiaopiao and ordered them to leave Shrek Academy.
• Tai Long challenged Zhou Yi, who accused him of running only ninety-seven laps and expelled him along with the other eight.
• Ye Mu said Zhou Yi had expelled more students than anyone else in the Outer Court, while the chat participants condemned her methods and reassured Xiao Xiao that others would watch out for her.

Zhang Lexuan gained Mu En’s approval to take charge of Shrek’s Outer Court and begin reforming its troubled management. Ye Mu learned she had become the Outer Court’s first Dean, while Mu En wondered whether Ye Mu was behind the changes in Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao.

• Zhang Lexuan listed the Outer Court’s problems to Mu En and asked to manage it, with Ma Xiaotao supporting her.
• Mu En agreed to appoint Zhang Lexuan Dean of the Outer Court and told her to have Du Weilun assist her.
• Mu En suspected Ye Mu had caused Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao to change, though he remained unsure of Ye Mu’s true nature.
• Du Weilun complained that Zhou Yi had expelled nine students and admitted he could not confront her because of her husband, Fan Yu.
• Zhang Lexuan told Ye Mu that she had become the Outer Court’s first Dean and said she would take action.

Zhang Lexuan became Dean of the Outer Court and promised Du Weilun she would deal with Zhou Yi. Zhou Yi arrived at the office insulting the students she had expelled, unaware that Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao were waiting with Du Weilun.

• Ye Mu urged Zhang Lexuan to see Du Weilun and discussed how his Soul Tool talent could weaken Fan Yu's influence.
• Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao found Du Weilun overwhelmed by Zhou Yi's repeated expulsions.
• Zhang Lexuan told Du Weilun she was the new Dean of the Outer Court and would give Zhou Yi two chances, starting with a warning.
• Du Weilun agreed to help Zhang Lexuan address Zhou Yi's conduct.
• Zhou Yi entered the office and called the expelled students useless trash, facing the disapproving stares of Du Weilun, Zhang Lexuan, and Ma Xiaotao.

Zhang Lexuan became Dean of the Outer Court and confronted Zhou Yi over her mistreatment and arbitrary expulsions of students. She deliberately let Zhou Yi leave with only a warning, planning to make her an example, while the new students began cultivating and Wang Dong'er struggled to settle her thoughts.

• Du Weilun rebuked Zhou Yi for calling students trash and announced that Zhang Lexuan would oversee all Outer Court affairs as its dean.
• Zhang Lexuan confronted Zhou Yi over her unjust expulsions, warned her to fulfill her duties, and sent her away without punishment.
• Zhou Yi assumed Zhang Lexuan's appointment would be temporary and decided to keep a low profile until she left.
• Zhang Lexuan told Du Weilun she had deliberately spared Zhou Yi because she planned to use Zhou Yi as an example and remove her from the Outer Court.
• The new students dispersed to cultivate, and Ye Mu led Xiao Xiao to a quiet place beneath a tree to practice.
• Wang Dong'er sat down to cultivate but could not calm her mind.

Ye Mu revealed that Wang Dong'er was half of Tang Wutong, whose divine consciousness Tang San had split to control Huo Yuhao and pursue his schemes. He reassured the livestream audience that Tang San seemed distracted from Douluo Planet, then closed the livestream as night fell outside Shrek Academy.

• Wang Dong'er watched Ye Mu with suspicion and resolved to uncover his identity and strength.
• Ye Mu told the livestream audience that Wang Dong'er was Tang San's daughter, sent to keep Huo Yuhao under control.
• Ye Mu revealed that Tang San had split Tang Wutong's divine consciousness, with one half in Wang Dong'er and the other in the Star Dou Great Forest's Auspicious Beast.
• Ye Mu said Tang Wutong had no memories and that Tang San seemed unable to interfere freely, partly because the God of Destruction was watching him.
• Ye Mu closed the livestream, and night fell along the road outside Shrek Academy's eastern gate as vendors filled the street.

Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya set up a grilled fish stall near Shrek Academy, where Ye Mu sampled Huo Yuhao’s cooking. Their busy stall caught the attention of Jiang Nannan and her fellow students.

• Tang Ya brought Huo Yuhao to a busy spot near the city gate and helped him set up his grilled fish stall.
• Huo Yuhao prepared grilled fish skillfully, drawing a growing crowd of students to buy it.
• Ye Mu bought a grilled fish, praised its flavor, and told Huo Yuhao they were both new students despite Huo Yuhao’s doubts about Ye Mu’s Inner Disciple status.
• Jiang Nannan arrived with several Outer Court students, and Huo Yuhao was struck by her beauty.
• Fiery Senior Sister explained that she had once helped Jiang Nannan obtain a Xuanwu Divine Pill for her sick mother, and that Jiang Nannan was still saving to repay her.

Ye Mu realized that Ma Xiaotao had changed Jiang Nannan’s connection with Xu Sanshi, but Xu Sanshi still lashed out when Huo Yuhao refused to sell Jiang Nannan grilled fish. Ye Mu blocked Xu Sanshi’s attack and countered him with his physical strength.

• Ye Mu read messages explaining that Ma Xiaotao had helped Jiang Nannan, changing the events that would have linked her to Xu Sanshi.
• Jiang Nannan questioned Huo Yuhao’s grilled-fish price, but Huo Yuhao refused to lower it and said he had sold out.
• Xu Sanshi attacked Huo Yuhao’s stall for refusing Jiang Nannan, and Ye Mu shattered his golden projectile with a punch.
• Xu Sanshi charged at Ye Mu, who dodged his fist and countered with a push and kick without using Soul Power.

Ye Mu kept Xu Sanshi pinned after Xu attacked Huo Yuhao, while Tang Ya revealed that Ye Mu had entered Shrek as an Inner Disciple. Ye Mu rejected Beibei’s excuse for Xu’s behavior and forced Xu to offer an apology and compensation.

• Ye Mu held Xu Sanshi to the ground as Tang Ya, Beibei, and the gathered students arrived.
• Huo Yuhao explained the fight, and Tang Ya condemned Xu for attacking a junior after Jiang Nannan rejected him.
• Tang Ya revealed that Ye Mu had been exceptionally promoted to Inner Disciple upon entering the academy, stunning the crowd and Xu Sanshi.
• Beibei asked Ye Mu to release Xu and claimed Xu had acted on impulse, but Ye Mu challenged him over excusing Xu’s violence.
• Xu Sanshi denied intending to hurt anyone and offered to apologize to Huo Yuhao and pay him twenty Silver Soul Coins if Ye Mu let him go.

Ye Mu forced Xu Sanshi to apologize to Huo Yuhao and left the marketplace, earning Jiang Nannan’s admiration. After messages warned that Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire was about to erupt, Ye Mu summoned his evolved Pegasus Knight Martial Soul and flew toward Shrek Academy.

• Ye Mu made Xu Sanshi apologize to Huo Yuhao and accept twenty Silver Soul Coins as compensation.
• Jiang Nannan watched Ye Mu leave with admiration, while Beibei warned Xu Sanshi to stop acting impulsively.
• The students discussed Ye Mu’s strength and status as an Inner Disciple, and messages reported that Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire might erupt.
• Ye Mu summoned his Silver Holy Armor, Holy Spear, and snow-white Pegasus, revealing his evolved Pegasus Knight Martial Soul.
• Ye Mu mounted the Pegasus and flew toward Shrek Academy, lighting up the night with holy radiance.

Ye Mu rushed to stop Ma Xiaotao during her Evil Fire outbreak and subdued her with his holy Martial Soul and a crystal shield. Ma Xiaotao fell unconscious as her Evil Fire subsided and her Soul Power stabilized.

• Teachers and Elders watched Ye Mu reveal his holy Martial Soul, and Mu En praised its potential and ability to counter Evil Soul Masters.
• Ma Xiaotao lost control to her Evil Fire and attacked Ye Mu with a massive Flame Giant Palm.
• Ye Mu used his first Soul Skill, Pegasus Charge, to break through Ma Xiaotao's attack and knock her to the ground.
• When Ma Xiaotao tried to attack again, Ye Mu struck the back of her head with a Dark Gold Rhombic Crystal Shield and knocked her unconscious.

Ye Mu subdued Ma Xiaotao after her Evil Fire made her lose control, and Zhang Lexuan and Yan Shaozhe confirmed she was safe. Yan Shaozhe revealed that Shrek could only suppress Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire for now, leaving her future uncertain.

• Zhang Lexuan arrived and found Ye Mu had knocked Ma Xiaotao unconscious, then checked that she was breathing steadily.
• Ye Mu explained that he had struck hard to stop Ma Xiaotao from causing greater damage, and Zhang Lexuan thanked him.
• Yan Shaozhe arrived, learned Ye Mu had subdued Ma Xiaotao, and thanked him for preventing further harm.
• Zhang Lexuan carried Ma Xiaotao back to her dormitory to rest.
• Ye Mu asked whether Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire could be cured, and Yan Shaozhe said it could only be suppressed with medicine and Ling Luochen for now.