Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao completed his fusion with the Ice Empress, gaining a Second Martial Soul with two four-hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings. Leng Yaozhu congratulated him, warned him to keep the power secret, and told him to prepare to go to Shrek that afternoon.

• Huo Yuhao woke after the fusion and confirmed that his body had been strengthened by the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Torso Bone.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm confirmed that Huo Yuhao had Twin Martial Souls and said the exhausted Ice Empress was asleep but stable.
• Huo Yuhao summoned the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Martial Soul, revealing two blood-red Soul Rings with four Golden Patterns each, and covered his room in frost.
• Leng Yaozhu rushed in, sealed the room, and realized Huo Yuhao had successfully gained his Second Martial Soul.
• Leng Yaozhu told Huo Yuhao not to reveal his Second Martial Soul, including to Elder Han, and promised to find a suitable time for him to show his talent.
• Leng Yaozhu cleared the frost and told Huo Yuhao to get ready to go with her to Shrek that afternoon.

Leng Yaozhu brought Huo Yuhao to Sea God Island to meet Yun Ming and Ya Li, where she proudly presented him as her exceptionally gifted disciple. The visit ended with Ya Li leaving to fetch Na'er so the young disciples could meet.

• Leng Yaozhu brought Huo Yuhao to Yun Ming's courtyard on Sea God Island.
• Yun Ming welcomed Leng Yaozhu and Huo Yuhao, and Ya Li came out to greet them.
• Leng Yaozhu praised Huo Yuhao as the strongest genius she had ever seen.
• Ya Li noticed that Huo Yuhao shared a name with Spirit Ice Douluo, and Leng Yaozhu confirmed they shared the same full name.
• Yun Ming asked where Na'er was, and Ya Li went to bring her back.

Huo Yuhao and Na'er met before their spar, and Leng Yaozhu and Yun Ming agreed to let them fight without restrictions. The match began with Na'er revealing her Silver Dragon Spear, but she froze when Huo Yuhao summoned three black ten-thousand-year Soul Rings.

• Ya Li brought Na'er into the house, where Yun Ming introduced her as his Personal Disciple and Ya Li revealed she was a level-twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster.
• Leng Yaozhu announced that Huo Yuhao was a level-thirty-three Soul Elder, and he offered to suppress his soul power to match Na'er.
• Yun Ming declined the offer and proposed a normal spar, which Leng Yaozhu accepted before the group went to the courtyard.
• Yun Ming created a protective barrier and began the spar between Huo Yuhao and Na'er.
• Na'er summoned her Silver Dragon Spear and used her Silver Dragon Power Soul Skill, then halted when Huo Yuhao revealed three black ten-thousand-year Soul Rings.

Huo Yuhao used his simulated black soul rings and a self-made Soul Tool longsword to withstand Na'er's assault, then defeated her with a mental attack. Na'er conceded the match as Huo Yuhao stood with his sword at her throat.

• Huo Yuhao's three simulated black soul rings briefly startled Na'er and impressed Yun Ming, who recognized that Huo Yuhao's Mental Power had reached the Spirit Sea Realm.
• Na'er charged Huo Yuhao with her Silver Dragon Spear, and he blocked her strike with a Fourth-Grade Melee Soul Tool longsword.
• Huo Yuhao used Spirit Detection to predict Na'er's attacks and deflected her repeated spear strikes without being forced back.
• Huo Yuhao activated his first soul skill, stabbing Na'er's mind and briefly stiffening her body.
• Huo Yuhao knocked aside Na'er's spear and placed his sword against her throat, ending the match in victory.

Huo Yuhao defeated Na'er in a sparring match, prompting Yun Ming and Ya Li to notice his resemblance to the legendary Spirit Ice Douluo. That night, a drunken Leng Yaozhu shared her lingering heartbreak over Yun Ming and advised Huo Yuhao to be less rigid in future relationships.

• Huo Yuhao used a Soul Lash to briefly control Na'er, and Yun Ming declared him the winner.
• Yun Ming asked about Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul, and Leng Yaozhu revealed that he had Spirit Eyes.
• Ya Li and Yun Ming noticed Huo Yuhao's resemblance to the Spirit Ice Douluo, and Leng Yaozhu suggested he might be the Douluo's descendant.
• Leng Yaozhu took Huo Yuhao away from Sea God Island after he and Na'er exchanged pleasantries.
• Huo Yuhao found Leng Yaozhu drunk in her room, where she asked why she was inferior to Ya Li and recalled her feelings for Yun Ming.
• Leng Yaozhu advised Huo Yuhao to be more fickle in love, then fell asleep as he cleaned up and covered her with a blanket.

After discovering that the Pagoda Master Lineage was watching him, Huo Yuhao told Leng Yaozhu, who arranged for him to travel with her to Eastsea City and stay with her new disciple, Gu Yue. Han Tianyi joined the inspection team as Huo Yuhao’s reluctant bodyguard, and the group prepared to depart.

• Huo Yuhao told Leng Yaozhu that he had identified members of the Pagoda Master Lineage watching him.
• Leng Yaozhu arranged to take Huo Yuhao to Eastsea City and have him stay with his new Personal Disciple, Gu Yue.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to the plan and learned that he would meet Gu Yue as her Martial Brother.
• Han Tianyi arrived at the inspection team and explained that Leng Yaozhu had asked him to accompany Huo Yuhao as a bodyguard.
• Huo Yuhao thanked Han Tianyi, then looked forward to the trip and meeting Gu Yue.

Huo Yuhao accompanied Leng Yaozhu on an inspection visit to Wanxing City, where Lin Feng arranged for his disciple Du Qingyuan to show him around. After Du Qingyuan gave Huo Yuhao a collector’s book about his past with the Auspicious Beast, the two heard a fight nearby and stopped at the mouth of an alley.

• Lin Feng welcomed Leng Yaozhu’s inspection team and offered to have his disciple show Huo Yuhao around Wanxing City.
• Lin Feng introduced Du Qingyuan, who mistook Huo Yuhao for an admirer of Spirit Ice Douluo because they shared the same name.
• Du Qingyuan gave Huo Yuhao a collector’s edition of .
• Du Qingyuan led Huo Yuhao toward a grilled-fish shop, but they sensed Soul Power clashing in an alley.
• Du Qingyuan started to rush toward the fight, then stopped and looked to Huo Yuhao, remembering his teacher’s instruction to keep him safe.

Huo Yuhao and Du Qingyuan investigated a fight near the Spirit Pagoda, where Du Qingyuan battled two young Soul Elders. When Li Luo tried to stop Huo Yuhao from interfering, Huo Yuhao revealed his three ten-thousand-year Soul Rings and struck him down with a Soul Lash after sensing a stronger presence nearby.

• Huo Yuhao reassured Du Qingyuan that the nearby fighters posed little danger, and the two entered the alley.
• Du Qingyuan confronted four boys who had overpowered a young Soul Ancestor, then fought Shao Feng and Ren Xingchi after they challenged him.
• Huo Yuhao recognized the four boys as first-year Shrek Academy students completing an examination mission.
• Li Luo blocked Huo Yuhao and told him to stay out of the fight, but Huo Yuhao revealed three black Soul Rings.
• Huo Yuhao sensed a stronger presence nearby and used Soul Lash to incapacitate Li Luo.

Huo Yuhao helped Du Qingyuan overpower Li Luo, Shao Feng, and Ren Xingchi before their teacher, Chen Jin, intervened. Chen Jin identified himself as a Shrek Academy teacher and tried to leave without addressing his students’ attack, prompting Du Qingyuan to challenge him.

• Huo Yuhao struck Li Luo with a Mental Lash, boosted Du Qingyuan, and used Evil Touch: Soul Bind to hinder Shao Feng and Ren Xingchi and seal one Soul Skill from each.
• Du Qingyuan attacked the disabled Shao Feng and Ren Xingchi with his fox-tail whips, but a glazed wall appeared and blocked them.
• Huo Yuhao detected Chen Jin, a concealed seven-ring Soul Saint, who arrived and revealed that Shao Feng, Ren Xingchi, Li Luo, and their fourth teammate were his students.
• Du Qingyuan challenged Chen Jin over the students’ attack and the Spirit Pagoda’s rules, while Chen Jin dismissed the incident and said the students were on a Shrek Academy examination mission.
• Chen Jin declared that all four students had failed and deducted ten points from each, then tried to leave with them without apologizing.
• Du Qingyuan stepped forward and demanded to know whether Chen Jin intended to leave without showing respect for the Spirit Pagoda.

Huo Yuhao protected Du Qingyuan from Chen Jin's Soul Saint pressure until Leng Yaozhu and Lin Feng arrived and subdued Chen Jin. Leng Yaozhu ordered Chen Jin and his four disciples detained in Wanxing City until Shrek Academy came to retrieve them.

• Chen Jin used his Soul Saint pressure to challenge Du Qingyuan, but Huo Yuhao shielded him with his mental power.
• Chen Jin intensified his pressure, and Huo Yuhao asked whether he intended to attack them.
• Leng Yaozhu's power suddenly forced Chen Jin to his knees, and she appeared beside Huo Yuhao with Lin Feng.
• Lin Feng praised Du Qingyuan for standing his ground, while Leng Yaozhu rebuked Chen Jin for acting arrogantly on Shrek Academy's behalf.
• Leng Yaozhu rejected Chen Jin's appeal to the Spirit Pagoda's friendship with Shrek and ordered him and his four disciples held in Wanxing City.

Huo Yuhao met his Martial Sister Gu Yue in Eastsea City and prepared to begin studying with her at Eastsea Academy. Gu Yue suspected he might be a descendant of the legendary Huo Yuhao, while Huo Yuhao ended the night regretting asking Du Qingyuan for more books about his supposed romantic life.

• Leng Yaozhu brought Huo Yuhao to meet Gu Yue, and the two Martial Siblings shook hands for the first time.
• Leng Yaozhu revealed that Gu Yue had a Silver Dragon martial soul and that Huo Yuhao had Spirit Eyes and Spirit Sea Realm Mental Power, shocking Gu Yue.
• Gu Yue wondered whether Di Tian could tell if Huo Yuhao was a blood descendant of the legendary Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao.
• After dinner, Huo Yuhao learned that he would enter Eastsea Academy with Gu Yue the next day and live on campus.
• Huo Yuhao reread The Story of Huo Yuhao and the Auspicious Beast, then asked Du Qingyuan for similar books and received a list of romance titles that left him dismayed.

Huo Yuhao joined Class Zero after Long Hengxu revealed that the nine-year-old was already a three-ring Soul Elder. Wu Changkong tested him in a practical fight against Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, and the chapter ended with Huo Yuhao blocking Xie Xie's opening strike with an icy blue sword.

• Long Hengxu introduced Huo Yuhao to Wu Changkong as a transfer student and revealed his Soul Elder cultivation at age nine.
• Wu Changkong brought Huo Yuhao to Class Zero, where Tang Wulin and Xie Xie reacted with surprise to his name.
• Wu Changkong took the students to the Training Ground and chose Tang Wulin and Xie Xie to test Huo Yuhao in combat.
• Xie Xie attacked Huo Yuhao with his Light Dragon Dagger while Huo Yuhao stood still without releasing his Martial Soul.
• Huo Yuhao summoned an icy blue longsword and blocked Xie Xie's strike, forcing him to retreat in shock.

Huo Yuhao defeated Xie Xie and Tang Wulin without using his Martial Soul, revealing the strength of his swordsmanship and the threat of Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon Claw. Wu Changkong then challenged Huo Yuhao to use his Soul Skills, wanting to see the power he had withheld.

• Xie Xie attacked Huo Yuhao with his Light Dragon Daggers while Tang Wulin tried to snare him with Blue Silver Grass, but Huo Yuhao blocked the attacks and cut through the grass.
• Huo Yuhao drove Xie Xie back with a sword strike, then stopped his Light Dragon Storm by precisely striking the spinning daggers.
• Tang Wulin attacked from behind with his Golden Dragon Claw, and Huo Yuhao met it head-on with his Ice Blue Longsword before placing the sword tip at Tang Wulin’s forehead.
• Wu Changkong declared Huo Yuhao the winner, and Huo Yuhao noticed that Tang Wulin’s claw had cracked the patterns in his Fourth-Grade Melee Soul Tool.
• Wu Changkong questioned why Huo Yuhao had not used his Martial Soul, and Huo Yuhao replied that doing so would have ended the battle too quickly.
• Wu Changkong asked Huo Yuhao to use his Soul Skills so he could see what he had held back.

Huo Yuhao demonstrated his Spirit Eyes and overwhelming mental power to Wu Changkong and Class Zero, then spent a month settling into Eastsea City and preparing for his future move to Shrek City. As the term ended, he passed the first final examination and wondered what the second would involve.

• Huo Yuhao revealed three Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and knocked Xie Xie unconscious with a Mental Shock, leading Wu Changkong to identify his spirit-type Martial Soul.
• Huo Yuhao confirmed that his Martial Soul was Spirit Eyes and tested at 3748 Mental Power, astonishing Wu Changkong, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue.
• Over the next month, Huo Yuhao grew close to his classmates and continued cultivating and researching Soul Tools during visits to the past.
• Huo Yuhao planned to take Huo Yun'er to settle in Shrek City before he entered Shrek Academy.
• At Eastsea Academy's end-of-term exams, Huo Yuhao easily completed the Riot Spirit Ascension Platform Combat Test and looked forward to learning the second test's content.

Class Zero traveled to the East Sea Soul Guidance Technology Park for an assessment, while Gu Yue wondered whether she should reveal her true appearance after asking Huo Yuhao if she was pretty. The group entered a high-tech testing area, where Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue were sent to a medium-difficulty test and Huo Yuhao began a high-difficulty assessment.

• On the bus, Xie Xie teased Tang Wulin about Gu Yue spending more time with Huo Yuhao, and Gu Yue silenced him with a cold look.
• Gu Yue asked Huo Yuhao whether she was pretty, then wondered if she should reveal the Silver Dragon King's true appearance she concealed with an illusion.
• Wu Changkong led the students to the East Sea Soul Guidance Technology Park and gave them identification bracelets to enter its facilities.
• Wu Changkong activated the testing system, which sent Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue into a medium-difficulty assessment.
• Wu Changkong assigned Huo Yuhao a high-difficulty assessment, and Huo Yuhao urged his teacher to begin.

Huo Yuhao faced a four-ring Rabbit Soul Master in the Hall of Heroes’ advanced initial trial and used his Spirit Detection, combat skills, and Soul Lash to defeat her. The trial ended with the Golden-Haired Girl dissolving into light.

• Huo Yuhao arrived in the Hall of Heroes and learned he had to defeat his opponent in an advanced trial.
• The Golden-Haired Girl attacked with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Purple Demon Eye, Waist Bow, and Gravity Control, but Huo Yuhao resisted her mental attack and adapted to the increased gravity.
• Huo Yuhao feigned sluggishness and countered her kick, but she escaped with Teleportation and used a body-strengthening Soul Skill to withstand his sword.
• The girl launched a series of attacks while her body-strengthening Soul Skill lasted, and Huo Yuhao evaded or parried them with his sword.
• When the golden aura faded, Huo Yuhao struck her with Soul Lash and followed with a sword sweep, causing her to shatter into golden motes.

Huo Yuhao cleared the second stage by defeating Bei Bei, then faced a version of himself from ten thousand years ago in the final assessment. After their evenly matched duel, Huo Yuhao exploited his stronger spiritual power to stun his opponent and drive his sword into his chest.

• Huo Yuhao recognized the second-stage opponent as Bei Bei, who attacked with powerful thunder abilities.
• Huo Yuhao countered Bei Bei’s attacks and pierced his vital point, clearing the second stage.
• The final assessment summoned a historical Huo Yuhao who closely resembled him.
• The two Huo Yuhaos used Spirit Detection and exchanged attacks, while the historical Huo Yuhao weakened him with Group Weakness and Mental Confusion.
• Huo Yuhao struck his opponent’s Spirit Sea with three Soul Lashes, then rushed in and pierced his chest with his Soul Guidance Longsword.

Huo Yuhao began the second stage of the Ultimate Test and faced a vastly stronger version of himself wielding Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Snow. As he was overwhelmed by the opponent’s domains and attacks, the other Huo Yuhao unleashed a strange fist technique that left him unable to defend.

• After passing the first stage, Huo Yuhao began the second stage despite having spent nearly half his Soul Power.
• His new opponent manifested the Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul and combined Eternal Frozen Domain with Snow Dance Shining Sun to create the Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain.
• Huo Yuhao’s Soul Lash barely affected his opponent, whose strength and Mental Power far exceeded those of the previous version.
• Huo Yuhao repeatedly used Evil Touch: Soul Bind to interrupt the opponent’s attacks and domains, but the battle’s relentless pace exhausted him.
• The opposing Huo Yuhao chanted the Sidong Fist technique, overwhelming Huo Yuhao with a tide of longing and striking him in the chest while he could not defend.

After the Hall of Heroes trial, Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue declined the Tang Sect’s invitation because they belonged to the Spirit Pagoda, while Tang Wulin and Xie Xie joined. Back at the Spirit Pagoda, Gu Yue contacted Di Tian and learned he would arrive in Eastsea the next day to see Huo Yuhao.

• Huo Yuhao emerged from the Hall of Heroes troubled by the ultimate assessment and the powerful Haodong Three Ultimates punch he had experienced.
• Wu Changkong explained that the Hall of Heroes opponents were projections of historical Soul Masters and invited Huo Yuhao to join the Tang Sect.
• Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue revealed that they had joined the Spirit Pagoda as disciples of Sky Phoenix Douluo, while Tang Wulin and Xie Xie chose the Tang Sect.
• The group returned to Eastsea City as the semester ended, and Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue went back to the Eastsea Spirit Pagoda.
• Gu Yue contacted Di Tian, who told her he would arrive in Eastsea the next day.

Gu Yue brought Di Tian to the Eastsea Spirit Pagoda and promised to lead the Soul Beasts to reclaim what they had lost. She then took Huo Yuhao to meet her father, leaving him nervous as he realized he was about to meet Gu Yue’s parent.

• Gu Yue met Di Tian in her room, where he addressed her as his Lord.
• Gu Yue promised Di Tian that she would lead the Soul Beasts to reclaim everything they had lost.
• Gu Yue told Di Tian to control himself before taking Huo Yuhao to meet someone.
• Huo Yuhao invited Gu Yue to visit his teacher in Shrek City, but she declined because she planned to return to her family.
• Gu Yue told Huo Yuhao that her father had come to Eastsea City and took him to meet him.
• Huo Yuhao worried about meeting Gu Yue’s father as he considered Gu Yue’s feelings for him and his own hopes of meeting his fated partner.