Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao learned that the Phoenix Evil Fire could be suppressed but not easily eradicated, and Leng Yaozhu recalled that Ma Hongjun had once overcome the same problem. Meanwhile, Gu Yue met Na'er in Shrek City and proposed that she take in the Golden Dragon King Bloodline inside Tang Wulin.

• Leng Yaozhu told Huo Yuhao that Ultimate Ice could suppress the Phoenix Evil Fire but could not erase it, and cited Ma Hongjun as someone who had eventually resolved his own Evil Fire.
• Huo Yuhao explained that he had returned with Gu Yue, and Leng Yaozhu asked where Gu Yue had gone.
• Gu Yue met Na'er at an ice drink shop in Shrek City, where Na'er dropped her disguise and ordered several drinks.
• Gu Yue explained Huo Yuhao's method for solving Tang Wulin's bloodline problem, and Na'er realized Gu Yue wanted her to receive the Golden Dragon King Bloodline within him.

Gu Yue convinced Na'er to help remove the Golden Dragon King Bloodline from Tang Wulin, and Na'er agreed to return to East Sea when Shrek Academy went on break. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao prepared to help Ma Xiaotao control her Evil Fire, unaware that she had begun to see him as a potential romantic partner.

• Gu Yue explained that Na'er could withstand the Golden Dragon King Bloodline and argued that the Sea God was unlikely to stop them from helping Tang Wulin.
• Na'er agreed to follow Gu Yue's plan and said she would return to East Sea during the academy break.
• Na'er explained that she needed a reason to leave Shrek Academy, since Yun Ming regarded her as a prized disciple.
• Huo Yuhao stood by as Ma Xiaotao endured the eruption of her Evil Fire in her Cultivation Room.
• Ma Xiaotao remembered Yan Shaozhe suggesting that she and Huo Yuhao could be together, and began viewing him as a potential romantic partner.

Huo Yuhao used Ultimate Ice to suppress Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Evil Fire, leaving it stable for at least three months. Three months later, as the Freshman Assessment approached, he asked Zhang Lexuan to excuse him from competing, and she agreed.

• Huo Yuhao froze Ma Xiaotao with Ultimate Ice until her Evil Fire retreated and stabilized in her dantian.
• Ma Xiaotao thanked Huo Yuhao and said she expected the Evil Fire not to flare up for at least three months.
• After Zhou Yi’s expulsion, Zhang Lexuan taught Freshman Class One for three months before announcing the Freshman Assessment and class reassignment.
• Zhang Lexuan told the class to form three-person teams and submit their team lists the next day.
• Huo Yuhao followed Zhang Lexuan and asked to skip the assessment, and she agreed that his strength would make competing unfair to the others.

After learning that Dai Huabin was a freshman at Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao decided to enter the Freshman Assessment so he could defeat him publicly. He returned to class and joined Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao in forming a team.

• Zhang Lexuan told Huo Yuhao that Dai Huabin, a powerful freshman from the White Tiger Duke's lineage, would compete in the Freshman Assessment.
• Huo Yuhao changed his mind and told Zhang Lexuan he wanted to participate, then went back to the classroom to form a team.
• Huo Yuhao recalled how he had endured Dai Huabin's bullying as a child and resolved to defeat him openly as a declaration against the Duchess.
• Wang Dong asked Huo Yuhao to team up with her, and Xiao Xiao arrived to join them as their third teammate.
• Huo Yuhao's mood softened as he watched Wang Dong and noticed Xiao Xiao's interest in her.

Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao formed a team for the Freshman Assessment, shared their abilities, and practiced working together. After Huo Yuhao helped them defeat Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Wang Dong resolved to try a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with him.

• Wang Dong declared that their goal was to become champions and proposed that she and Xiao Xiao fight first while Huo Yuhao stepped in when needed.
• The three introduced their martial souls and Soul Skills, and Xiao Xiao revealed her second martial soul, the Flute of the Phoenix's Arrival.
• Wang Dong challenged Huo Yuhao to face her and Xiao Xiao in a two-on-one fight without using Soul Skills.
• During the Freshman Assessment, Huo Yuhao used Mental Shock to disrupt Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu’s Heavenly Net, securing his team’s victory.
• Wang Dong felt discouraged that she and Xiao Xiao had needed Huo Yuhao’s help, but after he reassured her, she asked him to try something with her.

Wang Dong revealed that she had been hiding the aura that connected her to Huo Yuhao and suggested they test whether they had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. They confirmed their auras fused perfectly, but Wang Dong grew flustered and retreated to bed, leaving their new discovery for them to study tomorrow.

• Wang Dong told Huo Yuhao that she had sensed a familiar resonance between their auras but had been suppressing her own abilities.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to test for a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and opened his arms for Wang Dong.
• Wang Dong embraced Huo Yuhao, and they circulated their Soul Power until their auras fused perfectly.
• Wang Dong realized she had nearly fallen asleep in Huo Yuhao's arms, pushed him away, and said they would study the skill tomorrow.
• Wang Dong wrapped herself in the blanket and turned away while Huo Yuhao watched her with a smile.

Huo Yuhao learned that Wang Dong’s third martial soul might be an existence residing in her Spirit Sea, similar to Electrolux, and decided to focus on becoming stronger. Later, he and Wang Dong walked hand in hand to a secluded grove to test how their connection improved their abilities.

• In his Spirit Sea, Huo Yuhao discussed Wang Dong’s unprecedented third martial soul with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux.
• Electrolux guessed that Wang Dong’s third martial soul was not a true martial soul but an existence like himself within her Spirit Sea.
• Huo Yuhao accepted Electrolux’s advice to build his strength rather than pursue answers he could not yet understand.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong walked hand in hand toward the secluded grove to test their martial soul connection.
• Wang Dong said it was strange for two boys to hold hands, but she continued walking with Huo Yuhao without letting go.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong tried to cultivate their Martial Soul Fusion Skill in the grove, but Xiao Xiao interrupted them and mistook their embrace for a romantic relationship. Huo Yuhao calmed Xiao Xiao with his Soul Skill and explained what they were doing, then invited her to watch as they tried again.

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong embraced and merged their Soul Power while testing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Xiao Xiao arrived to discuss tactics and saw them embracing, then ran away in tears after misunderstanding their relationship.
• Wang Dong flew after Xiao Xiao and tried to explain, but Xiao Xiao refused to listen.
• Huo Yuhao used Domain of Ten Thousand Thoughts Returning to Void to calm Xiao Xiao and explained that they were testing a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Wang Dong clarified their experiment, and Xiao Xiao apologized for interrupting before Huo Yuhao invited her to watch them try again.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong successfully fused their martial souls and named their powerful attack Road of Eternity. Their team advanced to the top four of the Freshman Assessment, where Huo Yuhao saw Dai Huabin again and grew quiet.

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong fused the Spirit Eyes and Light Goddess Butterfly, carving a long ravine through the clearing with their attack.
• Wang Dong recovered from the strain of the fusion, and Huo Yuhao suggested naming their Martial Soul Fusion Skill Road of Eternity.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao won their subsequent matches, with Huo Yuhao defeating Ning Tian through Mental Shock when her team challenged them.
• Huo Yuhao's team advanced to the top four, and Yan Shaozhe appeared for the final stages of the Freshman Assessment.
• Huo Yuhao passed Dai Huabin during the drawing of lots, realized Dai Huabin did not recognize him, and fell silent; Wang Dong asked what was wrong.

Huo Yuhao’s team drew Dai Huabin’s team for the semifinals, and Huo Yuhao revealed that he had manipulated the draw so he could face Dai Huabin. As the match began, Huo Yuhao blocked and reflected Dai Huabin’s attack, leaving Dai Huabin shocked and the fight underway.

• Huo Yuhao’s team and Dai Huabin’s team drew the same semifinal position, a result Huo Yuhao had arranged using his spiritual power.
• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao to leave Dai Huabin to him, and Wang Dong promised to keep the other opponents away.
• Dai Huabin charged at Wang Dong, who flew past him toward Zhu Lu, while Huo Yuhao stepped forward to confront Dai Huabin.
• Dai Huabin activated his White Tiger skills and fired White Tiger Intense Light Wave at Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao stopped the attack with Life Reflection Shield and reflected it into Dai Huabin, who was forced back more than ten meters.

Huo Yuhao relentlessly overpowered Dai Huabin without using his Soul Rings, revealing a deep enmity between them. He invited Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill while Yan Shaozhe allowed the fight to continue.

• Huo Yuhao dodged Dai Huabin’s attack and kicked him across the arena, breaking through his White Tiger Protection Barrier.
• Dai Huabin asked whether they knew each other and whether they had a grudge, but Huo Yuhao answered by kicking him away again.
• Zhu Lu stopped fighting Wang Dong and rushed to Dai Huabin, while Huo Yuhao allowed her to approach him.
• Huo Yuhao challenged Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Yan Shaozhe told Du Weilun not to interfere unless someone’s life was in danger.

Huo Yuhao defeated Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s Hell White Tiger, then revealed that Dai Huabin was his older brother. The crowd learned that Huo Yuhao had once been Dai Yuhao, the son of the White Tiger Duke whom Dai Huabin had bullied.

• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu unleashed their Hell White Tiger, while Huo Yuhao refused Wang Dong’s offer to use their own Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Huo Yuhao struck the Hell White Tiger with a concentrated spiritual attack, making it vanish and sending Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu crashing to the arena.
• Yuan Feng tried to stop Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao said the match was over and what followed was a family matter.
• Huo Yuhao called Dai Huabin “my dear Older Brother” and asked whether he remembered him.
• Dai Huabin recognized Huo Yuhao as Dai Yuhao, the illegitimate son of the White Tiger Duke whom he had bullied, and the crowd realized they were biological brothers.

Huo Yuhao defeated Dai Huabin and left him alive, warning that he would settle his debts with the White Tiger Duke Mansion himself. He later told Wang Dong about his painful childhood, and their team won the Freshman Assessment championship after their final opponents conceded.

• Huo Yuhao pinned Dai Huabin down and warned him that he would collect his debts from Dai Huabin's mother, while choosing not to kill him.
• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao followed Huo Yuhao from the arena, and Wang Dong asked whether he was all right.
• Huo Yuhao recounted his childhood of bullying and humiliation to Wang Dong, who condemned Dai Huabin and offered to help him confront the White Tiger Duke Mansion.
• Huo Yuhao refused Wang Dong's offer, saying he would handle his own business.
• The opposing team conceded the final, giving Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao the Freshman Assessment championship.

Huo Yuhao invited Wang Dong to spend the break at his home in Shrek City, where she met his mother, Huo Yun'er. Huo Yun'er was delighted by Wang Dong's beauty and asked Huo Yuhao whether she was his classmate.

• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao received core disciple status and a three-thousand-year Kongming Demon Leopard left leg bone for winning the Freshman Assessment, and Xiao Xiao accepted the soul bone.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong learned that Dai Huabin had withdrawn from the academy after their match.
• Wang Dong complained that Bei Bei and Tang Ya made her feel like a third wheel, and Huo Yuhao invited her to visit his home during the break.
• Wang Dong agreed to go with Huo Yuhao and bought fruit and gifts to bring to his mother.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong arrived at Huo Yuhao's home, where Huo Yun'er greeted them and praised Wang Dong's beauty.

Wang Dong visited Huo Yuhao's home, where Huo Yun'er mistook her for a girl and warmly welcomed her with gifts and a home-cooked meal. After spending the night and experiencing Huo Yun'er's motherly care, Wang Dong reluctantly returned to Shrek Academy with Huo Yuhao, agreeing to visit again.

• Huo Yun'er mistook Wang Dong for a girl until Huo Yuhao explained that Wang Dong was his roommate, and Wang Dong gave her gifts.
• Huo Yun'er cooked a meal for Wang Dong, praised her, and asked whether she had a sister to introduce to Huo Yuhao.
• Wang Dong said she had a twin sister who looked like her, and she agreed that Huo Yuhao was very good.
• Wang Dong stayed overnight at Huo Yuhao's home and felt deeply moved by Huo Yun'er's care.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong returned to Shrek Academy, and Wang Dong agreed to visit his home again during breaks.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong discovered nine powerful enemies watching them in Shrek City, and Huo Yuhao used his spiritual domain and soul-tool ray guns to ambush them. After killing eight attackers, he faced the surviving Soul Saint, who ordered two Soul Emperors to attack.

• Huo Yuhao sensed nine hostile Soul Masters watching him and Wang Dong, and Wang Dong confirmed they were all above Soul King level.
• Huo Yuhao secretly activated the Domain of Ten Thousand Thoughts Returning to Void, weakening the attackers’ killing intent and combat instincts.
• Huo Yuhao shot four enemies between the brows, while two more died before the Soul Saint at the rear broke free and warned the remaining attackers.
• The Soul Saint took to the air and ordered the two surviving Soul Emperors to kill Huo Yuhao as panicked pedestrians fled.
• Huo Yuhao used his domain, Soul Lash, and enhanced Mental Shock to stop and kill both Soul Emperors.

Huo Yuhao defeated most of an ambush and faced the surviving Soul Saint, whose Martial Soul Avatar he battled until Shrek City’s defenders intervened. Yan Shaozhe arrived and found Huo Yuhao exhausted but alive, while two unconscious attackers remained available for questioning.

• Huo Yuhao faced the Soul Saint’s Green Bird Martial Soul Avatar and declined Wang Dong’s offer to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Huo Yuhao revealed two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, froze the Soul Saint’s wind blades, and missed with Ice Vein Piercing Kill when the bird dodged.
• A Shrek City defender arrived, causing the Soul Saint to flee as the armored expert pursued him.
• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong they would need to question the two surviving Soul Emperors to learn who had arranged the attack.
• Yan Shaozhe arrived with two others, recognized that Huo Yuhao had been targeted, and asked whether he was all right.

After Huo Yuhao survived an assassination attempt, Yan Shaozhe captured the attackers and learned that the Zhu Family of Star Luo had ordered the killing. Huo Yuhao arranged to keep the captured Soul Saint alive until next year's tournament in the Star Luo Empire, when he expected to confront the White Tiger Duke.

• Yan Shaozhe discovered that Huo Yuhao had defeated the assassins and forced two captured Soul Emperors to explain what they knew.
• Huo Yuhao sensed that the Soul Emperors were telling the truth, while a City Defense Army Spirit Douluo returned with the fleeing Soul Saint.
• The captured Soul Saint identified the Zhu Family of Star Luo as the people who had hired him to kill Huo Yuhao.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Huo Yuhao how he wanted to handle the prisoners, and Huo Yuhao requested that the Soul Saint be kept alive until next year's tournament in the Star Luo Empire.
• Du Xin took the prisoners away, and Yan Shaozhe offered Huo Yuhao the academy's support against the Zhu Family of Star Luo and the White Tiger Duke Mansion.

Gu Yue returned to Eastsea with Na'er, whose Silver Dragon bloodline might help Tang Wulin survive the power sealed inside him. Huo Yuhao learned Na'er was the proposed solution but questioned whether she could safely withstand the dangerous bloodline.

• Tang Wulin stayed at Eastsea Academy over the break and trained relentlessly because Old Tang warned that failing to endure the next seal's breaking within a year could cost him his life.
• Huo Yuhao waited at the academy for Gu Yue, expecting her return with someone who could bear Tang Wulin's Dragon Clan bloodline.
• Gu Yue arrived at Eastsea Spirit Pagoda with Na'er, and Huo Yuhao was surprised by Gu Yue's newly revealed appearance.
• Gu Yue explained that her former look had been altered, then introduced Na'er as the one who could help Tang Wulin.
• Gu Yue said Na'er possessed the Silver Dragon bloodline and Silver Dragon Spear Martial Soul, but Huo Yuhao warned that the procedure could kill her and asked whether she was truly confident.

Huo Yuhao confirmed that Na'er could safely take on the dangerous bloodline power within Tang Wulin, then offered Tang Wulin an eighty percent chance of resolving his crisis. After consulting Old Tang, Tang Wulin agreed to try.

• Huo Yuhao asked Electrolux to examine Na'er, and Electrolux found that her Dragon Clan bloodline was connected to Tang Wulin's and made her suitable to receive his bloodline power.
• Huo Yuhao told Tang Wulin that he was eighty percent confident he could solve the bloodline problem, and Tang Wulin asked for a night to consider it.
• After Huo Yuhao and the others left, Tang Wulin broke down emotionally and returned to his dormitory.
• Tang Wulin consulted Old Tang about the dangerous procedure and said he wanted to try despite the risk to his life.
• Old Tang agreed that Tang Wulin should proceed.