Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao persuaded Huo Yun'er to travel with him to Star Luo, and she agreed despite worrying about the Zhu Family and the White Tiger Duke Mansion. Meanwhile, Shrek Academy's Inspectorate prepared for a border mission before the tournament, while Huo Yuhao and his mother set out separately for Star Luo City.

• Huo Yun'er agreed to accompany Huo Yuhao to Star Luo after he reassured her that Shrek Academy's strength would help protect them.
• Huo Yuhao told his mother they would leave in ten days, and she began preparing for the trip.
• Xuan Zi addressed the gathered students at Shrek Academy's gate, and the Reserve Team members declared they wanted to join the Inspectorate.
• Wang Dong asked Bei Bei why the Inspectorate had not intervened over the Tang Sect's lost headquarters, and Bei Bei said the Tang Sect would reclaim it themselves when they rose again.
• Xuan Zi assigned Ma Xiaotao to lead the group on a four-day inspection mission at the Star Luo–Sun Moon Empire border before the tournament.
• Xuan Zi explained that Huo Yuhao had gone separately to Star Luo City, where he was traveling with Huo Yun'er under the secret escort of a Shrek Title Douluo.

Dai Yueheng told Dai Hao that his third younger brother had left the household and changed his name to Huo Yuhao, then revealed how the family had mistreated him and his mother. Dai Hao learned of the household’s turmoil and said he would deal with it when he returned to Star Luo.

• Ma Xiaotao and the Inspection Team arrived at the Star Luo Empire’s border and rested at Dai Hao’s military camp.
• Dai Yueheng asked Dureisi whether Dai Hao was in camp, then went to meet his father in the command tent.
• Dai Yueheng discovered that Dai Hao barely remembered Dai Yuhao and told him that the young man now attended Shrek Academy.
• Dai Yueheng revealed that Dai Yuhao had changed his name to Huo Yuhao after leaving home with his mother at age six.
• Dai Yueheng recounted how Dai Huabin and the Duchess had mistreated Huo Yuhao and his mother, and Dai Hao said he would deal with the matter when he returned to Star Luo.

Huo Yuhao learned that a surveillance mission had left Shrek Academy with two students dead and several others injured. He discovered that Xuan Zi had missed the attack because he had gone looking for food, and the survivors were left to face the tournament without their full team.

• Huo Yuhao sensed the exhausted Shrek group arrive at the Star Emperor Hotel and asked what had happened.
• Wang Yan explained that an Evil Soul Master’s Corpse Explosion Soul Skill had killed Yao Haoxuan and Chen Zifeng and severely injured Gongyang Mo, Xi Xi, Bei Bei, and Xiao Xiao.
• Huo Yuhao rebuked Wang Yan for sending the students on a surveillance mission before the competition and questioned why Xuan Zi had failed to protect them.
• Wang Yan revealed that Xuan Zi had not been present because he might have been looking for food.
• Huo Yuhao angrily said Xuan Zi should stay at the academy rather than risk harming students again, and Wang Yan could not refute him.

Huo Yuhao learned that the Evil Soul Master Soul King escaped Elder Xuan, then promised Wang Yan that Shrek Academy would win the tournament. At the tournament’s opening, Huo Yuhao and his teammates prepared to face Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy.

• Huo Yuhao discovered that the Evil Soul Master Soul King had escaped Elder Xuan, and he questioned why Elder Xuan had failed to capture him.
• Wang Yan explained that Elder Xuan had avoided pursuing the enemy too far because he feared leaving the other students vulnerable.
• Wang Yan entrusted the next match to Huo Yuhao, who promised to ensure Shrek Academy would not lose.
• Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei opened the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament and announced Shrek Academy’s exhibition match against Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy.
• Huo Yuhao led Wang Dong, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou toward the arena to face Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy.

Huo Yuhao led Shrek’s reserve members into their match against Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, surprising the crowd by revealing himself as a Soul King with an extraordinary Soul Ring configuration. He supported Wang Dong, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou as they quickly defeated Tianling, and Shrek left the arena victorious.

• Huo Yuhao led Wang Dong, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou onto the arena, drawing confusion because Shrek fielded only five young-looking reserve members.
• Xu Jiawei and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy members discussed Shrek’s unusual lineup, while the Tianling team tried to steady themselves against the prospect of facing Shrek reserves.
• When the match began, Huo Yuhao revealed two purple and three black Soul Rings, shocking the spectators and prompting Xu Jiawei to order an investigation into him.
• Huo Yuhao activated Spirit Detection Sharing, Spiritual Resonance, and Soul Lash to support Wang Dong, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou.
• Wang Dong, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou swiftly overwhelmed Tianling’s team and won the match, prompting the crowd to erupt in cheers for Shrek.

After Shrek Academy’s decisive victory, the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy scrutinized Huo Yuhao’s unusual strength, while Xu Jiawei received the investigation into the boy’s background. The chapter ended with Xu Jiawei learning that Huo Yuhao was Dai Hao’s son.

• Ma Gang argued that Huo Yuhao’s over-limit Soul Rings and physical strength proved he could not be purely a Support Type Soul Master, and Ma Rulong’s team resolved to watch him closely.
• The first day’s elimination matches ended, and Shrek Academy entered the round-robin stage, where Xu Sanshi defeated seven opponents in the individual battle format.
• Xu Jiawei reviewed state affairs in his study while Grand Chancellor Fan Quan delivered the findings on Huo Yuhao’s identity.
• Xu Jiawei read that Huo Yuhao was the third son of White Tiger Duke Dai Hao and exclaimed in disbelief that the boy was Dai Hao’s son.

Xu Jiawei learned of Huo Yuhao’s talent and troubled past, then sent Xu Jiujiu to approach him, hoping their relationship might become a marriage alliance. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao bought the infamous Cursed Blade Shiling at an auction, convinced by Electrolux that it was a rare treasure forged from Life Gold.

• Xu Jiawei read Fan Quan’s report about Huo Yuhao’s abuse by the White Tiger Duke’s household and his exceptional talent, and saw his estrangement from the Dai family as politically advantageous.
• Xu Jiawei summoned Xu Jiujiu, showed her Huo Yuhao’s file, and told her to make contact with him; he privately hoped they might become a couple.
• Wang Yan brought the Shrek Academy students to the Star Emperor Auction House, where Huo Yuhao bought the ninety-ninth-ranked Cursed Blade Shiling for one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Wang Yan warned Huo Yuhao that the blade had brought misfortune to its previous owners, but Huo Yuhao reassured him that he could handle its evil spirit.

After buying the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, Huo Yuhao met Xu Jiujiu, a princess of the Star Luo Empire, who sought to befriend him. He proposed cooperation and revealed several Fixed Soul Guidance Shells, leaving Xu Jiujiu stunned.

• Huo Yuhao bought the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife at the auction, and Qingya invited him to meet her boss.
• Huo Yuhao followed Qingya to the top floor and met Xu Jiujiu, who revealed that she was a princess of the Star Luo Empire and the auction house's owner.
• Xu Jiujiu offered to welcome Huo Yuhao into the Empire in the future, but he suggested they cooperate instead.
• Huo Yuhao showed Xu Jiujiu several Class 4 Soul Tool Ray Guns, which she dismissed as unremarkable.
• Huo Yuhao revealed several black cylindrical weapons, and Xu Jiujiu recognized them as Fixed Soul Guidance Shells.

Huo Yuhao used his Class 6 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells to secure Xu Jiujiu’s interest in cooperating with him and sharing Soul Tool technology. Back at the hotel, he learned Shrek Academy would send no more competitors, and Elder Mu had left the decision to him, even if the academy lost.

• Huo Yuhao revealed that he had made three Class 6 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells, shocking Xu Jiujiu and prompting her to discuss cooperation.
• Huo Yuhao hinted that he could supply unprecedented Soul Tools and teach Star Luo Empire some of his technology if Xu Jiujiu proved sincere.
• Huo Yuhao left the auction house, while Xu Jiujiu realized he had quietly taken control of their negotiation.
• Huo Yuhao returned to the hotel and found Xuan Zi back from Shrek Academy, looking cleaner and more serious than before.
• Wang Yan told Huo Yuhao that Shrek Academy would send no one else to compete, leaving its team with eight members.
• Xuan Zi told Huo Yuhao that Elder Mu had said the decision was his, and Shrek Academy could accept defeat if Huo Yuhao was unwilling to act.

Huo Yuhao promised Mu En that Shrek would win the championship, then purified the Cursed Blade Shiling with Electrolux and bonded it to his Spirit Sea as the Blade of Life. The Life Gold strengthened Huo Yuhao and his Spirit Souls, while giving Electrolux a stable source of nourishment.

• Huo Yuhao promised that Shrek would win the championship for Mu En, then warned that no one might be able to save the Academy in the future.
• Xuan Zi lamented that Huo Yuhao still resented him after Huo Yuhao left the room.
• Electrolux purified the Cursed Blade Shiling, revealing its true form as a carving knife forged from Life Gold.
• At Electrolux's instruction, Huo Yuhao pressed the Blade of Life to his brow, and it entered his body after flooding him with life force and pain.
• Huo Yuhao's Spirit Sea turned emerald green, and his spiritual power grew while Electrolux and the other Spirit Souls absorbed the Life Gold's nourishment.
• Electrolux said the Life Gold would keep his remnant soul from dissipating, then entered a door of light as Huo Yuhao celebrated his fortune.

Shrek Academy faced Zhengtian Academy in an individual match, and Huo Yuhao arranged for his teammates to gain experience while he remained in reserve. Jiang Nannan defeated three opponents before Zhengtian captain Ye Wuqing challenged her, but Huo Yuhao conceded the match to protect her.

• Huo Yuhao chose Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou to fight in order, keeping Wang Dong out of the match.
• Xu Sanshi defeated Zhengtian Academy's Soul King Yu Mengdi by unleashing his Black Tortoise Bloodline.
• Jiang Nannan defeated Yang Yifan, Xue Lang, and Tang Xiaolei, but was left nearly depleted.
• Ye Wuqing entered the arena to face Jiang Nannan, and Huo Yuhao conceded before she could accept his challenge.

Huo Yuhao replaced Jiang Nannan in the match against Ye Wuqing and fought using a Level 7 Soul Tool longsword named Zhongyan. He revealed his swordsmanship and Sword Intent, leaving Ye Wuqing unable to understand how the Support Type Soul Master had repelled his attacks.

• Huo Yuhao conceded Jiang Nannan's match, explaining that she might get hurt if she fought Ye Wuqing while exhausted.
• Huo Yuhao took the arena himself despite the crowd viewing him as a Support Type Soul Master.
• Ye Wuqing attacked with Golden Leaf, but Huo Yuhao used Zhongyan to erase the first leaf and block a storm of them.
• Ma Rulong and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy team recognized Huo Yuhao's sword as a Level 7 Melee Soul Tool, and Huo Yuhao's newest creation was revealed as Zhongyan.
• Ye Wuqing unleashed three Soul Skills and surrounded Huo Yuhao with Golden Leaves, but Huo Yuhao's Sword Intent blasted them away.

Huo Yuhao defeated Ye Wuqing by overwhelming him with his Sword Intent and spiritual power, securing Zhengtian Academy’s concession. Shrek Academy finished the round-robin stage first and prepared to face Dou Spirit Royal Academy as the elimination rounds approached.

• Huo Yuhao named his Sword Intent Dominating the World and forced Ye Wuqing to unleash his strongest fifth Soul Skill.
• Huo Yuhao put away Zhongyan and used his spiritual power to sever Ye Wuqing’s control over the Golden Leaves, leaving one poised at his throat.
• The referee declared Huo Yuhao the winner, and Ye Wuqing conceded the match for Zhengtian Academy.
• Ling Luochen recovered and joined Huo Yuhao as Shrek Academy won its remaining matches and finished first in its group.
• Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao recovered before Shrek Academy’s elimination match against Dou Spirit Royal Academy, and Starlight Auction House invited the sixteen advancing teams to a top-tier auction.

Huo Yuhao offered Xu Jiujiu a Level-nine defensive Soul Tool, the Starry Glazed Orb, for the Starlight Auction House to auction. Its extraordinary protection left Xu Jiujiu stunned and gave Huo Yuhao greater leverage with the Star Luo Empire.

• Huo Yuhao arrived early at the Starlight Auction House and told Xu Jiujiu he had a deal to make.
• When Xu Jiujiu dismissed a Level-six Soul Tool as unworthy of the auction, Huo Yuhao revealed that he had a Level-nine Soul Tool to offer.
• Huo Yuhao produced the Starry Glazed Orb and explained that it could create protective armor, withstand a Limit Douluo's strike, and endure multiple Super Douluo attacks with sufficient Soul Power.
• Xu Jiujiu was shocked by the orb's capabilities, and Huo Yuhao said its effects could be tested directly.
• Huo Yuhao intended to auction the orb to increase his value and bargaining power with the Star Luo Empire.

Xu Jiujiu tested the Starry Glazed Orb and confirmed that it could withstand a Title Douluo’s attack, then asked Huo Yuhao about buying more defensive Soul Tools. She said the orb was not valuable enough to be this auction’s finale item.

• Huo Yuhao agreed to auction the Starry Glazed Orb and let Xu Jiujiu examine it.
• Xu Jiujiu merged the orb into her body and activated its defensive barrier.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Grandma Manyi to attack her, and the barrier withstood strikes ranging from Soul Emperor strength to Manyi’s Title Douluo-level Soul Skill.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Huo Yuhao whether the Star Luo Imperial Family could buy more such Soul Tools, and he said they could cooperate later.
• Xu Jiujiu told Huo Yuhao that the Starry Glazed Orb was not enough to serve as the finale item for this auction.

Huo Yuhao reviewed the auction catalog with Xu Jiujiu and arranged to buy an Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone. He also examined the mysterious God Sealing Platform before returning to the auction, while Xu Jiujiu anticipated building a stronger Soul Tool partnership with him.

• Xu Jiujiu gave Huo Yuhao the auction catalog and told him the Starry Glazed Orb would be the second-to-last item.
• Huo Yuhao spotted an Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, and Xiao Yin recognized it as the Soul Bone history recorded him obtaining.
• Huo Yuhao asked Xu Jiujiu to deduct the Soul Bone's fifteen-million price from the Starry Glazed Orb proceeds, and she agreed.
• Huo Yuhao considered the God Sealing Platform's claimed ability to grant another Martial Soul but doubted it would work and decided he did not want it.
• Huo Yuhao headed back to the auction after Xu Jiujiu promised to deliver the Soul Bone, and she resolved to pursue further cooperation with him.

Huo Yuhao returned to Class Zero for the new term and learned that Gu Yue had revealed her true appearance after a bloodline awakening. Na'er joined the class as a new student, leaving Huo Yuhao wondering whether Gu Yue might change again.

• Huo Yuhao recalled fusing with the Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone in the World Ten Thousand Years Later before returning to East Sea.
• Huo Yuhao waited for Gu Yue at school, and Wu Changkong brought her into class alongside Na'er.
• Gu Yue told Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan that her previous appearance had been a disguise.
• Wu Changkong announced that Na'er had joined Class Zero and led the students to practical combat class.
• Gu Yue explained to Huo Yuhao that a bloodline awakening had turned her eyes purple, then hinted that her appearance might change again.
• Tang Wulin told Xie Xie that he had met Na'er during vacation and that she knew Gu Yue and Huo Yuhao.

Ya Li arranged for Na'er to transfer to Eastsea Academy and join Class Zero so she could spend more time with Huo Yuhao, despite Yun Ming's concerns about Huo Yuhao's feelings for Gu Yue. Na'er arrived in Class Zero's training room, ready for her first battle as a transfer student.

• Yun Ming returned to Sea God Island and learned from Ya Li that Na'er had gone to the East Sea to join Class Zero.
• Ya Li explained that she sent Na'er because she believed Huo Yuhao was a worthy match and wanted them to grow closer.
• Yun Ming admitted that Huo Yuhao had talent but said he might already like Gu Yue, and Ya Li argued that Na'er should still have a chance.
• Ya Li accused Yun Ming of still having feelings for Leng Yaozhu after he objected to her treating Na'er's romance as a competition.
• Yun Ming apologized and agreed to let Na'er stay in the East Sea, while Na'er prepared for her first battle in Class Zero.

On Class Zero’s first day of the new term, Wu Changkong arranged a battle to test Na’er against Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan. Na’er revealed her Four-Ring Soul Ancestor strength and held off their coordinated attacks as Xie Xie unleashed his Twin Dragon Storms.

• Wu Changkong chose Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan to fight Na’er while Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue watched.
• Na’er revealed three purple Soul Rings and one black Soul Ring, then knocked Xie Xie back with a powerful strike of her Silver Dragon Spear.
• Xu Xiaoyan attacked Na’er with an Ice Wheel, and Tang Wulin followed with his Blue Silver Thrust Formation.
• Huo Yuhao noticed that Tang Wulin’s Blue Silver Grass had changed, with dark red leaf veins and a stronger aura of life.
• Na’er activated Silver Dragon Power and cut through Tang Wulin’s Blue Silver Grass before Xie Xie used his Second and Third Soul Skills to create several illusions and launch Twin Dragon Storms.

Na'er defeated Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan with her Silver Dragon abilities, then Wu Changkong questioned Tang Wulin about his unused Golden Dragon Claw. Tang Wulin explained that his dangerous bloodline had been resolved with Huo Yuhao and Na'er's help, and Huo Yuhao noticed his Blue Silver Grass had changed.

• Na'er used Silver Dragon Roar to shatter Xie Xie's attacks and stun him, Tang Wulin, and Xu Xiaoyan, then stopped Tang Wulin with her spear and won the match.
• Wu Changkong praised Na'er's overwhelming strength and asked Tang Wulin why he had not used his Golden Dragon Claw.
• Tang Wulin explained that his bloodline had erupted during the break and that Huo Yuhao and Na'er had helped resolve the crisis.
• Xie Xie realized Tang Wulin could no longer use the Golden Dragon Claw, while Tang Wulin accepted the loss of the ability as preferable to risking his life.
• Wu Changkong credited the Spirit Pagoda for resolving Tang Wulin's bloodline problem, and Huo Yuhao observed that Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass seemed different.