Chapter Summaries

Kraken returned to the Extreme North and found the Snow Empress still imprisoned in the Level 9 soul tool Eternal Silence, where she had remained for over a thousand years. After arguing with the Ice Empress about the failed tribulation, he revealed that he had come about the Snow Empress’s freedom.

• Kraken decided to visit the Extreme North because he still needed to remain vigilant against the Divine Realm and the Sea God.
• Kraken’s avatar appeared beside Eternal Silence, where the Ice Empress guarded the imprisoned Snow Empress.
• The Ice Empress blamed Kraken for the Snow Empress’s failed tribulation and imprisonment, while Kraken reminded her that she had failed to withstand the promised lightning bolts.
• The Snow Empress urged the Ice Empress and Kraken to stop arguing and said Eternal Silence had become a kind of shelter for her damaged soul.
• Kraken examined the soul tool and told the Ice Empress that he had come about the Snow Empress’s freedom.

Huo Yuhao faced a ten-year Wind Baboon in Star Dou Forest after briefly receiving help from Beibei and Tang Ya. When he killed it, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s aura erupted, and Kraken revealed that Electrolux had also entered Huo Yuhao’s body.

• Beibei and Tang Ya gave Huo Yuhao provisions and warnings before leaving to seek Tang Ya’s third soul ring.
• Huo Yuhao confronted the ten-year Wind Baboon alone and killed it.
• Kraken showed the Ice Empress Huo Yuhao’s encounter in a water mirror, and she recognized the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s aura.
• The Ice Empress accused Kraken of hiding Tian Meng’s presence and blamed him for the Snow Empress’s suffering.
• Kraken explained that stealing Tian Meng from Star Dou’s ferocious beasts would have risked war and pointed out that Tian Meng had chosen Huo Yuhao.
• Electrolux’s ancient aura entered Huo Yuhao through the passage opened by Tian Meng, shocking the Ice Empress.

After Huo Yuhao survived the Wind Baboon’s attack, Tang Ya invited him to join the Tang Sect and pursue a chance at Shrek Academy. A powerful stranger named Wang Yan challenged their offer, revealed his overwhelming strength, and warned Huo Yuhao that his path lay elsewhere before disappearing.

• Huo Yuhao woke beside the dead Wind Baboon, unable to explain how it had died or how he had survived.
• Beibei and Tang Ya returned, and Huo Yuhao told them he had no family or academy and had tried to obtain his first soul ring alone.
• Tang Ya invited Huo Yuhao to join the Tang Sect and mentioned its connection to Shrek Academy, while Beibei described the sect’s secret arts and possible admission opportunity.
• Wang Yan appeared and argued that the Tang Sect and Shrek could not provide Huo Yuhao with adequate training or protection.
• Wang Yan displayed nine black soul rings, silencing Beibei and Tang Ya, then warned Huo Yuhao that following them would waste his talent and bring danger.
• Wang Yan vanished, leaving Huo Yuhao, Beibei, and Tang Ya in silence.

After Beibei and Tang Ya left Huo Yuhao alone, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm revealed itself in his Spirit Sea and urged him to follow Wang Yan, whose hidden ice-attribute energy could help awaken Huo Yuhao’s potential. Huo Yuhao chose to pursue Wang Yan under the silkworm’s mental camouflage, while Kraken revealed that the ice aura was bait and the Ice Empress suspected it was connected to her or the Snow Empress.

• Beibei took Tang Ya away and told Huo Yuhao to decide what to do with the Wind Baboon’s soul ring, leaving him alone in the forest.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm introduced itself to Huo Yuhao as his Wisdom Soul Ring and urged him to follow Wang Yan, whose concealed aura carried powerful ice-attribute energy.
• Huo Yuhao overcame his fear of Wang Yan and pursued him after the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm concealed his presence with mental power.
• Kraken watched Huo Yuhao follow the trail and said the ice aura clinging to Wang Yan was bait for Tian Meng.
• The Ice Empress suspected Kraken had placed something connected to her or the Snow Empress on Wang Yan.

Huo Yuhao followed Wang Yan to ask about his future, and Wang Yan agreed to take him as a disciple, giving him potions and a Storage Soul Tool. Wang Yan sent Huo Yuhao to Maple Leaf City to study Soul Tools while he handled his own business, leaving Huo Yuhao hopeful about the path ahead.

• Huo Yuhao revealed his Spirit Eye martial soul and used Spirit Detection Sharing on Wang Yan, who praised the skill’s potential despite his weak Soul Ring.
• Wang Yan introduced himself as a rank-ninety-four Titled Douluo and offered to teach Huo Yuhao Soul Tools and strengthen his foundation; Huo Yuhao accepted and completed the rite of discipleship.
• Wang Yan laid out three rules for Huo Yuhao and gave him three boxes of potions refined by the Demon Eye Demon Tree King.
• Wang Yan gave Huo Yuhao a ten-cubic-meter Storage Soul Tool and instructed him to travel to Maple Leaf City, where the Precision Workshop would provide lodging and Soul Tool books.
• Wang Yan vanished, and Huo Yuhao set off toward Maple Leaf City with renewed hope.

Huo Yuhao settled into Maple Leaf City and discovered that the Ice Crystal Pendant contained the dormant Snow Empress, prompting the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to try to win her over. As Huo Yuhao studied Soul Tools and strengthened his Soul Power, the pendant remained silent and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm continued reaching out to her.

• Huo Yuhao showed the Precision Workshop manager the symbol in his ring and received a private courtyard, study, and access to basic Soul Tool books.
• Huo Yuhao opened his master's boxes, fitted the communication Soul Tool, and touched the Ice Crystal Pendant.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm recognized the Snow Empress's aura in the pendant and explained that she was a powerful, dormant Ferocious Beast.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began sending persistent messages to the Snow Empress, hoping she would eventually help Huo Yuhao reach the ultimate level of ice.
• Huo Yuhao studied Soul Tools and took two Soul Power-enhancing potions, reaching rank twelve and then rank thirteen.
• After nearly two months without a response from the pendant, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Huo Yuhao he still sensed the Snow Empress's buried consciousness and would keep trying to reach her.

Xie Xie arrived from the future and incapacitated the Ice Empress before revealing that a phantom was Kraken’s future self. The future Kraken said he had reversed time at great cost to deliver one urgent message, but had not yet revealed it.

• A strand of light pierced the Ice Empress’s defenses and struck a vulnerable energy node, leaving her unconscious.
• Kraken rose in fury and confronted the handsome newcomer, who introduced himself as Xie Xie.
• Kraken recognized Xie Xie as a future Shrek Seven Devils member and suspected he had traveled through time.
• Xie Xie summoned a temporal phantom resembling Kraken and said Kraken should speak with “him.”
• The phantom confirmed he was Kraken’s future self and said he had come to deliver something Kraken must know and do.

Kraken learned from his future self that he had to send Huo Yuhao back to Shrek Academy and kill Tang Wutong before she reached seven rings to prevent the Sea God from destroying the Demon Empress. After the phantom vanished, Kraken faced the choice of following the warning despite its cost.

• Kraken's future phantom told him to send Huo Yuhao back to Shrek Academy to draw out Tang Wutong, who was posing as Wang Dong.
• The future phantom ordered Kraken to kill Tang Wutong before she became a Soul Saint, warning that her ninth soul ring would allow the Sea God to descend and kill the Demon Empress.
• The phantom explained that it had returned through the River of Backflow with Xie Xie, but withheld further details from Kraken.
• The future phantom and Xie Xie vanished, leaving the unconscious Ice Empress and a shaken Kraken in the valley.
• Kraken looked toward the Demon Empress Palace and began considering how to carry out his future self's warning.

Kraken ordered Huo Yuhao to enroll at Shrek Academy, then arranged for Wang Yan to guide him there. After Du Busi tried to recruit Huo Yuhao into the Body Sect, Huo Yuhao chose to follow Wang Yan’s plan and prepare for the journey to Shrek City.

• Kraken revived the Ice Empress and told her that Huo Yuhao needed to enter Shrek Academy.
• Wang Yan brought Du Busi to Maple Leaf City, where Du Busi sensed Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Eye martial soul and urged him to join the Body Sect.
• Wang Yan argued that Shrek Academy would give Huo Yuhao a stable foundation and let him enter despite missing enrollment.
• Wang Yan let Huo Yuhao choose between Shrek and the Body Sect, and Huo Yuhao chose to follow his teacher to Shrek.
• Du Busi left after offering Huo Yuhao a future place at the Body Sect, and Wang Yan told Huo Yuhao to pack for Shrek City.

Huo Yuhao enrolled at Shrek Academy as a transfer student and was assigned to Mu Jin’s Freshman Class 2. As he settled into Room 106 and prepared for classes, Ning Tian and Wu Feng’s relationship was shown through Wu Feng’s secret, obsessive attachment to Ning Tian.

• Wang Yan paid to get Huo Yuhao admitted to Shrek and left him at the academy gate with living expenses and instructions to contact him if needed.
• Huo Yuhao met Mu Jin, who enrolled him in Freshman Class 2, gave him a timetable, and assigned him to Room 106.
• Ning Tian finished Zhou Yi’s demanding training, and Wu Feng offered to wash her training clothes.
• Wu Feng secretly clutched and sniffed Ning Tian’s sweat-soaked training top before taking it to wash.
• Huo Yuhao settled into Room 106, spoke with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and looked over his classes before his first day at Shrek.

Huo Yuhao joined Freshman Class 2 at Shrek Academy and discovered that his classmates were largely indifferent to his weak-looking soul ring because many had entered through family wealth and connections. He settled into class determined to keep cultivating and pursue his goals despite the academy’s decline.

• Teacher Mu Jin introduced Huo Yuhao as the new transfer student in Freshman Class 2.
• Huo Yuhao revealed his Spirit Eye martial soul and ten-year white soul ring, but his classmates barely reacted.
• A wealthy-looking student welcomed Huo Yuhao, while a girl remarked that his foundation was lacking and implied his family had helped him enter.
• Huo Yuhao realized that wealth and connections mattered more than talent to many of his classmates.
• Teacher Mu Jin sent Huo Yuhao to an empty seat, and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm urged him to cultivate, seek ice-attribute knowledge, and remember their goals.
• Huo Yuhao focused on the lesson and resolved to grow stronger despite Shrek being unlike the academy he had imagined.

After two months of steady cultivation, Huo Yuhao drew his classmates’ attention when a test showed his Soul Power Level had reached rank fifteen. He revealed that his master’s rare Starlight Nectar potion aided his progress, then refused to sell it, leaving the class to wonder about his mysterious master.

• During a routine test at the end of the first month, Huo Yuhao’s Soul Power Level registered at rank thirteen, surprising Teacher Mu Jin slightly.
• At the second month’s test, Huo Yuhao’s Soul Power Level reached rank fifteen, prompting his classmates to question and tease him about his steady progress.
• Huo Yuhao showed the class a sealed box containing an improved version of Starlight Nectar and said his master had given him the cultivation-assisting potion.
• After a classmate identified the potion as a rare, valuable product, several students offered Huo Yuhao high prices for it.
• Huo Yuhao refused to sell the potion, put it away, and returned to his seat as Teacher Mu Jin resumed class.

Jin Yuanbao invited Huo Yuhao to a private gathering on Sea God Island, and Huo Yuhao agreed after hearing that Beibei would attend. He planned to confirm whether Beibei was the kind young man he had met in the Star Dou Forest.

• Jin Yuanbao invited Huo Yuhao to a weekend gathering at Sea God Island's Tide-Watching Terrace and initially failed to persuade him.
• Jin Yuanbao said Beibei, the outer court's top student, would attend, prompting Huo Yuhao to recognize the name from his encounter in the Star Dou Forest.
• Huo Yuhao accepted the invitation, and Jin Yuanbao gave him a gilt entry card for Saturday night.
• Jin Yuanhao privately planned to use Huo Yuhao's interest in Beibei to learn more about Huo Yuhao's mysterious master and potions.
• Huo Yuhao told the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm he would attend to confirm Beibei's identity and look for other gains.

At a formal gathering on Sea God Island, Huo Yuhao met several students and encountered Dai Huabin, then found reassurance in Beibei’s kindness. As the party continued, a hidden, malicious spiritual power silently spread across the island.

• Jin Yuanbao introduced Huo Yuhao to Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Lan Luoluo, and Lan Susu at the gathering.
• Huo Yuhao noticed Wang Dong, whose unusual aura caught his attention, and then saw Dai Huabin watching him with disgust.
• Beibei greeted Huo Yuhao, asked how he felt at Shrek, and offered support and help with his cultivation.
• Huo Yuhao told Beibei that Shrek did not suit him, but that cultivation was his own business.
• An icy, malicious spiritual power quietly covered the Sea God Island area while the guests enjoyed the party.

The Kraken secretly infused Ma Xiaotao with a diluted Crimson Dan-Devour, driving her into a destructive frenzy that sent her crashing toward Tide-Watching Terrace. As Beibei and the others failed to stop her, a mysterious young man appeared between Ma Xiaotao and the gathering.

• The Kraken slipped Crimson Dan-Devour into Ma Xiaotao while she struggled to break through her cultivation bottleneck.
• Ma Xiaotao lost control of her Evil Fire Phoenix and charged toward Tide-Watching Terrace, intent on destroying everyone there.
• Beibei, Wang Dong, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Huo Yuhao tried to defend the gathering, but Ma Xiaotao overwhelmed their efforts.
• A mysterious young man in a gray robe appeared in midair between Ma Xiaotao and Tide-Watching Terrace.

Kraken, revealed as the soul beast Blue King, stopped Ma Xiaotao’s rampage and saved the students at Tide-Watching Terrace. He returned her to Yan Shaozhe after draining some of her power, then vanished with a warning that left Shrek frightened and confused.

• Kraken bound Ma Xiaotao with a tentacle and extinguished her flames, suppressing her before she could attack the students.
• Yan Shaozhe arrived and recognized Kraken as Blue King, but Kraken refused to explain his presence in Shrek.
• Kraken returned the unconscious Ma Xiaotao to Yan Shaozhe and admitted he had taken some power as payment for saving the students.
• Yan Shaozhe discovered Ma Xiaotao’s soul power had fallen from rank sixty-eight to rank sixty-one and that her origin had been damaged.
• Kraken warned the students not to use power destructively, then disappeared as Huo Yuhao sensed Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s awe.

Shrek Academy’s Sea God Pavilion elders reviewed the enormous compensation demands and reputational fallout from the Tide-Watching Terrace incident. With direct compensation estimated above thirty million Gold Soul Coins and no viable way to raise enough money, the chapter left the academy facing a possible collapse.

• Xuan Zi ordered the finance elder to read the Tide-Watching Terrace casualty, damage, and compensation report.
• The finance elder listed demands from the families of the dead and injured students, property losses, and costs to repair the terrace and restore Shrek’s public image.
• The report warned that families might withdraw their children, sect relations had deteriorated, and the Blue King’s intervention had drawn Shrek into a dangerous contest involving powerful Soul Beasts.
• The elders realized that direct compensation exceeded thirty million Gold Soul Coins, far beyond what Shrek could afford.
• Xian Lin'er asked where the money would come from, and Yan Shaozhe proposed selling academy assets, but the finance elder warned that sales could raise only about ten million.
• The elders rejected borrowing from the Sun-Moon Empire or accepting aid from Spirit Hall, and Xuan Zi shouted for everyone to stop.

Xuan Zi ordered Shrek to pay compensation using the reserve funds meant for Mu En’s revival, then the academy considered selling its stored Soul Bones after Kraken advertised cash purchases at the gate. The chapter ended with the Sea God Pavilion debating the sale as a way to raise urgent funds.

• Xuan Zi decided that Shrek would use the Heart of the Sea God plan’s funds to pay compensation, despite the elders’ protests.
• Xuan Zi assigned Xian Lin'er to help negotiate compensation and ordered Yan Shaozhe to watch the inner courtyard, especially Ma Xiaotao.
• Kraken set up a stall outside Shrek’s gate and broadcast an offer to buy Soul Bones for cash.
• A finance deacon reported that Shrek might sell its stockpiled Soul Bones to raise money quickly.
• The Sea God Pavilion argued over whether selling the academy’s Soul Bones would save Shrek or disgrace it, and Xuan Zi prepared to decide the matter.

Shrek secretly sold its soul bones to Kraken at roughly one-third of market value to meet compensation payments, then decided to sell nearly everything to fund Mu En’s awakening ritual. Kraken acquired nearly a hundred Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones and six Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, while Shrek gambled its reserves on restoring Mu En.

• Xuan Zi sent a disguised Sea God Pavilion Elder to ask Kraken’s prices without revealing the academy’s identity or making promises.
• Kraken appraised two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones and offered only about a third of their market value, prompting Shrek’s elders to reluctantly approve selling its ordinary reserves.
• Shrek secretly sold nearly thirty Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones to Kraken, raising enough Gold Soul Coins to ease the immediate compensation burden.
• Sea God Pavilion members proposed selling more soul bones to fund the most complete version of the Heart of the Sea God ritual and awaken Mu En.
• Shrek began selling higher-quality Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones and six Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, and Kraken paid for the entire haul at roughly one-third of market value.

After Bi Ji healed Mu En, he returned to Shrek Academy and began redirecting its resources and policies to meet the crisis. He personally invited Wu Feng to join Shrek, while the academy’s reforms and the mystery of the Blue King remained unresolved.

• Bi Ji healed Mu En’s lingering poison and soul wounds, but his cultivation fell from Level 98 to Level 96 and he could no longer advance.
• Mu En returned to the Sea God Pavilion, where Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and the other elders welcomed him with relief.
• Mu En ordered Shrek to prioritize soul tool research, reform its student assessments, and reward students for effort and potential.
• Mu En decided Shrek should admit Wu Feng despite her nonstandard ten-thousand-year first soul ring, and sent an elder to invite her.
• Wu Feng accepted the invitation after learning she could study in Ning Tian’s class and remain close to her.
• Mu En watched Shrek’s changes begin and wondered whether the Blue King’s plans would bring rebirth or a greater storm.