Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao reassured Tang Ya that her devouring ability was not inherently evil and urged her to use it according to her conscience. An unexpected visitor, Long Xiaoyao, appeared and identified Huo Yuhao as a Soul Saint, leaving Beibei and Tang Ya shocked.

• Huo Yuhao told Tang Ya that a power's morality depended on how its user wielded it, and encouraged her to use her devouring ability against evil people while staying true to her heart.
• Long Xiaoyao appeared in the room without Huo Yuhao detecting him, startling Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, and Beibei.
• Long Xiaoyao asked whether Huo Yuhao was a Soul Saint, and Huo Yuhao admitted it while asking how he had recognized his cultivation.
• Beibei and Tang Ya were astonished to learn Huo Yuhao had advanced to Soul Saint without hunting for a Spirit Ring.

Long Xiaoyao realized that Huo Yuhao was Mu En’s disciple and regretted that he could not take him as his own. After sensing Tang Ya’s devouring martial soul, he offered to become her master, leaving her to consider a path that could protect and strengthen her.

• Long Xiaoyao said he could not see through Huo Yuhao’s cultivation but inferred his strength from his fight with Blood Bat.
• Huo Yuhao revealed that Mu En was his teacher, and Long Xiaoyao recognized Mu En as an old friend and gave up the idea of taking Huo Yuhao as a disciple.
• Huo Yuhao suggested Long Xiaoyao take Tang Ya as his disciple because her Blue Silver Grass had mutated to gain a devouring ability.
• Long Xiaoyao gave Tang Ya a Blood Pearl to test her martial soul, and absorbing it caused her Soul Power to break through another rank.
• Long Xiaoyao praised Tang Ya’s devouring talent and offered to guide her safely toward the Titled Douluo level, possibly even Limit Douluo; Huo Yuhao encouraged her to accept.

Tang Ya accepted Long Xiaoyao as her master and prepared to leave Shrek, while Huo Yuhao explained to Beibei how Du Busi had helped him become a Soul Saint. Elsewhere, Blood Bat’s ally discovered that Blood Bat had died and wondered who had killed him.

• Tang Ya decided she could no longer safely remain at Shrek and formally became Long Xiaoyao’s final disciple.
• Long Xiaoyao gave Tang Ya a week to settle her affairs before leaving with him, then vanished.
• Beibei asked Huo Yuhao about his Soul Saint advancement, and Huo Yuhao said Du Busi had offered him a rare Spiritual Attribute soul beast to join the Original Body Sect.
• Beibei returned to the academy with Tang Ya, who submitted a request to withdraw and planned to say farewell to her companions.
• Blood Bat’s gaunt ally sensed that Blood Bat had died and questioned whether Huo Yuhao, Shrek experts, or another Evil Soul Master had killed him.

Hei Ku blamed Shrek for Blood Bat’s death and joined Holy Spirit Church members planning to seize the Evil Soul Master they believed Shrek had captured. As Huo Yuhao settled into cultivating with his newly transformed Soul Spirits, Feng Ling rallied the cultists to launch their rescue that night.

• Hei Ku searched the site of Blood Bat’s death and concluded that Shrek had captured the Evil Soul Master, prompting him to vow revenge against Shrek.
• Tang Ya stopped cultivating alone outdoors, while Huo Yuhao spent his days cultivating and his nights secretly cosplaying Nuwa.
• Huo Yuhao successfully transformed the Four Great Vajras of the North Pole into Soul Spirits and meditated with them in his room.
• Feng Ling and other Holy Spirit Church members gathered outside Shrek City, believing Shrek had imprisoned an Evil Soul Master with a devouring ability.
• Feng Ling dismissed the need to wait for Chief Offering and ordered the cultists to rescue the captive that night.

The Holy Spirit Cult launched a surprise attack on Shrek, and Huo Yuhao rushed to find Beibei and Tang Ya. He reached them as an Evil Soul Master knocked Tang Ya unconscious and carried her away, leaving Beibei injured.

• The Holy Spirit Cult attacked Shrek at night and destroyed the academy's statues as its teachers mobilized to defend it.
• Huo Yuhao recognized the attackers as the Holy Spirit Cult and entered Shrek to check on his friends.
• Xu Sanshi told Huo Yuhao that Tang Ya was missing and Beibei had gone to search for her.
• Huo Yuhao headed toward the girls' dormitory and found Beibei protecting Tang Ya from an Evil Soul Master.
• The Evil Soul Master struck Beibei into a tree, knocked Tang Ya unconscious, and fled with her.

Huo Yuhao pursued Tang Ya’s kidnappers, turned an Evil Soul Master’s Wraiths against him, and continued toward the outskirts of Shrek. Long Xiaoyao discovered that Purple Snake had abducted Tang Ya, his newly accepted disciple, and killed him for disobeying orders and injuring her.

• Huo Yuhao used Undead Magic to free the Wraiths from an Evil Soul Master’s control, and they devoured their former master.
• Yan Shaozhe noticed Huo Yuhao’s technique, then left Cai Meier to fight Zhang Peng while he rushed after Beibei.
• Purple Snake carried the unconscious Tang Ya more than ten kilometers from Shrek and prepared to signal the other Holy Spirit Cult members.
• Long Xiaoyao confronted Purple Snake and revealed that he had already accepted Tang Ya as his disciple.
• Long Xiaoyao pinned Purple Snake with his pressure and killed him before he could finish pleading.

Beibei and Huo Yuhao arrived as Long Xiaoyao rescued Tang Ya, and Yan Shaozhe learned that the mysterious elder was the Dark Sacred Dragon. Mu En then confronted Long Xiaoyao, who revealed that he had joined the Holy Spirit Cult because Xi Shui had become its Grand Elder.

• Beibei mistook the dead Evil Soul Master for Tang Ya, but discovered her alive and unconscious beside Long Xiaoyao.
• Yan Shaozhe attacked Long Xiaoyao, whose dragon claw effortlessly crushed his Light Phoenix Fire spear; Long Xiaoyao identified himself.
• Long Xiaoyao told Huo Yuhao that Tang Ya had a fractured right foot but would recover, while Yan Shaozhe returned to Shrek Academy after Mu En arrived.
• Mu En questioned why Long Xiaoyao associated with Evil Soul Masters, and Long Xiaoyao said he did so because of Xi Shui.
• Long Xiaoyao revealed that the Evil Soul Masters had formed the Holy Spirit Cult, that Xi Shui had joined and become its Grand Elder, and that he had joined because he blamed himself for her choices.

Long Xiaoyao told Mu En his account of Ye Xishui’s past, leaving Mu En grief-stricken and furious over the suffering and deaths he blamed on Long Xiaoyao. The former friends transformed into the Golden Saint Dragon and a black dragon and fought in the sky, while Huo Yuhao watched closely.

• Long Xiaoyao recounted what he believed had happened to Ye Xishui, and Mu En was overcome with pain.
• Huo Yuhao recognized that Ye Xishui’s story concealed her true role as a Holy Spirit Cult Holy Maiden, but kept the secret to protect himself.
• Mu En condemned Long Xiaoyao for his selfishness and for the Holy Spirit Cult’s victims, then challenged him to fight.
• Mu En and Long Xiaoyao transformed into their dragons and clashed directly in the sky as Huo Yuhao studied their techniques.
• After thousands of exchanges, the two dragons broke apart and hovered opposite each other.

Long Xiaoyao explained that Tang Ya had become his disciple because her Blue Silver Grass martial soul had gained a devouring attribute, while Mu En returned to Shrek to repel the Holy Spirit Cult despite his failing health. After Tang Ya woke, Huo Yuhao healed her foot and urged her to use the Holy Spirit Cult as a place to grow stronger.

• Long Xiaoyao told Mu En that Tang Ya was his disciple and that he wanted to keep her from following Xi Shui’s evil path.
• Mu En left to defend Shrek, and Long Xiaoyao warned Beibei and Huo Yuhao that the battle and his injuries would likely hasten Mu En’s death.
• Huo Yuhao healed Tang Ya’s injured foot after Long Xiaoyao woke her with Soul Power.
• Long Xiaoyao told Tang Ya that the attackers belonged to the Holy Spirit Cult, the faction he could not leave, and promised to explain his reasons later.
• Huo Yuhao urged Tang Ya to cultivate within the Holy Spirit Cult and grow stronger, prompting Long Xiaoyao to remark on his boldness in front of the Chief Offering.

Mu En spent his remaining life defeating the invading Evil Soul Masters, stabilizing Beibei’s bloodline, and naming Huo Yuhao as Shrek’s next Sea God Pavilion Master. He transformed into a youthful, golden-scaled form as he prepared to pass away.

• Long Xiaoyao took Tang Ya away, and Huo Yuhao comforted Beibei before they headed back toward Shrek.
• Mu En unleashed a devastating attack that killed two-thirds of the invading Evil Soul Masters, forcing Feng Ling and the survivors to flee.
• Mu En stabilized Beibei’s Light Saint Dragon bloodline, completing its evolution into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
• Mu En instructed Shao Zhe to treat the injured and named Huo Yuhao the next Sea God Pavilion Master once he reached Titled Douluo.
• Mu En summoned his Spirit Rings and transformed into a youthful figure covered in golden dragon scales as he prepared to depart.

Mu En’s final transformation into the Light Saint Dragon healed Shrek’s people and sent a warning toward the Star Dou Great Forest, where Di Tian learned his sleeping master had briefly awakened. The next day, Shrek’s leaders discussed the Evil Soul Master attack, and Yan Shaozhe demanded to know why Huo Yuhao had not reported his acquaintance with Long Xiaoyao.

• Mu En became the Light Saint Dragon and bathed Shrek Academy and Sea God Lake in healing golden light.
• The Light Saint Dragon roared toward the Star Dou Great Forest, where Di Tian heard his sleeping master warn him not to provoke Shrek Academy.
• Di Tian reflected that Qiu’er’s time at Shrek and her feelings for a student had eased tensions between Shrek and the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The Light Saint Dragon dispersed into golden motes, and Xuan Zi temporarily took over as Master of the Sea God Pavilion.
• Yan Shaozhe told the academy leaders that the Evil Soul Masters’ attack had killed Mu En and accused the organization of planning the assault to isolate him from Shrek’s defenses.
• Yan Shaozhe confronted Huo Yuhao about recognizing Long Xiaoyao and asked why he had not informed the academy earlier.

Huo Yuhao refused to reveal his connection to Long Xiaoyao or explain his strange control over resentful souls, fearing Shrek would condemn Tang Ya and misunderstand his abilities. Yan Shaozhe accused him of colluding with Evil Soul Masters, while Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er defended him; the chapter ended with Yan Shaozhe suggesting Huo Yuhao’s helpful actions might be part of a larger Evil Soul Master scheme.

• Huo Yuhao decided that reporting Tang Ya’s awakened abilities to Shrek would put her at risk of imprisonment or having her cultivation crippled.
• Yan Shaozhe questioned Huo Yuhao about controlling the resentful souls, but Huo Yuhao stayed silent because explaining Undead Magic could make him seem like an Evil Soul Master.
• Yan Shaozhe accused Huo Yuhao of colluding with Evil Soul Masters because he knew Long Xiaoyao, and Huo Yuhao retorted that Mu En had also been Long Xiaoyao’s friend.
• Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er defended Huo Yuhao by citing his actions against Evil Soul Masters and his warnings and pursuit during the tournament.
• Yan Shaozhe questioned whether Huo Yuhao’s apparent aid could be part of a broader Evil Soul Master plan.

Yan Shaozhe accused Huo Yuhao of being a hidden Holy Spirit Cult pawn and laid out an elaborate theory linking Ma Xiaotao’s abduction, the tournament incidents, and Tang Ya’s use as bait. His deductions convinced Xuan Zi and deepened the other Pavilion Elders’ suspicion, while Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er remained indignant.

• Yan Shaozhe continued to doubt Huo Yuhao despite Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er’s defense of him.
• Yan Shaozhe claimed the Holy Spirit Cult had arranged the attacks on Shrek’s team and used You Huo to trigger Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire.
• Yan Shaozhe argued that Huo Yuhao had worked with the Holy Spirit Cult and used Tang Ya to lure Beibei and Xuan Zi away from Shrek City.
• Huo Yuhao was stunned by Yan Shaozhe’s theory, while Xuan Zi began to suspect that his own carelessness had been part of a trap.
• The Pavilion Elders grew more suspicious of Huo Yuhao, and Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er protested Yan Shaozhe’s accusations.

After Yan Shaozhe accused Huo Yuhao of plotting against his teacher and threatened to cripple and imprison him, Huo Yuhao fought back and fled Sea God Pavilion. He clashed with Yan Shaozhe above Sea God Lake, where Yan’s flaming spear shattered Huo Yuhao’s powerful sword strike.

• Yan Shaozhe declared that he would cripple Huo Yuhao’s cultivation, imprison him, and force him to reveal what he knew about the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Huo Yuhao refused, destroyed Yan Shaozhe’s Phoenix Flame attack with his Eternal Freeze Domain, and escaped Sea God Pavilion using Ice Wraith Flash.
• Yan Shaozhe pursued Huo Yuhao and hurled a flaming spear at him as he flew away with his Flight Soul Tool.
• Huo Yuhao drank from a wine jug and unleashed A Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate against Yan Shaozhe’s spear.
• Yan Shaozhe’s spear blasted apart Huo Yuhao’s sword light, shocking the Pavilion Elders who witnessed the clash.

Huo Yuhao revealed a Self-Martial Soul Fusion Skill after clashing with Yan Shaozhe, transforming into a massive Platinum White Phantom and preparing the Drunken God Curse. Shrek’s elders and students watched in shock as the confrontation escalated.

• Huo Yuhao shattered Yan Shaozhe’s spear with his Giant Sword Technique, but his sword broke and he was blasted backward, injured.
• Yan Shaozhe questioned Huo Yuhao’s strength and suspected his Martial Soul had an evil attribute, then unleashed Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix.
• Huo Yuhao drank Top-Grade Fine Wine from the Drunken Intent Store, causing golden and icy-white pillars of light to erupt as his aura surged.
• The Sea God Pavilion elders, Xian Lin'er, Qian Duoduo, Inner Academy students, and the awakened Beibei sensed Huo Yuhao’s aura and gathered or rushed toward the scene.
• Yan Shaozhe and the elders recognized that Huo Yuhao was using a Self-Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Huo Yuhao transformed into a Platinum White Phantom, drank from a giant Wine Gourd, and announced his Self-Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Drunken God Curse.

Huo Yuhao clashed with Yan Shaozhe and revealed the strength of his Drunken God Curse. When Yan Shaozhe threatened to get serious, Huo Yuhao unleashed a vast ice-and-snow domain over Sea God Lake and vanished, leaving Shrek’s leaders unable to locate him.

• Huo Yuhao’s platinum-white swords clashed with Yan Shaozhe’s Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, and the attacks ended in a draw that injured Huo Yuhao and left Yan Shaozhe disheveled.
• Du Busi learned that Shrek had been attacked by Evil Soul Masters and that Mu En had died, then rushed toward the academy after sensing Huo Yuhao’s power.
• Huo Yuhao warned Yan Shaozhe that he would bombard Sea God Island with Standard Soul Cannon Shells if Yan kept pressuring him.
• Huo Yuhao concealed the Snow Empress and unleashed the Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain, freezing Sea God Lake and hiding himself with Snow Concealment.
• Yan Shaozhe and the other Shrek leaders could not sense Huo Yuhao or find a way to stop his threatened bombardment.

Du Busi intervened when Yan Shaozhe attacked Huo Yuhao, revealing that Huo Yuhao was his disciple and not an undercover agent for the Holy Spirit Cult. The confrontation left Shrek’s leaders facing the collapse of their accusations against Huo Yuhao.

• Du Busi struck Yan Shaozhe with a powerful attack, and Yan Shaozhe crashed through the ice covering Sea God Lake.
• Xuan Zi transformed into his Godly Taotie Bull form and challenged Du Busi, who revealed his overwhelming strength and superior Spirit Rings.
• Huo Yuhao withdrew Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain and called Du Busi his teacher, shocking the Sea God Pavilion elders.
• Xuan Zi and the elders realized Du Busi’s arrival undermined Yan Shaozhe’s claim that Huo Yuhao was allied with the Holy Spirit Cult.
• After Huo Yuhao explained Yan Shaozhe’s reasoning, Du Busi furiously insulted Yan Shaozhe for calling his disciple an undercover agent.

After leaving Shrek over his conflict with Yan Shaozhe, Huo Yuhao told Beibei and Du Busi that he planned to study Soul Tools in the Sun Moon Empire. He advised his friends to focus on cultivating their martial souls and promised to provide them with Soul Tools, while Beibei resolved to train harder.

• Du Busi invited Huo Yuhao to leave Shrek and return to the Original Body Sect, and Huo Yuhao thanked Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er before flying away with him.
• Beibei followed Huo Yuhao and Du Busi beyond Shrek City, heard what had happened, and apologized for Tang Ya's matter dragging Huo Yuhao into the conflict.
• Huo Yuhao told Du Busi and Beibei that he planned to study at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy because Soul Tool technology would become increasingly important.
• Huo Yuhao advised Beibei to prioritize martial soul cultivation and told him to pass the same advice on to Qiu'er and the others, promising to prepare Soul Tools for them.
• Beibei accepted Huo Yuhao's advice and resolved to cultivate harder after recognizing the gap between them.

Beibei explained to Huo Yuhao how they could stay in touch and learned that Huo Yuhao planned to handle other matters before studying at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy. At Shrek, Beibei defended Huo Yuhao to the Sea God Pavilion elders, explaining that Du Busi had persuaded him to join the Original Body Sect with the promise of a rare Spiritual Attribute soul beast.

• Beibei told Huo Yuhao that He Caitou could help them stay in contact during the academy exchange, then returned to Shrek.
• Huo Yuhao told Du Busi he had safe plans to complete before heading to the Sun Moon Empire, and Du Busi arranged for Lang Ya and Yu Tao to serve as contacts.
• The Sea God Pavilion elders questioned whether Qian Duoduo knew Huo Yuhao had taken Du Busi as his teacher, and Lin Huiqun called Huo Yuhao ungrateful.
• Beibei returned to the Sea God Pavilion and said he would explain Huo Yuhao's actions to the elders.
• Beibei said Huo Yuhao had been reluctant to enter the tournament, concealed his strength, and agreed to join the Original Body Sect after Du Busi offered to find him a suitable Spiritual Attribute soul beast and help him reach Soul Saint.

Beibei explained that Huo Yuhao had concealed his connection to Long Xiaoyao to protect Tang Ya and clear the way for her to enter the Holy Spirit Cult as an insider. His account cleared Huo Yuhao of collusion, leaving Yan Shaozhe condemned by the Sea God Pavilion elders as Beibei went to tell Ling Luochen and the others what had happened.

• Beibei blamed Yan Shaozhe for drawing the Original Body Sect's attention to Huo Yuhao, and Yan Shaozhe questioned why Huo Yuhao had kept his connection to Long Xiaoyao secret.
• Beibei made the Pavilion Elders swear to keep the truth confidential, then explained how Huo Yuhao met Long Xiaoyao and arranged for Tang Ya to become his disciple to protect her and infiltrate the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Beibei revealed that the Holy Spirit Cult attacked Shrek to take Tang Ya, and that Xuan Zi had agreed to let Long Xiaoyao take her away after their fight.
• Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er denounced Yan Shaozhe and left the Sea God Pavilion, while Beibei bowed and departed; Xuan Zi adjourned the meeting.
• Ling Luochen stopped Beibei outside, and he said he would explain everything to her, Qiu'er, and the others at the Outer Academy.