Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao prepared to fuse Ice Bear King Xiao Bai's spirit bone and Wisdom Soul Ring, with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm directing the process. The fusion began smoothly, and Xiao Bai's Origin Power proved remarkably compatible with Huo Yuhao.

• Ice Bear King Xiao Bai eagerly agreed to become Huo Yuhao's Wisdom Soul Ring and returned to his clan to settle his affairs.
• Huo Yuhao rested underground and prepared for the fusion while Xiao Bai was away.
• Xiao Bai returned the next day, and Huo Yuhao chose to fuse Xiao Bai's right arm bone.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explained the fusion process, and Huo Yuhao swallowed a Bone Fusion Pill as Xiao Bai began transferring his power.
• Xiao Bai's Origin Power flowed into Huo Yuhao with little resistance or pain.

Huo Yuhao completed the fusion of Ice Bear King Xiao Bai’s right arm bone and Spirit Ring, gaining four powerful area-attack skills. He broke through to Soul Emperor at level sixty-seven and headed out of the Land of Extreme North.

• Ice Empress helped Xiao Bai transfer all his power into Huo Yuhao, completing the Ice Bear King Right Arm Bone fusion.
• After spending an unknown number of days beneath the snow, Huo Yuhao emerged and learned Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had helped Xiao Bai fuse his intelligent Spirit Ring.
• Huo Yuhao discovered that his new Spirit Ring granted Ice Bear Roar Bomb and Ice Blade Tornado, while his arm bone granted Ice Bear Blizzard and Ice Meteor.
• Huo Yuhao sensed that he had reached level sixty-seven, astonishing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress.
• Huo Yuhao laughed and set off toward the outside of the Land of Extreme North.

Huo Yuhao found Meng Hongchen battling an Iceflame Bird in the Far North and waited for its mate to arrive before intervening. He drove both birds away with the aura of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, leaving Meng Hongchen amazed at her unexpected rescuer.

• Huo Yuhao detected a battle and used his Simulation Soul Skill to approach without being seen.
• Huo Yuhao recognized Meng Hongchen and decided to wait, expecting another Iceflame Bird to join the fight.
• A second Iceflame Bird arrived, leaving Meng Hongchen convinced she was doomed.
• Huo Yuhao appeared before Meng Hongchen and frightened both Iceflame Birds away with his powerful aura.

Huo Yuhao rescued Meng Hongchen from an Iceflame Bird, stood guard while she absorbed its Spirit Ring, and shared hotpot with her after they reached the outskirts of the Land of Extreme North. Meng Hongchen grew increasingly captivated by him and offered him Bloody Mary, a special wine she had taken from her brother’s gift for their grandfather.

• Huo Yuhao drove off the Iceflame Bird’s parents and found Meng Hongchen unharmed.
• Meng Hongchen told Huo Yuhao that her grandfather had lured away a likely Titan Snow Demon King, leaving her to wait at the outskirts.
• Huo Yuhao warned Meng Hongchen about hunting alone, then stood guard while she absorbed the Iceflame Bird’s Spirit Ring.
• Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen traveled for a day to the outer region, where she waited for her grandfather and he prepared a hotpot meal.
• Meng Hongchen offered Huo Yuhao Bloody Mary, the wine her brother had prepared for their grandfather’s birthday.

Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen shared a flask of rare Bloody Mary, and Huo Yuhao gained a major Soul Power boost. After parting, he chose to follow the original course of events while preparing to enter the tournament phase.

• Meng Hongchen gave Huo Yuhao a flask of Bloody Mary, and he discovered that the Supreme-Grade Liquor greatly strengthened him and granted Soul Power.
• Meng Hongchen explained the wine's rarity and origins, and she and Huo Yuhao each drank about one jin.
• Huo Yuhao departed without exchanging contact information, while Meng Hongchen watched him go and regretted not asking where he lived.
• Huo Yuhao decided not to interfere with the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone's journey and planned to enter the tournament phase.
• In Mingdu, Xiao Hongchen sneezed and said he had intercepted the wine as a birthday gift for his grandfather.

Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek Academy and found a thirteen-year-old girl named Qiu’er drawing a crowd with her beauty and Soul Ancestor cultivation. She presented a Special Enrollment Token, and Yan Shaozhe arrived to inspect it, eager to recruit her.

• Huo Yuhao arrived at Shrek’s East Gate and followed a crowd gathered around an exceptional new student.
• Huo Yuhao saw the thirteen-year-old Qiu’er, who greeted him warmly and introduced herself by that name.
• Huo Yuhao asked whether Qiu’er was Wang Qiu’er, and she clarified that her name was simply Qiu’er.
• Qiu’er explained that she wanted to transfer to Shrek and showed Huo Yuhao her Special Enrollment Token.
• Yan Shaozhe came out to examine Qiu’er’s token and sensed the remarkable vitality of her Soul Ancestor-level cultivation.

Yan Shaozhe accepted Qiu'er’s Special Enrollment Token and approved her transfer into Huo Yuhao’s class, while mistaking the two for a couple. As Huo Yuhao escorted her, Electrolux warned that Qiu’er could discover he was a transmigrator, leaving Huo Yuhao to consider how to handle the danger.

• Yan Shaozhe discovered that Huo Yuhao had reached the Soul Emperor realm, then verified Qiu’er’s Special Enrollment Token.
• Qiu’er asked to transfer directly into Second Grade as a thirteen-year-old Rank 41 Power Attack System Battle Soul Grandmaster, and Yan Shaozhe approved her request.
• Yan Shaozhe assigned Huo Yuhao, Class One’s monitor, to take Qiu’er through enrollment procedures.
• Electrolux told Huo Yuhao that Qiu’er had seen his experiences in the Dream Weaver Ape’s illusion and could uncover that he was a transmigrator.
• Electrolux suggested killing Qiu’er if necessary, and Huo Yuhao was left alarmed by the threat to his secret.

Huo Yuhao refused Electrolux’s suggestion to kill Qiu'er, and Electrolux accepted him as his final disciple and promised to teach him Undead Magic. After helping Qiu'er settle into Shrek, Huo Yuhao hinted that he knew her origins, leaving her tense and uncertain.

• Huo Yuhao rejected Ilyas’s proposal to kill Qiu'er and agreed with Electrolux to observe her instead.
• Electrolux offered to teach Huo Yuhao Undead Magic, and Huo Yuhao accepted him as his master despite the danger of being mistaken for an Evil Soul Master.
• Huo Yuhao helped Qiu'er enroll at Shrek and find a place to live outside the academy.
• Huo Yuhao and Qiu'er entered Shrek through the East Gate, where students admired her looks and she asked whether they were in their mating season.
• Huo Yuhao mentioned Golden Retrievers while explaining human behavior, making Qiu'er suspect he knew her origins.
• Huo Yuhao told Qiu'er that wherever she came from, she was Qiu'er now and he hoped they could become friends.

Huo Yuhao brought Qiu'er to Second Grade Class One, where her beauty and strength sparked gossip about her relationship with him. Wang Yan introduced the class’s advancement assessment: one-on-one battles against soul beasts in the Beast Fighting Zone.

• Qiu'er accepted Huo Yuhao’s offer of friendship and followed him to the new classroom.
• Xiao Xiao and the other students were stunned by Qiu’er’s beauty, and classmates speculated that she was Huo Yuhao’s girlfriend.
• Wang Yan introduced Qiu'er as a transfer student, and she revealed that she was a thirteen-year-old Rank 41 Soul Ancestor with a Golden Dragon Martial Soul.
• Wang Yan explained that the class’s advancement assessment would involve one-on-one combat against soul beasts, warning students not to choose opponents far beyond their abilities.

Wang Yan explained the rules for the Second Grade advancement assessment, and the students gathered at Shrek Academy’s Battle Arena to begin. Dai Huabin, having learned Huo Yuhao’s identity, resolved to kill him, but Huo Yuhao sensed the killing intent and realized Dai Huabin was plotting an assassination.

• Wang Yan explained that the assessment scored students according to their abilities and said Huo Yuhao was exempt from participating.
• The Second Grade Class One students entered the Battle Arena and collected their assessment forms, while Huo Yuhao accompanied Qiu'er as a spectator.
• Dai Huabin watched Huo Yuhao resentfully and vowed to kill him after discovering that Huo Yuhao was Huo Yun'er's son.
• Electrolux warned Huo Yuhao that someone had developed killing intent toward him, and Huo Yuhao identified Dai Huabin as the likely threat.

Qiu'er stunned the advancement assessment with her Golden Dragon martial soul and overwhelming strength, while Dai Huabin grew jealous of her attention to Huo Yuhao. After the students passed, Huo Yuhao and his friends prepared to visit the Core Disciples' Treasure Appraisal Meeting.

• Qiu'er selected a Thousand-Year spirit beast and defeated a Bloodthirsty Demon Bear with one punch, impressing the students and Du Weilun.
• Dai Huabin killed a Thousand-Year Wind Tiger and earned 145 points, then grew enraged when Qiu'er chatted with Huo Yuhao instead of noticing him.
• The students who passed the advancement assessment officially became Second Grade students of Shrek Academy's Outer Academy.
• Wang Yan gave each Core Disciple a Gold-Embossed Invitation to the Treasure Appraisal Meeting.
• Ning Tian told Huo Yuhao and the others that the meeting was a sales event for soul masters with a special tier arranged for Core Disciples.

Wang Dong explained the Outer Academy Core Disciples’ Treasure Appraisal Meeting, and Huo Yuhao warned his friends that buying on credit could leave them indebted to merchants. He offered to pay for their purchases, while a group near Shrek City secretly agreed to kill him before he became a threat to the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion.

• Wang Dong described the three kinds of Treasure Appraisal Meetings and explained that Core Disciples could buy goods on credit with low interest.
• Huo Yuhao warned Xiao Xiao and the others that borrowing from merchants could let them control borrowers through mounting debt.
• Ning Tian revealed that Huo Yuhao had earned a fortune selling pills to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School, and Huo Yuhao offered to cover the group’s purchases.
• Huo Yuhao considered using his wealth to draw his friends away from Shrek Academy and toward his own alliance.
• At a residence outside Shrek City, a young master ordered his followers to kill Huo Yuhao, and they agreed to obey.

Huo Yuhao and the others arrived at Gathering Treasure Pavilion for the Treasure Appraisal Meeting, where they learned how to qualify for purchase discounts and credit. Huo Yuhao suspected Shrek had prepared the meeting and its wares to entice young Core Disciples into spending.

• Huo Yuhao, Ning Tian, Qiu'er, and the others entered Gathering Treasure Pavilion after presenting their invitations.
• A girl in white explained that the second floor held the Treasure Appraisal Meeting and described how guests could register purchases or apply for credit.
• Huo Yuhao suggested the group get their qualifications assessed first so they could receive discounts.
• At the west-side counter, Huo Yuhao and the others received forms requesting basic information about their Soul Master abilities and honors.
• Huo Yuhao suspected Shrek used its records to judge the Core Disciples’ potential and had selected the meeting’s items to tempt them.

Huo Yuhao secured exceptional VIP privileges at the Gathering Treasure Pavilion, confirming his suspicion that Shrek’s generous offers could bind him to the academy through debt. While touring the second floor with his companions, he recognized a rare Golden Ray Left Arm Bone priced at 9.5 million Gold Soul Coins.

• Huo Yuhao left every field on the VIP form blank except his name, prompting the clerk to verify his identity.
• The Gathering Treasure Pavilion granted Huo Yuhao unlimited credit, three free items per year, and a fifty percent discount; Wang Dong, Ning Tian, Xiao Xiao, and the others were stunned by the privileges.
• Ning Tian and the others completed their assessments, with Qiu'er receiving a thirty percent discount and the rest receiving discounts of ten to twenty percent.
• Huo Yuhao led the girls around the second floor, where they spotted a striking golden-red Spirit Bone.
• Huo Yuhao identified the display as a Golden Ray Left Arm Bone from a ten-thousand-year Golden Earth Dragon King, and Wang Dong exclaimed at its 9.5-million-Gold-Soul-Coin price.

At the Gathering Treasure Pavilion, Huo Yuhao offered to help Qiu'er buy a rare spirit bone before encountering Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng. Dai Yueheng apologized for Dai Huabin, but Huo Yuhao insulted him, leaving the two seniors at odds.

• Qiu'er showed interest in a Golden Earth Dragon King spirit bone, and Huo Yuhao offered to help her purchase it at a discount.
• Wang Dong wanted the spirit bone too but felt she had no chance against Qiu'er and wondered whether revealing her true identity would change Huo Yuhao's feelings.
• Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng arrived, and Dai Yueheng explained that his father had obtained the spirit bone but that its attributes did not suit Ma Xiaotao.
• Huo Yuhao recognized Dai Yueheng as Dai Huabin's older brother, while Dai Yueheng was unable to sense Huo Yuhao's strength through his Simulation Soul Skill.
• Dai Yueheng apologized for Dai Huabin, but Huo Yuhao called him a useless cat, prompting Dai Yueheng to warn him against youthful arrogance.

Huo Yuhao provoked Dai Yueheng into a three-day bet over the Spirit Bone, then set out alone after predicting Dai Huabin’s assassins would attack him that night. The chapter left Huo Yuhao approaching the academy’s East Gate, where he expected an ambush.

• Huo Yuhao doubled the price he charged Ma Xiaotao to suppress her evil fire, provoking her and shocking Dai Yueheng with their supposed intimacy.
• Dai Yueheng raised the Spirit Bone’s price to thirty million, and Huo Yuhao bet that Dai Yueheng would personally bring it to him within three days without payment.
• Dai Yueheng accepted the bet and left with Ma Xiaotao, while Huo Yuhao assured Qiu'er he would obtain the Spirit Bone for her.
• Huo Yuhao sent Ning Tian, Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong, and Wu Feng back to the academy while he stayed behind to collect supplies for the Soul Tool Department.
• Huo Yuhao recalled that Dai Huabin had arranged an alibi and planned an attack near the East Gate, then headed there expecting to fight the assassins.

Huo Yuhao uncovered Dai Huabin’s seven-man ambush and launched a counterattack with ice skills, his sword, and Soul Guidance Thrusters. He killed two attackers and trapped several others, while the fight continued as two men blasted apart his rising ice spikes and retreated.

• Huo Yuhao detected seven masked experts lying in wait and prepared for the ambush with Simulation, armor, and six Soul Guidance Thrusters.
• Huo Yuhao struck first with Ice Meteor and Ice Bear Roar Bomb, then charged the attackers at high speed.
• Huo Yuhao cleaved an agility-type Soul King in two and smashed his body apart with his momentum.
• Huo Yuhao trapped several attackers with a blizzard and tornadoes, then killed a shield-bearing man with a Mental Spike and dark-golden blades.
• Huo Yuhao raised ice spikes beneath two airborne men, but they blasted the spikes apart with fire and used the shockwave to retreat.

Huo Yuhao ambushed and killed four Soul Kings, then faced a Soul Saint and two Soul Emperors. As the Soul Saint transformed and attacked, Huo Yuhao unleashed his Peerless Sword Skill with power nearing that of a Soul Douluo.

• Huo Yuhao killed the four Soul Kings with Dark Gold Terrorclaw before their Invincible Shields could protect them.
• The Soul Saint broke free from Huo Yuhao’s Ice Blade Tornado, revealing his seven-ring cultivation, while the two Wang brothers emerged as Soul Emperors.
• Huo Yuhao mocked the three survivors and refused to reveal how he had detected their ambush.
• The Soul Saint put on Dai Huabin’s Class 6 defensive Soul Tool, urged the Wang brothers to support him, and activated his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Huo Yuhao drank from his wine flask and launched A Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate, startling the Soul Saint with its near-Soul-Douluo power.

Huo Yuhao fought off Dai Huabin’s assassination team, overwhelming its Soul Saint and two Soul Emperors with his Peerless Sword Skill. The Soul Saint’s Martial Soul Avatar collapsed, leaving him weakened and terrified before Huo Yuhao.

• Dai Huabin’s Soul Saint attacked Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao’s golden sword light forced him to defend with his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Huo Yuhao used his thrusters and Fierce Dragon Sky Severing Strike to cut the two Soul Emperors in half before they could react.
• Huo Yuhao demanded that the Soul Saint cripple his own limbs, but the Soul Saint refused.
• Huo Yuhao used Snow Dance Shining Sunlight and Eternal Freeze Domain to restrict the Soul Saint, then enlarged his sword and struck repeatedly.
• Huo Yuhao broke the Soul Saint’s Martial Soul Avatar, leaving him exhausted and afraid.

Huo Yuhao used the Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art to defeat an attacking Soul Saint and severed his limbs before Shrek’s leaders arrived. As they questioned him about the ambush, the crippled Soul Saint prepared to detonate his remaining Soul Power.

• Huo Yuhao drank from his wine gourd and summoned a massive lightning sword that severely wounded the Soul Saint.
• Huo Yuhao charged the wounded Soul Saint with his sword and severed his limbs, leaving him a human stump.
• Ma Xiaotao arrived with Shrek’s people and was shocked to find Huo Yuhao surrounded by the remains of his attackers.
• Huo Yuhao told Qian Duoduo and Yan Shaozhe that a group had ambushed him and confirmed that he had created the lightning sword technique.
• Qian Duoduo demanded to know who the Soul Saint was, and the captive prepared to detonate his remaining Soul Power.