Chapter Summaries

Ning Tian became Freshman Class Nine’s class monitor, while Chen Yuan waited outside her classroom to meet Huo Yuhao and later spoke with Ning Tian and Wu Feng. Wu Feng accused Chen Yuan of trying to get close to Ning Tian, and he frightened her with his aura before flicking her forehead.

• Mu Jin nominated Ning Tian as class monitor because she was already a Soul Elder, and Ning Tian accepted the position.
• Huo Yuhao was surprised by Ning Tian’s cultivation, and Mu Jin dismissed the class early.
• Chen Yuan told Huo Yuhao that Bei Bei had asked him to check how he was settling in, and Huo Yuhao said his classmates were easy to get along with.
• Ning Tian offered to help Chen Yuan, while Wu Feng asked her to step away so she could discuss her martial soul with him.
• Wu Feng accused Chen Yuan of pursuing Ning Tian, and Chen Yuan used his aura to frighten her before flicking her forehead.

Chen Yuan brought Xiao Xiao to meet Mu En, the powerful Shrek elder who had guided them the night before, and asked him to explain their unusual Soul Power fusion. Mu En tested their connection and instructed them to embrace and follow the bond between their Martial Souls, leaving Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao more closely connected.

• Xiao Xiao misunderstood Chen Yuan’s visit to her classroom, then resolved to build a good relationship with him because their Martial Soul Fusion Skill was important.
• Chen Yuan took Xiao Xiao to meet Mu En, who confirmed that he had spoken to them near the dormitory the previous night.
• Chen Yuan asked Mu En for guidance about his and Xiao Xiao’s unusual fusion, and Mu En brought them to an isolated room to test it.
• Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao joined hands and released their Soul Power, which fused at more than twice the speed of their individual cultivation.
• Mu En observed that their Soul Power fused even though their Martial Souls did not, then told them to embrace and follow the connection between their Martial Souls.
• Xiao Xiao threw herself into Chen Yuan’s arms, and Chen Yuan embraced her as he felt their connection deepen.

Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao discovered the details of their Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill after Mu En tested it and explained its power. They returned to the dormitory entrance and headed to the cafeteria, where Chen Yuan introduced Xiao Xiao to the Core Disciple food window.

• Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao fused their Martial Souls into a giant cauldron that struck Mu En, who dispersed it and sent them restorative Soul Power.
• Mu En identified their ability as a Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill and estimated its fusion rate at sixty to sixty-five percent, with power comparable to a Soul Emperor's normal strike.
• Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao learned that their fusion skill could enhance both of them or concentrate the dragon and phoenix's power in one person, leaving the other unable to act.
• Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao recovered through their intermingling Soul Power and returned to the dormitory entrance, where Mu En dismissed them.
• Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao discussed Shrek's cafeteria rules on the way to eat, and Chen Yuan took her to the Core Disciple window.
• The cafeteria worker served Xiao Xiao on an ordinary tray, while Chen Yuan received a special lunch box and said his status was higher than a Core Disciple's.

Chen Yuan ate lunch with Xiao Xiao, Xu Sanshi, Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao, while teasing Xu Sanshi about his pursuit of Jiang Nannan. Bei Bei bet Xu Sanshi a Mystic Water Pill that Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish would draw Jiang Nannan over, and Xu Sanshi grew jealous when Chen Yuan introduced Xiao Xiao.

• Chen Yuan set up an Eight Immortals table and chairs for himself and Xiao Xiao in a quiet corner of the cafeteria.
• Xu Sanshi joined Chen Yuan and asked where Bei Bei and the others were, and Chen Yuan questioned him about his troubled pursuit of Jiang Nannan.
• Bei Bei arrived with Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao, introduced Huo Yuhao, and wagered a Mystic Water Pill that Jiang Nannan would come to his grilled-fish stall.
• Xu Sanshi accepted Bei Bei’s bet, while Chen Yuan lamented losing the chance to bet on the outcome himself.
• Xu Sanshi asked Chen Yuan to introduce Xiao Xiao, then felt jealous when Chen Yuan explained their connection.

Chen Yuan discussed physical training with Xiao Xiao before Mu En examined his Martial Soul and discovered it was evolving toward Ultimate Fire. Mu En urged Chen Yuan to build a stronger foundation and proposed a deal involving Bei Bei, which Chen Yuan accepted only for extra payment.

• Chen Yuan invited Xiao Xiao to train with him once she recovered, and Xiao Xiao agreed despite dreading the exercise.
• Mu En contacted Chen Yuan and sensed that his flames had briefly reached the quality of Ultimate Fire during his Martial Soul Fusion with Xiao Xiao.
• Mu En inspected Chen Yuan's Martial Soul and concluded that it was evolving, predicting Chen Yuan could reach Ultimate Fire by his seventh ring if he continued fusing Martial Souls and obtained suitable Soul Rings and Soul Bones.
• Mu En advised Chen Yuan to compress his Soul Power and strengthen his foundation so his Martial Soul could evolve sooner.
• Mu En offered Chen Yuan a deal to beat up Bei Bei, and Chen Yuan said the job would cost extra.

Mu En gave Chen Yuan the Self-Created Soul Skill Reign Over the World and planned to cultivate him as his disciple, while Chen Yuan accepted the benefits of Mu En’s support. Later, Chen Yuan visited Huo Yuhao’s grilled-fish stall, where Jiang Nannan tried to bargain after the fish had sold out.

• Mu En passed Reign Over the World to Chen Yuan as payment and urged him to use it in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament.
• Mu En decided to establish a bond with Chen Yuan and planned to take him as a disciple and arrange suitable Soul Bones for him.
• Chen Yuan welcomed the prospect of Mu En’s resources and support, then went to Huo Yuhao’s grilled-fish stall to support him and find Bei Bei.
• Chen Yuan bought Huo Yuhao’s five remaining grilled fish and left a Gold Soul Coin on deposit for future purchases.
• Jiang Nannan arrived after the grilled fish had sold out and tried to persuade Huo Yuhao to lower the price, but he refused.

Chen Yuan and Xu Sanshi teamed up to ambush Bei Bei after Chen Yuan persuaded Xu Sanshi with grilled fish and claimed Bei Bei’s family elders wanted him taught a lesson. The fight escalated as Tang Ya prepared to use her Dragon Whisker Needle, while Bei Bei resisted the two attackers.

• Jiang Nannan left without buying grilled fish, and Chen Yuan bought the five remaining fish from Huo Yuhao.
• Xu Sanshi asked Chen Yuan to give him two fish for Jiang Nannan, and Chen Yuan agreed on the condition that Xu Sanshi help him beat up Bei Bei.
• Chen Yuan gave Xu Sanshi two fish and advised him to resolve things with Jiang Nannan, but Xu Sanshi insisted nothing had changed between them.
• Bei Bei and Tang Ya arrived at the stall, and Chen Yuan and Xu Sanshi suddenly attacked Bei Bei together.
• Bei Bei defended himself with his dragon claw and Thunderbolt, while Tang Ya prepared her Dragon Whisker Needle and Bei Bei warned her not to use it on a fellow student.
• Xu Sanshi struck Bei Bei with Mystic Underworld Shock as Chen Yuan continued fighting him, and Chen Yuan urged Xu Sanshi to help tear out Bei Bei’s dragon tendons.

Chen Yuan helped Xu Sanshi teach Bei Bei a lesson, earning Mu En’s Self-Created Soul Skill as his reward, and sold Bei Bei two Mystic Water Pills for Huo Yuhao. At the cafeteria, Chen Yuan confronted Wang Dong'er about her disguise and prompted her to question whether it had been her choice.

• Chen Yuan used his third Soul Skill to defeat Bei Bei during the sparring match with Xu Sanshi.
• Chen Yuan told Bei Bei that Mu En had rewarded him with the Self-Created Soul Skill Reign Over the World, and Bei Bei realized Mu En wanted him to improve.
• Bei Bei asked Chen Yuan to sell him a Mystic Water Pill for Huo Yuhao, and Xu Sanshi gave Bei Bei the pill he had won in their bet.
• Chen Yuan handed Bei Bei another Mystic Water Pill, then left with Xu Sanshi and headed for the cafeteria.
• Chen Yuan tried to avoid Wang Dong'er, but she confronted him about exposing her disguise; he asked whether dressing as a boy had truly been her idea.

Chen Yuan visited the Treasure Appreciation Fair to buy Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber, hoping to improve his body and support his future cultivation. After securing it at a discount, he ran into someone who recognized him.

• Xiao Xiao prepared for the Freshman Assessment while training near Rank 24, and Huo Yuhao reached Rank 19 after receiving another Mystic Water Pill.
• Chen Yuan learned that Zhou Yi had received a major disciplinary demerit and that Wang Dong'er had transferred into Class Nine, where she met Huo Yuhao.
• Chen Yuan reached Rank 46 and resolved to obtain Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber to strengthen his body and prepare for future cultivation.
• Chen Yuan found the Whale Rubber at the Treasure Appreciation Fair and bought it for 4,800 Gold Soul Coins after his discount.
• As Chen Yuan put the Whale Rubber into his Storage Soul Tool, someone greeted him as Senior Chen Yuan.

Ning Tian repaid Chen Yuan for saving her by buying him Whale Rubber and giving him two Soul Tools, while discussing his opinion of Soul Tools. She left him with the gifts and went on her way, as Wu Feng anxiously waited for her return at the Female Dormitory.

• Ning Tian insisted on repaying Chen Yuan and offered to buy him an item, so Chen Yuan asked her to purchase a piece of Whale Rubber.
• Ning Tian bought all the Whale Rubber on display for Chen Yuan, despite his protests.
• Ning Tian asked Chen Yuan what he thought of Soul Tools, and he said they were useful tools but could not be used without Soul Power.
• Ning Tian gave Chen Yuan two Class 4 Propulsion Soul Tools from Mingde Hall and told him he could repay her someday with a suitable Soul Tool.
• Ning Tian placed the gifts in a Storage Soul Tool and left, while Wu Feng waited anxiously for her at the Female Dormitory.

Chen Yuan refined ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber, discovered that his Ultimate Fire negated its side effects, and continued strengthening his body. After returning to Shrek Academy, he accepted an unusually well-paid assignment that required at least four Soul Rings.

• Chen Yuan swallowed the melted Whale Rubber and meditated through the night as its nourishing energy strengthened his physique.
• Chen Yuan realized his Ultimate Fire made him immune to the Whale Rubber’s yang-energy side effects and continued refining it.
• Chen Yuan bathed and cooked a feast for Dali Gu, then considered Dali Gu’s likely evolution and the powerful sacred weapons they might gain.
• Chen Yuan returned to Shrek Academy and accepted a teacher’s assignment offering two hundred Gold Soul Coins per day to someone with at least four Soul Rings.

Chen Yuan met Wang Yan to discuss recording freshmen’s Martial Souls during the assessment and asked for advice about cultivating his younger sister Yaya’s ordinary Swan Martial Soul. Wang Yan outlined possible Soul Ring paths for her, leaving Chen Yuan with guidance to consider as he prepared to help at the assessment.

• Chen Yuan visited Wang Yan’s office after accepting his task to record freshmen’s Martial Souls during the Freshman Assessment Round-Robin.
• Wang Yan explained that Chen Yuan would observe matches in other areas and record as many freshmen’s Martial Souls as possible.
• Chen Yuan asked Wang Yan how to cultivate Yaya, whose Swan Martial Soul had Innate Soul Power of 2.5.
• Wang Yan said Yaya would likely become a Soul Elder and suggested pursuing a higher-grade Swan, hunting birds with sacred and Light Attributes, or choosing prey birds for offensive skills.
• Wang Yan recommended swan-type Soul Beasts and said a first-ring flight ability would help Yaya, though Chen Yuan doubted her weak Martial Soul could support it.

Chen Yuan visited the Freshman Assessment grounds while Wang Yan prepared to supervise the matches. Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao won their first match against Freshman Class Three, and Wang Yan stopped Xiao Xiao's enormous cauldron before it struck their opponents.

• Chen Yuan entered the Assessment Zone with Wang Yan, then left to look around while Wang Yan prepared to supervise six teams.
• Wang Yan explained the assessment rules and announced the first match between Freshman Class Nine and Freshman Class Three.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao released their martial souls and used Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing to coordinate their attacks.
• Xiao Xiao's cauldrons stunned Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng while Wang Dong'er moved to take out Zhao Haochen, the opposing team's support Soul Master.
• Wang Yan intervened before Xiao Xiao's Soul Suppressing Cauldron struck Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng, confirming the victory for Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao's team won its first Freshman Assessment match, and Wang Yan became interested in Huo Yuhao's unusual martial soul. Xiao Xiao mistook Chen Yuan's visit for a show of support, then arranged to take a walk with him after the next day's assessment.

• Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao defeated Ouyang Junyi's team without using Soul Skills, earning their first match victory.
• Wang Yan wondered about Huo Yuhao's martial soul and planned to learn more about him during the assessment.
• Xiao Xiao spotted Chen Yuan and excitedly grabbed his clothes, but he explained that he had come to deliver notes to Wang Yan.
• Chen Yuan told Xiao Xiao that upper-year students had fewer classes and more time for independent cultivation.
• Xiao Xiao asked Chen Yuan to take a walk with her after the next day's assessment, and he agreed.

Xiao Xiao broke through to Level 25 and reflected on how Chen Yuan’s talent had changed her view of herself. Before the assessment, Wang Yan urged Chen Yuan to explore the Dragon Soul in his Martial Soul and asked him to record information about the twins’ hair Body Martial Souls.

• Xiao Xiao cultivated after the battle and broke through to Level 25.
• Xiao Xiao recalled learning about Chen Yuan’s unusual background and how his achievements had humbled her pride in her Twin Martial Souls.
• Wang Yan told Chen Yuan that his Coiling Dragon Staff lacked a Dragon Soul, while records described a true version containing the Heavenly Awakening Sacred Golden Dragon and its Indomitable trait.
• Wang Yan urged Chen Yuan to investigate the Dragon Soul within his Martial Soul, believing it might grant him an undiscovered ability.
• As the assessment approached, Wang Yan asked Chen Yuan to record the Martial Souls of the twins with hair Body Martial Souls.

Xiao Xiao arrived just before the Freshman Assessment began, while Chen Yuan observed the Lan Sisters and then watched Ning Tian's team win its match. The chapter ended with Ning Tian worried that Wu Feng's obvious feelings for her and jealous behavior would interfere with her plans to find a suitable partner at Shrek.

• Xiao Xiao arrived at the Assessment Zone after oversleeping, and Wang Yan announced the start of the matches.
• Chen Yuan considered the strengths and weaknesses of the Lan Sisters' hair Martial Souls and left before their team used its Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ning Tian removed an opponent's control effect and boosted Wu Feng, who defeated the opposing team's Battle Soul Master while Nanmen Yun'er beat another opponent.
• Ning Tian rebuked Wu Feng for ignoring their plan and fighting recklessly, while Wu Feng insisted she could protect Ning Tian herself.
• Ning Tian reflected that she had come to Shrek to find a suitable partner, but feared Wu Feng's jealousy would sabotage her efforts.

Chen Yuan recorded Ning Tian’s unusual purification Soul Skill and discussed its limits and the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect’s research into evolving the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda. Ning Tian confided the sect’s predicament to him, then reflected on the sacrifices and lost hopes behind its pursuit of the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda.

• Chen Yuan noted Ning Tian’s Second Soul Skill, and Wu Feng challenged him for being near Ning Tian.
• Ning Tian asked whether Chen Yuan had used the Whale Rubber she gave him, then offered to provide cultivation resources at half price.
• Chen Yuan explained that he was recording observable details about the new students and correctly guessed that Ning Tian’s Soul Skill purified abnormal conditions caused by external forces.
• Ning Tian told Chen Yuan that her Soul Skill was one of several variations developed by the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect while trying to evolve the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda.
• Ning Tian asked Chen Yuan to keep the sect’s information secret, then reflected on the sect’s sacrifices and its uncertain hope of finding the immortal herb Aromatic Silk Beauty.

Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao explored Shrek Academy and ran into Xu Sanshi and Ma Xiaotao, who was seeking Huo Yuhao to suppress her raging Evil Fire. As Ma Xiaotao passed Chen Yuan, her fire aura vanished near him, leaving her wondering whether he possessed an exceptionally powerful fire martial soul.

• Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao set out to explore Sea God Lake and encountered the disheveled Xu Sanshi followed by Ma Xiaotao.
• Xiao Xiao noticed Ma Xiaotao's appearance and watched Chen Yuan react with undisguised disgust.
• Ma Xiaotao asked Chen Yuan whether he had seen Huo Yuhao, and Xu Sanshi explained that she needed him to help suppress her Evil Fire.
• Chen Yuan told Ma Xiaotao that Huo Yuhao was probably cultivating in the dormitory, and Xu Sanshi led her there.
• Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire aura disappeared as she passed Chen Yuan, making her suspect that he had a powerful fire-attributed martial soul.

Chen Yuan warned Xiao Xiao to avoid Ma Xiaotao and explained that several Shrek figures she had met were Title Douluo. Back in the dorm, he heard the voice of a remnant soul asking to borrow the Gold of Life.

• Ma Xiaotao noticed Chen Yuan but left without approaching him, while Xu Sanshi told her Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao were a couple.
• Chen Yuan called Ma Xiaotao dangerous and advised Xiao Xiao to stay away from her, and Xiao Xiao agreed.
• Chen Yuan told Xiao Xiao that Gong Changlong and the old man at the entrance were both Title Douluo.
• Chen Yuan returned to the dorm alone and heard a remnant soul say it had stabilized and ask to borrow the Gold of Life.

Chen Yuan let Electrolux purify the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, revealing the Gold of Life, and agreed to Electrolux’s recommendation to fuse it with his heart. The chapter ended with Electrolux preparing to explain why he chose the heart.

• Chen Yuan met Electrolux in his Sea of Consciousness and agreed to lend him the Gold of Life so he could stabilize his Divine Sense.
• Electrolux took control of Chen Yuan’s body and used Chen Yuan’s fire to purify the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.
• Electrolux burned away the knife’s evil face, revealing the Gold of Life as transparent liquid metal.
• Electrolux recommended fusing the Gold of Life with Chen Yuan’s heart, and Chen Yuan agreed to trust his advice.
• Electrolux thanked Chen Yuan and began to explain why he had chosen the heart.