Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yi secured a newly contracted hundred-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion for Ling Luochen and led the group toward Dragon City to obtain the Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow. As they traveled, the Snow Empress continued relying on Xiao Yi for life force, while the Ice Empress resolved to intervene, and Xiao Yi later spent the night with Ling Luochen before Cang Ling appeared.

• The Ice Empress told Xiao Yi about an injured Ice Jade Scorpion that had recently reached one hundred thousand years of cultivation and brought the group to it.
• Xiao Yi healed the Ice Jade Scorpion and gave it an ice-attribute medicinal herb, after which it formed a Beast Soul Contract with Ling Luochen.
• The group set out for Dragon City, where Xiao Yi planned to enter the Earth Dragon Sect's Profound Ice Cavern and obtain the Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow.
• The Snow Empress climbed into Xiao Yi's arms and sucked life force from his finger before returning to the Ice Empress's tail to sleep; the Ice Empress decided to absorb life force herself and share it with Xue'er.
• Xiao Yi and Ling Luochen spent the night together in a tent, and Cang Ling appeared afterward to draw in life force.

Ice Empress entered Xiao Yi’s tent hoping to take in life force for Snow Empress, but misunderstood what Xiao Yi and Cang Ling were doing and imitated them. She returned to Snow Empress’s tent in embarrassment, still wondering whether she might use the same method to help Xue'er recover.

• Ice Empress slipped out of Snow Empress’s tent and went to Xiao Yi’s tent, intending to become a vessel for life force.
• Ice Empress found Xiao Yi and Cang Ling together and asked Xiao Yi to transfer life force to her so she could pass it to Xue'er.
• Xiao Yi sent life force into Ice Empress, while Cang Ling absorbed her fill and fell asleep beside him.
• Ice Empress misunderstood Cang Ling’s posture as a faster way to transfer life force and imitated it until Xiao Yi explained the truth.
• Ice Empress fled the tent, restored its Soul Power isolation barrier, and returned to check on the sleeping Snow Empress.
• Ice Empress wondered whether the method she had witnessed could help Snow Empress recover after a few times.

Xiao Yi and his companions arrived in Dragon City and visited the Earth Dragon Sect, where Nan Qiuqiu hoped the Shrek Academy dean could help her join the Soul Master Tournament. The chapter ended as Xiao Yi introduced himself to Nan Shuishui and Nan Qiuqiu stared at him in surprise.

• Xiao Yi led Snow Empress, Huo Yutong, and Ling Luochen through Dragon City while Ice Empress hid as a scorpion in Snow Empress's martial soul space.
• Nan Qiuqiu asked Nan Shuishui to let her enter this year's Continental Soul Master Tournament, but Nan Shuishui explained that it was too late to qualify.
• Xiao Yi chose to seek an exchange with the Earth Dragon Sect rather than take its immortal herbs by force, then announced himself at the gate as Shrek Academy's Alchemy Department dean.
• Nan Qiuqiu heard that Xiao Yi had arrived and hoped he might admit her to Shrek Academy so she could compete in the tournament.
• Nan Shuishui and Nan Qiuqiu met Xiao Yi in the discussion hall, where he introduced himself and Nan Qiuqiu was stunned by his youth.

Xiao Yi traded Immortal Herbs and pills with Nan Shuishui for access to the Earth Dragon Sect’s ice cave, seeking what Huo Yutong needed to repair her Martial Soul. Nan Qiuqiu gained admission to Shrek Academy, and Xiao Yi entered the cave with Huo Yutong.

• Xiao Yi offered Nan Shuishui two Nine-Grade Dragon Ganoderma, an Earth Dragon Golden Melon, and pills in exchange for the ice cave secret realm.
• Nan Shuishui accepted the offer, and Nan Qiuqiu asked to join Shrek Academy; Xiao Yi enrolled her directly in the Alchemy Department.
• Nan Shuishui led the group to the ice cave and explained that its unusual cold came from buried Ice-type ore.
• Xiao Yi entrusted Snow Empress to Ling Luochеn, then took Huo Yutong into the cave.

Xiao Yi brought Huo Yutong into an ice cavern filled with Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow and prepared to fuse Bone Spirit Cold Flame into her as a Second Martial Soul. As Huo Yutong secretly prepared for something else, Xiao Yi warned her that the fusion would cause immense pain, and she resolutely agreed to endure it.

• Xiao Yi carried Huo Yutong through a spatial rift into a natural ice cavern and found it filled with Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow.
• Tian Meng emerged from Huo Yutong and asked about Bone Spirit Cold Flame, but Xiao Yi explained that she could not use the ice marrow in her current state.
• Xiao Yi protected Huo Yutong from the cold and mined the cavern's Profound Ice Marrow while she watched him and secretly activated Simulation Soul Skill.
• Xiao Yi finished mining the ice marrow, called Tian Meng over, and prepared to fuse Bone Spirit Cold Flame into Huo Yutong's Martial Soul.
• Xiao Yi warned Huo Yutong that the fusion would scorch her meridians and cause great pain, and she firmly said she could endure it.

Xiao Yi and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm successfully helped Huo Yutong form Bone Spirit Cold Flame as her Second Martial Soul, giving her an Ultimate Attribute. Huo Yutong woke, embraced and kissed Xiao Yi, and the two grew intimate while Sky Dream watched and eventually stepped in to help.

• Xiao Yi used a Child Flame of Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Life Spirit Flame to temper Huo Yutong and establish her Second Martial Soul.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed that Huo Yutong’s new Martial Soul had stabilized, and Xiao Yi waited beside her as she slept.
• Huo Yutong’s pale flames erupted, displaying the combined powers of extreme cold and heat, and she woke to embrace Xiao Yi.
• Huo Yutong kissed Xiao Yi and held him close, while Sky Dream tried unsuccessfully to retreat into Huo Yutong’s Soul Ring.
• Xiao Yi carried Huo Yutong as they became intimate, and Sky Dream stepped forward to help when she feared Huo Yutong would be overwhelmed.

Xiao Yi and Huo Yutong returned from the cavern after she absorbed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and Nan Qiuqiu agreed to go back to Shrek with them. At the Tang Sect, Shrek’s leaders watched the exceptionally powerful students spar and discussed the challenge of selecting tournament candidates.

• Tian Meng returned to Huo Yutong, and Xiao Yi collected the Ice Extreme Divine Gold before taking her out of the cavern.
• Xiao Yi reassured Ling Luochеn that the procedure had succeeded, then invited Nan Qiuqiu to return to Shrek Academy with them; Nan Shuishui agreed.
• Huo Yutong’s Soul Power reached level forty-two after the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow tempered her and helped Tian Meng condense another Soul Ring.
• Tang Ya, Wu Feng, Nanmen Yun'er, Ning Tian, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao sparred at the Tang Sect while Tang Wutong watched and Gu Yuena stayed on the sidelines.
• Yan Shaozhe worried that Shrek had too many talented tournament candidates, and Mu En said the preparatory team could have more than seven members while Xiao Yi would choose the seven Shrek Seven Monsters.

Xiao Yi returned to the academy after a long absence, reuniting with Tang Wutong and the other girls. He impressed Mu En with his mastery of space, and Mu En suggested that he take over the Grandmaster’s position.

• Ma Xiaotao suggested settling the team lineup through a match between the main and reserve teams, while Xiao Xiao and the others finished sparring and discussed their progress.
• Xiao Xiao wondered aloud when Xiao Yi would return, prompting Tang Wutong to complain that he had been gone too long and might have found them another sister.
• Xiao Yi appeared behind Tang Wutong, embraced her, and soothed her before greeting the other girls and sharing their reunion.
• Ma Xiaotao rushed over and enthusiastically hugged Xiao Yi, who then greeted Mu En and Yan Shaozhe.
• Mu En praised Xiao Yi’s mastery of space and suggested that he take over his position, while Yan Shaozhe agreed.

Xiao Yi returned with Snow Empress and introduced her to the Shrek group, startling everyone with her identity and Ice Empress’s appearance. He enrolled Nan Qiuqiu as an Alchemy Department Core Disciple, then reunited privately with Zhang Lexuan.

• Mu En and his senior brother departed, leaving Xiao Yi with the younger generation.
• Xiao Xiao greeted Tang Wutong, and Xiao Yi introduced the unfamiliar beauty beside Ling Luochen as Snow Empress.
• Ice Empress emerged from Snow Empress’s hair and warned Xiao Yi with her raised tail, while the group reacted with shock that he had brought Snow Empress back from the Extreme North.
• Xiao Yi took Nan Qiuqiu to the Alchemy Department and explained that she would need to become a Core Disciple before seeking the Shrek Preparatory Team assessment.
• Zhang Lexuan registered Nan Qiuqiu as an Alchemy Department Core Disciple, and Xiao Yi sent her out before embracing Zhang Lexuan and drawing her toward the desk.

Xiao Yi reunited privately with Zhang Lexuan, learned that her Soul Power had advanced and her Soul Core had condensed, and promised to help her become a Titled Douluo. Meanwhile, Huo Yutong revealed her repaired second martial soul to the other women, who then discussed how to share Xiao Yi’s time.

• Zhang Lexuan stopped Xiao Yi when Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming arrived, and Wu Ming complained that he had left them to handle the Alchemy Department’s work.
• After Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming left, Zhang Lexuan locked the office and set up a soundproof barrier before Xiao Yi continued his private examination of her.
• Zhang Lexuan told Xiao Yi that the pills had helped her break through four Soul Power levels and condense her Soul Core, and Xiao Yi promised to find her a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and help her reach Titled Douluo.
• Xiao Xiao was shocked to learn that Huo Yutong had also been with Xiao Yi and begged her to help.
• Huo Yutong showed the women her repaired second martial soul, whose ultimate ice and fire powers filled the room, and explained how Snow Empress and Nan Qiuqiu were involved.
• The women discussed how to divide Xiao Yi’s time for the night and then dispersed.

Xiao Yi found Zhu Lu being harassed by freshmen and learned that she had fallen into hardship after losing her value to the Zhu Clan. He intervened as dean of the Alchemy Department, expelled the freshmen, and left them trembling under his pressure as Yan Shaozhe arrived.

• Xiao Yi saw Zhu Lu, exhausted and struggling to support herself, surrounded by freshmen who pressured her to follow their leader.
• Zhu Lu spotted Xiao Yi and reacted with deep fear, while the freshmen challenged him to stay out of their business.
• Xiao Yi identified himself as Zhu Lu's class monitor and the dean of the Alchemy Department, then declared the freshmen expelled.
• Xiao Yi released the pressure of a three-hundred-thousand-year ferocious beast, causing the freshmen to weaken and wet themselves.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe arrived, and the leading freshman realized he had provoked someone far beyond his strength.

After Xiao Yi punished arrogant new students and proposed choosing the Shrek Seven Monsters for their character, he comforted Zhu Lu and sent her to Zhang Lexuan. He then began preparing pills to evolve Tang Wutong and Nanmen Yun'er’s martial souls, seeking Na’er’s dragon origin to complete the ingredients.

• Xiao Yi criticized the new students’ cowardice, and Yan Shaozhe had the troublemakers taken away for punishment.
• Xiao Yi urged Yan Shaozhe to prioritize character over talent when selecting the Shrek Seven Monsters, and Yan Shaozhe accepted the idea.
• Xiao Yi reassured Zhu Lu and sent her with Zhang Lexuan to eat and recover after she broke down crying.
• Xiao Yi gathered blood essences and dragon- and phoenix-related herbs to prepare martial-soul evolution pills for Tang Wutong and Nanmen Yun'er.
• Xiao Yi summoned the sleeping Na’er to obtain the missing dragon origin, then sent her back to the Jade Snake Three-Flower Pupils space and began refining the medicine.

Xiao Yi publicly demonstrated his alchemy skills to the Alchemy Department, refining pills and teaching the students his techniques. After returning to the Tang Sect residence, he found Tang Wutong cultivating beside Huo Yutong, an unexpected sight given Tang Wutong's usual laziness.

• Xiao Yi used Na'er's scales and essence blood to refine a pill intended to transform Tang Wutong's martial soul.
• Students and Elder Yao gathered to watch Xiao Yi refine a pill, and faint thunderclouds briefly gathered over the cauldron.
• Xiao Yi invited the students inside and offered to teach them his alchemy techniques.
• Xiao Yi refined a special pill for Nanmen Yun'er using Bi Ji's essence blood, a phoenix soul bone, and rare medicinal ingredients, explaining the Spirit Ascension Method as he worked.
• Xiao Yi finished teaching and returned to the Tang Sect residence, where he found Tang Wutong and Huo Yutong cultivating together.

Xiao Yi helped Tang Wutong and Huo Yutong refine a medicinal pill, then discovered Xiao Xiao hiding beneath their bed and helped her cultivate as well. Three days later, he explained Snow Empress’ dazed state to Ice Jade Empress Scorpion and agreed to help her break through to four hundred thousand years.

• Xiao Yi gave Tang Wutong a pill and helped her refine its medicinal power while Huo Yutong watched nervously.
• Xiao Yi noticed Tang Wutong and Huo Yutong acting strangely, discovered Xiao Xiao beneath the bed, and helped her become stronger.
• Three days later, Ice Jade Empress Scorpion and Snow Empress blocked Xiao Yi’s doorway, and Ice Jade Empress Scorpion asked why Snow Empress had not awakened.
• Xiao Yi explained that Snow Empress was in a muddled state because complications during her transformation had left her like a prematurely born child.
• Ice Jade Empress Scorpion asked Xiao Yi to help her break through to four hundred thousand years, and he agreed to use a more efficient method.

Snow Empress woke to find Xiao Yi helping Ice absorb life force and attacked him in a jealous fury. After absorbing life force herself and calming down, she heard Ice explain what had happened.

• Snow Empress awoke while Xiao Yi was helping Ice absorb life force and mistook their activity for intimacy.
• Snow Empress unleashed Ice Extremity Unparalleled and attacked Xiao Yi, who blocked her strikes without retaliating.
• After Snow Empress exhausted herself, Xiao Yi offered her life force, and she clung to his arm to absorb it despite her anger.
• Shrek experts arrived, saw Xiao Yi and Snow Empress together, and quietly left.
• Once Snow Empress had recovered, Ice revealed herself and explained that Xiao Yi had only been helping her absorb life force and break through.

Ice Empress explained how Xiao Yi had saved her and Snow Empress, clearing up Snow Empress’s misunderstanding, and Snow Empress apologized and sought his forgiveness. In the Star Dou Great Forest, the Auspicious Beast took human form after eating an immortal herb, and Di Tian arranged for Bi Ji, Zi Ji, and Myriad Demon King to go to Shrek City while she waited to learn to control her aura.

• Ice Empress told Snow Empress about Xiao Yi saving them and forming Beast Soul Contracts with both of them.
• Snow Empress apologized to Xiao Yi and transformed into a little girl, then sat on his lap and placed his hand on her head.
• The golden-haired Auspicious Beast threw a tantrum in the Star Dou Great Forest after the soul beasts refused to let her go to the human world.
• Myriad Demon King explained that the Auspicious Beast had eaten an immortal herb and taken human form while he was distracted.
• Di Tian ordered Bi Ji, Zi Ji, and Myriad Demon King to go to Shrek City, while telling the Auspicious Beast to wait until she could control her aura.

At Shrek’s second-year examination, Tang Wutong demonstrated her transformed Martial Soul by defeating a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and Xiao Yi healed it after she struck too hard. Xiao Yi was then called to take his own examination as the crowd eagerly awaited a glimpse of his fighting ability.

• Xiao Yi asked Yan Shaozhe whether he still needed to take the second-year examination, and Yan Shaozhe teased him for pretending not to want attention.
• Tang Wutong knocked a Golden-maned Lion unconscious with a powerful attack, then looked to Xiao Yi for help after realizing she had used too much force.
• Xiao Yi healed the Soul Beast, which fled back into its cage, and Wang Yan awarded Tang Wutong full marks.
• Wang Yan called Xiao Yi for his examination after getting Yan Shaozhe’s approval, prompting the assembled students and teachers to watch eagerly.
• Xiao Yi floated toward the examination area as the Alchemy Department’s students admired him for sharing his knowledge and pills generously.

Xiao Yi stunned the arena by revealing six hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings, then left to meet Gu Yuena after she told him visitors had arrived near the Star Dou Great Forest. Bi Ji and Zi Ji waited in a courtyard, where Zi Ji tried to imitate Bi Ji’s manner.

• Xiao Yi chose the strongest available Soul Beast for the assessment and frightened the charging Netherfire Lizard into fleeing by revealing his Soul Rings and dragon bloodline pressure.
• Gu Yuena contacted Xiao Yi and told him someone had arrived at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xiao Yi met Gu Yuena in the corridor, kissed her, and took her to the Tang Sect’s secret chamber before leaving to see the visitors.
• Bi Ji and Zi Ji drank tea in a courtyard while Zi Ji awkwardly imitated Bi Ji’s gentle manner, and Myriad Demon King waited nearby as the golden-haired auspicious beast watched ants.

Xiao Yi returned to the courtyard and investigated the auspicious beast, who had transformed after eating an unidentified herb. He confirmed she had no apparent Soul Beast aura, but she woke and eagerly clung to him, leaving him pinned on the bed.

• Xiao Yi arrived with Gu Yuena, and Myriad Demon King, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji welcomed them.
• Xiao Yi asked Bi Ji, Zi Ji, and Myriad Demon King which herb the auspicious beast had eaten, but none could identify it.
• Myriad Demon King revealed that the Life Flame had caused many unfamiliar plants to grow in the courtyard’s medicinal field.
• Xiao Yi examined the transformed golden-haired girl and found no trace of a Soul Beast aura.
• Xiao Yi tested her reaction to his Life Flame, and the half-asleep girl instinctively sucked his finger.
• The auspicious beast woke, pounced on Xiao Yi, and licked him while pressing close to him.

Xiao Yi discovered that the Auspicious Beast had eaten a spirit herb called Transformation Grass and began refining a Transformation Pill for Soul Beasts. As the pill took shape, he sensed an unknown will repeatedly interfering with his work.

• The Auspicious Beast asked Xiao Yi to take her to the human world, and he told her to identify the herb she had eaten and choose a human name.
• Xiao Yi brought the Auspicious Beast and the others to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Di Tian led them to the medicinal garden.
• Xiao Yi traced the Auspicious Beast's paw prints to the herb field and confirmed that she had eaten Transformation Grass.
• Xiao Yi gathered ingredients and warned the others to keep their distance before attempting to refine a Transformation Pill.
• Xiao Yi adjusted the recipe for Soul Beasts and continued refining despite mysterious interference disrupting his work.