Chapter Summaries

Liu Yuan discovered that his roommate in Dormitory 108 was Wang Dong, who tried to impose rules on him before challenging him to a fight. After Liu Yuan knocked her down with a single kick, Wang Dong activated her martial soul and prepared to attack again.

• Liu Yuan and Huo Yuhao went to their separate dormitories, and Liu Yuan found that Dormitory 108 had already been cleaned and furnished by his roommate.
• Wang Dong arrived and demanded that Liu Yuan follow her five rules, but he mocked her and proposed his own demands.
• Liu Yuan challenged Wang Dong outside and dodged her opening attack before kicking her onto the ground.
• Wang Dong summoned her Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul and Soul Rings, then activated her Flying Spine form as Liu Yuan beckoned her to attack.

Liu Yuan defeated Wang Dong and exposed that she was a girl, prompting her to pack up and leave the boys’ dormitory. Before she could go, they heard a commotion and found Huo Yuhao fighting Dai Huabin, whose attack had turned vicious.

• Liu Yuan slapped Wang Dong down without using his Martial Soul, then called her illiterate and revealed that he knew she was a girl.
• Mu En confirmed that the Light Goddess Butterfly could only belong to a woman, and Wang Dong began packing to move to the girls’ dormitory.
• Wang Dong and Liu Yuan heard a commotion outside Dormitory 108 and went to investigate.
• Dai Huabin attacked Huo Yuhao after recognizing the hatred in his eyes, sending him flying from their dormitory.
• Huo Yuhao used his Soul Ring to stun Dai Huabin, then locked him in a Cross Lock and bit his wrist until it bled.

Liu Yuan intervened when Dai Huabin attacked Huo Yuhao, then overwhelmed and beat Dai Huabin while demanding an apology. As Zhu Lu rushed to help Dai Huabin, Wang Dong blocked her and challenged her to a fight.

• Dai Huabin used his White Tiger Martial Soul to break free from Huo Yuhao and prepare to attack him.
• Liu Yuan arrived, revealed his Emerald Gold Willow Martial Soul and Soul Rings, and pulled Huo Yuhao to safety.
• Dai Huabin attacked Liu Yuan and Huo Yuhao, but Liu Yuan shattered the attack and bound Dai Huabin with willow branches.
• Liu Yuan drained Dai Huabin's strength, beat him, and demanded that he apologize to Huo Yuhao.
• Zhu Lu tried to intervene, but Wang Dong blocked her, and the two summoned their Martial Souls.

Liu Yuan defended Huo Yuhao after Dai Huabin attacked him, and the academy ordered Dai Huabin to compensate Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao moved into Dormitory 108 with Liu Yuan, while Xiao Xiao arrived to check that they were safe.

• Du Weilun reprimanded Liu Yuan, Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, Dai Huabin, and Zhu Lu for fighting outside the Soul Fighting Arena, then ordered Dai Huabin to compensate Huo Yuhao.
• Dai Huabin accepted his loss and left with Zhu Lu, while Liu Yuan and Huo Yuhao thanked Wang Dong for helping them.
• Liu Yuan told Huo Yuhao that Wang Dong was a girl disguised as a boy and invited Huo Yuhao to move into Dormitory 108.
• Wang Dong moved out, and Liu Yuan accompanied Huo Yuhao to collect his belongings and submit an application to change dormitories.
• Xiao Xiao visited Dormitory 108 after hearing about the fight and seeing that Liu Yuan and Huo Yuhao were unharmed, she relievedly greeted them.

Liu Yuan took Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao to lunch, then returned to the dormitory and checked the task platform. He accepted a task to defeat a Man Faced Demon Spider in exchange for an Innate Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, and the platform concealed his sudden disappearance.

• Liu Yuan bought lunch after finding the first-year cafeteria had no tables or chairs, then created seats for himself, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao.
• Liu Yuan criticized Shrek Academy's inadequate facilities while the three ate.
• After returning to the dormitory, Liu Yuan considered obtaining Mystic Water Pills for Huo Yuhao through Xu Sanshi.
• Liu Yuan refreshed the task list and found tasks from a gender-bent Tang Shan, including one to deal with a four-thousand-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider.
• Liu Yuan accepted the Man Faced Demon Spider task for the Innate Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, and the platform concealed his disappearance from Huo Yuhao and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

After Tang Shan was cornered by a Man Faced Demon Spider while pursuing Young Master Wu, Liu Yuan arrived and killed the beast. Tang Shan continued her pursuit, leaving Liu Yuan with the thousand-year Soul Ring and a completed mission.

• Tang Shan attacked the Man Faced Demon Spider with her hidden weapon, but it damaged her armor and forced her to dodge its strikes and web.
• Liu Yuan appeared, cut apart the spiderweb, and startled the Man Faced Demon Spider with his three Soul Rings.
• Tang Shan covered herself, recognized Liu Yuan as the person who accepted her mission, and left to follow the Forest King toward Young Master Wu.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider attacked Liu Yuan, who rooted himself, bound it with willow branches, and unleashed his third Soul Skill.
• Liu Yuan killed the Man Faced Demon Spider, a thousand-year Soul Ring formed, and his mission was completed.

Liu Yuan returned from his mission with an External Soul Bone and claimed the reward of an Innate Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline. After fusing it with his Origin Willow, he achieved Ultimate Wood, while Huo Yuhao and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm protected him.

• Liu Yuan found an External Soul Bone in the Man Faced Demon Spider's corpse, stored it in a Soul Sealing Box, and returned from the mission.
• Tang Shan's mission ended as she chased the Titan Giant Ape, and she reunited with Young Master Wu.
• Liu Yuan claimed the Innate Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline reward, startling Huo Yuhao with the clashing lights around him.
• Huo Yuhao woke Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who recognized that Liu Yuan's Martial Soul was evolving toward an ultimate attribute and shielded the dormitory.
• Liu Yuan sensed a possible domain during the fusion but let the fleeting feeling pass.
• Liu Yuan fully fused the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline into the Origin Willow and achieved Ultimate Wood.

On the first day of school, Wang Dong'er reunited with Liu Yuan and Huo Yuhao in her female form and learned that her teacher, Zhou Yi, was notorious for expelling students. Wang Dong'er headed to Freshman Class One with a plan to confront her, while Liu Yuan, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao entered Freshman Class Five.

• Liu Yuan and Huo Yuhao met Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao on their way to breakfast, and Wang Dong'er admitted her embarrassing past after returning to her female form.
• Liu Yuan teased Wang Dong'er about her appearance, and Xiao Xiao revealed that Wang Dong'er had become her dormmate.
• Liu Yuan told Wang Dong'er that her teacher, Zhou Yi, was known for expelling students and was nicknamed the perverted old hag.
• Wang Dong'er grew anxious about Zhou Yi but refused to back down, and an idea took root as she headed to Freshman Class One.
• Liu Yuan, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao entered Freshman Class Five while wondering whether Wang Dong'er would challenge her teacher.

Liu Yuan, Huo Yuhao, and Dai Huabin began class in Freshman Class Five, where homeroom teacher Tian Ning laid down rules for settling grudges and focused the class on the New Student Assessment. Dai Huabin failed to secure a class monitor position to gain an advantage over Liu Yuan, and Liu Yuan dismissed the matter and chose to cultivate.

• Liu Yuan and Huo Yuhao ignored Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu when they entered the classroom, intensifying Dai Huabin's anger.
• Tian Ning arrived and told the students that personal disputes could be settled only in the Soul Fighting Arena, with no deaths allowed.
• Tian Ning explained that the class's next three months would focus on preparing for the New Student Assessment.
• Dai Huabin asked whether the class would choose a monitor, but Tian Ning said there would be no monitor or vice monitor.
• Huo Yuhao asked Liu Yuan what they should do, and Liu Yuan told him to cultivate.

Liu Yuan, Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong'er grilled fish by Sea God Lake before running into Xu Sanshi and heartbroken Bei Bei. Bei Bei revealed that Tang Ya had broken up with him and left Shrek Academy, then challenged Xu Sanshi to a fight at the Soul Fighting Arena.

• Liu Yuan brought Wang Dong'er to grill fish by Sea God Lake with Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao, and she eagerly ate Huo Yuhao's cooking.
• The group heard someone sobbing, and Xu Sanshi appeared, joking that his brother had been dumped and wanted to drown his sorrows.
• Bei Bei emerged and admitted that Tang Ya had ended their relationship and applied to withdraw from Shrek Academy.
• Liu Yuan worried that Tang Ya might seek revenge in Heaven Dou City and become an Evil Soul Master.
• Bei Bei announced that he wanted to vent at the Soul Fighting Arena and challenged Xu Sanshi to fight, which Xu Sanshi accepted.

Bei Bei arranged a fixed Soul Fight with Xu Sanshi and promised to help Liu Yuan buy a Mystic Water Pill for Huo Yuhao. As the crowd gathered for the match, Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao that he and Liu Yuan were not biological brothers, and a woman approached the seats beside them.

• Bei Bei admitted that his Soul Fight with Xu Sanshi was arranged in advance and told Liu Yuan to bet on him to win.
• Liu Yuan asked Bei Bei to connect him with Xu Sanshi so he could buy a Mystic Water Pill for Huo Yuhao, and Bei Bei agreed to help.
• Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao learned that Huo Yuhao had Rank One Innate Soul Power but had reached Rank Fifteen with Liu Yuan's family's support.
• Xu Sanshi refused to give Liu Yuan a Mystic Water Pill, so Bei Bei offered to pay five thousand Gold Soul Coins for one.
• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao that he and Liu Yuan were not biological brothers, then the three followed Liu Yuan to seats in the Soul Fighting Zone.
• A woman asked whether she could buy three seats near Liu Yuan and the others.

At the Soul Fighting match, Liu Yuan and his friends met Ning Tian and Wu Feng, who offered to pay for their seats. When the aloof Di Qiu'er introduced herself and approached Liu Yuan, he suspected she was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in human form.

• Ning Tian offered students one hundred Gold Soul Coins each for their seats, and Liu Yuan and his friends watched in surprise as the students left.
• Ning Tian introduced herself as a member of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and introduced Wu Feng as her partner.
• Liu Yuan, Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong'er introduced themselves to Ning Tian and Wu Feng.
• Di Qiu'er arrived, ignored the others' attention, and extended her hand to Liu Yuan to introduce herself.
• Liu Yuan recognized Di Qiu'er's golden hair, red eyes, and name, and suspected she was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion who had taken human form.

Di Qiu'er challenged Liu Yuan to a soul fight and offered a Soul Bone as the stake if she lost. Liu Yuan accepted, registered to face her, and received three Mystic Water Pills from Bei Bei.

• Di Qiu'er challenged Liu Yuan to fight and offered him a Soul Bone if he won.
• Wang Dong'er argued with Di Qiu'er until Liu Yuan stopped them, then agreed to fight Di Qiu'er in the next soul bout.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng followed Di Qiu'er, while Liu Yuan told Huo Yuhao that he and Di Qiu'er had a certain connection.
• Bei Bei gave Liu Yuan three Mystic Water Pills and helped him register for the soul fight against Di Qiu'er.
• Few spectators remained after Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei's fight, leaving Liu Yuan and Di Qiu'er with a nearly empty viewing area.

Liu Yuan and Di Qiu'er fought in the Soul Fighting Arena, where her Golden Dragon's overwhelming strength battered his Origin Willow's defenses. As Liu Yuan weighed the cost of continuing to rely on his roots, the fight remained a contest between destruction and restoration.

• Liu Yuan and Di Qiu'er summoned their Martial Souls, and Liu Yuan realized that she was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• Di Qiu'er charged Liu Yuan and repeatedly smashed through the roots he raised to defend himself.
• Xu Sanshi, Bei Bei, and the other spectators reacted to Di Qiu'er's power, and Bei Bei explained the Golden Dragon's heritage and Ultimate Strength.
• Wang Dong'er suggested that Liu Yuan's Origin Willow might also possess an ultimate attribute, prompting the spectators to reconsider his abilities.
• Liu Yuan judged that his roots could not recover quickly enough to sustain the fight without his Second Soul Skill, though he believed he could outlast Di Qiu'er by avoiding a direct clash.

Di Qiu'er unleashed her Golden Dragon Spear against Liu Yuan, who countered with his Wood Man and Wood Dragon in a draining Soul Fight. Liu Yuan won, while Di Qiu'er conceded and asked to fight him again.

• Di Qiu'er summoned the Golden Dragon Spear and pierced Liu Yuan's Origin Willow roots and Wood Man, draining their life force.
• Di Qiu'er charged Liu Yuan, but he used the Origin Willow Soul-Breaking Spear and willow branches to force her off the Wood Man.
• Liu Yuan summoned a Wood Dragon around the restored Wood Man, while Di Qiu'er sought to replenish her strength by attacking them.
• The Wood Dragon swallowed Di Qiu'er's hand and the Golden Dragon Spear's shaft, and she met the Wood Man's punch with her Golden Dragon Head skill.
• The referee declared Liu Yuan the winner, and he helped the exhausted Di Qiu'er to her feet and transferred Soul Power to her.
• Di Qiu'er conceded and asked Liu Yuan to fight her again, while he wondered whether they should ban the Golden Dragon Spear next time.

After Di Qiu'er gave Liu Yuan a Soul Bone, he and Huo Yuhao returned to the dormitory, where Liu Yuan passed Huo Yuhao a Mystic Water Pill to improve his body. Liu Yuan took one too and wondered when Elder Yi would awaken.

• Di Qiu'er gave Liu Yuan a three-thousand-year light-attribute left arm Soul Bone and agreed to fight him again if he promised not to use his Golden Dragon Spear.
• Ning Tian treated Liu Yuan and the others to dinner in Shrek City, but she did not openly discuss her intentions to recruit them or befriend them.
• Liu Yuan explained Ning Tian's likely intentions to Huo Yuhao, while Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao struggled to follow their conversation.
• Liu Yuan told his companions that Di Qiu'er had given him a Soul Bone, leaving them stunned, and asked them not to spread the news.
• Back in Room 108, Liu Yuan refused to absorb the Soul Bone because he only wanted one at least fifty thousand years old, then gave Huo Yuhao a Mystic Water Pill.
• After Huo Yuhao left to take the pill, Liu Yuan took one himself and wondered when Elder Yi would awaken.

Three months after arriving at the academy, Liu Yuan and Huo Yuhao prepared for the New Student Assessment as Huo Yuhao broke through to level twenty. The chapter ended with Liu Yuan, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao choosing the control direction, while Dai Huabin remained determined to defeat Liu Yuan in the assessment.

• Liu Yuan reflected on his slow cultivation and his closer relationship with Di Qiu'er after they ended their soul battles and switched to sparring.
• Huo Yuhao broke through to level twenty after studying Soul Tools with He Caitou and cultivating with the help of Mystic Water Pills; Sky Dream Ice Silkworm asked him to wait until winter break before obtaining his second Soul Ring.
• Liu Yuan and Huo Yuhao headed to Class Five for a discussion of the New Student Assessment, and Huo Yuhao learned that Liu Yuan planned to follow Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's advice.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu watched Liu Yuan as he entered the classroom, and Dai Huabin resolved to defeat him during the assessment.
• Xiao Xiao asked what cultivation direction Liu Yuan and Huo Yuhao would choose, then decided to choose control as well.

Tian Ning assigned the students to New Student Assessment teams, and Liu Yuan, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao ended up together. After confronting Dai Huabin, Liu Yuan advised Xiao Xiao on how to develop her Twin Martial Souls, leaving her eager to try his plan.

• Tian Ning distributed forms, explained the New Student Assessment, and assigned Liu Yuan, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao to the same team.
• Xiao Xiao declared that their team would aim for the championship, while Liu Yuan teased Dai Huabin about his defeat and revealed that he knew about Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu's Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Dai Huabin warned Liu Yuan that his team would prove itself in the assessment, then left with Cui Yajie and Zhu Lu.
• Liu Yuan asked Xiao Xiao about her second Martial Soul, the Nine Phoenixes Coming-to-Court Flute, and learned that she had not added any Soul Rings to it.
• Liu Yuan advised Xiao Xiao to focus the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron on assault and use the flute for support, and Xiao Xiao eagerly embraced the idea.

As the New Student Assessment approached, Wang Dong'er argued with Zhou Yi and learned that her friends had also chosen the Control System. Di Qiu'er then discussed the assessment teams with Liu Yuan, leaving the group to prepare for coordination against a powerful rival lineup.

• Wang Dong'er returned after Zhou Yi punished her with a run and explained that she had opposed Zhou Yi's plan to make less-confident students withdraw before the assessment.
• Liu Yuan told Wang Dong'er that he and the others had chosen the Control System, and Xiao Xiao clarified that Control and Assault students could still be assigned together.
• Di Qiu'er called Liu Yuan and the others out to discuss their assessment teams, and Wu Feng said she was excluded because each team could have only one Assault System member.
• Wu Feng declared that Ning Tian's team would win, while Liu Yuan recognized the threat posed by its two Soul Elders and powerful abilities.
• Di Qiu'er and Liu Yuan began light sparring to coordinate against each other before the assessment.

Liu Yuan’s team began the New Student Assessment and won their first match almost instantly when the opposing captain surrendered after recognizing Liu Yuan from a past fight. Over the following days, the team continued to win their round-robin matches with ease.

• The academy confirmed that 310 teams were competing, with only 150 teams advancing, and assigned Liu Yuan, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao to Area Thirteen.
• The Area Thirteen teacher matched Liu Yuan’s team against Zhang Sanfeng, Li Siwei, and Wang Wucheng from Freshman Class Seven.
• As the assessment began, Liu Yuan bound all three opponents with his Source Willow Martial Soul before they could properly react.
• Zhang Sanfeng surrendered, and Liu Yuan’s team won the match; afterward, Zhang Sanfeng explained that he had seen Liu Yuan fight a Class Nine student three months earlier.
• Liu Yuan’s team won their later round-robin matches easily, whether Liu Yuan used his willow branches or Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao fought on their own.