Chapter Summaries

Lin Ciyan confronted Li Kun and Xu Sanshi after they tried to buy all the grilled fish and intimidate Huo Yuhao. Xu Sanshi challenged Lin Ciyan to a duel over five Black Water Pills, and the chapter ended as the fight was about to begin.

• Li Kun demanded that Huo Yuhao sell him all the grilled fish and ordered Lin Ciyan to leave, but Lin Ciyan calmly finished his fish and stared him down.
• Xu Sanshi arrived, and Lin Ciyan called out Li Kun for bullying new students and forcing the stall to sell.
• Xu Sanshi tried to pressure Lin Ciyan into dropping the matter, but Lin Ciyan confronted him about harassing Jiang Nannan six months earlier.
• Xu Sanshi challenged Lin Ciyan to a duel and wagered against five Black Water Pills, then ignored his lackey's warning about Lin Ciyan's status.
• Lin Ciyan and Xu Sanshi went to the Soul Fighting Zone, where Xu Sanshi activated his first Soul Skill as the referee started the duel.

Lin Ciyan defeated Xu Sanshi with ease in the Soul Fighting Zone and gave the Black Water Pills he won to Huo Yuhao, secretly helping him absorb their medicinal power. He left to check on his new homeroom teacher, Teacher Han, while Jiang Nannan slipped away after watching the fight.

• Xu Sanshi charged Lin Ciyan with four Soul Skills, but Lin Ciyan stopped his shield with one hand and flicked him aside.
• Lin Ciyan suppressed Xu Sanshi's Black Tortoise Turtle Martial Soul with the Holy Radiance Qilin's aura, and the referee declared Lin Ciyan the winner.
• Jiang Nannan watched Lin Ciyan defeat Xu Sanshi, felt the growing gap between them, and left the Soul Fighting Zone.
• Xu Sanshi handed Lin Ciyan five Black Water Pills, and Lin Ciyan gave them to Huo Yuhao, secretly sending gentle Five Elements energy into his body.
• Lin Ciyan received 2000 Slacking Value from the system and left to visit Teacher Han and mooch a cup of tea.

Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire spiraled out of control, and she crashed into Lin Ciyan before dragging him into Sea God Lake. Underwater, Lin Ciyan began calming her with his power as their embrace turned intimate, while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong waited anxiously above.

• Lin Ciyan relaxed beside Sea God Lake as Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong arrived after morning training.
• Ma Xiaotao flew toward Lin Ciyan in the grip of her raging Evil Fire, and he prepared to suppress it with his Five Elements power.
• Ma Xiaotao recognized Lin Ciyan’s aura, lunged at him, and plunged with him into the lake.
• Ma Xiaotao clung to and kissed Lin Ciyan underwater as he infused her with water, ice, and Five Elements power to soothe her Evil Fire.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong watched the lake’s surface and worried about Lin Ciyan and the Inner Court senior sister.

After helping Ma Xiaotao suppress her Evil Fire at the bottom of Sea God Lake, Lin Ciyan discovered that her Martial Soul had improved. He returned to Zhang Lexuan, who had prepared a nourishing late-night meal, and the chapter left him back at school the next morning, planning ways to help his students train more efficiently.

• Lin Ciyan and Ma Xiaotao emerged from Sea God Lake, and he reassured her that he would speak to Zhang Lexuan about their relationship.
• Ma Xiaotao found that her Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul and Soul Power had become purer and more controlled after cultivating with Lin Ciyan.
• Lin Ciyan returned home to find Zhang Lexuan waiting with food, reassured her that Ma Xiaotao was safe, and kissed her before taking her to the bedroom.
• The next morning, Lin Ciyan observed Teacher Han leading physical training lessons for Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and the other students.
• Lin Ciyan noticed that Huo Yuhao seemed stronger and planned to teach the students more efficient ways to handle physical training.

Lin Ciyan bought and activated a teaching aura that helped students train more effectively while relaxed. As his guidance eased the class into a comfortable state, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao each noticed improvements in their cultivation or understanding.

• Lin Ciyan spent 3,000 Slacking Value to purchase the Relaxation Aura · Teaching Edition.
• When Han Ruoruo asked for his input, Lin Ciyan praised her training plan and advocated finding a comfortable rhythm for effective training.
• Lin Ciyan activated the aura and explained how to coordinate Soul Power with the muscles while students listened and relaxed.
• Huo Yuhao adjusted his breathing and felt his Mysterious Heaven Skill circulate more smoothly, while Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao also benefited from the relaxed lesson.

Lin Ciyan used a relaxing aura to improve Class One, Grade One’s training efficiency while he lounged, impressing Han Ruoruo. After class, Ling Luochеn approached him for help overcoming a bottleneck in her ice control.

• Lin Ciyan told the students to train with relaxed breathing and smooth movements, and his aura quietly enhanced their practice.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and the other students noticed improvements in endurance, technique, and Soul Power use as they trained.
• Han Ruoruo observed that the students’ training efficiency had improved by at least twenty percent and praised Lin Ciyan’s method.
• Lin Ciyan left the classroom after class, while Han Ruoruo watched him with growing admiration and curiosity.
• Ling Luochеn told Lin Ciyan that Senior Sister Le had left the academy and asked him to advise her on her ice-control bottleneck.

Lin Ciyan and Ling Luochen shared an intimate cultivation session in her Cultivation Room, where Snow Empress’s Origin Ice Breath helped Ling Luochen improve her ice-attribute Soul Power and loosen her level-forty-nine bottleneck. The next morning, Ling Luochen asked to repeat the guidance, while Lin Ciyan learned that Sister Lexuan would return the day after tomorrow.

• Ling Luochen invited Lin Ciyan to her home and embraced and kissed him in the Cultivation Room.
• Lin Ciyan borrowed a wisp of Snow Empress’s Origin Ice Breath and used it with his Five Elements power to guide Ling Luochen’s cultivation during their intimacy.
• Ling Luochen completed a Soul Power cycle, improved her Martial Soul’s quality, and loosened her level-forty-nine bottleneck.
• The system awarded Lin Ciyan 1,500 Slacking Value and increased his cultivation efficiency for the day by an additional three percent.
• The next morning, Ling Luochen asked Lin Ciyan to guide her again, and she told him Sister Lexuan would return the day after tomorrow.

Lin Ciyan reunited with Zhang Lexuan, learned that Zhou Yi had been punished, and later watched the Freshman Assessment while secretly observing Huo Yuhao's team. The chapter ended with Wang Dong sensing Lin Ciyan's gaze from the arena.

• Lin Ciyan comforted Zhang Lexuan after her mission, and she asked him to tell her before visiting Luo Chen again.
• Zhang Lexuan told Lin Ciyan that Zhou Yi had been dismissed, banished from Shrek City, and had her Soul Power crippled by Xuan Zi.
• Several weeks later, Han Ruoruo invited Lin Ciyan to observe the Freshman Assessment, and he pretended to nap while surveying the arenas with his Five Elements Spirit Eye.
• Lin Ciyan watched Huo Yuhao direct Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao against a team of Soul Elders, and their coordinated attacks began to challenge their opponents.
• Wang Dong sensed an unusual gaze from the viewing area and turned toward Lin Ciyan.

Lin Ciyan watched Huo Yuhao's team while pretending to sleep, then saw them unleash the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Golden Road to defeat three powerful opponents. His calm foreknowledge deepened Wang Dong's suspicion, while Han Ruoruo grew more impressed with him.

• Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao won their match, and Wang Dong suspected Lin Ciyan had been watching her despite appearing asleep.
• Lin Ciyan told Han Ruoruo that Huo Yuhao had shared his field of vision with his teammates, and he noticed Fan Yu secretly observing Huo Yuhao.
• Several days later, Huo Yuhao's team faced three coordinated Soul Elders, who used their skills to restrict Wang Dong and pressure the team.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong clasped hands and unleashed Golden Road, defeating all three opponents and sealing their Soul Power.
• Lin Ciyan identified Golden Road without opening his eyes, leaving Han Ruoruo with the sense that he had expected it.

Lin Ciyan advised Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao during practical class after Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong demonstrated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Han Ruoruo invited him to dinner, while Wang Dong grew curious about Lin Ciyan’s hidden nature and Lin Ciyan headed to Sea God Island to meet Zhang Lexuan.

• Xuan Zi sensed Lin Ciyan's unusual perception during Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's Martial Soul Fusion Skill match, which they won.
• Lin Ciyan explained to Wang Dong that he and Huo Yuhao needed to synchronize their souls and attributes before releasing Soul Power.
• Lin Ciyan gave Xiao Xiao advice on controlling her Three-Life Suppressing Cauldron, earning admiration from both students.
• Han Ruoruo thanked Lin Ciyan for his guidance and invited him to dinner after the Round-Robin Tournament, and he accepted.
• Wang Dong told Huo Yuhao that he wanted to learn more about Lin Ciyan, whom they both considered powerful and mysterious.
• Lin Ciyan sensed Zhang Lexuan on Sea God Island and went to meet her.

Huo Yuhao impressed Fan Yu with his Soul Tool carving and began training under He Caitou, while Lin Ciyan offered He Caitou a design improvement and earned Fan Yu's recognition. After helping Ling Luochеn break through to level fifty-three, Lin Ciyan returned to Sea God Island, where Ma Xiaotao detected Ling Luochеn's ice aura and demanded an explanation.

• Huo Yuyao carved a level-two Core Array with exceptional precision, prompting Fan Yu to assign He Caitou to teach him Soul Tool basics.
• Lin Ciyan suggested a secondary circuit that improved He Caitou's Soul Cannon design, and Fan Yu invited him to visit the Soul Guidance Department.
• Lin Ciyan and Ling Luochеn trained together, and Ling Luochеn broke through from level fifty-two to level fifty-three.
• Ma Xiaotao confronted Lin Ciyan about his recent absences and detected traces of an ice-attribute aura on him.
• Lin Ciyan tried to explain himself as Ma Xiaotao pressed him for a convincing answer.

As Shrek Academy’s first semester ended, Huo Yuhao’s team received the Freshman Assessment championship and Lin Ciyan’s class celebrated its remarkable progress. Wang Dong asked Lin Ciyan about her discomfort using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Huo Yuhao, and he advised her to preserve her sense of self when they fused.

• Han Ruoruo announced that Class One’s average Soul Power had risen by two levels and its physical fitness scores by thirty-five percent, crediting Lin Ciyan’s cultivation methods.
• The chapter recounted Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao defeating Dai Huabin’s team with their coordinated tactics and Golden Road, while Lin Ciyan watched beside Shrek’s leaders and gained Slacking Value.
• Han Ruoruo thanked Lin Ciyan for helping the class and reminded him to tell her when he returned from his holiday trip.
• Wang Dong caught up with Lin Ciyan and explained that using Golden Road with Huo Yuhao made her feel psychologically uncomfortable.
• Lin Ciyan told Wang Dong that deep soul fusion could cause rejection and advised her to maintain her sense of self, easing her confusion.

As the semester ended, Han Ruoruo announced Class One’s gains and Huo Yuhao’s team’s Freshman Assessment victory, while Lin Ciyan reflected on the match and prepared for vacation. Wang Dong sought him out to ask why using the Golden Road left her uncomfortable, and Lin Ciyan explained that she should preserve her sense of self during the fusion.

• Han Ruoruo announced that Class One’s average Soul Power had risen by two levels, its physical fitness scores had improved by thirty-five percent, and Huo Yuhao’s team had won the Freshman Assessment.
• Lin Ciyan recalled Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao defeating Dai Huabin’s team with the Golden Road, earning him Slacking Value from the spectators’ reactions.
• After Han Ruoruo announced the month-long vacation, Huo Yuhao left for special training while Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao planned to visit the city.
• Han Ruoruo thanked Lin Ciyan for helping Class One and asked him to let her know when he returned from his planned trip.
• Wang Dong caught up with Lin Ciyan and described feeling psychological discomfort when using the Golden Road with Huo Yuhao.
• Lin Ciyan told Wang Dong that soul fusion could cause rejection and advised her to maintain her sense of self when using the skill.

Wang Dong asked Lin Ciyan to accept her as his disciple, and he told her they could discuss it after he returned from the Far North. After saying goodbye to Zhang Lexuan, Ling Luochеn, and Ma Xiaotao, Lin Ciyan set out to meet the Ice Empress and pursue a Soul Spirit contract.

• Wang Dong praised Lin Ciyan's cultivation methods and asked to become his official disciple, and he told her to ask again after his return from the Far North.
• Lin Ciyan told Zhang Lexuan he would be away for about a month and promised to share something important with her when he returned.
• Lin Ciyan said goodbye to Ling Luochеn and promised to bring her a present from the Far North.
• Ma Xiaotao embraced Lin Ciyan before his departure and made him promise to return soon.
• Lin Ciyan left Shrek City after receiving a system quest to form a Soul Spirit Contract with the Ice Empress and add two Soul Rings to Light of the Five Elements.
• Wang Dong watched Lin Ciyan head north and resolved to train so she could prove herself worthy of becoming his disciple.

Lin Ciyan followed a bloodline-guided pull to a Far North Condensed Spring and absorbed its energy with the Snow Empress. He broke through to level sixty-five, helped the Snow Empress recover, and sensed the Ice Empress nearby as he resumed his journey.

• Lin Ciyan changed course toward a northeast pull during a blizzard and found a Far North Condensed Spring in an ice valley.
• The Snow Empress explained that the spring could restore her source and strengthen Lin Ciyan’s ice attribute, then helped him withstand its chill.
• Lin Ciyan and the Snow Empress absorbed the spring’s energy together, and Lin Ciyan broke through to level sixty-five while the Snow Empress recovered about thirty percent of her source.
• Lin Ciyan collected Ice Heart Grass and other plants growing beside the spring.
• Lin Ciyan sensed the Ice Empress’s divine sense nearby and realized she was waiting for them.

Lin Ciyan reached the Ice Empress and used the Soul Spirit Contract to help her escape her four-hundred-thousand-year limit. The Ice Empress became his Soul Spirit, strengthening Lin Ciyan and his Second Martial Soul, while Xiyao complained about another newcomer.

• Lin Ciyan arrived at the Ice Jade Scorpions' settlement with the Snow Empress and showed the Ice Empress the Snow Empress's Soul Spirit form.
• After Electrolux assured her the contract was safe, the Ice Empress agreed to become Lin Ciyan's Soul Spirit.
• Lin Ciyan, the Snow Empress, and Electrolux guided the contract as the Ice Empress's energy formed his Second Martial Soul and two orange-gold Soul Rings.
• The Ice Empress's power fused with Lin Ciyan's torso bone, creating the Ice Jade Snow Phoenix Wings and raising his Soul Power to level sixty-eight.
• The Ice Empress awakened as a Soul Spirit, and Xiyao complained to Lin Ciyan that he was playing favorites.

Lin Ciyan detoured to Star Luo City, where Xu Jiujiu greeted him and confessed that she wanted more than friendship. They agreed to try a relationship, and Lin Ciyan agreed to attend an upcoming Star Luo Auction House auction.

• Lin Ciyan flew south from the Far North and detoured to Star Luo City during his remaining break.
• Xu Jiujiu sensed Lin Ciyan’s arrival through the jade pendant, found him, and embraced him before taking him to Star Moon Teahouse.
• Xu Jiujiu and Lin Ciyan shared wine as she recalled their letters and asked what he would think if she wanted to be more than his friend.
• Lin Ciyan said they could give a relationship a try, and Xu Jiujiu kissed him and asked if they were officially together.
• Xu Jiujiu invited Lin Ciyan to a major Star Luo Auction House auction in a few months, and he agreed to attend.

Lin Ciyan and Xu Jiujiu grew intimate at the Star Moon Teahouse, and Xu Jiujiu noticed her power had increased. Lin Ciyan’s system then awarded him 3,000 Slacking Value for triggering a hidden martial soul resonance effect.

• Xu Jiujiu drank Star Moon Drunk and kissed Lin Ciyan.
• Lin Ciyan and Xu Jiujiu spent the night together.
• Xu Jiujiu asked whether their intimacy would continue improving her martial soul, and Lin Ciyan called her greedy.
• Xu Jiujiu felt her power increase and reflected that her trip to Star Luo City had brought her a relationship and tangible benefits.
• Lin Ciyan’s system announced that his relationship with Xu Jiujiu had triggered Martial Soul Resonance: Dual Cultivation Enhancement and raised his Slacking Value to 269,500.

Xu Jiawei confronted Lin Ciyan after discovering him with Xu Jiujiu, but Lin revealed his extraordinary strength and promised he could offer her more than a political marriage. Xu Jiawei agreed to consider their union if Lin became renowned and powerful enough to silence his opponents before Jiujiu turned twenty-five.

• Lin Ciyan sensed Xu Jiawei, Feng Ping, and more than twenty guards arriving, and Xu Jiujiu recognized them as her brother's people.
• Xu Jiawei accused Lin Ciyan of staying overnight with his sister, while Xu Jiujiu declared that she loved Lin and chose him freely.
• Lin Ciyan's Auspicious Domain neutralized Feng Ping's pressure, and Lin revealed his rank-sixty-eight Soul Power, Twin Martial Souls, and four hundred thousand-year-quality Soul Rings.
• Xu Jiujiu said Lin had improved her Star Crown Martial Soul and increased her Soul Power, and threatened to give up her princess status rather than accept a political marriage.
• Xu Jiawei dismissed the guards and told Lin he would support the marriage if Lin gained enough strength and renown to silence opposition before Jiujiu turned twenty-five.

Lin Ciyan and Xu Jiujiu spent a quiet day together before she accepted that he had three other girlfriends and asked him to remember her. After Xu Jiujiu gave him a royal pendant and saw him off, Lin Ciyan left Star Luo City for Shrek with a system reward.

• Xu Jiujiu told Lin Ciyan she wanted to become strong enough to avoid political marriage and asked him to help her.
• Xu Jiujiu and Lin Ciyan went fishing and picnicked by a lake, where she shared how the expectations of royalty had burdened her.
• Xu Jiujiu asked whether Lin Ciyan had other girls, and he admitted he had three; she said she understood and asked him to keep a place for her.
• Xu Jiujiu gave Lin Ciyan the Star Moon Pendant and saw him off at Star Luo City's northern gate two days later.
• Lin Ciyan left for Shrek, and the system awarded him 2,000 Slacking Value for establishing a stable relationship with Xu Jiujiu.