Chapter Summaries

Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng prepared to duel in the Soul Fighting Zone over Huo Yuhao, drawing a huge crowd. Elder Xuan arrived and urged them to fight freely, leaving Dai Yueheng eager to impress him.

• News of Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng's duel spread, and a crowd gathered to watch.
• Huo Yuhao assured Wang Dong that Ma Xiaotao would win because she could now use her Evil Fire without restraint.
• Gongyang Mo mistook Wang Dong for Huo Yuhao, then sensed Huo Yuhao's terrifying killing intent when Huo Yuhao met his gaze.
• Bei Bei and Tang Ya arrived and found Huo Yuhao unharmed; Elder Xuan appeared and learned what had led to the duel.
• Elder Xuan encouraged Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng to let loose, and Ma Xiaotao challenged Dai Yueheng to begin.

Ma Xiaotao defeated Dai Yueheng in an Inner Academy sparring match after he had targeted Huo Yuhao, helping Huo Yuhao gain a peaceful stretch at the academy. A week later, Du Weilun interrupted class to tell Wang Dong that someone from his family had come to see him.

• Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng fought with their Soul Skills, and Ma Xiaotao's Ultimate Fire gave her the advantage.
• Ma Xiaotao defeated Dai Yueheng and warned him to stay away from Huo Yuhao.
• Dai Yueheng admitted defeat, while Xuan Zi remembered Huo Yuhao's name and Huo Yuhao became famous across the academy.
• After another week, Du Weilun interrupted Mu Jin's lecture and told Wang Dong that a family member had come to see him.

Huo Yuhao realized that God King Tang might have sent Niu Tian and Tai Tan to Shrek, though he hid his suspicions from the Ghost Demon Venerable. Niu Tian and Tai Tan visited Wang Dong while secretly searching the academy for clues, then left with her to tour Shrek City.

• Huo Yuhao suspected God King Tang had sent the Clear Sky Sect elders to help him, but kept his reaction hidden from the Ghost Demon Venerable.
• Wang Dong learned that her Big Uncle and Second Uncle had arrived at Shrek and wondered how they had left the sect.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan met Yan Shaozhe, who discovered that Niu Tian was a Level 99 Limit Douluo and Tai Tan was a Level 98 Super Douluo.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan privately kept their mission to search Shrek for clues from Wang Dong, while insisting she should continue studying there.
• Yan Shaozhe offered Wang Dong a day off to show her uncles around Shrek City, and the three left together.

Wang Dong explored Shrek City with Niu Tian and Tai Tan, then told them her roommate Huo Yuhao was nice despite having beaten her during their first encounter. Her uncles misunderstood her explanation and planned to visit her dormitory and meet him.

• Wang Dong toured Shrek City with Niu Tian and Tai Tan before they ate in a private restaurant room.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan asked Wang Dong whether she had made friends and how she got along with her roommate.
• Wang Dong recalled Huo Yuhao's fight with her, his gifts and protection, and his grilled fish, then said he was nice when he was not beating her.
• Wang Dong tried to explain that she and Huo Yuhao had sparred, but Niu Tian and Tai Tan misunderstood and grew protective.
• Niu Tian asked Wang Dong to take them to her dormitory after the meal so they could meet Huo Yuhao, while Huo Yuhao sneezed in the cafeteria and felt a chill.

Ling Luochen approached Huo Yuhao to ask whether he had Ultimate Ice, but he concealed the truth by presenting his Spirit Eye and Spiritual Detection. She grew curious about him, gave him her identification token, and left while Huo Yuhao sat down to eat.

• Huo Yuhao recognized Ling Luochen as an Inner Academy student who had come to find him.
• Ling Luochen asked Huo Yuhao whether the unusual aura she sensed in the Soul Fighting Zone had been Ultimate Ice.
• Huo Yuhao denied knowing about Ultimate Ice and demonstrated his Spirit Eye and Spiritual Detection Sharing, impressing Ling Luochen with his spiritual power.
• Ling Luochen said Huo Yuhao reminded her of her younger brother, then gave him her identification token in case he needed help.
• Ling Luochen left the cafeteria, and Huo Yuhao carried his tray to a corner and began eating.

Wang Dong showed Niu Tian and Tai Tan around Shrek Academy while Niu Tian puzzled over the divine decree and the academy’s significance. They encountered Mu En at the freshman dormitory, and Huo Yuhao arrived after they went inside.

• Wang Dong cheerfully led Niu Tian and Tai Tan toward the dormitory, describing the academy as Niu Tian wondered what the Divine Realm wanted him to discover.
• Niu Tian recognized Mu En, who was resting outside the freshman dormitory, and chose not to reveal that he knew the old man’s identity.
• Wang Dong introduced her uncles to Mu En and asked permission to show them the dormitory, and he let them enter.
• Niu Tian remarked that every generation produced talents, and Mu En replied that everyone eventually became a mound of yellow earth.
• Huo Yuhao returned from the cafeteria and walked toward the dormitory after the three had gone inside.

Tai Tan and Niu Tian visited Wang Dong's cramped dormitory and worried about her sharing a room with Huo Yuhao. As Huo Yuhao approached, Niu Tian's jade pendant warmed, and he realized Huo Yuhao was the person they had been sent to find.

• Tai Tan, Niu Tian, and Wang Dong entered Dormitory 108, where Tai Tan angrily criticized its small size and poor furnishings.
• Tai Tan objected to Wang Dong sharing a room with a boy, but Wang Dong defended Huo Yuhao.
• Niu Tian inspected Huo Yuhao's tidy bed, carefully marked books, and folded apron, and judged him disciplined and honest.
• Niu Tian sensed someone approaching the dormitory and assumed it was Huo Yuhao.
• As Huo Yuhao drew near, Niu Tian's jade pendant warmed, and Niu Tian recognized that Huo Yuhao was the person they had come to find.

Niu Tian gave Huo Yuhao the jade pendant marked with Tang, and Huo Yuhao used it to enter a strange space. There, Tang San appeared and claimed he had come to save Huo Yuhao from dire straits.

• Tai Tan hauled Huo Yuhao into the dormitory, but Wang Dong scolded him and Niu Tian apologized.
• Niu Tian sent Wang Dong and Tai Tan downstairs so he could speak with Huo Yuhao privately.
• Niu Tian gave Huo Yuhao the jade pendant as thanks for looking after Wang Dong, and Huo Yuhao accepted it immediately.
• After Niu Tian left, Huo Yuhao checked that the Ghost Demon Venerable was still asleep, then secretly channeled spiritual power into the pendant.
• Huo Yuhao was drawn into a blue-misted space, where Tang San appeared and said he had come to save him from dire straits.

Huo Yuhao pretended not to know about the Demon Soul in his Sea of Consciousness while Tang San directed him to the Valley of Love Inquiry. After Tang San’s projection vanished, his hidden second projection was swallowed by a gray stream of air.

• Tang San questioned Huo Yuhao about the Demon Soul, and Huo Yuhao denied any contact with it.
• Tang San said he could not attack directly and showed Huo Yuhao a map to the Valley of Love Inquiry, where he claimed he could destroy the Demon Soul safely.
• Tang San gave Huo Yuhao the jade token as the valley’s key and told him to seek Niu Tian and Tai Tan at the Clear Sky Sect if he needed help.
• After Huo Yuhao left the jade pendant’s space, Tang San reappeared to secretly verify his condition.
• A gray stream of air swallowed Tang San’s projection, while Tang San’s true body received the message, “All is well below.”

After Tang San vanished, Huo Yuhao concealed the jade token and decided to wait for a safe opportunity to visit the Valley of Love Inquiry while seeking more ways to protect himself. When Wang Dong returned after three days of family lectures, Huo Yuhao suggested they cultivate together, and she mistook his words for an invitation to dual cultivate.

• Huo Yuhao returned to his dormitory and hid the jade token after telling Tianmeng Ice Silkworm he did not know what it did.
• Huo Yuhao decided not to travel to the Sun Moon Empire yet, since his low cultivation and Ghost Demon Venerable's suspicions made the journey too risky.
• Huo Yuhao considered trying a Martial Soul Fusion with Wang Dong to test whether their compatibility remained perfect despite his transformed Soul Power.
• Wang Dong returned to the dormitory after Tai Tan and Niu Tian kept her away for three days and lectured her about boys.
• Huo Yuhao asked Wang Dong if she wanted to cultivate together, and she blushed, misunderstood him, and said she needed to shower first.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong agreed to try Martial Soul Fusion by guiding each other’s Soul Power, and their powers blended with extraordinary ease. They began their first dual cultivation session in the dormitory.

• Huo Yuhao clarified that he meant Martial Soul Fusion and Soul Power guidance, and Wang Dong agreed to try it after admitting she felt a little something.
• Wang Dong insisted they both wash before starting, so she bathed first and Huo Yuhao washed afterward.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong sat facing each other and joined hands to guide their Soul Power.
• Their blue-gold and deep gray Soul Power fused without resistance, greatly strengthening their circulation.
• Huo Yuhao guided their fused Soul Power through a complete cycle as Wang Dong cooperated, and a faint blue-gold glow enveloped them.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong woke up together after their first Martial Soul Fusion left them exhausted, and Wang Dong angrily misread Huo Yuhao’s teasing as evidence he had been with other girls. Meanwhile, Yan Shaozhe grew suspicious that Niu Tian and Tai Tan had visited Shrek for Huo Yuhao rather than Wang Dong and decided to investigate Huo Yuhao’s background.

• Huo Yuhao woke to find Wang Dong clinging to him after they had fallen asleep together following their Martial Soul Fusion cultivation.
• Wang Dong woke, realized she was in Huo Yuhao’s bed, and kicked at him before accusing him of making a move on another man.
• Huo Yuhao caught Wang Dong’s ankle, teased her, and left for class, while Wang Dong called him a scumbag and struck his spot with a pillow.
• Yan Shaozhe reviewed the report on Niu Tian and Tai Tan’s visit and noticed that Huo Yuhao had been present during their dormitory tour.
• Yan Shaozhe suspected the sect masters might have come to see Huo Yuhao and resolved to investigate his background.

Two months later, Huo Yuhao reached Soul Power Level twenty and prepared for the Freshman Assessment, while Wang Dong questioned him about another girl. Ning Tian invited him onto her team, but their discussion was interrupted when Mu Jin announced a special early assessment requested by Dean Yan.

• Huo Yuhao reached Soul Power Level twenty after two months of cultivation with Wang Dong and the Ghost Killing Art.
• Wang Dong pressed Huo Yuhao again about the girl he had mentioned, and he denied having met anyone else.
• Ning Tian invited Huo Yuhao to join her Freshman Assessment team, but Wang Dong insisted he was already on her team.
• Mu Jin announced that Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng would attend a special assessment at the Soul Fighting Zone that afternoon.
• Mu Jin told Huo Yuhao that Dean Yan had specifically requested to see his performance.

Huo Yuhao joined a grade-wide free-for-all assessment that Yan Shaozhe had arranged to test the freshmen’s abilities. As the competitors gathered, Huo Yuhao spotted Dai Huabin, and his killing intent erupted.

• Mu Jin warned Huo Yuhao that the assessment would be a dangerous free-for-all watched by Yan Shaozhe, Xuan Zi, and Qian Duoduo.
• Qian Duoduo questioned Yan Shaozhe’s decision to mark Huo Yuhao as a priority candidate despite his low Soul Power and Ten-Year Soul Ring.
• Wang Dong suggested that she and Huo Yuhao team up to eliminate the other competitors.
• Huo Yuhao saw Dai Huabin across the arena, triggering his Ghost Killing Art and unleashing his long-held killing intent.

Yan Shaozhe announced a free-for-all assessment, offering the best performer a chance to become his personal disciple while judging the students’ character as well as their strength. As the students formed wary groups, Huo Yuhao focused on Dai Huabin and agreed with Wang Dong that they would go after him when the fight began.

• Yan Shaozhe removed the assessment’s restrictions and offered the best performer a chance to become his personal disciple.
• Huo Yuhao ignored the reward and fixed his attention on Dai Huabin, whose dismissive glance showed he did not recognize him.
• Yan Shaozhe told Qian Duoduo that he planned to judge the students’ character by how they handled teamwork and the contest for the single winning spot.
• The students formed cautious groups, including Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, Ning Tian and Wu Feng, while Xie Huanyue and Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong stood apart.
• Wang Dong asked Huo Yuhao if he had a problem with Dai Huabin, then agreed to charge at him when the fight started.

Zhou Yi and Mu Jin wagered a Soul Bone against Fan Yu crafting a custom Soul Tool as the freshman free-for-all began. Dai Huabin attacked his own classmates to improve his chances, while Dai Yueheng dismissed him as foolish and Ma Xiaotao encountered Ling Luochеn in the stands.

• Mu Jin provoked Zhou Yi, who wagered a Soul Bone on whose students would be the last standing; Mu Jin asked for a custom Soul Tool from Fan Yu if she won, and Fan Yu accepted the bet.
• Yan Shaozhe started the match, and Dai Huabin transformed before attacking his own classmates instead of the other teams.
• Zhu Lu helped Dai Huabin eliminate classmates, while Cui Yajie realized he had betrayed their earlier promise to team up.
• Dai Yueheng watched Dai Huabin attack his classmates and concluded that his younger brother would not catch Yan Shaozhe's attention.
• Ma Xiaotao ran into Ling Luochеn in the stands and asked why she was watching the Outer Academy match; Ling Luochеn concealed that she had come to watch Huo Yuhao.

Xie Huanyue used his strength and agility to disable one of the students who had teamed up against him, while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong charged toward Dai Huabin. Ning Tian and Wu Feng blocked their way, and Huo Yuhao threatened them as his killing intent rose.

• Four students attacked Xie Huanyue together, but he shrugged off their strikes and knocked an agility-type Soul Grandmaster unconscious with a leap and landing.
• Yan Shaozhe watched Huo Yuhao closely from the stands, believing Huo Yuhao had been responsible for much of the idea behind the chaotic match.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong charged toward Dai Huabin, but Ning Tian and Wu Feng stepped in front of them.
• Wu Feng declared that she wanted revenge on Huo Yuhao, while Ning Tian realized their confrontation stemmed from a personal grudge and summoned her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Huo Yuhao told Ning Tian and Wu Feng to get out of his way within three seconds or die.

Huo Yuhao defeated Wu Feng with overwhelming strength after Ning Tian boosted her, and Yan Shaozhe intervened before Huo Yuhao could strike her while she was down. With Wu Feng and Ning Tian removed from the arena, Huo Yuhao faced Dai Huabin, who recognized him.

• Wu Feng challenged Huo Yuhao while Cao Jinxuan, Zhou Sichen, and three other students ganged up on Xie Huanyue.
• Huo Yuhao charged Wu Feng, overpowered her in a punch exchange, and sent her staggering backward.
• Ning Tian boosted Wu Feng with her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, but Huo Yuhao used Soul Shock to incapacitate Ning Tian and break her support.
• Huo Yuhao knocked Wu Feng down and moved to strike her, but Yan Shaozhe stepped in and shielded her.
• Ning Tian conceded for herself and Wu Feng, and Yan Shaozhe removed them from the arena.
• Huo Yuhao turned toward Dai Huabin, who recognized him by name.

Huo Yuhao faced Dai Huabin on the competition stage, and Dai Huabin charged at him alongside Zhu Lu. As Wang Dong engaged Zhu Lu, Huo Yuhao gathered killing aura, leaving Xuan Zi shocked by the possibility that he was creating a domain.

• Dai Huabin recalled Huo Yuhao’s role in Dai Yueheng’s defeat against Ma Xiaotao, embarrassing Dai Yueheng in the stands.
• Huo Yuhao remembered the White Tiger Duke Mansion’s cruelty toward him and his mother, while Wang Dong took his hand in support.
• Yan Shaozhe noticed Huo Yuhao’s hostility toward Dai Huabin and wondered whether he was connected to the White Tiger Duke Mansion.
• Dai Huabin charged Huo Yuhao as Zhu Lu raced to flank him, but Wang Dong intercepted Zhu Lu with help from Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection Sharing.
• Huo Yuhao focused on condensing killing aura instead of dodging Dai Huabin’s attack, and Xuan Zi realized he might be forming a domain.

Huo Yuhao unleashed his newly formed Nine Nether Prison domain against Dai Huabin, devastating Dai’s consciousness before attacking him with a blade of killing intent. Dai fought back with White Tiger Intense Light Wave, and the chapter ended with Zhu Lu catching him as blood sprayed across her face.

• Xuan Zi recognized that Huo Yuhao had formed a unique domain rooted in killing intent, spiritual power, and the Soul Path.
• Huo Yuhao named his domain Nine Nether Prison and used it to strike Dai Huabin with the Ghost Demon Venerable’s overwhelming spiritual might.
• Huo Yuhao formed a blade of killing intent and aimed it at Dai Huabin’s heart, determined to kill him.
• Dai Huabin regained enough awareness to unleash White Tiger Intense Light Wave, while Xuan Zi stopped Yan Shaozhe from intervening.
• Huo Yuhao was struck by Dai Huabin’s attack, Wang Dong rushed toward him, and Zhu Lu caught Dai as blood sprayed across her face.