Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao joined Shrek Academy’s assault on the Death Hand Bandit Group’s cave, where he discovered Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng had secretly prepared to let Corpse Explosions kill the team. He froze time to save the others and left the two men trapped among the detonating corpses.

• Zhang Lexuan assigned Ma Xiaotao to lead the attack while Huo Yuhao and the reserve members guarded the cave entrance, but Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng pressured Huo Yuhao to join the main team.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to enter the cave, and Ling Luochen stayed beside him as the team advanced and found human remains displayed throughout the bandits’ hideout.
• Chen Zifeng and Dai Yueheng rushed ahead and killed bandits while Huo Yuhao noticed that the corpses they left behind were unusually intact.
• The team fought through the cave until the Death Messenger appeared and the scattered corpses began swelling with the power of Corpse Explosion.
• Huo Yuhao used Mirror Flower, Water Moon and Eternity in an Instant to freeze time, took defensive Soul Tools from Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng, and led Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, and the others out of the cave.
• Huo Yuhao left Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng frozen among the corpses as time resumed and darkness overtook them.

Yan Shaozhe rescued the group from the Death Messenger’s corpse explosions, learned that Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng had plotted against the others, and took the wounded Dai Yueheng to the Western Army Group. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao purified the Corpse Slaves and recovered some strength with Gu Yuena’s help, while Yan Shaozhe confronted Du Leisi over the White Tiger Duke Mansion’s false information.

• Yan Shaozhe purified the cave with his Bright Phoenix flames, captured the Death Messenger, and found Dai Yueheng gravely wounded and Chen Zifeng dead.
• Ma Xiaotao explained that Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng had plotted against the group, and Ling Luochen told Yan Shaozhe that Huo Yuhao had asked him to send Dai Yueheng to the Western Army Group.
• Yan Shaozhe agreed to take Dai Yueheng to the Western Army Group and told the others to continue to Star Luo City for the competition.
• Huo Yuhao purified the twelve Corpse Slaves, collapsed from spiritual exhaustion, and received restorative energy from Gu Yuena through a kiss.
• At the Western Army Group, Du Leisi accused Shrek Academy of targeting the White Tiger Duke Mansion, but Yan Shaozhe challenged him over the false information and warned him to tell Dai Hao not to destroy the family.

After Huo Yuhao survived Dai Yueheng’s plot during the mission against the Hand of Death, Yan Shaozhe reported the incident at a late-night Sea God Pavilion meeting. Mu En ordered reforms, reassigned Yan Shaozhe, and allowed Xian Lin'er to go to Star Luo City to support Huo Yuhao, leaving the academy preparing for the Soul Master Tournament.

• Du Leisi learned that Dai Yueheng had been poisoned beyond the healing Soul Master’s ability to save him and ordered him escorted to Star Luo City while sending secret letters to senior authorities.
• Yan Shaozhe told the Sea God Pavilion elders that Dai Yueheng had plotted against Huo Yuhao during the mission, but Huo Yuhao had survived and the mission had exposed Yan Shaozhe’s failures as lead teacher.
• Xian Lin'er wanted to confront the White Tiger Duke Mansion, but Mu En stopped her from acting rashly and said Huo Yuhao had chosen his own course.
• Mu En ordered defensive and flying Soul Tools for every Inner Court student and learned from Yan Shaozhe that the Holy Spirit Cult reportedly had two Limit Douluo.
• Mu En required Yan Shaozhe to study under him for several years, appointed Cai Mei'er acting head of the Martial Soul Department, and named Zhang Lexuan its future vice dean.
• Mu En permitted Xian Lin'er to travel to Star Luo City as Huo Yuhao’s teacher and told her to consult Zhang Lexuan before acting.

Zhang Lexuan brought Shrek Academy to register for the tournament, where the sight of Huo Yuhao between Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen sparked a rumor that Shrek rewarded its female students with a beautiful youth to ravage in a Secret Room. The rumor spread through the other academy teams as Huo Yuhao remained unaware of the scandal following him.

• Zhang Lexuan led Shrek Academy to the registration desk, where the official and nearby teams stared at Huo Yuhao being held between Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen.
• Yu Mengdi urged Yan'er to rescue Huo Yuhao and claimed Shrek Academy used a Secret Room to reward its female students.
• Yu Mengdi's claims spread among the academy teams, reaching Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen in the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy line.
• Xiao Hongchen told his teammates that Shrek's female students supposedly earned the right to ravage a beautiful youth in a Secret Room, shocking Elder Ma and stirring Meng Hongchen's curiosity.
• Huo Yuhao entered the Star Emperor Hotel with Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen, unaware that a rumor about him was spreading.

Xian Lin'er arrived at the Star Emperor Hotel and took over caring for Huo Yuhao, while Zhang Lexuan learned she would become Vice Dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department. In the Star Luo Imperial Palace, Xu Jiawei connected Huo Yuhao to the Dai family's troubles and arranged a banquet to meet him.

• Xian Lin'er saw Huo Yuhao's frail condition, blamed Yan Shaozhe, and took him away to care for him.
• Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen discussed Xian Lin'er's place in Huo Yuhao's life, while Cui Yajie lamented that their care schedule had been disrupted and Gu Yuena admitted she had not promised to help.
• Zhang Lexuan told Ma Xiaotao that she would become Vice Dean of the Martial Soul Department, while Cai had become Dean and Yan Shaozhe had been sent to study under Elder Mu.
• Xu Jiujiu reported that Dai Yueheng had been escorted back to the White Tiger Duke Mansion with a grievous injury, and Xu Jiawei noted that Dai Yueheng was absent from Shrek Academy's roster.
• Xu Jiawei suspected Huo Yuhao was the target of Dai Huabin's assassination attempt and connected him to Dai Yueheng's injury.
• Xu Jiawei planned a banquet at the Star Emperor Hotel for the next night so he could speak with Huo Yuhao, and Xu Jiujiu agreed to help.

Dai Hao learned that Huo Yuhao was his son and struggled with the consequences of his family’s mistreatment of him. Xuanji Douluo persuaded Dai Hao to target Huo Yuhao through the Soul Master Tournament, leaving the plan awaiting Xu Jiawei’s approval.

• The Medicine Immortal Douluo treated Dai Yueheng, but said he would remain unconscious for weeks and need months to recover from his injuries.
• Dai Hao argued with the Duchess over Huo Yuhao’s identity and the harm done to Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin.
• Xuanji Douluo warned Dai Hao that Huo Yuhao might refuse to acknowledge him and that Xu Jiawei could exploit the family conflict at a banquet.
• Dai Hao rejected Xuanji Douluo’s suggestion that his wife and sons kneel and apologize, but agreed to consider a more covert approach.
• Xuanji Douluo proposed becoming a tournament referee and arranging for Huo Yuhao to be seriously injured or crippled during a match.
• Dai Hao agreed to support Xuanji Douluo’s plan and compensate Shrek Academy if necessary, while Xuanji urged him to find a new heir.

Dai Hao learned that Dai Yueheng would recover and planned to train him as his heir, while Huo Yuhao and Shrek Academy prepared for the tournament and debated his invitation to a Star Luo Imperial Family banquet. The girls withdrew from competing for the final place after Zhang Lexuan revealed scandalous rumors about Huo Yuhao, and Xian Lin'er encouraged him to be honest about his relationships.

• Dai Hao told Xuanji Douluo that Dai Yueheng should recover within six months to a year and that he would personally train him as his heir.
• Zhang Lexuan briefed Shrek Academy's team on the tournament schedule and announced that the Star Luo Imperial Family had invited Huo Yuhao to a banquet.
• Xian Lin'er objected to Huo Yuhao attending, but he agreed because he had arranged negotiations with the imperial family over the Spirit-Devouring Fierce Blade.
• Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochеn, Ning Tian, and the other girls competed for the last banquet place until Zhang Lexuan revealed rumors claiming they fought over Huo Yuhao and used him for cultivation.
• The girls agreed to stay away from the banquet to avoid fueling the rumors, and Xian Lin'er took Huo Yuhao back to his room and advised him to love honestly.

Huo Yuhao attended a Star Luo Imperial Family banquet to discuss a trade, where Meng Hongchen became captivated by him and Xu Jiujiu drew him onto the dance floor. The chapter ended with Xu Jiawei watching as the musicians changed the music and Huo Yuhao began dancing with Xu Jiujiu.

• Xian Lin'er helped Huo Yuhao dress for the banquet and warned him to avoid suspicious food, wine, and women.
• Huo Yuhao arrived at the banquet, where Meng Hongchen was smitten with him and Xiao Hongchen grew jealous.
• Meng Hongchen sent Xiao Hongchen to fetch orange pastries, then prepared to approach Huo Yuhao, but he had already disappeared from the hall.
• Xu Jiujiu thanked Huo Yuhao for his help, teased him about the rumors, and asked whether they had met before.
• Xu Jiujiu pulled Huo Yuhao onto the dance floor, while Xu Jiawei signaled the musicians to play more energetic music.

Xu Jiujiu taught Huo Yuhao to dance while trying to keep him by her side, and Meng Hongchen watched with growing jealousy. Convinced Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul might be compatible with hers and allow a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Meng persuaded Xiao Hongchen to bet on it and began planning how to approach him.

• Xu Jiujiu guided Huo Yuhao through a dance and praised his quick mastery of the steps.
• Meng Hongchen watched Huo Yuhao dance with Xu Jiujiu and asked Xiao Hongchen to help her pursue him.
• Meng Hongchen claimed her Martial Soul had stirred in response to Huo Yuhao's, suggesting their Martial Souls might be compatible enough for a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Xiao Hongchen challenged Meng Hongchen to a bet: if Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul matched her theory, he would support her pursuit; otherwise, she would leave him alone.
• Meng Hongchen told Xiao Hongchen to follow her instructions as she prepared to approach Huo Yuhao.

Meng Hongchen staged an accident to get close to Huo Yuhao, while Xu Jiujiu used the encounter to draw her into conversation and learn about the Sun Moon Empire. The chapter left Huo Yuhao facing Meng’s increasingly bold attempt to make him test their martial souls by treating her ankle.

• Meng Hongchen pretended to fall into Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Hongchen slipped away while Xu Jiujiu helped her to the terrace.
• Meng Hongchen told Xu Jiujiu she had fallen in love with Huo Yuhao and asked her for help pursuing him; Xu Jiujiu encouraged her while drawing out information about the Sun Moon Empire.
• Huo Yuhao returned with an ice pack and recognized that Xu Jiujiu was knowingly indulging Meng Hongchen for her own purposes.
• Xu Jiujiu left Meng Hongchen with Huo Yuhao and reminded him that her brother wanted to meet him.
• After Meng Hongchen dropped the ice pack, Huo Yuhao made a block of pure ice, prompting her to ask him to channel his ice-attributed Soul Power into her ankle.
• Meng Hongchen removed her shoe and presented her ankle to Huo Yuhao, who worried that the situation was becoming dangerously intimate.

Huo Yuhao treated Meng Hongchen’s poisoned ankle, while Meng hoped their closeness would produce a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and prove they were destined for each other. Huo Yuhao used Thread of Destiny to make their soul powers merge, and Meng declared that she intended to become his partner as Yu Mengdi watched them from across the terrace.

• Meng Hongchen deliberately activated her cold poison to bruise her ankle, prompting Huo Yuhao to agree to treat it.
• Huo Yuhao gently removed the toxins from Meng Hongchen’s ankle, but she became tearful when no Martial Soul Fusion Skill appeared.
• Meng Hongchen proposed that she and Huo Yuhao elope and have a child, then explained that she had felt destined to be with him.
• Huo Yuhao used Thread of Destiny, causing their soul powers to merge and Meng Hongchen’s appearance to change.
• Huo Yuhao explained that his unusual martial soul could produce Martial Soul Fusion Skills with many people, though Meng Hongchen was still special to him.
• Meng Hongchen declared that she was working toward becoming Huo Yuhao’s partner, while Yu Mengdi spotted them together from across the terrace.

Yan'er and Yu Mengdi secretly photographed Huo Yuhao with Meng Hongchen, while Yu Mengdi reluctantly agreed to keep the image. Huo Yuhao then met Emperor Xu Jiawei, who tried to recruit his teacher and asked for his thoughts on the White Tiger Duke Mansion, but Huo Yuhao instead questioned the Star Luo Empire’s hostility toward the Sun Moon Empire.

• Yan'er argued that Huo Yuhao was a womanizer, then used a rare Soul Tool to photograph him and Meng Hongchen in an intimate moment.
• Yu Mengdi warned Yan'er that sharing the photograph could bring retaliation from both academies, but agreed to keep it after learning it could not be reproduced.
• Huo Yuhao arrived to meet Xu Jiawei after escorting Meng Hongchen back to her team’s resting area.
• Xu Jiawei offered Huo Yuhao’s teacher the position of dean of Star Luo Royal Academy’s Soul Guidance Department and unlimited access to imperial rare metals, but Huo Yuhao said his teacher would prefer ordinary business dealings.
• Xu Jiawei asked Huo Yuhao for advice about the White Tiger Duke Mansion, and Huo Yuhao responded by asking why the Sun Moon Empire still viewed the Star Luo Empire as its foremost enemy.

Huo Yuhao revealed his identity to Xu Jiawei, who agreed to cooperate against the White Tiger Duke Mansion and promised him a valuable Soul Bone. After Huo Yuhao left, Xu Jiawei discussed the Star Crown Sect’s divination and his suspicions about Huo Yuhao’s wider backing with Xu Jiujiu, then asked her to gather information when she delivered his gifts.

• Xu Jiawei hinted that Dai Hao had been provoking border conflicts and explained his desire for long-distance communication to curb the White Tiger Duke Mansion’s influence.
• Huo Yuhao placed a White Tiger Dagger before Xu Jiawei and revealed that he now used his mother’s surname, clarifying his connection to the Dai family.
• Xu Jiawei offered Huo Yuhao the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone and agreed to wait for the White Tiger Duke Mansion to expose its plans before acting.
• Xu Jiawei and Huo Yuhao discussed their cooperation, and Xu Jiawei said Xu Jiujiu would deliver the Soul Bone and carving knife the next day.
• Xu Jiawei told Xu Jiujiu about the Star Crown Sect’s divination and his suspicion that Grandmaster Spirit Ice might be connected to the Spirit Pagoda.
• Xu Jiawei asked Xu Jiujiu to learn more about Huo Yuhao when she visited him, prompting her to protest that he had too many girls around him already.

Yan'er and Yu Mengdi confronted Huo Yuhao with a photograph of him and Meng Hongchen, but he subdued them with Mirror Flower, Water Moon and sent them to the Undead Semi-Plane. Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er then arrived with pillows and a story about a soaked bed, leaving Huo Yuhao to face their apparent attempt to spend the night in his room.

• Yan'er and Yu Mengdi visited Huo Yuhao to apologize and ask about his absence from the banquet, then cornered him with a photograph of him and Meng Hongchen.
• Huo Yuhao realized the photograph could cause trouble for Meng Hongchen and turned his cold spiritual pressure on Yan'er and Yu Mengdi.
• Huo Yuhao trapped Yan'er and Yu Mengdi in Mirror Flower, Water Moon, then sent them to the Undead Semi-Plane when Xiao Xiao knocked at his door.
• Xiao Xiao urged a hesitant Wang Dong'er to take the chance to get closer to Huo Yuhao, pointing out that other girls had already shared his bed.
• Xiao Xiao pushed Wang Dong'er into Huo Yuhao's room and claimed that Wang Dong'er had soaked her bed, leaving Huo Yuhao uncertain about their real intentions.

Huo Yuhao's hotel room filled with increasingly awkward nighttime visits as Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao, then Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie, tried to get close to him. Wu Feng, Ning Tian, and Jiang Nannan then brought him a medicinal chicken soup that seemed designed to replenish his vitality.

• Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao prepared Huo Yuhao's bed and invited him to sleep with them, but hid behind the curtains when Cui Yajie knocked.
• Cui Yajie and Zhu Lu entered Huo Yuhao's room, where Zhu Lu demonstrated her Soft Gymnastics while Cui Yajie flirted with him.
• Wu Feng knocked and interrupted the scene, announcing that she, Ning Tian, and Jiang Nannan had brought Huo Yuhao a late-night meal.
• Wu Feng urged Huo Yuhao to drink the medicinal soup, while Ning Tian explained that they had prepared it to help restore his strength.

Huo Yuhao escaped a crowded room where several women had gathered around him, then comforted Zhang Lexuan at the team lounge by mixing her a dream-inducing drink. After he tucked her into bed, Zhang Lexuan revealed she had never truly been drunk.

• Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Jiang Nannan, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen converged on Huo Yuhao's room, where Ning Tian and Wu Feng watched anxiously as he drank the chicken soup.
• Xian Lin'er arrived, sent Huo Yuhao to the team's private lounge, uncovered Xiao Xiao, Dong'er, Zhu Lu, and Yajie hiding behind the curtains, and ordered the women to make a schedule.
• Huo Yuhao found Zhang Lexuan drinking alone, reheated the food Xian Lin'er had left, and listened as Zhang Lexuan described the pressure she carried.
• Huo Yuhao mixed Zhang Lexuan a wine infused with Mirror Flower, Water Moon, and she quickly collapsed into an emotion-guided dream.
• Huo Yuhao carried Zhang Lexuan to her room and tucked her in, but after he left, Zhang Lexuan opened her eyes and wondered why the result differed from what Ruoruo had told her.

Huo Yuhao received the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone and Spirit-Devouring Fierce Blade from Xu Jiujiu, then absorbed the Soul Bone while Gu Yuena and Ice Empress competed over him. He woke to find Gu Yuena had defeated Ice Empress and Tian Meng in a dice game, while his hopes for fusing the Spirit-Devouring Fierce Blade with the Golden Dragon Spear remained ahead.

• Gu Yuena took Huo Yuhao's uneaten midnight meal and dragged him into her room to help cool the excess heat in his body.
• Xu Jiujiu delivered Huo Yuhao the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone and Spirit-Devouring Fierce Blade, then left after he ended their conversation.
• Huo Yuhao examined the two Divine Artifacts and considered fusing the Life Carving Knife with the Golden Dragon Spear.
• Ice Empress drew out the Soul Bone and guided it into Huo Yuhao's left arm, where it began fusing with his body and raising its age.
• Gu Yuena accepted Tian Meng and Ice Empress's challenge to a high-or-low dice game while Huo Yuhao meditated.
• Huo Yuhao woke to find Gu Yuena sitting atop the defeated Ice Empress, who was pinned over Tian Meng in a damaged, frost-covered room.

Huo Yuhao returned to the Undead Semi-Plane and found Yu Mengdi convinced he was an Evil Soul Master. After she attacked him, he subdued and spanked her, while she continued to curse him and deny that she had made a mistake.

• At dinner, Zhang Lexuan warned the group that two Zhengtian Academy students had gone missing, and Huo Yuhao realized he had forgotten the two captives in his Undead Semi-Plane.
• Yu Mengdi told herself that Tang Ya was Huo Yuhao’s accomplice and prepared to attack him when he arrived.
• When Huo Yuhao opened a gate, Yu Mengdi unleashed Angel’s Blessing and Angel, God-Sealing Slash against him.
• Huo Yuhao used Golden Dragon Roar to shatter Yu Mengdi’s attack, then caught and subdued her.
• Huo Yuhao spanked Yu Mengdi and asked whether she had recognized her mistake, but she called him a perverted Evil Soul Master and struggled against him.

Huo Yuhao subdued Yu Mengdi and Yan'er in the Undead Semi-Plane, then offered them no real choice but to join his Spirit Pagoda. They both agreed to sign contracts, while Yu Mengdi remained convinced that Huo Yuhao was an Evil Soul Master.

• Yu Mengdi resisted Huo Yuhao until he spanked her into admitting she had been wrong to threaten and attack him.
• Huo Yuhao asked Tang Ya to bind Yu Mengdi, and Tang Ya wrapped her in Dark Blue Silver Grass; Yan'er surrendered and began serving tea.
• Yan'er asked where they were and whether they could return, and Tang Ya teased Huo Yuhao about collecting beautiful wives.
• Huo Yuhao realized he could not let the two outsiders leave after they learned about his Undead Semi-Plane, so he offered them contracts to join the Spirit Pagoda.
• Yan'er readily agreed, and Yu Mengdi reluctantly followed after escaping the gag in her mouth.
• Huo Yuhao explained that refusal meant a Master-Servant Contract or death, then warned that the Equality Contract included a confidentiality clause that would make their souls explode if they talked.

Huo Yuhao bound Yan'er and Yu Mengdi to the Spirit Pagoda with contracts before the Soul Master Tournament began in Star Luo City. As the teams assembled, Xiao Hongchen glared at Huo Yuhao over Meng Hongchen’s changed Martial Soul, while Zhang Lexuan worried about the danger of Huo Yuhao’s deal with the Star Luo Imperial Family.

• Huo Yuhao summoned deathly contracts and bound Yan'er and Yu Mengdi to the Spirit Pagoda, with Yu Mengdi’s Contract Mark appearing on her abdomen.
• Yan'er teased Yu Mengdi while they changed, and Xu Jiujiu saw them leave Huo Yuhao’s room and angrily assumed the worst.
• Xu Jiawei and Dai Hao exchanged pointed remarks as the tournament preparations were completed and spectators entered Star Luo Square.
• Xiao Hongchen blamed Huo Yuhao for Meng Hongchen’s white hair and her mutated Martial Soul, while Meng Hongchen silently flirted with Huo Yuhao.
• Zhang Lexuan asked whether Huo Yuhao was safe to compete alone and warned that his deal with the Star Luo Imperial Family might put him in danger.