Chapter Summaries

Yue Ling, Ma Xiaotao, and Gongyang Mo dominated the early freshman assessment matches and advanced to the tougher second half with five wins. The chapter ended as they faced a Freshman Class Six team, with both sides releasing their Martial Souls and the opposing support student buffing their attackers.

• Xuan Zi praised the freshmen’s resilience, then left while thinking about the food he wanted Yue Ling to cook for him.
• Yue Ling, Ma Xiaotao, and Gongyang Mo watched the remaining matches before leaving the venue with Zhou Yi.
• The trio won all four of their second-day matches, bringing their record to five wins, and Zhou Yi warned them that the next day’s opponents could be stronger.
• After the teams were reshuffled, Yue Ling’s team entered the second half of the assessment and prepared to face Freshman Class Six.
• When Zhou Yi started the match, the opposing support student buffed the two attackers, Yue Ling used her first and second Soul Skills, and Gongyang Mo began supporting her.

Yue Ling used a match against opponents who had studied his tactics to sharpen his ability to control two streams of Flower Blades at once, while Ma Xiaotao and Gongyang Mo supported him. His team finished the freshman round-robin tournament undefeated, then celebrated together at their regular Barbecue Restaurant.

• An opposing Power Attack Type Spirit Master targeted Yue Ling and tried to ambush Gongyang Mo, but Ma Xiaotao blocked the attack with her Phoenix Fireline.
• Yue Ling controlled two streams of Flower Blades to pressure the enemy front line and restrict their Support Type Spirit Master's movements, improving his mental control as the battle wore on.
• With Ma Xiaotao preventing the enemy back line from helping, the opposing team surrendered after its leader ran low on Soul Power and stamina.
• Yue Ling's team easily won its next three matches, and Ma Xiaotao's Soul Elder aura helped secure another quick surrender.
• Yue Ling, Gongyang Mo, and Ma Xiaotao completed the Freshman Round-Robin Tournament with a perfect record and celebrated at their regular Barbecue Restaurant.

Wu Ya announced the freshman assessment results, and Yue Ling suspected his hidden Second Martial Soul had caused the classroom's sudden wave of sorrow. Yue Ling, Ma Xiaotao, and Gongyang Mo advanced to the knockout rounds as an undefeated team, where Ma Xiaotao revealed the reward would be three Spirit Bones.

• Wu Ya announced that three teams had failed the freshman assessment, and Yue Ling sensed that his hidden Second Martial Soul might have spread sorrow through the classroom.
• Wu Ya reported that twenty-seven teams passed and eleven qualified for the knockout rounds, including Yue Ling, Ma Xiaotao, and Gongyang Mo.
• Wu Ya announced that Yue Ling's team and Dai Yueheng, Shishi, and Xixi's team had gone undefeated and would receive preferential treatment in the first two knockout rounds.
• Wu Ya read out the eleven teams advancing and told them to report to the Assessment Area the next day.
• Gongyang Mo asked how they should approach the knockout rounds, and Ma Xiaotao said the academy's reward was three Spirit Bones.

Ma Xiaotao, Yue Ling, and Gongyang Mo discussed the academy’s offer of three Spirit Bones and Yue Ling warned Gongyang Mo not to let the reward bind him to the academy. After Ma Xiaotao left to cultivate, Yue Ling and Gongyang Mo prepared for the next day’s elimination round, while Gongyang Mo was left alone with complicated thoughts.

• Ma Xiaotao confirmed that the academy was offering three Spirit Bones, and Yue Ling explained that the reward was meant to win over Gongyang Mo, a talented support-type Spirit Master.
• Yue Ling urged Gongyang Mo to put his own safety and judgment first when making major decisions about the academy, and Gongyang Mo agreed while joking with him.
• Ma Xiaotao laughed at their argument, then left to cultivate with Mystic Ice Marrow and warned them not to miss the next day’s elimination round.
• Yue Ling and Gongyang Mo returned to the Dormitory and planned to eat and prepare for their upcoming matches.
• After Yue Ling went to shower, Gongyang Mo sat alone on the bed, curled up as complicated thoughts lingered.

Yue Ling and Gongyang Mo cultivated through the night before the freshman elimination rounds, where Yue Ling's team defeated three two-ring opponents to advance. Teacher Wang Yan analyzed the team's Martial Souls and grew curious about Yue Ling's apparent use of Indestructible Diamond.

• Yue Ling and Gongyang Mo ate, returned to their dormitory, and cultivated through the night before the elimination rounds.
• Yue Ling's Second Martial Soul turned a more vivid, bewitching red, while the Hundred Flowers Record briefly glowed unnoticed inside his Soul Tool.
• Yue Ling and Gongyang Mo arrived at the Assessment Area, where Du Weilun took attendance and Yue Ling drew a slot for his team.
• Yue Ling's team faced three Two-Ring Soul Grandmasters in Zone Nine and defeated them quickly to advance to the top thirty-two.
• Wang Yan assessed Ma Xiaotao, Gongyang Mo, and Yue Ling's Martial Souls, then wondered how Yue Ling had gained an ability resembling Indestructible Diamond.

Yue Ling, Ma Xiaotao, and Gongyang Mo won their thirty-two-to-sixteen match and advanced to the top sixteen of the freshman assessment. After Ma Xiaotao spotted her teacher Yan Shaozhe watching, the team drew Platform Two for their next match.

• Yue Ling, Ma Xiaotao, and Gongyang Mo ate after their exhausting morning matches, then returned to the Assessment Area for the afternoon round.
• Yue Ling drew Arena Five, where his team faced classmates from his own class.
• Gongyang Mo boosted Yue Ling and Ma Xiaotao as they overwhelmed the opposing team; Ma Xiaotao drove its frontliners off the platform, and the remaining Spirit Master surrendered.
• Yue Ling's team advanced to the top sixteen, then watched Dai Yueheng and Xixi's team win their match.
• Ma Xiaotao spotted Yan Shaozhe watching from the viewing platform and urged her teammates to perform well in the next round.
• Yue Ling drew Platform Two as the round of sixteen began across eight arenas.

Yue Ling, Ma Xiaotao, and Gongyang Mo swept through the quarterfinals and advanced into the top four of the freshman assessment. As they prepared for the next morning’s semifinal, Gongyang Mo renewed his resolve to avenge his family and Hundred Flowers Village.

• Yue Ling’s team defeated their quarterfinal opponents, eliminating all three and advancing into the top eight.
• Yue Ling drew Lot Number One and faced a strong team from Freshman Class Six in the quarterfinals.
• Yue Ling’s Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum suppressed the opposing Control Type Spirit Master, and Ma Xiaotao’s flames swept the team from the arena as Yue Ling’s team advanced into the top four.
• Yue Ling and Gongyang Mo returned to their dormitory to recover while Yan Shaozhe took Ma Xiaotao aside.
• Gongyang Mo reflected on his friends and teachers at Shrek and vowed to destroy the Evil Soul Master factions and avenge his parents and Hundred Flowers Village.
• The next morning, Yue Ling and Gongyang Mo prepared for the semifinal, and Yue Ling learned that Ma Xiaotao had already eaten breakfast.

Dean Yan Shaozhe oversaw the freshman semifinals draw, where Yue Ling’s team was matched against Dai Yueheng’s team. Their semifinal began with Xixi targeting Gongyang Mo, but Yue Ling blocked her strike, and Dai Yueheng and Xixi prepared to press their attack with Shishi’s candy boost.

• Yan Shaozhe introduced himself as Shrek Academy’s dean, praised the freshmen, and personally held the draw box.
• Yue Ling drew position number two, setting up a Freshman Class One semifinal against Dai Yueheng’s team.
• Xixi used her speed and lightning attacks to bypass Ma Xiaotao and target Gongyang Mo, while Dai Yueheng restrained Ma Xiaotao with his White Tiger Intense Light Wave.
• Yue Ling protected Gongyang Mo with Heavenly Chrysanthemum Body Protection and enclosed them in Flower Blades with Falling Blossom Storm.
• Dai Yueheng used White Tiger Vajra Transformation, and Shishi gave him and Xixi a boost with her Sweet and Sour Power Candy.

Yue Ling's team turned the semifinal around with his Heavenly Chrysanthemum Domain and defeated Dai Yueheng's team. Yue Ling, Ma Xiaotao, and Gongyang Mo advanced to the finals.

• Gongyang Mo amplified Yue Ling and Ma Xiaotao while Ma Xiaotao clashed with Dai Yueheng, and Xixi repeatedly tried to reach Gongyang Mo.
• Yue Ling revealed his Heavenly Chrysanthemum Domain, suppressing Soul Power and marking opponents while his Flower Blades drove Xixi off the platform.
• Ma Xiaotao wore down Dai Yueheng as the domain disrupted his Soul Power, while Yue Ling's Falling Blossom Drill sent him flying off the platform.
• Shishi conceded after Dai Yueheng fell, securing the semifinal victory for Yue Ling's team.
• The proctor declared Yue Ling, Ma Xiaotao, and Gongyang Mo the winners and finalists.

After winning their morning match, Yue Ling suffered worsening exhaustion and a mysterious presence in his mind, but he insisted on competing in the afternoon final. Gongyang Mo remained worried as they headed to eat before the match.

• Yue Ling used his domain skill to help secure the morning victory, then left the Assessment Area with Gongyang Mo to rest.
• Yue Ling collapsed in the Dormitory, and an ancient presence claimed that his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and body belonged to it as it began to fuse with him.
• Gongyang Mo returned at lunchtime and found Yue Ling slumped over Little Pink, but Yue Ling woke and said he was only tired.
• Gongyang Mo considered asking Yue Ling to withdraw from the final, but Yue Ling refused and said he would compete despite his strange symptoms.
• Yue Ling searched his body and Spirit Sea without finding a cause, then left with Gongyang Mo to eat before the afternoon match.

Yue Ling, Ma Xiaotao, and Gongyang Mo prepared their tactics for the freshman assessment final as academy leaders gathered to watch. They faced three arrogant opponents, and the chapter ended just before the match began.

• Yue Ling and Gongyang Mo joined Ma Xiaotao early to review their tactics for the final.
• Yue Ling told Ma Xiaotao that Xuan Zi had saved him alongside Zhang Lexuan, making Ma Xiaotao jealous and prompting her to vow to surpass Zhang Lexuan.
• Yan Shaozhe, Xuan Zi, and Du Weilun discussed which team they favored, with Xuan Zi backing Yue Ling's team and Du Weilun warning against underestimating their opponents.
• Yue Ling and his teammates saw their three opponents provoke them, and Yue Ling stopped Ma Xiaotao from confronting them.
• The officiating teacher entered the cleared arena as the final was about to begin.

Yue Ling, Ma Xiaotao, and Gongyang Mo faced a team that unleashed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill in the final. Ma Xiaotao and Gongyang Mo surrendered to escape the spreading mental illusion, leaving Yue Ling alone in the black mist as his consciousness began to sink.

• Yue Ling protected Gongyang Mo while his support skills enhanced Yue Ling and Ma Xiaotao, who attacked the opposing team with Phoenix flames.
• The enemy Power Attack Type Spirit Master held back the flames long enough for the hooded man and the girl to prepare their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Yue Ling struck the hooded man with Golden Stamen Piercing Ray Strike and detonated it, but the girl survived and released the Nightmare Cage as the hooded man was rescued from the arena.
• Yue Ling urged Ma Xiaotao and Gongyang Mo to surrender before the black mist overwhelmed them, and both left the arena.
• Alone in the arena, Yue Ling activated his Martial Soul domain and tried to steady his mind, but his consciousness began sinking into the illusion.

During Yue Ling’s freshman assessment match, the Nightmare Cage exposed the Evil Soul Master Titled Douluo Remnant Soul hidden inside him, which seized control of his body. As Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe struggled to restrain the possession without harming Yue Ling, Lovesick Heartbreak Red awakened a new domain within his Spirit Sea.

• The Nightmare Cage forced Yue Ling to relive his parents’ deaths, and his buried hatred drew out the Evil Soul Master Remnant Soul inside him.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe sensed Evil Soul Master energy in the arena but could not initially locate its source.
• Yue Ling’s power erupted, blasting his final opponent out of the arena as the Remnant Soul took control and revealed nine Spirit Rings.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe summoned their Martial Souls, while the Remnant Soul taunted them and threatened to take over Yue Ling’s body.
• Xuan Zi seized the Remnant Soul by the throat but could not attack without injuring Yue Ling, whose consciousness struggled against the possession.
• As the Remnant Soul neared full control, Lovesick Heartbreak Red awakened in Yue Ling’s Spirit Sea and spread its domain across the arena.

Yue Ling awakened the full power of his Lovesick Heartbreak Red, whose domain drew out the crowd’s deepest obsessions while purifying the Evil Soul within his Spirit Sea. He suppressed the Remnant Soul and regained control of himself, though everyone else remained lost in the illusion.

• Yue Ling’s Heartbroken Red Domain spread through the venue, trapping Ma Xiaotao, Gongyang Mo, and Yan Shaozhe in illusions shaped by their deepest regrets and desires.
• Xuan Zi resisted the domain and watched as the Lovesick Heartbreak Red drew the Evil Soul’s hatred and malice out of Yue Ling’s Spirit Sea, compressing it into a blood-red Spirit Ring.
• The Evil Soul’s power weakened as the flower absorbed its negative emotions, interrupting its attempt to seize Yue Ling’s body and returning his Spirit Rings to their normal form.
• Yue Ling used his new soul skill, One Inch of Longing, One Inch of Sorrow, a Strand of Remnant Thought, Breaks the Heart, to bind and suppress the remaining evil thoughts while enduring the skill’s painful backlash.
• Yue Ling subdued the Evil Soul’s Remnant Soul and regained control of his consciousness, while Xuan Zi relaxed and the rest of the venue remained trapped in the domain’s aftereffects.

Yue Ling forced the Evil Soul Master's Remnant Soul back into his body, then collapsed as Xuan Zi caught him and carried him away to have Mu En examine him. Yan Shaozhe emerged from the Heartbroken Red Domain shaken and humiliated, while the arena's other occupants gradually regained consciousness as the Domain faded.

• Yue Ling's Soul Power rose to level thirty-seven during the struggle, but he exhausted himself and fell unconscious, and Xuan Zi caught him.
• The Heartbroken Red Domain made Yan Shaozhe confront his regret over his past with Feng Ling and the evil she became.
• Xuan Zi decided to take Yue Ling to Mu En so the Sea God Pavilion Master could investigate the Remnant Soul and determine whether Yue Ling could be saved.
• Xuan Zi left the arena carrying Yue Ling, while Yan Shaozhe stood alone, dazed and murmuring about Feng Ling.
• Yan Shaozhe recovered his composure and reflected on how Yue Ling's Domain had trapped him in an illusion.
• The crimson Domain weakened and disappeared, allowing everyone inside the arena to regain consciousness.

After Yue Ling's second Martial Soul domain terrified the arena, his team was declared the freshman tournament champion. In the Holy Spirit Cult, Wan Hun discovered that his cultivation had fallen to Soul Saint and blamed Yue Ling, while the Douluo of Abomination secretly planned to encourage another possession attempt.

• Yan Shaozhe ordered everyone to keep the arena events secret, then pursued Xuan Zi after giving Du Weilun instructions.
• Du Weilun announced Yue Ling's team had won the Freshman Elimination Tournament, and Ma Xiaotao and Gongyang Mo left to rest while awaiting Yue Ling's return.
• Wan Hun Douluo discovered that his cultivation had fallen to level seventy-one and that he had only seven Spirit Rings.
• The Douluo of Abomination mocked Wan Hun, then concealed his relief and resolved to help him attempt to possess Yue Ling again.
• Wan Hun vowed that Yue Ling's body, mind, talent, and soul would eventually belong to him.

The Sea God Pavilion Elders debated whether to protect Yue Ling after a Titled Douluo's Remnant Soul became entangled with his Spirit Sea, and Mu En proposed a temporary seal. Mu En then revealed that a vast secret organization stood behind the continent's Evil Soul Masters and said his time was almost up.

• Qian Duoduo argued that Shrek should cripple Yue Ling's Soul Power, while Yan Shaozhe defended him and urged the elders not to abandon him.
• Mu En explained that forcibly removing the Remnant Soul could destroy Yue Ling's Spirit Sea, and proposed sealing it with the Golden Ancient Tree's power while Yue Ling's Second Martial Soul restrained it.
• Mu En said the seal was only temporary and that Yue Ling would eventually need to become strong enough to wear down the Remnant Soul himself.
• Mu En reassured the elders that Xuan Zi would personally watch over and teach Yue Ling.
• Mu En revealed that a vast secret organization was behind the Evil Soul Masters, based on intelligence from Xuan Zi and Zhang Lexuan.
• Mu En looked out over Shrek Academy and announced that his time was almost up.

Mu En revealed that his life was nearing its end and warned Shrek’s leaders about the powerful Evil Soul Master organization. He ordered Xuan Zi to bring Yue Ling to him so the Golden Ancient Tree could seal the Evil Soul Master remnant within the boy, while Zhang Lexuan struggled with her feelings and her promise to Bei Bei.

• Mu En told the Sea God Pavilion leaders that the Dragon Pill had shortened his life and that Shrek would lose its shield when he died.
• Mu En explained that the Evil Soul Masters belonged to a hidden organization targeting gifted Spirit Masters and academies, and that Yue Ling’s talent made him both a target and a possible future defender.
• Mu En insisted that Yue Ling be protected and ordered Xuan Zi to bring him in for a seal from the Golden Ancient Tree.
• Xuan Zi returned to his courtyard, where Yue Ling lay unconscious, and Zhang Lexuan went to his bedside after hearing what had happened.
• Zhang Lexuan recalled her promise to Bei Bei and struggled against her growing feelings for Yue Ling.

Xuan Zi learned that an Evil Soul Master's Remnant Soul was bound to Yue Ling's Spirit Sea, making removal too dangerous, and brought him to the Sea God Pavilion for treatment. Mu En placed Yue Ling on a Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Jade Bed to suppress his emotions and prepare his Spirit Sea for a seal.

• Xuan Zi told Zhang Lexuan that forcibly removing the Remnant Soul could cripple or kill Yue Ling, so Mu En planned to suppress and seal it with the Golden Ancient Tree's power.
• Xuan Zi carried the unconscious Yue Ling to the Sea God Pavilion while Zhang Lexuan watched them leave, deeply worried.
• Inside his Spirit Sea, Yue Ling faced the weakened Remnant Soul and realized his Lovesick Heartbreak Red had helped stop it from taking over his body.
• Mu En led Xuan Zi to a secret chamber and instructed him to lay Yue Ling on the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Jade Bed.
• The jade bed's cold began suppressing Yue Ling's emotions and reinforcing his Spirit Sea as Mu En prepared to seal the Remnant Soul.

Mu En used the Golden Ancient Tree’s power to seal the Evil Soul Master’s Remnant Soul inside Yue Ling’s Spirit Sea, though he warned that the seal would not last forever. After Mu En left exhausted, Xuan Zi reflected on his responsibility to Shrek Academy, then carried Yue Ling away, still unsure what to do.

• Yue Ling endured the freezing Spirit Sea as the Remnant Soul prepared to make one final attempt to escape.
• Mu En sent Xuan Zi outside and guided the Golden Ancient Tree’s power into Yue Ling’s Spirit Sea.
• Mu En bound the Remnant Soul with golden threads and sealed it in a remote corner of Yue Ling’s Spirit Sea.
• Mu En warned that he could only seal the Remnant Soul temporarily and that Yue Ling would have to break free of his shackles himself.
• Xuan Zi recognized his responsibility to Shrek Academy, but could not find a solution and decided to take things one step at a time.
• Xuan Zi picked up Yue Ling and left the Sea God Pavilion.