Chapter Summaries

Mu En and Xuan Zi settled on a reserve team that placed Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao as substitutes while keeping Li Changqing among the official members. That night, Ye Guyi told Li Changqing she felt uncomfortable carrying the Shrek Seven Monsters title because of her Holy Angel bloodline, and he admitted he had never wanted it either.

• Mu En told Xuan Zi to add the four who advanced to the reserve team and choose three more, with Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao serving as substitutes for now.
• Mu En told Xuan Zi not to let Li Changqing leave the academy.
• The next morning, Shrek announced Li Changqing, Ye Guyi, Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and He Caitou as official reserve-team members, with Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao as substitutes.
• Li Changqing invited Ye Guyi to sit with him by Sea God Lake and asked how she felt about joining the reserve team.
• Ye Guyi said the title felt awkward because her Holy Angel bloodline descended from Spirit Hall, which Tang San and the Shrek Seven Monsters had destroyed.
• Li Changqing told Ye Guyi that her choices defined who she became and revealed that he had never wanted the Shrek Seven Monsters title either.

Li Changqing explained that he wanted the Shrek Seven Monsters title for its resources, then discussed possible paths for changing the continent’s order with Ye Guyi. He revealed that one option was replacing Shrek Academy’s old order, and left the third path undecided until he knew where Ye Guyi and Jiang Nannan stood.

• Ye Guyi questioned why Li Changqing wanted no title, and he explained that the Shrek Seven Monsters could provide valuable training resources.
• Li Changqing offered to share his resources with Ye Guyi, who agreed to continue with the selection despite her reservations about Shrek Academy.
• Ye Guyi asked how they should face the continent’s situation, and Li Changqing outlined establishing a faction as one possible path before dismissing it as impractical.
• Li Changqing named replacing Shrek Academy’s old order as the second path, and Ye Guyi realized the scale of his ambition.
• Li Changqing said they needed to grow stronger before acting and asked whether Ye Guyi would stand against Spirit Hall, leaving her to wonder whether the third path involved the Holy Spirit Cult or the Sun Moon Empire.

Ye Guyi told Jiang Nannan about Li Changqing’s radical plans, and the two agreed to keep following him despite their doubts. Back at the dormitory, Li Changqing encountered Wang Donger undisguised and admitted he had known her secret from the start, prompting her to ask how he found out.

• Ye Guyi returned to the girls’ dormitory and told Jiang Nannan about her conversation with Li Changqing.
• Jiang Nannan was shocked by Li Changqing’s plans to replace Shrek Academy and cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sun Moon Empire.
• Ye Guyi said she trusted Li Changqing’s judgment and would keep following him, and Jiang Nannan took her hand in agreement.
• Li Changqing returned to his dormitory and found Wang Donger there in her true appearance.
• Li Changqing calmly told Wang Donger that he had known from the start that she was disguised as a boy, and she asked how he had figured it out.

Li Changqing explained how he recognized Wang Donger’s disguise and promised to keep her secret, while Wang Donger struggled to understand why she had disguised herself as a boy. Half a month later, Bei Bei arrived urgently to tell Li Changqing that Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire had erupted again, and Li Changqing went to help her.

• Li Changqing told Wang Donger he recognized her as a woman from her mannerisms and Goddess Butterfly martial soul, and said he would not expose her.
• Wang Donger changed back into her female form and asked Li Changqing whether she could stop disguising herself in the dormitory; he left the choice to her.
• Li Changqing and Wang Donger cultivated together, and Wang Donger asked him to keep her secret.
• Half a month later, Bei Bei urgently told Li Changqing that Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire had erupted after she overcultivated for three days.
• Li Changqing agreed to go with Bei Bei to see Ma Xiaotao.

Li Changqing entered the secret chamber to help Ma Xiaotao control her raging evil fire, using his Soul Power and Taiji Diagram to bring it into balance. Outside, Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe recognized that his power surpassed anything they understood, while Mu En watched in silence.

• Bei Bei led Li Changqing to the frozen secret chamber where Ma Xiaotao was cultivating.
• Li Changqing sent Bei Bei away and found Ma Xiaotao suffering from her uncontrolled evil fire.
• Li Changqing infused Ma Xiaotao with pure Soul Power, calming the evil fire and easing her pain.
• Li Changqing summoned a black-and-white Taiji Diagram, guiding the evil fire into a balanced circulation.
• Outside the chamber, Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe discussed Li Changqing's mysterious power as Mu En watched silently.

Li Changqing used his Taiji Diagram to suppress Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire, and she broke through to rank sixty-eight. After they left the secret chamber, Yan Shaozhe scolded her, while Mu En sent her to rest before tomorrow’s match; Ma Xiaotao then asked if Li Changqing could accompany her.

• Li Changqing revealed that he had Twin Martial Souls and identified his second martial soul as the Taiji Diagram.
• After the suppression ended, Ma Xiaotao discovered her evil fire was under control and her Soul Power had risen to rank sixty-eight.
• Li Changqing left the secret chamber with Ma Xiaotao, where they encountered Mu En, Xuan Zi, and Yan Shaozhe waiting outside.
• Yan Shaozhe reprimanded Ma Xiaotao for secretly cultivating and risking another evil-fire eruption.
• Mu En told Ma Xiaotao to rest and prepare for tomorrow’s match, and she asked if she could bring Li Changqing with her.

Li Changqing agreed to watch Ma Xiaotao’s battle, then spoke privately with Mu En, who recognized the divine potential of Li Changqing’s Twin Martial Souls. Li Changqing confirmed that he had inherited a god’s legacy, leaving Mu En, Yan Shaozhe, and Xuan Zi stunned.

• Li Changqing agreed to attend Ma Xiaotao’s battle the next day so he could learn more about the inner courtyard’s experts.
• Mu En introduced himself to Li Changqing as the Dragon God and master of the Sea God Pavilion, then walked with him alongside Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe.
• Li Changqing revealed that his Twin Martial Souls were the Heavenly Profound and Earthly Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and the Taiji Diagram.
• Mu En identified the Martial Souls’ power as the power of laws and said they possessed divinity.
• Li Changqing admitted that he had inherited a god’s legacy, shocking Mu En, Yan Shaozhe, and Xuan Zi.

Li Changqing told Mu En that whether he stayed at Shrek Academy depended on how the academy treated him. Mu En decided to offer him the position of Master of the Sea God Pavilion, hoping to secure his support before he eventually ascended to the Divine Realm.

• Mu En realized Tang San had arranged for Wang Dong to become Li Changqing's roommate so the two would form a close bond.
• Mu En asked Li Changqing whether he could remain at Shrek Academy, and Li Changqing replied that the decision depended on Mu En.
• Mu En sent Li Changqing away with Yan Shaozhe and explained to Xuan Zi that Li Changqing would stay only if the academy showed him sufficient sincerity and value.
• Mu En told Xuan Zi he intended to pass the Master of the Sea God Pavilion position to Li Changqing.
• Mu En explained that Li Changqing would likely ascend to the Divine Realm within a hundred years, after which Shrek Academy could choose its next Pavilion Master on merit.

Yan Shaozhe led Li Changqing to a residence that turned out to be Ma Xiaotao’s private room, then slipped away. After Li Changqing and Ma Xiaotao were startled to find each other there, she stopped him from leaving and teased him about staying rather than troubling their teacher.

• Yan Shaozhe brought Li Changqing to a secluded inner-courtyard residence and left without accompanying him inside.
• Li Changqing entered the room and discovered its feminine furnishings and Ma Xiaotao’s belongings.
• Ma Xiaotao emerged from the bathroom after bathing and was shocked to find Li Changqing in her room.
• Li Changqing explained that Yan Shaozhe had brought him there by mistake and tried to leave.
• Ma Xiaotao caught Li Changqing’s sleeve and playfully suggested he not make their teacher run around late at night.

Ma Xiaotao invited Li Changqing to share her bed, but he refused and cultivated by the window instead. She watched him through the night, feeling rejected and increasingly intrigued by his restraint.

• Ma Xiaotao asked Li Changqing to stay in her room and share her bed, claiming she did not mind the formalities.
• Li Changqing declined and said he would cultivate through the night rather than sleep beside her.
• Li Changqing realized Yan Shaozhe had arranged their time together in hopes he would help Ma Xiaotao overcome her evil fire.
• Ma Xiaotao grew angry and hurt when Li Changqing showed no interest in her appearance and began to feel an unexpected flutter as she watched him meditate.

Li Changqing’s calm Soul Power soothed Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire through the night, giving her the first peaceful sleep she could remember. She grew deeply dependent on him, and the chapter ended with the two of them waking in her room.

• Li Changqing meditated beside Ma Xiaotao, and his gentle aura made her evil fire retreat into dormancy.
• Ma Xiaotao felt her pain and agitation fade and began to depend on Li Changqing’s soothing presence.
• Ma Xiaotao slept peacefully through the night as Li Changqing continued cultivating.
• At dawn, Li Changqing finished meditating and found Ma Xiaotao awake and watching him.
• Ma Xiaotao blushed, softly asked if Li Changqing was awake, and sat up in bed.

Ma Xiaotao told Li Changqing that his presence had soothed her evil fire and asked him to stay by her more often, but he declined on grounds of propriety and their different statuses. Yan Shaozhe arrived and teased Li Changqing about the night he had arranged, just as Ma Xiaotao came out of the room.

• Ma Xiaotao told Li Changqing she had slept peacefully beside him because his aura suppressed her evil fire.
• Ma Xiaotao asked Li Changqing to stay by her more often, but he gently refused, citing propriety and their different statuses.
• Ma Xiaotao accepted his refusal without pressing him and privately resolved to grow closer to him over time.
• Li Changqing left Ma Xiaotao's chamber and met Yan Shaozhe, who teased him about the room and the person he had arranged.
• Li Changqing answered Yan Shaozhe with a pointed question about whether the room or its occupant had been better, and Yan Shaozhe praised him.
• Yan Shaozhe began to discuss the two of them, but Ma Xiaotao stepped out of the chamber and interrupted him.

Yan Shaozhe mistook Ma Xiaotao and Li Changqing’s improved condition and her bashfulness for proof that they had become lovers overnight. Ma Xiaotao denied that anything had happened, leaving Yan Shaozhe stunned and questioning his conclusion.

• Ma Xiaotao appeared in a red dress, and seeing Yan Shaozhe made her blush as she recalled the previous night.
• Yan Shaozhe interpreted Ma Xiaotao’s changed temperament and both her and Li Changqing’s excellent condition as evidence that they had become intimate and suppressed her evil fire.
• Yan Shaozhe teased Ma Xiaotao and Li Changqing about being in love and praised Li Changqing as the person destined to help her.
• Li Changqing stayed silent, while Ma Xiaotao became increasingly embarrassed by Yan Shaozhe’s assumptions.
• Ma Xiaotao insisted that nothing had happened between her and Li Changqing, and Yan Shaozhe froze in shock.

Yan Shaozhe learned that Ma Xiaotao and Li Changqing had spent the night together without romance, though Li Changqing's presence had suppressed Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire. He brought them to the training grounds for Ma Xiaotao's return to the Shrek Seven Monsters, where Bei Bei's teasing earned him Ma Xiaotao's murderous glare.

• Yan Shaozhe was stunned when Ma Xiaotao and Li Changqing insisted they had only cultivated separately all night.
• Ma Xiaotao explained that Li Changqing's presence had calmed her Evil Fire, while Yan Shaozhe gave up questioning them.
• Yan Shaozhe led Ma Xiaotao and Li Changqing to the Inner Court training grounds for Ma Xiaotao's return to the Shrek Seven Monsters.
• Bei Bei approached Li Changqing and teased him about where he had stayed the previous night.
• Ma Xiaotao glared threateningly at Bei Bei when he questioned Li Changqing about his lodging.

Ma Xiaotao returned to the Shrek Seven Monsters and faced an assessment battle against a Soul Guidance Department member. After she effortlessly defeated his attacks, Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochеn noticed that her evil fire had been purified and transformed, leaving them wondering what had caused the change.

• Xuan Zi arrived at the training ground, and Ma Xiaotao stepped forward to begin her assessment battle.
• Bei Bei introduced Li Changqing to Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochеn, and the others, who realized he had earned special treatment through his own talent and strength.
• Ma Xiaotao's Soul Ancestor opponent launched a coordinated barrage of Soul Tools, but her flames burned away every attack without her moving.
• Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochеn observed that Ma Xiaotao's fire had become stronger, steadier, and free of its former murderous aura.
• Ling Luochеn wondered what had purified Ma Xiaotao's evil fire and transformed her martial soul.

Ma Xiaotao defeated a Soul Guidance Department student with her newly purified evil fire, deepening Ling Luochen’s suspicion that Li Changqing was connected to her transformation. As Li Changqing tried to leave the Inner Court, Xuan Zi invited him to spar with its top students, stunning the training ground while Bei Bei eagerly anticipated the match.

• Ma Xiaotao destroyed the Soul Guidance Department student’s Black Iron Explosive Shell and melted his Soul Shields, forcing him to concede.
• Xuan Zi declared Ma Xiaotao the winner, and Dai Yueheng praised her precise control over her flames.
• Ling Luochen noticed Ma Xiaotao’s softened expression toward Li Changqing and grew more certain that he was linked to her change.
• Li Changqing started to leave the Inner Court training grounds, but Xuan Zi stopped him and invited him to spar with the senior students.
• The Inner Court students were stunned by Xuan Zi’s proposal, while Bei Bei watched with excitement and anticipation.

After Li Changqing claimed few Inner Court students could match him, Xuan Zi arranged a spar with Ma Xiaotao. Li Changqing effortlessly blocked her powerful fire attack, leaving the Inner Court stunned as Ma Xiaotao struggled to believe what she had seen.

• Li Changqing told Xuan Zi that few Inner Court senior students were his match, angering the assembled students.
• Xuan Zi accepted Li Changqing's confidence and selected Ma Xiaotao to test him.
• Ma Xiaotao entered the arena and promised to hold back, while Li Changqing calmly invited her to attack.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed her first and second soul skills, sending a torrent of golden-red flames at Li Changqing.
• Li Changqing stopped and purified Ma Xiaotao's attack with a golden barrier from his raised hand, without moving from his spot.
• The Inner Court students erupted in disbelief, and Ma Xiaotao stared at Li Changqing, stunned by his strength.

Li Changqing withstood Ma Xiaotao’s strongest attack by revealing the Heavenly Profound and Earthly Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, prompting Xuan Zi to order the remaining six members of the Shrek Seven Monsters to join the fight. Their first attacks also failed to break Li Changqing’s defense, and Gongyang Mo boosted the team as they prepared to attack again.

• Ma Xiaotao unleashed her strongest fire phoenix attack, but Li Changqing’s pagoda shattered it and suppressed her flames.
• Xuan Zi ordered the other six members of the Shrek Seven Monsters to attack Li Changqing together.
• Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng struck Li Changqing from both sides, but his golden barrier repelled them and left them shaken.
• Gongyang Mo used his Rainbow Dragon martial soul to enhance the team as the Shrek Seven Monsters prepared another assault.

Li Changqing withstood the Shrek Seven Monsters’ combined assault, then revealed his second Martial Soul and used a massive Taiji Diagram to immobilize all seven. As Yan Shaozhe questioned Ye Guyi and Jiang Nannan about their feelings for Li Changqing, he also revealed that Ma Xiaotao liked him.

• Li Changqing’s merit-powered Exquisite Pagoda blocked every attack from the Shrek Seven Monsters, leaving the battle at a stalemate.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Ye Guyi and Jiang Nannan whether they believed Li Changqing could win, and both said they trusted him to do so.
• Yan Shaozhe asked whether the two women liked Li Changqing and revealed that Ma Xiaotao had feelings for him too.
• Ma Xiaotao warned the others when Li Changqing revealed his second Martial Soul, shocking the Seven Monsters.
• Li Changqing formed a vast Taiji Diagram that suppressed the Seven Monsters’ Soul Power and left all seven unable to move.

Li Changqing utterly defeated the Shrek Seven Monsters, leaving them humbled and ashamed. After Xuan Zi dismissed the others, he asked Li Changqing whether he would be willing to marry Ma Xiaotao.

• Li Changqing suppressed the Shrek Seven Monsters with his Taiji Diagram until Xuan Zi stopped the match.
• The seven recovered, and Xuan Zi sent everyone except Ma Xiaotao away to reflect on their defeat.
• Xuan Zi praised Li Changqing, who humbly credited his martial souls for his strength.
• Xuan Zi asked Li Changqing what he thought of Ma Xiaotao, and Li Changqing praised her.
• Xuan Zi asked Li Changqing whether he would be willing to marry Ma Xiaotao.