Chapter Summaries

Mu En defended his choice of Li Changqing as the next Sea God Pavilion Master and warned the Elders not to undermine his authority. He left without revealing his reasons, while the Elders remained uneasy about Li Changqing’s secret.

• Mu En reaffirmed that Li Changqing would succeed him as Sea God Pavilion Master and told the Elders not to reopen the debate.
• Mu En said the Elders could question Li Changqing, but they would have to carry out his final decisions and respect his authority.
• Mu En warned that Li Changqing was capable of removing Elders who tried to hollow out his power.
• Mu En said Shrek Academy’s problems had been concealed by its past glory and that Li Changqing was suited to the era, but withheld his reasons for choosing him.
• Mu En left the pavilion, and Qian Duoduo wondered what he was hiding while Xuan Zi ended the argument.

The Elders questioned Mu En’s choice of Li Changqing as the next Sea God Pavilion Master, but Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe supported the decision. Yan Shaozhe hinted that Li Changqing held a significant secret and warned the Elders not to test his limits, leaving them uncertain whether the Academy could keep pace with him as he matured.

• Xuan Zi said he did not want to manage the Academy and urged the Elders to trust Mu En’s choice of Li Changqing.
• Yan Shaozhe agreed that the matter was settled and said he could not reveal what he knew without Mu En’s permission.
• Yan Shaozhe told the Elders that Mu En had not chosen Li Changqing merely for his talent and warned them not to deliberately test him.
• After Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe left, the Elders admitted they knew little about Li Changqing and said his future achievements would determine whether they accepted him.
• Qian Duoduo recalled Mu En’s warning and wondered whether the Sea God Pavilion would be able to keep pace with Li Changqing once he matured.

Li Changqing told Mu En that his support mattered more than the Elders’ approval, and Mu En asked whether he was relying on an ice-attribute powerhouse. The Snow Empress appeared beside Li Changqing, revealing herself as a powerful soul beast and a rank ninety-nine Limit Douluo, while Mu En assessed her formidable aura.

• Li Changqing told Mu En that he could handle the Elders’ opposition if Mu En agreed to make him the next Sea God Pavilion Master.
• Mu En asked whether Li Changqing’s confidence came from an ice-attribute powerhouse.
• The Snow Empress froze Sea God Lake and appeared beside Li Changqing.
• Mu En recognized the Snow Empress as a rank ninety-nine Limit Douluo with an extraordinary ice aura.
• Mu En sensed that the Snow Empress was no ordinary human Soul Master and carried the essence of a soul beast.

Mu En questioned Li Changqing about bringing the Snow Empress, ruler of the Far North, into Shrek Academy. Li Changqing stood by her, and she confirmed that she would follow his orders, while Mu En asked whether she had come because of Li Changqing’s Divine Inheritance.

• Mu En recognized the Snow Empress as the ruler of the Far North and asked whether she was human or a soul beast.
• Li Changqing said the Snow Empress had followed him to the Academy and accepted the risks of keeping her there.
• Li Changqing declared that as long as the Snow Empress stood with him, she was one of them.
• The Snow Empress said she would obey Li Changqing and had left the Far North to come to him.
• Mu En asked whether the Snow Empress had come because Li Changqing was an heir to a Divine Inheritance.

The Snow Empress told Mu En that she followed Li Changqing because of a Divine Inheritance, keeping the real reason and Li Changqing’s secrets hidden. Mu En agreed to protect their identities but made Li Changqing responsible for any danger she brought to Shrek Academy.

• The Snow Empress claimed that Li Changqing had a Divine Inheritance, and Mu En accepted the explanation without asking for details.
• Mu En promised to keep the Snow Empress’s identity secret within the Sea God Pavilion as long as she followed Shrek Academy’s rules.
• Mu En told Li Changqing that he would have to take responsibility if the Snow Empress’s presence endangered the Academy, and Li Changqing agreed.
• Mu En asked the Snow Empress not to reveal her strength or start conflicts with students, and she agreed not to act unless provoked.
• Before leaving, Mu En said he would keep the Divine Inheritance secret too and urged Li Changqing to live up to his promise.

Li Changqing and Snow Empress discussed why she had presented him as an heir to a divine inheritance and why she had agreed to stay at Shrek Academy. Their conversation ended with Li Changqing anticipating that the academy’s apparent calm would not last as hidden forces began taking notice of him.

• Snow Empress questioned Li Changqing’s supposed divine inheritance, and he pointed out that she had confirmed the claim herself.
• Snow Empress explained that the claim gave Mu En a reasonable explanation for her following Li Changqing and helped conceal her tribulation and the ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow.
• Li Changqing thanked Snow Empress and observed that Mu En would now value him more, potentially deterring anyone who might attack him.
• Snow Empress insisted she had chosen to stay at Shrek Academy for her own reasons, including her interest in human soul masters, not because of Li Changqing or his supposed inheritance.
• Li Changqing told Snow Empress that Shrek Academy held more secrets than she imagined, then anticipated that hidden forces would soon take an interest in him.