Chapter Summaries

Jiang Bai reached the Star Dou Great Forest as the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sacrificed himself, then followed his Golden Orb toward Huo Yuhao. He found Huo Yuhao with Bei Bei and Tang Ya, and the chapter ended as they met.

• Jiang Bai traveled toward Shrek Academy with Xue Ying, carrying a recommendation letter from a nobleman he had saved.
• Jiang Bai explained that he hoped to approach Huo Yuhao and obtain Electrolux's help, while relying on his Golden Orb to warn him of divine attention.
• A wave of mental pressure swept through the forest as the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sacrificed himself, and Jiang Bai's Golden Orb pointed him toward nearby treasure.
• Jiang Bai followed the Golden Orb's guidance, hoping to meet Huo Yuhao and try his grilled fish.
• Huo Yuhao woke beside Bei Bei and Tang Ya, and the three noticed Jiang Bai emerge from the bushes with Xue Ying.

Jiang Bai met Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Huo Yuhao in the forest, where the group discussed Huo Yuhao’s new Spirit Eyes Martial Soul and encouraged him. Tang Ya recruited Huo Yuhao into the Tang Sect, while Jiang Bai declined to join and planned to attend Shrek Academy; the four then set out to find Tang Ya a Soul Ring.

• Jiang Bai introduced himself and Xue Ying to Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Huo Yuhao, and explained that Xue Ying was his Detached Martial Soul and companion.
• Bei Bei explained that Huo Yuhao had obtained his first Soul Ring alone, and Jiang Bai encouraged Huo Yuhao to keep cultivating and consider learning about Soul Tools.
• Huo Yuhao revealed his Spirit Eyes Martial Soul and white Soul Ring, and Jiang Bai recognized the exceptional spiritual power it released.
• After learning that Huo Yuhao had no one else in his family, Tang Ya invited him to join the Tang Sect, and Huo Yuhao accepted.
• Jiang Bai declined Tang Ya’s invitation to join the Tang Sect and said he intended to attend Shrek Academy, so Tang Ya offered to take him there after obtaining her Soul Ring.
• Jiang Bai, Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Huo Yuhao began searching for the Soul Beast Tang Ya needed.

Jiang Bai and the others hunted a Mandala Snake, and Jiang Bai gave Huo Yuhao Snow Spirit Pills after helping conceal his unusual soul skill. The group reached Shrek City, where Tang Ya prepared to take Jiang Bai and Huo Yuhao to register at Shrek Academy.

• Bei Bei fought a thousand-year Mandala Snake while Huo Yuhao helped him with Mental Detection, and Tang Ya absorbed the beast's Soul Ring.
• Jiang Bai demonstrated that he could block and use Huo Yuhao's Mental Detection, then helped explain away the skill's unusual origin as a Soul Beast mutation.
• Jiang Bai gave Huo Yuhao seven Snow Spirit Pills, claiming that Huo Yuhao's soul skill had inspired his Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Tang Ya befriended Xue Ying over grilled fish as the group rested for the evening.
• Jiang Bai, Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, and Bei Bei arrived at Shrek City, and Tang Ya offered to take Jiang Bai and Huo Yuhao to register.

Huo Yuhao and Jiang Bai enrolled at Shrek Academy, learned who would teach them, and settled into their dormitories. After Huo Yuhao broke through to level twelve, Jiang Bai offered to lend him money for bedding and supplies.

• Bei Bei guided Huo Yuhao and Jiang Bai through enrollment, where they learned that Zhou Yi would teach Huo Yuhao and Mu Jin would teach Jiang Bai.
• Jiang Bai encouraged Huo Yuhao not to be intimidated by Shrek or Zhou Yi and urged him to judge people by their actions.
• The dorm supervisor assigned Huo Yuhao to Room 108 and confirmed that Jiang Bai's dormitory was next door.
• Jiang Bai's soul power reached level twenty-three, while Huo Yuhao used the Snow Spirit Pills to advance to level twelve.
• Bei Bei treated Huo Yuhao and Jiang Bai to dinner and offered Huo Yuhao help finding work or covering urgent expenses.
• After dinner, Jiang Bai offered to lend Huo Yuhao money to buy bedding and other necessities.

Jiang Bai watched Huo Yuhao defeat Wang Dong, then advised Huo Yuhao to train his body and explained the risks of cultivating Twin Martial Souls to Xiao Xiao. He escorted Xiao Xiao to register at Shrek and left her heading to her dormitory while he returned to his own.

• Jiang Bai watched Huo Yuhao defeat Wang Dong and asked an old man why Soul Rings had to appear during battle.
• Jiang Bai advised Huo Yuhao to train his body and explained that Unity of Body and Mind could help him overcome his physical limitations.
• Jiang Bai met Xiao Xiao at the school gate and escorted her to register for Class One.
• Jiang Bai told Xiao Xiao that Xue Ying was his rare Detached Martial Soul and warned her that cultivating Twin Martial Souls improperly could cause the body to explode.
• The old man clarified that Twin Martial Souls could lead to becoming a Titled Douluo if cultivated properly, and Jiang Bai and Xiao Xiao went their separate ways.

Jiang Bai settled into Class Nine, where Ning Tian approached him out of interest in his rare Martial Soul, while Huo Yuhao told him he had achieved Unity of Body and Mind during Zhou Yi’s training. Jiang Bai watched Huo Yuhao continue running and considered how he might grow stronger, leaving the story with Huo Yuhao’s training underway.

• Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao attended their first class with Zhou Yi, while Jiang Bai introduced his Xue Ying Martial Soul to Class Nine and watched Ning Tian become class monitor.
• Ning Tian spoke with Jiang Bai about his Martial Soul and asked his Soul Power level, while Wu Feng watched nearby.
• Huo Yuhao told Jiang Bai that trying Unity of Body and Mind during Zhou Yi’s run had worked and improved his Mysterious Heaven Skill.
• Jiang Bai and Huo Yuhao ate lunch with Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao explained Zhou Yi’s harsh morning training.
• Huo Yuhao planned to sell grilled fish that evening, while Jiang Bai watched him run and thought he would need medicinal herbs to build his physique.

Jiang Bai gave Huo Yuhao Snow Spirit Pills in exchange for a promise to help him find a top-tier ice-attribute Soul Master, then made pearl milk tea and joined Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao at the grilled-fish stall. After Xu Sanshi tried to take Huo Yuhao’s fish, Jiang Bai intervened, and Bei Bei defeated Xu Sanshi in the Soul Fighting Arena; the group ended the night discussing the Profound Water Pill’s unpleasant effects.

• Jiang Bai gave Huo Yuhao twenty-eight Snow Spirit Pills after Huo Yuhao agreed to help him find a top-tier ice-attribute Soul Master, and Jiang Bai promised Xue Ying he would buy more ingredients.
• Jiang Bai bought medicinal ingredients at the Nine Treasure Pavilion, met Ning Tian and Wu Feng, then made pearl milk tea with Xue Ying while preparing the herbs.
• Jiang Bai found Huo Yuhao selling grilled fish with Xiao Xiao, shared the food and milk tea with them, and read a Soul Beast handbook.
• Xu Sanshi tried to take Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish, but Jiang Bai stopped him; Tang Ya confronted Xu Sanshi, and Bei Bei challenged him to the Soul Fighting Arena.
• Bei Bei defeated Xu Sanshi and gave Huo Yuhao the Profound Water Pill, while Wang Dong dragged Huo Yuhao away after Jiang Bai warned that taking it would produce a terrible smell.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong survived an attack by a Shrek Inner Court senior and received a Soul Ascension Pill, while Huo Yuhao resolved to grow stronger. Jiang Bai defeated Wu Feng in practical combat without visibly releasing his Soul Rings, impressing Ning Tian and revealing his unusual power to Huo Yuhao and Tian Meng.

• Tian Meng took control of Huo Yuhao and drove the red-clad Soul Emperor into Sea God Lake, saving Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong from the attack.
• A middle-aged man gave Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong a Soul Ascension Pill as compensation, and Huo Yuhao swallowed two Snow Spirit Pills to help Tian Meng recover.
• Huo Yuhao gained two Soul Power levels, reaching level fourteen, and joined his class for practical combat.
• Jiang Bai defeated Wu Feng by evading her attacks, numbing her leg with ice, and locking her arm behind her back.
• Tian Meng explained that Jiang Bai had released one yellow and one purple Soul Ring, hidden within his right eye, and praised his spiritual power and control.
• Ning Tian approached Jiang Bai with Wu Feng and asked which family or sect he belonged to.

Ning Tian invited Jiang Bai to consider joining the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Jiang Bai continued keeping his detached Martial Soul and training methods private. After selling Snow Spirit Pills for a large profit, he encountered an aloof ice-element Soul King, and Xue Ying suddenly leapt into her arms.

• Ning Tian learned Jiang Bai was an independent cultivator and asked him to consider the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect if he ever joined a faction.
• Mu Jin asked Jiang Bai what type of Soul Master he was and why he hid his soul rings, and Jiang Bai said he was a control type who used a soul-power cultivation method.
• Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong praised Jiang Bai's victory, and Jiang Bai discussed his self-taught fighting skills and Huo Yuhao's cultivation pills.
• Jiang Bai sold fifty Snow Spirit Pills to a pharmacy for seventy-five thousand gold soul coins, and the shopkeeper planned to resell them to Shrek at a higher price.
• Jiang Bai returned to the academy with Xue Ying, and an aloof female Soul King approached them before Xue Ying darted into her arms.

Jiang Bai encountered Ling Luochen and later shared grilled fish and milk tea with Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong. As they walked back, Xiao Xiao asked him what Soul Beast to choose for her second Soul Ring, leaving her considering how to balance offense and control between her two Martial Souls.

• Jiang Bai met Ling Luochen, who said she knew him because she was interested in his ice-attribute Detached Martial Soul, Xue Ying, and he left for class.
• Ning Tian asked Jiang Bai whether he knew Wang Dong, and he said they were not familiar.
• Jiang Bai gave Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong chilled Pearl Milk Tea while they ate grilled fish and talked about Xue Ying and Jiang Bai.
• Jiang Bai left the stall to cultivate, while Wang Dong stayed to wait for Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao walked back with Jiang Bai.
• Xiao Xiao asked Jiang Bai what Soul Beast to absorb for her second Soul Ring, and he advised her to consider her focus while valuing versatility.
• Xiao Xiao considered using her two Martial Souls to specialize in offense and control separately.

Xiao Xiao asked Jiang Bai how to develop her Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron along the assault path, then sought advice from the old man at Shrek Academy about Soul Beasts and her Twin Martial Souls. The old man gave her a token, cultivation resources, and Red Jade, and told her to contact him when she reached Rank 20; the next morning, Xue Ying avoided Xiao Xiao.

• Xiao Xiao chose the assault path, and Jiang Bai suggested increasing her cauldron's weight and seeking gravity-control soul skills while warning her not to reveal her soul skills casually.
• After ruling out asking Zhou Yi, Xiao Xiao returned downstairs and asked the old man about Soul Beasts that could strengthen her cauldron.
• The old man recommended bear-, bull-, pig-, and turtle-type Soul Beasts, explaining that Xiao Xiao also needed to strengthen the cauldron's defenses against the pressure of added weight.
• Xiao Xiao showed the old man her cauldron and flute, revealing her Twin Martial Souls, and asked him to contact the dean or vice dean.
• The old man told Xiao Xiao to reach Rank 20, gave her a resource-collection token, a branch for protection, and Red Jade, and offered to answer her cultivation questions.
• At breakfast the next morning, Xiao Xiao told Jiang Bai she had slept poorly, and Xue Ying dodged her when she reached out to hold her.

Xiao Xiao advanced to level twenty and received a token from the old man to claim a seven-hundred-year Black-Iron Crow Beast as her Soul Ring. She brought Jiang Bai to the Beast Enclosure, where the staff member’s surprise at her chosen beast was interrupted by an angry roar.

• Xiao Xiao gave Jiang Bai a pill, and he gave her Cold Marrow to help activate the power of her Red Jade.
• Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao arrived late after Huo Yuhao was approached by the Soul Engineering Department, and Jiang Bai encouraged him to consider studying there.
• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao that he was an orphan, leaving Wang Dong embarrassed about how she had treated him.
• A week later, Xiao Xiao broke through to level twenty, and the old man gave her a token to claim a seven-hundred-year Black-Iron Crow Beast.
• Xiao Xiao persuaded Jiang Bai to accompany her to the Beast Enclosure, where an angry voice reacted to her request for the Black-Iron Crow Beast.

Jiang Bai and Xiao Xiao obtained a century-old Black-Iron Crow Beast from Gong Changlong, and Xiao Xiao absorbed its Soul Ring. Gong Changlong tested Jiang Bai’s ice ability and rewarded him with special snow, while Xiao Xiao learned that Jiang Bai also had a purple second Soul Ring.

• Xiao Xiao showed Gong Changlong the branch proving her authorization, and he agreed to take her and Jiang Bai to a Black-Iron Crow Beast.
• Gong Changlong brought Xiao Xiao an unconscious Black-Iron Crow Beast, and she absorbed its yellow Soul Ring to reach level twenty and gain a new Soul Skill.
• Gong Changlong offered Jiang Bai a bag of fine snow if he demonstrated his Soul Skill, then waited for Xiao Xiao to finish absorbing her ring.
• Jiang Bai froze Gong Changlong’s hand with his Soul Rings, passed the test, and received the bag of fine snow.
• Xiao Xiao was astonished to see Jiang Bai’s yellow and purple Soul Rings, and he advised her to save her strength for attempting a higher-age third Soul Ring.

Jiang Bai explained that Unity of Body and Mind depended on will, while Huo Yuhao prepared for the Freshman Assessment with his friends. Jiang Bai met with Ning Tian and Wu Feng to plan their matches, revealing Soul Skills that convinced Ning Tian their team could win.

• Xiao Xiao showed Huo Yuhao that she had reached two Soul Rings, and Huo Yuhao asked Jiang Bai to explain what was missing from his Unity of Body and Mind.
• Jiang Bai told Huo Yuhao that the mind in Unity of Body and Mind meant will, and later described will to the old man as indispensable for becoming a true powerhouse.
• As the Freshman Assessment approached, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao formed a team, while Jiang Bai joined Ning Tian and Wu Feng's team.
• Jiang Bai attended Ning Tian's team meeting and demonstrated Frost Descent, which obscured their vision and perception.
• Jiang Bai demonstrated Frostbite, which slowed the circulation of Ning Tian's Soul Power, and Ning Tian said their team could take first place.

Jiang Bai finished the round-robin assessment with his team and watched Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao win their final match. After sensing a surge of Soul Power in the dormitory next door, he realized their Martial Soul Fusion was beginning.

• Jiang Bai’s team defeated their opponents with Wu Feng’s strength and Ning Tian’s support, while Jiang Bai secretly disrupted enemy Soul Power.
• Wang Yan stopped Jiang Bai to ask about Xue Ying, but left when a staff member called him away; Jiang Bai then joined Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao for a meal.
• Xiao Xiao told Jiang Bai that Ma Xiaotao had chased her away, and the two later saw Ma Xiaotao fly toward the inner courtyard.
• Jiang Bai watched Huo Yuhao’s group defeat their opponents after the Lan Sisters used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, leaving Xiao Xiao to fight with her Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron.
• Wang Yan questioned Huo Yuhao about his Body Martial Soul, and Jiang Bai explained the Body Sect to Xiao Xiao.
• That night, Jiang Bai sensed restless Soul Power next door and recognized that Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were beginning their Martial Soul Fusion.

Jiang Bai worried that Golden Orb might be connected to Douluo Continent’s Plane Consciousness, then led Ning Tian’s team to victory in the elimination rounds. The chapter ended with Xuan Zi dismissing Jiang Bai as a talentless cultivator because of his Detached Martial Soul and reliance on external objects.

• A man in the God Realm watched Douluo Continent and decided its Plane Consciousness was near its end, while Jiang Bai wondered whether Golden Orb was connected to it.
• Wang Dong woke up pressing on Huo Yuhao, and Jiang Bai left after hearing the commotion behind their door.
• Mu Jin announced the Freshman Assessment results, and Jiang Bai warned Ning Tian that her team could not defeat Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu if they used the Hell White Tiger.
• Jiang Bai, Wu Feng, and Ning Tian defeated Huang Chutian’s team after Jiang Bai knocked Huang Chutian from the stage and eliminated him with a dagger.
• Wang Yan asked Elder Xuan for his opinion of Jiang Bai, but Xuan Zi dismissed Jiang Bai’s prospects and said he had come to see Huo Yuhao.

Jiang Bai helped Ning Tian and Wu Feng win their elimination matches, then encountered Xuan Zi, who ordered him to release his Soul Rings and lectured him. Xiao Xiao complained about Xuan Zi to the dorm supervisor, while the next competition match was set up against Zhou Yi’s class.

• Ning Tian thanked Jiang Bai for helping her and Wu Feng defeat the Lan Sisters, and Wu Feng angrily asked why he had never used his weapon during their sparring matches.
• Jiang Bai and Wu Feng released their Soul Rings and quickly won their afternoon match, completing the day’s elimination rounds.
• While returning books with Xiao Xiao, Jiang Bai recognized Xuan Zi, who ordered him to release his Soul Rings and warned him not to rely on external things.
• Xiao Xiao complained to the dorm supervisor about Xuan Zi, who agreed that he had been abusing his power and asked how she expected to do in the competition.
• Mu Jin taunted Zhou Yi at Examination Area Eight, confident that her class would beat Zhou Yi’s team because it had no three-ring Soul Master.

Jiang Bai fought Wang Dong in the class match before using his mist technique to take Xiao Xiao out of the arena with him. The battle continued without them, while Xiao Xiao helped the exhausted Jiang Bai to the spectator seats and complained about his tactics.

• Zhou Yi and Mu Jin agreed to bet on the outcome of their classes’ match.
• Wang Dong charged toward Ning Tian and Jiang Bai, but Jiang Bai’s icy saber strikes forced her into a prolonged fight with him.
• Huo Yuhao changed the team’s plan, and Xiao Xiao used Cauldron Shock to pin Jiang Bai while Wang Dong attacked Ning Tian.
• Jiang Bai escaped Xiao Xiao’s suppression, obscured the arena with mist, and carried Xiao Xiao out of bounds, eliminating them both.
• Wang Dong resumed fighting Wu Feng as Xiao Xiao helped Jiang Bai to the spectator seats and scolded him for choosing her as his target.

Jiang Bai’s team lost its group battle, and he later spoke with Mu En, who offered him a ten-thousand-year Soul Bone in exchange for entering Shrek’s Inner Court. Jiang Bai declined to decide immediately and left, while Mu En resolved not to provoke him.

• Jiang Bai explained how he escaped Xiao Xiao’s skill, and Xiao Xiao bet that she could win by asking to borrow Snow Shadow if she did.
• Wang Dong’s team won the match, and Ning Tian and Wu Feng recalled being briefly affected by Huo Yuhao during the fight.
• Jiang Bai planned to seek Wang Yan’s favor before joining Zhou Yi’s class, then arranged to meet Xiao Xiao’s group for grilled fish.
• Mu En showed Jiang Bai a roughly twenty-thousand-year Ice Fox Right Leg Bone and offered it if Jiang Bai agreed to enter Shrek’s Inner Court.
• Jiang Bai said he needed time to consider, and Mu En let him go, deciding Shrek should avoid provoking him.

Jiang Bai used his Heaven-and-Earth Finger on Huo Yuhao to give him a chance to comprehend the self-created Soul Skill, while Tian Meng analyzed the power from within Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Sea. Huo Yuhao remained frozen as Jiang Bai waited to see whether he could understand the move.

• Xuan Zi dismissed Jiang Bai’s talent and told Wang Yan that he belonged in the Soul Engineering Department.
• Jiang Bai considered using Tian Meng to help Huo Yuhao deal with Dai Huabin, then waited with Mu En for Huo Yuhao to return.
• Jiang Bai asked Mu En whether Huo Yuhao could achieve a Second Awakening of his Body Martial Soul, and joked about throwing him from a cliff to trigger it.
• After Huo Yuhao arrived, Jiang Bai offered him a chance to comprehend a Soul Skill and struck him with the Heaven-and-Earth Finger, freezing his Soul Power, spiritual power, and soul.
• Tian Meng began studying the move, Xue Ying gave Jiang Bai pills to restore his Soul Power, and Jiang Bai told Mu En to undo the seal if Huo Yuhao had not comprehended it within ten minutes.