Chapter Summaries

Yuwen Tuo, Xiao Xiao, and Lian Yue began their New Student Assessment match against Ling Fei, Ouyang Jie, and Song Tong. Xiao Xiao trapped Song Tong with the Su Lü Heart Sutra, then drew the other two opponents into its encirclement, leaving the match unresolved.

• Yuwen Tuo, Xiao Xiao, and Lian Yue entered the first match of the assessment against Ling Fei, Ouyang Jie, and Song Tong.
• The students released their Martial Souls, and the crowd noticed Yuwen Tuo's purple thousand-year second soul ring.
• Lian Yue used her Ruyi Plate to give Yuwen Tuo and Xiao Xiao an attack aura as Song Tong leaped toward her.
• Xiao Xiao used the Su Lü Heart Sutra to protect Lian Yue with the Three Lives Soul-Quelling Cauldron and trap Song Tong.
• Ouyang Jie and Ling Fei charged past Yuwen Tuo to rescue Song Tong, and Xiao Xiao expanded her encirclement to catch them too.

Xiao Xiao used the Start of Spring sound formation to defeat three opponents, giving Team Yuwen Tuo a winning start in the New Student Competition. The next day, Yuwen Tuo led the team to five straight victories, securing a seeded place in the elimination rounds.

• Xiao Xiao used her Three Lives Soul-Quelling Cauldron to perform the Start of Spring Melody Formation and defeat three opponents without seriously injuring them.
• Yuwen Tuo praised Xiao Xiao and invited her and Lian Yue to dinner, tempting Xiao Xiao to abandon her plan to skip a meal.
• Ling Luochen watched the match and resolved to protect Yuwen Tuo from Ma Xiaotao if she tried to interfere with his happiness.
• Yuwen Tuo defeated the next team's three opponents with successive attacks, helping his team win five matches in a row.
• Team Yuwen Tuo secured a perfect record in District Twenty-One and a seeded place in the elimination rounds.

Yuwen Tuo's team prepared for the New Student Assessment elimination rounds after all of Class One advanced from the preliminaries. Their first opponent turned out to be the Soul Grandmaster team Lian Yue had feared.

• Yuwen Tuo and Huo Yuhao's teams finished the preliminary matches undefeated, and Huo Yuhao's team defeated the Lan Family Sisters.
• Yuwen Tuo reassured Xiao Xiao and Lian Yue that he would not lose to the three Soul Grandmasters competing in the assessment.
• Yuwen Tuo drew lots for his team as the sixty-four-team single-elimination tournament began.
• Yuwen Tuo's team arrived at Zone Fourteen and discovered that their first opponent was the team with a Soul Grandmaster.

Yuwen Tuo’s team faced Ning Tian’s team, led by the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, in the first elimination round. As the match began, Zhou Yi and Mu Jin argued over which team would prevail, and Mu Jin challenged Zhou Yi to a bet.

• Lian Yue feared meeting Ning Tian’s team in the first round, but Xiao Xiao trusted Yuwen Tuo to win.
• Wu Feng, Nanmen Yun’er, and Ning Tian introduced themselves, revealing that Ning Tian was a Level 31 Auxiliary-Type Tool Soul Elder.
• Lian Yue, Yuwen Tuo, and Xiao Xiao introduced themselves, and Lian Yue immediately used her Ruyi Plate to boost Yuwen Tuo’s attack.
• Ning Tian summoned her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda as Zhou Yi watched from the stands.
• Mu Jin mocked Zhou Yi’s team and argued that Ning Tian’s support would outmatch Lian Yue’s; Zhou Yi defended Yuwen Tuo and proposed a bet.

Yuwen Tuo fought Ning Tian’s team in the soul battle, using his flame blade and a graceful, dangerous Blade Dance to hold off Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun’er. Ning Tian’s speed boost accelerated their attacks and disrupted his rhythm, while Xiao Xiao prepared to help him.

• Zhou Yi and Mu Jin wagered a soul bone against Yuwen Tuo and Xiao Xiao transferring into Mu Jin’s class if Ning Tian’s team won.
• Ning Tian boosted Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun’er with strength and soul power as they attacked Yuwen Tuo and Xiao Xiao.
• Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun’er knocked Xiao Xiao’s Three Lives Soul-Quelling Cauldron back, forcing her to retreat near the arena’s edge.
• Yuwen Tuo surrounded Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun’er with fire, then used a Blade Dance to repel their combined attacks.
• Yan Shaozhe explained that fast attacks could break Yuwen Tuo’s rhythm, and Ning Tian boosted the two attackers’ speed.
• Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun’er accelerated their assault, disrupting Yuwen Tuo’s Blade Dance, and Xiao Xiao prepared to intervene.

Xiao Xiao used her Nine Phoenix Dancing Flute to strengthen Yuwen Tuo, who defeated Nanmen Yun'er and Wu Feng in the arena. Ning Tian conceded the match after Yuwen Tuo showed mercy, and Wu Feng acknowledged his skill.

• Xiao Xiao switched to her Nine Phoenix Dancing Flute and played the Awakening of Insects Melody, speeding up Yuwen Tuo's attacks and weakening the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda's support.
• Yuwen Tuo struck Nanmen Yun'er's wrist, then showed mercy; Nanmen Yun'er accepted defeat and left the arena.
• Wu Feng challenged Yuwen Tuo, while Ning Tian concentrated her support on Wu Feng.
• Yuwen Tuo dodged Wu Feng's attacks and used his Wildfire Spreads the Plains Saber Dance to knock her back without seriously injuring her.
• Ning Tian withdrew her support and conceded, and Wu Feng praised Yuwen Tuo's saber techniques and footwork.

After Yuwen Tuo and Xiao Xiao won their first matches, Xiao Xiao asked to learn the rest of Meng Chun Six Melodies. Yuwen Tuo accepted her as a disciple of Ghost Valley on his master's behalf, leaving her eager to learn more.

• Yuwen Tuo celebrated the team's victories with Xiao Xiao and Lian Yue, who apologized for doubting them before the match.
• Xiao Xiao walked with Yuwen Tuo by Sea God Lake and asked whether Meng Chun Six Melodies had more pieces.
• Yuwen Tuo told Xiao Xiao that the six pieces were only a quarter of the complete method and offered to teach her the rest if she joined his sect.
• Xiao Xiao agreed, and Yuwen Tuo used lake water to create an image of Dugu Ningke for her to bow to as her master.
• Yuwen Tuo declared Xiao Xiao the second disciple of Ghost Valley, then promised to teach her more Martial Arts after she mastered Meng Chun Six Melodies.

After healing from their match with Yuwen Tuo, Ning Tian and her companions considered recruiting him for the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School. Yuwen Tuo then drew Huo Yuhao’s team in the top-sixteen round, and their battle began with Wang Dong challenging him directly.

• Mu Jin treated Ning Tian, Nanmen Yun'er, and Wu Feng, while Wu Feng and Mu Jin praised Yuwen Tuo’s skill in their previous match.
• Ning Tian agreed to explore recruiting Yuwen Tuo but said they should first investigate his connection to Shrek’s inner court.
• Yuwen Tuo drew Huo Yuhao’s team in the top-sixteen draw, worrying Zhou Yi despite her confidence that one of her teams would reach the top eight.
• Huo Yuhao used Mental Detection and Mental Sharing as Yuwen Tuo faced Wang Dong and a bear-martial-soul teammate, while Xiao Xiao played her Nine Phoenix Dancing Flute.
• Wang Dong used Wing Guillotine against Yuwen Tuo and declared she would settle which of them was truly number one.

Huo Yuhao’s team struggled against Yuwen Tuo’s rhythm-driven blade techniques, and Huo Yuhao tried to stun Xiao Xiao with Soul Shock. Yuwen Tuo intercepted the attack and sent Huo Yuhao’s Mental Power back at him.

• Yuwen Tuo wounded Wang Dong and Xiong Gang with his Flame Kill Blade, while Xiong Gang shielded Wang Dong from another attack.
• Xiao Xiao played the Rain Water Melody, helping Yuwen Tuo vary his blade techniques and counter Wang Dong and Xiong Gang.
• Ning Tian identified Xiao Xiao’s music as the source of Yuwen Tuo’s changing rhythm, while Huo Yuhao realized that defeating Xiao Xiao could disrupt it.
• Huo Yuhao used Soul Shock against Xiao Xiao despite Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s warning that Yuwen Tuo could exploit his exposed Sea of Consciousness.
• Yuwen Tuo intercepted Huo Yuhao’s Soul Shock and redirected Huo Yuhao’s Mental Power back at him.

Yuwen Tuo defeated Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao’s team in the Soul Duel after his mental attack knocked Huo Yuhao unconscious and he quickly overcame Xiong Gang. Yan Shaozhe stopped Yuwen Tuo and Wang Dong’s clash and declared Yuwen Tuo’s team the winners, while Wang Dong vowed to challenge him again.

• Huo Yuhao collapsed after Yuwen Tuo’s aggressive Mental Power overwhelmed him, and Wang Dong rushed to catch him as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux protected him.
• After a teacher confirmed Huo Yuhao was only unconscious, Wang Dong ordered Xiong Gang to hold Yuwen Tuo off while she prepared to fuse her Soul Rings.
• Yuwen Tuo defeated Xiong Gang in seconds, then used his Flame Wings to chase Wang Dong into the air and clash with her Butterfly God’s Light.
• Elder Xuan ordered Yan Shaozhe to stop the fight, and Yan Shaozhe neutralized both attacks before declaring Yuwen Tuo’s team victorious.
• Wang Dong protested and blamed the loss on her and Huo Yuhao’s unavailable Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then promised Yuwen Tuo she would win next time.

After Huo Yuhao lost to Yuwen Tuo, Xuan Zi rejected him as a Martial Soul Department Core Disciple, while Fan Yu offered him a place in the Soul Tool Department. As Huo Yuhao reflected on Electrolux’s advice about hatred, Yuwen Tuo’s team faced another Soul Grandmaster Team in the afternoon matches.

• Xiao Xiao criticized Wang Dong for refusing to accept his loss, and Yuwen Tuo urged his teammates to rest before their next battle.
• Xuan Zi judged Huo Yuhao unsuitable for cultivation, and Yan Shaozhe informed Zhou Yi that the Martial Soul Department would not accept him as a Core Disciple.
• Fan Yu offered to take Huo Yuhao as a Core Disciple of the Soul Tool Department and invited Zhou Yi to bring him over after the New Student Assessment.
• Huo Yuhao spoke with Electrolux in his Sea of Consciousness, and Electrolux advised him to stop letting hatred control his life and learn from Yuwen Tuo.
• Yuwen Tuo’s team entered the afternoon top-eight-to-top-four matches and once again drew a Soul Grandmaster Team.

Yuwen Tuo defeated Xie Huanyue’s team and advanced to the semifinals with Xiao Xiao and Lian Yue. Dai Huabin challenged him to a match the next day and invited him to the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion afterward.

• Yuwen Tuo sent Luo Tianlong and Luo Tianba flying with one slash, then stopped Xie Huanyue’s powerful charge with a finger after his teammates weakened its momentum.
• Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie watched Yuwen Tuo’s strength and debated whether Dai Huabin’s team could defeat him.
• Yuwen Tuo struck Xie Huanyue’s qi sea acupoint, spun him around, and let Xiao Xiao kick him out of the arena.
• The referee declared Yuwen Tuo’s team the winner and advanced them to the semifinals.
• Dai Huabin approached Yuwen Tuo, hoped for a good match the next day, and invited him to the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion.

Dai Huabin tried to recruit Yuwen Tuo, while Huo Yuhao reacted with hatred because Dai Huabin’s household had abused him and his mother. Huo Yuhao offered Yuwen Tuo intelligence about Dai Huabin’s team to steer them into conflict, but Yuwen Tuo refused the help and remained confident ahead of the finals.

• Dai Huabin invited Yuwen Tuo to visit him, and Yuwen Tuo politely avoided making an enemy of him while preparing to fight him if necessary.
• Huo Yuhao recognized Dai Huabin and remembered how abuse at the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion had contributed to his mother’s death.
• Yuwen Tuo made Xiao Xiao repeat her City Wall Wind Riding practice after finding her shoes too wet.
• Huo Yuhao approached Yuwen Tuo and offered information about Dai Huabin’s family and Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Huo Yuhao hoped his advice would help Yuwen Tuo defeat Dai Huabin and ruin Dai Huabin’s chance of recruiting him, but Yuwen Tuo declined the help and vowed not to lose.

Yuwen Tuo and his teammates defeated Freshman Class Ten in the semifinals, including Cao Jinxuan, whose Fleeting Time Clock could not affect Yuwen Tuo. Cao Jinxuan asked Yuwen Tuo to teach him the Power of Time, but Yuwen Tuo hurried away.

• Huo Yuhao failed to persuade Yuwen Tuo to join his side, but learned Yuwen Tuo would not show Dai Huabin mercy in the arena.
• Yuwen Tuo faced Class Ten's Zhou Sichen, Long Xiangyue, and Cao Jinxuan in the semifinals.
• Yuwen Tuo destroyed Zhou Sichen's summoned bear and tiger with one strike, knocking Zhou Sichen unconscious.
• Xiao Xiao restrained Long Xiangyue, and Yuwen Tuo sent him out of the arena with another strike.
• Cao Jinxuan used Time Lock, but Yuwen Tuo's stronger Power of Time shattered the clock, and Yuwen Tuo held his blade to Cao Jinxuan's neck.
• Cao Jinxuan surrendered and asked Yuwen Tuo to take him as a disciple, but Yuwen Tuo refused and left with Xiao Xiao and Lian Yue.

Cao Jinxuan insisted that Yuwen Tuo teach him the Power of Time and asked to become his disciple, despite Yuwen Tuo’s doubts about his own knowledge. Yuwen Tuo gave him a chance by teaching him a simplified finger technique, and Cao Jinxuan left determined to master it before returning.

• Cao Jinxuan claimed Yuwen Tuo had countered his Time Imprisonment with the Power of Time and pleaded to become his disciple.
• Yuwen Tuo refused at first, while Lian Yue suggested making Cao Jinxuan a nominal disciple and Xiao Xiao encouraged Yuwen Tuo to accept him.
• Yuwen Tuo asked whether Cao Jinxuan understood the lifelong commitment of joining a sect, and Cao Jinxuan said he was willing to gamble on the chance to learn about time.
• Yuwen Tuo taught Cao Jinxuan the Meridian Severing Finger, a simplified version of his Profound Sun Blazing Flame Finger, and warned him that he was no expert in time.
• Cao Jinxuan accepted the technique without regret and left to master it before returning to Yuwen Tuo.

Yuwen Tuo’s team faced Dai Huabin’s team in the New Student Competition finals, where Cui Yajie’s charm failed to distract Yuwen Tuo. The match continued with Cui Yajie struck by Xiao Xiao’s cauldron and Yuwen Tuo’s flames, leaving her tails on fire.

• Yan Shaozhe favored Dai Huabin’s team, citing its stronger overall abilities and the Dai and Zhu families’ powerful trump card.
• The referee introduced Yuwen Tuo, Lian Yue, Xiao Xiao, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie before starting the match.
• Dai Huabin charged forward and activated White Tiger Avatar while Cui Yajie used her Charm soul skill on Yuwen Tuo.
• Xiao Xiao attacked Cui Yajie with Cauldron’s Tremor after becoming angry at her flirtation with Yuwen Tuo.
• Yuwen Tuo resisted Cui Yajie’s charm and struck her with Profound Sun Blazing Flame Finger, setting her fox tails on fire.

Yuwen Tuo countered Cui Yajie’s charm with his devastating Mental Power, then used Xiao Xiao’s support to prevent Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu from merging their martial souls. The fight continued with Yuwen Tuo pressuring both opponents, and Dai Huabin activated his White Tiger Vajra Transformation.

• Cui Yajie’s charm backfired against Yuwen Tuo’s golden, sword-like soul, and Xiao Xiao knocked her unconscious before her mental pain could cause lasting harm.
• Yuwen Tuo used the Flame Kill Blade to separate Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, thwarting their attempt to combine their Soul Power.
• Xiao Xiao slowed Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu with the Nine Phoenix Dancing Flute, allowing Yuwen Tuo to interrupt their attempt to use the Hell White Tiger.
• Zhu Lu dodged Yuwen Tuo’s spinning slash, but he switched the Flame Kill Blade to his left hand and attacked Dai Huabin.
• Dai Huabin’s White Tiger Bodyguard Barrier broke under Yuwen Tuo’s attack, so he activated his third soul skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation.

Yuwen Tuo dominated Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu while Xiao Xiao’s Spring Equinox Melody let him wield two fighting styles at once. Dai Huabin tried to buy the match, then attacked Xiao Xiao instead, leaving Zhu Lu isolated as Yuwen Tuo pressed his advantage.

• Yuwen Tuo used his blade and Profound Sun Blazing Flame Finger to keep Zhu Lu under pressure and prevent Dai Huabin from reaching her for their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Xiao Xiao played the Spring Equinox Melody, allowing Yuwen Tuo to divide his mind and fight with both hands, and Ning Tian explained that the technique came from the melody rather than Heart Separation Control.
• Dai Huabin secretly offered Yuwen Tuo the champion’s reward and a valuable gift in exchange for letting him use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Yuwen Tuo refused and attacked more fiercely.
• Yuwen Tuo’s blade left Zhu Lu badly wounded, while Dai Huabin grew anxious and threatened to make Yuwen Tuo regret the fight.
• Dai Huabin fired White Tiger Light Wave at Xiao Xiao, prompting Huo Yuhao and Xuan Zi to recognize that his choice had left Zhu Lu alone against Yuwen Tuo.

Yuwen Tuo defeated Zhu Lu with Flame Kill Slash and Shadow Wing Slash, then helped Xiao Xiao overpower Dai Huabin. Though Dai Huabin exploited the temporary cooldown on Yuwen Tuo’s Soul Skills and challenged him, Yuwen Tuo charged with Xiao Xiao, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Zhou Yi and Mu Jin said Dai Huabin had lost his best chance by abandoning his plan to fight alongside Zhu Lu.
• Xiao Xiao used Cauldron Ripple to hold off Dai Huabin while Yuwen Tuo cornered Zhu Lu with Flame Kill Slash and Shadow Wing Slash.
• Zhu Lu refused to retreat for Dai Huabin, but Yuwen Tuo defeated her and the referee caught her before she hit the ground.
• Yuwen Tuo joined Xiao Xiao against Dai Huabin, and their combined attacks forced Dai Huabin’s White Tiger Light Wave back before the three powers exploded.
• Dai Huabin pointed out that Yuwen Tuo’s Soul Skills were temporarily unusable, but Yuwen Tuo ordered Lian Yue to maintain support and charged with Xiao Xiao.
• Dai Huabin roared and struck at Yuwen Tuo, whose attack power had fallen without his Flame Kill Blade.

Yuwen Tuo and Xiao Xiao defeated Dai Huabin through coordinated attacks and won the New Student Competition. After the victory, Ling Luochen congratulated Yuwen Tuo and confirmed she would help him leave temporarily, while Xiao Xiao grew jealous of her.

• Yuwen Tuo and Xiao Xiao worked together to disrupt Dai Huabin's breathing and blood circulation, then Xiao Xiao's final cauldron attack sent him out of the arena.
• The referee declared Yuwen Tuo's team from New Student Class One the champions, and Xiao Xiao and Lian Yue celebrated with him.
• Zhou Yi watched the victory with mixed feelings because Yuwen Tuo, rather than Huo Yuhao, had won the championship.
• Yuwen Tuo cooked a celebratory meal, and Ling Luochen arrived to congratulate him and reaffirm her promise to help him leave temporarily.
• Yuwen Tuo introduced Ling Luochen as an inner-court senior and one of the Shrek Seven Devils, making Xiao Xiao worry that she might steal him away.