Ch. 381A different choice
The diary explains why Tang Ya and Ma Xiaotao ultimately belonged at Shrek despite the Holy Spirit Cult offering them greater power, and Wang Dong'er reflects on choosing her own path. It then considers what might have happened if the Holy Spirit Cult had recruited Huo Yuhao as a starving child, leaving the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm unable to guide him away from evil.
- The diary states that Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire suited the Holy Spirit Cult's methods, but their corruption would have destroyed her, while Shrek let her live normally.
- Ning Tian reflects that talent and resources are mismatched across factions, while Wang Dong'er decides she wants to forge her own path rather than follow Tang San's or Huo Yuhao's.
- The diary imagines the Holy Spirit Cult recruiting Huo Yuhao at eleven and exploiting his hunger and hatred by offering him food, shelter, and training.
- The diary predicts that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm would still seek Huo Yuhao, but the Holy Spirit Cult would keep him after discovering his Million-Year Soul Ring and make it difficult for the Ice Silkworm to influence him.