Chapter Summaries

Yan Shaozhe apologized to Huo Yuhao and offered extravagant terms to recruit him into the Martial Soul Department, while Huo Yuhao remained unimpressed. Qian Duoduo barged in to challenge Yan Shaozhe over their bet and Huo Yuhao’s recruitment.

• Wang Yan thanked Huo Yuhao for coming with him, and Huo Yuhao called for Yan Shaozhe, who had been eavesdropping.
• Yan Shaozhe thanked Wang Yan, granted him access to the Secret Library, and bowed to apologize to Huo Yuhao on behalf of the Martial Soul Department.
• Yan Shaozhe offered Huo Yuhao Inner Court admission, personal instruction, and four guarantees, including Soul Bones and a Hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Qian Duoduo stormed in and accused Yan Shaozhe of breaking their bet, then threatened to fight him over Huo Yuhao.
• Yan Shaozhe accepted the challenge and said Qian Duoduo could no longer compete for Huo Yuhao if Yan won.

Huo Yuhao recounted how the Martial Soul and Soul Guidance departments fought over him, then demanded a higher price while the Deans decided to take the dispute to a Sea God's Pavilion meeting. The chapter left him waiting for their decision and preparing for the Soul Guidance Department's Upgrade Assessment, while Dai Huabin plotted a deadly ambush outside Shrek Academy.

• Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo argued over whether Huo Yuhao should join the Martial Soul Department or remain with the Soul Guidance Department, and Huo Yuhao demanded that they pay more.
• Dai Huabin planned to attack outside Shrek Academy and ordered his accomplices to leave no survivors.
• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao how the departments' leaders had competed for him, and the girls argued over his success.
• Xian Lin'er arrived, defended the Soul Guidance Department, and helped Qian Duoduo turn the argument against Yan Shaozhe.
• The leaders agreed to settle the matter at a Sea God's Pavilion meeting, and Fan Yu told Huo Yuhao to keep working as usual and remember the next day's Upgrade Assessment.

Shrek Academy’s leaders decided that Huo Yuhao would continue studying in both the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department. After Wang Dong persuaded him to attend the Treasure Appraisal Fair with her and Xiao Xiao, Dai Huabin ordered his hired assassins to strike when they returned.

• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao tried to trick Huo Yuhao into wearing his new uniform, but he escaped before they could make him try it on.
• At Sea God’s Pavilion, Mu En ended the dispute over Huo Yuhao’s education by making him Shrek Academy’s first disciple to study in both departments simultaneously.
• Wang Dong invited Huo Yuhao to the Treasure Appraisal Fair, and he agreed after deciding Dai Huabin’s planned assassins might give him a chance to fight.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao left the academy for the fair while Dai Huabin told his accomplices to attack them on their return.

Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao received their Treasure Pavilion memberships and browsed its treasures, where they ran into Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan. As Bei Bei slipped away, he secretly planned for Huo Yuhao to die that night, while black-robed men prepared an ambush in the forest.

• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao received Purple Cards with annual credit limits of one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, while Huo Yuhao received a Red Card that let him take one treasure each year for free.
• An unseen voice told the students that the Academy had arranged their privileges and warned them to keep their credit limits and the speaker’s words confidential.
• Huo Yuhao found nothing in the Treasure Pavilion worth taking, while Wang Dong spotted Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi practicing together.
• Xu Sanshi begged Bei Bei to help bring Jiang Nannan into the Tang Sect, but Jiang Nannan knocked him down and warned she would leave Shrek Academy if he kept pestering her.
• Bei Bei left the group, secretly intending to arrange Huo Yuhao’s death, as black-robed men gathered in a forest and prepared to ambush someone returning there.

At the Treasure Appraisal Fair, Huo Yuhao traded Wang Dong a valuable Soul Bone in exchange for an unspecified favor, enraging Tang San in the God Realm. Ma Xiaotao learned Yan Shaozhe approved her relationship with Huo Yuhao, while Black-robed Men attacked Huo Yuhao and his companions on the road outside Shrek City.

• Wang Dong begged Huo Yuhao to trade her the Light Dragon Clan Left Arm Bone, and he whispered a condition that made her agree enthusiastically.
• Tang San heard Huo Yuhao's condition, smashed his wine cup in fury, and vowed to destroy him while remaining unable to descend to the lower realm.
• Huo Yuhao traded the Soul Bone to Wang Dong, who thanked him, while Xiao Xiao sulked; Huo Yuhao also kept the weathered Whale Rubber Wang Dong had bought for him.
• Yan Shaozhe told Ma Xiaotao that her relationship with Huo Yuhao was approved, and she eagerly flew off to find him at the Treasure Appraisal Fair.
• Black-robed Men spotted a distress signal near Shrek City, realized Huo Yuhao's group included an Inner Court disciple, and launched an attack.

Huo Yuhao brought Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao into Shrek City, then returned alone to face the assassins pursuing them. He fought off their attacks with the Thousand Illusion Bracelet and left three Soul Emperor assassins badly injured and one dead.

• Huo Yuhao carried Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao into Shrek City, then returned to confront the assassins.
• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao went to the Treasure Pavilion for help, while Bei Bei left to watch Huo Yuhao die.
• The assassins entered the city intending to take hostages, but Huo Yuhao appeared and stopped them.
• Huo Yuhao revealed the Thousand Illusion Bracelet, which transformed into different weapons as he blocked the Soul Emperor assassins’ attacks.
• The assassins unleashed their sixth Soul Skills, but Huo Yuhao countered with Cursed Technique Reversal: Red and blasted them away, killing one and severely injuring three.

Huo Yuhao killed the remaining Soul Emperor assassins and faced Soul Eater, a Holy Spirit Cult elder controlling a Soul Sage body. Soul Eater failed to penetrate Huo Yuhao’s defense and unleashed a poisonous miasma as reinforcements approached.

• Huo Yuhao recalled the Thousand Illusion Bracelet and killed a Soul Emperor assassin who tried to steal it.
• Two fleeing Soul Emperor assassins were beheaded by the Soul Sage assassin, who absorbed their spiritual power and revealed he belonged to the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Huo Yuhao identified the attacker as a spiritual-power-controlled body and mocked the Holy Spirit Cult and Tang San.
• Soul Eater attacked Huo Yuhao repeatedly but could not break through the forty-centimeter defensive barrier around him.
• Soul Eater activated his Martial Soul Avatar and released toxic miasma, forcing Dai Huabin and Bei Bei to retreat as figures approached from the sky.

Huo Yuhao defeated Soul Eater and kept his remnant soul in the World Ring to uncover Holy Spirit Cult intelligence. He then confronted Dai Huabin, who had hired the assassin, and forced him to make beef noodles by breaking his leg.

• Huo Yuhao used Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue to sever Soul Eater’s arm and cripple his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Soul Eater sent his remnant soul into Huo Yuhao’s World Ring, where Tian Meng beat him and Elder Yi agreed to extract his Holy Spirit Cult knowledge.
• Huo Yuhao returned to his body and confronted Dai Huabin, who tried to flee after seeing him alive.
• Dai Huabin denied hiring the assassin and appealed to academy rules, but Huo Yuhao demanded beef noodles and shattered one of his legs with his spear.

Huo Yuhao forced Dai Huabin to make him beef noodles, while Bei Bei diverted the rescue teachers away. When Huo Yuhao suspected the noodles were poisoned and made Dai Huabin drink the soup, Dai Huabin revealed his plan and threatened him with a crossbow.

• Dai Huabin begged Huo Yuhao for mercy after Huo Yuhao broke his leg, then secretly resolved to get revenge.
• Huo Yuhao made Dai Huabin prepare beef noodles while Bei Bei misdirected the rescue teachers.
• Dai Huabin poisoned the noodles with a needle and served them to Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao refused to eat and forced Dai Huabin to drink the soup to prove it was safe.
• Dai Huabin drank the poisoned soup, then pulled out a miniature sleeve crossbow and confessed that he had planned to poison Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao killed Dai Huabin after foiling his poisoned-needle attack, then confronted Bei Bei and exposed his schemes against him. Bei Bei invoked Mu En’s status to threaten Huo Yuhao, who remained ready to kill him.

• Dai Huabin’s poisoned needles stopped before reaching Huo Yuhao, and Dai Huabin knelt and offered him beef noodles to beg for mercy.
• Huo Yuhao rejected the noodles and killed Dai Huabin, who cursed Huo Yuhao and died with his eyes open.
• Bei Bei saw Dai Huabin’s body and urged Huo Yuhao to flee, secretly planning to have him killed outside the academy.
• Huo Yuhao accused Bei Bei of arranging attacks through Long Aotian and Liu Bo, supplying Dai Huabin’s hidden weapon, and calling away the rescue teachers.
• Huo Yuhao kicked Bei Bei into a tree and pinned his face beneath his foot after Bei Bei admitted his schemes.
• Bei Bei threatened Huo Yuhao in Mu En’s name, and Huo Yuhao said he would bury Mu En if he refused to show him respect.

Huo Yuhao beat Bei Bei and was about to kill him when Bei Bei’s second uncle intervened, only for Huo Yuhao to kill the level ninety-four Titled Douluo with one punch. Mu En then appeared and restored the second uncle’s heart, leaving Huo Yuhao facing the legendary guardian of Shrek Academy.

• Huo Yuhao slapped Bei Bei repeatedly and threatened him with his spear, while Bei Bei begged for his life and offered to become Huo Yuhao’s subordinate.
• Bei Bei’s second uncle appeared, stopped Huo Yuhao’s spear, and promised that Mu En would decide Bei Bei’s fate.
• Bei Bei’s second uncle revealed his nine Soul Rings and threatened Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao used his Six Eyes and killed him with a single punch.
• Huo Yuhao advanced on Bei Bei, but Mu En appeared and revived Bei Bei’s second uncle by restoring his heart.

Huo Yuhao rejected Mu En’s demand to leave Shrek Academy and used Domain Expansion to sever Mu En’s right arm. After Mu En shielded Bei Bei from Huo Yuhao’s next attack, Huo Yuhao demanded all of Mu En’s possessions in exchange for sparing Bei Bei.

• Mu En declared the conflict over and ordered Huo Yuhao to leave, but Bei Bei urged him to kill Huo Yuhao to protect Shrek Academy.
• Huo Yuhao used Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void to overwhelm Mu En, severed his right arm, and struck him across the face.
• Huo Yuhao approached Bei Bei, who knelt and begged for mercy, but Mu En stepped in front of him and took Huo Yuhao’s spear strike.
• Mu En pleaded for Bei Bei’s life and offered to meet Huo Yuhao’s terms, so Huo Yuhao demanded all of Mu En’s possessions in exchange for sparing Bei Bei.

Huo Yuhao returned safely after sparing Mu En and Bei Bei, while Shrek Academy settled the fallout from Dai Huabin’s death with the Star Luo Empire. Mu En then showed Huo Yuhao his vast trove of possessions, which now belonged to Huo Yuhao.

• Huo Yuhao let Mu En and Bei Bei go after they agreed to prepare everything, and Mu En told the rescue teachers to conceal what had happened.
• Huo Yuhao met Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Xu Sanshi, and the Treasure Pavilion powerhouses at Shrek City’s gate, and they confirmed he was unharmed.
• Shrek Academy blamed Dai Huabin’s death on an infiltrating evildoer, while the Duchess stirred up a dispute that the Emperor of Star Luo ended after accusing her of hiring assassins.
• Dai Yueheng demanded answers from Huo Yuhao, but Yan Shaozhe stopped and punished him.
• Mu En led Huo Yuhao into the ancient tree on Sea God Island and showed him a treasure-filled tree hollow, declaring its riches his.

Huo Yuhao collected Mu En’s treasures, helped Ma Xiaotao suppress her evil fire, and then returned to his leisurely routine until Shrek Academy announced the Core Disciple Selection Tournament. He initially refused to compete, but Zhou Yi persuaded him with an exclusive membership at the Inner Court’s top restaurant.

• Huo Yuhao took Mu En’s treasures and promised to spare Bei Bei, then went to Heartlake Island to spar with Ma Xiaotao, whose evil fire he had helped suppress.
• Huo Yuhao returned to fishing and grilling fish, while Yan Shaozhe reported Ma Xiaotao’s progress and Xuan Zi announced the Core Disciple Selection Tournament.
• Zhou Yi told her second-year class that they could enter the tournament, then asked Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao where Huo Yuhao was.
• Wang Dong revealed that Huo Yuhao was fishing at Simulated Glacier, and Zhou Yi went there to tell him he had to place among the top seven.
• Huo Yuhao refused to compete until Zhou Yi offered him a VIP membership at the Inner Court’s top restaurant, prompting him to join the tournament.

Huo Yuhao had Wang Dong fulfill the Soul Bone exchange condition by serving as his maid for a day, while Tang San watched from the God Realm and prepared to use the dangerous unknown evil against him. The chapter left Tang San determined to unleash that power on Huo Yuhao.

• Huo Yuhao reminded Wang Dong that she had agreed to be his maid for a day, and she changed into the outfit and called him Master.
• Huo Yuhao added a butterfly hairpin to Wang Dong's outfit and enjoyed watching her serve him.
• Tang San raged after seeing Wang Dong call Huo Yuhao Master, then worried that Huo Yuhao had slipped out of his control.
• Tang San drew a strand of black qi from his chest, nearly lost control, and recognized it as the unknown evil that had caused the first Plane Calamity.
• Tang San watched Wang Dong serve Huo Yuhao through the Skywatch Orb and vowed to use the unknown evil against him.

Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi discussed the massacre of the White Tiger Residence, while a Star Luo investigation squad discovered a city slaughtered by a terrifying black tiger bearing Dai Huabin’s head. At Shrek Academy, Wang Dong embarrassed herself over Huo Yuhao’s pillow, and the original seven students passed the Core Disciple selection.

• Yan Shaozhe suspected the Holy Spirit Cult had massacred the White Tiger Residence, but Xuan Zi told him to leave the matter to Star Luo and prepare for the tournament.
• A Star Luo investigation squad found every resident of a small city dead, then spotted a giant black tiger made of resentful souls with Dai Huabin at its head.
• Wang Dong spent the day serving Huo Yuhao, then secretly hugged and smelled his pillow before he caught her.
• Xuan Zi began a group free-for-all for Core Disciple selection, and Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, Xiao Xiao, Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong, and Huo Yuhao passed.

After Huo Yuhao’s team won the selection trial, Elder Xuan named them candidates for the next generation of the Shrek Seven Monsters and selected them as the reserve team for the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Arena Tournament. The group visited Tang Ya at the Black Tea House, where Huo Yuhao ended up dressed as a waiter to help advertise the shop.

• Huo Yuhao’s teammates celebrated their victory and praised his Soul Skill, while Jiang Nannan hugged him and Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao competed for his attention.
• Elder Xuan announced that the seven students would become candidates for the next generation of the Shrek Seven Monsters and serve as the reserve team in the upcoming tournament.
• Xu Sanshi proposed that the group address one another as brothers, but Huo Yuhao invited He Caitou to eat instead, and Wang Dong offered to take He Caitou to meet Tang Ya.
• The group visited Tang Ya at the Black Tea House, where she explained that she worked there to help raise funds for the Tang Sect.
• Tang Ya brought Huo Yuhao out in a waiter’s uniform, and the Black Tea House’s female customers cheered and praised his appearance.

Huo Yuhao treated his friends to desserts, and He Caitou joined the Tang Sect after Wang Dong teased him about its entry requirements. He Caitou told Huo Yuhao about his lost chance to lead the Ultimate Soldier Project and asked for help reclaiming his birthright, but Huo Yuhao refused and said he would not take part in the project.

• Huo Yuhao served his friends homemade desserts, which they devoured and praised.
• Wang Dong announced that He Caitou wanted to join the Tang Sect, then teased him with a fake initiation ceremony before Tang Ya welcomed him as a member.
• He Caitou stopped Huo Yuhao after dinner and revealed that he envied his talent and wanted to reclaim what had been taken from him.
• He Caitou explained that Fan Yu had shifted the Ultimate Soldier Project's focus to Huo Yuhao, leaving He Caitou in a supporting role.
• He Caitou asked Huo Yuhao to help him someday, but Huo Yuhao refused and said he planned to tell Old Yu that he would not participate in the project.

Huo Yuhao encouraged He Caitou to embrace his path of revenge, while Ling Luochan searched for a destined boyfriend after reading a horoscope promising romance. At the Soul Dueling Area, Xuan Zi announced a mixed seven-on-seven tournament between the current and next generations of Shrek Seven Monsters, and Ling Luochan began judging the reserve team’s boys.

• Huo Yuhao listened as He Caitou revealed his background and desire for vengeance, then fired him up with stories and poisonous chicken soup.
• Tang Ya despaired outside the Black Tea House, lamenting that she was falling behind and wondering how she could avenge her parents.
• Ling Luochan read a horoscope predicting an encounter with her destined man and hoped she would find a boyfriend that day.
• Ling Luochan found no suitable boyfriend among the current Shrek Seven Monsters at the lounge, and Xuan Zi led them to the Soul Dueling Area for class.
• Xuan Zi announced a seven-on-seven mixed tournament between the current and next generations of Shrek Seven Monsters, and Ling Luochan evaluated the reserve members as they introduced themselves.

Ling Luochan became infatuated with Huo Yuhao and discovered his Ultimate Ice and powerful support Soul Skill during Xuan Zi’s team battles. After Ma Xiaotao’s team won the first match, the teams regrouped, and Ling Luochan fought alongside Huo Yuhao against Ma Xiaotao’s overwhelming flames.

• Ling Luochan admired Huo Yuhao’s looks and Rank 30 cultivation, then mistakenly decided Ma Xiaotao had taken him from her.
• Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng selected their teams, and Xuan Zi ordered the losing side to call themselves pigs.
• Ling Luochan attacked Ma Xiaotao with her Frost Domain, but Huo Yuhao revealed his Ultimate Ice and froze her attack before Ma Xiaotao’s flames defeated the opposing team.
• Xuan Zi made the losing team accept their punishment, then rearranged the teams with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong joining Dai Yueheng’s side.
• Huo Yuhao activated Mental Detection, exciting Ling Luochan, while Dai Yueheng dismissed the skill and urged his team to attack.
• Ling Luochan’s team clashed with Ma Xiaotao’s powerful flames, and Ling Luochan struggled on rather than give up.