Arc 4Destiny at Life Lake

Huo Yuhao led Shrek to victory in the tournament final, then left the academy and joined the Body Sect while pursuing Soul Tool studies. In the Star Dou Forest, he gained the Emperor Auspicious Beast’s blessing and was entrusted by Gu Yuena with finding a path for the soul beasts.

  • Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei defeated Zheng Tian Academy’s team, and Huo Yuhao helped Shrek win its next matches before a powerful man targeted him.
  • Shrek reached the tournament final, where Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire Phoenix and Huo Yuhao’s team defeated the Sun Moon Team, and Huo Yuhao announced he would leave Shrek.
  • Huo Yuhao accepted Du Bushi’s invitation to join the Body Sect as its Young Sect Master, then went to the Star Dou Forest with Xiao Xiao and Zhu Lu to hunt for Soul Rings.
  • Xiao Xiao absorbed the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear’s Soul Ring and External Soul Bone, while Huo Yuhao and Vina discovered their Soul Power could begin to fuse.
  • Di Tian confronted the humans in the core zone, but Elex matched his power and arranged for Huo Yuhao to undergo an attribute fusion with the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
  • Huo Yuhao and the Emperor Auspicious Beast merged their Destiny Power and memories, and Di Tian brought Huo Yuhao and Elex to Life Lake.
  • Gu Yuena recognized that the Plane Consciousness had chosen Huo Yuhao, gave him a dragon scale, and placed the six great ferocious beasts under his command as she asked him to find a path for the soul beasts.
Chapters 76–100 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 76Two-Winged Angel Martial Soul!

Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi fought Zheng Tian Academy’s Yu Mengdi and Yang Yifan in the first round of a two-two-three match, revealing their awakened Golden Saint Dragon and Black Tortoise forms. The battle continued as Yu Mengdi unleashed her fifth Soul Skill against Xu Sanshi’s powerful defensive formation.

  • Wang Yan chose Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochan for the next match after learning Zheng Tian Academy had three Soul Kings, but the draw set the format as two-two-three.
  • Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi faced Yu Mengdi, a Soul King with a Two-Winged Angel Martial Soul, and Yang Yifan, a Soul Ancestor with twin blades.
  • Xu Sanshi used Darkworld Transposition to shield Bei Bei from Yu Mengdi’s Cross Slash, and Bei Bei’s counterattack clashed with her Angel Sacred Sword.
  • Xu Sanshi awakened his Black Tortoise Martial Soul while Bei Bei awakened the Golden Saint Dragon, and Bei Bei paralyzed Yang Yifan with golden lightning.
  • Yu Mengdi tried to aid Yang Yifan but Xu Sanshi kept her occupied, so she unleashed her fifth Soul Skill, Angel God-Sealing Slash, against his Black Tortoise Shield Formation.
  • Huo Yuhao and his companions discussed the Black Tortoise sacred beast, while Xiao Hongchen and Old Ma watched the fight with interest and concern.

Ch. 77The Authority of Ultimate Ice!

Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei won Shrek Academy's first two-on-two match, then Huo Yuhao and Ling Luochan defeated Zheng Tian Academy's Soul Kings with Ultimate Ice. After Shrek celebrated its victories and prepared for the next day's match, a powerful stranger appeared and targeted Huo Yuhao.

  • Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei defeated Yu Mengdi and Yang Yifan, winning Shrek Academy's first match before collapsing from exhaustion.
  • Huo Yuhao and Ling Luochan used Ultimate Ice and Huo Yuhao's spiritual attack to defeat Ye Wuqing and Tang Xiaolei in Shrek's second match.
  • Wang Yan sent Xie Huanyue and He Caitou to carry Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei to the resting room.
  • Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao looked forward to competing the next day as Shrek's students went shopping near their hotel.
  • A powerful surge of Soul Power immobilized the group, and a middle-aged man descended with Huo Yuhao as his target.

Ch. 78The Evil Fire Phoenix Shows Its Might!

Elex and Xuan Zi rescued Huo Yuhao and his companions from Cheng Gang, then Shrek defeated Changning Academy with Ma Xiaotao’s overwhelming firepower. Afterward, the team received an invitation to a grand auction hosted by the Star Luo Empire.

  • Cheng Gang immobilized Huo Yuhao and his companions, but Elex and Xuan Zi arrived and subdued him.
  • Ning Tian, Huo Yuhao, and Ma Xiaotao faced Changning Academy in the tournament’s team battle.
  • Ning Tian boosted Ma Xiaotao while Huo Yuhao guided her with Spiritual Detection, and Ma Xiaotao eliminated all seven opponents with Phoenix Meteor Shower.
  • Shrek returned to its meeting room, where Huo Yuhao agreed to make personal Soul Tools for Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao.
  • Qing Ya invited the Shrek students to attend the Star Luo Empire’s grand auction.

Ch. 79The Adorable Ice Empress and Tian Meng, Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo!

Wang Yan brought the reserve team to the Star Luo Empire's royal auction, where Huo Yuhao encountered the Ice Empress's anger over a captured Ice Jade Scorpion and promised to help Ling Luochan with a Soul Bone. The auction ended by unveiling a ninth-grade Soul Tool containing a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, which drew Xiao Hongchen's intense attention.

  • Qing Ya invited the students to the royal auction, and Wang Yan accepted on their behalf.
  • Xu Jiujiu presented an eighth-grade Soul Tool from Mingde Hall, which Dai Yueheng bought for ten million Gold Soul Coins and which alarmed Xiao Hongchen and Elder Ma.
  • The auction displayed a fifty-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, prompting the Ice Empress to rage over her kin's death and startling Huo Yuhao's companions with Tian Meng.
  • The Ice Empress warned Ling Luochan not to absorb the Soul Bone yet, and Huo Yuhao offered to ask his teacher for help.
  • Xu Jiujiu revealed the Divine Sealing Platform, a ninth-grade Soul Tool containing a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and Xiao Hongchen stared at the dark blue sphere inside.

Ch. 80Battle Against Douling Royal Academy

Huo Yuhao’s team defeated Douling Royal Academy in the round of sixteen, while the Sun Moon Empire bought the Divine Sealing Platform at the auction. After the match, Zhu Lu proposed cultivating with Huo Yuhao to explore a new Martial Soul Fusion Skill, stirring jealousy among their teammates.

  • Xiao Hongchen bid one hundred and fifty million Gold Soul Coins and won the Divine Sealing Platform, while Xu Jiawei watched with satisfaction from a hidden chamber.
  • Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Link to uncover Douling Royal Academy’s plan, and Xu Sanshi swapped places with Gu Zhujian before Ma Xiaotao attacked the opposing formation.
  • Dai Yueheng used the Tyrant Tiger Hellblade to split Gu Zhujian’s bamboo sword and knock him out of the arena.
  • Huo Yuhao used Mirror Flower, Water Moon to daze the opponents, allowing Ma Xiaotao to destroy their Soul Tool and help eliminate the team.
  • Zhu Lu asked Huo Yuhao to cultivate with her and test a new Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Wang Dong’er and Xiao Xiao listened outside and felt jealous.
  • Ning Tian noted Ling Luochan’s feelings for Huo Yuhao and considered bringing him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect so she could confess to him.

Ch. 81Facing Star Luo Imperial Academy!

Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu discovered the chilling power of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Shrek defeated its quarterfinal opponents and advanced to face Star Luo Imperial Academy. The semifinal began with Xu Jiujiu trapping Ma Xiaotao and shielding her team as Huang Heyun gained power from a top-tier Soul Tool.

  • Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu awoke to find their Martial Soul Fusion Skill had covered the area in purple ice, and Huo Yuhao refused to explain his abilities to Wang Yan.
  • Shrek's team overwhelmed its quarterfinal opponents, with Ma Xiaotao and Wang Dong'er unleashing powerful attacks, and advanced to the semifinals.
  • Shrek began its semifinal against Star Luo Imperial Academy, whose lineup included the imperial princess Xu Jiujiu and consisted entirely of Soul Kings.
  • Dai Yueheng fought Huang Heyun and Dugu Shangshan while Ma Xiaotao charged Xu Jiujiu, whose starry barrier nullified Ma Xiaotao's attack.
  • Xu Jiujiu trapped Ma Xiaotao in a Soul Tool cage and used the Nine-Turn Soul-Transformation Instrument to empower Huang Heyun.
  • Xu Jiujiu used her fifth soul skill, Star's Protection, to shield her team from Ling Luochan's Ultimate Ice.

Ch. 82Ice Prison Netherworld Slash!

Ma Xiaotao joined with her Evil Fire while Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu unleashed the Ice Prison Netherworld Slash, breaking Xu Jiujiu’s Star’s Protection and securing Shrek Academy’s place in the finals. Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu collapsed from exhaustion, and Wang Yan took the remaining Shrek members to scout the Sun Moon Empire’s deciding match.

  • Ma Xiaotao used her Dark Phoenix flames against Star’s Protection, then agreed to merge with the Evil Fire in her spiritual world.
  • Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu combined their powers and struck Star’s Protection with the Ice Prison Netherworld Slash, draining its stellar power and shattering the barrier.
  • Xu Jiujiu conceded after the Star Luo Imperial Academy team was battered by the shockwave, and Huang Jinxu declared Shrek Academy the semifinal victors.
  • Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu fell unconscious from Soul Power exhaustion, and Xuan Zi determined that Huo Yuhao would take longer to wake.
  • Wang Yan led the awake Shrek members to watch the Sun Moon Empire face Dio Academy, where Ma Rulong was set to fight Dio Academy’s Soul Emperor captain.

Ch. 83The Formidable Sun Moon Empire!

The Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Tool mastery impressed Shrek before the two teams met in the tournament final. Shrek struggled against Xiao Hongchen’s weapons and was trapped inside an Electromagnetic Shield, leaving Ma Xiaotao alone against five opponents as she unleashed her Phoenix Evil Fire.

  • Ma Rulong defeated Dio Academy’s captain with Absolute Defense and a Class 7 High-Temperature Ray, advancing the Sun Moon Empire to the final.
  • Huo Yuhao studied the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Tools and considered combining their formations with Elder Yi’s magic.
  • At the final, Xu Sanshi pulled Xiao Hongchen into Shrek’s formation, but Xiao Hongchen trapped five Shrek members inside an Electromagnetic Shield.
  • Xiao Hongchen used 128 Class 5 Soul Cannons to suppress the trapped Shrek team, while Ma Xiaotao fought the Sun Moon Empire’s other five members.
  • Jiang Nannan reached Xiao Hongchen and used Gravity Control to help Dai Yueheng land a powerful blow, but Xiao Hongchen transformed into liquid metal and escaped the shield.
  • Ma Xiaotao unleashed her Phoenix Evil Fire at full strength as her teammates remained trapped and she faced five opponents alone.

Ch. 84The Evil Fire Phoenix's Full-Power Outbreak, Elex's First Appearance Before the World

Elex stopped Ma Xiaotao from killing members of the Sun Moon Team, declared them the winners, and revealed his strength as a powerful Titled Douluo. Later, he purified the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, freeing the Life Gold from its curse and preparing it for Huo Yuhao to absorb.

  • Ma Xiaotao unleashed her Phoenix Evil Fire, destroying the Sun Moon Team's defenses and threatening Lin Xi and Chen Fei with her Phoenix Explosive Strike.
  • Elex appeared and purified the attack, sealed Ma Xiaotao's power, and reminded everyone that the match was not a battlefield.
  • Elex declared the Sun Moon Team the winners, then revealed that Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu were his students.
  • Elex brought out the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife and purified the Evil Soul Master's baleful energy, destroying him with Purification Fire.
  • The cursed knife revealed its original form as emerald-green Life Gold, which Ning Tian recognized as an extraordinary heavenly treasure.

Ch. 85Life Eye, Black Tortoise Descent!

Huo Yuhao fused the Life Gold into a third eye, then recovered in time for Shrek’s individual relay match against the Sun Moon Team. Xu Sanshi broke through Li Yan’s defenses by summoning the Black Tortoise, but Elex stopped the attack and rescued Li Yan.

  • Elex told Huo Yuhao to hold the Life Gold to his forehead, and it pierced him before merging with his mind as the Snow-Treading White Wolf calmed its power.
  • The Life Gold opened a third eye on Huo Yuhao’s forehead, whose gaze frightened the Shrek members, and he went to rest for the night.
  • The next day, Li Yan used Soul Tools to counter Xu Sanshi’s Darkworld Transposition and trap him behind defensive barriers.
  • Xu Sanshi invoked Black Tortoise Descent, shattering Li Yan’s barrier with an inky tide that threatened to engulf him.
  • Elex drove back the Black Tortoise phantom and safely sent Li Yan to the Sun Moon Team’s resting area.

Ch. 86Xu Sanshi's Feint, the Dominance of the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad

Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei fought the Sun Moon Team in the individual relay, while Elex intervened to stop a lethal attack and revealed strength that astonished the crowd. After Meng Hongchen defeated Bei Bei with the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad’s deadly poison, Huo Yuhao stepped forward to face her.

  • Xu Sanshi drew Chen An close with Black Tortoise Substitution, but Elex dispersed his power and rescued her from being sacrificed after Ma Rulong tried to intervene.
  • Shrek sent Bei Bei to face Mika, and Bei Bei used concealed anesthetic needles to incapacitate him.
  • Meng Hongchen entered the match with the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad Martial Soul and defeated Bei Bei with poisonous icy air.
  • Huo Yuhao picked up the Human Emperor Sword and stepped onto the arena to face Meng Hongchen.

Ch. 87Guiding Meng Hongchen

Huo Yuhao faced Meng Hongchen in the tournament and turned their duel into a lesson in swordsmanship before she conceded. Afterward, he told Xuan Zi he planned to leave Shrek Academy because it neglected ordinary students’ lives.

  • Huo Yuhao stepped into the arena to fight Meng Hongchen, and Elex stopped Ma Xiaotao from calling him back.
  • Huo Yuhao blocked Meng Hongchen’s attacks and taught her additional sword techniques, impressing the spectators and drawing the attention of two men in black robes.
  • Meng Hongchen asked Huo Yuhao to visit the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy after the tournament, then conceded when her poison proved ineffective.
  • Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek’s resting area, where the girls demanded an explanation for his friendly exchange with Meng Hongchen.
  • Huo Yuhao told Xuan Zi he planned to leave Shrek because the academy valued outstanding Soul Masters while neglecting the deaths of ordinary students.

Ch. 88Judgment Sword!

The Body Sect’s Lang Ya and Yu Tao recognized Huo Yuhao’s Body Martial Soul and invited him to join them, while he said he would consider visiting after going to the Sun Moon Empire. In the afternoon doubles match, Ma Rulong used the Judgment Sword to trigger Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire, but she accepted her power and transformed into a true Evil Fire Phoenix with Ultimate Fire.

  • Lang Ya and Yu Tao came to the Shrek lounge, confirmed Huo Yuhao had a Body Martial Soul, and gave him a token to contact the Body Sect.
  • Huo Yuhao said he planned to visit the Sun Moon Empire before deciding whether to visit the Body Sect, and Wang Yan began choosing Shrek’s lineup.
  • Ma Rulong and a Sun Moon Team Soul King faced Ma Xiaotao and Xixi in the first doubles match.
  • Ma Rulong used the Judgment Sword to draw out Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire, then changed the sword’s dark power into light to suppress her.
  • Ma Xiaotao fused her Evil Fire with her phoenix flames, overwhelmed the light, and advanced to Ultimate Fire as a true Evil Fire Phoenix.

Ch. 89A Thoroughly Evolved Evil Fire Phoenix, a Tense Match Under Restrictions!

Ma Xiaotao defeated Ma Rulong with her Ultimate Fire, giving Shrek Academy the first match, while Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochan struggled against Lin Xi and Chen Fei’s Soul Tools. Ling Luochan’s Ice Blast damaged Lin Xi’s shield, but his seventh-level electromagnetic ray collided with her Ice Radiance Ring, leaving the match unresolved.

  • Ma Xiaotao overwhelmed Ma Rulong’s Light Judgment with her Evil Fire Phoenix flames, and Ma Rulong conceded the first match to Shrek Academy.
  • Huo Yuhao used his Ultimate Ice to support Ma Xiaotao after her battle, and she clung to him as he carried her back to the resting area.
  • Dai Yueheng and Chen Fei clashed, and Chen Fei used a seventh-level Soul Tool and fifth-level Milk Bottles to keep up with Dai Yueheng’s strength.
  • Lin Xi trapped Ling Luochan in a barrage of soul cannons and lightning grenades, but Ling Luochan froze his electromagnetic ray and struck his shield with her Ice Blast Soul Bone skill.
  • Lin Xi fired a seventh-level electromagnetic ray at Ling Luochan, who maintained her Ice Radiance Ring as the two attacks collided.

Ch. 90The Final Battle!

Lin Xi and Chen Fei defeated Ling Luochan and Dai Yueheng, giving the Sun Moon Team a win in the deciding two-two-three match and setting up the tournament final. The exhausted Shrek Team sent Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Zhu Lu against the Hongchen siblings and Li Yan, and Meng Hongchen’s poisonous mist and ice attacks pushed them onto the defensive.

  • Lin Xi replenished his Soul Power with a Milk Bottle, and Ling Luochan conceded when she ran out of strength.
  • Dai Yueheng overpowered Chen Fei’s attack, but Heavenfiend Douluo shielded Chen Fei and eliminated him; Dai Yueheng then collapsed from exhaustion, and the Sun Moon Team won the match.
  • The commentator announced the tournament final, and Shrek sent Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Zhu Lu to face Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Li Yan.
  • Wang Dong'er battled Xiao Hongchen’s cannon barrage while Zhu Lu attacked Li Yan, whose Invincible Barrier blocked her strike.
  • Meng Hongchen forced Huo Yuhao back with her sword and used poison and ice soul skills to drive the Shrek trio back.

Ch. 91The Unreasonable War God Body!

Huo Yuhao’s team used coordinated attacks and Martial Soul Fusion Skills to counter the Hongchen siblings and Li Yan, while Huo Yuhao’s War God Body revealed the summoned figures Wei Qing and Huo Qubing. The battle remained unresolved as Wei Qing and Huo Qubing prepared to unleash Vast Sea Twin Luminaries—Sealing the Wolf at Mount Xu.

  • Huo Yuhao cleared Meng Hongchen’s poison mist with Ultimate Ice, allowing Zhu Lu and Wang Dong’er to attack Li Yan and then catch Meng Hongchen off guard.
  • Xiao Hongchen liquefied to evade Huo Yuhao’s strike, while Meng Hongchen blocked the team’s follow-up with her Class 7 Soul Tool barrier.
  • Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen began their Red Dust Enchantment Martial Soul Fusion Skill as Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu countered with Ice Nether Soul Lock.
  • Wang Dong’er revealed her Clear Sky Hammer and kept Li Yan from interfering, while the Ice Nether chains began absorbing the Soul Power in Red Dust Enchantment.
  • Huo Yuhao released his War God Body, summoning Wei Qing and Huo Qubing; Huo Qubing struck Li Yan, and Heavenfiend Douluo removed Li Yan from the arena.
  • Wei Qing and Huo Qubing readied Vast Sea Twin Luminaries—Sealing the Wolf at Mount Xu as the clash continued.

Ch. 92Return to Shrek!

Shrek Academy defeated the Sun Moon Team to win the tournament, but Huo Yuhao refused to accept the victory as a reason to stay. Back at Shrek, he told Mu En and the others that he had decided to leave, while Mu En asked him to rest before departing.

  • Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu interrupted the Hongchen siblings’ Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Wei Qing defeated Meng Hongchen as Xiao Hongchen fell from the stage.
  • The Heavenfiend Douluo declared Shrek victorious, and Wang Yan accepted the team’s soul bone rewards in place of Huo Yuhao and his teammates.
  • Xuan Zi forced the Sun Moon Team to surrender the Judgment Sword before allowing them to leave.
  • Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek with the team, where Mu En asked whether he had made up his mind.
  • Huo Yuhao announced that he would withdraw from Shrek Academy, explaining that it could not dictate his life and would not stand by him in his personal affairs.
  • Mu En asked Huo Yuhao to stay at Shrek for a few days to rest before leaving.

Ch. 93Body Sect! Du Bushi!

Huo Yuhao left Shrek Academy and shared a farewell feast with his friends, while the Body Sect’s leader Du Bushi attacked Shrek to find his disciple. Mu En intervened and forced Du Bushi to back down, as Huo Yuhao began considering the Body Sect.

  • Huo Yuhao left Shrek Academy, and Mu En named Bei Bei and the reserve team members Shrek Seven Monsters, including Jiang Nannan despite her departure.
  • Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong'er and the others he planned to visit the Sun Moon Empire to study Soul Tools, then gave them communication Soul Tools before they shared a barbecue.
  • Wang Dong'er and Ning Tian resolved to become strong enough to stand beside Huo Yuhao, while Wang Dong'er challenged Zhu Lu to surpass her.
  • Du Bushi led the Body Sect to Shrek City and demanded that Xuan Zi reveal the whereabouts of his disciple, then fought Xuan Zi and the Shrek elders.
  • Mu En appeared in the form of a golden Western dragon and confronted Du Bushi, who withdrew his Martial Soul Avatar under the pressure of Mu En's power.

Ch. 94Negotiation!

Huo Yuhao joined the Body Sect as Du Bushi’s personal disciple and Young Sect Master, while Mu En arranged for them to stay at Shrek before they traveled to hunt Huo Yuhao’s third Soul Ring. Huo Yuhao heard a mysterious voice from the Golden Ancient Tree and then persuaded Du Bushi to let him study Soul Tools in the Sun Moon Empire.

  • Mu En intervened in Du Bushi’s dispute with Shrek, and Huo Yuhao arrived to meet Du Bushi.
  • Huo Yuhao revealed his Human Emperor’s Eye and described his soul skills, impressing Du Bushi with his Silver Awakening.
  • Huo Yuhao accepted Du Bushi’s invitation to join the Body Sect, and Du Bushi named him his personal disciple and Young Sect Master.
  • Du Bushi agreed to stay at Shrek and take Huo Yuhao to obtain his third Soul Ring, while Huo Yuhao heard a woman’s voice from the Golden Ancient Tree.
  • Huo Yuhao asked to study Soul Tools in the Sun Moon Empire, and he explained to Du Bushi why the study suited his Martial Soul and his plans.

Ch. 95Ice Blast Technique!!!

Huo Yuhao received the Body Sect’s cultivation manual from Du Bushi and traveled with Xiao Xiao and Zhu Lu to the Star Dou Forest to hunt for Soul Rings. There, he used the Gale Wolf to demonstrate how he had developed the Ice Blast Technique, while Mu En ordered Xuan Zi to retire from his duties.

  • Du Bushi gave Huo Yuhao the Body Sect’s secret cultivation manual and promised to take him Soul Ring hunting the next day.
  • Mu En rejected Xuan Zi’s demand to stop Du Bushi, then ordered Xuan Zi to cease his duties and retire within the Sea God Pavilion.
  • Du Bushi took Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, and Zhu Lu to the Star Dou Forest, where he left them to rely on their own abilities.
  • Huo Yuhao used a Soul Tool cannon to lure a Gale Wolf toward him, then froze it with a modified use of Ice Empress’s Protection.
  • Huo Yuhao explained how he had created the Ice Blast Technique by combining Soul Power with ideas from Soul Tool grenades, prompting the Ice Empress to take an interest in Soul Tools.

Ch. 96Xiao Xiao Officially Becomes a Soul Elder!

Huo Yuhao, Zhu Lu, and Xiao Xiao lured a Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear into Huo Yuhao’s ice trap, allowing Du Bushi to subdue it. Xiao Xiao absorbed its Soul Ring and became a Soul Elder, then began absorbing a rare, growable External Soul Bone found in its severed claw.

  • Huo Yuhao told Zhu Lu and Xiao Xiao to lure the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear toward his trap, and Zhu Lu provoked it and led it to the ice block.
  • Zhu Lu escaped the bear’s attack with her third soul skill, and Huo Yuhao detonated the Ice Blast hidden in the ice, severely injuring the bear.
  • Du Bushi arrived, knocked the bear unconscious, and told Xiao Xiao that its Soul Ring suited her cauldron Martial Soul.
  • Xiao Xiao absorbed the bear’s Soul Ring and became a Soul Elder, with her level rising to thirty-four.
  • Du Bushi found a growable External Soul Bone in the bear’s right claw and gave it to Xiao Xiao, who began absorbing it.

Ch. 97A New Martial Soul Fusion Skill!

After Xiao Xiao absorbed her Soul Bone, Du Bushi led the group toward the core zone to hunt for Soul Rings. Along the way, they met Vina, and Huo Yuhao and Vina discovered that their Soul Power could merge, though their Martial Soul Fusion Skill seemed incomplete because their ice attributes differed in rank.

  • Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu failed to find suitable soul beasts in the mixed zone, so Du Bushi decided to take them to the core zone.
  • Xiao Xiao finished absorbing the Soul Bone and tested her Darkgolden Terrorclaw by slicing a large rock apart.
  • Du Bushi drove off a troop of Scarlet Velvet Apes and reunited with Vina, then introduced her to Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, and Zhu Lu.
  • Vina suggested that she and Huo Yuhao might have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Du Bushi told them to hold hands and test it.
  • Huo Yuhao and Vina found that their Soul Power began merging, but their fusion appeared incomplete because Vina's Snow Lotus was a lower grade of ice than Huo Yuhao's Ultimate Ice.
  • Du Bushi led the group toward the core zone to find mental-type soul beasts for Vina and Huo Yuhao.

Ch. 98Emperor Auspicious Beast!

Du Busi’s group encountered the Emperor Auspicious Beast in the Star Dou Forest, drawing the attention of Scarlet King and Di Tian. When Di Tian threatened them, Electrolux appeared to protect Huo Yuhao and the others and confronted the Soul Beast leaders.

  • Du Busi blocked an attack from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion while Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection to reveal her and share his view with the group.
  • The Ice Empress explained that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was the Emperor Auspicious Beast, and Destiny Power drew her attention to Huo Yuhao.
  • Scarlet King arrived to protect the Emperor Auspicious Beast and threatened Du Busi, who challenged him to bring Di Tian and start a beast tide.
  • Di Tian appeared and unleashed his Ultimate Douluo pressure, but Electrolux dispelled it and confronted Di Tian and Scarlet King to protect his disciples.

Ch. 99The Fusion of Destiny Power!

Electrolux fought Di Tian to a stalemate, then blocked his Dragon God's Claw with Yin-Yang Reincarnation and negotiated a deal. Huo Yuhao began an attribute fusion with the Emperor Auspicious Beast, and their memories started to merge.

  • Electrolux and Di Tian clashed in the sky, and Electrolux matched the Beast God’s power.
  • Di Tian unleashed Dragon God's Claw, but Electrolux stopped it with Yin-Yang Reincarnation.
  • Di Tian agreed to let the humans take two spiritual-attribute soul beasts and one Netherworld-attribute soul beast, in exchange for Huo Yuhao going to the core region.
  • Electrolux secured Di Tian’s agreement for Huo Yuhao to undergo an attribute fusion with the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
  • Huo Yuhao and the Emperor Auspicious Beast touched foreheads, and golden light enveloped them as their Destiny Power and memories merged.

Ch. 100Life Lake of Star Dou Forest!

Huo Yuhao’s Destiny Power merged with the Emperor Auspicious Beast’s, binding human and soul beast destinies and attracting the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena’s attention. After the Snow-Treading White Wolf helped heal her, Gu Yuena gave Huo Yuhao a dragon scale and tasked him with finding a future for the soul beasts.

  • Huo Yuhao gained Destiny Power and the Emperor Auspicious Beast’s blessing, and Di Tian brought him and Elex to Life Lake.
  • Bear Lord attacked Huo Yuhao and Elex, but Elex turned his attack back on him and Di Tian restrained him.
  • Di Tian presented Huo Yuhao and Elex to Gu Yuena, who said Huo Yuhao had been chosen by the Plane Consciousness.
  • The Snow-Treading White Wolf emerged from Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Sea and radiated energy that began healing Gu Yuena’s sword wound.
  • Gu Yuena gave Huo Yuhao one of her dragon scales and asked him to find a path for the soul beasts, placing the six great ferocious beasts under his command.
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