Chapter Summaries

The Snow Empress demonstrated her formidable ice abilities to Jing Hongchen, who praised Huo Yuhao’s powerful Soul Spirit. At Shrek Academy, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao decided against applying for the Sun Moon exchange program, but Bei Bei argued that they had a good chance of being selected.

• The Snow Empress froze and shattered Jing Hongchen’s Rank 6 Soul Tool Barrier before his Trigger-Type Defensive Soul Tool blocked her next strike.
• Jing Hongchen recognized the Snow Empress as an exceptionally powerful Far North soul beast and praised Huo Yuhao’s fortune in obtaining her as a Soul Spirit.
• Wang Dong met Xiao Xiao in the cafeteria, and Xiao Xiao asked whether she planned to apply for the exchange program.
• Wang Dong said she would rather stay at Shrek Academy than study Soul Tools at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Xiao Xiao decided she would not apply either, and Bei Bei told them they both had a strong chance of being selected.

Bei Bei told Xiao Xiao he planned to study Soul Tools at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to help revive the Tang Sect and reunite with Tang Ya. Meanwhile, Tang Ya slaughtered the Iron Blood Sect members occupying the former Tang Sect headquarters, and an old man who recognized her as the Holy Maiden took her away.

• Bei Bei explained that he wanted to combine Soul Tools with Hidden Weapons and hoped to persuade Tang Ya to study with him, and he said Mu En had approved his plan.
• Mu En agreed that Bei Bei should learn advanced Soul Tools because they would become increasingly important and could help protect Shrek Academy.
• Tang Ya went to the Iron Blood Sect headquarters in Heaven Dou City and killed its disciples in retaliation for occupying the former Tang Sect grounds.
• Tie Li attacked Tang Ya after she killed his son, but an old man appeared and subdued him.
• The old man recognized Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass as proof of her potential as an Evil Soul Master, let her take revenge on Tie Li, and then took her away as the Holy Maiden.

Bei Bei searched for Tang Ya while Mu En finalized Shrek Academy’s exchange candidates, choosing Bei Bei and several Soul Tool Department students to study at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. At the academy, Huo Yuhao asked Tian Meng and Ice Empress whether they were ready to become Spirit Souls, and both agreed.

• Bei Bei searched for Tang Ya in Heaven Dou City and learned that the Iron Blood Sect had been wiped out, leaving him unable to follow her trail.
• Mu En scolded Xuan Zi for neglecting cultivation and discussed the missing immortal herbs that might help him condense a Second Soul Core.
• Mu En told the Sea God Pavilion elders that Bei Bei would join the exchange program, and Yan Shaozhe accepted his decision despite worrying about the danger.
• The elders selected He Caitou, Liu Dashu, and other Soul Tool Department students to study at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy alongside Bei Bei.
• Huo Yuhao asked Tian Meng and Ice Empress if they were ready to become Spirit Souls, and both agreed.

Huo Yuhao gained Tian Meng as his first million-year Soul Spirit and learned about its powerful defensive ability, the Life Reflection Shield. Mu En gathered the six reserve tournament members, who were expected to become the official team at the next tournament.

• Tian Meng and the Ice Empress began transforming into Soul Spirits, while the Ice Empress tried to hide her affection for the Snow Empress from Tian Meng.
• After half an hour, Huo Yuhao obtained Tian Meng as his Soul Spirit, while the Ice Empress continued her transformation.
• Tian Meng revealed that his Soul Spirit ability was the Life Reflection Shield, which became a golden shield that could reflect attacks and use his life force to protect Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao considered his delayed fourth Soul Ring and planned to visit Star Dou or the Fiend Forest after the Sealed Milk Bottle breakthrough.
• Mu En met with Xu Sanshi, Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, He Caitou, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao, the six reserve members for the tournament.

Mu En discussed Shrek Academy’s withdrawal from the Soul Duel Tournament and questioned Xu Sanshi about the next tournament’s strongest opponents. Bei Bei’s hopes revived when Mu En suggested Tang Ya might have been abducted to the Sun Moon Empire, where Huo Yuhao could help search for her.

• Mu En regretted Shrek Academy’s withdrawal from the tournament but avoided blaming Xuan Zi because he wanted to protect Xuan Zi’s standing as the academy’s future leader.
• Mu En urged Bei Bei to recover from his despair over Tang Ya’s disappearance and promised that the academy would keep searching for her.
• Xu Sanshi named Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Huo Yuhao as opponents to watch, then claimed he could beat Huo Yuhao while secretly checking Jiang Nannan’s reaction.
• Mu En asked whether Bei Bei knew Huo Yuhao and suggested seeking his help to find Tang Ya in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Mu En speculated that Tang Ya had been kidnapped and taken to the Sun Moon Empire, and Bei Bei decided to prepare gifts and ask Huo Yuhao for help.

Mu En brought Bei Bei to the Golden Tree, explained Shrek Academy’s plans for Soul Tool studies, and stabilized Bei Bei’s Light Sacred Dragon bloodline. After Mu En weakened and nearly fell asleep, Xuan Zi urgently woke him, and Mu En assured him that he was still alive.

• Mu En called Bei Bei and the others to the Golden Tree and spoke about Ancestor Tang San’s contributions to Shrek Academy.
• Bei Bei asked why Ancestor Yu Xiaogang had not ascended to the God Realm, and Mu En said he did not know the reason.
• Mu En told Bei Bei that he would stabilize his bloodline, while explaining that Bei Bei would leave for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in three days.
• Mu En transferred power into Bei Bei, stabilizing his bloodline and leaving himself visibly weakened.
• Xuan Zi shouted for Mu En to wake up, and Mu En opened his eyes and said he was only weak and would not die yet.

Mu En recruited He Caitou, Jiang Nannan, and Xu Sanshi into the Tang Sect, while Zhongli Wu planned the Holy Spirit Church’s rise and ordered attacks on the Sun Moon Empire’s Third Prince. Huo Yuhao told Jing Hongchen that Na Na was being controlled by Evil Soul Masters, leaving the academy dean angered by the Holy Spirit Church’s interference.

• Mu En asked He Caitou, Jiang Nannan, and Xu Sanshi to join the Tang Sect, and all three agreed.
• Zhongli Wu identified Tang Ya as the Blue Silver Saintess and ordered resources prepared to strengthen her.
• Zhongli Wu told the Fourth Elder to continue assassinating the Third Prince while preserving the Holy Spirit Church’s strength and cooperation with Xu Tianran.
• Huo Yuhao watched Na Na at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy while concealed by his Simulated Soul Skill.
• Huo Yuhao informed Jing Hongchen that Evil Soul Masters were controlling Na Na, and Jing Hongchen reacted angrily.

Huo Yuhao told Jing Hongchen that the Holy Spirit Cult had controlled Na Na, and they followed her to a hidden cult base. Na Na learned the cult had welcomed back its Holy Maiden, then left under threat to keep serving the cult if she wanted to protect her parents' souls.

• Huo Yuhao assured Jing Hongchen that Na Na was controlled by Evil Soul Masters, and Jing Hongchen agreed to follow her and capture them.
• Na Na entered a hidden building and verified her identity with two white-clothed Holy Spirit Cult members.
• The members told Na Na that the Holy Maiden had returned and gave her the cult's new code phrase.
• Na Na asked the Second Holy Spirit to let her see her parents' souls, but he refused and threatened to torment them if she disobeyed.
• Na Na apologized and promised to cultivate until she became a Holy Spirit disciple, hoping the cult would eventually release her parents' souls.

Jing Hongchen confronted the Holy Spirit Cult branch after discovering it was coercing Na Na by holding her parents’ souls, and the branch’s leaders tried to seize Huo Yuhao as a hostage. Na Na refused to betray her rescuers, and Huo Yuhao revealed a change in his eyes as the battle escalated.

• Jing Hongchen arrived with Huo Yuhao and brought Na Na to his side, declaring that he would protect her from the Holy Spirit Cult.
• The stationed Seven-Ring Soul Sage fought Jing Hongchen, while the Great Holy Spirit and the Second Holy Spirit turned their attention to Huo Yuhao.
• The Second Holy Spirit threatened Na Na with her parents’ souls and ordered her to attack Huo Yuhao, but Na Na refused and defended him instead.
• The Great Holy Spirit unleashed resentful spirits from a Holy Spirit Banner and urged Huo Yuhao to surrender without a fight.
• Huo Yuhao rejected the demand, and the gold in his eyes faded to gray.

Huo Yuhao used Purification Light to destroy Great Holy Spirit and Second Holy Spirit, then Jing Hongchen captured the remaining black-robed elder. Jing Hongchen praised Huo Yuhao’s godlike potential and took responsibility for the captured Evil Soul Masters.

• Great Holy Spirit threatened Huo Yuhao, while Na Na urged him to flee and the black-robed elder planned to use him to escape.
• Huo Yuhao unleashed Purification Light, which purified the resentful spirits and turned Great Holy Spirit and Second Holy Spirit to ash.
• Na Na and the black-robed elder were stunned that Huo Yuhao had killed two Soul Emperors despite being only a Soul Elder.
• Jing Hongchen captured the black-robed elder after his Invincible Barrier failed and brought him to Huo Yuhao and Na Na.
• Jing Hongchen praised Huo Yuhao’s bearing and potential to become a god, then said he would take responsibility for capturing the Evil Soul Masters.

Huo Yuhao gained Na Na and the other holy servants as subordinates after freeing their families’ souls, while Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming uncovered the Holy Spirit Cult’s crimes and considered how to confront it. In the Divine Realm, Tang San proposed a hidden weapon tournament, but the God of Destruction opposed it.

• Na Na and the other holy servants met their families’ souls, then pledged to serve Huo Yuhao, who vowed to lead them against the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Jing Hongchen took the black-robed elder to Kong Deming, where the elder confessed the cult’s control over students and its theft of corpses from noble tombs and the Imperial Mausoleum.
• Kong Deming decided to question Xu Tianran about the Holy Spirit Cult and warned that he would take action if Xu Tianran’s response was unsatisfactory.
• Tang San proposed a Divine Realm hidden weapon tournament, but the God of Destruction argued that hidden weapons were useless to gods.

God of Destruction blocked Tang San’s Hidden Weapon assembly competition proposal and challenged his character over leaving Yu Xiaogang behind. Tang San turned to a plan involving Tang Wutong, while Kong Deming confronted Xu Tianran about the Holy Spirit Cult’s grave robbing, leaving Xu Tianran facing pressure to respond.

• God of Destruction opposed Tang San’s competition proposal, and the Five Great God Kings voted it down, with Tang San the sole supporter.
• God of Destruction told Goddess of Life that Tang San had left his teacher and adoptive father Yu Xiaogang out of the God Realm, and she regretted not offering him a slot.
• Tang San planned to find Rising Star as an ally and considered putting Tang Wutong through trials so she could grow stronger.
• Kong Deming told Xu Tianran that the Holy Spirit Cult had stolen corpses from the Imperial Mausoleum and noble graves to make corpse slaves.
• Xu Tianran questioned whether Kong Deming’s report was true and worried that he would have to answer to the nobles and his ancestors’ legacy.

Xu Tianran confronted Zhong Liwu over the Holy Spirit Cult’s grave robbing, while Kong Deming demanded serious consequences. At Mingde Hall, Xuan Ziwen celebrated the successful Sealed Milk Bottle and proposed a device for storing soul rings.

• Xu Tianran asked Zhong Liwu to explain the Holy Spirit Cult’s theft of corpses from noble tombs and the Imperial Mausoleum.
• Zhong Liwu promised to investigate and punish the culprits, but Kong Deming rejected the light response and called for Zhong Liwu to lose his National Teacher position and for the Worship Hall to reconsider the cult’s status.
• Kong Deming left Xu Tianran to consider his demands.
• Xuan Ziwen told Huo Yuhao that their Sealed Milk Bottle had succeeded and offered to share the honor with him.
• Xuan Ziwen suggested developing a Soul Tool that could store soul rings before they disappeared.

Huo Yuhao warned Xuan Ziwen and Jing Hongchen that Mingde Hall would be attacked, prompting Jing Hongchen to strengthen its defenses, especially underground. After the Sealed Milk Bottle was completed, Bei Bei prepared to leave Shrek Academy for the Sun Moon Empire to search for Xiao Ya.

• Huo Yuhao told Xuan Ziwen that his vision showed Mingde Hall being attacked and urged him to reinforce its defenses, especially underground.
• Huo Yuhao and Xuan Ziwen visited Jing Hongchen and reported that the Sealed Milk Bottle had been successfully produced, with Huo Yuhao sharing credit for its creation.
• Huo Yuhao warned Jing Hongchen about the coming attack and suggested stationing powerful experts underground and letting him speak with the enemy from afar.
• Jing Hongchen agreed to strengthen Mingde Hall's defenses as soon as possible.
• Bei Bei looked over Shrek Academy's gates and prepared to travel to the Sun Moon Empire to search for Xiao Ya.

Yan Shaozhe led Shrek Academy’s team toward the Sun Moon Empire while Tang San ordered Da Ming and Er Ming to send Xiao Qi alone into Qiankun Love Questioning Valley to force her emotional growth. Da Ming and Er Ming objected to Tang San’s plan and decided to delay carrying it out.

• Yan Shaozhe led Bei Bei and Shrek Academy’s team away toward the Sun Moon Empire.
• Tang San contacted Da Ming and Er Ming and asked them to arrange a trial for Xiao Qi.
• Tang San told Da Ming and Er Ming to send Xiao Qi alone into Qiankun Love Questioning Valley so she could mature emotionally and become a candidate for the God of Emotion’s divine position.
• Tang San said he would erase Da Ming and Er Ming’s memories of taking Xiao Qi to the valley so she would not suspect them.
• Er Ming cursed Tang San for making Xiao Qi face the valley alone, and Da Ming agreed they should delay the task as long as possible.

Da Ming and Er Ming questioned whether Tang San had invented the Divine Realm’s quota rule to keep certain loved ones in the Lower Realm, while Shrek’s exchange students arrived at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. The chapter ended with Bei Bei asking Lin Jiayi where Huo Yuhao lived.

• Da Ming and Er Ming discussed Xiao Qi’s trial and worried that telling Little Wu-jie would bring Tang San’s punishment.
• Da Ming deduced that Tang San might have proposed the quota restriction to keep Bai Chenxiang, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong in the Lower Realm and gain control of the Divine Realm Central Hub.
• Da Ming told Er Ming to keep their suspicions secret, and Er Ming promised he would.
• Jing Hongchen led Shrek Academy’s team to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and sent Xiao Hongchen and the others to Shrek Academy.
• He Caitou resolved to learn from the Sun Moon Empire and repay Shrek Academy, while the exchange students completed their entrance physical assessment.
• Bei Bei asked Lin Jiayi where Huo Yuhao lived, and Lin Jiayi asked whether Bei Bei knew him.

Bei Bei met Huo Yuhao at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and asked him to help find Tang Ya, who had gone missing. Huo Yuhao suspected she was with the Holy Spirit Cult and tried to warn Bei Bei about the danger, but Bei Bei vowed to oppose Evil Soul Masters if they had harmed her.

• Lin Jiayi agreed to send Huo Yuhao a message after Bei Bei asked to meet him.
• Teacher Tang brought Huo Yuhao to meet Bei Bei, and Huo Yuhao took him to a hotel to talk.
• Bei Bei told Huo Yuhao that Tang Ya had gone missing and offered him several soul bones in exchange for help finding clues.
• Huo Yuhao wondered how to keep Bei Bei from confronting the Holy Spirit Cult, believing Tang Ya was with them and that Bei Bei would be killed.
• Bei Bei said he had considered whether Evil Soul Masters were responsible and vowed that he and Evil Soul Masters could not coexist if they had harmed Tang Ya.

Huo Yuhao agreed to help Bei Bei search for Tang Ya and accepted Reign Over The World as payment. Meanwhile, Xu Tianran summoned Ju Zi to help resolve the conflict between Kong Deming and Zhong Liwu, leaving his plan undisclosed.

• Huo Yuhao urged Bei Bei to investigate Evil Soul Masters without assuming they had abducted Tang Ya, and Bei Bei agreed to seek help from the academy.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to arrange a search for Tang Ya in exchange for Reign Over The World, and Bei Bei began teaching him the technique.
• Xu Tianran considered how to reconcile Kong Deming and Zhong Liwu while preserving his plans to use the Holy Spirit Cult and later destroy it.
• Xu Tianran summoned Ju Zi and told her that he had a task for her.

Xu Tianran ordered Ju Zi to use her relationship with Huo Yuhao to persuade Kong Deming to change his position, and Ju Zi agreed while concealing her true feelings. After Huo Yuhao returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Ju Zi asked him to take a walk with her.

• Xu Tianran explained to Ju Zi that Kong Deming had blocked Zhong Liwu from becoming National Teacher and that he wanted Huo Yuhao to help persuade Kong Deming.
• Xu Tianran told Ju Zi to get closer to Huo Yuhao and control him through his feelings, treating her as a means to recruit Huo Yuhao.
• Ju Zi pretended to resist the order before agreeing, while privately reflecting on her feelings for Huo Yuhao and her resentment at being treated as a tool.
• Huo Yuhao returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy with Bei Bei and headed to his residence after seeing Bei Bei back to his dormitory.
• Ju Zi called out to Huo Yuhao and asked him to accompany her for a walk.

Ju Zi confessed that Xu Tianran had sent her to get close to Huo Yuhao so he could influence him and use him to broker a reconciliation between Kong Deming and Zhong Liwu. Huo Yuhao learned the truth but did not yet reveal how he knew about Ju Zi’s past.

• Ju Zi told Huo Yuhao that the White Tiger Duke had killed her parents and promised to help him take revenge on Dai Hao and the Duchess.
• Huo Yuhao suspected Xu Tianran had arranged their meeting, and Ju Zi set up a Soundproof Soul Guidance Barrier before answering him.
• Huo Yuhao confronted Ju Zi about her connection to Xu Tianran, and she admitted that the Crown Prince had sent her.
• Ju Zi revealed that Xu Tianran wanted her to influence Huo Yuhao into persuading Old Kong to reconcile with Zhong Liwu.
• Huo Yuhao reflected that Xu Tianran treated people as tools when his interests were at stake.