Chapter Summaries

Lin Wan'er demonstrated her innovative Soul Tool to Yan Shaozhe and secured a counselor position in both Shrek Academy departments, while Huo Yuhao settled into his dormitory and reluctantly bought an expensive meal. The chapter left Lin Wan'er on her way to get Qian Duoduo’s approval and Huo Yuhao adjusting to the costs of academy life.

• Wang Yan left after learning Lin Wan'er planned to serve as a counselor for both departments, and went to cultivate.
• Lin Wan'er showed Yan Shaozhe and Du Weilun a seventh-level innovative Soul Tool that could store and release a soul skill.
• Yan Shaozhe agreed that Lin Wan'er could counsel the Soul Guidance Device Department and join New Student Class One, then gave her a document for Qian Duoduo’s approval.
• Huo Yuhao cleaned his dormitory and set up his Ice Silk Double-Sided Bedding.
• Huo Yuhao visited the new student cafeteria, chose a mid-range meal, and worried about its cost as he noticed the pricier food options.

Huo Yuhao and his new roommate Wang Dong clashed over Wang Dong’s demands and fought outside the dormitory. Huo Yuhao defeated Wang Dong with his Spirit Eye and a takedown, then healed her with a Soul Tool, leaving Wang Dong to accept his hand up.

• Huo Yuhao found Wang Dong in their dormitory, where Wang Dong laid down rules and threatened to beat him out if he refused to obey.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong introduced themselves and went outside to fight as Mu En watched.
• Wang Dong attacked Huo Yuhao without using her Martial Soul, but Huo Yuhao used his Spirit Eye to daze her and slammed her unconscious.
• Huo Yuhao used a healing Soul Tool on Wang Dong, catching Mu En’s interest in the device.
• Wang Dong woke up angry but took Huo Yuhao’s hand and let him pull her to her feet.

Wang Dong struggled to understand how Huo Yuhao had beaten her, while Lin Wan'er explained that his caution and willingness to fight ruthlessly had won him the match. On the first day of class, Teacher Zhou Yi introduced herself to Class One with a harsh warning, but another familiar woman interrupted to question her treatment of the students.

• Lin Wan'er told Wang Dong that Huo Yuhao had taken his opponent seriously and would have fought to the bitter end if necessary.
• Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao avoided each other for two days while Huo Yuhao spent nearly all his time cultivating.
• Wang Dong told Huo Yuhao that classes were about to start, and he hurried to the Class One classroom.
• Teacher Zhou Yi introduced herself as the homeroom teacher and warned that she would let no trash pass her assessments.
• A familiar woman entered the classroom and challenged Teacher Zhou Yi for scolding the new students before she had even arrived.

Lin Wan'er joined New Student Class One as a counselor and substitute teacher, confronting Zhou Yi over her authority and teaching methods. Zhou Yi forced nearly the entire class to run one hundred laps around Shrek Plaza, leaving Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong as the only students exempt from the punishment.

• Lin Wan'er introduced herself as New Student Class One's counselor and a substitute teacher in the Soul Guidance Device Department.
• Zhou Yi challenged Lin Wan'er, but Lin Wan'er explained that Deans Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo had approved her appointment.
• Zhou Yi asked the students who had fought since registration to stand, and Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were the only ones who did.
• Zhou Yi ordered every other student to run one hundred laps or face expulsion, then used her Soul Emperor aura to make them leave for the plaza.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong ran Zhou Yi’s harsh first assessment while Lin Wan'er and Secretary Hua assessed Shrek’s students as potential recruits. Lin Wan'er exposed nine students for having started late and ordered them to finish the missing laps before the deadline.

• Zhou Yi ordered the freshmen to complete one hundred laps within one shichen or be expelled, then sent Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to run despite their fight.
• Huo Yuhao persuaded Wang Dong not to argue with Zhou Yi, and they joined the other students on the track.
• Wang Dong led the runners and revealed her Light Goddess Butterfly wings, then helped Auxiliary System Soul Masters with the aerial running challenge.
• Lin Wan'er and Secretary Hua discussed recruiting promising Shrek students, but Secretary Hua abandoned her interest in Wang Dong after learning of her divine heritage and instead asked about Tang Ya.
• With less than ten minutes left, Lin Wan'er named nine students who had started three laps behind and ordered them to run the missing laps before the deadline.

Lin Wan'er challenged Zhou Yi's harsh teaching methods and began her first lesson with Class One, First Grade at Shrek Academy. The students returned to class, where Lin Wan'er asked Wang Dong to explain Soul Tools, Soul Masters, and soul beasts.

• Tai Long admitted his mistake, and the eight other freshmen resumed their laps until all nine completed them within the allotted time.
• Lin Wan'er defended the students and argued with Zhou Yi, who then ordered the class to change clothes and return for lessons.
• Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao discussed the laps as they hurried back to their dormitory, and Huo Yuhao recalled seeing Wang Dong's three soul rings, including two purple ones.
• Lin Wan'er showed the class Yan Shaozhe's teaching schedule and began her lesson while Zhou Yi observed.
• Lin Wan'er called on Wang Dong to explain Soul Tools, Soul Masters, and soul beasts; Wang Dong gave a conventional answer and sat down.

Lin Wan'er and Zhou Yi debated whether Soul Tools or traditional Soul Master training mattered more, each explaining how Soul Tools changed combat and cultivation. Lin Wan'er ended by introducing innovative Soul Tools that combined Soul Masters, soul beasts, and devices, challenging Zhou Yi's assumptions.

• Lin Wan'er explained that Soul Tools had broadened Soul Masters' combat roles and made soul power increasingly important in cultivation.
• Zhou Yi argued that Soul Tools could not replace physical strength, speed, and soul rings, and demonstrated how a fast Rank 50 Soul Master could defeat a Tool Soul Master.
• The students were persuaded by Zhou Yi's argument, while Lin Wan'er calmly acknowledged that it was the standard Shrek Academy perspective.
• Lin Wan'er pointed out that Zhou Yi had overlooked innovative Soul Tools and soul beasts, then cited the Heaven Soul Sect's new symbiotic approach to Soul Tools, soul beasts, and Soul Masters.

Lin Wan'er challenged Zhou Yi's approach by teaching the students about soul guidance devices and soul spirits, then announced three months of physical training. Zhou Yi questioned Huo Yuhao about his Spirit Eye and, after experiencing his Spiritual Detection Sharing, decided to take him somewhere.

• Lin Wan'er explained how innovative soul guidance devices and the Soul Spirit Project could let support-system soul masters compete with Tool Martial Soul masters, and Zhou Yi confirmed the Single-Soldier Plan was under development.
• Lin Wan'er dismissed the class after announcing that students would undergo three months of physical training and repeat the year if they failed her and Zhou Yi's assessments.
• Zhou Yi ended class, summoned Huo Yuhao to her office, and demanded to know his martial soul and first soul skill.
• Huo Yuhao revealed his Spirit Eye and demonstrated Spiritual Detection Sharing, which gave Zhou Yi precise, data-like awareness of her surroundings.
• Zhou Yi praised the skill and told Huo Yuhao to come with her.

Lin Wan'er and Secretary Hua watched as Zhou Yi brought Huo Yuhao to the Soul Tool Testing Area, where she sought out Fan Yu. Huo Yuhao wondered what Zhou Yi intended and was unsettled by the way she and Fan Yu interacted.

• Lin Wan'er and Secretary Hua discussed Zhou Yi's attempt to recruit Huo Yuhao and decided to follow them.
• Zhou Yi took Huo Yuhao to the Soul Tool Testing Area and entered Testing Area Twelve with him.
• Lin Wan'er and Secretary Hua followed them inside unnoticed.
• A blast startled Huo Yuhao as Zhou Yi led him through the testing area to its largest space.
• Zhou Yi called out to Fan Yu, who asked why she had come, while Huo Yuhao felt uncomfortable watching them speak.

Zhou Yi brought Huo Yuhao to Fan Yu to demonstrate his spiritual skill, and Fan Yu recognized its remarkable potential despite dismissing Huo Yuhao’s strength. Huo Yuhao grew irritated by their treatment but agreed to assist He Caitou in testing a Soul Guidance Cannon, with Lin Wan'er encouraging him from concealment.

• Zhou Yi introduced Huo Yuhao to Fan Yu, who doubted his physical strength and talent until Zhou Yi asked him to demonstrate Spiritual Detection Sharing.
• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection Sharing on Fan Yu and nearly lost control when Fan Yu’s spiritual power overwhelmed him, but Sky Dream Ice Silkworm steadied his Sea of Spirit.
• Fan Yu marveled at the skill and, after Huo Yuhao blamed its unusual effect on a Wind Baboon soul ring, discussed the likely mutation with Zhou Yi.
• Fan Yu summoned He Caitou and ordered Huo Yuhao to assist him in firing a Set Soul Guidance Cannon at a moving target.
• Lin Wan'er reassured Huo Yuhao from a concealed spot, and he followed He Caitou to the testing grounds, where He Caitou produced a traditional-type Soul Guidance Device.

Huo Yuhao demonstrated his Spiritual Detection Sharing while He Caitou tested a Soul Guidance Device, then challenged Fan Yu and Zhou Yi after they underestimated his talent. The chapter ended with Zhou Yi accusing him of lying when he claimed to be a Second-level Soul Guidance Device Master.

• He Caitou fired a crude Soul Guidance Device at a moving target while Huo Yuhao shared his Spiritual Detection with him.
• Fan Yu asked about the range of Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection, and Huo Yuhao explained that it had grown and could improve further.
• Fan Yu and Zhou Yi discussed Huo Yuhao's potential and agreed to watch him, while Lin Wan'er overheard and relayed their conversation to him.
• Fan Yu told Huo Yuhao to return when his Spiritual Detection Sharing reached over one hundred meters if he wanted to learn to make Soul Guidance Devices.
• Huo Yuhao revealed that he was already a Second-level Soul Guidance Device Master, and Zhou Yi accused him of lying.

After Zhou Yi and Fan Yu challenged Huo Yuhao’s claim that he was a Second-level traditional Soul Guidance Device Master, he proved it with a patent certificate. Fan Yu offered him a place as a Core Disciple, but Huo Yuhao refused because his identity and loyalties made joining Shrek Academy unsuitable.

• Huo Yuhao insisted that he was a Second-level traditional Soul Guidance Device Master and presented a Soul Tool patent certificate as proof.
• Fan Yu verified the certificate and asked Huo Yuhao what he thought of He Caitou’s Soul Tool; Huo Yuhao called it outdated before softening his criticism.
• Fan Yu asked Huo Yuhao to become his disciple, but Huo Yuhao declined, saying his identity did not suit becoming a Shrek student.
• Fan Yu offered Huo Yuhao Core Disciple benefits and a future introduction to Dean Qian Duoduo, but Huo Yuhao asked whether he could take the dean as his master instead.
• He Caitou and Zhou Yi praised the Soul Guidance Device Department and urged Huo Yuhao to join, but he refused because he was a recognized prince of the Heaven Dou Empire and could not join neutral Shrek Academy.

Lin Wan'er exposed Huo Yuhao as a prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, stopping Zhou Yi from recruiting him into the Soul Guidance Device Department and leaving Zhou Yi and Fan Yu embarrassed. Later, Huo Yuhao explained his Spirit Eye to Wang Dong and demonstrated Spiritual Detection Sharing, which prompted him to extend his detection farther than before.

• Zhou Yi promised to help Huo Yuhao become Fan Yu's Core Disciple, but Lin Wan'er emerged and challenged her promise.
• Lin Wan'er revealed that Huo Yuhao was a prince of the Heaven Dou Empire and demanded that Zhou Yi ask the emperor to sever his ties to the empire.
• Lin Wan'er led Huo Yuhao away while the students condemned Zhou Yi, and He Caitou fled the scene.
• Back at the dormitory, Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong that his Spirit Eye let him use Spiritual Detection to predict movements, and Wang Dong explained her Light Goddess Butterfly martial soul.
• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong about his royal identity and demonstrated Spiritual Detection Sharing, then concentrated on extending his detection as his spiritual power grew stronger.

Huo Yuhao agreed to help Lin Wan'er open a barbecue business, then accidentally walked in on Wang Dong changing and narrowly avoided her soul skill. He fled to meet Lin Wan'er, while Wang Dong was left flustered and Huo Yuhao wrongly assumed she needed treatment for her chest.

• Huo Yuhao reflected on how he would improve his Spiritual Detection and prove Fan Yu and Zhou Yi wrong.
• Lin Wan'er substituted for Zhou Yi, and the students enjoyed her gentler teaching.
• Lin Wan'er proposed that Huo Yuhao open a barbecue shop chain that could also gather intelligence from soul masters, and Huo Yuhao agreed.
• Lin Wan'er told Huo Yuhao to wash and change while she waited downstairs, and he hurried back to the dormitory without knocking.
• Huo Yuhao walked in on Wang Dong changing, and her soul skill struck his protective barrier before she realized who he was.
• Huo Yuhao apologized and fled, while Wang Dong stood flustered and Huo Yuhao mistakenly thought she needed acupuncture treatment.

Huo Yuhao opened a grilled fish stall near Shrek Academy and discovered that selling fish both earned money and trained his spiritual power. After selling ninety fish on his first day, he capped sales at one hundred and left eager customers to return tomorrow.

• Lin Wan'er took Huo Yuhao to the area between Shrek Academy's Outer and Inner Courtyards, where she had prepared a shop and grilling equipment.
• Huo Yuhao seasoned and grilled green fish, attracting students with the aroma and selling his first fish for one Silver Soul Coin.
• The first customer devoured his fish and joined the queue again as more students crowded around Huo Yuhao's stall.
• Huo Yuhao used his Soul Power and Spiritual Detection to manage the grilling while he sold ninety fish and earned ninety Silver Soul Coins.
• Huo Yuhao limited his first day's sales to one hundred fish, turned away latecomers, and refused to take reservations so every customer would get freshly grilled fish.
• Lin Wan'er teased Bai Chenxiang about fusing with a fox soul beast instead of a swallow-type one.

Lin Wan'er and Bai Chenxiang watched as Huo Yuhao's stall became the setting for a planned encounter involving Shrek students. Xu Sanshi attacked Huo Yuhao and seized his grilled fish, prompting two people to challenge him.

• Bai Chenxiang insisted she wanted to meet Ma Xiaotao, while Lin Wan'er said they should watch the useful pawn make her entrance.
• A beautiful female student called Nannan arrived at Huo Yuhao's stall, asked about his grilled fish, and noticed the Heaven Soul Sect emblem.
• Huo Yuhao refused to lower his fixed price and said he had sold out, so Nannan turned to leave.
• Xu Sanshi threw a Gold Soul Coin at the stall and reached for the last two grilled fish, but Huo Yuhao dodged and grabbed them first.
• Xu Sanshi kicked over the grill, lifted Huo Yuhao into the air, and snatched the fish from him.
• Two voices challenged Xu Sanshi, asking what he was doing and accusing him of bullying the prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Lin Wan'er stopped Xu Sanshi from destroying Huo Yuhao's barbecue shop, forced him to apologize and pay compensation, and arranged for him to spar with Jiang Nannan. Xu Sanshi accepted Jiang Nannan's challenge, and the group headed to the dueling arena.

• Lin Wan'er used her Soul Prohibition power to suppress Xu Sanshi and make him kneel after he damaged the shop.
• Lin Wan'er revealed Xu Sanshi's identity and mocked him, then struck him with Gold Soul Coins until he admitted his wrongdoing.
• Lin Wan'er released Xu Sanshi and asked Jiang Nannan whether she wanted to spar with him; Jiang Nannan agreed on the condition that he stop bothering her if he lost.
• Xu Sanshi agreed to the spar and gave Huo Yuhao a card containing two hundred Gold Soul Coins as compensation.
• Huo Yuhao and Lin Wan'er headed toward the dueling arena, while Xu Sanshi followed Jiang Nannan.

Huo Yuhao and Lin Wan'er went to the Fighting Soul Zone to watch Jiang Nannan face Xu Sanshi, while Jiang Nannan prepared a plan to defeat him and secure a three-month reprieve from his pursuit. Wang Dong arrived and confronted Huo Yuhao over what he had seen earlier.

• Lin Wan'er explained the Fighting Soul Zone and told Huo Yuhao about Jiang Nannan and Xu Sanshi as they entered the crowded arena.
• Secretary Hua appeared before Jiang Nannan and explained how she could avoid Xu Sanshi's harassment and improve her chances of winning.
• Jiang Nannan and Xu Sanshi signed a pledge setting their match's stakes: she would not see him for three months if she won, while she would dine with him if she lost.
• More students gathered to watch the match, and Ma Xiaotao hurried over from Sea God Pavilion.
• Wang Dong sat beside Huo Yuhao, questioned him about what he had seen, and reached for him in anger after he teased her.

Jiang Nannan and Xu Sanshi began their first arena match, with Lin Wan'er secretly boosting Jiang Nannan before the fight. Jiang Nannan evaded Xu Sanshi's Dark Tortoise Tremor and appeared behind him, using gravity control as the battle continued.

• Jiang Nannan and Xu Sanshi entered the arena and agreed to their wager before the referee began the match.
• Jiang Nannan and Xu Sanshi released their Soft Bone Rabbit and Xuan Ming Turtle martial souls as the students watched.
• Lin Wan'er secretly sent Jiang Nannan an imperceptible boost when Xu Sanshi moved near the stands.
• Jiang Nannan charged and struck Xu Sanshi's shield, but he unleashed Dark Tortoise Tremor to knock her back.
• Jiang Nannan used teleportation to evade the tremor, appeared behind Xu Sanshi, and used gravity control to make him heavier.

Jiang Nannan defeated Xu Sanshi with Huo Yuhao’s covert assistance, while Lin Wan'er helped conceal Huo Yuhao’s exhaustion from Wang Dong. After the match, Ma Xiaotao summoned Xu Sanshi to a private room and struck him with a wave of scorching heat.

• Lin Wan'er’s power disrupted Xu Sanshi’s Soul Power, and Jiang Nannan used the opening to bypass his shield and defeat him.
• Huo Yuhao admitted no involvement, but the narration revealed that he had used Soul Shock, Spiritual Detection, and Spiritual Sharing to help Jiang Nannan win.
• Wang Dong carried the pretending-to-be-unconscious Huo Yuhao back to the dormitory, where she examined a pill Lin Wan'er had given her and prepared to meditate.
• Lin Wan'er summoned Secretary Hua to bring Bai Chenxiang, while Xu Sanshi mourned Jiang Nannan’s departure.
• Ma Xiaotao beckoned Xu Sanshi into a private room, where her scorching palm pressed against his back and left him unable to evade her.