Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan visited Meng Hongchen in Mingdu, where Xiao Hongchen interrupted their dinner and confronted him about his feelings for his sister. Lu Yuan returned to the Star Dou Forest and learned that Mu En had died, leaving Bi Ji warning him not to act rashly against Shrek.

• Xiao Hongchen caught Lu Yuan dining with Meng Hongchen and argued with him over his sister’s necklace and Lu Yuan’s intentions.
• Lu Yuan shared the meal with the siblings, then said goodbye to Meng Hongchen and left for the Star Dou Forest the next morning.
• Lu Yuan flew back to the Lake of Life, where Bi Ji welcomed him and urged him to resume training.
• Bi Ji told Lu Yuan that Mu En, Shrek’s Dragon God Douluo, had died, and cautioned him against rushing into conflict with Shrek.
• Lu Yuan said they could strike Shrek within five years, then asked where Qiu'er and the others were training.
• Bi Ji told Lu Yuan to go into seclusion and not tease her until he had broken through.

Wang Dong'er waited in her dorm to reveal her identity and feelings to Huo Yuhao, but he remained at training with Wang Chun'er. As Chun'er integrated into the team and earned Bei Bei's praise, Jiang Nannan began to fear she might be replaced among the Shrek Seven Monsters.

• Wang Dong'er admired her appearance in the mirror and resolved to tell Huo Yuhao her real name and confess that she liked him.
• At team training, Wang Chun'er struggled to keep pace with Jiang Nannan, then proved effective defending the right flank with her versatile martial soul.
• Wang Chun'er asked Jiang Nannan for advice after practice, leaving Jiang Nannan unsettled despite Chun'er's self-critical words.
• Wang Chun'er improved over several sessions and earned Bei Bei's approval as a potential core team member.
• Jiang Nannan compared her role with the other members' strengths and worried that Wang Chun'er could make her seem dispensable.

Wang Chun'er invited Huo Yuhao to dinner and cared for him by grilling his food, stirring memories of his mother and leaving him wanting more of her warmth. Meanwhile, Xu Sanshi noticed Jiang Nannan had grown distant, and the chapter ended with Chun'er promising to grow strong enough to help Huo Yuhao.

• Wang Chun'er asked Bei Bei to pay more attention to Jiang Nannan, saying she could practice by herself so Nannan would not feel neglected.
• Xu Sanshi tried to invite Jiang Nannan out, but she refused and walked away, leaving him concerned about her distance.
• Wang Chun'er invited Huo Yuhao to a new barbecue restaurant, and he agreed to go with her.
• At dinner, Wang Chun'er grilled and served Huo Yuhao food, which reminded him of how his mother used to feed him.
• Wang Chun'er told Huo Yuhao not to carry everything alone and promised to work hard so she could help him someday.

Huo Yuhao spent a warm evening with Wang Chun'er, then returned to his dormitory and discovered that Wang Dong was a girl who looked almost exactly like Chun'er. He was left reeling from the revelation and wondering what to do about his feelings for both of them.

• Wang Chun'er thanked Huo Yuhao for dinner and watched him leave before returning to her dormitory, pleased with her plan to win him over.
• Huo Yuhao returned to his room thinking about Wang Chun'er and went in intending to comfort Wang Dong.
• Huo Yuhao mistook the long-haired figure in his room for Wang Chun'er, but recognized Wang Dong by her voice and expression.
• Wang Dong'er told Huo Yuhao that she had always been a girl and accused him of being blind rather than saying she had lied to him.
• Huo Yuhao recalled his confusing feelings for Wang Dong and Wang Chun'er and wondered what to do if he wanted them both.

Huo Yuhao chose Wang Dong'er over Wang Chun'er after struggling to answer, but his hesitation left Wang Dong'er hurt and uncertain. As neither could sleep, Wang Dong'er caught Huo Yuhao's wrist and asked whether he regretted choosing her.

• Wang Dong'er demanded that Huo Yuhao choose between her and Wang Chun'er, and he struggled to answer.
• Huo Yuhao chose Wang Dong'er, but she recognized that he still had feelings for Wang Chun'er and asked how he would explain his choice.
• Wang Dong'er ended the conversation, and she and Huo Yuhao lay awake in their dorm, turned away from each other.
• Huo Yuhao sought advice from Tian Meng, who silently comforted him.
• Huo Yuhao tried to pull Wang Dong'er's blanket over her, and she caught his wrist and asked if he regretted choosing her.

Wang Dong'er tried to draw Huo Yuhao closer, but an unknown force surged through his body and knocked him unconscious. Zhuang Yusen found no ordinary injuries and discovered a baffling condition he could not explain to Wang Dong'er.

• Wang Dong'er urged Huo Yuhao to prove he had chosen her, and the two grew intimate in her dormitory.
• A tremendous unknown force rushed through Huo Yuhao's meridians and Mental Sea, knocking out the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm before Huo Yuhao collapsed unconscious.
• Wang Dong'er carried Huo Yuhao to the Sea God's Pavilion and asked Zhuang Yusen to examine him.
• Zhuang Yusen found Huo Yuhao's body, meridians, and Soul Power apparently normal, and said he had likely suffered a temporary shock.
• After Wang Dong'er admitted they had been intimate, Zhuang Yusen checked Huo Yuhao again and was stunned by a strange condition he did not know how to explain.

Huo Yuhao remained unconscious for two days after suddenly collapsing, while Wang Dong'er watched over him and Wang Chun'er repeatedly visited with food and offers to help. Wang Chun'er won the sympathy of their friends, who praised her devotion as Wang Dong'er grew increasingly uncomfortable.

• Zhuang Lao told Wang Dong'er that Huo Yuhao was physically fine but warned them not to repeat what they had just done, and Wang Dong'er left him in his care.
• After two days passed without Huo Yuhao waking, Zhuang Lao found his body and Soul Power normal but could not rouse his deeply sunken consciousness.
• Wang Chun'er brought porridge to Huo Yuhao, but Wang Dong'er initially blocked her from entering before letting her leave the food and visit him.
• Bei Bei, He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, Ning Tian, and Jiang Nannan visited Huo Yuhao, guessed Wang Chun'er had brought the food, and praised her kindness while asking Wang Dong'er what had happened.
• Wang Chun'er returned to offer help, and Bei Bei, He Caitou, and Ning Tian praised her concern as Wang Dong'er watched in silence.

After Huo Yuhao collapsed, Wang Dong'er discovered that the Lovesick Heartbreak Red might save him and secretly set off for Sunset Forest. Tang San watched her journey from the Divine Realm but could not intervene, while the Ice Empress went to confront Wang Dong'er as she approached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Xu Sanshi and Ning Tian pressed Wang Dong'er to explain Huo Yuhao's collapse, but she could not tell them what had happened.
• After the others left, Wang Dong'er opened the brocade pouch from Niu Tian and learned that the Lovesick Heartbreak Red could cure her hidden injuries if picked by someone who truly loved her.
• Wang Dong'er left Shrek Academy alone that night and headed for Sunset Forest, while Tang San secretly tried to stop her but could not send divine power into the lower realm.
• Over the next two days, Wang Chun'er stayed by Huo Yuhao as Bei Bei and the others wondered where Wang Dong'er had gone.
• Wang Dong'er reached the outskirts of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and the Ice Dragon King sent the Ice Empress to drive her away.

Wang Dong'er entered Sunset Forest seeking the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to save Huo Yuhao, but the Ice Empress attacked and drove her away. Poisoned and gravely wounded, she returned to Shrek Academy and collapsed as Wang Chun'er rushed her to Zhuang Lao.

• Wang Dong'er approached the valley of immortal herbs but was intercepted by the Ice Empress, who attacked her for trespassing.
• Wang Dong'er explained that she needed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to save Huo Yuhao, but the Ice Empress refused and attacked again.
• Wang Dong'er escaped Sunset Forest with an icy wound and Jade-Phosphorus Flower poison ravaging her body.
• Wang Dong'er returned to Shrek Academy the following evening, where Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and the others learned she was badly injured.
• Wang Chun'er supported Wang Dong'er toward the Sea God's Pavilion, and Wang Dong'er fainted before they could reach Zhuang Lao.

After Zhuang Lao stabilized Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao came to her bedside and stayed with her while Wang Chun'er cared for them both. He left with Wang Chun'er to get dinner, unaware that she had deliberately kept him distracted to fulfill Lu Yuan's task.

• Zhuang Lao used Herbal Rejuvenation to stabilize Wang Dong'er and said her strange chill would take time to dispel.
• Huo Yuhao rushed to the medical room, thanked Wang Chun'er for caring for them, and stayed beside the unconscious Wang Dong'er.
• Wang Chun'er refused to leave, tended to Wang Dong'er, and told Huo Yuhao she was happy if he was happy.
• Huo Yuhao persuaded Wang Chun'er to leave the room with him to get dinner, and she admitted she was jealous that he worried so much about Wang Dong'er.
• Wang Chun'er privately reflected that she had distracted Huo Yuhao from cultivating and fulfilled the task Lu Yuan gave her.

With the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament six months away, Lu Yuan lounged with Bi Ji at Emerald Lake and insisted he would take Wang Qiu'er and Xiao Xiao to compete. Bi Ji suggested seeking the Ice Empress’s help, and Lu Yuan brought out an Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone, planning to use it to help the Ice Empress master Ice Explosion and advance her cultivation.

• Bi Ji teased Lu Yuan for lounging while Wang Qiu'er and Xiao Xiao were in seclusion, and pointed out that young Emerald Swans were copying his lazy poses.
• Lu Yuan flirted with Bi Ji and told her he intended to take Wang Qiu'er and Xiao Xiao to the tournament, where he hoped to defeat Shrek.
• Bi Ji suggested Lu Yuan seek outside help from the Ice Empress because his cultivation was progressing slowly.
• Lu Yuan produced an Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone he had bought at auction and planned to let the Ice Empress study its Ice Explosion skill.

Lu Yuan brought Bi Ji to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where he gave the Ice Empress an Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone containing the rare Ice Explosion skill. The Ice Empress began studying it and asked after the Snow Empress, who refused to come out, while Lu Yuan and Bi Ji discussed her devotion to her.

• Lu Yuan and Bi Ji flew to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well without telling Gu Yuena.
• The Ice Empress confronted Lu Yuan for arriving late, and he gave her an Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone he had bought at auction.
• Lu Yuan explained that the soul bone contained Ice Explosion, a skill the Ice Empress had long wished to awaken, and she accepted it to study.
• The Ice Empress asked why the Snow Empress had not come to see her, but the Snow Empress refused to leave Lu Yuan's mind.
• Lu Yuan and Bi Ji discussed the Ice Empress's devotion to the Snow Empress while the Snow Empress listened from the Mental Sea.

Lu Yuan and Bi Ji waited at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while the Ice Empress studied Ice Explosion from a Soul Bone. After two and a half months of practice, the Ice Empress mastered the skill and celebrated by blasting a mountainside apart.

• Lu Yuan checked the Fire Dragon King's recovering Dragon Egg in the Sun Spring, then discussed travel plans and team uniforms with Bi Ji.
• The Ice Empress studied the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone to uncover the principles of Ice Explosion, while Lu Yuan and Bi Ji cultivated nearby.
• Over two and a half months, the Ice Empress repeatedly tested the skill, receiving occasional guidance from the Ice Dragon King.
• After three quiet days, an icy-blue pillar appeared and the Ice Empress announced that she had mastered Ice Explosion.
• The Ice Empress detonated dozens of ice particles at once, blasting a vast crater into the mountainside.

The Ice Empress mastered Ice Explosion and began sacrificing herself to become a Soul Ring for Lu Yuan’s Snow Empress Martial Soul. As Electrolux started the ritual, the Snow Empress secretly asked him to recreate the mishap that had once turned her into a little girl.

• The Ice Empress demonstrated Ice Explosion by destroying a boulder from within, and Lu Yuan praised her power before reminding her to keep her promise and sacrifice herself.
• The Ice Empress agreed to the sacrifice because it would let her stay beside the Snow Empress, and Electrolux said his spells could preserve her self-awareness.
• The Snow Empress privately asked Electrolux to deliberately cause a small problem like the one that had made her a little girl before, and he agreed.
• The Snow Empress checked that the Ice Empress truly wanted to give up her freedom, then let her proceed with the sacrifice.
• The Ice Empress began transforming into streams of icy light, while Lu Yuan guided her power toward the Snow Empress Martial Soul and Electrolux chanted the spell.

Lu Yuan completed the Ice Empress’s sacrifice, reached soul power level 90, and gained two soul rings for the Snow Empress. The Ice Empress reappeared as a tiny, chirping Ice Jade Scorpion, and the Snow Empress happily treated her like a daughter.

• Electrolux used Soul Chains to keep the Ice Empress’s soul intact as she sacrificed herself and transferred her essence to Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan’s soul power rose to level 90, while the Snow Empress gained two orange-gold soul rings and the skills Ice Explosion and Martial Soul Avatar.
• Lu Yuan released the Ice Empress from his mental sea as a palm-sized Ice Jade Scorpion, and Electrolux admitted that his Soul Chains had gone slightly wrong.
• The tiny Ice Empress eagerly climbed into the Snow Empress’s palm, and Electrolux indicated that she no longer remembered who she was.
• The Snow Empress embraced the little Ice Jade Scorpion and asked her to call her Mommy, but the creature only chirped in response.

Lu Yuan successfully condensed a fire-attribute soul core, forming yin-yang complementary dual soul cores with his ice core. He then joined Snow Empress in using God-Bestowed Soul Rings to raise their soul power, and his level ninety bottleneck broke.

• Snow Empress took the little Ice Jade Scorpion to play while Lu Yuan prepared to condense a second soul core.
• Lu Yuan formed a fire-attribute soul core and adjusted both cores into a circulating yin-yang complementary cycle.
• Lu Yuan stopped Bi Ji from celebrating and took out the God-Bestowed Soul Rings to continue raising his power.
• Lu Yuan gave Snow Empress two God-Bestowed Soul Rings and suggested she focus on sword-type soul skills.
• Lu Yuan and Snow Empress began using their God-Bestowed Soul Rings, and Lu Yuan broke through the level ninety bottleneck as a soul ring appeared and changed color.

Lu Yuan pushed his God-Bestowed Soul Ring to its limit and successfully raised it to one million years, then woke after two and a half days of absorption. The Snow Empress waited to absorb her own ring until after his breakthrough, while Bi Ji worried over Lu Yuan.

• Lu Yuan used his martial soul and five soul bones to raise his God-Bestowed Soul Ring past nine hundred thousand years.
• The Snow Empress told Bi Ji that she was waiting for Lu Yuan to finish so her own God-Bestowed Soul Ring could reach a higher age.
• Lu Yuan pushed past his limit and transformed the ring into a Million-Year Soul Ring before absorbing it.
• Lu Yuan woke after about two and a half days, and Bi Ji embraced him in relief before letting go when he said he could not breathe.
• The Snow Empress praised Lu Yuan, and he joked that she should have absorbed her eighth soul ring first so he would not have had to work so hard.

Lu Yuan returned to the Star Dou Forest with Bi Ji after helping the Snow Empress absorb her God-Bestowed Soul Ring, and revealed his Million-Year Soul Ring to Gu Qiu'er and Xiao Xiao. He then traveled with them to Mingdu for the tournament, where the hotel clerk was shocked that the Abyss Cult had only three competitors.

• Lu Yuan sent Electrolux into the Void Realm to recuperate, then the Snow Empress entered with the little Ice Jade Scorpion to absorb her God-Bestowed Soul Ring.
• Lu Yuan and Bi Ji left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and returned to the Lake of Life, where Gu Qiu'er and Xiao Xiao saw his eight hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings and golden Million-Year Soul Ring.
• Bi Ji told Gu Qiu'er that Lu Yuan had nearly died several times while obtaining the Million-Year Soul Ring, and Gu Qiu'er warned him not to risk himself like that again.
• Lu Yuan, Bi Ji, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao departed for Mingdu after Gu Yuena and Di Tian wished them well.
• Lu Yuan registered the Abyss Cult at the Bright Delight Grand Hotel as a team with three competitors, astonishing the clerk.

Lu Yuan, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao registered as competitors for the Abyss Cult and received rooms on the tournament’s top floor. The Shrek team challenged the special accommodations, and Lu Yuan left with his companions while the argument continued.

• The receptionist tested Gu Qiu'er, Xiao Xiao, and Lu Yuan’s bone ages and confirmed all three were eligible to compete.
• The Abyss Cult team registered, and the receptionist gave them three top-floor suites arranged by the Organizing Committee.
• Xu Sanshi objected to the accommodations, and Huo Yuhao and other Shrek members questioned why the unfamiliar Abyss Cult received such treatment.
• The receptionist defended the Organizing Committee’s decision and said the Abyss Cult was known on the Sun-Moon Continent.
• Lu Yuan snapped at the Shrek team and went upstairs with Bi Ji, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao while the Shrek members continued cursing them.

After meeting the Shrek group in Mingdu, Lu Yuan reunited with his Sun Moon Academy friends and prepared for the tournament. The tournament then officially began, with Ju Zi delivering the opening address.

• Wang Chun'er reminded the Shrek group that Lu Yuan and his companions were the people they had encountered, and Huo Yuhao reacted with rage over Sister Xiaotao's death.
• The Shrek group argued over receiving second-class rooms because they had placed second in the previous tournament, then went to their assigned rooms.
• Lu Yuan, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao visited Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, Ji Juechen, and Jing Ziyan at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
• The group shared a meal and discussed the tournament, and Xiao Xiao remembered Ye Guyi, whom they had lost contact with in Mingdu.
• Lu Yuan sparred with Ji Juechen at the academy's training grounds and easily defeated him before returning to the hotel late at night.
• The tournament officially began, and Ju Zi delivered the opening address as Lu Yuan and his companions watched from excellent seats.