Chapter Summaries

Lin You worried about the God King’s power while Huo Yuhao settled into Class Nine and grew increasingly possessive of him. The two shared a quiet walk beside Sea God Lake, where Huo Yuhao resolved to drive away anyone she saw as a threat to their happiness.

• Lin You reflected on Wang Yan’s lessons, kept Huo Yuhao away from Wang Dong, and feared the God King could undo everything he built.
• Huo Yuhao made friends with NanGong Yun’er in Class Nine, where Mu Jin’s unexpectedly cheerful behavior improved the atmosphere.
• Huo Yuhao received several love letters but tore them up without reading them, while NanGong Yun’er challenged Lin You to fight again in the New Student Assessment tournament.
• Huo Yuhao worried that Ma Xiaotao or another woman might pursue Lin You and resolved to defeat every woman she considered a threat.
• Huo Yuhao walked with Lin You beside Sea God Lake, mistook his Storage Soul Tool for a couple’s ring, and wished their peaceful moment could last forever.

After three months, Lin You confronted Ge Liang, the homeroom teacher of New Student Class Five, and tried to arrest him for his crimes. Ge Liang fled through a window, but Lin You trapped him in flames and descended through the air as the Fire God.

• Lin You entered New Student Class Five, where Sai Te recognized his enforcement uniform and nervously made way for him.
• Lin You accused Ge Liang of crimes and ordered him to come with him.
• Ge Liang denied the accusation, then transformed with his Gilded Hatchling Dragon Martial Soul and leaped out a third-floor window.
• Lin You ignited White Phosphorus around Ge Liang’s landing spot, trapping him in a blazing ring of extreme heat.
• Lin You walked through the air in a feathered robe of flame as the fire subsided before him.

Lin You subdued Ge Liang with White Phosphorus flames and escorted him to the Enforcement Office for his crimes against freshmen. The Campus Enforcement Team’s public crackdown had transformed Shrek Academy, and Lin You reunited with Bei Bei after delivering Ge Liang.

• Lin You extinguished his flames after overwhelming Ge Liang, who admitted he could no longer resist.
• Lin You explained that Ge Liang’s Martial Soul had caused irreversible Goldification in several expelled freshmen and took him into custody.
• Students discussed the Campus Enforcement Team’s arrests and public trials, which had exposed the academy’s hidden abuses and inspired students to seek membership.
• Lin You brought Ge Liang to the Enforcement Office and encountered Bei Bei, who praised his growing strength.
• Lin You accepted Bei Bei’s invitation to get food and said he would call his little sister.

Lin You met Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei at a restaurant, where Bei Bei offered Huo Yuhao the Tang Sect’s Eye Training Technique. Lin You declined to let her join the sect but proposed a trade, leaving Bei Bei willing to hear his offer.

• Lin You joined Huo Yuhao at their usual restaurant and told her he had apprehended Ge Liang for causing students to undergo Goldification.
• Huo Yuhao urged Lin You to act against Zhou Yi, but Lin You said his desire for revenge had faded and considered crippling her Martial Soul sufficient.
• Bei Bei warned Lin You that the people he had arrested might retaliate, and Lin You said he was ready for them.
• Bei Bei offered Huo Yuhao the Tang Sect’s Eye Training Technique, but Lin You refused to decide on her behalf because academy leaders wanted to train her.
• Lin You offered to exchange something for the technique, and Bei Bei agreed to hear his proposal.

Lin You traded a Life Spirit Pill for Bei Bei’s copies of the Purple Demon Eyes and Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, promising the Tang Sect techniques would not pass beyond Huo Yuhao’s generation. As Lin You and Huo Yuhao headed to class, he remained suspicious that Bei Bei had agreed too easily.

• Lin You considered ways to strengthen Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Eye and decided the Purple Demon Eyes could help.
• Lin You offered Bei Bei a Life Spirit Pill and explained how it might improve Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Grass and cultivation.
• Lin You promised the Tang Sect techniques would end with Huo Yuhao’s generation, and Bei Bei gave him copies of the Purple Demon Eyes and Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.
• Lin You agreed to keep the transaction secret from Tang Ya, and Bei Bei asked him not to display the Purple Demon Eyes in front of her.
• Huo Yuhao worried that Lin You had gone to such lengths for her, and Lin You told her not to practice the technique yet and to prepare for the New Student Assessment.
• Lin You questioned whether Bei Bei had trusted him too quickly as he and Huo Yuhao walked toward class.

Wang Yan announced the first-year assessment and explained its 3v3 format, rules, and the importance of choosing a Soul Master specialization. Lin You chose Support System, Wang Dong chose Power Attack System, and Xiao Xiao chose Control System, leaving Wang Dong fuming at Lin You's teasing.

• Wang Dong asked Xiao Xiao why the other students were looking at him, and Lin You mocked him before the two traded blows.
• Wang Yan suspended the lesson and told the class that the New Student Assessment would begin in two days.
• Wang Yan distributed forms with personal advice and asked students to choose their future Soul Master specialization.
• Wang Yan explained the 3v3 assessment rules and advised students to conserve strength across consecutive matches.
• Lin You wrote Support System, Wang Dong chose Power Attack System, and Xiao Xiao chose Control System.
• Lin You brought Wang Dong a block of tofu after Wang Dong joked about smashing his head into one, infuriating him.

Wang Dong objected to being teamed with Lin You, but he, Lin You, and Xiao Xiao remained together as a group. As they prepared for the New Student Assessment, Lin You revealed he had chosen the Support System because he would later transfer to the Soul Tool Department, while Wang Dong and Lin You resumed arguing over who should lead their team.

• Wang Yan announced the temporary groups, and Wang Dong objected to being teamed with Lin You because he wanted to fight him.
• Lin You and Wang Dong traded insults, while Xiao Xiao insisted they accept being a three-person team.
• Wang Yan told the students to discuss their teams and prepare for the challenge the day after tomorrow.
• Wang Yan questioned Lin You's choice of the Support System, and Lin You explained he would transfer to the Soul Tool Department under orders from higher-ups.
• Xiao Xiao suggested the team discuss tactics, but Lin You and Wang Dong argued over their roles and who should do the fighting.

Lin You warned Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao about the powerful students awaiting them in the New Student Assessment, but the trio settled on acting freely. After Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao left, Lin You called out Senior Ma Xiaotao, who emerged from the corridor shadows.

• Lin You explained that his wide-ranging Martial Soul attacks could endanger his teammates, while Wang Dong insisted he could handle the matches himself.
• Xiao Xiao broke up their renewed argument, and the trio agreed to act freely during the assessment.
• Lin You told Xiao Xiao about Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Xie Huanyue’s defenses, Ning Tian’s support abilities, and Huo Yuhao’s strength.
• Wang Dong left to cultivate, and Xiao Xiao departed shortly after him.
• Lin You addressed Senior Ma Xiaotao in the empty classroom, and a tall red figure emerged from the corridor shadows.

Ma Xiaotao sought Lin You because his icy power had been suppressing the evil fire inside her, which was beginning to return. Lin You unleashed extreme cold, and Ma Xiaotao embraced him to relieve the fire, leaving them in close physical contact.

• Ma Xiaotao brought Lin You to a hidden underground room and told him she needed him.
• Ma Xiaotao explained that Lin You's cold had suppressed her evil fire for three months, but its effect was fading.
• When Ma Xiaotao pressed close, Lin You took the initiative and wrapped an arm around her waist.
• Lin You transformed nearby water molecules into an extremely cold ice structure, causing the temperature to plunge.
• Ma Xiaotao embraced Lin You and enjoyed relief as his extreme cold met her blazing evil fire.

Lin You helped Ma Xiaotao suppress her evil fire with his Ultimate Ice and Fire, then fled when she insisted they stay close. Mu En saw Lin You return and concluded that Ma Xiaotao was a better match for him than Huo Yuhao.

• Ma Xiaotao clung to Lin You as he used his powers to suppress her evil fire and sensed that its spiritual force might affect him.
• Ma Xiaotao fell asleep after the treatment, and Lin You forced her to release him with a layer of ice.
• Ma Xiaotao said she needed to stay near Lin You and repay him, but Lin You refused her offer and rushed away.
• Ma Xiaotao watched Lin You leave and resolved that he would not escape her.
• Mu En sensed Lin You's scent and decided that Ma Xiaotao suited him better than Huo Yuhao.

The New Student Assessment began at Shrek Academy, where Lin You's reputation made the other freshmen dread drawing him as an opponent. Lin You was matched against Team Jiang Guangtou, whose members entered the arena expecting a hopeless fight.

• The academy opened the first day of the New Student Assessment, with more than three hundred and forty teams competing across fifty arenas.
• Assessment teacher Hai Bo warned the students that crippling opponents would result in disqualification and that the Campus Enforcement Team would punish deliberate harm.
• Hai Bo announced that Lin You's team would face Team Jiang Guangtou from New Student Class Five in the first match at Area Twelve.
• Jiang Guangtou and his teammates remembered Lin You humiliating their teacher two days earlier and nervously wondered whether they could win.
• Both teams took their positions in the arena, and Hai Bo began the assessment.

Lin You’s team faced Jiang Guangtou and his two teammates in a class match, but Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao defeated them without Lin You entering the fight. After the win, Lin You talked Wang Dong into accepting his decision to stay back, while quietly considering how easy Wang Dong was to manipulate.

• Jiang Guangtou and his two teammates charged Lin You, but he stepped behind Wang Dong and left the fight to him.
• Wang Dong revealed his blue-violet wings and unusual Soul Ring configuration, then wounded the Fire Lion Beast soul master and sent the Black Snake Sword soul master flying.
• Xiao Xiao used her Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron to interrupt the Cyan Vine soul master’s attack, and the referee rescued the injured opponents.
• Wang Dong knocked down the remaining opponent, and the referee declared Class One’s Lin You team the winner.
• Wang Dong praised Xiao Xiao and complained to Lin You, who argued that he had given Wang Dong the chance to show off his strength.
• Wang Dong told Lin You to fight seriously next time, while Lin You considered switching to the Control System because Wang Dong was easy to fool.

After the first assessment match, Lin You worried that Tang San might discover Huo Yu Chan and decided to take her to the Far North once the matches ended. He watched Huo Yu Chan win with Ning Tian and Wu Feng, then reunited with her after the match.

• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao defeated their opponents, while Lin You left to visit his sister.
• Wang Dong resisted an unexplained urge to follow Lin You, and he suspected Tang San might be influencing her through destiny.
• Lin You weighed the risks of staying at Shrek and decided to go to the Far North after the assessments, hoping Tian Meng would not make a mistake.
• Lin You arrived at Huo Yu Chan's match and saw her team with Ning Tian and Wu Feng, while Wu Feng fought with support from Ning Tian.
• Huo Yu Chan's team won, and she ran to Lin You and embraced him as Ning Tian and Wu Feng watched in surprise.

After Huo Yuhao defeated three students, she clung to Lin You and recognized Ma Xiaotao’s scent on him. Lin You met Ning Tian and Wu Feng, then agreed to join them on a trip to the shops outside the East City Gate.

• Huo Yuhao hugged Lin You after her victory and identified Ma Xiaotao as the source of his scent.
• Ning Tian asked Huo Yuhao to introduce Lin You, and Huo Yuhao introduced him as her brother.
• Ning Tian introduced herself as a member of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School and introduced Wu Feng as her childhood friend.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng invited Lin You and Huo Yuhao to visit shops and snack stalls outside the East City Gate.
• Lin You agreed to go, hoping to sell some Soul Tools, and the group headed for the East City Gate.

Lin You agreed to spar with Wu Feng at the Soul Fighting Zone after Ning Tian accepted a reasonable condition on Wu Feng’s behalf if she lost. The two took their positions in the arena, ready for the referee to begin.

• Lin You sold his spare Soul Tools for nearly three thousand Gold Soul Coins and explained to Wu Feng that teamwork and Enforcement Team authority had helped him arrest upperclassmen.
• Wu Feng asked Lin You to spar, and he agreed on the condition that Ning Tian owe him one reasonable favor if Wu Feng lost.
• Ning Tian accepted the condition, while Huo Yuhao quietly observed the group and thought about Lin You’s popularity.
• The group ate together, then went to the Soul Fighting Zone, where Ning Tian paid the registration fee.
• Lin You and Wu Feng stood facing each other in the arena as the referee prepared to start the match.

Lin You fought Wu Feng in the arena and overcame her Red Dragon Martial Soul with his control over fire and ice. He froze her in place and declared victory.

• Before the match, Huo Yuhao told Ning Tian that Lin You could kill Wu Feng seven times in three seconds, leaving Ning Tian stunned.
• Wu Feng charged Lin You with Dragon Fire and Dragon's Wrath, but Lin You extinguished her flames with a gentle breath.
• Lin You counterattacked and used his strength and illusory movement to evade Wu Feng's kick and overpower her.
• Lin You froze Wu Feng's legs, then her hands and entire body, and announced that he had won.

Lin You asked Ning Tian to obtain the dangerous Soul Devouring Evil Blade, which could help him gain access to Gold of Life needed for the group’s trip to the Far North. After Ning Tian agreed to pursue the blade through her family’s auction-house connections, Lin You and Huo Yuhao learned why Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had recommended it.

• Wu Feng admitted defeat to Lin You, and Ning Tian agreed to get him a Ranked Engraving Knife after he requested one.
• Lin You clarified that he wanted the Soul Devouring Evil Blade from the Starlight Auction House, and Ning Tian agreed to seek it through her family’s connections.
• Ning Tian invited Lin You and Huo Yuhao to dinner, and the four students parted ways before class resumed.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Lin You and Huo Yuhao that the blade was connected to the Gold of Life and could provide combat strength for their dangerous trip to the Far North.
• Lin You explained that the Gold of Life could help Electrolux recover, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm offered to share his Spiritual Power with him if the group faced danger.
• Huo Yuhao returned to class after learning the reason for Lin You’s request, with the second round of the competition scheduled for the next day.

After Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao carried Lin You’s team through five matches, Lin You took over for the next round of the New Student Assessment. He was left alone in the arena against three Beast Martial Soul Masters after Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao surrendered as planned.

• Wang Dong ran out of Soul Power after the team’s fifth victory and refused to keep fighting, so Lin You promised to handle the remaining matches.
• Lin You and Wang Dong traded insults before Lin You told Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao to trust his moment in the spotlight.
• Teacher Hai announced that Lin You’s team had become the division’s top seed and matched them against Bu Shi Ren’s team for the sixth round.
• Bu Shi Ren introduced his teammates Shi Ren Wo and red, and the three opponents released their Beast Martial Souls.
• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao surrendered as soon as the match began, leaving Lin You alone against all three opponents.

Lin You faced Bu Shi Ren and his two teammates alone after Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao left the arena at his request. His Phosphorus Fire and Poison Smoke overwhelmed the opposing team, and the referee stopped the match.

• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao explained that Lin You had told them to leave the arena to avoid his area-effect Martial Soul ability.
• Bu Shi Ren and his teammates transformed and charged Lin You, but Phosphorus Fire forced them to halt.
• The trio launched Soul Skills from the air and underground while Lin You's body let the attacks pass through him.
• Lin You linked the flames into walls and filled the arena with Poison Smoke, leaving the three opponents coughing and unable to fight.
• The referee declared that the opposing team had lost and ordered Lin You to put away his magic.

Lin You defeated Bu Shi Ren’s team with his Poison Smoke technique, then detoxified the three opponents before leading his team through the district’s round robin undefeated. At Sea God Pavilion, the Venerable Elders reviewed Lin You and Huo Yuhao’s records and considered beginning their next stage of training.

• The referee declared Lin You’s team the winner after Lin You defeated Bu Shi Ren’s three teammates without being injured.
• Lin You used his elemental power to remove the Phosphorus Pentoxide from the three opponents, who abandoned their thoughts of revenge after realizing he had saved them.
• Lin You stopped Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao from surrendering and told them to keep fighting while he covered them.
• Lin You’s team won all ten round-robin matches in District 13, while the other teams avoided facing them directly.
• Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and the other Venerable Elders reviewed Lin You and Huo Yuhao’s battle records at Sea God Pavilion and discussed starting their next training stage.