Chapter Summaries

Yan Shaozhe brought twelve-year-old Ye Chen, an Ultimate Ice martial soul wielder and Rank 41 Soul Ancestor, to Shrek Academy and entrusted Ma Xiaotao with his enrollment. Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire eased around Ye Chen, and the chapter ended with Du Weilun placing him in a new student class.

• Yan Shaozhe introduced Ye Chen as his new disciple and revealed that he possessed an Ultimate Ice martial soul, prompting Ma Xiaotao to eagerly welcome him as her junior brother.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Ma Xiaotao to handle Ye Chen’s enrollment and arrange for him to join a new student class and assessment.
• Ma Xiaotao learned Ye Chen was a twelve-year-old Soul Ancestor and noticed his presence suppressed her Evil Fire.
• Ma Xiaotao led Ye Chen to the Dean’s Office, where Du Weilun completed his enrollment despite admissions having ended.
• Du Weilun gave Ye Chen a form to choose among ten new student classes.

Ye Chen chose to join Class Nine and was taken by Ma Xiaotao to test his Ice Dragon martial soul. Their spar greatly reduced the evil fire in Ma Xiaotao’s body, leaving her eager to keep Ye Chen close.

• Ye Chen declined Du Weilun’s recommendation for Class One and chose Class Nine, then received a freshman badge and the key to Dormitory 112.
• Ma Xiaotao took Ye Chen’s dormitory key and brought him to a private Training Room to examine his cultivation and use his ice powers to relieve her evil fire.
• Ye Chen summoned the Ice Dragon King and revealed his Ice Scale Armor and Ice Dragon Breath, whose Ultimate Ice countered Ma Xiaotao’s flames.
• Ye Chen unleashed Ice Dragon Wings: Blizzard, and Ma Xiaotao countered it with Phoenix Roaring Heaven Strike.
• Ma Xiaotao ended the spar after the powerful attack startled her; the ice had reduced her accumulated evil fire by half.

Ye Chen met Jiang Nannan at a noodle stall and hired her to guide his cultivation, using the job as an excuse to help with her meager meal. Jiang Nannan accepted his offer, leaving their new arrangement in place.

• Ye Chen left Ma Xiaotao and checked in near the academy's east gate, gaining 50 Spiritual Power after passing Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya's grilled fish stall.
• Ye Chen found Jiang Nannan eating plain noodles and noticed that her frugality had left her looking weak.
• Ye Chen offered Jiang Nannan a bowl of noodles, but she initially refused to accept his gift.
• Ye Chen claimed he wanted Jiang Nannan as his personal cultivation coach and offered her 200 Gold Soul Coins per month, including a 100-coin deposit.
• Jiang Nannan hesitated, then accepted Ye Chen's request.

Xu Sanshi confronted Ye Chen over Jiang Nannan, but she defended Ye Chen and forced Xu Sanshi to leave. Nearby, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned Huo Yuhao that Ye Chen possessed Ultimate Ice and urged him toward the opportunity awaiting him at level 20.

• Xu Sanshi angrily approached Ye Chen and accused him of pursuing Jiang Nannan, but Jiang Nannan stepped in to defend Ye Chen and rejected Xu Sanshi.
• Jiang Nannan warned Xu Sanshi that she would report him if he attacked a freshman, so Xu Sanshi backed off and left after glaring at Ye Chen.
• Jiang Nannan apologized to Ye Chen, then returned to her noodles while students nearby watched and gossiped.
• Tang Ya asked Huo Yuhao about Ye Chen, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned Huo Yuhao that Ye Chen had an Ultimate Ice martial soul.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explained that Ultimate Ice was invincible among those of the same level and promised Huo Yuhao a similar martial soul opportunity at level 20, prompting Huo Yuhao to resolve to cultivate diligently.

Jiang Nannan showed Ye Chen around Shrek Academy, while Xu Sanshi secretly vowed to eliminate him for getting close to her. After nightfall, Ye Chen went to Sea God Island, where Ma Xiaotao took his hand and led him to his arranged lodgings.

• Jiang Nannan and Ye Chen shared noodles, and Ye Chen advised her to eat more because her vital energy and blood were weak from malnutrition.
• Xu Sanshi watched Jiang Nannan and Ye Chen together and resolved to use the Xuanming Sect's power to find a chance to get rid of Ye Chen.
• Jiang Nannan offered to help Ye Chen with cultivation questions, then showed him around the academy and its Soul Tool Department.
• After Jiang Nannan left for her dormitory, Ye Chen crossed Sea God Lake to Sea God Island using Yan Shaozhe's identity token.
• Ma Xiaotao met Ye Chen, took his hand, and led him to the place she had arranged for him to stay.

Ye Chen moved into Ma Xiaotao’s home and received ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber from his system, which triggered an embarrassing reaction the next morning. After breakfast, Ma Xiaotao saw him off to his first day of Outer Court classes, and Ye Chen decided to give her some Whale Rubber as a gift.

• Ma Xiaotao settled Ye Chen in a room next to hers and told him to call if he needed anything.
• Ye Chen signed in the next morning and received 10,000 grams of ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber, then ate small pieces to strengthen his body.
• The Whale Rubber caused Ye Chen an embarrassing physical reaction when Ma Xiaotao brought him breakfast, so he hurried off to take a cold shower.
• Ma Xiaotao reassured Ye Chen at breakfast and reminded him not to be late for his first day of Outer Court classes.
• Ma Xiaotao saw Ye Chen off to the Outer Court, and Ye Chen decided to give her some Whale Rubber.

Ye Chen joined Class Nine at Shrek Academy, where his looks and level 41 Soul Ancestor rank caused a stir. Mu Jin introduced him and led the students to practical combat training, while Ye Chen doubted that Shrek’s teaching could meaningfully improve most students’ cultivation in three months.

• Ye Chen entered Class Nine and introduced himself to Ning Tian and Wu Feng as a transfer student.
• Ning Tian invited Ye Chen to sit near her, while Wu Feng and the other students reacted with curiosity and jealousy.
• Mu Jin introduced Ye Chen to the class as a level 41 Soul Ancestor and urged the students to learn from him.
• Mu Jin explained the academy’s classes, and Ye Chen privately judged that training alone could do little for students without talent or resources.
• Mu Jin took Class Nine to the training ground for practical combat training, to the students’ delight.

Ye Chen watched Zhou Yi’s harsh training before Mu Jin arranged a combat test for him against every Class Nine student above level nineteen. The challenge drew a crowd, and both sides prepared to fight on the platform.

• Ye Chen saw Zhou Yi drive Class One students through punishing drills and reflected that her expulsions explained the class’s strong assessment results and Shrek’s complaints.
• Mu Jin reassured Ye Chen that her teaching methods were less extreme, and he praised her.
• Mu Jin asked Ye Chen how many classmates he could face, and he said he could take on the entire class but wanted to exclude students below level nineteen to avoid seriously injuring them.
• Mu Jin announced that Ye Chen would fight all Class Nine students above level nineteen, including twelve Soul Grandmasters and Ning Tian at peak level twenty-nine.
• The students stepped onto a Soul Fighting Platform as students and teachers from other classes gathered to watch.

Ye Chen demonstrated his overwhelming power against Class Nine, suppressing the students with his Dragon Clan pressure and Ultimate Ice. He defeated Wu Feng and drove the rest from the Soul Fighting Platform, leaving the teachers stunned by his strength.

• Mu Jin told the other teachers that Ye Chen was a transfer student who had enrolled that day.
• Ye Chen released his four Soul Rings, and the teachers were astonished by his Soul Ancestor cultivation and powerful rings.
• Ye Chen’s Dragon Clan pressure and Ultimate Ice nearly paralyzed Class Nine before he withdrew his martial soul and challenged everyone to attack.
• Wu Feng charged Ye Chen, but his Ice Blade blasted her from the platform and ended her fight.
• Ye Chen repelled the students’ attacks and used Ice Dragon Breath to drive the remaining fighters from the Soul Fighting Platform in under half a minute.

After defeating Wu Feng, Ye Chen helped her to the infirmary, drawing admiration from teachers and students while Zhou Yi resolved to have him transferred to her class. While Ning Tian waited with him, Ye Chen explained that his Ice Dragon Martial Spirit had likely come from an ancestral reversion and mutation.

• Mu Jin announced Ye Chen's victory, and the other teachers praised his talent and restraint.
• Zhou Yi grew jealous of Ye Chen and decided to demand that the Dean move him to Class One.
• Ye Chen helped the injured Wu Feng off the Soul Fighting Platform, and she blushed when she caught him peeking at her.
• Ning Tian covered Wu Feng with a robe, and Ye Chen accompanied both girls to the infirmary.
• Mu Jin dismissed the students who had fought and continued physical training with the others.
• While Wu Feng received treatment, Ning Tian asked about Ye Chen's Martial Spirit, and he said it likely came from ancestral reversion and mutation.

Ye Chen examined Ning Tian and Wu Feng at the Infirmary, discovering that Wu Feng’s racing pulse reflected her feelings for him. The three left for the dormitories, where Wu Feng and Ning Tian invited Ye Chen to their room.

• Ning Tian asked Ye Chen to take her pulse, and he found that she was healthy while deliberately enjoying the touch.
• Wu Feng came out of the Infirmary, saw Ye Chen holding Ning Tian’s hand, and asked him to examine her pulse too.
• Wu Feng’s heart raced as Ye Chen examined her, and he recognized the pulse as a sign that she had become emotionally moved.
• Ye Chen told Wu Feng she was healthy, and she was pleased by his diagnosis.
• Wu Feng and Ning Tian invited Ye Chen to their dormitory to eat and rest, and Ning Tian hoped to grow closer to him and possibly form a tournament team.

Ye Chen accompanied Ning Tian and Wu Feng to the girls’ dormitory after Mu En reluctantly allowed them to exploit a loophole in the rules. He offered Ning Tian acupuncture and revealed that he possessed Twin Martial Souls, leaving her astonished.

• Ye Chen greeted Mu En and asked whether he could visit the girls’ dormitory, but Mu En initially refused.
• Ning Tian argued that the rules only banned unauthorized entry, and Wu Feng led Ye Chen to the dormitory before Mu En could respond.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng welcomed Ye Chen into their room, where Ning Tian asked whether he could give massages.
• Ye Chen said he knew acupuncture and summoned his Needle martial soul, prompting Ning Tian to realize he had Twin Martial Souls.

Ye Chen treated Ning Tian and Wu Feng with acupuncture, then visited Wanbao Pavilion seeking Whale Rubber. Zhou Yi challenged Ye Chen's placement in Class Nine, but Du Weilun explained that Ye Chen had chosen it himself.

• Ye Chen left Ning Tian and Wu Feng to recover after acupuncture, while Mu En overheard their room and learned that Ye Chen had Twin Martial Souls.
• Zhou Yi demanded that Du Weilun move Ye Chen into Class One, but Du Weilun said Ye Chen had chosen Class Nine because he liked the number nine.
• Du Weilun warned Zhou Yi that trying to poach Ye Chen would violate academy rules, and Zhou Yi left in anger.
• Ye Chen visited Wanbao Pavilion and asked the saleswomen whether they had Whale Rubber.
• A saleswoman told Ye Chen that this month's Whale Rubber was already reserved and that a new reservation might take half a year to fill.

Ye Chen bought a piece of supposedly spoiled Whale Rubber at Wanbao Pavilion and then met Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen in Shrek City. Ling Luochen invited him to lunch, while Ma Xiaotao joined them and made sure the meal grew more expensive.

• Ye Chen recognized the black Whale Rubber in Wanbao Pavilion as the ten-thousand-year treasure he had come to buy and paid for it along with several other items.
• Ye Chen left the pavilion with less money and headed into central Shrek City to find lunch.
• Ma Xiaotao introduced Ye Chen to Ling Luochen, who sensed his powerful ice-attributed martial soul and invited him to eat with her.
• Ma Xiaotao agreed to join them, and Ling Luochen ordered several expensive dishes for the three of them.
• Ma Xiaotao ordered more food and fine wine, leaving Ling Luochen to silently endure the added cost.

Ye Chen took Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen to dinner, then escorted the two drunken women back to the academy. Ma Xiaotao flew them to the Inner Court, dropped Ling Luochen at her courtyard, and brought Ye Chen to her room, where she revealed that she had been pretending to be drunk.

• Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen fed Ye Chen food and drank heavily during their meal together.
• Ye Chen supported the two drunken women back toward the academy while they bickered over Ma Xiaotao ordering so much wine.
• Ma Xiaotao carried Ye Chen and Ling Luochen over Sea God Lake, then dropped Ling Luochen onto the grass by her courtyard.
• Ma Xiaotao flew Ye Chen to her courtyard, pretended to faint, and leaned against him as he caught her.
• Ma Xiaotao tapped Ye Chen on the head after he looked around her room, then felt embarrassed that he had seen her unwashed clothes.

Ye Chen helped the tipsy Ma Xiaotao to bed, then ate ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber while she slept. The next morning, Ma Xiaotao tested his interest in stockings, and their playful breakfast ended with Ye Chen lifting her foot to retrieve a fork.

• Ye Chen removed Ma Xiaotao’s boots and socks, then gently played with her feet until she told him to leave.
• After Ye Chen left, Ma Xiaotao blushed, realized he seemed interested in her feet, and fell asleep imagining how to tease him with that discovery.
• Ye Chen ate a large piece of ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber and planned to consume the rest until his body reached its limit.
• The next morning, Ma Xiaotao wore sheer white stockings to test Ye Chen, and he stared at them as he went to the bathroom.
• During breakfast, Ma Xiaotao deliberately stepped on Ye Chen’s dropped fork, and he grasped her ankle to lift her foot.

Ye Chen teased Ma Xiaotao over her stockings at breakfast, then joined his classmates for physical training and shared rare ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber with Ning Tian and Wu Feng. Ning Tian recognized the fresh Whale Rubber’s exceptional quality, while the two girls felt its strengthening effects.

• Ma Xiaotao asked whether Ye Chen preferred white or black stockings, and he said he liked whatever she wore.
• Ma Xiaotao cheerfully returned to her room to change, and Ye Chen finished breakfast before class.
• During afternoon training, Ye Chen ran at the front with Wu Feng and Ning Tian while the class completed laps.
• Ye Chen ate Whale Rubber as he ran and offered some to Ning Tian and Wu Feng.
• Ning Tian recognized the fresh jelly as ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber, and Wu Feng was delighted by its strengthening effect.

Ye Chen ate ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber with little reaction, prompting Ning Tian and Wu Feng to plan a test of him. Meanwhile, Zhou Yi expelled a student who questioned her brutal training, and Wang Dong noticed Ye Chen’s speed and chased after him.

• Ye Chen offered Ning Tian and Wu Feng more Whale Rubber, but they declined and wondered why he seemed unaffected by its side effects.
• Wu Feng proposed testing Ye Chen, and Ning Tian insisted that she would carry it out.
• Zhou Yi ordered her exhausted students to run fifty laps, then expelled a student who asked to rest first.
• Wang Dong criticized Zhou Yi’s harshness while running with Huo Yuhao, who warned her not to let Zhou Yi hear.
• Wang Dong spotted Ye Chen running much faster than the others and accelerated to catch up with him.

Ye Chen competed with Wang Dong in a running drill, revealed that he was the Soul Ancestor transfer student, and received the God-tier Talent “Resonance” through a check-in. He left Wang Dong intrigued by his supposed cultivation method.

• Ye Chen accepted Wang Dong’s challenge and outran her through forty laps, leaving her struggling to keep pace.
• Wang Dong learned that Ye Chen was the Soul Ancestor who had defeated nearly half of Class Nine, then questioned how he had cultivated so quickly.
• Ye Chen claimed he had Innate Level 20 Soul Power, then told Wang Dong he actually had Innate Level 2 Soul Power and a special cultivation method.
• Ye Chen checked in near Wang Dong and received the God-tier Talent “Resonance,” which could greatly boost paired cultivation and potentially produce a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ye Chen asked Wang Dong whether she wanted to learn his cultivation method.

Ye Chen let Wang Dong experience his Mutated Martial Soul’s Secret Art, which increased her cultivation speed tenfold and helped her break through to level 24. Wang Dong asked to cultivate with him every day, and Ye Chen suggested she move into his dormitory and pay him one hundred Gold Soul Coins per session.

• Wang Dong doubted Ye Chen’s claim that a Secret Art could greatly accelerate cultivation, so he offered to let her experience it.
• Ye Chen and Wang Dong went to a lounge, sat close together, and began cultivating after he activated Resonance and bound her.
• Wang Dong found that her Soul Power circulated smoothly at more than ten times her usual speed.
• After an hour of cultivation, Wang Dong broke through to level 24 and asked to cultivate with Ye Chen every day.
• Ye Chen suggested Wang Dong move into his dormitory and pay one hundred Gold Soul Coins for each cultivation session.