Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao vowed to surpass Ye Chen, but the Ice Empress’s appearance and revelation that she had fused with Ye Chen as a Wisdom Soul Ring stunned him and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. The chapter left Sky Dream reeling at the Ice Empress’s changed state and bond with Ye Chen.

• Huo Yuhao declared that he would surpass Ye Chen and prove himself to Wang Dong.
• The Ice Empress recognized Huo Yuhao’s familiar aura and examined him, while Huo Yuhao froze under her gaze.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed the Ice Empress, emerged from Huo Yuhao’s sea of consciousness, and joyfully called out to her.
• The Ice Empress dismissed Sky Dream’s questions and said that she had willingly fused with Ye Chen as his Wisdom Soul Ring.
• Huo Yuhao realized Ye Chen also had a Wisdom Soul Ring and felt defeated, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm stared in shock.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm discovered that Ice Empress had become Ye Chen’s Wisdom Soul Ring and angrily tried to persuade her to leave him for Huo Yuhao. Ice Empress rejected his proposal and mocked his judgment, leaving Sky Dream stunned by her choice.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm reacted in disbelief when Ice Empress revealed that she was a Wisdom Soul Ring bound to Ye Chen.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm accused Ice Empress of choosing a human despite her hatred of humans, and Ice Empress pointed out that he had also chosen Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao protested that he would become powerful in the future, but Ice Empress dismissed him and criticized Sky Dream for bonding with a weak Soul Master.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm praised Huo Yuhao’s potential and urged Ice Empress to abandon Ye Chen, become Huo Yuhao’s second martial soul, and help him reach godhood.
• Ice Empress ridiculed Sky Dream for proposing that she leave Ye Chen, a powerful Ultimate Ice host, for Huo Yuhao, whom she called weak and foolish.

Huo Yuhao angrily left Ye Chen and the Ice Empress, unaware that she was the great opportunity Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had intended for him. After Sky Dream explained the truth, Huo Yuhao realized he had rejected his chance and broke down in regret.

• Huo Yuhao snapped at the Ice Empress for insulting him and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, then left with Sky Dream.
• Ye Chen took the Ice Empress away and joked with her about how she would never have agreed to become Huo Yuhao’s second martial soul.
• Huo Yuhao stopped on a street and asked Sky Dream why he felt he had lost something important.
• Sky Dream revealed that the Ice Empress was one of the Extreme North’s three great kings and the opportunity he had planned for Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao understood that his outburst had cost him the chance to gain the Ice Empress as his second martial soul, and he wept in shame and regret.

After losing his chance to bond with Ice Empress, Huo Yuhao fell into despair until Sky Dream Ice Silkworm proposed pursuing Snow Empress instead. Huo Yuhao accepted the dangerous plan, and Sky Dream claimed he had a fifty percent chance of persuading Snow Empress.

• Huo Yuhao regretted rejecting Ice Empress and feared he would remain weak, fail Shrek Academy's assessment, and never get revenge.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm comforted Huo Yuhao and revealed that Snow Empress might be another chance to gain power.
• Sky Dream explained that Snow Empress was far stronger than Ice Empress, making Huo Yuhao's chance of surviving a fusion less than ten percent.
• Huo Yuhao asked about the Titan Snow Demon King, but Sky Dream admitted he did not know him and could not persuade him to become a soul ring.
• Huo Yuhao chose to seek Snow Empress despite the danger, and Sky Dream said he was fifty percent confident he could persuade her.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm encouraged Huo Yuhao to resume training while privately admitting his chances of persuading the Snow Empress were slim. At Shrek Academy, Ye Chen noticed Jiang Nannan’s distress over her mother’s sudden illness and took her home aboard his flying Soul Tool.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm coaxed Huo Yuhao out of despair and back into training.
• Ye Chen watched the students at Shrek Academy train and decided to return and help them improve with Immortal Herbs.
• Ye Chen spotted Jiang Nannan leaving the Dean’s Office with a leave request and hurried to ask what was wrong.
• Jiang Nannan revealed that her mother had suddenly fallen gravely ill after receiving a letter from a neighbor.
• Ye Chen summoned Aurora Shadow No. 6 and flew with Jiang Nannan toward her home so he could try to help her mother.

Ye Chen accompanied Jiang Nannan to Xishi Town to examine her gravely ill mother, Ye Yunxi, whose organs were failing after years of overwork. After finding her condition worse than expected, Ye Chen began assessing whether he could save her, and a local physician arrived as well.

• Jiang Nannan told Ye Chen that her mother had collapsed from overwork and might not live through the year.
• Ye Chen explained that he suspected irreversible organ failure and believed his Seed of Life might repair Ye Yunxi's organs.
• Ye Chen and Jiang Nannan traveled to Xishi Town and found Ye Yunxi weak and bedridden in her home.
• Jiang Nannan reunited tearfully with Ye Yunxi and introduced Ye Chen as a physician who had come to examine her.
• Ye Chen checked Ye Yunxi's pulse and realized most of her organs were near failure, leaving her little time without treatment.
• A worried woman and an elderly physician entered the house and greeted Jiang Nannan.

Jiang Nannan learned that only the Profound Nether Pill could save her failing mother, but Ye Chen claimed he could heal her without it. He used a Seed of Life to begin restoring Ye Yunxi, whose face regained a healthy flush.

• Physician Chen told Jiang Nannan that her mother was failing and that the Profound Nether Pill was the only medicine that could extend her life.
• Ye Chen offered to heal Ye Yunxi without the pill, but Physician Chen called him a fraud and warned Jiang Nannan not to trust him.
• Jiang Nannan chose to trust Ye Chen, and Physician Chen left in anger.
• Ye Chen assured Liu Ruhua that he could treat Ye Yunxi, and Liu Ruhua left them alone.
• Ye Chen gave Ye Yunxi a Seed of Life containing one year of his lifespan, and her body began absorbing its vitality as color returned to her face.

Ye Chen used a pill to restore Ye Yunxi’s health and promised to bring her medicine each day until she recovered. After he left, Ye Yunxi encouraged Jiang Nannan to pursue Ye Chen, telling her she believed he returned her feelings.

• Jiang Nannan watched as Ye Chen’s life energy revived Ye Yunxi, who woke feeling healthy and strong.
• Ye Chen promised to bring Ye Yunxi a pill each day for about a week to stabilize her recovery.
• Ye Chen declined Jiang Nannan and Ye Yunxi’s invitations to stay, then flew away on his Soul Tool.
• Ye Yunxi noticed Jiang Nannan’s feelings for Ye Chen and urged her to seize the chance to be with him.
• Jiang Nannan blushed and ran off to make dinner after Ye Yunxi said Ye Chen seemed to like her too.

Ye Chen uncovered Xu Sanshi’s scheme to use the Profound Nether Pill to force Jiang Nannan into marrying him so he could evolve his Martial Soul. He infiltrated the Xuanming Sect and sealed Xu Sanshi, leaving him helpless as Ye Chen appeared behind him.

• Xu Sanshi revealed that he had arranged for Jiang Nannan’s mother to grow gravely ill so Jiang Nannan would accept the Profound Nether Pill and become his bride.
• Ye Chen used the Heaven and Earth Boundless Eye to witness Xu Sanshi’s plot and suspected the Xuanming Sect had targeted Jiang Nannan for her pure yin essence.
• Ye Chen teleported into the Xuanming Sect, intending to ruin Xu Sanshi’s Martial Soul evolution without killing him.
• Xu Sanshi waited confidently for news about Jiang Nannan and believed his plan would let him evolve into the Black Tortoise.
• Ye Chen extinguished the Soul Guide Lamp and struck Xu Sanshi with a God Sealing Seal, immobilizing him completely.

Ye Chen attacked Xu Sanshi in the Xuanming Sect, permanently destroying his lower-body organs before escaping. The sect’s healers confirmed that Xu Sanshi could not recover, while Xu Qingyang launched a sweeping search for the culprit.

• Ye Chen used his Silver Needle Martial Spirit to seal Xu Sanshi’s body and destroy his lower-body organs, then vanished.
• A maidservant found Xu Sanshi, alerting the Xuanming Sect and its guards.
• Xu Qingyang broke the seal on Xu Sanshi and ordered the sect and Xuanming City searched for the attacker.
• Healers examined Xu Sanshi and concluded that the damage was fundamental and could not be regenerated.
• Xu Sanshi realized the injury had also ruined his chance of a second martial spirit awakening, but he could not identify who had targeted him.

Ye Chen continued treating Ye Yunxi, whose health and appearance improved dramatically. Ye Yunxi then probed whether he had a girl he liked, while Jiang Nannan fled the room in embarrassment.

• Ye Chen arrived at the Jiang family courtyard and found Jiang Nannan preparing breakfast for him.
• Ye Chen saw that Ye Yunxi had recovered much of her strength and youthful appearance after the previous day's treatment.
• Ye Chen gave Ye Yunxi another Seed of Life, further restoring her health and vitality as Jiang Nannan watched in astonishment.
• Ye Yunxi noticed Jiang Nannan's feelings for Ye Chen and asked him whether he had a girl he liked.
• Jiang Nannan blushed, made an excuse to buy vegetables, and hurried out of the courtyard.

Ye Yunxi offered Jiang Nannan to Ye Chen in marriage, and Ye Chen accepted. He found Jiang Nannan by a stream, confessed that he liked her despite his relationship with Tang Ya, and kissed her.

• Ye Yunxi told Ye Chen that he could marry Jiang Nannan even if he had other wives, and asked him to treat her well.
• Ye Chen went after Jiang Nannan, whom he found sitting beside a stream outside Xishi Town.
• Jiang Nannan asked whether Ye Yunxi had said anything strange, and Ye Chen told her he accepted the marriage proposal and liked her.
• Ye Chen drew Jiang Nannan into his embrace, and she admitted she liked him despite his relationship with Tang Ya.
• Ye Chen kissed Jiang Nannan, who did not push him away.

Ye Chen returned to Ye Yunxi’s home with Jiang Nannan, and Ye Yunxi invited him to stay the night. She arranged for Ye Chen and Jiang Nannan to share Jiang Nannan’s room and bed, leaving them alone together as Jiang Nannan went to bathe.

• Ye Chen and Jiang Nannan returned with groceries, and Jiang Nannan took over cooking while Ye Yunxi said she had recovered after taking Ye Chen’s medicine.
• After lunch and dinner, Ye Yunxi insisted Ye Chen stay overnight and proposed that he sleep in Jiang Nannan’s room.
• Jiang Nannan suggested sleeping in the storeroom, but Ye Chen took her hand and said they should sleep together.
• Ye Yunxi approved the arrangement, and Ye Chen led Jiang Nannan into her room.
• Ye Chen teased Jiang Nannan until she asked to bathe, then she took pajamas into the bathroom and turned on the shower.

Ye Chen and Jiang Nannan shared an intimate moment in his room, and Jiang Nannan finally agreed to go further with him. The chapter ended before describing what happened next, with the author noting that the censored material would appear in a later side story.

• Jiang Nannan emerged from the bathroom in a thin nightgown and sat down so Ye Chen could dry her hair.
• Ye Chen pulled Jiang Nannan into his arms and drew her onto the bed.
• Ye Chen kissed Jiang Nannan as she gradually relaxed into his embrace.
• Jiang Nannan nodded in agreement, and Ye Chen prepared to continue.
• The author said the censored scene would be written as a separate Jiang Nannan chapter later.

Ye Chen gave Ye Yunxi a Seed of Life that cured her illness and restored her youthful appearance. The chapter ended with Ye Yunxi staring in shock at her reflection and asking Ye Chen what he had given her.

• Ye Chen woke early and found Ye Yunxi making breakfast while awkwardly avoiding his gaze after hearing him and Jiang Nannan during the night.
• Ye Yunxi urged Ye Chen to show restraint and cherish Jiang Nannan, and Ye Chen agreed before changing the subject.
• Ye Chen gave Ye Yunxi another Seed of Life, despite her saying she already felt nearly recovered.
• The Seed of Life restored Ye Yunxi's health and made her look as though she had returned to the appearance she had at twenty.
• Ye Yunxi examined her reflection in disbelief, and Ye Chen told her she was cured.

Ye Chen brought the rejuvenated Ye Yunxi and Jiang Nannan back to Shrek City, where Ye Yunxi joined the Tang Sect household. The chapter left Ye Chen settling her into the quiet headquarters as its caretaker.

• Jiang Nannan woke up, recognized her youthful mother, and learned that Ye Chen’s pill had healed and rejuvenated Ye Yunxi.
• Jiang Nannan celebrated with Ye Yunxi and asked Ye Chen whether he had more pills like it.
• After several days with Jiang Nannan, Ye Chen returned to Shrek City with her and Ye Yunxi.
• Ye Chen brought Ye Yunxi to the Tang Sect headquarters and offered her a job managing the courtyard and preparing food.

Jiang Nannan brought her recovered mother, Ye Yunxi, to live and work at the Tang Sect, where she met Tang Ya and joined the household. After a happy meal together, Tang Ya pulled a flustered Jiang Nannan toward the changing room to choose swimsuits for a pool outing with Ye Chen.

• Jiang Nannan brought Ye Yunxi to the Tang Sect, where Ye Chen introduced Ye Yunxi to Tang Ya as Jiang Nannan's mother and the sect's new housekeeper.
• Tang Ya welcomed Ye Yunxi, showed her around the residence, and Ye Chen arranged a room for her.
• Ye Yunxi, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya prepared lunch together, and the group shared a warm meal with Ye Chen.
• After lunch, Tang Ya suggested swimming and dragged the embarrassed Jiang Nannan into the changing room to pick a swimsuit.

Ye Chen, Tang Ya, and Jiang Nannan gathered at the pool, where Tang Ya showed off her swimsuit and Jiang Nannan shyly revealed hers. The chapter ended with Jiang Nannan approaching Ye Chen at the poolside.

• Ye Chen entered the pool and admired Tang Ya in her revealing light-blue bikini.
• Tang Ya teased Ye Chen, then jumped into the pool and swam away from him.
• Jiang Nannan emerged from the changing room in a light-yellow swimsuit and blushed at being seen.
• Tang Ya praised Jiang Nannan's swimsuit and urged her to join them in the pool.
• Ye Chen complimented Jiang Nannan and beckoned her over, and she nervously crouched before him.

Jiang Nannan overcame her initial fear of the icy pool and joined Tang Ya in a swimming contest proposed by Ye Chen, who offered a major cultivation reward to the winner and an unspecified punishment to the loser. The race began with Tang Ya taking an early lead.

• Jiang Nannan fell into the pool, and Ye Chen pulled her out and helped her get used to the water.
• Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya swam in the pool while Ye Chen watched.
• Tang Ya proposed a race of 1,000 laps without Soul Power, and Ye Chen offered a reward that could raise the winner by five or six levels and improve her aptitude.
• Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan accepted the contest and challenged each other to win.
• Ye Chen marked out separate swimming lanes and started the race, with Tang Ya surging ahead.

Ye Chen watched Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan race through the pool while Ye Yunxi secretly considered joining them in a swimsuit. The race continued until both young women had swum hundreds of lengths, with neither yet giving up.

• Jiang Nannan dove beneath the water to overtake Tang Ya, and Tang Ya copied her underwater swimming technique.
• Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan raced and splashed each other while Ye Chen watched from the poolside.
• Ye Yunxi arrived with sliced watermelon, blushed at the sight of the swimmers, and imagined secretly swimming when Ye Chen and the others were at school.
• Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan continued their race until they had swum nearly seven hundred lengths, with both at level 43 and Tang Ya having greater physical strength.