A day with Jade Qilin beat a year with Shrek; Snow Empress bid a fond farewell, Ice Empress arrived, and Vina extended an invitation

After mastering Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores, Snow Empress could traverse space extremely quickly.

Yu Tianjun, Snow Empress, and Su Tong left the Aurora Glacier and teleported back to the Far North Imperial Palace to find Huo Yuhao. Snow Empress witnessed him absorb a Hundred-Year Ice Bear and acquire his second martial soul, becoming a double agent for the Far North and humanity to infiltrate Shrek Academy.

Yu Tianjun gave Huo Yuhao basic aptitude training, then helped him refine the Ice Bear's essence. In his first trial of Ultimate Life, he widened Huo Yuhao's meridians, expelled impurities, and improved his cultivation talent to remarkable effect.

Testing showed that his talent was naturally still quite far from Dai Huabin's, but Huo Yuhao confirmed that he no longer fell short of Zhu Lu or Wu Feng. He was overjoyed.

"A day with Jade Qilin beat a year with Shrek! Thank you for nurturing me, Big Boss!"

"The alliance provides training, and the individual delivers results. Little Huo, this is what you deserve for going undercover at Shrek. Remember this: if Shrek Academy dangles the promise of a full set of soul bones before you, ask them to hand over one first. If they hesitate, that means they're lying."

"Also, just let all that talk of Shrek's glory pass through your ears. When your gold soul coins hit zero, your glory hits zero. Without gold soul coins, you're worse off than a slave."

"Yes!" Huo Yuhao's eyes burned. He had already seen how dark Shrek was, and now he resolutely rejected every empty promise.

"Good."

Yu Tianjun patted Little Huo's shoulder, a flicker of surprise passing through his own eyes. He had discovered Ultimate Life's first powerful ultimate talent: Meridian Cleansing and Marrow Washing.

Life was nature's miracle. The unprecedented, unparalleled Ultimate Life