Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• With the auction about to begin, Wang Dong’er goes straight to the auction house after receiving money, where she reunites with Huo Yuhao and the Shrek group.
• They are welcomed into the prestigious Auction Hall One and shown to a lavish private room. Qing Ya personally attends them, drawing teasing from Xu Sanshi, who notices Wang Yan’s interest in her.
• Qing Ya explains that the room’s light-conducting screen provides a close view of the stage and that the room is shielded against spiritual probing. Huo Yuhao tests the protection with his Spirit Eyes and confirms it works.
• The first lot is a Level 8 Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, made with a ten-thousand-year Soul Bone and produced by the Sun Moon Empire’s Virtue Hall. Dai Yueheng bids aggressively and wins it for 1.6 million Gold Soul Coins.
• The second lot is twelve Level 6 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells, each with a different attribute. He Caitou says they could help Shrek study a manufacturing technique it lacks, so Wang Yan decides to buy them.

Character developments and interactions

• Wang Dong’er returns to the group just in time and quietly observes the apparent chemistry between Wang Yan and Qing Ya.
• Wang Yan is flustered by Qing Ya’s personal attention, but quickly shifts to supporting Shrek’s research by approving a bid for the shells.
• Huo Yuhao is fascinated by the high-level Soul Tool and studies both its design and the room’s shielding. Dai Yueheng’s wealth also makes him acutely aware of the gap between their finances.
• Dai Yueheng confidently spends heavily on a weapon suited to his fighting style, highlighting his privileged position as the White Tiger Duke’s heir.
• He Caitou recognizes the research value of the cannon shells and persuades Wang Yan to pursue them.
• Xu Sanshi teases Wang Yan about Qing Ya, while the group’s auction-room banter contrasts with the serious bidding.

Significant themes

• Privilege and unequal inheritance: Huo Yuhao compares his poverty with Dai Yueheng’s ability to spend more than a million coins, underscoring the divide between legitimate and illegitimate sons.
• Knowledge and technological competition: The auction offers Shrek rare opportunities to study advanced Sun Moon Empire Soul Tools, especially the cannon-shell manufacturing process.
• Wealth, status, and power: The exclusive hall, expensive items, and VIP treatment show how social rank and money shape access to resources.

Key plot points and events

• Wang Yan wins twelve Fixed Soul Cannon Shells for 660,000 Gold Soul Coins after the lot attracts no bids until the final moments. The shells are unusual but impractical without a suitable cannon.
• As the auction continues, Wang Yan declines the expensive lots, while Wang Dong’er feeds grapes to a distracted Huo Yuhao, leaving his mouth so full he can neither swallow nor spit them out.
• The second-to-last lot is a roughly sixty-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone. The auctioneer explains that it can only be absorbed by an ice-attribute Soul Master, requires a strong physique, and grants a fixed Soul Skill. Its rarity and connection to the prestigious Ice Jade Scorpion Clan make it highly desirable.
• The Soul Bone’s appearance agitates the Ice Empress. Huo Yuhao, whose second martial soul is an Ice Jade Scorpion, recognizes that something about the lot is wrong. He asks the auction house to suspend the sale and reveals his martial soul as proof of his expertise.
• The auctioneer consults her superiors, and the auction house grants the audience ten minutes to inspect the lot. Jiujiu then enters the room, setting up a closer investigation.

Character developments and interactions

• Wang Yan is cautious with academy funds, buying the shells cheaply but passing on later lots.
• Wang Dong’er playfully feeds Huo Yuhao grapes and encourages him to buy the Soul Bone, believing it suits him.
• Huo Yuhao initially considers purchasing it, but changes his mind after learning more from the Ice Empress. He acts decisively to prevent a potentially harmful or improper sale.
• The Ice Empress reacts emotionally to seeing a Soul Bone from her clan being auctioned.
• Ling Luochen is tempted by the Soul Bone because it could strengthen her ice attribute.
• Jiujiu and Qing Ya respond cautiously to Huo Yuhao’s claim, then delay the auction after he demonstrates his connection to the Ice Jade Scorpion.

Significant themes

• Expertise and responsibility: Huo Yuhao uses his specialized knowledge to challenge the auction and protect the participants and the auction house’s credibility.
• Value beyond price: The Soul Bone’s worth comes from its rarity, powers, and compatibility—not simply its age or auction price.
• Prudence with resources: Wang Yan balances useful purchases against limited funds, even when reimbursement is available.
• Connection and belonging: The Ice Empress’s distress highlights the personal and communal significance of a clan member’s remains.

Key plot points and events

• Huo Yuhao warns auctioneer Jiujiu that the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone cannot be absorbed by an ordinary ice-type soul master: its ultimate-ice power requires an ultimate-ice martial soul. Worried about the auction house’s reputation, Jiujiu consults the Star Luo Emperor.
• The auction proceeds, but when bidding reaches fifteen million Gold Soul Coins, the occupant of Private Room 1 bids thirty million—effectively buying the bone back on the auction house’s behalf.
• The final lot is revealed: a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo, presented with a Level 9 Soul Tool called the God-Sealing Platform. Successful absorption could grant a powerful soul beast martial soul and possibly create twin martial souls; failure could still yield a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone.
• Wang Dong’er recognizes it as the embryo of the Heavenly Snow Woman, a ferocious beast with seven hundred thousand years of cultivation. She knows absorption is extraordinarily unlikely, especially because the Snow Woman would resist it. The Star Luo Imperial Family appears unaware of the embryo’s true identity.
• Ma Xiaotao and Wang Yan dismiss the embryo as too costly and unnecessary for Shrek’s group, and the team prepares to leave before a match the next day. Jiujiu then arrives with the Star Luo Emperor.

Character developments and interactions

• Huo Yuhao demonstrates expertise and caution by warning the auction house about the soul bone’s hidden absorption requirement. Wang Dong’er’s explanation helps him understand why the auction continues: the house can quietly buy the item back.
• Jiujiu responds pragmatically, prioritizing the auction house’s reputation and taking the warning seriously.
• Wang Dong’er recognizes the embryo’s real nature and understands the danger behind the auction’s enticing claims.
• Ma Xiaotao and Wang Yan steer the group away from the bidding, emphasizing the academy’s resources and the team’s immediate responsibilities.
• The Star Luo Emperor’s arrival at the end sets up a new interaction with the Shrek group.

Significant themes

• Knowledge versus appearance: The soul bone and embryo’s true risks and identities are not obvious to other bidders.
• Power and temptation: The possibility of twin martial souls and a hundred-thousand-year soul ring drives the crowd into a frenzy.
• Prudence over ambition: The Shrek group rejects a dazzling but risky prize in favor of practical priorities.

Key plot points and events

• The Star Luo Emperor thanks Shrek Academy for warning him about the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone. His sister Jiujiu says the imperial family will offer it as an extra tournament prize if Shrek wins.
• Wang Dong’er stays behind with Huo Yuhao for the final auction item: a rare Soul Beast Embryo. She intends to buy it despite doubts that they can afford it or use it safely.
• The Star Luo Emperor reveals a broader scheme: let Virtue Hall acquire the embryo in exchange for Soul Tools, then have those tools studied. Later, the empire will spread news of the embryo and offer a bounty to seize it, disrupting Virtue Hall’s research.
• The bidding opens at 100 million Gold Soul Coins. Wang Dong’er adds 60 million from her own funds to Huo Yuhao’s 90 million, giving them 150 million.
• As bids climb, Wang Dong’er makes a final offer of 150 million. The excerpt ends before the auction’s winner is announced. Xiao Hongchen is furious at the price, while the Body Sect, unable to keep bidding, considers taking the embryo by force.

Character developments and interactions

• Wang Dong’er is unusually determined to obtain the embryo. She has a specific plan and knows that its condition matters, though she keeps her reasons from Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao is wary of the purchase, recognizing the risks and their limited funds, but supports Wang Dong’er and commits his savings.
• Wang Yan accepts Wang Dong’er’s request to stay at the auction with Huo Yuhao.
• The Star Luo Emperor and Jiujiu use a courteous meeting with Shrek to secure goodwill while advancing a calculated political strategy against Virtue Hall.
• Xiao Hongchen sees the embryo’s potential rewards as worth a high price, but his adviser urges restraint. The Body Sect’s representative shifts from bidding to threatening seizure.

Significant themes

• Political and institutional maneuvering: the Star Luo Empire turns the auction into a means of gaining technology and undermining a rival.
• The cost and uncertainty of power: the embryo promises extraordinary abilities, but its value and risks remain uncertain.
• Trust and hidden intentions: Wang Dong’er acts on knowledge she does not explain, while Huo Yuhao follows her lead despite his reservations.
• Competition and escalation: once bidding exceeds ordinary means, rival factions consider force rather than accept defeat.

Plot points

• The Star Luo Emperor learns that Shrek Academy—not Sun Moon Academy—is bidding on the Soul Beast Embryo. Worried that this threatens his plan, he goes to the auction room and finds only Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er.
• The bidding escalates sharply. Wang Dong’er offers up to 180 million Gold Soul Coins, using two payment cards and asking to pay the remainder later. The Emperor refuses credit, but the competing Sun Moon Academy team has also relied on collateral.
• Xiao Hongchen bids 190 million, hoping the embryo will grant him a second Martial Soul and help him become both a Titled Douluo and a top-level Soul Engineer.
• Wang Dong’er raises the price to 200 million, beyond Xiao’s means. The embryo is sold to Auction Room No. 7.
• The Emperor waives the remaining 50 million, accepting 150 million as payment. He hopes the gesture will earn goodwill from Clear Sky Castle, which is financing Wang Dong’er’s contribution.
• The Emperor secretly helps Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er collect the embryo. Huo Yuhao disguises it as a rag doll with his Simulation Soul Skill, allowing them to leave the auction house openly.
• Knowing others will soon identify them as the buyers, Wang Dong’er plans to deal with the embryo quickly and then seek safety at Shrek Academy or Clear Sky Castle.

Character developments and interactions

• Wang Dong’er proves determined and resourceful, pushing the bid to its limit and relying on Clear Sky Castle’s backing.
• Huo Yuhao supports her and uses his ability to conceal the embryo during their escape.
• The Star Luo Emperor shifts from trying to control the auction’s outcome to assisting the pair once his scheme collapses. He is also struck by Wang Dong’er’s influence and connections.
• Xiao Hongchen reveals his ambition: he sees the embryo as a route to a second Martial Soul and greater power. Losing it leaves him furious and vowing to find the buyer.
• Wang Dong’er and the Emperor negotiate directly: she explains the funding, while he offers the discount as a strategic gesture toward Clear Sky Castle.

Significant themes

• Plans versus chance: The Emperor’s carefully arranged scheme falls apart because of the unexpected bidders.
• Ambition and the price of power: Xiao Hongchen is willing to spend an extraordinary sum for the possibility of greater strength.
• Influence and political alliances: The Emperor’s decision to waive payment reflects the value he places on relations with Clear Sky Castle.
• Secrecy and vulnerability: The pair can conceal the embryo temporarily, but its value makes discovery—and danger—inevitable.

Plot points and events

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er return to the hotel after secretly buying the Soul Beast Embryo for 200 million Gold Soul Coins. Their teammates are stunned by the price, not realizing Huo Yuhao was the buyer.
• Huo Yuhao reveals the embryo and worries that keeping it at the hotel is unsafe. He and Wang Dong’er agree to pretend she is ill so they can stay behind while the others attend the competition.
• Wang Dong’er decides the embryo must be handled somewhere secure, and plans to take it to Clear Sky Castle. She has already asked Tang De to meet them.
• The two leave Star Luo City quietly, leaving a note saying they will be away for a few days. Their teammates search for them, while Xu Sanshi jokingly assumes they have eloped.
• After traveling north and resting overnight, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er meet Tang De, who takes them toward Clear Sky Castle.

Character developments and interactions

• Huo Yuhao is anxious about carrying the extraordinarily valuable embryo and uneasy about the danger of absorbing it. He nevertheless trusts Wang Dong’er and agrees to accompany her.
• Wang Dong’er takes charge of the plan, prioritizing safety and relying on her connections at Clear Sky Castle. She tells Huo Yuhao she needs him, deepening their mutual closeness.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er act as a coordinated pair, concealing their plans from the team and setting out together. Huo Yuhao also worries about how he will be received by her family.
• The team, especially Wang Yan and Bei Bei, is confused by their sudden departure but suspects it was planned rather than caused by danger. Xu Sanshi’s “elopement” theory frustrates everyone.
• Tang De recognizes Wang Dong’er as his young miss and is surprised that Huo Yuhao knows her identity.

Significant themes

• Trust and partnership: The two rely on each other as they face a dangerous and secretive task.
• Secrecy and responsibility: They hide the embryo and their departure to protect themselves and those around them.
• Risk versus caution: The embryo may offer great power, but its absorption is dangerous, prompting Wang Dong’er to seek a secure place and support.

Plot points and events

• Tang De brings Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er to Clear Sky Castle. On the way, Huo Yuhao enters a sudden-enlightenment state, unleashing an impressive surge of spiritual energy that surprises Tang De.
• At the castle, Tai Tan anxiously checks that Wang Dong’er is safe, then tests Huo Yuhao with an intimidating display of pressure. Wang Dong’er stops him and makes clear that Huo Yuhao is her friend.
• Wang Dong’er takes Huo Yuhao to the castle’s Cold Jade Room, a frigid chamber suited to ice-attribute cultivation. Huo Yuhao’s Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone responds to the cold, and he realizes the room could greatly accelerate his training.
• They bring out the Soul Beast Embryo Huo Yuhao has been carrying. Wang Dong’er asks for help from the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress, revealing that she knows they live inside Huo Yuhao.
• The two Soul Beasts emerge. The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explains that absorbing the embryo to gain a second martial soul is effectively impossible: Wang Dong’er has no open martial-soul slot, the embryo would need to cooperate, and her earlier fusion with Huo Yuhao suggests she has another martial soul already.

Character developments and interactions

• Huo Yuhao demonstrates that his spiritual power is far greater than his apparent strength suggests, earning Tang De’s respect.
• Wang Dong’er shows confidence and authority at home, intervening when Tai Tan intimidates Huo Yuhao and insisting that she decides how he is treated.
• Huo Yuhao feels the contrast between his modest childhood home and the scale of Wang Dong’er’s castle, but continues to trust her.
• Wang Dong’er’s knowledge of the hidden Soul Beasts unsettles both them and Huo Yuhao. She offers reassurance but keeps the source of her knowledge secret.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm is protective of Huo Yuhao and candidly explains the risks and limits of the embryo’s absorption.

Significant themes

• Trust and secrecy: Huo Yuhao trusts Wang Dong’er even though she withholds important information.
• Power versus appearance: Huo Yuhao’s immense spiritual strength contrasts with his physically weak body.
• Limits and consent: The embryo cannot simply be claimed; successful absorption depends on rare conditions and the Soul Beast’s willingness.
• Unequal backgrounds: Huo Yuhao’s memories of poverty highlight the gulf between his upbringing and Wang Dong’er’s privileged home.

Plot points and events

• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warns that no one can absorb the Snow Woman’s embryo in its current state.
• Wang Dong’er proposes removing her second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, to make room for the Snow Woman. The Sky Dream says reshaping a martial soul may be possible but would cause extreme mental pain.
• The Ice Empress is shocked to learn the embryo contains the Snow Woman. She initially wants to free her, but Wang Dong’er explains that the Snow Woman’s interrupted rebirth has left her too weak to survive outside the embryo.
• Wang Dong’er and the others prepare to release her from the God-Sealing Platform. The Snow Woman emerges in a fury, but the Ice Empress calms her.
• The Snow Woman explains that she tried to evade her coming tribulation by consuming a hundred-thousand-year snow lotus and transforming into an embryo. Humans interrupted the process, and she can no longer restart it; her essence is fading.
• Wang Dong’er offers to save her by making her a martial soul, as the Ice Empress did. The Snow Woman questions whether she can trust this promise, and Wang Dong’er calls on “Big Daddy” and “Second Daddy” to confirm it.

Character developments

• Wang Dong’er shows resolve and self-sacrifice, accepting the risk of reshaping a martial soul to save the Snow Woman.
• The Ice Empress shifts from disbelief and anger to cooperation, prioritizing her friend’s survival.
• The Snow Woman moves from violent suspicion toward listening once she recognizes the Ice Empress and learns what happened.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm advises Wang Dong’er and supports the proposed solution.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and transformation: Saving the Snow Woman may require Wang Dong’er to endure severe pain and alter her martial-soul structure.
• Trust and survival: The Snow Woman must decide whether to entrust herself to a human to avoid certain death.
• Friendship and loyalty: The Ice Empress’s familiar presence helps calm the Snow Woman and makes cooperation possible.

Character interactions

• Wang Dong’er consults the Sky Dream about removing and replacing a martial soul.
• She persuades the Ice Empress that releasing the Snow Woman without a plan would doom her, then asks her to help calm her.
• The Ice Empress reassures the Snow Woman and shares her own experience of taking refuge as a martial soul.
• Wang Dong’er offers the Snow Woman a path to survival, while the Sky Dream vouches for the humans who rescued her.

Key plot points and events

• Wang Dong’er reveals that Niu Tian and Tai Tan—once the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape—are her “Big Daddy” and “Second Daddy.” They sacrificed themselves for her father, Tang San, and were revived after he became a god.
• Hoping to save Snow Woman, Wang Dong’er persuades her to become her second martial soul. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warns that the procedure is dangerous, initially estimating a 30% chance of success.
• Snow Woman enters Wang Dong’er’s sea of consciousness and attacks the Clear Sky Hammer, which appears to be blocking the change. Wang Dong’er’s unusual strength, aided by a golden liquid in her blood, raises the odds of success.
• A golden trident intervenes and pins Snow Woman down. It summons a phantom of Tang San, who questions why Wang Dong’er is trying to destroy the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Wang Dong’er pleads with her father to save Snow Woman. Tang San agrees, moving the hammer into the crystal that holds Tang Wutong’s soul and placing Snow Woman’s remaining origin power in the second-martial-soul position.

Character developments

• Wang Dong’er shows determination and compassion, accepting a perilous procedure to give Snow Woman a chance to survive. She also reveals how much she misses her absent parents.
• Snow Woman chooses survival and trusts Wang Dong’er and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm despite the danger.
• Tang San’s initial anger gives way when he sees his daughter’s resolve. He protects Snow Woman while preserving the Clear Sky Hammer for Tang Wutong.

Significant themes

• Family and longing: Wang Dong’er’s reunion with her father, even as a phantom, highlights her loneliness and yearning for her parents.
• Compassion and sacrifice: She risks her life rather than let Snow Woman perish or reduce her to a soul ring.
• Identity and inheritance: The hammer’s connection to Tang Wutong suggests Wang Dong’er’s powers and identity are more complicated than they first appeared.
• Trust amid danger: The characters rely on one another through a procedure with potentially fatal consequences.

Character interactions

• Wang Dong’er’s revelation shocks Huo Yuhao and the others, while Niu Tian and Tai Tan initially try to stop her from giving up the hammer.
• The two guardians ultimately accept her decision and stand watch.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm directs the procedure, while Snow Woman and Ice Empress react anxiously to its risks.
• Wang Dong’er appeals to Tang San as her father; his affection for her changes the outcome, allowing Snow Woman to be saved without destroying the hammer.

Key plot points and events

• Tang San’s divine phantom intervenes as Wang Dong’er replaces her Clear Sky Hammer with the Snow Woman. He warns her not to act recklessly, but ultimately permits the change after she appeals to him as his daughter.
• Wang Dong’er successfully makes the Snow Woman her second martial soul. The process damages the Snow Woman’s origin, forcing her to sleep while she recovers, but her consciousness remains intact.
• Wang Dong’er gains an orange-gold soul ring, the Snow Woman’s Head Soul Bone, and four abilities: the offensive skills Great Cold Without Snow and Ice Extreme Unparalleled, the Snow Dance Shining Sun domain, and the defensive skill Ice and Snow Protection.
• After sleeping for more than a day, Wang Dong’er wakes to find Huo Yuhao waiting outside her room. They share a playful, mildly flirtatious exchange, then go downstairs for dinner.
• After eating, Wang Dong’er asks Huo Yuhao to spar. They head to the training grounds and prepare to use their second martial souls, with Niu Tian and Tai Tan watching. The chapter ends as Huo Yuhao activates his martial soul.

Character developments

• Wang Dong’er takes her first step toward separating herself from Tang Wutong’s identity and Tang San’s influence. She knows she must continue pretending to be Tang San’s daughter for now, and that she can only use his affection to persuade him once.
• The Snow Woman survives the transformation but needs time to recover from the damage to her origin.
• The Ice Empress worries about the Snow Empress’s survival and is reassured after sensing her presence in Wang Dong’er.
• Huo Yuhao remains attentive to Wang Dong’er, waiting outside her room and readily agreeing to spar with her.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan are protective of Wang Dong’er and suspicious of her growing closeness with Huo Yuhao. They consider him an unsuitable match, though they tolerate her wishes for now.

Significant themes

• Identity and autonomy: Wang Dong’er’s new martial soul represents a move toward independence from the identity imposed on her.
• Family affection as both protection and constraint: Tang San’s love allows Wang Dong’er to achieve her goal, but his power and scrutiny still limit her choices.
• Mutual benefit and survival: The Snow Woman gains the possibility of rebirth, while Wang Dong’er gains a powerful martial soul.
• Affection and protectiveness: Huo Yuhao’s care and Wang Dong’er’s teasing contrast with the guardians’ wary, parental oversight.

Character interactions

• Tang San admonishes Wang Dong’er, then yields to her appeal; she recognizes that she must handle him carefully in the future.
• Wang Dong’er reassures the Snow Woman and allows the Ice Empress to confirm that the Snow Empress remains alive.
• Huo Yuhao waits respectfully outside Wang Dong’er’s room, while she teases him about sneaking in at night.
• At dinner, Tai Tan objects to Huo Yuhao calling her “Dong’er,” but Wang Dong’er insists, and Tai Tan backs down.
• Wang Dong’er and Huo Yuhao agree to spar, while Niu Tian and Tai Tan observe with interest.

Plot points and events

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er spar using their powerful ice-based abilities. Their similar ultimate-ice powers make the fight closely matched, though Wang Dong’er has the advantage and eventually knocks Huo Yuhao down.
• They ask Tai Tan to fight them after recovering. While sitting together and circulating Haodong Power, they discover it restores their Soul Power quickly and helps their Second Martial Souls resonate.
• In the rematch, Tai Tan easily counters their separate attacks. Wang Dong’er and Huo Yuhao then use two successive Martial Soul Fusion Skills: Gaze of the Goddess of Light, which briefly affects Tai Tan, and Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain, formed by fusing the Ice Empress’s and Snow Empress’s powers.
• Within the domain, they unleash Ice and Snow Empress’s Judgment. The attack is powerful enough to make Tai Tan take it seriously, but his counterstrike shatters the frozen arena. Niu Tian protects the two young fighters, who collapse unconscious from exhaustion.
• Niu Tian carries Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er to separate rooms, while Tai Tan warns him not to put them in the same bed.

Character developments

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er demonstrate that their teamwork and compatibility are growing: Haodong Power flows more smoothly between them, and their Second Martial Souls fuse with exceptional ease.
• Their new fusion abilities reveal that, despite their low Soul-rank levels, they can briefly produce power comparable to a much stronger Soul Master.
• Tai Tan shifts from amused confidence to genuine caution when their final fusion attack threatens him.
• Niu Tian acts protectively, stepping in to shield the unconscious pair and scolding Tai Tan for responding too forcefully.

Significant themes

• Partnership and synchronization: Trust and closeness enable Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er to combine their strengths.
• Hidden potential and growth: Their abilities exceed what their current ranks would suggest, but the effort leaves them physically depleted.
• Power and restraint: Tai Tan’s superior strength makes the sparring uneven, while the escalating attacks show the risks of underestimating the younger fighters.

Character interactions

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er support each other in battle, recover together by circulating Haodong Power, and coordinate their fusion techniques.
• Tai Tan’s teasing frustration at their hand-holding and embrace contrasts with his respect for their eventual power.
• Niu Tian protects the pair and later separates them into different rooms, while Tai Tan jokingly cautions him about keeping them apart.

Key plot points and events

• After Wang Dong’er and Huo Yuhao’s exhausting battle and martial soul fusion, Niu Tian and Tai Tan discuss the pair’s power and compatibility. They agree to protect Dong’er and keep the fight—and the pair’s Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings—quiet to reduce the risk of attracting enemies.
• The two recover at Clear Sky Castle for three days, spending time together and watching the sunsets. Dong’er invites Yuhao to stay, but he says he must return to Shrek and continue pursuing his goals.
• They leave Clear Sky Castle and return to Star Luo City, where they learn Shrek Academy has dominated the semifinals and will face Sun Moon Academy in the final.
• Their teammates confront them for leaving without explanation. Dong’er and Yuhao apologize, explaining that she had an urgent problem with her martial soul.
• In private, Dong’er reveals to teacher Wang Yan that she awakened a second martial soul. She demonstrates its ice attribute and explains that it can fuse with Yuhao’s second martial soul to create a martial soul fusion skill. Wang Yan is astonished by the unprecedented development.

Character developments and interactions

• Huo Yuhao enjoys his peaceful time with Dong’er but chooses duty and personal growth over comfort. Dong’er’s closeness briefly makes him wish he could stay.
• Wang Dong’er takes responsibility for their absence, then honestly explains her unusual awakening to Wang Yan.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan are protective of Dong’er. Tai Tan distrusts Yuhao and threatens him if he ever hurts her, while Niu Tian urges restraint and emphasizes safeguarding the pair.
• Wang Yan shifts from reprimanding the students to intense curiosity when he learns about Dong’er’s second martial soul and its fusion with Yuhao’s.
• The Shrek team is chiefly worried about the pair’s safety, though their unexplained departure frustrates them. Xu Sanshi jokes about interrogating them, and the group later tries to eavesdrop on Wang Yan’s questioning.

Significant themes

• Love and responsibility: Yuhao and Dong’er share a tender, growing bond, but both recognize they cannot abandon their obligations.
• Protection and secrecy: The older guardians try to conceal the pair’s dangerous power until they can defend themselves.
• The extraordinary and the unknown: Dong’er’s late-awakened second martial soul—and its fusion with Yuhao’s—challenges established knowledge and opens new possibilities.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• Wang Dong’er’s partly fabricated explanation for her and Huo Yuhao’s unauthorized departure satisfies Wang Yan, who drops their punishment to buying food for the team.
• Wang Yan briefs the team on the final against Sun Moon Academy. Shrek plans to use its strongest lineup in the team match, then rely on its two Soul Emperors in the individual bouts. The reserve members may get a chance to compete afterward.
• Huo Yuhao worries that he and Wang Dong’er have missed much of the tournament, but Wang Dong’er reassures him, and they settle into their usual joint cultivation.
• At the packed final, Huo Yuhao sees his father, Dai Hao, beside the Star Luo Emperor and is visibly shaken. Wang Dong’er recalls Huo Yuhao’s future connection to Ju Zi and resolves to prevent them from becoming involved again, considering whether she could accompany him to Mingdu.
• Shrek dominates the opening team match. After six Sun Moon fighters are eliminated, only captain Ma Rulong remains. Ma Xiaotao takes him on alone, while he reveals a powerful greatsword. She refuses Dai Yueheng’s offer of help and attacks confidently.

Character developments and interactions

• Wang Yan shows concern for his students and leniency after they return safely; he also gives the team a clear, strategic plan.
• Wang Dong’er keeps the secret of her second martial soul from Wang Yan. Her memories of Huo Yuhao’s future make her protective and anxious about his relationship with Ju Zi.
• Huo Yuhao is unsettled by seeing Dai Hao and initially frets about missing the tournament, but Wang Dong’er’s reassurance helps him regain his composure.
• Ma Xiaotao displays confidence and pride, insisting on facing Ma Rulong without assistance.
• The Shrek team is excited by the chance to compete in the finals, while its coordinated assault quickly overwhelms Sun Moon Academy.

Significant themes

• Competition and teamwork: Shrek’s coordination and strength give it an early advantage, while the final tests both individual prowess and team strategy.
• Secrets and foreknowledge: Wang Dong’er hides information about her martial soul and uses her knowledge of future events to consider intervening in Huo Yuhao’s life.
• Confidence and pride: Ma Xiaotao’s refusal of help reflects her faith in her own ability, setting up a direct test against Ma Rulong’s concealed weapon.

Key plot points and events

• Ma Rulong uses the Level 8 Sword of Judgment on Ma Xiaotao. Its black light pierces her flames, turns them black, and triggers her suppressed evil fire.
• Ma Xiaotao’s phoenix Martial Soul mutates into a destructive dark phoenix. Ling Luochen’s ice cannot suppress the flames.
• Dai Yueheng gives Ma Xiaotao a Level 8 Soul Tool. She uses it to disarm Ma Rulong, shatter his defenses, and force him to concede. Xuan Zi knocks her unconscious before she can cause further harm.
• With Sun Moon Academy’s fighters cleared from the team-stage bout, Shrek wins, but the victory is overshadowed by fear for Ma Xiaotao. Xuan Zi warns that she may become an Evil Soul Master and takes her away.
• Wang Yan assigns Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and He Caitou to replace the injured or unavailable fighters in the individual matches. Xu Sanshi defeats Sun Moon’s Li Yan, though he is badly hurt, and begins recovering as the next opponent, Chen An, steps forward.

Character developments and interactions

• Ma Xiaotao loses control as her Martial Soul changes; her overwhelming power makes her both a threat and someone her teammates urgently want to save.
• Ma Rulong initially trusts his Level 8 weapon, but Ma Xiaotao’s counterattack overwhelms him; he concedes to avoid being killed.
• Dai Yueheng protects Ma Xiaotao by giving her his Soul Tool, then accepts responsibility for leading Shrek through the remaining matches.
• Wang Yan is distressed by Ma Xiaotao’s condition and the loss of several fighters, while Xuan Zi takes charge and judges that Huo Yuhao’s ice is not strong enough to help.
• Xu Sanshi shows the value of his defensive strength and Xuanming Displacement against a ranged Soul Engineer. He wins despite taking serious damage.

Significant themes

• Power and loss of control: Ma Xiaotao’s immense strength becomes dangerous when her evil fire overtakes her.
• Victory at a cost: Shrek wins the team bout, but concern for Ma Xiaotao eclipses celebration.
• Adaptation and teamwork: Dai Yueheng’s timely weapon handoff and Wang Yan’s revised lineup help Shrek respond to a crisis.
• Endurance under pressure: Xu Sanshi pushes through a difficult fight, while the team must continue competing despite injuries and uncertainty.

Plot and key events

• Xu Sanshi faces Chen An, whose speed and Level 6 lightning- and thunderstorm-effect short swords overwhelm Xu’s defenses. Already weakened from an earlier bout, Xu withdraws after forcing Chen to spend time and energy, leaving the fight to Bei Bei.
• Bei Bei defeats Chen with lightning and close-combat skill, then faces Sun Moon Academy’s Mi Jia, a Level 5 Soul Engineer.
• Mi Jia uses fast-moving leg-mounted soul tools and explosive shells. Bei Bei narrowly dodges the first shell, then uses the Tang Sect technique Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to redirect another into the ground.
• Bei Bei defeats Mi Jia with the Tang Sect hidden weapon Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb. Mi Jia mistakes its cloud of mist for the main threat and is struck by the poisoned needles released from the orb.
• Sun Moon Academy’s next contestant is Meng Hongchen. Bei Bei attacks, but after she releases white mist, he suddenly collapses. Wang Yan recognizes her rare Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad martial soul and its deadly poison.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Sanshi shows sound judgment by withdrawing rather than risking defeat after completing his part of the match. He returns and encourages Bei Bei.
• Bei Bei proves himself an adaptable captain: he combines martial skills, sharp observation, and Tang Sect techniques to defeat two opponents in succession.
• Huo Yuhao admires Bei Bei’s performance and considers Wang Dong’er’s suggestion that he eventually combine hidden weapons with soul-tool technology. He acknowledges he lacks the experience to do so yet.
• Wang Dong’er recognizes Meng Hongchen, who has feelings for her, and privately reflects that she might have considered Meng as a partner if she were a boy.
• Wang Yan identifies the source of Bei Bei’s collapse, clarifying the danger posed by Meng’s martial soul.

Significant themes

• Adaptability and observation: Bei Bei survives Mi Jia’s unusual shells by learning how they work and changing tactics.
• Teamwork and restraint: Xu Sanshi’s withdrawal preserves his strength, while his earlier effort helps the team advance.
• Innovation across disciplines: Huo Yuhao is inspired by the possibility of combining Tang Sect hidden weapons with soul tools.
• Hidden dangers: Mi Jia’s apparent threat is not the mist but the concealed needles; Meng’s poison likewise turns the match suddenly against Bei Bei.

Key plot points and events

• Meng Hongchen’s Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad poison incapacitates Bei Bei after he inhales lingering toxic mist.
• Ling Luocheng enters the individual match, hoping ice armor and freezing conditions will protect her. Instead, Meng Hongchen’s poison spreads even more effectively through ice, and Ling collapses.
• With Shrek under pressure and Ma Rulong still a major threat, Wang Dong’er warns that winning the individual stage could leave Shrek unable to handle the remaining matches.
• Wang Dong’er proposes conceding the individual competition in exchange for deciding the championship in a single final two-on-two match. Sun Moon Academy accepts, confident Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen can counter Shrek’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill with one of their own.
• Shrek names Wang Dong’er and Huo Yuhao for the match. Though they appear outmatched against two five-ring Soul Masters, they use powerful ice abilities that neutralize Meng Hongchen’s poison. The chapter ends as their opponents realize their ice is different.

Character developments and interactions

• Ling Luocheng acts cautiously but is defeated because her ice-based defense inadvertently helps spread Meng Hongchen’s poison.
• Wang Yan struggles to respond to Meng’s unexpected ability, then accepts Wang Dong’er’s risky strategic plan.
• Wang Dong’er shows tactical judgment, recognizing that Shrek must save its strongest option for a decisive team match.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen enter the final bout confident that their own fusion skill can overcome Shrek’s; Meng initially mocks the pair’s use of ice, then is startled when her poison fails.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er fight side by side, revealing a level of ice power beyond ordinary ice techniques.

Significant themes

• Adaptation and strategy: Shrek changes the competition format rather than continuing a disadvantageous individual contest.
• Misjudgment and hidden strength: Both teams assume they understand the other’s trump cards, but each has underestimated its opponent.
• The danger of familiar elements: Ling’s ice, meant as protection, becomes a conduit for poison.
• Trust and partnership: Shrek’s plan depends on Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er fighting together, while Sun Moon Academy counters with confidence in its own fusion skill.

Key plot points and events

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er immediately use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ice and Snow Empress’s Judgment, against Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen’s Red Dust Attachment.
• Though the Hongchen siblings have greater cultivation, Yuhao and Dong’er’s superior martial-soul compatibility and Haodong Power let their attack prevail. The Hongchens are knocked unconscious, and Shrek is declared tournament champion.
• After the match, Xuan Zi makes Sun Moon Academy surrender Ma Rulong’s Sword of Judgment and has its members help treat Shrek’s poisoned, injured students. The awards ceremony is postponed, and the rewards—soul bones—are kept secret.
• Shrek’s friends learn that Dong’er has a second martial soul. Along with Yuhao and another member of their generation, she makes this generation unusually rich in twin-martial-soul Soul Masters.
• Back at the hotel, Yuhao realizes belatedly that they won. Dong’er kisses him; he is flustered and runs away before she can draw him closer.

Character developments and interactions

• Yuhao and Dong’er demonstrate exceptional combat compatibility. Dong’er is comfortable teasing and showing affection, while Yuhao is clearly attracted to her but remains shy and inexperienced.
• Xiao and Meng Hongchen fight together through their fusion skill, but their confidence falters when the Ice and Snow Empress’s presence triggers a sense of bloodline pressure.
• Xiao Xiao and the Shrek students celebrate the victory and tease Yuhao and Dong’er about being a perfect match.
• Xuan Zi uses his authority to secure the Sword of Judgment, hoping it may help address Ma Xiaotao’s condition. Yan Shaozhe fears Xiaotao could become an Evil Soul Master and urgently seeks a cure.

Significant themes

• Compatibility over raw strength: the quality and harmony of a fusion skill can outweigh higher cultivation.
• Victory and its costs: Shrek wins, but several students are injured, and Xiaotao’s altered martial soul remains a serious concern.
• Affection and hesitation: Yuhao and Dong’er grow closer, but his nervousness contrasts with her confidence.
• Power and responsibility: Xuan Zi’s actions show how fiercely powerful figures protect their academy and its students.

Plot points and events

• After Shrek Academy wins the All-Continent Soul Master Tournament, its team collects four Soul Bones from the Star Luo Imperial Family, including the promised Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone. Xuan Zi has taken Ma Xiaotao for urgent treatment because her evil fire is no longer under control.
• Back at Shrek, the team is welcomed by the academy’s deans and taken to the Sea God Pavilion, where the elders announce rewards and address the team’s conduct.
• The Inner Court disciples who mishandled an earlier mission receive disciplinary warnings, but their tournament performance earns them two additional Soul Bones and academy points; the warnings are then revoked.
• Wang Yan is promoted to special-grade teacher and receives a year’s access to the Sea God Pavilion Library.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong’er, Xiao Xiao, and their teammates receive three additional Soul Bones, enough for each of them to choose one, and are formally named the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou are assigned the Inner Court assessment at the end of the academic year. Before the meeting ends, the elder Mu En orders Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong’er, and Xiao Xiao to remain on Sea God Island for training under his guidance.

Character developments and interactions

• The senior Inner Court students accept responsibility for their recklessness on the earlier mission, while the academy balances correction with recognition of their later success.
• Wang Yan’s tactical leadership is publicly honored, and he is especially excited by access to the library because it will support his martial-soul research.
• Wang Dong’er is reassured when Yan Shaozhe appears to remember their wager. Her strong affinity for light is also revealed when she absorbs the pavilion’s radiant aura.
• Mu En’s authority becomes clear when Yan Shaozhe addresses him as his teacher and the other elders readily follow his assignments. His decision to train the three younger students signals special attention to their potential.

Significant themes

• Reward and accountability: The academy recognizes achievement without overlooking mistakes.
• Duty and teamwork: The championship is credited to students and teachers who worked together under pressure.
• Recognition and advancement: The Soul Bones, honorary title, library access, and training assignments mark the team’s growing status—and bring new expectations.

Plot points and events

• Mu En reveals himself as the seemingly frail old man who rests outside the dormitory and shows the students the Sea God Pavilion’s true interior.
• Wang Dong’er, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao are each sent to secluded cultivation rooms. Wang Dong’er enters a light-filled meditation and reflects on what “light” means to her, but emerges without a definitive answer.
• After two months, Wang Dong’er wakes with her soul power at rank 38. She reunites with Huo Yuhao, who has also grown taller during their time apart.
• Mu En gives Huo Yuhao an Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone and Wang Dong’er a Light-Breaking Demon right-arm soul bone to pair with her Golden Radiance left-arm bone. Both absorb their gifts successfully; Wang Dong’er advances to rank 39.
• The group leaves the pavilion and finds Xiao Xiao waiting. As they set out by boat for the Outer Court, a voice challenges Xuan Zi. Mu En calls them back to Sea God Island.
• Xuan Zi and Shrek’s elders confront a large Body Sect delegation, whose ranks include numerous Soul Douluos and several Titled Douluos.

Character developments

• Wang Dong’er deepens her connection to light and begins seeking a personal understanding of its meaning. Her cultivation improves, and she gains a powerful complementary soul bone.
• Huo Yuhao continues to grow in stature and gains another Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone. His confidence reflects his previous experience with the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.
• Xiao Xiao has made less progress through seclusion than the others and is impatient to leave.
• Mu En shifts from a mysterious, seemingly helpless figure to a respected master and mentor, offering the students valuable guidance and resources.

Themes

• Self-discovery: Wang Dong’er’s meditation turns cultivation into a search for what light represents in her own heart.
• Growth through discipline: Seclusion strengthens the students, though each advances at a different pace.
• Mentorship and earned opportunity: Mu En provides support while insisting that the students’ gains are their own achievement.
• Conflict and power: The Body Sect’s sudden arrival threatens to turn Shrek’s gathering of elders into a major confrontation.

Character interactions

• Wang Dong’er and Huo Yuhao eagerly embrace after their long separation, showing their strong affection.
• Mu En assigns their cultivation rooms, assesses their progress, and personally gives them soul bones suited to their abilities.
• Xiao Xiao teases them about how much longer they stayed in seclusion than she did.
• Wang Dong’er jokes privately that Huo Yuhao attracts attention from both women and old men.
• Xuan Zi and Shrek’s elders respond to the Body Sect’s challenge, while Mu En pulls the three students back from the confrontation.

Key plot points and events

• Du Busi arrives at Shrek Academy with the Body Sect and demands that the academy hand over one of its members. Xuan Zi confronts him, and the two Level 98 Super Douluos clash, filling the sky with their martial-soul manifestations.
• Huo Yuhao learns that the Body Sect is after him because his Spirit Eyes are a body martial soul. The sect hopes to recruit him and may be able to help him achieve a second awakening.
• Mu En lets Yuhao choose freely between Shrek and the Body Sect. Yuhao refuses to leave: he considers Shrek his home and has already joined the Tang Sect.
• Du Busi insists that all body-martial-soul users belong to the Body Sect and threatens to release his poison across the academy if Shrek refuses. Xuan Zi cannot safely stop him.
• Mu En intervenes with Sea God’s Light, revealing that he is still alive. Du Busi backs down, though he warns that the Body Sect will pursue Yuhao again.
• Du Busi explains that the Body Sect lacks a suitable successor: its inheritance seed is difficult to withstand, and the sect has gained no new members in a long time. This makes Yuhao especially valuable to them.

Character developments

• Huo Yuhao firmly chooses Shrek and the Tang Sect, showing loyalty and independence despite the potential benefits the Body Sect offers.
• Mu En demonstrates trust in Yuhao by allowing him to decide, while also protecting him when the threat becomes serious.
• Xuan Zi defends Yuhao as a core disciple but recognizes that Shrek is at a disadvantage against Du Busi.
• Du Busi is revealed as powerful and uncompromising, yet his determination comes partly from the Body Sect’s urgent need for an heir.
• Wang Dong’er supports Yuhao, though she privately sees the Body Sect’s offer—including the possibility of leadership—as potentially beneficial.

Significant themes

• Choice and loyalty: Yuhao’s decision to stay reflects his bonds with Shrek and the Tang Sect.
• Power and protection: Shrek’s ability to protect Yuhao depends on Mu En’s continued presence, highlighting the vulnerability of even a great academy.
• Inheritance and institutional survival: The Body Sect’s pursuit of Yuhao is driven by its struggle to find a successor.
• Mentorship and trust: Mu En protects Yuhao without trying to control his decision.

Character interactions

• Xuan Zi and Du Busi exchange threats and fight, but neither commits to a fatal battle.
• Wang Dong’er explains the Body Sect’s claim on Yuhao, while Mu En clarifies its motives and gives Yuhao the choice.
• Yuhao reassures Mu En that he will stay; Mu En then negotiates from that position.
• Mu En’s appearance forces Du Busi to retreat, though their exchange leaves the conflict unresolved.