Chapter Summaries

Wang Dong led his team to victory in the Freshman Assessment, overwhelming strong opponents with the Clear Sky Hammer and the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. After receiving the championship, he focused on growing stronger and planned to seek Soul Rings and treasures at the Star Dou Great Forest and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Wang Dong struck Xie Huanyue sixty times with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer until Xie surrendered, and his teammates followed suit.
• Wang Dong defeated Ning Tian's two teammates with one hammer blow each, prompting Ning Tian to surrender.
• Wang Dong's team advanced through the quarterfinals and semifinals before winning the final with the Eight-Stage Throw.
• Xiao Xiao celebrated the championship by hugging Huo Yuhao, while Wang Dong reflected on the threats ahead and his plans to grow stronger.
• Team Wang Dong received the championship award as the other teams took second and third place.

After winning the Freshman Assessment, Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao turned down the champion’s Soul Bone and gave it to Xiao Xiao. The academy named Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao official core disciples but granted Huo Yuhao only temporary privileges, leaving her disappointed as the freshmen dispersed.

• Dai Huabin, Xie Huanyue, and Ning Tian lamented their teams’ losses after the awards ceremony.
• Yan Shaozhe offered the champions the Void Spirit Demon Leopard Left Leg Bone, but Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao declined it and gave it to Xiao Xiao.
• At the next day’s gathering, Huo Yuhao worried that her weak apparent cultivation would keep her from becoming a core disciple.
• Du Weilun named Ning Tian, Xie Huanyue, Dai Huabin, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao official core disciples, while Huo Yuhao received core disciple privileges only temporarily.

Wang Dong publicly challenged Shrek Academy for denying Huo Yuhao full core disciple status and condemned its unfair teaching system. When Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao threatened to leave, Mu En appeared and the senior figures bowed to him.

• Wang Dong objected to Huo Yuhao receiving only temporary core disciple benefits and questioned why Dai Huabin had been granted full status after losing in the first round.
• Wang Dong accused Shrek Academy of favoring soul power over tournament performance and criticized its teaching system for burying students' talents.
• Xuan Zi confronted Wang Dong, who said he would leave the academy if it refused to treat him fairly.
• Huo Yuhao stood beside Wang Dong and declared that she would leave too if he did.
• Mu En appeared in the square, and Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, Du Weilun, and the others bowed to the Sea God Pavilion Master.

After Wang Dong criticized Shrek Academy, Mu En apologized for its failings, made Huo Yuhao an official Core Disciple, and asked both students to become his disciples and help reform the academy. They accepted and followed him to Sea God Lake, where Mu En’s reasons for choosing them became clear.

• Mu En praised Wang Dong’s criticism and named Huo Yuhao an official Core Disciple.
• Mu En asked Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao to become his disciples and entrusted them with helping reform Shrek Academy.
• Mu En apologized on behalf of the academy, and Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao agreed to become his disciples.
• Dai Huabin seethed with jealousy while Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and Du Weilun struggled to respond to Mu En’s decision.
• Mu En explained to himself that he had chosen the two after observing their abilities and feared Wang Dong would leave Shrek Academy.
• Mu En led Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao through a bamboo grove to Sea God Lake.

Mu En apologized to Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao for Shrek Academy’s failings, promised to reform it, and began personally training them. After half a month of progress, Wang Dong hurried toward Huo Yuhao’s cultivation spot when he saw Ma Xiaotao racing across Sea God Lake in a fiery, uncontrolled state.

• Mu En privately apologized to Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao, acknowledged Shrek Academy’s problems, and promised to change it.
• Mu En taught Wang Dong Sovereign's Descent and gave Huo Yuhao a spiritual cultivation method and access to a spiritually rich area of Sea God Lake.
• Over half a month, Wang Dong mastered most of the first stage of Sovereign's Descent, while Huo Yuhao also made considerable progress.
• Wang Dong went to check on Huo Yuhao’s cultivation and sensed something was wrong as Ma Xiaotao raced across the lake toward her.
• Ma Xiaotao, engulfed in crimson flames and crying that she was hot, appeared agitated and out of control.

Ma Xiaotao lost control of her evil fire and clung to Huo Yuhao to absorb her faint ice aura, but Wang Dong pulled her away and discovered that his blood could suppress the flames. Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire began to transform as she sucked his blood, and Wang Dong fainted.

• Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire backlash drove her to embrace Huo Yuhao and absorb her ice-attribute aura, burning Huo Yuhao in the process.
• Wang Dong forcibly separated Ma Xiaotao from Huo Yuhao, but Ma Xiaotao then clung to him to seek relief from her pain.
• Wang Dong pressed his bleeding finger to Ma Xiaotao’s lips, and his blood suppressed her evil fire.
• Mu En arrived and told everyone to stay calm while Ma Xiaotao continued sucking Wang Dong’s blood and her flames began to purify and change.
• Wang Dong fainted as Ma Xiaotao’s martial soul underwent a transformation.

After waking from a two-day collapse caused by Ma Xiaotao drinking his blood, Wang Dong learned that his blood was purifying her Martial Soul and had also gained a level of Soul Power. He then secured permission for himself and Huo Yuhao to share a dorm room so they could cultivate Haodong Power together.

• Wang Dong woke pale and weak, and Huo Yuhao told him he had been unconscious for two days while Ma Xiaotao also remained asleep.
• Huo Yuhao explained that Wang Dong's blood was suppressing Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire and purifying her Martial Soul, and Wang Dong realized his Soul Power had risen by one level.
• Xuan Zi apologized for speaking harshly and offered to help Wang Dong within reason.
• Wang Dong asked to share a dorm room with Huo Yuhao, explaining that their complete Martial Soul Fusion made joint cultivation much more effective.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to cultivate with Wang Dong, and Yan Shaozhe approved their shared room as an exception.

Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao left Shrek Academy to pursue their next soul rings, each keeping their destination secret from Xuan Zi. Huo Yuhao headed for the Far North, while Wang Dong returned to the Clear Sky Sect and reunited with Niu Tian and Tai Tan.

• Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao told Xuan Zi they had other arrangements for obtaining their soul rings, and he let them go.
• Huo Yuhao hugged Wang Dong goodbye before setting out for the Far North to obtain her second martial soul.
• Wang Dong left for the Clear Sky Sect, intending to visit home before heading to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Wang Dong crossed the chain bridge to the Clear Sky Sect and was greeted by Niu Tian and Tai Tan, who praised his improved soul power.

Wang Dong asked Niu Tian and Tai Tan to accompany him to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to seek cultivation resources, and they agreed to go for no more than seven days. He also contacted his parents in the Divine Realm, where Tang San and Xiao Wu eagerly greeted him.

• Wang Dong told Niu Tian and Tai Tan that he wanted to visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for immortal herbs and other resources.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan agreed to accompany Wang Dong but warned they could remain outside the Clear Sky Sect for only seven days.
• Niu Tian activated the Clear Sky Sect's magic array so Wang Dong could speak with his parents in the Divine Realm.
• Xiao Wu told Tang San that Wang Dong had returned, and Tang San and Xiao Wu hurried to activate their own magic array.
• Wang Dong greeted Tang San and Xiao Wu, and he told Xiao Wu that he was doing well at the academy and had become the Sea God Pavilion Master's disciple.

Wang Dong spoke with Tang San and Xiao Wu, then told his fathers about his academy life and prepared to travel to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Tang San grew concerned about Wang Dong’s closeness to Huo Yuhao and decided to test whether she was worthy of his son, while Wang Dong remained determined to protect her from interference.

• Wang Dong spoke with Tang San and Xiao Wu through the magic array, mentioned his friend Huo Yuhao, and sensed Tang San’s controlling nature beneath his concern.
• Xiao Wu asked Wang Dong about Huo Yuhao and encouraged the possibility that their friendship could become something more.
• After the call ended, Wang Dong resolved not to let Tang San manipulate Huo Yuhao or control his fate.
• In the Divine Realm, Tang San considered Huo Yuhao’s unusual destiny and decided he needed to test whether she was worthy of Wang Dong; Xiao Wu warned him not to scheme against their son.
• Wang Dong told Niu Tian and Tai Tan about the academy, his Martial Soul Fusion with Huo Yuhao, and Mu En taking him as a disciple, then arranged to leave for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well the next morning.
• That night, Wang Dong wondered whether Huo Yuhao had found the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion’s habitat and obtained her second martial soul.

Wang Dong traveled with Niu Tian and Tai Tan to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and absorbed two immortal herbs to strengthen his body and Golden Dragon King Bloodline. After sensing his transformation, a silver dragon in the Star Dou Great Forest recognized his aura, while Wang Dong collected herbs for Huo Yuhao before leaving the garden.

• Wang Dong set out from the Clear Sky Sect with Niu Tian and Tai Tan, and the three reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after three days.
• Niu Tian shielded Wang Dong and Tai Tan from the poisonous miasma, allowing them to enter the hidden herb garden.
• Wang Dong absorbed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, strengthening his physique and refining his Golden Dragon King Bloodline.
• A silver dragon in a hidden cave in the Star Dou Great Forest sensed Wang Dong's aura and wondered if it was him.
• Wang Dong found the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass for Huo Yuhao, collected other herbs, and left some to retrieve later.

Wang Dong left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and searched the Star Dou Great Forest for a ten-thousand-year soul beast to become his third soul ring. He discovered three evil soul masters torturing a soul beast to make beast puppets and watched from hiding, troubled by what he saw.

• Niu Tian and Tai Tan left Wang Dong at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and returned to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Wang Dong packed immortal herbs for Huo Yuhao and set off for the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a ten-thousand-year soul beast.
• Wang Dong searched for two days but found no suitable soul beast and fled after sensing a powerful hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
• Wang Dong followed a soul beast's cries and found Zhongli Tian, Zhongli Di, and Zhongli Ren torturing a ten-thousand-year soul beast to create a beast puppet.
• Wang Dong hid nearby as Zhongli Tian intensified the soul beast's suffering, and he felt disgusted by the evil soul masters' methods.

Wang Dong discovered Zhongli Tian, Zhongli Di, and Zhongli Ren torturing a Soul Beast to refine Beast Puppets, and intervened when they threatened him and the beast’s child. He stunned Zhongli Ren with overwhelming physical strength, then met the Soul Emperor’s full-strength charge head-on.

• Wang Dong recognized the three Evil Soul Master brothers and saw them torturing a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast to extract resentment for their Beast Puppets.
• A Thousand-Year Violent Rabbit appeared, seemingly the tortured beast’s child, and its growl exposed Wang Dong’s hiding place to the brothers.
• Zhongli Ren attacked Wang Dong and declared that he wanted to turn him into a Human Puppet, but the Violent Rabbit charged in first and was struck aside.
• Wang Dong came out of hiding and punched Zhongli Ren back more than a dozen meters, revealing strength far beyond his apparent two rings.
• Zhongli Tian warned Zhongli Ren not to underestimate Wang Dong, and Zhongli Ren unleashed his full strength and charged again.
• Wang Dong met Zhongli Ren’s attack with a punch, and their collision sent shock waves through the surrounding vegetation.

Wang Dong crippled Zhongli Ren with his Golden Dragon Eight-Stage Throw, then faced Zhongli Tian and Zhongli Di, who attacked together as Soul Saints. After they injured him, Wang Dong released his Clear Sky Hammer and launched a relentless assault on Zhongli Di.

• Zhongli Ren unleashed his Netherworld Snake Martial Soul and venom, but eased his attack to capture Wang Dong alive.
• Wang Dong used Instantaneous Shift to get behind Zhongli Ren and battered him into a near-death state with the Golden Dragon Eight-Stage Throw.
• Zhongli Tian and Zhongli Di saw Wang Dong's power and blood as valuable, then joined forces to attack him.
• Zhongli Di struck Wang Dong and sent him crashing through several trees while Zhongli Tian blocked his escape.
• Wang Dong released his Clear Sky Hammer and attacked Zhongli Di with Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, forcing Zhongli Di to defend himself at full strength.

Wang Dong fought Zhongli Tian and Zhongli Di until his strength was nearly exhausted, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion appeared and killed both Evil Soul Masters. The beast then approached the weakened Wang Dong.

• Wang Dong used Instantaneous Shift and Intangibility to evade Zhongli Tian and Zhongli Di, but Zhongli Di struck back and Wang Dong's soul power ran low.
• Zhongli Tian and Zhongli Di discussed refining Wang Dong into a human puppet and exploiting his bloodline.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion emerged from the forest, and Wang Dong recognized her as the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
• Zhongli Tian and Zhongli Di abandoned Wang Dong and attacked the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, hoping to turn her into a beast puppet.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion used ultimate fire and ultimate light to kill Zhongli Tian, then tore Zhongli Di in two.
• Wang Dong tried to stand, but the Three-Eyed Golden Lion turned and walked toward him.

Wang Dong gained the dying Rogue Rabbit’s fifteen-thousand-year Soul Ring and broke through to level forty, while the Three-Eyed Golden Lion showed him goodwill. The Scarlet King arrived furious over the Rogue Rabbit’s death, leaving Wang Dong facing a vastly stronger enemy.

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion approached Wang Dong without hostility and showed an apparent connection to his Golden Dragon King Bloodline.
• The dying Rogue Rabbit let Wang Dong absorb her Soul Ring after asking him to look after her youngster, and he promised to use her power well.
• Wang Dong absorbed the Rogue Rabbit’s Soul Ring and advanced to level forty, realizing he needed a fourth Soul Ring.
• The Scarlet King arrived and accused Wang Dong of killing another ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, while Wang Dong recognized the three-hundred-thousand-year-old beast as the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s bodyguard.

Wang Dong persuaded the Three-Eyed Golden Lion that they were alike and used her favor to obtain a thirty-thousand-year Soul Beast. After absorbing its Soul Ring, he reached Level 43 and prepared to continue growing stronger.

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion stopped the Scarlet King from attacking Wang Dong, saying that killing him could harm the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Wang Dong sensed that he could communicate with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and heard her ask him to stay with her.
• Wang Dong pretended to be her kind and promised to return after gaining strength, then asked her to find him a suitable Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion ordered the Scarlet King to bring Wang Dong a Soul Beast, and the Scarlet King returned with an aged thirty-thousand-year Violent Rabbit.
• Wang Dong absorbed the Violent Rabbit's Soul Ring while the Three-Eyed Golden Lion guarded him, reaching Level 43 with four Soul Rings.

Wang Dong gained the Eye of Destiny after sharing memories with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. When she woke, those memories had made her yearn to visit the human world, and she announced her wish to the stunned Ferocious Beasts.

• Wang Dong left the Star Dou Great Forest after reaching Level 43 and gaining two Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion pressed her forehead against Wang Dong's and shared their memories, awakening the Eye of Destiny on his forehead.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion collapsed unconscious, and Wang Dong fled the forest while the Scarlet King glared at him with killing intent.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion woke among Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts, who reproached the Scarlet King for failing to protect her.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion said she wanted to visit the human world, leaving Di Tian and the other beasts stunned.

Wang Dong returned to Shrek Academy and encountered Dai Huabin, who resented his presence but feared confronting him. Huo Yuhao also returned from the Far North with a second martial soul, then stopped Dai Huabin’s attack with her icy power and challenged his earlier boast.

• Wang Dong returned to Shrek Academy, found Huo Yuhao absent from their dormitory, and went to rest in his original room.
• Dai Huabin entered, saw Wang Dong, concealed his frustration, and left while vowing to wait for a chance to take revenge.
• Dai Huabin spotted Huo Yuhao and blocked her path, mocking her and boasting that he could defeat her easily.
• When Dai Huabin punched her, Huo Yuhao unleashed a terrifying chill that froze his fist and arm before he could hit her.
• Huo Yuhao coldly asked Dai Huabin whether he had just claimed he could deal with her with one finger.

Huo Yuhao revealed her Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion martial soul and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring as she fought Dai Huabin. She froze him into an ice sculpture, leaving the surrounding students stunned by her overwhelming victory.

• Dai Huabin summoned his Evil-Eyed White Tiger and attacked Huo Yuhao with White Tiger Fierce Light Wave.
• Huo Yuhao revealed her Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion martial soul and a blood-red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, drawing the attention of Shrek Academy teachers.
• Dai Huabin attacked with White Tiger Sky-Splitting Claw, but Huo Yuhao blocked it with an ice shield.
• Dai Huabin used White Tiger Vajra Transformation and charged Huo Yuhao, who froze his arm and legs with her scorpion tail.
• Huo Yuhao reminded Dai Huabin that he had promised to deal with her using one finger, then froze him into an ice sculpture.