Chapter Summaries

Su Wen accepted the academy’s dormitory switch that placed Wang Dong with him, while Huo Yuhao was moved to Xie Huanyue’s room. After sizing up the new arrangement and its dangers, Su Wen proposed that he and Wang Dong test whether their martial souls could fuse.

• Mu Jin asked Su Wen to approve Xie Huanyue switching dormitories with Wang Dong, and Su Wen agreed.
• Su Wen privately worried that Wang Dong’s connection to Tang God-King could threaten his plans, then reassured Wang Dong and introduced himself to her.
• Huo Yuhao watched Wang Dong leave Room 108 and resumed cultivating after resolving to grow stronger and avenge his mother.
• Wang Dong arrived in Su Wen’s dormitory and met Ning Tian, who reacted with hostility before reluctantly leaving for the night.
• Su Wen asked Wang Dong whether she had ever held hands with Huo Yuhao, then suggested they try a Martial Soul Fusion; Wang Dong eagerly sprang up to join him.

Su Wen and Wang Dong discovered that their martial souls could fuse, and they spent the night cultivating together as Tang San’s plan to use Wang Dong to draw Su Wen closer began to take shape. The next morning, Su Wen formed teams for class, pairing Wang Dong with Xie Huanyue and Xue Ling.

• Daming and Erming worried that Wang Dong would be unhappy and might not remain herself after recovering her memories.
• Tang San decided to use Wang Dong as bait to draw Su Wen closer, while avoiding actions that could attract the other gods’ attention.
• Su Wen and Wang Dong found that their Soul Power and auras were compatible enough for Martial Soul Fusion.
• Su Wen and Wang Dong cultivated together through the night, growing closer as four-colored light enveloped them.
• Su Wen assigned Ning Tian and Wu Feng to his team, then paired Xie Huanyue with Wang Dong and Xue Ling.

Mu Jin explained the Freshman Assessment and announced Su Wen’s team, learning that his Summoning System Martial Soul let him summon Soul Beasts. The class was left wondering about Su Wen’s true abilities as Dai Huabin struggled with the revelation.

• Cui Yajie, Zhu Lu, and Dai Huabin discussed their chances in the assessment and worried about Su Wen’s strength.
• Wu Feng asked Xue Ling about the rewards for top teams and decided she would compete for them.
• Mu Jin explained that teams of three would play ten matches, with the top 150 advancing and the top 64 entering an Elimination Tournament.
• Mu Jin announced Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie as the first team, then named Wu Feng, Ning Tian, and Su Wen as the twenty-seventh team.
• Su Wen explained that the Summoning System summoned Soul Beasts, surprising Mu Jin and the class.
• Dai Huabin felt humiliated as he realized Su Wen’s physical strength might be only a small part of his power.

Zhou Yi tried to improve Xiao Xiao’s chances in the Elimination Tournament by urging her to add a Soul Ring to her second Martial Soul, while privately favoring Huo Yuhao and Chen Yanjin for any rewards. Meanwhile, Jiang Nannan gave Su Wen a scarf she had knitted, leaving him touched and her bashful.

• After Wang Dong left the team, Zhou Yi assigned Chen Yanjin to join Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao.
• Zhou Yi told Xiao Xiao that her team would struggle to reach the top three and urged her to add a Soul Ring to her second Martial Soul, the Nine Phoenix Flute.
• Zhou Yi privately planned to favor Huo Yuhao and Chen Yanjin if the team won rewards, while considering helping Xiao Xiao obtain Core Disciple status.
• Jiang Nannan called Su Wen out of class, and he took her wrist and led her to a pavilion as the students jeered.
• Jiang Nannan wrapped a scarf embroidered with Su Wen’s name around him and straightened his clothes, but froze when he guessed that his aunt had knitted it.

Su Wen accepted Xu Sanshi’s challenge after Xu caught him with Jiang Nannan, and the two arranged to fight in the Soul Duel Zone. Bei Bei and Tang Ya rushed to warn Xu, but he mistook Bei Bei’s gestures for encouragement and prepared to finish Su Wen in one minute.

• Jiang Nannan gave Su Wen a scarf she had knitted, and he noticed the needle pricks on her fingers.
• Xu Sanshi confronted Su Wen after seeing him and Jiang Nannan together, and Su Wen challenged him to a duel.
• Xu Sanshi eagerly led Su Wen toward the Duel Arena while Jiang Nannan worried about Su Wen.
• Bei Bei and Tang Ya heard that Xu Sanshi would fight freshman Su Wen and hurried to the Soul Duel Zone to warn him.
• Xu Sanshi mistook Bei Bei’s urgent gestures for support and signaled that he would finish the fight in one minute.

Su Wen’s match against Xu Sanshi turned into a one-sided beating when his Wind Baboon, Hurricane, overwhelmed Xu before he could use his martial soul. Hurricane’s wind blades nearly killed Xu, but he pulled him out of their path at the last moment, leaving the arena stunned.

• The Soul Duel Zone crowd cheered for Su Wen and Xu Sanshi as their match began.
• Xu Sanshi taunted Bei Bei, but Hurricane struck him before he could use Martial Soul Possession and repeatedly knocked him down.
• Xu Sanshi summoned his Black Tortoise, raised his shields, and tried to withstand Hurricane’s attack.
• Hurricane’s Gale Wind blades tore through Xu Sanshi’s shields, prompting the referee to rush in as Xu faced lethal danger.
• Hurricane grabbed Xu Sanshi and pulled him out of the wind blades’ path, then the blades struck the Energy Barrier as the arena fell silent.

Su Wen crushed Xu Sanshi in the freshman-versus-older-student match, stunning the spectators and revealing how far his strength exceeded expectations. Afterward, Su Wen and Wang Dong cultivated together through the night, and Wang Dong broke through to rank twenty-five before they headed to the next round-robin match.

• Su Wen defeated Xu Sanshi decisively, and the referee and arena crowd reacted with disbelief.
• Jiang Nannan watched Su Wen in shock, while Xiao Xiao and the other freshmen admired his strength and Chen Yanjin boasted that he could challenge him.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Huo Yuhao that Su Wen was among the continent's most exceptional talents, and Huo Yuhao resolved to cultivate for revenge rather than chase Su Wen's strength.
• In their dormitory, Wang Dong tried to talk with Su Wen before cautiously suggesting that they cultivate together, and Su Wen agreed.
• Wang Dong gained a rank during their overnight cultivation, reaching rank twenty-five, and Su Wen teased her before they left for the round-robin tournament.

Su Wen’s Class Two team defeated Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, and Chen Yanjin’s Class One team in the first assessment match. The chapter ended with Su Wen looking forward to facing Dai Huabin’s team.

• Su Wen arrived at Zone One, reunited with Wu Feng and Ning Tian, and learned that their first opponents were Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, and Chen Yanjin.
• Su Wen told Ning Tian to give Wu Feng her strongest amplification and asked Wu Feng to test Chen Yanjin.
• Wu Feng and the opposing team clashed, with Huo Yuhao using Soul Shockwave to briefly stun Wu Feng before Ning Tian dispelled its effect.
• Xiao Xiao conceded to prevent Chen Yanjin’s injuries from worsening, but Wu Feng kicked him off the stage as Class Two won.
• Su Wen dismissed the match and looked toward Dai Huabin’s team, while Zhou Yi glared at Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao was left distraught after Zhou Yi pressured her to use her second martial soul for Class One’s results, and Wang Dong asked Su Wen to intervene. Su Wen agreed to raise Xiao Xiao’s talent with the academy, then he and Wang Dong cultivated together.

• Zhou Yi scolded Xiao Xiao over her commitment to reaching the tournament’s top three, then left her crying.
• Xie Huanyue won his round-robin match easily and later joked with Bei Bei and Tang Ya in the crowded cafeteria.
• Wang Dong saw Xiao Xiao arrive at the cafeteria with red eyes and went to check on her.
• Wang Dong told Su Wen that Zhou Yi had pressured Xiao Xiao to attach a Soul Ring to her second martial soul and asked for his help.
• Su Wen explained that Fan Yu’s ties to Zhou Yi had hindered efforts to remove her, and he agreed to mention Xiao Xiao’s talent to the academy.
• Wang Dong joined Su Wen in bed, and the two circulated Soul Power together.

Su Wen overwhelmed Huang Chutian’s team with his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion and Ultimate Ice, then joined Yan Shaozhe to watch Xiao Xiao’s team dominate their match. Yan Shaozhe planned to take Xiao Xiao as his disciple and deal with Zhou Yi later, while Su Wen offered to act in his place.

• Su Wen’s team was matched against Huang Chutian’s team, and Su Wen told Wu Feng to stay out of the way so he could finish quickly.
• Su Wen revealed his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion and used Domain of Eternal Freeze, forcing Huang Chutian to concede and freezing the Lan Susu sisters’ Inescapable Net.
• Su Wen thawed the arena, and the watching students and teachers recognized his Ultimate Ice while Dai Huabin reacted with scorn.
• Su Wen’s next opponents forfeited, so he took Ning Tian and Wu Feng to watch Xiao Xiao’s team crush its opponents.
• Yan Shaozhe praised Xiao Xiao’s abilities and said he would take her as his disciple and kill Zhou Yi later; Su Wen offered to handle Zhou Yi for him.

After the round-robin tournament, Zhou Yi pressured Xiao Xiao to add Soul Rings for a better ranking, prompting Su Wen to intervene. He decided to have Xiao Xiao transferred to Class Two and sent Xie Huanyue to summon Director Du Weilun.

• Su Wen's team finished first in the tournament, while Dai Huabin's and Xie Huanyue's teams tied for second and third; Xiao Xiao's team won eight matches.
• Zhou Yi criticized Class One's tournament results, praised Huo Yuhao for placing eleventh, and summoned Xiao Xiao to her office.
• Zhou Yi accused Xiao Xiao of selfishness and pushed her to add Soul Rings to improve her team's results.
• Wang Dong brought Xiao Xiao to Su Wen and told him Zhou Yi had pressured her to add two Soul Rings.
• Su Wen decided to transfer Xiao Xiao to Class Two and told Xie Huanyue to invite Director Du Weilun over.

Huo Yuhao learned that Xiao Xiao planned to leave Class One and, urged by Tian Meng, rushed to tell Zhou Yi. Zhou Yi confronted Xiao Xiao in Class Two, but Su Wen intervened when she tried to seize her.

• Huo Yuhao overheard Wang Dong and Su Wen discussing Xiao Xiao's transfer and the Elimination Tournament rewards, then hurried to Zhou Yi's office to report them.
• Zhou Yi flew to Class Two with Huo Yuhao and demanded that Xiao Xiao come with her, while the students feared her Soul Emperor-level pressure.
• Xiao Xiao refused to return to Class One, and Zhou Yi moved to grab her.
• Su Wen swatted Zhou Yi's hand away and told her to leave or he would make her.

Su Wen confronted Zhou Yi over her treatment of students and struck her after she threatened him, prompting her to transform and attack. He left Zhou Yi injured and stunned when he summoned a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear to protect him.

• Su Wen accused Zhou Yi of abusing her authority and forcing Xiao Xiao to add a Soul Ring to her Second Martial Soul, then insulted her talent and reliance on Fan Yu.
• Zhou Yi became furious and demanded that Su Wen bow and apologize, but he punched her through the classroom wall and challenged her to fight.
• Zhou Yi transformed into a Red Dragon and prepared to attack while Wang Dong and Wu Feng worried about confronting a Soul Emperor without the academy’s teachers.
• A Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear appeared before Su Wen and swatted Zhou Yi away, injuring her and leaving the gathered students shocked by his power over the beast.

Su Wen defeated Zhou Yi in the arena with Little Gold, the Ice Sovereign, and Hurricane, then crippled her after confronting Fan Yu about her abuse of students. The Sea God Pavilion elders decided to clean up Shrek’s Outer Court, while Mu Jin and the other teachers learned what had happened.

• Zhou Yi’s Fire Dragon attacks failed to overcome Little Gold, and Su Wen’s Ice Sovereign froze the surrounding area before Hurricane struck Zhou Yi down.
• Su Wen’s beasts subdued Zhou Yi, and the Sea God Pavilion elders discussed dismissing, punishing, or killing corrupt Outer Court staff.
• Fan Yu fired a high-rank Soul Cannon at Su Wen, but Little Gold blocked it; Su Wen then ordered the Ice Sovereign to destroy Zhou Yi’s meridians and Soul Power.
• Su Wen told Fan Yu that Zhou Yi had injured and mistreated students for Assessment results, and Fan Yu admitted he had not known the full extent of her actions.
• Du Weilun and Mu Jin returned to find the battle’s damage and learned from students that Su Wen had crippled Zhou Yi.

At a Sea God Pavilion Meeting, Mu En and Yan Shaozhe exposed Cheng Ju’s corruption and stripped him of his positions, sentencing him to three years in prison beneath the pavilion. Mu En later explained that Cheng Ju would remain loyal to the academy and accept his confinement because Mu En embodied its will.

• Mu En convened the Sea God Pavilion Meeting and had Yan Shaozhe distribute a list of academy and city officials accused of corruption.
• Yan Shaozhe accused Cheng Ju of extorting west city residents and embezzling large sums, while Cheng Ju defended himself and accused Yan Shaozhe and Gong Changlong of wrongdoing.
• Mu En confirmed that Gong Changlong had not embezzled funds and ordered Cheng Ju stripped of all positions and imprisoned for three years beneath the Sea God Pavilion.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Mu En why Cheng Ju had been allowed to slip out of control, and Mu En explained that Cheng Ju was a loyal blade of the academy who would bind himself through his own loyalty.

Mu En prepared to deal with Fan Yu while the Surveillance Group arrested Yang He, and Shrek students reacted to Su Wen’s defeat of Zhou Yi. Huo Yuhao resolved to seek strength in the Land of Extreme North over winter break so he could challenge Su Wen.

• Mu En told Yan Shaozhe to watch Fan Yu and act if he made any unusual move.
• The Surveillance Group entered a tavern and forcibly arrested Yang He, shocking the former students gathered there.
• Class Two students discussed Su Wen’s victory over Zhou Yi and the coming Elimination Tournament, while Dai Huabin decided to target Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao cried beside the injured Zhou Yi as Fan Yu stayed with her.
• Huo Yuhao told Tian Meng he wanted to become stronger, and Tian Meng agreed to accompany him to the Land of Extreme North over winter break.

After winning two tournament matches, Su Wen studied Soul Beasts and discussed Ultimate Ice with Ling Luochen in the library, while Huo Yuhao searched for a way to capture the Ice Empress. The chapter left Huo Yuhao determined to pursue that dangerous plan and repay Zhou Yi’s kindness.

• Su Wen went to the library after winning two matches without fighting and considered whether his fourth Soul Beast should provide flight or healing support.
• Huo Yuhao paid three Gold Soul Coins to enter the library, while Zhang Bailing recorded his visit and watched him go inside.
• Yan Shaozhe let Mu Jin choose up to three students from Zhou Yi’s class, and she selected Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, and Huo Yuhao.
• Su Wen caught Ling Luochen researching ways for Ice Attribute Soul Beasts to obtain Ultimate Ice, and she cornered him, demanded his silence, and kissed him before leaving.
• Tian Meng told Huo Yuhao he wanted to find a way to trap the Ice Empress and persuade her to sacrifice herself, and Huo Yuhao agreed to pursue the plan.

Yan Shaozhe told Su Wen that Evil Spirit Masters had begun appearing near Shrek Academy and revealed the tournament rewards. During the competition, Huo Yuhao used a desperate strike to wound Dai Huabin, and Su Wen intervened when Dai Huabin refused to accept his loss.

• Yan Shaozhe explained that he had delayed dealing with Xiao Xiao because he was investigating Evil Spirit Masters near the Star Dou Great Forest and the academy.
• Yan Shaozhe told Su Wen that the tournament's first-place prize was a Spirit Bone and that Xuan Zi would help the top three obtain Soul Rings.
• Dai Huabin overpowered Huo Yuhao and humiliated him, so Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Shock and stabbed him in the abdomen with the White Tiger Dagger.
• Zhu Lu kicked Huo Yuhao off the stage, while Yan Shaozhe wondered how he had used such a powerful spiritual skill.
• Dai Huabin protested the result until Su Wen arrived with Ning Tian and Wu Feng and told him to accept his loss.
• Du Weilun ordered the matches to continue, and Su Wen redirected the crowd's attention to the competition.

After the freshman assessment, Su Wen’s team won first place, but Huo Yuhao was passed over for both Core Disciple and reserve status despite his team placing fourth. His disappointment deepened into resentment, and Tian Meng let that hatred grow while preparing him to leave and hunt a Soul Ring.

• Huo Yuhao remained hidden in Mu Jin’s class, while Wang Dong gave Xiao Xiao a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone as an apology.
• Du Weilun announced Su Wen’s team as first, Xie Huanyue’s team as second, and Dai Huabin’s team as third, then described the rewards.
• Du Weilun named the Core Disciples and reserves but excluded Huo Yuhao, leaving him devastated.
• Tian Meng stayed silent as Huo Yuhao’s resentment took root, then urged him to cultivate to rank twenty and prepare to hunt a Soul Ring.

Su Wen and Wang Dong arrived late to class, where Mu Jin announced an upcoming academy-organized Soul Beast hunt for students who needed Soul Rings. Su Wen decided to join, while Dai Huabin’s hostility toward Huo Yuhao and Su Wen flared up again.

• Su Wen worried about Yan Shaozhe’s warning concerning a powerful Evil Spirit Master, then made up with Wang Dong after she caught him zoning out.
• Wang Dong and Su Wen arrived at class holding hands, prompting teasing from Mu Jin and jealousy from Ning Tian.
• Mu Jin announced that the academy would lead a Soul Beast hunt in half a month and told class monitor Su Wen to collect names; Su Wen considered signing up.
• Dai Huabin grabbed Huo Yuhao and threatened to kill him, but released him after Huo Yuhao warned he would be expelled for killing someone at the academy.
• Su Wen ordered Dai Huabin to put the scattered desks and chairs back, and Dai Huabin angrily complied.