Chapter Summaries

Zhang Lan stabilized the Ice and Fire Golden Body, broke through to soul power level thirty-one, and gained a physique comparable to a Soul Saint. He then entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to search for the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ remains, leaving the Snow Empress and the immortal herbs alarmed.

• The Star of Eden formed a gravity source in Zhang Lan’s dantian and balanced the opposing ice and fire forces, allowing them to refine into his soul power.
• Zhang Lan’s soul power broke through to level thirty-one as the ice and fire strengthened his meridians and dantian.
• Zhang Lan completed the Ice and Fire Golden Body, gaining a physique comparable to a Soul Saint and becoming resistant to the lake’s extreme temperatures.
• Zhang Lan told the Snow Empress he would descend into the lake to search for a treasure, and she warned him that its depths were dangerous.
• Zhang Lan surrounded himself with Gravity Dome and sank into the lake, while the infernal delicate apricot and the aromatic silk beauty reacted in alarm.

Zhang Lan descended to the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and found the enormous skeletons of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King. He discovered a Dragon Core inside each skeleton, but their immense power rebuffed his gravitational perception.

• The Ice Empress moved toward the lake while the Snow Empress sensed disturbances spreading around its shore.
• Zhang Lan descended through the lake’s extreme ice and fire while his Gravity Dome and Ice and Fire Golden Body shielded him.
• Zhang Lan reached the lake bottom and found the colossal remains of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King.
• Zhang Lan recognized a silver-blue Dragon Core and a scarlet-gold Dragon Core inside the dragons’ chest cavities.
• Zhang Lan’s gravitational perception rebounded when he tried to sense the Dragon Cores’ immense power.

Zhang Lan absorbed the Ice Dragon King's Dragon Core and skeleton, gaining a God-Level Torso Bone and forming his second martial soul, Spirit Blade: Frozen Naraka. He surfaced to find the Ice Empress and Snow Empress waiting, and confirmed that his aura had changed.

• Zhang Lan touched the Ice Dragon King's Dragon Core and absorbed its power as the dragon's lingering will merged into his Sea of Consciousness.
• The Ice Dragon King's skeleton transformed into a God-Level Torso Bone and fused with Zhang Lan's spine.
• Zhang Lan left the Fire Dragon King's Dragon Core and remains untouched, noting that the Dragon King Crown remained where the Ice Dragon King had been.
• As Zhang Lan rose toward the surface, his second martial soul, Spirit Blade: Frozen Naraka, took shape in his dantian.
• The Ice Empress and Snow Empress saw Zhang Lan surface, and the Snow Empress remarked that his aura had changed.

Zhang Lan revealed that the Ice Dragon King's Dragon Core had given him a divine-grade torso bone, a second Martial Soul, and a powerful first Soul Skill. After tending to the immortal herbs, he traveled with the Ice Empress and Snow Empress to Star Dou Great Forest, where he planned to avoid Di Tian and the Lake of Life for now.

• Zhang Lan summoned his Spirit Blade, Frozen Naraka, and explained that the Ice Dragon King's Dragon Core had become his first Soul Ring and granted him Ice Dragon King Descends.
• Zhang Lan described how Ice Dragon King Descends could summon an Ice Dragon King or merge with him as Ice Armor, while the Snow Empress agreed to teach him swordsmanship.
• Zhang Lan replenished the immortal herbs and carefully took essence from the octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot before leaving the gorge with the Ice Empress and Snow Empress.
• Zhang Lan traveled north with the two Empresses and entered Star Dou Great Forest, telling them to avoid the Lake of Life and not provoke Di Tian or the Ferocious Beasts.

Zhang Lan found an eighty-six-thousand-year-old Eight Desolate Rock Lizard gravely wounded after it killed a python, and prepared to take it as his third Soul Ring. Electrolux suddenly appeared, and Zhang Lan introduced him to the Ice Empress and Snow Empress as an ally and senior in the God-Making Plan.

• Zhang Lan, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress searched the Star Dou Great Forest for a suitable Soul Beast for three days.
• Zhang Lan found an Eight Desolate Rock Lizard killing a python and identified its age as eighty-six thousand years.
• The python poisoned the Eight Desolate Rock Lizard before dying, leaving the lizard near death with most of its Soul Power depleted.
• Zhang Lan expanded the Gravity Dome and prepared to strike the lizard with the Star of Eden.
• Electrolux emerged from Zhang Lan's Sea of Consciousness, prompting the Ice Empress and Snow Empress to confront him.
• Zhang Lan introduced Electrolux as an ally from another world, and the Snow Empress lowered her ice sword while remaining wary.

Electrolux tested his preliminary soul spirit contract on the dying Eight Desolate Rock Lizard, which agreed to bind its soul to Zhang Lan rather than die. The contract succeeded, giving Zhang Lan a new earth-attribute Soul Ring and leaving the group ready to leave the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Electrolux proposed using the poisoned Eight Desolate Rock Lizard to test his soul spirit contract, and Zhang Lan insisted that it had to agree willingly.
• The Ice Empress communicated with the lizard, which accepted the contract because it did not want to die.
• Electrolux formed a magic array, and Zhang Lan used the Star of Eden to draw out the lizard's soul power core and bind its soul to himself.
• The Eight Desolate Rock Lizard became a miniature soul spirit in Zhang Lan's Sea of Consciousness, while a deep yellow earth-attribute Soul Ring formed beside his other ring.
• Electrolux confirmed that the contract had worked, and Zhang Lan told the others that the lizard thanked him.
• Zhang Lan and the others left the Star Dou Great Forest.

Zhang Lan spent five years forming a soul core and reaching rank fifty, gaining two soul rings from the Eight Desolate Rock Lizard. He left the Far North for Shrek Academy with a protective gift from the Snow Empress and reunited with Nan Shuishui and Nan Qiuqiu in Dragon City.

• Zhang Lan formed an ice-blue soul core in his third year of cultivation, then slowly advanced beyond rank fifty as the Eight Desolate Rock Lizard provided his fourth and fifth soul rings.
• Zhang Lan tested Eight Desolate Heavy Prison and Eight Desolate Dragonfall on an ice field, provoking the Ice Empress with the latter skill.
• At age twelve, Zhang Lan prepared to leave for Shrek Academy, and the Snow Empress gave him a necklace containing her full-power strike.
• Zhang Lan walked south for half a month and met Nan Shuishui and Nan Qiuqiu outside Dragon City's north gate.
• Nan Shuishui told Zhang Lan that Nan Qiuqiu had stabilized her martial soul mutation and reached rank forty-three with a forty-thousand-year-old fourth soul ring.

Zhang Lan and Nan Qiuqiu arrived at Shrek City to enroll at Shrek Academy, where they were admitted after presenting their residence document and recommendation letter. They reached the freshman teaching building to register and undergo assessment.

• After half a month of travel, Zhang Lan, Nan Qiuqiu, and Nan Shuishui arrived at Shrek City.
• Nan Shuishui left Zhang Lan and Nan Qiuqiu at the city gates, and Nan Qiuqiu said she would enroll with Zhang Lan.
• Zhang Lan presented his Residence Registration Document and Nan Qiuqiu submitted her recommendation letter to the academy gate guard, who let them enter.
• Zhang Lan and Nan Qiuqiu walked through the academy, passed its statues and Sea God Lake, and headed toward the freshman teaching building.
• Zhang Lan and Nan Qiuqiu arrived at the white teaching building, where freshmen registered for their assessments.

Zhang Lan and Nan Qiuqiu enrolled at Shrek Academy after astonishing the admissions staff with their Soul Power levels. They left with uniforms and badges, while the teacher hurried to inform the dean of students about the two exceptional freshmen.

• A female teacher checked Zhang Lan and Nan Qiuqiu's ages and explained the Soul Power admission requirements.
• Nan Qiuqiu shattered the test crystal ball and revealed she was a twelve-year-old with forty-third-rank Soul Power.
• Zhang Lan told the teacher his Soul Power was fiftieth rank, shocking the crowd gathered in the lobby.
• The female teacher completed their registration, accepted twenty Gold Soul Coins, and gave them uniforms and freshman badges.
• The teacher showed Zhang Lan and Nan Qiuqiu where the dormitories and academy facilities were, then decided to report their arrival to the dean of students.

Zhang Lan and Nan Qiuqiu discovered they had been assigned to Zhou Yi’s freshman class, while Dean of Studies Du Weilun learned of their extraordinary cultivation and considered whether the academy should change their placement. The chapter ended with Du Weilun preparing to report the matter to the dean, uncertain whether their arrival would be a blessing or a calamity.

• Zhang Lan and Nan Qiuqiu found their names in Class One, whose homeroom teacher was Zhou Yi, and Zhang Lan resolved to see what she would do.
• Zhang Lan told Nan Qiuqiu to explore the academy and maintain her cultivation before they went to their separate dormitories.
• A teacher brought Du Weilun records showing that twelve-year-old Nan Qiuqiu was a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor and Zhang Lan was a Five-Ring Soul King.
• Du Weilun learned that both had been assigned to Zhou Yi’s class and worried that her harsh methods might clash with the gifted newcomers.
• Du Weilun decided to report their situation to the dean and discuss what the academy should do.

Zhang Lan settled into his dorm at Shrek Academy, where Mu En recognized his Soul King cultivation and soul-core aura. Yan Shaozhe learned about Zhang Lan and Nan Qiuqiu’s extraordinary levels and chose to observe them before intervening; two days later, Zhang Lan’s meditation drew Mu En’s attention again.

• Zhang Lan greeted Mu En and entered the dormitory, prompting Mu En to recognize that Zhang Lan had condensed a soul core as a Soul King.
• Zhang Lan cleaned and arranged his dorm room, then wondered who his roommate would be.
• Du Weilun told Yan Shaozhe that twelve-year-old Nan Qiuqiu was Level 43 and Zhang Lan was Level 50, and described their martial souls.
• After learning that both students had been assigned to Zhou Yi’s class, Yan Shaozhe decided to observe them discreetly for several days before making plans.
• Two days later, Zhang Lan meditated in his dorm, drawing in nearby soul power so strongly that Mu En remarked on the power of his martial soul.

Zhang Lan and Wang Dong became dormmates and clashed over Wang Dong’s rules, with Zhang Lan defeating him using a gravity field. Afterward, Zhang Lan offered Wang Dong pastries, and the two introduced themselves while Wang Dong vowed to beat him next time.

• Wang Dong arrived at Zhang Lan’s room and laid out rules for sharing it, but Zhang Lan walked away without agreeing.
• Wang Dong challenged Zhang Lan to a match, and Zhang Lan immobilized him with gravity despite Wang Dong releasing his martial soul.
• Zhang Lan increased the gravity until Wang Dong’s martial soul was suppressed, then left after telling him to follow the rules.
• Wang Dong returned to the room and brooded on his defeat, while Zhang Lan later brought him pastries because the dining hall had closed.
• Wang Dong asked Zhang Lan’s name, introduced himself, and promised to beat him in a rematch.

Zhang Lan and Wang Dong settled into Freshman Class One, where they met Nan Qiuqiu’s roommate Xiao Xiao and waited for their homeroom teacher. Zhou Yi introduced herself and demanded that anyone who had fought during registration stand up, leaving Zhang Lan and Wang Dong as the only students on their feet.

• Zhang Lan and Wang Dong entered Freshman Class One and sat together behind Nan Qiuqiu and Xiao Xiao.
• Nan Qiuqiu told Zhang Lan she had been settling in well, and Xiao Xiao introduced herself and asked about the pair’s registration incident.
• Wang Dong silently showed his displeasure as Zhang Lan spoke with the others, while the classroom gradually filled with freshmen and parents.
• Zhou Yi arrived, introduced herself as the homeroom teacher, and warned that she would cultivate monsters rather than fools.
• Zhou Yi ordered anyone who had fought during registration to stand, and Zhang Lan and Wang Dong were the only students who rose.

Zhang Lan challenged Zhou Yi’s punishment of students who had not fought, accusing her of bullying them with her authority and Soul Power. When Zhou Yi threatened to cripple and expel him, Zhang Lan revealed that he was a twelve-year-old Soul King with two purple and three black Soul Rings, leaving Zhou Yi astonished but still defiant.

• Zhou Yi ordered every student except Zhang Lan and another student to run a hundred laps around Shrek Square or be expelled, and the class reluctantly headed outside.
• Zhang Lan condemned Zhou Yi’s punishment as indiscriminate troublemaking and bullying, and Zhou Yi responded by pressing the students with her Soul Power and revealing her six Soul Rings.
• Zhou Yi threatened to cripple Zhang Lan’s Soul Power and expel him, then manifested her crimson dragon Martial Soul and shattered the lectern when he refused to back down.
• Zhang Lan summoned the Star of Eden and revealed five Soul Rings—two purple and three black—shocking Wang Dong and Zhou Yi with his strength and extraordinary configuration.

Zhou Yi responded to Zhang Lan's defiance by taking him to the Soul Fighting Arena for a personal combat assessment, and news of the confrontation drew a crowd of students and teachers. The chapter ended with the spectators gathering as Zhou Yi and Zhang Lan prepared to face off.

• Zhou Yi challenged Zhang Lan to prove his combat skills in the Soul Fighting Arena, framing the fight as a required assessment.
• Zhang Lan withdrew the Star of Eden and followed Zhou Yi, accompanied by Nan Qiuqiu, Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong, and the rest of the class.
• Word spread through the outer courtyard that Zhou Yi would fight a new student, and Mu Jin brought students from Class Nine to watch.
• Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Dai Huabin arrived to observe Zhang Lan, curious about his unusual Soul Ring configuration and powerful aura.
• Students from several year groups filled the Soul Fighting Arena stands as Zhou Yi and Zhang Lan reached the arena.

Zhang Lan faced Zhou Yi in a Soul Fighting Arena match, drawing a crowd that included Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi. The chapter ended with Zhang Lan having evaded Zhou Yi’s opening attacks without using a Soul Skill, while the spectators watched closely.

• Tang Ya pulled Huo Yuhao to the Soul Fighting Arena, where Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi joined them to watch Zhang Lan fight Zhou Yi.
• Huo Yuhao sensed an unusual distortion around Zhang Lan, and Xu Sanshi predicted that Zhang Lan would last more than five moves.
• Zhou Yi released her Red Dragon Martial Soul and attacked Zhang Lan with a series of rapid claw strikes and a kick.
• Zhang Lan used his gravitational perception and precise footwork to evade Zhou Yi’s attacks, then blocked her elbow with the Star of Eden.
• Dai Huabin, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng observed that Zhang Lan had avoided Zhou Yi’s attacks without using a Soul Skill.

Zhang Lan used his gravity-based soul skills to deflect Zhou Yi’s attacks and break apart her phantom crimson dragon. Zhou Yi remained trapped at the edge of his Gravity Mire, unable to force her way through its restraints.

• Zhou Yi unleashed dragon-breath flames and a claw strike, but Zhang Lan’s World of Chaotic Marks bent their trajectories away from him.
• Zhang Lan fired five Gravity Bullet Line rays, eroding Zhou Yi’s dragon claw and forcing her to dodge repeated attacks.
• Zhou Yi summoned a massive phantom crimson dragon and fired a concentrated beam of dragon breath at Zhang Lan.
• Zhang Lan activated Eight Desolate Heavy Prison, slowing the dragon and tearing it apart inside the Gravity Mire.
• Zhou Yi tried to break free from the Mire’s restraints, but her Soul Power could not overcome its steady pressure.

Zhang Lan defeated Zhou Yi by suppressing her with his gravity abilities until she exhausted her soul power and collapsed. After teachers carried Zhou Yi away, students left the arena discussing Zhang Lan’s strength, while Zhang Lan walked toward the freshmen’s teaching building with Nan Qiuqiu and Xiao Xiao following him.

• Zhang Lan asked Zhou Yi to concede, but she lost consciousness before answering as her Soul Rings went dormant.
• The Referee Teacher checked Zhou Yi, confirmed she had only fainted from soul-power exhaustion, and had her carried out on a stretcher.
• Zhang Lan withdrew the Star of Eden, dispelled the Gravity Mire, and left the arena as spectators discussed his victory over a Six-Ring Soul Emperor.
• Mu Jin led Class Two away, while Ning Tian warned Wu Feng against provoking Zhang Lan and Dai Huabin and the sixth-year students also departed.
• Huo Yuhao left with Bei Bei and Tang Ya as they discussed Zhang Lan’s unused fifth soul skill.
• Zhang Lan walked toward the freshmen’s teaching building through a crowd of students, followed by Nan Qiuqiu and Xiao Xiao, while Wang Dong trailed behind.

After Zhang Lan defeated Zhou Yi in the Soul Fighting Arena, Yan Shaozhe transferred her out of the Martial Soul Department’s teaching staff and appointed Wang Yan to lead Class One. The next morning, Zhang Lan returned to a full classroom with Wang Dong, Nan Qiuqiu, and Xiao Xiao present.

• Back in class, Wang Dong asked Zhang Lan about the black spheres from his fourth soul skill, and Zhang Lan said they used gravity.
• Du Weilun learned that Zhang Lan had knocked Zhou Yi unconscious in the Soul Fighting Arena and went to report the fight to Yan Shaozhe.
• Du Weilun told Yan Shaozhe that twelve-year-old Zhang Lan was a Five-Ring Soul King who had defeated Zhou Yi.
• Yan Shaozhe transferred Zhou Yi to the Soul Tool Department and appointed Wang Yan as Class One’s new homeroom teacher.
• Yan Shaozhe told Du Weilun to watch over Zhang Lan and Nan Qiuqiu, ensure they were not mistreated, and train them properly.
• The next morning, Zhang Lan arrived in the full Class One classroom, where Wang Dong, Nan Qiuqiu, and Xiao Xiao were already present.

Zhang Lan met with Yan Shaozhe, who confirmed Zhou Yi had been transferred and offered compensation, future help obtaining a soul ring, and the chance to enter the Inner Court. Zhang Lan accepted the compensation but declined the Inner Court assessment, choosing to remain in the Outer Court.

• Wang Yan introduced himself as Class One’s new homeroom teacher and called Zhang Lan aside after class.
• Wang Yan led Zhang Lan to Yan Shaozhe’s office, then left him to speak with the dean.
• Yan Shaozhe told Zhang Lan that Zhou Yi had been transferred to the Soul Tool Department and offered him two hundred thousand gold soul coins as compensation.
• Yan Shaozhe promised to lead a team to help Zhang Lan hunt for his sixth soul ring and suggested he apply for the Inner Court assessment.
• Zhang Lan accepted the compensation but declined the Inner Court offer, saying he still had things to learn in the Outer Court.
• Wang Dong asked Zhang Lan about the meeting and guessed that he had turned down the Inner Court.