Chapter Summaries

Ye Xixuan demonstrated his new Heavenly Spider Claws and left the Ming Dou Great Forest with Zhang Lexuan, while Shrek Academy began enrollment. Tang Ya arrived at the academy and met her reserved new roommate, Jiang Nannan.

• Ye Xixuan explained how the Heavenly Spider Claws’ spatial and darkness silk worked, and Zhang Lexuan praised his progress while warning him not to bind girls again.
• Ye Xixuan and Zhang Lexuan flew out of the Ming Dou Great Forest, and Ye Xixuan worried about Bei Bei’s soul beast hunt and a dangerous future expedition.
• Tang Ya registered at Shrek Academy with her special admission quota and collected her student badge, uniforms, and dormitory key.
• Tang Ya entered the female freshmen’s dormitory and found Jiang Nannan already there.
• Tang Ya introduced herself and peppered Jiang Nannan with questions about her journey from the Dou Ling Empire, leaving Jiang Nannan bewildered.

Ye Xixuan returned to Shrek City with Zhang Lexuan and went to visit Tang Ya, where he met her new roommate, Jiang Nannan. After Tang Ya teased him about admiring pretty girls, Ye Xixuan blamed Bei Bei for teaching him how to talk to girls, leaving Tang Ya warning him to stay away from Bei Bei.

• Ye Xixuan asked Zhang Lexuan to tell Mu En that he would visit Tang Ya instead of cultivating at the Sea God Pavilion.
• Ye Xixuan parted from Zhang Lexuan at Shrek Academy's eastern gate and headed into Shrek City.
• Tang Ya rushed into Ye Xixuan's arms while Jiang Nannan watched, blushed, and hurried away.
• Tang Ya introduced Jiang Nannan as her new roommate and teased Ye Xixuan for looking at pretty girls.
• Ye Xixuan said Bei Bei had taught him how to talk to girls, so Tang Ya warned him to spend less time with Bei Bei before taking him home.

Ye Xixuan returned to Shrek Academy with Tang Ya and later encountered Ma Xiaotao above Sea God Lake. Her evil fire overwhelmed him, but his Mind Demon Mark spread onto her abdomen and began absorbing the evil energy in her soul power.

• Tang Ya and Ye Xixuan returned to her courtyard, where she teased him about becoming closer to their eldest senior sister, Zhang Lexuan.
• The next morning, Jiang Nannan mistook Ye Xixuan for Tang Ya’s boyfriend, and Tang Ya told her he was only eight.
• Ye Xixuan traveled alone toward Sea God Island and spotted Ma Xiaotao flying toward him through the mist.
• Ma Xiaotao burned through Ye Xixuan’s spider silk and drove him into the lake, where he barely managed to release his Mind Demon Mark.
• Ye Xixuan touched Ma Xiaotao’s waist, and the mark spread across her abdomen, drawing evil energy from her soul power into his body.

Ma Xiaotao lost control of her evil fire in Sea God Lake, but Ye Xixuan's martial soul absorbed much of its evil energy and helped her regain control. Mu En confirmed the connection and warned Yan Shaozhe to consider what Ye Xixuan wanted before pursuing the benefits for Ma Xiaotao.

• Ma Xiaotao's evil fire poured into Ye Xixuan through the mind demon mark, and she regained some control as he remained unconscious.
• Ma Xiaotao realized Ye Xixuan was unharmed, blamed his martial soul for what had happened, and carried him to the surface.
• Yan Shaozhe met Ma Xiaotao and Ye Xixuan, learned that Ye Xixuan's ultimate dark attribute might be connected to Ma Xiaotao's evil fire, and took them to Sea God Pavilion.
• Mu En examined Ye Xixuan and said his martial soul had absorbed the evil energy in Ma Xiaotao's soul power.
• Yan Shaozhe asked whether Ma Xiaotao could now cultivate normally, and Mu En rebuked him for focusing on that without considering what Ye Xixuan wanted.

Mu En confronted Yan Shaozhe about concealing Ma Xiaotao’s true identity as an evil Soul Master and punished him by removing him as dean and ordering him into secluded cultivation. After Ye Xixuan woke, he discovered that absorbing Ma Xiaotao’s evil energy had strengthened his soul rings, and Ma Xiaotao eagerly offered to let him try again.

• Yan Shaozhe proposed that Ye Xixuan and Ma Xiaotao practice dual cultivation, but Mu En rebuked him and revealed that Ma Xiaotao’s nature was not a flaw in her martial soul.
• Mu En accused Yan Shaozhe of sparing Ma Xiaotao’s mother, concealing Ma Xiaotao’s identity, and dishonoring Shrek’s predecessors; Yan Shaozhe admitted Ma Xiaotao was his great-grandchild.
• Mu En removed Yan Shaozhe as dean of the Martial Soul Department, appointed Mei'er in his place, and ordered Yan Shaozhe to enter secluded cultivation until he advanced.
• Ye Xixuan woke at night on Ma Xiaotao’s lap and told her that absorbing her evil energy had raised his soul power to rank twenty-three and increased both soul rings’ ages by about two hundred years.
• Ma Xiaotao asked Ye Xixuan to absorb more of her evil energy and exposed her lower abdomen so he could begin.

Ye Xixuan confirmed that his mind demon shadow could absorb evil-tainted energy and convert it into increased soul ring ages, while Mu En reflected on the burdens carried by himself, Xiaoyao, and Xishui. After returning to Shrek Academy, Bei Bei reunited with Xu Sanshi and led him to Sea God Island, where their teasing landed them in trouble with Ma Xiaotao.

• Ye Xixuan discovered that his mind demon shadow could absorb any evil-tainted energy and turn it into increased soul ring ages, and Mu En believed Ye Xixuan's pure nature would keep him from becoming an Evil Soul Master.
• Bei Bei returned to Shrek Academy with Xuan Zi and ran into his old friend Xu Sanshi at the Martial Soul Department's Outer Court.
• Bei Bei teased Xu Sanshi and invited him to Sea God Island to meet a friend, while hiding his own recent gains and evolved martial soul.
• Bei Bei introduced Xu Sanshi to Ye Xixuan as the damned turtle, provoking Xu Sanshi's angry protest.
• Ma Xiaotao appeared, and when Bei Bei claimed they had planned to spar with Ye Xixuan, she volunteered to referee and ordered them to the Training Arena.
• Xu Sanshi was forced to go with Bei Bei and cursed him for getting him into trouble.

Ye Xixuan and Bei Bei sparred at the Training Arena, where Ye Xixuan's darkness powers overwhelmed Bei Bei's Radiant Sacred Dragon. Xu Sanshi watched in shock as Ye Xixuan trapped Bei Bei, leaving the match unresolved.

• Ma Xiaotao joined Ye Xixuan, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi at the Training Arena and told the two sparrers to begin.
• Bei Bei revealed his Radiant Sacred Dragon Martial Soul and three Soul Rings, stunning Xu Sanshi.
• Ye Xixuan's two deep-purple Soul Rings and darkness aura countered Bei Bei's powerful presence.
• Bei Bei attacked with Saintly Thunderclap, but Ye Xixuan's shadow swallowed the golden lightning.
• Ye Xixuan emerged behind Bei Bei with a Demon Scythe and used pitch-black chains to lock down his movements.
• Xu Sanshi sat on the ground and lamented that the sparring match had destroyed his dream of becoming a Soul Master.

Ye Xixuan used his Shadow Domain to control the arena and battle Bei Bei, who broke free and charged through his defenses. The chapter ended as Bei Bei’s Holy Thunderclap Dragon Claw collided with Ye Xixuan’s chain barrier, leaving the winner unclear.

• Ye Xixuan explained the semi-domain abilities of Shadow Domain, which let him travel through a separate space and shape shadows into chains and other attacks.
• Bei Bei activated Holy Radiance Fury, broke Ye Xixuan’s chains, and clashed with his Dark Demon Scythe.
• Ye Xixuan spread shadow spikes across the arena, while Bei Bei decided to end the fight before either fighter’s soul skill could run out.
• Bei Bei charged through Ye Xixuan’s overlapping dark cages and unleashed Holy Thunderclap Dragon Claw.
• Ye Xixuan formed a barrier of spear-tipped chains, and the two attacks collided in a burst of light and darkness as Ma Xiaotao and Xu Sanshi watched, unsure who had won.

Ye Xixuan and Bei Bei finished their spar without a clear winner, then Xu Sanshi endured fights against both of them. Mu En confronted Bei Bei about his fear of losing to Ye Xixuan and told him to join the Tang Sect, while Ye Xixuan and Xu Sanshi discussed Xu Sanshi’s future martial soul awakening and marriage prospects.

• Ma Xiaotao judged that neither Ye Xixuan nor Bei Bei had fought at full strength, then left the Training Arena.
• Bei Bei challenged Xu Sanshi to spar, and Ye Xixuan asked to fight Xu Sanshi afterward; their bouts left Xu Sanshi exhausted by nightfall.
• Mu En told Bei Bei that fear of losing to Ye Xixuan had already affected him and instructed him to join the Tang Sect.
• Ye Xixuan and Xu Sanshi returned to the outer court, where Ye Xixuan suggested Xu Sanshi might awaken his Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield and ask his family to arrange a marriage alliance.
• Xu Sanshi eagerly asked Ye Xixuan whether he should discuss the idea with his father, and Ye Xixuan silently rolled his eyes.

Ye Xixuan and Xu Sanshi joked about marrying multiple women before Tang Ya interrupted them and pulled Ye Xixuan away. Months later, after the Freshman Assessment and class assignments, Bei Bei asked Tang Ya to join the Tang Sect, but she refused and walked away in tears.

• Ye Xixuan and Xu Sanshi discussed their romantic preferences and joked about having multiple wives beside Sea God Lake.
• Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan arrived, and Tang Ya scolded Xu Sanshi before taking Ye Xixuan away.
• The freshmen completed the three-month Freshman Assessment; Bei Bei's team defeated Xu Sanshi's in the final, while Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan also earned places to stay.
• Tang Ya and Bei Bei were assigned to Class One, and Bei Bei approached her after class to ask to join the Tang Sect.
• Tang Ya told Bei Bei she was not accepting disciples, then walked away in tears as she recalled how Ye Xixuan had stood by her when the Tang Sect was in decline.

After a year and a half of rapid cultivation, Ye Xixuan reached level thirty, while a disastrous soul-hunting expedition left eight Inner Court Disciples dead and Zhang Lexuan badly injured. Mu En personally provided Ye Xixuan with an eight-thousand-year dark swan for his third soul ring, and Ye Xixuan began absorbing it.

• Ma Xiaotao overcame her evil fire and reached Soul Emperor cultivation at sixteen as Ye Xixuan’s cultivation also accelerated.
• Ye Xixuan reached level thirty at nine and a half, surpassing Mu En’s record.
• Xuan Zi’s expedition to the Star Dou Great Forest ended in tragedy when eight of the twelve Inner Court Disciples died; Zhang Lexuan survived but suffered severe backlash.
• Mu En took charge of Ye Xixuan’s cultivation and brought him an eight-thousand-year dark swan for his third soul ring.
• Ye Xixuan killed the dark swan and began absorbing its soul ring.

Ye Xixuan absorbed the Dark Swan Soul Ring and gained the third Soul Skill, Fallen Wings, which granted flight and strengthened his Darkness Attribute abilities. Mu En explained that the evil aura in the skill came from Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire and would not harm Ye Xixuan as long as his opposing forces remained balanced.

• Ye Xixuan used the Mind Demon Marks to withstand the Dark Swan Soul Ring’s spiritual and Soul Power impacts while absorbing it for more than twelve hours.
• Ye Xixuan completed the absorption and manifested three purple Soul Rings and a pair of black wings.
• Ye Xixuan learned that Fallen Wings enabled flight, accelerated Soul Power recovery, and greatly enhanced his Soul Skills.
• Ye Xixuan noticed the skill’s fallen aura and linked its evil influence to traces of Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire in his Martial Soul Origin.
• Mu En confirmed he had sensed the evil aura before and told Ye Xixuan it would not affect him while his light and dark forces remained balanced.

Ye Xixuan discussed his unusual martial soul and cultivation with Mu En, then learned Zhang Lexuan had fused with a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone. When Zhang Lexuan knelt to persuade Xuan Zi to stay, Ye Xixuan carried her away and promised to share her burden, leaving Mu En ashamed of the academy’s treatment of its juniors.

• Mu En explained that Ye Xixuan’s martial soul did not make him an Evil Soul Master and advised him to stabilize his cultivation after absorbing the Dark Swan soul ring.
• Mu En told Ye Xixuan that Zhang Lexuan had survived the backlash and fused with the Blood Moon Wolf Emperor’s soul ring and soul bone.
• Ye Xixuan realized Zhang Lexuan was kneeling to give Xuan Zi a graceful reason to remain at the Sea God Pavilion, though the responsibility belonged to Xuan Zi.
• Ye Xixuan promised Mu En he would share the academy’s responsibilities with Zhang Lexuan, then lifted her into his arms and carried her away.
• Mu En reflected with shame that the academy had schemed against two juniors and decided that its approach needed to change.

Ye Xixuan carried the injured Zhang Lexuan to her home, where she shared the story of her family’s massacre and the promise she had made to Mu En. Ye Xixuan asked her to live for herself and joked about marrying her; Zhang Lexuan agreed, leaving him stunned and happy.

• Ye Xixuan carried Zhang Lexuan to her dormitory and stayed with her for the night.
• Zhang Lexuan told Ye Xixuan about her family’s massacre and the promise she had made to Mu En.
• Ye Xixuan asked Zhang Lexuan not to keep that promise and urged her to live for herself.
• Ye Xixuan admitted he hoped she might marry him someday, and Zhang Lexuan agreed to marry him in the future.

At ten years old, Ye Xixuan learned that Shrek Academy had approved a mission to wipe out the Death Hand Bandit Group in the Ming Dou Mountains, with Ma Xiaotao leading and Elder Song secretly providing protection. Before the mission, he planned to tell her about it and continued growing closer to Zhang Lexuan.

• Ye Xixuan met Zhang Lexuan in the Sea God Pavilion Library after six months apart and embraced her affectionately.
• Zhang Lexuan told Ye Xixuan that the academy had approved the bandit-clearing mission, which Ma Xiaotao and several Inner Court Disciples would undertake in two days.
• Zhang Lexuan said Elder Song would secretly accompany the group and warned Ye Xixuan to prioritize his safety.
• Zhang Lexuan asked Ye Xixuan to tell Ma Xiaotao about the mission before the Outer Court break so she would not worry.
• Ye Xixuan asked to cultivate at Zhang Lexuan's place that night, then hugged her from behind as she remarked that he had grown up.

Ye Xixuan met Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan after class and joined them for an end-of-term meal, while Bei Bei admitted he was drawn to Tang Ya. The group left Shrek Academy to discuss Jiang Nannan’s situation.

• Ye Xixuan reflected on his feelings for Zhang Lexuan and went to the outer academy to find Tang Ya.
• Xu Sanshi told Ye Xixuan that his family had found him a fiancée, and Bei Bei joined them as they traded jokes.
• Tang Ya playfully jumped onto Ye Xixuan’s back and invited him and Jiang Nannan to eat with her before the break.
• After Ye Xixuan and the women left, Xu Sanshi realized Bei Bei was interested in Tang Ya and warned him that she treated Ye Xixuan differently.
• Outside Shrek Academy, Ye Xixuan suggested finding a place to talk about Jiang Nannan’s situation.

Ye Xixuan offered to help Jiang Nannan obtain the pills her mother needed, and Jiang Nannan accepted his support. After she left, Tang Ya embraced and kissed Ye Xixuan beside Sea God Lake, leaving them facing an unexpectedly tense moment.

• Tang Ya told Ye Xixuan about Jiang Nannan's mother, and he offered to vouch for Jiang Nannan at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion so she could seek a loan for the pills.
• Jiang Nannan thanked Ye Xixuan and promised to help him in the future, then joined him and Tang Ya for dinner.
• After dinner, Jiang Nannan returned to the dormitory while Tang Ya asked Ye Xixuan to walk with her beside Sea God Lake.
• Tang Ya told Ye Xixuan he had become dependable, and he said he wanted to be someone she could lean on.
• Tang Ya kissed Ye Xixuan on the cheek, and he stared at her as panic flickered in her eyes.

Ye Xixuan prepared to leave on a mission to eliminate the Death Hand Bandit Group and met the Inner Court Disciples who would accompany him. After revealing his exceptional Soul Ring configuration and strength, he earned their respect, and the group set out for the Ming Dou Mountains.

• Ye Xixuan hugged Zhang Lexuan before leaving, and she reassured him about his growing attraction to girls while reminding him not to treat others as he treated her in private.
• Ye Xixuan joined Ma Xiaotao and six other Inner Court Disciples at Shrek Academy's gates for the mission.
• Ye Xixuan revealed three purple Soul Rings and introduced himself as a rank thirty-three Battle Soul Elder, astonishing the six disciples.
• Ma Xiaotao explained that Ye Xixuan had become a Soul Elder at nine and a half, prompting Dai Yueheng and the others to welcome him.
• The six disciples introduced themselves, and Ma Xiaotao warned Gongyang Mo against harboring improper intentions toward Ye Xixuan.
• Ma Xiaotao ended the introductions and led the group toward the Ming Dou Mountains.

As Ma Xiaotao led the group toward the Ming Dou Mountains for an Inspector Mission, Ye Xixuan learned that Ling Luochеn’s family had long been connected to the Night Family. The group left their leisurely pace behind and hurried toward the bandits they had been sent to eliminate.

• Ma Xiaotao led the Inner Court Disciples south at a leisurely pace so they could avoid attention near Shrek City and get to know Ye Xixuan.
• Ling Luochеn asked Ye Xixuan about his connection to the Night Family, and he revealed that he was its sole survivor.
• Ling Luochеn explained that the Ling Family had been friendly with the Night Family and had searched for survivors after its destruction.
• Chen Zifeng explained the families’ history of intermarriage, prompting the group to notice Yao Haoxuan’s feelings for Ling Luochеn.
• Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochеn offered to carry Ye Xixuan, but he insisted that he could keep up.
• Ma Xiaotao ordered the group to speed up so they could reach the Ming Dou Mountains and stop the Death Hand Bandit Group from harming civilians and caravans.

Ye Xixuan traveled with Shrek Academy’s Inner Court Disciples toward the Ming Dou Mountains, revealing his eight-thousand-year third soul ring and trading teasing remarks with Ma Xiaotao. At the Star Luo Empire border, the group prepared to cross the mountains before nightfall, and Ling Luochен chose to ride with Ye Xixuan again.

• Ye Xixuan told Gongyang Mo that his third soul ring was eight thousand years old, surprising the other Inner Court Disciples.
• Ma Xiaotao teased Ye Xixuan about Ling Luochен’s warmth toward him, and he joked that he preferred Ma Xiaotao before naming his eldest senior sister as the prettiest.
• The group reached the Star Luo Empire border, where Dai Yueheng secured permission for them to cross the military camp and mountains before nightfall.
• Dai Yueheng offered to carry Ye Xixuan with a Flying Soul Tool, but Ye Xixuan declined and said he could fly using his own soul skill.
• Xixi asked Ma Xiaotao to take her, while Ling Luochен chose Ye Xixuan as her companion.