Chapter Summaries

After an assassination attempt against Ye Xixuan, Mu En sent Xuan Zi and Elder Song to demand answers from the Star Luo Empire. Xuan Zi confronted Emperor Xu Jiawei, who summoned Xu Jiujiu to account for the plot.

• Xuan Zi and Elder Song traveled to Star Luo City while Mu En discussed the incident with Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong, identifying the White Tiger Duke's Mansion as a likely factor.
• Mu En revealed that Tang Wutong's earlier wager match had left Dai Huabin unable to function as a man, and Ye Xixuan later received comfort from Zhang Lexuan.
• Xuan Zi and Elder Song arrived at the Star Luo Imperial Palace, where Xuan Zi confronted Star Chen Douluo and struck Huang Jinxu for his role in the assassination attempt.
• Emperor Xu Jiawei arrived and promised Xuan Zi an explanation, then ordered Nebula Douluo to bring Xu Jiujiu to the palace.
• Elder Song warned Xu Jiawei that Ye Xixuan was the designated successor to the Sea God Pavilion, and Xu Jiawei realized his sister had concealed crucial details from him.

Xuan Zi and Elder Song brought Dai Huabin back to Shrek Academy after the assassination attempt, where Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong were asked to decide his punishment. Dai Yueheng crippled Dai Huabin’s Martial Soul and was permitted to graduate early before taking his brother to the White Tiger Duke.

• Xu Jiawei told Xuan Zi and Elder Song his account of the events, and they returned to Shrek Academy to consult Mu En and Ye Xixuan.
• Xuan Zi and Elder Song seized Dai Huabin from the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion and brought him to the Sea God Pavilion.
• Dai Yueheng kicked Dai Huabin and argued with him about their father before Cai Mei'er stopped him.
• Cai Mei'er asked Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong to decide Dai Huabin’s punishment, and Ye Xixuan ordered that his Martial Soul be crippled.
• Dai Yueheng crippled Dai Huabin’s Martial Soul, and Cai Mei'er granted Dai Yueheng early graduation and ordered him to take Dai Huabin to the White Tiger Duke.

After Shrek Academy punished Dai Huabin and removed Dai Yueheng, Mu En appointed Ye Xixuan as his successor and called a Sea God Pavilion meeting to address the Star Luo Empire’s role in the assassination plot. Meanwhile, Du Busi spotted a pureblood Elder Ice Dragon in the Far North and pursued it as a potential second martial soul for Vina.

• Dai Yueheng left Shrek Academy with Dai Huabin after the academy announced his early graduation, and Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong accepted the academy’s decision.
• Ma Xiaotao revealed that her evil fire had been completely cured, while Mu En appointed Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao as reserve elders and named Ye Xixuan the sole successor to the Sea God Pavilion Master.
• Tang Wutong tried to secure a future place in the Sea God Pavilion as Ye Xixuan’s wife, but Ye Xixuan rejected Mu En’s teasing proposal.
• Xuan Zi explained that Dai Huabin had planned the assassination and that Princess Xu Jiujiu and the Star Luo emperor had secretly enabled it; Ye Xixuan agreed to meet the imperial family and hold them accountable.
• In the Far North, Du Busi noticed a pureblood Elder Ice Dragon while fleeing the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion and pursued it as a better ice-type second martial soul candidate for Vina.

After the Sea God Pavilion meeting, Ye Xixuan escorted Tang Wutong home, where she kissed him before leaving, while Mu En encouraged him to maintain contact with her for the academy’s interests. As the holiday ended, Tang Wutong returned from the Clear Sky Sect and asked Niu Tian and Tai Tan for the soul bones in their bodies.

• Zhang Lexuan warned Ye Xixuan and Ma Xiaotao to protect themselves, and Ma Xiaotao invited Ye Xixuan to train with her.
• Mu En asked Ye Xixuan to see Tang Wutong home and advised him not to reject contact with her.
• Tang Wutong kissed Ye Xixuan before leaving, and Ye Xixuan spent the rest of the holiday cultivating and making melee soul tools.
• Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan returned to Shrek Academy, and Zhang Lexuan told Tang Ya about Ye Xixuan’s betrothal to Vina.
• After returning to the Clear Sky Sect and obtaining her fourth soul ring, Tang Wutong asked Niu Tian and Tai Tan for the soul bones in their bodies.

Tang Wutong left Clear Sky Castle eager to reunite with Ye Xixuan, while Niu Tian and Tai Tan worried about her attachment to him. As Shrek Academy’s new term began, Ye Xixuan spent time with Tang Ya, Tang Wutong searched for him, and Huang Chutian admitted he was giving up on Zhu Lu.

• Tang Wutong failed to persuade Niu Tian and Tai Tan to remove their soul bones, then left Clear Sky Castle looking forward to seeing Ye Xixuan.
• Tai Tan considered going to Shrek Academy to confront Ye Xixuan, but Niu Tian assured him that Tang Wutong’s father would keep an eye on the boy.
• At Shrek Academy, Ye Xixuan and Tang Ya met privately in the woods, where Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi passed nearby while discussing the academy’s response to Dai Huabin’s assassination plot.
• Tang Wutong searched Shrek Academy for Ye Xixuan but could not find him, while Tang Ya returned to the dormitory late and embarrassed Jiang Nannan by leaving a mark on her bed.
• Huang Chutian told Ye Xixuan that he had decided to give up on Zhu Lu, and Ye Xixuan pointed out that Zhu Lu had never returned his feelings.

Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong caused a scene when she rushed into him outside the second-year classroom, then sat together as Wang Yan explained the Promotion Assessment. Tang Wutong continued teasing Ye Xixuan during class, while the students learned Dai Huabin had withdrawn and Zhu Lu was returning to Class Two.

• Ye Xixuan and Huang Chutian arrived at the second-year building, where Tang Wutong flew into Ye Xixuan and pinned him to the ground.
• Tang Wutong questioned Ye Xixuan about not visiting her, and their classmates watched and teased them until Wang Yan ordered everyone back to class.
• Wang Yan told Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong to be more careful, then led them into Class One.
• Wang Yan announced that Dai Huabin had withdrawn and that Zhu Lu would return to Class Two; Zhu Lu accepted the news quietly.
• Wang Yan explained the Promotion Assessment, and Tang Wutong secretly teased Ye Xixuan beneath the desks while the lesson continued.

Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong drew their classmates’ attention with their teasing and apparent closeness before the Second Year promotion assessment began. Ye Xixuan chose to face a ten-thousand-year soul beast and overwhelmed a Thousand-Jun Ant King, leaving the arena stunned.

• Wang Yan dismissed Class One, Second Year and told Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong to organize the students for the promotion assessment.
• Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan teased Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong about their relationship, and Xiao Xiao ran off crying after they suggested she liked Ye Xixuan.
• Tang Wutong revealed that Ye Xixuan had her missing sock, prompting Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan to speculate about what had happened.
• At the Soul Beast Arena, Ye Xixuan chose a ten-thousand-year soul beast for his assessment despite the surprise of the teachers and students.
• Ye Xixuan used his dark dragon power to overpower and flip the Thousand-Jun Ant King, astonishing the watching crowd.
• Cao Jinxuan teased Xiao Xiao about Ye Xixuan’s fighting style, and Tang Wutong dismissed Xiao Xiao as too frail for him.

Ye Xixuan projected the Dark Holy Dragon bloodline inherited from Long Xiaoyao during his battle with the Thousand-Jun Ant King, shocking the teachers and students watching. He defeated the soul beast, while Xuan Zi revealed that Ye Xixuan was Long Xiaoyao’s direct descendant.

• Xiao Xiao challenged Tang Wutong after Tang Wutong mocked her, and Tang Wutong invited Xiao Xiao and the Lan Sisters to compete for Ye Xixuan’s affections.
• Wang Yan stopped the argument and directed the students to watch Ye Xixuan fight the Thousand-Jun Ant King.
• Ye Xixuan activated Shadow Domain Projection, revealing an enormous Dark Holy Dragon phantom and releasing powerful draconic pressure across the Martial Soul Department.
• Xuan Zi arrived with Cai Mei'er and Xian Lin'er, confirmed that Ye Xixuan was Long Xiaoyao’s direct descendant, and explained that he was projecting the dragon bloodline within himself.
• Ye Xixuan overcame the Thousand-Jun Ant King’s strength and defenses, evaded its Earth Ant King Slash, and struck it down with a final attack.

Ye Xixuan overwhelmed a ten-thousand-year Thousand-Jun Ant King, revealing the strength of his Dark Holy Dragon bloodline, and passed his promotion assessment with full marks. The assessment was suspended, while Tang Wutong’s flirtation with Ye Xixuan embarrassed their classmates and left him trying to keep her under control.

• Ye Xixuan defeated the Thousand-Jun Ant King through his physical strength, soul power, and bloodline enhancements, prompting the referees to award him full marks.
• Du Weilun suspended the remaining promotion assessments because Ye Xixuan’s dragon aura had frightened the soul beasts in the pens.
• Tang Wutong and Xiao Xiao argued over Ye Xixuan, then Tang Wutong publicly claimed she wanted him to be rougher with her.
• A lace sock fell from Ye Xixuan’s pocket, and Tang Wutong teased him by handing him both of her worn socks in front of the class.
• Xuan Zi left Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er to argue over their personal affairs, while Gong Changlong told Du Weilun that the soul beasts needed time to recover.
• Back in class, Tang Wutong sat beside Ye Xixuan and flirted with him again, leaving him to respond with a suggestive look.

Wang Yan led the second-year students through their Promotion Assessment, which Tang Wutong passed with full marks before she joined Ye Xixuan in a selection tournament for Outer Court core disciples. The tournament began in a shifting maze at the Soul Fighting Zone, where Ye Xixuan waited to face his first opponent.

• Wang Yan brought Class One, Second Year to the Soul Beast Arena, where Tang Wutong defeated a ten-thousand-year Ghost Wolf and passed her Promotion Assessment with full marks.
• Xiao Xiao asked Ye Xixuan about rumors that he and Tang Wutong were dating, while Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan were exposed as rumor-spreaders.
• Tang Wutong teased Ye Xixuan and tried to get him to kiss her on their way to the Soul Fighting Zone, but he walked ahead and left her shouting after him.
• Wang Yan told Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong to join the Outer Court core disciple selection tournament, and they met Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, He Caitou, and the other participants there.
• Xuan Zi explained that contestants had to defeat their opponents in a shrinking maze until only one remained, then started the tournament as stone walls rose around them.

The arena assessment began with candidates divided into four sectors, where only four could reach the central showdown. Ye Xixuan and Jiang Nannan unexpectedly met on the way to the center.

• Xuan Zi announced that flight was restricted and candidates had to reach the final arena to pass.
• Tang Wutong defeated Liang Mo with her Clear Sky Hammer after he provoked her, and Xuan Zi eliminated him when he surrendered.
• Bei Bei swept through opponents in his sector, while Xu Sanshi clashed with He Caitou.
• Ye Xixuan defeated two fourth-year core disciples with his Shadow Spear, and Xuan Zi removed them from the arena.
• Ye Xixuan continued toward the center and encountered Jiang Nannan.

Ye Xixuan defeated Jiang Nannan and advanced to the final four-person selection for the reserve team captain. Xuan Zi announced that the contest would decide the captain and that Ye Xixuan would face a punishment if he lost, leaving Tang Wutong, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi ready to team up against him.

• Jiang Nannan used her soul skills against Ye Xixuan, but he overcame her Invincible Golden Body and stopped his final punch just short of her chest, winning the match.
• Ye Xixuan reached the arena center, where Tang Wutong, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi joined him after passing their own routes.
• Tang Wutong and Xu Sanshi traded provocative remarks, and Xuan Zi announced that the four would compete to choose their captain.
• Xuan Zi revealed that Ye Xixuan would have to grant Tang Wutong one request if he lost, so Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi joined forces with her against him.
• Ye Xixuan said he would grant Tang Wutong a request if he lost, but demanded that she stop pursuing him if he won; Tang Wutong agreed.

Tang Wutong, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi fought Ye Xixuan in a demonstration before Shrek Academy’s main team, but Ye Xixuan revealed that he had reached Heaven-Man Oneness and overwhelmed their coordinated attacks. The chapter ended as he broke Xu Sanshi’s seal and unleashed Mu En’s Dragon Emperor Evil-Breaking Strike against Bei Bei.

• Tang Wutong, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi surrounded Ye Xixuan while Xuan Zi introduced the reserve team to Ma Xiaotao and the other main team members as witnesses.
• Ye Xixuan entered Heaven-Man Oneness, shocking Xuan Zi, Ma Xiaotao, and the main team.
• Ye Xixuan combined Shadow Domain and Dark Night Sky into Shadow Sky, suppressing his three opponents as Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi launched coordinated attacks.
• Xu Sanshi used Black Tortoise Devour to seal Ye Xixuan while Bei Bei unleashed his Tyrant Emperor, Lightning Domain.
• Ye Xixuan condensed his Heaven-Man Oneness aura into a Dark Holy Dragon form, broke free of the seal, and struck toward Bei Bei with Dragon Emperor Evil-Breaking Strike.

Ye Xixuan defeated Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, then overcame Tang Wutong’s strongest attack in their arena match. Heartbroken by his rejection, Tang Wutong left and announced that she would withdraw from the reserve team.

• Ye Xixuan shattered Bei Bei’s Tyrant Emperor Thunder Domain and stopped his final strike short of landing, prompting Bei Bei to admit defeat.
• Xu Sanshi, exhausted and injured, left the arena with Bei Bei as the Inner Court Disciples recognized their strength.
• Ma Xiaotao admitted her feelings for Ye Xixuan and argued with Ling Luochеn, until Xuan Zi interrupted them with a teasing suggestion.
• Tang Wutong combined her soul skills into a sword attack and demanded to know why Ye Xixuan could not like her.
• Ye Xixuan used the Dark Demon Sword to disperse Tang Wutong’s attack and shatter her Goddess of Light Sword.
• Tang Wutong left in tears and declared that she would stop pursuing Ye Xixuan and withdraw from the reserve team.

After a misunderstanding in the Soul Fighting Zone, Ye Xixuan followed Tang Wutong to Sea God Lake, where they reconciled but her Golden Trident rune prevented her from revealing everything. Tang Wutong returned to the reserve team and began absorbing a soul bone from Mu En, while Ye Xixuan learned more about the effect of his opposing attributes.

• Xuan Zi announced daily training for the tournament, and Ma Xiaotao kicked Xu Sanshi after the others left.
• Ye Xixuan found Tang Wutong crying by Sea God Lake and told her he was not rejecting her, but asked her to be honest about why she had chosen him.
• Tang Wutong's Golden Trident rune stopped her from explaining, so she kissed Ye Xixuan and returned with him to the Sea God Pavilion.
• Tang Wutong asked Mu En to restore her place on the reserve team, and he agreed while giving her a seventy-thousand-year Lightbane Right Arm Soul Bone.
• Tang Wutong began absorbing the soul bone as Mu En advised Ye Xixuan about balancing the opposing forces in his martial soul and constitution.

Tang Wutong absorbed the Lightbane Right Arm Soul Bone while Mu En advised Ye Xixuan on cultivating his light and darkness attributes and mastering Heaven-Man Oneness. After two weeks of training, Shrek Academy’s team gathered at the main entrance, with Zhang Lexuan revealed as its leader for the tournament.

• Tang Wutong absorbed the Lightbane Right Arm Soul Bone, and Mu En explained that Ye Xixuan could pursue ultimate light and darkness and might eventually reach the chaos attribute.
• Mu En guided Ye Xixuan into Deep Meditation to contemplate Heaven-Earth Reversal, and Ye Xixuan’s soul power later rose to rank forty-four.
• Tang Wutong returned to the dormitory and told Xiao Xiao that she had been on a date with Ye Xixuan, leaving both girls unable to sleep that night.
• Tang Ya teased Jiang Nannan about Ye Xixuan and discussed the reserve team, while Jiang Nannan withheld that Tang Wutong was another reserve member.
• Ye Xixuan, Tang Wutong, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi began intensive training under Xuan Zi, and two weeks passed.
• Shrek Academy’s representatives assembled at the main entrance, where Ye Xixuan learned that Zhang Lexuan would lead the team to the tournament.

Shrek Academy’s delegation set out under Xuan Zi’s leadership, with Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong’s closeness drawing teasing and Ma Xiaotao’s provocative attention. Before the group traveled to Star Luo City for the tournament, Xuan Zi assigned them an Inspector Mission to hunt an Evil Soul Master near Eastsea City.

• Xuan Zi led the assembled Shrek Academy students out at sunrise, while Tang Wutong secretly held Ye Xixuan’s hand and Xu Sanshi teased them.
• Ye Xixuan acknowledged that his relationship with Tang Wutong was as it appeared, and Xu Sanshi teased Bei Bei about Tang Ya.
• Ma Xiaotao complained about Ye Xixuan attracting girls, then said she might marry him, leaving the group stunned.
• Xuan Zi announced that the delegation would complete an Inspector Mission before the tournament and asked Ma Xiaotao to explain it.
• Ma Xiaotao described a mission to find and kill a powerful Evil Soul Master who had slaughtered sea soul beasts near Eastsea City.

Zhang Lexuan equipped the group for their inspection mission and led them toward Eastsea City, while Tang Wutong used a private moment with Ye Xixuan to fulfill her obsession. The group reached the eastern coast and prepared to enter the city.

• Zhang Lexuan gave Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Tang Wutong Inspector Rings and explained their equipment and flying tools.
• Xu Sanshi teased Bei Bei about finding a girlfriend, and Xuan Zi sent him crashing into a tree for gossiping.
• Tang Wutong asked Ye Xixuan to accompany her into a grove to change clothes, where he saw something that left him stunned.
• Zhang Lexuan stopped Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochеn from following them into the grove.
• Zhang Lexuan led the group east, and they reached Eastsea City before sunset and prepared to enter.

Shrek Academy’s team arrived in Eastsea City to investigate a powerful Evil Soul Master, while Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong grew closer during their rest. Zhang Lexuan then revealed that the target’s waters had been identified and ordered the team to go out to sea that night.

• Zhang Lexuan led the exhausted team to the hills outside Eastsea City, where Ma Xiaotao, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Gongyang Mo joked as everyone rested.
• Tang Wutong teased Ye Xixuan about her earlier exhibition, and Ye Xixuan accidentally patted her before she promised to obey his requests.
• Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao went to meet Eastsea City’s lord while the others checked into the Eastsea Grand Hotel.
• Tang Wutong visited Ye Xixuan’s room, and they became intimate before Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao called everyone to a meeting.
• Zhang Lexuan explained that the Evil Soul Master had killed several ten-thousand-year Sea Soul Beasts and announced that the team would go to sea that night to eliminate him.

Ye Xixuan and the Shrek Inspection Corps flew across the sea to investigate a powerful evil soul master and found his hideout on a deserted island. After Ma Xiaotao's attack drew him out, Zhang Lexuan identified him as a Quasi-Titled Douluo who had condensed a soul core.

• Ye Xixuan concealed the group with his darkness abilities as they flew from Eastsea City toward the suspected hideout, while Ma Xiaotao revealed that Mu En had arranged a fiancée for him.
• After more than four hours, the group reached an uncharted island scattered with the remains of powerful sea soul beasts, including a Demon Soul Great White Shark with at least ten thousand years of cultivation.
• Ma Xiaotao attacked the island's ridge with her Phoenix Meteor Shower, setting its vegetation ablaze and provoking an enemy to emerge from a cave.
• A gaunt old man appeared with eight soul rings and a sinister black banner, suppressed Ma Xiaotao's attack, and threatened the group.
• Zhang Lexuan recognized that the old man was a Quasi-Titled Douluo who had successfully condensed a soul core.