Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao discovered that he and Wang Dong had perfect compatibility, letting him absorb her soul power and rapidly reach level seventeen before Dai Huabin interrupted them. Meanwhile, Xuan Zi heard about Huo Yuhao’s unusual strength and decided to watch his next match.

• Huo Yuhao absorbed Wang Dong’s soul power and learned from Tian Meng that their three martial souls could fuse in pairs.
• Huo Yuhao’s soul power surged to level seventeen as Wang Dong grew exhausted and begged him to stop.
• Dai Huabin knocked on the dormitory door, interrupting Huo Yuhao and giving Wang Dong a chance to recover.
• Wang Dong cursed Huo Yuhao after he left, then collapsed onto his bed and fell asleep.
• Wang Yan told Xuan Zi about Huo Yuhao’s performance, and Xuan Zi decided to attend his next match.

After apologizing for draining Wang Dong's soul power during their cultivation, Huo Yuhao agreed to continue cultivating together while promising to stop when she asked. The pair arrived late to class, heard their assessment results, and planned to test their martial-soul compatibility later that afternoon.

• Wang Dong woke in Dormitory 108 to find Huo Yuhao grilling fish and confronted him about what he had done during their cultivation.
• Huo Yuhao apologized for being overbearing, and Wang Dong proposed they keep cultivating together if he stopped when she asked.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong arrived late to Zhou Yi's class, where Huo Yuhao cheekily admitted their fault and Zhou Yi sent them back to their seats.
• Zhou Yi announced that Freshman Class One had the best assessment results and that Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's team had won all ten round-robin matches.
• After class, Wang Dong chased away teasing classmates and asked Huo Yuhao to meet somewhere deserted that afternoon.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong experimented with circulating their fused Soul Power and discovered they could unleash a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The attack left Wang Dong drained and carved a hundred-meter trench through the grove, while Huo Yuhao confirmed what they had created.

• Wang Dong hugged Huo Yuhao from behind, and their Soul Power began flowing into him again.
• Following Tian Meng's advice, Huo Yuhao directed their fused Soul Power back through Wang Dong, accelerating both their cultivation.
• Huo Yuhao drew on the light aura and his Spiritual Power aura, causing a huge Blue Vertical Eye with Blue-Gold Wings to appear above them.
• Huo Yuhao released a ray of mingled blue, white, and gold light that pierced the trees and carved a long trench into the ground.
• Huo Yuhao helped the exhausted Wang Dong recover some Soul Power and told her that they had created their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong tested their powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill, argued over its name, and settled on Afterglow. The next day, Huo Yuhao’s team won its elimination match, and Zhou Yi invited the three students to lunch.

• Wang Dong touched the lingering golden power of the fusion skill and was knocked down by its force.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong argued over a name for their skill before Huo Yuhao named it Afterglow.
• Huo Yuhao wondered whether his two martial souls could fuse with each other, and Tian Meng agreed that they could try.
• Huo Yuhao’s team defeated its opponent in the elimination round, advancing from the top sixty-four toward the top thirty-two.
• Zhou Yi met Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao outside the assessment area and invited them to lunch.

Zhou Yi urged Huo Yuhao to lead Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao toward the knockout tournament championship, explaining that placing in the top four could earn them core disciple status and a path to Shrek’s Inner Court. Huo Yuhao rejected the idea of becoming a noble but promised to win first place, partly to help his teammates and gain resources for their pursuit of godhood.

• Zhou Yi treated Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao to an expensive meal of Scale-Armored Demon Crocodile meat, which Huo Yuhao judged mediocre.
• Zhou Yi asked Huo Yuhao to give the knockout tournament his all, but he said he might concede against an opponent he could not defeat.
• Wang Dong and Zhou Yi questioned Huo Yuhao’s lack of interest in winning, and he challenged Wang Dong to explain why the championship mattered to her.
• Zhou Yi explained that the top four would become core disciples and that winning could bring further rewards, including a likely path to the Inner Court.
• Huo Yuhao refused to become a noble but promised Zhou Yi he would lead Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao to first place.
• Huo Yuhao told Tian Meng he was competing to help his teammates and gain resources that could improve their chances of attaining godhood.

Huo Yuhao’s team faced Freshman Class Nine’s powerful trio, led by support Soul Elder Ning Tian, in the afternoon round of thirty-two. As Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao engaged their opponents, Huo Yuhao prepared to test a Martial Soul Fusion Skill he had created by combining his own powers.

• Freshman Class Nine introduced Wu Feng, Nanmen Yun'er, and rank-thirty-one support Soul Elder Ning Tian, while Huo Yuhao mocked them and ordered Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao to charge past Ning Tian.
• The match began, and Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er advanced under the speed boost from Ning Tian’s Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Wang Dong trusted Huo Yuhao’s encouragement and charged straight at Wu Feng, while Xiao Xiao confronted Nanmen Yun'er.
• Huo Yuhao revealed that he had fused his Spirit Eyes and ice powers into a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and prepared to test it on Wu Feng.

Huo Yuhao's team defeated Ning Tian's seeded team so quickly that Zhou Yi, Mu Jin, and Fan Yu missed the match while wagering on its outcome. After the victory, Ning Tian and Mu Jin discovered Wu Feng was unharmed but had been left motionless, and Ning Tian began explaining what happened.

• Wu Feng activated Dragon's Fire and charged at Wang Dong, but her flames suddenly went out.
• Zhou Yi and Mu Jin wagered a soul bone against a Close-Combat Soul Tool, with Fan Yu agreeing to make the tool if Zhou Yi lost.
• The proctor announced Huo Yuhao's team had won: Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er were out of bounds, and Ning Tian conceded.
• Mu Jin gave Zhou Yi a Secret Art Soul Bone, then went to check on his students.
• A healing-system soul master found no injury on Wu Feng, who soon regained consciousness, and Ning Tian began recounting the match to Mu Jin.

Huo Yuhao used his Soul Freeze ability to immobilize Wu Feng, allowing Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao to eliminate Ning Tian’s team. Afterward, Ning Tian suspected Huo Yuhao was responsible, while Huo Yuhao recovered soul power from Wang Dong and revealed the nature of his new skill.

• Huo Yuhao froze Wu Feng’s soul as she prepared to attack Wang Dong, leaving her unable to react or move.
• Ning Tian’s Dispel failed to free Wu Feng, and Wang Dong knocked her out of the arena.
• Xiao Xiao trapped Nanmen Yun’er with her cauldrons, and Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao eliminated her, leaving Ning Tian alone.
• Huo Yuhao mocked Ning Tian and hinted that he had done something, while she noticed the pale blue light around his eyes.
• Huo Yuhao leaned on Wang Dong and absorbed her soul power to recover, then later revealed that Soul Freeze could preserve a target’s soul without causing harm.
• Ning Tian comforted the confused Wu Feng and decided to watch Huo Yuhao’s next match, while Wu Feng secretly vowed revenge.

Huo Yuhao’s team faced Xie Huanyue and the Luo brothers in the round of sixteen, using their coordination to expose and strike the brothers. The match remained unfinished as Xie Huanyue came crashing down toward Huo Yuhao.

• Wang Dong wondered whether Huo Yuhao shared a quality she sensed in his aura as the team waited for its match.
• Huo Yuhao noticed the eccentric elder Xuan Zi watching him, while Wang Yan praised the three students to Xuan Zi and Vice Dean Qian Duoduo.
• Huo Yuhao’s team drew Xie Huanyue and the Luo brothers, and Huo Yuhao directed Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao to target the brothers first.
• Xiao Xiao used Cauldron’s Tremor to stun the Luo brothers, allowing Wang Dong’s Butterfly God’s Light to strike before a teacher rescued them.
• Xie Huanyue leaped high and descended toward Huo Yuhao, who told him he had chosen the wrong opponent.

Huo Yuhao’s team defeated Xie Huanyue after Huo Yuhao used Soul Shock and physical strength to throw him from the arena. Though Du Weilun praised the three students as potential core disciples, Xuan Zi objected to including Huo Yuhao.

• Huo Yuhao dodged Xie Huanyue’s attack, then struck his knee and used Soul Shock to disrupt him.
• Xie Huanyue transformed into a purple rubber ball and hit Huo Yuhao, injuring his right side.
• Huo Yuhao recovered, seized Xie Huanyue by the neck, and threw him out of the arena, securing his team’s victory.
• Huo Yuhao learned from Tian Meng that Soul Shock weakened against opponents with much greater soul power and resolved not to rely on it too heavily.
• Du Weilun told Zhou Yi that Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao qualified as potential core disciples, but Xuan Zi objected to Huo Yuhao’s inclusion.

Xuan Zi rejected Huo Yuhao’s bid for core disciple status, judging his strength to come from horizontal body training rather than his martial soul. Qian Duoduo and Fan Yu arranged for him to join the Soul Tool Department, where Fan Yu vowed to nurture him into Shrek Academy’s first Level 9 Soul Engineer.

• Zhou Yi challenged Xuan Zi after he ruled that Huo Yuhao could not become a core disciple, and Wang Yan revealed Huo Yuhao had a body martial soul.
• Xuan Zi argued that Huo Yuhao’s physical strength came from years of horizontal body training, which could help him defeat low-level soul masters but offered little value at higher levels.
• Qian Duoduo learned that Huo Yuhao had excellent theory grades and creative insights, then secured Xuan Zi’s permission for him to join the Soul Tool Department.
• Wang Yan insisted Huo Yuhao belonged in the Martial Soul Department, drawing displeased looks from Qian Duoduo and Fan Yu.
• Fan Yu confirmed Huo Yuhao was a soul engineering genius and promised to devote everything to making him Shrek Academy’s first Level 9 Soul Engineer.

Huo Yuhao and his teammates advanced through the quarterfinals, where he warned Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao about Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Against their ordinary opponents, Huo Yuhao fought alone and defeated all three with Soul Shock and kicks, leaving the tournament audience stunned.

• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu spoke with Huo Yuhao, and the two rivals agreed to aim for a showdown in the finals.
• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao that Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu could use the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Wang Dong revealed that she and Huo Yuhao also had a fusion skill.
• Huo Yuhao asked Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao to sit out their quarterfinal match and charged the opposing team alone.
• Huo Yuhao knocked out the two Agility Attack System students with Soul Shock, then brought down the Power Attack System student and threw all three from the arena.
• Huo Yuhao left the arena pleased with his performance as Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and the watching teachers and students reacted in disbelief.

Huo Yuhao's team defeated Freshman Class Ten and advanced to the Freshman Assessment finals, where they would face Dai Huabin's team. As the final match was about to begin, the Martial Soul and Soul Tool Department leaders argued over whether Huo Yuhao should join their departments.

• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao defeated Zhou Sichen's team in under two minutes through coordinated attacks guided by Huo Yuhao.
• Du Weilun praised Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, while Zhou Yi privately believed Huo Yuhao deserved recognition and wanted him to join the Soul Tool Department.
• Huo Yuhao's team prepared to face Dai Huabin's team in the finals, with Xiao Xiao nervous and Wang Dong confident.
• Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo discussed Huo Yuhao's potential, and Qian Duoduo said he wanted to recruit him into the Soul Tool Department.
• Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo argued over whether Yan could review Huo Yuhao's department choice before they turned their attention to the match.

The finals began with Huo Yuhao directing his team to divide and overwhelm Dai Huabin’s side. His plan quickly eliminated Cui Yajie, leaving Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu to face Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao.

• The referee explained the finals’ rules, and both teams named their members before taking their positions.
• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection to coordinate Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, ordering Xiao Xiao to delay Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu while Wang Dong targeted Cui Yajie.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu broke past Xiao Xiao’s cauldrons, but Xiao Xiao revealed her second martial soul and slowed them with her Jade-Green Long Flute.
• Huo Yuhao struck Cui Yajie with Soul Shock, and Wang Dong attacked her, but the referee rescued her before the Winged Guillotine landed.
• Huo Yuhao turned toward Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu and reminded Dai Huabin that losing a position was a cardinal military sin.

Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao coordinated to trap Zhu Lu and force Dai Huabin to protect her during their arena match. The instructors praised Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, granted them core disciple status, and agreed to assign Huo Yuhao to the Soul Tool Department, though the match was not yet decided.

• Dai Huabin used White Tiger Vajra Transformation and attacked Huo Yuhao, who dodged and warned him to watch the sky.
• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao trapped Zhu Lu with their attacks and cauldrons while Huo Yuhao's Soul Shock helped bring her down.
• Dai Huabin rushed to protect Zhu Lu from Wang Dong's Butterfly God's Light, blocking it with White Tiger Protection Barrier.
• Yan Shaozhe approved core disciple status for Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao and accepted Qian Duoduo's proposal to place Huo Yuhao in the Soul Tool Department.
• Yan Shaozhe cautioned that the match's outcome was still uncertain as Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu embraced in the arena.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong revealed their own Martial Soul Fusion Skill and defeated Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu in the Freshman Assessment final. Du Weilun intervened to protect them from the attack, then declared their team the champions.

• Huo Yuhao sent Xiao Xiao off the arena before Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu unleashed the Hell White Tiger.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong combined their powers and used the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Afterglow bathing in the setting sun against the Hell White Tiger.
• Du Weilun appeared, knocked the Hell White Tiger away, and took the full force of Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's attack.
• Du Weilun declared Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao's team the ultimate champions of the Freshman Assessment Elimination Tournament.
• Dai Huabin vowed to surpass Huo Yuhao, while Qian Duoduo and Fan Yu discussed recruiting Huo Yuhao for the Soul Tool Department.
• Huo Yuhao reminded Zhou Yi that he had promised to win first place, and Zhou Yi felt an inexplicable guilt as the team left the arena.

After winning the Freshman Assessment, Huo Yuhao celebrated at his food stall with his friends, but the academy announced the champions’ team under Wang Dong’s name and withheld the special prize’s details. As core disciples were named, Huo Yuhao interrupted Du Weilun to demand his reward.

• Huo Yuhao offered buy-one-get-one-free food at his stall to celebrate the championship, where Xiao Xiao thanked him and Wang Dong for the team’s victory.
• Dai Huabin admitted defeat to Huo Yuhao but vowed to surpass him, while Tang Ya again invited Huo Yuhao to join the Tang Sect and recruited Xiao Xiao.
• The next morning, Du Weilun announced the top three teams and named Wang Dong’s team as champions, despite Huo Yuhao being its captain.
• Du Weilun promised the champion team a confidential special reward and began announcing the new outer court core disciples.
• Huo Yuhao interrupted the roster announcement and demanded to know where his reward was.

Huo Yuhao challenged the academy’s decision to deny him Core Disciple status, then rejected the Soul Bone rewards because he viewed them as debts. Zhou Yi told him the Soul Tool Department could offer him Core Disciple status, and he agreed to talk after school.

• Huo Yuhao confronted Du Weilun about being excluded from the Core Disciple list, and Du Weilun announced that Huo Yuhao would receive only temporary Core Disciple privileges.
• Huo Yuhao demanded a chance to prove himself against the Core Disciples but then accepted the academy’s decision and stopped Wang Dong from arguing.
• Du Weilun gave Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao a Soul Bone, but Huo Yuhao refused it and said he had no intention of repaying the academy with his life.
• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao offered Huo Yuhao the Soul Bone, but he tossed them the pouch and asked them to decide who would take it.
• Huo Yuhao challenged Zhou Yi over her promise of Core Disciple status and refused the Soul Bone she offered.
• Zhou Yi told Huo Yuhao the Soul Tool Department could grant him Core Disciple status, and he agreed to speak with her after school.

Huo Yuhao returned to Class One as the students prepared to elect their class monitors. After Wu Feng challenged his qualifications, he agreed to fight her in the Soul Fighting Zone, with the result deciding whether either could remain a candidate.

• Huo Yuhao entered Class One with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, found Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu among the students, and took his usual seat.
• Wang Yan nominated candidates for class monitor and deputy, listing Huo Yuhao among the control-system candidates.
• Wu Feng objected to Huo Yuhao's nomination, and Dai Huabin and Wang Dong defended him.
• Huo Yuhao challenged Wu Feng to a one-on-one match, and Wang Yan made the loser ineligible for the election.
• As the class headed to the Soul Fighting Zone, Huo Yuhao asked Wang Yan to contact a senior healing-system teacher.

Huo Yuhao defeated Wu Feng in the Soul Fighting Zone by repeatedly using Soul Shock to disrupt her Martial Soul Possession and overwhelm her. After Wang Yan declared him the winner, Huo Yuhao lowered Wu Feng and left her unconscious, stopping short of further harm.

• Wang Yan began the sparring match between Huo Yuhao and Wu Feng after warning them not to maim each other.
• Wu Feng charged at Huo Yuhao with her Red Dragon martial soul, but his Soul Shock caused her intense pain and dispelled her Martial Soul Possession.
• Huo Yuhao seized Wu Feng and continued using Soul Shock whenever she tried to defend herself or attack.
• Tian Meng urged Huo Yuhao to stop, and Huo Yuhao ended the Soul Shock and warned Wu Feng not to provoke him.
• Ning Tian called for Wang Yan to stop the match, and Wang Yan declared Huo Yuhao the winner.
• Huo Yuhao paused when an aged voice urged mercy, then lowered Wu Feng, who collapsed unconscious.