Chapter Summaries

Minghui and Zhang Lexuan completed a Martial Soul fusion that greatly improved their Spiritual Power and cultivation, while bringing them closer emotionally. Minghui reached Rank 40 and planned a trip to the Far North to obtain his fourth Soul Ring, asking the academy for help with the dangerous journey.

• Yan Shaozhe and Cai Mei'er observed the fusion complete and left the room, while Minghui and Zhang Lexuan discovered their Martial Souls had fused but still lacked a final condition for true fusion.
• Zhang Lexuan kissed Minghui, triggering a perfect cycle in his Spiritual Power; they lost consciousness and remained inside a silver-white egg for six days.
• After the egg shattered, Minghui and Zhang Lexuan woke in each other's arms, then reunited downstairs, where Minghui admitted he liked her and suggested they let their relationship develop naturally.
• On the way to the Canteen, Zhang Lexuan described how the fusion had strengthened her Spiritual Power, changed some soul skills, and raised her Soul Power; Minghui reported that his Spiritual Power had improved by a tenth and he had reached Rank 40.
• Minghui told Zhang Lexuan he planned to travel to the Far North for his fourth Soul Ring and might need the academy's help; he intended to bring an enforcer to confront the Ice Empress.

Minghui explained his plan for a Soul Spirit system to Electrolux, including a protected realm where Soul Spirits could live and choose human partners freely. Electrolux agreed to help him develop Soul Spirits and promised that his inheritance would include a small world for them once Minghui reached Soul King.

• Minghui arranged to send a letter, then entered the Sea God Pavilion Secret Chamber to consolidate his gains.
• Minghui told Electrolux about the Goddess of Life’s response and outlined his plan for a Soul Spirit World governed by contracts and oversight.
• Minghui proposed broader measures to protect Soul Beasts and guide Soul Masters, including universal Martial Soul awakenings and academies.
• Electrolux offered to help construct Soul Spirits and said his inheritance would include a small world for them after Minghui became a Soul King.
• Minghui revealed that he hoped to persuade a Fierce Beast in the Far North to become his fourth Soul Ring and help manage the Soul Spirit World, then resumed cultivating.

Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen visited Zhang Lexuan at her new residence, where they discussed her relationship with Minghui and chose rooms. Minghui and Zhang Lexuan tested their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, discovering it formed a dual spiritual space and could place Minghui as a halo behind Zhang Lexuan.

• Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen visited Zhang Lexuan, teased her about Minghui, and discussed how Ma Xiaotao supported his emotional well-being.
• Ling Luochen admitted Ma Xiaotao understood matters of the heart better, and the three women inspected the rooms at Zhang Lexuan's new residence.
• Minghui arrived that night, and Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen said they had picked their rooms and wanted to see the fusion skill.
• Minghui and Zhang Lexuan joined hands and entered a vast white space as their Martial Soul Fusion Skill activated.
• Minghui suggested they test the skill's form, and Zhang Lexuan took the lead, transforming Minghui into a bright halo behind her head.

Zhang Lexuan and Minghui formed a new Martial Soul Fusion Skill whose moonlit goddess form they named Yue Shen, then tested its powerful attacks before preparing to reveal a second form. The chapter ended as Zhang Lexuan’s spiritual body merged into Minghui’s silver halo.

• Zhang Lexuan and Minghui admired the goddess-like fusion form, named it Yue Shen, and agreed that becoming gods was a goal worth pursuing.
• Zhang Lexuan sensed that her strengthened soul skills carried spiritual attacks and that the moon enhanced her Spiritual Power.
• Zhang Lexuan fired silver beams and a Silver Light Pillar at Xuan Zi, who found that her attacks could dissolve Soul Power and Spiritual Power.
• Zhang Lexuan used her eighth soul skill to bring down a silver moon that ignited Xuan Zi’s Soul Power and Spiritual Power with Silver Fire.
• Zhang Lexuan and Minghui prepared to demonstrate their fusion skill’s second form by merging her spiritual body into his silver halo.

Minghui and Zhang Lexuan revealed the vast power of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Moon Slumber, before Mu En warned them to keep it secret. They cultivated together under the moonlight, and the next day they agreed on an explanation for the students who had collapsed.

• Yue Shen transformed into a giant glowing moon, whose effects left students across the academy exhausted and unconscious.
• Minghui and Zhang Lexuan ended the skill at Mu En's order, and he warned them not to reveal it because it could affect an entire war.
• Minghui suggested naming their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Zhang Lexuan settled on Moon Slumber.
• Minghui and Zhang Lexuan cultivated together under the moonlight, increasing their Soul Power cultivation speed and gradually improving their Spiritual Power.
• Minghui and Zhang Lexuan stopped cultivating late at night and planned to resume after he returned from the Far North and entered the Inner Court.
• The next day, Minghui, Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen agreed on a story before the students complained about being knocked down by the skill.

Minghui and Ma Xiaotao discussed his cultivation gains, their hopes of becoming gods together, and whether Zhang Lexuan might have feelings for him. A few days later, Minghui met Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao, advised Huo Yuhao about the New Student Assessment, and criticized people who let pride override their principles.

• Minghui told Ma Xiaotao about his gains from fusing Martial Souls and cultivating with Zhang Lexuan, and Ma Xiaotao encouraged him to win Zhang Lexuan over.
• Minghui explained that he hoped to become a god and bring his loved ones with him, while promising Ma Xiaotao he would not leave her behind.
• Ma Xiaotao described how she and Luo Chen had tested Zhang Lexuan's reaction, and Minghui cautioned against guessing at Zhang Lexuan's feelings.
• After classes a few days later, Minghui met Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao told him he would focus on training with his new teammates for the New Student Assessment.
• Minghui urged Huo Yuhao to learn from the assessment without fixating on rankings, warned him against impulsiveness, and criticized Zhou Yi and Tang San for losing their dignity.

Minghui took the Inner Court Assessment, defeating Chen Zifeng and excelling in the team and melee battles. He earned a perfect score and successfully entered the Inner Court.

• Huo Yuhao wished Minghui success in his assessment before Minghui returned to face the Inner Court Assessment.
• Minghui chose to fight Chen Zifeng and used his spear, Wind Attribute Soul Power, and Spiritual Weakness to knock him out of the arena.
• Chen Zifeng accepted his defeat and praised Minghui's spear technique, while a later challenger lost to Chen Zifeng.
• Minghui's teams won their randomly assigned battles, and he remained among the last students standing in the thirty-six-person melee.
• Minghui received a perfect score of one hundred and qualified for the Inner Court before returning to his Dormitory and going to the Canteen with Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen.

Minghui watched Huo Yuhao compete in the New Student Assessment while Electrolux explained Huo Yuhao’s Ice Silkworm Soul Ring and taught Minghui the basics of Spiritual Power. The chapter left Minghui with a new foundation for exploring his own Spiritual Power and inheriting Electrolux’s legacy.

• Minghui packed to move that night, then cultivated with Ling Luochen and stayed with her.
• Minghui watched Huo Yuhao’s team win their matches and recognized Spiritual Detection Sharing as the key to their success.
• Huo Yuhao noticed Minghui watching from the stands and felt encouraged by his Senior Brother’s support.
• While Minghui watched Huo Yuhao’s next match, Electrolux revealed that Huo Yuhao’s first Soul Ring came from a hundred-thousand-year Ice Silkworm and explained how it had chosen him.
• Electrolux taught Minghui the basics of Spiritual Power, including Soul Shock and Mental Interference.

Huo Yuhao's team advanced to the finals after discovering that Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong could use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Meanwhile, Minghui asked Electrolux how to create an independent avatar from memories and considered using necromancy to disguise himself during a future visit to the Sun Moon Empire.

• Huo Yuhao's team defeated Ning Tian's team when Huo Yuhao knocked Wu Feng unconscious with Soul Shock, and Electrolux criticized his technique.
• After learning Dai Huabin might be their next opponent, Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong about his past, and she asked him to meet her for special training.
• Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao successfully achieved a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then used it to win their match and reach the finals.
• Minghui asked Electrolux about creating an avatar from someone's memories and learned that such an avatar could eventually become independent or consume its original.
• Minghui told Electrolux he wanted to obtain the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Tool technology and discussed disguising himself as an Evil Soul Master with remote-control abilities.

Huo Yuhao celebrated his New Student Assessment victory with his friends and received a Ranked Engraving Knife on loan from Minghui. In private, Huo Yuhao revealed his past and hatred of the Duke’s Mansion, and Minghui urged him to identify his true enemies before acting.

• Huo Yuhao’s friends praised his grilled fish as they gathered around the campfire.
• Minghui lent Huo Yuhao a Ranked Engraving Knife and promised it would become his when he reached Level 9 as a Soul Engineer.
• Minghui took Huo Yuhao aside and asked why he had watched Dai Huabin with such hatred during the match.
• Huo Yuhao told Minghui he was the White Tiger Duke’s illegitimate son and recounted his painful childhood.
• Huo Yuhao said he wanted to end the Duke’s Mansion’s lineage, but Minghui reminded him to stay calm and asked who his true enemies were.

Huo Yuhao resolved to seek revenge for his mother himself while Minghui promised the Body Sect would support him. After the New Student Assessment, Huo Yuhao chose to become a Soul Tool Department Core Disciple, while Minghui told Ming Chen about Soul Spirits and planned to test the idea within his family and the Body Sect.

• Minghui explained that Dai Hao, the Duchess, Dai Huabin, and their servants were responsible for Huo Yuhao and his mother's suffering, and promised the Body Sect would seek justice.
• Huo Yuhao insisted on taking revenge through his own strength, and Minghui encouraged him while warning him not to become a doormat in his relationship with Wang Dong.
• Minghui told Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, and Zhang Lexuan about Huo Yuhao's past and asked them to keep it from the academy's higher-ups; all three agreed.
• Huo Yuhao's trio received the New Student Assessment awards, and Huo Yuhao chose Core Disciple status in the Soul Tool Department, though Fan Yu advised him to continue studying in the Martial Soul Department during his first year.
• Minghui met Ming Chen in Shrek City and explained Soul Spirits and Electrolux; he planned to put the idea into practice first within his family and the Body Sect, keeping Shrek Academy uninformed for now.

Minghui and Ming Chen planned to approach the Far North’s Fierce Beasts under the pretext of a God-Creation Plan, hoping to secure a Soul Beast sacrifice for Minghui. Elder Mu and the academy’s leaders agreed to support the expedition, and the group prepared to depart after lunch.

• Ming Chen and Minghui discussed building Minghui’s prestige before expanding his faith-based influence, and considered war an opportunity to promote the Soul Spirit System.
• Minghui warned that the family and Body Sect might be outmatched by the Far North’s Three Kings and proposed recruiting Elder Mu and Elder Xuan.
• Minghui suggested claiming that a Far North inhabitant was nearing the end of its lifespan and invoking Tang San and Xiao Wu as precedent for the God-Creation Plan.
• Ming Chen taught the Nine Orifices Secret Method to Minghui, then they presented their plan to Elder Mu, who agreed to help.
• Elder Mu summoned Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and Xian Lin'er; despite Yan Shaozhe’s doubts, the group decided to depart after lunch and arranged temporary academy leadership.
• Elder Mu stood up from his wheelchair, leaving Yan Shaozhe stunned by the apparent healing of his injuries.

Mu En and the others traveled to the Body Sect to enlist help in persuading the Far North’s three Fierce Beasts to sacrifice themselves for Huo Yuhao. After Minghui explained the Soul Spirit System and Yuhao’s past, Du Busi agreed to keep the plan confidential and focus on the expedition.

• Mu En explained that the Nine Orifices Secret Method and his Soul Bones had improved his injuries enough for him to stand and travel.
• Ming Chen led Mu En and the others to the Qing Luan Sect, where Qingyi and two supposedly dead Azure Family elders welcomed them.
• The group reached the Body Sect, where Minghui told Du Busi that he had reached level 40 and that they planned to persuade the three Far North Fierce Beasts.
• Minghui explained the Soul Spirit System, Electrolux’s advice, and Huo Yuhao’s background, prompting Du Busi to condemn the Dai Family and promise to keep watch over Yuhao.
• Du Busi approved keeping the Soul Spirit System secret and began discussing arrangements for the Far North expedition while Minghui went to see his parents.

Minghui and a force of Titled Douluo entered the Far North to meet its rulers, where they faced the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and their approaching soul beasts. After revealing a simulation of the Goddess of Life and God of Destruction, Minghui offered to discuss a matter concerning gods and arranged to speak with the Snow Empress alone.

• Du Busi arrived with seven Titled Elders, and sixteen Titled Douluo and Minghui set out for the Far North.
• The Ice Empress attacked the group, but Du Busi and Mu En countered her and the Snow Empress's strikes before Mu En explained they had come to discuss a matter.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress questioned the visitors as the Titan Snow Demon King and other powerful soul beasts gathered around them.
• Minghui used his Simulation Soul Skill to imitate the Goddess of Life and God of Destruction, alarming the soul beasts and the visiting Titled Douluo.
• Minghui told the Snow Empress he wanted to discuss gods with the Three Kings, then asked to speak with her alone.
• The Snow Empress ordered the soul beasts to retreat, while Du Busi and Elder Mu led the others to a snowy slope to wait.

Minghui convinced the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Titan Snow Demon King to hear his proposal for a Soul Spirit System, introducing Electrolux as his teacher and explaining the system’s origins. In the God Realm, the God of Destruction and Goddess of Life decided to observe Electrolux quietly and keep his presence from Tang San.

• Minghui warned the Ice Empress that killing him would bring misfortune upon the Far North, then revealed that he possessed Ultimate Ice, Ultimate Light of Life, and nearly Ultimate Wind attributes.
• The Snow Empress questioned Minghui about his Martial Souls, and he demonstrated his Radiant Plume Divine Bow and Azure Luan Beast Soul.
• Minghui introduced Electrolux and explained that the near-god had arrived after sensing the spiritual power released by a ten-golden-pattern ice silkworm’s Sacrifice.
• Minghui presented his Soul Spirit System proposal to the three Soul Beasts, while the Goddess of Life and God of Destruction considered its implications.
• The God of Destruction and Goddess of Life agreed to observe Electrolux and not tell Tang San about the divine sense residing in Minghui.

Minghui persuaded Ice Empress to trust the Soul Spirit System, and Electrolux explained why she was the best candidate to become his first Soul Spirit. Ice Empress began her voluntary Sacrifice, and her soul entered Minghui’s Spiritual Space, where Life Force formed an egg around her.

• Ice Empress worried that the Soul Spirit System might fail and leave Soul Beasts enslaved to Soul Masters, but Minghui argued that the gods would support it because they would benefit from Soul Spirits’ faith.
• Electrolux revealed to Snow Empress and the other Soul Beasts that Minghui might have been reincarnated with a divine mission, and urged them to become his companions and fight for their race’s rights.
• Snow Empress offered to become Minghui’s first Soul Spirit, but Electrolux chose Ice Empress because her Ultimate Ice, sturdy carapace, sharp tail, and strength best suited Minghui’s Bow Martial Soul.
• Minghui and Ice Empress chanted the Contract Spell, and Ice Empress announced that her Sacrifice was voluntary before the gathered Soul Beasts.
• Ice Empress’s body dissolved into emerald light and entered Minghui’s Spiritual Space, where Electrolux directed Life Force from the Gold of Living Beings to wrap her soul in an egg.

Minghui examined the powerful soul skills and strengthened foundation he gained from the Ice Empress’s transformation into a Soul Spirit. He introduced her to Snow Empress and the Titan Snow Demon King, then outlined plans to share the Soul Spirit Contract and revealed Divine-level ice crystals.

• Electrolux explained that he had suppressed Minghui’s cultivation to strengthen his foundation and limit the Ice Empress to two Soul Rings.
• Minghui inspected his new Extreme Ice Emperor Bow and Ice Emperor Body Protection skills, as well as his torso Soul Bone abilities.
• The Ice Empress emerged as a Jade Crystal Scorpion and met Snow Empress and the Titan Snow Demon King in Minghui’s presence.
• Electrolux told Snow Empress to wait until Minghui reached Soul King before undergoing the Soul Spirit ritual, and asked the Soul Beasts to share information about the contract.
• Minghui said he would initially promote the Soul Spirit System through his family and Sect, then showed the group sealed Outer-Heaven Ice Crystals whose energy Electrolux identified as Divine-level.

Minghui gave the Far North three Outer-Heaven Ice Crystal fragments, gained a forty-thousand-year Snow Spirit Fox as a Soul Spirit, and returned to Shrek Academy after consolidating his gains. He revealed the Ice Empress’s Sacrifice and his God-Creation Plan to Ma Xiaotao, Zhang Lexuan, and Ling Luochen, then went with Ma Xiaotao to try Ice-Fire Body Tempering.

• Minghui gave the Snow Empress three ice crystal fragments and suggested she use their energy to strengthen herself and the Far North’s soul beasts.
• The Far North soul beasts designated underground caverns as a forbidden cultivation ground, and the Snow Empress selected a forty-thousand-year Snow Spirit Fox for Minghui.
• Minghui contracted the Snow Spirit Fox, gained the Soul Skill Mind Storm, and returned to Shrek Academy with his family and Du Busi.
• Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming teased Zhang Lexuan about her feelings for Minghui, then left when he arrived at her home.
• Minghui told Ma Xiaotao, Zhang Lexuan, and Ling Luochen about the Ice Empress’s Sacrifice and the God-Creation Plan, while asking Ling Luochen to tell him when she next needed a Soul Ring.
• Minghui and Ma Xiaotao went to the basement to try Ice-Fire Body Tempering and purge her Evil Fire.

Minghui continued helping Ma Xiaotao suppress her Evil Fire, arranged cultivation time with Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen, and officially joined the Reserve Team. During a training match, he demonstrated how his powerful spiritual attacks could disable opponents almost instantly.

• The Ice Empress told Minghui that fully resolving Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire required them to merge, while Minghui asked her to respect privacy and continued their body-tempering session instead.
• Minghui visited Huo Yuhao, learned that his Soul Power had reached Rank 17, and decided to wait before telling him about Soul Spirits.
• Minghui divided future cultivation time among Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen, then cultivated with Zhang Lexuan beneath the moonlight.
• Xuan Zi officially made Minghui a Reserve Team member and arranged a practical combat exercise against Dai Yueheng’s team.
• Minghui used Spiritual Weakness and Mind Storm to incapacitate several opponents, allowing Ling Luochen and Ma Xiaotao to attack before Xuan Zi stopped the match.
• When the teams switched for another round, Minghui opened with Soul Shock and instantly stunned Gongyang Mo.

Minghui defeated Ma Xiaotao in a one-on-one match by combining Ultimate Ice, Spiritual Power attacks, and his Simulation Soul Skill. After accepting her loss and her feelings for him, Ma Xiaotao asked Minghui to carry her to rest, while Dai Yueheng prepared to fight him next.

• Xuan Zi arranged for Ma Xiaotao to fight Minghui first, and they began their match alone on the field.
• Minghui used Ultimate Ice to suppress Ma Xiaotao's flames, then interrupted her Sixth Soul Skill with Soul Shock and weakened her with his other skills.
• Minghui concealed himself with his Simulation Soul Skill while Ma Xiaotao struggled to locate him and launched Phoenix Meteor Shower.
• Ma Xiaotao detected Minghui's position, but he struck her with Soul Shock again and froze her with the Azure Dragons, forcing her defeat.
• Minghui caught Ma Xiaotao and carried her from the field after she admitted to herself that she had lost both the match and her heart; Xuan Zi named Dai Yueheng as Minghui's next opponent.