Chapter Summaries

Li Mu reached the Far North Snowfield and met the Snow Empress, whose approaching heavenly tribulation he had warned her about. After he offered her refuge in his space and a partnership, she agreed to protect him in exchange for help escaping the tribulation, and he introduced himself as Li Mu, also known as the Dragon God.

• Li Mu entered the Far North Snowfield and concealed himself in a snowdrift as the Snow Empress approached.
• The Snow Empress asked Li Mu how he had known the danger awaiting her, and he explained that she would otherwise be captured and enslaved as a Soul Spirit.
• Li Mu offered the Snow Empress a choice between facing the tribulation and becoming imprisoned or protecting him as his partner.
• Li Mu showed the Snow Empress a space within his body where she could evade the lightning tribulation, and she confirmed it was safe.
• The Snow Empress agreed to serve as Li Mu's hired fighter and asked him to help her escape the tribulation.
• Li Mu introduced himself and told the Snow Empress she could also call him the Dragon God.

Li Mu returned to Snow Mountain City with the Snow Empress's power and began taking revenge on the people who had destroyed his family. He advanced toward the city lord's manor, killing anyone who tried to stop him.

• The Snow Empress entered Li Mu's Silver Dragon King space, and he left the Far North protected from the cold by her power.
• Outside Snow Mountain City, Li Mu told the Snow Empress he intended to take revenge and learned she could lend him power but could not appear without triggering her heavenly tribulation.
• Li Mu recalled how the city lord had abducted his older sister, killed his parents, and later caused his sister's death, forcing him to hide for four years.
• Li Mu entered Snow Mountain City, drew on the Snow Empress's power, and formed an ice spear with his Silver Dragon Claw.
• Li Mu killed three city guards with a thrown spear and continued toward the city lord's manor, killing those who blocked him and people who had bullied him.

Li Mu annihilated Snow Mountain City's city lord's estate to avenge his murdered family. After kneeling to honor his parents and elder sister, he left the city with a recommendation letter for Shrek Academy.

• Li Mu entered the inner city and slaughtered the guards, servants, and attendants who confronted him.
• The city lord admitted he had regretted not killing Li Mu and his elder sister, and Li Mu tore out his heart while keeping him alive.
• Li Mu killed everyone in the estate and brought down a massive ball of ice, destroying the estate and all who remained inside.
• Li Mu knelt outside Snow Mountain City, kowtowed to his family, and declared that he would set out to seek his future.
• Li Mu took the city lord's recommendation letter for Shrek Academy and left the city.

Li Mu enrolled at Shrek Academy as a support-type Soul Master and went to his dorm, where his blond roommate demanded his bed and personal service. Li Mu questioned whether the roommate meant that the stronger student could force the weaker one to obey.

• Li Mu paid the guards at Shrek City’s entrance and entered the city as the Snow Empress considered investing some of her resources in him.
• Li Mu met Shrek Academy’s admission requirements by applying as a support-type Soul Master despite having only one Soul Ring and Soul Power Level nineteen.
• Li Mu exchanged two Gold Soul Coins for cleaner bedding and went to room 322, where a blond boy had put his luggage on Li Mu’s side.
• The blond boy demanded Li Mu’s bed and ordered him to run errands, buy meals, and clean the room in exchange for protection.
• Li Mu asked whether the blond boy meant that the stronger roommate could make the weaker one do those things.

Li Mu fought Dai Huabin after Dai threatened him, then nearly killed him before Zhou Yi intervened. Du Weilun arrived and warned that attempting to murder a fellow student was a capital crime, while Mu Jin realized Li Mu was in her class.

• Li Mu overwhelmed Dai Huabin with his dragon claws and water blades, then blocked Dai’s White Tiger Fierce Light Wave and struck him down with an ice-covered fist.
• Li Mu tried to slash Dai Huabin’s neck, but Zhou Yi’s fire dragon struck him and sent him flying; Li Mu’s blow still opened a severe wound in Dai’s neck.
• A man used the Tree of Life to stop Dai Huabin’s bleeding as Zhou Yi confronted the students and demanded to know their classes.
• Du Weilun identified himself as dean of studies and warned Li Mu that killing or attempting to murder a fellow student was a capital crime at Shrek Academy.
• Du Weilun identified Dai Huabin as a student of Class Two and Li Mu as a student of Class One, surprising Mu Jin, who realized Li Mu belonged to her class.

After Du Weilun spared Li Mu expulsion but stripped him of core disciple status, Zhou Yi confronted him and attacked him. Li Mu retaliated, seriously injuring her and warning her not to strike him again before shutting the door.

• Du Weilun gave Li Mu a major demerit and removed his core disciple status instead of expelling him for injuring Dai Huabin.
• Mu Jin carried the unconscious Dai Huabin to the infirmary, while Du Weilun left Zhou Yi alone with Li Mu.
• Zhou Yi warned Li Mu against harming classmates and lashed him with her Fire Dragon Martial Soul when he showed little concern.
• Li Mu blocked Zhou Yi's flame whip with water, then used the Snow Empress's power to pierce her arm and shoulder with an ice spear.
• Li Mu struck Zhou Yi down with his Golden Dragon Claw, warned her not to attack him again, and shut the door as she left.

Li Mu reviewed the future knowledge stored in his Lan Xuanyu Template and decided money was the main thing keeping him from learning forging and making Soul Tools. The next morning, he cornered the injured Dai Huabin in their dormitory and asked to borrow ten million Gold Soul Coins.

• Li Mu explored the Lan Xuanyu Template’s extensive future knowledge of forging, Soul Tools, mechas, and other technology.
• Li Mu concluded that he needed money to buy materials and begin studying forging and Soul Tools.
• Dai Huabin returned to the dormitory badly injured and still afraid of Li Mu.
• Li Mu locked the dormitory door and calmly asked Dai Huabin to lend him ten million Gold Soul Coins.
• Dai Huabin panicked and wet himself as he remembered Li Mu nearly killing him.

Li Mu robbed and threatened Dai Huabin after frightening him into wetting himself, then secretly overheard Dai Huabin summon his father’s death warriors to Shrek City. The chapter ended with Dai Huabin plotting revenge against Li Mu.

• Dai Huabin offered Li Mu two million Gold Soul Coins and a pile of coins to avoid being killed, and Li Mu took them.
• Li Mu searched Dai Huabin’s Storage Soul Tool, seized his valuable metals and herbs, and left him one Copper Soul Coin as payment.
• Li Mu ordered Dai Huabin to clean up the mess before leaving and warned that he would attack him if he did not.
• Li Mu left the dormitory, then secretly returned to overhear Dai Huabin summon his father’s strongest death warrior to Shrek City to take revenge.

Li Mu considered using Dai Huabin’s planned assassination as an excuse to kill him, then went to class and observed Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong. He met Xiao Xiao, who recognized him from a fight the day before, and learned her name.

• Li Mu decided Dai Huabin’s plan to send assassins would give him an opportunity to kill Dai Huabin and the attackers.
• Li Mu arrived in class and watched Huo Yuhao, reflecting on his past and his refusal to serve God King Tang.
• Li Mu noticed Wang Dong’s striking appearance and took a seat beside a timid girl who kept glancing at him.
• The girl told Li Mu she had seen him punch his roommate through a wall the previous day.
• Li Mu introduced himself and learned that the girl was named Xiao Xiao.

Li Mu challenged Zhou Yi after she insulted the class, prompting most of the students to stand with him. He then proposed a bet that could force either him or Zhou Yi to leave Shrek Academy.

• Li Mu saw Xiao Xiao in the classroom and joked that fate had brought them together.
• Zhou Yi introduced herself as the class’s homeroom teacher, called the students trash, and ordered anyone who had fought during registration to stand.
• Li Mu challenged Zhou Yi’s talent and teaching ability, and other students joined him in objecting to her insults.
• About three-quarters of the class stood up as Zhou Yi’s authority over the room began to falter.
• Li Mu dared Zhou Yi to set him a task within Soul Ancestor cultivation: if he failed, he would leave and apologize, but if he succeeded, she would leave Shrek Academy and resign.

Li Mu challenged Teacher Zhou Yi over her treatment of the students and agreed to run two hundred laps, with his expulsion or her resignation at stake. He secretly used the Mystic Water Pill to break through to level twenty, concealed his Soul Rings, and began running as the students counted his laps.

• Li Mu defended the students and challenged Zhou Yi, prompting them to join in mocking her.
• Zhou Yi bet that Li Mu could not run two hundred laps, promising to resign if he succeeded and demanding that he leave Shrek Academy if he failed.
• Li Mu accepted the wager and left the classroom, revealing that he planned to use the Mystic Water Pill he had taken from Dai Huabin.
• Li Mu consumed the pill and broke through from level nineteen to level twenty, then concealed his Soul Rings.
• Li Mu began running around the track as students watched from the windows and called out his lap count, which passed one hundred.

Li Mu continued running toward the two-hundred-lap mark, while Zhou Yi realized she was about to lose their bet and face the students' ridicule. As the chapter ended, she attacked students who mocked her and hurled a fireball at Li Mu.

• Zhou Yi saw Li Mu's Golden Dragon King Martial Soul and remained convinced he could not finish two hundred laps despite his steady pace.
• Li Mu passed one hundred and ninety laps while the students watched and mocked Zhou Yi, and Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao were stunned by his stamina.
• Li Mu reached one hundred and ninety-nine laps as Zhou Yi grew increasingly agitated under the students' scrutiny.
• Zhou Yi summoned a flaming whip and struck several male students, sending them flying.
• Zhou Yi shouted at the students and threw a fireball toward Li Mu.

Zhou Yi attacked Li Mu with a full-power fireball, but he absorbed it and retaliated with a spear formed from the Snow Empress's power, pinning her to a wall. Mu Jin arrived as the academy faced the consequences of a student gravely injuring a teacher.

• Zhou Yi launched a full-strength fireball at Li Mu, intending to cripple him, but Li Mu blocked it with flames from his Silver Dragon Claw.
• Li Mu drew on the Snow Empress's power and formed a crystalline spear infused with his ice and snow power.
• Li Mu hurled the spear at Zhou Yi, pierced her shoulder, and drove her into a wall as its freezing power spread through her body.
• Mu Jin entered, saw Zhou Yi pinned to the wall, and realized the incident would shake Shrek Academy.
• Li Mu returned to a calm expression while the Snow Empress watched Zhou Yi, and the outcome of the confrontation remained uncertain.

After Zhou Yi’s attack left several students badly injured, Mu Jin summoned Du Weilun and a Tree of Life healer to the classroom. As the students recovered and Li Mu arrived, Zhou Yi lost control of her anger and attacked him again.

• Mu Jin found Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, and several other students seriously injured after Zhou Yi attacked them, then notified Du Weilun.
• Du Weilun rushed to the teaching building and summoned a Tree of Life healer to treat the students.
• Li Mu arrived at the classroom while the healer’s Soul Power rapidly restored the injured students.
• Du Weilun recognized Li Mu and hesitated to question him, aware of his strength and possible secrets.
• Zhou Yi unleashed a fire dragon at Li Mu, and Li Mu calmly raised his hand as cold gathered at his fingertips.

After Zhou Yi attacked Li Mu, Du Weilun stopped her and heard students recount how she had insulted them and broken her bet with Li Mu. He ordered Zhou Yi and Li Mu to come with him so the academy leadership could decide what to do.

• Du Weilun stopped Zhou Yi's attack, slapped her, and condemned her for injuring students.
• Zhou Yi claimed Li Mu had injured her first, and Li Mu challenged her to tell the whole story.
• The students described Zhou Yi's insults, her bet with Li Mu, and her attack after he completed two hundred laps, then demanded her dismissal.
• Du Weilun decided to report Zhou Yi's conduct to Dean Yan Shaozhe and told Zhou Yi and Li Mu to accompany him.

Li Mu demonstrated his ice crystal’s power to Dean Yan Shaozhe, who then ordered Zhou Yi to resign for injuring and attacking students. Zhou Yi left the dean’s office, while Yan Shaozhe recognized Li Mu as a promising troublemaker with a likely Ultimate Ice attribute.

• Yan Shaozhe questioned Li Mu about how he had gained Soul King-level combat power, and Li Mu claimed his Twin Blue Silver Grass and an ice crystal were responsible.
• Li Mu formed and threw an ice spear at Yan Shaozhe, who melted it with golden flames and praised the ability as a useful trump card.
• Yan Shaozhe told Zhou Yi to resign for injuring students, pressuring and humiliating them, and attacking Li Mu.
• Zhou Yi bowed to Yan Shaozhe and left the office, unable to challenge the decision.
• Yan Shaozhe concluded that Li Mu had orchestrated the events and suspected the boy himself possessed the Ultimate Ice attribute.

Li Mu accepted Yan Shaozhe’s compensation after Zhou Yi was expelled, while concealing his true motives behind an act of gratitude. Yan Shaozhe recognized Li Mu’s Ultimate Ice and planned to use him to help Ma Xiaotao, while Li Mu intended to exploit that opportunity to obtain resources.

• Yan Shaozhe gave Li Mu a thousand-year spirit herb and a Spirit Ascension Pill as compensation for Zhou Yi’s actions.
• Li Mu and Yan Shaozhe exchanged insincere courtesies before Du Weilun escorted Li Mu back to class.
• Yan Shaozhe concluded that Li Mu possessed Ultimate Ice and hurried to tell Ma Xiaotao, hoping Li Mu could suppress her Evil Fire.
• Du Weilun announced that Zhou Yi had been expelled, surprising Mu Jin and drawing the class’s attention to Li Mu.
• Li Mu decided he would not help Ma Xiaotao, but planned to seek equipment and other resources from Yan Shaozhe.

Li Mu went with Du Weilun to meet Yan Shaozhe as the dispute over Zhou Yi’s punishment escalated into a conflict between the Martial Soul and Soul Tool Departments. He pretended to submit to Dean Yan, while Yan Shaozhe planned to use the situation to bring him closer to Ma Xiaotao’s treatment.

• Du Weilun told Li Mu that Dai Huabin had requested a room change and would be replaced by another roommate, then escorted him to the dean’s office.
• Xian Lin'er confronted Yan Shaozhe, insisting that Zhou Yi not be expelled and offering to transfer her to the Soul Tool Department.
• Yan Shaozhe said Zhou Yi could remain if Li Mu agreed to forgive her, making Li Mu’s decision central to the dispute.
• When Xian Lin'er threatened Li Mu with expulsion for attacking a teacher, he acted frightened and said he would leave the matter to Yan Shaozhe.
• Yan Shaozhe was surprised by Li Mu’s apparent submission and privately considered using Xian Lin'er’s anger to get Li Mu into the inner court to help Ma Xiaotao.

After Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er settled their dispute over Zhou Yi with a meager compensation, Li Mu decided to leave Shrek Academy for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy after the freshman tournament. He returned to his dormitory and unexpectedly found Huo Yuhao, who was actually Huo Yutong, emerging from the bathroom.

• Yan Shaozhe canceled Zhou Yi's expulsion and transferred her to the Soul Tool Department, while Xian Lin'er offered Li Mu two hundred-year spirit herbs as compensation.
• Li Mu resented Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er and resolved to leave Shrek Academy for the Sun Moon Empire after the semester, hoping to bring Wang Dong with him.
• Li Mu considered using his knowledge of future soul-tool technology to help the Sun Moon Empire grow stronger.
• Li Mu returned to his dormitory and sensed warmth coming from the bathroom, then readied water blades as the door opened.
• Huo Yutong emerged from the bathroom in a white shirt, and she and Li Mu stared at each other in disbelief.

Li Mu discovered that his roommate, Huo Yutong, was a girl disguised as a boy and overpowered her when she threatened him with a dagger. He offered to keep her secret if she left Shrek Academy with him, and Huo Yutong agreed after asking where he planned to take her.

• Li Mu found Huo Yutong changing and realized that she was a girl disguised as a boy.
• Huo Yutong explained that she had mistaken Li Mu's tidy bed for an unused one and believed he did not live in the dormitory.
• Li Mu said he would not keep Huo Yutong's secret, and she drew a White Tiger Dagger to defend herself.
• Li Mu disarmed and restrained Huo Yutong, then used the Silver Dragon King's power to force the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm back into her body.
• Li Mu offered either to expose Huo Yutong's disguise or tell her one of his secrets in exchange for her leaving Shrek Academy with him.
• Huo Yutong agreed to leave with Li Mu but asked him to tell her where they were going.