Chapter Summaries

Lin Qianyi awakened in the Star Dou Great Forest and learned from her system that she was a twelve-year-old level 35 Soul Master with two powerful Martial Souls. She met Huo Yuhao, Beibei, and Tang Ya over grilled fish, then watched Huo Yuhao prepare to leave alone despite their warnings about the forest’s dangers.

• Lin Qianyi learned that she had the Azure Luan Divine Bird and Ice Crystal Butterfly Martial Souls, along with two thousand-year Soul Rings and one ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Lin Qianyi followed the smell of Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish, accepted one, and became friends with him.
• Tang Ya and Beibei approached and shared Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish before introducing themselves to Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao said he had important matters to attend to and prepared to leave, while Beibei and Tang Ya warned him against traveling alone in the Star Dou Great Forest.

After following Huo Yuhao into the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Qianyi helped Beibei and Tang Ya face a Mandala Snake, while Huo Yuhao recovered and revealed his Mental Detection Share soul skill. Tang Ya invited Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao to join the declining Tang Sect, and both accepted.

• Lin Qianyi followed Beibei and Tang Ya into the Star Dou Great Forest and dodged an attack from a 1,500-year-old Mandala Snake.
• Lin Qianyi used her Cyan Luan soul skill to wound the Mandala Snake, then left the fight to Beibei.
• Huo Yuhao woke after exhausting his Soul Power, used Mental Detection Share, and helped knock the Mandala Snake unconscious.
• Tang Ya absorbed the Mandala Snake's soul ring and thanked Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao for helping her.
• Tang Ya explained the Tang Sect's decline and invited Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao to join; both agreed.

Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao joined the Tang Sect, learned its techniques, and were offered admission to Shrek Academy, where they learned about the academy and the rise of Soul Tools. After arriving, Lin Qianyi impressed an elderly man with her unusual aura, while the students learned that strict teacher Zhou Yi would lead their class and discussed their likely departments.

• Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao decided to join the Tang Sect, and Beibei taught them its cultivation methods and techniques.
• Tang Ya offered the pair an exemption from Shrek Academy's entrance examination, and she and Beibei described the academy's history and the war that contributed to the Tang Sect's decline.
• Tang Ya and Beibei registered Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao and gave them their uniforms; Lin Qianyi asked an elderly man for directions, and he sensed her rare talent.
• Tang Ya and Beibei warned the students about their strict homeroom teacher, Zhou Yi, and suggested Lin Qianyi pursue the Martial Soul Department and Huo Yuhao the Soul Tool Department.
• Tang Ya explained that Soul Tools had contributed to the decline of the Tang Sect's hidden weapons, and Lin Qianyi reassured her that new inventions did not have to doom them.

Lin Qianyi settled into her new life at the academy, met her roommate Xiao Xiao, and began class under the strict Teacher Zhou Yi. After Zhou Yi ordered nearly the whole class to run one hundred laps, Lin Qianyi finished first while Wang Dong caught the exhausted Huo Yuhao.

• Tang Ya warned Lin Qianyi that only about one-third of the freshmen would pass the Freshman Assessment, and Lin Qianyi vowed that she and Huo Yuhao would succeed.
• Lin Qianyi met her roommate Xiao Xiao and revealed her Azure Luan Martial Soul while keeping her other Martial Soul secret.
• Lin Qianyi and Xiao Xiao met Huo Yuhao and his roommate Wang Dong before entering class together.
• Teacher Zhou Yi ordered everyone except Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to run one hundred laps because they had fought, then ordered the two fighters to run as well.
• Lin Qianyi finished the hundred laps first, while Wang Dong used her Light Goddess Butterfly wings to catch Huo Yuhao as he neared collapse.

After Zhou Yi expelled students who had cheated during the endurance test, she brought Huo Yuhao and Lin Qianyi to the Soul Tool Laboratory to show Fan Yu their unusual martial souls. Impressed by Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection Sharing, Fan Yu sent He Caitou to take the pair to test a Fixed Soul Device, where He Caitou prepared the weapon to fire.

• Zhou Yi expelled students for using external aids, while defending Huo Yuhao’s help from his friends as acceptable.
• Zhou Yi questioned Huo Yuhao and Lin Qianyi about their unusual martial souls, then led them to the Soul Tool Laboratory.
• Zhou Yi introduced Huo Yuhao and Lin Qianyi to Fan Yu, who tested Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection Sharing and was astonished by its fifty-meter range.
• Fan Yu asked He Caitou to take Huo Yuhao and Lin Qianyi to try firing a Fixed Soul Device.
• He Caitou prepared the five-meter-long device at the testing grounds and loaded a golden block into it.

Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao tested their abilities with He Caitou and learned about Soul Tools from him and Zhou Yi. Tang Ya invited them to meet her on Saturday for a mysterious way to earn tuition money, and Lin Qianyi later reunited with Xiao Xiao before the two rode to class the next morning.

• Lin Qianyi revealed her Azure Luan martial soul and blocked He Caitou's attack while Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection to coordinate with him.
• He Caitou explained Soul Tools and Soul Engineer rankings to Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao, while Fan Yu praised Lin Qianyi's talent.
• Zhou Yi discussed the potential of studying Soul Tools with Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao, then sent them to eat.
• Tang Ya invited Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao to find her on Saturday, hinting that she had a plan to help them earn tuition money.
• Lin Qianyi returned to the dormitory and joked with Xiao Xiao, then the two rode their bicycles to the teaching building the next morning.

Zhou Yi appointed Lin Qianyi class monitor and Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong vice monitors, while Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, and Tang Ya opened a grilled-fish stall near Shrek Academy. Their stall drew a crowd after customers praised Huo Yuhao’s cooking, and the chapter ended when Lin Qianyi intercepted a gold coin thrown toward them.

• Zhou Yi named Lin Qianyi class monitor and Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong vice monitors, and Lin Qianyi said she would fulfill the role without attaching importance to its title.
• After a week of study, Tang Ya brought Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao to a prepared grilled-fish cart and assigned Lin Qianyi to handle the money.
• Tang Ya set the grilled-fish price at five copper soul coins, then lowered it to three when customers hesitated to buy.
• A male student praised Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish, drawing a crowd and allowing the stall to raise its price back to five copper soul coins.
• Jiang Nannan questioned the price, Lin Qianyi explained it, and Jiang Nannan turned to leave.
• A gold coin flew toward the stall, and Lin Qianyi struck it with a bamboo skewer, knocking it onto the grill.

Xu Sanshi clashed with Beibei over a grilled fish and challenged him to a match at Shrek Academy’s Battle Soul Arena. While waiting for the duel, Wang Dong unexpectedly asked to join Tang Ya’s Tang Sect to learn its Hidden Weapons, and Tang Ya agreed to consider it.

• Xu Sanshi tried to take Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish, prompting Tang Ya and Lin Qianyi to confront him before Beibei challenged him to a match.
• Jiang Nannan rejected Xu Sanshi’s attention, and he returned the fish to Huo Yuhao before leaving with Beibei for the Battle Soul Arena.
• Tang Ya explained that Beibei and Xu Sanshi were the Outer Court’s Twin Stars and described Jiang Nannan as its Number One Beauty.
• Wang Dong joined Huo Yuhao, Lin Qianyi, and Tang Ya at the arena, and he and Huo Yuhao resumed their awkward conversation about entering their dormitory.
• Tang Ya invited Wang Dong to join the Tang Sect, and Wang Dong accepted because he wanted to learn its Hidden Weapons.
• Tang Ya, surprised by Wang Dong’s seriousness, said she would consider his request.

Beibei and Xu Sanshi struck a bet before facing off in the Battle Soul Arena, where Beibei’s assault and Tang Ya’s secret assistance decided the duel. Beibei broke through Xu Sanshi’s defense, leaving the match’s victor clear.

• Beibei removed Tang Ya’s Dragon Whisker Needle from Xu Sanshi’s waist in exchange for a Mysterious Water Pill, then bet against Xu Sanshi over another bottle.
• Beibei and Xu Sanshi entered the Battle Soul Stage to cheers as Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, Wang Dong, and Lin Qianyi watched.
• The referee began the duel, and Beibei launched an attack against Xu Sanshi’s tortoise-shell shield.
• Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Nether Tremor, while Beibei countered with his Second and Third Soul Skills.
• Xu Sanshi suddenly felt sharp pain in his temples, and Beibei exploited the moment to break through his defense.

After Beibei gave Lin Qianyi a Mysterious Water Pill, she absorbed it and broke through to level 36. The next morning, she left the dormitory early and reached Sea God Lake.

• Beibei defeated Xu Sanshi, collected the Mysterious Water Pill, and gave Lin Qianyi and Wang Dong pills to help their cultivation.
• Tang Ya told Beibei that Wang Dong wanted to join the Tang Sect, and Beibei advised her to judge whether he was sincere.
• Lin Qianyi spoke with an old man about her doubts, then returned to the dormitory and showed Xiao Xiao the Mysterious Water Pill.
• Lin Qianyi absorbed the pill, cleared impurities from her body, and broke through from level 35 to level 36 while Xiao Xiao watched over her.
• The next morning, Lin Qianyi left before class and arrived at Sea God Lake.

Lin Qianyi fought Ma Xiaotao when the Inner Court student lost control and attacked her, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong at Sea God Lake. After the academy’s elders arrived and treated the students, the white-haired dean gave them jade bottles and ordered them to keep the incident secret.

• Lin Qianyi met Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao at Sea God Lake and reminded Huo Yuhao not to overwork himself in cultivation.
• Lin Qianyi sensed a dangerous red-clad woman approaching and pulled Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao back; the woman, Ma Xiaotao, knocked Wang Dong unconscious and overwhelmed them with her Soul Emperor aura.
• Lin Qianyi used her Azure Luan and Ice Crystal Butterfly Martial Souls to drive Ma Xiaotao into the lake and freeze it, then collapsed from Soul Power exhaustion.
• The white-haired dean and Elder Zhuang arrived, and Lin Qianyi explained how she had stopped Ma Xiaotao.
• After Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong regained consciousness, the dean gave the three students jade bottles and told them to forget the incident and return to class.

Teacher Zhou explained the five Soul Master paths and challenged Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao over their choices. After hearing their reasons, she ordered them to form a team and win the freshman assessment championship.

• Wang Dong opened a bottle of Soul Ascension Pills, and Lin Qianyi explained that each Soul Master could take one to raise their Soul Power by a rank.
• Teacher Zhou introduced the five Soul Master paths, had the students submit selection forms, and explained that the freshman assessment would determine whether they could remain at the academy.
• Zhou Yi questioned why Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao had all chosen the control path.
• Huo Yuhao said his spiritual Martial Soul could control and support, while Wang Dong admitted she had chosen the path partly to stay with Huo Yuhao; Zhou Yi told Wang Dong to change her selection.
• Xiao Xiao revealed her second Martial Soul, the Nine Phoenix Auspicious Flute, and demonstrated its control and support abilities.
• Lin Qianyi explained that Azure Luan could use sound waves to attack and control, so Zhou Yi assigned the four students to a team and ordered them to win the freshman assessment championship.

Ma Xiaotao recovered after her evil fire nearly hurt Lin Qianyi and learned that Lin’s ice-attribute Twin Martial Souls might help suppress it. She brought Lin aside to ask for help, and Lin admitted that Ma was right about her Martial Souls.

• Ma Xiaotao woke in Sea God Lake’s room, and her teacher reprimanded her for hiding her evil fire and told her to stop cultivating.
• Ma Xiaotao refused to give up, and her teacher suggested Lin Qianyi’s ice-attribute Twin Martial Souls might suppress the evil fire.
• At the snack street, Ma Xiaotao found Lin Qianyi and led her to a quiet grove while Tang Ya reassured Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao.
• Ma Xiaotao apologized for hurting Lin before, then tested Lin’s composure by unleashing her Soul Power pressure.
• Ma Xiaotao asked whether Lin had Twin Martial Souls and an ice-attribute second Martial Soul, and Lin reluctantly confirmed it.

Lin Qianyi helped Ma Xiaotao suppress her evil fire, and the two became close like sisters. Three months later, Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao gathered for Shrek Academy’s freshman assessment and were assigned to Zone 33, where Wang Yan introduced himself as their examiner.

• Ma Xiaotao asked Lin Qianyi to use her ice attribute to suppress the evil fire inside her, and Lin Qianyi agreed.
• After about fifteen minutes, Lin Qianyi suppressed Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire, and Ma Xiaotao asked her to call her Sister Xiaotao.
• Three months later, Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao discussed their promise to Teacher Zhou to aim for first place in the freshman assessment.
• The four friends gathered with the freshmen for the assessment, where they learned that only thirty percent of the more than nine hundred students would remain at Shrek Academy.
• Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao were assigned to Zone 33, where examiner Wang Yan introduced himself.

Wang Yan began the freshman assessment, and Lin Qianyi’s team defeated Class Three through coordinated attacks. After a streak of early victories, they drew Class Seven and met Huang Chutian, Lan Luoluo, and Lan Susu as their next opponents.

• Wang Yan announced the first assessment match between Lin Qianyi’s team and three students from Class Three.
• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection as the students released their Martial Souls, and Lin Qianyi revealed her rare Azure Luan.
• Zhao Haochen gave Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng roasted chicken legs that increased their speed, but Lin Qianyi and Wang Dong counterattacked and won.
• Lin Qianyi’s four-person team won its first five matches while she kept much of her strength concealed.
• Wang Yan drew Class Seven as their next opponents, and Lin Qianyi introduced Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao to Huang Chutian, Lan Luoluo, and Lan Susu.

Lin Qianyi’s team defeated Huang Chutian’s team with Huo Yuhao’s support and advanced to a match against Ning Tian’s team for the final eight spots. The next battle began with Lin Qianyi facing Wu Feng while Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao fought Nanmen Yun’er.

• Huang Chutian targeted Lin Qianyi while Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo restrained Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao with their hair Martial Souls.
• Huo Yuhao used Soul Impact to stun the Lan sisters, allowing Wang Dong to break free as Lin Qianyi defeated Huang Chutian with Azure Luan Thousand Feathers.
• Wang Yan declared Lin Qianyi’s team the winner and announced their next match against Ning Tian’s team.
• Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun’er introduced themselves, and Lin Qianyi revealed that she was a Level 37 control-type Battle Soul Elder.
• Wu Feng attacked Lin Qianyi, while Huo Yuhao used Mental Interference to disrupt Nanmen Yun’er and give Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao an opening to counterattack.

Lin Qianyi’s team used coordinated tactics to defeat Ning Tian’s team, prompting Xuan Zi to take a keen interest in her. The next day, Lin Qianyi, Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong, and Huo Yuhao faced three boys from New Student Class Two.

• Lin Qianyi and Xiao Xiao drew out Ning Tian’s team’s reactions, then coordinated with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to force Ning Tian, Nanmen Yun'er, and Wu Feng out of bounds.
• Wu Feng accused Lin Qianyi of using underhanded tricks, but Ning Tian explained that Lin Qianyi had deliberately created chaos and exposed their weaknesses.
• Xuan Zi returned to watch Lin Qianyi, while Mu Jin challenged Zhou Yi to bet a soul bone on the next match; Fan Yu backed Lin Qianyi’s team to win.
• Lin Qianyi’s team entered the expanded arena to face three boys from New Student Class Two, and Xie Huanyue announced his name.

Lin Qianyi and her teammates fought Xie Huanyue and the Luo brothers, with Lin unveiling a powerful Azure Luan attack before Xuan Zi intervened to stop it. After their victory, Wang Yan brought Lin to meet Yan Shaozhe, the Dean of the Martial Soul Department.

• The Luo brothers attacked Wang Dong while Xie Huanyue charged Lin Qianyi, and Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao helped defend their teammates.
• Lin Qianyi held her ground against Xie Huanyue despite being injured, while Huo Yuhao struck him with a Soul Impact and Wang Dong defeated the Luo brothers with Butterfly God's Light.
• Lin Qianyi asked Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao to hold Xie Huanyue off as she prepared her attack, then unleashed her Azure Luan with three soul rings, including a black one.
• Xuan Zi intervened to neutralize Lin Qianyi's attack, and the team celebrated their victory after the match.
• Wang Yan asked Lin Qianyi to stay behind and brought her to meet Yan Shaozhe, who introduced himself as the Dean of the Martial Soul Department.

Lin Qianyi met Xuan Zi, endured his Soul Power pressure, and revealed her Azure Luan Martial Soul and extraordinary Soul Ring Configuration. She then entered the freshman assessment semifinals with Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao, where their team began fighting Zhou Sichen, Long Xiangyue, and Cao Jinxuan.

• Yan Shaozhe praised Lin Qianyi's performance and warned her that her refusal to accept defeat could become a weakness.
• Yan Shaozhe brought Lin Qianyi to Xuan Zi, who tested her with Soul Power pressure and saw her summon Azure Luan and three Soul Rings: purple, purple, and black.
• Xuan Zi withdrew the pressure, praised Lin Qianyi's talent and endurance, and explained that he had wanted to see what she could do.
• Lin Qianyi, Wang Dong, and Huo Yuhao entered the semifinals against Zhou Sichen, Long Xiangyue, and Cao Jinxuan, whose Martial Souls included a rare book, the Time-Passing Clock, and flying daggers.
• Long Xiangyue launched daggers at Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong, but Huo Yuhao used Mental Interference while Lin Qianyi and Wang Dong coordinated a counterattack that forced Long Xiangyue to retreat.

Lin Qianyi’s team won another match through a carefully coordinated strategy and prepared for the finals against Dai Huabin’s team. As the final match approached, Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo discussed the teams’ strengths, with Yan Shaozhe favoring Lin Qianyi’s side.

• Lin Qianyi and Wang Dong’s plan stopped Cao Jinxuan from using his Soul Skill, and Lin Qianyi protected Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong from the opponents’ attacks.
• Lin Qianyi and Wang Dong coordinated their Soul Skills, prompting the referee to intervene and securing their team another victory.
• Lin Qianyi reassured the nervous Xiao Xiao, and the four teammates shared breakfast and vowed to win the championship.
• Dai Huabin and his companions challenged the team’s confidence, but Lin Qianyi answered him and led her teammates away.
• Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo discussed the final, and Yan Shaozhe judged Lin Qianyi’s team to have better odds of winning.