Recaps

Cao Yu dealt with the Ice Empress after her transformation, teasing her until she pinched his ears and then refusing to let her visit the Snow Empress. That evening, Ju Zi sealed her room with a soundproof barrier and invited Cao Yu to bed, where he insisted they leave the lights on.

• The Ice Empress fed Cao Yu fruit until his demand for a massage made her pinch his ears and stop feeding him.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm tried to get Cao Yu to let him out so he could see Bing'er, but Cao Yu ignored him.
• The Ice Empress asked to visit the Snow Empress, and Cao Yu refused while claiming the Snow Empress liked him instead.
• The Ice Empress said she would go for a walk outside and then sat down to cultivate after Cao Yu warned her to hide her identity from the academy's higher-ups.
• Ju Zi brought Cao Yu to her dorm room, activated a Level 7 soundproof protective barrier, and invited him to bed.
• Cao Yu agreed that it was late but told Ju Zi they should leave the lights on so they could see clearly.

Cao Yu and Meng Hongchen traveled to Ye City so he could meet her parents for the first time. After Meng Hongchen introduced him as her boyfriend, Cao Yu greeted them as his in-laws and presented his gifts.

• Cao Yu left Ju Zi’s dorm early and returned to his room, where he found the Ice Empress sleeping in his bed.
• After the academy year ended, Cao Yu and Meng Hongchen bought food, wine, and jewelry before setting out for her hometown.
• Cao Yu admired Ye City’s waterways as Meng Hongchen told him that many residents had moved away and her parents had stayed behind.
• Meng Hongchen reunited with her parents, and her father questioned Cao Yu when he saw him with her.
• Meng Hongchen introduced Cao Yu as her boyfriend, and he handed her parents the gifts he had prepared.

Cao Yu visited Meng Hongchen's parents, Yue Hongchen and Liu Yuemei, and tried to win their approval as their daughter's boyfriend. Yue Hongchen remained reluctant but learned that Cao Yu was an accomplished Soul Emperor and Level 6 Soul Engineer, and that Jing Hongchen supported the relationship.

• Yue Hongchen and Liu Yuemei sized up Cao Yu, and Liu Yuemei welcomed him warmly as Little Yu.
• Yue Hongchen challenged Cao Yu to drink, but Liu Yuemei stopped him and urged everyone to eat.
• Cao Yu praised Liu Yuemei and Yue Hongchen's cooking, then sat with Meng Hongchen while Yue Hongchen sulked nearby.
• Yue Hongchen asked Cao Yu's age and learned that Cao Yu was seventeen, a year older than Meng Hongchen.
• Yue Hongchen learned Cao Yu had Soul Emperor cultivation and was a Level 6 Soul Engineer, and that Jing Hongchen supported their relationship.

Cao Yu and Meng Hongchen spent a week with her parents, growing closer as Yue Hongchen’s objections faded. After her parents returned to their restaurant, Meng Hongchen offered to cook, but Cao Yu made fried chicken instead, and the couple looked forward to spending the afternoon alone together.

• Yue Hongchen and his wife cooked for Cao Yu and Meng Hongchen, and Yue’s objections to Cao Yu gradually faded as the two men drank together.
• After about a week, Yue Hongchen and his wife returned to their restaurant, leaving Cao Yu and Meng Hongchen at home.
• Meng Hongchen offered to make lunch, but admitted her parents considered her cooking unfit for human consumption.
• Cao Yu made fried chicken, which Meng Hongchen eagerly ate and praised.
• Meng Hongchen flirted with Cao Yu and hinted at rewarding him that afternoon, and he agreed to deal with her after they finished eating.

Cao Yu spent time with Meng Hongchen and won Yue Hongchen and Liu Yuemei over with his fried chicken. After Yue Hongchen asked about Cao Yu’s family and urged him to treat Meng Hongchen well, Cao Yu promised to take them with him when he became a god.

• Meng Hongchen leaned against Cao Yu after they spent several hours together, teased him, and gently bit his hand.
• Yue Hongchen and Liu Yuemei returned home, learned Cao Yu had made fried chicken for lunch, and asked him to prepare some for them.
• Cao Yu made two fried chickens the next evening, earning praise from Yue Hongchen and Liu Yuemei and making Meng Hongchen jealous of their affection for him.
• Yue Hongchen took Cao Yu to the balcony, admitted he had resented him at first, and asked what his family did.
• Cao Yu explained that his family ran a food shop and offered to take Yue Hongchen and Liu Yuemei to Star Luo City to try its food.
• Yue Hongchen told Cao Yu to treat Meng Hongchen well, and Cao Yu promised to take the family with him when he became a god before discovering his wine flask was empty.

Cao Yu returned to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy after vacation and reunited with the food-loving Ice Empress. A new girl arrived at the academy and was introduced as Xuan Ziwen’s newest student.

• Cao Yu returned to the academy, found the Ice Empress eating, and teased her about gaining weight.
• The Ice Empress gave up her food to avoid getting fat, then sat down to cultivate.
• A blue-haired girl and Uncle Liu came to the academy to complete her enrollment after learning about the location from the Linhai Grand Hotel owner.
• Cao Yu joined Ju Zi and the others in Xuan Ziwen’s classroom, where Ke Ke noticed that Ju Zi had grown warmer toward him.
• Xuan Ziwen introduced the new student, and Wang Shaojie offered to help her before Xuan Ziwen asked her to introduce herself.

Bai Xiuxiu joined Xuan Ziwen’s Soul Tool theory class, and her arrival immediately drew the male students’ attention. She chose a seat near Cao Yu before Ju Zi persuaded him to send her to sit with Ke Ke, where Xiuxiu revealed she had studied at home rather than another academy.

• Bai Xiuxiu introduced herself to the class, catching Wang Shaojie’s interest and drawing Cao Yu’s gaze until Ju Zi pinched him.
• Xuan Ziwen assigned Bai Xiuxiu to study Soul Tool theory and recommended Cao Yu as an experienced senior she could learn from.
• Wang Shaojie offered Bai Xiuxiu a seat beside him, but she asked to sit beside Cao Yu instead.
• Ju Zi warned Bai Xiuxiu that Cao Yu bullied cute girls, and Cao Yu agreed with her and urged Bai Xiuxiu to sit with Ke Ke.
• Ke Ke welcomed Bai Xiuxiu and asked about her previous academy, and Bai Xiuxiu said she had stayed at home and never attended one.

Bai Xiuxiu studied Soul Tools at Mingde Hall and repeatedly asked Cao Yu for help, prompting Ju Zi to suspect she liked him. The chapter ended with Jing Hongchen ordering more materials for the half-completed Experiment Number One.

• Bai Xiuxiu learned about Soul Tools from Ke Ke and worried that human advances would shrink the space where Soul Beasts could survive.
• Cao Yu teased the Ice Empress about her diet and secretly planned to eat delicious meat dishes in the dorm to tempt her.
• Bai Xiuxiu asked Cao Yu questions during class, while Wang Shaojie complained that she never asked him anything.
• Ju Zi told Cao Yu that Bai Xiuxiu seemed to have a good impression of him, but Cao Yu denied it before kissing Ju Zi.
• Jing Hongchen asked Lin Jiayi about Experiment Number One and ordered him to secure more materials and accelerate the work.

Cao Yu sparred with Ji Juechen, helping him sharpen his swordsmanship before defeating him again. Ji Juechen took Cao Yu’s advice to heart and held Jing Ziyan’s hand, while Cao Yu planned to visit Ju Zi later that night.

• Cao Yu used protective gear to block Ji Juechen’s attacks while guiding him through a long sparring session.
• Ju Zi called Cao Yu away to eat, and Ji Juechen thanked Cao Yu for helping him practice.
• Cao Yu urged Ji Juechen to cherish Jing Ziyan, and Ji Juechen held her hand and complimented her blush.
• Ji Juechen lost his second challenge to Cao Yu, partly because Cao Yu had three more levels of Soul Power.
• After dinner, Cao Yu packed the leftover meat and told Ju Zi he would visit later that night, then kissed her.

Cao Yu teased Ice Empress with grilled skewers and kissed her cheek before fleeing. Months later, he passed the Level 8 Soul Engineer assessment and asked Meng Hongchen to return to Shrek with him, leaving her to consider whether she would go.

• Cao Yu taunted Ice Empress with grilled skewers until she pinned him down, but he kissed her cheek and escaped.
• Ice Empress ate the skewers and planned to teach Cao Yu a lesson when he returned.
• Cao Yu passed the Level 8 Soul Engineer assessment, and Xuan Ziwen said he would join the research institute after settling his affairs.
• Cao Yu asked Xuan Ziwen to leave the academy with him after graduation, and Xuan Ziwen said he might come later.
• Meng Hongchen asked Cao Yu whether he would return, and Cao Yu invited her to come with him to Shrek.
• Cao Yu asked Meng Hongchen if she would go with him if her grandfather agreed.

As Cao Yu prepared to return to Shrek Academy with the other exchange students, Jing Hongchen reluctantly approved his relationship with Meng Hongchen and warned him to protect her if war broke out. After their heartfelt farewell, Cao Yu left Mingde Hall and found Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan waiting together, apparently as a couple.

• Cao Yu and Meng Hongchen agreed to be together, and he promised to win Jing Hongchen's approval.
• Fan Yu and the students celebrated their exchange program and discussed returning to Shrek Academy after several more months of study.
• Jing Hongchen agreed to Cao Yu's request on the condition that he bring Meng Hongchen to visit her parents every holiday.
• Jing Hongchen told Cao Yu that the Star Luo Empire would lose a war against Sun Moon, then asked him to protect Meng Hongchen and bring his future great-grandson to visit.
• Cao Yu found Ji Juechen holding Jing Ziyan's hand outside Mingde Hall and realized they had become a couple.

Cao Yu gathered several people to leave the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy and return to Shrek Academy, while Ju Zi agreed to become his family's chef and shared an intimate moment with him. After the exchange students reunited with Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er, Cao Yu's companions revealed that he had become a Level 8 Soul Engineer.

• Cao Yu welcomed Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan into his research institute, and they agreed to leave with him.
• Cao Yu and Ju Zi discussed her joining his family and shared an intimate moment.
• Jing Hongchen escorted the Shrek exchange students, including Meng Hongchen, Ju Zi, Ke Ke, Jing Ziyan, and Ji Juechen, away from the academy as Crown Prince Xu Tianran saw them off.
• Jing Hongchen complained that Cao Yu had taken Meng Hongchen and three other talents, and Cao Yu joked that Jing Hongchen should join him too.
• Jing Hongchen and Yan Shaozhe completed the student handover, and Yan Shaozhe welcomed the returning students before taking them to a hotel.
• Ye Xiaosheng and the others told Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er that Cao Yu had become a Level 8 Soul Engineer, leaving the two deans astonished.

Cao Yu and the others returned toward Shrek, while Bai Xiuxiu and Xuan Ziwen decided to follow them from the Soul Tool Academy. On reaching Shrek City, Cao Yu learned that he had already been admitted to the Sea God Pavilion.

• Xiao Hongchen questioned Jing Hongchen about Meng leaving with Cao Yu, and Jing Hongchen told him to accept their relationship.
• Bai Xiuxiu learned that Ju Zi, Ke Ke, and Cao Yu had left, then decided to join them with Xuan Ziwen.
• Xuan Ziwen told Wang Shaojie and Zi Mu that he planned to resign after the Continental Soul Fighting Tournament, and Zi Mu decided to go to Shrek with him.
• Xian Lin'er showed Cao Yu the weapons developed by Shrek's Soul Tool Department and research institute, including Gatling heavy machine guns and short-range missiles.
• Yan Shaozhe told Cao Yu that Mu En and Xuan Zi had unanimously admitted him to the Sea God Pavilion ahead of time.

Cao Yu reunited with Xuan Zi and was officially welcomed into the Sea God Pavilion, where Xian Lin'er reported the Soul Tool Department’s progress. After the meeting, he visited Ma Xiaotao, then left Shrek Academy to go to his research institute and deal with the Ice Empress’s request to see the Snow Empress.

• Xuan Zi brought Cao Yu to the Sea God Pavilion and introduced him to its elders and members, including Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan.
• Mu En made Cao Yu an official member of the Sea God Pavilion, citing his contributions to the Soul Tool Department.
• Xian Lin'er reported advances in weapons, aircraft, and a new wireless telephone developed with Cao Yu’s investment and ideas.
• Cao Yu went to Ma Xiaotao’s home, where they embraced and kissed after telling each other they had missed one another.
• Cao Yu left the Inner Court to visit his research institute, cursing the Ice Empress as he went because she kept asking to see the Snow Empress.

Cao Yu reunited with Snow Empress and Ice Empress, then adjusted the research institute’s weapon prices and payments to benefit the Star Luo Empire. The next morning, he met a veiled woman at Shrek Academy whom he suspected was Wang Qiu'er and pulled off her veil.

• Cao Yu released Ice Empress from his demiplane, and she embraced Snow Empress before teasing Cao Yu about being possessive.
• Snow Empress showed Cao Yu the institute’s financial statement, and Cao Yu ordered lower weapon prices and higher payments for raw materials.
• Cao Yu tried to kiss Snow Empress, but she pushed him away, prompting Ice Empress to attack him.
• Cao Yu left the research institute the next morning and encountered a veiled woman at Shrek Academy who resembled the Goddess of Light.
• Cao Yu stopped the woman from leaving, removed her veil, and suspected she was Wang Qiu'er.

Cao Yu reunited with Wang Qiu'er, recognized her as the Auspicious Beast, and brought her to his restaurant for a meal. After they enjoyed lunch together, Wang Qiu'er proposed that she would treat next time while Cao Yu paid.

• Cao Yu recognized Wang Qiu'er from her veil and stopped her from fleeing, then asked when she had arrived.
• Wang Qiu'er and Cao Yu reminisced about recognizing each other and left together for his restaurant.
• Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei saw them arrive hand in hand, greeted Cao Yu, and left them to eat alone.
• Cao Yu ordered spicy hot pot and grilled fish, and he and Wang Qiu'er fed each other and enjoyed the meal.
• Wang Qiu'er asked Cao Yu to treat her to more food in the future, then joked that she would treat while he paid.

After taking Wang Qiu'er back to her dormitory, Cao Yu visited Shrek's Soul Guidance Department and learned about its expanding science program and new admissions. He brought food to Huo Yuhao and the other researchers, then found Meng Hongchen and her group, where Meng Hongchen asked him for something to eat.

• Wang Qiu'er said goodbye to Cao Yu at the dormitory, and he went to explore the Soul Guidance Department.
• Cao Yu saw students assembling aircraft and learned from Huo Yuhao about the department's assessments, ordinary-student admissions, and planned Academy of Sciences.
• Huo Yuhao told Cao Yu about the many disadvantaged applicants, and Cao Yu comforted him.
• Cao Yu gave grilled fish and meat skewers to Huo Yuhao, He Caitou, Ye Xiaosheng, and the others, then asked where Meng Hongchen was.
• Cao Yu found Meng Hongchen, Ju Zi, Ke Ke, Ji Juechen, and Jing Ziyan, and Meng Hongchen jumped into his arms and asked for food.

Cao Yu reunited with Meng Hongchen and Ju Zi, treated his friends to food, and learned that the Sea God Lake Matchmaking Convention was coming soon. Meng Hongchen and Ju Zi warned him that he would have to attend, while Huo Yuhao said Wang Dong and the others had prepared a surprise for him.

• Cao Yu brought grilled food to Meng Hongchen, Ju Zi, Ke Ke, Ji Juechen, and Jing Ziyan, and offered them free meals at his shops.
• Cao Yu showed off his gold-plated phone and promised to get phones in other colors for everyone.
• Meng Hongchen and Ju Zi told Cao Yu about the upcoming Sea God Lake Matchmaking Convention and teased him about attending with his other girlfriends.
• Cao Yu went to meet Huo Yuhao, who said Wang Dong and the others were preparing for the convention and had a surprise for Cao Yu.

Cao Yu, Huo Yuhao, and their friends gathered at a restaurant, where Huo Yuhao cooked grilled fish and Bei Bei explained the upcoming Sea God's Fate event. The group learned that some stages involved fighting, and Cao Yu joked about whether it would be proper fighting.

• Cao Yu invited Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi to join him and Huo Yuhao for a meal, and Huo Yuhao agreed to cook grilled fish.
• He Caitou, Ye Xiaosheng, and Chen Beifeng joined them at the restaurant, and everyone moved upstairs to a private room.
• Huo Yuhao served freshly grilled fish, and the group ate, drank, and praised his cooking.
• Xu Sanshi asked Bei Bei about the Sea God's Fate event, and Bei Bei explained that participants would face contests before confessing their feelings.
• Cao Yu asked whether the fighting in the event would be proper, and Xu Sanshi teased him for being less proper than himself.

Bei Bei explained the five stages of the Sea God's Fate Convention, and the group learned that powerful Inner Court senior sisters would take part. Several days later, the disciples dressed for the convention and headed toward Sea God Lake as it began.

• Bei Bei explained that the first stage required male students to cross Sea God Lake on water lilies and lift female students' veils, while later stages involved introductions, choosing partners, and joining hands.
• Bei Bei revealed that many participating senior sisters were Eight-Ring Soul Douluos in their twenties, and Cao Yu joked that senior sisters were worth knowing despite their fiery tempers.
• Bei Bei announced that the convention had seventy-five participants: thirty-five female students and forty male students, an unusually balanced turnout.
• Huo Yuhao teased Cao Yu that the girls from their class had entered the Inner Court because they admired him, but Cao Yu denied it.
• After several days, Cao Yu, Xu Sanshi, and the others dressed up and set off for Sea God Lake as the convention was about to begin.

Cao Yu joined the male students gathering for the Sea God's Fate Matchmaking Convention on Sea God Lake, where Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan opened the event and explained its first round. After the students raced to claim water lilies, Xu Sanshi used Xuanming Displacement to steal the foremost spot and began his turn by charging toward the female students.

• Cao Yu and the other male students gathered by Sea God Lake as elders and teachers watched from a ferry.
• Thirty-five young women appeared in beams of light, and Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan welcomed everyone and introduced the convention.
• Bei Bei explained that male students had to land on water lily leaves without falling into the lake, then the students raced for the best positions.
• Xu Sanshi used Xuanming Displacement to swap places with a senior student and claim the front position, while Huo Yuhao and the others teased him.
• Zhang Lexuan announced the first round, and Xu Sanshi charged toward the female students on his Xuanming Turtle shell.

During the first round of the Sea God's Fate event, the male students tried to identify the female students beneath their bamboo hats. Xu Sanshi, Chu Qingtian, and He Caitou succeeded, and Cao Yu was called forward as the chapter ended.

• Xu Sanshi removed Ling Yue’s bamboo hat, revealing the girl he had been seeking and earning cheers from the male students.
• Ye Liu used his wings to send waves at the female students, but Wu Ming evaporated them and Han Ruoruo trapped and threw him into the lake; Zhang Lexuan disqualified him.
• Chu Qingtian removed Wu Ming’s bamboo hat, and Zhang Lexuan reminded Wu Ming of her agreement with everyone.
• He Caitou found Zhang Xiaomin and removed her veil, while Huo Yuhao and Su Xiao followed with similar success.
• Chu Qingtian wished Cao Yu luck, and Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan asked whether Cao Yu was ready to take his turn.

Cao Yu won the first round of the Sea God matchmaking event by removing the bamboo hats of seven girls, including Wang Dong'er, then advanced through the second round with twenty-nine girls leaving their lamps lit for him. The event continued until only twenty-six male students remained, and Xu Sanshi hinted that the girls’ strict eliminations had another explanation.

• Cao Yu used his Shadow Evasion soul skill to remove the hats of Tang Ya, Ning Tian, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, Meng Hongchen, Ju Zi, and Wang Dong'er.
• Bei Bei announced the second-round rules, and twenty-nine girls left their lamps lit for Cao Yu, including Wu Feng and Luo Yan.
• The second round eliminated male students, including Xie Huanyue, whose lamp count was zero, leaving twenty-six men.
• A senior male student questioned how the thirty-five girls could all find partners, and Xu Sanshi offered to explain.

Cao Yu used a flashy dragon display to attract attention during the male students’ introductions at the Sea God matchmaking event. As the female students began choosing partners, Wu Ming introduced herself with a fiery warning, leaving the men wary.

• Zhang Lexuan explained that the male students would introduce themselves before the female students made their final choices, and Bei Bei distributed numbered lots.
• Chu Qingtian impressed Wu Ming by shaping lightning into a heart, while He Caitou openly declared his affection for Xiao Min.
• With help from System Big Bro, Cao Yu used his Red-Eyed Golden Dragon External Soul Bone to form two hearts and drew astonished attention after Zhang Lexuan praised his rank and achievements.
• Zhang Lexuan began the female students’ turn, explaining that male students who received no choices would be eliminated.
• Wu Ming introduced herself as the Golden Crow Saintess and threatened any man who rejected her, making the men tremble.

At the Sea God's Fate gathering, Wu Ming and Chu Qingtian shared an awkwardly flirtatious moment, and Han Ruoruo accepted Teacher Wang Yan's confession. Cao Yu then watched several couples pair up before Tang Ya and Ning Tian each publicly revealed their childhood bonds with him and joined him.

• Wu Ming landed in front of Chu Qingtian and teased him, while Cao Yu pulled him to safety after he slipped into the water.
• Han Ruoruo invited anyone interested in her to step forward, and Teacher Wang Yan confessed that he had fallen for her while they worked together three years earlier.
• Han Ruoruo and Teacher Wang Yan joined hands as a couple, with Xuan Zi and the elders approving their relationship despite the event's rules.
• Xu Sanshi and Ling Yue became a couple, followed by He Caitou and Zhang Xiaomin, while Su Xiao confessed to Huo Yuhao.
• Tang Ya told the gathering she wanted to make her relationship with Cao Yu official, and Cao Yu kissed her after she joked that she could no longer kiss him on tiptoe.
• Ning Tian recalled playing with Cao Yu as a child and said she had kissed him back then, surprising the gathering with another story about their childhood bond.