Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao and Zhou Yi traveled together to Shrek City while Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan secretly followed them. After Huo Yuhao ditched the two followers, he went shopping with Zhou Yi and agreed to call her “Sister Little Zhou” in private.

• Huo Yuhao and Zhou Yi rode the Soul Guidance Train together, holding hands while Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan tried to learn about their relationship.
• Huo Yuhao distracted Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan with a fake lost notebook as he and Zhou Yi got off at Shrek City, leaving the two trapped on the train.
• Huo Yuhao and Zhou Yi headed toward a busy shopping street after escaping their followers.
• Zhou Yi told Huo Yuhao to find a new way to address her instead of calling her Teacher Zhou.
• Huo Yuhao called Zhou Yi “Sister Little Zhou,” and she accepted the name and asked him to use it in private.

Huo Yuhao recognized that Zhou Yi was troubled by an unresolved past relationship, and she broke down before asking him to accompany her again. After they returned to Shrek Academy and headed toward the Soul Tool Department, someone called out to them from behind.

• Huo Yuhao told Zhou Yi that her sadness concerned a past love and urged her to face the matter rather than run away.
• Zhou Yi cried in Huo Yuhao's arms, then asked him to go with her again, and he agreed.
• Zhou Yi thanked Huo Yuhao and said she would marry him if she were not so much older, leaving them both embarrassed.
• Huo Yuhao and Zhou Yi returned to Shrek Academy and walked toward the Soul Tool Department, commenting on the sounds coming from the grove beside Sea God Lake.
• A warm voice behind them addressed Zhou Yi as “Master's wife” and Huo Yuhao as “Little Brother Huo.”

He Caitou apologized to Huo Yuhao for injuring Wang Dong'er and firing a high-grade stationary Soul Tool shell, offering Soul Tools as gifts for Xiao Xiao and the others. At the Soul Tool Department gate, Zhou Yi discovered that Fan Yu had revoked her access, then ordered He Caitou to open it.

• Zhou Yi angrily rejected He Caitou's attempts to call her his master's wife, while Huo Yuhao asked He Caitou to avoid speaking to her for the moment.
• He Caitou explained that he had wanted to apologize for injuring Wang Dong'er and firing a high-grade stationary Soul Tool shell, then gave Huo Yuhao Soul Tools to pass on to Xiao Xiao and the others.
• He Caitou told Huo Yuhao that Fan Yu and the others had cracked a complicated Core Array and that he had come to learn more.
• Zhou Yi tried to use her metal card at the Soul Tool Department gate, but the mechanism denied access because Fan Yu had revoked her credentials.
• Zhou Yi asked He Caitou to open the gate, and he used his own card to let them in.

Zhou Yi confronted students who mistook her for a junior and then stormed into Fan Yu’s office after hearing a woman with him. The chapter ended with Zhou Yi kicking the door open and catching Fan Yu and the woman in a compromising moment.

• Zhou Yi, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou walked through the Soul Tool Department toward Fan Yu’s office.
• Male students made inappropriate remarks about Zhou Yi, so she revealed her six Soul Rings and ordered them to leave.
• Huo Yuhao urged He Caitou to head back before Zhou Yi lost her temper, and He Caitou hurried away.
• Zhou Yi heard Fan Yu speaking with a woman behind his office door and kicked it open.
• A woman screamed, Fan Yu asked Zhou Yi why she was there, and clothes rustled as someone hurried to get dressed.

Zhou Yi confronted Fan Yu and Mu Jin after catching them together, then accused Fan Yu of deliberately removing her Soul Tool Department access and threatening the academy. The argument turned dangerous when Mu Jin shoved Zhou Yi, but Huo Yuhao caught her before she fell onto a sharp Soul Tool.

• Zhou Yi and Huo Yuhao entered Fan Yu's office and found him with Mu Jin.
• Mu Jin accused Zhou Yi of having an illicit relationship with Huo Yuhao, but Zhou Yi refused to justify her private life and denounced Mu Jin's conduct.
• Zhou Yi questioned Fan Yu about her revoked access and accused him of traitorous conduct; Fan Yu aimed a Soul Tool cannon at her.
• Fan Yu admitted that he had deliberately deleted Zhou Yi's permissions out of resentment and agreed to restore them, while Zhou Yi said she would report him to the Sea God Pavilion.
• Mu Jin shoved Zhou Yi, causing her to fall toward a sharp Soul Tool, but Huo Yuhao caught her in time.

Huo Yuhao saved Zhou Yi from a falling Soul Tool, then stood by her as she confronted Mu Jin and Fan Yu. Fan Yu fired a Soul Missile at Huo Yuhao, triggering a chain of explosions across the Soul Tool Institute; Mu Jin and Fan Yu escaped the office but were left unconscious, while Zhou Yi and Huo Yuhao’s fate remained unknown.

• Huo Yuhao caught Zhou Yi before she struck a Soul Tool and shielded her from Mu Jin’s pressure.
• Zhou Yi pushed back Mu Jin’s soul power and stood beside Huo Yuhao, while Fan Yu watched them hold hands.
• Fan Yu aimed a Soul Tool cannon at Huo Yuhao and fired a Soul Missile, engulfing the office in flames.
• The Soul Missile set off the Soul Tools’ self-destruct programs, causing explosions throughout the Soul Tool Institute and prompting an academy-wide response.
• Mu Jin escaped through a window with Fan Yu, but both were injured by the blast and eventually passed out.

After an explosion set the Soul Tool Department ablaze, Zhang Lexuan and the department’s deans arrived to protect the injured and contain the fire. Xian Lin’er summoned a wind dragon and used water from Sea God Lake to extinguish the flames, leaving the cause of the explosion to be investigated.

• Zhang Lexuan reached the burning Soul Tool Department and confirmed that Fan Yu and Mu Jin had only superficial injuries.
• Qian Duoduo examined Fan Yu while Xian Lin’er treated Mu Jin and promised to investigate the explosion.
• Qian Duoduo warned that the fire could reach the nearby soul tool storage warehouse, so Zhang Lexuan sealed the teaching building inside a barrier.
• Xian Lin’er summoned her Azure Flame Dragon martial soul as inner court students used water to help fight the fire.
• Xian Lin’er drew water from Sea God Lake into a tornado, shaped it into a wind dragon, and sent it crashing into the barrier to scatter the smoke and extinguish the flames.

Huo Yuhao survived the Soul Missile explosion and prepared the burning office to make his rescue of Zhou Yi look like a heroic sacrifice. When Zhou Yi awoke, she found him unconscious and badly burned, and begged him to wake up.

• The Soul Missile knocked Zhou Yi unconscious, while Huo Yuhao used a field to shield himself from the flames.
• Huo Yuhao carried Zhou Yi to a cooled corner, then suppressed his defenses and staged his own collapse after the fire burned his back.
• Zhou Yi awoke in the smoke, found Huo Yuhao lying across her, and used a Soul Tool to see his injuries.
• Zhou Yi saw Huo Yuhao's blistered, bleeding back and tearfully pleaded with him to wake up.

Zhou Yi struggled to carry the unconscious, severely burned Huo Yuhao through the burning teaching building until rescuers arrived and extinguished the fire. Xian Lin'er found both of them near death, but sensed that their lives were being sustained by matching threads of vitality.

• Zhou Yi protected Huo Yuhao with her remaining Soul Power and carried him blindly through smoke and flames, suffering severe burns and injuries.
• As rescuers approached, Zhou Yi heard a dragon roar and felt the surrounding heat diminish, then called for them to save Huo Yuhao before losing consciousness.
• Zhang Lexuan suspected that Lord Shadow had used the incident to warn them about Nu, while Qian Duoduo rushed toward the Soul Tool warehouse.
• Xian Lin'er entered the teaching building, found Zhou Yi and Huo Yuhao badly burned and stuck together, and used Soul Power to keep them alive.
• Xian Lin'er ordered an inner court student to fetch medical help, then sensed an identical thread of vitality appear in both Zhou Yi and Huo Yuhao.

Zhang Lexuan arranged for Zhou Yi and Huo Yuhao to receive medical care, then went to Shadow Garden’s intelligence department to contact Nu. When Nu failed to answer repeated calls, Zhang Lexuan ordered the department to keep trying and prepare a search if they could not reach her within a day.

• Xian Lin'er treated Zhou Yi and Huo Yuhao with healing pills but left them together after discovering that Huo Yuhao’s vitality was sustaining Zhou Yi.
• Zhang Lexuan secretly used a black slime to remove metal fragments from Zhou Yi’s wounds, then handed both patients over to the medical staff.
• Zhang Lexuan returned to the Sea God Pavilion and entered Shadow Garden’s hidden intelligence department.
• Zhang Lexuan ordered 0962 to connect her to Nu in real time, but Nu did not answer two attempts.
• Zhang Lexuan instructed the intelligence department to try calling Nu every hour and to begin searching for her if they could not reach her within a day.

Shu Lingyu and Shu Lingxue returned to the Shadow Garden’s headquarters at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to submit a mission, finding the valley abuzz with a search for Lady Nu. Xu Bing’er, pregnant and meditating in the white lake, dismissed the news that the little firebird was missing, unaware that danger might be closer than she thought.

• Shu Lingyu and Shu Lingxue crossed the poisonous Jade Phosphor Seven Absolutes Flowers and entered the hidden valley.
• The sisters saw the Shadow Garden’s thriving headquarters surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and heard repeated broadcasts ordering members to track Lady Nu’s whereabouts.
• Shu Lingyu led Shu Lingxue toward the mission hall to turn in their mission.
• Xu Bing’er opened her eyes in the white lake and speculated that the missing little firebird might be fleeing a powerful enemy.
• Xu Bing’er sighed but felt confident that Shadow’s power left them safe from anyone but the gods.

Ma Xiaotao followed a mysterious red-haired man after her inner guidance led her to him in a frontier-town restaurant. When he left town, she continued after him, suspecting he might have noticed her.

• Ma Xiaotao entered a frontier-town restaurant and paid the owner a Gold Soul Coin to prepare her a meal.
• A red-haired man entered, and Ma Xiaotao felt her inner guidance point toward him.
• The man ordered the same meal as Ma Xiaotao and sat quietly while other customers chatted.
• The red-haired man paid with a Gold Soul Coin and left the restaurant, so Ma Xiaotao began following him.
• The man headed out of town toward a less populated area, and Ma Xiaotao followed despite suspecting she had been exposed.

Ma Hongjun returned to the ruins of his former home, grieving for Bai Chenxiang and planning to eliminate Shadow Garden in exchange for her resurrection. When Ma Xiaotao attacked him, he stopped her Phoenix True Body effortlessly, recognized her as his descendant, and caught her as she fainted.

• Ma Hongjun mourned Bai Chenxiang while visiting the ruins where they had once lived together.
• Ma Hongjun recalled that Tang San had promised to resurrect Bai Chenxiang if he eliminated the anomaly, which he had traced to Shadow Garden.
• Ma Hongjun sensed Ma Xiaotao following him and called her out from hiding.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed her Phoenix True Body and attacked Ma Hongjun with her longsword.
• Ma Hongjun halted the attack with his palm, causing Ma Xiaotao's flames and weapons to vanish.
• Ma Hongjun called Ma Xiaotao his descendant and promised she would never suffer again before she fainted in his arms.

Huo Yuhao woke in the hospital and reunited with Zhou Yi, who had been badly burned while saving him. Zhou Yi accepted her scars and decided to make a younger-looking mask as they began looking ahead.

• Huo Yuhao woke after several days and learned that Mu Jin had been expelled and Fan Yu had been confined to the inner court.
• Huo Yuhao found Zhou Yi asleep in the bed beside his and saw the burn scars on her face.
• Zhou Yi woke in distress from a nightmare, and Huo Yuhao comforted her until she realized he was safe.
• Zhou Yi discovered her facial scars in the reflection of her cup, but said she could wear a mask and was not fragile.
• Huo Yuhao promised to find medicine to restore Zhou Yi's face, and Zhou Yi decided to make a younger-looking mask.

Huo Yuhao shared an affectionate moment with Xiao Xiao before meeting Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan to discuss Ma Xiaotao's disappearance. Suspecting Ma Xiaotao may have betrayed Shadow Garden, he ordered another search and declared that a traitor would be killed.

• Xiao Xiao confessed her love to Huo Yuhao, kissed him, and left to look after Zhou Yi.
• Huo Yuhao met Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan on a boat and asked about recent developments.
• Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan reported that Shadow Garden had lost contact with Ma Xiaotao for over two months and that she was last seen in a remote southern frontier town.
• Huo Yuhao ordered Jing to lead another search and sensed that the slime inside Ma Xiaotao had disappeared.
• Huo Yuhao considered that Ma Xiaotao might have extracted her slime and betrayed Shadow Garden, then declared that a traitor's fate was to be killed.

Long Aotian visited the Heavenly Soul emperor, who remained numb under the Body Sect's control, then discussed Shrek intelligence with Du Busi. Du Busi ordered him to squeeze the last value from Vina, and Long Aotian sent a message toward her as he prepared to use her for their revenge.

• Long Aotian entered the emperor's chambers and found the Heavenly Soul emperor unresponsive, then spent time with two imperial consorts.
• Long Aotian told Du Busi that Vina's intelligence had yielded little information about Shrek's high-level combatants.
• Du Busi dismissed Vina's usefulness and ordered Long Aotian to extract the last bit of value from her.
• Du Busi promised Long Aotian the Body Sect's secret art and leadership if he handled the matter well.
• Long Aotian returned the emperor to his chair, declared his loyalty, and sent a metal soul-tool pigeon toward Vina.

After Wu Feng defended Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er from a teasing classmate, Huo Yuhao invited them to a cookout by Sea God Lake on their day off. Vina shyly asked if she could join them.

• Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao argued over Huo Yuhao and embarrassed themselves when their classmates watched.
• Huo Yuhao confronted a male student who teased the girls, and Wu Feng grabbed the student by the collar and warned him to stop.
• Huo Yuhao asked Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong'er, and Wu Feng about their plans for the next day and invited them to a cookout by Sea God Lake.
• Wu Feng asked to invite Ning Tian and Cui Yajie, and Huo Yuhao agreed.
• Vina approached the group bashfully and asked if she could join them.

Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao helped Vina join their joyful gathering, and Vina finally asked to be friends with them. Her happiness faded when a message from her father ordered her to abandon her mission and return to marry Long Aotian, leaving her feeling rejected.

• Xiao Xiao noticed Vina sitting alone and urged Huo Yuhao to check on her.
• Huo Yuhao encouraged Vina to enjoy the moment and choose what she wanted, while Xiao Xiao invited her to join them.
• Vina accepted the skewers, asked if they could be friends, and returned to her dormitory feeling happy.
• Vina found a metal pigeon Soul Tool and retrieved an intelligence message ordering her to return in a few days to marry Long Aotian.
• Vina realized the message came from her father and felt abandoned, torn between her new friendships and her father's rejection.

Huo Yuhao and his allies prepared for the Heavenly Soul Empire’s wedding procession, suspecting the Body Sect planned an attack on Shrek. As the carriages approached the city, Huo Yuhao confirmed their target and looked forward to the coming confrontation.

• Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan reported that the Body Sect had secretly taken control of the Heavenly Soul Royal Family and might use the wedding procession to strike Shrek.
• The women suspected Du Busi had received help from a god, while Huo Yuhao remained confident he could deal with the threat.
• Huo Yuhao ordered his people to split between Shrek and Shadow Garden identities and monitor the procession when it entered the city.
• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection Sharing to scan the area near Shrek’s gates and saw decorated carriages followed by a hundred armed soldiers.
• Huo Yuhao examined the carriages, confirmed their target, and anticipated that the procession would bring excitement.

Huo Yuhao watched the Body Sect's wedding procession approach Shrek City and recognized that its concealed Soul Masters posed the real threat. Long Aotian's plan to enter the city and reach Shrek Academy proceeded without trouble, while the troops camped outside the gates.

• Huo Yuhao watched the procession from the city wall and suspected the Body Sect planned to target Shrek's forces, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, and the External Soul Bone.
• Long Aotian briefed his senior brothers on their goals: sabotage Shrek, capture the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and External Soul Bone, bring back Vina, and investigate the mysterious organization.
• Long Aotian's senior brothers promised to follow his plan and even wrote notes on their palms so they would remember their assignments.
• As the procession neared Shrek City, Long Aotian briefly thought he saw a dark figure on the wall but found nothing when he searched.
• Long Aotian persuaded the guard captain to admit part of the procession, then led more than ten riders into Shrek City while the troops withdrew to camp outside.
• Long Aotian led the carriages toward Shrek Academy, convinced the plan was going smoothly.