Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao faced Ji Juechen’s sudden sword challenge and secretly evaded his attacks beneath the lake. Their blades finally clashed, sending one of them flying onto the shore, but the chapter ended before revealing who.

• Ji Juechen took Huo Yuhao’s request for help as acceptance of a duel, while Huo Yuhao denied agreeing and Jing Ziyan rushed to stop them.
• Ji Juechen attacked Huo Yuhao with a powerful sword strike that sent him off the stone bridge and into the lake.
• Huo Yuhao dodged Ji Juechen’s attacks underwater and used bursts of water to conceal his movements.
• Ji Juechen unleashed a sphere of Sword Qi, but Huo Yuhao calmly blocked it with a dead branch.
• Ji Juechen charged across the lakebed, and Huo Yuhao met his longsword with the branch before a figure shot out of the water and struck the shore.

Huo Yuhao lost a sparring match to Ji Juechen, who insisted the victory was unfair and demanded another fight. Jing Hongchen then changed the rules for Shrek students leaving the academy, while Huo Yuhao spent the next day studying the library and watching Ju Zi engrave a Core Array.

• Huo Yuhao lost to Ji Juechen, who said Huo Yuhao had held back and promised to challenge him again with a sword.
• Jing Ziyan praised Ji Juechen and announced that she also wanted to spar with Huo Yuhao.
• Jing Hongchen warned a teacher not to underestimate Shrek students and allowed them to leave the academy when they had a legitimate reason.
• Huo Yuhao asked Xuan Ziwen for somewhere relaxing, but Xuan Ziwen took him to the library, where he spent the morning memorizing its books.
• Huo Yuhao returned to the laboratory and quietly watched Ju Zi work on a nearly completed Core Array.

Huo Yuhao secretly met with Ju Zi, who had infiltrated the Sun Moon Empire and built influence while researching Soul Tool technology. They reviewed preparations to act against the Holy Spirit Cult, but Huo Yuhao decided to wait until after Ju Zi hunted for her Fourth Soul Ring.

• Ju Zi startled at Huo Yuhao’s sudden voice and attacked him with black spears, which he dissolved before sealing and concealing the laboratory.
• Huo Yuhao asked Ju Zi about her situation, and she reported that she expected to complete her infiltration in about six months.
• Ju Zi said Xu Tianran trusted her and wanted her as his crown princess, while she had used his connections to bring most Sun Moon Empire officials under their control.
• Ju Zi showed Huo Yuhao a map marking the Holy Spirit Cult’s strongholds and reported that Joy and Bei Bei had become its holy maiden and holy son.
• Huo Yuhao confirmed that Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui were in the empire and said they would prepare to act after Ju Zi hunted for her Fourth Soul Ring.
• Ju Zi told Huo Yuhao to call her Senior Sister Ju Zi while they were working.

Huo Yuhao avoided Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan by staying in the laboratory, where he spent time with Ju Zi and met Ke Ke, Wang Shaojie, and Zi Mu. He exposed Wang Shaojie’s bluff by asking him to explain a Class 8 Core Array, leaving Wang Shaojie to take Xuan Ziwen’s book away and promise an answer the next day.

• Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan repeatedly challenged Huo Yuhao to spar, so he hid in the laboratory to escape them.
• Ju Zi attended to Huo Yuhao in the laboratory, and he told her she could visit the Star Luo Empire when her work was done.
• Ke Ke entered the laboratory and became quiet when she noticed Huo Yuhao, while Wang Shaojie and Zi Mu arrived soon afterward.
• Wang Shaojie offered to answer Huo Yuhao’s questions, and Huo Yuhao asked him to explain a Class 8 Core Array from Xuan Ziwen’s book.
• Wang Shaojie could not explain the Core Array, but agreed to study it and return the book with an answer the next day before leaving in embarrassment.

Huo Yuhao accompanied Ju Zi and Ke Ke to the Jingyang Mountain Range to test Teacher Xuan’s latest Soul Tool and obtain his Fourth Soul Ring. After sensing a troubling premonition, he urged them to finish quickly and return to headquarters, then led them into the mountains.

• Wang Shaojie disappeared from the laboratory, though the book he had borrowed was returned.
• Ju Zi and Ke Ke helped Huo Yuhao get ready before they set out to test Teacher Xuan’s new Soul Tool and seek Huo Yuhao’s Fourth Soul Ring.
• Ju Zi teased Ke Ke with a jar of beef jerky, and the two friends made up after Ke Ke pretended to be offended.
• Huo Yuhao noticed that the soldiers and surveillance at the academy gates no longer monitored him, then led Ju Zi and Ke Ke out of Mingdu.
• As they flew toward the Jingyang Mountain Range, Huo Yuhao felt a premonition and ordered them to hurry and return to headquarters once they were done.
• Huo Yuhao led Ju Zi and Ke Ke down into the Jingyang Mountain Range.

Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection to map the rare-metal veins in the Jingyang Mountain Range, helping Ju Zi secure information for future mining. After lunch and a rest, Ju Zi introduced the All-Terrain Detection Soul Tool she had developed from Huo Yuhao’s ideas, and the three climbed aboard to test it.

• Huo Yuhao scanned the Jingyang Mountain Range and marked the locations of thousands of mineral veins on Ju Zi’s recording device.
• Ju Zi thanked Huo Yuhao for helping her locate the metals, then served lunch to him and Ke Ke.
• Ju Zi and Ke Ke rested and recovered their Soul Power while Ju Zi told Huo Yuhao about her recent work in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Ju Zi revealed the All-Terrain Detection Soul Tool she had developed with Xuan Ziwen, and Ke Ke opened its hatch.
• Ke Ke and Ju Zi climbed into the device, and Huo Yuhao joined them as they prepared to set off.

Huo Yuhao, Ju Zi, and Ke Ke encountered a pack of wolves while searching for a suitable Soul Beast, and Huo Yuhao identified the Silver Moon Wolf King as his target. Ke Ke and Ju Zi began fighting the surrounding wolves as Huo Yuhao moved to confront the king.

• Ju Zi and Ke Ke tested the All-Terrain Detection Soul Tool and replaced its Milk Bottles as they searched the area with Huo Yuhao.
• A Silver Wolf attacked the group, and Ju Zi dodged its elemental projectiles while the Soul Tool Shield blocked its wind blades.
• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection Sharing to locate the Silver Moon Wolf King, protected by three Golden Wolves, and told Ke Ke to bring it to him alive.
• Ke Ke charged into the forest to engage the wolves while Huo Yuhao and Ju Zi left the detection Soul Tool.
• Ju Zi killed the three-thousand-year Silver Wolf and trapped the surrounding wolf packs inside a black barrier as she attacked them.

Huo Yuhao experimented with combining the wolves’ Soul Rings to raise the Silver Moon Wolf King to the hundred-thousand-year level. After the wolf failed to produce a Soul Bone, he recorded the result and absorbed its blood-red Soul Ring while considering what had gone wrong.

• Ju Zi and Ke Ke reported completing their tasks after killing hundreds of Golden Wolves and Silver Wolves.
• Huo Yuhao healed the badly injured Silver Moon Wolf King, then used Spiritual Shock to annihilate its soul while keeping its body alive.
• Huo Yuhao gathered the wolves’ Soul Rings into a mass of energy and infused it into the Silver Moon Wolf King, raising it to the hundred-thousand-year level and changing its appearance.
• Huo Yuhao found that the transformed wolf produced no Soul Bone and asked the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to record the result for later analysis.
• Huo Yuhao killed the Silver Moon Wolf King, absorbed its blood-red Soul Ring, and considered the flaws in his method.

Huo Yuhao returned to Shadow Garden headquarters with Ju Zi and Ke Ke after absorbing the Silver Moon Wolf King's soul ring and spending the night in Sunset Forest. He found the Ice Empress at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where a powerful pressure was coming from her swollen abdomen.

• Huo Yuhao gained Mental Confusion and Mental Storm from the Silver Moon Wolf King's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, but received no Soul Bone and recorded his thoughts about why.
• Huo Yuhao cooked wolf meat while Ju Zi and Ke Ke washed in a nearby stream, and the three rested overnight.
• Huo Yuhao, Ju Zi, and Ke Ke flew through Sunset Forest toward headquarters as a powerful pressure drove Soul Beasts toward the forest's outer edges.
• Huo Yuhao ordered Ju Zi and Ke Ke to secure the concealment equipment and use his magic array before entering Shadow Garden headquarters.
• Huo Yuhao spotted the Ice Empress by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and rushed toward her when he realized the pressure came from her swollen abdomen.

Huo Yuhao watched the Snow Empress emerge safely from Xu Bing'er after absorbing the primordial power of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He held the newborn, who eagerly clung to him, and named her Huo Xue'er.

• Huo Yuhao found Xu Bing'er absorbing the lake's energy while the Snow Empress developed safely inside her.
• Youyou complained to Huo Yuhao about the strain of guarding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Ju Zi comforted her.
• A burst of white light and a snowfall signaled the Snow Empress's birth, and Xu Bing'er emerged holding the newborn.
• The Snow Empress froze Youyou after she insulted her, then reached for Huo Yuhao and happily clung to him.
• Huo Yuhao named the newborn Huo Xue'er.

Huo Yuhao left Xu Bing'er and Huo Xue'er at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while he returned to Mingdu with Ju Zi and Ke Ke. Ju Zi reported to Xu Tianran, who discussed her becoming crown princess, and the chapter revealed that the long-missing Bei Bei was working with the Holy Spirit Cult.

• Huo Yuhao confirmed that Xu Bing'er had reached the Titled Douluo level and told her to care for Huo Xue'er while improving her strength.
• Huo Yuhao, Ju Zi, and Ke Ke flew to Mingdu, where Ke Ke took the experimental records to Teacher Xuan and Ju Zi went to the palace.
• Ju Zi used the Eight-Clawed Fire Dragon Token to enter the palace and reported her recent Soul Tool test to Xu Tianran.
• Ju Zi asked Xu Tianran for more time before becoming crown princess, and he agreed to let her establish her prestige first.
• After Ju Zi left, Bei Bei emerged from the shadows and urged Xu Tianran to accept the Holy Spirit Cult's proposal.
• Xu Tianran promised the Holy Spirit Cult benefits after he took the throne, and Bei Bei offered to keep the crown princess safe before disappearing.

Xu Tianran left in anger for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, where he watched Huo Yuhao spar with Ji Juechen and noticed Ju Zi watching Huo Yuhao. He ordered Jing Hongchen to report their movements and considered recruiting Huo Yuhao, while concealing his hostility toward him.

• Xu Tianran ordered a carriage to take him to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy after threatening to settle accounts with the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Huo Yuhao's wooden sword broke during his spar with Ji Juechen, and he surrendered to avoid Ji Juechen's next attack.
• Jing Ziyan teased Huo Yuhao, but Ji Juechen insisted on continuing their spar, and the two fought evenly with iron swords.
• Ju Zi watched Huo Yuhao spar with a sweet smile as Xu Tianran and Jing Hongchen observed from a nearby roof.
• Xu Tianran asked about Ju Zi and Huo Yuhao, then ordered Jing Hongchen to report their daily movements and said he might recruit Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao and He Caitou sneaked out of their school at night to visit Mingdu’s black market, where rare metals and other goods were sold. After paying the guards and agreeing to follow the rules, they entered the masked marketplace.

• He Caitou woke Huo Yuhao and invited him to visit the black market, where competitions could offer rare metals as prizes.
• Huo Yuhao noticed that the people watching them had disappeared and agreed to go with He Caitou.
• He Caitou led Huo Yuhao through Mingdu’s dark streets to the black market entrance.
• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection to survey the masked guards, stalls, and visitors inside the market.
• He Caitou and Huo Yuhao put on masks, paid the guards, and entered the black market.

Huo Yuhao and He Caitou bought rare metals from the masked stall owner, Old Tang, at the black market. Old Tang sold He Caitou information about the upcoming competition at Mingling Pavilion, and the two hurried there to take part.

• He Caitou browsed rare metals at Old Tang’s stall while Huo Yuhao inspected the wares.
• Huo Yuhao and He Caitou bargained Old Tang down to a hundred and fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins for ten jin each of ten metals.
• After they paid, Old Tang offered to reveal the theme of a competition at Mingling Pavilion for thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• He Caitou agreed to the deal, and Old Tang whispered the competition’s theme to him.
• Huo Yuhao and He Caitou hurried toward Mingling Pavilion.

Huo Yuhao and He Caitou went to Mingling Pavilion for its Soul Tool competition, where He Caitou registered as a Level 6 Soul Engineer. Huo Yuhao accepted an arranged private seat and came face-to-face with Xu Tianran, who introduced himself as Ju Zi’s fiancé.

• He Caitou learned Mingling Pavilion’s location and headed there with Huo Yuhao to compete for rare metals.
• Huo Yuhao read the entry requirements, and He Caitou revealed that he had recently become a Level 6 Soul Engineer.
• He Caitou disguised himself and registered, while Huo Yuhao paid for a ticket to watch the competition.
• A supervisor redirected Huo Yuhao to a private room after claiming the ordinary seats were full, and Huo Yuhao realized someone was luring him there.
• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection to spot an unexpected person in a private room and followed the supervisor into the underground venue.
• Xu Tianran greeted Huo Yuhao, identified himself as the Sun Moon Empire’s crown prince and Ju Zi’s fiancé, and pressed him with an invisible force.

Xu Tianran tried to recruit Huo Yuhao into the Sun Moon Empire and asked about his relationship with Ju Zi, but Huo Yuhao refused and bargained for payment to keep her from being disturbed. The competition ended with He Caitou’s intricate work appearing likely to win first place.

• Xu Tianran offered Huo Yuhao resources to help him reach Super Douluo if he joined the Sun Moon Empire, but Huo Yuhao said he preferred to wander.
• As the competition proceeded, Huo Yuhao watched He Caitou work slowly while saving the rare-metal shavings and reusing Core Arrays.
• Xu Tianran asked about Huo Yuhao’s origins and how he had met Ju Zi, while Huo Yuhao denied having much contact with her.
• The competition ended, and Huo Yuhao judged He Caitou’s work superior to the other contestants’ entries.
• Xu Tianran asked Huo Yuhao to ensure Ju Zi would not be disturbed, and Huo Yuhao demanded one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and a hundred jin of rare metal before saying it would cost extra.

Huo Yuhao accepted Xu Tianran’s black token while Xu Tianran tasked Jing Hongchen with recruiting He Caitou and managing the resources. The next day, a man arrived to take Huo Yuhao to collect his promised reward.

• Xu Tianran doubled his offer to Huo Yuhao and gave him a black token to collect it.
• He Caitou won the competition using Old Tang’s information, and Jing Hongchen told Xu Tianran that He Caitou had greater Soul Tool talent than Huo Yuhao.
• Xu Tianran asked Jing Hongchen to recruit He Caitou and take charge of the resources, forcing him to choose a side.
• Huo Yuhao absorbed the token with Slime and met He Caitou, who celebrated his championship win and rare-metal prize.
• After a sleepless night, Huo Yuhao returned to his dormitory, where a formally dressed man arrived and said the arrangements were ready to collect his reward.

Huo Yuhao traveled blindfolded to a private storehouse to collect the supplies Xu Tianran had promised him, while secretly tracking the route and inspecting the site. After learning the guards also watched other storehouses, he marked one guard and stole an object from him.

• Huo Yuhao left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in a soul carriage arranged by Xu Tianran and secretly used his spiritual abilities to track their route.
• A graceful figure with blue-violet hair sped toward Mingdu from the Sun Moon Empire's border.
• After the carriage took a winding route, Huo Yuhao arrived at a private storehouse and realized it held only the supplies Xu Tianran had promised.
• Huo Yuhao presented Xu Tianran's black token, and a guard confirmed his identity and sent another guard inside to retrieve the supplies.
• When the burly guard mentioned guarding other storehouses, Huo Yuhao planted a spiritual mark on him and used a black tentacle to steal an object into his sleeve.

Huo Yuhao collected supplies from the warehouse and secretly took the national treasury key, then returned to the academy. Ju Zi proposed stealing the Illustrious Virtue Hall's core research materials, and the chapter ended with her mistaking Huo Yuhao's valuable haul of rare metals for a gift.

• Huo Yuhao claimed one Gold Soul Coin was missing and persuaded the warehouse leader to hand him one.
• After Huo Yuhao left, the warehouse leader discovered that the national treasury key had vanished from his storage ring.
• Huo Yuhao returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and found Ju Zi asleep on his bed.
• Ju Zi told Huo Yuhao she wanted to steal the Illustrious Virtue Hall's core research materials, and he agreed to help her plan the operation.
• Ju Zi arranged for Huo Yuhao to study at the Illustrious Virtue Hall with her and excitedly took the storage ring of rare metals, believing he had prepared it for her.

After the treasury key went missing, Xu Tianran interrogated the guards, ordered Mingdu locked down, and secretly went to see the emperor. Huo Yuhao entered Illustrious Virtue Hall with Xuan Ziwen and prepared to monitor the operation beginning the next day.

• Xu Tianran questioned the two guards about the missing treasury key and considered Huo Yuhao among the possible suspects.
• Xu Tianran had the guards killed, ordered Jing Hongchen to watch Huo Yuhao, and imposed a lockdown and strict inspections across Mingdu.
• Xu Tianran secretly set out to visit the emperor, fearing something might happen to him.
• Ke Ke told Huo Yuhao that Lady Si's operation would begin the following afternoon.
• Xuan Ziwen took Huo Yuhao through Illustrious Virtue Hall's checkpoints and assigned him experimental table 1238 with a Level 5 Soul Engineer badge.
• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection to monitor the underground hall as the operation approached.