Chapter Summaries

After recovering from a spar with Ji Juechen, Huo Yuhao went to meet someone waiting at the academy gate and found Wang Dong'er, who was angry that he had avoided her. As they reunited, Jing Ziyan noticed another girl who looked exactly like Wang Dong'er approaching.

• Ji Juechen wounded Huo Yuhao during their spar, and Jing Ziyan treated Huo Yuhao and escorted him to get breakfast.
• He Caitou told Huo Yuhao that someone was waiting for him at the academy gate, so Huo Yuhao left Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen to meet them.
• Wang Dong'er called to Huo Yuhao, who tried to walk away, but she caught up and demanded that he look at her.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er met eyes, and her anger melted as they shared a loving reunion.
• Jing Ziyan realized that Wang Dong'er was not the Wang Qiu'er she knew, then saw an approaching girl who looked exactly like Wang Dong'er.

Wang Dong'er returned and found Wang Qiu'er with Huo Yuhao, mistaking the situation for a love rivalry before learning about their connection. Huo Yuhao explained the situation and placated Wang Dong'er, who accepted Wang Qiu'er’s place in his life.

• Wang Qiu'er confronted Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao after seeing them together, and the two women were shocked to discover they looked identical.
• Jing Ziyan teased Huo Yuhao about having two girlfriends while Ji Juechen asked whether he could spar with them.
• Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er argued over their relationships with Huo Yuhao after they returned to his dorm room.
• Huo Yuhao imagined Wang Dong'er accepting his feelings for both women, but instead used every trick he had to explain Wang Qiu'er and calm her down.
• Wang Dong'er accepted the situation because Huo Yuhao was sincere, while Wang Qiu'er did not mind sharing him.

Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Wang Qiu'er traveled into the Heavenly Soul Empire and reached Wang Dong'er's home, the towering peak called Where the Clouds Are Deep and Unknown. As they prepared to climb, Wang Qiu'er learned about godparents and wondered how she could become more like a human.

• Ju Zi told Ke Ke they would put their plan into action, and the two watched Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Wang Qiu'er depart.
• Wang Dong'er led Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er across the Heavenly Soul Empire toward Heaven Dou City and pointed out her home, Where the Clouds Are Deep and Unknown.
• Wang Dong'er warned Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er not to fly into the mountain's unusual clouds, so they landed halfway up the slope.
• Wang Qiu'er asked why Wang Dong'er had two fathers, and Wang Dong'er explained what a godfather was before apologizing for her remark about Wang Qiu'er having no parents.
• Wang Qiu'er decided that Di Tian was her godfather and began thinking about having godparents as another step toward joining the human world.

Wang Dong'er led Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er through the dangerous mist to Clear Sky Castle, where they met her Second Father. After the trio entered the sect, he watched Wang Qiu'er and wondered what someone else would think of her.

• Wang Qiu'er discovered that the mist blocked spiritual detection and could drain spiritual power, so Wang Dong'er warned them about the Soul Beasts hidden inside it.
• Wang Dong'er guided Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er through the mist and up to Clear Sky Castle, which stood above a sea of clouds.
• Huo Yuhao recognized the Clear Sky Sect and sensed two powerful presences within the castle.
• Wang Dong'er's Second Father emerged and tested Huo Yuhao with his spiritual pressure, but withdrew it when Huo Yuhao resisted.
• Wang Dong'er scolded her Second Father and then led Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er inside the castle.
• After the three had gone, Wang Dong'er's Second Father watched Wang Qiu'er and wondered what someone else thought of her.

Wang Dong'er brought Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er to Clear Sky Castle and settled them in separate rooms. While Huo Yuhao discovered that the cold water in his room stirred his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul, Wang Dong'er spoke with her fathers, who planned to test her companions.

• Wang Dong'er showed Wang Qiu'er around Clear Sky Castle and brought Huo Yuhao to a room on the second floor.
• After Wang Dong'er left, Huo Yuhao dipped a Slime tentacle into the room's water, which triggered his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul.
• Wang Dong'er reassured her first father and Tai Tan that Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er were her friends, then guessed that Wang Qiu'er might be her father's illegitimate daughter.
• Her first father told Wang Dong'er that Wang Qiu'er was not related to her by blood and asked her to prepare to obtain a Soul Ring in a couple of days.
• After Wang Dong'er left, her first father told Tai Tan that they needed to question Wang Qiu'er and test Huo Yuhao's strength and character.

Huo Yuhao secretly entered Wang Qiu'er's room and revealed himself to Tai Tan and Niu Tian after Niu Tian's attempt to probe the room was repelled. He challenged the brothers to hear a truth about Wang Qiu'er and her resemblance to Wang Dong'er.

• Huo Yuhao left his room in a black robe while Tai Tan and Niu Tian discussed Wang Qiu'er's identity as the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan went to Wang Qiu'er's room and entered after she invited them in.
• Niu Tian's spiritual probe was struck back, and Tai Tan transformed into a giant ape after sensing Huo Yuhao behind Wang Qiu'er.
• Huo Yuhao told the brothers he was not the person they suspected and offered to reveal a truth about Wang Qiu'er.

Huo Yuhao faced Niu Tian above Clear Sky Castle while Wang Dong'er moved the disciples away from their battle. Niu Tian transformed into the Azure Divine Dragon and engulfed Huo Yuhao in a powerful beam of light, leaving the fight's outcome unclear.

• Wang Dong'er recognized Shadow, saw her Second Daddy unconscious, and ordered the disciples evacuated from the battlefield.
• Niu Tian revealed six black and three red Soul Rings, but Huo Yuhao remained calm and dispelled his probing roar with spiritual power.
• Niu Tian transformed into the Azure Divine Dragon and swept Huo Yuhao up into the sky.
• The Azure Divine Dragon gathered spiritual Qi and blasted Huo Yuhao with a pillar of light, shaking the surrounding area and cracking space.

Huo Yuhao, known as Shadow, survived Niu Tian’s devastating dragon attack and split the Azure Divine Dragon with a single sword strike. Niu Tian fell unconscious, and Huo Yuhao raised his hand as Wang Dong’er begged him not to harm her Big Daddy.

• Wang Qiu’er told Wang Dong’er that Shadow had once defeated Di Tian in the Star Dou Great Forest and said the fight was only a spar.
• Huo Yuhao cut through Niu Tian’s pillar of light and shattered the attack with his longsword.
• Huo Yuhao’s sword pierced the Azure Divine Dragon and split its body in two, leaving Niu Tian unconscious as he fell.
• Wang Dong’er cried out for her Big Daddy and pleaded with Huo Yuhao not to kill him.
• Huo Yuhao raised his left hand, and the battle came to an end.

Shadow left Wang Dong'er’s fathers alive after defeating them and told them they would know how to find him once they woke. Wang Dong'er reunited with Huo Yuhao, while Niu Tian later recognized what Shadow’s message meant and told Wang Dong'er to obtain a Soul Ring the next day.

• Wang Dong'er opened her eyes to find Niu Tian safe beside her, as Shadow had pulled him out of danger instead of killing him.
• Shadow vanished after revealing that the nearby peaks had been flattened and saying the fathers would know how to find him when they awoke.
• Wang Dong'er discovered Huo Yuhao had stayed in Clear Sky Castle, rushed to his room, and embraced him in relief.
• Huo Yuhao comforted Wang Dong'er as she fell asleep, then reflected that there was little time left.
• Niu Tian awoke the next day, discussed Shadow with Wang Dong'er, and told her to obtain a Soul Ring the following day.
• After Wang Dong'er left, Niu Tian’s pupils briefly took the shape of petals, and he murmured that he understood.

Niu Tian and Tai Tan secretly met Huo Yuhao and learned what he knew about their situation, then agreed to keep the meeting secret. The next morning, Wang Dong'er brought Niu Tian chicken soup, and Tai Tan's attempt to steal some shook Clear Sky Castle again.

• Niu Tian secretly brought Tai Tan to the rooftop terrace, where Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er were waiting.
• Niu Tian offered to help Huo Yuhao in exchange for the brothers' freedom, but declined to ask his promised question, so Huo Yuhao told them what he knew.
• Niu Tian warned Tai Tan not to mention their meeting to anyone before Wang Dong'er arrived with chicken soup made especially for Niu Tian.
• Wang Dong'er dodged Tai Tan's attempts to get some soup and left to take some to Huo Yuhao.
• Tai Tan lunged for Niu Tian's soup, making Clear Sky Castle shake again.

Huo Yuhao woke to find Wang Dong'er preparing to leave Clear Sky Castle to obtain a Soul Ring, and she invited him to come along with Wang Qiu'er. The three crossed the disorienting mist and reached a cluster of towering pillars, where Wang Dong'er revealed the Soul Platform suspended between them.

• Wang Dong'er teased Huo Yuhao awake, brought him chicken soup, and joked that he should marry her in exchange for Clear Sky Castle as her dowry.
• Wang Dong'er set out to obtain a Soul Ring, and Niu Tian arranged for Wang Qiu'er and Huo Yuhao to accompany her.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Wang Qiu'er linked themselves with a metal rope and flew into the mist using their Flying Soul Tools.
• The three navigated through the mist and emerged before a towering stone pillar, then followed Wang Dong'er up to its top.
• Wang Dong'er showed Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er the inverted triangular Soul Platform suspended where chains from four patterned pillars met.

Wang Dong'er activated the Soul Platform, sending its patterns and a pillar of light through the Divine Realm connection, where Tang San prepared God-Given Soul Rings. Tang San noticed Wang Qiu'er beside her and decided to give the Auspicious Beast an opportunity, while Xiao Wu questioned him about Hongjun's absence.

• Wang Dong'er meditated on the Soul Platform as Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er watched, and its energy awakened the patterns on the four pillars.
• Huo Yuhao carried Wang Qiu'er into the air as the patterns flowed from the pillars and chains onto Wang Dong'er, then sent a pillar of light into the sky.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan saw the light's arrival but could not see its source, and Niu Tian reassured Tai Tan that Huo Yuhao would protect Wang Dong'er.
• Tang San received the light in the Divine Realm and said Wang Dong'er had reestablished the connection, then sent her a God-Given Soul Ring.
• Tang San sensed Wang Qiu'er beside Wang Dong'er and agreed to give the Auspicious Beast an opportunity that could also benefit Wang Dong'er.
• Xiao Wu asked Tang San where Hongjun had gone, and Tang San said Hongjun was exploring near the Divine Realm and would likely return soon.

Wang Dong'er obtained a God-Given Soul Ring and became a Six-Ring Soul Emperor, then Wang Qiu'er began absorbing one as Sea God Tang San intervened. Tang San incapacitated Huo Yuhao, but a mysterious hooded figure appeared behind him.

• Wang Dong'er summoned and absorbed a God-Given Soul Ring, becoming a Six-Ring Soul Emperor.
• Wang Qiu'er learned that God-Given Soul Rings still came from Soul Beasts and took her turn on the Soul Platform.
• Tang San appeared, recognized Wang Qiu'er as the Emperor Auspicious Beast, and sent a black Soul Ring into her body.
• Tang San confronted Huo Yuhao, placed a divine power imprint in his mind, and sent him falling from the stone pillar.
• A hooded man with glowing purple eyes appeared behind Tang San and seized his body with an invisible force.

Huo Yuhao confronted Tang San’s avatar on the Soul Platform, and the two clashed after Tang San mistook him for an avatar of the Dragon God. Huo Yuhao broke through Tang San’s seawater shield and gained the upper hand.

• Niu Tian sensed someone had arrived at the Soul Platform, roused Tai Tan, and headed there with him.
• Huo Yuhao caught Tang San by surprise and restrained him, but Tang San broke free and attacked with his trident.
• Tang San learned that the masked fighter was called Shadow and suspected he was an avatar of the Dragon God.
• Huo Yuhao moved Wang Dong'er away, declared that Tang San’s avatar would die, and fought him with his sword.
• Huo Yuhao accelerated around Tang San and shattered his seawater shield with a barrage of sword strikes.

Huo Yuhao exposed Tang San’s schemes and trapped his clone inside a barrier, preventing it from escaping. He then killed Tang San’s clone, while Tang San warned that the gods of his Divine Realm would come after him.

• Huo Yuhao dodged Tang San’s sword attacks and mocked him for secretly manipulating the Douluo Continent and using his daughter to control the child of destiny.
• Tang San realized Huo Yuhao had disrupted his plans and secretly sent a message to Ma Hongjun for help, but Huo Yuhao intercepted it.
• Tang San tried to dismiss his spiritual clone, but Huo Yuhao’s black-purple barrier stopped him from escaping.
• Huo Yuhao attacked Tang San with his longsword, cutting the clone into pieces and destroying it.

Tang San raged after Shadow killed his avatar, then returned to the God Realm Committee without noticing a hidden witness. Huo Yuhao brought Wang Qiu’er and the unconscious Wang Dong’er back to Clear Sky Castle, where he gave Niu Tian a mysterious box and prepared for the coming conflict.

• Tang San blamed Ma Hongjun and the two Soul Beasts for failing him, then restored the damage he had caused and flew toward the God Realm Committee.
• Huo Yuhao collected the remaining Divine Power while Wang Qiu’er completed her advancement to a Six-Ring Soul Emperor.
• Huo Yuhao warned Wang Qiu’er that they were being watched and told her to stay with Sorrow and keep out of sight for three years.
• Huo Yuhao returned to Clear Sky Castle with Wang Qiu’er and the unconscious Wang Dong’er, whom Niu Tian handed to a female disciple to rest.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan agreed to stand with Huo Yuhao, and Huo Yuhao said he would handle the final battle while they protected others if needed.
• Huo Yuhao gave Niu Tian a small box to open if trouble arose, then vanished.

Huo Yuhao left Clear Sky Castle and returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, where his peaceful routine ended when the Shrek exchange program concluded. Before departing, he urged Ji Juechen, Jing Ziyan, and Xuan Ziwen to consider going to Shrek with him.

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er said farewell to Niu Tian and Tai Tan, then Wang Qiu'er joined Shadow Garden while Huo Yuhao flew toward the Sun Moon Empire.
• Huo Yuhao spent several days at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy helping Xuan Ziwen, while Xuan Ziwen handled its daily management amid Jing Hongchen's injury and Emperor Xu Tianran's response to the rebellion.
• Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen came to Huo Yuhao's desk to demand a spar, but Xuan Ziwen told them Huo Yuhao was leaving because the Shrek exchange students' stay had ended.
• Huo Yuhao suggested that Ji Juechen go to Shrek to find stronger opponents, and Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan decided they would withdraw and go with him.
• Xuan Ziwen accused Huo Yuhao of poaching his people, but Huo Yuhao also invited Xuan Ziwen to Shrek and warned him to protect himself when disaster loomed before leaving.

Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek after two years at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and headed toward the inner court. He reunited with Zhou Yi at Sea God Lake and left with her by boat.

• Xian Lin'er brought the returning students through Shrek City's gates and collected the Soul Tool Ring containing what they had brought back from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Huo Yuhao tested Si's long-distance communication Soul Tool on the train, but its core arrays collapsed and he contained the resulting energy before it vanished.
• Huo Yuhao walked through Shrek Academy and reflected on its students and the knowledge he was reviewing with Tian Meng's help.
• Huo Yuhao found Zhou Yi waiting by the dock, greeted her, and hugged her after their long separation.
• Huo Yuhao and Zhou Yi boarded a boat on Sea God Lake and set off together.

Huo Yuhao helped Zhou Yi restore her face with an Immortal Herb, then headed into the inner court as she began absorbing its effects in seclusion. On the way to report to the Sea God Pavilion, he met three students who brought him along to watch the inner court tournament and the battle of Qiu and Dong.

• Zhou Yi admired her restored cheek and worried that Huo Yuhao had wasted a precious Immortal Herb on her, but he reassured her that it was worth it.
• Zhou Yi felt her Soul Power surging, entered seclusion aboard the soul guidance boat, and was guarded by Huo Yuhao's black-clad figures.
• Huo Yuhao headed toward the Sea God Pavilion and overheard three inner court students discussing Wang Dong'er, Wang Qiu'er, Senior Sister Xiao, and the day's tournament.
• The three students checked Huo Yuhao's inner court badge, then pulled him along to watch the battle of Qiu and Dong.

Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek Academy and watched Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er begin their inner court competition. The match opened with a surprising clash that revealed Wang Dong'er’s Clear Sky Hammer.

• Huo Yuhao learned that the inner court competition would determine the seven main team members for the upcoming Continental Elite Soul Engineer Tournament.
• Huo Yuhao saw Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er arrive to enthusiastic support, then reunited with Xu Sanshi, who recognized him as a senior and former exchange student.
• Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er introduced themselves as level-sixty-two and level-sixty-eight Soul Emperors, then took their positions in the arena.
• When the referee started the match, Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er charged into a head-on clash without using Soul Skills.
• Huo Yuhao explained that Wang Dong'er could compensate for her Martial Soul disadvantage by switching to another one, and Xu Sanshi saw her Clear Sky Hammer clash with Wang Qiu'er's Golden Dragon Spear.