Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao confronted the mermaid princess Lia and told her he would help rescue her clanspeople, who had disappeared from Fire Island. He led her beneath the island to an underwater cavern and revealed that they were hidden beyond a waterspout.

• Huo Yuhao suppressed the flames, summoned his dragon throne, and forced the mermaid princess to apologize for underestimating him.
• Huo Yuhao warned the mermaid princess not to try any tricks and promised to rescue her clanspeople if she kept her promise.
• The mermaid princess Lia accepted the possibility of sacrificing her life to save her mother and clanspeople.
• Huo Yuhao explained that Lia's clanspeople had been moved into the air beneath Fire Island, and he guided her into an underwater cave.
• Huo Yuhao created a waterspout at the cavern's entrance and told Lia that her clanspeople were inside.

Huo Yuhao brought the Mermaid Princess Liya through an illusion formation to where her captured people were held. After she found her mother suspended in a blood-chain cage, Electrolux and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm prepared to free them, while Liya’s promised sacrifice remained imminent.

• Huo Yuhao guided Liya through the vortex at the illusion formation’s core and brought her to the hidden sinkhole.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux met Liya, reminded her of her agreement to sacrifice herself after her people were rescued, and showed her the unconscious merfolk.
• Liya recognized her mother, the Sea Princess, hanging bloodied from four chains that drained pale golden blood from her.
• Electrolux examined the Divine Power binding the cage and said he could undo it with some help.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm declared that the caged bird would fly that day.

Electrolux and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm used powerful magic to open the Undead Demiplane and move Liya’s people to safety. The Mermaid Queen and her blood chains were taken into the demiplane as well, where Electrolux said the chains would corrode and her mother would be safe.

• Electrolux reassured Liya and joined the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in preparing to rescue her people.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm unleashed his Spiritual Power and transformed into a staff in Electrolux’s hand.
• Electrolux cast an incantation, placing runes on the chains, the surrounding stone, the sinkhole’s barrier, and Liya’s people.
• A terrifying bloody maw appeared to devour Liya’s people, but Electrolux revealed that it was the entrance to his Undead Demiplane.
• The bone gate rose into the air, and the Mermaid Queen and her chains vanished into the demiplane with Liya’s people.

Electrolux and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm rescued Liya and escaped after alerting a Deity, while Ma Hongjun prepared to confront Huo Yuhao on Fire Island. As their battle filled the sky with flames, Ma Xiaotao abruptly attacked Xiao Xiao from behind.

• Liya agreed to become Yuhao’s Soul Spirit, and Electrolux and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm teleported her away when their actions alerted a Deity.
• Ma Hongjun awoke on Fire Island and asked Xiao Xiao to take Ma Xiaotao and flee if the coming battle went badly.
• Huo Yuhao revealed himself to Ma Hongjun, who attacked him with Divine Power-tempered Phoenix Flame.
• Huo Yuhao dodged and countered the flames with sword Qi as Ma Hongjun summoned a huge phoenix that filled the battlefield with steam.
• Ma Xiaotao opened her eyes beneath a tree and launched an Ultimate Fire claw attack at Xiao Xiao’s back.

Ma Xiaotao, having lost her memories, attacked Xiao Xiao while Huo Yuhao fought Ma Hongjun and split his Fire Phoenix in two. Ma Hongjun emerged from the sea and resumed the battle with Huo Yuhao, whose clash with the god shattered the space above the sea.

• Ma Xiaotao strangled Xiao Xiao, threatened to kill her, and trapped her inside a cage of flames.
• Huo Yuhao absorbed Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix Flame attacks with sword light and split the Fire Phoenix in two, sending it crashing into the sea.
• Xiao Xiao told Ma Xiaotao that Huo Yuhao was a Deity and urged her to survive, but Ma Xiaotao rejected her warnings and did not recognize her.
• Ma Hongjun burst from the sea, praised Huo Yuhao’s strength, and said he had to kill him because a higher power wanted him dead.
• Huo Yuhao and Ma Hongjun resumed their fight, trading sword and fire attacks until the space above the sea began to shatter.

A clash on the fire island unleashed a catastrophic blast that left Ma Xiaotao and Xiao Xiao unconscious but protected by Xiao Xiao’s pendant. Qian Renxue learned that Shadow was in trouble, while Zhang Lexuan mobilized Shadow Garden and Shrek’s leaders to respond to a reported Deity.

• Ma Xiaotao escaped the collapsing fire island with Xiao Xiao as the battlefield’s energy tore through the surrounding land and sea.
• A wave of spatial collapse overwhelmed Ma Xiaotao and Xiao Xiao, but a holy shield from Xiao Xiao’s pendant protected them before they lost consciousness.
• Qian Renxue sensed that the necklace she had given Shadow had activated, and she and Bibi Dong agreed to go help him.
• Zhang Lexuan received an alert that a Deity had appeared and ordered Shadow Garden members to gather and head to Si’s location.
• Zhang Lexuan summoned Shrek Academy’s deans and pavilion elders to an emergency meeting at the Sea God Pavilion.

Zhang Lexuan organized a rescue mission after Xiao Xiao sent a distress message, learning that Shadow was battling a Deity and creating an opportunity to reach the stranded group. As Shrek’s elders and Shadow Garden members headed toward the sea, Jiang Nannan, Ling Luochеn, and Xi Xi prepared to monitor the fight and support Shadow.

• Zhang Lexuan told the Sea God Pavilion elders that Xiao Xiao had sent a distress message and warned that the enemy might be a Deity.
• Cai Mei'er and Yan Shaozhe proposed rescuing Xiao Xiao and the others while the enemy was distracted, and Zhang Lexuan revealed that Shadow was fighting the Deity.
• Zhang Lexuan led the elders to the sea, leaving Zhou Yi in charge of Shrek Academy, while Shadow Garden members also mobilized.
• Jiang Nannan confirmed that Xi Xi had sent the Shadow Garden sisters to safety and prepared to support Shadow.
• Ling Luochеn set up an observation Soul Tool on an ice floe, and Xi Xi used it to look toward the battlefield.

Huo Yuhao defeated Ma Hongjun and granted the Phoenix God’s request for death, while Jiang Nannan, Xi Xi, and Ling Luochе fled before Shrek’s reinforcements arrived. On a distant island, Xiao Xiao recovered from the battle and found Ma Xiaotao staring at a scorched feather.

• Huo Yuhao overwhelmed Ma Hongjun, whose God Ring shattered as his divine body and Martial Soul failed.
• Ma Hongjun accepted death, and Huo Yuhao beheaded him with his black longsword.
• Jiang Nannan, Xi Xi, and Ling Luochе saw Shrek’s reinforcements approaching and fled across the sea to find Xiao Xiao and Ma Xiaotao.
• Xiao Xiao emerged from her Soul Suppressing Cauldron with minor injuries and wondered whether Huo Yuhao’s pendant had protected her.
• Xiao Xiao found Ma Xiaotao kneeling on the beach and staring at a scorched, broken feather.

Xiao Xiao reunited with Jiang Nannan, Ling Luochen, and Xi Xi after Ma Xiaotao injured her and flew toward Flame Island. The group learned Ma Xiaotao had lost her memory and feared she was heading to confront Shadow, while Yuhao's signal appeared near the pier.

• Ma Xiaotao struck Xiao Xiao away, then flew toward Flame Island with tears in her eyes.
• Xiao Xiao's tracking Soul Tool alerted her to Jiang Nannan and her companions approaching, and they reunited.
• Jiang Nannan discovered Xiao Xiao's burn and Ling Luochen treated the Ultimate Fire poison with ice.
• Xiao Xiao told them Ma Xiaotao had injured her and seemed to have lost her memory after being taken by a Deity.
• Jiang Nannan guessed Ma Xiaotao was heading to take revenge on Shadow and said Yuhao's signal was near the pier.

Huo Yuhao killed Ma Hongjun, but the Deity’s corpse burned to ashes before he could preserve it. He then hid on an unnamed island with the Mermaid Princess and her people, preparing to absorb a Soul Ring.

• Ma Xiaotao followed traces of flame toward Fire Island, determined to kill Huo Yuhao and avenge Ma Hongjun.
• Huo Yuhao watched Ma Hongjun’s corpse burn to ashes, then vanished with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux as the Shrek group arrived.
• Zhang Lexuan gave Yan Shaozhe and the others Soul Tools and sent them to find Xiao Xiao and the other survivors.
• Huo Yuhao reached an unnamed island, where Electrolux established a magic array that concealed it from the sea.
• Electrolux opened the Undead Demiplane and brought out the Mermaid Princess, her mother, and their people.
• Huo Yuhao asked the Mermaid Princess whether she was ready to sacrifice herself.

Huo Yuhao healed the Mermaid Queen with the Gold of Life and began preparing Liya for the Soul Spirit ritual. The Mermaid Queen awakened and confronted him, and Huo Yuhao claimed that he wanted her daughter's life.

• Liya begged Huo Yuhao to save her wounded mother, and he gave her a life-filled sword to heal the Mermaid Queen.
• Liya used the sword to close her mother's wound while Huo Yuhao checked the other merfolk and prepared a teleportation array.
• Huo Yuhao assured Liya that becoming a Soul Spirit would not mean her permanent death, and she agreed to proceed despite fearing pain.
• Huo Yuhao began the Soul Spirit ritual, but the newly awakened Mermaid Queen interrupted and demanded to know what he would do to Liya.
• Huo Yuhao told the Mermaid Queen that he wanted her daughter's life.

Huo Yuhao subdued the Mermaid Queen and forced her to accept the agreement he had made with Liya. As Liya prepared to fulfill it, the Mermaid Queen offered to take her daughter’s place.

• The Mermaid Queen attacked Huo Yuhao with a spiritual song, but he shattered her phantom and restrained her with Soul Power.
• Huo Yuhao pinned Liya and injured the Mermaid Queen until she agreed to hear the terms of Liya’s deal.
• Liya explained the agreement to her mother, and the two embraced before Liya prepared to fulfill it.
• The Mermaid Queen interrupted Huo Yuhao and offered to exchange places with Liya.

Huo Yuhao agreed to protect the Mermaid Clan in exchange for the Mermaid Queen’s sacrifice, then used Black Slime and his Soul Power to help Liya break through her limits. Liya’s power surged, leaving even the Mermaid Queen trembling at her newfound strength.

• Liya protested when the Mermaid Queen offered to take her place in the Soul Spirit ritual, but the Mermaid Queen named her the new leader of the Mermaid Clan.
• The Mermaid Queen asked Huo Yuhao to protect Liya and the clan, and he agreed on behalf of Shadow Garden.
• Huo Yuhao drew Liya to him and used Black Slime and his Soul Power to forcefully transform her.
• Liya absorbed a vortex of spiritual Qi, and her Soul Power and presence rose dramatically.

Liya left as Huo Yuhao began the Soul Spirit ritual with the Mermaid Queen, then learned from the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that resurrection was possible. The ritual’s unhidden presence spread beyond the island, drawing powerful beings toward them as Electrolux and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm prepared to stall for time.

• Liya trusted Huo Yuhao’s promise to preserve her mother’s soul, said goodbye to the Mermaid Queen, and left before the ritual began.
• Huo Yuhao started the Soul Spirit ritual, and the Mermaid Queen opened her mind to him as their souls began to merge.
• At the beach, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Liya that Huo Yuhao had given the Ice Empress and Snow Empress new lives and could resurrect her too.
• Liya’s newly gained Soul Power became difficult to control, and Black Slime covered her in Shadow Garden’s distinctive outfit.
• A pillar of light from the island pierced Electrolux’s concealment spell, and Electrolux sensed several presences converging as the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sought help from the nearby Seven Shadows.

Ma Xiaotao sensed the Mermaid Empress’s sacrifice and raced toward Huo Yuhao, while the Shrek group and his allies also headed for the pillar of light. As Huo Yuhao began turning the Mermaid Empress into a Soul Spirit, Ma Xiaotao attacked Electrolux’s magic array with a storm of flaming meteors, leaving its ability to withstand another strike uncertain.

• Ma Xiaotao followed the scorched feather’s sparks toward the pillar of light after realizing she had found her target.
• Zhang Lexuan and the Shrek party recognized the pillar as the sign of a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast’s sacrifice and rushed toward it.
• Jiang Nannan, Ling Luochе, Xi Xi, and Xiao Xiao set out to reach Huo Yuhao after sensing his presence and finding their Soul Tool unresponsive.
• Huo Yuhao restored the Mermaid Empress’s body with a heavenly treasure and the Gold of Life, then began drawing her soul into himself to transform her into a Soul Spirit.
• Ma Xiaotao arrived and unleashed a rain of Ultimate Fire meteors against Electrolux’s magic array.
• Electrolux said the array could withstand the attack but might fail if Ma Xiaotao struck again with equal force.

Liya drew on Huo Yuhao’s power while Electrolux and Tian Meng reinforced the failing magic circle against Ma Xiaotao’s relentless assault. When Shrek’s teachers arrived, Ma Xiaotao attacked Qian Duoduo and sent him into the sea, leaving Yan Shaozhe to dive after him as the others held back.

• Liya entered a world of light, touched a black sphere, and returned holding a Shadow Garden-like longsword with greatly amplified power.
• Electrolux called on Tian Meng, who transformed into a golden magic staff and helped him strengthen the cracking magic circle.
• Cai Mei'er, Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and Qian Duoduo found Ma Xiaotao attacking the circle, and Qian Duoduo flew toward her despite Xian Lin'er's warning.
• Ma Xiaotao turned on Qian Duoduo and blasted him into the sea with a whirlwind of ultimate flames.
• Yan Shaozhe plunged into the sea after Qian Duoduo while Cai Mei'er pulled Xian Lin'er back, and Ma Xiaotao resumed attacking the circle.

Ma Xiaotao’s assault overwhelmed the defenders as Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo regrouped with Cai Mei'er and Xian Lin'er outside the island’s magic circle. Ma Xiaotao’s Great Sun Blazing Sun shattered the circle, and an Ice Seal suddenly swept in to reduce the pressure.

• Cai Mei'er and Xian Lin'er sensed a Deity’s presence in Ma Xiaotao and withdrew while she attacked the magic circle.
• Inside the circle, Electrolux warned Liya that the barrier was close to breaking, and Liya prepared to defend herself and her mother.
• Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo emerged from the seawater and reunited with Cai Mei'er and Xian Lin'er; Yan Shaozhe warned the elders to stay back because Ma Xiaotao no longer recognized them.
• Qian Duoduo assembled a Level 8 Mobile Fixed Soul Cannon while Ma Xiaotao continued attacking the island’s magic circle.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed Great Sun Blazing Sun, destroying the magic circle and leaving Electrolux nearly transparent as the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm reverted to its original form.
• Liya raised her longsword as the black Slime shielded her and the others, then an unseen voice cast Ice Seal and reduced the pressure.

Xu Bing'er, the Ice Empress, arrived to protect the island and stop Ma Xiaotao while the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux withdrew. The battle escalated as Xu Bing'er unleashed her Eternal Frozen Domain, leaving the watching Shrek elders and Zhang Lexuan wary of what would happen next.

• Xu Bing'er froze Ma Xiaotao's blazing sun inside a giant ice lotus and revealed her presence as a Ferocious Beast from the Far North.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm fell unconscious and flew into the forest, while Electrolux reassured Liya that reinforcements had arrived before disappearing as well.
• Xu Bing'er confronted Ma Xiaotao, but Ma Xiaotao refused to talk and charged her with Ultimate Fire.
• Xu Bing'er blocked Ma Xiaotao's attack with a black longsword and unleashed the Eternal Frozen Domain, freezing the sea across a vast area.
• Yan Shaozhe and the other elders watched from a distance and prepared to withdraw if necessary, while Zhang Lexuan watched the battle and wondered about Lord Shadow's plans.

Huo Yuhao neared completion of his Soul Spirit fusion while Ma Xiaotao fought the Ice Empress, whose domain weakened and eventually froze her. The Ice Empress triggered Ice Explosion on Ma Xiaotao’s ice-covered body, leaving her fate unclear.

• Huo Yuhao used the Gold of Life longsword and a heavenly treasure to form the Mermaid Empress’s body as his Soul Rings and Soul Spirit fusion neared completion.
• The Ice Empress’s Eternal Frozen Domain gradually weakened Ma Xiaotao’s Soul Power while Ma Xiaotao tried to keep her distance with fire attacks.
• Yan Shaozhe explained the domain’s effect to the others, then helped Qian Duoduo recover from the beginnings of an inner demon.
• The Ice Empress caught Ma Xiaotao with Ice Empress’s Pincer and froze her completely with the Eternal Frozen Domain.
• The Ice Empress sent Ma Xiaotao’s ice sculpture into the sea and used Ice Explosion, causing a series of blasts.

Ma Xiaotao awakened her nirvana power and battled the Ice Empress as a massive energy pillar erupted from the island. Xiao Xiao and the others saw Shadow rise from the pillar with seven Soul Rings, leaving his true strength uncertain.

• Ma Xiaotao emerged from the ice in a burst of phoenix flames and clashed with the Ice Empress.
• Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, Cai Mei'er, and Qian Duoduo sensed danger and decided to withdraw while searching for nearby students.
• A powerful beam and pressure erupted from the island, forcing Qian Duoduo to activate another protective shield.
• Xi Xi relayed the academy's order to withdraw, while Xiao Xiao hesitated because Yuhao's tracking signal pointed toward the island.
• Shadow rose from the pillar with seven Soul Rings and a giant mermaid phantom, shocking Xiao Xiao and the Shrek elders.
• Yan Shaozhe and the others speculated that Shadow's Soul Rings might be disguised and questioned whether he was a Titled Douluo or had Twin Martial Souls.