Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao fell asleep beside Sea God Lake and woke to find himself in an embarrassing situation with Xiao Xiao, prompting Wang Dong'er to throw him into the water. Still dripping wet, he joined his teammates for their freshman assessment against Huang Chutian's team.

• Huo Yuhao dozed off on Tang Ya's lap while she stroked his hair, then woke after she had left and went back to sleep.
• Huo Yuhao hugged Xiao Xiao in his sleep and moved closer to her, leaving her frozen with embarrassment.
• Wang Dong'er shouted at Huo Yuhao and threw him into Sea God Lake, while Xiao Xiao hurried into the grass to compose herself.
• Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and the dripping-wet Huo Yuhao arrived for their freshman assessment against Huang Chutian's team.

Huo Yuhao’s team faced Huang Chutian and the twin sisters Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo in the freshmen assessment. When the sisters trapped Wang Dong’er with their Heavenly Net Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Huo Yuhao found a way to cut an opening and let her escape.

• Wang Dong’er returned Huo Yuhao’s White Tiger Dagger, then introduced him as their “hooligan team leader” to Huang Chutian, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo.
• Huang Chutian charged Wang Dong’er, but Xiao Xiao blocked his attack with the Soul Suppressing Cauldron and sent him flying.
• Wang Dong’er attacked the twin sisters while Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection helped her cut through their hair net.
• Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo joined hands and used their Heavenly Net Martial Soul Fusion Skill to trap Wang Dong’er in an unbreakable, shrinking net.
• Huo Yuhao studied the sisters’ Soul Power circulation and drew his blade as Huang Chutian broke free from Xiao Xiao’s cauldrons and charged at them.
• A blade cut an opening in the Heavenly Net, allowing Wang Dong’er to escape while Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo watched in surprise.

Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao won their first freshman assessment match after Xiao Xiao knocked out Huang Chutian and Wang Dong'er exhausted the Lan sisters. After the team won its later matches, Wang Dong'er confronted Huo Yuhao about the strange opening that had freed her and forced him to promise to answer her questions honestly.

• Wang Dong'er evaded the Lan sisters' Martial Soul Fusion Skill while Xiao Xiao trapped Huang Chutian and used Cauldron's Tremor to knock him unconscious.
• Wang Dong'er wore down Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo until they surrendered, securing victory for Huo Yuhao's team.
• Wang Dong'er wondered who had helped her escape the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but she could not get an explanation from Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao supported Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao with Spiritual Detection Sharing as they won most of their remaining battles.
• Wang Dong'er confronted Huo Yuhao in their room and choked him until he weakly agreed to answer her questions honestly.

Wang Dong'er pressured Huo Yuhao into attempting a Martial Soul Fusion, and their Soul Powers began to resonate and merge. As the connection deepened, Huo Yuhao examined a mental diagram linking their bodies, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm celebrated their compatibility.

• Wang Dong'er blocked the dormitory exit and dragged a frightened Huo Yuhao toward her as she proposed testing whether their Martial Souls could fuse.
• Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao circulated their Soul Powers together, and their auras gradually drew closer.
• A stream of white Qi entered Wang Dong'er and intertwined with her Soul Power as colored light surrounded them.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Huo Yuhao that Wang Dong'er's Martial Soul perfectly matched his and that their union might rival the gods.
• Huo Yuhao dismissed Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, consulted his mental records, and projected a diagram showing the two figures connected through their touching foreheads.

Huo Yuhao entered Wang Dong'er's Sea of Consciousness, broke Tang San's divine seal, and searched Tang Wutong's childhood memories for information about the Divine Realm. Wang Dong'er woke with memories of her parents and Huo Yuhao, then settled back into his embrace.

• Huo Yuhao entered Wang Dong'er's Sea of Consciousness and found a golden gate secured by a trident lock and divine chains.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm approached the lock, but its attack severed his feelers before Huo Yuhao pulled him to safety.
• Huo Yuhao reflected the lock's attacks to destroy the chains, removed the weakened lock, and opened the gate.
• Huo Yuhao examined Tang Wutong's childhood memories of Tang San and Xiao Wu to gather information about the Divine Realm, while the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm processed it.
• Huo Yuhao resealed the gate with his own marks and left Wang Dong'er's Sea of Consciousness.
• Wang Dong'er woke in Huo Yuhao's bed in tears, said she had dreamed of her parents and him, then fell asleep in his embrace.

Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao arrived late to class in disarray, and Wang Dong'er provoked Xiao Xiao by claiming she slept with Huo Yuhao. Zhou Yi threw all three students outside to run laps, where Huo Yuhao secretly tripped and knocked Wang Dong'er unconscious.

• Wang Dong'er dragged Huo Yuhao to Freshman Class One after they overslept and arrived five minutes late.
• Wang Dong'er told Zhou Yi that she had slept with Huo Yuhao, prompting the class to laugh and Xiao Xiao to attack her with the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron.
• Wang Dong'er pulled Huo Yuhao close and taunted Xiao Xiao, who grabbed him and refused to let go.
• Zhou Yi ordered Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao to run laps in iron vests, then hurled them outside when they continued arguing.
• Wang Dong'er fell unconscious after Huo Yuhao withdrew his foot, and he picked up Xiao Xiao and dusted her off.

Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao reconciled after tensions with Wang Dong'er, then exchanged treasured gifts that deepened their bond. Huo Yuhao kept Xiao Xiao’s Gold of Life after refusing Electrolux’s request for it, and the chapter ended with both happy about their exchange.

• Wang Dong'er fused Soul Power with Huo Yuhao during their run, but Xiao Xiao pulled him away and later apologized for their conflict with her.
• Zhou Yi dismissed Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong'er from her office, then worried while looking toward the Soul Tool Department.
• Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao made peace during a stroll and met He Caitou after Huo Yuhao accidentally hit him with a paper ball.
• Xiao Xiao gave Huo Yuhao a storage belt containing her family's jade flute pendant and its Gold of Life, but Huo Yuhao refused Electrolux’s request to take the gemstone.
• Huo Yuhao gave Xiao Xiao his tiger-head short sword to keep, and he was pleased with the trade for the belt and Gold of Life.

Wang Dong'er ambushed Huo Yuhao in their dorm and forced him into Soul Power fusion, leaving him determined to keep his distance and get her to move out. After Wang Dong'er fainted, Huo Yuhao freed himself and went to the cafeteria.

• Wang Dong'er surprised Huo Yuhao, restrained him with the Flowing Cloud Crystal belt, and ignored his protests.
• Huo Yuhao called for Xiao Xiao, but she heard nothing and left with the shortsword he had given her.
• Huo Yuhao tried to escape while Wang Dong'er dried her hair, but she caught him and dragged her bed beside his.
• Wang Dong'er muffled Huo Yuhao with a towel and initiated Soul Power fusion, then fainted from the experience.
• Huo Yuhao freed his hands, cleaned his bedsheet, and decided he should get Wang Dong'er to move out and keep his distance.

Huo Yuhao tried to help Zhu Lu get food for the injured Dai Huabin, but she misunderstood his actions and struck him. After discovering that he had returned her jade pendant and left her money, Zhu Lu began to reconsider what she thought of him.

• Huo Yuhao met Zhu Lu, who asked to borrow money to buy food for Dai Huabin, while Wu Feng and Ning Tian dismissed her request at the cafeteria window.
• Huo Yuhao took Zhu Lu’s jade pendant and used it to pay for food, telling her to wait outside.
• Zhu Lu mistook Huo Yuhao’s actions for an attempt to pawn her token of love and slapped him before running away.
• Zhu Lu found her lunch box, the returned jade pendant, and a pouch of coins that Huo Yuhao had left for her.
• Zhu Lu watched Huo Yuhao walk away and wondered what kind of person he was.

Wang Dong'er wandered the academy at night and sparked a ghost story, while Huo Yuhao hid from her and later went to the assessment with Xiao Xiao. Wang Dong'er arrived in a frightening mood and dragged Huo Yuhao into their round-of-thirty-two match.

• Wang Dong'er woke to find Huo Yuhao missing, then walked the campus in white robes and frightened a student, starting an academy ghost story.
• Huo Yuhao met Xiao Xiao early, shared breakfast with her, and avoided waiting for Wang Dong'er as she watched them leave from the dormitory.
• Zhou Yi and Mu Jin argued over their seeded teams before Mu Jin showed off a curved-saber Soul Tool made by Fan Yu.
• Wang Dong'er arrived at the assessment area looking exhausted, grabbed Huo Yuhao by the collar, and dragged him into the arena as Xiao Xiao followed.

Huo Yuhao’s team faced Ning Tian’s team in the freshman assessment, while insults and jealousy sparked a confrontation between Wang Dong’er and Wu Feng. The battle began with Wang Dong’er overpowering Wu Feng, and Ning Tian used her Seven Treasures Pagoda to support her teammates.

• The teams announced their names and ranks, and the spectators mocked Huo Yuhao for being only rank fifteen despite his unusual power attack control classification.
• Ning Tian apologized for Wu Feng’s taunts, while Wang Dong’er grew jealous after learning Huo Yuhao knew the opposing girls and traded insults with Wu Feng.
• The proctor started the match, and Wang Dong’er charged Wu Feng with her butterfly wings spread.
• Wu Feng transformed her left arm into a dragon claw and attacked, but Wang Dong’er blocked her strike and countered with Wing Guillotine, driving Wu Feng back.
• Ning Tian summoned her Seven Treasures Pagoda and sent speed-enhancing beams to Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun’er.

Wang Dong'er used Xiao Xiao's support and Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing to defeat Ning Tian's team alone. Her victory left Huo Yuhao's team advancing after she knocked all three opponents unconscious.

• Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er attacked Wang Dong'er while Xiao Xiao used her cauldron to hinder them.
• Wang Dong'er flew past the attackers toward Ning Tian, while Ning Tian boosted her teammates and Nanmen Yun'er broke free of Xiao Xiao's control.
• Wang Dong'er lured Nanmen Yun'er and Wu Feng into pursuing her, then unleashed her Second Soul Skill, Light of the Butterfly God, against all three opponents.
• Wang Dong'er struck Ning Tian, Nanmen Yun'er, and Wu Feng with the attack, knocking them unconscious one after another.
• The invigilator announced that Freshman Class One, Huo Yuhao's team, had won.

After Wang Dong'er carried her team into the top sixteen, she took Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao to celebrate at a dessert shop. Xiao Xiao fled in embarrassment after Huo Yuhao accidentally licked cream from his finger, leaving Wang Dong'er alone with him as she dragged him away to sneak into the woods.

• Wang Dong'er defeated three opponents alone and secured her team's place in the top sixteen, angering Mu Jin and delighting Zhou Yi.
• Wang Dong'er persuaded Xiao Xiao to take Huo Yuhao out for dessert, and Huo Yuhao reluctantly joined them.
• At the dessert shop, Huo Yuhao wiped cream from Xiao Xiao's mouth and licked it from his finger, leaving Xiao Xiao flustered.
• Xiao Xiao rushed away from the shop, and Wang Dong'er grabbed Huo Yuhao by the collar.
• Wang Dong'er paid the waitress a Gold Soul Coin and dragged Huo Yuhao away, suggesting they sneak into the woods.

Wang Dong'er forced Huo Yuhao into a Martial Soul fusion, and the two created a destructive new attack that carved a dark, star-speckled furrow through the grove. After testing its power, Huo Yuhao carried the unconscious Wang Dong'er away, relieved that he could finally sleep.

• Wang Dong'er knocked Huo Yuhao unconscious and dragged him into a clearing beside Sea God Lake.
• Wang Dong'er tried to awaken a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Huo Yuhao, but knocked him unconscious again when he resisted.
• Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao fused their Martial Souls, combining the Light Goddess Butterfly and Spirit Eyes into a powerful attack.
• Their fused attack destroyed the vegetation in its path and left a dark purple furrow sparkling with starlight.
• Huo Yuhao tested the destructive energy on a black tentacle, then erased their tracks and carried Wang Dong'er away.

Wang Dong'er joined Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao for their round-of-sixteen match against a team led by the Soul Elder Xie Huanyue. As Xiao Xiao stalled the Luo brothers, Wang Dong'er flew to confront Xie Huanyue.

• Wang Dong'er arrived at the assessment area and moved Huo Yuhao's sleeping head from Xiao Xiao's shoulder to her own.
• The trio entered the arena and faced Xie Huanyue, Luo Tianlong, and Luo Tianba from Freshman Class Two.
• Xie Huanyue revealed three Soul Rings and enlarged his body, while Wang Dong'er assigned Xiao Xiao to protect Huo Yuhao and hold off the brothers.
• Luo Tianlong and Luo Tianba charged at Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao, but Xiao Xiao used her Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron and Spiritual Detection to block them.
• Xie Huanyue leaped toward Wang Dong'er, who spread her wings and flew to meet him.

During the arena match, Huo Yuhao was badly injured while saving Xiao Xiao, who transformed into a commanding, mature figure after seeing his blood. The fight continued with Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao facing Xie Huanyue and the Luo brothers, while the proctor struggled to intervene.

• Wang Dong'er countered Xie Huanyue’s attack and struck him with her second Soul Skill, but he transformed into a spinning black sphere with a sweeping arm.
• Huo Yuhao pulled Xiao Xiao away from the arm, then took its blow while throwing her toward Wang Dong'er; he was knocked unconscious and carried to the infirmary.
• Xiao Xiao transformed after Huo Yuhao’s blood stained her face, but Wang Dong'er insisted that Xie Huanyue was hers to defeat.
• Xiao Xiao sent two Soul Suppressing Cauldrons crashing toward Luo Tianlong and Luo Tianba, whose attacks failed to stop them.
• The proctor tried to rescue the brothers but was pinned by the cauldrons’ vibrations before breaking free and pulling them away.
• Xiao Xiao recalled her cauldrons and fixed her gaze on Xie Huanyue’s sphere as the wary proctor stood aside.

Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao defeated Xie Huanyue in the freshman assessment, then argued over who would protect Huo Yuhao. Wang Dong'er revealed that she was not a man.

• Xie Huanyue emerged from his spherical form and found Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao preparing to attack.
• Xiao Xiao trapped Xie Huanyue in her Soul Suppressing Cauldrons and weakened him with Great Vessel of the Nation, Cauldron's Vibration.
• Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao both launched powerful attacks at Xie Huanyue, who surrendered and was rescued by his teacher.
• Yan Shaozhe protected the stands, and the supervising teacher declared Huo Yuhao's team the winner.
• Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er argued over Huo Yuhao as Xiao Xiao headed to the infirmary.
• Wang Dong'er dropped her disguise and revealed her long pinkish-purple hair after Xiao Xiao called her a man.

While Huo Yuhao pretended to sleep in the infirmary, Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao fought over the jade flute he held and argued over their feelings for him. The infirmary teacher threw Wang Dong'er out, leaving Xiao Xiao alone beside Huo Yuhao, clutching the flute and crying.

• Wang Dong'er taunted Xiao Xiao about her bond with Huo Yuhao as they hurried to the infirmary.
• Huo Yuhao spoke with Electrolux in his Sea of Consciousness, then pretended to sleep when Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er entered.
• Xiao Xiao declared she would withdraw from the assessment with Huo Yuhao and leave Shrek Academy if he wanted a quiet life.
• Wang Dong'er took the jade flute from Huo Yuhao and refused to return it unless Xiao Xiao broke up with him.
• Wang Dong'er tried to seize Huo Yuhao's short sword from Xiao Xiao and released her Martial Soul, prompting the infirmary teacher to drag her out.
• The infirmary teacher returned the jade flute to Xiao Xiao, who sat beside Huo Yuhao and cried.

Huo Yuhao comforted Xiao Xiao after she feared he was in danger, and she asked to build a peaceful life with him after the school year. At the freshman assessment final, Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao argued over Huo Yuhao as the top four teams prepared to draw lots.

• Xiao Xiao reunited with Huo Yuhao, cried in his arms, and changed into fresh clothes.
• Xiao Xiao confronted Huo Yuhao about knowing Wang Dong'er was a girl and about their closeness, then asked him to meet her parents and promised to protect him in the coming matches.
• Wang Dong'er woke to find Huo Yuhao's bed empty and went to the assessment grounds, where the final champion would be decided.
• Wang Dong'er tried to lead Huo Yuhao into the arena, but Xiao Xiao grabbed him and argued that he belonged with her.
• The spectators reacted to the trio's quarrel, while Dai Huabin glared at Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu watched him bashfully.
• Yan Shaozhe told the top four teams to line up for the draw, and Wang Dong'er led Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao into line.

Huo Yuhao’s team drew the second semifinal match, while Dai Huabin’s team drew the first. As Wang Dong’er and Xiao Xiao faced Freshman Class Ten, Xiao Xiao revealed her Ninephoenix Worshipping Flute and slowed their attacks.

• Huo Yuhao drew lot number two for his team, and Dai Huabin bumped into him and insulted him on his way to draw number one.
• Wang Dong’er angrily led Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao into the arena to face Zhou Sichen, Long Xiangyue, and Cao Jinxuan.
• Wang Dong’er charged the opposing team, whose Soul Skills summoned energy beasts and suppressed her Martial Soul.
• Xiao Xiao replaced her black cauldron with her Ninephoenix Worshipping Flute and used its melody to slow the opponents’ attacks by seventy percent.