Chapter Summaries

Mu En and Yan Shaozhe discussed Shrek Academy’s plans for Lu Cheng, Han Lexuan, Bei Bei, and Ma Xiaotao, while Lu Cheng continued developing a humanoid mecha as a step toward Battle Armor. The chapter ended with Lu Cheng finding Tang Ya waiting outside the boys’ dormitory.

• Mu En told Yan Shaozhe that he planned to train Bei Bei to become Shrek Academy’s future leader and keep Lu Cheng under his influence through Ma Xiaotao.
• Wang Dong’er woke in Lu Cheng’s bed, disguised herself as Wang Dong, and went to use the female teachers’ restroom.
• Lu Cheng tested his Level 7 humanoid mecha in the Soul Tool Department but concluded that its control system and his Battle Armor research still needed substantial work.
• Lu Cheng watched Huo Yuhao run in weighted armor for Zhou Yi’s class and saw Wang Dong leaning outside Mu Jin’s classroom.
• Lu Cheng returned to the dormitory and found Tang Ya waiting outside the boys’ building.

Tang Ya offered herself to Lu Cheng in exchange for help rebuilding the Tang Sect, but he refused to exploit her and urged her to embrace her own power and path. He promised to help her strengthen her Blue Silver Grass and cleanse its devouring attributes, leaving Tang Ya comforted and newly determined to pursue a closer relationship with him.

• Tang Ya took Lu Cheng to a hotel room and offered her body, hoping he would support the Tang Sect.
• Lu Cheng covered Tang Ya with his coat and asked what help she truly wanted, then encouraged her to use her devouring ability against the Iron Blood Sect and Evil Soul Masters.
• Lu Cheng promised to help Tang Ya advance to the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline and purify her devouring attributes, while warning that her path would involve darkness.
• Tang Ya broke down in Lu Cheng's arms, and he comforted her as she cried.
• Tang Ya returned to the girls' dormitory with Lu Cheng's coat and decided she would not settle for being just his friend.

Xu Sanshi told Bei Bei that his family’s marriage arrangement with Jiang Nannan had collapsed after Lu Cheng became involved, while Bei Bei worried over Zhang Lexuan’s importance to Shrek’s future. Zhang Lexuan revealed to Lu Cheng that she had investigated her past and warned that they needed to grow stronger before seeking revenge, then told him he was the only family she had left.

• Xu Sanshi told Bei Bei that Jiang Nannan had rejected their arranged marriage and that Lu Cheng had been involved in the death of his sect elder.
• Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi encountered Zhang Lexuan at Shrek Academy, but she showed no interest in Bei Bei and left with Lu Cheng, holding his hand intimately.
• Bei Bei saw Zhang Lexuan with Lu Cheng and resolved to find a way to change her mind, fearing the consequences for Shrek’s future plans.
• Zhang Lexuan told Lu Cheng that she had uncovered the truth hidden in her memories and that she wanted revenge, while Lu Cheng urged her not to challenge Shrek Academy before they had enough strength.
• Zhang Lexuan told Lu Cheng that he was her only remaining family and that she would not live on if he died; Lu Cheng firmly agreed to her demand.

Xu Sanshi challenged Lu Cheng to a duel, betting ten Mystic Water Pills and provoking him with a threat against Jiang Nannan’s mother. Lu Cheng accepted, and the chapter left the two facing each other in a packed arena as Bei Bei rushed in too late to stop the match.

• Xu Sanshi confronted Lu Cheng in the classroom and challenged him to fight in the Soul Fighting Zone for ten Mystic Water Pills.
• Lu Cheng accepted after Xu Sanshi threatened to visit Auntie Jiang, angering him.
• Bei Bei heard the announcement of the duel and raced toward the Soul Fighting Zone, shouting for Xu Sanshi to forfeit.
• Xu Sanshi mistook Bei Bei’s warning for confidence in him and vowed to finish Lu Cheng in five minutes.
• Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan cheered for Lu Cheng as he and Xu Sanshi prepared to fight before a packed crowd.

Lu Cheng faced Xu Sanshi in an arena match and overwhelmed him with physical strength, leaving him crippled. The chapter ended with Lu Cheng dismissing a teacher’s criticism and heading to the lounge as students celebrated him.

• Xu Sanshi revealed that he had reached Soul Ancestor rank and attacked Lu Cheng with his Shield of Xuanming.
• Lu Cheng stopped Xu Sanshi’s full-force strike with one hand, then smashed him into the arena and shattered his shield with another punch.
• The spectators realized how vast the gap was between Lu Cheng and the other students, then erupted into cheers for him as teachers carried Xu Sanshi away.
• Zhou Yi criticized Lu Cheng for being too cruel, but he replied that Xu Sanshi had also tried to kill him and that the teachers had failed to intervene.
• Lu Cheng recognized Zhou Yi, said he had already held back to avoid killing Xu Sanshi, and went to the lounge.

Lu Cheng spent time with Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan, then advanced his cultivation while the students around him faced growing pressures. After Wang Dong'er revealed that Zhou Yi was pushing Xiao Xiao to add a Soul Ring to her second martial soul, she asked Lu Cheng to help, offering to walk on his back in exchange.

• Tang Ya flirted with Lu Cheng at a café until he said he would accompany her home during winter break, and she resumed teasing him.
• Three months later, Lu Cheng reached rank fifty-four, while Huo Yuhao joined the Soul Tool Department and clashed with Dai Huabin, and Wang Dong'er devoted herself to cultivation.
• Lu Cheng suspected the Black Tortoise Sect was preparing retaliation after Xu Sanshi returned to it, while Shrek Academy waited to use the crisis to its advantage.
• Wang Dong'er told Lu Cheng that Zhou Yi had urged Xiao Xiao to add a Soul Ring to her second martial soul for the team's assessment performance.
• Wang Dong'er asked Lu Cheng to help Xiao Xiao and offered to walk on his back with her shoes off.

Lu Cheng agreed to help Wang Dong with Xiao Xiao’s situation, though he tried to delay deciding how, and their teasing ended with him falling asleep during Wang Dong’s foot massage. At Shrek Academy, Zhou Yi berated Freshman Class One over its assessment results and pressured Xiao Xiao to add a Soul Ring to her Second Martial Soul before the round-robin tournament.

• Lu Cheng told Wang Dong he would help Xiao Xiao, then fell asleep while Wang Dong massaged his back with her feet.
• Wang Dong’s shout brought the dorm supervisor to their room, and Wang Dong pretended the voice had been a boy’s.
• Lu Cheng suggested they ask Xiao Xiao what she wanted, while Wang Dong accused him of trying to back out of helping.
• Zhou Yi scolded Freshman Class One because only eleven teams had advanced and only two had reached the top ten.
• Huo Yuhao blamed the class’s poor preparation on Zhou Yi’s exhausting runs, while Xiao Xiao recalled Zhou Yi demanding that she add a Soul Ring to her Second Martial Soul.
• Xiao Xiao worried that adding a Soul Ring now would waste the chance to add a powerful one later, as the round-robin tournament approached.

Zhou Yi threatened Xiao Xiao with expulsion, while Dai Huabin attacked Huo Yuhao over their family feud at the freshman assessment grounds. Lu Cheng stopped Dai Huabin just before his claw struck, leaving him frozen and forcing him to back down.

• Zhou Yi summoned Xiao Xiao to her office, belittled her Twin Martial Souls, and gave her three days to reconsider before she would expel her.
• Huo Yuhao confronted Dai Huabin, who mocked his mother and threatened to cripple his Martial Soul and have him expelled.
• Dai Huabin attacked Huo Yuhao with his White Tiger Martial Soul as Huo Yuhao's teammates tried to shield him.
• Lu Cheng stopped Dai Huabin with a hand on his shoulder and reminded him that Shrek Academy did not allow killing.
• Dai Huabin recognized Lu Cheng from the Soul Fighting Arena and stiffly nodded, while the surrounding students reacted excitedly to Lu Cheng's arrival.

Lu Cheng rebuffed Yan Shaozhe’s attempt to assert authority and asked him to remove Zhou Yi as Xiao Xiao’s homeroom teacher, but Yan refused to act. Three days later, Zhou Yi continued pushing Xiao Xiao through punishing training despite the approaching finals.

• Lu Cheng encouraged Huo Yuhao to grow stronger, and Huo Yuhao learned how popular Lu Cheng was when a girl offered him 100,000 Gold Soul Coins to deliver her letter to Lu Cheng.
• Lu Cheng visited Yan Shaozhe, ignored his attempt to make him wait, and drank the precious Dragon Whisker Tea Yan had offered.
• Lu Cheng accused Zhou Yi of mistreating Xiao Xiao and demanded that Yan Shaozhe remove her as homeroom teacher, but Yan dismissed him and refused to punish Zhou Yi.
• Huo Yuhao finished 165th in the freshman assessment and missed the elimination rounds, while Xiao Xiao placed in the top five.
• Zhou Yi forced Xiao Xiao to train in heavy armor and threatened to take her to the Star Dou Great Forest for two Soul Rings if she would not keep running.

Lu Cheng intervened when Zhou Yi drove Xiao Xiao to collapse, then attacked Zhou Yi after she struck at Wang Dong. After Lu Cheng overwhelmed Zhou Yi with his Three-Legged Golden Crow martial soul, Yan Shaozhe arrived and ordered him to stop.

• Xiao Xiao collapsed after running nearly twenty kilometers under heavy armor, and a Soul Saint healed her enough to recover.
• Zhou Yi ordered Xiao Xiao to keep running and tried to strike Wang Dong, but Lu Cheng slapped Zhou Yi's hand away and condemned her treatment of her students.
• Lu Cheng mocked Zhou Yi's strength and talent, then punched her when she demanded he kneel and apologize.
• Zhou Yi used her sixth soul skill, but Lu Cheng summoned his Three-Legged Golden Crow and sent flaming arrows through her defenses, setting her ablaze.
• Yan Shaozhe appeared and told Lu Cheng that he had gone too far.

Lu Cheng exposed Zhou Yi’s mistreatment of Xiao Xiao and attacked Zhou Yi after Shrek Academy failed to intervene. Zhang Lexuan arrived in time to save Lu Cheng, threatened Fan Yu, and let the conflict end only after Mu En intervened.

• Lu Cheng condemned Yan Shaozhe and Zhou Yi for pressuring Xiao Xiao, who had twin Martial Souls, to obtain a Soul Ring for her second Martial Soul.
• Lu Cheng withdrew the Fire of Essence Sun after incapacitating Zhou Yi, and Fan Yu attacked him with a Class 8 long-range Soul Cannon.
• Zhang Lexuan blocked Fan Yu’s attack, protected Lu Cheng, and struck at Fan Yu with her Soul Skills.
• Mu En intervened and persuaded Fan Yu to accept that Zhou Yi had been punished, while Zhang Lexuan warned Fan Yu not to leave Shrek Academy.

Lu Cheng's intervention eased tensions at Shrek Academy, while Mu En planned to win him over and use his strength for the academy. Months later, Tian Meng urged Lu Cheng to travel to the Far North and seek the Ice Empress as his third Martial Soul.

• Zhang Lexuan apologized to Mu En for losing control, and Mu En advised her to remain calm as the future Sea God Pavilion Master.
• Mu En reprimanded Yan Shaozhe for mishandling the conflict and decided to build Lu Cheng's loyalty to Shrek Academy by having him represent it in the tournament.
• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao thanked Lu Cheng, and Wang Yan said he would temporarily take over as New Class One's homeroom teacher.
• Several months later, Lu Cheng advanced his Battle Armor research, stabilized his Soul Power at rank fifty-four, and continued developing his Golden Core.
• Tian Meng urged Lu Cheng to visit the Far North and obtain the Ice Empress as his third Martial Soul.

Lu Cheng defied Tian Meng’s advice and attacked Wei Shi to save the Snow Empress, then refused to leave even after accepting Wei Shi’s Level 9 Soul Tool. The chapter ended with Lu Cheng revealing that he recognized the Snow Empress and claiming he had come to make a friend.

• Tian Meng urged Lu Cheng to retreat, but Lu Cheng flew toward the Snow Empress to save her.
• Wei Shi trapped the weakened Snow Empress beneath a glass cover as she prepared to self-detonate rather than be captured.
• Lu Cheng shattered the cover with his crimson bow, freeing the Snow Empress and drawing Wei Shi’s attention.
• Wei Shi introduced himself as a Level 9 Soul Engineer and offered Lu Cheng a defensive soul tool; Lu Cheng accepted it but refused to withdraw.
• Wei Shi charged at Lu Cheng, but Lu Cheng addressed the Snow Empress by name, stunning both her and Wei Shi.
• Lu Cheng told the Snow Empress that he admired her and had come to the Far North hoping to make a friend.

Lu Cheng summoned Tian Meng to call the Ice Empress, disrupting Wei Shi’s attempt to seize the Snow Empress. As the Snow Empress neared death, Tian Meng proposed that she sacrifice herself to Lu Cheng, but Lu Cheng revealed he knew where to find Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow that could let her regain a physical body.

• Lu Cheng had Tian Meng summon the Ice Empress, and Wei Shi attacked him in anger over losing his chance to capture the Snow Empress.
• The Snow Empress protected Lu Cheng from Wei Shi, who fled when the Ice Empress and another powerful Far North presence approached.
• The Ice Empress arrived and grew furious at the Snow Empress’s condition, but the Snow Empress explained that Wei Shi had not caused it and accepted Lu Cheng as her friend.
• The Snow Empress said her failed transformation was draining her life, and Tian Meng proposed that she sacrifice herself to Lu Cheng to help create a god.
• Lu Cheng told the Snow Empress and Ice Empress that he knew where to find enough Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow for the Snow Empress to condense a physical body again.

The Snow Empress chose to sacrifice herself to Lu Cheng despite learning that Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow could be retrieved nearby, believing it would be unfair to accept the sacrifice after he disclosed the information. Lu Cheng survived the absorption and gained the Snow Empress as his third Martial Soul, along with a seven-hundred-thousand-year left leg bone and three Soul Skills; he then tested Emperor Sword as the Snow Empress called him her master.

• Lu Cheng told the Snow Empress and Ice Empress that Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow lay in a cavern of the Earth Dragon Sect in Dragon City, but the Snow Empress still chose to become Lu Cheng's Martial Soul.
• The Snow Empress asked the Ice Empress to stop A-Tai and protect the Far North's children, while reassuring the tearful Ice Empress that she would return someday.
• The Titan Snow Demon King arrived and nearly attacked Lu Cheng, but the Ice Empress stopped him by warning that the Snow Empress might die completely.
• After enduring the painful absorption, Lu Cheng emerged with the Snow Empress as his third Martial Soul, a seven-hundred-thousand-year left leg bone, and Soul Power at rank fifty-seven.
• The Snow Empress granted Lu Cheng Emperor Sword, Emperor's Palm, and Emperor's Cold Heaven, then guided him in using Emperor Sword to carve a vast trench through the snow.
• The Snow Empress called Lu Cheng her master, leaving him startled.

Lu Cheng traded a Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus with Earth Dragon Sect Master Nan Shuishui for access to the sect’s rear courtyard secret realm, where he and the Ice Empress discovered a cavern of Ice Extreme Divine Crystal. The Snow Empress stayed with Lu Cheng, while he began harvesting the crystals.

• The Snow Empress asked Lu Cheng whether humans considered her beautiful, and he told her she was.
• The Snow Empress asked Lu Cheng to lead them to the Earth Dragon Sect so Bing'er could seek the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow.
• Lu Cheng offered Nan Shuishui a Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus in exchange for access to the Earth Dragon Sect’s rear courtyard secret realm, and she accepted.
• The Ice Empress discovered that the cavern contained Ice Extreme Divine Crystal and a vast Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice cavern beneath it.
• The Snow Empress chose to stay beside Lu Cheng, and he used his Ultimate Ice attribute to soften and remove a chunk of Ice Extreme Divine Crystal.

Lu Cheng gathered ice extreme divine crystal in the Far North and forged a powerful defensive Soul Tool suited to the Snow Empress. After returning to Shrek Academy, he reunited with Wang Dong, who invited him to the Treasure Appraisal Fair and reminded him that the reserve-team selection was a month away.

• Lu Cheng collected abundant ice extreme divine crystal, while the Ice Empress celebrated the Far North’s newfound wealth and the Snow Empress expressed relief.
• With Tian Meng supplying Spiritual Power, Lu Cheng carved a Level 8 core array and made a defensive wristguard he named Snow Maiden Protection.
• Lu Cheng returned to Shrek Academy after spending an unknown amount of time in the Far North and went to Dormitory 108.
• Wang Dong tearfully embraced Lu Cheng, explained that rumors had claimed he was dead, and thanked him for helping Xiao Xiao.
• Wang Dong invited Lu Cheng to the Treasure Appraisal Fair, and he agreed to go with her.
• Wang Dong reminded Lu Cheng that the reserve-team selection for the Continental Soul Master Tournament was in a month and told him not to disappear again.

Lu Cheng comforted Wang Dong'er over her estrangement from the Clear Sky Sect, then forged powerful Soul Tools and arranged their sale through Ning Cong. He and Wang Dong'er planned to attend the Treasure Appraisal Fair together.

• Lu Cheng reassured Wang Dong'er about her family and teased her until she blushed.
• Lu Cheng forged a Level 7 offensive sword from ice extreme divine crystal, designed to amplify the Snow Empress's Emperor Sword skill.
• Lu Cheng crafted two Level 7 Defensive Soul Tools and a Level 8 Soul Cannon from other metals.
• Lu Cheng asked Ning Cong to sell the Soul Tools, and Ning Cong estimated their total value at one million one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Lu Cheng said he would go to the Treasure Appraisal Fair with Wang Dong, while Ning Cong left to meet Xue Ling'er.

Lu Cheng attended the Treasure Gathering Pavilion with Wang Dong, where he noticed Dai Huabin had spread a rumor of his death. On the road back to Shrek Academy, he discovered an ambush by the Black Tortoise Sect and fired on the hidden attackers, while Shrek’s leaders waited to see what would happen.

• Lu Cheng and Wang Dong visited the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, where Lu Cheng received a purple card and Wang Dong exchanged for a Golden Earth Dragon King soul bone.
• Lu Cheng reunited with Jiang Nannan, Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi, then warned the gathering that he would punish whoever had spread rumors that he was dead.
• Dai Huabin panicked when Lu Cheng’s gaze passed over him, and Lu Cheng recognized him as the rumor’s source.
• Mu En told Lin Huiqun that Shrek had to tame Lu Cheng or eliminate him, admitting that his injuries left him only three to five years to live.
• Tian Meng warned Lu Cheng that an ambush waited in the woods, including a Soul Douluo, two Soul Saints, and numerous Soul Emperors and Soul Kings.
• Lu Cheng identified the attackers as members of the Black Tortoise Sect, accused Shrek Academy of standing by, and fired three arrows into the woods.

Lu Cheng escaped an ambush with Wang Dong'er and lured Yan Shaozhe into revealing himself to Shrek City, then killed the Black Tortoise Sect pursuers and left Yan Shaozhe blamed for the massacre. Ma Xiaotao checked Lu Cheng for injuries as the Inspection Corps gathered the bodies.

• Lu Cheng carried Wang Dong'er toward Shrek City while Xu Geliu and other Black Tortoise Sect members pursued them, and he survived a Class 8 Soul Guidance Ray attack with an Invincible Shield.
• Lu Cheng called for Yan Shaozhe to save him, forcing the dean to appear on the city wall and confront the pursuers.
• Yan Shaozhe restrained the fleeing Black Tortoise Sect members, but Lu Cheng shot them before they could escape, killing Xu Geliu and leaving one injured Soul Saint alive.
• Lu Cheng claimed Yan Shaozhe had restrained the assassins so he could finish them off, and Yan Shaozhe realized the deaths had turned the Black Tortoise Sect against him.
• Ma Xiaotao thanked Yan Shaozhe for protecting Lu Cheng, then examined Lu Cheng while Ling Luochе and other Inspection Corps members looked over the corpses.