Chapter Summaries

Mu En drove Du Busi and the Body Sect away after revealing that Huo Yutong was his disciple, though Du Busi vowed the sect would still pursue her if she left Shrek Academy. After Tang Wulin reported on the Star Dou Great Forest, Mu En praised his new recruit and showed him the results of Huo Yutong’s soul-bone fusion.

• Mu En admitted that he had defeated Du Busi’s elder brother and warned Du Busi not to threaten Shrek Academy.
• Mu En revealed that Huo Yutong had been his disciple for a year, but Du Busi insisted the Body Sect would seek her if she left Shrek Academy.
• Du Busi ordered the Body Sect members to withdraw, and Mu En sent the deans to restore order in Shrek Academy and Shrek City.
• Tang Wulin told Mu En about his trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Mu En explained the power of the Rouge Dragon Martial Soul he had brought to the academy.
• Huo Yutong demonstrated that she had fused the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone with her Ice Jade Scorpion Tailbone, giving the tailbone the ability to make struck objects explode.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong began the Extreme Individual Soldier Plan by facing two powerful Inner Court opponents so the academy could assess their limits. The chapter ended as Xian Lin'er ordered the fight to begin.

• Mu En told Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong that their Extreme Individual Soldier Plan could begin and directed them to find Fan Yu.
• Fan Yu assembled Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong with Dai Yueheng and Wu Ming, explaining that they would fight to test the pair's full potential.
• Dai Yueheng warned Wu Ming not to underestimate the two juniors and said he would lose to them if they joined forces.
• Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo watched as the group entered the Soul Dueling Zone, and Xian Lin'er ordered both sides to fight without holding back.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong fought Dai Yueheng and Wu Ming in a two-on-two battle, discovering that Wu Ming’s Golden Crow flames posed their greatest threat. After Huo Yutong retreated to Tang Wulin for Soul Power, they resumed their coordinated defense against both opponents.

• Tang Wulin clashed with Dai Yueheng, using his Golden Dragon abilities to force him back and leave him briefly stunned.
• Huo Yutong attacked Wu Ming with the Emperor Sword and scorpion tail, prompting Wu Ming to unleash her Golden Crow True Fire and Fifth Soul Skill.
• Wu Ming’s golden bird overwhelmed Huo Yutong’s defenses, so Huo Yutong retreated to Tang Wulin as Wu Ming prepared another attack.
• Tang Wulin replenished Huo Yutong’s Soul Power through their joined hands, and Huo Yutong used a mental attack to divert Wu Ming’s Golden Crow True Fire Ring.
• Huo Yutong’s scorpion tail forced Dai Yueheng back, while the Golden Crow True Fire Ring exploded nearby and revealed the danger Wu Ming posed.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong fought Wu Ming after eliminating Dai Yueheng, then used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to strike her. Wu Ming transformed with her Golden Crow True Body, leaving the battle poised to continue at full strength.

• Huo Yutong unleashed her Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain, and Tang Wulin kicked Dai Yueheng into the path of Wu Ming's Golden Crow True Fire Burst.
• Xian Lin'er rescued Dai Yueheng and declared him eliminated after Wu Ming's explosion caught him in its blast.
• Wu Ming challenged Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, then sent a fire tornado toward them with her Golden Crow True Flame.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong completed the Heavenly Ice Dragon Emperor fusion and punched Wu Ming back, drawing blood.
• Wu Ming activated her Seventh Soul Skill, Golden Crow True Body, and transformed into a gigantic golden firebird.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong defeated Wu Ming with Huo Yutong’s Pride of the Two Ice Emperors, then collapsed from the effort. Xian Lin'er praised their potential and arranged further training for the Extreme Individual Soldier Plan.

• Wu Ming released her Golden Crow True Body and attacked Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong with Golden Crow True Flame Frenzy.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong used Pride of the Two Ice Emperors to overwhelm Wu Ming’s flames and freeze her, but both fainted from exhaustion.
• Xian Lin'er freed Wu Ming from the ice, and Wu Ming asked who the two children were after realizing how completely they had suppressed her.
• Xian Lin'er reprimanded Wu Ming for losing to Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, then dismissed her to train.
• Xian Lin'er sent Qian Duoduo to fetch Lu Xiaoxiao to teach the children about ingredients and food, and sent Fan Yu to fetch Gao Sheng to teach them disguise and concealment.
• Xian Lin'er reflected that the children could have defeated Wu Ming in a fight to the death and looked forward to their progress in the Extreme Individual Soldier Plan.

Tang Wulin, Huo Yutong, and He Caitou recovered from their exhaustion as Lu Xiaoxiao began teaching them how to eat soul-nourishing ingredients. After they forced down live Spirit Resonance Sea Urchins and felt their Spiritual Sense improve, Lu Xiaoxiao brought out their second dish.

• Tang Wulin woke beside Huo Yutong, and Lu Xiaoxiao used a bottle to wake Huo Yutong as well.
• Lu Xiaoxiao explained that she had come to teach them how to eat, then served live Spirit Resonance Sea Urchins as their first dish.
• Tang Wulin ate one first so Huo Yutong would not have to try it before him, and Huo Yutong followed after understanding his intention.
• He Caitou swallowed the last sea urchin, and all three felt their bodies and Spiritual Sense improve despite the horrible taste.
• Lu Xiaoxiao returned with a fresh tray and announced their second dish.

Tang Wulin, Huo Yutong, and He Caitou endured Lu Xiaoxiao’s extravagant meal and Gao Sheng’s bizarre disguise class before settling into an intense schedule of lessons. As their studies progressed, Huo Yutong advanced rapidly in Soul Tools and Tang Wulin became a far more formidable fighter, while the chapter ended with their training period drawing to a close.

• Lu Xiaoxiao served Tang Wulin, Huo Yutong, and He Caitou a succession of dishes, and Tang Wulin ate far more than the others before feeling full.
• Gao Sheng taught Tang Wulin, Huo Yutong, and He Caitou disguise techniques by rapidly changing appearances and voice pitches throughout the lesson.
• Fan Yu met Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong after class and sent them back to Sea God's Pavilion, where their packed daily lessons continued.
• Huo Yutong studied how to make Soul Tools and improved at an astonishing rate, while Tang Wulin learned how to identify and use them.
• Tang Wulin trained in fighting techniques and became so difficult to defeat that his companions least wanted to face him; Wu Ming also continued to lose to him as her strength grew.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong continued their studies and training until the period finally reached its end.

As Mu En prepared to die, he comforted his loved ones, reconciled with Beibei, and asked the Shrek Seven Devils to join the Tang Sect and help revive it. He appointed Xuan Zi as the next Sea God's Pavilion Master and Tang Wulin as his successor, then turned to discuss the academy's development with its deans.

• Zhang Lexuan and the Inner Court Disciples gathered outside Sea God's Pavilion to see Mu En off, while Tang Wulin, Huo Yutong, and the others mourned beside him.
• Mu En told the grieving young disciples that he had no regrets, and Beibei apologized for leaving Sea God Island and failing to reconcile with his Great Ancestor sooner.
• Mu En asked the Shrek Seven Devils to join the Tang Sect and help revive it, and they all agreed.
• Mu En warned Xuan Zi to overcome his emotional and avoidant nature, then named him the next Sea God's Pavilion Master and Tang Wulin the Pavilion Master's successor.
• After everyone accepted his appointments, Mu En turned to the deans to discuss Shrek Academy's development.

Mu En made his final arrangements for Shrek Academy and passed on his power before departing. His dragon form vanished above Shrek, while a newly awakened presence in the Star Dou Great Forest warned Di Tian not to provoke the academy.

• Mu En removed Yan Shaozhe from the Martial Soul Department for ten years, named Cai Mei'er its dean, and told Yan Shaozhe to prove himself.
• Mu En asked Xian Lin'er to set aside her grievances with Yan Shaozhe and ordered Qian Duoduo to promote Fan Yu and lead the Sun Moon exchange preparations.
• Mu En ordered Shrek to fund and develop the Soul Engineering Department, with a future Level 10 Soul Engineer eligible to become Sea God's Pavilion Master.
• Mu En gave Tang Wulin a prepared opportunity that made him lose consciousness, then advised Huo Yutong before using his final strength to transform and depart as a golden dragon.
• Di Tian knelt before the awakened presence in the Star Dou Great Forest, which ordered him not to provoke Shrek Academy until its injuries healed.

Tang Wulin learned from Mu En that the Dragon Core and Hundred Thousand Year Level Dragon Blood Ganoderma had strengthened him and incidentally broken two seals. After bidding farewell to Mu En, Tang Wulin awoke and went downstairs, where Beibei told him he could still see Yutong off.

• Tang Wulin found Mu En's remnant soul in the black space and learned that Mu En had placed his soul within the Golden Ancient Tree.
• Mu En explained that he had given Tang Wulin a cleansed Dragon Core and used a Hundred Thousand Year Level Dragon Blood Ganoderma Immortal Grade to help him absorb it, incidentally breaking the Fifth and Sixth Seals.
• Mu En advised Tang Wulin to stabilize and master his new strength before advancing further, then urged him to leave the black space.
• Tang Wulin thanked Mu En, kowtowed to him, and left the black space.
• Tang Wulin awoke in his room, realized his strength had surged, and went downstairs to find Beibei.
• Beibei told Tang Wulin that he could still make it in time to see Yutong off.

After waking from a three-month sleep, Tang Wulin learned that Huo Yutong was grieving Mu En’s death by isolating herself in relentless cultivation. He found her, confessed his feelings, and held her as she finally released her grief.

• Beibei told Tang Wulin that Huo Yutong was leaving to study at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and had been pushing herself since Mu En’s death.
• Tang Wulin learned Huo Yutong had just left the Soul Tool Testing Area and used his Son of Nature Martial Soul to locate her.
• Huo Yutong tried to leave when Tang Wulin found her, but he stopped her, crushed her Emperor Sword, and kissed her.
• Tang Wulin confessed and asked Huo Yutong to go out with him, and she accepted through tears.
• Tang Wulin comforted Huo Yutong as she broke down sobbing in his arms.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong made their relationship official, but Huo Yutong left to study at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy for two and a half years. After a jealous, public farewell kiss, Tang Wulin returned to Shrek Academy determined to keep improving on his own.

• Huo Yutong asked Tang Wulin about his increased strength, and he explained that Mu En had passed the Dragon Core inheritance to him.
• Huo Yutong told Tang Wulin she was leaving for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and warned him not to change his heart, mentioning Meng Hongchen’s feelings for him.
• Tang Wulin accompanied Huo Yutong and the exchange students to Maple Leaf City, where they met Jing Hongchen and the Sun Moon Academy students.
• At the exchange ceremony, Huo Yutong kissed Tang Wulin in front of everyone and reminded him not to forget her before joining the Sun Moon Academy group.
• Tang Wulin watched Huo Yutong leave, then flew back toward Shrek Academy with Xian Lin'er, resolved to keep advancing during their separation.

After waking, Tang Wulin reunited with his friends and announced that he and Huo Yutong were dating. The group celebrated and caught him up on their Inner Court assessments and their encounter with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

• Tang Wulin told Xu Sanshi that he and Huo Yutong were dating, then gathered with the Shrek Seven Devils and their acquaintances at the Tang Sect.
• Tang Wulin confirmed that he had confessed to Huo Yutong, and Xiao Xiao advised him on how to make her feel secure in their relationship.
• Tang Wulin promised to treat Huo Yutong well and said they would marry after he came of age.
• Beibei told Tang Wulin that Zhou Sichen and Wang Dong had begun their Inner Court assessments and that Huo Yutong had passed hers and entered the Inner Court.
• Wang Dong described how the group encountered the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in the Star Dou Great Forest and revealed that Huo Yutong gained the Eye of Destiny as her fourth soul ability.

Tang Wulin revealed that his bloodline had awakened again and that he had gained the Golden Dragon Spear, then challenged his senior brothers and sisters to test his strength. The chapter ended as Tang Wulin prepared to fight them in the Soul Dueling Zone.

• Tang Wulin told Beibei that he had reached level 40 but would delay obtaining his fourth soul ring while he consolidated his unstable realm.
• Tang Wulin summoned the Golden Dragon Spear and explained that it was forged from the First Generation Golden Dragon’s forty-ninth rib and could devour the life force of anything it pierced.
• Tang Wulin proposed sparring with Xu Sanshi and then challenged everyone present to fight him together.
• Xu Sanshi led the group to the Soul Dueling Zone, where Tang Wulin transformed his hands into dragon claws, summoned three golden Soul Rings, and grasped the Golden Dragon Spear.

Huo Yutong began studying Soul Tools under Xuan Ziwen at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and met her senior, Ju Zi. After Ju Zi attacked her with explosive oranges, Huo Yutong froze her and discovered the oranges were Level 4 Soul Tools, leaving their relationship strained.

• Huo Yutong was assigned to Xuan Ziwen and began learning Soul Tool theory at the academy.
• Ju Zi arrived, fell asleep in the laboratory, and rushed out after Xuan Ziwen tricked her into thinking food was ready.
• Huo Yutong caught Ju Zi’s oranges and learned that Ju Zi was her senior sister, who cared more about food than helping a new student.
• Huo Yutong watched Ju Zi carve a Core Array and asked why she did not use auxiliary tools.
• Ju Zi startled and threw explosive Level 4 Soul Tools at Huo Yutong, who froze the oranges and Ju Zi with her Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain.
• Huo Yutong thawed Ju Zi, who angrily stormed out, while Huo Yutong examined the Core Array she had left behind.

Tang Wulin defeated Xu Sanshi in a one-sided spar, then rejected Meng Hongchen when she confessed her feelings. Meng Hongchen vowed to win him over and began following him around Shrek Academy, leaving Tang Wulin determined to escape her.

• Tang Wulin overwhelmed Xu Sanshi in the Soul Dueling Zone, and the others chose not to challenge him.
• Meng Hongchen approached Tang Wulin and asked whether she could come to him for help, but he told her he did not like her and already had a girlfriend.
• Xiao Hongchen tried to confront Tang Wulin, but Tang Wulin intimidated him and then clearly rejected Meng Hongchen.
• Meng Hongchen declared she would not give up and would make Tang Wulin forget Huo Yutong during her stay at Shrek Academy.
• Meng Hongchen began following Tang Wulin whenever he left Sea God Island, disrupting his personal life and prompting him to plan an escape.

Tang Wulin and Zhou Sichen traveled into the Sun Moon Empire to help Gongyang Mo complete his Inner Court graduation assessment as part of Tang Wulin’s first Shrek Inspection Group mission. Tang Wulin prepared to enter the nearby city, curious about the empire’s past and thinking of Huo Yutong.

• Tang Wulin explained that he had arranged to take his Inner Court assessment on a mission, and Zhou Sichen complained that joining him had made the assessment far harder.
• Tang Wulin and Zhou Sichen met Gongyang Mo, the support-type Soul Emperor who would lead their graduation assessment mission.
• Gongyang Mo said he planned to stay at Shrek Academy after graduating and study Soul Tools.
• Tang Wulin thought of Huo Yutong at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and decided not to disturb her.
• Gongyang Mo prompted Tang Wulin to set off, and the three walked toward the city in the Sun Moon Empire.

Tang Wulin and Gongyang Mo investigated a human trafficking network in Tianyun City under false identities. They uncovered a hidden passage that led to a massive underground market where people were sold in cages.

• Tang Wulin sent Zhou Sichen to gather intelligence while he and Gongyang Mo prepared to investigate, suspecting the case involved a powerful organization.
• Tang Wulin and Gongyang Mo used a secret signal at a small shop to access a hidden passage.
• The two entered a dim tunnel and followed it toward a marketplace.
• Tang Wulin and Gongyang Mo emerged into a vast underground market where living people were being sold in cages.

Tang Wulin and Gongyang Mo entered a vast human-trafficking market in Tianyun City and learned that its sellers supplied “cultivation materials” to the Xishui Alliance. They headed for the market’s inner Auction House, while Tang Wulin suspected the alliance had built a network of such markets across the Sun Moon Empire.

• Tang Wulin and Gongyang Mo entered the market and Tang Wulin suspected the authorities had permitted its existence.
• Gongyang Mo questioned a stall owner about cultivation materials, and the seller mistook them for members of the Xishui Alliance.
• The stall owner directed them to an inner Auction House where an auction would begin in a few hours.
• Tang Wulin and Gongyang Mo concluded that the cultivation materials were people intended for Evil Soul Masters and wondered whether the Xishui Alliance was made up of them.
• As they went deeper, Tang Wulin saw recently disabled people for sale and suspected the Xishui Alliance operated similar markets throughout the Sun Moon Empire.

Tang Wulin and Gongyang Mo confronted an Xishui Alliance member who had tracked them after they posed as members. Tang Wulin subdued him and took his token, then demanded information about the alliance.

• Tang Wulin noticed a gaunt man in black following him and Gongyang Mo, and the man accused them of impersonating Xishui Alliance members.
• Tang Wulin attacked the man with the Golden Dragon Spear, draining the life from his arm until he begged for mercy.
• Tang Wulin demanded to know how the man had found them, and the man said a stall owner had reported them while he was on patrol.
• The man explained that alliance members could attend the auction with a token, while outsiders needed reservations and screening.
• Tang Wulin took the man's token and ordered him to reveal everything he knew about the Xishui Alliance.