Chapter Summaries

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong fought Dai Huabin and Qian Ling in the final battle of class, defeating them despite being nearly exhausted. Huo Yutong collapsed after overusing her powers, and Tang Wulin rushed her to the infirmary while Dai Huabin watched him leave with hatred.

• Dai Huabin mocked Tang Wulin for not challenging him, but Tang Wulin asked Huo Yutong if she wanted to fight him, and she encouraged him to go ahead.
• Dai Huabin and Qian Ling began their attack, but Huo Yutong knocked Qian Ling unconscious with Soul Impact, turning the fight into a two-on-one battle.
• Tang Wulin struck Dai Huabin with Golden Dragon Claw, then bound him with Bluesilver Grass, but Dai Huabin broke free using his first and Third Soul Skills.
• Huo Yutong helped Tang Wulin evade Dai Huabin's attacks and disrupted his White Tiger Violent Light Wave with Spiritual Interference, allowing Tang Wulin to defeat him.
• Huo Yutong collapsed from exhaustion, and Tang Wulin carried her to the infirmary after Wang Yan gave him permission.
• Dai Huabin gritted his teeth and watched Tang Wulin leave with a venomous stare.

Yan Shaozhe, Cai Mei'er, Qian Duoduo, and Xian Lin'er argued over which department Tang Wulin should join, while Mu En insisted that the choice belonged to Tang Wulin. Mu En then reprimanded Yan Shaozhe over Ma Xiaotao’s attack on Huo Yutong and hinted that he would investigate the mysterious girl whose ice had subdued Ma Xiaotao.

• Yan Shaozhe argued with Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er over Tang Wulin’s department, and Mu En said Tang Wulin should decide for himself.
• Mu En confronted Yan Shaozhe about Ma Xiaotao nearly killing Huo Yutong and criticized the academy for trying to silence the victim instead of disciplining the attacker.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Mu En to identify the Ice Attribute Soul Master who had suppressed Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire, but Mu En ordered him not to investigate.
• After the others left, Mu En recalled the young girl extinguishing Ma Xiaotao’s flames and decided to visit the Extreme North.

After Huo Yutong fainted from overusing her Spiritual Power and Soul Power, Tang Wulin urged her to rest and invited her to explore Shrek City. Meanwhile, Dai Huabin ordered his men to kill Tang Wulin, but their leader secretly planned to use the assignment to take Dai Huabin down as well.

• Huo Yutong woke in the infirmary, and Tang Wulin learned she had exhausted her Spiritual Power and Soul Power.
• Tang Wulin asked how Huo Yutong had knocked out her opponents, and she claimed her Purple Demon Eyes had developed a spiritual attack.
• Tang Wulin invited Huo Yutong to enjoy the Opening Festival in Shrek City with him the next day so she could relax.
• Dai Huabin ordered several men in black to kill Tang Wulin, threatening their leader when he hesitated over targeting a Shrek Academy student.
• The leader agreed to make arrangements but privately resolved to use the situation to bring down Dai Huabin.

Huo Yutong met Tang Wulin and his roommate Wang Dong at the academy gates to visit Shrek City’s Opening Festival. Wang Dong took charge of their outing and chose their first destination from the festival event booklet.

• Huo Yutong waited anxiously at the academy gates after Xiao Xiao teased her about going out with Tang Wulin.
• Tang Wulin arrived with Wang Dong, his roommate, and apologized for being late.
• Tang Wulin introduced Wang Dong as the person who had planned their outing, and Huo Yutong agreed to let her choose their route.
• Wang Dong showed them a booklet of Opening Festival events and pointed out their first destination, an event connected to lunch.

Tang Wulin entered Shrek City's Great Eater Competition and ate enough to win the championship, while Wang Dong learned that Huo Yutong accepted his enormous appetite. After eating his hundredth bowl, Tang Wulin broke through to Level Fifteen Soul Power.

• Wang Dong brought Tang Wulin, Huo Yutong, and herself to the Great Eater Competition, where Tang Wulin quickly drew the crowd's attention by eating bowl after bowl.
• Wang Dong asked Huo Yutong what she thought of Tang Wulin's abnormal appetite, and Huo Yutong said she accepted it because he was kind and upright.
• Tang Wulin continued eating past the competition record, enjoying the chance to fill his stomach and win prize money.
• After Tang Wulin ate his hundredth bowl, his Soul Power transformed and reached Level Fifteen.

After Tang Wulin and his friends enjoyed the Opening Festival, He Caitou invited them to try activities run by the Soul Engineering Department. Wang Dong reacted with intense, unexplained hatred toward Soul Tools, left the group, and struggled to understand his feelings at Shrek City's gate.

• Tang Wulin explained that eating helped him advance to level fifteen because his body needed energy, and Wang Dong led him and Huo Yutong around the festival.
• Tang Wulin ran into He Caitou, who explained the Soul Engineering Department's influence over the festival and offered the group free activities.
• Huo Yutong chose to try shooting games so she could learn about offensive Soul Tools and their similarities to the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons.
• Wang Dong claimed he felt unwell and left after hearing that the activities were managed by the Soul Engineering Department.
• At Shrek City's gate, Wang Dong punched the wall and wondered why his rational acceptance of Soul Tools conflicted with his overwhelming hatred of them.

Huo Yutong used Spiritual Detection to excel at a Soul Tool shooting stall, impressing He Caitou and earning an invitation to join the Soul Engineering Department. As He Caitou went to buy metal, an unseen group prepared to target Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong outside Shrek City.

• He Caitou let Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong try the shooting stall for free, and Huo Yutong chose the thirty-meter bracket to test her soul skill.
• Huo Yutong used Spiritual Detection to land nine consecutive shots in the bullseye, impressing He Caitou with her accuracy.
• He Caitou experienced Huo Yutong's Spiritual Detection Sharing and invited her to join the Soul Engineering Department.
• Tang Wulin encouraged Huo Yutong to accept, and she agreed to join the department.
• He Caitou went to buy metal while Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong waited, and a group outside Shrek City prepared to target them without implicating Duke.

Tang Wulin and his companions were ambushed by a group of powerful assassins on their way back to the academy. With Huo Yutong’s perception and He Caitou’s Soul Tools, they held off the attackers and prepared to defend themselves until help arrived.

• Tang Wulin and the others met Wang Dong at Shrek City's gate and headed back to the academy with He Caitou.
• Huo Yutong sensed assassins lying in ambush and warned the group through her soul skill.
• He Caitou rejected an attempt to flee and fired a Core Disciple distress signal as he equipped his Soul Tools.
• He Caitou unleashed a barrage that pushed back four Soul Kings and one Soul Emperor, while Huo Yutong helped him aim precisely.
• He Caitou gave Tang Wulin and the others cigars made with his soul skill and told them to help cover the group.

Tang Wulin and his companions fought to hold off the assassins until reinforcements arrived, but the enemy’s Soul Emperor broke through He Caitou’s bombardment. Facing death, Tang Wulin began forcing open the remaining half of his Second Seal, and a Dragon Roar sounded across the battlefield.

• He Caitou’s support skills strengthened Tang Wulin, Wang Dong, and Huo Yutong as the assassins advanced through his artillery fire.
• Tang Wulin struck the leading Soul Emperor with his Golden Dragon Claw, interrupting his Fourth Soul Skill, while Huo Yutong stunned him and Wang Dong pulled Tang Wulin clear of his counterattack.
• He Caitou learned that reinforcements from Shrek City would arrive in under half a minute and unleashed his remaining shells at the assassins.
• The Soul Emperor used his Black Soul Ring to sweep aside He Caitou’s barrage and burn through his shield, but Tang Wulin dragged He Caitou out of the attack with Bluesilver Grass.
• The Soul Kings closed in after the artillery gap left Tang Wulin’s group on the brink of defeat, so Tang Wulin drove his Soul Power into the remaining half of his Second Seal.
• A faint Dragon Roar echoed across the battlefield as Tang Wulin’s Second Seal began to loosen.

Tang Wulin released the energy of the Golden Dragon King's Second Seal, helping turn the tide against the assassins before Shrek's reinforcements arrived. After Huo Yutong learned he was safe, both of them fainted and were carried back to the academy.

• Tang Wulin endured the rampaging Golden Dragon King Essence, and his bloodline pressure froze the Soul Emperor in fear.
• The Agility Attack Type Soul King attacked Tang Wulin, who struck back with a golden dragon claw and sent the Soul King reeling.
• A familiar voice and a vast Light Aura helped suppress Tang Wulin's rampaging energy, and he lost consciousness.
• Tang Wulin's interruption gave He Caitou time to suppress the battlefield until Shrek's reinforcements arrived and the assassins surrendered.
• Huo Yutong asked the Shrek personnel carrying Tang Wulin to heal him, then fainted from the backlash of her earlier attack after learning he was safe.
• The Shrek personnel carried both unconscious students back to the academy.

Tang Wulin woke in Shrek Academy’s infirmary after the ambush and learned that the reinforcements had rescued everyone. Huo Yutong confessed how frightened she had been at the thought of losing him, and the two comforted each other as she sobbed in his arms.

• Tang Wulin woke to find Huo Yutong leaning close and holding his hand.
• Huo Yutong told Tang Wulin that the academy’s reinforcements had rescued everyone and captured the attackers.
• Huo Yutong admitted she had feared Tang Wulin would die, not that the assassins would kill her.
• Tang Wulin stroked Huo Yutong’s hair to comfort her, and she released his hand to sob against him.
• Tang Wulin recognized that he and Huo Yutong both relied on each other.

After recovering in the infirmary, Tang Wulin learned that Dai Huabin had arranged the attack and expected the Academy to punish him. Du Weilun instead gave Dai Huabin a serious warning and offered the victims pills as compensation, leaving Tang Wulin disillusioned with Shrek Academy.

• Huo Yutong fed Tang Wulin while hiding her embarrassment about having cried in his arms.
• Wang Dong told Tang Wulin that Huo Yutong had fainted after he did and that the attackers were being interrogated.
• Wang Dong confirmed that the name heard during the interrogation was Dai Huabin.
• Du Weilun announced that Dai Huabin had received a serious warning and ordered the students not to discuss the incident at the Academy.
• Du Weilun offered each student a Soul Ascension Pill and a Mystic Water Pill, which Wang Dong accepted while Tang Wulin grew gloomy.

After the academy barely punished Dai Huabin for endangering Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, Tang Wulin decided they should leave and take their chances elsewhere. They reached the academy gates intending to travel to the Sun Moon Empire, where Mu En was waiting with four others.

• Wang Dong explained the value of the pills the academy gave Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, but Tang Wulin remained upset that Dai Huabin had received only a warning.
• Tang Wulin went to the infirmary and asked Huo Yutong to leave the academy with him, arguing that they could not trust the academy to protect them.
• Huo Yutong agreed to leave that night, and Tang Wulin said they would go to the Sun Moon Empire to pursue opportunities in Soul Tool manufacturing.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong packed their few belongings and headed for the academy gates, taking the pills with them.
• At the gates, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong found Mu En waiting with four other figures.

Mu En apologized to Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong for Shrek Academy’s failures, punished Yan Shaozhe, and offered to make them his disciples if they stayed. Tang Wulin accepted the offer, though he still distrusted the academy and chose to watch whether it would change.

• Tang Wulin asked Mu En to let him and Huo Yutong leave, but Mu En apologized for the academy’s failure to educate Dai Huabin.
• Mu En removed Yan Shaozhe as dean of the Martial Soul Department for ten years and appointed Gong Changlong in his place.
• Mu En promised to expel Dai Huabin and keep Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong safe, then confirmed that he had helped Tang Wulin control the Golden Dragon King’s energy the previous night.
• Tang Wulin told Mu En that Shrek Academy had valued nobles over students’ lives, and Mu En admitted that the academy’s management had deteriorated while he was absent.
• Mu En offered to take Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong as disciples, give them the academy’s finest resources, and help them enter Sea God’s Pavilion.
• Tang Wulin placed his hand over Mu En’s and agreed to stay at Shrek Academy for now.

Tang Wulin told Huo Yutong that she undervalued her own life and promised to help her learn to value herself. They made a lifelong promise to stay by each other’s side, leaving their relationship strengthened as they settled into Sea God’s Pavilion.

• Mu En brought Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong to Sea God’s Pavilion and assigned them rooms on the second floor.
• Huo Yutong asked Tang Wulin why he had thought to resist the academy when she had not.
• Tang Wulin explained that Huo Yutong often put others first and believed her childhood had taught her to regard herself as unimportant.
• Tang Wulin promised to remind Huo Yutong whenever she demeaned herself and to stay with her as she changed.
• Huo Yutong asked Tang Wulin to promise they would always stay together, and they hooked fingers to seal the promise.

Tang Wulin confronted Dai Huabin in class, where Wang Yan announced Dai Huabin’s expulsion for arranging an assassination attempt on Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong. Dai Huabin attacked Tang Wulin and was knocked unconscious, leaving the class stunned.

• Tang Wulin arrived in class with Huo Yutong and confronted Dai Huabin over the assassination attempt.
• Wang Yan entered, settled the class, and announced that Dai Huabin had been expelled from the academy.
• Wang Yan revealed that Dai Huabin had hired assassins to kill Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong outside Shrek City.
• Dai Huabin blamed Tang Wulin and lunged at him, but Huo Yutong immobilized him with a burst of golden light.
• Tang Wulin punched Dai Huabin into the classroom wall, knocking him unconscious.

After Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong told Wang Yan about their recent events, he examined Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon Body and identified blood essence as the source of its power. Wang Yan planned to consult Inner Court teachers, while Tang Wulin was left to explore the ability himself.

• Zhu Lu carried the unconscious Dai Huabin out of class, and Wang Yan continued the lesson.
• After class, Wang Yan invited Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong to his office and asked them to explain what had happened.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong recounted their experiences, and Tang Wulin demonstrated his Golden Soul Ring and Golden Dragon Body.
• Wang Yan concluded that Golden Dragon Body used Tang Wulin’s unusually powerful blood essence to strengthen him.
• Wang Yan said he would seek advice from Inner Court teachers and urged Tang Wulin to experiment with his ability.

Tang Wulin asked Mu En how to strengthen his Bloodline Power, and Mu En taught him a cultivation method while arranging to obtain the medicinal herbs he needed. Tang Wulin left with a clearer path to build his strength and support his efforts to break the Golden Dragon King’s seals.

• Tang Wulin told Mu En about Wang Yan’s Blood Essence Soul Ring research and asked how he could strengthen his Bloodline Power.
• Mu En described three approaches and explained that the Body Sect specialized in cultivating Bloodline Power through its Body Martial Souls.
• Mu En demonstrated a Blood Essence Cultivation Method, guiding Soul Power through Tang Wulin’s body toward his vital organs and heart.
• Tang Wulin memorized the circulation path and felt his Bloodline Power grow more vigorous.
• Tang Wulin asked Mu En to help find medicinal herbs recommended by Old Tang, offering forged metals in repayment.
• Mu En agreed to provide the lower-grade herbs from the academy and have people search for the higher-grade ones.

After Huo Yutong finished her first lesson in the Soul Engineering Department, she and Tang Wulin encountered Ma Xiaotao, who recognized Huo Yutong from an earlier incident by Sea God Lake and demanded information about who had driven her back. Ma Xiaotao left after Huo Yutong refused to answer, and Tang Wulin asked Huo Yutong to talk with him in his room.

• Tang Wulin waited outside Huo Yutong's lesson and asked how her first day in the Soul Engineering Department had gone.
• As Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong headed upstairs, Huo Yutong recognized Ma Xiaotao and warned Tang Wulin to stop.
• Ma Xiaotao reached toward Tang Wulin's face, but Huo Yutong slapped her hand away and stood protectively in front of him.
• Ma Xiaotao recognized Huo Yutong as the junior sister she had attacked by Sea God Lake and grabbed her shoulders while demanding to know who had driven her back.
• Tang Wulin pushed Ma Xiaotao away and scolded her for hurting Huo Yutong, who refused to tell Ma Xiaotao anything.
• Ma Xiaotao left, implying she could use Tang Wulin to pressure Huo Yutong, and Tang Wulin asked Huo Yutong to talk in his room.

After Huo Yutong told Tang Wulin how Ma Xiaotao had attacked her and Shrek Academy had covered it up, Tang Wulin demanded that Mu En treat her and agreed to stay away from Ma Xiaotao only if she met three conditions. Mu En healed Huo Yutong and said he would arrange for Ma Xiaotao to apologize the next day.

• Huo Yutong told Tang Wulin that Ma Xiaotao had attacked her and the Academy's higher-ups had silenced her.
• Tang Wulin grew furious at the Academy's response and took Huo Yutong to Mu En for treatment and an explanation.
• Mu En healed Huo Yutong's shoulder, and Tang Wulin asked to move out of Sea God's Pavilion so they would not encounter Ma Xiaotao.
• Tang Wulin demanded that Ma Xiaotao keep ten meters away from them, personally apologize to Huo Yutong, and pay half her assets as compensation.
• Mu En accepted the conditions and said he would arrange for Ma Xiaotao to apologize the next day.