Chapter Summaries

After Lu Youyou and Lu Lingtian rescued Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er from Evil Soul Masters, the pair reported the encounter and the Holy Spirit Cult's plot to Shrek's Sea God's Pavilion. As Shrek prepared to strike back, the Golden Ranking named Meng Hongchen fourteenth.

• Lu Youyou and Lu Lingtian left Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er after rescuing them, and the pair hurried back to Shrek Academy.
• Huo Yuhao told Mu En and the Sea God's Pavilion elders about the mysterious children, their power, and the Holy Spirit Cult's conspiracy.
• Mu En ordered Shrek's allies to heighten their defenses, launched the purge plan against Evil Soul Master strongholds, and said he would contact Hall Master Hongchen.
• Lu Youyou and Lu Lingtian strolled through Shrek City and dismissed their rescue of Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er as eliminating evil filth.
• The Golden Ranking placed Meng Hongchen fourteenth and announced rewards including increased Soul Power, enhanced Crimson Ice Toad abilities, and longer Spirit Ring Lifespans.

The Golden Ranking revealed Xiao Hongchen in thirteenth place, after Meng Hongchen had ranked fourteenth, intensifying the pressure on Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er and provoking anger in the Sun Moon Empire. The ranking left everyone wondering which hidden geniuses would fill the top twelve.

• Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and Xian Lin'er assessed Meng Hongchen's fourteenth-place ranking and warned Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er that the Golden Ranking valued more than strength and Martial Soul quality.
• Soul Masters across the continent discussed Meng Hongchen's placement, while Meng Hongchen felt relieved but dissatisfied with her rank.
• The Golden Ranking announced Xiao Hongchen in thirteenth place and granted him several enhancements, including a new talent and increased Spirit Ring lifespans.
• Jing Hongchen and Xu Tianran reacted with frustration that Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen had both missed the top ten.
• Xiao Hongchen raged at his ranking, rejected his sister Meng Hongchen's attempt to calm him, and vowed to prove himself against Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er.

The Golden Ranking revealed Yu Mengdi of Zheng Tian Academy in twelfth place, honoring her Twin-winged Angel martial soul and powerful Holy Attribute. The Holy Spirit Cult marked her as a threat while the ranking’s eleventh-place light began gathering at Shrek Academy.

• The Golden Ranking named Yu Mengdi twelfth, raising her Soul Power by two ranks and strengthening her Angel martial soul, Holy Attribute, and Spirit Rings.
• The Heaven Dou Emperor celebrated Yu Mengdi’s ranking, granted her an Imperial Earl title, and ordered rewards for her and Zheng Tian Academy.
• Shrek’s elders welcomed Yu Mengdi as a potential ally against the Holy Spirit Cult, while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er shared their hopes for the fight ahead.
• Zhongli Wu reacted furiously to the Angel Spirit’s return and placed Yu Mengdi on the Holy Spirit Cult’s must-kill list.
• Xu Tianran and Jing Hongchen discussed the threat Yu Mengdi posed and resolved to increase support for Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.
• The Golden Ranking began revealing eleventh place, as a pillar of light rose from Shrek Academy near Sea God Island.

The Golden Ranking placed Ma Xiaotao eleventh and removed the evil fire that had plagued her, transforming her Martial Soul into a Pure Fire Phoenix. At the Lake of Life, Lu Chen and Gu Yuena discussed Xiao Lin’s imminent awakening after nearly a thousand years in a Dragon Cocoon.

• The Golden Ranking named Ma Xiaotao eleventh and rewarded her by purifying her evil fire, strengthening her fire attribute, and granting her a new battle skill.
• Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, Mu En, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er celebrated Ma Xiaotao’s ranking and the removal of her hidden danger.
• Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire Phoenix transformed into a Pure Fire Phoenix, and she rejoiced that the evil fire was gone.
• Lu Chen asked Gu Yuena whether Xiao Lin was close to waking, and she confirmed that his bloodline had stabilized and the Chaos Returning Origin Pill had been absorbed.
• Lu Chen and Gu Yuena discussed how he had saved Di Tian and Zi Ji’s child by harmonizing their conflicting bloodlines and sealing him in the Lake of Life.
• The Dragon Cocoon deep in the Lake of Life trembled and gave a faint heartbeat as Lu Chen anticipated Xiao Lin’s birth.

Yan Feng of the Holy Spirit Cult ranked tenth on the Golden Ranking and received a major power boost, thrilling the cult and alarming Shrek Academy. As Yan Feng vowed to defeat the righteous geniuses, Mu En warned Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er that he would be a dangerous future opponent.

• The Golden Ranking named Yan Feng of the Holy Spirit Cult tenth, revealing his Bone Dragon Martial Soul, strength, and rewards.
• Zhongli Wu celebrated Yan Feng's ranking, promoted him to Holy Envoy, and ordered that he receive three Myriad Soul Pearls.
• Yan Feng absorbed the Golden Ranking's rewards and vowed to defeat Ye Guyi and Ma Xiaotao and make the continent the Evil Soul Masters' world.
• At Shrek Academy, Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and Xuan Zi feared Yan Feng's growing power, while Mu En urged Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er to keep improving.
• Huo Yuhao promised that he would not let Yan Feng succeed.

The Golden Ranking revealed Long Aotian of the Body Sect in ninth place, prompting celebration within his sect and concern at Shrek Academy. As the eighth-place light appeared with an even purer holy aura, everyone wondered whether Ye Guyi had been ranked.

• Yu Mengdi recognized Yan Feng of the Holy Spirit Cult as a future target and vowed to eliminate him.
• The Golden Ranking named Long Aotian of the Body Sect ninth, citing his powerful Body Martial Soul and record of driving back a seventy-thousand-year Soul Beast alone.
• Du Busi celebrated Long Aotian’s ranking, appointed him a sect protector, and ordered rewards and greater support for his growth.
• Long Aotian absorbed the reward, rose from Level Sixty-Nine to Level Seventy-One, and vowed to challenge Yan Feng.
• Yan Shaozhe, Elder Song, and Huo Yuhao discussed Long Aotian’s strength at Shrek Academy.
• The Golden Ranking’s eighth-place light appeared with a pure holy aura that dispersed Yan Feng’s lingering evil aura, leading observers to speculate that Ye Guyi was next.

Ye Guyi ranked eighth on the Golden Ranking, and her reward strengthened her Extreme Light Holy Angel Martial Soul and raised her Soul Power to Rank 65. As Shrek and the righteous factions celebrated her new power, Zhongli Wu ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to focus all its forces on hunting her and Yu Mengdi.

• The Golden Ranking revealed Ye Guyi as eighth place, naming her Rank 62 and recognizing her evolved Extreme Light Holy Angel Martial Soul.
• Ye Guyi received three ranks of Soul Power, increased light power, two God-given Soul Rings, and longer-lived Spirit Rings, raising her Soul Power to Rank 65.
• Shrek Academy and Du Busi praised Ye Guyi’s value in the fight against the Holy Spirit Cult, and Mu En offered Shrek’s support.
• Zhongli Wu reacted with fury and fear, then ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to abandon secondary targets and hunt Ye Guyi and Yu Mengdi at any cost.

The Golden Ranking revealed Zhang Lexuan in seventh place and its reward raised her soul power from Rank 87 to Rank 90, making her a Titled Douluo. Shrek celebrated her breakthrough as other factions recognized the threat and prestige she brought, while the ranking’s remaining revelations were still to come.

• The Golden Ranking named Zhang Lexuan of Shrek Academy’s Inner Court as seventh place and awarded her increased soul power, a sublimated Full Moon Martial Soul, and other rewards.
• The ranking’s reward raised Zhang Lexuan’s soul power to Rank 90 and strengthened her control over moon essence.
• Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and Mu En celebrated Zhang Lexuan’s breakthrough at Sea God's Pavilion, and Mu En said she could become a reserve elder.
• Xu Tianran and Jing Hongchen reacted with concern to Shrek gaining another young Titled Douluo, while other factions took note of Zhang Lexuan’s strength.

The Golden Ranking placed Huo Yuhao sixth and revealed his Divine Soul Imprint and Power of Undead Creation, alarming the continent and Shrek Academy. After receiving the ranking reward, Huo Yuhao was reassured by Electrolux and the Soul Spirits, while Mu En and the elders chose to trust him and leave his secrets alone.

• The Golden Ranking named Huo Yuhao sixth, disclosed his abilities and mysterious Divine Soul Imprint, and granted him increased soul power and strengthened martial souls and Sea of Consciousness.
• People across the continent reacted with shock and fear at Huo Yuhao’s revealed secrets and questioned how the top five could outrank him.
• Shrek’s elders examined Huo Yuhao, and Electrolux, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and the Ice Empress urged him to stay calm and trust his teachers.
• Huo Yuhao absorbed the reward and prepared to explain the presence in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Mu En stopped Huo Yuhao, declared that Shrek would not interfere with or covet his power, and the elders agreed to trust him and end the matter.

Huo Yuhao thanked Mu En and Shrek Academy’s elders for trusting him, while other powers feared the implications of his undead abilities and speculated that soul beasts would dominate the top four. The Golden Ranking placed Wang Dong'er fifth, leaving human factions more anxious than ever about who would rank above her.

• Huo Yuhao vowed to use his strength to protect Shrek Academy and the Righteous Path, and Mu En and the elders accepted his gratitude.
• Xu Tianran, Jing Hongchen, Zhongli Wu, and other leaders reacted with alarm and interest to Huo Yuhao’s Divine Soul Imprint and Power of Undead Creation.
• Human experts noticed that no soul beast had appeared among the first five ranked geniuses and feared that soul beasts would occupy the top four.
• The Golden Ranking named Wang Dong'er fifth and revealed her three martial souls, her abilities, and the rewards she received.
• Shrek’s elders and leaders across the continent questioned how anyone could outrank Wang Dong'er and grew more fearful that the top four belonged to soul beasts.

The Golden Ranking revealed Di Lin, the Star Dou Great Forest’s Yin-Yang Sacred Dragon, as its fourth-ranked genius and triggered his awakening. With Lu Chen and Gu Yuena reinforcing his foundation, Di Lin emerged from his cocoon and reunited with Di Tian and Zi Ji.

• The Golden Ranking named Di Lin fourth, revealing his supreme Yin-Yang Sacred Dragon bloodline and granting him a stabilized, awakened bloodline, fifty thousand additional years of age, and the Yin-Yang Dragon Domain.
• Mu En, Yan Shaozhe, and Elder Song reacted with alarm to the Soul Beast Clan’s extraordinary new talent at Shrek Academy.
• The ranking’s reward triggered Di Lin’s awakening in the Lake of Life, and Gu Yuena warned that the early timing could leave flaws in his foundation.
• Lu Chen and Gu Yuena poured Chaos, spatial laws, and elemental power into Di Lin’s Dragon Cocoon, repairing and strengthening his foundation.
• Di Lin emerged from the lake, bowed to Lu Chen and Gu Yuena, then reunited with his parents as Di Tian and Zi Ji welcomed him back.

The Golden Ranking revealed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion as its third-place genius, deepening human powers’ fears that the Soul Beast Clan was rising. With only the top two spots remaining, everyone expected Lu Youyou and Lu Lingtian to be named next.

• The Golden Ranking named the Three-Eyed Golden Lion third, revealing its auspicious nature, fortune-related abilities, and strengthened destiny powers as rewards.
• Human experts across the continent lost hope as two Soul Beast geniuses occupied the top four places.
• At Shrek Academy, Mu En ordered the academy to strengthen its defenses and prepare for troubled times.
• Xu Tianran feared the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s power over fortune, while Zhongli Wu considered capturing it but hesitated because of the Star Dou Great Forest’s protectors.
• People across the continent concluded that Lu Youyou and Lu Lingtian would take the top two spots as the ranking’s final beams began to gather light.

The Golden Ranking named Lu Youyou second and Lu Lingtian first, revealing their extraordinary spatial and Kunpeng powers. Lu Youyou sensed that her younger brother Xiao Lin had awakened, while the chapter left the continent stunned by Lu Lingtian’s supremacy.

• The Golden Ranking placed Lu Youyou second, revealing her Void Divine Dragon bloodline, spatial abilities, and rewards.
• Lu Youyou received the ranking rewards, sensed Xiao Lin’s awakening, and decided to find her brother Lu Lingtian.
• At the Lake of Life, Di Tian, Bi Ji, and the other ferocious beasts praised Lu Youyou, while Di Lin reacted with awe.
• The Golden Ranking named Lu Lingtian first and revealed his Kunpeng bloodline, Devouring and Void authorities, and rewards.
• The human factions despaired as Lu Lingtian’s ranking confirmed the Soul Beast Clan’s overwhelming advantage.

After Lu Lingtian claimed the Golden Ranking’s top reward, he and Lu Youyou returned to the Star Dou Great Forest and reunited with the newly awakened Di Lin. Gu Yuena warned them against leaving without permission, while the family celebrated their safe return and recognized that the turmoil stirred by the ranking was only beginning.

• Lu Lingtian received the Golden Ranking’s reward, then opened a doorway in space and returned to the Star Dou Great Forest with Lu Youyou.
• Lu Youyou greeted the newly awakened Di Lin, and Lu Lingtian praised the strength and purity of Di Lin’s bloodline.
• Gu Yuena confronted Lu Lingtian and Lu Youyou for secretly going to the human world and warned them not to leave without permission again.
• Lu Youyou and Lu Lingtian apologized, and Lu Chen eased Gu Yuena’s concern by reminding her that the children had returned safely.
• Lu Youyou told Di Lin about her experiences in the human world as the family gathered by the Lake of Life, aware that the continent’s unrest was growing.

The Golden Ranking opened the Combat Power Ranking, which judged experts’ actual fighting ability and allowed challengers to risk their rewards in an arena. The first revealed entry was Zhongli Wu of the Holy Spirit Cult in twentieth place, leaving the continent stunned that even a Level 98 Super Douluo ranked at the bottom.

• The Golden Ranking announced that it would rank the twenty strongest combatants of the past thousand years by their battle records, methods, and achievements, and permit challenges with doubled rewards for winners and forfeited rewards for losers.
• Human Soul Masters feared that long-lived Soul Beasts would dominate the list because of their accumulated battle experience, while Soul Beasts celebrated and human factions watched in silence.
• The Golden Ranking began revealing the twentieth-place entry as observers wondered whether a human or Soul Beast would appear.
• The Golden Ranking named Zhongli Wu of the Holy Spirit Cult as twentieth, identifying him as a Level 98 Super Douluo with the Death God Puppet martial soul and a record of ruthless slaughter.

The Golden Ranking placed Zhongli Wu twentieth and Xuan Zi nineteenth, revealing how formidable the beings ahead of them were. Angered by his position, Zhongli Wu accepted the Golden Ranking’s challenge, and he and Xuan Zi met in the Heavenly Dao Arena.

• The Golden Ranking ranked Zhongli Wu twentieth and revealed Xuan Zi as nineteenth, a Level 98 Super Douluo affiliated with Shrek Academy.
• Xuan Zi and the Sea God's Pavilion elders reacted with concern, while forces including the Body Sect and Sun Moon Empire considered the implications of the rankings.
• Zhongli Wu refused to accept being ranked below Xuan Zi and received an offer to challenge him for his place and rewards.
• Zhongli Wu confirmed the challenge, and the Golden Ranking opened the Heavenly Dao Arena and drew both combatants from their respective headquarters.
• Xuan Zi accepted the challenge, and he and Zhongli Wu appeared on the arena as their auras collided.

Zhongli Wu and Xuan Zi fought a fierce Super Douluo battle in the Heavenly Dao Arena, with Zhongli Wu gaining the upper hand. As Zhongli Wu unleashed his Death God Needles, the badly wounded Xuan Zi answered with his ninth soul skill, Devour Heaven and Earth.

• Zhongli Wu opened the battle with Death God's Blade, but Xuan Zi's Mountain Shaking Power and Earth Attribute shield stopped the attack.
• Zhongli Wu and Xuan Zi exchanged Blood Soul Flame and powerful counterattacks, while the arena's ancient runes contained the destruction.
• Both fighters activated their Martial Soul Avatars and clashed with Zhongli Wu's Death God Scythe and Xuan Zi's Gourmand Bite.
• Xuan Zi was seriously injured by their clash, while Zhongli Wu remained in better condition despite damage to his armor.
• Zhongli Wu attacked with Death God Needle, and Xuan Zi, nearly depleted and facing the incoming bolts, activated Devour Heaven and Earth.

Zhongli Wu defeated Xuan Zi in the Heavenly Dao Arena, winning the ranking and double rewards while leaving Xuan Zi gravely wounded and near death. Back at Shrek Academy, Mu En and the Golden Ancient Tree began purifying the Death Force in Xuan Zi's body, but his survival remained uncertain.

• Zhongli Wu overwhelmed Xuan Zi with his Evil Spirit Soul Bone skill, and Xuan Zi collapsed after admitting defeat.
• The Golden Ranking declared Zhongli Wu the winner, advanced him to nineteenth place, removed Xuan Zi's ranking, and granted Zhongli Wu double rewards.
• Du Busi, Xu Tianran, Jing Hongchen, the Holy Spirit Cult, and other forces reacted to Zhongli Wu's victory and its threat to the continent's balance.
• Zhongli Wu returned to the Holy Spirit Cult and vowed to defeat the experts ranked above him and become the Golden Ranking's strongest.
• Golden light sent Xuan Zi back to Shrek Academy, where Mu En ordered Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and the others to take him beneath the Golden Ancient Tree.
• Mu En and the Golden Ancient Tree poured light and life energy into Xuan Zi, beginning to drive the Death Force from his body.

Mu En saved Xuan Zi from the Death Force, while the Combat Power Ranking placed Du Busi eighteenth and Zhongli Wu forfeited his challenge. The seventeenth-place entry began appearing with a mysterious silver-gray light, leaving the continent stunned.

• Mu En purified the Death Force in Xuan Zi, saving his life but leaving him in need of a long recovery.
• The Golden Ranking announced Du Busi of the Body Sect in eighteenth place on the Combat Power Ranking.
• Du Busi realized that the seventeen fighters ranked above him would likely include powerful Soul Beast experts.
• The Golden Ranking asked Zhongli Wu whether he would challenge Du Busi, and Zhongli Wu forfeited because he had not recovered from his battle with Xuan Zi.
• The Golden Ranking began revealing seventeenth place with an unusual silver-gray light, shocking the continent.

Lu Youyou, a 240,000-year-old Void Divine Dragon, ranked seventeenth on the Combat Power Ranking, shocking human powers with strength comparable to a Level 98 peak Super Douluo. When Du Busi was asked whether he would challenge her, he weighed the risks of fighting her spatial abilities.

• The Golden Ranking placed Lu Youyou seventeenth, assessing her combat power as comparable to a Level 98 peak and able to briefly touch the Limit Douluo level.
• Shrek Academy, Xu Tianran, Du Busi, and other continental powers reacted with alarm and resolved to avoid provoking the Soul Beast Clan.
• Lu Youyou accepted her ranking with satisfaction, then vowed to surpass her brother Lu Lingtian.
• The Golden Ranking asked Du Busi whether he would challenge Lu Youyou, and he considered the danger of fighting her control over space.