Vol. 2The Phoenix Heir’s Dark Side

Lin Xiuran awakened the Nine Heavens God Phoenix Spear, confronted the Xu Family murders, and faced growing threats from the Holy Spirit Cult and his own Dark Side power. The Holy Spirit Cult destroyed Shrek City, and Leng Yulai helped unleash the power she had sought to awaken in him.

  • Lin Xiuran awakened the Nine Heavens God Phoenix Spear and entered Dragon Valley with Gu Yuena, then returned to Eastsea City and confronted Xu Junwen over the Xu Family murders.
  • Lin Xiuran defeated Xu Junwen, but Leng Yulai admitted she had engineered the scandal and attacked him before Di Tian tried to kill him and the new Shrek Seven Monsters were named.
  • Lin Xiuran survived Leng Yulai’s plot and Di Tian’s attack, then returned to Shrek as Yuanen Yehui trained at Beast Emperor Hall.
  • Lin Xiuran prepared to pursue the person he cared for at Sea God’s Fate while Na’er reminded Guyue of their wager.
  • Lin Xiuran and the others took part in Sea God’s Fate as Wu Siduo chose him and Tang Wulin chose Dai Yun’er, then Holy Spirit Cult forces attacked Shrek Academy.
  • Ha Luosa trapped the defenders in his Netherworld Rebirth Domain and asked Lin Xiuran whether the power within him held the secret to becoming a god.
  • Lin Xiuran awakened a golden eighth Soul Ring and drove Ha Luosa back, then freed imprisoned avian Soul Beasts and advanced his forging under Zhen Hua.
  • The Holy Spirit Cult destroyed Shrek City and attacked Zhen Hua, Mu Ye, and Lin Xiuran, where Leng Yulai killed Na Nali and helped unleash Lin Xiuran’s Dark Side power.
Chapters 103–202 Read from ch. 103

Arc 5The Phoenix Heir and the Xu Family Murders

Lin Xiuran visited Beast Emperor Hall, awakened the Nine Heavens God Phoenix Spear, and later reached Star Luo Continent, where he intervened against abuse and entered Dragon Valley. After returning to Eastsea City, he uncovered the Xu Family’s massacre and confronted Xu Junwen over his crimes.

  • Lin Xiuran visited Mu Chen, received his mecha, and learned that Zhen Hua was ready to guide his One-Word Battle Armor forging before Tang Wulin’s group left for the Star Luo Continent exchange event.
  • Lin Qianni brought Lin Xiuran to Beast Emperor Hall, where Feng Siran and the Hall Master recognized his Phoenix bloodline, revealed the Phoenix Heart’s influence, and said he would inherit the Hall in the future.
  • The Phoenix Heart stirred Lin Xiuran’s bloodline and suppressed the dark power in his fifth Soul Ring, while the Nine Heavens God Phoenix Spear answered his bloodline and entered his Sea of Consciousness.
  • Lin Xiuran traveled to Star Luo Continent and intervened when Han En abused his adopted daughter, then rejected Dai Yueyan’s offer of friendship and disappeared.
  • Gu Yuena entered Dragon Valley while Lin Xiuran absorbed the Dragon God’s Soul, and their combined Phoenix and Silver Dragon King auras intensified its power before the Dragon Graveyard began to shatter.
  • After returning to Eastsea City, Lin Xiuran found the Xu Family Old Residence filled with bodies whose hearts had been removed and learned from a wounded maid that Xu Junwen had attacked it.
  • Lin Xiuran interrupted Xu Xiaoyu and Ouyang Zixin’s wedding, took Xu Xiaoyu to see the Clan Elder’s body, and then found a hidden chamber beneath Xu Junwen’s villa containing more victims.
  • Lin Xiuran confronted Xu Junwen as he ate his wife’s heart, and Xu Junwen admitted killing the Clan Elder before attacking Lin Xiuran and threatening to eat him.
Chapters 103–127 Summaries Read

Arc 6The Phoenix Spear Awakens

Lin Xiuran faced accusations over the Xu Family massacre, then discovered that his aunt Leng Yulai had engineered the scandal to provoke his dark power. After surviving Di Tian’s attempt to kill him, Lin Xiuran returned to Shrek as his friends advanced and prepared to pursue the person he cared for at Sea God’s Fate.

  • Lin Xiuran defeated Xu Junwen and learned that Xu Junwen had eaten Leng Yu’s heart and lungs, leaving Xu Xiaoyu doubting her father.
  • Shrek Academy questioned Lin Xiuran over the reported Xu Family massacre, but Zhuo Shi vouched for him and cleared him of responsibility.
  • Leng Yulai admitted she had killed the surviving Xu Family members and spread the scandal to turn Lin Xiuran against Shrek Academy, then tried to take him by force.
  • Leng Yaozhu arrived to save Lin Xiuran and revealed that Leng Yulai was her younger sister, while Leng Yulai escaped after attacking Guyue.
  • Xu Xiaoyan confronted Lin Xiuran over her family’s deaths, and Yuanen Yehui later agreed to join Beast Emperor Hall to address her Martial Soul conflict.
  • Di Tian attacked Lin Xiuran on his Master’s orders, but the Nine Heavens God Phoenix Spear blocked him and Gu Yuena forced him to stand down.
  • Shrek Academy named Guyue, Tang Wulin, Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi, Yue Zhengyu, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan the new Shrek Seven Monsters, while Yuanen Yehui trained at Beast Emperor Hall.
  • Yuanen Yehui returned to apply for Outer Court graduation, and Lin Xiuran said he would attend Sea God’s Fate to pursue the person he cared for as Na’er reminded Guyue of their wager.
Chapters 128–152 Summaries Read

Arc 7The Sea God’s Fate

Lin Xiuran and the others took part in the Sea God’s Fate Blind Date Event as old feelings and new choices complicated their relationships. The event was interrupted by a Holy Spirit Church invasion, and Ha Luosa emerged from the attackers’ ranks to confront Lin Xiuran.

  • Na'er told Guyue that she had been created from Guyue’s human emotions and explained her determination to win their wager, while Dai Yun'er and Long Yue arrived at Shrek Academy.
  • As the Sea God’s Fate Blind Date Event began, Yue Zhengyu confessed to Xu Xiaoyan, Lin Xiuran admitted his feelings for a veiled girl, and Luo Guixing confessed to Wu Siduo, who rejected him.
  • Na'er chose Tang Wulin in the Three Lives, One Fate segment, while Long Yue defeated Xu Mier and Wu Siduo chose Lin Xiuran.
  • Tang Wulin chose Dai Yun'er, leaving Na'er and Guyue in tears, and Na Nali launched an attack on Shrek Academy with Evil Soul Masters.
  • Long Yeyue and the academy’s fighters battled the invaders as Wu Siduo, Xie Xie, Na'er, Xu Mier, and Long Yue helped defend Lin Xiuran.
  • Dark Hummingbird attacked Lin Xiuran and Wu Zhangkong, but Lin Xiuran drove him back before Cai Yue'er joined the fight.
  • Ha Luosa appeared amid a gray veil and a rising undead army, and Long Yeyue recognized the enemy she had believed dead for a century.
  • Ha Luosa pinned down the defenders with his Netherworld Rebirth Domain, approached Lin Xiuran, and asked whether the power within him held the secret to becoming a god.
Chapters 153–177 Summaries Read

Arc 8Shrek’s Fall and the Dark Side

Lin Xiuran survived Ha Luosa’s attack, uncovered the slaughter of avian Soul Beasts, and advanced his forging while tensions grew around Shrek and the Soul Beast race. The Holy Spirit Cult destroyed Shrek City and attacked Zhen Hua’s group, where Leng Yulai revealed the lengths she had gone to awaken Lin Xiuran’s Dark Side power.

  • Lin Xiuran awakened a golden eighth Soul Ring and drove Ha Luosa back, but collapsed after the Nine Heavens God Phoenix Spear returned to him.
  • Yun Ming, Zang Xin, Long Yeyue, and Ya Li joined the fight against the Holy Spirit Cult, and a mysterious woman forced its leaders to flee before Feng Siran took Lin Xiuran and Lin Qianni to the Beast Emperor Hall.
  • At the Beast Emperor Hall, Lin Xiuran learned about Life Crystal battle armor and visited Xi Xiong’s workshop, then traveled with Guyue to inspect Spirit Pagoda properties.
  • Lin Xiuran and Guyue found avian Soul Beasts imprisoned and learned that Wang Meng had helped the Li Family hunt them, so Lin Xiuran freed the creatures and killed Li Tao and the others responsible.
  • Lin Xiuran forged perfect Soul-Refined metal under Zhen Hua’s guidance, while Zhen Hua warned him that Evil Soul Masters might target the Forging Masters Association.
  • Guyue rejected the suggestion to cooperate with Evil Soul Masters as ritual circles drained the lives of Soul Douluos and black-robed figures to power an attack.
  • The Holy Spirit Cult fired two Grade Twelve God-Slaying Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shells at Shrek City, destroying it and killing countless people.
  • Evil Soul Masters attacked Zhen Hua, Mu Ye, and Lin Xiuran, and Leng Yulai arrived to protect Lin Xiuran, killed Na Nali with the Demon God Sword, and helped unleash his Dark Side power.
Chapters 178–202 Summaries Read
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