Chapter Summaries

Li Chang'an learned about the God of Nature’s death and why Xiaoyuer and the other trial guardians had survived for millennia. After Muxi passed the trial of the heart, she revealed her Nature Clan heritage, and Li Chang'an reassured her as Xiaoyuer led them toward the God of Nature’s inheritance.

• Xiaoyuer told Li Chang'an that her master, the God of Nature, had fought alongside the Dragon God and died in the God Realm war, leaving behind an inheritance and the power sustaining the guardians.
• Xiaoyuer explained that the two beings from the earlier trials had been captured by her master, while she alone had accompanied the God of Nature.
• Muxi woke after passing the trial of the heart, and Xiaoyuer led her, Li Chang'an, and Snow Woman through a hidden door toward the inheritance.
• Li Chang'an guessed that Muxi was not fully human, and Muxi worried that he would abandon her.
• Muxi told Li Chang'an that she belonged to the nearly extinct Nature Clan, and he promised to stay by her side.

Li Chang'an and Muxi reached the Goddess of Nature’s burial chamber, where Xiaoyuer summoned her master. The Goddess of Nature offered Muxi her inheritance but warned that passing the Nine Trials of Nature would not let her ascend to the God Realm for now.

• Muxi recalled how her parents disappeared while searching for their ancestors, and Li Chang'an comforted her by promising she would have a family with him.
• Li Chang'an, Muxi, and Xiaoyuer entered the lavish burial chamber and saw murals and a statue of the Goddess of Nature.
• Xiaoyuer performed a ritual that summoned the Goddess of Nature, and the phantom greeted her after tens of thousands of years apart.
• The Goddess of Nature assumed Li Chang'an and Muxi had both passed her trials, but Xiaoyuer revealed that Li Chang'an had fooled the trials and failed the Heart Trial.
• The Goddess of Nature offered Muxi the chance to become the new Goddess of Nature, and Muxi accepted after looking to Li Chang'an.
• The Goddess of Nature warned Muxi that even passing her Nine Trials of Nature would not allow her to ascend to the God Realm for now.

The Goddess of Nature explained that Muxi could inherit her power but could not become a true god until a human ascended on Soul Land. Muxi accepted the inheritance, and after absorbing the Goddess of Nature’s Heart of God, she emerged with greatly enhanced potential.

• The Goddess of Nature warned Li Chang'an and Muxi that Muxi would initially gain only demigod status and could not attain eternal life.
• The Goddess of Nature explained that Muxi could ascend to godhood when a human on Soul Land became a god, and Li Chang'an reassured Muxi that the opportunity would come in about ten years.
• Muxi accepted the Goddess of Nature’s inheritance, and the Goddess revealed her Heart of God and began the Nine Trials of Nature.
• Muxi opened her mind and absorbed the Heart of God over two hours as her aura and potential changed.
• The white light faded, revealing Muxi with a sacred presence, while Li Chang'an found himself tempted by her appearance.

Li Chang'an received the million-year Dragon of Time soul bone from the God of Nature and left the inheritance site with Muxi. After setting up camp in the Tianlin Mountain Range, he took Muxi into the tent.

• Muxi said the missing part of her heart felt whole, and her first trial was to reach rank forty in Soul Power.
• The God of Nature gave Li Chang'an the Dragon of Time's incomplete divine soul bone and explained that it needed to be fused with a time-type soul beast.
• Li Chang'an thanked the God of Nature and planned to seek the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in the Star Dou Great Forest to complete the soul bone.
• The God of Ice and Snow told Muxi that Xiaoyuer and the other two would join Li Chang'an after Muxi completed the nine trials.
• The God of Nature opened a Void Gate, and Li Chang'an and Muxi left after he learned the Dragon of Time's soul bone was over a million years old.
• At the Tianlin Mountain Range, Li Chang'an set up a tent and brought Muxi inside.

After returning to Spirit City, Li Chang'an soothed Hu Liena's jealousy by explaining Muxi's situation, and the two spent the night together. The next day, they encountered their teacher at the academy entrance, who saw them holding hands.

• Li Chang'an returned to Spirit City with Muxi, then sent her back to her dormitory to rest.
• Hu Liena confronted Li Chang'an for leaving without telling her, but his massage and explanation about Muxi calmed her.
• Hu Liena asked whether Li Chang'an would return for the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament, and he said he might form a new team with her.
• Li Chang'an and Hu Liena spent the night together, then went back to the academy the next day.
• Li Chang'an and Hu Liena saw their teacher at the academy entrance, and they approached together while still holding hands.

Li Chang'an’s relationship with Hu Liena was exposed to Bibidon, who learned that he was also involved with Muxi. He soothed Bibidon with an explanation and reassurances, then the two became intimate.

• Bibidon caught Li Chang'an and Hu Liena holding hands, and Hu Liena admitted that they were dating.
• Hu Liena revealed that Li Chang'an had another partner, leaving Bibidon shocked and upset.
• Li Chang'an went to Bibidon’s room and theatrically offered to be punished for his fickleness.
• Li Chang'an explained how he had grown close to Hu Liena and Muxi, and assured Bibidon that she mattered most to him.
• Bibidon said she understood and was not blaming him, and Li Chang'an became intimate with her.

Li Chang'an left Spirit City and returned to the Star Dou Great Forest to find a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, planning to use its soul ring with the Dragon of Time soul bone and gain the power of time. He located the tiger and confirmed it was a sixty-thousand-year beast as it confronted him.

• Li Chang'an left Spirit City after arranging training and soul ring plans for the Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends with Muxi and Dark Night.
• Li Chang'an planned to find the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, later bring Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran together, and settle whether Ning Rongrong would join them.
• Li Chang'an arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest and searched for the tiger with his Mental Power instead of asking Gu Yuena for help.
• Li Chang'an sensed a domain darkening the forest and confirmed he had found his target.
• The sixty-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger rose from its crouch and glared at Li Chang'an.

Li Chang'an battled the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger until it dragged them both into the Arena of Life and Death, where time’s power reduced them to their childhood forms. With Li Chang'an now six years old and without his martial soul or Soul Power, the deadly duel began, but he trusted that his system remained available.

• Li Chang'an shattered the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s Evil God's Protection and forced it to reveal its full strength.
• Li Chang'an used his torso soul bone to empower his arm and struck the tiger with the Pangu Axe.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger severed Li Chang'an’s Mental Power lock and pulled them both into a black hole.
• Li Chang'an found himself in the Arena of Life and Death, reduced to his six-year-old self while the tiger became a small, weakened version of itself.
• The arena announced that the battle would end only when one side died, and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger lunged at Li Chang'an as the countdown ended.
• Li Chang'an prepared to rely on his system, which had not been restricted.

Li Chang'an confronted a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in the Star Dou Great Forest and used his powers to disable it before preparing a lethal surprise attack. The chapter ended as his clone unleashed a combined strike while the exhausted tiger struggled to recover.

• Li Chang'an recognized the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and revealed his powerful soul rings and Pangu Axe as it approached him.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger attacked at high speed, but Li Chang'an blocked its claws with the Eastern Emperor Bell.
• Li Chang'an's Whoever I Look At Poops skill forced the tiger to spend ten minutes pooping until it was exhausted.
• Li Chang'an revealed a clone behind the tiger and launched a combined attack using Phantom Clone, Heaven and Earth Cleave, Thunder Crescent Slash, and Shadowless.

Li Chang'an used the Supreme Luck Fruit and gained the ability Lawful Utterance, which could alter reality but carried backlash and a month-long cooldown. He tested it by wishing to reach Gu Yuena in one step and appeared beside her while she was bathing in a lake.

• Li Chang'an spent two million points and received the Supreme Luck Fruit in an ornate white-gold box.
• Li Chang'an swallowed the fruit and realized his luck had advanced into Lawful Utterance, a powerful ability with limits, possible backlash, and a one-month cooldown.
• Li Chang'an decided to test the ability by declaring that he wanted to arrive before Gu Yuena in a single step.
• Li Chang'an vanished after taking a step and appeared before Gu Yuena as she bathed in a lake.

Li Chang'an unexpectedly appeared while Gu Yuena was dressing, dodged her attack with Time Stop, and explained his rule-altering ability and the Dragon of Time soul bone. After recognizing his extraordinary growth and potential, Gu Yuena proposed that they have a child someday, leaving Li Chang'an caught off guard.

• Gu Yuena sensed Li Chang'an appear and struck at him, but he used Time Stop to dodge her palm.
• Li Chang'an suffered backlash from his ability and fell to one knee, then explained that his words could alter rules at a cost.
• Gu Yuena recognized the Dragon of Time's power in Li Chang'an and asked how he had obtained its soul bone.
• Li Chang'an recounted his experience, and Gu Yuena noted his immense strength, vitality, and good fortune.
• Gu Yuena proposed that she and Li Chang'an have a child someday because she feared their future counterattack against the God Realm might fail.

Li Chang'an gently turned Gu Yuena’s interest in having his child into a promise to date, then left the Star Dou Great Forest and ate a Supreme Limited Edition Mental Power Fruit. His Mental Power surged to demigod level, and Gu Yuena sent him techniques to control it before he headed back to Shrek Academy.

• Li Chang'an told Gu Yuena they should take things slowly and that their counterattack on the God Realm could still succeed, and she agreed to let him teach her about love.
• Li Chang'an promised to protect Gu Yuena, drew her into an embrace, and spent half a day talking and eating with her before leaving the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Li Chang'an ate a Supreme Limited Edition Mental Power Fruit, which gave him a god's-eye view of nearly the entire Star Dou Great Forest.
• Gu Yuena noticed Li Chang'an's Mental Power and recognized that it had reached demigod level, though it was chaotic and difficult for him to control.
• Gu Yuena sent Li Chang'an methods for using Mental Power and told him to study them, and he decided to return to Shrek Academy to practice.

Li Chang'an returned to Shrek Academy after three months away and reunited with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, giving them gifts and sharing an affectionate moment. Xiao Wu then told him what had happened at the academy, including a new sign of the God Realm influencing Tang San’s fortune.

• Li Chang'an entered Shrek Academy and used his Mental Power to locate Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing worried about Li Chang'an’s long absence and agreed to stand together if he took other women.
• Li Chang'an surprised the two women, embraced them, and gave Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing handbags as gifts.
• Xiao Wu told Li Chang'an that Yu Xiaogang had stayed at Shrek as a librarian and that Flander and Liu Erlong had grown less warm toward him.
• Xiao Wu began sharing further news, and Li Chang'an sensed the God Realm’s influence on Tang San’s fortune.

Tang San’s medicinal herbs strengthened the Shrek students, while Li Chang'an confirmed Zhu Zhuqing was ready for a fourth soul ring and promised to accompany her. He then told Flander he probably would not represent Shrek in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament, leaving Flander stunned.

• Tang San’s medicinal herbs raised Dai Mubai’s Soul Power by three levels, brought Ma Hongjun to level thirty-eight and Oscar to level thirty-nine, and helped Tang San reach level forty.
• Li Chang'an checked Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing for lingering effects from the herbs and learned Zhu Zhuqing had reached level forty a week after he left.
• Li Chang'an agreed to accompany Zhu Zhuqing to obtain her fourth soul ring, and the group had lunch together before Xiao Mao, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu went to class.
• Li Chang'an visited Flander and Zhao Wuji, teased Flander about his stinginess with tea, and offered Zhao Wuji a separate packet.
• Li Chang'an told Flander he probably would not represent the Shrek Academy Team in the tournament, and Flander reacted with shock.

Li Chang'an told Flander he would leave Shrek Academy to compete for his family, though he promised to remain Flander's student and publicly acknowledge the academy. Liu Erlong joined Li Chang'an, Flander, and Zhao Wuji for a drinking session, leaving the academy's leaders drinking together with their Soul Power sealed.

• Li Chang'an told Flander he had to leave to compete for his family, and Flander offered him the position of dean if he stayed.
• Li Chang'an refused to stay but assured Flander he would always regard him as his dean, and said he would take his girlfriend with him.
• Flander asked Li Chang'an to share his wine, and Li Chang'an brought out wine, peanuts, and food in Flander's office.
• Liu Erlong entered the office, joined the group, and explained through her changed outlook that she had grown disillusioned with Yu Xiaogang.
• Liu Erlong and the others sealed their Soul Power and began drinking together in Flander's office.

Li Chang'an took the drunken Liu Erlong back to her room and cared for her while she slept. After she asked him to stay and spoke of her loneliness, he promised not to leave her, then quietly departed, unaware that she had sobered up and heard everything.

• Liu Erlong got drunk with Flander and Zhao Wuji, then led Li Chang'an to her office and asked him to keep drinking.
• Li Chang'an wiped the wine from Liu Erlong, prepared her bed, and carried her into the bedroom.
• Liu Erlong grabbed Li Chang'an's arm and, mistaking or recognizing him, spoke about Yu Xiaogang changing and how lonely she felt.
• Li Chang'an promised to stay with Liu Erlong, waited until she fell asleep, then kissed her forehead and left.
• Liu Erlong opened her eyes after Li Chang'an left and felt embarrassed that she remembered what had happened.

Li Chang'an gave Ning Rongrong a high-grade Soul Power Fruit and took her to a hotel to absorb it safely. Her Soul Power surged, leaving her dress torn as the chapter ended with her struggling to contain the overflowing power.

• Ning Rongrong approached Li Chang'an and worried that her Soul Power lagged behind Tang San and the others.
• Li Chang'an reassured her and gave her a high-grade Soul Power Fruit, which she accepted without hesitation.
• Li Chang'an took Ning Rongrong to a suite at Li's Hotel and instructed her to absorb the fruit.
• Ning Rongrong's Soul Power rose rapidly, but the surging energy tore her dress apart.
• Ning Rongrong told Li Chang'an that her Soul Power was overflowing and she could not take any more.

After Ning Rongrong reached level forty with Li Chang'an’s help, she confessed her love, and he accepted her as another girlfriend. He later told Meng Yiran that he planned to form a team and that she would meet his other girlfriends, then spent the night with her before leaving to visit Ye Lengleng and Qian Renxue.

• Ning Rongrong discovered that the fruit Li Chang'an gave her had raised her Soul Power to level forty, and he advised her to keep the improvement secret and attribute it to her family.
• Ning Rongrong confessed that she wanted to be Li Chang'an’s girlfriend despite his having many girlfriends, and he accepted her.
• Li Chang'an sent Ning Rongrong back, then met Meng Yiran for dinner and invited her to join his team when he left Shrek Academy in about two months.
• Li Chang'an told Meng Yiran that she would meet his other girlfriends in a month, naming Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lengleng.
• Li Chang'an stayed the night with Meng Yiran and left the next day, planning to visit Ye Lengleng and Qian Renxue.

Li Chang'an recruited Ye Lengleng to join his academy team for the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament and gave her a sealed order to secure her master's post in Spirit Hall. He then visited Qian Renxue, who admitted she was tired of her undercover life, and promised her it would not last much longer.

• Ye Lengleng thanked Li Chang'an for helping her advance to level forty-five and insisted she would repay him by serving at his command.
• Li Chang'an asked Ye Lengleng to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy in about two months and join his team for the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament, correcting her when she mistook his request for a sexual proposition.
• Li Chang'an gave Ye Lengleng a Soul Power Fruit for her master and a sealed order arranging a quasi-consecrator position for her master in Spirit Hall.
• Ye Lengleng recognized the name Li Chang'an on the order and realized he was the person she had known as Li Changsheng.
• Li Chang'an visited Qian Renxue, who said she was beginning to tire of living undercover, and he told her the situation would not last much longer.

After the Shrek Seven Devils reached Rank 40, Flander and the other teachers took them to Sunset Forest to hunt for fourth soul rings as the first stage of their graduation examination. Yu Xiaogang joined the expedition while secretly plotting to help the Abyss invade Soul Land.

• Li Chang'an spent the past month balancing time with Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, Liu Erlong, and other acquaintances as the Shrek Seven Devils advanced to Rank 40.
• Flander, Liu Erlong, Zhao Wuji, and Li Chang'an told the Seven Devils they would hunt soul beasts without teacher intervention, making the trip their first graduation test and setting second place in the Advanced Soul Master Competition as their goal.
• Tang San suggested the Seven Devils defeat suitable soul beasts, assess their ages, and let whoever was best suited absorb each soul ring.
• Yu Xiaogang watched Liu Erlong talk with Li Chang'an and privately vowed to help the Abyss blockade the God Realm so undead armies could descend upon Soul Land.