Chapter Summaries

Long Yuan unlocked the Golden Dragon King’s Fourth Seal, gaining the Golden Dragon Overlord Body and evolving his Dragon Martial Soul into a Purple Dragon Martial Soul. He joined Wu Zhangkong and the others at Shrek Academy, where his bloodline resisted the pressure of a mural depicting Di Tian.

• Long Yuan unlocked the Fourth Seal, gained the Golden Dragon Overlord Body, and reached Soul Power level forty-six.
• Long Yuan discovered that his Dragon Martial Soul had evolved into a Purple Dragon Martial Soul and that two golden soul rings had appeared.
• Long Yuan, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xu Xiaoyan traveled with Wu Zhangkong to Shrek Academy for its admissions assessment.
• Long Yuan and the others entered Shrek Academy and reached a circular hall beneath a mural of a black dragon identified by Long Yuan as Di Tian.
• When the mural’s pressure intensified and threatened Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan, Long Yuan’s golden scales spread and he shouted at the dragon, dispelling its oppressive aura.

Long Yuan and his companions passed the first entrance examination after he resisted the Golden Eyed Black Dragon King's Pressure, then entered a simulated arena to fight a powerful Earth Demon Rhino. The battle remained underway as Long Yuan brought his Golden Dragon Claw down on the beast's head.

• Old Li awarded Long Yuan full marks for resisting the Golden Eyed Black Dragon King's Pressure and gave the other four students eight points each.
• Shen Yi explained the examination scoring, and Wu Zhangkong left Long Yuan, Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie to continue the tests.
• When the hall transformed into a circular arena, Long Yuan told the others to hold hands, and they appeared before a three-thousand-year Earth Demon Rhino.
• Long Yuan led the group in attacking the Earth Demon Rhino, while Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Xu Xiaoyan used their abilities to restrain and wound it.
• The Earth Demon Rhino broke free and unleashed a forceful area attack, but Long Yuan warned the others to retreat before charging again on the Mystic Frost Giant Dragon.
• Long Yuan struck the Earth Demon Rhino's head with his Golden Dragon Claw.

Long Yuan and his team defeated the Earth Demon Rhino in the second assessment, earning high scores. They began the dangerous Guillotine Gates test, where Long Yuan held up a falling blade to let his teammates pass.

• Long Yuan pierced the Earth Demon Rhino’s scales with his Golden Dragon Claw, severing its central nervous system and defeating it.
• Shen Yi awarded Long Yuan, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan ten points each, and Gu Yue and Tang Wulin nine points each for the second assessment.
• Shen Yi explained the rules of the Guillotine Gates test and warned that the falling blades were real and could kill them.
• Gu Yue tested a falling guillotine with an Ice Cone, and Long Yuan assigned roles before carrying Gu Yue on his back through the first gate.
• Long Yuan used Stone Pillars to block the first blade, then caught the next guillotine with his Golden Dragon Claw and pushed it back up so Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Xu Xiaoyan could pass.

Long Yuan used his Golden Dragon Claw to hold up the Guillotine Gates and led his companions through, earning all five of them perfect scores. At the specialty showcase, Elder Cai assessed the students, praised Gu Yue’s control over six elements, and invited her directly into the Inner Court.

• Long Yuan held up each guillotine blade with his Golden Dragon Claw and led the group through all six gates in ten seconds.
• Shen Yi awarded Long Yuan, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Tang Wulin ten points each for the trial.
• Xie Xie demonstrated his three-clone technique, and Elder Cai praised his potential while criticizing his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Spiritual Power.
• Xu Xiaoyan demonstrated the Starlight Soul Skill from her Star Wheel Ice Staff, and Elder Cai sent her back to the group.
• Tang Wulin demonstrated the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, prompting Elder Cai to recognize his Clear Sky Hammer and ask where he came from.
• Gu Yue demonstrated control over six elements and combination attacks, and Elder Cai invited her directly into the Inner Court.

Elder Cai tried to recruit Gu Yue, who refused to leave Long Yuan and the others, then tested Long Yuan’s strength and discovered his Golden Dragon bloodline could injure her. The group passed the fifth, sixth, and seventh trials and moved on to the eighth trial, which tested their combat ability.

• Elder Cai offered to take Gu Yue as her disciple, but Gu Yue refused because she already had a teacher and wanted to stay with Long Yuan and the others.
• Long Yuan revealed his golden soul rings and Golden Dragon bloodline, then injured Elder Cai’s hand when they exchanged punches.
• Elder Cai concealed her injury and gave Long Yuan full marks for his strength.
• Shen Yi led the group through the fifth trial, where Long Yuan earned ten points by displaying peak Fifth-Level Forging Master skills and creating a Spiritual Forging piece.
• Long Yuan helped the group pass the sixth trial, and their endurance earned them good scores in the seventh.
• The group began the eighth trial, in which they had to fight Shrek Academy students admitted the previous year.

Long Yuan and the others passed the ninth survival assessment after encountering the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, then received passing marks in the final review and joined Shrek Academy. The five new students began their academy journey.

• Long Yuan, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Xu Xiaoyan entered the ninth assessment’s Small World and witnessed an Emperor Rui Beast battling a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
• Long Yuan led the group to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s cave, where they knocked its young cub unconscious but chose not to take its Soul Bone.
• The adult Three-Eyed Golden Lion defeated the five, and they returned to reality with perfect scores for the ninth assessment.
• Three Shrek Academy elders reviewed the five students and gave each a passing score.
• Shen Yi announced that all five had passed the assessments and become Shrek Academy students.

After enrolling at Shrek Academy, Long Yuan decided to join the Spirit Pagoda and traveled with Gu Yue to its headquarters. They met Gu Yue’s teacher, Deputy Pagoda Master Leng Yaozhu, where the chapter left them beginning their introduction.

• Long Yuan and the others completed their enrollment at Shrek Academy and received three days before classes began.
• Long Yuan decided to join the Spirit Pagoda, and Gu Yue took him to its headquarters in Shrek City.
• Long Yuan and Gu Yue passed the Spirit Pagoda’s security checks and toured its lobby, where Long Yuan reflected on Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong’s history.
• Long Yuan and Gu Yue rode the elevator through the Sky Spirit Pagoda to meet Gu Yue’s teacher, Deputy Pagoda Master Leng Yaozhu.

Long Yuan underwent an interview and physical tests at the Spirit Pagoda after refusing Tang Sect’s invitation. He shattered a strength-testing board with a single Golden Dragon Claw strike, leaving the staff stunned and eager to learn his true strength.

• Sky Phoenix Douluo examined Long Yuan’s Purple Dragon Martial Soul and was surprised by its aura and his rare Soul Ring configuration.
• Long Yuan told Sky Phoenix Douluo that he had refused Tang Sect and preferred to join the Spirit Pagoda for its resources.
• Sky Phoenix Douluo arranged confidential tests for Long Yuan and received the encrypted report on his Spiritual Power and Soul Power.
• A staff member assured Long Yuan that the strength-testing board could withstand fifty thousand kilograms of force.
• Long Yuan activated his Golden Dragon King Bloodline and Golden Dragon Claw, then shattered the testing board with one strike.

Long Yuan completed a secret assessment whose extraordinary results astonished Sky Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu, who destroyed the records and took him as her personal disciple. She gave him a powerful token and had him sign an agreement to join the Spirit Pagoda.

• Sky Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu ordered Long Yuan to strike a Special Grade Test Plate, and he left claw marks on it with his Golden Dragon King Bloodline.
• The staff completed Long Yuan’s tests and handed Leng Yaozhu the encrypted report, then promised to keep the assessment classified.
• Leng Yaozhu saw Long Yuan’s exceptional soul power compression, spiritual power, and strength, then destroyed the storage card and the instrument displaying his data.
• Leng Yaozhu asked Long Yuan to become her disciple, and he accepted, joining Gu Yue as one of her personal disciples.
• Leng Yaozhu gave Long Yuan a token with Spirit Pagoda privileges and a sealed attack, then had him sign an agreement to join the Spirit Pagoda and not betray or join another organization.

Long Yuan entered the Soul Spirit Pagoda to prove his strength and earn exceptional Soul Master status. He cleared six trials, impressing Sky Phoenix Douluo with his ability to defeat opponents far above his rank.

• Sky Phoenix Douluo explained the Soul Spirit Pagoda and brought Long Yuan there, ordering the staff to keep his training at the highest confidentiality level.
• Long Yuan learned the rules, chose trial mode, and entered the pagoda while Sky Phoenix Douluo and Gu Yue watched.
• Long Yuan defeated a level-forty-nine leopard in the first trial and a level-fifty-three Three-Headed Lion in the second.
• Long Yuan swept through the trials and reached the sixth, where he faced a level-sixty-nine Flame Demon Lion.
• Long Yuan used Dragon Might and his Golden Dragon Claw to kill the Flame Demon Lion after more than twenty minutes, surprising Sky Phoenix Douluo.

Long Yuan cleared the Soul Spirit Pagoda’s Seventh and Eighth Trials, defeating increasingly powerful Soul Beasts through elemental control and his Golden Dragon King Bloodline. He prepared to continue after the Eighth Trial, while Sky Phoenix Douluo and Gu Yue watched his progress.

• Sky Phoenix Douluo watched Long Yuan reach the Seventh Trial and reflected on how quickly he had cleared the Sixth.
• Long Yuan used Earth Element Control and the Golden Dragon King Bloodline to defeat the Giant Python and clear the Seventh Trial.
• Long Yuan entered the Eighth Trial and faced a Hunting Phoenix Butterfly, while Sky Phoenix Douluo prepared to teleport him out if he was in mortal danger.
• Long Yuan blocked the butterfly’s Wind Blades with an Ice Wall, then struck back with a combined elemental attack that sent it crashing into the wall.
• Long Yuan suppressed the wounded Hunting Phoenix Butterfly with Dragon Might, tore off its wings, and killed it with a punch through its abdomen, clearing the Eighth Trial.

Long Yuan recovered on the Eighth Layer and entered the Soul Spirit Pagoda’s final trial, while Gu Yue and Sky Phoenix Douluo debated his mysterious Golden Soul Ring and possible ties to the Tang Sect. He faced a Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, resisted its spiritual attack, and the chapter left their battle unresolved.

• Gu Yue celebrated Long Yuan clearing the Eighth Layer, and Sky Phoenix Douluo questioned the origin of his Golden Soul Ring.
• Sky Phoenix Douluo suspected Long Yuan knew the Tang Sect’s Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, but Gu Yue argued he had never joined the Tang Sect and asked her teacher to wait before judging him.
• Sky Phoenix Douluo promised to protect Long Yuan until she investigated, while teasing Gu Yue about her feelings for him.
• Long Yuan entered the Ninth Layer’s ultimate trial, where the Soul Beast was said to possess the strength of a level-eighty-one Soul Douluo.
• Long Yuan recognized the approaching python-like beast as a Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent and resisted its spiritual attack with his Spiritual Power.

Long Yuan defeated the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent in the Soul Spirit Pagoda’s ninth layer and passed the ultimate trial. After leaving the Pagoda, he joined Sky Phoenix Douluo and Gu Yue, while Sky Phoenix Douluo worried that he might be a Tang Sect Undercover Agent.

• Long Yuan used his Golden Dragon King Bloodline and elemental abilities to resist the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent’s fire poison and Spiritual Power attacks.
• Long Yuan activated Golden Dragon Overlord Body, absorbed the serpent’s fire poison, and struck it with the converted power.
• Long Yuan crushed the serpent’s head and three of its fleshy tumors with his Golden Dragon Claw, but the serpent retaliated by firing its remaining tumors’ scorching liquid.
• Long Yuan summoned a Flame Giant Dragon to neutralize the serpent’s incomplete inner core, causing the serpent’s life force to plummet before the dragon swallowed it.
• The Soul Spirit Pagoda announced that Long Yuan had passed the ninth layer, and he exited through the light gate.
• Sky Phoenix Douluo congratulated Long Yuan and led him away with Gu Yue, privately fearing that he might be a Tang Sect Undercover Agent.

Sky Phoenix Douluo questioned Long Yuan about his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and suspected he might be a Tang Sect spy. She tested his claim that he had learned the technique by observation, leaving Long Yuan to prove himself by imitating her footwork.

• Sky Phoenix Douluo praised Long Yuan for passing the Soul Spirit Pagoda's Eighth and Ninth Trials and discussed his extraordinary combat strength.
• Sky Phoenix Douluo asked where Long Yuan learned Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and whether he had joined the Tang Sect.
• Long Yuan denied being a Tang Sect member and said he had imitated the footwork while training in the Hall of Heroes; he also said he had refused Wu Zhangkong's invitation to join.
• Sky Phoenix Douluo showed Gu Yue and Long Yuan three different performances of her own footwork and asked Long Yuan to imitate it.
• Gu Yue pleaded for Sky Phoenix Douluo to repeat the demonstration, while Long Yuan stood with his eyes closed, mentally reviewing the three routes.

Long Yuan impressed Sky Phoenix Douluo by copying and improving her footwork, then explained his bloodline abilities and forging skill. After she recognized his talents and granted him Sixth-Level Soul Master status, he toured the Spirit Pagoda with Gu Yue, advanced to Level 48 overnight, and joined Shen Yi and his classmates for their next activity at Shrek Academy.

• Long Yuan copied Sky Phoenix Douluo's footwork and combined it with the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, astonishing her and Gu Yue.
• Sky Phoenix Douluo apologized for suspecting Long Yuan of being a Tang Sect Undercover Agent, and Long Yuan explained that his bloodline granted abilities fueled by Bloodline Power.
• Long Yuan confirmed he was a Fifth-Level Forging Master nearing the Sixth Level, and Sky Phoenix Douluo granted him Sixth-Level Soul Master status while issuing a Third-Level badge for the time being.
• Gu Yue showed Long Yuan around the Spirit Pagoda and his assigned room before they returned to Shrek Academy.
• Long Yuan meditated through the night, using his Golden Dragon King Bloodline to improve his abilities and raising his Soul Power from Level 47 to Level 48.
• After Xie Xie summoned him, Long Yuan joined Shen Yi, Gu Yue, Wulin, and Xu Xiaoyan, and they set off toward the depths of Shrek Academy.

Long Yuan and the others visited Sea God Island, where Wu Zhangkong reconciled with Zhuo Shi and asked to remain as his servant. After beginning their studies at Shrek Academy, Long Yuan considered pursuing Spirit Fusion Forging and anticipated meeting Yuanen Yehui.

• Zhuo Shi brought Shen Yi, Long Yuan, and the others to Sea God Island, where Wu Zhangkong knelt and asked Zhuo Shi to let him stay and attend to him.
• Zhuo Shi accepted Wu Zhangkong's request and invited Long Yuan to return so he could examine his Golden Dragon King Bloodline.
• Long Yuan studied his Spirit Forged Sunken Silver Hammer and decided to attempt Spirit Fusion Forging as a step toward becoming a Battle Armor Master.
• The next morning, Long Yuan and the others ate Black Mantou, then Shen Yi led them to begin their studies as ordinary Shrek Academy students.
• After a smooth first day of classes, Long Yuan and the others relaxed at a beverage bar, and Long Yuan thought about the coming clash involving the Sacred Angel and Fallen Angel Martial Souls.

Long Yuan intervened when Yue Zhengyu harassed Yuanen Yehui at a drink bar, and sent Yue Zhengyu flying with one punch. An Enforcer arrived and stopped the confrontation, leaving Yue Zhengyu unable to retaliate under Shrek City's rules.

• Yue Zhengyu repeatedly demanded Yuanen Yehui's communication number and bought the drink bar after its manager and owner refused to disclose it.
• Yuanen Yehui quit her job and refused Yue Zhengyu again, but he grabbed her wrist and spilled a drink over Long Yuan.
• Long Yuan confronted Yue Zhengyu, who released his Sacred Angel Martial Soul and ordered Yuanen Yehui to surrender and come with him for judgment.
• Yuanen Yehui released her Fallen Angel Martial Soul and stood between Yue Zhengyu and Long Yuan, but Long Yuan pulled her behind him and punched Yue Zhengyu more than twenty meters into a wall.
• An Enforcer arrived to stop the fight, and Yue Zhengyu withdrew his Martial Soul and Soul Rings.

Long Yuan defended Yuanen Yehui from Yue Zhengyu, then accepted a Spiritual Forging mission at Shrek Academy after proving he was a Fifth-Level Forging Master. He began offering Thousand Refinements forging services to earn Contribution Points.

• The Enforcer confirmed Yuanen Yehui was an academy student, blamed Yue Zhengyu for attacking first, and left without punishing her or Long Yuan.
• Yue Zhengyu threatened Long Yuan before leaving, and Long Yuan returned to the dormitory with Gu Yue and the others.
• Long Yuan chose a Spiritual Forging mission in the Mission Hall and showed the teacher his Fifth-Level Forging Master badge.
• After Long Yuan and the others accepted missions, they went to the cafeteria, where Long Yuan posted an offer to forge Thousand Refinements metal for Contribution Points.

Long Yuan advertised his forging services at the cafeteria and gained Yuanen Yehui as a client. Feng Wuyu then brought him to a forging room and asked him to demonstrate his Spiritual Forging.

• Long Yuan put up a sign at the cafeteria, and Yuanen Yehui hired him to forge First Grade Thousand Refinements metal.
• Long Yuan and Yuanen Yehui agreed she would cover his meals instead of paying the Academy’s transaction fee.
• Feng Wuyu approached Long Yuan, identified himself as a forging expert, and took him to a room filled with Rare Metal and a powerful forging table.
• Feng Wuyu asked Long Yuan to demonstrate Spiritual Forging, and Long Yuan chose metal to forge Yuanen Yehui’s piece.

Long Yuan demonstrated his forging skill to Feng Wuyu by achieving First Grade Thousand Refinements on two pieces of Starfall Iron. Impressed, Feng Wuyu revealed his strength as a Titled Douluo, and Long Yuan agreed to become his disciple.

• Long Yuan selected two pieces of precious Starfall Iron and began forging them despite Feng Wuyu's protests.
• Using his Spirit Forged Sunken Silver Hammers, Long Yuan forged both pieces of Starfall Iron to First Grade Thousand Refinements.
• Feng Wuyu accepted Long Yuan into the Shrek Academy Forging Masters Association and introduced himself as its president and an Eighth-Level Saint Craftsman.
• Long Yuan revealed that he already studied under Mang Tian and Mu Chen, but Feng Wuyu argued that his Titled Douluo cultivation made him a better teacher.
• Feng Wuyu displayed his nine Soul Rings, including a Hundred Thousand Year ring, and Long Yuan performed the disciple ceremony.