Chapter Summaries

Han Yu fought Ye Gu Yi to win her agreement to follow his arrangements, but his gray Soul Ring made her believe he was an Evil Soul Master. He revealed a golden, light-infused form of undead magic and summoned Huang Zheng and other undead, while Ye Gu Yi continued her assault.

• Han Yu and Ye Gu Yi agreed that she would follow his arrangements if he defeated her, and he opened the fight with a powerful punch.
• Ye Gu Yi blocked Han Yu’s attack with her sacred wings, but he used the opening to reveal a gray Soul Ring, prompting her to accuse him of being an Evil Soul Master.
• Ye Gu Yi unleashed sacred sword beams as the Holy Spirit Cult members watched, and Han Yu transformed his Soul Ring from gray to gold and summoned Huang Zheng’s soul to block them.
• Han Yu summoned golden bone claws and seven Corpse Wizards while Ye Gu Yi evaded the attacks and destroyed the claws with her Seven Stars Longsword.
• Ye Gu Yi raised her sword and activated her second Soul Skill, preparing a powerful strike against Han Yu.

Han Yu summoned an adult bone dragon and unleashed a seemingly endless army of light-attribute undead against Ye Gu Yi, while the Holy Spirit Cult’s Vice-Leader suspected Han Yu was the descent of their Holy Son. Ye Gu Yi struggled to repel the undead, and Han Yu continued trying to convince her he was not evil as more powerful knights emerged from the Undead Gate.

• Ye Gu Yi’s Holy Spirit Slash failed to harm Han Yu’s summoned adult bone dragon, which breathed pale-gold Dragon Flame at her before retreating through a golden rift.
• The Holy Spirit Cult’s Vice-Leader praised Han Yu’s joint summoning and told Nan Gong Wan that Han Yu might be the descent of the cult’s Holy Son.
• Han Yu opened the Undead Gate and sent waves of golden-lit Skeleton Soldiers, Corpse Wizards, and Skeleton Cavalry against Ye Gu Yi.
• Ye Gu Yi used her Holy Light Spirit Array to destroy some undead, but their resistance prevented her from replenishing her Soul Power, leaving her exhausted.
• Han Yu argued that his summons’ resistance to sacred light proved he was not evil, while Ye Gu Yi rejected his claim.
• More knights in ancient gray armor rode skeletal warhorses out of the Undead Gate as Ye Gu Yi faced their approach.

Ye Gu Yi unleashed her sixth soul skill, Angel's Dance, and destroyed the undead army and Death Knights summoned by Han Yu. A golden figure emerged from the Undead Gate and weakened her, leaving her suspended and helpless as scythe-bearing chains pierced and bound her.

• Three Death Knights appeared and organized the undead army, forcing Ye Gu Yi to fight while her Soul Power rapidly dwindled.
• Han Yu expanded the Undead Gate, and Ye Gu Yi resolved to confront the growing threat rather than wait passively.
• Ye Gu Yi activated Angel's Dance, transformed her sword into the Sun Holy Sword, and destroyed the undead creatures and Death Knights.
• Ye Gu Yi attacked the Undead Gate, but a golden figure emerged and struck her spiritual world, causing her power to collapse.
• Scythe-bearing chains surged from the Undead Gate, pierced Ye Gu Yi, and bound her as her strength and vitality faded.

Han Yu defeated Ye Gu Yi with the Undead Gate and won the Ming City Soul Tool Instructor Elite Competition, revealing a terrifying presence that made the crowd fear him. The chapter ended with Ye Yu Lin handing Han Yu the Sun Moon God Needle and warning that only someone above the Eighth Ring could control it safely.

• Han Yu’s Undead Gate consumed Ye Gu Yi, and he returned to the stage with blood-red eyes before demanding to know who else would challenge him.
• The Holy Spirit Cult Vice-Leader and four elders applauded Han Yu, while Ye Yu Lin feared his power but did not dare attack him.
• Ye Yu Lin declared Han Yu the winner, and Han Yu asked for his reward as the Holy Spirit Cult Vice-Leader revealed herself as a Super Douluo.
• Nan Gong Wan claimed the wager’s victory for the Xi Shui Alliance; An Li Tong left in anger, and Shangguan Wei'er blamed Han Yu for Ye Gu Yi’s death before departing.
• The competition grounds emptied, and Ye Yu Lin gave Han Yu the Sun Moon God Needle and warned him not to attempt to control or crack it without sufficient cultivation.

Han Yu received Ye Yu Lin's contact information as the Five Great Evil Soul Masters surrounded him, while Xu Guozhong discovered that Li Chong had stolen vast stores of rare metals and strategic supplies from the Underground Warehouse. After the theft forced Xu Guozhong to report to the Imperial Palace, Alliance Master Nangong rewarded Han Yu for his contribution to the alliance.

• Ye Yu Lin offered to buy the blueprints for Han Yu's Humanoid Soul Tool and gave him his contact card as the Five Great Evil Soul Masters closed in.
• Xu Guozhong's men entered the Underground Warehouse and found the second-floor gate destroyed, then discovered that valuable rare metals had been stolen.
• Xu Guozhong found the third-floor gate opened and learned that all Sealed Milk Bottles and fixed soul cannon shells above the fifth level had been stolen.
• Xu Guozhong blamed Li Chong for the theft and headed to the Imperial Palace to report the losses to the regent.
• Alliance Master Nangong presented Han Yu with his rewards, including a Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell, for his contribution to the alliance.

Han Yu and Yuan Gun Gun faced the Vice-Leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, who revealed her Evil Phoenix martial soul and tried to recruit Han Yu as the cult’s Holy Son. In the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Tianran learned that the emperor had died and seized the chance to order Xu Guozhong executed, while the Holy Spirit Cult prepared a sacrificial ceremony with two captives.

• The Vice-Leader blocked Han Yu and Yuan Gun Gun from leaving, revealed her Evil Phoenix martial soul, and urged Han Yu to join the Holy Spirit Cult as its Holy Son.
• Xu Tianran berated Xu Guozhong over the stolen Soul Tools, then learned that the emperor had died after hearing the news.
• Xu Tianran feigned grief over his father’s death and ordered Xu Guozhong executed on the spot.
• Two Black-Clothed Men brought a young husband and wife to a lake as living sacrifices and demanded that one choose to die.
• The husband and wife blamed each other and begged the Black-Clothed Men to kill the other, but the men slit both their throats.

Two Black-Clothed Men sacrificed a husband and wife to awaken a power beneath a lake, while Xu Tianran managed the fallout from the theft of the Sun Moon Empire’s soul tools and the death of its emperor. He and the mysterious National Teacher prepared to blame rival empires, build up for war, and purge supposed traitors as the lake’s golden and silver energy continued to gather.

• Two Black-Clothed Men used a talisman and the couple’s blood to trigger the lake ritual, then fled after the couple died.
• The lake’s blood-red glow faded, and golden and silver lights spread across its surface as energy built below.
• Xu Tianran ordered the Imperial Defense Minister to conceal the emperor’s death, blame the soul-tool theft on the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire, and avoid mentioning Shrek Academy.
• The mysterious National Teacher reported that the rival empires and the Body Sect had escaped through tunnels with Drilling Soul Tools, and Xu Tianran ordered stronger underground surveillance.
• The National Teacher refused to commit the Holy Spirit Cult openly to war and advised preparing for a later invasion while intensifying public hatred of the rival empires.
• Xu Tianran gave the National Teacher a list of people to purge, including some who could be falsely blamed for the theft.

Xu Tianran and the mysterious National Teacher planned to lure Shrek and Body Sect survivors into West Mountain, where the Holy Spirit Cult would guard the exit. Han Yu’s group was trapped in West Mountain despite trying to avoid it, and they debated how to search for a way out without splitting up.

• Xu Tianran promised to establish the Holy Spirit Cult as the Sun Moon Empire’s Nation Protecting Divine Cult and agreed with the National Teacher to lure the escaped Shrek and Body Sect members into West Mountain.
• Han Yu persuaded Du Busi and Lang Ya to circle West Mountain, but the group unexpectedly entered a strange fog that obscured the sky and surrounded them.
• Han Yu found that the fog severely restricted his Mental Detection, while Du Busi reported that they could neither fly out nor escape by digging through the earth.
• Long Aotian proposed splitting into groups to search for an exit, but Yuan Gun Gun warned that Holy Spirit Cult members might be waiting to attack them separately.

Trapped in a forest that suppressed flight and Spiritual Power, Han Yu and Du Busi reconciled as Han Yu revealed the truth about Undead Magic and his connection to Electrolux. The Body Sect groups searched for a way out, but as they rested, a powerful sense of crisis suddenly struck.

• Long Aotian and Han Yu agreed that the group should stay together and search the forest for clues, while Du Busi asked everyone to eat before setting out.
• Du Busi questioned Han Yu about his recovery, Ye Gu Yi, and the strange power he had used; Han Yu explained Electrolux and Undead Magic, and said he could not release Ye Gu Yi while the forest blocked his connection to the Undead Demiplane.
• Du Busi praised Han Yu for protecting Ye Gu Yi and urged him to hold fast to his principles, then divided the Body Sect members into two groups to explore while marking the plants they passed.
• The groups advanced through the foggy forest for hours without finding repeated marks or familiar scenery, giving them hope that they were moving away from the maze-like area.
• At their midday rest, Du Busi said their supplies could last ten days and hinted he would try to break through the sky barrier if they found no escape; then a powerful sense of crisis overwhelmed everyone.

Han Yu discovered that Ning Rongrong had trapped him in Qiankun Asking Love Valley and confronted her, then fought Tang San when he came to her rescue. Han Yu used his Rinnegan to drain Tang San’s vitality and absorb him into a vortex.

• Han Yu and the Body Sect entered Qiankun Asking Love Valley, where the world turned upside down and a voice began a trial that separated Han Yu from the others.
• Han Yu awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan, found Ning Rongrong, and seized her, recognizing her as the Nine-Colored Goddess.
• Ning Rongrong called for help, and Tang San arrived with the Sea God Trident to rescue her.
• Han Yu activated his Rinnegan and used Power of Reincarnation to rapidly age Tang San.
• Han Yu used Fallen Reincarnation to engulf Tang San in purple light and pull him into a black vortex.