Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan found Jia Lin begging for money to buy a game skin and sent her to confinement until she mastered her sword technique. He then visited the Back Mountain, where Zi Ji explained that she had brought more soul beasts to the academy and defended her gaming as a form of cultivation.

• Jia Lin asked Lin Xuan for money, claiming a friend needed it, but admitted she wanted to buy a game skin after he questioned her.
• Lin Xuan refused to give Jia Lin money and sent her into Chaos Space to practice her sword technique in confinement.
• A Ruheng chose not to follow Lin Xuan to the Back Mountain, recalling Zi Ji's brutal fighting style and deciding against forming a Life Contract.
• Lin Xuan walked through Evergreen Forest and saw students bonding with soul beasts before finding Zi Ji playing a game with a crowd of soul beasts watching.
• Zi Ji told Lin Xuan she had brought another group of soul beasts to Spirit Creation Academy with Gu Yue's approval, then argued that gaming helped cultivate her state of mind.

Spirit Creation Academy attracted students from across the Federation, prompting concern at Shrek Academy as its first enrollment period concluded. After enrolling more than two thousand students, Spirit Creation Academy held its opening ceremony under intense media attention.

• A Spirit Creation Academy receptionist explained the meaning of its ruler-and-sword emblem to a father and son, persuading the researcher to register Xiao Yu.
• Cai Yue'er warned Yun Ming that Spirit Creation Academy was enrolling eligible students before Shrek could begin its own recruitment, but Yun Ming remained confident in Shrek's foundation.
• Lin Xuan watched Spirit Creation Academy's recruitment, worried Shrek might interfere, but the enrollment proceeded without incident.
• Spirit Creation Academy enrolled more than two thousand students over three days, including over eight hundred in its Soul Master Academy and more than a thousand in its Mecha Academy.
• Spirit Creation Academy's first class began on its opening ceremony day, as media outlets gathered in large numbers.

Lin Xuan held Spirit Creation Academy’s opening ceremony, promoting the Life Contract and inspiring students to carry forward Spirit Creation. After the academy’s exhibition matches drew widespread attention and faith, he discovered an emerald-green bracelet phantom forming before his faith incarnation.

• Lin Xuan introduced the Life Contract at the opening ceremony and presented Wang Jinxi and the others with their soul beast partners.
• Lin Xuan urged students to inherit the Spirit Pagoda’s legacy and lead the way in advancing spirit creation.
• Spirit Creation Academy hosted exhibition team matches against academies from across the continent, and the final match against Sun Moon Royal Academy ended in a draw.
• Lin Xuan saw news coverage of the ceremony gather Power of Faith for his faith incarnation.
• Lin Xuan noticed an emerald-green bracelet phantom with an aura of natural affinity appear before the faith incarnation.

Lin Xuan discovered that his Power of Faith had formed an Artifact of Faith, an azure bracelet that seemed to increase his affinity with others. Later, Jialin brought him a letter from Dai Yun'er's mother, leaving Lin Xuan with an invitation to consider.

• Lin Xuan summoned an azure bracelet formed from his Power of Faith and found that it made a Red Tassel Tiger Rat feel affectionate toward him.
• Ya Li sensed a brief surge of faith and suspected Lin Xuan was behind it, while Yun Ming considered whether Shrek Academy should seek to learn the Life Contract.
• Xu Xiaoyan asked to transfer to Spirit Creation Academy, but Lin Xuan warned that doing so could put her family in a difficult position.
• Jialin returned to Lin Xuan's office with a letter from Dai Yun'er's mother.

Lin Xuan prepared to travel to the Star Luo Continent with Xu Xiaoyan and the Federation delegation, while healing Mang Tian before leaving. He arrived in Skysea City as the Spirit Pagoda delegation’s leader and met Federation Secretary-General Pan Wen at the gathering hotel.

• Xu Xiaoyan read Dai Yun'er’s letter and teased Lin Xuan about having another sweetheart in the Star Luo Continent.
• Lin Xuan promised Xu Xiaoyan they could travel there together, then sent Jialin out of the office and shut the door.
• Half a month later, Lin Xuan healed Mang Tian’s hidden injuries with Life Force and gave him spiritual ingredients and a medicinal cuisine prescription.
• Lin Xuan traveled to Skysea City and joined the Spirit Pagoda representatives at Skysea Grand Hotel before the delegation’s trip to the Star Luo Continent.
• Pan Wen welcomed Lin Xuan at the hotel and introduced himself as the Federation delegation’s overall person in charge.

Lin Xuan joined the Federation delegation traveling to Star Luo Continent and boarded the cruise ship Star Luo, where he reunited with Xu Xiaoyan and encountered Shrek’s group. As the voyage began, a filthy white-haired girl secretly emerged from a trash bin after sneaking aboard.

• Lin Xuan spoke with Secretary-General Pan Wen at the banquet before Pan Wen left to handle preparations for the trip.
• Pan Wen organized the delegation, and more than two thousand people departed by bus for the docks under Mecha escort.
• Lin Xuan boarded the Star Luo and watched Pan Wen struggle to smooth over Cai Yue'er’s insulting remarks about Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Xu Xiaoyan spotted Lin Xuan, left the Shrek group to join him, and chatted with him aboard the ship.
• A filthy white-haired girl climbed out of a trash bin in the ship’s logistics area and said she had sneaked aboard despite being forbidden to come.

Na'er followed the dragon scale’s sense of Lin Xuan and secretly arrived aboard the ship, where she reunited with him in his room. Lin Xuan let her stay with him, and as he combed her hair, Na'er remembered their childhood together.

• Luo Qinghan spotted Na'er on the deck, tried to flirt with her, and asked Mo Buqun to find out who she was.
• Lin Xuan settled into his high-ranking Spirit Pagoda room and was surprised when Na'er climbed in from the balcony.
• Na'er told Lin Xuan she had woken up in a dumpster aboard the ship, and he let her stay as long as she did not wander off.
• Lin Xuan told Na'er to bathe, and she emerged in a bathrobe and asked him to comb her hair.
• As Lin Xuan combed Na'er's hair, she smiled and recalled the years they had spent scavenging together in Aolai City.

Lin Xuan prepared for a shipboard reception while Na'er hid from being discovered, and Ye Xinglan visited him under the pretense of sword practice. When Xu Xiaoyan arrived with clothes, Ye Xinglan hid under the same blanket as Na'er, who greeted her.

• Na'er learned about the reception, admitted she had forgotten to bring clothes, and Lin Xuan called Xu Xiaoyan to bring her a dress.
• Ye Xinglan visited Lin Xuan, borrowed a dress for his little sister, and asked whether he would attend the reception.
• Lin Xuan told Ye Xinglan she was beautiful, then wiped spilled tea from her chest as she stayed quiet.
• Xu Xiaoyan arrived with clothes, so Ye Xinglan hid under the bedcovers beside Na'er.
• Na'er poked Ye Xinglan and remarked that they had both chosen the same hiding place.

Lin Xuan prepared for the evening ball with Xu Xiaoyan and Na'er while Ye Xinglan hid beneath his bedcovers. He arrived at the venue with Na'er, drawing attention as they entered together.

• Xu Xiaoyan brought Lin Xuan clothes and teased him about the spare dresses in his room, while Ye Xinglan and Na'er argued beneath the covers.
• Xu Xiaoyan changed Lin Xuan into a formal outfit, then kissed his cheek and left for the ball.
• Ye Xinglan hurried out after she and Na'er snorted at each other, and Lin Xuan told Na'er to change for dinner at the ball.
• Na'er changed into Ye Xinglan's pink-and-white dress, and Lin Xuan turned aside while she dressed.
• Lin Xuan and Na'er linked arms and arrived at the ball venue together.

Lin Xuan attended a diplomatic banquet with Na’er and reunited with the Shrek group, while Yue Zhengyu resented his closeness with Xu Xiaoyan. When Lin Yuhan invited Tang Wulin to dance, he grabbed Xie Xie instead, and Lin Xuan then asked Xu Xiaoyan to dance.

• Pan Wen and Sima Lanxiao greeted Lin Xuan and left him to enjoy the banquet with the younger guests.
• Lin Xuan fed Xu Xiaoyan and her Star Spirit, Kabu, while Yue Zhengyu watched resentfully and admired Wu Sidu.
• Tang Wulin and the others joined Lin Xuan, and Sima Lanxiao announced the banquet’s contests and dancing.
• Lin Yuhan invited Tang Wulin to dance, but he refused and dragged Xie Xie onto the dance floor instead.
• Xu Xiaoyan laughed at Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, and Lin Xuan invited her to dance.

Lin Xuan and Xu Xiaoyan danced together at the banquet and kissed to the crowd’s cheers, openly displaying their affection. Meanwhile, Yue Zhengyu’s invitation was rejected, and Ye Xinglan left before Xu Lizhi could approach her.

• Sima Lanxiao encouraged the audience to welcome Lin Xuan and Xu Xiaoyan onto the dance floor.
• Lin Xuan and Xu Xiaoyan danced in close harmony, then kissed as the crowd erupted in cheers.
• Wu Changkong watched his students with a smile before remembering his past with Long Bing, while Xie Xie envied Lin Xuan and Tang Wulin dismissed romance.
• Yue Zhengyu invited Wu Sidu to dance, but she declined, saying she had twisted her ankle; she later told Yuanen Yehui she disliked his behavior.
• Xu Lizhi prepared to invite Ye Xinglan to dance, but she left the banquet before he could speak.
• Xu Xiaoyan bowed with Lin Xuan and left the stage holding his hand, unashamed of her feelings for him.

Ye Xinglan struggled with her feelings for Lin Xuan until he joined her for a sword dance, helping her find her Sword Intent and begin a relationship with him. More than a month later, the ships reached the West Coast of the Star Luo Empire, while Ye Xinglan still planned to tell Xu Xiaoyan about her relationship in her own time.

• Ye Xinglan drank alone on deck, decided she was a third wheel, and vented her feelings by practicing swordsmanship.
• Lin Xuan stopped Ye Xinglan's sword and invited her to share a sword dance, and the two swords moved together beneath the moon.
• Ye Xinglan found her own sword path and formed her Sword Intent as she danced with Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan and Ye Xinglan kissed, while Na'er watched from above and complained about her brother attracting another sister-in-law.
• After more than a month at sea, the ships arrived at the West Coast of the Star Luo Empire, and Xu Xiaoyan cheered at the sight of land.

Dai Yun'er trained after gaining a pure Black Dragon Bloodline and learned that the Federation exchange delegation had arrived, bringing Lin Xuan to Star Luo City. As Lin Xuan and the Shrek group traveled by train, Tang Wulin spotted a barrage of Soul Tool Cannon shells approaching and shouted a warning.

• Dai Yun'er destroyed three Purple-tier Mechas during training and said she still fell short of Lin Xuan.
• A maid told Dai Yun'er that the Federation exchange delegation had arrived at the West Coast, and Dai Yun'er realized Lin Xuan had come.
• Lin Xuan rode a Soul Guide Train with Tang Wulin, Na'er, Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and Xu Lizhi as the group ate rabbit heads and chatted.
• Tang Wulin spotted countless Soul Tool Cannon shells flying toward the train and shouted that they were under attack.

Lin Xuan saved his carriage from a terrorist attack on the train and kept Xu Xiaoyan and the others safe as the Star Luo mechas fought the attackers. While the group went to rescue survivors, Nana headed toward another carriage with a cruel plan.

• Lin Xuan detached the last carriage and carried it clear of the shells, while explosions derailed and damaged the rest of the train.
• Cai Yue'er intercepted an attacking Divine Mecha as Star Luo mechas and Wu Changkong fought the attackers in the sky.
• Lin Xuan warned Tang Wulin and the others to avoid the aerial battle, then followed them to rescue people while Xu Lizhi made recovery buns.
• Yue Zhengyu followed Nana toward a distant carriage after she evaded his attempt to put an arm around her.
• Nana smiled cruelly as she approached the carriage, planning to bring death to the survivors there.

Lin Xuan and the others rescued survivors from the burning train wreck while the Evil Soul Masters battled the Mecha Guard Corps overhead. Lin Xuan suspected the attackers had another plan for the survivors, while Na Nali secretly used her Fear Bell to prepare to kill them and inflame tensions between the Federation and the Star Luo Empire.

• Tang Wulin charged into the flames to rescue survivors, while Lin Xuan called for Water Attribute Soul Masters to put out the fire.
• Luo Qinghan and the others joined the rescue, and Na'er reflected on the humans' unity before helping carry the wounded.
• Lin Xuan noticed the Evil Soul Masters were targeting the Mecha Guard Corps instead of the vulnerable survivors and suspected they had a backup plan.
• Yue Zhengyu followed Nana as she rang her bell to soothe injured passengers, unaware that she was secretly cursing them.
• Nana revealed herself as Na Nali of the Dark Bell and planned to kill the survivors to provoke conflict between the Sun Moon Federation and the Star Luo Empire.

Lin Xuan discovered that Nana was likely Dark Bell Na Nali of the Holy Spirit Cult and that her bells had cursed Ye Xinglan. After cleansing Ye Xinglan and deciding to protect the others before confronting Na Nali, Lin Xuan prepared to thwart the hidden attack.

• Lin Xuan noticed that Nana's bell chimes triggered the Fire Dragon Pearls and suspected she was Dark Bell Na Nali.
• Lin Xuan examined Ye Xinglan and found a bell-shaped curse wrapped in eerie sound waves on her body.
• Lin Xuan used the Light Dragon Clan's Bloodline Power to destroy the curse, causing Ye Xinglan to suffer a brief, searing pain.
• Lin Xuan and Ye Xinglan decided to gather Tang Wulin and the others and secure their safety before trying to capture Na Nali.
• Lin Xuan watched Na Nali continue pretending to be an innocent girl and resolved to capture one of the Holy Spirit Cult's Four Heavenly Kings.

Lin Xuan approached Lina, a Holy Spirit Cult Heavenly King posing as Nana, and baited her with flirtation before claiming he had a treasure for her Fear Bell Martial Soul. The chapter ended as he suddenly attacked her with sword energy at close range, revealing that he had exposed her identity.

• Yue Zhengyu left Nana to help Tang Wulin lift a train car, and Lin Xuan sat down beside her.
• Nana introduced herself as Lina and flirted with Lin Xuan, while he recognized her as Na Nali of the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Lin Xuan held Lina's hand and acted lecherously, angering her as she tried to leave.
• Lin Xuan pulled Lina into his arms, then told her he had a treasure suited to her Fear Bell Martial Soul.
• Lin Xuan beckoned Lina closer and unleashed sword energy at her, leaving her shocked that he had exposed her.

Lin Xuan confronted the Evil Soul Master Na Nali while Yue Zhengyu mistook their fight for a romantic betrayal. After Na Nali’s curse nearly killed Yue Zhengyu, Lin Xuan pulled her into his Chaos Space, where she faced him and his companions.

• Yue Zhengyu saw Lin Xuan holding hands with Nana and flew into a jealous rage, despite Tang Wulin trying to explain that she was an Evil Soul Master.
• Lin Xuan attacked Na Nali, and their domains clashed as she threatened to detonate her curse and escape.
• Yue Zhengyu attacked Lin Xuan’s domain, and Na Nali triggered his curse, causing explosions throughout his body until he fainted.
• Lin Xuan revealed that he had dispelled the curses on everyone except Yue Zhengyu, then took advantage of Na Nali’s surprise to bring her into his Chaos Space.
• Na Nali found herself weakened in Lin Xuan’s strange world, surrounded by Lin Xuan, the Red-haired Little Girl, and a Blue Bird.

Lin Xuan fought Na Nali inside his Chaos Space, but she unleashed Fear Paradise and filled the domain with endlessly returning Vengeful Spirits. The chapter ended with Na Nali attacking him with powerful sound waves as the battle intensified.

• Lin Xuan tried to capture Na Nali alive, but she used her Martial Soul Avatar and attacked his soul with Vengeful Evil Soul Stab.
• Lin Xuan countered Na Nali's spiritual attack with Sword Heart Clarity, then battered her Fear Bell with his Peerless Sword Body.
• Na Nali enlarged her Fear Bell and unleashed a dark-green sonic wave that wiped out Lin Xuan's sea of sword energy.
• Na Nali created Fear Paradise, summoning Vengeful Spirits that attacked Lin Xuan and Jia Lin and re-formed after being killed.
• Lin Xuan sent Azure Sword Lights to cut down the spirits, but Na Nali continued attacking him with waves of sound from the Fear Bell.

Lin Xuan defeated Na Nali inside Chaos Space with the Blue Demon Bird’s help, then sealed her with Soul Tools. He returned to the others as the Chaos Domain dissipated.

• Lin Xuan bargained with the Blue Demon Bird to hold Na Nali off for ten breaths in exchange for twenty thousand years’ worth of soul power.
• Lin Xuan merged with Jia Lin and unleashed Sky Meteor, burning away Na Nali’s Vengeful Spirits and destroying the ghostly hand she formed to defend herself.
• Lin Xuan gathered the fiery sword qi into a giant blade, shattered Na Nali’s Bell True Body, and knocked her unconscious.
• Lin Xuan restrained Na Nali with two Sealing Soul Tools and promised to pay the Blue Demon Bird when they returned.
• The survivors waited for aid in a nearby forest while Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan, and Ye Xinglan waited outside the Chaos Domain; it dissipated and Lin Xuan appeared.