Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan visited Spirit Pagoda headquarters to see Qian Gu Ling Hua but unexpectedly reunited with Gu Yue, and they reconciled on the rooftop. Gu Yue hinted that she and Na'er had begun merging again, before Qian Gu Ling Hua arrived and Gu Yue called her “little sister.”

• Lin Xuan used Qian Gu Qing Feng's token to request a meeting with Qian Gu Ling Hua at Spirit Pagoda headquarters.
• Gu Yue intercepted the staff member handling Lin Xuan and led him to the rooftop after recognizing his dragon scale.
• Lin Xuan apologized to Gu Yue, and they embraced as he promised to support her despite the burden she carried for the soul beasts.
• Gu Yue joked about throwing Lin Xuan's other girls into a river, reminding him of Na'er, and Lin Xuan wondered if the two had fused.
• Qian Gu Ling Hua arrived, and Gu Yue greeted her as “little sister,” leaving her confused.

Lin Xuan left Gu Yue and Qian Gu Ling Hua to settle their rivalry and met Qian Gu Die Ting at the Spirit Pagoda, where the former Pagoda Master asked to inspect his Life Contract. Lin Xuan summoned Little Jialin, whose appearance as a living true dragon shocked Qian Gu Die Ting.

• Gu Yue kissed Lin Xuan goodbye, then challenged Qian Gu Ling Hua by asking what Lin Xuan had looked like during their first bath together.
• Lin Xuan took the keys to room 761 and met Qian Gu Qing Feng, who led him to the top floor to meet Qian Gu Die Ting.
• Qian Gu Die Ting asked Lin Xuan to show him the Life Contract, which he hoped could help the Spirit Pagoda compete with Shrek Academy.
• Lin Xuan summoned Little Jialin from Chaos Space, interrupting her puzzle, and Qian Gu Die Ting sensed her true-dragon bloodline.

Lin Xuan demonstrated how his Life Contract with Little Jialin increased his strength, impressing Qian Gu Die Ting and prompting him to summon the Spirit Pagoda council. At Shrek Academy, Xie Xie and Wu Sidu described briefly losing control during the fight with the Evil Soul Master, leaving Tang Wulin suspicious about how a cabinet had fallen at a crucial moment.

• Lin Xuan fused with Little Jialin and showed Qian Gu Die Ting and Qian Gu Qing Feng his crimson-gold dragon armor and wings.
• Lin Xuan punched Qian Gu Die Ting, who caught the blow but was forced back three steps and praised Lin Xuan's strength.
• Qian Gu Die Ting asked Lin Xuan to call him Grandpa, then told Qian Gu Qing Feng to gather the council members so they could reveal some things early.
• At Shrek Academy, Xie Xie told his classmates that he had frozen in place before being struck during the fight with the Evil Soul Master.
• Wu Sidu said she had also been unable to move, and Tang Wulin wondered how a cabinet had fallen without any apparent disturbance.

Tang Wulin suspected the Holy Spirit Cult was connected to his parents’ disappearance and left Shrek Academy for home during the break. At the Spirit Pagoda Core Council, Lin Xuan learned how its factions were arranged just as Qian Gu Dong Feng opened the session with a packet of statistics.

• Shen Yi and Wu Changkong suspected that an unseen expert had been present at the earlier incident, and Wu Changkong agreed to report it to the Pavilion Master.
• Tang Wulin received no answer when he called Old Tang, then examined the Golden Badge and suspected it belonged to a Holy Spirit Cult research department before leaving for home.
• Lin Xuan entered the Spirit Pagoda council chamber with Qian Gu Die Ting and saw Gu Yue and Qian Gu Ling Hua standing behind council members.
• Qian Gu Ling Hua explained that the council’s thirty seats were divided among outside organizations, Spirit Pagoda families, and the powerful Qian Gu Clan.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng began the council session by having staff distribute documents containing Spirit Pagoda statistics.

Qian Gu Dong Feng presented a report warning that Soul Beasts were nearing extinction and argued that humans had to protect their reproduction. He then revealed that Lin Xuan and Qian Gu Ling Hua had developed the Life Contract, a method for Soul Masters to obtain Soul Rings while preserving Soul Beasts' lives, leaving the councilors astonished.

• Lin Xuan read the Spirit Pagoda's report and saw that Soul Beasts had nearly vanished, while Qian Gu Ling Hua and Gu Yue reacted with sorrow and jealousy over the crisis and Lin Xuan's comfort.
• Lin Xuan reassured Qian Gu Ling Hua that peaceful coexistence was still possible, and she leaned into his embrace as Gu Yue watched.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng warned the councilors that land-based Soul Beasts could become extinct within a few hundred years and that relying on Sea Soul Beasts would only repeat past mistakes.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng explained that the Spirit Pagoda's cloning and breeding projects had largely failed, then announced that Lin Xuan and Qian Gu Ling Hua had achieved a breakthrough with the Life Contract.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng said the Life Contract let Soul Masters form contracts and obtain Soul Rings without taking a Soul Beast's life, and the councilors erupted in astonishment.

Lin Xuan demonstrated the Life Contract to the Spirit Pagoda Council, and Qian Gu Dong Feng used the breakthrough to push for Spirit Creation Academy. The proposal went to a vote, with Qian Gu Dong Feng supporting it as the Federation representatives remained silent.

• Gu Yue and Leng Yaozhu considered the Life Contract’s significance as Qian Gu Dong Feng asked Lin Xuan to demonstrate it.
• Lin Xuan summoned a disguised Flame Dragon Beast before the council, drawing questions and revealing its Ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng proposed establishing Spirit Creation Academy, donating the Life Contract research to society, and offering free cultivation costs to its first students.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng urged the council to vote, and he cast his vote in favor.

The Spirit Pagoda approved the Spirit Creation Academy and appointed its branch deans, while Qian Gu Dong Feng maneuvered to secure influence for his family. When Qian Gu Zhangting proposed capturing soul beasts and offered two to Gu Yue, Lin Xuan warned that the Life Contract could be dangerous and began arguing for cooperation with the beasts.

• The representatives approved the Spirit Creation Academy, and Qian Gu Dong Feng announced that it would begin enrolling students the following year.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng appointed Lu Ming dean of the Mecha Academy and asked Leng Yaozhu to lead the Soul Master Academy, which she accepted.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng raised concerns about the soul beast supply, and Qian Gu Zhangting volunteered to capture the first batch at Star Dou Fortress.
• Qian Gu Zhangting offered to catch two soul beasts for Gu Yue, who grew furious at his proposal.
• Lin Xuan warned that blood-essence fusion in the Life Contract could cause a soul beast's body to explode, then said the proposal had three benefits and three drawbacks.

Lin Xuan argued against immediately enslaving soul beasts and urged the Spirit Pagoda to negotiate with them first. Impressed by his reasoning, Qian Gu Die Ting appointed him dean of Spirit Creation Academy and asked whether he would accept.

• Lin Xuan outlined the short-term benefits and long-term risks of enslaving soul beasts, including failed contracts, retaliation, and damage to the Spirit Pagoda's public image.
• Lin Xuan recommended negotiating with the soul beasts first, then resorting to the previous plan only if negotiations failed.
• Qian Gu Die Ting praised Lin Xuan and assigned him to lead the negotiations alongside Leng Yaozhu.
• Lin Xuan declined the assignment twice, and Qian Gu Die Ting offered to make him dean of Spirit Creation Academy.
• Qiangu Zhangting objected that Lin Xuan lacked the strength and influence for the position, but Qian Gu Die Ting ignored him and asked Lin Xuan if he was willing.

Lin Xuan accepted the position of Spirit Creation Academy dean and prepared to leave for Star Dou Fortress, while Qian Gu Die Ting explained his political reasoning to Qian Gu Dong Feng. That night, Lin Xuan met Gu Yue in a nearby park.

• Qian Gu Die Ting appointed Lin Xuan to represent Spirit Creation Academy, and Qian Gu Dong Feng obeyed despite his reluctance.
• Qian Gu Zhangting threatened Lin Xuan, but Qian Gu Ling Hua defended him and called him her future uncle-in-law.
• Lin Xuan told Leng Yaozhu that they would depart for Star Dou Fortress the next day, then exchanged compliments with the Spirit Pagoda council members.
• Qian Gu Die Ting explained that appointing Lin Xuan would keep Spirit Creation Academy within the Qian Gu Clan’s influence while easing pressure from the other clans.
• Qian Gu Die Ting told Qian Gu Dong Feng not to interfere with Qian Gu Zhangting’s actions as long as they stayed within the rules.
• Lin Xuan went to a nearby park that night, where Gu Yue arrived to meet him.

Lin Xuan reassured Gu Yue that he wanted to change the world so humans and soul beasts could coexist, and the two shared a kiss. After Na'er briefly took over to join in, Gu Yue led Lin Xuan toward the Spirit Pagoda to stay with her.

• Gu Yue asked whether Lin Xuan sincerely supported changing the Soul Ring system, and he affirmed that he hoped the Life Contract would bring change.
• Gu Yue asked what Lin Xuan would do if the whole world became her enemy, and he promised to turn the world into one she could accept.
• Lin Xuan and Gu Yue kissed, and Na'er spoke in Gu Yue's mind and persuaded her to let her take over briefly.
• Gu Yue refused to let Na'er take over again, then asked Lin Xuan to stay at her place and led him toward the Spirit Pagoda.
• Na'er returned to the pavilion and excitedly celebrated kissing Lin Xuan while Gu Yue scolded her in their shared mind.

Gu Yue, Lin Xuan, and Leng Yaozhu entered Star Dou Fortress to visit the soul beast territory, where Gu Yue questioned whether the forest was a sanctuary or a prison. A strange black-and-white bird recognized Lin Xuan as its long-lost elder brother and flew over asking him to take it in.

• Leng Yaozhu found Gu Yue and Lin Xuan together in Gu Yue's dormitory, then accepted Lin Xuan's explanation that he had only stayed there for the night.
• Leng Yaozhu led Gu Yue and Lin Xuan through Star Dou Fortress's checkpoints and into the forest beyond its metal wall.
• Gu Yue wondered whether the soul beast forest was a final paradise or a prison before death, and Lin Xuan compared life to living inside an enclosure.
• A strange black-and-white bird sensed Lin Xuan, flew to him, and begged him to take it in as the elder brother it had never met.

Leng Yaozhu warned Lin Xuan and Gu Yue as the Yin Yang Chaos Bird arrived, revealed its identity, and asked Lin Xuan to make it his Soul Spirit. After Lin Xuan refused, the bird forced its way into his Chaos Space, where it addressed the mysterious presence watching it.

• Leng Yaozhu sensed an approaching threat, but the Yin Yang Chaos Bird dropped in front of Lin Xuan and claimed it had waited for him.
• The Yin Yang Chaos Bird asked Lin Xuan to accept it as his Soul Spirit, and Gu Yue explained that it represented the balance of yin and yang and the soul beast clan's fortune.
• Lin Xuan refused despite their compatible attributes, wary of becoming bound to the soul beast clan's fate.
• The Yin Yang Chaos Bird transformed into gray light and entered Lin Xuan's body despite Leng Yaozhu's attempt to stop it.
• Inside the Chaos Space, the Yin Yang Chaos Bird admired its surroundings and asked the enormous eyes in the sky whether the space had been created by Lin Xuan's Martial Soul.

Lin Xuan agreed to let the Yin Yang Chaos Bird become the Spirit of the Plane in his inner world through a Life Contract, giving the space a path to evolve. Di Tian confronted the group but calmed down when he saw Gu Yue, and Leng Yaozhu opened talks about cooperation with the Beast Soul side.

• The Yin Yang Chaos Bird explained that Lin Xuan's space needed a Spirit of the Plane to become a complete, independent world and offered to take that role.
• The Yin Yang Chaos Bird said it could preserve its body and continue carrying Beast Soul Fortune by using Lin Xuan's Life Contract instead of becoming a Soul Spirit.
• Lin Xuan agreed to the Life Contract, and his body outside became enveloped in chaotic yin-yang energy and multicolored light.
• Di Tian appeared in anger and released his Dark Domain, but withdrew it when he noticed Gu Yue beside Lin Xuan.
• Leng Yaozhu told Di Tian that the group had come to discuss cooperation with the Beast Soul side.

Di Tian questioned the Spirit Pagoda’s motives as Lin Xuan completed a new kind of contract with the Yin Yang Chaos Bird, one that let the soul beast keep its body and consciousness. The bird became the core of Lin Xuan’s Chaos Space, then took the form of a woman and teased him about shaping herself to his preferences.

• Di Tian distrusted Leng Yaozhu and the Spirit Pagoda, while Leng Yaozhu pointed him toward Lin Xuan’s contract with the Yin Yang Chaos Bird.
• Di Tian realized the contract preserved the Chaos Bird’s physical body and consciousness, making it fundamentally different from Soul Spirit Contracts.
• The Yin Yang Chaos Bird broke free from its destiny, transformed its yin-and-yang powers into Chaos Qi, and helped the Chaos Space develop into a world.
• Lin Xuan saw that the Chaos Bird’s laws and chains had become the foundation and core of the Chaos Heaven and Earth.
• The Chaos Bird transformed into a woman and teased Lin Xuan, who told her to stop using a cutesy voice and said he liked Little Girls.

Lin Xuan emerged with five unusual Soul Rings and introduced Xuan Yue, the former Yin Yang Chaos Bird, to Di Tian and Gu Yue. He tried to persuade Di Tian to consider cooperation through the Life Contract, then revealed a seven-colored bracelet whose aura made Di Tian recognize the Dragon God.

• Xuan Yue accepted the name Lin Xuan gave her and followed him out of the Chaos space.
• Lin Xuan revealed five black-and-white Soul Rings and a second martial soul, astonishing Leng Yaozhu.
• Di Tian demanded to see the Yin Yang Chaos Bird, and Xuan Yue appeared in human form before explaining that she belonged to Lin Xuan.
• Xuan Yue returned her original bird body as a Dark Orb containing her clan's fortune, which Di Tian examined and accepted.
• Lin Xuan proposed cooperation through the Life Contract and displayed the Nine Great Dragon Clans' bloodline auras.
• Lin Xuan revealed a seven-colored bracelet, and Di Tian recognized the aura of the Dragon God.

Lin Xuan tried to persuade Di Tian to let soul beasts voluntarily join a trial of the Life Contract, but Di Tian challenged him by summoning the beasts of the forest. The chapter ended with Leng Yaozhu shielding Lin Xuan and Gu Yue as they faced a massive gathering of soul beasts.

• Lin Xuan revealed that his Dragon God Bracelet came from a secret realm on the Star Luo Continent, and Gu Yue suspected he had visited the Dragon Tomb and might know her identity.
• Di Tian asked Gu Yue what to do, and she told him to agree to the proposal while ensuring the arrangement was not too casual.
• Lin Xuan offered a voluntary trial for Spirit Creation Academy, promised to cover the participating soul beasts’ growth resources, and said the Spirit Pagoda had rejected forcibly capturing them.
• Di Tian challenged Lin Xuan to prove the Life Contract’s value and transformed into a black dragon, summoning soul beasts from across the forest.
• Star Dou Fortress entered first-level combat readiness as Qian Gu Die Ting, Qian Gu Qing Feng, and Qian Gu Dong Feng flew toward the forest.
• Leng Yaozhu shielded Lin Xuan and Gu Yue from the gathered beasts, and Lin Xuan asked Di Tian what he intended.

Di Tian offered Lin Xuan a chance to win the Soul Beasts’ support for the Life Contract by defeating one of five powerful beasts. Lin Xuan stepped forward and challenged all five at once, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Di Tian arrived with Bear Lord, Myriad Demon King, Scarlet King, Zi Ji, and Bi Ji, and Zi Ji teased Lin Xuan and Gu Yue before recognizing Gu Yue’s authority.
• Di Tian said Lin Xuan could earn his agreement by defeating one of five powerful Soul Beasts, each with Fierce Beast bloodlines.
• Leng Yaozhu warned Lin Xuan about the beasts’ strength, while Lin Xuan claimed he was willing to risk his life for peace between humans and Soul Beasts.
• Gu Yue hugged Lin Xuan and reminded him to be careful, and Lin Xuan reassured her before kissing her forehead.
• Lin Xuan approached the five beasts, manifested golden armor, and challenged all of them to attack him together.

Lin Xuan used his Divine Eye Martial Soul to overpower five ten-thousand-year soul beasts, leaving Leng Yaozhu, Gu Yue, and the watching Fierce Beasts stunned by his strength. He continued attacking the beasts beneath the suppressive power of his black-and-white sun and moon.

• The Titan Giant Ape charged Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan activated Piercing Delusion and sent it flying with a single punch.
• Lin Xuan invited the other ten-thousand-year soul beasts to attack, and they charged him together for the sake of their race.
• Lin Xuan activated Sun and Moon Same Sky, suppressing the beasts with two illusory celestial bodies and stripping away most of their strength.
• Lin Xuan descended in his Chaos Divine Armor and struck the weakened soul beasts as Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue watched in shock and pride.
• Zi Ji watched Lin Xuan with a bright gaze, while Di Tian sighed over humanity's potential.

Lin Xuan defeated five ten-thousand-year soul beasts, then fought Zi Ji inside the independent space created by his Chaos Heaven and Earth skill. Gu Yue saw through the space and realized that Lin Xuan possessed a Plane Seed.

• Lin Xuan used his Chaos Divine Armor to withstand the Three-Headed Red Mastiff and defeated all five soul beasts, earning their submission.
• Gu Yue noticed Lin Xuan’s state of enlightenment and sent Zi Ji to spar with him.
• Zi Ji matched Lin Xuan’s punch, and Lin Xuan activated Chaos Heaven and Earth to pull her into his independent space.
• Lin Xuan attacked Zi Ji with a copied Bright Holy Dragon skill, but she swallowed its force with a Black-Purple Vortex before he followed up with another strike.
• Di Tian and Leng Yaozhu could not see into Lin Xuan’s space, but Gu Yue saw the battle and recognized the space as a Plane Seed.

Lin Xuan comprehended the self-created soul skill Creation and defeated Zi Ji in Chaos Heaven and Earth, while Gu Yue considered how his independent plane could secure the soul beasts’ future. After returning to the forest, Lin Xuan concealed his victory before turning to Di Tian to discuss cooperation with Spirit Creation Academy.

• Gu Yue recognized that Lin Xuan’s Seed of Plane could become an independent refuge for soul beasts and considered using the Abyss Lord to help it develop.
• Lin Xuan gained the fist intent and self-created soul skill Creation, then used three bodies to defeat Zi Ji in Chaos Heaven and Earth.
• Xuan Yue appeared, teased Zi Ji, and explained that she and Lin Xuan shared abilities through their Life Contract.
• Lin Xuan released Zi Ji and returned with her to the forest, where he let the surrounding soul beasts believe that Zi Ji had won.
• Zi Ji thanked Lin Xuan privately, and Lin Xuan turned to Di Tian to discuss cooperation with Spirit Creation Academy.