Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan persuaded soul beasts to join Spirit Creation Academy by promising protection and resources, and Gu Yue agreed to send Zi Ji with them. The negotiations ended with three hundred soul beasts choosing to enroll in the new Soul Beast Department, leaving Lin Xuan as the academy’s dean.

• Di Tian announced Lin Xuan’s agreement to the gathered soul beasts, but none dared volunteer until Lin Xuan promised permits, protection, and places at Spirit Creation Academy.
• Lin Xuan summoned Little Jialin, whose true dragon bloodline reassured the beasts, while Di Tian persuaded Gu Yue to send Zi Ji with them.
• Zi Ji agreed to accompany the soul beasts, and Leng Yaozhu approved Lin Xuan’s proposal to establish a Soul Beast Department led by Zi Ji.
• Lin Xuan promised the department resources for the soul beasts’ growth, prompting a ten-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape to step forward.
• Three hundred soul beasts chose to follow Lin Xuan to Spirit Creation Academy, and he declared them the department’s first students.

Lin Xuan led more than three hundred Soul Beasts through Star Dou Fortress with Federation authorization and brought them to Spirit Creation Academy. Qian Gu Dong Feng welcomed them as students, while Qian Gu Qing Feng told Lin Xuan that Ling Hua was waiting for him.

• Leng Yaozhu showed the guards the Federation permit, and Star Dou Fortress's chief commander ordered them to let the Soul Beasts pass.
• Lin Xuan led the Soul Beasts through the fortress and out into the sunlight, then told Qian Gu Die Ting about his plan to establish a Soul Beast Department.
• Qian Gu Die Ting praised Lin Xuan, and Qian Gu Dong Feng considered how the Life Contract and the Soul Beast Department could benefit Spirit Pagoda.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng announced that the Soul Beasts would join Spirit Creation Academy and receive the same treatment as human students.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng left the Soul Beasts in Lin Xuan's care, and Qian Gu Qing Feng told Lin Xuan that Ling Hua was waiting at Spirit Creation Academy.

Lin Xuan returned to Shrek City and went to the Blacksmith Association to find Mu Xi, his senior sister. He found her worn down by his absence, and she begged him not to enter her room.

• Lin Xuan promised Qian Gu Qing Feng that he would not let Qian Gu Ling Hua down, and Qian Gu Qing Feng warned him not to make her unhappy.
• Lin Xuan visited the Blacksmith Association, learned that Mu Chen was away at an exchange conference, and asked to see Mu Xi.
• Mu Xi opened the courtyard gate, recognized Lin Xuan, and threw herself into his arms in tears before suddenly running back inside.
• Lin Xuan followed Mu Xi and found her crying at her dressing table over her neglected appearance.
• Mu Xi told Lin Xuan not to come into her room, pleading with him to stay away.

Lin Xuan comforted Mu Xi over her changed appearance, and their reunion renewed their intimacy. Meanwhile, Tang Wulin read Lin Xuan’s coded warning and resolved to grow stronger without relying on his Golden Dragon King bloodline.

• Lin Xuan embraced Mu Xi, reassured her that he still loved her, and used Life Force to restore her healthy appearance.
• Mu Xi and Lin Xuan kissed and embraced, and she invited him to stay since her parents were away.
• Tang Wulin waited until Old Tang seemed asleep, then went to Red Mountain Park to read the coded messages on the mountain wall.
• Tang Wulin learned that Lin Xuan had warned him to be cautious about guidance from beyond and wondered whether gods remained in the world.
• Tang Wulin wrote his suspicions about Old Tang on the wall and resolved to strengthen himself without depending on the Golden Dragon King bloodline.

After spending the night with Mu Xi, Lin Xuan visited the still-unopened Spirit Creation Academy, where Zi Ji helped establish him as its dean. He learned that the newly arrived Soul Beasts had been settled on the Back Mountain, leaving the academy’s preparations underway.

• Mu Xi woke to find Lin Xuan gone, read his note saying he had returned to the Spirit Pagoda, and went back to sleep after recalling their night together.
• Lin Xuan arrived at the Spirit Creation Academy and found it equipped with advanced training facilities and a miniature Soul Spirit Tower.
• A security man mistook Lin Xuan for a prospective student until Zi Ji identified him as the academy’s dean.
• Lin Xuan questioned Zi Ji about her conduct and the arrangements for the Soul Beasts.
• Zi Ji told Lin Xuan that Qian Gu Ling Hua had given the Soul Beasts land on the Back Mountain, where they were enjoying their new accommodations.

Lin Xuan reunited with Setsuna and invited her to join Spirit Creation Academy, believing his Blood Essence Soul Rings could offer a path for her unusual cultivation. Tong Yu considered Setsuna’s future as Lin Xuan prepared to help her continue cultivating.

• Lin Xuan entered his office and reunited with Setsuna, who eagerly searched for Qian Gu Ling Hua.
• Lin Xuan introduced Setsuna to Gu Yue, while Setsuna timidly greeted her and Zi Ji wondered about the girl’s mixed human and soul beast bloodline.
• Little Jialin arrived and took Setsuna outside to play after getting her to call her Sister.
• Gu Yue detected Mu Xi’s lingering scent on Lin Xuan, and Lin Xuan awkwardly admitted he had visited his senior sister.
• Lin Xuan asked Tong Yu how long he would stay and invited Setsuna to join Spirit Creation Academy.
• Lin Xuan explained that Setsuna could not absorb ordinary soul rings and offered his Blood Essence Soul Ring method as an alternative path for her cultivation.

Lin Xuan learned that Qiangu Zhangting had obstructed Spirit Creation Academy’s publicity campaign and decided to rely on the media outlets still available to him. As he reviewed the academy’s sixty early recruits for his Life Contract plan, he spotted two familiar names.

• Tong Yu considered Lin Xuan’s offer to help Setsuna form Soul Rings through a Life Contract, but wanted to hear her thoughts first.
• Qian Gu Ling Hua told Lin Xuan that media outlets had broken their agreements, and she discovered Qiangu Zhangting had reassigned the Spirit Pagoda’s media staff.
• Lin Xuan concluded Qiangu Zhangting was deliberately delaying publicity and decided that the few outlets still available would be enough to launch his plan.
• Gu Yue handed Lin Xuan the list of sixty early recruits for Spirit Creation Academy, and he recognized two names on it.

Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi, now Four-Ring Soul Masters at Spirit Creation Academy, gathered with fellow students after hearing that the dean was coming to select people for a special trial. Zhou Tian'er revealed that the dean’s surname was Lin, leaving the students curious about the mysterious leader.

• Wang Jinxi practiced Overlord Fist, and Zhang Yangzi comforted him by recalling their late teacher, Elder Zhang.
• Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi reflected on their years at Haidong Academy, their progress, and their hopes of competing against Lin Xuan and their former friends.
• Their homeroom teacher summoned them to the training hall, where school leaders would select students for a special program.
• Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi met Zhou Hanyou and Zhou Tian'er among the gathered students and discussed the dean’s visit.
• Zhou Tian'er said she had heard that the dean’s surname was Lin and that the dean came from the Spirit Pagoda’s upper echelons.

Lin Xuan revealed himself as the new dean of Spirit Creation Academy and introduced the Life Contract, a method that let Soul Masters contract with living soul beasts. He opened registration for Four-Ring Soul Masters and above, then called several former classmates forward.

• The admissions instructor welcomed the new students and introduced Dean Lin, whose youthful appearance stunned the crowd.
• Zhou Tian'er, Wang Jinxi, Zhou Hanyou, and Zhang Yangzi recognized Lin Xuan as their former classmate after he winked at them from the stage.
• Lin Xuan declared that Spirit Creation Academy aimed to surpass Shrek Academy and demonstrated his power by transforming into dragon-scale armor with fire dragon wings.
• Lin Xuan summoned Jia Lin and introduced the Life Contract, explaining that it let Soul Masters form contracts with living soul beasts and become Spirit Contract Masters.
• Lin Xuan announced that Four-Ring Soul Masters and above could register for lessons, and the instructor called Yun Feng, Yao Yue, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi forward.

Lin Xuan led fifteen fourth-ring Soul Masters to the Back Mountain to choose Soul Beast partners for Life Contracts. After the students began searching among the gathered beasts, Wang Jinxi emerged riding a massive Black Dragon Turtle.

• Lin Xuan selected fifteen fourth-ring students and led them to the Back Mountain, while Zhou Tian'er and Zhou Hanyou watched him with admiration and curiosity.
• The students encountered an Earth Rhinoceros, but Lin Xuan explained that the Soul Beasts were academy students and would become partners through Life Contracts.
• Zi Ji gathered more than three hundred Soul Beasts, and Lin Xuan taught the students how to sense their attributes and warned them to choose compatible partners.
• Wang Jinxi entered the beast horde first, followed by the other students, as Zi Ji questioned whether they could meet the Life Contract's demands.
• After a long wait, Wang Jinxi appeared riding a massive Black Dragon Turtle.

Wang Jinxi chose a Spirit Abyss Dragon Turtle, and Lin Xuan supervised ten students as they attempted Life Contracts with soul beasts. When one student’s contract failed, Lin Xuan saved him and explained that he could try again; the student and his wolf gained a stronger bond, while their Power of Faith reached Xuan Yue.

• Wang Jinxi chose the Spirit Abyss Dragon Turtle, and Lin Xuan warned him about the risks of its powerful bloodline.
• Ten students and ten soul beasts began Life Contract rituals while Lin Xuan used Piercing Delusion to monitor them and stop dangerous conflicts.
• Lin Xuan severed one male student’s failing contract and healed his injured organs.
• Lin Xuan reassured the student that he could try again with Little Black after building their understanding.
• The student and Little Black sent two golden specks of Power of Faith to Lin Xuan, and Xuan Yue recognized them.

Lin Xuan gathered faith through his work promoting the Life Contract and oversaw a trial in which five students successfully bonded with soul beasts. He then asked the new Spirit Contract Masters to challenge Shrek, and they agreed.

• Lin Xuan explained that he planned to collect faith as a peace ambassador and used a divine soul avatar in Chaos Space to receive it safely.
• Zhou Tian'er successfully contracted with a Greenwood Fox and gained enhanced plant control and physical strength.
• Lin Xuan helped Zhou Hanyou steady her bloodline, allowing her to complete her contract with an Ice Spirit Finch.
• Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Yun Feng also completed their contracts, while the students who failed were told they could try again in three months.
• Lin Xuan kept the five successful students behind and asked them to challenge Shrek, and they agreed.

Lin Xuan prepared Spirit Creation Academy’s students to challenge Shrek Academy and encouraged Setsuna to become stronger. Tong Yu burst into Setsuna’s room after misreading their voices, then froze at what he saw.

• Zhou Tian'er doubted whether Spirit Creation Academy could challenge Shrek, but Lin Xuan said the academy’s students could hold their own and scheduled an exchange in a week.
• Lin Xuan visited Setsuna, who said she wanted to join Spirit Creation Academy and initially recoiled at the prospect of becoming stronger because of her past abuse by the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Setsuna resolved to grow stronger so she could protect Lin Xuan and Ling Hua, and Lin Xuan passed her his method for condensing Blood Essence Soul Rings.
• Lin Xuan took Setsuna into the soundproof bedroom to help her practice, while Tong Yu returned and misinterpreted their voices.
• Tong Yu kicked open the bedroom door, then froze at the scene inside.

Lin Xuan finished training Setsuna and led his students to challenge Shrek Academy. The group reached Shrek’s gates, where Wang Jinxi defeated a student as reporters rushed to publicize the confrontation.

• Lin Xuan struck Setsuna with a special technique to help her merge with the White Wolf Bloodline, while Tong Yu briefly interrupted them before leaving.
• A week later, Lin Xuan practiced the Azure Leaf Grass Sword Skill and welcomed Zhou Tian'er, Zhou Hanyou, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and the others.
• Lin Xuan led the group toward Shrek Academy after training them to use soul-beast Blood Essence.
• Xu Sanguan and another student mocked the idea of anyone challenging Shrek, then saw the newcomers holding a challenge sign.
• Wang Jinxi caught Xu Sanguan’s punch, knocked him unconscious, and sat on him as reporters photographed the scene and published sensational reports.
• The remaining gate guard contacted a Shrek instructor for help.

Lin Xuan brought Spirit Creation Academy students to challenge Shrek Academy, where Wang Jinxi defeated the students who confronted him. The confrontation escalated when Cai Yue'er rebuked the defeated Shrek students and turned her Titled Douluo aura on Lin Xuan and his group.

• Qiangu Zhangting learned that Lin Xuan had taken Spirit Creation Academy's new students to Shrek Academy and went to watch, hoping Lin Xuan would fail.
• Wang Jinxi defeated a circle of Shrek students, while Lin Xuan told reporters about Spirit Creation Academy and praised Shrek.
• Cai Yue'er declared that the defeated students were no longer Shrek students, and she flung aside those who begged her to reconsider.
• Wu Changkong held back from challenging Cai Yue'er, while Shen Yi urged him to leave the matter to her.
• Lin Xuan invited the expelled students to join Spirit Creation Academy, and Cai Yue'er unleashed her Titled Douluo aura on the gathered group.

Tong Yu and Ya Li intervened when Cai Yue'er confronted Lin Xuan's group at Shrek Academy, while Qian Gu Die Ting kept Yun Ming occupied at the Sea God Pavilion. Lin Xuan declared a friendly exchange, and Cai Yue'er accepted the challenge with confidence.

• Tong Yu stepped between Cai Yue'er and Wang Jinxi's group, suppressing her aura and warning Setsuna not to imitate her behavior.
• Qian Gu Die Ting stayed for tea with Yun Ming, who sent Ya Li to watch over the confrontation at the academy gates.
• Ya Li arrived and healed the expelled students after Shen Yi explained the dispute, while Lin Xuan concealed his challenge sign.
• Lin Xuan proposed a friendly exchange, and Cai Yue'er challenged his group to choose either one-on-one matches or a group battle.

Spirit Creation Academy and Shrek Academy began their agreed singles match, with Wang Jinxi facing Yuanen Yehui. As their fight continued, Lin Xuan considered recruiting Yuanen Yehui for her Fallen Angel Martial Soul and its connection to the Demon Plane, before someone hugged him from behind.

• Lin Xuan and Cai Yue'er agreed to hold a Singles Competition and a Team Competition, then marked out an arena at Shrek Academy's gate.
• Lin Xuan quietly instructed Wang Jinxi before Wang Jinxi challenged Shrek Academy; Wu Changkong chose Yuanen Yehui to face him instead of Ye Xinglan.
• Wang Jinxi and Yuanen Yehui unleashed their Martial Souls and traded punches, with Wang Jinxi matching Yuanen Yehui's strength despite her boosting Soul Skills.
• Lin Xuan thought about recruiting Yuanen Yehui and using her Fallen Angel Martial Soul to reach the Demon Plane, which he hoped his Chaos Space could devour.
• Someone wrapped their arms around Lin Xuan from behind and asked why he was there.

Xu Xiaoyan returned to Shrek Academy and learned that Lin Xuan had come to challenge it while Wang Jinxi fought Yuanen Yehui. Lin Xuan had told Wang Jinxi to force a draw, and Wang Jinxi prepared to defend against Yuanen Yehui’s powerful transformation.

• Xu Xiaoyan returned early from Eastsea City, reunited with Lin Xuan, and asked why a challenge was taking place.
• Lin Xuan explained that he was challenging Shrek Academy, while Yue Zhengyu grew jealous seeing him with Xu Xiaoyan.
• Tang Wulin returned and asked Xie Xie about the challenge, and Xie Xie explained what had happened.
• Yuanen Yehui transformed with Troll - Titan and launched a powerful attack at Wang Jinxi.
• Wang Jinxi summoned his Spirit Abyss Bone Shield and defended, following Lin Xuan’s instruction to force a draw.

Yuanen Yehui and Wang Jinxi fought to a draw after Cai Yue'er warned Yuanen and Wang Jinxi's bone shield sent her flying toward the arena's edge. Lin Xuan used the disputed match to build interest in Spirit Creation Academy, then Cai Yue'er announced a seven-person Team Competition.

• Yuanen Yehui repeatedly struck Wang Jinxi's bone shield until it released a recoil force that sent her toward the edge of the arena.
• Yuanen Yehui fired an Air Cannon at Wang Jinxi, and both fighters landed outside the arena.
• Lin Xuan proposed a draw, and Yuanen Yehui rebuked Cai Yue'er for interfering before Ya Li accepted the result.
• Lin Xuan announced the match as a draw and explained that close contests would fuel debate and raise Spirit Creation Academy's profile.
• Cai Yue'er announced that the next match would be a seven-person Team Competition, while Lin Xuan grew angry at her attempt to control the narrative.

Lin Xuan agreed to join the seven-person Team Competition after Cai Yue'er insisted on the format. Tang Wulin brought Xu Xiaoyan onto Shrek's team to hold Lin Xuan back, and both sides entered the arena as the match began.

• Cai Yue'er demanded a seven-person match and urged Shrek's students to beat Lin Xuan.
• Yue Zhengyu and Ye Xinglan argued over who would fight Lin Xuan until Wu Changkong stopped them.
• Tang Wulin recalled that Lin Xuan had escaped the Underworld King Douluo and sent Xie Xie to bring Xu Xiaoyan back.
• Xu Xiaoyan agreed to hold Lin Xuan back, claiming they were evenly matched.
• Wu Changkong selected Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan, Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi, Yue Zhengyu, Yuanen Yehui, and Xie Xie for Shrek's team.
• Lin Xuan led his group onto the arena, and the Team Competition began.