Chapter Summaries

After Shrek's team won the Soul Fighting Competition, Xian Lin'er brought the students back to the academy and took them to Sea God Island for a commendation ceremony at Sea God Pavilion. Lin Yun wondered what reward Mu En would offer as Shrek tried to recruit him.

• Xian Lin'er dropped her attempt to recruit Lin Yun into the Soul Tool Department and congratulated the team on preserving Shrek Academy's honor.
• Xian Lin'er led the team back from Star Luo City to Shrek Academy, where Mu En instructed her to bring them to Sea God Lake.
• Xian Lin'er announced that the academy would hold the team's award ceremony in Sea God Pavilion, exciting the students who knew its significance.
• Lin Yun reflected that he had kept the three championship Soul Bones and wondered what Mu En would offer him as a reward.
• Xian Lin'er lifted the group in a bubble and carried them across Sea God Lake toward Sea God Island and the Golden Tree.

Lin Yun watched Shrek’s leaders reprimand Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, and Yao Haoxuan for their disastrous mission, then laughed at the academy’s handling of the matter. Cai Meier defended the punishment as a lesson meant to keep Inner Academy disciples alive.

• Xian Lin'er showed Lin Yun and the others the Golden Tree and offered its cultivation benefits as an incentive to join Shrek, but Lin Yun showed no interest.
• Cai Meier gave Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, and Yao Haoxuan major demerits for their careless handling of the Evil Soul Master mission, then canceled the penalties against their tournament performance while keeping them as a warning.
• Lin Yun privately mocked Shrek for reprimanding the survivors while leaving Xuan Zi unaccountable, then laughed aloud during the meeting.
• Lin Yun claimed he was laughing because his Ice Jade Scorpion seemed to be pregnant, and Xiao Xiao joined the joke by saying hers did too.
• Cai Meier explained that Inner Academy missions were dangerous and that she wanted the three disciples to learn to prioritize survival, prompting Ling Luochen and Yao Haoxuan to feel grateful.

Cai Meier announced the tournament rewards, giving Lin Yun a fifty-thousand-year Whale Rubber and a chance to meditate beneath the Golden Tree. Lin Yun asked to save that opportunity for later because he needed to leave Shrek, and Mu En allowed him to claim it whenever he wished.

• Lin Yun noticed that Cai Meier’s speech had persuaded most of the students, while he, Ning Tian, Xiao Xiao, and Wu Feng remained unconvinced.
• Cai Meier promoted Wang Yan to special-grade Inner Academy teacher and gave the reserve team improved cultivation pills and medicinal herbs.
• Cai Meier awarded Lin Yun a fifty-thousand-year Whale Rubber and an opportunity to meditate at the bottom of the Golden Tree, in addition to his three tournament Soul Bones.
• Lin Yun asked Cai Meier whether he could save the meditation opportunity because he needed to leave Shrek temporarily.
• Mu En said Lin Yun could claim the reward whenever he wished.

Lin Yun accepted the rewards from Shrek but chose not to meditate beneath the Golden Tree, wary of Tang San’s hidden contingencies. Before returning to Star Dou to carry out a dangerous plan, he refused Xiao Xiao’s request to come with him, leaving her at the academy as his next schemes began.

• Lin Yun accepted Mu En’s support and decided to postpone entering the Golden Tree until Electrolux was stronger and he had made preparations.
• Sea God Pavilion distributed the rewards but did not name the other reserve team members lifelong Shrek Seven Monsters.
• Xiao Xiao asked to visit Lin Yun’s home with him, but Lin Yun refused because he had secret business to handle on his return to the sect.
• Lin Yun told Xiao Xiao to wait at the academy and promised he would not be gone long.

Lin Yun left Shrek Academy on approved indefinite leave and returned to the Lake of Life, where he learned that the Myriad Demon King had captured Xue Qingci. The chapter ended with Xue Qingci recalling the tournament before a terrifying presence appeared beside the Dou Ling Team’s carriage.

• Zhang Lexuan approved Lin Yun’s indefinite leave request, and he left Shrek Academy with the Ice Empress.
• The Ice Empress transformed into human form and spent several days with Lin Yun before returning to his arms as a little scorpion.
• Lin Yun flew to the Lake of Life, where Di Tian greeted him and reported that the Myriad Demon King had brought back a human captive.
• Lin Yun and Di Tian traveled to the Myriad Demon King’s territory and heard Xue Qingci demanding to know why she had been captured.
• Xue Qingci remembered the tournament while riding in a carriage with her defeated teammates, then a terrifying aura and laugh appeared beside them.

The Myriad Demon King abducted Xue Qingci and used an illusion to convince the Dou Ling Team that Huang Jinxu had taken her. After bringing Xue Qingci to Lin Yun, he revealed Lin Yun as the Honored One, leaving the frightened princess convinced she was trapped among Soul Beasts.

• The Myriad Demon King appeared as a Titled Douluo, scattered the Dou Ling Team, and vanished with Xue Qingci.
• The Dou Ling Team's supervising teacher recognized the attacker as Huang Jinxu and returned to the Dou Ling Empire believing the Star Luo Empire had abducted the princess.
• The Myriad Demon King revealed that he had planted the false memory of Huang Jinxu's attack in the Dou Ling Team and had kept Xue Qingci imprisoned until Lin Yun arrived.
• The Myriad Demon King knelt before Lin Yun and addressed him as the Honored One, shocking Xue Qingci.
• Xue Qingci realized Lin Yun commanded powerful Soul Beasts, panicked, and cried that she would be eaten.

Lin Yun asked Xue Qingci to reveal her Martial Soul and discovered she possessed the death-aligned Necro Blood Feather Crane. After reading a secret history, he learned it had resulted from the Heaven Dou Imperial Family’s generations-long attempts to transform its swan Martial Soul into an Emerald Swan, leaving Xue Qingci’s origins exposed to him and Electrolux.

• Lin Yun confronted Xue Qingci about being an Evil Soul Master, and Di Tian frightened her into answering his questions.
• Xue Qingci revealed her Necro Blood Feather Crane Martial Soul, whose pure death attribute intrigued Lin Yun and Electrolux.
• Lin Yun questioned why Xue Qingci’s Martial Soul was a crane rather than the swan inherited by her family, and she gave him a secret book.
• Lin Yun and Electrolux read that the former Heaven Dou Imperial Family had tried for generations to evolve its swan Martial Soul into an Emerald Swan, causing severe bloodline backlash.
• The book revealed that Xue Qingci’s difficult birth and accumulated Martial Soul backlash had produced the Necro Blood Feather Crane.

Lin Yun and Electrolux discovered that Xue Qingci’s powerful death-attribute Martial Soul was destroying her body and that four precious Soul Bones had only prolonged her life. Lin Yun suspected the Heaven Spirit Imperial Family had kept her alive so she could pass on the Martial Soul, while Electrolux vowed to save her.

• Lin Yun read the Heaven Dou Imperial Family’s secrets and, with Electrolux, examined Xue Qingci’s failing health.
• Lin Yun found four high-grade Soul Bones were extending Xue Qingci’s life despite the damage caused by her Martial Soul and death attribute.
• Lin Yun and Electrolux concluded that the imperial family had likely prolonged Xue Qingci’s life so she could have children and pass on her Martial Soul.
• Xue Qingci feared she was going to die, and Electrolux promised that he would overcome her fate and resolve the Martial Soul’s backlash.
• Lin Yun noted that Xue Qingci had been taken and that the Dou Ling Empire might be thrown into upheaval when its team reported back.

Lin Yun set Myriad Demon King in motion on a plan to provoke turmoil between humans and soul beasts, while Electrolux assessed Xue Qingci as a possible successor. Lin Yun then asked Bijie to take him to a Golden Tortoise whose life force was mysteriously draining away.

• Lin Yun assigned Myriad Demon King the first step of his plan to strike back against humanity, while Di Tian offered his help and was told to wait.
• Xue Qingci feared for her life as she overheard Lin Yun and Myriad Demon King plotting, but stayed composed when Lin Yun addressed her.
• Lin Yun explained his and Electrolux's suspicions about Xue Qingci's fate, leaving her devastated and questioning whether her life had meaning.
• Lin Yun left Xue Qingci with Electrolux and departed with Di Tian as Myriad Demon King went to carry out the plan.
• Bijie arrived, and Lin Yun asked her to lead him to the Golden Tortoise she had once treated for its uncurable loss of life force.

Lin Yun went with Bijie and Di Tian to the Golden Tortoise clan’s territory to confront the Golden Tortoise that had stolen Life Gold from the Lake of Life. He exposed the seemingly frail tortoise’s true cultivation as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, leaving it terrified and the clan stunned.

• Bijie remembered the Golden Tortoise she had once treated and led Lin Yun and Di Tian to its territory.
• Di Tian unleashed his pressure across the clan’s territory, incapacitating weaker tortoises and pinning down the stronger ones.
• Bijie identified the frail Golden Tortoise, and Di Tian seized it and brought it before Lin Yun.
• The Golden Tortoise claimed it had only ten thousand years of cultivation and could speak because of its clan’s natural gifts.
• Lin Yun recognized that the Golden Tortoise was actually a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, shocking the clan and filling the tortoise with despair.

Lin Yun exposed the Golden Tortoise as the thief who had swallowed the Life Gold, and Di Tian killed it to recover the treasure. Lin Yun then used Soul Fire to burn its corpse and drew out its soul, intending to punish it and test a way to solve the Soul Ring problem.

• Lin Yun revealed that the Golden Tortoise had stolen and swallowed the Life Gold, and the terrified beast pleaded for him to keep the secret.
• Di Tian recognized the Golden Tortoise as the thief he had hunted for a thousand years and pierced its shell to retrieve the Life Gold from its stomach.
• Lin Yun took the Life Gold and declared that traitors deserved soul extraction and spirit refinement.
• The Golden Tortoise died from fear after Di Tian threatened it, leaving behind a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Lin Yun ignited Soul Fire over the Golden Tortoise's corpse, exposed its torso soul bone, and drew its soul out for a test of Undead Magic.

Lin Yun used Undead Magic to combine the Golden Tortoise’s soul, Soul Ring, and Soul Bone into a bracelet, intending to give Electrolux materials for researching Artificial Soul Rings. After returning to the Lake of Life, Lin Yun handed Electrolux the bracelet and encouraged him to pursue the experiment.

• Lin Yun sealed the Golden Tortoise’s soul, Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and Soul Bone into a bracelet for research.
• Lin Yun punished the tortoise clan by assigning them to clear the Star Dou Great Forest’s rivers for a hundred years.
• Lin Yun noticed that his seals were leaking energy and brought the bracelet back to the Lake of Life.
• Electrolux reinforced the bracelet’s seals and agreed to study the idea of Artificial Soul Rings.
• Lin Yun affirmed his support for Electrolux’s research into alternatives that could preserve the soul master profession.

Lin Yun gave Electrolux a piece of Life Gold to help him leave Lin Yun’s Spiritual Sea and heal Xue Qingci, forging a friendship with Electrolux as Xue Qingci joined Lin Yun’s service. Meanwhile, the Dou Ling Empire retaliated for Xue Qingci’s supposed death by launching a devastating attack on Star Luo Empire troops, leaving the conflict poised to escalate.

• Lin Yun gave Electrolux the Soul Devouring Carving Knife’s Life Gold, and Electrolux accepted the gift as a sign of trust and friendship.
• Electrolux and Xue Qingci began using the Life Gold to address the dangers in her body, while Xue Qingci chose to stay in the Star Dou Great Forest and work for Lin Yun.
• The Dou Ling Team reported to the emperor that Xue Qingci had been killed by Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu, prompting the Xue Family and the empire to react furiously.
• The Heaven Spirit Emperor sent the army toward the Star Luo Empire border and fired three Level 7 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells and one Level 8 shell at its troops.
• The bombardment annihilated the Star Luo Empire’s border army corps, including its Soul Saint commander, shocking Xu Jiawei.

The Dou Ling Empire invaded the Star Luo Empire, catching Xu Jiawei off guard and capturing several cities before its advance was halted. Xu Jiawei ordered Dai Hao to counterattack while Xu Jiujiu took command at the Mingdou Mountain Range, but the chapter ended with Dai Hao being defeated instead.

• The Dou Ling Empire broke through three Star Luo defensive lines and captured seven or eight cities before its army was stopped.
• Xu Jiawei learned that the Dou Ling Empire had attacked without warning and executed the Star Luo envoys sent to negotiate.
• Xu Jiawei decided to recall Dai Hao to counterattack at Starfall City, while Xu Jiujiu temporarily took command of the Mingdou Mountain Range defenses.
• Xu Jiawei received a battle report revealing that Dai Hao had been defeated.

After Dai Hao was defeated by Heavenly Sun Douluo, Xu Jiawei ordered the Star Luo Empire to prepare for war and called out its own Rank 97 Super Douluo. The two empires then clashed at Yunxing City, where neither side gained an advantage in the sky and both armies suffered heavy casualties.

• Heavenly Sun Douluo slapped Dai Hao from the sky, forcing the Star Luo Empire's defenses back toward Star Luo City.
• Xu Jiawei ordered elite legions to reinforce Yunxing City and went to invite the Star Luo Empire's Chief Worshipper, Ye Canfeng, to fight.
• Ye Canfeng and Heavenly Sun Douluo battled above Yunxing City as the Star Luo and Dou Ling armies fought on the ground.
• The two Super Douluo failed to gain the upper hand, while the armies suffered heavy losses, with Star Luo taking more casualties.
• The battle marked the beginning of open war between the Star Luo and Dou Ling Empires.

The Dou Ling Empire launched a furious war against the Star Luo Empire after Lin Yun’s abduction of Xue Qingci was blamed on Star Luo, throwing the continent’s politics into chaos. At the Lake of Life, Lin Yun met the transformed Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who introduced herself as Di Qiu’er.

• The Xue Family’s resentment and desperation drove the Dou Ling Empire to attack the Star Luo Empire, while the Heaven Dou and Sun Moon Empires watched.
• Lin Yun returned to the Lake of Life and reflected on how Dou Ling’s war had disrupted his plans.
• Di Qiu’er approached Lin Yun in human form and sat beside him at the lake.
• Di Qiu’er told Lin Yun she had chosen her name because Di Tian raised her and she transformed in autumn.
• Lin Yun realized Di Qiu’er’s name had no connection to Tang San and was pleased that she would remain with the Star Dou Great Forest.

Di Qiu'er met Lin Yun after taking human form and showed him her Golden Dragon Martial Soul and Golden Dragon Spear. Lin Yun confirmed the spear had been made from his forty-ninth rib and explained that the matching Silver Dragon Spear was with Di Qiu'er's master.

• Di Qiu'er told Lin Yun she had taken human form three days earlier and had been learning about humans from Aunt Bijie.
• Di Qiu'er showed Lin Yun her Golden Dragon Martial Soul and revealed that her proud public demeanor gave way to a playful, affectionate side around him.
• Di Qiu'er summoned the Golden Dragon Spear and asked Lin Yun whether it had been made from his forty-ninth rib.
• Lin Yun confirmed the legend and told Di Qiu'er that the Silver Dragon Spear was with her master.

Lin Yun rejected Di Qiu'er’s plea to accompany him to Shrek, fearing her soul beast fate would expose her to Tang San. Di Qiu'er cried to Di Tian, who comforted her but said he could not oppose Lin Yun.

• Lin Yun asked Di Qiu'er what she planned to do after taking human form, and she said she wanted to stay with him forever.
• Lin Yun refused to bring Di Qiu'er to Shrek, warning that her soul beast fate would put her in danger and interfere with his plans.
• Lin Yun left Lake of Life, and Di Qiu'er curled up on the shore and wept that she would never like him again.
• Di Tian appeared and listened as Di Qiu'er threw herself into his arms, crying about how she had shaped her human form and martial soul for Lin Yun.
• Di Tian comforted Di Qiu'er but told her he could not help because no one was allowed to defy Lin Yun's will.

Di Tian comforted Di Qiu'er after Lin Yun forbade her from going to Shrek Academy, and she began to believe Lin Yun's harshness came from concern for her. Meanwhile, Myriad Demon King released a provocative book about Xuan Zi that stirred discussion across the continent.

• Di Tian told Di Qiu'er that the soul beast race's future depended on Lin Yun and that she needed to obey his orders rather than put herself at risk.
• Di Tian explained that Lin Yun had spoken harshly because he feared Di Qiu'er might secretly go to Shrek Academy and be endangered.
• Di Qiu'er stopped crying and imagined that Lin Yun was a stubborn tsundere who cared about her but was embarrassed to show it.
• Di Tian promised to suggest that Lin Yun take Di Qiu'er to the human world if an opportunity arose, and she agreed not to go to Shrek Academy on her own.
• Myriad Demon King released Teacher Qingye's provocative book about becoming part of Shrek's upper echelon, sparking discussion across the Douluo Continent.

A special episode recast Xuan Zi as a Holy Spirit Cult infiltrator who sabotaged Shrek Academy while rising to become the cult’s Supreme Elder. With Mu En nearing death, Xuan Zi expected to take over the Sea God Pavilion.

• Shrek Academy failed to contain the spread of Lin Yun’s books, and Myriad Demon King helped circulate Xuan Zi’s special episode across the continent.
• The episode described how the Holy Spirit Cult formed after Spirit Hall’s destruction and planned to infiltrate Shrek Academy.
• The Holy Spirit Cult sent Xuan Zi, whose Godly Taotie Bull Martial Soul helped him gain admission and conceal his identity for nearly two hundred years.
• Xuan Zi secretly led a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast toward Shrek’s Inner Academy disciples, nearly wiping out their squad.
• During the Soul Fighting Competition, Xuan Zi worked with the Death God Emissary to devastate Shrek’s main team and later helped the Emissary escape.
• Xuan Zi became the Holy Spirit Cult’s Supreme Elder and expected to succeed Mu En as master of the Sea God Pavilion.