Chapter Summaries

Bai Xiuxiu escaped arrest after claiming to be Nan Fusheng’s girlfriend, and Nan Fusheng backed up her lie to Aqua. After Aqua let them leave, Nan Fusheng, Qingque, and Bai Xiuxiu shared desserts, where he explained why he had helped her.

• Cornered by Aqua, Bai Xiuxiu claimed she was Nan Fusheng’s girlfriend to avoid being treated as a spy.
• Nan Fusheng arrived and confirmed Bai Xiuxiu’s name and their supposed relationship, then promised Aqua he would take responsibility for her.
• Aqua demanded that Bai Xiuxiu and Nan Fusheng kiss to prove they were a couple, so Bai Xiuxiu gave him a quick peck.
• Aqua agreed to let Bai Xiuxiu go, and Nan Fusheng led her and Qingque away while Bing Meng questioned Aqua’s decision.
• At a dessert shop, Nan Fusheng told Bai Xiuxiu he had helped because she seemed like a good person and because Qingque had asked him to.

Nan Fusheng left Bai Xiuxiu with Qingque, who revealed that she knew Bai Xiuxiu was a soul beast and disclosed her own identity as an Imperial Divine Beast. Qingque offered to bring Bai Xiuxiu to the Governor's Mansion, where Bai Xiuxiu could hide her identity and work in exchange for lodging, and led her there.

• Nan Fusheng introduced himself and Qingque to Bai Xiuxiu, then left to handle a private matter.
• Qingque privately told Bai Xiuxiu she knew she was a soul beast and revealed herself as an Imperial Divine Beast.
• Bai Xiuxiu admitted she had come ashore for revenge after a powerful Sea Soul Beast killed her mother and clansmen.
• Qingque offered to help Bai Xiuxiu settle in the Governor's Mansion and warned her to conceal her identity from Nan Fusheng.
• Qingque arranged for Bai Xiuxiu to work in exchange for food and lodging, then took her toward the Governor's Mansion.

Wu Sidu and Zheng Yiran fled toward Skysea City after Wu Sidu transformed into an Ocaser, but Duanmu Yan of War God Temple intercepted them and attacked. Zheng Yiran escaped while Wu Sidu stayed behind to hold him off, leaving their fight about to begin.

• Wu Sidu recalled how the Mourning Rage Virus transformed her into an Ocaser in the Ocean, allowing her and Zheng Yiran to survive and reach Skysea City.
• Wu Sidu and Zheng Yiran planned to seek help from Nan Fusheng, but Duanmu Yan appeared and identified Wu Sidu as an Ocaser.
• Duanmu Yan revealed his eight spirit rings and attacked, while Wu Sidu and Zheng Yiran used their spirit skills to cover their escape.
• Duanmu Yan burned through Zheng Yiran's poison with his Ultimate Fire and refused to let the women go, declaring that he would execute them both.
• Wu Sidu told Zheng Yiran to flee; Zheng Yiran flew away in her Two-word Battle Armor as Wu Sidu prepared to face Duanmu Yan alone.

Wu Siduo was defeated by Duanmu Yan, who taunted her about being an Ocaser before preparing to kill her. Sirin arrived and saved her, then trapped Duanmu Yan in a twisted space as enormous scissors closed in on him.

• Wu Siduo lost her fight with Duanmu Yan after her Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill failed to overcome his strength.
• Duanmu Yan recognized Wu Siduo as a Shrek survivor and an Ocaser, taunted her about her future, and pressed his attack.
• Wu Siduo drew on the Baozu Worm's power to defend herself, but Duanmu Yan broke through her barrier and prepared a fatal strike.
• Sirin interrupted Duanmu Yan with Space Spears, forcing him to summon his Battle Armor and evade the attacks.
• Sirin lured Duanmu Yan into a trap, transported him to a distorted space, and sent enormous scissors cutting toward him.

Nan Fusheng left Sirin to guard the Purple Cocoon while he carried the unconscious Wu Sidu away. Sirin fought Duanmu Yan and Huo Tian, was struck by Huo Tian’s Seven-Colored Lotus Flower, and chose to retreat through a Space Gate after Duanmu Yan fled.

• Nan Fusheng carried the unconscious Wu Sidu through an illusory gate, leaving Sirin behind to play near the Purple Cocoon.
• Sirin explained that she was Nan Fusheng’s new Demigod Soul Spirit, formed by the fusion of his Time, Star, and Spirit Soul Spirits.
• Huo Tian broke out of Sirin’s Purple Cocoon and fought her, losing an arm before Duanmu Yan ordered him to use the Seven-Colored Lotus Flower.
• Huo Tian’s Seven-Colored Lotus Flower burned through Sirin’s Spatial Barrier and sent her crashing into rocks, while Duanmu Yan withdrew Huo Tian and fled in exhaustion.
• Sirin emerged from the rocks, decided not to pursue Duanmu Yan, and returned through a Space Gate.

Wu Sidu recovered in Nan Fusheng’s mansion and told him how she had survived with the Shrek Academy survivors by becoming an Ocaser. The next morning, Bai Xiuxiu moved in with Nan Fusheng and Qingque, but a ruby necklace given to her by Augustus began glowing, prompting her to hurry back to her room.

• Wu Sidu woke in Nan Fusheng’s mansion, clung to him in tears, and asked whether he had saved her.
• Wu Sidu told Nan Fusheng about the Shrek Academy survivors, their journey at sea, and her choice to become an Ocaser; he reassured her and gave her restorative medicinal soup.
• Nan Fusheng agreed to let Bai Xiuxiu stay in his mansion after Qingque asked, and Bai Xiuxiu accepted his offer and began calling him Fusheng.
• Qingque told Bai Xiuxiu to remain inside while she handled the issue of Bai Xiuxiu’s identity, and Bai Xiuxiu agreed to repay her help.
• Qingque noticed Bai Xiuxiu’s ruby necklace glowing, and Bai Xiuxiu hurried to her room, suspecting Augustus was trying to contact her.

Bai Xiuxiu followed Augustus’s order to obtain Nan Fusheng’s hair while continuing her work in the Governor’s Mansion and meeting Nahida. After Augustus absorbed the hair, he began assigning Bai Xiuxiu a second task.

• Augustus ordered Bai Xiuxiu to collect Nan Fusheng’s hair or other tissue so he could assess Nan Fusheng’s condition.
• Bai Xiuxiu worked through Qingque’s paperwork until Qingque brought her to meet Nahida.
• Nahida questioned Bai Xiuxiu about her revenge against the Demon Empress and warned her not to expose the mansion’s Soul Beasts or endanger Nan Fusheng.
• Bai Xiuxiu wondered why Augustus and Nahida were interested in Nan Fusheng, then decided to complete Augustus’s order.
• Bai Xiuxiu secretly cut several strands of Nan Fusheng’s hair during dinner and delivered them to Augustus.
• Augustus absorbed the hair and began giving Bai Xiuxiu a second task.

Augustus ordered Bai Xiuxiu to collect Nan Fusheng’s blood, while Wu Sidu asked Nan Fusheng for advice about joining the military or Federal Central Guard Bureau and persuaded him to stay the night. The chapter ended with Wu Sidu cuddling close to Nan Fusheng in the dark, and him asking where her clothes were.

• Augustus told Bai Xiuxiu to obtain Nan Fusheng’s blood within a month, and she reluctantly agreed.
• Wu Sidu grabbed Nan Fusheng’s sleeve and asked him to stay and talk after he brought her medicinal soup.
• Wu Sidu asked Nan Fusheng whether she should join the military or the Federal Central Guard Bureau, and he explained both options.
• Wu Sidu stopped Nan Fusheng from leaving and persuaded him to share her bed, claiming she was afraid of the dark.
• Wu Sidu burrowed into Nan Fusheng’s arms in the darkness, and he realized she was not wearing clothes.

Wu Sidu left Nan Fusheng to find Zheng Yiran and begin the process of joining the Federal Central Guard Bureau. Back at the mansion, Nan Fusheng hired Bai Xiuxiu as his secretary, while Zi Ji noticed that Bai Xiuxiu’s apparent stumble had concealed her strength.

• Wu Sidu hugged Nan Fusheng goodbye, then flew off to find Zheng Yiran before taking her to Ming Capital.
• Nan Fusheng learned from Zi Ji that Na Nali had been frequently going out and avoiding Nahida.
• Nan Fusheng caught Qingque slacking while Bai Xiuxiu handled her documents, then offered Bai Xiuxiu a secretary position, which she accepted.
• Bai Xiuxiu stumbled toward Nan Fusheng, but Zi Ji caught her before she fell and introduced herself as his personal bodyguard.
• Zi Ji told Nan Fusheng that Bai Xiuxiu was too strong to have fallen so easily, and he said he already knew and told her not to worry about it.

After Bai Xiuxiu failed for three months to collect Nan Fusheng’s blood, Leviathan gave her one month to obtain either a hundred milliliters of blood, a drop of Essence Blood, or his Life Energy. Bai Xiuxiu struggled with the demands but resolved to find a way so she could avenge her family and clan.

• Bai Xiuxiu told Augustus that Zi Ji and Nahida’s presence had thwarted her repeated attempts to collect Nan Fusheng’s blood.
• Leviathan awakened through the necklace, questioned Bai Xiuxiu about Qingque, and learned that she believed Qingque was an Imperial Divine Beast.
• Leviathan ordered Bai Xiuxiu to obtain Nan Fusheng’s blood or Essence Blood within a month, then offered Life Energy as a third alternative.
• Leviathan explained what Life Energy meant and warned Bai Xiuxiu that he would not help her take revenge unless she obtained one of the three targets.
• Bai Xiuxiu recalled her family’s deaths, resolved to complete the mission, and left her room determined to find a way.

Na Nali secured leave from Nan Fusheng while secretly plotting to gain enough strength to escape Fors’s control. Meanwhile, Tang Wulin arrived in Skysea City with his companions to prepare for a mission to warn the Dou Ling and Star Luo continents and prevent the coming war.

• Na Nali asked Nan Fusheng for half a month off so she could respond to the Holy Spirit Cult’s preparations for war, and he approved her request.
• Na Nali fantasized about breaking free from Fors, taking Nan Fusheng with her, and taking revenge on Fors and Nahida.
• Nan Fusheng considered using the war to help his allies gain control of Dou Ling Continent while keeping the fighting limited.
• Tang Wulin and eight companions arrived in Skysea City, passed security checks, and checked into a hotel before meeting Zang Xin.
• Zang Xin told Tang Wulin that their voyage to the other continents would begin in three days and instructed him to ensure the weapons they delivered were used as deterrence rather than against Federation forces.

Tang Wulin’s mission to prevent war was disrupted when a Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell sank a Federation battleship in Skysea City, and the military blamed the Star Luo Empire. As Tang Wulin planned to investigate under the Blood God Legion’s name and redirect attention toward the Holy Spirit Cult, Gu Yuena arrived in the city worried about Fusheng.

• Zang Xin warned Tang Wulin that the Tang Sect could not openly supply weapons to the other continents, then outlined the powerful team and equipment accompanying the mission.
• An attack sank a black-grade battleship in Skysea City, prompting military control and a citywide search; officials blamed a secret force from the Star Luo Empire.
• Tang Wulin and Zang Xin suspected the Holy Spirit Cult or a deliberate frame-up, and Tang Wulin proposed using the Blood God Legion’s authority to investigate and shift public attention toward the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Qiangu Zhangting and Gu Yuena arrived at Skysea City, where Gu Yuena chose to stay and look around, thinking worriedly of Fusheng.

Gu Yuena traveled to Skysea City to secure official support for the Artificial Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit project while reflecting on the burdens of her revival plans and Qiangu Zhangting’s unwanted attention. After an attack on the fleet heightened tensions, Tang Wulin met with Chen Xinjie, who ordered the three legions to seal off Skysea City within ten days.

• Gu Yuena refused Qiangu Zhangting’s offer to accompany her and went to meet Skysea City’s Governor about promoting the Artificial Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit.
• Gu Yuena reflected on Fors’s obstruction of the Myriad Beast Platform and her disgust toward Qiangu Zhangting as she rode through the city.
• Chen Xinjie questioned the claim that the Star Luo Empire had attacked the fleet, ordered an internal investigation, and had a Major General arrested for dereliction of duty.
• Tang Wulin arrived as a Federation Military Headquarters Inspector and requested a private meeting with Chen Xinjie.
• After meeting Tang Wulin, Chen Xinjie ordered the three legions to seal off Skysea City within ten days, prompting Aqua to suspect Tang Wulin had persuaded him with the Tang Family Skill.

Gu Yuena asked Nan Fusheng to arrange cooperation between the Spirit Pagoda and Skysea City to promote Artificial Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirits, then teased him while he reviewed the agreement. She explained how artificial soul spirits could help ordinary Spirit Masters, but left Nan Fusheng wondering what she wanted after claiming her socks were dirty.

• Gu Yuena met Nan Fusheng at the Governor's Mansion and asked him to support the promotion of Artificial Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirits in Skysea City.
• Gu Yuena explained that she was a Spirit Emissary authorized to negotiate for the Spirit Pagoda, and Nan Fusheng admitted he knew little about Fors's circumstances there.
• Nan Fusheng reviewed Gu Yuena's cooperation document while she removed her boots and playfully drew his attention to her white stockings.
• Nan Fusheng approved the agreement, but Gu Yuena suddenly said she no longer wanted to cooperate with Skysea City.
• Gu Yuena described the high cost of ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirits and the potential benefits of artificial ones for commoner Spirit Masters.
• Gu Yuena told Nan Fusheng that her socks seemed a little dirty, leaving her request unstated.

Gu Yuena investigated Nan Fusheng’s hidden Life Energy, missing memories, and inability to summon his Seventh Soul Spirit, suspecting Fors had tampered with him. When Gu Yuena exposed the disguises on Nan Fusheng’s Soul Rings, their strange colors led her to suspect that his Soul Spirits had been replaced.

• Gu Yuena discovered that Nan Fusheng’s immense Life Energy stayed dormant unless triggered and found that his Soul Power had reached level eighty.
• Nan Fusheng told Gu Yuena that he could not summon his Seventh Soul Spirit and could barely remember spending three days fusing with it.
• Gu Yuena suspected Fors had manipulated Nan Fusheng and used a secret technique to investigate his Soul Rings.
• Gu Yuena’s Soul Power revealed that all seven of Nan Fusheng’s Soul Rings concealed unusual energy, transforming them into rings of strange colors.
• Gu Yuena recognized that Nan Fusheng’s first three Purple Gold Soul Rings seemed to come from one Soul Spirit and wondered if he had undergone Soul Spirit Replacement.

Gu Yuena discovered that Nan Fusheng’s Soul Spirits held powerful, mysterious wills and that one had replaced his original Soul Spirit. When she examined his Green-Gold Soul Ring, its spirit attacked her, knocked Nan Fusheng unconscious, and trapped her in the living room with vines that consumed her elemental powers.

• Gu Yuena deduced that Nan Fusheng’s Soul Spirit had been replaced during the three days he spent absorbing his Seventh Spirit Ring, and suspected Fors knew about it.
• Gu Yuena examined Nan Fusheng’s Green-Gold Soul Ring, but its spiritual will repelled her and several Soul Spirits struck her Sea of Consciousness.
• The Green-Gold Soul Ring sent a streak of light into Nan Fusheng’s forehead, leaving him unconscious, and Gu Yuena tried to escape with him using Spatial Teleportation.
• An emerald-green vine attacked Gu Yuena, while an unseen presence disrupted space and prevented her from teleporting away.
• Gu Yuena summoned her Seven Elements to fight the vines, but they absorbed her elemental vortex and grew stronger.

Gu Yuena fought Nahida to protect the unconscious Nan Fusheng, then realized Nahida was likely one of his Soul Spirits and used his presence to halt her attack. Nahida mistook Gu Yuena for a transformed Ferocious Beast and offered to spare her if she handed Nan Fusheng over and kept their encounter secret.

• Nahida’s Emerald Vines stripped away the surrounding elements, but Gu Yuena tore them apart with the power of the Silver Dragon King.
• Nahida appeared and demanded that Gu Yuena hand over Nan Fusheng, then gathered enough energy to threaten the Governor’s Mansion.
• Gu Yuena identified Nahida as Nan Fusheng’s Soul Spirit and warned that he was still in her arms, making Nahida’s attack falter.
• Gu Yuena wondered how Nahida could possess a physical body and Quasi-God-level strength despite being a Soul Spirit.
• Nahida deduced that Gu Yuena was a transformed True Dragon and offered to let her go if she surrendered Nan Fusheng and promised silence.

Gu Yuena and Nahida fought over Nan Fusheng, exchanging elemental, space, and time-based abilities inside the Governor’s Mansion. Nan Fusheng’s Fifth Soul Ring activated and pulled him from Gu Yuena’s arms to Nahida, leaving Gu Yuena forced back as Nahida regained control of the fight.

• Nahida offered to take Nan Fusheng and promised not to attack Gu Yuena, but Gu Yuena demanded to know their relationship and why Nahida had become his Soul Spirit.
• Nahida attacked with Emerald Vines and elemental stripping, while Gu Yuena countered with Elemental Fission and unleashed an Elemental Storm.
• Nahida used Time-Space Recall and Time Fracture to rewind events and freeze Gu Yuena’s attack, while Gu Yuena trapped Nahida in a Space Lockdown.
• Nan Fusheng’s Fifth Soul Ring activated, and tentacles formed from the floor and pulled him out of Gu Yuena’s arms, restarting the battle.
• Nahida struck Gu Yuena as the Space Lockdown ended, and Nan Fusheng was carried to Nahida’s side.

Nahida negotiated with Gu Yuena after revealing that she could control Nan Fusheng, and Gu Yuena agreed to keep the incident secret in exchange for answers. As Nahida settled Nan Fusheng on the sofa, the Auspicious Beast suddenly entered the living room.

• Gu Yuena confronted Nahida over her control of Nan Fusheng, but agreed to negotiate when neither could easily defeat the other.
• Nahida demanded that Gu Yuena swear to keep the incident and the soul spirits secret, offering to ignore Gu Yuena and Fusheng's private moments as compensation.
• Gu Yuena asked three questions and learned that Nan Fusheng's original Soul Spirits had been replaced, that the change would benefit him, and that Fors was cooperating with Nahida and knew about it.
• Gu Yuena swore the oath, then refused Qiangu Zhangting's offer to visit and told him she would stay overnight in Skysea City.
• Nahida used green-gold light on Nan Fusheng's forehead and placed him on the sofa, just as the Auspicious Beast entered the living room.

Qingque returned from a shopping trip to find Nahida and Gu Yuena after their confrontation, and Gu Yuena recognized Qingque as an auspicious divine beast. Meanwhile, a Holy Spirit Cult spy in the Northern Fleet reported that Chen Xinjie had no plans to deploy the Three Grand Fleets, leaving the cult with intelligence about the military response.

• Qingque, Bai Xiuxiu, Zi Ji, and the Jade Demon Bird returned from their outing to find the mansion's living room wrecked and Nahida and Gu Yuena facing each other.
• Gu Yuena recognized the Fate Power within Qingque and realized she was a divine beast, then wondered how Qingque had been born.
• Nahida refused to tell Gu Yuena more about Qingque and ordered Zi Ji, Qingque, and Bai Xiuxiu to help prepare dinner.
• Gu Yuena planned to question the Jade Demon Bird about Nan Fusheng's experiences after she had left.
• Four days after the Skysea City military-port attack, a Northern Fleet Major General secretly met Na Nali and Dark Phoenix at a Holy Spirit Cult stronghold.
• The Major General told Na Nali that Chen Xinjie had no intention of deploying the Three Grand Fleets despite the military lockdown.