Chapter Summaries

Ye Qingchen forged spiritually refined Battle Armor materials from Extraterrestrial Meteorite Iron and Gold of Life, then decided to check on the tournament. Meanwhile, Ju Zi and Xu Tianran discussed the Emperor’s failing health, their control of the military, and their plans for the throne and war against the Star Luo Empire.

• Ye Qingchen completed Thousand Refinements on Extraterrestrial Meteorite Iron, awakening its spirit and beginning the Spirit Refinement process.
• Ye Qingchen spent the following days fusing and forging enough metal for Battle Armor, then decided to check on the tournament.
• Xu Tianran asked Ju Zi about the Emperor’s condition and the military’s response as his succession approached.
• Xu Tianran promised to make Ju Zi Empress and name her marshal in a future war against the Star Luo Empire.
• Ju Zi knelt to thank Xu Tianran, concealing the coldness in her eyes as he praised his trust in her.

Ye Qingchen entered the Xishui Alliance’s Bright Capital Soul Tool Master Elite Competition under the name Ye Fan and quickly qualified by creating a third-level Light Dagger. He told Chen An he was a seventh-rank soul engineer, requested that his betting share be converted into rare metals, and planned to return before the first knockout round.

• Ye Qingchen arrived at the Verdant Hotel after the qualification round had begun and persuaded its guards to let him compete.
• Ye Qingchen demonstrated his Soul Tool Master abilities to a Xishui Alliance representative and was taken to the underground competition venue.
• Ye Qingchen created a Light Dagger in three minutes, passed the qualification round, and received badge number seventy-one.
• Ye Qingchen met Chen An, said he was a seventh-rank soul engineer, and asked for his share of the winnings to be converted into rare metals.
• Ye Qingchen asked Chen An to prepare lists of rare-metal rewards and betting odds before the first knockout round.

Ye Qingchen entered the Soul Tool Master competition, crafted an exceptional milk bottle, and qualified for the next round before joining Shrek Academy at the venue. Shrek then faced the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in the Round-Robin Tournament, where Wang Dong'er prepared to fight Shi Xing.

• Ye Qingchen met Chen An, learned the Soul Tool challenge required a Class 3 milk bottle, and asked him to keep his participation secret.
• Ye Qingchen crafted a milk bottle whose capacity surpassed ordinary Class 4 bottles, passed the assessment, and asked Chen An to gather rare metals.
• Ye Qingchen joined Shrek Academy and learned they would face the Sun Moon Empire Soul Tool Master Academy.
• Xu Tianran, Ju Zi, and Jing Hongchen discussed the anticipated Shrek–Sun Moon match as both teams entered the arena.
• Shi Xing stepped onto the stage for the first individual match, and Wang Dong'er confronted him before warning the referee not to show favoritism.

Wang Dong'er defeated Shi Xing in the first match of the individual Knockout Tournament, though he died after conceding, and the Sun Moon Team accused her of killing him. She then exploited Zhou Xinghao's unfinished turret and shield costs in their next match, leaving him searching for her as a silver light erupted above his head.

• Meng Hongchen excitedly told Xiao Hongchen that she wanted Wang Dong'er recruited into their academy, while Xiao Hongchen rebuked her.
• The referee started Wang Dong'er's match against Shi Xing before she had fully taken her position, and Wang Dong'er dodged his tracking bombs and redirected his cannon shell back at him.
• Wang Dong'er trapped Shi Xing in a golden attack; he conceded, then collapsed and died, prompting Xiao Hongchen to accuse her and threaten revenge.
• Wang Dong'er mocked the referee's obvious favoritism, recovered her Soul Power, and faced the Sun Moon Team's next contestant, Zhou Xinghao.
• Wang Dong'er used a Class 6 Soul Tool Thruster to attack Zhou Xinghao before his turret could assemble, then maneuvered behind him and let him waste Soul Power on his shields.
• Zhou Xinghao completed his turret and searched for Wang Dong'er, but she remained behind him as a silver light suddenly rose above his head and exploded.

Wang Dong'er defeated Zhou Xinghao after teleporting behind his Soul Tool Turret, but he attacked her even after the referee declared the match over. Ye Qingchen protected her, killed Zhou Xinghao with an attack that pierced his Invincible Barrier, and left the remaining matches under the Tang Sect's control.

• Zhou Xinghao unleashed a close-range metal storm at Wang Dong'er, but she teleported behind him and tore apart his Soul Tool Turret with her wings.
• The referee declared the match for the Tang Sect and stopped Wang Dong'er from attacking Zhou Xinghao, but Zhou Xinghao fired eight rays at her after the ruling.
• Ye Qingchen blocked the rays and killed Zhou Xinghao with an attack that passed through his Invincible Barrier.
• Ye Qingchen revealed nine Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and threatened the Sun Moon Team, while Zheng Zhan dismissed the referee and took over officiating.
• Ye Qingchen warned Zheng Zhan that another such incident would leave no survivors, then carried Wang Dong'er away and assigned the remaining matches to the others.

Ye Qingchen treated Wang Dong'er's injuries after Shrek Academy's match and predicted that Xiao Hongchen had reached Soul Saint rank. He entered the second round of the Bright Capital Soul Tool Master Elite Competition, confronted Number Ninety-Six and Number Ninety-Eight's guards, and began crafting an attack-type Soul Tool as the five-hour contest started.

• Ye Qingchen helped Wang Dong'er recover from her battle injuries and said Xiao Hongchen's strength had likely reached Soul Saint rank.
• The second round of the Bright Capital Soul Tool Master Elite Competition was announced, requiring contestants to craft an attack-type Soul Tool of Rank Four or higher within five hours.
• Ye Qingchen reviewed the contestant information and saw that sixty-seven Xishui Alliance soul tool masters had advanced.
• Number Ninety-Six and Number Ninety-Eight arrived with four guards, and one guard tried to make Ye Qingchen wait before their masters entered the competition.
• Ye Qingchen struck the guard with a silver attack, then Number Ninety-Six apologized and warned his group not to cause trouble.
• Ye Qingchen placed a bet on finishing within half an hour to an hour, surveyed the supplied metals, and began crafting when the competition started.

Ye Qingchen advanced to the knockout round of the Soul Tool competition, where contestants had to defeat their opponents using Soul Tools they crafted within two hours. His match began against the self-taught Gao Dalou, whose exceptional carving skill impressed Ye Qingchen, while Ye Qingchen had yet to begin crafting.

• Ye Qingchen advanced with a mediocre Soul Tool pistol as the competition narrowed to forty-eight contestants.
• Ye Qingchen sent a clone to steal metal from Mingde Hall, then learned that the next round would be a life-or-death knockout match.
• Chen An told Ye Qingchen that his opponent was Number Forty-Eight, and Ye Qingchen ordered a three-million-Gold-Soul-Coin bet on himself.
• Ye Qingchen met Number Ninety-Six in the VIP lounge, and the two exchanged confident remarks before heading to the Golden Hall.
• Gao Dalou carved a Core Array from Star Silver Steel in fifteen minutes, while Ye Qingchen watched without beginning his own work.

Ye Qingchen, competing under the alias Ye Fan, defeated Gao Dalou in a Soul Tool crafting match with a Rank Five tracking cannon. Afterward, he recruited Gao Dalou by offering materials, a commission, and training in his methods, and Gao agreed to join his sect.

• Ye Qingchen crafted a complex Core Array while Gao Dalou made a Rank Four Shock Cannon, and both finished their Soul Tools for judging.
• The judges tested Ye Qingchen’s Rank Five tracking cannon and declared Number Sixty-Two the winner.
• Ye Qingchen introduced himself to Gao Dalou as Ye Fan, and the two left the competition venue together.
• At a bar, Gao Dalou described his hardships and offered to work for Ye Qingchen in exchange for enough materials.
• Ye Qingchen offered Gao Dalou a seven percent commission, supplied materials, and instruction in his crafting methods, and Gao agreed to join his sect.

Ye Qingchen reached the top-six stage of the Soul Tool competition and drew Number Ninety-Eight as his opponent. After they wagered their valuable Soul Tools against Number Ninety-Eight’s Dark Azure Dragon engraving knife, the match began with no limit on how many Soul Tools they could craft.

• Ye Qingchen arranged matters for Gao Dalou, then Shrek Academy won six consecutive group matches and took first place.
• Ye Qingchen gave Chen An a surge of pure power and urged him to secure rare metals before learning that the match allowed Soul Skills and unlimited Soul Tool crafting during five shichen.
• The lottery paired Ye Qingchen, listed as Number Sixty-Two, against Number Ninety-Eight, while Number Thirty-Seven drew Number Ninety-Six.
• Ye Qingchen wagered Red Dust Longing against Number Ninety-Eight’s Dark Azure Dragon engraving knife, and the Xishui Alliance referees accepted the stakes as comparable in value.
• The referees started the match, and Ye Qingchen and the other contestants began crafting Soul Tools.

Ye Qingchen spent most of the five-hour Soul Tool contest assembling a dragon-claw-shaped Battle Armor, which the referees accepted as a successful Soul Tool. After the other contestants’ first combat match, Ye Qingchen and Number Ninety-Eight remained set to face each other in the grand finale.

• Ye Qingchen fused titanium gold and Starweave iron and crafted intricate components while Number Ninety-Eight completed several Rank Five Soul Tools.
• After four and a half hours, Ye Qingchen finished a dragon-claw-shaped Battle Armor, bound it with his blood, and presented it for inspection.
• The Vice-Leader and Third Brother discussed Ye Qingchen’s unusual creation, and Third Brother praised his talent while hoping his disciple Mo Ke would learn from a possible defeat.
• The referees approved Ye Qingchen’s Soul Tool, then announced that the semifinals would proceed to combat testing; no contestant withdrew.
• Number Ninety-Six defeated Number Thirty-Seven in five minutes, leaving Ye Qingchen and Number Ninety-Eight’s match for the grand finale.

Ye Qingchen defeated Number Ninety-Eight, Mo Ke, in the Soul Tool Engineer Elite Tournament with the Right Arm Armor and claimed the wagered Red Dust Shelter and Dark Azure Dragon. He advanced to the final championship representing the Xishui Alliance, while Alliance Leader NanGong Wan offered him an additional reward if he won.

• Number Ninety-Eight taunted Ye Qingchen before the duel, and Ye Qingchen had the referees take the Dark Azure Dragon as the wager.
• Number Ninety-Eight fired his Corrosion Decomposition Cannon, but Ye Qingchen stopped it with an ice shield and countered with a silver-white dragon claw.
• Number Ninety-Eight used his Invincible Barrier, thruster, and dagger to attack at close range, but Ye Qingchen melted the dagger, blasted him back, and seized him with the dragon claw.
• Third Elder intervened and declared that Number Ninety-Eight conceded, and Ye Qingchen demanded his winnings.
• NanGong Wan ordered the referees to give Ye Qingchen the Red Dust Shelter and Dark Azure Dragon, then the head judge announced that Ye Qingchen and Number Sixty-Two advanced to the final championship.
• Ye Qingchen declined NanGong Wan's offer to talk until after the championship, and NanGong Wan promised him a separate gift if he won for the Xishui Alliance.

Ye Qingchen, disguised as Ye Fan, arrived for the Bright Capital Soul Tool Master Elite Competition finals, where the Xishui Alliance offered a Rank Nine Fixed Soul Cannon Shell called Destruction Storm as the prize. As the competitors traveled toward the western outskirts, NanGong Wan and the Third Elder grew more convinced that Ye Qingchen was the person they had been searching for, while Ye Qingchen secretly replenished the Azure Wave Realm with Divine Power.

• Ye Qingchen evaded the people following him after leaving the Verdant Hotel, while the Vice-Leader told NanGong Wan that Ye Qingchen might be the god they had been seeking.
• NanGong Wan's men failed to track Ye Qingchen, and Chen An reported that Ye Fan appeared to be competing for rare metals.
• Ye Qingchen arrived at the Verdant Hotel, where Chen An explained the finals' crafting, technique, and combat rounds.
• NanGong Wan revealed Destruction Storm, a Rank Nine Fixed Soul Cannon Shell, as an extra reward for the championship, and Mo Ke resented Ye Qingchen for costing him the chance to compete for it.
• NanGong Wan and the Third Elder led the contestants and their entourage toward the western outskirts, while Ye Qingchen gathered Divine Power into the Azure Wave Realm during the journey.

Ye Qingchen entered the Bright Capital Soul Tool Master Elite Competition final and began crafting a humanoid battle armor with the help of his Seven Elements avatars. His work impressed the judges and the Xishui Alliance’s Vice-Leader, who ordered NanGong Wan to win him over and keep him under watch after the competition.

• Ye Qingchen arrived at the final with Huang Zheng and learned that the Three Great Underground Forces had brought their strongest contestants and leaders.
• NanGong Wan, An LiTong, and ShangGuan WeiEr made opening remarks and offered prizes and rewards to promote their contestants.
• Ye Yulin presented the Sun Moon Divine Needle as the championship prize, and the contestants began a three-hour Soul Tool crafting round.
• Ye Qingchen used Seven Elements Embodiment to create a humanoid battle armor, drawing the attention of Ye Yulin and other judges.
• The Vice-Leader told NanGong Wan to win Ye Qingchen over rather than brainwash him and ordered him to keep Ye Qingchen from leaving after the competition.

Ye Qingchen completed and demonstrated his humanoid Soul Tool, the Azure Abyss Armor, then won his first knockout match against Lan RuoRuo. He advanced to the final stage alongside Ye Guyi and Huang Zheng, receiving a bye while the Xishui Alliance secured the victory.

• Huang Zheng finished his mechanical claw Soul Tool, and Ye Qingchen completed the Azure Abyss Armor just before time ran out.
• Ye Yulin inspected Ye Qingchen’s armor as it closed around him and moved under his control, confirming it worked as a combat Soul Tool.
• Ye Qingchen finished first in the technique assessment, and the Ao Capital Merchant Guild’s contestant with the lowest completion rate was eliminated.
• Ye Qingchen defeated Lan RuoRuo by freezing her with Ice Seal and striking with Imperial Sword, Ice Extremity Unparalleled.
• Ye Guyi defeated the Ao Capital Merchant Guild’s remaining contestant, while Huang Zheng forced the red-dressed Ordinary Alliance contestant to concede.
• Ye Qingchen, Ye Guyi, and Huang Zheng became the final three, and Ye Qingchen drew a bye into the final stage.

Ye Qingchen secretly rescued Ye Guyi during the Bright Capital Soul Tool Master Elite Competition, then won the final match and collected the Xishui Alliance’s rewards. When the Holy Spirit Cult’s Vice-Leader tried to recruit him, he revealed his identity and escaped, leaving her to realize they had been deceived.

• Ye Guyi defeated Huang Zheng with her Sacred Martial Soul, drawing the Holy Spirit Cult’s attention and prompting Ye Qingchen to warn her that they would target her.
• Ye Qingchen defeated Ye Guyi, then used Space Banishment to send her safely into the Azure Wave Realm while making it appear that she had been destroyed.
• Ye Qingchen, competing as Ye Fan for the Xishui Alliance, was declared the tournament’s winner and received the Sun Moon Divine Needle, rare metals, and alliance rewards.
• The Holy Spirit Cult’s Vice-Leader and four elders surrounded Ye Qingchen and offered him power in exchange for joining their cult.
• Ye Qingchen revealed that he was the Master of the Sea God Pavilion and a Rank Ninety-Nine Limit Douluo, then vanished; the Vice-Leader realized they had been played.

Ye Qingchen rejoined the Shrek Academy group after looting the Sun Moon Empire’s stores, then helped them confront the supernatural barrier trapping them in West Mountain. He destroyed Qiankun Wenqing Valley, strengthened the group, and they flew toward the Heaven Soul Empire to learn what had happened to the other teams.

• Ye Qingchen told Elder Xuan that he had won the underground Soul Engineer Tournament and stolen rare metals, Soul Tools, and several Ninth-Level Soul Tools, then gave one to the academy.
• Xu Tianran learned that the emperor had died and concealed his relief beneath a show of grief.
• Two black-clad figures killed a husband and wife over Qiankun Wenqing Valley, and their blood caused gold and silver light to spread through the lake.
• Elder Xuan’s group became trapped in a fog-covered barrier in West Mountain, where their senses and ability to fly were suppressed.
• Ye Qingchen summoned the Ice Empress and Snow Empress, froze the secret realm, and destroyed Qiankun Wenqing Valley with the God Slaying Spear.
• Ye Qingchen’s reward raised most of the group’s Soul Power ranks by roughly five levels, and the Shrek Academy group flew toward the Heaven Soul Empire.

Nan Qiuqiu waited for news of her missing mother as the Cold Sect and Shrek Academy prepared a rescue operation for the Sun Moon Empire prisoners. After the Sea God Pavilion approved the plan, the team set out, while Ye Qingchen removed his seals and monitored their progress.

• Nan Qiuqiu waited outside the Cold Sect for news, while Ye Guyi called her to the Martial Arts Arena, where Ji Juechen was sparring with Ye Guyi.
• Over the next two months, the Cold Sect’s Soul Tool Hall grew through its agreement with Shrek Academy, and Xu Tianran officially ascended the Sun Moon Empire throne.
• Xuan Zi convened a Sea God Pavilion Meeting to plan an operation, and Ye Qingchen later told the group they would depart early the next morning.
• Ye Qingchen sent the team out of Shrek City with seventh-grade Flying Soul Tools, and they flew south into the Star Luo Empire in two-person teams.
• After the team departed, Ye Qingchen removed his remaining seals over seven days and used a dragon scale to monitor their apparently smooth progress.

Ye Qingchen rescued Ye Qingqiu from Tang San’s scheme and began forging her a divine body, while Di Tian launched a Beast Tide against Shrek City after believing the Auspicious Beast had died at human hands. The chapter left Elder Xuan fighting Di Tian as the soul beasts stormed the city, while Ye Qingchen focused on completing Ye Qingqiu’s transformation.

• Di Tian failed to use descent to reach the endangered Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and he ordered the Beast Kings to prepare for war despite Bi Ji’s concerns.
• Ye Qingchen broke through the Sea God’s Barrier, rescued Wang Dong’er, and reversed Ye Qingqiu’s deteriorating condition with his formation.
• Ye Qingchen admitted that he liked Ye Qingqiu, then began forging her a divine body with help from the Ice Empress, the Snow Empress, the Ice Dragon King, and the Fire Dragon King.
• At Shrek City, Tang Ya and the Cold Sect mobilized after Elder Xuan’s warning as a massive Beast Tide approached the city walls.
• Elder Xuan confronted Di Tian, who said the Auspicious Beast had been hunted by human soul masters, then ordered the soul beasts to attack.
• Elder Xuan charged Di Tian as the Beast Tide surged toward Shrek City, while Ye Qingchen continued the divine-body refinement.

Shrek City’s defenders faced defeat until reinforcements arrived and Ye Qingchen emerged as a god with the power to restore the dead. He revealed that the Auspicious Beast was alive and claimed he had found a solution to the conflict between soul beasts and soul masters, then called Huo Yuhao forward to carry it out.

• The Golden Tree shielded Shrek City, while Ye Qingchen’s avatar arrived and drew soul beasts away from the western and northern walls.
• Di Tian broke free of Mu En and Xuan Zi’s seal, but Body Douluo Du Busi and reinforcements from the Body Sect and Heaven Soul Empire arrived to defend Shrek.
• Di Tian overpowered Du Busi, and Ye Qingchen arrived, revealed his godhood and soul beast bloodline, and forced the fighting to stop.
• Ye Qingchen transformed into a dragon and restored the fallen, then revealed that Ye Qingqiu, the Auspicious Beast, was alive.
• Ye Qingchen told Di Tian he had found a solution to the conflict between soul beasts and soul masters and summoned Huo Yuhao to help enact it.

After the Beast Tide retreated, Ye Qingchen revealed that bloodlines could replace soul rings and secured human volunteers for a joint experiment with the soul beasts. He healed and empowered Gu Yuena, then prepared to oversee the experiment as Shrek’s people and a large soul beast force gathered at the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Ye Qingchen showed Di Tian Huo Yuhao’s bloodline-created soul rings and explained his plan to prove the process, then returned with Di Tian to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Shrek Academy recruited volunteers for the bloodline experiment, and fifty-six visiting soul masters joined the hundred-person trial alongside forty-four Shrek participants.
• Ye Qingchen met Gu Yuena, explained his origins and plans against the Divine Realm, and used the system to raise her to Supreme God King.
• Gu Yuena ordered Bi Ji to persuade participating soul beasts and Scarlet King to summon Shrek’s volunteers to the forest’s edge in three days.
• Ye Qingchen and Bi Ji arrived at the forest’s edge, where Shrek, Body Sect, and imperial soul masters faced thousands of powerful soul beasts.