Chapter Summaries

Jiang Zhen and Crown Prince Xue Qinghe forced Heaven Dou Royal Academy to expel Shrek Academy, then Jiang Zhen demanded Ma Hongjun’s death or Flender’s. As Flender hesitated under the threat, Zhi Lin rushed off to seize Ma Hongjun and appease Jiang Zhen.

• Jiang Zhen pressured the Education Committee, and Meng Shenji agreed to accept his demands.
• Xue Qinghe ordered the academy to expel all Shrek teachers and students and never employ them again.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang tried to leave, but Jiang Zhen demanded Ma Hongjun’s death, offering Flender or all Shrek teachers as substitutes.
• Flender pleaded for Ma Hongjun and Jiang Zhen condemned Shrek’s teachers for protecting him and mistreating Dugu Yan and the others.
• Zhi Lin hurried out to bring in Ma Hongjun, while Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan regretted losing the chance to impress Jiang Zhen.

Jiang Zhen killed Ma Hongjun and Flender, then forced the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy to accept Dugu Yan’s withdrawal. Yu Xiaogang fled back to the Shrek dormitory in terror, leaving the students to realize that something had gone terribly wrong.

• Jiang Zhen killed Ma Hongjun when Flender could not choose whether to sacrifice him.
• Jiang Zhen let Yu Xiaogang leave, then killed Flender as he tried to carry Ma Hongjun’s body out.
• Jiang Zhen ordered the academy to accept Dugu Yan’s withdrawal, and Meng Shenji agreed under pressure.
• Dugu Yan left the office with Jiang Zhen after her grievance was settled.
• Yu Xiaogang rushed into the Shrek dormitory, terrifying Tang San and the other students.

Yu Xiaogang told the Shrek group that Flender and Ma Hongjun had been killed by the young Titled Douluo, leaving Tang San fearing for his father, Tang Hao. After Heaven Dou Royal Academy expelled them, Tang San rallied the group to seek refuge at Blue Tyrant Academy, where Yu Xiaogang reacted with sudden fear.

• Yu Xiaogang reported that Flender and Ma Hongjun had been killed by the young man, and he feared Tang Hao might also have been defeated.
• A Heaven Dou Royal Academy teacher expelled the Shrek group and ordered them to leave within an hour.
• Dai Mubai suggested disbanding, but Oscar argued that they should honor Flender's dream and compete in the All-Continent Soul Master Elite Competition.
• Tang San urged the group to stay together and pointed them toward Blue Tyrant Academy as their next opportunity.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to go to Blue Tyrant Academy, while Yu Xiaogang reacted to its sign with fear.

During a full moon dinner in Heaven Dou City, Jiang Zhen revealed his homesickness to Qian Renxue, who secretly watched him comfort Dugu Yan. Qian Renxue left the scene newly captivated by Jiang Zhen’s gentleness and curious to learn more about him.

• Jiang Zhen left dinner with Ice Empress, Dugu Yan, Lan Xi, and Snow Empress to stand alone beneath the moon.
• Qian Renxue, weary from a dinner with imperial officials, heard Jiang Zhen recite a verse about being separated from loved ones and recognized his loneliness.
• Dugu Yan joined Jiang Zhen and confessed her grief over her deceased parents.
• Jiang Zhen told Dugu Yan that he also had a hometown he could never return to and people he could never see again, then comforted her as she embraced him.
• Qian Renxue secretly watched them and retreated into her room, feeling curiosity and yearning toward Jiang Zhen.

Qian Renxue visited Dugu Manor disguised as Xue Qinghe, but Jiang Zhen invited her to reveal her identity and join the group making a Kongming Lantern. After Dugu Bo agreed to keep her secret, Qian Renxue began to relax among them.

• Qian Renxue arrived at Dugu Manor in her Xue Qinghe disguise and presented Jiang Zhen with Snow Peak Soul Mist Tea.
• Jiang Zhen gathered Qian Renxue, Dugu Yan, Lan Xi, Ice Empress, and Dugu Bo to make a Kongming Lantern.
• Jiang Zhen asked Qian Renxue to reveal her true face, and she transformed back into her original appearance.
• Qian Renxue introduced herself as the Young Master of Martial Soul Hall and admitted she had infiltrated Heaven Dou to take control of the empire without bloodshed.
• Dugu Bo promised that he would not involve himself in the imperial conspiracy or reveal what he had learned.
• Jiang Zhen invited Qian Renxue to help make the lantern, and she joined the group awkwardly as the courtyard returned to its cozy mood.

Jiang Zhen and the others made lanterns, shared dinner, and wrote wishes before releasing them beneath the full moon. Qian Renxue wished to be her true self, and Jiang Zhen’s reassurance left her deeply moved as the group watched their lanterns rise together.

• Jiang Zhen guided Qian Renxue as she learned to make a lantern, while Dugu Yan praised her beauty and Dugu Bo joined the group’s work.
• The group finished their lanterns and shared dinner, where Dugu Bo toasted their newfound closeness.
• Everyone wrote a wish on a lantern, and Qian Renxue wrote, “May I... be my true self, just once.”
• Jiang Zhen told Qian Renxue that her real self shone brighter than the Crown Prince, moving her to tears.
• The group lit and released their lanterns, then watched them rise into the night as Jiang Zhen stood with Ice Empress and Dugu Yan.

Jiang Zhen brought Dugu Yan, Lan Xi, and Ye Lingling to Skywater Academy and negotiated to enter the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament under its name. He secured Mizuki’s agreement by offering to train Skywater Academy’s team, and the group settled into a prepared courtyard.

• Jiang Zhen arrived at Skywater Academy with Dugu Yan, Lan Xi, and Ye Lingling and asked a student to direct him to Mizuki’s office.
• Mizuki welcomed Jiang Zhen, who asked how many teams Skywater Academy could register for the tournament.
• Mizuki explained that the academy could form multiple teams in theory, though most schools could only afford one.
• Jiang Zhen proposed entering a team in his own name under Skywater Academy’s tournament slot, and Mizuki agreed.
• Jiang Zhen offered to train Skywater Academy’s team while instructing his own, and Mizuki eagerly accepted.
• Mizuki arranged a secluded courtyard for Jiang Zhen and his companions after they discussed training details.

Jiang Zhen began training the Skywater Team alongside Dugu Yan, Lan Xi, and Ye Lingling at Skywater Academy. He left the girls struggling to adapt to steadily increasing elemental pressure as Mizuki departed, convinced his methods would strengthen them.

• Mizuki brought Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, Yu Hairou, Shui Yue'er, Shen Liuyu, Gu Qingbo, and Qiu Ruoshui to meet Jiang Zhen.
• Jiang Zhen warned the Skywater Team that his training would be difficult, and Shui Bing'er declared that all seven were willing to continue.
• Jiang Zhen formed water-blue barriers around the trainees, placing heavy pressure on their bodies and slowing their Soul Power.
• Jiang Zhen instructed the girls to adapt to the pressure and temper their bodies and meridians instead of resisting with Soul Power.
• Mizuki recognized the training's potential and left the girls in Jiang Zhen's care as they struggled to move under the pressure.

After a month of intense training, Jiang Zhen challenged Skywater Academy’s decision to make Shui Bing'er a Control System Spirit Master and persuaded Mizuki to let him guide the girls’ future paths. He then led Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou into the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain their fourth Spirit Rings, where a curious beast near the Lake of Life sensed Jiang Zhen’s unusual aura and raced toward them.

• Jiang Zhen’s training greatly strengthened the girls, and Xue Wu and Yu Hairou both reached Level Forty in Soul Power.
• Jiang Zhen questioned Mizuki’s decision to steer Shui Bing'er toward the Control System and argued that her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul’s offensive potential should not be limited.
• Mizuki accepted Jiang Zhen’s plan and entrusted Shui Bing'er and the other girls’ futures to him.
• A few days later, Jiang Zhen took Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou into the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain their fourth Spirit Rings, while Dugu Yan and two others stayed at the academy.
• A small golden-eyed beast by the Lake of Life sensed a rich, peculiar aura of fortune and sped toward Jiang Zhen’s group.

Jiang Zhen brought Xue Wu and Yu Hairou to an icy swamp and helped them obtain powerful fourth Spirit Rings. As they began absorbing them, he searched for Shui Bing'er's ring and sensed a strange golden beast charging toward him.

• Jiang Zhen led the three women to a frozen swamp and told them to wait while he searched nearby.
• Jiang Zhen returned with a seven-thousand-year Crystal Butterfly for Xue Wu and an eight-thousand-year Water Barracuda Beast for Yu Hairou.
• Xue Wu and Yu Hairou killed their Soul Beasts and began absorbing their deep-purple Spirit Rings under Jiang Zhen's watch.
• Jiang Zhen searched for a fourth Spirit Ring for Shui Bing'er and found an eight-thousand-year Ice Crystal Feathered Eagle as a possible target.
• Jiang Zhen sensed a strange golden, five-thousand-year beast racing directly toward him and wondered if it was coming for him.

Jiang Zhen captured the Three-Eyed Golden Lion after she searched for the source of a strange fortune near his camp. He brought her back restrained, introducing her to Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou as an interesting little beast.

• Xue Wu and Yu Hairou celebrated their powerful new Fourth Spirit Skills while Shui Bing'er listened and thought of Jiang Zhen.
• Jiang Zhen sensed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion near the camp and left to find her.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion searched the area for the source of a vast fortune, and Jiang Zhen surprised her on a tree branch.
• Jiang Zhen trapped the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in a water sphere and lifted her by the nape as she begged him not to kill her.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion threatened Jiang Zhen with Di Tian, Xiong Jun, and Scarlet King, but he carried her back to camp.
• Jiang Zhen introduced the restrained Three-Eyed Golden Lion to Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou as an interesting little beast.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion grew curious about Jiang Zhen after sensing his immense fortune, and food and drink softened her wariness toward him. After sneaking close to him at night, she touched his forehead with her Vertical Pupil, triggering strange golden and silver halos that enveloped them both.

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion recognized Jiang Zhen as the source of the powerful fortune attracting her and cautiously studied him.
• Shui Bing'er offered the Three-Eyed Golden Lion roasted Soul Beast meat, which she eagerly ate after refusing to be petted.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion approached Jiang Zhen and asked for a drink from his gourd, then happily drank the fruit-flavored liquid he poured for her.
• Jiang Zhen brought the full and calmer Three-Eyed Golden Lion into a tent, where they settled down to sleep.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion woke in the night, approached Jiang Zhen, and touched his forehead with her Vertical Pupil, causing golden and silver halos to envelop them both.

After Jiang Zhen and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion underwent Fate Connection, she glimpsed fragments of a possible future and grew closer to him. The next morning, Jiang Zhen secured Shui Bing'er's Spirit Ring and hunted a Golden Light Lion for the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who happily ate its brain and curled up in his arms.

• Jiang Zhen and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion shared their memories and emotions through Fate Connection, leaving her dizzy and astonished by visions of the future.
• Jiang Zhen captured an eight-thousand-year-old Ice Crystal Feathered Eagle, and Shui Bing'er killed it and began absorbing its Spirit Ring.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion asked Jiang Zhen to catch a twenty-thousand-year-old Golden Light Lion so she could eat its brain.
• Jiang Zhen subdued the Golden Light Lion and carried it back to camp.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion ate the Golden Light Lion's brain, thanked Jiang Zhen, and settled contentedly in his arms.

Scarlet King and Zi Ji searched for the missing Three-Eyed Golden Lion, while Jiang Zhen prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest with his companions and the Auspicious Beast. Their departure was interrupted when Scarlet King and Zi Ji found them, and Zi Ji demanded that Jiang Zhen release the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

• Zi Ji woke Scarlet King and told him that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was missing, so they set out to search for her.
• Scarlet King questioned Er Ming and Da Ming, and Er Ming pointed them toward the direction the Auspicious Beast had gone.
• Shui Bing'er completed her absorption of the Ice Crystal Feathered Eagle Spirit Ring and became a Soul Ancestor.
• Jiang Zhen asked the Three-Eyed Golden Lion whether she wanted to see the world outside, and she wrestled with whether to leave the forest with him.
• Scarlet King and Zi Ji arrived at Jiang Zhen's campsite, and Zi Ji pointed at him and demanded that he release the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Jiang Zhen fought Scarlet King and Zi Ji after demanding Spirit Bones in exchange for Three-Eyed Golden Lion. He gained the upper hand and knocked Scarlet King into the ground, where Three-Eyed Golden Lion urged him and Zi Ji to stop fighting.

• Jiang Zhen shielded Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou from Scarlet King and Zi Ji's pressure, then refused to release Three-Eyed Golden Lion without Spirit Bones.
• Jiang Zhen blocked Scarlet King's punch and revealed his nine Spirit Rings before attacking both Ferocious Beasts with the Raging Orca Halberd.
• Scarlet King and Zi Ji transformed into their true forms and fought Jiang Zhen, but he held them off and gained the upper hand.
• Jiang Zhen stood on Zi Ji's back and used her movement to strike Scarlet King, sending him crashing into a pit.
• Three-Eyed Golden Lion checked on the injured Scarlet King, then shouted at Jiang Zhen and Zi Ji to stop fighting.

Jiang Zhen overwhelmed Zi Ji in their fight, but spared her when Di Tian and Bi Ji arrived. Di Tian said their Master wished to meet Jiang Zhen.

• Zi Ji ignored the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s plea to stop and unleashed a barrage of Spirit Skills at Jiang Zhen.
• Jiang Zhen evaded Zi Ji’s attacks, landed on her back again, and held on as she twisted through the air.
• Zi Ji transformed into human form to throw Jiang Zhen off, but he halted his fall, rushed her, and seized her by the throat.
• Bi Ji and Di Tian appeared, and Jiang Zhen released Zi Ji as Bi Ji helped her recover.
• Di Tian told Jiang Zhen that his strength had earned him the right to speak with them and that their Master wished to see him.

Jiang Zhen escorted Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou out of the Star Dou Great Forest before Zi Ji led him to the Lake of Life. There he faced Gu Yue Na, the Silver Dragon King and ruler of the Soul Beasts.

• Jiang Zhen agreed to meet Di Tian's Master after safely taking his companions out of the forest.
• Bi Ji healed Scarlet King and soothed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion while Jiang Zhen prepared to leave with the three girls.
• Di Tian ordered Zi Ji to escort Jiang Zhen to the Lake of Life after he settled Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou at an inn outside the forest.
• Jiang Zhen teased Zi Ji by suggesting she let him ride on her true form, and she flew ahead at full speed.
• Zi Ji brought Jiang Zhen to the Lake of Life, where Di Tian, four Ferocious Beasts, and Gu Yue Na awaited him.

Gu Yue Na privately negotiated with Jiang Zhen, hoping he would help the Soul Beast Clan oppose the God Realm, but he rejected her proposed path to godhood and challenged the unequal bargain. The chapter ended with Jiang Zhen asking whether she would agree if his condition was that he wanted her.

• Gu Yue Na questioned Jiang Zhen about his strength and divine path, and he said he was following a different path.
• Gu Yue Na revealed that she was the Silver Dragon King, and the Ferocious Beasts briefly turned hostile after she wondered whether Jiang Zhen was a God Realm reincarnate.
• Gu Yue Na dismissed the beasts and brought Jiang Zhen into a private space, where she proposed helping him gather faith so he could become a god.
• Jiang Zhen rejected the faith-based path and pointed out that Gu Yue Na wanted his help to challenge the God Realm and change the rules restricting Soul Beasts.
• Gu Yue Na asked what condition would make Jiang Zhen help her, and he replied that he wanted her.

Gu Yue Na accepted Jiang Zhen’s proposal to help the Soul Beast Clan in exchange for a future bargain, and agreed to let the Three-Eyed Golden Lion travel with him under Bi Ji and Zi Ji’s guard. Jiang Zhen prepared the group to leave, then persuaded Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts to hand over Spirit Bones before a golden-lit figure emerged from the forest.

• After recalling the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s vision of a young man atop a silver dragon facing five powerful figures, Gu Yue Na agreed to Jiang Zhen’s future bargain to help the Soul Beast Clan.
• Jiang Zhen asked to take the Three-Eyed Golden Lion outside, and Gu Yue Na assigned Bi Ji and Zi Ji to accompany and guard her while following Jiang Zhen’s arrangements.
• Jiang Zhen gave Form Transformation Pills to Bi Ji, Zi Ji, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion; the Three-Eyed Golden Lion returned to her nest to use hers and plan her human form.
• Jiang Zhen asked Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts to sponsor him with Spirit Bones, then visited their lairs and returned from Di Tian’s cave on surprisingly friendly terms.
• A figure bathed in a faint golden halo emerged from the small forest beside the Lake of Life.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion took human form and left the Star Dou Great Forest with Jiang Zhen and the other Soul Beasts. She chose the name Jiang Lingxi, and the group met Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou before setting off for Skywater Academy.

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion emerged in human form, impressing Jiang Zhen, while Gu Yue Na and the other Ferocious Beasts departed; Di Tian told her and Bi Ji and Zi Ji to prioritize safety.
• Zi Ji carried Jiang Zhen, Bi Ji, and the unsteady Three-Eyed Golden Lion toward the forest outskirts, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion chose the name Jiang Lingxi.
• Bi Ji and Jiang Zhen approved Jiang Lingxi's name, while Zi Ji silently increased her flying speed.
• The group landed in a secluded valley, and Zi Ji immediately returned to human form rather than keep serving as their mount.
• Jiang Zhen brought Jiang Lingxi, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji to the inn, where they met Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou; he introduced the newcomers as friends and led everyone toward Skywater Academy.