Chapter Summaries

After the video revealed a future in which soul beasts could form contracts with humans, the soul beasts and human factions hoped Ye Cheng would develop the method early. At the Lake of Life, Di Tian and the other Fierce Beasts witnessed their lord awaken as a silver dragon.

• After watching the video, the soul beasts hoped Ye Cheng would discover how humans and soul beasts could form contracts, while human factions looked to White Cloud City for answers.
• Di Tian and the other soul beasts gathered beside the Lake of Life and waited for their lord to awaken, but the lake remained still at first.
• Bi Ji asked Di Tian whether their lord would awaken, and Di Tian said he had sensed a faint sign of it.
• The Lake of Life bubbled and drained as the earth shook, and a huge silver claw burst from a crack in the ground.
• Di Tian and the Fierce Beasts knelt and welcomed their lord as a silver dragon emerged and spoke of the many events that had occurred during its slumber.
• The silver dragon and the Fierce Beasts shrank back into human forms.

The Silver Dragon King awakened, decided to seek Ye Cheng and obtain his Symbiotic Contract to help soul beasts grow, and traveled toward the human world with Bi Ji and Zi Ji. Di Tian and the other Fierce Beasts stayed behind to guard their headquarters.

• The Silver Dragon King transformed into human form and ordered Di Tian to prepare to accompany her to the human world.
• The Silver Dragon King planned to find Ye Cheng and acquire the Symbiotic Contract to build strength against the God Realm.
• The Silver Dragon King’s limited life experience and inexperience with love were explained, along with how Na’er’s feelings for Tang Wulin had affected her in the original work.
• The Silver Dragon King set off with Bi Ji and Zi Ji as attendants, while Di Tian and the other male Fierce Beasts remained to guard their headquarters.

Tang Hao brought Tang San to Slaughter City, where Tang San slaughtered the tavern patrons and found the entrance beneath the counter. After Tang Hao disappeared, Tang San entered the underground passage and emerged before Terror Knight Scott, who challenged him to a fight before he could enter the city.

• Tang Hao and Tang San drank cups of human blood at the town tavern, and Tang Hao ordered Tang San to kill the people around them.
• The tavern patrons attacked first, but Tang San killed them all with his Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that he would have to survive alone in Slaughter City and win the annual championship of the Hell Slaughter Arena to be taken away.
• Tang San smashed open the entrance beneath the tavern counter, discovered Tang Hao had vanished, and descended into the passage leading to Slaughter City.
• Terror Knight Scott confronted Tang San with a hundred-man knight regiment and charged him, demanding that he defeat him to enter Slaughter City.

Tang San was nearly killed by Terror Knight Scott but received entry to Slaughter City after Tang Hao secretly intervened. Meanwhile, Ye Cheng and Sun Zhongjing entered seclusion, prompting the major powers to anticipate the arrival of the Ring Condensation Method.

• Tang San fought Terror Knight Scott with his Clear Sky Hammer, but Scott repeatedly struck him until he was barely alive.
• Tang Hao secretly pressured Scott to let Tang San enter, and Scott left Tang San a black entry token before departing.
• Tang San recovered for several hours, grew resentful toward Tang Hao, and then headed for Slaughter City.
• Ye Cheng and Sun Zhongjing announced they were entering seclusion and left White Cloud City under their subordinates’ management.
• Spies and major powers learned of Ye Cheng’s seclusion and anticipated that he would reveal the Ring Condensation Method.

The Silver Dragon King, Zi Ji, and Bi Ji arrived in White Cloud City after two months of touring the human world. Recognized as an ally of the city lord, they entered without incident and hired a carriage to explore the city and learn how to meet him.

• Zi Ji suggested intimidating the city lord into meeting them, but the Silver Dragon King told her not to act rashly.
• Bi Ji explained why Zi Ji's forceful approach would be inappropriate, and Zi Ji accepted her reasoning.
• The three women entered White Cloud City, where the guards recognized the Silver Dragon King and let them pass.
• City officials learned of the Silver Dragon King's arrival as the women explored the prosperous, orderly city.
• The Silver Dragon King and her companions hired a carriage to visit the Inner Encirclement Zone and ask about meeting the city lord.

The Silver Dragon King, Zi Ji, and Bi Ji settled in White Cloud City to wait for Ye Cheng, who had entered seclusion, while major powers across the continent awaited his return. More than three years later, Ye Cheng completed his Soul Guidance Device Master - Xuan Ji persona, though its advanced technology remained beyond the world’s current ability to reproduce.

• The Silver Dragon King and her companions learned that Ye Cheng had entered seclusion and decided to stay in White Cloud City until he emerged.
• The three women bought an estate and waited as major powers anticipated a revolution in the soul master system.
• Over three years, six mysterious Q&As revealed that the Abyss Invasion might still happen despite efforts to avert it.
• Ye Cheng used the six Q&As to bring his Soul Guidance Device Master - Xuan Ji persona to 100% completion.
• Ye Cheng considered how Xuan Ji’s technology could enable god-killing Soul Tools and Douluo-version nuclear bombs, but recognized that the world lacked the materials and infrastructure to build them.

After three years of preparation, Ye Cheng went to the moon to create his own Soul Rings and begin his breakthrough to godhood. His breakthrough lit up the night sky over Douluo Continent, announcing his return and the coming of a new era.

• Ye Cheng revealed that he had spent the past three years traveling in disguise and preparing to recreate the Ring Condensation Method.
• Ye Cheng appeared on the moon, shattered his nine existing Soul Rings, and began condensing new ones from cosmic energy.
• Ye Cheng condensed nine Limit Soul Rings, each reaching 999,999 years of cultivation, and started his breakthrough to level 100.
• The nine Soul Rings fused, drawing immense cosmic energy to the moon and making it shine like a brilliant multicolored planet.
• People across Douluo Continent recognized the moon's radiance as a sign that Ye Cheng was becoming a god, while the Silver Dragon King, Zi Ji, and Bi Ji awaited the new era in White Cloud City.

After three years on the moon, Ye Cheng successfully became a god and returned to White Cloud City, where his arrival blessed its people. He revealed that the Ring Condensation Method could lead to godhood and agreed to teach it to the city’s leaders.

• Ye Cheng absorbed the Cosmic Essence on the moon, became a god, and returned to Douluo Continent.
• His arrival caused the moon to dim and blessed the people, animals, and plants throughout White Cloud City.
• White Cloud City’s citizens realized Ye Cheng had returned as a god and welcomed him home.
• Ye Cheng summoned Niu Gao, Bai He, Yang Wudi, and other clan leaders, then confirmed he had developed the Ring Condensation Method with Medicine King Senior.
• The clan leaders agreed to abandon their soul rings and learn the new method, and Ye Cheng placed its instructions in their minds.

After becoming a god, Ye Cheng sensed the injured Silver Dragon King in White Cloud City and went to meet her. His divine aura helped her recover slightly, and the chapter ended as the two met face-to-face in her courtyard.

• Ye Cheng gave the family heads the Ring Condensation Method and sensed a powerful but hollow aura nearby.
• The Silver Dragon King and her maids, Zi Ji and Bi Ji, felt Ye Cheng's divine ripple nourish their cultivation and ease some of the Silver Dragon King's injuries.
• The Silver Dragon King decided to visit Ye Cheng the next day to discuss cooperation.
• Ye Cheng arrived at the Silver Dragon King's courtyard that night, and Zi Ji let him in.
• Ye Cheng and the Silver Dragon King met eyes as Zi Ji and Bi Ji watched in tense silence.

Ye Cheng met the Silver Dragon King in White Cloud City to discuss the Soul Beast Contract. He proposed a controlled trial there first, keeping the method secret until his city and its influence had grown.

• Ye Cheng and the Silver Dragon King met for the first time in person, and she welcomed him into her home.
• The Silver Dragon King revealed that she wanted to form a Soul Beast Contract with Ye Cheng, hoping his potential would help her surpass the Dragon God.
• Ye Cheng warned that the current world differed from the Future Video: the Abyss had not invaded, and he could not speak for all humanity.
• Ye Cheng proposed testing the Soul Beast Contract in White Cloud City before inviting outside soul masters, so his people could retain control of the method.
• Ye Cheng planned to build White Cloud City into a human holy land by keeping the Ring Condensation Method and Soul Beast Contract secret until the city was strong enough.

Ye Cheng and the Silver Dragon King finalized a partnership between White Cloud City and the soul beasts, using the Soul Beast Contract to begin cooperation with younger soul beasts. After returning to White Cloud City, Ye Cheng reviewed the city’s affairs and received gifts from powerful factions celebrating his ascension to godhood.

• Ye Cheng gave the Silver Dragon King the Soul Beast Contract’s information, and she absorbed it and learned how it worked.
• Ye Cheng and the Silver Dragon King negotiated and finalized the terms of cooperation between White Cloud City and the soul beasts.
• The Silver Dragon King, Zi Ji, Bi Ji, and the others prepared to return to the Star Dou Great Forest and select young soul beasts as the first contract candidates.
• Ye Cheng used spatial displacement to return to the City Lord Manor and considered how God Ring Masters absorbed soul bones into themselves.
• Ye Cheng received a list of congratulatory gifts sent by Spirit Hall, the empires, major clans, and other forces after his ascension to godhood.

Ye Cheng helped White Cloud City’s leaders and personnel become God Ring Masters, then announced that White Cloud Academy would teach admitted students the Ring Condensation Method and provide his personal help. The announcement sent talented candidates from factions across the continent rushing to enroll.

• Ye Cheng accepted gifts from visiting factions and kept the Ring Condensation Method and Soul Beast Contract from becoming public, intending to strengthen White Cloud City first.
• With Ye Cheng’s help, White Cloud City’s higher-ups and their families shattered and reconstructed their soul rings, and nearly all city personnel transitioned into God Ring Masters.
• Other factions learned that safely reconstructing soul rings required Ye Cheng’s divine assistance, leaving many to wonder how they could receive his help.
• Ye Cheng announced that White Cloud Academy would open admissions in ten days, offering successful students the Ring Condensation Method and his personal help transitioning into the God Ring Master system.
• Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, the Upper Three Sects, the Lower Four Sects, and other factions sent talented candidates to register at White Cloud Academy.

White Cloud Academy began its seven-day registration period, using Soul Tools to test applicants’ Innate Soul Power, current Soul Power, and age. Gevas completed initial registration and learned that successful applicants would be notified for further assessments after registration ended.

• Several dozen White Cloud Academy staff members opened the gates and set up registration testing stations.
• A staff member explained that the Crystal Ball measured Innate Soul Power and current Soul Power, while a handprint device determined age.
• Gevas tested at Level Seven Innate Soul Power, Level Thirty-Two Soul Power, and twenty-nine years and eight months old, receiving an average evaluation.
• Gevas gave his details and hotel address, completed initial registration, and was told that further assessments would follow after seven days of registration.
• The next applicant tested at Level Seven Innate Soul Power and Level Thirty-Six Soul Power, received a poor evaluation, and reached for the age-testing device.

White Cloud Academy’s new Soul Tools exposed applicants trying to cheat the entrance tests, while Ye Cheng considered how to build Douluo Continent’s technological and industrial base. He decided to train local students rather than recruit from Sun Moon Continent, and remained unable to move other continents without power beyond that of a God King.

• Lü Yan registered for the test after a Soul Tool revealed his age and Soul Power, and the staff member recorded his details.
• White Cloud Academy’s Soul Tools uncovered applicants’ concealed circumstances, preventing wealthy or influential candidates from bypassing the admission process.
• The chapter revealed that Soul Engineer Xuan Ji had built the testing devices, tablets, and a campus network for the academy.
• Ye Cheng judged Sun Moon Continent’s current Soul Tool technology too limited to justify recruiting there and decided to develop local talent instead.
• Ye Cheng concluded that moving other continents would require more than a God King’s power, unlike destroying a planet by detonating its core.

White Cloud Academy completed its first admissions screening and began a written assessment for nearly 1,000 applicants. Ye Cheng used the test to judge their values and moral character, hoping to change Douluo through education.

• Ye Cheng selected applicants with rare mutated Martial Souls, including one whose ability could restore recently damaged objects, despite their low or absent Innate Soul Power.
• After registration ended, White Cloud Academy notified the nearly 1,000 successful applicants to report for further assessments.
• Academy staff led the applicants into the campus and divided them among ten classrooms.
• A teacher explained that applicants needed to pass a written test after the aptitude screening, and staff began distributing the papers.
• Ye Cheng designed the test to assess applicants’ values and moral character, with oral answers available for those unable to read or write.

Ye Cheng reviewed the White Cloud Academy entrance exams and selected ninety-eight applicants, including Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan. The three Spirit Hall candidates received admission letters and student mobile phones at the Glory Hotel.

• Ye Cheng examined the applicants’ papers and selected ninety-eight candidates, including most of the familiar figures from the original work.
• Ye Cheng used White Cloud City’s Soul Guidance network to send the successful candidates’ names to the admissions staff.
• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan worried that they had failed the written exam while waiting at the Glory Hotel.
• An official delivered admission letters and free student-version mobile phones to Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, confirming that all three had passed.

Ye Cheng's Soul Power-powered mobile phones gave White Cloud City's students basic search and communication functions. Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue exchanged numbers, and Hu Liena considered using the phone's call restrictions to avoid Yan's persistent attention.

• Ye Cheng had limited the students' phones to communication and information searches because the network and devices could not support other features.
• Hu Liena activated her phone with Soul Power, registered her personal information, and learned that it only worked within White Cloud City.
• Hu Liena discovered the phone's search and communication functions and realized they could make it easier to contact her teacher and relay intelligence.
• Yan asked Hu Liena to exchange numbers, and she invited Xie Yue to join them.
• The three added one another to their contact lists, and Hu Liena recalled the phone might have a blacklist or call restriction feature.

Hu Liena and Xie Yue tested their phones in White Cloud City and discovered that they could communicate over great distances and search for information. They found the Ring Condensation Method’s origins but lacked authorization to view its cultivation method, so Hu Liena decided to gather intelligence quietly and wait for classes to begin.

• Yan called Hu Liena from increasingly distant locations, proving the phones could maintain a clear connection across the city.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue recognized the phones’ strategic value and sent Spirit Hall a letter describing what they had learned in White Cloud City.
• Hu Liena searched for the Ring Condensation Method and found details naming Ye Cheng and Sun Zhongjing as its developers.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue discovered that the method’s cultivation details required higher authorization, then considered and rejected stealing or coercing access.
• Hu Liena decided the Spirit Hall group should avoid rash actions and wait to see what White Cloud Academy taught.

The Shrek Academy group waited anxiously at Lijing Grand Hotel for the results of White Cloud Academy’s admissions. A courier arrived with Oscar’s admission notice, leaving the group eager to learn whether the students had been accepted.

• Oscar worried that he and the other Shrek students might not be admitted, while Ma Hongjun boasted about their talent and fantasized about meeting girls.
• Dai Mubai warned Ma Hongjun to behave himself at White Cloud Academy, whose headmaster Ye Cheng valued character over talent.
• Yu Xiaogang confidently predicted that the three students would pass the written exam because he had prepared them with lessons on soul beasts and cultivation knowledge.
• Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Yu Xiaogang discussed White Cloud Academy’s written exam, and Zhao Wuji complained that soul masters should focus on strength.
• A courier called for Oscar to deliver his admission notice, and both rooms of Shrek Academy members rushed to the hallway to meet him.

Oscar received an admission notice from White Cloud Academy, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun learned they had not been admitted. The students then discovered that Oscar’s gift box contained a mobile phone, intensifying the two Battle Soul Masters’ resentment toward him.

• A Flying Swallow Express courier delivered Oscar’s admission notice and confirmed that Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had none.
• Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Zhao Wuji congratulated Oscar, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun grew displeased at being overlooked.
• Flender defended booking a cramped, cheap hotel room when Yu Xiaogang questioned him about it.
• Oscar opened the complimentary box and studied the mobile phone inside, leaving Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun even more envious.