Chapter Summaries

Meng Li fought Di Tian in the Star Dou Great Forest and won his recognition as a leader for the soul beasts. Elsewhere, Qian Gu Dongfeng learned that Leng Yaozhu refused the Xue Yi position and ordered Meng Li’s movements monitored.

• Na Nali used her Shattering Heaven Divine Bell Lament to distract Di Tian, Zi Ji, and Xiong Jun while Meng Li prepared to fight.
• Di Tian broke free of Na Nali’s mental attack and launched a black-hole-like assault, but Meng Li countered with the Angel Holy Sword and Spear of Myth.
• The Spirit Pagoda detected the battle, and Qian Gu Dongfeng ordered Meng Li watched after learning Leng Yaozhu had refused to become Xue Yi and Chen Xinjie would take the position.
• After the shockwaves faded, Di Tian conceded, and Na Nali released Zi Ji and Xiong Jun from her control.
• Di Tian recognized the Angel Holy Sword and entrusted the future of the soul beasts to Meng Li.

Meng Li opened a passage to the Divine Feather Realm and began moving the soul beasts out of the Star Dou Great Forest, while swearing loyalty to Gu Yuena. The migration continued as Qian Gu Dongfeng dismissed reports of the gathering and contacted Leng Yaozhu.

• Di Tian made Xiong Jun, Zi Ji, and the Myriad Demon King submit to Meng Li, and Meng Li swore he would never betray their master.
• Meng Li declined to make the three soul beasts his subordinates, asking them to help only when needed.
• Gu Yuena felt her bond with Meng Li grow stronger as he appeared before her, but she told a Spirit Master that her experiment was at a critical stage.
• Meng Li opened a passage to the Divine Feather Realm and controlled where the migrating soul beasts would arrive, while Xiong Jun pressured them to enter.
• As soul beasts moved into the Divine Feather Realm, Meng Li's Soul Power increased and his bottleneck toward Super Douluo began to loosen.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng dismissed a report that soul beasts were converging in the Star Dou Great Forest and contacted Leng Yaozhu.

Leng Yaozhu challenged Qian Gu Dongfeng over her resignation as Xue Yi and warned him not to force Gu Yuena, while Meng Li completed the relocation of most soul beasts to the Divine Feather World. He and Na Nali entered the Myriad Beast Platform to find Da Ming and Er Ming, where Meng Li summoned a giant ape.

• Leng Yaozhu told Qian Gu Dongfeng that giving up her position as Xue Yi was her choice and urged him not to force Gu Yuena.
• Meng Li closed the rift to the Divine Feather World after most soul beasts had entered, then discussed expanding his world and the Abyss Plane with Zi Ji, Di Tian, and Myriad Demon King.
• Meng Li brought Di Tian, Zi Ji, Myriad Demon King, and Xiong Jun into the Divine Feather World and set out with Na Nali to find Da Ming and Er Ming.
• Meng Li and Na Nali entered the Myriad Beast Platform disguised as transferred Spirit Pagoda personnel.
• Meng Li released a giant ape from a glass bottle, and it crashed down before him and Na Nali.

Meng Li battled the Titan Giant Ape, then drew on the Life Goddess's power and the Golden Dragon King's hidden essence to transform into a giant dragon-Angel form. After Meng Li gained the upper hand, the Sky Azure Bull Python intervened and urged him to stop before their fight destroyed the sealed space.

• The Titan Giant Ape challenged Meng Li to prove himself and sealed the surrounding space before attacking him.
• Meng Li struggled against the Titan Giant Ape's strength, and the Life Goddess offered to help him.
• The Golden Dragon King released his hidden essence, and Meng Li grew to the Titan Giant Ape's size with dragon scales, claws, and enlarged wings.
• Meng Li seized the Titan Giant Ape, sent him crashing into a mountain, and wounded him with claw strikes and Angel Feathers.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python struck Meng Li and then asked him to stop fighting, warning that the small space might be destroyed.

Meng Li defeated the Titan Giant Ape and negotiated for soul beasts to enter his world, but the Titan Giant Ape offered him the Sea God’s Trial as a condition. Suspecting the offer was a trap connected to the gods watching him, Meng Li left without accepting it.

• Meng Li sensed a God King watching him and decided to conceal that he had noticed.
• The Titan Giant Ape admitted defeat, and he and the Sky Azure Bull Python returned to human form.
• Meng Li asked whether the soul beasts could enter his world, and the Titan Giant Ape said he might agree after learning more about him.
• The Titan Giant Ape offered Meng Li a god’s mark and entry to the Sea God’s Trial, which shocked Na Nali.
• Meng Li concealed his suspicions, declined to decide, and left with Na Nali, having already given up on the trial.

Meng Li and Na Nali escaped Spirit Pagoda headquarters, while Gu Yuena and Leng Yaozhu left with the soul spirit research data. The group reunited at Leng Yaozhu’s home, having completed their plans to leave Spirit Pagoda, though Da Ming and Er Ming had refused to relocate.

• Na Nali hard-controlled the Spirit Pagoda guards, helping Meng Li escape; he left a message on the headquarters gate.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng berated his failed subordinates, then considered Qiangu Zhangting’s plan to hold a Martial Arts Tournament for Marriage to lure Meng Li into a trap.
• Gu Yuena retrieved the final soul spirit research data, and she and Leng Yaozhu left Spirit Pagoda headquarters.
• An explosion destroyed the headquarters surveillance room and its recordings; Qian Gu Dongfeng learned New Soul Company had no backup and ordered Spirit Pagoda to reject future cooperation with it.
• Gu Yuena and Leng Yaozhu reunited with Meng Li, Na Nali, and Ya Li at Leng Yaozhu’s home; Gu Yuena confirmed she had the research data and Leng Yaozhu had resigned.
• Meng Li reported that Da Ming and Er Ming had refused to join the soul beast relocation plan.

Meng Li and Gu Yuena sought Federation support to establish the Soul Spirit Company and produce Artificial Soul Spirits. Chen Xinjie considered their request and began questioning Meng Li, leaving his decision dependent on the answers.

• Meng Li and Gu Yuena decided to ask the Federation to support and conceal their planned Soul Spirit Company, and Meng Li proposed approaching Chen Xinjie.
• Meng Li and Gu Yuena met Chen Xinjie, who asked about Meng Li’s connection to Tang Wulin and learned the two visitors were partners.
• Meng Li explained that the company would research and manufacture Artificial Soul Spirits, and Gu Yuena confirmed they were serious and had mature technology.
• Meng Li gave Chen Xinjie Soul Spirit research materials, and Chen Xinjie said the Federation had reserved the company name but would grant support only if Meng Li answered his questions.
• Chen Xinjie asked whether Meng Li was prepared to oppose the Spirit Pagoda, then asked why Leng Yaozhu had given him Xue Yi’s position; Meng Li replied that Chen Xinjie was more suitable.

Meng Li and Gu Yuena shared a public kiss in Skysea City after Meng Li secured the Soul Spirit Company’s name and confidentiality from Chen Xinjie. A video of their kiss spread online, delighting their friends and devastating Qiangu Zhangting.

• Meng Li explained that he had recommended Chen Xinjie for the Blood One position because Leng Yaozhu had reasons to give it up, and Chen Xinjie granted the Soul Spirit Company its name and confidentiality.
• Meng Li suggested taking Gu Yuena to an amusement park, while she reflected on her love for him and her determination to remove the dangers threatening him.
• Gu Yuena thanked Meng Li, embraced him, and kissed him beneath an overpass as onlookers watched.
• A video of the kiss became a headline, and Xie Xie showed it to the Shrek Academy monsters, while Xu Xiaoyan thought she should let go of Meng Li.
• Qiangu Zhangting saw the video in his recovery room, spat out blood, and tried to get up to find Gu Yuena, aggravating his injury.

Qiangu Zhangting discovered that Gu Yuena had left with Meng Li, and Qian Gu Dongfeng plotted to lure Meng Li into a trap. Meanwhile, Meng Li and Gu Yuena spent time together at Tianhai Amusement Park, where Gu Yuena chose to buy ice cream.

• Qiangu Zhangting went to Gu Yuena's laboratory, and Qian Gu Dongfeng broke down the door to reveal that she was gone.
• After watching a video of Gu Yuena and Meng Li, Qiangu Zhangting vowed to kill Meng Li, while Qian Gu Dongfeng ordered the Spirit Pagoda to search for Gu Yuena and Vice Tower Master Leng.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng announced a Martial Arts Tournament for Marriage, expecting Meng Li to come and disrupt it.
• Meng Li and Gu Yuena arrived at Tianhai Amusement Park and discussed why ordinary people were frightened by the rides.
• Gu Yuena went to an ice cream stall and ordered two strawberry ice creams.

Meng Li and Gu Yuena spent the evening together before discussing the mysteries of Meng Li’s origins and memories. When Meng Li suddenly lost consciousness, Gu Yuena took him to a hotel and confronted the Golden Dragon King, who revealed that Meng Li’s body helped him survive.

• Gu Yuena bought Meng Li strawberry ice cream, and Meng Li posted a photo of it on his Moments, where Tang Wulin invited them to Shrek Academy and promised a surprise.
• Meng Li and Gu Yuena sat together and talked about his missing early memories, unusual abilities, and fragmented memories of destroyed worlds.
• Gu Yuena asked whether other voices spoke in Meng Li’s mind, but Meng Li became unable to speak and collapsed into her arms.
• Gu Yuena carried Meng Li to a hotel, examined him, and found that a barrier in his mind blocked her Soul Power.
• Gu Yuena called out the Golden Dragon King, who said Meng Li’s special body helped him survive and brought him benefits.

Gu Yuena learned from the Golden Dragon King that powerful beings were threatening Meng Li and that accepting unexplained memories could make him cease to be himself. After Meng Li woke, she used the Silver Dragon's Inverse Scale to pass him a warning, leaving him aware of the message but unsure of its source.

• The Golden Dragon King explained that he and other souls coexisted with Meng Li, warned Gu Yuena not to let him accept unfamiliar memories, and said Meng Li would become central to a divine war.
• The Golden Dragon King said Meng Li had been born with divinity and urged Gu Yuena to reclaim his power from Tang Wulin when Meng Li became a god.
• The special space vanished, and Gu Yuena sat beside the unconscious Meng Li, worrying that his ascension might cause him to leave her.
• Meng Li woke with only vague memories of what had happened, and Gu Yuena stopped him from speaking about them.
• Gu Yuena placed the Silver Dragon's Inverse Scale against Meng Li's chest and sent him the message to remember himself and distrust sudden memories.
• Gu Yuena told Meng Li not to discuss the message, then suggested they go out to eat.

Tang Wulin learned that Gu Yue and Meng Li's master had left Spirit Pagoda and promised Xie Xie that he would eventually make Four-word Battle Armor for all his friends. At the hotel, Gu Yuena struggled with unfamiliar feelings about Meng Li and questioned him about consummating their marriage, while Meng Li realized she was jealous of Na'er.

• Xie Xie told Tang Wulin that Gu Yue and Meng Li's master had resigned from their positions in Spirit Pagoda, and Tang Wulin considered inviting them into Tang Sect.
• Xie Xie asked Tang Wulin for Four-word Battle Armor, and Tang Wulin promised that none of his friends would be left out after he finished Meng Li's armor.
• After returning to their hotel, Gu Yuena and Meng Li sat together awkwardly as Gu Yuena kept recalling Na'er and Meng Li's intimacy.
• Gu Yuena asked Meng Li what consummating a marriage felt like, then admitted she was angry without knowing why.
• Meng Li realized Gu Yuena was jealous of Na'er and began thinking about how to make it up to her.

Meng Li and Gu Yuena reconciled after he apologized, and Gu Yuena chose to punish him with a kiss that turned into an intimate night together. They woke at seven in the evening, reaffirmed their devotion, and got dressed to find food.

• Meng Li apologized to Gu Yuena and offered to accept her punishment, so she kissed him and bit his lip.
• Gu Yuena told Meng Li that biting him had eased her anger, and he encouraged her to be herself.
• While Gu Yuena showered, Meng Li considered whether they should take their relationship further, then decided to let things happen naturally.
• After Gu Yuena emerged, Meng Li dried her hair; later, she prepared for their first night together, and they became intimate beneath the covers.
• Meng Li and Gu Yuena woke at seven in the evening, exchanged promises not to let each other down, and agreed to get food.
• After dressing, Gu Yuena asked Meng Li to pull up the zipper on the back of her dress.

Meng Li and Gu Yuena returned to Shrek City, where their companions explained that the Federation had approved the Soul Spirit Company and offered discounted sites for its headquarters. The group planned how to staff and equip the company, then arrived at their new home to begin preparations.

• Meng Li and Gu Yuena left Skysea City by Soul Tool Train and were met in Shrek City by Leng Yaozhu, Ya Li, and Na Nali.
• Ya Li told them that the Federation had approved the Soul Spirit Company's registration and offered several large headquarters sites at a fraction of market price.
• Meng Li described New Soul Company's managers and explained that his ideas for Soul Tool Communicator features had earned him shares and dividends.
• Meng Li declined to seek technical help from New Soul Company and proposed recruiting graduates from the Spirit Research Academy, while Gu Yuena said she had copied the soul spirit equipment blueprints.
• The group arrived at their new courtyard estate near Shrek, and Meng Li felt more at ease when he saw his familiar companions there.

Meng Li returned to Shrek Academy with Gu Yuena and Na Nali, where Xie Xie welcomed them and challenged Meng Li to a driving race. Meng Li easily outmaneuvered Xie Xie as they headed toward the Inner Court, while Na Nali looked around the academy.

• Meng Li and Na Nali ate dinner with Gu Yuena, Ya Li, and Leng Yaozhu, then agreed that Na Nali would visit Shrek Academy with Meng Li and Gu Yuena the next day.
• Meng Li drove Gu Yuena and Na Nali to Shrek Academy, where students stopped them because they did not recognize him.
• Tang Wulin sent Xie Xie to pick them up, and Xie Xie asked Meng Li about Yuanen's feelings for him.
• Meng Li told Xie Xie that he had rejected Yuanen because he loved Gu Yue, reassuring Gu Yuena.
• Xie Xie challenged Meng Li to a driving race, but Meng Li overtook him, performed a sharp turn, and left him behind as Na Nali admired Shrek Academy.

Meng Li and Gu Yuena returned to Shrek Academy, where Tang Wulin offered to forge them Four-word Battle Armor as thanks for saving his parents. Both refused the priceless gift, leaving Tang Wulin and Xie Xie stunned.

• Xie Xie led Meng Li and Na Nali to the Sea God Pavilion, where Meng Li sensed its dense life energy.
• Tang Wulin approached Meng Li, but the Golden Dragon King bloodline and the Sky-Piercing Spear inside him ran wild until Yun Ming helped suppress them.
• Tang Wulin welcomed Meng Li and Gu Yuena back to Shrek Academy and revealed that he had become a Divine Craftsman who could forge them Four-word Battle Armor.
• Gu Yuena refused the armor for herself, and Meng Li declined it for both of them, saying he wanted to upgrade his Three-word Battle Armor through his own strength.
• Xie Xie cursed at Meng Li and Gu Yuena for rejecting the priceless Four-word Battle Armor.

Meng Li and Gu Yuena declined Four-word Battle Armor and visited Jianyi Noodle House with Tang Wulin and the others. Over noodles, the group discussed Meng Li’s strength, but he refused Xu Xiaoyan’s suggestion to spar, saying victory had become meaningless to him.

• Meng Li told Tang Wulin that he and Gu Yuena had their reasons for refusing Four-word Battle Armor and said they had come to visit Teacher Wu, who was still cultivating.
• Xie Xie explained that the other teachers avoided Meng Li because they had formed a poor impression of him, and Meng Li dismissed the idea of meeting them.
• Meng Li asked Tang Wulin to treat the group to noodles, and Tang Wulin agreed to consider the debt for saving his parents settled that way.
• The group ate at Jianyi Noodle House, where the owner recognized Meng Li and asked who was stronger, him or the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Xu Xiaoyan proposed a sparring match, but Meng Li declined, saying he no longer cared about victory or defeat.

After learning that the Spirit Pagoda had announced a marriage tournament in Gu Yuena’s name without her consent, Meng Li set out for Mingdu despite knowing it could be a trap. Na Nali and Gu Yuena joined him, and the Shrek Seven Devils decided to follow and help.

• Meng Li reluctantly agreed to spar with the Shrek Seven Devils after they finished eating noodles.
• Na Nali showed Meng Li and Gu Yuena the Spirit Pagoda’s notice announcing a marriage tournament for Gu Yuena.
• Meng Li became furious and left for Mingdu, and Gu Yuena caught up with him and insisted on going too.
• Na Nali said she had contacted their allies and urged the group to travel together, while Gu Yuena revealed that her strength was comparable to a Limit Douluo.
• Xie Xie found the notice after Meng Li and the others had left, and Tang Wulin concluded that the tournament was a trap meant to lure them in.
• Yuanen Yehui asked for time off, and Tang Wulin decided that the Shrek Seven Devils would go help Meng Li.

After learning that the Spirit Pagoda had used Gu Yuena’s name for its marriage tournament, Leng Yaozhu and Ya Li joined Meng Li’s group on a trip to Mingdu to demand answers. During cultivation on the train, Meng Li entered the Sacred Land, where Qian Yuhan offered him a place to grow stronger and a chance to learn how to help her return to the human world.

• Leng Yaozhu learned that Gu Yuena had not approved the Spirit Pagoda’s tournament and decided to confront the Spirit Pagoda in Mingdu, with Ya Li accompanying her.
• Meng Li’s group met Ya Li and Leng Yaozhu in Heaven Dou City, then boarded a train to Mingdu and discussed how to approach the Spirit Pagoda.
• Meng Li began cultivating on the train and was transported to a beach in the Sacred Land, where he met Qian Yuhan.
• Qian Yuhan explained that the Sacred Land was the first layer of a world between reality and illusion, and that defeating her would take Meng Li to the Land of Life.
• Qian Yuhan offered Meng Li abundant energy for cultivation and promised to teach him her abilities if he defeated the remnant body guarding the next layer.

Qian Yuhan began training Meng Li by testing his foundation and fighting him with her Angel Holy Sword. After a day of repeated defeats, Meng Li renewed his determination to become strong enough to protect Gu Yuena, then woke from his cultivation as the group arrived in Mingdu.

• Qian Yuhan briefly overwhelmed Meng Li with her divine power before realizing she had forgotten how vast the gap between them was and withdrawing it.
• Meng Li summoned his divine crown, Angel wings, and Angel Holy Sword, then challenged Qian Yuhan to a fight.
• Qian Yuhan repeatedly outmaneuvered and struck down Meng Li, teaching him to stay alert and remember to defend.
• After a day of losing within seconds, Meng Li drew renewed resolve from the thought of protecting Gu Yuena and charged at Qian Yuhan again.
• Leng Yaozhu woke Meng Li from his cultivation as their group arrived in Mingdu.