Chapter Summaries

Yan Shaozhe brought the Shrek Battle Team to Sea God Pavilion, where the Golden Ancient Tree’s power healed their exhaustion and revealed its extraordinary vitality. Electrolux told Huo Yuhao that Mu En was drawing on the tree’s power and that his damaged Mental Origin had limited his growth and lifespan.

• Yan Shaozhe led the Shrek Battle Team through Sea God Island to Sea God Pavilion and explained that he wanted Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan to experience it.
• A voice invited everyone inside, and Sea God Pavilion transformed in golden light that refreshed the team and stirred Bei Bei’s and Wang Dong’s powers.
• Huo Yuhao used his Eye of True Sight to discover the dense roots beneath the pavilion and recognized it as a living building, the Golden Ancient Tree.
• Electrolux told Huo Yuhao that the pavilion’s controller had cultivation near his own former level but had a damaged Mental Origin and limited lifespan.
• Electrolux explained that the power radiating from Sea God Pavilion belonged to the Golden Ancient Tree, which Mu En was drawing upon.

Huo Yuhao and the others recovered from their journey, then gathered at Sea God Pavilion to receive rewards for winning the tournament. The chapter ended with Wang Yan being granted five years of access to the Pavilion’s Library.

• Electrolux urged Huo Yuhao to remain in the energy-rich building, consolidate his gains, and avoid stirring up trouble while the others recovered.
• Huo Yuhao absorbed abundant Heaven and Earth Essence Qi and Life Power, raising his potential cultivation and becoming eager to obtain his Third Soul Ring.
• Yan Shaozhe welcomed the champions to Sea God Pavilion and explained that the elders had summoned them to announce their rewards.
• Yan Shaozhe dismissed the seven Inner Courtyard students and told Dai Yue Heng that he could prepare for his graduation assessment.
• Yan Shaozhe granted Wang Yan five years of access to Sea God Pavilion’s Library, making the excited scholar leap into the air.

Shrek rewarded the Reserve Team for winning the Tournament and named them the Shrek Seven Devils, while Mu En outlined their training and assessment plans. He also set Shrek’s reform in motion, hoping to leave a lasting foundation for Huo Yuhao to continue.

• Yan Shaozhe announced that the team would receive the Tournament’s Gold Soul Coins, Soul Tools, and four additional soul bones, prompting Jiang Nannan to faint before an Elder revived her.
• Yan Shaozhe awarded the team the title of Shrek Seven Devils for life, but said their achievements would remain secret until they graduated.
• Mu En permitted Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou to take the Inner Court assessment early, while keeping Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao on Sea God Island to train.
• Mu En assigned teachers to prepare the four students for their assessments and warned that the difficulty would not be reduced.
• Mu En resolved to leave Shrek a foundation for reform, so Xuan Zi and Huo Yuhao could continue the changes after him.

Mu En brought Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao to a vast hall beneath the Sea God Pavilion and explained that the pavilion had been carved from a living Golden Tree. After sending Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao to meditate, he questioned Huo Yuhao about his goal and warned that becoming a god was an exceptionally difficult challenge.

• Mu En led the three students through a golden passage into a huge enclosed hall beneath the Sea God Pavilion.
• Mu En explained that the pavilion had been carved from a Golden Tree that served as Shrek Academy’s foundation.
• Mu En sent Wang Dong to meditate in the first passageway on the right and Xiao Xiao to meditate in the third passageway on the left.
• Mu En asked Huo Yuhao about the goal in his heart, and Huo Yuhao tentatively answered that it might be becoming a god.
• Mu En told Huo Yuhao that countless powerful soul masters had failed to pass Level 100 Dou Tian, the limit of human soul masters.

Huo Yuhao showed Mu En that several passages in ancient books, including the Hierarchy of Angels, had been tampered with. The passages clustered around a Heavenly Pride’s ascent to godhood, leaving Mu En wondering who had altered the records.

• Huo Yuhao asked Mu En whether Sea God Pavilion held Qian Nixiu’s Hierarchy of Angels, and Mu En confirmed that it did.
• Huo Yuhao explained that the book had been abridged and asked Mu En to confirm the strict poetic forms used in Spirit Hall-era manuscripts.
• Huo Yuhao pointed out an awkward passage near the end of the Zhifeng Chapter that broke the book’s established metrical patterns.
• Huo Yuhao named other books with similar passages, and Mu En retrieved them for examination.
• Mu En found that the irregular passages clustered around a Heavenly Pride’s rise to godhood and realized the records had likely been tampered with long ago.

After Huo Yuhao uncovered evidence that the Path to Godhood had been concealed, Mu En urged him to pursue another route to godhood and offered to teach him his skills as a close disciple. Huo Yuhao then went to claim his reward and opened a room filled with dense Light Element.

• Huo Yuhao showed Mu En altered records that suggested the Path to Godhood had been deliberately concealed, and Mu En asked whether Huo Yuhao knew of another path to godhood.
• Mu En encouraged Huo Yuhao to seek that path and agreed to help him through Xuan Zi if needed.
• Huo Yuhao said he preferred the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy over the Body Sect and planned to learn the Body Secret Technique by observing Du Busi.
• Mu En offered to pass down his entire repertoire, and Huo Yuhao accepted, becoming Mu En's Close Disciple.
• Mu En directed Huo Yuhao to his reward, and Huo Yuhao opened the assigned room to find it filled with golden light and dense Light Element.

Huo Yuhao entered Deep Meditation inside the Golden Ancient Tree and consolidated his tournament insights and Soul Tool techniques. Meanwhile, Jing Hongchen arrived at Shrek Academy to reclaim something from Illustrious Virtue Hall and, after Elder Xuan exposed him, entered the Sea God Pavilion.

• Huo Yuhao absorbed the dense Light Element and Life Power inside the Golden Ancient Tree, entered Deep Meditation, and refined his combat methods and Soul Tool crafting ideas.
• Mu En sensed that two guests had arrived at Shrek Academy, while Du Busi told Long Aotian to wait outside the gates and went to watch the proceedings.
• Elder Xuan exposed Jing Hongchen's concealment and summoned him with a giant crystalline hand, but Jing Hongchen dispelled the attack with his light-based power.
• Mu En ordered Elder Xuan to invite Jing Hongchen into the Sea God Pavilion and arranged for Duo Duo and Shao Zhe to receive Du Busi.
• Jing Hongchen hesitated at Elder Xuan's challenge, then laughed and entered the Sea God Pavilion.

Jing Hongchen visited Shrek Academy to retrieve the Sword of Judgment, but Elder Xuan refused unless the sword could help restore Ma Xiao Tao. After Mu En invited Jing Hongchen to the second floor, Jing Hongchen realized that Shrek’s strongest person was not Elder Xuan.

• Jing Hongchen and Elder Xuan discussed the rise of Soul Tools, and Jing Hongchen grew wary of He Caitou’s role in Shrek’s changing approach.
• Jing Hongchen decided Huo Yuhao could safely learn advanced Soul Tool techniques at Illustrious Virtue Hall while He Caitou should be kept away from its core secrets.
• Jing Hongchen asked Elder Xuan to return the Sword of Judgment, but Elder Xuan refused until Ma Xiao Tao’s mutated Martial Soul could be treated.
• Jing Hongchen offered an exchange and then asked to see Ma Xiao Tao, prompting Elder Xuan to hesitate.
• Mu En invited Jing Hongchen to the second floor, and Jing Hongchen realized that someone other than Elder Xuan was Shrek Academy’s strongest person.

Jing Hongchen visited Sea God Pavilion to examine Ma Xiao Tao, while Huo Yuhao's Deep Meditation was disrupted by an attempt from the Shura God to initiate a trial. The chapter left the Shura God's crimson divine power trapped in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirit as it repeatedly sent him a message.

• Jing Hongchen warned Elder Xuan and Elder Mu that he carried three triggered Ninth Level Soul Tools, then followed Elder Xuan into Sea God Pavilion.
• Jing Hongchen met Elder Mu, learned his name was Mu En, and grew wary of the old man's strength.
• Elder Xuan led Jing Hongchen to Ma Xiao Tao, whose Evil Fire continued to threaten her Martial Soul.
• Elder Mu manifested a golden projection, and Jing Hongchen examined Ma Xiao Tao before discreetly twitching a fingertip against her wrist.
• The Shura God's crimson divine power tried to enter Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirit, but Qian Daoliu, Electrolux, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm trapped it.
• The trapped divine power told Huo Yuhao that the Shura God had chosen him for the Shura God Trial and that he could inherit the Shura God Position by completing its three trials.

Huo Yuhao and his companions investigated a Shura God Trial Imprint that had entered his Sea of Spirit, and Electrolux decided they could study it while disguising their presence. After ending his Deep Meditation, Huo Yuhao learned Mu En had let Jing Hongchen into Shrek Academy and taken a mysterious metal disc from him.

• The Ice Empress recalled sensing Shura divine power during the War of the Three Gods, suggesting a fourth party had taken part in the conflict ten thousand years earlier.
• Qian Daoliu warned that accepting the Shura God Trial could mark Huo Yuhao, but Electrolux decided to keep the imprint and investigate it.
• Electrolux told Huo Yuhao to use his Mental Power to nurture a Little Skeleton with the same aura, so it could fool the imprint's verification mechanism.
• Huo Yuhao ended his Deep Meditation with improved Soul Power, Soul Tool insights, and a strengthened physique, then asked Mu En whether any special power had crossed the Golden Ancient Tree's defenses.
• Mu En said he had let Jing Hongchen into Shrek Academy and showed Huo Yuhao a golden, intricately carved metal disc he had obtained from him.

Huo Yuhao received a Ninth Grade defensive soul tool as Mu En took him as a disciple, prompting Du Busi to try to recruit him for the Body Sect. Du Busi left without securing Huo Yuhao as his successor, and Huo Yuhao began using his life force and Light Power to soothe Mu En.

• Huo Yuhao accepted Jing Hongchen's Trigger-Type Defensive Soul Tool and worried that someone had deceived Mu En about the Golden Ancient Tree.
• Du Busi arrived and invited Huo Yuhao to return to the Body Sect, but Huo Yuhao refused.
• Mu En declared Huo Yuhao his disciple and suggested Du Busi make him Body Sect Master and grant him the sect's Treasure Vault.
• Du Busi considered the proposal but ultimately left after asking Mu En to ensure Ao Tian received proper treatment at Shrek.
• Mu En told Huo Yuhao to hunt his Third Soul Ring the next morning, and Huo Yuhao infused him with life force and Light Power.

Huo Yuhao learned that Mu En intended to fuse with the Golden Ancient Tree despite the danger, and resolved to find a way to save him. Back at the dormitory, Huo Yuhao mistakenly concluded that Wang Dong enjoyed wearing women’s clothes and entered the room after Wang Dong angrily called him inside.

• Huo Yuhao used a holy light spell during Deep Meditation, briefly improving Mu En’s failing body before the baleful aura overwhelmed the effect.
• Mu En told Huo Yuhao that he planned to Return to the Tree by fusing with the Golden Ancient Tree, and said he could still protect Shrek afterward.
• Huo Yuhao left the Sea God Pavilion, hoping to strengthen himself enough to repair Mu En’s eroded soul.
• Huo Yuhao returned to the dormitory and saw Wang Dong holding up dresses, then assumed Wang Dong secretly liked wearing women’s clothing.
• Wang Dong called Huo Yuhao back into the room in embarrassment and anger, and he went inside.

After emerging from Deep Meditation, Huo Yuhao awkwardly reassured Wang Dong about her secret, then visited Qian Duoduo at the Soul Tool Department. Qian Duoduo revealed that he had reached Level 95 and hoped to soon become a Rank Nine Soul Tool Master.

• Wang Dong asked Huo Yuhao what he thought about discovering her wearing women's clothing, and he mistook it for a private hobby.
• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong that he also liked wearing women's clothing, causing her to collapse.
• Huo Yuhao went to the Soul Tool Department's experimental building and greeted Qian Duoduo.
• Qian Duoduo told Huo Yuhao about the Star Luo Empire's compensation, including a Ranked Engraving Knife loaned to Shrek Academy for fifty years and valuable Soul Tools, blueprints, and Rare Metal.
• Qian Duoduo revealed that he had reached Level 95 and expected to soon break through to Rank Nine Soul Tool Master.

Huo Yuhao learned that Qian Duoduo had broken through to Super Douluo and heard about Jie Chu and Ning Ge’s dangerous Inspection Team mission. He secured approval to take over a research project, arranged help with his spice business, and headed to visit Yan Shaozhe and Long Aotian before his trip to the Star Dou Forest.

• Qian Duoduo explained that insights from his past battle with Du Busi had helped him break through to Super Douluo, and Huo Yuhao privately regarded Du Busi as a God of Wealth.
• Jie Chu told Huo Yuhao that he and Ning Ge had fought an Evil Soul Master hideout near the Star Luo–Sun Moon border and survived a Soul Saint leader with the help of Huo Yuhao’s Invincible Shield.
• Huo Yuhao asked Qian Duoduo to let him take over his senior’s project in Experiment Zone Number Eleven, and Qian Duoduo approved the request using the academy’s Pure Amethyst Gold reserves.
• Huo Yuhao asked Ning Ge to contact Ning Tian about the spice business so the academy and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School could handle negotiations.
• Huo Yuhao left for the Inner Courtyard to visit Yan Shaozhe and Long Aotian before venturing into the Star Dou Forest the next day to hunt for his Third Soul Ring.

Yan Shaozhe searched ancient records for rare treasures that could help Ma Xiao Tao recover and resume cultivating. Huo Yuhao encountered Long Aotian, who had come to study at Shrek Academy, and brought him to meet Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiao Tao.

• Ma Xiao Tao told Yan Shaozhe she had accepted her stalled cultivation and was content to stay by her teacher, while her resistance to Evil Fire had improved.
• Yan Shaozhe combed through Sea God Pavilion's ancient books and compiled locations where rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures might be found for Ma Xiao Tao.
• Huo Yuhao arrived at the Secret Chamber and unexpectedly ran into Long Aotian, who had come to Shrek Academy to study under Yan Shaozhe.
• Long Aotian explained that he had been searching for Huo Yuhao's Barbecue Restaurant, and Huo Yuhao led him to Yan Shaozhe's office.
• Yan Shaozhe welcomed Huo Yuhao and Long Aotian and invited them to sit while he went to brew tea.

Huo Yuhao visited Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiao Tao with Long Aotian, who took the alias Zhao RiTian while studying at Shrek Academy. As Huo Yuhao struggled to suppress Ma Xiao Tao’s Evil Fire, Long Aotian offered to share Body Sect control techniques, secretly hoping to draw Huo Yuhao closer to the sect.

• Huo Yuhao prepared tea for Yan Shaozhe, and Yan and Long Aotian discussed Long’s study plan at Shrek Academy.
• Long Aotian chose Zhao RiTian as his academy alias because he thought it sounded more domineering.
• Huo Yuhao suppressed Ma Xiao Tao’s Evil Fire temporarily, but it returned as soon as he stopped channeling his power.
• Long Aotian suggested Ma Xiao Tao might lack control over her martial soul and offered to teach her Body Sect training methods.
• Long Aotian asked Huo Yuhao to cook grilled fish in return for sharing the techniques, then kept Huo Yuhao and Yan Shaozhe from leaving so he could discuss the Body Sect’s teachings.
• Du Busi watched from the Body Sect headquarters, pleased that Long Aotian had found a chance to foster Huo Yuhao’s interest in the sect.

Huo Yuhao learned about the Body Sect’s brutal martial soul training method and decided to try cooking dinner for Long Aotian. He then discovered that Tang Ya had decided to leave Shrek and return to the Heaven Dou Empire to rebuild the Tang Sect.

• The chapter explained how the Body Sect grew through shared research and drew in Body Martial Soul users before becoming reclusive.
• Long Aotian advised that disobedient martial souls should be trained through exhausting practice, and Ma Xiao Tao decided to try the method.
• Huo Yuhao gathered ingredients for dinner, with Xuan Zi following him after regretting missing Huo Yuhao’s earlier meal.
• Huo Yuhao and Xuan Zi overheard Tang Ya telling Bei Bei that she planned to leave Shrek and work to rebuild the Tang Sect in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Tang Ya accepted Huo Yuhao’s invitation to join them for dinner.

Huo Yuhao explained the dangers of the Soul Master world to Tang Ya and gave her the deed to his barbecue shop so she could build a safer future with Bei Bei. The chapter left Tang Ya and Bei Bei stunned by the gift’s enormous value and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School’s wealth.

• Huo Yuhao walked with an angry-looking Wang Dong toward Shrek Academy’s exit while reflecting on the previous night’s dinner.
• Huo Yuhao warned Tang Ya that returning to Heaven Dou City alone to seek revenge and restore her family’s legacy could get her killed.
• Huo Yuhao gave Tang Ya the deed to the barbecue shop he had bought for more than 5.5 million Gold Soul Coins.
• Huo Yuhao recalled that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School had owned and traded Shrek City land for thousands of years.
• Bei Bei and Tang Ya were overwhelmed by the valuable deed and Huo Yuhao’s generosity.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain their third Soul Rings, while Xuan Zi secretly followed them. As they entered the forest, Huo Yuhao wondered whether he might encounter the Three-Eyed Golden Lion again and ask about Cyclopes and Chaos Power.

• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong that he had lent his Barbecue Restaurant deed to Bei Dage and Xiao Ya Jie so they could reopen the Tang Sect in Shrek City.
• Xuan Zi instructed Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to handle Soul Beasts below ten thousand years themselves, then vanished to follow them secretly with a gourd of Seaweed Egg Drop Soup.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong flew to the Star Dou Great Forest and continued on foot after recovering some Soul Power.
• Wang Dong asked Huo Yuhao what Soul Beast he wanted for his third Soul Ring, and he mentioned several Lightning and Earth Attribute possibilities.
• Huo Yuhao used simulated Ten Thousand-Year Soul Beast pressure to scare a group of Wind Baboons, then scanned the forest with Mental Detection as they went deeper.
• Huo Yuhao considered asking the Three-Eyed Golden Lion about the Cyclopes he remembered and whether they could help him understand Chaos Power and restore Ma Xiao Tao's Martial Soul.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong traveled through Star Dou Forest, avoided Soul Beasts with Mental Detection, and camped for the night under Xuan Zi’s secret protection. The next morning, Huo Yuhao led them on a detour toward Sobbing Lake while avoiding the Core Zone.

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong crossed the Outer Zone while Mental Detection helped them avoid Soul Beasts, then set up camp before nightfall.
• Huo Yuhao scattered Ten Thousand-Year Soul Beast feces powder and strung bells around the camp as warnings, while Wang Dong pitched the tent.
• Xuan Zi appeared when Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong started a fire, then supplied them with top-grade ingredients for dinner.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong cultivated overnight, and Wang Dong angrily refused Huo Yuhao’s request to wear women’s clothing again.
• The next morning, Huo Yuhao explained that he was leading them toward Sobbing Lake by a detour to avoid accidentally entering the Core Zone.