Chapter Summaries

Long Xiaoyao reunited with Mu En, apologized for the past, and prepared to leave after reaffirming his path. Huo Yuhao then revealed that Yan Shaozhe was likely Long Xiaoyao’s biological grandson, prompting Long Xiaoyao to rush off to confront Ye Xishui.

• Long Xiaoyao and Mu En exchanged wills, then Long Xiaoyao apologized for his past choices and Mu En accepted his apology.
• Long Xiaoyao praised Huo Yuhao and said their next meeting might be more than a reunion before preparing to depart.
• Huo Yuhao announced that Yan Shaozhe was likely Long Xiaoyao’s long-lost biological grandson, and Long Xiaoyao examined Yan Shaozhe’s bloodline and found a connection.
• Huo Yuhao suggested Ye Xishui might have possessed Twin Martial Souls, and Mu En recalled sensing a force like his own during their old tournament battle.
• Long Xiaoyao realized Ye Xishui might have hidden their child from him and flew away to demand an explanation.

After revealing that Yan Shaozhe was Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui’s grandson, Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek City and considered his future strength and plans. At Shrek, Meng Hongchen longed to see him again while Xiao Hongchen focused on the Inner Court’s formidable students and the Soul Spirit Contract.

• Huo Yuhao confirmed to Yan Shaozhe that he was related to Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, leaving Yan Shaozhe to accept the truth and resolve that Shrek would keep opposing the Holy Spirit Sect.
• Mu En led everyone back toward Shrek, while Huo Yuhao considered how reaching Soul Saint could strengthen his Spirit Eyes and help him prepare for future conflicts.
• The group returned to Shrek City, where Elder Mu welcomed them and told Huo Yuhao that his dormitory had been expanded.
• At the Martial Arts Arena, Xiao Hongchen watched Beibei and Xu Sanshi spar and recognized the strength of Shrek’s Inner Court students and the appeal of the Soul Spirit Contract.
• Meng Hongchen asked why Huo Yuhao had not returned after a year, then suggested she could win him over to help Xiao Hongchen learn the Soul Spirit Contract.

Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen discussed her determination to pursue Huo Yuhao, their plans to attend Shrek's Inner Court Treasure Appraisal Meeting, and the new Soul Spirit Contract. The chapter left them wagering over whether Meng could obtain a soul spirit within half a year, with Xiao promising to help her pursue Huo Yuhao if she succeeded.

• Meng Hongchen reminisced about Huo Yuhao's promise from a year earlier and told Xiao Hongchen she intended to meet him again by Sea God Lake.
• Meng asked Xiao for money and persuaded him to attend the Inner Court Treasure Appraisal Meeting, where special medicinal pills would be auctioned.
• Xiao warned Meng not to delay her cultivation while waiting for a soul spirit, and she explained that Xu Jiujiu had joined the Spirit Pagoda and was helping her pursue Huo Yuhao.
• Meng argued that Huo Yuhao might have created the Soul Spirit Contract, and Xiao wagered that if she contracted a soul spirit within half a year, he would help her pursue him.
• Meng accepted the wager, leaving Xiao wondering whether Xu Jiujiu could help her secure a soul spirit.

Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek and watched Snow Empress and Di Qiuer demonstrate the growing power of soul spirits. Nana reunited with him and declared her devotion, leaving Huo Yuhao to comfort her before Wang Dong'er teased him about his admirers.

• Huo Yuhao entered the Martial Arts Arena with Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao, where Meng Hongchen spotted him and admitted she still liked him.
• Xiao Hongchen watched Xue Ling and Di Qiuer fight and worried that Shrek's growing roster of powerful students would overwhelm the next tournament.
• Huo Yuhao watched Xiao Jin and Xiao Bai demonstrate their Soul Spirit True Bodies and reflected on new soul spirit techniques and plans to promote soul spirit contracts.
• Nana rushed over, called Huo Yuhao her Master, and thanked him for helping her begin a new life; he comforted her and urged her to live for herself.
• Nana asked whether she could call Huo Yuhao Master once her cultivation advanced, but Wang Dong'er objected and teased him about his many admirers.

Huo Yuhao reunited with Qiuer and prepared for a trip to the Extreme North while Shrek planned for the next Soul Master Tournament. At the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters, Ye Xishui revealed that she had engineered the past incident Long Xiaoyao regretted, and Huo Yuhao later went to meet Xu Jiujiu at the Spirit Pagoda.

• Huo Yuhao left the Martial Arts Arena with Snow Empress and Qiuer while Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao stayed to train for the next tournament.
• Mu En accepted that Huo Yuhao, Snow Empress, and Gu Yue Na would not compete, and worried about the Holy Spirit Cult and the tournament being held in Ming Capital.
• Long Xiaoyao confronted Ye Xishui about their child and Yan Shaozhe, and Ye Xishui admitted she had deliberately arranged the incident that had burdened him with guilt.
• Long Xiaoyao angrily left Ye Xishui after she told him to call her Supreme Cult Leader, while she remained alone in the hall.
• After Snow Empress departed, Qiuer took Huo Yuhao to his private dormitory, and he went to the Spirit Pagoda the next day to meet Xu Jiujiu.

Huo Yuhao explained the Spirit Pagoda’s growth and its plans to sell the Divine Crossbow Cannon of Zhuge, then met Xu Jiujiu to oversee her Soul Spirit Contract. He left the conversation by asking whether she had heard of the Holy Spirit Cult.

• The Spirit Pagoda expanded its halls and developed the Divine Crossbow Cannon of Zhuge to earn funds through soul tool sales.
• Huo Yuhao identified the Star Luo Empire as the best prospective buyer and planned to interest Xu Jiujiu in the Spirit Pagoda’s weapons.
• Xu Jiujiu joined the Spirit Pagoda, studied Soul Spirit Contracts, and accumulated Contribution Points toward a suitable Sixth Soul Ring.
• Huo Yuhao arrived to preside over Xu Jiujiu’s Soul Spirit Contract signing, and she greeted him formally.
• Huo Yuhao asked Xu Jiujiu whether she had heard of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Huo Yuhao warned Xu Jiujiu that the Sun Moon Empire sheltered the powerful Holy Spirit Cult, then presented the Spirit Pagoda’s Divine Crossbow Cannon of Zhuge as a potential weapon for the Star Luo Empire. Xu Jiujiu grew impressed by Huo Yuhao and the cannon, and the chapter ended with her stunned to learn it did not require Soul Masters to operate.

• Xu Jiujiu wondered why Huo Yuhao seemed unmoved by her advances, while Huo Yuhao suspected she had been sent to influence him and chose to warn her about the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Huo Yuhao told Xu Jiujiu that the Holy Spirit Cult was backed by the Sun Moon Empire and included powerful Evil Soul Masters, including Long Xiaoyao and Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng.
• Xu Jiujiu reacted with alarm to the threat, then thanked Huo Yuhao and promised that the Star Luo Empire would reward him for the intelligence.
• Huo Yuhao showed Xu Jiujiu the Spirit Pagoda’s Divine Crossbow Cannon of Zhuge and explained its range, firing modes, ammunition capacity, price, and priority supply offer.
• Huo Yuhao revealed that the cannon did not need Soul Masters to operate, leaving Xu Jiujiu stunned.

Huo Yuhao demonstrated the Spirit Pagoda’s Divine Crossbow Cannon of Zhuge and Sealed Milk Bottle to Xu Jiujiu, then helped her contract with a Star Silver Beast soul spirit. Xu Jiujiu reached a supply agreement with the Spirit Pagoda, but ended by asking Huo Yuhao whether he was satisfied with the Star Luo Empire’s handling of Duke White Tiger’s Mansion.

• Huo Yuhao explained that ordinary soldiers could operate the Divine Crossbow Cannon of Zhuge with a Milk Bottle and showed Xu Jiujiu its self-destruct mechanism and Sealed Milk Bottle.
• Xu Manyi tested the cannon and Sealed Milk Bottle while Huo Yuhao guided Xu Jiujiu through a soul spirit contract with a Star Silver Beast.
• Xu Jiujiu gained a nearly forty-thousand-year Sixth Soul Ring, a Spirit Bone, and increased cultivation, while some of her earlier Soul Rings grew stronger.
• Huo Yuhao and Xu Jiujiu negotiated a deal for the Star Luo Empire to receive at least fifty Divine Crossbow Cannons of Zhuge and matching Sealed Milk Bottles each month, with priority access to future supplies.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Huo Yuhao whether he was satisfied with the Star Luo Empire’s handling of Duke White Tiger’s Mansion.

Huo Yuhao discussed the Star Luo Empire’s actions against Duke White Tiger’s Mansion with Xu Jiujiu and chose to postpone his revenge. He gave her a Level 7 Soul Tool shield as thanks, and Xu Jiujiu mentioned that Meng Hongchen was looking for him.

• Xu Jiujiu explained that Emperor Xu Jiawei had stripped Dai Hao of his military authority but could not openly destroy Duke White Tiger’s Mansion without risking unrest.
• Huo Yuhao accepted the Empire’s actions and said he would not attack Dai Hao yet, citing the danger of divine intervention and his desire to let events involving Dai Huabin unfold.
• Xu Jiujiu described the defenses around Duke White Tiger’s Mansion, including Jade Pivot Douluo and hundreds of guards, and Huo Yuhao said he would warn her before making a move.
• Huo Yuhao gave Xu Jiujiu his Level 7 Judgment Dominion Shield and demonstrated how it absorbed, rebounded, and decomposed physical attacks from melee Soul Tools.
• Xu Jiujiu thanked Huo Yuhao for the shield, then told him that Meng Hongchen was looking for him about something important.

Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Net and Spirit Machine technology had developed into a growing system, and Meng Hongchen had become an enthusiastic user of its forum. She asked Huo Yuhao to help her obtain a soul spirit, leaving him to consider her earnest request.

• Huo Yuhao had developed the Spirit Net Space and improved Spirit Machines with Xuan Ziwen’s help, while Spirit Links allowed qualified Soul Masters to enter the virtual space with their Spiritual Bodies.
• The Spirit Pagoda began selling Spirit Machines, and Huo Yuhao planned to expand the network using Void Star Silver after Sentient Forging research succeeded.
• Meng Hongchen browsed the Shrek Soul Master Forum on her Spirit Machine and posted enthusiastic messages praising Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao met Meng Hongchen by Sea God Lake after contacting her through the Spirit Net, and they exchanged greetings.
• Meng Hongchen asked Huo Yuhao to help her obtain a soul spirit, explaining that she had become determined to get one after seeing Xu Jiujiu’s Star Silver Beast soul spirit.

Huo Yuhao offered Meng Hongchen a path to obtain a soul spirit through work at the Spirit Pagoda Tool Hall, and the two began getting to know each other after she confessed her feelings. Xiao Hongchen, shaken by the widening gap between himself and Huo Yuhao, decided to seek a place at the Spirit Pagoda, and Huo Yuhao agreed to let him join.

• Huo Yuhao offered Meng Hongchen a position at the Spirit Pagoda Tool Hall so she could earn the qualifications for a soul spirit, and she accepted.
• Meng Hongchen flirted with Huo Yuhao, told him her grandfather approved of them being together, and asked to start getting to know him; Huo Yuhao agreed.
• Xiao Hongchen watched Huo Yuhao leave and realized that his strength had grown far beyond what Xiao could comprehend, renewing Xiao's resolve to fight him someday.
• Xiao Hongchen asked Meng Hongchen whether he could still join the Spirit Pagoda, and she offered to ask Huo Yuhao through the Spirit Net.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to let Xiao Hongchen join the Spirit Pagoda, noting that he would have to sign the required contracts.

In the Extreme North, the Snow Empress performed the Heavenly Snow Woman Dance, inspiring Huo Yuhao to deepen his understanding of Ultimate Ice and his Chaos Body. After he awoke, she introduced him to the Titan Snow Demon King and revealed the Ice God's Fifth Trial: subdue every soul beast of the Extreme North and become its true ruler within three years.

• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress discussed how their perspectives had changed through their experiences with Huo Yuhao and the human world.
• The Snow Empress began the Heavenly Snow Woman Dance, captivating Huo Yuhao and the other Soul Spirits.
• Huo Yuhao entered Deep Meditation and gained a deeper understanding of Ultimate Ice and the development of his Chaos Body.
• The Snow Empress summoned the Titan Snow Demon King, A-Tai, so he could meet Huo Yuhao.
• The Snow Empress revealed that the Ice God's Fifth Trial required her to subdue all the Extreme North's soul beasts and become its true ruler within three years.

Snow Empress reunited with the Extreme North’s ruler and publicly named Huo Yuhao her imperial consort before confessing her feelings and kissing him. As Snow Empress and Huo Yuhao pledged to stay together, Ice Empress began wondering whether she should pursue her own feelings for him.

• Snow Empress announced her return to the Extreme North and introduced Huo Yuhao to the Titan Snow Demon King as her future imperial consort.
• The Titan Snow Demon King accepted Snow Empress’s choice and left to resume his duties, while Ice Empress struggled with her reaction to Snow Empress’s romance.
• Snow Empress told Huo Yuhao that she wanted him to rely on her, and he confessed that he liked her before they kissed and made promises to stay together.
• The kiss completed Snow Empress’s Eternal Oath achievement and awarded Huo Yuhao the Ice Heart Gu.
• Tian Meng teased Ice Empress about her feelings for Huo Yuhao, then warned that she might lose her chance if she did not act; Ice Empress considered the advice.

Huo Yuhao and Snow Empress discussed finding a spiritual Sea Soul Beast for his Seventh Soul Ring while exploring Eastern Sun City. When they encountered Ye Guyi fighting the Holy Spirit Cult, Huo Yuhao realized she was in danger and prepared to intervene.

• Huo Yuhao told Snow Empress he planned to obtain a spiritual soul spirit before forming a million-year Seventh Soul Ring.
• Snow Empress identified the Sea Princess clan as a powerful, spiritually gifted candidate, and Huo Yuhao said the God Creation Plan could help persuade them.
• In an alley, Ye Guyi killed an Evil Soul Master with her Seraphim Martial Soul after he tried to attack her.
• Ye Guyi explained that she had been hunting the Holy Spirit Cult and planned to leave Eastern Sun City after one last job.
• A Holy Spirit Cult elder confronted Ye Guyi and stalled for Myriad Soul Douluo while she attacked him.
• Huo Yuhao watched Ye Guyi fight and decided to help her before the cult's stronger members could arrive.

Ye Guyi killed a Soul Saint Evil Soul Master with Huo Yuhao’s help, then followed him and Xue Ling out of Eastern Sun City, where Myriad Soul Douluo attacked. Huo Yuhao empowered Ye Guyi to purify the Titled Douluo’s vengeful spirits, and Myriad Soul Douluo transformed himself into the main soul of his banner to fight back.

• Ye Guyi battled a Soul Saint Evil Soul Master until Huo Yuhao revealed himself and subdued the enemy with his spiritual power.
• Ye Guyi vaporized the restrained Evil Soul Master, introduced herself to Huo Yuhao and Xue Ling, and took Huo Yuhao’s hand to teleport out of Eastern Sun City.
• Ye Guyi mistakenly suspected Huo Yuhao had lured her into a trap, but he explained that he had brought her outside to help her cultivate by purifying vengeful spirits.
• Myriad Soul Douluo arrived and unleashed the vengeful spirits stored in his Myriad Soul Banner.
• Huo Yuhao weakened Myriad Soul Douluo with his Chaos Domain and enhanced Ye Guyi with Ultimate Fire, allowing her to purify nearly a thousand vengeful spirits.
• Myriad Soul Douluo transformed into the banner’s main soul and expanded his Myriad Soul Domain, strengthening the remaining spirits.

Huo Yuhao and Ye Guyi defeated Myriad Soul Douluo, with Huo Yuhao freezing the evil soul master and Ye Guyi purifying him and his resentful spirits. Afterward, Huo Yuhao invited Ye Guyi to follow him and opened a gateway to the Undead Demigod Plane, leaving her stunned by what lay beyond.

• Huo Yuhao unleashed his ice domain, freezing the attacking resentful spirits and trapping the five powerful sea soul beast spirits.
• Ye Guyi used her Seraphim Martial Soul to purify the frozen spirits while Huo Yuhao supported her and knocked Myriad Soul Douluo unconscious.
• Myriad Soul Douluo escaped after waking, but Huo Yuhao caught him and froze him with Emperor Palm, Great Cold Without Snow.
• Ye Guyi purified Myriad Soul Douluo and the remaining resentful spirits, then asked Huo Yuhao to guard her while she cultivated.
• Huo Yuhao asked Ye Guyi about her future and invited her to follow him; when she agreed, he opened a gateway to the Undead Demigod Plane.

Huo Yuhao brought Ye Guyi into the Undead Demigod Plane and proved that his necromancy and undead creatures carried the Light Attribute, convincing her he was not an Evil Soul Master. Ye Guyi entered the plane to cultivate, while Huo Yuhao and Snow Empress left together for a private moment.

• Ye Guyi mistook the Undead Demigod Plane’s deathly aura for evidence that Huo Yuhao might be an Evil Soul Master, then learned it had evolved from the Light Attribute.
• Huo Yuhao demonstrated light-aligned undead and used his Judgment technique, showing Ye Guyi his sacred aura and convincing her of his nature.
• Ye Guyi agreed to enter the Undead Demigod Plane, triggering achievements that rewarded Huo Yuhao with a Flash-of-Inspiration Gu and another accumulating reward.
• Snow Empress teased Huo Yuhao about attracting Ye Guyi, then invited him back to the hotel, and he agreed.
• Ye Guyi entered the Undead Demigod Plane, where the person meant to protect her had already appeared.

Huo Yuhao and Snow Empress spent time together before taking Bai Xiuxiu back to the Ice Sea and agreeing to bring her along to meet Sea Princess. They reached Sea Princess’s territory, where Snow Empress introduced Huo Yuhao as her partner, leaving Sea Princess stunned by their relationship and his Ultimate Ice aura.

• Snow Empress pushed Huo Yuhao onto the bed, and the two spent time alone together; Huo Yuhao then gained the Ice Soul Gu achievement reward.
• Three days later, Huo Yuhao and Snow Empress brought Bai Xiuxiu back to the Ice Sea, where she thanked him and discussed her plans to return home.
• Bai Xiuxiu revealed that she had given herself the name Dong Qianqiu and asked to accompany Huo Yuhao to meet Sea Princess; Huo Yuhao agreed.
• Huo Yuhao, Snow Empress, and Bai Xiuxiu traveled through the Ice Sea until Snow Empress identified Sea Princess’s territory and called out to her.
• Sea Princess emerged from the sea, and Snow Empress introduced Huo Yuhao as her partner; Sea Princess was shocked by the revelation and noticed his powerful Ultimate Ice aura.

Huo Yuhao and Snow Empress persuaded the Sea Princess that Soul Spirits could extend soul beasts’ lives and help humans and soul beasts coexist. After witnessing Huo Yuhao’s power and hearing about his plan to become a god, the Sea Princess agreed to become his Soul Spirit, though Huo Yuhao warned her he might someday fight Sea God Tang San.

• Snow Empress explained Soul Spirit technology to the Sea Princess and described the Spirit Pagoda’s need for spiritual-type Soul Spirits.
• Huo Yuhao demonstrated the Soul Spirit process with Demon Spirit, then revealed his powerful Spiritual Power and asked the Sea Princess to help him obtain his Seventh Soul Ring.
• Huo Yuhao revealed his six extraordinary Soul Rings and introduced Tian Meng and his other Soul Spirits, while Tian Meng described their plan to nurture a human god.
• Snow Empress explained that she had chosen to re-cultivate into human form, and the Sea Princess decided to become Huo Yuhao’s Soul Spirit.
• Huo Yuhao warned the Sea Princess that he might fight Sea God Tang San, and she considered Tang San’s failure to protect Sea Soul Beasts.

Huo Yuhao persuaded Sea Princess to join him by revealing that the Plane Seed had recognized him, winning her support against Sea God Tang San. He prepared to absorb her as a Soul Spirit, which he expected to greatly strengthen him through a million-year Martial Soul Avatar.

• Sea Princess hesitated to become Huo Yuhao's Soul Spirit because she feared Tang San would retaliate against her clan, while Huo Yuhao admitted he was not yet confident he could defeat the Sea God.
• Bai Xiuxiu declared that she and the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan would support Huo Yuhao, but he refused her offer to become a Soul Spirit.
• Sea Princess asked Huo Yuhao for another reason to trust him and offered to keep his secrets and help him find a suitable Spiritual Attribute Soul Ring.
• Huo Yuhao revealed the Plane Seed's aura to Sea Princess, who recognized that it had accepted him and agreed to join him.
• Huo Yuhao withdrew the Plane Seed and planned to absorb Sea Princess as a Soul Spirit, anticipating a million-year Soul Ring that would strengthen his Martial Soul Avatar.