Chapter Summaries

Leng Yaozhu realized Xia Yi had lied about his connection to Leng Yulai, but believed his story reflected her sister’s personal experiences and worried that she was falling into evil. She then advised Gu Yue to stop trying to suppress Xia Yi and interact with him as an equal, though Gu Yue struggled to set aside her pride as the Master of Soul Beasts.

• Leng Yaozhu recognized that the Dark Phoenix inside Xia Yi came from Leng Yulai and realized Xia Yi had fabricated his story, though she believed it drew on Leng Yulai’s experiences.
• Leng Yaozhu decided to help Leng Yulai purge the evil aura in her Soul Power and feared that interfering with Xia Yi could push her sister further toward becoming an Evil Spirit Master.
• Gu Yue met Leng Yaozhu, who noticed her tear tracks and asked about her relationship with Xia Yi; Gu Yue called him a friend from Eastsea Academy.
• Leng Yaozhu pointed out that Gu Yue deliberately walked ahead of Xia Yi and explained that her behavior revealed a lack of confidence rather than control.
• Leng Yaozhu told Gu Yue to interact with Xia Yi as an equal, and Gu Yue agreed while struggling with the fact that he knew her identity as the Master of Soul Beasts.

Leng Yaozhu learned more about Xia Yi and, pleased that he had once refused Ya Li’s offer to become her student, prepared to take him and Gu Yue to Shrek Academy’s Sea God Pavilion meeting. She explained that Evil Spirit Masters had caused trouble in Star Luo City and spread messages about Spirit Ice Douluo, leaving the larger threat unresolved.

• Leng Yaozhu advised Gu Yue to remain independent in her relationship with Xia Yi, then asked what Gu Yue knew about him.
• Gu Yue told Leng Yaozhu that Ya Li had asked Xia Yi to become her student and that Xia Yi had refused, delighting Leng Yaozhu.
• Gu Yue relayed Xia Yi’s message that Leng Yaozhu had started their exchange of nonsense, and Leng Yaozhu sent her to bring him in.
• Leng Yaozhu told Xia Yi and Gu Yue to attend Shrek Academy’s Sea God Pavilion meeting because Shrek needed help with a crisis.
• Leng Yaozhu explained that Evil Spirit Masters had caused trouble in Star Luo City and hacked some Soul Guidance Communicators to spread messages concerning Spirit Ice Douluo.

Leng Yaozhu showed Xia Yi and Gu Yue a defiant video from Cun Ying, then brought them to Shrek Academy ahead of the Sea God Pavilion meeting. She planned to use Xia Yi to provoke Ya Li and ask her for Heavenly Refined metal, while Shrek’s leaders prepared for the Federal Government’s attempt to establish a command center in Shrek City.

• Leng Yaozhu played Cun Ying’s video, in which he vowed to keep updating while drawing the Dragon Butterfly Douluo’s wings and a tentacled eye.
• Leng Yaozhu explained that the Federal Government wanted to set up a task force command center in Shrek City, and Xia Yi recognized that it was a bid to gain control there.
• Leng Yaozhu made Xia Yi pretend to be her student and agree to ask Ya Li for a piece of Heavenly Refined metal as repayment for an old wedding gift.
• Leng Yaozhu took Xia Yi and Gu Yue to Shrek Academy, where she gave her name at the gate and then went to the cafeteria instead of meeting Ya Li immediately.
• Ya Li realized Leng Yaozhu had deliberately made her wait and went to find Na'er to present as an even more outstanding student.
• Yun Ming worried that the Federal Government would exploit the crisis, and Long Yeyue said they would consider seeking Chen Xinjie’s help.

The Demon Empress explained that the Holy Spirit Cult had tried to disrupt Yun Ming’s faith and prevent him from becoming a god, while keeping Qiangu Dongfeng dependent on their alliance. After finding Wujin attempting to attune himself to the power of heaven and earth, she chose to help him survive the dangerous trial, and Di Tian joined her.

• The Demon Empress told the Netherworld Emperor and Ghost Emperor that Yun Ming was creating his own godly position and that the Cult had acted to stop him, while also preventing the Thousand Ancient Family from becoming gods.
• The Demon Empress, Netherworld Emperor, and Ghost Emperor sensed Wujin meditating in the Extreme North and recognized him as a transformed Soul Beast trying to merge with the power of heaven and earth.
• The Ghost Emperor attacked Wujin for his hundred-thousand-year soul ring and Spirit Bone, but the Demon Empress blocked him and forbade the others from harming Wujin.
• The Netherworld Emperor and Ghost Emperor discovered that Wujin’s Wraiths were willingly bearing the backlash of the power he drew in, while the Demon Empress offered to help him endure the trial.
• The Demon Empress summoned Di Tian and asked him to help Wujin for Xia Yi’s sake; Di Tian agreed, and the two sat down to calm the power of heaven and earth around Wujin.

Wujin sought help from the Demon Empress and Di Tian to attempt his path to godhood, while Leng Yaozhu brought Xia Yi and Gu Yue to meet Yun Ming and Ya Li at Shrek Academy. The meeting ended with Ya Li giving Xia Yi a piece of Heaven-Forged Metal and Xia Yi provoking Na'er into addressing Leng Yaozhu as his martial aunt.

• Wujin encountered the Demon Empress in the Extreme North, and she called Di Tian over to help him pursue godhood.
• The Ghost Emperor and Netherworld Emperor left the Extreme North, relieved that the Demon Empress and Di Tian had not turned against them.
• Leng Yaozhu brought Xia Yi and Gu Yue to Sea God Island, where Yun Ming, Ya Li, and Na'er were waiting.
• Leng Yaozhu had Xia Yi and Gu Yue call Ya Li elder sister, and Xia Yi used the teasing exchange to ask Ya Li for her Heaven-Forged Metal.
• Ya Li gave Xia Yi the Heaven-Forged Metal and called Leng Yaozhu Auntie Heavenly Phoenix, then urged Na'er to greet her as Grandma Leng.
• Xia Yi interrupted Na'er and told her to pay respects to her martial aunt, angering Na'er.

Yun Ming and Ya Li sought to learn the Spirit Pagoda’s position on the fight against the Evil Spirit Masters, while Leng Yaozhu warned that Qiangu Dongfeng might pursue his own interests. As Shrek prepared for a Sea God Pavilion meeting, Xia Yi claimed he could resolve the crisis, and Gu Yue believed him because he had masterminded the Holy Spirit Cult’s operation.

• Na'er refused to guide Xia Yi and Gu Yue around Shrek Academy unless Xia Yi could beat her.
• Yun Ming told Leng Yaozhu that military hawks wanted twenty percent of Shrek City’s tax revenue in exchange for deploying troops.
• Leng Yaozhu said the Spirit Pagoda would fight the Evil Spirit Masters at all costs but admitted she could not predict Qiangu Dongfeng’s plans.
• Yun Ming invited Leng Yaozhu to the Sea God Pavilion meeting while Ya Li asked Na'er to show Xia Yi and Gu Yue around.
• Xia Yi announced that he had a way to help Shrek Academy resolve its crisis, and Gu Yue believed he could do it because he had masterminded the Holy Spirit Cult’s operation.

Xia Yi proposed that the Sea God prove he was not a lone hero, angering Yun Ming, who kicked him out of Shrek Academy. Outside, Xia Yi sensed a treasure in Shrek City that could evolve his martial soul and followed the attraction with Gu Yue to the Shrek Auction House.

• Xia Yi suggested that the Sea God publicly prove he was not a lone hero, and Yun Ming kicked him across Shrek Academy while insisting he had not used his hands.
• Gu Yue found Xia Yi outside the academy after he crashed into a parked car, and she carved Na'er's Soul Guidance Communicator number into its door.
• Xia Yi told Gu Yue he sensed a treasure in Shrek City that could evolve his martial soul, and she followed him toward it.
• Bi Ji and Zi Ji watched Xia Yi and Gu Yue from the shadows as they arrived at the Shrek Auction House.
• Xia Yi worried about affording the treasure and considered borrowing money from Gu Yue or the Demon Empress, while Gu Yue told him to let go of her.

Xia Yi and Gu Yue visited Shrek Auction House to find the item that could evolve Xia Yi’s Martial Soul. Xia Yi recognized the Ice God's Heart as the object attracting him, but its enormous price left him without a way to buy it for now.

• Gu Yue showed her fifth-rank Spirit Master badge to gain access to a private room at Shrek Auction House with Xia Yi.
• Xia Yi sorted the auction listings by price and recognized the Ice God's Heart as the item he sought.
• Xue Wei explained that buying the Ice God's Heart directly would likely cost about twenty percent above its estimated final price, though it might attract no bids at auction.
• Xue Wei said the auction date had not been set and offered to notify Xia Yi and Gu Yue once it was confirmed.
• Xia Yi accepted Xue Wei's offer and decided he needed to find a way to get the money.

Xia Yi asked Leng Yaozhu to lend him the money to bid on the dangerous Ice God's Heart, which he believed could evolve his martial soul. Leng Yaozhu agreed to help if he delivered a Storage Soul Tool Ring to Leng Yulai, hoping it might awaken her.

• Xia Yi asked Leng Yaozhu to lend him money for the Ice God's Heart, and she demanded to know why he wanted it.
• Xia Yi explained that he believed the Ice God's Heart would trigger his Martial Soul Evolution.
• Leng Yaozhu described the Ice God's Heart's extreme cold, deadly power, and history of killing powerful soul masters, but Xia Yi insisted he needed it.
• Leng Yaozhu agreed to help Xia Yi bid on the Ice God's Heart in exchange for him delivering her Storage Soul Tool Ring to Leng Yulai.
• Xia Yi accepted the ring, while Leng Yaozhu hoped its contents could awaken her missing younger sister.

Xia Yi and Leng Yaozhu won the Ice God's Heart at auction, with Leng Yaozhu planning to resell it after Xia Yi used it. Xia Yi swallowed the artifact despite its extreme cold, leaving Leng Yaozhu to contain the danger inside the private room.

• Xue Wei escorted Xia Yi and Leng Yaozhu into a private box for the auction of the Ice God's Heart.
• After bidding stalled, Leng Yaozhu raised the price to 5.5 billion Federal Coins and won the Ice God's Heart.
• Leng Yaozhu told Xia Yi she intended to resell the Ice God's Heart after his martial soul evolved, but Xia Yi warned her that her plan might not work.
• Xia Yi opened the glass case, releasing extreme cold that froze and shattered the private room's one-way glass.
• Leng Yaozhu used her Heavenly Phoenix True Fire to contain the cold and protect Xia Yi and Xue Wei.
• Xia Yi picked up the Ice God's Heart and swallowed it.

Xia Yi swallowed the Ice God's Heart, whose consciousness tried to possess him, but a cyan light inside him overcame it and completed the evolution of his Martial Soul. The weakened Ice God's Heart hid in his Spiritual World, while Xia Yi resolved to uncover the cyan light's connection to his lost memories.

• Leng Yaozhu tried to protect Xia Yi as the Ice God's Heart's cold power erupted through his body.
• Xia Yi realized the Ice God's Heart was trying to possess him, but a cyan light appeared and absorbed half its power.
• Xia Yi's Martial Soul evolved as his third tail took shape, and Leng Yaozhu brought him back to the Spirit Pagoda.
• Leng Yaozhu began selling valuables prepared for Gu Yue to repay the 5.5 billion auction payment owed to Shrek Auction House.
• The weakened Ice God's Heart hid in Xia Yi's Spiritual World, and Xia Yi sensed its fear of the cyan light.
• Xia Yi connected the cyan light to his lost memories and resolved to recover them to learn what the power was.

Yun Ming and other leaders investigated whether Xia Yi had truly swallowed the Ice God's Heart, while Xia Yi celebrated his evolved three-tailed martial soul. Leng Yaozhu demanded repayment for the treasure and offered him a choice between joining the Spirit Pagoda or becoming her child husband.

• Xu Yaoxing confirmed to Yun Ming that Xia Yi had swallowed the Ice God's Heart and that his martial soul had evolved.
• Ya Li reassured Yun Ming that Leng Yaozhu was unlikely to be hiding the Ice God's Heart for the Spirit Pagoda, and Yun Ming decided to focus on the Evil Spirit Masters.
• Zang Xin, Federal Government officials, and the head of the Yuanen Family also sought confirmation that Xia Yi had swallowed the Ice God's Heart.
• Xia Yi woke with three tails and decided to focus on improving his strength, while Leng Yaozhu lamented that the treasure had only given him one extra tail.
• Leng Yaozhu demanded repayment of five point five billion and offered Xia Yi the choice of joining the Spirit Pagoda or becoming her child husband.
• Xia Yi rejected the proposal by declaring that he was not a casual person, while looking Leng Yaozhu over.

Xia Yi negotiated with Leng Yaozhu over the five and a half billion Federal Coins spent on the Ice God's Heart and secured twenty years to repay her. After leaving the Spirit Pagoda, he arranged for Bi Ji to stay and receive Leng Yulai while he and Zi Ji headed to Heaven Dou City.

• Leng Yaozhu offered Xia Yi the choice of joining the Leng Family through marriage or repaying the five and a half billion Federal Coins for the Ice God's Heart.
• Xia Yi asked to repay the debt over time, and Leng Yaozhu gave him twenty years before he would have to choose between her original options.
• Leng Yaozhu watched Xia Yi leave and privately planned to use the twenty years to observe him and learn more about his connection to Leng Yulai.
• Xia Yi left the Spirit Pagoda and learned from Zi Ji that Di Tian had been summoned by the Demon Empress.
• Xia Yi told Bi Ji to stay and receive Leng Yulai, then asked Zi Ji to accompany him to Heaven Dou City.

Qiangu Dongfeng ordered the Spirit Pagoda to help Shrek Academy and the Federation crush the Holy Spirit Cult, hoping to seize control of it afterward. Ghost Emperor then forced him to share Shrek Academy’s plans by threatening to expose his past dealings with the cult.

• Leng Yaozhu announced that Xia Yi was her student, and Qiangu Dongfeng suspected she was protecting him because of his ties to the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Qiangu Dongfeng ordered the Spirit Pagoda to join Shrek Academy, the Tang Sect, and the Federal Government against the Holy Spirit Cult so he could later take control of it.
• Qiangu Dongfeng refused to use Xia Yi as leverage against Leng Yaozhu, recognizing that he had no proof and could not afford to break with her.
• Ghost Emperor met Qiangu Dongfeng outside Shrek City and asked for information about Shrek Academy’s plans.
• Ghost Emperor reminded Qiangu Dongfeng that the cult had evidence of his past dealings with it, and Qiangu Dongfeng handed over a ball of light rather than risk exposure.

Gu Yue tested whether she could convert thousand-year Soul Beast spirits into Soul Spirits, but failed because she could not control their hostility. After Leng Yaozhu explained that she would need to empathize with their memories of death and soul extraction, Gu Yue insisted on trying the dangerous simulation.

• Gu Yue attempted to convert a Wind-Riding Divine Eagle spirit, but it broke free of the instrument's process and was resealed in a new crystal ball.
• Leng Yaozhu explained that Gu Yue lacked the cultivation to convert thousand-year Soul Beast spirits and advised her to focus on artificial Soul Spirits.
• Gu Yue tried converting a gentler Seven-Colored Elk spirit, but it also resisted and had to be resealed.
• Gu Yue described how thousand-year Soul Beast spirits rejected the process, and Leng Yaozhu explained that their intact memories made them hostile toward humans.
• Leng Yaozhu said Gu Yue would need to empathize with the spirits by experiencing simulated death and soul extraction, but warned that the process could cause lasting harm.
• Gu Yue said she still wanted to try despite Leng Yaozhu's refusal.

Gu Yue asked to experience the soul-extraction process used to create Spirit Souls, and Leng Yaozhu agreed to allow it after Gu Yue reached five rings. They discussed the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sea God Pavilion’s secret plan, while Xia Yi remained careful not to ask Leng Yaozhu about it.

• Gu Yue insisted on experiencing the soul-extraction process, but Leng Yaozhu told her to wait until she reached five rings.
• Gu Yue asked whether Xia Yi could experience the process too, and Leng Yaozhu said she could make an exception if Gu Yue persuaded him to sign a voluntary agreement.
• Leng Yaozhu told Gu Yue that the revived Holy Spirit Cult’s headquarters was unknown and that the Federal Government had demanded five percent of Shrek City’s tax revenue.
• Leng Yaozhu revealed that the Sea God Pavilion had devised a confidential plan to deal with the Holy Spirit Cult but warned Gu Yue not to seek its details.
• Leng Yaozhu said Xia Yi had not asked about the plan, while Xia Yi privately avoided asking her because he feared being suspected if it failed.

On the way to Heaven Dou City, Xia Yi asked Zi Ji what would happen to Star Dou Forest if Gu Yue failed, and promised to help Soul Beasts find a way forward regardless of the outcome. As they neared the city, Zi Ji sensed a Spirit Douluo being chased by a Title Douluo and a mecha squad, but they continued on.

• Xia Yi told Zi Ji he had come to Heaven Dou City to buy something but kept the details secret.
• Xia Yi asked Zi Ji whether she had considered what would happen to Star Dou Forest if Gu Yue failed, and Zi Ji insisted the Beasts would fight humanity rather than accept extinction.
• After hearing Zi Ji explain the Beasts’ resolve and despair, Xia Yi promised to help Soul Beasts find a way out no matter what happened.
• As they approached Heaven Dou City, Xia Yi recalled how his previous visit and Leng Yaozhu had led to the Holy Spirit Cult and Dark Bell Na Nali targeting him.
• Zi Ji sensed a Spirit Douluo in a mecha being pursued by a Title Douluo One-Word Battle Armor master and a mecha squad, but Xia Yi chose to keep heading into the city.

Xia Yi met Mu Xi at the Blacksmith Association and learned that Leng Yaozhu’s public announcement of him as her disciple had angered Zhen Hua because it could affect the Association’s ties with the Tang Sect. Mu Xi then revealed that Leng Yaozhu had abruptly cut the Flying Bird Sect off from the Spirit Pagoda’s services, leaving Xia Yi asking what caused their conflict.

• Xia Yi drove Mu Xi to the Blacksmith Association in Zi Ji’s custom car, and Mu Xi gave him the Ice God’s Heart she had bought for three hundred thousand Federal Coins.
• Mu Xi told Xia Yi that Leng Yaozhu had publicly announced him as her disciple, and that Zhen Hua was unhappy about it.
• Mu Xi explained that Zhen Hua feared Xia Yi’s connection to the Spirit Pagoda could strain the Blacksmith Association’s relationship with the Tang Sect.
• Mu Xi said the Spirit Pagoda had stopped selling Spirit Souls to the Flying Bird Sect and barred its members from the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Xia Yi asked Mu Xi what dispute had prompted Leng Yaozhu’s decision.

Xia Yi learned that Leng Yaozhu’s Spirit Soul sanctions were meant to protect him from those seeking the Ice God’s Heart, though her actions had alarmed other powerful organizations. After taking Mu Xi to a teahouse, he heard that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Federation branch master had been killed by a guardian in an incident connected to the Tang Sect and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Xia Yi understood that Leng Yaozhu had risked her reputation to deter anyone from targeting him over the Ice God’s Heart, while Zhen Hua and other organizations feared her use of Spirit Soul sanctions.
• Mu Xi asked Xia Yi who he really was, but he joked that he was Xia Yi, and she let the question go.
• Xia Yi noticed Mu Xi had lied about not eating and took her to a luxurious teahouse connected to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Mu Xi told Xia Yi that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Federation branch master had been killed by one of the sect’s guardians, and that the incident involved the Tang Sect and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Xia Yi learned that Shrek Academy had barred the Blacksmith Associations in Eastsea City and Heaven Dou City from giving him an entrance-exam quota, but he remained unconcerned and joked about staying at Eastsea Academy. Mu Xi reassured herself that he still had other options for his future.

• Xia Yi dismissed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as something he would investigate later with Zi Ji or Gu Yue.
• Mu Xi explained that Shrek Academy recruited every three years and required applicants to obtain quotas before taking its entrance exam.
• Mu Xi revealed that Shrek had specifically instructed both the Eastsea City and Heaven Dou City Blacksmith Associations not to give Xia Yi a quota.
• Xia Yi calmly brushed off Shrek's decision and joked that he could stay at Eastsea Academy with Mu Xi.
• Mu Xi blushed at Xia Yi's joke and felt relieved that he was not giving up on his future.