Chapter Summaries

Xia Yi returned to Eastsea City with the books and materials Mu Xi had gathered, explaining to Zi Ji that he wanted her and the Star Dou Forest to learn about Soul Tools and Battle Armor. After learning that Xia Yi was not dead, the badly wounded Poseidon reacted with fury from his sickbed on Mount Olympus.

• Xia Yi showed Zi Ji the books Mu Xi had bought and said he intended for her to study Mecha, Battle Armor, and related skills.
• Zi Ji reflected on how Soul Beasts could use their long lifespans to master human technology and thanked Xia Yi for helping the Star Dou Forest.
• Xia Yi asked Zi Ji about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and she told him its history but said she did not know its location.
• Xia Yi suspected the sudden news about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was a trap for the Holy Spirit Cult and decided he might seek it out later.
• A messenger told Poseidon that Xia Yi had been found and was not dead, and Poseidon’s aura shook Mount Olympus.

Poseidon persuaded Zeus to target Xia Yi, who was recuperating in Douluo Continent, and the gods arranged to send their wills there through local inheritors. As the Heavenly Net trapped Tushan Nü Jiao in Tushan, two wills broke through her restrictions into Douluo Continent, where she remained confident she could stop them.

• Poseidon urged Zeus to seek help from the Prehistoric Heaven Realm and kill Xia Yi while he was weak, despite the danger of surrendering Mount Olympus's autonomy.
• Zeus revealed that Xia Yi was recovering in Douluo Continent, protected by Tushan Nü Jiao and the Nine Cauldrons, and said the Prehistoric Heaven Realm would hold Tushan Nü Jiao back.
• Poseidon decided to send his will through the Sea God Trident to Douluo Continent, and Zeus agreed to send his own will there with his thunder.
• A Heavenly Net descended over Tushan, trapping Tushan Nü Jiao as more than a dozen powerful auras controlled it.
• Tushan Nü Jiao sensed two wills break through her restrictions into Douluo Continent and dismissed them as no threat.

Tang San’s challenge in the Black Hole ended with him struck unconscious and returned to the Douluo God Realm, while Poseidon and Zeus plotted to take control of their bodies. On Douluo Continent, Xia Yi encouraged the Beasts to study Soul Guidance Arrays and refused to ask Leng Yaozhu for help getting into Shrek Academy.

• Tang San proposed a six-on-six challenge to the God Kings, but thunder struck him and a broken trident hit him unconscious.
• The golden thunder entered Chang Gongwei, the trident entered Tang San, and Tang San woke in the Douluo God Realm surrounded by worried deities.
• Poseidon saw women through Tang San’s eyes and planned to make Tang San inherit his will so he could use his body.
• Xia Yi continued studying and inscribing Soul Guidance Arrays with Zi Ji, Bi Ji, and Di Tian, while Gu Yue joined them after seeing his support kept their enthusiasm up.
• Bi Ji proudly showed Gu Yue and Xia Yi a completed purple Mecha core array, and Xia Yi encouraged her to keep working toward designing a red Mecha.
• Gu Yue asked whether Xia Yi would seek Leng Yaozhu’s help with Shrek Academy enrollment, but Xia Yi refused.

After three years of avoiding Shrek Academy, Xia Yi agreed to spar with Gu Yue when they reached Shrek City. Gu Yue expected to finally get revenge on him, while Xia Yi kept the reason for postponing the match to himself.

• Xia Yi spent three years cultivating in Eastsea City and helping Zi Ji, Bi Ji, and Di Tian learn about human civilization, while Gu Yue and Mu Xi tried unsuccessfully to secure him an application quota for Shrek Academy.
• Gu Yue lowered her guard toward Xia Yi after coming to believe he was acting for the Star Dou Forest, and Xia Yi teased her about her figure.
• Gu Yue offered to reveal her Soul Power level if Xia Yi sparred with her, and he readily agreed to a fair match.
• Xia Yi insisted they wait until they reached Shrek City, and Gu Yue realized he was close to breaking through from rank twenty-nine.
• Gu Yue looked forward to taking revenge on Xia Yi and decided she would burn off his long black hair.

Xia Yi arranged for Wujin and Gu Yue to work together at Shrek Academy, while hinting that he had another way to enter despite lacking a quota. The chapter left Xia Yi preparing for the entrance assessment and worried about facing the two powerful students.

• Gu Yue left to cultivate before the trip to Shrek City, while Xia Yi considered breaking through to his third ring.
• Xia Yi returned to Eastsea Academy and asked Wujin to help him sweep through Shrek Academy’s new students.
• Xia Yi urged Wujin to team up with Gu Yue, and Wujin agreed after understanding that Xia Yi meant they should cooperate as classmates and equals.
• Xia Yi asked Wujin to go easy on him if they met during the assessment, but Wujin refused to promise a loss.
• Xia Yi said he could enter Shrek Academy without a quota and worried about facing Gu Yue and Wujin.

Xia Yi cultivated beside Gu Yue in the Eastsea City Spirit Pagoda and broke through to rank thirty, causing his ice power to consume eight Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Ice Beds. He discovered the Ice God's Heart had become his Spirit Soul and persuaded it to disguise his million-year Soul Ring as a purple one before it went back to sleep.

• Xia Yi entered seclusion in a cultivation room beside Gu Yue's to prepare for his breakthrough to three rings.
• Gu Yue's elemental cultivation was disrupted when Xia Yi's ice power devoured the ice energy in nearby Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Ice Beds, and Spirit Pagoda staff explained that eight beds had been lost.
• Xia Yi summoned the Ice God's Heart and realized it had become his Spirit Soul, giving him a platinum-white third Soul Ring.
• Xia Yi confronted the Ice God's Heart and pointed out that his Spiritual World had restored its fading consciousness, convincing it to help him.
• The Ice God's Heart changed Xia Yi's third Soul Ring to purple, then returned to his Spiritual World and fell asleep after demanding the Snow Emperor Token from the God of Emotions.

After breaking through to rank thirty Soul Power, Xia Yi left the Spirit Pagoda for the Eastsea City Blacksmith Association to attempt the fifth-rank blacksmith assessment. News of the test reached Mu Chen, who was stunned that a thirteen-year-old was attempting it.

• Gu Yue visited Xia Yi's cultivation room, confirmed he had broken through, and agreed to team up with Wujin at Xia Yi's request.
• Xia Yi left Gu Yue at the Spirit Pagoda and headed to the Eastsea City Blacksmith Association to take the fifth-rank blacksmith test.
• Ao Chuang advised Xia Yi against attempting Spirit Forging, but Xia Yi ignored him and asked the front desk to arrange the test.
• Wu Qian praised Xia Yi's confidence, while she and Ao Chuang failed to recognize him as the boy they had met three years earlier.
• Mu Chen heard that thirteen-year-old Xia Yi was taking the fifth-rank assessment and spat out his food in shock.

Xia Yi attempted Spirit Forging during his fifth-rank blacksmith assessment, and Mu Chen and Mu Xi watched as his Life Gold-infused hammer sustained him through the process. He successfully Spirit-Forged Crimson Demon Gold with both fire and ice attributes, then merged the finished metal and his hammer into his body.

• Mu Xi told Mu Chen that Xia Yi had registered for the fifth-rank assessment, and they hurried to the Blacksmith Association to watch him forge.
• Mu Chen realized Xia Yi had reached the life-giving stage of Spirit Forging and tried to stop him when his Soul Power seemed too weak, but Mu Xi trusted him and intervened.
• Xia Yi’s blood activated the Life Gold fused into his Qingshi Copper Hammer, and its life aura replenished his strength as he completed Spirit Forging.
• Xia Yi infused the Crimson Demon Gold with an ice attribute, successfully producing dual-attribute Spirit-Forged metal that Mu Chen recognized as intended for Xia Yi himself.
• Xia Yi shaped the Crimson Demon Gold into a small gourd, then merged it and his Spirit-Forged hammer into his body, while Mu Chen ordered the witnesses to keep the forging secret.

After completing his first Spirit Forging, Xia Yi revealed he planned to turn the Crimson Demon Gold into a wine gourd, then joked with Mu Xi about marrying Gu Yue and having multiple wives. Mu Xi kicked him out of her car, and Zi Ji overheard his remarks and threatened to tell the Lord.

• Xia Yi explained that he had forged a gourd from the Crimson Demon Gold so he could turn it into a Storage Soul Tool for brewing wine, angering Mu Chen.
• Mu Xi drove Xia Yi back to Eastsea Academy and privately worried that he might be leaving, while Xia Yi said he had no intention of pursuing Gu Yue.
• Xia Yi told Mu Xi he wanted three wives and four concubines, prompting her to cite Federal law and then kick him out of the car.
• Xia Yi avoided being hit by a black sedan after landing in the road, apologized to its driver, and dusted himself off.
• Zi Ji told Xia Yi she had heard everything and would tell the Lord, so Xia Yi immediately pleaded with her.

Mu Xi returned home angry after Xia Yi said he wanted three wives and four concubines, and Yuan Bao'er helped her understand his background and her feelings for him. Mu Xi decided to pursue Xia Yi at Shrek Academy, and Mu Chen agreed to ask Zhen Hua to help her enter.

• Mu Xi drove home instead of returning to Eastsea Academy, furious with Xia Yi but no longer as heartbroken as she had expected.
• Yuan Bao'er questioned Mu Xi about Xia Yi and suggested he had grown up without a happy family, which shaped his rough ways and ambitions.
• Yuan Bao'er explained that Mu Xi had felt closer to Xia Yi when she saw his flaws, and that his skill as a fifth-rank blacksmith had made her feel unworthy of him.
• Yuan Bao'er warned Mu Xi not to accept becoming Xia Yi's concubine and offered her the choice of ending contact or going to Shrek Academy to win his affection.
• Mu Xi chose to go to Shrek Academy, and Yuan Bao'er told Mu Chen to ask Zhen Hua to help arrange her entry.

Xia Yi traveled toward Shrek City to seek a way to evolve his martial soul and enter Shrek Academy despite having no admissions quota. As he arrived, several people anticipated his arrival, while the Demon Empress prepared to release something she had commissioned Cun Ying to write.

• Mu Chen told Zhen Hua that Xia Yi had passed the Level Five blacksmith assessment through self-study, and Zhen Hua ordered him to monitor Xia Yi's plans to attend Shrek Academy.
• Xia Yi rode toward Shrek City with Gu Yue and Wujin, hoping to find a way to evolve his Three Tails martial soul and determined to enter Shrek Academy without a quota.
• Wu Zhangkong told Tang Wulin that Xia Yi had become a Soul Elder, and Tang Wulin vowed to defeat him after breaking through his second Golden Dragon Seal.
• Leng Yaozhu welcomed Xia Yi's arrival, while Ya Li told Yun Ming she intended to take Xia Yi from Leng Yaozhu; Yun Ming said he had tightened the academy's quota review.
• Ye Xinglan learned that Xia Yi had come to join Shrek Academy and renewed her resolve to take revenge on him.
• The Demon Empress checked with Cun Ying about the writing she had commissioned, and he said it was ready to be released.

Xia Yi arrived in Shrek City determined to enter Shrek Academy despite lacking an examination slot, and went to the Shrek City Blacksmith Association to earn money while he waited. He accepted a demanding Spirit Forging commission from Shrek Academy for Life Crystal Stone intended for battle armor wings.

• Xia Yi recalled the Holy Spirit Cult's propaganda campaign and how its conflict with Shrek Academy and the Federation had spread across the continent.
• Gu Yue woke Xia Yi by dropping water on him, but he froze it and declined to visit her teacher before entering Shrek Academy.
• Xia Yi and Wujin checked into a hotel near the Spirit Pagoda, where Wujin began cultivating while Xia Yi went to the Shrek City Blacksmith Association.
• A staff member explained that Shrek Academy's battle armor forging commissions were difficult and demanded flawless work.
• Xia Yi examined the commission for Spirit Forging Life Crystal Stone for battle armor wings and agreed to take it.

Xia Yi accepted Shen Yi’s task to Spirit Forge Life Crystal Stone for her battle armor wings, despite her doubts about his age and rank. He successfully raised a test piece to Thousand Refinements First Grade, and Shen Yi prepared to perform the required Blood Sacrifice.

• Xia Yi met Shen Yi at the Shrek City Blacksmith Association and showed her his badge proving he was a fifth-rank blacksmith.
• Shen Yi tried to cancel the task and demand a sixth-rank blacksmith, but the person in charge told her she would owe a twenty-percent breach-of-contract penalty.
• Shen Yi paid Xia Yi in advance to forge a small test piece of Life Crystal Stone without calcining it, using Spirit Forging and a Blood Sacrifice.
• Xia Yi rapidly forged the Life Crystal Stone with his jade-green hammers, and it reached Thousand Refinements First Grade.
• Shen Yi was stunned by Xia Yi’s skill and prepared to perform the Blood Sacrifice for her battle armor wings.

Xia Yi completed Shen Yi’s Battle Armor Wings after three days of uninterrupted Spirit Forging, impressing Ya Li and Shen Yi with his extraordinary ability. He spent his earnings on spiritual items and Body Sect wine for his Yin-Yang Wine Gourd, then went back to the hotel and fell asleep while Gu Yue fumed nearby.

• Xia Yi forged all five hundred kilograms of Shen Yi’s Life Crystal Stone into Battle Armor Wings without a single failure, and Ya Li recognized the Creation Hammers’ powerful effect.
• Ya Li told Shen Yi to ask Blazing Dragon Douluo to take Xia Yi as his student after he entered Shrek Academy, advising her to be shameless in dealing with him.
• Xia Yi spent his forging fee on spiritual items and more than three hundred jin of Body Sect spiritual wine, putting everything into his Yin-Yang Wine Gourd.
• Exhausted from three days and nights of Spirit Forging, Xia Yi returned to the hotel and went straight to sleep.
• Gu Yue returned from the Spirit Pagoda, cursed Xia Yi for sleeping through the attention surrounding him, and chose not to wake him.

Xia Yi tried to enter Shrek Academy using Luo Guixing’s stolen enrollment quota and a mismatched photo. After Shen Yi exposed the deception, Xia Yi knocked Luo Guixing unconscious again and claimed Luo had tried to take back a quota he had sold.

• Xia Yi attacked Luo Guixing with his Creation Hammer, knocked him unconscious, and took his enrollment form and Storage Soul Tool.
• Xia Yi claimed Luo Guixing’s identity and went to Shrek Academy to register with Gu Yue and Wujin.
• Shen Yi checked Xia Yi’s form against the system and questioned him about the photo that did not match his appearance.
• Luo Guixing arrived and identified himself as the real examinee, but Xia Yi struck him unconscious with the Creation Hammer.
• Xia Yi told Shen Yi that he had bought the quota from Luo Guixing and that Luo had tried to take it back.

Xia Yi knocked out Luo Guixing, took his registration form and Storage Soul Tool, and left Shrek Academy scrambling to respond. Yun Ming publicly defended Shrek’s decision to deny Xia Yi a quota, turning public opinion against him and leaving his next move unclear.

• Xia Yi knocked Luo Guixing unconscious, claimed he had bought Luo’s registration spot, and took Luo’s Storage Soul Tool before leaving.
• Gu Yue dismissed Wujin’s concern, while Xia Yi returned to the hotel and went back to sleep until an alarm set for after the class monitor election.
• Ya Li told Yun Ming about Xia Yi, and Yun Ming decided Shrek would bar him from joining; news of the robbery spread through Shrek City.
• People began questioning why Xia Yi had no quota after recalling that he had defeated Ye Xinglan three years earlier.
• Yun Ming publicly claimed Shrek had denied Xia Yi a quota because of his poor moral character, and public opinion turned against Xia Yi again.

After waking, Xia Yi learned that Shrek Academy had publicly rejected his attempt to secure a quota, and Leng Yaozhu mistook his anger for despair over losing the chance to attend. The misunderstanding ended with her blasting him through a window, and Xia Yi headed for Shrek Academy to test its new students.

• Leng Yaozhu confronted Xia Yi about his supposed scheme to pressure Shrek Academy and showed him a newspaper reporting Yun Ming's public clarification.
• Xia Yi tore up the newspaper, and Leng Yaozhu comforted him, believing he was devastated about losing his chance to enter Shrek Academy.
• Xia Yi assured Leng Yaozhu he would not act recklessly and said he was angry because the newspaper had called him immoral.
• Leng Yaozhu realized what Xia Yi was actually upset about and blasted him through the window.
• Xia Yi landed safely, wondered about Shrek Academy's new students, and set off toward the academy.

Xia Yi arrived at Shrek Academy and used the failed candidates’ frustration to pressure the gatekeepers into allowing a spar with the new students. The gatekeeper refused, but Xia Yi hinted that Shrek had admitted students through backdoors, leaving him struggling to respond to the crowd.

• More than a thousand failed candidates remained outside Shrek Academy, grieving their results and hoping for another chance.
• Xia Yi approached the gates, where a Soul Saint gatekeeper stopped him and pushed him back with Soul Power.
• Xia Yi asked the gatekeeper to pass along a message, then told the gathered candidates he wanted to spar with Shrek’s new students and see the gap in their abilities.
• The failed candidates backed Xia Yi’s request with their attention, but the gatekeeper refused because Shrek’s students were busy cultivating.
• Xia Yi quietly suggested that Shrek feared sparring would expose backdoor admissions, then taunted the academy as the crowd watched the gatekeeper.

Shrek Academy agreed to hold a challenge event after failed candidates protested the fairness of the entrance assessment, while Ya Li suspected Xia Yi was waiting to face the academy’s strongest students. The event began with Na’er swiftly defeating the first challenger, leaving the failed candidates to reconsider their chances.

• Yun Ming and Cai Yue'er debated how to answer the failed candidates’ public challenge, and Ya Li guessed Xia Yi was conserving his strength to face Shrek’s strongest students.
• Yun Ming ordered Na'er, Ye Xinglan, and other standout freshmen to represent Shrek, promising a thirty percent discount and contribution-point reduction to anyone who defeated Xia Yi.
• Ya Li announced that the failed candidates could choose opponents from ten freshmen, and Cai Yue'er began the challenge event at the academy gates.
• A silver-haired youth chose Na'er, who released her martial soul and stopped his soul skill with a spear at his throat before he could attack.
• The silver-haired youth admitted defeat, and Na'er returned to Tang Wulin, who realized he could not beat her.

Tang Wulin won a brutal challenge match, and Shrek Academy continued its unbeaten streak as Xia Yi finally appeared. He dismissed the matches as friendly sparring, then challenged Tang Wulin, Zheng Yiran, Yang Nianxia, and Luo Guixing to fight him together.

• Tang Wulin defeated the Demon Breaking Blade Soul Elder despite suffering many saber wounds, and Ya Li healed them both after the match.
• Shrek Academy continued winning its challenge matches, while Tang Wulin fought nearly twenty times and Xia Yi remained absent.
• Xia Yi spent the afternoon singing and drinking with Mu Xi, then explained that he had arranged the challenges so Shrek Academy's eventual defeat would make his own victory more impressive.
• Xia Yi arrived before the gathered candidates, Shrek students, and media, and told a reporter that the matches were about learning rather than winning.
• After reviewing the public strength rankings, Xia Yi named Tang Wulin, Zheng Yiran, Yang Nianxia, and Luo Guixing and challenged all four to fight him together.