Chapter Summaries

Leng Yaozhu reluctantly allowed Jing Shaoyu one week to earn the Sacred Unicorn’s trust before he had to follow her plan for his Soul Rings. Jing Shaoyu approached the unicorn in the Spirit Ascension Platform, hoping to contract with it despite the danger.

• Leng Yaozhu warned Jing Shaoyu never to provoke Di Tian unless he became a Quasi-God.
• Jing Shaoyu asked to try contracting with the 50,000-year Sacred Unicorn before adding a Soul Ring to his second martial soul, citing a feeling of fate’s guidance.
• Leng Yaozhu agreed to give Jing Shaoyu one week, provided the Sacred Unicorn willingly let him ride it and touch its horn.
• Leng Yaozhu and Jing Shaoyu entered the Spirit Ascension Platform, where the Sacred Unicorn was resting beside a lake.
• Jing Shaoyu approached the wary Sacred Unicorn and greeted it from less than ten meters away.

Jing Shaoyu approached the Sacred Unicorn and revealed his Origin Spirit Martial Soul, leading it to recognize him as the Child of Nature. The Sacred Unicorn knelt and offered to become his soul spirit, while Leng Yaozhu watched in shock.

• Jing Shaoyu greeted the Sacred Unicorn, which used telepathy to ask to see his martial soul.
• Jing Shaoyu summoned his Origin Spirit Martial Soul, and the Sacred Unicorn sensed Natural Will within him and called him the Child of Nature.
• The Sacred Unicorn apologized for its earlier coldness and explained that serving the Child of Nature was its mission.
• The Sacred Unicorn knelt before Jing Shaoyu and offered its loyalty, saying it was willing to become his soul spirit.
• Leng Yaozhu watched the Sacred Unicorn submit in disbelief, while Jing Shaoyu reached toward its horn.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jing Shaoyu successfully contracts the Sacred Unicorn as his second Soul Spirit in just seven minutes, far ahead of the agreed seven days.
• Leng Yaozhu, his teacher, oversees the Soul Spirit Contract ceremony.
• After the contract, Jing Shaoyu's cultivation breaks through, and he gains improvements.

Character Developments

• Jing Shaoyu demonstrates his exceptional fortune and ability by subduing a 50,000 Years Indomitable Soul Spirit, the Sacred Unicorn.
• Leng Yaozhu shows her professional competence and concern for Jing Shaoyu's safety during the contract ceremony.

Significant Themes

• The power of fate and fortune is highlighted through Jing Shaoyu's easy subjugation of the Sacred Unicorn.
• The importance of a teacher's guidance and protection is shown through Leng Yaozhu's actions.

Character Interactions

• Jing Shaoyu and Leng Yaozhu's teacher-student relationship is strengthened through their interaction and mutual respect.
• The Sacred Unicorn shows reverence and obedience to Jing Shaoyu, demonstrating its status as a Soul Spirit.

After leaving the Spirit Ascension Platform, Jing Shaoyu showed Leng Yaozhu his new earth-element abilities and the Sacred Unicorn’s Azure Halo. He also discovered that Wood Spirit Guardian had unlocked the powerful Obsidian Sword Hemp.

• The Sacred Unicorn returned to Jing Shaoyu’s Soul Ring after speaking cryptically, and Leng Yaozhu urged him to discipline it.
• Jing Shaoyu and Leng Yaozhu left their Landing Pods after three days and two nights in the Spirit Ascension Platform, and he demonstrated his Origin Spirit Martial Soul.
• Jing Shaoyu explained that his fourth Great Dao Source Stone granted forty percent elemental immunity and Earth Tremor Art, while strengthening his existing elemental skills.
• Jing Shaoyu described Azure Halo, which enhanced allied Soul Power recovery, speed, and stamina within its range.
• Jing Shaoyu learned that Wood Spirit Guardian had unlocked a ten-thousand-year Obsidian Sword Hemp, whose cultivation rose to twenty-five thousand years under the skill’s enhancement.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jing Shaoyu finishes sharing his experience with Leng Yaozhu and has a lavish meal prepared by her.
• He forms a contract with the Sacred Unicorn, his second Martial Soul, and questions it about its origins and the term "Incarnation of Calamity."
• The Sacred Unicorn reveals that Jing Shaoyu is the Natural Lord, destined to rule the new world after Doomsday, and suggests that Jing Shaoyu should next add a Soul Ring to his second Martial Soul.
• It also mentions having met a human girl with an incomparably pure soul a hundred years ago, named Ya Li.

Character Developments

• Jing Shaoyu: Discovers he is the Natural Lord and is confused about his role and destiny. He also learns about the existence of the Natural Will and Doomsday.
• Sacred Unicorn: Reveals its origins and the guidance it received from the Natural Will. It expresses devotion to serving Jing Shaoyu and suggests he should add a Soul Ring to his second Martial Soul.

Significant Themes

• Destiny and fate: Jing Shaoyu learns about his role as the Natural Lord and the impending Doomsday.
• Loyalty and devotion: The Sacred Unicorn demonstrates unwavering loyalty to Jing Shaoyu, even suggesting its sister serve him.

Character Interactions

• Jing Shaoyu and Leng Yaozhu: They share a meal and a conversation, with Leng Yaozhu showing concern for Jing Shaoyu's well-being.
• Jing Shaoyu and the Sacred Unicorn: They have a conversation where the Sacred Unicorn reveals its origins and provides guidance to Jing Shaoyu.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Sacred Unicorn reveals its elder sister, a Nightmare Demon Eye Beast, could be a powerful soul spirit for Jing Shaoyu.
• Jing Shaoyu decides to consider the offer after discussing it with Leng Yaozhu.
• They decide to visit the Nightmare Demon Eye Beast, with Leng Yaozhu joining to increase the chances of success.

Character Developments

• Jing Shaoyu shows curiosity and openness to the idea of obtaining a powerful soul spirit.
• Leng Yaozhu demonstrates her wisdom and caution, ensuring the feasibility of the plan before agreeing.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between humans and soul beasts.
• The potential benefits and risks of obtaining a powerful soul spirit.

Character Interactions

• Jing Shaoyu and Leng Yaozhu discuss the plan, with Jing Shaoyu showing enthusiasm and Leng Yaozhu displaying caution and wisdom.
• The Sacred Unicorn interacts with both Jing Shaoyu and Leng Yaozhu, showing respect and eagerness to help.

Jing Shaoyu and Leng Yaozhu traveled to the Fire God Desert to find Anya’s elder sister, the Nightmare Demon Eye Beast. Guided by Anya, they reached her oasis and met the powerful beast, who had welcomed Anya without realizing why she had come.

• Leng Yaozhu and Jing Shaoyu set out for the Fire God Desert after Anya located her elder sister in a desert oasis.
• At their hotel in Yanshan City, Anya sensed the oasis and showed Jing Shaoyu an image of the Nightmare Demon Eye Beast beside its lake.
• The Nightmare Demon Eye Beast sensed Anya approaching and waited by the lake, delighted that her younger sister had come to find her.
• Leng Yaozhu and Jing Shaoyu entered the Fire God Desert and followed Anya to the matching oasis.
• Leng Yaozhu sensed a rank ninety-five Super Douluo-level aura and warned Jing Shaoyu to stay behind her.
• Anya led Jing Shaoyu and Leng Yaozhu to her elder sister, the black-winged Nightmare Demon Eye Beast.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Anya and the Nightmare Demon Eye Beast reunite, but the latter refuses to accept the Natural Lord's will and attacks Anya.
• Leng Yaozhu intervenes, transforming into a Heavenly Phoenix and clashing with the Nightmare Demon Eye Beast.
• The Nightmare Demon Eye Beast summons a Dark Moon, but Leng Yaozhu's Heavenly Phoenix overpowers it.

Character Developments

• Anya remains loyal to the Natural Lord's will, even after her sister rejects it.
• The Nightmare Demon Eye Beast shows her stubbornness and unwillingness to submit to human control.
• Leng Yaozhu demonstrates her power as a Limit Douluo, using her Heavenly Phoenix form.

Significant Themes

• Destiny and free will: The Nightmare Demon Eye Beast's refusal to accept her fate as a servant of the Natural Lord.
• Power dynamics: The vast difference in strength between Leng Yaozhu and the Nightmare Demon Eye Beast.

Character Interactions

• Anya and the Nightmare Demon Eye Beast's sisterly bond is tested when the latter refuses to accept their destiny.
• Jing Shaoyu and Leng Yaozhu work together, with Leng Yaozhu taking the lead in the battle against the Nightmare Demon Eye Beast.

Jing Shaoyu revealed his Calamity Incarnation identity, persuading the captured Nightmare Demon Eye Beast to submit and become his Soul Spirit. Since his current strength could not safely support her, Leng Yaozhu rejected the beast’s offer to sacrifice herself and said she had another solution.

• Anya urged the captured Nightmare Demon Eye Beast to accept Jing Shaoyu as her lord, while Leng Yaozhu warned that refusal would mean death or losing her Soul Bone.
• Jing Shaoyu offered to prove he was the Natural Lord, and the Nightmare Demon Eye Beast sensed his calamity power and agreed to submit.
• Jing Shaoyu summoned the Endless Godslaying Spear, confirming her suspicions, and the Nightmare Demon Eye Beast identified herself as Poesia Saint-Heart Night and paid him reverence.
• The Nightmare Demon Eye Beast agreed to become Jing Shaoyu’s Soul Spirit but pointed out that his current physical and Mental Power could not bear her Orange Soul Ring.
• The Nightmare Demon Eye Beast offered to sacrifice herself, but Leng Yaozhu refused because a Soul Spirit could provide more Soul Rings and declared that she had another way.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Leng Yaozhu reveals a method to contract an Orange Soul Spirit without sacrificing the Nightmare Demon Eye Beast.
• The method involves the Nightmare Demon Eye Beast transforming into an Embryo State and signing a Soul Spirit Contract with Jing Shaoyu through Leng Yaozhu's assistance.
• The method is similar to how Huo Yuhao contracted the Snow Empress Soul Spirit.

Character Developments

• The Nightmare Demon Eye Beast shows resolve in becoming Jing Shaoyu's Soul Spirit, even considering the risky Embryo Contract Method.
• Jing Shaoyu feels nervous about contracting a Ferocious Beast as a Soul Spirit but trusts Leng Yaozhu's guidance.
• Anya feels tormented about the situation, hoping for a smooth contract ceremony.

Significant Themes

• Greed: The desire for Orange Soul Spirits drives the development of the Embryo Contract Method.
• Trust: Jing Shaoyu trusts Leng Yaozhu's abilities, while the Nightmare Demon Eye Beast trusts Jing Shaoyu enough to take the risk.

Character Interactions

• Leng Yaozhu reassures Jing Shaoyu about the contract process, showing her confidence and experience.
• The Nightmare Demon Eye Beast and Jing Shaoyu share a moment of understanding, with the Nightmare Demon Eye Beast looking at Jing Shaoyu with longing and Jing Shaoyu nodding in response.
• Anya feels left out and worried about the situation, with her emotions not explicitly addressed by other characters.

Jing Shaoyu completed a contract with the Nightmare Demon Eye Beast in embryo form, gaining four empty Fierce Beast soul rings and reaching peak Level 44. Leng Yaozhu prepared the beast’s 200,000-year left arm soul bone for him to absorb next.

• The Nightmare Demon Eye Beast transformed into an embryo over three days, sealing most of its power and origin inside.
• Jing Shaoyu gave the embryo his essence blood, and Leng Yaozhu used a contract formation to begin their fusion.
• Seven days later, Jing Shaoyu emerged with four red soul rings bearing two golden patterns each, though they could not yet provide soul skills.
• Jing Shaoyu reported that his Soul Power had risen to peak Level 44, and Leng Yaozhu presented the Nightmare Demon Eye Beast’s complete left arm soul bone.

Key Plot Points & Events

• Jing Shaoyu successfully fuses with the Nightmare Demon Eye Left Arm Bone, a high-quality Soul Bone.
• He gains two soul skills: Nightmare Calamity Moonbreak (group attack) and Calamity Extinction Soul Transformation (amplification).
• Anya retrieves a Taiyi Treasure Jade from a lake, which is compatible with Jing Shaoyu's Martial Souls and can be added to his future Battle Armor.

Character Developments

• Jing Shaoyu's Soul Power reaches the peak of Level 45 after the fusion.
• He plans to consolidate his foundation for half a year to nine months before continuing to improve.
• Leng Yaozhu expects Jing Shaoyu to become a Soul King at 15, ranking among the top three.

Significant Themes

• The danger and difficulty of fusing high-quality Soul Bones.
• The importance of consolidating foundation after rapid progress.
• The influence of fate and external forces on Jing Shaoyu's path, as hinted by the Taiyi Treasure Jade.

Character Interactions

• Leng Yaozhu guides and supports Jing Shaoyu in his Soul Bone fusion.
• Anya acts independently, retrieving the Taiyi Treasure Jade without consulting Jing Shaoyu, causing him to reflect on his authority as a master.
• Jing Shaoyu and Leng Yaozhu discuss his future Battle Armor, considering the characteristics of his Twin Martial Souls.

Jing Shaoyu returned to Spirit Pagoda Headquarters with Leng Yaozhu, who suspected that the Sacred Unicorn and Nightmare Demon Eye Beast had recognized him as the Child of Destiny. After discussing his identity and Wu Zhangkong’s past, Jing Shaoyu encountered Qiangu Zhangting at the headquarters.

• Jing Shaoyu and Leng Yaozhu discussed the Child of Nature title, and Leng Yaozhu explained that she believed Jing Shaoyu might be the continent’s Child of Destiny.
• Leng Yaozhu warned Jing Shaoyu to keep the events of their recent journey and his possible identity secret until he became powerful.
• Jing Shaoyu and Leng Yaozhu returned to Spirit Pagoda Headquarters and decided to head back to Eastsea City the next day.
• Leng Yaozhu told Jing Shaoyu about Wu Zhangkong’s past at Shrek Academy and asked whether he would choose Gu Yue or Xu Xiaoyan; Jing Shaoyu joked that he could have both.
• Jing Shaoyu met Qiangu Zhangting at the Spirit Pagoda and politely introduced himself without accepting Qiangu Zhangting’s request to call him Senior Brother.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jing Shaoyu returns to Eastsea Academy after breaking through to the Soul Ancestor realm at Spirit Pagoda Headquarters.
• Zero Class discusses their upcoming final exam, which will determine their entry into Shrek Academy. The exam will involve the Rioting Spirit Ascension Platform.

Character Developments

• Xu Xiaoyan has grown significantly in height, soul power, and figure over the past two years, but remains innocent and lively.
• Jing Shaoyu's soul power has increased dramatically, causing a gap between him and his classmates.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie have grown closer due to their shared membership in the Tang Sect.

Significant Themes

• The theme of rapid growth and the gaps it creates between individuals is highlighted through Jing Shaoyu's and Xu Xiaoyan's development.
• The upcoming final exam serves as a turning point for Zero Class, marking their transition to Shrek Academy and the next stage of their lives.

Character Interactions

• Jing Shaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan share a close, affectionate relationship, with Jing Shaoyu often teasing Xu Xiaoyan and Xu Xiaoyan playfully responding.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie display a strong bond, with Xie Xie trying to comfort Tang Wulin about the gap in their progress compared to Jing Shaoyu.
• Wu Zhangkong's tardiness for class is noticed by Xie Xie, leading to speculation about his whereabouts.

Jing Shaoyu reunited with Gu Yue and told her he had reached Rank 45, while she and Xu Xiaoyan asked him to accompany them when they chose Soul Spirits. Wu Zhangkong secured Dean Yu Zhen’s agreement to send Zero Class to Shrek Academy, setting the group’s future course.

• Gu Yue returned to the classroom and reunited with Jing Shaoyu, while the students settled into their usual divided groups.
• Jing Shaoyu told Gu Yue he had reached Rank 45, and she said she was nearing Level 40 and wanted him to help her choose a Soul Spirit.
• Xu Xiaoyan asked Jing Shaoyu to accompany her when she reached Level 40, and he agreed.
• Wu Zhangkong argued to Dean Yu Zhen that Zero Class should apply to Shrek Academy before the students missed its three-year recruitment window.
• Wu Zhangkong predicted that the five children would become Battle Armor Masters, and Yu Zhen agreed to send them to Shrek Academy after asking them to return and teach Eastsea Academy’s juniors someday.
• Wu Zhangkong left the dean’s office, confirming that Zero Class would head to Shrek Academy.

Wu Zhangkong announced that Zero Class’s final assessment would be surviving twenty-four hours in the Rioting Spirit Ascension Platform, with the whole team needing to pass before they could attend Shrek Academy’s admissions. Afterward, Jing Shaoyu showed Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan his Sacred Unicorn Soul Spirit, Anya, while Gu Yue considered other Soul Spirits for A’yuan.

• Wu Zhangkong told Zero Class that their final assessment would take place the next day and that everyone had to pass for the team to proceed to Shrek Academy.
• Wu Zhangkong revealed that the cadets would have to survive twenty-four hours in the Rioting Spirit Ascension Platform, and Jing Shaoyu said his Soul Power was Rank 45.
• Jing Shaoyu reassured Tang Wulin that he believed in him, and Tang Wulin and Xie Xie shared a friendly moment.
• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan accompanied Jing Shaoyu to his dormitory, where they stopped their staring contest to see his new Soul Spirit.
• Jing Shaoyu summoned Anya, a Sacred Unicorn who spoke through telepathy, and Xu Xiaoyan asked whether she could ride her.
• Gu Yue recognized Anya’s potential connection to Tianlu and considered other Soul Spirits that might suit A’yuan.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wu Zhangkong and the Zero Class cadets visit the East Sea Spirit Transfer Pagoda.
• They enter the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform during its Rioting period.
• They encounter a fierce battle between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts five kilometers ahead.

Character Developments

• Jing Shaoyu has advanced to four black Soul Rings, causing surprise and excitement among the Spirit Transfer Pagoda staff and Wu Zhangkong.
• Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan have all advanced to three purple Soul Rings.

Significant Themes

• The strength of the Zero Class cadets and their ability to handle unexpected situations.
• The power dynamics between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts within the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Character Interactions

• Jing Shaoyu leads the group, with Gu Yue providing scouting information using her Wind Birds.
• The group decides to investigate the battle and potentially take advantage of the situation ("fish in troubled waters").

Dou Ling Battle Team Second Squad fought to break out of a soul beast encirclement on the Rioting Spirit Ascension Platform. Shan Tianxiong and Luo Shuiyun reached the last beast blocking their chosen route, then froze in shock at what they saw.

• Qin Hao ordered the squad to fight while retreating after soul beasts attacked them.
• Fang Zhong shielded his teammates as Qin Hao and Guan Heyan struck back, while Shan Tianxiong killed three beasts trapped by Cheng Yufei’s nets.
• Lu Mingyi boosted the team, and Luo Shuiyun scouted a route with fewer beasts but two thousand-year soul beasts.
• The squad advanced toward the route as Fang Zhong’s shield weakened and Qin Hao and Guan Heyan nearly ran out of Soul Power.
• Shan Tianxiong and Luo Shuiyun reached the final soul beast and froze in disbelief.

Jing Shaoyu’s group watched Dou Ling Academy’s Second Squad fight a horde of soul beasts after attacking an Emerald Swan. With the squad trapped and one member forced out, Jing Shaoyu proposed killing the Emerald Swan to scatter the beasts, leaving his own team to decide how to act.

• Jing Shaoyu’s group identified the Emerald Swan as the reason the soul beasts were besieging the seven Dou Ling Academy Cadets, and Jing Shaoyu recognized the three five-thousand-year beasts guarding it.
• Xu Xiaoyan recognized the Cadets’ uniforms as belonging to Dou Ling Academy, while the petite girl activated her Ruyi Plate to strengthen her teammates.
• Qin Hao and his teammates killed a four-thousand-year Earth King, but a Two-Headed Demon Dog burned Spear Boy and forced the long-legged woman to press his SOS Beacon.
• The Two-Headed Demon Dog rallied the soul beasts around Qin Hao and the remaining Cadets, leaving them with no apparent way to escape.
• Jing Shaoyu offered his team the choice of hiding until the Spirit Ascension Platform session ended or attacking the soul beasts, then suggested killing the Emerald Swan to disperse them.

Jing Shaoyu revealed the Obsidian Sword Hemp and used it to unleash a concealed sword attack on the Soul Beasts surrounding the Dou Ling Academy cadets. After Qin Hao and Guan Heyan escaped, the plant decapitated more than a dozen beasts, leaving Zero Class stunned and Gu Yue recalling its connection to the Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor.

• In the control room, Wu Zhangkong and the Spirit Pagoda staff watched Zero Class and worried that Jing Shaoyu might kill another Spirit Ascension Platform guardian.
• Jing Shaoyu prepared the Obsidian Sword Hemp, a small black plant released from his Crown of Nature, while Gu Yue recognized its lineage.
• As the Soul Beasts completed their encirclement, Qin Hao and Guan Heyan admitted defeat and activated their SOS Beacons to leave the platform.
• After the two cadets vanished, the Obsidian Sword Hemp unleashed a sharp sword aura that decapitated more than a dozen Soul Beasts.
• Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie reacted in shock as Jing Shaoyu confirmed the plant had caused the attack.
• Gu Yue recalled how the Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor had once caught Di Tian off guard and left a sword scar on him.