Chapter Summaries

Jing Shaoyu revealed that the black plant was a twenty-five-thousand-year Obsidian Sword Hemp, which devastated the soul beast horde and killed its strongest beasts. With the Emerald Swan left alive, he sent Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie to finish the wounded beasts while he faced the swan.

• Jing Shaoyu ordered his companions to prepare as the Obsidian Sword Hemp appeared in the clearing and its sword aura threw the soul beast horde into disorder.
• The Obsidian Sword Hemp unleashed a giant sword shadow, then sent countless swords through the horde, killing the Two-Headed Demon Dog, Mandala Snake, and Sword Halberd Tyrannosaurus.
• The Emerald Swan recognized that escape was impossible and remained in place as the other soul beasts fled or fell.
• Jing Shaoyu revealed that the Obsidian Sword Hemp had twenty-five-thousand-year cultivation, astonishing Tang Wulin and Xie Xie.
• Jing Shaoyu sent Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie to finish off the surviving wounded beasts and claimed the Emerald Swan for himself.

Jing Shaoyu and the others wiped out the Soul Beasts gathered around the lakeside and prepared to absorb the spoils, while Red Jade devoured the Emerald Swan’s soul ring and soul bone. The Spirit Pagoda staff watched the devastation from outside as the group began their harvest.

• Jing Shaoyu killed the Emerald Swan with his Dark Gold Terror Claw and summoned Red Jade to devour its purple soul ring and Right Leg Bone.
• Jing Shaoyu reflected that he would not give the soul bone to Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wulin, or Xie Xie, and considered his plans for entering Shrek Academy.
• Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie killed the three weakened Thousand Year Soul Beasts and then cleared out the remaining nearby Hundred Year Soul Beasts.
• The five prepared to absorb Spirit Power and improve their Soul Spirits and Soul Rings while Spirit Pagoda staff watched the area’s Soul Beasts being wiped out.

Zero Class finished its Spirit Ascension Platform assessment after Jing Shaoyu’s group absorbed spiritual energy and devastated the local soul-beast population, forcing the area to close for maintenance. Back at Eastsea Academy, Wu Zhangkong announced their upcoming departure for Shrek Academy and called Jing Shaoyu aside.

• Wu Zhangkong wondered whether Jing Shaoyu had summoned the powerful Black Sisal Plant and noted the strength of Jing Shaoyu’s fourth Soul Ring.
• Jing Shaoyu and the other four members of Zero Class took turns absorbing spiritual energy and keeping watch during the remaining twelve hours of their assessment.
• The group left the Spirit Ascension Platform, and the staff learned that Area A-2 would close for thirty days of maintenance.
• Leng Yaozhu told Ji Changming she would recommend him to the Spirit Transfer Council if he became a Titled Douluo, then left the office.
• Wu Zhangkong gave Zero Class five days to reunite with their families before departing for Shrek Academy, then asked Jing Shaoyu to come with him.

Jing Shaoyu prepared to leave Eastsea Academy and met his former roommates, Duan Xiaopeng and Wei Dayong, who shared their progress and ambitions with him. He left them encouraged to pursue the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition, while Wu Zhangkong’s suggestion that he bring his foster mothers to Shrek City remained undecided.

• Wu Zhangkong suggested that Jing Shaoyu take Jing Ziyuan and Lin Xin to Shrek City, and Jing Shaoyu said he would discuss it with them before deciding.
• Jing Shaoyu returned to Zero Class’s dormitory, packed his belongings into the Heaven Phoenix Ring, and left his room.
• Jing Shaoyu met Duan Xiaopeng and Wei Dayong in the academy square and congratulated them on reaching Soul Grandmaster.
• Jing Shaoyu encouraged Duan Xiaopeng to pursue the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition despite Wei Xiaofeng’s mockery.
• Wei Dayong told Jing Shaoyu that Wei Xiaofeng had recently become a Soul Elder and acted arrogantly in class.

Jing Shaoyu told Jing Ziyuan that he and Zero Class would leave for Shrek Academy in five days, delighting her with the news. He then assured Ouyang Jian that he would return to Eastsea City often before preparing to say goodbye to Ji Changming.

• Jing Shaoyu accompanied Jing Ziyuan to the City Lord's Mansion and told her that he would leave for Shrek Academy in five days to take the entrance exam.
• Jing Ziyuan celebrated Jing Shaoyu's chance to become a Shrek Academy cadet and agreed to take a few days off.
• Jing Shaoyu met Ouyang Jian, who asked when the group would leave and suggested that Jing Shaoyu take Jing Ziyuan with him; Jing Shaoyu declined for now.
• Ouyang Jian asked Jing Shaoyu to return to Eastsea City often, and Jing Shaoyu promised that he would.
• Ouyang Jian offered to take Jing Shaoyu to the Spirit Pagoda to visit Ji Changming, and Jing Shaoyu agreed.

Five days before Jing Shaoyu’s departure for Shrek Academy, he visited Ji Changming at the East Sea Spirit Transfer Pagoda to say goodbye. Ji and Ouyang Jian gave him farewell gifts, leaving Jing Shaoyu with money and a valuable Deep Sea Ice Dragon Tendon for his journey.

• Ouyang Jian brought Jing Shaoyu to Ji Changming’s office, where the three reminisced about the seven years since Jing Shaoyu first arrived in Eastsea City.
• Jing Shaoyu told Ji Changming he would leave for Shrek Academy in five days.
• Ji Changming gave Jing Shaoyu a red savings card containing fifty million Federal Currency.
• Ouyang Jian presented Jing Shaoyu with a segment of quasi-Fierce Beast-level Deep Sea Ice Dragon Tendon.
• Jing Shaoyu thanked Ouyang Jian, stored the tendon in his Heaven Phoenix Ring, and considered how to use it.

Jing Shaoyu spent time with Jing Ziyuan and Lin Xin before visiting the East Sea Mecha Association to say goodbye to its elders. He learned that his mecha had been completed, just before leaving for Shrek Academy.

• Jing Shaoyu returned home, unpacked his belongings, and quietly reflected on whether he would reunite with Na'er at Shrek Academy.
• Jing Shaoyu told Jing Ziyuan and Lin Xin that Na'er was likely living in Shrek City and promised to look for her.
• Jing Shaoyu agreed to spend the next few days sightseeing around Eastsea City with Jing Ziyuan and Lin Xin, but planned to visit the Mecha Association that afternoon.
• Jing Shaoyu visited Yu Qian, Wang Chonggu, and Luo Feng, who discussed his upcoming Shrek Academy entrance exam and argued over which association he might eventually lead.
• Yu Qian told Jing Shaoyu that his mecha had been completed, delighting him.

Jing Shaoyu saw the completed mecha the three elders had built for him and learned about its rare seven-core design and exceptional materials. After they explained its power and upgrade potential, they invited him to try piloting it.

• Jing Shaoyu followed Wang Chonggu, Luo Feng, and Yu Qian to the underground assembly room where his mecha was kept.
• Yu Qian opened a concealed wall and revealed a seven-meter-tall, dark-gold mecha that delighted Jing Shaoyu.
• Wang Chonggu explained that the mecha had seven cores and five reserved Core Slots for a future upgrade to Black Grade.
• Yu Qian told Jing Shaoyu that the mecha was made entirely from Thousand Refined Metal and that he could contend with an ordinary Soul Emperor while piloting it.
• Wang Chonggu invited Jing Shaoyu to try the mecha, and Yu Qian and Luo Feng offered to watch over him.

Jing Shaoyu piloted Zero Machine God, testing its combat modes and its transformation into a sports car. Yu Qian gave him the mecha’s storage ring and his piloting pass, leaving him ready to take Zero Machine God out into the world.

• Jing Shaoyu quickly learned to pilot Zero Machine God, impressing Yu Qian, Wang Chonggu, and Luo Feng with his skill.
• Jing Shaoyu tested Zero Machine God’s close-combat and ranged modes, including its weapons and energy systems.
• Jing Shaoyu activated Zero Machine God’s form conversion and transformed it into a dark-gold sports car.
• Jing Shaoyu praised Yu Qian, Wang Chonggu, and Luo Feng, then accepted the Ring of Zero and his piloting pass from Yu Qian.

Jing Shaoyu learned that Shrek Academy required its own vehicle pass and received a letter of introduction to its Mecha Association president, Snow Forest. After saying goodbye to the elders and driving his new Zero God Supercar to Leng Yaozhu’s villa, he asked his teacher about Snow Forest.

• Yu Qian told Jing Shaoyu that Federation passes could not be used inside Shrek Academy and gave him a letter for Mecha Association president Snow Forest.
• Yu Qian, Wang Chonggu, and Luo Feng praised Snow Forest as a leading Mecha Designer and encouraged Jing Shaoyu to seek his guidance.
• Jing Shaoyu bid farewell to the three elders and drove the Zero God Supercar from the East Sea Mecha Association.
• Jing Shaoyu arrived at Leng Yaozhu’s Seaside Villa, where Gu Yue asked about his car and Leng Yaozhu appeared on the terrace.
• Jing Shaoyu asked Leng Yaozhu whether she knew Snow Forest, and she said that she did.

Jing Shaoyu asked Leng Yaozhu about Master Xue Lin, then showed her the Zero Machine God and explained its form-conversion technology. Leng Yaozhu advised him to keep the technology confidential until he could apply it to Black Grade Mechas, and began planning how to use the Deep Sea Ice Dragon Tendon to strengthen him.

• Leng Yaozhu described Master Xue Lin as a highly respected Mecha Designer and urged Jing Shaoyu to meet him at Shrek Academy for support.
• Leng Yaozhu took Gu Yue for a test drive in Jing Shaoyu's Zero God Supercar while Jing Shaoyu rested on the terrace.
• Jing Shaoyu transformed the Zero Machine God and explained its form-conversion technology, which Leng Yaozhu praised and advised him to keep confidential until it could be applied to Black Grade Mechas.
• Jing Shaoyu showed Leng Yaozhu the Deep Sea Ice Dragon Tendon from Ouyang Jian, and she said it could help him strengthen his body and awaken some of his second Martial Soul's combat power.

Jing Shaoyu visited the Plant Soul Beasts in East Sea Park before leaving East Sea City, blessed them, and awakened his natural authority as a Soul Ancestor. He created a Natural Tear, a powerful blessing for Plant Soul Beasts, and left the group poised to receive its benefits.

• Jing Shaoyu returned to East Sea Park to settle and instruct the thirteen Plant Soul Beasts before leaving the city.
• Jing Shaoyu blessed the plants and considered whether the nanmu tree or the Tree King Holy Body Mushroom should receive his next opportunity.
• Jing Shaoyu used his awakened Origin Spirit Martial Soul to condense a golden, rainbow-lit Natural Tear.
• Anya appeared and recognized the Natural Tear as Jing Shaoyu explained that it could boost Plant Soul Beasts' cultivation, awaken ancestral bloodlines, and improve their chances of surviving heavenly tribulation.

Jing Shaoyu used a Natural Tear to transform the Big Machilus nanmu into a four-thousand-year Silver Thread Light Gold Machilus nanmu and entrusted it with the other Plant Soul Beasts before leaving East Sea Park. After a strange dream of a mysterious woman, he spent four days with Jing Ziyuan and Lin Xin, then prepared to depart from Eastsea City.

• Jing Shaoyu bestowed a Natural Tear on the Big Machilus nanmu, raising its cultivation by three thousand years and evolving its species and water element.
• Jing Shaoyu told the Plant Soul Beasts he would leave Eastsea City and return at most once a year, then entrusted their care to the Big Machilus nanmu and departed.
• Jing Shaoyu dreamed of a mysterious realm, where he encountered a palace-dressed woman playing a jasper flute, but woke without knowing who she was.
• Jing Shaoyu spent four happy days with Jing Ziyuan and Lin Xin.
• Jing Shaoyu gathered with a group of boys and girls at Eastsea Soul Guidance Train Station as it was time to set off.

Jing Shaoyu and the Zero Class cadets set out by train for Shrek Academy’s Admission Exam with Wu Zhangkong and newly appointed leader Ye Yingluo. As the trip began, Xu Xiaoyan revealed her confidence in the exam, while Ye Yingluo remained frustrated by Wu Zhangkong’s indifference.

• Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie gathered at Eastsea City’s Soul Guidance Train station and spotted Wu Zhangkong arriving with Ye Yingluo.
• Ye Yingluo told the cadets that Eastsea Academy’s School Board had approved their trip, appointed her as their leading teacher, and would cover their expenses.
• Wu Zhangkong and Ye Yingluo boarded the train with the five cadets and headed toward Shrek City.
• Ye Yingluo asked Xu Xiaoyan how confident she was about the exam, and Xu Xiaoyan declared that she was completely confident as a Soul Elder.
• Jing Shaoyu realized Xu Xiaoyan’s confidence came from fusing with the Xu Family’s Star Protection Skull Soul Bone during her five-day break.
• Ye Yingluo watched Wu Zhangkong rest with his eyes closed and felt annoyed that becoming a Soul Emperor had not changed his attitude toward her.

Zero Class arrived in Shrek City and settled into an inn while preparing for the Shrek Academy Admission Exam. Wu Zhangkong then took Tang Wulin out on personal business, leaving the others with Ye Yingluo.

• Jing Shaoyu and the Zero Class cadets admired the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters as their train entered Shrek City and reached the East Station.
• Ye Yingluo arranged seven hotel rooms, and Jing Shaoyu turned down Xu Xiaoyan's request to explore the city until the next day.
• Gu Yue joined Jing Shaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan in his room after seeing Xu Xiaoyan go there first.
• Wu Zhangkong told Ye Yingluo he was taking Tang Wulin out on personal business and instructed Jing Shaoyu and the others to stay nearby and carry their Soul Guidance Communicators.
• Jing Shaoyu suspected Wu Zhangkong and Tang Wulin were heading to an auction, while Xie Xie wondered why they had left so secretly.

Jing Shaoyu, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue explored Shrek City by riding Bus Route 118 and got off at Guanglin Street, the city’s famous pedestrian street. They entered the crowded district, eager to see its many shops and sights.

• Tang Wulin stayed at the inn to cultivate, and Xie Xie stayed to keep him company while Jing Shaoyu, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue went sightseeing.
• Jing Shaoyu suggested taking Bus Route 118 to view the city, and the three boarded while avoiding the use of Soul Power, which was forbidden in Shrek City.
• Xu Xiaoyan spotted Guanglin Street, and the three got off the bus after hearing it was Shrek City’s most prosperous pedestrian street.
• The three noticed that the characters on Guanglin Street’s archway seemed to hold a deeper meaning as they approached.
• Jing Shaoyu, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue entered the vast, crowded Guanglin Street and began taking in its many shops and activities.

Jing Shaoyu, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue ran into Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi while exploring Shrek City, reconnecting after their encounter three years earlier. Ye Xinglan hoped Jing Shaoyu would pass the Academy Admission Exam and meet her again at Shrek Academy before she left with Xu Lizhi.

• Xu Xiaoyan offered Jing Shaoyu some cotton candy, then left it on a table after Gu Yue warned that sweets could cause weight gain.
• Xu Lizhi found the abandoned cotton candy, and Ye Xinglan made him catch up with the three to return it.
• Jing Shaoyu and Ye Xinglan recognized each other, while Xu Lizhi asked whether Tang Wulin had come to Shrek City.
• Xu Lizhi defended the cotton candy after Xu Xiaoyan said she had thrown it away, but Ye Xinglan stopped him and threw the candy into a trash can.
• Ye Xinglan wished Jing Shaoyu luck on the Academy Admission Exam and left with Xu Lizhi, while Jing Shaoyu, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue continued their outing.

Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan explored Shrek City while preparing for the Admission Exam, and Gu Yue grew increasingly conflicted about Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon Bloodline. The chapter left the group nearing the exam with Jing Shaoyu planning not to let Tang Wulin’s problems delay them.

• Wu Zhangkong warned Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan to be careful, then privately worried that Tang Wulin and Xie Xie might fail Shrek Academy’s Admission Exam.
• Gu Yue spent the night in Jing Shaoyu’s room, and after he fell asleep, she watched him with love and inner conflict.
• Over the next two days, Jing Shaoyu took Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan around Shrek City as they noted places to visit after admission.
• Jing Shaoyu decided he would not accompany Tang Wulin to a make-up exam if Tang Wulin missed the scheduled exam, and he expected Ye Yingluo to help keep the group on track.
• Tang Wulin returned from an auction with Wu Zhangkong and said the item he won would help activate more of his Golden Dragon Bloodline, prompting Gu Yue to react coldly.
• Gu Yue declined to explore Shrek City the next day and returned to her own room, visibly affected by Tang Wulin’s remarks.

Jing Shaoyu explored the Shrek Museum and unknowingly came close to reuniting with Na'er, who recognized him from an upper floor. Na'er agreed to wait until after his admission exam to meet him, while Jing Shaoyu finished touring the museum and spoke with a woman he suspected might be Ya Li.

• Jing Shaoyu visited the Shrek Museum and examined relics from Shrek Academy's history, including items associated with Huo Yuhao and the academy's founding plaque.
• Na'er saw Jing Shaoyu from a private corridor upstairs, recognized him as her Brother, and began to cry with joy.
• Na'er's godmother stopped her from rushing down to meet him and persuaded her to wait until after Jing Shaoyu took the academy's exam in three days.
• Jing Shaoyu continued through the museum without realizing Na'er had been there, then bumped into a beautiful, green-haired woman near the founding plaque.
• The woman wished Jing Shaoyu luck in the admission exam, and he answered confidently while wondering whether she was Ya Li.

As Shrek Academy’s Admission Exam approached, Wu Zhangkong and Ye Yingluo argued over whether to wait for the unconscious Tang Wulin, and Zero Class’s cadets chose whether to go ahead. Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan left for the exam with Shen Yi, while Xie Xie stayed with Wu Zhangkong and Tang Wulin.

• Jing Shaoyu met Ya Li in Shrek City, and she encouraged him to pass the Admission Exam and enter Shrek Academy.
• Ye Yingluo urged Wu Zhangkong to take the other cadets to the exam without waiting for Tang Wulin, while Xie Xie insisted on staying with him.
• Gu Yue, Jing Shaoyu, and Xu Xiaoyan agreed to go to the exam, leaving Zero Class divided.
• Wu Zhangkong accepted their choice and told Xie Xie to go with them, but Xie Xie chose to stay with Tang Wulin.
• Shen Yi arrived to escort the cadets, and Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan left with her for Shrek Academy.