Chapter Summaries

Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao uncovered signs that the Sea God Tang San had manipulated Huo Yuhao’s destiny and might have been involved in his mother’s death. As Huo Yuhao vowed to oppose Tang San, Xiao Jin explained that their Destiny Soul Contract could let him contract with multiple soul beasts.

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Xiao Jin, confronted Xu Jie about concealing that Huo Yuhao was her destined person, and Xu Jie recounted how he had obtained the Golden Dragon Spear from her.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm argued that Xu Jie had stolen Huo Yuhao’s chance at a God Position Inheritance, but Huo Yuhao sealed Sky Dream’s power as the Ice Empress and Electrolux urged him to calm down.
• Ice Empress explained that Huo Yuhao was humanity’s Child of Destiny and that blue threads around his destiny shared an origin with the Sea God’s Trident Mark; Xu Jie identified the god as Tang San.
• Huo Yuhao suspected Tang San had tampered with his destiny and asked whether he had caused Huo Yun’er’s death; Xu Jie could not confirm it, and Huo Yuhao vowed to oppose Tang San if he was responsible.
• Xu Jie warned Huo Yuhao to avoid the Tang Sect, Shrek Academy, and the Clear Sky Sect, then Xiao Jin explained that their Destiny Soul Contract could let Huo Yuhao contract with multiple soul beasts.
• The Ice Empress told the sealed Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that Xu Jie had earned Huo Yuhao’s trust and warned him against putting godhood before Huo Yuhao’s safety.

Huo Yuhao consumed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew Xu Jie gave him, transforming his Spiritual Eye and Spiritual Power. He discovered that his vision had changed dramatically and that his Taiyi Eye-Brightening Skill had reached Returning to Truth.

• Xu Jie questioned whether Huo Yuhao could bear multiple soul contracts, and Huo Yuhao and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion explained that Destiny power made their contract exceptional and that his soul strength could support it.
• Xu Jie warned Huo Yuhao to hide the Soul Contract System and his golden soul ring until he was strong enough to protect them.
• Xu Jie gave Huo Yuhao the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and told him to drink the dew.
• Huo Yuhao consumed the dew, which cleansed his Spiritual Eye, qualitatively transformed his Spiritual Power, and turned his eyes white.
• Huo Yuhao saw the world in greater detail and noticed dazzling golden light behind Xu Jie, prompting him to lower his head and joke that Xu Jie was too handsome to look at.
• Xu Jie handed Huo Yuhao a mirror, and Huo Yuhao saw his changed pupils and found that releasing his Spiritual Eye made his surroundings clearer and seemed to slow time.

Xu Jie visited Qian Ran and Ji Juechen, bringing immortal herbs for both of them while telling Huo Yuhao about his trip to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The chapter left Qian Ran and Ji Juechen absorbing their gifts, while Xu Jie promised Jing Ziyan an herb next time.

• Xu Jie met Huo Yuhao and gave him a Dragon Blood Fruit before asking him to take him to Qian Ran and Ji Juechen.
• Xu Jie gave Qian Ran an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, and Qian Ran began absorbing it.
• Xu Jie showed Huo Yuhao his seven soul rings and explained that he had become a Soul Sage and absorbed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Xu Jie gave Ji Juechen a Narcissus Jade Bone, and Ji Juechen began absorbing its medicinal power.
• Jing Ziyan asked Xu Jie for an immortal herb, and Xu Jie promised to bring her one next time before kicking Huo Yuhao for asking too.

Ji Juechen and Qian Ran absorbed immortal herbs and advanced in cultivation while Xu Jie discussed Ju Zi’s feelings for Huo Yuhao. Xu Jie revealed that Ju Zi was the Sun Moon Empire’s Crown Princess and began disclosing a secret about the Crown Prince.

• Ji Juechen reached Rank 70, and Xu Jie answered his questions about swordsmanship.
• Qian Ran woke after two hours and advanced from Rank 26 to Rank 30.
• Xu Jie told Huo Yuhao that Ju Zi had feelings for him, then took him aside to talk privately.
• Xu Jie revealed that Ju Zi was the Sun Moon Empire’s Crown Princess and asked whether Huo Yuhao could understand her decision to become Crown Princess for revenge.
• Xu Jie told Huo Yuhao that the Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire was a eunuch.

Xu Jie revealed why Ju Zi became the Sun Moon Empire's Crown Princess and urged Huo Yuhao to take her away, believing their shared desire for revenge made them a perfect match. Huo Yuhao agreed that he loved Ju Zi but rejected a public abduction that could provoke war, leaving open the possibility of finding a secret solution with her consent.

• Xu Jie told Huo Yuhao that the Sun Moon Empire's Crown Prince was a eunuch who had lost his legs in a succession plot, and Ju Zi had saved his life by taking a blade for him.
• Xu Jie explained that Ju Zi knew the Crown Prince's condition and became his Crown Princess to pursue revenge for her father's death.
• Huo Yuhao understood Ju Zi's motives and said he could relate to her desire for revenge because he also wanted vengeance for his mother.
• Xu Jie proposed snatching Ju Zi during the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament in Bright City and insisted that Huo Yuhao and Ju Zi were a perfect match.
• Huo Yuhao admitted that he loved Ju Zi but argued that abducting her publicly could insult the Sun Moon Empire and start a war, so any plan had to have Ju Zi's consent.
• Xu Jie suggested secretly taking Ju Zi instead, and Huo Yuhao said he would agree if she consented.

Xu Jie reunited with Huo Yuhao and spent time with him and the others before revealing he had to return to the Holy Spirit Cult to avoid suspicion. Huo Yuhao reconciled with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, while Xu Jie left the details of his Imperial Son-in-Law status for their next meeting.

• Xu Jie told Huo Yuhao he would first sound out Ju Zi's attitude when he returned.
• Huo Yuhao and Xu Jie returned to the village, where they joked with Qian Ran and joined Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen for a meal.
• Huo Yuhao warned the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm not to harm Xu Jie and promised to help it achieve its goal if it did not betray him.
• Xu Jie told Huo Yuhao he had to return before the Holy Spirit Cult grew suspicious of his absence.
• Xu Jie said Huo Yuhao would learn about his Imperial Son-in-Law status at the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament a year later, then prepared to leave.

Huo Yuhao sent Xu Jie to the Douluo World, where Xu Jie tested the time difference between it and the Undead Demigod Plane. At a roadside inn, he noticed a suspicious young man waiting for a black-robed elder and recognized the Clear Sky Sect emblem on the elder’s collar.

• Huo Yuhao used a gray hexagram to send Xu Jie away, and Xu Jie arrived at a shabby inn a thousand li away.
• Xu Jie concluded that time passed at roughly the same rate in the Undead Demigod Plane and the Douluo World.
• Xu Jie sensed fresh blood and saw a sinister black-haired young man waiting in the inn beside a large black sack.
• Xu Jie ordered food and watched as a black-robed elder arrived to meet the young man.
• Xu Jie recognized the hammer emblem on the elder’s collar as the symbol of the Clear Sky Sect.

Xu Jie overheard a Clear Sky Sect elder buying a child from a black-haired Holy Spirit Cult disciple and recognized the child as the person the elder had been searching for. He pursued them through the forest, leaving the black-haired man in his grasp as he tailed the elder.

• Xu Jie overheard the black-haired young man sell a cloth bag to Elder Tang, who verified a drop of blood with a golden trident and confirmed he had found the person he sought.
• Xu Jie realized the bag held a child and prepared to intervene as Elder Tang took the bag and left the inn.
• Xu Jie struck the black-haired young man, left him a Consecration Token, and ordered him to catch up within ten breaths.
• The black-haired young man recognized the token and hurried after Xu Jie, who caught him in the forest and used golden light to make the evil energy leave his body.
• Xu Jie lifted off with the black-haired young man using a Flying Soul Guidance Device and continued following Elder Tang.

Xu Jie learned that the Clear Sky Sect was searching for a girl who might be Huo Yun'er's reincarnation and intercepted Tang Ming, who was carrying a child in a sack. After seeing the girl's striking resemblance to Huo Yuhao, Xu Jie grew convinced that his suspicion was correct.

• Xu Jie questioned Zuo Ye, who said Tang Ming had hired him to find a girl born on April 1st whose awakened Martial Soul might be eyes.
• Xu Jie learned that Tang Ming was a Soul Douluo and ordered Zuo Ye to catch up or die before flying after Tang Ming.
• Xu Jie confronted Tang Ming and demanded that he open the sack he was carrying.
• Tang Ming revealed an unconscious little girl, and Xu Jie saw that she looked almost exactly like Huo Yuhao.

Xu Jie fought Tang Ming while Zuo Ye carried the little girl away from the battlefield. Tang Ming’s attacks grew stronger through Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, but Xu Jie evaded his final thrown hammer.

• Xu Jie ordered Zuo Ye to take the little girl away as Tang Ming charged him with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Ming smashed Xu Jie into the ground with his fifth soul skill, but the Golden Dragon Spear’s recoil sent Tang Ming flying back.
• Tang Ming attacked Xu Jie’s head again, and Xu Jie redirected the Clear Sky Hammer into the ground with a strange force.
• Tang Ming began using Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, repeatedly clashing with Xu Jie as each blow grew stronger.
• Xu Jie retreated to escape the hammer technique, and Tang Ming threw the enlarging Clear Sky Hammer at him.
• Xu Jie dodged the flying hammer by stepping aside like a phantom.

Xu Jie defeated Tang Ming with his Sun Martial Soul and rescued the unconscious little girl from Zuo Ye. After learning Zuo Ye had slaughtered her village, Xu Jie sent him to the Undead Demigod Plane and teleported away with the girl to consult Huo Yuhao and Electrolux.

• Tang Ming unleashed his Clear Sky Hammer Avatar, while Xu Jie activated his Sun Martial Soul and scorched the surrounding area with its heat.
• Xu Jie’s beam overwhelmed Tang Ming, and Xu Jie burned Tang Ming’s body to ash as the flames around them died down.
• Xu Jie flew to Zuo Ye and took the unconscious little girl from him, then questioned him about her origins and condition.
• Zuo Ye revealed the girl came from a nearby village, and Xu Jie realized Zuo Ye had slaughtered it.
• Xu Jie sent Zuo Ye to the Undead Demigod Plane, checked that the girl was unharmed, and teleported away with her to seek Huo Yuhao and Electrolux’s help.

Xu Jie brought a little girl to the Undead Demigod Plane, where Huo Yuhao and Electrolux examined her and discovered she was Huo Yun'er's reincarnation. Huo Yuhao was left overwhelmed with emotion as he faced the illusory image of his mother.

• Xu Jie arrived in the Undead Demigod Plane carrying a little girl and used his Gate of Contracts to summon Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao abandoned his Soul Tool work and traveled to the plane after sensing Xu Jie's summons.
• Huo Yuhao recognized the little girl's resemblance to Huo Yun'er, and Xu Jie suggested she might be Huo Yun'er's reincarnation.
• Electrolux took control of Huo Yuhao's body and used the Dark Gold Spirit Staff to examine the girl.
• Electrolux revealed an illusory image of Huo Yun'er, and Huo Yuhao wept as he saw it.

Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao discovered that Huo Yun'er's reincarnated soul bore a golden Trident Mark, and Huo Yuhao temporarily sealed it. They returned with the sleeping girl to the Body Sect's Soul Tool laboratory, where Jing Ziyan mistook her for Huo Yuhao's daughter.

• A golden Trident Mark appeared on Huo Yun'er's brow, and Electrolux identified it as the reason her soul had reincarnated.
• Xu Jie explained that the mark was likely one of Tang San's contingencies, while Tang San sought help from the God of Destruction and was turned away by Gluttony and Wrath.
• Huo Yuhao consulted Electrolux, then used a sealing formation to suppress the golden Trident Mark.
• Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao carried the sleeping girl through the Gate of Contracts to the Body Sect's Soul Tool laboratory.
• Jing Ziyan saw the girl in Xu Jie's arms and exclaimed that Huo Yuhao already had a daughter.

Huo Yuhao and Xu Jie cared for Xiao Yun'er after she woke, while Jing Ziyan mistakenly thought she was Huo Yuhao's daughter. Huo Yuhao learned that an Evil Soul Master believed Little Grass Village had been destroyed, and he agreed to take Xiao Yun'er back to see it.

• Jing Ziyan accused Huo Yuhao of hiding that Xiao Yun'er was his daughter, but Xu Jie vouched that she was not.
• Xiao Yun'er woke, introduced herself, and asked where Auntie Su was; Huo Yuhao learned from Xu Jie that an Evil Soul Master had taken her and Little Grass Village was likely gone.
• Huo Yuhao and Xu Jie struggled to answer when Xiao Yun'er asked whether Auntie Su and the others had died, and she comforted them with her father's words about death and new grass growing.
• Jing Ziyan brought food, and Xiao Yun'er ate while crying; Huo Yuhao told Jing Ziyan about the Evil Soul Master.
• Xiao Yun'er asked Huo Yuhao to take her back to Little Grass Village, and he agreed after Xu Jie nodded.

Huo Yuhao, Xu Jie, Xiao Yun'er, and Jing Ziyan traveled from the Undead Demigod Plane back to the Douluo Plane and set out for Little Grass Village. They found the village ahead and were met by a group of ten people flying in standard-issue Soul Guidance Devices.

• Xu Jie used the Gate of Contracts to bring Xiao Yun'er and Jing Ziyan with Huo Yuhao to the Douluo Plane.
• After Xiao Yun'er failed to recognize their location, Xu Jie suggested that Huo Yuhao search the abducting Evil Soul Master's memories for Little Grass Village's location.
• Huo Yuhao returned from the Undead Demigod Plane with the village's location, and the four flew toward it.
• Xu Jie warned Jing Ziyan not to reveal Huo Yuhao's secret because Du Busi might imprison her if he learned it.
• The group saw that Little Grass Village was devoid of life, then slowed as ten people approached in a half-encircling formation.

Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao met Muxue, a Heaven Dou Empire Soul Engineer investigating the slaughter of Little Grass Village, and learned that her team would not let them inspect the site or protect the surviving girl. When Muxue threatened to take the girl and detain Xu Jie’s companions, Xu Jie seized her and revealed his overwhelming Soul Sage power.

• Muxue recognized Huo Yuhao and told him her team was investigating the slaughter of Little Grass Village.
• Xu Jie asked to see the village, but Muxue refused, demanding proof that he had killed the Evil Soul Master and forbidding him from entering the scene.
• Muxue ordered Huo Yuhao to hand over Xiao Yun'er and threatened to take Xu Jie and Jing Ziyan into custody when Huo Yuhao refused.
• After Huo Yuhao stopped him from acting, Xu Jie broke free, flashed to Muxue, and grabbed her by the throat.
• Xu Jie revealed his seven Soul Rings, including a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, frightening Muxue’s nine Soul Engineers into holding their fire.

Xu Jie stopped Muxue from attacking Huo Yuhao’s group, then Huo Yuhao froze her when she pursued them again. The group reached Little Grass Village, where they found its residents dead and buried them before Huo Yuhao offered to handle what came next.

• Xu Jie released Muxue and warned her Soul Engineers not to block the group’s way.
• After waking, Muxue pursued Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao’s group with a blizzard, but Huo Yuhao froze her and assured her Soul Engineers that the ice would melt in two days.
• Xu Jie, Huo Yuhao, and Jing Ziyan reached Little Grass Village and found corpses scattered among the cottages.
• Huo Yuhao kept Xiao Yun’er asleep while he, Xu Jie, and Jing Ziyan buried the villagers and placed wooden grave markers.
• After they sat in silence by the graves, Xu Jie asked whether he or Huo Yuhao should do it, and Huo Yuhao said he would.

Huo Yuhao purified the wrongful-death aura from Little Grass Village’s souls, while Xu Jie rescued the surviving Er Niu and helped Aunt Su say goodbye to Xiao Yun'er. After Xu Jie released the souls and sent Huo Yuhao and the others to the Undead Plane, he flew toward the Sun Moon Empire.

• Huo Yuhao used his soul ring to cleanse the black aura from the village’s souls and communicated with them.
• A village soul told Huo Yuhao that Er Niu was alive, and Xu Jie found the unconscious child hidden beneath a hut and revived him with a Blood Replenishing Pill.
• Aunt Su visited the sleeping Xiao Yun'er to say goodbye in her dream.
• Xu Jie used the Dark Gold Spirit Staff to release the village’s purified souls.
• Xu Jie sent Huo Yuhao, Jing Ziyan, Xiao Yun'er, and Er Niu to the Undead Plane, then flew toward the Sun Moon Empire.

Eleven months after visiting Little Grass Village, Xu Jie met with Xu Tianran in the Sun Moon Imperial Palace and agreed that his engagement to Princess Tianzhen would be announced at the tournament’s closing ceremony. On his way home through busy Bright City, Xu Jie reflected on the former Three Great Empires’ suppression of Soul Tools and decided how he would define Shrek Academy in the future.

• Xu Tianran asked Xu Jie about his relationship with Princess Tianzhen and proposed announcing their engagement at the tournament’s opening ceremony.
• Xu Jie suggested announcing the engagement at the closing ceremony so Tianzhen could compete without her identity being exposed, and Xu Tianran agreed after Ju Zi warned him not to stop her from participating.
• Xu Tianran asked whether Xu Jie’s church would enter the tournament, but Xu Jie said he did not know and then left the palace to return to cultivation.
• Walking through Bright City, Xu Jie saw workers repairing the Mingyue Hotel and criticized the former Three Great Empires for suppressing Soul Tool development.
• Xu Jie considered how Soul Tools had empowered commoners and threatened inherited noble power, then decided how to define Shrek Academy in the future.

Xu Jie agreed to compete in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Youth Elite Tournament and took Zhongli Wu’s candidates to register, killing one who challenged him. At Mingyue Hotel, Tang Ya struck Beibei when he grabbed her, and Wang Dong questioned why she was with Xu Jie.

• Xu Jie watched the Dou Ling Empire’s Horn-Scaled Horse convoy from a teahouse before spotting Shrek’s team on the avenue.
• Xu Jie told Zhongli Wu he would enter the tournament, then killed a young Evil Soul Master who challenged him and led the remaining candidates to register.
• At Mingyue Hotel, Xu Jie put on a mask when Shrek’s team arrived and Beibei rushed over to Tang Ya.
• Tang Ya pushed Beibei away with a powerful strike that sent him flying, and Xu Jie burned away the dark blue light consuming him.
• He Caitou confronted Xu Jie, but Wang Dong stopped him and asked Tang Ya how she knew Xu Jie; Xu Jie denied knowing her.