Chapter Summaries

Chen Ping accidentally opened an unstable passage to the Undead Demiplane, provoking its undead inhabitants instead of summoning them as allies. He shut the passage after a Zombie Snake Man attacked, leaving its severed head trapped in his dormitory.

• Chen Ping used an unorthodox method to open a Dark Ring passage into the Undead Demiplane, where an enormous undead army awakened and surged toward it.
• Electrolux explained that Chen Ping had broken in through a hole instead of opening the proper Gate of the Undead, angering the demiplane’s inhabitants.
• A Zombie Snake Man riding a Skeleton Giant Snake lunged through the passage as Chen Ping stopped sustaining the Dark Ring.
• The closing Space Door severed the Zombie Snake Man’s head, trapping it in Chen Ping’s room while the rest of its body remained behind.
• Chen Ping knocked the head into the bathroom with his evolved Star Tumor Staff and realized the intelligent Serpentman Corpse Knight could be a formidable opponent.

Chen Ping entered the Undead Demiplane with Electrolux and learned how much its undead army had weakened over time. After Chen Ping suggested undead might awaken Martial Souls, Electrolux began experimenting, leaving Chen Ping with a foothold in spatial magic as he departed.

• Chen Ping subdued Snake Head with Electrolux's rune and learned Snake's former strength and the Undead Demiplane's decline.
• Chen Ping opened a genuine Gate of the Undead and entered the demiplane, where Electrolux appeared and announced he would study the undead's weakened state.
• Chen Ping asked whether undead could awaken Martial Souls and cited Ghost Douluo Ghostly as a possible example of a living corpse with a Martial Soul.
• Electrolux became eager to test the idea, but Snake showed no signs of awakening when Chen Ping used an Awakening Stone on him.
• Electrolux took the Awakening Stones to continue experimenting, while Chen Ping left the Undead Demiplane with a new foothold in the Way of Space.

Three months after resuming his studies, Chen Ping entered Mingde Hall and saw the scale and limits of the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Tool production. He located the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast Embryo in Jing Hongchen’s office and waited for the Body Sect to make its move.

• Chen Ping followed Mo Fang into Mingde Hall, where its five thousand Experimental Tables showed him how the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Tool industry relied on Soul Masters to supply energy.
• Chen Ping considered how Shrek could use cheap ore and solar-powered Soul Tools to develop industrial production.
• Mo Fang assigned Chen Ping Experimental Table 1688, where he spotted He Caitou and the others, along with Ji Juechen waiting with his Meteorite Sword.
• Chen Ping secretly scanned Mingde Hall, found a fortified room that might hold Experiment Subject One, and located the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast Embryo on a shelf in Jing Hongchen’s office.
• Chen Ping withdrew his Spiritual Power and anticipated the Body Sect digging into Mingde Hall to claim the Embryo.

Chen Ping studied Soul Tools under Mo Fang and learned the principles of a Linked Defense Soul Tool before staying to watch Ji Juechen fight Jing Ziyan and Nana. His Eye of True Sight let him observe Nana’s Vengeful Spirit, and Nana noticed that he could see it.

• Jing Hongchen decided to let Chen Ping continue studying under Mo Fang while ordering Lin Jiayi to monitor him and hinder He Caitou’s progress.
• Mo Fang showed Chen Ping the academy’s Linked Defense Soul Tool and explained its military potential, then gave him a three-hour lesson on its operation.
• Chen Ping stayed at the Soul Guidance Training Ground and watched Ji Juechen battle Jing Ziyan and Nana at once.
• Chen Ping used his Eye of True Sight to observe Nana’s Ghost Martial Soul while Electrolux analyzed it and explained his conclusions.
• Nana noticed Chen Ping tracking her invisible Vengeful Spirit and grew frightened, but when she looked again, his Vertical Pupil had disappeared.

Chen Ping waited in Mingde Hall for the Body Sect’s assault, then used the chaos to break into Jing Hongchen’s laboratory and seize the Snow Empress Embryo. He sent it through a Gate of the Undead and left a matching wooden stand behind as the attack continued.

• Nana spent months trying to meet Chen Ping, but he stayed away from the academy until Jing Ziyan spotted him in Mingde Hall.
• The Body Sect launched a surprise attack on Mingde Hall, killing Soul Engineers as Chen Ping hid underground.
• Du Busi melted the hall’s ceiling-mounted Soul Tools, and Jing Hongchen rushed out to confront him.
• Chen Ping used a mining machine to reach Jing Hongchen’s laboratory and opened the safe behind his desk.
• Chen Ping took the Snow Empress Embryo, passed it through a Gate of the Undead to Snake, and left an identical wooden stand in the safe.

Chen Ping stole the Snow Empress embryo and sixteen Rank 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells from Mingde Hall by using a fake God Conferring Platform and the Gate of the Undead. As Jing Hongchen pursued Du Busi and the retreating Body Sect, Chen Ping escaped underground with his enormous haul.

• Chen Ping hid a fake God Conferring Platform in Jing Hongchen's safe, and a Body Sect man later stole it along with the Snow Empress embryo, believing it was genuine.
• Chen Ping discovered that the sealed metal chamber held sixteen Rank 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells rather than Experiment Subject One.
• After Electrolux stopped him from drilling through the thick door, Chen Ping summoned the Gate of the Undead inside the chamber and ordered his undead army to move the shells and their racks into the Undead Demiplane.
• A Mingde Hall surveillance operator spotted the theft and called Jing Hongchen, but Jing Hongchen was too busy fighting Du Busi to respond.
• The Body Sect man reported his success to Du Busi, who ordered the sect members to retreat; Jing Hongchen pursued them with Mingde Hall's experts.
• Chen Ping returned beneath his Experimental Table with the shells secured, while Jing Hongchen saw the wreckage and realized the Body Sect had stolen the Snow Empress embryo.

Jing Hongchen surveyed the devastation from the Body Sect's attack and learned that the Holy Spirit Cult had stolen all sixteen Rank 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells from Zero Chamber, causing him to faint. In the Medical Office, Chen Ping woke to find Nana volunteering as his nurse, and she explained that she had been trying to meet him.

• Jing Hongchen directed rescue efforts in Mingde Hall and reflected on Du Busi's overwhelming strength and the Empire's possible cooperation with the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Lin Jiayi reported that Shrek's students were mostly safe and the warehouse was intact, but Zero Chamber's sixteen Rank 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells had been stolen by the Holy Spirit Cult's creatures.
• Jing Hongchen vomited blood and fainted after hearing about the theft.
• Nana accidentally poured alcohol on Chen Ping's chest wound while changing his bandages, waking him from a long sleep.
• Chen Ping recognized Nana, and she told him she had volunteered at the Medical Office to find a chance to meet him.

Chen Ping helped Nana realize he could see her Vengeful Spirits and listened as she sought help saving her parents from the Holy Spirit Cult. After Teacher Wang handcuffed Chen Ping over his refusal to submit to an inspection, Lin Jiayi intervened, and Chen Ping agreed to a search and compensation talks; he also spotted a huge Starlight Sapphire hidden in Huo Yuhao’s ward.

• Nana asked Chen Ping whether he could see her Vengeful Spirits, and he admitted that he could.
• Nana locked the Medical Office door and began undressing, but Chen Ping wrapped her in a blanket and told her to explain what she needed; she hoped he could help save her parents from the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Teacher Wang questioned Chen Ping about the Mingde Hall explosion and demanded to inspect his belongings, but Chen Ping refused to submit to the search as an obligation.
• Teacher Wang handcuffed Chen Ping after he defied the inspection order, and Lin Jiayi rushed in and ordered him to remove the cuffs.
• Chen Ping agreed to let Lin Jiayi search his Storage Soul Guidance Devices and told him to discuss compensation with Dean Qian; Lin Jiayi proposed involving Hall Master Jing Hongchen.
• Chen Ping noticed a huge Starlight Sapphire concealed by a Mimicry Soul Skill in the corner of Huo Yuhao’s ward.

Chen Ping negotiated with the injured Jing Hongchen and left with rewards, while Huo Yuhao’s discovery prompted another round of extortion. Jing Hongchen then ordered Lin Jiayi to frame a rival Rank Nine Soul Engineer for treason, fearing the political fallout from the thefts.

• Lin Jiayi brought Chen Ping to Jing Hongchen’s ward and explained that the Hall Master had collapsed after learning of Mingde Hall’s losses.
• Chen Ping obtained high-grade Restraint Handcuffs and a doubled Rare Metal quota from Jing Hongchen, then departed to distribute his system rewards.
• A teacher reported finding two Class Eight defensive Soul Guidance Devices on Huo Yuhao, prompting Jing Hongchen to arrange further compensation before Huo Yuhao left cheerfully.
• Jing Hongchen told Lin Jiayi that the Crown Prince had reacted cautiously to the stolen Rank 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells and warned him to prepare a discreet retreat.
• Jing Hongchen ordered Lin Jiayi to use arrested traitors’ confessions to implicate a rival Soul Engineer in selling devices and betraying Mingde Hall, despite Lin Jiayi’s concerns about the evidence.

After learning that the System Spirit was the World Spirit and had manipulated his fortunes and system, Chen Ping joined her and Electrolux in an alliance to oppose Tang San and change Douluo Star’s future. The chapter ended with the three formally committing to fight together.

• News of Mingde Hall’s devastating ambush spread across the continent, and Jing Hongchen lost his duke title after the Sun Moon Emperor blamed him.
• Chen Ping hid sixteen Rank 9 Fixed Cannonballs in the Undead Demiplane and examined the Snow Empress trapped inside the God Conferring Platform.
• Electrolux and the System Spirit appeared, and the spirit revealed that she was Douluo Star’s World Spirit, created to resist the Previous Ascender.
• The System Spirit explained that she had given Chen Ping his evolving Martial Soul and system, distributed misfortune to him, and skimmed seventy percent of his points.
• The System Spirit proposed that she, Electrolux, and Chen Ping join forces to reverse the future and oppose Tang San, and Chen Ping accepted.
• Electrolux and the System Spirit joined Chen Ping in forming an alliance against Tang San and the forces controlling the world’s fate.

Chen Ping solved the God Conferring Platform’s spatial puzzle and released the Snow Empress, while Electrolux explained his new Soul Spirit system. The Snow Empress emerged wary of Chen Ping and the Elf, leaving their negotiations over her future still to come.

• The Elf entered the God Conferring Platform to speak with the Snow Empress, while Electrolux revealed that he had developed a Soul Spirit system that let intelligent Soul Beasts provide Soul Rings and fight alongside their Soul Masters.
• The Elf reported that the Snow Empress was tempted by the proposed plan but wanted to meet Chen Ping, who chose to study the God Conferring Platform rather than destroy it.
• Chen Ping recognized the device as a three-dimensional sliding puzzle and spent a day and night rearranging its 108 spatial gems until he opened a path out.
• The Snow Empress emerged from the God Conferring Platform, freezing the surrounding land, and questioned Chen Ping about the Elf’s choice to live within him.
• Chen Ping told the Snow Empress that the Elf had chosen him for his potential and described his life as a Soul Master as broader than wandering and opening treasure chests.

Electrolux persuaded the Snow Empress to become Chen Ping’s Soul Spirit, sealing her power into a Snow Pill that transformed Chen Ping and gave him an Orange-Gold Soul Ring. Chen Ping then absorbed the Ice Jade Scorpion King arm bone, evolving his staff and gaining the Cold Seal Imprint Soul Skill.

• Electrolux convinced the Snow Empress to accept becoming Chen Ping’s Soul Spirit by helping her face her desire to survive.
• Electrolux sealed the Snow Empress’s origin into a Snow Pill and merged it with Chen Ping, creating his Orange-Gold Soul Ring and raising him to Level 43 and a half.
• Electrolux helped Chen Ping absorb the Ice Jade Scorpion King arm bone, evolving the Touch Dragon Staff into the Insect Staff - Jade Scorpion and upgrading Poison Burst into Frost Poison Explosion.
• Chen Ping sensed his new Cold Seal Imprint Soul Skill, which could freeze enemies longer when combined with his staff attacks and Frost Poison Explosion marks.

Chen Ping tested the Snow Empress’s Cold Seal Imprint and discovered that her Snow Drifting soul skill let him evade every kind of attack. After discussing the Snow Empress’s view of human swordsmen, he left the Undead Demiplane with denser soul power and the ability to transform it into Ultimate Ice.

• Chen Ping used Cold Seal Imprint to freeze a White-Level Skeleton, then learned the Snow Empress had given him the skill because it suited him.
• Chen Ping examined Snow Drifting and realized its drifting state made him immune to both physical and non-physical attacks.
• The Snow Empress explained that human swordsmen had often challenged her, and Chen Ping told her that choosing to live on after facing reality also took courage.
• The Snow Empress accepted Chen Ping’s words and called him a philosopher before he left the Undead Demiplane through a Gate of the Undead.
• Chen Ping returned to his dormitory after a night in the demiplane and found that his soul power had become denser and could take on the Ultimate Ice attribute.

Chen Ping found Mo Fang gone and received a notebook containing two years of study plans and Soul Tool research. After Qian Duoduo checked on him and Nana arrived, Chen Ping heard her story about the Holy Spirit Cult and offered to rescue her parents if she agreed to become completely his.

• Chen Ping found Mo Fang's letter and a notebook of study plans, Defense Soul Tool insights, and Core Array blueprints left for him.
• Qian Duoduo returned after the attack on Mingde Hall, checked Chen Ping was safe, and teased him when Nana appeared.
• Nana offered to serve Chen Ping in return for his help, but he sealed her mouth with a Cold Seal Imprint and asked her to explain her situation.
• Nana told Chen Ping that the Holy Spirit Cult had committed atrocities against her family and that her parents' souls needed rescuing.
• Chen Ping connected Nana's account to the slaughter of the Coiling Dragon Sect and promised to save her parents if she accepted his secret and became completely his.

Chen Ping bound Nana to him with a Soul Contract and learned about the Holy Spirit Cult branch she had infiltrated. He decided to act against the branch the next day despite the possible presence of a powerful Reserve Elder, trusting in preparation and Shrek’s Super Douluo.

• Chen Ping formed a Soul Contract with Nana and told her how Evil Soul Masters had destroyed his family’s sect.
• Nana described the Mingdu branch’s members and warned that its Ascension Ritual could strip her of her identity or turn her into material for soul and corpse refinement.
• Nana explained the Holy Spirit Cult’s doctrine and said the branch Elder had been summoned by a Reserve Elder from the Head Altar.
• Chen Ping decided to attack the branch the next day, even with the Reserve Elder’s possible strength, and reassured Nana that his teacher, a Super Douluo, was with Shrek.

Chen Ping brought Nana into the Undead Demiplane to show her the power and resources at his command, convincing her he could save her parents’ souls. The next day, Nana left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to begin their plan to infiltrate the Holy Spirit Cult’s branch altar while Chen Ping prepared to open a portal nearby.

• Chen Ping took Nana through the Gate of the Undead and showed her the vast Undead Demiplane, where its undead residents spent their time playing cards and mahjong.
• A grafted Frost Bone Dragon landed for Chen Ping, who scolded it for its cheerful, nonsensical roar before ordering it to take Nana to his teacher.
• Nana agreed that Chen Ping could save her parents’ souls and wept as the Frost Bone Dragon carried her across the demiplane.
• The next day, Nana left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and told Chen Ping through their contract that she was heading out.
• Chen Ping instructed Nana to visit the Holy Spirit Cult’s Branch Altar while he guided the spell circuit to open a Gate of the Undead near her.

Nana entered the Holy Spirit Cult branch altar with Chen Ping’s help and discovered that the Branch Altar Elder was refining the souls of her parents and other captives. Their plan to attack was interrupted by Yan, a Reserve Elder from the Head Altar, who took Nana and the other Saint Servants to ambush a soul engineer at the Explosion Mountain Range.

• Nana entered the branch altar and presented her token to the white-clad guards before descending into its underground hall.
• Nana saw that the Branch Altar Elder was refining imprisoned souls, including her parents, into the Holy Spirit Banner, while Chen Ping urged her to keep to their plan.
• Yan arrived and ordered the Branch Altar Elder, Great Holy Spirit, and Second Holy Spirit to help him eliminate a soul engineer outside Mingdu.
• Yan gathered Nana and the branch altar’s Saint Servants and brought them to the Explosion Mountain Range to set an ambush.
• Yan explained that their target was authorized to test soul tools there, ordered the Saint Servants to block every escape route, and left using a Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy token.

Chen Ping and Nana witnessed the Holy Spirit Cult ambush Mo Fang at the Explosion Mountain Range, where Mo Fang fought back but was trapped by linked defenses. Nana killed Second Holy Spirit and helped bring down the Branch Altar Elder, while Chen Ping arrived with undead reinforcements to help Mo Fang face Yan.

• Chen Ping realized the Explosion Mountain Range’s testing setup and the recent comments of an old man pointed to an ambush against Mo Fang.
• Yan’s forces attacked Mo Fang; Mo Fang absorbed the Light of Withering with his Space Cube and returned it to vaporize the Great Holy Spirit.
• Yan broke Mo Fang’s Invincible Shield and trapped him inside linked defenses, revealing that Jing Hongchen had sabotaged Mo Fang’s inventions and arranged the ambush.
• Nana decapitated Second Holy Spirit with her Crimson Flame Blade, then summoned a Frost Bone Dragon that swallowed the Branch Altar Elder.
• Chen Ping’s voice came from a Gate of the Undead as undead creatures emerged, and Mo Fang charged Yan with a Rank Nine Melee Soul Guidance Greatsword.

Yan tried to escape Professor Mo and the Saint Servants by splitting into four flesh clumps, but Chen Ping stopped his attack on Nana and the Undead consumed three of his pieces. The remaining quarter of Yan’s true body was left surrounded in the Explosion Mountain Range.

• Yan fled across the Explosion Mountain Range, but Professor Mo’s barriers and Saint Servants blocked his escape.
• Professor Mo attacked Yan with a Level Nine Melee Soul Tool, and Yan split into four flesh clumps to flee and confuse his pursuers.
• One clump devoured the Second Holy Spirit’s corpse and attacked Nana, but Chen Ping froze it with Cold Seal Imprint and struck it back.
• Chen Ping reminded Nana to use Mortal World's Blessing, and she and the Saint Servants surrounded Yan with Linked Defense Soul Guidance Devices.
• Yan’s other three flesh clumps ran into the Undead, which devoured them, leaving only his true body behind.

Chen Ping captured Yan’s soul and persuaded Professor Mo Fang that his powers did not make him an Evil Soul Master. Mo Fang agreed to join him, and Chen Ping offered the Saint Servants a way out of Mingdu and promised Mo Fang access to advanced metalworking techniques.

• Chen Ping subdued Yan, extracted his soul, and rejected his offer to serve as a vanguard for Chen Ping.
• Chen Ping explained that he judged Evil Soul Masters by their actions and promised not to strengthen his undead by harming ordinary people; Mo Fang agreed to accompany him and supervise him.
• Chen Ping showed Mo Fang the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School’s Young Sect Master Token as a way to shelter and evacuate Mo Fang and the Saint Servants from the Sun Moon Empire.
• Chen Ping offered the Saint Servants Soul Contracts and the possibility of becoming immortal undead after death, shocking them and Mo Fang.
• Chen Ping promised Mo Fang the Thousand Refining method and future knowledge of Spirit Refined and Soul Refined metal, leaving Mo Fang eager to study them.