Chapter Summaries

Chen Ping learned more about the God Realm and shared his theories with Electrolux, who then showed him an experiment that gave undead creatures Martial Souls. The experiment succeeded for Snake, but most undead still could not cultivate soul power or obtain Soul Rings.

• Chen Ping concluded that Soul Beasts could not become gods under the God Realm's rules and speculated that Qiankun Valley of Love Questioning and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had drifted between worlds.
• Chen Ping shared his findings with Electrolux, who recorded them and said Tang Wutong's Soul Fragment might yield more intelligence later.
• Electrolux brought Chen Ping to his laboratory, where Snake demonstrated a Martial Soul and a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring alongside his Skeleton Giant Snake.
• Snake explained that he had Innate Full Soul Power, while other tested undead had high-quality Martial Souls but could not cultivate soul power because their bodies and meridians were damaged.

Chen Ping and Electrolux confirmed that undead creatures could become Soul Beasts and that Snake could sacrifice a Soul Ring to become a Soul Spirit, though the undead still could not cultivate properly. After shopping in Mingdu with Ning Tian and Wu Feng, Chen Ping prepared for a Soul Beast hunt and planned to help Ning Tian obtain a Soul Spirit for her Sixth Soul Ring.

• Electrolux explained that undead creatures could become Soul Beasts and that Snake's experiment showed they could become Soul Spirits, but their damaged bodies still prevented them from absorbing Heaven and Earth Vitality.
• Chen Ping considered searching the Sea God Pavilion and Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School libraries for a way to help the undead cultivate.
• Chen Ping shopped around Mingdu with Ning Tian and Wu Feng, who filled his Storage Soul Guidance Device with curiosities.
• Chen Ping learned that Ning Tian had reached level fifty and advised her to prioritize a Soul Ring that increased soul power or attributes rather than attack power.
• Chen Ping told Ning Tian he would take her and Wu Feng Soul Hunting the next day and planned for Ning Tian to obtain a Soul Beast Soul Spirit as her Sixth Soul Ring; Ning Tian agreed without hesitation.

Chen Ping, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng set out for the Jingyang Mountain Range, where they planned to hunt Soul Beasts and might find valuable ore. Their fast flying Soul Guidance Devices also illustrated how the balance of aerial reconnaissance had shifted in favor of the Star Luo Empire.

• Chen Ping met Ning Tian and Wu Feng at dawn, and the three discussed the Jingyang Mountain Range’s size, Soul Beasts, and mineral resources.
• Chen Ping explained that the range’s central mountains held many powerful Soul Beasts, while its eight branches had fewer beasts and more mineral resources.
• Chen Ping, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng used their Thousand-Forged Steel flying Soul Guidance Devices to speed north toward the mountain range.
• The chapter described how the devices let Star Luo reconnaissance troops evade same-level pursuers and inconvenience the Sun Moon garrison, reversing an advantage the Sun Moon Empire had once enjoyed.

Chen Ping, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng reached the Jingyang Mountain Range, where Chen Ping prepared their camp and revealed a trace of the Snow Empress’s ice power. As he served grilled meat, Wu Feng questioned the strange cold, and Chen Ping said he would explain later.

• Chen Ping led Ning Tian and Wu Feng to a campsite near the Jingyang Mountain Range and said they would search for a suitable Soul Beast the next day.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng teased each other about their childhood and how Wu Feng’s antics had left them without Dao Protector partners in the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.
• Chen Ping went to find fresh food and returned with meat, which he cut into strips while Ning Tian and Wu Feng gathered firewood.
• Wu Feng nearly set the ingredients ablaze while lighting the fire, so Chen Ping used a burst of cold air to extinguish the scattered flames.
• Wu Feng asked about Chen Ping’s ice power, and he prepared grilled meat with sauce, promising to explain the power later.

Chen Ping revealed the soul guidance device he had researched during his year at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy: a mechanical frame designed to help them travel without flying. He fitted it onto Wu Feng and demonstrated how it assisted her movement, leaving Ning Tian amazed as they prepared to test the invention.

• Chen Ping grilled a Silly Roe Deer for Ning Tian and Wu Feng, and the three of them enjoyed the meal together.
• The next morning, Ning Tian and Wu Feng found Chen Ping assembling a new soul guidance device in his tent.
• Chen Ping explained that the device was meant to replace flying soul guidance devices for travel, and Ning Tian and Wu Feng made breakfast while he finished it.
• Chen Ping assembled the device into a mechanical frame and fastened it to Wu Feng's back and limbs.
• Chen Ping activated the frame and told Wu Feng to inject Soul Power and lift her leg; its hydraulic mechanisms assisted her movement, astonishing Ning Tian.

Chen Ping explained his Soul Guidance Exoskeleton to Ning Tian and Wu Feng, revealing it as an early step toward Battle Armor. Ning Tian tested its speed and striking power, leaving Wu Feng stunned by the boost it gave a Support System Soul Master.

• Wu Feng leapt nearly a hundred meters after activating the exoskeleton and used a Flying Soul Guidance Device to land safely.
• Chen Ping introduced the device as a Soul Guidance Exoskeleton and explained how he had developed it by scaling down his Battle Armor ambitions.
• Ning Tian put on a set of exoskeleton components and found that they greatly increased her running speed.
• Wu Feng raced Ning Tian and pulled ahead, but Ning Tian struck her with an exoskeleton-enhanced punch before crossing the finish line.

Chen Ping tested a Soul Guidance Exoskeleton with Ning Tian and Wu Feng and saw how it could transform soldiers’ mobility, though its heavy Soul Power consumption limited its use. The trio used the devices to cross the Jingyang Mountain Range quickly, while a Lightning Rabbit ate a Soft Bone Rabbit that emerged from its burrow.

• Wu Feng realized Ning Tian had beaten her in a race with the Soul Guidance Exoskeleton, and Chen Ping imagined equipping a battle corps with exoskeletons, Flight Packs, and enhancement injections.
• Ning Tian reported that running at full speed drained her Soul Power in less than an hour, so Chen Ping considered Sealed Milk Bottles as a way to extend the exoskeletons’ endurance.
• Chen Ping, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng equipped their exoskeletons and traveled through the forest toward a branch range of the Jingyang Mountain Range, guided by Chen Ping’s Spiritual Power scans.
• The three leaped up an exceptionally steep cliff and climbed more than eight hundred meters to its summit in minutes.
• Chen Ping, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng raced along the mountain ridge, startling the Soul Beasts below them.
• A Soft Bone Rabbit emerged from its burrow to investigate the vibrations, and a Lightning Rabbit seized the chance to swallow it.

Chen Ping, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng rested in a cave before entering the Jingyang Mountain Main Ridge, where Chen Ping studied the terrain and they admired a towering cliff. The chapter leaves them surrounded by approaching Golden Fur Beasts as Chen Ping prepares to fight.

• Chen Ping found a sheltered cave where the three rested and recovered their Soul Power.
• The group entered the Jingyang Mountain Main Ridge, and Chen Ping observed that its metal-attributed Soul Beasts were unusually strong.
• Chen Ping, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng reached a high peak and looked out over the forest and a sheer cliff more than a thousand meters above the bottom.
• Chen Ping sensed danger, opened his Eye of True Sight, and spotted silent Golden Fur Beasts converging on the mountaintop.
• Chen Ping equipped Twin Dragon Rapid-Fire Cannons on both arms as the Golden Fur Beasts closed in.

Chen Ping and his companions were pursued by a pack of Gold Wolves after unknowingly resting in their cave, and he tried to explain the misunderstanding. When two Gold Wolf Kings refused to retreat, Chen Ping unleashed the Snow Empress Soul Spirit’s Fierce Beast aura to terrify the pack.

• Chen Ping fired his Twin Dragon Rapid-Fire Cannons to scare off the encircling Gold Wolves, but three powerful Gold Wolf Kings charged through the explosions.
• Chen Ping realized the wolves were pursuing them because the trio had rested in the pack’s cave, and he used the Mind-Connecting Incantation to explain that they had not harmed the cubs.
• One Gold Wolf King hesitated, but the other two pressed on, drawn by the Soul Guidance Devices carried by Chen Ping, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng.
• Chen Ping revealed the Snow Empress Soul Spirit’s overwhelming aura, causing the Gold Wolves and nearby Soul Beasts to collapse in fear.

Chen Ping, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng faced a Silver Moon Wolf King that coveted the rare metals in their Soul Guidance Exoskeletons, while three Gold Wolf Kings overcame their fear and prepared to attack. Chen Ping and his companions split up to fight, with Chen Ping confronting the Silver Moon Wolf King and Wu Feng taking on two Gold Wolf Kings.

• A wolf howl caused the three Gold Wolf Kings to activate Berserk and charge despite Snow Empress's Fierce Beast aura.
• Wu Feng spotted a Silver Moon Wolf King approaching, and Chen Ping realized it was drawn to the rare metals in their exoskeletons.
• Ning Tian offered to hold off one Gold Wolf King, and Chen Ping assigned Wu Feng the other two while he focused on the Silver Moon Wolf King.
• The Silver Moon Wolf King attacked with a fireball and then Wind Blades, forcing Chen Ping to protect the group with Mortal World's Blessing.
• As the Gold Wolf Kings charged, Chen Ping and Wu Feng launched forward to meet their opponents.

Chen Ping, Wu Feng, and Ning Tian fought the Silver Moon Wolf King and its Gold Wolf Kings, turning the battle in their favor with powerful attacks and Soul Guidance cannon fire. The Silver Moon Wolf King then struck at Chen Ping from behind, but he countered with a Returning Spear that pierced its mouth.

• Chen Ping dodged the Silver Moon Wolf King's Wind Blades and struck its head three times with the Jade Scorpion Staff.
• Wu Feng transformed and drove back two Gold Wolf Kings with Ning Tian's Speed Boost, Dragon's Wrath, and Dragon's Fire.
• Ning Tian's sixteen Soul Guidance cannons battered the third Gold Wolf King with a barrage of varied shells.
• The Silver Moon Wolf King rode the wind to attack Chen Ping from behind, but Chen Ping thrust the Jade Scorpion Staff into its open mouth without turning around.

Chen Ping used his Frost Poison skills to freeze the Silver Moon Wolf King and two Gold Wolf Kings, creating an opening for Wu Feng to attack. With Ning Tian’s Light of Piercing, Wu Feng broke through the Silver Moon Wolf King’s defenses and sent it flying.

• Chen Ping forced the Silver Moon Wolf King to retreat with his staff, then joined Wu Feng in facing the three wolf kings.
• The Silver Moon Wolf King unleashed Wind Thunder Surge, sending locked-on Wind Thunder Orbs toward Chen Ping and Wu Feng.
• Chen Ping detonated the Silver Moon Wolf King’s stacked Frost Poison Marks, freezing it and the two Gold Wolf Kings with Cold Seal Imprint.
• Ning Tian diverted an Anti-Air Rapid-Fire Cannon to detonate several Wind Thunder Orbs, and the resulting lightning explosions destroyed the remaining orbs’ lock.
• Wu Feng struck both Gold Wolf Kings with her Dark Gold Blazing Dragon Claw, then attacked the frozen Silver Moon Wolf King.
• As the Silver Moon Wolf King began to move and raised seven defensive barriers, Ning Tian buffed Wu Feng with Light of Piercing, letting her claw break through and send the wolf king flying.

Chen Ping subdued the Silver Moon Wolf King and realized it was the mother of the three Gold Wolf Kings and grandmother of the pack. He healed the wolves and offered them a chance to trade cooperation for food and abundant Rare Metals.

• Chen Ping pinned the wounded Silver Moon Wolf King and threatened the Gold Wolf King to make it stop fighting Ning Tian.
• The Gold Wolves risked the Fierce Beast Soul Ring's aura to protect the Silver Moon Wolf King, leading Chen Ping to infer she was their mother and the pack's grandmother.
• Chen Ping kept the Silver Moon Wolf King restrained and persuaded her to consider his offer rather than flee and abandon her children.
• Chen Ping stroked the Silver Moon Wolf King, healed her and the three Gold Wolf Kings, and explained that Ning Tian could provide the clan with Rare Metals.
• Ning Tian's bracelet produced hundreds of pounds of Rare Metal ingots, which fell onto the main peak of the Mingdou Mountain Range.

Chen Ping used Rare Metals, beast steaks, and the Mind-Connecting Incantation to gain preliminary control over the Gold Wolf pack. The Silver Moon Wolf King and the other wolves accepted him as their new leader, though he kept their food and healing limited to preserve leverage.

• The Silver Moon Wolf King saw Chen Ping’s Mithril ingots and reacted with eager deference.
• Chen Ping withdrew his Soul Rings, displayed Thousand Refined Metals, and tossed frozen beast steaks to the wolves.
• The Silver Moon Wolf King, three Gold Wolf Kings, and the rest of the pack bowed to Chen Ping’s group before eating.
• Chen Ping promised food and shelter, then let the wolf kings chew on the metal ingots while the other wolves ate beast steaks.
• Chen Ping withheld enough food to fill the pack and left the four wolf kings’ injuries untreated, maintaining control through both rewards and restraint.
• Chen Ping took the ingots from the wolf kings and saw that they only howled in appeal, confirming their submission.

Chen Ping persuaded the Silver Moon Wolf King to become Ning Tian’s Soul Spirit, promising safety and a future for its pack. The wolf accepted, and Ning Tian began their bond with a sincere promise to care for it and its clan.

• Chen Ping changed his plan and proposed the Silver Moon Wolf King as Ning Tian’s Fifth Soul Ring after seeing its strength and appetite for Rare Metal.
• The Silver Moon Wolf King considered fleeing but chose submission after Chen Ping offered a safe territory for its pack and explained the Soul Spirit bond.
• The Silver Moon Wolf King recognized Chen Ping’s confidence and agreed to become Ning Tian’s Soul Spirit.
• Chen Ping instructed Ning Tian and the Silver Moon Wolf King to accept each other willingly before he guided the soul Brand fusion.
• Ning Tian stroked the Silver Moon Wolf King and promised to care for it and its clan, and the wolf licked her hand.

Chen Ping guided Ning Tian and the Silver Moon Wolf King through an Equal Contract ritual, successfully turning the wolf into Ning Tian’s Soul Spirit. After seeing Ning Tian test their new bond, Chen Ping received an unexpected kiss from her.

• Chen Ping used his Spiritual Power and a ritual spell to guide Ning Tian and the Silver Moon Wolf King through the Soul Spirit formation.
• The Silver Moon Wolf King collapsed as the Gold Wolves feared for Ning Tian, but she endured the wolf’s seven attributes and gained a large black Soul Ring.
• The Silver Moon Wolf King reappeared as Ning Tian’s Soul Spirit, greeted its three children, and carried Ning Tian as she tested its speed with a Haste Light.
• Wu Feng recognized the Soul Spirit’s value to Ning Tian and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, while Ning Tian thanked Chen Ping with a kiss on the cheek.

After Ning Tian kissed Chen Ping in gratitude for the Soul Spirit Ritual, she fled with the Silver Moon Wolf King, leaving Chen Ping flustered. Chen Ping teased Wu Feng about paying the rest of the ritual fee, and she hurried after Ning Tian while he stayed behind to grapple with his own feelings.

• Ning Tian kissed Chen Ping, then blushed and insisted it had only been a reward before riding the Silver Moon Wolf King toward the cave to check on the wolf cubs.
• Chen Ping teased Wu Feng that she should pay the rest of the Soul Spirit fee, making her flustered.
• Wu Feng activated her Soul Guidance Exoskeleton and raced after Ning Tian into the cave.
• Chen Ping sent the wolf pack after them with the Mind-Connecting Incantation and remained behind, unsettled by the warmth of Ning Tian's kiss and his feelings for both girls.

Chen Ping encountered a Sun Moon Empire battalion at Jingyang Mountain and recognized its commander as an enemy from his academy days. The commander revealed her grudge against him and prepared to confront him with her soldiers.

• A stammering Sun Moon Empire soldier spotted Chen Ping near the camp and alerted the Second Battalion Commander.
• The female commander approached Chen Ping and told him to leave the restricted area, then showed interest in his identity and cultivation.
• Chen Ping introduced himself as a Shrek exchange student who was not a citizen of the Sun Moon Empire.
• The commander recognized Chen Ping, retreated behind her soldiers, and blamed him for disrupting her plans at the academy.
• The commander revealed that Keke had often told her about Chen Ping and threatened to teach him a lesson.

Chen Ping recognized Ju Zi as the Sun Moon battalion commander and realized she intended to capture him for revenge. He escaped her first attack with Snow Drifting and fled into the Jingyang Mountain Range, while Ju Zi concealed his identity from her troops and pursued him under a false pretext.

• Chen Ping identified Ju Zi as the former academy student who had become a battalion commander and understood that she was using her authority to settle a personal score.
• Chen Ping evaded a Paralysis Ray with Snow Drifting, then escaped a barrage of control-type Soul Tools and ran toward the mountain valley.
• Chen Ping regretted that Ju Zi had seen his unfinished Soul Guidance Exoskeleton, which could allow the Sun Moon Empire to develop similar technology early.
• Ju Zi ordered a soldier to tell Keke that the troops were chasing an escaped criminal, hiding that Chen Ping was their target.

Chen Ping escaped Ju Zi’s pursuit through the dense forest, then secretly climbed back toward the ridge while she organized a mountain-wide search. As he prepared to find Ning Tian and the others, a strange circular soul guidance device rose toward him from below the cliff.

• Chen Ping descended the mountain on foot while Ju Zi’s soldiers fired control-type Soul Guidance Rays at him.
• Chen Ping used his agile flying soul guidance device to dodge through the dense forest, then left a Snow Drifting afterimage to deceive Ju Zi and her soldiers.
• Ju Zi ordered her subordinates to search for Chen Ping and set out to have the mountain sealed.
• Chen Ping crawled back out from beneath the vine forest and climbed silently toward the main ridge, relying on the Undead Demiplane as a possible escape route.
• A strange circular soul guidance device wobbled up from below the cliff as Chen Ping prepared to look for Ning Tian and the others.