Chapter Summaries

Chen Ping avoided Long Xiaoyao’s Dark Explosion and revealed a brief burst of Ultimate Light that erased the darkness and stunned the onlookers. Long Xiaoyao conceded that Chen Ping had passed the first test but demanded he make him step back half a pace, while asking what the strange power was.

• Long Xiaoyao used his First Soul Skill, Dark Explosion, to attack Chen Ping with his dragon claw.
• Chen Ping evaded the attack with Snow Drifting and summoned a sphere of Holy Light of Judgment, which dispersed Long Xiaoyao’s darkness.
• Yan Shaozhe recognized the radiance as Ultimate Light, while Zhang Peng felt its power and moved farther away from Chen Ping.
• Long Xiaoyao praised Chen Ping and admitted he had lost the first round of their wager.
• Long Xiaoyao set the next test: Chen Ping had to make him step back half a pace, and he asked Chen Ping to explain the power he had used.

Chen Ping faced Long Xiaoyao’s challenge to force him to retreat or defend, but could not use a Fixed Ammunition shell and instead prepared to attack through his cultivation. As his blood and heart resounded through the bamboo forest, the others realized his body had reached the realm of blood like lead and mercury, surging like rivers and seas.

• Chen Ping explained that the Light of Sacred Law could dispel darkness and purify souls, and Long Xiaoyao mistakenly attributed it to Chen Ping’s Soul Spirit.
• Long Xiaoyao demanded that Chen Ping show how he could make him retreat or activate his Martial Soul, and Chen Ping tried to use a Level Seven Fixed Ammunition shell.
• Long Xiaoyao forbade Chen Ping from using the shell, so Chen Ping put it away and prepared another attack.
• Xuan Zi and Qian Duoduo discussed Chen Ping’s potential and vowed to protect him, while Yan Shaozhe promised to defend his junior brother.
• Chen Ping entered a state of Unity of Heaven and Man, and his roaring blood flow and pounding heart revealed his extraordinary physical cultivation.

Chen Ping used his upgraded Intentional Blast Punch and a Space Channel to strike Long Xiaoyao from inside his body, sending the Level 99 Limit Douluo flying and making him vomit blood. The onlookers were stunned as Long Xiaoyao struggled to recover from the blow.

• Chen Ping gathered his Blood Qi Power, Spiritual Power, and Soul Power into a golden Intentional Blast Punch, alarming Long Xiaoyao with its strength.
• Long Xiaoyao praised Chen Ping's Reign Over The World technique but refused to go easy on him and prepared to face the attack.
• Chen Ping opened a Space Channel into Long Xiaoyao's stomach and launched his charged punch through it.
• The punch exploded inside Long Xiaoyao's internal organs, sending him flying and forcing him to spit black blood despite his Martial Soul Possession.
• Qian Duoduo and Yan Shaozhe were dumbfounded, while Xuan Zi realized Chen Ping had used the Space Channel to strike Long Xiaoyao from within.

Chen Ping won the wager by striking Long Xiaoyao with a spatially placed punch, and Long Xiaoyao honored the bet by handing over the storage ring. Before leaving, Chen Ping asked Long Xiaoyao and Zhang Peng to keep his forging abilities secret, and Long Xiaoyao considered the request.

• Long Xiaoyao recovered from Chen Ping's punch while Chen Ping claimed that Long Xiaoyao had deliberately held back and thanked him for allowing the victory.
• Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo, and Zhang Peng accepted Chen Ping's explanation, while Zhang Peng worried that he might be blamed for the lost resources.
• Long Xiaoyao acknowledged that Chen Ping had won the wager, praised his abilities, and promised no one would trouble the group on their way back.
• Chen Ping caught the Starlight Sapphire storage ring from Long Xiaoyao and passed it to Qian Duoduo.
• Chen Ping asked Long Xiaoyao and Zhang Peng not to reveal his Spirit Forging and Molten Forging techniques, and promised that Shrek Academy would also keep the events secret.

Chen Ping used his knowledge of Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui to persuade Long Xiaoyao to reconsider exposing him. He revealed that Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui had a descendant whose Martial Soul was the Light Phoenix, leaving Long Xiaoyao stunned and urged to speak with Ye Xishui or Mu En.

• Long Xiaoyao warned Chen Ping that powerful forces might target him, then followed him somewhere private to talk.
• Chen Ping suggested Long Xiaoyao might have a grandson, and Long Xiaoyao reacted with fury when Chen Ping named Ye Xishui.
• Long Xiaoyao dismissed Chen Ping's claim as a bluff and reasoned that any child of theirs would have become famous.
• Chen Ping claimed a fragment of fate showed that Ye Xishui had Twin Martial Souls and that Mu En knew Long Xiaoyao had wronged him.
• Chen Ping revealed that Ye Xishui's second Martial Soul was the Light Phoenix and urged Long Xiaoyao to visit her or Mu En.

Long Xiaoyao learned that Yan Shaozhe was his descendant and accepted Chen Ping’s condition, promising to keep his forging abilities secret. Chen Ping and the others continued to Shrek City, where he felt he had finally returned to a home.

• Chen Ping told Long Xiaoyao that Yan Shaozhe had a Light Phoenix martial soul and was his descendant.
• Long Xiaoyao realized Yan Shaozhe was his grandson and that Mu En had raised him as a disciple, then laughed through his grief.
• Long Xiaoyao agreed to Chen Ping’s condition, promised Zhang Peng and himself would keep Chen Ping’s abilities secret, and departed with Zhang Peng.
• Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and Qian Duoduo questioned Chen Ping about his favor from Long Xiaoyao, but did not press him for answers.
• Chen Ping traveled with Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and Qian Duoduo toward Shrek City and felt relieved to be returning to a place he considered home.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Chen Ping learned that the annual Inner Court Assessment was approaching and joked about taking it himself. Xuan Zi reminded him that his status as a Reserve Elder and his feat against Dragon Emperor Douluo already put him beyond the assessment, and Chen Ping headed to Sea God Island to visit Mu En.

• Xuan Zi told Chen Ping to rest at Sea God Pavilion until the upcoming Inner Court Assessment was over, and Yan Shaozhe reminded him what the event was.
• Chen Ping recalled the assessment and reflected on his return to Shrek Academy after two and a half years.
• Chen Ping asked to take the Inner Court Assessment, but Xuan Zi argued that his victory over Dragon Emperor Douluo and his Reserve Elder status made it unnecessary.
• Chen Ping asked to see Mu En, then flew to Sea God Island as Xuan Zi called after him to bring Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
• Chen Ping landed on Sea God Island and walked toward the Golden Ancient Tree.

Chen Ping returned to Sea God Island and found Mu En near death, then recounted his experiences in the Sun Moon Empire. Mu En warned him about Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, and the coming threats, and urged him to focus on cultivation as his own time ran out.

• Chen Ping returned to Sea God Island and saw that Mu En had grown frail and was nearing the end of his life.
• Chen Ping told Mu En about meeting Long Xiaoyao, winning Rare Metal from him, and using the Eye of True Sight to learn his and Yan Shaozhe's identities.
• Mu En approved of Chen Ping's choices, then asked him to describe what he had done over the past two and a half years in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Chen Ping recounted his discoveries and gains, including that the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast Embryo in Mingde Hall was the Snow Empress.
• Mu En warned Chen Ping that Ye Xishui was likely connected to the Holy Spirit Cult and that Long Xiaoyao might be acting under her influence.
• Mu En said his time was short, predicted the Sun Moon Empire and Holy Spirit Cult would soon pose greater threats, and urged Chen Ping to focus on cultivation.

Mu En urged Chen Ping to attend the Sea God Fate Blind Date Convention and carry on Shrek’s reforms before Mu En’s remaining time ran out. He rewarded Chen Ping with a storage ring containing the frozen Thunder Evil Tyrant, while revealing that Yu Hao had already received its Soul Crystal.

• Mu En praised Chen Ping’s cultivation and said he might become Shrek’s youngest Titled Douluo, though Mu En would likely not live to see it.
• Mu En insisted Chen Ping attend the upcoming Sea God Fate Blind Date Convention as a public return to the academy and an early farewell to his teacher.
• Mu En explained that Shrek now had resources and support for Soul Tool reforms, leaving the academy’s next changes to Chen Ping.
• Mu En told Chen Ping that Yu Hao had taken the Thunder Evil Tyrant’s Soul Crystal and was likely absorbing it to become a Five Rings Soul Master.
• Mu En gave Chen Ping a storage ring holding the frozen Thunder Evil Tyrant’s corpse.

Mu En gave Chen Ping a Hundred Thousand Year Hell Rampage Dragon skull Soul Bone and explained how it had been taken from the Body Sect after its hunt helped trigger the Star Dou Great Forest Beast Tide. Chen Ping learned that the bone was too dangerous for him to absorb yet, so Mu En advised him to grow stronger and wait.

• Mu En told Chen Ping that the storage ring contained the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone he had promised him and urged him to examine it.
• Chen Ping opened an agarwood box and found a dark red, lightning-streaked dragon skull whose violent aura revealed its immense power.
• Mu En explained that the skull was from a Hundred Thousand Year Hell Rampage Dragon and had originally been intended for Bei Bei, whose Martial Soul and Spiritual Power made it unsuitable.
• Chen Ping recalled that the Body Sect had hunted seven Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, including a pure-blooded dragon, provoking the Beast Tide and the Star Dou Great Forest's attack on Shrek City.
• Chen Ping touched the skull and felt its overwhelming aura, while Mu En warned him that he needed to improve his strength before attempting to absorb it.

After discovering that Mu En’s body and soul were beyond healing, Chen Ping decided to let him return to the Golden Ancient Tree and focus on preparing to establish his authority at the coming Sea God Fate. He returned to find his small massage shop transformed into a grand One Dragon Bath and Wellness Center and confronted Nana about the change.

• Chen Ping examined Mu En and found that the Dragon Core’s aura and age had devastated his body, leaving symbiosis with the Golden Ancient Tree as the only way to prolong his life.
• Chen Ping chose not to suggest preserving Mu En’s soul or turning him into a Lich, and left the Sea God Pavilion with the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Chen Ping resolved to use the upcoming Sea God Fate to demonstrate the strength needed to earn the respect of Shrek’s students and secure his place in the Sea God Pavilion.
• Before the Sea God Fate began, Chen Ping went to inspect his One Dragon Massage Shop after leaving its operation to Nana and the former Holy Spirit Cult disciples.
• Chen Ping found that the shop had become a three-story One Dragon Bath and Wellness Center, and called out to Nana as she approached the entrance.

Chen Ping visited the One Dragon Bathing Center and learned how the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School had funded its construction and how profitable the business had become. Nana also reported on the rare-metal supply deal and the demi-plane’s ammunition production, leaving Chen Ping with an update on his expanding operations.

• Nana told Chen Ping that Sect Master Ning had transferred the One Dragon Massage Shop’s deeds and neighboring properties to them and sponsored the new building.
• Chen Ping reviewed the Bathing City’s financial report and learned it had earned five hundred thousand gold soul coins in revenue and eighty-eight thousand in net profit last year.
• Nana explained that the Bathing City prospered as Shrek City’s only establishment of its kind and drew customers with its facilities, massage techniques, and pills.
• Nana reported that she had arranged for Shrek to supply them with large quantities of low- and mid-grade rare metals each month, with the price to be settled after Chen Ping returned.
• Nana told Chen Ping that the demi-plane produced roughly sixty to eighty Level 4 Fixed Ammunition rounds per day and held about fifty thousand rounds in reserve.

Chen Ping reviewed the production of Fixed Ammunition and visited Bathing City, where he learned how the academy students used its facilities. After deciding to propose rebuilding Shrek’s dormitory building, he suddenly received several dense streams of Faith Power.

• Chen Ping learned that the undead had produced fifty thousand low-grade Fixed Ammunition in two years and considered expanding the stockpile as production improved.
• Chen Ping ran into Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei at Bathing City, where they told him students used the baths and leisure areas on Single Night.
• Chen Ping learned that Tang Ya had entered the Inner Courtyard and that Jiang Nannan seemed to be better off financially.
• Chen Ping realized that Shrek’s students lacked private bathrooms and noted that he would propose rebuilding the dormitory building.
• Chen Ping threatened to withhold payment for Rare Metal orders if the academy refused to rebuild the dormitories, then received several dense streams of Faith Power.

Chen Ping described Sun Moon Empire dormitory facilities and proposed rebuilding Shrek’s Outer Courtyard dormitories to match them, earning the students’ enthusiastic support. As word of his status as Shrek’s youngest Reserve Elder spread through the Bathing Center, Bei Bei invited him to Single Night.

• Chen Ping proposed adding private bathrooms and floor-end cafeterias when Shrek rebuilt the Outer Courtyard dormitories, and students’ Faith Power surged in response.
• Outer Courtyard students overheard Chen Ping’s proposal and grew excited at the prospect of improved dormitories.
• Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi learned that Chen Ping was a Reserve Elder and praised his standing at the academy.
• Bei Bei invited Chen Ping to Shrek’s Single Night buffet and led the group out of the sauna room.
• Students spread news throughout the Bathing Center that Chen Ping was an overseas returnee and planned to bring Sun Moon Empire dormitory standards to Shrek.

Chen Ping gathered Faith Power after sharing news with Shrek Academy students and considered how to gain more by meeting their needs. Dai Huabin challenged him ahead of the Sea God Fate event, while Xu Sanshi revealed that Ji Juechen had been training Dai Huabin.

• Chen Ping sampled wine and sensed Faith Power growing as students spread what they had heard about him.
• Chen Ping realized that faith could come from helping people and considered expanding his idea of giving back to the student body.
• Dai Huabin told Chen Ping he would attend the Sea God Fate event and challenged him to a bet, but Chen Ping refused.
• Dai Huabin warned Chen Ping that he had trained under a special-appointed teacher and planned to reclaim his lost victory.
• Xu Sanshi explained that Ji Juechen was the special-appointed teacher who had been fighting Dai Huabin, and Chen Ping laughed at Dai Huabin's confidence.
• Chen Ping saw He Caitou and Xie Huanyue competing to eat Ironhide Bull Beef Burgers.

Chen Ping and He Caitou prepared for the Sea God Fate Blind Date Convention after Bei Bei explained its rules, and Chen Ping sought Xu Sanshi’s advice about romance. At the lakeside gathering, Chen Ping, He Caitou, and Huo Yuhao wore Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy uniforms, and Chen Ping used his Eye of True Sight to inspect the arriving ferry.

• Xie Huanyue won the eating competition by consuming thirty-two Beef Burgers in five minutes, and He Caitou joined Chen Ping afterward.
• Bei Bei explained the convention’s procedures, encouraged He Caitou and Chen Ping to pursue potential matches, and teased Xu Sanshi about Jiang Nannan.
• Chen Ping and He Caitou persuaded Xu Sanshi to let them stay in his dorm and listened to his stories of repeated romantic failures.
• Chen Ping, He Caitou, and Huo Yuhao arrived at Sea God Lake wearing Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy uniforms as the convention began gathering.
• Chen Ping activated his Eye of True Sight and detected identity information among the people aboard the approaching ferry.

Chen Ping attended the Sea God Fate Blind Date Convention and discovered that the male contestants were equipped with soul guidance devices under Shrek Academy’s new competitive culture. The contest began, and Chen Ping raced toward the pillars of light with his upgraded flying device.

• Chen Ping used the Eye of True Sight to inspect the veiled Sea God Fairies and realized why there were nineteen of them.
• Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan opened the convention and explained how the male students would compete for positions on the lake.
• Chen Ping saw that nearly all the male contestants had brought flying soul guidance devices, reflecting how their widespread use had transformed the Inner Courtyard.
• Bei Bei started the contest, and forty-one pillars of light rose from the lake as the contestants launched toward them.
• Chen Ping used his upgraded flying device and raced ahead of two Soul Emperor Seniors toward the center of the lake.

The Sea God Fate Blind Date Convention began with a round in which the male students displayed their abilities and tried to unveil the Sea God Fairies. Xu Sanshi angered Ma Xiao Tao by removing her veil, while Ye Liu nervously approached the fairies after recognizing her.

• He Caitou used his rocket propulsors to fly ahead, overshot his lotus leaf, and struggled to claim a good position.
• Xu Sanshi used Netherworld Displacement to take the first water lily, and Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan explained the convention’s rules and opening round.
• Xu Sanshi recognized Jiang Nannan, removed her veil, and then tried to unveil Ma Xiao Tao.
• Ma Xiao Tao struck Xu Sanshi and sent him skimming across the water, but Bei Bei ruled that he had not fallen in and let him continue.
• Zhang Lexuan called Ye Liu forward, and he cautiously flew toward the female students after seeing Ma Xiao Tao among them.

Ye Liu was punished after disturbing the female students, while Chen Ping’s turn at Sea God Fate began amid growing curiosity about his past. He used Space Power to teleport away, leaving the Sea God Pavilion elders watching closely.

• Ye Liu tried to blow away the girls’ veils, but Wu Ming and Han Ruoruo attacked him and sent him into Sea God Lake.
• Zhang Lexuan encouraged the male students, and Chu Qingtian successfully lifted Wu Ming’s veil before telling Chen Ping to work hard.
• Chen Ping realized it was his turn, and the other students and Sea God Fairies recognized his name and recalled his unusual past.
• Chen Ping spoke to the female students, then used Space Power to teleport from his position and reappear at the western horizon.

Chen Ping used Spatial Teleportation to remove Wu Feng and Ning Tian’s veils, while He Caitou later unveiled four Sea God Fairies with gravity shells. Huo Yuhao then asked Ma Xiao Tao to remove her veil in exchange for suppressing her Evil Fire, and she agreed as they left together.

• Chen Ping used Spatial Teleportation to appear behind the Sea God Fairies and remove Wu Feng and Ning Tian’s veils.
• Wu Feng attacked Chen Ping, but he immobilized her with a Cold Seal Imprint, while Ning Tian surrendered.
• He Caitou fired Gravity Control shells that pulled the veils from four Sea God Fairies.
• Huo Yuhao froze the lake to reach Ma Xiao Tao and asked her to remove her veil in exchange for helping suppress her Evil Fire.
• Ma Xiao Tao removed her veil, handed it to Huo Yuhao, and told him they would go back together.