Chapter Summaries

Shiyu negotiated with Gu Yue over Tang Wulin’s release while the Spirit Pagoda subdued Wu Changkong. After learning Wu Changkong was Zhuo Shi’s disciple, Shiyu spared his life but had his Battle Armor and Storage Soul Tools taken.

• Shiyu agreed to release Tang Wulin only after Gu Yue met his conditions and exchanged the requested item.
• Vice Tower Master Li and the others restrained Wu Changkong with a Rank 8 Soul Tool as Gu Yue and the others worried about him.
• Shiyu offered to handle Wu Changkong, but Wu Changkong invoked his teacher Zhuo Shi, prompting Vice Tower Master Li to warn of Shrek Academy’s influence.
• Shiyu chose not to kill Wu Changkong and ordered Vice Tower Master Li to strip away his Battle Armor and confiscate his Storage Soul Tools.
• Vice Tower Master Li and the others forcibly removed Wu Changkong’s Battle Armor, causing him intense pain.

Shiyu stripped Wu Changkong of his Battle Armor and traded Tang Wulin’s freedom for ten drops of Gu Yue’s blood, while revealing that he knew her identity as the Silver Dragon King. Gu Yue left with Tang Wulin and the others for the Tang Sect headquarters, and Shiyu’s threats left both sides wary of what might happen next.

• Vice Tower Master Li and the experts stripped Wu Changkong of his Battle Armor, took his Storage Soul Tool, and carried him away with Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan.
• Shiyu knocked Tang Wulin unconscious and confronted Gu Yue after she destroyed the lounge’s surveillance equipment.
• Shiyu revealed that he knew Gu Yue was the Silver Dragon King and warned that his parents would expose her secret if she harmed him.
• Shiyu demanded ten drops of Gu Yue’s blood in exchange for Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue gave them to him.
• Shiyu released Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue left with him and the injured Wu Changkong, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan for the Tang Sect’s Eastsea City headquarters.

Shiyu survived the violent clash between Tang Wulin’s and Gu Yue’s bloodlines and gained a powerful dragon-transformed left hand. He left the Cultivation Room with six days remaining, while Gu Yue had decided to have Di Tian track him and eliminate his family.

• Gu Yue decided that Di Tian should follow Shiyu and kill him and his parents once their home was found.
• Shiyu endured hours of agony as the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King bloodlines fought inside his body, then used his powers to reconcile them.
• The bloodline powers gathered in Shiyu’s left hand and transformed it into a gold-and-silver-scaled Dragon Claw.
• Shiyu tested his transformed hand and found it could smash reinforced flooring and withstand his Dark Gold Dreadclaw, but gained no elemental power.
• Shiyu returned his left hand to normal, left the Cultivation Room, and found Vice Tower Master Li waiting outside.

After recovering from absorbing the Soul Bone, Shiyu rested at the East Sea Spirit Pagoda before preparing to travel to its headquarters with Vice Tower Master Li. The Tang Sect secretly surveilled the pagoda and planned to eliminate Shiyu, so the Spirit Pagoda used an underground passage to protect his departure.

• Vice Tower Master Li arranged a lavish meal and high-standard accommodations for the exhausted Shiyu.
• Shiyu considered how to earn Qian Gu Dongfeng's trust while preserving his independence and securing valuable information.
• Shiyu and Vice Tower Master Li left the East Sea Spirit Pagoda cautiously after lunch.
• The East Sea Tang Sect branch placed the area under surveillance and planned to eliminate Shiyu to prevent the Spirit Pagoda from gaining a powerful expert.
• The Spirit Pagoda anticipated the Tang Sect's move and escorted Shiyu out through an emergency underground passage.

Shiyu met Qian Gu Dongfeng at Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, demonstrated his Ultimate Space Martial Soul, and was questioned about his family. Qian Gu Dongfeng asked him to bring his parents to visit the Spirit Pagoda, while Shiyu maintained his cover story.

• Vice Tower Master Li escorted Shiyu to Spirit Pagoda Headquarters and introduced him to Qian Gu Dongfeng.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng asked Shiyu to call him Teacher and requested a demonstration of his Martial Soul and abilities.
• Shiyu revealed his Spatial Vortex and demonstrated his teleportation, impressing Qian Gu Dongfeng.
• After Vice Tower Master Li left, Qian Gu Dongfeng privately asked Shiyu about his family background.
• Shiyu said he would ask his parents about visiting, and Qian Gu Dongfeng asked him to bring them to the Spirit Pagoda for a meal.

Shiyu earned Qian Gu Dongfeng’s trust by acting as though he had overheard and been moved by a staged argument about his loyalty and succession. After swearing to support the Spirit Pagoda without competing to become Pagoda Master, he left for Eastsea City with new privileges and resources.

• Qian Gu Dongfeng offered to give Shiyu a position in the Spirit Pagoda, but Shiyu said he only wanted to cultivate and live freely.
• Shiyu spent two days studying in the Spirit Pagoda’s library before being summoned to Qian Gu Dongfeng’s office.
• Shiyu overheard Elder Yun challenge Qian Gu Dongfeng’s decision to invest heavily in him and make him a disciple, then realized the exchange was meant for him to hear.
• Shiyu declared that he would never betray the Spirit Pagoda and had no interest in becoming Pagoda Master, promising instead to assist the future leader as a guardian.
• Shiyu swore an oath and signed a pledge to support the new Pagoda Master, gaining Qian Gu Dongfeng’s trust and greater authority within the Spirit Pagoda.
• On the final day of his seven-day journey, Shiyu rode toward Eastsea City in a Soul Tool Car escorted by a Spirit Saint.

After leaving the Spirit Pagoda, Shiyu was nearly seized by Di Tian’s Space power, but a powerful force protected his return through the Space-Time Tunnel. Di Tian failed to discover who stood behind Shiyu, while Qian Gu Dongfeng investigated the attack and Gu Yue reprimanded Di Tian.

• Shiyu left the Spirit Pagoda with Soul Tools but no Soul Spirit, then told the Spirit Saint that his parents would take him away.
• Di Tian tried to imprison the area and destroy the Spatial Vortex as it carried Shiyu away, but the vortex repelled his attack and protected Shiyu.
• Di Tian appeared after Shiyu vanished, injured and unsure who had defended him, then left without the Spirit Saint noticing him.
• The Spirit Saint informed Qian Gu Dongfeng, who inspected the scene and suspected a powerful figure from the Tang Sect or Shrek Academy might have attacked Shiyu.
• Gu Yue learned from Di Tian that his attempt had failed and angrily reprimanded him.

Gu Yue decided not to go to Shrek City because her identity might be exposed, while Shiyu returned from a trip ten thousand years into the future with new strength and a replacement soul skill. The group then set out to leave Star Dou Forest, still divided by the conflict between Beibei and Xu Sanshi.

• Gu Yue learned that the failed assassination attempt against Shiyu could expose her secrets and decided to stay away from Shrek City for now.
• Shiyu returned from the space-time tunnel, confirmed that his rings had come with him, and concealed them in his pocket.
• Shiyu told Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan that his new soul skill, Replacement, could swap the positions of other people and might be usable multiple times.
• Zhang Lexuan led Shiyu, Jiang Nannan, Beibei, and Xu Sanshi out of Star Dou Forest, but Beibei and Xu Sanshi kept their distance after their conflict.

After Xu Sanshi admitted that he had tried to provoke Shiyu during the Soul Ring hunt, Zhang Lexuan brought him to the Academic Affairs Office for punishment. Shiyu rejected the proposed disciplinary measures and asked to fight Xu Sanshi under equalized Soul Power, but Yan Shaozhe objected to a malicious match.

• Zhang Lexuan took Shiyu and Xu Sanshi to the Academic Affairs Office after the inspection, while Beibei unsuccessfully tried to plead for Xu Sanshi.
• Zhang Lexuan explained Xu Sanshi's attempt to disrupt Shiyu's Soul Ring acquisition, and Xu Sanshi admitted he had acted out of anger.
• Yan Shaozhe warned Xu Sanshi that his actions could warrant expulsion, and Director Du proposed a major demerit, stricter scrutiny for Inner Court admission, an apology, and compensation.
• Shiyu proposed sealing Xu Sanshi's Soul Power to his level and fighting until one of them admitted defeat, and Xu Sanshi angrily accepted the challenge.
• Yan Shaozhe objected that students could not engage in malicious fights and warned against worsening their conflict.

Shiyu and Xu Sanshi agreed to settle their feud in a match after Elder Xuan intervened. The fight began before a crowd of Outer Court students, while Tang Ya asked Beibei why the two were fighting again.

• Shiyu challenged Xu Sanshi, and they argued over whether Xu Sanshi should suppress his Soul Power.
• Yan Shaozhe stopped them from fighting, but Elder Xuan approved a match to settle their grievances.
• Shiyu explained his resentment over Xu Sanshi’s past actions, and Zhang Lexuan confirmed that Jiang Nannan regarded Shiyu as a friend but disliked Xu Sanshi’s advances.
• Xu Sanshi refused to have his Soul Power sealed, and Shiyu agreed to fight him at full strength until one admitted defeat.
• Half an hour later, Shiyu and Xu Sanshi’s match drew a crowd of Outer Court students, and Beibei explained their latest conflict to Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong.

Shiyu used his spatial abilities to evade Xu Sanshi and humiliate him during their pride-fueled duel. As Xu Sanshi struggled to land a hit, Beibei asked Huo Yuhao to help lock onto Shiyu’s position.

• Beibei persuaded Huo Yuhao to discreetly help Xu Sanshi, and Huo Yuhao reluctantly agreed.
• Shiyu and Xu Sanshi began their duel before a large crowd, with Shiyu provoking Xu Sanshi as they revealed their Martial Souls and Soul Rings.
• Shiyu evaded Xu Sanshi’s attacks with Teleportation, then struck him repeatedly with his Eight Spider Lances.
• Shiyu used a spatial palm to slap Xu Sanshi across the face, enraging him and drawing laughter from the spectators.
• Shiyu continued dodging Xu Sanshi’s soul skills and stabbed him with his Eight Spider Lances, injecting venom before teleporting away.
• Beibei told Huo Yuhao to help lock onto Shiyu’s position so Xu Sanshi could fight back.

Huo Yuhao secretly helped Xu Sanshi track Shiyu, but Shiyu’s superior evasion kept him safe until Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Nether Swap to interrupt his teleportation. Shiyu answered with his own substitution skill, leaving Xu Sanshi stunned as the fight continued.

• Huo Yuhao activated Mental Detection and Mental Sharing to give Xu Sanshi a clearer view of Shiyu’s location, though he could not predict Shiyu’s teleportation in advance.
• Xu Sanshi’s attacks repeatedly missed, while Shiyu wounded him with the Eight Spider Lances and provoked him until his strength and anger grew.
• Xu Sanshi charged with his Fourth Soul Ring and used Mysterious Nether Swap to interrupt Shiyu’s Space Movement and exchange their positions.
• Shiyu activated his Second Soul Skill, Replacement, and swapped Xu Sanshi with a piece of cloth, making Xu Sanshi strike empty air.
• Xu Sanshi realized Shiyu could use a substitution skill too and stared at him in disbelief.

Shiyu used teleportation, flight, and poison to keep Xu Sanshi at bay, but Xu Sanshi’s anger awakened his dangerous Black Tortoise Power. Shiyu avoided Xu Sanshi’s attacks from above as the battle continued.

• Shiyu used Substitution Skill to evade Xu Sanshi’s attack, then struck with his Eight Spider Lances and venom.
• Xu Sanshi struggled to hit Shiyu as the poison took effect, while the two argued over whether using poison was despicable.
• Xu Sanshi’s intense anger awakened his bloodline, transforming the arena into a dangerous region of black mysterious water.
• Shiyu flew toward the arena’s dome and dodged the Mysterious Nether Turtle heads Xu Sanshi sent after him.
• Shiyu taunted Xu Sanshi from above as he evaded repeated water-column attacks.

Shiyu wore down Xu Sanshi until he collapsed, then kicked and humiliated him while demanding that he admit defeat. Shiyu stopped briefly when Beibei protested, but resumed after telling everyone that Xu Sanshi could end the fight by surrendering.

• Xu Sanshi’s attacks weakened as he exhausted himself trying to reach Shiyu, who stayed a hundred meters above the ground.
• Xu Sanshi collapsed from exhaustion and poison, and Shiyu waited until he was sure Xu Sanshi could not continue before landing.
• Xu Sanshi refused to admit defeat, so Shiyu kicked away his shield and repeatedly kicked him while confronting him about his threats and attempt to destroy Shiyu’s Soul Ring.
• Jiang Nannan denied being Xu Sanshi’s girlfriend, and Shiyu continued kicking Xu Sanshi as the onlookers watched.
• Beibei and Xu Sanshi’s supporters demanded that Shiyu stop, but Shiyu said Xu Sanshi could end the fight by surrendering and resumed kicking him when Xu Sanshi stayed silent.

Shiyu continued beating Xu Sanshi because Xu Sanshi refused to admit defeat, while Beibei and Yan Shaozhe tried to stop the fight. The chapter ended with Shiyu rejecting threats and insisting he would keep going until Xu Sanshi said the agreed words.

• Shiyu kept kicking Xu Sanshi as he refused to surrender, and Beibei was prevented from entering the arena.
• Beibei tried to persuade Xu Sanshi to admit defeat, but Xu Sanshi clenched his teeth and refused.
• Yan Shaozhe consulted Xuan Zi, then went onto the stage and ordered Shiyu to end the match.
• Shiyu argued that their agreement had to be honored and resumed beating Xu Sanshi after Yan Shaozhe could not counter his reasoning.
• Beibei warned Shiyu about expulsion and retaliation from the Xuanming Sect, but Shiyu said he would keep beating Xu Sanshi until he admitted defeat.

Shiyu stopped beating Xu Sanshi after Yan Shaozhe warned him about the consequences of killing him and promised the academy’s support. As Shiyu left with Jiang Nannan, Xu Sanshi exposed a past sexual relationship between them, leaving Jiang Nannan screaming at him.

• Beibei attacked Shiyu, who used Xu Sanshi as a shield, and Xu Sanshi was struck by lightning.
• Yan Shaozhe urged Shiyu to spare Xu Sanshi and promised the academy would protect him from the Xuanming Sect.
• Shiyu threw Xu Sanshi down, warned him not to provoke him again, and left with Jiang Nannan.
• Xu Sanshi mocked Shiyu for stopping short of killing him, then claimed Jiang Nannan had been his woman and described their past intimacy.
• Jiang Nannan screamed at Xu Sanshi to shut up.

After Xu Sanshi exposed Jiang Nannan’s painful past to humiliate her, Shiyu attacked and fatally wounded him, then was taken away by Yan Shaozhe for the academy’s higher-ups to judge. Jiang Nannan followed in tears, worried about Shiyu’s safety.

• Xu Sanshi revealed Jiang Nannan’s past relationship in front of the crowd, leaving her humiliated and distraught.
• Shiyu stopped Jiang Nannan from leaving and used Teleportation to appear before Xu Sanshi.
• Shiyu pierced Xu Sanshi with his Eight Spider Lances, fatally wounding him despite Yan Shaozhe’s order to stop.
• Shiyu returned to Jiang Nannan’s side and comforted her while Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi tried to keep Xu Sanshi alive.
• Yan Shaozhe restrained Shiyu and took him away for the academy’s higher-ups to decide his punishment, while Jiang Nannan pleaded for mercy.

Shrek Academy’s elders debated how to punish Shiyu for trying to kill Xu Sanshi, with Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi arguing for leniency because of his talent and the circumstances. Mu En summoned Shiyu and asked whether he regretted his actions, leaving the decision unresolved.

• Yan Shaozhe explained Shiyu’s talent and attempted killing to the academy’s decision-makers, then argued that Shiyu should not be expelled.
• Elder Song argued that Shiyu should face severe punishment to uphold the academy’s rules and deter future incidents.
• Mu En and Xuan Zi arrived, turning the gathering into a Sea God Pavilion meeting, and Xuan Zi backed leniency while offering to take Shiyu as his disciple.
• Xuan Zi revealed that Xu Sanshi was still being treated after his heart was pierced and that he had little hope of saving him.
• Mu En asked Yan Shaozhe to bring Shiyu in, then asked Shiyu whether he regretted trying to kill a fellow academy student.

Shiyu defended his attempt to kill Xu Sanshi, explaining that Xu Sanshi’s earlier actions and insults toward Jiang Nannan had driven his killing intent. Mu En offered Shiyu a light punishment and protection from the Xuanming Sect in exchange for becoming his disciple, and explained that he judged people by their hearts rather than whether they had killed.

• Shiyu told Mu En that he still believed Xu Sanshi deserved to die and explained the history of their conflict and Xu Sanshi’s insults toward Jiang Nannan.
• Elder Song questioned Shiyu’s reliance on killing, but Mu En stopped her and said Shiyu owed the academy an explanation and could face pressure from the Xuanming Sect.
• Mu En offered Shiyu a light punishment and the academy’s protection if Shiyu agreed to become his disciple.
• Shiyu accepted Mu En’s offer and asked why Mu En wanted him as a disciple.
• Mu En praised Shiyu’s Space Martial Soul and potential, recounted his own history of killing, and said he wanted to guide Shiyu toward using his abilities for the right path.

Shiyu accepted Mu En’s punishment and became his disciple after killing Xu Sanshi, while Mu En and the elders agreed to conceal Xu Sanshi’s death from the students and the Xuanming Sect. Shiyu left the Sea God Pavilion and reunited with a worried Jiang Nannan.

• Mu En told Shiyu he must forgive two future acts of retaliation by the Xuanming Sect, and Shiyu agreed.
• Mu En accepted Shiyu as his disciple and warned him to kill only those who deserved it.
• Shiyu left the Sea God Pavilion and reflected on how his talent had affected his punishment.
• Mu En told the elders to claim Xu Sanshi had survived or been sent on a mission, and Xuan Zi and the other elders agreed to delay revealing the truth.
• Jiang Nannan ran to Shiyu and hugged him as he reassured her that everything was over.