Chapter Summaries

Shiyu avoided accompanying Dugu Bo to his Medicine Garden and traveled with him toward Heaven Dou City, where Dugu Bo promised not to harm him and asked about Zhao Wujin. They reached the outskirts of the vast city, while Dugu Bo remembered Zhao Wujin as someone he might punish.

• Dugu Bo decided not to take Shiyu to his Medicine Garden and redirected their flight toward Heaven Dou City.
• Shiyu kept his distance from Dugu Bo, and Dugu Bo eventually swore upon his Martial Soul that he would not harm him.
• Shiyu identified Zhao Wujin and described his appearance, and Dugu Bo said he had no reason to spare him.
• Shiyu said he had entered Sunset Forest to find Spirit Beasts for training, and Dugu Bo warned him about its dangers and recommended the Soul Fighting Arena.
• Shiyu moved closer after Dugu Bo's oath, and the two flew toward Heaven Dou City, whose towering walls came into view.

Shiyu bought medicinal herbs in Heaven Dou City for Dugu Bo and spent the night considering ways to benefit from his knowledge of the future. He decided to seek out influential families and build ties that could help him in later eras, but he did not know where the Xu Family was located.

• Dugu Bo took Shiyu to a medicine shop, where Shiyu bought large quantities of medicinal herbs and asked Dugu Bo to wait outside.
• The shop owner offered the herbs as a gift, but Dugu Bo insisted on paying before arranging for them to be delivered to Shiyu's inn room.
• Shiyu told Dugu Bo to return the next morning for the prepared medicine and left the Soul Bone arrangements to him.
• Shiyu considered the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud but decided he had no practical way to find or obtain it.
• Shiyu realized he could use his knowledge of the future to bury antiques and build alliances with families that would endure into later eras.
• Shiyu considered befriending the Xu Family, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but discovered he did not know where the Xu Family was located.

Shiyu planned how to build connections that might protect his interests in the future, then used blood-infused herbs to help Dugu Bo transfer his toxins into his Soul Bone. After Dugu Bo began to trust the treatment, Shiyu learned that a nearby orphanage housed many abandoned children.

• Shiyu considered using his connections to Xue Beng, Prince Xue Xing, and Dugu Bo to influence the future, but rejected the idea of revealing Xue Qinghe's identity because it could change history too drastically.
• Shiyu prepared ten packets of herbs and added drops of his blood to each one.
• Dugu Bo tested a packet of Shiyu's medicine and found that its alternating cold and hot energy made it easier to transfer toxins into his Skull Bone.
• Dugu Bo checked for harmful effects and, finding none, continued the treatment while Shiyu went out.
• Shiyu learned from the front desk Staff Member that a large orphanage nearby housed many abandoned children.

Shiyu visited Hope Orphanage to sponsor it and find children to adopt, then discovered that Yuan Lang might be the future founding patriarch of the Body Sect. The chapter left Shiyu astonished by the possibility that the boy's unusual skin was tied to his Martial Soul.

• Shiyu told Deputy Director Li that he would sponsor Hope Orphanage with at least ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Shiyu asked to meet the children and consider adopting one, so Deputy Director Li gathered everyone in the courtyard.
• Shiyu noticed Yuan Lang, a five- or six-year-old boy whose unusually thick, Dragon Scale-like skin gave him great strength and resistance to injury.
• Shiyu asked Yuan Lang to come with him, and the boy gave his name after Deputy Director Li encouraged him.
• Shiyu remembered that Yuan Lang was said to be the Body Sect's founding patriarch and that his Martial Soul was skin.

Shiyu adopted Yuan Lang from the orphanage, donating a valuable ginseng root to cover the required contribution. He took Yuan Lang to the hotel and planned to awaken his Martial Soul after their meal, hoping it might resolve Yuan Lang’s skin problem.

• Shiyu asked Yuan Lang to leave the orphanage with him, and Yuan Lang agreed.
• Shiyu chose not to adopt any other children and began the adoption procedures with Deputy Director Li.
• Shiyu offered a ginseng root as a donation, and Elder Sun appraised it at a value of at least one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Shiyu donated the ginseng, then left the orphanage with Yuan Lang without revealing his background to Elder Sun.
• Shiyu bought Yuan Lang a mask and gloves, took him to the hotel, and said he would take him to awaken his Martial Soul after they ate.

Shiyu took Yuan Lang to awaken his Martial Soul, discovering that the boy had a powerful skin-based Body Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power. As Shiyu prepared to leave Yuan Lang in Dugu Bo’s care, Dugu Bo asked him to marry his granddaughter.

• Shiyu took Yuan Lang to Spirit Hall, where Yuan Lang awakened a Martial Soul that made his skin grow thick and metallic, temporarily curing his skin condition.
• Shiyu persuaded the Spirit Hall staff to register Yuan Lang’s Martial Soul as ordinary and left before they tested his Innate Soul Power.
• Dugu Bo sensed that Yuan Lang had Innate Full Soul Power and judged his skin Martial Soul to be top-tier, potentially rivaling the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor.
• Shiyu taught Yuan Lang to cultivate, grew closer to him, and buried porcelain and jade artifacts outside the city for their future value.
• As Shiyu prepared to leave, he asked Dugu Bo to care for Yuan Lang, and Dugu Bo proposed betrothing his granddaughter to Shiyu.

Shiyu refused Dugu Bo’s offer to marry his granddaughter, entrusted Yuan Lang to his care, and left Heaven Dou City. After returning through the Space-Time Vortex, Shiyu rejoined Du Weilun and Shi Xing at Shrek Academy with his enhanced speed intact.

• Dugu Bo asked Shiyu to marry his granddaughter, but Shiyu refused, explaining that he was already engaged.
• Dugu Bo agreed to look after Yuan Lang in exchange for more medicine, and Shiyu said goodbye to Yuan Lang before leaving.
• Shiyu used Teleportation to leave Heaven Dou City, and Ning Fengzhi and an old man glimpsed his rapid movement from a carriage.
• Shiyu passed through the Space-Time Vortex and saw visions of a man and woman fighting in the sky, whom he associated with the Sea God and Angel God.
• Shiyu returned to his original time and rejoined Du Weilun and Shi Xing, who noticed that he seemed different and were surprised by his speed.

Shiyu returned to Shrek Academy and searched historical records to learn how his changes to the past had affected events. He discovered that the Shrek Seven Devils remained legends, but their paths had changed, and he was puzzled by Tang San’s soul power.

• Shiyu told Zhang Lexuan that he had reached level 34 after absorbing a six-thousand-year soul ring, then asked whether Ma Xiaotao was all right.
• Ma Xiaotao appeared and showed resentment toward Shiyu because Xu Sanshi’s death had left her without help suppressing her evil fire.
• Shiyu read that Dugu Bo had confronted Zhao Wujin at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, severed both his arms, and heavily beaten Flender before the academy’s teachers intervened.
• Dugu Bo later beat Tang San for bullying Dugu Yan, prompting Flender and the others to leave and eventually join Blue Tyrant Academy, which became Shrek Academy.
• Shiyu found that most of the Shrek Seven Devils had lower soul power than in the original history and wondered why Tang San’s level differed.

Shiyu read how Tang San and Shrek Academy’s history changed after the Immortal Herbs were removed, though many events still converged on familiar outcomes. Xiao Wu remained hidden and alive, while Tang San continued his rise and joined forces with her to defeat Qian Renxue.

• Without the Immortal Herbs, Tang San and Shrek Academy struggled in the Soul Master Tournament, lost to Spirit Hall Academy in the semifinals, and finished in the top four.
• Tang Hao concealed Xiao Wu’s aura, so her identity was not exposed and the Soul Hunting Operation against her never occurred.
• After the tournament, Tang San and Xiao Wu left the academy to cultivate under Tang Hao, and Tang San gained the Slaughter Domain in the City of Slaughter.
• Tang San killed Hu Liena in the City of Slaughter and took her Spirit Skull Bone, while keeping the Eight Spider Lances he had gained from a Man Faced Demon Spider.
• During Qian Renxue’s palace scheme, Tang San joined forces with Xiao Wu to defeat her, then obtained the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and set out for Sea God Island.

Shiyu read that Tang San had killed Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, then discovered that the history of the Body Sect now described a blood feud with Shrek Academy. He concluded that Yuan Lang had founded the sect to avenge Dugu Bo and began planning for his future trips through time.

• Shiyu read that Tang San had killed Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan after returning from Sea God Island.
• Shiyu worried about Yuan Lang but found no mention of him in the account of Tang San’s story.
• Shiyu checked the Inner Court library and confirmed that Yuan Lang remained the founding patriarch of the Body Sect.
• Shiyu noticed that the history book now described an irreconcilable feud between the Body Sect and Shrek Academy, and suspected Yuan Lang had sought revenge for Dugu Bo.
• Shiyu considered how to approach the Body Sect without revealing his identity and planned what to investigate on his next trips through time.

Shiyu planned his next goals, then discussed his Soul Ring and future studies with Yan Shaozhe and Mu En. Mu En confirmed Shiyu’s Soul Power was stable and asked him to explain his cultivation plans in more detail.

• Shiyu wrote discreet notes about finding the ten-thousand-year-old Xu Family and the City of Slaughter.
• Yan Shaozhe checked on Shiyu’s health after his Soul Power rose to rank thirty-four and suggested a medical examination.
• Yan Shaozhe urged Shiyu to focus on the Martial Soul Department, but Shiyu said he wanted to study both Martial Souls and Soul Tools.
• Yan Shaozhe brought Shiyu to see Mu En, who examined him and confirmed his Soul Power was stable and free of hidden dangers.
• Mu En asked about Shiyu’s plans for cultivation and study, and Shiyu described attending classes, training through battle, and studying Soul Tools.

Mu En arranged high-pressure training to help Shiyu use Teleportation against much stronger opponents, while Yan Shaozhe subjected him to Soul Douluo-level pressure. Shiyu endured the training and recovered quickly, and Mu En began searching for a suitable Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring for his next advancement.

• Mu En had Yan Shaozhe use intense Soul Power pressure to train Shiyu’s Teleportation under duress.
• Shiyu managed twenty short Teleportations over more than two hours before collapsing, and Mu En scheduled more pressure training and sparring with Zhang Lexuan.
• Yan Shaozhe and Mu En were astonished that Shiyu had endured near Soul Douluo-level pressure, and Mu En judged his physique strong enough to consider a Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Soul Ring.
• Shiyu rested, ate at the Inner Court Cafeteria, walked with Jiang Nannan, and continued studying Soul Tools.
• Shiyu endured the same pressure training the next morning for two minutes longer, then recovered and returned to the Sea God Pavilion that afternoon.

Shiyu defeated Zhang Lexuan in a spar after using his third Soul Skill, though their next match at Soul King strength ended in a draw. When the new term began, Shiyu led Class One through its opening assessment and called Huo Yuhao forward, expecting him to have obtained the Ice Empress Martial Soul.

• Shiyu used Teleportation and his third Soul Skill to defeat Zhang Lexuan while she suppressed her Soul Power to Soul Ancestor level.
• Mu En told Zhang Lexuan to spar with Shiyu at Soul King level, where they fought to a draw.
• Shiyu continued training during the break and advanced to second grade when the new term began.
• Shiyu led Class One through the academy's opening assessment, where no student had failed yet.
• Shiyu called Huo Yuhao for his assessment, and Huo Yuhao prepared to impress him.

Huo Yuhao challenged Dai Huabin over their assessment scores, but Shiyu turned it into a team contest with Wang Dong and proposed a wager of two slaps for the losing side. Huo Yuhao then entered the assessment to face a Hundred-Year Spirit Beast, leaving his classmates anxious as he waited calmly for it to attack.

• Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin argued over whose assessment score would be higher and agreed that the loser would receive two slaps.
• Shiyu proposed pairing with Dai Huabin against Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, with the losing team taking two slaps each.
• Huo Yuhao chose to challenge a Hundred-Year Spirit Beast, surprising his classmates.
• The spirit beast attacked Huo Yuhao, who remained still, while Wang Dong worried and Dai Huabin hoped he would be injured.

Huo Yuhao used simulated Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings to frighten a spirit beast into fleeing, earning the first perfect score in the assessment’s history and causing the Beast Fighting Arena to shut down temporarily. As the assessment was postponed for two days, Shiyu remained confident that he could match Huo Yuhao’s score and win their bet.

• Huo Yuhao revealed two simulated Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, terrifying the spirit beasts and throwing the Beast Fighting Arena into chaos.
• Elder Gong confronted Huo Yuhao, but Du Weilun intervened, and Huo Yuhao explained that the soul rings and their aura were simulated.
• The graders awarded Huo Yuhao a perfect score, breaking Mu En’s previous record, and suspended the remaining assessments for two days.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong taunted Shiyu and Dai Huabin before leaving, while Shiyu told Dai Huabin that their chances depended on him scoring higher than Wang Dong.
• Zhang Lexuan told Shiyu that Huo Yuhao had awakened an Ultimate Ice Second Martial Soul, and Shiyu said he was confident he could also earn a perfect score.

Yan Shaozhe summoned Shiyu and Huo Yuhao to mediate their conflict, and Huo Yuhao reluctantly apologized after Shiyu exposed his covert help during fights. The disagreement over their wager remained unresolved when Huo Yuhao insisted it continue because of his grudge against Dai Huabin.

• Shiyu told Zhang Lexuan he was confident he could earn a perfect assessment score, then focused on studying and cultivating.
• Yan Shaozhe informed Shiyu and Huo Yuhao that Huo Yuhao would become a key trainee in the Martial Soul Department and could also study Soul Tools.
• Shiyu accused Huo Yuhao of secretly helping Xu Sanshi and Wang Dong with his soul skills, and Yan Shaozhe pressed Huo Yuhao about the accusation.
• Huo Yuhao reluctantly apologized to Shiyu, and Shiyu accepted the apology.
• Yan Shaozhe asked them to drop their wager, but Huo Yuhao refused, saying it also concerned his grudge with Dai Huabin.

Dai Huabin challenged and killed a Thousand Year Spirit Beast, earning ninety-five points and putting pressure on Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to match his score. Wang Dong then chose to challenge a Thousand Year Spirit Beast as well, while the wager between the four students remained unresolved.

• Yan Shaozhe told Huo Yuhao and Shiyu to settle their grievances through the wager and not hold a grudge afterward.
• Shiyu warned Huo Yuhao not to use his abilities to help Wang Dong during the assessment.
• Dai Huabin challenged a Thousand Year Spirit Beast and killed it after a fierce fight.
• Elder Gong angrily demanded compensation from Dai Huabin for killing the Spirit Beast, and Dai Huabin agreed.
• The assessment Teacher awarded Dai Huabin ninety-five points, and Zhu Lu helped him away.
• Wang Dong decided to challenge a Thousand Year Spirit Beast to keep her score competitive.

Wang Dong fought a Thousand-Year Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear but received ninety-four points, one less than Dai Huabin, because her ability to fly gave her an advantage. She left dissatisfied after Huo Yuhao stopped her from arguing further, while Dai Huabin claimed her score was too high.

• Wang Dong used her aerial advantage and Butterfly God Slash to wound the Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear, but it caught her off guard with a counterattack and injured her.
• Elder Gong stopped Wang Dong from pursuing the fleeing bear, declaring that it had surrendered and that the assessment was over.
• The assessment Teachers awarded Wang Dong ninety-four points, placing her third behind Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin.
• The assessment Teachers explained that Wang Dong lost a point because flight gave her an inherent advantage, though she had defeated the bear faster than Dai Huabin.
• Wang Dong argued that flight was part of her Martial Soul, but Huo Yuhao stopped her before the Teacher could lower her score.
• Wang Dong complained to Huo Yuhao that the result was unfair, and Dai Huabin replied that her score was already too high.

Shiyu sought the ninety-nine points he needed by choosing to challenge a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast. The Great Strength Demon Ape was brought into the arena, and the assessment battle was about to begin.

• Shiyu told the assessment teacher he wanted to challenge a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast, surprising the spectators and academy leaders.
• Elder Gong warned Shiyu about the danger, but Shiyu accepted the risk and chose the older Great Strength Demon Ape over the Nether Ghost Leopard.
• Elder Gong brought the Great Strength Demon Ape into the Beast Fighting Arena and encouraged it to attack Shiyu.
• Shiyu released his Martial Soul and Soul Rings as the Great Strength Demon Ape rose up and roared.

Shiyu used his speed, Teleportation, and evolved Eight Spider Lances to injure the Ten Thousand Year Great Strength Demon Ape while avoiding its attacks. The battle turned dangerous when the ape anticipated his next move and struck him with its Demon Ape Shockwave.

• Shiyu evaded the Great Strength Demon Ape’s crushing blow and stabbed it from behind with his Eight Spider Lances, injecting poison.
• Shiyu repeatedly used the Power of Time and the Power of Space to dodge the ape and land more attacks, leaving dozens of bloody holes in its body.
• The watching students, Yan Shaozhe, and Xuan Zi reacted to Shiyu’s advantage, while Xuan Zi warned that one hit or insufficient Soul Power could cost him the fight.
• The Great Strength Demon Ape anticipated Shiyu’s next teleport and unleashed its Demon Ape Shockwave as Shiyu appeared behind it.
• Shiyu slowed the attack and tried to pull away, but the shockwave still struck him and left him breathless.