Chapter Summaries

Zhou Sichen, a twelve-year-old transmigrator with a mutated Book of Contracts and a Body Martial Soul, rode his contracted Ice Jade Scorpion into the Star Dou Great Forest. He released the beast’s aura and his immense Spiritual Power to lure Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, hoping to claim Huo Gua’s first great opportunity.

• Zhou Sichen rode his Ice Jade Scorpion through the Star Dou Great Forest and revealed that it was his first Contracted Soul Beast.
• Zhou Sichen’s Book of Contracts had mutated from his Treasure Codex Martial Soul, and he had reached level 37 shortly after turning twelve.
• Zhou Sichen revealed that he also possessed a Body Martial Soul, which gave him extraordinary Spiritual Power and physical abilities.
• Zhou Sichen released the Ice Jade Scorpion’s Thousand Year Soul Beast aura and his own Spiritual Power to attract Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

Zhou Sichen encountered Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, which began merging with him as a Wisdom Soul Ring, while a remnant of Electrolux also entered his Spiritual Sea. The chapter left Zhou Sichen excited about the possibility that the two could help his Martial Souls evolve.

• Zhou Sichen recognized the voice in his Spiritual Sea as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm after it emerged from the ground.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm revealed its identity and asked to become Zhou Sichen’s first Wisdom Soul Ring.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm enveloped Zhou Sichen with its ten Golden Rings and began merging with him.
• A Gray Stream descended from the sky, resisted Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s efforts to repel it, and became a Gray Pearl inside Zhou Sichen’s Spiritual Sea.
• Zhou Sichen realized the Gray Pearl contained a strand of Electrolux’s Divine Sense and felt confident the two could help him surpass his limits.

Zhou Sichen completed his fusion with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and gained a Million Year Soul Ring for his Body Martial Soul. In the God Realm, Tang San realized the Douluo Will was blocking his observations and planned to bring Destruction under his control.

• Zhou Sichen finished merging with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, while the silkworm's far-reaching Spiritual Power vanished and drew reactions from powerful beings in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhou Sichen revealed his Body Martial Soul and gained its first Soul Ring, a special Million Year Wisdom Soul Ring.
• Zhou Sichen stored the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's million-year Shed Skin in his Soul Tool and agreed to cooperate with the silkworm.
• Tang San sensed that the Douluo Will was resisting and blocking his observations, but said his arrangements would still protect Xiao Qi.
• Tang San reassured Xiao Wu that Da Ming, Er Ming, Tang San's parents, and his arrangements would protect Xiao Qi, then turned his attention to persuading Destruction.

Zhou Sichen received a million years of refined energy from the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and chose to use the power meant for a third Martial Soul to strengthen Ah Da. After Ah Da gained Extreme Ice, Zhou Sichen set out for Shrek Academy to reunite with his elder sister.

• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sealed a million years of refined Origin Power and spiritual power inside Zhou Sichen's Spiritual Sea.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm offered to create an embryonic third Martial Soul, but Zhou Sichen asked it to empower the Ice Jade Scorpion in his Book of Contracts instead.
• After seeing Zhou Sichen's memories, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm agreed to give the Ice Jade Scorpion Extreme Ice and purify its bloodline.
• Ah Da accepted the power and successfully mastered Extreme Ice, growing stronger alongside Zhou Sichen.
• Zhou Sichen left the Star Dou Great Forest for Shrek Academy, where his elder sister had been waiting for him.

Zhou Sichen discussed his plans with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, revealing that he was also a Level 4 Soul Engineer and wanted to use Sky Dream’s exuviae to make Soul Tools. After Sky Dream agreed to support his ambitions and went to sleep, Zhou Sichen left the Star Dou Great Forest for Shrek Academy.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm offered to use his Origin Power to raise Zhou Sichen’s three Soul Rings beyond ten thousand years, but Zhou Sichen declined so he could attract powerful people’s attention and secure their support.
• Zhou Sichen reassured Sky Dream that he could handle the risks and said he would not let God King Tang control him.
• Zhou Sichen told Sky Dream he was a Level 4 Soul Engineer and asked to use some of Sky Dream’s exuviae to create Soul Tools.
• After hearing Zhou Sichen’s future plans, Sky Dream approved and went to sleep while recovering his strength.
• Ice Jade Scorpion carried Zhou Sichen out of the Star Dou Great Forest as he headed toward Shrek Academy.

Zhou Sichen encountered Huo Yuhao, Beibei, and Tang Ya in the Star Dou Great Forest and used his Shrek Academy recommendation letter to reassure them. The chapter ended with the group realizing they were all connected to Shrek Academy.

• Zhou Sichen cultivated on the Ice Jade Scorpion while learning to use his Second Martial Soul alongside his Contracted Beasts.
• The Ice Jade Scorpion alerted Zhou Sichen to three people camped by a stream: Huo Yuhao, Beibei, and Tang Ya.
• Zhou Sichen approached the wary group and introduced himself and the Ice Jade Scorpion as companions.
• Beibei and Tang Ya checked Zhou Sichen with Purple Demon Eyes and questioned how he could travel with a powerful Ice Jade Scorpion.
• Zhou Sichen showed Beibei his recommendation letter from the Tianyuan City Lord, and Beibei relaxed after inspecting it.

Zhou Sichen explained that his Book of Contracts Martial Soul let him control the Ice Jade Scorpion, then agreed to help Tang Ya, Beibei, and Huo Yuhao find Soul Rings. The group planned to travel to Shrek Academy together afterward.

• As they ate Huo Yuhao's grilled fish, Beibei and Tang Ya asked Zhou Sichen how he controlled the Ice Jade Scorpion.
• Zhou Sichen explained that his Book of Contracts Martial Soul allowed him to form contracts with Soul Beasts, and Huo Yuhao realized he could not learn the ability himself.
• Beibei told Zhou Sichen that Tang Ya needed a Soul Ring to advance, while Huo Yuhao had also come alone to obtain one.
• Tang Ya invited Huo Yuhao to join them, and he gratefully accepted her help despite having no money to offer.
• Tang Ya asked Zhou Sichen to accompany them, and he agreed to help them before they traveled to Shrek Academy together.

Zhou Sichen traveled with Beibei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao to find Soul Rings, using the Ice Jade Scorpion to carry them through the forest. He advised Huo Yuhao to develop his Spirit Eyes toward control and support, while privately worrying that Tang Ya’s planned third Soul Ring could limit her Bluesilver Grass; the group continued onward without choosing her ring.

• Zhou Sichen cultivated through the night with his Soul Beasts, then joined Beibei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao at dawn to search for Soul Rings.
• Zhou Sichen had the Ice Jade Scorpion carry the group, and it lifted Huo Yuhao onto its back with a pincer.
• Tang Ya and Beibei asked Zhou Sichen about his unusual Soul Beast-riding ability, but he kept his powers private.
• Tang Ya learned that Huo Yuhao had no Soul Ring plan, and Zhou Sichen recommended that he develop his spiritual Spirit Eyes as a control and support Soul Master.
• Tang Ya agreed with Zhou Sichen’s advice, while he privately considered whether her planned beast-type third Soul Ring would harm her Bluesilver Grass Martial Soul.

Zhou Sichen advised Tang Ya to cultivate her Bluesilver Grass by strengthening its bloodline with Plant-Type Soul Rings, then use its enhanced properties alongside Tang Sect techniques. Tang Ya accepted the idea as a new path forward and asked Zhou Sichen to explain more.

• Zhou Sichen told Tang Ya that Plant-Type Soul Beasts could help raise the bloodline of her ordinary Bluesilver Grass Martial Soul.
• Zhou Sichen pointed out that Tang Sect Masters after Tang San had achieved little by following the old path, prompting Tang Ya to reconsider her cultivation.
• Zhou Sichen recommended Adamantine Vine for Tang Ya’s third Soul Ring and explained that its hardness could make her Bluesilver Grass effective with Tang Sect hidden weapon techniques.
• Tang Ya thanked Zhou Sichen as her great benefactor, and Beibei agreed with her.
• Tang Ya asked Zhou Sichen to explain his cultivation ideas in more detail and offered to pay him.

Zhou Sichen advised Tang Ya on cultivating her Bluesilver Grass and helped Huo Yuhao join the Tang Sect as her disciple. The group found an Adamantine Vine for Tang Ya’s third soul ring, and Beibei prepared to fight it.

• Zhou Sichen analyzed Tang Ya’s cultivation and suggested a path that could improve her prospects.
• Tang Ya asked Zhou Sichen to help her obtain an Adamantine Vine for her third soul ring, but he declined to join the Tang Sect.
• Zhou Sichen recommended Huo Yuhao to Tang Ya, who accepted him into the Tang Sect and became his teacher.
• Zhou Sichen led the group to a canyon where they found an Adamantine Vine, and he warned Beibei about its resistances.
• Beibei stepped forward to fight the Adamantine Vine and demonstrate his strength to Huo Yuhao and Zhou Sichen.

Beibei defeated the Adamantine Vine so Tang Ya could absorb its Soul Ring, while Zhou Sichen’s cultivation theory guided her breakthrough. Tang Ya reached Rank 31 and gained a third Soul Skill she considered perfectly suited to her, as Beibei continued teaching Huo Yuhao the Tang Sect Secret Techniques.

• Beibei used his Thunder Soul Skills and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to break through the Adamantine Vine’s defenses and tear out its main root.
• Tang Ya struck the wounded Adamantine Vine’s vital point with a dagger, and Beibei told her to absorb its Soul Ring.
• While Tang Ya absorbed the Soul Ring, Beibei began teaching Huo Yuhao the Tang Sect Secret Techniques and Zhou Sichen guarded Tang Ya.
• After three hours, Tang Ya completed her absorption, reached Rank 31, and excitedly told Zhou Sichen that her new Soul Skill suited her perfectly.
• Tang Ya praised Huo Yuhao’s perseverance after finding him studying with Beibei.

Tang Ya showed how her new Thousand Year soul ring had strengthened her Bluesilver Grass, while Zhou Sichen and the others continued searching for Huo Yuhao’s first soul ring. After half a month, Zhou Sichen revealed that his second Contracted Soul Beast, Hellfire, had found a suitable Soul Beast for Huo Yuhao.

• Tang Ya demonstrated her improved Bluesilver Grass and explained that her Third Soul Skill, Plucking Leaves and Flying Flowers, turned it into sharp Blue Silver Blades.
• The group searched for a spiritual Soul Beast that suited Huo Yuhao, but found nothing after half a month.
• Huo Yuhao offered to accept any soul ring, but Zhou Sichen, Beibei, and Tang Ya urged him not to give up on finding a suitable one.
• Beibei praised Zhou Sichen’s knowledge, and Huo Yuhao resumed cultivating the Tang Sect Secret Techniques under Beibei’s guidance.
• Zhou Sichen told Tang Ya that his second Contracted Soul Beast, Hellfire, had found a Soul Beast suitable for Huo Yuhao.
• Tang Ya realized Ah Da was Zhou Sichen’s first Contracted Soul Beast and wondered whether his First Soul Ring had been at the thousand-year level.

Zhou Sichen revealed how his Book of Contracts let his Contracted Soul Beasts grow stronger with his cultivation, then disclosed his age and Soul Power Level to Beibei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao. He left them stunned by summoning his Martial Soul and displaying three Purple Soul Rings.

• Tang Ya told Beibei and Huo Yuhao that Zhou Sichen had confirmed Ah Da was a Contracted Soul Beast whose strength grew with his cultivation.
• Zhou Sichen explained that Ah Da had started at a little over seven hundred years old and had reached the thousand-year level as his cultivation improved.
• Beibei asked Zhou Sichen's age and Soul Power Level, and Zhou Sichen introduced himself as twelve years old and Level 38.
• Zhou Sichen summoned his Book of Contracts and revealed three Purple Soul Rings, leaving Beibei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao astonished.
• Zhou Sichen considered how Beibei's recommendation to Mu En could help him establish himself at Shrek Academy.

Zhou Sichen brought Beibei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao to a rare Three-Eyed Demonic Ape chosen for Huo Yuhao’s First Soul Ring, while revealing that his Contracted Soul Beasts were near the Ten Thousand Year level. Huo Yuhao killed the ape and began absorbing its soul ring as Hellfire Bird flew away.

• Zhou Sichen revealed that Ah Da and his other Contracted Soul Beasts had reached 9999 Year and led the group to Huo Yuhao’s chosen Soul Beast.
• Zhou Sichen explained that the roughly 350-year-old Three-Eyed Demonic Ape had a Spiritual Detection ability suited to Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Eyes Martial Soul.
• The group found Hellfire Bird pinning down the Three-Eyed Demonic Ape, and Beibei recognized the nearly extinct Soul Beast and described its soul-burning Hellfire.
• Hellfire Bird restrained its flames as Huo Yuhao approached, and Huo Yuhao killed the Three-Eyed Demonic Ape by stabbing its forehead eye with his mother’s White Tiger Dagger.
• A yellow soul ring formed, and Huo Yuhao sat down to absorb it while Beibei and Tang Ya discussed Zhou Sichen’s rare Contracted Soul Beasts and sought to recruit him.

While Huo Yuhao absorbed his first soul ring, Zhou Sichen worked on a body-covering Natal Soul Tool made from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Exuviae. Huo Yuhao became a Level 11 Soul Master with Spiritual Detection, and Zhou Sichen warned him to keep the skill secret from anyone he did not trust.

• Beibei and Tang Ya recognized that Zhou Sichen's Contracted Soul Beasts made him powerful, while his Soul Engineering skills could further protect him.
• Zhou Sichen continued crafting his planned Natal Soul Tool from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Exuviae and told Beibei and Tang Ya that he considered everything besides cultivation a waste of time.
• Huo Yuhao spent five hours absorbing the Three-Eyed Demonic Ape's soul ring and became a Level 11 Soul Master.
• Huo Yuhao discovered that his first soul skill was Spiritual Detection, which showed him a detailed image of everything within about fifteen meters.
• Zhou Sichen cautioned Huo Yuhao not to reveal his soul skills casually, and Huo Yuhao agreed.

After gaining his first Soul Ring, Huo Yuhao traveled with Zhou Sichen, Beibei, and Tang Ya to Shrek City, where he planned to enroll at Shrek Academy. The group reached the academy’s East City Gate during recruitment season, and Huo Yuhao prepared to rely on the Tang Sect’s recommendation and pass the Freshman Assessment.

• After Zhou Sichen dealt with the Three-Eyed Demonic Ape, Huo Yuhao roasted meat for the group, and they camped before setting out for Shrek Academy.
• Zhou Sichen guided Huo Yuhao toward studying Soul Tools, while Huo Yuhao trusted his advice and resolved to pass the academy’s Freshman Assessment.
• The four traveled for three days out of the Star Dou Great Forest, then rented a carriage and continued toward Shrek City.
• After half a month on the road, Zhou Sichen, Huo Yuhao, Beibei, and Tang Ya arrived in Shrek City on the third day of the academy’s registration period.
• Beibei and Tang Ya led Zhou Sichen and Huo Yuhao to the crowded East City Gate, where Huo Yuhao prepared to enroll through the Tang Sect’s recommendation.

Zhou Sichen told Beibei and Tang Ya that he wanted to enter Shrek Academy’s Inner Court rather than skip grades in the Outer Court. Beibei took him to the Inner Court Assessment, where Zhou Sichen expected his strength to earn him a place.

• Tang Ya teased Zhou Sichen about attracting attention and invited him to visit her Fourth Year class, but he said he did not plan to stay with the freshmen.
• Beibei suggested Zhou Sichen apply to skip grades and join his class, but Zhou Sichen said his goal was the Inner Court.
• Beibei and Tang Ya accepted Zhou Sichen’s ambition, and Beibei offered to take him to the Inner Court Assessment while Tang Ya accompanied Huo Yuhao to enroll.
• Zhou Sichen and Beibei parted from Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao and walked toward the Inner Court, with Beibei explaining the assessment and Shrek Academy’s teaching buildings along the way.

Zhou Sichen arrived at Shrek Academy and secured an exceptional chance to take the Inner Court Assessment while joining Beibei’s fourth-year class. In the Inner Court lounge, Dugu Xianmeng recognized him from a portrait and decided to take an interest in him.

• Beibei brought Zhou Sichen to the training hall and told Du Wilun about his age, cultivation, and three purple soul rings.
• Du Wilun warned Zhou Sichen about the difficulty and risks of entering the Inner Court directly, but Zhou Sichen said he would rather leave than waste his talent in the Outer Court.
• Du Wilun made an exception, allowing Zhou Sichen to remain at the academy even if he failed the assessment and to join Beibei’s fourth-year class.
• Du Wilun explained the Inner Court Assessment rules to Zhou Sichen while students in the training hall watched them.
• Li Runrun admired Zhou Sichen on a Soul Tool screen, and Dugu Xianmeng recognized him from a portrait and privately decided to have fun with him.

Zhou Sichen chose Dugu Xianmeng as his opponent for the Shrek Inner Court Assessment, despite the other candidates avoiding her because of her deadly poison. Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo watched with interest as Dugu Xianmeng prepared to face him.

• Zhou Sichen chose Dugu Xianmeng from the examiners’ portraits, reasoning that Ah Da’s Extreme Ice could counter her poison.
• Zhou Sichen rested through the other candidates’ assessments while Du Wilun and the watching students questioned his confidence.
• Beibei introduced Zhou Sichen to Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo, who watched him from the training hall’s second floor.
• Du Wilun announced Zhou Sichen’s turn after only four of the fifteen candidates passed the assessment.
• Zhou Sichen chose Senior Sister Dugu Xianmeng, drawing surprise from the successful candidates and interest from Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo.
• Dugu Xianmeng smiled and left the waiting room to face Zhou Sichen.

Zhou Sichen faced Dugu Xianmeng in his Shrek assessment and revealed three thousand-year Soul Rings and an Ice Jade Scorpion with Extreme Ice. He froze her Jade Phosphorus Five Poisons Array, leaving the onlookers astonished as the duel continued.

• Dugu Xianmeng entered the Soul Dueling Platform and accepted Zhou Sichen's challenge.
• Zhou Sichen revealed his Golden Book of Contracts and three purple Soul Rings, shocking Dugu Xianmeng and the observers.
• Dugu Xianmeng transformed with her Jade-Scaled Serpent Martial Soul and attacked Zhou Sichen with her fused Jade Phosphorus Five Poisons.
• Zhou Sichen summoned Ah Da, his Ice Jade Scorpion, and used Ice Seal to freeze Dugu Xianmeng's poisonous attack.
• Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo, and Du Wilun marveled at Ah Da's Extreme Ice and Zhou Sichen's strength.