Chapter Summaries

Zhou Sichen successfully helped Gongyang Mo and the Ice Soul Twin-Headed Dragon form a Soul Spirit Contract, confirming the method’s promise and its effects on Soul Masters. After Ling Luochen and Gongyang Mo described their gains and the limits on fusing additional Soul Spirits, Zhou Sichen concluded that promoting the method could reduce the hunting of Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts.

• Zhou Sichen initiated a Soul Spirit Contract for Gongyang Mo and the Ice Soul Twin-Headed Dragon, and the successful fusion gave Gongyang Mo a powerful Sixth Soul Ring and new combat abilities.
• Ling Luochen and Gongyang Mo told Zhou Sichen that Soul Spirits could grant several powerful skills, strengthen them when fighting in tandem, and let them form later soul rings without hunting Soul Beasts.
• Ling Luochen estimated she would need to reach Eight or Nine Rings before fusing with another Soul Spirit, while Gongyang Mo said his foundation might not allow him to fuse with a second one at all.
• Zhou Sichen considered how an Immortal Grade Herb or Lovesick Heartbreak Red Sub-Body might help Gongyang Mo reach Nine Rings.
• Ling Luochen and Zhou Sichen concluded that most Soul Masters might need only one Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirit, which could reduce the slaughter of Soul Beasts and support coexistence between humans and Soul Beasts.

After Gongyang Mo and Ling Luochen stabilized the power gained from their new Soul Spirits, Zhou Sichen gave Ling Luochen a fifty-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Soul Bone, and she confessed her feelings to him. As Ling Luochen began preparing to absorb it, Zhou Sichen planned to give her a Frost Dragon Torso Soul Bone as well, while Gongyang Mo resumed cultivation and hoped to earn a Soul Bone of his own.

• Gongyang Mo cultivated to stabilize his new strength, reaching Level 63, while Ling Luochen reached Level 62 and evolved her Ice Element to Extreme Ice through her Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Spirit.
• Zhou Sichen gave Ling Luochen a fifty-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Soul Bone, which Xiao Bing said might carry the Ice Burst Technique.
• Ling Luochen asked Zhou Sichen whether he liked her, and he said he did; she kissed him and declared that she had chosen him for life.
• Zhou Sichen decided to give Ling Luochen his 9999-year Frost Dragon Torso Soul Bone after she absorbed the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone.
• Gongyang Mo secretly listened to Zhou Sichen and Ling Luochen, then returned to meditation while hoping Zhou Sichen would someday give him a Soul Bone.

After Ling Luochen absorbed a Fifty Thousand Year Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone and Gongyang Mo obtained an Ice Soul Twin-Headed Dragon Soul Spirit, Zhou Sichen returned with them to Shrek Academy and convened a Sea God Pavilion Council. He explained and demonstrated the Soul Spirit Method, leaving the council members excited about its potential for the academy.

• Ling Luochen absorbed the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone, rose to Level 64, and discussed training with her Soul Spirit, Xiao Bing, to master her Extreme Ice Attribute.
• Gongyang Mo finished consolidating his cultivation at Level 63, and Zhou Sichen led him and Ling Luochen out of the Far North and back to Shrek Academy.
• Zhou Sichen asked Yan Shaozhe whether Mu En had emerged from seclusion, then requested an emergency Sea God Pavilion Council and brought Ling Luochen and Gongyang Mo with him.
• Zhou Sichen explained the Soul Spirit Method to the gathered council members, and Ling Luochen and Gongyang Mo displayed their Ice Jade Scorpion and Ice Soul Twin-Headed Dragon Soul Spirits.
• Elder Xuan and the other council members celebrated the method's potential, while Yan Shaozhe regretted being too old to obtain a Soul Spirit and Fan Yu looked forward to reaching Level 90.

Mu En emerged from seclusion after the Gold of Life restored his vitality and extended his lifespan by twenty or thirty years. He and Zhou Sichen agreed that the Soul Spirit Method needed Soul Beast cooperation, so they planned to begin with Shrek’s Inner Court and prepare a mission to the Star Dou Great Forest.

• The Sea God Pavilion members celebrated the Soul Spirit Method and Ling Luochen’s Extreme Ice before Mu En appeared, rejuvenated by the Gold of Life.
• Mu En and Zhou Sichen concluded that implementing the Soul Spirit Method required cooperation from the Soul Beast race and could not begin on a large scale yet.
• Zhou Sichen proposed testing the method with Inner Court students while seeking an agreement with powerful Soul Beasts.
• Mu En ordered Xuan Zi to take Ling Luochen and Gongyang Mo to the Star Dou Great Forest in one month to discuss cooperation.
• Mu En assigned Ling Luochen and Gongyang Mo to train in the Golden Tree Underworld so their Soul Spirits could help them communicate with Soul Beasts.
• Zhou Sichen explained that trained Spirit-type Soul Masters could perform the contract ritual, giving the academy a way to expand the method beyond him.

Zhou Sichen persuaded Shrek Academy to establish the Spirit Pagoda as a public-facing organization for Soul Spirit contracts, with its first tower planned for Tianyuan City. He returned home to explain the undertaking to Zhou Zhenxuan, who was stunned by its scale.

• Zhou Sichen proposed an organization to oversee Soul Spirit contracts and train Spirit-type Soul Masters, while Mu En and the others discussed how to prevent Shrek from provoking the continent’s other powers.
• Zhou Sichen presented the Spirit Pagoda as a model for the organization, and Mu En approved Tianyuan City as the site of its first tower.
• Shrek Academy secured funding and assigned construction Soul Masters, led by Zhou Chenggang, to build the Spirit Pagoda.
• Ling Luochen and Gongyang Mo returned to training, while the others prepared resources and intelligence for the work ahead.
• Zhou Sichen handed Zhou Chenggang the tower blueprints and returned to Tianyuan City to brief Zhou Zhenxuan.
• Zhou Sichen explained the Soul Spirit Method and Spirit Pagoda plan to Zhou Zhenxuan, who listened in shock.

After the Preliminary Team Members emerged from seclusion, Zhou Sichen helped them settle into their new progress and advised He Caitou on strengthening his Twin Martial Souls. The three-martial soul fusion showed its first signs of success, and Zhou Sichen prepared to discuss a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest with Mu En.

• Zhou Zhenxuan, Cao Zhenglin, and Long Xiaotian began implementing Zhou Sichen's Spirit Pagoda proposal in Tianyuan City.
• The Preliminary Team Members returned from seclusion with stronger Soul Power, while Wang Dong gave Huo Yuhao a Soul Bone and other treasures to help him advance.
• Beibei reunited joyfully with Tang Ya, and Zhou Sichen showed Cao Jinxuan and Long Xiangyue around the Inner Court.
• He Caitou joined Fan Yu's research team and began practicing a Three-Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Zhang Lexuan and Xu Jiujiu, who saw signs of success.
• Zhou Sichen advised He Caitou to wait until Level 50 before adding Soul Rings to his Second Martial Soul and promised to seek academy support for a Soul Bone.
• Zhou Sichen planned to meet Mu En and discuss traveling with Xuan Zi to the Star Dou Great Forest to promote the Soul Spirit Method.

Jing Hongchen entered Shrek Academy to reclaim the Sword of Judgment and investigate whether Mu En was still alive, then challenged Xuan Zi over Shrek's Soul Tool capabilities. The chapter ended with Jing Hongchen taunting Xuan Zi after he failed to produce a Level 9 Soul Tool.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned Zhou Sichen that an unknown Titled Douluo was hiding nearby, and Xuan Zi appeared and forced Jing Hongchen out of concealment.
• Jing Hongchen said he had come to reclaim the Sword of Judgment and visit Shrek, then followed Xuan Zi and Zhou Sichen into the Sea God Pavilion.
• Xuan Zi and Jing Hongchen debated the future of Soul Tools, and Xuan Zi praised Zhou Sichen's talent and interest in their development.
• Jing Hongchen asked whether Mu En was alive, and Xuan Zi claimed that Mu En was fit as a fiddle and Shrek's strength would keep the Sun Moon Empire in check.
• Jing Hongchen offered the Sword of Judgment as a gift for a chance to meet Mu En, but Xuan Zi mocked him and challenged him to stand outside Shrek for a Level 9 Soul Tool.
• Jing Hongchen called Xuan Zi's bluff and offered him a Level 9 Soul Tool to stand outside Mingde Hall, leaving Xuan Zi unable to answer confidently.

Jing Hongchen offered Zhou Sichen a defensive Soul Tool after Mu En intervened in his confrontation with Xuan Zi and agreed to the exchange arrangements. The chapter ended with Jing Hongchen explaining the capabilities of Hongchen's Protection.

• Zhou Sichen prompted Jing Hongchen to confirm his offer of a Level 9 Soul Tool, and Xuan Zi accepted the challenge to stand outside Mingde Hall in exchange for it.
• Mu En spoke through a powerful projection, silencing the gathering and leaving Jing Hongchen in awe of his strength.
• Jing Hongchen respectfully greeted Mu En and offered him a Level 8 Sword of Judgment as a meeting gift.
• Mu En approved Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen for possible Inner Court enrollment and agreed that Xuan Zi would escort the exchange students between the academies.
• Jing Hongchen gave Zhou Sichen Hongchen's Protection and explained that it provided automatic defense and could generate a fifteen-second Invincible Shield.

Jing Hongchen gave Zhou Sichen the Level 9 Soul Tool Hongchen's Protection and secured Mu En's promise to help Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen. When Jing Hongchen discovered Shrek had seized the eight Fixed Soul Tools he had hidden outside the city, he flew into a rage, while Shrek's Soul Tool Department began studying the devices.

• Jing Hongchen presented Hongchen's Protection to Zhou Sichen, who accepted and tested the Level 9 defensive Soul Tool.
• Jing Hongchen asked Mu En to help with Meng Hongchen's martial soul problem, and Mu En promised Shrek would support her and arrange training for her and Xiao Hongchen.
• Jing Hongchen and Mu En discussed the battlefield power of Soul Tools before Jing Hongchen left the Sea God Pavilion.
• Jing Hongchen found that all eight Fixed Soul Tools he had hidden outside Shrek City were gone and their remote triggers had been disabled.
• Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo reported that Shrek had recovered the eight Soul Tools, and Zhou Sichen handed Hongchen's Protection to Xian Lin'er for research.

Zhou Sichen discussed Mu En’s recovery and his plan to visit the Star Dou Great Forest, then agreed to replace He Caitou in the Three-Martial Soul Fusion Skill training with Zhang Lexuan and Xu Jiujiu. The three began preparing to train together, while Xu Jiujiu resolved to strengthen Star Luo through its ties with Shrek Academy.

• Zhou Sichen spoke with Mu En about learning his external incarnation ability and traveling with Elder Xuan to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Mu En offered to support him from outside the forest.
• Zhou Sichen discussed Shrek Academy’s Soul Tools with Mu En and left Sea God Pavilion for Zhang Lexuan’s villa.
• He Caitou told Zhou Sichen that his studies and cultivation left him unable to keep up with the Three-Martial Soul Fusion Skill training, and asked Zhou Sichen to replicate his Martial Soul.
• Zhou Sichen agreed to take He Caitou’s place, accepted the vial of blood He Caitou had prepared, and promised to help him obtain a Soul Ring after he reached Soul King.
• Zhou Sichen told Zhang Lexuan and Xu Jiujiu that he would join their training, and both women welcomed him as their new partner.

Zhou Sichen and Zhang Lexuan and Xu Jiujiu perfected their Three-Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Xu Jiujiu reached Level 60 before the group set out for the Star Dou Great Forest. There, Scarlet King blocked their way and demanded that they leave, while Zhou Sichen and Xuan Zi prepared to face the Soul Beasts.

• Zhou Sichen, Zhang Lexuan, and Xu Jiujiu used his copied Sun Martial Soul to rapidly improve their fusion, then planned separate Sun-, Moon-, and Star-led versions of their skill.
• Zhou Sichen studied Fixed Soul Tools and Hongchen's Protection by day while cultivating with Zhang Lexuan and Xu Jiujiu at night, and the trio mastered their fusion skill over nearly a month.
• After Xu Jiujiu broke through to Level 60, Zhou Sichen took her to join Xuan Zi, Ling Luochen, and Gongyang Mo on their journey to the Star Dou Great Forest, with Mu En waiting outside to provide support.
• Xuan Zi led Zhou Sichen and the others into the forest while Mu En concealed his aura at its outskirts.
• Scarlet King confronted the group near the core region, accused the humans of trespassing, and threatened them; Xuan Zi said he had come with a surprise for Di Tian.

Xuan Zi brought Zhou Sichen and Shrek Academy’s students to the Star Dou Great Forest to introduce the Soul Spirit Method to Scarlet King and the other Soul Beasts. Di Tian arrived, dismissed Xuan Zi’s authority, and left the group facing the Beast God’s overwhelming pressure while Zhou Sichen remained calm.

• Xuan Zi warned Scarlet King and had Ling Luochen and Gongyang Mo summon their Soul Spirits, whose unusual forms startled Scarlet King and the concealed Soul Beasts.
• Xuan Zi explained that the Soul Spirit Method let Soul Beasts retain their minds and cooperate with Soul Masters, prompting Scarlet King to question whether the method was genuine.
• Di Tian appeared, and his aura knocked the two Soul Spirits unconscious; Ling Luochen and Gongyang Mo recalled them into their Spiritual Seas.
• Di Tian challenged Xuan Zi to land before speaking, so Xuan Zi recalled Hellfire and led the group down in front of him.
• Ling Luochen, Gongyang Mo, and Xu Jiujiu were overwhelmed by Di Tian’s pressure, while Zhou Sichen calmly met the Beast God’s gaze.

Xuan Zi and Zhou Sichen explained the Soul Spirit Method to Di Tian as a way to reduce Soul Beast hunting and proposed testing it with Xu Jiujiu. Di Tian agreed to the test and offered cooperation if the method proved real, leaving the group poised to seek a suitable Soul Beast.

• Xuan Zi argued that the growing imbalance between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts threatened both groups, then introduced the Soul Spirit Method as a way to reduce hunting.
• Zhou Sichen explained how his Book of Contracts Martial Soul transformed soul rings into conscious Soul Spirits that could grant skills, and described inheritance as a future possibility.
• Di Tian warned Zhou Sichen against deceiving him, and Zhou Sichen offered to demonstrate the method by forming a Soul Spirit Contract for Xu Jiujiu at her Level 60 bottleneck.
• Di Tian sent Scarlet King into the forest to find a suitable, willing Soul Beast, while Xuan Zi stepped protectively between Di Tian and Zhou Sichen.
• Di Tian promised to consider any request and set aside old grievances with Shrek if the method worked, while Xuan Zi suggested the students could help restrain greedy Soul Masters.

Zhou Sichen demonstrated the Soul Spirit Method by helping Xu Jiujiu form a contract with a Starlight Unicorn, convincing Di Tian that the method worked. Di Tian agreed to cooperate with the Spirit Pagoda and secured Soul Beast representation in its leadership.

• Scarlet King brought back a thirty-thousand-year-old Starlight Unicorn, and Di Tian ordered it to cooperate with Zhou Sichen's research.
• Zhou Sichen guided Xu Jiujiu through the Soul Spirit Contract, and the Starlight Unicorn became her Soul Spirit.
• Di Tian verified the contract with the Starlight Unicorn and praised Zhou Sichen after confirming that the Soul Spirit Method worked.
• Zhou Sichen explained that the Spirit Pagoda would operate independently and proposed five Standing Committee seats, including one each for the Star Dou Great Forest and the Far North.
• Di Tian accepted the cooperation terms and resolved to advance the Soul Spirit Method for the future of the Soul Beast race.

Zhou Sichen stayed in the Star Dou Great Forest to oversee cooperation with the soul beasts, and Di Tian brought him to the Lake of Life. Their visit was interrupted when Bear Lord attacked Zhou Sichen over the agreement, leaving Di Tian to restrain him and defend the Soul Spirit Method.

• Zhou Sichen decided to remain in the Star Dou Great Forest to oversee the cooperation, and Di Tian promised to protect him while Xuan Zi returned to Shrek with Ling Luochen and the others.
• Zhou Sichen told Xuan Zi to arrange Soul Spirit candidates through the Star Luo Empire and to keep the method from the Fighting Spirit and Heaven Soul Empires for now.
• Di Tian brought Zhou Sichen to the Lake of Life, where Zhou Sichen sensed its immense vitality and secretly considered absorbing some of its energy.
• Bear Lord arrived and attacked Zhou Sichen, but Di Tian blocked the strike and warned Bear Lord not to cause trouble.
• Bear Lord challenged the cooperation with humans, but Di Tian asserted that the Soul Spirit Method was the best solution, leaving Bear Lord to reconsider while Zhou Sichen silently resented the attack.

Zhou Sichen explained the Soul Spirit Method and the Spirit Pagoda to Di Tian and the Fierce Beasts, winning their support for cooperation. The Fierce Beasts offered him a future Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast as a Soul Spirit, and Di Tian asked to see his martial soul.

• Di Tian summoned Bi Ji and Myriad Demon King, and Bi Ji promised Zhou Sichen a favor if the Soul Spirit Method helped the Soul Beast race.
• Zhou Sichen explained the Soul Spirit Method and the Spirit Pagoda, and even Bear Lord accepted that it could help the Soul Beasts.
• Bear Lord apologized to Zhou Sichen, while Myriad Demon King built him a treehouse and Bi Ji brought him cultivation-boosting flowers and fruits.
• The next morning, Zhou Sichen detailed how to implement the Soul Spirit Method, and Di Tian and the other Fierce Beasts agreed to begin with Soul Beasts nearing the ends of their lives.
• Di Tian warned the Fierce Beasts not to obstruct the plan, and Bear Lord pledged his support.
• Di Tian asked Zhou Sichen to show his martial soul and promised that the Star Dou Great Forest could offer him a suitable Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast as a Soul Spirit when he advanced.

Zhou Sichen revealed his Book of Contracts Martial Soul and its shocking Soul Ring configuration to Di Tian and the other Soul Beasts. After he explained its abilities and contract rules, they accepted that he might help change the fate of Soul Beasts and humans.

• Zhou Sichen told Bear Lord that one of his Contracted Soul Beasts belonged to the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear clan, then clarified that he had made a contract rather than killed one.
• Zhou Sichen summoned his golden Book of Contracts Martial Soul and displayed five Soul Rings: three black, one red, and one black.
• Di Tian, Bear Lord, Bi Ji, and Myriad Demon King were shocked by Zhou Sichen's extraordinary Soul Ring configuration and his Five-Ring level.
• Zhou Sichen explained the Book of Contracts' special abilities and its rules for absorbing Soul Rings and forming contracts.
• Di Tian and the others accepted Zhou Sichen's explanation and recognized that his power could make him pivotal to the future of Soul Beasts and humans.

Zhou Sichen arranged for his Contracted Soul Beasts to train with the Fierce Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, relying on their shared interests and Bear Lord’s rivalry with Di Tian. The Mirror Image Beast eagerly looked forward to learning their abilities and growing stronger.

• Zhou Sichen summoned Big Bear, and Bear Lord agreed to train the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear in the Star Dou Great Forest Core Circle.
• Zhou Sichen asked Di Tian to let Scarlet King train Hellfire in flame control, and Di Tian agreed to help his Contracted Soul Beasts.
• Zhou Sichen asked the Fierce Beasts to teach the Mirror Image Beast, but Di Tian hesitated over sharing his abilities.
• Bi Ji offered to teach the Mirror Image Beast healing, and Myriad Demon King also agreed to teach it.
• Zhou Sichen persuaded Bear Lord to train the Mirror Image Beast by turning the offer into a contest with Di Tian, and the Mirror Image Beast resolved to seize the opportunity to grow stronger.

Zhou Sichen arranged training for his Contracted Soul Beasts at the Lake of Life and continued cultivating while Di Tian attended to business. His meditation was interrupted when he sensed the legendary Three-Eyed Golden Lion approaching his treehouse.

• Zhou Sichen declined Di Tian's offer to train Ah Da and Hong Hong, explaining that they already had suitable instructors.
• Di Tian assigned the Mirror Image Beast to Myriad Demon King, Big Bear to Bear Lord, and Hellfire to Bi Ji before leaving through a black-and-gold vortex.
• Zhou Sichen returned to his treehouse to cultivate, aiming to reach Level 60 and eventually absorb the Snow Empress Embryo.
• Zhou Sichen sensed a familiar presence near the treehouse and recognized the golden Soul Beast watching him as the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Zhou Sichen met the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and discovered that she instinctively trusted him because of their connection through the Power of Destiny. He decided to win her over with snacks, and she eagerly devoured the sugar-coated hawthorn he offered.

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion shrank and entered Zhou Sichen's treehouse, where they introduced themselves and settled down together.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion felt an inexplicable trust in Zhou Sichen and sensed that he possessed a Power of Destiny like hers.
• Zhou Sichen considered using force to undergo Attribute Assimilation, but decided to bluff and befriend the inexperienced auspicious beast instead.
• Zhou Sichen offered the Three-Eyed Golden Lion sugar-coated hawthorn and explained that its sweet-and-sour taste was delicious.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion tasted the hawthorn, loved it, and eagerly ate it while Zhou Sichen planned to win her over with more snacks.