Chapter Summaries

Zhou Sichen befriended the Three-Eyed Golden Lion by sharing snacks and stories, and she eagerly agreed to visit him again. Di Tian warned him not to harm the Auspicious Beast’s innocence, while Zhou Sichen argued that she needed to learn to judge the world for herself.

• Zhou Sichen gave the Three-Eyed Golden Lion sugar-coated hawthorn and sugar-fried chestnuts, then entertained her with stories about the human world.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion grew fascinated by Zhou Sichen’s stories and declared that they were good friends.
• Bi Ji allowed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to visit Zhou Sichen during the day as long as she did not disrupt his cultivation.
• Zhou Sichen made Honey Grapefruit Tea for the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who asked him to teach her to prepare tasty foods.
• After the Three-Eyed Golden Lion left, Di Tian visited Zhou Sichen and warned him that no one could harm the Auspicious Beast or corrupt her innocence.
• Zhou Sichen replied that excessive protection could hurt the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and urged Di Tian to help her learn to judge danger and goodness for herself.

Zhou Sichen reassured Di Tian that he would let the Auspicious Beast enjoy herself and offered an uncertain explanation for her closeness to him. After Di Tian affirmed their friendship, Zhou Sichen asked him to find Dreadclaw External Soul Bones, and Di Tian left to handle his own matters while Zhou Sichen began cultivating.

• Di Tian explained that he wanted the Auspicious Beast to remain carefree, and Zhou Sichen agreed not to raise other matters while taking her around for fun.
• Di Tian asked why the Auspicious Beast was unusually close to Zhou Sichen, who guessed that his Book of Contracts Martial Soul might give him a Soul Beast aura.
• Di Tian accepted Zhou Sichen as a friend of the Star Dou Great Forest as long as he would not harm the Auspicious Beast.
• Zhou Sichen asked Di Tian to obtain Dreadclaw External Soul Bones from Bear Lord, and Di Tian agreed to ask whether any were available.
• Di Tian explained that Soul Bones had different significance for Soul Beasts and then left the treehouse, while Zhou Sichen sat down to cultivate.

Xuan Zi agreed to travel to Tianyuan City to build the core of the Spirit Pagoda while worrying about Zhou Sichen’s mission. At Shrek Academy, Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen prepared to duel so the Inner Court students could witness how Soul Spirits enhanced combat, and Yan Shaozhe started the match.

• Elder Song reassured Xuan Zi about Zhou Sichen and asked him to complete the Spirit Pagoda’s core construction in Tianyuan City, which he agreed to do.
• Dai Yueheng and Gongyang Mo discussed Soul Spirits and the possibility of Dai Yueheng receiving one after reaching Level 70.
• Yan Shaozhe addressed the Inner Court students and explained that the duel would demonstrate Soul Spirit and Soul Master cooperation.
• Yan Shaozhe barred Ma Xiaotao from using her Martial Soul Avatar to balance her higher Soul Power against Ling Luochen’s Soul Spirit advantage.
• Yan Shaozhe announced the start of the duel between Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen.

Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen clashed with their fire and ice Soul Skills, then unleashed their powerful domains against each other. Yan Shaozhe contained the domains to protect the spectators as Ma Xiaotao prepared a Phoenix Meteor Shower.

• Ma Xiaotao attacked Ling Luochen with Phoenix Sky Howl Strike while Ling Luochen defended with Ice Armor Protection and Ice Radiance Ring.
• Ling Luochen activated Everfrost Domain and summoned her thirty-five-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Spirit, but the domain could not reach Ma Xiaotao in the air.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed her Phoenix Domain, causing the two domains to divide the training hall into scorching and freezing zones.
• Yan Shaozhe used his Soul Power to contain both domains within the Soul Dueling Platform and shield the watching students.
• Ma Xiaotao gathered a cloud of fire and announced her Sixth Soul Skill, Phoenix Meteor Shower.

Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen fought an intense duel, with Ling Luochen’s Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Spirit helping her match Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Domain and greater Soul Power. Yan Shaozhe stopped the battle when both were nearly exhausted, leaving the two rivals confident their competition would continue.

• Ling Luochen used Heavenly Ice Burst to clash with Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Meteor Shower while her Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Spirit moved in to attack.
• Ma Xiaotao blocked the Soul Spirit with Phoenix Fire Line, then summoned her Phoenix Divine Spear to repel its Ice Jade Pincer.
• The Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Spirit’s protections and Everfrost Domain helped it withstand Ma Xiaotao’s flames as Ling Luochen continued supporting it with ice attacks.
• Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen fought to a near stalemate, rapidly consuming their Soul Power and demonstrating the strength of their Ultimate Martial Souls to the watching students.
• Yan Shaozhe ended the duel when both women were nearly exhausted, and Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen exchanged confident promises to keep competing.

After a month at the Lake of Life, Zhou Sichen formed closer ties with the Star Dou Great Forest and reached Level 57. He left with Bi Ji to oversee the Spirit Pagoda’s Soul Spirit Transformation formation, promising the Three-Eyed Golden Lion he would return.

• Ma Xiaotao defeated Ling Luochen in a fierce duel, and the Inner Court students saw how much a Soul Spirit could strengthen its user.
• Xu Jiujiu challenged Gongyang Mo to a match, and they agreed they could use Soul Tools.
• Zhou Sichen spent a month discussing cooperation with Di Tian and the Fierce Beasts, playing with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and searching unsuccessfully for the Golden Tortoise holding the Gold of Life.
• Zhou Sichen reached Level 57, then said goodbye to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and departed the Lake of Life with Bi Ji, leaving Hellfire, Big Bear, and Little Mirror to train with the Fierce Beasts.
• Xuan Zi welcomed Zhou Sichen and Bi Ji, then suggested Bi Ji exchange healing knowledge with Little Zhuang of the Sea God Pavilion.

Zhou Sichen oversaw the completion of Tianyuan City's Spirit Pagoda, established its Soul Spirit Transformation arrays, and began training two Spirit Masters. He then headed in secret to the Body Sect to recruit Du Busi, seek cooperation, and bring the sect's Spiritual Attribute Soul Masters to the Spirit Pagoda.

• Xuan Zi brought Zhou Sichen and Bi Ji to Tianyuan City, where Zhou Zhenxuan welcomed them and led them to the City Lord's Mansion.
• Zhou Sichen, Xuan Zi, Bi Ji, and Zhou Zhenxuan inspected the completed ninety-nine-floor Spirit Pagoda and its council structure.
• Zhou Sichen summoned the Holy Necromancer and, guided by Electrolux, inscribed Magic Arrays that enabled Soul Spirit Transformation throughout the Spirit Pagoda.
• Zhou Sichen and Bi Ji selected three Soul Beasts for Shrek Academy students, while Zhou Sichen trained an Inner Court teacher and student to perform basic Soul Spirit Transformations.
• Zhou Sichen secretly left for the Body Sect, intending to recruit Du Busi, cooperate on the Soul Spirit Method, and train the sect's Spiritual Attribute Soul Masters.

Zhou Sichen reached the Body Sect and faced Long Aotian, who challenged him before allowing him to enter. After Zhou Sichen revealed his overwhelming soul rings and Body Martial Soul, Long Aotian launched an attack, leaving their fight about to begin.

• Zhou Sichen reached Cloud Mountain, where Long Aotian identified him and demanded a fight as the price of entering the Body Sect.
• Zhou Sichen revealed his Body Martial Soul and two soul rings above the Hundred Thousand Year level, shocking Long Aotian and the watching Du Busi and Body Sect elders.
• Long Aotian activated his Silver-Grade Second Awakening and Unity of Heaven and Man, preparing to fight Zhou Sichen.
• Zhou Sichen unleashed the Reigning Over the World domain, suppressing Long Aotian's momentum by thirty percent.
• Long Aotian resisted the domain's pressure and charged at Zhou Sichen despite realizing his opponent's strength was beyond what he had expected.

Zhou Sichen used the first two transformations of the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations to reveal Extreme Ice and Extreme Fire, forcing Long Aotian into a fierce battle. Du Busi set aside his conflicted feelings about Mu En and saw Zhou Sichen as the Body Sect’s future, while Long Aotian was left reeling from Zhou Sichen’s burning palm strike.

• Zhou Sichen activated Reigning Over the World and the Ice transformation, then fought Long Aotian’s Second Awakening and Unity of Heaven and Man to a standstill.
• Long Aotian recognized Zhou Sichen’s extraordinary ice power, while Du Busi and the elders praised his Body Martial Soul and considered him a candidate to inherit the Body Sect.
• Du Busi struggled with his brother Poison Must Die’s death after his fair battle with Mu En, but Zhou Sichen’s talent led him to accept the boy as a possible atonement.
• Zhou Sichen changed from Extreme Ice to Extreme Fire, shocking Long Aotian and the Body Sect elders with his Dual Extreme Attributes.
• Zhou Sichen exploited Long Aotian’s mistake to strike his chest with a blazing palm, sending him flying and disrupting his Soul Power.
• Long Aotian steadied himself and realized he needed to change tactics to avoid losing.

Zhou Sichen defeated Long Aotian in a fierce battle by countering his all-out Mad God Slash with the ice-and-fire spear of his Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations. Long Aotian accepted the loss, and Du Busi arrived to find both fighters unharmed.

• Zhou Sichen pressured Long Aotian until Long Aotian activated four enhancement Soul Skills and launched his strongest attack, Mad God Slash.
• Zhou Sichen unleashed Molten Flame and formed an ice-and-fire spear, choosing to meet Long Aotian’s Sky-Opening Axe head-on.
• The spear’s Extreme Ice and Extreme Fire eroded the axe and shattered it, sending Long Aotian flying as the spear stopped just short of his chest.
• Du Busi stopped Jin Peng and the other elders from intervening, confident Zhou Sichen would control his attack and spare Long Aotian.
• Long Aotian admitted defeat, and Zhou Sichen praised his fighting spirit before the two withdrew their powers.
• Du Busi and the elders descended, confirmed both fighters were unharmed, and Zhou Sichen respectfully greeted the Body Venerable.

After defeating Long Aotian, Zhou Sichen revealed his Book of Contracts Martial Soul to Du Busi and secured the Body Sect leader’s support for his Second Awakening. He proposed cooperation between Shrek Academy and the Body Sect against the growing Sun Moon Empire threat, and Du Busi began trying to persuade him to become the Body Sect’s heir.

• Du Busi praised Zhou Sichen for defeating Long Aotian, then sent the injured Long Aotian away with Jin Peng and kept Zhou Sichen to talk.
• Zhou Sichen explained that he was Mu En’s last disciple and revealed his Book of Contracts Martial Soul, surprising Du Busi with its ability to copy Martial Souls through blood.
• Du Busi agreed to help Zhou Sichen complete his Body Martial Soul’s Second Awakening and welcomed him as a member of the Body Sect.
• Zhou Sichen proposed that Shrek Academy and the Body Sect cooperate to deter the Sun Moon Empire and protect the Three Empires.
• Zhou Sichen acknowledged the old conflict between Mu En and the Body Sect, while Du Busi set aside the grudges and suggested Mu En had sent him as a natural heir to the Seed of the Body.

Zhou Sichen revealed the full power of his Book of Contracts Martial Soul, convincing Du Busi to support his plan to unite the continent. Du Busi agreed that the Body Sect could become a national guardian sect and shared its research goal of awakening Body Martial Souls before age six.

• Zhou Sichen showed Du Busi his five Soul Rings and explained the abilities of his Book of Contracts Martial Soul, leaving Du Busi astonished by his strength.
• Du Busi recognized that Shrek Academy's cooperation served Zhou Sichen's plan to unite the Original Three Great Empires, defeat the Sun Moon Empire, and unify the continent.
• Zhou Sichen assured Du Busi that he sought peace and would protect the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family if it voluntarily gave up power, prompting Du Busi to agree to support his plan.
• Du Busi asked whether the Sea God Pavilion or the Body Sect would protect the unified nation, and Zhou Sichen affirmed Shrek's standing while offering the Body Sect the role of national guardian sect.
• Du Busi explained that the Body Sect hoped to awaken Body Martial Souls through acquired means before age six, despite the method's currently low success rate.

Zhou Sichen secured Du Busi’s agreement for the Body Sect to cooperate with Shrek, then planned how to bring the Sun Moon Empire and its powerful factions under his control. He decided not to use Tang Ya to infiltrate the Holy Spirit Cult, leaving her safely at Shrek while he prepared for future moves.

• Du Busi agreed that the Body Sect could cooperate with Shrek if Zhou Sichen provided support and treated the sect well, and the two sealed their agreement.
• Zhou Sichen entered the Body Sect and considered how to explain his Body Martial Soul awakening to Mu En and Shrek.
• Zhou Sichen planned to investigate Mingde Hall during Shrek’s exchange program and considered approaching its Hall Master, Jing Hongchen, through his connection with the Hongchen Siblings.
• Zhou Sichen considered exploiting the Sun Moon Empire’s succession struggle and weighed infiltrating the Holy Spirit Cult with his Holy Necromancer martial soul.
• After restoring his Soul Power, Zhou Sichen decided not to use Tang Ya’s Dark Bluesilver Grass or make her an Evil Soul Master, and resolved to help her strengthen her bloodline later.

Zhou Sichen was appointed the Body Sect’s Vice Sect Master and presented the Soul Spirit Method as a gift, outlining how it could benefit the sect. He addressed concerns about the Star Dou Great Forest and the Spirit Pagoda, leaving Du Busi and the elders considering whether the Third Elder should oversee the Spirit Pagoda in his place.

• Vina escorted Zhou Sichen to the Council Hall, where Du Busi announced that he would become Vice Sect Master and hold an investiture ceremony in one month.
• Zhou Sichen accepted the appointment and told Du Busi and the elders that he had brought the sect a gift: the Soul Spirit Method.
• Zhou Sichen explained that the Star Dou Great Forest would set aside its past grievances if the Body Sect helped promote peaceful coexistence between Soul Beasts and Soul Masters.
• Du Busi and Jin Peng worried that joining the Spirit Pagoda would force Body Sect disciples to leave the sect, so Zhou Sichen proposed that the Third Elder oversee the Spirit Pagoda and replace him as Chief Spirit Master.
• Du Busi considered the benefits of the Third Elder’s appointment, including Zhou Sichen having more time to cultivate and the Body Sect gaining access to better Soul Spirits.

Zhou Sichen became the Body Sect’s Vice Sect Master and began training for the Second Awakening of his Body Martial Soul by sparring with Du Busi. He revealed his powerful abilities and left Du Busi stunned by an unfamiliar spiritual attack.

• Du Busi announced Zhou Sichen as the Body Sect’s Vice Sect Master at the banquet, and Long Aotian accepted his defeat more easily after learning Zhou Sichen’s new position.
• The next morning, Du Busi explained that Zhou Sichen would need to seal his First Martial Soul and rely on his Body Martial Soul and Soul Bones to undergo the Second Awakening.
• Du Busi and Zhou Sichen sparred before the Body Sect disciples, and Zhou Sichen displayed his two Soul Rings, Reigning Over the World domain, and Extreme Ice and Extreme Fire powers.
• Du Busi released his nine Soul Rings but repelled Zhou Sichen without using a Soul Skill, driving him back across the arena.
• Zhou Sichen used Mental Soul Detection and Mental Soul Distortion, briefly disorienting Du Busi and leaving him shocked by the unusual spiritual abilities.

Zhou Sichen fought Du Busi in a training match, using his Extreme Ice, soul skills, and Emperor Scorpion Tail to trade blows with the Level 98 Super Douluo. After his attacks failed to seriously injure Du Busi, Zhou Sichen gathered his power into a spear, while Du Busi transformed into a Green Giant and prepared to meet him.

• Zhou Sichen struck Du Busi with Extreme Ice and Extreme Fire, then evaded Du Busi's counterattack using Spiritual Detection.
• Zhou Sichen formed Ice Jade Pincers and froze Du Busi's fists, then attacked with the Emperor Scorpion Tail's Ice Emperor's Wrath.
• Du Busi broke free and struck Ice Emperor's Wrath, sending both fighters flying as the explosion froze much of the Training Ground.
• Zhou Sichen survived the blast with Ice Emperor's Body Protection, while Du Busi shattered the ice around his fist after abandoning the frozen Lifebound Poison coating it.
• Zhou Sichen condensed his flames, spiritual power, soul power, and Reigning Over the World domain into a spear and challenged Du Busi.
• Du Busi transformed into a three-meter-tall Green Giant, formed a jade-green Wolf-Toothed Club, and called Zhou Sichen to attack.

Zhou Sichen fought Du Busi on the Training Ground, using his elemental powers and clever tactics to withstand the Sect Master's strength before the spar ended. Du Busi praised Zhou Sichen and promised to train him daily, while Zhou Sichen kept the truth about his Million Year Soul Ring secret.

• Zhou Sichen used Spiritual Detection to anticipate Du Busi's attacks and countered with a series of spear strikes.
• Zhou Sichen stabbed Du Busi in the backside, then survived the Sect Master's Lifebound Poison because his extreme ice and fire suppressed poisons.
• Du Busi confirmed Zhou Sichen was unharmed, and Zhou Sichen explained that his extreme elements protected him from the poison.
• Long Aotian and Vina admired Zhou Sichen's strength, while Great Elder Jin Peng urged the disciples to improve after watching the fight.
• Du Busi asked about Zhou Sichen's unusual first Soul Ring, and Zhou Sichen concealed that it was a Million Year Soul Ring.
• Du Busi promised to spar with Zhou Sichen every day and help him achieve a Golden Tier Second Awakening; Tian Meng and the Ice Empress discussed the God Creation Plan and the difficulty of reaching the Auspicious Beast.

After months of combat training, Zhou Sichen arrived at Three Elements Island to undergo the trials required for his Body Martial Soul’s Second Awakening. He entered the Trial of Light, where he found a world filled with Gold Essence Stone and blinding sunlight, while Du Busi met the island’s three powerful beast leaders outside.

• Zhou Sichen trained with Du Busi until his Body Martial Soul approached the limit of its Second Awakening.
• Du Busi took Zhou Sichen to Three Elements Island, sealed his other powers, and told him to face its trials without help.
• Zhou Sichen chose the Trial of Light and entered its cave, unaware that Du Busi was speaking with the three beast leaders Sakars Star, Qingzhang Kuzan, and Borsalino.
• Du Busi asked the three leaders to test Zhou Sichen, and they agreed because of their long-standing alliance with the Body Sect.
• Zhou Sichen discovered that the Trial of Light contained abundant Gold Essence Stone beneath a blinding golden light, so he shut his eyes and used his Spiritual Power to sense his surroundings.
• Ice Empress and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed the three Fierce Beasts on the island and worried about Zhou Sichen, but remained unable to intervene.

Zhou Sichen faced Borsalino, a powerful Soul Beast examiner, in the Trial of Light and struggled to withstand his light-speed attacks. After Borsalino stopped Zhou Sichen’s Fire Lotus, he kicked him away, leaving Zhou Sichen wondering how he could survive the trial with only his martial soul.

• Zhou Sichen advanced through the Trial of Light until laser beams attacked him, and he used his Extreme Fire spear to block them.
• Borsalino appeared, intensified the laser assault, and battered Zhou Sichen with explosions as he searched for an exit.
• Zhou Sichen used the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations to form a red-and-blue Fire Lotus and sent it upward while seeking a way forward.
• Borsalino split into three clones and sealed the Fire Lotus in a golden cocoon, but two clones suffered from its Extreme Fire and Extreme Ice powers.
• One clone caught Zhou Sichen with a kick at the speed of light, and Zhou Sichen got up injured, realizing he had to fight a Fierce Beast using only his martial soul.

Zhou Sichen was battered by Borsalino, a Fierce Beast whose speed and attacks left him unable to fight back. The chapter ended with Borsalino bringing down a deadly kick as Zhou Sichen, nearly out of Soul Power, struggled to find a way to survive.

• Borsalino repeatedly struck Zhou Sichen with Light Speed Kicks, leaving him badly wounded and unable to track the attacks without Spiritual Detection.
• Zhou Sichen formed armor from his red and blue Extreme Blazing Flames, but Borsalino resisted their effects with his vast Soul Power.
• Zhou Sichen pretended to be unconscious and tried to lure Borsalino closer, but Borsalino saw through the ruse and fired a laser at him.
• Borsalino continued attacking Zhou Sichen until his limbs went numb, his ribs broke, and his Soul Power was nearly exhausted.
• Borsalino told Zhou Sichen that failing to escape within half an hour or being captured would result in his real death, then brought down a powerful kick as Zhou Sichen faced imminent death.