Chapter Summaries

Zhou Sichen survived Borsalino’s staged trial and completed his Second Awakening, unleashing his Body Martial Soul and Extreme Ice and Extreme Fire. After Du Busi stopped him from killing Borsalino, Zhou Sichen entered a meditative state to stabilize his new power.

• Zhou Sichen used the Eyes of the Soul to stun Borsalino and the Eyes of Life to heal himself, then dodged a fatal stomp.
• As Borsalino attacked again, Zhou Sichen’s Body Martial Soul awakened, restoring his strength and allowing him to restrain Borsalino with Extreme Ice and Extreme Fire.
• Zhou Sichen grew into a ten-meter-tall giant and trapped Borsalino inside a Fire Lotus until Du Busi called him to calm down.
• Du Busi, Sakars Star, and Qingzhang Kuzan arrived, and Zhou Sichen realized the deadly encounter had been a planned test.
• Du Busi explained that Zhou Sichen had completed his Second Awakening, then Zhou Sichen sat in meditation to stabilize his power.
• Borsalino recalled its avatar and admitted that Zhou Sichen’s awakening was even more terrifying than Du Busi’s had been.

After completing his Body Martial Soul’s Second Awakening, Zhou Sichen reunited with Du Busi and the Three Great Beasts, whose unusual names briefly made him suspect a hidden connection to Earth. He revealed that his Golden Tier awakening granted a threefold strength increase and Heaven and Earth Manifestation, then hinted that his martial soul’s connection to his soul gave him another special ability.

• Zhou Sichen emerged from the Fire Lotus after two hours, recovered his composure, dressed, and greeted Du Busi and the Three Great Beasts.
• Du Busi introduced Borsalino, Crimson Star, and Qingzhang Kuzan, and the beasts explained the origins of their unusual names.
• Zhou Sichen thanked Borsalino for helping him and promised not to covet the Gold Essence Stones again.
• Zhou Sichen told Du Busi and the beasts that his Second Awakening could increase his strength by roughly three times.
• Du Busi explained the benefits of a Golden Tier Second Awakening, and Zhou Sichen named his body-enlarging ability Heaven and Earth Manifestation.
• Zhou Sichen hinted that his martial soul’s connection to his soul gave him another special ability, prompting Du Busi to ask what else it could do.

Du Busi explained the power and history of Gold Grade Second Awakenings as Zhou Sichen sensed that his soul had not fully awakened. Zhou Sichen proposed a God Tier Second Awakening, and Du Busi confirmed it might be possible for a Level 99 Peerless Douluo, leaving Zhou Sichen determined to pursue it.

• Du Busi reflected on how Heaven and Earth Manifestation and a Gold Grade Second Awakening let him challenge a Level 99 Peerless Douluo.
• Zhou Sichen told Du Busi that his soul had changed but had not fully awakened, and Du Busi wondered whether his Eyes of the Soul had affected it.
• Zhou Sichen suggested that a God Tier Second Awakening might exist, startling the Three Great Beasts and prompting Du Busi to consider the possibility.
• Du Busi explained that the Body Sect's predecessors had theorized about a God Tier Second Awakening and believed it required a Level 99 Peerless Douluo.
• Du Busi said he hoped to reach Level 99 and encouraged Zhou Sichen to become the first to achieve the legendary awakening.
• Zhou Sichen accepted Du Busi's encouragement and vowed to pursue a God Tier Second Awakening for the Body Sect.

After reaching level 58 through his Golden Tier Second Awakening, Zhou Sichen trained on Three Elements Island and demonstrated strength rivaling a top-tier Soul Saint. Du Busi explained Zhou Sichen’s Soul Spirit Method to Kizaru, while Zhou Sichen privately planned for the three senior elders to support Ye Guyi, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen on their paths toward godhood.

• Zhou Sichen completed his Golden Tier Second Awakening, reached level 58, and considered condensing a Soul Core after reaching level 60.
• Du Busi kept Zhou Sichen on Three Elements Island to train with Crimson Star and Azure Chapter, and Zhou Sichen spent a month mastering his awakened abilities.
• Zhou Sichen used Heaven and Earth Manifestation to fight Crimson Star and Azure Chapter to a standstill, drawing Kizaru and Du Busi’s attention.
• Kizaru warned Du Busi not to consider turning the senior elders into Zhou Sichen’s Soul Rings, and Du Busi assured it that the Body Sect would never betray them.
• Du Busi explained Zhou Sichen’s Soul Spirit Method to Kizaru and hoped to persuade the senior elders to invest in Zhou Sichen.
• Zhou Sichen planned for Kizaru, Crimson Star, and Azure Chapter to support Ye Guyi, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen, whose attributes matched the elders’ abilities.

After Zhou Sichen impressed the Three Great Beasts with his mastery of Heaven and Earth Manifestation, he declined their offer to become his Soul Spirits and recommended Ye Guyi, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen instead. The beasts agreed to test the three girls on Three Elements Island before deciding whether to invest in them.

• Crimson Star and Azure Chapter praised Zhou Sichen's progress, while Kizaru considered whether becoming his Soul Spirit could lead it to the God Realm.
• Crimson Star asked Zhou Sichen if he could take him to the God Realm, and Zhou Sichen said he already had suitable Soul Rings planned for his martial souls.
• Zhou Sichen offered to recommend other candidates, explaining that Ye Guyi, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen had powerful Extreme Attribute martial souls suited to the Three Great Beasts.
• Du Busi praised the girls' potential and reassured Zhou Sichen that the Body Sect would benefit from his connections as well as Shrek.
• Zhou Sichen proposed that the three girls visit Three Elements Island for a test, and the Three Great Beasts agreed to consider becoming their Soul Spirits if they passed.

Zhou Sichen returned from the Body Sect and arranged for Du Busi to deepen ties with the Spirit Pagoda while Vina prepared to contact the Heaven Dou Royal Family. Back at Shrek Academy, he learned that Xu Jiawei had secretly offered Star Luo’s first Soul Masters for training and promised Mu En he would handle the arrangements before leaving for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

• Zhou Sichen persuaded the three senior elders to accept his proposal and prepared to leave Three Elements Island after a month of training with Du Busi.
• Du Busi agreed to bring the Body Sect’s Spiritual Attribute members to the Spirit Pagoda, while Vina agreed to inform the Heaven Dou Royal Family about Zhou Sichen’s plan.
• After returning to the continent, Du Busi arranged for the Third Elder to lead a team to the Spirit Pagoda and persuaded Vina to assist Zhou Sichen.
• Zhou Sichen flew back to Shrek Academy and met Xuan Zi, who took him to the Sea God Pavilion to meet Mu En and the senior elders.
• Mu En showed Zhou Sichen Xu Jiawei’s offer to secretly send Star Luo’s first group of Soul Masters to Shrek Academy for training.
• Zhou Sichen promised to manage Star Luo’s arrangements, and Mu En agreed to oversee affairs while Zhou Sichen prepared for his exchange at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

Zhou Sichen revealed to Mu En and Shrek Academy’s elders that he had awakened a top-tier Body Martial Soul with extraordinary Soul Rings and dual extreme ice and fire attributes. He left the elders even more confident in his potential after asking whether his new power strengthened their faith in Shrek’s future.

• Zhou Sichen told Mu En and the elders that his encounter with the Body Sect had delayed his return, then revealed his Body Martial Soul and its platinum and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Xuan Zi feared Du Busi had attacked Zhou Sichen, but Zhou Sichen reassured the elders and said his Body Martial Soul had awakened in the Far North when he obtained his Fifth Soul Ring.
• Zhou Sichen withheld the full explanation for his awakening, and Mu En accepted that he had his own secrets while suspecting a miracle of the gods.
• Elder Xuan praised Zhou Sichen’s Book of Contracts and Body Martial Soul, and Zhou Sichen revealed red and blue flames representing extreme fire and ice attributes.
• Zhou Sichen asked Mu En and the elders whether his Second Martial Soul had increased their confidence in Shrek’s future.

Zhou Sichen told Mu En and the elders that the Body Sect had joined his plans after Du Busi made him its Vice Sect Master and arranged a Gold Grade Second Awakening. He outlined his plans to study and gather intelligence in the Sun Moon Empire, while Mu En and the elders agreed to unify the Original Three Great Empires in his absence and support his rapid growth.

• Zhou Sichen released his Body Martial Soul and told Mu En that Du Busi had helped him complete a Gold Grade Second Awakening and named him Vice Sect Master of the Body Sect.
• Zhou Sichen revealed that the Body Sect would send its Spiritual Attribute Soul Masters, including Skybrain Douluo, to serve the Spirit Pagoda, while Du Busi sought a Standing Committee seat.
• Mu En and the elders discussed bringing the Heaven Dou Empire and Dou Ling Empire into their alliance and establishing the Douluo Empire.
• Zhou Sichen said he would go to the Sun Moon Empire as an exchange student in two months to study Soul Tool technology and gather intelligence, and asked the elders to handle affairs at home.
• Mu En worried that Zhou Sichen might not grow strong enough in time for the coming conflict, but Zhou Sichen vowed to become their pillar, and Mu En promised to support him.

Zhou Sichen helped Shrek and the Body Sect form an alliance, impressing Shrek’s elders with his plans and earning Mu En’s confidence in the young generation’s future. Back at the villa, he told Ye Guyi about his promotion, his cooperation with Skybrain Douluo, and the three powerful soul beasts he had discovered, leaving her eager for what came next.

• Zhou Sichen joined Shrek’s elders in a lengthy discussion about the academy’s future after Shrek and the Body Sect united.
• After Zhou Sichen left, Xuan Zi and the other elders praised his insight, while Mu En urged them to trust him and the academy’s rising talents.
• Mu En declared that Shrek had entered a new golden age and predicted that Zhou Sichen, Gu Yi, Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen would create a legend together.
• Zhou Sichen returned to the villa and told Ye Guyi that he had completed his Golden Tier Second Awakening and become Vice Sect Master of the Body Sect.
• Zhou Sichen told Ye Guyi about his cooperation with Skybrain Douluo and the discovery of the Three Ferocious Beasts on Three Elements Island.
• Ye Guyi recognized that the Laser Sponge, Lava Starfish, and Ice Soul Octopus could greatly benefit her, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen.

Zhou Sichen planned for Ye Guyi, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen to pursue Fierce Beast soul rings while he worked to expand Spirit Pagoda. Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen set aside their rivalry to cultivate together, and Zhou Sichen continued preparing for the challenges ahead.

• Zhou Sichen told Ye Guyi to inform Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen about the chance to obtain Fierce Beast soul rings and discussed when they might go to Three Elements Island.
• Zhou Sichen joined Shrek Academy's senior officials and deans to plan Spirit Pagoda's development, including training Body Sect Spiritual Attribute Soul Masters arriving in a few days.
• Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen told Zhou Sichen they had decided to set aside their disagreements and improve their strength together.
• Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen each gave Zhou Sichen a chicken leg to thank him, then obeyed his urging to eat and cultivate.

Skybrain Douluo and eight Spiritual Attribute Soul Masters arrived at the Spirit Pagoda in Tianyuan City to begin their new roles as Spirit Masters. Zhou Sichen arranged their accommodations and planned to visit Heaven Dou City in one month to negotiate with the Royal Family over the transfer of authority.

• Skybrain Douluo led eight Spiritual Attribute Soul Masters to the Spirit Pagoda, where Zhou Sichen welcomed them and explained that they would publicly join the Spirit Pagoda as Spirit Masters.
• Zhou Sichen arranged accommodations for the group and placed Skybrain Douluo in the quarters of the Twenty-Seven Councilors.
• Skybrain Douluo told Zhou Sichen that Du Busi had taken Na'er to Heaven Dou City and that the Royal Family wanted to meet him about handing over its authority.
• Zhou Sichen and Skybrain Douluo discussed the Royal Family's reluctance to surrender power and the need for peaceful negotiations to avoid provoking the Sun Moon Empire.
• Zhou Sichen decided to visit Heaven Dou City in one month and asked Skybrain Douluo to inform Du Busi of his plan to negotiate terms with the Royal Family.

Zhou Sichen strengthened cooperation between the Spirit Pagoda, the Body Sect, and the Star Dou Great Forest, then trained Skybrain Douluo and her companions to become Spirit Masters. With the new Spirit Masters ready to support the Pagoda, he left for Shrek Academy to report to Mu En before traveling to Heaven Dou City.

• Zhou Sichen told Bi Ji about the Body Sect partnership and promised the sect would stop hunting Soul Beasts recklessly; Bi Ji agreed to inform the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhou Sichen explained his plans for the Body Sect’s Spiritual Attribute Soul Masters to Bi Ji, then told Zhou Zhenxuan about his role in the Body Sect and Skybrain Douluo’s new position.
• Zhou Sichen continued his cultivation and, over the following weeks, taught Skybrain Douluo and the others the principles and techniques of Soul Spirit Transformation.
• Skybrain Douluo became a Spirit Master and helped train the younger Spirit Masters until the group had all successfully learned the profession.
• Zhou Sichen left the Spirit Pagoda and headed back to Shrek Academy to inform Mu En and the others before going to Heaven Dou City.

Zhou Sichen reported the Heaven Dou Empire's request to Mu En, who trusted him to decide and assigned Xuan Zi to accompany him. Mu En then asked Zhou Sichen whether Zhang Lexuan and Xu Jiujiu could join the mission to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and Zhou Sichen agreed to discuss the details with them.

• Zhou Sichen told Mu En the Heaven Dou Empire's request, and Mu En left the decision to him while sending Xuan Zi along.
• Zhou Sichen and Xuan Zi discussed using Xuan Zi's Martial Soul to travel quickly to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Mu En explained that Zhang Lexuan and Xu Jiujiu wanted to accompany Zhou Sichen and continue developing their Three-Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Xuan Zi and Mu En explained how Xu Jiujiu could study Soul Tools and Zhang Lexuan could assist Zhou Sichen while protecting the group.
• Zhou Sichen agreed that Zhang Lexuan and Xu Jiujiu could come and said he would speak with them about the details.

Zhou Sichen prepared to travel with Zhang Lexuan and Xu Jiujiu to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, then accompanied Xuan Zi to Heaven Dou City to meet with the Heaven Soul Empire’s representatives. The negotiations began when Splitting Heaven Douluo asked what the empire would gain by supporting Zhou Sichen.

• Zhou Sichen reassured Xu Jiujiu that she qualified for the exchange program, and Zhang Lexuan, Xu Jiujiu, and Zhou Sichen discussed developing their Three-Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• The three cultivated together through the night before Zhou Sichen and Xuan Zi left for Heaven Dou City.
• Zhou Sichen and Xuan Zi met Du Busi, Vina, and Splitting Heaven Douluo at an inn in Heaven Dou City.
• Splitting Heaven Douluo questioned Zhou Sichen directly about what the Heaven Dou Empire would gain by supporting him.

Zhou Sichen secured Heaven Soul Empire’s cooperation with Shrek Academy, then spent a month preparing for an exchange program at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. The group reached Fengye City, where Xuan Zi briefed the leaders before their journey to the Sun Moon Empire.

• Zhou Sichen reassured Splitting Heaven Douluo and Vina that he would offer fair terms, then reconciled Du Busi and Xuan Zi over dinner.
• Zhou Sichen negotiated cooperation with Emperor Victor, and Heaven Soul Empire agreed to work with Shrek Academy.
• Zhou Sichen reported the agreement to Mu En, spent the following month teaching and cultivating the Three-Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Zhang Lexuan and Ye Guyi, and prepared for the exchange program.
• Xuan Zi led Zhou Sichen, Zhang Lexuan, Fan Yu, Xu Jiujiu, He Caitou, Moxuan, Huo Yuhao, and other students to Fengye City.
• Xuan Zi told Fan Yu and Zhang Lexuan to support Zhou Sichen during the three-year program and warned Zhou Sichen to protect Mu En’s item and seek help if needed.

Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy completed their student exchange in Fengye City, where Zhou Sichen reunited with the Hongchen Siblings. The Sun Moon students departed for Shrek, while Xiao Hongchen alerted Jing Hongchen that Xu Jiujiu was among the exchange students.

• Xuan Zi and Jing Hongchen greeted each other and agreed to provide the visiting students with strong instruction and resources at their respective academies.
• Zhou Sichen warmly reunited with Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, who praised his past victory and discussed their growth and Soul Tools.
• Meng Hongchen recognized Xu Jiujiu at Shrek Academy, and Zhou Sichen explained that she had come as an exchange student through cooperation with the Star Luo Empire.
• Xuan Zi finished the handover, and the Shrek and Sun Moon students exchanged places before departing in different directions.
• Xiao Hongchen told Jing Hongchen that Xu Jiujiu was the princess of the Star Luo Empire.

Jing Hongchen carried the Shrek Academy group toward Mingdu on an advanced bionic Flight Soul Tool, demonstrating Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s technological lead. He described his ambition to create intelligent, affordable long-distance flight tools, while Fan Yu worried about Shrek Academy’s research gap and Huo Yuhao resolved to become a top-tier Soul Engineer.

• Jing Hongchen used his golden bionic Flight Soul Tool to lift the Shrek Academy students into a protective membrane and accelerate toward Mingdu.
• Fan Yu stopped the startled students from resisting and admired the Flight Soul Tool’s design and performance.
• Huo Yuhao watched Jing Hongchen fly and resolved to become a top-tier Soul Engineer, aid Shrek Academy, and avenge Mother.
• Jing Hongchen explained that he hoped to develop affordable, intelligent Flight Soul Tools capable of carrying multiple people over long distances.
• Fan Yu and Zhang Lexuan recognized that Shrek Academy’s Soul Tool Department lagged far behind Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

Zhou Sichen and the Shrek Academy exchange students arrived in Mingdu and were welcomed at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. After learning about the academy’s rules and facilities, they were led to a physical testing room to begin their orientation.

• Jing Hongchen guided Zhou Sichen and the Shrek Academy group across Mingdu, whose vast illuminated skyline and advanced Soul Tool technology amazed them.
• Jing Hongchen landed with the group at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and introduced Dean of Instruction Lin Jiayi before departing with Fan Yu and Zhang Lexuan.
• Lin Jiayi welcomed the ten students, gave them school regulations, maps, and accommodation keys, and explained that they could attend Mingde Hall classes and apply for its assessment.
• Zhou Sichen studied the academy map as Lin Jiayi described its study areas, Soul Engineer rank-based advancement, and requirements for remaining at the academy.
• Lin Jiayi led the students through a First Year teaching building and stopped with them outside the Physical Testing Room.

Zhou Sichen used a physical test at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to reveal his extraordinary strength and make the academy wary of him and Shrek. The test ended with Lin Jiayi recognizing that Zhou Sichen had seized the upper hand in their unspoken contest.

• Lin Jiayi noticed Zhou Sichen's Hongchen's Protection and learned that Jing Hongchen had given him the Level 9 defensive Soul Tool.
• Zhou Sichen entered the Physical Testing Soul Tool, which recorded his Soul Power at level 58 and his physical abilities at the Level 70 limit.
• The tester triggered a severe alarm while scanning Zhou Sichen's Soul Bones, and Lin Jiayi suspected he possessed a powerful External Soul Bone.
• Zhou Sichen's strength test cracked an energy barrier, and his Spiritual Power shattered a sensing crystal as Lin Jiayi watched in alarm.
• Lin Jiayi realized Zhou Sichen was deliberately displaying his power to deter the academy and strengthen Shrek's position during the exchange.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy tested the Shrek exchange students, and Zhou Sichen’s extraordinary results shocked its staff. Jing Hongchen ordered the test results kept secret and placed Zhou Sichen and Xu Jiujiu under personal protection, while insisting Shrek’s students could not reach the academy’s core Soul Tool research.

• Lin Jiayi recorded the exchange students’ physical and cultivation results, noting Xu Jiujiu’s two Soul Bones and Huo Yuhao’s Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone alongside Zhou Sichen’s exceptional readings.
• The students moved into individual rooms in the dormitory district, where Zhou Sichen checked his room for surveillance, concealed his blueprints, and discussed visiting Senior Sister with Xu Jiujiu.
• Lin Jiayi reported Zhou Sichen’s results to Jing Hongchen, who concluded that Zhou had deliberately revealed his strength to deter threats and compel the academy to protect him.
• Jing Hongchen ordered everyone involved in testing to sign a soul contract, arranged individual tutoring for Zhou Sichen and Xu Jiujiu, and told Lin Jiayi to prevent accidents during the exchange.
• Jing Hongchen dismissed concerns about the exchange students learning the academy’s secrets, saying its core Soul Tool research was hidden in underground laboratories and beyond their reach.