Chapter Summaries

Zhou Sichen fought three Evil Soul Masters who targeted Ye Guyi while she absorbed a Soul Ring, defeating and killing all of them. With Ye Guyi still absorbing her Soul Ring, Zhou Sichen collected the Soul Tools and disposed of the bodies.

• Zhou Sichen attacked Yexiao, Shenghun, and Guiye with Phoenix Hellfire after hearing their plans.
• Guiye tried to kill Ye Guyi, but Zhou Sichen blocked him and fought all three Evil Soul Masters alone.
• The three Evil Soul Masters unleashed their Martial Soul Avatars and attacked Zhou Sichen, who countered with his Everfrost Domain and combined ice and fire techniques.
• Zhou Sichen killed Yexiao and Shenghun with attacks that struck their souls and bodies.
• Guiye fled and tried to self-destruct, but Zhou Sichen froze him and shattered him into ice crystals.
• Zhou Sichen collected the Soul Tools and disposed of the corpses while Ye Guyi continued absorbing her Soul Ring.

Zhou Sichen killed three powerful Evil Soul Masters while Ye Guyi absorbed the Holy Light Dragon Turtle’s soul ring, then gave her its Fifty Thousand Year right arm Soul Bone. Ye Guyi reached Level 63, gained the Sacred Dragon Manifestation Soul Bone skill and revealed her powerful Sixth Soul Skill, Angel’s Shield.

• Xuan Zi watched Zhou Sichen swiftly kill three Evil Soul Masters without disturbing Ye Guyi’s soul-ring absorption.
• Zhou Sichen recovered his Soul Power, dissected the Holy Light Dragon Turtle, and found a Fifty Thousand Year right arm Soul Bone.
• Ye Guyi completed her soul-ring absorption and reached Level 63 with a powerful defensive Soul Skill.
• Zhou Sichen gave Ye Guyi the Soul Bone, and she absorbed it to gain Sacred Dragon Manifestation and advance to nearly Level 65.
• Ye Guyi explained that her Sixth Soul Skill, Angel’s Shield, boosted her defense and granted one instance of absolute defense that she could refresh by using the skill again.

Zhou Sichen and Ye Guyi returned to Shrek after a comfortable seven-day journey, and Xuan Zi reported their accomplishments to Mu En. As Zhou Sichen and Ye Guyi arrived at the Sea God Pavilion, Mu En watched the setting sun and asked how much light it could still release.

• Ye Guyi explained that her Fifth and Sixth Soul Skills seemed to resonate, and Zhou Sichen offered to help her develop a Fusion Soul Skill.
• Zhou Sichen and Ye Guyi slept in his camouflaged Soul Tool Tent while Xuan Zi kept watch.
• The pair traveled back toward Shrek over seven days, stopping in towns to enjoy meals along the way.
• Xuan Zi returned to Shrek ahead of them and told Mu En that Zhou Sichen had killed three powerful Evil Soul Masters and Ye Guyi had obtained a top-tier Fifty Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Mu En praised Zhou Sichen's decisiveness and welcomed Ye Guyi's increased strength, then worried about whether Xuan Zi could protect Shrek after his own death.
• Zhou Sichen and Ye Guyi arrived at the Sea God Pavilion, where Mu En asked how much light the setting sun could still release.

Zhou Sichen and Ye Guyi returned to Shrek Academy, where Mu En praised their growth and promised to teach Ye Guyi an ultimate technique. After seeing Zhou Sichen’s Reigning Over the World, Mu En recognized that it was the embryonic form of a unique domain and helped him develop it.

• Zhou Sichen and Ye Guyi reassured Mu En that they would protect the future, and Ye Guyi told him about her new Soul Bone skill, Sacred Dragon Manifestation.
• Zhou Sichen told Mu En how he had killed three Evil Soul Masters, earning Mu En’s approval, while Ye Guyi resolved to wipe out Evil Soul Masters.
• Ma Xiaotao and Dugu Xianmeng visited the returned pair and were astonished that Ye Guyi had reached Soul Power level sixty-four.
• Zhou Sichen showed Mu En his Reigning Over the World, revealing a forceful aura that Mu En recognized as the beginning of a domain.
• Mu En used his own Reigning Over the World to guide Zhou Sichen, explaining to Ye Guyi that his domain’s embryonic form could become complete if he comprehended the insights.

Zhou Sichen stabilized his Reigning Over the World domain under Mu En’s guidance and advanced his cultivation, Soul Tool studies, and influence at Shrek. He recommended Huo Yuhao to Fan Yu, setting Huo Yuhao on a path that combined Soul Tool and Martial Soul training while leaving him with several powerful allies.

• Zhou Sichen stabilized the rudimentary Reigning Over the World domain, and Mu En invited him and Ye Guyi to study with him for the rest of the semester.
• Mu En taught Ye Guyi Dragon Emperor's Evil-Breaking Split, while Zhou Sichen continued training his domain and studying beneath the Golden Tree with her.
• Zhou Sichen demonstrated how to make a Level 6 Soul Tool, shocking Fan Yu, Xian Lin'er, and Qian Duoduo and winning He Caitou's admiration.
• Zhou Sichen recommended Huo Yuhao to Fan Yu, who accepted him as a student after seeing his talent for Soul Tools.
• Yan Shaozhe kept Huo Yuhao in the Martial Soul Department because of his abilities and Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Wang Dong, so Huo Yuhao began training in both departments.
• Cao Jinxuan and Long Xiangyue supported Huo Yuhao, while Wang Dong grew envious of the attention he received and kicked him off the bed.

Zhou Sichen defeated Dai Yueheng in a training assessment, while the freshmen completed their assessment and Cao Jinxuan and Long Xiangyue won the tournament. The chapter ended with the new classmates settling into their roles and Dai Yueheng rebuking Dai Huabin for targeting Long Xiangyue and Huo Yuhao.

• Zhou Sichen fused with Big Bear and defeated Dai Yueheng after testing his close-combat skills and shattering his strongest attack.
• Cao Jinxuan and Long Xiangyue led their team to the Freshman Tournament championship, and Long Xiangyue received the team’s Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• The academy named eleven freshmen official Core Disciples and granted temporary Core Disciple treatment to Huo Yuhao, Cui Yajie, Huang Chutian, and Nanmen Yun'er.
• Long Xiangyue and Cao Jinxuan joined Class One as its Assault System and Control System monitors, while Dai Huabin lost his challenge for the Assault System position.
• Dai Huabin asked Dai Yueheng to teach Long Xiangyue and Huo Yuhao a lesson, but Dai Yueheng slapped him and rejected his demand.

Mu En assigned Zhou Sichen, Ye Guyi, and Ma Xiaotao to eliminate a group of Evil Soul Masters in Mori City while protecting civilians, making the mission a test of their judgment as well as their strength. As the three prepared to leave, Zhou Sichen looked forward to showing Elder Yi’s Necromancy to the captured Evil Soul Masters, while Ma Xiaotao was excited to work alongside him.

• Zhou Sichen helped Dugu Xianmeng learn from Mu En how to cultivate her Poison Pill toward forming a Soul Core.
• Mu En told Zhou Sichen and Ye Guyi that they would join Ma Xiaotao on a mission against a group of Evil Soul Masters in Mori City, and stressed that protecting civilians came first.
• Zhou Sichen realized the mission was also a test of how they could defeat the Evil Soul Masters in a crowded area while minimizing harm to ordinary people.
• The chapter explained that Inner Court students belonged to the Shrek Monitoring Group and had to complete at least thirty missions against Evil Soul Masters before graduating.
• Elder Yi asked Zhou Sichen to capture several Evil Soul Masters so He could demonstrate Necromancy, and Tian Meng mocked His claims.
• Zhou Sichen and Ye Guyi told Ma Xiaotao about the mission, and she eagerly agreed to go with them.

Zhou Sichen, Ye Guyi, and Ma Xiaotao planned to investigate and eliminate the Evil Soul Masters hiding beneath Mori City's Tomorrow Continues Casino while protecting civilians. Zhou Sichen secretly scouted the casino and discovered that the group held captives and corpses, but two Soul Emperors were missing.

• Zhou Sichen, Ye Guyi, and Ma Xiaotao reached Mori City and planned to infiltrate the casino, defeat the Evil Soul Masters, and leave one survivor for questioning.
• Zhou Sichen assigned Ye Guyi to watch for disguised Evil Soul Masters and protect the gamblers while he and Ma Xiaotao confronted the group inside.
• Zhou Sichen went alone to scout the casino, using the Ever-Changing Core to become invisible.
• Tian Meng detected an underground hideout containing eleven Evil Soul Masters, three girls, and several corpses.
• Zhou Sichen realized that two Soul Emperors were unaccounted for.

Zhou Sichen, Ma Xiaotao, and Ye Guyi ambushed the Evil Soul Masters hiding beneath the Casino and rescued their captives. Zhou Sichen pursued a deliberately escaping Evil Soul Emperor, but Ye Guyi intercepted and killed him outside the escape tunnel.

• Zhou Sichen discovered two Evil Soul Emperors entering the Casino’s underground hideout and told the disguised Ye Guyi and Ma Xiaotao what he had found.
• Zhou Sichen and Ma Xiaotao attacked the hideout, freezing the weaker Evil Soul Masters as Ma Xiaotao killed one Evil Soul Emperor and Zhou Sichen incapacitated the Evil Soul Saint.
• Zhou Sichen pursued an Evil Soul Emperor through the escape tunnel while Ma Xiaotao went to rescue the captives and Ye Guyi killed the Evil Soul Master guarding the Casino.
• Ye Guyi reached the tunnel exit first, trapped the fleeing Evil Soul Emperor in her Holy Light Spirit Array, and destroyed him with a sword strike.
• Zhou Sichen emerged from the tunnel and witnessed Ye Guyi’s final attack.

Zhou Sichen and Ye Guyi eliminated the Evil Soul Masters beneath the Casino, rescued their captives, and learned the cult was gathering precious ores. The group planned to report the activity to Shrek Academy and coordinate a swift purge with the Three Empires before the Holy Spirit Cult became alert.

• Ye Guyi purified an Evil Soul Emperor, and Zhou Sichen used Spiritual Detection to guide them back to the Casino’s underground space.
• Ma Xiaotao treated the captives and contacted Mori City’s city lord, while Zhou Sichen erased the victims’ memories before they were taken for further care.
• Zhou Sichen used the Soul Searching Technique on an Evil Soul Saint, then Ye Guyi purified the remaining nine Evil Soul Masters and absorbed their Soul Power.
• Zhou Sichen told Ye Guyi and Ma Xiaotao that the Evil Soul Masters had been ordered to collect precious ores, possibly for Soul Tools or an evil formation.
• Ma Xiaotao proposed using the cult’s ore-gathering operation to launch a purge, and Zhou Sichen said they needed the academy and the Three Empires to coordinate a rapid attack.

After uncovering that the Holy Spirit Cult was gathering rare minerals for a Blood Sacrifice Technique, Zhou Sichen urged Shrek to unite the former Douluo Continent’s factions against the Evil Soul Masters. Elder Mu agreed to convene a Sea God Pavilion Council, where Zhou Sichen met Zhang Lexuan and was asked to explain the incident.

• Zhou Sichen decided to return to Shrek and report that the Holy Spirit Cult’s Evil Soul Masters were collecting rare minerals for a major plan.
• Xuan Zi reached Shrek ahead of Zhou Sichen, Ye Guyi, and Ma Xiaotao and told Elder Mu about their mission.
• Zhou Sichen explained his findings to Elder Mu, claiming his Hellfire Phoenix could reveal fragments of an enemy’s memories while burning their soul.
• Zhou Sichen, Ye Guyi, and Ma Xiaotao urged Elder Mu to act quickly against the Evil Soul Masters, and Elder Mu agreed to seek cooperation from the former Douluo Continent’s factions.
• Elder Mu convened a Sea God Pavilion Council, where Zhou Sichen met Zhang Lexuan and greeted her as Senior Sister.
• Elder Mu asked Zhou Sichen to explain what had happened and share his thoughts with the council.

After Zhou Sichen exposed the Holy Spirit Cult's ore-gathering operation, Mu En ordered Shrek, the Three Empires, and the sects to join forces against the Evil Soul Masters. Zhou Sichen and Zhang Lexuan guarded the escape route near Tianhui City, where nearly fifty fleeing Evil Soul Masters eventually gathered.

• Zhou Sichen explained the Evil Soul Masters' activities, and Xuan Zi and the other elders agreed to launch a joint purge with the Three Empires and sects.
• Mu En assigned Yan Shaozhe, Elder Song, and Xuan Zi to coordinate the campaign, while Shrek deployed four Titled Douluo and formed five teams, with Zhang Lexuan and Zhou Sichen leading the fifth.
• The Three Empires sealed their borders while leaving an escape route toward the Sun Moon Empire, and the Body Sect and Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect sent Titled Douluo to join the operation.
• Two days later, the factions launched simultaneous raids on ore-trading sites, forcing some Evil Soul Masters to flee toward the route guarded by Zhang Lexuan and Zhou Sichen.
• Zhang Lexuan questioned Zhou Sichen about their odds against an Evil Douluo, and he said they could defeat one below Super Douluo level and had a fifty percent chance against a stronger one.
• Nearly fifty Evil Soul Masters broke out of Tianhui City and gathered along the escape route, though the strongest among them was only a Soul Douluo.

Zhou Sichen and the Shrek Monitoring Group ambushed a fleeing band of Evil Soul Masters in Mingwang Valley and overwhelmed them with domains and coordinated attacks. Zhang Lexuan killed the escaping Evil Soul Douluo, while Ye Guyi and Ma Xiaotao defeated the remaining Soul Saints, leaving the group victorious.

• Zhou Sichen ambushed the Evil Soul Masters in Mingwang Valley, killed one Soul Douluo, and drove the other to flee.
• Zhou Sichen, Ye Guyi, and the others combined their domains and area attacks to destroy the weaker Evil Soul Masters and overpower the Soul Emperors.
• Zhang Lexuan intercepted the fleeing Evil Soul Douluo and killed him with Moon Pull - Strangulation.
• Ye Guyi used Dragon Emperor's Evil-Breaking Split to obliterate an Evil Soul Saint, while Ma Xiaotao defeated the other one.
• Dai Yueheng, Dugu Xianmeng, and Ling Luochen finished their opponents as the Shrek Monitoring Group secured the battlefield.

Zhou Sichen and his companions wiped out the Evil Soul Masters in Mingwang Valley, then hid to recover and watch for more enemies. As Zhang Lexuan reflected on her devotion to Shrek and her sense of helplessness, Zhou Sichen encouraged her to grow strong enough to shape her own fate, leaving her newly determined.

• Zhou Sichen and the others defeated dozens of Evil Soul Masters, with Zhang Lexuan finishing an Evil Soul Douluo whose courage Zhou Sichen had shattered.
• Zhou Sichen froze and destroyed the remains while Ye Guyi purified the evil aura, and the group collected the Soul Tools and materials.
• The group hid in the valley to recover while Zhou Sichen and Zhang Lexuan watched for more escaping Evil Soul Masters.
• Zhang Lexuan asked Zhou Sichen whether he needed to recover, and he explained that his Contracted Soul Beasts could sustain one another through the Book of Contracts.
• Zhou Sichen encouraged Zhang Lexuan to become strong enough to resist fate and help others avoid the pain she had endured, and she grew determined.

After Shrek rewarded Zhou Sichen for helping purge the Holy Spirit Cult, Elder Mu presented him with a sealed Hundred Thousand Year left leg Soul Bone. Zhou Sichen guessed it had unusual fusion requirements, and Elder Mu confirmed his suspicion without revealing what made the bone special.

• Xuan Zi brought the teams back to Shrek after the purge, which had wiped out more than half of the Holy Spirit Cult’s openly active Evil Soul Masters and sparked an internal hunt for an informant.
• Mu En kept Zhou Sichen’s role in supplying the information secret and publicly credited Xuan Zi, while Shrek commended the Inner Court members who took part in the operation.
• Elder Mu announced that Shrek would reward Zhou Sichen with a Soul Bone, and the elders presented him with a sealed Hundred Thousand Year left leg Soul Bone.
• Zhou Sichen asked whether the bone’s seal meant it came with strict fusion requirements, and Elder Mu confirmed that the bone differed from an ordinary Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

Mu En revealed that Shrek’s nearly three-hundred-thousand-year Thunderous Hell Vine Soul Bone could one day be absorbed by Zhou Sichen, while Gu Yi received a powerful light-attributed Soul Bone. Zhou Sichen left the Sea God Pavilion with the sealed Soul Bone and resolved to grow strong enough to use it.

• Mu En explained that the Thunderous Hell Vine Left Leg Soul Bone had evolved from fifty thousand years to nearly three hundred thousand years by absorbing lightning power.
• Mu En and the elders identified Zhou Sichen as Shrek’s only current candidate to absorb the Soul Bone in the future, and Zhou Sichen stored it in his Soul Tool.
• Mu En warned Zhou Sichen that breaking the seal could unleash power capable of seriously injuring or destroying a Titled Douluo.
• Mu En gave Zhou Sichen a Ten Thousand Year Left Arm Bone of Light's Demon Break for Gu Yi, which could strengthen her light-attributed abilities.
• After the meeting, Zhou Sichen and Zhang Lexuan praised each other’s prospects as they left the Sea God Pavilion.

Zhou Sichen gave Ye Guyi a Soul Bone, rewarded He Caitou and Huo Yuhao with rare ore, and asked Fan Yu to craft defensive Soul Tools from Holy Light Dragon Turtle shell. His influence had begun changing Shrek's attitude toward Soul Tools, and the academy was slowly embracing them.

• Zhou Sichen gave Ye Guyi the Light Demon-Breaking Left Arm Soul Bone to help her grow stronger.
• Zhou Sichen praised He Caitou and Huo Yuhao, then gave each of them Yan Crystal Ore for crafting Soul Tools.
• Zhou Sichen asked Fan Yu to make seven defensive Soul Tools from the Holy Light Dragon Turtle shell, and Fan Yu agreed to craft ordinary defensive gear.
• Fan Yu reflected on how Zhou Sichen's mastery of both martial souls and Soul Tools had prompted Yan Shaozhe and other academy leaders to take Soul Tools more seriously.
• Shrek gradually became more open to using Soul Tools, and Mu En was pleased with the change Zhou Sichen had inspired.

Zhou Sichen and the other Shrek students grew stronger during three months of cultivation, and Xuan Zi gathered the candidates to finalize the tournament team. Zhou Sichen selected the seven main members and prepared to train with them before the competition.

• The Martial Soul Department introduced basic Soul Tool courses, and Zhou Sichen resumed his cultivation and studies after returning to the academy.
• Over three months, Zhou Sichen reached Level 46, Ye Guyi and Ma Xiaotao advanced to Level 69, and Dugu Xianmeng reached Level 53 after resolving her poison problem.
• Xuan Zi assembled the current Main Team Members and reserve candidates on North Mountain of Sea God Island to choose the tournament roster.
• Zhou Sichen selected Ye Guyi, Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Gongyang Mo, Dugu Xianmeng, and Ling Luochen to join him as the seven Main Team Members.
• Zhou Sichen began preparing to train and build closer ties with his teammates during the six months remaining before the tournament.

Zhou Sichen returned to Tianyuan City with Cao Jinxuan and Long Xiangyue, shared news of his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and discovered that Zhou Zhenxuan had become a Titled Douluo. The chapter left Zhou Sichen impressed by Mu En’s quiet support and pleased with his grandfather’s breakthrough.

• Zhou Sichen spent the semester training Shrek Team, reached Soul Power Level 48, and became a Seventh-Rank Soul Engineer.
• Ye Guyi and Ma Xiaotao reached the Level 70 bottleneck, and Yan Shaozhe took them to hunt for their Seventh Soul Rings.
• Zhou Sichen brought Cao Jinxuan and Long Xiangyue home to Tianyuan City and told Zhou Zhenxuan about his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and the Lovesick Heartbreak Red Sub-Body.
• Zhou Zhenxuan asked Zhou Sichen to reserve a future Lovesick Heartbreak Red Sub-Body for Mu En, and Zhou Sichen agreed.
• Zhou Sichen realized Zhou Zhenxuan had become a Titled Douluo, and Zhou Zhenxuan explained that Yan Shaozhe had helped him obtain resources and a Soul Bone before Elder Xuan took him to acquire his Ninth Soul Ring.
• Zhou Zhenxuan revealed his level 91 Soul Power and Precious Codex, whose Soul Rings included a Ninth Soul Ring close to the Hundred Thousand Year level.

Zhou Sichen gave Immortal Products to Zhou Zhenxuan, Cao Jinxuan, and Long Xiangyue, strengthening their cultivation and potential. After his companions finished absorbing the herbs, he headed to the Far North, where he began searching for the Ice Empress and other opportunities.

• Zhou Sichen gave Zhou Zhenxuan the Primordial Immortal Herb, which raised him to Level 92 and gave him hope of becoming a Super Douluo.
• Zhou Sichen gave Cao Jinxuan the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and Long Xiangyue the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, and both reached Level 40 while Long Xiangyue improved his Martial Soul.
• Electrolux said he would become Zhou Sichen's Third Martial Soul and offered to teach him his abilities, while Zhou Sichen planned to seek the Ice Empress in the Far North.
• Cao Jinxuan and Long Xiangyue agreed to obtain their Fourth Soul Rings with Zhou Zhenxuan, and Zhou Sichen left Tianyuan City for the north.
• Zhou Sichen entered the Far North concealed by his Level 7 Soul Tool and, guided by Tian Meng, ventured deeper without encountering any Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.