Chapter Summaries

Xiao Qiang negotiated with Mu En and secured three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones without having to meet Zhang Lexuan. After Mu En left, Xiao Qiang shared the bones with Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen, then went to search the archives for Nana’s file.

• Xiao Qiang refused to visit Shrek Academy or the Clear Sky Sect and agreed to an exchange only if he did not have to attend.
• Mu En surrendered three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones and left Ming Capital, relieved that he had avoided a fight with the Sun Moon Empire.
• Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen praised Xiao Qiang for securing the Soul Bones, and Xiao Qiang offered them to his teacher and Great-Grandteacher.
• Kong Deming gave Xiao Qiang the Head Spirit Bone, kept the right arm bone, and assigned the left leg bone to Jing Hongchen.
• Xiao Qiang went to the archives to look for Nana’s file.

Nana agreed to take Xiao Qiang to the Holy Spirit Cult base where her parents’ souls were imprisoned, hoping he could help rescue them. As Yan Feng praised Elder Wang at the base, Xiao Qiang and Nana arrived and the gates were kicked apart.

• Nana mourned her parents and feared both failing the Evil Soul Masters’ cultivation demands and reaching the level that would make her a Holy Servant.
• Xiao Qiang offered to help Nana save her parents, and she initially mistook his offer for a demand that she surrender herself to him.
• Xiao Qiang revealed his Angel Spirit and explained that he wanted Nana to lead him to the Evil Soul Masters so he could eliminate them and strengthen himself.
• Nana warned Xiao Qiang that her parents’ souls were guarded by a Soul Sage and two Soul Emperors, but he insisted he could defeat them and told her they were leaving at once.
• At a Holy Spirit Cult branch, Yan Feng consumed collected souls until bone wings grew from his back, then praised Elder Wang for providing them.
• Xiao Qiang and Nana arrived at the branch, and someone kicked its gates apart before Yan Feng could finish speaking.

Xiao Qiang and Nana stormed a Holy Spirit Cult branch, where Xiao Qiang defeated its three powerful Evil Soul Masters and rescued the imprisoned souls. Nana said farewell to her parents’ souls and knelt before Xiao Qiang, calling him “Master!”

• Xiao Qiang kicked open the branch doors and told Nana to stay behind him as he faced the Holy Spirit Cult’s Elder, Great Spirit, and Second Spirit.
• The Elder activated his Martial Soul Avatar while the Great Spirit unleashed Vengeful Spirits and the Second Spirit became a flaming skeleton.
• Xiao Qiang’s Angel Spirit purified the Vengeful Spirits, and he froze the Elder with his 400,000-year Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion palm bone soul skill.
• Xiao Qiang defeated and purified the Elder, Great Spirit, and Second Spirit, then knocked Yan Feng unconscious.
• Xiao Qiang freed the imprisoned souls and used Mental Probe, Mental Share, and Psychological Suggestion to explain what had happened to the captives.
• Nana said goodbye to her parents’ souls, then knelt before Xiao Qiang and called him “Master!”

After destroying a branch of the Holy Spirit Cult, Xiao Qiang brought Nana and the freed captives to the Earl's Mansion, then considered how to help Nana develop her talent. He told Xiao Sheng that ordinary cultivation would not take him far and revealed his plan to help him through Body Seizure.

• Nana and the other freed captives knelt before Xiao Qiang and vowed to serve him for saving them and purifying their parents' souls.
• Xiao Qiang destroyed the Holy Spirit Cult branch with his Dragon Emperor Evil Breaking Slash and returned to the Earl's Mansion with the group.
• Xiao Qiang brought Nana to meet Xiao Sheng and Xiao Lan, then assigned Nana to serve as Xiao Lan's maid.
• Xiao Qiang questioned Xiao Sheng about his cultivation, and Xiao Sheng admitted he had reached only level eight and regretted using the Sun Moon Divine Pill.
• Xiao Qiang brought the unconscious Yan Feng out of his Storage Soul Tool and told Xiao Sheng that Body Seizure was the alternative path he had prepared.

Xiao Qiang transferred Xiao Sheng’s consciousness into Yan Feng’s body after extracting Yan Feng’s soul, giving Xiao Sheng a level-forty-seven Bone Dragon Spirit. The chapter ended with Xiao Qiang asking the Snow Empress to let a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast from the Extreme North become Xiao Sheng’s Soul Spirit.

• Xiao Qiang extracted Yan Feng’s soul with the Myriad Soul Banner and explained how Xiao Sheng could take over his body.
• Xiao Qiang used Feather Crossing Dust’s Zero Rated Power to project Xiao Sheng’s consciousness into Yan Feng’s empty body.
• Xiao Sheng tested his new body, level-forty-seven Soul Power, Bone Dragon Spirit, and soul skills, accidentally blasting through three walls.
• Xiao Qiang told Xiao Sheng that he could reach Titled Douluo quickly and said he had a plan involving a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.
• Xiao Qiang asked the Snow Empress to let a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast from the Extreme North become Xiao Sheng’s Soul Spirit.

Xiao Qiang prepared Bai Qingshan to absorb a powerful Spirit Ring by giving him four Spirit Bones and a Wisdom Spirit Ring, transforming his first four Spirit Rings. The chapter left Xiao Qiang reflecting on how he had finally gained the power to help those who once helped him.

• Xiao Qiang told Snow Empress and Tian Meng that he planned to prepare a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit for A Sheng’s fifth Spirit Ring after improving A Sheng’s physical fitness.
• Bai Qingshan waited at the edge of the Demonic Forest, excited to obtain a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring for his fifth slot.
• Xiao Qiang arrived with a forty-thousand-year Sawtooth Golden Centipede and offered Bai Qingshan several Spirit Bones so he could absorb it.
• Bai Qingshan fused with four Spirit Bones, and Xiao Qiang turned the Sawtooth Golden Centipede into a Wisdom Spirit Ring that raised Bai Qingshan’s first four Spirit Rings to forty thousand years.
• Bai Qingshan thanked Xiao Qiang, who reflected that he could finally repay those who had helped him in his previous life.

Zhong Liwu learned that Mu En had likely destroyed a Holy Spirit Cult branch altar and killed Yan Feng, the cult's promising Holy Son. Mu En returned to Shrek Academy to find it badly damaged by Evil Soul Masters, and he angrily confronted Xuan Zi for being absent during the attack.

• Zhong Liwu struck an eight-ring Soul Douluo who reported that Yan Feng was missing, then lamented the likely loss of the Holy Son.
• Zhang Peng reasoned that Mu En had attacked the branch altar, citing the lingering aura of Dragon Emperor Evil Breaking Slash.
• Zhong Liwu asked Long Xiaoyao about the Bright Holy Dragon's aura, and Long Xiaoyao confirmed that Mu En was alive.
• Mu En returned to Shrek City and found Shrek Academy damaged, with Xian Lin'er badly injured and Elder Song severely hurt in an ambush.
• Yan Shaozhe explained that Xuan Zi had been away drinking during the Evil Soul Masters' attack, and Mu En demanded to know whether Xuan Zi was the Holy Spirit Cult's Supreme Elder.

Mu En returned to Shrek and reprimanded Elder Xuan before hearing how the Holy Spirit Cult attacked the academy and captured Ma Xiaotao, Wu Ming, and Han Ruoruo. The meeting ended with Mu En revealing that Zhang Lexuan had not returned and that Mingde Hall possessed a Soul Tool capable of killing him.

• Mu En blamed Elder Xuan for Shrek's losses and damage to the Golden Tree, but ordered him to remain and convene a Sea God Pavilion meeting.
• Yan Shaozhe explained that Feng Ling led the Holy Spirit Cult's attack, and Elder Song was injured while fighting the invaders.
• More than thirty Soul Sage-level Evil Soul Masters attacked the inner courtyard, killing Chu Qingtian, Ye Fan, and other disciples.
• The Holy Spirit Cult captured Ma Xiaotao, Wu Ming, and Han Ruoruo, intending to take them back as Saintesses.
• Yan Shaozhe asked why Zhang Lexuan had not returned, and Mu En warned that Mingde Hall possessed a Soul Tool that could kill him.

Mu En warned the Sea God Pavilion that the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Tool technology threatened even a Limit Douluo, and Fan Yu proposed using Huo Yuhao to secretly copy its designs. The Elders approved the plan and left Huo Yuhao one year to prepare for an exchange program.

• Mu En reported that the Sun Moon Empire had more than ten Rank 9 Soul Masters and urged Shrek to improve its Soul Tools.
• Fan Yu proposed using Huo Yuhao’s Vision Sharing and future X-ray Vision to record the internal structures of the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Tools.
• Fan Yu said Huo Yuhao could use Simulation as his third soul skill to hide his spying, while a thousand-year Whale Rubber and a soul bone would help him absorb a thousand-year second soul ring.
• Mu En ordered the Spirit Master Department to provide Huo Yuhao with a ten-thousand-year soul bone and set the exchange program for one year later.
• Mu En instructed Shrek to raise Huo Yuhao to Rank 30 so he could copy the blueprints without attracting attention.

Mu En and the Shrek elders planned Huo Yuhao’s covert mission to steal Sun Moon Empire Soul Tool blueprints and assembled a powerful team for the next tournament. They concluded that Shrek held the advantage, though their plan relied on giving Xiao Xiao spirit rings beyond normal limits.

• Mu En ordered Huo Yuhao to steal the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Tool blueprints and assigned Xuan Zi to help him obtain a Thousand-Year X-ray Vision Spirit Skill.
• Mu En planned for Huo Yuhao to conceal his abilities while He Caitou attracted attention, and directed that Huo Yuhao’s cultivation and spirit rings be strengthened in secret.
• The elders agreed to buy Rank 7 Soul Tools to defend against spiritual attacks and discussed how Shrek could defeat Xiao Qiang through enhanced combat strength.
• Mu En and the elders planned to raise Bei Bei, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Ning Tian, Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, and Xiao Xiao’s abilities before the next tournament.
• The elders approved giving Xiao Xiao additional Ten Thousand Year spirit rings beyond normal absorption limits, concluding that Shrek would hold the advantage in the tournament.

Xiao Qiang arranged for Ice Bear King Xiaobai to take Xiao Sheng to Dragon Valley, where Xiao Sheng would train for three years and seek to improve his Bone Dragon Spirit. The chapter ended with Xiao Sheng wondering whether he could extract Dragon Valley’s True Dragon Bones as soul bones without absorbing them himself.

• Xiao Qiang explained that he needed a powerful soul beast and a Rank 9 Soul Tool to take Xiao Sheng to another continent, so Snow Empress brought them to meet Ice Bear King Xiaobai in the Extreme North.
• Snow Empress asked Xiaobai to take Xiao Sheng to Dragon Valley, wait for it to open, and bring him home after three years.
• Xiao Qiang gave Xiaobai food, Rank 9 Soul Tools, and other equipment for the journey, then tested some of the equipment with him.
• Xiaobai mentioned that he had not seen the Titan Snow Demon King, A-Tai, in a long time, but Snow Empress was unconcerned.
• Xiao Qiang told Xiao Sheng that Dragon Valley could strengthen his Bone Dragon Spirit and contained True Dragon Bones that might become soul bones.
• Xiao Sheng accepted the plan and wondered whether his Bone Dragon Spirit could extract the True Dragon Bones as soul bones without absorbing them.

Xiao Qiang prepared to take Mu Qingxue, Xiao Lan, and Nana to the Ice and Fire Mandarin Duck Pot to seek opportunities to strengthen them. Just as they were about to leave, Xu Tianran blocked the gate.

• Xiao Qiang asked Jing Hongchen for leave, and Jing Hongchen gave him Hongchen's Blessing, Soul Cannon Shells, and a Soul Guide Communicator.
• Xiao Qiang returned to the Earl's Mansion and decided to bring Xiao Lan, whose Soul Power had reached rank thirty-three, so she could pursue a breakthrough.
• Xiao Qiang told Mu Qingxue that an Immortal Herb could raise Xiao Lan's Soul Power and invited Nana to join them as well.
• Xiao Qiang, Mu Qingxue, Xiao Lan, and Nana prepared to depart for the Ice and Fire Mandarin Duck Pot, but Xu Tianran stopped them at the gate.

Xiao Qiang rejected Crown Prince Xu Tianran’s gifts and recruitment, then reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and invited the Infernal Delicate Apricot to become a Soul Spirit. The plant refused, so Xiao Qiang said he would hunt it for a soul ring instead.

• Xu Tianran offered Xiao Qiang rare treasures and hinted that he could become a duke if he joined the Crown Prince’s side, but Xiao Qiang refused and said he would follow Jing Hongchen.
• After Xiao Qiang left, Xu Tianran rejected a subordinate’s suggestion to punish him because he did not want to push Jing Hongchen into opposition.
• Xiao Qiang used Mental Probe and lip-reading to hear Xu Tianran curse him, and regretted that the Crown Prince had not ordered an attack.
• Xiao Qiang and Snow Empress entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where he introduced the Soul Spirit system to the Infernal Delicate Apricot.
• The Infernal Delicate Apricot refused to become a Soul Spirit, so Xiao Qiang said he would hunt it for a soul ring instead.

Xiao Qiang persuaded Infernal Delicate Apricot to become a Soul Spirit, absorbed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s resources to reach level sixty and awaken his Eternal Mangekyo, and helped Mu Qingxue become a level-eighty-three Soul Douluo. He then fused his Spirit Rings into a Million Year ring and used its soul skill, Commandment, to place a restriction on Mu Qingxue.

• Xiao Qiang told Infernal Delicate Apricot she would become his Soul Spirit or be hunted for her Spirit Ring and spirit bone, and she reluctantly agreed to become a Soul Spirit.
• Xiao Qiang obtained Narcissus Jade Bone and Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew from Aromatic Silk Beauty, while Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass volunteered to become a Soul Spirit.
• Xiao Qiang refined Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass’s body, reaching level sixty and restoring his Mangekyo Sharingan bloodline to awaken the Eternal Mangekyo.
• Xiao Qiang moved the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and surrounding land into the Silver Dragon Staff’s space, then brought Infernal Delicate Apricot to Mu Qingxue.
• Mu Qingxue fused with Infernal Delicate Apricot and became a level-eighty-three Soul Douluo with six black and two red Spirit Rings.
• Xiao Qiang fused his Spirit Rings into a Million Year ring and used Commandment to place a non-harmful restriction on Mu Qingxue against betraying him.

Mu Qingxue described her new soul skills, while Xiao Qiang planned a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest for new Soul Spirits. At Shrek Academy, Feng Yao offered to help Huo Yuhao obtain his second soul ring, and Xuan Zi approved their journey together.

• Mu Qingxue told Xiao Qiang that her new abilities included Martial Soul Avatar, two Angel skills, and two torso-bone skills.
• Xiao Qiang said he would take Xiao Lan and himself to the Star Dou Great Forest once she had absorbed the medicinal power.
• Huo Yuhao celebrated Shrek Academy’s rewards and its promise to help him obtain a thousand-year soul ring, while vowing revenge on the White Tiger Duke’s family.
• Feng Yao revealed that he had captained a previous Shrek tournament team and offered to help Huo Yuhao find a soul ring during an upcoming trip to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Huo Yuhao reported reaching level twenty, and Xuan Zi agreed that he and Feng Yao would set out together.

Feng Yao and his companions joined Huo Yuhao's spirit-ring hunt under Elder Xuan's supervision, hoping to gain the powerful elder's favor. After enjoying Huo Yuhao's grilled fish, Elder Xuan agreed to oversee Li Ming's fifth Spirit Ring as well, and the group prepared to hunt two Spirit Beasts.

• Feng Yao introduced himself to Elder Xuan and offered to help Huo Yuhao obtain his second Spirit Ring.
• Elder Xuan praised Feng Yao's Spirit Bones and promised to help him hunt a better eighth Spirit Ring when he reached Rank 80.
• Feng Yao called over his companions, and Elder Xuan divided Huo Yuhao's grilled fish among himself and the group.
• Elder Xuan learned that Li Ming had reached Rank 50, and he agreed to oversee Li Ming's fifth Spirit Ring hunt too.
• Feng Yao and the others became excited that Elder Xuan would supervise both Spirit Ring hunts.

Xiao Qiang obtained a hundred-thousand-year Other Shore Twin as his sixth Soul Spirit and gained powerful new soul skills. Snow Empress also absorbed two soul bones, but Other Shore Twin’s bone changed her eyes red and gave her a dangerous air.

• Snow Empress led Xiao Qiang and the others into the Illusion Sea Dream Butterflies’ territory, where spiritual pressure put Nana, Xiao Lan, and Mu Qingxue to sleep.
• Snow Empress brought the hundred-thousand-year Other Shore Twin to Xiao Qiang, and it agreed to join the God Creation Plan after meeting the soul beasts within him.
• Xiao Qiang safely fused with Other Shore Twin, reached level sixty-six, and helped it and Silver Wolf undergo Humanoid Transformation.
• Xiao Qiang examined his new Illusory Sea Forgotten Dream and Karmic Demon soul skills, then learned the risks and powers of Other Shore Twin’s soul bone skills.
• Snow Empress successfully absorbed the Ice Scorpion and Other Shore Twin soul bones, but the latter turned her eyes red and gave her a dangerous expression.

Xiao Qiang endured Snow Empress’s brutal swordsmanship training and discussed how he had motivated Tian Meng to develop Wisdom Spirit Rings and Soul Spirits. The next day, a three-headed fiery red mastiff was sent flying, and Xiao Qiang recognized the auspicious beast and wondered why it was under attack.

• Xiao Qiang stopped his first swordsmanship session after Snow Empress defeated him more than fifty times in the consciousness space.
• Xiao Qiang defended his persistence and explained why he focused on useful techniques rather than ordinary cultivation.
• Snow Empress suggested Xiao Qiang had plotted to motivate Tian Meng, and Xiao Qiang admitted he had pushed Tian Meng to create Wisdom Spirit Rings.
• Tian Meng said he did not regret developing the Soul Spirit system and believed Xiao Qiang had not fooled him.
• The next day, a thunderous boom drew Xiao Qiang, Snow Empress, and the others’ attention as a three-headed fiery red mastiff was sent flying.
• Xiao Qiang recognized the auspicious beast and wondered why it was being attacked when Huo Yuhao did not fit the circumstances of the expected plot.

Xiao Qiang used Spirit Shock and Xuanming Swap to rescue the Three-Eyed Golden Lion from Xuan Zi, who had been holding her hostage in the Star Dou Great Forest. The Auspicious Beast attacked Huo Yuhao, and Xuan Zi fled underground with him while the rest of Shrek was left behind.

• Xuan Zi agreed to spare the Auspicious Beast in exchange for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and a fifteen-thousand-year-old top-tier fire-attributed soul beast from Scarlet King.
• After Scarlet King left, Xuan Zi taunted and restrained the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, then ordered Huo Yuhao to press his forehead against her third eye.
• Xiao Qiang dazed Xuan Zi with Spirit Shock and used Xuanming Swap to place himself beside the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion sensed Xiao Qiang's Fierce Beast aura and attacked Huo Yuhao with Flame Explosion, but Huo Yuhao's Invincible Golden Body protected him.
• Xuan Zi sensed that the Auspicious Beast had escaped, grabbed Huo Yuhao, and used Earth Escape to flee.

Xiao Qiang and Snow Empress rescued the Auspicious Beast from Xuan Zi and the Shrek students, and the Auspicious Beast rewarded Xiao Qiang with a limited-use Eye of Destiny. Xuan Zi escaped with Huo Yuhao, while the other Shrek students died, and he consoled himself that he had fulfilled his mission by keeping Huo Yuhao alive.

• Snow Empress reached the injured Auspicious Beast, which blamed Xuan Zi and Huo Yuhao for its capture and prepared to punish the remaining Shrek students.
• The Auspicious Beast burned the Shrek students to death, and Xiao Qiang collected two valuable soul bones from the ashes.
• The Auspicious Beast gave Xiao Qiang an Eye of Destiny that could steal another person's Fortune up to three times, and Xiao Qiang asked if it could take Huo Yuhao's Fortune.
• Scarlet King arrived with two Soul Beasts, and a black-haired middle-aged man appeared and asked Snow Empress why she was there.
• Xuan Zi escaped using Earth Escape with Huo Yuhao, then checked his condition and told himself that he had more or less completed his mission.