Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen chose to demonstrate his First Soul Skill against Gongyang Mo and the other reserve members, revealing that it could both strengthen allies and weaken enemies. The chapter ended with the group realizing that this skill amounted to a sixty percent swing in all attributes.

• Ye Chen chose Gongyang Mo as his opponent, prompting Xuan Zi to question his choice before reluctantly agreeing to the match.
• Ye Chen explained that he wanted to conceal some of his strength because he distrusted Dai Yueheng.
• Ye Chen summoned the Fusang Divine Tree and revealed his purple, purple, and black soul rings to the Inner Court seniors.
• Ye Chen used Fusang Above Tanggu, giving everyone a thirty percent all-attribute boost and a powerful healing effect.
• Ye Chen's soul skill then weakened everyone's attributes by thirty percent, leading the reserve members to recognize its combined sixty percent swing.

Ye Chen secured Gongyang Mo’s Main Team Member spot with his support skill, and Han Yue chose to challenge Chen Zifeng. The match began when Han Yue summoned something that shocked Ye Chen, who wondered if she was the person he suspected.

• Gongyang Mo conceded defeat to Ye Chen and gave up his Main Team Member spot.
• Xuan Zi asked Han Yue to choose an opponent, and she challenged Chen Zifeng.
• Xuan Zi warned Han Yue that losing would end her chance at a Main Team Member spot, then refereed the spar.
• When the match began, Han Yue condensed something in her hand, leaving Ye Chen stunned and wondering, “Could it be her?”

Han Yue challenged Chen Zifeng for a Main Team Member position, and the match began with her revealing something that horrified Ye Chen. The chapter ended with Ye Chen wondering if Han Yue was the person he suspected.

• Ye Chen demonstrated his First Soul Skill's powerful support and healing effects, and Gongyang Mo conceded the Main Team Member position.
• Xuan Zi asked Han Yue to choose an opponent, and she challenged Chen Zifeng.
• Xuan Zi warned Han Yue that losing would end her chance at a Main Team Member spot, but she confirmed her choice.
• Xuan Zi started the spar between Han Yue and Chen Zifeng.
• Han Yue gathered Soul Power into a thing in her hand, and Ye Chen reacted in horror, wondering if she was her.

Ye Chen recognized the Golden Dragon Spear in Han Yue’s hands and wondered how she had obtained it, while Han Yue’s match against Chen Zifeng began. Han Yue damaged Chen Zifeng’s martial soul with one strike and pressed the advantage, leaving the fight in her favor.

• Ye Chen recognized Han Yue’s weapon as the Golden Dragon Spear and questioned whether she could be the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• Xuan Zi started the match, and Chen Zifeng attacked Han Yue with his Soul Chasing Sword.
• Han Yue met Chen Zifeng’s sword with the Golden Dragon Spear and knocked it into the arena floor.
• Chen Zifeng recovered his sword and discovered a tiny hole in it, which had briefly disrupted his Soul Power.
• Han Yue advanced and thrust the Golden Dragon Spear at Chen Zifeng.

Ye Chen recognized Han Yue’s weapon as the Golden Dragon Spear and wondered why she possessed it, but he could not explain the mystery. In the selection match, Han Yue’s first clash damaged Chen Zifeng’s martial soul, and she pressed her advantage.

• Ye Chen recognized the Golden Dragon Spear in Han Yue’s hands and questioned whether she could be the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• Xuan Zi started the match, and Chen Zifeng attacked Han Yue with his Soul Chasing Sword.
• Han Yue deflected Chen Zifeng’s sword with the Golden Dragon Spear, sending it into the arena floor.
• Chen Zifeng recovered his weapon and discovered that the Golden Dragon Spear had damaged it and disrupted his Soul Power.
• Han Yue advanced and thrust the Golden Dragon Spear at Chen Zifeng.

Han Yue overwhelmed Chen Zifeng with a powerful Light-attribute soul skill, leaving Ye Chen puzzled by its similarity to his own Ultimate Light. As Han Yue’s spear threatened to strike Chen Zifeng, the match’s outcome remained unresolved.

• Ye Chen sensed that Han Yue seemed familiar with him but could not confirm why.
• Han Yue attacked Chen Zifeng with the Golden Dragon Spear, and he dodged before closing in to strike with his Soul Chasing Sword.
• Han Yue activated her fourth soul skill, transforming her eyes and unleashing a purplish-gold blast that filled the arena.
• Ye Chen recognized the blast’s Light Attribute as sharing an origin with his Ultimate Light and wondered what it revealed about Han Yue.
• The blast suppressed Chen Zifeng’s Darkness-leaning martial soul, and Han Yue followed with a sweeping spear strike that threatened him.

Han Yue overwhelmed Chen Zifeng with her powerful Light Attribute soul skill and followed up with a spear strike. Ye Chen recognized the source of her familiar aura but remained puzzled, while Chen Zifeng faced a potentially decisive blow under Xuan Zi’s watch.

• Ye Chen recalled that Han Yue seemed to know him but still could not explain their sense of familiarity.
• Han Yue attacked Chen Zifeng with the Golden Dragon Spear, but he dodged and moved in close to use his sword skills.
• Han Yue revealed her four soul rings and unleashed a purplish-golden explosion that trapped Chen Zifeng in its blast.
• Ye Chen saw the attack clearly and realized its Light Attribute shared an origin with his Ultimate Light, explaining Han Yue’s familiar aura.
• The blast suppressed Chen Zifeng’s Darkness-leaning Soul Chasing Sword, and Han Yue followed the explosion with a sweeping spear strike that he could not block in time.

Han Yue defeated Chen Zifeng in the selection match, securing a place among the Shrek Seven Monsters alongside Ye Chen. After Elder Xuan announced the result and sent the team to prepare for training, Ye Chen headed to the Outer Court to handle several matters and find Wang Dong, who had just left Zhou Yi’s dormitory looking relieved and distracted.

• Han Yue stopped her Golden Dragon Spear beside Chen Zifeng’s neck, and Elder Xuan confirmed her victory after seeing she had held back.
• Elder Xuan announced that Ye Chen and Han Yue had joined the Main Team, while Chen Zifeng and Gongyang Mo were eliminated from the original seven.
• Han Yue returned to Ye Chen and smiled as he congratulated her, while Ye Chen reflected on how little he knew about her full strength.
• Elder Xuan ordered the Main Team Members to return in three days for coordination training ahead of the tournament.
• Ye Chen planned to notify Zhou Yi, explain matters to Huo Yuhao and the others, and follow up on the message he had sent Wang Dong.
• Wang Dong left Zhou Yi’s dormitory looking relieved and blushing faintly as she replayed what had happened inside.

Han Yue defeated Chen Zifeng without killing him, securing a place on Shrek Academy’s Main Team alongside Ye Chen. After the selection ended, Ye Chen planned to return to the Outer Court, while Wang Dong left Zhou Yi’s dormitory looking relieved and blushing.

• Han Yue stopped her Golden Dragon Spear beside Chen Zifeng’s neck, and Xuan Zi let the match end without intervening.
• Xuan Zi announced that Ye Chen and Han Yue replaced Chen Zifeng and Gongyang Mo among the seven Main Team Members, who gained the title of the Shrek Seven Monsters.
• Han Yue returned to Ye Chen, smiled at his congratulations, and left him wondering how her strength compared to his.
• Xuan Zi told the Main Team Members to return in three days for coordination training ahead of the tournament, and Ye Chen planned to settle matters in the Outer Court first.
• Wang Dong left Zhou Yi’s dormitory looking relieved and blushing as she replayed what had happened inside.

After Wang Dong spoke with Zhou Yi, she and Ye Chen left the academy together to carry out an undisclosed plan. The next morning, Ye Chen brought the Demon Stone to Sea God's Pavilion and discovered that his Netherworld Ghost Fire could neither damage it nor contain its darkness aura.

• Wang Dong left Zhou Yi's room relieved and resolved to pass the assessment and go with Ye Chen after the tournament.
• Wang Dong met Ye Chen at the Outer Court dormitory entrance, and they hurried out of the academy together for an undisclosed purpose.
• Ye Chen returned to the Inner Court at dawn and went to Sea God's Pavilion to investigate the Demon Stone he had taken from the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
• Mu En could provide Ye Chen with no more information about the Demon Stone than Elder Lin had.
• Ye Chen covered the Demon Stone with Netherworld Ghost Fire, but it remained unchanged as its darkness aura overwhelmed the light in the room.

After speaking with Zhou Yi, Wang Dong joined Ye Chen for a secret trip outside the academy, and the two returned the next morning without revealing what they had done. Ye Chen then tested the Demon Stone in Sea God's Pavilion, where his Netherworld Ghost Fire failed to affect it, leaving its extraordinary darkness unexplained.

• Wang Dong spoke with Zhou Yi for over two hours and left reassured that she would pass the assessment and go with Ye Chen after the tournament.
• Wang Dong met Ye Chen at the Outer Court dormitory and pulled him toward the academy gates for their appointment.
• Ye Chen and Wang Dong returned to the Inner Court at dawn, keeping their destination and actions secret.
• Ye Chen asked Mu En about the Demon Stone, but Mu En knew no more than Elder Lin had told him.
• Ye Chen summoned the Demon Stone in Sea God's Pavilion and covered it with Netherworld Ghost Fire, but the stone remained unchanged as its darkness aura suppressed the room's light.

Ye Chen discovered that the Demon Stone resonated with his Taiyin Youying Martial Soul and Extreme Darkness Soul Power. The stone transformed into a mass of darkness that surged into his wings, raising his Soul Power Level to 39 and changing the wings’ appearance.

• Ye Chen tested ways to communicate with the Demon Stone, but his Netherworld Ghost Fire, Spiritual Power, and essence blood had no effect.
• Ye Chen summoned his Taiyin Youying Martial Soul and sensed it resonating with the Demon Stone.
• Ye Chen pressed his Extreme Darkness Attribute Soul Power against the Demon Stone, which compressed into a fist-sized ball of energy.
• Ye Chen lost control of his body as the energy ball burst into Darkness Attribute energy and flooded his room and wings.
• Ye Chen's Soul Power Level rose past 40 before settling at level 39, while his Soul Power gathered into sharp, matte feathers on his wings.

Ye Chen discovered that his Extreme Darkness Attribute Soul Power resonated with the Demon Stone, causing it to transform and unleash a torrent of darkness into his wings. The surge raised his Soul Power to level 39 and began reshaping his wings into sharp, featherlike scales.

• Ye Chen tested the Demon Stone with Netherworld Ghost Fire and sensed a new, mysterious response after withdrawing the flames.
• Ye Chen tried to communicate with the Demon Stone using several methods, then realized he had not tried Soul Power.
• Ye Chen summoned his Taiyin Youying Martial Soul, and his wings and the Demon Stone resonated when he released Extreme Darkness Attribute Soul Power.
• Ye Chen touched the Demon Stone with his Soul Power, and it compressed into a fist-sized black energy ball as his body became immobile.
• The energy ball burst into darkness that poured into Ye Chen's wings, briefly pushing his Soul Power beyond level 40 before it settled at level 39 and formed sharp, featherlike scales.

Ye Chen recovered from a mysterious breakthrough that left him at level 39 and transformed Taiyin Youying’s wings, while Mu En recognized the Demon Stone’s origins but kept his knowledge to himself. As Ye Chen remained absent, Huo Yuhao and the others arrived at Sea God Island, setting the stage for their reunion.

• Ye Chen sensed his soul power settle at level 39 and realized the breakthrough had cleared the bottlenecks before level 50.
• Ye Chen discovered that Taiyin Youying’s wings had grown sharp feathers, which he suspected had formed from the Demon Stone.
• Mu En watched over Ye Chen and concluded that the Demon Stone came from a place connected to Ye Chen’s family.
• Mu En told Xuan Zi to take the other team members to the Star Luo Empire, assuring him Ye Chen would arrive before competition registration closed.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, He Caitou, and Xiao Xiao arrived at Sea God Island, and Huo Yuhao asked Wang Dong what she had just said.

Ye Chen’s soul power settled at level 39 after the Demon Stone broke his bottleneck, while his martial soul developed sharp new feathers. As Ye Chen remained unconscious, Mu En reassured Xuan Zi that he would reach the tournament in time, and Huo Yuhao and the others arrived at Sea God Island.

• Ye Chen discovered his soul power had briefly reached level 40 before falling to level 39, with the bottlenecks before level 50 shattered.
• Ye Chen noticed that feathers had appeared on Taiyin Youying’s wings and suspected they had transformed from the Demon Stone.
• Mu En watched over Ye Chen and privately concluded that the Demon Stone came from a place connected to Xiao Chen and his family.
• After Ye Chen remained absent for over two-thirds of a month, Xuan Zi asked Mu En about him, and Mu En said Ye Chen would arrive before tournament registration closed.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, He Caitou, and Xiao Xiao arrived at Sea God Island, where Wang Dong wondered aloud whether she would see Ye Chen soon.

The Reserve Team arrived at the Inner Court to train with the Main Team, but Ye Chen was missing, leaving Ma Xiaotao and Wang Dong worried about his whereabouts. Ye Chen was meditating inside Sea God's Pavilion after absorbing the Demon Stone, unaware of how much time had passed, while Mu En watched over him.

• The seven Reserve Team members walked through the Inner Court on their way to the training arena, where they were scheduled to spar with the Main Team.
• Jiang Nannan rebuffed Xu Sanshi when he offered to show her around, and he followed the group after her.
• Ma Xiaotao and the other Main Team Members saw Xuan Zi arrive without Ye Chen and wondered where he had gone.
• Wang Dong searched the Main Team for Ye Chen and grew anxious when she could not find him; Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao also knew he had left.
• Ye Chen meditated inside Sea God's Pavilion after recovering from the effects of absorbing the Demon Stone, while Mu En watched over him without interrupting.

The Shrek Seven Monsters Reserve Team arrived at the Inner Court for a sparring exercise with the Main Team, but Ye Chen was missing and left Ma Xiaotao and Wang Dong worried. Ye Chen was meditating inside Sea God's Pavilion after absorbing the Demon Stone, unaware that much more time had passed than he thought.

• Bei Bei led the Reserve Team through the Inner Court to the training grounds, while Xu Sanshi tried and failed to impress Jiang Nannan.
• Ma Xiaotao and the other Main Team Members waited for the Reserve Team and wondered why Ye Chen had not arrived.
• Wang Dong searched the Main Team for Ye Chen and grew anxious when she could not find him.
• Bei Bei remained confident that the academy had made other arrangements for Ye Chen and would not let him miss the tournament.
• Ye Chen continued meditating inside Sea God's Pavilion as Mu En watched over him without interrupting.

Ye Chen awoke from meditation to find that nearly twenty days had passed and the tournament was about to begin, but he chose to go to the Extreme North for something vital to him. Mu En offered to accompany him, leaving Ye Chen deeply moved.

• Xuan Zi roared at the distracted students, then secretly reassured Wang Dong that Ye Chen was safe; Ma Xiaotao chose Huo Yuhao for a team.
• Ye Chen emerged from meditation with his left pupil deepened to rose red, while Mu En noticed he had awakened.
• Ye Chen told Mu En he needed to leave, then learned that the tournament began in ten days and the academy would depart for Star Dou City the next day.
• Ye Chen said he had to go to the Extreme North, where he had seen something vital to him during the holiday.
• Mu En offered to accompany Ye Chen so he could make it back in time for the tournament, and stroked his hair.

Xuan Zi secretly reassured Wang Dong while the students began their final training before departure. Ye Chen awoke from meditation, learned that nearly twenty days had passed, and told Mu En he needed to travel to the Extreme North; Mu En agreed to accompany him.

• Xuan Zi avoided revealing Ye Chen's whereabouts, roared the distracted students back to attention, and secretly told Wang Dong something that eased her worries.
• Ma Xiaotao chose Huo Yuhao for the final training session because of his unusual Spiritual Power.
• Ye Chen awoke with his left pupil turned rose-red and told Mu En he could not attend training as planned.
• Mu En informed Ye Chen that the team would leave for Star Dou City the next day to register for the tournament, which began in ten days.
• Ye Chen said he needed to go to the Extreme North, where he had seen something vital to him during the holiday.
• Mu En offered to accompany Ye Chen so he could reach the Extreme North and still make the tournament.

Mu En took Ye Chen to the Extreme North while a Soul Power clone remained at Shrek Academy and Xuan Zi led the competition team toward Star Luo City. Ye Chen and Mu En traveled at high speed toward a discovery tied to Ye Chen’s origins and martial soul, hoping to finish in time for registration.

• Ye Chen agreed to accompany Mu En to the Extreme North, and Mu En left a Soul Power clone in Sea God's Pavilion to conceal his absence.
• Xuan Zi led the Main Team Members, Reserve Team Members, and Wang Yan out of Shrek Academy toward Star Luo City, explaining that Ye Chen would join them before registration.
• Wang Dong and Han Yue simultaneously heard Ye Chen's voice promising to meet them in Star Dou City.
• Mu En carried Ye Chen north at great speed and revealed through his past actions that he had secretly protected Ye Chen during his earlier visit to the Extreme North.
• Ye Chen and Mu En raced toward the Extreme North to retrieve a discovery Ye Chen had left behind and investigate matters connected to his origins and martial soul.