Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen agreed to travel with Mu En to the Extreme North, hoping to retrieve something he had discovered there and investigate clues tied to his origins and martial soul. As Xuan Zi led Shrek Academy's tournament team toward Star Luo City, Mu En and Ye Chen raced north and expected to reach the Extreme North by dusk.

• Mu En took Ye Chen from Sea God's Pavilion, leaving behind a powerless clone to oversee Shrek Academy and informing only Xuan Zi.
• Xuan Zi led the tournament team out of Shrek Academy, while Wang Yan and the Main Team Members and Reserve Team Members prepared to travel to Star Luo City without Ye Chen.
• Xuan Zi reassured the team that Ye Chen had other matters to handle and would rendezvous before registration closed.
• Wang Dong and Han Yue separately heard the same voice promising to wait for them in Star Dou City.
• Mu En revealed through his actions that he had secretly protected Ye Chen during his previous trip to the Extreme North, including from the Titan Snow Demon King.
• Mu En carried Ye Chen at high speed toward the Extreme North so Ye Chen could retrieve a previously discovered object and pursue clues connected to the Demon Stone, his origins, and his martial soul.

Ye Chen and Mu En stopped in Heavenless Town near the Extreme North, where Ye Chen noticed its eerie old customs and silent, expressionless residents. After hearing two locals mention strange occurrences, Ye Chen learned from Mu En that the town was cursed, though Mu En withheld the details.

• Ye Chen reflected on Tang Ya and his own unresolved responsibilities as he and Mu En traveled toward the Extreme North.
• Mu En diverted to Heavenless Town before nightfall, and Ye Chen noticed its ancient-looking houses and unusual candles.
• Ye Chen observed that the townspeople were silent and expressionless, and he wondered about the meaning of the town's name.
• Two middle-aged men discussed strange occurrences and left to consult Uncle Kun.
• Mu En told Ye Chen that Heavenless Town was cursed and that learning about the strange occurrences now would not be good for him.

Ye Chen and Mu En stopped in Heavenless Town before entering the Extreme North, where Ye Chen noticed the town’s eerie inhabitants and old customs. Mu En revealed that the town was cursed and hinted that its strange happenings were connected to Ye Chen’s background.

• As they neared the Extreme North, Mu En changed course and brought Ye Chen to a nearby town for the night.
• Ye Chen noticed that Heavenless Town’s wooden buildings and candlelight seemed to belong to an ancient era, while Mu En offered an explanation for the candles.
• Ye Chen observed that the townspeople walked silently with rigid, expressionless faces.
• At an inn, Ye Chen overheard two men say they had encountered a strange thing and planned to ask Uncle Kun about it.
• Mu En told Ye Chen that the town was cursed and that learning about its strange happenings now would not be good for him.

Ye Chen and Mu En stayed overnight in a strange town before traveling to the Extreme North, while Mu En met secretly with Zi Kun. Their discussion revealed that Ye Chen had absorbed the Demon Stone in eighteen days and that Zi Kun was guarding a mysterious item for him until he reached five rings.

• Mu En arranged for Ye Chen and himself to stay at the inn and leave for the Extreme North the next morning.
• Ye Chen lay awake, unsettled by the town’s eerie residents and customs, and suspected Mu En knew something about his origins.
• Zi Kun visited Mu En and asked whether Ye Chen was the one who had absorbed the Demon Stone.
• Mu En told Zi Kun that Ye Chen had absorbed it in eighteen days and that they were going to retrieve a certain item from the Extreme North.
• Zi Kun said Ye Chen could not take the item yet, left it wrapped in black cloth, and instructed Mu En to give it to Ye Chen after he reached five rings.
• Mu En bowed to Zi Kun and entrusted him with the continent’s safety until Xiao Chen grew strong enough.

Ye Chen stayed at an eerie inn with Mu En, who secretly met an old man named Zi Kun. Their conversation revealed that Ye Chen had absorbed the Demon Stone in eighteen days and that a hidden item was being reserved for him until he reached five rings.

• Mu En arranged for Ye Chen and himself to stay at the inn overnight before traveling toward the Extreme North.
• Ye Chen lay awake, unsettled by the town and suspecting Mu En knew something about his origins.
• Zi Kun visited Mu En late at night and asked whether Ye Chen was the one who had absorbed the Demon Stone.
• Mu En told Zi Kun that Ye Chen had completed the fusion in eighteen days and that they were going to retrieve something from the Extreme North.
• Zi Kun left a wrapped item with Mu En and told him to give it to Ye Chen when he reached five rings.
• Mu En bowed to Zi Kun and entrusted the continent's safety to him until Xiao Chen grew up.

Ye Chen traveled with Mu En to the Extreme North and entered a hidden valley accessible to those with Ultimate Ice Soul Power. Inside, he found a towering silver-white tree, while Mu En waited outside the valley’s illusion barrier.

• Mu En examined a gold-and-silver ring concealed in black cloth and recognized its extraordinary significance.
• Ye Chen met Mu En outside his room, apologized for nearly punching him, and set off with him after breakfast.
• Mu En led Ye Chen through the Extreme North toward a secluded valley near the Core Circle.
• Mu En stayed outside as Ye Chen entered the valley using his Ultimate Ice Soul Power, causing him to vanish from view.
• Ye Chen passed through the valley’s illusion barrier and saw a towering tree with silver-white leaves and icy-blue patterns.

Ye Chen and Mu En traveled into the Extreme North and reached a hidden valley that Ye Chen had visited before. Ye Chen passed through its barrier and found a towering silver-white tree, while Mu En remained outside to guard him.

• Mu En examined the gold-and-silver ring Zi Kun had left behind, and Ye Chen stayed awake until midnight.
• Ye Chen went to find Mu En the next morning, nearly striking him before apologizing, and Mu En reflected on his own youth and his wish to protect Ye Chen from regrets.
• Mu En took Ye Chen to breakfast and then brought him to the Extreme North, where Ye Chen worried about the region's dangers and the changes surrounding Ice Empress's early tribulation.
• Mu En led Ye Chen to a secluded valley near the Core Circle and told him to enter alone while he stood guard.
• Ye Chen used his Ultimate Ice Soul Power to pass through the valley's illusion barrier and saw a towering tree with silver-white leaves and a pale trunk.

Ye Chen recognized the giant tree in the Illusionary Realm as a possible Moon Laurel Tree, which he suspected was connected to his origins and sealed away from the Douluo Plane. Outside the realm, Mu En rushed back to Shrek Academy after learning of an emergency, leaving Zi Kun to watch for Ye Chen.

• Ye Chen noticed a glowing crescent-shaped fruit on the giant tree and connected the place to his origins and his Taiyin Youying Martial Soul.
• After three days, Zi Kun appeared beside Mu En, who asked him to send Ye Chen to the Star Luo Empire's imperial capital if he emerged from the Illusionary Realm.
• Mu En sensed an urgent matter at Shrek Academy and vanished from the Extreme North.
• Xuan Zi returned to Sea God's Pavilion with three injured students, including Dai Yueheng, who had been hurt in the Death God's Messenger's Corpse Explosion.
• Mu En's avatar reassured Xuan Zi that the incident was not entirely his fault and explained that he had returned to learn about the emergency.

Ye Chen recognized the strange tree in the Illusionary Realm as the Moon Laurel Tree and suspected the realm was also a seal tied to his origins. Outside, Mu En left Zi Kun to watch for Ye Chen and hurried back to Shrek Academy after learning that Xuan Zi had returned with injured students.

• Ye Chen recalled the divine tree and fruit he had encountered before, then identified the towering tree as the Moon Laurel Tree.
• After three days guarding the Illusionary Realm, Mu En found Zi Kun beside him and asked him to send Ye Chen to the Star Luo Empire’s imperial capital if he appeared.
• Mu En sensed an urgent matter at Shrek Academy and vanished, leaving Zi Kun without a clear response.
• Xuan Zi returned to Shrek Academy with three badly injured students, including Dai Yueheng, who had suffered superficial wounds in the Death God’s Messenger’s Corpse Explosion.
• Mu En’s avatar reassured the kneeling Xuan Zi that the incident was not entirely his fault and explained that he had rushed back to learn about the emergency.

The Shrek group reached Star Luo City to register for the tournament while still reeling from recent injuries and losses. As Wang Dong worried about Ye Chen’s absence, he hurried through the city toward Star Luo Plaza, arriving close to the registration deadline.

• Wang Yan gathered the shaken Shrek group and insisted they complete their tournament registration.
• Ma Xiaotao asked why Ye Chen had not arrived, and Wang Yan said he would make it.
• Wang Dong worried that Ye Chen might be in danger, while Han Yue quietly murmured, “He was almost here.”
• The Shrek group waited as the last team in the registration line on the deadline afternoon.
• Ye Chen rushed through Star Luo City toward Star Luo Plaza, muttering that it was over.

As Shrek Academy’s battered team arrived in Star Luo City to register for the tournament, Wang Yan tried to rally them while waiting for Ye Chen, who was still away on a mission. Wang Dong feared for Ye Chen’s safety, Han Yue quietly said he was almost there, and Ye Chen raced toward Star Luo Plaza as the registration deadline approached.

• Star Luo City filled with visitors and tournament teams as the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament neared.
• Wang Yan found the Shrek group despondent after their recent upheaval and ordered them to register before discussing anything else.
• Ma Xiaotao asked why Ye Chen had not arrived, and Wang Yan said he would make it in time.
• Wang Dong worried that Ye Chen might be in danger on his solo mission, while Han Yue quietly murmured that he was almost there.
• Shrek became the last team waiting to register, and Ye Chen hurried through the city toward Star Luo Plaza, muttering that he was done for.

Ye Chen was taken from the Extreme North by a mysterious old man and dropped outside Star Luo City, where he learned the tournament began the next day. He rushed to find the Shrek group at the registration desk, arriving as Wang Yan was asked why only ten of the eleven listed people were present.

• A mysterious old man seized Ye Chen after he left the barrier in the Extreme North and carried him away without explanation.
• Ye Chen was dropped outside Star Luo City, where he heard that the tournament began the next day.
• Ye Chen hurried to the Star Emperor Hotel but was turned away, then went to Star Luo Plaza to try to register.
• Wang Yan submitted identification documents for eleven people at the tournament registration desk, but the staff member noted that only ten had arrived.

Ye Chen was abducted from the Extreme North by a mysterious old man and dumped outside Star Luo City, where he learned the tournament began the next day and hurried to find the Shrek group. At registration, Wang Yan was questioned about why the documents listed eleven people but only ten had arrived.

• A mysterious old man seized Ye Chen as soon as he left the barrier and carried him away without letting him resist.
• The old man dropped Ye Chen near Star Luo City, where he recovered from the trip and heard that the tournament started the next day.
• Ye Chen changed clothes, tried to enter the Star Emperor Hotel, and was turned away because he was alone and not a distinguished guest.
• Ye Chen headed to Star Luo Plaza and found Wang Yan registering the Shrek group.
• The receptionist asked Wang Yan why the documents listed eleven people when only ten members had arrived, leaving Wang Yan unable to explain.

Ye Chen arrived at Star Luo Plaza just before tournament registration closed, allowing Shrek Academy to register its full team. Meanwhile, Mu En recalled an ancient secret about Heavenless Town and a former Sea God Pavilion Master, leaving the connection to Ye Chen’s Demon Stone unexplained.

• Wang Yan asked the registration staff to make an exception for the missing Ye Chen, but the staff member refused.
• The Shrek team waited anxiously as registration neared its deadline, and Han Yue seemed to sense someone approaching.
• Ye Chen reached Star Luo Plaza before registration closed, and the staff member confirmed he was still in time.
• At the Sea God Pavilion, Mu En had persuaded Xuan Zi to return to Star Luo City and protect the remaining students.
• Mu En remembered how a former Sea God Pavilion Master had instructed his heir to find an inn in Heavenless Town for information about the continent’s fate.
• Mu En recalled that the ancient master’s expression had never changed for more than two hundred years, and that the secret was connected to the Demon Stone Ye Chen had absorbed.

Ye Chen arrived at Star Luo Plaza just before tournament registration closed, allowing Shrek Academy’s team to register in full. Meanwhile, Mu En recalled an ancient secret tied to Heavenless Town, the Sea God Pavilion, and the Demon Stone Ye Chen had absorbed.

• Wang Yan asked the registration staff to make an exception because one team member had not arrived, but the staff refused.
• Wang Dong worried about Ye Chen as the Shrek group received its lodging certificate and registration neared its deadline.
• Ye Chen reached Star Luo Plaza in time, and the staff member confirmed that registration had not yet closed.
• At the Sea God Pavilion, Mu En urged Xuan Zi to return to Star Luo City and protect the remaining students.
• Mu En remembered that a former Sea God Pavilion master had instructed his successor to visit an inn in Heavenless Town for information about the continent’s fate.
• Mu En recalled that the former master had never changed his expression throughout more than two hundred years of life.

Mu En recalled the generations-old journey to Wutian Town, Zi Kun’s prophecy, and the demonic abyss he had witnessed before confirming Ye Chen had four ultimate attributes. In Star Luo City, Ye Chen concealed his breakthrough from his companions and reflected on how the Moon Laurel Tree appeared to be sealing something dangerous.

• Mu En remembered that an earlier Sea God's Pavilion heir had brought the Demon Stone from Wutian Town and established a secret rule requiring each successor to visit the town.
• Mu En recalled meeting Zi Kun in Wutian Town, where Zi Kun prophesied that a soul master with four ultimate attributes would appear at Shrek Academy.
• Zi Kun brought Mu En to a distant sea, where Mu En saw a demonic abyss and grotesque creatures battering an invisible barrier around it.
• After years of waiting, Mu En confirmed Ye Chen had four ultimate attributes and returned to Wutian Town, where Zi Kun revealed the secret of Ye Chen's origins.
• Ye Chen told the Shrek group he had reached level 40 after consuming a heavenly treasure, concealing the truth about his trip to the Far North.
• Ye Chen reflected that the Moon Laurel Tree and its barrier seemed to form a seal, so he had stopped before disturbing it.

Mu En recalled how Zi Kun had predicted the arrival of a Shrek Academy Soul Master with four ultimate attributes and revealed a demonic abyss sealed beneath the sea. In Star Luo City, Ye Chen explained his sudden return and breakthrough, while realizing the Moon Laurel Tree might be the core of a seal.

• Mu En remembered that Shrek Academy's pavilion masters had secretly traveled to Wutian Town, where Zi Kun had told him a four-ultimate-attribute Soul Master would appear.
• Zi Kun had shown Mu En a black abyss in the sea, surrounded by a barrier that kept out the water and held back grotesque creatures.
• After Ye Chen joined Shrek Academy, Mu En confirmed his four ultimate attributes and returned to Wutian Town, where Zi Kun revealed the secret of Ye Chen's origins.
• Ye Chen told his companions in Star Luo City that a treasure from the academy's appraisal meeting had raised his Soul Power to Level 40.
• Ye Chen recalled that he had absorbed a fruit from the Moon Laurel Tree in the Far North and sensed that the tree and its barrier formed a seal, so he had stopped himself from taking the tree.

Ye Chen reunited with the Shrek Academy group and learned about their recent ordeal, while Wang Dong acted uneasy around him. The group reached its assigned lodging, and Ye Chen let the attendant who had stopped him earlier off without trouble.

• Huo Yuhao and the others reacted with shock when Ye Chen confirmed he had reached level 40.
• Ma Xiaotao told Ye Chen about the team's recent events and their three seriously injured companions.
• Ye Chen asked where Wang Dong was, and Ma Xiaotao nearly revealed that Wang Dong was a girl before correcting herself.
• Ye Chen insisted that he and Wang Dong were only brothers, while the group teased him and Wang Dong worried that he did not know her secret.
• Wang Yan led the group to their lodging, where Ye Chen recognized the attendant who had stopped him earlier and chose not to make trouble for him.

Ye Chen reunited with the Shrek Academy group, learned about their recent injuries, and discovered that Wang Dong was acting strangely around him. The group reached their official lodging in Star Luo City, while Wang Dong realized Ye Chen still did not know her true identity.

• Huo Yuhao and the others were astonished when Ye Chen confirmed he had reached level 40, and Ma Xiaotao told him about the team's recent troubles and injured companions.
• Ye Chen asked where Wang Dong was, and Ma Xiaotao nearly revealed that Wang Dong had been thinking about him before correcting herself.
• The group teased Ye Chen about Wang Dong, and he insisted they were only brothers, unaware that Wang Dong had already told Zhou Yi and Ma Xiaotao she was a girl.
• Wang Yan led the Shrek Academy group to their official lodging, where the attendant recognized Ye Chen and let him enter without protest.

Wang Yan assessed Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen’s injuries and chose Shrek Academy’s lineup for the tournament’s opening elimination match. When he asked Han Yue about her martial soul, she revealed it was the Golden Dragon, confirming Ye Chen’s suspicion about her identity.

• Ma Xiaotao estimated she needed at least a week to recover, while Ling Luochen said his injuries might take fifteen to twenty days.
• Wang Yan explained that the first round was a seven-versus-seven elimination match and selected the participants, leaving Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao out.
• Wang Yan assigned Huo Yuhao as the primary control-type soul master and gave Ye Chen command on the field for the match.
• Wang Yan asked Han Yue to reveal her martial soul, and she answered, “Golden Dragon.”
• Ye Chen recognized Han Yue as the Imperial Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.