Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen brought Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao, and Xu Sanshi into his Small World, where Xu Sanshi prepared to fuse a soul ring and Huo Yuhao could cultivate while waiting for a suitable Mental Attribute soul beast. Ye Chen then checked on Ice Empress and learned that Xue'er's embryo had erupted with violent Soul Power fluctuations before the Moon Laurel Tree stabilized it with silvery-white energy.

• Ye Chen returned to the bamboo forest and told Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao, and Xu Sanshi that his search had gone smoothly, though he had found only one suitable soul beast.
• Ye Chen asked the three to keep the Small World secret, then arranged for Xu Sanshi to fuse his soul ring there while Huo Yuhao cultivated and Bei Bei trained outside the bamboo forest.
• Ye Chen thawed the Star Diamond Tiger King but abandoned his attempt to search its memories because its weakened soul might shatter.
• Ye Chen went to the Moon Laurel Tree and noticed it had produced no second fruit despite the Taiyin Youying Martial Soul gaining a second soul ring.
• Ice Empress told Ye Chen that Xue'er's embryo had recently released violent Soul Power fluctuations, which the Moon Laurel Tree calmed by merging silvery-white energy into it.

Ye Chen told Ice Empress that an ancient soul beast with cultivation beyond a Million Years had appeared in the Star Dou Forest, where soul beasts were gathering in the outer regions and war might soon break out. He searched the forest for a Mental Attribute soul beast, and the chapter ended when he sensed human soul masters fighting nearby.

• Ye Chen explained to Ice Empress that a soul beast older than a Million Years had appeared in the Star Dou Forest, and that soul beasts were flooding into its outer regions.
• Ice Empress left the Small World and entered Ye Chen's Sea of Consciousness to accompany him.
• Ye Chen left Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao, and Xu Sanshi behind and resumed searching the Star Dou Forest alone.
• Over three days, Ye Chen encountered more than a hundred ten-thousand-year soul beasts but found none with the Mental Attribute.
• Ye Chen heard roars and sensed Ice Attribute Soul Power nearby, then realized human soul masters were fighting a soul beast.

Ye Chen told Ice Empress that an ancient soul beast with cultivation beyond a Million Years had appeared in the Star Dou Forest and that war might soon break out. After searching for a Mental Attribute soul beast for three days without success, he sensed human soul masters fighting nearby and went to investigate.

• Ye Chen explained that the Moon Laurel Tree had suppressed the Snow Empress Embryo's disturbance and promised Ice Empress he would protect the Snow Empress.
• Ye Chen told Ice Empress about the ancient Million Year soul beast in the Star Dou Forest and the possibility of an imminent war.
• Ice Empress left the Small World and entered Ye Chen's Sea of Consciousness because she feared for his safety.
• Ye Chen left Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao, and Xu Sanshi behind and resumed searching the forest for a suitable soul beast.
• After three days and more than a hundred encounters with ten-thousand-year soul beasts, Ye Chen still had not found one with the Mental Attribute.
• Ye Chen sensed ice-attributed Soul Power and loud roars ahead, indicating human soul masters were fighting a soul beast.

Ye Chen discovered a group from the Dou Ling Empire being pursued by Frost Dragons and recognized Mu Yiyi's Shrek Academy letter of introduction. As Uncle Mu prepared to sacrifice himself, Ye Chen approached and spoke from hiding, while the silver-haired girl watched with concealed reluctance.

• Ye Chen sensed seven people fleeing a pack of Frost Dragons and identified Mu Yiyi's Shrek Academy letter of introduction.
• Ye Chen decided to intervene because Mu Yiyi might become a Shrek student.
• Uncle Mu used his sixth soul skill to hold off the Frost Dragons and urged Mu Yiyi to flee.
• Mu Yiyi refused to leave Uncle Mu, but his four subordinates grabbed her and ran toward the edge of the forest.
• The silver-haired girl followed the group with a hidden trace of reluctance as an unidentified disguised voice praised Mu Yiyi's cultivation and resolve.

Ye Chen discovered a group fleeing Frost Dragons and recognized that the youngest girl, Mu Yiyi, carried a Shrek Academy letter of introduction. He approached to intervene as Mu Yiyi’s protector faced the pack, and an unidentified voice praised her steadfastness.

• Ye Chen used his Spiritual Power to find a refined six-ringed man, two girls, and four others fleeing a Frost Dragon pack led by a seven-thousand-year beast.
• Ye Chen noticed that the younger girl held a Shrek Academy letter of introduction and decided to intervene for the possible new student.
• The middle-aged man urged Mu Yiyi to escape while he held off the Frost Dragons with his sixth soul skill.
• Mu Yiyi refused to leave Uncle Mu, but the four men seized her and carried her toward the forest’s edge.
• The Silver-haired Maiden followed silently as a disguised voice praised Mu Yiyi’s cultivation and unwavering heart.

Ye Chen secretly used his Taiyin Youying Bloodline Power to subdue the Frost Dragons and save Mu Yiyi’s group, then gave Mu Yiyi a Shrek Academy token. After the Silver-haired Maiden parted ways with Mu Yiyi, Ye Chen hurried through the forest to reach the Small World exit before it closed.

• Ye Chen’s Soul Power overwhelmed the Frost Dragon pack, freeing Mu Yiyi’s group and leaving the dragons too frightened to move.
• Mu Yiyi thanked the hidden rescuer, and Ye Chen offered her one Frost Dragon and learned that she was a new Shrek Academy student.
• Ye Chen gave Mu Yiyi a dark green token so she could seek help from Shrek Academy teachers if she encountered trouble.
• The Silver-haired Maiden declined Mu Yiyi’s invitation to leave with the group and walked west on her own.
• Ye Chen continued through the forest, hurrying because the Small World exit would last only one month and half that time had passed.

Ye Chen secretly rescued Mu Yiyi’s group from a Frost Dragon pack and gave her a Shrek Academy token. After the group prepared to leave Star Dou Forest, the Silver-haired Maiden parted ways with them, while Ye Chen hurried back toward the Small World exit.

• Ye Chen used his Soul Power and Taiyin Youying Bloodline Power to frighten the Frost Dragons and free the surrounded middle-aged man.
• Ye Chen asked Mu Yiyi if she was a new Shrek Academy student, and she thanked him while mistaking his disguised voice for that of a grandpa.
• Ye Chen let Mu Yiyi’s group take one Frost Dragon, then gave her a dark green Shrek Academy token in case she needed help at the academy.
• The Silver-haired Maiden declined Mu Yiyi’s invitation to leave with the group and walked west after wondering whether they would meet again.
• Ye Chen hurried through the forest toward the Small World exit, knowing that it could remain open for only a month and that half the time had passed.

Ye Chen found and captured a ten-thousand-year Dream Devourer suitable for Huo Yuhao, but an enormous dark-red being attacked him before he could leave. The chapter ended with Ye Chen thrown back by the blast as he sensed the attacker through his Spiritual Power.

• Ye Chen reached a shimmering lake and used his Spiritual Power to dispel the Dream Devourer's illusion.
• Ye Chen recognized the Dream Devourer as a rare Mental Attribute soul beast and identified it as a suitable target for Huo Yuhao.
• The injured Dream Devourer fled, but Ye Chen pursued it and struck it with the Spirit's Watch Blade.
• Ye Chen sensed danger and retreated just before an enormous dark-red figure appeared and blasted him hundreds of meters away.

Ye Chen found and wounded a ten-thousand-year Dream Devourer, a suitable Mental Attribute soul beast for Huo Yuhao, and pursued it through the Star Dou Forest. After striking it down, Ye Chen was ambushed by a massive dark-red figure and blasted hundreds of meters away.

• Ye Chen entered a dazzling illusion created by a Dream Devourer and revealed the soul beast by attacking its wooden-house manifestation.
• Ye Chen recognized the Dream Devourer as a rare Mental Attribute soul beast and considered whether its illusion of a lake depicted the Lake of Life.
• The injured Dream Devourer fled, but Ye Chen pursued it using the spiritual imprint he had placed on its body.
• Ye Chen struck the Dream Devourer with the Spirit's Watch Blade and completed his mission.
• A massive dark-red figure attacked Ye Chen from the forest, blasting him hundreds of meters away.

Ye Chen faced Scarlet King, the three-hundred-thousand-year Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff, while trying to reclaim the Dream Devourer. He chose to confront the fierce beast and launched a risky attempt to reach the prize, ending as his defensive soul skill resisted Scarlet King’s attack.

• Ye Chen recognized Scarlet King and weighed retreating against keeping his promise to reclaim the Dream Devourer.
• Ice Empress urged Ye Chen to escape, but he cut off their connection and decided to try confronting Scarlet King.
• Ye Chen and Scarlet King exchanged words; Scarlet King challenged him to take the Dream Devourer but did not immediately attack.
• Ye Chen created an afterimage with his Taiyin Youying Martial Soul and rushed toward the Dream Devourer as Scarlet King moved to guard it.
• Ye Chen revealed three black soul rings and one red soul ring, then used the Eternal Aurora Array to reflect and block much of Scarlet King’s Soul Power pressure.

Ye Chen encountered Scarlet King, the three-hundred-thousand-year Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff, while pursuing the Dream Devourer. He chose to risk confronting it, and the chapter ended as his defenses absorbed and reflected much of Scarlet King's attack.

• Ye Chen recognized Scarlet King and weighed escaping against keeping his promise to retrieve the Dream Devourer.
• Ice Empress urged Ye Chen to leave, but he cut off their connection and decided to try taking the Dream Devourer.
• Scarlet King questioned Ye Chen's fearlessness and challenged him to take the Dream Devourer, revealing hesitation that Ye Chen hoped to exploit.
• Ye Chen used Taiyin Youying Bloodline Power to create an afterimage and rushed toward the Dream Devourer, but Scarlet King quickly moved to guard it.
• Scarlet King unleashed scorching fire energy and Soul Power pressure, while Ye Chen revealed three black and one red soul rings and activated the Eternal Aurora Array to reflect and block much of the attack.

Ye Chen seized the Dream Devourer with help from Wang Dong'er and Han Yue, but Scarlet King unexpectedly let them go. Elsewhere, a silver-haired maiden ordered Scarlet King to spare them, revealing that Han Yue was the traitor he had been concerned about and hinting at the Auspicious Beast's departure from Star Dou.

• Ye Chen used Six Senses Annihilation to weaken Scarlet King's perception, then seized the Dream Devourer when a sudden shift in Scarlet King's attack opened a gap.
• Wang Dong'er and Han Yue appeared and helped Ye Chen, with Han Yue's Golden Dragon Spear piercing Scarlet King's defenses.
• Ye Chen prepared to protect the two girls, unable to transport them through the Small World with his depleted Spiritual Power.
• Scarlet King recovered but ordered Ye Chen and the girls to leave, then vanished into the forest.
• Several thousand meters away, Scarlet King met a silver-haired maiden and asked why she had let the trio go despite the traitor among them.
• The maiden rebuked Scarlet King for questioning her decision and looked toward Ye Chen.

Ye Chen seized the Dream Devourer after Wang Dong'er and Han Yue helped create an opening against Scarlet King, who then unexpectedly let the trio go. Several thousand meters away, a silver-haired maiden revealed that she had chosen to spare them despite Scarlet King's claim that a traitor was among them.

• Ye Chen used Six Senses Annihilation to weaken Scarlet King's senses, then took advantage of Han Yue's Golden Dragon Spear strike to seize the Dream Devourer.
• Wang Dong'er and Han Yue appeared behind Ye Chen, and he rebuked them for returning before accepting that they had come out of concern for him.
• Scarlet King recovered, ordered the trio to leave, and vanished into the forest instead of continuing the fight.
• Several thousand meters away, Scarlet King met the silver-haired maiden Ye Chen had previously encountered with Mu Yiyi and asked why she had let them go.
• The maiden silenced Scarlet King's objection that a traitor was among the trio and declared that her decisions were not its to question.

Ye Chen returned to Shrek City with Wang Dong'er and Han Yue after surviving an encounter with the Star Dou Forest's forces, while wondering why Scarlet King had spared them. He learned the forest would remain quiet for three years, reconciled with Wang Dong'er, and asked how she and Han Yue had found him.

• The Silver-haired Maiden told Scarlet King to warn Di Tian not to act rashly until she found two items, and Scarlet King left obediently.
• Ye Chen, Wang Dong'er, and Han Yue traveled back to Shrek City, and Ye Chen wondered why Scarlet King had hesitated to kill him.
• Han Yue told Ye Chen telepathically that the Star Dou Forest would make no moves for at least three years, then disappeared into the city.
• Ye Chen caught Wang Dong'er by the hand, explained the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff's strength, and apologized for frightening her.
• Wang Dong'er forgave Ye Chen after he promised not to put himself in danger alone again, and Ye Chen told her Huo Yuhao and the others were safe before asking how she and Han Yue had found him.

Ye Chen, Wang Dong'er, and Han Yue returned safely to Shrek City after their encounter in the Star Dou Forest, where Ye Chen remained uncertain why Scarlet King had spared him. Ye Chen promised Wang Dong'er he would not face danger alone again, then asked how she and Han Yue had found him.

• The Silver-haired Maiden ordered Scarlet King to tell Di Tian to wait until she found two things, and Scarlet King left the Star Dou Forest.
• Ye Chen, Wang Dong'er, and Han Yue traveled out of the forest and returned to Shrek City, while Ye Chen wondered why Scarlet King had hesitated to kill him.
• Han Yue told Ye Chen that the Star Dou Forest would make no further moves for at least three years and would soon return to normal.
• Ye Chen apologized to Wang Dong'er for putting himself in danger, and he promised not to do so alone again.
• Ye Chen told Wang Dong'er that Huo Yuhao and the others were safe in the Star Diamond Lion King's Small World, then asked how she and Han Yue had found him.

Ye Chen reunited with Wang Dong'er and learned that she and Han Yue had inexplicably been drawn to him, then returned to Shrek Academy and reported his journey to Mu En. After lifting the seal on his Sea of Consciousness, he faced an angry Ice Empress.

• Wang Dong'er told Ye Chen she had secretly left the academy and somehow found him near Star Dou Forest, where Han Yue had already arrived.
• Ma Xiaotao caught Ye Chen and Wang Dong'er embracing at the city gate, and Ye Chen hurried away after promising to visit Wang Dong'er the next morning.
• Wang Dong'er recounted her recent experiences to Ma Xiaotao while Ye Chen returned to the academy and learned the Treasure Appraisal Meeting was starting.
• Ye Chen remembered he had sealed off his Sea of Consciousness and removed the seal, prompting Ice Empress to shout angrily at him.
• Ye Chen told Mu En about his journey, including what he had learned about a soul beast over a Million Year old, but concealed the Silver Dragon King's identity.

Ye Chen reunited with Wang Dong'er and learned that she and Han Yue had somehow been guided to him, then returned to Shrek Academy and reported his journey to Mu En. The chapter ended with Ice Empress angrily calling out to him after he lifted the barrier around his Sea of Consciousness.

• Wang Dong'er told Ye Chen she had traveled toward Star Dou Forest without knowing how she found him, and he suspected her arrival and Han Yue's might be connected to his strange bond with Han Yue.
• Ma Xiaotao caught Ye Chen and Wang Dong'er embracing at the city gate, and Ye Chen hurried away after promising to visit Wang Dong'er the next morning.
• Wang Dong'er explained her recent experiences to Ma Xiaotao while Ye Chen circled back to the academy and learned that the Treasure Appraisal Meeting had begun.
• Ye Chen remembered that he had isolated his Sea of Consciousness from Ice Empress and slowly removed the barrier, prompting her to shout his name in anger.
• Ye Chen told Mu En about his journey and what he had learned from Scarlet King, including the existence of a soul beast over a million years old, while concealing the Silver Dragon King's identity.

Ye Chen told Mu En about the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff and Han Yue’s warning that the Extreme North would hold back for three years. Mu En had already alerted the Original Three Kingdoms and tightened Shrek’s security; Ye Chen then entered his Small World to bring Huo Yuhao, Xu Sanshi, and Bei Bei out of their training.

• Mu En questioned Ye Chen about why the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff had let him go, then said he would investigate the matter himself.
• Ye Chen told Mu En that Han Yue had warned him the Extreme North would make no major moves for three years, and asked him to warn the Original Three Kingdoms.
• Mu En said he believed preparations were already underway, urged Ye Chen to grow stronger, and reminded him he would leave for the Sun Moon Empire in a little over four months.
• Ye Chen returned to his room at Sea God Pavilion and entered his Small World with the frozen Dream Devourer.
• Ye Chen found Huo Yuhao, Xu Sanshi, and Bei Bei absorbing energy, then used his Spiritual Power to wake them.

Ye Chen reported the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff’s strange behavior to Mu En and urged him to warn the Original Three Kingdoms despite Han Yue’s prediction that the Extreme North would remain quiet for three years. After returning to his Small World, Ye Chen found Huo Yuhao, Xu Sanshi, and Bei Bei absorbed in cultivation and called them to wake up.

• Ye Chen told Mu En that the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff had let him go despite knowing he had discovered its plan, and Mu En said he would investigate.
• Ye Chen revealed Han Yue’s warning about the Extreme North, said he believed her but wanted the Original Three Kingdoms warned, and learned Mu En had already sent letters and tightened security.
• Mu En reminded Ye Chen that the continent’s situation was growing delicate and told him to prepare for a trip to the Sun Moon Empire in a little over four months.
• Ye Chen returned to his room in Sea God Pavilion, opened the fading entrance to his Small World, and carried the frozen Dream Devourer inside.
• Ye Chen found Huo Yuhao, Xu Sanshi, and Bei Bei cultivating, noted their gains in strength, and used his Spiritual Power to call them awake.

After waking from several days of cultivation, Huo Yuhao learned that Ye Chen had obtained a ten-thousand-year Dream Devourer for him. Ye Chen began probing the soul beast’s memories for clues about why powerful soul beasts had entered Star Dou Forest’s outer region.

• Huo Yuhao, Xu Sanshi, and Bei Bei woke up, and Huo Yuhao identified the Dream Devourer Ye Chen had captured.
• Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi traded taunts and left the bamboo grove to spar.
• Huo Yuhao thanked Ye Chen for fulfilling his promise, and Ye Chen prepared to inspect the Dream Devourer’s soul before Huo Yuhao absorbed its soul ring.
• Ye Chen unfroze the Dream Devourer and carefully drew spiritual energy and memories from its mind.
• Ye Chen saw a memory of the Dream Devourer as a young fawn-like beast struggling through a forest before falling into a ravine.