Chapter Summaries

Xuan Zi worried that Jing Hongchen would target Ye Chen after Ye Chen's assault on Ming De Hall, but Ye Chen chose to stay in the Sun Moon Empire and keep the stolen blueprints and materials safe in his Small World. They agreed to investigate the mysterious remains and rocks in the Extreme North after returning to the academy, while Yue reassured Wang Dong'er that Ye Chen had mostly kept a low profile.

• Xuan Zi urged Ye Chen to return with him for safety, but Ye Chen refused, citing his plans, his Small World, and the risk that Shrek would be blamed for the Body Sect's attack if they left.
• Ye Chen and Xuan Zi agreed to keep the blueprints and materials in the Small World while Shrek secretly gathered rare metals over the next two years.
• Ye Chen asked Xuan Zi about the remains and dark brown rocks in the Extreme North, and they agreed to investigate them together after Ye Chen returned to the academy.
• Wang Dong'er pressed Yue for news about Ye Chen, and Yue said he had mostly cultivated or made Soul Tools while keeping a low profile.

Ye Chen brought Wang Dong'er and Yue back to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy after discussing plans with Xuan Zi, and he gave Wang Dong'er a message to encourage Bei Bei about Tang Ya. The chapter left Ye Chen warning Wang Dong'er that his cramped dorm had only one bed, making her blush.

• Xuan Zi left Mingdu to find a suitable scapegoat for the plan to get Xu Tianchen out of the imperial city.
• Wang Dong'er told Ye Chen that Bei Bei had grown more haggard since Tang Ya disappeared, and Ye Chen asked her to tell Bei Bei that Tang Ya was somewhere in the Sun Moon Empire and he must wait.
• Wang Dong'er updated Ye Chen on their friends' cultivation, including Xiao Xiao reaching Level 44 and Wang Dong'er reaching Level 49.
• Ye Chen brought Wang Dong'er and Yue past the imperial guards and into the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
• At the academy's artificial lake, Ye Chen told Wang Dong'er that his dorm was cramped and had only one bed, and she blushed.

Ye Chen returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy with Wang Dong'er and Yue, while discussing news from Shrek and giving Bei Bei hope about Tang Ya. The chapter ended with Ye Chen warning Wang Dong'er that his cramped dorm room had only one bed.

• Ye Chen recalled that Xuan Zi had left Mingdu to find an unnoticed scapegoat who could help get Xu Tianchen out of the imperial city.
• Wang Dong'er told Ye Chen that Bei Bei had grown haggard since Tang Ya's departure, and Ye Chen asked her to tell him Tang Ya might be in the Sun Moon Empire and that he should wait for the next tournament.
• Wang Dong'er updated Ye Chen on their friends' progress, including Xiao Xiao's Level 44 Soul Power and her own Level 49 cultivation.
• Ye Chen brought Wang Dong'er and Yue into the guarded Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy after nightfall without being detected.
• Ye Chen told Wang Dong'er that his dorm was barely over twenty square meters and had only one bed, making her blush.

Ye Chen left Wang Dong'er hidden while he went with Lin Jiayi to meet Hall Master Jing Hongchen. He suspected the summons concerned Xuan Zi's arrival and the next stage of his plan.

• Ye Chen teased Wang Dong'er about sharing the bed, then told her to sleep while he studied Soul Tools.
• Ye Chen decided to inform Fan Yu and discuss the plan with Huo Yuhao, but found Lin Jiayi waiting near the dormitory.
• Ye Chen concealed Wang Dong'er with his Darkness Attribute and asked her to wait while he met Lin Jiayi.
• Lin Jiayi told Ye Chen that Hall Master Jing Hongchen had summoned him, though he did not know why.
• Ye Chen followed Lin Jiayi toward Jing Hongchen, suspecting the summons was connected to recent events.

Ye Chen left Wang Dong'er hidden in the shadows and went with Lin Jiayi to meet Hall Master Jing Hongchen. Suspecting Jing Hongchen had summoned him over the earlier incident, Ye Chen followed while wondering how the meeting might affect his plans.

• Ye Chen told Wang Dong'er to sleep while he studied Soul Tools, and she felt embarrassed and disappointed by his teasing.
• Ye Chen decided to tell Fan Yu and the others that Wang Dong'er had arrived and to discuss his plan with Huo Yuhao.
• Ye Chen spotted Lin Jiayi waiting near the dormitory and asked Wang Dong'er to stay hidden while he went to meet him.
• Lin Jiayi told Ye Chen that Hall Master Jing Hongchen wanted to see him, and Ye Chen agreed to go with him.
• Ye Chen glanced back to reassure Wang Dong'er before following Lin Jiayi toward Jing Hongchen.

Ye Chen met Jing Hongchen, who revealed that he knew Ye Chen was responsible for the attack and sought to secure his own survival. As Ye Chen faced Jing Hongchen, Wang Dong'er and Fan Yu grew alarmed when he failed to return on time.

• Lin Jiayi made Ye Chen wait before leading him to meet Jing Hongchen.
• Wang Dong'er disguised herself as a boy and went to Fan Yu's dormitory after Ye Chen failed to return within half an hour.
• Wang Dong'er told Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou that Lin Jiayi had summoned Ye Chen, and Fan Yu feared Jing Hongchen might harm him.
• Jing Hongchen concluded that Ye Chen had used Ultimate Darkness energy in the attack and summoned him to seek a chance at survival.
• Jing Hongchen praised Ye Chen's talent and admitted that Ye Chen was now stronger than him.

Ye Chen met Jing Hongchen after being kept waiting, and Jing Hongchen revealed that he suspected Ye Chen had used Ultimate Darkness energy against him. As Ye Chen faced Jing Hongchen, Wang Dong'er grew worried and sought help from Fan Yu, leaving the situation unresolved.

• Ye Chen waited in the academy lounge while Lin Jiayi delayed him, then went to meet Jing Hongchen.
• Wang Dong'er waited for Ye Chen, disguised herself as a boy, and went to Fan Yu's dormitory when he failed to return.
• Wang Dong'er told Fan Yu that Lin Jiayi had summoned Ye Chen, and Fan Yu grew alarmed.
• Jing Hongchen concluded that Ye Chen was the only person who could have attacked him with Ultimate Darkness energy.
• Jing Hongchen praised Ye Chen's talent and openly acknowledged that he suspected Ye Chen was stronger than him.

Ye Chen learned that Jing Hongchen suspected him of stealing important research documents, but Jing asked for his help instead of confronting him. Jing wanted Ye Chen to abduct Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen when the exchange students returned in two years, fearing they would be imprisoned as his political situation worsened.

• Ye Chen denied fighting Jing Hongchen or taking the documents, while privately asking the Ice Empress whether Jing could be trusted.
• Jing Hongchen assured Ye Chen he would not expose the alleged theft and asked him for a favor.
• Ye Chen continued to deny knowing about the documents but agreed to hear Jing's request if it was within his abilities.
• Jing Hongchen asked Ye Chen to abduct Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen when they returned to Mingdu in two years.
• Jing Hongchen explained that the imperial family's scrutiny and the destruction of Ming De Hall could leave his grandchildren facing imprisonment or worse.

Ye Chen met with Jing Hongchen, who admitted he knew Ye Chen had fought him and stolen important documents, but asked him for help instead of seeking revenge. Jing Hongchen asked Ye Chen to abduct Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen when they returned in two years, leaving Ye Chen to consider how precarious Jing Hongchen’s position had become.

• Ye Chen carefully denied fighting Jing Hongchen or taking anything, while worrying that an attack could endanger his allies.
• Jing Hongchen told Ye Chen he knew the truth and had summoned him to ask for a favor.
• Ye Chen consulted the Ice Empress, who judged Jing Hongchen sincere and desperate rather than deceptive.
• Ye Chen continued denying the theft but offered to help if the request was within his abilities.
• Jing Hongchen asked Ye Chen to abduct Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen when they returned to Mingdu in two years.
• Ye Chen realized Jing Hongchen was preparing an escape route because the imperial family might imprison or replace him after his usefulness ended.

Ye Chen negotiated with Jing Hongchen over Shrek Academy taking Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen into its protection, while Xu Tianran prepared to exploit Xu Tianchen’s corpse and Ju Zi began considering how to stop him. Ye Chen rejected rare metals as payment and asked Jing Hongchen to tell him one thing, leaving the bargain unresolved.

• Ye Chen recognized that Jing Hongchen needed an escape from Xu Tianran and demanded that Shrek gain something in exchange for protecting the Hongchen Siblings.
• Jing Hongchen offered materials and his Rank 9 close-combat Soul Tool, Divine Edge, as proof of his sincerity.
• Xu Tianran ordered Ju Zi to keep Xu Tianchen’s corpse under strict guard so it could be moved beyond the Sun Moon Empire and exploited.
• Ju Zi became troubled by Xu Tianran’s plan and decided to seek help from Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao, and Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen told Jing Hongchen that Shrek did not need rare metals and made his help conditional on Jing Hongchen revealing one thing.

Ye Chen negotiated with Jing Hongchen over Shrek Academy’s protection of the Hongchen Siblings, while Ju Zi learned of Xu Tianran’s plan for Xu Tianchen’s corpse and began considering how to stop him. Ye Chen offered to help Jing Hongchen in exchange for one thing, which he had not yet named.

• Jing Hongchen asked Ye Chen to take Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen to Shrek Academy, and Ye Chen demanded that Jing show sincerity and offer Shrek something in return.
• In the imperial city, Ju Zi told Xu Tianran that the funeral for Xu Tianchen could begin the day after tomorrow, and Xu Tianran ordered her to watch the corpse closely.
• Ju Zi realized Xu Tianran intended to move the corpse and its gray eyeball out of the Sun Moon Empire, and she resolved to seek help from Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao, and Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen rejected Jing Hongchen’s offer of materials and a Rank 9 close-combat Soul Tool, then said he wanted Jing to tell him one thing instead.

Ye Chen asked Jing Hongchen about strange places and learned of a dangerous secret realm near Sky Wind City that opened at a certain time each year. He agreed to share some of its benefits with Xiao and Meng if he entered the realm and survived.

• Ye Chen asked Jing Hongchen whether he knew of any unusual places near Mingdu, hoping to find Dragon Valley.
• Jing Hongchen told Ye Chen of a secret realm in Sky Wind City that appeared during a specific period each year and had cultivation restrictions.
• Jing Hongchen explained that Xu Tianchen likely did not know about the realm and that every team he had sent to explore it had failed to return.
• Jing Hongchen asked Ye Chen to share some benefits from the realm with Xiao and Meng if he survived, and Ye Chen promised he would.
• Jing Hongchen accepted Ye Chen's promise and felt relieved.

Ye Chen asked Jing Hongchen about unusual places connected to his search for Dragon Valley, and learned of a dangerous secret realm near Sky Wind City. He promised to share some of its benefits with Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen if he entered and survived.

• Ye Chen asked Jing Hongchen whether he knew of abnormal places where people had disappeared or strange events had occurred.
• Jing Hongchen described a secret realm that appeared during a specific period each year and was located in Sky Wind City, west of Mingdu.
• Jing Hongchen explained that Xu Tianchen did not know about the realm, that it drew in soul masters and soul beasts, and that none of Jing Hongchen’s exploration teams had returned.
• Jing Hongchen asked Ye Chen to share some benefits with Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen if he survived the secret realm.
• Ye Chen promised to share some benefits with them and said he would fulfill his promise within two years.

Ye Chen returned to Fan Yu’s room after meeting Jing Hongchen, easing Wang Dong’er’s fears and revealing that Jing Hongchen had asked him to discuss cooperation. He left the others wondering what had driven the master of Ming De Hall to desperation.

• Ye Chen remembered that he had kept Wang Dong’er waiting nearly two hours and hurried back to the dormitory.
• Wang Dong’er grew frantic while Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou waited for Ye Chen to return.
• Fan Yu prepared to go to Jing Hongchen when the two-hour limit passed, but Ye Chen arrived safely.
• Wang Dong’er rushed into Ye Chen’s arms and tearfully confronted him about risking himself again.
• Ye Chen reassured everyone that Jing Hongchen had invited him to discuss cooperation, then said Jing Hongchen had been driven to desperation.

Ye Chen returned to Fan Yu’s room after Jing Hongchen summoned him, ending Wang Dong’er’s frantic wait. He revealed that Jing Hongchen had sought him out to discuss cooperation, leaving Fan Yu and the others stunned.

• Ye Chen realized he had kept Wang Dong’er waiting far longer than the promised half hour and hurried back.
• Wang Dong’er worried that Ye Chen was in danger while Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou waited with her.
• Fan Yu prepared to go find Ye Chen as the two-hour limit arrived, but Ye Chen returned safely.
• Wang Dong’er rushed into Ye Chen’s arms and tearfully scolded him for taking risks.
• Ye Chen reassured everyone that Jing Hongchen had invited him for tea and to discuss cooperation.
• Fan Yu asked how they could be cooperating with Jing Hongchen, and Ye Chen said Jing Hongchen had been driven to the brink.

Ye Chen told Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao, and the others that the Body Sect had stolen Experiment Subject One and nearly half of Ming De Hall’s soul tool research, while Huo Yuhao admitted that he had Experiment Subject One. After leaving Wang Dong’er to rest, Ye Chen deciphered a note revealing that Xu Tianran planned to send a curse to the Original Three Kingdoms of the Continent the day after tomorrow using Xu Tianchen’s corpse.

• Ye Chen explained that the Body Sect had taken Experiment Subject One and Ming De Hall’s archive of soul tool blueprints and research materials.
• Huo Yuhao admitted that Experiment Subject One was with him, and Ye Chen said the losses had cost Jing Hongchen the imperial family’s trust.
• Ye Chen ended the discussion and took Wang Dong’er back to his room, where he worked on a Level Five Soul Tool Core Formation instead of going to bed.
• Ye Chen examined a note stating that Xu Tianran would send a curse to the Original Three Kingdoms of the Continent the day after tomorrow.
• Ye Chen realized Xu Tianran intended to spread the curse through Xu Tianchen’s corpse, which Ye Chen had infected using a curse from Elder Yi.

Ye Chen told Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao, and the others that the Body Sect had stolen Ming De Hall’s most important archive, while Huo Yuhao admitted that he had Experiment Subject One. Later, Ye Chen deciphered a note predicting Xu Tianran’s plan to send a curse to the Original Three Kingdoms of the Continent through Xu Tianchen’s corpse.

• Ye Chen explained that the Body Sect’s raid on Ming De Hall had resulted in the theft of Experiment Subject One and nearly half of Ming De Hall’s Soul Tool blueprints and materials.
• Huo Yuhao admitted that Experiment Subject One was in his possession, and Ye Chen continued explaining the political consequences of the stolen archive.
• Ye Chen ended the discussion and took Wang Dong’er back to his room, while Fan Yu sent Huo Yuhao and Cai Tou to rest.
• While Wang Dong’er slept, Ye Chen finished a Level Five Soul Tool Core Formation and examined a note stating that Xu Tianran would send a curse to the Original Three Kingdoms of the Continent the day after tomorrow.
• Ye Chen realized that Xu Tianran planned to spread the curse through Xu Tianchen’s corpse, which Ye Chen had previously planted with the curse he obtained from Elder Yi.

Ye Chen prepared to use Xu Tianran’s ambitions and Xu Tianchen’s apparent death to set off a curse-driven crisis in Sun Moon Imperial City, while Ju Zi sent him a mysterious note. After spending the night with Wang Dong'er, Ye Chen left the academy at dawn and went to seek Huo Yuhao’s help.

• Ye Chen planned to have Xu Tianran take the bait, use Xuan Zi to find a scapegoat, and trigger Elder Yi’s curse across Sun Moon Imperial City while Xu Tianchen remained in suspended death.
• Ye Chen recognized Ju Zi as the person who had secretly delivered him a note and wondered whether Xu Tianran had arranged it or Ju Zi had acted out of kindness.
• Wang Dong'er pulled Ye Chen onto the bed, then insisted they only sleep; she later clung to him through the night while he served as her body pillow.
• Liu Yaxuan lay under house arrest as her father sought to end her engagement to the supposedly dead Xu Tianchen, and she placed her hopes in Ye Chen’s plan.
• Ye Chen left the academy before dawn, returned without waking Wang Dong'er, and went to Huo Yuhao’s room to ask for his help.

Ye Chen planned to use Xu Tianran’s ambitions and Xu Tianchen’s apparent death to advance his schemes, while Ju Zi’s mysterious note hinted at a change in her feelings. After a night with Wang Dong’er, Ye Chen slipped out before dawn and went to seek Huo Yuhao’s help.

• Ye Chen arranged for Xu Tianran to receive a weapon and planned to trigger a curse in Sun Moon Imperial City after Xuan Zi found a scapegoat.
• Ye Chen received a note he believed Ju Zi had secretly delivered and wondered whether she was acting out of kindness or Xu Tianran’s orders.
• Wang Dong’er pulled Ye Chen onto the bed, then protested when he suggested resting, and later fell asleep wrapped around him.
• Liu Yaxuan remained under house arrest after Xu Tianchen’s reported death and hoped Ye Chen’s plan would save her.
• Ye Chen left the academy before dawn, returned to find Wang Dong’er still asleep, and knocked on Huo Yuhao’s door to ask for help.

Ye Chen asked Huo Yuhao to disguise a corpse as Xu Tianchen so he could carry out a rescue plan, revealing only that Xu Tianchen had been wrongly imprisoned and put into feigned death. He returned to Wang Dong'er and agreed to bring her along on the operation planned for the next day.

• Ye Chen brought Huo Yuhao the corpse of a wanted criminal and asked him to use Simulation to make it look exactly like Xu Tianchen for at least three days.
• Huo Yuhao agreed, and Ye Chen told him that Xu Tianchen had been wrongly imprisoned and that he planned to rescue him.
• Ye Chen returned to his room, where Wang Dong'er had just woken up after sleeping soundly.
• Ye Chen persuaded Wang Dong'er to get up by promising to let her act with him, then confirmed she could join the next day's operation.