Chapter Summaries

After recovering from the accident, Ye Chen reached level thirty and went to Sea God's Pavilion to discuss Ma Xiaotao's evil fire with Mu En. He proposed using the Extreme Flame from their soul-ring fusion to purge it, though Ma Xiaotao's ability to withstand the process remained uncertain.

• Ye Chen recovered some Soul Power, realized he had broken through to level thirty, and decided to prepare carefully before seeking a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Mu En scolded Yan Shaozhe for failing to watch over Ma Xiaotao, who remained unconscious after her evil fire affected her Sea of Consciousness.
• Ye Chen arrived at Sea God's Pavilion and learned that Ma Xiaotao was not in immediate danger but would remain unconscious for a while.
• Ye Chen told Mu En and Yan Shaozhe he had a possible way to resolve Ma Xiaotao's evil fire before it worsened.
• Ye Chen suggested that the Extreme Flame from his soul-ring fusion might refine Ma Xiaotao's evil fire and transform her martial soul, but Mu En questioned whether she could endure it.

After recovering from Ma Xiaotao’s rampage, Ye Chen reached level thirty and went to Sea God's Pavilion to discuss a possible cure for her evil fire. He proposed refining it with the flame produced by his soul-ring fusions, leaving Mu En and Yan Shaozhe to consider whether Ma Xiaotao could survive the process.

• Ye Chen recovered some Soul Power, realized he had reached level thirty, and decided to delay obtaining his third Soul Ring while preparing to attempt a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Mu En reprimanded Yan Shaozhe for failing to watch over Ma Xiaotao and learned that Ye Chen had survived her attack after exhausting his Soul Power.
• Ye Chen arrived at Sea God's Pavilion and learned that Ma Xiaotao remained unconscious because the evil fire had affected her Sea of Consciousness.
• Ye Chen told Mu En and Yan Shaozhe that he wanted to use the flame from his soul-ring fusions to purge Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire and possibly evolve her martial soul.
• Mu En considered whether Ma Xiaotao could endure the Extreme Flame, while Ye Chen reasoned that the remaining energy might be survivable and could transform her martial soul.

Ye Chen proposed using a mysterious flame to help Ma Xiaotao, but Mu En left the choice to her and deferred any attempt until Ye Chen obtained his third soul ring. Ye Chen devoted his afternoons to Soul Tool studies, then clashed awkwardly with Wang Dong over their dorm room; after he moved in with Huo Yuhao, the two avoided each other for three months.

• Mu En told Ye Chen that Ma Xiaotao could decide whether to sense the flame when Ye Chen obtained his third soul ring.
• Ye Chen went to the Soul Tool Department, where Fan Yu agreed to let him spend his afternoons studying Soul Tools.
• Ye Chen returned to find Wang Dong had taken his bed and left his bedding covered in dirty footprints.
• Wang Dong explained that she thought Ye Chen was not coming back, and Ye Chen fled the room.
• Ye Chen moved into Huo Yuhao's room, and he and Wang Dong avoided each other for three months.

Ye Chen discussed the risks of using the mysterious flame to help Ma Xiaotao and agreed that she would decide after experiencing its aura. He spent his afternoons studying Soul Tools, then awkwardly avoided Wang Dong after finding her in his dorm, and three months passed with them keeping their distance.

• Mu En said Ma Xiaotao could experience the flame's aura when Ye Chen obtained his third soul ring and decide for herself whether to try it.
• Ye Chen went to the Soul Tool Department, where Fan Yu agreed to let him spend his afternoons studying Soul Tools.
• Ye Chen returned to his dorm and found Wang Dong had taken his bed while his bedding lay on the balcony covered in footprints.
• Ye Chen fled the dorm, and Wang Dong wondered why he had reacted so strongly.
• Ye Chen moved into Huo Yuhao's room and avoided being alone with Wang Dong, who also became colder toward him.
• Three months passed with Ye Chen and Wang Dong seeing each other daily but barely speaking.

After becoming a Rank 1 Soul Engineer, Ye Chen traveled to Star Dou Forest with Ma Xiaotao to seek a Ten-Thousand-Year soul beast for his third soul ring and test a treatment for her evil fire. They reached the middle region without finding a suitable beast and continued searching cautiously.

• Ye Chen rapidly learned to craft a Rank 1 Soul Tool core formation, setting a record for the Soul Tool Department.
• With Yan Shaozhe's letter, Ye Chen obtained ten days of leave from Zhou Yi and set out with Ma Xiaotao for Star Dou Forest.
• Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao entered the forest's middle region, where Ye Chen fought only when necessary and spared soul beasts they did not need.
• After a day of searching without finding a suitable Ten-Thousand-Year soul beast, Ma Xiaotao suggested they search sideways rather than venture deeper.
• Ye Chen asked Ma Xiaotao to spare unrelated soul beasts, and she teased him before they resumed their search.

Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao went to Star Dou Forest to find a suitable ten-thousand-year soul beast for Ye Chen’s third soul ring and to try to resolve Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire. After a day of searching deep in the forest without finding a suitable beast, they decided to search sideways while avoiding unnecessary hunts.

• Ye Chen became a Rank 1 Soul Engineer after rapidly learning to craft a Rank 1 Soul Tool core formation, and Fan Yu reported his achievement to Sea God's Pavilion.
• Ye Chen obtained leave from Zhou Yi and traveled to Star Dou Forest with Ma Xiaotao to seek a ten-thousand-year soul ring and attempt to address her evil fire.
• Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao searched from the outskirts into the forest’s middle region, avoiding most soul beasts and finding none that met Ye Chen’s requirements.
• Ma Xiaotao suggested they search sideways rather than venture deeper, and Ye Chen asked her to spare soul beasts they did not need.
• Ma Xiaotao teased Ye Chen by hooking a finger under his chin, and Ye Chen backed away, claiming he was chaste.

Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao searched the Star Dou Forest for a suitable soul beast, but found the forest strangely empty and its beasts moving toward the core. The chapter ended with Ye Chen stumbling out of a holy light beside a mysterious golden-leaved tree, shocked by his sudden arrival.

• Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao spent the night in the forest, where Ma Xiaotao warned him about Xuan Zi and teased him about girls before twisting his waist for calling her old.
• After two days without finding a suitable soul beast, Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao noticed that the forest felt wrong and decided to withdraw if their search failed by nightfall.
• Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao encountered several soul beasts heading toward the core as though they had lost their consciousness.
• A black-robed man knelt reverently beside a pale golden lake in the Star Dou Forest's core as strange energy spread outward.
• A dark-red avian soul beast defeated a dark-gold bear near a small golden-patterned tree, but Ye Chen suddenly stumbled out of a holy sphere of light beside the tree.

Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao searched the Star Dou Forest for a suitable Soul Beast but found the forest strangely empty, with other beasts moving toward the core. At a sacred little tree, Ye Chen suddenly stumbled out of a ball of light just as a wounded avian Soul Beast approached it.

• Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao spent the night in the forest, where Xuan Zi secretly guarded them and overheard Ma Xiaotao warn Ye Chen to stay away from him.
• Ma Xiaotao teased Ye Chen about girls pursuing him, and he called her an old woman before she twisted his waist in anger.
• Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao noticed the forest felt strange and decided to withdraw if they could not find a suitable Soul Beast by nightfall.
• Ye Chen observed several Soul Beasts moving toward the core as if they had lost their consciousness.
• At the forest outskirts, a dark-gold bear Soul Beast died fighting a dark-red avian Soul Beast over a sacred little tree.
• A ball of holy light appeared before the tree, and Ye Chen stumbled out of it in shock as the avian Soul Beast approached.

Ye Chen was drawn through a sacred halo to a living Fusang Divine Tree, where he faced a wounded Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow. The sparrow trapped him in an illusion and approached the tree, while clarity began returning to Ye Chen.

• Xuan Zi failed to save Ye Chen from the halo and ordered Ma Xiaotao to return to the academy and warn Mu En of a possible beast tide.
• Ye Chen reappeared in the Star Dou Forest’s outer region beside a living Fusang Divine Tree and recognized a ten-thousand-year Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow.
• Ye Chen fought the injured sparrow, hoping to use it as the Fusang Divine Tree’s third soul ring.
• The mutated sparrow used its eyes to trap Ye Chen in an illusion of his old orphanage and the deceased director.
• The Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow approached the Fusang Divine Tree, unaware that Ye Chen was beginning to recover from the illusion.

Ye Chen was pulled through a mysterious portal to a living Fusang Divine Tree in the Star Dou Forest, where he fought an injured Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow. The sparrow trapped him in an illusion, but clarity began returning as it approached the tree.

• Xuan Zi failed to stop Ye Chen from vanishing through a sacred ring of light and told Ma Xiaotao to return to the academy and warn Mu En.
• Ye Chen reappeared in the Star Dou Forest’s outer region beside a living Fusang Divine Tree and recognized a ten-thousand-year Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow guarding it.
• Ye Chen fought the injured sparrow, planning to make it the Fusang Divine Tree’s third soul ring.
• The mutated Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow used its glowing eyes to trap Ye Chen in an illusion of his old orphanage and the deceased director.
• The sparrow assumed Ye Chen was no longer a threat and approached the Fusang Divine Tree as a trace of clarity returned to him.

Ye Chen defeated the wounded Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow near the Fusang Divine Tree and fired a Soul Tool shell to signal for help. Xuan Zi spotted the signal and headed toward him, while Di Tian returned to the depths of the Star Dou Forest.

• Ye Chen recovered from the Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow’s illusion, severed its remaining wing with a Soul Tool sword, and subdued it with further attacks.
• Ye Chen found the dead Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear nearby and wondered about the Fusang Divine Tree’s connection to him.
• After sensing a tremendous clash in the forest, Ye Chen fired a Rank 1 Soul Cannon shell to alert Xuan Zi.
• Xuan Zi confronted Di Tian over Ye Chen’s whereabouts, then noticed the signal lights and rushed toward them.
• Di Tian let Xuan Zi leave and vanished into the forest, muttering that the humans would not remain arrogant for long.

Ye Chen defeated the Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow and discovered the Fusang Divine Tree beside a dead Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. After firing a signal to find Xuan Zi, he left Xuan Zi rushing toward the forest outskirts while Di Tian withdrew into the depths.

• Ye Chen escaped the Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow's Illusionary Realm and severed its remaining wing with a Soul Tool sword empowered by his second soul skill.
• Ye Chen struck the weakened Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow until it could no longer fight, then found a dead Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear and its purple soul ring nearby.
• Ye Chen sensed the Fusang Divine Tree was connected to him, but a surge of Soul Power from the forest interrupted his thoughts.
• Ye Chen fired a Rank 1 Soul Cannon into the sky, hoping Xuan Zi would recognize their agreed signal and find him.
• Xuan Zi confronted Di Tian over Ye Chen's whereabouts, then spotted the signal and rushed toward the outskirts while Di Tian returned to the depths of the forest.

Ye Chen absorbed the Fusang Divine Tree after his blood triggered its transformation, then reunited with Ma Xiaotao in the Star Dou Forest. He left the chapter with the tree dormant inside him and the Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow barely alive after he used his healing skill.

• Ye Chen tried Soul Power, Spiritual Power, and physical force to move the Fusang Divine Tree, but none worked.
• Ye Chen dropped his blood onto a leaf, causing the tree to transform into Light Attribute energy and enter his body.
• Ye Chen saw a sacred golden leaf drift across a vast golden sea before it landed in his palm.
• Ma Xiaotao arrived after following Ye Chen's signal and asked what had happened.
• Ye Chen remembered the injured Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow and used his First Soul Skill to keep it alive.

Ye Chen discovered that sacrificing a drop of blood caused the Fusang Divine Tree to transform into Light Attribute energy and enter his body. Ma Xiaotao found him, and he hurried to treat the Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow before it died.

• Ye Chen tried Soul Power, Spiritual Power, and brute force to move or communicate with the Fusang Divine Tree, but none worked.
• Ye Chen dropped his pale golden blood onto a leaf, causing the Fusang Divine Tree to burst into pure Light Attribute energy and disappear into his body.
• Ye Chen glimpsed a golden leaf drifting across an endless golden ocean before waking to find golden patterns on his palm and the divine tree slumbering somewhere within him.
• Ma Xiaotao arrived after following Ye Chen's signal and asked what had happened and whether he had defeated the nearby soul beasts.
• Ye Chen remembered the Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow was close to death and used his First Soul Skill to keep it alive.

Xuan Zi brought Ye Chen and two soul beasts back from the Star Dou Forest, then reported that its core region was filled with powerful soul beasts seemingly paying homage to a newly born presence. Back at the Sea God Pavilion, Ye Chen began absorbing the Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow’s Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring while Mu En and Ma Xiaotao watched anxiously.

• Xuan Zi found Ye Chen safe, took him and the Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow and Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, and flew them back to the academy.
• Xuan Zi told the Sea God Pavilion Meeting that countless powerful soul beasts had gathered in orderly ranks in the Star Dou Forest’s core region.
• Mu En ordered the academy to prepare for the worst and recalled an old warning that something might be sleeping deep within the forest.
• Ye Chen prepared to absorb the Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow’s black Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, enduring its immense pressure as the Fusang Divine Tree’s aura suppressed its resentment.
• Mu En and Ma Xiaotao entered to check on Ye Chen, and Mu En reassured her that he believed Ye Chen would overcome the danger.

Xuan Zi returned Ye Chen and his companions from the Star Dou Forest after witnessing soul beasts gathered in the core area, prompting Mu En to prepare Shrek Academy for danger. Back at the Sea God Pavilion, Ye Chen began absorbing the Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow’s Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, while Mu En and Ma Xiaotao watched anxiously.

• Xuan Zi found Ye Chen safe, then carried him, his companion, and the Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow and Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear back to the academy.
• Xuan Zi told the Sea God Pavilion council that countless soul beasts had gathered in orderly ranks in the Star Dou Forest’s core area, and Mu En ordered preparations for the worst.
• Ye Chen meditated and began absorbing the Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow’s Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, resisting its immense pressure and resentment with help from the Fusang Divine Tree’s ultimate light aura.
• Mu En and Ma Xiaotao entered the room to check on Ye Chen, and Mu En reassured her that Ye Chen would endure the fusion.

Ye Chen endured a prolonged, agonizing trial while fusing the Blood Feather Luminous Sparrow’s Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, until his Fusang Divine Tree martial soul awakened and produced Southern Bright Leaving Fire. He realized the flame might help transform Ma Xiaotao’s martial soul, but left the choice of treatment to her.

• Ye Chen’s Soul Ring fusion stalled, leaving Mu En and Ma Xiaotao worried as they waited outside the Sea God's Pavilion.
• Ye Chen suffered repeated collapses and recoveries as his body, Sea of Consciousness, and Twin Pupils were overwhelmed by the fusion.
• The Fusang Divine Tree martial soul appeared, grew larger, gained a third Three-legged Golden Crow, and released Southern Bright Leaving Fire.
• Ye Chen regained control and warned Ma Xiaotao to prepare to sense the sacred flame.
• Ye Chen recognized the flame as one of the ten great primordial flames and considered using it to resolve Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire and transform her martial soul, leaving the decision to her.

Ye Chen endured a prolonged, agonizing Soul Ring fusion until his Fusang Divine Tree martial soul produced the Southern Bright Leaving Fire. He recovered and alerted Ma Xiaotao, then considered how the flame might help transform her martial soul, leaving the choice of method to her.

• Mu En and Ma Xiaotao worried as Ye Chen's first stage of Soul Ring fusion took far longer than expected, while Mu En could not probe the mysterious energy within him.
• Ye Chen suffered tearing pain in his Sea of Consciousness and eyes as his body repeatedly collapsed and recovered under the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring's pressure.
• When Ye Chen reached the brink of despair, his Fusang Divine Tree grew, gained a third Three-legged Golden Crow, and produced sacred Southern Bright Leaving Fire.
• Ye Chen regained control of his body and warned Ma Xiaotao to focus and prepare to feel the flame.
• Ye Chen realized the flame could offer a more dangerous but more powerful way to resolve Ma Xiaotao's evil fire and might transform her martial soul, but left the choice to her.

Ye Chen endured six days of Southern Bright Leaving Fire body tempering, fusing with his ten-thousand-year third soul ring and strengthening his Fusang Divine Tree martial soul. As the flames began to weaken, Mu En watched Ma Xiaotao prepare to use the opportunity to cleanse her evil fire.

• Ye Chen sent Mu En and Ma Xiaotao his plan to use the divine fire to deal with her evil fire, and Ma Xiaotao chose to take the risk.
• Mu En accepted Ma Xiaotao's decision, and they waited while Ye Chen underwent the tempering.
• Ye Chen's Fusang Divine Tree and Three-legged Golden Crow grew as he fused with his third soul ring and gained a new soul skill.
• Over six days, Ma Xiaotao meditated near Ye Chen and found that the Southern Bright Leaving Fire suppressed the evil fire within her.
• Mu En noticed Ye Chen's flames weakening and watched Ma Xiaotao, whose chance to break free of the Phoenix Evil Fire depended on her own fortune.

Ye Chen, Mu En, and Ma Xiaotao carried out a risky plan to use the Southern Bright Leaving Fire to purify Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Evil Fire. After the purification succeeded and Ma Xiaotao’s meridians began recovering, Ye Chen exhausted all his soul power and fell unconscious.

• Ma Xiaotao deliberately unleashed her Phoenix Evil Fire while retaining a trace of clarity.
• Mu En wrapped the last thread of Southern Bright Leaving Fire in his Light Attribute soul power and injected it into Ma Xiaotao.
• The Southern Bright Leaving Fire pursued and refined Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire, damaging her meridians as she endured the pain.
• Ye Chen used his First Soul Skill and Ultimate Light to protect Ma Xiaotao’s meridians while the divine fire purified the evil fire.
• After the last trace of evil fire was purified, the Southern Bright Leaving Fire flowed into Ma Xiaotao’s martial soul, and Ye Chen collapsed unconscious from exhaustion.