Chapter Summaries

The reserve team visited Sea God Island and Sea God Pavilion, where Qin Ze received a sudden cultivation boost from the island’s plants and the Golden Ancient Tree. The academy then punished Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Ling Luochen for their reckless actions during the competition before dismissing the three, with Dai Yueheng set to begin his graduation assessment and Ma Xiaotao assigned city defense missions.

• Yan Shaozhe led the students across Sea God Island, where the plants welcomed Qin Ze and raised his cultivation from rank thirty-six to rank thirty-seven.
• Mu En released the Golden Ancient Tree’s life energy over the students, nourishing them while Qin Ze’s Azure Dragon absorbed World Origin Energy.
• Yan Shaozhe welcomed the students to Sea God Pavilion and announced their commendations for winning the Soul Fighting Competition.
• Yan Shaozhe gave Ma Xiaotao a major demerit and Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochen minor demerits for acting rashly, then reduced their punishments in recognition of their championship victory.
• Yan Shaozhe ordered Dai Yueheng to begin his Inner Court graduation assessment and Ma Xiaotao to complete three Shrek City Defense Army missions, then the three Inner Court disciples left to visit their injured teammates.

After winning the Soul Fighting Competition, the reserve team received generous rewards and Mu En arranged special cultivation for them on Sea God Island. During meditation, Qin Ze told Mu En that he hoped to become a god and establish a Douluo Federation, then began absorbing the Golden Ancient Tree’s energy.

• Yan Shaozhe promoted Wang Yan to special-grade teacher, granted him Inner Court teaching duties, and opened the Sea God Pavilion Library to him for two years.
• Yan Shaozhe awarded each reserve student a soul-ring opportunity, two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and a soul bone selected for their suitability.
• Mu En approved Bei Bei, Xu San Shi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou to take the Inner Court assessment early, while the other eight students remained on Sea God Island to cultivate under his guidance.
• Mu En brought the students to cultivation rooms in the Golden Ancient Tree, where each began deep meditation and received guidance on their future paths.
• Qin Ze told Mu En he wanted to unite the four great empires in a parliamentary Douluo Federation and believed he would become a god; Mu En said he would look forward to that future.
• Qin Ze began absorbing the Golden Ancient Tree’s energy as Azure Dragon’s scales gradually became clearer, signaling progress toward its second energy fusion.

After sixty days of meditation, Qin Ze reached rank thirty-eight and brought the Azure Dragon’s second-stage progress to ninety-nine percent. He and Di Yue Li chose to become gods, received Soul Bones from Mu En, and Qin Ze gained Shadow Axe and Snow Mountain Round Shield before heading to the Soul Tool Department.

• Qin Ze completed sixty days of meditation, reached rank thirty-eight, and raised his Azure Dragon’s second-stage progress to ninety-nine percent while using Azure Dragon Power to bring rain to Sea God Island.
• Qin Ze reunited with Di Yue Li, who had reached rank forty, and they both wrote “Become a god!” as their future goal for Mu En.
• Mu En gave Qin Ze an eighty-thousand-year Demon Orca left leg Soul Bone and gave Di Yue Li the fifty-thousand-year Light's Demonic Breaker right arm Soul Bone.
• Qin Ze absorbed the Demon Orca Soul Bone and chose Shadow Axe, but Meteor unexpectedly fused with the Soul Bone and triggered a new equipment selection; he then chose Snow Mountain Round Shield.
• Qin Ze and Di Yue Li left Sea God Pavilion, ended the rain over Sea God Island, and flew across Sea God Lake toward the Soul Tool Department to visit Qian Duoduo.

Qin Ze visited Shrek Academy’s Soul Tool Department, where Xiao Kuangdao and the department’s leaders were researching soul tools brought from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. They gave Qin Ze several defensive soul tools at Mu En’s request, leaving him equipped for danger.

• Qin Ze parted from Di Yue Li and hurried to the Soul Tool Department.
• Xiao Kuangdao discussed sharing the research on the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s rare soul tools with Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er.
• Qin Ze entered the department’s heavily guarded experimental area and greeted Xiao Kuangdao and the deans.
• Qian Duoduo recognized Qin Ze’s exceptionally strong physique after his two months of seclusion.
• Xian Lin'er gave Qin Ze three Rank 5 Invincible Shields, a Rank 6 Wall of Tenacity Soul Tool, and a Rank 7 Explosive Bullet at Mu En’s request.

Qin Ze returned to Shrek Academy, offered Qian Duoduo an idea for the Soul Tool Department’s repeating ray device, and began designing a Gatling-style weapon based on his memories from his previous life. He finished drawings of an M134 Minigun adapted to use a core formation and left its further development to Qian Duoduo.

• Qian Duoduo showed Qin Ze a failed prototype of a repeating Soul Tool ray device, and Qin Ze asked for a blueprint to develop an idea of his own.
• Xiao Kuangdao left Qin Ze at Shrek Academy, where Qin Ze returned to class after three months and surprised his classmates with his rank-thirty-eight cultivation.
• Qin Ze borrowed design tools from Huo Yu Hao and began drawing plans for an M134 Minigun based on his previous-life knowledge.
• Qin Ze finished diagrams of the weapon and considered replacing its electric motor with a core formation, leaving Qian Duoduo to uncover how to adapt the design to Soul Tools.

Qin Ze brought Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er the completed blueprints for a rapid-fire Soul Tool, which they recognized as a promising alternative to cannon platforms. The chapter left them considering the weapon’s battlefield potential and high soul power consumption as Qin Ze proposed developing further designs from it.

• Qin Ze finished the rapid-fire Soul Tool blueprints overnight and obtained leave from Mu Jin.
• Qin Ze visited the Soul Tool Department and gave his blueprints to Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er.
• Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er examined Qin Ze’s six-barrel rotary weapon design and praised its ingenuity.
• Qin Ze explained the weapon’s advantages, drawbacks, and potential value for ordinary people and low-cultivation Soul Masters.
• Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er reflected on the design, especially its lower material costs compared with cannon platforms.

Qin Ze and Xiao Kuangdao traveled to Sunset Forest to search for immortal herbs, and they found a dense field of Jade Phosphor Seven-Leaf Flowers inside its miasma. The chapter left them at the poisonous plants, before they had reached the Ice Fire Mandarin Duck Pot or taken any herbs.

• Qin Ze left Shrek Academy and asked Xiao Kuangdao to accompany him to Sunset Forest.
• Xiao Kuangdao explained that Sunset Forest had declined after its high-age soul beasts disappeared and hunters depleted its population.
• Qin Ze and Xiao Kuangdao reached the core area's deadly miasma, and Qin Ze suggested searching for the thickest cloud and exposing Jade Phosphor Seven-Leaf Flowers with fire.
• Xiao Kuangdao burned away the miasma with a vast fire gate and moved it through the poisonous forest while Qin Ze searched.
• Xiao Kuangdao spotted green plants and brought Qin Ze to a field of Jade Phosphor Seven-Leaf Flowers.

Qin Ze and Xiao Kuangdao descended through the poisonous valley and reached the breathtaking Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Qin Ze planned to find an Immortal Herb to help his teacher advance. The chapter left them facing the divided icy-white and fiery-red lake and the extraordinary plants surrounding it.

• Qin Ze identified the sinking poisonous clouds as the location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Xiao Kuangdao used the Ice Bead to freeze a path through the Jade Phosphor Seven-Leaf Flowers.
• Qin Ze and Xiao Kuangdao descended into the valley, where Xiao Kuangdao destroyed the poisonous vines attacking them with icy spikes.
• Qin Ze promised Xiao Kuangdao that he would help improve his Soul Power Level by obtaining an Immortal Herb.
• Qin Ze and Xiao Kuangdao reached the bottom of the valley and discovered countless extraordinary plants surrounding a lake split between icy-white and fiery-red water.

Qin Ze and Xiao Kuangdao explored the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Qin Ze sought immortal herbs and found Aromatic Silk Beauty. By flattering the plant and pretending to be frightened, Qin Ze gained its trust, and it offered to give him something good.

• Xiao Kuangdao sensed the dense World Origin Energy and Life Element in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as Qin Ze searched for immortal herbs.
• Qin Ze spotted Aromatic Silk Beauty and told Xiao Kuangdao that it could restrain any poison in the world.
• Qin Ze approached Aromatic Silk Beauty alone, absorbed its fragrance, and entered the pink barrier it released.
• Qin Ze praised Aromatic Silk Beauty as the Fairy Among Flowers and pretended to fear it when it spoke to him.
• Aromatic Silk Beauty introduced itself as Youyou, invited Qin Ze to chat, and promised to give him something good.

Qin Ze befriended Youyou, gained a major increase in Spiritual Power from Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, and asked her for Tang San's ancient book. Youyou agreed to hand it over only if he passed her trial, which Qin Ze accepted.

• Youyou chatted with Qin Ze and gave him Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, which increased his Spiritual Power eightfold and let him perceive elements and hidden patterns.
• Youyou warned Qin Ze that he could not stay long and was surprised to hear that Tang San had sent him.
• Youyou retrieved Tang San's ancient book, which recorded immortal herbs, poisonous herbs, and the Tang Sect's methods of using poison and medicine.
• Youyou explained that the book could only go to Tang San's descendant or someone who passed her trial, and warned Qin Ze that the trial could be fatal.
• Qin Ze accepted Youyou's trial, confident that he could pass it.

Qin Ze accepted Youyou’s test and consumed the dew from an Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, triggering a powerful transformation in his body and Demon Armor. After two hours, the changes settled, but his final Soul Power level remained unknown because he had not obtained his fourth Soul Ring.

• Youyou examined Qin Ze and chose an Ink Jade Divine Bamboo for him to consume.
• Qin Ze nearly bit the bamboo before Youyou told him to use Soul Power to draw out and drink its sweet dew.
• Qin Ze drank the dew, and green airflow transformed his body and strengthened his Demon Armor.
• Qin Ze’s Soul Power surged past level thirty-nine and broke through to level forty, continuing to rise as Xiao Kuangdao watched.
• Qin Ze’s clothes were shattered by the green airflow, and after two hours his aura calmed and the ink-jade texture on his skin faded.

After eating Youyou’s Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, Qin Ze’s Soul Power surged by at least six levels and his strength increased. He demonstrated Myriad Things Return to Spring for the immortal herbs, leaving them astonished by its power and the Azure Dragon apparition.

• Qin Ze woke to find his Soul Power had risen at least six levels after eating Youyou’s Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, and he thanked her for the gift.
• Youyou explained that the trial had tested Qin Ze’s resolve and that the herb strengthened his body and martial soul.
• Qin Ze offered to repay Youyou by showing the immortal herbs a soul skill that could benefit plants.
• Qin Ze used Myriad Things Return to Spring, causing life-filled rain to fall across the valley and rapidly strengthen the plants.
• An Azure Dragon phantom appeared in the green clouds, and the immortal herbs sensed the extraordinary Power of Destiny in the rain.
• Youyou asked Qin Ze in astonishment whether his power was something only soul beasts should possess.

Qin Ze earned the immortal herbs’ trust with Myriad Things Return to Spring and was allowed to skip their remaining trials. After reading Tang San’s guide to the herbs, he planned which seven to choose for Xiao Kuangdao, Du Busi, Mu En, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Di Yue Li, and himself.

• The immortal herbs debated whether Qin Ze should bypass their trials and unanimously agreed after recognizing the benefits of his Power of Destiny and nature-like ability.
• Youyou told Qin Ze he had passed, gave him Tang San’s ancient book, and began explaining the valley’s immortal herbs before she and the others fell dormant.
• Qin Ze read and memorized Tang San’s guide, then signaled Xiao Kuangdao that he had succeeded.
• Qin Ze chose the Primal Chaos Immortal Herb for Xiao Kuangdao and a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum for Du Busi to pass on to Long Aotian.
• Qin Ze considered an herb for Mu En’s poor health, selected the Aromatic Silk Beauty for Ning Tian, tentatively chose the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower for Wu Feng, and chose Lovesick Heartbreak Red for Di Yue Li.
• Qin Ze left his final herb choice undecided, intending to select one suitable for himself.

Qin Ze learned about the immortal herbs in the valley and chose seven to take, including Sacred Soul Grass and Lovesick Heartbreak Red. After picking the herbs, he focused on Lovesick Heartbreak Red and thought of a smiling girl.

• Youyou introduced the valley’s immortal herbs to Qin Ze over several days, including Fire Dragon Ganoderma and Sacred Soul Grass.
• Youyou explained that additional immortal herbs would not raise Qin Ze’s Soul Power Level, helping him decide to take Sacred Soul Grass.
• Qin Ze chose Primal Chaos Immortal Herb, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Aromatic Silk Beauty, Fire Dragon Ganoderma, Sacred Soul Grass, Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and Eight-petaled Immortal Orchid.
• Youyou explained that Lovesick Heartbreak Red required Qin Ze’s heart’s blood and his undivided thoughts of the person he loved most.
• Qin Ze picked the seven herbs and placed them in his soul tools, then gazed at Lovesick Heartbreak Red and pictured a smiling girl.

Qin Ze chose protection as his path and successfully claimed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, then left the valley with Xiao Kuangdao. He offered his teacher the Primal Chaos Immortal Herb, but Xiao Kuangdao urged him to keep it for himself.

• Qin Ze’s feelings for Di Yue Li shaped his resolve to protect her, and his Soul Power and Spiritual Power fused into the Spirit Transformation Flame.
• Qin Ze struck his chest, offered his blood to the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and claimed the flower after it accepted him.
• Youyou gave Qin Ze half of her Fragrant Brocade Pill Bead, and A Jiao gave him a piece of Blazing Glue; the intelligent immortal herbs then bade him farewell.
• Qin Ze and Xiao Kuangdao used the pill bead to pass safely through the poisonous plants and leave the valley.
• Qin Ze offered Xiao Kuangdao the Primal Chaos Immortal Herb, but his teacher told him to keep it because he was young and had a long road ahead.

Qin Ze gave Xiao Kuangdao a Primal Chaos Immortal Herb, helping him break through to rank 98, then set out with him for the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain Qin Ze’s fourth soul ring. Meanwhile, the Scarlet King searched the forest for a terrified Mysterious Person, who learned that a hidden operation had been uncovered and saw a massive Soul Tool Core Formation filled with liquid and soul beast remains.

• Qin Ze persuaded Xiao Kuangdao to accept the Primal Chaos Immortal Herb, which suited him and helped him break through to rank 98.
• Xiao Kuangdao’s breakthrough sent pressure across the Sunset Forest, and Qin Ze asked him to deliver another immortal herb to Senior Du Busi before they returned to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The Scarlet King searched the Star Dou Great Forest near the earthen cave where the Mysterious Person was hiding, but left without finding him.
• The Mysterious Person contacted the hunched Great Elder through a Light Guide Screen and learned that most of their bases in the forest had been discovered.
• The Great Elder ordered the Mysterious Person to hide in the Heaven Dou Empire and await a new mission, then vanished from the screen.
• The Mysterious Person saw a huge Soul Tool Core Formation behind the Great Elder’s experimental platform, with a jar containing liquid mixed with countless soul beast remains.

Qin Ze and Xiao Kuangdao searched the Star Dou Great Forest for a suitable fourth soul ring to strengthen Qin Ze’s close-combat blade. They found an Ice Fury Lion overpowering a wounded Tri-colored Deer, and watched to see whether either beast suited Qin Ze.

• Qin Ze told Xiao Kuangdao that his strengthened body and awakened Demon Armor leg pieces gave him confidence to absorb a forty-thousand- to fifty-thousand-year soul ring.
• Xiao Kuangdao took Qin Ze into the mixed ring, where they searched among powerful soul beasts for a suitable fourth ring.
• Qin Ze decided he wanted a soul skill to improve his close-combat ability and make better use of his martial soul’s blade.
• Qin Ze and Xiao Kuangdao heard a battle nearby and flew over to observe it without approaching the fighters.
• They saw a thirty-thousand-year Ice Fury Lion overpowering a wounded twenty-thousand-year Tri-colored Deer.

Qin Ze and Xiao Kuangdao followed the Ice Fury Lion as it pursued the Tri-colored Deer into the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest. The chase left both beasts skirting the region’s edge, with the enraged Ice Fury Lion determined to kill its prey.

• The Tri-colored Deer blocked the Ice Fury Lion’s attacks and fled toward the core region, using its wind, water, and spiritual abilities to escape.
• Qin Ze asked Xiao Kuangdao to follow the beasts into the core region, and Xiao Kuangdao agreed.
• The Ice Fury Lion grew more furious after red giant apes mocked it, then continued chasing the Tri-colored Deer through the forest.
• After half an hour, the Tri-colored Deer led the Ice Fury Lion along narrow paths near the core region’s edge, where it used ice spikes to force the deer away from a waterfall.
• Qin Ze, Xiao Kuangdao, and the two beasts reached a quiet, mountainous area after the chase stretched nearly fifty kilometers.

Qin Ze and Xiao Kuangdao discovered a One-Eyed Demon Giant in a valley, where it killed and ate the Tri-colored Deer before attacking the Ice Fury Lion. The forty-thousand-year soul beast weakened the lion, which prepared its strongest attack as Qin Ze watched to assess the giant’s abilities.

• Qin Ze sensed a powerful dark-attribute soul beast in the valley as he and Xiao Kuangdao followed the Ice Fury Lion and Tri-colored Deer.
• The Tri-colored Deer fled into a pitch-black cave to escape the Ice Fury Lion, but a One-Eyed Demon Giant emerged with the deer’s severed head and corpse.
• Xiao Kuangdao recognized the giant as a rare One-Eyed Demon Giant from the Evil Demon Forest and wondered why it had appeared in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The One-Eyed Demon Giant used a dark-red ripple and Weakening Light to slow and weaken the Ice Fury Lion.
• The Ice Fury Lion summoned its Ice Fury Lion’s Roar, while Qin Ze told Xiao Kuangdao he wanted to see more of the giant’s abilities before deciding whether he was interested.

Qin Ze and Xiao Kuangdao defeated the One-Eyed Demon Giant, and Qin Ze began absorbing its forty-thousand-year soul ring as his fourth. After overcoming the soul ring’s violent power and spiritual shock, Qin Ze successfully absorbed it and revealed his four soul rings.

• Qin Ze identified the One-Eyed Demon Giant’s strengthening ability as the soul skill he wanted, while Xiao Kuangdao restrained the beast with Darkness Chains.
• Qin Ze killed the bound One-Eyed Demon Giant with Orca Demon Axe, and its black soul ring emerged from the corpse.
• Qin Ze recovered his soul power, summoned his Demon Armor Martial Soul, and began absorbing the One-Eyed Demon Giant’s forty-thousand-year soul ring.
• The soul ring’s power and lingering will threatened Qin Ze, but Xiao Kuangdao’s Light Aura, Qin Ze’s armor and soul bones, and his Spiritual Power helped him resist.
• Qin Ze completed the absorption, and four soul rings rose beneath him.