Chapter Summaries

Qin Ze arranged for Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen to spend the Lantern Festival together, encouraging them to face their feelings. Ji Juechen agreed to go with Jing Ziyan, and the pair began a new chapter in their relationship.

• Qin Ze learned that Shrek City was celebrating its Lantern Festival and suggested Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen explore the city together.
• Qin Ze privately urged Jing Ziyan to take the initiative and encouraged Ji Juechen to consider what she meant to him.
• Jing Ziyan invited Ji Juechen to the festival, but he fell silent until Qin Ze prompted him to reflect on their years together.
• Ji Juechen grabbed Jing Ziyan's shoulders and firmly agreed to attend the Lantern Festival with her, while Jing Ziyan resolved to pursue him.
• Ji Juechen released Jing Ziyan's sore shoulders, and Qin Ze offered the pair several million Gold Soul Coins, which they both refused.

Qin Ze discussed ideas for household soul tools with Jing Ziyan, who offered to adapt Soul Gathering Soul Tool technology for his proposed refrigerator. After the conversation, Jing Ziyan took Ji Juechen to Shrek City, while Qin Ze headed to the Douluo Arena to find Wu Feng and Di Yue Li.

• Qin Ze proposed using a Soul Gathering Soul Tool to power a Soul Tool Refrigerator, and Jing Ziyan explained how she might modify one to retain a specific attribute.
• Jing Ziyan asked Qin Ze to draw a structural diagram of the refrigerator and discussed the Soul Tool Vehicle idea, including a retired Rank 9 Soul Engineer who had once proposed it.
• Jing Ziyan encouraged the Soul Tool Department's leaders to support broad, unrestricted innovation, and Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er agreed.
• Qin Ze and the others left the Soul Tool Department as Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er prepared to discuss the Sea God Pavilion meeting's business.
• Jing Ziyan took Ji Juechen to Shrek City, while Qin Ze went to the Douluo Arena to find Wu Feng and Di Yue Li.

Gui Wujing returned to Deep Sea Manor after a mission to obtain the Life Fusion Device failed, and he reported the failure to a mysterious figure in an underground chamber. The figure appeared within a deep ocean beyond a concealed wall, leaving Gui Wujing facing an unknown response.

• Gui Wujing arrived at Deep Sea Manor, where Ma Rulong and the others awaited him.
• Gui Wujing reassured Ma Rulong that the mission’s failure was not his fault and sent him away with Gui Kexin to serve under Iron Eagle.
• Gui Wujing entered the central castle and opened a hidden stairway beneath the fireplace.
• Gui Wujing activated a Soul Tool that revealed a deep ocean beyond the wall, and a mysterious voice asked whether he had obtained the Life Fusion Device.
• Gui Wujing said the mission had failed, and a water-bodied woman took shape beyond the wall.

Gui Wujing reported his failures to the Demon Empress, who ordered him to investigate an exposed base before she entered a long slumber. At the Lantern Festival, Qin Ze and Di Yue Li went out together but were joined by Bei Bei, Xu San Shi, Tang Ya, and Jiang Nannan.

• Gui Wujing told the Demon Empress that Shrek Academy had thwarted his plan to obtain the Life Fusion Device and destroyed most of the Star Dou Great Forest installations.
• The Demon Empress revealed that an intruder had nearly found her hidden base, ordered Gui Wujing to investigate, and said she would slumber for at least a year while digesting life energy.
• Gui Wujing agreed to rebuild their plans and help conceal them from headquarters after the Demon Empress promised to extend his lifespan.
• Qin Ze waited for Di Yue Li, admired her simple white dress, and took her hand to bring her to Shrek City's Lantern Festival.
• Qin Ze and Di Yue Li ran into Bei Bei, Xu San Shi, Tang Ya, and Jiang Nannan, and Xu San Shi joked that he would draw a circle and curse Qin Ze and Bei Bei.

After three months at Shrek Academy, Qin Ze discussed the challenges of developing the self-Condensation Method with Mu En and Yan Shaozhe. He then accompanied Di Yue Li to the Star Dou Great Forest to meet her friends and family, despite fearing Di Tian’s reaction.

• Qin Ze reviewed the acupoint-opening chart with Yan Shaozhe and recommended choosing starting points based on each Soul Master's martial soul and constitution.
• Yan Shaozhe told Mu En that the Martial Soul Department had made almost no progress on the Bloodline Activation Method.
• Qin Ze left the Sea God Pavilion to accompany Di Yue Li on her visit home.
• At the academy gate, Di Yue Li teased Qin Ze about Di Tian hearing that he had forcefully kissed her.
• Di Yue Li stopped Qin Ze from running away and made him follow her to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Qin Ze and Di Yue Li traveled to the Lake of Life, where Di Tian and Bi Ji examined Qin Ze’s self-condensed soul ring and questioned his intentions. Qin Ze promised to prove his commitment through his actions, and Di Tian warned him not to disappoint Yue Li.

• Du Busi and the Body Sect passed Qin Ze and Di Yue Li on their way to Shrek City and chose not to disturb them.
• Di Yue Li told Qin Ze that Di Tian would take them to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Di Tian emerged through a spatial crack to lead them away.
• Di Tian brought Qin Ze and Di Yue Li to the Lake of Life, where they met Bi Ji.
• Di Tian asked Qin Ze to show his self-condensed soul ring and noted that it lacked any soul beast aura.
• Di Tian challenged Qin Ze to explain what he would do about Yue Li’s identity and human greed, and Qin Ze said he would prove his intentions through his conduct.

Qin Ze agreed to release his Power of Destiny to benefit the soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, and an Azure Dragon emerged to spread life energy and help several beasts break through. In the Divine Realm, Tang San sensed the Power of Destiny and began plotting to control it, while Wang Dong briefly reacted to a mysterious light sent toward Shrek Academy.

• Di Tian asked Qin Ze to release his Power of Destiny, and Qin Ze agreed after considering the deal.
• Qin Ze summoned an Azure Dragon that absorbed Life Elements and spread azure radiance throughout the Star Dou Great Forest, improving plants and helping some soul beasts reach the one-hundred-thousand-year level.
• Di Tian knelt before Qin Ze and was forced back down when the Azure Dragon gave him a profound look.
• Tang San sensed the Auspicious Beast's Power of Destiny, resolved to control it and the Dragon God's bloodline, and sent a beam of blue-golden light toward Shrek Academy.
• Wang Dong woke briefly with an uncomfortable sensation as a trident-shaped mark flickered on her forehead, then went back to sleep.

The God of Destruction reflected on the Sea God's actions and his plan to find an inheritor who could expand the God Realm. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian reacted strongly to Qin Ze's Azure Dragon Power of Destiny, and the other fierce beasts arrived.

• The God of Destruction recalled how the Sea God’s Seal had appeared beside his chosen inheritor and suspected the Sea God was planning something involving his daughter, Xiao Wu Tong.
• The God of Destruction considered expanding the god positions of the divine beast race, then left Destruction Castle after hearing a gentle voice call him Xiao Zi.
• Di Tian stood up after instinctively kneeling before Qin Ze’s Azure Dragon and asked whether it came from Qin Ze’s Power of Destiny.
• Qin Ze explained that his Azure Dragon differed from the native Azure Dragons of Douluo Continent, and Di Tian regarded him more gently.
• The Myriad Demon King, Bear Lord, and Crimson King arrived at the Lake of Life to find out what had happened.

Qin Ze met with Di Tian and the savage beasts after his Power of Destiny strengthened the Star Dou Great Forest and saved a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. He explained his Self-Condensing Soul Ring method and argued for peace between humans and soul beasts, but the Myriad Demon King questioned how Qin Ze had succeeded without a researched bloodline-activation method.

• Bear Lord arrived and pressed Qin Ze with his aura, but Di Tian blocked it and explained that Qin Ze was a friend to the soul beast clan.
• Di Tian told the savage beasts that Qin Ze’s Power of Destiny had strengthened the forest, and Bear Lord thanked Qin Ze for saving a clan member near a hundred-thousand-year breakthrough.
• Bear Lord sent dark-golden light away to fetch Qin Ze a thank-you gift.
• Qin Ze described how he had self-condensed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and the savage beasts were astonished when he showed it to them.
• Qin Ze said humans and soul beasts both needed to survive and should seek peace, then explained that his method still required research.
• The Myriad Demon King asked how Qin Ze had succeeded when the human bloodline-activation method had not yet been researched.

Qin Ze explained that he had used the Heavenly Snow Woman clan’s bloodline activation method and refused to share it because he had promised to keep it secret. Bear Lord gave him a Fifty-Thousand-Year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Right Palm Bone, and Qin Ze began absorbing it while Di Tian and the others spoke privately.

• The Myriad Demon King guessed that Qin Ze had used the Heavenly Snow Woman clan’s bloodline activation method, and Qin Ze confirmed it.
• Qin Ze refused Di Tian’s suggestion to spread the method, explaining that he had promised not to share it.
• A Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear brought Bear Lord a soul bone, which Bear Lord gave to Qin Ze as thanks for not owing him anything.
• Di Tian took Bear Lord, the Myriad Demon King, and the Scarlet King aside to talk, leaving Di Yue Li with Qin Ze.
• Di Yue Li protected Qin Ze as he released the soul bone from its dark-gold light and began absorbing it into his right palm without discomfort.

Qin Ze absorbed the fifty-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear palm bone and obtained Master's Power from his equipment space. Afterward, Di Tian asked whether Qin Ze had sensed anything unusual when he released the Power of Destiny, then remarked that humans surpassed soul beasts in creativity.

• Qin Ze completed his Soul Bone fusion, causing dark-gold blades to extend from his fingertips and cover his body with a sharp aura.
• In his equipment space, Qin Ze chose Master's Power and fused it with his Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear palm bone.
• Qin Ze woke to find Di Yue Li poking his cheek, caught her in his arms, and then explained that the Soul Bone had increased his palm strength.
• Di Tian led Qin Ze to the Lake of Life and asked whether he had felt anything special while releasing the Power of Destiny.
• Qin Ze said he had felt nothing unusual, and Di Tian remarked that humans had far greater creative ability than soul beasts.

Qin Ze learned that Di Tian hoped he would help preserve the balance between humans and soul beasts as human technology advanced. Back at the academy, Qin Ze brought out the Snow Empress and asked to hear her opinion on something.

• Di Tian explained that human progress threatened the Star Dou Great Forest and said he hoped Qin Ze would help maintain a balance between humans and soul beasts.
• Qin Ze considered asking the Snow Empress whether the Bloodline Activation Method could be shared to help soul beasts survive if soul spirits never appeared.
• Di Tian sent Qin Ze and Di Yue Li back, then warned the other beasts that the Sun Moon Empire might be preparing for war.
• Scarlet King reported that he had killed Evil Soul Masters and suspected they had plundered the forest's Life Origin, so Di Tian asked Bi Ji to investigate.
• Qin Ze returned to Shrek City with Di Yue Li, brought out the Snow Empress, and began asking for her opinion.

The Snow Empress agreed to share the Bloodline Activation Method with Qin Ze and asked him to reach rank sixty within a year and a half so she could sacrifice herself to him. The next morning, Qin Ze learned that Shrek Academy had found inspiration for its acupoint-opening Soul Tool in an unfinished device brought by Du Busi.

• The Snow Empress saw through Qin Ze’s request and agreed to share the Bloodline Activation Method, trusting him to help address the growing conflict between humans and soul beasts.
• The Snow Empress told Qin Ze to reach rank sixty within a year and a half so she could sacrifice herself to him, and Qin Ze planned to raise his Soul Power Level from rank fifty-seven.
• Qin Ze considered obtaining the Ice Jade Bed from the Clear Sky Sect to help absorb the Snow Empress’s excess sealed energy.
• Yan Shaozhe summoned Qin Ze to the Sea God Pavilion, where Qin Ze found Du Busi drinking with Elder Xuan alongside Mu En, Yan Shaozhe, and Qian Duoduo.
• Mu En told Qin Ze that Shrek Academy had made preliminary progress on the acupoint-opening Soul Tool, and Du Busi explained that an unfinished device he had brought from the Heaven Soul Imperial Family had inspired the breakthrough.

Qin Ze shared a method for activating bloodlines and helped Yan Shaozhe make progress on the Self-Condensing Soul Ring Method. Mu En asked Qin Ze to teach a Practical Control Soul Tool course, and Qin Ze urged Du Busi to reconsider the Body Sect’s resistance to Soul Tools.

• Qin Ze explained that source Soul Power, Spiritual Power, and Acupoint Qi had to resonate to draw out the bloodline itself, and Yan Shaozhe hurried away to work on the idea.
• Mu En asked Qin Ze to establish a Practical Control Department course in the Outer Court, and Qin Ze agreed to teach first-year students.
• Du Busi said he wanted to promote Soul Tools within the Body Sect.
• Qin Ze argued that the Body Sect’s physical strength made it especially suited to using Soul Tools and asked Du Busi to imagine combining a Level Nine Defensive Soul Tool with his own defense.

Qin Ze persuaded Du Busi to consider adopting soul tools and learned that Shrek Academy needed to prepare for a future war. He moved into a pavilion on Sea God Island and enlisted Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Di Yue Li to help furnish it, leaving with Di Yue Li after dinner.

• Qin Ze argued that soul tools could protect the Body Sect during a future war, and Du Busi said he would think about integrating them.
• Du Busi left the Sea God Pavilion after repaying his favor, and Mu En warned Qin Ze and Qian Duoduo to hurry their research on the Condensation Method.
• Tang Xueyi showed Qin Ze the private lakeside pavilion Mu En had arranged for him and handed him its key.
• Qin Ze asked Ning Tian to help choose furniture, and she suggested they use Di Yue Li’s preferences.
• Qin Ze, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Di Yue Li selected furniture at the Nine Treasures Auction House, then Qin Ze left with Di Yue Li after dinner.

After six months in Shrek Academy's Inner Court, Qin Ze reached Level 60 and prepared to attend the welcome assembly for the new Inner Court disciples. Bei Bei and Xu San Shi reminded him that the assembly was about to begin, and Qin Ze rushed there by flying.

• Qin Ze and Di Yue Li furnished their loft, and Di Yue Li chose to sleep on the bed while Qin Ze took the sofa.
• Over the following months, Qin Ze's cultivation advanced to Level 59 as the Soul Tool Department developed an Acupoint Soul Tool and the Martial Soul Department completed the Bloodline Activation Method.
• Wu Feng, Ning Tian, and Di Yue Li passed the Inner Court assessment mission and joined the Inner Court.
• Qin Ze broke through to Level 60, becoming a Soul Emperor, and briefly formed water-blue armor from Void Particles.
• Bei Bei and Xu San Shi reminded Qin Ze about the welcome assembly, and he flew off toward it.

At the Inner Court welcome gathering, Qin Ze arrived showing off his newly grown wings and was welcomed as one of the new disciples. Yan Shaozhe then announced that Qin Ze would supervise the Outer Court’s new Practical Control Department, surprising students from both Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

• Qin Ze flew to the gathering on his new wings, and Yan Shaozhe teased him for showing off before he joined Di Yue Li.
• Yan Shaozhe welcomed the eight new Inner Court students, including Qin Ze, and explained that Zhang Lexuan would help them with housing and other arrangements.
• Dai Hua Bin asked whether he could take Inspection Team missions, and Yan Shaozhe told him the academy would arrange them in time.
• Yan Shaozhe appointed Qin Ze as the supervising teacher for the Outer Court’s Practical Control Department and sent him to Zhang Lexuan for the needed materials.
• Xiao Hong Chen recognized that Qin Ze was not a soul engineer, while the Shrek students reacted with surprise to Qin Ze becoming a teacher.

After the Inner Court celebration, Qin Ze revealed that he had reached level sixty, drawing surprise and challenges from his friends. He helped Di Yue Li and the other new students settle in, then left the male seniors lamenting after telling them two new female students were already a couple.

• After Qin Ze told Di Yue Li he had reached level sixty, Jiang Nannan informed Bei Bei and Xu San Shi, who challenged him to a future match at the Outer Court Douluo Arena.
• Di Yue Li asked Qin Ze to fight her too, and he promised to spar with her every day.
• Qin Ze and the three girls joined Zhang Lexuan, who arranged the newcomers' uniforms, dorm keys, and Inner Court rules.
• Several male seniors pulled Qin Ze aside and asked him to introduce Di Yue Li's two companions, but he told them the girls were a couple.
• The male seniors broke down wailing, and Qin Ze told Ma Xiaotao he did not know why they were upset.

Qin Ze and Di Yue Li discovered that the academy had assigned them to share a pavilion dorm, and they settled in together. They left to buy flowers for their room, delaying Qin Ze’s plan to absorb the Snow Empress.

• Zhang Lexuan assigned Ning Tian and Wu Feng to the same dorm and told Qin Ze to teach two third-year classes each week starting the next day.
• Qin Ze accompanied Di Yue Li to her assigned location and found that her key led to his pavilion dorm by Sea God Lake.
• Di Yue Li decided to live with Qin Ze, and they arranged their beds in the pavilion.
• Yan Shaozhe revealed that he had arranged the shared dorm as a gift, while Cai Mei'er questioned whether it was appropriate.
• Di Yue Li eagerly took Qin Ze by the hand to visit a flower shop and buy decorations for their room.

Qin Ze prepared to teach his first cultural course on Soul Tools at Shrek Academy and reconnected with his former teacher, Mu Jin. As students began arriving, he planned to use recorded battle footage to introduce Soul Tools, leaving one boy unaware that Qin Ze had heard his remarks about the new teacher.

• Qin Ze met with Du Weilun, reviewed the arrangements for his third-year Soul Tool cultural course, and learned he would teach two classes on Friday.
• Qin Ze ran into Mu Jin and told her that he, Di Yue Li, and Wu Feng had entered the Inner Court before leaving to prepare for class.
• Qin Ze opened the large lecture classroom and planned to demonstrate Soul Tools with an Imprint Soul Tool containing battle footage.
• Five students arrived, and one girl mistook Qin Ze for a student from Class Two while a boy remarked that their teacher would probably be a pretty woman.
• Qin Ze overheard the boy and decided to assign him a three-thousand-word after-class reflection.