Chapter Summaries

Qin Ze discovered that the vortex led to the Sun Moon Royal Family’s ancestral land, where the God of Destruction revealed it was his Land of Inheritance and told him to return when he was stronger. In the God Realm, the God of Destruction gained the Goddess of Life’s support and set out to confront Sea God over his actions.

• The Evil Soul Masters entered the purple vortex, while Qin Ze watched from the forest and considered following them; Snow Empress warned him that his stored Source of Destruction power made fighting too dangerous.
• A divine message welcomed Qin Ze to the Land of Inheritance, told him to leave until his cultivation improved, and said he could bring friends when he returned.
• The message explained that the Evil Soul Masters were transporting what they believed to be divine power and urged Qin Ze to cultivate the life ability within him; Qin Ze recognized it as his Azure Dragon Power and left with Snow Empress.
• The God of Destruction discussed Qin Ze’s arrival with the Goddess of Life, then said he planned to confront Sea God about his actions.
• The Goddess of Life agreed to support the God of Destruction despite her concerns about a God War, and he left the God Realm Committee to meet his target in person.

Ma Hongjun learned from the God of Destruction that the Sea God could have brought Bai Chenxiang to the God Realm, despite what Ma Hongjun had been told. The God of Destruction gave him a guide to the God of Emotion’s territory, leaving Ma Hongjun to decide whether to seek answers from his Third Brother.

• Ma Hongjun grieved for Bai Chenxiang alone in Phoenix Pool until the God of Destruction arrived.
• The God of Destruction explained that his successor had refused the Deity Inheritance after hearing that gods could not bring family members to the God Realm.
• Ma Hongjun confirmed that he had once asked the Sea God to bring Bai Chenxiang, but believed the Sea God’s quota was full.
• The God of Destruction told Ma Hongjun that the Sea God could have applied for permission to bring more people, and that a God King had no limit on personnel.
• Ma Hongjun asked where the God of Emotion resided, and the God of Destruction gave him a purple light to guide him there.
• After the God of Destruction left, Ma Hongjun wondered whether his Third Brother had truly been able to bring Bai Chenxiang to the God Realm.

Ma Hongjun visited Rong Nianbing to ask how he had brought family members into the God Realm, hoping to understand why his own wife had not come. After learning that exceptions could be approved, Rong Nianbing and his teacher suspected the Sea God had concealed something, and Rong Nianbing went to investigate.

• Ma Hongjun left the Phoenix Pool after recalling his wedding chamber with Bai Chenxiang and followed a purple light south.
• Ma Hongjun met Rong Nianbing and asked how many family members he had brought into the God Realm; Rong Nianbing said he had brought a dozen or so.
• Rong Nianbing's teacher explained that gods could apply to bring in more than two relatives, and said he himself had entered the God Realm through such an exception.
• Ma Hongjun left without explaining his distress, and Rong Nianbing's teacher recognized him as the missing fourth sibling among the God of Cookery's seven siblings.
• Rong Nianbing and his teacher wondered why the Sea God had not helped Ma Hongjun bring his wife into the God Realm, and Rong Nianbing went to the God Realm Committee to investigate.

Rong Nianbing questioned the God of Destruction about whether the Sea God had needed permission to bring family members into the God Realm. The answer challenged what Rong Nianbing had heard, leaving both gods suspicious of each other.

• The God of Destruction told the Goddess of Life that he had recorded talented people who could not ascend, and he lamented that the Sea God had delayed the God Realm's expansion for ten years.
• The Goddess of Life asked whether passing on the God of Destruction's Deity Position would let them have a child, and he reassured her while she concealed the truth about the life-for-life cost of using the Power of Creation.
• Rong Nianbing arrived at the God Realm Committee and asked whether the Sea God had applied to bring extra family members into the God Realm.
• The God of Destruction said the Sea God had not needed to apply because he also held the Asura God Position, and he listed the people the Sea God had brought.
• Rong Nianbing privately questioned why the Sea God had brought soul beasts but not his brothers' women, while the God of Destruction wondered if Rong Nianbing had overheard his earlier conversation.

After learning that the God of Destruction might have a successor, Qin Ze returned from the Sun Moon Mountain Range with the power of destruction he planned to absorb. He reached the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s secret stronghold in Ming Capital and found Xiao Kuangdao, Elder Song, and Du Busi there.

• Rong Nianbing left the God Realm Committee after agreeing to tell his successor about the situation, and the God of Destruction wondered whether the God of Emotion had found one.
• Qin Ze told the Snow Empress that the God he had encountered was the God of Destruction, and promised she could visit the God Realm if he inherited a god position.
• Qin Ze returned from the Sun Moon Mountain Range and decided to absorb the power of the Source of Destruction at the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s secret stronghold.
• Qin Ze entered the stronghold through a hidden lift beneath Fengguang Restaurant and used his elder token to open the concealed residence.
• Qin Ze reached the residence’s hall and saw Xiao Kuangdao, Elder Song, and Du Busi sitting inside.

Qin Ze went to Sea God Pavilion to break through to level 70, using the Source of Destruction to overcome his bottleneck. Afterward, he focused on raising his Spiritual Power and summoned his Demon Armor, but its expected head component did not appear.

• Qin Ze told Xiao Kuangdao, Du Busi, and Elder Song that he had come to break through to level 70, and Xiao Kuangdao escorted him to the cultivation room.
• Qin Ze released the Source of Destruction and guided it through his body, while Xiao Kuangdao sensed its strange and terrifying aura.
• The Snow Empress advised Qin Ze to use the opportunity to improve his Spiritual Power, and Qin Ze decided to follow her advice after breaking through.
• Qin Ze drew in the surrounding soul power and used the Source of Destruction to shatter his bottleneck, reaching level 70.
• Qin Ze summoned the Demon Armor, but its head component failed to appear, leaving him confused.

Qin Ze fused the Source of Destruction with the Azure Dragon’s life energy, transforming his Sea of Consciousness and Spiritual Power. The fusion completed the Demon Armor, whose brief aura terrified people outside Fengguang Restaurant.

• Qin Ze directed the Source of Destruction into his head and Sea of Consciousness, where it strengthened his Soul Power and Spiritual Power.
• The Azure Dragon calmed the surging Sea of Consciousness and poured life energy into it, helping Qin Ze fuse life and destruction.
• Qin Ze saw life-and-destruction lights rise across his renewed Sea of Consciousness as the two laws fused.
• The fusion created a Spiritual Power vortex at Qin Ze’s brow, and the Demon Armor formed its missing helmet.
• The Demon Armor released a terrifying aura that briefly froze people outside Fengguang Restaurant, while Xiao Kuangdao blocked most of it and explained the incident to Du Busi and Elder Song.

After his Spiritual Power sublimated, Qin Ze discovered it could control Destruction and life attributes, then used the Source of Destruction and life energy to alter his bloodline while condensing soul rings. The process reached the stage of channeling the gathered energy into his Demon Armor Martial Soul.

• Qin Ze found that his renewed Sea of Consciousness held purple and cyan-green fluorescence, and the Snow Empress explained that his Spiritual Power could manipulate Destruction within its range while his control over life remained unclear.
• The Snow Empress advised Qin Ze to condense a soul ring while his body remained in the Source of Destruction, and Qin Ze decided to combine that energy with life energy in his bloodline.
• Xiao Kuangdao asked Qin Ze about a scepter and a great tree, but Qin Ze deferred explaining and began condensing his soul ring.
• Qin Ze drew out his bloodline power, merged it with the Source of Destruction and life energy, and had his six soul rings absorb the resulting blood qi.
• Qin Ze donned the demon armor and guided the energy gathered in the bloodline cloud mass into his Demon Armor Martial Soul.

Qin Ze completed a Soul Ring that turned deep blue and discovered an unusual Martial Soul Avatar, then discussed the retreat plan from Ming Capital with the elders. Back at Ming Yue Hotel, he found his companions playing games instead of cultivating.

• Qin Ze's newly condensed seventh Soul Ring changed from pale blue to deep blue, and he reached the Soul Saint realm.
• Qin Ze sensed the Soul Ring's new skill and left the cultivation room with a strange expression.
• Du Busi, Elder Song, and Xiao Kuangdao were stunned by Qin Ze's unusual Soul Ring colors, and Qin Ze attributed them to his unique condensation method.
• Qin Ze asked about the escape tunnels, and Du Busi and Xiao Kuangdao explained the retreat and rescue plans for the captured students.
• Qin Ze returned to Ming Yue Hotel and found the girls playing Monopoly in the sky garden.
• Bei Bei told Qin Ze the others were in the Martial Arts Arena, where he found Xu San Shi, Huo Yu Hao, and He Caitou playing poker while Ji Juechen watched.

The second round of the knockout matches began with Shrek Academy facing the Earth Dragon Gate, while the Sun Moon Empire crowd loudly demanded to see Shrek’s female competitors. As the first individual match was about to start, Xu Tianran noticed Qin Ze and wondered whether he possessed the Destruction Attribute.

• The first knockout round ended with eighty-three teams remaining, and Bei Bei drew the Earth Dragon Gate as Shrek Academy’s next opponent.
• The second round opened with the crowd cheering for Shrek’s women, then jeering when Qin Ze, Bei Bei, Xu San Shi, Huo Yu Hao, and He Caitou entered instead.
• Jing Hong Chen warned Xu Tianran that Huo Yu Hao had once been an exchange student and had defeated him, prompting Xu Tianran to study the Shrek team.
• Xu Tianran felt an inexplicable reaction as he looked at Qin Ze and wondered whether Qin Ze also had the Destruction Attribute.
• Qin Ze and Earth Dragon Gate competitor Xu Shenshu introduced themselves and walked to opposite sides of the arena as the individual match prepared to begin.

Qin Ze defeated Xu Shenshu in the first individual elimination match by overwhelming him with a deep-blue Spiritual Power attack. Xu Shenshu conceded, and Feng Jue entered the stage to face Qin Ze next.

• Qin Ze advanced toward Xu Shenshu without revealing his martial soul or releasing Soul Power.
• Xu Shenshu activated his Sabertooth Earth Dragon martial soul and charged Qin Ze with enhanced strength and defense.
• Qin Ze released a deep-blue Spiritual Power that trapped Xu Shenshu in a vision of a destructive abyss and forced him to stop.
• Qin Ze asked Xu Shenshu to concede, and Xu Shenshu agreed after Qin Ze brought him out of his daze.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Earth Dragon Gate sent Feng Jue to test Qin Ze next.

Qin Ze continued dominating Earth Dragon Gate’s challengers without releasing his martial soul or soul rings. After four consecutive wins, Nan Qiuqiu entered the match, drawing Xu Tianran’s interest in Qin Ze’s possible Destruction Attribute.

• Qin Ze baited Feng Jue into charging, then trapped him against an ice wall and knocked him unconscious.
• Qin Ze kicked one Earth Dragon Gate Soul Ancestor into the barrier and slapped another unconscious, bringing his consecutive wins to four.
• Nan Qiuqiu stopped the next team member and entered the arena to face Qin Ze.
• Xu Tianran asked Ju Zi about Nan Qiuqiu and suspected Qin Ze possessed the Destruction Attribute.

Qin Ze faced Nan Qiuqiu in the tournament and used his Power of Destruction to neutralize her Annihilation attacks without revealing his martial soul. Nan Qiuqiu recognized what he might possess and conceded, ending the match in Qin Ze’s favor.

• Nan Qiuqiu began the match by releasing her Rouge Dragon martial soul and attacking Qin Ze with her First Soul Skill, Annihilation Ray.
• Qin Ze caught the beam in his hand and used the Power of Destruction to annihilate it, then shattered two more Annihilation Rays.
• Nan Qiuqiu launched her Third Soul Skill, Annihilation Chain Blast, but Qin Ze's Witch's Cloak absorbed the explosions and kept him unharmed.
• Nan Qiuqiu recalled that her clan's Annihilation Attribute feared Destruction and conceded before Qin Ze could use his soul bone skill.
• The referee announced Qin Ze as the winner.

Nan Qiuqiu conceded Earth Dragon Gate’s remaining matches after Qin Ze defeated her, then arranged for her mother, Nan Shuishui, to visit Shrek. Nan Shuishui and Nan Qiuqiu arrived at Shrek’s residence to discuss their ancestors’ Rouge Dragon legends with Qin Ze.

• Nan Qiuqiu conceded Earth Dragon Gate’s remaining matches, giving Shrek Academy twelve points and advancing it to the third round.
• Nan Qiuqiu told Nan Shuishui about the matter she wanted to discuss with Qin Ze, and Nan Shuishui agreed to visit Shrek after the morning matches.
• Nan Shuishui and Nan Qiuqiu discussed whether their ancestors’ legends about the Rouge Dragon were true, including its connection to the Destruction Attribute.
• Nan Shuishui and Nan Qiuqiu went to Shrek’s villa, where Ji Juechen let them in and Qin Ze welcomed them.

Nan Shuishui asked Qin Ze to strengthen Earth Dragon Gate's Annihilation Attribute with his Destruction Attribute, and he agreed to try after the tournament. After warning her that the Sun Moon Empire was capturing departing teams, Qin Ze set out with Huo Yu Hao and others to investigate the Underground Soul Engineer Tournament preliminaries.

• Nan Shuishui told Qin Ze that Earth Dragon Gate's Rouge Dragon bloodline had weakened and asked him to use his Destruction Attribute to strengthen it; Qin Ze agreed to help after the tournament.
• Qin Ze warned Nan Shuishui that the Sun Moon Empire was capturing teams that tried to leave the Ming Capital, so she agreed to stay temporarily at Nine Treasures Restaurant.
• Nan Shuishui called Nan Qiuqiu away from the garden, and the two left after Qin Ze saw them off.
• Qin Ze told Huo Yu Hao, Ji Juechen, He Caitou, and Jing Ziyan to prepare to visit the Underground Soul Engineer Tournament preliminaries.
• Qin Ze and the others left Ming Yue Hotel under Huo Yu Hao's Simulated Soul Skill and headed for Qing Se Hotel, the preliminaries venue backed by the Holy Spirit Cult's Xi Shui Alliance.

Qin Ze brought Huo Yu Hao and He Caitou to the Qing Se Hotel to enter a Soul Tool competition, intending to draw Chen An’s attention and advance their plan. The preliminary round began, and the contestants received their materials and time limit.

• Qin Ze recalled Ye Guyi’s Holy Angel Martial Soul and planned to recruit her into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect as a possible successor to the God of Angels.
• Qin Ze and his group reached the Qing Se Hotel, where the guards admitted them after learning that Huo Yu Hao and He Caitou would compete.
• Manager Wang led Qin Ze, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Xiao to the spectator area and took Huo Yu Hao and He Caitou to the competition venue.
• Qin Ze instructed Huo Yu Hao and He Caitou to make Soul Tools quickly so they would attract Chen An’s attention.
• The competition’s announcer explained the materials, time limit, and qualification rules, and the Soul Tool preliminary round began.

Huo Yu Hao and He Caitou quickly completed high-quality soul tools in the qualifier and passed, drawing the attention of Qing Se Hotel supervisor Chen An. At Chen An’s invitation, the two brought Qin Ze and their companions to meet him.

• Huo Yu Hao and He Caitou began crafting their chosen soul tools while Qin Ze used his Spiritual Power to observe the hall and identify Chen An in a VIP room.
• Huo Yu Hao completed a peak tier-three Energy Gathering Soul Cannon, and He Caitou finished a Storage Soul Tool bracelet in under ten minutes.
• The judges examined their work, awarded them gold badges for passing the qualifier, and announced that the next rounds would be direct elimination.
• A judge invited Huo Yu Hao and He Caitou to meet Chen An, and Qin Ze told them to accept and bring their companions.
• Huo Yu Hao and He Caitou gathered Qin Ze and three others, and Chen An led the five into a room inside the Golden Hall.

Qin Ze secured Chen An’s help at the Qing Se Hotel by posing as a member of the Holy Spirit Cult and giving him funds to wager on Rare Metals. After returning to the Ming Yue Hotel, Qin Ze reunited with Di Yue Li, while Huo Yu Hao promised to explain his deathly aura later.

• Qin Ze sealed Chen An’s room with Spiritual Power and had Huo Yu Hao reveal his gray eyes and deathly still aura, convincing Chen An that they belonged to the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Qin Ze gave Chen An a gold card with five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and ordered him to provide the Rare Metals and wager lists before the first round.
• Qin Ze and the others left the Qing Se Hotel, changed back into their original appearances, and headed to the Ming Yue Hotel.
• Qin Ze explained that the Qing Se Hotel belonged to the Xi Shui Alliance, which was founded by the Holy Spirit Cult, and said his disguise had made Chen An obey.
• Huo Yu Hao told He Caitou, Ji Juechen, and Jing Ziyan that he would explain his aura later, while Qin Ze recalled how Electrolux had arranged for Huo Yu Hao to reveal his identity.
• Qin Ze returned to his room and found Di Yue Li asleep on his bed; after he showered, she cuddled into his arms and went to sleep.

After the qualifying rounds, Qin Ze and his companions attended the opening of the underground soul engineer tournament, where Huo Yu Hao and He Caitou learned about the competition and its prizes. Qin Ze staged a conversation to make the hidden listener believe they belonged to the Holy Spirit Cult, leaving Chen An convinced he had chosen the right allies.

• Shrek Academy defeated its injured opponents in the third round after the opposing leader conceded, while the other matches left nine dead and thirty-five severely injured.
• The organizing committee promised stronger referees and arranged healing for injured competitors during a day of rest.
• Qin Ze and his companions went to the Qing Se Hotel, where Chen An explained the betting rules, prizes, and the first round’s milk-bottle soul tool test.
• Qin Ze discovered an eavesdropping soul tool and transmitted instructions to his companions to pretend they were Holy Spirit Cult members.
• Chen An overheard their staged conversation and became more devoted to Qin Ze, then returned to his duties as chief referee.

Qin Ze watched the first round of the Xi Shui Alliance Soul Engineer Tournament, discussed civilian heating soul tools with Jing Ziyan, and learned that Huo Yu Hao’s teacher wanted to meet him. Huo Yu Hao activated a formation that transported them both away, leaving Qin Ze on his way to meet Electrolux.

• Chen An announced that competitors had six hours to make a level-three Milk Bottle Soul Tool, while a level-four Milk Bottle would let its maker advance directly to the third round.
• Qin Ze asked Jing Ziyan whether she could imitate Mingde Hall’s Thermal Soul Tool so Nine Treasures City could provide affordable heating for ordinary people.
• Huo Yu Hao and He Caitou deliberately took three hours to finish their Milk Bottles, and Huo Yu Hao gave his Sealed Milk Bottle to Chen An.
• Back at the Ming Yue Hotel, Huo Yu Hao told Qin Ze that his teacher wanted to meet him, so Qin Ze went with him to the Martial Arts Arena.
• Huo Yu Hao activated a hexagram formation that covered him and Qin Ze, and the two disappeared from the Martial Arts Arena.