Chapter Summaries

Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan visited Mu Zhe’s empty courtyard, then Qian Renxue continued searching for him and ordered She Long to question Dugu Yan. The chapter left Qian Renxue hoping Dugu Yan could reveal Mu Zhe’s whereabouts.

• Ye Lingling visited Mu Zhe’s courtyard with Dugu Yan, who said Mu Zhe was cultivating in Dugu Bo’s Medicinal Garden.
• Dugu Yan teased Ye Lingling about her feelings for Mu Zhe, and Ye Lingling left for the academy in embarrassment.
• Qian Renxue learned that She Long had found no trace of Mu Zhe in half a year and ordered him to investigate in Spirit City.
• She Long guessed Mu Zhe’s last stop had been Dugu Manor, and Qian Renxue ordered someone to question Dugu Yan at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Ning Rongrong revealed her evolved Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, absorbed a Spirit Ring beyond the age limit, and advanced to level thirty-four. As the group continued searching for Oscar’s Spirit Ring, Mu Zhe sensed the Snake Crone and Meng Yiran pursuing an injured soul beast, and Zhu Zhuqing spotted a flying snake approaching.

• Ning Rongrong showed Tang San and the others her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and confirmed she had reached level thirty.
• Ning Rongrong killed the weakened Soul Eater Ghost Tree and prepared to absorb its Spirit Ring, but Tang San warned that its age exceeded her limit.
• Mu Zhe dismissed Tang San’s warning and shielded Ning Rongrong as she absorbed the Spirit Ring; Tang San left after failing to turn her against Mu Zhe.
• Ning Rongrong emerged at level thirty-four, having gained four levels, while the Shrek group reacted with shock and Zhu Zhuqing considered asking Mu Zhe how he had helped her.
• Mu Zhe sensed the Snake Crone and Meng Yiran pursuing an injured soul beast as the group resumed its search for Oscar’s Spirit Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing spotted a flying snake heading toward the group and warned everyone to be careful.

Xue Beng sent a group of fighters to attack Mu Zhe, while Qian Renxue secretly watched. Mu Zhe fought them using agile shadow clones without summoning his Martial Soul, leaving Qian Renxue puzzled about how he concealed his Spirit Rings.

• Xue Beng arrived outside Mu Zhe's residence and sent his men inside while he waited outside.
• Mu Zhe sensed the intruders and recognized Qian Renxue's powerful gaze among those watching from nearby buildings.
• The Soul King leading Xue Beng's men claimed someone had paid for Mu Zhe's head and ordered the group to attack.
• Mu Zhe used nine agile shadows to confront the attackers without revealing his Spirit Rings.
• Qian Renxue asked She Long how Mu Zhe could use Soul Skills without lighting up his Spirit Rings, and She Long explained that mastery could make it possible.

Dai Mubai went to the Great Soul Arena while Bao Liuli confronted Mu Zhe at Ning Rongrong Academy, suspecting him of being a Titled Douluo. Mu Zhe defeated her effortlessly, leaving Bao Liuli stunned and unable to challenge his strength.

• Dai Mubai headed for the Great Soul Arena, still angry that Flender had kept his card and thinking about Zhu Zhuqing.
• Bao Liuli ordered Mu Zhe to leave the academy, then challenged him after he refused to go with the others.
• Bao Liuli used her Martial Soul and Soul Skills to attack Mu Zhe, but he evaded her and appeared behind her.
• Mu Zhe caught Bao Liuli's fist and overwhelmed her with his strength, leaving her horrified and unable to break free.
• Mu Zhe told Tang San and the others to follow Dai Mubai for their lesson, then stayed behind as the group departed.

Mu Zhe searched the Star Dou Great Forest for a Soul Devouring Demonic Spider, but after hours without success, he decided to use the Nightmare Demonic Butterflies as bait. He ambushed the seven-thousand-year Great Demon Butterfly, wounding it before his shadows vanished and left it baffled.

• Mu Zhe reached the place where Hao's Team had encountered the Nightmare Demonic Butterflies and found signs of their battle, but no butterflies remained there.
• Mu Zhe searched the area for a Soul Devouring Demonic Spider and was caught in the Nightmare Demonic Butterflies' dizzying spiritual attack, escaping into the void.
• Mu Zhe spotted two thousand-year Nightmare Demonic Butterflies and several younger ones by the stream, then devised a plan to lure out the spider using them as bait.
• Mu Zhe sent six shadows from the void to attack the Great Demon Butterfly and its younger sister, tearing the Great Demon Butterfly's wings and drawing dark blue blood.
• The enraged Great Demon Butterfly tried to retaliate, but Mu Zhe's shadows disappeared without leaving any Soul Power trace.

Mu Zhe secretly forced Ye Zhi Qiu to slap Tang San and Oscar until they were unconscious, then disappeared before Ye Zhi Qiu could learn whether he was satisfied. After the battered group returned to the hotel, Mu Zhe watched from the shadows with a hallucinogenic drug as Ma Hongjun reacted strangely to Oscar.

• Mu Zhe secretly controlled Ye Zhi Qiu’s hand, making him slap Tang San despite his attempts to explain.
• Mu Zhe used Sound Compression to order Ye Zhi Qiu to keep slapping Tang San, and Ye Zhi Qiu froze Tang San again when he tried to break free.
• Ye Zhi Qiu dragged Oscar into the beating and continued until both Tang San and Oscar were unconscious, while Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai watched helplessly.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong watched from the hotel as Mu Zhe vanished into the shadows, leaving Ye Zhi Qiu to continue until the two victims were unconscious.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai carried Tang San and Oscar back to the hotel, where four young men received massages and recovered.
• Ma Hongjun felt an inexplicable desire toward Oscar as Mu Zhe watched from the room’s shadows, holding the hallucinogenic drug he had taken from Qian Renxue.

Mu Zhe found the cave beneath the waterfall near Holy Spirit Village and entered it using his Void State. He retrieved the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, and the Blue Silver Emperor began recovering after sensing it.

• Mu Zhe learned from a villager that a waterway in the mountains behind Holy Spirit Village led to a waterfall, then searched for it while avoiding Tang Hao.
• Mu Zhe reached the waterfall, entered the Void State, and found and opened the concealed cave entrance.
• Mu Zhe passed through the stone chamber door and saw the weakened Blue Silver Emperor growing in the chamber.
• Mu Zhe found a lead box hidden in the cliff wall and retrieved the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.
• The Blue Silver Emperor reached toward the soul bone, and its branches and leaves regained their color and vitality.

Mu Zhe seized the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and placed it inside his Inner Space, where its power began transforming the barren realm and strengthening his connection to it. He reunited with Ah Yin and learned that an unknown force was preventing her from undergoing Humanoid Transformation.

• Dugu Bo mourned the loss of his Medicinal Garden after Mu Zhe stored the valley and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well away.
• Mu Zhe entered his Inner Space and watched the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well bring life, Soul Power, and ice-and-fire laws to the barren land.
• Mu Zhe felt the space assimilating the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and considered, then dismissed, the idea of devouring the Douluo Continent.
• Mu Zhe went to see Ah Yin and found that her cultivation had reached the level she had attained before her sacrifice, but she still could not undergo Humanoid Transformation.
• Ah Yin explained that a force kept resisting her attempts to transform, and Mu Zhe wondered whether the Douluo Continent's rules were restraining her.

Mu Zhe revealed that he had taken Dugu Bo’s Medicinal Garden and warned him that his poison-storage method in Spirit Bones had a dangerous limit. He created a Spirit Gathering Stone to store Dugu Bo’s poison safely, earning two additional favors from him.

• Dugu Bo realized that Mu Zhe had released the powerful Spiritual Power and taken his Medicinal Garden.
• Mu Zhe explained that the detoxification method could overload Dugu Bo’s Spirit Bones, then offered the Poison Bead as an apology and promised a permanent solution.
• Mu Zhe borrowed Dugu Bo’s storage Soul Tools, studied their principles in his Inner Space, and modified them into Spirit Gathering Stones.
• Mu Zhe stored the Poison Bead’s poison in a Spirit Gathering Stone and gave it to Dugu Bo to refine into his dantian.
• Dugu Bo accepted the stone and promised Mu Zhe two additional favors.

Mu Zhe brought Ye Lingling back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, gave her cultivation methods, and promised to retrieve her once he had prepared his Inner Space. Qian Renxue learned that Mu Zhe had appeared at the academy but vanished, and she decided to wait for Ye Lingling and meet Mu Zhe as a woman if he returned.

• Mu Zhe and Ye Lingling emerged at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where students recognized them and whispered about their relationship and Mu Zhe's connection to the Crown Prince.
• Ye Lingling asked to remain in Mu Zhe's Inner Space, but he told her it was too barren and promised to come get her after arranging it; he gave her a glass sphere containing the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record to help her cultivate.
• She Long reported to Qian Renxue that Mu Zhe had appeared at the academy carrying her token, but he had vanished before She Long arrived, along with Ye Lingling.
• Qian Renxue ordered She Long to wait at Heaven Dou Royal Academy for Ye Lingling and decided to claim that Xue Qinghe was ill while she prepared to meet Mu Zhe as a woman.

Mu Zhe arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and encountered Ye Lingling, who was asked to judge a duel between teammates Yu Feng and Osler. The two began fighting on the academy grounds while Ye Lingling watched, leaving the outcome undecided.

• Mu Zhe used Qian Renxue’s Crown Prince Token to enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy and found its main teaching area.
• Ye Lingling read a book about plant-type Martial Souls while Yu Feng and Osler argued over who should confess to her first.
• Yu Feng challenged Osler to a duel, and Ye Lingling agreed to watch, saying she would treat either of them if they got hurt.
• Yu Feng activated his Wind Bell Bird Martial Soul and flew above Osler, who activated his Ghost Leopard Martial Soul on the lawn.
• Students gathered to watch the duel, and someone asked Ye Lingling which of the two she thought would win.

Mu Zhe drew Dragon Staff and Snake Crone into his Inner World and challenged them to withstand his strongest attack. After their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and Dragon Staff’s ninth Soul Skill failed against his descending palm, he asked them to join him, while a mysterious injured man appeared beneath Snake Crone’s feet.

• Mu Zhe transported Dragon Staff and Snake Crone away from the Star Dou Great Forest, then revealed Spirit Rings whose colors and power shocked Dragon Staff.
• Dragon Staff and Snake Crone unleashed their Dragon Snake Combined Attack, but Mu Zhe scattered the dragon and serpent with a giant palm.
• Dragon Staff tried to flee with Snake Crone, but Mu Zhe caught up and taunted them about escaping his power.
• Dragon Staff activated his Martial Soul Avatar and ninth Soul Skill, but Mu Zhe’s palm dispelled his Avatar and smashed him to the ground.
• Mu Zhe asked Dragon Staff and Snake Crone to join his ranks, while Snake Crone and Dragon Staff discovered an injured Qu Shan on the ground.

After Zhu Zhuqing was badly injured by Bao Liuli’s Zhao Wuji, Dai Mu tried to extract the Dragon Whisker Needle while the others argued and escalated the confrontation. Zhu Zhuqing ended up with a golden thread lodged in one testicle, leaving Dai Mu to explain the good and bad news.

• Dai Mubai threatened Ning Rongrong after she mocked him, while Ma Hongjun tried to calm him down.
• Zhu Zhuqing mistook Bao Liuli’s challenge for an opportunity to retaliate, but Bao Liuli fired Zhao Wuji at his lower body and left him screaming in pain.
• Ning Rongrong and Yuan Ying worried over Zhu Zhuqing as Yuan Ying warned that reckless Soul Power could worsen his internal injuries.
• Dai Mu used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to extract a golden thread from Zhu Zhuqing, but another thread pierced the other testicle.
• Zhu Zhuqing claimed to be the third prince of the Star Luo Empire and promised to help Yuan Yingying, while Yuan Ying prepared to tell Dai Mubai the good and bad news.

After reaching level twenty, Mu Zhe withdrew from Nuoding Academy and left for Suotuo City with the Blue Silver Emperor. Upon arriving, he spotted a blond man whose appearance suggested he was Dai Mubai.

• Mu Zhe broke through to level twenty and decided to withdraw from Nuoding Academy.
• Mu Zhe passed Tang San and Xiao Wu, whose lingering fear of him puzzled Tang San, then completed the withdrawal and tipped the gatekeeper two Gold Soul Coins.
• Mu Zhe visited the Blue Silver Emperor, gave her a soul bone, and decided they would leave for Suotuo City.
• Mu Zhe traveled by carriage with the Blue Silver Emperor and arrived in bustling Suotuo City.
• Mu Zhe noticed a travel-worn blond man with double pupils entering the city and suspected he was Dai Mubai.

Tang San and Xiao Wu left the Rose Hotel for Ning Rongrong Academy, while Mu Zhe and Xiang Muzhe followed them and clashed with Wei Zheng. Tang Hao misread Xiao Wu’s guilt and behavior, and the group continued toward the academy with their misunderstandings unresolved.

• Tang San found Xiao Wu leaving Mu Zhe’s room, and she claimed she had stayed at the Rose Hotel rather than being kidnapped.
• Mu Zhe and Xiang Muzhe came out, and Xiang Muzhe rebuked Tang San for harassing Xiao Wu.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu set off for Ning Rongrong Academy, and Mu Zhe and Xiang Muzhe followed after them.
• Wei Zheng accused Mu Zhe of following them, while Tang Hao misinterpreted Xiao Wu’s guilty expression as proof of her devotion to him.
• Mu Zhe treated Xiang Muzhe’s sore throat with his Soul Power, and the two groups continued along the road to Ning Rongrong Academy.

Mu Zhe tested the power of his first soul skill and used it to slaughter a wolf pack near the forest’s edge. As he suppressed a growing urge to claim the scattered Spirit Rings, he wondered whether the Heart of Void was forcing him to rob people.

• Mu Zhe used Shadow Strike to tear apart a five-hundred-year Nether Leopard and discovered that its shadows could take different forms and attack from the void.
• Xiao Chenyu and his team fled a wolf pack after killing a ten-year wolf, and the pack stopped pursuing them near the forest’s edge.
• Mu Zhe let Xiao Chenyu’s team leave, then blocked the wolves’ path to test the range of Shadow Strike.
• Mu Zhe summoned five wolf-shaped shadows, which killed the wolf pack and its five-hundred-year leader.
• Mu Zhe felt an intense urge to take the wolves’ Spirit Rings and wondered whether the Heart of Void was compelling him to rob people.

Mu Zhe brought Ning Rongrong into his Inner World and gave her the Aromatic Silk Beauty, which evolved her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Meanwhile, Shrek and the other teachers decided to keep Shrek Academy running and prepare to hunt Spirit Rings, while Flender absorbed an Immortal Herb and Mu Zhe considered the mysteries of his Inner World.

• Mu Zhe showed Ning Rongrong his Inner World and called it their home, then gave her the Aromatic Silk Beauty as compensation for the Heart Separation Control secret technique.
• Ning Rongrong absorbed the Aromatic Silk Beauty and discovered that her Soul Power had reached rank thirty and her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had evolved into a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• At Shrek Academy, Ma Hongjun and Oscar told Shrek and the other teachers that Bao Liuli had disappeared; Shrek calmed them and decided they would keep the Academy open and lead students to the Star Dou Great Forest in two days.
• Mu Zhe brought the Aromatic Silk Beauty to Flender, explained how to absorb it, and stayed nearby while she cultivated.
• Flender finished absorbing the Immortal Herb and found that her Martial Soul had changed dramatically, while Mu Zhe reflected on his Inner World's expanding boundaries and the power that belonged to him.

Mu Zhe brought Flender and Zhu Zhuqing into his Inner World, where he subdued them and revealed that he could control the space around them. He left Flender behind and ordered Oscar to gather the students in two days for a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest to find Oscar a Spirit Ring.

• Mu Zhe told the students that Flender had gone home, then took Flender into his Inner World when Flender challenged him.
• Mu Zhe restrained Zhu Zhuqing in the Inner World, overwhelmed his Martial Soul Avatar with fire, and refused to let him leave.
• Mu Zhe told Zhu Zhuqing to remain in the Inner World and add Soul Power to his garden, while Zhu Zhuqing pleaded for mercy.
• Mu Zhe returned to the training grounds, where Ning Rongrong thanked him and Pei Zhenyong questioned him about Flender.
• Mu Zhe told Oscar to gather everyone in two days so Shrek could take Oscar to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Spirit Ring.

After awakening the Heart of Void, Mu Zhe discovered that it let him enter an intangible state and decided to use it to seek Tang Hao’s hidden Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. He lied to the old village chief that he was going to study with Su Yuntao and set out from the village.

• Mu Zhe rejected joining Spirit Hall, reasoning that he could gain more by acting alone, and resolved to keep Tang San from growing safely into a future enemy.
• Mu Zhe tested the Heart of Void and found that he could become invisible and silent, pass through objects, and remain in the state for nearly half a shichen at the cost of most of his Soul Power and physical strength.
• Mu Zhe remembered that Tang Hao had hidden the Blue Silver Emperor’s seed and Soul Bone in a cave near Holy Spirit Village and decided to search for the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Mu Zhe packed supplies and told the old village chief he was going to study with Su Yuntao in the city, while the old man offered to see him off and give him money.

Tang Hao discovered that Ah Yin and the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone had vanished, blamed Spirit Hall, and delayed his revenge to watch over the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast near Tang San. At Nuoding Academy, Mu Zhe learned Tang San had left for the Spirit Beast Forest and summoned Xiao Wu, who reluctantly massaged his legs in exchange for Gold Soul Coins.

• Tang Hao searched the mountains for Ah Yin and the soul bone, found no clues, and blamed Spirit Hall for their disappearance.
• Tang Hao regretted neglecting Ah Yin and leaving Tang San without a father, then resolved to attack Spirit Hall branches after observing the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Mu Zhe learned from the gatekeeper that Tang San had gone with Yu Xiaogang to the Spirit Beast Forest and sent a student to summon Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu came to Mu Zhe's dormitory, called him Master, and began massaging his legs when he ordered her to.
• Mu Zhe offered Xiao Wu Gold Soul Coins for the massage, and she worked harder while telling herself the exchange was reasonable.