Chapter Summaries

Mu Zhe forced Dragon Duke and Snake Crone to submit, using threats and a loyalty-binding method while keeping Meng Yiran under his control. The elders were spared and sent away, but Mu Zhe left them awaiting a task as danger closed in around Meng Yiran and the others.

• Dragon Duke recognized the battered Flender, while Meng Yiran and You Chenyu pleaded with Mu Zhe for help.
• Mu Zhe returned, demonstrated his power, and demanded that Dragon Duke and Snake Crone choose between submission and death.
• Snake Crone offered herself in exchange for Meng Yiran's release, but Mu Zhe rejected the appeal and restrained the girl.
• Dragon Duke and Snake Crone knelt and agreed to submit so Mu Zhe would spare Yiran.
• Mu Zhe planted a means of enforcing their loyalty, then sent Dragon Duke and Snake Crone away and said he would give them a task later.

Tang San woke after being injured in a spar with Xiao Wu, while Mu Zhe’s shadowy interference left his Mysterious Heaven Skill feeling strangely sluggish. Tang Hao remained suspicious and protective, and Mu Zhe left Wanghun Village with Ah Yin after promising to help her recover at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Xiao Wu hid Mu Zhe’s role in Tang San’s injury as Yu Xiaogang accused her, but the medical teacher said Tang San was only unconscious.
• Tang San woke, accepted Xiao Wu’s apology, and recalled a shadowy figure; Yu Xiaogang blamed Spirit Hall, while Tang San noticed his Mysterious Heaven Skill had become sluggish.
• Tang Hao watched the infirmary, later examined Tang San and found his body normal, then straightened his neck; Xiao Wu sensed his killing intent and silently resented him.
• Mu Zhe returned to Wanghun Village seeking relief from the conflicting emotions within him, but left after one day because they intensified near the old village chief.
• Ah Yin asked Mu Zhe to plant her in the village, but he urged her to reclaim her place as queen of the Blue Silver Forest and promised the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could restore her cultivation.

Mu Zhe infiltrated the City Lord's Mansion, knocked out three servants, and stole a pouch of Gold Soul Coins. He escaped and went to a luxurious restaurant to enjoy a proper meal, leaving his next move unstated.

• Mu Zhe covered his face and punched one servant unconscious, then worried he might have killed him.
• Mu Zhe used the Void State to surprise and knock out the other two servants.
• Mu Zhe opened the cabinet and took a pouch of Gold Soul Coins before leaving the City Lord's Mansion through the void.
• Mu Zhe changed into fine clothes and entered a luxurious restaurant to spend some of his stolen money.

Mu Zhe followed a hunting party’s lead to Spirit Hall and secretly searched its records for Soul Devouring Demonic Spiders and Nightmare Butterflies. He found that a spider had been spotted near the butterflies a year earlier, suggesting one might still be nearby.

• Mu Zhe waited outside Spirit Hall for a hunting party so he could learn how its records were handled.
• Hao's Team returned from a hunt and told the record keepers that two Nightmare Butterflies had trapped members in an illusion.
• Mu Zhe learned that the Soul Devouring Demonic Spider favored spiritually powerful prey such as Nightmare Butterflies.
• After Spirit Hall closed, Mu Zhe used the Void State to enter the records room and examine files on spider- and butterfly-type Soul Beasts.
• Mu Zhe compared the records and found that a Soul Devouring Demonic Spider had been seen near the Nightmare Butterflies a year earlier, and might still be in the area.

Mu Zhe struggled to defeat the tough Soul Devouring Demonic Spider with his shadows, then realized he could use its habit of swallowing them against it. He prepared a large supply of golden pellets and sent them toward the spider inside a shadow.

• Mu Zhe attacked the Soul Devouring Demonic Spider with shadows, but its thick body and Half Moon skill defeated his strikes.
• Mu Zhe used feints to make the spider miss, then repeatedly cut its abdomen sac while it struggled to turn and counterattack.
• The spider unleashed sound waves, slowed the shadows, and swallowed one, devouring a wisp of Mu Zhe’s consciousness and injuring him.
• Mu Zhe realized he could exploit the spider’s tendency to swallow his shadows and sent more shadows toward it to confirm the tactic.
• After gathering enough data, Mu Zhe took several thousand golden pellets from his storage Soul Tool and placed them in a shadow’s hands.

After refining Ah Yin’s soul bone, Mu Zhe kept her wrapped around his arm and used its healing power while she taught him to master its Soul Bone Skills. Once his Spiritual Power recovered and his practice was complete, he prepared to obtain his third Spirit Ring, having already selected a soul beast.

• Mu Zhe kept Ah Yin on his arm and used the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone’s Healing Technique, while Ah Yin reluctantly agreed to stay with him and teach him its skills.
• Mu Zhe sensed that his Soul Power had reached the level-thirty bottleneck and explained that he wanted more strength before visiting Tang San near Tang Hao.
• Ah Yin was astonished that Mu Zhe’s second Spirit Ring was a thousand-year ring and advised him to stabilize his foundation before adding another.
• Over the next few days, Mu Zhe practiced his Soul Bone Skills with Ah Yin’s guidance, used Flight in Suotuo City, and recovered from his mental injuries.
• Mu Zhe finished practicing and told Ah Yin that he had chosen a soul beast for his third Spirit Ring.

Mu Zhe returned after three years and reunited with Dugu Yan, who had believed he was still cultivating. He gave her an Earth Dragon Golden Melon to evolve her Martial Soul and agreed to visit Ye Lingling, leaving Dugu Bo to wonder how the fruit would work.

• Dugu Yan discovered Dugu Bo’s letter claiming Mu Zhe had left, but accused him of making it up when she noticed its date.
• Mu Zhe appeared, and Dugu Yan joyfully embraced him while Dugu Bo tried to explain away his lie.
• Mu Zhe told Dugu Bo he had returned to cure Dugu Yan’s Martial Soul flaw and gave her an Earth Dragon Golden Melon to absorb.
• Dugu Yan trusted Mu Zhe and agreed to refine the melon, then asked him to visit Ye Lingling and give her an Immortal Herb too.
• Mu Zhe agreed to see Ye Lingling and thought that if he could not win her over, he would use a trick.

Mu Zhe befriended Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, used Ah Yin’s knowledge to impress them, and asked Dugu Yan to deliver a letter to Dugu Bo. After Mu Zhe left, Xue Beng persuaded Xue Xing to let him retaliate against the young man who had beaten him.

• Dugu Yan invited Mu Zhe and Ye Lingling to Dugu Manor, where she revealed that Dugu Bo was her grandfather and offered to help Mu Zhe if Xue Beng troubled him.
• Ye Lingling used her Nine Heart Begonia to treat Ah Yin, and Mu Zhe showed her a more efficient way to circulate Soul Power, though she could not heal Ah Yin’s damaged origin.
• Mu Zhe relied on Ah Yin’s knowledge to answer Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling’s questions about cultivation, then gave Dugu Yan a letter for Dugu Bo before leaving.
• Dugu Yan teased Ye Lingling about her interest in Mu Zhe, while Ye Lingling privately decided to visit him on the weekend despite believing her inherited Martial Soul was cursed.
• Xue Beng complained to Xue Xing about Mu Zhe, and Xue Xing slapped him when he thought Dugu Yan had been involved; after Xue Beng clarified the situation, Xue Xing left him to handle the dispute himself.

Mu Zhe entered Moonlight Pavilion to make Tang Yuehua activate her Noble Circle Domain and play music to suppress his Pride, but his domineering behavior led to a confrontation with Manager Aude. Tang Yuehua eventually played for him, and Mu Zhe used Ah Yin and news of Tang Hao to persuade her to continue.

• Mu Zhe traveled to Heaven Dou City and found Tang Yuehua at Moonlight Pavilion, where he caught the window support rod she dropped.
• Mu Zhe forced his way into Moonlight Pavilion, using his shadow to remove a guard and slipping past the staff until Tang Yuehua invited him upstairs.
• Mu Zhe seized Tang Yuehua and struck Manager Aude with Dragon Whisker Needles, then pulled the needles out before Manager Aude could die.
• Mu Zhe took Tang Yuehua to her bedroom and ordered her to activate her Noble Circle Domain and play music, which gradually suppressed his Pride.
• Tang Yuehua recognized Ah Yin on Mu Zhe's wrist and refused to keep playing until Mu Zhe hinted that he knew where Tang Hao was; she then resumed playing.

Tang Hao encountered Muzhe and Da Wu in Suotuo City, where their reunion sparked a fight after Tang Hao tried to defend Da Wu. Muzhe revealed his mastery of Tang Sect techniques, leaving Tang Hao furious and convinced he had to kill him.

• Tang Hao entered a tavern and ordered its strongest liquor, frightening the bartender into serving him.
• Muzhe and Xiang Muzhe encountered Da Wu, and Muzhe greeted her before patting her head, provoking Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao demanded that Muzhe apologize to Da Wu, but Muzhe refused and asked Da Wu to explain their relationship.
• Tang Hao launched concealed weapons at Muzhe, who redirected them with Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon while Da Wu and Xiang Muzhe reacted in alarm.
• Tang Hao recognized Muzhe's Purple Demon Eyes and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, then intensified his killing intent toward him.

Dragon Whisker Needle ordered Da Wu, Flender, and Zhu Zhuqing to eat Oscar’s sausages as a lesson in adaptability and obedience. When Flender refused and threatened Oscar with Yu Xiaogang, Dragon Whisker Needle postponed her lesson, but insisted that Da Wu still had to take hers.

• Oscar celebrated reaching Soul Power level thirty after running, then felt a sharp pain in his knee and reconsidered whether Flender’s training had harmed him.
• Dragon Whisker Needle summoned Da Wu, Flender, and Zhu Zhuqing and ordered each of them to eat Oscar’s two kinds of sausages.
• Da Wu and the other girls resisted, while Oscar produced the sausages and Tang San objected to Dragon Whisker Needle’s treatment of Da Wu.
• Tang San asked Dragon Whisker Needle to let Da Wu complete the lesson later with Flender, but Dragon Whisker Needle refused to give Da Wu special treatment.
• Flender refused to eat the sausage and raised Yu Xiaogang, prompting Dragon Whisker Needle to back down and postpone her lesson.

Ye Lingling reached Soul Power Level 40 and went with Mu Zhe and Ah Yin to find a suitable fourth Spirit Ring. She chose to test her new Dragon Whisker Needles against a Spirit Nurturing Vine while Mu Zhe watched, and the chapter left the outcome of the fight unresolved.

• Mu Zhe gave Ye Lingling more Dragon Whisker Needles and offered to help her obtain her fourth Spirit Ring.
• Mu Zhe took Ye Lingling and Ah Yin to the outskirts of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Ah Yin identified a nearly five-thousand-year-old Spirit Nurturing Vine as suitable for Ye Lingling.
• Ye Lingling asked Mu Zhe to let her fight the Spirit Nurturing Vine herself, and he agreed to watch over her.
• Ye Lingling struck the vine with Dragon Whisker Needles, but they had little effect, and Ah Yin explained that plant-type soul beasts had dulled senses of pain.
• Mu Zhe suspected Ye Lingling's Soul Skill could threaten the Spirit Nurturing Vine.

Shrek Academy traveled to a town near the Star Dou Great Forest, where Mu Zhe continued to provoke Tang San and keep Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong close to him. When Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun picked a fight with Blue Sunshine Academy, Mu Zhe sealed Zhao Wuji’s room so he could not come to their aid.

• During the carriage ride, Ma Hongjun encouraged Oscar to wait for Mu Zhe to die, while Tang San grew more resentful and tried to spy on Mu Zhe’s carriage.
• Mu Zhe shielded his carriage from Tang San’s Purple Demon Eyes, and Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong rode with him as the group continued toward the forest.
• After arriving in town, Tang San questioned Xiao Wu about her flushed face, but she reassured him; Mu Zhe then embraced her, and Zhao Wuji hurriedly sent the group to disperse.
• At the inn, diners admired Mu Zhe with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong while Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar seethed.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun provoked Ye Zhi Qiu and the students of Blue Sunshine Academy, and Mu Zhe secretly shrouded Zhao Wuji’s room in shadows so he could not hear their call for help.

Ning Rongrong and Oscar struggled through Flender’s running assignment while Mu Zhe challenged Bao Liuli over her treatment of students and comforted Suotuo City. The argument left Bao Liuli unable to answer Mu Zhe’s accusations, while Mu Zhe and Suotuo City left together and Tang Hao returned to Flender with a visitor from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect nearby.

• Ning Rongrong grew exhausted during the village run and rejected Oscar’s sausage and Flender’s training methods.
• Mu Zhe confronted Bao Liuli over her harsh treatment of students, including making Oscar and Ma Hongjun run until they collapsed.
• Bao Liuli defended Golden Soul Card Academy by citing Qin Ming, but Mu Zhe questioned her record and accused her of using discipline to assert authority.
• Bao Liuli’s arguments distressed Suotuo City until Mu Zhe appeared, comforted her, and carried her away.
• Suotuo City gave Mu Zhe the Heart Separation Control secret art, and he began using it to better control his abilities.
• Tang Hao returned to Flender as a man in white from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect appeared near the academy.

Tang Hao confronted Xiao Wu and Er Ming in the Star Dou Great Forest, while Tang San realized Tang Hao might be his relative. As the battle escalated, Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai and severed her ties to his family.

• Tang Hao rescued Tang San from Er Ming's attack, and Xiao Wu revealed that she had known Tang Hao was watching her for years.
• Xiao Wu ordered Er Ming to kill Tang Hao, and the two began a fierce battle as Tang San recognized Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer as nearly identical to his own.
• Er Ming prepared his Titan Sky Break, prompting Dragon Duke, Snake Crone, and Meng Yiran to flee while Dai Mubai's group prepared to escape.
• Ning Rongrong refused Oscar's Recovery Sausage, and Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai's offer and accused him of making her sick.
• Zhu Zhuqing declared she was severing all ties with the Dai Family, and Dai Mubai left with Oscar and Ma Hongjun while she stayed with Ning Rongrong.

Muzhe realized Qian Renxue had recognized Bibi Dong’s spider-emblem ring and used a story about his past to draw her interest. Qian Renxue asked to hear more about Bibi Dong, but Muzhe stopped short of telling her.

• Qian Renxue recognized the ring on Muzhe’s hand as resembling one belonging to her mother, Bibi Dong, and suspected Muzhe was connected to her.
• Muzhe realized the ring he had taken from Yu Xiaogang could prompt Qian Renxue to investigate him, so he decided to use her interest in Bibi Dong to influence her.
• Muzhe told Qian Renxue that a powerful woman had taken him in, taught him, and been hurt by a cruel man he had set out to find.
• Qian Renxue recognized Muzhe’s story as being about Bibi Dong and asked him to tell her more, but Muzhe declined to continue.

Mu Zhe fought off Xue Beng’s retainers, including two Soul Ancestors, before a Soul King attacked and damaged his courtyard. Qian Renxue sent She Long to intervene and confronted Xue Beng outside the gate.

• Mu Zhe used his shadows to defeat the weaker retainers, kick Fire Man between the legs, and break Tiger Cub’s arm.
• Hua Qiang attacked Mu Zhe with Molten Hell, but Mu Zhe dodged and protested when the attack split his rented courtyard.
• Qian Renxue urged She Long to help Mu Zhe, and She Long entered the courtyard with a Snake Lance.
• Qian Renxue approached Xue Beng from behind and asked why he was sneaking around outside someone else’s courtyard.

Mu Zhe told Ah Yin that Tang Hao had planned her sacrifice and that Tang San had possessed her biological child, leaving her devastated but seeking to verify Tang San’s identity. After Ah Yin’s spirit returned to her true body, Mu Zhe awakened with his soul power at level thirty and prepared to take her to see Tang San.

• Ah Yin asked Mu Zhe how he knew about her and Tang Hao, and he confirmed that Tang Hao had schemed to obtain her Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone.
• Mu Zhe told Ah Yin that Tang San was an adult from another life who had possessed her newborn child, and she broke down in grief.
• Mu Zhe comforted Ah Yin and promised to take her true body to see Tang San so she could confirm his identity herself.
• Ah Yin’s spirit turned into starlight and returned to her true body as Mu Zhe’s spiritual world collapsed.
• Mu Zhe returned to reality with his meridians opened and his soul power at level thirty, then grabbed the Blue Silver Emperor’s branch when she demanded he heal her.

Zhao Wuji and the Snake Crone agreed to settle ownership of the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent with a duel between Tang San and Meng Yiran. Guided by Mu Zhe, Meng Yiran struck Tang San with Dragon Whisker Needles, leaving him curled on the ground in agony.

• Zhao Wuji restrained the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and prepared to give it to Oscar, but Chao Tianxiang arrived with Meng Yiran and claimed it for her granddaughter.
• Mu Zhe secretly told Meng Yiran to challenge Tang San and target him with Dragon Whisker Needles.
• Zhao Wuji agreed that a duel between Tang San and Meng Yiran would decide who got the serpent, and Tang San stepped forward to fight.
• Meng Yiran used hidden weapons to overcome Tang San's defenses and struck him with a Dragon Whisker Needle near the root of his thigh.
• Meng Yiran fired more Dragon Whisker Needles while Tang San spoke, and he collapsed clutching his crotch as the Shrek group cried out.

After tempering his body in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Mu Zhe returned to its depths to investigate the force drawing him downward. He found the remains of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings and passed through the ice toward them.

• Mu Zhe emerged from the spring at dawn and told Dugu Bo he planned to cultivate in it for a long time.
• Dugu Bo tried to dissuade Mu Zhe, but Mu Zhe insisted he could survive the spring and then went to reassure Ah Yin.
• Mu Zhe dove deeper into the spring, following his instincts toward the point where the yin and yang currents met.
• Mu Zhe found an immense space below the spring and identified the remains of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King.
• Mu Zhe entered the Void State and passed through the thick ice to continue toward the dragon remains.