Vol. 1The Spirit Pagoda’s Ascendance

Zhao Xuanzhen built his power and influence through trials, tournaments, battles, and Spirit Pagoda politics while his bonds with Gu Yue and Na’er grew more complicated. The volume ended with Gu Yue and Na’er becoming Gu Yuena and reshaping the balance between humans and Soul Beasts.

  • Zhao Xuanzhen established the Mysterious Dragon Tower and reunited with Long Yuxue as the Abyssal invasion threatened to spread.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen joined the Blood God Army, crossed the Heaven's End Mountain Range, and reunited with Long Yuxue’s family.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen entered Dragon Valley, reached the Dragon Tomb, and found Gu Yue and the Star Dou Fierce Beasts beside purple-gold dragon bones.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen forced Long Yue into Dragon Madman state and manifested his Two-Word Tai Chi Battle Armor in the individual final.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen won the Star Luo tournament, destroyed Green Skeleton, and gained the Yin Yang Chaos Bird as his sixth Soul Ring.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen survived an ambush with Gu Yue and agreed to support her family’s research into artificial ten-thousand-year Soul Spirits.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen and the Eight Deceitful Gods destroyed Tang San’s Divine Sense and Chen Xin Jie’s body, then dissolved the Tang Sect into the Spirit Pagoda.
  • Gu Yue and Na’er fused into Gu Yuena, who defeated the Vast Sea Ice Dragon Emperor and ordered the Star Dou Gang to begin its forced reeducation.
Chapters 2–112 Read from ch. 2

Arc 1The Mysterious Dragon Tower

Zhao Xuanzhen defeated his enemies, established the Mysterious Dragon Tower, and strengthened his allies while completing trials and confronting threats across the continent. The arc leaves him reunited with Long Yuxue and her family as the Abyssal invasion and political turmoil threaten to widen.

  • Zhao Xuanzhen and Yue Zhengyu attacked the Holy Spirit Cult institute, where Zhao bound the fleeing Evil Soul Masters and Yue killed Na Nali.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen defeated En Ci, Hu Jie, and Qiangu Zhangting, then became the Spirit Pagoda’s undisputed first heir.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen and his allies killed Qiangu Dieting, Qian Gu Dongfeng, Qian Gu Qingfeng, and other members of the Qian Gu faction, destroying the family’s core forces.
  • After Cai Yue'er died and Long Yeyue was ordered to retire, Zhao Xuanzhen reunited with his classmates before Fixed Soul Cannonballs fell toward them.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen established the Mysterious Dragon Tower as its Tower Master, appointed Na'er and Gu Yue as Vice Tower Masters, and accepted the Holy Sword Soul from Yue Zhengyu and Shen Xing.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen completed Muye’s Second Awakening trial, fused with the Auspicious Water Pig, and chose to lead the Blood God Army’s Special Operations Department as a senior colonel.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen helped Yuanen Yehui awaken her Fallen Angel bloodline, then stopped the Dark Angel and her Holy Spirit Cult allies from killing the Bai sisters.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen arrived at the Blood God Army as the Abyss breached its defenses, then later crossed the Heaven's End Mountain Range and reunited with Long Yuxue, her mother, and Long Tianwu.
Chapters 2–30 Summaries Read

Arc 2Trials and Dragon Bones

Zhao Xuanzhen’s power and influence grew as he challenged Shrek’s young geniuses, entered Dragon Valley, and confronted forces tied to the Abyss and Tang San. The stretch ended with Zhao Xuanzhen facing Long Yue in the individual final, each readying his Battle Armor.

  • En Ci and Zhao Xuanzhen agreed to settle their conflict with a Five Gods’ Trial, and Zhao Xuanzhen transformed Empire Stadium with his Spirit Domain.
  • Leng Yaozhu confirmed Zhao Xuanzhen had awakened a Spirit Attribute Body Soul, and he rejected En Ci’s proposal that he marry Dai Yun'er.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen defeated Qiangu Zhangting and helped the Spirit Pagoda forces eliminate the Tang Sect faction that planned to fire Eternal Kingdom at Spirit Pagoda Headquarters.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er passed Shrek’s entrance tests, and he defeated ranked students including Le Zhengyu, Li Qiankun, and Nangong Yao.
  • After a year cultivating beneath the Golden Tree, Zhao Xuanzhen reached level forty and received a Brilliant Gold Spirit Ring, prompting Long Yeyue to claim him as her disciple.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen entered Dragon Valley disguised as the Gold Dragon King, killed Tang Sect attackers, and reached the Dragon Tomb, where Gu Yue and the Star Dou Fierce Beasts found him beside purple-gold dragon bones.
  • At Heaven’s End Mountain Range, Zhao Xuanzhen killed the Abyss Ant Emperor and rallied the Blood God Army before a rift opened and an enormous finger called him a variable who should not have returned.
  • In the individual final, Zhao Xuanzhen countered Long Yue’s attacks and forced him into Dragon Madman state, then manifested his Two-Word Tai Chi Battle Armor against Long Yue’s Mountain Dragon Battle Armor.
Chapters 31–61 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Soul Core and the Ambush

Zhao Xuanzhen won the Star Luo tournament, strengthened his ties with the Spirit Pagoda, and advanced through Shrek’s challenges while crafting battle armor for his companions. After forming a Yin Yang Soul Core and visiting Gu Yue’s family, he survived an ambush and agreed to support her research into artificial ten-thousand-year soul spirits.

  • Zhao Xuanzhen defeated Long Yue to win the tournament, then refused En Ci’s request for Spirit Pagoda support in exchange for the Dragon Crystal and accepted Dai Tianling’s offer to eliminate Green Skeleton.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen destroyed Green Skeleton, gained the Yin Yang Chaos Bird as his sixth Soul Ring, and won the exhibition match before rejecting Dai Yun’er’s proposal to become her prince consort.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen returned to Shrek, became a Soul King after Leng Yaozhu embraced him, and defeated his classmates in the class-officer contest.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen freed Tang Wulin from Tang San’s divine consciousness, sealed the Gold Dragon King, and extracted its Divine Core as Tang Wulin resolved to find his parents.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen revealed his Two-Word Battle Armor, Tai Chi, and led the First Years to victory over the Third Years before helping his classmates challenge Tang Sect and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen received Gold Water Mutual Containment from Yun Ming and traveled with Gu Yue to the Myriad Beast Sect, where he forged a Yin Yang Soul Core and tested his new power against Di Tian.
  • Dark Blood Eyes and Leng Yulai attacked Zhao Xuanzhen and Gu Yue, but Zhi Fu and Zhao Xuanzhen subdued the attackers and concealed Gu Yue’s identity from Zi Ji.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen agreed to help Gu Yue’s family and artificial ten-thousand-year Soul Spirit research, while Leng Yaozhu arranged a secret laboratory and Gu Yue gave Na’er the promised fierce beast soul bone.
Chapters 62–87 Summaries Read

Arc 4The Spirit Pagoda’s Ascendance

Zhao Xuanzhen rose to prominence through tournaments, battles, and Spirit Pagoda politics while his relationships with Gu Yue and Na'er grew more complicated. After Shrek and other factions declared war on the Spirit Pagoda, Gu Yue and Na'er united as Gu Yuena and began reshaping the balance between humans and Soul Beasts.

  • Zhao Xuanzhen reversed a waterfall to reach Dao Soul, then joined Shrek’s voyage to the Star Luo Continent, where he absorbed the Sacred Radiant Evil God Tiger’s soul bone and helped repel a Sea Soul Beast tide.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen defeated Long Yue in a handshake, overcame Green Skeleton’s attack at Tianxing Theater, and advanced through the Star Luo tournament as Gu Yue and Dai Yun’er openly pursued him.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen defeated the Spirit Pagoda’s Green Skeleton attackers and helped Leng Yaozhu expose Qian Gu Dongfeng’s collusion with the Holy Spirit Cult, but Qiangu Dieting arrived to replace him as Tower Master.
  • At Sea God Fate, Zhao Xuanzhen drew the affection of Wu Sido, Ye Xinglan, Yuanen Yehui, Gu Yue, Na’er, and Dai Yun’er, while Na’er declared herself his only faith amid the ruins.
  • Zhao Xuanzhen and the Eight Deceitful Gods destroyed Tang San’s Divine Sense and Chen Xin Jie’s body, dissolved the Tang Sect into the Spirit Pagoda, and reassured Tang Wulin that his family and friends were safe.
  • Na’er and Zhao Xuanzhen chose each other at the Rose Hotel, then Zhao Xuanzhen wagered the Body Sect’s Secret of the Body on a death match with Cai Yue’er as Shrek arranged its Graduation Assessment.
  • Gu Yue helped Zhao Xuanzhen create the Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannonball Qiankun Aurora, and Zhao Xuanzhen learned that Shrek, the Tang Sect, and the War God Hall had declared war on the Spirit Pagoda and Federal Council.
  • Gu Yue and Na’er fused into Gu Yuena to defeat the Vast Sea Ice Dragon Emperor’s attack on the Spirit Transmission Ship, then Gu Yuena spared it and ordered the Star Dou Gang to begin its forced reeducation.
Chapters 88–112 Summaries Read
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