Chapter Summaries

Ye Xinglan severed her remaining ties with the Star Saint Sword Family and reunited with Zhao Xuanzhen, who had come to Mingdu to see her. They spent the night on a date, where Ye Xinglan danced with her sword beneath the fireworks, before going together to the Rose Hotel.

• Zhao Xuanzhen arrived at the Mingdu Spirit Pagoda and embraced Ye Xinglan after she explained her decision to cut ties with the Ye Family.
• Ye Xinglan asked Zhao Xuanzhen to spend time alone with her, and they explored Mingdu together, sharing ice cream and milk tea and choosing a star-shaped hair ornament.
• Liu He set off fireworks above Mingdu, and Ye Xinglan performed her Starry Sword Dance for Zhao Xuanzhen and the watching crowd.
• Ye Xinglan and Zhao Xuanzhen went hand in hand to the Rose Hotel and booked the Boundless Starry Sky room.
• Ye Xinglan and Zhao Xuanzhen shared an intimate night together at the hotel.

After Zhao Xuanzhen turned the Ghost Emperor’s weapons against the Holy Spirit Cult, Shrek’s survivors mourned their losses and debated the academy’s future. Long Yeyue seized control of Shrek and rejected evacuation, leaving the survivors facing a perilous course toward conflict with the Federation and Spirit Pagoda.

• Zhao Xuanzhen used Yin Yang Reversal to turn four Hell Nether Ghosts against the Evil Soul Masters, destroying them as the Ghost Emperor escaped and vowed revenge.
• Leng Yaozhu arrived at Shrek City, checked that Zhao Xuanzhen and the others were safe, and joined the survivors at the devastated academy, where Ya Li mourned Yun Ming and thanked Zhao Xuanzhen.
• Golden Elder said that he would sleep for three years and seal Sea God Island; Zhao Xuanzhen introduced Liu He as Golden Elder’s creation and gained his approval to awaken other guardians.
• Leng Yaozhu concluded that Qian Gu Dongfeng had used Spirit Pagoda channels to help transport the cannonballs, while Tang Wulin urged the survivors to flee to the Tang Sect headquarters in Heaven Dou City.
• Long Yeyue arrived, claimed the Sea God Pavilion Master position, and ordered Shrek to remain and rally its graduates against its enemies, alarming Ya Li, Tang Wulin, Long Yue, and Dai Yun’er.

The Holy Spirit Cult launched a devastating assault on Shrek City, and Yun Ming gave his life to weaken one of two God-Slaying Cannonballs. Zhao Xuanzhen fused with Liu He to save the city from the second, then turned Ghost Emperor’s final barrage back on the attackers.

• Ghost Emperor’s forces fired Level 7 and Level 9 cannonballs at Shrek City, and Golden Elder raised a shield over the city with the Golden Ancient Tree’s power.
• Two Level 12 God-Slaying Cannonballs struck: one targeted Shrek Academy, while the other targeted Mysterious Dragon Street; the citywide shield began to fail, and Shrek’s teachers sacrificed themselves to protect the students.
• Yun Ming used his life, divine power, Battle Armor, and Sky Pillar Divine Spear to weaken God-Slaying: Destroy Heaven and Earth, but the other cannonball continued toward the city.
• Liu He emerged from an Ancient Tree, and Zhao Xuanzhen fused with her to reinforce Golden Elder’s shield and disperse God-Slaying: Devour Heaven and Earth.
• Ghost Emperor fired four Hell Nether Ghost cannonballs, but Zhao Xuanzhen formed a Tai Chi Diagram that reversed their destructive energy and sent them back toward the Holy Spirit Cult.

Zhao Xuanzhen trained with A Ruheng and defeated his bloodline giant using his True Self power. Leng Yaozhu then arrived with Jiu Tian, Bai Haoze, Bai Zhicen, and Muye to begin Zhao Xuanzhen’s extreme training as a group fight.

• Muye arranged for A Ruheng to spar with Zhao Xuanzhen as preparation for his Third Awakening.
• A Ruheng attacked Zhao Xuanzhen on the Blacksmith Association’s Soul Battle Platform, and Zhao Xuanzhen countered his bloodline giant and stopped his fist just short of A Ruheng’s chest.
• Leng Yaozhu arrived and said she would take responsibility for Zhao Xuanzhen’s extreme training.
• Jiu Tian, Bai Haoze, Bai Zhicen, and Muye joined Leng Yaozhu in surrounding Zhao Xuanzhen for training.
• Zhao Xuanzhen activated his Three-character Battle Armor and unleashed Holy Brilliant Evil God Lightning, which Leng Yaozhu blocked with her Four-Word Battle Armor, Nine Heavens Heavenly Phoenix.
• Leng Yaozhu announced that Zhao Xuanzhen’s extreme training had officially begun as the group prepared to attack him.

Zhao Xuanzhen faced four Blood Gods in the Martial Arts Tournament and overwhelmed them with his Soul Spirits, domains, and spear techniques. He defeated Blood Two and Blood Three’s combined assault, then invoked Tai Xuan Heavenly Ruins as their ultimate attacks converged.

• Blood Two and Blood Three sent Blood Eight and Blood Five to fight Zhao Xuanzhen, while Cao Dezhi learned that Zhang Huanyun had promoted Zhao to build support for him as the Blood God Army Commander’s successor.
• The Chicken Pig Combination used intangibility and combined attacks to withstand Blood Eight’s saber skills.
• The War God Panda toyed with Blood Five and flattened the Shadow Slayer Leopard Emperor with its body slam.
• Zhao Xuanzhen’s Myriad Laws of Nature Domain suppressed Blood Two and Blood Three, and his Martial Way to Godhood let him overpower both Blood Gods with the Huanglong Spear.
• Blood Two and Blood Three unleashed their Ninth Soul Skills, and Zhao Xuanzhen answered with Tai Xuan Heavenly Ruins, manifesting a vast Tai Chi Diagram that brought the world to a standstill.

Zhao Xuanzhen endured extreme training against five powerful opponents before Leng Yaozhu arranged for the Bai sisters to give him a medicinal bath, where they took advantage of his weakened state. After confronting Leng Yaozhu, Zhao Xuanzhen learned he would continue daily training and study secondary professions until he could make his own Four-Word Battle Armor.

• Zhao Xuanzhen fought Jiu Tian, the Bai sisters, Muye, and Leng Yaozhu, but Leng Yaozhu's Heavenly Phoenix True Fire eventually forced him down onto the Soul Fighting Platform.
• Leng Yaozhu sent the Bai sisters to carry Zhao Xuanzhen to a medicinal bath, where the tonic ingredients and their advances stirred his blood and qi.
• Zhao Xuanzhen offered to design the Bai sisters' Four-Word Battle Armor as he approached the level-nine Mecha Designer rank, but they admitted they would not let him bathe alone.
• Zhao Xuanzhen extinguished the Heavenly Phoenix True Fire and confronted Leng Yaozhu, who explained that the Bai sisters had long been devoted to him and urged him to treat them well.
• Leng Yaozhu arranged for Zhao Xuanzhen to return to the Blood God Army later and assigned him daily extreme training and secondary-profession study so he could create his own Four-Word Battle Armor after reaching Titled Douluo.

Zhao Xuanzhen’s forces attacked the Qian Gu Faction at the Xiangji Temple coast, overwhelming their opponents across several battlefields. After Zhao Xuanzhen withstood Qiangu Dieting’s strongest staff strike, he summoned the Huanglong Spear and unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, Jiuli.

• Zhao Xuanzhen declared the attack, and Qiangu Dieting led the Qian Gu Faction into battle against the Spirit Pagoda forces.
• Teng Snake overpowered Qian Gu Qingfeng, forcing Qian Gu Dongfeng to join his brother and defend against the Eight Deceitful God.
• Gu Yue, Na'er, and the other allies engaged their assigned opponents while Xuanwu trapped enemy Titled Douluo in its Heavy Water Domain and its Twin Snakes killed them.
• Qiangu Dieting unleashed the Unyielding Staff Technique against Zhao Xuanzhen, but Zhao Xuanzhen blocked the strike with his arm without suffering injury.
• Zhao Xuanzhen summoned the Huanglong Spear, called forth the War God Panda, and activated his Ninth Soul Skill, Jiuli.

Zhao Xuanzhen reached the Star Luo Empire with Gu Yue, Na'er, and the Bai sisters, where Spirit Pagoda elder Han Tianyi explained the conflict with Tang Sect and warned that the Star Luo royal family might intervene. Han Tianyi then tested Zhao Xuanzhen’s Spirit Domain and began teaching him its final lesson by unleashing his Four-Word Battle Armor’s illusion.

• Zhao Xuanzhen ordered A Ruheng and Sima Jinchi to destroy the Dou Ling Tang Sect Branch while he traveled to the Star Luo Empire to support Han Tianyi.
• During the fifteen-day voyage, Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er competed at fishing, and Gu Yue served him dinner before the group arrived at the northern coast of the Star Luo Empire.
• Han Tianyi welcomed the group and described Spirit Pagoda’s disadvantage against Tang Sect, its recent battle with Hu Jie, and the Star Luo royal family’s efforts to preserve the balance between the factions.
• Zhao Xuanzhen told Han Tianyi that the Dou Ling Royal Family had sided with Spirit Pagoda and warned that he would confront the Star Luo Royal Family if it backed Tang Sect.
• In a quiet chamber, Zhao Xuanzhen destroyed Han Tianyi’s Nine-headed Giant Serpent illusion, after which Han Tianyi activated his Heavenly Awakening Illusion Brain Battle Armor and summoned powerful soul beasts for his final Spirit Domain lesson.

Zhao Xuanzhen explored the Spirit Ascension Platform with the Auspicious Water Pig, which defeated a Mandala Snake before a thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider ambushed them. Zhao Xuanzhen revealed Eight Trigrams Qimen and destroyed the spider, raising his First Soul Ring to the Thousand-Year level.

• Zhao Xuanzhen found and defeated a three-hundred-year Ghost Vine, then summoned the Auspicious Water Pig to accompany him.
• The Auspicious Water Pig defeated a seven-hundred-year Mandala Snake, whose Soul Power raised its age to nine hundred years.
• Leng Yaozhu and the Bai sisters realized the Mandala Snake had been fleeing a powerful pursuer, and a thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider ambushed Zhao Xuanzhen.
• Zhao Xuanzhen used Eight Trigrams Qimen to unleash elemental attacks, pinning and grievously wounding the Man Faced Demon Spider.
• Zhao Xuanzhen finished the Man Faced Demon Spider with a thunderbolt, and its Soul Power advanced his First Soul Ring to the Thousand-Year level.

Zhao Xuanzhen received a seven-versus-seven challenge from Third Year and returned to Spirit Pagoda with Gu Yue and Na'er, where Leng Yaozhu told them that Ye Xinglan would challenge the Soul Spirit Tower alone to obtain a mutated Starry Sky Unicorn. The chapter left Ye Xinglan's attempt unresolved.

• During physical training, Tang Wulin left for blacksmithing practice, while Ye Xinglan refused Zhao Xuanzhen's offer to discuss her Battle Armor design that night.
• Mo Jue gave Zhao Xuanzhen a challenge letter announcing that Third Year would face first year in a seven-versus-seven battle next month, then asked Tuntun for Battle Armor advice.
• Gu Yue and Na'er arrived together, intimidated Mo Jue into leaving, and took Zhao Xuanzhen back to Spirit Pagoda.
• Leng Yaozhu told Zhao Xuanzhen, Na'er, and Gu Yue that Ye Xinglan had received one chance to challenge the Soul Spirit Tower for a mutated Starry Sky Unicorn.
• Leng Yaozhu confirmed that Ye Xinglan would challenge the tower alone.

Zhao Xuanzhen considered the Spirit Pagoda’s powerful soul spirits for his First Soul Spirit, but none of Leng Yaozhu’s four selections suited his versatile True Self Soul. He asked her to search for an unyielding soul spirit with Yin Yang attributes and both physical and spiritual abilities.

• Leng Yaozhu took Zhao Xuanzhen to the Spirit Pagoda’s Virtual Space to choose his First Soul Spirit.
• Leng Yaozhu presented a six-hundred-year Titan Giant Ape, a five-hundred-year Evil Eye, an eight-hundred-year Thorn Dragon, and a thousand-year Twin Cyclops.
• Zhao Xuanzhen rejected the Thorn Dragon because its Dragon Clan bloodline might conflict with his soul, and he eliminated the Twin Cyclops despite its Yin Yang attribute and attraction to him.
• Zhao Xuanzhen decided that the Titan Giant Ape, Evil Eye, and Twin Cyclops each focused too narrowly on one aspect of his True Self Soul.
• Zhao Xuanzhen asked Leng Yaozhu to find a suitable Yin Yang soul spirit with physical and spiritual abilities, filtering for cultivation up to two thousand years and including unyielding soul spirits.

Zhao Xuanzhen began the Five Gods' Trial by fighting Star Luo's champions across the mecha, weapon, Soul Spirit, and soul-skill arenas, using overwhelming power and careful counters to seize the advantage. He defeated Tong Yu and turned to face En Ci in the Battle Armor battle.

• Zhao Xuanzhen unleashed his Only I Am Supreme Domain, created two Yin Yang Incarnations, and sent one to battle Huang Zhengyang in mechas.
• Zhao Xuanzhen's all-purpose God-tier Mecha battered Huang Zhengyang's Despair Death God with its superior Soul Forging Metal, Seven Elements cannons, and Silver Dragon Main Cannon.
• Zhao Xuanzhen's Yang incarnation fought Long Yue, whose Vajra Ring failed to suppress the Super Divine Artifact Huanglong Spear.
• Hu Jie's three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Spirits fought Zhao Xuanzhen's Auspicious Water Pig, Yin Yang Chaos Bird, and War God Panda, with the Chicken Pig Combination and War God Panda pressing their opponents.
• Zhao Xuanzhen countered Tong Yu's Five Elements Kirin with Eight Trigrams Qimen techniques, restrained him in a swamp, and left En Ci to begin the Battle Armor contest.

Zhao Xuanzhen absorbed the life and destruction tides, fused them into the Power of Creation, and witnessed the memories of the Goddess of Life and Destruction God King’s final battle. After Lan Fuzi’s bloodline evolved, Old Devil Nightmare lured the pair into an illusion and revealed the Seven Old Devils’ hostility, but Zhao Xuanzhen broke free and called Teng Snake to punish them.

• Zhao Xuanzhen fused life and destruction into the Power of Creation, strengthening his Tai Chi Domain and Dragon King Torso Soul Bone as the Dragon King marveled at his understanding.
• Zhao Xuanzhen witnessed the final memories of the Goddess of Life and Destruction God King fighting the Gold Dragon King, while the Dragon King continued absorbing divine power.
• Lan Fuzi awakened with an evolved Deep Sea Demonic Whale bloodline and enthusiastically embraced Zhao Xuanzhen.
• Old Devil Nightmare thanked Zhao Xuanzhen and Lan Fuzi, then sent them into an illusion; Old Devil Lust failed to invade Zhao Xuanzhen’s Sea of Consciousness, and he shattered the illusion with the Realm of Annihilation.
• Old Devil Nightmare revealed the Seven Old Devils’ resentment over the life tide the trio had absorbed, and Zhao Xuanzhen summoned Teng Snake to confront them.
• Teng Snake overwhelmed the Seven Old Devils with the Power of Deceit and trapped them in illusions that turned their Seven Deadly Sins against them.

Zhao Xuanzhen entered the Gate of Splendor for a practical trial and defeated Tang San’s first two increasingly powerful shadows. The Gate then escalated the trial to Infinite difficulty, bringing out Tang San as a Titled Douluo.

• On the way to class, Zhao Xuanzhen rejected one girl’s request for contact but welcomed her interest in joining the Spirit Pagoda, while Na'er warned him that people were trying to use him and his influence.
• Shen Yi brought Zhao Xuanzhen, Na'er, Ye Xinglan, and Xu Lizhi to the Gate of Splendor, where each student received a Blue Spirit Ring and began a personal trial.
• Zhao Xuanzhen defeated Tang San’s Shadow of Splendor by destroying his Blue Silver Grass and Eight Spider Lances before decapitating him with the Dark Gold Dreadclaw.
• Zhao Xuanzhen watched Ye Xinglan gain an advantage over Dai Mubai and Xu Lizhi brawl with Oscar, then noticed Na'er had advanced to Soul Elder with three Spirit Rings.
• The Gate raised Zhao Xuanzhen’s trial to Transcendent difficulty, but he destroyed Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer and defeated him in eight seconds.
• The Gate accused Zhao Xuanzhen of concealing his true Soul Power and raised the trial to Infinite difficulty, summoning Tang San with a trident, Blue Silver Emperor, and nine Spirit Rings.

Zhao Xuanzhen trained in Tai Chi and discussed his impending Martial Soul Awakening with the Bai sisters, while Heavenly Phoenix Douluo sought a pill to improve his potential. After returning to his apartment, he studied Soul Tools and used a Qimen technique to cool the suddenly heated room.

• Zhao Xuanzhen practiced Tai Chi as Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen questioned whether the slow martial art could help in combat and worried about his awakening.
• The Bai sisters tried to grab Zhao Xuanzhen’s hair and head, but he dodged them with a prediction.
• Zhao Xuanzhen learned that Heavenly Phoenix Douluo had gone to the Xuanming Sect to obtain a Profound Water Pill before his awakening the next day.
• The Bai sisters revealed their disguised, burly forms after Zhao Xuanzhen left the Training Arena.
• Zhao Xuanzhen returned to his Ninety-ninth Floor apartment, read Basic Theory of Soul Tools, and used the Xun character’s third setting to summon a cool breeze.

Zhao Xuanzhen, Leng Yaozhu, and the Phoenix family confronted Qiangu Dieting and the Qian Gu faction at the Spirit Pagoda, forcing the Qian Gu Family to withdraw to the Dou Ling Continent. Shrek Academy was declared a traitor organization as the Federation, War God Hall, and Tang Sect took opposing positions, leaving the continent in turmoil.

• Qiangu Dieting emerged from seclusion and defended Qian Gu Dongfeng, but Zhi Fu arrived and matched him in a clash of quasi-god power.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng rallied his family’s Limit Douluos and supporters, while Liu He, Teng Snake, Muye, Zhen Hua, and other allies joined Zhao Xuanzhen and Leng Yaozhu.
• Four War Gods arrived to support the Qian Gu Family, but Ao Rui urged both sides to avoid fighting, and Zhao Xuanzhen warned that the Golden Ancient Tree’s guardians would hold the War God Hall accountable.
• Qiangu Dieting agreed to withdraw from the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek City, leaving Leng Yaozhu as temporary Tower Master; the Qian Gu Family departed with Qiangu Zhangting and headed for the Dou Ling Continent.
• The Federation declared Shrek Academy a traitor organization, while Chen Xin Jie and the Federal Speaker secretly agreed that the Federation would spare Long Yeyue and the War God Hall would not support Shrek.
• Zang Xin secretly rebuilt the Tang Sect’s strength and protected Tang Wulin and Shrek’s other future leaders as the major factions prepared for conflict.

Zhao Xuanzhen met Yue Zhengyu and Shen Xing, secured cooperation with Shen Yue and the Northern Navy Legion, and comforted Lan Fuzi as she revealed her mother’s fall into corruption. Lan Fuzi agreed to guide him to a Holy Spirit Cult research base in North Sea City, where they began an infiltration with Yue Zhengyu joining them.

• Zhao Xuanzhen met Yue Zhengyu and his fiancée Shen Xing after dealing with the Sea Soul Beasts in the Devil Sea Region.
• Lan Fuzi transformed into human form and accompanied Zhao Xuanzhen and Yue Zhengyu to the Northern Navy Legion.
• Zhao Xuanzhen negotiated resource exchanges with Shen Yue, making the Northern Navy Legion the Spirit Pagoda’s third military ally.
• Lan Fuzi explained that the Demon Empress had fallen under the influence of the Holy Spirit Cult and agreed that Zhao Xuanzhen should destroy its research institute.
• Zhao Xuanzhen invited Lan Fuzi to join the Spirit Pagoda and promised to help oppose the Abyss Plane and Sea God Tang San, then recruited Yue Zhengyu for the raid.
• Lan Fuzi entered the hidden Holy Spirit Cult laboratory, where a cheerful girl with twin ponytails was moving among the researchers.

After disrupting Tang Sect branches across several cities during their Final Exam, Zhao Xuanzhen’s group arrived in Destined City and headed to Destined Starry Sky Soul Master Academy to use its stored star power. The chapter left them at the academy entrance, where they were welcomed as Zhao Xuanzhen arrived to give guidance.

• Gu Yue discussed Shrek Academy’s unjust Final Exam rules and suggested the Spirit Pagoda also needed to change its leadership and governance.
• Gu Yue leaned against Zhao Xuanzhen in the car, while Ye Xinglan overheard their exchange and privately sent Zhao photos of her legs.
• The group’s challenge of Tang Sect branches inspired other first-year students to follow their example, prompting Zang Xin and Yun Ming to agree that this would be the last Final Exam to disrupt the public.
• Seven days later, Zhao Xuanzhen chose to visit Destined Starry Sky Soul Master Academy instead of challenging Destined City’s Tang Sect branch.
• The group arrived at the academy, whose principal had agreed to let Zhao Xuanzhen use its stored star power, and the students welcomed him to give guidance.

Zhao Xuanzhen visited Gu Yue’s Myriad Beast Sect, where she showed him the Soul Beast Seeds she hoped to protect and gave him a rare Ancient Spirit Beast core to help him form a Soul Core. The chapter left Gu Yue revealing to Di Tian that she planned to make Zhao Xuanzhen her Dragon Queen and use his power to secure control of the Spirit Pagoda and Douluo Continent.

• Zhao Xuanzhen and Gu Yue traveled through the primeval forest to Myriad Beast Sect, where Gu Yue explained the sect’s work protecting Soul Beast Seeds and asked him to support a Virtual Space for Soul Beasts.
• Zhao Xuanzhen met Black Dragon Douluo, Crimson Demon Douluo, and Spirit Demon Douluo at the castle, and Di Tian welcomed him despite his jealousy over Gu Yue’s closeness to him.
• Gu Yue showed Zhao Xuanzhen a Yin Yang Coffin Turtle shell and a Two Forms Mistcall Crane inner core, which she said could help him form a Soul Core.
• Zhao Xuanzhen began meditating with the inner core while Gu Yue confronted Di Tian about his attempt to intimidate their guest.
• Gu Yue told Di Tian that she intended to make Zhao Xuanzhen her Dragon Queen, enlist his strength in her plans, and gain control of the Spirit Pagoda and the Soul Beast race.

Zhao Xuanzhen and Gu Yue shared a starlit kiss on Star Spirit Long Street, and Gu Yue sent Na'er a photo that left her sulking. The tournament quarterfinal draw then paired Shrek Academy and Monster Academy contestants across the brackets.

• Zhao Xuanzhen summoned the stars to bless the Star Spirit Tree, and Gu Yue kissed him beneath its light while Di Tian watched in dismay.
• Gu Yue photographed the kiss and sent it to Na'er, who accused Zhao Xuanzhen of being forced before retreating into a jealous sulk.
• The quarterfinalists were announced as Zhao Xuanzhen, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Ye Xinglan, Long Yue, Dai Yueyan, Dai Yun'er, and Lin San.
• The draw paired Tang Wulin against Lin San and Zhao Xuanzhen against Dai Yueyan in the upper bracket, with Gu Yue against Dai Yun'er and Ye Xinglan against Long Yue in the lower bracket.