Chapter Summaries

Zhao Xuanzhen helped the Golden Tree Spirit fight back against Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Emperor using Eastern Wood and Central Earth, then gained a growth-type Brilliant Gold Spirit Ring after reaching level forty. Shrek’s elders gathered over the Golden Tree’s gift, and Long Yeyue decided to forcefully recruit Zhao Xuanzhen as her disciple.

• The Golden Tree Spirit told Zhao Xuanzhen that Ah Yin had invaded the Golden Ancient Tree under Tang San’s protection, and Zhao Xuanzhen agreed to help break her suppression.
• Zhao Xuanzhen summoned Eastern Wood and Central Earth, and the Golden Tree Spirit agreed to let Central Earth fight Ah Yin while Eastern Wood protected the Golden Tree.
• After a year of cultivation beneath the Golden Tree, Zhao Xuanzhen reached level thirty-nine, while the Golden Tree Spirit reclaimed control and reduced Ah Yin to defending a small region.
• The Golden Tree Spirit gave Zhao Xuanzhen thirty percent of the Golden Tree’s energy as a growth-type Brilliant Gold Spirit Ring, raising him to level forty and causing a spectacular phenomenon across Sea God Island.
• Yun Ming and the Shrek elders confronted the Golden Tree Spirit, who defended Zhao Xuanzhen and escorted him away; Long Yeyue then declared that Zhao Xuanzhen must remain at Shrek and that she would take him as her disciple.

Zhao Xuanzhen defeated the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in his final makeup exam, then met Ye Xinglan training by Sea God Lake and helped her confront the doubts obstructing her path to Sword Intent. As he left, Ye Xinglan apologized for her past mistake but remained determined to hear him say that he forgave her.

• Zhao Xuanzhen used his Tai Chi Domain and Heaven and Earth Yang Thunder to break the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's defenses, then killed it with his Dark Gold Dreadclaw.
• After leaving the Arena of Life and Death, Zhao Xuanzhen registered with the Mecha Design, Mecha Manufacturing, and Mecha Repair Associations and accepted practical missions.
• Returning to Sea God Island, Zhao Xuanzhen found Ye Xinglan practicing sword forms beside Sea God Lake and told her that her worries were holding back her progress toward Sword Intent.
• Ye Xinglan challenged Zhao Xuanzhen with the Stargod Sword, but he disarmed her and revealed his Dao Intent, explaining that all forms of power could express intent.
• Zhao Xuanzhen urged Ye Xinglan to cherish the present, and she realized she needed to focus her heart on the sword.
• Ye Xinglan apologized for her earlier mistake, but after Zhao Xuanzhen said it was in the past, she insisted that she needed to hear him say, “I forgive you.”

Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er welcomed Gu Yue to Shrek Academy after she earned a perfect score on her entrance examination, setting off a rivalry between the two girls. At Mysterious Dragon Cafe, Zhao recognized Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan as the East Sea Three Swordsmen.

• Ye Xinglan tried to arrange a Sunday outing with Zhao Xuanzhen, but he went to fetch Starry Sky Papaya Milk for Na'er before meeting Gu Yue.
• Na'er dressed up and accompanied Zhao Xuanzhen to wait for Gu Yue, who passed her entrance examination with a score of one hundred and became the Top New Student.
• Gu Yue met Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er, and the two girls began competing for his attention as they walked together along Mysterious Dragon Street.
• Gu Yue reflected on her plans to find the Gold Dragon King Divine Core, overcome Na'er's humanity, and advance her goals through the Spirit Pagoda.
• At Mysterious Dragon Cafe, Zhao Xuanzhen recognized Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan ordering oversized drinks and bagels.

Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er trained in the True Illusion, defeating waves of Soul Beasts and simulated Soul Masters before Han Tianyi unleashed a ten-thousand-year Snake Empress Medusa. The chapter ended with Zhao Xuanzhen fleeing while Na'er faced Medusa alone and shouted for his help.

• Han Tianyi sent Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er into the True Illusion for combat training, where they defeated four Thousand-Year Great Strength Gorillas.
• A second wave of Plate Armor Giant Rhinoceroses and Pointed-tail Swifts attacked, and Zhao Xuanzhen used Eight Trigrams Qimen while Na'er fought the rhinoceroses; together they wiped out the wave.
• A simulated Soul Master attacked Na'er from behind, but Zhao Xuanzhen struck the attacker with Li, Blazing Flame.
• Han Tianyi announced a third wave and summoned a ten-thousand-year Snake Empress Medusa.
• Zhao Xuanzhen abandoned Na'er and ran as she dodged Medusa's Gaze and desperately called for his help.

After Shrek students provoked Na’er and her companions, the group arranged to replace Tianhai Academy in the opening exhibition match and face Shrek as Eastsea Academy. Both teams prepared for the highly anticipated battle, and the chapter ended as they were called into the arena.

• Na’er told Zhen Hua that Shrek students had bullied her group, and Zhao Xuanzhen asked to take Tianhai Academy’s exhibition match slot so they could challenge Shrek.
• Muye offered Tianhai Academy five Black-grade Mechas, and Zhao Xuanzhen promised its students free Soul Spirits, persuading Long Huantian to withdraw his team.
• Zhen Hua agreed to double the Blacksmith Association’s Forging Metal supply to the Skysea Alliance, and Zhao Xuanzhen informed Tang Wulin that their plan had succeeded.
• The Shrek team learned that Eastsea Academy would be their opponent, and Yu Yuanheng urged his teammates to punish the challengers.
• Wu Changkong warned Shen Yi that Eastsea Academy faced long odds, while Shen Yi revealed that she had taught Shrek’s team a Seven-in-One combination technique.
• Na’er rallied the seven Eastsea Academy competitors, and Zhen Hua announced the opening exhibition match before calling both teams into the arena.

Zhao Xuanzhen escaped the collapsing thirtieth Abyss layer and joined the Blood God Army as the Abyss unleashed its greatest tide yet. After he instantly killed the Abyss Ant Emperor, a terrifying finger emerged from a rift in the sky and targeted him as a dangerous variable.

• Zhao Xuanzhen and the beasts fled the collapsing thirtieth Abyss layer as the Abyssal Emperors rushed to respond to the Charm Empress's death.
• The Blood God Army faced a massive Abyssal Tide at Heaven's End Mountain Range while Zhao Xuanzhen used the Earth Disk Eight Trigrams Technique and Huanglong Spear to hold back the creatures.
• The Abyss Ant Emperor ambushed Jiang Wuyue and overwhelmed Ma Shan, leaving both Blood God Army commanders badly injured.
• Zhao Xuanzhen killed the Ant Emperor with the Huanglong Spear, seized its head, and ordered the Blood God Army to reform its defensive line.
• A dark rift opened above the battlefield, and an enormous ashy-white finger emerged while a voice called Zhao Xuanzhen a variable who should not have returned.

Zhao Xuanzhen demonstrated his Level 6 mecha manufacturing skills to Muye by forging a composite core from Divine Base Alloy, then discussed building a Black-grade Mecha for travel. At the Blacksmith Association, he began a spar with Yuan Zhong and swiftly overwhelmed him with mental power.

• Muye tested Zhao Xuanzhen with two pieces of spirit-forged Cloud Silver, and Zhao used Heart Separation Control to carve both pieces at once.
• Zhao fused the Cloud Silver into a composite mecha core that provided soul power charging, compression, and conversion, impressing Muye with his manufacturing skill.
• Zhao explained that he wanted a three-form Black-grade Mecha for travel, while Muye urged him to consider researching Red-tier Mechas instead.
• Zhao and Muye met Zhen Hua and Yuan Zhong, who challenged Zhao to a spar at the Blacksmith Association's Soul Fighting Platform.
• Yuan Zhong charged with his Black Horned Mountain Boar Martial Soul, but Zhao used Mental Erosion to halt him and closed in before he could activate his One-Word Battle Armor.

Zhao Xuanzhen forced his way into Dragon Valley, disguised himself as the Gold Dragon King, and drew in its Dragon Clouds to strengthen his body. After defeating Tang Sect fighters and reaching the Dragon Tomb, he was discovered by Gu Yue and the Star Dou Fierce Beasts, who had entered through the same breach.

• Zhao Xuanzhen ordered Zhi Fu to tear open Dragon Valley's spatial barrier, then used Teng Snake's power of deceit to disguise himself as the Gold Dragon King and enter.
• Zhao Xuanzhen summoned Dragon Clouds from across the valley, absorbing them to improve his physical strength, elemental perception, and spiritual power.
• Tang Wulin and other Tang Sect fighters confronted Zhao Xuanzhen, but he killed the attackers with single slaps while Dai Yun'er and the survivors escaped using their Dragon Pearls.
• Zhao Xuanzhen passed the dragon soul guards and reached the Dragon Tomb, where he focused on the purple-gold dragon corpse among the remains.
• Di Tian tore open the same spatial breach for Gu Yue and the Star Dou Fierce Beasts, who saw Zhao Xuanzhen beside the purple-gold dragon bones and recognized the Gold Dragon King aura.

Tang Wulin accepted that Gu Yue favored Zhao Xuanzhen and focused on finding his parents as Class Zero attended the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition opening ceremony. When Ye Xinglan and Lan Dian Yu Yuanheng confronted Na'er over her criticism of Shrek, Zhao Xuanzhen stood up to Yu Yuanheng, and the group decided to fight Shrek.

• Tang Wulin gave up his romantic hopes for Gu Yue after she served peeled shrimp to Zhao Xuanzhen and resolved to focus on finding his parents.
• Na'er and Zhao Xuanzhen told Class Zero they had not registered for the competition, then traveled with them to Tianhai Stadium for the opening ceremony.
• Tang Wulin noticed that Jiu Tian was a fourth-rank blacksmith, while Xu Xiaoyan joked that he, Na'er, and Jiu Tian could complete a seven-person team.
• Tang Wulin shared dried fish with Xu Lizhi, but Ye Xinglan accused him of possibly drugging it and demanded that Na'er apologize for insulting Shrek's uniform.
• Lan Dian Yu Yuanheng ordered Na'er to apologize, but Zhao Xuanzhen shielded her and resisted Yu Yuanheng's pressure until Yu Yuanheng left for the exhibition match.
• Na'er, Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie volunteered to fight Shrek, and Zhao Xuanzhen agreed they would do so.

Zhao Xuanzhen faced Long Yue in the Star Luo Empire’s individual final and overwhelmed him with close-combat skill and Eight Trigrams Qimen control. Long Yue entered his Dragon Madman state and summoned his Mountain Dragon Battle Armor, while Zhao Xuanzhen revealed his own Tai Chi Battle Armor.

• Dai Tianling opened the individual final and offered the winner a Soul Bone and the title of Imperial Viscount.
• Long Yue and Zhao Xuanzhen entered the arena, and En Ci began the match as Long Yue transformed into the Mountain Dragon King.
• Zhao Xuanzhen activated his Gold-tier Second Awakening, caught Long Yue’s attack, and battered him with precise close-combat strikes.
• Long Yue used Mountains and Rivers, but Zhao Xuanzhen countered with the Eight Trigrams Qimen’s Gen and Kan Characters, then neutralized Long Yue’s Swamp with Kun Character, Firm Earth.
• Zhao Xuanzhen taunted Long Yue, driving him into his Dragon Madman state and prompting him to summon his Two-Word Mountain Dragon Battle Armor.
• Zhao Xuanzhen manifested his Two-Word Tai Chi Battle Armor and spread his Black and White Wings as his aura rose above Long Yue’s.

Zhao Xuanzhen overwhelmed Long Yue in the Battle of the True Dragons, defeated his final attack, and forced him out of his Dragon Madman state. En Ci declared Zhao Xuanzhen the tournament champion, leaving him to receive the soul bone as the crowd applauded.

• Long Yue used Heavy Pressure, but Zhao Xuanzhen crossed the crushing gravity and fought him through the sky.
• Long Yue drew on the earth's energy and attacked with a double-tipped spear, but Zhao Xuanzhen cut it apart with Dark Gold Dreadclaw and wounded him.
• Long Yue unleashed Myriad Valleys of Mountains as Zhao Xuanzhen answered with the Chaos Lotus, destroying the mountains and devastating the arena.
• Zhao Xuanzhen held Long Yue by the neck and used Gen Trigram, Mountain Collapse to end his Dragon Madman state.
• Zhao Xuanzhen declared that Long Yue's challenge had failed, and the spectators gradually applauded him.
• En Ci announced Zhao Xuanzhen as the tournament champion and invited him to claim the soul bone; Zhao Xuanzhen first greeted his companions.

Zhao Xuanzhen bargained with Holy Dragon Douluo En Ci for the Holy Dragon of Light's Dragon Crystal, agreeing to destroy the Green Skeleton after refusing to promise the Star Luo Empire help against the Sun Moon Federation. He and his allies launched their attack on the Green Skeleton, where Skeleton Douluo was forced from seclusion and discovered Zhao Xuanzhen had already taken control of a Wind Bird inside the organization.

• Zhao Xuanzhen entered Box One and met En Ci, who offered the Dragon Crystal in exchange for the Spirit Pagoda's support against a possible war with the Sun Moon Federation.
• Zhao Xuanzhen rejected En Ci's request, and Dai Tianling proposed that he kill Skeleton Douluo and the Green Skeleton's eight Skeleton Kings instead; Zhao Xuanzhen accepted.
• Zhao Xuanzhen returned to Box Nine, reassured Gu Yue that the trade would not cost him Hundred Thousand Year Soul Spirits, and left the auction with his companions.
• The next day, Zhi Fu trapped the Green Skeleton's headquarters in a colossal stone cage and instantly killed two Skeleton Kings.
• Skeleton Douluo emerged from seclusion as Zhao Xuanzhen arrived atop Teng Snake and summoned a Wind Bird from among the Green Skeleton's members, revealing that it had already become his companion.

After breaking through to Level 60, Zhao Xuanzhen gained the Yin Yang Chaos Bird as his sixth Soul Ring and arranged an exhibition match between Shrek Academy and Monster Academy in exchange for seven spiritual items. He accepted a Soul Bone from Ye Xinglan, gave her a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone to absorb, and left her preparing to face Long Yue again.

• Zhao Xuanzhen broke through to Level 60, gained the Yin Yang Chaos Bird as his sixth Soul Ring, and reunited it with the Auspicious Water Pig.
• Zhao Xuanzhen presented five heads from Green Skeleton to Dai Tianling and En Ci, received the Holy Dragon of Light Dragon Crystal, and negotiated seven spiritual items as the exhibition-match reward.
• Dai Tianling and En Ci discussed Princess Yun'er's interest in Zhao Xuanzhen and the possibility of bringing him into the empire as her husband.
• Ye Xinglan gave Zhao Xuanzhen the Golden Earth Dragon King Left Leg Soul Bone, and he accepted it for Bai Haoze while offering her a hundred-thousand-year Star Pattern Sea Snake Emperor Right Arm Soul Bone.
• Ye Xinglan and Zhao Xuanzhen kissed, then she began absorbing the Soul Bone as he used the Nine Luminaries Celestial Disc to help her bear its power.
• Zhao Xuanzhen told Ye Xinglan that Monster Academy would face their team after the seven-man team battle finals, and she promised not to disappoint him.

Zhao Xuanzhen defeated Long Yue and Monster Academy’s Heavenly Kings with Sun and Moon Shine Together, then attended the Star Luo banquet where Dai Yun'er publicly asked him to become her prince consort. He rejected her and left with Gu Yue and Ye Xinglan, while Dai Yun'er declared she would marry no one else and Dai Tianling arranged to recognize Zhao Xuanzhen as a Star Luo Viscount.

• Zhao Xuanzhen unleashed Sun and Moon Shine Together, overwhelming Long Yue and the other Heavenly Kings and winning the exhibition match.
• Zhao Xuanzhen and the Douluo delegation attended Dai Tianling’s banquet, where the emperor announced that Dai Yun'er would choose a husband.
• Dai Yun'er approached Yue Zhengyu, pushed him aside, and asked Zhao Xuanzhen to become her prince consort.
• Zhao Xuanzhen mocked Dai Yun'er’s proposal, took Gu Yue and Ye Xinglan with him, and led the delegation out of the palace.
• Dai Yun'er declared that she would marry no one but Zhao Xuanzhen, and Dai Tianling let her claim stand to quiet gossip and preserve the possibility of an alliance.
• Dai Tianling asked En Ci to recognize Zhao Xuanzhen as a Star Luo Viscount, and En Ci agreed.

Zhao Xuanzhen reunited with Tang Wulin and the East Sea Three Swordsmen before meeting Gu Yue and Na'er at Mysterious Dragon Cafe. When Yue Zhengyu arrived and targeted Yuanen Yehui over her Fallen Angel Martial Soul, Zhao Xuanzhen assured him she was protected, while Yue Zhengyu misunderstood Zhao Xuanzhen’s intentions toward her.

• Zhao Xuanzhen and Tang Wulin exchanged polite greetings after unexpectedly meeting again with their old classmates.
• Xu Xiaoyan lamented the cost of soul spirits while the East Sea Three Swordsmen watched Zhao Xuanzhen, Gu Yue, and Na'er leave.
• Yuanen Yehui tried to upsell drinks and snacks to Zhao Xuanzhen’s group, and Na'er promised to double her bonus.
• Gu Yue asked about joining Shrek Class Zero, and Zhao Xuanzhen explained that it was disbanding as they prepared to enter Shrek’s outer court.
• Yue Zhengyu pressured Yuanen Yehui for her communication number, then followed Zhao Xuanzhen upstairs to discuss her Fallen Angel Martial Soul.
• Zhao Xuanzhen warned Yue Zhengyu not to cross the line with Yuanen, and Yue Zhengyu mistakenly concluded that Zhao Xuanzhen planned to tame her in a secret chamber.

Yuanen Yehui asked Zhao Xuanzhen to make her unusually complex One-Word Battle Armor, and he agreed at a discounted rate. Meanwhile, Gu Yue and Na'er made a year-long pact: Na'er would cultivate with Gu Yue and remain on Sea God Island in exchange for a two-hundred-thousand-year ferocious beast soul bone for Zhao Xuanzhen.

• Yue Zhengyu warned Zhao Xuanzhen to keep watch over Yuanen Yehui, then challenged him to spar before leaving the cafe.
• Yuanen Yehui asked Zhao Xuanzhen to make her One-Word Battle Armor, and he agreed to meet her that night and review her design.
• Gu Yue and Na'er returned to Shrek Academy while Zhao Xuanzhen went to buy chicken wishbones, and the two women cleaned Gu Yue's dormitory.
• Na'er asked Gu Yue for a powerful soul bone to repay Zhao Xuanzhen for giving her the Thorn Dragon Emperor's soul bone.
• Gu Yue offered Na'er a two-hundred-thousand-year ferocious beast soul bone if Na'er cultivated with her three days a week and stayed on Sea God Island for a year.
• Na'er accepted Gu Yue's conditions, and the two sealed their pact with three high-fives.

Leng Yaozhu rejected Yun Ming and Ya Li’s attempt to bring Zhao Xuanzhen into Shrek Academy, and Zhao reaffirmed his loyalty to her. After an embrace from his teacher triggered his breakthrough to Soul King, Leng Yaozhu questioned his relationships with the girls around him and told him to accept their feelings.

• Leng Yaozhu refused Yun Ming and Ya Li’s proposals for Na'er and Zhao Xuanzhen to join Shrek’s leadership, insisting that Zhao remain her disciple and that Shrek not interfere.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng heard that Shrek had tried to take Zhao and pledged to defend the Spirit Pagoda’s authority, pleased that Leng Yaozhu’s support was secured.
• Yuanen Yehui fused with the Diamond Baboon Soul Spirit and became a Four-Ring Soul Master, while Zhao Xuanzhen arranged for the group to stay at the Spirit Pagoda over the weekend.
• Leng Yaozhu summoned Zhao Xuanzhen alone and admitted she regretted sending him to Shrek; Zhao promised that neither he nor Na'er would leave her.
• Leng Yaozhu embraced Zhao Xuanzhen, and his soul power broke through to level fifty-one as he gained his fifth soul ring and became a Soul King.
• Leng Yaozhu asked whether Zhao Xuanzhen had ambiguous relationships with his classmates, and he replied that subjectively he did not, but objectively perhaps he did.

Leng Yaozhu defended her handling of the three External Soul Bones to Qian Gu Dongfeng, while Zhao Xuanzhen prepared to settle a lingering problem under the starry sky. After dealing with Guang Biao, Zhao Xuanzhen revealed Teng Snake’s colossal form and unleashed its black flames over the sea.

• Leng Yaozhu told Qian Gu Dongfeng that transferring the soul beasts to Eastsea City followed Spirit Pagoda rules and warned him to return a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear guardian.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng discussed Leng Yaozhu’s adopted children with Qiangu Zhangting and decided to restrict Soul Masters from absorbing guardian Soul Bones.
• Na’er returned from the sea with four Green Armored Crabs, while Guang Biao learned that the Spirit Pagoda would not release his brother Guang Long.
• Guang Biao followed Zhao Xuanzhen out to sea, intending to avenge Guang Long, but Zhao Xuanzhen revealed that he had noticed him.
• Zhao Xuanzhen summoned Teng Snake, whose enormous body rose from the sea and unleashed black flames across the water and sky.

Zhao Xuanzhen, Ye Xinglan, and Xu Lizhi transferred into Shrek’s first-year class after Class Zero was disbanded, where Zhao’s fame and the class’s concentration of young geniuses drew attention. As the students prepared to compete for class officer positions, nine prominent freshmen allied to eliminate Zhao Xuanzhen first.

• Shen Yi announced that Class Zero had disbanded and outlined the Academy’s rewards and study arrangements for Zhao Xuanzhen, Na'er, Ye Xinglan, and Xu Lizhi.
• Na'er warned Zhao Xuanzhen to guard against Gu Yue and other girls, while Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi privately struggled with their feelings for him.
• Shen Yi brought Zhao Xuanzhen, Ye Xinglan, and Xu Lizhi to First Year Class One, where students recognized Zhao as Number One on the Young Genius Ranking.
• Wu Changkong announced a contest to choose the class officers, with the final three students standing becoming the class leader and vice class leaders.
• Luo Guixing, Wu Siduo, Xu Yucheng, Zheng Yiran, Yang Nianxia, Tang Wulin, Xu Lizhi, and the East Sea Three Swordsmen agreed to join forces against Zhao Xuanzhen and Gu Yue.

Zhao Xuanzhen overwhelmed the first-year students in the Training Arena, defeating their strongest attacks and leaving Wu Sido injured after she unleashed her Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Wu Sido ended the chapter mocking herself because even her Hell White Tiger had not forced Zhao Xuanzhen to fight at full strength.

• Xu Lizhi supported his teammates with Bloodthirsty Red Bean Buns as Yang Nianxia charged Zhao Xuanzhen, but Xu Xiaoyan's Star Wheel failed to control him and Zhao Xuanzhen defeated Yang Nianxia with a Shocking Palm.
• Xu Xiaoyan realized Zhao Xuanzhen also controlled star power, while he swept through the first-year students and shattered Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Thorn Array.
• Wu Sido attacked alongside Tang Wulin, but Zhao Xuanzhen broke through their defenses and forced Wu Sido to switch to her White Tiger Martial Soul.
• Wu Sido unleashed her Hell White Tiger Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill as Tang Wulin summoned his Golden Dragon Head, but Zhao Xuanzhen destroyed both attacks and defeated them.
• Zhao Xuanzhen eliminated Xu Lizhi and Xu Xiaoyan, then approached the wounded Wu Sido, who mocked herself for failing to make him fight at full strength.