Chapter Summaries

Zhao Xuanzhen examined Yuanen Yehui’s Battle Armor blueprints and proposed creating a Spirit Alloy Battle Armor suited to her Twin Martial Souls. Yuanen Yehui joined the Spirit Pagoda as his subordinate, and Zhao Xuanzhen prepared to study her abilities through a fight.

• Zhao Xuanzhen reviewed Yuanen Yehui’s Battle Armor blueprints and explained how to improve their design for her Twin Martial Souls.
• Zhao Xuanzhen recommended Spirit Forged Metal or Spirit Alloy, but Yuanen Yehui realized she could not afford the materials and design fees.
• Zhao Xuanzhen offered to fund her Battle Armor if she joined the Spirit Pagoda as his direct subordinate, and Yuanen Yehui accepted.
• Zhao Xuanzhen offered to design a new Spirit-infused Battle Armor for Yuanen Yehui from scratch.
• Yuanen Yehui challenged Zhao Xuanzhen to fight so he could better understand her Twin Martial Souls, and he agreed to leave with her.

Zhao Xuanzhen destroyed Tang San’s divine consciousness and suppressed the berserk Gold Dragon King Divine Core before it could break free. Tang Wulin survived with Gold Patterned Blue Silver Grass and a choice to pursue his parents and make his own life, while Zhao Xuanzhen prepared to face Ah Yin.

• Zhao Xuanzhen used the Plane’s Vengeance Spear to destroy Tang San’s divine consciousness, freeing Tang Wulin from its control.
• The Gold Dragon King went berserk and broke its second seal, prompting Zhao Xuanzhen to explain the danger and offer to take the Divine Core.
• Tang Wulin agreed to surrender the Divine Core, prioritizing his survival, the safety of Douluo Continent, and finding Tang Ziran and Lang Yue.
• Zhao Xuanzhen used the Eight Gates, Soul Suppression, and the Heavenly Disk’s star power to seal the Gold Dragon King and extract its Divine Core.
• The Gold Dragon King’s energy evolved Tang Wulin’s Blue Silver Grass into Gold Patterned Blue Silver Grass, and he accepted Zhao Xuanzhen’s warning that his future depended on himself.
• Wounded by the effort, Zhao Xuanzhen turned his attention to Ah Yin as Tang Wulin resolved to live as himself and seek his parents.

Zhao Xuanzhen arranged first-year students into mecha-making groups, then gathered Xuan Yue Starry Night and two additional members to order Spirit Alloys for their Battle Armor. Jiu Tian accepted their alloy requirements and warned Zhao Xuanzhen that completing a nine-metal alloy would require the rare Gold Water Mutual Containment, which he would need to seek from Spirit Pagoda or Shrek Academy.

• Wu Changkong tasked the class committee with registering students' secondary professions and submitting balanced mecha-making group lists before five o'clock.
• Zhao Xuanzhen proposed that the forgers form the cores of eight groups, while Tang Wulin arranged a separate squad for himself, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan within the larger group.
• Zhao Xuanzhen called Yuanen Yehui and Na'er to join Gu Yue and Ye Xinglan, then contacted Jiu Tian to order Spirit Alloys for their Battle Armor.
• Na'er chose Void Titanium, Gu Yue chose Spirit Gold, Ye Xinglan requested double the Star Silver, and Yuanen Yehui selected Ghost Silver.
• Zhao Xuanzhen ordered Chaos Divine Gold with additional metals at a Fusion Degree of at least ninety-five percent for his Two-Word Battle Armor.
• Jiu Tian warned Zhao Xuanzhen that a nine-metal alloy needed rare Gold Water Mutual Containment as its core link, and suggested seeking it from Spirit Pagoda or Shrek Academy.

Zhao Xuanzhen sought Gold Water Mutual Containment for Battle Armor but learned the Spirit Pagoda had used its only piece to forge the Old Tower Master's Four-Word Battle Armor. He designed Battle Armor for Ye Xinglan and Yuanen Yehui, then began manufacturing a Right Hand Armor from Chaos Divine Gold at Shrek Academy, leaving his classmates stunned by his technique.

• Leng Yaozhu told Zhao Xuanzhen that the Spirit Pagoda's Gold Water Mutual Containment had been used for the Old Tower Master's Battle Armor, and she offered to search across the continent for more.
• Zhao Xuanzhen asked Ye Xinglan and Yuanen Yehui to demonstrate their martial souls, then designed their One-Word Battle Armors and Right Hand Armor blueprints through the night.
• At Shrek Academy, Zhao Xuanzhen worked with 97-percent-fusion Chaos Divine Gold while his classmates watched.
• Zhao Xuanzhen entered Unity of Heaven and Man and used all ten Dark Gold Dreadclaw fingers to carve the Battle Armor's core arrays, leaving the other Mecha Manufacturers unable to imitate him.

Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er reunited at Shrek Academy after she surprised his classmates by claiming to be his child bride, then left together to spend the afternoon in the city. The chapter ended with them ordering food at their familiar chicken wishbone shop.

• Wu Changkong announced the seven first-year students who would face the third years: Zhao Xuanzhen, Gu Yue, Ye Xinglan, Tang Wulin, Wu Sido, Yang Nianxia, and Xu Lizhi.
• Na'er arrived at First Year Class One looking for Zhao Xuanzhen and jokingly claimed he had promised to marry her before abandoning her to herd cattle.
• Luo Guixing identified Na'er as Silver Dragon Na'er, and Na'er teased the class by saying the Sea God Pavilion Elders had opposed her relationship with Zhao Xuanzhen.
• Zhao Xuanzhen returned, took Na'er with him, and left Xu Yucheng to distribute the theory materials.
• Na'er and Zhao Xuanzhen walked through the city, discussed Shrek's efforts to recruit her, and headed to their familiar chicken wishbone shop.
• Na'er ordered fifty jin of chicken wishbones and asked the owner to bring out anything else that looked good.

The first years faced the third years in a seven-on-seven challenge, where the third years used their One-Word Battle Armor to try to overwhelm Zhao Xuanzhen and his teammates. After the first years proved far stronger than expected, Zhao Xuanzhen revealed his Two-Word Battle Armor, Tai Chi, as Li Qiankun and Mo Jue prepared to challenge him together.

• The first- and third-year teams met in the Soul Fighting Arena, and Li Qiankun explained that he and Mo Jue had declined invitations to the Inner Court so they could lead their classmates in a final challenge.
• Referee Wu Changkong started the battle, and Xu Lizhi distributed food buns while the third years activated their support skills.
• Mo Jue ordered the third years to equip their One-Word Battle Armor and launch an all-out attack, while Li Qiankun charged Zhao Xuanzhen.
• Zhao Xuanzhen stopped Li Qiankun's attack, while Gu Yue, Ye Xinglan, Wu Sido, and Tang Wulin held their own against their armored opponents.
• After the third years' plan failed, Mo Jue asked Zhao Xuanzhen to settle the battle with one strike, and Zhao Xuanzhen revealed his Two-Word Battle Armor, Tai Chi.

Zhao Xuanzhen defeated Li Qiankun and Mo Jue with his Two-Word Battle Armor and Chaos Lotus, and the First Years won their challenge match against the Third Years. As the students began their fifteen-day final exam journey to Mingdu, Zhao Xuanzhen set up a fortune-telling stall to earn money.

• Zhao Xuanzhen overwhelmed Li Qiankun and Mo Jue with the Chaos Lotus, badly damaging their One-Word Battle Armor and the Soul Fighting Arena.
• The First Years defeated the Third Years, and Li Qiankun and Mo Jue told Zhao Xuanzhen they planned to join the Spirit Pagoda after graduating from the Inner Court.
• Yue Zhengyu and Yuanen Yehui agreed that the Second Years could challenge the First Years later, provided Zhao Xuanzhen did not participate.
• Holy Spirit Douluo Yali awarded the First Years contribution points, and Zhao Xuanzhen agreed to repair Li Qiankun and Mo Jue's battle armor for free.
• Zhao Xuanzhen had the Auspicious Water Pig teach battle armor knowledge to the First Years while he handled his other duties.
• Shen Yi announced that the first year students had to travel alone through at least ten cities to Mingdu and defeat opponents at least five levels stronger; Zhao Xuanzhen then advertised fortune-telling for twenty thousand per reading.

Zhao Xuanzhen and five Shrek classmates challenged Tang Sect’s Tianyang City branch as part of their final exam and defeated its Mecha Team Three, destroying all six mechas. Tang Sect’s leaders failed to get Spirit Pagoda to intervene and decided to prepare other branches for further challenges while seeking changes to Shrek’s exam rules.

• The six students entered Tang Sect’s Tianyang City branch after Zhao Xuanzhen invoked Shrek Academy’s brotherly relationship to secure a challenge.
• Tang En sent Zhou Sheng and Mecha Team Three to face the students in the arena.
• Gu Yue, Ye Xinglan, Wu Sido, Xu Xiaoyan, and Yang Nianxia fought the five Purple-grade mechas while Zhao Xuanzhen used Reconstruction to defeat Zhou Sheng’s Black-grade mecha.
• The students destroyed all six mechas, thanked Tang En for helping with their exam, and left without accepting responsibility for the damage.
• Leng Yaozhu declined Tang Sect’s request to intervene, and Zang Xin ordered preparations at western branches and planned to ask the Sky Pillar Douluo to revise Shrek’s exam rules.

Zhao Xuanzhen repaired the Qimen Celestial Disk on the Star Gazing Platform and helped Ye Xinglan achieve the Stargod Sword’s Second Awakening. The next morning, they watched Tang Wulin’s team challenge Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, where the Shrek students lost after the opposing team used a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Dean Liu activated the Star Gazing Platform’s Soul Guide Array, allowing Zhao Xuanzhen to use the gathered Star Power to repair the Qimen Celestial Disk.
• Zhao Xuanzhen guided Ye Xinglan as she tempered the Stargod Sword and achieved its permanent Second Awakening.
• Dean Liu hinted that he wanted a vice-captain position for his granddaughter Liu Yulu, and Zhao Xuanzhen offered her the captain position instead.
• The next morning, Zhao Xuanzhen and the others saw a broadcast announcing that six Shrek Academy students had challenged Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Tang Wulin and his teammates fought the Sun Moon students, but Sun Moon turned the match around with the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Sky Tiger Summon, Ice Snow Goddess, and won.

Zhao Xuanzhen defeated Xu Tianzhao in a live-broadcast duel between Shrek and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, overpowering his Imperial Dragon Battle Armor with Tai Chi and Qimen techniques. Xu Tianzhao survived the crushing blow and, humiliated and badly injured, called on his five teammates to attack Zhao Xuanzhen together.

• Xu Tianzhao activated his Two-Word Battle Armor, Imperial Dragon, and challenged Zhao Xuanzhen as the two took their fight into the sky.
• Zhao Xuanzhen and Xu Tianzhao deployed their Tai Chi and Destruction domains, but Zhao Xuanzhen’s domain gradually eroded Xu Tianzhao’s.
• The two exchanged powerful claw and lightning attacks, and Zhao Xuanzhen turned Xu Tianzhao’s Decayed Dragon Breath back with Yin Yang Reversal.
• Zhao Xuanzhen trapped the badly injured Xu Tianzhao with Gan character, Mysterious Palace, then struck him into a deep pit as the spectators watched.
• Xu Tianzhao dragged himself out of the pit and, unable to stand unaided, ordered his five teammates to join the fight.

Na'er and Yali watched Zhao Xuanzhen’s battle replay while Zhao collected Gold Water Mutual Containment from Shrek and reunited with Na'er. Gu Yue then arranged to take him to her home, and as they set out, she revealed that her reclusive family belonged to the Myriad Beast Sect.

• Na'er analyzed the girls watching Zhao Xuanzhen’s battle replay and grew jealous of Gu Yue, while Yali advised her that Zhao needed to be more devoted.
• Yun Ming gave Zhao Xuanzhen the Gold Water Mutual Containment Shrek had promised, and Shrek punished Tang Wulin’s group and Wu Changkong for their actions.
• Zhao Xuanzhen met Na'er, then traveled with her, Gu Yue, and Yuanen Yehui to Spirit Pagoda for the holiday; Ye Xinglan went to visit her family.
• Gu Yue announced that she would take Zhao Xuanzhen to her home to introduce him to her family and help his True Self Soul with a Yin Yang attribute treasure, prompting Na'er to protest.
• After Leng Yaozhu left for Star Luo City, Zhao Xuanzhen drove with Gu Yue toward Guto City, where she told him her family’s sect was the Myriad Beast Sect, which relied on and protected soul beasts.

Zhao Xuanzhen completed his first Yin Yang Soul Core and discovered that Tuntun had awakened the Auspicious Domain. Gu Yue then arranged for Ditian to test Zhao Xuanzhen’s new power, and their sparring left Ditian shocked by his command of the elements.

• Zhao Xuanzhen spent seven days absorbing the Two Forms Minglan Crane Inner Core and the Yin Yang Coffin Turtle shell to forge a Yin Yang Soul Core in his chest.
• Tuntun awakened the Auspicious Domain, which protected companions from suppression by superior bloodlines and spiritual power.
• Zhao Xuanzhen called Na'er, explained his seclusion, and reassured her that he was safe; Na'er celebrated with Yuanen Yehui.
• Gu Yue and Ditian greeted Zhao Xuanzhen after his seclusion, and Gu Yue proposed that Ditian spar with him so he could adapt to his Soul Core.
• Zhao Xuanzhen struck Ditian with Ban Lan Chui and then unleashed Chaos Lotus, but Ditian shattered the flames with a draconic roar.
• Zhao Xuanzhen activated his Tai Chi Domain, War Bone, and Qimen formation, drawing Heaven and Earth’s elements into his control and leaving Ditian astonished.

Zhao Xuanzhen demonstrated his immense elemental power to Di Tian, then spent a peaceful month with Gu Yue at the Myriad Beast Sect, where they discussed humanity's relationship with soul beasts. As they traveled back toward the Spirit Pagoda, Dark Blood Eyes and Leng Yulai ambushed them, with Leng Yulai vowing revenge on her sister through Zhao Xuanzhen.

• Zhao Xuanzhen unleashed Gan character Spirit Gathering, but Di Tian effortlessly destroyed the elemental domain and acknowledged Zhao Xuanzhen's potential to lead humanity.
• During the holiday, Zhao Xuanzhen forged another piece of Gu Yue's One-Word Battle Armor while they grew closer among the soul beasts at Myriad Beast Castle.
• Gu Yue revealed that her Elemental Master name concealed her Seven-Colored Dragon lineage, and she and Zhao Xuanzhen discussed humanity's dependence on soul beasts and the possibility of lasting peace.
• Gu Yue and Zhao Xuanzhen left for the Spirit Pagoda, but Dark Blood Eyes attacked their vehicle and Zi Ji intervened.
• Leng Yulai joined Dark Blood Eyes and declared that she would torture Zhao Xuanzhen's soul to punish her sister, Leng Yaozhu.

Zhao Xuanzhen defeated two Holy Spirit Cult Super Evil Douluo, concealed Gu Yue’s identity from Zi Ji with Teng Snake’s help, and arranged to imprison Leng Yulai and Dark Blood Eyes at Silver Sparrow Terrace. After Gu Yue awoke in his arms, she asked Zhao Xuanzhen to help her family and became his girlfriend, while he agreed to discuss bringing Zi Ji into the Spirit Pagoda to assist with her research.

• Zhi Fu defeated Dark Blood Eyes and brought her unconscious body to Zhao Xuanzhen, while Zi Ji demanded that he return Gu Yue.
• Zhao Xuanzhen summoned Teng Snake, who captured Zi Ji and gave her a false memory that concealed Gu Yue’s identity and the battle’s outcome.
• Zhao Xuanzhen arranged to buy Silver Sparrow Terrace from Yue Zhengyu and sent Zhi Fu to imprison Leng Yulai and Dark Blood Eyes there.
• Leng Yaozhu and the Bai sisters arrived after Zhao Xuanzhen assured them that the danger had passed.
• Gu Yue awoke in Zhao Xuanzhen’s arms and accepted his explanation that Zi Ji had driven off the Evil Soul Masters.
• Gu Yue asked Zhao Xuanzhen to help her family and support her artificial Ten-thousand-year Soul Spirit research, and he agreed to discuss bringing Zi Ji into the Spirit Pagoda.

Leng Yaozhu reunited with Zhao Xuanzhen, learned that her sister Leng Yulai had taken part in the attack on him, and agreed to let him spare her life. They discussed possible Spirit Pagoda involvement in the assassination and the Myriad Beast Sect’s influence before returning to headquarters, where Gu Yue and Na’er bickered over Zhao Xuanzhen and a promised soul bone.

• Zhao Xuanzhen checked into a hotel with Gu Yue, then secretly concealed how he had contributed to the attackers’ retreat.
• Leng Yaozhu rushed into Zhao Xuanzhen’s room at dawn and embraced him, relieved to find him safe.
• Zhao Xuanzhen told Leng Yaozhu that Leng Yulai and another Holy Spirit Cult Super Douluo had attacked him, and Leng Yaozhu asked him to spare her sister’s life if he retaliated.
• Zhao Xuanzhen suggested that Spirit Pagoda insiders might have arranged the attack, and Leng Yaozhu considered Qian Gu Dongfeng and Qiangu Zhangting as possible suspects.
• Leng Yaozhu cautioned Zhao Xuanzhen against giving the Myriad Beast Sect too much power and arranged a secret laboratory for Gu Yue and Purple Dragon to study artificial ten-thousand-year soul spirits.
• Back at Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, Gu Yue gave Na’er the promised fierce beast soul bone, then dragged her away from messaging Zhao Xuanzhen to cultivate.

At the start of the second academic year, Shrek Academy announced an Inner and Outer Court exchange tournament and opened elective courses, where Zhao Xuanzhen demonstrated his mecha-control talent. After class, Gu Yue brought Zhao Xuanzhen a meal, Na'er joined them, and the group prepared to visit the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform.

• Shen Yi announced that an Inner Court revenge squad would challenge the Outer Court in an exchange tournament, and Zhao Xuanzhen and Gu Yue received the first-year guaranteed slots.
• Ye Xinglan gave up her guaranteed slot and invited challenges to her position as vice class leader.
• Wu Changkong announced afternoon electives, and Zhao Xuanzhen and Tang Wulin registered for mecha control while Ye Xinglan chose advanced mecha manufacturing.
• Zhao Xuanzhen controlled a training mecha with remarkable skill, performing Tai Chi Fist and a midair flip.
• Gu Yue brought Zhao Xuanzhen a carefully prepared meal, but Na'er rushed over, squeezed between them, and ate with them.
• Na'er reminded Zhao Xuanzhen and Gu Yue that she, Yuanen, and Xinglan had planned to visit the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform to raise their spirit souls' age.

After breaking through to Dao Soul, Zhao Xuanzhen left the Ultimate Spirit Ascension Platform and reunited with Na'er, who revealed the black-grade mecha she and the other girls had built for him. They took it for a test drive and went out for hot pot, where Na'er discovered Zhao Xuanzhen had tricked her into eating cilantro.

• Zhao Xuanzhen reversed a waterfall with his Tai Chi Diagram, reached Dao Soul, and invited the War God Panda to travel with him after he fulfilled the Two Basic Conditions for fusion.
• Zhao Xuanzhen woke in Leng Yaozhu's bedroom and learned from her note that she had secretly protected his cultivation and concealed his whereabouts.
• Zhao Xuanzhen messaged Na'er, who replied excitedly and met him at Shrek Academy's Sea God Island.
• Na'er showed Zhao Xuanzhen the black-grade mecha she, Gu Yue, Xinglan, Yuanen, Jiu Tian, and Leng Yaozhu had made for him, and he tested its flight and land modes.
• Na'er tried piloting the mecha without training and nearly crashed it, so Zhao Xuanzhen took control and drove them to a hot pot restaurant.
• Na'er stole beef from Zhao Xuanzhen's dish, discovered it contained cilantro, and threatened to stab him for setting her up.

Shrek’s delegation traveled aboard a giant ship toward the Star Luo Continent, where Gu Yue’s plans for the soul beasts and Zhao Xuanzhen’s involvement awaited them. At the ship’s reception, Zhao Xuanzhen and Gu Yue drew everyone’s attention, and Zhao overheard Yuanen Yehui criticizing his tastes.

• Zhuo Shi led the Shrek students aboard Shrek One, and Wu Changkong flew them to Skysea City to meet the Star Luo delegation.
• Zhao Xuanzhen traveled with Gu Yue, who considered how to advance her plans on the Star Luo Continent while the other ferocious beasts supported her there.
• Pan Wen welcomed Zhuo Shi and Shrek aboard the Ocean-going Giant Ship, which departed for the Star Luo Continent and announced a formal reception.
• Tang Wulin chose to wear Shrek’s uniform alongside Xu Lizhi, while Yue Zhengyu dressed formally for the reception.
• Zhao Xuanzhen and Gu Yue entered the reception together and captivated the guests; Gu Yue later joined Ye Xinglan and Yuanen Yehui as other girls gathered around them.
• Zhao Xuanzhen secretly used a Wind Bird to overhear the girls, then heard Yuanen Yehui say his unusual tastes cost him points.

Zhao Xuanzhen absorbed the Sacred Radiant Evil God Tiger’s left leg soul bone, survived its attempted body seizure, and received a training plan from Muye. The two went out to sea to hunt a sea beast, where a Sea Ice Armor Dragon emerged from the water.

• Gu Yue gave Zhao Xuanzhen the Sacred Radiant Evil God Tiger’s left leg soul bone, and he began absorbing it.
• The tiger’s soul tried to seize Zhao Xuanzhen’s body, but Zhi Fu and Teng Snake beat it into submission, allowing the soul bone to fuse successfully.
• Muye brought Zhao Xuanzhen the Spirit Forging Alloy and outlined a weekly schedule for battle armor work, training, and sea combat.
• Zhao Xuanzhen agreed to join Muye on a nighttime hunt, and they left the Star Luo Ship together.
• Muye spilled Deep Sea Demon Whale blood into the sea to lure a local soul beast, and a massive Sea Ice Armor Dragon rose from the water.

During the Star Luo Giant Ship’s voyage, Zhao Xuanzhen caught a Thousand-Year Bluefin Tuna, triggering an attack by Sea Soul Beasts seeking revenge against humanity. He helped turn the battle by freezing the attackers, but a Star Pattern Sea Serpent King emerged from beneath the ice and ambushed Ye Xinglan.

• Zhao Xuanzhen caught a Thousand-Year Bluefin Tuna, and Muye butchered it for the group to eat.
• The King of Demon Soul Great White Sharks and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King led a Sea Soul Beast tide against the Star Luo Giant Ship, while the Dark Demon Octopus Emperor fought Scarlet Dragon Douluo Zhuo Shi.
• Zhao Xuanzhen froze numerous Sea Soul Beasts, and Gu Yue, Yuanen Yehui, Ye Xinglan, Tang Wulin, and the ship’s Soul Masters joined the counterattack.
• The Sea Soul Beasts suffered heavy casualties as Tang Wulin fought with his Blue Silver Gold Dragon Transformation and Golden Dragon Python Soul Spirit.
• A Star Pattern Sea Serpent King burst through the ice and lunged at Ye Xinglan.