Chapter Summaries

Six-year-old Lu Jing awakened the World-Annihilating Black Lotus, but the villagers mistook its destructive aura for an evil martial soul and turned against him. After Bei Bei attacked, Lu Jing fled toward the Star Dou Great Forest as the villagers pursued him.

• Lu Jing agreed to join Shrek Academy if he awakened a good martial soul, and Bei Bei began his Spirit Awakening.
• Lu Jing awakened the World-Annihilating Black Lotus, shocking Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and the villagers with its destructive aura.
• A villager called Lu Jing a Spirit Master of Evil, and the crowd demanded that he be killed despite his protests.
• Bei Bei attacked Lu Jing, but Lu Jing met his punch with the black lotus and was knocked to the ground.
• Lu Jing used the lotus to hold back the villagers, then ran toward the Star Dou Great Forest with the crowd chasing him.

Lu Jing fled from Bei Bei and Tang Ya into the Star Dou Great Forest, hoping its soul beasts would limit their power and give him a chance to kill them. The three entered the darkening forest, where the hunt continued.

• Lu Jing used the World-Annihilating Black Lotus to fend off Bei Bei and Tang Ya as they pursued him, calling him an evil threat.
• Tang Ya drove off passersby who tried to intervene, while Bei Bei and Tang Ya pressed their attack on Lu Jing.
• Lu Jing turned toward the Star Dou Great Forest, and Bei Bei and Tang Ya followed him inside.
• Bei Bei proceeded cautiously among the soul beasts, while Tang Ya focused on finding Lu Jing before they hunted for soul rings.
• Lu Jing hid briefly, then darted deeper into the forest as Bei Bei and Tang Ya closed in.

Bei Bei and Tang Ya searched the Star Dou Great Forest for Lu Jing, but Wang Dong'er arrived and joined the hunt. Hidden nearby, Lu Jing realized he might be discovered and prepared to risk everything in a sudden attack.

• Bei Bei and Tang Ya searched the forest for Lu Jing, whose black mist concealed his aura.
• Wang Dong'er emerged from the bushes, proved she was a new Shrek Academy student, and offered to help hunt the evil Spirit Master.
• Wang Dong'er revealed her Light Goddess Butterfly and began searching with Bei Bei and Tang Ya.
• Lu Jing hid in a hollow tree and recognized Wang Dong'er, whom he knew as Tang San and Xiao Wu's daughter and the Young Master of the Clear Sky Sect.
• As Wang Dong'er's search drew closer, Lu Jing poured his remaining Soul Power into the World-Annihilating Black Lotus and prepared to gamble on a lethal attack.

Lu Jing fought back against Bei Bei, Wang Dong'er, and Tang Ya after they branded his newly awakened martial soul evil and pursued him. His challenge over Shrek’s double standard toward Ma Xiaotao made Wang Dong'er hesitate, but Bei Bei attacked him anyway.

• Lu Jing struck Tang Ya with his World-Annihilating Black Lotus, then fled into the forest as Bei Bei pursued him.
• Lu Jing stopped and protested that he had awakened his martial soul that day and had no soul ring, while Wang Dong'er questioned whether they had mistaken him for a threat.
• Lu Jing cited Bone Douluo to challenge Bei Bei’s claim that evil martial souls inevitably led to evil deeds.
• Lu Jing pointed out that Shrek accepted Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire Phoenix while condemning him, leaving Wang Dong'er troubled by the double standard.
• Bei Bei charged at Lu Jing alone after Wang Dong'er refused to act.

Bei Bei attacked Lu Jing after Tang Ya was injured, but an arriving Sky Dream Ice Silkworm froze everyone and chose Lu Jing for its sacrifice after Wang Dong'er's protection repelled it. The sacrifice began as Bei Bei and Wang Dong'er watched helplessly.

• Bei Bei struck Lu Jing with a lightning attack, and Lu Jing barely defended himself with the World-Annihilating Black Lotus.
• Bei Bei urged Wang Dong'er to help defeat Lu Jing, but she stayed still, troubled by his accusation of a double standard.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm emerged from the forest and froze Lu Jing, Bei Bei, Wang Dong'er, and Tang Ya.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm tried to sacrifice itself to Wang Dong'er, but a barrier in her Sea of Consciousness repelled it.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm chose Lu Jing instead and began its sacrifice, entering his body as Bei Bei and Wang Dong'er watched.

After awakening from the ice, Lu Jing used his World-Annihilating Black Lotus to repel Bei Bei and Tang Ya. A hidden attacker’s strike transformed Lu Jing’s soul ring into a platinum-white ring, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm revealed it had survived its sacrifice.

• The ice broke at dawn, and Lu Jing awakened with a yellow soul ring and a newly solidified World-Annihilating Black Lotus.
• Lu Jing blocked Bei Bei’s Lightning Dragon Claw with his World-Annihilating Ice Shield and drove him back with World-Annihilating Ice Seal.
• Tang Ya attacked with Blue Silver Grass while Wang Dong'er supported her, but Lu Jing’s shield froze and withered the vines.
• Bei Bei unleashed Wrath of Thunder and charged Lu Jing as a dark-purple attack shot from the forest toward Lu Jing’s back.
• The World-Annihilating Black Lotus protected Lu Jing, turning his yellow soul ring platinum white and hurling the hidden attacker’s strike away.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Lu Jing it had survived its sacrifice and had changed the soul ring’s color.

Lu Jing fought the black-clad Soul Sage sent to protect Bei Bei, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm searched for a way to escape. It redirected the World-Annihilating Black Lotus toward Tang Ya, leaving her badly injured as Bei Bei rushed to protect her.

• A black-clad man appeared and confirmed Lu Jing's suspicion that he was Bei Bei's backup.
• Lu Jing revealed Bei Bei's connection to Mu En, provoking the man to unleash his killing intent.
• The black-clad man revealed himself as a Soul Sage, and Lu Jing used the World-Annihilating Black Lotus to withstand his attacks.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm chose Tang Ya as an opening and sent black mist toward her.
• Bei Bei rushed to shield Tang Ya, while the black-clad man used Martial Soul Avatar to block most of the attack, but Tang Ya was still struck and thrown to the ground, coughing blood.

Tang Ya died from the World-Annihilating Black Lotus’s corrosion, and Bei Bei attacked Wang Dong'er before joining the black-clothed man against Lu Jing. Their clash awakened the Lotus’s source power and transported the fighters away, while Huo Yuhao received a falling black light and Di Tian arrived to investigate.

• Tang Ya died in Bei Bei's arms and urged him to avenge her.
• Bei Bei blamed Wang Dong'er for Tang Ya's death and struck her, while Lu Jing condemned him for it.
• Bei Bei and the black-clothed man joined forces against Lu Jing, who awakened the World-Annihilating Black Lotus's source power with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
• A black streak of light entered the unconscious Huo Yuhao as the fighters' attacks collided and a pillar of light carried Lu Jing, Bei Bei, the black-clothed man, and Wang Dong'er away.
• Di Tian and the ferocious beasts found the devastated clearing and sensed that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the human Soul Masters had vanished.

Lu Jing fled through the Star Dou Great Forest with Bei Bei and the man in black in pursuit, while Wang Dong'er followed. Nearby, Qian Renxue finished absorbing a spirit ring, and Qian Daoliu headed toward the fight after sensing a troubling dark energy.

• Lu Jing, Bei Bei, the man in black, and Wang Dong'er fell through a spatial rift on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Lu Jing ran into the forest as Bei Bei and the man in black chased him, and Wang Dong'er followed after them.
• Qian Daoliu helped Qian Renxue complete her spirit ring absorption as Yu Yuanzhen arrived with Yu Tianheng to seek a spirit ring.
• Qian Daoliu sensed dark energy from the nearby battle and took Qian Renxue toward it.
• Yu Yuanzhen warned Yu Tianheng to stay close as they watched Qian Daoliu leave.

Lu Jing was cornered by Bei Bei and a man in black until Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue arrived and halted the fight. After Bei Bei accused Lu Jing of being an evil Spirit Master, Lu Jing challenged his claims and mentioned Spirit Hall as if it no longer existed, shocking Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue, and Yu Yuanzhen.

• Lu Jing called on Sky Dream Ice Silkworm for help as Bei Bei and the man in black pursued him through the forest.
• Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue appeared, and Qian Daoliu's immense pressure stopped Lu Jing, Bei Bei, and the man in black from moving.
• Bei Bei accused Lu Jing of being an evil Spirit Master and urged Qian Daoliu to help suppress him, while Qian Renxue said Lu Jing did not seem like a bad person.
• Lu Jing argued that he had killed his attacker in self-defense and challenged Bei Bei for judging him by his spirit, comparing his accusation with Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix.
• Bei Bei claimed that he was a student of Shrek Academy and the great-grandson of Dragon God Douluo Mu En, but Qian Daoliu and Yu Yuanzhen said they had never heard of Mu En.
• Lu Jing remarked that he would not have been branded a criminal if Spirit Hall were still around, prompting Qian Daoliu to demand what he meant.

Lu Jing and the others told Qian Daoliu that Spirit Hall had been destroyed over ten thousand years ago, shocking him, Qian Renxue, and Yu Yuanzhen. Yu Yuanzhen learned that Bei Bei's spirit was the Bright Holy Dragon and insulted him as a mongrel, leaving Bei Bei furious and wondering whether his teacher could defeat the clan leader.

• Qian Daoliu reacted angrily when Lu Jing spoke as if Spirit Hall no longer existed.
• Bei Bei and the man in black explained that Spirit Hall had fallen over ten thousand years earlier, and Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue, and Yu Yuanzhen were stunned by their account.
• Qian Daoliu noticed Bei Bei's power and asked Yu Yuanzhen whether the boy had a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon spirit.
• Bei Bei revealed that his Bright Holy Dragon had mutated from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and Yu Yuanzhen called him a mongrel.
• Bei Bei grew furious at the insult and silently asked his teacher whether he could beat Yu Yuanzhen.

Lu Jing defended himself against Bei Bei’s accusation of being a Spirit Master of Evil, and Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue, and Yu Yuanzhen refused to condemn him based on his spirit alone. Their identities led Lu Jing, Bei Bei, and Wang Dong'er to realize they may have traveled ten thousand years into the past.

• Bei Bei urged Qian Daoliu and Yu Yuanzhen to kill Lu Jing, calling him a danger because of the World-Annihilating Black Lotus.
• Lu Jing argued that a dark spirit did not make someone evil, and Qian Daoliu agreed that character and actions mattered more than a spirit’s attributes.
• Qian Renxue said they should not act without knowing the full circumstances, and Qian Daoliu agreed with her.
• Lu Jing asked the three experts for their identities, and Qian Daoliu introduced himself, Qian Renxue, and Yu Yuanzhen.
• Lu Jing, Bei Bei, the man in black, and Wang Dong'er recognized the names and realized they may have arrived ten thousand years in the past.

Bei Bei recognized Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue as figures from ten thousand years in the past, but Qian Daoliu overwhelmed him and offered Lu Jing the chance to kill him in exchange for an explanation. After Lu Jing killed Bei Bei, he prepared to speak privately with Qian Daoliu and asked Wang Dong'er to come with him.

• Bei Bei recognized Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue and insisted they were an illusion created by Lu Jing.
• At Bei Bei's command, the man in black attacked Qian Daoliu, who killed him instantly with a wave of pressure.
• Qian Daoliu knocked Bei Bei down and offered Lu Jing control over his fate in exchange for an explanation of their knowledge of him and Spirit Hall's destruction.
• Lu Jing accepted the offer and killed Bei Bei with a blade formed from the World-Annihilating Black Lotus.
• Qian Daoliu led Qian Renxue away from Yu Yuanzhen, and Lu Jing asked Wang Dong'er if she would come with him.

Wang Dong'er agreed to accompany Lu Jing in the past after accepting that they had traveled ten thousand years back. When Qian Daoliu asked how Spirit Hall fell, Lu Jing named Tang San as the person responsible.

• Lu Jing told Wang Dong'er he would not force her to follow him, and she agreed to go with him to learn what had happened.
• Yu Yuanzhen kept Yu Tianheng from asking about Lu Jing and decided to find a soul ring and leave the forest, while suspecting the continent would soon change.
• Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue discussed the future fall of Spirit Hall and wondered how it could lose after Qian Renxue became the Angel God.
• Lu Jing and Wang Dong'er returned to Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue, and Qian Daoliu demanded to know how Spirit Hall had fallen.
• Lu Jing said Tang San was responsible, and Qian Daoliu asked who Tang San was.

Lu Jing told Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue that Tang San, Tang Hao’s son, had inherited the Sea God’s power and defeated Qian Renxue before Spirit Hall fell. He explained that Tang San also possessed a second god position, leaving Qian Renxue questioning how the conflict ended and why she disappeared rather than died.

• Lu Jing revealed that Tang San was Tang Hao’s biological son, and Qian Daoliu recognized the connection to Spirit Hall’s old feud with Tang Hao.
• Lu Jing identified Tang San as the Sea God and said his story was common knowledge in Wang Dong’er’s time.
• Lu Jing argued that Spirit Hall’s continent-wide Spirit Awakening might have benefited the future, where commoners struggled to awaken their spirits and new threats emerged.
• Qian Daoliu reflected on Sea God Island’s role, and Lu Jing explained that Tang San’s rise depended on both its inheritance and his Dual God Integration.
• Lu Jing said Tang San defeated Qian Renxue as the Sea God but used his other god position to destroy Spirit Hall, prompting Qian Renxue to ask why she disappeared instead of dying.

Lu Jing told Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu how the future unfolded, including Bibi Dong’s and Qian Renxue’s fates. After hearing the news, Qian Daoliu invited Lu Jing and Wang Dong’er to join Spirit Hall, and they accepted so they could see it for themselves.

• Lu Jing explained that Tang San spared Qian Renxue because Bibi Dong pleaded for her and Qian Renxue had committed fewer atrocities.
• Lu Jing revealed that Bibi Dong became the Rakshasa God and that Tang San inherited the Asura God Position to win at Jialing Pass.
• Lu Jing told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong fell at Jialing Pass and Qian Renxue’s Angel God Position shattered, leaving her unable to reach Rank Ninety again.
• Wang Dong’er confirmed that Lu Jing’s account matched official records from ten thousand years in the future.
• Qian Daoliu invited Lu Jing and Wang Dong’er to join Spirit Hall, and Lu Jing accepted on their behalf.

Mu En learned that Tang Ya had died and Bei Bei had vanished in Star Dou Great Forest, and suspected the soul beasts were responsible. He ordered Shrek Academy’s elders to follow him there and demand an explanation.

• Yan Shaozhe told Mu En that Tang Ya’s remains had been found near Star Dou Great Forest’s core region and Bei Bei was missing.
• Mu En feared Bei Bei had died and vowed to make whoever harmed his family pay.
• Yan Shaozhe summoned Shrek Academy’s elders at Mu En’s command.
• Mu En ordered the elders to bring their weapons and follow him to Star Dou Great Forest to demand an explanation.
• The elders followed Mu En as they headed for the academy gates and Star Dou Great Forest.

Mu En and the Shrek elders entered the Star Dou Great Forest to demand answers about Tang Ya’s death and find Bei Bei, but Bi Ji denied seeing him. When the elders moved to seize her, Di Tian intervened and threatened to kill them and everyone in Shrek City.

• Mu En led the Titled Douluo from Shrek City into the Star Dou Great Forest toward the Lake of Life.
• Bi Ji appeared and asked why the humans had entered the forest with such hostility.
• Yan Shaozhe questioned Bi Ji about the young man believed to have been killed by the ferocious beasts.
• Bi Ji said she had found a young woman with a shattered soul but had seen no young man with her.
• Mu En ordered the elders to surround Bi Ji and force the Star Dou Great Forest to reveal Bei Bei’s whereabouts.
• Di Tian’s voice stopped the elders and threatened to kill them and everyone in Shrek City if they touched Bi Ji.

Mu En confronted Di Tian in the Star Dou Great Forest over the disappearance of Bei Bei and the confirmed death of Tang Ya. When Di Tian denied responsibility, Mu En demanded Bei Bei’s return and threatened war if he was dead, leaving both sides on the brink of fighting.

• Di Tian descended in dragon form and challenged Mu En for bringing Shrek Academy members into the forest and threatening Bi Ji.
• Mu En asked whether Di Tian had captured or killed Bei Bei, explaining that Tang Ya had been found dead and Bei Bei was missing.
• Di Tian and Bi Ji accused Shrek Academy of provoking the soul beasts, while Mu En argued that a powerful soul beast must have attacked the group in retaliation.
• Mu En demanded that Di Tian return Bei Bei, and Di Tian asked what he would do if Bei Bei was already dead.
• Mu En threatened that Shrek Academy and the Star Dou Great Forest would fight to the death if Bei Bei had been killed, as Di Tian’s killing intent intensified and Bi Ji feared the conflict had targeted the wrong party.

Mu En and Shrek Academy’s senior elders confronted Di Tian and the ferocious beasts after searching for Bei Bei, but the dispute erupted into battle. Shrek’s group fell into a losing position, with Mu En fearing they would be killed in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Xiong Jun, Myriad Demon King, Zi Ji, and other ferocious beasts arrived and surrounded Bi Ji, revealing the Star Dou Great Forest’s overwhelming strength.
• Xiong Jun and Zi Ji mocked Mu En’s group, while Myriad Demon King ordered them to leave the forest.
• Di Tian launched a Black Dragon Flame attack, and Mu En barely blocked it with the Bright Holy Dragon’s shield.
• Di Tian ordered the assault, and the ferocious beasts attacked Mu En, Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and the other senior elders.
• Mu En fought Di Tian while Shrek’s elders struggled against the beasts and gradually suffered injuries and setbacks.
• As the battle turned against Shrek’s group, Mu En wondered if they would all die there and realized the conflict might have begun as a misunderstanding.