Vol. 5The Tournament and Divine Fire

Qian Chaoguang expanded his power, faith, and influence while helping Shrek prepare for war and the tournament. The volume ended with Mu En alive under a new identity and Shrek advancing after revealing its Soul Tool technology in Mingdu.

  • Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong gained access to the Clear Sky Sect’s resources and used God-Bestowed Soul Rings to advance their cultivation.
  • Qian Chaoguang expanded the Pixiu Merchant Association and demonstrated the Original Charging Tower to Xuan Ziwen.
  • Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong returned to Shrek, revealed their relationship at Sea God’s Fate, and defeated Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen’s challenge.
  • Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong joined the Sea God Pavilion and presented their Battle Armor, Martial Soul Battle Armor, and mecha research.
  • Mo Xuan’s faith awakened Qian Chaoguang’s Divine Fire and Authority of Light as Shrek prepared for the tournament and Mu En’s health deteriorated.
  • Huo Yutong awakened her Body Martial Soul at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Qian Chaoguang obtained a herb for Mu En.
  • Qian Chaoguang uncovered Ah Yin’s threat to the Golden Ancient Tree and helped Mu En survive by separating his repaired soul from his old body.
  • Qian Chaoguang defeated the Dragon Slaying Sect and sent He Caitou’s mecha into battle, helping Shrek advance in the tournament.
Chapters 401–500 Read from ch. 401

Arc 17The Original Charging Tower

Qian Chaoguang brought Huo Yutong and Wang Dong to the Clear Sky Sect, where he uncovered Tang San’s influence and used the God-Bestowed Soul Rings to advance their cultivation. Over the following year, he expanded the Pixiu Merchant Association and developed Soul Tool technology, culminating in a demonstration of the Original Charging Tower to Xuan Ziwen.

  • Qian Chaoguang proposed that the Pixiu Merchant Association take over the Tang Sect’s manufacturing and after-sales service, then explained his plan to Huo Yutong and He Caitou.
  • Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong traveled with Wang Dong to the Clear Sky Sect, where he examined its barrier and found traces of divine power.
  • Wang Dong confronted Da Ming and Er Ming over their distrust of her friends, and they apologized and gave Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong access to the sect’s cultivation resources.
  • Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong cultivated on the Cold Jade Marrow Bed, and Qian Chaoguang completed the second realm of the Golden Body Art.
  • Er Ming took Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong to the ruins of Sea God Island, where they obtained God-Bestowed Soul Rings that drained Tang San’s divine power.
  • Huo Yutong absorbed a God-Bestowed Soul Ring and reached Soul Emperor, while Qian Chaoguang transformed his ring into a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and reached Level 53.
  • Qian Chaoguang expanded the Pixiu Merchant Association and spent the school year researching Soul Armor, artificial Soul Rings, and reincarnation, while the association’s Rare Metal sales surpassed one hundred million Gold Soul Coins.
  • Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong showed Xuan Ziwen the Original Charging Tower, which used natural energy to charge Milk Bottles, and revealed that it was based on technology from another civilization.
Chapters 401–425 Summaries Read

Arc 18Return to Shrek

Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong returned from the Sun Moon Empire, confronted the dangers surrounding Shrek, and revealed their growing power and new technologies. Their relationship became public at Sea God’s Fate, and they joined the Sea God Pavilion as members while sharing their research with the academy.

  • Xuan Ziwen joined Qian Chaoguang’s Undead Legion, while Qian promised Liu TieZhu he would not use Liu’s technologies to invade the Sun Moon Empire.
  • Jing Hongchen traded rare materials for Huo Yutong’s Sealed Milk Bottle blueprint, and the Shrek group returned home, where Xuan Zi gave Huo Yutong a Hundred Thousand Year Evil Eye corpse and she revealed her rapid cultivation progress.
  • Long Xiaoyao confirmed his blood relationship with Yan Shaozhe, and Qian Chaoguang revealed that Ye Xishui and Zhong Liwu were also Yan Shaozhe’s relatives and Holy Spirit Cult leaders.
  • Mu En warned Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong that the Holy Spirit Cult and Sun Moon Empire would wage war after his death, while Electrolux said Mu En had at most a month to live.
  • Huo Yutong reunited with Beibei, He Caitou, and Xu Sanshi at the Tang Sect and learned how heavily its business and resources depended on Qian Chaoguang’s Pixiu Merchant Association.
  • Qian Chaoguang resonated with the Law of Light and developed quasi-ultimate Light, then joined Huo Yutong and the others at Sea God’s Fate, where they publicly displayed their relationship and abilities.
  • Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong defeated Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen’s challenge with their Extreme Ice powers, Martial Soul Battle Armor, and Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain.
  • Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong became Sea God Pavilion members and presented their Battle Armor, Martial Soul Battle Armor, and mecha research, with Qian agreeing to teach and share the technologies with Shrek.
Chapters 426–450 Summaries Read

Arc 19Divine Fire and the Tournament

Qian Chaoguang’s teachings and Mo Xuan’s faith awaken his divine authorities, while Shrek prepares for the tournament and Mu En’s illness forces Qian and Huo Yutong to seek a cure. They reach the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Huo Yutong undergoes a major awakening and Qian obtains a herb for Mu En’s rescue.

  • Mu En named Qian Chaoguang his first successor and Huo Yutong a reserve successor, while the elders sealed the Battle Armor, mecha, and Martial Soul Battle Armor manuscripts as red-level secrets.
  • Qian Chaoguang brought Xuan Ziwen, Ji Juechen, and Jing Ziyan to the Undead Demi-plane, where Xuan Ziwen joined his research efforts and entrusted him with Sealed Milk Bottle technology.
  • Qian Chaoguang taught forging and mecha operation at Shrek, and Mo Xuan’s pure faith ignited Qian’s Divine Fire and Authority of Light.
  • Qian Chaoguang made Mo Xuan the first saint of the God of Light, then revealed the new divine power to the Undead Legion, whose devotion triggered a universe-wide fluctuation.
  • Shrek and Tang Sect chose separate teams for the tournament, and Qian Chaoguang led Shrek through training while warning that the Sun Moon Empire had malicious intentions.
  • As Mu En’s condition worsened, Qian Chaoguang and Electrolux offered alternatives to merging with the Golden Ancient Tree, but Mu En rejected them and shut Qian out.
  • Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong traveled to Sunset Forest to seek the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, then reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and met Aromatic Silk Beauty.
  • Huo Yutong refined Autumn Dew and broke through to the Vast Realm with her second Body Martial Soul awakening, while Qian Chaoguang stored a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum for later.
Chapters 451–475 Summaries Read

Arc 20The Tournament Begins

Qian Chaoguang secured the dragon remains and helped Mu En survive by uncovering Ah Yin’s threat to the Golden Ancient Tree. As Shrek and its allies prepared against the Sun Moon Empire, Qian Chaoguang displayed his strength and Shrek’s Soul Tool technology at the tournament while building his growing network of faith and trade.

  • Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong overcame Infernal Delicate Apricot’s trial, seized the Poison Scripture and immortal herbs, and recovered the Water and Fire Dragon Kings’ remains from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
  • Mu En chose to merge with the Golden Ancient Tree, learned that Ah Yin was draining it, and asked Electrolux to destroy her even if the curse killed him.
  • Qian Chaoguang contacted the Golden Ancient Tree, gained its allegiance, and separated Mu En’s repaired soul from his old body, while Shrek believed Mu En had died and prepared for war.
  • Shrek, the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, and the Body Sect agreed to a secret operation against Xu Tianran as teams gathered in Mingdu for the expanded tournament.
  • Qian Chaoguang recruited Dai Luoli into his faith, and Dai Luoli became an apostle whose devotion strengthened the God of Light’s Divine Fire.
  • Qian Chaoguang fused the Water and Fire Dragon Kings’ torso bones, absorbed the resulting Soul Bone, and advanced to Soul Emperor while creating the Wings of the Divine.
  • Qian Chaoguang defeated the Dragon Slaying Sect alone, then sent He Caitou’s mecha into battle, allowing Shrek to advance while revealing its technological power to the Sun Moon Empire.
  • Qian Chaoguang learned Zhang Bowen had become a saint, appointed him future pope of the Undead Holy Church, and warned Nana against coercive rule and widespread rebirth rituals.
Chapters 476–500 Summaries Read
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