Chapter Summaries

After Ji Juechen returned from months of deep meditation, he challenged Qian Chaoguang, who sent Huo Yutong to test her newly developed combat abilities against him. Their intents clashed in the Trial Area, leaving the outcome of the contest unresolved.

• Mingde Hall reopened, Liu TieZhu reclaimed his notebook, and Qian Chaoguang taught him the method of Hundred Forgings while Huo Yutong trained with her Snow Empress powers.
• Ji Juechen awakened from months of deep meditation and pestered Qian Chaoguang to fight, so Qian Chaoguang introduced him to Huo Yutong as a potential opponent.
• Huo Yutong agreed to compete with Ji Juechen using intent, and Jing Ziyan questioned whether Qian Chaoguang should let him fight her.
• Qian Chaoguang explained that Huo Yutong used her longsword as a vessel for Dominate the World and the Emperor Sword, rather than relying on conventional sword skills.
• Ji Juechen and Huo Yutong released their intents in the Trial Area, and their clash sent waves rippling across its defensive Soul Tools.

After Huo Yutong and Ji Juechen drew in a contest of intent, Qian Chaoguang offered to forge Ji Juechen’s meteorite iron weapon on the condition that Ji join his team. The chapter ended with Ji considering the offer to leave his current path and follow Qian Chaoguang.

• Huo Yutong and Ji Juechen both admitted defeat after their clash of intent, and Qian Chaoguang and Jing Ziyan called the match a draw.
• Ji Juechen asked Qian Chaoguang to forge his Outer-space Meteorite Iron fire poker into a sword.
• Qian Chaoguang explained that forging the unknown metal safely would require extensive testing and might take years.
• Ji Juechen asked whether there was any way forward, and Qian Chaoguang offered to help if Ji joined his team.
• Qian Chaoguang promised that Ji would eventually obtain the world’s most powerful sword, and clarified that he meant joining his own team rather than Shrek.

Qian Chaoguang used his standing at Shrek to encourage Ji Juechen to join him and asked him to find Nana, a student with a Ghost Spirit. Ji Juechen brought Nana to Qian Chaoguang, who locked the dorm room door before explaining why he wanted to meet her.

• Qian Chaoguang offered Ji Juechen the chance to join Shrek and help Jing Ziyan enter the academy, then asked him to find Nana.
• Ji Juechen agreed to search for Nana and warned Qian Chaoguang not to kill a student of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Qian Chaoguang revealed his hatred for the Holy Spirit Cult after Ji Juechen left.
• Ji Juechen found Nana cultivating the next day and waited until she agreed to meet Qian Chaoguang.
• Qian Chaoguang met Nana in his dorm room, where she demanded to know what he wanted, and he locked the door.

Qian Chaoguang confronted Nana about the Holy Spirit Cult and offered to free her from its control in exchange for the location of its branch. He revealed that he sought revenge for his grandfather’s murder and threatened to kill Nana and search her soul if she refused; Nana admitted she was an outer member of the cult.

• Qian Chaoguang asked Nana about the Holy Spirit Cult, and she reacted in alarm.
• Qian Chaoguang offered to help save Nana’s parents’ souls and free her from the cult if she led him to its branch.
• Qian Chaoguang showed Nana his grandfather’s final letter and explained that his grandfather, a rank seventy-nine Soul Saint, had been killed in an ambush by Evil Soul Masters.
• Qian Chaoguang declared that he would slaughter the Holy Spirit Cult’s Evil Soul Masters to avenge his grandfather and threatened to kill Nana and search her soul if she refused to cooperate.
• Nana admitted that she was an outer member of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Nana told Qian Chaoguang how the Holy Spirit Cult destroyed her family and agreed to bind herself to him in exchange for help freeing and restoring her parents’ souls. After making a Soul Contract, she described the cult’s Mingdu branch, and Qian Chaoguang revealed the Holy Light it claimed to serve.

• Nana recounted how the Holy Spirit Cult destroyed her family and pledged to serve Qian Chaoguang if he helped her parents.
• Qian Chaoguang offered to purify her parents’ resentment and help their souls reincarnate, and Nana signed a Soul Contract with him.
• Nana accidentally left her soul link open and broadcast her thoughts to Qian Chaoguang before he taught her how to control it.
• Nana described the Mingdu branch’s roughly twenty members, its seven-ring elder, and its plans to make her a Holy Spirit Disciple through Spirit Ascension.
• Qian Chaoguang dismissed the cult’s promises and doctrine, then demonstrated genuine Holy Light to Nana.

Qian Chaoguang healed Nana with Holy Light and announced that they would attack the Holy Spirit Cult, then brought her to his vast Undead Legion. Nana was overwhelmed by the sight, while Qian Chaoguang’s undead companions revealed their silly antics.

• Qian Chaoguang used Holy Light to heal Nana and dismissed her idea that he was the Holy Son, declaring that they would wipe out the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Nana urged Qian Chaoguang to wait for the Rank Seven Elder to leave, but he said he needed the elder to lead him to the cult’s other branches.
• Qian Chaoguang transported Nana to his Undead Legion, where she collapsed in fear at the sight of the undead beneath a purple sun.
• Dragon One arrived with Afan riding on its back, then kicked the lich away when Afan began a grand self-introduction.
• Qian Chaoguang ordered Dragon One to drag Afan away and pluck twenty hairs from him, prompting Afan to flee.

Qian Chaoguang introduced Nana to the Undead Legion and chose a team for an upcoming mission to kill three Evil Soul Masters. After seeing the legion’s strength, Nana suggested that Qian Chaoguang could conquer the Four Great Empires and build an undead empire.

• Dragon One greeted Nana with a deafening Soul Sound, and Qian Chaoguang explained that she had joined the Undead Legion.
• Qian Chaoguang asked the undead to volunteer for a mission against an Evil Soul Master Soul Saint and two Soul Emperors, but ruled out Dragon One and the Death Knights because they were too large or could not leave their mounts.
• Qian Chaoguang selected three Intermediate Liches and three Bronze-skinned Zombies to accompany him on the mission.
• Back in the dormitory, Qian Chaoguang explained Dragon One’s strength to Nana, saying it could kill an ordinary Titled Douluo and briefly contend with a Super Douluo.
• Nana said Qian Chaoguang’s undead could overthrow the Four Great Empires and unite them into an empire of his own.

Qian Chaoguang explained why the Undead Beings he had created were far stronger and smarter than ordinary ones, while Nana resolved to save her parents’ souls. The next morning, Nana brought Qian Chaoguang in disguise to a hidden courtyard in Mingdu to carry out their plan.

• Qian Chaoguang told Nana that Dragon One and Afan were unusually intelligent and explained how the Undead Beings he had nurtured differed from ordinary undead.
• Nana left Qian Chaoguang’s dormitory and vowed to save her parents’ souls.
• The next morning, Nana left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and summoned Qian Chaoguang through their soul link.
• Qian Chaoguang disguised himself as an undead puppet, and Nana led him through Mingdu to a hidden courtyard.
• Nana knocked three times long and twice short before she and Qian Chaoguang entered the courtyard, where a black-clad young man greeted them.

Nana brought Qian Chaoguang, disguised as her puppet, into the Holy Spirit Cult’s underground hall and presented him to the Great Holy Spirit and Second Holy Spirit. Qian Chaoguang killed the Second Holy Spirit with a sudden blade strike, and the Great Holy Spirit attacked him in rage.

• Nana used a black token and the cult’s greeting to gain entry to the branch with Qian Chaoguang posing as her puppet.
• Nana led Qian Chaoguang through a concealed entrance into the underground hall, where the Great Holy Spirit and Second Holy Spirit were dining.
• Nana claimed Qian Chaoguang was a powerful-bodied puppet she intended to offer to the elders, and the Second Holy Spirit ordered him to demonstrate his strength.
• Qian Chaoguang struck with the Xuan Hui Saber and destroyed the Second Holy Spirit’s body and soul.
• The Great Holy Spirit erupted in rage and clawed toward Qian Chaoguang.

Qian Chaoguang and his undead forces defeated the Holy Spirit Cult fighters in the underground chamber. He captured the Great Holy Spirit’s soul and left the remaining enemies overwhelmed by his allies.

• Qian Chaoguang wounded the Great Holy Spirit with his Holy Flame saber as a Rank Seven Elder attacked Nana.
• Qian Chaoguang used spatial marks and three Bronze-skinned Zombies to knock the Rank Seven Elder away, while Afan killed the Great Holy Spirit with a cleave.
• Qian Chaoguang converted the six skeletons and the Second Holy Spirit’s giant skeletal form into undead allies.
• The Bronze-skinned Zombies and two liches overwhelmed the Rank Seven Elder with physical attacks and Holy Light spells.
• Afan offered Qian Chaoguang the Great Holy Spirit’s soul, and Qian Chaoguang sealed and stored it.

Qian Chaoguang and Nana confronted an Evil Soul Master elder who unleashed an army of vengeful spirits. Qian Chaoguang used holy magic to purify the spirits and destroy the elder’s artifacts, leaving the elder burning and unable to speak.

• Afan showed Qian Chaoguang the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade Huo Yutong had made for him, then announced he planned to borrow a Death Knight’s Undead Warhorse.
• The Death Knight emerged from Afan’s armor and threatened to beat him if he tried to ride its horse.
• The Evil Soul Master elder transformed into a spirit form and released vengeful spirits from an underground chamber, vowing to tear apart Qian Chaoguang and Nana’s souls.
• Qian Chaoguang formed a shield of Holy Light that purified the attacking spirits and drove others into flight.
• The elder raised his Holy Spirit Banner and accused Qian Chaoguang of wielding Sacred Power, while the vengeful spirits began gathering to fuse.
• Qian Chaoguang cast Holy Word: Divine Purification, purifying the vengeful spirits and shattering the elder’s Holy Spirit Banner and Curse Soul Skeleton as holy fire consumed him.

Qian Chaoguang captured a Holy Spirit Cult elder and revealed that he knew the cult’s hidden leaders, allies, and headquarters. He sent the elder into the Undead Demi-plane to keep him alive while he read his memories, leaving Nana stunned by his power.

• Qian Chaoguang used Undead Magic to seal the Evil Soul Master elder’s soul and burn him while keeping him conscious.
• Qian Chaoguang named the Holy Spirit Cult’s backers, headquarters, leaders, elders, and powerful members, shocking the elder with how much he knew.
• Qian Chaoguang ordered his Undead Beings to take the elder to the Undead Demi-plane and keep him alive for memory-reading.
• A zombie gave Qian Chaoguang the elder’s Soul Tool Storage Ring, which held a token and Holy Spirit Cult clothing among a few worthless items.
• Nana recovered from her shock when Qian Chaoguang called her name.

Qian Chaoguang destroyed the Holy Spirit Cult branch and freed the trapped souls, giving them the choice of reincarnation or becoming Undead Beings. Nana and eight former saints pledged to follow him, and he warned them that their service would be permanent, even after death.

• Qian Chaoguang told the eight saints the Holy Spirit Cult branch was finished and let them visit their imprisoned relatives’ souls.
• Qian Chaoguang searched the branch for further clues, found none, and adjusted the purification so Nana could speak with her parents’ souls.
• Nana’s parents chose reincarnation, and Qian Chaoguang reassured Nana that reincarnation existed and that sufficiently powerful people could bring back the dead.
• Nana and eight former saints knelt before Qian Chaoguang and offered to follow him; Nana explained their backgrounds and abilities without pressuring him to accept them.
• Qian Chaoguang warned the eight saints that following him meant permanent service, potentially as Undead Beings after death, and promised no benefits beyond the chance to fight Evil Soul Masters.

Qian Chaoguang secured the loyalty of eight former Holy Servants and sent them with Nana to live in the Undead Demi-plane. He stocked the demi-plane with supplies and returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

• Jiang Ming and the other seven Holy Servants pledged to follow Qian Chaoguang and signed Soul Contracts.
• Qian Chaoguang learned that the eight had nowhere else to stay and told them to follow Nana into the Undead Demi-plane.
• Qian Chaoguang instructed Nana to explain the demi-plane, introduced the newcomers to their future living arrangements, and promised more supplies.
• Qian Chaoguang bought food, daily necessities, construction materials, and furniture, then sent the goods into the demi-plane.
• Qian Chaoguang returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy before lunch.

After Qian Chaoguang reported the Holy Spirit Cult’s strength and ties to the Sun Moon Empire, Shrek secretly warned its allies and prepared for a dangerous threat. In the Undead Demi-plane, Nana and the new arrivals settled in among the stolen Mingde Hall weapons as Qian Chaoguang learned to fly with golden Light Wings and headed toward the bone dragons.

• Qian Chaoguang wrote a report about the Holy Spirit Cult and gave it to Qian Duoduo, who sent the news to Shrek Academy.
• Mu En convened a Sea God Pavilion Meeting, sealed the information, and had Shrek quietly alert allied powers to prepare without provoking the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Nana led eight new Soul Masters in building living facilities in the Undead Demi-plane, where they discovered Qian Chaoguang’s stockpile of weapons and Soul Tools stolen from Mingde Hall.
• Qian Chaoguang used Electrolux’s guidance to manifest golden Light Wings, took flight, and headed toward the three bone dragons.

Qian Chaoguang questioned a captured Evil Soul Master elder and explained why his dealings with the undead differed from the elder’s soul torture. He summoned Electrolux to extract the elder’s memories, but the elder’s confidence in Ye Xishui’s seal faltered when Qian Chaoguang demonstrated how much he already knew about the Holy Spirit Cult.

• Qian Chaoguang arrived at the Soul Locking Pillar, asked Dragon One about the bone dragons’ progress, and told Afan to help guide other undead races.
• Qian Chaoguang stopped the Soul Burning Lock and challenged the captured elder over the suffering he had inflicted on souls.
• The elder accused Qian Chaoguang of being no different from an Evil Soul Master, and Qian Chaoguang answered that the undead had joined him voluntarily and displayed his Holy Light power.
• Qian Chaoguang summoned Electrolux and asked him to search the elder’s memories.
• The elder claimed Ye Xishui’s seal could not be broken, but Qian Chaoguang listed her identity and Martial Souls, leaving the elder stunned.

Electrolux extracted the Evil Soul Master elder’s memories and Soul Power, then destroyed the soul seal hidden within him. The memories revealed that the Holy Spirit Cult had deeply infiltrated Mingdu, leaving Qian Chaoguang’s plans fraught with danger.

• Electrolux drew out the elder’s memories and Soul Power while his soul deteriorated.
• Electrolux found and destroyed a blood-red ghostly seal within the elder’s soul, then extracted the final memory fragment as the elder dissipated.
• Electrolux gave Qian Chaoguang the Soul Crystal and told him to read the memory aggregate himself.
• Qian Chaoguang learned that the Holy Spirit Cult had more than thirty branches in Mingdu, including three major ones and a nearby temporary headquarters.
• Qian Chaoguang discovered that Long Xiaoyao and several Titled Douluo guarded the headquarters, while Ye Xishui lived in the imperial palace.
• Electrolux warned Qian Chaoguang that acting in Mingdu was like walking on a knife’s edge and that one mistake could bring disaster.

Qian Chaoguang began a new round of attacks on remote Holy Spirit Cult branches before the cult could respond. He infiltrated a Soul Tool manufacturing center and mapped out its underground occupants, preparing to strike.

• Qian Chaoguang decided to kill as many Holy Spirit Cult members as possible before dawn, relying on the Undead Legion rather than Electrolux.
• Qian Chaoguang left the academy in disguise and traveled to a remote Holy Spirit Cult branch using memories taken from an Evil Soul Master elder.
• Qian Chaoguang used Elder Chen’s token and identification codes to enter the branch while impersonating the elder.
• Qian Chaoguang killed the gatekeeping Soul Emperor and concealed the body in a Storage Soul Tool.
• Qian Chaoguang entered the underground rooms and identified nine Soul Emperors, the Soul Saint Luo Ya, and the Level Seven Soul Engineer Su Yu.

Qian Chaoguang infiltrated the Evil Soul Masters’ underground base disguised as Elder Chen and discovered that the guarded rooms concealed a laboratory. He led his Undead Legion through the first defenses and breached the laboratory, where two armed opponents awaited him.

• Qian Chaoguang entered the first room, noted the unusual lack of traps, and prepared his Legion Descends spells while keeping a teleportation array ready.
• The Evil Soul Masters recognized that Qian Chaoguang was an impostor, but he summoned five Death Knights and five liches to attack the nine Soul Emperor guards.
• The Death Knights pierced five Soul Emperors with their lances, while the liches’ Holy Light Bombs dissolved the other four.
• Qian Chaoguang ordered the liches to blast through the next rooms and the Death Knights to prepare a charge toward the laboratory.
• The liches destroyed two alloy walls with Flame Cone spells, revealing a man and a woman standing ready with their Soul Rings activated.

Luo Ya and Su Yu faced five Holy Light-powered Death Knights, whose Light-Dark Arrow Formation countered Luo Ya’s soul attacks. As the knights pressed forward, Luo Ya released dozens of powerful, frenzied Soul Bodies to stop them.

• Qian Chaoguang identified the Evil Soul Masters as Luo Ya, whose martial soul was Netherworld Ghost Fire, and Su Yu, who wore Level Seven Soul Armor and wielded blood-based powers.
• The five Death Knights formed a golden arrow formation and charged Luo Ya and Su Yu, while Su Yu gathered Vengeful Spirits into her Blood Claws to awaken someone.
• Luo Ya transformed into Netherworld Ghost Fire and attacked the knights with Blazing Ghost Face, binding flames, and other soul skills, but their Holy Light-powered formation broke through his defenses.
• Luo Ya unleashed dozens of powerful, frenzied Soul Bodies to meet the approaching Death Knights.