Chapter Summaries

The Destruction God King celebrated Phainon’s answer about Destruction and planned to begin his Divine Trial after Phainon obtained his third Soul Ring. He and the Goddess of Life then discovered that Douluo Star’s Underworld had rejected her attempt to choose Castorice, leaving Castorice destined to become its ruler.

• The Destruction God King praised Phainon’s desire to destroy for the next dawn and planned to start his Divine Trial when Phainon gained his third Soul Ring.
• The Destruction God King criticized Tang San for exploiting Douluo Star’s oceans and failing to repay the world that had supported him.
• The Goddess of Life told the Destruction God King that Castorice had rejected her Divine Trial and Kiss of Life, and showed him the Death Divine Power that had repelled her.
• The Destruction God King sensed that Douluo Star’s Death God Position had reached God King level and concluded that Castorice was destined to become Lord of the Underworld.
• The Goddess of Life gave up on Castorice and decided to examine Feng Jin as a possible successor.

Tang San gathered his allies to oppose the Destruction Faction’s influence over Douluo Continent and proposed using the Child of Destiny, Phainon, to gain control of the future God of Destruction. He revealed a plan to torment and reshape Phainon, leaving his faction poised to carry it out.

• Tang San told Xiao Wu that the Destruction God King and Goddess of Life were monitoring Douluo Continent through statues, and declared that he would fight them.
• Tang San concealed his intention to kill the Butterfly Goddess and keep Da Ming and Er Ming in the lower realm, where they could help him monitor Douluo Continent.
• Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Rong Rong, and Xiao Ao arrived for Tang San’s meeting, while Ma Hongjun and Rong Nianbing declined to attend.
• Tang San explained that his faction could not defeat the Destruction Faction in a direct war and proposed using the Child of Destiny to block its influence.
• Tang San identified Phainon as the Child of Destiny, and the others noticed the Divine Trial mark of the Destruction God King on his forehead.
• Tang San revealed a plan to control Phainon through a carefully prepared fate, destruction script, and torment called Reincarnation.

Tang San persuaded Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Qing to help him break Phainon’s will through repeated reincarnation in Qiankun Love Valley and turn him into a weapon against the God of Destruction. The plan was agreed to despite their doubts, and Tang San hinted that one soul would be enough to lure Phainon to the valley.

• Tang San presented his companions with a proposal to control Phainon’s destiny, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Qing objected to tormenting the child through reincarnation.
• Dai Mubai and Oscar urged the women to trust Tang San, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Qing eventually agreed to support the plan.
• Tang San explained that he would use Qiankun Love Valley, the Rakshasa God Position, and several divine powers to create an isolated world that repeatedly reincarnated and attacked Phainon with a Black Tide.
• Tang San assigned Dai Mubai and Zhu Qing to create Phainon’s heroic epic and Oscar to make reflections of his closest friends, while he would act as the Divine Ceremony Audience and reshape Phainon’s will.
• When Oscar asked how they would bring Phainon to Qiankun Love Valley, Tang San replied that one soul would be enough.

Tang San tried to force his will into Wang Dong'er, but the Butterfly Goddess and Huo Yuhao’s hidden Dream power stopped him and repaired her soul. After Roman reported that Tang San had targeted Phainon, Huo Yuhao suspected Qiankun Love Valley was the likely site of an attack and told Roman to wait, while Roman threatened to destroy Tang San if no backup plan existed.

• Tang San sent a powerful will into Wang Dong'er to monitor Phainon, but the Butterfly Goddess and hidden Dream power resisted him and turned his Divine Power into nourishment for her soul.
• Adam and Audrey returned to Huo Yuhao after helping the Butterfly Goddess, while Huo Yuhao considered Tang San’s actions at a maid cafe in Xilu City.
• Roman contacted Huo Yuhao and reported that a strange Divine Sense scan had targeted Phainon.
• Huo Yuhao judged that the Clear Sky Sect and Qiankun Love Valley were the likely places Tang San could target Phainon, and he suspected Qiankun Love Valley.
• Roman warned that he would use the Human History Incineration Style to destroy Tang San if Huo Yuhao had made no preparations.

Huo Yuhao explained his safeguards against Tang San’s schemes and assured Roman that Phainon and the others could resist being manipulated. After Roman logged off, Huo Yuhao teased Meli and learned that she wished to understand human pain and emotions.

• Huo Yuhao explained that the [Fantasy] Authority could draw Phainon and the others into Dream Space, where [Fantasy] and [Understanding] could strike Tang San, and said he would protect them from the Abyss.
• Roman said he trusted the children’s wills, returned to work, and declined Huo Yuhao’s offer to send Meli to him.
• Meli appeared beside Huo Yuhao, joked about Roman, and promised to work hard after Huo Yuhao threatened her with a whip.
• Huo Yuhao asked Meli what she wished for, and she said she wanted to understand human pain, its weight, and emotions.
• Huo Yuhao wished Meli success and left the Maid Cafe.

Mu En resolved that Phainon was the right person to lead Shrek Academy and decided to take Phainon and Mydeimos as disciples. After bringing them to Sea God Island and asking them to help him improve the academy, he received their agreement.

• Mu En reflected on Phainon's wish and concluded that his character made him the ideal future Sea God Pavilion Master.
• Tribbie opened a Hundred Realms Gate so her classmates could reach the cafeteria quickly, while Phainon narrowly beat Mydeimos in their food-grabbing race.
• Mu En approached Phainon and Mydeimos outside the cafeteria and transported them to Sea God Island.
• Mu En introduced himself as the Sea God Pavilion Master and asked Phainon and Mydeimos to become his disciples and help change Shrek Academy.
• Phainon and Mydeimos agreed to become Mu En's disciples, saying they had always thought of him as warm.

Mu En cleansed Phainon and Mydeimos’s bodies, expanded their meridians, and discovered that divine power was tempering them. He welcomed them and their friends to train on Sea God Island, then sent the boys back to class, where they immediately resumed their race.

• Mu En used light Soul Power to cleanse Phainon and Mydeimos and expand their meridians, improving their cultivation speed.
• The Purple Lightning Rune on Phainon’s forehead released Divine Power of Destruction, which tempered both boys’ bodies and raised each of their Soul Power levels by one.
• Mu En found that their strengthened bodies could withstand ten-thousand-year Soul Rings and said he would take them to the Star Dou Great Forest when they reached level thirty.
• Mu En invited Phainon and Mydeimos to use Sea God Island’s cultivation rooms and granted Tribbie permission to teleport them there, adding that Feng Jin and the others could come too.
• When Phainon and Mydeimos realized they had only ten minutes before class, Mu En teleported them away, and the boys immediately raced each other back.

Mu En contacted Long Xiaoyao through the Magic Net and asked him to help protect Shrek Academy during a major reform. Long Xiaoyao rushed to Shrek, leaving Ye Xishui waiting at the Holy Spirit Cult.

• Mu En sensed a mysterious gaze from the Golden Ancient Tree and considered moving Sea God Pavilion before logging into the Magic Net.
• Mu En found Long Xiaoyao under the username “Light Dragon God” and sent him a friend request to ask for help with Shrek Academy’s reforms.
• Long Xiaoyao offered to send Wu Yun to protect Otto as Otto prepared to enter the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Corps.
• After accepting Mu En’s request, Long Xiaoyao hurried toward Shrek Academy, while Ye Xishui’s messages asking him to return to the Holy Spirit Cult went unanswered.

Long Xiaoyao flew from the Sun Moon Empire to meet Mu En, while Huo Yuhao learned of his journey and chose not to interfere. The old friends reunited and headed into Shrek City, where their observations of Soul Tool development led Mu En to recognize an opportunity for Shrek Academy.

• Passion Sect researchers detected Long Xiaoyao flying toward Shrek Academy and sent their analysis to headquarters.
• Huo Yuhao read the report, checked the Magic Net records, learned Mu En had asked Long Xiaoyao for help, and decided not to intervene.
• Long Xiaoyao landed near Shrek City and reunited warmly with Mu En at the site of their old duel.
• Mu En and Long Xiaoyao went to Shrek City for food and drink, admiring its widespread Soul Tools and modern streets.
• Long Xiaoyao described the Sun Moon Empire's limited Soul Tool use, and Mu En realized Shrek Academy could benefit from the empire lagging behind in Soul Tool development.

Long Xiaoyao reunited with Mu En, confessed his role as Chief Worship of the Holy Spirit Cult, and agreed to help reform Shrek Academy and fight Evil Soul Masters. As Long Xiaoyao stayed with Mu En, Ye Xishui confronted his silence and focused the Holy Spirit Cult on helping Xu Tianran take power in the Sun Moon Empire.

• Long Xiaoyao and Mu En shared a meal, and Long Xiaoyao complained about the food culture in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Mu En asked about Ye Xishui, and Long Xiaoyao admitted that he had become the Holy Spirit Cult's Chief Worship despite regretting his part in aiding the cult.
• Mu En asked Long Xiaoyao to join him at Shrek Academy and help reform it and oppose the Evil Soul Masters, and Long Xiaoyao agreed.
• Ye Xishui messaged Long Xiaoyao, saw that he was in Shrek City, and concluded that he had gone to Mu En; she reflected on her past killings and her exhaustion.
• Zhong Liwu reported that the Sea of Blood Vengeful Spirit Spear was nearly usable and that the cult's bases in the Heaven Dou Empire had been removed.
• Ye Xishui told Zhong Liwu to leave Xilu City alone, focus on the Sun Moon Empire, help Xu Tianran ascend the throne, and master the spear.

Huo Yuhao visited the Maid Cafe before leaving for Shrek City to deliver the Space Dragon King's Crown to Tribbie, while Gu Yue Na wrestled with whether she could return to her people. The chapter ended with Huo Yuhao arriving at Gu Yue Na's construction site and asking her to take a walk.

• Huo Yuhao teased Meli at the Maid Cafe, made her prepare a sweeter latte, and reminded her to cast Love Magic.
• The Battle Maidens Corps brought captured infiltrators past the cafe, and one maid said the Dragon Slaying Sect captive would be trained into a maid.
• Huo Yuhao left for Shrek City with plans to give Tribbie the Space Dragon King's Crown and modify the Kamui Dimension.
• Gu Yue Na inspected construction work for a Passion Sect shopping mall and read Di Tian's messages about the Soul Beasts in the Core Zone.
• Gu Yue Na reflected that she could not return until Soul Beasts and humans could coexist, and Huo Yuhao arrived to invite her for a walk.

Huo Yuhao toured Shrek City with Gu Yue Na and showed her a report on Soul Spirit Technology, which could replace Soul Rings. Gu Yue Na was stunned as she reached for the report.

• Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue Na walked through Shrek City and discussed the spread of Soul Tools and the Soul Tool Revolution.
• Gu Yue Na told Huo Yuhao that Phainon and Mydeimos had become apprentices and that Dai Huabin's men were doing hard labor at Shrek Academy.
• Huo Yuhao noticed a Maid Cafe in Shrek City, and Gu Yue Na explained that it imitated Xilu City's business model.
• Huo Yuhao took Gu Yue Na into the cafe, where she blushed at the maid's Love Magic and ordered fruit juice.
• Huo Yuhao gave Gu Yue Na a technical report on Soul Spirit Technology, explaining that it could replace Soul Rings.

Gu Yue Na read Huo Yuhao’s report on Soul Spirit Technology and learned how its contracts could preserve Soul Beasts’ power and let them leave Soul Masters. She thanked him for giving Soul Beasts a hopeful future, while privately feeling unfamiliar emotions toward him.

• Huo Yuhao invited Gu Yue Na to read the Soul Spirit Technology report, but she struggled with its advanced technical material before turning to Roman’s plain-language overview.
• Gu Yue Na read that Soul Spirits could retain a Soul Beast’s power, provide multiple Soul Rings, and create combined Soul Skills through cooperation with a Soul Master.
• Huo Yuhao explained that a Soul Spirit could use a Talisman of Breaking All Precepts to leave its Soul Master and survive with support from the Magic Net or Dream Coins.
• Gu Yue Na asked why Huo Yuhao had created the technology, and he said he wanted to change the world and leave something behind in history.
• Gu Yue Na thanked Huo Yuhao for giving Soul Beasts another path forward, then blushed and lowered her head as unfamiliar feelings stirred within her.

Huo Yuhao recruited Gu Yue Na to negotiate with the Star Dou Great Forest and secure its support for Soul Spirit Technology. Gu Yue Na contacted Di Tian with a technical overview, just as he received her message while disciplining the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

• Huo Yuhao explained that Soul Spirit Technology needed support from the Star Dou Great Forest and assigned Gu Yue Na to lead negotiations there.
• Gu Yue Na accepted the mission, and Huo Yuhao said he would send knowledgeable diplomats to help her explain the technology to Di Tian and the other Fierce Beasts.
• Huo Yuhao left for Shrek Academy, while Gu Yue Na ordered more juice and sent Di Tian a detailed technical overview through the Magic Net.
• Di Tian confronted the Three-Eyed Golden Lion over her pranks and prepared to discipline her with his belt.
• Di Tian stopped when he received Gu Yue Na's message and opened her technical explanation.

Three-Eyed Golden Lion expected Di Tian to whip her, but found him frozen while reading about Soul Spirit Technology and feared he had been hypnotized. After she charged into him to wake him, Di Tian explained he was fine, scolded her for reading improper Magic Net novels, and sent her off to play.

• Three-Eyed Golden Lion braced herself for Di Tian's Black Dragon Belt, then realized he had stopped moving beside the Lake of Life.
• She saw Di Tian staring at a Magic Net Light Screen and suspected someone had hypnotized him into becoming Xing's hard worker.
• Three-Eyed Golden Lion charged into Di Tian, knocking him forward, and he caught her by the scruff of her neck.
• Di Tian told her he had not been hypnotized and scolded her for reading improper human works on the Magic Net.
• Di Tian set Three-Eyed Golden Lion down and told her to contact him through the Magic Net if anything came up, and she ran off to play with Master's big sister.

Di Tian convened the Star Dou Great Forest’s Fierce Beasts to discuss Soul Spirit Technology and its potential to change relations between Soul Beasts and humans. They agreed to support its adoption and proposed joining with Passion Sect to establish a faction that would oversee its promotion and support Soul Spirits after Contract Release.

• Di Tian summoned the Fierce Beasts to Lake of Life and shared Gu Yue Na’s information about Soul Spirit Technology.
• Bi Ji welcomed the technology as a chance for humans and Soul Beasts to live together, while Di Tian recognized its potential to transform their relationship.
• Myriad Demon King urged the group to embrace Soul Spirit Technology but warned that Passion Sect could not speak for every human faction.
• Di Tian proposed gaining the Star Luo Empire’s support for Soul Spirits in exchange for helping it resist the Sun Moon Empire, and said he would pressure the Dou Ling Empire if needed.
• Di Tian proposed that the Soul Beasts and Passion Sect establish a faction to oversee Soul Spirit adoption and support released Soul Spirits, and the Fierce Beasts approved.

Huo Yuhao met Phainon and the others at Shrek Academy, encouraged Castorice and discussed their apprenticeships, then gave Tribbie the Space Crown. The crown accepted Tribbie and awakened a mysterious power, which Huo Yuhao and the children agreed to keep secret.

• Huo Yuhao reflected on plans for the Star Dou Great Forest, the Sunset Forest, and the Sea Princess Clan before bringing milk tea to Shrek Academy.
• Huo Yuhao reassured Castorice about her unfinished novel and warned her to conceal her identity from the Beast Kings.
• Huo Yuhao learned that Phainon and Mydeimos had become apprentices to the Dragon God Douluo and promised to prepare matching outfits for them.
• Tribbie told Huo Yuhao that Feng Jin was being pressured by Elder Zhuang and Elder Song to choose between their teachings, so he sent her milk tea and advised her to follow her preferred path as a Healing Soul Master.
• Huo Yuhao gave Tribbie the Space Crown, which entered her Sea of Consciousness and left a door-like mark in her eyes.
• Huo Yuhao realized Tribbie had been accepted by the universe and told her, Phainon, Mydeimos, and Castorice to keep the crown's power secret.

Huo Yuhao reunited with Tribbie and the others, then saw Dai Huabin forced to kneel outside Shrek Academy and relished his humiliation. Meanwhile, a blonde girl escaped Di Tian and headed toward Xilu City, unaware that he had caught up with her.

• Huo Yuhao learned that Di Tian had added Tribbie as a contact and took the group out to eat after hearing about their Freshman Assessment results.
• Phainon explained that he had lost the final to Mydeimos, while Mydeimos teased him about tampering with his protein powder.
• Huo Yuhao and the others encountered Dai Huabin kneeling outside Shrek Academy, and Huo Yuhao secretly photographed him as the others walked away.
• Dai Huabin recalled Dai Hao ordering his brother Yue Heng to break his legs and make him kneel until he earned Huo Yuhao's forgiveness.
• Zhu Lu shielded Dai Huabin from onlookers and fed him medicine, while Huo Yuhao privately looked forward to humiliating him further.
• A blonde girl escaped Di Tian by concealing her tracks with Destiny and set off for Xilu City, but Di Tian appeared behind her.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion fled toward Xilu City to escape her studies, but Audrey, the Dragon King of the Spirit Dragon Clan, intercepted her and brought her to the Dream Space. Audrey left the Imperial Beast in the care of the Spirit Dragons while she went to ask Huo Yuhao how to handle her.

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion raced toward Xilu City, but Audrey spoke into her Sea of Consciousness and stopped her.
• Audrey revealed herself as White King, also known as Angerweide, and reassured the Three-Eyed Golden Lion that she would not capture her.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion explained that she had run away to try human food, and Audrey said she needed permission before letting her visit Xilu City.
• Audrey brought the Three-Eyed Golden Lion into the Dream Space and introduced her to the Spirit Dragon Clan.
• Audrey left to contact Huo Yuhao, while the Spirit Dragons assigned a young dragon to keep the Three-Eyed Golden Lion company.

Huo Yuhao took the children to make wishes at a popular pool before bringing them to Oscar Restaurant. Meanwhile, the White King returned the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Di Tian was stunned by the White King’s Dragon King bloodline.

• Huo Yuhao stopped Phainon from spending all his Wishing Coins on other people and encouraged him to make one wish for himself.
• The children made their wishes, and Huo Yuhao took them to Oscar Restaurant for a feast.
• After learning the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had tried to enter the Human World, Huo Yuhao ordered Audrey to return her to the Star Dou Great Forest and explain the matter to Di Tian.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion met Ling in the Dream Space, learned how Spirit Dragons received their names, and agreed to return home with the White King.
• The White King brought the Three-Eyed Golden Lion back to the Lake of Life, where Di Tian recognized the White King’s Dragon King bloodline and began to stammer.