Chapter Summaries

Zi Yao overwhelmed Song Qingying in the Soul Fighting Arena by combining his Blue Silver Domain, ice abilities, and destructive spear attacks, then continued humiliating him until Zhang Lexuan intervened. Zhang Lexuan stopped the beating and promised an investigation into the day’s events.

• Zi Yao used his Blue Silver Domain and Life Ice to track Song Qingying, blanket the arena in draining ice and snow, and exhaust his opponent.
• Song Qingying’s Azure Shadow Hurricane Annihilation failed against Zi Yao’s spear, and Zi Yao kicked and struck him before binding him in Blue Silver Emperor vines that drained his remaining Soul Power.
• Zhang Lexuan left Sea God Pavilion while wondering why Zi Yao cared about her affairs, then learned that Song Qingying was being beaten in the arena.
• Zhang Lexuan arrived to find Zi Yao kicking the bound Song Qingying through the air, and the referee asked her to intervene.
• Zhang Lexuan told Zi Yao to stop and promised to investigate; Zi Yao kicked Song Qingying out of the arena, and Song Qingying pretended to faint.

At a Sea God Pavilion meeting, Mu En settled the dispute over Song Qingying by awarding him a Soul Bone and naming Zhang Lexuan his successor. Zhang Lexuan thanked Zi Yao for helping her end her engagement to Beibei, but an interrupted confession and her lingering attachment to the past left her uncertain as she departed.

• Song Yunzhi demanded justice for Song Qingying, while Xuan Zi argued that Shrek should avoid escalating the dispute with the Sun Moon Royal Academy.
• Mu En ordered Yan Shaozhe to give Song Qingying a Fifty-Thousand-Year Wind Demon Wolf King Soul Bone and declared Zhang Lexuan the next Master of the Sea God Pavilion.
• Zhang Lexuan told Zi Yao that she had agreed to dissolve her marriage arrangement with Beibei and thanked him for his advice.
• Zi Yao urged Zhang Lexuan to let go of her old life and fill the emptiness in her heart with new feelings.
• Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan returned before Zhang Lexuan could finish her hesitant confession to Zi Yao, and Zhang Lexuan quickly left.
• Zhang Lexuan watched Zi Yao's villa from a nearby building, sighed over the idea of new feelings, and fled as moonlight.

After reaching Soul King, Zi Yao condensed two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and discussed Soul Spirits with Tang Ya. Wang Qiu'er arrived to challenge him to a rematch and ask about the Soul Spirit system in the Extreme North, leaving Zi Yao facing a crucial conversation about the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Zi Yao reached level fifty and condensed two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings with A Jiao and Octagonal, then explained that his Life and Destruction powers could balance their Extreme Ice Fire.
• Zi Yao congratulated Tang Ya and promised to take her to obtain a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit so she could qualify for the Inner Court.
• Wang Qiu'er arrived at Zi Yao's home, drank his bitter medicinal coffee, and then accepted his offer of milk.
• Wang Qiu'er challenged Zi Yao to finish their match from a year earlier and told him she had come for another matter as well.
• Wang Qiu'er asked Zi Yao about Soul Spirits in the Extreme North and their potential relevance to the Snow Empress and Ice Empress.

Zi Yao invited Wang Qiu'er to guide him to the Star Dou Great Forest so he could speak with Di Tian, and she agreed to stay at his home. After bathing, borrowing Tang Ya's pink dress, and eating a huge dinner, Wang Qiu'er insisted that she still had to compete with Zi Yao.

• Zi Yao told Wang Qiu'er that he planned to visit the Star Dou Great Forest and asked her to lead him to Di Tian.
• Wang Qiu'er hesitated to return home because she had snuck away, but Zi Yao decided they would leave in two days.
• Wang Qiu'er admitted she had little money and accepted Zi Yao's offer of food, lodging, and a bath.
• Tang Ya gave Wang Qiu'er a pink dress, which Zi Yao praised after she put it on.
• Wang Qiu'er ate a large dinner with Zi Yao, Tang Ya, and Jiang Nannan, then rejected Zi Yao's suggestion that she go to sleep because they had not competed yet.

Wang Qiu'er insisted on settling her old score with Zi Yao, so he took her to his Undead Demi-Plane for a spar. Their spear fight left Wang Qiu'er with the upper hand after Zi Yao got distracted, and she ended the chapter furious at him.

• Wang Qiu'er demanded a rematch, and Zi Yao opened a Space-Time Vortex to take her to his Undead Demi-Plane.
• Di Tian discovered that the Auspicious Beast had left the Star Dou Great Forest and asked the Silver Dragon King to let him search for her.
• The Silver Dragon King told Di Tian that the Auspicious Beast was safe for now and that it was not yet time for the tribulation.
• Wang Qiu'er and Zi Yao began sparring with their spears, testing their techniques without using soul skills.
• Zi Yao got distracted during Wang Qiu'er's kick, letting her knock him back; when she realized he had seen beneath her skirt, she called him a lecher and threatened to kill him.

Zi Yao and Wang Qiu'er fought a fierce spar in the Undead Demi-Plane, where Zi Yao revealed that he had mastered the Snow Empress's Emperor Palm. The fight ended with Wang Qiu'er frozen in an ice sculpture as Zi Yao prepared to head to the Star Dou Great Forest the next day.

• Wang Qiu'er attacked Zi Yao with her Golden Dragon skills, and he countered with Life Ice and Eight Horn Ice Thorn.
• Wang Qiu'er grew furious at Zi Yao's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and used Golden Dragon Bloodlust to overwhelm his Extreme Ice attack.
• Zi Yao urged Wang Qiu'er to stop fighting, but she refused and continued attacking him.
• Zi Yao used Emperor Palm—Great Cold Without Snow, revealing that he had learned one of the Snow Empress's Three Ultimate Techniques.
• Wang Qiu'er countered with Golden Dragon Fist, but Zi Yao's Emperor Palm froze her and left her standing as an ice sculpture in a crater.

Zi Yao defeated Wang Qiu'er with the Snow Empress's Three Ultimate Techniques and explained that his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring came from Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, whose life continued as his Soul Spirit. After freeing Wang Qiu'er and removing the Extreme Ice from her body with Extreme Fire, he discovered that the opposing powers had strengthened her physique.

• Zi Yao froze Wang Qiu'er with the Snow Empress's techniques and explained that Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass was his Soul Spirit, not a Soul Beast he had killed.
• Zi Yao used Destruction Power to dissolve the ice imprisoning Wang Qiu'er, accidentally leaving her naked when the ice destroyed her clothes.
• Wang Qiu'er threatened Zi Yao, then accepted his spare clothes and let him treat the Extreme Ice inside her body.
• Zi Yao used Extreme Fire to clear the lingering Extreme Ice, and Wang Qiu'er found that her physique had become stronger.

After an emotionally unsettled night, Wang Qiu'er joined Zi Yao to lead a group of Shrek students on a soul-hunting trip. The group assembled in Shrek City, where several students introduced themselves and their Soul Ring needs, and Wang Qiu'er said she needed no Soul Ring.

• Tang Ya greeted Zi Yao and Wang Qiu'er after their match, and Wang Qiu'er went upstairs while Zi Yao told Tang Ya to rest before their trip.
• The next morning, Ning Tian and Wu Feng waited in Shrek City's plaza, where Cui Yajie joined them and argued with Wu Feng.
• Xiao Xiao arrived and confirmed that Zi Yao would lead the soul-hunting group, while Wu Feng warned Ning Tian to stay away from him.
• Zi Yao arrived with Tang Ya and Wang Qiu'er, then asked Xiao Xiao whether everyone had gathered.
• Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Cui Yajie, and Tang Ya introduced themselves and explained their Soul Ring needs.
• Wang Qiu'er introduced herself and said she had no Soul Ring requirements.

Zi Yao led the group to the Star Dou Great Forest with Wang Qiu'er, a powerful Soul Emperor, joining them. After reaching the forest, they camped for the night, and Ning Tian noticed the exceptional quality of Zi Yao’s tools and food.

• Zi Yao explained that Wang Qiu'er was a Soul Emperor, easing the others’ doubts about her joining the Soul Beast hunt.
• Ning Tian offered to travel with the Seven Treasure Caravan, but Zi Yao chose to use Flying Soul Tools and drew her interest in buying them.
• The group flew to the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest in half a day and made camp as night fell.
• Wu Feng used her flames to cook Soul Beast meat while Zi Yao prepared a hot pot with his Life Carving Knife.
• Ning Tian assessed Zi Yao’s knife as a priceless treasure, and the group enjoyed the meal before she hurriedly ate more after realizing its benefits.

After sharing a meal infused with vital essence, Zi Yao and Wang Qiu'er grew closer while meditating in their tent. Scarlet King arrived with Tang Ya captured and demanded Wang Qiu'er return to the Star Dou Great Forest, and she agreed to go with him.

• Ning Tian and Wu Feng enjoyed the meat infused with vital essence, and the group meditated to digest it.
• Tang Ya left Zi Yao's tent to stand watch while Zi Yao and Wang Qiu'er discussed her fears about returning to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zi Yao comforted Wang Qiu'er by holding her hand, and she shyly held his hand in return.
• Zi Yao and Wang Qiu'er sensed danger and found Scarlet King approaching with Tang Ya beneath its paw.
• Scarlet King demanded Wang Qiu'er return and threatened to report that she had taken human form to Lord Beast God.
• Wang Qiu'er agreed to return to the Star Dou Core if Scarlet King released Tang Ya, and Zi Yao sent Tang Ya back to protect the camp.

Zi Yao accompanied Wang Qiu'er into the Star Dou Great Forest to meet Di Tian and discuss Soul Spirits with the Fierce Beasts. After Di Tian and other powerful Soul Beasts appeared at the Lake of Life, Wang Qiu'er shielded Zi Yao from a spiritual attack, and another beast healed the frightened creatures.

• Zi Yao refused Wang Qiu'er's request to go alone and persuaded Scarlet King to lead them to Di Tian.
• Wang Qiu'er thanked Zi Yao and held his hand as they flew through the forest behind Scarlet King.
• Scarlet King left Zi Yao and Wang Qiu'er outside the Lake of Life while it went to report to Di Tian.
• Di Tian appeared and released his overwhelming aura, causing the Soul Beasts to tremble and bow.
• Ten Thousand Monster King unleashed a chaotic spiritual attack, and Wang Qiu'er used her Talent Ability to protect Zi Yao.
• A winged beast spread healing green light, restoring the Soul Beasts whose Spiritual Power had been damaged.

Di Tian summoned the fierce beasts after learning Wang Qiu'er had taken human form, and the group confronted her over the loss of the Star Dou Great Forest’s fortune. Di Tian stopped Bear Lord from attacking and turned to question Zi Yao about his purpose in visiting the forest.

• Scarlet King told Di Tian, Bear Lord, Ten Thousand Monster King, and Bi Ji that Wang Qiu'er had taken human form, and Di Tian ordered him to bring her and Zi Yao to the Lake of Life.
• Bear Lord blamed Scarlet King for failing to protect Wang Qiu'er, but Di Tian explained that her transformation was a backlash caused by carrying too much fortune.
• Wang Qiu'er defended her choice to become human, and Bear Lord threatened to consume her and mocked her attachment to Zi Yao.
• Di Tian ordered Bear Lord to stand down, then commanded the beasts to keep Wang Qiu'er's transformation secret until he decided how to handle it.
• Di Tian accused Zi Yao of having visited the Star Dou Great Forest before and demanded to know why he had come.

Zi Yao introduced Soul Spirits to the Star Dou Great Forest’s great Beasts, demonstrating how soul beasts could retain their lives and memories after forming willing contracts with Soul Masters. Bi Ji saw a path toward coexistence, while Di Tian remained cautious and Bear Lord stayed disdainful.

• Zi Yao summoned the Soul Spirits A Lan, Bajiao, and Ajiao, astonishing Di Tian and the other Beasts with their continued existence after sacrificing themselves.
• A Lan, Bajiao, and Ajiao confirmed that they had willingly become Soul Rings while retaining their memories and living as Soul Spirits.
• Zi Yao explained that Soul Spirits used mutual spiritual contracts, could be formed with soul beasts of various ages, and let the beasts continue living through their Soul Masters.
• Bi Ji recognized that Soul Spirits could reduce the Star Dou Great Forest’s losses and argued with Ten Thousand Monster King over the benefits to soul beasts.
• Di Tian questioned whether the Soul Spirit System was truly beneficial, and Zi Yao presented it as a chance for soul beasts to adapt to human society.

Zi Yao and Wang Qiu'er stayed by the Lake of Life while Bi Ji questioned Zi Yao about his Life Itself Martial Soul and his promise to lead Soul Spirits to godhood. As they settled in for the night, Zi Yao sensed someone arriving at their tree hollow.

• Di Tian dove into the Lake of Life to consider the Soul Spirit matter, and Bi Ji led Zi Yao and Wang Qiu'er to shelter in an ancient tree.
• Zi Yao showed Bi Ji his ability to control Life Force, and Bi Ji cautioned him not to let the Soul Spirit matter worsen relations between humans and Soul Beasts.
• Zi Yao told Bi Ji he could lead Soul Spirits to become gods and grant them eternal life, prompting her to realize he came from the God Realm.
• Wang Qiu'er offered to raise the possibility of Bi Ji becoming Zi Yao's Soul Spirit once the Soul Beasts' situation had stabilized.
• Wang Qiu'er joined Zi Yao under his blanket for the night, and Zi Yao announced that someone had arrived as violet eyes appeared beyond the entrance.

Zi Yao met Gu Yuena, the Silver Dragon King, and argued that the Dragon God’s return could spark another devastating war between humans and Soul Beasts. He offered to bear the Golden Dragon King’s power and evil intent, and Gu Yuena agreed to have Di Tian cooperate with him on Soul Spirits.

• Gu Yuena entered the Tree Hollow, recognized Wang Qiu'er as the second-generation Auspicious Beast, and awkwardly asked whether she had interrupted her mating with Zi Yao.
• Zi Yao followed Gu Yuena to the Lake of Life, where she questioned how he could exist and accused him of daring to approach her despite knowing the God Realm’s secrets.
• Gu Yuena said that combining her power with the Golden Dragon King’s could let them challenge the God Realm, while Zi Yao warned that the Dragon God’s return could cause another catastrophic war.
• Gu Yuena argued that Soul Beasts could not negotiate as equals while humans held greater power, and Zi Yao offered to take on the Golden Dragon King’s power and evil intent.
• Gu Yuena agreed to have Di Tian cooperate with Zi Yao on Soul Spirits, then asked whether Zi Yao truly intended to accept the risk.

Gu Yuena chose to cautiously pursue cooperation with humans by supporting Zi Yao’s Soul Spirit System, while Zi Yao’s attempt to be honest with Wang Qiu’er about his other relationships ended in heartbreak. Wang Qiu’er left the Tree Hollow, rejecting him rather than sharing him.

• Gu Yuena ordered Di Tian to help Zi Yao develop the Soul Spirit System and said slaughter would only create more chaos.
• Zi Yao returned to the Tree Hollow and found Wang Qiu’er reacting to her growing attraction to him.
• Zi Yao and Wang Qiu’er grew intimate, and she asked him to have nothing to do with other women.
• Zi Yao explained his relationships with other women, including Ice Empress, and Wang Qiu’er left in tears, refusing to share him.

Zi Yao joined the Ferocious Beast Assembly, where Di Tian assigned Bi Ji to oversee the Soul Spirit Experiment and ordered Wang Qiu'er to stay in the Star Dou Great Forest. After Bi Ji comforted Wang Qiu'er, she followed Zi Yao to find Tang Ya, but their reunion was interrupted when Wu Feng objected to the experiment and Wang Qiu'er threatened her with the Golden Dragon Spear.

• Zi Yao told Bi Ji that he had agreed to Wang Qiu'er's request, and Di Tian announced that Bi Ji would lead the Soul Spirit Experiment while Wang Qiu'er had to remain in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Bi Ji comforted the heartbroken Wang Qiu'er, who decided to go after Zi Yao and supervise the experiment.
• Wang Qiu'er caught up with Zi Yao, and they flew to the campsite where Tang Ya and the others had been waiting.
• Zi Yao explained the Soul Spirit Experiment to the group, but Wu Feng objected to the lack of evidence that Soul Spirits were safe.
• Wang Qiu'er leveled the Golden Dragon Spear at Wu Feng and demanded to know what kind of person she thought Zi Yao was.

Zi Yao introduced Soul Spirits to Ning Tian and the others, and Xiao Xiao accepted a Golden Jade Fruit that raised her Soul Power to Rank 40. Bi Ji then led the group to an injured Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear and discovered it was spending its dwindling Origin Power to protect its unborn cubs.

• Wang Qiu'er stopped Wu Feng from insulting Soul Spirits, and Zi Yao explained their benefits while summoning A Lan, his Blue Silver Emperor Soul Spirit.
• Xiao Xiao agreed to try a Soul Spirit and ate Zi Yao's Golden Jade Fruit, breaking through to Rank 40.
• Bi Ji called Zi Yao, Xiao Xiao, and Tang Ya to a cave, and Cui Yajie, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng followed after considering the risks.
• The group found a gravely injured Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear whose mate had been killed by Evil Soul Masters, who had taken the male bear's soul.
• Bi Ji realized the female bear was using her Origin Power to nourish her unborn cubs and vowed to protect them.

Xiao Xiao agreed to form a Soul Spirit Contract with the dying Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear so the beast could live on and care for her cubs. As the ritual began, the bear’s power entered Xiao Xiao, and an External Soul Bone unexpectedly surged into her right hand.

• Bi Ji proposed turning the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear into a Soul Spirit, but Zi Yao warned that Xiao Xiao might not survive the ten-thousand-year beast’s power.
• Xiao Xiao volunteered, and Bi Ji persuaded the resentful Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear to agree by reminding her of her unborn cubs.
• The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear cut open her abdomen, and Bi Ji gathered her two prematurely born cubs and wrapped them in Life Force.
• Zi Yao began the Soul Spirit Ritual after Xiao Xiao and the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear agreed to the contract.
• Zi Yao used the Mysterious Heaven Skill and Extreme Ice Fire to help Xiao Xiao endure the incoming energy.
• The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear’s remaining body sent a golden light into Xiao Xiao’s right hand, revealing an External Soul Bone that surprised Bi Ji and concerned Wang Qiu'er.

Zi Yao helped Xiao Xiao absorb a Ten Thousand Year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Soul Spirit, while he took in its External Soul Bone. Xiao Xiao gained a powerful new Soul Skill and two cubs to raise, and Zi Yao left Bi Ji to handle the remaining Soul Spirits.

• Zi Yao absorbed the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's External Soul Bone and suppressed its violent power with the Destruction Origin.
• Xiao Xiao awakened with a Ten Thousand Year fourth Soul Ring and summoned her Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Soul Spirit, Xiao Jin.
• Xiao Xiao revealed that her new Geng Jin's Cauldron Soul Skill sharpened her Martial Soul's metal attribute and greatly strengthened its offense and defense.
• The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear embraced its cubs, and Bi Ji urged Xiao Xiao to raise them with their real mother; Xiao Xiao named them Da Xiong and Er Xiong.
• Ning Tian regretted not claiming the cubs first, while Bi Ji said Xiao Xiao's success strengthened her faith in the Soul Spirit System.
• Zi Yao asked Bi Ji to oversee the remaining Soul Spirits, and she agreed.