Chapter Summaries

After two months of Illusion Brain Douluo's training, Li Jinsheng had become a ruthless fighter, alarming Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue. Gu Yue took him to inspect his newly renovated shop, where he prepared to interview applicants.

• Li Jinsheng killed successive simulated Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts with swift, lethal attacks during Illusion Brain Douluo's training.
• Leng Yaozhu told Gu Yue to keep Li Jinsheng from dismembering people, and Gu Yue agreed to help him behave himself.
• Li Jinsheng defeated the remaining Soul Beasts with help from his summoned companions, then wondered whether he liked Gu Yue as the illusion dissolved.
• Han Tianyi praised Li Jinsheng's progress, while Leng Yaozhu decided to speak with Illusion Brain Douluo and sent Li Jinsheng out with Gu Yue.
• Gu Yue showed Li Jinsheng his newly renovated shop, where he checked the supplies and staff recruitment before the first interviewee arrived.

Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue hired Yuanen Yehui to work at their shop, then returned to the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, where Qiangu Zhangting said his grandfather wanted to see them. They followed him toward the upper-management elevator.

• Yuanen Yehui introduced herself as a Shrek Academy student seeking afternoon work, and Li Jinsheng offered her a job with a maid-outfit requirement and generous pay.
• Yuanen Yehui revealed she was a girl, reviewed and signed Li Jinsheng’s contract, then left to start work the next day.
• Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue interviewed two other Shrek Academy students but did not hire them.
• On their way to the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, Gu Yue asked Li Jinsheng why he had attacked Soul Beasts in an illusion, and he said he would act even faster against real ones.
• Qiangu Zhangting met Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue at the headquarters and told them his grandfather wanted to see them, so they followed him toward the upper-management elevator.

Qian Gu Dongfeng tested Li Jinsheng’s judgment about opposing Shrek Academy, then warned Qiangu Zhangting that Li Jinsheng’s healing abilities could threaten the Qian Gu Family’s influence. After Leng Yaozhu reprimanded Li Jinsheng for his cruelty, Mu Ye returned with Immortal Herbs, including a Primal Chaos Immortal Grass that reacted fearfully to Li Jinsheng.

• Qian Gu Dongfeng asked Li Jinsheng for a plan to deal with Shrek Academy’s Final Exam, but rejected Li Jinsheng’s suggestion because it could damage his reputation.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng told Qiangu Zhangting that Li Jinsheng’s abilities and potential public prestige could challenge the Qian Gu Family’s position in the Spirit Pagoda.
• Li Jinsheng told Gu Yue that his abilities could shake the Qian Gu Family’s foundations, while Gu Yue grew frustrated with his refusal to explain.
• Leng Yaozhu called Li Jinsheng over and pinched his cheek, warning him not to dismember people and urging him to respect life.
• Mu Ye returned with Han Tianyi and presented Immortal Herbs, including a Ten Thousand Years-level Primal Chaos Immortal Grass, which turned pale when Li Jinsheng approached.

Li Jinsheng consumed a leaf of the Primal Chaos Immortal Grass, which transformed his Soul Power without noticeably increasing it, then ate the White and Red Fruits of the Rebirth Fruit. He entered deep meditation and experienced a vision of life renewing a barren land before arriving at the dark birthplace of miracles.

• Li Jinsheng ate a leaf of the Primal Chaos Immortal Grass and absorbed its Primal Chaos Qi, which began transforming his Soul Power.
• Mu Ye showed Leng Yaozhu and Han Tianyi an unfamiliar Fire Tree Immortal Herb, and Gu Yue identified it as the Rebirth Fruit.
• Gu Yue explained that the Rebirth Fruit's White and Red Fruits had to be eaten together to greatly increase life force.
• Li Jinsheng ate both fruits as the Fire Tree withered, and the fused energy filled him with life force.
• Li Jinsheng entered deep meditation and saw life return to a wasteland as he walked toward the dark place where miracles were born.

After meditating for over half a year, Li Jinsheng comprehended a transformation ability that let him imitate living beings and take their forms. He visited his Milk Tea Shop with Gu Yue and discovered that its display was showing romantic photos of couples.

• Li Jinsheng awoke from his meditation and realized his new ability could return life to an initial state and borrow its power.
• Li Jinsheng transformed into a Jade Phoenix and a Silver Moon Wolf King, impressing Gu Yue and prompting Leng Yaozhu to bring him medicine.
• Li Jinsheng learned that Shrek Academy's graduation assessment was approaching and argued with Gu Yue about testing his strength on its students.
• Li Jinsheng asked whether Na'er had been looking for him, then went with Gu Yue to check on his Milk Tea Shop.
• Li Jinsheng found the shop packed with couples and asked who had created the slideshow of romantic photos on its display wall.

Li Jinsheng asked Na'er to help add a Cat and Mouse game to Shrek Academy's assessment, and she agreed after he brought her an enormous bowl of ice cream. The plan was likely to be approved by Yun Ming, leaving the academy's new students facing a harder test.

• Li Jinsheng rewarded Yuanen Yehui for creating the shop's promotional slides and discussed adding a Cat and Mouse game to Shrek Academy's assessment with Gu Yue.
• Gu Yue ate the ice cream Li Jinsheng ordered while Yuanen Yehui worried that the proposed game would make the students' assessment harder.
• Na'er arrived at the shop, and Li Jinsheng asked her to persuade her teacher to add the game to the assessment.
• Li Jinsheng served Na'er a huge bowl of ice cream, and she agreed to help with the test.
• Ya Li watched from the shadows and concluded that Yun Ming would likely approve the change, with Shrek Academy teachers keeping the students safe.

Na'er persuaded Yun Ming to approve Li Jinsheng’s Cat and Mouse game as a hidden part of the first-year Final Exam, with the academy setting the rules. When the exam began, Li Jinsheng, Na'er, Gu Yue, and Yuanen Yehui set out toward Heaven Dou City to join the hunt.

• Na'er asked Yun Ming to approve adding Li Jinsheng’s Cat and Mouse game to the Final Exam, and he agreed while warning that the academy would set the rules.
• Li Jinsheng asked Gu Yue to join the game, and she agreed; Yuanen Yehui volunteered for the exam and accepted a mission to learn her classmates’ routes.
• The Outer Academy Teacher announced that hidden evaluators would intercept students traveling to Mingdu, with ten points awarded or deducted depending on the outcome.
• When the exam began, Yuanen Yehui sent Swallow-tailed Swifts to track the students and told Li Jinsheng that a group had headed for Heaven Dou City.
• Li Jinsheng gave Yuanen Yehui money, identification documents, and a Communication Soul Tool, then set off toward Heaven Dou City with Na'er and Gu Yue as Ya Li watched from the shadows.

Li Jinsheng, Gu Yue, and Na'er ambushed Yue Zhengyu during Shrek Academy’s assessment, with Na'er defeating him after Li Jinsheng blinded him. Yue Zhengyu traded information about other students for bonus points, and Li Jinsheng led the group toward the Heaven Dou City Tang Sect.

• Li Jinsheng accused Yue Zhengyu of being an Evil Soul Master despite Yue Zhengyu revealing his Holy Angel Martial Soul.
• Na'er attacked Yue Zhengyu with her Silver Dragon Spear, and the two exchanged blows as she powered up with her Third Soul Skill.
• Li Jinsheng deprived Yue Zhengyu of his vision, allowing Na'er to wound him and end the fight.
• Li Jinsheng told Yue Zhengyu he would lose ten points, then offered five bonus points in exchange for information about his classmates.
• Yue Zhengyu revealed that several students were headed to the Tang Sect branch in Heaven Dou City, and Li Jinsheng led Na'er and Gu Yue there.

Li Jinsheng, Gu Yue, and Na'er reached the Tang Sect for Shrek Academy’s hidden assessment, where Gu Yue was chosen to fight Ye Xingmo. After Ye Xingmo recovered some of his strength, Hall Master Zhao prepared to referee their duel.

• Li Jinsheng kicked down the Tang Sect’s gate and told Hall Master Zhao that the trio had come from Shrek Academy to assess its students.
• The trio entered the training ground and saw Ye Xingmo standing after defeating a Tang Sect disciple.
• Li Jinsheng announced the hidden assessment and offered Ye Xingmo time to recover before the challenge.
• Ye Xingmo chose Gu Yue as his opponent, and she warned Li Jinsheng not to interfere.
• Ye Xingmo recovered to about sixty or seventy percent of his strength, and Hall Master Zhao took his place as referee as the duel began.

Gu Yue defeated Ye Xingmo, and Li Jinsheng, Gu Yue, and Na'er boarded a Soul Guide Train toward their next destination. When a group of Evil Soul Masters took passengers hostage, Li Jinsheng deprived the kidnappers of their vision as Gu Yue and Na'er joined the attack.

• Gu Yue used her elemental abilities to defeat Ye Xingmo, who conceded and told Li Jinsheng that He Xiaopeng, Bai Hanying, and Duan Hunxiao were heading toward Skysea City.
• Li Jinsheng, Gu Yue, and Na'er left the Tang Sect and bought first-class tickets for a Soul Guide Train, while Li Jinsheng checked that Tang Wulin was nowhere nearby.
• The train conductor, Mo Lan, checked their tickets as the train departed, and Li Jinsheng felt a sense of danger.
• A Soul King and his Corpse Puppets escorted hostages into the trio's carriage, and Gu Yue identified them as hostages too.
• Li Jinsheng used Five Senses Separation to deprive six kidnappers of vision, while Gu Yue and Na'er attacked alongside him.

Li Jinsheng, Gu Yue, and Na'er stopped an Evil Soul Master attack aboard a train and continued to Skysea City to search for Shrek Academy students. After waiting at the Tianhai Spirit Pagoda, Li Jinsheng called someone for instructions as the group settled in for the night.

• Gu Yue incapacitated three kidnappers and ten Corpse Puppets, while Na'er killed two more and Li Jinsheng beheaded the Evil Soul Master leader with his Light Wheel.
• Mo Lan checked on the passengers, secured the scene, and thanked Li Jinsheng, Gu Yue, and Na'er for stopping the attack.
• After the train reached Skysea City, Li Jinsheng said he planned to look for Shrek Academy students at the Tianhai Spirit Pagoda and hinted that his Swifts in Shrek City could help him hunt them down.
• Li Jinsheng, Gu Yue, and Na'er waited in the Spirit Pagoda lobby, but Li Jinsheng sensed that the three Shrek students would not arrive until the next day.
• A Spirit Pagoda deacon escorted the three to guest rooms, and Li Jinsheng called someone who answered by asking what orders he had.

Li Jinsheng arranged to intercept Shrek Academy students in Mingdu, then confronted three of them at the Spirit Pagoda and prepared to fight alone. He revealed three Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings as the battle began.

• Li Jinsheng learned Yuanen Yehui would reach Mingdu within ten days and told her to stay hidden or leave while he planned to catch Shrek Academy’s students.
• Li Jinsheng called Mingdu’s Spirit Pagoda to request several truckloads of sand and notify the city’s higher-ups about his plan.
• The next morning, Li Jinsheng, Gu Yue, and Na'er encountered He Xiaopeng, Bai Hanying, and Duan Hunxiao at the Spirit Pagoda.
• Li Jinsheng tricked the three Shrek students into following him to the Fight Soul Arena for an additional assessment.
• Li Jinsheng told Gu Yue and Na'er to watch as he faced the three Shrek students, then revealed three black Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.

Li Jinsheng defeated He Xiaopeng, Bai Hanying, and Duan Hunxiao by changing into several Soul Beasts, then healed them. He headed with Gu Yue and Na'er toward Mingdu, planning to unleash his second soul skill at an evacuation point, while insisting Qian Gu Dongfeng would take responsibility.

• Duan Hunxiao attacked Li Jinsheng with his flute, but Li Jinsheng's Sea of Consciousness nullified the mental interference.
• Li Jinsheng transformed into a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, a Swallow-tailed Swift, and a Titan Giant Ape, knocking Bai Hanying and Duan Hunxiao unconscious and injuring He Xiaopeng.
• Li Jinsheng changed into an Earth Demon Rhinoceros and charged He Xiaopeng into the arena wall, knocking him unconscious.
• Li Jinsheng used Life Element to heal all three opponents, though He Xiaopeng convulsed as his bones healed.
• Gu Yue urged the group to leave, and Li Jinsheng announced he would unleash his second soul skill at full power in Mingdu and block an evacuation point.
• Half an hour later, Li Jinsheng, Gu Yue, and Na'er boarded a Soul Guide Train in Skysea City, and Li Jinsheng claimed Qian Gu Dongfeng would take responsibility for their plan.

Li Jinsheng prepared an ambush for the arriving Shrek Academy students by creating Soul Beasts from sand and arranging to release them around Mingdu. A week later, he spotted students approaching the city and declared the hunt underway.

• Li Jinsheng, Gu Yue, and Na'er entered Mingdu and met Tower Master Wang at the Spirit Pagoda.
• Li Jinsheng used his second soul skill to shape sand into Golden Wolves, Silver Wolves, Diamond Mammoths, and Rainbow Dragons.
• Li Jinsheng had Spirit Pagoda staff label the Soul Beasts for the Shrek Academy final examination and send them toward Mingdu's outskirts, leaving two batches near the tower.
• Li Jinsheng promised Gu Yue and Na'er they could spend a week in Mingdu before the Shrek Academy students arrived.
• A week later, Li Jinsheng spotted figures approaching Mingdu from atop a Golden Eagle and began the hunt.

Li Jinsheng, Gu Yue, and Na'er used a staged Soul Beast attack to test Shrek Academy students outside Mingdu City. When the students fled toward a highway crowded with civilians, Li Jinsheng accused them of using civilians as shields and ordered the beasts to surround them.

• The Golden Wolf and Silver Wolf ambushed a Shrek Academy student outside Mingdu City and knocked him unconscious.
• A Diamond Mammoth empowered by rainbow light defeated another student, who passed out when wolves surrounded him and he saw their exam nameplates.
• Li Jinsheng, Gu Yue, and Na'er watched from the Golden Eagle, and Li Jinsheng rescued Na'er after she nearly choked on her lollipop.
• Li Jinsheng led nearly a hundred Soul Beasts toward Shrek Academy's main force and announced that the Beast Tide was a hidden question in their final exam.
• The students fled onto a highway and stopped near civilian vehicles, so Li Jinsheng accused them of using civilians as shields and had the Soul Beasts surround them.

Li Jinsheng, Gu Yue, and Na'er launched a brutal assault on Shrek Academy students during their Final Exam, then healed the wounded and continued hunting more students. A witness sent battle footage to Mingdu's upper ranks, and the hunt continued into the exam's middle stage.

• Li Jinsheng summoned hundreds of Soul Beasts and used his Life Domain to suppress the Shrek students while Gu Yue and Na'er prepared to attack.
• The Soul Beasts overwhelmed the students, Gu Yue blasted them with exploding fireballs, and Na'er struck several with her Silver Dragon Spear.
• Li Jinsheng healed the fallen students with life force, intensifying their pain, while Gu Yue warned that their mission was unfinished.
• Li Jinsheng, Gu Yue, and Na'er decided to keep sacking Shrek students, and a Mingdu Soul Master recorded the battle and sent the evidence to the city's upper ranks.
• Leng Yaozhu learned of the footage as the hunt continued, with the trio repeatedly beating and healing students until Ya Li treated those Li Jinsheng had badly injured.

After the assessment exposed Shrek Academy’s students to defeat, Yun Ming decided to invite Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue to enroll. As the pair chose their Genius Youth Ranking titles, Ya Li arrived with Shrek’s offer, and Leng Yaozhu asked what terms they would provide.

• Li Jinsheng and the other examiners crushed the Shrek students in the final assessment, while Yuanen Yehui alone evaded the beast horde and the others lost ten points.
• At a Sea God Pavilion meeting, Long Yeyue and Cai Yuer complained that Li Jinsheng had damaged Shrek Academy’s reputation, but Yun Ming proposed inviting him and Gu Yue to enroll.
• Gu Yue chose the title Element, while Li Jinsheng chose Beast Emperor for the Genius Youth Ranking.
• Ya Li arrived at Leng Yaozhu’s place and invited Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue to enroll at Shrek Academy on behalf of the Sea God Pavilion.
• Leng Yaozhu asked Ya Li what terms Shrek Academy could offer.

Leng Yaozhu negotiated terms for Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue to study at Shrek Academy as Inner Court disciples, securing a Ten Thousand Year External Soul Bone as an enrollment gift. After Ya Li left, Leng Yaozhu warned Gu Yue to keep Li Jinsheng out of trouble, and Gu Yue discovered he was tougher than expected when she fought him.

• Leng Yaozhu demanded that Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue study at Shrek Academy without enrolling, receive Inner Court treatment, live in the Inner Court, eat free, and receive a valuable Soul Bone.
• Ya Li agreed that Shrek Academy would provide a Ten Thousand Year External Soul Bone, and she invited Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue to the academy.
• Ya Li and Leng Yaozhu teased Li Jinsheng about his medical techniques before Ya Li departed.
• Leng Yaozhu told Li Jinsheng to behave at Shrek Academy and instructed Gu Yue to watch over him.
• Gu Yue punched Li Jinsheng to keep him in line and was surprised that he could fight back with unusual toughness.

Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue went to Shrek Academy to register for its assessment, where Li Jinsheng's Strength Phantom awakened in response to the Golden-eyed Black Dragon King mural. The mural shattered, leaving Li Jinsheng eager to develop his ability.

• Na'er called Li Jinsheng to celebrate ranking third on the Genius Youth Ranking and boast that her title was Silver Dragon, while Gu Yue pointed out that she ranked second.
• Gu Yue urged Li Jinsheng to go to Shrek Academy the next day, and he agreed to register with her.
• Leng Yaozhu brought Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue to Shrek Academy, where Ya Li and Shen Yi welcomed them.
• Ya Li led Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue through Shrek Building to a hall displaying a mural of the Golden-eyed Black Dragon King.
• The mural's pressure stirred Li Jinsheng's Ten Thousand Beasts Momentum, and the Golden-eyed Black Dragon King mural shattered.

Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue passed Shrek Academy’s second assessment after Li Jinsheng killed a Devouring Dragon with a disturbing life-force technique. Ya Li led them to the third assessment, a field of deadly guillotine gates, where Li Jinsheng had already devised a way through.

• Elder Li gave Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue full marks after Li Jinsheng’s inherited Soul Spirits destroyed the assessment mural.
• Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue entered an arena illusion and faced a Devouring Dragon.
• Li Jinsheng deprived the dragon of its vision, then caused its body to collapse by manipulating its flesh and life force while Gu Yue attacked with the Elements.
• Ya Li awarded Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue ten points for the second assessment and took them to the third assessment.
• Ya Li explained the rules for crossing the Guillotine Gates, and Li Jinsheng quickly thought of an easy way to pass.