Chapter Summaries

Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue passed the adaptability test after Li Jinsheng summoned a Diamond Mammoth to smash through the scythe gates. At the specialty test, Li Jinsheng chose to demonstrate his healing, and Cai Yuer ordered Shen Yi to bring something for him to treat.

• Li Jinsheng summoned a Diamond Mammoth, which charged through and shattered the scythe gates, earning him and Gu Yue ten points each.
• Ya Li and Shen Yi took the pair to the next testing ground, where Shen Yi explained that the Outer Academy Dean would assess one specialty.
• Li Jinsheng said his profession was healing and called his other abilities hobbies, prompting Ya Li to move farther away from him.
• Cai Yuer arrived as examiner, and Li Jinsheng insulted her age before Gu Yue told him to act normally.
• Li Jinsheng chose healing for his specialty, criticized Cai Yuer for failing to recognize his Life Attribute Martial Soul, and Cai Yuer told Shen Yi to bring something for him to heal.

Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue impressed the examiners with their healing, elemental, and professional abilities, then excelled in eating and endurance assessments. They entered the eighth round, whose test remained unknown.

• Shen Yi returned with a wounded Soft Bone Rabbit, and Li Jinsheng healed it instantly, earning ten points.
• Cai Yuer tried to suggest that she teach Li Jinsheng, but Ya Li cut her off and warned her against claiming Tian Feng’s children.
• Gu Yue created and launched a four-colored elemental lotus at Cai Yuer, earning full marks for her display.
• Li Jinsheng revealed his Sixth-Grade Forging Master badge, while Gu Yue showed her fifth-grade Mecha Designer badge; Shen Yi awarded them ten points each.
• Li Jinsheng ate all one hundred Steamed Buns, and he and Gu Yue completed the endurance tasks for full marks.
• The group proceeded to the eighth round and entered a spacious circular room.

Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue passed the eighth assessment by defeating their opponents, earning ten points each. They entered the ninth assessment, a survival simulation, where Li Jinsheng decided to kill time while following the required procedure.

• Li Jinsheng chose Mo Jue, a four-ringed Black Swan Soul Master, and defeated her first Soul Skill with the Power of Destruction before striking her down.
• Ya Li awarded Li Jinsheng ten points for his victory.
• Gu Yue faced Ye Wu and used elemental barriers, ice, and softened ground to trap him and end the match.
• Ya Li awarded Gu Yue ten points, and the pair proceeded to the ninth assessment.
• Shen Yi explained that the ninth assessment tested survival in a Spirit Ascension Platform-like simulation where Soul Beasts and spoils could be real.
• Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue appeared in a forest, and Li Jinsheng decided to kill time while following the assessment’s rules.

Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue entered a survival assessment and discovered an apparent Emperor Auspicious Beast fighting a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. After they deliberately stalled the test, Li Jinsheng decided the scene was a trap and led Gu Yue into a cave, where they encountered a young Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

• Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue found a Ten-Thousand-Year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear fighting a Three-Eyed Golden Lion in a valley.
• Gu Yue explained that Xiong Jun would never attack an Emperor Auspicious Beast, and Li Jinsheng’s remark about its death left her silent.
• Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue stayed put and treated the assessment as a survival game, frustrating Ya Li and Shen Yi as time passed.
• Li Jinsheng concluded that the apparent Three-Eyed Golden Lion was a fake meant to lure them into the valley, then pulled Gu Yue into a cave.
• A young Three-Eyed Golden Lion attacked Li Jinsheng, who grabbed it, judged it useless, and tossed it away; Gu Yue then let darkness swallow the Small World.

Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue completed Shrek Academy’s final entrance assessment with perfect scores, becoming the first examinees to earn full marks across all ten trials. They arrived at the Inner Court of Sea God Island, where Na'er reunited excitedly with Li Jinsheng, and he began cultivating in his new residence with a golden leaf from the Golden Ancient Tree.

• Ya Li explained the purpose of the ninth assessment and led Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue to the Three Halls Trial.
• The Silver Moon Douluo awarded Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue ten points each, confirming their perfect scores across all ten assessments.
• Ya Li brought Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue to the Inner Court, where a golden leaf from the Golden Ancient Tree drifted into Li Jinsheng’s hand.
• Na'er ran to greet Li Jinsheng, eagerly welcomed him to Shrek Academy, and argued with Gu Yue.
• Ya Li assigned adjacent courtyards to Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue, and Na'er urged Gu Yue not to hold Li Jinsheng back.
• Li Jinsheng settled into his courtyard and cultivated as the golden leaf released a rich Life Aura.

Li Jinsheng met Elder Jin in a dreamlike space and learned that his Life and Destruction origins were beginning to transform into each other, while Elder Jin urged him to resolve the matter of Ah Yin and Tang Hao. After waking, Li Jinsheng began seeking a way beneath the Golden Ancient Tree and went to class with Na'er and Gu Yue, where Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi were already waiting.

• Elder Jin told Li Jinsheng that his Life and Destruction origins were beginning to fuse and transform, but that mastering their power was a path only he could follow.
• Elder Jin said Li Jinsheng could learn how to save him after reaching the place beneath the Golden Ancient Tree where his origin lay, and urged him to resolve the matter of Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin and Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao.
• Li Jinsheng woke to find the Golden Ancient Tree leaf beside his bed withered, then decided he needed to persuade Yun Ming to let him enter beneath the tree.
• Na'er joined Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue on their way to class, linked arms with Li Jinsheng, and led him ahead while he continued pondering his mission.
• Long Yeyue watched the trio and wondered whether Li Jinsheng was secretly the child of two people he resembled.
• Na'er, Li Jinsheng, and Gu Yue entered the classroom, where Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi were already seated.

Li Jinsheng arrived at Shrek Academy as an exchange student and startled Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi before Long Yeyue took the students to the Fight Soul Arena for an actual combat class. As Long Yeyue invited them to attack without holding back, Gu Yue warned Li Jinsheng not to kill her, but he vowed to fight at full strength.

• Li Jinsheng frightened Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan, then explained that he had enrolled at Shrek as a legal exchange student with Na'er as his study companion.
• Gu Yue stopped Li Jinsheng from teasing the others, and Na'er invited him to visit a new food shop after class while rejecting Xu Lizhi's request to join them.
• Long Yeyue introduced herself as the Light Dark Douluo and led the five students to the Inner Court's Fight Soul Arena for an actual combat class.
• Long Yeyue told the students to use all their abilities, and Gu Yue warned Li Jinsheng to leave her a whole corpse.
• Li Jinsheng promised to show Long Yeyue his full strength.

Li Jinsheng’s Blade of Life cut through Long Yeyue’s defenses and severed half her palm during their assessment. After Ya Li failed to heal the wound, she asked Li Jinsheng whether he could repair it.

• Li Jinsheng wounded Long Yeyue with his Blade of Life, severing half her palm despite her Soul Power defense.
• Gu Yue explained that Li Jinsheng had possessed the dangerous technique since he was seven, and Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi realized he had held back against them.
• Li Jinsheng unleashed more Blades of Life and pursued Long Yeyue until his Spiritual Power ran dry, while Long Yeyue dodged most of the attacks.
• Li Jinsheng complained that his teammates had left him to fight alone, and Gu Yue scolded him before grabbing his ear.
• Ya Li arrived and found that she could not heal Long Yeyue’s wound, then asked Li Jinsheng if he could fix it.

Li Jinsheng treated Long Yeyue’s severed hand with a vitality skill that magnified her senses and pain, then insulted her after she fainted. Yun Ming arrived at the arena and asked Li Jinsheng to demonstrate the skill again.

• Li Jinsheng used his Feicui vitality to reattach Long Yeyue’s severed palm, causing her senses and pain to intensify until she fainted.
• Ya Li woke Long Yeyue, who recovered her hand and insisted she had only misjudged Li Jinsheng’s strength.
• Long Yeyue confronted Li Jinsheng, but he mocked her and ignored Ya Li’s attempt to calm him down.
• Yun Ming arrived, checked that Long Yeyue had recovered, and asked Li Jinsheng to demonstrate his Soul Skill again.

Yun Ming tested Li Jinsheng’s Blade of Life on Thousand Forging metal, then sparred with him without using his Martial Soul. During the fight, Li Jinsheng instinctively developed a focused punch whose intent resembled Yun Ming’s Sky Pillar Spear Technique.

• Li Jinsheng’s Blade of Life scratched a Thousand Forging metal target, and Na’er remarked that the metal was sturdier than Old Dragon’s hand.
• Long Yeyue fainted after Na’er’s comment, and Ya Li healed her while Yun Ming caught her.
• After Long Yeyue recovered, Yun Ming challenged Li Jinsheng to a close-combat spar with their Soul Power matched and his Martial Soul unused.
• Yun Ming overwhelmed Li Jinsheng with his experience and technique, but noticed the youth’s extraordinary strength.
• After Yun Ming threw him off balance, Li Jinsheng’s body changed and he rushed back with a focused punch that reminded Yun Ming of his Sky Pillar Spear Technique.

Li Jinsheng fought Yun Ming with spear-inspired fist techniques, surprising the onlookers and provoking Long Yeyue with his blunt remarks. Yun Ming summoned Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue to Sea God Pavilion to give Li Jinsheng a Soul Bone, leaving Na'er behind.

• Li Jinsheng used spear-like fist techniques against Yun Ming, who recognized the moves as his own spear techniques adapted into punches.
• Yun Ming stopped the spar and told Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue to meet him at Sea God Pavilion for a gift.
• Long Yeyue demanded to know who taught Li Jinsheng, and his teasing response enraged her until Ya Li helped calm her down.
• Yun Ming sent Ya Li and Long Yeyue away, then dismissed the others and called Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue with him.
• Li Jinsheng promised Na'er he would eat with her later before following Yun Ming with Gu Yue.

Li Jinsheng accepted a rare External Soul Bone from Yun Ming and left with Gu Yue to find Na'er. After a disappointing meal, the three visited Li Jinsheng's Milk Tea Shop, where he confronted Yue Zhengyu for asking for Yuanen Yehui's contact information.

• Yun Ming showed Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue the Withered Glory Tree Left Palm Bone and warned that absorbing it could consume a vast amount of life force.
• Li Jinsheng accepted the Soul Bone and left the Sea God Pavilion with Gu Yue to meet Na'er.
• Na'er led Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue to a new restaurant, but they found the food unappetizing and left for a familiar restaurant instead.
• Li Jinsheng, Gu Yue, and Na'er enjoyed a satisfying meal before visiting Li Jinsheng's Milk Tea Shop.
• Li Jinsheng saw Yue Zhengyu demanding Yuanen Yehui's contact information and taunted him until Yue Zhengyu fell silent.

Yue Zhengyu accused Yuanen Yehui of being an Evil Soul Master, but Li Jinsheng defended her and sent Yue away. Back in his room, Li Jinsheng opened the wooden box, and the Withered Glory Tree Left Palm Bone suddenly began absorbing itself into his hand.

• Yue Zhengyu told Li Jinsheng that Yuanen Yehui was an Evil Soul Master and said he would eliminate her.
• Li Jinsheng defended Yuanen Yehui, arguing that Shrek Academy had found no problem with her and that a dark-attribute Martial Soul did not make someone an Evil Soul Master.
• Li Jinsheng and Yue Zhengyu argued over who was more handsome until Na'er intervened and declared her Big Brother the winner.
• Yuanen Yehui thanked Li Jinsheng, Gu Yue, and Na'er for standing up for her, then returned to work after Li Jinsheng reassured her.
• Li Jinsheng returned to his room and opened the wooden box containing the Withered Glory Tree Left Palm Bone.
• The soul bone released powerful life energy, softened, and began merging into Li Jinsheng's left palm, surprising him because the process differed from what Yun Ming had said.

Li Jinsheng tested his newly fused external Soul Bone and absorbed Yun Ming’s spear insights before attending an exam, where he tied for first and upset Na’er. Yun Ming then summoned him to the Fight Soul Arena, gave him a black spear, and challenged him to demonstrate his spear techniques against the Sky Pillar Spear.

• Li Jinsheng used his Life Drain Soul Skill on a potted plant, aging it until it withered, then meditated to digest Yun Ming’s spear insights.
• Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue went to class, where Shen Yi gave the students an exam; Ye Xinglan lent Li Jinsheng her notes, and he crammed before taking the test.
• Gu Yue and Li Jinsheng tied for first place, while Na'er failed and accused Li Jinsheng of betraying their supposed alliance.
• Yun Ming saw Na'er's tears, called Li Jinsheng out, and took him to the Fight Soul Arena.
• Yun Ming handed Li Jinsheng a black spear and asked him to show his spear techniques, then summoned the Sky Pillar Spear for their confrontation.

Li Jinsheng wagered a chance to cultivate beneath the Golden Ancient Tree on a spear duel with Yun Ming, then revealed his Three Heads Six Arms ability as the battle intensified. The final clash ended in a burst of light, leaving the outcome unclear.

• Li Jinsheng agreed to duel Yun Ming for the chance to cultivate beneath the Golden Ancient Tree, provided he could touch the corner of Yun Ming's clothes.
• Li Jinsheng used the Sky Pillar Spear Technique, alarming Yun Ming with how closely his moves matched the master's own.
• Li Jinsheng transformed with Three Heads Six Arms and formed two Emerald Spears from his Life Element, attacking Yun Ming from several directions.
• Yun Ming countered Li Jinsheng's three-speared assault with a dense curtain of spear strikes while the spectators watched in astonishment.
• Li Jinsheng and Yun Ming struck one another in a final clash that filled the arena with light and gale-force wind, then left two figures standing.

Li Jinsheng defeated Yun Ming in a spear duel and won permission to cultivate at the Golden Tree Base. The next day, Na'er retold the battle to their classmates with extravagant embellishments before Shen Yi arrived to begin class.

• Li Jinsheng returned to his normal form after defeating Yun Ming, whose torn robes showed that he had lost.
• Yun Ming granted Li Jinsheng permission to enter the Golden Tree Base and told him to rest before meditating there.
• Na'er and Gu Yue congratulated Li Jinsheng, while Ya Li asked how he had learned the Sky Pillar Spear Technique and accepted his answer.
• The next day, Na'er dramatically recounted Li Jinsheng's victory to the Inner Court class as Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi, and others listened.
• Shen Yi entered the classroom, prompting Na'er to stop her story and the lesson to begin.

Li Jinsheng cultivated before the Gold of Life beneath the Golden Ancient Tree, triggering a profound transformation that spread his Spiritual Power throughout his body. He emerged at level forty and found Elder Jin waiting, who said he was now qualified to solve the problem.

• Yun Ming led Li Jinsheng to the Golden Tree Base and directed him to cultivate in a room containing the Gold of Life.
• A voice warned Li Jinsheng not to touch the Gold of Life, but he began meditating before it and absorbed the life energy it released.
• The Gold of Life liquefied and vaporized into highly pure energy, which flowed into Li Jinsheng as he cultivated.
• Li Jinsheng's Spiritual Power fused throughout his body, strengthening his ability to regenerate and bringing him closer to becoming an Ultimate Being.
• Li Jinsheng awoke at level forty, then saw Elder Jin, who told him he was now qualified to solve the problem.

Elder Jin brought Li Jinsheng to the Golden Ancient Tree’s core and revealed that he had to resolve the threat posed by Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin’s vine. Li Jinsheng used his innate Life Deprivation to drain her life force and form a powerful left arm Soul Bone, while Elder Jin warned him not to use the ability often; Elder Jin then produced a golden, illusory soul ring.

• Elder Jin transported Li Jinsheng to the Golden Ancient Tree’s core, where Ah Yin’s Blue-Gold vine was consuming the surrounding life force.
• Elder Jin explained that Li Jinsheng could either devour Ah Yin’s life force with his life attribute or destroy her with his Power of Destruction.
• Li Jinsheng activated his innate Life Deprivation and began absorbing the vine’s life force.
• Elder Jin used Condense to direct the absorbed power into Li Jinsheng’s left arm, forming an unprecedented Soul Bone as Ah Yin’s soul fragment was pulled into it.
• Elder Jin warned Li Jinsheng to avoid using Life Deprivation because it could ravage Douluo Continent’s living beings and lifeline.
• Elder Jin reached into the void and brought forth a golden, illusory soul ring.

Li Jinsheng received a powerful golden fourth Soul Ring from Elder Jin, triggering a massive reaction from the Golden Ancient Tree and Sea God Lake. Elder Jin warned him to grow stronger, save the Douluo Plane, and kill Tang Hao without destroying the world, then escorted him out as Shrek’s elders gathered.

• Elder Jin gave Li Jinsheng a golden Soul Ring containing the life codes of the Douluo Continent’s native living beings, and the Golden Ancient Tree erupted with power as he absorbed it.
• Li Jinsheng emerged with four Soul Rings, including a brilliant golden fourth ring whose Soul Skill slots were mostly occupied and which would grow stronger with him.
• Elder Jin warned Li Jinsheng about Tang Hao, the Abyss Plane, and the returning God Realm, and urged him to cultivate and save the plane without destroying it.
• Elder Jin sent Li Jinsheng back to the meditation room, where Yun Ming and the gathered Shrek elders confronted them.
• Elder Jin told Yun Ming not to make trouble for Li Jinsheng, then escorted him out while Long Yeyue began devising a sinister scheme.

Li Jinsheng emerged from seclusion after nearly a year, learned the abilities of his new Soul Bone, and reunited with Gu Yue and Na'er. Gu Yue told him to return to the Spirit Pagoda, and he agreed to see Na'er again the next day.

• Long Yeyue tried to persuade Yun Ming to acknowledge Li Jinsheng as a son and bring him to Shrek Academy, but Yun Ming refused and sent everyone away.
• Elder Jin explained that Li Jinsheng's left palm bone could heal another person for ten minutes and grant access to a Small World, while warning him that his other ability had an enormous cost.
• Li Jinsheng realized his Soul Skill might allow resurrection, then returned to his dormitory courtyard to consolidate his breakthrough to Soul Ancestor.
• Gu Yue and Na'er waited for Li Jinsheng, and Na'er joyfully rushed into his arms when he arrived.
• Gu Yue told Li Jinsheng that his teacher wanted him back at the Spirit Pagoda, and he agreed to leave after learning he had missed Shrek Academy's Final Exam.