Chapter Summaries

Yun Mu advised Xu Xiaoyan to wait for a Soul Spirit better suited to her Martial Soul, then revealed his Second Martial Soul on the eleventh level and killed the Thunder Beast with ease. The group was left stunned by the power of his Tree of Destruction and Sword of Life.

• Yun Mu told Xu Xiaoyan not to choose an Ice Bear, explaining that her Star Wheel Ice Staff could evolve into a pure Star Wheel Staff, and she agreed to wait for a better Soul Spirit.
• Tang Wulin and the others defeated the Rock Armor Beast on the ninth level and the Nether Shadow Cat on the tenth level.
• Yun Mu stopped Xie Xie from approaching a squirrel on the eleventh level and identified it as a Thunder Beast.
• Yun Mu summoned his Tree of Destruction and used Withering Entanglement to bind and drain the Thunder Beast before it could attack.
• Yun Mu used his Sword of Life and Withering Bones Forge Edge to cut the Thunder Beast in two, leaving Tang Wulin and the others in shock.

Yun Mu effortlessly defeated a five-thousand-year Vajra Ape with his Tree of Destruction and commanded it to become Yuanen Yehui’s Spirit Soul. After Yuanen began absorbing it, Yun Mu led the others toward the next floor.

• Yun Mu killed the Thunder Beast with his Tree of Destruction and Sword of Life, leaving the others stunned.
• A five-thousand-year Vajra Ape appeared on the eleventh floor, and Yun Mu restrained it with Withering Entanglement.
• Yun Mu ordered the weakened Vajra Ape to become Yuanen Yehui’s Spirit Soul, and it submitted to his command.
• Yuanen Yehui began absorbing the Vajra Ape’s purple Soul Ring while Yun Mu told the others to continue to the next floor.
• Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan marvelled at the power of Yun Mu’s Tree of Destruction.

Yun Mu subdued a Starlight Tiger and offered it the choice to become Xu Xiaoyan’s Third Soul Spirit. The exhausted tiger considered accepting so it could survive.

• Xie Xie urged the group to follow Yun Mu into the next level, where they found a Starlight Tiger beneath the moonlight.
• Xu Xiaoyan recognized the tiger as a perfect match for her Star Wheel Ice Staff Martial Soul, and Yun Mu promised to help her obtain it.
• Yun Mu countered the tiger’s Starlight Blade with his Net of Destruction, then weakened it with the Sword of Life and Annihilation Thunder.
• Yun Mu overwhelmed the Starlight Tiger in his Sword Domain until it lost its will to fight and wished for death.
• Yun Mu offered the tiger a choice: become Xu Xiaoyan’s Soul Spirit and live, or continue toward death; the tiger looked at Xu Xiaoyan and considered the offer.

Xu Xiaoyan absorbed a six-thousand-year Starlight Tiger soul spirit, and the group left the Spirit Pagoda after declining Leng Yaozhu’s invitation to join. Yun Mu later found the outer-court class divided against Tang Wulin and his friends, where his cold look unsettled the five students on the Youth Genius Ranking.

• The Starlight Tiger submitted to Xu Xiaoyan, and Yun Mu protected her as she absorbed its six-thousand-year Soul Ring without trouble.
• Leng Yaozhu offered the group a place in the Spirit Pagoda, but Yun Mu declined and agreed to pay for Xu Xiaoyan’s and Yuanen Yehui’s soul spirits within a month.
• Yue Zhengyu questioned Yun Mu about becoming a Divine Craftsman, while Tang Wulin teased him with an unfinished “but” and ran off to forge.
• Yun Mu returned to cultivating and forging Gu Yue’s One-word Battle Armor, which could merge into her body.
• Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan brought Yun Mu to the outer court, where he noticed that nearly half the class was excluding Tang Wulin and his friends.
• Yun Mu entered the classroom and fixed a cold look on the five students on the Youth Genius Ranking, making them shrink back.

Tang Wulin formed a team for the upcoming competition and challenged his classmates to accept his leadership. Yun Mu backed him and set Ye Xinglan’s participation on winning a fight against him, while Gu Yue explained the class’s conflict over Tang Wulin’s Battle Armor and leadership.

• Shen Yi announced that competition teams had to have three to seven members and told Tang Wulin to record their rosters.
• Yun Mu encouraged Tang Wulin to form his own team, and Tang Wulin chose Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Xu Lizhi, and Ye Xinglan.
• Ye Xinglan agreed to join if Yun Mu fought her and she won; Yun Mu accepted the condition, then left with Gu Yue for his forging room.
• Tang Wulin released his Golden Dragon King bloodline pressure and promised to resign as class monitor if his team failed to stand out, demanding that the class obey him if they won.
• Gu Yue told Yun Mu that the class committee’s conflict with Tang Wulin stemmed from his Battle Armor, his lack of interaction with classmates, and the ranked students’ contempt for him.

Yun Mu supported Gu Yue and Tang Wulin, then helped Tang Wulin’s team prepare for the upcoming class competition. After learning how formidable their opponents were, Tang Wulin asked Yun Mu to train the group, and their first sparring session began.

• Yun Mu gave Gu Yue forged metal and offered to help her, then watched Tang Wulin forge two high-quality Spirited Alloys before easing his exhaustion with Life Energy.
• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan cultivated beside Yun Mu, feeling changes in Gu Yue’s Silver Dragon King bloodline and Xu Xiaoyan’s Martial Soul.
• Tang Wulin learned Ye Xinglan could not compete and worried about facing Wu Sidao’s powerful Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Tang Wulin asked Yun Mu to train his group for the competition, and Yun Mu brought them to the academy arena with Yuanen Yehui and Yue Zhengyu.
• Yun Mu told Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and Xu Lizhi to attack together, and Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan launched the opening moves.

Yun Mu tested Tang Wulin’s team and easily countered their coordinated attacks while offering advice on their teamwork. After a brief call with Feng Wu Yu about a piece of Divine Metal, Yun Mu returned to find Angel Feathers covering the arena and healed the fallen Xie Xie.

• Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Lizhi attacked Yun Mu together, but Yun Mu used his Sword of Life and Tree of Destruction skills to suppress them and drain their strength.
• Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan launched a coordinated counterattack, but Yun Mu blocked it with Net of Destruction.
• Yun Mu praised the team’s improved coordination, pointed out Xu Xiaoyan and Xu Lizhi’s weaknesses, and encouraged Tang Wulin about their chances against Wu Sidao and the others.
• Tang Wulin went to seek one-on-one pointers from Yuanen Yehui and another person while Yun Mu received a call from Feng Wu Yu, who offered Divine Metal for Tang Wulin.
• Yun Mu returned to the arena, found it covered in Angel Feathers, and healed Xie Xie, who had fallen to the ground.

Yun Mu and Ya Li supervised the class-banner selection matches, healing students as they fought. After Tang Wulin’s team advanced, Yun Mu restored Ye Xinglan’s depleted Life Energy after learning she had strained herself to help complete Tang Wulin’s Battle Armor.

• Yun Mu joined Ya Li at the sparring arena to oversee the matches and treat injured students.
• Tang Wulin and his companions advanced through the selection, leaving their team and Wu Sidao’s group of five as the final competitors.
• Yun Mu noticed Tang Wulin’s team had completed more pieces of One-word Battle Armor from Spirited Alloy than expected.
• Yun Mu checked Ye Xinglan and learned she had spent Life Energy helping complete Tang Wulin’s Battle Armor.
• Yun Mu used Withering Bones Forge Edge to restore Ye Xinglan’s depleted Life Energy.

After his students won their match, Yun Mu gave them spirit fruits and warned Wu Sidao’s group that the Youth Genius Ranking was a dangerous list tied to the Holy Spirit Cult. The next day, he challenged Ye Xinglan to a sparring match and quickly countered her opening attacks.

• Yun Mu gave Tang Wulin and the others six thousand-year spirit fruits after their victory.
• Yun Mu told Wu Sidao and the other ranked students that the Youth Genius Ranking was effectively a hunting list, prompting them to set Tang Wulin as a goal and train harder.
• Tang Wulin drew attention from female students at class, while Yun Mu announced that he would spar with Ye Xinglan that afternoon.
• Ye Xinglan attacked Yun Mu with her Stargod Sword, but he deflected her strike and cut a gap through her Sword God Net.
• Yun Mu thrust toward Ye Xinglan’s sword wrist, and she hurriedly raised her sword to block.

Yun Mu accompanied Yun Ming on a trip to a Federation conference, but Evil Soul Masters attacked their Soul Guide Train to kill Yan Yi, a young genius ranked third on the Spirit Pagoda's list. Yun Mu healed the battered Yan Yi and confronted three Title Douluo, whose rapid regeneration made them difficult to injure.

• Yun Mu defeated Ye Xinglan in a sword match without using a Soul Skill, then went to meet Yun Ming at the Sea God Pavilion.
• Yun Ming invited Yun Mu to join him at a continental-level Federation conference and took him aboard a Soul Guide Train the following day.
• After an explosion rocked the train, Yun Mu learned that Evil Soul Masters were likely targeting Yan Yi, the fifteen-year-old genius ranked third on the Youth Genius Ranking.
• Yun Ming sensed Netherworld Douluo Halosa, gave Yun Mu an Eternal Defense shield, and went to confront the King of Hell Douluo.
• Yun Mu flew into the battle, blocked a Skeleton Martial Soul user's attack, and used his Sword of Life to heal Yan Yi while facing three Evil Soul Masters.
• Yun Mu discovered that the three Title Douluo regenerated faster than his attacks could harm them and struck with a bolt of purple lightning from his Tree of Destruction.

Yun Mu fought three Holy Spirit Cult Title Douluos on the train and awakened the fusion of his two Martial Souls, defeating them with Creation Judgment. Yun Ming checked him over afterward, and Yun Mu confirmed that he could now use the fusion skill.

• Yun Mu sent the injured Yan Yi away from the center of the battle before facing Skull Douluo, Bat Douluo, and Mantis Douluo.
• Yun Mu used the Tree of Destruction to trap and attack the three Evil Soul Masters, but Skull Douluo sacrificed a hundred collected souls to break free.
• Yun Mu fused the Life Sword Heart and the Tree of Destruction, unleashing Creation Judgment to erase all three Title Douluos and their souls.
• Yun Ming arrived and found Yun Mu suffering only from excessive Soul Power loss, and Yun Mu told him that he had succeeded in fusing his two Martial Souls.
• Yun Ming warned Yun Mu to put his safety first next time, while a group in black uniforms hurried toward them.

After Yun Mu and Yun Ming fought off Evil Soul Masters on the Soul Guide Train, they reached Mingdu and were insulted by a hotel manager who refused them entry. Yun Mu lost control of his destructive power and attacked as Yun Ming chose not to stop him.

• Mo Wu thanked Yun Ming and Yun Mu for defeating the Evil Soul Masters, then went to calm the civilians while Yun Ming and Yun Mu searched the train for survivors.
• Yun Ming explained that Mo Wu opposed war and fiercely opposed Evil Soul Masters, and said the Federation tolerated frequent attacks on Soul Guide Trains.
• Yun Mu kicked open a door near the driver's cabin and killed an Evil Soul Master with Annihilation Thunder.
• Yun Ming and Yun Mu left the damaged train, changed trains, and arrived in Mingdu in the early hours of the next morning.
• The manager of the Ming Du Grand Hotel refused Yun Ming and Yun Mu entry and insulted Yun Mu for blocking the entrance during Young Master Lin's wedding banquet.
• Yun Mu unleashed his Tree of Destruction Martial Soul and Annihilation Thunder, while Yun Ming decided not to intervene.

Yun Mu was manipulated into attacking a hotel manager, then spent two days unconscious as his cultivation and Soul Rings advanced. He woke in time to attend the Federation meeting, where he noticed the Tang Sect had no seat.

• A purple-hooded figure took control of Yun Mu, who struck the manager with Annihilation Divine Thunder after the manager provoked him and invoked Young Master Lin.
• Boss Ma handled the hotel incident after Mo Wu reprimanded him, and Young Master Lin and the Lin Family were dealt with.
• While unconscious, Yun Mu saw a vision of Father and Mother, awakened a Spiritual Power Soul Core, and broke through to rank sixty.
• Yun Ming and Ya Li stayed beside Yun Mu as his parents appeared, empowered them, and helped his Soul Rings evolve from ten-thousand-year to hundred-thousand-year rings.
• Yun Ming kept Yun Mu in his room to stabilize his cultivation until the Federation meeting began.
• At the Federation Conference Hall, Yun Mu saw seats for Shrek, Spirit Pagoda, War God Temple, the Federation Military Headquarters, and the Federation Chairman, but none for the Tang Sect.

Yun Mu watched the Federation Congress argue for months over war and the Evil Soul Masters, then was ambushed by Dark Bell on his way back. Dark Bell claimed the Underworld Emperor and Ghost Emperor had held off Yun Ming and the others as Yun Mu faced her alone.

• Ya Li told Yun Mu about Yun Ming's traumatic encounter with a smelly shoe and explained that Shrek Academy opposed starting a war before addressing the Evil Soul Masters.
• Yun Mu suggested controlling Evil Soul Masters and giving them an orderly place in society, while the Federation delegates argued over whether to wage war against Heaven Dou and Star Luo.
• The Congress ended without resolving anything, and Yun Ming told Yun Mu to check on his class while the meetings continued.
• Yun Mu discussed a final examination with Wu Changkong, proposing that his students challenge other academies and saying he would lead the exam team.
• After two or three months of fruitless meetings, Yun Mu suspected Qiangu Dongfeng was plotting against him, then encountered Dark Bell, who said her allies had delayed Yun Ming and released her black bell Martial Soul.
• Yun Mu released his Destruction Beast Martial Soul and six blood-red Soul Rings as he prepared to fight Dark Bell.

Yun Mu fought Na Nali aboard the Soul Guide Train, but Yun Ming intervened before she could kill him. After Na Nali fled, Yun Ming, Yun Mu, and Ya Li discussed Yun Mu’s destructive Martial Soul and the suspected Spirit Pagoda attack.

• Na Nali attacked Yun Mu with her Soul Skills, weakening him and pressing him toward defeat.
• Yun Mu used Life Sword Heart to brace himself as Na Nali’s clones closed in with killing strikes.
• Yun Ming’s Sky Pillar Spear shattered Na Nali’s attack and wounded her, forcing her to escape through the broken window.
• Yun Mu told Yun Ming he had nearly used the Tree of Destruction’s ultimate move, and Yun Ming urged him to train with that Martial Soul at the academy.
• Yun Ming said the Devil Islands might suit Yun Mu once he reached level 70.
• Ya Li asked whether the Spirit Pagoda was behind the attack, and Yun Ming said the evidence was practically obvious.

Yun Mu joined Shrek Academy’s final assessment to protect Tang Wulin and the other students, then boarded the train with Tang Wulin without paying. He contacted Mo Lan for help, and she gave them tickets as they traveled toward Heaven Dou City.

• Yun Mu told Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and their friends that their final exam would require them to enter with nothing but their clothes and earn money to survive.
• Yun Mu learned that he would take part in the assessment as a protector, while still facing the same restrictions as the examinees.
• Yun Mu boarded the train after Tang Wulin tried to evade the fare, intending to watch over the students and borrow money from Mo Lan if needed.
• Yun Mu called Mo Lan, who met him in her conductor’s uniform and gave him a train pass.
• Tang Wulin apologized to Mo Lan for evading the fare, and she offered to cover tickets for both him and Yun Mu.

Yun Mu and Tang Wulin responded to a train hijacking, where Mo Lan had exchanged herself for the hostages. Yun Mu revealed his power to defeat the criminals and save the passengers, then met the train’s security captain, whom he remembered dying in his recollections.

• Mo Lan received a warning that criminals were hijacking the train, and Yun Mu and Tang Wulin followed her toward the danger despite her telling them to stay behind.
• Mo Lan exchanged herself for more than a hundred elderly people, women, and children, while Yun Mu and Tang Wulin were taken hostage by the criminals.
• Yun Mu saw the dead passengers in Carriage 3 and learned that the living hostages had been gathered in Carriage 4.
• Yun Mu unleashed his Battle Armor and Sword of Life, killing the criminals in Carriage 4 and striking the attackers in Carriage 5 with a storm of leaves.
• Yun Mu checked that Mo Lan was safe, while Tang Wulin comforted the civilians; Mo Lan learned that Yun Mu was a six-ring Soul Emperor and Two-word Battle Armor Master.
• The train security captain approached Yun Mu to shake his hand, and Yun Mu remembered that the man had died while saving everyone.

Yun Mu protected Mo Wu from a Plague Envoy attack in Heaven Dou City, then went to the Blacksmith Association with Tang Wulin. The chapter leaves Tang Wulin preparing to forge with his Clear Sky Hammer as Zhen Hua welcomes the two brothers.

• Yun Mu declined Mo Wu's award ceremony because he was proctoring Shrek Academy's final examination, but stayed in Heaven Dou City after suspecting more Evil Soul Masters were involved.
• A cloaked Plague Envoy appeared and attacked Mo Wu, so Yun Mu shielded him and killed the assailant with his Tree of Destruction and six red Soul Rings.
• Yun Mu left Mo Wu to handle the aftermath and went to the Blacksmith Association, where he found Tang Wulin attending Zhen Hua's forging lesson.
• Zhen Hua invited Yun Mu and Tang Wulin to the front, and Tang Wulin asked to try forging.
• Tang Wulin summoned his Clear Sky Hammer, surprising the staff and prompting questions about his lack of Soul Rings and possible Twin Martial Souls.

Tang Wulin accepted Mu Ye as his master and was set to face A Ruheng as part of his Shrek Academy entrance assessment. Before their match began, A Ruheng challenged Yun Mu, whose sword skills and weakening abilities slowed A Ruheng’s assault.

• Tang Wulin finished fusion forging, and Zhen Hua invited him and Yun Mu to eat at the private cafeteria.
• Tang Wulin ate precious ingredients prepared by Mu Ye, who offered to teach him how to use his blood essence; Tang Wulin accepted him as his master.
• Yun Mu arranged for A Ruheng to assess Tang Wulin, explaining that the fight would count as passing the first stage regardless of its result.
• A Ruheng arrived and challenged Yun Mu first, prompting Zhen Hua to take them to a storage space for their fight.
• A Ruheng charged Yun Mu with his Body Martial Soul, but Yun Mu dodged his punches and used the Sword of Life to weaken his attacks and disrupt his Soul Power.

Yun Mu sparred with A Ruheng and watched Tang Wulin pass his first exam before leaving the others at the Heaven Dou City Spirit Pagoda. As Yun Mu wandered outside, the birds and cicadas fell silent and gray mist closed in, leaving him suspecting Ha Luosa was ambushing him.

• Yun Mu defeated A Ruheng in a spar, then Tang Wulin narrowly beat A Ruheng using the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• Wu Changkong told Yun Mu that Heaven Dou City had put him in the newspapers and warned that Evil Soul Masters might target him.
• Yun Mu accompanied Tang Wulin and the others to the Spirit Pagoda, where Gu Yue went inside for her exam while Yun Mu stayed outside.
• Yun Mu noticed the birds and cicadas had gone silent and gray mist had appeared around him, so he touched his Eternal Defense and prepared for an attack.