Chapter Summaries

During the Dragon Elephant Sect’s Martial Soul awakening ceremony, Chen Ming awakened the rare Vajra Dragon Elephant Martial Soul, astonishing the sect’s elders and disciples. The Sect Master celebrated its return and vowed to crusade against Shrek Academy.

• Chen Ming stood at the front of the children awaiting their Martial Soul awakening while the sect’s murals depicted Spirit Hall as the heroes of the ancient war.
• The rank-94 Sect Master Chen Li began the ceremony and led Chen Ming into the awakening formation.
• Chen Ming awakened a powerful Dragon Elephant form, and his aura suppressed the Martial Souls of those present.
• Chen Li identified Chen Ming’s Martial Soul as the Vajra Dragon Elephant, a supreme power that appeared once every thousand years.
• Chen Li lifted Chen Ming before the gathered sect and declared that the Dragon Elephant Sect would rise again and crusade against Shrek Academy.

Chen Ming awakened the Dragon Elephant Sect’s legendary Vajra Dragon Elephant Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power, drawing the sect’s fervent attention. Sect Master Chen Li and the great elder took him into the ancestral hall, publicly marking him as the next Sect Master heir while some clansmen worried about exposing his talent.

• Chen Ming celebrated the Dragon Elephant Sect and its mission to oppose Shrek while privately recognizing how overwhelming Shrek’s power was.
• Chen Ming awakened the rare Vajra Dragon Elephant Martial Soul, and the ceremony continued as the remaining children awakened their own Martial Souls and Soul Power levels.
• Chen Li hurriedly ended the ceremony’s formalities, then carried Chen Ming with the great elder into the ancestral hall’s inner doors.
• The clansmen understood that Chen Ming had been declared the next Sect Master heir, and most approved because of his extraordinary talent.
• Some clansmen worried that revealing Chen Ming’s identity could put the sect’s once-in-a-thousand-years genius in danger.

Chen Ming awakened the Dragon Elephant Sect’s legendary Vajra Dragon Elephant Martial Soul, astonishing Sect Master Chen Li and Great Elder Chen Ping. Chen Ming reflected on the sect’s care for him as an orphan, while Chen Li’s praise left the story focused on the strong family bond that had shaped his upbringing.

• Sect Master Chen Li celebrated Chen Ming’s Vajra Dragon Elephant Martial Soul before the ancestral coffins, while Great Elder Chen Ping watched in awe.
• Chen Ming assessed the immense strength his newly awakened Martial Soul had granted him and recalled how a friend had once broken ribs in a childhood sparring match with him.
• Chen Li asked Chen Ming whether the sect had ever neglected or mistreated him because he was an orphan, and Chen Ming said its people had always cared for him.
• Chen Ming recalled that the sect had provided him with devoted care, including powerful Soul Beast wet nurses, after his parents died in the Soul Beast Forest.
• Chen Ming remembered the sect’s fierce internal loyalty and how its members punished a child who mocked him for having no parents.

Chen Ming learned how deeply the Dragon Elephant Sect cared for him and was formally named its Young Sect Master. The chapter ended with the Great Elder explaining that only the sect’s successor was entitled to kowtow before every ancestor’s coffin.

• Chen Ming decided he would not abandon the Dragon Elephant Sect, which had treated him like family despite the conflict with Shrek.
• Chen Li and Chen Ping reassured Chen Ming that the sect would stand by him and explained why it cared for its members’ families.
• The sect’s elders recalled Chen Ming’s extraordinary strength and the expectations that he would awaken the Vajra Dragon Elephant Martial Soul.
• Chen Li led Chen Ming and Chen Ping through two hours of kowtowing before the ancestors’ coffins in the underground ancestral hall.
• Chen Li declared Chen Ming the Young Sect Master and promised the sect’s resources and protection.
• Chen Ming asked why no ceremony had been held, and Chen Ping explained that the ancestral kowtowing was the traditional succession rite.

Chen Li and Chen Ping explained why Chen Ming should train his body and learn to control soul power before seeking his first soul ring. They planned to teach him these skills and Soul Tool use while they searched for a suitable Diamond Mammoth.

• Chen Li told Chen Ming that his first soul ring should ideally come from a Diamond Mammoth, but they would wait for information from the Star Dou Great Forest before setting out.
• Chen Li explained that training and medicinal supplements could strengthen Chen Ming’s body and increase the age of the soul ring he could absorb.
• Chen Li and Chen Ping warned that Chen Ming needed to learn to circulate and stabilize soul power before absorbing a ring, or the process could be fatal.
• Chen Ping argued that Soul Tools could cover a Soul Master’s weaknesses without wasting a soul ring slot.
• Chen Ping gave Chen Ming a Level 4 Storage Soul Tool called the Vajra Belt and taught him how to wear it.

Chen Ping equipped Chen Ming with Dragon Elephant Sect gear and explained the dangers of its Golden Elephant Soul Cannon. After visiting the ancestors’ memorials, Chen Ming, Chen Li, and Chen Ping headed to the Grand Dining Hall to eat before tackling his training preparations.

• Chen Ming bound and received a Vajra Belt, then Chen Ping gave him the sect’s clothing and daily-use Soul Tools.
• Chen Ping presented Chen Ming with a Golden Elephant Soul Cannon, warned him about its risks, and showed him how to wield it as a melee weapon.
• Chen Ming paid respects at the ancestors’ memorial tablets and coffins alongside Chen Li and Chen Ping.
• Chen Li and Chen Ping took Chen Ming to the Dragon Elephant Sect Grand Dining Hall for a meal before handling his other preparations.

Chen Ming endured two months of brutal training backed by the Dragon Elephant Sect’s powerful Soul Masters, healing team, and costly resources, growing stronger and larger without yet hunting for Soul Rings. The Great Elder returned and quietly spoke to Sect Master Chen Li, leaving Chen Ming to wonder what would come next.

• Chen Li supervised Chen Ming’s exhausting training and lashed him with a Lightning Whip whenever he faltered.
• Chen Ming broke through his limits, collapsed, and was restored by Healing Soul Masters and Food System Soul Masters.
• Chen Ming reflected on the medicines, food, and rapid recovery that had sustained his relentless two-month training.
• Chen Ming realized the training had made him much stronger and understood why Chen Li and the Great Elder had delayed his Soul Ring hunt.
• The Great Elder returned after several days away and whispered to Chen Li.

Chen Li told Chen Ming that a Diamond Mammoth Family had been found for his First Soul Ring and gave him three days to prepare, while considering how to help him grow strong enough to stand against Shrek. Two nights later, Chen Li and the Great Elder unexpectedly woke Chen Ming and took him to hunt his soul ring as a test of his preparedness.

• Chen Li told Chen Ming that the smallest of a nearby Diamond Mammoth Family had nearly eight hundred years of cultivation and would suit his First Soul Ring.
• Chen Li reflected that Chen Ming had endured the extreme training and decided to consider finding him a good Teacher after he absorbed his First Soul Ring.
• Two nights later, Chen Ming sensed intruders in his bedroom and summoned his Martial Soul before recognizing Chen Li and the Great Elder.
• The Great Elder explained that they had come early to teach Chen Ming that he would not always have time to prepare before a soul hunt.
• Chen Ming tricked the Great Elder into checking his beard, and the Great Elder praised him for staying vigilant against impostors.

Chen Li and Chen Ping brought Chen Ming to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Diamond Mammoth for his first Soul Ring. They found the herd in the Mixed Area, and the chapter ended as the two Titled Douluo revealed their Martial Souls and prepared to act.

• Chen Ming traveled for more than half a month in a concealed Soul Tool carriage with Chen Li and Chen Ping.
• Chen Li and Chen Ping led Chen Ming deep into the Mixed Area, avoiding combat and driving away or killing Soul Beasts in their path.
• The three found a herd of more than ten Diamond Mammoths feeding on plant-type Soul Beasts, led by a thirty-thousand-year mammoth.
• Chen Ming chose the herd's youngest Diamond Mammoth, which appeared to have about eight hundred years of cultivation, as his target.
• Chen Ping shielded Chen Ming while Chen Li and Chen Ping summoned their Martial Souls and released their Soul Power.

Chen Li seized a young Diamond Mammoth for Chen Ming’s first Soul Ring while its herd fled rather than fight two Titled Douluo. Chen Ming killed the crippled beast and watched its Soul Ring appear before him.

• Chen Li charged the Diamond Mammoth herd, crippled its smallest member, and dragged it away while Chen Ping stood by.
• The lead Diamond Mammoth ordered its herd to retreat, then withdrew after realizing the humans wanted only one of its kind.
• Chen Li reassured Chen Ming and set the injured young Diamond Mammoth before him so he could absorb his First Soul Ring.
• Chen Ming summoned his Martial Soul Possession and used a hammer and steel nail to kill the Diamond Mammoth.
• A deep yellow Soul Ring with a faint purple tinge rose from the beast, and Chen Ming saw a real Soul Ring for the first time.

Chen Ming absorbed an eight-hundred-year Soul Ring from a Diamond Mammoth as his First Soul Ring after Chen Li and Chen Ping confirmed it was within his limits. He emerged at Soul Power level fourteen, leaving the sect elders to witness his rapid growth.

• Chen Ping measured the Diamond Mammoth's Soul Ring and confirmed that its age was within Chen Ming's endurance limit.
• Chen Ming steadied himself and began absorbing the Soul Ring while Chen Li and Chen Ping kept watch.
• Chen Li and Chen Ping discussed Chen Ming's exceptional physical condition and the Soul Power limits that made a thousand-year First Soul Ring too risky.
• After an hour of struggling, Chen Ming slowly subdued and refined the Soul Power in the Soul Ring.
• Chen Ming awakened his dormant Soul Power and medicinal energy, gained a yellow Soul Ring tinged with purple, and reached Soul Power level fourteen.
• Chen Ming broke free from the overconfidence caused by his sudden strength increase and said he expected to reach level fifteen within a month and a half.

Chen Ming absorbed an eight-hundred-year Diamond Mammoth Soul Ring, reached Soul Power Level Fourteen, and discovered his First Soul Skill was the powerful Ancient Strength. After the group finished dinner in the Star Dou Great Forest, Chen Li asked Chen Ming what lay beyond the forest in a direction he pointed out.

• Chen Ming explained that Ancient Strength increased his defense, resistance to abnormal conditions, and strength by one hundred percent, impressing Chen Li.
• Chen Li and Chen Ping conferred, then Chen Ping guided Chen Ming as he dissected the Diamond Mammoth and collected its valuable parts.
• Chen Ming followed Chen Li and Chen Ping through the Mixed Area, and they hunted a Heavy Armor Earth Dragon for dinner.
• Chen Ming grilled and ate the Heavy Armor Earth Dragon meat, then rested with Chen Li and Chen Ping beside him.
• Chen Li pointed toward one side of the forest and asked Chen Ming what lay beyond it.

Chen Li revealed that the Dragon Elephant Sect’s feud with Shrek Academy began when Shrek betrayed and killed the sect’s most powerful Sect Master during the war against the Sun Moon Empire four thousand years ago. He left Chen Ming with the truth that the sect’s history had concealed and explained how Shrek’s ambush turned their former alliance into a mortal conflict.

• Chen Ming explained the Dragon Elephant Sect’s traditional account of its hostility toward Shrek and its alliance with the Sun Moon Empire.
• Chen Li admitted that the sect’s history was false: the Dragon Elephant Sect had fought beside the Douluo Continent against the Sun Moon Empire, and the feud’s decisive cause was Shrek’s betrayal.
• Chen Li described how Shrek, leading the continent’s forces, called the Dragon Elephant Sect’s ancestor to join the war effort.
• Chen Li recounted how the powerful Sect Master sought influence alongside Shrek and became a threat to its leadership.
• Chen Li said Shrek branded the Sect Master a spy, ambushed and killed him on Sea God Island, eliminated his companions, and tried to destroy the Dragon Elephant Sect.

Chen Li revealed to Chen Ming that the Dragon Elephant Sect’s hatred of Shrek began with a devastating defeat and was later dressed up as loyalty to Spirit Hall. Chen Ming accepted the explanation, understanding that the sect’s ancient feud was rooted in private revenge.

• Chen Li explained that Shrek’s attack drove the Dragon Elephant Sect to join the Sun Moon Empire and form the Dragon Elephant Soul Master Legion.
• Chen Li recounted how Shrek’s Peerless Douluo turned the war’s tide after the Dragon Elephant Sect’s Sect Master was killed and his Soul Bones taken.
• Chen Li described how the sect dwindled to a few dozen survivors, settled in the Sun Moon Empire, and kept suffering losses on the front lines.
• Chen Li revealed that the Dragon Elephant Sect had adopted Spirit Hall’s faith and history to justify its private vendetta against Shrek.
• Chen Li told Chen Ming that only the sect’s Titled Douluo and Sect Masters knew the truth, and explained why he had chosen to disclose it.
• Chen Ming calmly accepted Chen Li’s account and said the explanation made more sense than a grudge lasting ten thousand years.

Chen Ming explained that he had never truly believed in the Angel God, leaving Chen Ping and Chen Li struggling with his blunt admission. The discussion turned to Dragon Elephant Sect’s master-disciple traditions and the sect’s origins, ending with the story of its first Vajra Dragon Elephant inheritor being hunted and accepted as a disciple by a Super Douluo.

• Chen Ming told Chen Li that the Angel God’s history made the sect’s faith seem ironic but understandable, then admitted to Chen Ping that he had only believed a little.
• Chen Ping and Chen Li reacted uneasily to Chen Ming’s lack of genuine faith, and Chen Ping said they would return to the Dragon Elephant Sect the next day.
• Chen Li asked Chen Ping whether he had decided who would become Chen Ming’s master, and Chen Ming showed interest in the prospect.
• The account explained how the Tuoba and Huyan families joined after Spirit Hall’s defeat and gradually formed the Dragon Elephant Sect.
• The first Vajra Dragon Elephant inheritor was hunted by Shrek and Sea God followers, but a Super Douluo with a dragon-blooded elephant Martial Soul recognized him and took him as a disciple.

The chapter explained how a Super Douluo saved the First Generation Sect Master, helped establish the Dragon Elephant Sect, and enabled the Vajra Dragon Elephant Martial Soul to endure through inheritance. The story left the sect’s deep regard for teacher-disciple bonds rooted in the guidance and sacrifices that shaped its history.

• A Super Douluo rescued the First Generation Sect Master, married him to his daughter, and guided him until the Dragon Elephant Family became the Dragon Elephant Sect.
• The Dragon Elephant Sect changed both families’ surnames to honor the Super Douluo and enshrined him in its ancestral hall.
• The First Generation Sect Master's wife passed on the Green Scaled Savage Elephant bloodline, allowing the unstable Vajra Dragon Elephant Martial Soul to continue as the Dragon Elephant Martial Soul.
• The chapter contrasted that inheritance with Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong's descendants, whose Martial Souls did not retain the Bright Sacred Dragon or Golden Sacred Dragon form.
• The Dragon Elephant Sect came to value teacher-disciple lineage as highly as bloodline, and its members repeatedly sacrificed themselves for their teachers and disciples.

Chen Li explained why Chen Ming could not apprentice under the reclusive Kong Deming and proposed that Chen Ming study under Mingde Hall’s current master, Jing Hongchen. The chapter left Chen Ming considering a direct path into the Sun Moon Empire’s leading soul tool academy.

• Chen Ming asked Chen Li which master he had chosen, and Chen Li brought up the legendary Kong Deming and Mingde Hall.
• Chen Ming assumed Chen Li could arrange an apprenticeship with Kong Deming, but Chen Li said Kong had rejected him and lived in seclusion for decades.
• Chen Ping criticized Chen Li’s soul tool talent, and Chen Li fired back by mocking Chen Ping’s own abilities before they stopped arguing.
• Chen Li explained that the Dragon Elephant Sect had rescued Jing Hongchen’s father, creating a favor owed by the Hongchen Family and Mingde Hall.
• Chen Li recommended that Chen Ming apprentice under Jing Hongchen and enter Mingde Hall directly.

Chen Li arranged for Chen Ming to seek Jing Hongchen as his teacher and persuaded Chen Ping to contribute a rare Dragon Marrow Crystal as an apprenticeship gift. Chen Ping agreed on the condition that Chen Li repay him twenty million Gold Soul Coins, then attacked him over the proposed forty-year installment plan.

• Chen Ming accepted the plan to pursue Jing Hongchen as his teacher, and Chen Li explained that talent and a valuable gift would be needed to secure a true apprenticeship.
• Chen Li asked Chen Ping for his fist-sized Dragon Marrow Crystal, which was worth nearly sixty million Gold Soul Coins.
• Chen Ping angrily protested that Chen Li had coveted his treasure for twenty years, while Chen Li argued that Chen Ming needed an impressive apprenticeship gift.
• Chen Li begged Chen Ping to provide a piece of the crystal and promised to repay him twenty million Gold Soul Coins; Chen Ping finally agreed.
• Chen Li proposed paying the debt in installments over forty years, and Chen Ping leapt at him and drove an elbow into him.

After returning to the Dragon Elephant Sect, Chen Ming learned Soul Tool theory and quickly proved to have exceptional talent by completing a Level 1 Soul Tool. Reflecting on his experience, he discovered that he had a Sea of Consciousness.

• Chen Ming returned to the Dragon Elephant Sect with a Diamond Mammoth, an unfinished Heavy Armor Earth Dragon, and the corpse of a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.
• Chen Ping kept Chen Ming from intense training and taught him Soul Tool knowledge, while Chen Ming tested low-level Soul Tools with his unusually strong defenses.
• Chen Ming began making Soul Tools under the sect’s rules and completed the Core Pattern for a Level 1 Elephant Skin Inner Lining after half a month of professional training.
• Chen Ping excitedly praised Chen Ming’s talent and predicted he could become a Rank 9 Soul Engineer, then put him down when Chen Ming complained that his ribs hurt.
• Chen Ming sensed changes in metal and, after meditating in the Five Hearts Facing Heaven posture, confirmed that he had a Sea of Consciousness.

Nearly half a year after awakening his Martial Soul, Chen Ming arrived in Mingdu with Sect Master Chen Li and reflected on his past life and bizarre transmigration. He reached Hongchen Mansion, the Mingdu residence of the Hongchen Family, and looked forward to gaining power and knowledge there.

• Chen Ming considered how his spiritual power and Sea of Consciousness differed from what he expected, though he could not confirm why.
• Sect Master Chen Li brought fifteen-year-old Chen Ming to Mingdu shortly before the New Year.
• Chen Ming recalled his lonely life before transmigrating and the absurd, dangerous events surrounding his arrival in this world.
• Chen Ming saw the modern layout and Soul Tool Streetlights of Mingdu and felt a brief sense of familiarity.
• Chen Ming arrived at Hongchen Mansion, the Mingdu residence overseen by Jing Hongchen, and preferred the prospect of studying and cultivating to admiring its lavish decor.