Vol. 1The Light of Shrek

Ye Chen awakened the Emperor Aurora Sword, grew stronger at Shrek Academy, and helped Tang Ya rebuild the Tang Sect while deepening his ties with the women around him. After an assassination attempt linked to the Xuanming Sect, Ye Chen killed Xu Sanshi, and Mu En confronted the sect’s leaders.

  • Mu En raised Ye Chen, guided his awakening of the Emperor Aurora Sword, and accepted him as his Final Disciple.
  • Ye Chen returned from the Star Dou Great Forest with Spirit Gold that restored Mu En, then discovered that his Light Soul Power could accelerate women’s cultivation through resonance.
  • Ye Chen became a Fourth-level Soul Tool Master and cured Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire after gaining a Wood Attribute and Purification ability.
  • He helped Tang Ya avenge the Tang Sect, brought her to Shrek Academy, and encouraged her to rebuild the sect.
  • Ye Chen helped Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan advance, became a Soul Ancestor, and joined Shrek’s Outer Court as Wang Dong’s roommate.
  • He revealed his strength in class as Wang Yan explained the freshmen’s assessment and points system.
  • Ye Chen defeated Xu Sanshi and earned recognition as Shrek Academy’s Holy Son, then survived Xu Sanshi’s assassination attempt with Wang Dong.
  • Ye Chen killed Xu Sanshi in Shrek’s dungeon, and Mu En confronted the Xuanming Sect’s leaders.
Chapters 1–102 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Emperor Aurora Sword

Ye Chen awakened the Emperor Aurora Sword, grew stronger under Mu En’s guidance, and became entangled with the Silver Dragon King after going missing in the Star Dou Great Forest. He returned with Spirit Gold that restored Mu En, then discovered that his Light Soul Power could accelerate women’s cultivation through resonance, leaving Zhang Lexuan wary of his growing circle.

  • Mu En found the infant Ye Chen near the Star Dou Great Forest and raised him, then guided his awakening of the Emperor Aurora Sword and accepted him as his Final Disciple.
  • Ye Chen received a thousand-year Light Unicorn Soul Ring that transformed into gold, gained Emperor’s Light Slash, and began learning to command his Power of Light from Mu En.
  • Xuan Zi’s search for Ye Chen’s second Soul Ring went awry when a Human-faced Dragon Snake attacked, leaving Ye Chen stranded in the forest as Shrek’s elders searched for him.
  • The Heavenly Dao Emperor took control of Ye Chen’s body, killed a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, and left Ye Chen with a second golden Soul Ring, Extreme Gold, and an External Soul Bone.
  • Di Tian seized Ye Chen during his clash with Mu En and brought him to Gu Yuena, who accepted Ye Chen’s help healing her and gave him Spirit Gold for Mu En.
  • Ye Chen returned to Shrek and gave Mu En the Spirit Gold, restoring Mu En’s youth and strength, and Mu En then welcomed Zhang Lexuan back and recognized Ye Chen’s new Extreme Gold attribute.
  • Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen resonated their Soul Powers with Ye Chen’s Light Soul Power, which greatly boosted their cultivation but depleted him.
  • Zhang Lexuan questioned Ye Chen about his night with Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen, then made him massage her and told him not to leave without permission again.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Light and the Tang Sect

Ye Chen advanced his Soul Tool research and Light abilities, mastering new techniques and purifying Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire. He helped Tang Ya avenge the Tang Sect, brought her to Shrek Academy, and gave her a new path toward rebuilding it.

  • Ye Chen became a Fourth-level Soul Tool Master, then completed a Soul Tool Handgun that fired without the user supplying Soul Power.
  • After reaching Soul Power level thirty, Ye Chen absorbed a ten-thousand-year Azure Tree King Soul Ring, gained a Wood Attribute and Purification ability, and cured Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire.
  • Mu En taught Ye Chen King’s Descent, and Ye Chen combined it with his Emperor’s Momentum to create Emperor’s Supremacy.
  • Mu En sent Ye Chen to meet Tang Ya, the sole survivor of the Tang Sect, and Ye Chen promised to help her avenge her family and sect.
  • Ye Chen defeated the Iron Blood Sect and killed an Evil Soul Sage who threatened Tang Ya, while Mu En killed the Titled Douluo who pursued them.
  • Ye Chen brought Tang Ya to Shrek Academy and urged her to rebuild the Tang Sect by developing her Blue Silver Grass along the Way of Life.
  • Ye Chen explained how Tang Ya could use her Devouring Power safely and offered to purify her if she absorbed plant Soul Beasts’ life force.
  • Ma Xiaotao welcomed Tang Ya as a younger sister after Ye Chen explained her past, and Tang Ya settled into a room near Ye Chen’s.
Chapters 26–52 Summaries Read

Arc 3New Classmates at Shrek

Ye Chen helped Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan advance, then joined Shrek’s Outer Court and became Wang Dong’s roommate. As the freshmen began classes, Ye Chen revealed his strength and heard about the upcoming assessment and the academy’s point system.

  • Ye Chen reached Level 36, earned his fifth-level Soul Engineer badge, and agreed to help Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan obtain Soul Rings.
  • Ye Chen helped Jiang Nannan gain Instant Movement and Tang Ya gain Bone Gnawing Strangler, then purified the dark aura on Tang Ya’s Martial Soul.
  • After Mu En tested Ye Chen’s strength, Ye Chen later became a Soul Ancestor, helped Mother Jiang recover, and learned that Jiang Nannan loved him.
  • Ye Chen accompanied Tang Ya to obtain her fourth Soul Ring, secretly took Electrolux’s remnant soul into his mind, and helped Tang Ya gain Grass World Descent.
  • Ye Chen moved into the Outer Court dormitory, defeated Wang Dong in a duel, and made a deal with her to share Soul Power Resonance in exchange for chores.
  • Ye Chen met Huo Yuhao and A Wei, then spent time with Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan before returning to Wang Dong at the dormitory.
  • Ye Chen and Wang Dong attended their first class, where Wang Yan introduced the freshmen and Ye Chen revealed he was a Level 46 Soul Ancestor.
  • Wang Yan explained the freshmen’s assessment, the points system, and the Gravity Training Room as the class began its training.
Chapters 53–77 Summaries Read

Arc 4The Xuanming Sect’s Reckoning

Ye Chen defeated Xu Sanshi, then survived an assassination attempt that exposed the Xuanming Sect’s role. After killing Xu Sanshi, Ye Chen left the sect’s punishment to Mu En, who confronted its leaders and demanded an explanation.

  • Ye Chen trained in Shrek’s gravity room while Wang Dong pushed herself to reach the Purple Line Zone, then the two grew closer as they discussed their unknown parents.
  • Ye Chen defeated Xu Sanshi in a Soul Duel and forced him to honor their wager, then Judge Gao recognized Ye Chen as Shrek Academy’s Holy Son.
  • Wang Dong joined the Tang Sect and accompanied Ye Chen, Tang Ya, and Jiang Nannan into Shrek City, while Xu Sanshi hired Xu Sandao to assassinate Ye Chen and Wang Dong.
  • Xu Sandao attacked the group, but Ye Chen and Wang Dong wounded him before Ma Xiaotao arrived and helped capture him alive.
  • Yan Shaozhe traced the assassination to Xu Sanshi and the Xuanming Sect, while Mu En ordered the sect to answer for the attack and left Xu Sanshi’s fate to Ye Chen.
  • Ye Chen killed Xu Sanshi in Shrek’s dungeon, and Mu En confronted the Xuanming Sect’s leaders, threatening them with a Limit Douluo’s wrath.
Chapters 78–102 Summaries Read
Volume 1 of 4