Chapter Summaries

Ice Empress decided to remain contracted to Ye Chen so she could pursue becoming a Divine Beast, while Mu En entered seclusion to seek a breakthrough. At Shrek Academy, Ye Chen reunited with Di Qiuer in human form and learned that Gu Yuena had come too, prompting her to ask whether he welcomed her.

• Ice Empress asked Snow Empress about her former strength, then resolved to stay with Ye Chen for help becoming a Divine Beast.
• Mu En entered seclusion in the Golden Ancient Tree to try to reach the quasi-god level.
• Ye Chen went to the Outer Court, where Di Qiuer appeared in human form and tried to embrace him.
• Ye Chen recognized Di Qiuer, and she explained that she had enrolled at Shrek Academy to see him and eat his cooking.
• Di Qiuer told Ye Chen that Gu Yuena had come to Shrek Academy as a teacher, and Gu Yuena asked whether he welcomed her.

Gu Yuena brought Di Qiuer to visit Ye Chen, and Di Qiuer eagerly demanded a feast. While Ye Chen grilled for everyone beside Emperor Lake, Gu Yuena warned the Ice Empress and Snow Empress to cherish their contracts with him; the chapter ended with the Ice Empress claiming a skewer and inviting the Snow Empress to share it.

• Gu Yuena arrived with Di Qiuer, who clung to Ye Chen and asked him to cook something delicious.
• Di Qiuer led Ye Chen to Emperor Lake, where he grilled meat with Gu Yuena, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress.
• Gu Yuena told the Ice Empress and Snow Empress that their contracts with Ye Chen offered them an immense opportunity and urged them to cherish it.
• Ye Chen tried to reserve a batch of skewers for Gu Yuena, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress after Di Qiuer had eaten the earlier ones.
• The Ice Empress objected to Di Qiuer's claim that she could not eat much, took a skewer, and invited the Snow Empress to share it.

Ye Chen shared his cooking with Ice Empress and Snow Empress, then received an invitation from Gu Yuena and spent the night with Zhang Lexuan. His academy life settled into a rotation of dates with his many confidantes while his Soul Power cultivated automatically.

• Snow Empress and Ice Empress devoured Ye Chen's grilled meat and asked for more.
• Di Qiuer suggested that Ye Chen sleep on her, then realized she had a human body and privately considered becoming his partner.
• Ice Empress and Snow Empress returned to Ye Chen's contract space, while Gu Yuena gave him the key to her room and invited him to visit anytime.
• Ye Chen went to the Inner Court, surprised Zhang Lexuan, and carried her to her bedroom.
• Ye Chen spent his academy days dating his female confidantes, and his Soul Power circulated and cultivated on its own.

Ye Chen presented his Battle Armor concept to Gu Yuena and Electrolux, explaining how it would combine Soul Masters and Soul Tools and help him wield the Power of Light. Impressed by his detailed theory, Electrolux estimated they could create the first Battle Armor within half a year.

• Ye Chen showed Gu Yuena and Electrolux his Battle Armor concept in his private laboratory.
• Electrolux praised the idea for merging Soul Masters' cultivation with Soul Tools, while Ye Chen said he ultimately wanted to create an Emperor Battle Armor.
• Gu Yuena agreed to help explore Battle Armor and was astonished by its potential to raise a Titled Douluo's strength to near that of a Limit Douluo.
• Ye Chen explained the four stages of making Battle Armor: forging vital metal, designing and inscribing Soul Tool formations, and attuning the armor to its wearer.
• Electrolux recognized how complete Ye Chen's theory was and estimated that they could create Battle Armor in no more than half a year.

Ye Chen taught Electrolux and Gu Yuena about Soul Tools while developing Battle Armor, then told Xian Lin'er that he planned to create the powerful equipment and train her as a Battle Armor Master. He remained in the Soul Tool Laboratory to test his ideas, but had reached a research bottleneck.

• Ye Chen explained Soul Tool Core Arrays and demonstrated Soul Tool creation to Electrolux and Gu Yuena throughout the day.
• Gu Yuena and Electrolux left to rest, while Ye Chen stayed in the laboratory to test Battle Armor ideas through the night.
• After five more hours of research, Ye Chen hit a bottleneck and discovered that Xian Lin'er had come to see him.
• Ye Chen told Xian Lin'er that Battle Armor could greatly increase a Soul Master's strength and let a Titled Douluo rival a Limit Douluo.
• Xian Lin'er asked Ye Chen for a set, and he promised to teach her to make Battle Armor and become a Battle Armor Master.

Xian Lin'er became flustered after embracing Ye Chen and realized she had feelings for him, then met Cai Mei'er at a hot spring to talk about romance and their past. Cai Mei'er began explaining why she had agreed to a fake marriage with Yan Shaozhe.

• Xian Lin'er excitedly hugged Ye Chen after he promised she could wear Battle Armor, then grew embarrassed when he touched her cheek and fled the Soul Tool Laboratory.
• Xian Lin'er joined Cai Mei'er in a hot spring, where Cai Mei'er teased her and asked about her love life.
• Xian Lin'er said she had no romantic prospects and explained that Qian Duoduo's persistent pursuit did not change her feelings.
• Xian Lin'er asked whether Cai Mei'er and Yan Shaozhe would continue their fake marriage, recalling that Yan Shaozhe had once pursued her and been unfaithful.
• Cai Mei'er had accepted the fake marriage after Yan Shaozhe pleaded with her to help him save face over an incident that had disappointed her.

Cai Mei'er persuaded Xian Lin'er to admit she had fallen for Ye Chen, then grew curious about his unusual fragrance. She decided to visit him and get to know her junior disciple.

• Cai Mei'er told Xian Lin'er she would end her fake marriage if she ever found true love, and Xian Lin'er wished her well.
• Cai Mei'er guessed that Xian Lin'er liked Ye Chen, and Xian Lin'er nervously tried to deny it.
• Cai Mei'er encouraged Xian Lin'er to stop feeling ashamed of her feelings, and Xian Lin'er opened up about her relationship with Ye Chen.
• Xian Lin'er defended Ye Chen when Cai Mei'er questioned his appeal, saying that being with him made her feel carefree.
• Cai Mei'er wondered about Ye Chen's intoxicating scent and decided to visit him.

Ye Chen, Electrolux, and Gu Yuena continued developing Battle Armor, while Huo Yuhao waited to reach level twenty before Sky Dream Ice Silkworm would take him to the Extreme North Land. When Sky Dream recognized the Ice Empress beside Ye Chen and stared at her, Ye Chen attacked him through Huo Yuhao’s Sea of Consciousness, damaging Sky Dream’s spiritual origin and lightly injuring Huo Yuhao.

• Electrolux quickly mastered Soul Tool crafting, while Gu Yuena offered to forge the metals needed for Battle Armor.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Huo Yuhao to reach level twenty before they traveled to the Extreme North Land for an opportunity tied to his God Creation plan.
• Huo Yuhao spotted Ye Chen with Gu Yuena, the Snow Empress, and the Ice Empress, and Sky Dream recognized the Ice Empress.
• Ye Chen sensed Sky Dream staring at the Ice Empress and sent a spiritual attack into Huo Yuhao’s Sea of Consciousness.
• Ye Chen overwhelmed Sky Dream and damaged his spiritual origin, while Huo Yuhao suffered a minor injury from the clash.

Ye Chen warned Huo Yuhao and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to stay away from Ice Empress, leaving both of them afraid of his power. Later, Ye Chen accepted Gu Yuena’s invitation to her dormitory, where Di Qiuer eagerly welcomed him.

• Ye Chen warned Huo Yuhao to control Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and never let him covet Ice Empress again.
• Huo Yuhao questioned Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who explained his unrequited love for Ice Empress and warned Huo Yuhao not to oppose Ye Chen.
• Ice Empress told Snow Empress about her past pursuit of Tian Meng and why she hated him.
• Gu Yuena invited Ye Chen to stay at her new Shrek Academy residence, and he accepted.
• Di Qiuer welcomed Ye Chen and sat close beside him, then asked him to put Ice Empress and Snow Empress away because they felt like third wheels.

Di Qiuer and Gu Yuena confessed their love for Ye Chen, and the three spent the night together. The next morning, Gu Yuena discovered that her injuries from the Asura God had healed completely and that her strength had returned to its peak.

• The Snow Empress felt jealous and confused about her growing attachment to Ye Chen, while the Ice Empress returned with her to the contract space.
• Di Qiuer kissed Ye Chen and told him she loved him, and Gu Yuena also asked him for a kiss and said she wanted to give herself to him that night.
• Di Qiuer confessed that she wanted to stay with Ye Chen forever, and Ye Chen accepted both women's feelings.
• Gu Yuena and Di Qiuer dressed up for Ye Chen, and he pulled them both into his arms.
• The next morning, Gu Yuena realized that the Asura God's injuries had healed and that she had regained her peak strength, then she woke Ye Chen with a kiss.

Gu Yuena recovered from her injuries after spending the night with Ye Chen, and he began developing One-Word Battle Armor with her and Elder Yi. As Ye Chen continued his research, Xian Lin'er and Han Ruoruo each invited him out, and he arranged dates with both of them.

• Gu Yuena's injuries miraculously healed, and she thanked Ye Chen by drawing him into another passionate encounter.
• Ye Chen praised Elder Yi's Soul Tool Core Array, and the two began developing One-Word Battle Armor with Gu Yuena.
• Xian Lin'er nervously invited Ye Chen to stroll around Shrek City, and he agreed to meet her at Emperor Lake the next night.
• Ye Chen returned to the Soul Tool Laboratory and continued working on Battle Armor until evening.
• Han Ruoruo invited Ye Chen for a stroll, and he accepted, setting their date for three nights later.

Ye Chen visited Cai Mei'er after she summoned him, and learned that her curiosity about him came from the strange fragrance and his relationship with Xian Lin'er. Cai Mei'er told him that she and Shao Zhe had entered a fake marriage and that she and Xian Lin'er had been best friends for a hundred years, leaving Ye Chen stunned by how different the story was from what he remembered.

• Han Ruoruo happily accepted Ye Chen's agreement to spend time with her in three days and ran off to plan how to win his heart.
• Cai Mei'er summoned Ye Chen because she was curious about his charm and the fragrance Xian Lin'er had told her about.
• Cai Mei'er moved closer to Ye Chen to smell the fragrance, then explained that she was only curious when he became alarmed.
• Ye Chen asked Cai Mei'er about her relationship with Xian Lin'er and Shao Zhe after learning that the two women were close friends.
• Cai Mei'er told Ye Chen that she and Shao Zhe had a fake marriage and that she and Xian Lin'er had been best friends for a hundred years, leaving him wondering if he was hearing unofficial history.

Cai Mei'er and Ye Chen discovered a strong physical attraction to each other, and Ye Chen decided he wanted to pursue her. Cai Mei'er ended her sham marriage with Yan Shaozhe so she could pursue Ye Chen.

• Cai Mei'er confirmed her story to Ye Chen and moved closer as she became drawn to his fragrance.
• Cai Mei'er asked to hug Ye Chen, and he agreed; they embraced for several minutes before she sent him away to calm herself.
• Ye Chen left planning to win over Cai Mei'er, while she decided to pursue him and return to being herself.
• Cai Mei'er told Yan Shaozhe that their marriage should end, and Yan Shaozhe reluctantly accepted her decision.

Ye Chen visited Cai Mei'er for another massage, but after kissing him she struggled to control her desire and admitted he had become her little nemesis. The chapter ended with Ye Chen pinning her wrists and drawing her close after teasing her for being all craving and no game.

• Cai Mei'er welcomed Ye Chen to her room for another massage, her fifth visit from him in half a month.
• Ye Chen massaged Cai Mei'er's waist, back, shoulders, head, thighs, and feet while she praised his strong hands.
• Cai Mei'er pulled Ye Chen down with her legs and kissed him, then became overwhelmed by her attraction to him.
• Cai Mei'er asked Ye Chen to get off her and drank cold water while she recovered, admitting she could not seem to control herself around him.
• Ye Chen teased Cai Mei'er for being all craving and no game, then pinned her wrists behind her and pulled her tightly against him.

Ye Chen made Cai Mei'er his woman, and she teased him about becoming his before Xian Lin'er. Xian Lin'er arrived and found them together, and Ye Chen invited her to join them as Cai Mei'er admitted their relationship had begun that day.

• Ye Chen teased Cai Mei'er until she gave in, then carried her to the bedroom and made her his woman.
• Later, Cai Mei'er sat on Ye Chen's lap and joked that she had become his woman before Xian Lin'er.
• Ye Chen told Cai Mei'er he wanted the three of them to spend time together and said Xian Lin'er would soon become his woman too.
• Xian Lin'er arrived, saw Cai Mei'er sitting on Ye Chen's lap, and asked if she had come at a bad time.
• Ye Chen told Xian Lin'er she had come at just the right time, and she went over to them.
• Xian Lin'er asked when Cai Mei'er and Ye Chen had gotten together, and Cai Mei'er said it had happened that day.

After half a year of research, Ye Chen, Gu Yuena, and Electrolux brought the Emperor Battle Armor to its final stage. Ye Chen infused it with his blood and called it to combine, while the Soul Tool Department watched the astonishing spectacle unfold.

• Over the following half year, Ye Chen spent time with his female confidantes and contracted beasts while his Battle Armor research with Gu Yuena and Electrolux neared completion.
• Golden light and elemental power gathered above the Soul Tool Department as the Emperor Battle Armor began to form, drawing Xian Lin'er’s attention.
• Huo Yuhao and Tian Meng, along with the Soul Tool Department students and elders, watched the golden dragon and five colored halos appear in the sky.
• Ye Chen summoned the Emperor Aurora Sword, cut his arm, and used his blood to complete the Battle Armor’s fusion.
• Ye Chen leaped toward the armor and shouted, “Emperor Armor, combine!”

Ye Chen completed his unique Emperor Battle Armor, which left the Soul Tool Department students mistaking it for the Emperor himself. He went to test its strength against Elder Mu, who recognized him just before nearly kneeling in worship.

• Ye Chen summoned the Emperor Battle Armor as students watched the light fade and wondered whether the Emperor had descended.
• Ye Chen showed off the armor to Gu Yuena and Elder Yi, who praised its design and noted that the laws of heaven and earth had made it unique.
• Ye Chen felt the armor’s power and went to find Elder Mu to test whether it could raise him to quasi-god level.
• Elder Mu saw Ye Chen in the armor and nearly knelt, but recognized his disciple by his weaker aura and grew resentful at the near humiliation.

Ye Chen explained how he, Electrolux, and Gu Yuena created the Emperor Battle Armor, then asked Mu En to test whether wearing it could raise his strength to the quasi-god level. As they prepared to fight above Emperor Lake, the Inner Court Elders sensed both of their powerful Light auras, and Xuan Zi suspected Ye Chen was the source of the second one.

• Ye Chen told Mu En that he had crafted the Emperor Battle Armor with Electrolux and Gu Yuena, and Mu En was stunned that its four-character tier could give a Titled Douluo the combat strength of a Limit Douluo.
• Ye Chen asked Mu En to spar so he could test whether the Emperor Battle Armor could bring him to the quasi-god level, and Mu En agreed.
• Ye Chen and Mu En moved their duel above Emperor Lake to protect the Inner Court from the battle’s aftermath.
• Mu En activated his Light Holy Dragon Martial Soul Possession and released his full aura, drawing the attention of the Inner Court Elders.
• Ye Chen summoned the Emperor Aurora Sword and activated his Emperor Battle Armor, drawing the surrounding Power of Light away from Mu En.
• Xuan Zi suspected Ye Chen was producing the second terrifying Light aura, recalling that Ye Chen had once defeated him while only at the Soul Emperor level.

Ye Chen fought Mu En above Emperor Lake, revealing the power of his Emperor Battle Armor and Five Sacred Killing Moves. The Emperor Pavilion Elders recognized Ye Chen as Mu En's opponent, and the battle reached its most intense stage.

• Ye Chen and Mu En traded a probing clash high above Emperor Lake, sending waves across the water below.
• Mu En used his ninth Soul Skill, Holy Dragon Descends, while Ye Chen unleashed the Five Sacred Killing Moves through his Emperor Aurora Sword.
• Xuan Zi recognized Ye Chen and told the Elders that Ye Chen had defeated him half a year earlier, before acquiring the armor.
• Xian Lin'er explained the Emperor Battle Armor to Cai Mei'er as they watched Ye Chen fight Mu En.
• Ye Chen and Mu En continued their battle at near-maximum strength, bringing the exchange to its most intense stage.

Ye Chen and Mu En clashed at quasi-god level above Shrek Academy, then Ye Chen explained how his Emperor Battle Armor boosted his combat power. The Elders learned that Battle Armor could unite Soul Tools with traditional cultivation, leaving Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er eager to become Battle Armor Masters.

• Ye Chen and Mu En unleashed quasi-god-level attacks that split the sky above Shrek Academy, while Huo Yuhao questioned whether he could become a god and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm urged him to keep striving.
• Mu En ended the spar after confirming Ye Chen had reached quasi-god-level strength, and Ye Chen judged himself comparable to the peak Snow Empress and Evil Emperor but weaker than Di Tian at his quasi-god peak.
• Ye Chen recalled his Emperor Battle Armor into his body as the Elders gathered and Xuan Zi asked about it.
• Ye Chen explained Battle Armor's functions and said a Titled Douluo wearing four-word Battle Armor could reach Limit Douluo strength.
• Qian Duoduo celebrated Battle Armor's potential, and he and Xian Lin'er recognized their strong chances of becoming Battle Armor Masters.