Chapter Summaries

Ju Zi visited her mother’s grave and confirmed to Xu Zihuang that she was the girl he had saved years earlier, while Xu Zihuang kept his own identity secret. After saying farewell to the townspeople, Ju Zi, Ke Ke, and Xu Zihuang headed into the Ming Dou Great Forest to test an All-Terrain Detection Soul Tool.

• Ju Zi visited her mother’s grave and told her that Yu Tianhuang’s cooking had reminded her of her father, while worrying that revenge might eventually pit her against him.
• Xu Zihuang joined Ju Zi at the grave, and Ju Zi revealed that she was the girl he had saved six years earlier; Xu Zihuang chose not to reveal his identity.
• Ju Zi cooked breakfast, then brought Ke Ke and Xu Zihuang to visit the townspeople and leave them food and supplies.
• Lu Li directed the trio toward the Nether Wolf pack, and they left town on foot because Magic Vultures lived nearby.
• Ju Zi showed Ke Ke and Xu Zihuang the All-Terrain Detection Soul Tool and explained its functions and development.
• Xu Zihuang criticized the Soul Tool’s energy demands and doubted that ordinary people could ever match top Soul Masters.

Xu Zihuang and his companions fought a large Nether Wolf pack in the Ming Dou Great Forest, then encountered a poisonous Nightmare Man-eating Flower that knocked Ju Zi and Ke Ke unconscious. As Xu Zihuang succumbed to its toxin, his consciousness entered unfamiliar memories in which he appeared as a despondent prince.

• Ju Zi piloted the All-Terrain Detection Soul Tool into the Ming Dou Great Forest, where Xu Zihuang and Ke Ke discovered a pack of more than two hundred Nether Wolves.
• Xu Zihuang and Ke Ke fought the pack, but its mutated Twin-headed Nether Wolf used Void Light to negate attacks before fleeing into the forest.
• Xu Zihuang tracked the Twin-headed Nether Wolf with Ju Zi and Ke Ke, and they encountered a Nightmare Man-eating Flower whose toxin incapacitated the two women.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explained the flower's potent toxin, but Xu Zihuang lost consciousness and experienced memories of a weary prince attended by Regiment Commander Haixiao and ten noble girls.

Xu Zihuang relived his life through several different timelines, from a humiliating imprisonment to an escape and a new life with Ju Zi. In the latest life, he built a secure position in the Sun Moon Empire and was about to respond to Ju Zi’s feelings when his consciousness blurred again.

• Xu Zihuang endured years of imprisonment and exploitation, learned of the continent’s wars from Haixiao, and died as his life neared its end.
• Xu Zihuang restarted his life, escaped with help from his father’s subordinates, and witnessed them being killed before taking his own life to avoid capture.
• In another timeline, Xu Zihuang survived his escape and was rescued by Ju Zi’s family, then stayed with them and helped change their fate.
• Xu Zihuang enrolled in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, became a leading young talent, and grew close to Ju Zi while pursuing revenge.
• At the academy, Ju Zi told Xu Zihuang she was twenty-five, and he prepared to take her hand before his consciousness blurred again.

At Xu Zihuang’s Crown Prince investiture and wedding to Meng Hongchen, he realized that his perfect life was an illusion and awakened memories of countless reincarnations. His Golden Eye revealed visions of the future before his consciousness sank into an illusory space, where two divine figures discussed imprinting their divinity onto his Martial Soul.

• Xu Zihuang prepared for his investiture ceremony as Crown Prince and prepared to marry Meng Hongchen, who was pregnant with his child.
• Xu Zihuang and Meng Hongchen traveled to the Sun Moon Altar, where Xu Zhengxuan crowned Xu Zihuang as Crown Prince before the gathered empire.
• As Xu Zihuang was about to crown Meng Hongchen, he sensed that his life was only an illusion and awakened memories of countless previous reincarnations.
• Xu Zihuang’s Golden Eye Martial Soul sublimated, and he appeared high above the earth, where he saw scenes of future events.
• Xu Zihuang’s consciousness sank into an illusory space, where a silver-robed man questioned the rules of imprinting divinity on his Martial Soul and a golden-robed man defended the reward.

Meng Hongchen woke from a mysterious dream with stronger feelings for Yu Tianhuang, while Elder Yi told a young woman in Ming City that a divine-level power had touched her Sea of Consciousness. In Ming Dou Great Forest, Xu Zihuang rescued Ju Zi and Ke Ke from Nightmare Toxin, found two matching Soul Bones, and ended the chapter with Ju Zi shaken by his joking marriage proposal.

• Meng Hongchen woke in Shrek Academy's lodge confused by her dream and embarrassed by what she found on her bed.
• Elder Yi told the young woman in Ming City that a power equal to his peak had assimilated into her Sea of Consciousness.
• Xu Zihuang carried Ju Zi and Ke Ke into the All-Terrain Detection Soul Tool and cleared the Nightmare Toxin from their bodies.
• Xu Zihuang found the Twin-headed Nether Wolf's corpse and recovered two identical dark-green Head Bones containing the likely Void Light Soul Skill.
• Ju Zi woke late the following night, and Xu Zihuang explained that he had removed her clothes to detoxify her before offering her meat soup.
• Xu Zihuang jokingly asked Ju Zi to marry him, and Ju Zi warned him not to say such things casually because girls might take them seriously.

Xu Zihuang cared for Ju Zi and Ke Ke after the Nightmare Man-eating Flower poisoned them, then shared the Twin-headed Nether Wolf’s two Head Bones with them. After he used his Spiritual Power to drive off a Scarlet Fire Monkey Pack, the three stayed in the Ming Dou Great Forest until the women recovered, then continued testing the All-Terrain Detection Soul Tool.

• Ke Ke awoke and accused Xu Zihuang of undressing her, but Ju Zi explained that she had removed Ke Ke’s clothes to treat the Nightmare Toxin.
• Xu Zihuang showed Ju Zi and Ke Ke the two Head Bones from the Twin-headed Nether Wolf and offered them a share, but both women told him to keep them.
• A Scarlet Fire Monkey Pack surrounded the camp, and Xu Zihuang used King's Reign Over the World to knock out nearly two hundred monkeys and frighten off the Scarlet Fire Monkey King.
• Xu Zihuang protected Ju Zi and Ke Ke and prepared their meals while they recovered for seven days.
• After Ju Zi and Ke Ke regained their strength, the three resumed traveling along the outskirts of the Ming Dou Great Forest and tested the All-Terrain Detection Soul Tool.

Xu Zihuang, Ju Zi, and Ke Ke traveled through the southern Ming Dou Great Forest, escaping mutated Soul Beasts and reaching the Sun Moon Empire’s South Sea coast. As they camped for the night, Ju Zi thanked Xu Zihuang while remaining torn between her growing feelings and her resolve to avenge her father.

• Xu Zihuang piloted the All-Terrain Detection Soul Tool away from a three-thousand-year Crystal Bear while Ju Zi and Ke Ke watched from inside.
• Xu Zihuang detected a swarm of more than five hundred mutated Thousand Jun Ants, and the group escaped through the thinning fog behind Ju Zi’s Soul Guiding Shield.
• The three left the Ming Dou Great Forest and watched the sunset over the South Sea coast.
• Ju Zi’s feelings for Xu Zihuang and Ke Ke made her hesitate over her hatred, but she reaffirmed that she could not abandon her revenge against Star Luo.
• Ju Zi thanked Xu Zihuang before retiring to her tent, and Xu Zihuang watched the sea while thinking about returning to Yueshu Island.

After returning to the academy, Xu Zihuang entered seclusion and broke through to Soul Power Level 55 and a higher Spiritual Power realm. The breakthrough strained his Sea of Consciousness, so the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned him to pause Spiritual Power cultivation until he found a suitable Head Bone, then Xu Zihuang asked it to tell him about Bing Bing.

• Ju Zi and Ke Ke reported their expedition to Xuan Ziwen, who became interested in the Mutated Thousand Jun Ants' corrosive acid.
• Xu Zihuang asked Xuan Ziwen for leave to cultivate, and Ju Zi left with Ke Ke after giving Xu Zihuang a tender, resolute look.
• Xu Zihuang returned to the dormitory, asked He Caitou to inform Fan Yu of his return, and entered meditation.
• Xu Zihuang's Deep Meditation advanced his Externalization of Spiritual Power to a four-kilometer range and raised his Soul Power to Level 55.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned Xu Zihuang that his Sea of Consciousness was at capacity and advised him to stop cultivating Spiritual Power until he obtained a suitable top-tier Head Bone.
• Xu Zihuang reassured the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and asked about Bing Bing, prompting it to excitedly recount its romance with the Ice Empress.

Xu Zihuang listened to Tian Meng’s account of his past and pledged to help him pursue immortality and avenge his persecution by Ditian. After half a year studying in Mingde Hall, Xu Zihuang crafted a Level Five Invincible Shield for Ke Ke and agreed to explore Ming City with her during the academy break.

• Xu Zihuang promised Tian Meng that he would consider passing the Ice Attribute Martial Soul to a partner or descendant and would someday confront Ditian.
• Xu Zihuang learned that Ju Zi had withdrawn from the academy, then followed Xuan Ziwen into Mingde Hall to begin studying there.
• Over the next half year, Xu Zihuang and other members of the Shrek Academy Team advanced their Soul Tool studies, while Xu Zihuang’s Soul Power cultivation reached fifty-six.
• Xu Zihuang successfully crafted a second Level Five Invincible Shield for Ke Ke, who had provided the materials.
• Xu Zihuang told Ke Ke he planned to explore Ming City during the break, and she offered to accompany him to sell Soul Tools.

Xu Zihuang secretly studied the Sun Moon Empire’s royal succession struggle while preparing to return valuable Soul Tool knowledge to Shrek Academy. After giving Fan Yu seven Rank 7 Soul Tool blueprints, he privately revealed his identity to He Caitou, leaving him to recognize Xu Zihuang’s awakening.

• Xu Zihuang parted from Ke Ke and returned to his dormitory, thinking about the royal factions and Ming City’s underground alliances.
• Fan Yu and He Caitou visited Xu Zihuang, and Xu Zihuang handed Fan Yu seven Rank 7 Soul Tool blueprints for Shrek Academy.
• Xu Zihuang asked Fan Yu to deliver another blueprint to Ning Tian, and Fan Yu hurried off to use the academy’s secret channel.
• He Caitou teased Xu Zihuang about Ning Tian, and Xu Zihuang secretly addressed him as “Imperial Brother,” revealing his identity.
• He Caitou understood who Xu Zihuang was and silently recognized how far his younger brother had surpassed him.

Xu Zihuang toured Ming City with Ke Ke to sell Soul Tools and find a fusion-type Secret Technique Soul Bone for the Twin-headed Nether Wolf Head Bones. At Aodu Auction House, the manager showed him a Shadow Demon Wolf Speed Left Leg Bone, and Xu Zihuang considered whether it suited his needs.

• Fan Yu agreed to let Xu Zihuang tour Ming City with Ke Ke the next day after Xu Zihuang explained his plans.
• Ke Ke led Xu Zihuang through South City, wondered aloud about Ju Zi, and grew relieved when Xu Zihuang said Ju Zi had made her choice by enlisting.
• Xu Zihuang and Ke Ke bought grilled squid and spent the day exploring Ming City before heading to Aodu Auction House.
• Ke Ke sold eight Level 3 Soul Tools for one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, while Xu Zihuang offered his Level Five Invincible Shield for sale and asked for a fusion-type Secret Technique Soul Bone.
• The Aodu Auction House manager presented a Shadow Demon Wolf Secret Technique Speed Left Leg Bone that increased speed by roughly twenty percent and had the fusion property Xu Zihuang wanted.

Xu Zihuang traded a Level Five Invincible Shield for a Secret Technique Speed Left Leg Bone, then explored Ming City with Ke Ke and went with her to a bar. There, he recognized a golden-haired girl and sensed that a thin newcomer was an Evil Soul Master.

• Xu Zihuang learned the Secret Technique Speed Left Leg Bone’s limits, bought it for two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and sold his Level Five Invincible Shield for four hundred thousand.
• Ke Ke insisted on treating Xu Zihuang to dinner and showing him around Ming City.
• Ke Ke led Xu Zihuang to a secluded bar, where he noticed a beautiful golden-haired girl whose eyes seemed familiar.
• Ke Ke ordered rose wine and drank glass after glass while Xu Zihuang watched the golden-haired girl.
• A thin man entered the bar, and Xu Zihuang sensed his sinister Soul Power and identified him as an Evil Soul Master with Soul Emperor-level cultivation.

Xu Zihuang followed Ye Guyi to a Holy Spirit Cult branch altar and watched her launch a devastating assault with her Holy Angel Martial Soul. The elder transformed into a Sky Centipede, and Ye Guyi recognized the Martial Soul as belonging to one of the people tied to the destruction of her childhood home.

• The gaunt man returned to the Holy Spirit Cult branch altar, where the First Holy Spirit told him the elder had come back.
• Ye Guyi reached the courtyard and killed the gatekeeper and two guards with her Holy Angel Martial Soul.
• Xu Zihuang entered the courtyard under Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s concealment and learned that three enemies remained underground.
• Ye Guyi descended into the altar and killed the First Holy Spirit and Second Holy Spirit with her enhanced Angel’s Dance.
• The elder transformed into a Sky Centipede, and Ye Guyi recognized its Martial Soul from the attack on her childhood home.

Ye Guyi fought a Holy Spirit Cult branch elder until Xu Zihuang arrived and helped her defeat him, though the elder’s poison left her weakened. A tall girl in Holy Spirit Cult clothing entered and knelt before them, leaving her allegiance unclear.

• Ye Guyi attacked the Centipede Martial Soul elder with Holy Spirit Slash, but he blocked it and filled the sealed hall with poison mist that pierced her Sacred Light.
• Xu Zihuang broke through the collapsed entrance and used Ultimate Lightning to dissolve the poison mist and protect Ye Guyi.
• Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi joined forces against the elder, and Xu Zihuang slowed and froze him with Mirror Shatter and Time Distortion before striking him with Spirit Storm.
• Ye Guyi, weakened by the Heavenly Centipede Toxin, finished the grievously injured elder with Holy Spirit Slash.
• A tall girl wearing Holy Spirit Cult clothing entered the hall and knelt before Ye Guyi and Xu Zihuang.

Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi freed the vengeful spirits trapped by the Holy Spirit Cult, while Na Na asked them to save her parents’ souls. As Ye Guyi collapsed from the toxin, Xu Zihuang saw a golden wing-shaped mark on her chest and realized its connection to his sealed memories.

• Na Na begged Ye Guyi and Xu Zihuang to free her parents’ souls, explaining that she had joined the Holy Spirit Cult to find a way to save them.
• Ye Guyi judged Na Na by her actions rather than her Ghost Martial Soul and asked where the Cult elder had kept the vengeful spirits.
• Xu Zihuang found the elder’s Holy Spirit Banner in his Storage Soul Tool and crushed it, releasing the spirits trapped inside.
• Ye Guyi used Holy Light Illumination to purify the vengeful spirits and told Na Na to find her parents’ souls.
• The Heavenly Centipede Toxin weakened Ye Guyi, and Xu Zihuang caught her before she fell.
• Xu Zihuang noticed the golden wing-shaped mark on Ye Guyi’s chest, and his sealed memories returned with a realization about his parent.

Xu Zihuang rescued Ye Guyi and Na Na from the destroyed Holy Spirit Cult branch, then took them to a hotel in Ming City so he could remove Ye Guyi’s poison. After she woke, he recognized her as Yu Lingyi, the girl who had cared for him in childhood.

• Ye Guyi purified the resentful spirits, whose Faith Power flowed into her, while Elder Yi sensed a divine imprint within her.
• Na Na thanked Xu Zihuang for saving her parents’ souls and pledged lifelong service; he accepted her offer and led the group away.
• Xu Zihuang disguised himself and Na Na, checked into the Silver Moon Grand Hotel, and began removing Ye Guyi’s Heavenly Centipede Toxin.
• Xu Zihuang linked the toxin to the Holy Spirit Cult’s Second Elder, Nangong Wan, and recalled Yu Lingyi’s childhood Soul Imprint.
• When Ye Guyi awoke, Xu Zihuang called her Sister Lingyi and recognized her as the girl from his childhood.

Xu Zihuang reunited with Ye Guyi after ten years and shared his memories with her as they caught up on their lost years. After learning more about the Holy Spirit Cult and the danger in Ming City, they agreed she should eventually join his allies on Yueshu Island, though she planned to stay for about half a year first.

• Xu Zihuang revealed his identity to Ye Guyi and shared memories of his imprisonment, rescue, and time at Shrek Academy, while concealing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
• Ye Guyi apologized for the suffering Xu Zihuang's family had endured because of her, and they spent the night together discussing their childhood, her Angel lineage, and the years they had been apart.
• Ye Guyi recounted how loyal guards had hidden and protected her, and Xu Zihuang urged her not to risk using the Ordinary Alliance against the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Xu Zihuang asked Ye Guyi to go to Yueshu Island with Na Na and the other guards, and she agreed to go eventually but chose to remain in Ming City for around half a year to prepare a gift for him.

Xu Zihuang balanced his studies at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy with his growing ties to Ye Guyi and Na Na, then spent another year quietly advancing his cultivation and Soul Tool skills. At sixteen and level 58, he prepared to say farewell to Ye Guyi, who had finally agreed to leave Ming City and promised him a surprise.

• Ye Guyi comforted Na Na, and she and Xu Zihuang agreed to meet at least once a month while she and Na Na settled in Ming City.
• Xu Zihuang apologized to Ke Ke for standing her up, and they spent the day eating snacks together before returning to the academy.
• Xu Zihuang fused the two Nether Twin-Headed Wolf Head Bones with the Secret Technique Speed Left Leg Bone, creating a higher-quality Void Head Bone, and kept his Fear Dragon Head Bone unused.
• Xu Zihuang spent the rest of his vacation studying Soul Tools, then visited Ye Guyi and Na Na at their new pavilion before the school term began.
• Xu Zihuang studied advanced Soul Tool technology under Xuan Ziwen for another year, reached level 58, and repeatedly defeated Jing Ziyan in sparring.
• Xu Zihuang prepared to bid farewell to Ye Guyi after she agreed to leave Ming City and said she wanted to give him a surprise.

Xu Zihuang sold two Level 6 Milk Bottles at the Aodu Auction House and visited Ye Guyi and Na Na at their home in Ming City. There, Ye Guyi summoned Elder Yi, whose appearance revealed that he was Electrolux.

• Xu Zihuang exchanged two Level 6 Milk Bottles for Rare Metals at the Aodu Auction House.
• Xu Zihuang traveled to Ye Guyi and Na Na's home after confirming that no one was watching him.
• Na Na let Xu Zihuang into the courtyard, and he joined Ye Guyi in her room.
• Ye Guyi teased Xu Zihuang about Ning Tian, then embraced him as they shared a quiet moment.
• Ye Guyi summoned Elder Yi, and Xu Zihuang recognized the phantom as Electrolux.

Xu Zihuang trusted Electrolux and used the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife, which opened a second Sea of Consciousness and doubled his Spiritual Power. Electrolux then gave him a method for forming equal contracts with Soul Beasts and asked him to consider receiving his final inheritance with Ye Guyi.

• Electrolux explained that his divine consciousness fragment came from another world and meant Xu Zihuang no harm, and Ye Guyi affirmed her trust in him.
• Xu Zihuang introduced Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to Ye Guyi and shared his memories of the Soul Beast with her.
• At Electrolux's direction, Xu Zihuang pressed the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife to his forehead, and its Life Gold opened a second Sea of Consciousness.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm expanded the new Sea of Consciousness until it matched the original, leaving Xu Zihuang with twice his former Spiritual Power.
• Electrolux gave Xu Zihuang a method for forming equal contracts with Soul Beasts and offered his final inheritance to Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi.
• After Electrolux's fragment disappeared, Xu Zihuang recognized the inheritance as the Soul Spirit Fusion method.