Chapter Summaries

Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi acknowledged their mutual feelings and became intimate, overcoming the hesitation caused by their childhood bond. Before Xu Zihuang left, he gave Ye Guyi Soul Tools and two Soul Bones, and she planned to join Shrek Academy’s Inner Court after settling her affairs.

• Xu Zihuang discussed the equal-contract Soul Spirit method with Ye Guyi and gave her a Level 6 Milk Bottle and Invincible Shield for her journey.
• Ye Guyi kissed Xu Zihuang, confessed that her feelings matched his, and they spent the night together before he prepared to leave.
• Ye Guyi gave Xu Zihuang a ring that Aunt Qing had once given her as a sign of their childhood promise, and he placed it on her finger.
• Xu Zihuang gave Ye Guyi a Fear Dragon Head Bone for Brother Yang and a Void Head Bone for Na Na, while Ye Guyi planned to enter Shrek Academy’s Inner Court after settling Elder Bai’s affairs.
• After Xu Zihuang left, Ye Guyi gave Na Na the Void Head Bone, and Na Na went to fuse with it.

Xu Zihuang returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and faced Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen in a two-against-one spar. He decisively defeated them with overwhelming speed and Sword Intent, then left while Ji Juechen accepted the loss and vowed inwardly to keep pursuing his path.

• Xu Zihuang entered the academy and found Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen waiting to challenge him.
• Xu Zihuang told Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen to attack together, then saw Jing Ziyan use her smoke Soul Skills and Explosive Nine-Section Whip.
• Xu Zihuang used his speed and dual close-combat Soul Tools to break through Jing Ziyan's attacks and knock her whip away.
• Ji Juechen attacked Xu Zihuang from behind with his Outer-Heaven Meteorite Sword, and Xu Zihuang met his strike with his own Sword Intent.
• Xu Zihuang prevailed in the clash, pointed Whale Tooth at Jing Ziyan's throat, and left after Ji Juechen admitted defeat and praised his Sword Intent.

Xu Zihuang parted from Ye Guyi as she left for the south, then returned to his studies at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. During admissions, a mysterious silver-haired girl appeared before him, revealed two Soul Rings, and asked to be allowed through.

• Jing Ziyan paid for repairs after Ji Juechen's clash with Xu Zihuang damaged the academy grounds, then angrily left him to his own devices.
• Xu Zihuang read letters from Beibei, Xu Sanshi, Tang Ya, Ning Tian, and Zhang Lexuan, then wrote replies to Ning Tian and Zhang Lexuan.
• Xu Zihuang met Ye Guyi by a lake, discussed her future Seventh Soul Ring, and watched her and Na Na fly south.
• Ke Ke brought Xu Zihuang to help represent Mingde Hall during the academy's new-student admissions.
• A silver-haired applicant entered Xu Zihuang and Ke Ke's soundproof barrier, revealed two yellow Soul Rings, and asked whether she could pass.

Xu Zihuang oversaw Bing Xue’s registration and suspected she was Snow Empress reborn as a human. Over the next five months, he memorized and reproduced the blueprints for a Rank 9 Fixed Soul Cannon, then collapsed into deep sleep from exhaustion.

• Yun Luo’s Azure Flame Wolf was suppressed by Bing Xue’s Ultimate Ice, and Xu Zihuang took over her assessment.
• Bing Xue registered with a Level 28 Soul Power and a Heavenly Snow Woman Martial Soul; Xu Zihuang suspected she was Snow Empress rebuilding herself as a human.
• Ke Ke told Xu Zihuang that Ju Zi was suppressing Sea Soul Beasts and had become a squad captain, and that she hoped to join Ju Zi in the army.
• The academy term began, and Xu Zihuang used his Golden Eye to memorize high-level Soul Tool crafting methods while his Soul Power rose to rank 59.
• Xu Zihuang spent five months reproducing over five hundred sheets of blueprints for a Rank 9 Fixed Soul Cannon, stored them, and fell asleep from exhaustion.

Xu Zihuang completed the Rank 9 Fixed Soul Cannon blueprints and agreed to let Shrek Academy copy them while keeping the originals. Before he could observe Bing Xue at the midterm examination, Elder Xuan arrived and rushed him back to Shrek to see Mu En one last time.

• Xu Zihuang recovered, met Fan Yu and He Caitou for dinner, and offered Shrek Academy a copy of his Rank 9 Fixed Soul Cannon blueprints.
• Xu Zihuang planned to spend the next seven months consolidating his Soul Tool knowledge and cultivation before watching Bing Xue at the upcoming midterm examination.
• Elder Xuan appeared in Xu Zihuang's dormitory and took him into the sky, heading east toward Shrek Academy.
• Elder Xuan told Xu Zihuang that Mu En could no longer guard the academy and that he had come to take Xu Zihuang back to see him one last time.

Elder Mu gave Xu Zihuang his Origin Soul Power and a Hundred-Thousand-Year Evil Eye Tyrant Head Bone and Soul Ring, helping him break through level 60 and gain immense spiritual power. After Xu Zihuang absorbed the Soul Ring, he began condensing a stable Soul Core, revealing his Golden Eye Martial Soul’s Space Attribute as Elder Mu placed hope in Shrek Academy’s future.

• Elder Mu used his Origin Soul Power to raise Xu Zihuang’s Soul Power beyond level 60 and presented him with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Evil Eye Tyrant Head Bone and Soul Ring.
• Xu Zihuang fused with the Head Bone, while the Evil Eye Tyrant’s remaining soul protested and Elder Xuan suppressed it.
• Xu Zihuang absorbed the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring over three days and nights, gaining his sixth Soul Ring and entering a state of enlightenment.
• Xu Zihuang began condensing a Soul Core, and Elder Mu recognized that his Golden Eye Martial Soul possessed both Time and Space Attributes.

Xu Zihuang successfully condensed and fused a three-attribute Soul Core while still a Soul Emperor, awakening golden sun and silver moon markings across his body. As he entered Deep Meditation to comprehend the Soul Core, Mu En gathered Shrek Academy’s elders and disciples to give his final instructions before his death.

• Xu Zihuang condensed a Soul Core combining Spiritual, Space, and Time attributes, and Mu En restored his depleted power before he began absorbing it.
• Xu Zihuang fused the Soul Core at his brow, enduring intense pain as his Golden Eye Martial Soul and dragon scale awakened golden sun and silver moon markings.
• The Soul Core’s power spread across Xu Zihuang’s body and drew in the world’s origin energy, alarming the people on Sea God Island; Zhang Lexuan and the Inner Court disciples gathered near Sea God’s Pavilion.
• Xuan Zi summoned the Inner Court disciples, and Beibei, Tang Ya, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan joined the grief-stricken procession toward Sea God’s Pavilion.
• Mu En told Xuan Zi that he would not live to see Xu Zihuang’s next breakthrough, then entrusted the Sea God’s Pavilion Master position to Xuan Zi and began giving his final instructions.
• Xu Zihuang entered Deep Meditation, spending months exploring the starry sky and river of time in his consciousness while only an instant passed in reality.

Elder Mu named Yu Tianhuang as his successor, strengthened Beibei’s bloodline, and entrusted Tang Ya and Zhang Lexuan with hopes for the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy before sacrificing himself. After Elder Mu’s passing, Xu Zihuang promised to protect the academy while secretly intending for it to become part of the Sun Moon Empire.

• Elder Mu named Yu Tianhuang as the next Sea God's Pavilion Master once he reached the Nine-Ring Title Douluo realm.
• Elder Mu revealed Beibei’s ancestry and stabilized his Light Holy Dragon bloodline, causing Beibei’s Martial Soul to evolve.
• Elder Mu urged Tang Ya and Beibei to restore the Tang Sect and told Zhang Lexuan to live for herself.
• Xu Zihuang appeared after finishing his Soul Core fusion and joined Zhang Lexuan at Elder Mu’s side.
• Elder Mu transformed into a giant white dragon and dispersed into golden motes, leaving his final gift to the academy before he died.
• Xu Zihuang promised inwardly to protect Shrek Academy while planning for it to become the Sun Moon Empire’s academy, as Yan Shaozhe led the disciples in absorbing Elder Mu’s golden motes.

After five days of cultivation, Xu Zihuang understood his Soul Core’s unusual abilities and decided to remain at Shrek Academy rather than return to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. He reunited with Ning Tian, but their private moment was interrupted by Wu Feng, leaving her hurt and distressed.

• Xu Zihuang gave Elder Xuan blueprints for powerful Soul Tools, and Elder Xuan returned the originals after Shrek’s engineers copied them.
• Xu Zihuang told Elder Xuan that his Spiritual, Time, and Space Attribute Soul Core enhanced his comprehension and controlled space within his body.
• Elder Xuan urged Xu Zihuang to stay at Shrek Academy, and Xu Zihuang decided to train there before seeking combat experience and visiting Yueshu Island.
• Xu Zihuang used his Spiritual Power to survey Sea God Island and flew to the female students’ residences to see Ning Tian.
• Ning Tian embraced and kissed Xu Zihuang, but Wu Feng arrived, saw them together, and left in distress.
• Xu Zihuang took Ning Tian’s hand and suggested they visit Beibei and Tang Ya and catch up over a meal.

Xu Zihuang reunited with Ning Tian and their Shrek friends, sharing updates and offering Tang Ya help with her Soul Tool plans and next Soul Ring. After breakfast, Tang Ya and Beibei prepared to seek a Soul Ring, while Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian headed to Wang Yan’s training session.

• Xu Zihuang combed Ning Tian’s hair, learned about her Mirror Illusion Wisdom Skull, and joined her to meet Tang Ya, Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan.
• At breakfast, Xu Zihuang agreed to improve Huo Yuhao’s Soul Tool blueprint and revealed a Nightmare Man-eating Flower that could serve as Tang Ya’s fifth Soul Ring.
• Xu Zihuang gave Tang Ya and Beibei an improved blueprint and a map to the Nightmare Man-eating Flower, and suggested a Silver Wolf for Huo Yuhao.
• Tang Ya and Beibei went to apply for permission to obtain Soul Rings the next day, while Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian headed to Wang Yan’s training grounds.

Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian arrived at the practice field, where Dai Huabin and Nanmen Yun'er began a spar under Wang Yan and Han Ruoruo’s supervision. Nanmen Yun'er revealed her rare Jadeite Demon Bird Martial Soul, and the chapter ended as the observers recognized its fearsome reputation.

• Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian walked to the practice field together, and he told her about Ju Zi and Ke Ke.
• Xu Zihuang greeted Wang Yan, Han Ruoruo, and the other Inner Court disciples, and Han Ruoruo invited him to spar after Dai Huabin and Nanmen Yun'er.
• Wang Yan started the match, and Dai Huabin activated White Tiger Body Protection Barrier and White Tiger Vajra Transformation before charging Nanmen Yun'er.
• Nanmen Yun'er met Dai Huabin at extraordinary speed, revealing her jade-green wings and golden eyelids.
• Han Ruoruo and Wang Yan identified Nanmen Yun'er's Martial Soul as the rare Jadeite Demon Bird and described its deadly history and abilities.

Nanmen Yun'er and Dai Huabin fought to a draw in a spar, showcasing their evolved abilities before Han Ruoruo stopped their strongest attacks. Wang Yan then arranged a five-against-two match between Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian and the other students, leaving both sides to plan while Dai Huabin and Nanmen Yun'er recovered.

• Nanmen Yun'er used her speed and Jadeite Blade to break through Dai Huabin's defenses, then traded attacks with him as her flight kept him at a disadvantage.
• Dai Huabin stacked White Tiger Vajra Transformation and White Tiger God-Demon Transformation before using White Tiger Meteor Shower, but Nanmen Yun'er escaped with her clone skill.
• Nanmen Yun'er launched Jadeite Needle as Dai Huabin countered with Radiant Light Cutting Line, and Han Ruoruo stopped both attacks with her golden rope.
• Han Ruoruo and Xu Zihuang judged the spar a mutual defeat, and Xu Zihuang recognized that Nanmen Yun'er could switch her real body among her clones.
• Wang Yan proposed a five-against-two spar, pairing Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian against Dai Huabin, Xiao Xiao, Nanmen Yun'er, Xie Huanyue, and Wu Feng.
• Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian moved to the opposite side of the training ground while Dai Huabin and Nanmen Yun'er recovered and the teams prepared tactics.

Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian began a spar against five Inner Court disciples, and Ning Tian’s Mirror Illusion Wisdom Skull overwhelmed them with a spiritual domain. When Dai Huabin asked to test the real gap between them, Xu Zihuang revealed his Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and used Spiritual Power Field, stunning the gathered disciples and elders of Sea God Island.

• Ning Tian explained that her Mirror Illusion Head Bone could confuse opponents and connect her companions’ Seas of Consciousness through a spiritual network.
• Ning Tian trapped Dai Huabin, Wu Feng, Xiao Xiao, Nanmen Yun'er, and Xie Huanyue in Mirror Illusion, where they fought identical reflections until she ended the skill.
• Dai Huabin asked for another round without Ning Tian’s Head Bone Skill, and Han Ruoruo agreed to referee as the five Soul Masters charged Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian.
• Xu Zihuang revealed six Soul Rings, including a Hundred-Thousand-Year Sixth Soul Ring, and suppressed Dai Huabin’s team with its overwhelming aura.
• Xu Zihuang unleashed Spiritual Power Field across Sea God Island and a vast stretch of Sea God Lake, inflicting negative effects on its inhabitants before withdrawing the skill.
• Elders of Sea God's Pavilion, Zhang Lexuan, other powerful Inner Court disciples, and Xu Zihuang’s acquaintances arrived at the training ground and stared at his Soul Ring ratio.

Xu Zihuang’s new Hundred-Thousand-Year Sixth Soul Ring shocked Shrek Academy’s Inner Court, while his Mental Power Field left Dai Huabin’s group in need of treatment. After telling Ning Tian about his Soul Core and abilities, he began preparing for a sea-training journey and considered a Deep Sea Demon Whale as a future Soul Ring for his Second Martial Soul.

• Xuan Zi confirmed that Xu Zihuang’s Mental Power Field came from his Hundred-Thousand-Year Sixth Soul Ring, warned him not to use it on Sea God Island, and dismissed the Inner Court disciples after Elder Zhuang treated Dai Huabin’s group.
• Wang Yan and Han Ruoruo took Dai Huabin, Xiao Xiao, Wu Feng, Xie Huanyue, and Nanmen Yun’er away to rest, while Xuan Zi asked Xu Zihuang to describe the ten-thousand-year Nightmare Man-eating Flower he had found in the Ming Dou Great Forest.
• Ning Tian told Xu Zihuang that her Great-Grandfather had found a ninety-thousand-year Deep Sea Demon Whale suitable for his Purple Sun Thunder Prison Dragon Martial Soul, but Xu Zihuang chose to postpone deciding on it.
• Xu Zihuang told Ning Tian he planned to train at sea in half a month, then informed Xuan Zi, who sparred with him and agreed that he could protect himself on the journey.

Xu Zihuang tested the Magic Whale with Ning Tian and explained his assignment to investigate Ma Xiaotao’s disappearance in Thousand Spirits City. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao’s resentment toward Xu Tianhuang deepened during a trip with Tang Ya and Beibei, and his reaction to a waiter revealed a troubling change in his attitude.

• Xu Zihuang took Ning Tian for a ride on the Magic Whale across Sea God Lake, then told her Xuan Zi had asked him to look into Ma Xiaotao’s disappearance in Thousand Spirits City.
• Xu Zihuang grilled silverfish for Ning Tian as they spent the evening together by the lake.
• Tang Ya, Beibei, and Huo Yuhao arrived at an inn near the Jingyang Mountain Range, where Tang Ya celebrated obtaining her ten-thousand-year Nightmare Man-eating Flower Soul Ring.
• Huo Yuhao brooded over Tang Ya and Beibei’s praise of Yu Tianhuang and resented that Tang Ya had given him his Soul Guidance Cannon blueprints to improve.
• When a waiter accidentally bumped the table, Huo Yuhao frightened him with a hostile glare and briefly embraced the superiority he felt as a Soul Master.
• Beibei noticed Huo Yuhao’s strange expression, but reassured Tang Ya when she asked about it, then watched her leave with a profound gaze.

Xu Zihuang left Shrek Academy to train at sea, but on his way toward Thousand Spirits City he encountered Vina, Mu Xue, and members of the Body Sect. The chapter ended with Lang Ya and the two women recognizing him.

• Ning Tian asked Xu Zihuang to go with her to the Nine Treasure Pavilion, but he told her it was not the right time, and they spent the night together before parting in the morning.
• Xu Zihuang met Xuan Zi and Zhang Lexuan at Sea God's Pavilion, where he revealed that he could control his Golden level Second Awakening abilities.
• Xu Zihuang departed Shrek Academy with a Flying Soul Tool and traveled northeast toward Thousand Spirits City.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Xu Zihuang about three Hundred-Thousand-Year Spiritual Attribute Soul Beasts in the Far North and shared advice about traveling at sea.
• On the Lingbei Great Grassland, Xu Zihuang sensed another Spiritual Power user and saw Lang Ya, Vina, and Mu Xue approaching.
• Vina and Mu Xue recognized Xu Zihuang, while Lang Ya stared at him in shock.

Xu Zihuang reunited with Vina, Mu Xue, and Lang Ya on the Lingbei Great Grassland, where the Body Sect tried to recruit him with the promise of its succession and a hereditary duke’s title. He refused to leave Shrek Academy but offered to help the Heaven Dou Empire if it faced danger, then discovered that he and Vina’s group were both heading toward Thousand Spirits City.

• Vina and Mu Xue recognized Xu Zihuang, while Lang Ya was stunned by the strength of his Spiritual Power and welcomed him to camp with them.
• Vina introduced Xu Zihuang to Mo Feiyun, who prepared a campsite for the group on the Lingbei Great Grassland.
• Lang Ya offered to make Xu Zihuang the sole heir to the Body Sect, and Vina offered him a hereditary duke’s title on behalf of her father.
• Xu Zihuang declined to leave Shrek Academy, citing his promise to protect it, but said he would help defend the Heaven Dou Empire if it came under threat.
• Mu Xue explained that Vina planned to hunt Spirit Attribute Soul Beasts in the Far North to advance her Second Martial Soul before the next tournament.
• Xu Zihuang revealed that he also planned to travel to Thousand Spirits City, and Vina and Mu Xue asked whether he was going there too.

Xu Zihuang used a modified Soul Tool arrow to destroy a bandit group and revealed a blood-red Soul Ring to Vina, Mu Xue, Lang Ya, and Mo Feiyun. He then condensed Spirit Storm into a single-target attack and killed the surviving Azure Peng Soul Master.

• Xu Zihuang learned that Vina had reached level 59 and was searching for a suitable Spirit Attribute Soul Beast, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm recommended a Hundred-Thousand-Year Snow Demon as a possible eighth Soul Ring.
• As the group shared tea, Lang Ya and Xu Zihuang sensed bandits approaching, and Mo Feiyun offered to handle them.
• Xu Zihuang fired a Lightning Rocket fitted with a Fixed Soul Cannon at the Azure Peng Bandit Group, detonating it and killing the bandits.
• Xu Zihuang revealed his blood-red Soul Ring, then used Sumeru into a Mustard Seed to condense Spirit Storm into a silver needle and kill the surviving Azure Peng Soul Master.

Xu Zihuang demonstrated the long-range power of his modified Lightning Rocket by killing an Azure Peng Soul Sage, stunning Vina, Mu Xue, and Mo Feiyun. Lang Ya tried to recruit him into the Body Sect by offering its secret method for developing a Golden-level Second Awakening, but Xu Zihuang gave no definite answer; the group then continued toward Thousand Spirits City.

• Xu Zihuang fired a Rank 6 high-explosive Lightning Rocket from fifteen kilometers away, killing the Azure Peng Soul Sage and everyone else caught in the blast.
• Vina, Mu Xue, and Mo Feiyun reacted with shock to Xu Zihuang’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Sixth Soul Ring and the Fixed Soul Cannon’s power, and Xu Zihuang explained that his Golden Eye Martial Soul helped him lock onto the target.
• Lang Ya privately offered to teach Xu Zihuang the Body Sect’s secret method for developing a Golden-level Second Awakening if he joined the sect, and Xu Zihuang said he could not give a definite answer yet.
• Vina and Mu Xue discussed their feelings for Xu Zihuang, and Mu Xue encouraged Vina to pursue him; Xu Zihuang overheard them using his Spiritual Power.
• The group set out early for Thousand Spirits City, with Lang Ya leading them through the air and Mo Feiyun riding on clouds created by his Martial Soul.

Xu Zihuang reached Thousand Spirits City with Vina, Mu Xue, Lang Ya, and Mo Feiyun, then parted ways with them to seek information about Ma Xiaotao. At the City Lord’s Mansion, Shen Ce and An Lengye recognized him, and An Lengye offered to take him to see her grandfather, the City Lord.

• Xu Zihuang traveled with the group to Thousand Spirits City, where they changed into fur coats and rode a sled into the city.
• Lang Ya gave Xu Zihuang a sea chart, and Xu Zihuang gave Vina a Wind Breaking Bow and Lightning Rockets that he had made himself.
• Xu Zihuang left Vina, Mu Xue, Lang Ya, and Mo Feiyun and headed for the City Lord’s Mansion to inquire about Ma Xiaotao.
• Shen Ce and An Lengye recognized Xu Zihuang as the Shrek Academy student who had defeated them in the tournament.
• An Lengye told Xu Zihuang that her grandfather was the City Lord and offered to take him to meet him.