Chapter Summaries

Zhao Tao and the Shrek Academy group competed in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, with Zhao Tao dominating his early matches and leading the seven-person team onward. The chapter ended as Zhao Tao prepared to face Monster Academy’s Su Mu in the top-sixteen battle.

• Zhao Tao defeated his first one-on-one opponent with a single sword strike and swept through the elimination rounds to reach the top thirty-two.
• Gu Yue, Na'er, Ye Xinglan, Wu Sidu, and Yuanen Yehui also advanced in the one-on-one event, while Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin were eliminated.
• Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, and Na'er advanced in the two-on-two event, as did Ye Xinglan and Wu Sidu, while the other Shrek teams failed to qualify.
• Zhao Tao eliminated Ling Wuxie with one sword, then advanced alongside Gu Yue, Na'er, Wu Sidu, and Ye Xinglan; Yuanen Yehui lost to Long Yue.
• Zhao Tao led the seven-person Shrek team through its matches and into the top sixteen, where they were set to face Su Mu of Monster Academy.

Zhao Tao defeated Su Mu by nullifying his five auras and overpowering him, then advanced through the competition as Shrek Academy claimed strong results. In the quarterfinals, Zhao Tao faced Tiger King Dai Yueyan, who transformed and unleashed his attack.

• Su Mu unleashed all five auras against Zhao Tao, but Zhao Tao erased their effects with his Spring Autumn Cicada Soul Skill and used his Battle Armor and Time Burial Sword to knock Su Mu out of the arena.
• Long Yue watched Zhao Tao’s victory and resolved to kill him during the tournament, while Zhao Tao advanced to the top eight.
• Zhao Tao and Gu Yue advanced in doubles, Ye Xinglan and Wu Sidu won their doubles match, and Team Zhao Tao swept the seven-man competition.
• Shrek Academy placed Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, Na'er, and Wu Sidu in the top eight, while Ye Xinglan was eliminated by Long Yue.
• In the quarterfinals, Zhao Tao faced Dai Yueyan, who activated his White Tiger transformations and launched White Tiger Demon Breaking Kill.

Zhao Tao defeated Dai Yueyan and Na'er to reach the individual finals against Long Yue, while the doubles and seven-person finals were also set as Shrek prepared to face Monster Academy. The individual final began with Zhao Tao and Long Yue taking the stage before a crowd that overwhelmingly supported Long Yue.

• Zhao Tao used his Two-word Battle Armor and Time Burial Sword to overcome Dai Yueyan's defenses, forcing him to surrender and advancing to the semifinals.
• Gu Yue conceded to Na'er, while Long Yue defeated Wu Sidu and Hua Lantang defeated Lin San to complete the individual semifinals.
• Zhao Tao and Na'er defeated Dai Yueyan and Dai Yun'er in doubles, while Long Yue and Su Mu eliminated Wu Sidu and Ye Xinglan; the doubles semifinal matchups were set.
• Long Yue defeated Hua Lantang, then Zhao Tao tested Na'er before defeating her and advancing to the individual final against Long Yue.
• The doubles final was set as Zhao Tao and Gu Yue versus Long Yue and Su Mu, and Shrek's seven-person team was set to face Monster Academy in the team final.
• After a day of waiting, Dai Tianling gave a speech and Zhao Tao and Long Yue stepped onto the stage for the individual final as the crowd cheered Long Yue.

Zhao Tao defeated Long Yue in the individual final, secretly planting a delayed Power of Time bomb in him before the team competition began. After three hours of rest, Zhao Tao and Gu Yue faced Long Yue and Su Mu in the two-on-two match.

• Long Yue activated his Mountain Dragon King Martial Soul and Battle Armor, but Zhao Tao used his Time abilities to evade his attacks and wound him repeatedly.
• Zhao Tao struck Long Yue down with a sword blow, pinned him beneath his foot, and won the individual final by an overwhelming margin.
• En Ci took the defeated Long Yue for treatment, while Long Yue later urged him to eliminate Zhao Tao and En Ci refused.
• Zhao Tao left a dormant Power of Time bomb in Long Yue that was set to explode a year later, when Zhao Tao would be in Dragon Valley.
• After three hours of rest, Zhao Tao and Gu Yue began the two-on-two match against Long Yue and Su Mu.

Zhao Tao led Shrek Academy to defeat Monster Academy in the seven-person team battle, securing the individual, doubles, and team event championships. After the celebrations, Tang Wulin told Wu Changkong he had a solo Tang Sect Soul Duel Hall mission to explore Dragon Valley.

• Zhao Tao's Shrek Academy team faced Long Yue's Eight Heavenly Kings Team in the final seven-person battle, with Xu Xiaoyan taking Tang Wulin's place.
• Ye Zhi's Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda enhanced Long Yue's team, but Zhao Tao sent a Time Phantom Body to help Xu Xiaoyan eliminate her and end the buffs.
• With Ye Zhi defeated, Shrek Academy gained the advantage, eliminated Monster Academy's members, and joined Zhao Tao in defeating Long Yue.
• Shrek Academy won the team event without losing a competitor, becoming triple champions as Dai Tianling announced the results and awarded the prizes.
• After the celebration, Tang Wulin told Wu Changkong that he had a solo Tang Sect Soul Duel Hall mission to explore Dragon Valley.

Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, and Na'er arranged to trap Tang Wulin in Dragon Valley so they could confront him about his Golden Dragon King Bloodline. After Shrek Academy searched for months and left Star Luo Continent without them, Zhao Tao revealed that he knew about Tang Wulin’s origins and Old Tang.

• Tang Wulin entered Dragon Valley with thirty members of the Star Luo Empire Tang Sect Soul Duel Hall, while Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, and Na'er secretly departed to prepare their plan.
• After a day, Gu Yue and Na'er sealed Dragon Valley and expelled everyone except Tang Wulin, leaving Black One to discover that White Three was missing.
• Black One reported Tang Wulin’s entrapment, and Wu Changkong and Shrek Academy searched for him and the missing Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, and Na'er for nearly half a year before returning home.
• Wu Sidu, Ye Xinglan, Xu Xiaoyan, and Yuanen Yehui wept as Shrek Academy left Star Luo Continent, fearing Zhao Tao would never return.
• Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, and Na'er appeared before Tang Wulin in Dragon Valley, and Zhao Tao questioned him about his Golden Dragon King Bloodline.
• Zhao Tao told Tang Wulin he would explain the truth about his origins, bloodline, and Old Tang, shocking Tang Wulin by revealing that he knew Old Tang existed.

Zhao Tao told Tang Wulin that he was Tang San’s son and that Old Tang was Tang San’s Divine Sense, then asked him to help remove the dangerous Golden Dragon King Bloodline. As the extraction began in Dragon Valley, Old Tang appeared, and Tang Wulin asked whether he was really his father.

• Zhao Tao revealed that Tang Wulin was Tang San’s son and that Tang San had sealed the Golden Dragon King’s source and will inside him.
• Tang Wulin agreed to have his Golden Dragon King Bloodline removed and promised to resist Old Tang if he intervened.
• Gu Yue took Tang Wulin, Na'er, and Zhao Tao to the Dragon Tomb, where they prepared a Soul Tool Array and placed Tang Wulin in a coffin filled with dragon blood.
• Zhao Tao withdrew from the site while Gu Yue and Na'er activated the array and sent the extracted Golden Dragon King Bloodline into the Dragon God Core.
• Old Tang awakened and appeared as the array drew out the bloodline, and Tang Wulin asked whether he was Tang San.

Tang San revealed himself to Tang Wulin, seized control of his body, and attacked Gu Yue and Na'er after they merged into Gu Yuena. Gu Yuena defeated and destroyed Tang San’s Divine Sense, leaving Tang Wulin’s body and the Sea God Trident behind.

• Tang San admitted that he was Tang Wulin’s father, and Tang Wulin resolved to reject his father’s evil and atone through his own actions.
• Tang San’s Divine Sense entered Tang Wulin’s body and overcame his resistance, transforming him and summoning the Sea God Trident.
• Gu Yue and Na’er joined hands and merged into Gu Yuena, who confronted Tang San.
• Gu Yuena fought Tang San while Zhao Tao’s preparations sealed Dragon Valley and blocked Tang San’s attempt to summon Tang Hao.
• Gu Yuena weakened and destroyed Tang San’s Divine Sense, and Zhao Tao congratulated her.

Gu Yuena reunited with Zhao Tao before returning to Gu Yue and Na'er, and Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Bloodline was removed so he could transform his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. Na’er began absorbing the bloodline essence inside a golden cocoon while Zhao Tao and Gu Yue stayed in Dragon Valley and gathered treasures containing the Power of Time.

• Gu Yuena kissed Zhao Tao, then separated back into Gu Yue and Na'er because Na'er could not remain in that state for long.
• Gu Yue summoned Bi Ji to heal Tang Wulin, who awoke and apologized for Tang San's control; Zhao Tao reassured him and resumed the extraction ritual.
• Over seven days and nights, Zhao Tao and the others removed the Golden Dragon King Bloodline from Tang Wulin, then Zhao Tao gave him a technique and True Dragon Blood to evolve his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul into Dark Blue Silver Grass.
• Na'er gave Zhao Tao the Golden Dragon King Bloodline crystal and began refining it after he kissed her goodbye; the power formed a golden cocoon around her.
• Gu Yue gathered Dragon Valley treasures containing the Power of Time for Zhao Tao, who thanked her and ruffled her hair.

Tang Wulin, Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, and Na'er cultivated in Dragon Valley, strengthening their powers. Zhao Tao evolved his Spring Autumn Cicada into a God-tier Martial Soul, broke through to Soul Emperor, and gained a time-stopping sixth Soul Skill, while Gu Yue finally awoke after a month of refining the Dragon God Core.

• Tang Wulin awoke after a week with his Blue Silver Grass evolved into Dark Blue Silver Grass and his Soul Power raised to level 36.
• Zhao Tao spent three weeks refining Dragon Valley's treasures, evolving his Spring Autumn Cicada into a God-tier Martial Soul and reaching Innate Divine Soul Power.
• Zhao Tao absorbed a Soul Ring from his Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Spirit, broke through the Soul Emperor bottleneck, formed a true Soul Core, and reached level 63.
• Zhao Tao discovered that his sixth Soul Skill, Silent Flow of Time, could stop time in a small area at a heavy Soul Power cost.
• A week after Zhao Tao's breakthrough, Gu Yue awoke from refining the Dragon God Core, a month after she killed Little Scumbag's Divine Sense clone, Old Tang.

After a year in Dragon Valley, Na'er awakened after refining the Golden Dragon King's power and reunited with Zhao Tao and Gu Yue. The three went to the bedroom, where Zhao Tao introduced Gu Yue and Na'er to League of Legends and began playing with them.

• Zhao Tao and Gu Yue spent ten months cultivating in Dragon Valley while Tang Wulin remained in a secluded area and cultivated there.
• Na'er's golden cocoon gave off a powerful aura, and she emerged after perfectly refining the Golden Dragon King's power.
• Na'er embraced Zhao Tao and said she wanted to become his woman, and Gu Yue agreed to share the moment with her.
• Zhao Tao took Gu Yue and Na'er to the bedroom and explained League of Legends skills and runes to them.
• Zhao Tao started a Howling Abyss match with Gu Yue and Na'er, and they quickly learned the game and enjoyed playing together.

After three days of gaming with Gu Yue and Na'er, Zhao Tao’s cultivation and Spiritual Power surged, and his Aged Silkworm Spirit evolved into the Time Butterfly Martial Soul. Gu Yue then helped him fuse with the Time Dragon King Soul Spirit, leaving him ready to break through to Soul Saint.

• Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, and Na'er spent three days playing games, and Zhao Tao’s cultivation rose to level 76 while his Spiritual Power reached 15,000 points.
• Zhao Tao absorbed dragon clouds, raising his Aged Silkworm Spirit and Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Spirit to 99,999 years of cultivation.
• The Aged Silkworm Spirit emerged from its cocoon after a day and a night and evolved into the Time Butterfly Martial Soul.
• Gu Yue led Zhao Tao to the Time Dragon King’s remains and summoned its true-spirit fragment as a Soul Spirit for him.
• Zhao Tao fused with the Time Dragon King Soul Spirit, raising his Spiritual Power to 17,777 points, then prepared to break through to Soul Saint.

Zhao Tao fused with the Time Dragon King’s 999,999-year Soul Ring, broke through to Soul Saint, and gained the seventh Soul Skill, True Body of Time. He assessed his new strength, planned to seek Four-Word Battle Armor after leaving Dragon Valley, and rested with Gu Yue and Na'er before pursuing an eighth Soul Ring.

• Zhao Tao used his Two-Word Battle Armor and Future Body while Gu Yue helped protect him as he fused with the Quasi-god-level Soul Ring.
• Zhao Tao broke through to Soul Saint and reached level 80, then tested his seventh Soul Skill, True Body of Time.
• Zhao Tao found that True Body of Time improved his control over the River of Time and reduced the Soul Power cost of his other time-based skills.
• Zhao Tao assessed his abilities, concluded he could fight at Super Douluo strength, and decided to seek Four-Word Battle Armor after leaving Dragon Valley.
• Zhao Tao delayed pursuing an eighth Soul Ring to recover and acclimate to his breakthrough, then went with Gu Yue and Na'er to rest in the game world.

Zhao Tao broke through to Soul Douluo and gained the powerful River of Time skill, then helped Gu Yue and Na'er begin creating an independent Gu Yuena from portions of their origins. Their attempts to fuse the origins failed, and Na'er concluded they needed Zhao Tao’s power of “yang.”

• Zhao Tao broke through to Soul Douluo, reaching Level 83 and raising his Spiritual Power to 19,191 points.
• Zhao Tao learned that his eighth Soul Skill, River of Time, strengthened his time-based abilities and weakened enemies caught in its domain.
• Zhao Tao joined Gu Yue and Na'er in their plan to create an independent Gu Yuena from portions of their origin power.
• Gu Yue and Na'er tried repeatedly to fuse their origins but failed.
• Na'er decided they were missing the power of “yang” and asked Zhao Tao to help.

Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, and Na'er fused their source powers with his life essence to create a dragon egg that would nurture Gu Yuena, then forged Five-Character Battle Armor from Dragon Valley’s spiritual dragon bones. After two years of training, Zhao Tao neared the Titled Douluo realm, entered the Spirit Domain Realm, and began evolving his Soul Spirits into Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Souls.

• Zhao Tao supplied life essence that allowed Gu Yue and Na'er to fuse their source powers and create a nine-colored dragon egg for Gu Yuena.
• Gu Yue proposed making Battle Armor from Dragon Valley’s spiritual dragon bones, and she and Na'er began forging the suits while Zhao Tao handled the Soul Tool Arrays.
• Gu Yue and Na'er completed four sets of Five-Character Battle Armor for Zhao Tao, themselves, and the unborn Gu Yuena after a year of work.
• Zhao Tao reached level 86 and the Spirit Abyss Realm’s Spiritual Power limit, becoming a top combatant with his new Battle Armor.
• After another year of training, Zhao Tao reached level 89 and the Spirit Domain Realm, then began refining Dragon Valley’s energy to evolve his Time Butterfly and Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Spirits into Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Souls.

Zhao Tao evolved his three Soul Spirits and advanced his cultivation to level 90, then condensed Soul Power, Time, and Spiritual Power Soul Cores into a Trinity Soul Core. He emerged stronger and ready to pursue the Titled Douluo breakthrough.

• After absorbing dragon aura for three days, Zhao Tao evolved his Time Butterfly into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Time Butterfly King and gained Spiritual Power and Soul Power.
• Zhao Tao evolved his Dark Demon Evil God Tiger into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Soul after another three days, receiving another boost and nearing Titled Douluo.
• When Zhao Tao's cultivation and Spiritual Power advanced, his Time Dragon King's seal lifted and he used the River of Time to evolve it into a Candle Dragon; his Seventh and Eighth Soul Skills also became million-year Soul Skills.
• The evolutions raised Zhao Tao's Spiritual Power to 30,068 and his cultivation to level 90, after which he rested with Gu Yue and Na'er for three days before beginning his breakthrough.
• Zhao Tao used True Body of Time and River of Time to condense a Time Soul Core, then formed a Spiritual Power Soul Core and spent a week harmonizing all three cores into a Trinity Soul Core.

After recovering from condensing the Trinity Soul Core, Zhao Tao spent time with Gu Yue and Na'er before breaking through to Titled Douluo. He reached level 93 and gained the ninth Soul Skill, Eternal Banishment, leaving him with formidable new power and options for using it.

• Gu Yue and Na'er told Zhao Tao that their research into Artificial Soul Spirits had made a major breakthrough.
• Zhao Tao spent three days and nights gaming with Gu Yue and Na'er, then began his breakthrough.
• Zhao Tao fused a God-level Soul Ring with his Spring Autumn Cicada Martial Soul and shattered the Titled Douluo bottleneck, reaching level 93.
• Zhao Tao's Spiritual Power rose to 33,333, and his strength advanced to near-divine levels.
• Zhao Tao discovered that his ninth Soul Skill, Eternal Banishment, could banish enemies or attacks into the River of Time, while allowing him to return at will.

Zhao Tao sensed Gu Yuena awakening and watched her hatch from the nine-colored dragon egg as a tiny girl who called him Daddy. After Gu Yuena agreed to absorb Dragon Valley’s treasures before leaving, Gu Yue led Zhao Tao to the Dragon Tomb to show him an opportunity.

• Zhao Tao sensed a powerful life force in Dragon Valley and hurried with Gu Yue and Na'er to the nine-colored dragon egg.
• The egg cracked open, and a tiny silver-haired Gu Yuena emerged and called Zhao Tao Daddy.
• Gu Yuena explained that she had been born early because she missed Zhao Tao, but said her potential was unaffected and she could grow by absorbing energy.
• Zhao Tao suggested Gu Yuena refine the Sea God Trident and Dragon Valley’s treasures before they returned to the Douluo Continent, and Gu Yuena agreed.
• Zhao Tao told Gu Yue and Na'er of his plan to leave Dragon Valley, and Gu Yue offered him an opportunity and brought him to the Dragon Tomb.

Gu Yue gave Zhao Tao seven God-Level Soul Bones from the Nine True Dragon Kings to strengthen him for the fight against the Three Beasts. After fusing the Time Dragon King Skull and Mountain Dragon King Soul Bone, Zhao Tao reached level 98 and the Divine Origin Realm, then began fusing the Light Dragon King and Dark Giant Dragon arm bones.

• Gu Yue removed Zhao Tao's Dark Gold Claw Bear Right Arm Bone and gathered seven God-Level True Dragon Soul Bones for him.
• Zhao Tao fused with the Time Dragon King Skull, raising his Soul Power to level 95 and his Spiritual Power to 50,000 points in the Divine Origin Realm.
• The Time Dragon King Skull granted Zhao Tao the Cosmic Time Return skill and combat strength on par with a mid-stage God Official.
• Zhao Tao fused with the Mountain Dragon King Soul Bone, advancing to level 98 and gaining Absolute Defense and Earth Element Control.
• Zhao Tao began fusing with the Light Dragon King Left Arm Bone and Dark Giant Dragon Right Arm Bone.

Zhao Tao fused five God-Level dragon soul bones, reached the God Official level, and strengthened his Soul Spirits before leaving Dragon Valley with Gu Yue, Na'er, Gu Yuena, and Tang Wulin. After sealing away some of Tang Wulin’s memories, they traveled from Star Luo City by cargo ship toward the Sun Moon Federation and Shrek Academy.

• Zhao Tao fused the Light Dragon King and Dark Giant Dragon soul bones, advancing to Demigod-level Limit Douluo and gaining Light Judgment and Dark Corrosion.
• He fused the Ice Dragon King, Fire Dragon King, and Wind Dragon King soul bones, broke through to God Official, and gained control over water, fire, and wind.
• After three days with Gu Yue and Na'er, Zhao Tao absorbed Dragon Valley’s power, and his Time Butterfly King and Dark Demon Evil God Tiger both evolved into million-year Soul Spirits.
• Gu Yuena awoke after refining Dragon Valley and Dragon Tomb’s core energy and devouring the Sea God Trident, and Zhao Tao left Dragon Valley with her, Gu Yue, Na'er, and Tang Wulin.
• Gu Yue and Na'er sealed part of Tang Wulin’s memories, leaving him to believe he had spent three years in a secret realm while forgetting the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King.
• The group learned what had happened during their absence, then boarded a cargo ship from Star Luo City toward the Sun Moon Federation and Shrek Academy.