Chapter Summaries

An Ping and Gu Yuena agreed to face Shrek Academy’s challenge, while Ling Hongchen publicized the match across the Federation. Wu Changkong defended his decision to put Tang Wulin and the others under pressure, and the chapter ended as the challengers and Sun Moon Academy’s team prepared for the match.

• An Ping recognized Wu Changkong as the leader of the challengers and expected Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan to be among them, while Gu Yuena agreed to compete.
• An Ping realized Ling Hongchen planned to use his connections to publicize Shrek Academy’s challenge, and news of it spread throughout the Federation within an hour.
• Chen Yi warned Wu Changkong that losing could damage Shrek Academy’s reputation, but Wu Changkong said he trusted his disciples and would resign if they lost.
• Chen Yi told Wu Changkong that Elder Cai approved the challenge and ordered him to bring the students back safely.
• Wu Changkong entered Sun Moon Academy to watch the match, while An Ping and Gu Yuena declined preparation time and refused additional teammates.

An Ping and Gu Yuena entered the Stadium to face Shrek Academy’s five challengers and recognized Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan, and Xie Xie. The match had not begun when Tang Wulin finally removed paper from his ears and asked the referee to announce the rules.

• Ling Hongchen brought An Ping and Gu Yuena to the Waiting Area, where An Ping warned Gu Yuena not to underestimate Shrek Academy’s concern for its honor.
• An Ping and Gu Yuena entered the arena to cheers, and Ling Hongchen told an old man he was confident the two could defeat Shrek Academy’s five students.
• Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan, and Xie Xie recognized An Ping and Gu Yuena, while the two sides took their positions in the arena.
• Tang Wulin pretended he could not hear the referee over the crowd, irritating Gu Yuena and prompting her to tell him to surrender if he was not ready to fight.
• After the protective barrier rose and quieted the arena, Tang Wulin pulled paper from his ears and told the referee to speak.

Tang Wulin’s team prepared to fight An Ping and Gu Yuena in a no-holds-barred match between Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Academy. After seeing that both opponents were five-ring Soul Kings, Tang Wulin accepted Tang San’s offer to obtain his exclusive weapon early, despite the shortened time he would have to break his next three seals.

• Gu Yuena interrupted Tang Wulin’s attempt to deny that his team represented Shrek Academy and offered to fight Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan alone instead.
• Tang Wulin confirmed that all five students represented Shrek Academy, and both sides introduced themselves before moving to their starting positions.
• Tang Wulin warned his teammates about Gu Yuena and An Ping’s teleportation, while the others voiced their doubts and prepared to close the distance.
• An Ping and Gu Yuena revealed five black soul rings each, shocking Tang Wulin’s team and Wu Changkong.
• Tang Wulin asked Tang San for help, and Tang San offered to release his exclusive weapon early at the cost of shortening the durations of his fourth, fifth, and sixth seals.
• Tang Wulin accepted the offer, deciding that the weapon gave him a very high probability of defeating An Ping and Gu Yuena.

Tang Wulin faced An Ping and Gu Yuena in a spar, wielding the Golden Dragon Spear after Tang San’s Divine Sense revealed it. An Ping and Gu Yuena’s fusion enabled An Ping to destroy the spear with a Wither-enhanced Disintegration Spell, leaving Tang Wulin collapsed and both opponents exhausted.

• Tang Wulin received the Golden Dragon Spear from Tang San’s Divine Sense as the match began.
• An Ping teleported Xu Xiaoyan outside the arena, while Gu Yuena’s elemental storm wounded the remaining Shrek team and brought Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan down.
• Tang Wulin charged An Ping with the Golden Dragon Spear, then let Tang San’s Divine Sense take control of his body.
• An Ping and Gu Yuena used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and An Ping destroyed the Golden Dragon Spear with his Disintegration Spell.
• Tang Wulin spat blood and collapsed as An Ping and Gu Yuena reappeared, drained of their Magic Power and Soul Power.

An Ping and Gu Yuena defeated Tang Wulin and the Shrek Academy team, winning the live match for Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Tang Wulin woke after Tang San’s Divine Sense saved his life, and learned that recovering would require a trip to Shrek’s Inner Court.

• An Ping and Gu Yuena won the match after overcoming Tang Wulin’s attack, and the referee declared Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy the victor.
• Wu Changkong examined Tang Wulin, confronted An Ping and Gu Yuena, then took his injured students to accommodations arranged by Dean Hongchen.
• Wu Changkong called Zhuo Shi and asked him to bring Saint Spirit Douluo to treat Tang Wulin’s severe injuries.
• Tang San’s Divine Sense cleared the last green light from Tang Wulin’s spiritual space, warned him about the seal, and told him to visit Shrek’s Inner Court to recover before falling into a deep slumber.
• Tang Wulin woke and apologized to Wu Changkong for losing, while Wu Changkong reassured him and urged him to rest.

An Ping explained how he had damaged Sea God Tang San’s Divine Sense while destroying the Golden Dragon Spear, then told Gu Yuena he planned to leave Sun Moon Academy the next morning. Gu Yuena was surprised when he said Tang Wulin was the reason, since he had claimed Tang San’s Divine Sense would remain dormant.

• An Ping told Gu Yuena that Tang Wulin’s transformation had been caused by Sea God Tang San’s Divine Sense possessing him.
• An Ping explained that his Conceptual Technique had used the Golden Dragon Spear’s life energy to weaken Tang San’s Divine Sense and put it into a prolonged slumber.
• Gu Yuena reassured An Ping that he had done well and that she would be with him.
• An Ping and Gu Yuena ate pork rib noodles and discussed Xu Xiaoyan’s complaints about Tang Wulin’s injuries.
• An Ping said he would leave Sun Moon Academy the next morning because of Tang Wulin, leaving Gu Yuena puzzled about the reason.

An Ping and Gu Yuena decided to leave Mingdu the next day because he feared Yun Ming might detect traces of divine power on Tang Wulin. They spent the night exploring the city with Xu Xiaoyan, then said goodbye and returned home to pack.

• An Ping explained that he wanted to avoid Yun Ming noticing traces of Tang Wulin’s Sea God power or Golden Dragon Spear, and Gu Yuena agreed they would leave the next day.
• Gu Yuena called Xu Xiaoyan, and An Ping reluctantly agreed to join them for a night out in Mingdu.
• Xu Xiaoyan met An Ping and Gu Yuena outside Sun Moon Academy, then chatted with Gu Yuena as the three explored the city and shared stories.
• After breakfast, An Ping and Gu Yuena escorted Xu Xiaoyan to her accommodations, where Wu Changkong told her to report next time she stayed out so long.
• Xu Xiaoyan hugged Gu Yuena goodbye and went inside, and An Ping and Gu Yuena headed home to pack for their departure.

An Ping and Gu Yuena left Sun Moon Academy for Skysea City while Ya Li healed Tang Wulin. Yun Ming and Ya Li arrived too late to meet the two disciples, and Ya Li concluded that Tang Wulin’s injuries did not come from an evil soul master.

• An Ping and Gu Yuena packed their belongings, said farewell to Ling Hongchen, and left Sun Moon Academy for Skysea City.
• On the Soul Tool Train, Gu Yuena rested against An Ping while he shielded them from the noise around them.
• Yun Ming and Ya Li arrived at Sun Moon Academy and went with Wu Changkong to check on Tang Wulin.
• Ya Li healed Tang Wulin and said his bloodline power was depleted but would recover with time and proper nutrition.
• Ya Li learned that An Ping and Gu Yuena had left the academy, and Yun Ming wondered whether they might be evil soul masters.
• After examining Tang Wulin, Ya Li said his injuries resembled an application of Life Power, and Yun Ming praised Leng Yaozhu’s disciples.

An Ping arrived in Skysea City with Gu Yuena and planned to sail to a deserted island to break through without attracting attention. Gu Yuena insisted on accompanying him, and they prepared to build a vessel using materials An Ping already had.

• Tang Wulin checked his condition and worried that his depleted Golden Dragon King Bloodline would make it harder to replenish his strength and earn money.
• An Ping and Gu Yuena arrived in Skysea City after several days on the Soul Tool Train.
• An Ping told Gu Yuena that he planned to sail alone to break through in seclusion, fearing that the breakthrough would cause a phenomenon or reveal his location.
• Gu Yuena sensed An Ping's worry, learned that he was preparing to break through, and insisted on joining him despite his objections.
• An Ping explained that they would make a vessel rather than take a passenger ship, and Gu Yuena agreed to help using the rare materials he had received from Dean Hongchen.

An Ping completed a transformable, concealed Alchemy Vehicle so he could set sail and safely attempt his next breakthrough. He and Gu Yuena launched the ship from a cliffside, and An Ping began steering it out to sea.

• Gu Yuena kept watch while An Ping rested, then woke him the next day to begin preparing for their voyage.
• An Ping crafted the vehicle’s Power Unit and transformable shell in his Alchemy Laboratory, completing a vehicle that could change between land, air, and water modes and shrink into a cube.
• Gu Yuena examined the cube, and she and An Ping bought food before heading to the sea.
• An Ping unfolded the cube into a large ship, used its Levitation System to board from a cliff, and activated its Invisibility System.
• An Ping lowered the invisible ship onto the sea and checked their position while Gu Yuena explored its facilities, then she went to rest as he steered onward.

An Ping traveled with Gu Yuena to a remote deserted island to begin his breakthrough from a Level 1 Wizard to a Level 2 Wizard. As his Magic Power Source became a Crystal Book and a Planetary Will scan passed over him, he realized the plane described in his materials meant the entire universe, not just the planet.

• An Ping chose an unvisited island more than seven hundred kilometers from Skysea City and traveled there with Gu Yuena aboard his alchemy vehicle.
• An Ping deployed a pavilion and surrounded it with alchemy tools that concealed it, blocked its aura, and isolated it from the outside world.
• An Ping began compressing his liquid Magic Power Source into a solid while absorbing Primordial Energy of Heaven and Earth, creating a vast energy vortex around the pavilion.
• After days of cultivation, An Ping's Magic Power Source became a crystalline Crystal Book bearing the same cover writing and Bell Tower pattern as the Sky of Truth.
• An Ping felt a Planetary Will scan and realized that the plane mentioned in his materials referred to the entire universe rather than the planet beneath his feet.

An Ping completed his breakthrough as the Sky of Truth and its Soul Rings transformed into his Magic Power Source and a Phoenix tattoo. Plane’s Gaze appeared as a vast black cloud and Bell Tower above the sea, leaving Tang Hao injured and Yun Ming unable to approach the island.

• Tang Hao detected the persistent mutation in Primordial Energy, resisted using Planetary Power, and asked Shrek Academy to investigate.
• Elder Jin relayed the Lord of the Plane’s warning to Yun Ming and showed him the deserted island marked as the anomaly’s source.
• An Ping’s five Soul Rings shattered into spiritual light that the Phoenix Spirit Soul absorbed, forming a Phoenix tattoo on his right hand.
• The Sky of Truth entered An Ping’s Consciousness Space, shattered into the Magic Power Source, and completed his body and soul’s evolution.
• Plane’s Gaze descended as a vast black cloud, and Tang Hao was injured when he tried to investigate it with Spiritual Sense Power.
• Yun Ming witnessed the Bell Tower above the sea but could not approach the island, so he left, believing it had become a forbidden zone.

After his breakthrough, An Ping recovered the truth about his origins and learned that the Bell Tower had made the island and its surrounding hundred kilometers his territory. He and Gu Yuena reconciled their uncertainties, discussed the Planetary Will’s identity and the Soul Beasts’ future, and ended by considering An Ping’s first destination for travel.

• The Bell Tower rang twelve times, vanished into the void, and connected itself to An Ping as his lost memories returned.
• An Ping learned that Sky of Truth had brought him to Douluo Continent, formed his body from Living Gold and Gu Yuena’s energy, and that Myriad Demon King had raised him.
• An Ping told Gu Yuena what he remembered, and she explained that she had approached him to escape the Planetary Will’s influence and because their fates were linked.
• An Ping and Gu Yuena agreed to remain together, and he revealed that the Planetary Will was not Douluo Star’s original will but Sea God Tang San’s father.
• An Ping explained that the Bell Tower protected the island and its hundred-kilometer surroundings, then suggested Plane Debris or another planet as possible homes for the Soul Beasts.
• Gu Yuena asked where An Ping planned to travel first after his breakthrough.

An Ping and Gu Yuena left the attic and used his new Spatial Teleportation spell to escape to his home in Aolai City. After recovering, An Ping gave Gu Yuena a Witch cultivation Meditation Method to try, leaving open whether she could learn the system.

• An Ping said he wanted to visit an old neighbor in Heaven Dou City, and Gu Yuena realized she had heard the Myriad Demon King mention him.
• An Ping warned that a fleet was being sent to investigate nearby, so they could not safely leave by boat.
• An Ping calculated coordinates and used Spatial Teleportation to take Gu Yuena to his home in Aolai City, then collapsed from the spell's heavy cost.
• After resting, An Ping explained the Witch cultivation system and sent Gu Yuena a Meditation Method through a Mental Link.
• Gu Yuena decided to try the unfamiliar cultivation method after An Ping cautioned that he could not guarantee she would succeed.

An Ping and Gu Yuena arrived in Heaven Dou City and reunited with Lin Qing, who mistook Gu Yuena for An Ping’s girlfriend and learned the two had graduated from Sun Moon Academy. The chapter ended with Lin Qing checking An Ping’s graduation certificate online after doubting it was genuine.

• An Ping and Gu Yuena reached Heaven Dou City, found a hotel, and arranged to meet Lin Qing.
• Gu Yuena introduced herself as An Ping’s girlfriend when they met Lin Qing outside his company.
• Lin Qing took An Ping and Gu Yuena to dinner, where Gu Yuena stopped An Ping from drinking and explained his poor alcohol tolerance.
• An Ping told Lin Qing that he and Gu Yuena had graduated from Sun Moon Academy and showed him his graduation certificate.
• Lin Qing suspected the certificate was forged, so An Ping and Gu Yuena urged him to verify its serial number online.

An Ping and Gu Yuena visited Lin Qing, who learned about their victory over Shrek Academy and their relationship. After returning to the hotel, An Ping agreed to be Gu Yuena’s boyfriend, and they continued their routine in Heaven Dou City as she advanced rapidly in the Witch Meditation Method.

• Lin Qing verified An Ping’s Sun Moon Academy records and eagerly asked about his and Gu Yuena’s match against Shrek Academy.
• Gu Yuena recounted an embellished version of the match, and Lin Qing praised her strength while urging An Ping to treat her well.
• At the hotel, Gu Yuena asked whether An Ping disliked her, and he agreed to become her boyfriend before she kissed his cheek and returned to her room.
• An Ping spent his days accompanying Gu Yuena around Heaven Dou City, studying at the public library, and searching for materials at the auction house.
• Gu Yuena made rapid progress cultivating the Witch Meditation Method under An Ping’s guidance.

An Ping and Gu Yuena learned from Officer Song that Lin Qing had disappeared, with the investigation pointing to Sunset Forest. After leaving the police department, An Ping planned to search Lin Qing's residence for clues and go to Sunset Forest if he found none.

• Officer Song stopped An Ping and Gu Yuena and questioned them about their connection to the missing Lin Qing.
• An Ping and Gu Yuena cooperated with the investigation, and Officer Song told them that several employees had disappeared in Sunset Forest.
• An Ping and Gu Yuena abandoned their plans to attend the Auction and returned to the hotel.
• An Ping told Gu Yuena about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye in Sunset Forest, but said he thought it was unrelated to Lin Qing's disappearance.
• An Ping said he would search Lin Qing's residence for clues and then go to Sunset Forest if he found nothing.

An Ping and Gu Yuena investigated Lin Qing’s apartment and the site where he and the others disappeared, but found few clues beyond evidence that a powerful Soul Emperor had searched Lin Qing’s study. They returned to their hotel in Heaven Dou City with the mystery unresolved.

• An Ping and Gu Yuena entered Lin Qing’s apartment and sensed that a Soul Emperor had visited several rooms, including the rooms of the other missing people.
• An Ping used a Retrospection Spell in the study and saw a phantom search the room, take something from the desk, and leave through the window.
• An Ping and Gu Yuena inspected the other missing people’s rooms and found that only something in Lin Qing’s study appeared to have been taken.
• An Ping and Gu Yuena decided to investigate Sunset Forest, and An Ping used his transforming Alchemy Vehicle to take them there.
• An Ping and Gu Yuena searched the disappearance site and its tents but found no useful clues or signs of a struggle, so they returned to their hotel in Heaven Dou City.

An Ping used a divination spell to find Lin Qing, who had been returned after going missing but had lost his memories. After treating Lin Qing’s mental injury, An Ping learned from Gu Yuena that the incident might be connected to the Tang Sect.

• An Ping found and cast the Melody of Destiny spell, which revealed Lin Qing standing outside the hotel with Officer Song.
• An Ping and Gu Yuena met Lin Qing and Officer Song in the hotel lobby and learned that Lin Qing and others had been found unconscious with no memories of their disappearance.
• An Ping brought Lin Qing to the suite, calmed him, and examined his brain and soul while Lin Qing slept.
• An Ping sorted out Lin Qing’s chaotic spiritual energy and determined that his mental injury was not serious.
• Gu Yuena told An Ping that she suspected the incident was connected to the Tang Sect.

An Ping and Gu Yuena investigated Lin Qing’s disappearance and suspected it was connected to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye. After Lin Qing woke and explained his trip to Sunset Forest, he insisted on returning home, while An Ping and Gu Yuena walked him back out of concern for his safety.

• Gu Yuena and An Ping concluded that Lin Qing and his colleagues had discovered a secret and had their memories erased, possibly in connection with the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.
• An Ping explained that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye was a hidden site formed where the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King fell, and Gu Yuena expressed interest in visiting it.
• Lin Qing woke in the hotel and learned from An Ping that he and his colleagues had been attacked and released after their memories were altered.
• Lin Qing said he had taken his colleagues to Sunset Forest to search for a fortunate encounter after reading a story about Lord Sea God.
• Lin Qing dismissed the danger and refused to stay at the hotel, so An Ping and Gu Yuena accompanied him home.