Chapter Summaries

Qian Chaoyun led Shrek Second Team into the Grand Finals against the Sun Moon Empire Spirit Engineer Academy and overwhelmed their strongest fighters. The match was still underway when Meng Hongchen unleashed her Crimson Ice Toad poison at him.

• Wang Yan asked whether Qian Chaoyun could sustain his full power, and Qian Chaoyun said he had been holding back because the other competitors were too weak.
• Two days later, the Grand Finals began, and Xu Jiujiu told Xu Jiawei that she favored Qian Chaoyun.
• Shrek Second Team and the Sun Moon Empire Spirit Engineer Academy began their team battle, with Shrek's support members buffing and protecting Qian Chaoyun and Chen Zifeng.
• Qian Chaoyun's Great Angel Seal Demon Slash swallowed Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen's Red Dust Affection, and his follow-up attacks overwhelmed their defenses and injured Chen Fei and Lin Xi.
• Qian Chaoyun blocked Xiao Hongchen's Super-Concentrated Soul Guide Ray with his Angel Domain Armor, then forced Xiao Hongchen, Ma Rulong, and their ally to retreat while barely spending Soul Power.
• Meng Hongchen activated three soul skills and sent Crimson Ice Toad poison mist toward Qian Chaoyun.

Qian Chaoyun defeated the Sun Moon Empire team, leading them to surrender and securing Shrek Second Team’s victory before Shrek First Team claimed third place. After the tournament ended, he collected three Soul Bones from the Star Luo Treasury and returned to the hotel for their division.

• Qian Chaoyun burned Meng Hongchen’s poison, eliminated the remaining Soul Engineers, and defeated Ma Rulong with Angel’s Judgment before taking his Sword of Judgment.
• Meng Hongchen asked Qian Chaoyun for an autograph, but Ma Rulong formally surrendered on behalf of the Sun Moon Empire team.
• The Sun Moon Empire team withdrew from the remaining matches, and Shrek First Team defeated Mingdu Soul Master Academy to take third place.
• Emperor Xu Jiawei presented the championship medals and later escorted Qian Chaoyun to the Star Luo Treasury, where he selected three top-grade Soul Bones.
• Xu Jiawei promised to talk with Dai Hao about the assassination threat, and Qian Chaoyun returned to the grand hotel with his Soul Bones.

Qian Chaoyun distributed the three championship soul bones to Chen Zifeng, Ye Yuyu, and Ling Luochen, then shared the remaining rewards with the team. He left Ning Tian with the promise of an opportunity to evolve her martial soul into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.

• Qian Chaoyun gathered the Main Team and Reserve Team and introduced the three top-grade soul bones he had won.
• Qian Chaoyun gave the Flame Wolf soul bone to Chen Zifeng, whose teammates agreed with the choice.
• Qian Chaoyun awarded the Demon Eye Magic Tree soul bone to Ye Yuyu, honoring the sacrifices of the Nine Heart Begonia martial-soul lineage.
• Qian Chaoyun gave the Titan Snow Demon King soul bone to Ling Luochen, saying it could help her pursue Ultimate Ice.
• Qian Chaoyun shared cultivation resources, coins, and ordinary soul bones among the team members.
• Qian Chaoyun told Ning Tian he could give her an opportunity to evolve her martial soul into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Qian Chaoyun recruited Ning Tian’s support to rebuild Spirit Hall, then set out with Shrek’s team for the academy. The Holy Spirit Cult followed them, and its Titled Douluo ambushed the group in midair.

• Qian Chaoyun offered to help Ning Tian evolve her martial soul in exchange for the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s support in rebuilding Spirit Hall, and Ning Tian agreed after asking him to hug her.
• Qian Chaoyun warned Wang Yan and Xuan Zi that he feared a threat to their safety, but Xuan Zi dismissed his concerns.
• Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er met Shrek’s team outside Star Luo City, and Xu Jiujiu said goodbye to Qian Chaoyun before he flew off with the group.
• Zhong Liwu ordered the Holy Spirit Cult experts to follow Shrek and abduct Qian Chaoyun, with instructions to kill him if their plan went wrong.
• During the flight, Xuan Zi explained to Yan Shaozhe what had happened to Dai Yueheng, and a group of Titled Douluo in black robes descended to block Shrek’s path.

Long Xiaoyao and Holy Spirit Cult powerhouses intercepted Shrek’s group to seize Qian Chaoyun, but Long Xiaoyao offered him a chance to leave by wounding him in a single sword strike. Qian Chaoyun accepted the challenge, and Long Xiaoyao suppressed his cultivation to Rank 90 as their duel began.

• Long Xiaoyao arrived with the Death God Puppet, Evil Phoenix, and Holy Spirit Cult forces, then told Xuan Zi he had come to take Qian Chaoyun.
• Zhong Liwu demanded Qian Chaoyun, while Xuan Zi, Ling Luochen, Chen Zifeng, and the others vowed to protect him.
• Long Xiaoyao stopped Zhong Liwu from attacking and offered to let Qian Chaoyun go if he begged for mercy, but Qian Chaoyun refused.
• Qian Chaoyun challenged Long Xiaoyao to suppress his cultivation to Rank 90 and take one sword strike; he promised to leave with Long Xiaoyao if he failed to wound him.
• Long Xiaoyao accepted the challenge, suppressed his cultivation to Rank 90, and invited Qian Chaoyun to begin.

Qian Chaoyun combined his powers and injured Long Xiaoyao with a sword strike, winning their contest before Long Xiaoyao drew him into the Dark Silence Domain. Long Xiaoyao revealed that he had used the domain to guide Qian Chaoyun toward mastering his intent, leaving Qian Chaoyun determined to learn from him.

• Qian Chaoyun fused his swords and, with the Snow Woman beside him, resisted Long Xiaoyao’s pressure and unleashed a four-attribute sword strike.
• Long Xiaoyao blocked the strike but was wounded, then declared Qian Chaoyun the winner and praised his mastery of intent.
• The crowd celebrated Qian Chaoyun’s victory while Zhong Liwu resolved to bring him into the Holy Sect.
• After Qian Chaoyun asked whether their agreement still stood, Long Xiaoyao trapped him inside the Dark Silence Domain as Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and Xian Lin'er tried to intervene.
• Long Xiaoyao explained that he had brought Qian Chaoyun back into his state of intent to help him understand and master it.

Qian Chaoyun comprehended the Combat Skill "Above You" under Long Xiaoyao’s guidance, then urged Long to reconsider his support for Evil Spirit Masters. Long let Qian and the Shrek group leave, and they returned to Shrek City to receive the Academy’s rewards.

• Qian Chaoyun mastered "Above You," a Combat Skill that let him suppress cultivators of the same rank, though Long Xiaoyao easily broke its pressure.
• Qian Chaoyun urged Long Xiaoyao not to feel guilty about the past and condemned his help for Ye Xishui and the Evil Spirit Masters, inviting him to seek out Spirit Hall if he changed his mind.
• Long Xiaoyao withdrew the Dark Silence Domain, protected Qian Chaoyun and the Shrek group from Zhong Liwu, and let them depart.
• Xuan Zi and the Shrek group returned safely to Shrek City, where Cai Meier and the Resident Elders welcomed them.
• Yan Shaozhe called the participants to Sea God Pavilion, and Qian Chaoyun led the group there to receive their rewards.

After Shrek’s elders debated Qian Chaoyun’s power and loyalty, Mu En rewarded the team and gave Qian Chaoyun an ancient Holy Dragon Egg of Light. Electrolux discovered it still had a spark of life and began using the Blade of Life’s Watch to help it hatch.

• Xian Lin'er told the Resident Elders that Qian Chaoyun had overcome the crisis by defeating Long Xiaoyao despite having seven rings.
• Yan Shaozhe warned that Qian Chaoyun might become a threat to Shrek, and Xuan Zi angrily defended his disciple before the elders mediated.
• Mu En welcomed the participating team to the Sea God Pavilion and distributed the Academy’s rewards.
• Qian Chaoyun accepted a Dragon Egg filled with Light Aura, and Electrolux identified it as the egg of a pureblood Holy Dragon.
• Electrolux sensed a remaining spark of life in the egg and used the Blade of Life’s Watch to supply it with life force, awakening the dragon within.

Qian Chaoyun began seclusion within the Golden Ancient Tree after Mu En explained the Dragon Egg and asked him to consider leading the Shrek Seven Devils. He rejected the title because of the Angel God’s lingering curse, while Mu En later defended his value to Shrek despite concerns about his obsession with killing Evil Spirit Masters.

• Electrolux told Qian Chaoyun that the Dragon Egg needed life force to hatch and promised to help him form a contract with its descendant.
• Mu En granted Wang Yan access to the Library Pavilion and named Wang Dong, Ye Yuyu, Ma Xiaotao, Jiang Nannan, Beibei, and Xiao Xiao lifelong Shrek Seven Devils.
• Mu En asked Qian Chaoyun to lead the Shrek Seven Devils, but Qian Chaoyun refused, explaining that the Angel God’s lingering will fractured his mind whenever he considered it.
• Mu En sent Qian Chaoyun to cultivate inside the Golden Ancient Tree, where Qian Chaoyun absorbed Light Element and vowed to eradicate evil souls and restore the Angel’s glory.
• Yan Shaozhe warned Mu En that Qian Chaoyun was becoming uncontrollable, but Mu En argued that Shrek needed Qian Chaoyun to oppose the Evil Spirit Masters.

Mu En heard Qian Chaoyun reject Shrek’s offer to become Sea God Pavilion Master and declare that he would slay Evil Spirit Masters and rebuild Spirit Hall. The chapter ended with Qian Chaoyun openly stating his plans for the future.

• Mu En rejected Yan Shaozhe’s proposals to control Qian Chaoyun or direct him toward Soul Tool studies, while Xian Lin'er defended the fourteen-year-old.
• Tang Ya’s withdrawal from Shrek stirred the Inner Court, and Jing Hongchen considered sending Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen to Shrek as exchange students before setting off for the Academy.
• After four months of seclusion, Qian Chaoyun mastered the elements and discovered his Soul Power had reached level seventy-eight.
• Wang Dong chose to restore the Tang Sect, Xiao Xiao chose to follow Qian Chaoyun, and Qian Chaoyun chose to slay Evil Spirit Masters and restore the glory of angels.
• Mu En offered Qian Chaoyun the Sea God Pavilion Master position and generous resources, but Qian Chaoyun refused and said he wanted to rebuild Spirit Hall.

Qian Chaoyun persuaded Mu En to support rebuilding Spirit Hall by promising to protect Shrek three times, subject to a condition about its leaders. He returned to the academy and reunited with Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo, who had a request for him.

• Qian Chaoyun explained that he wanted to rebuild Spirit Hall to provide free martial soul awakenings and develop Soul Spirits, and Mu En agreed in exchange for three acts of protection for Shrek.
• Qian Chaoyun insisted he would not protect Shrek if Yan Shaozhe became an Evil Spirit Master or Mu En betrayed the academy, and Mu En accepted the condition.
• Qian Chaoyun rode the Little Tigress back to Zhang Lexuan's courtyard and found Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo waiting there.
• Zhang Lexuan welcomed Qian Chaoyun and said she would cook for him, while Han Ruoruo hinted that she wanted his help.
• Qian Chaoyun gave Zhang Lexuan gifts imbued with the Gold of Life and gave Han Ruoruo an exquisite hairpin.

Qian Chaoyun discussed rebuilding Spirit Hall and the dangers posed by Evil Spirit Masters with Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo. He secured imperial support for the reconstruction, which began amid attacks and rumors, while Shrek and the Sun Moon Empire Spirit Engineer Academy established an exchange program.

• Zhang Lexuan warned Qian Chaoyun to avoid risks and offered to help rebuild Spirit Hall after he said Mu En had approved the plan.
• Han Ruoruo asked Qian Chaoyun to help investigate and eliminate a large underground Evil Spirit Master hideout, and he agreed to join when the mission was ready.
• After five days, Qian Chaoyun and Ning Tian negotiated with the Star Luo and Heaven Dou Empires, securing funding and a site for Spirit Hall near Star Luo City.
• The Star Luo Empire and then the other empires backed Spirit Hall's reconstruction after Qian Chaoyun demonstrated Soul Spirits, and news of the project spread across the continent.
• Evil Spirit Masters attacked on the first day of construction, but Mu En killed two Titled Douluo and deterred further assaults.
• Jing Hongchen challenged Mu En at Shrek and lost, then Shrek and the Sun Moon Empire Spirit Engineer Academy began exchanging students and instructors.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Qian Chaoyun took Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong to the Star Dou Great Forest to help them obtain Soul Rings. He chose a Ten-Thousand-Year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear as Xiao Xiao’s target and continued searching for one as they entered the forest.

• Qian Chaoyun returned to the Academy and briefly greeted the visiting Sun Moon Empire siblings Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen before heading to the Inner Court.
• Qian Chaoyun reunited with Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong, then arranged to lead them on a Soul Ring mission instead of waiting for an Academy team.
• The trio reached the Star Dou Great Forest, where Xiao Xiao requested a defensive Fourth Soul Ring and Qian Chaoyun selected a Ten-Thousand-Year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear as their target.
• Wang Dong asked for a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring with the Light Attribute, and Qian Chaoyun led them deeper into the forest to search.
• A Ten-Thousand-Year Tiger Demon Cat attacked the group, but Qian Chaoyun drove it off with one strike of the Angel Holy Sword and continued looking for the bear.

Qian Chaoyun found and defeated a ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear after a fierce battle, with Snow Woman helping him finish it off. He offered the dying bear a chance to survive as a Soul Spirit, leaving its answer unresolved.

• After hours of searching, Qian Chaoyun, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao found the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear eating the Tiger Demon Cat's corpse.
• Qian Chaoyun attacked the bear, steadily increasing his combat power as it struck back and suffered wounds.
• Qian Chaoyun unleashed his Sixth Soul Skill, but the bear survived the clash and fled toward the Core Area with its claws badly injured.
• Snow Woman and Qian Chaoyun struck the fleeing bear with their attacks, leaving it barely alive.
• Qian Chaoyun told the bear he could preserve its life through a Contract Array and asked whether it would become a Soul Spirit.

Qian Chaoyun forced the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear to submit and helped Xiao Xiao form a Soul Spirit Contract, then guided her through absorbing its External Soul Bone. As night fell, the group camped after sharing a meal, while Qian Chaoyun considered how to find Di Tian and discuss cooperating on Soul Spirits.

• The Snow Woman beat the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear until it agreed to become Xiao Xiao's soul spirit.
• Qian Chaoyun helped Xiao Xiao complete the Soul Spirit Contract, giving her a black Fourth Soul Ring and the ability to summon the bear.
• Qian Chaoyun persuaded Xiao Xiao to absorb the bear's ten-thousand-year External Soul Bone, raising her Soul Power to level forty-three.
• Qian Chaoyun cooked Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear meat for Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong, who praised his cooking and joked about marrying him.
• After Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong went to rest, Qian Chaoyun considered finding Di Tian to discuss cooperation on Soul Spirits.

Qian Chaoyun planned to seek Di Tian in Star Dou despite the danger, then helped Mu Xue obtain a soul ring while searching for a Light Attribute beast for Wang Dong. He discovered a four-thousand-year Light Dragon Horse being chased by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and the chapter left him facing the pair.

• Snow Woman and Electrolux discussed ways to approach Di Tian, and Electrolux offered to protect Qian Chaoyun’s escape from the Core Area.
• Qian Chaoyun stayed awake holding Xiao Xiao as she slept, while Wang Dong found them together at dawn and felt jealous.
• Qian Chaoyun met Vina, Mu Xue, and Mo Feiyun, agreeing to help them obtain soul rings before they left Star Dou.
• Qian Chaoyun wounded a five-thousand-year ice-attributed Soul Beast with one sword strike, allowing Mu Xue to claim its soul ring.
• Qian Chaoyun spotted a four-thousand-year Light Dragon Horse fleeing from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and recognized the Auspicious Beast.

Qian Chaoyun captured the Emperor Auspicious Beast again and forced Scarlet King to let his companions leave safely. He then demanded to meet Di Tian, and a voice from the Lake of Life ordered Scarlet King to bring him there.

• Qian Chaoyun defeated the Emperor Auspicious Beast with his soul skills, captured her, and sealed her powers and mouth.
• Scarlet King arrived, but Qian Chaoyun threatened the Auspicious Beast with his sword until he agreed to let Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong, Vina, and the others leave.
• Qian Chaoyun sent Xiao Xiao to bring Mu En, while Vina and the others carried the dying Light Dragon Horse away.
• After waiting several hours for his companions to leave Star Dou Forest, Qian Chaoyun demanded that Scarlet King take him to Di Tian.
• A voice from the Lake of Life ordered Scarlet King to bring Qian Chaoyun to it, and Scarlet King led the way under threat to the Auspicious Beast.

Qian Chaoyun brought the Emperor Auspicious Beast to Di Tian and proposed cooperation to revive the Soul Beast Clan through the Soul Spirit Project. After hearing the Snow Empress explain how Soul Spirits could transform the Soul Master system, Di Tian considered the plan but said he needed to consult his master.

• Qian Chaoyun arrived at the Lake of Life with the Emperor Auspicious Beast and faced Di Tian and the gathered Fierce Beasts.
• Di Tian offered to let Qian Chaoyun leave safely, but Qian Chaoyun said he wanted cooperation concerning the Soul Beast Clan's revival and the Angel God's return.
• Qian Chaoyun summoned the Snow Empress, who revealed that she had become his Second Martial Soul as a Soul Spirit.
• The Snow Empress explained that Soul Spirits could reduce Soul Beast deaths and help the clan recover by changing the human Soul Master system.
• Di Tian judged the Soul Spirit Project promising but said he needed his master's opinion before deciding.

Qian Chaoyun met Gu Yue Na and secured the Soul Beast Clan’s support for his Soul Spirit Project by agreeing to become its ally. He proposed making himself the first test subject, and Di Tian brought him a dying Holy Dragon Horned Beast for the experiment.

• Xiong Jun attacked Qian Chaoyun, but Snow Empress struck him down and Bi Ji defended their guest.
• Gu Yue Na summoned Qian Chaoyun, who revealed Electrolux’s divine aura when she asked him to submit to the Dragon Clan.
• Gu Yue Na agreed to support the Soul Spirit Project and asked Qian Chaoyun to become an ally of the Soul Beast Clan; he accepted.
• Qian Chaoyun offered to undergo the first Soul Spirit Contract and requested a dying Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with holy or light attributes.
• Di Tian returned with a nearly two-hundred-thousand-year-old Holy Dragon Horned Beast, which agreed to the experiment after Di Tian threatened its clan.

Qian Chaoyun formed a Soul Spirit contract with the Holy Dragon Horned Beast, then absorbed its power and advanced to Soul Power Level 83. Meanwhile, Shrek Academy learned he had been taken to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Mu En led the Resident Elders there to demand his release.

• Gu Yue Na and Di Tian prepared the Holy Dragon Horned Beast for Qian Chaoyun's Soul Spirit experiment, and the beast agreed to trust him despite fearing for its life.
• Qian Chaoyun completed the Soul Spirit contract as Gu Yue Na and Di Tian watched, while Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao returned to Shrek Academy and told Mu En that Di Tian had taken him hostage.
• Mu En reassured Qian Chaoyun's worried confidantes, gathered the Resident Elders, and led them toward the Star Dou Great Forest to demand his release.
• At the Lake of Life, Qian Chaoyun gained an Eighth Soul Ring, reached Soul Power Level 83, and absorbed the Holy Dragon Horned Beast's power into his Soul Bones.
• In Qian Chaoyun's Sea of Consciousness, Tian Meng threatened the Holy Dragon Horned Beast, but the Snow Empress stopped him.