Chapter Summaries

Ye Xinglan broke through to rank forty as the group finished the first nine assessments and headed for Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Wu Changkong joined them as supervisor and made clear that they had to win, leaving the team facing the academy’s grudge and the stakes of failure.

• Ye Xinglan announced that her Soul Power had reached rank forty, and the group prepared to stop at a commercial district before visiting the Spirit Pagoda for her Soul Spirit.
• The group completed their first nine assessments and learned that Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy had no Shrek graduates working there because of its hostility toward Shrek.
• Luo Ze told Tang Wulin that Huo Yuhao had attended Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy as an exchange student and warned everyone not to mention the Spirit Pagoda.
• Luo Ze encouraged the team to face the academy despite its reputation, and Wu Changkong revealed that he had overheard them from atop the car.
• Wu Changkong announced that a win would earn each student ten extra points, while a loss would void all their results, and said he would resign if they failed.
• Luo Ze reassured the team that their strength could carry them to victory.

Luo Ze and his companions reached Mingdu and made their way to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, where Wu Changkong announced their challenge in a deliberately provocative way. The chapter ended with Luo Ze shouting that everyone at the academy was trash.

• Luo Ze and the others reached Mingdu without their identity cards, so Gu Yue used her spatial ability to move them past the highway inspection.
• Luo Ze reunited with Wu Changkong on a bus and learned they had incurred a three-million-federal-currency fine for crossing a fence and damaging a lawn.
• After a three-hour journey, Luo Ze and the others arrived at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and reacted to its imposing metal complex.
• Wu Changkong used an amplifier to challenge the academy's strongest students under twenty and ordered Luo Ze to add a provocative remark.
• Luo Ze shouted that everyone at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was trash.

Luo Ze and the other six Shrek Academy students accepted a public challenge from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, learning that their match would be broadcast across Ming Capital. As the rival academy’s students gathered to jeer at them, Luo Ze and Gu Yue prepared to face the match together.

• Luo Ze and his teammates entered the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy after a golden-haired middle-aged man accepted their challenge.
• The middle-aged man explained that Soul Tools were forbidden and that the match would be watched by the academy’s students and broadcast throughout Ming Capital.
• Luo Ze and the others waited for three hours before the middle-aged man led them to the arena’s waiting area.
• The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s announcer rallied the crowd to jeer at Shrek Academy and urge its contestants to send them home.
• Luo Ze asked Gu Yue to help him during the match, and she gladly agreed.

Luo Ze and his teammates entered the Great Soul Arena to face Sun Moon Imperial Academy, resisting the crowd’s hostility and the pressure staged against them. When the referee started the match before Shrek could release their Martial Souls, Luo Ze decided not to hold back.

• Before the match, Luo Ze reassured his teammates and planned their tactics while Gu Yue raised a soundproof barrier.
• The seven Shrek students entered the arena and faced a hostile crowd, so Luo Ze unleashed Bloodline Suppression and Martial Soul pressure while Tang Wulin spread his blood essence to steady the team.
• An elder and a middle-aged man on the dais recognized Luo Ze and discussed his connection to the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek Academy.
• Luo Ze called out the referee for letting the crowd drown out the rules, and the referee ordered Staff Members to raise the Protective Shield.
• The referee announced the match before Shrek could release their Martial Souls, so Luo Ze beckoned to Sun Moon Imperial Academy’s team and told them to come on.

Luo Ze and the Shrek Academy team defeated the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team in a live arena match, with Tang Wulin overpowering Long Chen and Luo Ze and Gu Yue stopping a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The match ended with the crowd stunned and the Three-word Battle Armor Master congratulating Luo Ze.

• Long Chen charged at Tang Wulin, confident that his Light Holy Dragon and superior rank would secure victory.
• Tang Wulin ignored Dragon's Chant and pinned Long Chen to the arena floor, while Luo Ze's First Soul Skill helped the others defeat their opponents.
• As Xue Liushuang and Weng Damin prepared to use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Luo Ze and Gu Yue froze time across the arena with The Final Movement of the Chrono Dragon Scale.
• A viewing-platform elder identified the skill as the Silver White Kirin he had seen at the Tianhai Alliance Competition, and the Three-word Battle Armor Master asked Luo Ze about its name and its power over time.
• The Three-word Battle Armor Master conceded the match, and Gu Yue supported an exhausted but proud Luo Ze as he greeted the silent spectators.

After recovering from the competition, Luo Ze learned that his team had earned the chance to become the next Shrek Seven Devils, a prospect complicated by his ties to the Spirit Pagoda. When Gu Yue insisted he stop jogging and rest, he stalled by asking what her Martial Soul really was.

• Xu Lizhi told Luo Ze that Wu Changkong had brought the team back to Shrek Academy in a high-altitude flying car and praised Luo Ze and Gu Yue's Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Luo Ze meditated, recovering from the battle and sensing both stronger control over time and a loosening of his fourth seal.
• Wu Changkong told Luo Ze that the academy had granted the team the qualification to run for the next generation of Shrek Seven Devils, and Luo Ze worried about the conflict between Shrek and the Spirit Pagoda.
• Yue Zhengyu and Yuanen Yehui traded challenges while Ye Xinglan, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan left the girls' dormitory.
• Gu Yue stopped Luo Ze's jog and tried to take him back to rest, so he asked her what her Martial Soul really was.

Luo Ze confronted Gu Yue about the true nature of her Martial Soul, but she turned the interrogation around by questioning the danger surrounding his Kirin Martial Soul. They left the conversation with their secrets unresolved and Gu Yue insisting that Luo Ze belonged only to her.

• Luo Ze asked Gu Yue to explain her Martial Soul and took her to her dorm to speak alone.
• Luo Ze argued that Gu Yue's Martial Soul could not really be the Elemental Emissary and tried to pressure her into confessing.
• Gu Yue asked whether something was wrong with Luo Ze's Kirin Martial Soul, making him hesitate because he had promised to keep his seal secret.
• Gu Yue seized the moment to pin Luo Ze beneath her and nearly kissed him before stopping herself.
• Gu Yue told Luo Ze that he could only belong to her, and Luo Ze promised that he was hers alone.

Gu Yue explained that her Seven-Colored Dragon Martial Soul could control every element and use Luo Ze’s Time Power, but Luo Ze questioned her version of the Dragon God legend. After final exams, the students discussed their summer plans, while Yuanen Yehui chose to stay at the academy and cultivate.

• Gu Yue told Luo Ze that her Seven-Colored Dragon was a scaleless, high-tier Martial Soul capable of controlling all elements, including the Dark Element.
• Gu Yue claimed that the Seven-Colored Dragon came from the Dragon God splitting into the Golden Dragon and Seven-Colored Dragon, and Luo Ze questioned her because he knew the legend named the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King.
• Luo Ze let the discrepancy go and left for the school doctor, while Gu Yue revealed violet light and silver-white scales on her hand after he departed.
• After final exams, the students celebrated that no one in first-year Class One had been eliminated and discussed their summer-break plans.
• Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Yue Zhengyu, Ye Xinglan, and Xu Lizhi described their plans to visit family, cultivate, or seek Soul Spirits.
• Yuanen Yehui said she had no home to return to and would stay at the academy to cultivate.

Luo Ze agreed to represent the Spirit Pagoda at a diplomatic exchange in Binhai Town, suspecting the Qian Gu Family had ulterior motives, and set off with Tang Wulin and the others. Gu Yue declined to join him because she had an important task, then grew furious after seeing a photo of Luo Ze embracing Mo Lan.

• Luo Ze explained that the Qian Gu Family had invited him to the exchange as the Pagoda Master’s successor, and Tang Wulin volunteered to accompany him.
• Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan chose to go, while Yuanen Yehui and Yue Zhengyu declined; Gu Yue also refused because of an important task.
• Gu Yue said goodbye to Luo Ze at the academy gate, and he left for the train station to travel north with the others.
• Luo Ze recognized Mo Lan working aboard the train, and she excitedly hugged him while Tang Wulin and Xie Xie speculated about their relationship.
• Xu Xiaoyan sent Gu Yue a photo of Luo Ze and Mo Lan embracing, and Gu Yue crushed her Soul Guide Communicator in anger.

Mo Lan gave Luo Ze a free all-alliance train pass and told him about the rumors surrounding Binhai Town, an isolated island said to harbor a six-headed human-Soul Beast monster. The group debated whether the legend was true, leaving Luo Ze and the others curious about the threat.

• Mo Lan thanked Luo Ze for helping stop the train attack and gave him a free all-alliance train pass.
• Mo Lan led Luo Ze, Tang Wulin, and their companions to a private compartment, where Luo Ze fell asleep.
• Luo Ze woke to Tang Wulin and Mo Lan discussing a legend about Binhai Town and a six-headed monster.
• Mo Lan explained that Binhai Town was an isolated island with strange soil and that a researcher had recorded a monster that moved before dawn.
• Luo Ze agreed the rumor lacked proof, while Xu Xiaoyan argued that such a detailed legend might have some basis.

Luo Ze, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan traveled toward Binhai Town for an exchange event, while considering whether the local mystery story might be a trap set by the Qian Gu Family. They arrived in a decorated border city, where the local Spirit Pagoda Master welcomed them and escorted them to their hotel before the event began the next morning.

• Xu Xiaoyan wrote down and analyzed Mo Lan's story about Binhai Town while the four traveled by train.
• Tang Wulin worried that the Qian Gu Family might lure Luo Ze into danger, but Luo Ze showed him an invitation that identified him as representing Pagoda Master Qian Gu.
• Luo Ze and Tang Wulin joked and bickered as the group continued their journey.
• The four arrived in a border city near Binhai Town, where Spirit Pagoda Master Yang Yuqing greeted Luo Ze and led them to their hotel.
• Yang Yuqing gave the group the event schedule and left, and the four decided to get dinner before the event began the next morning.

Luo Ze attended an early-morning exchange conference as the Spirit Pagoda’s representative, where Tang Sect representative Tang Zhao persistently sought his company and asked about his martial soul. The conference ended amicably, but Tang Zhao’s unusual interest left Luo Ze wary.

• Luo Ze arrived early for the exchange conference and heard the councilor introduce the schedule and the legends of Binhai Town.
• Tang Zhao introduced himself as a Tang Sect representative and repeatedly followed Luo Ze, eager to discuss design and exchange knowledge.
• Luo Ze and the other representatives attended five hours of exchanges, then shared lunch and listened to speeches, including Tang Zhao’s proud account of Tang Sect history.
• Luo Ze tried to leave after lunch, but Tang Zhao followed him and asked how he understood his own martial soul.
• Luo Ze grew wary, and Tang Zhao changed the subject to the Tang Sect’s history and its relationship with the Spirit Pagoda.

Luo Ze distrusted Tang Zhao’s unusual friendliness, while Tang Wulin felt an unexplained closeness to the Tang Sect representative. Tang Zhao revealed that he intended to use something at the location to target Luo Ze, leaving Luo Ze wary and Tang Wulin puzzled by his connection to Tang Zhao.

• Luo Ze politely ended his conversation with Tang Zhao, then introduced him to Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan.
• Tang Zhao froze upon seeing Tang Wulin, said the boy reminded him of an old friend, and quickly left.
• Tang Zhao told Ah Yin that he had seen his grandson Tang Wulin and discussed targeting Luo Ze, who carried a Silver Dragon Scale and was stronger than expected.
• Tang Zhao agreed to try to avoid disturbing the powerful being in the sea while pursuing their plan.
• Luo Ze told Tang Wulin that Tang Zhao’s enthusiasm had made him uncomfortable, while Tang Wulin admitted that Tang Zhao felt strangely familiar.
• Xie Xie suggested Tang Zhao and Tang Wulin might be relatives, but Luo Ze and Tang Wulin rejected the idea because Tang Wulin’s parents had never mentioned Tang Sect relatives.

Luo Ze and the representatives prepared to leave Binhai Town after worshipping its god and enduring a disgusting local drink. When Tang Wulin asked Luo Ze to drink some Mountain Ash Water for him, Luo Ze realized Tang Zhao had willingly drunk it first and remained unharmed.

• A Star Luo Titled Douluo dismissed the governor’s warnings about entering Binhai Town without permission, while Luo Ze chose not to intervene.
• Tang Zhao stopped the Star Luo and Sun Moon representatives from escalating their dispute and persuaded them to compromise by worshipping the local god.
• After three days of worship, the representatives were allowed to depart, but an old man urged them to drink Mountain Ash Water to ward off dark entities.
• Most representatives who drank the foul Mountain Ash Water collapsed, and Tang Wulin vomited after being forced to try it.
• Tang Wulin asked Luo Ze to drink his share, prompting Luo Ze to remember that Tang Zhao had drunk the water first and remained unharmed.

Luo Ze drank Mountain Ash Water after suspecting it revealed something, then Xu Xiaoyan tricked him into admitting he liked Gu Yue while she listened over a communicator. Gu Yue asked to speak to him privately, and Luo Ze went to his bedroom and told her he missed her.

• Luo Ze gulped down the Mountain Ash Water, suffered its harsh effects, and accepted honey candy and water from Tang Wulin.
• Tang Wulin asked Luo Ze what he had discovered, but Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan interrupted and teased him about Gu Yue.
• Xu Xiaoyan questioned Luo Ze about his relationship with Gu Yue, leading him to admit that he liked her.
• Xu Xiaoyan revealed Gu Yue was listening and recording the call, and Xie Xie encouraged Luo Ze after Gu Yue promised him a ten-thousand-year Soul Spirit.
• Gu Yue asked to speak privately with Luo Ze, who returned to his bedroom and told her he missed her.

Luo Ze asked Gu Yue to investigate Tang Zhao, whom he suspected of being connected to an Evil Soul Master organization, while Tang Wulin admitted he trusted Tang Zhao. Two days later, aboard a ship near Binhai Town, Tang Zhao warned Luo Ze to stop investigating and hinted that he could be thrown into the sea.

• Luo Ze told Gu Yue about his suspicions of Tang Zhao, and she agreed to investigate him through the Tang Sect when she reached Binhai Town.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan overheard Luo Ze's call, and Tang Wulin admitted that Tang Zhao's kindness had made him biased in his favor.
• Tang Zhao appeared after Luo Ze and the others left, and he and the voice beside him discussed whether Luo Ze had noticed something unusual about Wulin and the danger beneath the sea.
• Two days later, Luo Ze went onto the deck at night after forging metal, where Tang Zhao approached him.
• Tang Zhao warned Luo Ze not to investigate too deeply and suggested that someone pushed into the darkness beneath the ship would not survive.

Luo Ze grew increasingly uneasy as the delegation reached Binhai Town, despite trying to convince himself that his fears were unfounded. The representatives went ashore to rest and explore, while Luo Ze stayed aboard and watched the smiling villagers with suspicion.

• After Tang Zhao left, Luo Ze contacted Gu Yue, who reported that no such person existed, but their communication was cut off before she could learn his location.
• Luo Ze decided against turning back or warning the delegation and chose to wait and see as the ship continued toward Binhai Town.
• Three days later, the delegation spotted the town built over the sea, and the representatives eagerly planned their exploration while Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan admired the view.
• The ship docked, and the town chief welcomed the representatives before Representative Zhang agreed to let everyone rest before exploring.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie urged Luo Ze to come ashore, but he claimed to be seasick and stayed behind, staring coldly at the smiling villagers.

Luo Ze stayed aboard to investigate his unsettling dream and suspicions, but the girls waiting onshore proved real and led him into the unexpectedly advanced Binhai Town. After one girl used a strange power to make him forget what he had noticed near the ship, he arrived at her family’s home for lunch.

• Luo Ze recalled a dream in which a half-faced figure repeatedly stabbed him and began to suspect it might be precognitive.
• Two Young Girls called to Luo Ze from shore, so he left the ship and apologized for keeping them waiting.
• One Young Girl told Luo Ze that the village chief forbade going out at night, then led him toward Binhai Town.
• Luo Ze saw Binhai Town’s villas and automated facilities, then noticed the seven girls by the ship had disappeared.
• A Young Girl touched Luo Ze’s shoulder and sent a dark glimmer into him, causing him to forget what he had been about to ask.
• Xiao Yiyi brought Luo Ze to Villa Number 204, where her parents welcomed them and she introduced him as Luo Ze.

Luo Ze visited Xiao Yiyi’s home, where he grew suspicious of her family after they served seafood despite his claimed allergy and he noticed odd details in their kitchen. After lunch, Xiao Yiyi tried to grow closer to him, but he asked her to keep her distance, leaving her stunned.

• Xiao Yiyi’s parents welcomed Luo Ze and served him a meal made entirely of seafood, which he said he could not eat because he was allergic.
• Luo Ze went to the kitchen to cook noodles and noticed the spotless room and a steamer with no water inside.
• After Luo Ze left the dining room, Xiao Yiyi’s parents said his allergy claim contradicted his investigation report and suspected he had discovered something.
• Xiao Yiyi took Luo Ze for a walk by the shore and tried to draw closer to him.
• Luo Ze told Xiao Yiyi that his family kept a tight leash on him and asked her to maintain distance, stunning her.

Xiao Yiyi overwhelmed Luo Ze with her blackish-purple mist and left him gravely injured as it swallowed him. Meanwhile, Zhuan Sun Hongxing struggled to arrange a rescue until Zhuo Shi and Leng Yaozhu arrived, demanding news of Luo Ze, Tang Wulin, and the others.

• Xiao Yiyi stopped Luo Ze from speaking, revealed her hostile intent, and attacked him with blackish-purple mist.
• Luo Ze used his Kirin Martial Soul to resist the mist, but Xiao Yiyi struck his forehead and sent him crashing into a boulder.
• The blackish-purple mist swallowed the badly injured Luo Ze.
• Zhuan Sun Hongxing waited anxiously for news and lamented that he could not get approval to send another ship.
• Zhuo Shi and Leng Yaozhu arrived in Dou Lan City, and Zhuo Shi demanded to know what had happened to Luo Ze, Tang Wulin, and the others.