Chapter Summaries

Lin Ran brought Gu Yuena to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, where she recovered the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's Dragon Souls. He accepted their Dragon Bones and promised to shelter and help restore them, then used his soul skill to examine their bloodlines.

• Gu Yuena recognized the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes as the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's burial place, then descended into the spring to inspect them.
• Gu Yuena returned with the two Dragon Souls and thanked Lin Ran for reminding her how to recover them.
• Gu Yuena and the Dragon Kings asked Lin Ran to help restore the Dragon Souls, and he offered to let them reside in his Divine Artifact until he became a god.
• The Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King gave Lin Ran their Dragon Bones, agreeing to seal their energy until he was ready to absorb them.
• Lin Ran used Myriad Spirits Return to Origin to examine the Dragon Bones' bloodlines, astonishing Gu Yuena and the two Dragon Kings as his aura began to resemble those of water and fire dragons.

Lin Ran absorbed the Water Dragon King's soul bone, advanced his Marrow Cleansing Scripture, and brought the Water and Fire Dragon Kings into the Illusory Sea Pearl. After Gu Yuena left, he realized she had given him the Life Gold without taking anything in return.

• Lin Ran absorbed the Water Dragon King's Torso Bone, perfected the second layer of the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, and reached level sixty Soul Power.
• Lin Ran brought Gu Yuena and the Water and Fire Dragon Kings into the Illusory Sea Pearl, where its vast mental world convinced them that he was a dragon.
• The Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King took human forms and introduced themselves to Lin Ran as Gu Qingming and Gu Xuanying.
• Lin Ran invited Gu Yuena to stay at Body College, but she chose to return and told him he could contact her through the Silver Dragon Scale.
• Lin Ran watched Gu Yuena leave and wondered if he had gained the Silver Dragon King’s help and Life Gold without giving anything up.

Zhang Mu was arrested after confessing to attacking Huo Yuhao, while she condemned Mu En for sacrificing people to protect the Academy. With Shrek threatened by Du Busi and shaken by internal distrust, Mu En ordered Xuan Zi to kneel at the Academy Gate and closed the Academy’s gates.

• Mu En found Zhang Mu beside Huo Yuhao’s bloodstained bed and learned that Huo Yuhao had been dragged through a sinister gate after she attacked him.
• Mu En ordered Zhang Mu imprisoned in Shrek Prison, rejecting her claim that Huo Yuhao was tied to her husband’s murder.
• Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo pleaded for Zhang Mu, but Mu En upheld his order; Zhang Mu criticized him for treating people as expendable and walked to prison.
• Mu En ordered Xuan Zi to kneel at the Academy Gate to answer to students and the families of those who had died because of him.
• Mu En ordered Shrek to close its gates and restricted the movement of its teachers and students, prompting Xian Lin'er and other Elders to object.

Mu En punished Zhang Mu for killing an Inner Court student and ordered Xuan Zi to kneel at the Academy Gate, while Shrek Academy faced growing distrust and the threat of the Body Sect. The Academy closed its doors and chose to avoid escalating the conflict until Huo Yuhao returned.

• Mu En ordered Zhang Mu imprisoned in Shrek Prison after she admitted killing the man she believed had murdered her husband, and he rejected Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo's plea for leniency.
• Zhang Mu accused Mu En of treating people as expendable bargaining chips and predicted Huo Yuhao might be sacrificed next before walking to prison.
• Mu En sent Xuan Zi to kneel at the Academy Gate as an apology to students and the families of those who had died because of his negligence.
• Mu En ordered Shrek Academy closed and told its teachers and students to remain where they were as the Academy faced Du Busi and turmoil within its ranks.
• Mu En revealed that Lin Ran, the Body Sect's Young Sect Master, was a Godly Spirit Inheritor like Huo Yuhao, and said Shrek would avoid provoking the Body Sect until Huo Yuhao returned.

Lin Ran helped Ma Xiaotao form a contract with the Primal Chaos Immortal Grass, which purified and advanced her attributes. Zhang Lexuan mistakenly believed Lin Ran was coercing Ma Xiaotao and offered herself in Ma Xiaotao’s place; by night, Ma Xiaotao had awakened with both major attributes evolved into Ultimate Attributes and challenged Lin Ran to practice at the Soul Fighting Arena.

• Lin Ran summoned the Primal Chaos Immortal Grass and explained that Ma Xiaotao’s evil attribute made her aura unpleasant to the pure immortal grass.
• The Primal Chaos Immortal Grass agreed to contract with Ma Xiaotao and promised to purify her attributes, and Lin Ran presided over the ritual with a protective seal.
• Zhang Lexuan confronted Lin Ran, believing he was coercing Ma Xiaotao, and offered to take Ma Xiaotao’s place.
• Lin Ran agreed not to seek Ma Xiaotao out if Zhang Lexuan followed his instructions, and he spent the night with her.
• Ma Xiaotao awakened after absorbing the soul ring and told Lin Ran that both her major attributes had become Ultimate Attributes.
• Ma Xiaotao said she wanted to practice with Lin Ran at the Soul Fighting Arena the next day.

Zhang Lexuan offered to take Ma Xiaotao’s place, believing Lin Ran was coercing her, and Lin Ran accepted her offer. After Ma Xiaotao finished absorbing her soul ring, she learned what happened and asked Lin Ran how he would treat Zhang Lexuan.

• Zhang Lexuan confronted Lin Ran and offered herself in exchange for him leaving Ma Xiaotao alone.
• Lin Ran agreed not to seek out Ma Xiaotao, then told Zhang Lexuan to follow his instructions.
• After spending the night with Zhang Lexuan, Lin Ran went to Ma Xiaotao’s room as she finished absorbing her soul ring and learned her attributes had become Ultimate Attributes.
• Ma Xiaotao challenged Lin Ran to a match, but he revealed he had reached at least level sixty.
• Ma Xiaotao smelled Zhang Lexuan on Lin Ran, heard his account, and said she had avoided explaining her situation to Zhang Lexuan because of her feelings about Shrek.
• Ma Xiaotao asked Lin Ran how he planned to treat Zhang Lexuan.

Ma Xiaotao explained why she had left Shrek and condemned the academy for betraying its students, while Zhang Lexuan struggled to defend it. The chapter ended with Ma Xiaotao insisting that Shrek’s preventable deaths were its shame, not a source of glory.

• Zhang Lexuan asked Ma Xiaotao whether Xiao Ran’s restriction meant she was being coerced, and Ma Xiaotao said it was voluntary and partly an intimate arrangement between them.
• Ma Xiaotao revealed that she had wagered Zhang Lexuan would refuse to kneel to Xuan Zi, and that losing the wager meant severing ties with Shrek and becoming Xiao Ran’s woman.
• Ma Xiaotao blamed Zhang Lexuan’s apology to Xuan Zi for making the students’ sacrifices seem meaningless and driving her away from Shrek.
• Ma Xiaotao argued that Shrek was rotten at its roots and would need to be torn down and rebuilt, leaving Zhang Lexuan shocked by how much Xiaotao had changed.
• Ma Xiaotao condemned Shrek for sending students on dangerous missions without adequate protection and for claiming the glory of their sacrifices.
• Zhang Lexuan defended the academy, but Ma Xiaotao insisted that deaths caused by Shrek’s failures were its shame.

Ma Xiaotao argued that Shrek Academy had stolen the glory of heroes while allowing students to die through its failures, and Zhang Lexuan struggled to defend the academy. Ma Xiaotao urged Zhang Lexuan to join her in destroying Shrek and rebuilding it from the roots, leaving Zhang Lexuan shaken but beginning to regain hope.

• Ma Xiaotao condemned Shrek for claiming the glory of fallen heroes while failing to protect them during the Soul Hunting Operation.
• Zhang Lexuan realized Ma Xiaotao had formed her own convictions against Shrek and feared she might one day act against the academy.
• Ma Xiaotao told Zhang Lexuan that Shrek's deep-rooted traditions would return even if its current mistakes were corrected.
• Zhang Lexuan asked Ma Xiaotao to change the academy instead of destroying it, but Ma Xiaotao insisted that they had to rebuild it from its roots.
• Ma Xiaotao put an arm around Zhang Lexuan and began painting a vision of rebuilding Shrek, while Zhang Lexuan's vacant eyes regained a little light.

Mu En gathered Shrek Academy’s leaders and students to pass on his final instructions before confronting Du Busi one last time. He fought Du Busi above Shrek City, leaving the academy’s future in Lin Hui Qun’s hands as his life neared its end.

• Yan Shaozhe told Mu En that Du Busi’s year-long blockade was threatening Shrek Academy’s upcoming enrollment, and Mu En agreed that the standoff could not continue.
• Mu En summoned Shrek’s Elders, teachers, and students, then ordered them to reconcile with the Body Sect after his death.
• Mu En revealed that Huo Yuhao was a reborn Goddess, explained his past-life memories, and instructed Shrek to seek his forgiveness while staying out of his conflict with Lin Ran.
• Mu En appointed Lin Hui Qun as the temporary Sea God Pavilion Master, restored Xuan Zi to his position, and gave final instructions to Shrek’s leaders.
• Mu En went to meet Du Busi, and the two fought a restrained sparring match in the sky above Shrek City.

Mu En ended Shrek’s conflict with the Body Sect by agreeing to compensate them, then passed his Dragon Pearl to Bei Bei and died. At Body College, Lin Ran sensed Mu En’s death and advanced to Soul Saint with Gu Qingming as his Soul Spirit, preparing to face his teacher.

• Mu En and Du Busi agreed to end their conflict in exchange for two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones and closer ties between their younger generations, after Du Busi claimed Zhang Lexuan was dead.
• Mu En returned to Shrek, cleansed Bei Bei’s bloodline, gave him the Dragon Pearl, and died after transforming into a Holy Dragon of Light.
• Lin Ran sensed Mu En’s death through his Blood Clone and decided to advance before his teacher returned.
• Lin Ran reached level seventy and made Gu Qingming, the Water Dragon King, his Soul Spirit and seventh soul ring.

Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er returned to the Clear Sky Sect, where Xiao Wu secretly reunited with them and prepared to examine their soul. Xiao Wu asked the Life Goddess and the other goddesses to help clear up suspicions about Tang San, and the chapter ended as the examination was about to begin.

• Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er returned to the Clear Sky Sect and learned that Niu Tian and Titan knew they had left Shrek Academy for Body College.
• Niu Tian told the sisters to visit Sea Sky Pavilion, then went with Titan to contact Xiao Wu and left the choice of revealing their identities to her.
• Xiao Wu learned that Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er had returned and invited the Life Goddess, the God of Goodness, the Water God, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and others to Sea Sky Pavilion.
• The Life Goddess discovered that her divine sense on Lin Ran had fallen asleep and replenished its power.
• Xiao Wu welcomed Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er to Sea Sky Pavilion under the pretense of offering cultivation guidance, and they fell unconscious after meditating.
• Xiao Wu held the sisters and asked the Life Goddess to examine Xiao Qi's soul so the goddesses could clear up misunderstandings about Tang San.

The Life Goddess revealed that Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er carried shattered portions of Xiao Qi's soul, and Xiao Wu learned that restoring Tang Wu Tong would mean sacrificing them. After the goddesses blessed the two girls, Xiao Wu resolved to confront Tang San, while Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er awoke and discovered the powers of their new marks.

• The Life Goddess examined Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Wu realized that Xiao Qi's soul had been shattered and that Tang San had lied to her.
• The Life Goddess explained that fusing Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er back into Tang Wu Tong would kill them because they had developed new personalities, and she could not restore the missing soul portion.
• The goddesses blessed Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er with marks that could help their souls heal, while the Life Goddess treated Xiao Wu's worsening injuries.
• Ning Rongrong left to seek advice, and Xiao Wu sobbed with Zhu Zhuqing before deciding to confront Tang San.
• Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er woke in Sea Sky Pavilion, discovered matching colorful marks on their foreheads, and found that the marks enhanced their abilities and held different powers.

Xiao Wu confronted Tang San in the Forbidden Land of Gods after learning that he had split their daughter Xiao Qi’s soul. Tang San admitted he still held a portion containing her memories and true spirit, but Xiao Wu remained devastated and demanded to know why he had done it.

• Ning Rongrong and Oscar obtained permission to visit Tang San, but Xiao Wu took their pass and went to him alone.
• Xiao Wu entered the Forbidden Land of Gods despite her injuries and confronted Tang San about splitting Xiao Qi’s soul.
• Tang San tried to deny the accusation until Xiao Wu said she had seen Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er herself.
• Tang San admitted he kept a portion of Xiao Qi’s soul, which contained her memories and true spirit.
• Tang San said he had split Xiao Qi’s soul to give her a stronger future, while Xiao Wu grieved and questioned how he could have put their daughter through such pain.

Xiao Wu confronted Tang San about the incomplete souls of Xiao Qi, Wang Qiu'er, and Wang Dong'er, and made him promise to stop treating Qiu'er and Dong'er as expendable. After she left, Tang San suspected the Life Goddess had exposed his plans and began considering the imprisoned Golden Dragon King as a way out of the Forbidden Land of Gods.

• Xiao Wu asked Tang San whether he still held part of Xiao Qi's soul, and Tang San said it contained her memories and true spirit and could help her regain her former self.
• Xiao Wu condemned Tang San for splitting Xiao Qi's soul and treating Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er as mere parts of her, then demanded the remaining soul fragment and control over their fates.
• Tang San promised to treat Qiu'er and Dong'er as their daughters and personally heal Xiao Qi, but refused to hand over the soul fragment; Xiao Wu left the Forbidden Land of Gods.
• Tang San concluded that the Life Goddess had taken Xiao Wu to the Lower Realm and discovered his plans, then considered using the imprisoned Golden Dragon King to escape.
• Xiao Wu searched the Sea God Palace for Xiao Qi's soul, found unmonitored passages to Douluo Continent, and decided to wait for Tang Hao and Ah Yin rather than risk a trip to the Lower Realm.

The Life Goddess reviewed her Divine Sense’s memories and learned of Tang San’s schemes involving Ah Yin and the Douluo Plane’s Life Core. She and the God of Destruction moved to pursue Tang Hao and Ah Yin and to strip Tang San of the Asura God position.

• The Life Goddess reviewed her memories, considered passing the Goddess of Life divine seat to Lin Ran, and saw that he had found the damaged Ice God Divine Artifact and broken Ice God godhead.
• The Life Goddess realized Tang San had altered the Child of Fortune’s memories and arranged for Ah Yin to possess the Douluo Plane’s Life Core, possibly intending to make Tang Hao the plane lord.
• The God of Destruction arrived and learned that Tang San had split Tang Wu Tong’s soul, while the Life Goddess told him about Ah Yin’s scheme.
• The God of Destruction searched the God Realm and discovered Tang Hao was missing.
• The God of Destruction ordered the God Realm Committee to send people to arrest Tang Hao and Ah Yin and to convene a vote to strip Tang San of the Asura God position.

The Life Goddess and the God of Destruction discussed Tang San’s schemes and the danger to Xiao Qi, then planned action against Tang Hao and Ah Yin. The Life Goddess decided to pass her Godhood to Xiao Ran, while the two prepared to convene the gods.

• The God of Destruction visited the Life Goddess and asked about Xiao Qi’s fragmented soul; she said she did not know how her true spirit was faring.
• The Life Goddess told him her suspicions that Tang San had sent Ah Yin to claim the Life Core and intended to take control of the Douluo Plane through Tang Hao.
• The God of Destruction discovered that Tang Hao was missing from the God Realm and called for Tang Hao and Ah Yin to be captured in the Lower Realm.
• The God of Destruction proposed a conference to strip Tang San of the Asura Godhood, and the Life Goddess suggested searching for scattered Godhead Fragments to restore fallen Godhoods.
• The Life Goddess decided to pass her Life Goddess Godhood to Xiao Ran, and the God of Destruction agreed to test him personally.
• The Life Goddess offered to send her Divine Sense to the Douluo Plane to arrange an inheritance and help capture Tang Hao and Ah Yin, and the two set off to convene the gods.

The Life Goddess told Lin Ran how the Dragon God’s rule ended in a divine war and explained why Soul Beasts from Douluo Star could not become gods. She warned him that Tang Hao had descended to the Lower Realm and revealed that she planned to pass her Life divine position to him, leaving Lin Ran stunned.

• The Life Goddess recounted how a rebellion against the Dragon God’s tyranny shattered the Divine Dragon Domain and ended when five gods defeated and split the Dragon God.
• Lin Ran asked why beast races could not become gods, and the Life Goddess clarified that the restriction applied to Soul Beasts whose bloodlines had been influenced by the Dragon God.
• The Life Goddess explained that she did not wish to destroy the Water and Fire Dragon Kings because both sides had been swept into the ancient conflict and suffered losses.
• The Life Goddess warned Lin Ran that Tang Hao had descended to the Lower Realm and said she would likely descend with her Divine Sense to capture him and Ah Yin.
• The Life Goddess told Lin Ran she had decided to pass her Life divine position to him, and he asked why she would give it up.

Lin Ran learned what creating his own Godhood would require and chose to attempt it rather than inherit the Life Goddess's Godhood. After questioning Gu Xuanying and Gu Qingming about the God Realm's past, he told them that he and the Dragon Clan would not become enemies.

• The Life Goddess warned Lin Ran that creating his own Godhood would be difficult, but agreed to let him try before inheriting her Godhood as a fallback.
• The Life Goddess explained the paths of Faith Ascension and Law Ascension, and Lin Ran concluded that he needed to strengthen himself.
• Lin Ran asked Gu Qingming about the battle in the God Realm, and she confirmed the Life Goddess's account while saying she did not know whether the Dragon God had killed the God Kings.
• Gu Qingming asked whether Lin Ran would side with the Dragon Clan, and Lin Ran replied that they would not become enemies.
• Gu Xuanying welcomed Lin Ran as a future ally, while Gu Qingming remained doubtful that they would become friends.

As school resumed, Lin Ran announced that the Talent Class would hold challenge matches to select its team for the Soul Master Competition in the Star Luo Empire. He named five students who were guaranteed places and predicted which of the remaining contestants would advance, leaving the selection matches about to begin.

• Lin Ran told the Talent Class that fourteen students would compete in the upcoming Soul Master Competition, with him serving as team leader.
• Lin Ran guaranteed places to Ma Xiaotao, Ji Xue, Su Tong, Long Aotian, and Vina, though Ma Xiaotao and Long Aotian objected to his decision to keep the strongest members from fighting unless needed.
• Lin Ran announced that the remaining twelve students would compete in one-on-one or two-on-two challenge matches, with three wins securing advancement and the final three students eliminated.
• Lin Ran predicted that Jiang Nannan, the Lan sisters, Wang Dong'er, Wang Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao would likely advance, and Du Busi teased him about teaching Xiao Xiao a Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Lin Ran joked that Du Busi's appearance had held back his romantic prospects, prompting Du Busi to curse at him.

Lin Ran watched Wang Qiu'er dominate the challenge matches and discussed the spread of his cultivation method with Du Busi. Though Du Busi warned that it could threaten empires, soul masters, and the Soul Beast race, Lin Ran remained determined to prepare for its worldwide spread and solve the Soul Ring problem.

• Du Busi tested Lin Ran's improved strength, and the two joked about Lin Ran eventually taking over as Sect Master.
• Wang Qiu'er used the Golden Dragon Spear and her abilities to defeat Tang Ya, Xie Huanyue, and Wang Yanfeng, becoming the first to advance.
• Lin Ran predicted that Gu Tong, Wang Yanfeng, and Chen Yu would be eliminated, and Du Busi praised the cultivation methods' benefits while noting how few people had mastered the Marrow Cleansing Scripture.
• Lin Ran told Du Busi he planned to simplify the cultivation method and eventually send sect disciples across the continent to spread it and promote his name.
• Du Busi warned that the method could disrupt the existing order and create conflict over Soul Rings, but Lin Ran declared he would overcome those problems and gather faith power.
• Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, Tang Ya, and Nan Qiu Qiu advanced in succession, matching Lin Ran's predictions.