Chapter Summaries

Back at Shrek, Lin Chen reunited with Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei, revealed he had reached level 62, and continued caring for Tang Xiaoyan while discussing her future with Zhang Lexuan. Lin Chen realized he had fallen for Zhang Lexuan, and the chapter ended with Lin Xiaolei and Xiao Xiao visiting his stall.

• Lin Chen met Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei at the Outer Court and told them he had obtained his Sixth Soul Ring.
• Lin Chen told Xiao Xiao during class that he was level 62, surprising her and drawing a competitive remark from Wang Dong.
• Zhang Lexuan brought Tang Xiaoyan to Lin Chen's stall, where he gave the girl milk tea and discussed plans for raising her until she turned six.
• Lin Chen realized that he had fallen for Zhang Lexuan and flirted with her as they tended the stall and watched Tang Xiaoyan.
• Lin Xiaolei and Xiao Xiao arrived at the stall, where Xiao Xiao tried to win Tang Xiaoyan over with candy and greeted Zhang Lexuan respectfully.

Xiao Xiao mistook Tang Xiaoyan for Zhang Lexuan and Lin Chen’s child, flustering Zhang Lexuan before the group spent the night eating and talking. Lin Xiaolei shared news that Zhou Mingxing had reached Soul King and was studying in the Sun Moon Empire, where an attack on Mingdetang had occurred.

• Xiao Xiao asked whether Tang Xiaoyan was Zhang Lexuan and Lin Chen’s child, and Zhang Lexuan explained that Lin Chen had rescued her from Evil Soul Masters.
• Xiao Xiao and Tang Xiaoyan played and fought over food while Zhang Lexuan and Lin Xiaolei bought more for them.
• Zhang Lexuan told Lin Xiaolei that she had given Lin Chen his letter of recommendation and recalled how he had won his Fifth Soul Ring after a difficult battle.
• Lin Xiaolei said Zhou Mingxing had broken through to Soul King and was staying in the Sun Moon Empire, where he had met the Squad Leader and witnessed the aftermath of an attack on Mingdetang.
• Lin Xiaolei explained that Jing Hongchen had investigated Zhou Mingxing and others at Mingdetang and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, but found nothing.

Lin Chen learned that the Body Sect had attacked Mingdetang while Zhang Lexuan explained the sect to Lin Xiaolei, then he continued training at Shrek Academy as political turmoil spread through the Heaven Spirit and Sun Moon Empires. After returning to his dormitory to cultivate, Lin Chen cautiously asked Qian Renxue whether she was still angry.

• Zhang Lexuan told Lin Xiaolei that the Body Sect was a powerful, mysterious faction whose Sect Master was a level 98 Super Douluo.
• The Heaven Spirit Empire discovered Wang Lei’s long-running espionage and destroyed the forces connected to the Wang Family.
• Xu Tianran berated the Holy Spirit Cult after its failed operation, and Zhongli Wu warned him that his ambitions depended on the cult before leaving with the Black-Robed Elder.
• Lin Chen used Lingbo Weibu to finish Zhou Yi’s two hundred laps effortlessly, and Lin Xiaolei asked him to teach her the footwork.
• Lin Chen returned to his dormitory to cultivate and asked Qian Renxue whether she was still angry.

Lin Chen explained his Soul Core cultivation plans to Qian Renxue and asked her to help stabilize the fluctuations when he attempted his first core at seven rings. The next morning, rumors of a beautiful girl applying to skip straight to Fifth Grade made Lin Chen suspect that Wang Qiu'er had arrived at Shrek.

• Lin Chen told Qian Renxue about Soul Cores and his plan to use the Yin-Yang Complement Method to form dual cores, then a Space Soul Core at Limit Douluo.
• Lin Chen asked Qian Renxue to stabilize the Soul Power fluctuations during his First Soul Core attempt, and she agreed to help if he succeeded at seven rings.
• Lin Chen returned from the Sea of Consciousness and entered deep meditation for the night.
• The next morning, Lin Chen overheard students say that a beautiful girl had applied to advance directly to Fifth Grade, and he suspected she was Wang Qiu'er.
• After class, the students headed out, and the two gossips invited others to watch the Freshman Competition and see the girl.

Lin Chen was ordered to fight Wang Qiu'er after she defeated students from four grades and applied to advance to Fifth Grade. As they met on the Soul Fighting Platform, Qian Renxue recognized Wang Qiu'er as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and Yan Shaozhe began the match proceedings.

• Lin Chen declined to interfere with Wang Qiu'er and Wang Donger’s potential fusion, then returned to his dormitory to cultivate.
• Yan Shaozhe told Lin Chen that Wang Qiu'er had defeated the strongest students from four grades and ordered him to fight her for Fifth Grade placement.
• Lin Chen tried to refuse and later asked Zhou Yi for leave, but Yan Shaozhe took him to the Soul Fighting Platform.
• Yan Shaozhe explained Wang Qiu'er's Golden Dragon Martial Soul and asked Lin Chen about the Seven Kill Sword and Sword Intent.
• Qian Renxue identified Wang Qiu'er as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast whose aura was concealed by another power.
• Wang Qiu'er showed interest in Lin Chen, and Yan Shaozhe asked both fighters to state their names.

Lin Chen battled Wang Qiu'er in a soul battle, using his Seven Kill Sword's overwhelming attack power to injure her despite her Golden Dragon strength. After his Spirit Shock inexplicably failed, Lin Chen gained the advantage through careful footwork and continued to wound her, then activated his Sixth Soul Skill.

• Yan Shaozhe announced Lin Chen and Wang Qiu'er's levels and began their soul battle.
• Lin Chen dodged Wang Qiu'er's Golden Dragon Spear and injured her with Sword Qi, forcing her to activate Golden Dragon Body.
• Lin Chen and Wang Qiu'er traded blows, and the Seven Kill Sword injured her even as her strength sent him flying backward.
• Lin Chen used Spirit Shock on Wang Qiu'er, but the attack passed through her without any effect.
• Wang Qiu'er unleashed Golden Dragon Blast, but Lin Chen evaded its explosions with Lingbo Weibu and then injured her with Long Sword Peaks.
• Lin Chen activated his Sixth Soul Skill while Wang Qiu'er was badly wounded.

Lin Chen defeated Wang Qiu'er in the Soul Fighting Arena, but Yan Shaozhe approved her promotion to Class One, Grade Five anyway. Lin Chen escorted her to class, where she learned that Huo Yuhao was away in the Sun Moon Empire and would return in two years.

• Wang Qiu'er unleashed Golden Dragon Roar against Lin Chen's Myriad Swords Returning to Origin, but Lin Chen's Seven Kill Swords shattered the golden dragon.
• Wang Qiu'er used her exploding fourth soul skill at close range, but Lin Chen defended with Seven Kill Sword Qi and appeared behind her with his sword at her throat.
• Yan Shaozhe declared that Wang Qiu'er had passed the assessment and could advance to Class One, Grade Five despite losing the match.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Lin Chen to show Wang Qiu'er to their class, and Lin Chen reluctantly agreed after she changed clothes.
• Wang Qiu'er asked about Huo Yuhao, and Lin Chen told her that he was in the Sun Moon Empire and would probably return in two years.
• Lin Chen brought Wang Qiu'er to the classroom, told her to wait for Zhou Yi, and fled back to the dormitory.

Wang Qiu'er joined Class One, Grade Five, while Lin Chen's Soul Power unexpectedly broke through to Rank 64 after he absorbed some of the Power of Destiny from her. The next day, Wang Qiu'er drew attention in class, and Wang Dong reacted with shock when she saw her.

• Zhou Yi welcomed Wang Qiu'er to Class One, Grade Five and argued with Wang Yan over how to treat the new student.
• Lin Chen cultivated and broke through to Rank 64 after Qian Renxue attributed his sudden growth to the Power of Destiny dispersed from Wang Qiu'er.
• Lin Chen decided to focus on reaching Soul Saint and condensing his First Soul Core instead of frequently selling things at his stall.
• Wang Qiu'er punched Cao Jinxuan when he bothered her, frightening the other boys away.
• Wang Dong recognized Wang Qiu'er as the student promoted to Fifth Grade and asked Lin Chen about her strength; he said he had defeated her and that she was exceptionally strong.

Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei went to an auction at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, where Lin Chen surveyed the powerful soul masters in attendance. The auction began with a Level 2 Soul Tool Propulsion Device, leaving the bidding about to start.

• Wang Qiu'er noticed Wang Dong's resemblance to herself, while Lin Chen moved away from the crowd gathering around Wang Dong and sat beside her.
• Lin Chen learned that Xiao Xiao had been busy with matters involving the Tang Sect, then agreed to attend the Treasure Gathering Pavilion auction with Lin Xiaolei.
• Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei entered the auction hall as Shrek Outer Court core disciples and took their seats.
• Lin Chen used his Spiritual Power to assess the attendees and discovered that the strongest were two Title Douluo, with more than twenty Soul Douluo also present.
• Auctioneer Hu Jiu opened the auction and announced a Level 2 Soul Tool Propulsion Device as the first item.

Hu Jiu auctioned a series of treasures, including a Soul Tool Thruster and a piece of twenty-thousand-year-old Whale Rubber, while Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei watched. The chapter ended as Sea God Pavilion Elder Lin HuiQun introduced the Soul Tool Golden Source, which could heal even a dying Soul Douluo.

• Hu Jiu auctioned the improved Soul Tool Thruster, and an independent Soul Master bought it for five hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Hu Jiu presented twenty-thousand-year-old Whale Rubber, but Lin Xiaolei declined to bid so she would not compete with Xiao Xiao for it.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect won the Whale Rubber with a bid of twenty-five thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Lin Xiaolei won two auction items while Lin Chen watched the rest of the auction.
• Hu Jiu introduced the fourth-to-last item, a Soul Tool protected by glass that blocked Lin Chen's Spiritual Power, then handed the auction over to Lin HuiQun.
• Lin HuiQun introduced Golden Source, a Soul Tool made from Golden Ancient Tree leaves that could heal even a Soul Douluo on the verge of death.

Lin Xiaolei joined the fierce bidding for Shrek Academy’s Golden Source, but withdrew when the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect pushed the price too high. The Golden Source sold for eighty million Gold Soul Coins, and the auction moved on to a soul bone.

• Lin HuiQun opened bidding for the Golden Source at fifty million Gold Soul Coins, and several factions raised the price.
• Lin Xiaolei bid sixty-five million Gold Soul Coins, prompting other guests to mock her; Elder Song expelled a Soul Douluo who demanded that she be thrown out.
• The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and Sect Master Cheng competed for the Golden Source, until Sect Master Cheng yielded after Sect Master Ning offered eighty million Gold Soul Coins.
• Lin HuiQun sold the Golden Source to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect for eighty million Gold Soul Coins.
• Lin HuiQun presented a Netherworld Left Arm Bone, and bidders raised its price to twenty million Gold Soul Coins before it sold.

At the Treasure Gathering Pavilion auction, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect won the Godly Zhuge Crossbow Cannons, while the Cheng Clan secured the White-Eyed Demonic Tiger King soul bone. After collecting their purchases, Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei disguised themselves and slipped into the night to watch the trouble they expected to follow.

• Lin HuiQun presented the Godly Zhuge Crossbow Cannon, and Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao demonstrated that it could pierce a Soul King-level defensive wall.
• The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect won the hundred cannons with a bid of one thousand Gold Soul Coins each.
• The Cheng Clan and Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect contested the fifty-thousand-year White-Eyed Demonic Tiger King soul bone before the Cheng Clan won it for thirty million Gold Soul Coins.
• Lin Chen declined Lin Xiaolei’s suggestion to bid on the soul bone, saying it did not suit him.
• Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei collected their auction purchases, changed into black clothing, concealed their auras, and headed out to watch the expected excitement.
• Lin HuiQun watched the pair leave, while Ning Feng'er confirmed the auction items were accounted for and warned Old Feng to guard against ill intentions.

Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei hid near a gorge to watch soul masters ambush treasure convoys returning from Shrek City. When a group carrying goods was attacked, one heavily injured Soul Douluo chose to self-destruct rather than surrender his treasures.

• Lin Chen used Invisibility Gauze and his Life Domain to conceal himself and Lin Xiaolei in the woods overlooking the gorge.
• Lin Chen sensed numerous Soul Douluo lying in ambush and told Lin Xiaolei that one of them had pursued and killed a passing Soul Saint and his group.
• A large convoy led by a level eighty-seven Soul Douluo entered the gorge with more than a dozen carriages of goods.
• An ambush erupted, and treasure hunters attacked the convoy in a chaotic battle.
• After five Soul Douluo defeated and seriously injured him, one defender refused to give up the treasures and began to self-destruct.

Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei witnessed the aftermath of a Soul Douluo’s self-destruction, then watched Wu Yun of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect lure six allied Soul Douluo into a trap and defeat them. After the battle, Wu Yun sensed someone watching and called out to Lin Chen.

• Lin Chen comforted Lin Xiaolei as she vomited at the bloody scene, while the wounded survivors fled when a new convoy approached.
• Wu Yun revealed that the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect convoy was a decoy and challenged the six Soul Douluo who had formed an alliance.
• Wu Yun and the six Soul Douluo activated their Martial Soul Avatars and began fighting, forcing Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei to flee when his attack collapsed their mountain.
• Wu Yun killed the six Soul Douluo, exhausting nearly all his abilities, then asked the hidden observer whether he had seen enough.

Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei watched the aftermath of a battle, avoided several powerful Title Douluo, and returned to Shrek Academy. Wang Dong then tried to recruit Lin Chen into the Tang Sect, but he pointed out that the Godly Zhuge Crossbow Cannon was useless against him as a Soul Emperor.

• Cheng Ling appeared near Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei, then swiftly left as Feng Xing watched her go.
• Wu Yun approached Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei, but Feng Xing was called away, allowing them to leave their hiding place.
• Lin Chen searched the battlefield with Lin Xiaolei, found only a few cracked Gold Soul Coins, and encountered Lin HuiQun before returning to Shrek Academy.
• Wang Dong showed Lin Chen the Godly Zhuge Crossbow Cannon and offered to sell it to him or recruit him into the Tang Sect.
• Lin Chen teased Wang Dong that he was already a Soul Emperor and had no use for the weapon.

Lin Chen refused Wang Dong’s attempt to recruit him into the Tang Sect and considered the obstacles to becoming a god before asking Qian Renxue about cultivating in her Angel Space. The next day, Xiao Xiao also tried to recruit him, leaving Lin Chen exasperated.

• Wang Dong tried to recruit Lin Chen into the Tang Sect, but he refused because he did not want to join a sect.
• Lin Chen considered his goal of becoming a god and asked Qian Renxue whether he would cultivate faster in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well or her Angel Space.
• Qian Renxue offered to let Lin Chen cultivate in her Angel Space if he settled things with his teacher, but Lin Chen gave up on the idea.
• Zhang Lexuan wondered about Lin Chen while Tang Xiaoyan settled in for the night, and she then began cultivating.
• The next morning, Xiao Xiao asked Lin Chen to join the Tang Sect while Wang Dong watched with a smile.

Lin Chen returned to Angel Space to memorize its coordinates and cultivate, then came back to Shrek Academy ahead of schedule. Zhou Yi confronted him over taking leave and challenged him to a fight, and Lin Chen followed her to the Soul Fighting Platform.

• Lin Chen refused Xiao Xiao's attempt to persuade him, then asked Zhang Lexuan for a week of leave to visit Angel Space.
• Zhang Lexuan approved the leave, and Lin Chen reassured Tang Xiaoyan before setting off on the Seven Kill Sword.
• Lin Chen reached the cave connection to Angel Space, where Qian Renxue worked on its coordinates while he cultivated inside.
• Lin Chen returned to Shrek Academy on the fifth day, but Zhou Yi dragged him to the office and scolded him for taking leave.
• Lin Chen challenged Zhou Yi to spar, and Zhou Yi accepted and led him toward the Soul Fighting Platform despite Wang Yan's attempt to mediate.

Lin Chen fought Zhou Yi in the Soul Fighting Arena after she challenged him, and his superior swordsmanship and powerful soul skills forced her onto the defensive. The fight continued with Zhou Yi accusing him of relying on his Domain as Lin Chen mocked her for expecting him to hold back.

• Zhou Yi brought Lin Chen to the Soul Fighting Arena and demanded a match, while the arena teacher opened the platform.
• Lin Chen drew the Seven Kill Sword and wounded Zhou Yi with three casual strikes, forcing her to take him seriously.
• Lin Chen used his Sixth Soul Skill, Myriad Swords Returning to Origin, and broke through Zhou Yi’s defense despite her Fire Dragon Incarnation and Dragon Arm.
• Zhou Yi activated her Martial Soul Avatar and charged into close combat, but Lin Chen’s swordsmanship and movement technique pushed her into a disadvantage.
• Lin Chen knocked Zhou Yi back and spread his Seven Kill Domain; Zhou Yi complained that he was relying on it, and Lin Chen mocked her for expecting him to fight without using his full strength.

Lin Chen defeated Zhou Yi after she berated him, until Yan Shaozhe arrived and stopped the fight. Fan Yu apologized on Zhou Yi’s behalf, and Yan Shaozhe ordered her not to target Lin Chen again, leaving Lin Chen alone with Zhang Lexuan.

• Zhou Yi attacked Lin Chen with her sixth soul skill, but Lin Chen overpowered her and knocked her down with Sword Qi.
• Lin Chen struck Zhou Yi again after she called him trash, but Yan Shaozhe intervened and dispersed the attack.
• Yan Shaozhe ended the fight, rebuked Zhou Yi, and told her to stop imposing her teaching methods on everyone.
• Zhang Lexuan and Fan Yu arrived, and Fan Yu treated Zhou Yi before apologizing to Lin Chen on her behalf.
• Lin Chen accepted Fan Yu’s apology, and Yan Shaozhe warned Zhou Yi not to target Lin Chen again.
• Zhou Yi left with Fan Yu, Yan Shaozhe departed, and Lin Chen remained with Zhang Lexuan.

Zhang Lexuan scolded Lin Chen for causing trouble, then softened his punishment and invited him to dinner at her home, where he reunited with Tang Xiaoyan. They shared a meal Zhang Lexuan cooked, and Lin Chen learned that Sea God Lake fish were prized for their rich life energy.

• Zhang Lexuan ordered Lin Chen to run laps for causing trouble, then reduced his punishment from one hundred laps to ten.
• After Lin Chen finished running, Zhang Lexuan invited him to her home to eat with Tang Xiaoyan.
• Tang Xiaoyan welcomed Lin Chen and gave him a glass of water, while Zhang Lexuan began preparing dinner.
• Lin Chen helped Zhang Lexuan by washing rice as she cooked four dishes and a soup.
• Tang Xiaoyan gave Lin Chen a chicken leg, and he returned it to her before praising Zhang Lexuan's fish.
• Zhang Lexuan explained that Sea God Lake fish tasted good because the lake's life energy nourished them.