Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen shared a meal with Zhang Lexuan, then learned that Shrek Academy planned to make him a captain and official participant in the next tournament, which might be tied to a coming war. He revealed his Life Gold and ambition to form a Soul Core at seven rings, and Zhang Lexuan shared her experience and knowledge of dual Soul Cores.

• Lin Chen washed the dishes, accepted Zhang Lexuan's tea leaves, and brewed himself a pot of tea.
• Zhang Lexuan told Lin Chen that sects would be allowed into the next tournament and that Shrek planned to designate him an official participant and likely captain alongside the Tang Sect team.
• Zhang Lexuan warned Lin Chen that the Sun Moon Empire might use the tournament as part of its plans for another war, and Lin Chen resolved to become strong enough to survive it.
• Lin Chen asked Zhang Lexuan about forming a First Soul Core and revealed his goal of doing so at seven rings, along with the Life Gold that had strengthened his body and Soul Power.
• Zhang Lexuan sealed the house, described her Soul Core experience, and explained that Mu En had used Same-Frequency Resonance to form his Dual Soul Cores, while Yin-Yang Complement was more powerful but harder to cultivate.

Lin Chen kept his plans for his Soul Cores and Angel Space secret while refusing Yan Shaozhe’s offer to join the Inner Court. After eight months of cultivation, he reached rank 70 and set out for the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain his seventh Soul Ring.

• Lin Chen returned to his dormitory, activated shielding Soul Tools, and entered Angel Space to cultivate.
• Yan Shaozhe discovered Lin Chen’s ultimate light element and offered him Inner Court status, Soul Bones, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and personal instruction, but Lin Chen declined.
• Lin Chen returned Mu En’s token to Yan Shaozhe, asked about condensing a Soul Core, and requested that Yan Shaozhe save him an ordinary Outer Court teaching position for after his travels.
• Over eight months, Lin Chen advanced to rank 69 and then reached rank 70 after his state of mind broke through during a discussion with Wang Yan.
• At summer vacation, Lin Xiaolei left to visit Mingxing, while Lin Chen told Xiao Xiao he was going to the Star Dou Great Forest for his seventh Soul Ring: the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo.

Lin Chen left the academy to travel to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, intending to obtain a seventh Soul Ring and prepare to condense his First Soul Core. After learning the innkeeper had lost his son to conscription, Lin Chen left him a pouch of Gold Soul Coins before continuing on to the well.

• Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong said goodbye to Lin Chen, and Wang Dong left for the Clear Sky Sect after being denied permission to visit Yu Hao.
• Zhang Lexuan asked about Lin Chen’s plans, warned him to prepare carefully before condensing his Soul Core, and told him she could not accompany him.
• Lin Chen traveled to Sunset Forest and learned that the Wang Mansion’s destruction and the resulting investigation had driven customers away from the inn.
• Lin Chen gave the innkeeper two Gold Soul Coins and later left a pouch of Gold Soul Coins in his room to compensate him.
• Lin Chen reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while the innkeeper discovered that his room was empty.

Lin Chen persuaded Ink Jade Divine Bamboo to sacrifice herself as his seventh Soul Ring in exchange for his promise to revive her after he became a god. He then used the sacrifice’s energy and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to begin condensing his First Soul Core, with Qian Renxue watching nearby.

• Lin Chen returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and asked Ink Jade Divine Bamboo to become his Soul Ring.
• Lin Chen displayed his Seven Kill Sword and Soul Rings, then argued that the deal would spare Ink Jade Divine Bamboo from future heavenly tribulations and give her a chance at eternal life.
• Ink Jade Divine Bamboo agreed after Lin Chen swore upon his Martial Soul to revive her once he became a god.
• Ink Jade Divine Bamboo sacrificed herself and fused her soul power into Lin Chen’s Soul Ring almost instantly.
• Lin Chen used the sacrifice’s energy, the well’s energy, and Life Gold to begin condensing his First Soul Core.
• Lin Chen’s Soul Power vortex began turning solid as the Life Domain replenished his energy, while Qian Renxue watched beside him unseen.

Lin Chen completed his First Soul Core after twenty days in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, raising his Soul Power to Rank 74. He left Sunset Forest with an Immortal Herb for Yan Shaozhe and newfound strength comparable to an ordinary Title Douluo, though he remained cautious.

• Lin Chen condensed his Soul Power vortex into a Soul Core while absorbing life energy from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• After the Seven Kill Sword's aura swept through the area, Lin Chen finished forming his Soul Core and reached Rank 74.
• Qian Renxue congratulated Lin Chen and returned to his Sea of Consciousness, while he thanked Youyou and said he was leaving.
• Lin Chen persuaded Youyou to give him an Immortal Herb suited to a light-attribute Beast Martial Soul, intending it for Yan Shaozhe.
• Lin Chen departed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and traveled through Sunset Forest, marveling at his increased speed and reflecting on his new strength.

Lin Chen returned to Taoyuan Village during his vacation and reunited with Uncle Chang, who welcomed him with a meal and drinks. After recalling his childhood and falling asleep, Lin Chen unknowingly entered another meditative enlightenment in a dream, then woke the next morning.

• Lin Chen left the border region and flew north to visit Taoyuan Village before school resumed.
• Lin Chen met Uncle Chang, who recognized him and invited him home for a meal and drinks.
• Lin Chen drank with Uncle Chang, then returned home without using Soul Power to sober up.
• Lin Chen remembered his childhood and the passage of time as he lay beneath the stars and fell asleep.
• Lin Chen unknowingly entered a meditative enlightenment within his dream and woke the next morning.

Lin Chen visited his parents’ graves, reflected on his revenge and new desire for freedom, and spent three days in meditation before sharing a meal and heartfelt conversation with Uncle Chang. After two weeks of peace in the village, Lin Chen left to return to the academy, with Uncle Chang reminding him that the village would always be home.

• Lin Chen cleared weeds from his parents’ graves, made offerings, and told them he had avenged the Lin Family.
• Lin Chen released his Sword Intent and meditated at the graves for three days and three nights.
• Lin Chen spoke with his parents about his life, while Qian Renxue remembered her own parents and envied his warm childhood.
• Uncle Chang invited Lin Chen to eat, poured wine for Lin Chen’s father, and urged Lin Chen to return whenever he needed a home.
• Lin Chen stayed in the village for two weeks, then left to return to the academy after Uncle Chang told him to visit whenever he could.

Lin Chen left Taoyuan Village at dusk and traveled toward the Spirit Mountain Range. Elsewhere, Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei spent the holiday with their families, while Zhou Mingxing trained hard amid his parents’ worries about the Zhou Family’s lack of powerful protectors.

• Xiao Xiao demonstrated her growing strength and hurried home with her father for her favorite braised pork knuckle.
• Lin Xiaolei treasured the Flying Soul Tool Zhou Mingxing had made for her, while her parents discussed letting her gain experience in the Soul Master world.
• Zhou Mingxing’s parents worried about his exhausting training and the danger facing their wealthy but weakly protected family.
• Lin Chen checked his map, confirmed the Spirit Mountain Range lay ahead, concealed his Soul Power, and continued toward a village on foot.

Lin Chen learned that the Jade Sword Sect preyed on nearby villages, then camped away from them and was attacked by the sect’s disciples. After easily defeating them, he was interrupted by Si Nan, who asked him to show mercy and identified himself as the sect master’s son.

• An old man warned Lin Chen that the Jade Sword Sect extorted villages and took women, and Lin Chen rewarded him with a Gold Soul Coin before leaving.
• Lin Chen set up camp about ten kilometers from the village, where Jade Sword Sect disciples ambushed him and demanded his belongings.
• Lin Chen knocked down the disciples twice, even after they summoned their Martial Souls, and prepared to kill them.
• Si Nan sent a jade sword toward Lin Chen and asked him to spare the disciples, saying he was the Jade Sword Sect master’s son.

Lin Chen defeated Si Nan and forced Situ to pay him thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins, then accepted Situ’s invitation to the Jade Sword Sect despite suspecting a trap. The chapter left Lin Chen alone in a jade room, wondering why the black-clad maid’s voice sounded familiar.

• Lin Chen dodged Si Nan’s surprise attack and struck him, breaking the protective jade pendant that alerted Situ.
• Situ arrived and paid Lin Chen thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins to spare Si Nan.
• Situ invited Lin Chen to the Jade Sword Sect, secretly planning to deal with him there, and Lin Chen agreed while using the name Lin Qi.
• Situ brought Lin Chen to the sect and placed him in a comfortable jade room for the night.
• A black-clad maid delivered food and fruit to Lin Chen, whose voice seemed familiar to him.

Lin Chen recognized the disguised intruder in the Jade Sword Sect as Ma Xiaotao, now a powerful Evil Soul Master, and tried to escape before she attacked. Ma Xiaotao revealed herself and battled the sect’s defenders, leaving Lin Chen concealed nearby as her Phoenix Evil Fire overwhelmed their defenses.

• Qian Renxue told Lin Chen that the maid was Ma Xiaotao and warned that her Evil Qi and history of slaughter were severe.
• Lin Chen tried to flee the Jade Sword Sect, but Ma Xiaotao’s attack on Situ’s room shook the mountain and exposed her disguise.
• Ma Xiaotao summoned her Black Phoenix and eight Soul Rings as Situ and the sect’s experts confronted her.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed Phoenix Meteor Shower, and Situ and four others used Jade Sword Guard to block the attack.
• Ma Xiaotao spread her wings and launched Phoenix Wing Soar while Lin Chen watched from a concealed spot.

Ma Xiaotao overwhelmed Situ’s group by killing their Soul Saints and a fleeing Soul Douluo, absorbing their Essence Blood to strengthen herself. As Situ and his remaining allies fought back, Ma Xiaotao shattered the peak level-89 Soul Douluo’s jade sword with her Phoenix Pierce Cloud Strike.

• Ma Xiaotao killed the two level-79 Soul Saints and absorbed their Essence Blood while Situ’s group struggled against her Phoenix Meteor Shower.
• Ma Xiaotao absorbed the Soul Saints’ Essence Blood, growing stronger as one of Situ’s Soul Douluo fled in fear.
• Ma Xiaotao caught and killed the fleeing Soul Douluo with her Eighth Soul Skill, Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens, then absorbed his Essence Blood.
• Situ and the two remaining Soul Douluo decided to fight Ma Xiaotao, and she evaded their attacks as they pressed her.
• The level-89 Soul Douluo attacked with his Eighth Soul Skill, Barren Sword, but Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Pierce Cloud Strike shattered his jade sword.

Ma Xiaotao slaughtered the leaders and disciples of the Jade Sword Sect while Lin Chen escaped through a secret passage with Si Nan. The chapter ended with Si Nan triggering a trap that sent arrows at Lin Chen and fleeing into the darkness.

• Ma Xiaotao destroyed Situ’s jade sword with her Phoenix Evil Fire and killed Situ after he sacrificed Elder Hai to the Black Phoenix.
• Ma Xiaotao launched a Phoenix Meteor Shower against the Jade Sword Sect, slaughtering its disciples as her cultivation increased.
• Lin Chen discovered a secret passage in Situ’s room and met Si Nan there.
• Lin Chen followed Si Nan into the passage, sealed its entrance, and learned it connected to a house and Underground Cave below the mountain.
• Si Nan triggered a trap that fired arrows at Lin Chen, then ran ahead and disappeared into the darkness.

Lin Chen fought his way through the underground mechanisms and confronted Ma Xiaotao, who had killed Si Nan and everyone in the village. Their battle began, and Lin Chen’s speed and attacks surprised her.

• Lin Chen destroyed the tunnel’s mechanisms and reached an underground cave, where Qian Renxue warned him that Ma Xiaotao was above.
• Ma Xiaotao drained Si Nan’s remaining blood and attacked Lin Chen after he emerged from the cave.
• Lin Chen wounded Ma Xiaotao with his Seven Kill Swords, prompting her to unleash her Phoenix True Body while he activated his Seven Kill True Body.
• Ma Xiaotao and Lin Chen exchanged their strongest attacks and fought from the village into the forest.
• Ma Xiaotao failed to hit Lin Chen with her Phoenix Fireline and wondered how a Soul Saint could move so quickly.

Lin Chen battled Ma Xiaotao, using his Spirit Sword to overwhelm her and leave her mentally confused after she crashed into a crater. As he prepared to escape, Ma Xiaotao called out to him for help.

• Lin Chen activated the Seven Kill Domain and clashed with Ma Xiaotao, but neither gained the advantage.
• Lin Chen unleashed Seven Kill Thunder Rises, One Sword Breaks the Sky, and both fighters were blasted miles away by the explosion.
• Lin Chen used Spirit Sword against Ma Xiaotao, while Qian Renxue secretly helped him maneuver through the air.
• Lin Chen sealed Ma Xiaotao's escape routes and struck her wings and forehead with the Blue Small Sword, sending her crashing into a crater.
• Lin Chen decided to leave when Ma Xiaotao seemed mentally confused, but she called out, asking him to help her.

Lin Chen agreed to take Ma Xiaotao back to Shrek after she regained her senses and begged to escape the Holy Spirit Cult. After suppressing her evil fire and keeping watch while she recovered, Lin Chen heard Feng Ling arrive.

• Ma Xiaotao begged Lin Chen to take her back to the academy, and he carried her toward Shrek.
• Ma Xiaotao's evil fire surged during the journey, so Lin Chen used Extreme Light to suppress it and keep her conscious.
• Lin Chen set up a tent in the wilderness, placed Ma Xiaotao inside, and recovered while guarding her.
• Ma Xiaotao woke and asked Lin Chen for clothes, so he gave her a coat from his Storage Bag.
• Feng Ling arrived and called out to Ma Xiaotao with immense pressure.

Lin Chen fought Feng Ling after she tried to take Ma Xiaotao away and recruit him into the Holy Cult. He used an explosive sword attack to create an opening, then escaped to find Ma Xiaotao and prepared to flee with her.

• Lin Chen and Ma Xiaotao tried to escape, but Feng Ling intercepted them and demanded that Ma Xiaotao return with her.
• Ma Xiaotao refused to join the Holy Cult, so Feng Ling attacked Lin Chen and then tried to strike Ma Xiaotao.
• Lin Chen revealed his seven Soul Rings and fought Feng Ling, who recognized his Seven Kill Sword and offered him a place in the Holy Cult.
• Lin Chen sent Ma Xiaotao away to hide, then used his sword skills against Feng Ling while asking Qian Renxue to help him return to the academy.
• Lin Chen exploded his first four Soul Rings to unleash a powerful slash, used the opening to find Ma Xiaotao, and urged her to run.

Lin Chen returned to Shrek Academy with Ma Xiaotao after escaping Feng Ling, and the academy began caring for Ma Xiaotao while Lin Chen recovered. The next evening, he gave Yan Shaozhe a light-attributed Immortal Herb that could help him break through his bottleneck.

• Lin Chen used Qian Renxue's power to escape Feng Ling and carried Ma Xiaotao to Shrek City's eastern gate.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe arrived, and Yan Shaozhe took the sobbing Ma Xiaotao while Lin Chen explained how he had helped her remain conscious.
• Xuan Zi brought everyone to Sea God Island and took Ma Xiaotao to the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Bed for temporary sealing.
• Zhang Lexuan learned that Lin Chen had formed a Soul Core, then blushed when he told her he had missed her.
• Lin Chen slept for more than a day, then visited Yan Shaozhe and offered him a light-attributed Immortal Herb to repay his kindness.

Lin Chen accepted an Immortal Herb from Yan Shaozhe in exchange for private lessons in Shrek’s secret Soul Skill-combination method, then cultivated until his Soul Power reached Rank 75. Before school resumed, the academy told Lin Chen and Wang Qiu’er they would represent Shrek in the tournament and arranged a match to decide their captain.

• Lin Chen gave Yan Shaozhe the Immortal Herb and asked him to teach the secret method for combining Soul Skills; Yan Shaozhe agreed to teach him after dinner.
• Lin Chen spent the break cultivating and fighting in the Soul Fighting Arena, raising his Soul Power from Rank 74 to Rank 75.
• Zhang Lexuan summoned Lin Chen to the office, where Cai Mei'er and Yan Shaozhe told him the tournament format had changed and that the tournament would serve as his graduation assessment.
• Cai Mei'er brought Wang Qiu’er into the meeting, and the academy asked her and Lin Chen to decide which of them would be captain.
• Wang Qiu’er volunteered to be captain, and Yan Shaozhe and Zhang Lexuan insisted that she and Lin Chen spar to settle the choice.

Lin Chen reunited with his friends at Shrek’s opening ceremony and continued cultivating while wondering about Huo Yuhao’s absence. A few days later, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong finally returned to the academy.

• Lin Chen told Wang Qiu'er that he had reached Level 75, then left to cultivate in Angel Space.
• Lin Chen met Lin Xiaolei, Zhou Mingxing, and Xiao Xiao at Sea God Plaza and joked with them about their reunion and his feelings for Senior Sister.
• Yan Shaozhe opened the ceremony with a speech, followed by Du Weilun’s lengthy explanation of Shrek’s rules.
• Lin Xiaolei asked why Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were missing, and Xiao Xiao said Wang Dong had messaged that Huo Yuhao had returned.
• Lin Chen continued studying under Yan Shaozhe and, a few days later, saw Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong arrive.