Chapter Summaries

Lin Xiao and the Evil Emperor used Zhongli Wu’s memories to let the Evil Emperor impersonate him and return to the Holy Spirit Cult. Meanwhile, Ma Xiaotao abducted Bei Bei and demanded that he bring Xuan Zi alone if he wanted to see Tang Ya.

• The Evil Emperor took useful treasures from his vault, then absorbed Zhongli Wu’s memories after the Snow Empress shattered the ice holding him.
• The Evil Emperor disguised himself as Zhongli Wu, and Old Medicine reassured him that Ye Xishui would not pose a problem as long as Zhongli Wu stayed alive.
• The Evil Emperor returned to the Holy Spirit Cult with Lin Xiao, while Ye Xishui briefly sensed something and Long Xiaoyao remained silent.
• Ma Xiaotao and Abhorrence Douluo spotted Bei Bei near Shrek Academy, and Abhorrence Douluo lured him away with a message about Tang Ya.
• Ma Xiaotao knocked Bei Bei unconscious and took him to the Star Dou Great Forest, where she ordered him to bring Xuan Zi alone if he wanted to see Tang Ya.

Ma Xiaotao manipulated Bei Bei into bringing Xuan Zi to a trap in the Star Dou Great Forest, where Abhorrence Douluo drove Xuan Zi into corruption. Xuan Zi killed Bei Bei and devoured his life force, Soul Power, and soul.

• Ma Xiaotao convinced Bei Bei that Tang Ya's life depended on his cooperation, and he left to seek Xuan Zi's help.
• Bei Bei persuaded the broken Xuan Zi to accompany him to the Star Dou Great Forest by invoking Progenitor Xuan.
• Ma Xiaotao and Abhorrence Douluo ambushed them, taunted Xuan Zi, and stirred the darkness within him.
• Xuan Zi's Godly Taotie Bull aura turned pitch-black, and he attacked Bei Bei as his corruption overwhelmed him.
• Xuan Zi tore off Bei Bei's arm, snapped his neck, and devoured his life force, Soul Power, and soul.

Xuan Zi became an Evil Soul Master, devoured Bei Bei and Soul Beasts, then attacked Shrek City and turned on Cai Meier. After Cai Meier called for help, Yan Shaozhe and the others rushed out to face him.

• Xuan Zi devoured Bei Bei, then hunted Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest until he reached Shrek City.
• Xuan Zi attacked the people of Shrek City, while Yan Shaozhe sent Cai Meier to deal with the intruder.
• Cai Meier recognized Xuan Zi, learned that he had eaten Bei Bei, and attacked him with her Evil Breaking Dragon Soul Spear.
• Xuan Zi caught Cai Meier's spear and reached for her heart, but she blasted him away with her Soul Power.
• Xuan Zi swallowed a student in front of Cai Meier, who shouted for help as Yan Shaozhe and the others rushed out of Shrek Academy.

Xuan Zi attacked Shrek and devoured students, but Shrek's leaders drove him off before learning he had escaped to a border town. The chapter left Xuan Zi devouring towns as Shrek searched for him and feared the consequences of his becoming an Evil Soul Master.

• Xuan Zi devoured Shrek students while Cai Meier called for reinforcements.
• Yan Shaozhe, Cai Meier, Xian Lin'er, Qian Duoduo, and the other Titled Douluo attacked the injured Xuan Zi, who spat out the students' skeletons and fled.
• Cai Meier told Yan Shaozhe that Bei Bei had taken Xuan Zi out earlier, and Yan Shaozhe collapsed after she assumed Bei Bei was among the remains.
• The next day, Yan Shaozhe ordered Shrek's leaders to find Xuan Zi before he joined the Holy Spirit Cult or gave the Sun Moon Empire an excuse to target Shrek.
• Xuan Zi devoured ten towns near the Star Luo Empire and Shrek border before someone discovered him.

After Xuan Zi became an Evil Soul Master and began devouring people, the empires and Shrek’s rivals reacted to the threat. Lin Xiao met with Du Busi and the Evil Emperor, offered to help capture Xuan Zi, and planned to leave for the Sun Moon Empire with the Snow Empress.

• Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming planned to involve the Body Sect in capturing Xuan Zi, while the Dou Ling and Star Luo Empires sought Shrek’s help and the Heaven Dou Emperor considered strengthening ties with the Body Sect.
• Du Busi entered the Undead Demiplane to ask Lin Xiao what to do, where the Snow Empress told him Lin Xiao had captured Zhongli Wu and reached an agreement with the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord.
• Lin Xiao returned with the Evil Emperor and told Du Busi that he would help capture Xuan Zi if Xuan Zi came to the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Du Busi left with the Evil Emperor to spar at the Body Sect after learning the Evil Emperor would eventually become Lin Xiao’s Soul Ring.
• Lin Xiao told the Snow Empress he intended to kill Xuan Zi and would take her with him to the Sun Moon Empire.

Lin Xiao and Du Busi arranged to use the Sun Moon Empire against Shrek while preparing to capture Xuan Zi. After Xuan Zi fled into the Demonic Forest, the Evil Emperor recruited him into the Holy Spirit Cult, where Xuan Zi immediately provoked Tang Ya by taunting her about Bei Bei.

• Du Busi told Lin Xiao that Kong Deming had asked him to help hunt Xuan Zi, and Du Busi agreed.
• Lin Xiao offered to capture Xuan Zi if he came to the Holy Spirit Cult, then left the Undead Demiplane with the Snow Empress.
• Lin Xiao and the Evil Emperor hid in the Demonic Forest as Xuan Zi arrived, pursued by several Titled Douluo who soon fled from the forest.
• The Evil Emperor, disguised as Zhongli Wu, welcomed Xuan Zi to the Holy Spirit Cult and slapped him when he looked greedily at him.
• At the Holy Spirit Cult, Xuan Zi recognized Ma Xiaotao and Tang Ya, then taunted Tang Ya about Bei Bei and urged her to let him devour her.

Ye Xishui stopped Xuan Zi from attacking Tang Ya and welcomed him into the Holy Spirit Cult, where he learned that the Saintesses and Saint Son outranked him. After Xuan Zi left to find food, Lin Xiao and the Evil Emperor discussed Ye Xishui’s strength and the risk of her joining forces with Long Xiaoyao.

• Tang Ya slapped Xuan Zi twice after he provoked her about Bei Bei, and Ye Xishui appeared to stop him from attacking her.
• Ye Xishui warned Xuan Zi not to devour Holy Spirit Cult followers and promised he could become a Supreme Elder if he reached the Limit Douluo level.
• Ye Xishui introduced Tang Ya and Ma Xiaotao as Saintesses and the black-robed man as the Saint Son, then Xuan Zi left to find something to eat.
• Lin Xiao and the Evil Emperor left the Holy Spirit Cult, and Lin Xiao remarked that Ye Xishui seemed to value Xuan Zi.
• The Evil Emperor told Lin Xiao that he could face Ye Xishui alone but might not defeat her if Long Xiaoyao joined her.

Lin Xiao and the Evil Emperor searched for Xuan Zi after deciding he had grown too dangerous to leave unchecked. They found him in the Dou Ling Empire, where Du Busi brutally attacked him while Lin Xiao, the Evil Emperor, and the Snow Empress guarded against his escape.

• Lin Xiao said he planned to destroy the Holy Spirit Cult when the time was right, and the Evil Emperor offered the Demonic Forest's Soul Beasts to help.
• Lin Xiao and the Evil Emperor returned to their original appearances and set out to find Xuan Zi, who had left the Demonic Forest.
• Lin Xiao, the Evil Emperor, and the Snow Empress searched the empires with Du Busi until Old Medicine detected Xuan Zi in the Dou Ling Empire.
• Xuan Zi fled when Lin Xiao's group found him, but Du Busi and the others quickly surrounded him.
• Du Busi activated his Martial Soul Avatar and Golden Martial Soul Awakening, shattered Xuan Zi's Martial Soul, and struck him with two Ninth Soul Skills.

Lin Xiao and Du Busi arranged for the Sun Moon Empire to use the deranged Xu Zi to provoke Shrek and test its strength. As the Sun Moon Empire’s procession headed toward Shrek, Lin Xiao prepared another move with the Snow Empress.

• Du Busi defeated Xu Zi, and Lin Xiao drove him completely mad by revealing Yan Shaozhe’s descent from the Red Clothed Woman.
• Lin Xiao persuaded Du Busi to take Xu Zi to the Sun Moon Empire so it could use him to provoke Shrek while concealing their involvement.
• Lin Xiao spread news that the Sun Moon Empire planned to execute Xu Zi at Shrek Academy, while Du Busi helped the empire’s leaders prepare a large procession.
• Lin Xiao and the Evil Emperor disguised themselves to learn that Ye Xishui would not rescue Xu Zi, whom she considered useless.
• Lin Xiao gave the Snow Empress a secret task and told her to practice opening the door before the time came.

At Shrek Academy, Mu En appeared and ordered its leaders to stand by Xuan Zi and pay compensation to the Sun Moon Empire if necessary. As the meeting ended, a voice rang across Shrek, demanding that they come out.

• Yan Shaozhe and the Elders debated whether Shrek should abandon Xuan Zi after learning he had become an Evil Soul Master.
• Mu En appeared through the Golden Ancient Tree and rejected the idea of casting Xuan Zi out of Shrek.
• Xian Lin'er argued that Shrek should stand by Xuan Zi, and several Elders agreed.
• Mu En told Yan Shaozhe that Shrek should endure the Sun Moon Empire's demands and pay compensation if they did not go too far.
• Mu En returned to the Golden Ancient Tree, and Yan Shaozhe reluctantly accepted his advice.
• A voice rang across Shrek, repeatedly demanding that they come out.

The Sun Moon Empire confronted Shrek over Xuan Zi and demanded an enormous payment, while Shrek’s leaders weighed whether to comply. Mu En ordered them to accept the demands in installments, leaving Yan Shaozhe to look toward the Sea God Pavilion for guidance.

• Airships carrying the Sun Moon Empire’s leaders and representatives from other empires gathered outside Shrek to watch the confrontation over Xuan Zi.
• Du Busi told Long Aotian that Lin Xiao could unleash a Limit Douluo’s strike, and he said Ling'er had gone home to train.
• Yan Shaozhe and the Sea God Pavilion members faced Jing Hongchen, who demanded compensation and threatened Xuan Zi with a Fixed Soul Cannon.
• Cai Meier and the other Elders read Jing Hongchen’s massive list of demands and condemned it as robbery.
• Mu En instructed the Sea God Pavilion members to agree to the demands and pay in installments, and Yan Shaozhe looked toward the depths of the pavilion.

Shrek agreed to compensate the Sun Moon Empire and surrender Xuan Zi, but Lin Xiao secretly set events in motion to prevent the confrontation from ending peacefully. The Snow Empress revealed to Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui that Yan Shaozhe was their descendant, prompting Long Xiaoyao to rush toward Shrek.

• Mu En ordered Yan Shaozhe to accept the Sun Moon Empire's terms, and Jing Hongchen rejected Yan Shaozhe's attempt to reclaim Xuan Zi.
• Yan Shaozhe agreed to hand over Xuan Zi and provide compensation within three months after Kong Deming warned Jing Hongchen against pushing Shrek too far.
• Lin Xiao arrived with Du Busi, learned that Shrek had compromised, and told Old Medicine to have the Snow Empress make her move.
• The Snow Empress appeared above the Holy Spirit Cult and declared that Yan Shaozhe was the descendant of Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui.
• Long Xiaoyao recognized Ye Xishui's reaction as confirmation and rushed away, while Ye Xishui cursed the Snow Empress and followed.

Lin Xiao and Du Busi waited beneath Shrek as the Sun Moon Empire prepared to execute Xuan Zi, while Lin Xiao urged Long Aotian to recruit Ji Juechen into the Body Sect. After Xuan Zi died, the Holy Spirit Cult seized his soul, and Long Xiaoyao arrived at Shrek and recognized Yan Shaozhe as his descendant.

• Lin Xiao told Du Busi they needed to stall for Long Xiaoyao, then discussed Ji Juechen with Long Aotian and encouraged him to recruit him into the Body Sect.
• Jing Hongchen denounced Xuan Zi and ordered the Sun Moon Empire forces to fire their Fixed Soul Cannons at him.
• Xuan Zi died under the cannon fire, and his soul was pulled through a black portal before the Golden Ancient Tree could claim it.
• Mu En cursed when he sensed the Holy Spirit Cult had taken Xuan Zi's soul.
• Long Xiaoyao arrived above Shrek, recognized Yan Shaozhe as his descendant, and wished to take him away.

Long Xiaoyao arrived to take Yan Shaozhe away, but Lin Xiao and Du Busi turned his appearance into a trap that exposed Yan Shaozhe’s ancestry and tied him to the Holy Spirit Cult. Mu En appeared as a Soul Body to stop Long Xiaoyao, while Jing Hongchen challenged Shrek’s claim that Yan Shaozhe was not an Evil Soul Master.

• Long Xiaoyao revealed his Limit Douluo strength but initially held back from taking Yan Shaozhe away.
• At Lin Xiao’s prompting, Du Busi left with the Evil Emperor, who used a black portal to announce that Yan Shaozhe was descended from Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao.
• Du Busi publicly identified Long Xiaoyao as the Black Dragon and accused him of having been involved with Ye Xishui.
• Long Xiaoyao realized he had been drawn into a trap, then openly claimed Yan Shaozhe as his descendant and offered to help him reach the Limit.
• Mu En appeared as a golden Soul Body and tried to keep Yan Shaozhe with Shrek, while Jing Hongchen argued that Yan Shaozhe’s ancestry made him an Evil Soul Master.

Yan Shaozhe chose to leave Shrek with Long Xiaoyao, despite Mu En’s warning that the departure would cement his reputation as an Evil Soul Master. Long Xiaoyao took him away after a brief confrontation, while Jing Hongchen reminded Mu En that Shrek owed the Sun Moon Empire compensation within three months.

• Long Xiaoyao urged Yan Shaozhe to join him and promised to help him become a Limit Douluo, while Mu En struggled to persuade him to stay at Shrek.
• Yan Shaozhe agreed to leave, though he privately told Mu En that he would not become an Evil Soul Master and would always consider Shrek his home.
• Jing Hongchen demanded compensation from Mu En within three months and warned him to expel Yan Shaozhe, prompting Long Xiaoyao to confront him before Du Busi intervened.
• Long Xiaoyao held back from fighting Du Busi and left with Yan Shaozhe, who bowed to Shrek before departing.
• The other powers prepared to report the events, while Jing Hongchen’s actions left them doubting Shrek and fearing the Evil Soul Masters it had produced.

After Shrek’s losses, Mu En explained that he had held back because Shrek could not defeat its enemies and urged the remaining elders to cultivate a successor. He chose Huo Yuhao as Shrek’s best hope and proposed helping him recover his lost leg to secure his loyalty.

• Mu En demanded that Shrek pay compensation within three months, then led the Sea God Pavilion members away.
• Jing Hongchen gave Xuan Zi’s Soul Bone to Du Busi, and the two left without fighting Mu En.
• Lin Xiao, Du Busi, Long Aotian, and Weina split up and departed for their respective destinations.
• Mu En told Shrek’s elders that he had held back because Shrek could not overcome the Body Sect, the Sun Moon Empire, or the unknown user of the strange Soul Skill.
• Mu En rejected the elders’ suggestions of He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, and Wang Dong, and named Huo Yuhao as Shrek’s best successor.
• Mu En proposed finding the Blue Silver Emperor to restore Huo Yuhao’s leg, believing the help would make him grateful to Shrek.

Mu En chose Huo Yuhao as Shrek’s hope and promised him full support, while Huo Yuhao accepted the offer for his own benefit. When Mu En asked to see his second Martial Soul, Huo Yuhao revealed it was a Titan Snow Demon, not the Ice Empress.

• Mu En ordered Qian Duoduo to prioritize Huo Yuhao’s cultivation and provide him with whatever resources he needed.
• Qian Duoduo brought Huo Yuhao to the Sea God Pavilion, where Mu En offered him Shrek’s full support and a Soul Ring after his seclusion.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to the offer, recognizing that he still needed Shrek’s backing.
• Mu En asked Huo Yuhao to release his second Martial Soul, and Huo Yuhao revealed a gigantic Titan Snow Demon.
• The chapter recounted how Huo Yuhao had encountered the Titan Snow Demon King and Ice Bear King clans fighting in the Extreme North, and how he had refused Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s plan to find someone from its own clan.

Huo Yuhao gained a second Martial Soul and began cultivating in a special room at Shrek, while Mu En arranged for him to train at the Clear Sky Sect. Wang Dong agreed to help but then asked Mu En for help with a problem of her own.

• An injured Titan Snow Demon became Huo Yuhao's second Martial Soul, and Mu En praised its potential before guiding him to a cultivation room.
• Huo Yuhao hid his resentment toward Shrek's higher-ups and entered the room to cultivate, while Mu En watched approvingly.
• Mu En found Wang Dong and revealed that he knew she was a girl disguised as a boy.
• Mu En asked Wang Dong to help Huo Yuhao cultivate at the Clear Sky Sect, and Wang Dong reluctantly agreed.
• Wang Dong asked Mu En to help her uncover the truth behind the seal in her mind.

Wang Dong asked Mu En to break the seal in her mind, but Tang San mistook his attempt for an attack and killed him inside her Sea of Consciousness. Tang San discovered he had killed Shrek’s Sea God Pavilion Master and was shocked by how badly events had gone at Shrek before his brief descent ended.

• Wang Dong asked Mu En to break the seal in her mind and claimed her fathers could not help her.
• Mu En used the Golden Ancient Tree to enter Wang Dong’s Sea of Consciousness and began breaking the blue-gold seal.
• Tang San sensed the seal being touched, descended into Wang Dong’s Sea of Consciousness, and killed Mu En with one palm strike.
• Wang Dong passed out, and Ah Yin gently rebuked Tang San for acting rashly.
• Tang San searched Wang Dong’s memories, learned Mu En had led Shrek, and complained to Ah Yin about Shrek and Huo Yuhao.

Tang San and Ah Yin planned to accelerate Huo Yuhao’s growth to protect Shrek and advance Tang San’s scheme. Ah Yin empowered Huo Yuhao and gave him Tang San’s Hidden Weapon manual, while Tang Hao manipulated the Plane Consciousness to grant Huo Yuhao more destiny.

• Tang San blamed Shrek’s weakness on the Sun Moon Empire and Body Sect, then asked Ah Yin to help Huo Yuhao grow faster.
• Ah Yin agreed to aid Huo Yuhao, and she and Tang San discussed Tang Hao’s progress devouring the Plane Consciousness and ways to use that process to strengthen Huo Yuhao.
• Tang San gave Ah Yin a Hidden Weapon crafting manual for Huo Yuhao, ordered her to tell him about the Blue Silver Emperor, and asked Tang Hao to guide him toward the Auspicious Beast.
• Tang San erased Wang Dong’s memories, reinforced her seal, and said Da Ming and Er Ming would take Wu Tong to the Clear Sky Sect; he then returned to the God Realm and considered investigating Lin Xiao.
• Ah Yin poured life energy into Huo Yuhao, helping him break through to level forty, and left Tang San’s Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record beside him.
• After receiving Ah Yin’s message, Tang Hao eased his assault on the Plane Consciousness, which investigated Huo Yuhao and was shocked by the Son of the Plane’s miserable condition.