Chapter Summaries

Nan Liujing and Ye Xinglan shared a dinner and a walk, where Ye Xinglan admitted she liked his type before a mysterious attack disrupted their evening. Qiangu Qingfeng and a powerful woman from the Spirit Pagoda seized Cai Yuer and threatened Shrek Academy, drawing an immediate response from the Inner Court.

• Nan Liujing told Leng Yaozhu about Xu Cang, and she told him not to worry.
• Nan Liujing and Ye Xinglan ate grilled fish, where Ye Xinglan confessed that she liked his kind of guy and blushed.
• Nan Liujing and Ye Xinglan walked through a park, joking together before Ye Xinglan leaned against his shoulder and appeared to fall asleep.
• Cai Yuer appeared and attacked Nan Liujing, accusing him of being an Evil Soul Master, but her Soul Power was stopped and a Qin Music attack threatened her soul.
• Qiangu Qingfeng emerged, restrained Cai Yuer, and forcibly pulled her soul from her body.
• A beautiful middle-aged woman joined Qiangu Qingfeng and challenged Shrek Academy, while two bolts of light shot from the Inner Court.

Nan Liujing’s great-grandparents confronted Shrek Academy over Cai Yuer’s attack, and Ya Li confirmed that he was not an Evil Soul Master. Yun Ming agreed to the Spirit Pagoda’s punishment, leaving Cai Yuer imprisoned for five years while she secretly nursed a grudge.

• Xia Zheng Leng and Qiangu Qingfeng confronted Yun Ming and Ya Li over Cai Yuer’s attack on Nan Liujing.
• Xia Zheng Leng showed a recording of Cai Yuer knocking out Ye Xinglan and attacking Nan Liujing.
• Ya Li examined Nan Liujing and confirmed that he was not an Evil Soul Master, though he possessed unusual Darkness Power.
• Qiangu Qingfeng demanded a high-grade Lightning Attribute Soul Bone, a baptism by the Golden Ancient Tree’s Life Power, and Cai Yuer’s imprisonment for five years.
• Yun Ming accepted the imprisonment and promised to preserve Cai Yuer’s Sea God Pavilion status and public reputation.
• Cai Yuer chose imprisonment over losing her status and secretly resolved to take revenge.

Nan Liujing’s great-grandparents took Cai Yuer into Spirit Pagoda custody and welcomed him into the family, while Xia Zheng Leng advised him about romance. Yun Ming then revealed that he planned to recruit Nan Liujing into Shrek’s inner circle to build ties with the Spirit Pagoda and prepare the academy for future threats.

• Yun Ming let Qiangu Qingfeng take Cai Yuer’s soul to the Heavenly Spirit Tower for five years, while Ya Li carried Cai Yuer’s body back to Shrek Academy.
• Nan Liujing met Qiangu Qingfeng and Xia Zheng Leng, who embraced him and asked whether he liked Ye Xinglan and Wu Sidao.
• Xia Zheng Leng advised Nan Liujing to be decisive and honest in his relationships, then shared a tactic for when Ye Xinglan woke up.
• Ya Li questioned Yun Ming’s decision to hand Cai Yuer over, and he explained that the academy’s powerful enemies could attack after his death.
• Yun Ming planned to make Nan Liujing a special Sea God Pavilion member, hoping his Spirit Pagoda connections and future influence could help protect Shrek Academy.

Yun Ming and Ya Li discussed preparing Shrek Academy for the future and the unusual Darkness Power they sensed in Nan Liujing. Nan Liujing grew closer to Ye Xinglan before Leng Yaozhu took him to Shrek Academy, where they encountered Ya Li and set off for the Inner Court.

• Yun Ming told Ya Li he had sensed a familiar, unusual Darkness Power in Nan Liujing and suggested they would learn more when the boy came to the academy.
• Nan Liujing carried the sleepy Ye Xinglan through the park, and she asked whether he had carried other girls before biting his shoulder and then soothing the bite.
• Nan Liujing and Ye Xinglan exchanged good-night messages after parting, and Leng Yaozhu told him she would take him to Shrek Academy the next morning.
• Leng Yaozhu and Nan Liujing arrived at Shrek Academy, where Ya Li greeted them and recognized Nan Liujing as Tian Feng.
• Ya Li emphasized Yun Ming's praise of Nan Liujing, but Leng Yaozhu remained calm and urged them to proceed; Ya Li flew toward the Inner Court, and Leng Yaozhu followed with Nan Liujing.

Nan Liujing and Leng Yaozhu visited Sea God Island to claim his promised Soul Bone, where Yun Ming offered him a choice between a Thunder Beast Soul Bone and a mysterious Destruction Attribute Soul Bone from Devil Island. Nan Liujing chose the mysterious bone and began its compatibility test, which drew out the Dragon Subduing Staff’s powerful Lightning Element.

• Ya Li led Leng Yaozhu and Nan Liujing through Sea God Island, showing them its Water Soul Wood and the Golden Ancient Tree before bringing them to Yun Ming.
• Yun Ming explained that Nan Liujing could take a seventy-thousand-year Thunder Beast Soul Bone or test his affinity for a mysterious Soul Bone suspected to come from an extinct Purple Blazing Sky Dragon on Devil Island.
• Leng Yaozhu chose the Destruction Attribute Soul Bone for Nan Liujing and promised to obtain him another Lightning Attribute Soul Bone if he failed the test.
• Nan Liujing touched the purple-black Soul Bone with his Dragon Subduing Staff Martial Soul and released intense Lightning Element fluctuations, prompting Yun Ming to identify its power as Half-step Extreme Lightning.

Nan Liujing fused the mysterious Soul Bone with his Dragon Subduing Staff and discovered that it contained the aura of the ownerless Scepter of Destruction. Yun Ming and Ya Li proposed that he join Shrek Academy so he could eventually enter Devil Island, while Leng Yaozhu left the decision to Nan Liujing and his elders.

• The Soul Bone absorbed Lightning Power, and Xia Mi recognized the aura of a Super Divine Artifact as the Scepter of Destruction, which Nan Liujing could absorb despite its seal.
• The Soul Bone merged into Nan Liujing's Dragon Subduing Staff, and a scepter phantom appeared in his eyes.
• Yun Ming explained that the Soul Bone was meant to reveal Devil Island's secret and proposed that Nan Liujing join Shrek Academy to gain access to its resources and eventually train on the island.
• Ya Li said Shrek Academy wanted to prepare for future threats by cultivating Nan Liujing, while assuring Leng Yaozhu they did not intend to make him an enemy of the Spirit Pagoda or Federation.
• Leng Yaozhu said she would discuss Shrek's offer with Qiangu Qingfeng and Xia Zheng Leng, and that Nan Liujing's wishes would also matter.

Nan Liujing reunited with Na'er, accepted Yun Ming's Thunder Beast Soul Bone, and learned about the Tang Sect Hero Hall while spending the day with his sister. He chose to attend Shrek Academy through normal channels rather than join the Sea God Pavilion, leaving Yun Ming willing to watch how he develops.

• Nan Liujing absorbed the Golden Ancient Tree's Life Energy, then reunited with Na'er, who explained that he had saved her from Human Traffickers.
• Yun Ming gave Nan Liujing the Thunder Beast's Soul Bone as thanks, and Na'er took her brother around Shrek City after receiving permission to go out.
• Na'er told Nan Liujing about the Tang Sect Hero Hall's assessments and rewards, then took him to a film whose romance between unrelated childhood siblings prompted her to ask what he thought of the ending.
• Leng Yaozhu, Xia Zheng Leng, and Qiangu Qingfeng agreed Nan Liujing should attend Shrek Academy through normal channels but should not become a Sea God Pavilion member.
• Nan Liujing confirmed he would attend Shrek Academy but declined to rely on Shrek's offered status, and Leng Yaozhu informed Ya Li of his decision.
• Yun Ming accepted Nan Liujing's choice and said he would wait to see whether the young man rose or faded into obscurity.

Nan Liujing defeated an eight-thousand-year Blood Red Baboon and evolved his Thunderclap Nether Vine into a Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirit. Leng Yaozhu sent him to East Sea City to enroll at Eastsea Academy and prepare for an exhibition match, but after visiting Shrek Academy, he kissed Ye Xinglan and was punched for teasing her.

• Nan Liujing used the Dragon Subduing Staff and his self-created lightning techniques to kill the Blood Red Baboon, then absorbed its spiritual energy and raised his Thunderclap Nether Vine to a Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirit.
• Leng Yaozhu assigned Nan Liujing to enroll at Eastsea Academy, meet Gu Yue, and compete in a Three vs Three exhibition match against Shrek Academy.
• Nan Liujing went to Shrek Academy to meet Ye Xinglan and watched Xu Lizhi stage a fake beating to get her attention.
• Ye Xinglan asked Nan Liujing to kiss her cheek so Xu Lizhi would stop pursuing her, but Nan Liujing kissed her lips instead.
• By Sea God Lake, Ye Xinglan remembered that Mo Jue's scheme had drawn out Nan Liujing's feelings, then punched him when he offered to kiss her lips again.

Nan Liujing said goodbye to Ye Xinglan before traveling to the East Sea City Spirit Pagoda, where he watched Gu Yue and Tang Wulin’s team in the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform. As the team fled a Flame Lion group toward a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, Nan Liujing entered the platform to reach Gu Yue.

• Nan Liujing teased Ye Xinglan, promised to video call her every other day, and left Shrek City for a mission.
• Xu Lizhi asked Xu Cang to help him deal with Nan Liujing, then received a summons from Shen Yi and went to her Office.
• At the East Sea City Spirit Pagoda, Nan Liujing spotted Gu Yue with Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi in the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Tang Wulin’s team defeated Xu Xiaoyu and forced him and Xu Xiaoyan to leave the platform, with Gu Yue capturing Xu Xiaoyan to secure their surrender.
• When a Flame Lion group chased the team toward a river, Wu Changkong and Long Hengxu saw that a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was waiting ahead, while Nan Liujing entered the platform to get near Gu Yue.

Nan Liujing rescued Gu Yue and Tang Wulin’s group from a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear and drove off a pack of Flame Demon Lions. He revealed that his teacher, Heavenly Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu, might take Gu Yue as a disciple, and Gu Yue agreed to become his Junior sister in exchange for his support in her bid for Spirit Pagoda influence.

• Nan Liujing blocked the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear’s attack on Gu Yue and killed it with his Dragon Subduing Staff.
• Nan Liujing recovered the Soul Bone and used the Dragon Soul’s pressure to drive away the Flame Demon Lions surrounding Tang Wulin’s group.
• Gu Yue recognized Nan Liujing from Na’er’s memories and sensed a trace of Gold Dragon King bloodline in him.
• Nan Liujing told Gu Yue that his teacher, Heavenly Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu, had noticed her talent and might accept her as a disciple.
• Nan Liujing offered to support Gu Yue as a candidate for Spirit Pagoda Tower Master if she listened to him, and she agreed to call him Senior Brother.
• Nan Liujing ordered Gu Yue to stand guard while he fused with the Soul Bone.

Nan Liujing completed his Soul Bone Fusion, met Tang Wulin and the Eastsea Academy students, and arranged to join their academy for the East Sea Alliance Competition. After Nan Liujing left, Tang San warned Tang Wulin that he might take more of Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King bloodline, but Tang Wulin welcomed the possibility of sharing its burden.

• Gu Yue guarded Nan Liujing while he completed his Soul Bone Fusion, and Tang Wulin and the others discovered his three Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Nan Liujing invited Tang Wulin’s group to dinner, then told Wu Changkong that he planned to join Eastsea Academy and defeat Shrek Academy in the East Sea Alliance Competition.
• Wu Changkong agreed to have Gu Yue bring Nan Liujing to register, and Long Hengxu welcomed the prospect of adding him to the academy.
• Tang Wulin and his companions arranged to eat at a street food stall, while Gu Yue privately suspected that Nan Liujing had taken some of Tang Wulin’s bloodline power.
• Tang San warned Tang Wulin that Nan Liujing would take more of his unmerged Golden Dragon King bloodline, but Tang Wulin said he was glad someone might share the burden.

Nan Liujing joined Tang Wulin and his friends for dinner, where he revealed his strength, challenged their assumptions about Shrek Academy, and urged them to train in Sub-professions. As Tang Wulin left heartbroken after seeing Ouyang Zixin reunite with an older student, Nan Liujing secretly drained another strand of his Golden Dragon King Bloodline Power, and Gu Yue noticed the God King Seal had not reacted.

• Nan Liujing shared an intimate moment with Gu Yue while helping her choose food, then met Mu Xi and Ouyang Zixin when they arrived at the stall.
• Tang Wulin told Mu Xi and Ouyang Zixin that Nan Liujing had killed the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform guardian alone, and Nan Liujing said he had beaten Shrek Academy Students.
• Nan Liujing urged Tang Wulin and the others to develop their Sub-professions, and Gu Yue said she was a level-two Mecha Designer.
• Ouyang Zixin warmly greeted an older student after dinner, leaving Tang Wulin heartbroken, so Nan Liujing took him away for a walk.
• Nan Liujing used the Heavenly Tribulation Pearl to remove one of Tang Wulin's remaining Golden Dragon King's Bloodline Power strands, while Tang San stopped himself from intervening.
• Gu Yue sensed Tang Wulin's bloodline had weakened again and noticed that the God King Seal had not retaliated.

Qian Gu Dong Feng enlisted Ghost Emperor Ya Ke Si to corrupt Cai Yuer and use her to expose Shrek students’ locations. At the Tang Sect Hero Hall, Nan Liujing defeated a simulated Tang San in thirteen seconds, then faced a stronger version.

• Qian Gu Dong Feng proposed that Ghost Emperor Ya Ke Si have Dark Blood Demon corrupt Cai Yuer so she could reveal Shrek students’ coordinates.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Nan Liujing traveled with Wu Changkong to the Tang Sect Hero Hall for their final assessment.
• Wu Changkong arranged a Three-Ring Top Tier assessment for Nan Liujing, and the Hero Hall matched him against Tang San.
• Nan Liujing evaded Tang San’s attacks and pierced his chest with his dark-gold claw, passing the beginner assessment in thirteen seconds with a perfect evaluation.
• A stronger Tang San appeared for the Intermediate Assessment with three Purple Soul Rings and blue vines.

Nan Liujing defeated Tang San in the Intermediate Assessment, then faced a greatly enhanced Tang San in the Advanced Assessment. Nan Liujing’s newly forged Earth Suppression overwhelmed Tang San, but left him badly injured and nearly drained of power.

• Tang San attacked Nan Liujing with hidden weapons and Blue Silver Emperor abilities, but Nan Liujing destroyed his attacks and defeated him with Thunder Dragon Breaks Through the Sky.
• The Hero Hall declared Nan Liujing’s Intermediate Assessment a perfect pass in one minute and eight seconds, and Wu Changkong discussed the difficulty of the Advanced Assessment.
• Nan Liujing and the enhanced Tang San fought at close range, with Nan Liujing’s Golden Dragon Body matching Tang San’s boosted strength.
• Tang San used his Clear Sky Hammer and Earth Power against Nan Liujing’s lightning assault, while Nan Liujing expanded his Dragon Subduing Staff into a massive pillar.
• Nan Liujing merged with the pillar and unleashed Earth Suppression, shattering Tang San’s attack and defeating him, then collapsed after exhausting his power.

Nan Liujing passed the Hero Hall’s Advanced Assessment but failed its Top-tier round, then learned that the Tang Sect had built the facility and tried to recruit him. He refused to join, using his Rank 6 Forger badge to identify himself as Zhen Hua’s disciple, and privately arranged to visit with Gu Yue during a holiday.

• Nan Liujing passed three rounds of the Hero Hall assessment before the Top-tier battle with Tang San forced him out, while Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue described their own difficult fights.
• Nan Liujing gave Gu Yue the White Spirit Fruit to restore her Mental Power, then teased her by finishing the portion she had already eaten.
• Wu Changkong explained that the Hero Hall recreated historical experts, including Tang San, Xiao Xiao, Jiang Nannan, and Huo Yuhao, and revealed that the facility belonged to the Tang Sect’s Eastsea City branch.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie agreed to join the Tang Sect, while Gu Yue declined because she planned to join another organization.
• Nan Liujing refused the Tang Sect’s offer and showed his six-star Forger badge, prompting Wu Changkong to recognize him as Zhen Hua’s disciple.
• Nan Liujing privately told Gu Yue to come with him during a holiday, intending to pursue the assessment reward and investigate the Treasure Land.

Nan Liujing and Gu Yue traveled by train to Heaven Dou City, where Ye Xinglan saw Gu Yue beside him and abruptly ended their call. After Gu Yue sensed an unusual power in Nan Liujing and learned that Evil Soul Masters were aboard, she stopped Di Tian from intervening and appeared to plan to handle the danger herself.

• Tang Wulin, Nan Liujing, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie discussed their vacation plans, and Xie Xie treated them to a meal.
• Nan Liujing and Gu Yue boarded a train to Heaven Dou City, where he received a video call from Ye Xinglan.
• Gu Yue deliberately moved close to Nan Liujing during the call, prompting Ye Xinglan to hang up and request leave from Shen Yi to visit him.
• Nan Liujing held Gu Yue's hand and leaned on her shoulder, and Gu Yue sensed a powerful affinity between him and the Lightning Element.
• Di Tian warned Gu Yue that more than thirty Evil Soul Masters were aboard the train, including a Soul Emperor, but Gu Yue told him not to act and tightened her hand around Nan Liujing's.

Nan Liujing fought off an Evil Soul Master who attacked the train while Gu Yue was poisoned and pretended to faint. Meanwhile, Leng Yaozhu confronted Leng Yulai at the Heaven Dou City Administrative Headquarters, but Leng Yulai escaped, leaving her sister devastated.

• Gu Yue waited for an Evil Soul Master to attack the train, while Nan Liujing woke and checked the news of Leng Yaozhu's battle with Leng Yulai.
• The Evil Soul Masters' bombs exploded across the train, and Nan Liujing rescued injured passengers before confronting an attacker.
• Nan Liujing and his Demon Bodies restrained and killed the Evil Soul Master, but an unseen assailant poisoned Gu Yue, who pretended to collapse.
• Nan Liujing left the carriage to search for other attackers, while Di Tian and the other beasts watched Gu Yue's feigned unconsciousness.
• Leng Yaozhu pleaded with Leng Yulai to turn back, but Leng Yulai admitted to killing thousands and escaped through a spatial rift.

After surviving an Evil Soul Master attack on the train, Nan Liujing learned that one of his attackers had belonged to the Secret Language killer organization and that someone had placed a bounty on him. As he prepared to leave for Shrek City with Leng Yaozhu, Gu Yue began to feel guilty after refusing his porridge, and Nan Liujing offered to teach her to cook dishes for Teacher.

• Nan Liujing rescued passengers aboard the attacked train, and the footage made him a hero in Heaven Dou City.
• Nan Liujing brought Gu Yue to the Blacksmith Association, where she collapsed from lingering poison and Leng Yaozhu confirmed that Nan Liujing's attacker had carried a Secret Language identity token.
• Nan Liujing suspected Xu Cang or Xu Lizhi had placed the bounty, and Leng Yaozhu decided to take him back to Shrek City to discuss the matter with Yun Ming and Ya Li.
• When Gu Yue awoke, she refused the porridge Nan Liujing had blown on, then learned he had made it specially for her and asked the auntie to keep feeding her.
• As Nan Liujing and Gu Yue prepared to leave Heaven Dou City with Leng Yaozhu and Zhen Hua, Nan Liujing privately offered to teach Gu Yue to cook dishes Teacher liked, and she happily agreed.

Leng Yaozhu confronted Shrek Academy over the attack on Nan Liujing, then learned that her younger sister Leng Yulai led the killer organization Dark Whisper. At Shrek, Long Yeyue pressed Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua to take another order, while Yun Ming and Ya Li discussed using Nan Liujing to challenge the academy’s complacent students.

• Leng Yaozhu and Zhen Hua went to Shrek Academy to investigate whether Xu Cang and Xu Lizhi had arranged a bounty on Nan Liujing, and Yun Ming agreed to have the Tang Sect examine the recovered identity token.
• Ye Xinglan arrived at the Heavenly Spirit Tower, introduced herself to Gu Yue as Nan Liujing’s childhood sweetheart, and exchanged a tense handshake with her.
• Yun Ming told Leng Yaozhu that her younger sister Leng Yulai was the leader of Dark Whisper, leaving Leng Yaozhu devastated as she departed to return to Nan Liujing.
• Zhen Hua revealed that Nan Liujing was his disciple, while Long Yeyue demanded that Zhen Hua accept an additional Heavenly Forging Metal order and left after Yun Ming intervened.
• Yun Ming promised Zhen Hua that the Tang Sect would investigate Nan Liujing’s attack and suggested that Nan Liujing use his Spirit Pagoda identity to humble Shrek Academy’s students.

Nan Liujing settled Gu Yue and Ye Xinglan into Leng Yaozhu’s residence, then learned that Shrek Academy planned to send its Identity Tokens to the Tang Sect. After forging with Zhen Hua, he found Leng Yaozhu drunk and listened as she revealed her anguish over her younger sister, Leng Yulai, leaving him to promise he would help her face her.

• Nan Liujing invited Gu Yue and Ye Xinglan to live at Leng Yaozhu’s residence and encouraged them to spar and cooperate on their sub-professions.
• Leng Yaozhu told Nan Liujing that Shrek Academy planned to hand its Identity Tokens to the Tang Sect, then sent him with Gu Yue and Ye Xinglan to meet Zhen Hua.
• Nan Liujing forged two Spirit Forging-grade Spirit Alloys with a ninety-seven percent fusion rate while Ye Xinglan and Gu Yue discussed advancing their sub-professions.
• Nan Liujing returned to find that Leng Yaozhu had drunk much of the wine in her cabinet, and he entered her room when she did not answer his knock.
• Leng Yaozhu told Nan Liujing about her history with Leng Yulai and her distress over her sister’s crimes, and Nan Liujing promised to help her face her.