Chapter Summaries

Spirit Hall’s Soul Master Legions used newly mass-produced Soul Tools to seize cities across Heaven Dou, while the new emperor remained silent in Tiandou City. The chapter ended with half the empire lost and its eastern defenders still waiting for orders.

• Mo Xiong Douluo led the West Route Army to capture Iron Gate City with siege cannons and replace Heaven Dou’s flag with Spirit Hall’s banner.
• Mo Xiong’s troops captured at least one city a day, while Ghost Leopard Douluo’s faster East Route Army seized cities by striking weak defenses.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo destroyed an enemy battalion that had cut off his army’s baggage line, discouraging further attacks on its rear.
• Within half a month, Spirit Hall had taken more than a dozen major cities, three provinces, and one kingdom, costing Heaven Dou half its western territory.
• Urgent reports reached Tiandou City, but the new emperor sent no response, leaving the eastern army without orders.

Qian Renxue revealed that she had impersonated Xue Qinghe for more than ten years and declared the Heaven Dou Empire belonged to Spirit Hall. With Tiandou City surrendered without a fight, Spirit Hall’s armies advanced east as the empire’s remaining defenders received no orders.

• Tang Xiao and Ning Fengzhi struggled to understand why the Heaven Dou Empire had not mobilized against Spirit Hall’s invasion.
• Mo Xiong Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo joined their armies outside Tiandou City and knelt before Qian Renxue on the gate tower.
• Qian Renxue revealed her true identity and announced that the Heaven Dou Empire belonged to Spirit Hall.
• Spirit Hall’s five-thousand-strong Soul Master Legion entered Tiandou City as the officials and residents watched in disbelief.
• Mo Xiong Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo led the armies east, where cities fell without meaningful resistance.

The Heaven Dou Empire fell after Qian Renxue’s long impersonation of its crown prince, and Spirit Hall renamed itself the Spirit Hall Empire. Bibi Dong and Ye Mu arrived in Tiandou City to organize the new administration while Qian Renxue stood beside Ye Mu, still estranged from her mother.

• Tang Xiao and Yu Yuanzhen reacted with shock to the revelation that Qian Renxue had impersonated Xue Qinghe and taken the Heaven Dou throne for Spirit Hall.
• The Star Luo Emperor ordered a search of everyone in the palace and had Dai Weisi detained for investigation.
• Spirit Hall replaced Heaven Dou banners across the former empire, and Bibi Dong declared the founding of the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Mo Xiong Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo deployed troops and soul masters along the border with the Star Luo Empire.
• Bibi Dong and Ye Mu entered Tiandou City, where Qian Renxue met them at the palace and joined Ye Mu at his side.
• Bibi Dong gave Ling Yuan Douluo a roster and ordered her to fill vacant administrative posts across the empire.

After the Heaven Dou Empire fell, Ye Mu told Bibi Dong he planned to visit the Star Dou Great Forest and bring Gu Yuena ten thousand years into the future. Bibi Dong joined him, and the chapter ended as Ye Mu explained his plan to Gu Yuena.

• Spirit Hall officials began restoring the cities after the Heaven Dou Empire was conquered with little damage to civilian areas.
• Ye Mu told Bibi Dong he wanted to find Gu Yuena and see whether the Star Dou Great Forests of two eras could be connected.
• Bibi Dong decided to accompany Ye Mu and left Qian Renxue to manage affairs in Tiandou City.
• A few days later, Ye Mu and Bibi Dong reached Life Lake, where Bi Ji greeted them and Gu Yuena emerged from the lake.
• Ye Mu started a livestream and told Gu Yuena he planned to take her ten thousand years into the future, surprising her.

Ye Mu persuaded Gu Yuena to cooperate in taking control of the world and the two God Realms ten thousand years in the future, and she agreed. He then brought her, Bi Ji, Bibi Dong, and the others through a portal to the future, where they arrived in the Extreme North before an Ice Palace marked Spirit Hall.

• Ye Mu told Gu Yuena that he wanted her to conquer the future Star Dou Great Forest and join him in taking control of the world and both God Realms.
• Ye Mu said he could match the Asura God and that Gu Yuena could hold off God Kings, while Bibi Dong and the others would handle the remaining gods.
• Gu Yuena agreed to cooperate because the Soul Beasts had few allies against the God Realm.
• A few days later, Zhang Lexuan brought Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, Xiao Xiao, and the others to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Gu Yuena asked Bi Ji to come with them.
• Ye Mu opened a portal beside Life Lake, and he, Gu Yuena, Bi Ji, Bibi Dong, and the others traveled through it.
• The group arrived in the snowy Extreme North before an Ice Palace bearing the glowing words Spirit Hall.

Ye Mu welcomed Gu Yuena and Bi Ji to the era ten thousand years later and explained that Tang San and other enemies threatened Spirit Hall. After Zhang Lexuan’s group left for Shrek, Ye Mu, Bibi Dong, Gu Yuena, and Bi Ji set out toward the Star Dou Great Forest so Gu Yuena could meet her counterpart.

• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress greeted Ye Mu’s group and recognized Gu Yuena and Bi Ji from ten thousand years earlier.
• Ye Mu explained that Tang San’s grudge had led him to destroy Spirit Hall, and said Tang San was now imprisoned by Spirit Hall.
• Gu Yuena learned that Tang San, Tang Hao, and other powerful figures were among their enemies, then decided to meet the Gu Yuena of this era.
• Zhang Lexuan led Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, and Xiao Xiao back toward Shrek Academy while Ye Mu’s group remained behind.
• Ye Mu, Bibi Dong, Gu Yuena, and Bi Ji prepared to travel south from the Extreme North toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ye Mu, Bibi Dong, and Gu Yuena arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest, where Di Tian recognized Gu Yuena’s Silver Dragon King aura despite being unable to understand how she had come from ten thousand years in the past. Di Tian led them to Life Lake to meet the Silver Dragon King of this era, and Xiong Jun sprang up when he saw them.

• In the Extreme North, the Snow Empress and Ice Empress handled the paperwork Ye Mu had left behind, signing and stamping documents for the branch and its cooperation with the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Gu Yuena, Ye Mu, and Bibi Dong entered the forest, where Di Tian confronted them and accused them of disguising themselves as his lord and Bi Ji.
• Gu Yuena convinced Di Tian that she was the Silver Dragon King by pointing out that her aura could not be forged, then told him they had come from ten thousand years ago.
• Gu Yuena introduced Bibi Dong as the Rakshasa God from ten thousand years ago and described Ye Mu as very important; Di Tian questioned how Bibi Dong could be alive.
• Di Tian led the group to Life Lake, where Xiong Jun spotted Gu Yuena and Bi Ji and leapt to his feet.

Ye Mu and Gu Yuena from ten thousand years ago arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest, where the Fierce Beasts met their counterparts from the future. Ye Mu proposed cooperation between the two eras, and the future Gu Yuena agreed to hear the plan.

• Xiong Jun and the other Fierce Beasts discovered that two versions of Bi Ji were present, and Di Tian explained that one came from ten thousand years ago.
• The future Gu Yuena sensed her matching aura inside Life Lake and appeared before her younger self.
• The two Gu Yuenas confirmed that they were the same person from different eras, and the future Gu Yuena identified Ye Mu as the reason for the meeting.
• Ye Mu proposed cooperation: Spirit Hall would unify the continent and challenge the God Realm, while the future Fierce Beasts would work with Spirit Hall to unify the continent and promote the Spirit Soul system.
• The future Gu Yuena agreed to hear Ye Mu's plan.

Ye Mu secured Gu Yuena’s alliance to unite the continent, promote the Spirit Soul system, and eventually help defeat the gods in the earlier era. As the two groups settled into conversation, Zi Ji and Bibi Dong discussed the Soul Beast race’s decline and the need for Spirit Souls.

• Ye Mu proposed that Gu Yuena help unify the continent, promote the Spirit Soul system, and later return with him to defeat the gods Ten Thousand Years Ago.
• Gu Yuena agreed to the first two plans and joined Ye Mu in a partnership, leaving the third for after they became gods.
• The two Gu Yuenas and the two Bi Jis sat together and talked while the group exchanged messages about their plans and recent gains in strength.
• Zi Ji remarked that Bibi Dong’s corpse was gone in her era, and Bibi Dong retorted that Soul Beasts faced extinction without Spirit Souls.
• Zi Ji acknowledged that Soul Beast numbers and habitat had dwindled, making the Spirit Soul system their best hope of survival.

Ye Mu returned to Shrek Academy after reaching Soul Douluo and visited its leaders and teachers. Mu En told him that he had little time left and that Shrek would be entrusted to Ye Mu.

• Bibi Dong told Zi Ji that Ye Mu believed the Soul Beast race might one day move to another planet if Soul Masters no longer depended on Soul Beasts for Soul Rings.
• Ye Mu returned to Shrek Academy, where Xuanzi recognized that he had reached Soul Douluo.
• Ye Mu visited Yan Shaozhe, then reunited with Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo, who welcomed him back.
• Ye Mu visited Mu En at Sea God Pavilion and heard him say that Shrek would be handed over to him because Mu En had little time left.

Mu En named Ye Mu as the best choice to lead Shrek and accepted his plans for major reforms, asking only that he preserve the academy’s name. After Ye Mu left, Mu En summoned Xuanzi, Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and Qian Duoduo to explain Shrek’s past and future, Ye Mu’s role, and their own places in it.

• Mu En criticized the shortcomings of Lexuan, Yan Shaozhe, Xiaotao, and Xuanzi as potential leaders before telling Ye Mu he believed he should take charge of Shrek.
• Ye Mu told Mu En he intended to reform the Sea God Pavilion and academy, and Mu En accepted the changes while asking him not to kill too many people.
• Mu En said he would have Yan Shaozhe and Xuanzi support Ye Mu, and asked him to keep Shrek’s name unchanged.
• After Ye Mu left, Mu En summoned Xuanzi, Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and Qian Duoduo and began explaining Shrek’s past, future, Ye Mu’s role, and each of their places in it.

Ye Mu was chosen as the next Sea God Pavilion Master after Mu En nominated him and most of the Elders voted in his favor. Mu En warned him about the burdens of leadership, but Ye Mu believed his strength would solve most of the academy’s problems.

• A week after the Sea God Pavilion members left a solemn meeting, Mu En convened the Elders to decide who would succeed him as Pavilion Master.
• When Elders questioned Ye Mu’s age and proposed Xuanzi or Zhang Lexuan instead, Xuanzi rejected the suggestion and Zhang Lexuan stayed silent.
• Xian Lin'er, Qian Duoduo, Elder Song, and Yan Shaozhe supported Ye Mu, citing his power, character, and potential.
• Most Elders voted for Ye Mu, while three withheld their votes; Mu En announced that Ye Mu would become the next Pavilion Master, assisted by Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan.
• As Ye Mu pushed Mu En beside Sea God Lake, Mu En asked about the pressure of leadership, and Ye Mu said strength would remove most of his troubles.

Ye Mu explained to Mu En that Shrek Academy needed deep institutional reform to become a true ten-thousand-year academy rather than a camp that trained exceptional fighters. Mu En praised Ye Mu’s vision but regretted that he might not live to see the reforms succeed.

• Ye Mu told Mu En that Shrek’s lasting strength had to come from systems and institutions, not from powerful individuals.
• Ye Mu identified four weaknesses: Martial Soul supremacy, arbitrary Elder decisions, isolation from society, and dependence on Soul Beasts.
• Ye Mu proposed specialized education paths, expanded income, teacher training, and room for error as foundations for reform.
• Mu En recognized that Ye Mu aimed to rebuild the academy’s underlying structure and called his appointment as Sea God Pavilion Master Shrek’s fortune.
• Mu En said he might not live to see the reforms succeed, while Ye Mu silently noted that Mu En would later observe their results from the Golden Tree.
• The commenters praised Ye Mu’s plans, and Ye Mu inwardly rejected the suggestion that he become emperor of the Spirit Hall Empire.

Shrek Academy discussed the announcement that Ye Mu would become the next Sea God Pavilion Master, while students and teachers weighed his youth against his achievements and support. Xiao Hongchen reflected on Ye Mu’s rise and his sister Meng Hongchen’s interest in him, then left the Library.

• Shrek Academy students and teachers discussed Ye Mu’s appointment, with many trusting the unanimous decision despite his young age.
• Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan told Inner Court students that Ye Mu’s appointment had been approved by Xuan Zi, Mu En, and the Sea God Pavilion.
• Xiao Hongchen read the announcement and remarked that Ye Mu was even younger than him.
• Meng Hongchen teased Xiao Hongchen about her good taste and said Shrek might be a better home for their family.
• Xiao Hongchen acknowledged Ye Mu’s abilities, then left the Library, reminding himself that Ye Mu would have no authority over him once he returned to the Sun Moon Empire.

After receiving a full set of five-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bones, Ye Mu learned that Mu En wanted him to take over as Sea God Pavilion Master and begin reforms. He prepared Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao to serve as his secretaries, though both were startled by their revealing uniforms.

• Ye Mu emerged from seclusion after his Spirit Bones had all reached five hundred thousand years and told Mu En he could cripple Xuanzi with one punch.
• Mu En asked Ye Mu to temporarily become Sea God Pavilion Master the next day and begin reforms, promising to help him handle the Old Fellows.
• Ye Mu agreed to hold a meeting the following morning and returned to his courtyard, where Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao were waiting.
• Ye Mu told Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao that Mu En had appointed him to act as Pavilion Master, leaving them saddened by Mu En's fading time.
• Ye Mu handed Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao secretary outfits and asked them to change, embarrassing them with the short skirts and high heels.

Ye Mu watched Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao change into matching secretary outfits, then praised how each looked in them. He called them his two secretaries and led them into the room, leaving them both blushing but holding his hands.

• Zhang Lexuan went to change after Ye Mu commented on her skirt, and Ma Xiaotao followed with the high heels.
• While changing, Ma Xiaotao teased Zhang Lexuan about her figure and whether Ye Mu was responsible for it.
• Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao emerged in matching white blouses, black skirts, stockings, and high heels.
• Ye Mu praised Zhang Lexuan's dignified look and Ma Xiaotao's dashing, sexy appearance, making both women blush.
• Ye Mu called Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao his two secretaries and led them toward the room by the hand.

Ye Mu became acting Sea God Pavilion Master and announced a new system to reform the pavilion’s leadership. After silencing an Elder who challenged his assessment of Shrek, he began outlining divided powers and new leadership roles.

• Mu En appointed Ye Mu acting Sea God Pavilion Master with full authority, and the Elders reacted with shock.
• Ye Mu took the head seat and began addressing the Sea God Pavilion’s decline.
• An Elder interrupted Ye Mu and dismissed his concerns about Shrek’s condition.
• Ye Mu used his fused Soul Power, physical vitality, and Spiritual Power to crush the room with pressure, then ordered everyone not to interrupt him.
• Ye Mu proposed separating decision-making, executive, and supervisory powers, with Honorary Elders, nine Executive Pavilion Members, and three Deputy Pavilion Masters.

Ye Mu presented a sweeping administrative and supervisory reform plan, then announced his appointments as Sea God Pavilion Master and the new leadership. The elders remained silent despite their reservations, and Ye Mu warned that those who refused to work could lose their Honorary Elder status and resources.

• Ye Mu proposed a five-institute administrative system, an independent Supervision Layer, a Sea God Pavilion Reserve, and a mentorship mechanism for young talents.
• After the elders fell silent, Ye Mu appointed himself Sea God Pavilion Master and named Qian Duoduo, Yan Shaozhe, and Cai Mei'er as Vice Pavilion Masters.
• Ye Mu named Xian Lin'er, Elder Song, Elder Lin, Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, Han Ruoruo, Wu Ming, Ling Luochen, and Xuanzi as council members with real authority.
• Ye Mu said the chief officers of the five institutes would be announced after the meeting and that the Supervision Layer leader and reserve program would be selected starting the next day.
• When elders questioned the young council members' appointments, Ye Mu said they were capable and his direct line, while the elders were not.
• Ye Mu warned that elders who refused to work would lose their Honorary Elder status and academy resources.

Ye Mu presented a talent cultivation system to reform Shrek Academy’s admissions, student training, and inner court. The Elders did not object as he laid out a plan that valued varied abilities and offered students multiple paths through the academy.

• Ye Mu proposed four admissions categories: elite talent, specialized abilities, recommendations for poor students, and guaranteed places for merit, assigning each a share of admissions.
• Qian Duoduo recognized that Ye Mu’s plan broadened the definition of genius while preserving Shrek’s elite foundation, and the Elders offered no objections.
• Ye Mu proposed a three-level cultivation system consisting of a Basic Department, an Advanced Department with combat, research and development, and support directions, and an Inner Court core.
• Ye Mu made Soul Tool use compulsory and said Inner Court admission would depend on comprehensive assessments rather than Title Douluo potential alone.
• Ye Mu proposed assigning every student a mentor and allowing Inner Disciples who fell behind to transfer to other roles while retaining their status and benefits; the Elders remained silent.

Ye Mu presented Shrek Academy’s comprehensive welfare system, outlining benefits for students, faculty, and alumni through a universal points system. The meeting ended with Yan Shaozhe accepting that even Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones and Golden Tree cultivation opportunities could be redeemed by those who earned enough points through contributions.

• Ye Mu finalized his talent development proposal and asked Qian Duoduo to oversee its early implementation.
• Ye Mu introduced tiered benefits for students, lifelong security and research profit-sharing for faculty, and the Shrek Points System for students, staff, and alumni.
• Yan Shaozhe asked whether points could be exchanged for Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, and Ye Mu confirmed that even the academy’s rarest resources would be available.
• Ye Mu argued that those who earned enough points would have made major contributions to Shrek, and Yan Shaozhe withdrew his objection.